Surface Water Supply 

of the United States 

1953

Part 3-A. Ohio River Basin Except 

Cumberland and Tennessee River Basins

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

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1275

Prepared in cooperation with the States 

of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, 

Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West 

Virginia, and with other agencies

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON : 1955
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Douglas McKay, Secretary

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

W. E. Wrather, Director

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

Washington 25, D. G. - Price $2 (paper cover)
PREFACE

This report was prepared by the Geological Survey in cooperation 

with the States of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, New York, 

North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia, 

and with other agencies, by personnel of the Water Resources Division, 

C. G. Paulsen, chief, under the general direction of J. V. B. Wells, 

chief, Surface Water Branch, and B. J. Peterson, chief, Annual 

Reports Section.

The data were computed under supervision of district engineers, 

Surface Water Branch, as follows:

D. M. Corbett_________________________Indianapolis, Ind. 

L. G. Crawford__________________________Columbus, Ohio 

A. A. Fischback, Jr_____________________Charleston, W. Va. 

F. F. LeFever_________________________College Park, Md. 

A. W. Harrington__________________________Albany, N. Y. 

J. W. Mangan__________________________Harrisburg, Pa. 

J. H. Morgan____________ ___________ .__Champaign, 111. 

E. B. Rice______________________________Raleigh, N. C. 

F. F. Schrader__________________________Louisville, Ky. 

D. S. Wallace_______________________Charlottesville, Va.
CALENDAR FOR WATER YEAR 1953

OCTOBER 1952

S M T W T F S 

1234

5 6 7 8 9 10 11 

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 

26 27 28 29 30 31

JANUARY 1955

S M T W T F S 

123

4 5 6 7 8 9 10

11 12 13 14 15 16 17

18 19 20 21 22 23 24

25 26 27 28 29 30 31

APRIL 1955

5 M T W T F S 

1234

5 6 7 8 9 10 11 

12 15 14 15 16 17 18 

19 20 21 22 25 24 25 

26 27 28 29 50

JULY 1955

S M T W T F S 

1254

§ 6 7 8 9 10 11 

12 15 14 15 16 17 18 

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 

26 27 28 29 50 31

NOVEMBER 1952

S M T W T F S 

1

2345678

9 10 11 12 15 14 15

16 17 18 19 20 21 22

23 24 25 26 27 28 29

50

FEBRUARY 1955

S M T W T ,F S

1254567

8 9 10 11 12 15 14

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

22 25 24 25 26 27 28

S M T W T F S 

1 2

3456789 

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 

17 18 19 20 21 22 25 

24 25 26 27 28 29 30 

31

AUGUST 1955

S M T W T F S 

1

2345678

9 10 11 12 13 14 15

16 17 18 '19 20 21 22

25 24 25 26 27 28 29

50 51

DECEMBER 1952

S M T W T F S 

125456

7 8 9 10 11 12 13 

14 15 16 17 18 19 20 

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 

28 29 30 51

MARCH 1955

S M T W T F S

1254567

8 9 10 11 12 15 14

15 16 17 18 19 20 21

22 25 24 25 26 27 28

29 50 31

JUNE 1955

S M T W T F S 

123456

7 8 9 10 II 12 13 

14 15 16 17 18 19 20 

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 

28 29 30

SEPTEMBER 1955

5 M T W T F S 

12545

6 7 8 9 10 11 12

15 14 15 16 17 18 19

20 21 22 25 24 25 26

27 28 29 30

IV
CONTENTS

Page 

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

Cooperation.........................................:................................ 1

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

Definition of terms and abbreviations................................................ 3

Downstream order of listing gaging stations.......................................... 5

Explanation of data...................................,............:................. 5

Accuracy of field data and computed results.. 4 ....................................... 8

Publications......................................................................... 9

Records of discharge collected by agencies other than the Geological Survey.......... 13

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

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

Allegheny River (head of Ohio River) at Larabee, Pa................................ 15

Allegheny River at Eldred, Pa........................................'.............. 18

Great Valley Creek basin:

Great Valley Creek near Salamanca, N. Y.......................................... 19

Allegheny River at Red House, N. Y.........................................;........ 20

Allegheny River near Kinzua, Pa.................................................... 21

Conewango Creek basin:

Conewango Creek at Waterboro, N. Y............................................... 22

Chautauqua Lake near Mayville, N. Y............................................ 23

Chadakoin River at Falconer, N. Y.............................................. 24

Conewango Creek at Russell, Pa.................................................... 25

Brokenstraw Creek basin:

Brokenstraw Creek at Youngsville, Pa. ...........^................................ 26

Allegheny River at West Hickory, Pa................................................ 27

Tionesta Creek basin:

Tionesta Creek at Lynch, Pa...................................................... 28

Tionesta Creek at Mayburg, Pa...............................................'..... 29

Tionesta Creek at Butler Bridge, Pa.............................................. 30

Tionesta Creek at Nebraska, Pa................................................... 31

Tionesta Creek at Tionesta Creek Dam, Pa......................................... 32

Oil Creek basin:

Oil Creek at Rouseville, Pa...................................................... 33

Oil Creek near Rouseville, Pa..................................................... 34

French Creek basin:

French Creek at Carters Corners, Pa.............................................. 36

French Creek at Carlton, Pa...................................................... 38

French Creek at Utica, Pa........................................................ 39

Sugar Creek at Sugarcreek, Pa.......... ....;... ..............,................. 40

Allegheny River at Franklin, Pa.................................................... 41

Clarion River basin:

East Branch Clarion River:

Sevenmile Run near Rasselas, Pa................................................ 42

East Branch Clarion River at East Branch Clarion River Dam, Pa................... 43

Clarion River at Johnsonburg, Pa................................................. 44

Clarion River at Ridgway, Pa..................................................... 45

Clarion River at Cooksburg, Pa................................................... 46

Clarion River near Piney, Pa..................................................... 47

Clarion Rivgr^at St. Petersburg, Pa.............................................. 48

Allegheny River at Parkers Landing, Pa............................................. 49

Redbank Creek basin:

Redbank Creek at St. Charles, Pa................................................. , 50

Mahoning Creek basin:

rationing Creek at Punxsutawney, Pa............................................... 51

Little Mahoning Creek at McCormick, Pa......................................... 52

Mahoning Creek at Mahoning Creek Dam, Pa......................................... 53

Allegheny River at Kittanning, Pa.................................................. 54

Crooked Creek basin:

Crooked Creek at Idaho, Pa....................................................... 55

Crooked Creek at Crooked Creek Dam, Pa........................................... 56

Kiskimine-tas River basin:

titony creek (head or Kiskiminetas River) at Ferndale, Pa......................... 57

Little Conemaugh River at East Conemaugh, Pa................................... 58

Conemaugh River (continuation of Stony Creek) at Seward, Pa...................... 59

Blaoklick Creek at Josephine, Pa............................................... 60

Two Lick Creek at Graeeton, Pa............................................... .61

Conemaugh River at Tunnelton, Pa................................................. 62

Loyalhanna Creek at Kingston, Pa............................................... 63

 Loyalhanna Creek at Loyalhanna Creek Dam, Pa................................... 64

Kiskiminetas River at Vandergrift, Pa............................................ 65

Buffalo Creek basin:

Buffalo Creek near Freeport, Pa.................................................. 66

Allegheny River at Natrona, Pa............................'......................... 67

Reservoirs in Allegheny River basin, Pa............................................ 68

Monongahela River basin:

Tygart River (head of Monongahela River) near Dailey, W. Va...................... 70

Tygart River near Elkins, W. Va.................................................. 71

Tygart River at Belington, W. Va................................................. 72

Middle Fork River at Audra, W. Va.............................................. 73

Buckhannon River at Hall, W. Va................................................ 74

Tygart River at Philippi, W. Va.................................................. 75

Tygart River at Tygart Dam, near Grafton, W. Va.................................. 76

V
VI CONTENTS

Gaging-station records Continued. 

Allegheny River Continued.

Monongahela River basin Continued. Page 

Tygart River at Coifax, W. Va.................................................... 77

West Pork River:

Skin Creek near Brownsville, W. Va........................................... 78

West Pork River at Brownsville, W. Va.......................................... 79

West Pork River at Butcherville, W. Va......................................... 80

West Pork River at Clarksburg, W. Va........................................... 81

Elk Creek at Quiet Dell, W. Va............................................... 82

Tenmile Creek:

Salem Pork at Salem, W. Va................................................. 83

West Pork River at Enterprise, W. Va........................................... 85

Buffalo Creek at Barrackville, W. Va........................................... 86

Monongahela River at lock 15, at Hoult, W. Va.................................... 87

Deckers Creek at Morgantown, W. Va............................................. 88

Monongahela River at lock 8, at Point Marion, Pa................................. 89

Dry Pork (head of Cheat River) at Hendricks, W. Va............................. 90

Blackwater River at Davis, W. Va............................................. 91

Shavers Pork at Parsons, W. Va............................................... 92

Cheat River near Parsons, W. Va................................................ 93

Cheat River at Rowlesburg, W. Va............................................... 94

Big Sandy Creek at Rockville, W. Va.......................................... 95

Cheat River near Pisgah, W. Va................................................. 96

Dunkard Creek at Shannopin, Pa................................................. 97

Monongahela River at Greensboro, Pa.............................................. 98

South Pork Tenmile Creek at Jefferson, Pa.........................:............ 99

Redstone Creek at Waltersburg, Pa.............................................. 100

Monongahela River at Charleroi, Pa............................................... 101

Youghiogheny River near Oakland, Md............................................ 102

Youghiogheny River at Priendsville, Md......................................... 103

Youghiogheny River at Youghiogheny River Dam, Pa................................ 104

Casselman River at Grantsville, Md........................................... 105

Big Piney Run near Salisbury, Pa........................................... 106

Casselman River at Markleton, Pa............................................. 107

Laurel Hill Creek at Ursina, Pa............................................ 108

Youghiogheny River below Confluence, Pa........................................ 109

Youghiogheny River at Connellsville, Pa........................................ 110

Jacobs Creek:

Green Lick Run at Green Lick Reservoir, Pa................................. Ill

Youghiogheny River at Sutersville, Pa.......................................... 112

Turtle Creek:

Abers Creek near Murrysville, Pa............................................. 113

Turtle Creek at Trafford, Pa................................................... 114

Monongahela River at Braddock, Pa................................................ 115

Reservoirs in Monongahela River basin............................................ 116

Ohio River:

Char-tiers Creek basin:

Chartiers Creek at Carnegie, Pa.................................................. 117

Ohio River at Sewickley, Pa........................................................ 118

Beaver River Basin:

Mahoning River (head of Beaver River) at Alliance, Ohio.......................... 119

Mill Creek near Berlin Center, Ohio............................................ 120

Mahoning River below Berlin Dam, near Berlin Center, Ohio........................ 121

Mahoning River at Pricetown, Ohio................................................ 122

Kale Creek near Pricetown, Ohio................................................ 123

West Branch Mahoning River near Newton Palls, 'Ohio............................. 124

Eagle Creek at Phalanx Station, Ohio........................................... 125

Mahoning River at Leavittsburg, Ohio............................................. 126

Mosquito Creek below Mosquito Creek Dam, near Cortland, Ohio................... 127

Mahoning River at Youngstown, Ohio............................................... 128

Mill Creek at Youngstown, Ohio................................................. 129

Mahoning River at Lowellville, Ohio.............................................. 130

Shenango River:

Sugar Run at Pymatuning Dam, Pa.............................................. 131

Shenango River at Pymatuning Dam, Pa........................................... 132

Little Shenango River at Greenville, Pa...................................... 133

Pymatuning Creek near Orangeville, Pa........................................ 134

Shenango River at Sharpsville, Pa.............................................. 135

Beaver River at Wampum, Pa....................................................... 136

Connoquenessing Creek at Hazen, Pa............................................. 137

Slippery Rock Creek at Wurtemburg, Pa........................................ 138

Beaver River at Beaver Palls, Pa................................................. 139

Reservoirs in Beaver River basin, Ohio........................................... 140

Raccoon Creek basin:

Raccoon Creek at Moffatts Mill, Pa............................................... 142

Little Beaver Creekbasin: 

Middle Pork Little Beaver Creek:

Lisbon Creek at Lisbon, Ohio................................................... 143

Little Beaver Creek near East Liverpool, Ohio.................................... 144

Yellow Creek basin:

Yellow Creek near Hammondsville, Ohio............................................ 145

Short Creek basin:

Short Creek near Dillonvale, Ohio................................................ 146

Wheeling Creek basin:

Wheeling Creek at Elm Grove, W. Va............................................... 147

Ohio River at Bellaire, Ohio....................................................... 148

Middle Island Creek basin:

Middle Island Creek at Little, W. Va............................................. 149

Ohio River at St. Marys, W. Va..................................................... 150

Muskingum River basin:

Tuscarawas River (head of Muskingum River) at Clinton, Ohio...................... 151
CONTENTS VII

Gaglng-statlon records Continued. 

Ohio River Continued.

Muskingum River basin Continued. Page 

Tuscarawas River at Massillon, Ohio.............................................. 152

Sandy Creek at Waynesburg, Ohio................................................ 153

Middle Branch Nimishillen Creek at Canton, Ohio.............................. 154

Nimishillen Creek at North Industry, Ohio.................................... 155

Conotton Creek:

McGuire Creek below Leesville Dam, near Leesville, Ohio...................... 156

Indian Pork below Atwood Dam, near New Cumberland, Ohio...................... 157

Tuscarawas River below Dover Dam, near Dover, Ohio................................ 158

Sugar Creek above Beach City Dam, at Beach City, Ohio...........'....'........... 159

Sugar Creek below Beach City Dam, near Beach City, Ohio........................ 160

Beaver Dam Creek:

Home Creek near New Philadelphia, Ohio....................................... 161

Stillwater Creek at Piedmont, Ohio............................................. 162

Stillwater Creek at Tippecanoe, Ohio........................................... 163

Stillwater Creek at Uhrichsville, Ohio......................................... 164

Little Stillwater Creek below Tappan Dam, at Tappan, Ohio.................... 165

Tuscarawas River at Newcomerstown, Ohio.......................................... 166

Black Pork below Charles Mill'Dam, near Mifflin, Ohio.......................... 167

Rocky Pork:

Touby Run at Mansfield, Ohio............................................... 168

Black Pork at Loudonville, Ohio................................................ 169

Clear Pork at Butler, Ohio................................................... 170

Clear Pork below Pleasant Hill Dam, near Perrysville, Ohio................... 171

Lake Pork below Mohicanville Dam, near Mohicanville, Ohio.................... 172

Mohican River at Greer, Ohio................................................... 173

Kokosing River at Mount Vernon, Ohio......................................... 174

Kokosing River at Millwood, Ohio............................................. 1"5

Walhonding River below Mohawk Dam, at Nellie, Ohio............................. 176

Killbu'ek Creek at Killbuck, Ohio............................................. 177

Mill Creek near Coshocton, Ohio.............................................. 178

Muskingum River near Coshocton, Ohio............................................. 179

Seneca Pork below Senecaville Dam, near Senecaville, Ohio...................... 180

Wills Creek at Cambridge, Ohio........................:........................ 181

Wills Creek below Wills Creek Dam, at Wills Creek, Ohio......'.................. 182

Wakatomika.Creek near Prazeysburg, Ohio.......................................... 183

Muskingum River at Dresden, Ohio..... '. ........................................... 184

Licking River near Newark, Ohio................................................ 185

Licking River at Toboso, Ohio.................................................. 186

Licking River at Dillon, Ohio.................................................. 187

Muskingum River at Zanesville, Ohio.............................................. 188

Muskingum River at McConnelsville, Ohio.......................................... 189

Reservoirs in Muskingum River basin, Ohio........................................ 190

Ohio River at Parkesburg, W. Va.................................................... 194

Little Kanawha River basin:

Little Kanawha River near Burnsville, W. Va...................................... 195

Little Kanawha River at Glenville, W. Va......................................... 196

Steer Creek near Grantsville, W. Va............................................ '197

Little Kanawha' River at Grantsville, W. Va.........................'............... 199

West Pork Little Kanawha River at Rocksdale, W. Va...'.'......................... 201

Reedy Creek near Reedy, W. Va.................................................. 202

Little Kanawha River at Palestine, W. Va......................................... 203

South Pork Hughes River (head of Hughes River) at Macfarlan, W. Va............. 204

Hughes River at Cisko, W. Va................................................... 205

Hocking River basin: 

Hocking River:

Clear Creek.near Rockbridge, Ohio.............................................. 206

Hocking River at Enterprise, Ohio................................................ 207

East Pork Sunday Creek:

Tom Jenkins Reservoir at Burr Oak, Ohio......................................... 208

Sunday Creek at Glouster, Ohio.................................................. 209

Hocking River at Athens, Ohio.............................'........................ 210

Ohio River at Pomeroy, Ohio........................................................ 211

Kanawha River basin:

South Pork New River (head of Kanawha River) near Jefferson, N. C................ 212

South Pork New River near Crumpler, N. C............... v.......................... 214

North Pork New River near Warrensville, N. C................................... 215

North Pork New River at Crumpler, N. C......................................... 216

New New River River near near Galax, Grays'on, Va............... Va................... 1....". '....'.'. || ...... . ' " " ggl 221

Chestnut Creek at Galax, Va........ . "" 

New River at Ivanhoe, Va.................. '...'..'.'.''. gg3

Cripple Creek near Ivanhoe, Va....... .... ' 2g4

Reed Creek: ' 

South Pork Reed Creek: 

Neff-Litz Spring near Rural Retreat, Va................................. 224

Reed Creek at Grahams Porge, Va............... 225

Big Reed Island Creek near Allisonia, Va.........." i!"!"!!"""""""" 227

New River at Allisonia, Va..................... ' 228

Peak Creek at Pulaski, Va.......................... ... " ..' ' ' 22g Little River at Graysonton, Va.................... * "" 23Q

New River at Radford, Va......................... ^

New River at Eggleston, Va.................;........ 11 """" ° """"""""" 232

Walker Creek at Bane, Va ....................................................*" 234

Francis Spring near Bane, Va....................... ' .. ' ' " " 2g^

New Wolf River Creek at near Glenlyn, Narrows, Va................... Va.......................... ... j'"".. ' "' j'"""""""" 23g 235

Bluestone River: " " 

Camp Creek near Camp Creek, W. Va........................................ ... 237
VIII CONTENTS

Gaging-station records Continued. 

Ohio River--Continued. 

Kanawha River basin Continued.

New River Continued. Page 

 Bluestone River near Pipestem, W. Va........................................... 238

New River at Bluestone Dam, W. Va................................................ 239

Oreenbrier River at Durbin, W. Va.............................................. 240

Stony Creek: 

Dry Creek:

McLaughlin Spring at Edray, W. Va........................................ 241

Knapp Creek at Marlinton, W. Va............................................. 242

Oreenbrier River at Marlinton, J W. Va.......................................... 243

Greenbrier River at Buckeye, W. Va............................................. 244

Second Creek near Second Creek, W. Va........................................ 245

Oreenbrier River at Alderson, W. Va............................................ 246

Greenbrier River at Hilldale, W. Va............................................ 248

New River at Hinton, W. Va....................................................... 249

Piney Creek at Raleigh, W. Va.................................................. 250

New River at Caperton, W. Va..................................................... 251

Gauley River: 

Williams River at Dyer, W. Va................................................ 252

Oauley River at Camden on Oauley, W. Va........................................ 253

Cherry River at Penwick, W. Va............................................... 255

Oauley River near Summersville, W. Va.......................................... 257

Meadow River at Nallen, W. Va................................................ 259

Peters Creek near Lockwood, W. Va............................................ 260

Gauley River above Belva, W. Va................................................ 261

Kanawha River at Kanawha Palls, W. Va............................................ 263

Elk River at Webster Springs, W. Va............................................ 264

Elk River below Back Pork, at Webster Springs, W. Va........................... 264

Elk River at Centralia, W. Va...................... ........................... 265

Elk River at Sutton, W. Va..................................................... 266

Elk River at Oassaway, W. Va................................................... 266

Elk River at Queen Shoals, W. Va............................................... 267

Elk River at Clendenin, W. Va.................................................. 267

Kanawha River at Charleston, W. Va............................................... 268

Coal River at Ashford, W. Va................................................... 269

Little Coal River at Danville, W. Va......................................... 270

Pocatalico River at Sissonville, W. Va......................................... 271

Ohio River at Point Pleasant, W. Va................................................ 272

Raccoon Creek basin:

Raccoon Creek at Adamsville, Ohio................................................ 273

guyandot River basin:

Guyandot River at Man, W. Va..................................................... 274

Ouyandot River at Branchland, ^. Va............................................... 275

Mud River near Milton, W. V,!................................................... 276

Ohio River at Huntington, V. 7a.................................................... 277

Twelvepole Creek basin:

Twelvepole Creek at Wayne, W. Va................................................. 278

Big Sandy River basin:

Levisa Pork (head of Big Sandy River) near Grundy, Va............................ 279

Levisa Pork at Pishtrap, Ky...................................................... 280

Russell Pork:

Pound River near Haysi, Va................................................... 281

Levisa Pork at Pikeville, Ky..................................................... 283

Johns Creek near Meta, Ky...................................................... 284

Dewey Reservoir near Van Lear, Ky.............................................. 285

Johns Creek near Van Lear, Ky.................................................. 286

Paint Creek at Staffordsville, Ky.............................................. 287

Levisa Pork at Paintsville, Ky................................................... 288

Tug Pork at Litwar, W. Va....................................................... 289

Panther Creek near Panther, W. Va.............. '. ............................. 290

Tug Pork near Kermit, W. Va.................................................... 291

Big Sandy River at Louisa, Ky.................................................... 292

Blaine Creek at Yatesville, Ky................................................. 293

Ohio River at Ashland, Ky.......................................................... 294

Little Sandy River basin:

Little Sandy River near Orayson, Ky.............................................. 295

Tygarts Creek basin:

Tygarts Creek near Greenup, Ky................................................... 296

Scioto River basin: 

Scioto River:

Little Scioto River above Marion, Ohio......................................... 297

Scioto River near Prospect, Ohio................................................. 298

Mill Creek near Bellepoint, Ohio............................................... 299

Scioto River below O'Shaughnessy Dam, near Dublin, Ohio;......................... 300

Olentangy River at Claridon, Ohio............................................... 301

Whetstone Creek near Shawtown, Ohio.......................................... 302

Shaw Creek at Shawtown, Ohio............................................... 303

Olentangy River near Delaware, Ohio............................................ 304

Olentangy River at Stratford, Ohio............................................. 305

Scioto River at Columbus, Ohio................................................... 306

Scioto Big Run at Briggsdale, Ohio............................................. 307

Big Walnut Creek at Central College, Ohio...................................... 308

Alum Creek at Columbus, Ohio................................................. 309

Big Walnut Creek at Rees, Ohio................................................. 310

Scioto River near Circleville, Ohio.............................................. 311

Darby Creek at Darbyville, Ohio................................................ 312

Deer Creek at Williamsport, Ohio............................................... 313

Scioto River at Chillicothe, Ohio................................................ 314

Paint Creek near Greenfield, Ohio.............................................. 315
CONTENTS IX

Gaging-station records Continued. 

Ohio River Continued.

Soioto River basin Continued.

Paint Creek Continued. Page 

Rocky Pork near Barretts Mills, Ohio......................................... 316

Paint Creek near Bourneville, Ohio............................................. 317

Seioto River at Higby, Ohio....................................................... 318

Salt Creek at Tarlton, Ohio.................................................... 319

Pike Run: 

Tar Hollow Creek at Tar Hollow State Park, Ohio............................ 320

Reservoirs in Seioto River basin, Ohio........................................... 321

Low-flow investigation, Seioto River basin, Ross, Pike, and Soioto Counties, Ohio 322

Ohio Brush Creek basin: 

Ohio Brush Creek near West Union, Ohio........................................... 323

Ohio River near Maysville, Ky...................................................... 324

Whlteoak Creek basin:

Whlteoak Creek near Georgetown, Ohio............................................. 325

Little Miami River basin:

Little Miami River near. Selma, Ohio.............................................. 326

North Pork Little Miami River near Pitohin, Ohio.........'...................... 327

Little Miami River near Oldtown, Ohio............................................ 328

Massie Creek at Wilberforee, Ohio.............................................. 329

Todd Pork near Rochester, Ohio................................................. 330

Little Miami River at Milford, Ohio.............................................. 331

East Pork Little Miami River at Williamsburg, Ohio............................. 332

East Pork Little Miami River near Bantam, Ohio................................. 333

East Fork Little Miami River at Perintown, Ohio................................ 334

Licking River basin:

Licking River near Salyersville, Ky........................'...................... 335

Licking River at Farmers, Ky..................................................... 336

Triplett Creek at Morehead, Ky.................................................. 337

Licking River at Blue-Lick Springs, Ky........................................... 338

North Fork Licking River near Lewisburg, Ky.................................... 339

Licking River at McKinneysburg, Ky............................................... 340

South Pork Licking River at Cynthiana, Ky...................................... 341

Licking River at Catawba, Ky..................................................... 342

Low-flow investigation, Licking River basin and adjacent areas, Licking County

and vicinity, Ohio......................................................... 343

Ohio River at Cincinnati, Ohio..................................................... 344

Mill Creek basin:

Mill Creek at Reading, Ohio...................................................... 345

West Pork Mill Creek at Mount Healthy, Ohio.......................:............ 346

West Pork Mill Creek Reservoir near Greenhills, Ohio........................... 347

West Pork Mill Creek near Greenhills, Ohio..................................... 348

West Pork Mill Creek at Woodlawn, Ohio......................................... 349

West Pork Mill Creek at Lockland, Ohio......................................... 350

Mill Creek at Carthage, Ohio..................................................... 351

Miami River basin:

Indian Lake at Russells Point, Ohio.............................................. 352

Miami River at Sidney, Ohio...................................................... 353

Loramie Creek at Lockington, Ohio.............................................. 354

Miami River at Taylorsville, Ohio................................................. 355

Stillwater River: 

Greenville Creek near Bradford, Ohio......................................... 356

Stillwater River at Pleasant Hill, Ohio........................................ 357

Stillwater River at Englewood, Ohio............................................ 358

Mad River at Zanesfield, Ohio.................................................. 359

Mad River near Urbana, Ohio.................................................... 360

Buck Creek at New Mooref ield, Ohio.-.......................................... 361

Beaver Creek near Springfield, Ohio........................................ 362

Mad River near Springfield, Ohio............................................... 363

Mad River near Dayton, Ohio.................................................... 364

Miami River at Dayton, Ohio...................................................... 365

Twin Creek near Germantown, Ohio....................... r ....................... 366

Talawanda Creek near Hamilton, Ohio............................................ 367

Miami River at Hamilton, Ohio.........;.......................................... 368

Whitewater River near Alpine, Ind.............................................. 369

East Fork Whitewater River at Richmond, Ind.................................. 370

Whitewater River at Brookville, Ind............................................ 371

Laughery Creek basin:

Laughery Creek near Farmers Retreat, Ind.......................................... 372

Kentucky River basin:

North Pork Kentucky Hiver at Hazard, Ky.......................................... 373

Troublesome Creek at Noble, Ky................................................. 374

North Pork Kentucky River at Jackson, Ky......................................... 375

Middle Pork Kentucky River at Tallega, Ky...................................... 376

South Pork Kentucky River at Booneville, Ky.................................... 377

Kentucky River at lock 14, at Heidelberg, Ky..................................... 378

Red River at Clay City, Ky..................................................... 379

Kentucky River at lock 10, near Winchester, Ky................................... 381

Kentucky River at lock 8, near Camp Nelson, Ky................................... 405

Dix River near Danville, Ky..................................................... 406

Herrlngton Lake near Burgin, Ky................................................ 407

Kentucky River at lock 6, at Warwick, Ky......................................... 408

Kentucky River at lock 4, at Frankfort, Ky....................................... 409

North Elkhorn Creek near Georgetown, Ky........................................ 410

South Elkhorn Creek at Fort Spring, Ky....................................... 411

Elkhorn Creek near Frankfort, Ky................................................ 413

Kentucky River at lock 2, at Lockport, Ky........................................ 414

Eagle Creek at Sadlevllle, Ky.................................................. 415

Eagle Creek at Glencoe, Ky..................................................... 416
X CONTENTS

Gaging-station records Continued. 

Ohio River Continued.

Beargrass Creek basin: Page

South Pork Beargrass Creek at Louisville, Ky..................................... 418

Middle Pork Beargrass Creek at Cannons Lane, at Louisville, Ky................. 419

Ohio River at Louisville, Ky....................................................... 420

Salt giver basin:

Salt River near Harrodsburg, Ky.................................................. 421

Salt River near Van Buren, Ky.................................................... 422

Floyds pork at Fisherville, Ky.................................................. 423

Salt River at Shepherdsville, Ky................................................. 424

Rolling Pork near Lebanon, Ky.................................................. <:25

Beech Pork at Bardstown, Ky................................................. 426

Beech Pork near Springfield, Ky.............................................. 427

Rolling Pork near Boston, Ky................................................... 428

Pond Creek near Louisville, Ky................................................. 429

Big Indian Creek basin:

Big Indian Creek near Corydon, Ind...................... ...................... 430

Blue River basin:

Blue River near White Cloud, Ind........................ ..................... 431

Ohio River at Owensboro, Ky........................................................ 432

green River basin:

Green River near McKinney, Ky.................................................... 433

McGills Creek near McKinney, Ky................................................ 435

Green River at Greensburg, Ky.................................................... 437

Russell Creek near Columbia, Ky................................................ 438

South Pork Little Barren River at Edmonton, Ky................................. 439

Green River at Munfordville, Ky.................................................. 440

North Pork Nolin River at Hodgenville, Ky:..................................... 441

Nolin River at Wax, Ky...,.....,.............................................:... 442

Green River at lock 6, at Brownsville,' Ky.T. ................ :'. ....:.':.."..'..'....'.. 444

Bear Creek near Leitchfield, Ky. ............................................... 445

Barren River near Pageville, Ky................................................ 446

West Bays Pork at Scdttsville, Ky.............'............................... 447

Drakes Creek near Alvaton, Ky......'.......................................... 448

Barren River at Bowling Green, Ky.............................................. 449

Green River at lock 4, at Woodbury, Ky........................................... 450

Mud River near Lewisburg, Ky................................................... 451

Rough River near Madrid, Ky.................................................... 452

Rough River near Palls of Rough, Ky............................................ 453

Rough River at Palls of Rough, Ky.............................................. 454

Rough River near Dundee, Ky.................................................... 455

Green River at Livermore, Ky..................................................... 456

Pond River near Apex, Ky....................................................... 457

Ohio River at Evansville, Ind...................................................... 458

Wabash River basin:

Wabash River near New Corydon, Ind................................................ 459

Wabash River at Bluffton, Ind.................................................... 460

Wabash River at Huntington, Ind................................................... 461

Little River near Huntington, Ind.............................................. 462

Salamonie River at Dora, Ind...................................,..............: 463

Wabash River at Wabash, Ind................................ . ..................... 465

Mississinewa River near Ridgeville, Ind........................................ 467

Mississinewa River near Eaton, Ind............................................. 468

Mississinewa River at Marion, Ind.............................................. 469

Mississinewa River at Peoria, Ind............................................... 470

Wabash River at Peru, Ind........................................................ 471

Eel River at North Manchester, Ind............................................. 472

Eel River near Logansport, Ind................................................. 475

Wabash River at Logansport, Ind.................................................. 476

Wabash River at Delphi, Ind...................................................... 477

Deer Creek near Delphi, Ind.................................................... 478

Tippecanoe River at Oswego, Ind................................................ 481

Tippecanoe River near Ora, Ind................................................. 482

Tippecanoe River near Monticello, Ind.......................................... 483

Tippecanoe River near Delphi, Ind..................................... l...;....-. 484

Wildcat Creek at Greentown, Ind................................................ 485

Wildcat Creek at Owasco, Ind................................................... 488

South Pork Wildcat Creek near Lafayette, Ind. .....'............... ............ 489

Wabash River at Lafayette, Ind................................................... 490

Wabash River at Covington, Ind...............................-...;................ 491

Vermilion River:

Bluegrass Creek at Potomac, 111........................ .................... 492

Salt Pork Vermilion River: 

West Branch Salt Pork:

Boneyard Creek at Urbana, 111............................................ 493

West Branch Salt Pork at Urbana, 111....................................... 494

Salt Pork Vermilion River near Homer, 111.................................... 495

Vermilion River near Catlin, 111............................................... 496

Vermilion River near Danville, 111.............................................. 497

Sugar Creek at Crawfordsville, Ind............................................. 498

Sugar Creek near Byron, Ind.................................................... 499

Wabash River at Montezuma, Ind................................................... 500

Wabash River at Terre Haute, Ind................................................. 501

Wabash River at Riverton, Ind..................................................... 502

Busseron Creek near Carl isle, Ind.............................................. 503

Wabash River at Vincennes, Ind................................................... 504

Embarrass River at Ste. Marie, 111............................................. 505

North Pork Embarrass River near Oblong, 111.................................. 506

White River at Muncie, Ind..................................................... 507

White River at Anderson, Ind................................................... 508

White River near Noblesville, Ind.............................................. 509
CONTENTS XI

Gaging-station records Continued. 

Ohio River Continued.

Wabash River basin Continued. Page 

White River at Noblesville, Ind................................................ 510

Cicero Creek near Cicero, Ind................................................ 511

Cicero Creek at Noblesville, Ind............................................. 512

White River near Nora, Ind..................................................... 513

Fall Creek near Fortville, Ind......;........................................ 514

Lawrence Creek at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Ind.............................. 515

Fall Creek at Millersville, Ind.............................................. 516

White River at Indianapolis, Ind............................................... 517

Eagle Creek at Indianapolis, Ind............................................. 518

White River near Centerton, Ind................................................ 519

Bean Blossom Creek at Bean Blossom, Ind...................................... 520

Bear Creek near Trevlac, Ind....................................!.......... 522

Bean Blossom Creek at Dolan, Ind........................'..................... 523

White River at Spencer, Ind.................................................... 524

Eel River near Reelsville, Ind................................................ 525

Mill Creek near Cataract, Ind.............................................. 526

Mill Creek near Manhattan, Ind............................................. 527

Eel River at Bowling Green, Ind.............................................. 528

White River at Newberry, Ind................................................... 529

Blue River at Carthage , Ind................................................... 530

Blue River at Shelbyville, Ind............................................... 531

Sugar Creek:

Youngs Creek near Edinburg, Ind.......................................... 532

Sugar Creek near Edinburg, Ind............................................. 533

Driftwood River near Edinburg, Ind.......................'.................... 534

Flatrock Creek at St. Paul, Ind............................................ 535

East Fork White River at Columbus, Ind........................................ 536

Clif ty Creek at Hartsville , Ind ..................... .'..\ ................... 537

East Fork White River at Seymour, Ind........................................ 538

Muscatatuck River near Deputy, Ind......................................... 539

Muscatatuck River near Austin, Ind......................................... 540

Vernon Fork:

North Fork of Vernon Fork near Butlerville, Ind........................ 541

Vernon Fork at Vernon, Ind. .......'........ ..................... .......... 542

East Fork White River near Bedford, Ind....................................... 543

Salt Creek:

North Fork Salt Creek near Belmont, Ind................................... 544

East'Fork White River'at Shoals, Ind......................................... 545

White River at Petersburg, Ind...................".............................. 546

Patoka River at Jasper, Ind.......'............................................. 547

Patoka River near Princeton, Ind............................................... 548

Wabash River at Mount Carmel, 111................................................. 550

Bonpas Creek at Browns, 111.................................................... 551

Little Wabash River at Wilcox, 111............................................. 552

Skillet Fork at Wayne City, 111.............................................. 553

Little Wabash River at Carmi, 111.............................................. 554

Saline River basin:

Saline River near Junction, 111.................................................. 555

Trade water 'River basin:

Tradewater River at Olney, Ky..................................................... 556

Clear Creek: 

Weirs Creek:

Rose Creek at Nebo, 'Ky..................................................... 557

Ohio River at Golconda, 111........................................................ 558

Bay Creek basin: 

Bay Creek:-

Hayes Creek at Glendale, 111................................................... 559

Sugar Creek near Dixon Springs, 111............................................ 560

Ohio River at Metropolis, 111............ '. ......................................... 561

Cache River basin:

cache River at Forman, 111................ .^...................................... 562

Records available on lakes in Indiana................................................ 563

Miscellaneous discharge measurements............................................'..... 564

Index................................................................................ 577

ILLUSTRATIONS

Figure 1. Gaging-station structures: A, Mill Creek near Coshocton, Ohio; B, Stillwater River at Pleasant HiTl, Ohio; C_, Wabash River at Delphi,~lnd...... 4

2. Map of the United States showing area covered by the 18 annual volumes on

Surface-water supply.................................................... 11

3. Comparison of discharge at three key gaging stations during 1953 water

year with median discharge for 25-year period........................... 14

SURFACE WATER SUPPLY OF OHIO RIVER BASIN EXCEPT CUMBERLAND AND TENNESSEE RIVER BASINS, 1953

SCOPE OF WORK

This volume is one of a series of 18 reports presenting measurements of stage, discharge, and content of streams, lakes, and reservoirs in the United States during the water 

year ending September 30, 1953. Since 1888, when the United States Geological Survey first 

studied streamflow in relation to problems of irrigation, similar measurements have been 

made at more than 12,800 gaging stations in the 48 States and at many others in the Territories of Alaska and Hawaii. On September 30, 1953, the Geological Survey and cooperating 

organizations were maintaining 6,750 gaging stations, including those in Alaska and Hawaii. 

Discharge measurements only were made at many other points in the 1953 water year, most of 

which are published at the end of this report.

COOPERATION

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

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

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

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

Illinois: State Department of Public Works and Buildings, E. A. Rosenstone, 

director, through Division of Waterways, T. B. Casey, chief engineer; State Department of Registration and Education, V. M. Birks, director, through Division 

of Water Survey, A. M. Buswell, chief.

Indiana: State Department of Conservation, K. M. Kunkel, director, succeeded 

by Doxie Moore, through Division of Water Resources, C. H. Bechert, director; 

State Highway Commission, S. C. Hadden, chairman, succeeded by A. J. Wedeking, 

and R. H. Bower, chief engineer, succeeded by C'. E. Vogelgesang; State Board of 

Health, L. E. Burney, commissioner, and B. A. Poole, director, Bureau of Sanitary 

Engineering; Indiana Flood Control and Water Resources Commission, Anton Hulman, Jr., 

chairman, J.-I. Perrey, chief engineer.

Kentucky: Kentucky Agricultural and Industrial Development Board, G. W. 

Hubley, Jr., director; a'nd University of Kentucky, H. L. Donovan, president, 

F. D. Peterson, comptroller.

Maryland and one station in Pennsylvania near the Maryland State line, namely 

Big Piney Run near Salisbury, Pa.: State Board of Natural Resources through Department of Geology, Mines, and Water Resources, J. T. Singewald, Jr., director.

New York: State Department of Public Works, B. D. Tallamy, superintendent.

North Carolina: State Department of Conservation and Development, G. R. Ross, 

director, succeeded by B. E. Douglas.

Ohio: State Department of Highways, S. 0. Linzell, director; State Department 

of Natural Resources, A. W. Marion, director; Miami Conservancy District. B. M. 

Jones, chief engineer and general manager; city of Columbus, Department of Public 

Service, H. D. Metcalf, director; and city of Springfield, R. M. Hoisington, city 

manager.
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Pennsylvania (except for stations on Big Piney Run near Salisbury and Monongahela River at lock 8, at Point Marion): State Department of Forests and Waters, 

S. S. Lewis, secretary, through the Water and Power Resources Board, Thomas 

Mathews, director.

Virginia: State Department of Conservation and Development, S. S. Kellam, director, succeeded by R. V. Long, acting director; and State Department of Highways, 

J. A. Anderson, commissioner.

West Virginia and one station in Pennsylvania near West Virginia State line, 

namely, Monongahela River at lock 8, at Point Marion, Pa.: State Public Service 

Commission, C. E. Nethken, chairman, succeeded by H. W. Hanna, Jr.; State Water 

Commission, L. M. Kenna, chairman; State Conservation Commission, C. J. Johnson, 

director; Clarksburg Water Board, S. G. Highland, secretary and general manager, 

succeeded by T. A. Stout; West Virginia University Engineering Experiment Station 

W. S. Koehler, director.

Assistance in the form of funds or services was given by the Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army, in collecting records published herein for 329 gaging stations, of 

which 11 were in Illinois, 27 in Indiana, 43 in Kentucky, 2 in Maryland, 4 in New York, 

110 in Ohio, 64 in Pennsylvania, 13 in Virginia, and 55 in West Virginia.

Assistance was also furnished by the Weather Bureau, United States Department of 

Commerce.

The following organizations aided in collecting records: 

Illinois: Urbana and Champaign Sanitary District.

Indiana: City of Indianapolis, through its Board of-Public Works and Sanitation and its Flood Control Board; Indianapolis Water Co.; and Indianapolis Power 

& Light Co.

Kentucky: Kentucky Utilities Co. 

New York: City of Jamestown. 

North Carolina: Appalachian Electric Power Co.

Pennsylvania: Municipal Authority of Westmoreland County; Pennsylvania Electric Co.; West Penn Power Co.; and Westinghouse Electric Corp. 

Virginia: City of Radford; Appalachian Electric Power Co.

West Virginia: City of Fairmont Water Department; Electro-Metallurgical Co.; 

Huntington Water Corp.; Kanawha Valley Power Co.; and West Virginia Water Service 

Co.

DIVISION OF WORK

The stream-gaging work was done by the Water Resources Division of the Geological 

Survey, under the direction of personnel shown in the preface. The data for stations in 

the several States were collected and prepared for publication in the district offices 

listed below.
DEFINITION OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS 3

State District office Address

Illinois a/ .............. Champaign................ 605 South Nell Street.

Indiana b/............... Indianapolis............. 311 West Washington Street.

Kentucky c/.............. Louisville ............... 830 West Broadway.

Maryland &/ .............. College Park............. 106 Engineering Building, University

of Maryland.

New York................. Albany................... 526 Federal Building.

North Carolina........... Raleigh.................. Federal Building.

Ohio e/.................. Columbus................. 1509 ,Hess Street.

Pennsylvania f/ .......... ^ Harrisburg............... 490 Education Building.

Virginia................. Charlottesville.......... Natural Resources Building, University of Virginia.

West Virginia £/......... Charleston............... Ill United States Court House.

a/ Except for Ohio River at Golconda and at Metropolis, and Wabash River at Mount Carmel.

b/ Except for Ohio River at Evansvllle.

£/ Including Ohio River at Cincinnati, Ohio, at Evansvllle, Ind., at Golconda and at Metropolis, 

111., and Wabash River at Mount Carmel, 111.

&/ Including Big Plney Run near Salisbury, Pa.

e/ Except for Ohio River at Bellalre, Cincinnati, and Pomeroy.

f/ Except Big Plney Run near Salisbury and Monongahela River at lock 6, at Point Marion but Including Ohio River at Bellalre, Ohio.

£/ Including Ohio River at Pomeroy, Ohio, and Monongahela River at lock 8, at Point Marion, Pa.

Information of a more detailed nature than that published for most of the gaging stations given in this report is on file in the district offices listed above. Provisional 

records of discharge prior to publication, and other unpublished data concerning the 

gaging-station records may usually be obtained from the district office.

DEFINITION OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

The terms of stretimiiow and other hydrologic data, as used in this report, are defined 

as follows:

Cubic foot per second (cfs) is the rate of discharge of a stream whose channel is 

1 square foot in cross-sectional area and whose average velocity Is 1 foot per second.

Cubic feet per second per square mile (cfsm) is the average number of cubic feet of 

water flowing per second from each square mile of area drained, assuming that the runoff 

is distributed uniformly in -time and area.

Runoff in Inches Is the depth to which an area would be covered If all the water draining from it in a given period were uniformly distributed on Its surface. The term is used 

for comparing runoff with rainfall, which is also usually expressed In Inches.

Acre-foot Is the quantity of water required to cover an acre to the depth of 1 foot and 

is equivalent to 43,560 cubic feet. The term is commonly used in relation to storage for 

irrigation.

Cfs-day is the volume of water represented by a flow of 1 cubic foot per second for 24 

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

represents a runoff of 0.0372 inch from 1 square mile.

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

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

Control designates a feature downstream from the gage that determines the stagedischarge relation at the gage. This feature may be a natural constriction of the channel, 

a long reach of the channel, or an artificial structure.

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

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

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

precipitation normally would drain by gravity Into the river above the specified point.
f' 

I

A, Mill Creek near Coshocton, Ohio. B, Stillwater River at Pleasant Hill, Ohio. C, Wabash River at Delphi, Ind.

FIGURE 1. GAGING-STATION STRUCTURES.
EXPLANATION OP DATA 5

Figures of drainage area given herein include all closed basins, or noncontributing areas, 

within the area unless otherwise noted.

WSP is used as an abbreviation for "Water-Supply Paper" in references to previously 

published reports.

DOWNSTREAM ORDER OF LISTING GAGING STATIONS

Beginning with the series of reports for the water year ending September 30, 19bl, the 

order of listing gaging-station records was changed. In this report, in a downstream direction along the main stem all stations on a tributary entering above a main-stem station 

are listed before that station. If a tributary enters between two main-stem stations, it 

is listed between them. A similar order is followed in listing stations on first rank, 

second rank, and other ranks of tributaries. To indicate the rank of any tributary on 

which a gaging station is situated and the stream to which it is immediately tributary, 

each indention in the listing of gaging stations in the table of contents of this report 

represents one rank. This downstream order and system of indention show which gaging 

stations are on tributaries between any two stations on a main stem and the ra ,k of the 

tributary on which each gaging station is situated.

The order of listing used before the publication of the 1951 report listed first all 

stations on the main stem from headwaters toward mouth, then-all stations on the uppermost 

tributary to the main stem from the tributary's source to mouth, and then all stations 

from source to mouth of the uppermost tributary to the tributary.

EXPLANATION OF DATA

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

of discharge. In addition, observations of factors affecting the stage-discharge relation, weather records, and other information are used to supplement base data in determining the daily flow. The records of stage are obtained either from direct readings on 

a nonrecording gage or from a water-stage recorder that gives a continuous record of fluctuations. Measurements of discharge are made with a current meter by the general methods 

adopted by the Geological Survey on the basis of experience in stream gaging since 1888. 

These methods are described in Water-Supply Paper 888 and are also outlined in standard 

textbooks on the measurement of stream discharge. Typical structures in use at gaging 

stations are shown in figure 1.

Rating tables giving the discharge for any stage are prepared from stage-discharge relation curves defined by discharge measurements. If extensions to the rating curves are 

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

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

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

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

tables gives the daily mean discharge, from which the monthly and the yearly mean discharge are computed. If the stage-discharge relation Is subject to change because of 

frequent or continual change in the physical features that form the control, the daily 

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

based on individual discharge measurements and notes by engineers and observers are used
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in applying the gage heights to the rating tables. If the stage-discharge relation for a 

 station is temporarily changed by the presence of aquatic growth or debris on the control, 

the dally mean discharge is computed by what is essentially the shifting-control method.

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

reservoirs, tributary streams, or other sources. This necessitates the use of the slope 

method in which the slope or fall in a reach of the stream is a factor in determining 

discharge. Information requisite for determining the slope or fall is obtained by means 

of an auxiliary gage set at some distance from the base gage. At some stations the stagedischarge relation is affected by changing stage. If so, the rate of change in stage is 

used as a factor in the determination of discharge.

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

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

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

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

comparable records of discharge for other stations in the same or nearby basins. If the 

stage-discharge relation is affected by ice, this information is given in a note to the 

table. No mention is made of occasional days of ice effect if the degree of accuracy of 

daily records is not changed.

The data herein presented generally comprise a description of the station, a skeleton 

rating table, and a table showing the daily discharge and monthly* and yearly discharge and 

runoff of the stream. Records are published for the water year which begins on October 1 

and ends on September 30. A calendar for the water year 1953 is shown on page IV for the 

purpose of finding the day of the week for.any date.

The description of the station gives the location, drainage area, records available, 

type and history of.gages, average discharge, extremes of discharge, general remarks, and 

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

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

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

Corps of Engineers unless otherwise noted. Under "Records available" are given the 

periods for which there are published records generally equivalent to those at present 

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

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

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

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

given for stations having few£r than five complete years of record or for stations where 

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

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

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

height (unless it is of no importance). Unless otherwise qualified, the maximum discharge 

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

indicator, or a nonrecordlng gage read at the time of the crest. If the maximum gage
EXPLANATION OF DATA 7

height did not occur at the same time as the maximum discharge, it is given separately. 

Information pertaining to the accuracy of the records and conditions which affect the 

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

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

basis of data or information later obtained. Revisions of such records are usually published along with the current records in'one of the annual reports. In order to make it 

easier to find such revised records, a paragraph headed "Revisions (water years)" has been 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

area. Revised figures of cubic feet per second per square mile and runoff in Inches, resulting from a revision of the drainage area only are usually not published in the annual 

series of reports.

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

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

not published for stations on canals.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

station description.

In the table of daily discharge, the values for the maximum day and the minimum day for 

each month are underlined. If the value is repeated, it is underlined only on the first 

day of its occurrence.

In the monthly summary below the daily table, the line headed "Total" gives the sum of
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the daily values; it is the total cfs-days for the month. The line headed "Mean" gives 

the average flow in cubic feet per second during the month. Runoff for the month may be 

expressed in cubic feet per second per square mile (line headed "Cfsm"), or in inches (line 

headed "In."), or in acre-feet (line headed "Ac-ft"). Values for cubic feet per second 

per square mile and runoff in inches are omitted if the drainage area includes large noncontributing areas, or if the average annual rainfall over the drainage basin is usually 

less than 20 inches.

In the yearly summary below the monthly summary, the values of maximum are the maximum 

daily discharges, not the momentary discharges when the water was at crest stage. Likewise, the minimums in this summary are the minimum daily discharges.

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

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

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

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

the peaks are subject to substantial control by man.

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

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

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

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

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

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

given stages is usually given in the first report in which data for the reservoir are 

published, but it is omitted from succeeding reports.

ACCURACY OF FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS

The accuracy of streamflow data depends primarily on (1) the stability of the stagedischarge relation or, if the control is unstable, the frequency of discharge measurements, 

and (2) the accuracy of observations of stage, measurements of discharge, and interpretation of records.

The station description states the degree of accur'».-;. of the records. "Excellent" indicates that, in general, the error in the daily records is believed to be less than 

5 percent; "good," less than 10 percent; "fair," less than 15 percent; and "pw , probably more than 15 percent. The records of monthly and yearly mean discharge and runoff 

are, in general, more nearly accurate than the daily records.

Runoff at some stations, as indicated by the monthly mean, may vary widely from natural 

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

evaporation due to artificial causes, or to other factors. For such stations, values of 

cubic feet per second per square mile and runoff in inches are not published unless 

storage or diversion records are included to indicate the extent of the regulation or diversion, or unless 'satisfactory adjustments can be made for changes in contents of reservoirs or for other changes incident to use and control. Evaporation from a reservoir is
PUBLICATIONS 9

not included In the adjustments for changes in reservoir contents, unless it is so stated. 

Even at those stations where adjustments are made, large errors in computed runoff may 

occur when relatively large negative adjustments are made or when evaporation is large in 

comparison with the observed discharge.

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

does not actually show the water supply available at the stations for further development, 

because water must first be supplied to existing irrigation systems.

PUBLICATIONS

To facilitate publication of the annual series of reports, the area of the United 

States is divided into 14 parts whose boundaries coincide with certain natural drainage 

lines. Formerly, the results of streamflow measurements were published in 14 volumes, one 

for each of the 14 parts. Beginning with the reports for 1951, the records are published 

in 18 volumes, there being 2 volumes each for Parts 1, 2, 3, and 6. The boundaries of the 

various parts are indicated by the following list and the map in figure 2.

Part 1. North Atlantic slope basins, in two volumes:

A, North Atlantic slope basins, Maine to Connecticut. 

B, North Atlantic slope basins, New York to York River.

2. South Atlantic slope and eastern Gulf of Mexico basins, in two volumes: 

A, South Atlantic slope basins, James River to Savannah River. 

B, South Atlantic slope and eastern Gulf of Mexico basins, Ogeechee River 

to Pearl River.

3. Ohio River basin-, in two volumes:

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

B, Cumberland and Tennessee River basins.

4. St. Lawrence River basin.

5. Hudson Bay and upper Mississippi River basins.

6. Missouri River basin, in two volumes:

A, Missouri River basin above Sioux City, Iowa. 

B, Missouri River basin below Sioux City, Iowa.

7. Lower Mississippi River basin.

8. Western Gulf of Mexico basins.

9. Colorado River basin.

10. The Great Basin.

11. Pacific slope basins in California.

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

13. Snake River basin.

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

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

the water resources of the United States may be purchased or consulted as follows:

1. Copies may be purchased from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing 

Office, Washington 25, D. C., who will, on application, furnish lists giving prices. A 

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

Geological Survey, Washington, D. C.

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

the United States.

3. Sets are available for consultation in the offices of the Water Resources Division 

of the Geological Survey. Addresses of the offices in the area covered by this report are 

given on page 3,

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

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

been included for some streams.
10 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1S53, PART 3-A

Streamflow data for the years 1884-1901, in reports of the Geological Survey 

(A - Annual Report; B " Bulletin)

Report

10th A, pt. 2

12th A, pt. 2

16th A, pt. 2

WSP 11.......

18th A, pt. 4

19th A, pt. 4 

WSP 27.......

WSP 28.......

20th A, pt. 4

WSP 35 to 39.

WSP 47 to 52.

22d A, pt. 4.

WSP 65, 66...

WSP 75.......

Character of data

Descriptive information only.

Descriptive information only.

monthly discharge*

Descriptions, measurements ratings, and monthly discharge..

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

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

Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly discharge..

the Mississippi River, and Missouri River and tributaries.

the Mississippi River, except Missouri River and tributaries.

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

Year

1895-96.

1897.

1901.

Reports on surface-water supply containing records from 1899 to date for drainage basins In this report are listed below. The data for any particular gaging station will, 

In general, be found in the reports covering the years during which the station was maintained. Before 1951, records for the Cumberland and Tennessee River basins were included 

with those of the other rivers of the Ohio River basin.

Numbers of water-supply papers containing results of stream measurements in Ohio River basin except 

Cumberland and Tennessee River basins, 1898-1953

Year

1899

1900

1901

1902

1903

1904

1905

1906

1907-8

1909

1910

WSP

36

48,a49

65, 75

83

98

128

169

205

243

263

283

Year

1911

1912

1913

1914

1915

1916

-1917

1918

1919-20

1921

1922

WSP

303

323

353

383

403

433

453

473

503

523

543

Year

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

WSP

563

583

603

623

643

663

683

698

713

728

743

Year

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

-1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

WSP

758

783

803

823

853

873

893

923

953

973

Year

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

WSP

1003

1033

1053

1083

1113

1143

1173

1205

1235

1275

a Olentangy and Scloto Rivers only.

The records at most of the stations discussed in these reports.extend over many years. 

Discharge measurements at many points other than regular gaging stations have been made 

each year and are published under "Miscellaneous discharge measurements" at the end of 

each report. The streams and points of measurement are listed"In the same order as the 

streams and gaging stations in the body of the report." An Index of the records obtained 

before 1904 has been published In Water-Supply Paper US.

Each.of the reports on the surface-water supply for the year 1939 fWater-Supply Paper 

873 for the Ohio River basin) contains, for the area Included In that report, a summary of 

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

collected. These summaries were reprinted separately.

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

usually a single State or drainage basin. These reports contain records previously published (some of which may have been revised), as well as some records not contained in the
lowing areas covered by the 18 annual volumes on surface-water supply. The area covered b'y this
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1953, FART 3-A

annual series of water-supply papers. The only such report for any part of the area 

covered by this report is Water-Supply Paper 536, "Surface water supply of New-Kanawha 

River basin (N. C., Va., W. Va.), 1895-1920."

Records of discharge have been published also in State reports. Some of these are not 

contained in the publications of the Geological Survey or are revisions of records previously published in its water-supply papers. The following table contains a list of 

these reports for the area covered by this report.

State reports containing compilations of records of discharge

State

Illinois ......

Kentucky. .....

North Carolina

Ohio. .........

Do.........

Pennsylvania.-.

Do. ........

Period

1908-11

1910-20

1889-1923

1898-1921

1898-1944

1890-1911

1927-42 

1942 50

Report

Water resources of Illinois ...............

Surface waters of Kentucky. ...............

waters of Maryland and the Potomac River 

basin. 

Bull. 34, Discharge records of North Carolina streams .

Una streams, a/ 

Bull. 73, Ohio streamf low, Part 1 .........

flow-duration tables. 

Brll. 127, Ohio streamf low. Part 2........

records of Ohio.

Report of Water Supply Commission of Pennsylvania.

Bull. 7, Surface water supply of Virginia 

(New, Tennessee, and Big Sandy River 

bas Ins ) .

(New, Tennessee, and Big Sandy River 

bas Ins ) .

Issued by

Rivers and Lake Commission.

Kentucky Geological Survey.

and Water Resources .

Department of Conservation 

and Development.

Engineering Experiment Station, Ohio State University.

Do.

Division of Conservation 

and Natural Resources. 

Water Supply Commission of 

Pennsylvania .

Waters .

Virginia Conservation Commission.

Contains records of maximum and minimum dally, weekly and monthly discharge and yearly mean 

discharge.

Note. In addition to the records contained In the reports listed above, the following States have 

Issued annual or biennial reports In which are contained records of discharge: Indiana, New York, 

and Pennsylvania.

The reports listed in the foregoing tables contain the customary records of discharge 

collected during the systematic operation of gaging stations. Detailed information on the 

stace and discharge of many streams during major floods has been included in special reports on these floods published by the Geological Survey or other agencies. The more 

recent of these special reports also contain other pertinent hydrologlc information and 

analyses and compilations of data relating to earlier notable floods. The following is a 

list of these reports:

Report Issued by

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

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

WSP 334: The Ohio Valley flood of March-April 1913.

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

WSP 773-E: The Mew York State flood of July 1935.

WSP 800: The floods of March 1936, part 3, Potomac, James, 

and upper Ohio Rivers.

WSP 838: Floods of Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, JanuaryFebruary 1937.

WSP 847: Maximum discharges at stream-measurement stations 

through September 1938.

WSP 869: Flood of August 1935 in Muskingum River basin, Ohio

WSP 967-B: Flood of July 5, 1939, in eastern Kentucky.

WSP 1066: Floods of August 1940 in the southeastern States.

WSP 1134-A: Floods of August 4-5, 1943, in Central West 

Virginia.

WSP 1134-B: Floods of July 18, 1942, in North Central Pennsylvania .

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

U. S. Geological Survey. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Do. 

Do.
HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS 13

Special reports on floods published by the Geological Survey and other agencies Continued

Bull. 7: 

Bull. 9:

Report 

Floods in Ohio, magnitude and frequency.

The flood of June 1946 in Wayne and Holmes Counties.

Ohio.

Bull. 14: Local floods in Ohio during 1947. 

Cir. 204: Floods in Youghiogheny and Kiskiminetas River

basins, Pennsylvania and Maryland, frequency and 

magnitude. 

The Miami Valley and the 1913 flood.

The floods of May 1943 in Illinois.

Floods in Illinois, magnitude and frequency. 

The Crooksville area flood of June 16-17, 1950.

Ohio Water Resources 

Board. 

Do.

Do.

U. S. Geological Survey.

The Miami Conservancy

District. 

Illinois Division of

Waterways.

Do. 

Ohio Division of. Water.

RECORDS OF DISCHARGE COLLECTED BY AGENCIES OTHER THAN THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

The Agricultural Research Service of the United States Department of Agriculture has 

been collecting records- of runoff from selected areas in the Ohio River basin as follows: 

near Blacksburg, Va., beginning in 1939, 4 areas of less than 20 acres each; near 

Coshocton, Ohio, beginning in 1937, 4 areas of 500 to 5,000 acres each, 5 areas of 100 to 

500 acres each, 2 areas of 50 to 100 acres each, 2 areas of 20 to 50 acres each, and 22 

areas of less than 10 acres each. These records are in the files of the Agricultural 

Research Service.

HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS

The-water year 1953 was characterized by well below normal runoff over most of the Ohio 

River basin except Cumberland and Tennessee River basins. Drought conditions affected 

parts of Ohio in March and April and again in August and September. Some low flows of 

record and many near record low flows occurred during September in the area covered by 

this report. No noteworthy floods occurred during the year. For three key gaging stations 

in the area covered by this report, a comparison of the monthly and yearly mean discharge 

during the 1953 water year with the median discharge for the 25-year period 1921-45 is 

shown in figure 3 on the following page.
14 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1953, PART 3-A

4000

Elk River at Queen Shoals, W. Va. 

Drainage area, 1,145 sa mi.

Oct Hon. Dec. Jan. Feb.

Sciota River at Chillioothe, Ohio 

Drainage area, 3,847 sq mi.

10000

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

East Fork White River at Shoals, Ind. 

Drainage area, 4,954 sq mi.

Oct Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Apr. May June Jul. Sept H»

yei Explanation

Median of monthly mean discharge for 25-year period 1921-45,. 

Monthly mean discharge during water year 1953.

Figure 3. Comparison of discharge at three key gaging stations during 1953 water year 

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

OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM

Allegheny River at Larabee, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°54'05", long. 78°23'05", at center of span on upstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 446 (formerly U-. S. Highway 6) at Larabee, McKean County, 1.0 mile downstream from'Potato Creek and 3j miles south of Eldred.

Drainage area.--530 sq mi (revised).

Records available.--October 1920 to September 1921 and October 1931 to September 1939 in 

reports of Geological Survey (discontinued). June 1915 to September 1920, October 1921 

to September 1925 (gage heights and discharge measurements only) and October 1920 to 

September 1921, October 1925 to September 1939 in reports of Pennsylvania Department of 

Forests and Waters. Prior to 1929, published as "near Larabee."

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 1,423.39 ft above mean sea 

level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Apr. 23, 1926, chain gage at site 80 ft upstream 

at same datum. May 19, 1926, to Oct. 6, 1934, chain gage at described site and datum.

Average discharge.--15 years (1920-21, 1925-39), 806 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum and minimum discharges for water years 1921, 1934-38, some of which 

have been revised, superseding figures published in water-supply papers indicated, are 

contained in the following table.

WSP

523 

758 

783 

(a) 

(b) 

853

Water year

1921 

1934 

1935 

1936 

< 1937 

1938

Maximum

Date

Mar. 10, 1921 

Jan. 2, 1934 

Jan. 11, 1935 

Mar. 18, 1936 

Jan. 26, 1937 

Mar. 6, 1938

Discharge 

(cfs)

About 3,400 

4,080 

4,310 

*9,360 

*6,080 

4,990

Gage height 

(feet)

11.25 

11.60 

1-12.0 

15.46 

t!3.5 

1-12.8

Minimum

Date

Sept. 2,1921 

July 25, 1934 

Oct. 18,19,1934 

July 20, 1936 

Oct. 5, 1936 

Sept. 6,7,1938

Discharge 

(cfs)

*60 

*About 1 *40 

18 

27 *47

Gage height 

Tfeet)

0.56 

-.22 

.50 

.32 

.41 

.44

* Revised.

t Prom graph based on gage readings.

a In WSP 800, 803.

b In WSP 823, 838.

1920-21, 1925-39: Maximum discharge, 13,700 cfs (revised) Nov. 18, 1927 (gage 

height, 17.6 ft, from graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 

4,300 cfs on basis of flooidmark at Larabee and slope-area determination of peak flow of 

July 19, 1942, at Eldred, Pa.; minimum, about 1 cfs (revised) July 25, 1934 (gage 

height, 0.22 ft); minimum daily discharge, 3.5 cfs Aug. 8, 1934.

Maximum stage known, 24.0 ft July 19, 1942, from floodmark (discharge, about 60,000 

cfs, from rating curve extended above 4,300 cfs on basis of floodmark at Larabee and 

slope-area determination of peak flow of July 19, 1942, at Eldred, Pa.).

Remarks. Some regulation at low flow by operation of powerplant upstream.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge for the water years 1921, 1935-36, and 1938, 

superseding those published in WSP 523, 783, 800, 803 and 853, are given herein.
16 OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM

Allegheny River at Larabee, Pa. Continued

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1920 to September 1921

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

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

780 

456

314

246

201

188

176

165

155

155

145

145

155

145

135

135

135

135

135

135

135

135

135

135 

125

125

135

176

155

155

155

5,802

187

0.353

0.41

Nov.

145 

135

230

230

188

176

165

155

176

215

230

201

176

188

201

215

262

333

262

262

500

1,430

2,130

2.540 

2,160

1,820

1,430

1,150

990

810

-

18,905

630

1.19

1.33

Dec.

780 

1,080

1,260

1,180

1,220

1,290

1,120

930

750

690

660

575

550

930

1.820

1,640

1,150

1,020

960

900

990

1,350

1,320

1,120 

1,050

1,020

950

900

850

850

840

31,745

1,020

1.92

2.23

Jan.

550 

1,150

1.560

840

660

720

630

600

870

780

720

680

640

580

540

490

440

550 586"

410

450

800

960

860 

700

540

520

500

500

490

480

20,190

651

1.23

1.42

Feb.

450 

450

410

570 400"

490

540

500

480

500

510

480

450

450

410

600

2.660

2,340

1,640

1,290

1,080

930

780

660 

600

550

600

630

-

_

-

21,210

758

1.43

1.49

Mar.

ff§

1,360

1,400

1,290

1,920

2,660

5,140

3,260

3.580

5,060

2,740

2,420

2,130

1,780

1,740

1,850

1,710

1,540

1,710

1,780

1,780

1,640

1,500 

1,540

1,360

1,150

1,150

1,220

1,080

1,150

55,820

1,800

5.40

5.92

Apr.

1.680 

1,540

1,290

1,150

1,020

950

810

750

1,540

1,500

1,520

1,180

1,050

960

930

840

870

780

690

600

575

575

930

1,570 

1,360

1,260

1,260

1,120

1,180

1,320

-

32,580

1,090

2.06

2.29

May

1,260 

1,150

1,050

990

950

950

780

720

650

550

478

454

500

456

572

533

296

279

262

246

215

201

840

930 

660

525

454

415

1.520

1,050

840

20,074

648

1.22

1.41

June

900 660"

550

575

415

352

314

296

262

250

250

454

296

250

201

176

188

201

176

155

155

155

165

155 

145

145

145

145

552

575

-

8,976

299

0.564

0.65

July

592 

279

215

188

176

165

155

165

201

176

201

188

188

246

296

514

246

215

450

415

279

250

201

188 

188

201

155

155

262

514

250

7,272

255

0.445

0.51

Aug.

144 

156

514

228

152

144

550

900

478

296

262

533

262

245

194

168

152

262

228

136

144

128

110

107 

101

92

82

75

75

75

2i

6,647

214

0.404

0.47

Sept.

68 

63

75

81

109

296

245

128

96

115

630

456

262

186

152

144

279

2.500

1,960

1,050

810

1,850

1,460

1,020 

870

1,150

750

600

525

478

-

18,413

614

1.16

1.29

Calendar year 1920: Max - 

Water year 1920-21: Max 3,580

Cfsm - In. - 

Cfsm 1.28 In. 17.40

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 27-30, Jan. 1, Jan. 11 to Feb. 16.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1954 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

TotaJ

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

280

167

127

110

91

*84

97

80

75

66

62

58 

53

49

44

49

47

44

44

44

44

58

86

58

60

106

177

177

196

216

216

3,045

98.2

0.185

0.21

Nov.

275

361

254

591

905

608

559

585

562

449

471

449 

427

383

306

317

506

506

504

860

740

712

658

3,100

1,580

1,320

1,240

980

652

740

-

21,160

705

1.53

1.48

Pec.

990

1.460

1,140

890

980

779

670

570

470

400

360

340 

540

340

350

360

360

340

350

380

430

430

383

359

506

317

300

320

580

450

580

15,904

513

0.968

1.12

Jan.

350

550

570

340

520

520

580

1,000

2,780

5,950

4.190

5,600 

2,780

1,980

1,280

1,040

1,010

860

658

684

991

2,310

1,660

1,350

1,250

*1,150

950

800

720

640

570

40,593

1,309

2.47

2.85

Feb.

500

450

400

370

350

340

330

340

350

320

300

290 

280

2^0

400

1,000

950

570

450

370

350

340

340

370

500

900

1.500

1,200

_

-

14,120

504

0.951

0.99

Mar.

1,000

950

950

970

1,100

2,020

2,100

2,140

1,740

1,660

2,060

2 . 960 

2,960

2,550

2,240

2,420

2,750

2,500

2,460

2,100

2,100

2,460

1,900

2,240

1,620

1,540

*1,550

1,070

1,380

1,320

1,280

57,870

1,867

3.52

4.06

Apr.

1,520

1,550

1,210

1,040

860

652

.740

684

740

608

1,540

2.190 

1,860

1,620

1,700

1,350

1,240

1,240

950

1,010

860

632

712

684

493

539

493

516

383

635

-

29,628

988

1.86

2.08

May

495

317

632

1,320

1,380

1,620

2,100

3,000

2,960

2,640

3.100

2,910 

2,370

1,660

1,280

890

950

712

712

495

559

495

471

427

561

517

296

275

264

244

222

35,248

1,157

2.15

2.47

June

181

152

115

152

244

171

152

181

152

*124

100

86 

76

70

16

50

47

78

255

162

212

752

860

632

845

561

606

413

235

181

-

7,867

262

0.494

0.55

July

172

142

152

113

132

275

235

569

1,210

1,210

830

608 

1,510

950

712

608

449

361

286

264

264

296

*339

989

2,270

2.340

1,086

740

800

516

471

20,671

667

1.26

1.45

Aug.

567

255

266

244

181

152

171

277

567

244

7T2" 770

456

590

544

266

277

202

171

142

133

212

142

202

181

IS.

166

429

181

133

124

8,213

265

0.500

0.58

Sept.

255

171

13

21?

436

244

162

113

202

277

181

133 

115

112

115

135

91

78

*75

233

181

152

142

98

88

78

75

171

191

152

-

4,740

158

0.298

0.33

Calendar year 1934: Max 3,960 Min 3.5 Mean 505 Cfsm 0.953 In. 12.92

Water year 1934-55: Max 4,190 Win 44 Mean 710 Cfsm 1.34 In. 18.17

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec..7-22, Dec. 27 to Jan. Jan. 25 to Mar. 5.
OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM

Allegheny River at Larabee, Pa. Continued 

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1955 to September 1936

17

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

 Oct.

155

390

266

191

191

171

162

142

124

115

112

101

101

95 

91

86

76

76

95

78

. 2$.

17T

212

152

142

90

91

84

93

454

544

4,704

152

0.287

0.33

Nov.

327

294

272

261

240

305

527

597

597

575

397

470

1,090

1.450 

1,360

1,180

1,110

890

*800

770

740

683

470 421

397

421

421

445

885

1,280

-

18,855

628

1.18

1.52

Dec.

1,080

627

480

450

410

400

450

550

1,100

1,430

1,590

1,280

,560

,450 

,520

,400

.500

1,450

1,220

980

770

650

550

510

480

450

450

420

410

400

400

25,697

829

1.56

1.80

Jan.

400

420

460

650

600

560

540

530

550

560

540

550

570

700 

600

550

*490

470

420

580

350

520

300

280

260

250

240

250

220

220

210

15,580

452

0.815

0.94

Feb.

210

200

200

220

210

200

190

180

180

170

160

160

160

180 

170

160

160

150

150

140

140

140

140

140

160

500

2,000

5.650

5,410

-

-

15,810

476

0.898

0.97

Mar.

5,000

2,520

2, 100

5,000

3,850

3,650

2,950

2,650

2,950

3,080

5,750

5,520

5,880

5,000 

4,270

4,170

4,850

8.010

7,560

6,480

5,040

4,540

4,220

4,140

4,540

5,000

5,120

5,170

4,870

4,580

4,450

136,430

4,401

8.50

9.57

Apr.

4.240

3,850

5,650

5,050

2,500

2,550

5,410

5,500

2,850

2,550

2,560

2,280

2,050

1,790 

1,750

1,650

1,590

1,180

1,110

980

980

1,110

950

800

740

740

655

655

965

740

-

56,783

1,893

5.57

5.98

May

711

683

800

TlT

711

685

627

600

547

421

470

470

470

470 

575

575

550

294

421

470

527

283

261

261

272

240

294

272

240

250

219

15,554

457

0.825

0.95

June

188

168

158

148

128

119

*258

575

285

240

485

357J

261

219 

178

158

148

208

219

198

178

148

158

128

86

86

72

79

74

127

-

5,601

187

0.555

0.39

July

573

505

250

168

119

87

*65

47

44

32

37

67

68

50 

37

34

52

28

27

22

22

25

19

77

100

59

40

41

58

54

42

2,587

77.0

0.145

0.17

Aug.

53

*52

50

53

40

214

411

115

59

47

280

255

104

93 

96

67

56

59

47

58

65

62

60

50

45

42

40

35

55

55

59

2,695

86.9

0.164

0.19

Sept.

52

47

42

57

57

55

34

35

34

30

27

26

26

28 

25

37

56

50

40

57

52

55

50

30

146.

60

53

35

30

*28

-

1,214

40.5

0.076

0.09

Calendar year 1955: Max 4,190 Mln 46 Mean 735 Cfsm 1.39 In. 18.81

Water year 1935-36: Max 8,010 Mln 19 Mean 806 Cfsm 1.52 In- 20.70

Calendar year 1936: Max 8,010 Mln 19 Mean 838 Cfsm 1.58 In. 21.52

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 5-9, Dec. 22 to Feb. 27.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1957 to September 1938

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26 

27

28 

29

50

51

Total

Mean

Cf am

In.

Oct.

77

77

77

ft

119

250 

261

102

98

98

95

91

84

87

80

84

77

375

521

573

575 

1,080

1,660

1,400

890 

1,100

1,750 

5,170

3,530

2.400

£0,279

654

1.23

1,42

Nov.

1,59O

1,280

1,100

920 

776

721

614 

588

640

588

*511

436

l.TST)

1.750

1,550

1,470

1,320

1,280

1,010

920

852

748 

640

536

511

556 

640

640 

890

776

-

26,963

899

1.70

1.89

Dec.

748

667

614

667 

614

614

556 

470

420

580

350

530

510

270

280

350

*750

2,700

4.690

4J590

5,700

2,590 

1,930

1,390

1,210

1,040 

852

804 

694

640

588

35,568

1,147

2.16

2.50

Jan.

1,590

1,510

1,100

*980 

861

748

776 

562

587

520

300

310

510

500

290

280

270

260

£50

240

240

250 

260

300

1,260

1.980 

1,400

1,100 

900

950

1,100

21,184

685

1.29

1.49

Feb.

1,000

950

1,000

1,050 

1,150

1,400

2,900 

5,040

2,740

3,100

2,640

2,110

5,520

4^750

4 , 510

5,590

2,890

2,490

5,150

5,040

1,840

1,880 

1,590

1,590

1,180

950 

861

100

_

-

61,211

2,186

4.12

4.30

Mar.

550

600

500

m

5,960

4.570 

4,070

2,440

1,650

1,240

1,100

*1,070

1,510

1,470

1,550

1,750

1,840

1,710

1,710

1,630

1,550 

1,710

2,590

2,440

2,200 

1,880

1,550 

1,320

1,210

1,070

55,452

1,724

3.25

3.75

Apr.

1,140

980

920

861 

804

748

694 

69T

861

. 1,040

1,060

2,710

5,760

4,150

4.210

5,860

5,100

2,590

5,150

2,690

2,240

2,160 

1,950

1,670

1,510

1,320 

1,100

980 

890

804

-

54,626

1,821

3.44

5.83

May

721

640

562

556

486

456

387 

359

339

*587

375

515

280

268

305

399

559

245

245

280

515

363

527

673

852

748 

667

588 

562

oil

587

15,855

447

0.845

0.97

June

527

315

511

565 

268

256

254 

245

200

165

234

268

268

351

 268

222

200

189

170

143

126

109 

118

111

122

590 

2,820

5.150 

2,110

*2,200

-

16,653

555

1.05

1.17

July

1.010

980

776

614 

486

411

359 

305

315

562

587

461

303

256

565

305

211

291

256

176

155

155 

178

211

178

147 

116

T3T

189

189

211

10,669

544

0.649

0.75

Aug.

200

TTS

159

105 

*200

*147

102 

92

78

69

146

198

128

98

93

89

100

157

105

85

79

68 

64

64

62

58 

60

58

60

58

5,174

102

0.192

0.22

Sept.

56

54

54

55

52

48

55 

53

54

54

60

75

120

255

2.250

994

 460

554

502

291

*271

251 

448

460

544

271 

241

225 

186

162

-

8,507

284

0.536

0.60

Calendar year 1957: Max 5,190 Mln 74 Mean 1,092 Cfsm 2.06 In. 27.96

Water year 1957-58: Max 4,750 Mln 48 Mean 894 Cfsm 1.69 In. 22.89

Calendar year 1935: Max 4,750 Mln '48 Mean 766 Cfsm 1.45" In. 19.64

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 8-18, Jan. 10-24, Jan. 27 to Feb. 

to Mar. 4.
18 OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM

Allegheny River at Eldred, Pa.

Location.--Lat 41°57'50", long. 78°23'10", on right bank at site of former highway bridge, 

600 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 346, 1,000 ft upstream from Knapp Creek, 

and half a mile north of Eldred, McKean County.

Drainage area.--550 sq ml.

Records available.--July 1939 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,416.20 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Average discharge.--14 years, 1,007 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,350 cfs Mar. 26 (gage height, 14.28 ft); minimum, 43 cfs Oct. 2; minimum gage height, 1.58 ft Sept. 3, 4.

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 55,000 cfs July 19, 1942 (gage height, 27.6 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 15,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum, 28 cfs Sept. 14, 15, 1952 (gage height, 1.39 ft).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or shifting control, which 

are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of lee effect or shifting-control (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 21 Feb. 22 to Hay 31 June 1 to Sept. 30

1.5 34

2,0 79

2.5 140

3.0 236

4.0 500

7.0 1,620

10.0 3,100

13.0 5,000

4.4

5.0

9.0

12.0

15.0

610

805

2,480

4,220

7,220

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

82

148

239

500

7.0 1,620

10.0 3,100

12.0 4,300

14.0 6,010

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

46" 45

58

9O

74

64

105

210" 292

148

122

108

104

86

87

86

78

69

66

64

64

64

64

66

62

60

56

54

55

*55

54

2,656

85.7

0.156

0.18

Nov.

52

52

52

58

64

65

66

73

81

107

163

148

122

106

96

90

85

85

83

103

440

1,310

1,940

*1,380

980

742

605

500

414

350

-

10,412

347

0.631

0.70

Dec.

b290

b270

b260

246

328

1,000

760

638

575

655

2,530

3,400

3,340

2,440

1,660

1,300

1,060

900

760

638

590

545

560

545

530

486

b420

b350

b330

b400

b420

28,226

911

1.66

1.91

Jan.

386

353

334

326

b270

*b200

b200

b220

b300

b500

848

708

575

515

515

690

742

908

1,100

1,060

1,020

980

920

1,300

2,740

2,740

2,240

2,040

1,790

1,340

1,260

29,120

939

1.71

1.97

Feb.

1,790

1,420

1,300

*1,180

94O

882

960

980

812

690

590

605

590

530

530

500

456

414

358

471

1,460

2,550

2,010

,740

,540

,340

,260

,180

-

-

29,058

1,038

1.89

1.96

Mar.

980

770

752

1,700

2,240

1,700

1,500

1,300

1,100

1,020

910

910

*1,140

1,340

1,500

1,920

2,060

1,830

1,700

1,500

1,300

1,100

1,020

2,880

4,490

6,230

5,470

4,360

3,580

2,940

2,280

63,522

2,049

3.73

4.30

Apr.

2,060

2,240

,100

,960

,740

,540

,460

,260

,060

,350

,660

,460

,420

,340

,140

* ,100

,140

,100

,140

,100

,100

,060

,100

,060

,100

,460

,880

,920

,880

,660

-

43,590

1,453

2.64

2.95

May

,500

,540

,300

,060

,060

,180

,100

,180

1,060

945

822

735

670

625 860"

945

1,140

1,880

1,700

*1,500

1,260

1,100

2,370

3,820

4,010

3,880

4,500

4,650

3,640

3,220

4,480

59,732

1,927

3.50

4.04

June

6,010

5,680

4,300

2,890

2,040

1,540

2,390

2,390

1,890

1,540

1,220

1,000

882

830

708

590

515

530

486

414

358

321

287

254

*227

211

208

195

1T9" 179

-

40,264

1,342

2.44

2.72

July

167

172

174

156

130

120

122

120

105

98

94

90

86

92

100

96

80

74

82

145

133

*96

109

194

130

94

81

74

73

91

114

3,492

113

0.205

0.24

Aug.

93

78

78

79

83

148

102

85

130

1,250

1,150

456

292

241

211

174

129

122

112

95

92

83

77

76

78

72

66

63

60

58

§1

5,890

190

0.345

0.40

Sept.

50

51

*46

45

9T

208

123

75

64

57

49

53

117

153

108

80

66

67

69

608

353" 849

243

177

156

120

1Z2

101

102

91

-

4,499

150

0.273

0.30

Calendar year 1952: Max 8,630 Mln 28 Mean 1,063 Cfsm 1.93 In. 26.31

Water year 1952-53: Max 6,230 Mln 45 Mean 878 Cfsm 1.60 In. 21.67

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs). Mar. 26 (12:30 p.m.) 6,350 cfs (14.28 ft)j June 1 (4:30 

6,230 efs (14.21 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by lee.

Note. Shifting-control method used Oct. 13 to Nov. 10, Nov. 14-20.
GREAT VALLEY CREEK BASIN

Great Valley Creek near Salamanca, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42° 10'40", long. 78°41'40", on left bank 0.3 mile upstream from highway 

bridge, 1 mile downstream from Hungry Hollow, l| miles northeast of Salamanca, 

Cattaraugus County, and 2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--142 sq ml.

Records available.--December 1950 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Extremes..--Maximum discharge during year, 3,220 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 6.94 ft, from 

reconstructed gage-height graph), from rating curve extended above 1,100 cfs by 

logarithmic plotting; no flow Oct. 1-6, Oct. 13 to Nov. 6, Sept 15-19

1950-53: Maximum discharge, 4,850 cfs Jan. 4, 1951 (gage height, 7.92 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,100 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow for several 

days In 1952 and 1953.

Remarks.-Records good except those for periods of ice effect, backwater from weeds or 

doubtful gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect or backwater from 

weeds (gage height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 21 Feb. 21 to May 31 May 31 to Sept. 30

2.54

2.6

2.7

2.8

 2.9

3.0

0.0

.5

4.1

12

24

42

3.3

3.6

4.0

5.0

6.0

120

228

419

1,070

2,040

3.2

3.5

4.0

4.5

5.0

6.0

7.0

85

184

392

673

1,040

1,990

3,310

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.0

0.0

.9

5.3

15

28

47

3.3

3.6

4.0

4.5

5.0

125

233

413

693

1,060

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

fl

0

0

0

0

0

3.0

12

5.8

2.0

*.8

.3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

23.9

0.77

0.0054

0.01

Nov.

o

0

0

0

0

0

49

53

60

105

117

102

93

*102

117

160

143

117

90

98

464

721

S3T

377

266

208

178

136

111

96

-

4,594

153

1.08

1.20

Dec.

b74

80

69

§2

215

375

257

224

262

371

1.790

848

525

371

279

228

197

178

146

*127

120

136

185

193

182

164

136

blOO

b!20

b!30

b!06

8,250

266

1.87

2.16

Jan.

93

82

82

77

b64

1)62

b§0

b62

105

197

441

*285

228

205

282

508

359

664

468

361

284

245

205

497

520

371

b340

382

307

253

333

8,422

272

1.92

2.21

Feb.

633

408

*336

257

209

212

293

262

208

b!65

143

171

146

133

136

108

102

93

93

143

1.620

882

458

350

301

264

252

214

-

-

-

8,592

307

2.16

2.25

Mar.

b!75

b!40

152.

1,080

589

412

327

*268

221

199

202

495

840

706

719

786

523

397

341

301

272

256

233

d2 . 190

*dl,320

775

764

810

706

575

479

17,253

557

3.92

4.52

Apr.

574

727

534

427

340

290

270

220

190

250

205

190

210

195

165

*180

190

190

185

200

225

220

215

195

215

270

280

310

270

235

-

8,167

272

1.92

2.14

May

220

200

165

140

*145

140

245

410

280

215

165

130

150

145

430

330

520

680

450

310

215

175

165

116

32.

300

340

250

195

1,520

1,880

10,724

346

2.44

2.81

June

923

505

337

258

229

165

145

116

*92

77

62

58

56

49

43

36

34

35

30

26

26

25

22

17

16

15

14

*12

11

IS.

3,444

115

0.810

0.90

July

10

10

8.5

7.6

7.2

7.6

9.9

7.6

6.4

5.3

5.0

4.6

4.3

3.7

3.2

3.0

2.7

2.5

4.0

7.9

3.0

2.5

JO.

5.6

3.4

2.7

2.5

1.9

2.3

2.7

1*1

160.4

5.17

0.036

0.04

Aug.

1.4

2.3

2.5

1.9

4.6

3.0

2.5

2.3

5.3

m

78

32

17

11

8.0

5.6

4.6

3.4

3.0

2.5

2.1

1.8

1.4

1.3

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.7

^

.6

333.8

10.8

0.076

0.09

Sept.

0.6

.6

.6

.6

.9

.8

.7

.6

.6

.5

.4

*.4

.4

.2

0

0

0

0

0

158

43

26

14

8.0

4.6

3.0

2.5

2.5

2.3

1.8

-

273.6

9.12

0.064

0.07

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,870 Min 0 Mean 229 cfsm 1.61 In. 21.98

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,190 Min 0 Mean 192 Cfsm 1.35 In. 18.40

Peak discharge (base. 2,000 cfs). 

2,430 ofs (6.34 ft); Mar. 24 (about ]

Dec. 12 (7 a.m.) 2,490 cfs (6.39 ft); Feb. 21 (12:45 p.m.) 

1 a.m.) 3,220 cfs (about 6.94 ft)} May 31 (5:30 a.m.) 2,480 cfs

(6.40 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of reconstructed gage-height graph.

Note.--Backwater from weeds Apr. 5 to May 29.
20 OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM

Allegheny River at Red House, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°06'50", long. 78°48'15", on left bank at site of old highway bridge in 

Red House, Cattaraugus County, 0.7 mile upstream from Meetinghouse Run and at 

mile 227.7.

Drainage area. 1.690 sq mi.

Records available. September 1903 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,327.68 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Sept. 3, 1917, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 48 years (1905-53), 2,795 cfs.

Extremes^ Maximum discharge during year, 19,200 cfs May 31 (gage height, 9.89 ft); minimum, 158 cfs Sept. 4 (gage height, 3.29 ft).

1903-53: Maximum discharge, 45,300 cfs July 20, 1942 (gage height, 14.55 ft): minimum, 84 cfs Sept. 7, 1934 (gage height, 2.82 ft).

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are good. 

Revisions. WSP 758: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge. In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 25

3.3 173

3.6 380

4.0 790

4.5 1,510

6.0 4,500

8.0 10,800

10.0 19,700

Mar. 26 to Sept. 30

3.3 163

3 .5 295

3.8 560 

Note. Same as pre 

cedlng table above 

3.8 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

199 2"IB"

244 

257

257

264

291

387

582

Z7T

*388

342

312

298

285

271

264

251

237 

237

237 

237

237

237

237

231

224

218

218

224

264

8,622

278

0.164

0.19

Nov.

