UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

RAY LYMAN WILBUR, Secretary

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

GEORGE OTIS SMITH, Director

Water-Supply Paper 645

SURFACE WATER SUPPLY 

of the UNITED STATES

1927

PART V

HUDSON BAY AND 

UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASINS

NATHAN C. GROVER, Chief Hydraulic Engineer

W. A. LAMB, S. B. SOULE, J. B. SPIEGEL 

H. E. GROSBACH, and H. C. BECKMAN 

District Engineers *\

Prepared in cooperation witl^he >3tp.tesK>f 

MINNESOTA, WISCONSIN, IOWA, ILl^lo|§, ai% MISSOURI

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CONTENTS

PageAuthorization and scope of work.___________________________________ 1

Definition of terms-______--_-_-__--_--______--__.----------------- 2:

Explanation of data-___________-_-___-_-_-__----_--______------_-- 2F

Accuracy of field data and computed results__-___-_---_----_-----__-- 4

Publications-. _-_--_-_-______--_-.._______-___-___--___-_-__-______ 5

Cooperation. _________________-_____________---______-___--_-_-^__ 9

Division of work__-_______________________________________________ 9

Gaging-station records._-_-__---__--______--_______-_-_-____-_--__- 11

Hudson Bay drainage basin ___________________________________ 11

St. Mary River near Kimball, Alberta. ______________________ 11

St. Mary Canal at intake, near Babb, Mont.-____-__--_-__.__ 12

St. Mary Canal at St. Mary crossing, near Babb, Mont________ 13

St. Mary Canal at Hudson Bay divide, near Browning, Mont.__ 13

Swiftcurrent Creek at Many Glacier, Mont._________________ 14

Swiftcurrent Creek at Sherburne, Mont_____--_-__-____-_____ 15

Canyon Creek near Many Glacier, Mont_____--_-_---________ 16

Bois des Sioux River near Tenny, Minn______-______---_____- 17

Red Lake River at Thief River Falls, Minn__________.__. 18

Red Lake River at Crookston, Minn__-______----__---_-___. 19

Roseau River at Caribou, Minn____________________________ 20

Kawishiwi River near Winton, Minn________________________ 21

Upper Mississippi River Basin___________-______--___-_--_____- 22

Mississippi River above Sandy River, near Libby, Minn_______ 22

Mississippi River near Royalton, Minn______________________ 23

Mississippi River at Elk River, Minn________________________ 24

Mississippi River at St. Paul, Minn_________________________ 25

Minnesota River near Montevideo, Minn_____________________ 26

Minnesota River at Mankato, Minn_________________________ 27

St. Croix River at Swiss, Wis_____._________.______ 28

St. Croix River near Grantsburg, Wis-_________-___"-_____-___ 29

St. Croix River near Rush City, Minn_______________________ 30

St. Croix River near St. Croix Falls, Wis___________________ 31

Namakagon River at Trego, Wis-_----_-__-___-__--__-_--___ 32

Apple River near Somerset, Wis__--_-____-___-_--_-___-_____ 33

Chippewa River at Bishops Bridge, near Winter. Wis__________ 34

Chippewa River near Bruce, Wis_________-__L-____-____-__ 35

Chippewa River at Chippewa Falls, Wis_____________________ 36

Flambeau River near Butternut, Wis_________.______________ 37

Flambeau River near Ladysmith, Wis__________-___--_-____- 38

Jump River at Sheldon, Wis_______-_____________________;. 39

Red Cedar River near Colfax, Wis_________-_-_____--_-____- 40

Red Cedar River at Menomonie, Wis_______________________ 41

Black River at Neillsville, Wis._-__-_____.______________ 42

La Crosse River near West Salem, Wis-_-_-___----__----____- 43

Upper Iowa River near Decorah, Iowa_______________________ 44

Wisconsin River at Whirlpool Rapids, near Rhinelander, Wis____ 45

in
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Gaging-station records Continued.

Upper Mississippi River Basin Continued. Page

Wisconsin River at Merrill, Wis_---______-___--____-____-__- 46

Wisconsin River at Knowlton, Wis_----------_-___--------__ 47

Wisconsin River near Nekoosa, Wis__-____-__..__-_---_-_-_-_ 48

Wisconsin River at Muscoda, Wis------__-_____---__-_-_--__ 49

Tomahawk River near Bradley, Wis_--____-__--___--__-_____ 50

Prairie River near Merrill, Wis__.._-_________-___-__-___---__ 51

Rib River at Rib Falls, Wis__.____________________ 52

Yellow River at Sprague, Wis__-_-_---------_-----------__- 53

Kickapoo River at Gays Mills, Wis____-__-_--______-__-___ 54

Turkey River at Garber, Iowa----__-_-___-----_-_-____----_ 55

Maquoketa River below North Fork of Maquoketa River, near

Maquoketa, Iowa__ ______________________________________ 56

Rock River at Afton, Wis______--__ --_____----__________ 58

Rock River at Lyndon, 111 __________________________________ 59

Whitewater Creek near Whitewater, Wis___-___-___---____-_-_ 60

Whitewater Creek at Whitewater, Wis____-_-_-___---___--__-_ 61

Pecatonica River at Freeport, Ill_________________--__________ 62

Sugar River near Brodhead, Wis_-____-_____--_--__..-_____--_ 63

South Branch of Kishwaukee River at De Kalb, 111 _____________ 64

Iowa River at Marshalltown, Iowa_____-_-___-_-__--_-__-__- 65

Iowa River at Iowa City, Iowa______--------__---_------__- 66

Iowa River at Wapello, Iowa________________________________ 67

Cedar River at Janesville, Iowa_._____-_____________________ 68

Cedar River at Cedar Rapids, Iowa_ ________________________ 69

Shellrock River near Clarksville, Iowa _______________________ 70

.Skunk River near Ames, Iowa__-__---------_-----_-_------- 71

Skunk River at Coppock, Iowa.__---------__---_----_------ 72

Skunk River at Augusta, Iowa______________________________ 73

Squaw Creek at Ames, Io\va__-_--_----------__----_-------- 74

Des Moines River at Kalo, Iowa____----_-_--_-----_-------- 75

Des Moines River near Boone, Iowa______----_-------------- 76

Des Moines River at Des Moines, Iowa____________-___--___- 77

Des Moines River near Tracy, Iowa.__-__--_-__-__-____--_-_ 78

Des Moines River at Ottumwa, Iowa__-___---___---_-------- 79

Des MoiAes River at Keosauqua, Iowa______________________ 80

Raccoon River at Van Meter, Iowa__--_--_---___----------- 81

Fox River near Wayland, Mo----_----_----_---_------------ 82

Wyaconda River near Canton, Mo_-_____________--___--_--_ 83

North Fabius River at Monticello, Mo_____________________ 84

Salt River near New London, Mo__________--__------_- ----- 85

 Cuivre River near Troy, Mo_--_-_-_------------------------ 86

Des Plaines River at Lemont, Ill___________-_-__-_-__---_--- 87

Des Plaines River at Joliet, Ill_______-___---_---_----------- 89

Illinois River at Morris, ni______________----_------_-----_- 90

Illinois River at Peoria, Ill_____-___---_____-__--__---__-__- 91

Illinois River at Havana, Ill__-_-_----_---_---_----_-------- 92

Illinois River at Beardstown, Ill_______-_-_-___-_----_-__-__- 93

Spring Creek at Joliet, Ill________________________-_-_---_-- 94

JKankakee River at Momence, 111._______ -________--__----__- 95

Kankakee River at Custer Park, 111.___________-______-----_ 96

Iroquois River near Chebanse, Ill____________'___---_--_---_- 97

Fox River near Mukwonago, Wis____----_--------------____ 98
CONTENTS

Gaging-station records Continued.

Upper Mississippi River Basin Continued.

Fox River at Algonquin, Ill_______________________-._--_---- 99

Fox River at Dayton, Ill--__________________-___-__ --__ 100

Vermilion River at Streator, 111-__-__-_________________-_--- 101

Mackinaw River near Green Valley, Ill___________________--- 102

Spoon River at Seville, I1L____________-________-____--_---- 103

Sangamon River at Monticello, 111- _________________________ 104

Sangamon River at Riverton, Ill_________________-_________- 105

South Fork of Sangamon River at power plant, near Taylorville,

IU_. ______._______..__._.___________-__._______ .- 106

Crooked Creek at Ripley, Ill_____________________-_-------- 107

Macoupin Creek near Kane, Ill_______________-______-----_- 108

Kaskaskia River at Vandalia, 111- __-_-____-__-----_----_---- 109

Big Muddy River at Plumfield, Ill______-_______________ 110

Big Muddy River at Murphysboro, IlL__-___-_-_-_--______-_ 111

Miscellaneous discharge measurements-..---------------------------- 112

Index.__________________________________________________________ 113

ILLUSTRATION

Page 

FIGURE 1. Typical gaging station___-__--_----__---_-----_---------- 3
SUEFACE WATER SUPPLY OF HUDSON BAY AND 

UPPEE MISSISSIPPI EIVEE BASINS, 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. 394):

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

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

The work was begun in 1888 in connection with special studies 

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

successive appropriation bills passed by Congress have carried the 

following items:

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

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

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

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

1895._____.______ $12, 500. 00

1896..._...._..__ 24, 500. 00

1897-1899. _________ 50, 000. 00 

1900......_____._. 70, 000. 00

1901-1902__________ 100, 000. 00 

1903-1906....______. 200, 000. 00

1907..._________.. 150, 000. 00 

1908-1910...._______ 100, 000. 00

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. 00

1928. ____________ 147, 000. 00

1911-1917.____...__ 150, 000. 00

In execution of the work many private and State organizations 

have cooperated, either by furnishing data or by assisting in collecting 

data. Acknowledgments for cooperation of the first kind are made 

in connection with the description of each station affected; cooperation of the second kind is acknowledged on page 9.

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

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
2 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART V

at other points. In connection with this work data were also collected in regard to precipitation, evaporation, storage reservoirs, river 

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

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

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

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.

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

distributed on the surface. It is used 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,n an abbreviation for the term "relation 

of gage height to discharge."

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

of the channel or artificial structure below the gage which determines 

the stage-discharge relation at the gage.

EXPLANATION OF DATA

The data presented in this report cover the year beginning October 

1, 1926, and ending September 30, 1927. At the beginning of 

January in most parts of the United States much of the precipitation 

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

in ponds, lakes, and swamps, or as underground water, and this stored
EXPLANATION OF DATA 6

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 

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 disFIGUBE 1. Typical gaging station

charge. 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 

height to these rating tables gives the 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 type of gage, information as to diversions that 

decrease the flow at the gage, artificial regulation, maximum and 

minimum recorded stages, and the accuracy of the records. The 

maximum discharge given under "Extremes" does not represent
4 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART V

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

unless a nonrecording gage was read at the time of the crest.

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

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

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

recorder graph.

At stations on streams subject to sudden or rapid diurnal fluctuation the discharge obtained from the rating table and the mean daily 

gage height may not be the true mean discharge for the day. If such 

stations are equipped with water-stage recorders, the mean daily 

discharge may be obtained by averaging discharge at regular intervals 

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

obtaining mean daily discharge from a continuous gage-height graph 

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

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

gives the maximum daily discharge and not the discharge when the 

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

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

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

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

ACCURACY OF FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS

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

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

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

records.

The station description gives a statement in regard to the general 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The computations are also omitted for stations on streams draining 

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

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

the station. The table of daily discharge allows more detailed studies
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of the variation in flow. It should be borne in mind, however, that 

the observations in each succeeding year may be expected to throw 

new light on data previously published.

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

States are situated above most of the diversions 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.

PUBLICATIONS

Investigations of water resources by the United States Geological 

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

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

it has comprised also investigation of such closely allied subjects as 

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

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

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

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

reports.

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

with natural-drainage features as indicated blow:

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.

V. Hudson Bay and upper Mississippi River Basins.

VI. Missouri River Basin.

VII. Lower Mississippi River Basin.

VIII. Western Gulf of Mexico Basins.

I.. Colorado River Basin.

X. The Great Basin.

XI. Pacific slope basins in 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.
6 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART V

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., 710 Trenton Trust Building. 

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

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

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

Ocala, Fla., Federal Building. 

Chattanooga, Tenn., 630 Power Building. 

Tuscaloosa, Ala., Post Office Building.

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

Chicago, 111., 1503 Consumers Building. 

Indianapolis, Ind., 315 Federal Building. 

Lansing, Mich., 320 Old State Office Building. 

Madison, Wis., 337N State Capitol. 

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

Topeka, Kans., 23 Federal Building.

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

Fort Smith, Ark., Post Office Building. 

Austin, Tex., State Capitol. 

Tucson, Ariz., 210 Post Office Building. 

Denver, Colo., 403 Post Office Building. 

Salt Lake City, Utah, 313 Federal Building. 

Idaho Falls, Idaho, 228 Federal Building. 

Boise, Idaho, Federal Building. 

Helena, Mont., 415 Power Building. 

Tacoma, Wash., 406 Federal Building. 

Portland, Oreg., 606 Post Office Building. 

San Francisco, Calif., 303 Customhouse. 

Los Angeles, Calif., 751 South Figueroa Street, room 210. 

Honolulu, Hawaii, Territorial Office Building.

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 Paper]

Report

10th A, pt. 2---.

llth A, pt. 2---.

12th A, pt. 2-.._

13th A, pt. 3--..

14th A, pt. 2- 

B 131.. --------

16th A, pt. 2--- 

B 140--...---

W 11 .........

Character of data

__ do..- ____ ._ . __ ___ ...... _ ...... _ ___ ......

Descriptive information only____ ____ ....._....................

discharge (also many data covering earlier years). 

Gaee heiehts (also eaee heiehts for earlier veers) __ - .. _ ...

Year

1884 to Sept., 1890.

1884 to June 30, 1891.

1884 to Dec. 31, 1892.

1888 to Dec. 31, 1893.

1893 and 1894.

1895.

1896.
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Stream-flow data in reports of the United States Geological Survey Continued

Report

18th A, pt. 4.... 

W 15 

W 16. 

19th A, pt. 4-... 

W27 ...

W28 

W 35 to 39 

21st A, pt. 4.- 

W 47 to 52.--...

22d A, pt. 4 

W 65, 66.

W75 

W 82 to 85.- 

W 97 to 100---

W 124 to 135....

W 165 to 178. -.

W 201 to 214. .

W 241 to 252 -

W 261 to 272.. .

W 281 to 292... -

W 301 to 312..-.

W 321 to 332...

W 351 to 362....

W 381 to 394. .

W 401 to 414....

W 431 to 444.. .

W 451 to 464. __

W 471 to 484. .

W 501 to 514... ,

W 521 to 534....

W 541 to 554....

W 561 to 574. ..

W 581 to 594....

W 601 to 614....

W 621 to 634....

W. 6,41 to 654. _-

Character of data

Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly discharge 

(also similar data for some earlier years).

States, eastern Mississippi River, and Missouri River above 

junction with Kansas.

sippi River below junction of Missouri and Platte, and western 

United States. 

Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly discharge 

(also some long-time records).

eastern Mississippi River, and Missouri River.

western United States.

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Year

1895 and 1896. 

1897.

1897.

1897. 

1898.

1898.

1898.

1899.

1899.

1901.

1901.

1902.

1903.

1904

1905.

1906. i on7_-o

1909.

1910.

1911

1912.

1 Q1Q

1914

1916,

1Q1 Q

1922.

1924.

1925.

1926.

1927.

The records at most of the stations discussed in these reports 

extend over a series of years. Miscellaneous measurements at many 

points other than regular gaging stations have been made each year 

and are published under "Miscellaneous measurements" at the end 

of each report, in the same relative order as the regular gaging: 

stations. An index of the reports containing records obtained prior 

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

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

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

to 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 from 1910 to 1920 for any station in the area 

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

323, 353, 383, 403, 433, 453, 473, and 503, which contain records for 

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

[For basins included see p. 5]

Year

1899"

l900»,-_ _ 

1901... ... .

1902 

1903- ._---

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

1905 

1906.. 

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

1909. 

1910

1911 

1912----. --------

1913 _-

1914

1915 

1916--. ----------

1917 - - __--_--

1918 

1919-20--. ------

1921. ---------

1922 ---

1923 . _-_-_-_

1924- .------

1925 - -- -

1926 - 

1927 -_-___-

I

35

47, * 48

65,75

82

97

" 124, « 125

»126 

» 165, « 166

"167 

" 201, « 202,

"203 

241

261

281

301

321

351

381

401

431

451

471

501

521

541

561

581

601

621

641

II

* 35, 36

48

65,75

* 82, 83

» 97, 98

» 126, 127

v 167, 168

f 203, 204

242

262

282

302

322

352

382

402

432

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

644

V

36

49

* 65, 66, 75

* 83, 85

* 98, 99, 100

* 128, 130

171

207

245

265

285

305

325

355

385

405

435

455

475

505

525

545

565

585

605

625

645

VI

« 36, 37

49, i 50

66,75

84

99

130, « 131

172

208

246

266

286

306

326

356

386

406

436

456

476

506

526

546

566

586

606

626

646

VII

37

50

* 65, 66, 75

* 83, 84

*98,99

* 128, 131

* 169, 173

* 205, 209

247

267

287

307

327

. 357

387

407

437

457

477

507

527

547

567

. 587

607

627

647

VIII

37

50

. 66,75

84

99

132

174

210

248

268

288

308

328

358

388

408

438

458

478

508

528

548

568

588

608

628

. 648

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

Paper 39. Tables for monthly discharge for 3899 in Twenty-first Annual Report, 

Part IV.

6 James River only.

c Qallatin River.

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

 Mohave River only. 

. / 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 v\ ater-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.

» Loup and Platte R

with Platte.

* Tributaries of Mis

' Lake Ontario and 

w Hudson Bay only

» New England rive

o Hudson River to 

" Susquehanna Riv

« Platte and Kansas 

r Great Basin in Ca

* Below junction wi

* Rogue, Umpqua, a
DIVISION OF WORK 9 

COOPERATION

In Montana, until March, 1927, the work was carried on under 

cooperative agreement with the United States Bureau of Reclamation, the work being done by the Geological Survey and the expense 

borne by the Bureau of Reclamation. After March, 1927, the work 

was carried on by funds furnished by the Department of State. All 

stations were maintained jointly with the Dominion Water Power 

and Reclamation Servics, Department of the Interior, Canada.

In Minnesota, the work in the Red River Basin, except at the station on the Kawishiwi River near Winton, was carried on in cooperation with the Minnesota State Drainage Commission, E. V. Willard, 

commissioner. Cooperation in maintaining certain stations was furnished by the United States Engineer Corps, Ford Motor Co., and 

Prairie River Power Co.

In Wisconsin the work was carried on in cooperation with the Railroad Commission of Wisconsin, C. M. Larson, chief engineer, and at 

certain stations with the Northern States Power Co.; Libby, McNeil 

& Libby; and the Inter-County Park Commission.

In Iowa the work was carried on in cooperation with the Iowa 

Geological Survey, George F. Kay, director; the Iowa Highway Commission, F. R. White, chief engineer; and the Engineering Experiment 

Station of Iowa State College, Anson Marston, director. Cooperation in maintaining certain stations was furnished by the United 

States Weather Bureau, Mississippi River Power Co., and Interstate 

Power Co.

In Illinois the work was carried on in cooperation with the Illinois 

Department of Purchases and Construction, division of waterways, 

William F. Mulvihill, supervisor. Financial assistance was rendered 

by the Central Illinois Public Service Co.

In Missouri the work was carried on in cooperation with the Missouri Bureau of Geology and Mines, through H. A. Buchler, State

geologist.

DIVISION OF WORK

The data for stations in the Hudson Bay Basin in Montana were 

collected and prepared for publication under the direction of W. A. 

Lamb, district engineer, assisted by A. H. Tuttle, C. S. Heidel, and 

Mrs. G. Thompson.

The data for stations in the Hudson Bay Basin in Minnesota were 

collected and prepared for publication under the direction of S. B. 

Soule, district engineer, assisted by E. F. Chandler.

The data for stations in the Mississippi River Basin in Wisconsin 

and Minnesota were collected and prepared for publication under the 

direction of S. B. Soule, district engineer, assisted by W. J. Parsons, 

jr., and G. W. Martin.
10 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART V

The data for stations in the upper Mississippi River Basin in Iowa 

were collected and prepared for publication by Karl Jetter, engineer 

in charge, under the general direction of J. B. Spiegel, district engineer.

The data for stations in the upper Mississippi River Basin in Illinois 

were collected and prepared for publication under the direction of 

H. E. Grosbach, district engineer, assisted by A. M. Wahl.

The data for stations in the upper Mississippi River Basin in Missouri were collected and prepared for publication under the direction 

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

Hill, and C. H. Jennings.

The records were reviewed and the manuscript assembled by 

Warren Withee.
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART V 11

GAGING-STATION RECORDS 

HUDSON BAY DRAINAGE BASIN

ST. MARY RIVER NEAR KIMBAII, ALBERTA

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in SW. }i sec. 25, T. 1 N., R. 25 W. fourth 

meridian, 1 mile south and 1 mile west of Kimball, Alberta, and 5 miles 

north of international boundary. During winter a chain gage on highway 

bridge 3 miles downstream was used.

DRAINAGE AREA. 497 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. January, 1913, to September, 1927. September, 1902, 

to December, 1912, records were obtained at point half a mile north of 

international boundary. Records were also obtained by the Irrigation 

Branch, Department of the Inteiior, Canada, at a point half a mile below 

present station, from 1905 to 1912. Discharge at the three points is practically the same.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 7,770 second-feet June 11 (gage 

height, 7.43 feet); minimum, 84 second-feet March 25.

1902-1927: Maximum discharge (estimated), 18,000 second-feet June 5, 

1908; minimum,. 46 second-feet December 1, 1919.

REMARKS. Records good except those for November 19 to April 16, which 

were estimated because of ice. St. Mary Canal diverts water near Babb, 

Mont., to North Fork of Milk River. Alberta Railway & Irrigation Co.'s 

canal diverts 2 miles below station. Regulation on tributary upstream. 

Station maintained in cooperation with the Department of the Interior, 

Canada.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day

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

3... ......

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

6 - - 

7... ...... 

8 

9_ 

10 

11... 

12

13 

14. 

15...- _ -----

16 .

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22

23 

25. 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

Oct.

442

427

427

437

427

437

506

591

634

678

710

736

736

756

756

756

1,030

1,430

1,580

1,630

1,570

1,490

1,360

1,260

1,150

1,060

981

890

818

790

763

Nov.

723

684

652

628

591

550

522

500

473

452

432

432

418

413

404

392

380

354

318

310

303

300

300

300

300

311

319

328

340

350

Dec.

336

336

336

336

336

328

328

328

328

328

319

311

300

300

300

300

300

300

296

281

266

252

242

232

219

210

201

190

190

190

190

Jan.

190

187

187

184

184

181

178

175

172

170

167

164

156

150

145

140

136

131

131

131

131

131

131

138

145

156

156

156

172

164

170

Feb.

167

172

175

175

167

164

156

153

150

148

143

140

138

136

133

131

131

131

136

140

145

150

156

158

164

164

164

164

Mar.

164

161

181

178

201

201

167

178

178

167

158

158

167

164

158

150

143

136

131

126

115

104

93

84

84

102

119

140

161

178

172

Apr.

161

161

161

158

153

148

143

138

133

128

122

138

156

170

349

636

918

943

271

271

279

271

291

279

1,000

1,040

1,000

1,190

1,550

1,940

May

! 

2,280

2,390

2,370

2,030

1,810

1,640

1,450

1,360

1,300

1,320

1,340

1,290

1,230

1,230

1,310

1,670

2,260

2,820

3,440

4,020

4,250

4,230

4,020

4,360

4,340

4,120

3,700

3,540

5,300

4,570

4,860

June

4,540

3,980

3,900

3,540

3,480

3,640

4,040

5,090

6,290

6,950

7,480

7,410

6,890

6,420

6,230

6,180

6,180

6,090

5,900

5,720

5,430

5,150

4,940

4,900

4,690

4,480

4,380

4,210

3,960

3 7Cn

July

3,380

3,060

3,060

3,300

3,480

3,360

3,200

3,140

3,060

3,020

2,900

2,670

2,400

2,300

3,270

2,350

2,080

1,970

1,940

1,950

1,970

1,870

1,670

1,600

1,520

1,440

1,340

1,400

Aug.

1,300

1,190

1,130

1,090

1,030

992

956

942

913

927

920

906

886

963

985

934

1,050

1,070

1,050

1,060

1,200

1,100

1,130

1,090

1,070

1,050

1,120

1,060

1,070

1,030

Sept.

1,100

1,120

1,210

1,260

1,290

1,280

1,360

1,330

1,280

1,260

1,290

1,290

2,020

2,630

2,370

2,220

2,050

1,950

1,810

1,720

1,600

1,510

1,470

1,400

1,330

1,260

1,200

1,150

1 ' 140

118794 31-
12 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART V

Monthly discharge of St. Mary River near Kimball, Alberta, 1926-27

Month

July 

Maximum

1,630

723

336

190

175

201

1,940

5,300

7,480

3,480

1,300

2,630

7,480

Minimum

427

300

190

131

131

84

122

1,230

3,480

1,290

886

1,100

84

Mean

S79

426

281

158

152

149

477

2,770

5,200

2,350

1,040

1,510

1,290

Run-off in 

acre-feet

54,000

25, 300

17,300

9,720

8,440

9,160

28,400

170, 000

309, 000

144,000

64,008

89,800

929,000

ST. MAEY CANAI AT INTAKE, NEAE BABB, MONT.

LOCATION-. Water-stage recorder and staff gage in NW. % NE. }i sec. 27, T. 

36 N., R. 14 W., 600 feet below intake of canal on Blackfeet Indian Reservation, 1 mile east of Babb.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Irrigation seasons 1918-1927.

REMARKS. Records good. Recorder did not operate satisfactorily, and daily 

readings of staff gage were used. This canal diverts from west bank of 

St. Mary River near Babb and discharges into North Fork of Milk River. 

The water then flows in the natural channel of Milk River through Canada 

and is finally used for irrigation in Milk River Valley, east of Havre, Mont. 

Water may be returned to St. Mary River at St. Mary crossing. Station 

maintained in cooperation with the Department of the Interior, Canada.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927

Day

1. - ..-.--.

3..-.- __

4. .....

5... ...

6- ... -

7. ........

8.... .....

9... .......

10.- 

June July

247 

264 

271 

269 

286

340 

386 

408 

452 

464

Aug.

561 

568 

566 

580 

588

588 

585 

583 

581 

583

Day

11 .

12.........

13 

14.........

15 ...

16.........

17 

18 ..

19.........

20 ......

June July

498 

514 

508 

514 

482

549 

564 

566 

566 

566

Aug.

583 

 583 

581 

581 

580

580 

580 

576 

573 

571

Month Maximum

July........ 

August ___ . ____________ . _ . ...................

566

588

Day

21 

22 

23 

24. ...

25 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

Minimum

247 

73

June

25

144

July

561 

561 

566 

564 

564

561 

561 

564 

561 

564 

564

AUK.

576 

580 

541 

459 

415

303 

 308 

237 

189 

128 

73

M Run-off in 

Mean acre-feet

481 29, 600 

496 30, 500
HUDSON BAY DRAINAGE BASIN 13

ST. MARY CANAI AT ST. MARY CROSSING, NEAR BABB, MONT.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in NE. }i sec. 30, T. 37 N., R. 13 W. Montana 

meridian, 500 feet east of outlet of St. Mary River siphon, 9 miles north of 

Babb, and 10 miles below intake.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Irrigation seasons, 1918-1927.

REMARKS. Records good. Station maintained in cooperation with the Department of the Interior, Canada.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927

Day

2_ 

3. 

4.....

5. .

6. 

7. .

8. 

9.....

10. 

June July

218 

223 

228 

231 

232

288 

335 

342 

392 

400

Aug.

456 

464 

464 

464 

474

474 

472 

470 

470 

470

Sept.

4.0 

.9

.5

Day

11 

12 

13 

14 

15. ....

16 

17. 

18. 

19 

20. 

June July

......

432 

448 

446 

448 

440

402 

476 

478 

476 

474

Month

June 22 

July..

August 

Septem

-30 .

ber 1-CJ_ ..............

Aug.

470 

468 

466 

460 

468

470 

474 

464 

460 

464

Sept.

Maximum

27.5 

478 

474 

4.0

Day

21. 

22. 

23 

24. 

25. .

26. 

27 

28 

29. 

30 

31. 

June

2.1 

7.0 

15.5 

6.6

5.8 

4.4 

3.8 

3.1 

27.5

Minimum

2.1 

218

87 

.5

July

470 

468 

470 

466 

464

460 

456 

462 

460 

452 

462

Mean

8.42 

403 

411 

1.80

Aug.

474 

472 

460 

380 

368

317 

315 

215 

196 

122 

87

Sept.

......

Run-off in 

acre-feet

150 

24,800 

25, 300 

11

ST. MARY CANAI AT HUDSON BAY DIVIDE, NEAR BROWNING, MONT.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 5, T. 37 N., R. 11 W., on Blackfeet 

Indian Reservation, 3 miles above canal outlet and 30 miles north of 

Browning.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Irrigation seasons, 1917-1927.

REMARKS. Records good. Station maintained in cooperation with the Department of the Interior, Canada.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, 1927

Day

I-. 

2- 

3 

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

6- 

7

9 

10 

11 _ _ _ _ _ .

13 

14 

15 

May June

201

135

100

74

52

40.5

34.2

29.8

31.8

23.1

25.2

OC Q

23.8

21.3

19.6

July

33

208

231

233

236

248

308

333

359

380

398

428

432

447

Aug.

454

454

456

457

461

464

464

461

462

461

4G2

4.AO

468

462

Sept.

75

37.8

6.8

2.8

1.8

2.0

1.3

1.2

12.4

3.8

Day

16 

17. 

18 

19 

21 

22. .

23 

24 

26 

27 

28 

30 . 

31 

May

0

75

85

69*;»

142

186

175

June

16.9

14.8

13.2

11.8

10.0

8.4

7.0

6.3

5.2

5.0

4.2

0 0

2.1

1.0

July

413

422

461

462

462

461

457

459

461

461

457

454

AK.R

457

464

Aug.

462

466

459

464

466

464

428

341

300

218

181

119

Sept.

1.7

1.4
14 SUKFACE WATEK SUPPLY, 1927, PAKT V

Monthly discharge of St. Mary Canal at Hudson Bay divide, near Browning, Mont.,

1926-27

Month

May24-31-. _ .... _ ... . . ....... .........

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

Maximum

186

201

464

468

75

Minimum

0

1.0

33

119

0

Mean

98.8

31.7

386

418

9.74

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1, 570>

1,890

23,700

25, 700'

348

53,200

SWIFTCURRENT CREEK AT MANY GIACIER, MONT.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 12, T. 35 N., R. 16 W., at outlet of 

McDermott Lake at Many Glacier, in Glacier National Park, 14 miles 

southwest of Babb.

DRAINAGE AREA. 31.4 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June, 1912, to September, 1927.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,100 second-feet June 8 (gage 

height, 4.91 feet); minimum, 72 second-feet May 9 (gage height, 1,88 feet). 

1912-1927: Maximum discharge, 1,550 second-feet June 17, 1916; maximum gage height, that of June 8, 1927; minimum discharge, 10 second-feet 

November 6 and 7, 1921 (gage height, 1.22 feet).

REMARKS. Records good except those for estimated periods, which are fair. 

Observations discontinued during winter. No diversions or regulation. 

Station maintained in cooperation with the Department of the Interior,, 

Canada.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day

1

2

4.---....

6--- 

7.-- 

8---. 

9-.-.-...

10---- 

11..... .

12.--- 

13--- 

14.. 

15---.. 

Oct.

92 

94 

105 

123 

123

178 

449 

422 

299 

228

"188 

"170 

"158 

"146 

176

May

"165 

"160 

"156 

152 

133

121 

101

85 

74 

76

94 

128 

183 

281 

398

June

236 

260 

331 

373 

414

640 

963 

1,060 

1,020 

1,030

1,020 

851 

644 

675 

951

July

491 

421 

424 

510 

556

501 

485 

510 

530 

491

456 

418 

379 

341 

354

Month

October. _____ ________ ..

July 

Aug.

218 

209 

200 

206 

209

203 

194 

186 

171 

169

163 

163 

155 

144 

144

Sept.

266 

344 

266 

218 

197

177 

183 

171 

149 

144

"236

Maximum

449 

806 

1,060 

556 

218 

344 .

Day

16. ...

17 

18 --..

19 

20 

21 

j 22 

23.__ 

24---- 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 . 

31---- 

Minimum

92 

74 

236 

221 

111

Oct.

"130

Mean

162 

270 

727 

385 

165 

228

May

710 

806 

576 

414 

338

272 

227 

186 

209 

287

379 

392 

354 

344 

306 

254

PC

squ 

mi

June

882 

855 

851 

764 

696

664 

714 

783 

959 

897

768 

700 

606 

596 

603

r

le

5.16 

8.60 

23.2 

12.3 

5.25 

7.26

July

376 

370 

373 

379 

376

347 

338 

328 

315 

306

299 

318 

272 

227 

221 

230

Aug.

133 

186 

189 

177 

183

189 

171 

155 

144 

136

133 

123 

111 

111 

126 

128

Sept.

°23fr

Run-off

Inches Acre-feet

5. 95 9, 960 

9. 92 16, 600 

25. 88 43, 300 

14. 18 23, 700 

6. 05 10, 100> 

8.10 13,600,

1 Estimated.
HUDSON BAY DRAINAGE BASIN 15

SWIFTCURRENT CREEK AT SHERBURNE, MONT.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 35, T. 36 N., R. 15 W., 800 feet below

spillway of Sherburne Lake Dam at Sherburne. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 64 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July, 1912, to September, 1927. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,670 second-feet June 8 (gage

height, 6.90 feet); minimum, 10 second-feet October 17 (gage height, 0.80

foot).

1912-1927: Maximum discharge, 2,280 second-feet June 17, 1916 (gage

height, 7.85 feet); no flow at various times when gates in dam were closed. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for April 1-27 and July 13, which were

estimated. Observations discontinued during winter. No diversions.

Flow regulated by gate operations at dam. Station maintained in cooperation with the Department of the Interior, Canada.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day

I....

2-..-. _ . _. _ 

3 . .

4-.-...- .

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

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

7.-.- . .

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

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

iQ.. .................. ........................

11....

12....

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

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

15.. ........................... ...t . ...........

16--.-. -. .__._- . -...-_.--..

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

18....

19.. -. ..-._____.__. .-...._......_.

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

21... _. _ .

22--. 

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

24. .-._ _ _ ._.__

25.---........... . . ..... . . ,

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

27... ....... _ . ___ ......_...................

28... .........................._....._.........

29-- . ..

30 

.31

Oct.

11.8 

11.8 

11.6 

11.4 

11.2

11.0 

10.8 

10.8 

10.8 

11.2

11.4 

11.2 

11.0 

10.6 

10.2

10.2 

10.2 

40.2 

10.4 

10.6

10.6 

10.8 

11.2 

11.0 

11.0

11.0 

11.0 

11.2 

11.2 

11.4 

11 4

Apr.

5

373 

1,070 

1,170

Month

June.-... _ __ . . . . . _ ... -----

July 

May

1,170 

1,170 

1,170 

360 

360

249 

206 

206 

. 206 

205

176 

149 

150 

199 

389

723 

1,020 

1,210 

1,310 

1,340

1,220 

762 

662 

389 

 306

309 

222 

178 

260

557 

762

Maximum

1,

1,

11.8 

170 

340 

560 

735 

511 

368

June

758 

754 

639 

591 

591

595 

975 

1,580 

1,660 

1,650

1,530 

1,470 

1,340 

1,130 

1,070

1,070 

1,080 

1,090 

1,090 

1,000

906 

620 

317 

29.5 

29.5

31.0 

31.5 

31.0 

31.0 

31.5

Minimum

10.2 

5 

149 

29.5 

32 

265 

263

July

32 

193 

502 

696 

723

735 

731 

731 

731 

731

588 

419 

419 

419 

421

421 

424 

481 

588 

574

588 

584 

550 

436 

436

433 

358 

324 

322 

322 

324

Aug.

326 

394 

424 

421 

421

419 

416 

413

484 

508

496 

487 

487 

478 

463

451 

448 

442 

433 

427

427 

448 

451 

463 

463

511 

508 

366 

300 

286 

265

Sept.

263 

288 

309 

309 

306

304 

304 

302 

300 

298

296 

298 

320 

346 

363

368 

368 

368 

366 

360

356 

350 

343 

336 

331

320 

315 

309 

300 

296

M Run-off in 

Mean acre-feet

11. 0 676 

91.6 5,450 

568 34, 900 

791 47, 100 

491 30, 200 

430 26, 400 

323 19, 200
16 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART V

CANYON CREEK NEAR MANY GLACIER, MONT.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder at edge of heavy timber area in Glacier Na-- 

tional Park, half a mile above mouth and 2 miles southeast of Many Glacier,, 

Glacier County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 7.0 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July, 1918, to September, 1927.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 262 second-feet June 9 (gage1 

height, 2.17 feet); minimum, 12.6 second-feet May 10 (gage height), 0.75 

foot).

1918-1927: Maximum discharge, estimated, 500 second-feet May 16, 

1922 (gage height, 3.34 feet); minimum, 3.3 second-feet October 4, 1919 

(gage height, 0.56 foot).

REMARKS. Records good except those for estimated periods, which are fair. 

Observations discontinued during winter. No diversions. Station maintained in cooperation with the Department of the Interior, Canada.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927

Day

1 

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

3 

4

5....,.,...-.

6

7 

8

10 

11 

12 

13 .........

14 

15 

May

«14.0

"14.0

«14.0

"14.0

"14.0

"14.0

14.4

14.0

13.0

12.6

14.4

18.8

24.2

35.3

55

June

29.9

39.2

55

55

72

167

228

235

214

190

167

131

96

123

153

July

66

80

94

91

82

80

82 "78

"74

"70

"66

"62

"59

60

Aug.

41.1

39.2

35.3

33.4

34.4

34.4

36.3

as. 2

36.3

33.4

32.0

32.0

30.0

29.0

30.0

Sept.

"107

77

53

46.6

41.1

38.2

42.0

41.1

"43.0

"49.0

a t^rt

Day

16 

17 -

18 

19

20 

21 

22 

23 

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

26 

27. ....

29 . .

30

31 

May

126

115

62

46.6

41.1

33.4

27.1

23.8

30.6

40. 1

47.8

45.4

40.1

36.3

33.4

29.2

June

134

105

91

96

82

89

98

120

144

144

140

115

98

89

72

July

62

58

56

55

53

49.0

47.8

44.2

43.0

43.0

44.2

44.2

36.3

33.4

34.4

40.1

Aug.

35.3

72

56

44.2

40.1

41.1

40.1

36.3

33.4

30.6

25.9

23.8

22.3

22.3

 20.6

"33.4

Sept:

> "50

Month

July ....

Maximum

126 

235 

94 

72

Minimum

12.6 

29.9 

33.4 

20.6

Mean

34.3 

119 

59.5 

35.3 

51

Per 

square 

mile

4.90 

17.0 

8.50 

5.02 

7.29

Run-off

Inches

5.65 

18.97 

9.80 

5.80 

8.13

Acre-feet

2,110 

7,080 

3,660 

2,160 

3,030

1 Estimated.
HUDSON BAY DKAINAGE BASIN 17

BOIS DBS SIOUX HIVEB NEAB TENNY, MINN.

LOCATION. Staff gage near center of sec. 22, T. 130 N., R. 47 W., at Soo Line

Railway bridge 5 miles west of Tenney. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,460 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1919, to September, 1927. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 70 second-feet April 2 (gage

height, 3.50 feet); no flow October 1 to February 22 and August 22-24. 

1919-1927: Maximum discharge, 390 second-feet April 22, 1922; no flow

during several long periods. 

REMARKS. Records poor.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day

1.... _ .,.. _

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

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

4__ _ . ___ ..

5 ___ . _ .....

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

7.. __ ..-..--

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

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

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

11 

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

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

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

15 

16.... ____ ...

17 

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

19 

20..... _ ......

21.... .. ..

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

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

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

25 .........

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

27. .........

28 

29 . ..

30 .........

31 

Oct.

0 

0 

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

Nov.

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

Dec.

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

Jan.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Feb.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0

1

"2

"2 

"3 

"3

Month M-m- - Mean

3 0 Q. 43 

56 4 17. 5 

70 16 41. 7 

16 9 11.6 

32 11 20. 5

Mar.

4

"4 

"4

"4

4

"5 

"5

"6

a 7

"8 

-9

a Q

-10

11 "13 

"16 

"18

«21 

"23 

25 »28 

"31

"35 

"38

a 41

44 

"50 

"56

Apr.

«63 

70 

"68 

-65 

-63

"60 

58 

-55 

-51 

a 47

44 

 44 

44 

"43 

<. 42

-40 

"39 

-37 

36 

"35

-34 

-33 

32 "29 

"26

a 22

19 

"18 

-17 

16

May

-16 

16 "15 

 14

a 14

-13 

13 "13 

 13 

"13

"12

a 12 

a 12

"12

« 11

« 11 

11 "11 

« 11 

11

"10 

"10 

9 "9 

9

"9 

"9 

-10 

-10 

"11 

11

June

-11

a 12

<. 12 

-13 

 13

« 14 

« 14 

-15 

"15 

"16

16 "16 

"16 

16

a 17

-18 

19 

19 -22 

25

"26 

"27

a 27

28 "29

"30 

32 -32 

"32 

"32

July

-32 

32 

-31 

-29

-27

25 

-25 

«25 

25 

-25

a 24 

a 24

-23

a 22

«22 

22

a 22 

a 22

22 

-21

"20 

»20 

19 

-16 

13

-13

a 12 

a 12 

a 12

11

« 11

Month SJuly

Augus 

Septen

r

t 

iber_.._ -.-.

Phe year

32 

10 

11

70

Aug.

-10 

-10 

9

-7 

"6

4

4

"4

"3 

"2 

2 

"2 

1

"1

« 1

1

« 1 

0 "0 

"0

1

"2

a 2

-3 

"3

Minimum

11 

0 

3

0

Sept.

4

« 4 

4 "4

4 "ft

« 7 

» 9 

11

-9 

"8 

"6 

4 "4

"4 

4

"4 

"4

4 "4 

"4 

4 "4

"3 

3 "3 

"3 

«3

Mean

21.3 

2.94 

4.77

10.1

1 Estimated.
18 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART V

BED LAKE EIVER AT THIEF EIVEE FALLS, MINN.

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 33, T. 154 N., R. 43 W., one-third mile below dam 

at Thief River Falls and 1 mile below mouth of Thief River.

DRAINAGE AREA. 3,430 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July, 1909, to September, 1918; March, 1920, to September, 1927.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 5,960 second-feet April 12 (gage 

height, 11.3 feet); minimum, 46 second-feet January 22 (gage height, 3.86 

feet).

1909-1918, 1920-1927: Maximum discharge, 7,040 second-feet April 19-21, 

1916 (gage height, 12.2 feet); no flow July 17 and August 27, 1911, caused 

by regulation.

REMARKS. Records fair except those for period of ice effect, November 11 to 

March 29, which are poor. At low water stage is subject to diurnal fluctuation caused by operation of power plant just above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day

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

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

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

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

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

7 ___ . _ ......

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

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

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

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

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

13. ........

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

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

16 

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

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

19 ..

20 ..........

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

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

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

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

25 

26 

27 . ......

28 

29 

30 .

31 .........

Oct.

252

091

OKO

370

AfLA

388

406

221

352

464

464

425

388

991

464

444

464

505

318

425

388

4,06

464

285

Nov.

464

406

406

464

660

QQ

89

352

352

406

OQQ

1Q9

1Q9

252

192

252

192

163

163

Dec.

1Q9

OKO

984

284

284

OQA

253

991

90 1

221

1QO

166

139

129

146

137

137

137

137

13.0

147

Jan.

170

192

207

221

200

179

1 PIS

1 CK.

193

991

991

991

991

167

132

67

56

46

49

CO

55

63

71

79

87

87

112

Feb.

121

IfU

67

67

87

87

87

81

75

70

64

87si

7K

97

119

142

164

131

97

64

89

114

139

164

Mar.

100

QQ

76

CA

64

64

64

70

76

89

87

112

164

615

705

750

895

705

615

705

705

660

795

795

705

7QK

845

845

Apr.

845

945

1 ftfVt

2 370 '

2,460

2 030

2,110

3,300

4,100

3,700

3 8fifi

3,800

3,900

S Qflfi

4,000

3,600

3,400

3,400

3 100

2,730

2,640

2,370

2,460

2,110

2,030

1 800

1,950

May

1,720

1 870

2 730

3,200

3

1 AA

3,000

o onn

4,300

4,200

4,100

4,400

4,400

4,300

4,200

4,000

3 son

3,600

3,400

3 500

3 7fifi

4,900

4,900

4,900

4,600

4,400

3 onn

3,800

3,600

June

3 4flfl

3,200

B onn

3 9flfl

3 1 fin

2

7qn

2 460

2 070,

2,280

2,030

1,950

1,720

1,640

1,640

1,430

1,430

1,360

1,360

T l^flfl

1,430

1,430

750

1,500

1,300

1,300

1,170

July

1,110

995

Q4.K

895

QQK.

995

1 050

945

895

845

895

SQK

895

845

QQC

895

A4.Z

845

SQK

895

795

845

795

750

845

705

750

705

Aug.

705

7flc

705

705

705

705

7ft c

660

660

660

660

705

7flc

705

705

705

660

660

660

705

705

705

750

750

Sept.

705

750

?<;n

705

7KA

750

7Kfl

705

895

750

750

895

895

SQK

750

795

795

750

845

705

705

615

750

705

660

Month Maximum

505

660

284

221

164 89 ^

5,960

Minimum

166

89

112

46

64

CA

845

Mean

384

303

104 117

2,810

Month

July 

Maximum

4,900

3,400

1,110

750

895

5,960

Minimum

1,720

750

705

660

615

46

Mean

3,750

1,970

887

701

759

1,040
HUDSON BAY DEAINAGE BASIN 19

RED LAKE RIVER AT CROOKSTON, MINN.

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 30, T. 150 N., R. 46 W., at highway bridge in 

Crookston, one-fourth mile below dam and power house of Crookston Light, 

Water & Power Co.

DRAINAGE AREA. 5,320 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1901, to September, 1927.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 8,000 second-feet April 13 (gage 

height, 14.0 feet); minimum not determined.

1901-1927: Maximum discharge, 14,700 second-feet July 5, 1919; minimum, 

5 second-feet August 6-8, 1925, caused by regulation.

REMARKS. Records poor. Stage subject to diurnal fluctuation caused by operations at power plant just above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day

1 . . -

Z.... ........

3 .........

4 

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

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

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

8 

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

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

11 

12 

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

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

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

16 

17 ...... ...

18 

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

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

21 

22 ---------

23 

24 

25. 

26 

27- .--.

28 

29 .. .

30 

31 

Oct.

"325

325

325

325

395

510

510

510

510

290

395

360

395

470

430

470

510

550

550

550 "550

Nov.

"440

Dec.

"320

Jan.

-240

Feb.

-180

Mar.

. "150

"550

1,090

" 1, 510

1,200

1,140

990

890

800

800

" 780

670

470

710

Apr.

940

940

1,090

1,260

2,760

3,510

3,350

3,120

3.200

6,930

7,280

5,570

5,400

5,480

5,400

5,400

5,570

5,320

4,980

4,720

4,390

J, 990

3,750

3,750

3,350

3,200

May

2,980

2,980

4,390

4,640

4,150

3,990

5,820

6,680

6,420

5,910

5,910

5,820

5,820

6,080

5,570

4,980

4,070

4,150

4,150

7,370

7,370

6,680

6,250

5,480

4,980

June

4,550

4,640

4,470

4,390

4,230

4,070

3,430

3,280

3,200

3,050

2,900

2,550

2,340

2,020

2,020

1,950

1,950

1,950

1,950

2,210

2,410

" 2, 170

" 1, 930

1,690

1,200

1,140

1,380

1,200

"

July

1,260

1,320

1,200

1,200

1,260

1,090

940

1,200

1,140

1,140

1,040

1,040

1,090

1,040

" 1, 030

" 1, 020

"1,000

990

990

940

940

990

890

845

845

Aug.

890

890

800

800

800

845

845

845

890

890

890

890

845

845

845

890

845

755

800

845

845

800

710

940

800

800

800

940

940

 940

800

Sept.

710

890

845 "860

"875

890

940

940

940

800

845

890

940

890

890

845

845

940

1,040

990

99ft

990

940

940

940

" 925 "905

890

755

845

Month

April 

Maximum

550

i con

7,280

Minimum

940

Mean

411

440

320

240

180

4,020

Month

July ... .... 

Maximum

7,370

4,640

1,380

940

1,040

7; 370

Minimum

2,980

1,140

845

710

710

Mean

5,270

2,710

1,090

847

898

1,430

1 Estimated.
20 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART V

ROSEAU RIVER AT CARIBOU, MINN.

LOCATION. Chain gate in sec. 34, T. 164 N., R. 45 W., at highway bridge in

Caribou, 1 mile south of international boundary. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,650 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April to October, 1917; April, 1920, to September, 1927. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 3,160 second-feet May 24 (gage

height, 12.8 feet): minimum, 28 second-feet August 26 and 27.

1917, 1920-1927: Maximum discharge, that of May 24, 1927; minimum,

4 second-feet September 10-12, 29, and 30, 1917 (gage height, 3.15 feet). 

REMARKS. Records fair except those for period of ice effect, November 1 to

April 5, which are poor.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day

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

2---............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10 

11 

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

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

14....

15.. _ ..

16..........

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

18...

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

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

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

22 ___ .

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

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

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

26..... .

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

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

29........

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

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

Oct.

230 

208 

215 

245 

342

378 

456 

498 

612 

612

588 

588 

588 

565 

520

498 

498

477 

477 

498

520 

542 

565 

565 

588

612 

588 

565 

542 

498 

484

Month

January .................

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

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

Nov.

430 

377 

339

Maxi 

mum

615

36( 

2 56(

Dec.

291 

221

172

Jan.

146 

138

119

- Minimum

2 208

) 360

Feb.

101

70 

49

Mean

489 

382 

226 

134 

75.1 

196 

2,040

Mar.

56

160

230 

' 292

317 

342 

334 

325 

325

336 

348 

360 

342 

342 

342

Apr.

360 

636 

1,060 

1,470 

1,390

1,560 

1,740 

1,790 

1,980 

2,030

2,140 

2,190 

2,290 

2,400 

2,450

2,560 

2,560 

2,560 

2,500 

2,240

2,140 

2,140 

2,350 

2,400 

2,450

2,450 

2,400 

2,350 

2,350 

2,240

May

2,140 

2,140 

2,140 

2,140 

2,030

1,980 

1,930 

2,030 

2,240 

2,240

2,240 

2,290 

2,290 

2.350 

2,350

2,560 

2,560 

2,680 

2,740 

2,800

2,860 

2,920 

3,040 

3,160 

3,040

3,040 

2,980 

3,040 

2,980 

2,920 

2,800

June

2,680 

2,620 

2,560 

2,450 

2,400

2,350 

2,240 

2,240 

2,240 

2,140

2,080 

2,030 

1,980 

1,930 

1,840

1,840 

1,740 

1,650 

1,560 

1,470

956

857 

826 

767 

739

686 

686 

686 

686 

686

July

661 

636 

661 

661 

636

588 

588 

542 

542 

498

498 

498 

456 

456 

416

397 

360 

308 

260 

215

187 

147 

121 

115 

103

103 

97 

97 

91 

79 

67

Month MaxiFuly- .... ....

August

Septem 

T

3er ..

tie year 3.

160 

680 

661 

67 

51

160

Aug.

67 

62 

62 

56 

56

51 

51 

46 

46 

46

46 

41 

41 

41 

41

41 

41 

36 

36 

36

36 

32 

32 

32 

32

28 

28 

32 

32 

32 

36

Minimum

1,930 

686 

67 

28 

36

28

Sept.

36

41 

41 

41 

41

41 

46 

46 

46 

51

51 

51 

46 

46 

46

46 

46 

46 

41 

41

41 

41 

41 

41 

41

46 

46 

46 

46 

46

Mean

2,540 

1,650 

358 

41.8 

44.2

683
HUDSON BAY DRAINAGE BASIN 21

KAWISHIWI RIVER WEAR WIWTON, MOW.

"LOCATION. In lot 3, sec. 20, T. 63 N., R. 11 W., at power plant of Minnesota 

Power & Light Co., just above Fall Lake and 2}i miles east of Win ton.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,200 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June, 1905, to June, 1907; October, 1912, 1o September, 

1919; September, 1923, to September, 1927.

EXTREMES. Maximum mean daily discharge during year, 6,030 second-feet 

April 26; no flow January 30 and March 6.

1906-1907, 1912-1919, 1923-1927: Maximum mean daily discharge, that 

of April 26, 1927; no flow several times in 1906-1907 and 1923-1927.

REMARKS. Records good except those for periods of high water, \\hich are fair. 

Flow is entirely regulated by several reservoirs. Discharge obtained from 

power-house records furnished by Minnesota Power & Light Co.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day

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

2--. .......... ..

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

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

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

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

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

8 - ___

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

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

11 

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

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

14._ ..

15 

16 

17 

18... .

19 __________

20 

21 . .._.._

22. 

23 . ..

24 _ . ...

,25._. ______

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

'27... ........

28. 

29....... .

30.... . .

31. 

Oct.

2,060 

2,050 

1,970 

2,120 

2,220

2,230 

2,220 

2,010 

1,880 

1,660

1,180 

806 

1,110 

1,220 

1,220

1,380 

1,380 

1,610 

1,470 

1,400

1,330 

1,310 

1,320 

974 

1,220

1,320 

1,320 

1,320 

1,260 

1,180 

855

Nov.

877 

830 

835 

1,020 

1,020

1,090 

554 

942 

992 

836

956 

605 

700 

396 

812

769 

786 

1,110 

1,180 

960

687 

988 

1,050 

1,030 

1,040

981 

954 

954 

952 

944

Dec.

942 

790 

792 

548 

375

690 

912 

956 

956 

956

956 

852 

884 

912 

956

956 

956 

956 

956

827

671 

790 

790 

790 

480

663 

820 

960 

956 

956 

956

Jan.

832 

589 

707 

792 

786

788 

786 

784 

203 

846

956 

952 

880 

952 

932

590 

956 

954 

952 

952

952 

950 

675 

950 

950

950 

950 

948 

356 

0 

250

Month

November. ___.___. . .. ....

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

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

July-. . ... .

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

Feb.

945 

710 

544 

852 

956

956 

956 

954 

954 

952

952 

573 

25 

640 

952

952 

952 

948 

948 

944

936 

645 

289 

306 

691

696 

645 

690

Mar.

690 

250 

213 

247 

133

0

247 

348 

348 

254

202 

198 

35 

170 

203

205 

203 

289 

252 

118

256 

294 

313 

312 

309

299 

35 

306 

341 

345 

414

Maximum

2,230 

1,180 

960 

955 

953 

690 

6,030 

5,580 

3,260 

2,020 

948 

948

6,030

Apr.

420 

420 

35 

454 

349

353 

361 

361 

360 

35

320 

356 

356 

196 

200

200 

576 

1,160 

2,150 

2,990

4,260 

3,930 

4,770 

4,360 

5,810

6,030 

5,610 

5,640 

5.600 

5,600

May

5,580 

5,500 

5,500 

5,540 

5,550

5,550 

5,520 

5,520 

5,520 

5,500

5,510 

5,530 

5,510 

5,380 

5,290

5,230 

5,040 

4,900 

4,670 

4,450

4,200 

3,780 

2,880 

2,430 

2,620

3,190 

2,940 

3,050 

3,090 

3,490 

3, 350

Minimum

806 

396 

375 

0 

25 

0 

35 

2,430 

736 

476 

232 

203

0

June

3,260 

3,230 

2,900 

1,780 

1,490

1,710 

1,900 

1,620 

1,180 

1,210

1,210 

736 

1,070 

1,210 

1,210

1,210 

1,200 

1,200 

746 

1,090

1,210 

1,210 

1,210 

1,210 

1,250

1,110 

2,220 

2,320 

2,150 

1,510

Mean

1,500 

895 

837 

772 

770 

253 

2,110 

4,570 

1,560 

1,450 

670 

583

1,340

July

1,200 

1,210 

1,040 

983 

1,320

1,460 

1,790 

1,680 

1,450 

981

1,320 

1,300 

952 

1,140 

1,460

1,530 

1,440 

1,900 

2,020 

2,010

2,010 

2,010 

2,000 

1,650 

1,810

1,560 

1,430 

1,430 

1,290 

948 

476

Aug.

820 

948 

948 

677 

396

396 

508 

768 

768 

768

768 

788 

788 

588 

608

786 

786 

786 

786 

786

232 

600 

786 

786 

786

786 

786 

376 

340 

410 

408

Sept.

392 

404 

384 

260 

336

582 

726 

786 

786 

744

236 

648 

948 

784 

737

932 

784 

404 

692 

788

784 

784 

784 

784 

324

322 

404 

556 

203 

203

 Jsr "sah

1. 25 1. 44 

. 746 . 83 

. 698 . 80 

.643 .74 

.642 .67 

.211 .24 

1. 76 1. 96 

3. 81 4. 39 

1. 30 1. 45 

1. 21 1. 40 

.558 .64 

.486 .54

1. 12 15. 10
22 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART V

UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN

MISSISSIPPI RIVER ABOVE SANDY RIVER, NEAR IIBBY, MINN.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in SE. l/i sec. 2, T. 50 N., R. 24 W., 4 miles

north of Lib by post office and 4 miles above mouth of Sandy River. Zeroof gage is 1,200.00 feet above mean sea level. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 4,560 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August, 1925, to September, 1927. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 5,180 second-feet April 24 (gage1

height, 27.2 feet); minimum, 741 second-feet July 12 (gage height, 19.12:

feet).

1925-1927: Maximum discharge, that of April 24, 1927; minimum, 411

second-feet August 17, 1926 (gage height, 18.20 feet). 

REMARKS. Records fair except those for period of ice effect, December 1 to March

31, which are poor. Flow regulated by three Government reservoirs

upstream; total capacity, 82,000,000,000 cubic feet.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

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.

1,370 

1,370 

1,370 

1,510 

1,810

1,910 

1,910 

1,860 

1,810 

1,710

1,610 

1,660 

1,910 

2,060 

2,060

1,960 

1,960 

1,910 

1,710 

1,710

1,710 

1,710 

1,660 

1,660 

1,610

1,510 

1,510 

1,510 

1,470 

1,470 

1,420

Nov.

1,420 

1,370 

1,370 

1,320 

1,320

1,370 

1,370 

1,370 

1,080 

1,080

1,320 

1,510 

1,420 

1,230 

1,270

1,610 

1,760 

1,660 

1,560 

1,560

1,610 

1,610 

1,560 

1,510 

1,510

1,470 

1,420 

1,470 

1,470 

1,470

Dec.

960 j

Jan.

 750

Month

October.... ____________ ... _ . __ ...

November __ ..----------..

January.. ---------_-.-.. . .

March _ ...... . .

May _ ..----. ...

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

Feb.

680

Mar.

'2, 000

Maximum

2,060 

1,760

5,180 

3,320 

2,490 

2,110 

2,550 

2,550

5 180

Apr.

2,550 

2,600 

2.780 

2,960 

3,440

4,220 

4,100 

4,220 

4,220 

4,280

4,760 

4,580 

4,520 

4,220 

3,980

3,920 

3,920 

4,100 

4,280 

4,700

5,000 

5,120 

5,120 

5,180 

5,060

5,000 

4, 820 

4,580 

4,220 

3,800

May

3,320 

3,020 

3,020 

3,080 

3,020

2,960 

2,840 

2,720 

2,060 

2,480

2,840 

3,020 

3,140 

3,200 

3,080

3,020 

2,900 

2,840 

2,720 

2,550

2,490 

2,550 

2,480 

2,370 

2,370

2,550 

2, 600 

2,550 

2,550 

2,490 

2,370

VHnimum

1,370 

1,080

2,550 

2,060 

952 

824 

1,710 

2,270

June

2,220 

2,490 

2,430 

2,220 

2,110

2,220 

2,010 

1,960 

1,910 

1,910

1,610 

1,810 

1,760 

1,510 

1,420

1,420 

1,230 

1,180 

1,230 

1,270

952 

1,130 

1,370 

1,270 

1,320

1,420 

1,420 

1,370 

1,320 

1,320

Mean

1,690 

1,440 

960 

750 

680 

2,000 

4,210 

2,750 

1,640 

1,430 

2,160 

2,380

1,840

July

1,320 

1,320 

1,230 

1,320 

1,180

996 

909 

1,130 

996 

1,040

1,080 

824 

909 

996 

1,040

996 

1,130 

1, 32,0 

1,040 

1,420

2,010 

2,110 1 2,110 

2,110 

2,060

2,010 

1,960 

1,860 

1,860 

1,910 

2,010

Per

square 

mile

0.371 

.316 

.211 

.164 

.149 

.439 

.923 

.603 

.360 

.314 

.474 

.524

.404

Aug. \ Sept.