271

3T3B"

285 

278

328

312

350

 t22

422

550

778

803

742

 670

648

694

694

626

560 

541

1,440 

3,800

5,570

4,350

3,120

2,500

2,090

1,730

1,460

1,260

-

37,599

1,253

0.741

0.83

Dec.

1,020

934

948 

868

1,550"

3,070

2,960

2.380

2,290

. 2,710

9,150

11.700

8,720

6,680

4,720

3,660

3,030

2,680

*2,360 

2,060

1,840 

1,790

1,990

2,110

2,080

1,900

1,680

bl,180

bl.300

1,410

1,380

91,650

2,956

1.75

2.02

Jan.

1,290

1,190

1,160 

1,120

b980

b880

b780

7Q2

1,150

1,830

3,160

b3,200

*2,480

2,180

2,170

3,400

3,360

3,970

4,450 

3,890

3,450 

3,180

2,920

3,360

6,580

6,330

5,520

5,520

5,200

4,040

3,640

93,162

3,005

1.78

2.05

Feb.

5,870

5,160

*4, 130 

3,640

3,040

2,820

3,100

3,220

2.800

2,020

2,040

2,000

1,810

1,770

1,660

1,510

1,370

1.300 

1,400

5,600 

9,550

 ,240

4,940

4,270

3,780

3,560

3,330

_

_

-

94,260

3,366

1.99

2.07

Mar.

2,880

2,380

2.260 

5,330

8,400

5,670

4,550

3,860

*3,370

3,040

2,800

3,330

5,320

5,930

5,820

7,320

6,600

5,550

4,840 

4,320

3,840 

3,370

3,040

11,000

17.800

15,400

14,300

12,900

11,000

8,840

7,030

202,090

6,519

3.86

4.45

Apr.

6,240

7,230

6,630 

5,710

4,990

4,320

4,000

3,580

3,100

3,420

4,220

3,690

3,640

3,580

3,220

 3,000

3,140

3,080

3,060 

3.060

3,120 

3,040

3,020

2,920

2,880

3,430

4,320

4,720

4,640

4,200

-

119,200

3,973

2.35

2.62

May

3,820

3,820

3,390 

2,860

*2,700

3,060

3,050

4,160

3,690

3,160

2,720

2,400

2,260

2,180

2,940

3,820

3,780

6,690

6,010 

4,860

3,950 

3,280

3,620

5,040

5,960

8,550

9,930

8,810

7,390

9,960

18.000

155,860

5,028

2.98

3.43

June

16,900

13,300

9,990 

7,100

5,020

3,950

3,470

4,220

*3,560

3,000

2,440

2,090

1,860

1,720

1,630

1,380

1,230

1,140

1,140 

1,030

962 

1,060

907

742

670

637

604

*571

521

491

-

93,335

3,111

1.84

2.05

July

491

501

15?

436

409

392

374

358

350

327

311

295

295

303

295

288

267

267 

288

327 

342

311

366

374

342

274

239

232 553"

267

10,577

341

0.202

0.23

Aug.

260

260

253 

260

253

239

267

267

274

1,040

2,260

*1,370

766

582

491

427

374

311

288 

274

253 

239

225

213

200

200

200

194

188

182

Hi

12,785

412

0.244

0.28

Sept.

175

175

169 

TB?

188

439

436

327

246

213

200

*194

*206

260

327

281

239

206

200 

937

1.940 

1,280

730

540

436

392

334

303

288

260

-

12,070

402

0.238

0.27

Calendar year 1952: Max 22,600 Mln 126 Mean 3,078 Cfsm 1.82 In. 24.81

Water year 1952-53: Max 18,000 Mln 169 .Mean 2,551 Cfsm 1.51 In. 20.49

Peak discharge (base. 17,000 efs). Mar. 25 (5 a.m.) 18,600 cfs (9.78 ft); May 31 (7 p.mj 

19,200 Ofs (9.89 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM 

Allegheny River near Kinzua, Pa.

21

Location. Lat 41°50'50", long. 78°59 I 30", on left bank at Pennsylvania Railroad bridge, 

hair a mile upstream from Bent Run, 2 miles southwest of Kinzua, Warren County, and 2.3 

miles downstream from Kinzua Creek.

Drainage area.--2,179 sq mi.

Records available. October 1935 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,200.00 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

Engineers benchmark).

Average discharge. 18 years, 3,900 cfs.

extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 23,600 cfs May 31 (gage height, 12.82 ft); minimum, 237 cfs Sept. 4, 5 (gage height, 4.53 ft).

1935-53: Maximum discharge, 50,800 cfs Mar. 22, 1948 (gage height, 18.52 ft); minimum, 149 cfs (revised) Sept. 15, 1936; minimum gage height, 4.31 ft Sept. 14, 15, 1952.

Revisions. The minimum discharge for the water year 1936 has been revised to 149 cfs 

Sept. Ifa, 1936 (gage height, 4.57 ft), superseding figure published in WSP 803.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the water years 

1936-37, superseding those published in WSP 803 and 823, are given herewith:

Date

1936

Sept. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

Discharge

273

277

277

245

220

204

192

183

175

168

162

158

152

151

Date

1936-Con.

Sept. 15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

Discharge

149

170

217

361

313

281

242

214

195

198

238

204

204

231

Date

1936-Con.

Sept. 29

30

Dec. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

Discharge

228

210

1,100

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,300

1,800

2,500

2,200

2,500

3,500

4,600

Date

1936-Con.

Dee. 13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

Discharge

4,400

3,900

3,400

3,100

2,900

2,700

2,300

4,500

6,400

5,700

5,100

4,500

5,200

Month

Water year 1935-36 ...............

Water year 1936-37 ...............

Cfs-days

1,283,528

1,649,428

Maximum

39,800

29,600

Minimum

149

182

Mean

3,507

4,519

Per square 

mile

1.61

2.07

Runoff in 

inohe s

21.94

2 30

28.16

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

'256" 265

308

308 

319

349

424

430

559

672

545

454

408

381

372

*353

344

331

316

319

312

308

308

304

304

300

293

286

289

282

279

11,018

355

0.163

0.19

Nov.

323

335

392

376 

367

413

472

524

*602

790

1,060

1,130

1,070

962

915

915

952

896

815

815

1,720

5,040

6.660

5^670

4,260

3,360

2,840

2,380

2,000

bl,700

-

49,754

1,658

0.761

0.85

Dec.

bl,400

bl,300

1,280

1,250 

1,516

3,430

4,020

3,260

3,050

3,750

11,200

*14.600

11,000

8,490

6,390

4,980

4,140

3,580

3,260

2,840

2,560

2,420

2,640

2,940

3,050

2,740

b2,400

bS.OOO

bl,600

bl , 800

bl.900

120,780

3,896

1.79

2.06

Jan.

bl,800

bl,700

bl,600

bl,550 

bl,450

bl.100

bl.OOO

bl,656

bl,300

b2,300

4,140

4,370

3,580

3,050

2,940

*4,220

4,610

5,800

6,260

5,480

4,850

4,370

4,020

4,270

7,360

7.530

'6,866

6,940

6,800

5,480

4,850

122,570

3,954

1.81

2.09

Feb.

6,870

6,940

5,600

4,980 

4,260

3,910

4,370

4,490

4,020

3,360

2,940

2,940

2,840

2,620

2,500

2,360

b2,100

b2,000

bl.900

*1,966

6,300

11,800

8,690

6,660

5,730

5,100

4,730

4,490

-

-

-

126,400

4,514

2.07

2.16

Mar.

4,020

3,260

5,050

6,500 

10,300

7,680

5,990

5,220

4,610

4,140

3,800

4,140

6,680

7,840

7,680

9,180

8,660

7,230

6,390

5,730

5,100

4,490

4,140

12,800

20,500

17,900

16,600

15,400

13,700

11,400

9,180

253,310

S-,171

3.75

4.32

Apr.

8,320

9,540

*§,I80

7,680 

6,660

5,860

5,350

4,850

4,260

4,800

. 5,730

5,220

4,980

4,980

4,490

4,260

4,370

4,370

4,260

4,260

4,260

4,260

4,370

4,260

4,140

4,730

5,600

6,120

6,120

*5,600

-

162,880

5,429

2.49

2.78

May

5,350

5,350

4,850

4,140 

4,020

4,260

4,490

5,990

5,350

4,610

4,020

3,580

3,260

3,160

37910"

5,220

5,620

8,660

8,320

6,800

5,480

5,020

8,780

7,080

7,530

15,200

14,100

11,400

9,540

12,400

22,700

220,210

7,104

3.26

3.76

June

21,000

16,266

12,666

9,180 

*7,080

5,480

4,850

5,220

4,850

4,020

3,470

2,940

2,640

2,420

2,270

2,000

1,870

1,710

1,620

1,520

1,480

2,160

1,590

1,220

1,080

1,050

990

896

833

764

-

125,003

4,167

1.91

2.13

July

764

798

7W

755 

664

632

*602

558

531

504

472

447

430

413

413

403

397

397

472

460

424

454

511

454

497

485

424

358

4TT

517

413

15,858

512

0.235

0.27

Aug.

381

376

376

363 

381

367

340

372

720

2,310

2,420

2,ll6

1,220

905

730

618

545

478

419

392

*372

349

331

316

300

293

293

289

279

269

262

19,176

619

0.284

0.33

Sept.

256

246

246

243

m

376

548

478

381

312

282

296

381

353

376

408

358

319

310

1,590

2,120

*I,986'

1,210

887

705

595

531

466

424

403

-

17,401

580

0.266

0.30

Calendar year 1952: Max 28,700 Min 180 Mean 4,027 Cfsm 1.85 In. 25.16

Water year 1952-53: Max 22,700 Min 243 Mean 3,409 Cfsm 1.56 In. 21.24

Peak discharge (base, 25.000 efs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
22 CONEWANGO CREEK BASIN

Conewango Creek at Waterboro, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°10'15", long. 79°04'10", on right bank 300 ft downstream from concrete 

viaduct at Waterboro, Chautauqua County, 900 ft downstream from Davis Brook, and 2j 

miles upstream from Kennedy.

Drainage area. 290 sq mi.

Records available. September 1938 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,255.30 ft above mean sea level (Corps 

of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Nov. 7, 1939, staff gages at site 1,300 ft upstream 

at various daturas. Nov. 7, 1939, to Nov. 4, 1940, staff gage at site 1,100 ft upstream at datum 0.79 ft higher. Nov. 5, 1940, to May 28, 1948, staff gage at site 

700 ft downstream at present datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 508 cfs..

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,310 cfs June 1 (gage height, 7.11 ft); minimum, 31 cfs Sept. 4 (gage height, 1.38 ft).

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 8,600 cfs Apr. 7, 1947 (gage height, 11.35 ft, from 

high-water mark at gage); minimum observed, 22 cfs Aug. 18, 1940, Sept. 27, 29, 1941.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from 

debris, which are good.

Rating tables, water year-1952-53, except periods of ice effect 

and backwater from debris (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 11 Dec. 12 to Sept. 3O

1.6 46

2.0 109

2.5 210

3.0 349

4.O 685

5.0 1,10O

6.0 1,620

1.4 33

1.7 72

2.0 120

2.5 218

3.0 363

5.0 1,120

8.0 2,910

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

48

54

58

60

54

58

89

107

95

*84

72

66

61

60

60

57

55

55

51

51

55

61

72

72

67

61

58

58

57

55

54

1,965

63.4

0.219

0.25

Nov.

54

SL

55

67

64

66

108

131

135

162

201

183

162

144

136

*151

123

116

113

116

218

676

657

455

330

252

208

176

160

148

-

5,598

187

0.645

0.72

Dec.

129

135

131

129

201

526

435

381

479

803

1,620

1.640

1,350

857

540

459

411

585

*548

307

286

350

668

711

575

453

b350

b270

b280

271

257

15,737

508

1.75

2.02

Jan.

246

240

249

243

b215

b!95

b!85

195

357

811

1.580

1,190

*828

604

657

958

700

992

950

706

530

453

401

620

890

554

536

682

730

608

664

18,549

598

2.06

2.38

Feb.

1,260

1,060

*866

642

499

482

612

684

544

408

357

395

414

554

576

552

501

268

g65

367

1.550

1,500

1.O20

690

583

509

530

506

-

-

-

17,372

620

2.14

2.23

Mar.

427

566

366

1,380

1,520

1,100

735

575

*489

443

462

988

1,370

1,200

982

994

818

627

533

492

466

411

369

1,470

1.760

1,520

1,360

1,660

1,760

1,540

1,240

29,423

949

3.27

3.77

Apr.

1,210

1.410

1,220

878

640

530

492

433

382

445

456

379

411

446

382

*357

417

446

417

421

525

55O

469

576

558

590

542

676

575

440

-

16,631

554

1.91

2.13

May

410

495

435

363

*364

417

606

1,180

890

546

395

316

315

354

860

966

927

1,370

1,180

769

495

405

595

329

292

1,450

1,510

1,340

910

1,310

2.200

23,792

767

2.64

5.05

June

2.270

2,050

1,440

890

586

456

576

526

*268

228

195

182

180

174

165

150

185

218

184

155

141

219

164

125

115

112

*108

103

98

£5.

11,934

398

1.37

1.53

July

93

95

93

90

84

87

90

84

80

76

75

71

71

69

66

65

61

59

83

100

82

74

103

105

84

71

65

61

65

74

69

2,445

78.9

0.272

0.31

Aug.

64

65

69

66

69

69

65

61

65

146

180

132

*101

86

74

66

61

58

59

61

57

62

55

50

48

48

46

44

41

39

35

2,142

69.1

0.238

0.27

Sept.

35

54

55

55

45

50

45

44

44

40

59

*40

40

43

43

41

46

44

41

132

nz

101

76

64

55

52

48

C45

c43

c40

"

1,578

52.6

0.181

0.20

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,460 Min 26 Mean 479 Cfsm 1.65 In. 22.46

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,270 Mln 33 Mean 403 Cfsm 1.39 In. 18.86

Peak discharge (base. 2.500 cfs. revised). June 1 (7:15 a.m.) 2,310 cfs (7.11 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-diBoharge relation affected by ice. 

c Backwater from debris.
CONEWANGO CREEK BASIN 23

Chautauqua Lake near Mayvllle, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°15'35", long. 79°28"45", on left bank of Big Inlet, 250 ft from mouth 

and If miles east of Mayvllle, Chautauqua County.

Drainage area. 189 sq ml.

Records available. November 1949 to September 1953.

Gage. Staff gage read once dally. Datum of gage Is 1,300.00 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929.

Extremes.--Maximum gage height observed during year, 9.05 ft June 1; minimum, 6.51 ft

1949-53: Maximum gage height observed, 10.01 ft Dec. 4, 5, 1950; minimum, that of 

Nov. 7, 1952.

Remarks.--Lake regulated at outlet by Warner Dam. Capacity of lake not determined; area 

of water surface, 20.9 sq ml. Figures of change in contents computed from surface area 

multiplied by change in stage.

Gage height. In feet, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Mean

(t)

Oct.

7.58

7.50

7.50

7.52

7.46

7.46

7.46

7.42

7.40

7.34

7.30

7.30

7.26

7.20

7.16

7.20

7.16

7.08

7.00

6.98

6.98

7.00

6.96

6.98

6.98

6.88

6.84

6.78

6.71

BTTB"

6.80

7.16

-181

Hov.

6.71

6.71

6.69

6.63

6.69

6.67

6.51

STSs"

6.65

6.58

6.61

6.53

6.59

6.59

6.61

6,57

6,59

6,59

6.71

6.73

6.75

6.76

6.82

6.80

6.88

7.02 6~50"

6.86

6.90

6.86

6.70

_.+22.5

Dec.

6.82

6.82

6.85

6.99

6.87

6.99

7.01

6.97

7.07

7.19

7.47

7.51

7.53

7.55

TBT

7.51

7.49

7.47

7.45

7.45

7.39

7.41

7.43

7.43

7.45

7.45

7.35

7.35

7.32

7.30

7.30

7.28

H-22.9

Jan.

7.28

7.26

7.26

7.22

7.14

7.10

7.08

7TS5"

7.12

7.14

7.26

7.34

7.42

7.42

7.44

7.44

7.42

7.44

7.46

7.52

7.60

7.58

7.56

7.58

7.62

7.66

7.68

7.68

7.72

7.74

7.76

7.42

H-104

Feb.

7.78

7.84

7.86

77S6~

7.82

7.74

7.76

7.74

7.70

7.66

7.64

7.62

7.58

7.58

7.54

7.48

7.46

7.44

7.38

7.56

7.54

7.54

7.52

7.52

7.54

7.58

7.60

7.58

_

-

7.62

-48.2

Mar.

.56

.51

TBT

.55

.57

.61

.63

.65

.71

.67

.67

.73

.77

.81

.81

.79

.79

.81

.71

.67

.69

.71

.77

8.19

8.23

8.27

8.45

8.57

8.61

ST5?

8.57

7.88

H-222

Apr.

8.63

8.69

5T5B"

8.63

8.53

8.47

8.33

8.29

8.21

8.23

8.23

8.18

8.17

8.05

8TTB"

8.13

8.17

8.15

8.15

8.07

8.13

8.27

8.13

8.21

8.17

8.23

8.31

8.27

8 33

8.37

-

8.28

-49.5

May

8.37

8.37

8.37

8.35

£735"

8.37

8.37

8.51

8.45

8.45

8.41

8.37

8.35

8.37

8.37

8.47

8.51

8.65

8.73

8.75

8.73

8.65

8.63

8.59

8.59

8.61

8.61

8.55

8.59

8.67

8.99

8.52

H-144

June

9.05

or

8.99

8.93

8.93

8.85

8.73

8.71

8.55

8.51

8.47

8.47

8.41

8.37

8.35

8.35

8.31

8.25

8.21

8.21

8.21

8.17

8.13

8.15

8.17

8.13

8.13

8.15

8.11

87TT

-

8.44

-209

July

8.09

8.15

3TT53"

8.11

8.11

8.11

8.11

8.07

8.05

8.03

8.03

8.01

8.01

7.99

7.99

7.97

7.97

7.97

7.97

7.97

7.97

7.97

7.95

7.95

7.95

7.83

77BB7.89

7.95

7.95

7.97

8.00

-28.3

Aug.

.97

.97

.99

.91

.93

.95

.95

.93

.99

8.01

8.09

8.09

8.11 8~^59~

8.07

8.07

8.03

8.01

8.01

7.99

7.99

7.99

7.97

7.93

7.93

7.91

7.91

7.89

7.87

7.83

7.81

7.97

-37. Od

Sept.

7.79

7.77

7.75

7.79

7.79

7.81

TTTT

7.75

7.73

7.71

7.69

7.75

7.63

7.65

7.65

7.65

7.61

7767

7.69

7.79

7.74

7.75

7.77

7.77

7.77

7.71

7.75

7.69

7.65

7.61

-

7.72

-36.0

Calendar year 1952: Max 9.06 Mln 6.51 Mean 7.81 (t) -13.6

Water year 1952-53: Max 9.05 Mln 6.51 Mean 7.75 (t) +1.29

t Change In contents in Chautauqua Lake, equivalent in cubic feet per second.
24 CONEWANGO CREEK BASIN

Chadakoin River at Falconer, N. Y.

Location. Lat 42°06'45", long. 79°12'15", on left bank 10 ft downstream from South Dow 

Street Bridge in Falconer, Chautauqua County, if miles upstream from mouth, and 6 miles 

downstream from Chautauqua Lake.

Drainage area.--194 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1934 to September 1953.

Gage..--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,256.41 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge. 18 years (1935-53), 342 cfs (adjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year. 962 cfs June 4 (gage height, 2.95 ft); minimum, 

13 cfs July 21 (gage height, 0.425 ft); minimum daily, 14 cfs July 25, 26.

1934-53: Maximum discharge, 2,050 cfs Apr. 5, 1947 (gage height, 4.56 ft); minimum, 

6.0 cfs Sept. 15, 1941, July 22, 1952 (gage height, 0.29 ft); minimum daily, 7.6 cfs 

Aug. 7, 1952.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of backwater from debris, which are 

good. Flow regulated by Chautauqua Lake (see preceding page); diurnal fluctuation 

caused by mills above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 803: 1936(M).

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of backwater from debris (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second).

0.4 

.5 

.6

58

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

104

269

488

988

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

70

68

78

158

193

196 159"

186

186

*183

183

180

176

176

176

180

183

183

183

189

189

186

186

183

180

180

180

176

176

166

163

5,281

170

-181

Nov.

163

160

166

163

163

170

176

16T

0160

0155

cllO

c80

066

c52

*c50

50

51

51

51

56

64

66

55

55

55

53

55

55

53

53

2,820

94.0

-1-22.5

Dec.

53

53

51

51

55

50

53

50

51

136

214

280

334 326"

322

322

322

*326

322

322

317

322

317

317

317

317

317

309

305

297

293

7,118

230

-1-97.9

Jan.

293

293

293

289

289

285 285"

289

297

301

301

301

*301

301

301

301

305

309

305

305

305

305

301

317

309

305

309

317

354

377

469

9,612

310

+104

Feb.

522

512

512

*483

479

474

483

479

479

469

464

464

464

455

450

446

446

446

446

441

460

455

455

455

455

460

460

455

_

-

13,069

467

-48.2

Mar.

450

446

446

483

469

455

455

450

*436

432

432-

432

436

436

436

490

579

555

565

546

443

373

39T

436

404

413

640

828

STT

823

813

15,806

510

+222

Apr.

818

894

931

910

889

858

797

667

464

386

369

360

360

360

351

*305

269

269

265

269

265

261

261

261

258

258

250

25o

250

250

-

13,355

445

-49.5

May

254

246

242

239

242

*235

470

757

525

391

391

386

391

377

433

386

391

395

386

382

382

377

369

364

364

373

364

360

355

410

386

11,623

375

+144

June

515

594

589

627

915

894

879

784

485

*269

265

265

265

265

261

261

265

261

178

75

75

52

30

28

26

25

*21

2020"

21

-

9,230

308

-209

July

25

22

19

18

18

21

19

18

18

17

17

17

18

18

17

17

17

19

41

Tff

16

16

17

16

14

14

15

16

28

18

16

580

18.7

-28.3

Aug.

16

19

16

18

16

16

16

20" 15

29

17

16

*17

16

20

19

20

19

19

19

17

17

17

17

49

82

77

88

107

TT§- 118

1,070

34.5

-37.0

Sept.

95

69

99

79

39

28

28

72

118

118

71

28

*28

26

25

25

27

21

3?

44

53

84

80

46

22

50

71

178

269

234

-

2,166

72.2

-36.0

Adjusted for change in contents of Chautauqua Lake

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

-10.2 

-0 .053 

-0.06

116 

0.598 

0.67

Calendar year 1952 : 

Water year 1952-53:

328 

1.69 

1.95

414 

2.13 

2.46

419

2.16 

2/25

732 

3.77 

4.35

396 

2.04 

2.28

519 

2.68 

3.08

Observed

Max 1,050 Min 7.6 Mean 299 

Max 931 Miri 14 Mean 251

98.6 

0.508 

0.57

-9.58 

-0.049 

-0.06

-2.45 

-0.013 

-0.01

36.2

0.187 

0.21

Adjusted

Mean 286 Cfsm 1.47 In. 20.05 

Mean 253 Cfsm 1.30 In. 17.69

* Discharge measurement made on this 'day.

t Change in contents in Chautauqua Lake, equivalent in cubic feet per second, 

c Backwater from debris.

Note. Negative figures of adjusted monthly discharge or runoff indicate that losses from 

Chautauqua Lake exceeded Inflow.
CONEWANGO CREEK BASIN 

Conewango Creek at Russell, Pa.

25

Location. Lat 41°56 I 20", long. 79°07'55", on left bank at highway bridge in Russell, - Warren County, 0.4 mile upstream from Ackley Run and 8.0 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--816 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1939 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,222.18 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. Prior to Apr. 10, 1941, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 13 years (1940-53), 1,468 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,570 cfs May 31 (gage height, 6.20 ft); minimum, 

107 cfs July 18 and during period of no gage-height record in September; minimum gage 

height, 2.07 ft, from recorded range in stage during period of no gage-height record in 

September.

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 14,400 cfs Apr. 7, 1947 (gage height, 10.69 ft); minimum not determined; minimum daily, 58 cfs Oct. 1, 2, 1941.

Flood in March 1936 reached a stage of 10.9 ft, from floodmark (discharge, 14,600c£s).

Remarks. Records good except those for period June 15 to Sept. 20, which are fair. Flow 

regulated by Chautauqua Lake. Some diurnal fluctuation caused by mills above station.

Revisions (water year).--WSP 1083: 1936(M).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to May 30

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

157

292

607

1,570

4,260

2.0 

2.3 

2,6 

3.0

May 31 to Sept. 3O

87

184

320

580

4.0 

5.0

7.0

1,570

2,810

5,890

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ibtal

Mean

(t)

Oct.

202 

194

190 T5o~

258

313

345

368

374" 391

345

329 

308

303

303

292

*287

282

277

277

277

282

287 

297

297

292

282

282

282

277

268

8,951

289

-181

Nov.

272 

268

272

272

282

287

324

*379

414

439

478

478 

421

362

313

292

277

263

255" 253

325

876

1,360 

1,160

869

682

554

464

408

374

-

13,676

456

+22.5

Dec.

334 

313

308

297

33T

675

977

896

878

1,350

3,160

5.500 

*3,160

2,740

1,980

1,460

1,270

1,190

1,120

1,040

995

1,040

1,520 

1,740

1,740

1,520

1,270

1,020

1,000

968

914

40,509

1,307

4-97.9

Jan.

887 

852

860

860

818

775

724

75?

889

1,630

2,620

2,810 

2,420

1,860

*1,570

1,740

1,860

2,220

2,420

2,100

1,740

1,440

1,260 

1,380

2,100

1,860

1,570

1,860

2,040

1,860

1,860

49,617

1,601

 4-104

Feb.

2,950 

2,740

2,480

2,100

1,740

1,620

1,740

1,920

1,800

1,520

1,340

1,310 

1,360

1,320

1,300

1,250

1,160

1,080

*1,060

1,170

2,720

5,370

3,160 

2,480

1,920

1,680

1,620

1,680

_

-

51,590

1,842

-48.2

Mar.

1,520 

1,350

1,270

2,980

3,510

3,230

2,550

1,980

1,680

1,520

1,460-

2,160 

2,810

2,950

2,740

2,740

2,480.

2,160

1,860

1,680

1,570

1,370

1,240 

3,690

4,110

3,960

3,960

3,960

3,960

4,110

3,960

80,520

2,597

4-222

Apr.

5,660 

*3,660

3,660

3,510

3,020

2,480

2,160

1,920

1,620

1,570

1,570

1,400 

1,340

1,400

1,340

1,240

1,260

1,340

1,340

1,270

1,370

1,460

1,430

1,270

1,100

1,120

1,460

1,680

1,^80

*1,440

-

54,770

1,826

-49.5

May

1,300 

1,450

1,370

1,180

1,160

1,280

2,060

3,960

3,230

2,290

1,570

1,260 

1,150

1,230

2,310

2,810

2,680

3,370

3,160

2,620

1,920

1,520

1,440 

1,300

1.140

2,570

3,510

3,370

2,880

2,780

4j410

68,280

2,203

+144

June

4,410 

4,410

4,260

*3,510

2,740

2,160

1,920

1,680

1,520

1,110

822

732 

705

678

652

620

644

714

696

532

816

974

588 

410

315

266

248

221

204

192

-

38,749

1,292

-209

July

196 

209

209

188

166

155

155

*152

145

138

129

126 

122

119

119

113

110 Tiff

143

254

209

170

166 

162

162

148

132

126

129

155

155

4,752

153

-28.3

Aug.

142 

132

132

132

135

135

132

129

129

166

248

285 

26T

225

192

166

152

138

135

*129

126

122

122 

119

113

116

*138

148

148

159

170

4,781

154

-37.0

Sept.

173 

162

142

145

166

152

126

116

126

159

a!80

a!80 

a!20

a!20

a!20

a!20

a!15

allO

alW

a530

326

*310

*275 

238

192

155

142

155

218

310

-

5,293

176

-36.0

Adjusted for change In contents In Chautauqua Lake

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

108 

0.132 

0.15

478 

0.586 

0.65

Calendar year 1952 : 

Water year 1952-53:

1,405 

1.72 

1.98

1,705 

2.09 

2.41

1,794 

2.20 

2.29

2,819 

3.45 

3.98

1,776 

2.18 

2.43

2,347 

2.88 

3.32

observed

Max 6,430 Mln 74 Mean 1,351 

Max 4,410 Mln no Mean 1,155

1,083 

1.33 

1.48

125

0.153 

0.18

117 

0.143

0.16

140 

0.172 

0.19

Adjusted

Mean 1,337 Cfsm 1.64 In. 22.31 

Mean 1,156 Cfsm 1.42 In. 19.22

* Di sci. rge measurement made on this day.

T r;tuj,ige In contents In Chautauqua Lake, N. Y., equivalent In cubic feet per second, 

a . o gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station on Conewango Creek at 

Waterboro, N. Y., and Chadakoln River at Falconer, N. Y.
26 BROKENSTRAW CREEK BASIN 

Brokenstraw Creek at Youngsville, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°51'10", long. 79°19'05" > on right bank 150 ft downstream from bridge on 

U. S. Highway 6 at Youngsville, Warren County, 500 ft upstream from Mathews Run, and 

3 7 miles upstream from mouth. Records include flow of Mathews Run.

Drainage area. 321 sq mi, including that of Mathews Run.

Records available.--October 1919 to September 1921 and October 1931 to September 1953 in 

reports of Geological Survey. October 1909 to September 1915 and October 1919 to September 1941 (gage heights and discharge measurements only, October 1915 to September 

1919) in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters. Plow of Mathews Run 

included in records since October 1938.

Page. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,187.92 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1907. Prior to Jan. 17, 1916, staff gage and Jan. 17, 1916, to Sept. 30, 1933, chain 

gage, at site 150 ft upstream at datum 1.00 ft higher. Oct. 1, 1933, to June 15, 1939, 

chain gage at site 150 ft upstream at present datum.

Average discharge. 39 years (1910-15, 1919-53), 570 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,700 cfs May 23 (gage height, 8.50 ft); minimum, 

39 cfs Sept. 4 (gage height, 0.14 ft).

1909-53: Maximum discharge, about 18,000 cfs Mar. 25, 1913 (gage height, 13.2 ft, 

present datum); minimum observed, 19 cfs Oct. 14, 1934.

Revisions: The maximum discharge for the water year 1936 has been revised to 13,000 

cfs Mar. 27, 1936 (gage height, 10.8 ft), superseding figure published in WSP 803.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSF 743: Drainage area. WSP 1083: 1913(M). Revised figures 

or discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the water years 1920, 1932, and 1936, superseding those published in WSP 503, 728, and 803 are giver herewith:

Date

1920

June 5

6

1931

Nov. 15

17

Discharge

265

200

234

234

Date

1936

Mar. 9

10

11

12

13

24

Discharge

3,040

3,000

4,210

5,700

3,620

2,810

Date

1936-Con.

Mar. 25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Discharge

5,700

7,350

9,800

8,680

4,070

3,300

3,100

Month

June 1920. ............

Calendar year 1920. .............

Water year 1931-32 ..............

March 1936. .......................

Calendar year 1936. .............

Cfs-tJays

.

-

201,676

Maximum

9,200

598

5,000

9,800

Minimum

58

27

28

Mean

575

455

551

Per square 

mile

1.89

1.14

1.50

1.81

Runoff in 

Inches

25 ?1

25.76

15.47

20.38

24.17

24.67

Discharge", ~Tn cubic feet per second, water year October I95T "to September 1'953

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

46 

B2

61

53

52

59

114

TIT

92

77

69

65

61

61

*61

59

57

55 

55

63

61

65

67 

71

69

65

61

59

61

61

61

2,034

65.6

0.204

0.24

Nov.

61

5*1 

64

71

73

71

95

111

*127

177

203

180

148

125

111

105

102

131 

*119

190

433

1,000

1^080 

698

425

312

249

203

166

152

-

7,043

235

0.732

0.82

Dec.

T3~8~ 124 

135

133

232

646

520

395

428

1,110

2,510

2,350

*1,520

812

546

460

380

372 

318

295

291

372

790 

920

764

551

400

318

289

308

275

18,702

603

1.88

2.17

Jan.

259 

248 

252

252

213

196

T§9~ 192

307

676

1,190

1,130

710

502

 460

534

502

1,570 

1,346

860

612

490

415 

585

950

639

573

1,160

1,160

830

846

19,652

634

1.98

2.28

Feb.

1,450 

1,160 

920

634

502

507

578

650

556

440

372

440

490

395

420

362

326

291 

*35T

353

1,690

2,190

1,310 

710

573

518

534

568

.

_

-

19,243

687

2.14

2.23

Mar.

465 

372 3~9"0"

1,800

1,910

1,200

770

606

512

465

480

956

1,380

1,250

980

1,160

980

758 

634

534

450

400

582 

3,600

3,400

2,190

1,420

1,450

1,420

1,160

860

34,574

1,115

3.47

4.01

Apr.

770 

*1,04Q 

92(5

680

562

485

475

425

372

75T

800

590

.540

556

496

496

662

728 

686

628

656

734

644 

507

455

518

860

980

770

»584

-

19,376

646

2.01

2.24

- May

642 

1,040 

830

578

757

950

2,220

2,730

1,800

1,010

692

546

"556" 496

1,830

1,760

1,560

1,730 

1,560

980

662

1,220

4,650 

1,720

1,040

3,760'

2,170

1,290

830

1,040

2,460

'45,139

1,456

4.54

5.33

June

1,900

l,Uo

716

*660

1,800

1,200

800

578

686

465

367

313

300

283

259

230

224

227 

216

192

188

185

156 

141

138

144

153

135

126

117

-

14,039

468

1.46

1.63

July

138 

163 

172

141

117

109

109

*101

92

90

88

85

82

85

80

75

72

70 

70

78

78

78

88 

75

66

64

60

Sff

88

174

TTC

2,988

96.4

0.300

0.35

Aug.

98 

82 

72

70

78

75

68

66

77

123

109

90

75

70

64

60

55

53 

53

*51

49

49

49

47

46

46

»46

44

44

42

40

1,991

64.2

0.200

0.23

Sept.

40 

TS

40

44

65

68

57

51

47

46

44

47

59

64

60

53

49

49

51

590

384

194

 125 

»95

80

70

64

60

57

53

-

2,546

84.9

0.264

0.29

Calendar year 1952 : Max 6,560 Mln 44 Mean 600 Cfsm 1.87 In. 25.47

Water year 1952-53 : Max 4,630 Mln 40 Mean 513 Cfsm 1.60 In. 21.72

Peak discharge (base. 4,500 cfs). May 25 (12:30 a.m.) 7,700 cfs (8.50 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM 27

Allegheny River at West Hickory, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°34'15", long. 79 0 24'30", on right bank at downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 127 at West Hickory, Forest County, 0.6 mile upstream from Siggins Run 

and 0.8 mile downstream from-East Hickory Creek.

Drainage area. 3,660 sq mi.

Records available. October 1941 to September 1953.

gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,060.15 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. 

Prior to Dec. 12, 1941, tape gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 12 years, 6,828 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 33,100 cfs May 31 (gage height, 10.05 ft); minimum, 448 cfs Sept. 4 (gage height, 2.38 ft).

1941-53: Maximum discharge, 84,300 cfs Apr. 6, 1947 (gage height, 15.97 ft); maximum gage height, 17.51 ft Feb. 23, 1945 (ice Jam); minimum discharge not determined.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Chautauqua Lake.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.4 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5

465

795

1,240

2,100

4.0 

5.0 

8.0 

10.0

3,220

6,620

20,100

33,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

615 

560

582

560 

550

648

836

945

930

1,050

1,080

930

849

*822

782

758

720

682

659 

695

670

659 

670

682

695

682

670

659

670

659

64S

2, ,617

730

-181

Nov.

637 

STO

720

795 

7S2

795

916

1,050

1,190

1,430

1,690

1,920 

*1,870

1,710

1,540

1,450

1,520

1,550

1,480 

1,540

2,150

6,360 

10,200

9,766

7,190

5,340

4,190

3,440

2,890

2,500

79,275

2,642

+22.5

Dec.

2,160 

1,960

1,900

1.810 

1,990

3,870

6,240

5,520

4,800

6,280

*16,300

22.500 

I8,160

14,200

10,800

8,360

6,810

5,880

5,160 

4,630

4,150

3,930 

4,800

6,060

6,240

5,520

4.SOO

3,900

2,940

3,060

3,390

198,060

6,389

+97.9

Jan.

3,250 

3,040

2,890

2,820 

2,610

2,300

2.000

2,660

2,380

4,060

7,390

9,160 

7,960

*6,430

5,520

6,060

7,760

10,200

11.500 

10J200

8,560

7,380 

6,620

6,430

9,910

11,500

10,200

11,500

11,500

10,200

8,560

211,950

6,837

' +104

Feb.

11,400 

12,800

10,600

8,960 

7,570

6,810

7,380

7,760

7,380

6,240

5,340

5,160 

5,160

4,800

4,630

4,390

4,020

*3,650

5.400 

3,440

7,420

17,600 

15,600

11,500

9,360

8,360

7,570

7,380

_

.

-

215,686

7,703

-48.2

Mar.

6,620 

5,520

4,980

16,106 

17,100

14,200

11,000

8,960

7,760

6,810

6,240

7,000 

10,200

12,800

12,300

13,300

13 , 300

11,500

9,980 

8,760

7,760

7,000 

6,430

18,000

29,600

26,100

23,100

21,900

20,100

18,100

15,600

392,120

12,650

+222

Apr.

*13,700 

14,600

14, 606

13,300 

11,500

9,760

8,760

7,960

7,000

7,760

8,960

8,360 

7,570

7,570

7,000

6,620

6,810

7,000

7,000 

6,810

6,810

7,000 

7,190

6,810

6,430

6,620

8,160

9,360

*9,560

8,760

-

259,340

8,645

-49.5

May

8,160 

8,760

8,160

7,000 

6,620

7,380

9,300

15,600

13,300

9,980

7,760

6,430 

5,700

5.520

7,726

11,000

11 , 500

14,200

15,100 

12,300

9,980

8,920 

22,500

12,800

11,000

22,700

23,700

18,600

15,100

14,500

29,600

380,890

12,290

+144

June

50,500 

25,706

19,100

*15,600 

14,600

11,500

9,560

8,360

8,560

7,000

5,520

4,650 

4,120

5,680

5,590

5,090

2,840

2,890

2,680 

2,520

2,260

5,440 

3,060

2,300

1,880

1,780

1,670

1,480

1,340

1.240

-

206,090

6,870

-209

July

1.40C

1,576

1,370

1,260 

1,140

1,050

*1,000

960

890

856

808

770 

758

770

708

695

648

626

755 

930

849

770 

822

795

695

708

682

615

610

1,150

1,020

27,438

885

-28.3

Aug.

758 

670

615

637 

657

626

595

571

796

2,260

2,570

5.090 

2,280

1,620

1,270

1,050

916

822

*732 

648

615

582 

550

532

512

484

474

355

512

512

512

28,940

934

-57.0

Sept.

522 

522

503

484 

555

708

659

732

670

571

522

595 

582

626

560

560

582

541

503 

1,370

2,790

2,890 

2,200

1,570

1,220

1,020

849

745

695

708

-

27,152

905

-36.0

Adjusted for change in contents in \ ChautauquaILake

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

549 

0.150 

0.17

2,664 

0.726 

0.8]

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-53:

6,487 

1.77 

2.04

6,941 

1.90 

2.19

7,655 

2.09 

2.18

12,870 

3.52 

4.06

8,596 

2.35 

2.62

12,430 

3.40 

3.92

Observed

Max 43,700 Hln 350 Mean 6,561 

Max 30,300 Hln 474 Mean 5,615

6,661 

1.82 

2.05

857 

0.254 

0.27

Adjusted

897 

0.245 

0.28

869 

0.237 

0.26

foean 6,547 Cfsm 1.79 In. 24.35 

Mean 5,616 Cfsm 1.53 In. 20.83

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents In Chautauqua Lake, equivalent In cubic feet per second.
28 TIONESTA CREEK BASIN

Tionesta Creek at Lynch, Pa.

Location.--Lat 41°36'05", long. 79°03'00", on left bank at downstream side of highway

bridge at Lynch, Forest County, 500 ft upstream from Bluejay Creek and 7 miles south of 

Sheffield.

Drainage area. 233 sq mi.

Records available. March 1938 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,252AS ft above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Average discharge. 15 years, 437 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,600 cfs May 23 (gage height, 9.20 ft from recorded range in stage); minimum, 20 cfs between Sept. 2-4 (gage height, 0.78 ft, from 

recorded range in stage).

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 9,520 cfs May 28, 1946 (gage height, 10.26 ft); minimum, 14 cfs Sept. 15, 1952 (gage height, 0.71 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair, and those 

for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Revisions (water years). WSP 923: 1939-40.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

.9 

1.1 

1.5

74

184

<2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

40O

990

1,660

3,510

5,860

Discharge, in cubic feet per seconu, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

 27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

31

33

45

39

31

40

81'55

45

36

33

31

33

34

39

34

*31

30 

28

3T

33

33

34

34 

33

31

31

31

33

33

33

1,129

36.4

0.156

0.18

Nov.

33

31

34

45

43

37

45

52

62

*109

105

84

68

58

54

52

68

79 

70

87

318

49-g 646

305 

228

191

168

143

115

110

-

3,926

131

0.562

0.63

Dec.

90

l(5o

100

102

192

46O

292

240

232

410

2,020

*1,320

892

682

544

460

360

330 

300

250

244

240

274

310 

305

274

252

200

2OO

240

240

12,155

392

1.68

1.94

Jan.

209

191

191

Feb.

'82

634

600

184| 516

lf.5

150

145

T7o

320

406

555

465

390

350

341

*395

369

1 , 210 

1,026

847

730

658

560

604 

795

582

522

702

652

540

522

14,940

482

2.07

2.38

420

450

834

736

610

522

470

511

465

4OO

400

350

300

280 

270

*269

869

892

ggO

610 

555

516

506

465

_

_

-

14,912

533

2.29

2.38

Calendar year 1952: Max 6,64o Min 15

Mar.

380

320

33o

1,160

990

730

622

544

475

435

410

470

594

582

656

892

762

694 

658

572

495

450

440

2,670 

1,960

1,480

1,220

1,250

1,180

1,020

892

25,343

818

3.51

4.05

Apr.

847

990

718

634

577

560

475

425

TW

700

620

580

560

470

450

540

520

520

520

580

620

700

600 

600

760

840

800

680

600

19,034

634

2.72

3.04

May

*670

750

599

528

544

555

561

718

582

506

460

430

420

360

'5075

500

800

1,600 

1,000

800

600

640

5.000

2,500 

1,400

3,900

*2,500

1,800

1,300

1,500

3,500

37,623

1,214

5.21

6.01

June

2,500

1,600

1,200

800

*1,200

966

1,280

892

860

634

511

435

390

336

292

244

240

244 

206

174

152

158

132

115 

107

110

120

97

90

86

16,171

539

2.31

2.58

July

97

118

92

74

66

66

*70

64

60

56

52

50

48

58

50

43

36

40 

71

79

54

48

130

88 

50

43

36

33

55

206

T55

2,142

69.1

0.297

0.34

Aug.

62

52

54

48

56

56

43

43

213

500

250

150

110

96

80

66

54

52 

44

40

*35

34

33

32 

32

29

27

26

25

23

22

2,387

77.0

0.330

0.38

Sept.

22

21

20

2T

52

90

45

31

26

22

24

32

52

64

42

35

29

27 

36

5OO

*230

152

113

90 

76

68

60

56

50

47

-

2,139

71.3

0.306

0.34

Mean 473 Cfsm 2.03 In. 27.62

Water year 1952-53: Max 5,OOO Min 20 Mean 416 Cfsm 1.79 In. 24.25

Peak discharge (base. 5.500 cfs). May 23 (time unknown) 7,6OO cfs (9.20 ft); May 26 (time and 

discharge unknown); May 31 (time and discharge unknown).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Apr. 1O-30, May 11 to June 5, Aug. 1O to Sept. 21j discharge estimated 

on basis of 4 discharge measurements, recorded range in stage, and records for nearby stations. 

Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 29 to Dec. 3, Dec. 17-2O, 28-31, Jan. 5-9, 3O, Feb. 3, 

5, 17-19, 23, Mar 1-3.
TIONESTA CREEK BASIN 29

Tionesta Creek at Mayburg, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°35'35 n , long. 79°12'55", on downstream side of right span of combination highway and railroad bridge in Mayburg, Forest County, 300 ft upstream from 

unnamed run, 0.8 mile downstream from Kingsley Run, and 2.2 miles upstream from 

Panther Run.

Drainage area. 307 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1941 to September 1946 (discontinued).

Gage. tfire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 1,180.25 ft above mean sea 

level, unadjusted.

Average discharge. 5 years (1941-46), 594 cfs.

Extremes. 1941-46: Maximum discharge, 11,600 cfs May 28, 1946 (gage height, 8.55 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 5,100 cfs by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage 

height observed, 9.36 ft Feb. 23, 1945, ice Jam; minimum discharge observed, 21 cfs 

Sept. 9, 20, 1946; minimum gage height observed, 0.76 ft Aug. 21, 1944.

Revisions. The minimum discharge for the water year 1942 -has been revised to 24 

cfs Oct. 1 (gage height, 0.88 ft), superseding figure published in WSP 953.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the low-water 

period in the water year 1942, superseding those published in WSP 953, are given 

herewith:

Oct. 1, 1941.............. 25

Oct. 2, 1941.............. 33

Month

Water year 1941-42 .............

Cfs -days

176,870

Maximum

4,990

Minimum

25

25

Mean

204

485

Per square 

mile

1.58

Runoff in 

inches

0.77

21.42
30 TIONESTA CREEK BASIN

Tionesta Creek at Butler Bridge, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°29'51", long. 79°22'00", at three span steel highway bridge, known as 

Butler Bridge, 2 miles upstream from Nebraska, Forest County.

Drainage area. 420 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1919 to September 1921 (discontinued) in reports of Geological 

Survey. July 1912 to September 1919 (gage heights and discharge measurements only) 

and October 1919 to August 1923 in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and 

Waters. Published as near Nebraska" in 1912.

Gage.--Chain gage read once daily with occasional periods of twice-daily readings. Altitude of gage is 1,100 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum and minimum discharges for the water years 1920-21, some of which have' 

been revised, are contained in the following table. They supersede figures published 

in the water-supply papers indicated.

WSP

503 

523

Water 

year

1920 

1921

Maximum

Date

Mar. 13, 1920 

Mar. 7, 1921

Discharge 

(cfs)

*10, 900 

4,020

Gage height 

(feet)

t!6. 5 

*10.1

Minimum

Date

Sept. 26, 1920 

Aug. 28, 1921

Discharge 

(cfs)

*48 

*20

Gage height 

(feet)

3.1 

3.0

* Revised.

t Occurred on Mar. 12, 1920 (ice Jam).

t Occurred on Jan. 29, 1921 (ice Jam).

1919-23: Maximum discharge, 10,900 cfs (revised) Mar. 13, 1920 (gage height, 10.3 

ft, from graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 4,000 cfs by 

logarithmic plotting; maximum gage height, 16.5 ft Mar. 12, 1920, from floodmark (ice 

Jam); minimum discharge, 15 cfs (revised) July 26, 31, Sept. 23, Oct. 4, 1922 (gage 

height, 2.94 ft).

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the water years 

1920-21, superseding those published in WSP 503 and 523, are given herewith:

Date

1920

Mar. 5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

Aug. 29

30

31

Sept. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

Discharge

2,300

3,000

2,500

1,800

1,300

2,100

3,500

7,400

9,720

4,800

3,940

4,620

4,440

85

85

85

85

65

65

65

75

81

375

185

168

168

168

168

Date

1920-Con.

Sept. 13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

1921

July 2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Discharge

152

137

137

131

109

109

90

90

97

85

75

69

65

48

65

168

131

168

107

46

31

46

56

SB

46

46

Date

1921 -Con.

July 10

11

12

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Aug. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Discharge

5(3

56

76

264

96

32

26

26

50

56

74

76

65

65

65

65

96

115

68

102

115

173

163

93

61

65

102

130

Date

1921-Con.

Aug. 9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Sept. 1

2

3

Discharge

102

56

65

102

70

63

83

83

121

153

153

102

76

70

65

65

56

46

31

20

22

31

38

38

50

65

Month

March 1920. ...................................

Water year 1920-21. .........................

Maximum

3^5

3,740

Minimum

OC

20

Mean

207

105

540

Per square 

mile

493

199

1.29

Runoff in 

inches

.32

1 4 Off

29

23

17.44
TIONESTA CREEK BASIN 31

Tionesta Creek at Nebraska, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°28'25", long. 79°23'05", on right bank 500 ft downstream from highway 

bridge at Nebraska, Forest County, and a third of a mile downstream from Coon Creek.

Drainage area. 469 sq mi.

Records available. October 1931 to September 1940 (discontinued) in reports of Geological 

Survey.October 1909 to September 1911 in reports of Flood Commission of Pittsburgh, 

1911. August 1923 to September 1925 (gage heights and discharge measurements only) 

and October 1925 to September 1940 in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and 

Waters.

Sage.--Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 1,079.00 ft above mean sea level 

(Pennsylvania State highway benchmark). Prior to Sept. 30, 1912, rod gage at site 

1,300 ft downstream at datum 1.22 ft lower. Aug. 5, 1923, to Sept. 30, 1925, chain 

gage at site 500 ft upstream at datum 3.14 ft lower. Oct. 1, 1925, to July 6, 1933, 

chain gage at site 500 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--19 years (1909-11, 1923-40), 824 cfs,

Extremes. 1909-11, 1923-40: Maximum discharge, 16,400 cfs Jan. 25, 1937 (gage height, 

9.87 ft, from floodmark); minimum, 13 cfs (revised) July 25, 26, 1934 (gage height, 

0.11 ft).

Revisions. The figures of maximum and minimum discharge for some water years have 

been revised, as shown in the following table. They supersede figures published in 

the Water-supply papers indicated.

WSP

758 

758 

783

Water year

1933 

1934 

1935

Maximum

Date

Mar. 4, 1934 

Feb. 26, 1935

Discharge 

(cfs)

10,600 

8,010

Gage height 

(feet)

ttll.4 

t*9.5

Minimum

Date

Aug. 22, 1933 

July 25,26,1934

Discharge 

(cfs)

20

13

Gage height 

(feet)

0.18

.11

t From graph based on gage readings. 

* Affected by backwater from ice.

Revisions.--Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for some ice or lowwater periods for the water years 1933-34, superseding those published in WSP 758 and 

783, are given herewith:

Date

1933

July 29

3O

31

Aug. 1

2

7

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. 1

2

6

Discharge

53

46

42

47

66

73

57

6O

62

64

60

6O

55

47

42

35

30

26

29

23

21

23

35

55

66

47

35

33

23

25

29

26

73

Date

1933-Con.

Sept. 7

8

9

10

11

12

13

1*

18

19

2O

21

22

26

27

28

29

30

Oct. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

Discharge

46

35

32

32

28

25

22

33

60

46

51

53

60

69

60

53

51

47

40

36

36

33

33

36

35

36

47

60

60 .

49

42

38

35

Date

1933-Con.

Oct. 16

17

18

29

3O

31

Nov. 1

2

3

4

5

6

1934

Mar. 10

11

12

13

July 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

Discharge

35

49

51

7364'

60

6O

6O

55

55

66

73

620

5OO

42O

500

33

30

29

66

57

60

57

55

42

46

46

42

36

30

25

Date

1934-Con.

July 18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

3O

31

Aug. 1

2

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Discharge

22

20

19

19

21

18

16

14

13

17

19

19

30

73

44

30

69

57

35

29

23

35

38

33

40

46

71

62

62

62

55

44

36

"Date

1934-Con.

Aug. 21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Sept. 1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

20

21

22

23

26

27

28

Discharge

30

28

35

38

44

33

30

36

44

46

36

30

26

23

21

21

19

19

20

21

20

30

26

26

46

49

69

55

46

66

60

51

51

Month

Water year 1932-33 ....................

Maximum

4.72O

119

1,090

8,000

111

Minimum

21

22

21

33

55

168

23

19

13

Mean

81.8

64.1

623

62.5

331

1,299

37.6

106

496

Per square 

mile

0.174

.128

.137

1.33

.133

.706

2.77

.080

.095

.226

1.05

1.06

Runoff in 

inches

O.2O

.15

.15

18.01

.15

.79

3.19

.09

.11

.25

14.28

14.35
32 TIONESTA CREEK BASIN

Tionesta Creek at Tionesta Creek Dam, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°28'45", long. 79°26>45", on left bank 100 ft downstream from outlet 

tunnel at Tionesta Creek Dam, Forest County, 0.3 mile southeast of Tionesta, and 

0.9 mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 479 sq ml.

Records available.--June 1940 to September 1953.

Gage. Staff gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 1,044.93 ft above mean sea level, 

unadjusted. June 15 to Aug. 9, 1940, staff gage and Aug. 10, 1940, to Mar. 17, 1945, 

water-stage recorder, at site 200 ft downstream at datum 1.00 ft higher. Auxiliary 

water-stage recorders 0.3 and 0.7 mile downstream at datum 5.49 ft lower.

Average discharge. 13 years, 899 cfs (adjusted since 1942).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,800 cfs May 27; minimum daily, 39 cfs 

Oct. 7-10, Sept. 3.

1940-53: Maximum discharge, 10,300 cfs June 6, 1946; minimum daily, 6 cfs Aug. 10, 

Sept. 6, 7, 1941.

Remarks. Records fair. Plow completely regulated since 1941 by Tionesta Creek Reservoir 

(see p.68,69).

Cooperation. Three discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

104

107

1ST 

104 

102

75

39

39 

39

39

57

76

76 

*78

78

78

78

78

81

*81

78

78

78

78

78

.76

60

42

42

40

40

2,206

71.2

-16.5

Nov.

44

44 

44

44

*45

44 

44

44

44

44

44 

44

44

44

46

48

*80

145

188

207

6650

1,170

1,130

644

207

207

203

203

-

5,827

194

+19.2

Dec.

200

200

200 

196 

200

207

541

885 

862

855

*1,330

2,740

2,840 

2,110

1,170

855

841

522

203

207

524

848

408

207

211

534

862

537

*192

196

200

21,883

706

-3.4

Jan.

203

203

207 

415 

*665

200

200

200

207

414

1,010

1,130 

*1,130

1,090

1,010

862

885

*1,440

2,160

2,120

2,010

1,200

814

1,370

1,660

1,050

1,080

1,100

1,100

1,110

28,441

917

+24.2

Feb.

1,580

1,670

1,090 

1,090 

1,090

1,050

,1,090

1,510 

1,690

878

885

885

986 

1,090

1,050

1,050

930

*625

e200

6680

1,180

1,680

2.150

1,670

1,050

1,050

_

_

-

30,282

1,082

-40.7

Mar.

922

626

205 

6430 

1,180

2,200

2,160

2,030 

1,570

824

824.

819

841 

829

842

891

1,710

1,680

1,450

2,080

1,190

211

554

991

1,570

5,660

4.010

3,780

5,750

3,540

*2,600

49,567

1,599

+54.0

Apr.

*1,860

885

1,680 

2.090 

1,610

874

987

1,110 

1,050

896

1,020

1,150

1,570 

2,020

1,180

846

85?

852

935

981

987

981

1,050

1,520

2,030

1,150

941

1,550

*2,060

1,150

-

57,825

1,261

-26.5

May

975

1,110

1,160 

1,120 

1,150

1,120

e560

i.TSo

1,660

1,720

1,120

518 

668

1,170

1,170

1,910

2,710

2,780

2,770

2,700

2,580

1,880

1,600

5,610

*6,790

6,720

*6,480

5,920

5,010

2,120

72,471

2,558

+503

June

3,680

*5.810

5,400 

3,870 

2,570

2,190

2,110

2,130 

2,060

1,170

908

908

900 

565

200

205

567

885

652

192

196

205

e!50

e!50

e!50

205

205

205

150

~

38,614

1,287

-323

July

96

96

99 

99 

99

96

*99

159

215

215

171

96

96 

88

71

74

*e78

71

74

74

71

76

90

145

188

156

82

51

54

e!40

222

3,441

111

+17.9

Aug.

222

222

163 

107 

110

107

107

110 

117

571

978

696

222 

222

219

159

104

104

*90

69

69

71

71

71

71

71

71

71

660

57

61

5,455

176

-45.1

Sept.

61

50

II

45

44

44

44

44

44

44

45

45 

44

44

45

44

44

44

674

*456

986

946

547

88

88

91

91

e82

679

-

4,164

159

-0.7

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cf am 

In.

54.7 

0.114 

0.13

213 

0.445 

0.50

Calendar year 1952 : 

Water year 1952-53:

703 

1.47 

1.69

941 

1.96 

2.26

1,041 

2.17 

2.26

1,653 

3.45 

3.98

1,234 

2.58 

2.88

2,641 

5.51 

6.35

Observed

Max 9,280 Min 30 Mean 956 

Max 6,790 Min 39 Mean 822

964 

2.01 

2.24

129 

0.269 

0.31

 133 

0.278 

0.32

138 

0.288 

0.32

Adjusted

Mean 947 Cfsm 1.98 In. 26.91 

Mean 820 Cfsm 1.71 In. 23.24

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents In Tionesta Creek Reservoir, equivalent in cubic feet per second.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge computed by special method.

Note. Discharges for the entire year computed on basis of gage-height records at auxiliary gages.
OIL CREEK BASIN 33

Oil Creek at Rouseville, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°28'55", long. 79°41'40", on right bank 200 ft downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 8; 200 ft upstream from Cherrytree Run, and 1 mile upstream from Rouseville, Venango County. Records include flow of Cherrytree Run.

Drainage area. 300 sq mi, including that of Cherrytree Run. 

Records available. June 1932 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,028.33 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. Prior to June 9, 1941, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 21 years, 519 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,580 cfs May 26 (gage height, 9.05 ft); mini- 

 mum, 30 cfs Sept. 3, 4 [gage height, 1.88 ft).

1932-53: Maximum discharge, 16,800 cfs Mar. 22, 1948 (gage height. 11.29 ft); minimum observed, 22 cfs July 29, Sept. 5, 7, 1934 (gage height, 1.76 ft).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Some regulation at low flow by mills above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 743: Drainage area. WSP 1053 : 1936-37(M), 1943(M).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage height, 

In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 27 Jan. 28 to July 29

2.0 41

2.2 81

2.5 168

3.0 365

3.5 660

4.0 1,040

5.0 2,010

6.0 3,200

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

41

78

161

353

630

4.0 990

5.0 1,940

6.0 3,100

9 '"0 8,580

July 30 to Sept. 30

1.9 32

2.2 84

2.5 168

3.1 415

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27

28 

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

43 4"F

55

52

48

58

129

132

74

66 

61

59

59

*63

61

55

50

54

55

55

61 

63 

63 

59

55

54

54 

55 

57

57

1,950

62.9

0.210

0.24

Nov.

57 

5T

63

68

74

70

79

104

107

*162

182 

149

124

107

97

89

129

304

214

500

621

1,500 

1,406 

709 

470

356

291

240 

b!90 

bl80

8,693

290

0.967

1.08

Dec .

b!45 

bTTTJ

b!65

b!50

302

1,050

556

432

454

988

2,880 

1,860

976

*674

512

b420

b350

342

b280

b290

271

356 

694 

634 

512

410

342

275 

240 

b280

263

17,273

557

1.86

2.14

Jan.

252 

240

244

252

210

b!90

bT50"

b210

b340

793

1,100 

744

518

442

405

405

366

1,810

1,290

816

608

494 

*426 

612 

1,030

621

530

1,820 

1,370 

833

770

19,931

643

2.14

2.47

Feb.

1,490 

868

749

576

462

462

510

510

440

362

330 

424

468

372

400

362

322

b270

blSO"

330

1,290

1,050 

552 

462 

420

391

410

*410

-

14,972

535

1.78

1.86

Mar.

353

3~T2~ 295

1,870

1,410

777

606

510

440

415

440 

797

805

700

637

977

749

588

522

450

386

344 

401 

5,760 

f/630

1,560

1,110

1,380 

1,070 

882

714

27,890

900

3.00

3.46

Apr.

644 

934

*714

588

516

462

445

410

367

555

934

630

570

546

492

480

630

679

644

630

686

875 

756 

582 

522

630

990

ESS 

707 

558

-

19,465

649

2.16

2.41

May

540 

921

594

456 4"59"

791

1,200

*2,760

1,250

812

618 

510

468

456

1,830

1,310

1,630

1,940

1,200

840

644

767 

6^940 

2,990 

1,240

5,430

4,310

1,630 

1,030

1,550

5,740

52,886

1,706

5.69

6.56

June

5,100 

1 , 5201

1,020

812

1,550

1,340

1,390

868

826

651

*498 

420

386

348

312

274

266

287

262

224

218

331 

207 

174 

164

215

362

204 

167 

14J

18,545

618

2.06

2.30

July

183 

223

180

143

125

120

120

114

103

96

90 

86

83

150

93

*78

74

72

72

80

72

68 

76 

72 

56

53

53

48 

361

1ST

3,386

109

0.363!

0.42

Aug.

101 

89

84

80

129

91

76

72

T6~S 210

119 

94

78

70

64

57

56

*52

50

47

47

47 

45 

44 

42

39

38

36

36j 

36

55

2,228

71.9

0.240

0.28

Sept.

*33 

52

32

42

132

97

59

49

44

39

36

58

64

52

50

47'

44

41

46

576

278

142 

98 

78 

*66

59

56

50 

49 

47

2,296

76.5

0.255

0.28

Calendar year 1952: Max 9,240 Mln 32 Mean 626 Cfsm 2.09 In. 28.38

Water year 1952-53: Max 6,940 Mln 32 Mean 519 Cfsm 1.73 In. 23.50

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs). --May 23 (9 a.m.) 8,360 cfs (8.92 ft); May 26 (2 p.m.) 8,580 cfs

w LJiacnarge measurement maae on tnia aay, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
34 OIL CREEK BASIN

Oil Creek near Rouseville, Pa.

Location. Lat 41 "27"35", long. 79Ml 1 25", on downstream side of former bridge on State 

Highway 8, 0.6 mile downstream from Cherry Run and half a mile downstream from Rouseville, Venango County.

Drainage area. 315 sq mi (revised).

Records available . October 1918 to September 1921, and October 1931 to May 1932 (discontinued) in reports of Geological Survey. October 1909 to May 1932 in reports of 

Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters. Published as 'at Rouseville prior to 

October 1916.

Gage.--Chain gage read twice daily. Altitude of gage is 1,015 ft (from topographic map).

 T^rior to July 27, 1912, staff gage at same site and datum. Jan. 30 to Oct. 16, 1931, 

chain gage was located at new highway bridge 400 ft upstream at same datum while old 

bridge was being dismantled.

Average discharge. 23 years (1909-32), 515 cfs.

Extremes. 1909-32: Maximum discharge, 12,000 cfs Mar. 13, 1920 (gage height, 7.1 ft, 

from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 23 cfs Aug. 19-21, Sept. 9-13, 

1930 (gage height, 0.62 ft).

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the water year 1921 has been revised to 

5,040 cfs Apr. 30, 1921 (gage height, 4.6 ft, from graph based on gage readings), 

superseding figure published in WSP 523.

Remarks. Some regulation at low flow by mills above station.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for high-water periods

 In the water years 1919-21, superseding those published in WSP 503 and 523, are given

herewith :

Date

1918

Oct. 6

7

21

26

27

29

31

Dec. 11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

1919

Jan. 1

2

3

4

5

24

25

26

Mar. 1

2

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

28

Apr. 8

9

10

11

12

13

14

Discharge

835

592

1,020

750

710

518

1,770

518

670

592

1,240

2,490

1,360

880

630

518

670

1,070

790

1,430

1,070

710

592

592

970

2,860

1,240

630

518

1,180

630

518

970

592

1,700

1,840

1,180

880

710

592

518

790

1,990

2,150

1,240

880

710

555

518

592

710

1,990

2,320

2,150

1,300

970

Date

1919-Con.

Apr. 15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

May 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

June 26

27

Oct. 6

28

29

30

31

Nov. 1

2

3

4

5

6

12

27

Discharge

750

880

1,700

1,120

925

750

710

555

750

670

670

790

835

880

630

710

1,770

970

710

670

555

3,020

1,180

1,240

4,800

6,870

2,490

1,430

970

880

925

2,860

1,840

1,180

970

1,120

925

880

1,180

1,070

790

630

518

1,770

1,020

670

1,300

1,180

513

670

1,990

1,560

1,020

630

630

555

555

1,630

Date

1919-Con.

Nov. 28

29

30

Dec. 1

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

1920

Mar. 5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

Apr. 13

14

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

June 17

18

Discharge

790

592

1,020

630

835

1,840

790

710

1,840

1,840

750

592

518

1,990

2,150

1,770

1,240

880

880

3,650

8,300

9,200

2,860

1,430

2,320

3,440

1,630

1,180

1,770

1,180

1,120

970

880

790

710

670

555

710

630

1,070

1,560

1,070

750

630

710

880

710

1,020

710

555

630

,840

,630

,070

,120

,430

Date

1920-Con.

June 19

24

Aug. 14

15

16

17

18

19

Nov. 3

10

18

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

Dec. 2

3

4

5

6

7

8

14

15

16

17

23

24

25

1921

Jan. 2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

22

232'4

25

Feb. 6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

17

18

Discharge

555

518

1,120

555

555

880

1,430

555

555

555

518

710

2,150

2,150

1,120

880

790

630

1,120

880

592

750

1,560

835

630

1,020

1,180

750

630

1,120

880

518

1,770

1,560

880

710

710

630

1,300

835

1,560

1,990

970

518

835

750

1,070

1,070

880

835

670

555

518

710

2,320

1,070

Date

1921-Con.

Feb. 19

20

28

Mar. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Apr. 1

2

3

4

5

6

9

10

15

16

17

18

19

20

24

29

30

May 1

2

3

4

5

29

30

Discharge

670

670

555

555

750

1,990

880

790

3,240

3,650

2,150

1,630

1,560

1,070

880

1,560

1,070

790

1,120

835

970

880

970

1,300

1,240

925

835

1,070

835

710

1,770

2,320

1,300

1,070

1,770

1,180

880

710

630

518

555

555

592

555

555

880

670

518

518

2,320

4,100

1,840

1,070

790

670

592

925

630
OIL CREEK BASIN 35

Oil Creek near Rousevllle, Pa., Continued

Revised figures of monthly discharge, in eublo feet per second, 1919-21

Month Maximum Minimum Mean Per square 

mile

Runoff in 

Inches

October 1918............................... 1,770

December................................... 2,490

Calendar year 1918....................... 8,500

January 1919............................... 2,860

March...................................... 2,150

April...................................... 2,320

May........................................ 6,870

June....................................... 1,770

Water year 1918-19....................... 6,870

October 1919............................... 1,300

November................................... 1,990

December................................... 1,840

Calendar year 1919....................... 6,870

March 1920................................. 9,200

April...................................... 1,840

June....................................... 1,430

August..................................... 1,430

Water year 1919-20....................... 9,200

November 1920.............................. 2,150

December................................... 1,560

Calendar year 1920....................... 9,200

January 1921............................... 1,990

February................................... 2,320

March...................................... 3,650

April..,....................'............... 4,100

May........................................ 1,840

Water year 1920-21....................... 4,100

107

305

54

399

666

516

1.E7 

2.11 

1.64

205

299

240

323

96

525

756

843

1,360

254

498

1.67

2.40

2.68

4.32

.806

1.58

70

168

217

54

274

539

532

480

.870

1.71

1.69

1.52

150

250

90

80

70

1,730

697

277

289

440

5.49

2.21

.879

.917

1.40

118

287

57

502

608

429

1.59

1.93

1.36

225

225

560

311

150

47

650

633

1,310

758

395

446

2.06

2.01

4.16

1.46

2.44

22.22

1.92

2.77

2.99

4.99

.90

21.47

1.00

1.91

1.95

20.68

6.33

2.47

.98

1.06

19.01

1.78

2.23

18.57

2.68

1.45

19.20
36 FRENCH CREEK BASIN 

French Creek at Carters Corners, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°57'20", long. 79°S2'40", on left bank 400 ft upstream from highway 

bridge at Carters Corners, Erie County, 4 miles northwest of Union City, and 5 miles 

upstream from South Branch.

Drainage area. 208 sq mi.

Records available. October 1919 to September 1920 and October 1932 to September 1953 in 

reports of Geological Survey. May 1910 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania 

Department of Forests and Waters.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,235.7 ft above mean sea level. Prior to 

Dec. 22, 1948, chain gage at site 400 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--37 years (1910-16, 1919-29, 1932-53), 422 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,260 cfs May 26 (gage height, 7.10 ft); minimum, 7.4 cfs Sept. 4 (gage height, 1.23 ft).

1910-53: Maximum discharge, 20,000 cfs Apr. 5, 1947 (gage height, 13.50 ft), by 

slope-area determination; maximum gage height observed, 16.0 ft Feb. 20, 1918, site 

then in use (ice jam); minimum discharge observed, 3.9 cfs Aug. 15, 18-21, 1930; minimum gage height observed, 0.35 ft Aug. 23, 1931, site then in use.

Revisions: The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised, 

as shown in the following table. They supersede figures 'published in the water-supply 

papers indicated.

WSP

803 

823 

873 

953

Water 

year

1936 

1937 

1939 

1942

Date

Mar. 25, 

Apr. 26, 

Feb. 20, 

Mar. 17,

1936 

1937 

1939 

1942

Discharge 

(cfs)

9,660 

12,300 

10,500 

11,400

Gage height 

(feet )

tlO.6 

til. 5 

$10 . 90 

til. 2

t From graph based on gage readings. 

* Observed.

Remarks. Records good except those below 10 cfs and those for periods of ice effect, 

Wh'ich are fair.

Revisions.--WSP 743: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per 

second, for a period in water year 1934, superseding those published in WSP 758, are 

given herewith:

Date

1934

Feb. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Discharge

350

26O

210

19O

170

155

145

135

125

120

Date

1934-Con.

Feb. 11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

Discharge

115

110

105

105

10O

98

96

94

92

Date

1934-Con.

Feb. 20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

Discharge

90

88

86

86

84

84

84

84

84

Month

Water year 1933-34. ..... 

Calendar year 1934 ......

Maximum

4,500 

4,500

Minimum

7.2 

7.2

Mean

301 

243

Per

square 

mile

0.611

1.45 

1.17

Runoff

in 

Inches

0.63

19.61 

15.86
FRENCH CREEK BASIN 3V

French Creek at Carters Corners, Pa. Continued

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 20 Feb. 21 to Sept. 30

(gage

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

93

199

3.0 348

4.0 835

5.0 1,490

7.0 3,170

1.25

1.3

1.5

1.7

2.0

2.5 195

3.0 340

4.0 795

5.0 1,470

7.0 3,170

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota3

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

35

38

41

47

48

52

82

~82 100

67

57 

49

45

41

*40

38

35

52

54

57

58 

59 

60

59

57

50

47

45

45

47

47

1,634

52.7

0.253

0.29

Nov.

46

42

70

98

83

76

102

121

*137

180

173 

146

119

102

90

82

91

91

94

250

374 

1.160 

1,070

582

339

246

202

170

150

139

-

6,625

221

1.06

1.18

Dec.

110

120

117

119

361

835

540

417

637

1,160

2.450 

1,920

*998

580

420

390

350

330

300

283

309 

564

1,080

1,020

698

452

310

250

250

230

219

17,819

575

2.76

3.19

Jan.

216

212

212

214

180

170

170

180

353

887

1.640 

1,090

631

452

*488

681

531

1,300

988

580

413 

348 

302

425

635

400

390

676

665

530

599

16,558

534

2.57

2.96

Feb.

1,140

895

665

460

350

364

502

580

475

319

286 

376

401

305

326

250

230

220

*220

438

2,360 

1,670 

692

536

527

455

464

411

_

-

15,917

568

2.73

2.85

Mar.

333

293

293

1,420

1,240

633

443

368

319

299

384 

918

1,080

874

665

640

540

443

368

330

278 

240 

292

2.040

1,980

1,150

889

1,530

1,700

1,240

980

24,202

781

3.75

4.33

Apr.

1,550

*1.980

1,260

745

514

403

358

308

275

39T

439 

340

340

447

387

350

504

527

455

411

550 

630 

460

336

287

546

1,140

1,080

*652

415

-

18,080

603

2.90

3.23

May

484

576

423

319

384

464

521

740

500

347

275 

228

293

330

340

354

452

1,130

929

485

305 

356 

663

374

316

1.970

998

494

326

659

1,940

17,975

580

2.79

3.21

June

1.180

*525

330

414

795

375

308

260

212

170

152 

126

118

118

116

99

86

85

78

71

64 

58 

56

48

48

56

48

44

42

3_9

-

6,121

204

0.981

1.09

July

44

67

71

53

46

42

40

*38

35

32

30 

29

28

27

32

26

24

22

24

28

30 

30 

34

27

24

23

21

20

46

74

72

1,139

36.7

0.176

0.20

Aug.

46

34

29

27

30

30

27

26

30

47

68 

54

39

31

27

24

21

20

18

*16

16 

15 

14

14

14

13

12

12

11

10

9.9

784.9

25.3

0.122

Sept.

9.4

8.8

6.3

9.8

58

75

54

37

30

28

23 

23

33

47

43

34

28

24

22

145

192 

121 

*68

*50

42

33

30

27

24

24

"

1,351.3

45.0

0.216

0.141 0.24

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,480 Hln 14 Mean 407 Cfsm 1.96 In. 26.65

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,450 Hln 8.3 Mean 351 Cfsm 1.69 In. 22.91

Peak discharge (base. 4.500 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 1, 2, 15-19, 27-30, Jan. 5-8, 26, 27, Feb. 

5, 16-19.
38 FRENCH CREEK BASIN

French Creek at Carlton, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°28'1S", long. 80 0 01'05", on left span at downstream side of two-span 

steel highway bridge at Carlton, Mercer County, half a mile downstream from Powdermill 

Run.

Drainage area.--998 sq mi (revised).

Records available. October 1919 to September 1920 (discontinued) in reports of Geological 

Survey.May 1908 to March 1925 in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and 

Waters.

Gage. Chain gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 1,033.60 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1907. Prior to Aug. 7, 1914, staff gage and Aug. 4, 1919, to Mar. 14, 1920, 

water-stage recorder at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 17 years (1908-25), 1,722 cfs.

Extremes. 1908-25: Maximum discharge, 38,000 cfs (revised) Mar. 27, 1913 (gage height, 

17.1 ft, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 21,000 cfs on basis of 

logarithmic plotting; minimum, 55 cfs (revised) Sept. 20-29, Oct. 6, 7, 11, 1908 (gage 

height, -0.1 ft).

Revisions. The minimum discharge for the water year 1920 has been revised to 108 

cfs Sept. 22-24, 26, 1920 (gage height, 0.35 ft), superseding figure published in 

WSP 503.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for low-water periods 

in the water year 1920, superseding those published in WSP 503, are given herewith:

Date

1920

May 9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

June 1

Discharge

650

590

590

620

680

650

620

530

502

450

450

502

502

650

590

502

450

425

400

360

335

325

Date

1920-Con.

June 2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Sept. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Discharge

325

400

450

502

425

375

360

425

375

350

315

311

400

450

530

198

190

183

183

183

190

172

Date

1920-Con.

Sept. 8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Discharge

153

153

224

241

287

219

190

179

164

137

137

131

121

113

108

108

108

121

108

121

190

232

232

Month

Water year 1919-20

Maximum

287

24,100.

Minimum

248

108

108

Mean

702

169

1,336

Per 

square

mile

.703

.169

1.34

Runoff In 

Inches

0.93

.78

.19

18.22
FRENCH CREEK BASIN 39

French Creek at Utica, Pa.

i", long. 79°57 1 20", on right bank at upstream side of bridge on 

 n ,i ,;; o^o""^"^oo"" uHoa ' Venango County, a third of a mile upstream from Mill Creek.

±JL qJLnfcl^jjp area. """J. y (joO SQ fill,

Records available. August 1932 to September 1953.

 -i--m of gage ls 1>0 i9.54 ft above mean sea level, adjust- 

)2 cfs.' . e s e an a urn.

fc yi314 ftf 10° CfS JUne 1 ' gage helghfc ' 8>71 ft); mlnl - 

ar. 23, 24, 1948 (gai

c

Remarks..--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Revisions (water years)-WSP 743: Drainage area. WSP 823: 1936(M). Revised figures of 

discharge, in oubTcfeet per second, for a period in water year 1933 and corrected 

figure in water year 1936, superseding those published in WSP 743 and 803, are given 

ner ewi tn:

1933 

June 20,.............. 260

21............... 230

22............... 210

1936 

Sept,24............... 86

Month

Water year 1932-33..,.. 

Calendar year 1933 , . . . ,

Maximum

9,510 

9,510

Minimum

45 

45

Mean

1,175 

1,318

Per 

square 

mile

1.14 

1.28

Runoff in 

inches

15.52 

17.40

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, tn cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 24 Mar. 25 to Sept. 30

1.5 156

2.0 316

2.5 541

3.0 845

4.0 1,790

5.0 3,040

7.0 6,400

1.1 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

58

150

310

530

830

4.0 1,710

5.0 3,000

7.0 6,400

9.0 10,800

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

187

184

187

190

190

196

230

256

287

277

246

220

199

193

*190

178

167

167

159

T5S

178

190 

196

199

199

193

187

181

178 

176

176

6,118

197

0.192

0.22

Nov,

176

173

190

196

220

256

260

273

328

363

*397

420

389

347

312

287

352

521

628 

852

1,540

2,520 

5.790

3,260

2,310

1,680

1,200

952

789 

674

-

25,655

855

0.832

0.93

Dec.

583

541

531

521

704

1,860

2,500

2,070

1,840

2,300

4,720

6.040

5,680

3,950

2,700

bl,900

bl,550

1,520

bl , 300 

1,240

1,220

1,470 

*2,200

2,900

2,700

2,190

1,630

bl,200

b920 

1,030

984

62,494

2,016

1.96

2.26

Jan.

928

882

882

905

868

704

b680

b6§0

1,030

2,020

3,180

3,790

3,040

2,310

1,960

1,840

1,900

3,640

4.440 

3,560

2,700

*2,010 

1,680

1,740

2,370

2,440

2,010

3,410

4,030 

3,180

2,760

67,569

2,180

2. IE

2.44

Feb.

3,710

3,950

3,180

62,600

bl,950

1,740

1,790

1,960

1,960

1,680

1,370

1,420

1,680

1,580

1,470

1,470

bl , 200

bl.OOO

bl.OOO 

1,210

2,670

4.780 

4,240

2,440

1,900

1,740

*1,630

1,580

-

-

58,900

2,104

2.05

2.13

Mar.

1,470

1,240

1.100

27750*

4,270

3,530

2,310

1,960

1,630

1,470

1,580

2,140

3,300

3,790

3,330

3,560

3,260

2,630

2,130 

1,790

1,520

1,320 

1,220

3,290

6,240

6.400

4,960

4,960

5,680 

5,500

4,600

94,930

3,062

2.98

3.43

Apr.

3,840

4,510

*4,780

3,680

2,640

1,990

1,710

1,510

1.560

2,070

2,570

2,050

1,660

1,610

1,610

1,610

1,820

2,240

2,360 

2,240

2,170

2,500 

2,570

2,050

1,660

1,610

3,040

3,840

3,380 

2,500

-

73,180

2,439

2.37

2.65

May

1,990

2,360

2,300

1,760

1,640

2,710

*2,920

3,920

3,840

2,710

1,930

1,460

1.280

1,468

2,050

1,930

2,600

3,840

4,160 

3,300

2,360

1,820 

6,380

8,480

6,250

5,500

8,040

8,040

4,580 

3,220

8.850

113,680

3,667

3.57

4.11

June

9.860

a,oib'

4,550

2,920

2,520

3,920

2,780

2,110

1,820

*1,510

1,180

1,010

900

816

748

694

646

602

574 

541

525

500 

430

390

366

399

515

462

38S 

534

-

52,068

1,736

1.69

1.88

July

310

303

322

326

514

278

258

240

224

208

199

187

178

172

167

*156

150

145

142 

157

134

142 

145

134

129

127

117

112

269

310

6,145

198

0.193

0.22

Aug.

278

240

196

172

170

156

157

191

215

196

193

199

196

184

158

137

124

112

*107 

100

96

91 

91

85

80

80

80

78

76 

72

22

4,380

141

0.137

0.16

Sept.

68

70

72

72

92

132

142

161

147

129

110

112

107

105

107

122

124

114

115 

205

229 ffi *264

208

178

153

134

124 

117

-

4,463

149

0.145

0.16

Calendar year 1952: Max 13,800 Min 95 Mean 1,885 Cfsm 1.83 In. 24.95

Water year 1952-53: Max 9,860 Min 68 Mean 1,560 Cfsm 1.52 In. 20,59

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice
40 FRENCH CREEK BASIN

Sugar Creek at Sugarcreek, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°25'45", long. 79°52'45", on right bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge three-quarters of a mile north of Sugarcreek, Venango County, three-quarters of 

a mile upstream from mouth, and 3 miles northwest of Franklin.

Drainage area. 166 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1932 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,014.03 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Aug. 20, 1932, to Dec. 7, 1939, chain gage and Dec. 8, 1939, to Aug. 31, 

1948, water-stage recorder, at same site. Datum 2.00 ft higher prior to Aug. 31, 1948, 

and 1.20 ft higher Sept. 1, 1948, to Nov. 11, 1952.

Average discharge. 21 years, 265 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,050 cfs May 31 (gage height, 9.01 ft); minimum, 18 cfs Sept. 1-3, 4, 5.

1932-53: Maximum discharge, 10,000 cfs May 28, 1946 (gage height, 10.49 ft, present 

datum); maximum gage height, 10.5 ft Jan. 25, 1937, present datum, from graph based on 

gage readings; minimum discharge observed, 9.2 cfs Oct. 22, 1935.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of doubtful gage-height record, which are 

poor. Some regulation at low flow by mills above station.

Revisions. WSP 758: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In 

cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 11 Nov. 12 to May 30 May 31 to Sept. 3O

-0.1 

0.0

16

25

50

103

1.2 25

1.4 50

1.7 103

2.0 170

2.5 320

3.0 540

4.0 1,160

6.0 2,830

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

14

28

50

103

170

320

3.0

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

540

1,160

1,940

2,920

5,550

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

TotaJ

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

27 

26

27

26

24

35

58

46

37

34

33

32

30

*32

33

30

29

29

29

32

34

34

d3S

d36 

d3S

d33

d31

d31 

d32

d32

d32

1,014

32.7

0.197

0.23

Nov.

d32 

33

36

39

34

33

35

37

42

47

*40

37

35

33

32

40

80

95

80

181

196

505

459

293 

224

186

156

133

111

107

-

3,391

113

0.681

0.76

Dec.

84 

97

92

86

223

341

224

221

213

418

1.160

600

422

320

257

224

196

193

160

160

160

196

*245

227 

207

188

170

146 

132

146

139

7,647

247

1.49

1.71

Jan.

137 

133

139

142

122

105

100

HO

209

335

358

283

242

233

218

210

220

1,110

580

427

331

*286

242

422 

450

317

296

1,150 

676

481

482

10,526

340

2.05

2.36

Feb.

392" 626 

375

310

270

260

270

245

221

196

191

264

248

218

233

2O7

191

TeB" 163

198

446

313

253

233 

221

218

218

*210

_

-

7,355

263

1.58

1.65

Mar.

191 

165

TTO

1,100

630

450

354

310

273

260

2B9

339

339

310

335

354

317

286

270

236

213

196

226

1,470 

al,200

a900

a660

a780 

a520

a44O

a380

13,963

450

2.71

3.13

Apr.

a350 

454

*358

324

289

267

264

236

224

su

409

335

a300

a270

a250

a240

a350

a400

a360

a350

a400

a450

a380

a320 

a290

375

458

414 

350

303

-

10,294

343

2.07

2.31

May

a290 

a350

264

236

245

254

659

*742

463

350

293

254

245

233

1,110"

624

1,320

1,120

712

505

387

528

1,230

610 

775

2,320

*1,360

820 

5 SO

1,170

*4,360

24,409

787

4.74

5.47

June

1,720 

1,040

706

525

472

502

616

392

396

296

*248

218

204

193

175

163

178

178

165

148

176

217

139

122 

114

160

252

144 

124

111

10,094

336

2.02

2.26

July

105 

107

107

90

82

80

77

68

63

60

57

54

52

57

52

*48

47

44

44

44

40

39

42

38 

35

34

33

33 

35

178

T*

1,909

61.6

0.371

0.43

Aug.

46 

47

44

43

68

50

43

44

88

6ff

52

43

40

38

36

34

33

32

*32

30

28

26

26

23 

22

21

20

19 

20

19

20

1,155

37.3

0.225

0.26

Sept.

dlF 

dlF

dlF

19

41

38

29

27

2f

d2F

d21

d32

d3*

d32

d30

d28

d24

d24

25

11

54

37

32

30 

*29

28

28

27 

25

24

898

29.9

0.180

0.20

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,070 Min 20 Mean 338 . Cfsra 2.04 In. 27.72

Water year 1952-53: Max 4,36O Mln 18 Mean 254 Cfsra 1.53 In. 2O.77

Peak discharge (base, 5,OOP efs). May 26 (4 p.m.) 4,250 cfs (7.27 ft); May 31 (4 a.m.) 7,O50 cfs 

(9.01 ft). 

. * Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height recordj discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage and records for 

Brokenstraw Creek at Youngsville and Oil Creek at Rousevllle.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded graph and records for 

Brokenstraw Creek at Youngsville and Oil Creek at Rouseville.
OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM 41 

Allegheny River at Franklin, Pa.

Location.--Lat 41°23'25", long. 79°49'10", on right bank at downstream side of Eighth 

Street Bridge on U. S. Highway 62 at Franklin, Venango County, 1,000 ft downstream 

from French Creek.

Drainage area. 5,982 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1918 to September 1921 and October 1931 to September 1953 in 

reports of Geological Survey. June 1915 to September 1941 (prior to October 1918, 

gage heights only) in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters. Gageheight records collected at same site since April 1905 are contained in reports of 

U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 955.92 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. 

Prior to Aug. 12, 1919, staff gage, Aug. 12, 1919, to Sept. 15, 1932, chain gage, and 

Sept. 16-30, 1932, water-stage recorder, all at present site at datum 2.00 ft higher.

Average discharge.--35 years (1918-53), 10,210 cfs (adjusted since 1941).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 63,400 cfs May 31 (gage height, 13.77 ft); minimum, 664 cfs Sept. 4 (gage height, 1.89 ft).

1918-53: Maximum discharge, 138,000 cfs Mar. 13, 1920 (gage height, 20.65 ft, 

present datum); maximum gage height observed, 26.0 ft, present datum, Feb. 26, 1926 

(ice jam); minimum discharge, 334 cfs July 30, 1934 (gage height, 1.63 ft).

Maximum free-flow stage known, 25.0 ft, present datum, Mar. 17, 1865 (discharge, 

196,000 efs, from rating curve extended above 120,000 cfs). Flood of Mar. 26. 1913, 

reached a stage of 24.6 ft, present datum, from graph based on gage readings (discharge, 191,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 120,000 cfs). Flood of Feb. 27, 

1917 (ice jam), equalled that of Feb. 26, 1926.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Chautauqua Lake and since 1940 by Tionesta Creek 

Reservoir (see pp. 68,69).

Revisions (water years). WSP 743: Drainage area. WSP 783: 1913(M). WSP1003: 

1920(M)i

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

2.2 

3.0 

4.0

Oct. 1 to May 30

1,050

2,400

4,880

6.0

9.0

14.0

May 31 to Sept. 30

1Z,100 

28,000 

65,100

1.9 

2.5 

3.0

675

1,460

2,400

Note.. Same as 

preceding table 

above 3.0 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8'9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

<t)

Oct.

1,130

1,090

itOeO

1,060 

1,060

1,130

1,310

1,470

1,530

1,480

1.560

1,560

1,440

1,340

1,300

1,240

1,200

1,160

1,110

1,120

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,160

1,160

1,180

1,150

1,120

1,120 

1,120

1,090

37,910

1,223

-198

Nov.

1,080

1.060

1,160

1,200 

1,280

1.30Q

1,370

1,520

1,710

1,940

2,260

 2,530

2,590

2,440

2,240

2,070

2,260

2,610

2,650

3,180

4,310

8,550

15.600

15,600

12 , 100

9,320

6,760

5,470

4,740 

4,040

-

124,940

4,165

+41.7

Dec.

3,530

3,290

3,060

3.010 

3,430

6,360

9,130

9,700

8,560

9,900

22,800

K34.200

g3 1,600

g23,800

17 , 600

g!3,000

g 10, 500

g9,320

 7,630

6,930

6,430

7,100

8,180

9,700

10,100

9,320

8,370

6,930

4,880 

4,740

5,320

318,420

10,270

+94.5

Jan.

5,170

5,020

4,740

4,740 

5,020

4,040

3,410

5.290

4,320

6,880

11,300

15,200

14,300

11,300

9,900

9,320

10,900

17,600

20.800

19,200

15,600

13,400

 11,300

10,500

13,800

17,600

15,200

19,200

20,800 

17,600

14,800

356,250

11,490

+ 128

Feb.

18,200

21,400

17,600

14,800 

12,500

11,300

11,300

12,500

13,000

10,500

8,940

8,940

9,130

8,940

8,370

8,180

7,630

6,600

5^620

5,940

9,460

23,600

25.000

18,200

15,200

13,400

11,700

*11,300

-

-

349,250

12,470

-88.9

Mar.

10,500

9,130

1*65°

13 , 800 

25,600

25,000

18,600

15,200

13 , 000

10,900

10,100.

10,900

14,800

19,200

18,600

19,800

20,800

18,600

15,600

14 , 800

13,000

10 , 100

9,320

26,800

45.400

g43,400

g37,700

55,600

34,200 

31,600

26,800

624,480

20,140

+276

Apr.

22,600

22,600

23.800

22,000 

18,600

15,200

13,400

12 , 100

11,300

 12,100

15,200

13,800

12,500

13,000

12 , 100

10.500

10,900

12 , 100

12 , 100

12 , 100

12 , 100

12,500

13,000

12 , 100

12 , 100

11,700

13,800

16,600

17,200 

14 , 800

-

433,900

14,460

-76.0

May

13,000

13,800

13 , 800

gll,700 

glO,900

g!2,500

g!5,000

 g24,400

22,600

17 , 600

14,300

10,900

9,510

8.750

13,500

17,200

22,000

25,600

26,800

22,600

18,200

15,600

39,800

51,100

25,000

42,600

51,900

40 , 500

31,000 

27,400

58.500

707,860

22,830

+447

June

54.300

46,400

34,900

27,400 

25,800

21,400

19,200

15,200

14 , 800

12 , 100

 9,510

8,180

7,280

6,600

5,470

5,020

4,740

5,320

5,020

4,040

3,910

5,540

5,260

5,780

3,060

3,040

5,410

2,920

2,610 

2.500

-

366,510

12,220

-532

July

2,160

2^530

2,360

2,260 

2,080

1,920

1,810

1,700

1,670

1,580

1,510

1,380

1,280

1,500

1,240

1,150

 1,300

1,070

1,080

1,280

1,550

1,260

1,500

1,500

1,260

1,180

1,140

1,050

1.020 

2,240

2,160

47,720

1,539

-10.4

Aug.

1,760

1,490

1,330

1,160 

1,260

1,180

1,120

1,120

1,500

1,790

AtlgO

4,040

3,530

2,550

2,020

1,720

1,430

*1,220

1,120

1,020

948

900

866

831

796

774

741

708

708 

708

191

45,157

1,457

-80.1

Sept.

6 97

708

697

708 

900

1,070

1,020

984

1,050

97E

854

900

936

900

912

866

842

866

854

1,540

2,760

4.180

4,180

3,090

*1,960

1,630

1,400

1,240

1,140 

*1,060

-

40,916

1,364

-56.7

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

1,025 

0.171 

0.20

4,20- 

0.70J 

0.7E

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-53:

10,360 

1.73 

1.99

11,620 

1.94 

2.24

12,580 

2.07 

 2.16

20,420 

3.41 

3.93

14,380 

2.40 

2.68

25,280 

5.89 

4.48

Observed

Max 74,000 Mln 575 Mean 11,300 

Max 58,300 Mln 697 Mean 9,461

11,690 

1.95 

2.18

1,529 

0.256 

0.30

1,377 

0.230 

0.27

1,327 

0.22Z 

0.26

Adjusted

Mean 11,280 Cfsm 1.89 In. 25.64 

Mean 9,460 Cfsm 1.58 In. 21.46

 Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents In Chautauqua Lake and Tionesta Creek Reservoir, equivalent In cubic feet per 

second.

g Computed from once-daily tape-gage readings and recorded range In stage.
42 CLARION RIVER BASIN

Sevenmile Run'near Rasselas, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°37 ! 52", long. 78°34 I 37", on right bank 300 ft upstream from highway 

Bridge , 600 ft upstream from Fivemile Run, and 3.2 miles northeast of Rasselas, Elk 

County.

Drainage area. 7.84 sq mi.

Records available. October 1951 to September 1953.

Gage . Water-stage recorder and concrete control. 

topographic map ) .

Altitude of gage is 1,700 ft (from

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 1,590 efs Aug. 9 (gage height, 4.78 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 200 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; 

minimum, 0.42 efs Oct. 1, 25-30, Nov. 2, 6; minimum gage height, 1.78 ft Oct. 1.

1951-53: Maximum discharge, that of Aug. 9, 1953; minimum, 0.18 Cfs Sept. 13-15, 

1952 (gage height, 1.72 ft).

Remarks . Records good above 5 efs and fair below except those for periods of ice effect 

or no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.7 

1.80

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

0.12

.53

1.74

3.64

5.9

9.3

2.4 

2.6

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

82

172

345

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.42

.67

.77

.53

.60

1.26

 fcft

.87

.68

.68

.68

.60

.68

.68

.60

.53

.53

.47

.53

.47

.53

.53

.47

.42

.42

.42

.42

.42

*.47

.47

19.35

0.624

0.080

0.09

Nov.

0.47

 42 Teo

.60

. 53

.47

.68 

.60

.93

3.00

3.24

2.45

1.91

1.58

1.26

1.26

1.26

al.8

al.6

a4.o

a!5

3.26 *a20

13

10

8.2

6.8

5.6

b4.3

b4.4

-

141.96

4.73

0.603

0.67

-Dec.

b3.6

b4.3

3.34

5.24

10.5

15

10 

8.5

9.3

18

21

38

28

21

17

14

12

10.5

8.9

7.8

7.1

7.1

7.8

9.7

9.3

7.8

6.8

b4.5

b5.0

bS.8

b6.0

391.38

12.6

1.61

1.86

Jan.

5.2

4.93

4.70

4.47

b3.7

*b3.0

b3.0 

b3.S

b6.0

6.8

9.7

8.0

6.8

6.8

8.8

18.5

15.5

24

21

19

18

15.5

14

31

31

24

20

22

18.5

15

15

408.40

13.2

1.68

1.94

Feb.

21

16.5

*14,5

13.5

12

11.5

12,5 

11.5

10

8.5

7.8

8.5

7.8

6.8

7.1

b6.0

bS.O

bltl

b5.8

68

46

30

24

21

19

18

16

_

-

437.5

15.6

1.99

2.08

Mar.

b!2

bll

TT

50

34

26

21

18.5

16

13.5

13

*16.5

24

23

27

32

28

24

23

19

17

14.5

14.5

96

64

50

38

39

40

33

28

876.5

28.3

3.61

4.16

Apr.

27

29

24

21

18.5

17

17 

14.5

12.5

23

19

IB

17.5

15;5

14

*14.5

15

14.5

13.5

13

13.5

19

24

20

20

3-2.

32

29

25

22

-

594.5

19.8

2.53

2.82

May

25

26

21

18.5

18

16

15.5 

15

12.5

11

9.3

8.5

8.2

iTts"

9.7

30

31

*24

20

17

113

*187

84

55

*209

114

66

43

117

138

1,481.1

47.8

6.10

7.03

June

81

50

35

28

32

51

39 

26

24

18.5

14.5

12.5

11

9.3

7.8

6.8

7.4

7.1

5.9

4.93

4.70

4.25

3.64

3.24

*3.24

3.24

2.84

2.45

2.26

2.08

-

483.67

16.1

2.05

2.29

July

2.26

2.26

1.91

1.58

2.07

2.08

1.74

1.42

1.42

1.26

1.11

.98

.98

.98

.87

.87

.77

.87

2.14

1.86

*.98

*.94

2.56

1.26

.87

.77

.77

l"^49" _.68

2!45

1.26

43.46

1.40

0.179

0.21

Aug.

0.87

. 98

!s7

2.32

3.40

1.74

1.26 

1.26

231

169

61

31

20

14.5 .

10.5

8.2

6.5

5.4

4.70

4.04

3.64

3.24

3.04

2.64

2.45

2.26

2.08

1.91

1.74

1.74

1.58

604.86

19.5

2.49

2.87

Sept.

1.42

1.42

*1.26

10.5

4.03

2.26 

1.74

1.42

1.26

1.26

2.45

3.24

2.84

1.91

1.58

1.42

1.26

2.46

13.

28

17

11.5

8.5

7.1

6:2

5.4

4.70

4.25

3.64

-

214.13

7.14

0.911

1.02

Calendar year 1952: Max 192 Mln 0.1S Mean 15.8 Cfsm 2.02 In. 27.49

Water year 1952-53: Max 331 Mln 0.42 Mean 15.6 Cfsm 1.99 In. 27.04

Peak discharge (base. 200 cfs). Hay 22 (10 p.m.) 1,100 cfs (4.60 ft); May 26 (5 a.m.) 506 cfs 

(4.21 ft); Aug. 9 (8:30 p.m.) 1\590 cfs (4.78 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on thla day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basla of 1 discharge measurement and records for 

nearby atationa.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
CLARION RIVER BASIN 43

East Branch Clarion River at East Branch Clarion River Dam, Pa.

Location.--Lat 41°33'10", long. 78 0 35'50", on left bank 700 ft upstream from Middle Pork, 

0.5 mile downstream from East Branch Clarion River Dam, Elk County, and l£ miles northeast of Glen Hazel.

Drainage area. 73.2 sq mi.

Records available. October 1948 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,517.58 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark).

Average discharge. 5 years, 151 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,410 cfs June 3 (gage height, 5.55 ft); minimum, 

10 cfs Apr. 19, 20; minimum gage height, 1.23 ft Oct. 12-16, Apr. 19, 20; minimum daily 

discharge, 11 cfs Apr. 19.

1948-53: Maximum discharge, 2,350 cfs Nov. 25, 1950 (gage height, 7.04 ft); minimum, 

1.5 cfs Feb. 26, 1952 (gage height, 1.00 ft); minimum daily, 6.7 cfs Sept. 21, 22, 195L

Remarks.--Records good above 50 cfs and fair below except those for periods of indefinite 

stage-discharge relation, which are fair. Plow completely regulated since June 1952 by 

East Branch Clarion River Reservoir (see pp. 68,69).

Cooperaticn. Ten discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

RevlslonsT'-'-WSP 1235: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of backwater from Middle 

vor!' and Indefinite stage-discharge relation (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Dec. 28 to Hay 16 May 17 to Sept. 30

1.2

1.3 

1.5 

2.0

9.5

17

38

172

1.2

1.3 

1.5 

2.C

8.5

36

112

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

98

195

316

636

1,690

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

16

17

16

16

16

16

16

*99

 93

li

12

12

12

12

12

12

16

24

24

23

 23

22

22

22

21

21

21

20

20

*16

14

698

22.5

-10.4

Nov.

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

 14

14

14

14

15

25

30

444

14.8

+30.4

Dec.

36

44

41

35

28

15

15

15

15

15

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

102

50

13

13

650

21.0

+86.3

Jan.

13

13

13

13

29

*64 -5S

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

14

14

15

15

16

*16

16

16

16

16

17

18

IS

18

18

18

18

571

18.4

+113

Feb.

IS

18

*17

17

17

17

17

17

16

16

15

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

_

-

-

449

16.0

+136

Mar.

16

16

16

17

17

17

17

17

18

16

18-

*1S

18

18

19

20

22

22

17

15

li

14

14

15

17

18

19

20

22

18

15

542

17.5

+251

Apr.

*15

15

15

15

14

14

13

13

14

14

15

15

15

15

15

*15

14

12

11

12

14

14

21

21

22

22

22

22

21

20

-

463

16.1

+206

May

20

19

18

17

17

17

17

17

15

li

45

68

61

*47

32

16

e!6

e!7

*e!6

#e!6

e!6

e!7

el8

e20

e21

e!50

*e540

*522

505

e340

e!55

2,809

90.6

+363

June

e520

 745

*1,040

*1.350

#839

627

472

472

473

371

284

281

278

281

252

202

180

180

180

177

177

177

175

175

#186

202

191

191

202

202

-

11,081

369

+215

July

202

202

202

202

173

113

175

186

197

186

175

173

186

200

200

200

200

195

173

186

#195

209

165

152

188

197

206

218.

213

177

193

5,839

188

-168

Aug.

218

218

218

213

171

175

191

191

e!45

e30

e65

196

331

385

383

383

356

329

304

304

284

261

261

259

259

259

259

259

259

256

247

7,667

247

-93.9

Sept.

S3S

235

*232

230

220

209

206

206

206

206

206

206

204

204

204

202

202

202

204

e96

e§4

118

140

156

156

156

167

180

186

200

-

5,523

188

-152

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

12.1 

0.165 

0.19

45.2 

0.617 

0.69

Calendar year 1952 : 

Water year 1952-53:

107 

1.46 

1.68

131 

1.79 

2.06

152 

2.08 

2.17

268 

3.66 

4.22

222 

3.03 

3.38

454 

6.20 

7.15

Observed

Max 1,820 Mln 10 Mean 146 

Max 1,350 Mln 11 Mean 101

154 

2.10 

2.34

20.0 

0.273 

0.31

153 

2.09 

2.41

36.0 

0.492 

0.55

Adjusted

Mean 156 Cfsm 2.13 In. 28.95 

Mean 147 Cfsm 2.01 In. 27.15

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents In East Branch Clarion River Reservoir, equivalent In cubic feet per second.

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements 

and records of gate changes and outflow at East Branch clarion River Dam.

Note. Backwater from Middle Fork Nov. 20-22, Dec. 5, 6, 10-15, Jan. 18, 24-29, Jan. 31 to Feb. 2, 

Feb. 7 21-28, Mar. 4, 5, 15-17, Mar. 24 to Apr. 2, Apr. 10-14, 23, Apr. 25 to May 2.
CLARION RIVER BASIN

Clarion River at Johnsonburg, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°29'10", long. 78°40'43", on right bank at downstream side of highway

 bridge in Johnsonburg, Elk County, 0.1 mile downstream from Johnson Run and 0.4 mile 

downstream from confluence of East and West Branches.

Drainage area. 204 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1945 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,422.98 ft above mean sea level datum of 

~1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to Nov. 8, 1951, chain gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 8 years, 408 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,690 cfs May 23 (gage height, 7.54 ft in gage

 well, 7.7 ft from outside gage); minimum, 20 cfs Oct. 1, Nov. 2; minimum gage height, 

0.93 ft Nov. 2; minimum daily discharge, 24 c-fs Oct. 1.

1945-53: Maximum discharge, 11,700 cfs May 28, 1946 (gage height, 9.2 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); maximum gage height, 9.25 ft Nov. 25, 1950, from floodmarks; minimum discharge, 6 cfs Sept. 18, 1952 (gage height, 0.68 ft), result of regulation above station; minimum daily, 20 cfs Oct. 5, 1948, Nov. 6, 1951.

Flood in July 1942 reached a stage of 16.7 ft, from floodmark.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated since June 1952 by East Branch Clarion River 

Reservoir (see p; 68) and at low flow by industrial plants above station.

Revisions. WSF 1235: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage he ght, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.9 

1.0 

1.2

Oct. 1 to Dec. 10

1.5 90

2.0 200

2.5 395

Dec. 11 to Sept. 30

1.4 73

1.7 125

2.0 200

2.5 395

3.0 670

4.0 1,5OO

5.0 2,500

6.0 3,850

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

eo

21

22

83

24

25

26

27

£8

?9

SO

Tl

 Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

24

26

33

25

25

35

50

122

110

33

29

29

28

30

32

30

29

36

36

37

36

36

34

33

32

31

31

30

31

30

*26

1,149

37.1

-10.4

Nov.

25

25

28

30

27

26

30

31

40

73

57

44

37

35

34

34

38

44

41

95

215

384

*254

167

130

112

97

82

78

83

-

2,396

79.9

+30.4

Dec.

68

94

92

80

192

253

160

143

141

208

927

570

445

342

282

238

194

176

141

137

131

129

141

152

145

131

117

174

152

125

117

6,397

206

+86.3

Jan.

Ill

105

105

100

*88

121

125

86

127

171

228

173

158

150

155

238

207

430

422

408

390

359

326

484

500

422

382

445

354

294

319

7,983

258

+ 113

Feb.

470

323

*338

294

246

£56

350

302

252

218

207

246

214

188

188

162

145

128

130

139

541

500

431

390

350

338

322

286

_

_

-

7,954

284

Mar.

249

207

200

540

431

372

326

302

260

235

224.

*260

338

346

430

576

500

450

418

354

298

263

251

1.450

1,100

890

747

726

656

570

500

14,469

467

+136 +251

Apr.

495

520

426

395

350

330

318

270

242

424

364

346

342

318

278

*298

310

306

294

302

326

342

426

408

422

642

588

540

475

418

-

11,515

384

+206

May

426

404

338

298

298

270

260

246

214

185

188

210

218

182

246

173

470

576

*510

431

364

623

*5.820

1,440

906

*2,700

2,150

1,550

1,230

1,530

1,850

24,306

784

+363

June

1,700

1,600

1,600

1.950

1,460

1,100

1,070

890

874

698

530

500

480

470

413

338

326

322

294

270

260

260

242

*.235

242

263

260

242

252

249

-

19,390

646

-215

July

260

256

252

246

304

227

242

228

242

228

207

200

221

242

235

235

232

242

235

218

228

*244

433

214

232

235

238

252

286

310

249

7,673

248

-168

Aug.

263

270

266

310

440

282

278

278

2,070

2.910

946

705

691

670

614

570

530

460

413

400

364

334

330

.322

318

314

310

306

302

298

294

16,858

544

-93.9

Sept.

270

266

*263

270

409

290

256

242

238

238

238

260

294

260

249

242

238

235

274

1.170

413

372

326

310

286

266

260

263

260

270

-

9,228

308

-152

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

26.7 

0.131 

0.15

11C 

0.53S 

0.6C

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-53:

292 

1.43 

1.65

371 

1.82 

2.10

420 

2.06 

2.15

718 

3.52 

4.06

590 

2.89 

3.22

1,147 

5.62 

6.48

Observed

Max 5,510 Min 24 Mean 413 

Max 3,820 Min 24 Mean 354

431 

2.11 

2.35

80.0 

0.392 

0.45

450 

2.21 

2.55

156 

0.765 

0.85

Adjusted

Mean 423 Cfsm 2.07 In. 28.22 

Mean 400 Cfsm 1.96 In. 26.61

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents In East Branch Clarion River Reservoir, equivalent In cubic feet per second
CLARION RIVER BASIN 45

Clarion River at Ridgway, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°25'15", long. 78°44'10" ) on right bank at downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 948 in Ridgway, Elk County, 50 ft downstream from Elk Creek.

Drainage area. 303 sq mi.

Records available. October 1940 to September 1953 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,361.62 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. Prior to Sept. 16, 1848, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--13 years, 591 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8.900 cfs May 23 (gage height, 8.96 ft); minimum, 24 cfs Oct. 2 (gage height, 0.58 ft).

1940-53: Maximum discharge, 34,000 cfs July 19, 1942 (gage height, 16.4 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum observed, 15 cfs Sept. 13, 1943; minimum gage height, 

0.47 ft Sept. 29, 1941.

Remarks. Records good. Plow regulated since June 1952 by East Branch Clarion River 

Reservoir (see p. 68) and at low flow by industrial plants above station.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 10 Dec. 11 to Sept. 30

0.6 

.8 

1.1 

1.4 

Z.O 

2.5

2G 

56 

131 

246 

590 

940

1.1 

1.4 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0 

7.0

131

250

600

1,330

3,110

5,360

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 195Z to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

3O

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

35

42

53

38

36

53

94 m78

42

41

40

40

44

40

38

41

48

47

47

46

46

43

42

41

40

40

»41

42

40

1,563

50.4

-10.4

Nov.

35

35

40

42

39

37

42

44

48

94

80

62

54

49

46

46

50

60

56

101

322

630

 452

270

198

164

138

122

102

111

-

3,569

119

+30.4

Dec.

86

111

114

105

214

458

266

224 

211

281

1.76O

1,060

747

568

457

391

316

295

232

218

214

205

228

250

236

214

189

213

214

189

177

10,443

337

+86.3

Jan.

173

162

162

158

131

151

»162

141

172

263

397

311

270

250

260

379

338

609

642

614

594

568

523

817

915

705

621

705

587

475

506

12,761

412

+ 113

Feb.

805

535

554

»493

»409

427

656

548 

463

397

355

451

403

350

367

316

290

249

249

285

928

838

677

614

554

523

511

457

_

_

-

13,704

489

+136

Mar.

397

3Z9

322

838

740

614

542

511 

457

427

 409.

475

621

621

691

985

831

747

705

600

517

457

439

2.420

1,900

1,580

1,290

1,330

1,210

985

859

24,849

802

+251

Apr.

880

1,060

803

726

642

580

600

511 

457

799

691

621

614

568

»493

505

523

554

535

548

587

635

768

705

705

1.150

1,060

915

796

691

-

20,702

690

+206

May

663

649

535

463

457

445

415

415 

355

311

290

306

316

300

409

328

746

950

789

 649

554

£17

5.100

2,120

1,410

4,580

3,110

2,160

1,620

'2,370

3,350

36,782

1,187

+363

June

2.480

2,120

1,900

2,260

1,850

1,370

1,620

1,210 

1,130

950

691

628

594

568

517

427

453

451

391

350

328

338

300

*280

 280

306

328

275

285

280

-

24,960

832

-215

July 

280

290

280

275

293

285

270

250 

260

250

223

223

236

265

250

246

236

253

285

232

 236

236

646

285

250

250

241

255

285

415

290

8,573

276

-168

Aug.

285

275

285

275

551

316

290

290 

1,890

5.680

1,250

831

768

726

656

600

561

495

445

427

397

550

538

353

328

316

516

511

306

306

500

18,495

597

-95.9

Sept.

280

 275

270

280

421

338

270

255 

246

241

241

280

328

280

260

250

241

256

264

1.640

622

475

391

361

328

300 '285

290

275

285

-

10,508

350

-152

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

40.0 

0.132 

0.15

14< 

O.49; 

0.55

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-53:

) 425 

1.4O 

> 1.61

525 

1.73 

1.99

625 

2.06 

2.15

1,053 

3.48 

4.01

896 

2.96 

3.30

1,550 

5.12 

5.90

Observed

Max 8,350 Mln 50 Mean 620 

Max 5.1OO Min 35 Mean 312

617 

2.04 

2.28

108 

0.556 

0.41

505 

1.66 

1.91

198

0.655 

0.73

Adjusted

Mean 630 Cfsm 2.08 In. 28.32 

Mean 558 Cfsm 1.84 In. 24.99

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents in East Branch Clarion River Reservoir, equivalent In cubic feet per
46 CLARION RIVER BASIN 

Clarion River at Cooksburg, Pa.

Location.;--Lat 41°19'50", long. 79°18'35", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 36 at Cooksburg, Forest County, 300 ft downstream from Toms Run and 

5 miles upstream from Canther Run.

Drainage area. 807 sq mi.

Records available. November 1938 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,146.48 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to May 17, 1939', chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 14 years (1939-53), 1,489 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 18,800 cfs May 26 (gage height, 11.67 ft); 

minimum, 70 cfs Oct. 1, 2 (gage height, 1.38 ft).

1938-53: Maximum discharge. 32,700 cfs July 19, 1942 (gage height, 14.96 ft); 

minimum, 41 cfs Aug. 30, 1939 (gage height, 1.22 ft).

Maximum stage known, about 19 ft Mar. 17, 1936, from floodmarks (discharge, 56,000 

cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Plow 

regulated since June 1952 by East Branch Clarion River Reservoir (see p. 68) and at 

low flow by industrial plants above station.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge. In cubic feet per second)

1.3 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

52

100

260

500

810

4.0

5.0

7.0

10.0

1,630

2,700

5,860

13,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1955

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

%

78

95

108

108

111

154

205

225

195

 122 

98

100

98

92

92

90

85

85

90

92

90

90

90

88

88

85

88

88

88

5,257

105

-10.4

Nov.

88 

82

80

82

90

92

 92

90

95

108

124

170 

142

122

108

100

111

119

130

 154

253

946

1.400

852

572

432

352

299

b240

b200

-

7,725

258

+30.4

Dec.

b!90

b220

b230

245

734

935

638

548

 548

2,670

5.280 

2,030

1,480

1,180

985

866

758

662

584

566

524

542

638

668

620

554

b400

b380

b520

b540

24,955

805

+86.3

Jan.

518 

460

427

427

b560

b520

b540

b380

b540

b840

1,260

1,300 

 1,020

915

824

845

1,020

1,640

2,420

2,030

1,830

1,730

1,530

1,550

2.440

1,980

1,750

1,880

2,080

1,630

1,480

37,726

1,217

+113

Feb.

2,260 

2,090

1,880

1,680

1,440

1,350

2,550

2,520

2,030

1,750

1,480

1,650 

1,850

1,480

1,400

1,500

 1,180

1,020

950

gSo

1,360

2.580

1,930

1,730

1,580

1,480

1,480

1,400

_

_

-

46,290

1,655

+136

Mar.

1,220 

1,060

985

1,520

2,640

1,980

1,730

1,580

1,440

1,300

1,260-

1,400 

1,680

1,930

1,880

2,820

2,580

2,300

2,140

1,930

1,680

1,440

1,350

4,550

5.830

4,600

3,880

3,960

3,960

5,290

2,820

72,755

2,346

+251

Apr.

 2,520 

3,560

2,820

2,470

2,200

1,950

1,950

1,780

1.550

1,830

2,680

2,140 

2,030

1,880

1,680

1,580

1,680

1,850

1,830

1,880

1,980

2,140

2,420

2,420

2,250

3,060

5.720

 3,150

2,760

2,360

-

67,840

2,261

+206

May

2,080 

2,080

1,780

1,480

1,550

1,400

1,400

1,750

1,480

1,500

1,140

1,060 

1,060

1.020

1,100

1,550

1,840

5,960

3,220

2,640

2,140

1,980

9,060

6,200

4,040

15.500

10,500

6,210

4,440

5,900

9,480

105,900

5,416

+363

June

6.660 

5,300

4,120

3,800

3,650

2,820

3,080

2,880

2,300

2,030

1,650

1,350 

1,220

1,140

1,060

 950

' 831

950

880

752

656

602

578

518

477

472

524

536

449

443

52,658

1,755

-215

July

432 

458

454

432

595

406

432

 580

552

361

352

320 

308

512

356

358

525

525

571

472

561

542

722

1.250

542

416

376

356

406

768

972

14,052

453

-168

Aug.

578 

489

466

460

515

804

530

466

1,870

7.600

3,640

2,040 

1,480

1,300

1,140

985

880

 851

752

650

620

578

512

489

472

460

449

445

427

416

406

52,728

1,056

-95.9

Sept.

422 

595

580

576

445

745

550

406

561

342

355

547 

460

542

427

576

552

 558

561

2.850

2,790

1,550

1,02O

804

693

614

554

506

494

460

-

20,071

669

-152

Adjusted for change In

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

94.6 

0.117 

0.15

288 

0.557 

0.40

891 

1.10 

1.27

1,550 

1.65 

1.90

1,789 

2.22 

2.31

2,597 

5.22 

3.V71

reservoir contents

2,467 

3.06 

3.41

3,779 

4.68 

5.40

Observed

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-53:

Max 20,000 Mln 59 

Max 15,500 Mln 70

Peak discharge (base. 10.000 cfs).-

18,800 cfs (11.67 ft).

-Hay 23

Mean 1,596 

Mean 1,351

(2:30 p.

1,540 

1.91 

2.15

285 

0.353 

0.41

962 

1.19 

1.37

517 

0.641 

0.72

Adjusted

Mean 

Mean

1,606 

1,377

Cfsm i 

Cfsm i

m. ) 14,800 cfs (10.48 ft); May !

99 In. 

71 In.

6 (1:30

27.11 

23.16

p.m.)

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents In East Branch Clarion River Reservoir, equivalent in cubic feet per second.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
CLARION RIVER BASIN

Clarion River near Piney, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°11'33", long. 79"26'25", on left bank a quarter of a mile downstream 

?rom hydroelectric plant of Pennsylvania Electric Co., 2-J- miles northeast of Piney, 

Clarion County, 2.4 miles upstream from Piney Creek, and 3 miles southwest of Clarion.

Drainage area. 951 sq mi.

Records available. October 1933 to September 1953 (monthly discharge only, October 1944 

to September 1947) in reports of Geological Survey. October 1924 to September 1941 in 

reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters.

gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,002.06 ft above mean sea level (Pennsylvania Electric Co. benchmark). Prior to Dec. 23, 1947, records from hydroelectric 

plant a quarter of a mile upstream.

Average discharge. 29 years, 1,632 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 22,400 cfs May 26 (gage height, 14.59 ft); 

minimum, 17 cfs Oct. 15, 16 (gage height, 1.13 ft).

1924-53: Maximum discharge, 50,000 cfs Mar. 18, 1936, determined by Pennsylvania 

Electric Co. (elevation, 1,028.5 ft at lower pool of dam); minimum not determined.

Remarks. Records good. Plow regulated since June 1952 by East Branch Clarion River 

Reservoir (see p. 68) and since 1924 by hydroelectric plant at Piney Dam (combined 

reservoir capacity, 113,200 acre-ft). Records of chemical analyses and water 

temperatures for the water year 1953 are given in WSP 1290.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.1 

1.3 

1.5 

1.8 

2.0 

2.5

15

35

64

136

206

436

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

8.0 

12.0

740

1,540

2,660

7,660

16,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17ie

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

 total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

154

159

126 

23

23

107

129

196

133

180

196

*24

144

123

130

22

276

22

22

232

122

116

136

22

22

22

130

35

129

121

151

3,427

111

-6.2

Nov.

96

23

172 

25

132

*156

126

140

24

266

25

63

244

132

125

24

342

354

203

202

325

1,270

1.560

866

878

826

23

635

22

22

-

9,101

303

+13.3

Dec.

43

166

272 

259

491

390

1,010

619

492

903

3,450

5,950

2,040

1,380

1,290

862

819

826

803

513

389

*1,090

908

498

130

676

553

248

595

359

79T

26,821

865

+85.5

Jan.

300

568

450 

226

585

439

333

460

463

1,060

1,340

1,920

1,030

895

934

1,210

1,450

1,400

5.510

2,170

1,990

1,970

1,840

2,440

2,100

2,000

1,770

2,350

2,510

1,790

1,950

45,213

1,394

+107

Feb.

2,450

2,610

1,610 

2,010

1,780

2,240

2,450

2.900

2,190

1,830

1,840

1,700

2,320

2,120

920

1,600

*1,220

1,200

1,060

857

1,550

2,790

2,020

1,920

1,840

1,630

1,780

1,360

_

-

-

51,777

1,849

+143

Mar.

1,280

1,390

870 

2,200

2,850

2,160

1,990

1,490

1,330

1,560

1,260-

1,800

1,870

2,400

1,940

5,250

2,910

2,610

2,200

2,010

2,520

1,070

1,940

4,270

7.250

5,840

5,250

4,460

4,720

3', 520

*5,720

83,740

2,701

+242

Apr.

'3,640

4,020

5,450 

5,650

1.500

2,230

1,750

1,890

1,740

2,890

3,050

2,470

2,570

1,770

1,880

1,820

1,980

2,630

1,460

2,120

2,400

2,770

2,780

3,270

2,830

3,440

4.270

*3,570

5,280

2,810

-

79,710

2,657

+203

May

2,760

2,550

1,070 

1,660

1,310

1,460

2,190

3,150

1,770

665

1,390

1,120

1,630

1,400

1,330

1,970

2,340

4,150

4,100

2,760

2,600

5,050

7,550

7,020

5,500

14.700

12,500

7,660

5,840

5,350

15,900

126,185

4,070

+598

June

S. 800

6,740

5,200 

4,680

4,700

4,060

5,0.50

2,940

2,640

1,930

1,650

1,810

1,060

1,040

1,170

966

628

1,040

1,500

897

128

554

534

456

498

1,190

501

24

544

402

-

61,092

2,056

-225

July

389

805

528 

132

168

400

523

*223

448

502

352

104

308

300

520

375

462

506

245

502

384

736

1.S20

1,646

247

25

244

114

281

1,150

1,090

14,479

467

-177

Aug.

85425 46? 

476

985

1,050

599

259

2,780

6. 580

5,600

1,810

1,430

1,610

1,270

688

879

*799

711

565

577

754

257

465

440

428

452

460

405

297

532

54,055

1,098

-85.6

Sept.

396

825

710 

736

573

571

27

366

489

334

479

30

147

513

554

373

558

562

28

5.600

3,280

957

827

671

797

417

476

752

561

1,160

-

21,529

711

-181

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

105 

0.110 

0.13

316 

0.352 

0.37

Calendar year 1952 : 

Water year 1952-55 :

950 

0.999 

1.15

1,501 

1.58 

1.82

1,992 

2.09 

2.18

2,943 

5.09 

5.56

2,860 

5.01 

5.56

4,468 

4.70 

5.42

Observed

Max 23,600 Min 22 Mean 1,915 

Max 14,700 Min 22 Mean 1,520

1,815 

1.91 

2.15

290 

0.305 

0.35

1,014 

1.07 

1.23

530 

0.557 

0.62

Adjusted

Mean 1,925 Cfsm 2.02 !" 27.52 

Mean 1,564 Cfsm 1.64 In. 22.32

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents in East Branch Clarion River and Piney Reservoirs, equivalent in cubic feet 

per second. Records of contents in Piney Reservoir furnished by Pennsylvania Electric Co.
48 CLARION RIVER BASIN

Clarion River at St. Petersburg, Pa.

Location. La t 41°08'55", long. 79°39'40", on left bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge 1 mile south of St. Petersburg, Clarion County, 1.6 miles downstream from 

Turkey Run, and 4.5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1.246 sq mi.

Records available. October 1941 to September 1953 (discontinued).

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 876.13 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~1929.

Average discharge. 12 years, 2,252 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 34,000 cfs May 31 (gage height, 14.78 ft); minimum, 37 cfs Oct. 20, 27, 28 (gage height, 0.80 ft); minimum daily, 38 cfs Oct. 27.

1941-53: Maximum discharge, 44,400 cfs Dec. 30, 1942 (gage height, 16.45 ft); maximum gage height, 20.17 ft Feb. 22, 1945 (ice jam); probably little or no flow Jan. 11, 

1942 [gage height, -0.39 ft), result of ice jam upstream; minimum daily discharge, 34 

cfs Sept. 14, 1952.

Remarks. Records fair. Flow regulated since June 1952 by East Branch Clarion River 

Reservoir (see p. 68) and since 1924 by hydroelectric plant at Piney Reservoir (combined reservoir capacity, 113,200 acre-ft).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

per second

in cubic feet

0.8

.9

1.1

1.5

2.0

Oct. 1

37

50

85

191

390

to Mar.

3.0

4.0

6.0

8.0

23

1,000

1,840

4,200

8,100

Mar. 24 to 

Aug. 11 to

1.1

1.5

2.0

3.0

4.0

82

174

358

880

1,620

May 30 

Sept. 30

5.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

13.0

2,760

4,200

8,100

13,100

24,400

May 31 to Aug. 10

1.4 171

2.0 412

3.0 1,020

4.0 1,840

6.0 4,200

Note. Same as

preceding table

above 6.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17ie

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

200

178

188 

152

49

50

168

*182

227

170

222

223

67

166

162

148

61

501

^6

41

246

167

140 

164

62

41

38

138

69

162

139

4,387

142

-6.2

Nov.

174

126

66 

200

60

154

176

162

174

82

279

62

79

272

164

162

194

462

353

*308

369

1,190

m956

1,030

702

305

509

81

-

11,943

398

+13.3

Dec.

66

85

236 

340

521

745

986

1,180

672

*917

4,610

5.260

2,360

2,140

1,480

1,530

1,080

1,060

1,020

767

640

1,000

1,210 

1,140

440

434

760

686

585

618

761

35,329

1,140

+85.5

Jan.

727

438

712 

612

626

592

520

569

1,100

1,590

2,310

2,520

*1,840

1,340

1,430

1,540

1,940

2,530

5.990

3,100

2,440

2,460

2,280 

3,070

3,030

2,920

1,990

3,440

3,640

2,540

2,600

60,436

1,950

+107

Feb.

2,920

5.510

2,440 

2,340

2,250

2,550

5,250

3,510

3,080

2,500

2,260

2,510

2,450

2,550

1,760

2,060

*1,910

1.420

1,580

1,490

1,620

5,250

2,580 

2,450

2,220

1,980

2,180

1,550

_

_

-

65,910

2,354

+143

Mar.

1,760

1.660

1.560 

2,400

5,190

2,960

2,430

2,170

1,860

1,690

1,900-

2,010

2,290

2,800

2,740

3,510

5,820

5,260

2,680

2,540

2,550

1,600

5,150 

9,020

9.250

7,260

6,650

5,620

5,620

4,100

*4,180

108,190

5,490

+242

Apr.

4,210

5.560

4,530 

4,370

2,260

2,250

2,390

2,260

2,180

4,050

3,830

3,820

2,830

2,580

1.980

2,400

2,190

2,860

2,700

2,640

3,090

3,210

3,380 

3,750

3,240

4,670

5,000

*4,370

4,070

3,430

-

99,900

3,330

+203

May

3,320

2,950

1,880 

1,770

1,780

"1,670

2,210

4,300

2,620

1.210

1,990

1,440

1,930

1,740

1,430

2,280

2,810

4,660

4,850

3,600

5,060

3,520

7,340 

9,120

6,210

16,800

16,400

9,480

6,840

6,600

24,100

159,910

5,158

+398

June

12.200

8,560

6,420 

5,430

5,240

4,600

4,670

5,480

5,110

2,780

2,170

2,070

1,480

1,470

1,280

1,420

*1,030

912

1,570

1,320

678

622

672 

452

712

1,050

839

212.

417

666

-

77,533

2,584

-223

July

510

715

1,010 

512

238

454

650

520

*378

602

458

391

192

511

550

565

481

493

269

554

596

466

1.900 

1,140

888

192

178

198

182

1,270

1,020

17,863

576

-177

Aug.

810

842

m907

1,130

964

506

1,610

5,920

6.560

2,400

1,640

1,590

1,370

890

962

*763

802

576

602

687

547 

500

405

422

491

472

364

406

495

36,341

1,172

-83.6

Sept.

382

571

751 

734

477

642

296

274

444

370

303

389

82

434

457

*502

300

545

428

2,430

4.320

1,330

725

711

782

519

458

766

660

648

-

21,730

724

-181

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

136 

0.109 

0.13

411 

0.53C 

0.57

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-55

1,226 

0.984 

1.13

2,057 

1.65 

1.90

2,497 

2.00 

2.08

3,732 

3.00 

3.46

5,555 

2.84 

5.17

5,556 

4.46 

5.14

Observed

Max 31,700 Min 34 Mean 2,389 

Max 24,100 Min 38 Mean 1,916

2,561 

1.89 

2.11

399 

0.320 

0.37

1,088 

0.875 

1.01

545 

0.436 

0.49

Adjusted

Mean 2,597 Cfsm 1.92 In. 26.19 

Mean 1,960 Cfsm 1.57 In. 21.36

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents in East Branch Clarion River and Plney Reservoirs, equivalent In cubic feet 

per second. Records of contents in Piney Reservoir furnished by Pennsylvania Electric Co.
OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM 49 

Allegheny River at Parkers Landing, Pa.

Location.--Lat 41°06'05", long. 79°40'45", on right bank 500 ft downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 368 at Parkers Landing, Armstrong County, and 1.1 miles downstream from 

Clarion River.

Drainage area. 7,671 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1932 to September 1953. Gage-height records collected at 

same site since 1885 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 845.14 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1907. Prior to Oct. 1, 1932, U. S. Weather Bureau gages at different datums. 

Oct. 1-28, 1932, staff gage at datum 27.00 ft lower.

Average discharge. 21 years, 13,080 cfs (adjusted for storage since 1941).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 105,000 cfs May 31 (gage height, 17.05 ft); 

minimum, 790 cfs Aug. 31, Sept. 1 (gage height, 1.01 ft).

1932-53: Maximum discharge, 157,000 cfs Dec. 30. 194? (gage height, 21.80 ft); 

maximum gage height, 27.85 ft Mar. 5, 1934 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 409 cfs 

July 30, 1934 (gage height, 0.67 ft).

Maximum stage known, 29.4 ft Mar. 17, 1865 (discharge, 250,000 cfs, from rating 

curve extended above 125,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good. Plow regulated by Chautauqua Lake (see p. 23), since 1940 by 

Tionesta Creek Reservoir and since 1952 by East Branch Clarion River Reservoir (see 

p. 68), and since 1924 by Piney Reservoir.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge. In cubic feet per second)

1.1 

2.0 

3.0

1,020

3,050

5,830

5.0

10.0

15.0

14,000

45,300

85,800

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

50

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

1,490

1,290

1,290

1,190

1.100

1,150

*1,380

,600

,750

,730

,770

.860

1,660

1,570

1,490

1,420

1,320

1,470

1,210

1,150

1,340 

1,290

1,250

1,290

1,210

1,170

1,170

1,230

1,170 

1,210

1,190

42,410

1,368

-204

Nov.

1,210

1,150

1.120

1,340

1,250

*1,380

1,470

1,510

1,700

1,840

2,280

2,420

2,660

2,880

2,560

2,330

2,310

3,200

3,300

3,560

4,500 

7,890

16,200

18.600

15,500

12,200

8,940

6,480

5,830 

4,780

142,390

4,746

+55.0

Dec.

4,220

3,820

3,690

5.560

3,820

6,150

9,350

11,800

*9,980

10,400

25,300

59.700

37,600

50 , 200

22,600

17,000

13,100

11,300

9,560

8,530

7,560 

7,750

9,140

10,600

11,100

10,400

9,980

8,530

6,660 

5,830

5,990

575,020

12,100

.+180

Jan.

6,520

5,850

5,850

5,520

5,520

5,570

4,500

4.090

5,520

7,990

13,000

* 18, 100

18,000

14,500

12,600

11,300

12,500

20,300

26,300

25,000

20,600 

17,500

15,500

14,000

16,500

20,800

19,500

22,500

27.600 

25,200

19,700

445,290

14,560

+255

Feb.

20,700

25,600

23,200

19,100

16,500

15,000

15,500

16,500

17,000

14,600

12,200

12,200

12,600

12,600

11,500

*11,300

10,600

8,730

8,160

7.750

9,550 

22,000

50.200

23,800

19,600

17,000

15,500

14,000

-

442,790

15,810

+54.1

Mar.

13,600

12,200

10.200

13,000

27,000

50,800

24,100

20,200

16,500

14,000

13,100.

13,100

16,500

22,000

25,800

24,400

25,600

24,400

20,200

18,600

17,000 

15,600

15,400

35,700

51,800

55.200

46,700

43,200

41,800 

*58,300

54,100

770,100

24,840

+518

Apr.

28,900

50.200

50,200

28,900

23,200

19,600

17,500

16,000

14,500

16,600

20,200

19,600

17,000

16,500

15,500

14,500

14.000

15,500

16,500

16,000

16,500 

17,000

18,000

17,500

16,000

17,500

*18,600

21,400

22,600 

20,800

-

576,800

19,250

+127

May

17,500

17,000

17,000

15,000

13,100

14,000

16,000

27,400

28,200

22,000

18,600

14,500

13,100

11.500

14,900

20,800

24,400

51,500

34,100

29,600

25,800 

22,000

58,500

46,700

55,400

55,900

71,700

53,200

41,800 

35,500

84.500

907,000

29,260

+845

June

*70.800

58,600

46,000

56,900

50,200

28,200

27 , 600

20,800

19AOO

17,500

13,100

11,300

9,560

8,940

7,560

6,850

6,520

6,520

7,200

6,540

5,080 

4,780

7,540

5,080

4,500

4,350

4,500

3,960

5.450 

5,430

-

485,820

16,190

-755

July

2,980

5,220

5.820

5,100

2,650

2,580

2,660

2,470

*2,170

2,510

2,170

2,010

1,600

1,750

1,750

1,750

1,620

1,640

1,420

1,570

1,880 

1,840

3,040

2,600

2,190

1,550

1,270

1,420

1.210 

2,490

5,540

68,250

2,201

-187

Aug.

5,020

2,710

1,770

1,880

2,120

2,490

2,180

1,700

2,850

7,590

9.550

7,160

6,050

4,990

5,980

2,950

*2,640

2,280

2,050

1,790

1,700 

1,750

1,620

1,270

1,520

1,270

1,270

1,230

1,150 

1,170

1.100

86,560

2,786

-164

Sept.

1,150

1,200

1,500

1,440

1,420

1,590

1,530

1,230

1,470

1,490

1,520

1,470

1.080

1,560

1,470

*1,490

1,250

1,440

1,490

3,410

6.790 

5,260

5,370

4,780

5,700

2,560

2,080

2,150

1,990 

1,680

-

66,140

2,205

-218

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

1,164 

0.152 

0.18

4,80] 

0.626 

0.7C

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-53:

12,280 

1.60 

1.84

14,600 

1.90 

2.19

15,860 

2.07 

2.16

25,560 

5.51 

3.82

19,360 

2.52 

2.81

50,100 

3.92 

4.52

Observed

Max 109,000 Mln 646 Mean 14,540 

Max 84,500 Mln 1,080 Mean 12,080

15,440 

2.01 

2.24

2,014 

0.263 

0.50

2,622 

0.342 

0.39

1,987 

0.259 

0.29

Adjusted

Mean 14,530 Cfsm 1.89 In. 25.77 

Mean 12,120 Cfsm 1.58 In. . 21.44

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents in Chautauqua Lake and Tionesta Creek, East Branch Clarion River, and Piney 

Reservoirs, equivalent In cubic feet per second. Records of contents In Piney Reservoir furnished 

by Pennsylvania Electric Co.
50 REDBANK CREEK BASIN

Redbank Creek at St. Charles, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°59'40", long. 79°23i40", on left bank 500 ft downstream from industrial 

railroad bridge at St. Charles, Clarion County, 0.3 mile downstream from Leatherwood 

Creek, and 3 miles west of New Bethlehem.

Drainage area.--528 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1918 to September 1921 and October 1931 to September 1953 in 

reports of Geological Survey. October 1909 to September 1941 (gage heights and discharge measurements only, October 1916 to September 1918) in reports of Pennsylvania 

Department of Forests and Waters.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 973.14 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1907. Prior to July 10, 1940, chain gage at site 500 ft upstream at datum 3.10 ft 

higher.

Average discharge.--40 years (1910-14, 1915-16, 1918-53), 880 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12.700 cfs May 31 (gage height, 13.18 ft); mlnimum, 34 cfs Oct. 1 (gage height, 1.70 ft).

1909-53: Maximum discharge, 35,200 cfs Mar, 18, 1936 (gage height, 18,60 ft, from 

floodmarks, site and datum then in use), by slope-area determination; minimum observed, 

10 cfs Aug. 9, 1910.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Some regulation at low flow by mills above station.

Revisions.--WSP 743: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-S3, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 21

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

Nov. 22 to Sept. 30

145

262

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

41

61

86

139

273

465

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0 

12.0

710

1,350

2,230

4,600

10,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3538"

36

42

44

57

 $$ 71

67

70

68 

60

53

49

46

44

42

40

40

40

40

41

40

40

40

40

40

*41

43 

41

41

1,457

47.0

0.089

0.10

Nov.

46- 41

42

44

44

44

45

47

51

65

64 

60

58

54

51

49

50

81

84

154

213

 582

350" 800

326

234

184

148

98 

blOO

-

4,379

146

0.277

0.31

Dec.

b90

blOO

blOO

90

152

520

565

404

308

338

1,910 

1,850

1,240

860

610

474

388

384

295

240

289

276

252

270

276

264

226

b!40

b!20 

194

220

13,445

434

0.822

0.95

Jan.

203

203

203

214

182

b!25

bl4Qb!60

 b300

b680

1,180 

1,140

890

770

660

615

605

,170

,470

,210

,040

,010

890

950

1,430

1,240

1,010

1,320

1,550 

1,240

1,070

24,870

802

1.52

1.75

Feb.

1,210

 1,070

980

890

710

732

2,120

1,980-

1,510

1,210

1,010 

1,210

1,350

1,140

1,010

980

830

655

615

B5o

1,060

1,550

1,240

1,040

950

860

800

770

-

30,132

1,076

2.04

2.12

Calendar year 1953: Max 12,100 Mln 28 ,-».*.. _-_ ---

Mar.

660

565

501

l^

1,070

920

770

740

635

*640

685

770

980

1,100

1,100

1,350

1,280

1,140

1,070

1,010

860

740

685

2,270

2,950

2,540

2,180

2,280

2,130 

1,800

1,550

37,736

1,217

2.30

. 2.66

Apr.

1,430

2,600

2,180

1,800

1,510

1,280

1,240

1,180

1,010

2,010

2,380 

1,900

1,550

 1,320

1,100

1,010

980

1,040

1,210

1,510

1,590

1,760

1,900

1,670

1,510

2,030

2,760

2,160

1,800 

1,470

-

48,910

1,630

3.09

3.45

May

1,280

1,140

950

800

710

685

818

1,010

1,140

920

700 

685

635

~SSS 625

950

1,450

*2,380

2,030

1,670

1,280

2,020

3,350

2,380

1,760

6,080

6,050

4,340

2,760 

2,160

 9,800

63,313

2,042

3.87

4.46

June

5,600

3,716

2,390

1,670

1,280

1,290

3,350

2,480

1,850

1,280

980 

770

685

580

496

424

372

380

364

322

270

240

*206

180

160

146

141

131

123 

T3T

-

32,001

1,067

2.02

2.25

July

141

156

184

155

123

110

100

110

100

86

77 

73

68

65

62

59

57

53

94

*103

103

83

272

186

200

124

88

73

63 

148

372

3,688

119

0.225

0.26

Aug.

275

160

119

101

110

127

150

127

245

864

586 

358

240

182

144

117

112

94

82

76

71

65

61

57

53

50

48

46

46 

43

41

4,850

156

0.295

0.34

Sept.

*74

70

53

4693"

157

11?

77

62

53

4E 

53

6T

7f

7T

6f

5f

50

5?

1,640

1,300

654

384

267

209

170

144

125

110 

98

6,444

215

0.407

0.45

Mean 943 Cfsm 1.79 In. 24.32

Water year 1952-53: Max 9,800 Mln 35 Mean 743 Cfsm 1.41 In. 19.10

Peak discharge (base, 7.000 efs). May 26 (6:30 p.m.) 10,200 cfs (11.63 ft); May 31 (10 a.m.)

12,700 cfs (13Tl8 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on thla day. 

b Stage-discharge' relation affected by Ice.
MAHONING CREEK BASIN 51

Mahonlng Creek at Punxsutawney, Pa.

Location.--Lat 40 0 56'2l", long. 79°00'31", on right bank 75 ft downstream from Williams 

Run, a quarter of a mile west of Punxsutawney, Jefferson County, and 1.9 miles downstream from Sawmill Run.

Drainage area. 158 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1938 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,206.14 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

Engineers benchmark). Prior to Oct. 1, 1946, at site 2.9 miles upstream at datum 13.30 

ft higher.

Average discharge. 15 years, 260 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,790 cfs May 31 (gage height, 9.38 ft); minimum, 

15 cfs Oct. 31; minimum gage height, 0.75 ft Oct. 1.

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 6,490 cfs Jan. 27, 1952 (gage height, 10.12 ft, but may 

have been higher Dec. 30, 1942); minimum, 2.6 cfs Sept. 26, 1939.

Maximum stage known, 15.6 ft Mar. 18, 1936, from floodmark, site and datum in use 

1938-46 (discharge, 12,500 cfs, from rating curve extended above 4,300 cfs by logarithmic plotting).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Some regulation at low flow by mine pumpage above station.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.1 

1.5 

2.0

52

112

230

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

398

619

1,190

2,640

4,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

31

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

18

21

20

20

22

27

li

30

24

23

20

21

19

19

19

18

17

18

16

Iff

18

18

18

18

20

18

 18

*18

19

17

16

622

20.1

0.127

0.15

Nov.

17

16

T5

19

20

19

20

19

20

25

23

23

20

19

19

18

24

28

28

35

83

168

TST

90

*64

55

45

38

b29

b32

-

1,199

40.0

0.253

0.28

Dec.

b27

30

32

32

57

158

101

81

71

82

450" 677

284

211

161

139

114

110

86

91

84

86

86

83

78

72

b62

b54

b56

b60

62

3,757

121

0.766

0.88

Jan.

62

60

64

68

62

b50

b50

*58

91

197

353

293

239

211

200

219

203

384

390

338

307

300

259

334

493

371

331

483

459

375

346

7,650

247

1.56

l.BO

Feb.

368

287

290

265

225

 257

6O7

498

414

342

304

440

402

338

331

297

262

219

211

2TS

445

426

356

328

297

274

256

236

_

_

-

9,191

328

2.08

2.16

Mar.

2O8

178

171

55TJ

335

278

253

247

*227

222

225

250

324

346

360

410

368

338

360

310

271

244

236

962

8§T

750

670

778

696

580

489

12,297

397

2.51

2.89

Apr.

480

723

555

511

434

383

394

335

300

TOT

670

547

472

406

 342

338

321

349

406

489

502

542

696

580

511

533

529

451

394

349

14,271

476

3.01

3.36

May

328

297

253

225

222

208

222

236

222

198

180

ISO" 168

168

302

317

740

1,350

834

585

 430

1,010

1,260

891

660

2,260

1,940

1,030

670

751

4,230

22,367

722

4.57

5.26

June

2,060

1,150

750

556

434

656

2,030

1,100

778

520

394

324

284

242

214

188

183

193

164

141

126

 114

107

94

89

86

89

78

75

71

13,290

443

2.80

3.13

July

68

93

105

71

62

60

60

54

53

49

48

47

46

45

43

41

40

55

58

51

39

5J

*189 ~ss

56

48

43

40

39

100

71

1,907

61.5

0.389

0.45

Aug.

49

43

43

41

257

116

78

65

72

134

99

72

60

136

83

58

52

45

41

38

37

36

34

33

30

30

29

28

27

25

3T

1,923

62.0

0.392

0.45

Sept.

 35

29

27

28

36

32

28

25

25

24

23

FT

28

26

24

23

23

23

43

235

98

60

46

39

36

35

33

32

28

28

-

1,197

39.9

0.253

0.28

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,190 Mln 16 Mean 285 Cfsm 1.80 In. 24.56

Water year 1952-53: Max 4,230 Min 16 Mean 246 Cfsm 1.56 In. 21.09

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 cfs). May 26 (5 p.m.) 4,020 cfs (7.57 ft); May 31 (8:30 a.m.) 5,790 

ofB J9.38 ft).;

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
52 MAHONING CREEK BASIN

Little Mahoning Creek at MoCormick, Pa.

Location.--Lat 40°50'10", long. 79°06'35", on left bank 200 ft downstream from highway 

bridge at MoCormiok, Indiana County, 1 mile west of Georgeville. 1.7 miles upstream 

from Ross Run, and 4 miles southeast of Smicksburg.

Drainage area. 87.4 sq mi.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,164.88 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

Engineers benchmark). Prior to May 10, 1940, chain gage at site 200 ft upstream at 

same datum.

Average discharge.--14 years, 150 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,260 cfs May 31 (gage height, 10.47 ft); minimum, 1.3 cfs Oct. 1, 2 (gage height, 1.67 ft).

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 5,300 cfs Jan. 27, 1952 (gage height, 11.42 ft); maximum gage height, 11.94 ft Mar. 4, 1941 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 0.5 cfs Sept. 14, 

15, 1952; minimum gage height, 1.53 ft Aug. 26-28, 1949.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, shifting control, or no 

gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect or 

shifting-control (gage height. In feet, and discharge, in cubic 

feet per second)

1.65

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

4.0 

7.3

2.2 

2.4 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5

76

123

225

4.0 350

5.0 665

7.0 1,500

9.0 2,850

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.3

T75

2.0

2.8

3.5

5.2

8.0 

10

T.9

4.3

3.8

4.0

3.8

3.0

3.0

3.3

3.3

3.0

3.3

3.5

3.3

3.0

3.3

3.3

3.5

3.3

 2.8

2.8

3.3

3.5

3.5

115.1

3.71

0.042

0.05

Nov.

3.3

37S

3.8

4.0

4.3

4.3

4.3 

4.0

4.3

5.2

5.5

5.2

4.6

4.3

3.8

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.8

5.9

28

"85- 100

42

*28

22

18

15

blO

blO

-

442.4

14.7

0.168

0.19

Dec.

b9.0

375

9.9

10

19

108

60 

47

38

39

633

508

174

118

83

b64

b60

b62

b48

b48

45

43

47

46

41

38

b27

b25

b26

27

29

2,341.3

75.5

0.864

1.00

Jan.

29

29

30

32

b29

b24

b2T 

*b26

bllO

b360

462

299

202

164

152

172

149

413

315

238

189

176

136

204

300

207

172

369

322

238

207

5,779

186

2.13

2.46

Feb.

218

150

145

123

95

*123

489 

330

242

176

147

357

282

216

202

172

137

blOO

bllO

109

324

270

202

170

145

127

111

98

_

-

-

5,370

192

2.20

2.29

Mar.

86

b66

b62

1SS

187

145

123 

121

*109

109

128

150

210

21S

233

288

220

191

202

160

128

111

101

591

48T

380

330

410

342

275

218

6,560

212

2.43

2.79

Apr.

229

410 30~0

250

198

164

195 

158

139

304

288

232

202

*172

134

136

139

227

332

380

340

300

295

235

193

234

245

193

156

132

6,912

230

2.63

2.94

May

121

106

86

72

79

86

243 

285

258

195

152

123

120

96

182

166

239

395

275

198

*145

284

498

334

242

1,100

558

330

216

253

2.770

10,207

329

3.76

4.34

June

966

500

310

214

154

281

1,750 

666

401

245

166

127

111

84

71

57

52

56

48

38

33

*52

28

21

li

19

71

32

22

20

6,614

220

2.52

2.81

July

16

26

86

38

24

21

63 

34

34

24

18

14

12

11

9.4

8.6

7.3

6.6

17

13

11

12

*104 ~44

22

15

12

10

8.6

9.0

, 9.4

739.9

23.9

0.273

0.31

Aug.

8.1

6.9

7.3

a9.0

a300

allO

a76 

a58

a!20

aSBO

274

138

90

67

50

39

33

28

23

20

17

14

13

12

11

9.9

9.0

7.7

7.3

6.2

*5.9

2,150.3

69.4

0.794

0.91

Sept.

10

7.7

6.9

5.5

7.7

18

11

7.7

6.2

5.2

4.6

57T

8.9

8.1

7.3

6.2

5.2

4.6

8.5

139

66

34

23

18

14

13

12

11

9.4

9.0

492.8

16.4

0.186

0.21

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,800 Min 0.6 Mean 151 Cfsm 1.73 In. 23.60

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,770 Min 1.3 Mean 131 Cfsm 1.50 In. 20.30

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfa). May 31 (11 a.m.) 4,260 ofB (10.47 ft)j June 7 (6 a.m.) 2,310 

cfs (8.33 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby streams.

 b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. Shifting-control method used Oct. 7 to Nov. 22, Aug. 25 to Sept. 19.
MAHONDJG CREEK BASIN 53

Mahoning Creek at Mahoning Creek Dam, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°55 I 40", long. 79°17'30", on left bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge-at McCrea Furnace, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Mahoning Creek Dam, 

Armstrong County, 1 mile southwest of Eddyville, and 2 miles upstream from Pine Run.

Drainage area. 344 sq mi.

Records available. August 1938 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,003.39 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

""Engineers benchmark). Prior to Feb. 1, 1940, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--15 years, 582 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7.200 cfs June 2 (gage height, 7.39 ft); mini- 

 mum, 17 cfs Nov. 3 (gage height, 1.27 ft); minimum daily, 18 cfs Oct. 1-4, Nov. 30 to 

Dec. 4.

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 10,400 cfs Mar. 8, 1942 (gage height, 8.10 ft); minimum, 2.5 cfs Oct. 13, 1947; minimum daily, 16 cfs Oct. 15-17, 1939.

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

Flow completely regulated since 1941 by Mahoning Creek Reservoir (see p. 68,69).

Cooperation. Two discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feel per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 11 Jan. 12 to Sept. 30

1.25 

1.4 

1.7 

2.0

71

136

2.5 300

3.0 535

4.0 1,300

1.35

1.5

1.7

2.0

2.5

20

38

135

300

6.0 

7.0

535

1,300

2,300

3,960

6,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27 

28

29

30

31

Itotal

Mean

(t)

Oct.

18

IB

18

IB

19

19

19

19

19

19

48

84 

86

86

55

19

19

19

19

19

19

*19

19

19

19

19 

19 

*19

19

19

19

849

27.4

+0.5

Nov.

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

20

20

20

19 

19 

19

19

19

20

26

44

45

106

*246

394

?48~ 396

131 

90 

90

57

M.

2,218

73.9

-2.1

Dec.

18

18

18

18

96

170

260

328

277

172

525

1,160 

1,260 

843

423

324

278

169

169

169

243

324

244

163

163

163 

128 

67

42

42

99

8,373

270

+ 4.4

Jan.

166

166

166

166

140

88

86

88

211

340

595

1,080 

1,160 

968

638

470

470

486

746

1,000

*984

968

786

480

714

976 

968

 676

753

1,160

1,160

18,855

608

+13.5

Feb.

968

*952

634

470

470

470

873

1.260

1,260

1,120

729

491 

748 

1,000

992

976

944

545

328

3?8

344

602

766

692

1,010

984 

683 

475

.

-

21,114

754

-6.2

Mar.

475

475

426

506

792

475

480

553

583

*470

470-

470 

475 

660

840

840

920

823

658

840

675

'485 399

513

1,110

1.660 

17B26 

1,620

1,620

1,570

1,520

25,018

807

+9.1

Apr.

846

513

1,150

1,380

1,030

877

769

1,020

1,000

1,010

1,300

1,520 

1,340 

*960

797

475

553

654

808

992

1,080

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,210 

1,210 

1,200

940

600

-

30,274

1,009

-11.0

May

820

700

470

410

340

340

350

520

860

840

660

480 

470 

430

340

600

840

*1,310

1,660

1,650

1,600

1,500

1,000

570

2,000

3,200 

3.500 

3,200

2,500

1,300

1,450

35,710

1,152

+253

June

2,640

*5,310

*5,9BO

3,200

1,450

880

960

2,600

3,600

2,500

1,300

920 

650 

480

430

328

328

328

328

268

169

169

*169

166

166

166 

166 

169

166

126

-

36,112

1,204

-271

July

88

92

209

320

196

88

86

86

88

86

88

88 

88 

88

79

70

57

44

44

*44

42

4T

207

404

599

245 

126 

88

74

42

63

3,765

121

+3.4

Aug.

86

88

87

89

234

791

598

267

181

515

864

840 

469 

267

169

169

172

130

92

95

97

97

97

59

20

20 

20 

20

20

20

20

6,693

216

+1.8

Sept.

*22

34

46

68

95

88

88

88

88

88

67

46 

46 

44

44

44

42

30

i5e~ 20

359" 600

139

90

90

90 

70 

44

44

44

-

2,946

98.2

-7.6

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsra 

In.

27.9 

0.081 

0.09

71.8 

0.209 

0.23

274 

0.797 

0.92

622 

1.81 

2.09

748 

2.17 

2.26

816 

2.37 

2.73

998 

2.90 

3.24

1,405 

4.08 

4.70

Observed

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-53:

Max 7,620 Mln 17 Mean 617 

Max 5,980 Mln is Mean 526

933 

2.71 

3.02

124 

0.360 

0.42

218 

0.634 

0.73

90.6 

0.263 

0.29

Adjusted

Mean 609 Cfsra 1.77 In. 24.10 

Mean 526 Cfsm 1.53 In. 20.72

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents In Hahonlng Creek Reservoir, equivalent In cubic feet per second. 

Note. Ho gage-height record Dec. 5-7, Apr. 28 to May 17, May 20-31, June 4-15; discharge estimated 

on basis of operations record for Mahoning Creek Reservoir.
54 OHIO HIVER MAIN STEM

Allegheny River at Kittanning, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°49'15", long. 79°31'55", on right bank 600 ft upstream from dam at lock 

7 at Kittanning, Armstrong County, 5? miles upstream from Crooked Creek, 10 miles downstream from Mahoning Creek,-and at mile 45.7.

Drainage area. 8,973 sq mi.

Records available. August 1904 to September 1913, October 1918 to September 1921, and 

October 1934 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. August 1904 to September 1928 and October 1934 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania Department of 

Forests and Waters.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete.dam control. Datum of gage is 771.32 ft above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. August 1904 to Sept. 30, 1928, chain gage at site 

4,000 ft downstream at different datum. Oct. 1, 1934, to Apr. 19, 1939, staff gage at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge. 41 years (1905-21, 1922-28, 1934-53), 16,000 cfs (adjusted for storage 

since 1941).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 123,000 cfs May 31 (gage height, 21.33 ft); minimum, 1,020 cfs Aug. 31 (gage height, 11.29 ft).

1904-28, 1934-53: Maximum discharge, 269,000 cfs Mar. 26, 1913 (gage height, 30.7 

ft, from floodmark, site and datum then in use); minimum observed, 570 cfs Sept. 15-17, 

1913.

Remarks. Records good except those for period computed from graph based on twice-daily 

gage readings, which are fair. Flow regulated by Chautauqua Lake (see p. 23), since 

1940 by Tionesta Creek Reservoir, since 1952 by East Branch Clarion River Reservoir, 

since 1924 by Piney Reservoir, and since 1941 by Mahoning Creek Reservoir (see p. 68). 

Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1953 are given 

in WSP 1290.

Revisions. WSP 873: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

11.3

11.5

13.0

1,050

1,730

3,870

10,000

14.0

17.0

20.0

18,700

55,500

102,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

l

2

5 

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

50

51

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

1,730

1,560

1,480 

1,420

1,420

*1,420

1,520

1,730 

1,840

1,960

1,960

2,030

2,070

1,920 

1,840

1,730

1,620

1,480

1,620

1,350

1,350 

1,520

1,450

1,450

1,520

1,420

1,350

1,420

1,450 

1,380

1,380

49,390

 1,593

-204

Nov.

1,580

1,450

1,450 

1,380

*1,52O

1,590

1,660

1,730 

1,880

2,110

2,310

2,640

2,720

2,980 

2,900

2,680

2,470

3,030

3,490

3,730

4,530 

7,040

14,300

19,200

16,800

12,800

10,000

7,130

6,390 

5,180

-

148,470

4,949

+52.9

Dec.

4,420

3,970

3,770 

3,580

3,920

5,940

9,090

12,000 

*11,200

10,800

22,800

40,400

40,400

33,000 

25,100

18,700

14,600

12,400

10,800

9,300

8,530 

8,180

9,650

10,800

11 , 600

10,800

10,800

9,300

7,060 

6,390

6,090

395,390

12,750

+184

Jan.

7,060

6,690

6,570 

6,270

5,910

6,150

4,900

4,580 

5,910

9,630

14,600

*19,700

21,800

17,700 

15,000

13,200

13,200

19,800

27,800

28,400

24,600 

20,700

18,200

15,900

18,200

22,400

22,900

24,000

29,500 

27,800

23,400

502,470

16,210

+248

Feb.

22,400

27,300

26,800 

21,800

19,200

16,800

18,200

20,200 

20,200

18,700

15,000

14,600

15,000

15,400 

14,600

*13,200

13,200

11,200

10,000

9,160

10,400 

19,200

51,800

27,300

22,400

19,700

17,700

15,900

-

507,360

18,120

+47.9

Mar.

15,000

13,600

12.000 

12,100

26,200

33 , 000

27,300

22,400 

18,700

16,400

15,000

14,600

16,800

22,400 

26,200

26,200

28,400

27,300

24,000

20,700

19,200 

16,800

13,600

31,800

54,100

58,300

52,700

47,100

45,700 

*42,000

38,000

837,600

27,020

+527

. Apr.

33,000

33,000

54,2OO 

33,000

27,800

22,900

20,200

18,700 

17,200

20,200

25,100

24,600

21,200

19,700 

18,200

16 , 800

15,900

17,200

19,200

19,200

20,200 

20,200

21,800

21,200

19,700

21,200

*23,400

25,600

26,800 

24,000

-

681,400

22,710

+116

May

21,200

19,700

19,700 

17,200

15,400

14,600

17,200

25,600 

31,800

26,200

20,700

17,200

15,000

15 , 600 

14,600

21,800

26,200

35,400

37,800

35,400

28,400 

27,300

38,300

55,500

39,100

55,100

82,800

64,200

49,900 

39,100

92,700

1,018,700

32,860

+1,100

June

*82,800

70,200

58,300 

44,300

34,200

31,800

35,400

28,400 

26,200

23,400

17,200

14,100

12,000

10,400 

9,230

8,180

7,640

7,060

7,700

7,770

6,270 

5,280

6,940

6,450

4,960

4,530

4,960

4,480

5,870 

3,970

-

587,990

19,600

-1,030

July

3,540

3,540

4,570 

3,750

3,160

*2,810

2,850

2,900 

2,600

2,390

2,550

2,230

2,000

1,840 

2,000

1,840

1,920

1,810

1,700

1,660

2,000 

2,190

4,140

4,170

3,260

2,470

1,840

1,810

1,620 

1,620

3,720

79,880

2,577

-184

Aug.

3,970

3,300

2,350 

2,190

3,230

3,260

3,730

2,640 

2,940

7,000

10.000

9,290

7,190

5,970

5,010

3,870

*3,030

2,900

2,510

2,510

2,000 

1,920

2,000

1,520

1,620

1,420

1,420

1,450

1,350 

1,280

1,180

103,850

3,350

-162

Sept.

1,350

1,250

1,560

1,660

1,810

1,620

1,880

1,560 

1,560

1,620

1,620

1,590

1,450

1,180 

*1,660

gl,730

gl,730

gl,380

gl,380

g2,510

7,950 

7,180

6,030

5,570

4,420

3,440

2,550

2,270

2,550 

2,000

-

75,840

2,528

-226

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cf sm 

In.

1,589 

0.155 

. 0.18

5,002 

0.557 

0.62

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-55:

12,950 

1.44 

1.66

16,460 

1.83 

2.11

18,170 

2.02 

2.10

27,550 

5.07 

3.54

22,830 

2.54 

2.83

35,960 

3.78 

4.36

Observed

Max 124,000 Min 810 Mean 16,490 

Max 92,700 Min 1,180 Mean 13,670

18,570 

2.07 

2.31

2,593 

0.267 

0.31

3,188 

0.355 

0.41

2,502 

0.257 

0.29

Adjusted

Mean 16,470 Cfsm 1.84 In- 24.98 

Mean 13,710 Cfsm 1.53 In. 20.72

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents In Chautauqua Lake and Tionesta Creek, East Branch Clarion River, Plney and 

Mahoning Creek Reservoirs, equivalent In cubic feet per second. Records of contents In Plney Reservoir furnished by Pennsylvania Electric Coj

g Computed from graph based on twice-daily tape-gage readings.
CROOKED CREEK BASIN 

Crooked Creek at Idaho, Pa.

Location.--Lat 40°39'15", long. 79°21'00", on right bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge at Idaho, Armstrong County, \\ miles downstream from Plum Creek and 2| miles 

west of Shelocta.

Drainage area. 191 sq mi.

Records available.--February 1938 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 961.04 ft above mean sea level (Buffalo, 

Rochester & Pittsburgh R. R. benchmark).

Average discharge. 15 years, 283 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,610 cfs May 31 (gage height, 8.89 ft); minimum, 4.2 cfs Oct. 24 (gage height, 0.32 ft).

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 8,030 cfs Jan. 27, 1952 (gage height, 12.66 ft); minimum, 2.4 cfs Oct. 8, 1939; minimum gage height, 0.31 ft Sept. 14, 15, 1952. 

Maximum stage known, 18.6 ft March 1936, from floodmark.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Rating tables,

3.6

7.2

13

water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage height, 

in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Nov. 17 to May 30 May 31 to Sept. 30

0.4 

.5

.6

6.0

12

1.5 222

2.0 370

3.0 755

5.0 1,810

10 1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0 

8.0

222

370

755

1,810

3,860

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

5.6

6.2

8.5

6.8

6.8

8.8

11

11

11

9'. 5

9.2

9.1

8.7

7.7

7.7

7.2

5.7

5.5

5.6

5.2

'6.4 6.1

6.0

*5.0

5.2

5.6

5.2

6.1

6.8

6.4

6.0

221.6

7.15

0.037

0.04

Nov.

4.9

5.6

6.4

7.2

6.8

7.2

6.4

7.7

6.8

9.3

10

8.6

8. -2

7.7

7.2

7.7

a7.4

*a7.£

7.1

13

69

254

130

72

49

*36

29

21

b!3

b!4

"

839.4

28.0

0.147

0.16

Dec.

bil

14

14

14

41

152

105

78

61

70

992

544

325

219

160

b!30

b!05

*100

b74

78

72

70

65

61

58

52

b40

b35

b36

37

40

3,853

124

0.649

0.75

Jan.

45

47

52

67

b56

b48

b50

b60

b370

1.160

1,140

674

433

316

250

211

183

535

458

364

313

286

236

315

458

364

*334

686

650

492

412

11,063

357

1.87

2.15

Feb.

358

256

250

214

166

197

689

550

422

310

271

521

458

370

384

361

289

220

214

225

452

422

343

298

262

236

228

205

-

-

-

9,171

328

1.72

1.79

Mar.

177

146

132

282

295

268

244

244

222

225

286

*298

408

416

458

492

412

a350

a390

298

247

219

202

990

a920

a700

a600

a620

aSOO

a400

a350

11,791

380

1.99

2.30

Apr.

a400

a660

aSOO

436

358

313

*358

298

268

593

590

475

416

343

271

259

244

390

732

822

710

570

458

361

301

429

550

412

331

277

-

13,125

438

2.29

2.56

Hay

256

219

172

144

172

172

1,000

1,020

890

570

405

*310

286

222

413

370

568

778

550

394

289

1,420

1,630

909

650

590

412

301

228

267

*L760

19,367

625

3.27

3.77

June

1,670

825

510

355

265

455

5,000

1,150

650

391

280

219

205

166

139

*116

100

102

91

74

64

78

60

46

12

59

233

87

112

72

-

11,616

387

2.03

2.26

July

58

184

274

127

94

83

100

70

72

54

43

38

34

30

27

24

22

33

172

130

*62

64

151

320

168

116

91

70

58

58

50

3,677

119

0.623

0.72

Aug.

37

34

40

40

525

200

168

154

235

510

295

189

142

113

94

78

70

62

52

46

40

34

34

29

a25

*20

20

18

17

16

16

3,353

108

0.565

0.65

Sept.

18

18

16

17

29

40

22

18

14

14

15

18

18

16

16

14

14

12.

44

458

174

102

74

54

46

38

33

29

24

22

1,427

47.6

0.249

0.28

Calendar year 1952 : Max 7,050 Min 4.6 Mean 276 Cfsm 1.45 In. 19.66

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,760 Min 4.9 Mean 245 Cfsm 1.28 In. 17.43

Peak discharge (base. 2.500 cfs). May 31 (9:30 a.m.) 4,610 cfs (8.89 ft); June 7 (11 a.m.) 3,620 

cfs (7.71 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated' on basis of 1 discharge measurement and records for 

nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
56 CROOKED CREEK BASIN

Crooked Creek at Crooked Creek Dam, Pa.

Location.--Lat 40°43 I 10", long. 79°30'45", on right bank a quarter of a mile downstream 

from Crooked Creek Dam, Armstrong County, 3| miles south of Ford City, and 6? miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--278 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1918 to September 1921 and October 1931 to September 1953 in

 reports of Geological Survey. October 1909 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 799.51 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Feb. 3, 1910, staff gage and Feb. 3, 

1910, to July 31, 1933, chain gage at site 2 miles downstream at different .daturas. 

July 31, 1933, to Dec. 5, 1939, chain gage at site ij miles downstream at different 

datum.

Average discharge.--42 years (1910-13, 1914-53), 432 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,820 cfs June 2 (gage height, 7.10 ft); mini-

 mum,' 9.4 cfs July 16-22 (gage height, 0.65 ft); minimum daily, 9.4 cfs July 17, 18,

20, 21.

1909-53: Maximum discharge, 21,000 cfs Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height, 17.86 ft, from

floodmark, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 8,000 cfs on

basis of contracted-opening determination of peak flow; minimum observed, 0.1 cfs

Sept. 8, 11, 20, 25, 26, 1932. 

Remarks.--Records good. Flow completely regulated since 1940 by Crooked Creek Reservoir

(see p. 68,69) . 

Cooperation.--Two discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.65 

.7

1.0 

1.2

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0 

7.0

136

292

740

1,990

3,720

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

25

25

25

25

19

M

13

13

14

14

14

14

15

15

*15

*16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

585

18.9

-11.6

Nov.

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

*15

16

16

16 

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

-

465

15.5

+8.1

Dec.

1£

16

16

16

47

87

98

123

180

180

195

220

223

509

740

*375

217

365

513

204

204 

204

201

201

144

98

98

98

89

78

78

5,834

188

-10.5

Jan.

78

78

16

76

76

76

78

78

135

204

448

1,240

1.710

1,600

921

334

198

201

422

665

640 

640

625

610

610

610

*605

610

630

640

740

15,654

505

+24.5

Feb.

850

795

505

198

201

201

497

822

822

715

401

198

208

624

850

822

795

496

195

198

204

211

534

850

822

391

192

195

-

-

-

13,792

493

-21.4

Mar.

195

195

195

198

201

201

610

822

405

195

198-

*198

416

640

640

640

740

850

822

822

588 

18&

192

201

848

1.600

1,540

916

610

610

610

17,084

551

+6.5

Apr.

600

610

740

822

822

595

*192

398

605

605

715

822

822

795

592

186

192

195

416

768

878 

878

878

878

850

822

773

822

768

314

-

19,353

645

-12.1

May

101

107

109

386

640

482

182

397

1,340

1,710

1,120

*665

640

450

128

131

492

850

932

932

905 

905

990

1,020

1,570

1.850

1,710

859

*442

346

285

22,682

732

+171

June

962

3,130

5.520

2,160

972

459

492

1,360

1,850

1,780

1,310

511

220

223

*217

169

96

98

98

98

98 

98

87

78

78

6fi

76

107

109

109

-

20,625

688

-159

July

109

114

400

715

424

150

124

100

89

87

76

67

67

59

29

10

Uk

9.4

9.7

9.4

*9.4 

27

454

990

1.080

788

278

122

104

104

104

6,718.3

217

-0.8

Aug.

104

104

93

85

173

580

822

600

250

542

822

419

156

118

118

118

118

107

98

98

83 

74

74

56

*17

11

11

11

11

11

11

5,895

190

-10.0

Sept.

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

13

12

11

11

11

11

143

260 

260

256

253

250

246

180

' 104

93

*70

-

2,327

77.6

-8.2

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

7.30 

0.026 

0.03

23.6 

0.085 

0.09

Calendar year 1952 : 

Water year 1952-53:

178 

0.640

0.74

530 

1.91 

2.20

472

1.70 

1.77

558 

2.01 

2.32

633 

2.28 

2.54

903 

3.25 

3.75

Observed

Max 5,080 Min 13 Mean 413 

Max 3,520 Min 9.4 Mean 359

529 

1.90 

2.12

216 

0.777 

0.90

180 

0.647 

0.75

69.4 

0.250 

0.28

Adjusted

Mean 407 Cfsm 1.46 In. 19.90 

Mean 359 Cfsm 1.29 In. 17.49

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents in Crooked Creek Reservoir, equivalent in cubic feet per second.
KISKIMINETAS RIVER BASIN 57

Stony Creek at Ferndale, Pa.

Location.--Lat 40°17'10", long. 78°55 I 10", on right bank 50 ft upstream from highway

bridge at Ferndale, Cambria County, 0.4 mile downstream from Bens Creek, 1.2 miles upstream from Johnstown city limits, and 5.2 miles upstream from confluence with Little 

Conemaugh River.

Drainage area. 451 sq mi.

Records available. December 1938 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,183.84 ft above mean sea level, city of

 Tbhnstown datum. Prior to Jan. 31, 1940, chain gage at site 50 ft downstream at same 

datum.

Average discharge. 14 years (1939-53), 765 cfs (adjusted for storage and diversion).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,600 cfs May 31 (gage height, 10.50 ft); minImum, 16 cfs Nov. 15, 18; minimum gage height, 1.59 ft Sept. 30.

1938-52: Maximum discharge, 23,900 cfs Mar. 31, 1940 (gage height, 13.3 ft, from 

high-water mark), from rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; 

minimum, 11 cfs Sept. 10, 11, 1944; minimum gage height observed, 1.55 ft Sept. 24, 

1939.

Maximum discharge known, 58,600 cfs Mar. 17, 1936, by slope-area and contractedopening determinations.

Remarks.--Records good. Regulation by mine pumpage and by reservoirs and diversion above

 sTaTfion; the five largest reservoirs have a combined capacity of 1,721,000,000 cu ft. 

Figures of daily discharge do not include diversion from Stony Creek intake and Quemahoning Reservoir to plants of Bethlehem Steel Co., and from Mill Creek, Dalton Run, 

amd North Fork Bens Creek Reservoirs for water supply of city of Johnstown.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to May 31 June 1 to Sept. 30

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.8 

3.0

18

26

46

74

115

234

316

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0 

10.0

595

950

1,960

3,410

7,360

12,800

1.6 

1.8

Note. Same as 

preceding table 

above 1.8 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

24

33

42

32

31

26

45

56

44

38

49

52

52

40

30

27

23

22

22

20

22

23

21

21 *ia

20

20

21

21

20

21

937

SO. 2

+44.8

Nov.

19

20

21

23

20

20

21

20

21

23

27

25

24

21

20

20

18

20

20

34

*2,340

5.540

1,480

807

576

454

368

303

250

234

-

12,789

426

+88.4

Dec.

213

210

199

190

237

612

424

363

349

373

3.760

1,950

1,180

886

716

614

550

536

*518

482

454

437

459

470

464

415

363

286

273

316

321

18,620

601

+219

Jan.

307

282

290

286

254

234

240

299

471

800

1,110

894

695

647

807

1,530

1,900

1,840

1,900

1,560

1,400

1,300

1,190

2,130

2.210

1,350

1,120

1,990

*1,780

1,300

1,190

33,306

1,074

+336

Feb.

1,400

1,030

894

793

640

621

1,140

1,040

800

634

608

1,060

1,110

842

934

793

737

569

556

602

2.140

1,890

1,210

990

856

758

654

582

-

-

-

25,883

924

+147

Mar.

494

432

394

1,020

1,210

800

835

793

730

667

695-

*1,100

3,050

2,840

2,500

3,040

1,900

1,560

1,960

1,500

1,160

966

878

5.220

3,930

3,420

2,360

2,090

1,780

1,450

1,190

51,964

1,676

+191

Apr.

1,280

1.840

1,400

1,150

958

870

1,300

1,090

*942

1,460

1,260

1,040

1,010

990

842

779

695

726

1,450

1,190

1,160

1,210

1,300

1,060

902

958

950

793

674

595.

31,874

1,062

+165

May

569

500

420

575

389

482

' 728

758

688

576

488

426

470

*736

1,100

786

966

1,170

821

647

530

1,180

1,820

1,130

863

1,100

842

628

506

583

*9.400

31,675

1,022

+168

June

4.670

2,360

1,500

1,130

878

716

737

588

699

585

426

354

506

415

330

286

*254

261

246

210

180

162

148

132

122

118

128

113

JJA

113

-

18,478

616

+100

July

100

237

476

196

146

132

118

135

202

123

95

82

72

71

66

62

57

56

53.

100

72

61

*815

391

170

118

95

85

76

80

101

4,643

150

+68.8

Aug.

93

80

72

70

zu.

194

110

85

89

120

109

80

63

56

51

46

41

40

36

34

33

31

30

32

28

26

24

*21

22

SSL

20

1,973

63.6

+49.0

Sept.

20

20

21

28

56

66

52

33

26

22

20

28

53

48

32

24

21

20

20

39

36

33

26

22

21

20

20

12

19

19

-

884

29.5

+46.9

Adjusted for diversion and change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm

In.

75.0 

0.166 

0.19

514 

1.14 

1.27

Calendar year 1952 : 

Water year 1952-53 :

820 

1.82 

2.10

1,410 

3.13 

3.61

1,071 

2.37 

2.47

1)867 

4.14

4.77

1,227 

2.72 

3.03

1,190 

2.64 

3,04

Observed

Max 10,200 Mln 18 Mean 773 

Max 9,400 Mln 18 Mean 638

716 

1.59 

1.77

219 

0.486 

0.56

113 

0.251 

0.29

76.4 

0.169 

0.19

Adjusted

Mean 910 Cfsm 2.02 In. 27.50 

Mean 774 Cfsm 1.72 In. 23.29

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion from and change in contents in Quemahonlng, North Pork Bens Creek, Dalton Run, Mill 

Creek No 1, and Mill Creek No. 2 Reservoirs, and diversion from Stony Creek Intake, equivalent In 

cublr Test per second. Records of diversion and reservoir contents furnished by Manufacturers Water 

Co, rind Johnstown Water Co.
58 KISKIMINETAS RIVER BASIN

Little Conemaugh River at East Conemaugh, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°20'35", long. 78°53'05", on right bank 100 ft downstream from highway

 bridge at East Conemaugh, Cambria County, 0.3 mile downstream from Clapboard Run, and

2.5 miles upstream from confluence with Stony Creek. 

Drainage area. 183 sq mi.

Records available. April 1939 to September 1953. 

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,207.92 ft above mean sea level (Corps of

 Engineers benchmark). Prior to Feb. 1, 1940, chain gage 100 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--14 years, 325 cfs (adjusted for storage and diversion).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,490 cfs May 31 (gage height, 5.82 ft); mini-

 mumT5.2 cfs Nov. 2 (gage height, 1.16 ft); minimum daily. 6.0 cfs Oct. 26, Nov. 17.

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 11,800 cfs Mar. 30, 1940 (gage height, 8.80 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 5,100 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum observed, 3.6 

cfs Sept. 24, 1939.