2,010 

1,910 

1,860 

1,810 

1,810

1,810 

1,810 

1,810 

1,710 

1,810

2,010 

2,110 

2,060 

2,010 

2,060

2,170 

2,270 

2,370 

2,370 

2,320

2,270 

2,320 

2,370 

2,370 

2,430

2,430 

2,480 

2,550 

2, 550 

2,550 

2,550

2,550 

2,550 

2,550 

2,550 

2,550

2,490 

2.430 

2,370 

2,370 

2,370

2,370 

2,370 

2,370 

2,430 

2,430

2,370 

2,430 

2,370 

2,430 

2,370

2,320 

2,320 

2,320 

2,270 

2,270

2,270 

2,270 

2,270 

2,270 

2,270

Run-off in 

inches

0.43 

.35 

.24 

.19 

.16 

.51 

1.03 

.70 .40- 

.36 

.55- 

.58

5.50'
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 23

MISSISSIPPI RIVER NEAri ROYAITON, MINN.

LOCATION. In lot 2, sec. 20, T. 39 N., R. 32 W., at power plant of Minnesota 

Power & Light Co., 5 miles northwest of Royalton and 5 miles below mouth 

of Swan River.

DRAINAGE AREA. 11,600 square miles.

HECORDS AVAILABLE. March, 1924, to September, 1927.

EXTREMES. Maximum mean daily discharge during year, 12,600 second-feet 

April 22; minimum, 1,110 second-feet January 24.

1924-1927: Maximum mean daily discharge, that of April 22, 1927; 

minimum, 351 second-feet January 4, 1925.

REMARKS. Records good except those for periods of high water, which are fair. 

Flow largely regulated by Government reservoirs on -the headwaters. Discharge obtained from power-house records furnished by Minnesota Power & 

Light Co.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day

_2_ ..... ___ __ __

3 _ .

4 ..... .. .

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

6... ._.__.._._.

8 ..._... .__..

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

10 ... .. .

11.. ... . ..

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

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

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

15 .

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

17 ..

18___-____ .___.

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

 20 . ... . ..

21 . ..... ..

22_____ .........

23_________.____

24. _ _____ .__..

25_. _.__..______

2o__. . _.___.___.

27- _____ ____

28 

29 ...

30 .

31 .

Oct.

3,540

3,400

3,150

4,280

4,790

5,330

5,540

5,550

5, 5CO

5,800

4,870

5,380

4,580

4.540

4,390

4,670

4,430

4,450

4,020

3, 650

3,380

3,700

3,700

3,350

3,310

3. 660

, 3, 960

3,870

3,390

3,380

I 3,570

Nov.

3,190

3,160

2,850

2,980

3,010

3,300

3,350

2,780

2,250

2,020

2,220

3,020

3, ICO

3,380

2,160

1,870

2,370

2,100

2,250

2,310

2,330

2,210

2,400

2,040

1,970

2,020

1,810

Dec.

1,900

1,760

1,880

1,760

1,580

1,800

1,870

1,860

1,820

1,960

2,020

2,010

1,860

1,980

1,980

1,920

1,730

1,710

1,790

1,660

1,660

1,670

1,640

1,600

1,540

1, 7 0

1,610

1,740

1,700

1,840

1,730

Jan.

1,640

1,240

1,230

1,520

1,580

1,510

1,570

1,580

1,650

1,540

1,600

1,640

1,670

1, 590

1,580

1,480

1,440

1,530

1,470

1,800

1,460

1,380

1, 410

1, 110

1,420

1,430

1,430

1,370

1,410

1,240

1,300

Feb.

1,3CO

1,480

1,430

1,330

1,420

1,260

1,350

1,310

1,340

1,340

1,380

1,410

1,260

1,310

1,460

1, 480

1,410

1,410

1,420

1,310

1,400

1,500

1,450

1, 510

1,590

1,510

1,450

1,540

l

i

Mar.

1,530

1,640

1,630

1, 690

1,640

1,720

1,740

1,830

2,090

2,880

3,730

4,480

4,730

4,200

5, 620

8,370

7,270

8,640

7,810

7,330

6,700

6,990

6,190

5, 780

5,740

5,180

! 5,820

4,800

4,650

5,250

5,050

Apr.

6,040

6,450

5,970

6,330

7,910

8,500

10, 100

10, 300

9,510

9,390

9,560

9,240

9,720

11, 600

12, 000

12, 300

11,100

11,100

11,500

11,900

11,900

12, 600

12,100

11,500

9,460

9,140

9,370

8,750

8,320

8,080

May

8,340

7,230

7,260

6,880

6,970

6,710

6,570

6,430

6,450

6,510

6,200

6,420

6,600

6,100

6,540

6,090

5,790

6,220

5,640

5,540

5,960

6,220

5,530

5,600

5,550

5,860

5,300

5,420

5,240

4,720

4,930

June

6,070

4,860

5,080

4,040

4, 620

3,900

4,620

4,300

4,700

4,470

4,400

4,800

4,310

4,050

4,140

3,960

3,050

3,900

3,510

3,160

3,860

3,400

3,320

3,560

3,100

3,260

3,070

3,530

3,600

2,700

July

3,300

3,160

3,010

2,450

2,500

2,960

2,740

2,390

2,220

2,500

1,970

2,230

2,770

2,170

2,400

2,400

2,360

2,410

2,090

2,700

2,440

2,610

3,020

3,490

3,210

3,600

3,510

3,030

3, 060

2,920

2,910

Aug.

2,850

3,460

3,250

3,450

3,360

3,390

2,960

2,650

2,980

3,200

2,820

2,570

2,670

2,700

2,960

3,070

3,370

3,680

3,680

4,010

3,410

3,530

3,740

3,930

3,870

3,330

3,670

4,510

3,720

4,260

4,270

Sept.

4,160

4,080

4,440

4,150

3,980

4,220

3,910

4,050

4,340

4,240

4,220

4,120

4,350

3,940

3,130

4,120

4,110

3,760

3,620

3,920

3,950

3,840

3,920

3,730

4,020

3,760

4,080

3,870

3,890

4,170

Month

March .____ ... .... .. . _

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

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

August__ __- .__ .- -

Maximum

5,800

3,380

2,020

1,800

1,590

8,640

12, 600

8,340

6,070

3,600

4,510

4,440

12,600

Minimum

3, 150

1,810

1,540

1, 260

1,530

4,720

2,700

1,970

2,570

1,110

Mean

4,230

1,790

1,480

1,410

4,600

9,720

6,160

3,980

2, 730

3,400

3,840

Per 

square 

mile

0.365

.217

.154

.128

.122

.397

.838

.531

.343

.235

.293

.331

Run -off in 

inches

0.42

.24

.18

.13

.46

.94

.61

.38

.27

.34

.38

4.50
24 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART V

MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ELK RIVER, MINN.

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 3, T. 121 N., R. 23 W., at highway bridge in 

town of Elk River, 2,500 feet below mouth of Elk River.

DRAINAGE AREA. 14,500 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July, 1915, to September, 1927.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 16,700 second-feet April 9 (gageheight, 7.8 feet); minimum discharge, 1,200 second-feet January 26; minimum gage height, 3.17 feet November 12.

1915-1927: Maximum discharge, 27,000 second-feet April 7, 1916 (gage 

height, 10.8 feet); minimum, 633 second-feet February 10, 1926.

REMARKS. Records good except those for period of ice effect, November 21 to 

March 10, which are fair. Flow partly regulated by Government reservoirs 

on headwaters.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day .

1.. -.... .

2

0

4 

5 - -

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

18 

19 

20- 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

Oct.

5,800 

5,800 

5,500 

4,910 

6,700

7,000 

7,000 

7,930 

7,620 

7,930

7,620 

7,310 

6,400 

6,400 

6,100

6,100 

5,800 

5,500 

5,200 

5,200

4,620 

4,620 

4,620 

5,200 

4,910

4,340 

4,620 

4,620 

4,340 

4,080 

4,340

Nov.

4,080 

3,610 

3,610 

3,400 

3,400

3,400 

3,610 

3,610 

3,610 

3,210

3,030 

2,860 

3,030 

3,030 

3,030

3,610 

3,610 

3,400 

3,400 

3,400

1,910 

2,770 

2,860 

2,550 

2,880

3,600 

2,940 

2,210 

2,710 

2,670

Dec.

2,790 

1,900 

2,060 

2,290 

2,040

1,970 

2,110 

2,160 

2,450 

2,560

2,720 

2,410 

2,580 

2,090 

2,080

2,190 

2,230 

2,510 

2,190 

2,280

2,160 

2,170 

2,150 

2,050 

2,120

2,060 

2,050 

2,100 

2,130 

1,940 

2,120

Jan.

2,150 

2,010 

2,090 

2,080 

1,900

2,040 

2,060 

2,150 

2,040 

2,060

2,090 

1,980 

2,030 

1,880 

2,020

1,920 

1,980 

1,930 

1,780 

1,800

1,860 

1,990 

1,760 

1,750 

1,810

1,200 

1,440 

1,770 

1,830 

1,610 

1,780

Feb.

1,640 

1,650 

1,410 

1,660 

1,760

1,660 

1,790 

1,680 

1,700 

1,600

1,800 

1,900 

1,840 

1,850 

1,570

1,500 

1,640 

1,850 

1,640 

1,580

1,890 

1,730 

1,680 

2,060 

1,980

2,250 

2,360 

2,480

Mar.

2,420 

2,530 

2,790 

2,710 

3,010

2,800 

3,110 

3,190 

3,440 

4,140

6,700 

8,240 

9,520 

8,240 

13, 000

10, 800 

13, 000 

14, 700 

14,300 

11,800

12, 100 

11,400 

11, 400 

10,200 

9,520

8,880 

7,310 

8,240 

7,310 

7,620 

8,560

Month Maximum

October..... ____________ . _____

M!ay

July . . ..

September . - -

The year

7,930 

4,080 

2,790 

2,150 

2,480 

14,700 

16, 400 

12,400 

8,560 

6,400 

7,000 

7,310

16,400

Apr.

8,240 

9,840 

9,520 

9,840 

11,400

12,700 

13,400 

14, 700 

16,400 

14, 700

14,700 

14,300 

13,000 

14,000 

14, 300

14,700 

14,700 

14,300 

14,000 

15, 000

16, 000 

15, 000 

15,000 

15, 000 

14, 700

14, 300 

14,000 

13,400 

13,400 

12,700

May

12,400 

12, 100 

11,400 

11,100 

11, 100

10,800 

10,500 

9,840 

10,200 

10,200

10,200 

10,200 

9,840 

9,840 

9,520

9,200 

9,200 

8,880 

7,620 

8,240

8,240 

9,200 

8,560 

8,560 

9,200

8,240 

8,880 

8,240 

7,620 

7,930 

7,000

Minimum

4,080 

1,910 

1,900 

1,200 

1,410 

2,420 

8,240 

7,000 

4,080 

3,610 

4,080 

5,500

1,200

June

7,930 

7,310 

6,700 

6,700 

7,620

6,400 

5,800 

5,800 

6,700 

6,700

7,310 

8,560 

7,000 

7,620 

7,000

7,000 

6.400 

5,800 

5,200 

4,080

5,500 

5,200 

5,500 

5,500 

5,500

6,100 

6,100 

5,200 

5,200 

6,100

Mean

5,750 

3,170 

2,210 

1,900 

1,790 

7,840 

13,600 

9,490 

6,320 

4,920 

5,380 

6,320

5,740

July

5,500 

4,910 

5,200 

4,620 

4,620

4,340 

4,620 

4,910 

4,620 

4,620

4,080 

3,840 

3,610 

3,840 

4,620

4,620 

4,910 

4,910 

4,620 

4,620

4,620 

5,200 

4,910 

5,800 

5,800

5,500 

6,100 

6,400 

5,800 

5,200 

5,500

Per

square 

mile

0.397 

.219 

.152 

.131 

.123 

.541 

.938 

.654 

.436 

.339 

.371 

.436

.396

Aug.

5,200 

4,620 

4,620 

5,200 

5,200

5,500 

5,200 

5,200 

4,620 

4,340

4,620 

5,200 

4,080 

4,080 

4,340

4,620 

5,200 

5,500 

5,800 

6,400

5,800 

6,100 

5,800 

6,100 

5,800

6,100 

5,800 

6,100 

6, 100 

6,700 

7,000

Sept.

6,400' 

7,310 

6,700 

6, 700- 

7, 000

6,400 

6,400 

6,400 6,100- 

6,700

6,700- 

6, 700* 

7, 000' 

7,000 

6,400-

6, 700 

7,000 

6, 400* 

6,100 

5, 800-

5,800 

5,500 

5,800- 

5,800' 

5, 800'

5,500 

5.800 

5,800 

5,800 

6,100

Run-off in 

inches

0.46 

.24 

.18 

.15- 

.13 

.62 

1. 05^ 

.76- 

.49 

.39- 

.43 

.49

5.38
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVEE BASIN

MISSISSIPPI RIVEE. AT ST. PAUL, MINN.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder 300 feet above Robert Street Bridge in St.

Paul, 6 miles below mouth of Minnesota River. Zero of gage is 683.33 feet

above mean sea level. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 35,700 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March, 1887, to September, 1927. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 35,000 second-feet March 19

(gage height, 11.6 feet); minimum, 2,340 second-feet January 27; minimum

gage height, 1.1 feet November 21.

1887-1927: Maximum discharge, 80,800 second-feet April 6, 1897 (gage

height, 18.0 feet); minimum, 1,060 second-feet February 4, 1895.

Maximum known discharge, 117,000 second-feet July 22, 1867. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for period of ice effect, December 13 to

March 7, which are fair. Flow regulated by operations at Ford power

plant, 6 miles upstream, and by Government reservoirs on headwaters.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

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.

11,600 

11,300 

11,100 

11, 300 

10, 600

11,800 

12,100 

12,400 

12,600 

12,600

12, 600 

12,400 

11,400 

11, 300 

10,400

10,000 

9,410 

9,800 

9,030 

8,650

8,840 

8,080 

7,700 

7,340 

7,700

8,080 

7,520 

7,520 

6,980 

6,980 

6,260

Nov.

6,620 

6,620 

6,090 

6,260 

5,920

5,920 

5,580 

6,090 

6,260 

4,930

4,180 

3,510 

4,620 

5,580 

5,580

5,920 

6,090 

5,750 

4,320 

4,180

3,510 

3,510 

4,620 

4,320 

4,470

4,930 

5,250 

4,620 

4,320 

4,930

Dec.

4,620 

4,620 

3,770 

3,770 

4,040

4,470 

4,620 

4,620 

4,470 

4,320

4,620 

4,320 

3,850 

3,540 

3,190

3,450 

3,780 

3,540 

3,580 

3,430

3,680 

3,360 

3,410 

3,370 

2,960

3,220 

3,180 

3,190 

3,300 

3,340 

3,300

Jan.

3,180 

3,300 

3,310 

3,450

2,980

2,920 

3,220 

3,180 

3,120 

3,040

3,340 

3,210 

3,070 

3,330 

2,850

2,860 

2,860 

2,950 

2,870 

2,940

2,750 

2,750 

2,730 

2,780 

2,830

2,570 

2,340 

2,680 

2,720 

2,360 

2,850

Feb.

2,780 

2,740 

2,620 

2,620 

2,520

2,680 

2,880 

2,900 

2,820 

2,740

2,610 

2,830 

2,720 

2,890 

2,700

2,570 

2,700 

2,670 

2,570 

2,470

2,950 

3,160 

2,860 

2,970 

2,870

3,780 

3,530 

3,660

Month

October... _____________________

April. __ ............ ..... . ....

June.. __ _ . .. _ . ...

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

The:

Mar.

3,800 

4, 000 

4,400 

5,200 

6,500

8,300 

9,790 

11,100 

11,100 

10,800

10,900 

11,100 

11, 800 

17,200 

24,500

29,500 

30,000 

33,000 

34, 300 

33,600

32,400 

31,200 

29,000 

26, 100 

23,800

22,000 

20,500 

19,000 

19,200 

19,000 

18,700

Apr.

19,000 

18,500 

18,000 

19,200 

20,000

20,500 

21,500 

22,600 

24,100 

26,100

26,100 

25,300 

25,300 

25,300 

25,300

25, 700 

26,100 

27,000 

27,500 

28,500

30,000 

31,200 

31,800 

32,400 

32, 400

32,400 

32,400 

31,200 

29,000 

27,000

May

24,500 

23,200 

22,000 

21,000 

20,000

19,500 

18, 700 

18,000 

18,000 

17,500

17,500 

17,500 

17,200 

17,000 

16; 800

16, 300 

16, 100 

15,600 

14,800 

14,600

15,400 

17, 500 

18,500 

19,500 

20,000

20,500 

21,000 

21,000 

20,500 

20,000 

19,000

Maximum Minimum

12, 600 6, 260 

6, 620 3, 510 

4, 620 2, 960 

3, 450 2, 340 

3, 780 2, 470 

34, 300 3, 800 

32, 400 18, 000 

24, 500 14, 600 

18, 700 11, 300 

11, 100 5, 580 

6, 090 4, 320 

7, 160 5, 410

34, 300 2, 340

June

18,700 

18,500 

18,000 

17,200 

16, 500

15, 800 

14,800 

14,400 

16, 500 

17,000

17,200 

18,000 

18,200 

17,500 

17,000

16,100 

15,200 

14, 400 

13,200 

13,200

13,200 

13,400 

13,200 

13,200 

13,600

13,600 

13,600 

12,800 

12,100 

11,300

Mean

9,850 

5,150 

3,770 

2,950 

2,850 

18,400 

26,000 

18,700 

15,200 

7,090 

5,440 

6,210

10,200

July

11, 100 

10,400 

10,000 

9,220 

8,460

8,650 

8,080 

6,980 

6,620 

6,440

6,090 

5,920 

6,620 

5,580 

5,580

5,920 

5,920 

6,620 

5,920 

5,920

6,260 

6,260 

6,620 

6,620 

6,800

6,980 

6,800 

7,160 

7,340 

6,800 

6,090

Per

square 

mile

0.276 

.144 

. 106 

.083 

.080 

.515 

.728 

.524 

.426 

.199 

.152 

.174

.286

Aug.

6,090 

6,090 

5,580 

5,750 

5,580

5,750 

5,750 

5,750 

5,580 

5,250

4,620 

4,770 

5,090 

4,320 

4,320

4,470 

5,410 

5,090 

5,250 

5,580

5,750 

5,580 

5,920 

5,580 

5,920

5,410 

5,580 

5,580 

5,250 

5,920 

5,920

Sept<

6,260 

6,440 

6,440. 

6,090 

5,920

6,260 

6,440 

7,160 

6,980 

6,260

6,620 

6,620 

6.80Q 

6,800 

6,800

6.80Q 

6,620 

6,620 

6, 26Q. 

5, 75tt

5,750 

5,750 

5,580 

5,750 

5,580,

5,58Q 

5, 410, 

5,580 

5, 580, 

5,920

Kun-off in 

inches

0.32, 

.16 

.12 

.10 

.08 

.59 

.81 

.60 

.48 

.23 

.18 

.19

3.86,
26 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART V

MINNESOTA RIVER NEAR MONTEVIDEO, MINN.

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 17, T. 117 N., R. 40 W., at highway bridge 500

feet below mouth of Chippewa River and 1 mile south of Montevideo. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 6,300 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July, 1909, to September 30, 1927. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 2,180 second-feet March 18

(gage height, 9.1 feet); minimum, 41 second-feet September 24 (gage height,

1.64 feet).

1909-1927: Maximum discharge, 22,000 second-feet June 25, 1919 (gage

height, about 18.85 feet); minimum, 6.8 second-feet February 9, 1921. 

REMARKS. Records good; discharge estimated March 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 13.

Observations discontinued during winter.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day

1 

2

3

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

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

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

7 

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

9 - - - 

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

11

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

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

14 

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

16 

17 

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

19 

20 

21.-...-,.-. .-..

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

23 

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

25 

26 .. .

27....... _ ----------

28 

29 

30 

31 

Oct.

316

294

274

316

338

274

254

294

274

316

294

274

254

274

254

207

244

225

225

216

207

207

189

171

189

171

180

189

162

Nov.

171

171

138

146

154

138

146

146

130

100

97

.

Feb.

846

Mar.

891

936

952

967

Q47

926

968

1,JB30

1,040

1,120

1,170

1,230

1,200

1,610

1,780

1,870

1,530

1,490

1,530

1,490

1,450

1,530

1,340

1,300

1,270

1,300

1,270

Apr.

1,230

1,160

1,200

1,200

1,160

1,160

1,230

1,270

1,270

1,300

1,340

1,410

1,530

1,610

1,690

1,870

1,870

1,920

1,920

1,870

1,820

1,820

1,780

1,690

1,610

1,570

1,490

May

1,410

1,340

1,340

1,300

1,160

1,030

998

1,030

1,100

1,100

1,060

1,060

1,060

906

876

876

846

817

906

1,030

1,160

1,300

1,300

1,450

1,610

1,610

1,160

1,130

1,130

June

1,160

998

967

936

876

846

817

817

788

788

788

759

731

703

731

703

675

647

619

619

647

592

462

488

462

362

316

362

338

July

362

316

264

9^4

264

294

234

216

216

207

216

225

225

362

410

362

386

362

338

316

316

294

316

274

264

264

244

225

216

Aug.

225

189

171

162

1 14

138

138

138

109

110

103

96

92

89

80

87

78

82

79

73

73

80

70

63

70

63

60

67

67

63

Sept.

62

68

74

71

63

69

KA

66

59

62

63

59

63

60

54

62

60

59

110

66

56

54

43

41

42

53

43

49

49

48

Month

JulyMaximum

362

171

2,100

1,920

1,610

1,160

410

225

110

Minimum

162

97

891

1,160

817

316

207

60

41

Mean

250

140

1,270

1,490

1,140

701

284

103

59.7

Per

square 

mile

0.040

.022

.202

.237

.181

.111

.045

.016

.0095,

Run-off in 

inches

0.05

.01

.23

.26

.21

.12

.05

.02

.01
UPPER MISSISSIPPI EIVER BASIN 27

MINNESOTA RIVER AT MANKATO, MINKT.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 7, T. 108 N., R. 26 W., at Main Street 

highway bridge in Mankato, 2 miles below mouth of Blue Earth River.

DRAINAGE AREA. 14,600 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March, 1922, to September, 1927, at present site; May, 

1903, to October, 1921, at Sibley Park, 2 miles upstream. Drainage area 

practically the same at the two sites.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 12,100 second-feet March 14 

(gage height, 14.50 feet); minimum, 267 second-feet September 28 (gage 

height, 3.20 feet).

1903-1927: Maximum discharge, 43,800 second-feet June 26, 1908 (gage 

height at old site, 21.2 feet); minimum, 89 second-feet August 31 to September 2, 1911.

A discharge of about 65,000 second-feet occurred in 1881 (gage height at 

old site, about 27 feet).

REMARKS. Records poor. Observations discontinued during winter.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day

1

2 

6 

7 

8... 

9 

10 

12 

1 3

15 

16 

17 

18. 

19 

20 

22. 

23. 

24. 

25. 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 -

31. . 

Oct.

2,230 

1,900 

2,230 

3,000 

3,100

3,100 

3,100 

2,800 

2,600 

2,410

2,140 

1,980 

1,740 

1,580 

1,580

1,580 

1,500 

1,420 

1,340 

1,260

1,110 

1,110 

1,110 

969 

969

1,040 

969 

900 

900 

900 

832

Nov.

832 

866 

832 

832

798

765 

765 

765 

832 

635

573 

573 

667 

798 

832

900 

900 

832 

732 

699

832 

765 

765 

900 

969

969 

969 

900 

699 

765

Dec.

765 

765 

667 

635 

798

635 

765 

699 

573 

573

573 

573

.......

Month

March 7-31 __ .... __ .. _ ......... _ ......

June.. _ _____________________

July ... . ...

AUgUSt 

September. ... ____ _____ .. __ ...

Mar.

6,250 

6,360 

6,820 

7,640

8,120 

8,850 

10,800 

11,800 

11,500

11,000 

11,300 

11,000 

10,600 

9,850

9,100 

8,360 

7,640 

7,170 

6,480

6,250 

6,250 

6,710 

6,940 

6,940 

6,940

Maximum

3,100 

969 

798 

11,800 

10,800 

8,600 

7,400 

2,600 

699 

543

Apr.

6,820 

6,710 

6,250 

6,010 

5,780

5,320 

5,100 

5,100 

5,210 

5,430

5,900 

5,900 

6,250 

6,480 

6,480

6,710 

6,940 

7,880 

9,350 

10,300

10,700 

10,600 

10,600 

10, 300 

10, 300

10,600 

10, 800 

10,600 

10,100 

9,100

May

8,600 

7,880 

7,400 

6,820 

6,360

6,010 

5,320 

4,430 

4,100 

4,000

4,210 

4,430 

4,320 

4,100 

4,100

3,800 

3,600 

3,300 

3,200 

3,000

3,300 

3,800 

5,100 

6,250 

6,820

7,280 

7,170 

6,820 

7,170 

7,640 

7,640

Minimum

832 

573 

573 

6,250 

5,100 

3,000 

2,900 

732 

310 

267

June

7,400 

6,710 

6,010 

5,660 

5,320

4,880 

4,540 

4,320 

4,650 

4,880

4,880 

4,880 

4,430 

4,000 

3,800

3,400 

3,200 

3,000 

3,100 

3,200

3,700 

4,430 

5,430 

5,900 

5,660

5,210 

4,430 

4,000 

3,300 

2,900

Mean

1,720 

799 

668 

8,430 

7,790 

5,420 

4,570 

1,190 

470 

329

July

2,600 

2,230 

1,900 

1,900 

1,740

1,740 

1,580 

1,420 

1,420 

1,260

1,110 

1,180 

1,110 

1,110 

969

969 

969 

866 

969 

866

866 

900 

900 

969 

798

798 

798 

798 

765 

732 

732

Aug.

667 

699 

667 

635 

635

604 

604 

543 

543 

543

513 

485 

485 

513 

485

457 

485 

457 

457 

405

405 

356 

356 

356 

333

333 

310 

310 

310 

310 

310

Sept.

288 

288 

288 

267 

288

405 

543 

380 

356 

405

356 

356 

333 

288 

267

380 

380 

405 

310 

310

310 

310 

288

288 

288

310 

310 

267 

288 

310

« ?L Run-ofi in sssr *<*<*

0. 118 0. 14 

.055 .06 

.046 .02 

.577 .54 

. 534 . 60 

. 371 . 43 

. 313 . 35 

.082 .09 

.032 .04 

. 023 . 03

118794 31-
28 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART V

ST. CEOIX RIVER AT SWISS, WIS.

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 33, T. 42 N., R. 15 W., at highway bridge near

Swiss, 10 miles northeast of Danbury. Namakagon River enters 3}£ miles

above station.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,550 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March, 1914, to September, 1927. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 6,360 second-feet March 19

(gage height 5.65 feet); minimum, 639 second-feet September 19 and 20. 

1914-1927: Maximum discharge, 8,480 second-feet April 22, 1916 (gage

height, 6.73 feet); minimum, 518 second-feet several times during August,

1925 (gage height, 0.22 foot). 

REMARKS. Records fair except those for period of ice effect, December 1 to

March 15, which are poor.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day

1 - 

2

3 

4

5---.--. --------

6 

8- 

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19. --------

20 

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

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28. 

29 

30 

31 

Oct.

1,310

1,580

1,580

1,850

2,420

2,220

2,030

1,850

1,760

1,670

1,580

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,400

1,310

1,310

1,310

1,310

1,310

1,310

1,310

1,310

1,310

1,230

1,230

1,230

1,150

1,150

1,080

Nov.

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,010

1,080

1,010

1,080

1,150

1,230

1,230

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,230

1,760

2,030

2,030

2,030

2,030

1,940

1,850

1,760

1,670

1,670

1,580

1,580

1,490

1,400

1,490

Dec.

1,400

1,490

1,490

1,400

1,310

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,440

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,440

1,400

1,360

1,310

1,310

1,310

1,310

1,310

1,270

1,230

1,230

1,230

1,230

1,230

1,190

1, 150

1,150

1,150

Jan.

1,080

1,080

1 080

1^080

1,080

1,040

1,010

980

940

880

810

780

750

750

750

750

750

750

750

750

750

750

750

750

750

750

750

750

7W

Feb.

750

750

750

750

780

810

810

810

810

810

780

750

750

750

750

750

750

750

750

750

780

810

840

875

875

875

875

875

Mar.

840

810

780

750

750

750

880

1,010

1,080

1,150

1,280

1,400

1,580

1,760

3,720

5,670

5,840

6,010

6,360

4,320

3,930

3,570

3,460

3,020

2,620

2,520

2,420

2,220

2,220

2,220

2,220

Apr.

2,120

2,120

2,030

2; 120

2,720

2,820

2,720

2,620

2,620

2,520

2,320

2,220

2,120

2,030

1,940

1,940

1,850

1,760

1,850

2,120

2,030

1,940

1,850

1,760

1,670

1,670

1,580

1,490

1,400

1,310

May

1,310

1,310

1,310

1,310

1,310

1,310

1,230

1,230

1,310

1,310

1,310

1,310

1,310

1,310

1,400

1,310

1,310

1,310

1,310

1,310

1,490

1,760

1,940

2,030

2,220

2,320

2,220

2,120

2,030

1,850

1,850

June

1,670

1,580

1,670

1,760

1,760

1,670

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,670

1,760

1,760

1,760

1,760

1,850

1,670

1,670

1,580

1,490

1,310

1,580

1,850

1,850

1,850

1,760

1,760

1,670

1,580

1,490

1,400

July

1,310

1,230

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,010

940

1,230

1,490

1,400

1,230

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,150

1,400

1,490

1,580

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,400

1,310

1,230

1,150

1,150

1,080

1,010

1,080

1,080

Aug.

1,010

940

875

810

810

810

875

940

940

875

810

810

875

875

810

810

8/5

875

810

810

693

750

875

875

875

810

810

875

875

810

750

Sept.

875

875

875

810

750

810

875

875

940

1,010

875

750

750

750

750

750

693

639

639

693

750

750

750

750

750

750

750

750

750

750

Month Maximum

October. _. 

November. 

December. 

January... 

February.. 

March_. 

April 

May__.. 

June_ 

July 

August. 

September.

The year.

2,420

2,030

1,490

1,080

875

6,360

2,820

2,320

1,850

1,580

1,010

1,010

6,360

Minimum

1,080

1,010

1,120

750

750

750

1,310

1,230

1,310

940

693

639

Mean

1,470

1,460

1,330

842

792

2,490

2,040

1,550

1,660

1,230

846

783 I

1, 380 !

Per

square 

mile

0.948

.942

.858

.543

.511

1.61

1.32

1.00

1.07

.794

.546

.505

Run-off in 

inches

1.09

1.05

.99

.63

.53

1.86

1.47

1.15

1.19

.92

.63

.56

12.07
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN

ST. CROIX RIVER NEAR GRANTSBURG, WIS.

29

LOCATION. Chain gage near center of sec. 30, T. 40 N., R. 18 W., at Norway

Point ferry, half a mile below mouth of Sand Creek and 10 miles north of

Grantsburg.

DRAINAGE AREA. 2,820 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1923, to September, 1927.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, about 13,300 second-feet March 

s 18 (gage height, 11.4 feet); minimum, 985 second-feet February 15.

1923-1927: Maximum discharge, that of March 18, 1927; minimum

(estimated), 695 second-feet December 6, 1925. 

&BMARKS. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, November 8-15

and November 26 to March 17, which are poor.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-87

Day

I. ..........

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

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

4........ ..

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

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

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

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

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

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

11- 

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

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

14"::::::::::::::

16 

17 ..........

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

19.. ........

20 

21 

22 . 

23 

24 

25 

26 

97

28 

29 

30 

31 

Oct.

2,660 

3,420 

4,180 

4,340 

5,200

5,740 

5,380 

4,340 

4,020 

3,560

3,150 

3,020 

2,900 

2,900 

2,660

2,660 

2,660 

2,660 

2,550 

2,550

2,550 

2,550 

2,550 

2,440 

2,440

2,440 

2,550 

2,440 

2,340 

2,340 

2,340

Nov.

2,340 

2,340 

2,240 

2,240 

2,240

2,140 

2,240 

2,240 

2,240 

2,240

2,240 

2,340 

2,440 

2,660 

3,150

4,340 

4,680 

4,340 

4,180 

4,180

4,040 

3,860 

3,710 

3,420 

3,280

3,280 

2,550 

3,280 

3,420 

3,150

Dec.

3,020 

2,900 

2,780 

2,550 

2,340

2,140 

2,140 

2,140 

2,140 

2,140

2,140 

2,140 

2,240 

2,040 

1,940

1,760 

1,760 

1,760 

1,760 

1,670

1,670 

1,670 

1,670 

1,670 

1,670

1,670 

1,670 

1,670 

1,580 

1,500 

1,500

Jan.

1,580 

1,580 

1,580 

1,580 

1,580

1,580 

1,580 

1,580 

1,580 

1,500

1,580 

1,420 

1,340 

1,260 

1,260

1,260 

1,190 

1,120 

1,190 

1,190

1,190 

1,190 

1,190 

1,190 

1,190

1,190 

1,120 

1,120 

1,120 

1,120 

1,120

Month

April 

July... 

September __ -

Feb.

1,120 

1,120 

1,120 

1,120 

1,190

1,190 

1,190 

1,190 

1,190 

1,260

1,190 

1,190 

1,190 

1,050 

985

1,050 

1,120 

1,120 

1,120 

1,190

1,190 

1,260 

1,260 

1,340 

1,420

1,420 

1,420 

1,420

 -

Mar.

1,340 

1,340 

1,340 

1,340 

1,340

1,340 

1,340 

1,420 

1,500 

1,670

1,760 

1,940 

2,250 

2,550 

3,280

5,380 

8,500 

12, 700 

12,100 

10,100

8,500 

8,500 

8,500 

8,120 

7,360

6,640 

6,280 

5,920 

5,560 

5,200 

4,510

Maximum

5,740 

4,680 

3,020 

1,580 

1,420 

12,700 

8,120 

4,020 

4,020 

2,550 

1,340 

1,580

12,700

Apr.

4,510 

4,180 

4,180 

4,020 

4,510

5,740 

6,460 

6,100 

5,560 

4,850

4,510 

4,340 

4,180 

3,860 

3,560

3,420 

3,420 

3,280 

3,860 

6,460

8,120 

7,740 

5,560 

4,340 

3,560

3,420 

3,020

2,780 

2,780 

2,550

May

2,440 

2,340 

2,340 

2,340 

2,340

2,340 

2,240 

2,240 

2,340 

2,340

2,550 

2,550 

2,550 

2,440 

2,440

2,440 

2,340 

2,240 

2,140 

2,140

2,340 

3,150 

3,860 

4,020 

4,020

4,020 

3,860 

3,710 

3,560 

3,280 

3,020

June

2,780 

2,550 

2,550 

2,550 

2,780

2,550 

2,440 

2,340 

2,340 

2,550

2,780 

2,780 

2,780 

2,660 

2,550

2,550 

2,340 

2,240 

2,140 

2,140

2,780 

3,560 

4,020 

3,860 

3,710

3,280 

3,020 

2,660 

2,440 

2,240

Minimum Mean

2, 340 3, 150 

2,140 3,030 

1, 500 1, 980 

1, 120 1, 330 

985 1, 200 

1, 340 4, 830 

2, 550 4, 500 

2, 140 2, 770 

2, 140 2, 730 

1, 420 1, 820 

1, 050 1, 220 

1, 120 1, 270

985 2, 490

July

2,140 

1,850 

1,760 

1,670 

1,580

1,580 

1,500 

1,580 

1,580 

1, 760-

1,940 

1,850 

1,850 

1,670 

1,580

1,580 

1,940 

2,340 

2,550 

2,340

2,240 

2,140 

2,140 

1,940 

1,850

1,760 

1,670 

1,580 

1,500 

1,580 

1,420

Per

square 

mile

1.12 

1.07 

.702

.472 

.426 

1.71 

1.60 

.982 

.968 

.645 

.433 

.450

.883

Aug.

1,340 

1,'260 

1,260 

1,340 

1,260

1,260 

1,190 

1,260 

1,190 

1,260

1,260 

1,260 

1,190 

1,190 

1,190

1,050 

1,260 

1,340 

1,340 

1,260

1,260 

1,260 

1,120 

1,260 

1,120

1,190 

1,120 

1,120 

1,190 

1,120 

1,120

Sept.

1,120 

1,190 

1,120 

1,120 

1,120

1,120 

1,260 

1,340 

1,420 

1,580

1,500 

1,420 

1,420 

1,420 

1,340

1,260 

1,260 

1,260 

1,260 

1,190

1,190 

1,260 

1,260 

1,260 

1,260

1,190 

1,120 

1,260 

1,260 

1,260

Run-off in

inches

1.29 

1.19 

.81 

.54 

.44 

1.97 

 1.78 

1.13 

1,08 

.74 

.50 

.50

11.97
30 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART V

ST. CROIX RIVER NEAR RUSH CITY, MINN.

LOCATION. Chain gage in SW. % sec. 8, T. 37 N., R. 20 W., at Northern Pacific

Railway bridge 5 miles east of Rush City and 10 miles below mouth of

Snake River.

DRAINAGE AREA. 5,120 square miles. 

HECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1923, to September, 1927. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, about 26,700 second-feet March

18 (gage height, 10.2 feet); minimum, 1,190 second-feet January 23-26,

February 17, and August 30.

1923-1927: Maximum discharge, that of March 18, 1927; minimum,

820 second-feet several days in August and December, 1925, and January

and March, 1926. 

REMARKS. Records fair except those for period of ice effect, November 9 to

March 15, which are poor.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926 27

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.

4,760

5,360

7,220

7,220

8,540

9,530

9,200

8,210

6,900

5,970

5,660

5,060

4,760

4,470

4,180

4,180

3,890

3,610

3,330

3,330

3,330

3,330

3,610

3,330

3,330

3,330

3,050

3,050

2,780

2,780

Nov.

2,780

2,780

2,780

2,780

2,780

2,520

2,520

2,520

2,520

3,050

3,050

3,050

3,890

4,180

5,060

5,060

5,060

5,060

5,060

5,060

4,760

4,180

4,180

5,060

4 ?fin

4,180

3,890

3,610

3,330

Dec.

3,330

3,610

3,050

3,050

3,050

2,780

2,780

2,520

2,520

2,520

2,270

2,030

2,030

2 030

1,800

2,030

2,030

9 rwn

2,030

2,030

2,030

1,800

1,800

1 800

2,030

2,030

2,030

2, 030

2,030

2,030

Jan.

1,800 1 afirt

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,800

1 800

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,580

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,190

1,190

1,190

i ion

1,380

1,380

1,580

1,380

1,380

Feb.

1,380

1 380

1J680

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

i <tfsn

1,380

1,190

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,800

1,580

Mar.

1,480

1,480

1,480

1,480

1,480

1,480

1,480

1,800

2,520

3,610

4,760

5,970

7,550

9,860

12, 600

18,200

25, 100

26,300

24,300

21,200

19,000

17,100

14,800

13, 700

11,900

10,200

8,870

8,210

7,880

8,870

9,530

Apr.

9,860

9,860

9,860

9,530

9,860

10,200

13, 000

16, 300

15, 200

14, 100

12,600

11,200

10, 500

10, 500

9,860

9,530

9,200

8,540

8,540

12, 300

15,900

20,800

20,100

19,300

15,900

11,900

9,860

8,870

7,550

6,900

May

6,280

5,660

5,060

4,760

4,470

4,760

4,760

4,470

4,470

4,760

5,060

5,060

5,360

5,060

4,760

4,470

4,470

4,180

3,890

3,610

4,470

6,280

8,210

8,870

8,540

7,880

7,220

6,280

5,970

5,660

5,660

June

5,060

4,760

4,180

4,470

4,760

4,760

4,470

4,180

3,890

4,180

4,470

5,060

5,060

4,760

4,470

4,180

3,890

3,610

3,330

3,330

4,180

4,760

5,060

5,360

5,660

5,970

6,280

5,970

5,660

5,060

July

4,470

3,890

3,890

3,890

3,330

2,920

2,650

2,650

2,650

2,650

2,650

2,650

2,650

2,650

2,650

3,330

3,890

3,890

4,470

4,470

3,890

3,890

3,890

3,890

3,890

3,330

3,330

2,650

2,400

2,400

2,400

Aug.

2,270

2,030

1,800

2,030

2,030

1,800

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,580

1,580

1,800

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,190

1,380

Sept.

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,680

2,270

2,270

2,030

2,030

2,030

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,380

Month

June _________ ... .......

July 

Maximum

9,530

5,060

3,610

1,800

1,800

26,300

20,800

8,870

6,280

4,470

2,270

2,270

26,300

Minimum

2,780

2,520

1,800

1,190

1,190

1,480

6,900

3,610

3,330

2,400

1,190

1,380

1,190

Mean

4,850

3,730

2,310

1,540

1,550

9,810

11,900

5,500

4,690

3,300

1,580

1,570

4,380

Per

square 

mile

0.947

.729

.451

.301

.303

1.92

2.32

1.07

.916

.645

.309

.307

.855

Run-off in 

inches

1.09

.81

.52

.35

.32

2.21

2.59

1.23

1.02

.74

.36

.34

11.58
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 31

ST. CROIX RIVER WEAR ST. CROIX FALLS, WIS.

LOCATION. In sec. 18, T. 34 N., R. 18 W., at power plant of Northern States

Power Co., near St. Croix Falls. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 5,930 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. January, 1910, to September, 1927. 

EXTREMES. Maximum mean daily discharge during year, 27,600 second-feet

March 18; minimum, 668 second-feet November 14.

1910-1927: Maximum mean daily discharge, 35,800 second-feet March

26, 1920; minimum, 75 second-feet July 17, 1910, caused by regulation.

Records good. Discharge computed from power-house records.

Low-water flow controlled by operation of gates of power plant and by

operations at Never's dam, 10 miles upstream. Daily-discharge record

furnished by Northern States Power Co.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day

1 ... 

2 

3 .

4_ 

5. 

6 -- .

7 

8 

9 

10 

11.... __ . ..

12....... ..

13 

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

15... .. ..

16.--- _ ....

17 

18 

19 

20 

21... ......

22 .........

23- 

24 

25 

27 

28 .

29 

30...-- 

qi

Oct.

4,640

4,000

5,290

7 860

6,920

6,920

6,790

7,110

4,650

6,350

5,920

5,180

5,120

4,900

4,920

2,910

5,110

4 Qin

4,830

4,600

4,600

3,850

1,710

4,600

4,800

4,710

3,730

3,050

3,130

2,420

Nov.

2,860

3,080

2,870

3,180

2,900

3,040

1,630

3,050

3,420

3,570

3,470

3,220

2,650

668

3,320

5,670

5,620

5,940

3,970

4,530

2,840

5,000

4,670

4,720

2,560

4,500

3,630

1,780

3,300

3,060

Dec.

2,770

2,860

2,660

2,710

1,570

2,920

2,820

2,740

2,420

2,600

2,510

1,450

2,660

2,970

2,620

2,500

2,480

2,880

1,080

2,500

2,440

2,460

2,380

2,330

1,700

1,890

2,360

1,970

2,330

2,150

2,420

Jan.

1 <\M\

1,870

2,570

2,640

2,320

9 9fin

2,240

2,570

.1,160

2,600

2,230

2,400

2,230

2 inn

2,150

1,190

2,310

2,030

1,670

1,790

2,010

1,050

1,950

1,820

1,890

1,790

1,650

2,010

1,050

1,840

Feb.

1,870

1,850

1,730

1,770

2,050

1,050

2,020

1,960

1,880

1,810

1,920

1,690

1,310

2,120

1,400

1,480

1,720

1,680

1,380

1,940

2,070

1,960

1,920

2,210

2,590

1,080

2,580

Mar.

2,290

2,080

2,060

2,260

2,890

903

3,060

2,910

3,030

3,040

3,610

3,910

6,590

10,500

12,300

14,900

25,200

27,600

27,100

24,100

20,700

17, 100

16, 700

15, 000

12, 900

12,100

10,600

8,260

6,700

7,320

7,750

Apr.

9,610

10,500

11,400

9,770

10, 700

13,200

15, 900

17,900

16, 800

15,000

12, 700

12,200

11,100

9,980

9,520

8,910

10,400

8,680

9,500

16,900

20,800

21, 700

19,700

16,800

12, 500

10,300

9,230

8,510

7,780

7,190

May

7,270

6,520

5,560

5,840

4,970

4,910

4,830

1,840

5,570

5,630

6,160

5,260

5,820

6,400

3,340

6,100

6,000

4,200

4,020

5,750

6,540

6,670

8,880

9,030

9,440

9,170

8,850

8,210

7,850

5,820

6,860

June

6,200

5,010

5,910

5,970

2,710

4,900

5,360

5,560

5,200

5,840

4,280

3,840

5,530

6,040

5,150

5,820

6,160

5,230

1,980

3,240

4,740

6,450

5,880

6,580

7,580

7,260

6,510

6,480

6,580

5,100

July

5,770

5,120

2,700

2,210

4,900

3,970

2,900

2,610

2,860

1,570

3,170

3,230

3,460

2,970

2,890

2,870

1,860

4,060

6,800

7,710

5,850

5,170

3,550

3,390

4,580

5,200

4,040

3,080

3,400

3,690

1,490

Aug.

2,390

2,580

2,370

2,240

2,250

2,240

1,710

2,450

2,000

2,020

2,110

1,960

1,800

1,580

2,070

1,940

1,980

2,040

2,080

2,140

1,420

2,570

2,030

2,040

1,620

1,940

1,770

1,030

2,180

1,890

1,860

Sept.

1,770

1,730

2,120

1,620

1,160

2,560

1,720

2,200

2,320

3,320

1,260

2,610

2,620

2,620

2,370

2,280

2,320

1,340

2,970

2,130

1,960

1,940

1,660

1,950

1,360

2,280

1,960

1,730

1,910

2,060

Month

October . -

July 

Maximum

7,860

5,940

2,970

2,640

2,590

27,600

21,700

9,440

7,580

7,710

2,580

3,320

27,600

Minimum

1,710

668

1,080

1,050

1,050

903

7,190

1,840

1,980

1,490

1,030

1,160

668

Mean

4,920

3,490

2,390

1,960

1,830

10,200

12,500

6,240

5,440

3,780

2,010

2,060

4,750

Per 

square 

mile

0.830

.589

.403

.330

.309

1.72

2.11

1.05

.917

.637

.339

.347

.801

Run-off in 

inches

0.96

.60

.46

.38

.32

1.98

2.35

1.21

1.02

.73

.3»

.3»

10.87
32 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART V

NAMAKAGON KIVEK AT TREGO, WIS.

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 35, T. 40 N., R. 12 W., at Chicago & Northwestern

Railway bridge at Trego. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 420 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March, 1914, to September, 1927. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,330 second-feet March 18 (gage

height, 2.97 feet); minimum, 195 second-feet February 26.

1914-1927: Maximum discharge, 1,810 second-feet April 11, 1922 (gage

height, 3.60 feet); minimum, 180 second-feet March 4, 1926. 

REMARKS. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, November

8-12, 20-25, and November 28 to March 7, and for periods of extremely low

water in August and September, which are fair.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day

1 .........

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

3... .. -..

4 ___ ........

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

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

7 _ ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

14 

15 .

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

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

IS 

19. ....

20 

21.. 

22. . 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27. 

28 

29. .

30 

31.. __ .

Oct.

472 

472 

532 

564 

597

564 

564 

564 

532 

502

502 

502 

502 

502 

502

502 

472 

532 

502 

502

502 

502 

502 

502 

472

472 

472 

444 

444 

417 

417

Nov.

417 

444 

417 

417 

417

417 

444 

445 

445 

470

470 

500 

532 

564 

698

803 

838 

803 

768 

735

735 

700 

665 

630 

630

597 

597 

595 

595 

595

Dec.

595 

595 

595 

595 

595

595 

595 

595 

560 

530

490 

445 

380 

320 

340

365 

380 

390 

400 

415

415 

415 

415 

415 

430

445 

445 

445 

445 

445 

430

Jan.

415 

415 

415 

415 

415

400 

390 

370 

345 

330

320 

320 

320 

300

285

295 

305 

305 

305 

305

305 

305 

305

295 

285

285 

285 

285 

285 

285 

285

Month

October _____________________

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

January. ______________________

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

March _____________________ ....

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

May ______________ __________

June _______________ ........

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

September ____________________

Feb.

280 

270 

270 

270 

270

270 

280 

285 

280 

270

270 

270 

260 

250 

260

270 

260 

250 

240 

225

255 

285 

260 

240 

220

195 

205 

215

Mar.

220 

225 

250 

270 

305

320 

365 

444 

444 

502

502 

532 

564 

564 

664

1,170 

1,250 

1,330 

1,250 

1,170

1,020 

908 

838 

803 

768

733 

698 

698 

698 

698 

664

Maximum

597 

838 

595 

415 

285 

1,330 

768 

838 

698 

502 

444 

392

1,330

Apr.

664 

664 

630 

630 

698

768 

733 

698 

698 

664

630 

630 

630

597 

564

564 

564 

564 

564 

597

597 

564 

664 

564 

532

532 

532 

532 

532 

502

May

502 

502 

502 

502 

502

472 

444 

444 

472 

502

532 

502 

502 

502 

502

472 

472 

444 

444 

472

597 

768 

803 

838 

838

838 

803 

768 

733 

630 

597

June

564 

532 

502 

532 

532

564 

564 

564 

564 

630

630 

630 

630 

630 

597

564 

564 

532 

532 

502

630 

698 

664 

630 

630

630 

564 

564 

502 

502

Minimum Mean

417 501 

417 579 

320 468 

28"5 328 

195 256 

220 673 

502 607 

444 577 

502 579 

392 ' 455 

322 363 

303 334

195 478

July

472 

472 

444 

444 

444

472 

444 

444 

502 

502

472 

472 

417 

444 

417

444 

502 

472 

472 

472

502 

502 

472

472 

444

444 

417 

417 

417 

392 

392

Per 

square 

mile

1.19 

1.38 

1.11 

.781 

.610 

1.60 

1.45 

1.37 

1.38 

1.08 

.864 

.795

1.14

Aug.

392 

392 

392 

366 

366

366 

344 

366 

366 

366

366 

392 

444 

417 

366

344 

366 

417 

392 

366

366 

344 

344 

344 

344

322 

322 

322 

322 

322 

322

Sept.

322 

303 

322 

322 

303

322 

366 

366 

366 

392

366 

366 

344 

344 

322

322 

344 

322 

322 

322

322 

322 

322 

322 

322

322 

322 

344 

322 

344

Run-off in 

inches

1.37 

1.54 

1.28 

.90 

.64 

1.84 

1.62 

1.58 

1.54 

1.24 

1.00 

.89

15.44
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 33

APPIE RIVER NEAR SOMERSET, WIS.

LOCATION. In sec. 21, T. 31 N., R. 19 W.. at power plant of Northern States 

Power Co., 2 miles above mouth and 3yz miles below Somerset.

DRAINAGE AREA. 550 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. January, 1901, to September, 1927.

EXTREMES. Maximum mean daily discharge during year, 982 second-feet 

March 18; minimum, 7 second-feet August 21, caused by regulation.

1904-1927: Maximum mean daily discharge, 2,280 second-feet in June, 

1905; minimum, that of August 21, 1927.

REMARKS. Records fair. Discharge computed from power-house records. 

Some diurnal fluctuation caused by operation of several powev plants above 

station. Daily-discharge record furnished by Northern States Power Co.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

19.

Oct.

277

365

371

423

458

429

421

421

309

385

508

309

441

284

331

419

265

321

241

297

431

248

332

246

270

250

291

222

228

327

286

Nov.

284

232

293

246

227

236

169

349

268

290

279

285

374

225

343

338

382

569

545

394

220

379

424

320

240

311

275

164

175

236

Dec.

236

264

267

217

211

157

241

304

234

209

232

145

162

209

226

261

273

253

129

223

198

164

218

199

109

165

217

202

158

187

217

Jan.

194

223

217

199

240

205

219

231

187

187

252

205

199

227

152

156

223

193

199

182

176

199

158

105

188

164

140

140

137

205

164

Feb.

205

168

187

193

211

187

182

238

191

172

195

191

189

219

201

219

190

197

203

147

260

236

195

341

272

225

155

201

Mar.

219

184

219

248

295

229

323

357

424

590

603

633

753

913

838

825

941

982

975

878

777

717

682

714

635

475

412

484

490

431

Apr.

481

462

459

494

440

341

561

439

437

418

381

283

209

414

336

315

234

303

358

437

264

266

235

215

341

316

349

308

357

260

May

269

262

252

223

254

280

303

213

254

259

325

279

286

204

278

242

216

229

277

275

244

504

701

841

843

771

738

614

522

474

430

June

403

403

363

297

300

292

382

342

343

491

453

317

295

259

244

235

283

246

250

317

413

601

441

280

328

205

331

313

207

206

July

257

186

222

128

267

184

200

241

230

112

175

92

152

237

195

201

230

233

178

161

149

195

219

182

236

225

187

173

181

228

183

Aug.

142

136

124

196

193

136

101

204

247

158

136

152

208

125

158

142

187

176

152

124

7

36

90

165

132

154

199

231

142

111

104

Sept.

127

165

134

83

134

135

260

334

263

220

454

606

657

574

312

321

366

287

256

225

187

182

176

205

182

284

241

244

285

Month Maximum Minimum Mean

Per

square 

mile

Run-off in 

inches

October 

NovemberDecember . 

January... 

February ~ 

March.....

April......

May_... 

June. .- 

July. 

August. . 

September.

The year.

508

569

304

252

341

982

561

843

601

267

247

657

982

222

164

109

105

147

184

215

204

205

92

7

83

336

302

209

189

206

584

357

383

328

195

147

273

293

0.611

.549

.380

.344

.375

1.06

.596

.355

.267

.533

0.70

.61

.44

.40

.39

1.22

.72

.80

.66

.41

.31

.55

7.21
34 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART V 

CHIPPEWA RIVER AT BISHOPS BRIDGE, NEAR WINTER, WIS.

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 23, T. 39 N., R. 6 W., at highway bridge 3 miles

below Chippewa Reservoir dam and 4 miles northwest of Winter. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 775 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. February, 1912, to September, 1927. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 3,220 second-feet Noyember

17 (gage height, 7.50 feet); minimum, 44 second-feet July 18-20, "caused

by regulation (gage height, 3.6 feet).

1912-1927: Maximum discharge, 6,940 second-feet April 22, 1916 (gage

height, 9.56 feet); minimum, 14 second-feet April 17-20 and May 1-5,

1925 (gage height, 3.25 feet). 

REMARKS. Records good except those for low stages, which are fair. Flow

regulated by storage at Chippewa Reservoir and at another reservoir 16

miles above station; total capacity of both reservoirs, 10,500,000,000

cubic feet.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day

I....... ..

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

3 ... ... ...

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

5 .

6 

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

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

9 ......

10. ..

11... . ...

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

13 - 

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

16 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21.. 

22. ..

23. -...

24. . ..

25. ,.

26

27. 

28 

29 

30 

31. . ..

Oct.

1,550 

1,550 

1,550 

1,550 

1,550

1,550 

1,450 

1,250 

1,250 

1,250

1,250 

1,250 

1,250 

1,250 

1,100

960 870" 

610 

398 

330

330 

550 

550 

580 

680

1,100 

1,100 

1,100 

1,100 

960 

790

Month

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

Nov.

790 

790 

790 

790 

790

790 

830 

830 

830 

830

830 

830 

790 

830 

1,250

2,820 

3,220 

2,440 

1,870 

1,450

1,650 

1,980 

1,980 

2,200 

2,320

2,090 

1,870 

1,870 

1,450 

1,200

Dec.

1,350 

1,350 

710 

710 

710

710 

675 

675 

710 

710

675 

676 

710 

675 

870

915 

750 

750 

750 

750

750 

750 

710 

710 

710

710 

710 

710 

790 

870 

915

Jan.

915 

915 

870 

870 

870

870 

870 

915 

915 

915

915 

915 

915 

1,050 

1,250

1,250 

1,250 

1,250 

1,200 

1,250

1,450 

1,450 

1,450 

1,450 

1,450

1,450 

1,450 

1,450 

1,450 

1,450 

1,450

Maxi- Minimum mum

. 1,55

. 3,22

, 1,35

. 1,45

- 1,76

i no

. 1,10

0 330

a 790

0 675 

0 870 

0 1,450 

0 61 

0 87

Feb.

1,450 

1,450 

1,450 

1,450 

1,450

1,460 

1,450 

1,450 

1,550 

1,550

1,550 

1,550 

1,450 

1,450 

1,450

1,450 

1,450 

1,550 

1,550 

1,450

1,450 

1,550 

1,650 

1,650 

1,650

1,650 

1,650 

1,760

Mean

1,050 

1,430 

780 

1,170 

1,520 

655 

557

Mar.

1,870 

1,980 

1,980 

1,980 

1,980

1,980 

1,980 

1,980 

1,050 

74

61 

61 

180 

290 

290

180 

250 

215 

250 

290

270 

215 

115

87 

74

145 

130 

101

87 

74 

87

Apr.

93 

87 

87 

87 

101

101 

87 

87 

87

87

101 

115 

198 

290 

290

520 

870 

870 

870 

915

960 

1,000 

1,100 

1,100 

1,100

1,100 

1,100 

1,100 

1,100 

1,100

May

1,100 

1,150 

710 

495 -196

496 

495 

580 

750 

1,350

1,450 

1,650 

1,870 

1,870 

1,870

2,090 

916 

710 

870 

1,000

1,650 

2,440 

3,080 

2,820 

2,820

2,820 

2,560 

2,320 

2,320 

2,320 

2,090

June

2,090 

1,550 

1,100 

1,100 

1,100

675 

520 

420 

470 

675

870 

870 

790 

710 

750

790 

790 

790 

790 

790

1,000 

1,250 

1,250 

1,250 

1,250

1,250 

1,250 

1,100 

790 

710

July

915 

1,150 

1,250 

1,250 

1,250

1,250 

1,250 

1,250 

1,260 

580

870 

1,250 

1,250 

1,250 

1,050

915 

330 

44 

44 

44

115 

115 

115 

87 

61

420 

1,150 

1,250 

1,350 

1,050 

960

Month «£

July . 1,

August - --- 1.

Septem 

T

ber

he year 3.

080 

090 

350 

150 

675

220

Aug.

960 

960 

960 

1,050 

870

960 

1,050 

1,050 

1, 050 

1,050

1,100 

1,150 

1,150 

1,150 

1,150

1,150 

790 

620 

520 

520

215 

1,050 

1,050 

1,050 

1,050

1,050 

1,050 

1,050 

1,050 

1,050 

870

Minimum

495 

420 

44 

215 

520

44

Sept.

675 

640 

640 

640 

640

640 

640 

640

640 

640

680 

620 

620 

520 

520

620 

520 

520 

520 

620

520 

520 

620 

620 

620

620 

620 

620 

520 

520

Mean

1,690 

958 

810 

968 

663

1,000
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 35

CHIPPEWA RIVER NEAR BRUCE, WIS.

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 4, T. 35 N., R. 7 W., at Soo Line Railway bridge

just below mouth of Thornapple River and 1 mile east of Bruce. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,600 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. December, 1913, to September, 1927. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 10,800 second-feet March 17

(gage height, 10.7 feet); minimum, 680 second-feet July 25 and 26 (gage

height, 1.80 feet).

1914-1927: Maximum discharge, 14,900 second-feet April 10, 1922

(gage height, 13.7 feet); minimum, 200 second-feet August 7-9, 1925 (gage

height, 1.00 foot). 

REMARKS. Records good except those for period of ice effect, December 3 to

March 11, which are poor. Flow is largely regulated by reservoirs above

gaging station at Bishops Bridge.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day

1 ........

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

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

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

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

6 __ . .

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

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

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

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

11.. __ .......

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

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

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

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

16 

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

18 .... ....

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

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

a.... ..........

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

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

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

25 

26 . 

27 ....

28 

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

30 

31. . .

Oct.

3,820 

4,560 

4,560 

4,240 

4,140

3,930 

2,720 

3,320 

2,420 

2,040

2,130 

2,320 

2,420 

2,320 

2,130

1,940 

1,750 

1,660 

1,560 

1,280

1,190 

1,190 

1,460 

1,560 

1,370

1,370 

1,660 

1,840 

1,750 

1,750 

1,660

Nov.

1,460 

1,370 

1,370 

1,370 

1,370

1,370 

1,370 

2,440 

3,520 

3,320

2,920 

2,720 

2,320 

3,520 

6,670

9,220 

8,800 

7,960 

4,350 

3,620

3,020 

2,920 

2,920 

3,520 

3,520

3,420 

2,820 

2,520 

2,920 

2,620

Dec.

2,520 

2,520 

2,520 

2,520 

2,320

2,320 

2,220 

2,420 

2,520 

2,320

2,420 

2,520 

2,320 

2,040 

2,220

2,520 

2,420 

2,320 

2,320 

2,220

2,130 

2,040 

1,940 

1,940 

1,940

1,750 

1,750 

1,660 

1,750 

1,660 

1,660

Jan.

1,560 

1,560 

1,560 

1,560 

1,370

1,370 

1,370 

1,280 

1,370 

1,370

1,370 

1,280 

1,280 

1,370 

1,370

1,370 

1,280 

1,190 

1,370 

1,750

1,750 

1,750 

1,750 

1,750 

1,750

1,750 

1,750 

1,750 

1,750 

1,750 

1,750

Month

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

July.... ___ . .-.

August- - - 

September ___________________

The year. ___ .. __ .. ..........

Feb.

1,750 

1,750 

1,750 

1,750 

1,750

1,750 

1,750 

1,750 

1,750 

1,750

1,840 

1,940 

1,940 

1,940 

1,940

1,840 

1,840 

1,750 

1,750 

1,750

1,750 

1,940 

2,130 

2,220 

2,220

2,220 

2,320 

2,320

......

Mar.

2,320 

2,220 

2,130 

2,220 

2,320

2,420 

2,520 

2,720 

3,120 

2,520

1,840 

2,820 

5,200 

6,910 

7,550

10, 100 

10, 800 

9,080 

6,500 

4,660

3,520 

2,720 

2,320 

2,040 

1,750

1,560 

1,560 

1,560 

1,560 

1,660 

1,840

| 

Maximum

1

1

4,560 

9,220 

2,520 

1,750 

2,320 

0,800 

2,520 

7,680 

3,020 

1,840 

1,370 

1,140

0,800

Apr.

1,940 

1,750 

1,560 

1,460 

2,040

2,520 

2,320 

1,940 

1,750 

1,560

1,370 

1,370 1, 280' 

1,190 

1,190

1,460 

1,660 

1,750 

1,760 

1,750

1,840 

1,940 

1,940 

1,840 

1, 7.^0

1,750 

1,750 

1,750 

1,750 

1,660

May

1,660 

1,660 

1,750 

1,660 

1,190

1,140 

1,190 

1,190 

1,940 

3,020

3,220 

2,920 

2,920 

3,120 

3,120

2,920 

2,040 

1,750 

1,460 

1,560

1,840 

2,320 

6,320 

7,680 

6,550

5,530 

4,350 

3,420 

3,520 

3,520 

3,320

Minimum

1,190 

1,370 

1,660 

1,190 

1,750 

1,560 

1,190 

1,140 

1,100 

680 

720 

720

680

June

3,020 

2,220 

1,100 

1,100 

1,190

1,290 

1,140

1,140

1,140 

1,190

1,370 

1,460 

1,370 

1,370 

1,280

1,190 

1,190 

1,190 

1,190 

1,190

1,750 

2,420 

2,220 

2,040 

2,040

1,750 

1,560 

1,460 

1,370 

1,190

Mean

2,320 

3,370 

2,190 

1,520 

1,900 

3,620 

1,720 

2,900 

1,500 

1,310 

1,170 

816

2,030

July

i,«e--

1,010 

968 

968 

1,370

1,660 

1,560 

1,460 

1,840 

1,460

1,100 

1,370 

1,840 

1,840 

1,660

1,750 

1,840 

1,460 

1,140 

760

760 

1,280 

1,190 

968 

680

680 

840 

1,370 

1,560 

1,560 

1,560

Per 

square 

mile

1.45 

2.11 

1.37 

.950 

1.19 

2.26 

1.08 

1.81 

.938 

.819 

.731 

.510

1.27

Aug.

1,240 

1,240 

1,190 

1,100 

1,060

1,010 

1,190 

1,140 

1,010 

1,140

1,370 

1,370 

1,370 

1,370 

1,370

1,370 

1,240 

1,060 

1,010 

760

720 

968 

1,240 

1,240 

1,240

1,240 

1,240 

1,240 

1,240 

1,190 

1,240

Sept.

1,140 

1,010 

882 

882 

840

882 

925 

925 

968 

1,060

840 

840 

760 

760 

760

720 

720 

720 

720 

720

720 

720 

720 

720 

720

720 

760 

760 

760 

800

Run-off in 

inches

1.67 

2.35 

1.58 

1.10 

1.24 

2.61 

1.20 

2.09 

1.05 

.94 

.84 

.57

17.24
36 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART V

CHIPPEWA RIVER AT CHIPPEWA FAILS, WIS.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in SE. >4 sec. 6, T. 28 N., R. 8 W., at highway 

bridge at Chippewa Falls, 2,500 feet below mouth of Duncan Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 5,600 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June, 1888, to September, 1927.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 52,100 second-feet March 16 

(gage height, 13.4 feet); minimum, 100 second-feet August 4, 11, 18, and 25. 

1888-1927: Maximum discharge, 78,000 second-feet March 27, 1920 

(gage height, 17.0 feet); minimum, about 40 second-feet February 4, 1917. 

Maximum stage known, 26.94 feet September 10, 1884.

REMARKS. Records good except those for November 22 to December 30, 

January 16-29, February 1-26, March 1-12, 23-26, and September 1-30, 

which were estimated. Large diurnal. fluctuation caused by operation of 

Wissota power plant, a few miles above station. Flow also regulated by 

storage reservoirs upstream.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day

1 ....

2... ___ .

3 __ _.

4..... __

5 - ..

6... ......

7.. .......

8.........

9 ...

10 ......

11.........

12.........

13 .

14... ......

15 

16 _ .

17.........

18 ....

19- 

20 

21 ......

22 -...

23 ......

24.. ...

25 .....

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 ..

31 

Oct.

7,270

12, 400

13,700

16,000

15, 500

14, 200

12, 300

10, 400

8,890

5,890

10, 300

6,000

8,420

7,460

8,070

8,150

4,130

8,980

6,740

6,740

7,800

7,270

8,070

2,150

5,750

7,010

7,200

6,940

5,230

4,970

2,050

Nov.

4,590

5,120

4,810

4,080

3,290

3 9Qft

1,170

8,700

13,700

H flftfl

11, 600

10, 100

10, 800

14,700

23,000

26,700

23,300

19,300

14 400

9 44ft

7,850

C CKA

Dec.

4,300

4,200

3,950

3,720

4,070

6,870

Jan.

1,660

1,200

4,900

4,160

4,160

4,060

3 OKA

4 410

1,370

4 970

4

oin

4,210

4,590

3,900

3,800

kooo

1

N

U.200

1

4,160

4,830

Feb.

4,070

>4, 260

4, 360

U.620

5,310

4,980

Mar.

5,200

7,330

22, 100

27,200

39,000

45, 400

44, 100

42,800

37,800

29,000

20,000

15,600

10,200

7,650

10,600

8,530

9,350

9,800

Apr.

11,200

7 200

8,180

12,200

6,870

in *»fift

8,810

6,870

7,730

4,850

5,700

6,610

6,510

6,410

6,090

6,610

5,230

6,610

6,870

5,580

6,870

6,610

4 760

3,110

6,600

4,500

May

4,580

6,870

4,500

6,060

5,540

4,810

5,280

1,870

5,070

7,800

10, 100

12, 200

11, 800

10, 300

8,180

10,300

9,260

8,720

7,200

6,540

4,970

3,110

13, 700

16,600

19,700

18,300

16, 600

14,400

10, 300

10, 300

9,080

June

7,650

7,730

5,740

5,380

4,370

6,210

5,130

3,540

5,540

5,540

4,810

2,080

5,890

1,810

4,550

4,550

4,550

2,870

577

4,220

3,970

4,500

4,230

4,500

9 Q9ft

2,710

6,090

5,640

4,850

5,330

July

5,330

4,370

596

384

2,210

3,830

2,300

2,530

4,820

1,620

2,080

2,080

2,410

6,080

3,830

7,380

1,960

9,430

11,500

10,600

8,720

7,530

7,380

4,640

8,260

4,820

3,540

3,090

4,370

6,080

1,570

Aug.

2,360

2,360

2,360

2,360

2,360

2,500

226

1,980

2,080

2,080

3,310

2,830

5,050

1,160

2,000

2,500

3,880

2,530

3,380

2,530

227

2,180

2,880

2,880

2,760

3,380

3,760

328

3,010

3,370

3,690

Sept.

2,960

4,130

4,970

100

1,610

4,430

4,240

3,940

4,730

4,870

100

3,750

3,730

2,920

2,500

2,510

2,460

100

2,030

2,100

2,210

2,210

2,140

1,810

100

1,940

1,990

2,100

2,110

2,230

Month

February __________ _________

April __ ______________________

July 

September ____________________

Maximum

16, 000

26,700

45,400

12,200

19, 700

7,730

11,500

5,050

4,970

45,400

Minimum

2,050

1,100

3,100

1,660

577

384

226

100

100

Mean

8,260

9,970

4,110

3,930

4,400

15,700

7,190

9,160

4,580

4,690

2,520

2,570

6,450

Per

square 

mile

1.48

1.78

.734

.702

.786

2.80

1.28

1.64

.818

.837

.450

.439

1.15

Run-off in 

inches

1.71

1.99

.85

.81

.82

3.23

1.43

1.89

.91

.97

.52

.51

15.64
TIPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 37

FLAMBEAU RIVER NEAR BUTTERUUT, WIS.

LOCATION. Chain gage in lot 10, sec. 28, T. 41 N., R. 1 E., 6 miles southeast of

Butternut and 7 miles upstream from Park Falls. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 660 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July, 1914, to September, 1927. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 2,020 second-feet July 17 (gage

height, 5.0 feet); minimum, 370 second-feet October 1 (gage height, 1.63

feet).

1914-1927: Maximum discharge, 5,430 second-feet April 22 and 23, 1916

(gage height, 9.0 feet); minimum, 91 second-feet September 18 and 19,

1925 (gage height, 0.25 foot). 

REMARKS. Records good except those for period of ice effect, December 14-25

and January 15 to February 5, which are fair. Flow regulated by storage

in Flambeau Reservoir, 9 miles above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day

1 _ ..... __ ..

2 ........ . 

3... . .....

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

5... .......... -

6 

7 . 

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

9 

10 

12 

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

14 --. .

15 

16 

17 - - 

18.-- -

1Q

20- 

21 

23. 

24 

26 

27. -

28 

29. 

30 

31. 

Oct.

370 

449 

483 

592 

805

895 

850 

1,120 

1,120 

1,170

1,170 

1,170 

1,070 

985 

985

985 

985 

985 

940 

805

850 

895 

985 

985 

985

940

940 

940 

940 

940 

940

Nov.

716 

760 

850 

850 

895

940 

940 

985 

1,120 

1,170

1,030 

985 

940 

1,030 

1,120

1,510 

1,630 

1,630 

1,570 

1,120

1,030 

985 

940 

895 

985

985 

985 

940 

940 

985

Dec.

985 

985 

985 

985 

985

940 

940 

940 

940 

985

985 

985 

985 

985 

985

985 

985 

985 

940 

940

940 

940 

940 

940 

985

985 

985 

985 

985 

985 

985

Jan.

985 

985 

985 

985 

985

962 

940 

955 

970 

985

985 

985 

985 

985 

985

985 

985 

985 

1,030 

1,030

1,030 

1,030 

1,030 1, 030' 

1,030

1,030 

1,070 

1,070 

1,070 

1,070 

1,070

Month

March ____ ....... .........................

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

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

June _ ____ ., _____ _ ___ ... _ ,.

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

September.... .. ___ ......................

Feb.

1,070 

1,070 

1,070 

1,070 

1,100

1,120 

1,100 

1,090 

1,070 

1,070

1,070 

1,070 

1,070 

1,070 

1,070

1,070 

1,100 

1,120 

1,140 

1,170

1,190 

1,200 

1,220 

1,220 

1,220

1,220 

1,220 

1,220

Mar.

1,220 

1,220 

1,220 

1,220 

1,220

1,220 

1,220 

1,220 

1,220 

1,170

985 

918 

850 

483 

458

432 

475 

518 

492 

466

472 

478 

483 

466 

449

466 

483 

472 

460 

449 

440

Maximum

1,170 

1,630 

985 

1,070 

1,220 

1,220 

1,390 

1,950 

1,120 

2,020 

1,070 

940

2,020

Apr.

432 

416 

416 

432 

449

466 

466 

449 

483 

805

850 

895 

895 

850 

895

895 

895 

940 

1,070 

1,120

1,170 

1,330 

1,220 

1,170 

1,120

1,270 

1,330 

1,390 

1,390 

1,390

May

1,070 

850 

985 

1,390 

1,390

1,270 

1,170 

1,070 

1,120 

1,690

1,820 

1,950 

1,510 

1,390 

1,330

1,330 

1,330 

1,270 

1,270 

1,270

1,760 

1,630 

1,890 

1,950 

1,820

1,760 

1,690 

1,390 

1,330 

1,270 

1,170

Minimum

370 

716 

940 

940 

1,070 

432 

416 

850 

518 

483 

716 

592

370

June

985 

985 

1,030 

1,070 

1,120

1,030 

1,030 

985 

985 

985

940 

895 

805 

716 

632

632 

518 

592 

716 

716

760 

940 

1,070 

1,070 

1,030

1,030 

985 

985 

985 

805

Mean

912 

1,050 

971 

1,010 

1,120 

753 

897 

1,420 

901 

993 

927 

691

970

July

483 

483 

483 

483 

716

805 

716 

632 

632 

632

632 

632 

673 

805 

895

1,170 

2,020 

1,760 

1,630 

1,630

1,510 

1,450 

1,390 

1,270 

1,120

1,120 

1,070 

1,070 

985 

940 

940

Per

square 

mile

1.38 

1.59 

1.47 

1.53 

1.70 

1.14 

1.36 

2.15 

1.37 

1.50 

1.40 

1.05

1.47

Aug.

895 

895 

895 

895 

895

895 

895 

895 

895 

895

895 

895 

80S 

895 

895

1,030 

1,070 

1,030 

805 

716

805 

1,030 

985 

985 

985

985 

985 

985 

985 

985 

940

Sept;

940 

940 

895 

940 

895

895 

895 

632 

632 

632

632 

632 

632 

632 

632

632 

632 

592 

632 

632

632 

632 

632 

592 

592

592 

592 

632 

632 

632

Run-off in 

inches

1.59 

1.77 

1.70 

1.76 

1.77 

1.31 

1.52 

2.48 

1.53 

1.73 

1.61 

1.17

19.94
38 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART V

FIAMBEAU RIVER NEAR IADYSMITH, WIS.

LOCATION. In sec. 35, T. 36 N., R. 5 W., at Big Falls power plant of Lake 

Superior District Power Co., 14 miles northeast of Ladysmith.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,910 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October, 1923, to September, 1927. January, 1914, to 

September, 1923, at a station 8 miles below present site. February, 1903, to 

December, 1906, at Ladysmith, 14 miles below present site.

EXTREMES. Maximum mean daily discharge during year, 8,350 second-feet 

March 18 and 19; minimum, 370 second-feet July 4.

1914-1927: Maximum discharge, 19,500 second-feet April 11, 1922; 

minimum, 176 second-feet August 30, 1925.

REMARKS. Records good. Discharge computed from power-house records. 

Regulation caused by operation of power plants and storage reservoirs 

above station. Daily-discharge record furnished by Lake Superior District 

Power Co.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day

3,620

4,630

4,470

4,470

4,390

3,930

3,550

3,410

3,430

3,110

2,960

2,880

2,700

2,770

2,610

2,710

2,910

2,610

2,580

2,700

 21.______________ 2,660

2,590 

23.-.__ -____> 2,610

24 __________! 2,460

26 ___ ____J 2,250

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16-

17.

18.

19. 

_JO_

Oct.

26 _-_ __. 2,360

27 ___. _.' 2,430 

28...__._ _____l 2,150 

29__._______J 2,220

30 _ -; 2,180

31-_ __..J 2,160

Nov.

1,900

1,800

1,750

1,970

1,840

1,940

2,450

3,370

3,190

3,520

3,220

3,260

3,130

3,740

5,230

6,460

6,210

5,500

5,010

4,250

3,430

2,790

2,660

2,440

2,390

2,490

1,920

1,900

2,040

2,040

Dec.

2,010

1,650

1,940

1,890

1,240

1,810

1,580

1,850

1,980

1,910

2,160

1,710

2,220

1,140

1,680

1,680

1,680

1,600

1,410

1,870

1,800

1,670

1,860

1,760

1,720

1,600

1,730

1,720

1,740

1,800

1,460

Jan.

1,650

1,520

1,720

1,700

1,600

1,720

1,800

1,580

1,080

1,690

1,560

1,590

1,570

1,550

1,460

1,190

1,470

1,330

1,580

1,560

1,550

1,460

1,220

1,600

1,470

1,270

1,610

1,540

1,470

993

1,680

Feb.

1,420

1,460

1,470

1,670

1,580

1,070

1,630

1,640

1,510

1,600

1,580

1,510

1,070

1,650

1,490

1,520

1,670

1,640

1,520

1,210

1,630

1,510

1,760

1,700

1,690

1,520

1,590

1,720

Mar.

1,720

1,730

1,680

1,660

1,610

1,710

1,750

1,770

1,870

1,970

2,090

2,440

3,250

3,380

4,600

6,540

7,690

8,350

8,350

7,700

6,330

5,260

4,360

3,910

3,500

3,070

2,650

2,510

2,550

2,570

2,640

Apr.

2,780

2,930

2,970

2,040

2,950

3,350

3,060

2,830

2,510

2,680

2,730

3,080

2,900

2,760

2,680

2,410

2,530

2,840

2,670

3,140

2,840

3,040

2,960

2,940

2,540

2,610

2,440

2,570

2,410

2,720

May

2,260

2,050

2,130

2,240

2,830

2,490

2,400

2,250

2,580

3,210

4,050

4,480

4,020

3,500

3,340

2,990

2,720

2,660

2,180

2,570

2,940

3,990

5,040

4,570

4,960

4,840

3,980

3,760

3,370

2,520

2,580

June I July Aug. Sept

2,490

2,370

2,020

1,830

2,130

2,170

2,080

1,990

1,790

1,820

1,880

2,130

1,760

1,770

1,580

1,390

1,420

1,180

750

1,370

1,380

1,920

1,830

2,100

2,240

2,290

2,050

1,850

1,800

1,750

1,790

1,480

585

370

1,110

1,320

1,420

1,690

1,600

1,030

1,550

1,170

1,500

1,500

1,640

1,520

3,160

4,750

4,770

3,600

4,250

3,630

3,140

2,780

2,310

2,290

1,990

1,910

1,960

1,630

1,680

1,790

1,510

1,540

1,510

1,630

1,300

974

1,650

1,360

1,360

1,320

1,380

1,400

741

1,280

1,030

1,390

1,640

1,800

1,580

1,000

1,310

1,360

1,490

1,430

1,480

1,370

923

1,330

1,230

1,300

1,330

1,450

1,390

985

757

1,320

1,310

1,160

1,240

1,320

790

1,120

1,030

1,000

966

974

846

728

903

1,090

557

846

914

1.119

727

1.120

775

1,150

Maximum Minimum Mean

Per

square 

mile

Run-off in 

inches

October. ._ 

November. 

DecemberJanuary ... 

February.. 

March_____ 

April... - 

May..._ 

June_.__ 

July. .. 

August.... 

September.

The year.

4,630

6,460

2,220

1,800

1,760

8,350

3,350

5,040

2,490

4,770

1,790

1,450

8,350

2,150

1,750

1,140

993

1,070

1,610

2,040

2,050

750

370

741

557

370

2,980

3,130

1,740

1,510

1,530

3,590

2,760

3,210

1,840

2,100

1,370

1,030

2,240

1.56

1.64

.911

.791

.801

1.88

1.45

1.68

.963

1.10

.717

.539

1.17

1.80

1.83

1.05

.91

.83

2.17

1.62

1.94

1.07

1.27

.83

.60

15.92
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 39

JUMP RIVER AT SHEIDON, WIS.

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 26, T. 33 N., R. 5 W., at highway bridge in Sheldon, 11 miles above mouth. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 510 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July, 1915, to September, 1927. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 10,900 second-feet March 16

(gage height, 9.94 feet); minimum, 24 second-feet September 21 (gage height,

2.80 feet).

1915-1927: Maximum discharge, 15,600 second-feet March 26, 1920

(gage height, 11.48 feet); minimum (estimated), 14 second-feet January

25-31, 1924. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, November 28

to March 11, and for extremely low water, which are fair.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day

1 - _-_

2- ............

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

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

5 ..... 

6

7... . ..

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

» _.

10- 

11 

12.

13. 

14. 

15. 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 . 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

Oct.

970

2,420

2,290

1,920

1,700

1,700

1,400

1,050

890

820

715

615

890

1,810

1,810

1,810

1,220

885

1,050

1,010

1,050

1,130

1,130

970

855

750

648

550

648

680

550

Nov.

490

380

408

355

330

380

1,400

2,420

2,160

1,600

1,400

1,130

2,290

3,820

3,640

2,420

1,700

1,400

1,050

820

648

582

550

490

462

460

435

410

Dec.

380

380

OKK

OCK

330

330

305

OAK

305

305

305

305

305

OAK

305

OAK

305

OAK

OAK.

230

240

255

240

OQA

240

255

240

230

200

165

Jan.

165

165

200

OQA

220

190

165

1 KK

1AK

1 KK

165

165

1AK

125

105

115

1 OK

115

105

95

85

80

70

60

55

55

55

55

Feb.

55

70

85

85

s<<

85

85

70

55

60

70

80

85

80

70

70

70

60

55

60

70

70

70

80

85

105

125

125

Mar.

1 f\K

105

105

fOK

14^

520

1,280

2,040

4,390

6,740

7,220

8,740

10 600

10,100

4,970

3,470

2,040

1,500

1,310

1,050

1,050

1,010

855

890

930

890

1,130

Apr.

1,130

1 400

1 Qofl

1,700

i ftfin

QOA

7KA

680

615

Ron

490

462

ylOK

KOfl

615

648

550

520

462

408

435

435

435

355

330

May

OCA

OOA

OOA

OQA

O7A

330

462

680

1,310

1 700

1,700

855

71 H

KCO

490

408

380

435

550

1,400

1,920

1,600

1,310

1,130

820

615

490

435

June

OQA

280

OCR

221

208

194

oon

OCA

tyjn

208

143

fQK

1 9^1

143

151

330

435

435

380

355

270

208

164

135

July

111

111

7<<

68

1AO.

Ill

111

71

135

408

270

615

750

1,920

1,810

1,010

1,220

1,050

750

490

380

280

221

135

151

164

Aug.

143

109

1QK

in0.

96

63

T\

75

96

63

63

55

KK

KK

63

68

63

KK

68

75

75

96

96

68

63

75

63

55

Sept.

55

7K.

O/tfb

240

af>

inQfi

On

68

68

KK

55

63

KK

28

38

75

75

164

151

135

47

38

86

Month

July 

Maximum

2,420

3,820

380

230

125

10,600

1,920

1,920

435

4,190

143

240

10,600

Minimum

550

330

165

55

55

105

330

270

123

68

55

28

28

Mean

1,160

1,180

289

131

77.3

2,660

779

814

244

650

78.5

89.8

685

Per

square 

mile

2.27

2.31

.567

.257

.152

5.22

1.53

1.60

.478

1.27

.154

.176

1.34

Run-off in 

inches

2.62

2.58

.65

.30

.16

6.02

1.71

1..84

.53.

1.46

.18

.20

18.25
40 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART V

BED CEDAR RIVER NEAR COIFAX, WIS.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 27, T. 30 N., R. 11 W., at highway

bridge, 4^ miles north of Colfax. Trout Creek enters 3}^ miles above

station.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,100 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March, 1914, to September, 1927. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 6,100 second-feet March 14

(gage height, 6.0 feet); minimum, 334 second-feet August 24 (gage height,

1 foot).

1914-1927: Maximum discharge, 7,610 second-feet March 26, 1920

(gage height, 6.95 feet); minimum, 218 second-feet November 23, 1925

(gage height, 0.55 foot). 

REMARKS. Records fair except those for period of ice effect, November 7 to

March 8, which are poor, and for April 30 to May 6 and July 10-23, which

were interpolated. Flow regulated by four storage reservoirs upstream.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day

1 _ _ 

2 ___ 

3 .

4.. _ 

5 

6 . ._

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

8 

9 __ -... .._

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

11 

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

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

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

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

16... .-...

17 - 

18 .. ..

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

20... ..

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

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

23 _ ............

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

25. . ...

26... ....

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

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

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

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

31.....-. .....

Oct.

1,090 

1,310 

1,000 

1,140 

1,600

1,500 

1,400 

1,310 

1,040 

960

732 

1,310 

1,000 

960 

880

920 

1,130 

804 

1,220 

1,040

960 

1,130 

1,080 

920 

632

804 

768 

768 

732 

842 

1,010

Nov.

671

804 

768 

804 

732

732 

730 

730 

730 

730

730 

730 

730 

730 

730

730 

730 

730 

770 

770

805 

840 

880 

920 

920

960 

960 

960 

960 

960

Dec

2,010 

1,310 

1,900 

1,400 

1,310

1,130 

380 

630 

1,220 

1,500

840 

1,130 

880 

840 

960

880 

1,130 

1,310 

1,000 

880

730 

880 

1,000 

920 

805

665 

630 

1,000 

960 

770 

1,310

Jan.

920 

665 

880 

1,040 

1,130

920 

920 

920 

805 

730

730 

805 

770 

665 

630

700 

405 

600 

840 

805

770 

665 

770 

840 

1,000

1,000 

960 

920 

840 

630 

540

Month

April 

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

Feb.

960 

842 

1,040 

1,080 

1,040

880 

960 

880 

700 

770

700 

630 

920 

700 

570

480 

630 

665 

630 

480

555 

600 

920 

960 

840

805 

920 

1,000

Mar.

1,049e

92 

92 

1,13

1,40 

1,80 

2,46 

1,50 

1,80

2,12 

2,23 

3,61

5,75 

5,31

4,47 

4,17 

3,61 

3,21

2,58

2,12 

1,90 

1,70 

1,70 

1,50

1,31 

1,13 

1,04 

1,22 

1,31 

1,40

Maximum

1,600 

960 

2,010 

1,130 

1,080 

5,750 

1,500 

2,580 

1,220 

842 

698 

3,110

5,750

0 

0 

» 

» 

0

10 

0 

0 

10 

10

:0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

:0 

0

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Apr.

1,500 

1,400 

1,310 

1,310 

1,400

1,220 

1,130 

1,040 

1,130 

1,130

1,000 

1,080 

842 

698 

599

664 

632 

454 

632 

880

842 

804 

804 

768 

632

842 

880 

768 

605 

597

May

590 

582 

574 

566 

558

550 

543 

664 

776 

842

732 

632 

664 

671 

638

632 

599 

568 

668 

599

739 

1,730 

2,580 

1,620 

1,700

1,700 

1,130 

1,130 

1,080 

842 

880

June

1,000 

1,000 

960 

960 

960

732 

645 

568 

739 

1,220

739 

574 

568 

664 

732

698 

664 

664 

804 

568

1,000 

970 

1,040 

1,040 

960

664 

568 

599 

599 

543

Minimum Mean

632 1, 030 

671 799 

380 1, 040 

405 800 

480 791 

920 2, 170 

454 920 

543 893 

543 781 

486 646 

379 529 

538 834

379 939

July

599 

568 

538 

538 

538

543 

486 

568 

568 

584

600 

615 

631 

649 

664

680 

696 

710 

725 

741

757 

772 

798 

804 

538

842 

804 

671 

510 

605 

698

Per 

square 

mile

0.936 

.726 

.945 

.727 

.719 

1.97 

.836 

.812 

.710 

.587 

.481 

.758

.854

Aug.

510

568 

568 

599 

605

510 

538 

538 

379 

379

515 

543 

474 

510 

428

481 

510 

632 

605 

481

510 

428 

543 

379 

481

538 

599 

698 

538 

574 

638

Sept.

638 

664 

3,110 

1,530 

671

812 

1,130 

960 

960 

1,040

1,040 

664 

698 

638 

543

543 

632 

732 

538 

599

605 

698 

732 

632 

664

664 

698 

698 

732 

768

Eun-ofE in 

inches

1.08 

.81 

1.09 

.84 

.75 

2.27 

.93 

.94 

.79 

.68 

.55 

.85

11.58
UPPER MISSISSIPPI EIVER BASIN

BED CEDAR RIVER AT MENOMONIE, WIS.

41

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 26, T. 28 N., R. 13 W., at Menomonie, 

900 feet below power house of Northern States Power Co. and 1,000 feet below 

mouth of Wilson Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,810 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June, 1907, to September, 1908; May, 1913, to September, 

1923; March, 1925, to September, 1927.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 10,700 second-feet March 15 

(gage height, 6.1 feet); minimum, 96 second-feet August 10, caused by 

regulation (gage height, 0.95 foot).

1907-1908, 1913-1923, 1925-1927: Maximum discharge, 14,000 secondfeet March 26, 1920 (gage height, 8.0 feet); minimum, 88 second-feet May 9, 

1926, caused by regulation (gage height, 0.93 foot).

REMARKS. Records good except those for May 6 and 7, which were estimated. 

Considerable diurnal fluctuation caused by operation of power plants at 

Menomonie and Cedar Falls. Flow also regulated by storage in four reservoirs upstream.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day

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

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

3- _ .

4...... 

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

1 ..... . _____

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

9 ... ...... 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 _____ 

19 

20 

21- ___ 

22

23 

24 _ . __ 

25 

26.. _

27 

28 

29 __ 

30 __ 

31 

Oct.

1,320 

1,940 

875 

1,040 

1,440

2,070 

2,160 

2,240 

2,240 

1,450

1,610 

1,740 

1,590 

1,370 

1,370

1,300 

1,370 

1,370 

1,440 

1,440

1,660 

1,440 

1,370 

1,440 

1,440

1,370 

1,230 

1,230 

1,370 

1,300 

970

Nov.

1,050 

1,110 

1,110 

928 

1,300

1,110 

980 

1,380 

1,610 

1,900

1,590 

1,590 

1,660 

2,240 

2,790

3,610 

5,050 

5,050 

4,060 

3,390

2,980 

2,600 

2,420 

2,240 

1,410

1,010 

1,070 

693 

956 

1,330

Dec.

1,320 

1,680 

1,740 

1,640 

1,180

1,180 

1,250 

1,040 

790

858

496 

751 

1,100 

1,040 

1,230

1,300 

1,300 

1,230 

1,160 

1,230

1,100 

1,160 

1,740 

1,370 

910

1,030 

1,100 

1,230 

1,300 

1,160 

1,300

Jan.

1,230 

1,370 

1,590 

1,100 

1,100

1,370 

1,230 

1,240 

1,230 

1,100

1,100 

1.100 

1,030 

1,100 

1,100

806 

919 

1,030 

1,030 

1,030

1,100 

1,100 

980 

1,100 

1,100

970 

919 

1,040 

1,160 

806 

1,040

Month

May

July .

Feb.

1,230 

1,160 

1,160 

1,160 

1,100

989 

919 

1,100 

1,100 

1,100

1,100 

1,100 

806 

980 

1,100

1,100 

1,100 

1,100 

1,100 

606

884 

1,100 

1,160 

1,160 

1,610

1,740 

1,170 

1,610

Mar.

1,680 

1,680 

1,680 

1,300 

1,820

640 

1,610 

1,980 

2,240 

2,420

3,210 

4,060 

4,300 

8,130 

9,850

8,050 

6,300 

5,550 

5,050 

3,830

3,830 

3,010 

2,240 

2,260 

2,280

2,600 

1,230 

2,700 

1,830 

2,600 

1,830

Maximum

2,240 

5,050 

1,740 

1,590 

1,740 

9,850 

2,240 

2,240 

2,160 

1,290 

1,040 

2,310

9,850

Apr.

2,240 

1,760 

1,790 

2,180 

1,980

2,240 

1,310 

1,730 

1,640 

400

1,440 

1,770 

1,790 

1,680 

1,740

1,380 

285 

1,040 

1,470 

1,400

1,400 

1,330 

1,470 

364 

1,230

1,400 

1,240 

1,310 

1,310 

1,160

May

410 

1,040 

1,310 

1,450 

1,380

1,220 

1,070 

394 

1,070 

1,330

1,070 

1,010 

867 

1,030 

240

1,170 

1,170 

1,240 

1,240 

1,170

1,310 

1,900 

1,680 

2,160 

2,240

2,160 

2,160 

1,840 

1,310 

496 

1,860

Minimum

875 

693 

496 

806 

606 

640 

285 

240 

577 

296 

261 

600

240

June

1,710 

1,340 

1,620 

2,160

577

1,230 

1,130 

748 

1,050 

910

1,590 

1,440 

1,100 

1,050 

1,210

1,210 

1,180 

1,310 

647 

946

1,300 

1,450 

1,450 

1,610 

1,250

767 

1,100 

1,160 

1,160 

989

Mean

1,490 

2,010 

1,190 

1,100 

1,130 

3,280 

1,450 

1,290 

1,210 

958 

719 

1,340

1,430

July

1,160 

1,150 

434 

296 

892

1,180 

1,180 

858 

1,040 

612

919 

919 

919 

919 

919

980 

299 

956 

1,150 

1,150

1,220 

1,150 

1,290 

892 

946

1,150 

1,150 

1,150 

989 

1,170 

669

Per

square 

mile

0.823 

1.11 

.658 

.608 

.624 

1.81 

.801 

.713 

.669 

.529 

.397 

.740

.790

Aug.

1,040 

798 

814 

814 

814

937 

296 

892 

626 

830

830 

1,040 

989 

336 

703

762 

703 

762 

822 

611

446 

312 

536 

805 

830

884 

374 

261 

806 

806 

919

Sept.

989 

1,160 

1,350 

2,310 

1,860

1,230 

1,220 

1,420 

1,710 

2,170

2,150 

2,150 

2,310 

1,570 

1,280

1,290 

1,280 

1,050 

919 

1,030

970 

1,050 

1,090 

749 

600

892 

1,030 

1,030 

1,150 

1,280

Run-off in 

inches

0.95 

1.24 

.76 

.70 

.65 

2.09 

.89 

.82 

.75 

.61 

.46 

.83

10.75
42 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART V

BLACK EIVEE AT NEIIISVIIIE, WIS.

LOCATION. Chain gage, installed November 16, 1926, in sec. 15, T. 24 N., R. 2 

W., at new highway bridge in Neillsville. O'Neill Creek enters 1 mile above 

gage and Cunningham Creek 1}<| miles below.

DRAINAGE AREA. 774 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1905, to March, 1909; December, 1913, to September, 1927.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 9,190 second-feet March 13 (gage 

height, 12.33 feet); minimum, 32 second-feet August 15, 25-28, 31, and 

September 1 (gage height, 2.5 feet).

1905-1909, 1913-1927: Maximum discharge, 37,100 second-feet June 6, 

1905 (gage height, 22.4 feet); minimum (estimated), 5 second-feet during 

February, 1918.

REMARKS. Records good except those for October 1 to November 15, which 

were estimated, and for periods of ice effect, December 6 to March 2 and 

March 7 and 8, which are poor. Slight diurnal fluctuation caused by operations at several dams upstream.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day

17-

18-

19.

20.

21- 

22. 

23- 

24_

25-

26-

27-

28-

29.

30. 

31-

Oct.

1,400

740

800

2,640

2,370

1,560

1,040

717

384

328

293

328

328

260

260

260

276

Dec. Jan.

293

260

244

260

214 [

215

230

245

260

275

295

310

345

385

345

310

260

185

260

310

330

330

330

295

295

295

295

310

310

310

295

260

295

295

330

330

330

275

260

260

275

260

275

275

260

245

230

245

245

245

245

230

215

185

200

175

160

135

135

160

160

160

Feb.

200

215

230

245

245

260

275

295

295

295

260

275

260

260

260

260

275

275

260

230

230

260

385

575

820

985

985

985

820

770

873

873

1,490

2,100

2,730

3,550

3,660

5,900

8,680

8,340

7,700

4,960

5,090

4,100

3,030

1,940

1, 350

1,100

1,040

873

873

1,280

1,780

2,830

Apr.

2,460

1,630

1,160

1,160

2,280

2,100

1,630

1,220

928

76.8

574

444

424

384

310

310

328

365

346

328

310

293

276

260

244

260

293

310

310

276

May

112

148

214

214

244

214

186

173

1,630

2,550

2,550

1,630

1,100

873

529

424

365

293

229

229

200

276

668

873

717

620

574

444

365

293

June

229

214

186

173

148

126

106

97

620

1,780

1,160

717

444

293

200

173

148

200

1,940

574

668

574

486

404

214

160

126

July Aug.

56

43

34

38

41

53

43

43

50

59

186

574

1,940

3,440

2,280

1,420

873

2,730

1,700

928

574

384

293

229

365

465

229

173

160

126

97

85

71

59

56

50

43

41

43

43

41

38

32

38

34

43

43

43

34

34

34

38

32

32

32

32

38

34

32

Sept.

32

38

38

43

116

110

71

106

116

126

346

384

260

186

148

106

92

56

46

80

59

56

46

50

50

64

80

85

85

148

Month Maximum Minimum Mean

Per

square 

mile

Run-off in 

inches

October. __ 

NovemberDecemberJanuary- -. 

FebruaryMarch__ 

April..-_ 

May------

June__-- 

JulyAugust.....

September.

The year.

2,640

385

330

2,460

2,550

1.940

3,440

160

384

260

185

135

200

770

244

112

97

34

32

32

32

1,060

784

287

237

371

2,660

733

632

440

647

503

107

1.37

1.01

.371

.306

.479

3.44

.947

.817

.568

.836

.065

.138

1.58

1.13

.43

.35

.50

3.97

1.06

.94

.07 

.15

672 11.77
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 43

IA CROSSE RIVER NEAR WEST SALEM, WIS.

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 32, T. 17 N., R. 6 W., at highway bridge 2 miles 

west of West Salem and 6 miles below mouth of Dutch Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 412 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. December, 1913, to September, 1927.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,330 second-feet July 21 (gage 

height, 4.55 feet); minimum, 56 second-feet February 20.

1913-1927: Maximum discharge, 3,620 second-feet March 16, 1919 (gage 

height, 8.45 feet); minimum, that of February 20, 1927.

REMARKS. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, November 21-23^ 

27, 29, and December 6 to March 2, which are poor. Slight diurnal fluctuation 

is caused by operation of power plants a few miles above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day

1. .

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

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

5.. _ .... . __ .

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12.. __ . _ . ....

13.. 

15 . 

16 

17. 

18 

19. 

20-- - 

21.. _ ..........

22 

23 

24 ........

25.. _____ ....

26... .. ... _

27 

28. ......

29 

30 

31 .

Oct.

289 

309 

269 

395 

515

395 

351 

289 

289 

231

309 

269 

351 

351 

269

289 

250 

309 

289 

269

269 

289 

309 

250 

330

309 

351 

289 

289 

269 

231

Nov.

289 

309 

289 

289 

269

269 

231 

289 

289 

231

250 

269 

250 

269 

309

330 

330 

309 

309 

309

230 

180 

230 

231 

309

373 

270 

373 

395 

440

Dec.

330 

309 

269 

269 

196

195 

195 

180 

180 

180

165 

165 

150 

150 

150

165 

165 

165 

125 

150

180 

180 

230 

215 

180

135 

135 

135 

180 

150 

150

Jan.

165 

150 

165 

195 

230

180 

135 

180 

165 

165

135 

100 

120 

120 

85

80 

105 

115 

115 

115

105 

110 

95 

120 

70

100 

195 

150 

135 

150 

150

Month

July . . 

Feb.

150 

150 

165 

195 

250

290 

310 

330 

270 

165

100 

90 

70 

85 

100

100 

105 

85 

65 

60

100 

90 

310 

780 

420

330 

165

75

Mar.

85 

105 

395 

309 

309

309 

351 

395 

418 

418

395 

440 

590 

675 

590

490 

490 

590 

565 

440

395 

373 

373 

373 

395

418 

490 

440 

395 

395 

395

Maximum

515 

440 

330 

230 

780 

675 

395 

835 

440 

1,260 

240 

543

1,260

Apr.

373 

351 

330 

351 

351

395 

351 

351 

309 

250

330 

309 

289 

309 

289

309 

231 

309 

289 

269

269 

269 

269 

250 

289

269 

269 

269 

289 

289

May

269 

309 

309 

309 

309

309 

269 

269 

465 

750

835 

715 

440 

373 

373

351 

351 

309 

289 

289

269 

289 

373 

490 

590

418 

373 

465 

675 

750 

635

Minimum

231 

180 

125 

70 

60 

85 

231 

269 

231 

196 

140 

110

60

June

418 

351 

351 

330 

309

309 

309 

269 

269 

269

289 

250 

289 

289 

269

250 

250 

269 

231 

309

330 

440 

330 

309 

231

231 

231 

231 

231 

231

Mean

306 

291 

185 

135 

193 

413 

303 

426 

289 

329 

179 

262

276

July i Aug.

196 

196 

196 

196 

196

213 

213 

213 

250 

196

213 

309 

418 

440 

330

196 

231 

213 

231 

196

1,260 

1,100 

580 

383 

301

286 

286 

333 

317 

270 

240

240 

226 

212 

199 

199

186 

174 

174 

174 

199

199 

162 

162 

162 

140

140 

162 

162 

162 

199

186 

186 

212 

199 

186

174 

162 

162 

162 

151 

151

Sept.

140 

14» 

151 

130 

110

506 

186 

199 

174 

226

366 

543 

418 

317 

240

212 

19» 

286 

418 

400

255 

212 

186 

174 

174

199 

240 

333 

366 

366

<?miarrft Run-ofl in SS6 inches

0. 743 0. 86 

. 706 . 79 

. 449 . 52 

.328 .38 

. 468 . 49 

1.00 1.15 

. 735 . 82 

1. 03 1. 19 

. 701 . 78 

. 799 . 92 

. 434 . 50 

. 636 . 71

. 670 9. 1 1

118794 31-
44 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART V

UPPER IOWA RIVER NEAR DECORAH, IOWA

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 13, T. 98 N., R. 8 W., 500 feet above

highway bridge in Freeport, 3 miles below Decorah, and 4 miles above upper

power plant of Interstate Power Co. Trout Run enters 1 mile above station. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 560 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August, 1913, to November, 1914; May, 1919, to June,

1927. Discontinued. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 2,680 second-feet May 29 (gage

height, 5.40 feet); minimum occurred during winter.

1913-1914, 1919-1927: Maximum discharge, 14,700 second-feet February

22, 1922 (gage height, 10.42 feet); minimum (estimated), 21 second-feet

February 15, 1923. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for December 3 to February 3 and June

12-17, which are poor. Slight diurnal fluctuation caused by operation of

several mills in Decorah.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926 27

Day

2... . ...

3

4 _ .... ___ . ___ .. 

6

7- 

8

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

10. _ ...... ...

11 ___ .... ___ ----------

12 

14-.. 

15 

16 

17 

18.. 

19 

20. 

22 

23-. 

24 

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

26 

27-... - --

28 

29 

30.. 

01

Oct.

89 

83 

98 

149 

120

91 

87 

94 

91 

91

96 

98

87 

81 

85

94 

83 

81

77 

79

89 

89

96 

96

85 

79 

83 

81 

83 

81

Nov.

83 

77 

73 

73 

79

81 

79 

81 

85 

67

59 

73 

87 

96 

103

100 

91 

103 

79 

83

87 

96 

103 i 89 

94

105 

125 

81

89

Month

February

April--- ___ -. -- - --. --

Dec.

87 

83

70

50 

70

Jan.

75

77 

75

60

50

 65

i

Feb.

80 

90 

300 

284 

692

631 

544 

517 

368 

346

325 

304 

284 

247 

206

216 

222 

178 

181 

181

212 

175 

1,120 

982 

982

692 

517 

391

Maximum Minimum

149 77 

125 59

1, 120 80 

368 1% 

915 240 

2,480 206 

1, 260 261

Mar.

325 

284 

247 

229 

229

229 

229 

216 

223 

223

229 

304 

325 

304 

304

2% 

277 

258 

240 

229

219 

196 

209 ; 199 

203

226 

222 , 233 i 254 

321 

368

Mean

90.7 

87.2 

65.5 

60.7 

402 

253 

438 

683 

504

Apr.

368 

321 

321 

432 

915

850 

692 

631 

572 

572

490 

464 

439 

464 

544

517 

490 

439 

415 

368

338 

325 

304 

292 

284

269 

269 

254 

261 

240

May

233 

233 

216 

219 

212

209 

206 

254 

661 

1,560

850 

601 

464 

415 

368

317 

277 

281 

261 

300

312

277 

818 

1,050 

1,330

786 

982 

1,910 

2,480 

1,820

Per 

square 

mile

0.162 

.156 

.117 

.108 

.718 

.452 

.782 

1.22 

.900

June

982 

915 

818 

723 

631

544 

490 

490 

915 

1,260

 500

415 

391 

391

368 

346 

346 

343 

325

308 

300 

284 

269 

261

Run-off in 

inches

0.19 

.17 

.13 

.12 

.75 

.52 

.87 

1.41 

1.00
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 45

WISCONSIN RIVER AT WHIRLPOOL RAPIDS, NEAR RHINELANDER, WIS.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 4, T. 35 N., R. 8 E., at head of Whirlpool Rapids, 1 mile below outlet of Crescent Lake and 10 miles southwest of 

Rhinelander.

DBAINAGE AREA. 1,160 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September, 1915, to September, 1927. December, 1905, 

to September, 1915, at station 3 miles upstream.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 2,700 second-feet August 22 

(gage height, 4.00 feet); minimum, 470 second-feet June 13 (gage height, 

1.48 feet).

1915-1927: Maximum discharge, 5,250 second-feet April 22, 1916 (gage 

height, 5.61 feet); minimum, 165 second-feet July 7, 1918 (gage height, 0.65 

foot).

REMARKS. Records good. No record October 1 to April 2, April 25-30, and July 

31 to September 30. Flow is regulated by 14 reservoirs and 3 power plants 

above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day

2. ... . 

4 

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

d.. ......... .....

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

Q.. ..............

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

11...........'.....

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

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

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

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

Apr.

1,600 

2,010 

1,900

2,010 

2,120 

2,010 

2,010 

1,420

1.700 

1,800 

1,800 

1,420 

1,420

May

1,070 

1,420 

1,600 

1,510 

1,420

1,420 

1,420 

1,070 

1,070 

1,700

1,800 

1,800 

1,420 

1,600 

1,240

June

1,800 

1,800 

1,800 

1,700 

1,240

1,510 

1,600 

1,510 

1,420 

1,240

1,330 

680 

985 

1,330 

1,070

July

1,240 

1,330 

985 

645 

900

1,330 

1,330 

1,240 

1,330 

1,070

1,070 

1,240 

1,420 

1,420 

1,510

Month

April 3-24..... _ .. ___ ... _ . _ . __ . _ .

July 1-30.. ....................................

Day Apr.

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

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

22 

23.. 

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

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

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

Maximum

2,120 

2,010 

2,010 

2,460

Minimum

1,240 

1,070 

680 

645

1,420 

1,240 

1,420 

1,510 

1,510

1,510 

1,800 

1,808 

1,240

Mean

1,670 

1,560 

1,460 

1,640

May

1,800 

1,800 

1,800 

1,420 

1,420

1,420 

1,240 

1,600 

1,800 

1,800

1,800 

1,800 

1,800 

1,420 

2,010 

2,010

June

1,070 

1,070 

900 

785 

820

1,420 

1,800 

1,800 

2,010 

2,010

1,900 

2,010 

2,010 

1,800 

1,420

Per

square 

mile

1.44 

1.34 

1.26 

1.41

July

1,700 

1,800 

2,010 

2,120 

2,010

2,230 

2,460 

2,460 

2,010 

2,460

2,230 

1,800 

2,120 

2,230 

1,600

Run-off in 

inches

1.18 

1.54 

1.41 

1.57
46 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART V

WISCONSIN RIVER AT MERRILL, WIS.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder at highway bridge at east end of Merrill,.

Lincoln County, half a mile below mouth of Prairie River. 

DRAINAGE AKEA. 2,630 square miles.

RECOKDS AVAILABLE. November, 1902, to September, 1927. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 17,400 second-feet March IS

(gage height, 10.90 feet); minimum, 525 second-feet August 29 (gage height,

3.25 feet).

1902-1927: Maximum discharge, 45,000 second-feet July 24, 1914 (gage

height, about 17.5 feet); minimum, about 90 second-feet September 26, 1908>

(gage height, 2.45 feet). 

REMARKS. Records good except those for period of ice effect, December 13 to

January 28, which are fair. Flow is regulated by 17 reservoirs and 8 powerplants above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day

1. -------

2.-_.__ _.

3

4 ...

5 .

6 

8 

9 .

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

ITIS 

19 

20 

21.. ..._...

22..-....-

23 

24. 

25..-.--..

26- .-

27

28 

29 

30 

31 

Oct.

5,460

5,880

6,680

5,940

6,180

6,180

5,000

4,780

4,160

"4, 150

< 4, 130

4,120

5,940

5,000

3,750

4,160

4,780

3,720

4,160

4,120

4,730

4,510

4,080

4,730

3,720

3,720

4,080

2,950

2,980

3,130

2,980

Nov.

2,640

2,300

3,130

2,750

2,210

2,170

1,790

4,120

4,080

3, 320 .

3,130

2,780

2,920

4,160

6,420

8,430

6,680

5,000

5, 940

4,780

4,080

3,360

3,100

3,100

3,320

3,130

3,920

3,720

3,130

3,680

Dec.

3,320

2,920

3,320

3,320

3,130

2,590

2,460

2,920

2,920

2,950

2,440

2, 590

2,370

2, 950

« 2, 760

2,670

2,490

2,300

2,040

1,950

2,810

2,370

2,080

1,610

2,420

2,350

2,300

2,060

2,300

Jan.

2,300

1,950

2,040

2,320

2,980

2,980

2,620

2,440

2,590

2,060

1,840

2,440

2,340

2,340

2,590

2,120

1,790

2,300

2,440

2,440

2,920

2,590

2,170

2,300

3,010

3,290

2,590

2,620

2,040

Feb.

2,440

2,590

« 2, 550

» 2, 500

2 460

2,620

2,060

2,190

2,590

2,590

2,300

2,190

2,460

2,440

2,590

2,060

2,080

1,970

2,300

« 2, 460

2,620

2,350

2,320

2,060

1.790

Mar.

2,320

2,170

« 2, 310

« 2, 450

2, 590

2,320

2,620

3,390

3.320

3,920

4,120

4,950

6,360

7,890

8,980

9,540

14, 400

15, 700

13, 800

10, 700

7,890

"6,380

5, 410

4,950

5,180

5,460

5,460

Apr.

4,950

5,410

5,180

4,650

5,940

6,360

6,360

5,880

5,410

4,510

4,120

"4,290

0 4, 260

"4,240

« 4, 210

« 4, 180

« 4, 160

« 4, 130

4,510

3,680

4,080

3,480

4,080

3,360

3,160

3,390

2,920

2,590

2,950

2,590

May

2,320

2,320

2,060

2,750

2,440

2,300

2,440

2,300

2,950

4,560

5,000

4,080

4,080

3, 360

3,550

2,560

2,950

3,100

3,290

2,590

2,440

2,640

3,320

3,320

4,080

3,510

3,320

2,590

2,690

2,260

2,130

June

2,460

2,590

2,300

2,950

2,040

2,190

2,620

2,780

2,810

2,920

2,300

1,910

1,950

1,930

2,040

2,040

1,910

1,910

1,690

2,190

4,330

5,410

5,460

5,180

5,410

5,410

3,150

3,720

4,080

2,810

July

2,440

2,230

2,300

1,000

2,080

2,440

2.170

2,040

2,980

3,550

"2,820

2,080

3,320

3,290

3,100

3,720

6,860

6,610

6,360

4,950

4,950

5,410

4,510

4,510

3,680

4,080

3,680

2,950

4,120

2,640

2,350

Aug.

2,080

2,080

1,930

2,320

2,060

1,950

1,830

1,720

1,700

1,590

1,390

2, 320

1,930

1,370

1,790

1,790

1,790

1,930

1,860

1,700

1,560

1,790

2,300

1,690

1,610

1,930

1,560

948

1,640

1,880

1,410

Sept.

1,880>

1,930

2,040

1,500

0 1, 770

2,040

1,370

1,950

1,750

2,060,

1, 620!

1, 950.

1, 930:

2,080

1,610

1,400>

948.

1,210)

1,520

1,790

1,790

1,67ft

1, 590i

1,500.

1, 210,

1,810-

1,910.

1, 790.

1,690

1,910

Month

October.... ___ ..- _ ... __ ,.-.. _

January... ___ .__ __ _ .. _ _ . . _ .

May.... _ . _______ . _____ . _____

July.... 

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

Maximum

6,680

8,430

3,320

3,480

2,620

6,360

5,000

5,460

6,860

2,320

2,080

15, 700

Minimum

2,950

1,790

1,610

1,790

1,790

2,170

2,590

2,060

1,690

1,000

948

948

948

Mean

4,510

3,780

2,590

2,460

2,330

6,050

4,300

3,040

3,020

3,520

1,790

1,710

3,270

Per

square 

mile

1.71

1.44

.985

.935

.886

2.30

1.63

1.16

1.15

1.34

.681

.650

1.24

Run-off in 

inches

1.97

1.61

1.14

1.08

.92

2.65

1.82

1.34

1.28

1.54

.79

.73

16.87

Estimated.
UPPER MISSISSIPPI EIVEE BASIN 47

WISCONSIN RIVER AT KNOWLTON, WIS.

XOCATION. Water-stage recorder in N. H sec. 29, T. 26 N., R. 7 E., 50 feet below

left end of combination railroad and highway bridge of Chicago, Milwaukee,

St. Paul & Pacific Railway at Knowlton, 1}£ miles below mouth of Big

Eau Pleine River.

DRAINAGE AREA. 4,360 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July, 1921, to September, 1927. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 28,000 second-feet March 18

(gage height, 12.92 feet); minimum, 1,020 second-feet September 19 (gage

height, 1.66 feet).

1921-1927: Maximum discharge, 49,800 second-feet April 10, 1922 (gage

height, 19.5 feet); minimum, 670 second-feet August 15, 1921 (gage height,

1.0 foot). 

REMARKS. Records good except those for period of ice effect, November 27 to

March 6, which are fair. Flow is regulated by many storage reservoirs and

power plants above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

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

9.

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

19.

20.

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

29.

30.

31.

5, 510

10,800

12,200

11,900

11, 400

11,700

9,180

7,380

7,150

7,220

8,590

7,610

7,150

8,340

7,610

6,560

6,500

6,930

5,320

6,930

6,500

6,930

7,150

7,150

6,710

5,700

5,130

6,090

4,750

4,750

4,560

4,560

4,370

3,650

4,560

4,560

3,830

3,310

3,140

5,320

5,320

4,370

4,010

4.370

4,560

6,640

13, 000

13,300

10,500

7,610

7,610

6,290

5,700

5,130

4,010

3,830

3,830

3,830

3,830

3,830

3,650

3,650

3,650

3,650

3,690

3,650

3, 650

4,190

4,120

4,050

3,970

3,900

3,830

3,480

3,480

3,310

3,310" 

3,140 

3,310 

3,480 

3,480

3,480

3,310

3,140

3,140

3,310

3,480

3,140

3,480

3,310

3,480

3,140

3,140

2,810

3,140

3,140

3,140

3,480

3,830

3,480

2,970

2,810

3,140 

2,970 

3,140 

3,] 40 

3,140

3,140 

3, HO 

3,310 

3,480 

3,480

3,480

3,480

3,480

3,480

3,480

3,480

3,650

4,190

4,190

3,650

3,830

3,830

3,310

3,140

3,480

3,480

2,970

3,140

3,480

3,140

3,140

3,140

3,140

3,140

3,140

3.140

3,140

2,810

2,810

3.140

2,490

2,810

3,140

3,140

3,140

3,140

3,480

3,480

3,480

3, 480

3,480

3,480

3,650

4,010

4,560

6,710

6,930

9,090

12,500

15,400

19, 500

23,800

26, 500

27,700

26,500

25,900

27,700

25,900

20,400

13,600

11,900

10,900

9,840

8,840

8,840

7,850

7,380

8,340

8,340

10,900

10,900

9,840

8,840

8,590

15,100

13,600

10,900

9,090

8,590

7,380

5,700

6,090

6,090

5,510

5,130

5,700

6,500

6,500

6,500

5,700

5,700

5,700

5,700

5,510

4,560

5,320

4,940

4, 560

4,560

3,830

4,010

3,830

3,650

3,830

3,830

3,480

3,140

4,940

9,840

10,400

9,340

7,150

6,930

4,940

5,320

4,370

4,560

4,560

4,190

3,830

3,480

4,560

4,940

6,090

5,700

5,700

4,750

4,370

3,830

3,830

3,830

3,650

3,480

3,140

3,140

2,970

3,140

3,480

2,810

3,910

5,320

4,560

3,140

3,140

2,810

2,810

2,810

2,810

2,810

2,970

4,560

15,300

14,500

13, 000

10,100

8,590

7,150

5,130

4,940

4,560

3,830

3,830

3,480

3,140

2,970

2,970

3,140

3,140

3,140

4,750

4,940

4, 560

4,940

9,090

8,090

6,930

9,430

14, 500

12, 500

9,840

7,380

7,380

7,150

7,150

5,700

5,320

5,510

4,940

4,190

5,320

4,270

3,480

3,830

3,310

2,970

2,810

2,360

2,810

2,970

3,140

2,810

.2,810

2,490

2,340

2,260

1.520

2,810

2,810

2,810

2,810

2,810

2,260 

2,130 

3,140 

2,970 

2,&10

2,650

2,490

2,130

1,510

2,190

2,050

2,190

2,190

2,970

3,480

2,390

2,230

3,140

2,970

2,650

2,810

3,480

3,480

3,140

2,810

2,810

2,810

2,490

2,360

1,450

2,190

2,650

2,490

2,810

2,190

1,930

1,700

2,810

2,810

2,810

3,480

Month Maximum Minimum Mean

Per

square 

mile

Run-off in 

inches

October....

November. 

December . 

. January... 

February.. 

March_. 

April._... 

May..--.. 

June.......

July.......

August__. 

September.

The year.

12,200

13,300

4,190

4,190

3,830

27,700

15,100

10,400

15,300

14,500

3,830

3,480

27,700

4,560

3,140

3,140

2,810

2,490

3,480

4,560

3,140

2,810

2,970

1,510

1,450

1,450

7,460

5,420

3,530

3,370

3,180

12,900

7,320

5,070

5,150

5,920

2,650

2,660

5,410

1.71

1.24

.810

.773

.729

2.96

1.68

1.16

1.18

1.36

.608

.610

1.24

1.97

1.38

.93

.89

.76

3.41

1.87

1.34

1.32

1.57

.70

16.82
48 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART V

WISCONSIN RIVER NEAR NEKOOSA, WIS.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 15, T. 21 N., R. 5 E., 1}£ miles below

Nekoosa. Tenmile Creek enters 4 miles below station. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 5,500 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1914, to September, 1927. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 38,800 second-feet March 15

(gage height, 13.10 feet); minimum, 1,090 second-feet September 18 (gage

height, 0.55 foot).

1914-1927: Maximum discharge, 61,000 second-feet April 12, 1922 (gage

height, 16.1 feet; minimum (estimated), 400 second-feet January 13, 1924,

caused by regulation. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for period of ice effect, December 13 to

March 5, which are fair, and for April 13-28, which were estimated. Flow 

is regulated by many storage reservoirs and power plants above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

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.

7,380 

9,600 

13,600 

14,800 

13,600

13,600 

13,000 

10,500 

8,780 

8,300

7,610 

10, 200 

9,260 

9,500 

10,000

8,540 

7,450 

8,300 

7,000 

6,930

8,070 

7,610 

8,540 

8,070 

8,070

6,710 

6,270 

6,490 

6,270 

5,200 

4,990

Nov.

5,830 

5,200 

4,580 

4,380 

5,460

4,790 

3,800 

2,840 

6,780 

6,490

5,830 

4,480 

4,790 

4,790 

6,170

10,600 

14, 800 

13, 600 

11,000 

9,260

7,000 

6,110 

5,620 

5,830 

4,990

5,200 

5,620 

4,680 

5,200 

5,410

Dec.

5,410 

5,100 

4,580 

4,730 

3,770

5,100 

4,580 

4,190 

3,820 

4,190

4,100 

3,730 

2,810 

4,380 

3,640

3,380 

3,560 

3,820 

3,470 

3,950

3,130 

3,730 

3,470 

3,260 

2,840

3,600 

5,250 

3,910 

3,860 

3,820 

3,640

Jan.