Maximum discharge known, 28,800 cfs Mar. 17, 18, 1936, by slope-area determination.

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

Flow regulated by reservoirs and diversion above station; the three most effective 

reservoirs have a combined capacity of 259,200,000 cu ft. Figures of daily discharge 

do not include diversion at South Fork intake to Cambria plant of Bethlehem Steel Co., 

from Saltlick and Laurel Run Reservoirs to city of Johnstown, and from Wilmore Reservoir (capacity, 137,000,000 cu ft; average diversion, about 2.6 cfs) to Pennsylvania 

Railroad.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-Control method used Sept. 20-30)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 21 Nov. 22 to Sept. 30

1.2

1.4

1.5

1.6 

1.8

2.1 132

2.5 284

3.0 560

3.5 960

1.6

1.7 

1.9 

2.2

6.

12

25

36

73

158

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

265

510

875

1,420

2,870

4,970

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

9.6

13

26

13

9.0

8.5

22

23.

13

10

11

16

12

8.8

7.9

9.6

7.3

7.0

6.5

7.0

7.6

7.3

7.0

7.0

*7.1

^0

6.5

6.8

7.7

7.7

7.0

323.9

10.4

+33.8

Nov.

6.5

6.1

6.5

7.0

6.8

7.2

7.2

6.8

6.5

6.8

8.3

7.9

7.0

7.3

7.0

6.3

6.0

675

6.8

*8.8

772

2.700

853

447

310

237

197

155

122

116

-

6,048.3

202

+44.0

Dec.

99

94

86

81

115

278

187

168

155

174

2.120

945

590

440

350

288

249

241

*208

190

177

180

184

184

174

155

134

117

113

128

119

8,723

 281

+60.2

Jan.

122

108

114

114

99

81

94

96

150

316

425

319

257

270

372

790

- 709

769

738

622

616

552

472

910

920

602

494

694

*590

472

445

13,332

430

+61.5

Feb.

546

405

380

346

283

283

532

425

355

301

283

432

395

328

355

314

288

255

237

259

796

618

460

405

365

342

332

324

-

. -

10,622

379

+51.6

Mar.

265

225

214

402

450

365

346

328

296

278

296-

*405

961

875

1,220

1,500

932

754

963

656

540

466

425

2.610

1,660

1,580

1,100

1,020

894

670

552

23,248

750

+51.9

Apr.

522

1.150

713

570

472

425

552

450

*405

775

655

528

488

455

585

565

352

410

701

585

540

488

504

440

590

475

510

420

375

542

-

15,558

512

+55.8

May

532

501

261

241

253

225

245

245

257

204

180

171

214

*197

545

265

542

400

506

257

225

260

519

233

211

261

218

187

161

176

*2.900

10,372

555

+55.2

June

1 .820

1,050

705

499

590

519

417

284

474

520

229

197

190

164

149

154

*131

149

128

108

94

86

61

54

50

47

48

39

45

~

8,420

281

+51.6

July

40

51

162

59

45

80

125

70

82

55

57

32

29

26

25

23

20

12

19

87

31

25

373

140

65

42

33

27

20

22

36

1,894

61.1

+47.0

Aug.

18

al8

aie

a!8

a600

a 400

a.200

allO

a!50

a!50

alOO

*a62

45

37

a30

a25

a20

a!8

a!7

a!5

al5

a!5

15

15

15

15

10

*11

11

9*1

10

2,168.1

69.9

+48.9

Sept.

12

11

14

18

33.

94

51

21

16

13

13

17

20

14

13

11

9.7

9.1

15

36

42

18

14

11

9.9

9.1

9.5

8.2

9.4

111

623.3

20.8

+37.9

Adjusted for diversion and change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

44.2 

0.242 

0.28

24f

1.54 

1.5C

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-53:

5 341 

I 1.86 

) 2.14

492 

2.69 

3.10

431 

2.36 

2.46

802 

4.38 

5.05

566 

3.09 

2.45

Observed

Max 4,500 Min 6.0 Mean 341 

Max 2,900 Min 6.0 Mean 277

Peak discharge (base. 4.000 cfs).-

efa (5.82 ft).

588 

2.12 

2.44

333 

1.82 

2.03

108 

0.590 

0.68

119 

0.650 

0.75

58.7 

0.321 

0.36

Adjusted

Mean 581 Cfsm 2.08 In. 28.34 

Mean 327 Cfsm 1.79 In. 24.24

-Nov. 22 (4 a.m.) 4,050 efs (5.62 ft)j May 31 (10 a.m.) 4,490

Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion from and change in contents in Saltlick and Laurel Run Reservoirs and diversion from 

South Fork Intake, equivalent in cubic feet per second. Records of diversion and reservoir contents 

furnished by Saltlick Water Co., Johnstown Water Co., and Manufacturers Water Co.

a No gage-height reoord;-discharge estimated on basis of 1 disoharge measurement and records for 

Stony Creek at Ferndale and Conemaugh River at Seward.
KISKIMINETAS RIVER BASIN 59

Conemaugh River at Seward, Pa.

Location.--Lat 40°25'10", long. 79°01'40", en left bank at highway bridge on State Highway

 56 at Seward, Westmoreland County, 2 miles downstream from Flndley Run and 9 miles 

northwest of Johnstown.

Drainage area. 715 sq ml.

Records available.--May 1938 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,075.64 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted .

Average discharge.--15 years, 1,258 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 22,300 cfs May 31 (gage height, 11.38 ft); min-

 1murn, 160 cfs Nov. 16 (gage height, 2.50 ft).

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 35,000 cfs Mar. 31, 1940 (gage height, 15.22 ft); minimum not determined; minimum dally, 105 cfs Dec. 28, 29, 31, 1938.

Maximum stage known, 26.4 ft Mar. 18, 1936, from floodmarks (discharge, 90,000 cfs, 

by contracted-opening method).

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated by steel mills and by reservoirs above station,

 liEe~nine most effective of which have a combined capacity of 2,130,000,000 cu ft.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

160

490

1,060

1,890

5.0 

7.0 

9.0

3,940

9,160

14,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17ie

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ttotal

Mean

(t)

Oct.

245

297

288

269

245

251

294

501

288

275

294 

282

288

275

265

251

259

239

227

233

259

255 

227

255

*221

210

210

221

215

215

215

7,783

251

-127

Nov.

204

182

182

198

188

188

193

188

182

198

204

210

204

198

188

176

176

188

182

*221

2,050

9.160 

3,170

1,750

1,230

990

795

670

555

526

-

24,744

825

-25.0

Dec.

482

482

458

450

521

1,170

895

760

726

800

7.500 

5,960

2,490

1,870

1,510

1,270

1,120

1,090

*1,020

920

858

845 

895

954

882

795

726

610

553

640

660

37,692

1,216

+124

Jan.

650

610

610

640

580

555

555

610

882

1,620

2,240 

1,750

1,550

1,510

1,540

2,850

5,590

5,590

5,610

2,960

2,650

2,550 

2,260

5,220

4.170

2,750

2,280

*5,200

5,280

2,510

2,260

62,772

2,025

+225

Feb.

2,550

2,070

1,850

1,660

1,400

1,340

2,200

2,110

1,730

1,440

1,520 

1,920

2,200

1,750

1,820

1,640

1,510

1.210

1,210

1,210

3,230

5.590 

2,360

2,000

1,760

1,590

1,420

1,320

-

-

-

51,210

1,829

0

Mar.

1,150

1,000

934

1,690

2,540

1,680

1,660

1,610

1,470

1,570

1,390- 

*1,910

4,400

4,630

4,200

5,620

5,720

2,960

5,720

2,960

2,370

2,000 

1,820

8.830

6,960

6,280

4,400

3,940

3,500

2,960

2,490

95,964

5,096

+40.7

Apr.

2,370

5.850

3,060

2,530

2,110

1,910

2,550

*2,220

1,960

2,980

2,750 

2,280

2,160

2,090

1,820

1,660

1,520

1,570

2,850

2,530

2,370

2,340 

2,430

2,150

1,840

1,890

2,050

1,730

1,510

1.570

-

66,410

2,214

+10.2

May

1,290

1,210

1,050

962

1,020

1,180

1,660

1,690

1,560

1,310

1,140 

1,000

*1,080

1,110

2,160

1,540

1,750

2,180

1,680

1,390

1,200

1,590 

2,650

1,930

1,490

1,760

1,540

1,180

990

978

13.900

57,170

1,844

+13.9

June

8.520

4,280

2,960

2,260

1,800

1,510

1,590

1,290

1,600

1,370

1,038 

882

1,060

934

795

714

*680

703

670

620

562

526 

490

466

450

434

426

382

396

362

39,602

1,320

-61.3

July

382

456

1,000

564

426

490

499

448

542

454

375

347

527

520

314

301

288

288

282

383

347

*521 

1.460

966

508

389

354

334

314

340

354

14,153

457

-80.3

Aug.

347

354

327

314

1 .500

983

553

450

426

499

474 

403

361

354

320

294

288

288

282

275

269

263 

251

245

251

245

239

*233

233

227

227

11,755

379

-93.0

Sept.

233

227

227

286

375

111

294

275

257

239

227 

251

251

275

257

239

227

215

215

349

294

269 

245

227

227

227

221

215

221

215

-

7,693

256

-101

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

124 

0.173 

0.20

802 

1.12 

1.25

Calendar year 1 

Water year 1952

952: 

-53:

1,340 

1.87 

2 16

2,250 

5.15 

5 65

1,829 

2.56 

2.67

5,137 

4.39 

5.06

2,224 

5.11 

3.47

1,858 

2. -60 

3.00

Observed

Max 17,900 Min 176 Mean 1,507 

Max 13,900 Min 176 Mean 1,307

1,259 

1.76 

1.96

377 

0.527 

0.61

286 

0.400 

0.46

155 

0.217 

0.24

Adjusted

Mean 1,506 Cfsm 2.11 In. 28.65 

Mean 1,301 Cfsm 1.82 In. 24.71

* Discharge

t Change in c

Creek Ho. 2, Hi

Records of rese

town Water Co.

easurement made on this day.

ontenta in Quemahoning, North Pork Bens Creek, Dalton Run, Mill Creek No. 1, Mill 

nckston, Saltlick, and Laurel Run Reservoirs, equivalent in cubic feet per second, 

rvoir contents furnished by Manufacturers Water Co., Saltlick Water Co., and Johns-
60 KISKIMINETAS RIVER BASIN

Blaokliok Creek at Josephine, Pa.

Location.--Lat 40°28'25", long. 79°11'00", on right bank on upstream side of old concrete 

dam at Josephine, Indiana County, 0.9 mile upstream from mouth of Two Lick Creek.

Drainage area. 192 sq mi.

Records available. January 1952 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 980 ft (from topographic map). Prior to 

Aug. 25, 1953, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,720 cfs May 31 (gage height, 11.3 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 21 cfs Oct. 1, 17 (gage height, 

3.56 ft).

1952-53: Maximum discharge, 8,720 cfs Jan. 27,-1952, May 31, 1953 (gage height, 

11.3 ft); minimum observed, 19 cfs Sept. 14, 1952 (gage height, 3.54 ft).

Remarks. Records fair.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

3.5 

3.7 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

14

3S

81

2OO

405

5.5

6.0

8.0

10.0

11.0

720

1,120

2,840

4,950

7,730

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22 

25

24

25

,26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

24 

29

46

44

52

31

41

51

4?

37

35

58

56

55

27

25

24

22 

2?

26

27

28 

28

»27

26

26

25

26

25

27

26

954

50.8

0.160

0.18

Nov.

25 

25

29

28

31

28

31

29

34

42

39

29

26

27

25

25- 24

25 

»24

57

156

1,120 

598

187

154

110

90

73

bS2

b58

-

3,141

105

0.547

0.61

Dec.

b48 

bST

b64

b62

91

214

179

139

120

411

»1,920

1,640

575

405

355

b500

252

*207 

b!80

185

157

165 

185

170

165

157

b!20

b70

b70

b72

blOO

7,965

257

1.54

1.54

Jan.

blOO 

b88

b90

blOO

b86

b72

bTT

blOO

b500

802

1,200

708

452

555

405

725

800

1.500 

1,200

680

682

645 

515

683

880

610

515

*950

880

645

575

17,395

561

2.92

5.57

Feb.

682 

545

460

580

355

552

880

64T

488

452

380

745

645

488

515

460

355

299 

30TT

332

640

682 

575

460

405

355

355

355

_

-

13,571

485

2.53

2.63

Mar.

352 

290

270

5BT

575

488

380

b590

b590

355

*355

488

894

880

800

1,040

800

682 

920

645

515

452 

405

«2,250

1,726

1,540

1,200

1,200

1,290

960

720

23,568

760

5.96

4.57

Apr.

720 

2.290

1,460

960

720

610

662

*610

515

787

760

545

575

610

515

488

460

605 

1,120

960

840

68'2 

645

545

. 46O

515

545

460

580

332

-

21,396

715

5.71

4.14

May

310 

290

252

226 2"5E~

440

*1,320

1,120

920

645

488

405

*405

555

310

352

576

682 

515

580

510

494 

645

452

580

488

405

290

252

252

5,000

19,194

619

5.22

5.72

June

1,950 

1,266

760

545

460

555

575

580

425

552

252

207

207

176

157

*159

125

122 

120

105

97

90 

85

85

75

79

101

92

75

 61

-

9,424

514

1.64

1.85

July

59 

152

555

I5T

95

107

156

105

99

75

65

61

.51

47

48

48

45

4T 

55

55

47

*44 

221

148

78

61

57

58

46

48

61

2,707

87.5

0.455

0.52

Aug.

50 

59

61

55

520

191

107

160

109

249

157

99

68

64

58

52

48

46 

45

42

58

42 

58

57

57

*56

54

55

52

52

29

2,406

77.6

0.404

0.47

Sept.

53

31

55

44

86

64

44

58

54

53

34

59

41

34

34

53

29

2? 

29

136

114

66 

48

42

38

57

37

34

33

32

-

1,563

45.4

0.236

0.26

Calendar year 1952 : Max 6,040 Mln 22 Mean 571 Cfsm 1.95 In. 26.29

Water year 1952-53 : Max 5,000 Mln 22 Mean 337 Cfsm 1.76 In. 25.84

Peak discharge (base, 2.700 cfs). Mar. 24 (about 12 m.) 5,020 ofs (6.2 tt); Apr. 2 (about 9 a.m.)

.2,750 ofs (7.9 ft); May 31 (about 10 a.m.) 6,720 cfs (11.5 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
KISKIMINETAS RIVER BASIN 

Two Lick Creek at Graceton, Pa.

61

Location. Lat 40°31'05", long. 79°10'15", on right bank three-quarters of a mile upstream 

from highway bridge on road leading west from Graceton, Indiana County, 1 mile downstream from Tearing Run and It miles upstream from Cherry Run.

Drainage area. 171 sq mi.

Records available. September 1951 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,020 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,760 cfs May 31 (gage height, 9.69 ft); minimum, 4.4 cfs Oct. 25, 29; minimum gage height, 1.37 ft Oct. 2; minimum daily discharge, 

9.6 cfs Oct. 27.

1951-53: Maximum discharge, 6,600 cfs Jan. 27, 1952 (gage height, 10.42 ft); minimum, 2.0 cfs Sept. 14, 15, 1952 (gage height, 1.27 ft); minimum daily, 8.7 cfs 

Sept. 14, 1952.

Remarks. Records good except those below 10 cfs or those for periods of ice effect, which 

are fair. Diurnal fluctuation caused by mine pumpage and by sewage disposal plant above 

station.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.4

1.5

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 163

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

299

680

1,820

1,940

3,870

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

Z3

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

13 

18

17

.16

13

19

25

2918"

21

18

18

15

18

12

17

11

14

12

12

18

11

12

*12

12

16

9^6.

14

13

15

10

478.6

15.4

0.090

0.10

Calendar yea

Water year 1J

Peak dlsch:

* Discharge

b Stage -dl£

Nov.

14 

13

13

13

18

11

14

15

13

13

20

16

14

10

12

16

12

15

*14

28

102

231

I5T

67

47

38

31

25

b!9

b24

-

1,005

33.5

0.196

0.22

Dec.

b!7 

W

22

21

37

133

86

67

54

69

*914

467

277

197

b!3O

bllO

1OO

*101

70

88

82

76

8O

75

70

64

49

b41

b50

b54

54

3,675

119

0.696

0.80

Jan.

53 

49

54

58

b50

b45

b4?

59

251

796

590" 943

400

321

302

340

337

850

625

456

368

348

280

386

550

404

348

*872

730

530

452

11,892

384

2.25

2.59

Feb.

435 

308

290

254

194

229

761

55o

421

321

280

570

470

376

379

344

280

205

215

226

504

435

337

302

271

242

234

245

_

_

-

9,678

346

2.02

2.10

Mar .

204 

163

156

306

376

299

280

268

239

228

*29O

351

520

498

505

550

435

382

438

354

293

259

234

*1,550

1,O70

830

705

805

730

570

463

14,151

456

2.67

3,08

Apr.

469 

855

635

510

428

372

418

*321

277

492

478

404

4OO

400

311

327

327

537

830" 908

705

570

482

390

330

34O

379

305

265

254

13,699

457

2.67

2.98

May

217 

194

168

145 213"

298

1,140

1,020

832

57O

432

337

*324

254

248

242

551

740

482

372

287

1,050

1,020

625

490

550

421

318

248

275

*3,800

17,863

576

3.37

3.88

June

 1,510 515"

530

390

293

239

817

451

354

259

202

17O

168

142

120

*99

89

93

84

80

67

65

58

52

il

50

114

61

58

49

7,530

251

1.47

1.64

July

46 

84

177

74

83

96

76

61

54

43

41

38

36

32

33

30

28

55

63

47

36

*47

-§? 255

50

38

33

28

27

2^1

30

1,861

60.0

0.351

0.40

Aug.

28 

31

31

33

198

93

53

50

68

82

97

58

43

36

32

29

25

26

25

24

20

21

19

19

17

*16

17 14

50"

17

15

1,257

40.5

0.237

Q.27

Sept.

17 

14

18

21

68

46

31

19

19

17

15

16

20

14

15

12

15

1115"

181

92

46

34

26

26

24

22

21

21

18

914

30.5

0.178

0.20

- 1952: Max 5,090 Mln 8.7 Mean 263 Cfsm 1.54 In. 2O.94

52-53: Max 3,800 Min 9.6 Mean 230 Cfsm 1.35 In. 18.26

rge (base, 2,300 cfs). May 31 (10 a.m.) 5,760 cfs (9.69 ft).

measurement made on this day.

charge relation affected by Ice .
62 KISKIMINETAS RIVER BASIN

Conemaugh River at Tunnelton, Pa.

Location . Lat 40°27'15", long. 79°23'30", on right bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge at Tunnelton, Indiana County, 0.9 mile downstream from Boatyard Run, 2 miles 

downstream from Conemaugh River Dam, 3f miles southeast of Saltsburg, and 5.5 miles 

upstream from confluence with Loyalhanna Creek.

Drainage area. --1,358 sq mi.

Records available. --October 1939 to September 1953.

Gage. --Water -stage recorder. Datum of gage is 844.64 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1952, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. --14 years, 2,402 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 21,300 cfs June 1 (gage height, 11.26 ft); minimum, 8.3 cfs Oct. 29 (gage height, 1.22 ft); minimum daily, 8.5 cfs Oct. 29.

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 59,200 cfs Mar. 7, 1945 (gage height, 21.0 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, that of Oct. 29, 1952; minimum daily, that of 

Oct. 29, 1952.

Remarks . Records good except those below 10 cfs and those for period Jan. 6 to Apr. 1, 

wKich are fair. Flow regulated since 1952 by Conemaugh River Reservoir (see p. 68, 69), 

and by other reservoirs above station, the nine most effective of which have a combined 

capacity of 2,130,000,000 cu ft. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures 

for the water year 1953 are given in WSP 1290.

Cooperation. Four discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7 

1.9

72

160

2.2

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

11.0

351

596

1,180

2,650

6,520

20,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

295

302

366

366 

337

330

337

388

388

234

157

14

*13

14

107

316

881 BIB"

597

386

345

316

*302

288

281

275

140

11

8^5

8.6

8.6

8,626.7

278

-80.2

Nov.

HTB" 8.8

8.8

9.0 

8.8

8.8

*498

665

499

775

1,160

518

217

309

275

255

249

243

243

*243

288

5,850

8,700

2,930

3,280

1,520

1,090

816

684

684

-

32,044.0

1,068

-46.5

Dec.

655

795

724

514 673"

961

1,590

1,180

1,040

1,120

8,120

8,260

4,320

3,140

2,720

2,120

*1,730

1,500

1,520

1,460

1,250

1,220

1,280

1,320

1,330

1,250

987

818

821

791

1,090

56,299

1,816

+122

Jan.

928

907

826

1,090 

821

840

775

1,110

2,230

4,390

5,280

4,560

4,030

2,570

2,570

3,820

5,440

6,080

6,520

5,020

4,420

4,230

*3,490

3,440

7,210

5,020

3,850

5,190

6,520

*4,720

3,850

111,747

3,605

+229

Feb.

4,140

3,670

3,140

2,730 

2,340

2,190

3,840

4,320

3,400

2,730

2,490

3,370

4,320

3,400

3,310

3,580

2,890

2,340

2,120

2,190

3,620

5,860

4,140"

3,400

2,970

*2,810

2,490

2,260

_

_

-

90,060

3,216

-2.1

Mar.

2,120

1,890

1,630

*2,120 

3,910

3,140

2,810

2,730

2,650

2,420

2,570.

3,060

6,170

8,150

6,520

8,980

6,520

5,020

5,650

4,920

3,850

3,310

2,970

10,700

12,800

10,700

7,910

6,740

6,740

5,650

4,520

158,870

5,125

+81.9

Apr.

4,230

8,400

6,880

5,440 

4,140

3,940

3,660

4,620

3,580

*4,580

5,650

4,040

4,040

4,790

3,400

2,970

2,650

2,970

5,510

5,860

'4,820

4,620

4,420

3,850

3,140

3,580

3,310

3,140

2,730

2,340

-

127,300.

4,243

+16.5

May

2,340

2,260

1,890

1,570 

1,770

2,190

6,170

6,240

5,120

3,850

3,220

2,650

2,190

*2,260

2,960

2,730

2,810

4,860

3,580

2,650

2,190

*2,570

4,620

4,230

2,890

2,810

2,970

2,340

1,960

1,640

6,350

97,880

3,157

+559

June

*15,400

17,700

g^ 520

5,650 

3,670

2,570

2,810

3,060

2,730

2,890

1,860

1,420

,890

,680

,320

,290

,220

* ,140

1,130

757

552

S45

684

684

655

625

616

625

625

606

-

86,024

2,867

-619

July

578

569

1,100

1,520 

882

525

596

645

905

779

525

507

491

466

450

434

418

396

388

404

418

434

*988

2,120

1,780

651

716

466

358

3BT

404

21,279

686

-109

Aug.

483

483

483

491 

1,210

2,420

1,630

867

726

625

873

826

552

483

434

374

381

388

381

381

381

381

366

266

200

*217

*200

243

330

309

295

17,679

570

-87.0

Sept.

288

281

281

281 

535

627

3BT

374

358

330

281

281

281

281

281

288

288

273

316

397

587

596

525

458

404

366

330 '306

206

2T36

-

10,657

355

-93.8

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

198 

0.146 

0.17

1,022 

0.753 

0.84

Calendar year 1952 : 

Water year 1952-53 :

1,938 

1.43 

1.65

3,834 

2.82 

3.25

3,214 

2.37 

2.47

5,207 

3.83 

4.42

4,260 

3.14 

3.50

3,716 

2.74 

3.16

Observed

Max 30,000 Min 8.5 Mean 2,622 

Max 17,700 Min 8.5 Mean 2,242

2,248

1.66 

1.85

577 

0.425 

0.49

483 

0.356 

0.41

261 

0.192

0.21

Adjusted

Mean 2,621 Cfsm 1.93 In. 26.27 

Mean 2,242 Cfsm 1.65 In. 22.42

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents in Quemahoning, North Pork Bens Creek, Dalton Run, Mill Creek No. 1, Mill 

Creek No. 2, Hinckston, Saltlick, Laurel Run, and Conemaugh River Reservoirs, equivalent In cubic 

feet per second. Records of reservoir contents furnished by Manufacturers Water Co., Saltlick Water 

Co., and Johnstown Water Co.

Note. Discharges for Jan. 6 to Apr. 1 computed from graph based on 6 times daily tape-gage readIngs and records of gate manipulations at Conemaugh River Dam.
KISKIMINETAS RIVER BASIN 

Loyalhanra Creek at Kingston, Pa.

63

Location. La' 

State High

1.9 miles ;

40°17'35" ) long. 79°20'25", on right bank 60 ft downstream from bridge on 

ray 680, at Kingston, Westmoreland County, 150 ft upstream from Millers Run, 

ipstream from Ninemile Run, and 3 miles southeast of latrobe.

Drainage area

Records avai

Gage. Water 

1929 (Cor

Average disc

Extremes. M

1939-5 

imum, tha

Flood 

local res 

logarithm

Remarks. Re 

are fair 

version 

reservoir

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

ible. December 1939 to September 1953.

stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,014.16 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

3 of Engineers benchmark).

irge. 13 years, 302 cfs (adjusted for storage and diversion).

ximum discharge during year. 4,780 cfs May 31 (gage height, 7.74 ft); minimum, 

pt. 4 (gage height, 1.13 ft).

Maximum discharge, 10,500 cfs June 28, 1951 (gage height, 10.73 ft); minof Sept. 4, 1953.

f Mar. 17 or 18, 1936, reached a stage of about 14.5 ft, from information by 

dents (discharge, 21,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 8,200 cfs by 

c plotting).

ords good except those below 10 cfs or those for periods of Ice effect, which 

Flow regulated by Trout Run Reservoir (capacity, 49,460,000 cu ft), and dirks at Kingston. Figures of daily discharge do not Include diversion from 

and at Kingston intake to borough of latrobe.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 24 to Apr. IB)

ct. 1 to Dec. 1O Dec. II to Sept. 3O

2.6 

4.9

20

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

129

283

525

1.15

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

0.2 

.4 

1.0 

2.4 

4.7

1.6

1.7 

1.9 

2.2 

2.5

64

117

3.0 

3.5 

4.O 

5.O 

6.0

250

45O

720

1,420

2,460

harge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

I 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

3.4

4T9

28

14

10

7.6

*16

20

13

1O

16

20

25

17

16

14

13

13

13

14

13

14

14

*14

13

13

13

13

14

15

15

438.9

14.2

+3.7

Mean

Cfsm

In.

17.9

0.1O7

0. 12

Calendar year

Water year 195

Peak discha

lov.

14 

IT

15

16

16

14

15

15

16

19

21

20

g!8

16

g!6

g!6

g!6

gl6

g!6

g!8

g!61

431 145-

89

63

52

46

31

b25

b32

-

1,402

46.7

+2.3

Dec.

*28 30"

29

31

80

195

118

111

100

142

2,O20

 77T

455

320

254

2O8

180

185

175

158

158

160

160

165

158

150

bl3O

blOO

b94

bllO

113

7,088

229

+8.9

Jan.

113 

103

111

138

bllO

blO"5~ b94

471

*937

1.640

1,240

692

460

374

374

578

594

945

666

510

465

432

352

544

610

470

418

998

793

556

485

16,378

528

+13.9

Feb.

432 

324

306

264

220

255

594

428

*336

264

257

414

352

302

405

396

336

26O

257

320

530" 654

418

352

306

274

244

2O8

_

_

-

9,708

347

+6.3

Mar.

175 

152

154

294

278

244

241

244

223

232

321-

520

1,570

1,090

1,O60

980

654

545

588

436

36O

313

285

*1,970

T7I?o"

878

*714

878

786

583

450

18,338

592

+6.4

Apr.

585 

*812

644

520

396

344

510

369

344

635

500

418

396

382

302

302

254

4lT

98O

750

66O

572

*535

432

382

396

405

344

299

264

-

14,143

471

+6.2

May

247 

220

188

165

231

330

1,920

1,280

1,050

666

475

369

316

257

235

214

270

302

217

182

150

55T

821

460

*382

348

26O

208

170

276

2,430

15,203

490

+7.1

June

.1,610 878'

540

382

274

220

294

188

492

229

175

ISO

142

124

107

90

83

88

83

68

60

*63

50

42

40

36

49

38

36

32,

-

6,663

222

+4.7

July

22

115

113

43

34

52

45

46

77

42

30

25

23

18

14

12

ID" 10

11

13

12

14

"74 264

34

21

16

90

38

24

19

1,361

43.9

+5.0

Aug.

14 

13

14

14

26

33'

17

12

10

*12

13

10

7.3

6.8

7.5

3.3

4.1

2.0

1.4

1.0

.8

.8

.8

1.3

3.7

.8

*1.0

.8

1.2

2.0

.5

235.1

7.58

+7.4

Sept.

0.6 

.4

.4

.3

82_ ~

37

15

7.2

3.4

*2.0

1.8

4.9

5.7

3.1

4.1

3.7

3.5

1.7

.9

79

52

22

14

12

5.0

4.2

3.9

3.7

1.9

1.4

-

376.8

12.6

+6.5

Adjusted for diversion and change In reservoir contents

49.0

0.292

0.33

1952 : I

E-53 :

238

1.42

1.64

542

3.23

3.72

353

2.10

2.19

598

3.56

4.10

477

2.84

3.17

497

2.96

3.41

227

1.35

1.51

48.9

0.291

O.34

15.0

O.089

0.10

19.1

0.114

0.13

Observed Adjusted

lax 4,580 Min 3.4 Mean 339 Mean 345 Cfsm 2.05 In. 28.01

"lax 2,430 Mln 0.3 Mean 25O Mean 257 Cfsm 1.53 In. 20.76

 ge (base, 5,OOO cfs). No peak above base.

Discharge 

t Diversion 

equivalent in 

b Stage-dis< 

g Computed

easurement made on this day.

'rom and change in contents in Trout Run Reservoir and diversion from Kingston Intake,

ublc feet per second; furnished by Municipal Authority of the Borough of latrobe.

arge relation affected by ice.

om once-daily tape-gage readings.
64 KISKIMINETAS RIVER BASIN 

Loyalhanna Creek at Loyalhanna Creek Dam,

Location.--Lat 40°27'50", long. 79°27'05 n , on left bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge, 0.7 mile downstream from Loyalhanna Creek Dam, Westmoreland County, if miles 

south of Saltsburg, and 4.0 miles upstream from confluence with Conemaugh River.

Drainage area. 292 sq ml.

Records available. March 1940'to September 1953.

Qage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 861.15 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark).

Average discharge. 13 years, 491 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,920 cfs June 2 (gage height, 6.15 ft); minimum, 0.5 cfs Nov. 10-15 (gage height, -0.02 ft); minimum daily, 0.5 cfs Nov. 10-14.

1940-53: Maximum discharge, 11,700 cfs June 5, 1941 (gage height, 10.30 ft); minimum, 0.2 cfs Oct. 9, 10, 15, 16, 22-24, 1947, Sept. 16, 17, 1948 (gage height, 

-0.06 ft); minimum daily, 0.2 cfs Oct. 23, 1947.

Remarks. Records good except those below 10 cfs, which are fair. Flow completely regulated since 1942 by Loyalhanna Creek Reservoir (see pji 68,69) and Trout Run Reservoir 

(combined capacity, 96,400 ac-ft).

Cooperation.--Three discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic 

feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 13 Mar. 14 to Sept. 3O

-O.O5

0.0

.05 

.1

.2

0.3 

.7 

1.3 

2.2 

7.0

0.3 

.5 

.6

29

38

63

1O9

1.5 246

2.0 452

3.O 1,OOO

5.0 2,76O

.6 

.8

1.0

12

19

38

63

109

1.5 

2.0 

3.O 

4.0 

6.0

246

436

946

1,660

3,68O

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year Occober 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

mai

Mean

(t)

Oct.

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

33

30

31

31 

31

23

26

13

*.7

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.2 

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

*105

*146

14?

139

139

1,172.4

37.8

+3.6

Nov.

136

136

134

134

132

134

*52

.8

.7

.5

.5

.5 

.5

.5

9.9

23

23

24

*24

24

25

109

SSS" 208

208

*162

116

116

87

55

-

2,283.9

76.1

-6.1

Dec.

55

54

ST

54

54

82

155

202

200

200

584

1,620 

1,525"

830

480

322

*197

197

200

200

20O 

200

200

200

200

200

200

170

104

104

148

9,186

296

+4.7

Jan.

197

197

194

194

169

109

HS3

153

214

230

477

1,400 

2,040

1,950

1,860

,570

,110

,080

,O80

,080

805 

*566

566

570

. 59O

847

972

815

1,290

*1,490

940

24,864

802

+5.5

Feb.

755

635

347

38T

381

381

572

785

700

503

377

386 

578

785

521

484

684

785

625

466

386 

596

815

785

700

561

466

373

_

_

-

15,813

565

-7.5

Mar.

285

191

188

*25¥

448

517

390

390

390

386

39O

484 

,180

,700

,700

,660

,620

,070

779

1,010

768 

378

382

306

1,050

2,270

2,470

2,090

1,620

1,200

 917

28,481

919

+10. 0

Apr.

749

776

346

1,04O

946

665

595

917

946

*776

917

1,040 

1,040

725

572

660

696

558

670

1,240

1,660 

1,390

888

722

612

374

47T

665

749

473

-

24,478

816

-6.1

May

370

374

304

5UO" 200

301

419

721

,580

,860

,820

,740 

,420

917

640

534

445

374

^78

374

374 

370

390

402

833

1,040

845

358

194

202

224

20,203

652

+98.1

June

*1,070

*5,150

2,760

1,050

534

362

366

366

460

548

458

283

194

194

194

194

194

*161

104

154

104 

104

104

104

104

107

107

107

107

107

13,781

459

-96.8

July

107

107

246

284

149

102

102

1O2

148

163

104

104 

104

102

76

50

36

2323"

23

23 

25

117

*306

520

167

102

87

55

55

55

3,467

112

+3.4

Aug.

55

57

55

57

129

200

154

107

107

107

79

53 

35

14

14

li

14

14

14

14

14 

14

14

1313"

*13

*26

37

37

36

36

1,546

49.9

0

Sept.

36

36

36

36

44

81

109

109

107

87

50

50 

50

50

32

15

15

15

16

213

Tie" 283

31

13" 13

13

13

13

13

14

1,711

57.0

-8.6

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cf sm 

In.

41.4 

0.142 

O'.IS

7O.O 

0.240 

0.27

Calendar year 1952 : 

Water year 1952-53 :

301 

1.03 

1.19

808 

2.77 

3.19

558 

1.91 

1.99

929 

3.18 

3.67

810 

2.77 

3.09

750 

2.57 

2.96

Observed

Max 4,380 Min 0.5 Mean 517 

Max 3,130 Min o.5 Mean 403

362 

1.24 

1.38

115

0.394 

0.45

49.9

0.171 

0.20

48.4 

0.166 

0.19

Adjusted

Mean 511 Cfsm 1.75 In. 23.80 

Mean 4O3 Cfsm 1.38 In. 18.74

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents in Loyalhanna Creek and Trout Run Reservoirs, equivalent in cubic feet per 

second. Records of contents in Trout Run Reservoir furnished by the Municipal Authority of the 

Borough of Latrobe.
KISKIMINETAS RIVER BASIN

Location. La,

from Pine 

Drainage are

Records ava

Pennsylv;

Gage. Wate 

Engineer 

Sept. 30 

ferent d;

Average dis

Extremes.^!

mum, 56 i

1937-!

mum, tha'

Maximi

charge, :

Remarks. R<

voirs abi 

3,425,001 

Run Rese: 

basin.

Kiskiminetas River at Variaergrift, Pa.

t 40°36'20", long. 79°33'15", on left bank a third of a mile upstream from

State Highway 56 at Vandergrift, Westmoreland County, and 2 miles upstream

Run.

. 1,885 sq mi.

able. August 1937 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. Octoo September 1932 (gage heights and discharge measurements only) in reports of

ia Department of Forests and Waters .

stage recorder. Datum of gage is 769.40 ft above mean sea level (Corps of

benchmark). Oct. 1, 1920, to Sept. 30, 1930, float gage and Oct. 1, 1930, to

1932, water-stage recorder, at site two-thirds of a mile downstream at difum.

arge . 16 years, 3,072 cfs (adjusted for storage).

xiraum discharge during year, 24,200 cfs June 2 (gage height, 14.99 ft); minis Oct. 15, 16 (gage height, 1.92 ft); minimum daily, 60 cfs Oct. 15.

Maximum discharge, 71,900 cfs Mar. 31, 1940 (gage height, 25.70 ft); miniof Oct. 15, 16, 1952; minimum daily, that of Oct. 15, 1952.

stage known, 41.64 ft Mar. 18, 1936, from floodmark at present site (dis5,000 cfs, by slope-area determination).

ords good. Flow regulated since 1952 by Conemaugh River Reservoir (see pp. 

ince 1942 by Loyalhanna Creek Reservoir (see pp. 68,69), and other resere station, the 11 most effective of which have a combined capacity of 

000 cu ft. Figures of daily discharge do not include diversion from Beaver 

oir to plants and communities downstream, nor into the Monongahela River

ating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to June 1 June 2 to Sept. 30

54

88

140

270

470

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

750

1,530

2,670

5,990

2.8 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

195

450

720

1,470

6.0

8.0

12.0

16.0

2,580

5,990

15,500

27,200

Note.--Same as following 

able above 8.0 ft.

harge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

324

351

375

440

406

393

402

435

440

440

227

201

*74

61

60

162

474

1.060

648

574

335

347

*328

318

304

297

297

*245

179

160

151

10,508

339

-82.7

256

0.140

0.16

Calendar year

Water year 19

* Discharge

t Change In

Creek No. 2,

and diversion

and reservoir

Municipal Aut

<ov.

151

147

147

142

144

140

143

791

642

515

1,150

966

326

252

318

300

300

*291

291

310

361

2,710

11.300

3,170

3,640

2,220

1,300

1,140

880

848

-

35,035

1,168

-54.8

Dec.

815

796

985

770

694

985

1,700

1,530

1,350

1,350

5,620

12.000

6,830

4,490

3,400

*2,600

2,050

1,780

1,680

1,730

1,630

1,440

1,530

1,580

1,580

1,530

1,440

1,060

1,040

965

1,090

68,040

2,195

+ 140

Jan.

1,260

1,300

1,080

1,190

1,300

1,090

1.000

,1,080

2,310

4,600

7,050

5,330

7,090

4,870

4,360

5,050

6,610

7,050

8,160

6,830

5,590

5,050

4,360

4,110

7,600

6,190

*5,230

5,600

8.590

7,050

5,230

143,010

4,613

+303

Feb.

4,870

4,870

3,630

3,400

2,950

2.550

4,020

5,590

4,530

3,630

3,020

3,630

5,230

4,700

4,110

4,360

3,950

3,480

2,880

2,740

3,440

6.850

5,590

4,530

4,030

5,480

5,520

2,740

_

_

-

112,080

4,003

+61.8

Mar.

2,550

2,220

1.940

2,190

5,900

4,280

5,250

5,320

3,180

2,950

*2,950-

5,550

6,560

11,000

9,080

11,000

9,310

7,050

6,610

6,610

5,250

5,950

5,480

9,470

16.000

15,500

11,800

10,200

9,080

7,950

5,990

200,110

6,455

+ 168

Apr.

5,410

9,380

9.540

7,270

5,990

4,700

*4,560

5,990

5,250

5,220

7,490

5,790

5,410

5,790

4,550

5,870

3,790

3,550

6,560

7,710

7,490

6,610

5,790

5,250

4,050

3,950

4,560

5,950

5,950

5.020

-

165,760

5,525

+36.2

May

2,810

2,740

2,550

1.850

1,940

2,530

6,560

9,080

7,710

6,850

5,590

*5,050

5,950

3,400

5,620

5,790

5,520

5,590

4,720

5,550

2,670

2,840

4,860

5,350

4,030

3,710

4,560

2,810

2,400

2,000

6,880

128,850

4,156

+685

June

15 , 100

25.000

14,600

7,710

5,060

5,210

2,920

5,770

2,850

5,690

2,580

1,760

1,710

2,160

1,520

*1,520

1,470

1,580

1,250

1,170

621

786

858

845

852

845

845

812

838

795

-

106,556

5,551

-715

July

768

762

948

1,810

1,450

690

750

800

819

1,250

696

678

660

658

616

545

520

475

450

460

*470

541

879

1,940

2.450

928

1,020

726

485

455

455

26,154

845

-104

Aug.

556

605

585

588

912

2.450

2,080

1,050

1,090

812

878

1,020

720

556

520

418

405

405

405

401

597

597

595

589

*257

222

*254

251

350

565

549

19,998

645

-85.2

Sept.

557

529

325

357

414

877

470

500

495

475

385

365

545

549

555

522

511

304

308

628

945

S45

649

540

475

428

389

541

515

254

-

15,588

446

-107

Adjusted for (diversion and change in reservoir contents

1,113

0.610

0.68

952: 1

-53: 1

2,335

1.28

1.48

4,916

2.69

3.10

4,065

2.23

2.32

6,625

 5.63

4.19

5,561

3.05

5.40

4,859

2.65

3.06

2,858

1.56

1.74

759

0.405

0.47

560

0.507

0.55

559

0.186

0.21

Observed Adjusted ~

1ax 30,700 Min 60 Mean 3,336 Mean 3,363 Cfsm 1.84 In. 25.09

1ax 23,000 Min 60 Mean 2,820 Mean 2,842 Cfsm 1.56 In. 21.16

measurement made on this day.

ontents in Quemahoning, North Fork Bens Creek, Dalton Run, Mill Creek No. 1, Mill

.nckston, Saltlick, Laurel Run, Loyalhanna Creek, Trout Run, and Beaver Run Reservoirs,

rom Beaver Run Reservoir, equivalent in cubic feet per second. Records of diversion

ontents furnished by Manufacturers Water Co., Saltlick Water Co., Johnstown Water Co.,
BUFFALO CREEK BASIN

Buffalo Creek near Freeport , Pa .

Location. Lat 40°43'00", long. 79°42'00", on right bank 0.5 mile upstream from Little 

Buffalo Creek and 3 miles north of Freeport, Armstrong County.

Drainage area. 137 sq mi.

Records available. --November 1940 to September 1953.

Gage. Staff gage and crest-stage indicator; gage read twice daily. Altitude of gage is 

&00 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. --12 years (1941--53), 198 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,920 cfs May 31 (gage height, 6.67 ft); minimum 

observed, 5.2 cfs Sept. 2,3; minimum gage height, 0.78 ft Oct. 1, 2, Sept. 2,3.

1940-53: Maximum discharge, 7,170 cfs Jan. 27, 1952 (gage height, 9.3 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 2.0 cfs Sept. 3, 4, 7, 8, 1945; minimum gage height observed, 0.70 ft Sept. 14, 1952.

Remarks . Records fair.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1-21, 

to Sept. Oct. 22 to Mar. 23

.8 6.0 1.7 119 .9 8.1 2.0 202

.9 9.5 2.0 215 1.0 12 2.5 398

1.0 14 2.5 430 1.2 26 3.0 660

1.1 20 3.0 690 1.4 50

1.2 29 4.0 1,370

1.3 42 6.0 3,190

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

5^4

5.4

6.0

6.6

9.5

9.5

17

20

13

9.9

8.7

8.7

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.3

7.3

7.0

6.3

*6.0

*6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

7.5

7.5

7.5

251.5

8.11

0.059

0.07

Nov.

6.8

6.2

7.5

7.5

6.8

6.8

7.1

7.5

7.5

11

17

11

8.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

*7.1

7.1

8.5

38

53

171

91

53

37

31

27

22

b!2

b!5

-

706.4

23.5

0.172

0.19

Dec.

b9.0

bll

bll

b9.5

b4O

144

92

71

58

109

660

366

229

158

b!20

*b94

b80

b74

b66

b66

55

53

50

53

50

47

b42

b31

b32

b45

46

2,971.5

95.9

O.700

0.81

Jan.

47

47

47

53

b46

b37

b40

b45

b210

46S

497

332

236

189

158

136

117

306

254

222

196

180

150

222

272

*216

209

592

524

376

311

6,735

217

1.58

1.83

Feb.

292

199

192

164

138

128

219

170

147

125

119

226

196

173

183

173

156

b!30

b!20

119

202

156

128

130

133

130

125

109

_

_

-

4,482

160

1.17

1.22

tlar.

96

85

82

175

164

141

130

133

130

133

150

*158

233

226

272

292

254

236

254

199

170

150

156

2.080

1,260

718

555

480

360

295

254

10,021

323

2.36

2.72

Apr.

316

530

430

360

295

*254

250

201

173

722

596

430

338

279

*208

211

186

295

360

455

430

383

338

262

238

383

406

360

295

254

-

10,238

341

2.49

2.78

May

246

201

160

136

133

127

331

430

33S

258

*208

169

176

147

197

166

250

338

270

223

173

656

1,150

718

4 SO

383

270

197

157

214

2.880

11,782

380

2.77

3.20

June

1,OOO

580

383

279

215

173

1.440

810

530

316

234

204

166

127

*107

91

133

122

93

74

61

60

50

50

36

38

120

48

40

49

-

7,619

254

1.85

2.07

July

30

76

130

52

37

38

62

39

43

33

24

20

18

17

15

14

13

12

12

*12

13

19

240

74

36

20

20

17

15

19

18

1,188

38.3

0.280

0.32

Aug.

-15

15

15

16

169

74

42

30

326

274

114

69

47

30

28

22

20

17

16

14

12

10

9.1

8.7

*8.0

7.3

7.0

7.0

6.3

5.7

5.4,

1,439.5

46.4

0.339

0.39

Sept.

5.4

5.2

5.4

6.3

7.3

9.5

9.5

7.3

6.3

5.7

5.7

6.6

7.6

7.6

7.3

6.6

6.3

6

6.3

21

47

20

13

9.5

8

8

7.6

7.3

*6.6

7.

-

332.9

11.1

0.081

0.09

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,760 Min 3.5 Mean 223 Cfsm 1.63 In. 22.13

Water Water year year 1952-53= 1952-55= Max Max 2,880 2,880_____Mln Mln 5.2 5.2_____Mean Mean 158 158_____ui Cfsm sm 1.15 1.15 In. in. 15.69 15.69______ 

Peak discharge (base. 2.000 efs).--Har. 24 (about 7 a.m.) 2,790 cfs (5.63 ft); May 31 (8 a.m.) 

3,920 cfs (6.67 ft); June 7 (about 10 a.m.) 2,400 cfs (5.21 ft).

- Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM

Allegheny River at Natrona, Pa.

Location.--Lat 40°36'55", long. 79°43'10", on right bank 550 ft upstream from dam at 

 lock 4 at Natrona, Allegheny County, 6 miles downstream from Kiskiminetas River, and

at mile 24.2.

Drainage area.--11,410 sq mi, approximately. 

Records 'available. October 1938 to September 1953. 

Gage.--Watejr-stage recorder and concrete dam control. Datum of gage is 736.74 ft above

mean sea\ level, adjustment of 1912 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Apr. 14,

1940, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average di

Extremes.--

Nov.'4.

1938 n 

imum, 1

Maximum discharge'during year, 139,000 cfs May 31 (gage height, 20.06 ft); min440 cfs Nov. 4 (gage height, 9.04 ft); minimum daily, 1,540 cfs Oct. 30, 31,

53: Maximum discharge, 238,000 cfs Dec. 30, 1942 (gage height, 27.46 ft); min- 

_., _,030 cfs Sept. 14, 1952 (gage height, 8.90 ft). 

Maxiium stage known, 32.06 ft Mar. 18, 1936 (discharge, 365,000 cfs, determined by

Corps of

Remarks.--Records good above 3,000 cfs and fair below. Flow regulated by Chautauqua Lake, 

ancTsince 1940 by Tionesta Creek, since 1952 by East Branch Clarion River, since 1941 

by Mahoring Creek, since 1940 by Crooked Creek, since 1952 by Conemaugh River, since 

1942 by Loyalhanna Creek Reservoirs (see pp. 68,69), and 12 smaller reservoirs (combined 

capacity, excluding that of Chautauqua Lake, 862,100 acre-ft). Some diversion from 

Beaver Fun Reservoir into the Monongahela River basin.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

charge. 15 years, 19,580 cfs (adjusted for storage since 1941).

Engineers).

9.0

9.5

10 . 0

11.0

1,320

3,110

5 , 930

13,200

13.0

15.0

18.0

34,600

61,900

109,000

scharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Total 

Mean 

(t)

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

Oct.

2,030 

2,050 

1,890 

1,860 

1,860

1,860 

1,890 

2,060 

2,420 

2,510

2,240 

2,170 

2,170 

2,000 

1,860

1,800 

1,960 

2.420 

2,240 

2,050

1,700 

*1,830 

1,850 

1,760 

1,800

1,750 

1,660 

1,700 

1,620 

1.540 

1,540

59,640 

1,924 

-314

1,610 

0.141 

0.16

Calendar yea: 

Water year li

* Discharg(

Nov.

1,570 

1,570 

1,570 

1.540 

1,600

1,570 

1,730 

2,190 

2,590 

2,460

2,940 

3,390 

2,980 

2,980 

3,160

2,900 

*2,690 

2,860 

5,580 

4,020

4,700 

8,240 

24.400 

22,900 

20,700

16,200 

12,400 

9,150 

7,660 

6,450

182,490 

6,085 

-9.9

Dec.

5,450 

4,880 

4,760 

4.560 

4,550

6,780 

10,100 

15,600 

15,200 

12,400

24,000 

50.500 

48,900 

59,600 

*5 1,000

25,400 

17,700 

14,900 

14,000 

12,000

10,800 

10,100 

11,600 

12,400 

15,600

15,200 

12 , 800 

11,200 

9,080 

7,800 

7,550

475,950 

15,550 

+298

Jan.

8,650 

8,440 

8,300 

7,870 

7,660

7,730 

6,580 

5.950 

8,010 

14,600

22,900 

26,200 

31,000 

25,600 

21,800

19,200 

20,200 

26,200 

35,800 

57 ,000

52,200 

27,400 

24,000 

21,800 

26,200

*29,200 

29,800 

29,800

57 ) 000 

50,400

677,070 

21,840 

+560

Feb.

28,600 

52,200 

52,200 

26,200 

23,400

20,200 

22,400 

26,800 

26,800 

24,000

19,700 

18,700 

20,700 

21,200 

20,200

19,200 

18,700 

16,200 

13,600 

12 ._800

14,000 

24,400 

57.000 

34,600 

22,600

24,600 

21,800 

19,200

648,000 

25,140 

+75.5

Mar.

18,200 

16,700 

14,900 

14.000 

27,300

57,000 

52,200 

27,400 

25,400 

20,200

*18,700. 

18,700 

25,500 

33,400 

35,800

38,500 

59,600 

37,000 

35,400 

30,400

26,800 

22,400 

18,200 

57,200 

69,400

74.200 

67,900 

58,900 

55 , 900 

51,700 

46,100

* 1,068.8 

54,480 

+686

Apr.

40,900 

42,200 

44.800 

42,200 

37,000

*29,800 

26,800 

25,600 

24,600 

26,200

54,600 

32,200 

29,200 

27,400 

25,100

21,800 

20.200 

21,200 

26,200 

28,600

.29,200 

28,600 

29,200 

28,000 

26,200

26,200 

29,800 

31,000 

32,200 

29,200

896,200 

29,87.0 

+125

May

25,100 

25,400 

25,400 

19,700 

18,700

17,700 

22,600 

54,600 

40,900 

57,000

*28,000 

24,000 

19,700 

18,200 

17_,_200

24,600 

29,200 

40,900 

44,800 

40 , 900

55,400 

52,200 

40,800 

64,900 

46,100

54,200 

95,400 

71,000 

54 , 500 

42,200 

97,000

* 1,182 .5 

38,140 

+1,940

June

109,000

102 ,000 

79,100 

55,900 

42,200

57,OOO 

40,900 

55,800 

52,200 

29,800

22 , 900 

17,200 

14,900 

15,200 

*11,600

10 , 500 

9,740 

9,080 

9,570 

9,370

7,600 

6,320 

7,530 

8,010 

6,060

5,800 

6,000 

5,550 

4.940 

5,000

754,570 

25,150 

-1,920

July

4,360 

4,130 

5,490 

6,450 

5,680

3,800 

5,640 

5,170 

5,440 

5,550

5,200 

2,900 

2,690 

2,460 

2,540

2,390 

2,390 

2,280 

2,200 

*2,100

2,280 

5,150 

6,290 

7,320 

7,180

5,000 

3,200 

2,650 

2,280 

2,170 

3,650

144,620 

3,697 

-306

Aug.

4,590 

4,020 

3,250 

2,810 

5,450

6,070 

7,050 

4,840 

5,700 

8,580

12.400 

11,600 

8,650 

7,250 

6,000

4,550 

3,640 

3,390 

2,980 

2,820

2,540 

2,390 

2,350 

*2,210 

1,930

1,730 

1,730 

1,700 

1,700 

1,700 

1.660

137,240 

4,427 

-274

Sept.

1,700 

1,730 

1,830 

2,000 

2,170

2,460 

2,590 

2,200 

2,050 

2,140

2,100 

2,030 

1,930 

1,700 

1,900

2,030 

2,000 

1,830 

1,960 

3,330

8,910 

9.080 

7,180 

6,650 

5,490

4,360 

3,300 

2,690 

 2,730 

2,500

94,350 

3,145 

-357

Adjusted for diversion and change in reservoir contents

6,075 

0.552 

0.59

1952: 

52-55:

15,650 

1.37 

1.58

22,400 

1.96 

2.26

25,210 

2,03 

2.11

35,170 

3.08 

3.55

30,000 

2.65 

2.95

40,080 

5.51 

4.05

25,230 

2.04 

2.28

3,391

0.297 

0.34

4,153 

0.364 

0.42

2,788 

0.244 

0.27

Observed Adjusted

«lax 156,000 Mln 1,200 Mean 20,780 Mean 20,770 Cfsm 1.8? In. 24.77 

 lax 109,000 Min 1,540 Mean 17,240 Mean 17,290 Cfsm 1.52 In. 20.54

measurement made on this day.

t Change ii 

Creek, Crookod 

and diversloi 

second. Rec 

Water Co., Si 

and Municipal

* Expressee

Authority of Westmoreland County
68 ALLEGHENY RIVER BASIN

Reservoirs in Allegheny River basin, Pa.

Tionesta Creek Reservoir.--Lat 41°28'25", long. 79°26'20", at control tower 0.8 mile upstream from Tionesta Creek Dam on Tionesta Creek, Forest County, 1.8 miles upstream 

from mouth, and 2 miles southeast of Tionesta. Drainage area, 478 sq mi. Records 

available, December 1940 to September 1953. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 

at mean sea level, datum of Corps of Engineers, which is 0.08 ft above mean sea level 

(corrected), datum of 1929. Maximum contents during year, 40,335 acre-ft May 27 (elevation, 1,122.74 ft); minimum, 7,984 acre-ft Feb. 18 (elevation, 1,085.40 ft). Maximum 

contents during period 1940-53, 88,496 acre-ft Jan. 21, 1952 (elevation, 1,151.60 ft); 

minimum, 1,912 acre-ft Dec. 5, 1940 (elevation, 1,069.30 ft).

Reservoir is formed by an earth-fill dam, rock faced; storage began in 1940 during 

construction. Dam completed Jan. 9, 1941. Capacity, 133,400 acre-ft between elevations 1,052.00 ft (sill of outlet gates) and 1,170.00 ft (full pool). Minimum pool 

elevation, 1,085.00 ft (capacity, 7,78.0 acre-ft). Reservoir is used for flood control. 

Figures given herein represent total contents. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

East Branch Clarion River Reservoir.--I/at 41°33'35", long. 78°35'40", at control tower at 

East Branch Clarion River Dam, on East Branch Clarion River, Elk County, l-f miles 

northeast of Glen Hazel and 7.5 miles upstream from confluence with West Branch Clarion 

River. Drainage area, 72.4 sq mi. Records available, June 1952 to September 1953. 

Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of 

Engineers benchmark). Maximum contents during year, 72,398 acre-ft June 1 (elevation, 

1,675.91 ft); minimum, 159 acre-ft Nov. 9 (elevation, 1,541.07 ft). Maximum contents 

during period 1952-53, that of June 1, 1953; minimum, that of Nov. 9, 1952.

Reservoir is formed by an earth-fill dam, rock faced. Dam completed in 1952. Controlled storage began in June 1952. Capacity, 83.300 acre-ft between elevations 1,555 

ft (sill of outlet gates) and 1,685 ft (full pool). Minimum pool elevation, 1,555 ft 

(capacity, 1,000 acre-ft). Winter low-water pool elevation, 1,651 ft (capacity, 45,600 

acre-ft). Summer low-water pool elevation, 1,670 ft (capacity, 65,300 acre-ft). Storage to summer pool normally occurs during period Mar. 1 to Apr. 30. Depletion of lowwater storage for augmenting flow in Clarion River occurs normally during period from 

June to October. Figures given herein represent total contents. Reservoir is designated multiple-purpose. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Mahoning Creek Reservoir. Lat 40 0 55'18", long. 79°16'41", at control house at Mahoning 

Creek Dam on Mahoning Creek, Armstrong County, 0.7 mile upstream from Camp Run, 1.5 

miles south of Eddyville, and 3.0 miles upstream from Pine Run. Drainage area, 340 

sq mi. Records available, June 1941 to September 1953. Water-stage recorder. Datum 

of gage is at mean sea level, datum of Corps of Engineers, which is 0.64 ft above 

mean sea level (corrected), datum of 1929. Maximum contents during year, 25,726 acreft June 1 (elevation, 1,129.10 ft); minimum, 4,632 acre-ft Feb. 18 (elevation, 

1,075.90 ft). Maximum contents during period- 1941-53, 59,893 acre-ft Mar. 8, 1945 

(elevation, 1,155.54 ft); minimum, 330 acre-ft July 2, 3, 1944 (elevation, 1,026.80 

ft).

Reservoir is formed by a concrete dam; storage began during construction sometime 

prior to June 15, 1941. Capacity, 74,100 acre-ft between elevations 1,015.00 ft (sill 

of outlet gates) and 1,162.00 ft (full pool); dead storage, 100 acre-ft. Minimum pool 

elevation, 1,075.00 ft (capacity, 4,475 acre-ft). Reservoir is used for flood control. 

Figures given herein represent total contents. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Crooked Creek Reservoir. Lat 40°42'50", long. 79°30'30", at control tower at Crooked 

Creek Dam on Crooked Creek, Armstrong County, 4 miles south of Ford City and 7 miles 

upstream from mouth. Drainage area, 277 sq mi. Records available, May 1940 to September 1953. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of Corps 

of Engineers, which is 2.07 ft below mean sea level, datum of 1929. Maximum contents 

during year, 18,950 acre-ft June 1 (elevation, 864.60 ft); minimum, 4,241 acre-ft 

Nov. 19 (elevation, 839.23 ft). Maximum contents during period 1940-53, 58,020 acreft Apr. 16, 1948 (elevation, 899.02 ft); minimum, 1,728 acre-ft Aug. 17, 1940 (elevation, 830.39 ft).

Reservoir is formed by an earth-fill dam, rock faced; storage began in May 1940. 

Capacity, 93,900 acre-ft between elevations 809.00 ft (sill of outlet gates) and 920.00 

ft (full pool). Minimum pool elevation, 840.00 ft (capacity, 4,510 acre-ft). Reservoir is used for flood control. Figures given herein represent total contents. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Conemaugh River Reservoir. Lat 40°28 I 11", long. 79°22'07", at face of dam on right bank 

at Conemaugh River Dam on Conemaugh River, Indiana County, 2 miles upstream from highway bridge at Tunnelton, and 7-J miles upstream from Loyalhanna Creek. Drainage area, 

1,351 sq mi. Records available, October 1951 to September 1953. Water-stage recorder. 

Prior to Dec. 18, 1952, staff gage. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 

(Corps of Engineers benchmark). Maximum contents during year, 44,494 acre-ft June 1 

(elevation, 920.94 ft); minimum, 570 acre-ft Oct. 26 (elevation, 861.89 ft). Maximum 

contents during period 1951-53, that of June 1, 1953; minimum, that of Oct. 26, 1952.

Reservoir is formed by a concrete gravity dam with earth embankment on the right 

end. Controlled storage began October 1951. Dam completed and accepted Dec. 31, 1952. 

Capacity, 270,000 acre-ft between elevations 880.00 ft (minimum pool capacity, 4,000 

acre-ft) and 975.00 ft (full pool). Dead storage is 400 acre-ft (elevation, 860.00 

ft, sill of sluice gates). Reservoir is used for flood control. Prior to Oct. 10, 

1952, conduits were maintained fully open and reservoir functioned as a detention 

basin. Subsequently, owing to highway relocation and construction in the upper reaches 

of the pool, operations for flood control were made only when damaging floods became 

imminent at downstream points. Figures given herein represent total contents. Records 

furnished by Corps of Engineers.
ALLEGHENY RIVER BASIN 69 

Reservoirs in Allegheny River basin, Pa. Continued

Loyalhanna Creek Reservoir. Lat 40°27'25", long. 79°27'08", at control house at Loyalhanna Creek Dam on Loyalhanna Creek, Westmoreland County, 2 miles south of Saltsburg 

and 4.7 miles upstream from mouth. Drainage area, 290 sq mi. Records available, 

June 1942 to September 1953 (fragmentary October 1943 to March 1946). Water-stage 

recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Maximum contents during year, 13,453 acre-ft Jan. 12 (elevation, 932.70 ft); 

minimum, ],268 acre-ft Nov. 7 (elevation, 905.49 ft). Maximum contents during period 

1942-53, 17,914 acre-ft Apr. 16, 1948 (elevation, 956.82 ft); little or no contents at 

times.

Reserveir is formed by a concrete gravity dam with a gated spillway; storage began 

in June 1£42. Capacity, 95,300 acre-ft between elevations 878.00 ft (sill of outlet 

gates) anc 975.00 ft (full pool). Minimum pool elevation, 910.00 ft (capacity, 2,035

Reservoir is used for flood control. Figures given herein represent total

Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 195Z to September 1953

acre-ft). 

contents.

Date

Oct. 31.......

Calendar yea

Feb. Z8.......

May 31 .......

Water year 1

Date

Nov. 30.......

Dec. 31.......

Calendar yea

Mar. 31.......

July 31 .......

Water year 1

Date

Dec. 31.......

Calendar yea

Mar. 31.......

Sept. 30.... ...

Water year 1

r 195Z...

95Z-53...

c 195Z...

952-53...

f 195Z...

952-53...

Tlonesta Creek Reservoir

Elevation 

(feet)t

1,088.64 

1,086.73 

1,088.88 

1,088.49

-

1,091.16 

1,087.05 

1,092.93 

1,090.26 

1,113.15 

1,089.20 

1,091.15 

1,086.28 

1,086.20

-

Contents 

( acrefeet)

9,686 

8,670 

9,815 

9,605

-

11,094 

8,836 

12,157 

10,578 

29,191 

9,990 

11,089 

8,436 

8,394

-

Change In 

contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-1,016 

+1,145 

-210

-6,220

+1,489 

-2,258 

+3,321 

-1,579 

+18,613 

-19,201 

+1,099 

-2,653 

-42

-1,292

Mahonlng Creek Reservoir

1,077.60 

1,077.77 

1,077.08 

1,078.53

-

1,082.79 

1,081.04 

1,083.84 

1,080.55 

1,123.09 

1,077.68 

1,078.80 

1,079.36 

1,076.95

-

4,939 

 4,970 

4,844 

5,116

-

5,948 

5,603 

6,162 

5,507 

21,054 

4,956 

5,168 

5,276 

4,821

-

+31 

-126 

+272

-5,554

+832 

-345 

+559 

-655 

+15,547 

-16,098 

+212 

+108 

-455

-118

Conemaugh River Reservoir

862.25 

878.45 

872.10 

871.38

-

S72.70 

872.12 

881.97 

. 883.06 

918.00 

883.94 

878.65 

879.80 

881. 1Q

-

605 

3,480 

2,080 

1,936

-

2,200 

2,084 

4,620 

4,992 

38,530 

5,308 

3,538 

3,904 

4,333

-

+2,875 

-1,400

-144

-244

+264 

-116 

+2,536 ' 

+372 

+33,538 

-33,222 

-1,770 

+366 

+429

+3,728

East Branch Clarion River Reservoir

Elevation 

(feet)t

1,553.29 

1,542.99 

1,563.44 

1,586.68

 -

1,604.63 

1,619.28 

1,641.48 

1,655.22 

1,675.49 

1,664.47 

1,654.43 

1,648.20 

1,637.26

-

Contents 

(acrefeet)

871 

232 

2,040 

7,345

-

14,308 

21,858 

37,315 

49,559 

71,880 

59,094 

48,794 

43,022 

33,994

-

Change in 

contents 

during month 

(acre -feet)

-639 

+1,808 

+5,305

+7,345

+6,963 

+7 , 550 

+15,457 

+12,244 

+22,321 

-12,786 

-10,300 

-5,772 

-9,028

+33,123

Crooked Creek Reservoir

841.70 

839.75 

843 . 69 

842.03

-

845.72 

842 . 86 

843.87 

842.02 

860.25 

844.61 

844.49 

842.98 

841.68

-

5,139 

4,423 

5,906 

5,261

-

6,767 

5,577 

5,978 

5,258 

15,750 

6,286 

6,236 

5,622 

5,132

-

-716 

+483 

-645

-4,124

+1,506 

-1,190 

+401 

-720 

+10,492 

-9,464 

-50 

-614 

-490

-7

Loyalhanna Creek Reservoir

911.52 

913.18 

912.70 

913.25

-

912.92 

911.27 

913.67 

912.40 

926.20 

913.90 

914.95 

914.92 

913.23

-

2,377 

2,797 

2,670 

2,817

-

2,726 

2,317 

2,934 

2,583 

8,594 

2,998 

3,312 

3,303 

2,811

-

+420 

-127 

+147

-4,198

-91 

-409 

+617 

-351 

+6,011 

-5,596 

+314 

-9 

-492

+434

t Elevation it 12 p.m
70 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 

Tygart River near Dailey, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 38°48 1 35", long. 790 52'£5", on right bank SO ft downstream from highway 

bridge, 1,000 ft upstream from Stalnaker Run, 1 mile northeast of Dailey, Randolph 

County, and 2|- miles south of Beverly.

Drainage area. 187 sq mi.

Records available. April 1915 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,940.09 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Sept. 27, 1928, staff gage a few feet upstream at same datum. 

From Sept. 27, 1928, to Dec. 2, 1939, chain gage at site 50 ft upstream at same datum. 

From Dec. 3, 1939, to Dec. 16, 1941, wire-weight gage at site 50 ft upstream at same 

datum.

Average discharge. 38 years, 345 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,320 cfs Feb. 22 (gage height, 9.50 ft); no 

flow Sept. 29, 30.

1915-53: Maximum discharge, 13,100 cfs Feb. 4, 1932 (gage height, 17.2 ft, from 

floodmarks); from rating curve extended above 7,500 cfs; no flow Sept. 12 to Nov. 30, 

1930, Sept. 29, 30, 1953.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 873: 1932(M). WSP 1053: 

1928(M), 1932, 1934-38.

1918(M),

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 3-2O, Ice effect Dec. 30)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 21 Feb. 22 to Sept. 30

0.2 

.3 

.4 

.5

.6

2.0

3.1

4.8

7.2

11

23

1.1 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

6.0 

7.4

50

110

215

520

1,8OO

2,630

o.l 

.2 

.3 

.4 

.6 

.8

0.2

.9

2.5

5.1

13

26

1.1 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

6.0 

6.9

55

116

224

520

1,800

2,310

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26 .

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

in.

Oct.

3.8

3.1

3.1 

3.0

3.0

3.1

3.4

3.8 

4.6

4.6

5.3

7.2

7.6

7.2

6.5

5.5

5.0

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.4 

3.4

3.8

 8/7.

5.5

4.0

3.3

2.9

2.8

2.6

2 -5

134.1

4.33

0.023

0.03.

Nov.

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.3

*2.2

JU!

1.9

2.2

2.2

2.7

3.1

4.0

5.5

5.5

5.3

5.3

4.8

4.8

4.8

8.2

53 

56

53

41

31

24

20

14

13

13

-

391.5

13.0

0.070

0.08

Dec.

12

12

12 

12

17

56

77

50 

39

100

1.450

459

232

157

116

98

85

80

85

112

147 

*179

188

168

143

116

93

74

65

60

64

4,538

146

0.781

0.90

Jan.

67

63

59 

66

63

60

361

2.080 

1,420

889

667

450

318

315

336

345

318

286

269

228

256 

484

450

618

931

556

 450

1,360

1,250

610

434

16,059

518

2.77

3.19

Feb.

434

414

345 

272

210

190

995

1,290 

502

330

274

1,080

1,160

629

538

434

467

351

330

403

2.650 

2,280

806

485

365

299

249

205

_

_

-

17,967

642

3.43

3.57

Mar.

170

1§7

202 

889

826

538

436

386 

319

339

362

*353

386

420

420

868

538

411

538

556

417 

319

267

1.940

1,340

785

556

436

401

362

322

16 > 259

524

2.80

3.23

Apr.

435

785

648 

485

362

297

554

952 

648

648

706

556

610

706

610

538

420

365

556

574

592 

910

1.120

785

538

408

371

344

319

*280

-

17,122

571

3.05

3.41

May

265

219

182 

157

430

706

1,420

1,020 

785

629

436

324

270

219

259

246

244

219

405

1.960

1,040 

765

686

556

395

297

222

162

127

106

93

14,844

479

2.56

2.95

June

77

65

56 

48

50

34

306

249

127

111

*179

109

88

67

55

44

437

328

188

126

88 

379

232

127

88

65

62

50

179

114

-

4,108

137

0.733

0.82

July

65

54

fti

99

111

278

131 

80

58

45

36

30

26

22

18

*17

16

53

36

34 

23

30

33

27

20

15

12

9.2

7.7

7.0

1,908.9

61.6

0.329

0.38

Aug.

6.2

6.6

5.8 

5.1

16

52

62

50 

76

54

39

28

22

17

13

10

8.4

8.4

12

13

10 

7.7

6.2

4.5

3.6

*2.9

2.1

1.8

1.3

1.0

jj.

546.3

17.6

0.094

0.11

Sept.

0.6

.4

.2

.1

.3

.5

.5

i!o

.7

.5

.5

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.2 

.2

.2

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

-

9.6

0.320

0.0017

0.002

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,740 Mln 1.9 Mean 261 Cfsm 1.40 In. 18.97

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,630 Mln 0 Mean 257 Cfsm 1.37 In. 18.67

Peak discharge (base. 4.000 cfs). Feb. 22 (12:30 a.m.) 4,320 cfs (9.50 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 71

Tygart River near Elkins, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38°55'30", long. 79°52'45", on left bank 1.4 miles upstream from Leading 

Creek and 1.5 miles west of Elkins, Randolph County.

Drainage area. 272 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1944 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,893.95 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Nov. 16, 1944, staff gage at same site and datum and Nov. 16, 

1944, to Sept. 30, 1951, water-stage recorder at site 200 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 9 years, 487 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,340 cfs Feb. 22 

mum daily, 1.2 cfs Sept. 27, 28.

1944-53: Maximum discharge, 8,810 cfs Feb. 14, 1948 

mum daily, that of Sept. 27, 28, 1953.

height, 9.56 ft); miniheight, 14.13 ft); miniRemarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record or backwater from 

debris, which are poor. Some regulation by flood-control diversion dams above station.

Rating tables, water year 1952-55, except periods of backwater from debris (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 11 Dec. 12 to Sept. 30

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

1.7

1.0

5.0

10

25

55

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

5.0 

6.5

98

200

341

1,180

2,040

1.05

1.1

1.3

1.5

1.9

1.2

4.0

19

37

2.5 209

5.0 549

5.0 1,180

8.0 3,060

8.7 5,610

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

5.0

7.5

5.0

5.0

5.5

5.0

6.5

5.5

7.0

7.0

7.5

6.5

8.0

14

8.5

6.0

6.0

6.5

5.5

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.5

6.0

6.5

6.5

5.5

4.6

4.6

H

190.1

6.13

0.023

0.03

Nov.

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.6

4.2

4.2

4.2

3.8

6.0

8.0

4.2

2.2

1*8

1.8

6.0

8.5

5.5

3.8

5.0

19

45

121

49

*27

46

65

52

30

14

11

565.4

18.8

0.069

o.oa

Dec.

11

11

11

13

30

102

115

87

55

122

2^.040

921

421

277

209

 174

146

140

140

157

212

 260

282

260

226

204

176

127

101

91 

112

7,224

233

0.857

0.99

Jan.

103

1OO

102

107

100

95

305

2.610

2,380

1,230

972

686

486

505

505

524

475

421

404

35E

398

882

905

882

1,410

882

665

1,520

1,980

995 

665

23,646

763

2.81

3.23

Feb.

603

624

 524

421

324

282

1,100

1,330

793

524

432

1,600

1,860

972

860

750

793

603

524

563

2,530

5.540

1,260

750

544

435

371

300

_

I

25,212

900

3.31

3.45

Mar.

247

229

278

1,180

1,280

882

686

603

486

563

624

 644

665

771

750

1,020

860

644

750

838

644

486

394

2,220

2.500

1,280

905

728

686

624 

524

24,791

800

2.94

3.39

Apr.

644

1.550

1,230

860

605

475

669

1,350

995

1,590

1,200

882

950

1,080

928

795

665

544

728

860

815

1,280

1,410

1,110

750

583

505

464

 424

391

26,088

870

5.20

5.57

May

565

306

257

222

454

995

2,040

1,620

1,160

928

665

486

401

327

432

414

378

324

429

2 . 150

1,650

1,130

1,410

995

644

464

364

250

199

176 

125

21,760

702

2.58

2.98

June

100

100

85

59

44

53

177

359

190

146

209

172

131

77

*54

*53

314

478

252

176

119

238

314

170

142

77

64

119

403

229

5,082

169

0.621

0.69

July

150

78

257

296

158

123

295

226

199

114

63

50

40

23

24

24

 26

27

37

48

42

40

59

27

31

32

30

22

17

15

15.

2,546

82.1

0.302

0.35

Aug.

15

15

29

57

76

54

132

232

291

178

116

40

21

22

24

22

19

19

19

18

17

17

15

14

11

9.6

7.5

6.8

5.4

4.0 

»5_.4

1,509.7

48.7

0.179

0.21

Sept.

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.5

3.0

4.0

5.0

4.5

4.0

3.5

3.0

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.7

2.2

2.2

2.2

1.2

1.2

*2.2

2.8

77.4

2.58

0.0095

0.01

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,700 Min 1.8 Mean 380 Cfsm 1.4O In. 19.01

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,540 Min 1.2 Mean 38O Cfsm 1.40 In. 18.98

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 efs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Sept. 1-22; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for stations at Dailey and Bellngton. Backwater from debris Oct. 1 to Nov. 21, Aug. 21-31, 

Sept. 23-30.
72 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

Tygart River at Belington, ¥. Va.

Location. Lat 39°01'45", long. 79°56'10", on left bank opposite mouth of Mill Creek, a 

quarter of a mile downstream from highway bridge at Belington, Harbour County.

Drainage area. 408 sq ml, excluding that of Mill Creek. 

Records available. June 1907 to September 1953.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,679.49 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Apr. 25, 1939, staff or chain gage at site a quarter of a mile upstream i at same datum.

Average discharge. 46 years, 806 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 5,170 cfs Jan. 9, Feb. 22; maximum gage height, 

9. 92 ft Jan. 9; minimum discharge, 3.2 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.82 ft).

1907-53: Maximum discharge, 23,400 cfs July 25, 1912 (gage height, 20.3 ft, from 

f loodmarks , site then In use), from rating curve extended above 14,000 cfs on basis of 

slope-area determination at gage height 17.22 ft; minimum, 0.1 cfs Sept. 13, 1930 (gage 

height, 1.56 ft, site then in use).

Maximum stage known, 21.7 ft in July 1888, from f loodmarks . site in use June 1907 to 

April 1939 (discharge, 26,900 cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from debris , 

which are poor,

Revisions (water years). WSP 823: Drainage area. 

1933(M), 1934, 1938, 1941 (M), WSP 1053: 1932.

WSP 953; 1912(M), 1918(M) , 1924(M),

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of ice effect or 

backwater from debris (gage height, In feet, and discharge In 

cubic feet per second)

Oct. I to Dec. 11 Dec. 12 to Sept. 30

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1 

2.5

5.5 

8.5

2.4 

2.7 

3.0 

6.0 

7.8

61

132

242

1,960

3,240

1.8

1.9

2.0 

2.2 

2.4

2.8

6.3

12

30

56

2.6 

2.9 

6.0 

9.0 

9.6

97

195

1,960

4,270

4,870

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

Oct.

8.5

9.4 

11

12

14

12

17

25

31 

28

24

21

19

17

20

25

18

15

12

9.4

9.4

9.4

8.5

8.2

7.6

.6

.3

.3

.3 ' .0

770

432.9

14.0

0.034

0.04

Nov.

6.4

f£

7.6

7.9

7.3

8.2

7.9

7.9

10

16

19

16

14

12

9.8

13

21

17

20

*59

186

174

80

59

69

90

71

45

32

-

1,099.1

36.6

0.090

0.10

Dec.

19

2T 

22

25

42

312

256

185

132 

148

5.170

2,030

796

500

369

311

268

263

*296

369

456

500

484

424

353

301

263

199

158

155

151

12,978

419

1.03

1.18

Jan.

162

ft

180

b!60

b200

539

3,580

4.270 

2,220

1,600

1,150

825

880

852

852

798

742

726

627

1,230

2,160

1,840

1,680

2,490

1,600

1,150

2,280

3,160

1,720

1,120

41,093

1,326

3.25

3.75

Feb.

940

940 

*825

666

522

468

1,500

2,160

1,300 

825

682

2,530

3,050

1,660

1,420

1,360

1,300

1,090

880

880

2,920

4.870

2,110

1,210

852

676

588

473

_

_

-

38,697

1,382

3.39

3.53

liar.

396

358 

390

1,620

2,160

1,540

1,120

970

798, 

825

1,000

1,240

1,210

1,420

1,360

1,780

1,450

1,030

1,120

1,330

1,060

798

632

3,030

5.650

2,160

i;eoo

1,270

1,450

1,240

970

40,977

1,322

3.24

3.74

Apr.

1,030

2,150 

2,090

1,480

1,030

770

940

1,900

1,660 

2.450

2,350

1,660

1,900

2,220

*1,660

1,360

1,090

880

1,060

1,330

1,300

1,900

1,960

1,660

1,150

880

742

671

605

556

42,434

1,414

3.47

3.87

May

522

468 

396

*342

716

1,960

2,780

2,490

1,840 

1,480

1,090

798

798

660

1,050

1,300

1,210

880

1,030

2.880

2,550

2,040

2,490

1,720

1,120

770

583

446

331

281

245

37,266

1,202

2.95

3.40

June

173

158 

148

114

88

74

97

418

263 

195

199

207

176

132

*74

65

215

644

342

236

184

108

415

228

158

138

117

144

1.160

495

-

7,165

239

0.586

0.65

July

258

184 

365

578

281

169

341

407

316 

224

117

81

69

53

34

30

29

35

151

148

92

70

83

92

60

52

46

42

31

25

18

4,481

145

0.355

0.41

Aug.

16

20

122

*254

482

550

562

,1.510

1,300 

654

374

199

108

69

56

50

45

-38

32

30

25

24

22

19

18

16

14

*12

11

9.6

6,650.0

215

0.527

0.61

Sept.

7.3

7.5 

6.3

6.3

8.4

16

14

12 

9.6

7.8

8.4

7.8

7.8

8.4

7.8

6.8

5.8

5.4

5.4

5.4

*5.8

5.4

5.0

5.0

4.6

4.2

4.2

3.8

5 t 5

-

223.5

7.45

0.018

0.02

Calendar year 1952: Max 8,750 Min 6.1 Mean 598 Cfsm 1.47 In. 19.96

Water year 1952-53 : Max 4,870 Min 3.5 Mean 640 Cfsm 1.57 In. 21. 3O

Peak discharge (base, 6.200 efs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice. 

Note. Backwater from debris Oct. 20 to Nov. 22.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 

Middle Fork River at Audra, W. Va.

73

'ocatlon. Lat 39°02'25", long. 80°04'10", on right bank at Audra, Barbour County, 600 ft 

upstream from highway bridge and 2.7 miles upstream from mouth.

"-alnage area. 149 set mi.

'^cords available. February 1942 to September 1953.

-Mi- Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,670 ft (from topographic map)

Average discharge. 11 years, 348 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,360 cfs Jan. 8 (gage height, 6.34 ft)- minimum, 

0.7 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.12 ft).

1942-53: Maximum discharge, 7,740 cfs Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 11.26 ft); minimum, 0.4 cfs Sept. 9, 1946 (gage height, 1.11.ft).

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height. In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 11

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7 

2.0

2.3

5.5

11

18

49

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.7

127

245

434

695

Dec. 12 to Sept. 30

1.1 0.6 1.4 3.4

1.2 1.2 1.5 6.4

1.3 Z.O l.S 11 

Note. Same as preceding table above 1.6 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

2.9

3.3

3.6

2.2

2.2

2.3

3.9

4.5

14

14

11 

11

12

12

11

9.4

8.3

6.6

5.2

3.9

3.3

3.3

2.6

2.2

2.1

2.0

270

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.2

169.3

5.46

0.037

O.O4

Nov.

2.2

2.2

2.6

2.9

2.9

*2.9

3.3

4.9

5.2

6.6

7.7 

9.4

17

14 .

12

9.9

8.2

7.2

6.6

8.2

13

61

61

47

36

28

24

22

19

18

-

464.9

15.5

0.104

0.12

Dec.

17

17

17

19

29

129

129

86

65

71

Hi329

219

169

146

»125

133

138

207

276

286

248

213

172

150

131

102

87

80

102

5,854

189

1.27

1.46

Jan.

100

90

100

140

133

136

316

1,880

1,620

912

618 

475

373

390

412

434

399

369

329

286

722

1,180

755

701

880

651

520

1,310

1,360

785

552

18,928

611

4.10

4.72

Feb.

485

434

382

*314

251

225

467

602

466

361

314

1,110

1,290

785

701

602

563

448

394

373

1,380

1, 400

815

541

399

325

293

236

_

-

-

15,956

570

3.83

3.98

Mar.

193

183

215

663

785

618

510

443

352

337

382 

439

462

500

520

684

558

448

495

510

434

352

296

!_. 280

1,180

815

612

505

624

585

480

16,460

531

3.56

4.11

Apr.

495

945

1.120

815

568

439

466

618

580

915

945

725

880

1,040

*7B5

725

612

510

602

612

568

785

912

737

552

439

361

329

296

267

19,643

655

4.40

4.90

May

245

211

181

169

356

690

815

912

978

755

541 

*390

300

230

270

300

318

276

408

1. 680

945

1,070

1,120

737

500

348

245

181

142

118

99_

15,530

501

3.36

3.88

June

79

63

53

44

36

31

31

41

37

26

20 

16

14

14

12

12

100

155

84

56

37

*25

20

19

15

11

33

47

638

273

2,042

68.1

0.457

0.51

July

142

99

349

260

146

107

283

237

165

114

81 

61

44

34

27

21

17

18

94

146

82

48

66

73

56

36

24

*17

14

11

9,1

2,881.2

92.9

0.623

0.72

Aug.

7.8

7.8

74

120

232

268

132

123

411

302

161 

102

68

49

37

34 ' 31

25

20

15

14

11

9.2

8.2

6.1

4.9

*3.7

3.3

3.1

2.8

2.0

2,287.9

73.8

0.495

0.57

Sept.

1.8

1.6

1.3

1.4

3.0

5^

3.4

2.7

2.4

2.4

2.1 

3.0

2.3

1.6

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.1

*1.2

1.1

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.1

49.8

1.66

0.011

0.01

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,340 Mln 1.1 Mean 243 Cfsro 1.63 In. 22.20

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,880 Mln 0.7 Mean 275 Cfsm 1.85 In. 25.02

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs).--Ho peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on,this day.
74 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

Buckhannon River at Hall, W. Va.

Location. Lat 39°03'05", long. 80°06'50", on right bank a quarter of a mile upstream 

from highway bridge at Hall, Barbour County, and 1 mile upstream from Pecks Run.

Drainage area. 277 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1907 to May 1909, April 1915 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,369.15 ft above mean sea level (Baltimore 

& Ohio RR. datum). June 1907 to May 25,.1909, chain gage at site a quarter of a mile 

downstream at same datum. Apr. 15, 1915, to June 8, 1939, staff gage at site 500 ft 

downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 38 years (1915-53), 597 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,970 cfs Jan. 9 {gage height, 8.57 ft); minimum, 3.0 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 3.54 ft).

1915-53; Maximum discharge observed, 12,200 cfs Mar. 14, 1918, Oct. 29, 1937 (gage 

height, 14.7 ft, site then in use), from rating curve extended above 8.000 cfs; minimum, 0.2 cfs Oct. 23, 27, 1930 (gage height, 1.30 ft, site then in use).

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 783: 1918{MlRating tables, water year 1952-53 (gag'e height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 26 to Nov. 21)

Oct. 1 to June 29 June 30 to Sept. 30

4.2

7.0

12

19

40

4.6 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

7.0 

8.3

155

296

545

905

1,900

3,550

3.5

3.6

3.7

3.8

3.9

2.0

4.6

8.6

14

21

4.1 

4.4 

4.9 

5.5 

6.0

45

102

256

545

905

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

10

10

10

9.5

8.5

8.0

9.0

8.5

8.5

13

22 

52 

20

18

16

15

13

13

11

9.5

9.5

9.0

8.0

7.5

7.5

6.7

6.7

6.4

6.2

5T3" 5.3

332.6

10.7

0.039

0.04

Nov.

5.0

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.0

*4.8

4.8

4.5

4.5

6.7

8.5 

10 

12

18

19

17

15

15

13

13

14

64

100

90

76

64

56

51

46

43

-

795.7

26.5

0.096

0.11

Dec.

39

3838"

47

72

173

292

199

147

134

1,940 

2,210 

 89T

551

415

326

*276

256

264

288

367

410

395

348

296

249

216

182

140

130

155

11,485

370

1.34

1.54

Jan.

155

1ST

164

381

415

335

569

2,640

3,550

1,960

1,220 

914 

715

670

644

612

605

587

587

499

986

2,260

1,410

1,080

1,620

1,220

922

1,540

2,560

1,520

956

33,457

1,079

3.90

4.49

Feb.

785

785

664

*-545

425

367

620

1,040

833

599

505 

1,260 

2,440

1,520

1,260

1,410

1,360

1,140

809

664

1,230

2,260

1,410

914

644

511

446

362

_

_

-

26,808

957

3.45

3.60

Mar.

305

276 ST3"

1,260

1,260

1,010

761

638

539

516

575 

575 

557

581

605

1,170

1,030

753

722

777

657

539

462

1,800

2,260

1,520

1,120

964

990

982

825

26,402

852

3.08

3.54

Apr.

753

1,050

1,310

1,140

841

644

761

1,120

1,020

1,730

1,840 

1,170 

1,520

1,740

*1,260

1,040

889

715

990

1,170

1,080

1,310

1,260

1,070

785

638 557-

511

488

451

-

30,853

1,028

3.71

4.14

May

410

358

300

284

467

1,100

1,260

1,410

1,570

1,260

873 

*599 

430

348

358

395

410

367

380

1,690

1,460

1,810

2,020

1,220

809

539

390

288

223

176

145

23,349

753

2.72

3.13

June

122

102

84

72

60

50

44

43

68

57

40 

34 

30

27

22

20

20?