3,640 

3,200 

3,560 

3,560 

3,200

3,200 

3,200 

3,910 

3,160 

4,040

3,380 

3,050 

3,560 

3,640 

3,080

3,470 

4,190 

3,820 

4,100 

4,380

3,640 

3,470 

3,730 

4,420 

3,640

4,280 

4,480 

4,280 

4,230 

4,230 

4,100

Feb.

3,680 

4,380 

4,000 

3,730 

3,300

3,560 

3,380 

2,890 

3,560 

3,560

3,050 

3,560 

2,920 

4,140 

3,300

3,300 

3,300 

3,300 

3,200 

3,000

3,380 

3,300 

3,470 

3,130 

3,380

3,560 

2,890 

4,100

......

Month

October

Novembe 

December

February 

March

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

May _______________ ..............

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

August _________________ _ , .....

September _____________ ___ ...

The

Mar.

3,730 

4,000 

4,790 

4,680 

4,990

3,860 

4,480 

5,200 

6,270 

9,020

11,000 

13,300 

16,600 

23, 200 

37,000

37,000 

37,000 

36, 500 

34, 400 

29, 900

23, 200 

15, 700 

15, 700 

16, 000 

15,400

14,800 

13, 600 

13,000 

12, 800 

14, 800 

15,400

Apr.

18,100 

18,400 

16,900 

15,700 

14,200

20,100 

22,500 

19, 400 

16,000 

14, 500

13,000 

12, 300 

11,600 

10, 800 

10, 100

9,360 

7,500 

7,890 

7,150 

8,070

7,150 

6,710 

6,930 

6,110 

7,150

6,270 

6,050 

6,930 

5,830 

5,410

May

4,680 

4,790 

4,380 

4,280 

4,480

4,480 

4,380 

3,470 

4,580 

7,610

12,000 

12, 500 

9,750 

8,780 

7,150

6,270 

5,830 

4,900 

5,200 

4,990

4,790 

4,280 

5,200 

6,270 

7,840

7,150 

7,150 

7,150 

5,410 

5,300 

4,900

| 

Maximum Minimum

14, 800 4, 990 

14, 800 2, 840 

5, 410 2, 810 

4,480 3,160 

4, 380 2, 890 

37, 000 3, 730 

22, 500 5, 410 

12, 500 3, 470 

19, 700 3, 050 

14, 200 2, 780 

4, 580 1, 820 

4,000 1,910

37, 000 1, 820

June

4,580 

4,790 

4,190 

4,000 

3,160

3,380 

3,380 

3,680 

3,470 

3,560

6,050 

5,620 

5,100 

3,730 

3,730

3,470 

3,200 

3,050 

3,130 

4,100

6,110 

15,700 

19, 700 

18, 100 

14,500

11, 300 

9,020 

7,150 

5,620 

5,410

Mean

8,850 

6,370 

3,960 

3,740 

3,440 

16,000 

11, 300 

6,130 

6,400 

6,440 

2,860 

2,890

6,560

July

4,790 

4,000 

4,190 

2,970 

4,040

3, 160 1 2,780 ' 

3, 380 ! 2,970 

3,770

6,050 

5,300 

4,990 

7,690 

9,020

8,300 

6,710 

12,000 ! 14,200 , 12,500

9,260 

8,540 

8,070 

8,070 

7,380

6,270 

6,710 

6,710 

5,410 

4,480 

5,830 

1 Per 

square 

mile

1.61 

1.16 

.720 

.680 

.625 

2.91 

2.05 

1.11 

1.16 

1.17 

.520 

.526

1.19

Aug.

4,580 

3,470 

3,560 

3,560 

3,300

2,970 

2,090 

3,200 

3,300 

2,970

2,970 

2,970 

2,890 

1,820 

2,700

1,910 

3,130 

2,970 

2,970 

3,130

2,280 

2,310 

2,810 

3,640 

3,130

2,420 

2,650 

2,410 

2,490 

1,910 

2,190

Sept.

2,490 

2,490 

2,920 

2,842 

3,230

2,650 

3,110 

3,300 

2,970 

3,050

2,870 

4,000 

3,820 

3,130 

2,970

2,680 

3,050 

1,910 

2,490 

2,260

2,340 

2,650 

2,890 

3,190 

1,980

2,560 

2,420 

3,300 

3,380 

3,730

Run-off in 

inches

1.86 

1.29 

.83 

.78 

.65 

3.36 

2.29 

1.28 

1.29 

1.35 

.60 

.59

16.17
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN

WISCONSIN RIVER AT MUSCODA, WIS.

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 1, T. 8 N., R. 1 W., at highway bridge 1 mile

north of Muscoda. Zero of gage is 664.3 feet above sea level (revised). 

DRAINAGE AREA. 10,300 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. December, 1902, to December, 1903; December, 1913,

to September, 1927. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 43,000 second-feet March 20

(gage height, 8.20 feet); minimum, 3,510 second-feet September 5 (gage

height, 0.64 foot).

1902-1903, 1913-1927: Maximum discharge, 72,100 second-feet April

16, 1922 (gage height, 10.60 feet); minimum (estimated), 1,600 second-feet

December 20, 1921.

A stage of 11.1 feet on June 11, 1881, is reported by United States

Weather Bureau (discharge not determined). 

REMARKS. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, November 19-24

and December 14 to March 8, which are poor. Flow regulated by many

storage reservoirs and power plants above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet,

Day

1 

2 __ ...

3.. ..

4 .......

5 

6 

7.......

8.. _ ..

9-...-..

10.......

11.......

12.......

13.......

14 .. ,

15.......

16.......

17.......

IS.......

19. ., _

20.......

21, ....

22.......

23. .. .

24 

25. ..

26 

27.......

28.......

29 ...

30 

31 

Oct.

22, 500

16, 500

21, 200

21, 200

17, 600

18,200

91 9ft ft

21,800

17, 600

17 000

17, 600

14,500

13,500

16,000

16, 500

15, 500

12, 600

13, 500

14,000

13, 100

10,900

10, 500

12, 600

12, 200

13, 100

13, 500

11, 300

10,900

12, 200

11, 700

Nov.

10,500

10, 500

10, 100

9 770

9 77n

9 400

9 n/in

8,020

9 77ft

9,400

9,400

8,690

Q qen

9

(\Af\

8,020

9

(\A(\

9,400

9 400

9 400

9 400

9 dftft

o ftnn

Q ftOft

9,400

10, 100

8,690

9

Af\f\

10, 900

8,690

9 77ft

Dec.

10, 100

9 770

9,770

9,040

9 400

*9 400

10,100

10 900

10,500

10,100

10,100

9,770

Q OCft

8,350

9,400

9 inn

9,400

9 77n

9,770

8,690

8,350

9

Af\(\

8,690

8,690

5,480

7 090

7 ^on

8,020

7,390

6,800

10,100

Jan.

6,250

6,250

6,800 ft cftft

7,090

ft Cftft

6,800

6,520

6,520

5,730

5,990

6,520

6,520

6,250

6,250

6,250

5,730 ft 9*\n

6 sftft

6,250

6,250

S QQft

5,730

5,730

fi Oftft

a t)Kf\

6,250

6,800

6,800

6,800

6,520

Feb.

6,520

6,250

7,090

7,700

8,020

8,690

7,700

Q ftOft

7.700

8,020

7,700

7,700

8,020

6,800

7,390

7,700

8,350

7,390

7,390

7,700

6,800

7 700

9,040

9,040

7 3Qn

Q qcn

7 700

6,520

Mar.

8,020

7,090

8,020

7,700

7,700

7,700

7,700

7 7nn

9 4nn

9,400

10, 900

10, 500

11,700

16,000

20,000

21,200

24, 500

28, 000

30, 900

42,200

42,200

41, 400

38, 400

38, 400

37, 600

33, 100

25, 200

20,600

17,000

15, 500

16,500

Apr.

17, 000

16,500

16, 500

15,500

18,800

19,400

18, 200

18,800

18, 200

17,600

21,200

21,200

17,600

15,500

14, 500

12,600

11, 300

10, 100

12,200

12,600

12,600

12,600

12,600

12,600

in onn

12, 600

11, 700

12, 200

12, 600

12, 600

May

10, 900

12, 200

10,500

10, 500

10, 100

10, 100

10,100

10,100

S fidn

11, 700

11, 700

10, 900

10, 500

13, 500

16, 500

20,600

17,600

12, 200

14,000

12,200

11, 300

10, 900

11, 700

13, 100

13,500

13,500

12,600

15,500

20, 000

23, 800

18, 200

June

16,500

17, 600

14,000

12,600

12,200

11, 700

11,700

10,900

10, 100

10, 100

9,770

9,400

7,090

8,350

8,350

8,350

8,690

8,690

8,350

6,800

9,040

8,690

8,020

9,040

12,600

13,100

18, 200

20, 600

17,600

16, 500

July

13, 500

11,700

11,300

9,770

9,040

8,690

9,400

9,040

8,690

8,350

6,800

6,800

7,090

6,800

6,800

7,090

7,700

9,400

13, 500

11, 300

9,770

14, 500

16, 500

15, 500

13, 100

14,500

11,300

10, 500

11, 300

12, 200

10,500

Aug.

8,020

9,770

9,770

9,770

9,040

7,390

7,390

7,090

7,090

6,520

5,990

5,990

5,730

5,240

5,990

5,990

5,730

5,730

5,480

5,480

4,550

5,480

5,990

0,730

5,480

5,240

5,240

4,550

5,240

5,730

Sept*.

5,240-

5,240

4,770

4, 770

4,120

4, 120'

6,250

5,990

7,390

9,770

8,020'

5,480

5,990

5,730

5,730

5,730^

6,250

8,690

7,390

7,700'

7,090

6,520

5,990

5,730

5,730-

5, 730

7,390

7,390

7,390

7,390-

Month

June _______________________

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

September... __________________

The year _________________

Maximum

23, 100 in onn

10 900

7 non

9 ru.n

91 9ftft

23,800

on Ann

16,500

9,770

9,770

42,200

Minimum

10,500

8,020

5,480

5,730

6,250

7,090

10, 100

8,690

6,800

6,800

4,550

4,120

4,120

Mean

15, 600

9,320

9,020

6,380

7*660

20,100

14,900

13,200

11,500

10,400

6,410

6,360

10,900

Per 

square 

mile

1.51

.905

.876

.619

.744

1.95

1.45

1.28

1.12

1.01

.622

.617

1.06

Run-off in 

inches

1.74

1.01

1.01

.71

.77

2.25

1.62

1.48

1.25

1. 16

i.72 .69-

14.41
50 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART V

TOMAHAWK RIVER NEAR BRADLEY, WIS.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in see. 16, T. 36 N., R. 6 E., 2 miles west of

Cassion, 4 miles north of Bradley, and 4 miles below mouth of Bearskin

Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 422 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September, 1914, to September, 1927. 

EXTREMES. Maximum and minimum discharge during year not determined.

1914-1927: Maximum discharge, 2,200 second-feet April 24, 1916 (gage

height, 6.9 feet); minimum occurred during 1927. 

REMARKS. Records fair; gage-height record fragmentary. Flow is regulated by

several storage reservoirs above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day

I......... ... ...

2... .. __ ..

3 _

4.... ..

5

6. - .

7- --.-. - .

8

9. . _ ....

10 

11 ..

12 

13. 

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

16 

17. ..

18. .. __ . -

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

20 

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

22 

23 .

24 ........

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

26 - ___ ......

27- -

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

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

30 

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

Oct.

I 650

755

760 

760 

763 

763 

730

730 

746 

730 

730 

713

713 

697 

697 

666 

650

634 

619

560

Month

February... _ _ ... ...

March. ___ ___ ....

i 

Nov. ! Dec.

 240 

. 440

 1, 020 !

1 

. 835

\ 700

700

 420

' 380

1 330 

410

Jan. Feb.

> 410 

 280

410

, 690

215 

290

290 

400

305

345 

390

Per Run-oS 

Mean square in 

mile inches

RQ

63

43

on

33

9£

74

6 1. 65 1. 90 

8 1. 51 1. 68 

4 1. 03 1. 19 

6 . 938 1. 08 

9 .803 . 84 

5 2. 36 2. 72 

6 1. 77 1. 98

Mar.

390 

| 145

1,810

1,140 

1r 1

Apr.

1 no

680

730 

780 

746 

604 

502

815 

815 

798 

763 

763

746 

713 

589 

544 

634

460 

447 

408 

345 

276

May

250 

220 

220 

239 

244

248 

246

625

350

120 

} 700

June

 800 

350

160 

320

July

r 320 

350

1,270

886 

886

886 

886 

886 

886 

780

730 

697 

619 

530 

516 

516

Month Mean

July -- --

August 

Septem

T

ber... __ ...

he year

366 

370 

751 

434 

496

557

Aug.

447 

421 

421 

384 

372

345 

280 

287 

328 

308

271 

271

[ 370

 240

 755 

 540

Per E 

square 

mile i

0.867 

.877 

1.78 

1.03 

1.18

1.32

Septi

I 540 

315

500

535

655

Jun-oS 

in 

nches

1.00 

.98 

2.05 

1.19 

1.32

17.93
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 51

PRAIRIE RIVER NEAR MERRILL, WIS.

LOCATION. Chain gage on line between sees. 20 and 29, T. 32 N., R. 7 E., at

highway bridge 4J4 miles northeast of Merrill. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 164 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. January, 1914, to September, 1927. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,700 second-feet March 18 and

19 (gage height, 5.4 feet); minimum, 89 second-feet August 13 and 14 (gage

height, 1.70 feet).

1914-1927: Maximum discharge, 3,580 second-feet August 21, 1926 (gage

height, 7.4 feet); minimum (estimated), 55 second-feet January 21, 1925. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for period of ice effect, December 11 to

February 20, which were estimated.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day

_!. _________

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

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

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

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

6... .

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

8.........

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

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

11-.... .

12.........

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

14.......

15. .._.....

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

17.........

18......... .

19 ..........

20. . 

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

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

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

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

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

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

27.... ...... _ ..

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

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

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

31 _

Oct.

207 

207 

234 

248 

248

248 

263 

263 

263 

263

263 

263 

278 

278 

278

278 

278 

325 

309 

293

309 

309 

293 

293 

293

278 

293 

278 

263 

263 234-

Nov.

207 

182 

170 

170 

159

148 

148 

148 

148 

159

159 

159 

170 

234 

325

3^5 

431 

394 

309 

309

278 

234 

220 

207 

182

170 

159 

170 

170 

170

Dec.

182 

170 

170 

182 

182

194 

182 

170 

159 

159

150 

150 

150 

150 

150

150 

150 

150 

145 

135

135 

135 

135 

135 

130

130 

130 

130 

130 

125 

130

Jan.

130 

135 

135 

135 

135

135 

130 

120 

120 

120

120 

125 

130 

135 

130

130 

130 

135 

135 

135

130 

125 

130 

130 

130

125 

130 

135 

135 

135 

135

Month

February ____________________

March __ , ________ ____________

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

June ______ _ . ... _ _____ _ .....

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

September ................ . . . ......

Feb.

135 

135 

135 

135 

135

130 

130 

130 

125 

120

115 

110 

110 

110 

115

120 

120 

120 

115 

116

118 

124 

129 

144 

159

154 

148 

148

Mar.

148 

142 

137 

137 

137

137 

148 

148 

159 

207

325 

342 

431 

863 

1,010

1,110 

1,350 

1,700 

1,700 

863

635 

550 

431 

359 

325

234 

293 

278 

278 

278 

263

Maximum

325 

431 

194 

135 

159 

1,700 

342 

431 

960 

550 

122 

137

1,700

Apr.

342 

325 

293 

278 

342

342 

325 

309 

309 

263

248 

234 

234 

234 

234

234 

263 

278 

293 

278

278 

263 

248 

234 

334

207 

207 

207 

207 

207

May

182 

170 

170 

170 

159

159 

159 

159 

234 

263

431 

394 

376 

359 

293

263 

207 

194 

194 

194

194 

234 

248 

263 

293

263 

263 

234 

207 

207 

182

Minimum

207 

148 

125 

120 

110 

137 

207 

159 

105 

112 

89 

92

89

June

170 

170 

159 

159 

159

159 

148 

133 

137 

159

148 

133 

122 

112 

112

108 

105 

112 

129 

137

770 

960 

960 

816 

469

431 

576 

434 

293 

170

Mean

271 

214 

151 

130 

128 

488 

265 

236 

288 

286 

101 

100

222

July

126 

115 

112 

118 

159

159 

159 

159 

182 

234

376 

431 

509 

509 

469

509 

550 

509 

450 

394

359 

309 

293 

263 

248

248 

234 

220 

194 

137 

126

Per

square 

mile

1.65 

1.30 

.921 

.793 

.780 

2.98 

1.62 

1.44 

1.76 

1.74 

.616 

.610

1.35

Aug.

122 

118 

110 

102 

99

94 

94 

99 

102 

102

99 

94 

89 

89 

92

94 

94 

99 

99 

97

94 

102 

112 

108 

108

108 

105 

105 

102 

101 

97

Sept.

97 

97 

94 

94 

94

97 

102 

102 

105 

108

105 

105 

102 

101 

99

97 

97 

94 

92 

92

97 

97 

94 

94 

92

94 

97 

102 

133 

137

Run-off in 

inches

1.90 

1.45 

1.06 

.91 

.81 

3.44 

1.81 

1.66 

1.96 

2.01 

.71

.ea

18.40
O2 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART V 

RIB RIVER AT RIB FALLS, WIS.

LOCATION. Chain gage in NW. % sec. 27, T. 29 N., R. 5 E., at highway bridge

in Rib Falls, 6 miles below mouth of Black Creek. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 309 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1925, to September, 1927. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 5,730 second-feet March 14

and 17 (gage height, 7.6 feet); minimum, 25 second-feet August 12 (gage

height, 1.68 feet).

1925-1927: Maximum discharge, about 12,500 second-feet August 21,

1926 (gage height, 10.10 feet): minimum, 10 second-feet February 25-27,

1926. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for period of ice effect, November 25 to

March 8, which were estimated. Slight regulation caused by operation of

small gristmill just above gage.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day

1 

2 

3 .

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

5 .... 

6 ........

7 ....... ..

8 ......

9 ..........

-10.. . 

11 

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

13 ...... 

14 

15 

16 

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

18 

19 

20 __ ...

21 .......

22 

23 ....

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

Oct.

1,060 

1,260 

829 

1,340 

1,060

829 

615 

445 

400 

615

516 

615 

516 

492 

468

400 

377 

333 

333

377

377 

422 

516 

445 

377

333 

291 

271 

251 

232 

232

Nov.

206 

178 

135 

178 

140

178 

291 

565 

540 

355

312 

251 

251 

312 

2,420

1,880 

1,120 

774 

565 

516

251 

232 

213 

213 

195

195 

180 

180 

160 

160

Dec.

160 

130 

120 

130 

105

130 

105 

105 

120 

130

130 

130 

120 

180 

130

145 

130 

130 

130 

130.

130 

145 

130 

130 

130

145 

130 

130 

145 

130 

145

Jan.

120 

130 

120 

120 

85

85 

75 

65 

75 

85

75 

65 

65 

75 

75

85 

75 

95 

75 

75

75 

75 

85 

105 

85

75 

65 

75 

85 

85 

65

Month

December.. __________ _____ .. ....

February 

March. ... ._._

May ______ ...-.. ......... ...........

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

AugUSt. -- __

The year.. _ ____ ..................

Feb.

85 

65 

65 

65 

65

65 

55 

55 

50 

55

55 

65 

55 

55 

55

55 

65 

65 

55 

50

55 

65 

65 

65 

65

55 

65 

65

Mar.

75 

85 

85 

85 

85

120 

195 

310 

516 

1,420

1,880 

1,980 

5,080 

5,730 

5,080

4,870 

5,730 

5,290 

4,470 

3,740

1,680 

565 

565 

540 

492

132 

377 

377 

377 

377 

829

Maximum

1,340 

2,420 

180 

130 

85 

5,730 

1,680 

885 

829 

2,300 

62 

516

5,730

Apr.

422 

885 

720 

1,000 

1,500

1,680 

1,340 

942 

565 

422

377 

377 

146 

291 

333

400 

422 

377 

291 

271

185 

99 

232 

271 

291

251 

271 

185 

146 

118

May

178 

124 

118 

146 

124

124

108 

108 

377

774

885 

615 

400 

355 

291

251 

206 

172 

135 

140

146 

146 

232 

377 

291

333 

291 

196 

213 

165 

146

Minimum

232 

135 

105 

65 

50 

75 

99 

108 

62 

27 

25 

35

25

June

135 

104 

94 

94 

81

73 

73 

62 

73 

422

271

165 

118 

104 

86

73 

66 

73 

108 

94

333

400 

829 

468 

291

178 

165 

104 

94 

73

Mean

536. 

. 438 

132 

83.7 

60.7 

1,710 

494 

263 

177 

315 

42.1 

106

367

July

66 

27 

94 

55 

55

52 

73 

62 

135 

146

94 

94 

1,880 

667 

333

312 

2,300 

1,190 

422 

291

232 

377 

165 

146 

135

52 

55 

73 

59 

59 

62

Aug.

62 

55 

52 

49 

46

46 

43 

46 

43 

46

37 

25 

37 

37 

37

37 

40 

55 

43 

40

40 

43 

40 

40 

40

37 

37 

40 

37 

37 

37

Sept.

35 

40 

291 

94 

94

55 

73 

94 

94 

516

206 

135 

94

73 

62

55 

46 

62 

59 

59

55

55 

52 

46 

46

55 

59 

62 

66 

445

 Hz "aa1. 73 1. 99 

1. 42 1. 58 

. 427 . 49 

. 271 . 31 

.196 .20 

5. 53 6. 38 

1. 60 1. 78 

. 851 . 98 

.573 .64 

1. 02 1. 18 

. 136 . 16 

.343 .37

1. 19 16. 07
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 53

YELLOW RIVER AT SPRAGUE, WIS.

LOCATION. Chain gage in NW. % sec. 11, T. 19 N., R. 3 E., 1 mile southeast of

Sprague and 10 miles above Necedah Dam. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 436 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September, 1926, to September, 1927. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during period, 2,020 second-feet March 15

(gage height, 12.2 feet); minimum, 44 second-feet several times during

September, 1927 (gage height, 3.3 feet). 

REMARKS. Records good except those for period of ice effect, November 28 to

February 22, and for extremely high stages, which are fair.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day

1.......

2.......

3.......

4.......

5. ......

6.......

7.......

8.......

9.......

10.......

11.......

12.......

13.......

14.......

15.......

16.......

17.......

18.......

19.......

20. ......

21.......

22.......

23.......

24.......

25.......

26.......

27.......

28.......

29.......

30.......

31.......

Sept.

815

669

716

981

1,100

«1,200

1,290

1,190

896

624

Oct.

460

480

 716

952

981

1,160

1,220

1,070

789

«706

624

520

500

540

560

500

«434

369

320

305

305

305

320

«344

369

336

305

275

247

233

«220

Nov.

206

193

180

168

168

168

«174

180

193

180

168

157

168

 168

168

206

422

540

560

441

«405

369

336

305

«290

275

260

«245

235

220

Dec.

205

195

180

180

 170

155

155

145

145

145

135

 135

135

135

125

125

125

125

«125

125

125

125

125

135

«130

«120

110

100

100

100

100

Jan.

«95

«95

90

90

90

90

90

90

 90

90

90

90

90

90

85

«85

80

80

80

80

80

80

 80

80

80

80

80

75

75

«75

75

Feb.

75

75

75

80

80

"80

85

90

90

90

90

90

«90

85

85

85

80

80

75

«75

75

«115

157

180

233

290

«330

369

Mar.

386

441

422

422

422

«451

480

581

764

952

1,520

1,990

"1, 935

1,880

2,020

1,950

1,720

1,520

1,420

«1, 355

1,290

1,010

764

624

581

602

«602

602

669

716

841

Apr.

1,010

1,420

1,190

815

692

981

1,100

952

 726

500

404

336

290

261

219

 233

247

290

290

275

261

247

«233

910

206

206

206

206

206

May

"206

206

206

193

180

168

157

«182

206

352

669

868

1,040

1,040

«770

500

386

336

261

219

193

«213

233

352

500

581

692

646

 597

«549

500

June

460

422

320

261

«220

180

180

168

146

146

146

«266

386

369

261

193

157

136

 184

233

320

460

692

1,010

1,160

«988

815

480

320

233

July

180

157

«130

117

108

100

92

88

"85

82

78

82

88

88

88

«174

261

480

602

520

352

369

a 424

480

386

247

180

206

180

« 174

Aug.

168

157

146

126

100

92

«87

82

78

78

74

71

65

"62

59

56

56

56

54

54

« 55

56

54

52

52

52

54

«52

49

49

49

Sept.

46

44

44

044

 44

44

46

46

49

54

«54

54

52

49

49

46

44

a 44

44

44

46

46

46

44

«48

52

52

59

59

68

Month Maximum Minimum Mean

Per

square 

mile

Run-off in 

inches

September 21-30.

1926

1,290 624 948 2.17 0.81

October... 

November. 

December. 

January... 

February.. 

March_.. 

April. .. 

May.......

June_---. 

July.......

August....

September.

1926-27

1,220

560

205

95

369

2,020

1,420

1,040

1,160

602

168

68

220

157

100

75

75

386

206

157

136

78

49

44

531

258

137

84.5

122

998

518

426

377

217

74.0

48.7

1.22 

.592 I 

.314 I 

.194 ! 

.280 ! 2.29

1.19 

.977 

.865 

.498 

.170 

.112

The year. 2,020 318 .729

1.41

.66

.36

.22

.29

2.64

1.33

1.13

.97

.57

.20

.12

9.90

> Interpolated.
54 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART V

KICKAPOO RIVER AT GAYS MILLS, WIS.

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 28, T. 10 N., R. 4 W., at highway bridge just 

below dam and power plant of Interstate Power Co., in Gays Mills, 2 miles 

below mouth of Tainter Creek. Gage was moved to new bridge 30 feet 

downstream May 6, 1927.

DKAINAGE AREA. 629 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. December, 1913, to September, 1927.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 2,620 second-feet May 11 (gage 

height, 9.25 feet); minimum (estimated), 149 second-feet December 7.

1913-1927: Maximum discharge, about 6,300 second-feet March 24, 1917 

(gage height, 15.05 feet); minimum, about 100 second-feet during later part 

of January, 1915.

REMARKS. Records poor. Discharge estimated or partly estimated because of 

obstructed channel conditions or ice October 1 to February 20. Flow is 

slightly regulated by operation of several small power plants upstream.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926 27

Day

1 _ . __ ......

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

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

4...

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

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

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

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

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

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

11 ....

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

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

14 

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

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

17 

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

19 .........

20 ...... .

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

22... .

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

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

25...

26 

27 

28

29 

30 ......... .

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

Oct.

334 

286 

476 

792 

744

536 

402 

350 

367 

350

350 

350 

384 

350 

350

334 

302 

318 

318 

318

318 

318 

318 

318 

318

318 

334 

334 

318 

318 

318

Nov.

350 

318 

318 

350 

350

286 

318 

318 

318 

318

318 

318 

318 

334 

334

350 

334 

350 

318 

334

286 

334 

318 

334 

334

334

350 

419 

402 

350

Dec.

334 

334 

334 

334 

205

205 

181 

285 

285 

285

285 

270 

240 

225 

225

225 

225 

270 

240 

240

240 

240 

240 

240 

240

225 

225 

225 

225 

225 

210

Jan.

225 

225 

225 

255 

255

255 

240 

225 

225 

225

225 

210 

225 

2AO 

210

210 

210 

225 

225 

225

225 

210 

195 

210 

225

225 

195 

195 

225 

240 

240

Month

July.... _ 

Feb.

255 

255 

255 

440 

620

595 

500 

460 

395 

320

285 

285 

305 

285 

305

320 

305 

340 

320 

355

377 

438 

1,110 

1,140 

840

670 

438 

417

Mar.

397 

377 

377 

377 

377

377 

397 

397 

480 

438

438 

900 

1,280 

1,020 

780

780 

1,170 

1,080 

960 

595

547 

524 

524 

547 

547

595 

645 

524 

524 

570 

595

Maximum

792 

419 

334 

255 

1,140 

1,280 

670 

2,520 

670 

595 

459 

2,420

2,520

Apr.

570 

502 

480 

480 

670

645 

570 

670 

547 

547

438 

417 

438 

417 

417

438 

438 

438 

480 

438

438 

438 

459 

438 

438

438 

438 

438 

438 

459

May

1,

2,

2, 

1,

1, 

1,

1, 

1, 

1,

Minimum

286 

286 

181 

195 

255 

377 

417 

357 

339 

287 

287 

271

181

417 

438 

480 

480 

417

377 

357 

480 

780 

340

520 

940 

870 

840 

840

720 

570 

524 

502 

502

480 

502 

900 

140 

140

750 

780 

480 

820 

620 

780

June

670 

645 

595 

595 

524

459 

502 

502 

480 

480

459 

480 

459 

417 

438

417 

438 

438 

438 

417

438 

502 

502 

397 

377

339 

377 

357 

357 

339

Mean

372 

334 

250 

223 

451 

617 

482 

929 

461 

350 

310 

760

461

July

339 

339 

339 

339 

339

339 

357 

357 

357 

377

1 377 

377 

377 

595 

502

 377 

357 

357 

321 

287

304 

287 

287 

287 

304

321 

304 

321 

339 

357 

339

Per 

square 

mile

0.591 

.531 

.397 

.355 

.717 

.981 

.766 

1.48 

.733 

.556 

.493 

1.21

.733

Aug.

357 

339 

304

287 

287

417 

459 

321 

304

287

304 

304 

304

287 

287

287 

287 

304 

304 

304

304 

304 

304 

304 

304

287 

304 

304

287 

287 

287

Sept,

287 

287 

304 

304 

304

304 

304 

304 

645 

1,560

2,220 

2,380 

570 

547 

502

438 

990 

2,420 

2,100 

1,080

502 

304 

287 

271 

357

620 

750 

670 

670

524

Run-off in 

inches

0.68. 

.59 

.46. 

.41 

.75 

1.1$ 

.85. 

1.71 .82- 

.64 

.57 

1.35

9.96
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 55

TURKEY RIVER AT GARBER, IOWA

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 36, T. 92 N., R. 4 W., at single-span highway

bridge at Garber, 2,000 feet below mouth of Elk Creek. 

DRAINAGE AEEA. 1,530 square miles.

BECOEDS AVAILABLE. August, 1913, to November, 1916; May, 1919, to September, 1927. Discontinued. 

EXTEEMES. Maximum discharge during year, 11,400 second-feet October 3

(gage height, 15.35 feet); minimum, 154 second-feet September 23 and 24. 

1913-1916, 1919-1927: Maximum discharge, about 26,600 second-feet

February 23, 1922 (gage height, 28.06 feet); minimum, 88 second-feet

September 5-7, 1922. 

REMAEKS. Records fair. Observations discontinued during winter. Slight

diurnal fluctuation caused by operation of electric-light plant and gristmill

at Elkader.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day

I.... ....

3.-... ...

4... ......

Q. ..........

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

8 

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

10- . 

11- 

12. ___ ....

1 3

14. 

15-- 

16 . 

17- 

18. 

19- ...... .

20 __ ........

21--- ....

22- 

23. 

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

26. 

26- 

27-- . 

28- 

29 __ ........

30- . ..

31 __ ........

Oct. Nov.

1,610 

1,220 

6,580 

6,140 

3,400

2,180 

1,610 

1,530 

850 

815

1,070 

995 

995

885 

815

780 

746 

712 

679 

815

712 

815 

712 

679 

712

679 

646 

646 

646 

434 

434

434 

434 

461 

408 

434

461 

461 

408 

384 

340

361 

340 

408 

434 

434

434 

520 

461 

461 

461

408 

434 

408 

408 

520

490 

434 

679 

614 

582

Dec.

712 

679 

551 

551 

319

712 

551 

520 

551 

551

551 

520 

520

Feb.

614

582 

582 

614 

780 

958

920 

679 

490

Month

December 1-1 

February 20-: 

March

3 . . 

28 

April ______________ ______ ...

July ... 

September ____ _. _ 

Mar.

461 

408 

384 

361 

384

408 

461 

461 

520 

520

582 

1,140 

1,930 

1,530 

1,140

1,070 

1,070 

-1, 070 

1,070

958

780 

679 

646 

646 

780

920 

1,070 

920 

780 

885 

885

Apr.

920 

958 

1,690 

2,520 

2,680

3,130 

2,260 

1,850 

1,770 

1,690

2,090 

1,690 

1,530 

1,610 

2,010

2,180 

1,850 

1,690 

1,690 

1,610

1,530 

1,370 

1,220 

1,140 

1,070

1,070 

958 

1,370 

1,220 

1,140

Maximum

6,580 

679 

712 

958 

1,930 

3,130 

9,940 

2,950 

958 

958 

885

May

958 

885 

815 

679 

815

850 

679 

646 

5,000 

4,600

2,860 

2,340 

2,520 

1,690 

1,300

1,070 

1,070 

1,450 

1,140 

1,070

2,340 

2,260 

5,500 

9,940 

8,710

6,030 

4,500 

9,940 

7,610 

5,000 

3,700

Minimum

434 

340 

319 

490 

361 

920 

646 

679 

361 

204 

154

June

2,950 

2,520 

2,680 

2,520 

2,340

2,260 

1,850 

1,610 

1,530 

1,450

1,370 

1,530 

1,370 

1,220 

1,140

1,070 

995 

958 

850

885

885 

885 

885 

885 

850

815 

780 

712 

746 

679

Mean

1,340 

451 

561 

691 

804 

1,650 

3,160 

1,370 

572 

395 

414

July

679 

679 

646 

614 

614

614 

582 

582 

582 

582

520 

520 

520 

461 

461

461 

434 

361 

582 

490

551 

958 

712 

646 

646

646 

614 

551 

461 

461 

490

Aug.

520 

520 

551 

520 

490

520 

520 

461 

264 

300

281 

264 

281 

248 

233

281 

885 

958 

461 

319

204 

646 

264 

281 

300

300 

300 

281 

281 

281 

233

Per 

square 

mile

0.876 

.295 

.367 

.452 

.525 

1.08 

2.07 

.895 

.374 

.258 

.271

Sept.

281 

264 

218 

248 

248

885 

815 

384 

264 

281

248 

233 

218 

204 

340

582 

551 

850 

780 

679

490 

264 

154 

154 

218

461 

520 

520 

520 

551

Run-off in 

inches

1.01 

.33 

.18 

.15 

.61 

1.20 

2.39 

1.00 

.43 

.30 

.30
56 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART

MAQUOKETA RIVER BELOW NORTH FORK OF MAQUOKETA RIVER, NEAR MAQUOKETA, IOWA

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in SW. % NE. }i sec. 17, T. 84 N., R. 3 E., 

2 miles below North Fork of Maquoketa River, and 3 miles northeast of 

Maquoketa, Jackson County.

DRAINAGE AKEA. 1,600 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September, 1913, to September, 1927.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year ending September 30, 1926, 

8,190 second-feet September 21 (gage height, 12.8 feet); minimum, not 

determined, probably occurred during winter. Maximum discharge during 

year ending September 30, 1927, 12,900 second-feet May 24 (gage height, 

15.9 feet); minimum, 309 second-feet December 31 (gage height, 1.74 feet). 

1913-1927: Maximum discharge, 21,300 second-feet March 27, 1916 

(gage height, 22.0 feet); minimum, 153 second-feet November 28, 1924 

(gage height, 1.26 feet).

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

and those for other estimated periods, which are poor. Regulation due to 

operation of power plant 4 miles upstream causes large diurnal fluctuations.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, of Maquoketa River below North Fork 

of Maquoketa River, near Maquoketa, Iowa, 1925-1927

Day

1925-26 

1 .

3 

5 ...

6- ...

7 

8 -

9 ....

10 

11-. 

13 

14 ___ .

16 

ITIS 

19 

20 

22- __ -

23 

24 .

25 ...

26 

27. ___ .

28 

29 

30 

31 

Oct.

2,430

1,260

1,870

2,070

1,420

1,220

1,020

860

792

556

725

544

594

638

573

594

« 560

531

489

531

460

489

460

514

456

616

59i

681

552

531

V)7

Nov.

573

703

552

638

659

659

747

616

594

638

703

810

1,120

860

814

725

659

703

681

620

616

616

531

523

535

556

594

424

354

428

Dec.

523

633

646

703

1,120

883

Jan. Feb. Mar.

1 6, 930

* 2, 750

U 1,300

"800

"700

&900

814

794

560

Apr.

632

574

747

541

870

1,270

1,650

2,640

2,950

1,750

1,380

1,220

1,170

1,050

1,000

952

929

883

883

976

952

929

929

929

1,460

1,840

1,580

1,320

1,170

1,000

May

906

725

860

593

618

634

575

617

566

624

570

546

699

830

633

612

519

527

497

' 534

499

510

523

448

1,190

1,170

1,070

906

759

582

573

June

586

573

533

557

551

469

461

448

440

445

519

1,790

1,620

2,020

2,310

1,770

1,370

1,050

1,000

703

0792

"703

"616

&659

"531

0616

510

476

559

503

July

528

650

1,010

1,270

1,100

920

804

812

656

565

527

482

551

527

490

449

440

442

452

440

404

420

430

442

398

450

456

426

542

1,320

3,010

Aug.

3,290

2,020

1,340

1,170

1,020

862

758

605

848

825

929

834

722

901

730

814

588

671

518

728

2,860

1,720

1,400

1,320

* 1, 140

6 952

(.747

"725

616

616

594

Sept.

573

678

* 1, 120

"1,190

* 1, 070

"1,120

& 1, 020

&2.440

& 4, 340

&2.540

"1,680

" 1,630

& 1,320

"1,140

» 1,420

» 1, 320

& 1,470

* 1, 270

"3,240

* 5, 410

"7,180

&3.420

"2,220

"4,450

4,490

4,100

2,340

1,880

1,630

1,420
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 57

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, of Maquoketa River below North Fork of 

Maquoketa River, near Maquoketa, Iowa, 1925-1927 Continued

Day

1926-27 

1 .

3.......

4 

5 -

6 

7 ....

8 .

9 

10 

12 

13 

14 .

16 

18 

19 

20 

21 -

22 ...

23 -

24 

25 -

26 

27 

28 

29. 

30 

01

Oct.

3,550

2,440

2,660

3,660

4,420

4,600

2,380

2,040

1.630

1,600

1 300

1,340

1,390

907

1,050

1,130

1, 050

973

1,020

1,020

848

1,020

946

883

952

1 '884 000

898

QQO

Nov.

876

859

842

821

832

8B2

776

853

842

784

691

Q91

1,200

1,370

1,010

976

976

732

617

792

1,900

3,940

2,650

9 19ft

1,860

------

Dec.

1,630

1,330

1,240

1,180

« 1, 020

"1,000

966

1,070

1,170

1,050

"800

« 1,100

c 1 ftftft

'870

"900

c 800

646

Jan.

630

827

1,080

° 1, 070

° 1,000

° 1,000

°929

°747

814

792

703

c 750

"900

1 =800

I «700

1

1 =750

"800

«900

Feb.

= 1,500

3,580

3,170

7,830

4,020

2,300

1,520

1,320

° 1,000

°883

°952

1 " 1,000

913

792

922

840

652

740

Mar.

622

658

587

726

569

593

778

734

870

798

927

4,110

2,680

1,600

1,520

1,460

1,720

1,650

1,880

1,320

1,240

1,360

1,630

1,910

1,950

1,630

1,370

1,320

1,170

Apr.

1,520

1,520

1,910

2,440

2, 750

1,870

1,630

1,520

1,570

1 790

2 060

2

OQA

2,340

2,010

3,240

2,060

2,990

3,420

3,030

2,340

2,010

1,840

1,680

1,520

1,820

2,060

May

2,060

1,680

1,740

1,630

1,470

1,370

1,220

1,270

7,700

3,400

2,630

2,340

2,580

2,120

1,840

1,840

2,290

2,340

2,340

4,900

10,400

5,760

4.720

4,140

5, 920

5,640

4,720

"3,500

June

'3,030

°2,460

°2,290

°2,180

°2,010

° 1,840

° 1, 680

° 1,580

» 1, 520

° 1,470

° 1, 420

° 1, 370

° 1, 270

1,240

1,190

1,170

1,140

1,120

1,120

1,120

8,100

° 3, 880

° 2, 230

" 1, 680

° 1,470

° 1,320

° 1, 240

° 1, 170

° 1,100

»> 1, 070

July

792

77ft

747

747

770

860

814

792

Aug.

770

747

747

725

725

725

1,100

747

703

681

681

725

747

703

681

659

659

659

638

638

638

638

681

659

638

573

552

531

523

412

Sept.

502

K7<>

481

4.7O

468

46S

2,580

531

iff!

527

KOI

2,070

QCO

822

758

623

552

527

485

381

432

514

527

616

703

Month

1925-26

July.. ....... 

1926-27 

October. _____ . ..........................

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

Maximum

2,430

1,120

1,120

6,930

2,950

1,190

2,310

3,010

3,290

 7,180

4,600

3,940

1,630

1,080

7,830

4,110

3,420

10,400

8,100

1,100

2,580

Minimum

456

354

523

560

541

448

440

398

518

573

848

617

646

630

652

569

1,370

1,220

1,070

412

381

Mean

812

642

723

1,110

1,210

675

839

691

1,060

2,300

1,650

1,180

964

808

1,890

1,370

2,070

3,400

1,850

678

700

Per square 

mile

0.508

.401

.452

.694

.756

.422

.524

.432

.662

1.44

1.03

. 738

.602

.505

1.18

.856

1.29

2.12

1.16

.424

.438

Run-off in 

inches

0.59

.45

.12

.80

.84

.49

.58

.50

.76

1.61

1.19

.82

.69

.58

1.23

QQ

1.44

2.44

1.29

.49

.49

0 Discharge estimated; gage-height record missing.

k Discharge estimated; based on one or two chain-gage readings dailys

« Discharge estimated because of ice effect.
58 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART V

BOOK RIVER AT AFTON, WIS.

LOCATION. Chain gage on line between sees. 22 and 27, T. 2 N., R. 12 E., at

highway bridge in Afton, three-fourths mile above mouth of Bass Creek. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 3,190 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. February, 1914, to September, 1927. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 5,750 second-feet March 20 (gage

height, 6.77 feet); minimum, 340 second-feet August 29 (gage height, 0.54

foot).

1914-1927: Maximum discharge, 12,700 second-feet March 26, 1918 (gage

height, 10.51 feet); minimum, 274 second-feet December 9, 1922 (gage height,

0.08 foot). 

REMARKS. Records good except those for period of ice effect, December 6-11,

14-22, 24, December 26 to January 1, and January 11 to February 3, which

are fair. Slight diurnal fluctuation caused by operation of power plants at

Janes ville.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day

1. -- 

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

3 

5 -----

6 

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

8. 

9 _ .-_-- _----

10 

11 

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

13 

14.- _ ..........

15 - 

16. 

17. 

18 

19 ------

20. 

21..... ..- _ -

22 

23 

24. 

OE

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

^1

Oct.

2,180

2,260

2,100

2,020

2,020

2,100

2,180

2,180

2,100

2,020

2,100

1,940

1,860

1,780

1,700

1,560

1,560

1,420

1,040

983

983

875

875

983

983

1,040

928

875

928

928

983

Nov.

1,100

1,160

1,100

1,100

928

983

1,040

1,100

1,420

1,160

1,040

983

1,100

1,220

1,280

1,280

1,350

1,940

2,260

2,100

1,940

2,100

1,940

1,940

1,860

2,260

2,180

2,100

2,350

2,530

Dec.

2,710

2,710

2,710

2,710

1,560

1,700

1,860

2,020

2,100

2,180

2,260

2,350

2,440

2, 440

2,530

2,530

2,530

2,530

2,530

2,620

2,620

2,620

2,620

2,100

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

Jan.

1,420

1,420

1,630

1,700

1,630

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,420

1,220

1,220

1,160

1,100

1,100

1,040

985

930

985

930

930

930

930

875

825

930

825

775

825

730

730

Feb.

825

985

1,700

3,190

4,670

3,390

3,090

3,190

2,990

3,090

3,090

3,190

3,290

3,290

3,090

2,990

2,990

2,800

2,620

2,530

2,440

2,350

2,440

2,440

2,530

2,620

2,620

2,710

Mar.

2,890

2,710

2,710

2,620

2,530

2,620

2,710

2,890

2,710

2,990

3,090

3,610

4,060

4,180

4,420

4,540

4,800

5,080

5,330

5,610

5,190

5,060

5,060

5,060

4,930

5,060

5,060

4,930

4,930

4,800

Apr.

5,330

4,930

4,540

4,540

4,300

4,060

4,300

4,060

3,830

3,720

3,500

3,290

3,610

3,290

2,990

2,710

2,530

2,530

2,710

2,800

3,090

2,990

2,990

2,890

2,990

3,090

3,190

3,190

3.290

3,290

May

2,990

2,990

2,890

2,710

2,710

2,710

2,620

2,530

2,620

2,350

2,530

2,620

2,620

2,710

2,710

2,800

2,710

2,710

2,710

2,530

2,440

2,180

2,350

2,530

2,440

2,530

2,800

3,720

4,930

4,300

4,540

June

4,800

5,190

5,330

5,610

5,470

5,330

5,060

4,800

4,540

4,300

4,180

3,940

3,720

3,390

3,190

2,990

2,800

2,530

2,350

2, 180

2,530

2,710

2,440

2,350

2,180

2,180

2, 180

2,020

1,940

1,860

July

1,700

1,630

1,490

1,350

1,350

1,280

875

824

775

775

775

824

824

875

875

875

824

928

1,040

983

1,100

1,100

1,040

1,040

1,100

1,040

1,160

1,100

1,100

1,110

1,040

Aug.

1,040

1,100

1,100

983

983

928

928

928

928

875

824

875

875

824

824

824

775

824

775

728

683

557

639

639

639

557

518

557

597

728

683

Sept.

683

639

639

683

557

557

775

683

639

728

728

639

683

683

683

683

639

683

597

775

683

728

728

683

683

728

1,040

928

928

983

Month

July 

The year.. ___ . _____ ... ___ ....

Maximum

2,260

2,710

1,700

4,670

4,930

5, 610

1,100

1,040

Minimum

875

928

1,490

730

2,530

2,180

1,860

775

518

557

518

Mean

1,530

2,170

1,110

4,100

2,860

3,470

798

716

2,130

Per

square 

mile

0.480

.489

.680

.348

.865

1.29

1.09

.897

1.09

.332

.250

.224

Run-off in 

inches

0.55

.78

.40

.90

1.49

1.22

1.03

1.22

.38

.29

25

9.06
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 59

BOCK RIVER AT IYNDON, ILL.

LOCATION. Chain gage in NE. % sec. 21, T. 20 N., R. 5 E., at highway bridge in 

Lyndon, 14 miles above Rock Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 9,010 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. November, 1914, to September, 1927.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 31,400 second-feet February 7 

(gage height, 15.07 feet); minimum, 2,110 second-feet September 2, 3, 8, 

and 9 (gage height, 5.15 feet).

1914-1927: Maximum discharge, 39,500 second-feet March 28, 1916; 

maximum gage height, 19.6 feet February 16, 1918, caused by backwater 

from ice; minimum discharge, 655 second-feet September 27, 1918 (gage 

height, 3.72 feet).

REMARKS. Records good except those for estimated periods and for period of 

ice effect, December 15 to February 5, which are poor. About 100 secondfeet is diverted at Sterling Dam to feed Illinois and Mississippi Canal. Flow 

is regulated by power plants at Sterling and above.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day

1 

2 

3 

4.....

5. .

6 -

7 

8 

9 

10. .

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 .

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22. . 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

Oct.

6,950 

6,950 

14,500 

14,800 

14,500

14,500 

13,600

"7,000

5,520 

5,070

5, 070 

4,640 

4,640 

4,640 

4,230

4,230 

4,230 

4,230 

4,?30 

3,640 

3,260

Nov.

3.080 

3,640 

3,640 

3,640 

3,640

3,830 

3,830 

3,830 

3,830 

3,830

3,640 

4,430 

4,640 

5,070 

8,980

13,900 

14,500 

13,900 

12,500 

11,400

11,100 

11,100 

9,500 

6,470 

7,700

8,460 

9,770 

10,000 

10,800 

10,800

Dec.

10,800 

11,900 

"11,600 

"11, 400 

11,100

8,720 

7,950 

7,450 

8,200 

7,950

7,700 

7,700 

7,700 

7,700 

7,450

8,460 

10,000 

12,500 

16,900 

15,100

13,900 

13,100 

12,200 

11,700 

10,800

10,000 

9,500 

8,200 

7,450 

7,950 

8,200

Jan.

8,200 

8,200 

7,950 

7,700 

7,200

6,710 

5,990 

5,520 

5,290 

5, 070

5,070 

5,070 

5,070 

5,070 

5,070

5,070 

5,070 

5,290 

5,990 

5,990

5,990 

5,750 

5,520 

5,520 

5,520

5,290 

5,070 

5,070 

5,070 

5,520 

6,710

Feb.

7,950 

8,980 

12,200 

16,200 

25,400

26,200 

31,000 

27,800 

26,600 

20,100

15, 600 

15,400 

15,400 

14,500 

13,300

"8, 750 

6,950

Month

Octobei 

Novem 

Deeem 

January 

Februa 

March

rv

April .. 

July .- ... ._ ^ August 

Septem

T

Mar.

7,450 

4,230 

4,640 

5,750 

6,470

5,520 

5,520 

5,750 

5,750 

6,230

8,720 

10,600 

11,900 

13, 600 

13,600

12,500 

13,100 

12, 500 

12,500 

12,200

12,500 

11,700 

11,400 

11,700 

11,400

11,700 

11,400 

11,700 

10,800 

11,100 

11, 700

Apr.

11,400 

11,400 

11,700 

11,400 

12,800

13,600 

13,300 

12,800 

11,400 

10,000

10,300 

9,500 

9,240 

8,980 

8,720

8,980 

9,500 

10,300 

11,900 

13,100

14,800 

16,600 

16, 600 

13, 900 

14, 200

14,200 

13, 900 

10,600 

11, 400 

12,200

May

13,300 

15,400 

12,800 

11,400 

10,600

10,000 

9,500 

9,500 

10,000 

11,100

10,800 

10,800 

10,800 

10,800 

11,100

10, 800 

10,300 

9,500 

9,770 

8,980

9,240 

9,770 

11,900 

21,800 

31,000

29,800 

27,000 

26,200 

23,800 

20,100 

19,400

Maximum Minimum

14, 800 3, 260 

14, 500 3, 080 

16, 900 7, 450 

8, 200 5, 070 

31, 000 6, 950 

13, 600 4, 230 

16, 600 8, 720 

31, 000 8, 980 

19, 700 5, 870 

5, 750 3, 080 

3, 260 2, 260 

4, 850 2, 110

31, 000 2, 110

June

16,600 

17,200 

19, 100 

19, 700 

19,400

18,400 

17,800 

17,800 

16, 200 

14,200

13,100 

10,300 

9,240 

8,980 

8,460

7,450 

6,950 

6,470 

« 6, 550 

« 6, 630

6,710 

7,200 

8,460 

10,600 

8,460

7,200 

5,990 

5,990 

5,990 

5,870

Mean

7,110 

7,520 

10,000 

5,860 

13,900 

9,860 

12,000 

14,400 

11,100 

3,780 

2,710 

3,430

8,430

July

5,750 

5,070 

4,850 

5, 070 

4,640

4,430 

4,030 

4,230 

3,450 

3,260

3,080 

3,450 

3,830 

3, 450 

3,640

3,830 

3,450 

3,640 

3,640 

3,260

» 3, 260 

3,260 

3,450 

3,640 

3,260

3,640 

3,450 

3,450 

3, 260 

3,260 

3,280

Per 

square 

mile

0.789 

.835 

1.11 

.650 

1.54 

1.09 

1.33 

1.60 

1.23 

.420 

.301 

.381

.936

Aug.

3,260 

3,260 

3,080 

2,910 

2,910

2,910 

2,740 

2,580 

2,740 

2,910

2,910 

2,740 

3,080 

3,260 

2,740

3,080 

2,740 

2,910 

2,420 

2,420

2,420 

2,420 

2,580 

2,260 

2,260

2,580 

?,260 

2,420 

2,260 

2,580 

2,420

Sept.

2,420 

2,260 

2,110 

2,420 

2,420

2,420 

2,260 

2,420 

2,420 

2,580

2,580 

2,420 

3,830 

4,640 

4,640

4,850 

4,230 

4,230 

4,030 

4,030

4,230 

4,230 

4,230 

4,230 

4,030

3,830 

3,640 

3,450 

3,830 

4,030

Run-off in 

inches

0.91 

.93 

1.28 

.75 

1.60 

1.26 

1.48 

1.84 

1.37 

.48 

.35 

.43

12.86

o Estimated. 

11870,1 31 R
60 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART V 

WHITEWATEE CREEK NEAR WHITEWATEE, WIS.

LOCATION. Staff gage in NW. % sec. 26, T. 4 N., R. 15 E., at highway culvert 

3,000 feet below Whitewater Lake and 4 miles south of Whitewater.

DRAINAGE AREA. 5.8 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March, 1926, to September, 1927.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 24.8 second-feet May 28 (gage 

height, 1.99 feet); minimum, 0.3 second-foot many times during August 

and September, caused by closure of dam upstream (gage height, 0.45 foot). 

1926-27: Maximum and minimum discharge, same as for 1927.

REMARKS.' Records good. Plow reduced by closure of dam at outlet of Whitewater Lake in effort to raise level of lake.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926 27

Day

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 

97

28. 

29 

30 

31 

Oct.

17.9 

14.8 

14.8 

14.8 

13.8

11.0 

10.1 

9.1

7.8 

6.9

6.6 

6.6 

6.3 

5.9 

5.8

5.5 

5.2 

5.1 

5.0 

5.2

5.2 

5.0 

4.8 

4.7 

4.7

4.7 

4.7 

4.6 

4.6

4.6 

4.6

Nov.

4.6 

4.6 

4.7 

4.7 

5.2

5.2 

5.2 

5.5 

7.5 

6.2

6.3 

6.6 

7.5 

11.9 

12.8

11.0 

10.1 

10.1 

9.1 

8.4

7.4 

6.2 

6.1 

5.8 

6.1

12.8 

11.9 

10.1 

9.1

8.1

Dec.

8.1 

6.6 

6.1 

5.0 

7.2

6.2 

6.5 

6.3 

6.1

5.8

5.8 

6.1 

9.4 

5.5 

5.2

4.7 

4.7 

4.7 

4.7

5.8

5.5 

5.0 

5.0 

5.2 

5.1

5.0 

4.7 

4.7 

5.0

4.8 

4.7

Jan.

4.7 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.6

4.5 

4.5 

4.2 

4.2 

4.3

4.3 

4.3 

4.5 

5.0 

5.0

5.0 

5.0 

5.0 

5.0 

4.8

5.0 

5.0 

5.0 

5.0 

5.0

5.1 

5.2 

5.0 

5.2

5.5 

5.0

Month

December... ...... _ . _____________

February ______________ .

April.. __ _____ ______ _ . .

June- _____________

July. : .... .-..

September ____________________

The year _________________

Feb.

6.6 

6.1 

11.9 

7.6 

16.8

17.9 

14.8 

12.8 

9.4 

8.4

7.8 

6.6 

6.1 

6.6 

5.8

7.8 ai

8.1 

6.3 

5.8

5.8 

7.6 

8.1 

7.8 

6.9

6.3

5.8 

5.5

Mar.

5.1 

5.0 

4.7 

4.7 

4.6

5.5 

7.2 

6.8 

6.3 

6.9

6.9 

13.8 

12.8 

11.9 

10.1

9.4

8.7 

7.8 

7.2 

7.2

7.4

7.8 

8.4 

8.1 

8.6

9.4 

8.7 

8.0 

7.5 

7.5 

6.9

Apr.

6.9 

7.2 

7.4

7.5

7.8

6.9 

6.5 

5.8 

5.8 

5.5

5.5 

5.2 

5.5 

5.8 

7.2

7.2 

7.2 

6.6 

15.8 

13.8

13.8 

12.8 

10.1 

9.1 

8.4

8.1 

7.5 

6.9 

7.2 

6.9

May

6.3 

6.6 

6.6

5.8 

5.5

5.2 

5.2 

5.5 

10.1 

9.4

8.1 

7.5 

7.2 

7.2 

6.6

6.3 

6.1

7.5 

7.2 

8.1

8.2 

8.1 

11.9 

11.9 

10.1

8.4 

7.8 

24.8 

22.4 

22.4 

21.2

June

15.8 

13.8 

11.9 

11.9 

10.1

9.4

8.7 

8.1 

7.5 

7.2

6.9 

6.6 

6.3 

6.1

5.8

5.8 

5.8 

5.8 

6.1 

7.2

8.4

8.1 

7.8 

7.2 

6.9

6.3 

6.1

5.8 

5.5 

5.5

Maximum Minimum Mean

17. 9 4. 6 7. 43 

12. 8 4. 6 7. 69 

9. 4 4. 7 5. 65 

5. 5 4. 2 4. 79 

17.- 9 5.5 8.40 

13. 8 4. 6 7. 77 

15. 8 5. 2 7. 93 

24. 8 5. 2 9. 52 

15. 8 5. 5 7. 81 

9. 8 1. 2 5. 28 

1. 2 .3 .519 

1. 5 .3 .557

24. 8 .3 6. 10

July

5.4 

5.2 

5.3 

5.3 

5.4

5.5 

5.5 

5.6 

5.5 

5.5

6.1 

6.3 

6.3 

6.3 

6.1

6.1 

6.3 

6.1

5.8 

5.8

8.4 

9.8 

9.6 

7.5 

2.6

1.8 

2.0 

2.6 

1.5 

1.3 

1 2

Per 

square 

mile

1.28 

1.33 

.974 

.826 

1.45 

1.34 

1.37 

1.64 

1.35 

.910 

.089 

.096

1.05

Aug.

1.2 

1.2 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1

.8 

.9 

.8 

.5 

.5

.5 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.4 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3

Sept.

0.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.4 

.4 

.5 

.5 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4

.4 

.5 

.6 

.5 

.5

.5 

.5

.5 

.4 

.5

1.3 

1.0 

1.5 

1.5

.8

Run-oft in 

inches

1.48 

1.48 

1.12 

.95 

L51 

1.54 

1.53 

1.89 

1.51 

1.05 

.10 

.11

14.27
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 61

WHITEWATER CREEK AT WHITEWATER, WIS.

LOCATION. Staff gage in SW. % sec. 10, T. 4 N., R. 15 E., at highway bridge

1 mile southeast of Whitewater. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 16.8 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June, 1926, to September, 1927. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, about 330 second-feet May 28

(gage height, 4.20 feet); minimum, 10 second-feet December 20-29 and

September 1-17.

1926-27: Maximum and minimum discharge, same as for 1927. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for period of ice effect, December 13 to

January 31, which were estimated.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926 27

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.

62 

140 

62 

52 

58

46 

36 

29 

25 

22

21 

20 

22 

20 

18

18 

17

17 

17 

18

17 

17 

16 

17 

16

16 

16 

16 

16 

16 

15

Nov.

16 

16 

16 

16 

16

16 

16 

16 

28 

28

24 

18 

22 

43 

82

55 

36 

31 

31 

28

26 

30 

24 

20 

20

55 

107 

38 

38 

28

Dec.

28 

22 

22 

20 

32

29 

27 

23 

19 

18

18 

19 

18 

16 

16

16 

14 

13 

12 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

12 

12

Jan.

13 

13 

13 

13 

13

13 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

13 

14 

16 

18

Month

October- ____________________

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

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

August _____________________

Feb.

18 

22 

27 

43 

164

146 

62 

49 

49 

46

33 

22 

19 

20 

23

38 

33 

33 

20 

20

20 

20 

26 

24 

24

22 

28 

21

Mar.

22 

22 

21 

15 

15

15 

18 

21 

21 

22

24 

112

87 

62 

43

38 

38 

33 

30 

26

26 

26 

40 

36 

31

36 

33 

28 

26 

26 

26

Maximum

140 

107 

32 

18 

164 

112 

66 

330 

82 

22 

11 

14

330

Apr.

33 

29 

29 

29 

31

26 

26 

24 

20 

19

18 

17 

16 

16 

16

32 

25

22 

58 

55

66 

55 

40 

32 

28

28 

28 

27 

28 

27

May

22 

22 

20 

19 

18

18 

18 

18 

43 

38

38 -26 

23 

27 

23

22 

21 

21 

21 

19

30 

28 

40 

55 

43

40 

29 

330 

202 

118 

82

Minimum

15 

16 

10 

12 

18 

15 

16 

18 

15 

11 

11 

10

10

June

82 

49 

40 

38 

31

29 

26 

23 

22 

20

19 

18 

16 

16 

16

16 

16 

16 

16 

16

22 

21 

20 

18 

18

18 

17 

15 

15 

15

Mean

29.0 

31.3 

16.3 

12.6 

38.3 

32.9 

30.0 

47.5 

23.5 

14.3 

11.0 

10.7

24.7

July

15 

14 

14 

14 

14

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

14 

14 

14 

14

14

17

22 

18 

18 

17

12 

12 

12 

12 

12 

11

Per

square 

mile

1.73 

1.86 

.970 

.750 

2.28 

1.96 

1.79 

2.83 

1.40 

.851 

.655 

.637

1.47

Ang.

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

Sept.

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

14 

12

n

11 11 11 11 11

11

12 

14 

12 

11

Run-off in 

inches

1.99- 

2.08 

1.12 

.86- 

2.37 

2.26! 

2.0d 

3.26 

1.56 

.98 

.76 

.71

19.95
62 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART V

PECATONICA BIVEB AT FREEPOET, III.

LOCATION. Chain gage in NW. }i sec. 32, T. 27 N., R. 8 E., at Hancock Avenue 

highway bridge in Freeport, 2 miles above mouth of Yellow Creek. Zero of 

gage is 739.52 feet above mean sea level.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,330 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September, 1914, to September, 1927.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 4,400 second-feet February 5; 

maximum gage height, 16.74 feet February 9, caused by backwater from 

ice; minimum discharge, 434 second-feet November 7 and 8 (gage height, 

4.54 feet).

1914-1927: Maximum discharge, 17,000 second-feet March 28, 1916 (gage 

height, 19.4 feet); minimum discharge, 200 second-feet December 14, 1917.

REMARKS. Records fair except those for December 14-18, January 14-31, and 

February 6-12, which are poor. Slight diurnal fluctuation caused by operation of power plant three-fourths mile above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926 27

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

10.

11-

12.

13.

14.

15.

16-

17.

18.

19.

20.

21.

22. 

23-

24.

25.

26-

27.

28.

29. 

30- 

31.

2,180

3,370

3,870

3,650

3,170

2,860

2,320

1,520

1,020

915

990

940

815

740

765

790

840

840

815

815

790

765

790

765

740

740

740

715

690

690

690

487

469

451

451

451

469

545

765

715

715

740

940

965

990

915

865

815

740

715

1,070

1,790

2,240

2,420

2,280

1,680

1,310

1,190

1,100

1,040

965

940

1,130

1,190

1,130

990

940

940

940

1,020

1,070

1,160

1,070

990

965

915

890

865

840

790

765

740

765

765

790

790

890

1,100

1,280

1,040

1,020

890

790

740

715

665

665

665

690

690

690

690

690

690

690

690

665

665

765

815

990

2,210

3,070

3,420

4,060

3,790

3,650

3,590

3,590

3,470

3,170

2,660

1,520

1,190

1,250

1,340

1,220

1,130

1,020

1,020

1,1CO 

1,580 

1,620 

1,550 

1,370

1,130

990

765

715

605

665

740

765

715

1,070

1,400

1,250

1,130

2,100

2,940

2,500

2,210

1,650

1,280

1,190

1,100

1,020

965

1,040

1,190

1,460

1,550

1,550

1,550

1,400

1,250

1,160

1,020

1,040

1,620

1,790

1,650

1,460

1,340

1,160

1,190

1,190

1,160

1,130

1,250

1,280

1,340

1,310

1,280

1,220

1,370

1,900

1,820

1,900

1,960

1,900

1,680

1,490

1,370

1,310

2,040

2,420

2,000

1,650

1,370

1,280

1,250

1,160

1,100

1,130

1,460

2,660

2,940

3,020

2,540

1,860

1,680

1,620

1,460

1,790

1,550

1,460

1,720

1,790

2,280

3,070

3,320

3,170

3,020

3,370

3,790

3,870

3,870

3,720

3,320

2,660

2,350

2,210

1,960

1,820

1,650

1,580

1,520

1,460

1,400

1,340

1,190

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,160

1,130

1,100

1,580

2,210

2,070

1,580

1,310

1,130

1,040

1,020

990

965

940

915

865

840

840

815

815

815

840

815

815

815

840

840

790

765

740

740

715

740

740

715

715

690

665

665

645

645

645

645

645

645

645

625

625

665

625

605

605

690

625

625

605

585

585

585

605

605

605

565

585

625

585

565

525

545

525

525

545

545

525

525

525

506

506

525

525

840

2,280

2,540

3,020

3,070

3,170

2,540

1,400

1,280

1,650

2,620

2,900

2,210

1,280

940

840

790

790

965

1,340

1,580

1,650

Month Maximum Minimum Mean

Per

square

mile

Run-off in 

inches

October..-. 

NovemberDecember.. 

January....

February.. 

March__. 

April.......

May___. 

June___. 

July.......

August.....

SeptemberThe year3,870

2,420

1,680

1,280

4,060

2,940

2,420

3,870

3,720

940

690

3,170

4,060

451

740

665

765

605

990

1,100

965

645

525

506

451

1,330

909

1,010

773

2,050

1,290

1,490

2,200

1,620

786

603

1,460

1,290

1.00

.683

.759

.581

1.54

.970

1.12

1.65

1.22

.591

.453

1.10

.970

1.15

.76

.88

.67

1.60

1.12

1.25

1.90

1.36

.68

.52

1.23

13.12
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 63

SUGAR RIVER NEAR BRODHEAD, WIS.

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 26, T. 2 N., R. 9 E., at highway bridge 2 miles

southwest of Brodhead. Jordan Creek enters 2 miles below station. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 529 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. February, 1914, to September, 1927. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 4,440 second-feet February 6 (gage

height, 7.6 feet); minimum, 86 second-feet September 4 (gage height, 0.78

foot).

1914-1927: Maximum discharge, about 13,000 second-feet September 13,

1915 (gage height, 11.4 feet); minimum, about 47 second-feet August 26,

1923. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for period of ice effect, December 6 to

February 4, which are poor. Flow is subject to slight diurnal fluctuation

caused by operation of power plant in Brodhead.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day

1 ...--.....

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

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

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

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

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

7-. .........

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

9..-....- ..

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

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

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

13 .

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

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

16 

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

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

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

20 

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

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

23 

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

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

26 

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

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

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

30 .

31.... .....

Oct.

490 

1,120 

970 

1,170 

1,020

551 

431 

292 

277 

198

248 

262 

262 

222 

248

235 

210 

248 

210 

210

198 

210 

262 

187 

235

235 

235 

248 

235 

235 

176

Nov.

198 

235 

210 

210 

187

222 

165 

235 

187 

176

187 

187 

210 

222 

376

450 

510 

308 

308 

308

187 

248 

248 

262 

235

431 

198

728 

871 

682

Dee.

682 

394 

394 

308 

165

200 

210 

210 

200 

185

200 

155 

250 

235 

210

235 

210 

185 

175 

210

275 

185 

220 

210 

185

185 

220 

210 

185 

200 

165

Jan.

185 

165 

310 

200 

220

210 

175 

165 

210 

260

185 

200 

275 

210 

210

135 

165 

210 

115 

145

165 

155 

90 

165 

135

155 

165 

185 

210 

135 

260

Month

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

June __... _ 

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

Feb.

310 

360 

595 

1,630 

3,790

4,080 

2,760 

2,180 

1,450 

970

728 

510 

412 

358 

358

341 

341 

394 

341 

277

324 

1,390 

593 

637 

551

431 

394 

394

Mar.

341 

308 

324 

324 

324

277 

308 

551 

551 

470

341

728 

871 

1,020

728

637 

510 

470 

470 

376

1,330 

470 

450 

450 

530

551 

450 

431 

431 

431 

431

Maximum

1,170 

871 

682 

310 

4,080 

1,330 

682 

2,050 

1,020 

324 

248 

551

4,080

Apr.

431 

470 

412 

510 

510

450 

470 

412 

358 

292

358 

324 

376 

431 

394

470 

394 

394 

470 

510

593 

682 

682 

431 

470

470 

394 

412 

450 

470

May

470 

394 

376 

394 

308

358 

341 

262 

431 

823

1,450 

920 

728 

510 

470

431 

394 

394 

412 

394

431 

470 

593 

775 

970

775 

637 

1,070 

1,510 

2,050 

1,390

Minimum

176 

165 

155 

90 

277 

277 

292 

262 

277 

187 

143 

103

90

June

1,020 

637 

593 

637 

551

551 

470 

431 

394 

376

341 

292 

341 

324 

308

277 

292 

341 

308 

292

775 

920 

728 

510 

431

324 

292 

277 

277 

292

Mean

365 

306 

234 

186 

961 

512 

450 

675 

453 

247 

185 

298

402

July

292 

235 

198 

235 

235

277 

262 

248 

248

187

292 

308 

235 

262 

262

292 

187 

262 

248 

248

262 

324 

262 

198

277

222 

210 

198 

222 

248 

222

Per

square 

mile

0.690 

.578 

.442 

.352 

1.82 

.968 

.851 

1.28 

.856 

.467 

.350 

.563

.760

Aug.

248 

210 

210 

187 

187

198 

143 

210 

198 

210

176 

165 

165 

165 

187

187 

187 

176 

176 

187

176 

222 

210 

210 

143

176 

154 

143 

210 

143 

165

Sept.

187 

187 

187 

103 

176

187 

165 

187 

358 

412

431

450 

358 

235 

154

165 

210 

470 

470 

376

235 

235 

198 

210 

176

324

551 

450 

551 

551

Run-off in 

inches

0.80 

.64 

.51 

.41 

1.90 

1.12 

.95 

1.48 

.96 

.54 

.40 

.63

10.34
1)4 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART V

SOUTH BRANCH OF KISHWAUKEE RIVER AT DE EAIB, ILL.

LOCATION. Chain gage in NE. l/i sec. 22, T. 40 N., R. 4 E., at Lincoln Highway

bridge in De Kalb. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 70 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July, 1925, to September, 1927. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 907 second-feet May 25 (gage

height, 8.63 feet); minimum, 0.2 second-foot several days during August

and September.

1925-1927: Maximum discharge, that of May 25, 1927; minimum, 0.1

second-foot several days during September and October, 1925. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for period of ice effect, December 15 to

February 4, which are poor.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day

1 __ . _ .. __

3.. .. _ ..

4....... ___ ..

5 _ ... _ . _ ..

6... _ 

7...- _ _ ..

8 .... .....

9 . _

10 

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

12 . ___ . _ -

13 

14... __ .... ....

15 

16 

17 

18 .. _ ..

19 

20 . _ -

21 . 

22 ________ -

23 

24 

25- ___ ........

26 

27 

28 

29. _ 

30 

31 -. 

Oct.

221 

255 

279 

328 

380

267 

221 

180 

160 

133

116 

108 

100 

90 

79

79 

72 

63 

54 

57

54 

51 

45 

48 

42

40 

38 

34 

33 

31 

29

Nov.

28 

28 

27 

27 

25

25 

24 

24 

42 

38

34 

32 

42 

523 

628

508 

394 

341 

291 

255

221 

200 

170 

160 

151

291 

279 

232 

210 

180

Dec.

160 

133 

124 

100 

93

79 

82 

72 

69 

69

69 

72 

100 

116 

54

38 

36 

25 

28 

30

28 

29 

32 

39 

42

. 24 

19 

17 

8.6 

14 

14

Jan.

14 

14 

16 

21 

24

23 

16 

13 

13 

14

12 

13 

14 

13

12

12

12 

14 

8.2 

5.7

5.7 

5.7 

7.4 

9.4 

9.4

10 

13 

11 

30 

48 

79

' Month

April 

July... __ ___ .... ____ ....

September... . ___ . .........

Feb.

108 

221 

328 

291 

568

436 

232 

170 

124 

116

116 

66 

63 

93 

45

90 

100 

76 

72 

69

45 

37 

32 

33 

42

42 

45 

36

Mar.

38 

48 

38 

25 

36

24 

22 

23 

23 

23

24 

267 

243 

190 

170

151 

133 

116 

100 

116

133 

124 

124 

133 

124

142 

116 

100 

86 

82 

69

Maximum

380 

628 

160 

79 

568 

267 

464 

805 

267 

18 

3.8 

26

805

Apr.

108 

160 

142 

142 

170

133 

108 

93 

100 

82

69 

66 

72 

66 

72

210 

180 

303 

450 

464

341 

267 

210 

190 

160

142 

116 

100 

367 

303

May

210 

170 

133 

108 

93

82 

72 

69 

116 

210

170

124 

108 

93 

82

72 

63 

69 

72 

66

63 

63 

100 

756 

805

538 

354 

315 

255 

210 

190

June

151 

133 

116 

267 

180

142 

108 

93 

79 

66

60 

54 

45 

42 

37

35 

32 

29 

28 

26

133 

100 

79 

60 

45

35 

32 

26 

22 

21

Minimum Mean

29 119 

24 181 

8. 6 58. 6 

5. 7 16. 5 

32 132 

22 98. 2 

66 180 

63 188 

21 75. 9 

1.4 6.76 

.2 1.24 

.2 1. 93

.2 87. 6

July

15 

18 

11 

11 

9.8

9.0 

18 

9.8 

9.8 

7.4

8.2 

8.6 

5.7 

5.1 

7.0

7.0 

7.4 

6.0 

4.8 

4.3

3.5

2.7 

2.7 

2.7 

2.7

2.7 

2.7 

2.3 

1.9 

1.5 

1.4

Per 

square 

mile

1.70 

2.59 

.837 

.236 

1.89 

1.40 

2.57 

2.69 

1.08 

.097 

.018 

.028

1.25

Aug.

1.4 

1.4 

1.2 

1.0 

.8

.6 

3.8 

3.8 

3.8 

3.8

2.7 

1.7 

1.7 

1.7 

1.5

1.2 

1.0 

1.2 

.7 

.6

.6 

.2 

.3 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

Sept|

0.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

1.2 

1.0 

.7 

.5 

.3

.5 

.3 

.3 

.3 

5.7

.7 

.5 

1.4 

.3 

.2

1.0

.7 

.6 

.3 

.3

1.4 

.4 

3.0 

26 

9.4

Run-off in 

inches

1.96 

2.89 

.96 

.27 

1.97 

1.61 

2.87 

3.10 

1.20 

.11 

.02 

.03

16. 09
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 65

IOWA BI7ER AT MARSHAIITOWN, IOWA

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 23, T. 84 N., R. 18 W., at Third Avenue Bridge, 

1 mile north of Marshalltown. Asher Creek, 1 mile above station, and 

Burnett Creek, 1 mile below, enter from left.

DRAINAGE AREA.' 1,380 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1915, to September, 1927. Discontinued. February to August, 1903, at old dam site 1 mile above present station.

EXTREMES.' Maximum discharge during year, 7,120 second-feet June 9 (gage 

height, 12.7 feet); minimum, 132 second-feet August 6 (gage height, 1.96 

feet).

1915-1927: Maximum discharge, 42,000 second-feet June 4, 1918 (gage 

height, 17.74 feet); minimum, about 2 second-feet November 24, 1917.

REMARKS.- Records fair. Observations discontinued during winter. Slight 

diurnal fluctuation caused by operation of power plant at Eldora.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day

1.. ______ . ___ .

Z.. ....................

B.. ....................

4. ____ . ___ .... _

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

6.... .,....-. ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

13.. _ ..-... . 

14.. _ ..... ____ ....

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

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

17. 

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

19- 

20 

21.. 

22 

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

94

25 

26..- 

27 

28. 

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

30-- 

31 

Oct.

1,580 

1,580 

1,640 

2,180 

2,690

2,540 

1,980 

1,400 

705 

545

545 

505 

190 

178 

330

545 

505 

505 

505 

505

545 

545 

470 

382 

348

348 

365 

400 

470 

505 

545

Nov.

505 

505 

470 

418 

1,640

330 

300 

270 

285 

300

300 

315 

315 

330 

348

365 

382 

400 

470 

545

625 

665 

705 

745 

745

785 

865 

825 

705 

665

Dec.

435 

400 

470 

470 

470

470 

400 

365 

330 

330

348 

400 

382 

365 

348

Month

October _ . ....... .................. ... 

April. ....

July _ . ___ 

August _________________ . ... .

Feb.

310

3,300 

5,350 

4,680 

3,660 

3,050

2,380 

2,080 

1,530 

815 

775

655 

575 

500 

575 

735

735 

695 

575

Mar.

465 

412 

385 

395 

412

535 

615 

575 

775 

735

775 

855 

430 

412 

395

448 

615 

655 

575 

575

575 

535 

575 

575 

575

535 

615 

655 

655 

655 

695

Maximum

2,690 

1,640 

470 

5,350 

855 

1,980 

2,900 

5,230 

575 

615 

775

Apr.

735 

990 

1,080 

1,480 

1,530

1,580 

1,620 

1,660 

1,660 

1,710

1,660 

1,530 

1,530 

1,530 

1,620

1,480 

1,980 

1,980 

1,980 

1,760

1,620 

1,580 

1,350 

1,260 

1,170

1,120 

1,040 

945 

775 

615

May

412 

465 

575 

655 

695

655 

500 

855 

1,300 

1,400

1,440 

1,480 

1,480 

1,440 

1,440

1,300 

1,220 

990 

900 

1,350

2,900 

2,800 

2,690 

2,540 

2,480

2,480 

2,140 

2,040 

1,980 

1,980 

1,980

Minimum

178 

270 

330 

310 

395 

615 

412 

575 

222 

134 

156

June

2,040 

1,980 

1,620 

1,580 

1,530

1,480 

1,440 

1,120 

5,230 

3,600

1,480 

1,440 

1,400 

1,260 

1,220

1,170 

1,120 

775 

735 

735

695 

655 

655 

615 

615

615 

655 

655 

615 

575

Mean

841 

537 

399 

1,740 

571 

1,420 

1,500 

1,310 

377 

372 

469

July

575 

535 

500 

500 

465

430 

395 

378 

360 

342

310

295 

280 

265 

235

222 

235 

265 

280 

295

310 

325 

360 

360 

378

395 

412 

430 

448 

535 

575

Per 

square 

mile

0.609 

.389 

.289 

1.26 

.414 

1.03 

1.09 

.949 

.273 

.270 

.340

Aug.

575 

360 

198 

185 

152

134

156 

185 

198 

198

210 

222 

250 

280 

295

325 

342 

360 

412 

500

500 

500

448 

448 

535

575 

615 

615 

615 

575 

575

Sept.

198 

185 

156 

185 

198

210 

235 

250 

280 

310

325 

360 

395 

412 

465

535 

575 

575 

615 

655

655 

695 

735 

775 

735

735 

695 

655 

655 

615

Kun-off in 

inches

0.70 

.43 

.16 

.89 

.48 

1.15 

1.26 

1.06 

.31 

.31 

.38
66 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART V

IOWA RIVER AT IOWA CITY, IOWA

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 15, T. 79 N., R. 6 W., 100 feet below

Iowa State University hydraulic laboratory. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 3,140 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. November, 1.921, to September, 1927. June, 1903, to

July, 1906, at highway bridge 200 feet above present site; October, 1913,

to November, 1921, at highway bridge 500 feet below Chicago, Rock Island &

Pacific Railway bridge. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 10,900 second-feet May 24 (gage

height, 11.8 feet): minimum, 102 second-feet September 2 (gage height,

0.35 foot).

1903-1906, 1913-1927: Maximum discharge, 36,200 second-feet June 7,

1918 (gage height, 19.45 feet); practically no flow at 5 p. m. September 3,

1925, caused by regulation. 

REMARKS. Records excellent except those for December 18 to February 3, which

were estimated because of ice. Considerable diurnal fluctuation at low stages

owing to operation of power plant above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet,

Day

1 ___ .... .

2 -- .._

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

5-.... .. ........

6.. ..-- _-

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

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

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

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

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

12. 

13 

14 

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

17 . .

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23. .......

24 

25 ...... ...

26 

27 

28 

29- . .

30 

31 

Oct.

3,420

1 94.fi

3,700

4,110

4 fi4.fi

4,740

3,700

3,060

2,810

2,650

2,420

2,270

2,120

2,060

1,850

1,780

1,720

1,660

1,600

1,540

1,480

1,480

1,430

1,400

1,380

1 9Qfi

1,260

Nov.

1,210

1,180

1,180

1,160

1,130

1,130

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,130

1,510

1 600

1,780

1,720

1 600

1,290

1,160

1,240

1.320

1,350

2,870

3,150

2,650

2,270

1,920

Dec.

1,850

1,720

1,600

1,430

1 1^f\

1,160

1,210

1,290

1 94/1

1,260

1,380

1,600

Q74

780

688

732

830

900

1,000

965

955

995

995

895

764

719

Jan.

710

769

793

755

723

770

778

7CA

QOK

QQft

930

QSfi

84 5

714

77ft

800

7KQ

755

695

a A'}

660

692

647

611

570

687

769

714

Feb.

764

820

935

1,000

2,870

2,420

2,200

2,980

2,890

2,980

2,500

2,120

1,850

1,780

1,920

1,980

1,980

1,660

1,290

1,290

1,600

1,720

1,850

2,120

1,540

1,660

Mar.

1,460

1,160

1,240

1,210

1,210

1 260

M60

1,130

1,130

1,160

1,390

2,420

2,200

1,980

1,920

1,780

1,780

1,600

1,980

1,920

1,850

1,850

1,920

1,850

1,850

1,720

1,600

1,510

Apr.

1,850

2,120

2,270

2,340

2,570

2,420

2,420

2,500

2,500

2,500

2,570

2,730

2,650

2,980

s ssfi

3,240

3,240

4,000

4,530

4,530

4,320

4,000

3,800

3,330

2,890

2,650

2,420

2,340

2,120

May

1,980

1,920

1,980

2,120

2,060

1,720

1,780

3,570

4,530

5,310

6,390

6, 3^0

3,700

2,890

2,650

2,340

3,700

4,530

4,420

4,640

4,530

3,800

9,310

7,420

6,270

6,030

5,200

4,420

4,220

3,610

June

3,240

2,980

2,890

2,980

2,810

2,570

2,340

2,120

2,060

2,060

2,120

2,730

3,240

2,980

2,340

2,120

1,920

1,780

1,600

2,010

5,100

1,720

1,540

1,400

1,290

1,180

1,180

1,160

1,130

1,100

July

1,050

1,000

900

850

800

800

732

732

665

642

602

598

580

534

544

526

498

478

490

450

454

510

522

800

778

602

530

490

620

900

875

Aug.

642

552

498

438

410

406

386

454

1,080

1,000

1,050

755

665

642

598

539

526

552

800

800

800

710

584

500

462

394

374

341

306

330

306

Sept.

298

279

274

282

278

386

414

490

2,860

2,120

1,400

850

642

570

534

434

620

1,380

1,920

1,510

1,210

900

755

584

620

620

665

925

1,210

1,290

Month

October.- __________ ................

November... 

May ______________ . ________ .,

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

August.. __ .. __ _____ . .................

The year. _ ......... ________ ..

Maximum

4,740

3,150

1,850

990

3,520

2,420

4,530

9,310

5,100

1,050

1,080

2,860

9,310

Minimum

1,260

1,080

688

552

764

1,130

1,850

1,600

1,100

450

306

274

274

Mean

2,560

1,520

1,100

742

1,920

1,620

2,920

4,030

2,190

663

577

877

1,720

Per

square 

mile

0.815

.484

.350

.236

.611

.516

.930

1.28

.697

.211

.184

.279

.548

Run-off in 

inches

0.94

.54

.40

.27

.64

.59

1.04

1.48

.78

.24

.21

.31

7.44
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 67

IOWA RIVER AT WAPEIIO, IOWA

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 27, T. 74 N., R. 3 W., at highway bridge half a

mile from railroad station at Wapello and 20 miles above mouth of river. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 12,480 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. February, 1915, to September, 1927. Discontinued. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 34,200 second-feet May 26 (gage

height, 10.1 feet); minimum, 1,800 second-feet September 4-7 (gage height,

0.40 foot).

1915-1927: Maximum discharge, 63,100 second-feet June 8, 1918 (gage

height, 14.94 feet); minimum, about 400 second-feet December 15-17, 1916.

The flood of June, 1892, was probably much higher than the flood of 1918.

REMARKS. Records poor. Discharge estimated December 14 to February 2,

because of ice.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day

1

2 

3..--..

4-.-.-...

5... ..

6 -- 

7 ---

8

9

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 - 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

Oct.

18,000 

16, 500 

18, 500 

15,700 

16, 500

17,200 

18,000 

18,000 

16, 500 

15,000

12,900 

12,200 

10, 900 

10, 600 

10,300

9,680 

9,100 

8,540 

8,540 

8,000

7,740 

7,480 

6,980 

6,980 

6,980

6,740 

6,270 

6,040 

5,820 

5,820 

5,600

Nov.

5,390 

5,180 

5,180 

5,180 

5,180

4,980 

4,980 

5,180 

5,180 

5,180

5,180 

5,180 

4,980 

6,500 

8,54.0

9,100 

7,480 

7,740 

7,480 

6,740

6,500 

6,040 

5,600 

5,600 

5,600

5,600 

5,600 

5,390 

12,200 

9,980

Dec.

8,820 

8,000 

8,000 

7,740 

6,740

6,500 

6,270 

6,040 

6,040 

5,820

5,820 

5,600 

5,600

4,500

Jan.

3,600 

3,200

Feb.

4,000 

5,000 

6,040 

7,480 

21,000

15,700 

15,000 

12, 900 

12,900 

13,600

14,600 

13, 200 

12,500 

10,900 

9,100

8,000 

8,000 

8,000 

6,980 

6,500

5,820 

6,980 

8,000 

7,480 

8,000

9,100 

7,230 

6,500

Month

October. _ _ _

Novembei 

December 

January

July 

August...- - _______

Septembe 

The

r

Mar.

6,500 

6,500 

6,500 

6,740 

6,270

6,040 

6,270 

6,500 

6,270 

5,600

6,040 

11,500 

13, 600 

12, 200 

11, 500

10, 300 

10, 300 

10, 300 

10, 300 

12,500

13,200 

11,500 

11, 500 

10, 300 

10,900

10, 900 

10,300 

9,390 

8,540 

8,270 

8,000

Maximum

18,500 

12,200 

8,820

21,000 

13,600 

31,700 

33,700 

24,600 

6,040 

4,780 

5,600

33,700

Apr,

9,100 

13, 200 

13,600 

12, 900 

12,200

12,500 

11, 500 

11,900 

12,200 

13,600

13, 900 

13,200 

13, 200 

13, 900 

15, 700

17, 600 

17,200 

16, 500 

25,500 

31, 700

29,700 

25,100 

22,800 

19,700 

16,500

15,000 

13,900 

12, 900 

13,200 

12,200

May

10,900 

10, 300 

11, 500 

9,980 

9,390

8,820 

8,270 

9,100 

9,980 

16, 100

19,700 

19, 300 

19, 700 

18,900 

17,600

13,600 

11, 200 

11,500 

17, 200 

20, 600

19, 700 

21,900 

23, 700 

23, 700 

26, 900

33,700 

32,200 

26,900 

22,400 

19,300 

18,000

Minimum

5,600 

4,980

4,000 

5,600 

9,100 

8,270 

6,270 

3,000 

2,230 

1,800

1,800

June

18,000 

18, 000 

20, 100 

23,200 

20,100

15,700 

13,200 

11,900 

10,900 

10,300

9,980 

10,300 

10, 300 

10, 900 

10, 600

9,980 

9,100 

8,820 

8,270 

7,740

13,900 

24, 600 

11,900 

8,820 

8,000

7,480 

7,230 

6,980 

6,500 

6,270

Mean

11,100 

6,290 

5,420 

3,390 

9,660 

9,180 

16,100 

17,500 

12,000 

3,950 

2,940 

3,410

8,380

July

6,040 

5,600 

5,180 

4,980 

4,780

4,590 

4,780 

4,220 

4,040 

4,040

3,860 

3,860 

3,680 

3,680 

3,510

3,510 

3,340 

3,340 

3,340 

3,170

3,000 

3,000 

3,170 

3,860 

3,860

3,860 

3,680 

3,340 

3,680 

3,680 

3,680

Per

square 

mile

0.889 

.504 

.434 

.272 

.774 

.736 

1.29 

1.40 

.962 

.317 

.236 

.273

.671

Aug.

3,510 

3,340 

3,000 

2,680 

2,680

2,530 

2,380 

2,530 

3,340 

4,780

3,860 

3,680 

3,340 

3,170 

3,000

3,000 

3,000 

3,000 

3,000 

3,000

3,000 

3,340 

3,000 

2,680 

2,530

2,380 

2,230 

2,230 

2,230 

2,230 

2,380

Sept.

2,380 

2,380 

2,080 

1,800 

1,800

1,800 

1,800 

2,380 

2,530 

5,390

5,600 

5,180 

4.220 

3,510 

3,170

3,000 

2,680 

2,680 

4,400 

4,980

4,980 

4,400 

3,860 

3,510 

3,340

3,170 

3,170 

3,340 

4,040 

4,590

Run-off in 

inches

1.02 

.56 

.50 

.31 

.81 

.85 

1.44 

1.61 

1.07 

.37 

.27 

.30

e.n
68 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART V

CEDAR RIVER AT JANESVHLE, IOWA

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 35, T. 91 N., R. 14 W., at highway bridge in

Janesville, 3 miles above junction with Shellrock River. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,660 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1905, to September, 1906; May, 1915, to September, 1927. Discontinued. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 5,600 second-feet May 28 (gage

height, 6.2 feet); minimum, 119 second-feet September 5 (gage height, 1.54

feet).

1905-1906, 1915-1927: Maximum discharge, about 27,000 second-feet

May 29, 1921; minimum, 28 second-feet October 21, 1922. 

REMARKS. Records fair. Observations discontinued during winter. Slight

diurnal fluctuations during low-water periods owing to operation of power

plant at Waverly, 9 miles above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day

1.. ____ ..

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

3

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

5... __ ---.

6 

7. . .

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

9-... .....

10... ......

11- ..

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

13 .....

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

15. . 

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

17.--.-....

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

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

20. ......

21...-. --

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

23 ...... ,.

24___.______

25.. 

26-. .........

27 __ .. _ .

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

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

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

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

Oct.

390 

402 

490 

1,020 

595

710 

630 

490 

490 

408

312 

384 

402 

348 

312

342 

300 

324 

348 

360

360 

354 

318 

312 

235

294 

246 

282 

225 

246 

209

Nov.

172 

264 

306 

324 

288

300 

235 

195 

186 

210

240 

205 

220 

186 

240

225 

324 

455 

630 

490

455 

£90 

414 

402 

384

396 

378 

"400 

-400 

402

Dec.

378 

420 

396 

455 

560

Feb.

2,400 

2,530 

2,400

Month

November. --

December 1-5 

February 26-1 

March

38. - ..........................

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

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

August.. _____________________ .

Mar.

1,480 

1,210 

1,110 

1,160 

1,160

835 

750 

790 

710 

790

790 

1,110 

1,110 

1,210 

1,810

1,810 

1,370 

1,020 

970 

1,020

790 

750 

750 

790 

750

835 

710 

630 

790 

835 

970

Apr.

1, 

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

1,

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

1,

1, 

1, 

1, "1,

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

1, 

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

Maximum

1,020 

630 

560 

2,530 

1,810 

1,810 

4,560 

1,920 

384 

252 

630

420 

370 

420 

160 

260

590 

700 

480 

320 

260

260 

320 

260 

320 

560

810 

540 

370 

020 

970

020

260 

420 

210 

110

925 

835 

835 

835 

790

May

630 

490 

630 

630 

525

462 

476 

525 

2,790 

1,700

1,700 

1,700 

1,210 

970 

925

790 

750 

790 

880 

630

790 

1,020 

1,260 

1,540 

1,020

1,160 

1,810 

4,560 

3,480 

2,920 

2,920

Minimum

209

172 

378 

2,400 

630 

790 

462 

455 

172 

145 

154

June

1,920 

1,480 

1,210 

1,110 

1,020

925 

880 

750 

750 

790

835 

1,590 

1,810 

1,160 

1,020

970 

925 

835 

790 

490

670 

710 

1,060 

880 

880

790

525 

525 

455 

476

Mean

392 

324 

442 

2,440 

994 

1,260 

1,340 

941 

283 

212 

323

July

384 

318 

378 

324 

288

312 

288 

312 

294 

276

306 

264 

288 

276 

312

294 

288 

220 

252 

24£

252 

240 

230 

288 "276

"264 

252 

294 

360 

172 

240

Aug.

200 

195 

246 

190 

210

190 

168 

145 

220 

230

"196 

163 

220 

220 

230

252 

240 

240 

210 

230

200 

215 

246 

235 

220

220 

181 

190 

252 

220 

195

Sept.

154 

200 

210 

176 

154

"177 

200 

210 

300 

630

630 

483 

372 

252 

294

288 

264 

294 

294 

324

448 

525 

300 

276 

276

300 

336 

366 

462 

490

smil R -°K SS6 taches

0. 236 0. 27 

.195 .22 

.266 .05 

1.47 .05 

.599 .69 

. 759 . 85 

. 807 . 93 

.567 .63 

.170 .20 

.128 .15 

.195 .22

1 Estimated.
69

CEDAR EIVEE AT CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 28, T. 83 N., R. 7 W., in central part of 

Cedar Rapids, 1,000 feet above Eighth Avenue Bridge and half a mile below 

dam.

DRAINAGE AREA. 6,640 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. February, 1903, to September, 1927. Discontinued.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 11,800 second-feet May 25 (gage 

height, 6.77 feet); minimum, 650 second-feet August 8 (gage height, 2.63 

feet).

1903-1927: Maximum discharge, 54,100 second-feet April 1, 1912, and 

March 26, 1917 (gage height, 17.2 feet); minimum, 190 second-feet September 9, 1921.

Maximum stage known, about 20 feet in June, 1851 (discharge, about 

65,000 second-feet).

REMARKS. Records good except those for estimated periods, which are fair. No 

record August 13-27. Considerable diurnal fluctuation during low-water 

periods caused by operation of power plant half a mile above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Bay

2 ... ... .

3--..-.-...

4.... __ .

5. -.

6 

7 .

8 .-.. ...

9-----.-...

10 

11. __ . ....

12 

13 

14.. ___ ...

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25..- .

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

Oct.

3,370 

3,590 

3,870 

5,650 

7,040

7,200 

6,270 

5,200 

"4,680 

4,160

3,840 

3,590 

3,370 

3,180 

3,040

2,910 

2,810 

2,700 

2,600 

2,480

2,480 

2,390 

2,390 

2,280 

2,260

2,170 

2,130 

2,110 

2,040 

2,020 

2,000

Nov.

1,870 

1,790 

1,790 

1,900 

1,940

1,960 

1,920 

1,920 

1,870 

1,740

1,700 

1,600 

1,650 

1,920 

2,440

2,730 

2,660 

2,730 

2,730 

2,780

2,300 

1,530 

1,340 

1,680 

1,980

3,590 

4,900 

3,310 

3,280 

2,960

Bee.

3,280 

3,230 

2,810 

2,830 

2,600

2,460 

1,480 1,560' 

1,720 

1,900

2,020 

1,900 

2,190 

2,260 

1,830

1,700 

1,550 

1,400 

1,430 

1,460

1,700 

1,620 

1,530

 «1, 550

1,530 

 1,500 

"1,400 

1,340

Jan.

1,260 

1,280 

1,260 

1,420 

1,530

1,560 

1,580 

1,650 

 1, 550 

 1,550

 1,500 

1,390 

1,500 

 1,400 

« 1, 300

« 1, 300 

 1, 460

"1,300

"1,400 

1,620

Feb.

1,630 

1,790 

2,000 

2,280 

6,120

4,750 

5,200 

7,830 

9,450 

8,150

5,700 

4,900 

4,600 

4,020 

3,700

3.670 

3,480 

3,450 

3,040 

2,460

2,530 

3,090 

3,310 

3,340 

2,660

2,560 

3,090 

3,730

Month

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

September ____________________

Mar.

4,020 

4,300 

3,530 

2,990 

3,040

2,990 

2,990 

2,910 

2,860 

2,860

2,960 

4,020 

4,750 

4,450 

4,300

4,300 

4,600 

4,750 

4,300 

4,020

3,760 

3,620 

3,870 

4,450 

4,600

4,160 

3,870 

3,650 

3,620 

3,590 

3,560

Maximum

7,200 

4,900 

3,280 

1,650 

9,450 

4,750 

6,890 

11,500 

10,500 

2,320 

2,480

Apr.

3,840 

4,450 

5,050 

5,200 

5,200

5, 350 

5,650 

6,420 

6,270 

5,960

5,650 

5,650 

5,650 

5,500 

5,500

5,700 

6,120 

6,120 

6,740 

6,740

6,890 

6,580 

5,650 

5,200 

5,200

5,050 

4,750 

4,450 

4,160 

3,840

May

3,760 

3,590 

3,370 

3,040 

3,040

2,880 

2,760 

4,380 

7,360 

7,360

8,470 

7,360 

6,580 

6,120 

5,350

4,750 

4,300 

7,510 

8,470 

8,150

7,670 

7,360 

8,790 

10,800 

11,500

9,780 

7,990 

7,670 

7,990 

8,790 

9,780

Minimum

2,000 

1,340 

1,340

1,630 

2,860 

3,840 

2,760 

2,350 

1,400 

976

June

10, 500 

9,120 

8,150 

6,740 

5,960

5,350 

4,900 

4,600 

4,300 

4,020

3,840 

4,160 

4,600 

4,450 

4,450

3,870 

3,530 

3,390 

3,200 

3,200

3,260 

2,960 

3,040 

3,280 

3,650

3,590 

3,280 

3,040 

2,730 

2,350

Mean

3,410 

2,280 

1,880 

1,410 

4,020 

3,800 

5,480 

6,670 

4,450 

1,710 

1,670

July

2,300 

2,240 

2,080 

1,980 

1,940

1,830 

1,760 

1,700 

1,760 

1,650

1,600 

1,560 

1,530 

1,550 

1,580

1,510 

1,430 

1,400 

1,400 

1,400

1,670 

2,320 

2,000 

1,760 

1,740

1,680 

1,500 

1,480 

1,560 

1,500 

1,560

Per

square 

mile

0.514 

.343 

.283 

.212 

.605 

.572 

.825 

1.00 

.670 

.258 

.252

Aug.

1,400 

1,240 

1,250 

1,140 

1,190

1,160 

1,240 

1,630 

1,450 

1,400

1,240 

1,210

1,070 

1,050 

1,070 

1,090

Sept.

1,070 

1,060 

1,050 

976 

1,110

1,240 

1,240 

1,140 

1,670 

2,110

2,170 

1,830 

1,680 

1,550 

1,160

2,060 

2,040 

2,040 

2,210 

2,020

1,760 

1,620 

1,580 

1,530 

1,560

1,790 

2,040 

2,110 

2,170 

2,480

Kun-off in 

inches

0.59 

.38 

.33 

.24 

.63 

.66 

.92 

1.15 

.7S 

.30 

.28

Estimated.
70 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART V

SHEIIBOCK RIVER NEAR CLARKSVILLE, IOWA

LOCATION. Chain gage in T. 92 N., R. 16 W., at highway bridge 1}£ miles 

northwest of Clarksville and 25 miles above junction with Cedar River.

DRAINAGE AEEA. 1,660 square miles.

HECOKDS AVAILABLE. May, 1915, to September, 1927. Discontinued.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 4,310 second-feet May 28 (gage 

height, 6.5 feet); minimum, 64 second-feet August 29 (gage height, 0.57 

foot).

1915-1927: Maximum discharge, 12,200 second-feet June 2, 1916; minimum, 43 second-feet September 3, 1925.

Maximum stage known, about 16.5 feet in April, 1907 (discharge, about 

19,000 second-feet).

REMAKES. Records fair. Observations discontinued during winter. Slight 

diurnal fluctuation during low water owing to operation of power plant 

at Greene, 10 miles upstream.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926 27

Day

1 .... ___ .- ..

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

3 

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

5-....... .........

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

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

8-_-._________. _.___.

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

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

11 

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

13 

14 

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

16 ..

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22. __ . _______ ...

23 

24 . . .

25 

26 

27 .

28 . ,

29. 

30 . .

31 

Oct.

496 

427 

544 

725 

782

619 

569 

594 

520 

450

473 

473 

496 

520 

301

301 

405 

383 

362 

496

496 

383 

405 

427 

427

427 

218 

427 

321 

246 

246

Nov.

212 

263 

263 

246 

228

208 

228 

225 

228 

246

301 

301 

301 

301 

301

282 

301 

405 

383 

321

215 

198 

725 

698 

569

569 

619 

594 

450 

427

Dec.

341 

496 

450 

405 

450

427 

321 

301 

321 

246

263 

450

Month

October _______ . . ___ ._ . .. ....

March 10-31 

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

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

Mar.

1,110

1,110 

1,110 

1,180 

1,260 

1,110

1,110 

1,040 

1,040 

971 

842

842 

782 

698 

645 

671

782 

782 

971 

842 

842 

842

Apr.

842 

782 

842 

1,340 

2,860

2,960 

2,050 

1,650 

2,390 

2,050

1,810 

1,490 

1,410 

2,300 

2,050

2,300 

2,300 

1,970 

1,650 

1,410

1,490 

1,650 

1,730 

1,570 

1,570

1,340 

1,260 

1,110 

971 

842

Maximum

782 

725 

496 

1,260 

2,960 

4,090 

1,730 

383 

321 

450

May

782 

725 

725 

671 

619

544 

544 

473 

1,650 

2,050

1,570 

1,570 

1,040 

905 

698

725 

698 

725 

698 

905

671 

842 

1,260 

971 

1,180

971 

782 

3,760 

4,090 

2,860 

2,130

Minimum

218 

198 

246 

645 

782 

473 

321 

143 

64 

116

June

1,730 

1,410 

1,260 

1,110 

971

1,110 

842 

782 

842 

1,180

1,040 

725 

782 

619 

594

594 

544 

520 

520 

645

544 

1,110 

1,110 

905

782

698 

698 

520 

321 

496

Mean

450 

354 

373 

936 

1,670 

1,220 

833 

273 

169 

265

July

282 

341 

282 

383 

341

341 

321 

282 

282 

263

263 

228 

263 

263 

282

221 

341 

341 

212 

228

282 

246 

321 

301 

301

282 

189 

172 

143 

156 

301

Aug.

172 

156 

163 

178 

148

126 

321 

83 

135 

133

143 

140 

130 

321 

76

133 

158 

110 

135 

161

228 

246 

228 

186 

192

186 

172 

321 

64 

150 

135

Sept.

116 

166 

198 

228 

166

133 

169 

383 

450 

321

301 

130 

321 

301 

282

246 

282 

341 

362 

172

246 

228 

246 

301 

301

341 

321 

301 

321 

263

saulra Run-°fl in 

square mile {-n^hoc mcnes

0. 271 0. 31 

.213 .24 

. 225 . 10 

. 564 . 46 

1. 01 1. 13 

. 735 . 85 

.502 .56 

.164 .19 

.102 .12 

.160 .18
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 71

SKUNK RIVER NEAR AMES, IOWA

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 23, T. 84 N., R. 24 W., at site of old

county bridge 2% miles north of Ames, 3J^ miles below Kiegley Branch,

and 5 miles above mouth of Squaw Creek. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 320 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July, 1920, to August, 1927. Discontinued. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 2,460 second-feet February 5

(gage height, 7.35 feet); minimum occurred during winter.

1920-1927: Maximum discharge, about 3,540 second-feet September 17,

1921 (gage height, 9.2 feet); minimum, less than 1 second-foot July 20, 1926

(gage height, 1.54 feet). 

REMARKS. Records good except those for estimated periods, which are fair.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

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.

344 

358 

410 

930 

679

493 

388 

328 

296 

325

296 

262 

239 

216 

197

186 

171 

161 

147 

141

134 

130 

122 

120 

120

120 

116 

112 

106 

100 

99

Nov.

95 

91 

90 

90 

91

91 

91 

93 

86 

69

91 

84 

88 

156 

338

302

271

 175

137 

132 

122

120 

114 

128 

134 

110

Dec.

95 

98 

112 

93 

«80

69 

83 

90 

76 

76

78 

86 

65

«30 

"35 

«40

, "30

Jan.

"35 

"100

«50 

"30

«25

 65 

"85

Month

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

July .

Feb.

} «85

135 

291 

1,440

1,160 

385 

207 

180 

171

168 

120 

95 

79 

72

72 

58 

46 

45 

46

58 

78 

81 

100 

200

207 

103 

99

Mar.

91 

74 

69 

74 

100

186 

194 

189 

157 

134

120 

186 

205 

163 

141

134 

128 

124 

118 

99

106 

118 

124 

145 

178

200 

176 

161 

161 

163 

152

Apr.

188 

306 

364 

413 

361

293 

236 

214 

219 

211

191 

173 

202 

233 

346

525 

392 

293 

259 

214

208 

216 

194 

171 

156

145 

130 

116 

112 

102

Maximum Minimum

93 

33 

11

9 99 

3 69

1, 440 45 

205 69 

525 102 

620 69 

159 12. 0 

11. 5 2. 5 

2. 7 * 2. 3

May

95 

91 

84

78 

74

72 

69 

79 

150 

184

150 

128 

116 

104

88

79 

78 

92 

116 

183

 370 

555 

620 

517 

328

222 

184 

222 

280 

236 

191

Mean

253 

136 

54.7 

47.1 

210 

141 

239 

188 

58.1 

5.9 

2.4

June

159 

139 

128 

116 

100

90 

83

[-

 55

46 

46 

44 

40 

38

40 

34 

30 

25 

23

19.0 

16.9 

15.5 

14.1 

12.0

July

11.5 

11.0 

10.0 

10.0 

9.5

9.0 

8.5 

8.0 

7.5 

7.0

6.6 

6.2 

5.8 

5.4 

5.0

5.0 

4.6 

4.2 

3.4 

2.9

5.8 

4.8 

2.9 

2.8 

6.9

5.0 

3.0 

2.9 

2.8 

2.6 

2.5

Per 

square 

mile

0.790 

.425 

.171 

.147 

.656 

.441 

.747 

.588 

.182 

.018 

.008

Aug.

2.4 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3

2.7

Run-off in 

inches

0.91 

.47 

.20 

.17 

.68 

.51 

.83 

.68 

.20 

.02 

.001

' Estimated.
72 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART V

SKUNK RIVER AT COPPOCK, IOWA

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 1, T. 73 N., R. 8 W., at highway bridge oneeighth mile above Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad bridge at Coppock and one-fourth mile above junction with Crooked Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 2,890 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October, 1913, to September, 1927. Discontinued.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 11,800 second-feet April 19 

(gage height, 15.42 feet); minimum, 76 second-feet September 17 (gage 

height, 2.53 feet).

1913-1927: Maximum discharge, 19,600 second-feet June 9, 1918 (gage 

height, 19.7 feet); minimum, 33 second-feet August 15, 18, and 25-27, 1914 

(gage height, 2.10 feet).

Maximum stage known, about 22 feet on or about May 31, 1903 (discharge, about 25,000 second-feet).

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

January 31.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day

1 ____ ....

2 _ . __ ....

3. ... .... .

4. ____ ....

5... ......

6. ___ ......

7 .... .....

8 ... ..... .

9... ......

10 ____ . ...

11 

12 ___ . .....

13 

14. _ .....

15. ___ . _ 

16 __ _ 

17 

18 

19 ____ 

20 _ ......

21 ___ .......

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

23 

54.. _ .......

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

26. ____ ....

27 __ - _ ....

28.. ____ ...

29... ____ 

30. ___ . 

31. __

Oct.

10,400 

9,810 

8,950 

8,130 

7,360

6,740 

6,500 

6,500 

6,140 

5,580

5,360 

4,840 

4,060 

3,360 

3,040

2,720 

2,560 

2,420 

2,260 

2,120

2,050 

1,910 

1,770 

1,700 

1,700

1,640 

1,580 

1,510 

1,450 

1,390 

1,330

Nov.

1,270 

1,210 

1,210 

1,150 

1,150

1,090 

1,090 

1,090 

1,150 

1,150

1,150 

1,150 

1,040 

2,340 

2,420

2,050 

2, 2,60 

2,340 

2,190 

1,910

1,580 

1,450 

1,450 

1,330 

1,390

3,280 

4,740 

3,700 

2,420 

1,980

Dec.

1,840 

1,700 

1,640 

1,510 

1,450

1,330 

1,270 

1,390 

1,330 

1,270

1,390 

1,640 

1,700 

1,580

1,050 

870

Jan.

625

400

775

Feb.

818 

870 

979 

1,090 

8,260

10,400 

4,940 

3,530 

3,360 

2,120

1,390 

1,040 

924 

979 

924

979 

1,510 

1,090 

719 

768

818 

1,270 

1,640 

1,700 

2,490

1,980 

1,700 

1,450

Mar.

1,390 

979 

870 

818 

768

2,190 

3,120 

2,050 

1,580 

1,450

1,330 

4,540 

3,880 

2,800 

2,340

2,050 

1,980 

1,840 

1,580 

3,440

3,200 

2,420 

2,120 

1,980 

1,840

1,840 

1,700 

1,580 

1,450 

1,390 

1,330

Month Maximum

0,400 

4,740 

1.840

January. __ __ __ __ . _ ______ _ ,

April _______________________ ]

July .

September

The yea f 1

10,400 

4,540 

LI, 600 

(5,140 

6,020 

672 

768 

180

1,600

Apr.

3,530 

5,260 

3,960 

3,120 

2,880

2,720 

2,490 

2,260 

2,190 

2,120

2,340 

2,420 

2,960 

2,800 

6,020

6,500 

5,580 

5,580 

11,600 

11, 300

10,600 

9,380 

7,740 

5,800 

4,340

3,440 

3,040 

2, 640 

3,530 

3,280

May

2,560 

2,260 

2,720 

2,120 

1,770

1,640 

1,510 

1,580 

5,150 

5,360

4,340 

4,060 

3,360 

2,420 

2,120

1,910 

1,770 

1,640 

3,780 

2,420

2,800 

2,190 

2,260 

4,540 

6,140

5,690 

4,540 

: 3, 780 

2,960 

2,720 

2,190

Minimum

1,330 

1,040

719 

768 

2,120 

" 1510 

503 

215 

125 

76

76

June

1,980 

1,840 

2,190 

6,020 

3,360

2,340 

1,770 

1,510 

1,390 

1,450

1,510 

3,120 

2,420 

1,640 

1,510

1,210 

1,090 

979 

924 

870

2,260 

1,330 

1,150 

870 

768

672 

584 

584 

543 

503

Mean

4,090 

1,790 

1,180 

490 

2,130 

2,000 

4,710 

"3,040 

1,610 

319 

269 

101

1,810

July

465 

447 

412 

378 

378

346 

412 

346 

330 

299

284 

284 

255 

255 

241

241 

228 

215 

215 

255

241 

255 

672 

465 

412

314

255 

241 

255 

248 

241

Aug.

395 

299 

228 

203 

180

180 

168 

157 

157 

191

768 

447 

346 

314 

299

299 

346 

465 

362 

378

346 

314 

255 

203 

168

168 

146 

146 

146 

135 

125

Sept.

121 

117 

115 

109 

101

96 

94 

113 

125 

111

105 

96 

90 

86 

79

78 

76 

96 

90 

82

80 

83 

97 

109 

90

96 

101 

101 

111 

180

snutfra Run-off in 

SSle taches

1. 42 1. 64 

. 619 . 69 

.408 .47 

.170 .20 

.737 .77 

.692 .80 

1. 63 1. 82 

1.05 1.21 

. 557 : 62 

. 110 . 13 

.093 .11 

.035 .04

.626 8. 50
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 73

SKUNK RIVER AT AUGUSTA, IOWA

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 26, T. 69 N., R. 4 W., at highway bridge onethird mile from Augusta post office and 12.2 miles above mouth. Zero of 

gage is 528.55 feet, Memphis datum.

DRAINAGE AREA. 4,290 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September to November, 1913; May, 1915, to September, 1927. Discontinued.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 24,600 second-feet October 1 

(gage height, 18.2 feet); minimum, 75 second-feet September 19 (gage 

height, 1.5 feet).

1913, 1915-1927: Maximum discharge, 32,000 second-feet September 

16, 1926 (gage height, 20.4 feet); minimum, 26 second-feet September 8, 

1919 (gage height, 1.29 feet).

Maximum stage known, about 21 feet on or about June 1, 1903 (discharge, 

45,000 second-feet).

REMARKS. Records fair. Slight regulation at extremely low stages caused 

by operation of power plant at Oakland Mills, 26 miles upstream.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926 27

Day

l __ ...

2... __ .

3 

4 .... .

5 

6.. ......

8 __ 

9........

10. __ 

11. _ ....

12. _ ....

13 

14........

15........

16 

17 . .

18... _ ..

19 

20 

21 

22. _ ....

23 ___ 

24 _ .....

25 ....

26. .

27 ....

28 _ ..

29 _ ..

30. 

31. __ ...

Oct.

23,100 

19,500 

16,400 

16,300 

15,200

13,100 

11,000 

9,620 

9,040 

8,160

7,460 

7,180 

6,340 

5,080 

4,240

3r 960 

3,400 

3,120 

2,980 

2,840

2,570 

2,440 

2,300 

2,160 

2,030

2,030 

2,030 

1,900 

1,760 

1,760 

1,620

Nov.

1,620 

1,500 

1,430 

1,370 

1,310

1,370 

1,370 

1,370 

1,430 

1,500

1,500 

1,430 

1,430 

1,500 

5,920

4,520 

3,540 

3,260 

3,120 

2,840

2,440 

2,030 

1,760 

2,160 

2,030

7,740 

11,600 

8,160 

6,200 

4,100

Dec.

3,120 

2,840 

2,570 

2,440 

2,030

2,030 

1,900 

2,570 

2,440 

2,300

2,300 

2,300

1,900

1.400

1,140 

1,020 

1,020

Jan.

863 

811 

811 

811 

811

863 

863 

915 

915 

970

811 

762 

668 

623 

582

582 

623 

713 

623 

623

623 

623 

623 

623

582

506 

438 

470 

542 

915 

1,310

Feb.

1,370 

1,500 

1,500 

1,500 

16,400

17,200 

16,100 

10,900 

7,320 

4,800

3,400 

2,030 

1,760 

1,760 

1,760

1,760 

2,840 

2,570 

1,620 

1,500

1,310 

1,430 

1,760 

2,300 

4,800

5,360 

3,960 

2,700

Month

October. .

Novembei 

December 

January

July .... 

August. 

Septembei 

The

Mar.

2,300 

2,030 

1,430 

1,370 

2,030

2,570 

4,520 

5,360 

3,540 

2,570

2,570 

9,760 

10,000 

7,600 

5,360

3,820 

3,400 

3,120 

2,840 

9,040

9,900 

7,180 

5,080 

3,680 

3,400

3,120 

2,840 

2,570 

2,300 

2,570 

1,760

Maximum

23,100 

11,600 

3,120

1,310 

17,200 

10,000 

23,400 

16,700 

16,300 

1,500 

970 

582

23,400

Apr.

3,120 

9,760 

9,760 

7,600 

5,780

5,360 

4,380 

3,120 

3,680 

3,680

5,360 

5,080 

5,920 

6,340 

10,800

14,300 

11,200 

9,620 

17,000 

23,400

22,700 

21, 100 

17,400 

12,400 

8,740

6,620 

5,360 

4,520 

4,660 

4,940

May

5,080 

4,520 

4,800 

5,360 

3,960

2,840 

2,570 

2,300 

4,800 

9,040

8,740 

7,740 

5,920 

4,520 

3,680

2,840 

2,570 

2,570 

16, 700 

12, 200

7,320 

5,920 

4,240 

10,600 

14,600

10,900 

10,800 

7,880 

5,640 

4,240 

3,960

Minimum

1,620 

1,310

438 

1,310 

1,370 

3,120 

2,300 

811 

275 

231 

75

75

June

3,120 

2,840 

2,840 

16,300 

13, 700

7,740 

4,800 

3,120 

2,700 

2,300

2,160 

4,800 

5,920 

3,960 

2,840

2,300 

2,030 

1,760 

1,560 

1,430

1,500 

2,840 

2,440 

2,030 

1,430

1,250 

1,080 

1,020 

915 

811

Mean

6,790 

3,050 

1,870 

726 

4,400 

4,180 

9,120 

6,410 

3,450 

649 

410 

185

3,420

July

863 

811 

668 

582 

542

542 

542 

863 

470 

506

470 

470 

438 

406 

406

349 

349 

298 

349 

324

275 

1,140 

915 

1,500 

970

542 

506 

378 

1,140 

1,250 

1,250

Per 

square 

mile

1.58 

.711 

.436 

.169 

1.03 

.974 

2.13 

1.49 

.804 

.151 

.096 

.043

.797

Aug.

970

582 

470 

378 

349

298 

275 

275 

252 

231

275 

378 

406 

506 

542

406 

406 

582 

623 

623

542 

542 

542 

406 

324

298 

275 

252 

252 

231 

231

Sept.

231 

210 

191 

191 

210

191 

191 

191 

172 

172

252 

252 

172 

172 

152

137 

121 

105 

75 

121

172 

152 

121 

121 

210

191 

172 

172 

152

582

Run-oft in 

inches

1.82 

.79 

.50 

.19 

1.07 

1.12 

2.38 

1.72 

.90 

.17 

.11 

.05

10.82
74 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART V

SQUAW CREEK AT AMES, IOWA

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 3, T. 83 N., R. 24 W., at Lincoln Highway bridge

in Ames, 2 miles above junction with Skunk River. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 210 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1919, to April, 1927. Discontinued. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 992 second-feet October 4 (gage

height, 5.6 feet); minimum occurred during winter.

1919-1927: Maximum discharge, 3,920 second-feet July 17, 1922 (gage

height, 10.4 feet); no flow August 26 to September 17, 1919.

Maximum stage in recent years, about 14.5 feet June 4, 1918 (discharge,

about 6,900 second-feet). 

REMARKS. Records fair. Observations discontinued during winter.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926 27

Day

2-.___ 

3. . ........

4...... ....

6..- 

1. ... ......

8--.. 

9.. 

10-- 

11-- 

12.. .. ......

13. .........

14-.- 

15..........

Oct.

361 

293

475 

958 

565

389 

280 

221 

190 

151

126 

118 

111 

104 

104

Nov.

86 

83 

81 

79

77

79 

79 

80 

78 

70

71 

66 

66 

134 

347

Dec.

83 

81 

80 

77 

66

79 

72 

70 

68 

75

77 

75 

74 

58 

47

Feb. Mar.

65 

63 

63 

47

84

268 

160 

134 

98 

89

87 

126 

151 

111 

98

Apr.

134 

221 

221 

210 

190

170 

134 

142 

160 

134

126 

118 

142 

170 

389

Month

December 1- 

February 24- 

March

15.__ ... .

-28.. ..

April. . . . .

Day

16- 

17..- 

19 - 

20 - 

21-.-. 

99

23---- .-.

24-------

OK

26~

27--------

OQ

9Q

30 ._ ... 

31. 

Maximum

958 

347 

83 

180 

268 

475

Oct.

104 

104 

104 

104 

98

98 

98 

98 

91 

91

91 

91 

91

87 

85 

84

Minimum

84 

66

47 

68 

47 

77

Nov.

232 

151 

134 

118 

118

126 

111 

98 

98 

104

98 

79 

91 

86 

80

Dec.

Mean

192 

107 

72.1 

114 

105 

172

Feb.

71 

142

180 

111

68

Per 

square 

mile

0.914 

.510 

.343 

.543 

.600 

.819

Mar.

98 

98 

91 

90

78

91 

91 

91 

111 

134

142 

111 

98 

98 

98 

98

Apr.

475 

280 

200 

190 

160

180 

180 

151 

126 

111

104 

91 

91 

91

77

Run-off in 

inches

1.05 

.57 

.19 

.10 

.58 

.91
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 75

DBS MOINES RIVER AT KAIO, IOWA

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder and chain gage in sec. 17, T. 88 N., R. 28 W., 

at Kalo, 1% miles east of Otho, on Minneapolis & St. Louis Railroad, and 

\Yz miles above mouth of Holiday Creek. Recording gage used prior to 

June 19, 1927; chain gage thereafter.

DRAINAGE AREA. 4,170 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October, 1913, to September, 1927. Discontinued.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 8,870 second-feet April 22 (gage 

height, 8.45 feet); minimum, 59 second-feet several times in August and 

September (gage height, 0.26 foot).

1913-1927: Maximum discharge, 18,500 second-feet May 30, 1915 (gage 

height, 14.0 feet); minimum, 14 second-feet October 15, 1922.

REMARKS. Records fair prior to June 19 and poor thereafter. Observations 

discontinued during winter. Operation of city power plant at Fort Dodge, 

7 miles upstream causes diurnal fluctuation during low-water periods.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day

1 

2 

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

4... ..

5-----------.---.--..

6 . 

7 

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

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

10 

11 

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

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 ---------

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 .

25 

26 

27 

28. --------

29 

30 

31 

Oct.

1,570 

1,660 

2,310 

2,410 

2,310

2,120 

2.020 

1,660 

1,570 

1,300

1,220 

1,140 

1,010 

1,010 

929

890 

845 

822 

742 

740

632 

658 

636 

498 

509

544 

554 

468 

527 

468 

404

Nov.