249

147

96

66

*50

38

29

24

20

103

150

883

444

-

3,383

113

0.408

0.45

July

194

122

453

530

54T

149

304

362

249

155

110 

80 

63

51

41

35

26

28

264

447

158

95

279

249

161

102

67

*47

37

29

21

5,149

166

0.599

0.69

Aug.

18

15

64

132

248

382

183

161

825 809"

385 

230 

155

112

82

63

50

40

32

26

23

20

18

14

12

11

*9.7

9.1

8.2

7.4

EU3

4,150.2

134

0.484

0.56

Sept.

4.6

4.3

4.6

5.4

7.8

1313-

9.1

7.4

6.2

5.4 

7.8 

6.6

6.6

5.8

5.4

4.6

4.6

4.6

5.0

*5.0

.5.0

4.6

4.3

4.1

3.8

3.8

3.5

3.3

375

172.5

5.75

0.021

0.02

Calendar year 1952: Max 7,200 Min 4.5 Mean 434 Cfsm 1.57 In. 21.31

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,550 Mln 3.3 Mean 456 Cfsm 1.65 In. 22.31

Peak discharge (base, 4,500 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 

Tygart River at Philippi, W. Va.

75

Drainage area. Pi fi sq mi.

Records available. -April 1940 to September 1953.

2S£e -"Water-stage recorder. Datum of eaee is i 

-TS89. Prior to May 23, 1940, sta?f gg £ s 

Average

level ' °f

, about

lemarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 30 to Dec. 6)

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5

7.2

12

28

52

128

286

3.0

3.5

5.0

11.0

11.5

555

925

2,630

10,500

11,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

34

32

31

30

27

28

35

35

42

62

65

68

66

62

58

52

55

49

42

36

30

25

24

24

22

23

21

19

18

17

17

1,149

37.1

0.041

0.05

Nov.

14

13

16

17

17

*18

17

17

18 

24

29

35

51

57

63

58

51

46

54

60

68

154

345

255

170

153

140

146

121

100

-

2,327

77.6

0.085

0.09

Dec.

82

75

73

79

102

345

739

*530

375 

317

5,690

6.040

2,440

1,530

1,120

882

754

717

754

882

1,150

1,300

1,260

1,110

934

785

688

536

396

386

441

32,512

1,049

1.15

1.32

Jan.

458

413

441

709

891

761

1,240

7,920

11.300 

5,790

3,810

2,910

2,180

2,120

2,120

2,060

2,000

1,940

*1,940

1,640

2,900

6,400

4,600

3,590

5,320

4,030

2,840

4,710

7,960

4,660

2,980

102,633

3,311

3.61

4.17

Feb.

2,440

2,370

2,120

1,760

1,400

1.170

2,230

4,140

3,060 

2,120

1,700

4,420

7,680

4,480

3,590

3,700

3,470

3,060

2,300

2,120

4,860

9.240

5,050

2,980

2,180

1,760

1,530

1,230

_

-

88, 160

3,149

3.44

3.58

Mar.

1,020

*908

1,200

3,580

4,600

3,590

2,630

2,300

1,940 

1,820

2,120

2,370

2,440

2,630

2,630

3,810

3,400

2,500

2,370

2,770

2,370

1,880

1,580

5,800

8.190

4,960

3,700

2,980

3,210

3,140

2,560

90,998

2,935

3.20

3.69

Apr.

2,300

3,870

4,720

3,700

2,700

2,120

2,180

3,590

3,590 

5,120

6.170

3,920

*4,360

5,440

4,030

3,340

2,840

2,300

2,630

3,280

3,140

3,920

4,250

3,700

2,700

2,120

1,820

1,640

1,530

1.390

-

98,410

3,280

3.58

4.00

May

1,270

1,130

968

832

1,340

4,320

5,080

5,320

4,600 

3,810

2,770

2,000

1,640

1,410

1,530

2,120

2,060

1,760

1,630

5,540

5,740

4,480

6.040

4,140

2,700

1,880

1,380

1,020

761

607

524

80,402

2,594

2.83

3.26

June

408

326

286

247

*200

156

150

317

408 

286

230

255

222

181

146

102

22T

1,070

688

424

299

226

332

324

212

175

167

312

2.550

1,620

-

12,326

411

0.449

0.50

July

694

441

1,050

1. 580

795

464

636

1,150

769 

530

335

230

*175

146

115

84

72

66

357

925

471

255

380

476

321

212

153

121

98

79

63

13,243

427

0.466

0.54

Aug.

55

65

58

641

970

1,700

898

1,480

2.790 

2,460

1,220

695

418

270

203

164

136

*115

96

81

70

63

57

49

44

42

37

34

30

27

24

14,992

484

0.528

0.61

Sept.

23

20

18

17

25

35

39

40

37 

29

24

26

24

*23

20

18

16

15

13

13

13

13

12

12

JL1

12

11

11

9.6

9.1

-

588.7

19.6

0.021

0.02

Calendar year 1952: Max 20,800 Mln 13 Mean 1,404 Cfsm 1.53 In. 20.85

Water year 1952-53: Max 11,300 Mln 9.1 Mean 1,473 Cfsm 1.61 In. 21.83

Peak discharge (base. 12.000 cfs).--Jan. 9 (1:30 a.m.) 13,000 ofs (12.52 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
76 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

Tygart River at Tygart Dam, near Grafton, W. Va.

Location. Lat 39°18'50", long. 80°02'00", at Tygart Dam, 2.2 miles upstream from Threefork Creek and 2.4 miles upstream from Grafton, Taylor County.

Drainage area. 1,184 sq mi.

Records available. June 1938 to' September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge. 15 years, 2,295 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, '11,400 cfs Jan. 13; minimum daily, 254 cfs 

June 7.

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 20,000 cfs Feb. 2, 1939; no flow Aug. 2, 1938.

Remarks. Discharge computed from records of flow through gates and valves in dam. 

regulated by Tygart Reservoir (see p. 116).

Cooperation. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Flow

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

494

492

489

486

483

481

477

465

4.72

468

465

462

459

456 

454

451

448

444

442

439

437

432

430

427

424

421

417

415

415

408

405

13,958

450

-427

Nov.

402

398

395

382

369

365

362

359

355

352

349

346

342

340 

345

350

347

344

340

337

334

334

334

364

392

518

576

379

375

372

11,157

372

-271

Dec.

367

362

358

470

689

674

673

706

730

721

1,900

4,410

5,600

5,150 

4,150

2,700

1,560

1,210

1,180

1,160

1,170

1,200

1,530

1,790

1,440

1,140

929

563

564

560

556

46,212

1,491

-173

Jan.

556

556

554

564

587

764

1,220

1,500

2,150

2,440

2,540

6,390

10.700

10,600 

9,140

5,100

2,820

2,520

2,570

2,550

1,910

3,240

6,540

6,980

6,720

6,600

6,100

4,660

5,820

6,920

6,350

127,661

4,118

+128

Feb.

,540

3,430

2,440

2,440

2,160

1,720

2,030

2,990

3,570

3,480

2,310

1,480

4,310

7.690 

7,150

6,620

6,180

5,640

4,100

2,440

2,080

4,440

6,730

5,710

4,330

3,390

1,980

1,620

_

_

-

108, 000

3,857

-1-38

Mar.

790

2,180

2,470

1,600

1,840

2,000

2,260

3,470

3,610

3,960

4,310

3,740

3,330

3,910 

3,910

2,270

2,340

2,710

2,920

4,080

4,340

4,450

3,810

1,290

1,520

3,100

5,020

5,390

6,060

6.280

6,100

105,060

3,389

4421

Apr.

4,570

2,180

4,500

5,110

5,150

3,400

2,670

3,750

4,310

3,100

3,590

4,910

3,480

6,150 

5,330

3, 690

3,280

2,470

3,100

3,720

3,720

3,730

2,940

2,600

2,620

1,970

1.520

1,340

1,340

1,1,50

-

101,390

3,380

+525

May

1,300

941

514

514

598

805

1,520

2,900

5,610

6.590

5,520

4,150

3,090

2,500 

1,530

1,540

2,330

3,100

2,050

2,340

4,780

6,340

6,320

6,300

5,430

3,060

1,120

705

707

680

651

84,935

2,740

+513

June

651

500

303

255

255

330

254

302

349

550

349

349

349

349

348

348

347

348

349

350

350

302

255

288

354

551

350

349

349

536

-

10,519

351

+78

July

719

719

719

722

725

725

725

726

1,090

1.450

1,200

718

716

584 

452

451

451

450

448

449

450

450

450

450

450

450

449

448

447

446

445

19,174

619

-129

Aug.

444

443

442

441

441

445

480

576

668

1,710

5.210

3,170

1,950

670 

586

584

583

581

580

579

577

576

574

573

571

569

567

564

561

559

557

24, 811

800

-195

Sept.

5154

55T

548

545

542

539

536

533 5-0

527

524

521

srs 5'6 

514

512

510

508

506

504

502

500

498

495

493

491

489

487

485

482.

-

15,460

515

-506

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cf sin 

In.

23

0.019 

0..02

101

< 085 

19

Calendar year 1952 : 

Water year 1952-53 :

1,518 

1.11 

1.28

4,246 

5.59 

4.14

3,895 

3.29 

3.45

3,810 

3.22 

5.71

5,905 

5.50 

5.68

5,253 

2.75 

3.17

 Observed

Max 16,600 Mln 255 Mean 1,815 

Max 10,700 Min 254 Mean 1,851

429 

0.362 

' 0.40

490 

0.414 

0.48

607 

0.513 

0.59

9 

0.0076 

0.008

Adjusted

Mean 1,783 Cfsm 1.51 In. 20.49 

Mean 1,831 cram 1.55 m. 21.00

t Change in contents in Tygart Reservoir, equivalent in cubic feet per second.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 

Tygart River at Coifax, W. Va.

Location. Lat 39°26'15", long. 80°07'50", on right bank at highway bridge at Colfax, 

Marion County, 300 ft upstream from Guyses Run and 6 miles upstream from confluence 

with West Pork River. Records Include flow of Guyses Run.

Drainage area. 1.366 sq mi, including that of Guyses Run. 

Records available. May 1939 to September 1953.

Gape. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 855.49 ft above mean sea level (Baltimore 

ft Ohio RR. datum). Since Jan. 19, 1945, auxiliary water-stage recorder 5.7 miles downstream at Fairmont waterworks. Datum of gage Is 856.48 ft above mean sea level (Baltimore & Ohio RR. datum).

Average discharge.--14 years, 2,617 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,100 cfs Jan. 13 (gage height, 11.77 ft); 

minimum, 238 cfs June 23, 24 (gage height, 3.44 ft); minimum daily, 242 cfs June 24.

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 22,500 cfs Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 16.86 ft); maximum gage height, 16.95 ft Feb. 14, 1948 (backwater from West Fork River); minimum discharge, 94 cfs July 3, 1946; minimum daily, 129 cfs May 5-7, 1941.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of backwater from West Fork River, 

which are good, and those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. Flow 

regulated by Tygart Reservoir (see p. 116)

Revisions (water years). WSP 1083: 1943(M) .

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of backwater

from West Pork River (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

3.4 

4.0 

5.0

£23

490

1,200

6.0

8.0

11.5

2,190

4,900

11,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 o

~1 

"2

"3

 4 

"5

"6

"7

"8 

'9

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

70"1

'"otaJ

''ean

(t)

Oct.

4SO

500

490

490

490

490

490

470

470

470

470 

470

470 

460 

460

460

450

440 

440

440

430

430

430

430

420

420

*422 

420

420

410

410

14, 042

453

-427

Nov.

400

400

400

390

379

370

370

366

366

374

370 

366

361 

3"52 352 

366

366

361 

361

370

417

624

501

422

448

442

733 

452

408

408

-

12,265

409

-271

Dec.

403

403

408

408

761

930

862

*818

810

862

3,160 

4,740

6^10 

5,540 

4,580

3,200

1,820

1,340 

1,290

1,290

1,290

1,340

1,470

1,870

1,670

1,200

1,120 

631

581

593

618

52,218

1,684

-173

Jan.

618

605

618

733

740

775

1,340

3,330

4,420

3,550

3,290 

5,410

11,200 

10 i 100

6,470

3,100

2,840 

*2,960

2,840

2,590

3,200

6,890

7,740

7,740

7,230

6,550 

5,870

6,380

7,570

6,890

144,989

4,677

+128

Feb.

5,870

4,130

2,590

2,530

2,360

1,820

2,240

3,160

3,840

3,700

3,040 

2,340

3,900 

8.250 

7,910

7,570

6,890

6,210 

4,740

2,980

2,130

4,430

6,890

6,550

4,580

3,980

1,710 

2,490

-

.

-

118,830

4,244

+38

Mar.

900

*1,630

3,030

2,710

2,640

2,530

2,470

3,700

3,700

4,280

4,430 

4,580

3,700 

4, 2 SO 

4,900

3,420

2,710

3,360 

2,900

4,430

4,430

4,900

4,130

4,170

2,410

3,360

5,540 

5,540

6,550

6,550

6,720

120, 600

3,890

+421

Apr.

5,380

2,770

4,580

5,220

5,700

4,130

2,840

3,980

4,900

4,430

3,920 

5,540

*5, 870 

6,720 

6,210

3,980

3,700

2,710 

3,290

4,280

4,130

4,130

3,490

2,770

2,770

2,410

1.570 

1,570

1,570

1,570

116,130

3,871

+525

May

1,520

1,240

768

712

683

1,110

2,550

3,080

5,870

6.890

6,040 

4,580

3,160 

2,710 

1,770

1,770

 2,400

3,560 

2,650

2,140

4,130

6,380

6,380

6,380

5,700

3,660

1,420 

726

712

705

670

92,066

2,970

+513

June

733

644

384

285

*277

314

310

269

352

352

352 

356

356 

352 

348

348

379

356 

356

356

356

343

246

242

309

330

335 

335

339

366

10, 680

356

+78

July

670

684

719

698

698

691

705

691

810

1.580

1,290 

705

*677 

644 

453

448

448

442

469

512

464

485

557

490

464

453

448 

44$

4<f

448

448

18,987

612

-129

Aug.

442

437

442

458

506

506

485

569

657

l.OSO

3J 030

2,410 

719 

581

569

569

563

557

557

557

551

551

551

545

545

545 

540

540

534

528

24,154

779

-193

Sept.

528

528

528

523

528

523

518

518

518

512

512 

528

506 

*506 

506

506

512

506 

506

512

512

501

501

496

496

496

490 

490

485

479

15,270

509

-506

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

26 

0.019 

0.02

138 

0.101 

0.11

Calendar year 1952 : 

Water year 1952-53J

1,511 

1.11 

1.28

4,805 

3.52 

4.06

4,282 

3.13 

3.26

4,311 

3.16 

3.64

4,396 

3.22 

3.59

3,483 

2.55 

2.94

Observed

Max 17,800 Mln 277 

Max 11,400 Mln 242

Mean 2,1O6 

Mean 2,028

434 

0.318 

0.35

483 

0.354 

0.41

586 

0.429 

0.49

3 

0.0022 

0.002

Adjusted

Mean 2,074 Cfsm 1.52 In. 20.68 

Mean 2,028 Cfsm. 1.48 In. 20.15

» Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents In Tygart Reservoir, equivalent In cubic feet per second, 

o Backwater from West Fork; discharge computed by using stage at auxiliary gage as a factor. 

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 1-26 and Oct 28 to Nov. 4j discharge estimated on basis of 

weather records, recorded range In stage, and outflow records for Grafton Dam.
78 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 

Skin Creek near Brownsville, W. Va.

Location. Lat SS'SS'SO", long. 80°26'40", on right bank 0.6 mile upstream from Glady 

Pork, 2.6 miles southeast of Brownsville, Lewis County, 3.0 miles upstream from mouth, 

and 4.7 miles southeast of Weston.

Drainage area.--25.7 sq mi.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1953. Prior to October 1947, published as 

"near Weston."

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,030 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Feb. 5, 1946, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 8 years, 43.9 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 765 cfs May 22 (gage height, 4.35 ft); no flow 

Oct. 4-6, Oct. 18 to Nov. 10, Aug. 25 to Sept. 30.

1945-53: Maximum discharge, 2,110 cfs June 25, 1950 (gage height, 8.64 ft); no flow 

Aug. 22-27, Sept. 4, 5, Oct. 3-6, 18-24, 1951, Aug. 2-4, Sept. 11-14, Oct. 4-6, Oct. 16 

to Nov. 10, 1952, and Aug. 25 to Sept. 30, 1953.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1173: 1948-49(P).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

O.O2

.02

.02

Oo"

0

*.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.08 

.05

.05

.02

.02

.02

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

O

0

O

0

O 

O

O

0.55

O.018

O.OOO70

0.0008

Nov.

O

0

O

0

o

o

o

0

0

0

.02

.05 

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.3

1.2

fc*

3.8

3.2

2.3

2.3

2.0

1.8 

1.8

-

29.82

0.994

0.039

O.O4

Dec.

1.8

2.0

3.5

8.5

14

21

8.0

4.9

3.5

*68

294

32

22

16

12

11

11

11

10

9.0

9.0 

10

9.0

7.2

6.2

4.5

4.2

3.5 

2.9

4.9

676.6

21.8

O.848

0.98

Jan.

1515"

49

82

37

23

123

ill

138

76

62

52 

43

35

25

19

15

33

*35

24

219

124 

48

135

122

56

50

162

88 

41

29

2,446

78.9

3. 07

3.54

Feb.

45

36

27

20

13

17

88

55

29

20

30 2£|

60

130

128

159

63

37

31

114

72

37

27

21

17

14

11

-

1,599

57.1

2.22

2.31

Mar.

9.0

6.1

183

188

1OO

52

32

27

*23

36

33

27 

25

25

121

131

52

36

39

30

23

19 

18

*275

Tiff

49

42

44

63 

47

36

1,872.5

60.4

2.35

2.71

Apr.

37

52

42

32

23

26

84

74

53

529

108

137 

133

86

50

46

33

39

122

79

116

*88 

48

29

22

21

19

16

fi

-

1,970

65.7

2.56

2.85

May

12

9.4

7.6

6.7

14

62

127

84

100

47

27

17

13

12

100

40

29

20

17

16

11

332 

10lT

49

29

17

10

6.7

4.5 

3.8

5.5

1,335.2

43.1

1.68

1.93

June

*2.6

2.3

1.8

1.4

1.1

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.7

.5 

.5

.4

.3

.4

19

4.2

2.3

1.4

.9

.8 

.5

.3

.3

.3

.5

6.4

~3~.8 21 

-

78.1

2.60

0.101

0.11

July

1.8

2.8

31

5.1

2.0

1.4

11

3.5

1.6

.9

.5

.4

'.2

.2

.OS

.08

77' 

T.o

3.8

2.6

8.8

4.2

2.3

1.6

1.1

.9

.7 

.5

.3

175.71

5.67

0.221

0.25

Aug.

0.3

.3

.3

.3

3.2

2.6

1.2

3.1

60

27

6.7

2.9

1.6

.9

.7

.5

.3

*.2

.2

.1

.08

.08 

.05

.02

O

O

0

0

0 

0

0

112.63

3.63

0.141

0.16

Sept.

O

0

o

0

Calendar year 1952: Max 855 Mln 0 Mean 3O.3 Cfsm 1.18 In. 16.04

Water year 1952-53: Max 471 Min o Mean 28.2 Cfsm l.io In. 14.88

ftj:Peak discharge (base. 700 cfs). Jan. 8 (5 p.m.) 720 cfs (4.09 ft): May 22 (3 p.m.) 765 cfs (4.35

: 1 . * Discharge measurement made on this day.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 

West Fork River at Brownsville, W. Va.

79

Location.--Lat 39°00'10", long. 80°28'35", on right bank at downstream side of highway 

brTOge at Brownsville, Lewis County, 0.4 mile downstream from Skin Creek and 2.5 miles 

south of Weston.

Drainage area --102 sq mi.

Records available. August 1946 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,010.85 ft above mean sea level unadjusted (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Aug. 15, 1949, wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge. 7 years, 180 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,800 cfs Jan. 8 (gage height, 8.31 ft)- no 

fTovTOct. 13, 29, Nov. 1-4, 10, 16-18, Sept. 14-16.

1946-53: Maximum discharge, 6,420 cfs June 25, 1950 (gage height, 17.20 ft); no 

flow for several days 1951-53.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record or indefinite 

stage-discharge relation, which are poor.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.2

1.1

1.1 

.9

.7

.5

*.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

0.

.4

.8

1.3

1.0

.9

.5

.3

1.0

.8

1. 5

al.o

a. 5

a. 2

*.l

.1

0 

.4

.4

18.0

0.58

0.0057

0.007

Nov. '

0

0

0 

0

.5

.3

.2

.1

.1

0

1.0

.4

.4

.1

.1

0

0

0

.3

.3

1.0

5.0

10

10

8.0

6.0

5.0

4.0 

3.5 

3.5

"

59.8

1.99

0.020

0.02

Dec.

3.5

4.0

5.0

13

36

62

55

32

23

*58

910

499

217

126

65

42

36

36

37

37

36

33

32

32

28

25

22

20

16 

*16

17

2,573.5

83.0

0.814

0.94

Jan.

32

40

90 

343

233

128

301

1.520

912

386

285

242

217

190

158

72

50

74

*152

92

436

702

314

438

640

343

258

558 

572 

276

165

9,979

322

3.16

3.64

Feb.

178

195

132 

73

46

42

252

294

182

80

68

618

640

343

467

610

686

388

233

164

372

409

242

142

78

54

44

11

-

7,069

252

2.47

2.58

Mar .

32

30

369 

718

473

298

207

144

*108

128

154

121

105

98

243

577

300

219

202

180

123

93

85

*830

661

306

244

231 

273 

244

213

8,009

258

2.53

2.92

Apr.

196

225

238 

219

159

114

296

375

298

918

477

451

568

447

298

251

213

180

429

375

434

*398

289

207

128

102

101

90

70

lo

8,626

288

2.82

3.15

May

80

70

60 

40

80

130

300

300

400

260

150

110

90

80

200

200

130

120

100

130

130

152

400

200

120

90

70

50 

30

I'D 1"

4,888.4

158

1.55

1.78

June

*8.4

9.4

8.0 

6.2

5.0

4.2

3.7

3.6

3.4

3.2

2.9

2.6

2.5

2.3

1.9

1.5

13

16

8.9

8.0

5.2

4.2

2.5

1.5

1.0

1.0

50

152

22

453.1

"15.1

0.148

0.17

July

11

8.0

I

18

11

14

27

15

9.8

6.5

4.5

*3.6

2.8

2.4

2.6

2.6

/> T £ "L

*40

22

15

16

27

17

13

10

8.0 

6.0 

4.7

3.5

504.1

16.3

0.160

0.18

Aug.

2.1

1.5

1.0 

.7

1.2

3.0

3.6

7.9

119

120

43

22

14

10

6.9

4.5

3.0

*2.0

1.6

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.6

.5

.5

[4 

.4

.4

374.0

12.1

0.119

0.14

Sept.

0.4

.6

.7 

.7

.2

.3

.3

.5

.5

.5

.5

.3

.2

*fl

0

0

.5

.5

.1

.1

.4

.5

.5

.2

.2

.2

.5

i*3. 

1.0

1.0

12.4

0.41

0.0040

0.005

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,830 Min 0 Mean 119 Cfsm 1.17 In. 15.88

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,320 Min 0 Mean 117 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.53

Peak discharge (base, 2.200 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on.this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby

i&tions.

gage 

stations

Note.

June 23-29, Aug. 

nearby stations.

is.

 Stage-discharge relation indefinite Oct. 14-23, Oct. 30 to Dec. 3, Apr. 29 to May 29, 

i-29, Aug. 21 to Sept. 30; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records fo 

stations.
80 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

West Fork River at Butcherville, W. Va.

Location. ---La t 39°05'25", long. 80°28'05", on right bank at Butcherville, Lewis County, 

U.5 mile upstream from Preemans Creek, 3,500 ft downstream from bridge on WestonClarksburg interurban electric railway, and 3 miles north of Weston.

Drainage area.--181 sq mi.

Records available .--April 1915 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 993.0 ft above mean sea level (State Road 

Commission benchmark). Prior to Feb. 17, 1937, chain gage at interurban bridge about 

3,500 ft upstream. Feb. 17, 1937, to Apr. 7, 1939, staff gage at site 2,500 ft upstream from present site. Prior to Oct. 1, 1942, at datum 10.0 ft lower.

Average discharge. 38 years, 309 cfs.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 3,320 cfs Jan. 8 (gage height, 6.84 ft); minimum, 0.3 cfs Oct. 24-27; minimum gage height, 0.46 ft Oct. 13.

1915-53: Maximum discharge, 18,000 cfs June 25, 1950 (gage height, 16.81 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 7,500 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; no flow at times during October 1919, September, October, December 1922, caused 

by either diversion or pondage at small dam upstream.

Maximum stage known, 17 ft in 1888, at site 3,500 ft upstream, present datum, from 

information by local residents. The stage on that day may have been affected by backwater from a dam which has since been washed out.

Remarks .--Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record or backwater from 

debris, which are fair.

Revisions (water years). --WSP 1053: 1935.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of backwater from debris (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.4 

.5

.7

0.5 

1.6 

3.6 

7.3

0.9 

1.1 

1.4 

1.8

38

82

167

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.7

389

580

1,100

2,360

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.8

~Z7Z

1.8

1.5

1.5

*1.6

1.5

1.2

1.4

1.5

1.4

 1.2

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.1

.9

.9

.6

.5

.4

.4

.5

.3

.3

*.3

.4

.5

.4

.4

32.1

1.04

0.0057

0.007

Nov.

Q.5

.3

.5

.9

.9

.6

.4

.3

.3

.8

.8

.6

.6

.5

.7

.7

.7

1.0

1.2

3.0

5.0

14

13

22

18

11

6.7

5.0

4.1

5.3

"

119.2

3.97

0.022

0.02

Dec.

1x1

5.0

5.7

9.0

38

135

118

65

38

66

*1.340

698

286

203

a 140

alOO

a85

a80

a80

a80

79

74

67

62

58

48

40

33

26

22

24

4,109.4

133

0.735

0.84

Jan.

&&.

91

170

520

330

208

428

2.350

1,650

625

470

372

320

280

232

172

133

185

*257

208

850

1,190

494

758

1,020

526

372

888

877

424

283

16,749

540

2.98

3.44

Feb.

317

306

245

180

127

116

405

462

296

189

199

1.100

1,010

520

712

980

1,070

604

354

270

603

660

368

251

186

147

118

11

-

-

11,886

424

2.34

2.44

liar.

70

62

839

1 r 610

821

464

289

226

*186

211

242

208

189

178

391

949

466

303

300

257

206

164

144

1,500

1,020

462

344

313

375

337

280

13,406

432

2.39

2.75

Apr.

251

300

303

280

217

194

512

625

462

1.850

943

722

920

692

429

561

295

264

690

602

648

*625

425

280

206

194

194

170

131

122

"

13,885

465

2.56

2.85

May

122

100

80

67

295

779

753

648

760

486

280

180

155

122

583

544

254

208

172

189

200

1.460

989

408

248

160

106

74

50

10

50

10,092

526

1.80

2.07

June

*24

20

17

14

12

9.6

7.9

6.7

5.7

5.0

4.4

4.1

5.9

5.6

3.2

112*2.8

67

26

19

15

16

9.0

5.0

3.6

5.2

79

156

1 .070

160

-

1,864.7

62.2

0.344

0.38

July

58

135

918

252

96

50

46

68

42

*25

18

14

10

7.9

6.2

4.7

3.9

5^6.

157

82

43

25

55

56

56

21

14

10

7.5

6.2

4.7

2,275.5

73.4

0.406

0.47

Aug.

4.1

5.6

5.4

5.6

14

E4

16

21

157

294

92

44

26

17

15

10

7.9

*5.5

4.4

5.6

5.2

2.8

2.6

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

787.1

25.4

0.140

0.16

Sept.

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

2.2

24

1.6

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.5

*.5

.5

.5

4

.5

.5

.7

.7

.8

.7

.7

.6

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

-

28.0

0.933

0.0052

0.006

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,460 Min 0.3 Mean 212 Cfsm 1.17 In. 15.96

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,350 Min 0.3 Mean 206 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.43

Peak discharge (base. 5.600 cfs). No peak above ba 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record) discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for station 

at Brownsville.

Note. Backwater from debris Oct. 14 to Nov. 21, Sept. 3-30.
MONONGAHEIA RIVER BASIN 

West Fork River at Clarksburg, W. Va.

81

Location --Lat 39°16'05", long. 80°21'25", on right bank at dam at Clarksburg waterworks,

 three-quarters of a mile south of Clarksburg, Harrison County, and 1 mile upstream 

from Elk Creek.

Drainage area.--384 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1923 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 931.82 ft above mean sea level datum of 

"^1529, Parkersburg-Uniontown supplementary adjustment of 1944. Since Sept. 5, 1944, 

auxiliary staff gage read several times daily during high-water periods, 100 ft downstream from gage.

Average discharge.--30 years, 605 cfs (adjusted for diversion).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,140 cfs Jan. 9 (gage height, 4.31 ft); no

 FTow~Oct. 2 to Nov. 23, July 17 to Aug. 4, Aug. 22 to Sept. 30.

1923-53: Maximum discharge, 16,900 cfs June 25, 1950 (gage height, 11.15 ft in 

gage well, ?1.8 ft, from floodmark referred to outside gage); no flow during parts ol 

several years.

Remarks. Records good. Records of daily discharge include only flow over dam. Some

 water diverted for supply of city of Clarksburg. There are four storage reservoirs 

above station between Weston and Clarksburg.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1113: 1924, 1927, 1929(M), 1930, 1933-35(M), 1936-39, 

I940(P), 1944(M), 1945.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 17-29, July 20 to Aug. 25)

0.0 

.1 

.2 

.3 

.5

6.3

29

67

168

1.0 

2.0 

3.0 

3.7

540

1,660

3,240

4,700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Itotal

Mean

(t)

Oct.

Oil

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

0.1

0.003

+7.1

Nov.

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4.8

.29

26

23

15

13

13

-

123.8

4.13

+6.9

Dec.

3^5.

11

15

13

23

78

193

152

*95

123

1,520 

1.550

646

375

272

199

157

141

141

146

152

141

135

125

115

100

90

76

62

50

54

6,939.5

224

+6.9

Jan.

S3.

174

230

735

746

439

391

2,860

4.700

1,640

1,190 

830

635

540

447

360

293

360

606

472

*761

2,690

1,330

1,120

2,210

1,360

808

1,300

1,990

1,100

655

33,062

1,067

+6.7

Feb.

550

597

506

399

293

251

506

950

665

415

384 

1,770

2.280

1,310

1.110

1,920

1,860

1,480

840

578

754

1,480

895

559

423

338

293

218

-

-

-

23,624

844

+6.8

Mar.

180

153

739

4.570

2,160

1,200

715

514

423

391

*439-

431

383

352

442

1,600

1,160

675

588

532

431

352

300

1,760

2,430

1,220

756

616

568

568

489

26,941

869

+7.3

Apr.

447

472

498

472

399

345

813

1,300

984

1,720

2.860 

1,160

1,560

1,310

895

675

588

498

1,040

1,300

1,180

*1,320

973

626

447

399

431

407

352

293

-

25,764

859

+6.8

May272

230

193

157

552

3.610

2,280

1,760

1,990

1,340

735 

455

338

315

560

S30

840

675

439

352

315

449

2,130

808

423

279

193

141

110

90

67

22,928

740

+8.3

June

58

50

*42

32

26

15

18

15

11

7.9

6.3 

4.7

4.7

7.9

6.3

2iO

371

407

199

105

76

72

23

4.7

3.2

4.7

4.7

11

1.150

514

-

3,252.1

108

+8.9

July

157

90

1.320

656

237

125

90

67

67

50

32

26

15

11

3.2

 1.4

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2,947.6

95.1

+9.4

Aug.

a0

0

0

71

199

125

67

135

296

258 

130

81

50

32

29

18

9.5

6.3

 1.4

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1,508.4

48.7

+9.4

Sept.

0

0

+8.6

Adjusted for diversion

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

7.10 

0.018 

0.02

11.0 

0.029 

0.03

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-53:

231 

0.602 

0.69

1,074 

2.80 

3.23

851 

2.22 

2.31

876 

2.28 

2.63

866 

2.26 

2.52

746 

1.95 

2.25

Observed

Max 8,960 Hln 0 Mean 440 

Max 4,700 Min 0 Mean 403

117 

0.305 

0.34

104 

0.271 

0.31

58.1 

0.151 

0.17

8.60 

0.022 

0.02

Adjusted

Mean 448 Cfsm 1.17 In. 15.85 

Mean 411 Cfsm 1.07 In. 14.52

Peak discharge (base. 6.700 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion by city of Clarksburg, equivalent in cubic feet per second; records furnished by 

Clarksburg Water Board.
82 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

Elk Creek at Quiet Dell, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 39 C 13'40", long. 80°17'50", near center of span on downstream side of highway bridge at Quiet Dell, Harrison County, 0.9 mile upstream from Brushy Fork.

Drainage area. 84.6 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1943 to September 1953.

Gage. Wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator; gage read twice daily. Datum of gage 

Is 960.72 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (State Road Commission benchmark ).

Average discharge.--10 years, 129 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,180 cfs May 6 (gage height, 9.15 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum observed, 0.4 cfs Sept. 29, 30; minimum gage height observed, 1.94 

ft Sept. 20.

1943-53: Maximum discharge, 6,550 cfs Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 15.46 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum observed, 0.2 cfs Sept. 14, 1952; minimum gage height observed, 

1.79 ft Sept. 10, 1946.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of backwater from debris, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 10 and

July 3 to Sept. 30)

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0 

2.2

0.3 

.8 

1.7 

2.8 

5.9

2.4 

2.6 

2.8 

3.1 

3.5

11

18

29

57

113

4.0 

5.0 

8.2

210

510

1,720

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0,5

.5

1.2

2.2

5.2

2.5

2.1

*1.9

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.1

2.2

1.9

1.7

1.7

3.1

3.1

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.6 

1.5

1.8

1.9

1.7

1.3

1.2

1.2

*1.2

1.2

55.1

1.78

0.021

0.02

Nov.

i=l

1.4

1.5

1.7

1.8

2.5

3.4

3.9

4.5

5.4

5.9

4.7

3.9

3.2

2.8

2.6

2.2

2.4

2.6

3.4

5.9

1

9.3

6.3

5.4

5.2

4.5

4.5

4.5

"

150.6

5.02

0.059

0.07

Dec.

4,1

4.7

5.6

7.0

11

16

19

*13

9.8

80

442

167

88

69

SO

37

29

30

30

30

29

27 

25

22

19

18

16

12

9.6

9.3

12

1,341.5

43.3

0.512

0.59

Jan.

23

24

37

139

105

69

139

838

951

274

222

158

122

97

79

67

74

130

158

103

250

*690 

234

234

378

199

167

260

274

158

130

6,783

219

2.59

2.98

Feb.

113

110

94

70

55

65

158

167

107

74

259

690

247

210

222

378

346

199

148

130

167

210 

139

100

82

69

59

46

-

-

4,714

168

1.99

2.07

Mar.

37

40

322

870

442

210

139

108

113

130

*158

130

113

107

148

394

178

130

122

110

90

77 

143

944

410

234

167

148

130

110

97

6,551

211

2.49

2.88

Apr.

91

107

100

82

72

82

188

210

167

394

410

199

346

274

178

139

110

122

222

210

210

*210 

148

103

81

79

84

77

65

56

4,816

161

1.90

2.12

May

53

41

32

27

323

1.720

858

582

410

188

113

78

68

85

287

158

148

113

90

82

59

69 

68

46

42

32

25

20

17

16

16

5,866

189

2.23

2.58

June

16

12

*11

9.6

8.1

7.0

6.8

6.3

5.9

5.2

4.9

4.7

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.2

22

29

17

12

7.9

5.6 

5.2

4.7

3.9

3.6

3.6

4.5

7.2

13

-

264.4

8.81

0.104

0.12

July

7.9

57

103

27

13

8.4

10

17

9.0

5.6

4.4

3.5

2.9

2.6

2.2

*2.1

2.0

JUS

2.2

13

4.2

4.3 

.253.

^2

22

13

9.0

7.0

5.7

4.4

3.8

683.1

22.0

0.260

0.30

Aug.

3.8

2.9

13

45

84

270

96

99

362

130

50

28

18

14

11

8.7

7.4

6.6

5.9

*5.0

4.5

4.1 

3.8

3.8

3.4

2.8

2.2

2.2

2.0

JUI

1.7

1,292.5

41.7

0.493

0.57

Sept.

1.7

2.1

2.2

1.9

2.1

2.7

5.0

4.4

3.1

2.1

1.5

3.6

5*9

3.8

2.4

*1.7

1.2

1.1

.7

.6

1.1

1.0 

1.1

1.2

.9

.7

.5

.5

i4

.4

-

57.6

1.9-2

0.02.3

0.03

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,720 Mln 0.2 Mean 95.1 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.31

Water Water year year 1952-53: 1952-53: Max Max 1,720 1,720 Mln Mln 0.4 0.4 Mean Mean 89.2 89.2 Cfsm Cfsm 1.05 1.05 In. In. 14.33 14.35________

Peak discharge (base. 980 efs).~Jan. 8 (11 p.m.) 1,550 cfs (7.84 ft); Jan. 22 (5 a.m.) 981 cfs 

(6.31 ft); Mar. 4 (3 a.m.) 1,020 cfs (6.43 ft);'Mar. 24 (l p.m.) 1,170 cfs (6.80 ft); May 6 (6 p.m. 

2,180 cfs (9.15 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 10, July 5 to Sept. 50.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 

Salem Pork at Salem, W. Va.

83

Location. Lat 39°17 I 10", long. 80°32'35", on left bank 0.2 mile downstream from Dog Run, 

0.8 mile upstream from Cherrycamp Run, and 0.9 mile northeast of Salem, Harrison County.

drainage area. 8.32 sq mi.

Records available.--January 1951 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder with artificial control. Datum of gage is 1,026.04 ft above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1944. Prior to Apr. 20, 1951, staff gage on left bank 

400 ft downstream at same datum.

Extremes.--1951-52: Maximum discharge during water year, 830 cfs May 26 (gage height, 

7.30 ft); no flow Oct. 4, 5, July 19 to Aug. 4.

1952-53; Maximum discharge during water year, 298 cfs Jan. 8 (gage height, 5.39 

ft); no flow June 7, 8, 24-26, July 9-21, July 25 to Aug. 2, Aug. 13-31, Sept. 3, 4, 

7-11, 13-19, 22-30.

1951-53: Maximum discharge, 1,740 cfs June 13, 1951 (gage height, 11.10 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 500 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; 

no flow for many days each year.

Flood of June 25, 1950, reached a stage of 13.6 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 

2,900 cfs, from rating curve extended above 440 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow).

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

2.39

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

.01 

.03 

.09 

.2

2.8 

3.0

3.2

3.3

3.4

1.7 

2.4 

3.5

3.5 

3.7 

4.0 

4.3 

5.0

5.8

13.0

32

64

203

Discharge ubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.01

.01

.01

o

0

.05

. 2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.08

.07

.2

.1

.1

.08

.02

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.1

.04

.01

.01

.02

.02

.01

.01

1.60

0.052

0.0062

0.007

Nov.

1.1

.2

.6

.1

.05

«.Q4

1. 9

1.0

.5

.4

.2

.2

.1

3.2

2.0

14

4.9

2.4

1.2

.8

.5

.8

28

45

24

H

11

5.6

3.5

2.8

-

217.09

7.24

0.870

0.97

Dec.

2,1

2.3

4.0

14

17

18

11

89

78

27

*11

7.1

4.2

30

169

22

12

13

9.4

56

130

27

11

7.1

6.4

16

11

7.4

6.4

107

69

994.5

32.1

3.86

4.45

Jan.

30

146

81

58

48

18

9.8

8.0

6.8

4.9

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.3

*4.0

3.7

21

61

19

15

10

34

25

11

9.8

122

*169

82

23

11

8.4

1,052.9

34.0

4.09

4.71

Feb.

7.4

11

33

64

46

23

16

12

7.7

5.8

5.1

4.0

3.4

3.4

£18.

39

41

19

13

10

8.4

6.4

5.3

4.9

4.0

*3.2

3.3

3.1

3.0

-

-

408.2

14.1

1.69

1.82

 

liar .

4.4

3^2

15

20

11

8.4

6.4

5.6

5.6

8.8

~32 148

16

11

8.0

6.4

5.1

5.0

78

26

13

83

133

27

13

8.7

6.1

4.9

4.2

3.4

3.3

723.5

23.2

2.80

3.23

 

Apr.

3.7

3.5

3^0

3.1

5.3

7.4

16

*16

10

8.0

5.6

4.9

SI' 13

54

. 36

18

11

8.0

5.6

4.6

3.5

3.5

23

46

25

36

25 .

13

9.0

-

507.7

16.9

2.03

2.27

May

6.1

4.6

3.3

2.8

2.4

2.8

1.6

177

1.6

2.3

2.8

9.8

5.8

3.4

2.7

2.2

2.0

1.7

3.0

*114

43

13

7.1

23

55

ITS

20

8.7

33

15

8.0

580.4

18.7

2.25

2.59

June

4.6 z'.8

1.9

1.4

1.0

.6

.3

.09

.05

.05

.04

.04

.03

.7

.3

.04

.05

.05 .03

.03

 .5

.2

.9

.1

.03

"021

.01

.5

1.7

-

18.07

0.602

0.072

0.08

July

0.08

.01

.02

7,5

2.1

.5

.1

*.03

2.8

.6

.1

.02

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

2.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

13.92

0.449

0.054

0.06

Aug.

0

0

0

0

1.0

.02

.01

.04

.09

.4

.01

4.7

1.2

.1

.1

1.0

.4

.07

*.02

.01

12

9.6

1.6

.7

.4

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.09

41.36

1.33

0.160

0.18

Sept.

0.1

.2

.3

.1

.07

.05

.07

.07

.08

.04

.05

.03

.03

1.0

*.l

!o8

.1

.3

.1

.09

.09

.07

.07

.07

.08

.08

.08

.08

5.11

0.170

0.020

0.02

Calendar year 1951: Max 570 Min 0 Mean 16.5 Cfsm 1.98 In. 26.87

Water year 1951-52: Max 178 Min 0 Mean 12.5 Cfsm 1.50 In. 20.39

Peak dlscharKe (base. 150 cfs). Nc

ft); Dec. 15 (2 a.m.) 605 cfs (6.54 1 

375 cfe (5.72 ft); Jan. 2 (3 a.m.) 28

v. 26 (1 a.m.) 160 cfs (4.81 ft); Dec. 8 (8 p.m.) 171 cfs (4.86 

t); Dec. 20 (lO:30 p.m.) 280 cfs (5.32 ft); Dec. 3 (6:30 p.m.) 

2 cfs (5.33 ft): Jan. 27 (4 a.m.) 305 cfs (5.42 ft); Mar. 11

(3 a.m.) 275 cfs (5.30 ft); Mar. 19 (6:30 a.m.) 187 cfs (4.93 ft); Mar. 23 (6:30 a.m.) 305 efe (5.42

ft); May 20 (5 p.m.) 320 efs (5.49 ft); May 26 (3 a.m.) 830 cfs (7.30 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
84 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASH 

Salem Pork at Salem, W. Va.--Continued

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.09

. g

.2

.1

.09

.2

.6

.1

.1

.5

.2

.1

.1

.09

.1

.2

.1

.1

.08

.07

.07

.08

.08

.07

.07

.05

*.Q4

704

.04

.04

.05

4.35

0.140

0.017

0.02

Nov.

0.04

.05

.08

.03

.03

.03

.05

.04

.4

.6

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.2

.2

.1

.3

.9

1.5

2.6

1.2

.8

.6

.5

.5

.4

.3

.4"

12.65

0.422

0.051

0.06

Dec.

~0.4 

.9

1.3

7.8

6.2

2.6

1.6

*1. 1

33

43

10

6.1

4.4

3.4

2.8

3.0

3.0

3.1

3.2

3.5

4.0

3.5

3.1

2.6

2.0

1.6

1.1

.9

1.1

4.4

165.4

5.34

0.642

0.74

Jan.

9.0

9.0

24

17

8.4

5.1

13

150

32

30

17

12

9.8

8.0

5.8

5.3

20~4.6

13

*8.0

37

25

13

75

37

15

13

64

23

12

9.8

724.8

23.4

2.81

3.24

Feb.

8.7

7.4

6.8

4.6

3^5.

6.4

22

13

8.0

5.3

45

£9

26

16

34

30

24

13

9.0

8.0

40

20

12

8.0

6.0

5.0

4.0

3.5

-

-

-

458.2

16.4

1.97

2.05

Mar.

3.0

2.5

5.0

70

40.

20

12

8.5

6.5 *5.6

4.9

4.4

5.1

4.4

38

38

13

11

9.8

7.7

5.8

8.5

8.5

*89

39

20

14

11

9.4

8.4

7.4

527.2

17.0

2.04

2.36

Apr.

9.0

12

9.4

7.4

5.6

10

33

18

17 *24

16

12

9.0

6.1

il

8.4

6.4

24

46

22

21

18

11

7.7

6.1

39

24

14

11

8.4

-

460.8

15.4

1.85

2.06

May

6.4

4.4

3.2

3.1

38

98

78

36

21

12

8.0

5.1

4.4

3.5

5.6

4.0

14

14

7.4

4.6

3.2

3.2

2.2

2.0

1.6

1.1

.8

.5

.4

.4A&

386.3

12.5

1.50

1.73

June

0.07 *.02

.03

.02

.01

.01

Q.

0

.01

.05

.01

.4

.2

.02

.01

.01

Sul

.7

.3

.1

.1

.05

.01

0

0

0

.02

.1

.3

.01

-

8.26

0.275

0.033

0.04

July

0.01

.9

1.5

.08

.06

.3

.2

.02

Q

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.0.'7

.01

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4.78

0.154

0.019

0.02

Aug.

o

0

.3

.3

6.J.

1.2

.2

2.4

S.ff

1.4

.4

.03

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

17.93

0.578

0.069

0.08

Sept.

O.OP

.01

3.

0

.2

.01

0

0

0

0

0

.04

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

J-fi

.01

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

1.35

0,045

0.0054

0.006

Calendar year 1952: Max 178 Min 0 Mean 9.65 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.78

Water year 1952-53: Max 150 Min 0 Mean 7.59 Cfsm 0.912 In. 12.41

Peak discharge (base. 150 ofs).--Jan. 8 (8 a.m.) 298 efs (5.39 ft)} Jan. 24 (l a.m.) 165 efs 

(4.83 ft); Mar. 4 (time and discharge unknown); Mar. 24 (3 a.m.) 196 efs (4.97 ft)} May 6 (1 a.m.) 

178 cfs (4.89 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Feb. 19 to Mar. 9} discharge estimated on basis of weather records 

and record for Middle Island Creek at Little.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 

West Fork River at Enterprise, W. Va.

85

Location. Lat 39°25'20", long. 80°16'40", on left bank 150 ft downstream from highway 

bridge at Enterprise, Harrison County, and three-quarters of a mile upstream from 

Bingamon Creek.

Drainage area. 759 sq mi.

Records available. June 1907 to September 1918 (gage heights only, October 1916 to Septemoer 1918), October 1932 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 869.45 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. June 1907 to Sept. 30, 1918, chain gage at site 150 ft upstream at same 

datum.

Average discharge. 29 years (1907-16, 1933-53), 1,180 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,800 cfs Jan. 9 (gage height, 12.88 ft); minimum, 13 cfs Oct. 19, minimum gage height, 1.59 ft Sept. 1.

1907-16, 1932-53: Maximum discharge, 31,400 cfs Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 25.56 

ft), from rating curve extended above 20,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination 

of peak flow; minimum, 3.4 cfs July 27, 1934; minimum gage height, 0.6 ft Sept. 10, 14, 

25, 1908.

Flood of 1888 reached a stage of about 33 ft, present site and datum.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of backwater from debris Oct. 1 to Nov. 30, 

which are poor.

Revisions (water years). WSP 823: Drainage area. WSP 1113: 1936-38(M), 1939.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of backwater from debris (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 5-30)

1.5

1.6 

2.0 

2.3

22

56

98

205

3.0 

5.0 

8.0 

11.6

600

2,030

4,900

9,080

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

a

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsrn

In.

Oct.

29

33

53

T5. 

27

25

32

*42

35

39

52 

46 

36 

31

31

29

26

28

28

32

38

38

35

34

34

34

30

28

Z7

*22

20

1,036

33.4

0.044

0.05

Nov.

22

23

25

26 

27

27

23

25

28

35

58 

56 

SO 

51

47

41

42

36

40

48

69

TT6- 160

86

72

76

76

70

61

58

-

1,574

52.5

0.069

0.08

Dec.

56

OT

65

72

101

237

271

251

*189

217

2,410 

2,820 r,2e6

730

491

367

287

266

256

256

271

266

256

237

223

201

176

150

139

125

125

12,851

415

0.547

0.63

Jan.

189

2l52~

390

933 

1,380

860

613

3,910

9,050

3,630

2,470 

1,710 

1,280 

1,040

854

684

561

704

1,320

1,100

*1,280

4,680

2,630

2,300

4,240

2,670

1,710

2,640

3,700

2,230

1,420

62,460

2,015

2.65

3.06

Feb.

1,140

1,100

1,000

795 

574

478

m

1,790

1,380

895

762 

3,770 

4,350 

2,630

2,150

3,500

3,300

2,750

1,710

1,240

1,420

2,510

1,830

1,210

930

762

639

504

_

-

46,090

1,646

2.17

2.26

Mar.

395

559" 351

7.380

4, Bid

2,630

1,670

1,210

1,000

860

*930 

930 

854 

788

992

2,880

2,310

1,460

1,280

1,140

930

756

639

3,510

4,900

2,630

1,710

1,420

1,240

1,180

1,000

54,684

1,764

2.32

2.68

Apr.

930

1,100

1,070

1,000 

828

710

1,490

2,350

1,950

2,340

4.680 

2,270 

2,350 

2,270

1,670

1,320

1,180

1,000

2,270

2,510

2,190

*2,270

1,870

1,320

930

895

1,100

930

795

658

48,246

1,608

2.12

2.36

May

574

497

384

324 

948

5,760

7.940

4,026

4,020

2,630

1,630 

1,070 

762 

769

1,250

1,630

1,870

1,990

1,180

895

678

580

2,330

1,350

730

485

362

282

228

205

180

47,553

1,534

2.02

2.33

June

157

146

*135

125 

116

107

96

91

88

88

84 

81 

79 

74

74

74

738

600

266

164

125

125

107

91

74

65

7S

76

665

1,020

5,807

194

0.256

0.28

July

266

176

974

1,590 

390

223

189

146

122

107

88 

69 

61 

58

*51

52

46

43 IB72

139

139

424

278

153

107

84

69

58

48

44

6,112

197

0.260

0.30

Aug.

44

67

96

96 

256

4-6T 64S

184

413

460

460 

214 

132 

96

79

60

52

47

42

*39

36

36

35

34

33

32

33

33

30

' 29

28

4,307

139

0.183

0.21

Sept.

26

28

35

29

32

41

36

25

22

27

25 

45

H26

 31

SO

28

25

44

41

32

28

24

22

21

21

21

 85 20

877

29.2

0.038

0.04

Calendar year 1952: Max 13,900 Mln 20 Mean 965 Cfsm 1.27 In. 17.31

Water year 1952-53: Max 9,050 Mln ZO Mean 799 Cfsm 1.05 In. 14.28

Peak discharge (base. 12.000 cfs) . Mo peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Hot*.--Backwater from debris Oct. 1 to Hov. 30.
86 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

Buffalo Creek at Barraclcvllle, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 39°30'15", long. 80°10'20", near center of span on downstream side of high- 

. way bridge at Barraclcvllle, Marion County, 1,700 ft upstream from Finchs Run.

Drainage area. 115 sq ml.

Records available. June 1907 to December 1908, May 1915 to June 1924, August 1932 to 

September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage IB 882.42 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Dec. 6, 1940, chain gage and Dec. 6, 1940, to June 3, 1943, waterstage recorder, at same site and at datum 2.01 ft higher.

Average discharge.--30 years (1907-8, 1915-23, 1932-53), 172 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,350 cfs Jan. 8 (gage height, 11.48 ft); minimum, 0.2 cfs Aug. 25-29 (gage height, 1.49 ft).

1907-8, 1915-24, 1932-53: Maximum discharge observed, 9,490 cfs Jan. 22, 1917 (gage 

height, 16.2 ft, present datum); no flow during greater part of period September to 

November 1908.

Flood 'of July 1912 reached a stage of about 18 ft, present site and datum (discharge, 11,600 cfs).

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 783: 1917(M).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet,, and discharge.

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 14 to Mov. 21)

Oct. 1 to Mov. 21 NOT. 22 to Sept. 30

1.7

1.8

1.9 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0

1.5

3.1

6.0

19

36

73

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

2.4

0.2

.9

2.5

4.7

11

31

2.9 

3.5 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0 

10.0

72

159

274

930

1,850

3,150

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3.1

6.7

20

I? 

12

8.7

9.0 

»9.8 

11

11

10 

9.0

7.5

7.1

6.0

4.6

3.4

3.1

2.9

1.5

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.9

2.1

2.0

2.5

2.5

*2.5

2.1

187.4

6.05

0.053

0.06

Nov.

2.5

2.1

275

2.8 

2.6

2.5

2.1 

2.5 

2.3

2.8

3.4 

3.1

3.4

2.9

3.1

2.8

2.9

3.7

3.7

S.I

73

~5S 373

51

36

29

24

20

17

16

-

795.6

26.5

0.230

0.26

Dec.

Is" 14

16

22 

132

286

109 

67 

»49

111

1,050 

293

155

109

82

66

57

57

57

56

62

74

72

63

51

45

39

34

50

26

50

5,509

107

0.930

1.07

Jan.

58

7T

87

145 

125

93

77 

5,150 

1,686

659

512 

271

175

153

104

87

76

227

277

173

*269

481

261

492

664

310

235

947

588

282

223

12,930

417

3.63

4.18

Feb.

190

141

125

101 

77

77

294 

288

177

120

132 

1,130

560

298

316

466

375

248

185

148

366

381

216

159

128

112

98

79

_

_

-

6,987

250

2.17

2.26

Mar.

66

60

33?

1.450 

659

369

238 

192 

146

127

*109 

97

96

88

146

304

202

161

155

124

104

92

85

992

6S9

390

253

202

169

138

116

8,322

268

2.33

2.69

Apr.

120

423

316

209 

150

138

571 

405 

570

780

481 

279

194

135

101

104

89

13?

949

155

*333

238

179

131

109

127

154

150

136

118

8,263

275

2.39

2.67

May

107

85

68

57 

465

512

2,610 

707 

324

187

130 

98

78

66

63

55

93

183

102

74

56

47

44

37

30

26

22

18

15

14

12

6,385

206

1.79

2.06

June

10

9.6

»8.2

7.2 

5.8

5.5

5.5 

4.5 

4.5

4.5

3.4 

4.5

4.0

3.6

5.2

3.2

18

IB" 21

.11

9.6

8.9

8.6

5.8

4.7

4.7

6.1

5.0

5.8

5.5

219.9

7'. 33

0.064

0.07

July

4.7

3.8

6.1

6.1 

6.7

6.4

6.4 

4.7 

3.6

3.6

2.9 

2.0

1.9

2.2

*2.2

1.7

1.2

1.5

.9

17T

1.5

2.9

7.5

575

5.3

2.9

2.2

2.7

2.2

2.5

4.7

109.9

3.55

0.031

0.04

Aug.

7.5

6.4

8.3

49 

26

37

20 

12 

10

6.9

5.3 

4.3

3.4

2.7

2.2

1.7

1.1

1.4

1.2

.6

.3

7?

.3

.7

.5

.6

.7

.6

.8

.3

213.6

6.89

0.060

0.07

Sept.

0.8

1.5

' 1.1

171

1.9

.9 

1.2 

1.5

1.5

1.2 

2.2

2.2

.9

1.4

1.1

1.2

.9

6.7

14

TT

6.1

4.3

3.2

2.2

1.5

.7

.8

.8

76.0

2. S3

0.022

0.02

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,910 Mln 1.5 Mean 162 Cfsm 1.41 In. 19.14

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,150 Mln 0.3 Mean 131 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.45

Peak discharge (base, 3,500 cfs). Jan. 8 (2 p.m.) 4,350 cfs (11.48 ft)j May 7 (5:30 a.m.) 3,790

* \ *V * I I A I* ) 

* Discharge neasureoent made on this day
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

Monongahela River at lock IS, at Hoult, W. Va.

Location. Lat 39°30'25", long. 80°07 I 50", on right bank above spillway of dam at lock 15, 

at Hoult, Marion County, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Buffalo Creek, 

2j miles downstream from Fairmont, and 4 miles downstream from confluence of Tygart 

and West Fork Rivers.

Drainage area. 2,388 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1915 to September 1926, October 1938 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 849.58 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1907. Prior to Sept. 30, 1926, staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 26 years, 4,145 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, '20,600 cfs Jan. 9 (gage height, 12.50 ft); minimum daily, 345 cfs June 8, 24 (gage height, 7.44 ft).

1915-26, 1938-53: Maximum discharge observed, 91,500 cfs Jan. 2, 1919 (gage height, 

21.2 ft), from rating curve extended above 50,000 cfs; minimum daily, 33 cfs Sept. 27, 

Oct. 2, 1917; minimum daily since October 1938, 195 cfs Jan. 27, 1940.

Flood of 1888, before lock 15 was built, reached a stage of about 26 ft.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of indefinite stage-discharge relation, 

which are poor. Since October 1938 published records below 800 cfs do not include 

lockages or leakage through lock gates and valves, both of which are usually a very 

small percentage of the total flow. Flow partly regulated by Tygart Reservoir (see 

P. 116).

Revisions (water years). WSP 583: 1915-24. WSP 623: 1924. WSP 893: Drainage area. 

WSP 12U5:1950.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Indefinite stage-discharge 

relation (gage height, in feet, and discharge in cubic feet per second)

7.4 

7.8 

8.5

295

880

2,410

10.0

12.0

7,480

17,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12 

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

(t)

Oct.

518

56~0 560

560 

532

532

546

518

518

546

532 

532 

518

504

504

490

476

476

462

462

462

462

462

462

44,8

462

462

462

434

434

420

15,316

494

-427

Nov.

420

420

420

420 

395

382

370

STo

370

395

395 

420 

395

382

382

382

382

370

382

395

518

1,160

795

560

e550

6550

6800

e550

6500

e500

-

14,330

478

-271

Dec.

e480

6490

e500

e500 

eSOO

el, 500

1,240

1,120

1,040

1,100

5,870 

7,880 

7,680

6,510

5,550

4,000

2,360

1,690

1,600

1,560

1,580

1,620

1,710

2,180

1,990

1,410

1,300

6850

e 800

6750

eSOO

68,460

2,208

-173

Jan.

e850

el,13(3o"

1,080

1,510 

2,090

el, 800

62,000

9,390

17.000

8,700

6,700 

6,900 

12,600

12 , 600

11,400

7,880

4,130

3,840

4,680

 4,370

4,100

7,680

10,100

10,400

12,800

10,600

8,700

9,380

10,600

10,400

8,700

223,980

7,225

+128

Feb.

7,480

5,950

3,900

3,680 

3,300

2,620

3,360

5,270

5,770

5,060

4,340 

7,090 

8,920

11,600

10,600

11,800

10,800

9,600

7,280

4,880

3,870

7,280

8,920

8,490

5,950

5,370

2,570

3, 650

_

_

-

179,400

6,407

+38

Mar.

1,490

1,830

4,170

12,300 

9,380

6,140

4,740

5,270

5,090

5,550

5,590- 

6,140 

4,810

5,410

6,320

6,900

5,770

5,450

4,510

5,950

5,770

6,140

5,200

9,150

9,150

7,480

7,680

7,480

8,080

8,080

8,280

195,300

6,300

+421

Apr.

7,090

4,880

6,140

6,900 

7,280

5,770

4,920

7,090

7,880

8,080

9,850 

8,920 

8,700

 9,600

8,700

5,950

5,450

4,170

6,700

7,680

7,090

6,900

6,140

4,640

4,200

3,870

2,950

2,780

2,670

2,510

-

185,500

6,183

+525

May

2,360

2,090

1,390

1,200 

1,450

6,340

17,000

9,156

10,600

10,600

8,700 

6,510 

4,540

4,100

2,980

3,610

4,200

6,510

4,710

3,180

4,780

7,480

8,700

8,280

7,280

4,980

2,060

1,140

1,010

952

880

158,762

5,121

+513

June

898

863

560

420 

382

382

420

345 4"SO~

434

434 

434 

448

434

420

420

916

1,140

795

605

546

504

395

345

370

408

434

420

532

1,690

-

16,814

560

+78

July

1,100

916

1,280

2.410 

1,260

1,020

952

934

916

1,490

1,510 

880 

744

710

532

476

476

462

476

546

560

665

988

970

680

605

560

532

532

518

504

26,204

845

-129

Aug.

ISO" 476

560

605 

829

1,100

1,160

846

952

1,490

3,740 

3,550 

2,920

916

650

605

590

590

590

590

575

575

575

560

560

546

546

546

546

532

532

29,342

947

-193

Sept.

546

532

546

546 

575

546

546

546

532

532

546 

590 

34?

532

504

504

518

518

504

560

560

546

532

532

518

504

504

504

504

490

-

15,963

532

-506

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean

Cfsm 

In.

67 

0.028 

0.03

207 

0.087 

0.10

Calendar year 1952 : 

Water year 1952-53:

2,035 

0.852 

0.98

7,353 

3.08 

3.55

6,445 

2.70 

2.81

6,721 

2.81 

3.24

6,708 

2.81 

3.14

5,634 

236 

2.72

Observed

Max 21,200 Min 370 Mean 3,370 

Max 17,000 Min 345 Mean 3,094

638 

0.267 

0.30

716 

0.300 

0.35

754 

0.316 

0.36

26 

0.011 

0.01

Adjusted

Mean 3,338 Cfsm 1.40 In. 19.01 

Mean 3,094 Cfsm 1.30 In. 17.59

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Tygart Reservoir; furnished by Corps 

of Engineers.

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, total inflow, and records for lock 8.
88 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

Deckers Creek at Morgantown, W. Va.

Location. Lat 39°37'45", long. 79°57'10", on left bank at KIngwood Street, in Morgantown, 

Monongalia County, 0.6 mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 63.2 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1914 to September 1915 (gage heights only), February 1946 to 

September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 820 ft (from topographic map). Prior to 

iJec. 4, 1914, chain gage on bridge 0.5 mile upstream at different datum. Dec. 4, 1914, 

to Sept. 30, 1915, chain gage on bridge 0.9 mile upstream at different datum. Feb. 8 

to May 8, 1946, staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--? years, 108 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,150 cfs Jan. 8 (gage height, 3.51 ft); minimum 

daily, 1.2 cfs Aug. 17.

1946-53: Maximum discharge, 3,080 cfs Apr. 13, 1948 (gage height, 5.79 ft); minimum, 0.8 cfs Sept. 19, 1946.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of 'backwater from debris, which are fair, 

and those for period of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of backwater from 

debris (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per 

second)

Oct. 4 to Sept. 30

0.9 5.2

1.0 9.0

1.1 15

0.0 

.1 

.2 

.3

0.8 

1.8 

3.0 

4.7

0.4 

.7

1.1

7.3

20

31

50

1.4 

1.8 

2.3 

3.2

205

415

945

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

7.1

"8". 14 2

9.5

8.8

7.0

9.9

9.2

6.8

6.3

9.5

12

10

9.2

7.3

6.8

6.8

5.7

5.2

4.7

6.3

5.5

5.0

5.5

5.2

4.4

4.0

577

*5.2

4.2

4.2

219.2

7.07

0.112

0.13

NOV.

4.0

772

5.0

5.7

5.5

6.3

7.0

7.3

7.3

11

11

11

9.9

9.5

9.2

8.8

9.2

9.9

9.2

13

34

88

35

31

22

18

13

12

9.5

11

-

460.5

15.4

0.244

0.27

Dec.

11

TT

13

13

32

93

77

55

*42

63

503

44?

232

163

126

103

90

86

86

86

90

97

99

91

80

69

60

50

47

46

46

3,102

100

1.58

1.83

Jan.

48

44

50

66

67

64

69

924

880

624

470

301

212

166

144

131

126

196

215

174

*171

212

186

212

232

190

163

392

415

258

193

7,595

245

3.88

4.47

Feb.

160

128

114

95

77

80

141

157

128

101

108

279

301

?&

199

180

160

126

112

110

200

246

193

152

119

106

93

75

_

-

4,152

148

2.34

2.44

Mar.

63

57

*9T

*313

305

222

180

157

128

114

119

177

212

219

261

354

*258

199

190

160

134

112

110

707

m

309

239

196

174

157

134

6,568

212

3.35

3.86

Apr.

146

280

258

212

166

141

190

196

212

»394

322

243

199

168

141

128

110

131

215

199

168

14*

124

103

91

93

95

99

99

91

-

5,158

172

2.72

3.04

May

88

77

64

54

137

190

566

473B"

280

208

157

117

91

75

75

66

102

136

101

80

63

51

47

42

42

37

29

27

 Se 26

48

3,507

113

1.79

2.06

June

70

4?

33

*26

20

16

14

13

19

20

13

11

9.5

8.0

8.0

6.3

11

15

15

10

7.7

6.5

5.0

4.7

4.4

4.0

3.3

3.2

378

4.2

-

433.6

14.5

0.229

0.26

July

3.8

4.2

JTC" 6.5

3.3

3.2

3.3

2.9

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.4

1.8

*1.8

1.7

176- 1.6

2.0

3.0

2.5

2.2

3.0

6.0

4.5

S.5

3.0

2.5

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

90.3

2.91

0.046

0.05

Aug.

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

3.5

3.0

2.7

2.5

5.0

6.0

5.0

4.2

2.3

2.0

1.4

1.3

1.2

178

*2.5

2.0

1.9

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.8

2.3

2.3

1.9

1.9

2.3

75.1

. 2.42

0.038

0.04

Sept.

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.6

4.4

3.0

1.8

1.5

T73- 1.3

1.3

1.7

2.0

1.5

 1.5

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.5

3.5

2.6

2.3

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.5

1.5

-

59.2

1.97

0.031

0.03

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,150 Mln 4.0 Mean 111 Cfsm 1.76 In. 23.82

Water year 1952-53: Max 924 Mln 1.2 Mean 86.1 Cfsm 1.36 In. 18.48

Peak discharge (base, 1,400 efs). No peak above base.

* Discharge Measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record July 15 to Aug. llj discharge estimated on basis of weather records 

and records for Big Sandy Creek at Rockvllle. Backwater from debris Nov. 2 to Dec. 10 and Aug. 

12-19.
MONON&AHELA RIVER BASIN 89

Monongahela River at lock 8, at Point Marion, Pa,

Location. Lat 39°43'55", long. 790 54'40", on left bank 700 ft upstream from dam at lock 

8, 1 mile upstream from Point Marion, Fayette County, and 1.5 miles upstream from 

Cheat River.

Drainage area. 2,720 sq mi.

Records available. January 1929 to September 1953 (fragmentary prior to October 1937).

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 782.50 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 16 years (1937-53), 4,612 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 27,200 cfs Jan. 9 (gage height, 17.22 ft); minImum daily, 358 cfs June 25.

1929-53: Maximum discharge, 90,400 cfs Mar., 18, 1936 (gage height, 22.33 ft); minimum daily since May 1938 when Tygart Reservoir was placed in operation, 235 cfs 

Feb. 1, 1940.

Remarks. Records fair except those below 2,400 cfs, which are poor. Flow partly regulated 

by Tygart Reservoir (see p. 116).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

7e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

652 

798 

724

670 

688

706

652

634

634

670

742

634 

580

634

550

598

550

520

460

490

520

505 

490

505

505

520

535

490

490

m 430 * 430-

18,006

581

-427

Nov.

460 

505 

505

520 

418

406

394

3§2~ 382

460

445

445 

460

418

394

460

445

394

418

475

580

1,500 

1,230

760

652

652

670

836

550

580

-

16,796

560

-271

Dec.

475 

565 

535

565 

836

1,620

1,620

1,430

1,380

1,380

6,370

8,900 

8,150

6,920

5,750

4,230

2,710

2,000

1,740

1,800

1,800

1,820 

1,770

2,240

2,160

1,720

1,520

1,250

893

798

974

75,921

2,449

-173

Jan.

1,060 

1,160 

1,360

1,770 

2,270

2,270

2,130

13,200

25,900

12,100

8,650

7,400 

13,000

13,400

12,700

9,450

5,070

4,480

5,440

5,150

*4,830

7,900 

10,900

11,500

14,400

12,100

9,720

10,900

12,100

11,500

10,000

261,810

8,445

+128

Feb.

8,650 

7,160 

4,640

4,120 

3,740

5,180

3,600

5,490

6,140

5,790

5,050

7,400 

10,000

12,700

11,500

12,700

12,100

10,600

8,650

5,660

4,480

6,870 

9,180

9,720

6,550

5,880

5,810

3,600

-

-

198,940

7,105

+58

Mar.

2,130 

1,720 

*5,640

12,400 

11,800

7,400

5,660

5,360

5,610

5,880

5,920-

6,870 

5,490

6,010

6,920

8,150

6,740

5,880

4,950

6,060

5,970

6,520 

5,400

11,200

11,500

8,150

7,900

7,900

8,400

8,400

8,650

214,580

6,915

+421

Apr.

7,400 

5,750 

6,010

6,920 

7,400

6,280

5,360

7,160

8,400

9,450

10,000

9,720 

8,650

*9,720

9,180

6,510

5,790

4,640

6,920

8,400

7,900

7,400 

6,920

5,050

4,670

4,410

5,570

5,340

3,240

3,020

-

199,160

6,659

+525

May

2,900 

2,650 

2,050

1,700 

2,050

5,790

19.200

11,500

10,900

10,600

9,180

6,510 

4,710

4,120

3,240

5,700

3,940

6,690

5,150

3,210

4,050

6,830 

7,900

7,900

6,920

5,070

2,550

1,380

1,060

1,060

1,160

165,430

5,336

+513

June

1,010 

1,030 

779

580 

475

430

505

418

505

460

505

490 

505

535

505

445

706

1,270

950

724

634

616 

520

594

358

460

460

520

550

' 1,450

18,769

626

+78

July

1,290 

1,100 

1,180

2.350 

1,600

1,200

1,100

1,060

971

1,340

1,570

1,180 

836

817

688

550

505

490

670

670

634

760 

1,080

1,140

817

706

616

616

580

580

652

29,548

947

-129

Aug.

550 

550 

555

724 

855

1,140

1,580

1,050

1,010

1,480

2,960

3.340 

3,126

1,400

817

634

616

634

654

520

616

652 

598

598

598

580

598 550-

580

580

580

50,459

983

-193

Sept.

535 

598 

550

580 

670

580

520

535

535

535

565

670 

' 580

550

565

565

505

565

535

706

652

670 

565

580

616

505

BTJO

535

565

565

-

17,277

576

-506

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

154 

0.057 

0.07

289 

0.106 

0.12

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-53:

2,276 

O.S37 

0.96

8,573 

3.15 

3.63

7,143 

2.65 

2.74

7,336 

2.70

3.11

7,164 

2.65 

2.95

5,849 

2.15 

2.48

Observed

Max 26,400 Min 382 Mean 3,845 

Max 23,900 Min 558 Mean 5,415

704 

0.259 

0.29

818 

0.301 

0.35

790 

0.290 

0.33

70 

0.026 

0.03

Adjusted

Mean 3,813 Cfsm 1.40 In. 19.08 

Mean 5,415 Cfsm 1.26 In. 17.04

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Tygart Reservoir; records furnished 

by Corps of Engineers.
90 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

Dry Fork at Hendricks, W. Va.

Location. Lat 39°04'20", long. 79°37'20", on right bank at Hendricks, Tucker County, 

0.4 mile upstream from confluence with Blackwater River.

Drainage area. 345 sq mi.

Records available. October 1940 to September 1953.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,698.76 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Dec. 21, 1941, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 718 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,500 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 6.48 ft); minimum, 8.0 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 0.54 ft).

1940-53: Maximum discharge, 18,100 cfs Feb. 22, 1944, Feb. 14, 1948, from rating 

curve extended above 11,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage height, 9.82 ft 

Feb. 22, 1944; minimum discharge, 6.0 cfs Sept. 19, 20, 1946 (gage height, 0.54 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 21

0.6 8.0 1.8 315

.7 16 2.5 775

 9 40 3.0 1,230

1.1 74 4.0 2,430

1.4 152 6.0 6,240

Feb. 22 to Sept. 30

0.5 

.6 

.7 

.9

1.1 

1.4

6.0

11

18

40

71

146

1.9 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 5.'0

344

740

1,200

2,430

4,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

12

13 

14

17

14

14

20

27 

24 

23

32

5048"

37

30

25

22

18

16

14

14

13

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

13

14

610

19.7

0.057

0.07

Nov.

14

15 

19

23

23

22

*20

20 

20 

31

55

46

42

37

35

35

37

37

35

124

667

1.560

423

216

146

106

89

74

55

b50

-

3,876

129

0.374

0.42

Dec .

b50

54 

57

55

126

418

267

213 

194 

503

4.240

1,430

815

567

406

342

b300

b300

326

376

580

1,030

976

949

752

574

418

291

b260

b280

305

17,454

563

1.63

1.88

Jan.

263

b200 

216

205

176

172

305

1,840 

5.800 

3,360

2,430

1,550

1,050

*898

906

1,320

1,400

1,370

1,110

839

775

847

1,080

2,790

2,570

1,550

1,130

2,550

2,160

1,370

1,030

41,262

1,331

3.86

4.45

Feb.

1,130

*949 

791

679

540

514

1,640

1,500 

1,030 

768

679

3,080

2,430

1,410

1,210

898

815

609

567

687

5.240

3,660

1,780

1,160

874

718

612

507

_

-

36,477

1,303

3.78

3.93

Mar.

414

390 

. 396

2,120

1,900

1,330

1,300

1,080 

838 

*772

780

1,160

2.570

2,430

2,160

2,030

1,390

1,090

1,600

1,290

973

780

650

,440

,480

,600

,260

,050

,210

982

838

39,303

1,268

3.68

4.24

Apr.

1,990

4.100 

2,800

1,780

1,190

946

1,600

1,540 

1,480 

2,960

2,430

1,780

1,900

1,780

1,480

1,360

1,060

910

1,050

919

856

1,090

2,030

1,540

1,100

874

780

672

576

494

-

45,067

1,502

4.35

4.86

May

462

403 

344

297

790

1,600

2.800

2,160 

1,720 

1,290

919

*710

695

576

1,080

1,010

883

732

756

1,320

1,040

1,360

1,900

1,420

955

788

772

534

397

325

302

30,340

979

2.84

3.27

June

280

223

183

149

129

114

303

316 

426 

311

204

153

143

120

102

*88

117

325

223

156

114

247

197

132

97

79

97

100

926

378

-

6,432

214

0.620

0.69

July

201

146 

449

284

176

162

762

325 

254 

197

140

104

84

69

59

51

46

40

56

73

54

47

103

104

64

47

*39

30

26

d3

25

4,240

137

0.397

0.46

Aug.

25

23

51

117

410

894

744

2.100 

1,060 

658

370

238

176

137

104

88

75

64

56

53

47

43

38

33

*28

25

22

20

18

16

14.

7,747

250

0.725

0.84

Sept.

13

12 

10

10

17

38

34

29 

24

19

16

18

24

27

25

22

*18

15

13

12

12

11

»1010'

10

9.5

9.5

9.0

8.5

8.0

-

493.5

16.4

0.048

0.05

Calendar year 1952: Max 6,480 Min 7.2 Mean 645 Cfsm 1.87 In. 25.46

Water year 1952-53: Max 5,240 Min 8.0 Mean 639 Cfsm 1.85 In. 25.16

Peak discharge (base. 7.000 cfs). Feb. 21 (3 p.m.) 7,500 cfs (6.48 ft).

Discharge measurement fel made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 

Blaokwater River at Davis, W. Va.

91

Location. La t 39°07'35", long. 79°28 I 10", on right bank three-eighths of a mile southwest of Davis, Tucker County, and half a mile downstream from Beaver Creek.

Drainage area. --86. 8 sq mi.

Records available. --April 1921 to September 1953.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,058.87 ft above mean sea level (levels 

oy West Virginia Power & Transmission Co.). Prior to Dec. 18, 1952, staff gage 60 ft 

downstream at same datum.

Average discharge . 32 years, 187 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 1,500 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 5.97 ft); minimum, 3.0 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.05 ft).

1921-53: Maximum discharge, 7,170 cfs Mar. 29, 1924 (gage height, 13.20 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 1,800 cfs by velocity-area studies; minimum observed, 2.2 cfs Oct. 14, 1930 (gage height, 0.81 ft).

Remarks . Records fair prior to Dec. 18, good thereafter except for periods of doubtful 

or no gage-height record or ice effect, which are poor.

Revisions (water years). --WSP 583: 1921-23. WSP 803: Drainage area. WSP 1173: 

34(M,iiU.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1931-

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.4

1.5

Oct. 1 to Dec. 17

1

Dec. 18 to Sept. 30

2.5 

4.4

8.2

19

26

49

101

346

670

1,550

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

1.6

2.0

4.0

7.3

18

35

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

88

182

300

610

1,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

5.4

5.0

6.6

5.4

4.7

7.8

10

9.6

12

14

11

15

11

8.6

7.4

6.2

5.8

5.0

4.7

3.6

3.6 

4.1

3.8

4.1

a4.5

a4.5

a5.0

aS.o

*5.8

a6.0

213.3

6.88

0.080

0.09

Nov.

ag.O

a6Y5 

8.6

a9.0

a9.5

9.1

8.6

7.0

6.2

11

16

14

11

10

9.6

8.6

8.6

18.6

9.6

46

352

1.120 

670

156

82

58

46

39

35

32

-

2,813.5

93.8

1.09

1.21

Dec.

28

26 

26

30

144

436

239

101

82

a!20

aSOO

a300

a200

al50

a!30

a!20

allO

*110

110

119

168

300 

308

272

203

150

bllO

b90

b80

b80

84

4,926

159

1.84

2.13

Jan.

82

b70 

73

b60

bSO

b50

b70

432

780

900

780

399

295

239

*274

370

414

460

338

235

214

230 

274

Ml752

384

341

760

524

355

269

11,371

367

4.26

4.91

Feb.

347

244

201

172

" ili

158

524

355

216

166

162

815

628

370

287

218

207

178

184

266

1.250

920 

414

262

210

199

186

166

_

_

-

 9,441

337

3.91

4.07

Mar.

136

mSTS" 753

355

355

264

218

214

*225

399

702

610

524

492

333

274

414

292

207

172 

156

370

355

384

266

279

 370

254

225

10,437

337

3.91

4.50

Apr.

430

702 

575

370

259

232

445

355

333

221.

592

445

575

476

370

297

244

212

252

214

192

295 

445

287

203

178

184

192

162

189

10,366

346

4.01

4.47

May

123

109 

91

80

156

558

524

460

335

249

186

*158

221

192

344

292

249

218

212

237

162

186 

279

182

140

123

114

95

76

139

6,557

212

2.46

2.83

June

116

79 

62

51

40

36

69

*84

116

88

54

39

36

33

30

26

56

96

72

43

35

47 

28

22

17

16

15

TS

136

T3T

-

1,690

56.3

0.653

0.73

July

51

34 

158

94

44

33

66

96

47

30

24

21

18

17

15

14

13

12

12

14

13

11 

15

*18

15

11

8.2

7.3

6.3

44IT?

931.6

30.1

0.349

0.40

Aug.

11

12 

9.2

12

38

107

116

266

259

194

82

55

34

25

20

18

17

16

14

12

11

9.6 

9.6

9.2

*8.2

7.3

6.6

6.3

6.0

5.6

U.

1,401.3

45.2

0.524

0.60

Sept.

4.7

7.0 

11

8.2

9.2

12TST

9.6

7.3

6.3

6.0

8.2

11

11

9.2

7.8

*6.6

5.6

4.7

4.0

4.0

4.7 

4.3

4.0

3.8

4.0

4.0

3.8

4.0

5.6

-

201.6

6.72

0.078

0.09

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,720 Mln 2.5 Mean 176 Cfsm 2.04 !" 27.80

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,250 Mln 3.4 Mean 165 Cfsm 1.91 In. 26.03

Peak discharge (base. 1.400 cfs). Feb. 21 (1:30 p.m.) 1,500 cfs (5.97 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records 

for nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
92 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 

Shavers Fork at Parsons, W. Va.

Location. Lat 39°05'45", long. 79°40'40", on right bank at Parsons, Tucker County, 0.7 

mile upstream from confluence with Black Fork.

Drainage area. 214 sq ml.

Records available. October 1910 to September 1926, October 1940 to September 1953.

?

. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,634.87 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929. Prior to Aug. 25, 1923, chain gage on old highway bridge 800 ft downstream at 

datum 3 ft lower. Aug. 25, 1923, to Sept. 30, 1926, series of staff gages on railroad 

bridge 40 ft upstream from chain gage at datum 3 ft lower than present datum. Oct. 4, 

1940, to Apr. 4, 1942, staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 29 years, 561 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,490 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 7.80 ft); minimum dally, 6.0 cfs Sept. 30.

1910-26, 1940-53: Maximum discharge observed, 14,800 cfs May 12, 1924 (gage height, 

10.60 ft, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 8,000 cfs by 

velocity-area studies; minimum, 1 cfs Oct. 7, 1914 (gage height, 2.0 ft, site and 

datum then in use). Minimum stage and discharge both very doubtful.

Floods of July 10, 1888, and July 17, 1907, reached a stage of approximately 12.5 ft 

at site and datum of former gage (discharge, 25,000 cfs, from rating curve extended 

above 8,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record or ice effect, 

which are poor.

Revisions (water years). WSP 583: 1922. WSP 923: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of lee effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.2 

.4

.9 

1.2

5.0

18

35

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0 

6.0

231

495

1,230

3,250

4,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

18

19

21

20

22

24

28

26

27 

28

28

32

35

36.

3T

30

25

23

20

19

17 

16

15

15

li

14

14

14

16

15 

15

681

22.0

0.103

0.12

Nov.

15

IS 

17

19

18

21

*24

25

24 

26

25

35

40

1

40

38

35

32

38

36

45

184 

fto" 298

151

106

83

70

60

51

b45

1,856

61.9

0.289

0.32

Dec.

1

4046"

*51

46

82

220

175

124

108 

185

5.580

1,226

655

465

345

265

240

252

270

313

372 

400

471

507

525

423

339

240

209

220 

231

12,619

407

1.90

2.19

Jan.

212

162

175

138

b!20

bllO

b25&~

bl,800

2.570 

57250"

1,760

1,040

718

*655

620

669

888

872

950

676

662 

865

966

1,770

2,160

1,040

768

1,650

1,600

895 

690

29,651

956

4.47

5.15

Feb.

690

690 

562

477

406

381

1,180

990

634 

483

458

1,630

1,520

842

725

594

537

447

371

437

3.650 

2,756

1,160

798

614

513

459

383

_

-

24,387

871

4.07

4.24

Mar.

323

m824

1,390

820

690

634

519 

471

*495

704

1,250

1,700

1,270

1,620

1,050

768

1,110

1,050

732 

581

507

2.500

1,740

1,230

902

746

888

711 

562

28;375

915

4.28

4.93

Apr.

1,060

2.420 

1,620

1,070

768

627

764

1,190

888 

1,240

1,190

865

1,110

1,110

820

768

662

594

820

805

683 

760

1,050

*1,230

805

648

641

607

543

481

27,847

928

4.34

4.84

May

435

389 

328

289

548

1,350

1.440

1,156

910 

805

627

531

555

501

730

760

683

525

525

1,360

966 

884

1,110

895

655

519

435

345

274

231 

212

20,967

676

3.16

3.64

June

178

151 

130

114

96

92

260

529

270 

175

298

178

133

128

106

*90

455

878

42T

284

212 

586

482

252

181

148

154

133

427

462

8,011

267

1.25

1.39

July

224

162

go*

fsTT

252

201

474

.298

231 

162

126

102

88

74

66

58

50

46

54

46

54 

*49

74

59

52

59

42

34

28

H

4,214

136

0.636

0.73

Aug.

27

32 

45

79

a!70

345

628

990

64TT 

495

257

162

114

83

70

59

49

45

46

62

47 

38

31

27

23

20

*17

14

14

12 

U.

4,660

150

0.701

0.81

Sept.

10

11 

10

10

11

17

16

17

t

22

22

20

20

17

13 ' 11

12

12

11

*10 

a9.2

a8.5

a8.0

a7.5

a7.0

a6.7

a6.4

a6.2

a6.0

399.5

13.3

0.062

0.07

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,420 Min 14 Mean 446 Cfsm 2.08 In. 28.37

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,650 Min 6.0 Mean 448 Cfsm 2.09 In. 28.43

Peak dlsoh 

* Dlsonarg

haree (base. 5.500 cfs). Feb. 21 (6 p.m.) 7,490 ofs (7.80 ft).

rge measurement fcg made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 

Cheat River near Parsons, W. Va.

93

Location.--Lat 39°07'20", long. 79°40'50", on left bank 2 miles north of Parsons, Tucker 

County, and 3 miles downstream from confluence of Black and Shavers Forks.

Drainage area.--718 sq mi.

Records available. January 1913 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,589.66 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Aug. 17, 1944, chain gage on Moss Bridge 1,600 ft upstream at 

datum at 1.13 ft higher.

Average discharge. 39 years (1914-53), 1,653 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 16,400 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 10.00 ft); minimum, 21 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.54 ft).

1913-53: Maximum discharge, 62,400 cfs Mar. 12, 1917 (gage height, 19.05 ft, site 

and datum then in use, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 15,000 cfs by 

velocity-area studies; minimum observed, 9 cfs Aug. 12, 1930 (gage height, 1.28 ft, 

site and datum then in use).

Maximum stage known, 20.5 ft July 10, 1888, former site and datum (discharge, 85,000 

cfs, from rating curve extended above 15,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 823: 1917(M). WSP 893: Drainage area. WSP 1173: 1931- 

34(M,mJ.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.5

1.6

1.7 

2.0 

2.4 

3.0

17

26

38

100

223

525

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

9.0

890

1,440

2,830

4,760

13,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

a

9 

10

11

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

41

41

50

50

48

50 

59 

70 

72 

70

76 

116

122

155

88

72

63

55

50

45

40

38

37

37

37

37

38 

38

,38

1,750

56.5

0.079

0.09

Nov.

4§

48

55

55

55 

»55 

57 

55 

72

130 

116

111

98

88

83

83

88

83

218

1,170

5.520

1,5*6

637

416

313

251

212

153 

140

-

9,782

326

0.454

0.51

Dec.

136

156

156

147

326

1,020 

650 

525 

460 

973

9.160 

3,820

2,090

1,400

1,020

818

776

760

*792

910

1,220

2,020

2,090

2,020

1,730

1,320

950

744

650 

678

713

40,230

1,298

1.81

2.08

Jan.

630

495

531

501

410

4,500 

8.040 

7,200

5,800 

3,440

2,370

2,090

2,090

2,670

3,080

3,080

2,750

2,020

1,950

2,230

2,670

5,980

6,040

3,260

2,520

5,540

4,980 

2,920

2,300

93,171

3,006

4.19

4.83

Feb.