456 

368 

406 

433 

373

392 

468 

324 

428 

627

226 

338 

400 

630 

706

789 

1,090 

1,050 

742 

610

391 

737 

874 

944 

798

723 

617 

630 

571 

640

Dec.

455 

419 

545 

533 

432

372 

472

I "400

Month

October....

July .- .......

August - - .........

Mar.

2,810 

2,610 

2,410 

2,220 

2,020

1,930 

1,840 

2,020 

2,120 

2,220

2,310 

2,510 

2,410 

2,710 

2,920

2,920 

2,810 

2,810 

2,610 

2,410

2,310 

2,220 

2,120 

1,930 

2,020

2,020 

2,220 

2,410 

2,410 

2, 310 

2, 220

Apr.

2,310 

2,220 

2,410 

3,030 

4,070

4,970 

5,100 

4,710 

4,710 

5,230

5,100 

4,840 

4,710 

4,970 

6,330

7,360 

8,310 

8,310 

7,830 

7,210

8,470 

8,790 

7,990 

7,060 

6,470

5,910 

5,500 

4,840 

4,580 

,4,200

Maximum

2,410 

1,090

2,920 

8,790 

6,610 

6,050 

1,300 

468 

246

May

3,830 

3,480 

3,250 

2,920 

2,710

2,510 

2,410 

4,840 

3,830 

3,710

3,600 

3,360 

3,030 

2,810 

2,610

2,310 

2,220 

2,220 

2,310 

2,810

3,250 

3,600 

4,580 

4,840 

4,710

4,320 

*, 950 

4,580 

6,050 

6,610 

6, 470

Minimum

404 

226

1,840 

2,220 

2,220 

1,140 

300 

69 

59

June

6,050 

5,640 

5,360 

5,100 

4,840

4,450 

3,950 

3,710 

3, 250 

2,920

2,710 

2,510 

2,310 

2,220 

2,020

2,020 

1,930 

1,840 

1,750 

1,660

2,120 

2,310 

2,220 

2,120 

1,930

1,840 

1,300 

1,300 

1,220 

.,1,140

Mean

1,100 

693 

443 

2,350 

5,580 

3,670 

2,790 

592 

.;, 296 

93.6

July

1,140 

1,050 

1,300 

« 1, 260 

1,220

1,220 

657 

644 

644 

491

503 

515 

515 

577 

527

515 

503 

439 

439 

390

379 

300 

379 

379 

390

368 

'348 

300 

309 

348 

309

Aug.

213 

300 

76 

159 

174

300 

333 

456 

445 

468

433 

445 

433 

433 

390

379 

358 

255 

358 

445

"370 

300 

309 

300 

290

246 

255 

59 

62 

59 

-' 59

Per

square 

mile

0.264 

.142 

.106 

.563 

1.34 

.880 

.669 

.142 

.071 

.022

Sept.

62 

62 

59 

66 

62

69 

86 

96 

86 

66

"63 

62 

69 

59 

76

90 

107 

"110 

113 

107

113 

113 

119 

"110 

"110

102 

246 

107 

139 

102

Run-ofl in 

inches

0.30 

.16 

.04 

.65 

1.60 

1.01 

.76 

.16 

. 08 

.02

" Estimated.

IICTrM 01 A
76 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART V

DES MOINES RIVER NEAR BOONE, IOWA

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 13, T. 84 N., R. 27 W., at highway bridge near

Boone waterworks, 2 miles northwest of Boone and 2 miles above Bluff

Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 5,490 square miles at site used since October 9, 1924. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1920, to September, 1927. Discontinued. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 10,100 second-feet April 18 and

19 (gage height, 13.0 feet); minimum, 88 second-feet September 7 (gage

height, 2.82 feet).

1920-1927: Maximum discharge, 16,900 second-feet July 11, 1920 (gage

height, 13.39 feet); minimum, 39 second-feet July 23, 1926.

Highest stage since 1907, 20.54 feet June 6, 1918 (discharge, about 32,000

second-feet). 

REMARKS. Records good for high stages and fair for low stages. Observations

discontinued during winter. Some diurnal fluctuation during low stages

caused by operation of city power plant at Fort Dodge.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day

1..

2 __ -.-- ......

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

5 ...... - . ...

6 . .

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

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

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

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

11 

12 

13 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

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

22 

23 . ..

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 .

30 

31 

Oct.

2,110 

2,040 

2,260 

3,160 

3,070

2,900 

2,560 

2,260 

1,900 

1,830

1,690 

1,620 

1,550 

1,340 

1,340

1,150 

1,220 

1,150 

1,020 

835

835 

715 

775 

835 

745

660 

688 

715 

578 

605 

550

Nov.

660 

525 

550 

550 

550

550 

550 

578 

405 

300

300 

360 

228 

525 

1,220

1,410 

1,480 

1,690 

1,620 

1,410

1,080 

550 

525 

955 

1,150

1,220 

1,020 

632

715 

688

Dec.

955 

715 

500 

605 

605

632 

500 

450 

475 

605

578 

550 

450

Month

December 1-13 __________ .............

March ________________ .............

April. 

May ___________ .. _____ _ .

June __ ____________ ______ _

July 

September ____ .. _______________

Mar.

2,900 

2,640 

2,560 

2,180 

2,110

2,180 

2,180 

1,900 

1,970 

2,110

2,340 

2,560 

2,730 

2,640 

2,980

3,160 

3,160 

3,070 

3,070 

2,820

2,560 

2,410 

2,410 

2,340 

2,260

2,340 

2,340 

2,560 

2,640 

2,640 

2,480

Apr.

2,480 

2,640 

2,820 

3,260 

4,160

5,620 

6,700 

6,280 

5,620 

5,750

6,140 

5,880 

5,620 

5,490 

6,420

8,540 

9,500 

10, 100 

10, 100 

9,180

8,380 

9,660 

9,820 

9,020 

7,750

6,850 

6,140 

5,490 

4,980 

4,500

Maximum

3,160 

1,690 

955 

3,160 

10,100 

8,220 

7,900 

1,480 

500 

360

May

4,500 

4,050 

3,840 

3,440 

3,160

2,980 

2,820 

2,980 

5,490 

6,010

5,360 

4,860 

4,160 

3,640 

3,260

2,820 

2,640 

2,480 

2,730 

3,350

4,620 

4,980 

6,420 

7,900 

6,850

5,750 

5,230 

5,100 

6,420 

8,060 

8,220

Minimum

550 

228 

450 

1,900 

2,480 

2,480 

1,620 

 340 

159 

88

June

7,900 

7,150 

6,140 

5,880 

5,360

4,980 

4,500 

4,160 

4,620 

3,740

4,380 

4,160 

3,160 

2,820 

2,560

2,410 

2,260 

2,180 

2,040 

1,900

1,900 

2,260 

2,260 

2,180 

2,110

2,040 

1,900 

1,830 

1,690 

1,620

Mean

1,440 

800 

586 

2,520 

6,500 

4,650 

3,400 

721 

337 

174

July

1,480 

1,410 

1,340 

1,280 

1,080

895 

895 

895 

835 

835

775 

688 

745 

632 

632

715 

775 

715 

632 

578

450 

450 

428 

450 

475

360 

360 

475 

340 

360 

382

Aug.

450 

405 

405 

428 

360

428 

428 

382 

382 

500

382 

360 

340 

300 

300

320 

320 

382 

405 

382

300 

280 

256 

237 

320

340 

244 

228 

216 

216 

159

Per

square 

mile

0.262 

.146 

.107 

.459 

1.18 

.847 

.619 

.131 

.061 

.032

Sept.

108 

132 

123 

123 

144

159 

88 

132 

106 

248

165 

231 

194 

159 

144

360 

219 

194 

126 

168

108 

97 

132 

114 

174

248 

240 

244 

340 

210

Kun-off in 

inches

0.30 

.16

.05 

.53 

1.32 

.98 

.69 

.15 

.07 

.04
UPPEE MISSISSIPPI EIVEE BASIN 77

DBS MOINES RIVER AT DBS MOINES, IOWA

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 2, T. 78 N., R. 24 W., at Walnut Street 

Bridge in Des Moines, one-fourth mile below dam of Des Moines Electric 

Co. and one-third mile above mouth of Raccoon River. Zero of gage, 

773.74 feet above mean sea level (incorrectly given in previous reports).

DRAINAGE AREA. 6,180 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October, 1902, to August, 1903; October, 1914, to September, 1927. Discontinued. May, 1905, to July, 1906, at Interurban 

Bridge, near Highland Park, 5 miles upstream.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 12,800 second-feet February 7 

(gage height, 8.4 feet); minimum, 160 second-feet September 9 (gage height, 

0.89 foot).

1914-1927: Maximum discharge, about 41,500 second-feet June 7, 1918; 

zero flow has occurred at times since construction of dam above gage.

REMARKS. Records good except those for estimated periods, which are fair. 

Considerable diurnal fluctuation during low water is caused by operation 

of power plant above station. Gage-height record furnished by United 

States Weather Bureau.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

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

7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

12.

13.

14-

15-

16.

17.

18.

19-

20-

21-

22.

23. 

'24- 

25-

26.

27.

28.

29.

30.

31.

 «4,000

5,100

5,100

4,730

4,380

3,760

3,470

3,120

2,930

2,600

2,350

2,230

2,040

1,920

1,800

1,680

1,570

1,460

1,400

1,340

1,270

1,200

1,180

1,170

1,030

1,040

1,010

954

918

900

846

838

821

829

838

918

855

812

728

728

761

795

1,220

1,980

2,540

2,480

2,540

2,100

1,280

1,020

964

974

1,180

1,520

1,370

1,170

1,150

1,210

1,290

1,040

1,040

1,010

909

753

585

673

673

681 

 700

'480

487

500

494

475

506

 450

393

403

408

393

419

430

494

544

599

673 600

 500

'400

'300

 230

240

268

250

246

230

217

217

236

243

243

544

666

761

1,630

3,400

5,920

12,200

9,600

5,710

4,380

3,910

3,910

3,680

3,470

2,930

2,540

2,420

1,860

1,280

1,020

1,520

2,040

2,350

2,540

3,000

3,470

3,330

3,060

3,190

3,120

3,060

3,190

3,330

4,220

3,330

2,740

2,740

2,860

3,000

3,190

3,330

3,400

3,540

3,610

3,680

3,610

3,400

3,260

3,120

3,000

3,000

2,930

2,800

2,860

2,860

3,000

3,060

3,060

3,190

3,330

3,540

3,680

4,220

4,910

6,140

7,060

6,820

6,360

6,360

6,820

6,820

7,060

8,550

11,000

12,200

12,500

12,200

10,700

8,050

11,300

10,200

8,300

7,300

6,360

6,140

5,300

4,910

4,550

4,220

3,910

3,610

3,400

3,190

3,910

4,220

5,500

6,140

5,710

5,100

4,380

4,060

3,680

3,400

3,260

3,120

3,260

3,760 

4,910 

6,140 

7,300 

'9,200

'9,000 

8,800 

7,060 

5,920 

6,820 

8,300

8,800

8,300

7,060

6,140

5,710

5,500

4,910

4,730

5,500

6,140

7,550

6,590

5,300

4,380

3,910

3,470

3,190

3,000

2,860

2,670

2,600

2,600

2,740

2,740

2,600

2,480

2,350

2,100

1,920

1,800

1,630

1,520

1,440

1,290

1,230

1,180

1,120

1,060

992

918

855

855

829

778

761

728

688

704

578

572

519

558

538

519

565

544

512

487

441

419

398

382

348

382

388

441

651

512

470

452

613

464

512

470

447

481

424

419

419

424

363

367

334

304

317

321

304

304

304

257

246

230

211

197

208

174

184

186

236

230

214

220

217

544

353

325

253

243

211

208

276

279

>280

Month Maximum Minimum Mean

Per

square

mile

Run-off in 

inches

October....

November.. 

December.. 

January....

February... 

March__. 

April.__. 

May___. 

June___. 

July........

August__. 

September.

5,100

2,540

1,290

673

12,200

4,220

12,500

9,200

8,800

1,630

651

544

918

728

393

243

2,740

3,190

3,120

1,800

441

296

174

2,410

1,170

609

356

3,230

3,180

7,390

5,180

4,320

828

411

254

0.390

.189

.099

.058

.523

.515

1.20

.838

.699

.134

.067

.041

0.45

.21

.11

.07

.54

.59

1.34

.97

.78

.15

.08

.05

The year. 12,500 174 2,430 .393 5.34

 Estimated.
78 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART V

DES KOINES RIVER NEAR TRACY, IOWA

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 19, T. 75 N., R. 17 W., at highway bridge in Bellefontaine, near Tracy, 3 miles above mouth of Cedar Creek and 6 miles below 

mouth of English Creek. Zero of gage is 671.78 feet above mean sea level.

DRAINAGE AREA. 12,400 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March, 1920, to September, 1927. Discontinued.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 35,500 second-feet April 20 (gage 

height, 15.8 feet); minimum, 532 second-feet September 10-13 (gage height, 

2.49 feet).

1920-1927: Maximum discharge, 37,500 second-feet September 24, 1926 

(gage height, 16.3 feet).

Maximum stage since 1851, about 25 feet May 31, 1903 (discharge, about 

100,000 second-feet).

REMARKS. Records good. Observations discontinued during winter.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day

2.. ~

3. .--- -

4.... -----

6 ~

7 

8 

9 

10- 

11... 

13-. 

16 

17. -------

18- 

19 

20- 

21-- 

22- 

24- 

25 -----

26- 

27-- 

28. 

29 

30 

31. 

Oct.

9,320 

9,320 

10,300 

14,600 

17, 100

14,000 

12,300 

9,560 

7,880 

7,000

6,580 

5,960 

5, 370 

4,990 

4,800

4,430 

4,070 

3,900 

3,730 

3,560

3,400 

3,240 

3,090 

2,940 

2,790

2,790 

2,790 

2,650 

2,510 

2,510 

2,380

Nov.

2,250 

2,250 

2,120 

2,120 

2,120

2,120 

2,120 

2,120 

2,250 

2,250

2,120 

2,000 

2,000 

2,250 

2,510

3,090 

4,250 

5,370 

5,730 

4,800

4,070 

3,240 

2,940 

2,650 

2,510

2,940 

3,090 

2,940 

2,650 

2,650

Dec.

2,650 

2,650 

2,380 

2,250 

2,250

2,250 

1,880 

1,760 

1,760 

1,760

1,760 

1,880 

1,880 

1,760 

1,640

Feb.

2,650 

2,940 

3,400 

3,730 

4,610

4,990 

4,800 

5,180

Month

October..-.---.. __ _ _ ....

November. .

December 1- 

February 21- 

March

15 . 

28 

April __ -. 

July ..-. 

September ____ _ _

Mar.

5,180 

4,610 

4,250 

4,250 

4,250

5,370 

6,580 

7,000 

6,160 

4,990

4,990 

5,370 

6,580 

6,160 

5,960

5,760 

5,760 

5,960 

5,960 

5,760

5,560 

5,370 

5,180 

4,990 

4,800

4,800 

4,800 

4,610 

4,800 

4,800 

4,800

Apr.

6,160 

8,840 

9,800 

9,080 

8,600

8,840 

9,320 

10, 300 

11,500 

12,000

11,500 

11,000 

13,400 

15,200 

17,400

21, 700 

19,700 

20,400 

28,800 

34,800

30,300 

28,100 

23,800 

19,400 

18,400

17,100 

14,660 

12,900 

14, 000 

18,700

Maximum

17,100 

5,370 

2,650 

5,180 

7,000 

34,800 

20,400 

14,000 

2,940 

1, 420 

1, 310

May

12,000 

10,800 

9,320 

8,120 

7,210

6,580 

6,160 

5,960 

12,300 

10,300

10,300 

11,200 

11,000 

9,800 

8,360

7,430 

6,580 

6,160 

7,430 

7,880

6,790 

6,580 

11,200 

18,400 

13,400

14,600 

15,800 

20,400 

14,600 

11,800

Minimum

2,380 

2,000 

1,640 

2,650 

4,250 

6,160 

5,960 

3,240 

1,100 

720 

532

June

13, 100 

14,000 

13,700 

12,900 

11,200

9,800 

9,320 

8,360 

7,880 

7,430

9,320 

11,500 

9,800 

8,360 

7,000

6,160 

5,560 

4,990 

4,610 

4,800

5,370 

6,160 

5,560 

4,990 

4,990

4,610 

4,250 

3,900 

3,560 

3,240

Mean

6,120 

2,840 

2,030 

4,040 

5,340 

16,200 

10,300 

7,550 

1,640 

974 

712

July

2,940 

2,650 

2,510 

2,380 

2,250

2,120 

2,000 

1,880 

1,880 

1,760

1,640 

1,640 

1,530 

1,530 

1,420

1,420 

1,420 

1,310 

1,310 

1,200

1,260 

1,640 

1,200 

1,100 

1,100

1,100 

1,100 

1,150 

1,310 

1,530 

1,420

Aug.

1,310 

1,100 

1,000 

1,000 

900

900 

900 

1,000 

1,100 

1,420

1,260 

1,100 

1,100 

1,200 

1,100

1,000 

1,000 

1,000 

1,100 

1,000

950 

900 

900 

810 

810

720 

720 

720 

720 

720 

720

Per 

square 

mile

0.494 

.229 

.164 

.326 

.431 

1.31 

.831 

.609 

.132 

.079 

.057

Sept.

675 

630* 

630 

630 

612

558 

540 

540 

540- 

532

532 

532 

532 

540» 

540»

594 

585 

675 

1,310- 

1,200

1,150 

950 

765 

720 

675

720 

810 

900 

900 

855

Run-off in 

inches

0.57 

.26 

.09 

.10- 

.50 

1.46 

.96 

.68 

.15 

.09 

.06
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 79

DBS MODTES RIVER AT OTTUMWA, IOWA

LOCATION. Chain gage at Market Street Bridge in Ottumwa. No large tributary within several miles.

DRAINAGE AREA. 13,200 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March, 1917, to September, 1927. Discontinued. Fragmentary high-water observations, 1902-1916.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 37,200 second-feet April 21 

(gage height, 12.7 feet); minimum, 585 second-feet September 12-19 (gage 

height, 1.4 feet).

1917-1927: Maximum discharge, 58,700 second-feet June 11, 1917 (gage 

height, 16.5 feet); minimum (estimated), less than 350 second-feet several 

days during December, 1917.

Maximum discharge known (estimated), 100,000 second-feet May 31, 1903.

REMARKS. Records good except those for extremely low stages and for estimated 

periods, which are fair. Some diurnal fluctuation at low stages caused by 

operation of power plant a short distance above gage. Gage-height record 

furnished by United States Weather Bureau.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day

1 -- .

2 ...

3--- 

4-----.--..

5-- 

6 _ -----

7 ... 

8 

9 - -

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23- .

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

Oct.

11,900

10,900

10,600

16, 600

19, 900

17,400

14,200

12,500

9,730

8,550

7,970

7,100

6,810

6,250

5,710

5,440

4,920

4,660

4,150

3,670

3,670

3,670

3,440

3,210

2,980

2,980

2,980

2,980

2,980

2,770

Nov.

2,560

2,560

2,370

2,370

2,370

2,370

2,370

2,370

2,180

2,370

3,210

2,980

2,980

5,440

2,980

3,910

3,670

3,210

3,210

7,390

4,920

4,150

3,670

Dec.

3,210

3,210

2.980

2,980

2,770

2,770

2,770

2,770

2,980

9 f^fifl

2,560

2,000

2,000

1,670

1,670

1,670

1,600

Jan.

1,520

1,520

1,520

1,520

1,400

1, 100

Feb.

1,360

9,730

10,600

9

1 on

14,900

16,000

7,100

6,810

6,810

6,250

4,660

4; 660

3,670

4,400

5,440

5,980

5,710

Mar.

6,250

5,180

8,550

7,970

8,840

6,810

5,710

8,840

8,260

7,680

7,100

6,810

6,810

7,390

7,390

7,100

6,530

6,250

5,980

5,980

5,440

5,440

5,440

5,440

Apr.

7,100

9,430

12,200

12,500

15,200

19,900

22,600

27, 700

37,200

32,800

27,700

99 9flfl

18,800

18,100

16,300

13,900

18,400

May

11,900

11, 600

8,550

7,970

7,390

7,100

9,730

12,800

10,300

11,600

10,900

10,000

8,550

7,680

7,100

14,200

8,550

7,680

7,970

24,500

18,400

14,900

15,200

17,700

18,800

13,900

11,900

June

12,500

13,500

14,200

17 4fifl

8,840

8,260

9,430

10,000

8,550

7,390

5,980

5,710

5,980

6,530

6,810

5,980

5,710

5,440

5,180

4,920

4,400

3,910

July

3,440

3,210

3,210

2,370

2,180

2,180

2,180

2,000

1,830

1,670

1,670

1,520

1,520

1,520

1,520

1,520

1,360

1,520

2,000

1,670

1,360

1,360

1,360

1,210

1,360

1,670

1,670

Aug.

1,360

1,060

1,210

1,830

1,520

1,360

1,360

1,360

1,520

1,360

1,360

1,060

1,360

1,210

1,060

1,210

930

930

930

805

690

805

805

805

Sept.

805

690

690

690

690

805

690

690

690

690

585

585

585

585

585

585

585

585

1,360

1,360

1,360

1,360

1,060

690

805

690

930

930

1,360

Month

April. . 

July ....... .

Maximum

19,900

7,390

3,440

21,800

9,430

37,200

24,500

17,400

3,440

1,830

1,360

37,200

Minimum

2,770

2,180

1,200

5,180

7,100

7,100

3,910

1,210

690

585

585

Mean

7,210

3,200

2,200

1,270

7,030

6,740

17,400

11,700

8,500

1,920

1,180

814

5,740

Per 

square 

mile

0.546

.242

.167

.096

.533

.511

1.32

.886

.644

.145

.089

.062

.435

Run-off in 

inches

0.63

.27

.19

.11

.56

.59

1.47

1.02

.72

.17

.10

.07

5.90
80 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART V

DBS MOINES RIVER AT KEOSAUQUA, IOWA

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 36, T. 69 N., R. 10 W., at county bridge in

Keosauqua, one-fourth mile above old dam site and Government locks.

No important tributary enters Des Moines River for several miles up or

down stream.

DRAINAGE AREA. 13,900 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1903, to July, 1906; April, 1910, to September, 1927.

Discontinued. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 43,700 second-feet April 19 (gage

height, 13.95 feet); minimum, 460 second-feet September 11 and 15-17

(gage height, 0.0 foot).

1903-1906, 1910-1927: Maximum discharge, about 97,000 second-feet

June I, 1903 (gage height, 27.85 feet); minimum, 160 second-feet August 28

to September 6, 1911.

Flood of June 1, 1851, reached a stage of about 24 feet (discharge, about

80,000 second-feet). 

REMARKS. Records fair.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926 27

Day

I. ..........

2 .....

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

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

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

6. _ . ___ . ...

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

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

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

10 

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

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

13 

14.. .......

15 

16 

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

19 .

20.. .. ...

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

22 ...

23. _ ..........

24 __ ..........

25... ___ .....

26 __ - _ ......

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

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

29.. _ ......

30 .

31.. .....

Oct.

16,000 

12,900 

12,600 

17, 500 

20, 400

20,800 

16,300 

13,800 

11,500 

"10, 100

8,690 

7,880 

7,070 

6,540 

6,280

6,020 

"5,500 

4,980 

4,720 

3,960

4,210 

3,960 

3,960 

"3,840 

3,710

3,460 

3,210 

3,080 

3,080 

3,080 

« 3, 140

Nov.

3,210 

2,840 

2,720 

2,600 

2,480

2,360 

"2,420 

2,480 

2,600 

2,720

2,600 

2,600 

2,600 

"3,280 

3,960

3,710 

3,460 

4,460 

6,020 

6,020

"5,500 

4,980 

4,460 

3,710 

3,460

10, 100 

7,610 

"6,160 

4,720 

4,460

Dec.

3,960 

3,460 

3,210 

3,460 

" 3, 210

2,960 

2,960 

3,710 

3,460 

3,460

3,210 

"3,100 

"3,000 

"2,800 

"2,600

"2,400 

"2,200

"1,700

Jan.

1"1, 800 

"1, 500

,"1, 200

Month

October _____________________

November _________________

January-- ___________________

March _____________________

April. ... 

August _____________________

The year.... ______________

Feb.

>"1, 400

" 1, 570 

18, 800

14, 400 

10,100 

8,960 

11,500 

15,000

13,500 

10, 100 

" 8, 580 

7,070 

6,280

7,070 

7,070 

6,800 

5,500 

" 4, 730

3,960 

4,210 

3,960 

3,960 

6,540

6,800 

a 6, 410 

6,020

Mar.

5,760 

6,540 

6,020 

4,980 

5,500

8,690 

9,240 

8,150 

8,150 

8,420

6,540 

14,400 

"11, 800 

9,240 

8,150

7,610 

7,610 

7,070 

7,070 

12,400

10,400 

7,880 

7,610 

6,8*00 

6,540

6,280 

"6,020 

5,760 

5,760 

5,760 

5,500

Maximum

2

1

1

1

4

2

2

4

0,800 

0,100 

3,960

8,800 

4,400 

3,700 

6,900 

4,800 

3,460 

1,620 

1,360

3,700

Apr.

8,420 

13, 800 

14, 700 

12, 600 

10,900

10,100 

9,800 

9,800 

11,500 

"12,000

12,600 

12,100 

13,200 

15,600 

21,400

25,500 

23,100 

20,100 

43,700 

39,600

37,000 

36, 300 

29,000 

24,100 

19,800

18,800 

17,200 

IS, 000 

15,600 

15,600

May

20,100 

13,500 

14,100 

11,500 

9,520

8,420 

7,610 

7,610 

14,100 

15,000

11, 800 

10, 400 

11,500 

11,500 

10,400

9,240 

8,150 

7,610 

18,800 

11,800

9,240 

"8,420 

7,610 

24,100 

26,900

16,000 

14,700 

15,300 

"15,200 

15,000 

12,100

Minimum

3,080 

2,360

4,980 

8,420 

7,610 

3,960 

1,190 

630 

460

460

June

11, 500 

13, 200 

13, 800 

24,800 

16,000

12,600 

10, 900 

10,100 

9,240 

"8,700

8,150 

14,700 

13,200 

10,900 

10,400

7,610 

7,070 

6,020 

" 5, 760 

5,500

7,610 

6,540 

6,540 

6,280 

5,500

" 5, 110 

4,720 

4,720 

4,460 

3,960

Mean

8,140 

4,010 

 2, 610 

1,390 

7,250 

7,670 

19,000 

12,800 

9,190 

1,870 

1,090 

733

6,280

July

3,460 

3,460 

" 2, 970 

2,480 

2,720

2,480 

2,250 

2,250 

1,820

a 1, 870

1,920 

1,820 

1,720 

1,530 

1,620

1,440 

" 1,440 

1,440 

1,440 

1,270

1,360 

1,360 

1,270 

"1,440 

1,620

1,270 

1,270 

1,190 

2,960 

1,360 

» 1, 490

Aug.

1,620 

1,530 

1,440 

1,190 

960

1,110 

"1,000 

890 

890 

1,040

1,110 

1,270 

1,360 

"1,280 

1,190

1,360 

1,530 

1,360 

1,110 

820

"890 

960 

1,440 

1,110 

890

755 

755 

"692 

630 

755 

755

Sept 4

755 

630 

690 

"660 

630

630 

630 

755 

630 

570

460 

570 

515 

482 

460

460 

460 

"515 

570 

515

1,270 

1,360 

1,360 

1,270 

0 1, 010

755 

755 

690 

890 

1,040

 SB" R=^

0. 586 0. 68 

.288 .32 

.188 .22 

.100 .12 

.522 .54 

.552 .64 

1. 37 1. 53 

. 921 1. 06 

.661 .74 

. 135 . 16 

.078 .09 

.053 .06

.452 6.16

 Estimated.
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 81

RACCOON RIVER AT VAN METER, IOWA

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in SW. }i sec. 22, T. 78 N., R 27 W., at

highway bridge one-third mile from railroad station at Van Meter, 1 mile

below junction of North and South Raccoon Rivers, and 30 miles above

junction of Raccoon and Des Moines Rivers. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 3,410 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1915, to November, 1927. Discontinued. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 6,750 second-feet February 8 (gage

height, 9.6 feet); minimum, 50 second-feet September 12 (gage height, 1.63

feet).

1915-1927: Maximum discharge, 40,000 second-feet September 20, 1926

(gage height, 18.96 feet); minimum (estimated), 28 second-feet October 22,

1918 (gage height, 1.56 feet). 

REMARKS. Records good for medium and high stages and fair for low stages.

Observations discontinued during winter.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

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.

3,470

3,570

3,470

3,670

3,270

2,870

O KAft

2,150

1 QQft

1, 910

1,760

1, (510

1 540

l)380

1,320

1,240

1,100

1,040

QflK

900

900

835

835

770

770

738

7ft K

675

OAK

618

618

Nov.

590

562

562

535

562

KCO

535

590

590

535

508

535

618

835

1,680

2,970

3,170

2,680

1,760

1,460

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,240

1,100

1,100

965

900

1,040

Jan.

283

Feb.

2,410

4,890

6,750

4

CCA

1,460

770

1,100

1,040

QCK

965

770

770

770

645

645

705

1,760

1 040

770

1,840

1,380

Mar.

900

705

645

705

1,040

1,840

2,230

1,610

1,380

1,320

1,240

1,320

1,540

1 lUfl

*1, 460

1,380

1,320

1,240

1,240

1 run

1,040

1,180

1,180

1 39ft

1,380

1,460

1,320

1,240

1,240

Apr.

1,460

1,910

2,410

2,590

3,070

3,170

3,070

2,970

9 fifift

2,680

2,870

2,870

2,970

3,070

q QQft

4,540

5,130

5,010

4,100

3,470

3,370

3,670

3 77ft

3 *>7ft

2,770

2,410

2,150

i oon

1,840

May

1,680

1,540

1,380

1,320

1,240

1 940

1,180

1,820

1,840

2,680

3,470

3,270

9 VMf

2,150

1,910

1,680

1 M-ft

1,460

1,460

1 380

1,580

3,070

3,670

4,100

5,490

5,850

5,850

4,100

3,270

3,670

4,100

June

4,320

3,670

2,770

2,410

2,230

2,150

1,910

1,760

1,610

2,700

2,410

1,840

1,680

1,540

1 3fift

1,320

1,240

1,100

1,100

1,910

2 K(\(\

2,230

1 QQft

1,910

1,840

1,460

1,320

1,100

965

770

July

705

645

562

480

405

9 KG

295

278

278

358

295

267

315

295

260

225

183

189 -1QA

171

242

225

225

876

393

186

Aug.

152

132

122

115

118

135

260

965

380

242

335

225

210

192

183

210

260

225

260

1QC

' 195

165

165

115

115

140

165

165

115

Sept.

95

140

115

115

68

75

69

70

69

75

72

63

142

122

111

552

1,120

1,150

KftO

260

242

225

195

210

315

278

260

Oct.

562

2,770

900

590

551

663

965

160

160

128

140

128

128

128

115

128

140

140

Nov.

128

120

122

135

Month

February 6-28 ___________________

May.. .--. .-.-.... -.-.. .-. .--

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

August _______________________

September- ___________________

Maximum

3,670

3,170

6,750

2,230

5,130

5,850

A Qon

876

965

1,150

Minimum

618

508

645

645

1 460

1,180

770

171

95

63

Mean

1,610

1,120

1,650

1,290

3,150

2,630

I Qftft

326

212

250

Per 

square 

mile

0.472

.328

.484

.378

924

.771

.557

.096

.062

.073

Run-off in 

inches

0.54

.37

.41

.44

1.03

.89

.62

.11

.07

.08
82 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART V

FOX RIVER NEAR WAYIAND, MO.

LOCATION. Chain gage in NE. % sec. 25, T. 65 N., R. 7 W., at highway bridge

1 mile above Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad bridge, %}{ miles

northwest of Wayland, and 3 miles below Brush Creek. 

DKAINAGE AKEA. 392 square miles.

RECOBDS AVAILABLE.. February, 1922, to September, 1927. 

EXTKEMES.' Maximum discharge during year, 7,300 second-feet April 20

(gage height, 18.30 feet); minimum, 2 second-feet September 3-6, 8, and

19-23.

1922-1927: Maximum discharge, that of April 20, 1927; minimum 0.6

second-foot November 7, 1923; minimum gage height, 1.97 feet September

22 and 23, 1927. 

REMABKS. Records fair except those for period of ice effect, December 11 to

January 29, which are poor.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

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.

4,430 

6,140 

4,140 

4,070 

3,790

2,440 

1,190 

420 

248 

204

320 

320 

1,160 

284 

170

122 

94 

79 

69 

60

52 

49 

46 

41 

42

31 

35 

35 

34 

32 

29

Nov.

25 

24 

25 

24 

22

22 

22 

27 

130 

195

69 

38 

48 

2,010 

1,660

590 

284 

248 

130 

108

94

87 

' 78 

84 

84

565 

1,760 

890 

284 

204

Dec.

178 

145 

122 

115 

115

94 

284 

440 

420

284

266 

266 

248 

212 

195

178 

161 

145 

115 

74

62 

62 

50 

50 

50

50 

62 

62 

62 

62 

62

Jan.

62 

62 

74 

87 

101

101

87 

74 

62 

67

50 

50 

39 

39 

39

39 

29 

29 

29 

29

20 

20 

20 

20 

20

12 

12 

12 

39 

540 

640

Month

February.. 

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

Feb.

690 

540 

490 

420 

920

2,320 

740 

360 

230 

115

108 

74 

87 

101 

74

138 

302 

284 

230 

67

94 

94 

79 

74 

115

690 

266

87

Mar.

80 

48 

57

57 

55

440 

640 

320 

195 

130

248 

1,840 

2,260 

380 

221

161 

170 

130 

87 

1,310

1,760 

440 

230 

153 

108

87 

77 

63 

56 

46 

47

Maximum

6,140 

2,010 

440 

640 

2,320 

2,260 

5,150 

3,860 

4,510 

145 

153 

12

6,140

Apr.

1,070 

2,040 

1,040 

380 

248

145 

101 

82 

122 

130

115 

87 

130 

340 

1,940

1,010 

1,130 

400 

2,010 

5,150

4,000 

1,190 

400 

284 

221

186 

145 

115 

248 

565

May

2, 

2,

3, 

3,

Minimum

29 

22 

50 

12 

67 

46 

82 

17 

43 

6 

3 

2

2

248 

138 

515 

153 

94

75 

61 

161 

880 

150

284 

145 

94 

130 

79

46 

30 

17 

615 

266

75 

57 

715 

240 

860

540 

230 

145 

130

87 

62

June

46 

94 

400 

3,530 

4,210

1,380 

340 

266 

212 

170

145 

3,930 

4,510 

1,620 

615

340 

230 

178 

138 

130

161 

1,130 

380 

170 

86

83 

63 

51 

47 

43

Mean

973 

328 

151 

80.8 

350 

384 

834 

559 

823 

21.6 

27.6 

3.77

377

July

40 

39 

36 

26 

23

22 

21 

20 

20 

18

9

7 

7 

7 

7

8 

7 

7 

6 

6

8 

145 

19 

19 

19

19 

20 

20 

21 

21 

24

Per

square 

mile

2.48 

.837 

.385 

.206 

.893 

.980 

2.13 

1.43 

2.10 

.055 

.070 

.010

.962

Aug.

40 

36 

26 

26 

24

24 

24 

32 

30 

22

21 

20 

20 

20 

20

20 

24 

21 

20 

20

20 

21 

153 

79 

37

21 

12 

8 

7 

5 

3

Sept.

3 

3 

2

2 

2

2 

3 

2 

3 

3

12 

8 

6 

3 

3

3 

3 

3 

2 

2

2 

2 

2 

5 

4

3 

3

4 

6 

12

Run-off in 

inches

2.86 

.93 

.44 

.24 

.93 

1.13 

2.38 

1.65 

2.34 

.06 

.08 

.01

13.05
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 83

WYACONDA RIVER NEAR CANTON, MO.

LOCATION. Chain gage in SE. >i SW. % sec. 33, T. 62 N., R. 6 W., at highway

bridge three-fourths mile below Sugar Creek and 3 miles southwest of Canton. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 447 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE.' February, 1922, to September, 1927. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 6,700 second-feet October 3

(gage height, 17.95 feet); minimum, 1 second-foot September 15-19.

1922-1927: Maximum discharge, that of October 3, 1926; minimum

(estimated), 0.5 second-foot January 8, 9, and 19-23, 1924. 

REMARKS.' Records good except those below 20 second-feet, which are fair, and

those for period of ice effect, December 15 to January 29, which are poor.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day

I.... .......... .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10 - .

11 

12 

13 

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

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20-- . .

21 

22-.....- .

23 

24.. _ . .....

25 

26-. ... ------

27 

28 

29 

30 .

31 

Oct.

2,510

6,240

5,180

4,000

440

296

229

204

256

1,410

650

238

188

143

120

106

98

90

81

90

81

78

76

71

76

67

67

Nov.

64

63

53

CO

CO

56

KO

440

229

173

143

2,870

1,200

650

188

158

87

158

128

390

365

238

Dec.

180

158

143

143

136

128

620

490

565

680

180

113

84

84

70

70

70

56

56

43

43

43

30

17

17

17

17

17

Jan.

17

Oft

4.0

70

98

84

70

56

43

30

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

g

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

43

770

1,200

Feb.

1,070

860

740

770 1 t^cai

1,720

710

515

229

180

204

1 en

173

318

QKft

188

150

1/tq

143

220

276

180

Mar.

128

106

106

OR

490

OQft

680

2

QQA

770

220

204

180

173

2,470

365

173

188

158

143

98

128

120

113

Apr.

9 "71 ft.

O 7Kft

1,410

710

296

212

415

204

1,620

2,350

2,040

CKft

3,960

AAf)

212

180

150

128

256

May

010

276

97

80

166 1 OAT*

2,110

229

9Qfi

1 200 04.0

166

128

Oft

Ql

180

166

180

3,070

2,110

OQft

180

128

106

88

June

66

91

1 340

q OQA

4,780

276

166

136

136

3,030

4,830

4

ftQft

620

173

136

128

2,470

950

318

95

81

KQ

35

27

July

27

17

11

8

7

7

6

5

4

4

5

5

4

3

3

8

6

4

4

4

59

62

Aug.

20

6

5

4

20

4

81

22

4

5

4

4

4

3

3

2

296

256

128

24

8

5

4

3

3

Sept.

2

2

7

4

7

5

33

7

3

3

2

1

1

1

2

2

2

2

2

2

3

4

4

4

Month

July 

Maximum

6,640

1,660

1,200

1,720

2,470

5,180

3,070

4,830

62

296

33

6,640

Minimum

67

51

17

9

143

98

128

80

27

3

2

1

1

Mean

1,180

475

211

87.6

462

539

1,240

547

1,030

10.2

30.8

3.83

483

Per 

square 

mile

2.64

1.06

.472

.196

1.03

1.21

2 77

1.22

2.30

.023

.069

.0086

1.08

Run-off in 

inches

3.04

1.18

.54

.23

1.07

1.40

3.09

1.41

2.57

.03

.OS

.01

14.66
84 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART V

NORTH FABIUS RIVER AT MONTICELLO, MO.

LOCATION. Chain gage in SE. % sec. 6, T. 61 N., R. 7 W., at highway bridge 1

mile south of Monticello and 22 miles above confluence with Middle Fabius

River.

DBAINAGE ABEA. 452 square miles.

RECOBDS AVAILABLE. February, 1922, to September, 1927. 

EXTBEMES. Maximum discharge during year, 8,760 second-feet April 20 (gage

height, 23.50 feet); minimum, 3 second-feet September 20 and 21.

1922-1927: Maximum discharge, that of April 20, 1927; minimum, 1

second-foot July 9, 1922. 

REMABKS. Records fair except those for period of ice effect, December 14 to

January 29, which are poor. Discharge estimated March 2-5.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day

1 ____ . _ ....

2 

3 

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

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

6 

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

8- . ...... .

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

10 

11 

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

13 __ ........

14 

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

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

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

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

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

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

21........ _ ....

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

23 . 

24 ___ . . .

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

26 ..........

27 

28 .

29 __ ....

30 ___ ........

31 __ . ...

Oct.

4,580 

6,070 

6,070 

5,020 

2,320

1,950 

1,810 

480 

380 

340

480 

324 

360 

292 

244

162 

134 

127 

108 

95

83 

72 

66 

77 

72

72 

66 

61 

55 

50 

50

Nov.

50 

45 

45 

40 

40

45 

45 

45 

630 

260

214 

101 

214 

2,430 

2,260

942 

564 

440 

380 

292

214 

176 

176 

162 

244

586 

440 

360 

324 

229

Dec.

214 

162 

141 

120 

162

244 

608 

850 

520 

460

420 

520 

480 

340 

244

184 

141 

127 

114 

101

89 

77

77 

77 

77

65 

65 

65 

54 

54 

44

Jan.

44 

44 

44 

54 

65

54 

54 

35 

27 

20

20 

14 

14 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

14 

20 

27 

44 

740 

1,060

Month

October _______________________

November ____________ ..

January. __________ . _

February ___________________ . .

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

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

June ...........................................

July __ ...... _ ............... __ . _ .... .

September ____________________

Feb.

850 

652 

586 

630 

2,610

1,480 

500 

420 

276 

244

176 

148 

162 

176 

148

199 

828 

586 

308 

214

134 

148 

148 

162 

192

162 

148 

148

Mar.

148 

120 

110 

100 

120

340 

542 

420 

340 

192

176 

3,280 

1,750 

674 

324

199 

169 

169 

674 

2,490

1,160 

480 

276 

276 

176

162 

134 

120 

101 

101 

95

Maximum

6,070 

2,430 

850 

1,060 

2,610 

3,280 

8,760 

3,370 

6,140 

53 

276 

1,160

8,760

Apr,

3,520 

3,090 

850 

586 

460

276 

214 

244 

380 

360

292 

214 

1,950 

2,520 

3,690

5,260 

1,210 

480 

3,220 

8,760

5,320 

1,370 

520 

360 

214

162 

134 

120 

127 

276

May

184 

134 

229 

148 

83

76 

64 

608 

3,370 

1,080

542 

229 

155 

292 

440

155 

58 

48 

48 

39

34 

48 

76 

1,210 

2,200

480 

340 

324 

324 

260 

184

Minimum

W 

40 

44 

10 

134 

95 

120 

34 

27 

10 

6 

3

3

June

155 

148 

1,160 

4,210 

1,780

608 

308 

65 

33 

30

27 

4,910 

6,140 

2,170 

630

308 

214 

184 

162 

148

340 

480 

360 

244 

214

192 

95 

83 

67 

53

Mean

1,030 

400 

222 

81.1 

444 

497 

1,540 

437 

851 

19.0 

20.8 

61.1

465

July

53

41 

34 

29 

26

23

21 

21 

19

18

17 

16 

16 

18 

19

18 

16 

13 

12 

11

10 

10 

15 

19

18

16 

13 

11 

10 

11 

16

Per 

square 

mile

2.28 

.885 

.491 

.179 

.982 1.10' 

3:41 

.967 

1.88 

.042 

.046 

.135

1.03

Aug.

17 

18 

16 

11 

10

10 

9 

9 

64 

19

13

9 

9

8 

8

8 

7 

7 

6 

6

6 

7 

17 

276 

17

17 

10 

9 

8 

7 

6

Sept

6 

6 

6

7 

6

7 

7 

21 

14 

11

9 

8 

6 

5 

5

5 

4 

4

4 

3

3

5 

5 

4 

5

5 

10 

73 

420 

1,160

Run-off in 

inches

2.63 

.99 

.57 

.21 

1.02 

1.27 

3.80 

1.11 

2.10 

.05 

.05 

.15

13.95
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 85

SALT RIVER NEAR NEW LONDON, MO.

LOCATION. Chain gage in NE. }i NW. % sec. 36, T. 56 N., R. 5 W., at bridge 

on State highway No. 61, 1% miles below Turkey Creek and 2 miles north 

of New London.

DRAINAGE AREA. 2,480 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. February, 1922, to September, 1927.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 36,600 second-feet March 21 

(gage height, 23.46 feet); minimum, 36 second-feet September 19, 20, 24, 

and 25 (gage height, 1.74 feet).

1922-1927: Maximum discharge, 49,800 second-feet September 6, 1926 

(gage height, 26.0 feet): minimum (estimated), 12 second-feet August 20, 

1922.

REMARKS. Records good except those for December 13 to January 1 and January 10 to February 5, which were estimated.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day

1 . 

2..........

3. _ ......

4..........

5..........

6 . ...

7..........

8..........

9 .......

10..........

11... .......

12..........

13..........

14.........

15 .......

16 .....

17 ......

18 

19...... .

20 

21... _ ....

22 . ......

23 

24... .......

25... ...... .

26 

27 .......

28- 

29.. ........

30 ...... .

31. .

Oct.

18,400

26,700

27,000

27,000

26,500

26,200

7,170

6,910

7,170

7,430

7,560

5,580

2,200

1,640

1,240

Sfifl

748

710

arm

600

565

530

qej.

301

530

495

495

462

one

278

Nov.

269

223

185

179

179

195

206

212

360

565

ft 79

785

912

2,520

8,820

8,540

6,280

4,540

2,600

1,400

822

710

748

70 e

1,400

6,910

8,120

5,470

3,040

1 ' 640

Dec.

2,040

1,960

912

822

860

565

2,780

12, 500

12, 000

5,040

2,520

2,040

1,800

1,480

1,240

1,080

1,010

935

860

785

710

710

635

KCK

565

JQC

401

43fl

430

365

430

Jan.

590

748

635

635

710

672

565

530

462

310

188

188

188

188

157

157

130

130

130

106

106

106

106

106

106

106

130

157

2,000

10,000

7,500

Feb.

5,000

4,000

3,000

2,100

1,400

1,010

710

710

530

495

4fi9

495

710

1,240

1,240

1,720

4,260

4,940

3,220

1,400

1,240

935

530

417

365

332

338

Mar.

310

321

332

282

310

354

1,160

3,880

3,590

1,560

785

2,520

4,940

3,310

3,040

1,960

1,400

1,640

7,840

29,700

35,700

24,400

4,940

2,860

1,580

1,340

980

860

705

592

630

Apr.

22,200

31,200

24,600

9,520

6,780

3,400

1,840

1,500

3,680

13, 200

13,900

14,400

27,500

32,800

29,000

23,500

15,900

7,430

5,920

19 flflft

9,520

8,260

6,280

3,400

2,010

1,420

1,180

Qfif)

520

705

May

705

555

630

705

1,020

1,420

1,340

9,660

12,000

15,900

12, 200

6,280

2,520

9 9ftfl

1,920

1,340

900

485

780

1 v>rt

860

396

368

3,400

16, 200

19 4nfl

6,280

8,120

12,700

6

OQA

2,010

June

1,340

1,180

2,440

6,160

12,400

11, 400

8,260

5,800

3,040

1,020

555

5,250

13, 400

20,600

13, 700

6,400

3,590

1,500

1,840

5,250

7,300

5,690

4,160

2,010

1,180

780

424

368

268

994

July

186

485

316

268

141

170

154

668

630

396

186

106

170

170

117

154

106

117

96

96

96

117

106

117

117

117

86

86

96

Ofi

Aug.

282

342

396

268

154

170

117

170

170

630

555

292

292

368

3,040

1,840

1,020

940

520

224

268

194

160

131

110

117

337

302

164

306

96

Sept.

75

72

63

59

53

133

342

154

113

100

83

106

86

86

83

67

141

44

38

40

43

43

43

39

40

43

46

43

56

2,010

Month

March _ . _________ . __________

April... .............. ...... ^. .

July .. 

The year ______ . ...................

Maximum

27,000

8,820

12,500

10,000

5,000

35,700

32,800

16,200

20,600

668

3,040

2,010

35,700

Minimum

278

179

365

106

332

282

520

368

224

86

96

38

38

Mean

6,720

2,310

1,910

898

1,580

4,640

11,100

4,620

4,920

189

451

145

3,290

Per 

square 

mile

2.71

.931

.770

.362

.637

1.87

4

AQ

1.86

1.98

.076

.182

.058

1.33

Run-off in 

inches

3.12

1.04

.89

.42

.66

2.16

5.00

2.14

2.21

.09

.21

.06

18.00
86 SUBFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART V

CUIVRE RIVER NEAR TROY, MO.

LOCATION. Chain gage in SW. }i sec. 18, T. 49 N., R. 1 E., at Frenchman Blufl

highway bridge, 1>£ miles above Sugar Creek and 3 miles northeast of Troy.

Zero of gage is 446.58 feet above mean sea level. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 908 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. February, 1922, to September, 1927. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 37,300 second-feet April 13 (gage

height, 23.40 feet); minimum, 8 second-feet September 22-25.

1922-1927: Maximum discharge, about 50,000 second feet September 5,

1926 (gage height, 25.40 feet); minimum, 4 second-feet September 9-25, 1925. 

REMARKS. Records fair. Slight ice effect December 16-20, December 28 to

January 2, and January 12-29.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day

1 ..... ..

2- __ .. ...

3 

4 

5 ...

6 . ......

7 .......

8.. ........

9 

10 . ...

11 . 

12-. ____ -

13 

14. 

15 

16 .......

17 ...

18 .......

19 

20 . 

21 __ 

22.. ...._.. .

23... .......

24 .......

25 - 

26 .......

27 .......

28... .......

29... .......

30- 

31... ...... .

Oct.

24,800

12,200

21,200

5 onft

1,520

760

630

390

390

510

340

190

180

151

127

118

1 830

Klft

390

991

991

232

91 C\

190

161

151

127

103

Nov.

93

84

78

78

75

69

63

fin

2,730

900

450

450

2,660

9,640

1.830

1,670

1,420

1,060

760

3,150

1,370

3,010

3,820

18,400

3

Q1rt

1,060

1,720

1,320

Dec.

690

450

340

290

243

760

6,000

1,830

1,520

1,180

725

600

510

365

940

243

91°.

OJO

991

630

3,470

830

991

180

144

127

110

Jan.

110

110

110

110

110

110

107

93

Q1

AQ

OE

35

OE

35

35

OE

OE

OE.

OE

QE.

QE.

OE

27

27

97

27

27

78

4 540

3,010

Feb.

2 ion

1 720

9 9>ift

1 720

1,220

865

510

420

340

qf|9

290

865

1,140

600

420

340

97S

91 ft

180

161

144

127

118

110

10007

Mar.

84

81

81

78

84

221

830

K7ft

450

365

1,420

7,720

onft

A ftAft

1,060

26,200

09 oAft

14 900

1 830

900

690

570

480

QQrt

340

278

Apr.

30,000

4,630

1,720

865

1,180

630

570

480

Q QAfi

17, 800

36, 100

10 7nft

1,270

795

1,370

0 OQft

1 140

660

540

480

420

365

315

O4Q

May

221

210

199

190

190

365

980

19,300

7,220

14,200

2,730

830

510

600

540

450

420

390

865

365

290

243

3 73ft

o 9Qrt

830

725

1,320

830

760

June

725

420

570

5,600

1,140

630

510

390

290

199

127

2,590

18,400

1,420

940

630

980

630

4,720

17,200

4,900

830

630

265

221

190

170

161

July

151

980

570

420

232

365

980

230

151

136

103

96

IftO

830

450

243

144

96

87

760

161

136

110

90

72

66

136

510

Aug.

450

161

340

161

136

96

90

9 Q4fi

725

290

151

127

900

8,700

940

540

390

278

151

127

100

90

75

60

54

45

40

38

33

32

Sept.

27

26

23

22

20

19

19

25

23

22

22

21

19

19

19

15

12

12

10

9

9

8

8

8

8

9

10

19

110

1,140

Month

October... ____ . .

November.. _____ ___ _ . ..

December. . __ __.___ 

January. ___ _____ .

February _________________ ......

March ______ ___ __

April ___________________ ....

June..... ________ ___ . ...

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

August __ _____ ....

September.. __________ ___ .....

The year.. _________________

Maximum

24,800

21, 600

6,000

4,540

2,660

32,200

36,100

22,000

18,400

980

8,700

1,140

36, 100

Minimum

103

60

110

27

87

78

243

190

127

66 '32

8

8

Mean

2,830

2,820

812

297

696

3,260

4,850

2,750

2,570

305

591

57.0

1,820

Per

square 

mile

3.12

3.11

.894

.327

.767

3.59

5.34

3.03

2.83

.336

.651

.063

2.00

Run-off in 

inches

3.60

3.47

1.03

.38

.80

4.14

5.96

3.49

3.16

.39

.75

.07

27.24
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 87

DBS PLAINES RIVER AT LEMONT, ILL.

LOCATION. Staff gage in NW. }i sec. 20, T. 37 N., R. 11 E., at highway bridge 

on Stephens Street, a quarter of a mile north of Lemont and 8 miles above 

junction with Chicago Sanitary Canal. Zero of gage is 584.10 feet above 

mean sea level.

DRAINAGE AREA. 705 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. November, 1914, to September, 1927.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 3,750 second-feet November 19 

and 20 (gage height, 5.8 feet); minimum, 14 second-feet July 31 (gage height, 

2.55 feet).

1914-1927: Maximum discharge, 5,520 second-feet March 18, 1919; 

no flow on days in September, 1919, July, 1921, and September, 1925.

REMARKS. Records good except those for estimated periods, which are fair. 

During extremely high water part of flow spills over into Chicago Sanitary 

Canal at Willow Springs, 7 miles above station. Estimates of this overflow, in second-feet, for the year ending September 30, 1927, are given below:

Nov. 16.................. 60

Nov. 17..- ......... 430

Nov. 18--_.---.--_.__.__. 1,100 

Nov. 19.--...-... -._----. 1,470

Nov. 20-.--- ------ 1,280

Nov. 21 _ 850

Nov. 22.. . 430 

Nov. 23-____-_.__ ________ 360

Nov. 24-._._-________ 360

Nov. 25 280 

Nov. 26. ---------- 280

Nov. 27 _ -____--__ 220 

Nov. 28 150 

Nov. 29. 110

Nov. 30 --------- _-_-__ 60

Feb. 5---.._-__-__ 60

Feb. 6... -- -_ -_. 160 

Feb. 7 __-____._-_-.-- 280

Feb. 8-----_- _______ 160

Feb. 9 60 

Apr. 19.___ -- - 220 

Apr. 20 220 

Apr. 21 110

Apr. 22 _ 60

Daily discharge, in second-feet, 1926 27

Day

1

2

3

4

5 ..... ....

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15_

16

17 

18

19

20 

21

22

23

24

25.

26- __

26

28

29

30

31 

Oct.

1,020

970

1,250

1,780

1,670

1 400

1,150

1,060

970

925

745

660

620

580

422

385

385

371

350

336

315

315

315

280

280

245

Nov.

231

217

210

210

231

280

315

350

580

1,060

2,870

3,510

3,750

3,280

2,870

2,870

2,680

2 Kfifl

2,500

2,500

Dee.

9 170

2,030

1,900

1,060

700

KAf)

500

CAA

540

540

KAf)

460

540

"680

"660

a 700

a 7nn

"700

a 700

"700

"700

a 7nn

a 700

Jan.

"422

 118

"90

 90

 90

 90

a OH

 90

 90

a on

 118

 90

a OH

"148

 163

148

"133

118

« 112

 112

118

 124

130

90

 315

540

 620

Feb.

700

a QQK

970

« 1,650

a 9 fym

2 680

a 9 f^nn

a 9 isn

2,030

« 1,740

- 1,260

1,060

o 970

 1 120

 1,620

1,900

 1 300

"620

540

540

Mar.

460

 422

385

371

 396

499

460

 480

500

a K9n

540

 710

880

0 1 ftfifl

1,250

970

 925

880

 880

880

790

 790

 790

790 "768

745

Apr.

a 7fiQ

835

880

1,100

1,100

1,060

970

925

880

745

74 <;

880

1 Qflfi

2,170

2,500

2 500

2,170

1,670

1,400

] ]w\

1,100

1,250

1 ' 450

May

1 AK(\

1,450

1,020

880

790

745

74 K

745

1,900

1 780

1,450

1 9P»ft

1,060

790

745

700

700

660

660

620

1,350

1,900

1,780

1 400

1,020

745

620

620

June

580

540

540

745

620

540

500

500

385

350

315

315

280

266

245

245

178

280

280

245

210

210

178

148

118

106

90

90

July

118

106

90

90

80

90

178

148

118

118

118

106

90

90

65

90

75

65

65

56

44

56

65

65

44

44

27

27

27

14

Aug.

21

27

27

27

27

27

27

44

90

90

90

65

65

27

27

33

44

44

44

27

27

27

44

56

44

44

27

27

21

Sept.

21

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

27

44

65

65

44

27

27

27

27

65

90

90

75

65

56

44

65

118

178

245

315

371

 Estimated.
88 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART V

Monthly discharge of Des Plaines River at Lemont, III., 1926-27

Month

May.. ______________________

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

Maximum

1,780

3,750

O 17ft

620

2,680

1,250

2 500

1,900

745

178

QA

371

0 7CA

Minimum

245

210

460

90

500

371

74 f,

620

90

14

21

21

14

Mean

730

1,610

790

159

1,390

69.7

1,330

1,040

338

77.8

41.2

78.0

683

Per

square 

mile

1.04

1.12

.226

.989

1.48

.479

.110

.058

.111

Run-off in 

inches

1.2D

1.2&

.26

1.14

1.71

.53-

.13

.07

.12
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 89

DES PLAINES RIVER AT JOIIET, HI.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in NE. % sec. 9, T. 35 N., R. 10 E., at Jackson Street Bridge in Joliet. Zero of gage is 524.31 feet above sea level.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. December, 1914, to September, 1927. September to 

December, 1914, at Cass Street Bridge, 1,200 feet downstream.

EXTREMES. Maximum mean daily discharge during year, 13,200 second-feet 

May 24; minimum not determined.

1914-1927: Maximum mean daily discharge, 18,400 second-feet March 18, 

1919; minimum occurred in August, 1927.

REMARKS. Records good except those for estimated periods, which are fair. 

Discharge includes flow of Chicago Sanitary Canal. An average of 400 

second-feet is diverted by Illinois & Michigan Canal 100 feet above gage. 

Flow is regulated by operation of power plant of Chicago Sanitary District 

at Lockport, and by operation of power plant of Public Service Co. of 

Northern Illinois, 100 feet above gage.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926 27

Day

1 ........

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

3 

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

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

6.-.... ..

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

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

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

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

11..... ...

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

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

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

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

16.. ___ ....

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

18.... ___ ..

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

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

21 _ ........

22..-, ... .

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

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

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

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

27 .

28. . ...

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

30 ..

31 

Oct.

"9,100 

"8,250 

7,970 

7,970 

8,380

8,290 

8,170 

8,170 

"7,950 

7,970

7,790 

8,030 

7,430 

7,170 

7,030

-7,250 

7,190 

7,210 

7,520 

7,070

6,790 

7,130 

-7,300 

7,770 

7,750

7,270 

6,970 

7,390 

8,360 

8,380 

8,260

Nov.

8,660 

9,120 

8,780 

8,490 

7,970

8,150 

8,420 

8,810 

10,100 

9,400

8,760 

8,240 

8,810 

10,400 

11,600

12,000 

"12, 500 

"12,900 

13,100 

12,800

11,800 

11,200 

11,400 

10,900 

10,700

11,400 

11,700 

10,900 

11,100 

10,200

Month

April.. _______ . .....

Dec.

10,500 

10,500 

"10, 200 

"10, 400 

10,100

9,780 

9,450 

9,620 

9,620 

9,120

"9,200 

9,500 

9,620 

"9,250

"8, 750

»8,750 

«9,200 

l"9, 400 

"9,200

9,100 

8,810 

9,100 

9,220 

8,730 

9,350

Maximum

9,100 

13,100 

10,500 .

9,420 .

11,600 

12,900

Jan.

"9,000 

9,020 

9,050 

9,100 

9,200

9,150 

"8,700 

"8,500 

8,690 

9,420

-8,900 

"8,750

»8,850 

9,120

9,120 

9,320

"8,500

" 8, 450 

8,380 

9,000

Minimum

6,790 

7,970

7,770 

8,470 

7,560

Feb.

8,830 

9,400 

9,680 

9,960 

» 10, 000

"10, 500

-9,200 

9,050 

8,850 

8,290

8,170 

8,360 

-9,200 

"8,800 

8,540

8,310 

7,830 

7,900 

7,830 

7,970

7,940 

7,770 

8,080

Mean

7,720 

10, 300 

9,360 

8,810 

9,030 

10,000 

9,390

Mar.

8,470 

9,620 

9,650 

8,950 

8,930

9,280 

9,350 

9,450 

9,500 

9,500

9,650 

10,600 

11,200 

11,600 

11,500

11,300 

10,900 

10,800 

10,900 

-10,900

UlO, 200

- 9, 950 

9,880 

9,650 

9,480 

9,280 

9,480

Apr.