2,440

*2,160

1,780

1,520

1,220

1.160 

3,640 

3,170 

2,160 

1,600

1,480 

6,170

5,120

2,920

2,600

1,950

1,820

1,430

1,300

1,500

10.700

8,040

3,720

2,520

1,950

1,660

1,490

1,250

:-

78,470

2,802

3.90

4.06

Mar.

1,040

910

SJ5"o

4,230

4,440

2,830 

2,670 

2,300 

1,820 

 1,730

1,730 

2,600

4,870

5.210

4,120

4,540

3,080

2,370

3,350

2,920

2,160

1,770

1,520

4,720

3,820

3,530

2,750

2,370

2,830 

2,300

1,880

87,360

2,818

3.92

4.52

Apr.

3,890

7.760

5,440

3,530

2,520

2,090 

3,080 

3,350 

3,000 

5,430

4,650 

3,350

3,920

3,720

3,000

2,750

2.30O

1,950

2,370

2,230

2,020

2,300

3,720

»3,26Q

2,370

1,950

1,820

1,740

1,500 

1.310

-

92,320

3,077

4.29

4.78

May

1,190

1,040

872

768

1,590

4,120 

5.440 

4,220 

3,260 

2,600

2,020 

1,610

1,730

1,500

2,520

2,440

2,160

1,820

1,820

3,170

2,440

2,520

3,530

2,750

2,020

1,650

1,570

1,130

872 

720

692

65,784

2,122

2.96

3.41

June

699

537

448

374

318

272 

611 

1,030 

863 

650

611 

421

353

318

268

 227

154

1,490

809

543

400

905

800

454

326

259

281

281

1.760 

1,140

-

18,004

600

0.836

0.93

July

561

389

1,510

1,050

561

460 

1.520 

872 

598 

460

333 

259

216

185

162

139

124

116

133

153

139

127

185

220

153

139

*105

86

72

77

11,164

360

0.501

0.58

Aug.

76

70

114

206

710

1,780 

1,640 

4.610 

2,606 

1,880

940 

567

400

313

247

209

172

156

139

147

127

108

93

81

70

63

*57

52

46

41

51

17,751

573

0.798

0.92

Sept.

33

31

31

33

43

* 

63 

70 

61

50 

55

59

61

59

50

43

38

37

34

*32

32

30

27

26

25

25

24

23 

22

1,274

42.5

0.059

0.07

Calendar year 1952: Max 13,300 Mln 33 Mean 1,414 Cfsm 1.97 In. 26.81

Water year 1952-53: Max 10,700 Mln 22 Mean 1,417 Cfsm 1.97 In. 26.78

Peak discharge (base. 14.000 cfs).-

* Discharge measurement made on thJ

-Feb. 21 (6 p.m.) 16,400 cfs (10.00 ft). 

IB day.
94 MONOUGAHELA RIVER BASIN 

Cheat River at Rowlesburg, W. Va.

Location. Lat 39°20'50", long. 79°40'00", on left bank 50 ft downstream from Baltimore 

& Ohio Railroad bridge at Rowlesburg, Preston County, and 300 ft upstream from Saltlick Creek. Records Include flow of Saltlick Creek.

Drainage area. 972 sq ml, Including that of Saltlick Creek.

Records available. July 1912 to October 1923 (gage heights only), November 1923 to September 1953. 'Gage-height records collected at practically same site since 1884 are 

contained In reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,369.8 ft above mean sea level (Baltimore 

~Sc Ohio R. R. benchmark). Prior to Nov. 18, 1923, staff, chain, or tape gages at several 

sites within 500 ft of present site at various datums.

Average discharge. 29 years (1924-53), 2,196 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 21,000 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 8.47 ft); minlmum, 26 cfs Sept. 30; minimum gage height, 1.30 ft Sept. 27, 28.

1923-53: Maximum discharge, 65,200 cfs Feb. 4, 1932 (gage height, 12.66 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 45,000 cfs by velocity-area studies; minimum, 10 cfs 

Oct. 15, 1930 (gage height, 1.29 ft).

Maximum stage known, 16.7 ft July 6, 1844, referred to present gage by relation 

curve (discharge, 125,000 cfs, from rating curve extended.above 45,000 cfs). Flood of 

July 10, 1888, reached a stage of 16.2 ft, referred to present gage by relation curve 

(discharge, 118,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 45,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records fair except those for period of doubtful or no gage-height record, which 

are poor.

Revisions (water years). WSP 803: Drainage area. WSP 893: 1936-37. WSP 1173: 1924- 

34(M, m).

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.2

1.3 

1.5 

1.8 

2.2 

2.5

18

29

63

141

300

475

3.0 930

3.5 1,630

4.0 2,530

5.0 5,100

6.0 8,600

8.0 18,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6 

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

62

58 

66

56

55

58 

82 

87

82

96

105

100

129

132

122

107

95

78

66

66

56

55 

47

47

44

44

44

44

45

*44

44

2,210

71.5

0.075

0.08

Nov.

41

49 

58

60

58

64 

70 

68

70

82

105

157

154

129

122

117

102

102

105

140

500

5.920 

2,190

1,060

617

442

342

276

228

185

-

11,599

387

0.398

0.44

Dec.

178

m174

250

1,100 

1,180 

745

609

634

*10.500

6,200

3,070

2,060

1,550

1,150

1,010

1,050

1,050

1,140

1,500

2,240 

2,550

2,580

2,170

1,720

1,520

896

715

775

872

51,066

1,647

1.69

1.95

Jan.

815

670 

585

625

503

449 

553 

5,110

11.900

9,800

8,600

5,250

3,510

2,840

2,650

5,070

4,090

4,090

4,090

2,950

2,750

*3,690 

4,570

6,970

10,200

5,560

5,690

6,580

8,400

4,950

5,430

132,500

4,274

4.40

5.07

Feb.

2,950

5,070 

2,530

2,190

1,800

1.500 

4,140 

5,400

3,560

2,440

1,970

7,520

8,800

5,100

3,690

3,190

2,630

2,240

1,920

1,820

10,500

15.500 

6,380

4,090

5,070

2,490

2,190

1,900

_

-

-

112,180

4,006

4.12

4.29

Mar.

1,610

1.580 

1,420

6,050

*7,080

4,800 

3,820 

3,430

2,840

2,400

2,240

3,190

5,100

8.010

6,040

6,550

5,250

3,690

3,690

4,370

5,310

2,530 

2,100

5,410

7,080

5,400

4,370

3,510

4,090

5,690

2,840

127,070

4,099

4.22

4.86

Apr.

5,440

flfoTT

5J400

5,690

2,750 

5,510 

4,800

3,950

7,240

8,200

4,950

5,400

5,720

4,510

*5,820

5,190

2,650

2,730

3,070

2,730

2,950 

4,370

4,510

3,310

2,630

2,520

2,260

2,060

1.850

-

124,550

4,152

4.27

4.77

May

1,650

1,440 

1,210

1,040

1,470

7,950 

8.800 

6,550

4,800

5,820

2,950

2,500

2,260

2,150

2,510

5,560

5,560

3,190

2,450

3,690

5,560

2,630 

4,370

3,690

2,630

2,060

1,950

1,550

1,150

950

918

92,748

2,992

5.08

3.55

June

990

765 

609

496

416

558 

542 

*1,000

872

861

652

545

410

342

316

267

258

1,150

1,100

688

482

569 

1,090

609

598

295

245

267

621

1.490

-

18,283

609

0.627

0.70

July

795

475 

877

"775 1.410

517 

938 

1,240

697

561

398

510

249

207

178

154

155

124

121

155

154

144 

167

*192

211

151

155

115

102

86

86

11,839

382

0.393

0.45

Aug.

81

94 

89

124

342

1,650 

1,350 

4.650

4,090'

5,070

1,570

884

595

450

547

281

240

200

178

*151

158

141 

124

112

99

' 86

79

72

65

59

54

21,661

699

0.719

0.85

Sept.

48

44

41

38

59

70 

79

77

68

74

74

70

61

63

*65

61

54

50

48

44

41 

38

36

54

32

30

29

28

26

1,576

52.5

0.054

0.06

Calendar year 1952: Max 20,300 Min- 44 Mean 1,878 Cfsm 1.95 In. 26.28

Water year 1952-55: Max 15,500 Mln 26 Mean 1,938 Cfsm 1.99 In. 27.05

Peak discharge (base. 20.000 cfs). Peb. 21 (11 p.m.) 21,000 cfs (8.47 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day,

Mote. Doubtful or no gage-height record Oct. 1 to Nov. 21; discharge estimated on basis of 

weather records, twice-daily readings at staff gage three-quarters of a mile upstream, and records 

for stations at Parsons and Pisgah.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 95

Big Sandy Creek at Rockville, W. Va.

Location. Lat 39°37'15", long. 79°42'20", on right bank just upstream from highway 

bridge at Rockville, Preston County, 5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 200 sq mi.

Records available. May 1909 to March 1918, April 1921 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,310 ft above mean sea level (from 

Topographic map). Prior to Oct. 4, 1924, chain gages at highway bridge at same datum.

Average discharge. 40 years (1909-17, 1921-53), 431 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,260 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 9.98 ft); minimum daily, 0.6 cfs Sept. 16.

1909-18, 1921-53: Maximum discharge, 21,300 cfs July 24, 1912 (gage height, 18.0 

ft), from rating curve extended above 7,000 cfs by velocity-area studies; minimum, 

0.4 cfs Oct. 12, 1914 (gage height, 2.35 ft).

Maximum stage known, 20.0 to 20.5 ft July 10, 1888 (discharge, 28,000 to 30,000 

cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Diurnal fluctuation caused by small gristmill at Bruceton.

Revisions (water years 

92TT:1959":WSP 11

J_.--WSP 643: Drainage area. 

73: 1930-34(M,m).

WSP 583: 1912(M), 1922-23. WSP

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge. In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 21 to Nov. 20)

3.0 

3.5

4.2

0.6

1.2

2.5

4.5

18

31

61

4.6 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

6.5 

7.0 

9.O

111

194

353

570

830

1,180

3,110

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

8.7

1O

18

14

12

12

14

15 

14

15

2±

23

21

18

17

15

14

12

11

10

9.8

8.7

8.4

8.2

7.9

7.9

7.6

*!=!

9.2

8.9

8.9

390.6

12.6

0.063

O.O7

Nov.

7.9

7.6

7.9

8.4

8.9

8.2

10

9.5 

9.5

11

15

14

14

13

14

14

13

15

14

20

120

659

253

141

99

90

79

60

40

39

-

1,814.9

60.5

0.302

O.34

Dec.

b4O

33.

50

5O

214

57O

518

259 

225

*526

5.060

1,220

720

520

406

528

a510

a510

511

511

522

557

427

393

356

285

228

149

b!50

189

165

12,588

406

2.05

2.54

Jan.-

145

154

L45

172

156

141

149

2.860 

2,510

2,510

2,O6O

1,220

850

720

670

1,180

1,260

1,460

1,100

775

*695

748

620

775

985

720

620

2,020

1,420

85O

645

29,871

964

4.82

5.55

Feb.

561

435

389

552

266

285

748

645 

498

585

393

1.57O

1,060

720

695

645

543

414

595

597

1,060

985

67O

550

440

397

353

295

_

-

-

16,1O4

575

2.88

2.99

Mar.

247

208

283

1,240

*985

695

595

525 

422

575

441

85O

1,540

1,180

1,250

1,460

860

670

890

720

566

462

455

5.060

1,500

1,22O

920

860

1,O60

802

645

26,922

868

4.54

5.01

Apr.

617

1.680

1,100

a80O

a65O

525

8O2

720 

828

1,540

985

748

645

595

*480

458

581

577

775

67O

595

525

471

593

359

342

336

339

325

508

-

19,149

638

3.19

5.56

May

298

263

219

184

557

802

1.640

1,220 

1,220

802

595

455

365

318

292

259

338

543

561

285

214

174

167

152

115

110

88

71

61

56

JS

12,270

396

1.98

2.28

June

53

45

*56

32

28

26 

25

22

19

17

17

17

17

16

18

22

20

18

17

23

22

16

13

11

10'IT

11

-

75O.3

25.0

0.125

0.14

July

11

11

16

il

17

14

15

11 

10

8.4

7.4

6.9

6.4

6.1

*5.2

5.0

4.5

4.1

4.8

5.9

5.6

5.0

11

9.2

6.1

5.9

5.2

4.8

4.1

3.9

4.3

245.8

7.95

O.O40

O.O5

Aug.

3.6

3.6

4.5

5.7

16

17

14

13 

11

12

11

9.5

8.4

7.6

6.6

5.9

5.2

4.5

3.9

*3.6

5.0

2.7

2.5

2.4

2.0

1.7

Ttl

1.5

1.5

1.3

187.4

6.05

0.030

0.05

Sept.

1.2

1.5

1.3

1.5

L.6

1.3

1.3

1.5 

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.1

1.2

1.2

al.O '* a4

a. 8

1.0

1.0

1.0

l.O

a. 9

a. 8

a. 8

a. 8

1.5

1.3

1.3

l.O

a. 9

-

35.9

1.13

0.0056

0.006

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,540 Mln 7.4 Mean 596 Cfsm 1.98 In. 26.93

Water year 1952-53: Max 3.O6O Mln O.6 Mean 55O Cfsm 1.65 In. 22.37

Peak discharge (base. 4.8OO cfs). No peak above base. 

* Dlschaharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record) discharge estimated on basis of weather records, and record for nearby 

stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
96 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

Cheat River near Pisgah, W. Va.

Location. Lat 39 0 36'25", long. 79°46'40", on right bank three-quarters of a mile upstream 

from Scott Run, 2 miles downstream from Big Sandy Creek, 2^ miles southwest of Pisgah, 

Preston County, and 10 miles east of Morgantown.

Drainage area. 1,354 sq mi.

Records available. September 1927 to September 1953.

Gage.-"Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 875.68 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912 (levels by West Virginia Power & Transmission Co.). Prior to Nov. 14, 1927, 

staff gage at site 150 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 26 years, 2,946 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 23,600 cfs Dec. 11, Feb. 22; maximum gage height, 

15.65 ft Dec. 11; minimum discharge, 28 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.21 ft).

1927-53: Maximum discharge, 74,700 cfs Oct. 28, 1937, Feb. 3, 1939 (gage height, 

24.28 ft), from rating curve extended above 25,000 cfs; minimum, 16 cfs Oct. 16, 1930 

(gage height, 1.06 ft).

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

Revisions (water years).--WSP 893: Drainage area. WSP 1173: 1928-35(M,m).

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.2 27 5.0 1,390

1.6 71 7.O 3,130

2.0 129 9.0 5,430

2.5 230 11.0 9,060

3,0 382 14.0 17,800

4.0 819

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October .1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2 

3

4 

5

6

7 

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

92

94 

106

113 

95

88

98 

127

123 

126

188

T6~B~ 195

168

176

164

144

136

113

108

98

94 

87

81

72

64

7T

 72

71

74

71

3,478

112

0.083

0.10

Nov.

74

75 

76

74 

88

92

85 

94

95 

113

129

131

159

166

159

148

141

132

132

150

a440

4.520 

3,360

1,630

967

702

564

438

330

305

15,570

519

0.383

0.43

Dec.

251

755 

256

276 

434

1,780

2,000 

1,360

1,080 

*1,090

15.400

9,520

4,900

3,230

2,400

1,790

1,500

1,530

1,560

1,670

2,040

2,780 

3,430

3,130

2,830

2,320

1,790

1,200

941

994

1,140

74,878

2,415

1.78

2.06

Jan.

1,110

941 

890

967 

842

748

JSS 

8,910

16.600

13,966'

12,100

7,410

5,030

4,200

3,870

4,900

6,040

6,530

6,200

*4,660

4,090

5,430 

5,730

7,660

12,700

6,870

5,030

9,220

11,200

6,360

4,660

185,586

5,987

4.42

5.10

Feb.

4,090

4,090 

3,430

2,880 

2,360

2.040

4,650 

6,530

4,660 

3,330

2,830

9,090

10,900

6,200

4,900

4,420

3,760

3,080

2,680

2,540

9,660

16.700 

a8,660

a5,500

a4,000

a3,300

a2,900

a2,500

_

-

141,020

5,036

3.72

3.87

Mar.

a2,100

al.800 

a2,000

*a8,000 

9,060

6,040

4,660 

4,310

3,540 

2,930

2,930

4,780

7,230

10.000

7,790

9,060

6,7OO

4,780

5,030

5,580

4,310

3,430 

2,880

9,950

9,780

7,410

6,040

4,900

5,580

5,160

4,200

171,960

5,547

4.10

' 4.72

Apr.

4,200

10,500 

9,736

6,700 

4,780

3,760

4,420 

5,730

5,430 

8,370

10,300

6,360

6,360

6,870

*5,430

4,780

4,090

3,430

4,090

4,310

3,870

3,760 

4,660

5,160

4,090

3,330

2,930

2,930

2,730

2.450

-

155,400

5,180

3.83

4.27

May

2,180

1,910 

1,640

1,390 

1,940

7,450

11,200 

8,566

6,870 

5,290

4,090

3,230

2,780

2,730

2,540

4,090

4,090

4,310

3,230

3,650

4,200

3,130 

4,200

4,090

3,080

2,360

2,040

1,710

1,320

1,080

1,110

111,510

3,597

2.66

3.06

June

1,140

1,020 

772

632 

*525

438

397 

611

1,060 

915

748

678

503

419

354

317

311

601

1,360

842

606

495 

803

819

508

364

290

264

1T9~9

1,590

-

19,681

656

0.484

0.54

July

1,100

655 

512

1,440 

1,626

632

516 

1,400

866 

609

495

358

281

235

*199

174

155

141

136

132

138

172 

233

204

216

206

160

144

119

98

ITT

12,873

415

0.306

0.35

Aug.

112

85 

95

94 

152

1,050

1,750 

3,660

4.420 

3,330

1,960

1,080

725

499

382

302

251

208

174

159

139

141 

129

113

100

87

76

71

62

56

51

21,513

694

0.513

0.59

Sept.

46

42 

37

37 

43

63

71 

62

78 

75

62

74

79

7T

*64

64

66

64

61

58

57

45 ' 46

42

40

38

36

34

30

29

-

1,617

53.9

0.040

0.04

Calendar year 1952: Max 28,800 Mln 64 Mean 2,65o Cfsm 1.96 In. 26.65

Water year 1952-53: Max 16,700 Mln 29 Mean 2,5O7 Cfsm 1.85 In. 25.13

Peak discharge (base. 23.000 cfs). Dee. 11 (2 p.m.) 25,600 cfs (15.65 ft); Feb. 22 (1:50 a.m.) 

23,600 cfs (15756 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Mo gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.
MONON3AHELA RIVER BASIN 97

Dunkard Creek at Shannopin, Pa.

Location. Lat 39°45'30", long. 79°58'20", on left bank at Shannopin, Greene County, 1.4 

miles north of Dunkard, 3.5 miles upstream from mouth, and 4 miles southwest of Greensboro.

Drainage area. 229 sq mi.

Records available. December 1940 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 830 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 12 years (1941-53), 296 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,700 cfs May 7 (gage height, 10.65 ft); minimum, 1.0 cfs Oct. 24, 25 (gage height, 1.38 ft); minimum gage height, 1.28 ft July 18, 

19.

1940-53: Maximum discharge, 16,800 cfs June 4, 1941 (gage height, 14.02 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 10,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; minimum, 0.4 cfs Aug. 28, 1944 (gage height, 0.75 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of shifting control, which are poor. Some 

regulation at low flow by mine pumps above station.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of shifting control 

Aug. 24 to Sept. 30 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in 

cubic feetjper second)

Oct. l to Jan. 8 Jan. 9 to Sept. 3O

1.7 

2.0

14

32

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.C 

6.0 

7.0

76

130

268

520

1,OOO

1,810

1.25

1.4

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

36

79

13O

199

4.O 

4.5 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

7.O 

8.O 

1O.O

285

4OO

580

805

1,140

2,040

3,180

6,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3.9

*5.2

4.2

3.1 

2.5

3.8

5.5

5.2

5.5

5.4

1O

T.5

6.3

6.7

6.3

6.7

6.7

5.2

4.5

 3.9

2.8

2.1

1.4

1.1

T7J

2.5

2.8

2.8

*2.8

2.5

3.1

133.3

4.30

0.019

O.O2

Nov.

3.9

3.3

3.6

3.1 

2.5

3.4

5.2

3.3

3.1

3.9

3.3

3.3

4.4

5.9

5.2

4.5

4.2

3.9

4.9

7.4

16

166

192

gg

61

42

31

26

21 *20

755.3

25.2

0.110

0.12

Dec.

18

Iff

19

*18 

39

247

214

140

102

89

1.170

662

308

204

154

126

101

88

84

77

75

83

96

95

87

75

64

50

4O

38

37

4,618

149

0.651

0.75

Jan.

56

94

145

264 

252

*199

160

1,870

5.740

1,216

879

529

322

 240

188

155

136

215

462

522

280

617

427

577

1,160

625

415

1,17O

1,540

641

430

19,120

617

2.69

3.11

Feb.

559

246

204

176 

141

124

208

362

279

206

180

*885

*1.020

592

515

780

732

529

390

5O5

442

744

427

505

248

210

178

148

_

_

-

10,915

590

1.7O

1.77

Calendar year 1952: Max 6.56O Mln l.l

Mar.

122

109 T8~B~

*1.980 

1,416

712

455

515

266

225

207

184

178

172

177

532

*295

248

248

24O

201

175

158

1,550

1,520

. 830

512

4OO

515

248

212

14.16O

457

2.OO

2.50

Apr.

201

1,100

908

551 

552

276

849

91O

642

1,52O

1,240

651

418

295

223

195

184

178

1,100

900

*64O

426

525

248

2O4

2O1

225

212

194

176

15,5OO

510

2.25

2.48

May

162

141

116

97 

118

555

*6.1OO

2,646

745

392

257

192

151

131

121

114

129

283

212

152

115

91

76

66

56

56

48

36

28

24

S5

12,812

413

1.80

2.08

June

59 *3T

25

19 

16

14

12

9.8

9.5

9.1

8.1

7.5

7.2

6.6

6.4

6.1

B73

8.8

6.4

11

18

15

11

9.5

*8.4

7.8

7.2

6.1

6.6

6.9

-

557.8

11.9

O.O52

0.06

July

6.9

7.5

8.4

6.4 

5.4

5.2

4.5

4.5

5.4

5.2

4.5

4.3

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.6

5.6

5.4

4,0

5.5

5.9

8

17~8".4

5.9

4.9

4.3

4.1

3.8

6.9

10

179.3

5.78

0.025

O.O5

Mean 275 Cfsm 1.20 In. 16

Aug.

5.9

BT2

4.5

4.5 

5.2

4.7

5.8

5.6

5.2

4.7

*4.5

4.5

4.0

5.8

3.6

3.4

3.3

3.1

3.0

2.8

2.7

2.6

2.4

2.5

2.2

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.6

110.4

5.56

0.016

O.02

Sept.

 1.6

1.5

1.7

2.1 

5.4

2.4

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.4

»1.5

2^8

1.8

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

li

6.9

3.8

2.4

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

-

71.8

2.39

O.010

0.01

.55

Water year 1952-53: Max 6,100 Mln 1.1 Mean 215 Cfsm 0.939 In. 12.75

Peak discharge (base, 

7,TOO cfa (10.65 ft).

STOOP cfe). Jan. 9 (5:50 a.m.) 5,420 efs (9.57 ft); Hay 7 (1 to 2 p.m.)

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 21, Aug. 16 to Sept. 30.
98 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

Monongahela River at Greensboro, Pa.

Location. Lat 39°47'15", long. 79"55'15", on left bank on land guide wall 750 ft upstream 

from dam at lock 7, at Greensboro, Greene County, 0.2 mile upstream from George Creek, 

2.2 miles downstream from Dunkard Creek, 4.3 miles downstream from Cheat River, and at 

mile 84.8.

Drainage area. 4,407 sq mi.

Records available. January 1939 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete dam. Datum of gage is 767.55 ft above mean sea 

level, adjustment of 1912.

Average discharge.--14 years, 8,239 cfs (adjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 44,300 cfs May 7 (gage height, 17.31 ft); minimum, 364 cfs Nov. 9 (gage height, 10.82 ft); minimum daily. 460 cfs Nov. 9.

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 124,000 cfs Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 26.60 ft); minimum not determined; minimum gage height, 10.23 ft Apr. 29, 1941; minimum daily discharge, 204 cfs Sept. 1-3, 5, 1946.

Maximum stage known, about 36 ft in July 1888, from high-water profile by Corps of 

Engineers. Flood of Mar. 18, 1936, reached a stage of 28.4 ft (discharge, 147,000 

cfs).

Remarks. Records good above 5,000 cfs and fair below except those below 1,000 cfs, which 

"^are poor. Flow regulated since 1938 by Tygart Reservoir (see p. 116) and since 1926 

by Lake Lynn (combined capacity, 358,900 acre-feet).

Revisions (water years). WSP 1113: 1939(M), 1941 (M).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet,- and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to May 6 May 7 to Sept. 30

10.8

11.1

11.5

12.0

330

910

1,940

3,600

13.0

15.0

17.0

8,150 

22,000 

40,9OO

10.9

11.5

12.0

380

1,840

3,540

13.0

15.0

17.0

8,140

22,000

40,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

37

38

39

30

31

Total

Mean

(T)

Oct.

656

*1,230

770

695

676

738

676

676

695 

716

781

656 

1.4,20

672

656

676

617

617

578

578

636

617

617

636

578

636

1,240

1,340

578

520

500

22,677

732

-431

Nov.

483

539

568

636

558

483

500

466

460 

1,315

578

539 

558

520

483

539

558

500

558

617

2,240

7,500

3,240

3,160

3,940

1,210

830

953

636

617

35,579

1,186

-247

Dec.

578 '576"

1,280

975

»1,530

3,630

3,180

2,870

2,730 

3,820

21,000

21,600 

17 , 600

9,200

8,980

6,560

5,000

4,760

4,380

4,290

3,460

6,000

7,360

7,140

3,980

3,500

2,360

1,560

1,630

2,070

4,310

168,199

5,436

-235

Jan.

1,420

2,4l(b

1,790

2,120

3,780

»3,440

5,460

24,600

58,700 

27,900

22,800

17,300 

21,200

18,800

17,400

15,500

14,000

10,700

15,100

10,400

10,800

15,800

18,100

20,000

25,500

21,200

17,200

19,500

25,600

21,200

18,800

484,120

15,620

+77.5

Feb.

12,900

12,500

8,680

7,000

6.240

7,540

9,600

9,600

11,000 

9,790

10,400

*16,400 

21,200

22,000

19,100

22.600

17, loo

15,600

12.000

9,140

12,600

21,900

19,600

17,000

12,500

10,100

7,330

6,620

_

-

368,040

15,140

+96.9

Mar.

2,590

4,526

8,650

21,800

22,800

16,600

10,100

9,510

10,000 

11,200

11,500

12,600 

15,200

14,800

15,800

18,000

»16,200

15,000

12,500

11,700

10,200

9,400

8,620

21,600

25,600

18,800

17,700

15,400

12,400

14,600

15,500

424,690

15,700

+443

Apr.

13,200

17,300

16,600

16,900

12,800

12,500

12,800

14,800

15,900 

20,400

20 . 600

19,200 

14,900

18,400

16,900

12,600

. 11,500

8,800

10,500

15,500

»12,200

15,200

15,000

11,700

10,500

5,550

6,820

7,160

6,560

6,26'0

592,450

15,080

+542

May

6,250

4,080

2,780

5,440

4,800

14,600

56,600

24,300

21,200 

17,600

14,100

10,600 

9,100

8,140

8,870

'8,410

6,880

11,700

10,900

8,350

9,890

12,600

11,900

9,880

10,300

8,640

*5,470

5,820

5,860

1,480

1,560

512,900

10,090

+571

June

2,560

2,200

1,900

1,460

1,350

710

556

1,640

1,590 

1,110

1,620

1,550 

798

622

1,040

866

1,620

2,450

2,170

1,500

964

1,640

1,160

1,080

*1,550

1,060

578

512

1,230

2,910

41,158

1,373

+51.1

July

2,650

2,550

2,140

2,770

2,020

2,360

1,990

3,500

1,900 

2,170

1,840

1,550 

1,200

1,200

964

644

940

644

666

1,040

964

844

1,160

1,180

892

666

1,350

892

62£

600

7TO

45.37E

1,39£

-107

Aug.

534

512

TSS

1,670

844

1,580

5,460

4,580

6,400 

4,280

*4,800

4,840 

4,190

2,650

1,080

666

844

868

868

710

798

666

556

754

754

666

732

644

554

578

556

55,192

1,716

-192

Sept.

1,350

644

556

578

688

644

534

534

534 

554

556

666 

578

578

1,580

556

513

534

554

776

600

623

556

556

490

490

490

468

1,350"

556

-

19,334

644

-547

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean

Cf sm 

In.

501 

0.068 

0.08

95£

0.212 

0.24

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1953-53:

5,191 

1.18 

1.56

15,700 

5.56 

4.10

15,240 

3.00 

3.12

14,140 

3.21 

3.70

15,620 

5.09 

3.45

10,660 

2.42 

2.79

Observed

Max 59,700 Min 460 Mean 7,144 

Max 38,700 Min 460 Mean 6,481

1,425 

0.323 

0.36

1,29Z 

0.293 

0.54

1,524 

0.546 

0.40

97.0 

0.022 

0.02

Adjusted

Mean 7,103 Cfsm 1.61 In. 21.95 

Mean 6,485 Cfsm 1.47 In. 19.96

 'Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents in Tygart Reservoir and Lake Lynn, equivalent in cubic feet per second, 

ords of contents in Lake Lynn furnished by West Penn Power Co.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 99

South Fork Tenmile Creek at Jefferson, Pa.

Creek.

 Lat 39°55'25", long. 80°04'25", on right bank at downstream side of highway 

, 1 mile southwest of Jefferson, Ureene County, and 3£ miles downstream from 'rom Ruff 1

Drainage area. 180 sq mi.

Records available. --October 1931 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and masonry control. Datum of gage is 852.54 ft above mean sea 

" adjustment of 1907. Prior to Oct. 21, 1938, chain gage at same site and datum.

age height, 10.88 ft); minimum,

Average discharge. 21 years (1932-53), 211 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5.930 cfs May 7 (gage he

 0.15 cfs Aug. 24-28, Aug. 30 to Sept. 3 (gage height, 0.49 ft).

1931-53: Maximum discharge, 13,800 cfs June 4, 1941 (gage height, 18.45 ft, from 

floodmark in gage house), from rating curve extended above 8,000 cfs on basis ol slopearea determination of peak flow; minimum observed, 0.05 cfs Sept. 3, 1938 (gage height, 

0.36 ft).

Remarks . tecords good.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.45 

.5 

.55

1.1

0.11

.32

.59

.92

1.86

3.14

4.80

9.7

1.3 

1.5 

1.7

5.0 

8.0

17

31

58

121

445

830

1,350

3,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*0.37 ~^5

.78

.78

1.48

1.75

1.54

1.34

1.44 

1.75

2.33

3.00

?733"

" 1.97

1.44

1.75

1.64

1.34

1.16

.92

.78

.85

.85

.85 

.85

.92

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

*1»00

39.90

1.29

0.0072

0.008

Nov.

1.08

1.00

TH35

1.16

1.16

1.16

1.25

1.16

1.16 

1.34

1.54

1.75

1.86

1.86

1.75

1.64

1.54

1.44

1.64

2.09

7.9

78

62

30 

19

13.5

8.8

8.3

7.5

6.8

270.46

9.02

O'.OSO

0.06

Dec.

6.3

 STF 6.1

*7.5

19.5

111

67

41

30 

38

576

250

136

92

73

52

39

36

32

29

31

38

41

41

39

33

30

23

19.5

17.5

. 18

1,979.2

63.8

0.354

0.41

Jan.

~SZ 37

85

141

124

98

*77

981

1.600 

895

632

383

250

177

138

116

100

224

277

202

180

224

180

311 

604

367

297

1,240

761

431

336

11,530

372

2.07

2.38

Feb.

250

168

154

128

103

96 ISO"

177

146 

114

112

324

339

267

312

409

406

280

240

199

354" 503

304

234

196

166

138

114

_

_

-

6,503

232

1.29

1.34

Mar.

96

83

111

*940

608

388

297

240

202 

205

208

193

190

168

177

202

160

144

160

141

119

105

103

1,230 

BOB

484

*350

325

260

208

171

9,106

294

1.63

1.88

Apr.

251

1,240

594

398

277

244

602

427

370 

1,020

670

420

311

231

171

157

136

185

742

*574

463

332

260

199 

166

166

234

180

154

131

11,305

377

2.09

2.34

May

126

105

83

71

77

94

3.440

1,2'S6

5701 

336

227

168

138

121

145

141

174

224

157

126

94

79

75

56 

49

*47

37

29

25

2123"

8,288

267

1.48

1.71

June

34

26

20

16

12.5

11-

40

3T

18.5 

13.5

10.5

8.3

7.2

6.3

5.2

4.63

17.5

39

25

15

11.5

8.3

6.1

4.80 

3.78

*2.86

2.21

1.75

TTTS

2.54

-

406.72

13.6

0.076

0.08

July

2.86

2.33

2.33

8.9

10.5

6.4

4.46

3.14

3.00 

3.00

2.86

2.21

1.86

1.75

1.54

1.44

1.34

1.16

1.47

4.93

6.3

4.97

7.9

6.2 

3.62

2.33

1.75

1.25

1.08 Tny

2.05

106.06

3.42

0.019

0.02

Aug.

3.68

3TJ1-

2.46

2.08

1.75

1.54

1.75

1.34

1.25 

1.25

*1.00

.92

.85

.92

.85

.65

.53

.47

.47

.47

.47

.40

.25

.15 

.IF

.15

.15

.19

.23

.19

.15

30.15

0.973

0.0054

0.006

Sept.

 *5 0.15

.19

.42

.71

.92

1.40

1.15

.85 

.78

*.78

.78

.59

.78

.65

.59

.53

.53

.47

6.7

~5.2 12

3.00

2.09 

1.54

1.08

.71

.59

.53

.53

-

46.39

1.55

0.0086

0.01

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,320 Mln 0.32 Mean 192 Cfsm 1.07 In. . 14.56

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,440 Mln 0.15 Mean 136 Cfsm 0.756 In. 10.24

Peak discharge (base. 4.000 cfa). May 7 (1:30 p.m.) 5,930 cfs (10.88 ft). 

* Discharge ieasumwnt nade on this day.
100 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

Redstone Creek at Waltersburg, Pa.

Location. Lat 39°58'45", long.'79 0 45'50", near center of span on downstream side of highway bridge at Waltersburg, Payette County, 500 ft upstream from Bolden Run and 1 mile 

upstream from Alien Run.

Drainage area. 73.7 sq mi.

Records available. November 1942 to September 1953.

Sage. Wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator; gage read twice daily. Altitude of 

gage is 900 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 10 years (1943-53), 110 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,380 cfs May 7 (gage height, 5.13 ft); minimum, 

observed, 8.8 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 0.92 ft).

1942-53: Maximum discharge, 3,200 cfs June 2, 1946 (gage height, 7.84 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; minimum observed, 7.0 cfs Nov. 5, 1951 (gage height, 0.93 ft); minimum gage height 

observed, that of Sept. 30, 1953.

Remarks. Records good above 40 cfs and fair below, except those for periods of no gageHeight record, which are poor. Some regulation at low flow by mine pumps above station.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.95

1.1

1.5

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

203

450

825

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

Z7

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

26

51

3T

22

19

19

21

a21

22

33

30

19

19

23

22

21

20

18

16

14

19

20

14

14

14

14

20" 12

21

22

21

658

21.2

0.288

0.33

Nov.

20

12 n*21

21

?7.

Dec.

21 2B26 "'23

60

72

i: 36

21

1

20

24

21

26

21

21

19

18

14

16

38

53

7240"

32

26

27

22

20

19

19

-

741

24.7

0.335

0.37

34

38

50

321

TIS

110

83

81

64

50

55

50

54

50

49

50

50

50

45

34

25

36

32

33

1,859

60.0

0.814

0.94

Jan.

57

a54

7?

83

*68

62

54

5"0"5 545

344

319

236

192

148

126

126

114

138

118

106

138

159

138

a!70

225

170

159

291

225

181

148

5,466

176

2.39

2.76

Feb.

126

106

94

83

75

83

94

83

73

64

75

120

*110

96

144

170

TBT

102

106

110

170

148

126

118

102

90

87

75

-

-

-

2,964

106

1.44

1.50

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,440 Mln 12

Mar.

68

60

73

138

122

110

94

98

88

85

100

106

225

170

203

203

159

*148

170

130

110

102

104

728

3W

271

225

214

203

. 181

159

5,218

168

2.28

2.63

Apr.

 214

395

m

260

203

192

271

214

203

313

203

181

159

136

118

112

98

124

192

*159

148

134

122

102

98

136

126

114

102

94

5,242

175

2.37

2.65

May

92

83

73

68

88

132

*752 3~S5

295

214

181

138

122

110

138

118

170

148

130

122

98

90

96

72

117

*122

90

77

60

W

136

4,561

147

1.99

2.30

June

75

70

60

60

52

68

87

W

57

57

50

57

54

42

42

44

56

50

45

44

34

38

37

36

37

*37

38

a35

30

£6

1,478

49.3

0.669

0.75

July

26

26

44

26

32

27

26

33

30

26

> a26

(*)

26

26

36

60

?!

26

21

?S

28

28

28

39

901

29.1

0.395

0.45

Aug.

26

26

26

*26

26

26

26

23

26

26

28

27

23

27

27

21

2S

28

27

26

26

26

21

26

26

23

30

^

27

22

23

794

. 25.6

0.347

0.40

Sept.

22

25

30

21

38

19

16

IS

16

*19

19

40

18

21

a25

a25

a25

a25

a28

a80

a30

*16

16

26

21

25

14

2T

19

16

734

24. 5

0.332

0.37

Mean 105 Cfsm 1.42 In. 19.34

Water year 1952-53: Max 752 Mln 12 Mean 83.9 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.45

Peak discharge (base. 2.000 cfs).--Ho peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 101

Monongahela River at Charlerol, Pa.

Location.--Lat 40°08'30", long. 79°53i35", on right bank on land guide wall 1,100 ft up- 

 stream from dam at lock 4, at Charleroi, Washington County, half a mile downstream 

from Maple Creek, and at mile 41.5.

Drainage area. 5,213 sq mi.

RecordsLavailable. March 1886 to March 1905 (fragmentary), October 1953. 

;e_. Water-stage recorder and concrete dam. Datum of gage is 735. 

evel (Corps of Engineers benchmark). March 1886 to March 1905 s 

1 mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--20 years (1933-53), 9,076 cfs (adjusted for stor

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 55,800 cfs May 7 (gage heigit

 mum, 470 efs Sept. 15 (gage height, 2.38 ft).

1886-1905, 1933-53: Maximum discharge, about 156,000 cfs July 

height, 42.0 ft on lower gage, at old lock downstream, or about 2 

minimum not determined.

Remarks.--Records good above 3,000 cfs and fair below except those b 

are poor. Flow regulated by locks above station, since 1938 by T 

p. 116), and since 1926 by Lake Lynn (combined capacity, 358,900 a 

chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1953

Revisions (water years). WSP 758: Drainage area. WSP 783: 1888(M

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.4 

2.9 

3.5 

4.0

500

1,480

3,310

5,300

5.0

7.0

10.0

10,300

23,500

49,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to Se

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ttotal

Mean

(t)

Oct.

1,190

964

1,230

926

g778

g619

g778

g724

g670 

g832

g850

g964

g778

gl,250

g907

g760

724

742

670

565

619

724

760

706

724

760

742

1,250

1.360

850

688

26,124

843

-431

Nov.

602

602

551

636

636

636

534

551

517 

666

1,120

796

670

653

636

585

568

636

619

653

796

5,480

5.750

2,690

3,570

3,370

1,430

1,060

926

778

-

38,717

1,291 -247

Dec.

670

742

814

1,270

1,270

2,200

4,280

 3,310

3,000 

3,000

14, 700

25.900

18 , 600

12,400

9,200

8,190

5,960

5,010

4,600

4,740

4,220

4,960

6,720

7,890

6,220

4,390

3,200

2,400

1,580

1,840

2,880

176,156

5,682

-235

Jan.

4,220

1.810

2,760

2,490

3,210

4,080

4,430

18,300

lfc»

26,700

20,700

20,000

*20, 700

17,900

16,500

15,800

11,700

13 , 500

12,000

10,800

14,800

18,600

20,000

25,900

24,300

19,300

20,800

26,700

23,500

20,700

520,500

16,790

+77.5

Feb.

15,900

12,900

11,000

8,650

7.150

7,150

9,480

10,000

11,100 

11,100

9,750

13,800

22 . 100

22,100

20,000

22,100

19,300

16,800

14, 100

10,800

11,400

20,500

21,400

17,900

 14,300

11,700

9,480

7,150

-

-

-

389,110

13,900

+96.9

Mar.

5,380

3.380

6,680

18 , 800

26,700

18,600

12,300

10,600

11,100 

10,800

12,300-

12,800

14,400

14,800

16,200

18,200

17,600

13,800

14,100

*11,700

11,400

10,600

9,480

19 , 500

28.300

22, 100

19,300

17,900

13,500

14,800

16,200

453,320

14,620

+443

Apr.

14,100

20,000

18,6OO

18,600

15,200

12,900

14,800

16,200

16,800 

21,400

22.800

21,400

16,500

19,300

17,900

15,400

12,000

10,600

12,600

13,800

13,800

14,100

13,500

13,200

11,400

8,560

7,150

7,150

7,400

6.900

-

434,060

14,470

+542

May

7,150

5,470

3,940

*3,170

4,470

10,600

59 i 300

36,200

24,300 

21,400

15,800

13,200

10,600

8,650

8,920

10,000

7,600

11,400

11,700

10,100

9,200

12,000

12,900

12,300

10,000

9,750

6,930

4,760

3,990

3,440

1.950

351,190

11,330

+571

June

2,070

_2.560

2,300

1,950

1,600

1,530

1,360

1,120

2,030 

1,730

1,530

1,600

1,560

1,040

869

1,040

1,360

*2,300

2,560

2,210

1,430

1,580

1,600

1,320

1,340

1,390

1,140

760

814

1,650

-

47,343

1,578

+51.1

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean

Cfsm

In.

412

0.079

0.09

1,044

0.200

0.22

Calendar year 1952 :

Water year 1952-53 :

5,447

1.04

1.20

16,870

3.24

3.74

14,000

2.69

2.80

15^060

2.89

3.33

15,010

2.88

3.21

11,900

2.28

2.63

1,629

0.312

Q. 35

Observed

"lax 72,700 Min 517 Mean 8,092 Mean 8,051

"lax 44,100 Min 500 Mean 7,020 Mean 7,022

July

3.050

2,860

2,400

2,590

2,790

2,460

2,300

2,120

*2,330 

1,970

2,240

1,780

1,300

1,270

1,210

1,000

888

964

796

945

1,100

1,100

1,680

1,360

1,190

926

874

1,210

1,000

760

832

49,275

1,590

-107

Aug.

778

653

670

1,090

1,560

1,080

2,160

3,340

6.420 

4,680

4,960

5,130

 4,590

3,500

2,160

1,080

796

888

888

888

814

832

688

653

760

814

706

796

760

619

534

55,287

" 1,783 -192

Sept.

693

1,060

778

636

760

742

636

619

619 

585

568

636

636

551

675

1,090

688

551

534

1,090

1,060

814

706

636

619

568

500

551

689

1.100

-

21,390

713

-547

1,483

0.284

0.33

1,591

0.305

0.35

166

0.032

0.04

djusted

fsm 1.54 In. 21.03

fsm 1.35 In. 18.29

)33 to September

) ft above mean sea 

iff gage at site

;e since 1940).

10.70 ft); miniLi, 1888 (gage 

.1 ft on present

Low 1,000 cfs, which 

gart Reservoir (see 

 e-ft). Records of 

<e given in WSP 1290.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in o«nCents in Tygart Reservoir and Lake Lynn, equivalent in cubl 

ord» of contents in Lake Lynn furnished by West Penn Power Co.

g Computed from twice-daily tape-gage readings'and partly recorded graph.

feet per second. Rec-
102 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

Youghiogheny River near Oakland, Md.

Location. Lat 39°25'19", long. 79°25'32", on left bank 200 ft downstream from Baltimore 

& Ohio Railroad bridge, 250 ft downstream from Little Youghiogheny River, l£ miles 

northwest of Oakland, Garrett County, and l£ miles upstream from Dunkard Lick Run.

Drainage area.--134 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1941 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 2,353.11 ft above mean 

sea level, unadjusted. Prior to Aug. 1, 1946, wire-weight gage at bridge 200 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 12 years, 288 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,700 cfs Jan. 24 (gage height, 6.19 ft); minimum daily, 3.6 cfs Sept. 30.

1941-53: Maximum discharge, 7,800 cfs Dec. 16, 1948 (gage height, 9.77 ft); minimum 

daily, that of Sept. 30, 1953.

Flood of March 1936 reached a stage of 15.3 ft, from floodmarks.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1113: 1947(M).

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

5.2

10

19

2.3

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.4

66

116

301

847

1,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

9.4

11

21

20

12

*10

13

22

17

17

57

41

26

19

15

12

11

11

10

10

10

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

10

11

11

472.2

15.2

0.113

0.13

Nov.

11

11

12

12

14

12

10

10

11

15

34

24

18

15

15

14

14

13

13

49

300

872

315

171

113

89

73

58

b38

41

-

2,397

79.9

0.596

0.67

Dec.

b38

39

41

38

129

362

b200

174

147

195

1,450

868

522

367

b260

b200

blSO

168

192

192

192

238

288

264

246

207

blSO

b!20

b!22

bl!2

105

7,846

253

1.89

2.18

Jan.

97

b80

.89

82

b66

b62

68

201

549

511

604

468

b350

338

*400

1,070

1,360

1,380

1,110

719

592

582

587

1.900

1,890

904

655

1,280

1,030

672

516

20,212

652

4.87

5.61

Feb.

511

386

329

280

218

230

560

452

357

275

256

1,150

923

592

500

391

333

b250

234

322

1.570

1,190

643

468

362

319

284

250

-

-

-

13,635

487

3.63

' 3.78

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,880 Mln 6.3

Mar.

196

b!60

b210

1.520

1,020

660

554

b430

367

310

339

638

872

841

749

786

570

489

620

489

396

319

284

978

810

816

626

587

649

522

422

18,029

582

4.34

5.00

Apr.

427

829

666

527

406

357

516

432

479

1.150

1,050

749

737

678

570

505

406

342

391

319

315

381

357

292

246

254

254

262

226

m.

14,315

477

3.56

3.97

May

185

161

135

122

296

653

1.010

768

615

500

*376

301

315

288

319

315

762

660

479

376

271

234

267

200

174

150

119

100

84

75

187

10,497

339

2.53

2.91

June

149

105

80

64

52

49

128

68

48

50

45

38

40

34

31

28

41

46

34

28

26

43

26

18

16

15

li

14

22

21

-

1,373

45.8

0.342

0.38

July

16

16

32

27

16

14

*15

12

9.4

8.3

8.3

7.8

7.2

6.8

6.3

6.3

5.9

5.9

6.8

7.8

8.3

7.8

8.8

11

8.3

6.8

5.9

5.6

l^i

6.7

10

318.9

10.3

0.077

0.09

Aug.

9.4

7.8

8.3

9.4

24

58

34

32

103

168

61

32

20

*16

13

12

11

10

8.8

8.3

7.8

7.2

6.6

6.2

6.0

5.6

5.2

5.4

4.9

4.6

4a

709.9

22.9

0.171

0.20

Sept.

4.2

4.0

3.8

5.0

8.0

IS *11

8.0

6.8

6.0

5.4

7.0

8.0

9.0

7.0

6.0

5.0

4.0

4.5

5.0

5.4

6.0

6.6

6.0

5.0

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.0

3^6

179.8

5.99

0.045

0.05

Mean 255 Cfsm 1.90 In. 25.92

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,900 Mln 3.6 Mean 247 Cfsm 1.84 In. 24.97

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 cfs). Ho peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. No gage-height record June 11-13, Aug. 23-28, Aug. 30 to Sept. 6, Sept. 8-30; discharge 

estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 103

Youghiogheny River at Priendsville, Md.

Location. Lat 39°39'17", long. 79°24'27", on left bank 0.6 mile upstream from highway

 bridge at Priendsville, Garrett County, and l£ miles upstream from Bear Creek.

Drainage area. 295 sq mi.

Records available. August 1898 to December 1904 and December 1940 to September 1953 in

 reports of Geological Survey. August 1898 to December 1904 and September 1922 to September 1931 (gage heights only, September 1922 to September 1926) in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,487.33 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 i:929. Aug. 17, 1898, to Dec. 31, 1904, and Sept. 1, 1922, to Sept. 30, 1931, chain 

gages at bridge 0.6 mile downstream at datums 16.24 and 16.29 ft lower, respectively.

Average discharge.--12 years (1941-53), 611 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,880 cfs Jan. 24 (gage height, 5.25 ft); minimum daily, 16 cfs Aug. 23.

1898-1904, 1922-31, 1940-53: Maximum gage height, 14.2 ft Mar. 29, 1924, from 

floodmarks, site and datum then in use, or about 10 ft, present site and datum, determined from relation curve (discharge not determined); minimum daily discharge, that of 

Aug. 23, 1953.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

wETch are fair. Low and medium flow regulated by Deep Creek Reservoir (total capacity, 

4,620,000,000 cu ft).

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of loe effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.8

1.9 

2.1 

2.3 

2.5 91

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

152

304

720

1,370

3,290

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

184

191

184

174

99

*130

227

222

227

213

186

144

206

222

208

219

242

123

113

180

169

140

112

100

89

70

106

132

142

120

56.

4,930

159

-150

Nov.

70

55

94

78

122

112

124

58

64

138

95

194

196

166

90

70

150

160

190

220

500

1.400

600

500

360

340

210

210

150

140

-

6,856

229

-67.3

Dec.

180

170

190

190

*310

535

371

451

423

462

2.120

1,600

948

660

640

504

442

430

430

470

364

500

650

608

512

442

b330

b230

b310

b330

b280

16,082

519

-19.7

Jan.

230

b225

b!90

bl80

b250

b270

b205

558

1,200

1,190

1,220

938

728

620

700

*1,510

2,310

2,350

2,080

1,390

1,110

1,070

1,030

2,290

5.090

1,660

1,140

2,210

2,060

1,260

1,020

36,284

1,170

+197

Feb.

963

902

750

702

570

12i

910

854

802

638

562

1,630

1,630

1,040

890

830

700

b560

522

520

1,940

2.040

1,140

866

680

602

565

504

-

-

-

24,783

885

+156

Mar.

416

358

371

1,810

*1,760

1,120

989

819

786

720

690-

1,150

1,720

1,560

1,310

1,640

1,250

1,070

1,250

1,030

775

650

700

1.870

1,670

1,660

1,310

1,050

1,160

1,080

950

34,694

1,119

+181

Apr.

1,020

1,660

1,380

1,050

808

797

1,030

950

,010

,640

.820

,180

,340

,340

1,160

1,130

968

649

670

795

788

872

840

778

584

512

696

714

642

586

29,409

980

+18.5

May

550

411

332

431

620

*983

1.650

1,330

1,100

902

856

751

714

703

668

536

918

1,130

889

778

632

577

446

394

451

439

398

342

307

HO 6

liZ

20,621

665 -9.0

June

410

344

275

177

222

96

135

224

*196

167

161

128

74

68

132

195

189

243

132

62

56

197

181

151

95

42

38

55

95

117

4,657

155

-55.6

July

95

64

205

57

48

59

58

75

37

28

24

22

66

95

90

80

53

21

20

113

73

117

94

52

53

49

67

107

114

49

94

2,179

70.3

-47.0

Aug.

28

24

100

100

80

150

130

130

100

300

150

100

40

34

44

27

*40

88

86

66

48

23

IS

122

176

108

125

120

80

25

126

2,786

. 89.9

-54.8

Sept.

179

158

133

31

25

21

18

141

167

162

183

95

24

132

190

173

140

149

55

11

82

133

166

99

90

64

41

138

133

177

3,316

111

-119

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents*

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

9 

0.031 

0.04

162 

0.549 

0.6]

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-53:

499 

1.69 

1.95

1,367 

4.63 

5.34

1,041 

3.53 

3.68

1,300 

4.41 

. 5.08

998 

3.38

3.77

656 

2.22 

2.56

Observed

Max 4,990 Mln 30 Mean 566 

Max 3,090 Mln 16 Mean 511

99 

0.336 

0.37

23.3 

0.079 

0.09

35.1 

0.119 

0.14

-8 

-0.027 

-0.03

Adjusted

Mean 557 Cfsm 1.89 In. 25.71 

Mean 513 Cfsm 1.74 In. 23.60

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In Deep Creek Reservoir; furnished by 

Pennsylvania Electric Co.

* Negative figures of adjusted discharge or runoff Indicate that evaporation from reservoir exceeded Inflow.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Mote. No gage-height record Nov. 15 to Dec. 5, Aug. 3-14; discharge estimated on basis of records 

for station near Oakland, records of release from Deep Creek Reservoir, and weather records.
104 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

Youghiogheny River at Youghiogheny River Dam, Pa.

Location. -Lat 39°48'20", long. 79°21>50", on right bank 800 ft upstream from bridge on 

State Highway 281, a quarter of a mile downstream from Youghiogheny River Dam, Somerset County, a quarter of a mile south of Confluence, and 0.7 mile upstream from 

Casselman River.

Drainage area.--436 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1904 to December 1910, January 1911 to September 1913 (gage 

heights only), and March 1940 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. September 1904 to September 1914, October 1914 to September 1922 (gage heights only), and 

March 1940 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and 

Waters. Some high-water records prior to October 1914 are in error due to backwater 

from Casselman River.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,310.17 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Sept. 30, 1922, chain gage at site 800 

ft downstream at datum 0.38 ft lower.'

Average djscharge.--13 years (1940-53), 858 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,200 cfs Feb. 4 (gage height, 7.02 ft); minimum, 12 cfs Jan. 20 (gage height, 3.20 ft); minimum daily, 66 cfs Jan. 20.

1904-14, 1940-53: Maximum gage height observed, 19.00 ft Mar. 14, 1907, site and 

datum then in use (discharge not determined); practically no flow at times during May 

and June 1950 when reservoir gates were closed.

Remarks. Records good except those for Mar. 24-26, which are fair. Flow regulated since 

1943 by Youghiogheny River Reservoir (see p. 116) and since 1925 by Deep Creek Reservoir (combined capacity, 360,060 acre-ft).

Cooperation. Four discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revislons.--WSP 893: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Backwater from Casselman River Nov. 22, Dec. 10, 11, Jan. 16, 17, 19, 

24, 25, 28, 29, Mar. 5, 12-17, 23-27, Apr. 2, Hay 31 to June l)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 3 Feb. 4 to Sept. 30

3.4 

3.6

3.8

45 

104 

20D

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

345

1,560

4,230

3.8 

4.0 

5.0

7.0

200

345

1,450

4,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Itotal

Mean

(t)

Oct.

2M

715

715

715

715

689

676

*616

616

616

604

604

604

604

604

604

604

604

592

592

592

604

604

604

592

558

525

*515

515 *505

505

18,956

611

-600

Nov.

505

495

495

455

426

417

417

417

417

408

408

399

399

*363

322

322

322

314

314

314

306

240

13J

213

388

465

495

535

558

558

-

11,824

394

-189

Dec.

592 *616

604

570

515

332

162

308

465

390

220

125

m121

196

416

570

570

638

715

715

715

638

570

570

616

715

715

715

780

793

15,788

509

4-197

Jan.

522

448

535

546

546

558

604

*333

133

133

133

133

129

129

129

130

130

138

100

*66

138

138

326

680

690

676 *638

720

730

1,320

1.820

13,451

434

+1,560

Feb.

2,140

3,120

3,180

*5 . 750

1,910

1,110

1,350

1,570

1,340

*969

1,110

890

674

901

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,370

1,570

1,200

685

685

1,150

1,630

1,630

1,560

1,340

1,140

_

-

41,394

1,478

-113

Mar.

1,140

1,140

1,130

901

680

924

1,160

1,400

1,630

1,630

1,630-

1,480

900

710

940

1,210

1,460

1,330

822

1,460

2,140

2.280

1,250

112 *630

1,470

1,230

1,510

1,760

 1,760

1,550

39,667

1,280

4-642

Apr.

 1,020

700

1,070

1,230

1,040

545

24<3

240

240

399

995

1,260

1,530

1.650

1,260

1,260

1,140

820

832

901

936

*994

1,010

1,070

1,080

1,080

1,020

901

832

718

27,993

933

4-466

May

718

663

609

546

546

763

485

1,200

2.880

2,640

1,370

1,010

936

936

947

936

936

1,140

1,200

1,010

947

947

947

890

820

774

718

567

525

422

340

29,368

947

-4.4

June

340

337

*345

337

337

337

298

£41

247

247

247

298

337

337

337

337

337

412

522

609

609

556

*468

468

468

468

468

468

468

458

-

11,744

391

-282

July

458

458

458

458

458

458

458

458

458

506

598

598

588

588

588

588

588

588

588

588

588

588

*588

478

413

536

588

588

588

588

588

16,659

537

-533

Aug.

588

588

588

588

588

578

*578

578

578

578

578

578

578

578

578

567

567

567

556

556

556

556

546

546

546

546

546

546

546

546

546

17,559

566

-542

Sept.

*546

546

546

536

536

536

536

536

536

536

*525

516

516

516

506

556

6Q9

609

609

598

586

578

578

578

578

578

578

578

578

567

-

16,729

558

-599

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents*

Mean 

Cf sm 

In.

11.0 

0.025 

0.03

205 

0.470 

0.52

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-53:

706 

1.62

1.87

1,994 

4.57 

5.27

1,365 

3.13 

3.26

1,922 

4.41 

5.08

1,399 

3.21 

3.58

943 

2.16 

2.49

Observed

Max 5,86C Hin 121 Mean 912 

Max 3,750 Hln 66 Mean 715

109 

0.250 

0.28

4.00 

0.0092 

0.01

24.0 

0.055 

0.06

-41.0 

0.094 

0.10

Adjusted

Mean 837 Cfsm 1.92 In. 26.11 

Mean 718 Cfsm 1.65 In. 22.35

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Change in contents in Youghiogheny River and Deep Creek Reservoirs, equivalent in cubic feet per 

second. Records of contents in Deep Creek Reservoir furnished by Pennsylvania Electric Co.

* Negative figures of adjusted discharge and runoff indicate that evaporation and seepage exceeded 

inflow.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 

Casselman River at Grantsville, Md.

105

Location.--Lat 39°42 1 05", long. 79°08'05", on left bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge, 0.3 mile upstream from Slaubough Run, 0.7 mile downstream from U. S. Route 40, 

and 1.0 mile northeast of Grantsville, Garrett County.

Drainage area. 62.5 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1947 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 2,090 ft (from 

topographic map).

Average discharge.--6 years, 119 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,110 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 3.82 ft); minimum, 1.0 cfs Sept. 2, 3, 4.

1947-53: Maximum discharge, 5,110 cfs July 4, 1948 (gage height, 8,13 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,600 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination of 

peak flow; minimum, that of Sept. 2, 3, 4, 1953.

Remarks --Records good except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful or no gageheight record, which are fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1143: 1948.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.91

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3 

1.5 36 3.4

109

220

335

538

795

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

al.9

a2.4

a6. 4

a6.0

a4.0

a3.5

*4.0

5.0

4.3

4.6

7.3

8.9

6.0

4.6

3.7

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.0

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.5

2.7

2.7

115.0

3.71

0.059

0.07

Nov.

2.7

2.7

2.7

3.0

3.2

*3.0

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.4

4.3

4.3

3.7

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

11

d200

346

87

43

29

22

17

14

b8. 4

blO

-

850.2

28.3

0.453

0.51

Dec.

blO

11

11

12

33

82

b44

42

37

58

571

204

119

b88

b64

b58

b54

b54

b52

52

49

55

71

89

79

b60

b44

b42

b40

b40

39

2,264

73.0

1.17

1.35

Jan.

39

b33

37

36

b£9

b29

b39

blOO

b!50

b!45

b!50

bl!6

bl!4

*126

199

516

440

466

450

301

289

285

270

641

493

b280

230

414

306

b215

207

7,145

230

3.68

4.25

Feb.

274

' b!85

162

141

b!06

116

244

182

136

b!06

102

354

238

176

168

b!35

bllO

b98

b94

134

ssa

315

b!90

162

141

138

133

121

-

-

-

5,011

179

2.86

2.98

Mar.

102

b80

b96

553

d440

274

b245

b!85

b!60

b!45

156

305

681

440

385

*380

263

241

289

210

171

146

143

768

461

440

310

274

259

210

182

8,994

290

4.64

5.35

Apr.

210

d410

270

214

176

171

252

191

282

434

282

238

234

214

182

165

136

128

162

131

131

141

131

107

96

98

96

94

85

15

5,536

185

2.96

3.29

Hay

71

64

55

50

107

d250

*d620

314

270

210

165

131

128

109

114

105

141

165

111

96

75

67

75

62

79

89

67

52

44

iS

200

4,129

133

2.13

2.46

June

138

91

65

55

44

37

37

*34

29

26

24

22

26

20

20

17

17

20

17

15

12

17

13

9.5

7.8

6.4

7.3

6.4

6.4

.6,0

845.8

28.2

0.451

0.50

July

6.0

5.6

13

9.5

7.6

*9.5

7.3

5.6

5.0

4.0

4.0

3.7

3.7

3.4

3.2

3.0

2.7

277

3.2

4.3

4.0

4.4

11

21

10

6.4

5.0

4.0

3.2

3.0

3.4

218.4

7.05

0.113

0.13

Aug.

3.7

8.2

40

19

13

33

17

al2

alO

11

*16

14

8.9

6.8

5.6

4.6

4.3

3.7

3.7

3.2

3.2

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.1

1.9

2.1

2.3

1.7

1,1

262.4

 8.46

0.135

0.16

Sept.

1.3

1.1

1^

1.3

2.0

i.9

3.2

*2.5

2.3

2.1

1.9

2.5

3.4

3.4

3.0

2.7

2.5

2.1

2.1

2.3

2.5

2.5

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

1.9

-

69.4

2.31

0.037

0.04

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,520 Min 1.8 Mean 113 Cfsm 1.81 In. 24.65

Water year 1952-53: Max 768 Min 1.0 Mean 97.1 Cfsm 1.55 In. 21.09

Peak discharge (base. 1.000 cfs).--Mar. 24 (6:30 a.m.) 1,110 cfs (3.8£ ft); May 6 (11 p.m.) about 

1,040 cfs.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on baaia of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

and records for nearby atations.

b Stage-diacharge relation affected by ice.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of partly reconstructed gage-height 

graph.
106 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

Big Plney Run near Salisbury, Pa.

Location. Lat 39°43'32", long. 79°02'57", on left bank an eighth of a mile upstream 

from Little Piney Run, a quarter of a mile north of Maryland-Pennsylvania State line, 

and 2j miles southeast of Salisbury, Somerset County.

Drainage area. 24.5 sq mi.

Records available. June 1932 to September 1953. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. 

Average discharge. 21 years, 38.3 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 675 cfs Nov. 21 (gage height, 3.95 ft, from 

reconstructed gage-height graph); minimum, 0.08 cfs Sept. 1, 2, 3, 4 (gage height, 

0.99 ft).

1932-53: Maximum discharge, 4,300 cfs Apr. 26, 1937 (gage height, 7.6 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 320 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage 

height 7.5 ft; maximum gage height, 8.87 ft Feb. 22, 1944 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 

that of Sept. 1, 2, 3, 4, 1953.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful or no gageheight record, which are fair. Records do not include a small amount of water diverted 3 miles above station through pumps to city of Frostburg, Md., and from spring 

700 ft above station by gravity to city of Salisbury, Pa.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

O.97

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

0.08 

.15 

.60

1.4

2.7

1.4 

1.6

2.0 

2.4

4.5

9.8

21

36

91

2.8 

3.2 

3.5

172

288

405

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, wa'ter year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.26

l!2

.86

.54

.43

*d.8

dl.O

d.8

d.9

dl.4

dITO"

d.8

d.7

d.6

d.55

d.5

d.5

d.5

d.45

d.45

d.43

d.43

d.43

d.43

d.43

d.43

d.43

d.43

d.43

d.38

18.83

0.607

-

-

Nov.

dO. 38

d.38

d.34

d.34

d.34

d.30

,34

.34

.34

.38

.43

.48

. .43

.38

,38

.38

.38

.43

.43

2.4

188

21664"

31

19

13

9.4

6.8

b4.6

6.1

-

567.50

18.9

-

-

Dec.

b5.0

5T4

6.1

6.1

15

27

b!9

19

18

25

245 ISa"

84

56

b34

b24

b24

23

b!9

17

16

18

21

22

21

b!9

b!7

b!6

blS

14

14

992.6

32.0

-

-

Jan.

15

13

14

12

10

9.4

12

28

52

47

52

40

37

40

64

*163

182

18O

177

136

122

113

107

39O

234

134

96

105

81

b68

64

2,797.4

90.2

-

-

Feb.

68

b49

47

40

b31

36

73

6O

52

40

38

82

7O

61

58

b47

b37

b32

2940"

181

I4T

96

73

57

49

41

35

_

.

-

1,665

59.5

-

-

Mar.

b27

b20 bSir

b!55

163

100

90

74

60

50

54

10O

3OO

20O

160

*149

115

10O

102

81.

67

54

54

547

55TF

180

132

102

79

64

52

3,487

112

-

-

Apr.

56

100

86

73

57

54

70

55

71

1O2

96

88

76

64

52

48

 41

42

50

42

46

48

47

41

36

37

36

36

32

28

-

1,708

56.9

-

-

May

26

24

20

17

31

37

*48

43

39

' 38

32

29

29

25

22

20

24

25

19

16

14

12

13

11

15

16

13

9.4

25 8.2

d!55

835,6

27.0

_

-

June

So" 88

40

30

24

18

26

*16

12

9.4

7.6

6.8

6.8

6.3

5.8

5.0

5.7

6.6

4.7

3.6

3.2

2.7

2.2

1.8

. 1.6

1.6

1.5

1.4 2~T

1.6

-

402.0

13.4

_

-

July

1.3

1.2

2.8

1.8

2.2

*3.0

1.6

.94

.86

.72

.60

.48

.43

.38

.34

.34

.34

.30

T4T

.79

.48

.53

~4".7 14

1.5

1.0

.66

.66

.48

.60

.72

46.22

1.49

_

-

Aug.

0.66

1.0

4.7

T7f

4.6

3.2

1.4

1.1

1.5

1.4

1.4

.94

.72

.60

.48

.58

.54

*.54

.50

.26

.26

.26

.38

.43

.30

.22

.18

.18

.18

.12

.10

29.43

0.949

-

-

Sept.

0.10

.10

.08

.16

6.3

2.8

1.0

.66

.60

.48

.48

1.1

1.3

.72

.54

.43

.38

.34

.41

.54

.72

!ee

.4f

.4?

.45

.48

,4J

.38

.34

.30

-

23.19

0.773

-

-

Calendar year 1952 : Max 1,090 Min 0.26 Mean 43.3 Cfsm 1.77 In. 24.09

Water year 1952-53: Max 390 Min 0.08 Mean 34.4 Cfsm 1.40 In. 19 .00

Peak discharge (*ase, 45O cfs). --Nov. 21 (about 9 p.m.) 675 cfs (3.95 ft)i Jan. 24 (1 p.m.) 568

efs (3.78 ft); Mar. 24 (7:30 a.m.) 556 cfs (3.76 ft).

b Stage-discharge relation affected by lee.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed from partly reconstructed gage-height graph, or 

on basis of weather records, and records for nearby stations.

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 6-15, Mar. 6-15, Apr. 26 to May 6; discharge estimated on basis 

of recorded range In stage where available, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 107

Casselman River at Markleton, Pa.

Location.--Lat 39°51 I 35", long. 79°13'40", on right bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge at Markleton, Sqmerset County, 2 miles southwest of Casselman and 7 miles downstream from Coxes Creek.

Drainage area. 382 sq mi.

Records available. August to September 1913 (gage heights and discharge measurements 

only),October 1920 to September 1921, and October 1931 to September 1953 in reports 

of Geological Survey. August 1913 to September 1920 (gage heights and discharge measurements only) and October 1920 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,655.29 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1907. Prior to Nov. 19, 1940, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 33 years (1920-53), 637 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,940 cfs May 31 (gage height, 7.61 ft); minimum, 13 cfs Sept. 1, 4 (gage height, 1.12 ft).

1920-53: Maximum discharge, 35,800 cfs Mar. 17, 1936 (gage height, 16.4 ft, from 

floodmark), by slope-area determination; minimum observed, 11 cfs Aug. 13, 1930, 

July 23, 1936.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Slight diversion above station to city of Frostburg, Md., and to 

borough of Salisbury, Pa.

Revisions. WSP 743: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1-26 Oct. 27 to Sept. 30

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.1

1.2

1.3 

1.5 

1.7 

2.0

12

18

30

65

112

222

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

490

865

1,930

3,510

5,590

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

67 '

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

20

5T

31

31

25

25

*38

45

34

34

50

61

3T

41

33

29

27

25

24

a22

a22

a21 

a21

a20 

a20

a20

*21

21

23

23

23

901

29.1

0..076

0.09

Nov.

24

55" 23

25

24

23

24

24

28

29

32

30

29

28

28

28

28

27

27

33

894

2.670 

914

472 

315

231

188

149

a94

a!05

-

6,571

219

0.573

0.64

Dec.

alOO

al55"

»b!05

104

189

583

370

370

315

349

5,870

1,880

1,120

806

604

490

442

454

430

386

358

375 

419

442 

430

375

b270

b!80

b220

b320

315

16,771

541

1.42

1.63

Jan.

294

264

255

b250

b200

b!80 550"

297

»711

1,040

1,240

883

708

772

1,050

2,850

5.140

2.88O

2,920

2,000

1,740

1,680 

1,520

2,820 

3,140

1,800

1,370

2,460

1,910

1,320

1,200

43,094

1,390

3.64

4.20

Feb.

1,300

993

856

764

625

625

1,280

1,070

840

678

»632

1,600

1,410

1,030

1,030

883

806

611

52T

685

27550" 2.520

1,270

1,020 

874

797

732

648

.

_

-

28,224

1,008

2.64

2.75

Mar.

548

466

430

1,570"

2,310

1,400

1,290

1,070

928

831

880

1,560

3,810

3,070

2,520

2,890

1,800

1,460

1,860

1,360

1,080

919 

814

4,700 

3,240

»2,990

2,070

1,800

1,570

1,270

1,070

- 53,876

1,738

4.55

5.25

Apr.

1,170

2.210

1,570

1,250

1,020

910

1,370

1,100

1,040

1,840

1,570

1,240

1,150

1,090

937

848

748

708

1,200

946

984

»1, 130 

1,030

840 

724

724

700

625

548

490

-

31,712

1,057

2.77

3.09

May

460

414

353

315

557

814

1,780

1,330

al,100

a820

662

618

648

1,100

»1,360

1,020

1,340

1,520

946

740

590

755 

632

503 

491

632

496

386

315

492

5.550

28,439

917

2.40

2.77

June

5.020

1,560

»1,040

772

604

503

576

424

555

412

294

246

250

256

200

168

155

164

164

133

115

174 

*125

97 

83

80

78

69

-

12,421

414

1.08

1.21

July

57

56

152

104

74

146

90

56

57

52

46

43

38

56

55

54

52

29

ST

36

58

37 

542

55? 

98

65

71

86

63

46

108

2,592

77.2

0.202

0.23

Aug.

101

64

66

107

159

 116

92

69

76

101

85

69

59

48

40

55

52

28

27

25

22

21 

20

18 

18

17

17

16

16

15

14

1,591

51.3

0.154

0.15

Sept.

*15

14

15

15

28

49

41

30

24

21

*17

36

14IS

29

24

22

20

18

20

23

24 

22

20 

18

17

17

18

17

15

-

758

24.6

0.064

0.07

Calendar year 1952: Max 9,340 Bin 20 Mean 718 Cfsm 1.88 In. 25.59

Water year 1952-53: Max 5,350 Mln 13 Mean 621 Cfsm 1.63 In. 22.08

Peak discharge (base. 8.000 cfs). May 31 (10 a.m.) 9,940 ofs (7.61 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height recordj discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
108 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

Laurel Hill Creek at Ursina, Pa.

Location. Lat 39°49il5", long. 79°19il5", on right bank 500 ft downstream from bridge 

on State Highway 53, at Ursina, Somerset County, and 2.7 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 121 sq mi.

Records available. August to September 1913 (gage heights and discharge measurements 

only), October 1918 to September 1921, and October 1931 to September 1953 in reports 

of Geological Survey. August 1913 to September 1916 (gage heights and discharge 

measurements only) and October 1916 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania 

Department of Forests and Waters.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and masonry control. Damm of gage is 1,335.26 ft above 

mean sea level, unadjusted. Prior to July 29, 1939, chain gage at bridge half a mile 

downstream at datum 6.20 ft lower.

Average discharge. 37 years (1916-53), 263 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,180 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 3.78 ft)- minIflum, 6.2 cfs Aug. 31, Sept. I, 4 (gage height, 0.71 ft).

1916-53: Maximum discharge, 10,300 cfs Mar. 17, 1936 (gage height, 10.28 ft, from 

floodmark, site and datum then in use), by slope-area determination; no flow Aug. 22, 

1917, Feb. 15, 1919.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Slight 

regulation at low flow by mills above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 893: 1919-21, 1932-34.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.7

.8

.9

1.1

1.4

5.8

11

20

48

120

1.8 

2.3 

3.0 

4.0

285

600

1,230

2,460

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfstn

In.

Oct.

8.2 

10 

14

18

15

12

*16

18

17

17

23 

53

22

17

14

12

10

10

9.8

9.2

9.2

8.7

8.7

8.2 

8.7

8.2

*8.7

8.7

9.8

10

11

395.1

12.7

0.105

0.12

Nov.

10

IT 

11

11

11

10

11

10

10

12

16

17

15

12

12

12

12

12

12

17

165

486

551

109 

75

62

52

43

b30

b34

-

1,524

50.8

0.420

0.47

Dec.

b33 

*32 

3T

34

75

252

b!40

134

127

192

1,650 

S15

480

325

b250

b!90

b!60

162

165

154

144

147

177

196 

201

181

blSO

bllO

b90

b!40

117

7,160

231

1.91

2.20

Jan.

109 

98 

95

b92

b82

b50" b72

*254

464

640

664 

432

320

310

348

S72

1,010

1,070

949

68S

592

560

450

610 

787

536

420

962

830

528

450

15,374

496

4.10

4.73

Feb.

499 

396 

325

280

b210

219

532

426

325

*260

251 

689

581

402

396

330

290

b230

b210

210

674

701

TO

352 

300

260

232

188

_

-

-

10,212

365

3.02

3.14

Mar.

158 

137 146"

517

520

362

335

300

260

232

255 

490

1,460

1,180

908

913

624

485

664

506

384

320

280

1,590 

1,150

*850

664

640

736

584

464

18,114

584

4.83

5.57

Apr.

569 

1,140 

814

592

432

384

632

478

432

606

592 

444

402

402

346

325

290

293

492

426

414

*444

450

368 

320

-310

300

270

236

214

-

13,417

447

3.69

4.12

May

201 

173 

151

T54" 130

292

898

m

640

471

368 

305

325

342

. *396

325

537

692

426

315

246

333

325

246 

223

260

205

165

137

134

698

' 11,087

35S

2.96

3.41

June

1,020 

*589 

352

260

196

154

169

127

235

232

130 

103

100

95

78

66

62

64

64

52

45

41

*37

34 

30

31

34

31

30

26

r

4,487

150

1.24

1.38

July

23 

23 

91

63

35

31

28

26

24

22

19 

18

17

16

15

14

12

T?

13

17

14

15

~$5 111

44

30

23

61

48

34

58

1,056

34.1

0.282

0.32

Aug.

56 

44 

32

34

46

*56

41

34

30

46

54 

41

31

27

23

21

19

18

16

14

13

12

12

10 

10

9.2

8.7

8.2

7.7

7.7

6.7

788.2

25.4

0.210

0.24

Sept.

*6.5 

57T 

6.7

9.6

57

48

26

17

13

12

 9.8 

28

50

28

19

15

12

15

11

12

23

24

20

15 

12

11

11

10

9.8

8.2

-

548.3

18.3

O.lSl

0.17

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,680 Hln 7.8 Mean 275 Cfsm 2.27 In. 3O.91

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,650 Hln 6.5 Mean 231 Cfsm 1.91 In. 25.87

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfa). No peak above base. 

 Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
MONONGAHELA RIVER HASIN 

Youghiogheny River below Confluence, Pa.

109

Location. Lat 39°49'40", long. 79°22'25", on left bank 1.0 mile downstream from Casselman River and lj miles downstream from Confluence, Somerset County.

Drainage area. 1,029 sq mi.

Records available. June 1940 to September 1953.

Qage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,302.77 ft above mean sea level, 

unadjusted.

Average discharge. 13 years, 1,979 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,400 cfs May 31 (gage height, 8.22 ft); minimum, 343 cfs Nov. 19 (gage height, 1.44 ft); minimum daily, 343 cfs Nov. 19.

1940-53: Maximum discharge, 43,800 cfs June 4, 1941 (gage height, 16.42 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 25,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 40 cfs 

Oct. 14, 1943 (gage height, 0.31 ft); minimum daily, 121 cfs Sept. 27, 1943. 

^Maximum stage known, 21.6 ft Mar. 17 or 18, 1936.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated since 1943 by Youghiogheny River Reservoir

(see p. 116) and since 1925 by Deep Creek Reservoir (combined capacity, 360,060 acreft).

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.4 

2.0 

3.0

325

650

1,570

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

2,840

4,470

8,470

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

790

755 

762

769

762

748

734

*692

685

685

699

706

699

678

664

657

544

638

638

626

626

620

620

620

614

584

554

*548

548

542

542

20,449

660

-600

Nov.

536

536 

530

497

458

458

453

448

448

448

453

453

448

*400

348

348

348

348

343

3BT

681

4.140

1,580

862

822

806

769

755

720

720

-

20,508

684

-189

Dec.

727

*755 

748

734

731

1,210

734

790

933

898

5.860

3,610

2,040

1,460

1,200

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,310

1,310

1,260

1,260

1,310

1,260

1,260

1,240

1,200

1,030

1,000

1,150

1,220

42,010

1,355

+197

Jan.

933

783 

888

897

822

798

854

1,140

*1,550

2,160

2,560

1,850

1,410

1,410

1,680

4,030

5,010

4,650

4,650

3,300

2,920

2,770

2,630

4,090

5.190

3,540

2,840

4,530

4,200

3,620

3,780

81,485

2,629

+1,560

Feb.

4,200

4,800 

4,800

5.450

3,110

2.200

3,500

3,620

3,000

2,200

*2,290

3,580

3,300

2,700

2,990

2,770

2,560

2,490

2,770

2,370

3,830

4,140

3,300

3,460

3,140

2,990

2,630

2,220

_

-

-

90,410

3,229

-113

Mar.

2,100

1,970 

1.910

3,440

4,260

3,140

3,220

3,140

3,140

2,990

3,060-

3,950

6,790

5,870

4,910

5,950

4,560

3,780

3,780

3,780

4,040

3,950

2,700

7.550

5,760

*5,950

4,650

4,470

4,650

4,120

3,540

126,920

4,094

+642

Apr.

3,140

4.630 

4,120

3,620

2,990

2,220

2,630

2,220

2,030

3,290

3,860

3,460

3,540

3,540

2,920

2,770

2,490

2,100

2,840

2,630

2,630

*2,920

2,920

2,630

2,420

2,360

2,290

2,100

1,850

1.620

-

84,980

2,833

+466

May

1,570

1,460 

1,310

1,130

1,300

2,240

4,040

4,060

5,190

4,560

2,840

2,290

2,160

2,250

3,340

2,560

3,160

3,950

3,060

2,420

2,030

2,220

2,160

,850

,680

,850

,620

,260

1,070

924

6.520

77,874

2,512

-4.4

June

4.950

2,850 

*1,970

1,570

1,310

1,100

1,160

897

985

1,060

734

692

706

699

650

608

155" 578

790

854

814

806

706

*638

620

608

620

608

602

590

-

31,405

1,047

-282

July

578

578 

715

713

614

638

638

596

578

608

692

685

678

671

664

664

657

650

650

664

657

664

974

982

614

638

678

755

720

678

734

21,025

678

-533

Aug.

806

734 

727

713

806

798

*748

706

699

769

790

727

692

678

657

644

638

632

626

620

614

614

614

602

602

602

596

596

596

590

564

20.820

672

-542

Sept.

584

584 

584

602

644

644

644

614

602

590

*584

602

664

644

614

638

671

67T

664

664

664

671

664

657

650

650

650

644

638

632

-

19,028

634

-599

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfain 

In.

60.0 

0.058 

0.07

495 

0.481 

0.54

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-53:

1,552 

1.51 

1.74

4,189 

4.07 

4.69

3,116 

3.03 

3.16

4,736 

4.60 

5.30

3,299 

3.21 

3.58

2,508 

2.44 

2.81

Observed

Max 13,200 Mln 343 Mean 2,075 

Max 7,350 Mln 343 Mean 1,745

765 

0.743 

0.83

145 

0.141 

0.16

130 

0.126 

0.15

35.0 

0.034 

0.04

Adjusted .

Mean 2,000 Cfsm 1.94 In. 26.46 

Mean 1,748 Cfsm 1.70 In. 23.07

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contentsjln Youghiogheny River and Deep Creek Reservoirs, equivalent In cubic feet per 

second. Records of contents in Deep Creek Reservoir furnished by Pennsylvania Electric Co.
110 MONONdAHELA RIVER BASIN

Youghiogheny River at C.onnellsville, Pa.

Location.--Lat 40°01'05", long. 79°35'40", on left bank at downstream side of Crawford 

Avenue Bridge In Connellsvilje, Fayette County, three-quarters of a mile upstream 

from Mounts Creek.

Drainage area. i.326 sq ml.

Rec' .is available.--October 1918 to September 1921 and October 1931 to September 1953 In 

reports of Geological Survey. July 1908 to September 1941 In reports of Pennsylvania 

Department of Forests and Waters.

Cr _jt. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 860.13 ft above mean sea level (Baltimore 

" & Ohio R.R. benchmark). 'Prior to Aug.. 15, 1928, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 44 years (1908-18, 1919-53), 2,513 cfs (adjusted since 1938).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,800 cfs Mar. ?4 (gage height, 7.94 ft); minJSumT 330 cfs Nov. 18 (gage height, 1.36 ft); minimum daily, 350 cfs Nov. 18, 19.

1908-53: Maximum discharge, 92,500 cfs Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height, 20.28 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 55,000 cfs; minimum, 11 cfs Sept. 23, 26, 27, 1908, Oct. 18, 

1910 (gage height, 0.11 ft).

Remarks. Records good. Plow regulated by powerplants, since 1943 by Yoaghiogheny River 

Tteservoir (see p. 116), and since 1925 by Deep Creek Reservoir (combined capacity, 

360,060 acre-ft and by several smaller reservoirs above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 783: 1924(M).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 12 to Jan, 2)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 21, 

Mar. 13 to Sept. 3O Nov. 22 to Mar. 12

1.4 

2.0 

2.5

350

740

1,190

3.0 

4.0 

7.0

1,790

3,280

9,950

1.9 

3.0 

5.0 

7.0

715

1,950

5,380

1O,1OO

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

*860 

82"8 

828 

820

804

796 

820

764

740 

740

772 

788

764

732

708

692

676 

668

668

660

653

639

639

6i>9

632

632

569

562

562

m

21,772

702

-600

Nov.

548 

541 

541 

534

*472

454 

454

.449

454 

472

466 

472

460

449

*383

. 361

361

350

378

596

4.500

2,546

1,200

980

950

863

845

818

783

23,024

767

-189

Dec.

. *836 

854

920

1,630 

1,280

960

1,230 

1,250

7.760 

6,160

3,320

2,290

1,820

1,630

1,630 

1,630

1,630

1,690

1,690

1,630

1,760

1,760

1,760

1,630

1,560

1,330

1,160

1,290 

1,510

57,228

1,846

+197

Jan.

1,370 

1.020 

1,210 

1,320

*1,200

1,100 

1,120

2,220

3,860 

4,680

5,180 

3,770

2,660

2,360

2,360

4,000

7.120 

6,240

6,680

4,880

4,130

4,220

3,680

4,440

7,120

5,180

4,130

6,060

6,680

4,980 

4,980

119,950

3,869

+1,560

Feb.

4,880 

5,800 

5,380 

6.460

4,370

2.740 

4,13(5

4,680

3,950 

2,900

2,900 

*4,380

4,780

3,680

4,040

3,860

3,500 

3,150

3,410

3,320

4,220

5,800

4,40O

4,490

4,130

3,860

3.5OO

2,900

_

I

115,610

4,129

-113

Mar.

2,660 

2,440 

2.360 

3,600

5,580

4,130 

4,130

3,950

3,950 

3,770

3,680- 

4,780

7,940

8,120

6,300

7,880

5,860 

*5,200

4,700

4,800

4,600

4,900

3,640

9-.070

8,400

8,400

6,300

5,860

6,300

5,640 

4,900

163,840

5,285

+642

Apr.

4,400 

7.180 

6,080 

5,200

4,300

3,370 

3,730

3,550

3,040 

3,980

5,200 

4,600

4,300

4,600

3,640

3,460

3,200 

2,800

3,640

3,820

3,550

3,730

3,730

3,550

3,200

3,040

3,040

2,720

2,560

2.200

115,410

3,847

+466

May

*2,060 

1,920 

1,720 

1,540

1,540

2,720 

6,130

6,080

7.400 

6,520

4,400 

3,200

2,880

2,720

3,720

3,120

3,370 

4,800

3,820

2,960

2,480

2,480

2,640

2,270

2,060

2,270

2,060

1,600

1,290

1,200 

5,040'

98,010

3,162

-4.4

June

6.500 

3,910 

2,720 

*2,130

1,720

1,540 

1,660

1,400

1,310 

1,530

1,130 

945

945

927

868

796

748 

724

844

936

936

892

836

*724

692

676

724

700

692

676

40,631

1,354

-282

July

646 

646 

828 

884

764

716 

740

684

660 

632

700 

740

*716

716

708

700

692 

676

684

700

700

692

828

1.210

804

660

716

812

868

796 

804

23,122

746

-533

Aug.

876 

828 

796 

*772

844

fi

796

804 

844

918 

852

804

724

700

676

684 

660

653

653

639

639

639

625

618

611

597

590

sfff

590 

590

22,366

721

-542

Sept.

If 

576 

576

700

732 

860

646

611 

*590

58,"5 

69?

67i3

693

66O

63?

68 < 

68'

812

75<5

72'

68'

66 »

66T

66 »

66T 63*>

63?

19,825

661

-59-»

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In. .

102 

0.077 

0.09

578 

0.436 

0.49

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-53:

2,043 

1.54 

1.78

5,429 

4.09 

4.72

4,016 

3.03 

3.16

5,927 

4.47 

5.15

4,313 

3.25 

3.63

3,158 

2.38 

2.74

Observed

Max 20,900 Mln 350 Mean 2,678 

Max 9,070 Mln 350 Mean 2,249

1,072 

0.808 

0.90

213 

0.161 

0.19

179 

0.135 

0.16

62.0

0.047 

0.05

Adjusted

Mean 2,603 Cfsm 1.96 In. 26.72 

Mean 2,252 Cfsm 1.70 In. 23. OP

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents In Youghlogheny River and Deep Creek Reservoirs, equivalent In cubic feet 

per second. Records of contents In Deep Creek Reservoir furnished by Pennsylvania Electric Co.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 111

Green Lick Run at Green Lick Reservoir, Pa.

Location. Lat 40 e06'SO", long. 79°30'05", on left bank at upstream end of Green Lick 

Reservoir, Payette County, 1.3 miles upstream from Latter Run and 85 miles southeast 

of Mount Pleasant.

Drainage area. 3.07 sq mi.

Records available. August 1941 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and V-notch sharp-crested weir. Altitude of gage is 1,230 ft 

(from topographic map).

Average discharge. 12 years, 5.84 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 153 cfs May 6 (gage height, 2.32 ft); minimum, 

O.Ob cfs Aug. 26, 27 (gage height, 0.13 ft).

1941-53: Maximum discharge, 1,400 cfs Aug. 13, 1943 (gage height, 5.1 ft, backwater 

from debris), by slope-area determination; maximum gage height, 5.42 ft May 24, 1944 

(backwater from debris); minimum discharge, that of Aug 26, 27, 1953.

Remarks. Records good except those below 1 cfs and those for periods of ice effect, shifting control, or no gage-height record, which are fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1053: 1943(m).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 8

0.15 

.2 

.25 

.3 

.35 

.4 

.5

0.09

.15

.25

.39

.58

.85

1.63

1.1 

1.3 

1.5 

1.7

Jan. 9 to Sept. 30

0.14 

.17 

.2 

.25 

.3 

.4 

.6

0.09

.13

.19

.32

.52

1.O9

2.87

0.8 

1.1 

1.3 

1.5 

1.8 

2.1

5.8

12.3

18

28

58

102

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*0.11

i23

.19

.17

.19

.23

.19

.15

.20

.46

. 33

.23

.21

.19

.21

.21

.21

.21

.21

.19

.19

.19

.17

.15

.15

.17

.19 

.19

.19

.17

6.33

0.204

O.O66

0.08

Nov.

0.17

.17 

.17

 Til

.19

,17

.17

.21

.33

.33

.25

.25

.21

.23

.23

.21

.17

.15

.40

a -5.6 11

1.90

1.05

.79

.68

.58

.50 

.42

.46

27.29

0.91O

0.296

0.33

Dec.

0.42

.42 

*.50

*.50

6.3

5.2

3.20

3.13

2.15

13.5

37

10. 5

7.2

5.4

4.56

3.79

3.40

4.22

4.39

4.05

6.1

7.4

6.6

5.8

4.39

3.66

3.13

b2.0 

b2.1

2.15

2.15

167.31

5.40

1.76

2.03

Calendar year 1952: Max 86

Jan.

1.93

1.83 

2738"

2.3a

*2.26

2.00

2.04

16

32

50

31

15.5

11

9.1

9.6

13

11.5

15

9.8

7.4

9.0

8.9

7.1

15.5

13.5

8.9

8.0

22

13

9.1

7.6

368.32

11.9

3.88

4.46

Feb.

6.1

4.64 

4.16

3.52

3. OO

3.38

10

6.3

4. SO

3.90

*4.46

8.2

5.6

4.96

6.7

5.8

4.96

4.03

3.90

8.2

15

9.1

6.3

5.4

4.8O

4.32

3.64

3.00

_

-

158.17

5.65

1.84

1.92

Mar.

2.56

2.26

3747

8.7

6.1

4.96

5.1

4.96

4.32

4.16

8.4

12.5

37

16

25

17

11

*8.7

9.8

6.9

5.6

4.80

4.56

43

17.5

13

1O.5

15.5 

14

11.5

8.9

347.75

1-1.2

3.65

4.21

Apr.

16.5

28 

Tf

12.5

9.1

e.s

14

9.8

8.1

13.5

9.8

8.1

8.6

8.0

6.1

6.1

5.1

11

15

12

11

10.5

8.3

6.7

5.9

7.4

8.5

6.9 

5.9

5.3

-

303.5

10.1

3.29

3.68

May

*4.8O

4.03 

-3.39

2.87

3.S8

22

*85

35

30

15.5

10.5

7.1

5.4

4.64

4.64

4.64

6.5

6.1

4.32

3.64

2.87

5.6

4.64

3.39

3.13

3.00

2.36

1.95 

1.67

1.59

4.22

298.37

9.62

3.13

3.61

June

2.56

2.05

1.43

*1.'18

1.15

1.30

2.41

1.22

17 »

~4.52

2.77

2.05

1.95

1.51

1.22

.97

*1.03

1.15

.91

.67

.57

.48

.44

*.36

.36

.39

.62

.36

tH

-

53.21

1.77

O.577

O.64

July

0.26

.42 

.86

.36

.57

.80

.44

.36

.36

.29

.26

.23

.21

.19

.19

.17

.17

.17

.23

.21

.19

.65

3.32

.56

.23

.19

2.78

froo

.52

.62

25.11

OiSlO

0.264

0.30

Aug.

O.4O

.32 

.29

*.32

.75

.44

.26

.23

.23

1^23

.86

.36

.23

.21

.21

.19

.19

.17

.15

.13

.13

.11

.10

^09

.09

.09

.09

.10 

.10

.11

.10

8.28

0.267

O.O87

0.10

Sept.

O.10

.11 

.13

.22

.41

.19

.13

.13

.11

*.10

.09

.21

.21

.19

.17

.15

.13

.13

.13

£j£3

.68

.40

.23

.17

.15

.13

.13

.11 

.11

.11

-

8.09

0.270

0.088

0.10

Mln 0.09 Mean 5.85 Cfsm 1.91 In. 25.94

Water year 1952-53: Max 85 Mln O.O9 Mean 4.85 Cfsm 1.58 In. 21.46

Peak discharge (base. 130 efB).-Mav 6(10 p.m.) 153 cfs (2.32 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage and records for 

nearby stations.

b' Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. Shifting-control method used Oct. 1, 17-27, Nov. 3, Nov. 22 to Jan. 8, Feb. 8-11, May 31 

to June 4, Sept. 6-10, 16, 17.
112 MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN

Youghiogheny River at Sutersville, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°14'25", long. 79°48'25", on left bank 500 ft upstream from highway 

 bridge at Sutersville, Westmoreland County, and 2.1 miles downstream from Sewickley 

Creek.

Drainage area. 1,715 sq. mi.

Records available. October 1931 to September 1936 and December 1938 to September 1953 in 

reports of Geological Survey. June 1915 to September 1920 (gage heights and discharge 

measurements only), October 1920 to September 1929, June 1931 to September 1936, and 

December 1938 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and 

Waters.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. 

1!J 

Daturn of gage is 733.36 ft above mean sea level, datum of

929, supplementary adjustment of 1944. Prior to Oct. 9, 1934, chain gage and Oct. 9,

1934, to May 31, 1939, wire-weight gage, at site 500 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 28 years (1920-29, 1931-36, 1939-53), 3,012 cfs (adjusted for storage 

since 1939).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 15,300 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 10.44 ft); minimum, 399 cfs Nov. 18 (gage height, 2.62 ft); minimum daily, 420 cfs Nov. 17-19'.

1915-29, 1931-36, 1938-53: Maximum discharge, 100,000 cfs Mar. 18, 1936 (gage 

height, 30.65 ft, from floodmarks); minimum gage height, 1.96 ft July 10, 1918.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by powerplants, since 1943 by Youghiogheny River 

Heservoir (see p. 116), and since 1925 by Deep Creek Reservoir (combined capacity, 

360,060 acre-ft, and by several smaller reservoirs above station.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 24

385

710

1,790

5,210

11,700

Mar. 25 to Sept. 30

6.0 

9.0

2.9 

3.5 

4.0 

6.0 

9.0

595

1,140

1,730

5,210

11,700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25 

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

 total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

950 

930

950 

910

890

881

900

890

827

845

863

900

863

827

809

*791

773

764

755

746

728

728

728 

728

719

710

692

638

638

638

24,649

795

-600

Nov.

629 

629

*629 

620

603

527

519

519

519

552

552

552

552

555

*511

427

420

420

420

465

560

3,320

5.450 

1,730

1,140

1,070

1,O20

950

910 

890

-

25,638

855

-189

Dec.

872 

890

940 

940

1,010

1,500

1,760

1,210

1,220

1,360

6,970

8.020

4,260

2,900

2,200

1,860

1,860

1,860

*1,860

1,860

1,860

1,860

1,920 

1,920

1,920

1,790

1,720

1,520

1,330 

1,440

1,660

64,292

2,074

+197

Jan.

1,660 

1,340

1.260 

1,600

1,480

1,350

1,510

5,120

6,210

6,210

6,850

5,410

3,700

*2,990

2,820

3,620

7,250

6,620

7,040

5,610

4,540

4,720

4,160 

4,440

7,88O

6,010

4,630

6,150

8.090 

5,810

5,610

139,450

4,498

+1,560

Feb.

5,210 

5,810

5,610 

6,210

5,410

3,160

3,840

5,210

4,440

3,520

2.990

4,060

5,410

4,250

4,340

4,630

4,160

3,610

3,700

5,790

4,280

6.850

57010 

4,820

*4,440

4,160

5,790

5,250

-

-

125,940

4,498

-115

Mar.

2,900 

2,740

2.580 

3,520

5,810

4,630

4,540

4,250

4,250

4,160

4,160

5,010

8,560

10,500

7,670

8,960

7,25O

6,210

5,610

*5,410

5,210

5,410

4,630 

10,10O

H.50Q

8,960

7,670

6,620

7,250 

6,410

5,810

187,890

6,061

+642

Apr.

5,010 

7.670

7,460 

6,410

5,210

4,340

4,540

4,650

3,880

4,930

6,210

5,610

5,010

5,210

4,540

4,060

5,880

' 3,610

4,820

5,210

4,630

4,540

4,54O 

4,250

5,790

5,700

3,70O

3,430

3,080 

2.740

-

140,640

4,688

+466

May

2,490 

2,330

2,100 

*1,870

1,740

2,740

10.400

9,840

10,100

8,520

6,010

4,340

5,700

5,450

4,040

3,970

3,880

5,010

4,630

3,700

3,080

3,430

3,610 

3,080

2,65O

2,820

2,570

2,170

1,700 

1.560

3,730

125,240

4,040

-4.4

June

8.020 

5,010

3,340 

2,490

2,000

1,720

2,020

1,700

1,880

1,880

1,490

1,150

1,080

1,080

*1,O30

945

888

869

907

1,030

1,070

1,010

992

878

796

752

787

778

752 

760

-

49,104

1,637

-282

July

726 

*718

888 

964

1.580

1,420

945

916

1,030

787

743

832

814

796

787

769

769

752

769 78-7

778

805

1,060 

1,270

1,090

752

734

1,010

1,130 

954

954

28,329

914

-533

Aug.

954 

974

888 

878

945

1.02O

964

869

916

945

926

926

*878

778

743

718

726

709

692

692

675

667

675 

659

659

651

643

643

643 

643

627

24,326

785

-542

Sept.

619

627

643 

635

752

823

743

70O

659

635

620

720

720

718

*700

659

651

700

700

1.220

964

814

752 

726

700

692

684

684

667 

659

-

21,586

720

-599

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

195 

0.114 

0.13

666 

0.388 

0.43

2,271 

1.32 

1.52

6,058 

3.53 

4.07

4,385 

2.56 

2.67

6,703 

3.91 

4.51

5,154 

3.01 

3.36

4,036 

2.35 

2.71

Observed

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-53:

Max 29,800 Mln 42O Mean 3,200 

Max 11,300 Mln 420 Mean 2,622

1,355 

0.790 

0.88

381 

0.222 

0.26

243 

0.142 

' 0.16

121 

0.071 

0.08

Adjusted

Mean 3,125 Cfsm 1.82 In. 24.80 

Mean 2,625 Cfsm 1.53 In. 20.78

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

. t Change in contents in Youghiogheny River and Deep Creek Reservoirs, equivalent in cubic feet 

per second. Records of contents in Deep Creek Reservoir furnished by Pennsylvania Electric Co.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 

Abers Creek near Murrysvllle, Pa.

113

Location.~Lat 40°27'0l", long. 79°42'50", on right bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge, 30 ft upstream from unnamed run, 2 miles northwest of Murrysville, Westmoreland County, and 5£ miles northwest of Export.

Drainage area. 4.39 sq mi.

Records available. October 1948 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 940 ft (from topographic map). Prior to Oct. 1, 1950, water-stage recorder at site 800 ft upstream at 

different datum.

Average discharge. 5 years, 5.38 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 308 cfs July 5 (gage height 4.67 ft); minimum, 

0.1 Cfs at times In August and September.

1948-53: Maximum discharge, 1,600 cfs July 5, 1950 (gage height, 7.72 ft, from 

floodmarks at present site), from rating curve extended above 200 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination of peak flow; no flow at times July to September 1949 

Sept. 12, 1950.

Remarks. Records fair except those below 1 cfs and those for periods of shifting control 

which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect or shifting 

control (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 23 Mar. 24 $o July 5 July 5 to Sept. 30

1.7-

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

0.3 

.8 

1.4 

2.4 

4.2

2.2

2.4

2.5 

3.0

1.9 1.2

2.0 2.1

2.1 3.5

3.2 5.6

2.3 

2.5 

2.7 

3.0

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

0.1 

.3 

.8

1.4 

2.4

2.1

2.2 

3.4 

2.6 

3.0

4.2

6.5

14

24

60

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

*

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

32

33

34

25

36

37

38

39

50

51

"Vital

'<?an

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.3

.6

.4

.4

.5

tf

.4

.4

.3

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

 72

.2

.2

.3

.3

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

,Z

.2

9.7

0.313

0.071

0.08

llov.

0.3

.3

.3

j£

.2

.2

.4

.4

.6

.8

.6

.6

.5

.4

.5

.6

.6

.6

1.0

*2.2

a3.5

a4.0

al.6

al.2

a. 8

*.7

.6

.5

.3

.4

-

34.9

0.830

0.1S9

0.21

Dec.

*0.3

..5

.6

.8

5.8

3.8

2.2

1.6

1.3

11

~8.6 24

5.4

3.4

2.6

2.0

1.9

1.7

1.4

1.6

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.1

1.0

.8

.9

1.3

1.5

94.5

3.05

0.695

0.80

Calendar year 1953: Max 99

Jan.

2.1

2.1

2.9

4.0

3.2

1.8

2.0

12

2B

36

23 '

14

9.8

7.4

*5.9

5.1

6.1

11

7.8

6.8

6.8

5.9

5.1

13

12

8.4

7.7

35

14

10

8.8

305.7

9.86

2.35

2.59

Feb.

7.0

5.6

5.4

4.3

3.1

5.0

8.6

6.0

*5.1

4.4

5.2

12

9.1

7.4

13

10

7.4

5.2

5.2

5.7

15

8.8

7.0

6.0

5.4

5.1

4.6

3.8

_

-

190.1

6.79

1.55

1.61

Mar.

3.0

2.8

371

7.3

5.6

5.1

4.5

4.5

4.7

5.8

8.3

8.4

28

16

15

*11

9.1

8.4

8.4

6.8

5.6

5.4

11

*44

20

13

11

9.8

8.0

 6.6

5.8

306.5

9.89

2.35

3.60

Apr.

 13

*12

9.1

7.4

5.8

6.3

7.8

6.1

6.3

15

10

9.1

7.8

6.4

' 5.4

5.2

lT~4.5

14

13

9.8

7.4

6.6

*5.4

5.6

8.2

6.8

5.6

4.9

4.5

-

240.0

?

jOO "82

3.03

May

4.1

3.5

3.0

2.6

5.6

5.9

*49

28

15

10

7.4

5.8

s.e

4.5

4.7

4.3

12

7.7

5.4

4.3

3.9

5.0

4.0

2.9

*2.5

2.4

1.9

1.6

1.4

373

17

333.8

7.51

1.71

1.97

June

13

5.8

3.7

3.0

2.6

7.9

6.3

3.2

6.1

3.5

2.4

2.2 i.a

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.5

 1.5

1.3

1.2

1.9

*2.2

.7

.5

.5

.5

.7

1.3

1.2

.7 '

82.0

2.73

0.622

0.69

July

0.5

1.8

*1.1

.6

26

7.5

3.3

2.1

1.8

1.3

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.6

.5

.5

.5

1.3

1.0

.8

1.9

9.1

1.6

1.0

.6

.4

.3

73

.3

.4

70.7

2.38

0.519

0.60

Aug.

0.3

.5

.3

.7

*1.2

.5

"4.9 12

4.5

*3.8

2.1

1.5 i.a

1.0

.8

.6

.5

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

39.7

1.38

0.292

0.34

Sept.

<4

.1

.4

1.5

.4

.2

.2

.1

*.l

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

6.6

1.1

.6

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

-

14.1

0.470

0.107

0.12

Min 0.1 Mean 6.07 Cfsm 1.38 In. 18.81

 later year 1952-53: Max 49 Min 0.1 Mean 4.41 Cfsm i.QO In- 13.64

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Turtle Creek at Trafford.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 39 to Dec. 1, Dec. 15-19, 36-29, Jan. 5-8, 

Feb. 3, 5, 8, 10, 17-19, 23, 24, Mar. 1-3, 7-9. Shifting-control method used Oct. 5 to Nov. 20, 

Apr. 1-10, May 20-22, June 9-12, June 15 to Sept. 4, Sept. 13-19, 26-30.
MONONdAHELA RIVER BASIN

Turtle Creek at Trafford, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°23'15", long. 79°45'55", on left bank at Trafford, Westmoreland County, 

500 ft upstream from Brush Creek and 5.8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 55.9 sq ml.

Records available. October 1920 to September 1921 and October 1931 to March 1953, March 

to September 1953 (discharge measurements only) In reports of Geological Survey (discontinued). July to September 1914, January 1916 to September 1920 (gage heights and 

discharge measurements only), and October 1920 to September 1941 in reports of 

Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage Is 765.08 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1907. Prior to Oct. 1, 1938, chain gage.at site 1 mile upstream at different datum. Oct. 1 to Nov.' 12, 1938, staff gage and Mov. 13, 1938, to 

Sept. 2, 1946, water-stage recorder at present site and datum. Sept. 3, 1946, to 

Nov. 12, 1947, wire-weight gage at site 50 ft downstream at datum 4.0 ft lower.

Average discharge. 32 years (1920-52), 77.2 cfs (adjusted for diversion since 1952).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period October to March, 860 cfs Jan. 10 (gage height,

 5~79 ft); minimum, 1.8 cfs Oct. 27; minimum gage height, 3.25 ft Hov. 29.

1920-53: Maximum discharge, 5,200 cfs May 27, 1946 (gage height, 10.05 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; minimum observed, 0.1 cfs Oct. 6, 7, 1922, Sept. 16, 17, 28, 1939.

Reports. Records good above 10 cfs and fair below. Some regulation at low flow by industrial plants above station.

Revisions. WSP 743: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per

 second, for a period in the water year 1950, superseding those published in WSP 1173, 

are given herewith:

Month

Calendar year 1950 ................

Of s-days

35,461.8

Maximum

1 , 460

Minimum

1.5

3.4

Mean

77.0

97.2

Per square 

mile

1.38

1.74

Runoff In 

Inches

0.23

18.70

23.60

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, October 1952 to March 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

5.1 

o-8.6

3.1

5.1

5.6

8.2

6.5

4.7

5.1

6.0

5.1

4.7

4.7

4.2

4.7

*4.7

4.7

4.7

6.0

4.6

3.1

*3.5

3.1

3.1

3.1

H3.1

3.1

3.1

143.8

4.64

-0.2

Nov. ' Vi

3.1

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.8

3.5

3.8

4.2

5.6

5.1

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.7

4.2

4.7

4.7

5.1

*18

35

44r&

12

7.7

7.1

6.0 

4.7

3.9

5.1

-

238.2

7.94

-0.6

Dec.

*tti

6.0

6.0

40

41

22

16

12

40

309

100

63

40

28

26

22

19

14

16

16

15

13

12

11

10

8.5 

5.7

6.5

7.1

11

946.1

30.5

-0.8

Jan.

if22

36

32

22

25

120

346

470

295

162

107

81

*65

54

54

98

79

68

68

65

59

110

121

86

79 

295

186

123

98

3,457

112

-1.5

Feb.

81 

61

57

50

40

48

81

67

*59

48

53

129

109

88

122

119

92

70

66

65

155

109

36

75

65

62

54 

47

_

_

-

2,158

77.1

-1.4

Mar.

39 

35

42

79

70

64

57

57

56

59

84-

_

-

_

-

128

_

-

-

_

_

4O9

-

.

-

_

-

-

_

_

-

Apr.

134

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

_

-

76

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

May

-

-

-

-

_

865

-

-

- -

i

-

-

_

-

.

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

47

_

:---

.--

June

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

21

-

-

_

14

-

-

-

_

_

-

-

-

_

-

-

July

23

-

-

-

Aug.

-

-

-

48

.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3.7

-

-

~

-

-

-

-

-

-

Sept.

4.5

-

-

-

-

Adjusted for diversion

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

4.44 

0.079 

0.09

7.34 

0.131 

0.15

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-53:

29.7 

0.531 

0.61

110 

1.97 

2.27

75.7 

1.35 

1.41

-

- :

-

Observed

Max 1,20O Min 2.8 Mean 74.7 

Max - Min - Mean -

_ _ _

-

Adjusted

Mean 73.9 Cfsm 1.32 In. 17.98 

Mean - Cfam - In.
MONONGAHELA RIVER BASIN 115

Monongahela River at Braddock, Pa.

Location. Lat 40C 23'30", long. 79C 51'30", near right bank on river guide wall 380 ft 

upstream from dam at lock 2, at Braddock, Allegheny County, 1,700 ft downstream from 

Turtle Creek, and 11.2 miles upstream from confluence with Allegheny River.

Drainage area. 7,337 sq ml.

Records available. January 1939 to September 1953.

Sage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete dam. Datum of gage is 707.16 ft above mean sea 

level, adjustment of 1929. Prior to Aug. 13, 1951, at site 700 ft upstream at same 

datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 12,790 cfs (adjusted for storage and diversion).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 68,500 cfs May 8 (gage height, 20.16 ft); minimum discharge, 900 cfs Nov. 17 (gage height, 12.20 ft); minimum daily, 975 cfs Nov. 17, 

18.

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 201,000 cfs June 5, 1941 (gage height, 31.20 ft); minimum, 559 cfs Sept. 20, 22, 23, 1946; minimum daily, 703 cfs Sept. 3, 4, 22, 1946; 

minimum gage height, 12.01 ft Oct. 7-13, 1943.

Maximum stage known, 38.8 ft Mar. 18, 1936, from floodmarks (discharge, 210,000 

cfs).

Remarks. Records good above 3,000 cfs and fair below. Flow regulated by locks and hydroelectric plants, since 1938 by Tygart River Reservoir (see p.116), since 1926 by Lake 

Lynn, since 1943 by Youghiogheny River Reservoir (see p.116), and since 1925 by Deep 

Creek Reservoir (combined capacity, 718,960 acre-ft). Figures of daily discharge include slight diversion from Beaver Run Reservoir and Thorn Run, in the Klskimlnetaa 

River basin, to the Borough of Jeannette and into Turtle Creek, respectively.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 30 Dec. 1 to Sept. 30

12.2 900 12.3 1,150 16.0 22,500

12.5 1,720 12.5 1,720 18.0 41,700

13.0 3,550 13.0 3,600 20.0 65,800

14.0 8,200 14.0 9,000

15.0 13,700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ttotal

Mean

(t)

Oct.

1,950 

1,980

2,160

2,050

1,790

1,660

1,760

1,700

1,640 

1,660

1,790 

1,820

1,720

1,980

1,980

1,720

1,580

1,580

1,480

1,370

1,370

1.540 

1,420

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,480

1,580

2.220

1,860

1,520

52,360

1,689

-1,040

Nov.

1,290 

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,260

*1,23O

1,120

1,100

1,100 

1,100

1,480 

1,520

1,340

1,200

1,200

1,100

975.

97F

1,100

1,260

1,400

1

5,120 

11.800

6,150

4,530

4,840

2,890

1,980

1

1,760

1,600

-

66,200

2,207

-448

Dec.

1.420 

1,420

1,520

1,790

2,160

2,900

5,530

4,920

*4,240 

4,520

14,200 

54.500

23,366

17,600

11,700

11,100

8,700

7,140

6,760

6,650

6,540

6,040 

8,400

9,900

9,500

6,4SO

5,340

4,100

2,900

2,940

3,870

238,080

7,680

-49.9

Jan.

6,320 

3,920

5.740

4,140

4,430

5,390

5,150

15,700

46.200 

43,906

35, 500 

127,700

22,500

25,500

 20,900

20, 100

22,500

19,400

19,400

18,700

15, 900

17,600 

21,700

23,300

31,500

31,500

25,000

24,100

34,500

30,500

26,800

649,270

20,940

+1,630

Feb.

22,500 

18,700

18,000

15,600

14,000

11.100

12,600

15, 200

15,600 

15,200

13,600 

16,100

25,900

25,900

25,000

25,900

24,100

20,900

18,700

15,900

14,900

23,800 

27.700

23, 300

20, 100

* 17, 000

14,600

11,400

_

_

-

523 , 300

18,690

-27.6

Mar.

10,200

8,130

16^600

31,500

25,000

18,700

15,600

14,900 

15,200

16,200 

17,300

21,700

25,900

25,000

25,900

26,800

22,500

20, 100

18,000

17,300

16,600 

14,900

23,700

41.700

32,500

27,700

25,000

21,700

20,900

21,700

645,470

20, 820

H-1,070

Apr.

20,100 

 24,700

26,800

25,000

21,700

17,600

18,700

20,100

20,100 

24,100

29.500 

27,700

22,500

23,300

22,500

20,100

16,600

15,600

17,000

18,700

19,400

18,700 

18,000

18,000

16,200

14,300

11,100

11,700

11,400

10.800

-

582,000

19,400

+997

May

10,200 

9/300

7,090

5,500

 6,100

10,400

40,600

 55.800

36,500 

32,500

23,300 

19,400

15,600

13,600

13,000

14,600

13,300

14,300

17,300

15,200

13,000

14,600 

17,000

16,600

13,300

13,300

11,700

8,700

6,600

5,880

5.080

499,350

16,110

+556

June

10.500 

9] 300

6,650

5,130

4,050

3,640

3,920

3,220

4,190 

4,050

3,390 

2,980

2,620

2,260

1,950

1,950

2,080

 2,700

3,260

3,300

2,740

2,400 

2,620

2,220

1,950

2,050

1,86Q

1,600

1.340

1,600

101,520

3,384

-242

July

3,020 

3,470

3,470

3,060

' 4, 640

S.ggQ

3J520

3,140

 3,390 

2,780

2,740 

2,700

2,260

1,980

1,950

1,790

1,640

1.520

1,640

1,720

1,760

1,980 

3,340

2,740

2,620

1,920

1,600

1,860

2,120

1,860

1,700

79,190

2,555

-650

Aug.

1,700 

1,640

1,540

1,660

2,590

2,220

2,400

3,960

6,780 

7.220

5,720 

 6,160

5,770

4,880

3,470

2,220

1,640

i;460

1,540

1,460

1,420

1,420 

1,370

1,290

1,290

1,340

1,340

1,290

1,370

1,290

1.200

80,650

2,602

-744

Sept.

1,230 

1,460

1,480

1,420

1,640

1,640

1,420

1,320

1,320 

1,230

1.200 

1,820'

1,340

1,320

1,320

1,600

1,540

1,370

1,320

2.830

2,620

1,920 

1,600

1,460

1,480

1,370

1,340

1,290

1,230

1,600

-

45,230

1,508

-1,160

Adjusted for diversion and change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

649 

0.088 

0.10

1,759 

0.24C 

0.27

Calendar year 1952; 

Hater year 1952-53;

7,630 

1.04 

1.20

22,570 

3.08 

3.55

18,660 

2.54 

2.64

21,890 

2.98 

3.44

20,400 

2.78 

3.10

16,670 

2.27 

2.62

Observed

Max 104,000 Min 975 ' Mean 11,720 

Max 55,800 Mln 975 Mean 9,761

3,142 

0.428 

0.48

1,905 

0.260 

0.30

1,858 

0.253 

0.29

348 

0,047 

0.05

Adjusted

Mean 11,590 Cfsm 1.58 In. 21.51 

Mean 9,754 Cfsm 1.33 In. 18.04

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents In Tygart River Reservoir, Lake Lynn, Deep Creek and Youghlogheny River 

Reservoirs, and diversion from Beaver-Run Reservoir, equivalent in cubic feet per second. Records 

of contents In Lake Lynn and Deep Creek Reservoir, and diversion from Beaver Run Reservoir, furnished by West Penn Power Co., Pennsylvania Electric Co., and Municipal Authority of Westmoreland 

County, respectively.
116 MONOUOAHELA RIVER BASIN

Reservoirs in Monongahela River basin

Tygart Reservoir. Lat 39°18'50", long. 80°02'00", at dam on Tygart River, 2.2'mlles upstream from Threefork Creek and 2.4 miles upstream from Graton, Taylor County, W. Va. 

Drainage area, 1,184 sq ml. Records available, October 1939 to September 1953. Qage, 

water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level. Maximum contents during 

year, 122,050 acre-ft Aug. 10 (elevation, 1,100.00 ft); minimum, 11,794 acre-ft Jan. 3 

(elevation, 1,010.90 ft). Maximum contents since storage began, 221,100 acre-ft 

Apr. 18, 1939 (elevation, 1,144.75 ft); minimum since October 1939, 8,330 acre-ft 

Jan. 25, 1940 (elevation, 1,005.15 ft).

Reservoir is formed by concrete gravity dam completed and accepted February 1938; 

storage began May 15, 1938. Capacity, 286,600 acre-ft between elevations 991.5 ft 

(sill of valves) and 1,167.0 ft (crest of spillway) above mean sea level. Dead storage, 2,950 acre-ft. Figures given herein represent total contents. Conservation pool 

elevation is 1,010.0 ft and water below elevation 991.5 ft cannot be withdrawn. Reservoir is used for flood control and supplementary supply for navigation on Monongahela 

River during periods of low flow. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

YoughioghenT River Reservoir. Long distance water-stage recorder, lat. 39°47'56", long. 

79°22'06 , at control tower at dam, 1.2 miles upstream from Confluence, Pa., since 

June 1951. Viater-stage recorder also at lat 39°45'21", long. 79°24'00", at bridge on 

U. S. Highway 40, 500 ft upstream from Stuck Hollow Run, 0.6 mile upstream from Tub 

Run, and 7.5 miles upstream from Youghiogheny River Dam on Youghiogheny River, 

Somerset County, Pa. Datum of gage is at mean sea level. Prior to Mar. 9, 1948, 

staff gage at dam. Drainage area, 434 sq mi. Records available, October 1943 to September 1953. Maximum contents during year, 162,908 acre-ft May 8 (elevation, 1,441.92 

ft); minimum, 15,154 acre-ft Nov. 20 (elevation, 1,360.30 ft). Maximum contents duri^sc 

period 1943-53,.194,080 acre-ft Apr. 16, 1948 (elevation, 1,452.20 ft); minimum, 845 

acre-ft Oct. 11, 1943 (elevation, 1,328.8 ft).

Reservoir is formed by an earth-fill dam, rock faced; storage began during construction sometime prior to July 1943; storage for low-flow augmentation commenced January 

1948. Dam completed October 1943. Capacity, 254,000 acre-ft between elevations 

1,319.50 ft (invert at intake to outlet tunnel) and 1,470.00 ft (full pool). Minimuir 

pool elevation is 1,344.0 ft, capacity, 5,230 acre-ft. Winter low-water pool elevation 

is 1,419.0 ft, capacity, 103,000 acre-ft. Summer low-water pool elevation is 1.439.C 

ft, capacity, 154,50Q'acre-ft. Storage to summer pool normally occurs during the 

period Mar. 15 to Apr. 15. Depletion of low-water storage for Youghiogheny River flew 

augmentation occurs normally during the period July through November. Figures given 

herein represent total contents. Reservoir is designated multipurpose. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Monthly elevation and contents, water yea? October 1952 to September 1953

Date

Nov. 30................

Calendar year 1952 . . .

Mar. 31................

Apr 3O

Water year 1952-53...

Tygart Reservoir

Elevation 

(feet)t

1,063.70 

1,041.82 

1,024.88 

1,011.00

-

1,021.57 

1,024.07 

1,049.98 

1,073.80 

1,093.54 

1,096.13 

1,091.60 

1,084.38 

1,063.87

-

Contents 

(acrefeet)

64,898 

38,619 

22,498 

11,860

-

19,727 

21,810 

47,677 

78,923 

110,454 

115,092 

107,134 

95,252 

65,126

-

Change In 

contents 

during month 

(acre- feet)

-26,279 

-16,121 

-10,638

-22,974

+7 , 867 

+2,083 

+25,867 

431,251 

+31,526 

+4,638 

-7,958 

-11,882 

-30,126

+228

Youghiogheny River Reservoir

Elevation 

(feet)t

1,393.69 

1,372.37 

1,364.87 

1,377.85

-

1,424.53 

1,418.10 

1,429.74 

1,439.50 

1,439.60 

1,434.79 

1,423.19 

1,409.71 

1,393.99

-

Contents 

(acrefeet)

53,913 

26,239 

18,976 

32,296

-

115,948 

100,988 

129,317 

155,935 

156,220 

142,777 

112,910 

82,941 

54,384

-

Change In 

contents 

during mon^h 

(acre-feet)

-27,674 

-7,263 

+13,320

-48,064

+83,652 

-14,960 

+28,329 

+26,618 

+285 

-13,443 

-29,367 

-29,969 

-28,557

+471

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
CHARTIERS CREEK BASIN 117

Chartiers Creek at Carnegie, Pa.

Location.--Lat 40°24'00", long. 80°05'55", on right bank 200 ft upstream from highway 

bridge at Carnegie, Allegheny County, 0.2 mile downstream from Robinson Run, and 9.0 

miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--257 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1919 to September 1921, January 1932 to September 1933, and 

November 1940 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. June 1915 to September 1919 (gage heights only), October 1919 to September 1933, and November 1940 to 

September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 762.03 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1944 (Pennsylvania RR. benchmark). Prior to Dec. 15, 

1931, chain gage at site half a mile downstream at different datum. Jan. 8, 1932, to 

Sept. 30, 1933, chain gage, at site 1 mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 24 years (1919-30, 1932-33, 1941-53), 319 cf s .

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,030 cfs May 7 (gage height, 7.07 ft); minimum, 

38 cfs Sept. 14 and during period of no gage-height record Sept. 4-13 (gage height, 

2.02 ft).

1919-33, 1940-53: Maximum gage height observed, 16.1 ft June 17, 1920, site and 

datum then in use (discharge not determined); minimum discharge observed, 16 cfs Aug. 9, 

1926, and at times in September 1932.

Flood of March 1936 reached a stage of about 14 ft, present site, from information 

by local residents (discharge uncertain).

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

Some regulation at low flow by mine drainage, reservoirs, and industrial usage above 

station.

Revisions. WSP 1053: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0

35

67

139

305

3.5

4.0 

6.0

520

800

2,150

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

56

*62

71

53

60

71

88

7T

62

62

65

63

56

54

58

*56

60

54

58

54

~ss 49

54

54 

53

56

54

60

58

54

58

1,842

59.4

0.231

0.27

Nov.

54

53

54

60

*54

58

58

54

56

62

56

58

58

54

56

56

54

62

83

151

148

240 n?j

82

71

67

58

53

~ss 49

2,187

72.9

0.284

0.32

Dec.

58

63

62

60

96

126

86

80

*73

164

270" 485

179

136

107

100

86

88

82

80

82

78

78

71 

67

63

60

4953"

58

71

3,211

104

0.405

0.46

Jan.

95

 84

52

145

120

100

95

268

920

920

740

443

*333

277

246

215

218

340

302

266

270

284

260

346 

485

344

308

1.160

761

470

412

11,319

365

1.42

1.64

Feb.

368

30?

291

270

242

242

266

238

218

198

218

352

344

305

326

356

319

263

266

263

356

333

288

270 

256

*246

228

211

_

-

7,835

280

1.09

1.13

Mar.

195

185

T95

298

277

242

228

228

221

235

270

294

319

305

302

288

260

246

242

215

198

191

245

1,510 

788

*555

470

434

384

348

322

10,290

332

1.29

1.49

Apr.

494

466

389

352

319

322

430

368

376

634

555

461

402

348 312

305

288

355

615

644

555

461

412

360 

348

484

448

356

322

302

-

12,493

416

1.62

1.81

May

288

263

235

218

*260

302

*1,800

2,060

1,010

674

525

448

398

356

384

333

425

394

322

291

263

371

360

277 

260

246

211

191

182

179 258"

13,784

445

1.73

1.99

June

211

169

157

148

139

164

191

151

403

T55

148

134

128

120

112

107

*256

205

139

123

107

107

98

93 

93

137

140

95

86

84

,

4,433

148

0.576

0.64

July

88

272

173

102

140

180

107

146

143

*88

75

73

73

73

71

71

69

75

70

88

82

130

500

T3o 

86

75

71

99

75

71

73

3,574

115

0.447

0.52

Aug.

69

67

63

67

130

90

67

58

461

3T50"

150

110

80

*68

62

62

62

62

60

56

54

53

51

49 

53

52

52

50

56

50

41

2,705

87.3

0.340

0.39

Sept.

45

48

*53

60

76

64

54

49

45

40

45

54

49

42

*48

49

48

48

56

175

120

80

62

50 

48

46

45

43

46

48

-

1,734

57.8

0.225

0.25

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,240 Min 49 Mean 306 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.23

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,060 Min 40 Mean 207 Cfsm 0.805 In. 10.91

Peak discharge (base. 2,500 cfs). May 7 (7 p.m.) 3,030 cfs (7.07 ft). 

' * Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record July 22-24, Aug. 5, 6, 10-18, Aug. 26 to Sept. 2, Sept. 4-13, 21-24; 

discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage and records for nearby stations.
118 OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM

Ohio River at Sewickley, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°31'50", long. 80°11 I 20", on left bank 200 ft upstream from highway bridge 

at Sewickley, Allegheny County, 0.5 mile upstream from Narrows Run, 1.5 miles upstream 

from Dashields Dam, and 11.8 miles downstream from confluence of Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers.

Drainage area. 19,500 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1933 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and dam 1.5 miles downstream. Datum of gage is 690.00 ft 

above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Nov. 22, 1933, staff gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 20 years, 32,910 cfs (adjusted for storage since 1941).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 137,000 cfs June 1 (gage height, 9.80 ft); minimum, 2,530 cfs Nov. 6 [gage height, 2.72 ft).

1933-53: Maximum discharge, 574,000 cfs Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height, 34.75 ft, from 

floodmark in gage house); minimum, about 2,000 cfs July 25, 1934.

Remarks Records good. Some regulation by locks, Chautauqua Lake, since 1940 by Tionesta 

Creek, since 1952 by East Branch Clarion River, since 1941 by Mahoning Creek, since 1940 

by Crooked Creek, since 1952 by Conemaugh River, since 1942 by Loyalhanna Creek Reservoirs (see pp. 68,69), since 1938 by Tygart River, since 1943 by Youghiogheny River 

Reservoirs (see p. 116), since 1926 by Lake Lynn, since 1925 by Deep Creek Reservoir, 

and 12 smaller reservoirs (combined capacity, excluding that of Chautauqua Lake, 

1,581,000 acre ft).

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

2,400

4,370

8,500

14,500

5.0

7.0

10.0

30,200

70,200

142,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

4,030

4,370

4,170 

3,960

4,030

4,100

4,030

3,830

3,890

4,100

4,230

4,170

4,030

4,100

4,030

3,830

3,490

3,620

4,170

3,830

3,560

3,160

3,360 

3,360

3,430

3,290

3,360

3,290

3,890

3,830

3^030

117,570

3,793

-1,350

Nov.

3,100

3,030

2,970 

3,030

*2,900

2,900

2,840

3,290

3,830

3,890

4,370

5,300

4,650

4,440

4,510

4,440

4,230

3,890

5,510

6,100

7,030

10,700

34,300 

29,400

26,000

22,000

16,000

11,600

9,200

8,310

-

253,760

8,459

-458

Dec.

7,270

6,650

6,570 

6,650

7,100

9,000

14,600

18,400

18,300

*18,000

35,900

85,800

74,666

61,500

44,000

35,500

26,800

22,800

20,400

18,300

17,600

15,600

18,900 

22,000

22,800

19,600

18,000

15,300

11,900

10,300

11,200

721,340

23,270

+248

Jan.

14,500

12,200

11,400

11^700

12,400

11,600

18,200

54,800

63,600

61,500

57,300

*57,300

51,000

45,000

40,200

44,000

46,000

55,200

57,300

49,000

47,000

48,000 

47,000

59,400

61,500

57,300

57,300

76,800

70,200

59,400

tt.,369.9

44,190

+2,190

Feb.

55,200

52,000

52 , 000 

44,000

38,200

32,800

34,600

43 , 000

43,000

41,100

34,600

35,500

48,000

49,000

48,000

47,000

45,000

39,200

34,600

30,200

29,400

4^ 800

65 | 800 

*59,400

51,000

44,000

38,200

31,900

_

-

*1,213.5

43,340

+45.7

Mar.

28,500

23,600

30^700

57,300

63,600

53,100

44,000

40,200

37,300

35,500

37,300

47,000

61 , 500

61 , 500

65,800

68,000

*59,400

55,200

49,000

46,000

40,200

34,600 

63 , 000

114,000

112,000

102,000

88,100

81 , 200

76,800

70,200

tt.,770.2

57,100

+1,760

Apr.

65,800

68,000

76,800 

70,200

63,600

50,000

48,000

47,000

47,000

53,100

68,000

63,600

55,200

52 , 000

50,000

44,000

39,200

38.200

44,006

49,000

52,000

49 , 000

50,000 

48 , 000

44,000

43,000

43,000

44 , 000

44,000

42,000

-

tt.,551.7

51,720

+1,120

May

36,400

33,700

31,000 

26,000

26,800

28,500

65 , 800

95 , 000

81,200

72 , 400

55,200

46,000

*37,300

32,800

31,000

38,200

43 , 000

55,200

63,600

57,300

48,000

49,000

57,300 

83,500

61,500

65,800

102,000

85,800

65,800

52,000

84,600

tl,711.7

55,220

+2,500

June

122,000

112,000

90,400 

65,800

49,000

42,000

45,000

42,000

38,200

34,600

28,500

21,200

18,200

15,900

13 , 800

12,100

*12,200

11,900

12,300

13,000

10 , 500

8,500

9,080 

10,600

8,310

7,980

8,880

7,540

6,830

6,570

-

884,890

29,500

-2,160

July

7,640

8,660

8,800 

9,400

11,200

10,200

7,450

6,740

7,270

*6,740

6,570

6,080

5,760

4,800

5,080

4,800

4,580

4,300

b,23C

4,780

4,440

5,950

12,300 

9,940

9,720

7,830

5,530

5,230

5,08O

4,580

5,100

211,780

6,832

-956

Aug.

6,650

6,320

5,460 

4,640

8,700

7,540

9,400

9,400

16,200

17,600

17,700

18,800

14,600

*12,100

9,200

7,010

5,600

5,160

5,080

4,720

4,230

4,170

4,030 

3,960

3,620

3,490

3,360

3,230

3,360

3,360

3,230

231,920

7,481

-1,020

Sept.

3 , 100

3 , 29'^

3,430 

3,620

4,510

4,230

4,100

3,960

3,560

3,490

3,620

4,030

3,560

3,430

3,100

3,490

3,690

*3 , 490

3,290

7,180

10,400

10,600

*8,60<T 

7,640

7,180

5,910

5,160

4,370

4,230

4,370

-

144,630

4,821

-1,520

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cf sm 

In.

2,443 

0.125 

0.14

8,001 

0.41C 

0.46

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-53:

23,520 

1.21 

1.40

46,380 

2.38 

2.74

43,390 

2.23 

2.32

58,860 

3.02 

3.48

52,840 

2.71 

3.02

57,720 

2.96 

3.41

Observed

Max 261,000 Min 2,840 Mean 34,450 

Max 122,000 Min 2,840 Mean 27,900

27,340 

1.40 

1.56

5,876 

0.301 

0.35

6,461 

0.331 

0.38

3,301 

0.16? 

0.19

Adjusted

Mean 34,320 Cfsm 1.76 In. 23.95 

Mean 27,940 Cfsm 1.43 In. 19.45

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents in Chautauqua Lake, Tionesta Creek, East Branch Clarion River, Mahoning Creel, 

Crooked Creek, Conemaugh River, Loyalhanna Creek, Tygart River, Youghiogheny River and Deep Creek 

Reservoirs, Lake Lynn and 12 smaller reservoirs, equivalent in cubic feet per second. Records of 

reservoir contents furnished by Pennsylvania Electric Co., Manufacturers Water Co., Salt Lick Water 

Co., Johnstown Water Co., Municipal Authority of the Borough of Latrobe, Municipal Authority of 

Westmoreland County, and West Penn Power Co.

* Expressed in thousands.
BEAVER RIVER BASIN 119

Mahoning River at Alliance, Ohio

Location.--Lat 40°55i55", long. 81°05'45", in SE^ sec. 24, T. 19 H., R. 6 W., on right 

bank 15 ft upstream from Webb Avenue Bridge in Alliance, Stark County, 0.2 mile upstream from waterworks dam, and 4 miles upstream from Beech Creek.

Drainage area.--87.9 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1941 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete dam. Datum of gage is 1,037.3 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Average discharge. 12 years, 80.7 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,660 cfs May 23 (gage height, 5.26 ft); no 

flow at times.

1941-53: Maximum discharge, 7,000 cfs May 27, 1946 (gage height, 7.90 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,300 cfs; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good except those below 10 cfs, which are fair. Water is diverted 

between gage and control by city of Alliance for municipal supply; diversion not included in figures of daily discharge. Flow slightly regulated by Westville Reservoir 

above station.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 6, Feb. 15-17, Mar. 8)

1.4

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

7.7

27

151

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

405

720

1,420

2,390

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.0

2.0

.5

*.5

.5

1.4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

6.9

0.22

7.47

Nov.

~.9 0

2.8

2.0

2.0

.9

.9

.9

.8

.7

.6

.5

.5

.2

.5

.9

.9

.2

5.8

19

38

155

76 

39

27

21

17

11

9.2

7.7

-

441.9

14.7

7.23

Dec.

6.2

IT

*7.7

9.2

80

110

60

44

34

43

113

84

58

42

23

17

17

17

17

19

25

25

23 

23

19

11

9.2

7.7

11

13

14

988.2

31.9

. 8.08

Jan.

15

T7

21

23

17

15

19

21

118

256

251

*136

75

55

44

42

56

700

ITS

143

90

69

55 

127

176

87

80

662

558

151

143

4,640

150

7.61

Feb.

226

95

60

47

34

42

42

39

34

25

25

56

69

49

45

35

*30

23

30

62

256

152

63 

49

44

42

37

30

_

_

-

1,741

62.2

7.71

Mar.

21

19

18

134

132

60

44

35

32

42

52-

75

60

52

86

96

60

*47

42

37

32

30

34 

216

489

400

172

172

128

96

75

 2,988

96.4

7.70

Apr.

276

366

180

106

78

66

69

60

58

465

417

132

90

72

58

60

63

106

176

*278

240

143

93 

66

63

81

87

69

55

47

-

4,120

137

7.67

May

44

37

27

21

27

32

84

207

132

69

47

34

121

147

96

*78

140

164

90

58

44

521

*2.120 

760

216

103

60

44

32

27

32

5,614

181

8.01

June

30

21

17

11

9.2

21

216

155

295

194

60

32

23

21

17

13

*40

39

23

17

13

6.2

3.7 

.9

2.7

6.6

7.7

6.2

1.4

 1L

-

1,303.1

43.4

8.85

July

0

15

50

21

173

224

47

21

15

15

9.2

6.2

1.8

0

0

0

0

0

2.9

*11

6.2

4.8

11 

9.2

3.7

2.0

.1

0

0

0

0

649.1

20.9

8.48

Aug.

0

0

2.3

11

4.8

.9

0

0

9.2

4.8

2.5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

35.5

1.15

9.38

Sept.

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2^0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

-

2.1

0.07

8.72

Adjusted for diversion

Mean 

Cfsra 

In.

7.69 

0.087 

0.10

21.9 

0.249 

0.28

Calendar year 1952 : 

Water year 1952-53:

40.0 

0.455 

0.52

158 

1.80 

2.08

69.9 

0.795 

0.83

104 

1.18 

1.36

145 

1.65 

1.84

189 

2.15 

' 2.48

Observed

Max 3,100 Min 0 Mean 94.8 

Max 2,120 Min 0 Mean 61.7

52.2 

0.594 

0.66

29.4 

0.334 

0.39

10.5 

0.119 

0.14

8.79 

0.100 

0.11

Adjusted

Mean 102 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.82 

Mean 69.8 Cfsm 0.794 In. 10.79

Peak discharge (base. 900 efs). May 23 (5 a.m.) 2,660 cfs (5.26 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion for city of Alliance, equivalent in cubic feet per second.
120 BEAVER RIVER BASIN 

Mill Creek near Berlin Center, Ohio

Location.--Lat 41°00'00", long. 80°58'10", in T. 1 N., R. 5 W., on left bank at downstream 

side of highway bridge, 150 ft upstream from unnamed tributary, 1 mile upstream from 

flow line of Berlin Reservoir, l£ miles upstream ffom Turkeybroth Creek, and 2 miles 

southwest of Berlin Center, Mahoning County. Records include flow of unnamed tributary.

Drainage area. 19.7 sq mi, including that of unnamed tributary 150 ft below gage. 

Records available.--September 1941 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,032.9 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Oct. 22, 1941, staff gage and Oct. 22, 1941, to Apr. 23, 1947, 

water-stage recorder, at same site and datum. Apr. 24, 1947, to Sept. 10, 1952, waterstage recorder at site 100 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 12 years, 17.8 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,540 cfs May 22 (gage height, 6.38 ft); no 

flow Aug. 26-31, Sept. 3,4.

1941-53: Maximum discharge, 1,900 eta May 27, 1946 (gage height, 6.92 ft); no flow 

Aug. 26-31, Sept. 3, 4, 1953.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In

cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 6 to Nov. 19)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 8 Jan. 9 to Sept. 30

0.7 0.5

.8 1.5

.9 3.1

1.0 5.4

1.2 

1.4 

1.6

1.0 3.7

1.2 

1.5 

1.9 

2.3 

2.5

9.3

21

69

101

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

163

243

363

735

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

E2

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

3O

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.9

1.1

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.9

2.1 TT?

.9

.9

.8

75

.8

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

*1.0

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.8

1.2

1.4

1.0

32.5

1.05

0.053

0.06

Nov.

0.9

.8

27(5

1.9

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.8

2.2

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

2.2

5.4

9.4

23

T.9

4.4

3.1

2.7

2.7

3.1

1.8

1.7

-

91.6

3.05

0.155

0.17

Dec.

1.7 77T *2.2

2.7

24

18

8.2

5.7

4.1

10

27

T?

8.9

6.3

4.6

3.5

3.5

3.7

2.9

2.9

4.6

5.7

4.9

4.1

3.7

3

2.8

2.1

1.8

1.8

2.4

190.9

6.16

0.313

0.36

Calendar year 1952: Max 489

Jan.

3.7

4.4

5.7

6.3

5.1

3.7

3.5

777

44

40

39

*21

13

12

9.0

7.1

45

190

35

20

12

9.6

7.8

30

23

12

10

-*T 236

25

39

964.6

31.1

1.58

1.82

Feb.

32

13

8.7

7.8

7

8.1

8.1

6.8

5.7

4.7

5.2

14

12

8

7

8

*8.1

5.4

6.2

24

53

TG

9

7.1

6.S

6.8

S.7

4.2

_

_

-

3O8.1

11.0

0.558

0.58

Mar.

3.5

T79- 2.6

56

35

12

9

7.4

7.4

9.3

15

16

12

9.6

17

15

10

*8.1

9.0

6.8

i 5.2

. 4.2

, 6.4

(74

166

39

34

30

24

17

12

667.4

21.5

1.09

1.26

Apr.

108

72

30

19

13

10

11

8.1

9.3

309

48

32

17

12

9.6

12

11

28

50

*66

48

24

14

8.7

11

18

15

11

9.0

7.1

1,030.8

34.4

1.75

1.95

May

6.8

5.2

3.5

3.1

S72

6.0

26

36

16

7.4

4.4

8.8

41

26

20

»18

46

38

16

8.4

5.4

484

?BT

44

21

13

7.8

5.4

' 4.2

3.3

4.7

1 , 188 . 6

38.3

1.94

2.24

June

4.8

2.9

2.4

2.0

1.7

1.6

~T.B 29

18

5.9

3.3

2.4

2.0

1.6

1.6

1.4

*4.2

2.4

1.6

1.2

1.0

.9

.8

75

.8

1.0

1.8

1.1

1.0

.8

-

107.8

3.59

0.182

0.20

July

0.9

11

20

3.3

12.

27

5.9

2.4

1.6

1.2

1.0

.8

.8

.8

.9

.8

.8

.8

1.8 n.i

.8

.7

1.4

.9

.6

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

_.£

131.8

4.25

0.216

0.25

Aug.

0.3

.2

. 5

.9

"75 1.0

.4

.6

.8

.5

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.l

.1

00"

0

0

0

0

8.1

0.26

0.013

0.02

Sept.

0.1

.1

00"

.5

.4

.2

.3

.3

.2

.2

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.4

2.8

.9

.4

.4

*.3

.2

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

-

11.5

0.38

0.019

0.02

Mln 0.3 ' Mean 21.0 Cfsm 1.07 In. 14.50

Water year 1952-53: Max 484 Mln 0 Mean 13.0 Cfsm 0.660 In. 8.93

Peak discharge (base, 500 efs). Apr. 10 (7 

(6.38 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this. day.

i.m.) 780 cfs (S.ll ft); May 22 (5 p.m.) 1,540 cfs
BEAVER RIVER BASIN 

Mahoning River below Berlin Dam, near Berlin Center, Ohio

121

Location. Lat 41°02'55", long. 81°00'05", in T. 1 N , R. 6 W. , on left bank 600 ft downstream from Berlin Dam and 3£ miles northwest of Berlin Center, Mahoning County.

Drainage area. 249 sq mi.

Records available. October 1930 to September 1953. Prior to October 1942, published as 

"near Berlin Center."

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 958.0 ft above mean 

sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Sept. 30, 1942, water-stage recorder at site if miles upstream at datum 966.15 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912 (levels by Mahoning Valley Sanitary District). Oct. 1, 1942, to May 11, 1949, 

water-stage recorder at site 200 ft downstream from present site at datum 8.00 ft 

lower than present datum.

Average discharge. 23 years, 226 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,610 cfs May 25 (gage height, 4.84 ft); minimum, 19 cfs Nov. 19-23, 26 (gage height, 1.19 ft).

1930-53: Maximum discharge, 8,630 cfs Jan. 25, 1937 (gage height, 10.97 ft, site 

and datum then in use); no flow at times during 1948, 1949.

Remarks. Records good. Plow regulated by Berlin Reservoir (see pp. 140,141). 

Cooperation. Six discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions (water years). WSP 743: 1932. WSP 853: 1936. WSP '873- 1932(M), 1933, 

1934-35(M), 1936-38.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height. In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.1 

1.5 

1.8 

2.0 

2.2

15

36

56

76

135

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

260

560

1,560

2,820

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In,

Oct.

*242

242

260

 57s 275

275

256

238

233

251

270

270

265

260

260

260

242

220

215

202

169

150

*158

154

154

154

143

125

109

92

11

6,490

209

-

-

Nov.

61

ST

61

60

52

43

32

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

20

20

20

20

*19

20

19

19

20

20

29

42

42

42

42

-

932

31.1

-

-

Dec.

~Se 42

*220 He150

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

146

146

146

146

146

146

146

146

146

146

146

150

150

145

143

143

4,459

144

_

-

Jan.

143

143

109

87

87

87

87

81

51

87

90

90

90

*90

87

87

90

92

92

119

154

154

154

154

158

158

158

162

1BT

162

162

3,660

118

-

-

Feb.

173

169

165

169

194

242

24?

242

242

242

242

242

242

242

242

228

*215

215

207

202

202

224

207

207

207

207

157

12.

-

-

5,840

209

-

-

Mar.

74

74

74

61

49

46

52

70

75

84

95

105

T?

53

60

72

84

*73

*42

12

42

42

43

46

64

81

90

79

79

81

90

2,092

67.5

_

-

Apr.

68

52

51

46

43

52

54

54

49

55

57

58

60

64

63

64

64

66

66

*68

69

68

81

135

13.2

119

132

132

139

T5s

-

2,296

76.5

_

-

May

129

125

159

146

181

173

177

186

165

154

150

154

154

154

154

*173

190

165

146

162

177

194

190

190

1,200

2.540

2,480

2,160

1,680

657

260

14,895

480

~

-

June

265

122 ' 50

' "50"

50

61

76

95

132

190

220

220

224

224

228

228

*207

. 194

194

190

190

207

224

224

224

224

224

224

224

224

-

5,409

180

.

-

July

224

224

211

190

T5U

190

194

194

207

220

220

228

242

228

207

207

207

. 207

207

*207

228

256

256

251

251

238

224

*233

224

220

233

6,818

220

-

-

Aug.

"56U 260

256

233

215

215

215

220

220

220

220

220

220

220

220

242

260

260

260

260

260

260

260

*256

260

260

260

260

256

238

220

7,486

241

_

-

Sept.

220

242

260

260

260

260

260

260

260

260

260

260

256

256

270

 5§5 285

251

233

233

228

224

220

*220

215

215

215

211

194

165

-

7,238

241

-

-

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,900 Min 19 Mean 298 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,540 Min 19 Mean 185 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
122 BEAVER RIVER BASIN

Mahoning River at Pricetown, Ohio

Location. La t 41°07'50", long. 80°58'24", in T. 2 N., R. 5 W. , on left bank a quarter of 

a mile south of ffehoning-Trumbull County line, 0.3 mile downstream from Milton Dam, 

half a mile southwest of Pricetown, Mahoning County, and 3 mile's upstream from Kale 

Creek.

Drainage area. 276 sq mi.

Records available. July 1929 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 905.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

"of 1912.

Average discharge. 24 years, 246 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,500 cfs May 28 (gage height, 7.68 ft); minimum, 13 cfs Apr. 23 (gage height, 1.27 ft).

1929-53: Maximum discharge, 6,770 cfs Jan. 25, 1937 (gage height, 15.01 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,200 cfs on basis of velocity-area studies; minimum, 0.4 

cfs Nov. 9, 10, 1941, Feb. 19-21, Oct. 10-12, 1945.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Berlin and Milton Reservoirs (see pp.140,141). 

Cooperation. One discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 728: 1930(M).

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.6 

2.0

48

113

218

3.0 

5.0 

8.0

360

1,170

2,670

Discharge, In cubic st per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

240

243

24T

243

243

243

243

243

243

243

243

243

243

243

243

243

243

243

243

228

197

197

*197

197

197

197

188

162

162

162

162

6,860

221

~

-

Nov.

162

160

160

160

160

144

130

130

128

128

126

126

126

126

124

124

124

124

124

124

124

122

122

122

122

122

122

122

121

3,971

132

_

-

Dec.

121

351

*450

T26

128

128

128

128

128

130

130

130

130

128

128

128

128

128

128

128

128

128

128

128

128

128

128

128

124

117

TTT

4,466

144

_

-

Jan.

117

117

117

115

115

113

113

113

113

113

113

113

113

*113

115

115

117

117

115

115

115

115

115

117

117

115

115

119

TTT

117

117

3,569

115

_

-

Feb.

117

117

167

202 2"6"2

202

202

202

202

200

200

202

202

202

202

202

202

202

202

202

202

202

202

202

202

202

*171

115

_

-

5,327

190

_

-

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,050 Mln 62

Mar.

113

TTT

113

88

50

48

85

109

108

108

108

108

85

50

50

50

50

*48

*48

50

50

50

50

51

52

51

51

51

51

51

51

2,139

69.0

_

.

Apr.

52

52

50

55

50

50

50

50

50

52

51

51

51

51

51

51

51

51

51

51

*52

52

72

158

158

160

160

160

160

160

2,308

76.9

_

-

May

160

160

160

160

- 158

160

162

165

162

162

173

202

204

204

204

204

204

204

204

204

251

*283

285

578

646

955

2,190

2.540

1,930

1,170

809

14,831

478

_

-

June

788

Til

465

240

226

191

T§3

193

193

193

193

193

202

204

204

204

204

*204

204

204

202

204

206

206

206

206

206

206

206

206

7,540

251

_

-

July

206

209

197

184

Tea

184

188

195

204

218

218

218

218

218

220

220

220

220

220

220

*220

216

218

220

220

220

220

220

220

220

220

6,581

212

_

-

Aug.

218 2~T8~

218

218

218

218

218

223

223

220

220

220

220

220

220

220

220

220

220

218

218

218

218

*218

218

220

223

223

223

223

_226

6,818

220

_

-

Sept.

228

226

226

228

230

230

228

228

228

226

226

226

226

'525 223

225

225

225

226

226

226

228

228

228

*228

226

225

223

223

223

6,779

226

.

-

Mean 335 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,340 Mln 48 Mean 195 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
BEAVER RIVER BASIN 

Kale Creek near Pricetown, Ohio

123

Location. La t 41°08'25", long. 80°59'45", in T. 3 N. , R. 5 W., on right bank at downstream side of highway bridge., 0.4 mile north of Mahoning-Trumbull County line, I? 

miles northwest of Pricetown,' 2-jj miles upstream from mouth, and 3-g miles south of 

Newton Palls.

Drainage area. 20.9 sq mi (revised).

Records available. May 1941 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 914.7 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to June 27, 1941, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--12 years, 20.8 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 760 cfs May 23 (gage height, 5.23 ft); no flow 

for part of July 26.

1941-53: Maximum discharge, 3,630 cfs May 27, 1944 (gage height, 8.3 ft); no flow 

July 31, Aug. 1, 6, 8, 1952, and part of July 26, 1953.

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 973: 1942.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 6 to Dec. 5)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 17

0.5 0.1

.6 .4

.7 1.4

.8 3.9

1.1 14

1.4 29

1.7 52

2.0 78

0.3 0.1

.4 .3

.5 .6

.6 1.3

Jan. 18 to Sept. 30

0.7 3.0

1.0 11

1.3 25

1.6 47

2.0 80

3.0 181

4.0 355

5.0 660

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

in.

Oct.

1.2

TTS

1.1

.8

.8

1.0

.8

.8

.7

.8

.7

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

*.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

17.8

0.57

0.027

 0.03

Nov.

0.4

T?

.7

.7

.7

.6

.4

.5

.8

.8

.8

.8

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.8

2.3

6.1

11

T.O

3.6

1.8

1.4

1.1

.8

.7

.6

49.7

1.66

0.079

0.09

Dec.

0.6

.7

.8

 1.0

3.1

17

8.4

4.2

2.8

3.6

29

TI

9.7

6.7

3.9

2.6

1.8

1.6

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.4

2.3

2.8

2.3

1.6

1.0

.7

.3

' 73"

.3

128.1

4.13

0.198

0.23

Jan.

~7S 0.4

1.0

1.6

2.0

1.2

.8

1.4

20

60

75

33

16

*12

10

8.0

18

278 -&

25

15

11

9.3

65

75

23

16

216

72

28

32

1,188.3

38.3

1.83

2.11

Feb.

47

21

8.4

6.7

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.2

4.4

4.2

775

13

9.3

7.5

7.0

*6.5

4.2

4.2

8.8

68

33

10

7.3

6.5

6.2

5.9

5.2

_

-

330.9

11.8

0.565

0.59

Mar.

4.9

4.2

176

124 TS

23

12

9.0

7.8

8.7

13

14

13

9.9

13

23

12

*9.3

8.0

7.3

5.9

4.9

4.7

55

150

35

. 30

25

20

15

11

796.2

25.7

1.23

1.42

Apr.

110

70

25

16

11

9

10

7.0

10

180

40

19

13

9.6

7.5

7.8

10

20

40

*42

44

30

15

9.6

7.8

8.4

9.0

7.3

5.9

4.9

798.8

26.6

1.27

1.42

May

4.9

4

3

2.7

4

5

20

30

11

5

3

4.0

5.2

13

17

15

98

114

34

12

8

*391

356

48

16

9.3

6.5

4.0

3.0

2.2 572

1,254.0

40.5

1.94

2.24

June

6.2

372

2.0

1.3

1.0

1.2

4.0

4.4

3.2

2.0

2.0

1.4

.9

.6

.6

.5

.7

*.8

.8

.7

.6

.5

.4

.3

.4

.9

2.2

2.8

3.2

3.2

-

52.0

1.73

0.083

0.09

July

3.5

4.8

6.5

5.4

9.2

8.0

4.0

1.2

.6

.3

.2

.1

7T

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

*.3

.2

47.5

1.53

0.073

0.08

Aug.

0.2

.2

472

.3

.3

.3

4.7

12

T.6

1.3

.7

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

26.6

0.86

0.041

0.05

Sept.

0.1

. i

.1

.2

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.2

.3

.5

75

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

-

6.1

0.20

0.0096

0.01

Calendar year 1952: Max 720 Mln 0 Mean 23.7 Cfsm 1.13 In. 14.91 

Water year 1952-53:"Max 391 Mln 0.1 Mean 12.9 Cfsm 0.617 In. 8.36

Peak discharge (base. 500 efs). May 23 (2 a.m.) 760 cfs (5.23 ft)

* Discharge measurement made o'n this day.

Note. Ho gage-height record Mar. 24 to Apr. 7, Apr. 9-12, May 2-11, 21J discharge estimated on

basis of recorded range In stage, weather records, and records for Mill Creek near Berlin Center.
124 BEAVER RIVER BASIN

West Branch Mahoning River near Newton Palls, Ohio

Location. Lat 41°10'18", long. 81°01'18", in T. 3 N., R. 6 W., on right bank 250 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 5, 2? miles southwest of Newton Palls, Trumbull 

County, 6 miles upstream from mouth, and 7 miles downstream from Silver Creek.

Drainage area. 97.8 sq mi.

Records available. June 1926 to September 1953.

ge is 912.2 ft above mean sea level (Corps of 

0, 1929, staff gage at site 75 ft upstream at

gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of £ 

Engineers benchmark). Prior to Aug. 

same datum.

Average discharge. 27 years, 95.2 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,740 cfs May 23 (gage height, 8.31 ft); minimum, 3.8 cfs Aug. 24, 25 (gage height, 0.99 ft).

1926-53: Maximum discharge, 5,000 cfs Dec; 1, 1927 (gage height, 11.1 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,400 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow over dam; 

minimum, 2.9 cfs Dec. 6, 1949 (flow retarded by ice above "station); minimum gage 

height, 0.95 ft July 22, 23, 1936.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 973: 1926-30, 1933, 1934(M), 1936-38, 1939(M), 1940.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of loe effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per aecond)

0.9

1.0

1.1 

1.3 

1.6

1.7

7.3

16

38

86

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

6.0 

8.0

159

344

- 487

940

1,590

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10 

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

8,9

TTT

10

11

11

' 14

20

 TS

12

11

10

10

1011

12

11

10

10

9.7

8.9

9.7

10

no1111

11

10

10

12

17

18

355.9

11.5

0.118

0.14

Nov.

18

17

17

23

21

19

18

17

17

21

21

19

18

16

16

16

16

16

17

31

30

ISIS

31

23

21

19

18

14

bTT

-

671

22.4

0.229

0.26

Dec.

14

16

*16

45

~ss 110

36

' 31

31

68

57

43

34

24

b23

b22

1)20

b!9

b20

21

25

26

26

25

23

20

15

b!4

16

17

929

30.0

0.307

0.35

Jan.

18

20

22

26

23

b!7

biff

20

83

150

248

148

84

 65

57

50

75

889

ITT

134

91

68

56

265

354

129

98

573

295

116

132

4,695

151

1.54

1.78

Feb.

159

68

60

47

38

41

44

41

36

32

"SI 30

80

56

48

b45

b35

35

50

*246

TST

65

52

48

47

46

41

_

_

-

T 1,725

61. 6

0.630

0.66

Mar.

37

34

32

"552 555

117

72

57

51

54

67

74

67

56

75

144

84

*62

57

50

41

38

37

121

320

211

129

146

116

94

72

3,297

106

1.08

1.24

Apr.

124

264

154

98

77

60

57

51

48 sis

466

140

100

80

64

65

82

108

144

127

»213

220

123

80

65

72

89

77

62

54

3,917

131

1.34

1.50

May

50

52

44

36

37

54

100

254

123

74

51

40

44

74

108

91

310

385

175

92

62

*669

345

127

86

57

43

34

IS3T

5,182

167

1.71

1.97

June

37

29

24

20

19

17

24

25

21

21

17

15

14

14

13

13

20

*22

18 .

15

13

11

11

10

9.7

13

41

^2

31

28

587.7

19.6

0.200

0.22

July

19

16

22

19

17

26

TS

13

11

10

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

8.9

8.9

8.9

9.7

»9.7

8.9

9.7

9.7

8.1

7.3

6.7

IfTT

6.1

6.1

348.1

11.2

0.115

0.13

Aug.

6.1

6.1

6.7

7.3

12

16

B'.I

15

 14

10

6.7

5.5

5.5

4.9

4.9

4.3

173

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

4.3

»4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

202.2

6.52

0.067

0.08

Sept.

4.3

475

4.3

4.3

5.5

7 .3

6.7

6.1

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

5.5

8.9

10 "5.1

7.3

*6.7

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

183.9

6.13

0.063

0.07

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,840 Mln 8.9 Mean 118 Cfsm 1.21 In. 16.44

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,500 Mln 4.3 Mean 60.5 Cfsm 0.619 In. 8.40

Peak discharge (base. 1.500 cfs|. Hay 23 (l p.m.) 1,740 cfs (8.31 ft). 

* Discharge MMUrvnmt aade on this day.

b Stags-discharge relation affected by Ice.
BEAVER RIVER BASIN 

Creek at Phalanx Station, Ohio

125

Location. Lat 41°15'40", long. 80°57 I 16", on right bank 75 ft downstream from highway 

bridge, 1 mile north of Phalanx Station, Trumbull County, 2 miles downstream from 

Tinker Creek, and 4 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 97.0 sq mi.

Records available. June 1926 to August 1934, January 1938 to September 1953. '

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 887.42 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912 (levels by Mahoning Valley Sanitary District). Prior to Sept. 14, 1929, staff 

gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 22 years (1926-33, 1938-53), 104 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 650 cfs Jan. 19 (gage height, 6.55 ft); minimum, 5.0 cfs Sept. 29 (gage height, 1.66 ft).

1926-34, 1938-53: Maximum discharge, 3,480 cfs Dec. 1, 1927 (gage height, 12.2 ft); 

minimum, 0.6 cfs Aug. 4, 1939 (gage height, 1.62 ft); minimum daily, 0.9 cfs Aug. 4, 

1939.

Remarks. Records good. Low flow slightly regulated by mill several miles above station. 

Cooperation. Pour discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 853: 1928(M). WSP953: 1938-41.

Rating table, irater year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.6

1.7 

1.9 

2.1 

2.3

3.8

5.8

11

20

33

2.6 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

60

111

241

540

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

TotaJ

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

 9.7

i"?r 8.5

13

12

14 20

Tif '

14

13

13

13

12

12

13

13

12

12

13

13

14

14 

15 *15

13

13

14

13 

13

17

18

417.2

13.5

0.139

0.16

Nov.

17

16

17

24

19

16

16

15

IS

17

17

18

15

15

15

15

22

35

27

42

39

57 55

37

29

25

22

21 

17

17

713

23.6

0.245

0.27

Dec.

17

IS

19

*19

48

 5577

37

32

31

44

45

39

33

27

24

23

22

20

28

23

27 

29

28

26

24

22

17 

18

18

19

903

29.1

0.300

0.35

Jan".

22

23

25

27

25

18

U5

22

38

75

119

115

67

51 46

43

45

242

I4S T55

69

65 

54

97

323

170

95

234

410

162

111

3,584

115

1.19

1.37

Feb.

129

92

56

47

43

43

45

44

40

38

* 36

*85

93

67

57

54

45

37

40

53

»160

H&56

51

50

49

48

_

-

1,809

64.6

0.666

0.69

Mar.

47

42

39

215

580

141

75

57

49

49

54

59

59

53

58

107

80

59

52

*46

41

36 

35

62

196

254

119

123 

102

80

65

2,839

91.6

0.944

1.09

Apr.

65

142

115

73

60

51

48

46

45

171

489

155

88

68

57

55

73

84

102

95

»151

150 

92

62

53

66

84

73 

60

53

2,932

97.7

[ 1.01

1.13

May

50

51

45

38

40

52

55

123

92

57

43

38

40

55

64

64

111

248 "S5S

93

*64

88 

222

215

72

50

41

33 

30

113T

2,437

78.6

0.810

0.93

June

40

30

24

21

19

24

li35

26

25

21

19

18

18

16

15

22

»25

22

17

15

14 

13

12

TS

15

30

24

41

27

694

23.1

0.238

0.27

July

22

31

62

35

22

26

*19

16

14

13

12

12

12

11

12

11

11

11

12

11

»11

12 

13

12

9.7

9.4

9.1

*8.8

STff

9.1

9.1

484.0

15.6

0.161

0.19

Aug.

8.8

8.8

9.4

9.7

13

18

13

11

18

31

15

11

9.7

9.7

8.8

7.7

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

6.8

6.5 

6.5

6.5

»6.Q

6.0

5.8

5.6 

5.6

'571 5.4

297.5

9.60

0.099

0.11

Sept.

5.2

5.6

5.6

5.6

6.8

8.2

7.7

7.7

7.5

7.0

7.0

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.5

7.5

7.2

7.0

7.2

12

41IB 

9.1

 8.8

8.2

8.2

8.0

8.2

6.5

6.0

-

233.4

7.78

0.080

0.09

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,700 Mln 7.5 Mean 119 Cfsm 1.23 In- 16.66

Water year 1952-53: Max 540 Mln 5.2 Mean 47.5 Cfsm 0.490 In. 6.65

Peak discharge (baae. l.OOO et»). fo p«*k above base. 

* Discharge eacurosnt Bade on this day.
126 HEAVER RIVER BASIN 

Mahoning River at Leavittsburg, Ohio

Location. Lat 41°14'20", long. 80°52'50", in T. 4 N., R. 4 W., on right bank at upstream 

side of highway bridge at Leavittsburg, Trumbull County, 300 ft downstream from Duck 

Creek and l£ miles downstream from Eagle Creek.

Drainage area. 580 sq mi.

Records available. May 1941 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 871.25 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to July 2, 1941, chain gage and July 2, 1941, to July 22, 1952, waterstage recorder, at site 50 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 12 years, 561 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,760 cfs May 23 (gage height, 8.04 ft); mini- 

 mum, 147 cfs Mar. 22, 23 (gage height, 2.53 ft).

1941-53: Maximum discharge, 9,720 cfs Jan. 27, 1952 (gage height, 15.88 ft); minimum, 55 cfs July 7, 1952; minimum gage height, 1.50 ft June ],0, July 9, 1941.

Maximum stage known, about 24 ft Mar. 26, 1913. Flood of Jan. 25 or 26, 1937, 

reached a stage of 17.8 ft.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Berlin and Milton Reservoirs (see ipp.!140,jl41)_,^ ff 

Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1953 are given in ¥SP 1290.

Cooperation. One discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 23, 24, 28, 29)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 3 Dec. 4 to Sept. 30

2.6 

3.0 

4.0

155

283

700

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

139

299

700

6.0 

8.0

1,720

2,960

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

272

266

266

272

272

290

298

29Ti

280

276

276

280

276

280

283

287

283

283

283

287

248

228 

232

*235

232

232

228

200

190 

193

196

8,014

259

_

-

Nov.

196

196

200

200

203

196

193

167

167

167

167

167

164

164

164

164

170

175

184

203

228

269

222

187

175

167

164

1

161 

158

-

5,621

187

-

-

Dec .

155

170

610

*218

208

321

306

238

198

215

263

295

252

225

202

189

183

183

177

183

183

189

198

198

195

189

186

174

174 

171

168

6,816

220

-

-

Jan.

171

174

180

186

183

168

Tff

183

232

400

570

550

362

285

*263

238

252

1,080

1.400

678

411

321 

281

403

985

632

407

960

1,370 

610

482

14,594

471

-

-

Feb.

550

407

340

403

396

354

318

321

310

303

299

354

450

411

369

362

332

303

318

347

632

768 

478

369

343

340

*336

MS.

-

10,762

384

_

-

Mar.

221

212

208

850

1.180

530

310

288

256

267

285

306

303

232

246

384

325

238

204

*189

168

155

310

910

935

514

462

407 

329

270

11,650

376

-

-

Apr.

303

700

530

332

260

218

198

186

183

792

IjjSOO

610

358

285

235

221

256

318

427

427

498

*570 

388

340

325

329

369

377

325 

299

-

12,159

405

-

-

May

288

288

277

2"67 260

288

329

590

510

366

295 "299

306

362

430

438

678

1,260

860

522

*411

925 

»2.560

2,140

885

985

1,620

2,320

2,260 

1,670

985

25,494

822

-

-

June

885

1ST

722

318

285

256

270

281

256

246

238

238

235

238

238

232

260

252

*246

238

235

232 

235

235

238

252

277

274

285 

281

-

9,313

310

-

-

July

260

274

306

260

249

274

*242

228

242

242

242

242

252

260

256

263

260

263

256

260 

263

260

256

256

252

252

*252 

252

252

7,886

254

-

-

Aug.

252

252

252

263

277

281

274

270

388

407

295

267

256

252

252

249

242

242

242

242

242

242 

242

242

*238

242

246

246

246 

246

249

8,136

262

-

-

Sept.

252

256

256

256

271

260

260

256

252

249

249

252

249

249

249

249

249

249

256

270

267

263 

249^

249

246

246

246

246 

246

-

7,605

254

-

-

Calendar year 1952: Max 8,740 Min 60 Mean 696 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,380 Min 152 Mean 351 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
BEAVER RIVER BASIN 

Mosquito Creek below Mosquito Creek Dam, near Cortland, Ohio

127

Location. Lat 41 "18'00", long. 80°45'25", in T. 5 N. , R. 3 W., on right bank 100 ft downstream from Mosquito Creek Dam, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Confusion Run 

2 miles downstream from Walnut Creek, and 3 miles southwest of Cortland Trumbull 

County.

Drainage area.--97.6 sq mi.

Records available. May 1926 to September 1929, May 1943 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 873.98 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to June 12, 1943, staff 

gage, June 12 to Aug. 22, 1943, wire-weight gage, and Aug. 23, 1943, to Feb. 14, 1951, 

water-stage recorder, at site 900 ft downstream at datum 6.63 ft lower.

Average discharge. 13 years, 106 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 437 cfs July 29 (gage height,-3.05 ft); no flow 

for part of May 25; minimum daily discharge, 1.8 cfs Apr. 15.

1926-29, 1943-53: Maximum discharge 1,890 cfs Jan. 19, 1929 (gage height, 11.5 ft, 

, ,a floodmark, site and datum then in use); no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good. Plow completely regulated by Mosquito Creek Reservoir (see 

P-140,141).

Cooperation. Six discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

0

3.2

9.4

16

26

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

65

117

246

418

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

1314-

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

3031"

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

206

T35

*58

13

16

23

24

23

23

37

104

156

156

153

139

70 

22

24

25

18

14 

79

144

168

189

127

72

72

48

21

45

2,404

77.5

-

Nov.

97

126

76

22

21

21

*21

21

21

22

22

21

75

128

139

166 

153

88

*49

27

to

5.0

5.6

5.0

4.4

4.4

5.0

5.0

5.6

-

1,365.4

45.5

-

Dec.

5.6

176

5.0

*5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

S.O

4.4

4.4

5.0

S.O

5.0

5.0

5.0 

5.0

S.O

4.4

5.0

1

5.0 

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.4

4.4

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.4

152.6

4.92

-

-

Jan.

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

5.0

5.0

4.4

4.4

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.4

4.4

*4.4

M

s!o

5.0

5.0

4.4 

4.4

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.4

4.4

4.4

5.0

144.8

4.67

-

Feb.

4.4;

5.0

5.0

 4.4

4.4

4.4

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

5.0

5.0

5.0 

4.4

5.0

5.0

5.0

 5.0 

4.4

5.0

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

5.0

-

-

-

131.6

4.70

-

-

Mar.

3.8

4.4

3.2

3.2

4.4

2.7

2T7

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

2.7

3.2

3.2

3.2

2.7

2.7

2.7

*3.2

3.8 

3.2

3.8

3.8

3.2

3.2

3.8

3.8

. 3.8

3.8

3.2

104.6

3.37

 

-

Apr.

3.2

3.2

2.7

3,2

3.2

3.8

3.8

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

2.7

1.8

2.2 

 3.2

3.8

3.8

3.8

*3.8 

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.2

-

101.0

3.37

.

-

May

3.8

3.8

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

51

32

6.2

6.2

6.2 

6.2

6.2

6.2

5.6

*5.6 

6.2

6.8

6.2

2.7

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

5.0

5.0

228.1

7.36

_

- 

June

1 5 0

' FTo

5.0

' 5.0

108 ~

197

137

97

173

226

229

200

179

179

163

153 

107

124

*184

252

356

"4oT

338

314

338

314

287

287

328

6,108.0

204

_

-

July

374

363

274

192

209

*243

240

240

*223

192

'555 168

284

320

331

367 

385

385

381

385

388 

3§5

334

294

243

232

*297

359

*374

356

356

9,383

303

_

-

Aug.

356

381

381

331

226

209

203

184

153

115

161

203

246

294

268

243 

246

211

186

163

156 

184

200

229

246

*287

342

388

396

400

407

7,995

258

-

Sept.

403

4§0

388

352

243

168

135

95

88

88

121

101

68

41

19

99 

158

79

21

15

45 

i 36

4.4

40

40

57

72

128

186

-

3,713.4

124

_

-

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,030 Min 3.2 Mean 125 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1952-53: Max 411 Min 1.8 Mean 87.2 Cfsm - In. -

 Discharge measurement made on this day.
128 BEAVER RIVER BASIN

Mahoning River at Youngstown, Ohio

Location. Lat 41°06'41", long. 80°40>25", on left bank 400 ft upstream from Bridge 

Street Bridge in Youngstown, Mahoning County, and three-quarters of a mile upstream 

from Mill Creek.

Drainage area. 899 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1921 to September 1953. May 1903 to July 1906 at site 4f 

miles downstream, records not equivalent.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 826.53 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by Mahoning Valley Sanitary District). Prior to Nov. 16, 1926, 

chain gage at site 400 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 32 years (1921-53), 826 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,080 cfs May 23; maximum gage height, 7.68 

ft May 23 (backwater from Mill Creek); minimum discharge, 182 cfs Nov. 28 (gage 

height, 2.36 ft).

1921-53: Maximum discharge, 17,600 cfs Jan. 25, 1937 (gage height, 14.92 ft); 

from rating curve extended above 9,500 cfs by logarithmic plotting on basis of 

velocity-area studies; minimum, 28 cfs Aug. 14, 1930 (gage height, 1.80 ft); minimum daily, 30 cfs Aug. 16, 1930.

Maximum stage known, 26.5 ft Mar. 26, 1913.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of backwater from Mill Creek or doubtful gage-height record, which are fair. Water diverted above station for municipal 

supply. Flow regulated by Berlin, Milton, Mosquito Creek and Meander Creek Reservoirs (see pp. 140,141), together with reservoirs on Crab Creek and Squaw Creek. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1953 are given 

in WSP 1290.

Revisions (water years). WSP 623: 1924(M).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of backwater 

from Mill Creek or doubtful gage-height record (gage height, 

In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second; 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 21-23, May 25 to June 1)

Oct. 1 to May 24 May 25 to Sept. 30

2.3 

2.6 

3.0 

5.0

7.0

156

298

541

2,600

4,960

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

275

515

945

1,490

2,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22 

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

m445

357

314

351

*351

335

330

324

335

396

457

457

457

445

385 

324

324

340

309

273 

314 

396

420

426

420

340

309

283

248

11,447

369

-

-

Nov.

1

263 

309

379

324

263

*258

253

229

224

224

219

224

219

258

319

330

379

357

335

346

385 

368 

330

263

243

224

205

205

196

-

8,538

285

-

-

Dec.

205 

210

446

492

 324

373

413

351

288

319

420

438

379

303

293

263

248 

243

238

214

224

238 

253 

258

243

243

238

229

219

219

214

9,038

292

_

-

Jan.

214 

214

219

229

229

224

219

224

283

357

506

654

d570

*d430

d370

d340

d440 

dl.500

2,520

1,310

654

470 

396

491

1,230

1,110

620

01,400

02,300

1,220

777

21,520

694

-

Feb.

795 

654

445

413

420

401

407

401

401

390

 375 368

432

484

498

491

457 

426

*d420

d440

d820

1,150 

766 

520

457

451

451

407

_

_

-

14,146

505

-

Mar.

d300 

d300

d340

dl,100

2.050

1,110

541

426

401

385

407

451

457

401

407

580

588 

420

346

*314

273

2M 

258 

0490

01,700

02,000

1,330

990

795

620

470

20,484

 661

-

Apr.

c470 

01,000

1,130

620

426

373

298

273

283

0800

C2.200

cl,300

620

420

351

346

346 

451

520

541

750

*723 

612 

477

420

432

498

491

*451

401

-

18,023

601

_

-

May

385 

368

346

335

340

346

0410

I

c650

852

506

396

357

451

438

506

557

1,040 

2,000

1,560

871

557

*cl.500 

04.200 

03,700

*1,490

945

1,240

2,420

2,540

2,040

1,270

34,616

1,117

_

-

June

*W

905

580

565

475

558

529

449

469

495

502

469

437

462

437

708 

489

443

449

482

544 

587 

603

*618

674

665

733

716

610

-

17,470

582

.

-

July

603 

778

769

674

522

537

522

502

502

489

469

443

482

537

580

595

610 

642

649

665

649

*674 

665 

634

573

515

495

515

565

634

649

18,138

585

_

-

Aug.

642 

649

649

657

690

573

515

502

603

750

529

475

489

508

522

515

522 

502

482

449

437

m475

*482

502

522

558

565

595

626

16,828

543

_

-

Sept.

626 

626

626

642

674

565

495

425

371

359

353

394

353

342

297

275

365 

*425

365

371

319

324 

302 

275

286

302

292

324

336

394

-

12,103

403

-

-

Calendar year 1952: Max 12,500 Min 112 Mean 1,090 Cfsm - In.

Water year 1952-53: Max 4,200 Min 196 Me a" 554 cfsm - In -

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

o Backwater from Mill Creek.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed from reconstructed recorder graph, weather records, and records for station at Lowellvllle.

Note. Discharge computed from recorded range In stage and once-daily tape-gage readings Apr. 7-28.
BEAVER RIVER BASIN 129

Mill Creek at Youngstown, Ohio

Location.--Lat 41°04>20", long. 808 41'25", in T. 2 N., R. 2 W., on right bank 600 ft upstream from suspension bridge in Mill Creek Park at Youngstown, Mahoning County, and 

miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 68.4 sq mi.

Records available. November 1943 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.'

Average discharge. 9 years (1944-53), 60.7 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,280 cfs May 22 (gage height, 4.88 ft); minimum, 0.2 cfs Aug. 26-31; minimum gage height, 0.30 ft Aug. 26, 27, 30, 31.