"11, 100 

-10, 500

"9,500

"9,900 

9,580

9,000 

8,780 

8,900 

7,620

 7, 650

"10, 200 

9,000 

10,800 

12,900 

12,000

11,700 

9,200 

8,590 

7,920 

7,560

7,620 

7,660 

7,890 

9,960 

8,540

May

7,770 

8,570 

8,170 

7,520 

"6,950

-7,100 

"7,200 

7,230 

" 7, 650 

"9,000

"9,000 

"8,450 

7,830

"7, 700

-8,700 

8,330 

9,120 

13,200 

10,400

"9,000 

"7,500 

-6,950 

7,210 

6,470 

6,330

June

"6,300 

 6, 250 

"6,500 

"9,800 

7,900

7,370 

7,030 

6,730 

6,710 

"6,750

"6,850 

7,210 

6,750 

6,480 

6,750

6,640 

6,430 

6,660 

6,870 

9,320

8,030 

6,680 

6,680 

6,640 

"6,600

6,660 

6,560 

6,560 

6,480 

"6,500

Month

May

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

Augu 

Septe

3t.___ ...............

tnber . .

The ye ar

July

"7,500 

"7,500 

7,310 

7,090 

7,070

7,430 

7,020 

6,910 

7,150 

7,230

7,210 

7,380 

7,340 

7,480 

7,900

"7,800 

"7,750

-7,900 

7,580 

7,410

7,430 

7,480 

8,010 

-9,900 

9,550 

9,800

Maximum

13,200 

9,800 

9,900 

10,900 .

11, 700

13,200 .

Aug.

10,500 

10,400 

10,700 

10,500 

10,800

"10, 500 

10,200 

10,500 

9,780 

9,420

8,830 

"8,850

"8,000

-6,400 

" 6, 150

"8,500

"10, 400 

10,900 

10,700 

10,600 

10,400

Minimum

6,330 

6,250 

6,910

9,780

Sept*

10, 300 

10,200 

10,100 

10,400 

10,100

10,100 

10,200 

10,500 

10,500 

10,400

10,400 

10, 300 

10,100 

9,930 

9,860

»9,900 

"10,000

»9,900 

10,200 

9,910 

9,780

10,400 

10,900 

11,700 

11,000 

"10,200

Mean

8,050 

6,960 

7,710 

9,210 

10,200

8,900

0 Estimated.

NOTE. Daily discharge in the above table does not include flow in Illinois & Michigan Canal.
90 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART V

ILIIHOIS RIVER AT MORRIS, III.

LOCATION. Chain gage in NE. }i sec. 9, T. 33 N., R. 7 E., at highway bridge in

Morris, 7 miles below station formerly maintained near Minooka and 10

miles below mouth of Kankakee River. Zero of gage is 478.97 feet above

mean sea level. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October, 1919, to September, 1927. January, 1903, to

December, 1904, at station near Minooka. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 55,600 second-feet April 20;

maximum gage height, 20.0 feet February 6; minimum discharge, 7,000

second-feet August 22 (gage height, 4.9 feet).

1919-1927: Maximum discharge, 60,600 second-feet April 12, 1922;

maximum gage geight, 24.4 feet January 21, 1916; minimum discharge, that

of August 22, 1927.

Maximum discharge known, 67,800 second-feet March 26, 1904, at station

near Minooka. 

REMARKS. Records good for medium and high stages and fair for low stages.

Discharge estimated because of ice January 16-19 and February 6-10.

Flow at this station includes flow from Chicago Sanitary Canal. Operation

of power plants at Lockport and Joliet above gage causes slight diurnal

fluctuation at low and medium stages. Gage-height record furnished by

United States Weather Bureau.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-fuel, 1926 27

Day

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.

27, 500 

28, 400 

32, 200 

38,000 

40,500

40, 500 

39,000 

35,100 

31,000 

27, 200

24,700 

22,200 

20, 900 

18, 500 

17,200

16, 100 

15, 100 

14,400 

13, 800 

13,400

13,400 

13,400 

13, 400 

11,900 

12, 400

11,900 

11, 700 

11, 400 

12, 200 

12,600 

12,600

Nov.

12, 600 

13,400 

13, 100 

12, 600 

11, 900

11, 700 

11,900 

11, 900 

12, 600 

13, 800

13,100 

12, 900 

12,600 

16, 900

27, 500

33,800 

31,400 

29, 600 

29,300

27, 800

25, 500 

22,800 

21,200 

20, 100 

19,500

19, 000 

21,200 

20,100 

19,300 

19,000

Dec.

17,400 

17, 400 

16, 900 

15, 800 

15,800

15,800 

14, 400 

14, 600 

14,600 

14, 400

14,400 

14, 600 

15,100 

14,800 

14,400

13, 800 

13, 400 

12, 900 

12, 600 

12,400

12, 600 

12, 600 

12,600 

12,600 

12, 600

12,600 

12, 600 

12, 200 

12, 200 

11, 900 

11,700

Jan.

11, 700 

11, 700 

11, 400 

11,700 

11, 700

11, 700 

11,400 

11, 400 

11,200 

11,200

11,200 

10,300 

10, 300 

10, 300 

10, 300

10, 500 

10,500 

10,500 

10,800 

10,800

11,000 

11,000 

11,200 

11,000 

10, 800

10, 800 

10, 800 

10,300 

10,300 

11,200 

13, 800

Feb.

19, 500 

24, 900 

28, 400 

31, 800 

40, 000

49, 000 

41, 500 

34, 200 

31, 000 

29, 000

27, 800 

24,400 

22, 000 

20, 600 

19, 300

18,200 

18,200 

18,500 

18, 500 

17, 700

16,900 

16,100 

15, 100 

14,800 

14,600

15, 800 

16,100 

15, 800

Mar.

15, 600 

15,600 

15, 600 

15, 100 

14, 100

14,100 

14, 600 

16,700 

17, 700 

17,700

17, 200 

17,700 

22, 200 

24, 100 

23, 600

22, 500 

21, 700 

20,100 

19, 000 

19,500

24, 900 

27,800 

29,600 

29,600 

27, 800

25,800 

23,100 

21, 400 

19, 500 

18,200 

16,900

Apr.

16, 700 

21,200 

22, 500 

22,800 

24, 100

23,600 

22,000 

20, 600 

19, 500 

20, 400

20,400 

19,500 

19, 500 

19, 500 

22, 200

24, 900 

31,000 

30,300 

42,000 

55,600

52, 300 

44,000 

36,000 

30,300 

26, 300

23, 600 

22,000 

20,400 

21, 200 

31, 400

May

28, 700 

25, 200 

22, 200 

21,200 

19,300

18, 000 

16, 700 

15, 400 

15,100 

16,100

16, 700 

15, 600 

15, 600 

15,400 

13,800

13, 400 

12, 600 

12,400 

19, 000 

26,300

29,600 

32,200 

33, 800 

42,000 

48,500

46, 500 

28,000 

31,800 

28, 700 

25,500 

22,500

June

20,400 

18, 700 

17, 700 

31,800 

43, 500

31,800 

25,200 

21, 700 

19, 000 

17,200

15,400 

15,100 

14, 600 

14, 400 

13,600

13, 400 

12,600 

11,700 

11,400 

12,400

11, 400 

11,700 

11, 700 

12,400 

13, 100

12, 600 

11,700 

10,800 

10, 300 

9,860

July

9,420 

13, 600 

11, 900 

10, 300 

10,100

9,860 

10, 300 

8,800 

8,800 

9,000

9,420 

10, 100 

9,860 

9,200 

9,640

10, 100 

10, 300 

11, 400 

11, 200 

10,800

10,300 

10,100 

9.860 

9,860 

9,640

9,420 

9,420 

9,200 

10,800 

11,400 

11,000

Aug.

11,400 

11,700 

11,700 

11,900 

11, 900

11, 900 

11, 900 

12,200 

12, 200 

11, 000

11,000 

10,100 

10,800 

10, 300 

10,800

10, 300 

9,200 

9,200 

8,400 

8,000

7,600 

7,000 

9,200 

12, 400 

12, 400

12,200 

12,200 

12,200 

12,200 

11, 400 

11,700

Sept.

11, 200 

11, 200 

11,000 

11,200 

11,400

11,000 

11, 200 

11,200 

11,400 

11,400

11,200 

11,200 

11, 200 

11,200 

11, 200

11,000 

11,200 

11,900 

11,400 

10,800

10,800 

11,000 

11,200 

11,000 

11,000

10,800 

11,700 

12,600 

13,400 

13,800

Month

November-.. ___ -....-

January __________

Maximum

40,500

33,800

17,400

13,800

49,000

29 600

Minimum

16, 700

Mean

OR onn

Month

June

July.... . 

Maximum

43,500

13,600

12,400

Minimum

12, 400

9,860

8,800

7,000

Mean

16,600

10,200

10,900
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 91

ILLINOIS RIVER AT PEORIA, ILL.

LOCATION. Staff gage in NW. }i sec. 2, T. 8 N., R. 8 E., at foot of Grant Street

in Peoria, 4J^ miles above mouth of Kickapoo Creek. Zero of gage is 428.92

feet above mean sea level. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March, 1910, to September, 1927. March, 1903, to July,

1906, at Peoria & Pekin Union Railroad bridge 3H miles downstream. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 58,300 second-feet October 8-10

(gage height, 25.0 feet); minimum, 11,300 second-feet August 23-25 (gage

height, 10.8 feet).

1910-1927: Maximum discharge, that of October 8-10, 1926; minimum,

less than 7.250 second-feet during period December 11, 1916, to January

10, 1917.

Maximum stage known, about 26.6 feet in 1844. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for January 15-30 and February 7-16,

which were estimated because of ice. Flow at this station includes flow

from Chicago Sanitary Canal. Gage-height record furnished by United

States Engineer Corps.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8 _ ...........

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

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

11. .

12... _ ... __ .

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

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

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

16 

17 

18 ..

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

20 

21 ..........

 22 ..........

23 ..

24 

25 

26 

27 . .

28 -.

29 ...

30 .-.

31 

Oct.

42,400

44,200

45,600

47,400

51,800

55,000

56,600

58,300

58,300

58,300

57,200

55,600

54,400

52,800

50,800

48,800

47,400

45,100

43,800

41,500

39,800

36,600

35,000

32,000

30,300

29,400

28,800

27,900

26,700

Nov.

25,800

25,200

24,600

24,000

23,000

22,500

22,500

22,000

22,500

21,500

20,800

20,200

20,000

20,800

23,800

27,300

31,300

33,400

36,600

38,200

39,400

39,000

39,400

39,000

38,200

38,200

37,400

38,200

37.400

Dec.

37,800

36.200

35,800

35,000

34,200

32.700

31,300

31,000

30,000

29,100

28,800

27,900

27,600

27,000

26,700

25,800

25,500

24,600

24,600

21,000

24,000

23,500

23,200

23,000

22,800

99 9ftfl

21,800

21,500

21,000

20,800

20,500

Jan.

20,200

19,800

19,500

19,000

19,000

18,800

18,500

18,000

17,800

17,800

17,300

16,900

16,600

16,400

15,500

15,300

15,100

15,100

15,100

15,100

15,100

15,300

15,500

15,500

15,500

15,500

15,500

15,800

15,800

16,400

17, 300

Feb.

18,000

19,500

21,200

23,200

27,300

32,000

34,200

37,000

39,000

40,200

39, 800

39,400

39,000

38,600

38,200

37,800

37,400

38,200

35.800

35,000

32,700

30,600

30,000

29,700

28,800

28,500

28,200

Mar.

27,900

27,300

25, 800

24,900

24,600

24,300

24,000

23,800

23,500

23,500

24,900

25,800

28,200

28,800

29,100

29,400

28,800

9Q Ann

30 300

00 AAA

00 Af\f\

34,200

33,400

32,700

Apr.

32,400

32,000

01 OAA

32,000

32,400

32,700

33,400

33,400

33,400

33,000

32,700

32,700

32,000

32,000

34,200

42,000

47,800 KO CAA

5C,100

55,000

53,900

51,800

49,300

47 800

46,900

May

46,900

46,400

46,000

44,600

43,300

41,500

39,800

38,200

35,800

34,600

35,800

33,400

32,700

qo flfifl

30,600

29,400

30,000

34,200

36,600

00 CAA

41,500

45,600

AQ ftflfl

51,800

52,800

51, 300

49,300

June

47,400

45,600

44.200

46,000

48,800

50,800

51,800

49,800

47,800

46,000

44,200

42,400

40,600

39,000

37,400

35,400

33,800

32,700

31,000

29,700

28,800

97 Qflft

26,400

25,200

24,000

23,000

22,000

July

21,200

20,500

20,500

19,800

18,800

18,200

18,000

17 600

17!lOO

16,600

16,200

15,800

15,300

15,100

14,900

14,500

14,500

14,300

14,100

14,100

13,700

14,100

13,700

13,700

13, 400

13,400

13,000

12,800

12,800

12,700

12,700

Aug.

12, 700

12,700

12,700

12,700

12,700

12,700

12,700

13,000

13,000

13,000

13,000

13,000

13,200

13,200

13,200

13,000

13,000

13,000

12,700

12,300

12,000

11 300

1MOO

11 300

11,500

11,600

11,800

11,800

12,000

12,000

Sept.

12,000

12,000

12,000

12,200

12,200

12,000

12,000

12,000

13,400

13,400

13,400

13,000

13,200

13,000

13,000

13,000

13,000

13,000

12,700

12,700

12, 700

12, 700

12,700

12,500

19 P.OA

19 7ftn

12,700

12,700

12,700

13,000

Month

October-. __ ............

December _ _ .......

Maximum

58,300

39,400

37,800

20,200

40,200

56,100

Minimum

26,700

20,000

20,500

15,100

18,000

9°. *iftfi

31,300

Mean

44,300

29,700

27,100

16,800

32,500

39,400

Month

July.... 

Maximum

52,800

51,800

21,200

13,200

58,300

Minimum

29,400

22,000

12,700

11,300 1 9 ruin

Mean

40,400

36,600

15,600

12,400

118794 31-
92 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART V

HIINOIS RIVER AT HAVANA, 111.

LOCATION. Staff gage in see. 1, T. 21 N., R. 9 W., at highway bridge in Havana 

half a mile below mouth of Spoon River. Gage datum raised 0.29 foot September 1, 1926. Zero of present gage is 425.05 feet above mean sea level.

RECOKDS AVAILABLE. October, 1921, to September, 1927. Discontinued.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 74,600 second-feet October 11-14 

(gage height, 23.1 feet); minimum, 13,600 second-feet September 8 (gage 

height, 8.8 feet).

1921-1927: Maximum discharge, that of October 11-14, 1926; minimum, 

9,560 second-feet September 7-10, 1925 (gage height, 7.1 feet).

REMAKES. Records fair; discharge estimated because of ice January 14 to February 1. Flow at this station includes flow of the Chicago Sanitary Canal. 

Gage-height record furnished by United States Engineer Corps.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day

1 __ ... _ ....

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

3 ___ . ....

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

5... ..... 

6 _ 

7 .

8... ...

9 10 

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

12 

13 

14. ___ .......

15 

16 

17 

IS 

19.... _ .......

20. _

21 

22 

23 

24..... _ .....

25 

26.. - _ . __ -

27

28 

29 _ . ____ ...

30 

31 

Oct.

45,600 

47,600 

50,500 

54,300 

59,800

60,600 

63,000 

64,800 

71, 500 

69, 500

74,600 

74,600 

74,800 

74,800 

72, 500

69,500 

65,700 

63,000 

59,800 

56, 200

53, 700 

50,500 

48, 500 

46, 800 

45, 200

43,600 

42,200 

40,800 

39,100 

38,000 

36, 700

Nov.

35,000 

34,300 

33, 300 

32,900 

31,600

30,900 

30,200 

29,200 

28,600 

27,900

27,900 

27, 300 

26, 700 

27, 600 

29,200

30,900 

32,600 

35, 300 

37,000 

39, 100

39,800 

40,500 

40,800 

41, 200 

41, 200

41,600 

42, 200 

43, 000 

43, 300 

43,300

Dec.

43,000 

42,200 

41,900 

41,600 

41,200

40,500 

40,200 

39,100 

38, 800 

38,000

37, 400 

38,700 

36, 300 

35, 700 

34, 600

34,600 

33,800 

32,600 

31, 200 

31,200

30,200 

29,900 

29, 500 

29,200 

28, 600

28,300 

27,900 

27,600 

27, 300 

27,000 

26, 700

Jan.

26,000 

25,700 

25,700 

25,400 

24,700

24,100 

23, 800 

23,500 

23,200 

22,900

22,600 

22,000 

21,700 

20,800 

20,500

20,500 

20,000 

20,200 

20,200 

20,200

20,200 

20,200 

20,200 

20, 500 

20, 500

20,500 

20,500 

20,500 

20,500 

20, 800 

21,400

Feb.

22,300 

24,100 

25,700 

27,600 

30,600

32, 600 

34,600 

37,400 

39, 800 

40,800

41.900 

41,900 

42,200 

42,600 

42,600

42,200 

41,600 

41,200 

41, 200 

40, 200

39, 100 

38,400 

37, 700 

36, 700 

36,000

35,700 

35, 300 

34, 600

Mar.

34,000 

33,300 

33,300 

32,300 

31,600

31,200 

29,500 

30,200 

29,900 

29,200

28,900 

29,500 

! 30, 900 

31,600 

31,900

32,300 

32,300 

32,600 

32,600 

33,300

35,300 

36,300 

37,400 

38,400 

39, 100

39,800 

40,500 

41,200 

41,200 

41,200 

40,500

Apr.

40,800 

41,600 

41,600 

41,600 

41,900

41,900 

41,900 

41,900 

42,200 

42,200

42,200 

42, 200 

42,200 

42, 200 

42, 600

43,000 

44,000 

44,000 

46,000 

48,000

51,000 

54,900 

58, 300 

61,400 

63,000

63,900 

63,900 

62,200 

60, COO 

59,000

May

57,600 

58,200 

54,900 

53,100 

51,000

49,500 

47,600 

46,400 

45,600 

45,200

44, 400 

43,600 

13,000 

41,900 

41, 200

40,200 

39,100 

38,400 

40,200 

42,200

46,000 

46,800 

46, 800 

47,600 

50,000

52,500 

54, 300 

56, 200 

56, 200 

56,900 

57, COO

June

57,600 

57,600 

56,900 

57,600 

59,000

60,600 

62,200 

62,200 

61,400 

59,000

56,900 

56,200 

54,900 

54,300 

52,000

50,500 

49,000 

47,200 

45,600 

44,000

43,000 

41,600 

40,200 

38, 800 

37,400

36,000 

34, 600 

33, 600 

32, 300 

31, 200

July

30,200 

29,200 

28,600 

27,600 

26,700

26,000 

25,400 

25, 100 

24,400 

23, 500

22,900 

22,300 

21,700 

21,100 

20,500

19,900 

19, 600 

19, 600 

19,300 

19,300

18,700 

19,900 

19,600 

19,000 

18,700

18,500 

18,200 

17, 600 

17,300 

17,100 

16,600

Aug.

16,300 

16,300 

16,000 

15,800 

15, 800

15,500 

15,500 

15,800 

15,800 

15,800

15,800 

16,000 

16,000 

17,100 

17,100

16, 800 

16,800 

16,600 

16,300 

16,000

15,800 

15,300 

15, 000 

15,000 

14, 800

14,300 

14, 300 

14, 300 

14,100 

13, 800 

13,800

Sept.

13, 800 

13,800 

13,800 

13,800 

13,800

13,800 

13,800 

13,600 

15,800 

17,600

17,900 

17,600 

17,300 

16, 800 

16,300

16,000 

16,000 

15,500 

15,500 

15,300

15,000 

14,800 

14, 800 

14,500 

14,300

14, 300 

14,300 

15, 000 

15,000 

15,500

Month Maximum

74, 600

43, 000

26, 000

Minimum

36,700

26, 700

20, 200

ay onn

Mean

56,700

21, 900

34, 200

Month

July 

Maximum

57.6CO

62,200

30,200

17, 100

17, 900

74,600

Minimum

38,400

31, 200

16,600

13, 800

13,600

13, 600

Mean

48,100

49, 100

21, 700

15, 600

15,200

34, 700
UPPER MISSISSIPPI KIVER BASIN 93

ILLIWOIS RIVER AT BEARDSTOWK, ILL.

LOCATION. Staff gage in NE. % sec. 15, T. 18 N., R. 12 W., at highway bridge 

on State Street in Beardstown, 9}£ miles below mouth of Sangamon River. 

Zero of gage is 420.33 feet above mean sea level.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October, 1920, to September, 1927.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 105,000 second-feet October 9; 

maximum gage height, 26.2 feet October 11-13; minimum discharge, 12,500 

second-feet January 14 and 15; minimum gage height, 9.0 feet September 

6-8.

1920-1927: Maximum stage and discharge occurred in October, 1926; 

minimum discharge, 9,620 second-feet December 19-22, 1922, and September 

10-12, 1925 (gage height, 7.7 feet).

Maximum discharge known, about 115,000 second-feet April 4, 190i.

REMARKS. Records fair. Flow at this station includes flow of the Chicago 

Sanitary Canal. Gage-height record furnished by United States Weather 

Bureau. Results of some discharge measurements furnished by United 

States Engineer Corps and Sanitary District of Chicago.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day

i _______

2 ... -

3 ~ 

4 __ _ .

6 .... . 

6. _ .

7.- . _ -.

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

9 

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

11 ________

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

13 . ___

14 ______ ....

15. __

16. 

17. __ . _ -

18... ___

19 

20 .

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

22 

23 

24 

25 

28 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 ------

Oct.

61,500

60,100

65,400

68,700

79,000

84,400

92,300

102,000

96,000

96,900

95,400

95,800

89,600

89,600

80,500

76,300

7*? Ifift

67,800

66,300

65,400

61,000

59, 500

56,300

54,800

52,800

49,600

Nov.

48,800

46,900

44,800

42,900

40,900

40,000

39,100

38,100

36,100

36,500

35,000

33,600

33,000

32,400

35,100

38,300

42,900

45, 700

51,700

57,200

59,400

61,100

61,400

60,800

62,200

61,900

63,700

64,500

65,600

65,000

Dec.

64,300

64,300

63,300

62,300

60,300

58,900

57,000

56,000

54, 000

53,800

53,100

50,7

50,600

49,000 47,'"

44,700

41,300

40,000

39,000

39,000

36,400

36,600

38,200

37,000

35, 900

34,200

34,100

33,000

32,400

32,700

32,100

Jan. Feb.

32,200 21,900

31,900; 22,100

31,600 30,100

31,400 33,300

29,900 39,000

29,600

29,800

28,800

28,200

26,600

25,900

22,500

16, 700

12,500

12,500

18,800

19,500

18,500

17,700

17,900

17,000

16,600

16,200

17,100

17,700

17,700

17,700

20,200

22,100

18,300

19,700

42,700

50,800

53,900

58,200

61,500

64,300 

6^,700 

66,000 

64,100 

63,900

61,700 

60,100 

60,600 

60, 600 

58,20C

57,400 

55,100 

54,800 

53,200 

50,80C

50,20C 

49,40C 

48,60C

Mar.

47,300

45,700

45,000

42,800

42,200

41,500

39,800

39,500

38,900

38,600

37,800

38,100

39,100

41,100

43,400

43,700

44,600

43, 200

44,100

Apr.

61, 700

60,600

60,300

61,000

58, 700

57,800

59,700

60,400

62,100

62,800

63,400

62,400

61,500

61,800

60,900

59,700

62,600

6,700

44,000 71,900

42,500 

49,400 

53,600 

58,200| 

60, 500

61,300

65,000

65,400

63,600

61,900

62,100

May

78, 700

75,500

77,700

73,500

72,300

70,000

71,100

65,800

64,000

61,100

61,700

61,600

60,800

60,700

59,500

57,700

56,000

57,400

59,300

60,700

71,500 63,700 

79, 700l 69,300 

85,800! 71,000 

86,900 70,000 

88,300 71,200

89,900 72,800

88,500 79,100

82,600

83,900

84,700

83,400

81,400

June

86,000

86, 000

83,500

82,100

82,500

88,100

88,500

89,000

87,600

83,300

81,200

79, 700

77,400

77,000

76,200

70,800

70,800

67,500

65,900

63,200

July

41,700

39,900

38,100

36,300

35,000

33,400

33,300

31,900

30,800

30,400

29,500

28,600

27,400

24,100

25,400

24,400

23,900

23,600

22,300

22,300

1,400 23,800

60,300 25,100

58,400

53,300

52,400

49,400

48,100

46,800

43, 700

25,900

26,000

25,400

24,800

24,200

23,600

22,500

22,000

21,300

Aug.

19,500

18,700

18,700

18,400

18,000

18,000

18,000

18,000

18,000

18,000

17,600

18, 700

18,700

20, 600

20,600

20,200

20,600

20,600

20,200

19,800

19,500

18,700

18,000

17,600

16,900

16,500

16, 200

15,800

15,400

15,400

15,000

Sept.

15,000- 

15,000 

14,700 

14,700

14,300 

14,30ft' 

14, 300 

15,000 

16,900

18, 700

19,800

19,800

19,500

19,100

18,700

18,000

17,300

16,900

16,500

15,800 

15,OOO 

15, OOO 

15,000 

15,000

15,000

14, 700

15,000

15,000

16,200

Month Maximum

105, 000

65, 600

64,300

32, 200

66,000

65,400

89,900

Minimum

49, 600

32, 400

32, 100

12,500

21,900

07 QnA

57, 800

Mean

76, 800

46, 200

52,000

-17 QAA

69, 300

Month

July.. 

Maximum

86, 300

89,000

41,700

20,600

19, 800

105, 000

Minimum

56,000

43, 700

21,300

15,000

14,300

12,500

Mean

69,000

70, 500

28,000

18, 300

16,200

46, 900
94 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART V

SPRING CREEK AT JOIIET, HI.

LOCATION. Staff gage in SE. % sec. 10, T. 35 N., R. 10 E., at Benton Street 

Bridge in Joliet, half a mile above mouth.

DRAINAGE AREA. 19.7 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July, 1925, to September, 1927.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 440 second-feet July 1 (gage 

height, 4.0 feet): minimum (estimated), 2.0 second-feet January 27.

1925-1927: Maximum discharge, 1,070 second-feet July 11, 1926 (gage 

height, 6.5 feet); minimum, 2.0 second-feet on days in August and September, 1926, and January, 1927.

REMARKS. Records fair. Periods of estimated discharge because of ice and 

incorrect gage readings are as follows: October 2, 3, 14, 15, 17-31, November 

1-7, 11-13, December 6-8, 10-31, January 1-7, 10-30, February 12-28, 

March 1-6, 9, 10, 24, 25, June 19, 25-28, July 9, 10, 16-31, August 5, 6, 

25-27, 29-31, September 2-4, 23.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet,

Day

1 

2 - - .-

4 

5 

6 

7.... .....

8 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 i 

18 

1Q

20 

21 - 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 .

28 

29 

sn

31 

Oct.

18 

7.1 

8.6 

30 

51

24 

18 

16 

14 

12

14 

14 

9.5 

8.6 

7.1

6.5 

6.2 

6.0 

5.8 

5.2

4.8 

4.5 

5.0 

5.2 

5.2

5.0 

5.0 

4.8 

4.8 

4.8 

4.8

Nov.

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.2

4.0 

4.0 

6.5 

14 

6.5

5.8 

4.8 

4.5 

96 

188

30

77 

68 

59 

44

36 

36 

34 

30 

38

51 

37 

30 

30 

24

Dec.

24 

18 

18 

18 

18

16 

13 

11 

14 

13

11 

10 

7.1 

6.0 

5.2

4.5 

4.5 

5.2 

5.8 

7.4

8.0 

8.0 

6.5 

5.8 

5.0

4.5 

4.0 

3.4 

2.8 

2.4 

2.2

Jan.

2.4 

3.0 

3.4 

3.6 

3. 6

3.8 

3.8 

4.0 

4.0 

4.8

5.0 

5.2 

4.5 

3.0

2.8

2.8 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0

3.0 

3.0 

2.8 

2.6 

2.4

2.4 

2.0 

4.0 

6.5 

14 

30

Month

April 

July. 

Feb.

24 

51 

77 

30 

151

91 

45 

37 

34 

34

24 

20 

16 

13 

18

17 

15 

14 

13 

12

12 

12 

11 

11 

13

12 

12 

11

Mar.

11 

10 

9.8 

9.8 

9.4

9.8 

30 

24 

20

17

18 

148 

81 

81 

62

53 

37 

24 

21 

34

30

27 

21 

11 

8.3

9.0 

24 

20 

14 

13 

13

Maximum

51 

188 

24 

30 

151 

148 

285 

345 

256 

440 

30 

102

440

Apr.

45 

45 

45 

37 

36

24 

24 

24 

34

28

24 

18 

30 

22 

24

242 

113 

256 

285 

148

102 

102 

81 

53 

37

37 

30 

35 

136

71

May

45 

42 

37 

30 

24

13 

9.0 

9.0 

24 

53

24 

13 

18 

24 

21

13 

13 

53 

37

27

13

13 

86 

345 

200

91 

62 

58 

45 

37 

28

Minimum

4.5 

4.0 

2.2 

2.0 

11 

8.3 

18 

9.0 

5.5 

4.2 

3.0 

3.0

2.0

June

18 

30 

37 

256 

136

81 

45 

30 

28 

24

21 

24 

23 

21 

21

13 

11 

9.0 

8.3 

9.0

30 

26

18 

13 

8.3

7.6 

6.9 

6.2

5.5 

5.5

July

440 

108 

49

27 

13

18 

24 

21 

12 

8.6

7.2 

5.5 

7.2 

13 

9.0

6.9 

8.6 

7.2 

6.9 

6.2

5.2 

5.0 

4.8 

4.8 

4.5

4.2 

4.2 

7.2 

9.4 

8.6 

8.0

Per 

Mean square 

mile

10. 8 0. 548 

32. 7 1. 66 

9. 11 . 462 

4. 66 . 237 

29. 6 1. 50 

29. 0 1. 47 

72. 9 3. 70 

48. 6 2. 47 

32. 4 1. 64 

27.9 1.42 

7. 79 . 395 

11. 2 . 569

26. 3 1. 34

Aug.

7.2 

6.9 

5.8 

5.5 

6.2

8.0 

13 

9.0 

8.0

7.2

5.5 

13 

9.0 

5.5 

5.0

4.0 

5.0 

5.5 

4.2 

3.0

3.0 

3.0 

30

27 

10

6.9 

5.8 

5.2 

5.0 

4.5 

4.5

Sept.

4.2 

40 

3.8 

3.5 

3.0

5.5 

5.8 

5.5 

5.5 

8.6

7.2 

5.5 

5.2 

5.2 

5.0

5.0 

5.0 

9.0 

5.5 

5.0

4.2 

4.2 

3.5 

3.0 

3.0

8.6 

11 

53 

102 

37

Run-off in 

inches

0.63 

1.85 

.53 

.27 

1.56 

1.70 

4.13 

2.85 

1.83 

1.64 

.46 

.63

18.08
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 95

KANKAKEE RIVER AT MOMENCE, HI.

LOCATION. Chain gage in NE.# sec. 24, T. 31 N., R. 13 E., at highway bridge 

in Momence, 1$ miles above Tower Creek. Zero of gage is 610.32 feet above 

- mean sea level.

DRAINAGE AREA. 2,340 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. February, 1905, to July, 1906; December, 1914, to September, 1927.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 7,210 second-feet April 20; 

maximum gage height, 5.77 feet February 1; minimum discharge, 708 

second-feet September 17 (gage height, 1.88 feet).

1905-6, 1914-1927: Maximum discharge (estimated), 12,600 second-feet 

January 22, 1916 (gage height, 6.4 feet); minimum, 306 second-feet September 1, 16, and 17, 1919 (gage height, 1.37 feet).

REMARKS. Records fair except those for December 15 to January 2 and January 

12 to February 3, which were estimated because of ice.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day

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

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

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

4 .... . . __ .

5-....... ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

16 .........

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

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

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

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

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

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

23 ....... _ ..

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

81 ............

Oct.

2,760

2,970

3,190

4,170

3,910

3,660

3,420

3,160

2,970

2,970

2,560

2,560

2,280

2,190

2,010

1,840

1,840

1,760

1,670

1,590

1,510

1,440

1,440

1,510

1,510

1,510

1,510

1,510

1,510

1,510 

1,510

Nov.

1,510

1,440

1,440

1,440

1,360

1,360

1,290

1,290

1,360

1,360

1,440

1,440

1,590

2,370

3,190

3,190

3,420

3,190

3,190

2,970

2,970

3,190

3,190

3,190

2,970

3,190

2,370

2,370

2,370

2,370

Dec.

2,370

2,190

2,010

1,920

1,840

1,760

1,760

1,760

1,760

1,760

1,840

1,920

2,010

1,840

1,760

1,670

1,670

1,670

1,670

1,«70

1,670

1,590

1,590

1,510

1,510

1,440

1,360

1,360

1,360 

1,360

Jan.

1 360

1,360

1,290

1,290

i ^fift

1,290

1,290

1,290

1,220

1,220

1 9Qn

1,290

1,290

1,290

1,220

1,220

1,220

1,290

1,290

1,360

1,360

1,440

1,360

1,360

1,290

1,220

1,160

1,160

1,090

1,670 

3,190

Feb.

5,620

4,720

4,440

5,930

6,570

6,890

6,890

6,890

6,570

5,930

5,310

5,010

4,720

4,440

4,170

o Gin

3

fifiA

3,660

3,420

3,190

3,190

2,970

2 760

2' 760

2,760

2,970

2,970

2,760

...... .

Mar.

2,560

2,560

2,370

2,280

2,190

2,280

2,370

2,760

2,760

2,760

2,760

2,760

3,660

3,910

3,910

3,660

3,420

3,420

3,420

3,910

4,170

4,170

4,170

3,910

3,660

3,660

3,420

3,420

3,190

2,970 

2,760

Apr.

2,970

3,420

3,420

3,420

3,910

3,660

3,660

3,660

3,910

3,910

3,910

3,660

3,660

3,660

3,660

5,310

5,930

6,250

6,570

7,210

6,890

6,570

6,250

5,620

5,310

5,310

5,310

4,720

5,010

6,570

May

6,250

5,930

5,310

5,010

4,720

4,720

4,170

3,910

3,660

3,420

3,190

3,190

2,970

2,760

2,760

2,970

2,970

3,190

3,660

3,660

3,660

3,660

3,910

3,910

5,620

5,310

5,310

4,440

4,440

4,170 

4,170

June

3,910

4,170

4,720

5,930

5,620

5,620

5,310

4,720

4,440

4,440

4,170

3,910

3,910

3,910

3,420

3,190

2,760

2,370

2,280

2,190

2,190

2,560

2,760

2,760

2,760

2,760

2,370

2,280

2,190

2,010

July

1,920

1,840

1,760

1,670

1,590

1,670

1,670

1,670

1,670

1,590

1,510

1,440

1,290

1,360

1,360

1,440

1,590

1,760

1,760

1,510

1,360

1,360

1,360

1,290

1,226

1,160

1,160

1,090

1,090

1,090 

1,090

Aug.

1,090

1,090

1,090

1,090

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,090

1,020

1,020

1,090

1,090

1,090

1,020

960

960

960

900

900

900

900

900

900

840

840

840

840

840

840 

840

Sept.

840

840

840

785

785

785

785

785

785

785

785

785

785

730

730

719

708

785

785

840

1,020

960

900

900

900

840

840

900

1,020

2,280

Month

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

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

July . _ .. _

Maximum

4,170

3,420

2,370 <* ion

6,890

4,170

7,210

6,250

5,930

1,920

1,090

2,280

7,210

Minimum

1,440

1,290

1,360

1,090

2,760

2,190

2,970

2,760

2,010

1,090

840

708

708

Mean

2,260

2,270

1,720

1,360

4,470

3,200

4,780

4,100

3,520

1,460

968

874

2,560

Per

square 

mile

0.96S

.970

.735

.581

1.91

1.37

2.04

1.75

1.50

.624

.414

.374

1.09

Eun-ofl in 

inches

1.11

1.08

.85

.67

1.99

1.58

2.28

2.02

1.67

.72

.48

.42

14.87
96 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART V

KANKAKEE EITEE AT OUSTER PAEE, III.

LOCATION. Chain gage in NW. K sec. 19, T. 32 N., R. 10 E., at Wabash Railroad

bridge in Ouster Park, one-fourth mile above Horse Creek. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 4,870 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. November, 1914, to September, 1927. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year (estimated), 27,400 second-feet

February 5 (gage height, 14.92 feet); minimum, 720 second-feet September

24 (gage height, 5.25 feet).

1914-1927; Maximum discharge, 31,200 second-feet April 11, 1922 (gage

height, 15.05 feet); minimum, 250 second-feet November 15, 1914 (gage

height, 4.09 feet). 

REMARKS. Records good except those for period of ice effect, December 14 to

February 5, which are poor. Operation of power plant at Kankakee causes

slight fluctuation at gage.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day

. 4 .

2

3.. 

4.. ......

5 .....

6.. ......

7... ....

8 __ ---.

9 

10- 

11, . .

12.. ......

13 

14.

15 

16........

17 

18 

19........

20 

 21........

22........

23.. .

 24........

25_. ......

26 

27........

28.. 

29 

30 

31 

Oct.

16,400

19,300

22,700

25,800

26,600

26,200

23,600

20, 100

17,800

15,700

13,600

12,000

10, 700

9,100

8,480

7,000

5,640

5,380

4,630

4,380

4,140

4,140

3,900

4,140

4,140

4,140

4,380

Nov.

4,380

4,140

3,900

3,670

3,440

3,440

3,220

3,440

3,440

3,670

3,900

4,880

8,480

10, 400

12,000

12, 300

11,600

11,300

10 000

8,480

7,290

6,720

6,440

6,170

6,170

6,170

5,900

Dec.

5,640

K QQft

5,130

4,630

3,900

4,140

4,140

4,140

4,140

q nnn

3,670

3,440

3 99O

3,220

3,220

3,010

3,220

3

AAf\

3,440

3,220

S

oon

3,010

o cftft

9 Rfin

% 800

2,610

Jan.

2,610

2,610

2,610

2,800

2,800

2

QAA

2,800

2,800

2,800

2,610

2,610

2,420

2,420

2,420

2,610

2,610

2,610

2,610

2,610

2,610

2,420

2 4.9ft

2,420

7,880

Feb.

- 15, 000

i f\ ftftfi

16,000

20,800

27,400

26,600

19,700 ID cnn

16,400

14, 700

12, 600

12,000

10,400

8,790

8,790

8,480

8,480

7,580

7 ftfift

6,170

S QAft

5,900

5,640

K fiA(\

6,170

K Qftft

Mar.

5,900

5 fi4fl

5,380

4,630

4,380

5,380

6,440

6,440

6,170

6,170

6,440

7,000

9,100

9 720 n'ooo

12,000

id. ^00

17,800

19 300

17^800

15,700

14, 700

9 79ft

8,480

7 880

6,440

Apr.

7,290

8 7Qft

11,000

12, 000

13,000

12,300

11,000

9,720

9,410

9,410

10,400

10,000

9,720

9,720

13,000

16, 400

91 9Hfi

04. 7nn

25,000

21,600

19,700

15, 700

13, 300

19 3Hfi

11, 300

1ft 4Aft

11 000

U Oftfl

May

13, 600

12, 300

11,600

10, 400

9,410

8,790

7,880

7,000

6,170

6,170

6,170

6,170

5,640

5,130

4,880

4,630

4,630

12,600

18,900

23,100

22,300

19,300

19, 700

22, 000

20,800

19,700

18,200

15,700

14,300

12,600

June

11,300

10,000

9,720

15,000

15, 400

13, 300

11,600

10,400

8,790

7,580

7,000

6,720

6,440

6,170

5,900

5,380

4,630

4,140

3,900

3,670

3,440

3,670

4,880

5,900

6,170

4,380

3,670

3,220

2,800

July

2, 610

2,420

2,420

2,420

2,240

2,420

2,240

2,150

2,240

2,420

2,240

2,150

2,060

2,060

2,240

2,610

3,010

3,440

3,220

2,800

2,420

2,150

1,980

1,800

1,720

1,640

1,560

1,560

1,480

1,410

1,480

Aug.

1,480

1,410

1,340

1,270

1,200

1,130

1,270

1,270

1,270

1,270

1,340

1,410

1,560

1,560

1,480

1,410

1,340

1,370

1,130

1,200

1,270

1,200

1,130

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,000

1,130

1,060

1,060

1,000

Sept.

1,000

1,000

1,000

940

940

1,130

1,060

1,000

940

940

940

880

940

880

880

880

825

940

940

940

1,000

1,060

1,000

880

770

825

1,000

1,200

1,340

2,800

Month

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

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

Maximum

12, 300

5,640

7,880

27,400

19,300

25,000

23,100

15,400

3,440

1,560

2,800

27,400

Minimum

3,900

3,220

2,610

2,420

5,640

4,380

7,290

4,630

2,800

1,410

1,000

770

770

Mean

11,200

6,590

3,760

2,810

12,400

9,030

13,400

12, 100

7,010

2,210

1,250

1,030

6,850

Per 

square 

mile

2.30

1.35

.772

,577

2.54

1.85

2.75

2.48

1.44

.454

.257

.211

1.41

Run-off in 

inches

2.65

1.51

.89

.67

2.64

2.13

3.07

2.86

1.61

.52

.30

.24

19.09
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 97

IROQUOIS RIVER NEAR CHEBANSE, III.

LOCATION. Chain gage in SW. }{ sec. 10, T. 29 N., R. 13 W., at highway bridge

3 miles below Beaver Creek, 4}£ miles east of Chebanse, and 6 miles above

junction with Kankakee River. Zero of gage is 598.27 feet above mean sea

level.

DRAINAGE AREA. 2,120 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1923, to September, 1927. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 21,400 second-feet October 5

(gage height, 16.1 feet); minimum, 36 second-feet September 22 (gage height,

0.74 foot).

1923-1927: Maximum discharge, that of October 5, 1926; minimum, 12

second-feet September 4, 1925 (gage height, 0.60 foot).

Maximum stage known, about 19.6 feet in the spring of 1913. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for extremely high stages, which are fair,

and for estimated periods, which are poor.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day

7

8.

9_

10.

11-

12-

13-

14-

15.

16.

17. 

18-

19.

20.

21-

22.

23.

24.

25.

Oct.

11,800

13,800

17,300

19, 700

21,400

> 21,000 

20,600 

17,300 

13,200 

10,400

8,630

7,310

6,470

5,530

4,880

4,250

3, 770

3,090

2,580

2,480

2,280

1,910

1,730

1,730

1,820

1,910

2,000

2,000

2,090

2,180

2,380

Nov.

2,280

2,180

2,090

1,910

1,730

1,650

2,000

1,820

1,650

1,570

1,650

2,000

2,980

3,650

5,270

6,050

6,330

6,330

6,330

5,920

5,270

4,250

3,890

3,310

2,680

2,780

2,780

2,880

2,680

2,580

Dee.

2,480

2,280

2,090

1,570

1,570

1,490

1,490

1,410

1,490

1,570

1,650

1,730

1,570

1,330

1,180

' 1,150 

' 1,110 

' 1,080

 1,040

 1,010

910

910

1,040

1,250

1,250

1,180

1,250

1,180

1,040

Jan.

975

910

785

785

845

910

975

1,040,

1,110

1,180

1,180

1,410

1,330

1,180

1,040

«910 "910

"910

"910 

"910 

«910 

"910 

"910

'1,040 

' 1,330 

' 1,650 

' 2,580 

' 5,400 

7,030

Feb.

11,600

12,900

13,600

10,200

13, 200

13,600

12,700

12,000

10,700

9,090

7,880

6,610

5,920

5,660

5,270

5,140

3,770

4,010

3,530

3,310

2,580

2,380

2,480

2,480

2,480

2,580

2,680

2,680

Mar.

2,380

2,280

2,000

1,730

1,570

1,330

1,490

1,820

2,380

2,880

2,880

2,980

3,530

4,010

3,530

2,980

2,980

4,010

6,050

8,780 

14,200 

14,000 

'2,100

9,890

7,880

6,330

5,400

3,890

3,200

2,480

Apr.

3,530

6,050

7,590

7,450

7,450

6,470

5,400

4,490

4,750

5,530

5,660

5,400

5,270

4,880

4,620

6,470

9,090

12,000

12,500

12, 300

11,600

10,900

9,570

7,590

6,190

5,270

4,130

3,650

4,880

5,530

May

5,790

4,250

3,650

3,420

2,880

2,380

2,000

1,820

1,730

1,650

1,570

1,820

1,730

1,650

1,410

1,250

1,180

2,090

12,000

16,300

18, 700

15,900

11,800

12, 700

12,500

11,400

11,400

10, 700

9,570

8,780

7,450

June

6,190

5,010

4,620

5,920

6,330

5,660

4,130

3,420

2,680

2,280

1,820

1,570

1,570

1,570

1,410

1,330

975

910

725

785

845

2,000

2,780

2,980

2,680

1,820

1,330

975

785

665

July

530

505

480

432

365

325

285

305

480

261

'257 

'252 

'249 

245 

269

281

975

910

638

480

305

285

261

245

217

194

377

177

167

Aug.

173

159

145

125

119

119

119

119

112

112

112

125

173

180

208

201

180

145

132

125

119

112

106

99

106

93

Sept.

80

62

50

41

41

45

50

36

41

45

45

45

41

80

180

455

Month Maximum Minimum Mean

Per

square 

mile

Run-off in 

inches

October- -- 

NovemberDecember.. 

January.--. 

February.-. 

March__.. 

April___. 

May.._... 

June__... 

July .-.. 

August.- . 

September21, 400

6,330

2,480

7,030

13,600

14,200

12,500

18, 700

6,330

975

208

455

1,730

1,570

910

785

2,380

1,330

3,530

1,180

665

167

74

36

7,660

3,280

1,360

1,410

6,820

4,640

6,870

6,500

2,530

359

127

74.9

3.61

1.55

.641

.665

3.22

2.19

3.24

3.07

1.19

.169

.060

.035

The year- 21,400 36 3,450 1.63

4.16

1.73

.74

.77

3.35

2.52

3.62

3.54

1.33

.19

.07

.04

22.06

1 Estimated.
98 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART V 

FOX RIVER NEAR MUKWONAGO, WIS.

LOCATION. Chain gage in SE. sec. 24, T. 5 N., R. 18 E., \}i miles northeast

of Mukwonago. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 231 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April to September, 1927. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during period, 603 second-feet April 23 (gage

height, 3.84 feet): minimum, 23 second-feet September 2 (gage height,

0.62 foot). 

REMARKS. Records fair.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1927

Day

I......

2- 

3- 

4--....

5--....

6......

7-- 

8_ 

9- -

10......

11. ....

12......

13--....

14-- 

15. 

Apr.

364 

364

341 

277 

"228

178 

164 

170 

154 

146

May

»246 

194 

170 

154 

146

124 

117 

« 144 

170 

298

388 

388 

341 

319 

"266

June

364 

"329 

"294 

"259 

"224

"189 

154 

139 

117 

117

117 

"100 

83 

79 

76

July

83 

83 

«80 

76 

64

5; 

60 

57 

63 

"61

59 

60 

52 

51 

50

Aug.

53 

51 

43 

37 

35

48

a 44

40 

33 

31

28 

43 

46 

"44 

41

Sept.

26 

23 

29 

"29 

29

33 

56 

35 

31 

41

"36 

31 

31

24 

25

Month

April 6-2

I^ay

0.- 

July ....

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

Septemb

Day

J6- 

17----

IS

19- 

20-. -

21- 

23-- 

24-- 

OK

26-- 

27.---

OQ

29-.--

sn

31- 

Maximum

603 

412 

364 

96 

63 

154

Apr.

170

a 214

257 

277 

412

518 

574 

603 

"560 

518

490 

437 

388 

341 

298

May

212 

154 

132 

117 

103

124 

"164 

203 

298 

298

277 

220 

212 

"300 

388 

412

Minimum

146 

103 

72 

44 

28 

23

June

75 

72 

73 

«78 

83

103

124 

139 

146 

139

"132 

124 

103 

96 

90

Mean

337 

228 

141 

64.4

38.8 

42.3

July

50 

"52 

53 

48 

44

56 

90 

96 

"96 

96

69 

58 

60 

58 

59 

"56

Per 

square 

mile

1.46 

.987 

.610 

.279 

.168 

.183

Aug.

34 

41 

35 

32 

43

"39 

35 

63 

57 

29

28 

31 

"30 

30 

30 

29

Sept.

2& 

30

"34 

39" 

28-

28 29* 

27 

3& 

 42

50 

68 

96- 

103

I54r

Eun-ofl in 

inches

1.36-

l,.14r

,.68- 

.32 

,.19> 

,20

Interpolated.
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 99

FOX RIVER AT ALGONQUIN, III.

LOCATION. Staff gage in NW. % sec. 34, T. 43 N., R. 8 E., at Chicago Street

Bridge in Algonquin, 300 feet above Crystal Lake outlet. Zero of gage is

729.75 feet above mean sea level. 

DBAINAGE ABEA. 1,340 square miles. 

RECOBDS AVAILABLE. October, 1915, to September, 1927. 

EXTBEMES. Maximum discharge during year, 2,720 second-feet February 16

(gage height, 3.01 feet): minimum, 85 second-feet July 23-26 (gage height,

0.81 foot).

1915-1927: Maximum discharge, 7,120 second-feet March 31, 1916 (gage

height, 5.3 feet); minimum, 67 second-feet August 31, 1918 (gage height,

0.59 foot). 

REMABKS. Records good except those for period of ice effect, November 23-25

and December 3-28, and for estimated periods, which are fair. Stage is

occasionally affected during low-water period by operation of flashboards

on dam 16 miles above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day

I..... .... 

2 ...... .

3 

4 

5... ___ 

«... ... ... ...

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

8 

9 

10 

11.. _ .......

12.. . .

13 .........

14 

15.... 

16 . 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21... _ ......

22 . ..

23 . 

24 

25 _ 

26 

27 _

28 

29 

30 . .

31 

Oct.

1,400

1,540

1,910

2,220

9 99O

2,220

2,220

2,220

2,060

2,060

2,060

1,840

1,840

1,840

1,540

1,540

1,400

1,400

1,260

1,260

1,190

1,190

1,050

1,050

920

860

860

764

764- 740'

740

Nov.

740

692

692

647

647

560

647

764

764

764

647

647

1,400

1,260

1,400

1,680

2,060

2,380

2,380

2,380

2,060

1,840

1,470

1,190

1,680

2,060

2y060

Dec.

2,220

1,840

1,540

1,400

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,260

1,330

1,330

1,190

985

920

985

985

985

985

985

985

985

985

985

920

860

800

764

:fi92 625*

Jan.

625

625

"603

581

-581

581

-512

443 -443

443

-434

425

"425

425

389

"389

389 -389

389 "407

425

425 -425

425

"425

425

 450

 475

500

560

"1,090

Feb.

1,680

"1,680

1,680

"1,950

2,220

"2,300

2,380

09 4«n

2,550

"2,490

"2,440

2,380

"2,550

2,720

"2,430

"2,130

1,840

"2,110

2,380

2,060

2,380

-2,110

1,840

 1,840

1,840

Mar.

1,840

1,910

«],690

1,470

"1,440

1,400

1,330

1,330

1,260

1,190

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,540

1,680

1,680

1,840

2,060

2,060

2,220

2,220

1,910

1,910

1,910

1,910

1,910

1,910

1,910

l' 84o'

1J840

Apr.

1,840

1,840

1,840

i ftift

1,910

9 nfifi

2,060

2,060

2,220

2,220

2,060;

2, 060

2,060

1,840

1,840

1,680

1,680

1,840

2,060

2,060

2,220

2,220

2,220

2,220

2,060

2,060

2,060

2,060

2,220-

2,380

May

2,220

2,060

2,060

i sun

1,680

1 680

1,680

1,680

1,400

1,260

4,540

1,680

1,840

1,840

1,680

1,680

1,680

1,680

1,680

1,540

1,400

1,400

1,540

1,540

1,680

1,540

1,540

1,540

l" gg»j

1,840

June

2,060

2,060

2,060

2,060

2,060

1,840

1,840

1,680

1,540

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,260

1,260

1,120

1,120

764

625

625

625

603

540

540

540

603

540

540

480

480

461

July

461

520

480

480

407

389

407

407

407

407

407

389

372

358

358

328

328

272

272

164

113

113

85

85

85

85

113

143

186

198

222

Aug.

272

234

222

999

210

210

286

272

999

222

210

222

272

272

286

260

260

260

246

222

210

222

210

210

234

222

222

272

286

286

Sept.

286

286

272

260

260

260

979

979

979

979

260

234

9<*i

234

260

186

186

94

154

164

198

222

234

272

31i

312

389

500

443

Month

April.... _ 

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

Maximum

2,220

2,380

2,220

1,090

2,720

2,220

2,380

2,220

2,060

520

286

500

Minimum

740

560

625

389

1,680

1,190

1,680

1,260

461

85

132

94

85

Mean

1,490

1,410

1,110

486

2,180

1,700

2,030

1,670

1,140

292

238

262

1,160

Per 

square 

mile

1.11

1.05

.828

.363

1.63

1.27

1.51

1.25

.851

.218

.178

.196

.866

Run-off in 

inches

1.28

1.17

.95

.42

1.70

1.46

1.68

1.44

.95

.25

.21

.22

11.73

1 Estimated.
100 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART V

FOX RIVER AT DAYTON, III.

LOCATION. Float gages above and below dam in SE. }i sec. 29, T. 34 N., R. 4

E., at plant of North Counties Hydroelectric Co. in Dayton, 6 miles above

mouth of river.

DRAINAGE AREA. 2,570 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1925, to September, 1927. November, 1914, to

February, 1925, at Wedron, 3 miles upstream. 

EXTREMES. Maximum mean daily discharge during year, 12,900 second-feet

February 5; minimum, 232 second-feet August 3.

1925-1927: Maximum mean daily discharge, that of February 5, 1927;

minimum, 168 second-feet June 22, 1925. 

REMARKS. Records fair. Daily discharge computed from electrical output of

power plant and flow over dam. Power-house data furnished by North

Counties Hydroelectric Co.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day

1 .... 

2 

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

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

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

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

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

8 

9 __ .........

10 

11 ..... 

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

13....... .

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

15... .....

16 

17 

18 ....

19 . 

20.. ......

21 

22 ___ . .......

23. .. _ ....

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

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

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

27.... -. .

28. ...

29- 

30 

31 

Oct.

1,960

4,430

4,630

4,670

5,000

4,970

4,460

4,160

3,830

3,670

3,240

3,260

2,970

2,980

2,760

2,540

2,320

2,100

2,220

2,030

2,000

1,960

1,880

1,680

1,750

1,830

1,500

1,460

1,340

1,340

1,050

Nov.

1,220

1,330

1,180

1,190

1,120

1,050

936

936

1,330

1,510

1,500

1,400

1,520

5,980

10,600

8,580

6,350

5,970

6,040

5,240

5,030

4,120

4,170

4,150

4,120

5,070

5,590

4,310

4,030

4,120

Dec.

4,300

4,510

2,000

3,130

2,770

2,050

2,540

2,770

2,540

2,540

2,750

2,540

696

1,080

1,650

2,180

2,360

2,180

2,180

2,040

2,180

2,180

2,120

1,610

1,320

1,170

1,080

1,340

Jan.

1,320

1,240

1,160

1,310

1,100

1 080

618

864

KflO

660

677

726

839

866

7DO

664

770

684

638

817

1,870

1,460

Feb.

2,350

3 cin

4,890

8,310

12 900

7,930

3,850

3,560

3,010

3,010

3,300

3,290

3,020

2,780

3,020

" 2, 780

1,940

1,940

*> 9^n

2,490

2,280

2,030

2,030

2,020

1,340

Mar.

1,890

1,870

1,870

1,870

1,920

1,860

1,890

1,870

1,820

1,870

2,330

3,290

3,000

2,750

2,540

2,500

2,320

2,480

2,710

2,610

2,430

2,330

2,320

2,420

2,260

2,100

2,030

Apr.

2,330

3,520

3,290

2,760

2,990

3,000

2,540

2,540

2,540

2,540

2,280

2,150

2,350

2,350

4,860

3,550

4,170

4,190

6,480

6,000

4,830

4,220

3,880

3,440

3,030

3,020

3,030

2,790

5,640

5,550

May

4,080

3,560

3,000

2,780

2,600

2,330

2,180

1,990

2,270

4,880

3,270

2,760

2,240

2,390

2,340

2,190

2,170

2,170

2,550

2,280

2,180

2,060

6,490

7,980

5,170

3,540

3,550

3,130

3,010

2,770

June

2,540

2,540

10, 200

10,200

4,540

3,550

2,990

2,770

2,250

2,060

1,960

1,940

1,870

1,920

1,830

1,920

1,780

1,480

1,360

992

1,340

1,380

1,340

1,090

1,060

976

920

1,010

920

901

July

837

844

663

512

748

704

772

684

687

507

527

573

682

549

502

682

504

469

444

572

471

454

444

405

333

255

280

280

301

342

303

Aug.

252

254

232

438

363

419

460

642

504

499

523

428

400

431

345

374

442

482

398

425

372

357

373

440

424

385

387

340

298

330

408

Sept.

440

419

463

469

373

330

398

499

424

424

426

420

443

438

484

398

400

499

610

424

453

469

388

372

342

298

322

682

789

1,100

Month

December. _ . __________________ ,

April. . - ---

Mjiy

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

Maximum

5,000

10, 600

4,510

1,870

12, 900

3,290

6,480

7,980

10,200

844

642

1,100

12,900

Minimum

1,050

936

696

502

1,940

1,820

2,150

1,990

901

255

232

298

232

Mean

2,770

3,660

2,180

895

3,570

2,260

3,530

3,100

2,390

527

401

467

2,130

Per 

square 

mile

1.08

1.42

.848

.348

1.39

.879

1.37

1.21

.930

.205

.156

.182

.829

Run-off in 

inches

1.24

1.58

.98

.40

1.45

1.01

1.53

1.40

1.04

.24

.18

.20

11.25
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 101

VERMILION RIVER AT STREATOR, ILL.

LOCATION. Chain gage in SE. % sec. 2, T. 30 N., R. 3 E., at South Bloomington

Street Bridge in Streator. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,080 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July, 1914, to September, 1927. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 12,400 second-feet October 2

(gage height, 19.4 feet); minimum, 3.8 second-feet September 18-20 (gage

height, 1.32 feet).

1914-1927: Maximum discharge, 16,500 seeond-feet April 20, 1920 (gage

height, 22.9 feet); no flow on days in August and September, 1920, and August

and September, 1923. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for January 11 to February 1, which were

estimated because of ice.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

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

5,480

12,400

11,800

11,400

9,250

8,750

7,550

5,840

5,310

4,590

3,870

3,470

3,120

2,700

2,330

2,090

1,850

1,670

1,520

1,420

1,270

1,040

920

880

800

760

720

680

680

645

610

575

545

515

515

485

485

455

430

575

575

645

515

485

3,400

10,000

8,090

6,380

5,070

4,750

4,510

4,190

3,400

3,050

2,700

3,050

4,350

3,330

2,980

2,630

2,450

2,270

1,850

1,790

1,670

1,320

1,120

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,120

1,170

1,370

1,370

1,370

1,270

1,220

1,120

1,040

920

760

680

645

575

545

515

485

430

380

330

455

405

405

380

355

355

310

310

290

290

270

260

270

260

220

220

202

211

211

211

211

211

211

270

290

310 

330 

35fr 

355 

645 

1,570

2,700

4,670

7,010

5,070

12,200

8,270

6,560

6,290

6,110

4,350

3,400

2,630

2,510

2,330

2,270

2,330

2,210

2,090

1,970

1,620

1,420

1,320

1,170

1,170

1,370

1,670

2,030

1,620

1,370

1,220

1,000

880

760

1,420

1,850

1,850

1,730

1,620

2,270

2,510

2,630

2,510

2,210

1,730

1,470

1,420

4,510

4,990

4,670

4,190

3,710

3,120

2,700

2,150

1,670

1,520

1,270

1,120

1,220

2,210

3,190

3,400

3,120

2,770

2,510

2,150

2,150

I,910

2,210

2,090

2,030

2,210

2,510

5,230

4,830

7,460

II,800 

10,800

9,050

7,820

6,290

4,430

3,710

2,510

2,150

1,730

3,400

2,980

2,700

2,330

2,030

1,730

1,320

1,170

960

840

760

1,370

1,220

1,120

960

610

545

7,640

10,400

9,050

8,180

7,370

11,000

10,600

9,750

7,190

4,750

4,510

4,270

2,700

2,270

1,970

3,710

3,120

9,650

5,570

4,430

3,870

2,910

2,090

1,670

1,220

1,220

1,670

1,220

920

610

545

455

920

720

610

455

405

355

310

260

240

220

202

920

485

405

270

220

183

156

156

130

122

104

73

49

28

73

430

220

202

183

183

202

148

148

114

90

81

87

73

60

49

12

11

9.4 

9.4 

8.2

7.0 

6.2 

6.2 

5.4 

6.2

6.2 

6.2 

5.4 

5.4 

4.6

4.6 

4.6 

3.8 

3.8 

3.8

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.8

48

31

16

25

355

515

Month Maximum Minimum Mean

Per

square 

mile

Run-off in 

inches

October.-. 

November.. 

DecemberJanuary. .. 

February.. 

March_.. 

April-. . 

May__. 

June___ 

July.- 

August._ 

September.

The year_

12,400

10,000

2,270

I,570 

12,200 

4,990

II,800

11,000

9,650

920

85

515

12, 400

610

430

330

202

1,170

760

1,220

545

220

28

11

3.

3.8

3,720

2,700

1,050

337

3,510

2,160

4,000

3,900

1,760

189

32.6

37.9

1,930

3.44

2.50

.972

.312

3.25

2.00

3.70

3.61

1.63

.175

.030

.035

1.79

4.09

2. 79

1.12

.36

3.38

2.31

4.13

4.16

1.82

.20

.03

.04

24.34
102 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART V

MACKINAW RIVER NEAR GREEN VALLEY, ILL.

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 15, T. 23 N., R. 5 W., at Chicago & Northwestern

Railway bridge 3 miles north of Green Valley. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,100 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March, 1921, to September, 1927. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 21,800 second-feet May 19 (gage

height, 14.20 feet); minimum, 121 second-feet September 6, 7, 25, and 26

(gage height, 2.32 feet).

1921-1927: Maximum.discharge, that of May 19, 1927; minimum, 30

second-feet September 28 to October 5, October 13 and 14, 1922. 

REMARKS. Records fair except those for December 14-18 and January 12-28,

which were estimated because of ice.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

19.

20.

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26-

27.

28.

29.

30.

31.

Oct.

3,600

4,000

8,120

9,850

12,300

10,900

8,450

5,690

4,500

3,600

3,060

2,790

2,790

2,700

2,430

2,270

2,030

1,950

1,810

1,670

1,600

1,540

1,470

1,400

1,400

1,340

1,280

1,220

1,170

1,170

1,170

Nov.

1,170

1,110

1,060

1,060

1,010

1,010

1,010

1,010

1,060

1,110

1,170

1,110

1,340

4,900

7,520

8,450

9,140

9,140

5,820

4,400

3,900

3,420

3,150

2,970

3,150

4,000

6,090

5,000

3,900

3,330

Dec.

2,880

2,700

2,430

2,270

2,110

1,950

2,110

2,270

2,190

2,110

2,110

2,110

2,030

1,670

1,600

1,540

1,470

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,340

1,280

1,280

1,170

1,170

1,110

1,060

1,010

957

860

860

Jan.

813

908

860

813

813

813

767

767

722

596

596

596

596

596

596

596

596

596

557

596

908

1,170

2,190

Feb.

3,330

4,600

5,820

6,240

5,950

7,250

7,000

5,000

3,800

3,150

2,700

2,270

2,030

1,880

1,740

1,740

1,740

1,810

2,030

1,880

1,810

1,740

1,600

1,540

1,470

1,740

2,110

1,880

Mar.

1,740

1,600

1,400

1,340

1,280

1,280

1,340

1,600

1,880

2,030

2,030

2,880

2,790

2,700

2,430

2,030

1,810

1,600

1,600

5,110

5,820

5,690

6,240

4,900

3,600

3,060

2,700

2,350

2,110

1,950

1,880

Apr.

3,060

3,420

2,970

2,880

3,700

3,600

3,060

2,700

2,610

2,610

2,610

2,350

2,190

2,350

2,700

4,000

4,700

4,700

6,580

11,900

12,700

7,250

5,000

4,000

3,510

3,240

2,790

2,520

2,430

2,430

May

2,350

2,270

2,110

1,950

1,740

1,670

1,670

1,540

1,670

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,540

1,400

1,340

1,280

1,280

1,400

16,100

18,500

10,200

7,000

5,190

5,810

6,580

5,810

4,520

3,270

2,770

2.390

2,120

June

2,040

2,210

2,390

5,680

6,580

3,970

3,070

2,390

2,040

1,550

1,390

3,370

2,120

1,960

1,710

1,470

1,320

1,160

1,100

1,020

960

1,020

1,020

960

840

730

678

628

604

580

July

535

493

580

535

514

535

493

454

400

900

436

382

349

333

317

2,770

1,550

730

628

1,160

960

840

678

535

454

454

382

382

333

Aug.

287

287

273

232

207

207

454

580

900

785

604

493

382

1,100

382

287

287

259

232

220

207

207

259

287

259

195

195

172

161

161

181

Sept.

150

140

140

140

130

121

121

317

2,480

840

535

366

287

273

259

232

220

195

161

140

140

140

130

130

121

121

130

161

349

3,170

Month $[aiimum Miniinum MMn square 

mile

October. ...

NovemberDecember . 

January... 

February.. 

March__. 

April......

May.---.- 

June .--- 

July.......

August-... 

;September.

The year.

12,300

9,140

2,880

2,190

7,250

6,240

12,700

18,500

6,580

2,770

1,100

3,170

18,500

1,170

1,010

860

557

1,470

1,280

2,190

1,280

580

317

161

121

121

3,520

3,420

1,670

753

3,070

2,610

4,020

3,880

1,880

657

346

395

2,180

3.20

3.11

1.52

.685

2.79

2.37

3.65

3.53

1.71

.597

.315

.359

3.69

3.47

1.75

.79

2.90

2.73

4.07

4.07

1.91

.69

.36

.40

26.83
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 103

SPOON RIVER AT SEVILLE, ILL.

LOCATION. Chain gage in SW. % sec. 24, T. 6 N., R. 1 E., at Toledo, Peoria &

Western Railway bridge a quarter of a mile east of Seville. Zero of gage

is 467.78 feet above mean sea level. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,600 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July, 1914, to September, 1927. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 20,000 second-feet May 20 (gage

height, 27.0 feet); minimum, 117 second-feet September 6 (gage height,

3.63 feet).

1914-1927: Maximum discharge, 28,900 second-feet August 22, 1914

(gage height, 30.5 feet); minimum, 3.8 second-feet July 31 and August 27-29,

1914 (gage height, 1.35 feet): 

REMARKS. Records good except those for December 26 to January 5 and

January 10 to February 8, which were estimated because of ice.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

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

11-

12-

13- 

14.- 

15-

16.

17.

18. 

19- 

23.

21- 

22. 

23-

24.

25.

26.

27.

28. 

29-

30.

31.

5,190

10,800

9,150

7,010

7,010

6,770

5,820

4,080

3,430

3,110

2,810

2,570

3,880

3,560

2,870

2,450

2,270

2,150

1,920

1,760

1,650

1,540

1,480

1,430

1,380

1,260

1,220

1,160

1,120

1,060

1,020

1,020

965

915

865

915

865

865

815

965

1,220

1,020

915

1,020

7,650

8,790

12,200

10, 700

8,520

5,260

3,950

3,560

3,110

2,870

2,990

3,110

6,450

6,380

4,700

4,490

3,170

2,870

2,510

2,330

2,270

2,090

1,700

1,820

2,450

2,210

1,980

2,090

2,150

2,150

1,700

1,320

1,060

1,920

2,390

1,920

2,150

1,760

1,480

1,260

1,220

1,160

1,160

1,120

1,120

1,160

1,430

1,540

1,430

1,320

1,220

1,120

1,060

965

865

765

717

717

717

717

670

670

625

625

625

625

625

625

582

582

582

540

540

500

500

540

670

915

1,540

2,570

4,630

5,190

3,620

7,410

8,160

8,970

7,090

2,630

1,980

1,650

1,650

1,480

1,430

1,320

1,320

1,380

1,870

1,430

1,320

1,260

1,320

1,160

1,120

2,390

3,300

2,510

2,040

1,700

1,480

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,430

1,600

1,540

1,380

1,320

1,220

6,690

7,980

5,540

3,880

3,170

3,690

2,690

2,390

5,050

6,930

4,630

3,560

3,430

3,240

2,930

2,570

2,270

2.090

1,980

1,820

4,210

5,330

4,080

3,560

3,110

2,930

2,570

2,330

2,450

2,390

2,210

1,870

2,210

2,040

3,820

5,400

4,420

5,960

7,010

7,810

8,790

5,750

4,490

3,500

2,990

2,810

2,570

2,270

2,450

4,210

3,430

2,450

2,330

2,270

1,870

1,700

1,650

1,700

1,920

5,750

5,260

3,500

2,630

2,330

2,040

1,700

I,600 

4,350 

17,300 

20,000

16,200

II,600 

5,190 

12,100 

15,000

12,100

9,150

4,700

3,500

3,170

2,750

2,450

2,510

4,350

12,000

14,300

12,400

10,000

4,020

2,810

2,450

2,210

6,930

7,890

3,500

2,750

2,330

2,040

1,870

1,700

1,540

1,980

2,040

1,600

1,320

1,220

1,120

965

915

865

815

717

765

815

670

625

582

670

717

540

481

481

481

444

425

425

408

408

374

374

357

2,810

1,060

1,260

540

462

425

357

341

374

357

325

357

341

310

279

264

264

310

444

540

1,220

1,760

670

1,260

625

670

341

310

294

264

250

221

294

250

250

250

221

194

194

194

144

162 

178 

148; 

130 

122

117

122

5,750

7,490

2,990

2,570

1,870

765

500

444

374

310

279

250

717

374

294

250

250

250

250

250

444

1,600

1,320

Month Maximum Minimum Mean

Per

square 

mile

Run-off in 

inches

October. - -. 

NovemberDecember.. 

January..-. 

February... 

March......

April.-__. 

May__-_-. 

Ju ,e__... 

July... . 

A., gust._. 

September.

The year.

10,800

12,200

2,870

1,540

8,970

7,980

8,790

20,000

14,300

2,810

1,760

7,490

20,000

1,020

815

1,060

500

1,120

1,220

1,870

1,600

815

325

144

117

117

3,320

3,680

1,790

780

2,940

3,850

5,850

3,760

615

432

1,020

2,580

2.08

2.30

1.12

.488

1.84

1.86

2.41

3.66

2.35

.384

.270

.638

1.61

2.40

2.57

1.29

.56

1.92

2.14

2.69

4.22

2.62

.44

.31

.71

21.87
104 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART V

SANGAMON RIVER AT MONTICEIIO, ILL.

LOCATION. Chain gage in SW. }i sec. 12, T. 18 N., R. 5 E., at Illinois Central

Railroad bridge half a mile west of Monticello. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 550 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. February, 1908, to December, 1912; June, 1914, to

September, 1927. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, about 15,400 second-feet October

4 (gage height, 18.4 feet); minimum, 17 second-feet September 21-27 (gage

height, 2.14 feet).

1908-1912, 1914-1927; Maximum discharge, that of October 4, 1926;

minimum, 1 second-foot July 31 to August 3, 1914' (gage height, 1.5 feet). 

REMABKS. Records good except those for extremely high stages and for periods

of estimated discharge, which are fair.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, l926-%7

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.

1,210 

6,060 

"10, 700 

15, 400 

10,300

7,420 

4,780 

3,320 

2,550 

"2,200

1,850 

1,630 

1,510 

1,350 

1,300

1,250 

- 1, 140 

1,020 

930 

870

820 

770 

704 

"694 

684

664 

644 

606 

553 

536 -528

Nov.

519 

503

487 

487 

455

440 

"432 

425 

410 

440

503 

519 

503 

"732 

960

1,510 

2,220 

3,320 

3,050 

2,440

« 2, 070 

1,700 

1,570 

1,300 

1,250

1,170 

1,130 

« 1, 170 

1,210 

1,130

Dee.

990 

930 

845 

795 "730

664 

644 

624 

624 

606

664 

-654 

644 

624 

588

570 

553 

536

o 5Q4

471

440 

410 

395 

487 

536

-488 

440 

395 

352 

338 -311

Jan.

"298 

«298 

"311 

311 

298

366 

338 

311 

"285 

259

246 

210 

"210 

"210 "210

"218 

"226 

"234 

"210 

-186

-175 

"153 

"148 

"142 ' « 164

"153 

"142 

"175 

"222 

"786 

"1,350

Feb.

2,670 

3,320 

3,600 

3,050 

2,670

« 2, 500 

2,330 

2,120 

1,770 

1,350

1,250 

1,170 

- 1, 060 

960 

930

900 

870 

820 

770 "717

664 

606 

570 

553 

519

553 

"570 

588

Month

October 

Noveml 

Decemb 

January 

Jebruar 

March

y . - - - .

July. _._. .

August

Septeml 

Tl

Mar.

536 

487 

455 

425 

395

"425 

455 

536 

644 

606

588 

664 

."730 

795 

900

960 

795 

704 

1,250 

"2,420

3,600 

6,060 

4,780 

3,320 

2,330

1,250 

"1,250 

1,250 

1,020 

960 

"1,640

Apr.

2,330 

3,050 

« 3, 180 

3,320 

2,550

2,120 

1,630 

1,400 

1,630 

« 1, 740

1,850 

1,630 

1,850 

2,020 

2,330

3,320 

"4,450 

5,580 

5,260 

5,740

6,400 

4,780 

3,320 

< 2, 480 

1,630

1,400 

1,210 

1,130 

1,090 

990

May

 858 

726 

664 

624

588

553 

503 

-626 

748 

1,450

1,350 

1,300 

1,170 

1,090 "857

624 

553 

570 

1,350 

1,770

3,880 

 2,700 

1,510 

1,400 

1,930

2,330 

2,670 

1,930 

- 1, 590 

1,250 

1,210

Maximum Minimum

15, 400 528 

3, 320 410 

990 311 

1, 350 142 

3, 600 519 

6, 060 395 

6, 400 990 

3, 880 503 

2,220 324 

1, 130 108 

704 34 

644 17

15, 400 17

June

1,130 

990 

1,630 

2,020 

« 2, 120

2,220 

1,700 

1,450 

1,350 

1,020

726 

 928 

1,130 

1,210 

1,170

1,020 

870 

726 

"657 

588

990 

1,300 

1,210 

930 

684

"586 

487 

410 

352 

324

Mean

2,710 

1,140 

576 

285 

1,410 

1,360 

2,710 

1,300 

1,060 

387 

155 

54.1

1,090

July

298 

272 

 259 

246 

210

186 

164 

164 

153 "148

142 

127 

108 

153 

770

1,130 

« 1, 030 

930 

664 

536

471 

570 

726 

"583 

440

338 

285 

246 

234 

222 198

Per

square 

mile

4.93 

2.07 

1.05 

.518 

2.56 

2.47 

4.93 

2.36 

1.93 

.704 

.282 

.098

1.98

Aug.

175 

153 

142 

132 

127

117 

 410 

704 

366 

259

175 

153 

175 

"192 

210

164 

142 

132 

127 

108

"94 

81 

73 

66 

58

52 

52 "49 

46 

39 

34

Sept.

34 

29 

29 -32 

34

29 

25 

46 

52 

39

-48 

58 

46 

34 

34

29 

29 "25 

21 

21

17 

17 

17 

17 

a 17

17 

17 

34 

132 

644

Run-off in 

inches

5.68 

2.31 

1.21 

.60 

2.67 

2.85 

5.50 

2.72 

2.15 

.81 

.33 

.11

26.94

Estimated.
UPPEE MISSISSIPPI EIVEE BASIN 105

SANGAMON RIVER AT RIVERTON, ILL

LOCATION. Chain gage in SW. }i sec. 9, T. 16 N., R. 4 W., at Wabash Railroad

bridge in Riverton, 5 miles below mouth of South Fork. Zero of gage is

503.15 feet above mean sea level. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 2,560 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. February, 1908, to December, 1912; August, 1914, to

September, 1927. 

EXTREMES.' Maximum discharge during year, about 30,200 second-feet October 4

(gage height, 32.04 feet); minimum, 208 second-feet September 27 (gage

height, 8.61 feet).

1908-1912, 1914-1927: Maximum discharge, that of ,0ctober 4, 1926;

minimum, 3 second-feet October 3-15, 1915 (gage height, 6.9 feet). 

REMARKS.' Records good except those for extremely high stages and for period

of ice effect, January 12-27, which are fair. Flow during low-water periods

is affected by storage in municipal reservoir at Decatur.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day

1 .......

2 -

3... ...... .

4..........

5 

6 . ...

7 ..

8 

9 

10 . 

11 

12 

13 

14..........

15 

16. 

17..........

18.. 

19 ......

20 ......

21 ...

22.. ........

23 

24..........

25.. ........

26 ......

27-...,.....

28 

29..........

30 

31 

Oct.

12,900

18,500

26,600

30,200

97 9ftfl

f)A oftn

23,600

23,100

i Q finn

13,100

10,700

9,140

7,780

6,860

5,960

4,970

4,380

3,940

3,580

3,420

3

Q7A

3,700

3,170

3,070

2 inn

1,980

1,940

2,220

2,100

Nov.

1,820

1,740

1,700

1,580

1,580

1,620

1,460

1,780

1,700

1,500

1,540

2,670

4,730

5 Q«n

6,170

6,860

6,620

6,740

6,860

7,110

6,980

6,740

6,620

6,980

7,370

7,240

7,780

6,620

Dec.

6,170

5,660

4,890

4,120

3,760

3,320

3,370

3,420

3,420

3,320

9 070

2,620

2,340

2,180

1,980

1,860

1,780

1,780

1,740

1,700

1,700

1,700

1,940

2,670

2,820

2,670

2,470

2,340

1,980

1,940

1,660

Jan.

1,780

1,460

1,400

.1,360

1,360

1,320

1,290

1 9Qfl

1,080

1,010

910

850

850

880

940

975

975

940

910

910

880

880

850

se;n

1,010

975

1,040

1,620

4,890

Feb.

7,240

7,780

9,470

9,470

9,810

9,980

9,810

8,980

8,360

8,060

6,980

5,660

5,660

5,130

4,970

4,730

4,520

4,180

3,880

3,420

2,820

2,620

2,380

2,220

2 inn

2,060

1,940

1,820

Mar.

1,740

1,700

1,580

1,540

1,540

1,660

1,580

1,900

1,980

2,060

2,220

2,570

2,380

2,570

2,670

2,970

2,970

3,170

3,940

8,660

13,500

13,100

13,100

11,700

10,900

10,200

9,300

7,920

6,740

5,860

5,760

Apr.

7,110

9,470

10,300

10,700

11, 500

12,500

12, 300

11, 100

11,500

9,470

8,510

7,780

8,360

9,300

9,470

11,500

13,300

13,100

12, 700

13, 300

13, 300

12,900

11, 700

10,900

9,140

8,210

6,740

5,860

4,970

4,060

May

3,700

3,320

2,770

2,520

2,300

2,140

2,340

2,720

4,000

4,970

7,500

7,110

7,110

6,980

5,860

3,820

3,120

3,370

6,620

6,740

6,390

6,500

7,240

8,820

10, 300

12, 300

14,200

12,900

14,900

12,900

12,100

June

10,900

9,140

8,510

8,820

9,140

7,780

7,780

7,110

6,740

6,390

6,620

6,390

7,110

8,510

7,640

7,370

7,110

7,110

5,960

4,970

5,050

4,970

4,860

4,380

4,060

3,580

3,070

2,570

1,900

1,660

July

1,500

1,580

1,460

1,290

940

940

880

910

850

790

790

730

700

910

1,900

1,740

1,430

1,290

1,580

1,620

1,940

2,180

2,180

1,900

1,740

1,430

1,260

1,010

1,080

1,500

2,180

Aug.

2,060

1,500

1,260

1,040

850

760

790

1,360

1,740

1,500

1,430

1,260

1,430

2,970

2,870

2,620

2,340

2,020

1,740

1,500

1,220

1,120

940

760

610

585

560

535

640

510

510

Sept.

485

412

341

318

318

388

318

535

1,900

2,220

1,540

1,120

910

730

610

535

436

388

364

318

295

295

262

251

240

208

2,060

2,300

3,520

Month

May.. . 

July 

Maximum

30,200

7,780

6,170

4,890

9,980

13,500

13, 300

14,900

10,900

2,180

2,970

3,520

30,200

Minimum

1,940

1,460

1,660

850

1,820

1,540

' 4,060

2,140

1,660

700

510

208

208

Mean

10,400

4,380

2,780

1,220

5,570

5,140

10,000

6,700

6,240

1,360

1,320

794

4,650

Per 

square 

mile

4.06

1.71

1.09

.477

2.18

2.01

3.91

2.62

2.44

.531

.516

.310

1.82

Runoff in 

inches

4.68

1.91

1.26

.55

2.27

2.32

4.36

3.02

2.72

.61

.59

.35

24.64
106 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART V

SOUTH FORK OF SANGAMON RIVER AT POWER PLANT, NEAR TAY10RVILLE, III.

LOCATION. Chain gage in NE. % sec. 14, T. 13 N., R. 3 W., at Chicago &

Illinois Midland Railway bridge 6 miles west of Taylorville and 6 miles

below mouth of Bear Creek. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 510 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1917, to September, 1927. 

EXTREMES.' Maximum discharge during year, 11,600 second-feet October 4

(gage height, 26.25 feet); minimum, 18 second-feet September 27 (gage

height, 5.05 feet).

1917-1927: Maximum discharge, 11,800 second-feet March 15, 1922

(gage height, 26.6 feet); no flow August 29 and October 6-23, 1922. 

A stage of about 27.3 feet occurred on January 31, 1916 (discharge, 11,300

second-feet). 

REMARKS.' Records fair. An average of about 0.5 second-foot is used for boiler

feed and other purposes at power plant just above gage.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day

1. _ ....

2.. ......

3 

4 

5 - 

6 .-

7 -

8 -

g

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 -

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21.- .

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 . .

27 

28 

29 

30 

01

Oct.

2,710

5,500

10, 500

11,600

" 9, 950

8,300

6,220

4,420

3,200

2,340

1,900

1,600

1,330

1,040

780

632

536

382

"369

330

318

318

318

294

270

259

248

248

248

Nov.

343

330

318

294

" 282

270

248

248

248

294

270

282

270

282

551

940

1,210

1,420

1,490

1,630

1,420

1,360

1,330

1,210

1,490

1,780

1,740

1,490

1,490

Dec.

1,490

1,360

1,060

702 "596

491

477

477

463

435

435

449

421

408

395

369

259

154

204

"210

215

226

248

720

1,040

1,020

965

915

491

463

Jan.

226

174

226

248 "315

382

343

343

294

343

369

395

395

"275

248

369

890

1,520

Feb.

2,080

3,920

4,780

3,920

" 3, 380

2,850

2,710

1,940

1,560

1,490

915

491

666

1,150

1,390

1,420

1,360

1,090

965

"707

449

435

369

343

343

330

306

270

Mar.

248

248

226,

226

"232

237

248

369

521

521

369

356

506

780

1,020

990

1,020

990

1,210

"3,860

6,500

6,400

"4,880

3,360

2,230

1,660

1,420

1,180

865

666

551

Apr.

1,240

4,510

6,220

5,050

"5,100

5,140

"4,060

2,990

2,400

2,460

2,180

1,560

1,700

1,900

2,640

4,600

5,320

4,870

2,990

" 2, 510

2,030

1,780

1,490

1,240

915

666

491

408

395

369

May

306

294

270

259 "237

215

204

1,060

1,780

2,580

3,520

4,000

2,780

1,700

1,060

720

506

506

1,300

"2,900

4,510

3,680

2,850

3,440

7,500

9,530

8,400

7,200

4,420

6,400

6,400

June

4,420

3,200

2,280

2,580

" 2, 610

2,640

2,180

1,490

1,210

820

506

865

1,490

2,520

2,710

2,080

1,630

"1,460

1,300

"1,160

1,020

1,300

1,270

1,360

1,120

720

408

369

294

270

July

184

226 "206

"185

"165

144

135

118

110

110

110

110

95

88

88

95

110

88

74

"139

204

144

318

318

135

95

78

70

78

95

Aug.

449

306

126

135 "115

95

74

318

684

435

194

126

102

294

435

330

248

666

684

"450

215

164

110

110

102

88

74

67

55

42

42

Septi

39

39

34

29 "30

32

49

61

102

204

282

294

184

88

61

52

39

34

34 "32

29

24

22

24

24

20

18

22

102

506

Month

July 

Tlie yGar

Maximum

11,600

1,780

1,490

1,520

4,780

6,500

6,220

9,530

4,420

343

684

506

11,600

Minimum

248

248

154

174

270

226

369

204

270

70

42

18

18

Mean

2,480

870

563

353

1,490

1,420

2,640

2,920

1,580

144

237

83.7

1,230

Per 

square 

mile

4.86

1.71

1.10

.692

2.92

2.78

5.18

5.73

3.10

.282

.465

.164

2.41

Run-off in 

inches

5.60

1.91

1.27

.80

3.04

3.20

5.78

6.61

3.46

.33

.54

.18

32.72

" Estimated.
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 107

CROOKED CEEEK AT RIPIEY, ILL.

LOCATION. Chain gage in NE. % sec. 33, T. 1 N., R. 2 W., at highway bridge

one-fourth mile east of Ripley. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,310 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March, 1921, to September, 1927. 

EXTREMES. Maximum stage during year, 21.0 feet October 7 (discharge not

determined, owing to backwater); minimum discharge, 28 second-feet

September 26 (gage height, 2.96 feet).

1921-1927: Maximum discharge, 12,500 second-feet July 25, 1924 (gage

height, 25.0 feet); minimum, 9 second-feet September 8 and 9, 1922.

Old high-water marks are at a stage of about 26.0 feet. 

REMARKS. Records fair except estimates for periods of backwater from Illinois

River or from ice, which are poor.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day

1 

2..... 

3 .. 

4 

5 

6..... 

7.....

8..... 

9..... 

10 

11 

12..... 

13 

14..... 

15.....

16..... 

17..... 

18-. 

19 

20. .

21. . 

22..... 

23..... 

24..... 

25.....

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 - 

31 

Oct.

« 2,270

Nov.

"442 

1,720

."3,320

Dec.

«785

Jan.

"350 

«350 

 350 

"350 

350

375 

325 

300 

300 

275

97 

 101

Feb.

«970 

1,970 

3,080

« 2,010

Month

Octobei 

Novem 

Deceml 

Januarj 

Februai 

March. 

April

T. ... ... .. ___

ry .... .._ .. .. 

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

June.. ______________________

July... ____ - . -__ - ^

August

Septem

T

Mar.

 2,050

Maximum

1.480 

1,110 

240

Apr.

«2,400

May

« 2,340

June

«2,160

Minimum Mean

..... ... 2

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

.-...- .... 2

-.. . 2

.... 2

. ... .... 2

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

130 

43 

28

.270 

,120 

785 

176 

,010 

,050 

,400 

,340 

,160 

394 

228 

82.0

28 1, 410

July

«309

275 

182 

173 

165

143 

150 

143 

136 

136

136 

173 

200 

515 

455

275 

1,480 

1,440 

1,440 

1,140

725 

262 

182 

150 

143 

130

Per

square 

mile

1.73 

1.62 

.599 

.134 

1.53 

1.56 

1.83 

1.79 

1.65 

.301 

.174 

.063

1.08

Aug.

124 

130 

165 

210

485

455 

515 

1,110 

515 

455

102 

130 

515 

515 

250

375 

97 

97 

43 

72

76 

68 

68 

65 

72

72 

72 

65 

58 

58 

49

Sept.

43 

40 

40 

88 

97

230 

240 

230 

210 

200

30 

80 

72 

68 

68

62 

58 

52 

49 

40

33 

34 

34 

35 

30

28 

30 

35 

102 

102

Run-off in 

inches

1.99 

1.81 

.69 

.15 

1.59 

1.80 

2.04 

2.06 

1.84 

.35 

.20 

.07

1459

0 Estimated. 

 \-\enciA 01 e
108 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART V

MACOUPIN CREEK NEAR KANE, HI.

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 7, T. 9 N., R. 11 W., at Chicago & Alton Railroad bridge 3 miles northwest of Kane.

DRAINAGE AREA. 865 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March, 1921, to September, 1927.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 22,200 second-feet October 4 

(gage height, 22.5 feet); minimum, about 48 second-feet September 21 (gage 

height, 2.25 feet).

1921-1927: Maximum discharge, that of October 4, 1926; maximum gage 

height, 24.6 feet March 15, 1922; minimum discharge, 1 second-foot September 29, October 3, 5, and 15, 1922.

High water of 1915 reached a height of 29.5 feet on present gage.

REMARKS. Records fair except those for low stages, which are poor. Discharge 

estimated because of ice January 13-15, 17-19, 21, and 22.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926 27

Day

l _ 

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

3. ....

4... .....

5... .....

6. .. ---

7 .... ....

8 

9... -- 

10.. . ... ._

11.. _ ......

12.-.-.-...

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20- 

21 

22 

23 

24 .....

25 : 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

Oct.

11,000 

12,000 

15, 900 

22,200 

19,900

15, 900 

10,800 

3,330 

1,560 

1,210

900 

790 

710 

585 

535

462 

462 

394 

685 

«28

535 

462 

416 

486

; 439

372 

 372 

351 

351 

394 

710

Nov.

394 

394 

351 

310 

273

256 

291 

256 

394 

462

351 

291 

291 

2,020 

5,260

4,760 

3,210 

2,910 

1,980 

1,770

1,600 

1,300 

1,240 

2,260 

4,220

7,600 

: 5, 580 

; 4,760 

2,220 

1,630

Dec.

982 

762 

535 

610

: 486

394 

610 

1,270 

1,040 

439

845 

660 

510 

416 

256

273 

273 

240 

225 

240

291 

! 351 

982 

3,540 

:2,860

1,840 

635 

486 

394 

310 

291

Jan.

273 

240 

256 

273 

273

273 

273 

225 

240 

183

196 

183 

183 

171 

137

99 

127 

137 

148- 

137

159 

171 

159 

159 

171

159 

183 

159 

351 

2,510 

5,580

Feb.

6,270 

5,260 

5,360 

4,400 

2,970

2,860 

1,840 

1,060 

1,120 

685

585 

535 

1,360 

2,460 

1,840

1,010 

790 

560 

486 

394

351 

351 

351 

310 

310

310 

256 

240

Mar.

240 

256 

240 

273 

273

291 

1,120 

2,100 

1,120 

585

462 

2,710 

2,220 

1,010 

685

535 

462 

394 

10, 800 

12,200

14, 200 

11,000 

5,160 

1,560 

1,300

955 

845 

685 

845 

560 

790

Month Maximum

December. _________________ ....

March ______ ... _ ... ____ _ . __

April ___ . - . _

May ___________________ __ .....

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

September

The ye

22,200 

7,600 

3,540 

5,580 

6,270 

14,200 

19,400 

11,200 

3,820 

1,240 

2,020 

4,220

22,200

Apr.

11,400 

10,400 

9,070 

8,550 

14,200

19,400 

12,700 

3,750 

4,400 

5,910

3; 330 

6,270 

8,220 

12,200 

12,200

13,300 

12,200 

9,070 

5,910 

5,470

4,860 

1,490 

1,520 

735 

660

535 

486 

416 

351 

351

May

310 

256 

225 

210 

196

240 

225 

5,160 

4,580 

5,160

5,580 

4,760 

955 

610 

462

330 

310 

291 

1,150 

1,300

416 

735 

685 

6,390 

10,400

11,200 

10,400 

5,160 

4,960 

5,580 

3,610

Minimum

351 

256 

225 

99 

240 

240 

351 

196 

137 

80 

80 

48

48

June

2,220 

685 

872 

1,090 

1,240

585 

416 

273 

256 

225

196 

330 

3,750 

3,820 

2,970

1,040 

462 

1,040 

982 

394

1,010 

710 

462 

273 

225

225 

159 

159 

137 

137

Mean

4,040 

1,950 

743 

445 

1,580 

2,450 

6,650 

2,960 

878 

234 

394 

311

1,880

July

122 

117 

117 

117 

108

95 

132 

122 

95

87

87 

80 

80 

132 

196

104 

91

87 

685 

225

510 

1,240 

585 

351 

225

159 

91 

87 

80 

439 

610

Per 

square 

mile

4.67 

2.25 

8.59 

.514 

1.83 

2.83 

7.69 

3.42 

1.02 

.271 

.455 

.360

2.17

Aug.

351 

256 

535 

240 

183

127 

183 

660 

535 

240

122 

112 

273 

1,360 

2,020

439 

1,270 

1,150 

560 

273

210 

183 

148 

122 

112

108 

99 

91 

87 

83 

80

Sept.

76 

76 

72 

72 

66

63 

210 

210 

112 

95

83 

80 

76 

66 

. 66

63 

63 

66 

60 

64

48 

60 

60 

60 

57

54 

54 

1,700 

1.300 

4,220

Run-off in 

inches

5.38 

2.51 

.99 

.59 

1.91 

3.26 

8.58 

3.94 

1.14 

.31 

.52 

.40

29.53
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 109

EASKASEIA RIVER AT VANDA1IA, III.

LOCATION. Chain gage in SE. }i sec. 16, T. 6 N., R. 1 E., at Gallatin Street 

Bridge in Vandalia, 3l/2 miles above Hickory Creek. Zero of gage is 456.23 

feet above mean sea level.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,980 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. February, 1908, to December, 1912; August, 1914, to 

September 1927.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 20,000 second-feet October 4; 

maximum gage height, 20.89 feet October 3; minimum discharge, 168 secondfeet September 27 (gage height, 2.07 feet).

1908-1912, 1914-1927: Maximum discharge, that of October 4, 1926; 

maximum gage height, 23.0 feet June 5, 1917; minimum discharge, 3.5 secondfeet August 22, 1911.

REMARKS. -Records good except those for October 4-18, December 26 to 

January 5, January 12-29, February 11, 12, and March 20 to April 28, 

which are approximate or estimated because of broken levee above gage, 

ice, or missing gage height.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

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

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

19.

20.

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

29.

30.

31.

6,180

7,320

12,400

20,000

18,500

18,000

17,000

15,500

14,200

13,500

12,600

11,900

11,300

10,400

9,350

7,350

4,570

3,900

2,440

2,240

1,920

1,720

1,540

1,440

1,360

1,230

1,170

1,050

1,080

1,170

1,400

1,300

1,110

1,050

990

960

900

870

840

1,020

1,400

1,140

990

960

930

1,960

3,340

2,880

4,190

4,710

3,690

2,840

3,120

2,200

2,720

2,200

3,040

5,010

3,840

3,000

2,680

2,200

1,920

1,750

1,640

1,540

1,400

1,300

1,230

1,200

1,170

1,110

1,080

1,020

960

870

615

640

665

750

870

1,170

1,260

2,000

2,760

2,280

1,860

1,440

1,370

1,300

1,300

1,300

1,230

1,200

1,580

3,390

2,880

1,860

1,440

1,230

1,050

1,140

1,140

1,920

1,780

1,540

1,140

990

1,140

1,750

1,820

1,470

1,300

1,300

1,140

1,080

1,170

1,020

1,140

2,520

5,140

6,010

7,800

7,930

7,680

7,800

7,680

7,100

6,560

6,180

6,090

5,850

5,010

4,180

3,340

4,140

4,040

3,160

2,680

2,280

2,000

1,820

1,680

1,610

1,500

1,360

1,260

1,200

1,140

1,050

930

900

870

1,580

4,090

2,480

1,470

1,260

2,840

3,940

3,040

1,720

1,470

I,330 

2,720 

7,440 

19,800

16,500

14,200

12,800

12,200

II,300

10,600

9,760

8,950

5,610

4,080

3,220

10,800

15,200

13,500

11,300

11,700

11,300

10,800

10,400

10,800

10,200

9,970

9,150

9,970

12,600

12,800

15,500

13,800

11,900

10,800

11,300

11,700

10,600

8,750

8,190

6,730

5,010

3,740

2,800

2,320

2,080

1,750

1,540

1,440

1,260

1,230

1,140

1,110

1,640

1,860

3,080

2,720

2,240

2,160

1,820

1,720

1,610

1,470

1,440

4,950

7,320

6,660

5,560

5,350

8,460

8,190

8,060

7,100

7,320

7,100

10,100

9,500

7,800

6,770

6,660

6,270

6,010

5,930

5,770

5,560

4,890

3,990

3,790

3,200

5,070

5,770

5,630

3,160

3,200

3,290

2,560

2,640

2,760

3,890

3,740

3,390

2,760

2,640

2,520

2,360

2,160

2,520

1,540

1,500

1,200

1,050

840

750

665

590

565

515

515

490

490

640

540

490

565

665

1,750

2,000

1,680

1,440

930

810

750

615

690

720

840

840

930

840

665

565

444

960

1,360

1,500

1,170

990

1,580

3,120

2,600

2,440

2,520

2,520

2,280

2,080

1,750

1,440

1,300

960

810

780

690

665

665

565

490

422

400

358

337

297

278

260

665

2,360

1,750

1,300

1,020

615

. 540

467

422

379

337

297

260

242 

225- 

20& 

20tt 

184

176

168

242

840

4,040

Month Maximum Minimum Mean

Per

square

mile

Run-off in 

inches

October.._ 

November. 

December.. 

January....

February... 

March.....

April.......

May..__. 

June___. 

July........

August__. 

September.

20,000

5,010

2,760

6,010

7,930

19,800

15,500

10,100

7,800

2,000

3,120

4,040

The year.

1,050

840

615

990

1,050

870

2,080

1,110

2,160

. 490

444

168

168

7,540

2,200

1,330

1,770

4,080

5,490

9,860

4,090

4,220

898

1,300

643

3,610

3.81

1.11

.672

.894

2.06

2.77

4.98

2.07

1.13

.454

.657

.325

1.82

4.39

1.24

.77

1.03

2.14

3.19

5.5ft

2.39

2.38

.52

.76

.3ft

24.73
110 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART V

BIG MUDDY RIVER AT PIUMFIEID, III.

LOCATION. Chain gage in W. % sec. 20, T. 7 S., R. 2 E., at highway bridge at

Plumfield, \y<i miles below mouth of Middle Fork. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 753 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August, 1914, to September, 1927. June, 1908, to

December, 1912, at Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad bridge 2 miles

upstream. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 10,900 second-feet April 17

(gage height, 26.0 feet); minimum, 4.8 second-feet September 27 (gage

height, 1.17 feet).

1914-1927: Maximum discharge, 16,300 second-feet February 1, 1916

(gage height, 30.2 feet); no flow August 18-26, 1914. 

REMARKS. Records fair.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1926-27

Day

1. __ ....

2. ,....

3 

4. ........

5- _ ....

6 ......

7. ...... .

8.........

9... ......

10.........

11. ......

12. .....

13.........

14.........

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21.. 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

Oct.

545 

870 

970 

990 

930

870 

 637 

 404 

171 

75

50 

34 

24 

18 

13

9.2 

8.6 

7.6 

6.6 

810

725 

605 

333 

274 

171

128 

114 

102 

790 

1,460 

1,600

Nov.

1,730 

1,860 

1,980 

1,890 

1,190

650 

 379 

108 

680 

870

1,090 

990 

830

»740 

650

870 

1,190 

1,380 

1,190 

1,480

1,360 

910 

456 

386 

346

910 

"1,160 

1,400 

« 1,530 

-1,660

Dec.

« 1,790 

1,920 

1,500 

950 

470

a 422

 375 

"327 

 279 

 232

 184 

136 

128 

108 

90

70 

65 

40 

29 

30

128 

650 

1,010 

1,150 

1,300

1,360 

 1,030 

695 

485 

346 

346

Jan.

456 

456 

575 

 860 

1,150

1,460 

1,560 

1,500 

1,130

545

190 

162 

128 

 419 

710

950 

990 

1,190 

1,980 

2,540

4,090 

5,670 

6,600 

7,200 

7,200

6,900 

6,210 

5,670 

5,330 

5,170 

5,090

Feb.

5,090 

5,010 

4,690 

4,230 

3,690

3,150 

2,580 

1,890 

1,480 

910

515 

309 

297 

372 

560

770 

770 

"540 

309 

230

171 

153 

153 

153 

128

108 

85

75

Mar.

60 

54 

52 

60 

96

114 

a212 

309 

665 

710

485 

263 

442 

830 

1,050

1,050 

695 

1,730 

2,500 

3,630

4,770 

5,490 

5,760 

5,410 

4,690

3,810 

2,880 

2,130 

1,400 

770 

1,780

Month Maximum

October. .. ___________________

March ______________________

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

July 

August.. _

September 

The 1>rear

1,600 

1,980 

1,920 

7,200 

5,090 

5,760 

10,900 

5,500 

6,310 

108 

2,160 

414

10,900

Apr.

2,780 

5,250 

6,800 

7,200 

6,600

5,580 

4,450 

3,950 

2,930 

2,680

2,780 

3,450 

4,690 

7,300 

9,500

10,800 

10,900 

10,500 

9,700 

8,900

7,800 

6,700 

5,490 

4,370 

3,270

2,260 

1,580 

1,030 

790 

1,560

May

1,900 

2,650 

2,750 

2,360 

1,720

1,200 

1,160 

1,400 

"1,960 

2,520

4,730 

5,500 

5,140 

4,330 

3,430

2,480 

1,700 

"1,120 

545 

359

309 

252 

263 

530 

1,260

1,500 

2,070 

2,200 

2,700 

2,750 

2,520

Minimum

6.6 

108 

29 

128 

75 

52 

790 

252 

20 

8.6 

10 

4.8

4.8

June

2,520 

3,130 

5,590 

6,310 

5,950

5,050 

3,900 

2,750 

1,880 

1,140

560 

252 

1,340 

1,600 

2,240

2,700 

2,400 

1,850 

1,160 "868

575 

442 

359 

190 

96

54 

38 

28 

24 

20

Mean

443 

1,060 

569 

2,710 

1,370 

1,740 

5,390 

2,110 

1,830 

37.2 

600 

25.3

1,490

July

17 

13 

102 

108

48

24 

15 

11 

8.6 

10

 31 

52 

24 

54 

29

34 

44 

38 

23 

16

13 

70

58 

54 

75

60 

40 

26 

20 

19 

17

Aug.

75 

128 

70 

200 

545

680 

680 

309 

274 

590

725 

755 

456 

136 

530

725 

" 1, 210 

1,700 

2,130 

2,160

1,900 

1,400 

650 

180 

136

121 

58 

29 

19 

13 

10

Sept.

8.6 

7.6 

8.0 

6.7 

7.3

7.8 

7.5 

11 

8.6 

8.8

7.8 

8.0 

20 

13 

8.8

7.3 

6.6 

5.9 

5.2 

4.8

16 

12 

8.0 

6.6 

5.8

5.1 

4.8 

8.8 

108 

414

sauMe Run-off in s<s ***»*

0.588 0.68 

1. 41 1. 57 

.756 .87 

3. 60 4. 15 

1.82 1.90 

2.31 2.66 

7.16 7.99 

2. 80 3. 23 

2.43 2.71 

.049 .06 

.797 .92 

.034 .04

1. 98 26. 78

> Estimated.
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 111

BIG MUDDY RIVER AT HURPHYSBORO, ILL.

LOCATION. Chain gage in SW. H sec. 8, T. 9 S., R. 2 W., at South Twentieth 

Street highway bridge in Murphysboro, a quarter of a mile below mouth 

of Louis Creek. Zero of gage is 331.00 feet above mean sea level.

DRAINAGE AREA.' 2,170 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE.' December, 1916, to September, 1927.

EXTREMES.- Maximum stage during year, above 36.25 feet April 17-19, when 

gage was inaccessible; minimum discharge, 19 second-feet September 24 

(gage height, 2.36 feet).

1916-1927: Maximum discharge determined, 15,600 second-feet January 

10, 1917; minimum, 1.0 second-foot August 1, 1921.

Maximum stage known, 39.6 feet about February 2, 1916 (discharge, 

about 28,000 second-feet).

REMARKS. Records fair. Gage-height record missing April 17-19 and May 20 

to June 4. Stage-discharge relation affected by backwater from Mississippi 

River whenever height on United States Weather Bureau gage at Chester, 

111., is above about 10 feet; daily discharge not determined for periods of 

backwater.

Daily gage height, in feet, 1926-27

Day

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

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

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

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

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

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

7

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

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

10

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

12 __ ...........

13 _ ...... __ .

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

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

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

17 __ ... _ .....

18

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

20 _ ....... _ ..

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

22

23

24........ _ ....

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

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

27....... __ ...

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

29-..-.....-.....

30...... ___ ....

31-..-...-.......

Oct.

15.10

16.20

17.25

17.65

17.70

18.50

19.00

19.30

19.40

19.20

19.10

19.10

19.20

18.70

18.25

17.20

16.40

14.70

13.20

13.30

13.10

12.92

14.62

10.20

9.44

8.54

8.04

7.79

8.74

9.64

14.30

Nov.

15.10

16.30

16.15

14 40

13.40

12.32

11.10

9.18

8.63

7.33

7.87

8.43

8.68

8.68

8.48

8.83

11.00

12.76 19 on

13.05

13.40

11.55

11.26

10.06

8.73

9.83

11.60

14.20

14.75

1445

Dec.

13.90

12.80

12.40

12.20

10.90

9.83

8.03

6.58

5.88

6.C3

6.68

6.48

6.43

6.68

6.03

4.58

4.63

4.23

4.03

5.53

6.13

7.03

8.53

10.20

12.20

12.86

12.90

11.40

10.50

9.48

8.58

Jan.

8.43

8.23

8.73

11.14

13.24

14.05

13.90

13.10

12.30

11.15

9.58

7.63

6.53

7.83

9.63

10.20

11.18

14.90

19.45

20.96

22.84

25.10

27.35

28.95

29.95

30.26

30.18

30.18 ift M.

30.70

Feb.

1ft 79

30.74

30.50

on QO

29.10

28.00

26.50

24.65

22.72

20.50

18.00

15.28

12.56

10.74

10.04

10.66

10.58

10.02

9.32

8.62

7 07

7.32

6.77

6.32

6.07

5.72

5.42

5.12

Mar.

4.92

4.87

4.87

4.97

5.22

5.72

5.97

6.42

7.22

8.27

10.00

10.65

12.80

14.95

15.35

15.75

13.85

19.00

20.75

24.20

25.95

27.65

29.00

29.40

29.75

28.90

27.30

26.50

24.80

22.70

24.60

Apr.

26.60

27.85

30.30

32.00

32.62

32.28

31.66

31.16

30.77

30.38

29.95

29.70

31.30

33.12

34.60

36.25

36.10

35.30

34.50

33.50

32.58

31.66

30.72

29.80

28.70

28.25

27.80

May

27.60

27.55

27.50

26.80

25.70

24.80

24.15

23.80

23.50

25.30

26.05

27.00

27.40

27.20

26.45

25.70

23.20

21.40

21.14

June

27.80

27.90

26.80

27.30

26.30

25.70

25.30

23.70

21.90

21.80

21.60

20.10

20.90

20.50

20.30

20.05

19.80

17.00

16.50

16.30

16.20

16.00

15.65

15.50

14.85

13.90

July

13.20

12.50

11.80

11.30

11.00

10.50

10.20

9.89

9.39

9.19

8.39

8.29

8.24

8.29

8.09

7.88

7.38

6.28

6.13

5.38

7.18

8.98

8.08

6.88

5.63

5.68

5.78

5.98

5.88

6.03

6.08

Aug.

9.13

8.38

6.68

5.78

8.93

8.88

7.93

7.48

6.83

9.48

9.62

9.57

9.72

9.67

10.95

11.95

12.65

11.99

11.65

11.35

12.07

11. 35

12.01

11.05

8.82

6.87

5.17

4.82

4.67

3.87

3.42

Sept.

3.37

3.17

3.07

3.37

3.72

3.41

3.96

4.36

4.16

4.36

3.86

3.56

3.26

3.16

3.11

3.06

3.00

2.86

2.80

2.56

2.52

2.46

2.40

2.36

2.40

2.86

2.91

2.96

6.21

11.34
112 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1927, PART V

Daily discharge in second-feet, of Big Muddy River at Murphysboro, III., 1926-27

Day

1 

2.......

3.........

4 

S... ......

6 _ ......

7.........

8.........

9... 

10.........

Dec. Jan.

1,230

1,160

1,340

2,180

2,990

3,350

3,300

2,940

2,620

2,210

Sept.

48

68

97

71

124

180

150

180

Day

11.... __ .

12. 

13.........

14.........

15 

16 :

17 

18 

1Q

20 ..-.

Dec.

404

Jan.

1,650

975

645

1,040

Sept.

112

84

60

38

35

25

Day

21....--_.

22 . 

23 ..

24...- .

25 

26 

27 .

28 

29 

30 

31 

Dec.

545

795

1,280

1,860

2,580

2,860

2,280

1 QCA

1,620

1,300

Jan.

10,700

11, 800

12,600

12, 800

12,800

12,800

12,900

13,200

13,200

Sept.

24

22

20

19

20

38

40

42

570

2,240

NOTE. Stage-discharge relation affected by backwater from Mississippi River on days for which no 

discharge is given.

MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Discharge measurements of streams in the upper Mississippi 

River Basin at points other than regular gaging stations are listed 

in the following table:

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the upper Mississippi River drainage 

basin during the year ending September SO, 1927

Date

May 11

Sept. 2

May 12

Sept. 2

Apr. 21

Aug. 18

Stream

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

.... .do ..... 

 .do. 

 do. ... ....

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

Tributary to 

__ do _ .............

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

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

. . do.... ....

 do..-. 

Locality

 do _ .......

Grand Detour, 111 ...............

 - do..... ...... ....

. . do... ... - .

 do..... .

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.40 .92

4.94

1.23

.90

3.10

.59

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

7,010

1,670

10,600

2,420

949

4,460

549
INDEX

Accuracy of data and results, degrees of._ 4-6

Acre-foot, definition of.-.-.-.___-..___ 2

Afton, Wis., Rock River at______ ___ 58

Algonquin, 111., Fox River at_______-_ 99

Ames, Iowa, Squaw Creek at_.___ ___ 74

Apple River near Somerset, Wis__ __ _.. 33

Appropriations, record of.______.__- *

Augusta, Iowa, Skunk River at_. __ __ 73

B

Babb, Mont., St. Mary Canai near..._.... 12-13

Beardstown, 111., Illinois River at______ 93

Big Muddy River at Murphysboro, 111__.lll-ll2

at Plumfield, 111....... 11°

Black River at Neillsville, Wis.-__ 42 

Bois des Sioux River near Tenny, Minn.__ 17 

Boone, Iowa, Des Moines River near..___ 76 

Bradley, Wis., Tomahawk River near.__.. 50 

Brodhead, Wis., Sugar River near. ____ 63 

Browning, Mont., St. Mary Canal near..... 13-14

Brace, W is., Chippewa River near... ___ 35 

Butternut, Wis., Flambeau River near.__ 37

C

Canton, Mo., Wyaconda River near. _. 83

Canyon Creek near Many Glacier, Mont__ 16

Caribou, Minn., Roseau River at______ 20

Cedar River at Cedar Rapids, Iowa..___ 69

at Janesville, Iowa______.._____ 68

Chebanse, 111., Iroquois River near._____ 97

Chippewa Falls, Wis., Chippewa River at.. 36 

Chippewa River at Bishops Bridge, near

t Winter, Wis ... 34

at Chippewa Falls, Wis_-________ 36

: near Brace, Wis. __ _ _________ 35

Clarksville, Iowa, Shellrock River near___ 7o

Colfax, Wis., Red Cedar River near._.__ 4o

Computations, results of, accuracy of.... 4-s

Control, definition of-...____-_--___ 2

Cooperation, record of-.-.______-_. 9

Coppock, Iowa, Skunk River at_______ ?2

Crooked Creek at Ripley, 111.....-._--_. 107

Crookston, Minn., Red Lake River at..__ lg

Cuivre River near Troy, Mo.-_.-- -- 8g

Ouster Park, 111., Kankakee River at____ 9.

o

D

Data, accuracy of__-.__._____.__ 4-5

explanation of.._______________ 2-4

Dayton, 111., Fox River at..-.-.__-...__ 100

Decorah, Iowa, Upper Iowa Kiver near___ 44 

De Kalb, 111., South Branch of Kishwaukee

River at...._......_._._ 64

Des Moines River at Des Moines, Iowa.._ 77

at Kalo, Iowa__.____.___ __ 75

at Keosauqua, Iowa. ______..___ 80

at Ottumwa, Iowa___..___ ... 79

near Boone, Iowa_____________ 76

near Tracy, Iowa___________..-. 78

Page

Des Plaines River at Joliet, 111...-.___.. 89 

at Lemont, 111. ..._._._._...... .... 87-88

E 

Elk River, Minn., Mississippi River at .. 24.

Flambeau River near Butternut, Wis. 

near Ladysmith, Wis_. _____

Fox River at Algonquin, III. ...... _ .

at Dayton, III..... 

discharge measurements of _ _ . _ . 

near Mukwonago, Wis___.----

near Wayland, Mo. __ _..;--.

Freeport, 111., Pecatonica River at -._

G 

Garber, Iowa, Turkey River at -.......

Gays Mills, Wis., Kickapoo River at.. 

Grantsburg, Wis., St. Croix River near......

Green Valley, 111., Mackinaw River near....

H

Havana, 111., Illinois River at.... 

Hudson Bay drainage basin, Alberta-Mont.-

Minn., gaging-station records in.

Illinois River at Beardstown, 111.. 

at Havana, 111... 

at Morris, 111.... - 

at Peoria, III...- 

Iowa River at Iowa City, Iowa. 

at Marshalltown, Iowa - 

at Wapello, Iowa,____---

Iroquois River near Cbebanse, 111.

Janesville, Iowa, Cedar River at. 

Joliet, 111., Des Plaines River at 

Spring Creek at-..-- ___ 

Jump River at Sheldon, Wis_-

37

38

99

100

112

98

82

62

55

54

29

102

92 

11-21

K

Kalo, Iowa, Des Moines River at-. __ ..-.-- 75 

Kane, 111., Macoupin Creek near.. _ - 108 

Kankakee River at Ouster Park, 111 _____ 96 

at Momence, 111- ___ __ . _. 95 

Kaskaskia River at Vandalia, 111 - ___ . . 109 

Kawishiwi River near Winton, Minn 21 

Keosauqua, Iowa, Des Moines River at.. 80 

Kickapoo River at Gays Mills, Wis _ . 54 

Kimball, Alberta, St. Mary River near. 11-12 

Kishwaukee River, South Branch of, at De

Kalb, 111..-.. - -- . 64 

Knowlton, Wis., Wisconsin River at __ 47

La Crosse River near West Salem, Wis _ 43 

Ladysmith, Wis., Flambeau River near.... 38

113
114 INDEX

Page

Lemont, 111., Des Plaines River at_____ 87-88 

Libby, Minn., Mississippi River near___ 22 

Lyndon, 111., Rock River at_________ 59

M

Mackinaw River near Green Valley, 111___ 102 

Macoupin Creek near Kane, 111______ 108 

Mankato, Minn., Minnesota River at___ 27 

Many Glacier, Mont., Canyon Creek near.. 16 

Swiftcurrent Creek at-.._________ 14 

Maquoketa River below North Fork of 

Maquoketa River, near Maquoketa, Iowa_____________ 56-57 

Marshalltown, Iowa, Iowa River at...___ 65 

Menomonie, Wis., Red Cedar River at___ 41 

Merrill, Wis., Prairie River near.... ____ 51

Wisconsin River at____________ 46 

Minnesota River at Mankato, Minn... __ 27 

near Montevideo, Minn_________ 26 

Mississippi River above Sandy River near

Libby, Minn- . 22 

at Elk River, Minn.................... 24

at St. Paul, Minn.--..---.....__. ... 25

near Royalton, Minn____ ______ 23 

Momence, 111., Kankakee River at...___ 95 

Montevideo, Minn., Minnesota River near.. 26 

Monticello, 111., Sangamon River at.___.. 104 

Monticello, Mo., North Fabius River at__ 84 

Morris, 111., Illinois River at_________ 90 

Mukwonago, Wis., Fox River near_____ 98 

Murphysboro, 111., Big Muddy River at_ 111-112 

Muscoda, Wis., Wisconsin River at..____ 49

N

Namakagon River at Trego, Wis____._ 32 

Neillsville, Wis., Black River at............. 42

Nekoosa, Wis., Wisconsin River near____ 48 

New London, Mo., Salt River near____.. 85 

North Fabius River at Monticello, Mo___ 84

O 

Ottumwa, Iowa, Des Moines River at___ 79

Peeatoniea River at Freeport, 111...____ 62

Peoria, 111., Illinois River at _________ 91

Plumfleld, 111., Big Muddy River at__... 110

Prairie River near Merrill, Wis_______ 51

Publications, information concerning ____ 5-8

obtaining or consulting of..________ 5-6

on stream flow, lists of__________ 6-7,8

R

Raccoon River at Van Meter, Iowa____1. 81

Red Cedar Riverat Menomonie, Wis____ 41

near Colfax, Wis_____________ 40

Red Lake River at Crookston, Minn____ 19

at Thief River Falls, Minn..._____.. 18

Rhinelander, Wis., Wisconsin River near_ 45

Rib River at Rib Falls, Wis...........__.. 52

Ripley, 111., Crooked Creek at.. ___. 107

Riverton, 111., Sangamon River at______ 105

Rock River at Afton, Wis___________ 58

at Lyndon, 111....... ......_._.... 59

discharge measurements of._______ 112

Roseau River at Caribou, Minn_______ 20

Royalton, Minn., Mississippi River near. . 23

	Page

Run-off in inches, definition of._______ 2

Rush City, Minn., St. Croix River near__ 30

S

St. Croix Falls, Wis., St. Croix River near_ 31

St. Croix River at Swiss, Wis ..._._ 28

near Grantsburg, Wis.... ... 29

near Rush City, Minn.---------__ 30

near St. Croix Falls, Wis-________ 31 

St. Mary Canal at Hudson Bay divide, near

Browning, Mont..._____. 13-14

at intake, near Babb, Mont... -- 12

at St. Mary crossing, near Babb, Mont- 13

St. Mary River near Kimball, Alberta.. 11-12

St. Paul, Minn., Mississippi River at...__ 25

Salt River near New London, Mo 85

Sangamon River at Monticello, 111-.-.- 104

at Riverton, HI...... .. .. -- 105

South Fork of, at power plant, near Taylorville, HI. . 106

Second-feet per square mile, definition of 2

Second-foot, definition of . ...... 2

Seville, 111., Spoon River at 103

Sheldon, Wis., Jump Rive tat_ 39

Shellrock River near Clarksville, Iowa 70

Sherburne, Mont., Swiftcurrent Creek at 15

Skunk River at Augusta, Iowa 73

at Coppock, Iowa. 72

near Ames, Iowa... 71

Somerset, Wis., Apple River near 33

Spoon River at Seville, 111 103

Sprague, Wis., Yellow River at 53

Spring Creek at Joliet, 111 .. 94

Squaw Creek at Ames, Iowa 74

Stage-discharge relation, definition of 2

Streator, 111., Vermilion River at... .. .. 101

Sugar River near Brodhead, Wis. . 63

Swiftcurrent Creek at Many Glacier, Mont. 14

at Sherburne, Mont 15

Swiss, Wis., St. Croix River at.. 28

Taylorville, 111., South Fork of Sangamon

River near.... 106

Tenny, Minn., Bois des Sioux River near... 17

Terms, definition of... 2

Thief River Falls, Minn., Red Lake River at. 18

Tomahawk River near Bradley, Wis 50

Tracy, Iowa, Des Moines River near. 78

Trego, Wis., Namakagon River at . 32

Troy, Mo., Cuivre River near . 86

Turkey River at Garber, Iowa. 55

U

Upper Iowa River near Decorah, Iowa. .. 44 

Upper Mississippi River Basin, Minn.-Wis.- 

Ill.-Iowa-Mo., gaging-station records in.. 22-112

V

Van Meter, Iowa, Raccoon River at 81 

Vandalia, 111., Kaskaskia River at______ 109 

Vermilion River at Streator, 111.. -.. .. 101

W

Wapello, Iowa, Iowa River at 67 

Wayland, Mo., Fox River near ... 82
INDEX 115

Page

West Salem, Wis., La Crosse River near__ 43

Whitewater Creek at Whitewater, Wis..._ 61

near Whitewater, Wis. _________ 60

Winter, Wis., Chippewa River near __.. 34

Winton, Minn., Kawishiwi River near. __ 21

Wisconsin River at Knowlton, Wis_____ 47

at Merrill, Wis.... . ................ 46

at Muscoda, Wis_____________ 49 

at Whirlpool Rapids, near Rhinelander,

Wis...........-......... ..... 45

Page

Wisconsin River near Nekoosa, Wis.._... 48

Work, authorization of.-... _ _ 1

division of ___ __ -- 9-10

scope of__________. __ __ 1-2

Wyaconda River near Canton, Mo . 83

Yellow River at Sprague, Wis............... 53

o