1943-53: Maximum discharge, 6,100 cfs May 27, 1946 (gage height, 9.00 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,800 cfs by computation of peak flow over dam, minimum, 

0.1 cfs Oct. 8, 1947, Aug. 26, 1949, Sept. 10, 11, 12, 1952.

Maximum discharge known, 7,140 cfs in March 1913 at dam 1 mile downstream (computed by Mill Creek Park Association). 

Remarks. Records fair.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Feb. 14-16)

0.3 

.4 

.5

0.1 

.3

3.1 

7.4

0.8 

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

14

32

60

131

301

2.5 535

3.0 855

4.0 1,580

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.7

1.0

.8

475

2.9

6.9

*TT

6.4

4.6

3.9

4.2

2.3

.8

.8

1.2

2.3

2.0

2.3

4.6

3.9

3.1

2.8

3.1

4.2

7.9 

7.5

3.1

3.9

8.2

6.0

128.4

4.14

0.061

0.07

Nov.

2.3

5.4

8.2

8.0

6.9

*4.6

5.5

5.5

7.4

8.5

9.6

8.0

6.9

6.4

6.4

6.0

6.9

7.4

12

17

29

57

37 

21

16

14 

10

9.6

8.0

7.4

-

357.9

11.9

0.174

0.19

Dec.

7.4

8.5

8.5

9.6

*24

55

33

24

19

22

63

B7

38

29

22

18

17

17

15

15

25

25

20 

17

15

13 

12

11

10

10

13

673.0

21.7

0.317

0.37

Jan.

20

IS

20

18

15

12

11

25

80

80

70

55

45

*39

34

30

42

254

177

87

52

42

35 

70

120

55 

45

425

293

152

120

2,541

82.0

1.20

1.38

Feb.

134

55

40

34

29

31

33

32

29

.24

24

42

52

35

30

30

29

24

*24

38

131

84

39

33

32

31 

29

25

_

-

1,173

41.9

0.613

0.64

Mar.

24

20

22

129

97

49

35

31

29

38

57

62

52

44

54

76

52

40

40

»35

32

26

29 

256

486

305

£34

203

134

104

70

2,865

92.4

1.35

1.56

Apr.

158

297

193

97

64

49

49

44

44

537

364

167

80

60

46

46

49

102

167

238

210

*137

80 

54

47

85 

94

62

*49

42

-

3,711

124

1.81

2.02

May

39

35

30 -24

30

43

133

234

134

62

42

40

223

220

278

282

286

227

118

66

63

1,140

 Hi*207

82 

46

32

26

23

15

6,125

198

2.89

3.33

June

34

25

19

15

13

13

88

140

1SS

58

30

22

18

16

14

12

21

23

16

12

9.6 14

8.0

*6.9

frf

9.1

6.9

7.4

782.9

26.1

0.382

0.43

July

10

29

32

13

27

17

10

11

19

9.6

6.0

4.6

6.0

8.0

5.5

5.0

6.2

6.4

6.0

6.0

8.8

22

17

9.6

5.5 

3.5

3.5

2 0

*37T

2.3

335.6

10.8

0.158

0.18

Aug.

2.0

2.3

3.5

4.6

10

-5.5 15

5.0

3.5

5.5

4.2

3.9

2.3

1.7

1.7

1.3

1.0

.7

.4

.6

.6

.4

.5 

.4

.3

*.2 

7?

.2

.2

.2

.2

81.1

2.62

0.038

0.04

Sept.

 0.3

.4

3.0

12

3.9

3.6

5.0

2.5

1.7

2.7

T.4

3.5

2.0

2.3

2.0

1.3

*1.2

2.5

12

8.5

5.5

2.8 

2.5

2.0

1.3 

1.0

1.3

1.0

.6

-

96.2

3.21

0.047

0.05

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,920 Min 0.1 Mean 72.1 Cfsm 1.05 In. 14.35

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,400 Min 0.2 Mean 51.7 Cfsm Q.756 In - 10.26

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs). J

(2;57 ft); Apr. 10 (2 p.m.) 733 cfs

an. 28 (2 p.m.) 535 cfs (2.50 ft); Mar. 25 (9s30 a.m.) 577 cfs 

'2.82 ft); May 23 (8 p.m.) 2,280 cfs (4.88 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Dec. 21 to Jan 13; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range

In stage, weather records, and records for Lisbon Creek at Lisbon.
130 BEAVER RIVER BASIN

Mahoning River at Lowellville, Ohio

Location. Lat 41°02'10", long. 80°32'10", in T. 1 N., R. 1 W., on left bank 300 ft upstream from Washington Street Bridge at Lowellville, Mahoning County, 1 mile upstream 

from Ohio-Pennsylvania State line, and 3 miles downstream from Yellow Creek.

Drainage area.--1,076 sq mi.

Records available. July 1943 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 796.84 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Oct. 26, 1944, wire-weight gage at site 300 ft downstream at 

same datum.

Average discharge. 10 years, 1,024 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,230 cfs May 22 (gage height, 7.65 ft); minimum, 246 cfs Nov. 30, J>ec. 1 (gage height, 2.57 ft).

1943-53: Maximum discharge, 23,000 cfs May 27, 1946 (gage height, 13.73 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 15,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 125 cfs June 

29, 1952.

Maximum stage known, 17.8 ft in March 1913.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated by Berlin, Milton, Mosquito Creek, and Meander 

Creek Reservoirs (seepp. 140,141) , together with reservoirs on Crab Creek, Squaw Creek 

and Yellow Creek. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water 

year 1953 are given in WSP 1290.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and'discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

210

497

832

4.0

5.0 

7.0

1,290

2,720

6,150

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October' 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

573

579

525

435

375

485

*441

423

411

405

399

460

541

566

547

541

485

405

387

429

393

352

375 

485

503

516

522

429

393

363

554

14,080

454

-

Nov.

323

363

485

417

346

*317

317

295

312

290

290 

290

284

300

381

393

435

472

472

466

516

560

HI

435

352

329

295

262 2-68

252

-

11,002

367

-

Dec.

262

F75

409

644

*455

503

541

454

381

447

592 

605

510

405

375

340

329

317

312

300

306

317

340

340

312

317

300

278

273

284

284

11,840

382

_

-

Jan.

284 m312

306

312

300

284

363

466

657

887 

935

724

»573

510

472

585

1,680

2,400

1,390

810

611

535 

650

1,110

1,180

781

2,100

2.560

1,520

969

26,550

856

_

-

Feb.

960

848

624

547

541

528

522

510

510

485

485 

605

697

690

631

605

560

510

*485

554

894

637

573

560

547

516

_

-

17,647

630

_

-

Mar.

417

399

441

1,100

1,940

1,190

677

547

516

503

547 

592

592

535

554

724

718

566

485

*429

381

334

3?5 

952

2,560

2,400

1,610

1,250

1,010

848

690

25,882

835

-

Apr.

774

1,340

1,370

871

 637

547

485

441

45T

1,980

2.7201 

1,620

879

664

547

522

528

724

902

1,150

1,130

*1,070

887 

644

624

664

738

683

605

554

-

26,754

892

-

May

535

491

454

' 435

4%

466

759

1,000

1,040

704

560 

528

766

781

1,160

986

1,470

2,160

1,730

1,050

781

*3,420

6.150 

4,216

*2,160

1,380

1,410

2,400

2,640

2,320

1,560

45,984

1,483

-

June

1.150

1,050

994

745

485

554

752

781

738

650

644 

624

592

554

579

560

887

637

566

573

592

650

690

704

*724

759

796

810

863

724

-

21,407

714

-

July

718

987 "587

796

650

650

650

618

605

592

573 

535

575

624

670

690

697

724

738

745

745

*796

788

731

683

624

605

618

657

711

731

21,417

691

-

Aug.

731

731

724

T24

84ft

683

624

1586

644

825

657 

560

592

592

605

598

605

592

573

554

528

497

HI

*560

579

592

624

631

657

752

19,487

629

-

Sept.

697

690

690

718

788

657

566

516

460

435

429 

516

447

405

387

352

405

485

441

528

399

387

*387 

340

^315

358

340

369

399

435

-

14,366

479

-

Calendar year 1952: Max 16,500 Mln 147 Mean 1,291 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1952-53: Max 6,150 Mln 252 Mean 703 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on thla day.
BEAVER RIVER BASIN 131

Sugar Run at Pymatuning Dam, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°29'50", long. 80°27'55", on right bank at highway bridge at Pymatuning 

Dam, Crawford County, a quarter of a mile upstream from mouth and if miles northwest 

or Jamestown.

Drainage area. 9.34 sq mi.

Records available. March 1934 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 984.58 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1907. Prior to Oct. 17, 1938, staff gage-at same site and 

datum.

Average discharge. 19 years, 10.3 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 145 cfs Jan. 18 (gage height, 2.01 ft)- no flow 

July 27-29, Aug. 15 to Sept. 4, Sept. 11.

1934-53: Maximum discharge observed, 1,460 cfs Sept. 4, 1937 (gage height, 6.80 

ft), from rating curve extended above 300 cfs; no flow at times.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 1 cfs and those for periods of ice effect, 

which are fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1113: 1937(M).

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.05 

.1 

.15 

.2 

.25

.04 

.13 

.29 

.53

0.88

1.88

3.39

5.5

11.6

1.1 

1.4 

1.7

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

2324-

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.04

.18

.22

.22

.19

.41

*H

.42

.37

.22

.19

.19

*.13

.22

.22

.22

.19

.13

.11

.20

.29

.29

.29

.29

.25

.19

.19

.16

.19

.19

.19

7.32

0.236

0.025

0.03

Nov.

0.16

.16

.40

.47

.42

.37

.59

.66

.90

.96

.73

.53

*.42

.37

.37

.42

11.5

6.2

5.7

15.5

15.5

38

15

6.7

4.35

3.39

2.88

2.28

1.64

1.53

-

138.10

4.60

0.493

0.55

Dec.

1.32

1.32

1.53

1.90

28

23

10

8.8

6.3

18

58

20

12.5

7.9

5.2

4.55

3.95

3.90

3.26

3.15

6.9

*7.9

7.3

5.8

5.0

3.99

b3.0

b2.4

b2.7

2.72

3.. 22

273.51

8.82

0.944

1.09

Jan.

4.35

3.95

4.55

4.79

b3.8

b^4

b2.4

6.4

36

30

26

b!6.5

12.5

15

14.5

10.5

26

M

22

13

*9.9

8.2

7.0

26

18

bll.5

11

71

22

b!3

25

563.24

18.2

1.95

2.24

Feb.

b22

blO

6.8

5.9

5.1

5.5

. 6.0

5.2

4.35

5.57

3.82

12.5

9.4

b6.6

6.8

5.2

4.20

3.73

4.96

22

30

b9.0

b6.0

b5.2

5.2

*5.5

5.2

6.0

-

-

-

225.73

8.06

0.863

0.90

liar.

5.5

b3.6

3.42

51

17.5

blO

7.4

6.1

5.6

6.4

7.8

7.9

6.8

6.2

28

28

13

8.5

7.6

5.8

4.75

3.95

7.2

61

89

24

27

31

19

15

11

529.02

17.1

1.83

2.11

Apr.

13

*17.5

10

7.9

6.2

5.8

5.8

4.75 575"

.45.

14.5

8.9

8.5

7.2

5.5

10.5

16

19.5

17

15.5

17.5

13

8.2

5.8

5.5

11.5

14.5

11.5

9.2

7.6

348.85

11.6

1.24

1.39

May

9.2

7.0

4.68

3.75

8.8

8.7

*24

21

9.1

5.3

3.75

3.04

3.99

4.75

6.0

5.7

31

24

11

6.2

4.87

11

19.5

7.4

4.88

6.6

4.35

2.96

2.28

4T70

18

347 . 50

11.2

1.20

. 1.38

June

22

9.0

4.92

3.57

2.72

2.82

3.77

2.57

2.29

1.42

1.22

1.33

1.42

1.04

.96

.73

1.30

1.04

.88

.66

.42

.37

.25

.06

.48

4.82

6.9

1.41

.73

.53

81.73

2.72

0.291

0.33

July

0.53

.47

.59

.33

.22

.22

.25

.19

.11

.11

.07

.07

.07

.07

*.06

.04

.04

.06

.07

.09

.07

.07

.13

.11

.06

.02

.01

o

cT

1.20

.38

5.71

0.184

0.020

0.02

Aug.

0.19

.16

.11

.11

.13

.13

.09

.07

.17

^14

.24

.11

.04

.02

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.21

0.071

0.0076

0.009

Sept.

0

0

0

.11

.27

.5F

.18

.06

.03

.02

.01

.05

.04

.02

.02

.02

.02

.01

.05

1^25

.59

.24

.09

*.06

.03

.02

.02

.02

.01

' .01

3.61

0.120

0.013

0.01

Calendar year 1952: Max 338 Min 0 Mean 11.5 Cfsm 1.23 In. 16.76

Water year 1952-53: Max 89 Min 0 Mean 6.92 Cfsm 0.741 In- 10.06

Peak discharge (base. 250 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. Discharge for Oct. 1-28 computed from twice-daily tape-gage readings.
132 BEAVER RIVER BASIN 

Shenango River at Pymatuning Dam, Pa.

Location.--Lat 41°29'55", long. 80°27'30", on left bank 500 ft downstream from Sugar Run, 

550 ft downstream from Pymatuning Dam, Crawford County, and Ij miles northwest of 

Jamestown.

Drainage area. 167 sq mi.

Records available. June 1934 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 970.00 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1907.

Average discharge. 19 years, 198 cfs (adjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 518 cfs (temporary gate operation) Sept. 29 

 r^ge height, 5.74 ft); minimum, 14 cfs Apr. 8, 9 (gage height, 3.99 ft).

1934-53: Maximum discharge, 1,540 cfs Sept. 4, 1937 (gage height, 9.2 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs June 30 to July 3, 1934.

Remarks. Records excellent. Flow regulated since 1933 by Pymatuning Reservoir (see 

pp. 140,141).

Revisions (water years). WSP 1083: 1936(M), 1937, 1940(M), 1941-45.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

4.0 

4.2 

4.4 

4.6

4.9 

5.3

6.0

147

311

610

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Z5

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

246

246

184

144

144

144

144

144

' 144

144

144

*144

144

141

141

141

141

141

141

115

99

99

114

124

124

124

124

124

124

124

124

4,381

141 -163

Nov.

124

124

127

127

127

124

130

124

124

146

1*1

132

*104

32.

90

90

101

96

94

108

106

130

106

99

96

94

94

94

94

94

-

3,336

111

+4.2

Dec.

94

94

94

94

124

116

104

101

99

110

150

113

106

 101

99

99

99

96

97

86

88

*88

92

92

92

90

88

86

86

86

86

3,050

98.4

+117

Jan.

88

88

88

88

88

86

86

88

113

111

108

96

94

96

84

69

81

Ii§

84

74

*71

69

69

88

80

72

72

131

86

76

88

2,757

88.9

+271

Feb.

16

72

69

69

69

69

69

69

68

68

48

45

43

40

41

39

3§

38

39

55

64

43

39

39

39

*39

39

40

-

-

-

1,476

52.7

+132

Mar.

39

37

37

83

51

42

40

39

39

39

40-

42

40

40

61

63

46

42

41

40

39

38

40

94

124

60

61

* 5466

50

29

1,556

50.2

+231

Apr.

22

*27

19.5

17.5

16

15.5

15.5

1*^5

15

54

25

18.5

18

16.5

15

19

25

29

26

24

26

21

42

76

72

78

136

154

154

209

1,400.5

46.7

+180

May

246

242

242

242

242

246

*329

375

365

360

360

355

360

360

360

360

38A

380

365

360

252

189

200

189

185

185

262

297

297

302

375

9,266

299

+133

June

409

437

437

432

432

432

432

432

432

432

355

311

3O6

306

251

220

220

2 2O

220

220

220

216

216

212.

212

216

220

212

212

220

-

9,092

303

-260

July

229

229

229

229

229

229

229

229

229

224

224

224

224

224

*224

*224

224

224

224

224

224

224

246

255

251

251

251

238

229

229

229

7,152

231 -280

Aug.

224

224

224

224

168

138

138

138

138

105

86.

86

86

152

189

189

224

242

*242

242

242

238

238

238

238

238

238

238

238

238

238

6,081

196 -265

Sept.

'233 238

224

224

229

229

229

224

224

224

224

220

220

220

220

220

220

220

220

220

220

220

220

*220

220

216

216

216

200

200

-

6,630

221 -227

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfam 

In.

-22.0 

-0.132 

-0.15

115 

0.689 

0.77

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-53:

215 

1.29 

1.49

360 

2.16 

2.49

185 

1.11 

1.16

281 

1.68 

1.94

227 

1.36 

1.52

432 

2.59 

2.99

Observed

Max 906 Mln 66 Mean 249 

Max 437 Min 14.5 Mean 154

43.0 

0.257 

0.29

-49.0 

-0.293 

-0.34

-69.0 

-0.413 

-0.48

-6.00 

-0.036 

-0.04

Adjusted

Mean 212 Cfsm 1.27 In. 17.33 

Mean 143 Cfsm 0.856 In. 11.64

» Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents In Pymatuning Reservoir, equivalent in cubic feet per second. 

Note. Negative figures of adjusted discharge and runoff Indicate that evaporation and seepage 

exceeded natural flow.
BEAVER RIVER BASIN 

Little Shenango River at Greenville, Pa.

133

Location. Lat 41°25'15", long. 80°22'3S", on left bank 1,500 ft downstream from Williamson Crossing Bridge, 1 mile northeast of Greenville, Mercer County, and 2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 104 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1919 to September 1921 and October 1931 to September 1953 in 

reports of Geological Survey. January 1914 to September 1918, November 1919 to August 

1923, and November 1925 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania Department of 

Forests and Waters.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 953.46 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Nov. 4, 1915, staff gage, Nov. 4, 1915, to Sept. 30, 1918, waterstage recorder, Nov. 7, 1919, to Aug. 31, 1923, and Nov. 19, 1925, to June 20, 1934, 

staff gage, at site 1 mile downstream at datum 8.96 ft lower.

Average discharge. 33 years (1914-18, 1920-22, 1926-53), 141 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year. 920 cfs June 1 (gage height, 5.07 ft); minimum, 

6.0 cfs Sept. 1 (gage height, 0.74 ft).

1919-23, 1925-53: Maximum discharge, 6,200 cfs May 28, 1946 (gage height, 12.26 

ft), by slope-area determination; minimum observed, 2.0 cfs Aug. 21, 1923.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Some regulation at low flow by mills above station.

Revisions. WSP 743: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect 

height. In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 18

0.9

1.1 

1.4 

1.9

45

101

2.5 193

3.0 2S8

4.0 559

5.0 900

0.7 

.9 

1.1 

1.5 

2.0

Jan. 19 to Sept. 30

.1 2.5 185

3.0 285

4.0 559

5.0 900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

13

12

14

15

14

18

32

30

21

18

17

16

*15

15

15

15

14

14

14

13

15

15

15

16

15

14

12

12

13

14

15

491

15.8

0.152

0.18

Nov.

ii

14

15

21

19

16

18

19

20

24

25

20

18

*17

16

15

76

145

75

200

183

424

297

140

96

76

64

55

45

40

"

2,207

73.6

0.708

0.79

Dec.

b35

36

37

38

107

286

156

122

100

118

495

398

198

142

104

b88

b76

b74

b66

66

78

*112

*112

97

87

75

60

b49

b53

53

56

3,572

115

1.11

1.28

Jan.

65

67

67

74

63

b50

b50

54

222

299

288

212

157

163

155

130

123

736

527

215

 152

127

106

176

261

146

127

555

552

211

234

6,364

205

1.97

2.28

Feb.

316

144

132

110

90

95

99

92

81

71

69

154

158

106

108

97

b74

b70

b78

140

370

197

110

96

92

89

*92

95

-

-

-

3,425

122

1.17

1.22

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,590 Mln 9.5

Mar.

92

77

12

396

331

163

120

110

100

100

134

129

172

197

193

296

182

136

117

100

85

75

76

516

£52

523

308

370

283

242

183

6,706

216

2.08

2.40

Apr.

179

*285

190

142

123

106

106

95

94

313

322

160

137

133

112

113

162

205

218

222

234

175

137

106

96

194

324

214

162

131

5,190

173

1.66

1.86

May

124

124

102

81

92

123

*212

482

206

129

94

77

75

83

167

230

426

684

295

170

119

172

257

171

117

531

459

182

119

102

669

6,874

222

2.13

2.46

June

702

239

134

100

82

85

206

125

108

*82

60

55

60

50

45

41

41 ' 53

47

38

35

53

47

31

21

49

98

49

34

29

2,805

93.5

0.899

1.00

July

27

26

29

25

21

22

22

20

18

17

16

17

13

14

*14

13

12

12

16

10

10

12

12

14

12

11

9.5

9.9

9.9

ii

30

525.3

16.9

0.162

0.19

Aug.

16

14

13

14

14

28

18

222

89

88

44

25

19

16

14

12

11

12

12 ni

9.9

11

9.5

8.8

9.9

10

11

8.5

7.8

7,0

7.0

792.4

25.6

0.246

0.28

Sept.

6.5

7.2

7.8

8.1

13

12

8.8

8.8

8.8

9.1

7.8

8.1

9.5

8.5

8.8

8.5

8.1

8.5

7.8

25

32

17

13

*11

9.9

8.1

8.5

7.8

8.1

8.1

314.2

10.5

0.101

0.11

Mean 166 Cfsm 1.60 In. 21.67

Water year 1952-53: Max 830 Mln 6.5 Mean 108 Cfsm 1.04 In. 14.05

Peak discharge (baae. 1.500 ofs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by lee.
134 BEAVER RIVER BASIN

Pymatuning Creek near Orangeville, Pa.

Location. Lat 410 18'40", long. 80°28'40", on right bank 2 miles upstream from mouth, 

3 miles southeast of Orangeville, Mercer County, and 3 miles north of Sharpsville.

Drainage area. 169 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1918 to September 1921 and October 1931 to September 1953 in 

reports of Geological Survey. January 1914 to August 1923 and November 1925 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 873.35 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Aug. 17, 1915, staff gage, Aug. 17, 

1915, to Aug. 31, 1923, and Nov. 19, 1925, to June 18, 1934, chain gage, at site 1,500 

ft downstream at datum 0.62 ft higher.

Average discharge. 35 years (1914-22, 1926-53), 203 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 900 cfs Mar. 25 (gage'height, 6.96 ft); minimum, 1.3 cfs Sept. 21, 22 (gage height, 1.15 ft).

1914-23, 1925-53: Maximum discharge, 4,300 cfs Mar. 25, 1936 (gage height, 10.68 

ft); minimum, 0.2 cfs Sept. 4, 1939.'

Maximum stage known, 16.0 ft Mar. 26, 1913, site and datum then in use, from floodmark (backwater from Shenango River).

Remarks. Records good except those below 100 cfs and those for periods of ice effect, 

which are fair. Some regulation at low flow by mills above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 743: Drainage area. WSP 1033: 1936(M).

Hating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effeot (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 17)

1.3 

2.0 

6.2

14

30

2.5 

3.0

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

79

129

271

450

900

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

6.3

7.7

8.4

6.3

5J,

12

16

17

16

*16

*14

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

12

12

10

10

11

13

14

13

14

17

14

12

12

368.8

11.9

0.070

0.08

Nov.

12

15

18

17

18

22

21

19

18

21

22

20

17

*16

15

15

43

91

113

179

214

288

305

522

314

296

246

149

90

66

-

3,002

100

0.592

0.66

Dec.

b46

40

38

SI

92

200

240

246

254

271

376

385

403.

394

376

314

186

116

b82

79

75

*89

110

122

126

115

96

b70

b54

55

48

5,135

166

0.982

1.13

Jan.

51

59

66

73

b70

b64

b62

69

181

340

422

422

431

440

412

358

341

630

526

605

*565

507

422

340

296

314

314

582

478

488

526

10,454

337

1.99

2.30

Feb.

469

403

349

262

186

139

125

115

109

98

11

151

172

166

162

151

b!20

b92

b96

157

296

322

322

296

214

*141

117

115

-

-

-

5,436

194

1.15

1.20

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,260 Mln 3.4

Kar.

117

107

98

366

376

376

340

246

148

119

120

131

136

134

166

246

305

271

200

139

106

85

77

256

671

585

650

605

545

478

394

8,593

277

1.64

1.89

Apr.

551

*288

238

207

166

151

112

97

92

199

288

296

271

200

140

124

137

172

222

271

296

288

258

166

121

117

155

166

2OO

207

-

5,916

197

1.17

1.50

May

179

137

107

87

80

92

*178

280

322

514

280

201

115

88

101

119

500

551

522

305

280

214

179

179

179

195

195

157

156

148

524

6,118

197

1.17

1.55

June

314

514

505

246

146

174

186

85

61

*48

55

52

40

50

27

24

28

27

27

27

25

20

16

15

15

44

64

55

24

20

-

2,490

85.0

0.491

0.55

July

18

22

29

18

27

27

16

15

11

9.9

8.8

8.5

8.2

7.5

*6.9

6.2

6.2

6.5

6.5

6.5

7.2

10

12

8.8

7.2

6.9

6.5

5.5

5.0

§75

9.2

549.5

11.5

0.067

0.08

Aug.

14

16

12

10

14

9.9

9.2

9.9

34

58

35

26

22

14

8.8

7.8

6.2

5.7

5.2

*5.0

4.8

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.5

4.1

5.7

5.5

2.9

3.1

2^5.

365.2

11.8

0.070

0.08

Sept.

2.8

2.9

2.5

2.2

8.5

9.5

16

il

11

7.0

5.2

5.0

4.5

5.2

5.5

17

14

7.8

5.6

2.4

IsA

5.0

*8.8

9.9

7.2

5.7

5.0

5.0

5.7

5.3

-

204.2

6.81

0.040

0.04

Mean 231 Cfsm 1.37 In. 18.64

Water year 1952-53: Max 671 Mln 1.4 Mean 133 Cfsm 0.787 In. 10.66

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
BEAVER RIVER BASIN 135

Shenango River at Sharpsville, Pa.

Location.--Lat 41 "16'00", long. 80"28 '20" , on left bank 700 ft upstreair. from Erie Railroad 

Sridge at Sharpsville, Mercer County, and 3 miles downstream from Pymatuning Creek.

Drainage area. 588 sq ml.

Records available . March 1938 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 861.57 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, New York-Pennsylvania supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge.--15 years, 719 cfs (adjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, Mar. 25 (discharge and gage height unknown); 

minimum, 131 cfs Oct. 22 (gage height, 2.48 ft).

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 12,800 cfs Jan. 27, 1952 (gage height, 12.04 ft); minimum, 38 cfs Sept. 4, 1941 (gage height, 2.09 ft).

Maximum stage known, 19.3 ft Mar. 26, 1913, from Pymatuning survey profile map.

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

Flow regulated since 1933 by Pymatuning Reservoir (see pp. 140,141) and by mills above 

station.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 22 Nov. 23 to Sept. 30

2.4 

2.7 

3.3 

4.0

110

229

605

1,240

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

6.0

145

382

710

1,160

3,420

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

288 

293

299

236

175

192

215

215

211

*197

188

188

183

188

183

179

179

179

183

192

164

131

134

145

164

160

160

164

153

164

160

5,862

189

-163

Nov.

164 

164

175

179

183

188

183

188

192

197

229

224

206

*172

145

145

219

455

397

576

753

1.140

1,080

742

614

558

500

394

301

261

-

10,924

364

+4.2

Dec.

223 

214

214

210

314

824

718

600

565

572

1.590

1,370

984

807

695

600

488

399

338

327

317

*371

417

423

411

382

338

256

242

275

256

15,540

501

+117

Jan.

261 

280

285

306

296

260

260

285

635

1,140

1,210

1,070

884

858

832

742

675

2.550

1,860

1,260

1,020

*884

766

824

994

790

702

2,150

1,860

1,200

1,160

28,079

906

+271

Feb.

1.280 

884

758

655

506

458

446

454

405

571

544

514

650

532

500

488

599

540

350

470

1,060

938

665

586

*515

425

594

405

_

-

15,748

562

+152

Mar.

411 

566

527

1,520

1,560

895

710

586

470

423

446-

482

482

565

595

895

816

658

546

446

571

520

500

1,500

2.500

1,700

1,400

1,500

1,200

1,000

800

25,184

812

+251

Apr.

*800 

1,060

790

614

520

 454

599

566

544

958

1.090

628

546

440

599

464

595

750

807

902

766

621

500

452

526

816

782

710

665

-

19,500

650

+180

May

672 

650

572

506

500

*572

756

1,560

1,170

929

824

718

635

607

959

902

1,710

2.050

1,480

1,080

920

841

1,070

852

658

803

1,140

850

665

672

1,700

28,783

928

+135

June

1.920 

1,420

1,030

902

758

776

1,100

832

*695

658

614

506

476

464

446

360

382

366

360

344

338

394

344

317

301

366

558

417

344

311

-

18,099

603

-260

J'uly

511 

571

588

327

311

552

506

296

285

280

275

275

270

*265

270

265

261

261

261

261

256

261

285

280

291

291

285

285

265

285

506

8,961

289

-280

rtug, Aliff .

291 

280

275

275

517

256

195

500

550

520

200

180

160

200

220

220

250

270

270

*270

275

270

275

275

270

270

270

270

265

265

265

8,247

266

-265

Sept.

265 

265

261

256

285

275

27.5

270

261

256

256

256

256

251

251

261

261

256

251

296

285

*275

*270

265

261

261

261

261

261

246

-

7,910

264

-227

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cf sm 

In.

26.0 

0.044 

0.05

368 

0.626 

0.7C

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-55:

618 

1.05 

1.21

1,177 

2.00 

2.51

694 

1.18 

1.25

1,045 

1.77 

2.04

850 

1.41 

1.57

1,061 

1.80 

2/08

Observed

Max 10,700 Mln 151 Mean 878 

Max 2,500 Mln 151 Mean 528

343 

0.583 

0.65

9.00 

0.015 

0.02

1.00 

0.0017 

0.002

37.0 

0.065 

0.07

Adjusted

Mean 841 Cfsm 1.45 In. 19.45 

Mean 517 Cfsm 0.879 In. 11.93

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents In Pymatuning Reservoir, equivalent In cubic feet per second. 

Note. No gage-height record Mar. 22 to Apr. 1, Aug. 8-20j discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements and records for nearby stations.
136 BEAVER RIVER BASIN

Beaver River at Wampum, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°53'15", long. 80°20'05", on right bank at downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 288 at Wampum, Lawrence County, 2f miles upstream from Connoquenessing 

Creek.

Drainage area. 2.235 sq mi.

Records available.--June to September 1914, August 1932 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 736.24 ft above mean sea level (Pennsylvania R.R. benchmark). Prior to Sept. 30, 1914, staff gage at site 500 ft downstream 

at datum 0.76 ft lower. Aug. 26, 1932, to Oct. 3, 1933, chain gage and Oct. 3, 1933, 

to Nov. 16, 1938, staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 21 years (1932-53), 2,287 cfs (adjusted for storage since 1941).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,700 cfs May 22 (gage height, 10.70 ft); minimum, 534 cfs Oct. 23, Nov. 1, 2 (gage height, 3.02 ft); minimum daily, 562 cfs 

Oct. 23.

1914, 1932-53: Maximum discharge, 48,000 cfs Jan. 25, 1937 (gage height, 21.44 ft, 

from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 22,000 cfs on basis of contractedopening determination of peak flow; maximum gage height, 21.53 ft May 28, 1948 (backwater from Connoquenessing Creek); minimum discharge observed, 74 cfs July 30, 1933 

(gage height, 1.70 ft); minimum daily, 97 cfs July 22, Aug. 23, 1933.

Maximum stage known, 29.9 ft Mar. 26, 1913, from floodmark (discharge, about 87.00C 

cfs).

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

Flow regulated since 1942 by Berlin, since 1916 by Milton, since 1944 by Mosquito 

Creek, since 1929 by Meander Creek, and since 1933 by Pyraatuning Reservoirs (see 

pp. 140,141).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 11 Dec. 12 to Sept. 30

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

5.0

520

950

1,500

2,800

3.1 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

10.0

630

1,540

2,910

6,400

12,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

950

a940

a820

a720

a720

a740

a820

778

*760

a720

688

724

787

823

823

aSOO

a780

a720

a720 

a720

688

622

562

638

697

733

742

706

646

a600

a580

22,767

734

-528

Nov.

576

576

688

715

638

598

583

583

606

630

622

614

606

*590

614

630

638

930

1,100 

1,250

1,490

2,180

2.250

1,860

1,390

1,160

1,050

930

805

706

27,608

920

-110

Dec.

654

638

646

1,040

990

1,550

1,920

1,560

1,320

1,320

2,600

3.150

2,540

1,910

1,600

1,410

1,240

1,120

1,000 

940

930

950

1,040

1,090

1,050

1,010

960

855

738

738

801

39,310

1,268

+108

Jan.

819

810

855

891

891

855

810

864

1,430

2,510

3,230

3,150

2,540

2,110

1,980

1,910

1,770

4,930

6,040 

*4,330

2,910

2,250

1,910

2,160

3,230

3,070

2,250

6,110

6.970

4,600

3,390

81,575

2,631

+906

Feb.

3.560

2,910

2,180

1,840

1,660

1,520

1,490

1,440

1,380

1,280

1,210

1,560

2,040

1,980

1,720

1,660

1,520

1,270

1,190 

1,350

2,480

3,150

2,390

*1,780

1,600

1,480

1,400

1,350

-

_

-

50,390

1,800

+172

Mar.

1,280

1,180

1,140

2,650

4,780

3,480

2,250

1,840

1,600

1,500

1 , 600-

1,660

1,720

1,840

1,910

2,460

2,540

2,040

1,720 

1,500

1,280

1,140

1.080

3,710

6,780

7.160

5,320

4,780

3,980

3,390

*2,760

82,070

2,647

+684

Apr.

2,850

4,160

3,730

2,680

2,110

1,780

1,660

1,500

1.420

4,340

5.320

4,000

2,610

2,110

1,720

1,660

1,660

2,250

2,910 

3,560

3,560

3,150

2,610

1,980

1,780

2,040

2,390

2,460

2,110

1,910

-

78,020

2,601

+694

May

1,840

1,780

1,600

1,440

1.430

*1,480

2,320

3,820

3,560

2,610

2,040

1,840

2,760

2,390

4,960

4,160

4,960

6,780

5,320 

3,640

2,760

6,400

11.500

7,160

4,240

3,230

3,390

3,980

3,820

3,450

4,160

114,850

3,705

+383

June

4 . 780

3,900

2,990

2,390

1,840

1,840

3,780

2,760

*2,320

1,840

1,720

1,540

1,430

1,330

1,290

1.240

2,050

1,780

1,350 

1,240

2,300

2,790

1,720

1,470

1,380

1,390

1,660

1,720

1,720

1,410

-

60,970

2,032

-684

July

1,320

1,800

2.180

1,660

1,410

1,290

1,290

1,190

1,150

1,100

1,070

1,020

1.000

*1,040

1,090

1,090

1,100

1,120

1,170 

1,170

1,160

1,160

1,360

,200

,120

,070

,030

,020

,040

,110

1,160

37,690

1,216

-834

Aug.

1,170

1,160

1,150

1,130

1,330

1,220

1,040

930

1,020

1.380

1,240

990

900

882

864

864

920

910

920 

920

*900

864

855

873

910

920

940

970

990

1,000

1,060

31,222

1,007

-804

Sept.

1.12C

1,05C

1,05C

1,06C

1.23C

1,11C

97C

9 1C

85f

801

79?

90C

864

76f 76E711

72C

82?

85? 

1,20C

92C

*82f

801

72S

693

711

69J

684-

Jz?

72f

-

26,075

86f

-64f

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

206 

0.092 

0.11

810 

0.362 

0.40

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-53:

1,376 

0.616 

0.71

3,537

1.58 

1.82

1,972 

0.882 

0.92

3,331 

 1.49 

1.72

3,295 

1.47 

1.64

4,088 

1.83

2.11

Observed

Max 27,500 Min 507 Mean 2,935 

Max 11,500 Mln 562 Mean 1,788

1,348 

0.603 

0.67

382 

0.171 

0.20

203 

0.091 

0.10

22^ 

0.100 

0.11

Adjusted

Mean 2,811 Cfsm 1.26 In. 17.10 

Mean 1,733 Cfsm 0.775 In. 10.51

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents in Berlin, Milton, Mosquito Creek, Meander Creek, and Pymatuning Reservoirs, 

equivalent in cubic feet per second.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage and records for 

stations on nearby streams.
BEAVER RIVER BASIN 137

Connoquenesslng Creek at Hazen, Pa.

Location. Lat 40 0 49'00", long. 80°14'35", on right bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge at Hazen, Beaver County, half a mile upstream from Brush Creek.

Drainage area. 356 sq mi.

Records available. October 1919 to September 1921 and October 1931 to September 1953 in 

reports of Geological Survey. June 1915 to September 1919 (gage heights only) and 

October 1919 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and 

Waters.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 852.31 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to June 23, 1941, chain gage at same site and datura.

Average discharge. 34 years (1919-53), 483 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,500 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 8.81 ft); minimum, 10 cfs Sept. 5 (gage height, 0.77 ft).

1919-53: Maximum discharge, 16,700 cfs June 29, 1924 (gage height, 16.66 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 11,000 cfs; minimum observed, 6.0 cfs July 21-23, 1936 

(gage height, 0.82 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Some regulation by mills above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 743: Drainage area. WSP 893: 1924(M), 1937-38, 1939(M).

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height. In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.8 

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

25

43

90

210

£.5

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

390

660

1,280

2,730

4,620

Discharge, In cubic feet per seoona, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfs'm

In.

Oct.

23

23

23 

26

28

32

58

*72

52

38

32

30

29

27

27

26

25

24

24

23

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

26

25

26

26

913

29.5

0.083

0.10

Nov.

26

26

27 

27

27

27

27

26

29

42

58

42

36

31

*30

29

27

26

28

41

118

296

220

139

102

85

69

61

52

48

-

1,822

60.7

0.171

0.19

Dec.

b44

b45

b45 

b46

76

291

213

164

137

215

1.540

945

576

390

295

243

204

196

161

154

151

156

*149

151

144

134

123

blOO

blOS

bllO

bllO

7,413

239

0.671

0.77

Jan.

125

130

134 

154

144

bl!5

b!25

b!30

838

1,300

1,480

1,080

744

600

465

412

394

944

*810

678

512

460

369

432

672

485

450

1,510

1,580

1,120

960

19,352

624

1.75

2.02

Feb.

900

BTe

496 

426

340

336

440

390

332

284

266

388

445

382

369

377

328

263

280

277

404

394

317

*317

*305

295

287

263

-

-

-

10,477

374

1.05

1.09

Kar.

240

213

202 

305

344

287

266

263

266

298

328

340

718

900

900

930

750

642

624

512

412

361

358

4.250

3,390

1,960

1,440

1,280

1,020

780

*654

25,213

813

2.28

2.63

Apr.

926

1.750

1,280 

1,020

810

648

618

502

426

1,380

' 1,270

930

768

618

475

455

435

609

900

1,080

1,150

960

840

678

600

756

870

726

612

512

-

24,604

820

2.30

2.57

May

470

404

336 

284

273

*270

690

1,150

810

594

465

386

408

377

526

485

485

678

546

460

373

1,030

5.070

1,880

1,180

870

618

445

352

321

844

21,080

680

1.91

2.20

June

980

595

399

317

243

240

1.560

*1,160

810

495

352

273

266

237

196

169

' 333

328

222

179

217

207

151

114

96

86

117

122

90

85

10,639

355

0.997

1.11

July

77

90

217 

144

88

72

66

77

121

104

67

55

*47

42

40

36

32

31

30

76

86

46

221

191

88

59

47

40

36

31

31

2,388

77.0

0.216

0.25

Aug.

31

28

27 

28

247

278

103

70

69

194

107

70

55

46

39

35

33

28

27

26

*24

24

23

22

19

18

17

16

15

i*

14

1,747

56.4

0.158

0.18

Sept.

13

12

12

12

14

16

18

22

18

16

15

19

20

26

22

19

17

16

16

24S

*197

78

48

35

29

24

23

20

19

18

-

1,063

35.4

0.099

0.11

Calendar year 1952: Max 12,000 Mln 16 Mean 537 Cfsm 1.51 In. 20.50

Water year 1952-53: Max 4,230 Mln 12 Mean 347 Cfsm 0.975 In. 13.22

Peak discharge (baae, 5.000 cfa). Mar. 24 (12:30 p.m.) 5,500 cfa (8.81 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

'b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
138 BEAVER RIVER BASIN

Slippery Rock Creek at Wurtemburg, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°53'00", long. 80°13'55", on left bank at highway bridge at Camp Elwood, 

2 miles north of Wurtemburg, Lawrence County, and 2.8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 398 sq mi.

Records available. October 1918 to September 1920 and October 1931 to September 1953 j.n 

reports of Geological Survey. January 1912 to September 1941 in reports of Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 831.40 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1907. Prior to Oct. 1, 1940, chain gage at site 2 miles downstream at datum 18.92 

ft lower.

Average discharge. 40 years (1912-32, 1933-53), 562 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,480 cfs May 23 (gage height, 5.68 ft); minimum, 36 cfs Sept. 4, 5 (gage height, 0.59 ft).

1912-53: Maximum discharge, 25,700 cfs Jan. 25, 1937 (gage height, 12.05 ft, from 

floodmark, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 8,000 cfs; 

minimum observed, 10 cfs Aug. 22, 25, 1938.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Some regulation at low flow by mills above station.

Revisons. WSP 743: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 18 Jan. 19 to Sept. 30

0.7 49

.9 83

1.2 164

1.5 285

2.0 555

3.0 1,270

4.0 2,180

0.5 

.7

1.2 

1.5

27

49

83

160

280

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

550

1,250

2,180

3,390

5,050

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21 

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total 

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

Oct.

68

70

68 

64

64

79

114

*136 

1U

94

83

77

72

66

64

64

64

64

61

61

60 

60

§8 

58

58

62

62

58

60 

60

60

2,200 

71.0 

0.178 

0.21

Nov.

60

60

68 

66

66

66

64

66 

74

90

101

92

77

72

*68

64

64

102

136

177

365 

719

m262

204

168

142

120 

106

-

4,903 

163 

0.410 

0.46

Dec.

bloo

b!05

106 

bl05

196

703

530

340 

290

386

1,800

1.820

1,080

660

434

330

295

276

241

206

208 

*240

272 

267

240

212

186

b!45

b!70 

b!60

161

12,264 

396 

0.995 

1.15

Jan,

175

186

193 

208

b!80

bl70

b200

219 

784

1,480

1,480

1,150

829

667

573

507

457

1,630

1,670

*978

728 

586

474 

564

1,090

768

616

1,960

2.180 

1,320

1,090

25,112 

810 

2.04 

2.35

Feb.

Ij210 *821

664 

568

457

435

556

556 

446

370

335

562

807

580

526

496

413

§5%

3-76

788 

794

474 

396

*380

370

370

355

-

-

14,781 

528 

1.33 

1.38

Mar.

345

295

fl*

1,050

658

490

452 

424

462

538

598

933

1,130

978

1,330

1,020

768

670

580

474 

408

436 

2,500

5.110

2,400

1,780

1,740

1,460 

1,130

*905

30,111 

971 

2.44 

2.81

Apr.

1,000

1,780

1,460 

1,050

849

702

690

610 

558

1.870

1,860

1,250

912

780

628

580

616

849

1,050

1,290

1,290 

1,050

898 

735

640

800

905

800

652 

562

-

28,696 

957 

2.40 

2.68

May

514

526

430 

350

350

*360

750

1,640 

1,100

702

514

424

791

926

1,690

1,860

1,660

2,130

1,440

940

716 

1,890

5.850 

2,420

1,560

1,210

1,260

768

550 

479

1,660

35,400 

1,142 

2.87 

3.31

June

2.280

1,470

904 

604

468

482

1,840

1,280 

*849

586

402

325

310

285

240

211

439

490

345

253

425 

1,030

520 

271

203

192

207

184

m

17,432 

581 

1.46 

1.63

July

157

291

514 

297

192

193

160

142 

130

112

101

92

*85

81

79

77

75

75

81

83

77 

77

85 

83

79

74

66

64

62 

6?

66

3,812 

123 

0.309 

0.36

Aug.

75

74

72 

65

70

72

75

72 

75

84

90

77

68

61

58

54

50

47

44

43

*43 

42

41 

41

39

38

38

38

37 

37

37

1,757 

56.7 

0.142 

0.16

Sept.

37

37 

33

44

5?

49 

49

44

42

50

64

53

5?

5,

4^

41

47

213

*12T

83

71

6?

5 ,

53

5?4-*

-

1,97? 

66.0 

0.163 

0,18

Calendar year ' 1952: Max 10,400 Mln 41 Mean 663 Cfsm 1.67 In. 22.71

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,830 Mln 36 Mean 489 Cfsm 1.23 In. 16.68

Peak discharge (base. 3.500 cfsj. May 23 (6 a.m.) 4,480 cfs (5.68 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
BEAVER RIVER BASIN 

Beaver River at Beaver Falls, Pa.

139

Location.--Lat 40°4S'45" J long. 80°18 T 55", on left bank at Beaver Falls, Beaver County, 

SOO ft upstream from pumping plant of Beaver Valley Water Co., 5.5 miles upstream 

from mouth, and 7 miles downstream from Cormoquenessing Creek.

Drainage area. 3,106 sq mi.

Records available. October 1935 to September 1953 (fragmentary). Gage-height records 

collected at same site since 1908 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 727.48 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Dec. 3, 1941, tape gage at site 200 ft 

downstream at same datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 20,800 cfs May 23 (gage height, 8.61 ft); minimum not determined.

1935-53: Maximum discharge, 64,500 cfs Jan. 25, 1937 (gage height, 13.8 ft); minimum not determined.

Maximum stage known, 17.4 ft Mar. 27, 1913 (discharge, 103,000 cfs, from rating 

curve extended above 60,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting).

Remarks. Records good above 4,000 cfs and fair below. Discharge less than 2,000 cfs on 

days for which no discharge is shown. Flow regulated since 1942 by Berlin, since 1916 

by Milton, since 1944 by Mosquito Creek, since 1929 by Meander Creek, and since 1933 

by Pymatuning Reservoirs (see pp. 140,141).

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

4.2 

5.0 

6.0 

9.0

1,780

3,820

7,400

23,20O

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1O

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct. Nov.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

_

-

-

_

-

-

-

2,110

3,250

3.650 

2,820

2,120

_

-

-

-

-

-

_

.

-

Dec.

.

-

:

-

2,530

3,O10

*2,350

2,OOO

2,OOO

5,850

6.400 

4,750

3,450

2,720

2,350

2,050

-

:

_

-

*1,700

-

_

-

_

-

-

-

_

_

-

Jan.

.

-

;

-

.

_

- 

2,910

5,270

6,600

5,820 

*4,43O

3,760

3,39O

3,120

2,900

7,410

9,200 

6,700

4,590

3,700

3,140 

3,450

5,270

4,750

3,760

9,540

12.000

8,000

5,820

_

-

Feb.

6.010

4,920

3,730 

3,280

2,850

2,62O

2,800

2,800

2,570

2,330

2,230

*2,750 

3,73O

3,390

3,O30

2,980

2,67O

2,230

2.180 

2,330

3,760

4,750

3,620 

2,930

2,670

2,540

2,420

2,350

-

-

-

86,470

3,088

+172

Mar.

2,30O

2,07O

1.960 

3,520

6,6OO

5,090

3,530

2,950

2,67O

2,620

2,770.

2,930 

3,560

4,430

4,280

5,090

4,750

3,970

3,530 

3,120

2,700

2,370

2,300 

10,700

14.700

12,700

9,450

8,300

7,200

*'6,010

4,920

153,090

4,938

+684

Apr.

' 5,040

8,52O

7,400 

5,450

4,430

3,70O

3,47O

3,14O

2.880

7,640

9.450

6,910 

4,750

3,970

3,360

3,120

3,200

3,97O

5,270 

6,200

6,600

5,820

4,920 

3,970

3,560

3,970

4,590

4,430

3,970

3,470

-

147,170

4,906

+694

May

3,28O

3,170

2,85O 

2,47O

*2.450

2,520

4,180

7,400

6,200

4,590

3,500

3,O90 

4,120

4,120

7,310

7,240

7,45O

10,4OO

8,300 

5,640

4,280

9,140

19.100 

13,000

7,760

5,820

5,640

5,640

5,270

4,590

6,360

186,880

6,O28

+383

June

8.520

6,600

4,750 

3,73O

2,930

2,880

7,110

5,830

4,43O

3,360

2,850

2,520 

2,330

2,210

2,020

1,91O

3,060

3,120

2,400 

2,070

3,020

4,590

2,750 

2,140

1,910

1,910

2,090

2,280

2,160

1.870

-

99,350

3,312

-684

July

_

2,060

5.090 

2,400

-

_

_

_

_

-

-

_

-

_

_

-

-

_

_

-

-

_

_

_

-

.

-

_

_

-

Aug. Sept.

*88O

-

.

_

-

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

:

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-53:

: . :

3,260 

1.05 

1.09

5,622 

1.81 

2.09

5,600 

1.80 

2.01

6,411 

2.06 

2.37

Observed

Max 51,000 Mln - Mean - 

Max 19,100 Mln - Mean -

2,628 

0.846 

0.94

-

:

Adjusted

Mean - Cfsm - In. 

Mean - Cfsm - In.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents In Berlin, Milton, Mosquito Creek, Meander Creek, and Pymatuning Reservoirs, 

equivalent In cubic feet per second.

* Result of discharge measurement.

Note. Discharge less than 2,000 cfs on days for which no discharge Is shown.
140 BEAVER RIVER BASIN

Reservoirs In Beaver River basin

Berlin Reservoir.--Lat 41°02'45", long. 81°00'10", in T. 1 N., R. 6 W., at dam on Mahoning River, 3^ miles northwest of Berlin Center, Mahoning County, Ohio. Drainage area, 

249 sq mi. Records available, December 1942 to September 1953. Gage, water-stage 

recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers). Maximum 

contents during year, 81,330 acre-ft May 24 (elevation, 1,030.12 ft); minimum, 8,960 

acre-ft Jan. 8 (elevation, 995.77 ft). Maximum contents during period 1942-53, 91,150 

acre-ft July 8, 1942 (elevation, 1,032.0 ft); minimum (after first filling), 1,540 acreft Jan. 10, 1944 (elevation, 978.82 ft).

Reservoir is formed by earth dam with concrete spillway; storage began in December 

1942. Capacity at top of crest gates (elevation, 1,032.0 ft), 91,150 acre-ft. No dead 

storage. Reservoir is used for flood control and to augment flow of Mahoning River 

during periods of low flow. Water is used for industrial purposes in vicinity of 

Warren and Youngstown. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Milton Reservoir.--Lat 41°07'40", long. 80°58'35", in T. 2 N., R. 5 W., at dam on Mahoning 

River, 0.8 mile southwest of Pricetown, Mahoning County, Ohio: Drainage area, 276 sq 

mi. Records available, December 1936 to February 1937 and October 1941 to September 

1953 in reports of Geological Survey. Daily readings have been obtained by city of 

Youngstown, Division of Water, since 1924. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage 

is at mean sea level (levels by city of Youngstown). Maximum contents during year, 

30,910 acre-ft May 29 (elevation, 951.9 ft, from graph based on gage readings); minimum, 15,590 acre-ft Dec. 3 (elevation, 942.74 ft). Maximum contents during period 

1936-37, 1941-53, 33,300 acre-ft Jan. 25, 1937 (elevation, 952.8 ft); minimum, 6,400 

acre-ft Feb. 10, 1945 (elevation, 933.98 ft).

Reservoir is formed by earth dam with concrete spillway; storage began in 1916. Capacity at spillway level (elevation, 9bl ft), 29,150 acre-ft. No dead storage. Reservoir is used to augment flow of Mahonirg River during periods of low flow. Water is 

used for industrial purposes in vicini'y of Warren and Youngstown. Capacity table computed from base data furnished by city of Youngstown, Division of Water.

Mosquito Creek Reservoir . La t 41°18'00", long. 80°45'25", inT. 4 N., R. 3 W., at dam on 

Mosquito Creek, 3 miles southwest of Cortland, Trumbull County, Ohio. Drainage area, 

97.4 sq-mi. Records available, October 1943 to September 1953. Gage, water-stage 

recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers). Maximum 

contents during year, 82,130 acre-ft June 2 (elevation, 901.37 ft); minimum, 26,720 

acre-ft Sept. 30 (elevation, 892.06 ft). Maximum contents during period 1943-53, 

101,100 acre-ft June 3, 1947 (elevation, 903.65 ft); minimum, 10,590 acre-ft Nov. 16, 

1944 (elevation, 886.97 ft).

Reservoir is formed by earth dam with an emergency spillway discharging into Grand 

River basin. Plow is controlled by gates in concrete conduits through dam. Storage 

began in January 1944. Capacity at spillway level (elevation, 904.00 ft) 104,100 acreft. Reservoir is used for flood control and to augment flow of Mahoning River during 

periods of low flow. Water is used for industrial purposes in vicinity of Warren and 

Youngstown. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Meander Creek Reservoir. Lat 41°09'10", long. 80°46 I 50" ," in T. 3 N., R. 3 W., at dam on 

Meander Creek, 0.8 mile northwest of Mineral Ridge, Trumbull County, Ohio. Drainage 

area, 84.9 sq mi. Records available, December 1936 to February 1937 and October 1941 

to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. Readings have been obtained by the 

Mahoning Valley Sanitary District since November 1929. Gage, water-stage recorder. 

Datum of gage is at mean sea level (levels by Mahoning Valley Sanitary District). Maximum contents during year, 34,540 acre-ft May 23 (elevation, 906.05 ft); minimum, 

14,450 acre-ft Jan. 8 (elevation, 893.70 ft). Maximum contents during period 1936-37, 

1941-53, 40,170 acre-ft May 28, 1946 (elevation, 908.57 ft); minimum, that of Jan. 8, 

1953.

Reservoir is formed by earth dam with concrete spillway; storage began in 1929. 

Capacity at spillway level (elevation, 905 ft), 32,410 acre-ft. No dead storage. 

Water used for municipal supply of Miles and Youngstown. Capacity table computed from 

base data furnished by Mahoning Valley Sanitary District.

Pymatunlng Reservoir. Lat 41°30'00", long. 80°27'35", in gatehouse at Pyraatuning Dam on 

Shenango River, Crawford County, if miles northwest of Jamestown, Pa. Drainage area, 

158 sq mi. Records available, October 1933 to September 1953. Gage, water-stage 

recorder. Datum of gage is mean sea level, adjustment of 1907. Maximum contents during year, 195,930 acre-ft June 1 (elevation, 1,008.54 ft); minimum, 126,240 acre-ft 

Nov. 17 (elevation, 1,003.44 ft). Maximum contents during period 1933-53, 205,730 

acre-ft June 21, 1937 (elevation, 1,009.16 ft); minimum, 28.9 acre-ft Oct. 15, 16, 19, 

1933 (elevation, 975.70 ft).

Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam, stone faced; storage began in December 1933; 

all regulating gates closed Jan. 23. 1934. Capacity, 188,040 acre-ft between elevations 975.3 ft (sill of outlet gate) and 1,008.0 ft (crest of spillway). Dead storage, 

10,150 acre-ft. Figures given herein represent usable contents. Reservoir used to 

regulate flow in Shenango River and for flood control.
BEAVER RIVER BASIN

Reservoirs in Beaver River basin Continued 

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1952 to September 1953

141

Date

Dec . 31 ................

Calendar year 1952 . . . 

Jan. 31................

Water year 1952-53...

Date

Oct. 31................

Dec . 31 ................

Calendar year 1952 . . .

Water year 1952-53 . . .

Berlin Reservoir

Elevation 

(feet)t

1 , 009 . 86 

998.88 

1,000.32 

996.98

-

1,013.96 

1,012.54 

1,019.05 

1,025.22 

1,025.38 

1,023.67 

1,020.20 

1,014.13 

1,004.57

-

Contents 

(acrefeet)

23,130 

11,230 

12,400 

9,800

-

30,050 

27,470 

41,200 

60,200 

60,800 

54,730 

44,220 

30,370 

16,410

-

Change In 

contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-11,900 

+1,170 

-2,600

-22,890

+20,250 

-2,580 

+13,730 

+19,000 

+600 

-6,070 

-10,510 

-13,850 

-13,960

-6,720

Mosquito Creek Reservoir

896.66 

895.64 

895.62 

896.19

-

898.09 

898.67 

899.85 

900.54 

901.34 

899.77 

896.67 

893.77 

892.06

-

49,760 

43,930 

43,820 

47,020

-

58,630 

62,470 

70,690 

75,770 

81,900 

70,120 

49,820 

34,330 

26,720

-

-5,830 

-110 

+3 , 200

-18,590

+11,610 

+3,840 

+8,220 

+5,080 

+6,130 

-11,780 

-20,300 

-15,490 

-7,610

-23,040

Date Pymatunlng Reservoir

Nov. 30................

Calendar year 1952 . . .

Water year 1952-53...

1,004.50 

1,003.72 

1,003.74 

1,004.30

-

1,005.56 

1,006.10 

1,007.12 

1,007.87 

1,008.43 

1,007.36 

1,006.13 

1,004.92 

1,003.88

-

139,840 

129,790 

130,040 

137,240

-

153,900 

161,240 

175,430 

186,160 

194,310 

178,840 

161,650 

145,350 

131,830

-

-10,050 

+250 

+7 , 200

-26,750

+16,660 

+7,340 

+14,190 

+10,730 

+8,150 

-15,470 

-17,190 

-16,300 

-13,520

-8,010

Milton Reservoir

Elevation 

(feet)t

948.08 

947.17 

943.36 

943.61

-

945.37 

946.14 

947.20 

948.17 

950.57 

948.08 

948.05 

948.06 

9.47.95

-

Contents 

(acrefeet)

23,660 

22,080 

16,400 

16,730

-

19,200 

20,380 

22,130 

23,830 

28,310 

23,660 

23,610 

23,630 

23,440

-

Change In 

contents 

during month 

acre-feet)

-1,580 

-5,680 

+330

-10,110

+2,470 

+1,180 

+1,750 

+1,700 

+4,480 

-4,650 

-50 

+20 

-190

-220

Meander Creek Reservoir

898.85 

896.75 

895.17 

894.04

-

897.43 

897.28 

900.01 

902.82 

905.04 

903.63 

901.83 

899.53 

897.43

-

21,680 

18,580 

16,380 

14,870

-

19,560 

19,350 

23,500 

28,280 

32,490 

29,780 

26,530 

22,740 

19,560

-

-3,100 

-2,200 

-1,510

-11,920

+4,690 

-210 

+4,150 

+4,780 

+4,210 

-2,710 

-3,250 

-3,790 

-3,180

-2,120

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
142 RACCOON CREEK BASIN

Raccoon Creek at Moffatts Mill, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°37'40", long, 80°20'20", on left bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge at Moffatts Mill, Beaver County, 1.4 miles downstream from Gums Run, 4 miles 

south of Vanport, and 4.2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 178 sq mi.

Records available. September 1941 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. 

May 1915 to July 1932 (gage heights and discharge measurements only) in reports of 

Pennsylvania Department of Forests and Waters.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 719.16 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

I5"29. Parkersburg-Uniontown supplementary adjustment of 1944 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). May 27, 1915, to July 31, 1932, and Sept. 2 to Dec. 3, 1941, chain or staff 

gages at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 12 years, 208 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,260 ofs June 17 (gage height, 5.45 ft); minimum, 7.6 cfs Aug. 31, Sept. 2 (gage height, 1.37 ft).

1941-53: Maximum discharge, 8,590 cfs Jan. 27, 1952 (gage height, 9.71 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,700 cfs; minimum, 4.8 efs Sept. 7, 8, 1945 (gage height, 

1.30 ft).

Flood of Apr. 15, 1922, reached a stage of 9.80 ft (discharge. 10,000 cfs, from 

rating curve extended above 4,500 cfs). Flood of Mar. 5, 1920 (ice jam) equalled that 

of Apr. 15, 1922.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair, and those 

for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.8

2,0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

78

210

415

990

1,810

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

14

15

14

14

14

21 

*48

41

26

22

19 

19

19

18

16

16

17

15

15

16

16

16

14

15

16

16

14

16

16 

17

17

572

18.5

0.104

0.12

Nov.

16

16

15

16

18

17 

18

18

16

16

19 

20

17

17

*17

16

17

19

19

39

53

229

93

56

45

37

35

28

23 

19

-

984

32.8

0.184

0.21

Dec.

b20

27

b27

b25

52

146 

87

70

57

82

399 

231

159

120

98

80

70

66

60

56

56

56

*54

56

53

48

46

26

39 

43

46

2,455

79.2

0.445

0.51

Jan.

64

64

74

100

80

60 

70

101

b430

672

684

415

289

220

170

150

140

290

*228

201

186

190

160

220

300

240

189

786

314 

388

330

8,085

261

 1.47

1.69

Feb.

305

2l7

217

192

156

160 

180

145

135

115

120 

200

230

210

190

210

168

126

162

156

234

198

174

*174

165

156

145

128

-

4,968

177

0.994

1.04

Mar.

112

102

105

174

165

140 

130

130

122

138

138

145

156

156

168

180

156

148

153

130

118

112

132

'879

581

465

415

348 

*293

253

7,904

255

1.43

1.65

Apr.

434

603

450

374

301

269 

293

242

242

991

669 

480

379

301

242

234

207

242

361

500

465

402

352

289

257

285

317

273

245 

228

-

10,927

364

2.04

2.28

May

214

198

180

162

*150

150 

697

892

55?

384

293 

238

234

195

463

388

361

440

325

265

217

316

515

343

269

224

174

145

125 

118

168

9,402

303

1.70

1.96

June

150

112

91

82

74

72 

242

*105

556

228

150 

115

108

89

78

68

1.070

506

258

180

142

130

108

91

80

95

224

85

68 

65

5,422

181

1.02

1.13

July

60

147

243

Too

82

115 

76

63

106

65

51 

45

*43

*39

37

35

31

30

31

31

32

33

171

59

37

32

28

27

i

23

1,918

61.9

0.348

0.40

Aug.

23

20

21

24

45

36 

24

21

33

159

44 

30

26

22

19

16

16

17

14

14

13

11

11

11

11

10

9.8

9.1

9.1 

8.3

LJL

714.9

23.1

0.130

0.15

Sept.

8

972

*17

10

10

14 

16

14

12

9.8

9.1 

13

20

*14

11

10

9.4

8.3

8.7

121

*52

25

17

13

11

11

11

9.4

10 

9.4

494.6

16.5

O.OF3

0.10

Calendar year 1952: Max 6,120 Min 11 Mean 225 Cfsm 1.26 In. 17.19

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,460 Min 7.6 Mean 143 Cfsm 0.831 In- 11.24

Peak discharge (base. 2.500 efs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Mote. No gage-height record Dec. 14-22, Jan. 1-7, 15-18, 22-26, Feb. 6-16; discharge estimated on 

basis of recorded range In stage and records for nearby stations.
LITTLE BEAVER CREEK BASIN 

Lisbon Creek at Lisbon, Ohio

143

.'.ocation. Lat 40°46'55", long. 80°45'50", in MW^ sec. 13, T. 14 N., R. 3 W., on left bank 

at City Water Works of Lisbon, Columbiana County, 800 ft upstream from bridge on State 

Highway 164 and 1 mile upstream from mouth.

"rainage area. 6.08 sq mi.

''ecords available. September 1946 to September 1953. 

"age. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. 

'verage discharge. 7 years, 6.11 cfs.

"xtremes. Maximum discharge during year, 434 cfs May 22 (gage height, 7.41 ft); minimum, 

0.1 cfs for many days.

1946-53: Maximum discharge, 1,130 cfs June 25, 1950 (gage height, 8.83 ft); minimum, 

0.1 cfs at times during 1946, 1951-53.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, no gage-height record, or 

backwater from debris, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect or 

backwater from debris (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In 

cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 22 to Nov. 21, Mar. 23-27, 

and May 7-11)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 28 Jan. 29 to Sept. 30

.9 

1.0 

1.4

0.1

.3

.7

1.4

5.2

2.5

5.7

5.8 

6.0

.9 

1.0 

1.4

0.1 

.3

1.7 

5.8

2.2

5.7

5.8 

6.0 

6.4

9.3

20

24

45

113

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

0,2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.6

.9

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

*.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

9.9

0.32

0.053

0.06

Nov.

0.3

.3

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.5

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.9

4.3

7.0

2.0

1.3

1.1

*1.0

.9

.9

.7

.7

-

27.3

0.91

0.150

0.17

Dec.

0^1

.8

.9

1.0

8.1

C5

C2

1.7

1.5

2.7

5.0

2.7

2.4

1.9

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.0

.9

.7

.7

.7

1.0

55.8

1.80

0.296

0.34

Jan:

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.0

b.8

*b.8

2.1

6.0

6.0

5.4

3.3

2.7

2.4

2.2

2.0

5.1

17

8.2

6.2

4.9

3.9

3.3

11

7.6

4.3

4.4

36

13

9.3

13

187.3

6.04

0.993

1.14

Feb.

c8

c6

c5

c4

2.8

3.7

3.7

3.0

2.5

1*1

2.5

*5.9

4.4

3.4

b3.0

b2.5

b2.2

b2.0

2.8

6.2

9^8

4.8

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.7

3.3

2.7

_

-

110.3

3.94

0.648

0.67

Mar.

2.5

2.2

3.5

7.8

6.2

c5

C4

C3

C3

c4

C5

c5

c4

5.5

7.4

6.2

4.8

4.4

4.7

3.8

3.3

3.0

4.1

16

29

12

*15

13

11

9.0

7.8

215.2

6.94

1.14

1.31

Apr.

31

20

12

9.6

7.8

7.8

7.8

6.5

6.3

42

12

C9

C7

C6

c6

c8

c7

c!2

14

16

a 12

c9

7.8

6.8

7.8

9.3

7.4

6.3

5.8

5^2

325.2

10.8

1.78

1.99

May

5.4

4.3

3.5

2^3

6.0

5.0

*13

15

5.3

4.6

4.1

8.0

27

14

69

20

24

20

12

9.3

7.6

106

104

29

22

Cl7

c9

8.0

C7

06

C7

595.4

19.2

3.16

3.64

June

6.7

4.4

3.7

3.2

2.6

7.3

12

5.5

' li

4.9

3.8

3.1

2.7

2.3

2.0

1.7

*a7

a5

a3

.a2.3

1.7

1.7

1.2

1.0

a. 9

a. 8

a. 7

a3.0

1.0

.7

-

109.9

3.66

0.602

0.67

July

0.8

i^

3.8

1.3

1.1

1.0

.7

1.7

3.6

1.1

.8

.6

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.5

.4

.5

*.6

1.2

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

28.7

0.93

0.153

0.18

Aug.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

_A

.3

.2

.2

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

jj

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

5.0

0.16

0.026

0.03

Sept.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.3

jl

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

~

5.5

0.18

0.030

0.03

Calendar ySar 1952: Max 190 Mln 0.1 Mean 6.72 Cfsm l.ll In. 15.04

Water year 1952-53: Max 106 Mln 0.1 Mean 4.59 Cfsm 0.755 In. 10.23

Peak discharge (base. 150 cfs).--May 15 (4:30 a.m.) 178 cfs (6.67 ft); May 22 (5:30 p.m.) 434 cfs 

(7.41 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, weather records, 

and records for Little Beaver Creek near East Liverpool.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

c Backwater from debris.
144 LITTLE BEAVER CREEK BASIN 

Little Beaver Creek near East Liverpool, Ohio

Location.--Lat 40°40'32", long. 80°32'23", on right bank at downstream side of Grimms 

Bridge, 1-jr miles upstream from Island Run, 4 miles upstream from mouth, and 4 miles 

northeast of East Liverpool, Columbiana County.

Drainage area. 505 sq mi.

Records available. May 1915 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 702.77 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Sept. 22, 1926, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 38 years, 518 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,500 cfs May 23 (gage height, 10.37 ft); minimumm, 23 cfs Aug. 31 (gage height, 2.05 ft).

1915-53: Maximum discharge, 25,000 cfs July 19, 1941 (gage height, 17.4 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 16,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; minimum, 12 cfs for seve'ral days in 1918, 1930, 1932, 1936; minimum gage height, 

1.53 ft Aug. 13, 1930.

Maximum stage known, about 20 ft.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 873: 1937(M).

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gags

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 15-20, 22, July 25 to Aug. 8, 

Aug. 11-17, Aug. 22 to Sept. 20, Sept. 22-30)

1.7 

2.1 

2.4 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5

109

160

287

4.0

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

10.0

483

1,540

2,320

3,370

6,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

2t>

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

53

49

48

47

47

68

123

115

94

77

69

64

61

57

53

*52

50

50

50

50

49

49

49

49

49

IS

47

47

48

50

51

1,810

58.4

0.116

0.13

Nov.

52

52

53

55

58

59

58

55

57

69

69

68

63

58

55

53

*53

53

69

114

200

885

496

287

212

184

166

146

b!40

b!30

-

4,069

136

0.269

0.30

Dec.

b!30

b!40

*146

140

330

632

425

312

258

274

676

610

454

353

265

227

212

204

195

187

180

187

187

17 B

162

151

139

b!30

b!20

b!20

125

7,847

253

0.501

0.58

Jan.

151

156

160

166

*149

b!49

b!30

b220

632

936

1,040

836

632

512

441

380

361

1,440

1,220

812

632

512

433

698

1,020

654

588

2,050

2.140

1,280

1,070

21,591

696

1.38

1.59

Feb.

1.160

743

654

*567

458

449

441

392

342

284

281

400

433

353

334

b300

b250

b230

b250

309

610

632

437

388

377

353

331

281

_

_

-

12,039

43O

0.851

0.89

Calendar year 1952: Max 13,200 Min 31

Mar.

247

217

214

390

475

353

b270

b230

*b230

298

319

361

369

353

416

588

517

458

454

400

346

305

298

1,260

2.180

2,020

1,500

*1,370

1,100

910

766

19,214

620

1.23

1.42

Apr.

1,580

2.500

1,720

1,220

936

766

743

632

546

1,660

1,820

1,100

860

720

588

610

610

676

1,020

1,340

1,340

1,160

963

743

676

720

*743

610

525

475

-

29,602

987

1.95

2.18

May

441

392

331

287

305

346

1,150

2,060

1,370

885

676

567

1,100

1,250

1,820

1,680

1,720

2,140

1,470

1,040

812

1,950

6.520

3,440

1,780

1,220

*860

676

546

483

508

39,625

1,278

2.53

2.92

June

525

396

305

258

230

280

1,440

1,040

1,400

860

470

346

294

252

214

193

1,020

610

408

298

1,230

2.010

789

496

361

287

287

235

*796

525

-

17,855

595

1.18

1.32

July

346

499

1.040

588

373

309

301

292

546

412

235

184

162

142

128

117

107

99

99

134

137

111

191

180

123

94

*76

70

63

59

57.

7,274

235

0.465

0.54

Aug.

55

53

53

54

76

115

101

77

174

142

111

75

64

48

52

47

47

47

43

41

41

38

35

33

31

*26

26

26

26

25

25

1,817

58.6

0.116

0.13

Sept.

98 ' 37

33

31

39

53

40

50

46

40

37

46

52

42

40

40

37

36

40

348

166

103

76

61

52

47

42

 38

37

35

-

1,842

61.4

0.122

0.14

Mean 614 Cfsm 1.22 In. 16.56

Water year 1952-53: Max 6,320 Min 25 Mean 451 Cfsm O.893 In. 12.14

Peak diseharee (base. 5.OOO cfs). --May 23 (6 a.m.) 7.5OO cfs (10.37 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
YELLOW CREEK BASIN 

Yellow Creek near Hammondsville, Ohio

145

location. La t 40°32'15", long. 80°43'35", in sec. 29, T. 8 N., R. 2 W., on right bank 

1.000 ft upstream from Lowery Run, 0.9 mile upstream from Bush Creek and 1 65 miles 

southwest of Hammondsville, Jefferson County.

rj-alnage area. 148 sq mi.

records available. October 1940 to September 1953.

£age. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 692.1 ft above mean sea level (Ohio State 

Highway Department benchmark).

Average discharge. 13 years, 170 cfs.

Ljxtremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,800 cfs June 17 (gage height, 5.84 ft); minimum, 1.4 cfs Sept. 4, 5 (gage height, 1.47 ft).

1940-53: Maximum discharge, 9,580 cfs Jan. 27, 1952 (gage height, 12.17 ft); minimum, 1.0 cfs Sept. 8, 1942.

The highest stage known is reported to have occurred in 1912.

remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect "(gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7 

1.9 

2.2

0.6 

1.7- 

4.0 

7.5

18

39

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

74

168

327

56O

1,160

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

"ay

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

]0

Jl

]2

J3

14

]5

] 6

] 7

: 8

: 9

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 /8

?9"0

'1

"-tal

"'"an

i"fsm

In.

Oct.

9.3

8.8

8.4

7 .5 in

12

30

31

19

16

15

14

13

12

11

 11

11

1O

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

10 ' 10

1O

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

10

1O

375.8

12.1

O.O82

O.O9

Nov.

10

9.8

9.8

9.8

10

11

9.8

9.3

1O

1O

12

13

11

9.8

9.3

8. 8

*1O

11

a 14

a25

b60

al80

87

a5O

a4O

a35

a30

a25

a25

25

-

780.4

26. 0

0.176

O.2O

Dec.

a25

a25

*35

38

105

204

138

105

76

71

150

140

140

107

71

61

55

b50

b45

46

44

44

42

4O

37

35

b3O

b30

b30

b30

b35

2,084

67.2

O.454

0.52

Jan.

b40

44

44

48

 43

b40

b35

78

262

471

525

335

231

183

148

126

109

258

213

176

153

130

115

224

374

247

218

681

595

378

327

6,851

221

1.49

1.72

Feb.

296

207

207

 173

140

146

134

115

104

85

90

164

168

146

b!3O

b!2O

blOO

b85

blOO

122

204

196

166

161

ISO

140

130

116

.

_

-

4,095

146

O.986

1.03

Mar.

100

90

93

124

120

105

97

b85

»b8O

107

107

111

113

111

134

173

155

146

146

128

113

104

107

527

248

605

461

*387

30O

247

210

6,134

198

1.34

1.54

Apr.

437

865

550

405

308

264

253

210

2O4

575

486

369

292

234

193

190

178

199

250

392

365

315

281

227

2O7

215

*188

164

150

140

-

9,1O6

3O4

2.05

2.29

May

154

120

107

95

104

102

588

8fi5

52 O

335

24O

199

193

170

253

204

234

315

221

173

140

264

606

281

207

168

 132

107

22

88

85

7,327

236

1.59

1.83

June

79

67

57

51

45

48

132

7O

90

6O

46

39

38

37

33

30

744

226

130

88

87

418

136

87

64

54

61

47

 42

4O

-

3,146

105

O.7O9

O.79

July

37

42

86

48

44

66

41

35

101

55

38

31

27

23

21

20

18

17

23

37

30

25

89

42

28

21

*18

15

15

14

13

1,12O

36.1

O.244

0.28

Aug.

13

13

11

11

1O

10

11

9.8

14

23

22

13

11

9.8

8.O

6.8

6.8

6.4

6.1

5.8

5.8

5.0

4.4

4.0

3.8

*3.1

2.8

2.6

2.2

1.7

ill

258.5

8.34

O.056

O.O6

Sept.

1.6

1.7

1.7

2.8

5.0

4.7

6.1

4.0

3.3

4.0

3.1

2.6

4.0

3.3

2.4

2.8

3.7

16

25

13

9.3

6.8

5.8

4.7

3.8

 3.5

3.1

2.8

-

154.3

5.14

O.035

O.04

"alendar year 1952: Max 6,440 Min 6.4 Mean 2O8 Cfsm 1.41 In. 19. O9

 'ater year 1952-53: Max 865 Min 1.5 Mean 114 Cfsm O.770 In. 1O.39

Peak discharge (base. 1.500 cfs). June 17 (10:3O a.m.) 1.8OO cfs (5.84 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

and records for Little Beaver Creek near East Liverpool, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
146 SHORT CREEK BASIN

Short Creek near Dillonvale, Ohio

Location.--Lat 40°11'35", long. 80°44'05", in sec. 30, T. 4 N., R. 2 W., on right bank at 

downstream side of bridge on State Highway 150, 2.1 miles east of Dillonvale, Jefferson 

County, 2.2 miles downstream from Jug Run, and 2.7 miles upstream from Little Short 

Creek.

Drainage area. 124 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1941 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 676.1 ft above mean sea level (State of 

Ohio benchmark).

Average discharge. 12 years, 137 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,420 cfs June 17 (gage height, 6.24 ft); minimum, 7.4 cfs Aug. 28 (gage height, 0.41 ft).

1941-53: Maximum discharge, 6,500 cfs Mar. 6, 1945 (gage height, 8.77 ft); minimum 

daily, 2.8 cfs Sept. 21, 27, 1947; minimum gage height recorded, that of Aug. 28, 1953.

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 1003: 1942-43.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.4 

.5 

.6

3.0 

5.0

93

151

285

690

1,700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

23

22

22

20

22

35

41

37

31

27

26

26

25

*21

20

19

19

19

19

18

18

18

17

16

16

15

14

14

*14

13.

13

660

21.3

0.172

0.20

Nov.

13

14

17

18

20

20

20

19

19

20

22

22

20

*18

17

14

13

16

17

24

36

119

51

30

*23

18

15

13

13

14

-

695

23.2

0.187

0.21

Dee .

16

19

21

23

99

124

70

*56

55

*82

149

95

71

53

47

46

43

40

35

31

28

28

25

21

17

14

13

11

10

12

13

1,367

44.1

0.356

0.41

Jan.

13

a!4

a!4

a 13

a!2

a!2

a!6

a4o

*255

291

285

180

134

111

98

88

74

a!40

a!60

a 140

a!20

a 100

85

161

203

145

140

573

304

217

197

4,335

140

1.13

1.30

Feb.

195

153

147

136

120

122

126

106

*93

*88

97

171

153

130

126

115

109

93

102

107

147

117

104

104

98

98

91

82

_

_

-

3,330

119

0.960

1.00

Mar.

76

73

82

119

100

90

87

85

80

91

*91

88

90

87

91

93

85

82

85

77

71

69

86

442

324

243

214

183

155

143

130

3,812

123

0.992

1.14

Apr.

140

151

130

122

111

117

136

117

138

346

*246

208

183

155

136

138

124

149

203

264

214

190

169

147

145

160

143

128

120

111-'

4,841

161

1.30

1.45

May

106

97

87

85

97

143

551

496

295

219

183

*166

162

143

140

134

169

195

147

126

111

228

203

151

138

120

100

90

85

80

83

5,130

165

1.33

1.53

June

76

69

60

58

54

98

220

93

74

63

60

58

60

55

*50

53

1.520

355

208

155

158

122

98

87

80

82

77

76

80

74

-

4,153

138

1.11

1.24

July

87

82

102

64

58

51

46

42

45

58

54

53

55 *30

30

29

27

27

32

30

28

27

50

25

19

18

17

16

16

15

19

1,146

37.0

0.298

0.54

Aug.

18

16

16

17

29

20

16

16

38

41

24

19

*17

18

15

15

16

15

13

13

13

12

12

12

11

10

11

*9.7

9.7

e77

509.3

16.4

0.132

0.15

Sept.

8.7 g' g

B'.Z

9.2

15

13

12

12

11

*9.7

12

22

16

15

15

 13

11

10

16

§2.

31

19

16

15

14

12

12

13

15

13

475.0

15.8

0.127

0.14

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,010 Min 10 Mean 146 Cfsm 1.18 In. 15.98

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,320 Min 8.2 Mean 83.4 Cfsm 0.673 In. 9.11

Peak discharse (base, 1^200 cfs). June 17 (11:30 a.m.) 2,420 cfs (6.24 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Wills Creek at Cambridge -and

Sandy Creek at Waynesburg.
WHEELING CREEK BASIN 147

Wheeling Creek at Elm Grove, W. Va.

Location -Lat 40°02'40", long. 80°39'40", on right bank at highway bridge at Elm Grove, 

Ohio County, 500 ft downstream from Little Wheeling Creek.

Drainage area. 282 sq mi.

Records available. November 1940 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 667.59 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Average discharge. 13 years, 328 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year. 6,740 cfs May 7 (gage height, 6.77 ft); minimum, 

0.5 cfs Aug. 31 (gage height, 0.63 ft).

1940-53: Maximum discharge, 22,100 cfs Dec. 30, 1942 (gage height. 13.67 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 8,500 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage 

heights 13.2 and 13.67 ft; minimum, 0.3 cfs Sept. 22, 1949; minimum gage height, that

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

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 8 Jan. 9 to Sept. 3O

1.1

1.2

0.8

2.1

4.2

7.3

12

21

1.3

1.4 

1.6 

1.9 

2.4 

3.2

38

64

137

305

- 750

1,740

1.0

1.1

1.2

0.4

1.1

2.2

4.2

7.3

12

21

1.3

1.4 

1.6 

1.9 

2.4 

4.0 

4.6

35

58

130

290

670

2,400

3,210

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4 '

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.4

4.6

5.4

1.7

2.5

5.1

11

7.0

4.5

5.1

4.5

5.6

5.4

5.2

2.7

5.2

2.7

2.5

2.1

2.5

1.8

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.7

1.6

1.7

*2.1

1.8

1.7

1.7

96.2

3.10

0.011

o.oi

Nov.

1.8

1.8

2.5

2.3

1.8

1.6 lie

1.7

2.5

4.5

5.8

3.8

3.6

3.4

4.2

3.6

2.9

2.5

5.2

18

44

190

118

59

58

*28

20

17

15

15

-

617.1

20.6

0.073

0.08

Dec.

13

13

15

16

70

229

146

101

74

*117

*670

404

225

151

105

94

74

74

67

67

74

84

90

87

77

67

54

53

35

38

48

3,410

110

0.590

0.45

Jan.

64

90

129

170

160

121

129

1,650

2,280

1,250

974

6OO

418

510

250

198

177

556

597 *516

266

260

219

415

955

557

455

2_.48Q

1,500

756

582

18,222

588

2.09

2.40

Feb.

440

522

296

242

188

188

248

272

225

182

188

450

470

597

432

525

462

329

529

284

500

516

590

322

272

242

204

172

,

, _

-

9,067

524

1.15

1.20

Mar.

149

130

166

885

765

516

440

390

316

*556

548

548

529

290

278

254

214

204

204

177

158

144

260

2.220

1,360

870

635

574

470

390

322

14,142

456

1.62

1.87

Apr.

322

1,260

746

516

397

569

746

60O

508

1.560

1,090

698

533

411

316

290

248

582

1,190

1,040

*812

582

470

569

522

418

411

536

290

248

-

17,280

576

2.04

2.28

May

225

193

163

135

158

163

5.190

1,580

860

525

* 583

290

242

214

356

284

505

520

260

225

177

158

149

114

106

94

77

64

56

51

53

11,148

360

1.28

1.47

June

53

*46

40

55

29

51

55

44

51

25

2119'

18

16

16

16

144

94

46

51

24

19

16

12

9.6

7.8

6.7

5.8

11

15

914.9

' 30.5

0.108

0.12

July

16

27

28

17

16

12

8.7

9.4

9.6

9.6

12

8.7

6.7

*4.2

3.6

5.2

2.8

2.6

4.6

5.6

7.0

59

126

71

52

20

15

11

8.0

7.0

6.0

567.5

18.3

0.065

0,07

Aug.

5.0

4.5

4.0

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

8.0

50

15

10

7.0

5.0

4.0

5.0

2.5

2.0

1.8

*1.6

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.8

4 7

77

129.5

4.18

0.015

0.02

Sept.

1.4

2.9

2.7

5.8

5.4

5.0

2.0

1.9

1.5

1.5

1.5

9.4

2.4

1.9 1.6

1.2

1 .0 i!o

5.0

20

16

15

14

13

12

9.2

6.7

5.1

5.6

5.2

166.5

5.55

0.020

0.02

Calendar year 1952 : Max 6,870 Min 0.9 Mean 292 Cfsm 1.04 In. 14.07

Water year 1952-55 : Max 5,190 Min 0.7 Mean 208 Cfsm O.758 In. 9.99

Peak discharge (base. 6.OOP cfs). May 7 (2 p.m.) 6,740 cfs (6.77 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. No gage-height record May 18,19, July 27 to Aug. 18; discharge estimated on basis of 

weather records, recorded range in stage, and records for nearby stations.
148 OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM 

Ohio River at Bellaire, Ohio

Location.--Lat 39°59'05", long. 80°44'20", in sec. 28, T. 2 N., R. 2 W., on right bank 

1.9 miles dovmstream from Baltimore & Ohio Railroad bridge at Bellaire, and at mile 

96.4.

Drainage area. 25,170 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. March 1939 to September 1953 (fragmentary prior to April 1941).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 608.0 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. 

Frior to Mar. 15, 1941, staff gages near present site at present datum. Prior to 

Nov. 18, 1940, auxiliary staff gage and since then auxiliary water-stage recorder at 

site 4.0 miles dovmstream from base gage at same datum.

Average discharge. 12 years (1941-53), 41,240 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 138,000 cfs Mar. 26; maximum gage height, 20.60 

ft Mar. 26; minimum discharge not determined.

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 412,000 cfs Dec. 31, 1942; maximum gage height, 48.99 

ft Dec. 31, 1942; minimum discharge not determined.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record and those below 

6,000 cfs, which are fair. Plow partly regulated by locks, dams, and reservoirs above 

station.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

5,580 

'6 . 670 

*5,220

6,030

3,940

4,920

6,120

4,280

3,760

4,500

6,030

4,350

4,830 

4,500

5,000

5,330

4,350

3,300

3,880

4,570

4,350

3,360

3,880 

3,820

3.250

4,350

4,920

4,020

4,410

4,830 

5,330

143,680

4,635

_

-

Nov.

4,920 

4,920 

3,940

3,880

4,610

3,760

3,820

5.500

4,280

4,830

5,760

*5,770

6,450 

4,850

4,850

5,000

5,770

5,530

6,950

9,210

9,890

20,500

54 .600 

34,500

27,500

25,900

17,500

14,200

10,900

9,760

304,810

10,160

-

-

Dec.

9,070 

8,040 

8,040

7.570

11,800

13,700

18,500

20,700

20,700

21,200

59,300

68,500

90.500 

76,400

59,700

37,000

29,000

22,700

21,700

20,700

20,200

17,000

20,900 

23,800

23,800

21,000

19,500

17,000

14,800

12,500 

14,100

808,620

26,080

-

-

Jan.

15,200 

14,400 

14,000

14,200

14,700

1 5 . 500

15) 600

21,000

54,800

72,300

76,400

73,200

64,500 

62,800

* 56, 000

50, 200

39,500

55,800

60,400

67,500

63,900

55,500

52,800 

53,800

55,900

70,100

69 , 000

68,100

83,200

92 . 900 

82,500

tl,603.5

51,730

-

-

Feb.

70.700 

63,200 

61,000

57,900

44,200

33,900

36,500

50,700

48,400

40,800

40,700

57,700

49,100 

57 , 900

55,500

55,400

52,400

45,100

55,200

55,100

34,100

47,000

62,800 

70,200

62,300

54,400

39,200

55.600

_

-

$1,369

48,890

_

-

Mar.

52,500 

25.700 

28,600

35,900

54,800

70, 600

69,000

57 , 400

42,600

40,000

*40,200

41 , 900

49,900 

60,100

68,800

69,500

75,900

75,000

67,000

59,800

54,500

44,600

37,300 

55,400

101,000

156,000

150,000

112,000

99,600

92 , 300 

85,700

*2,009 . 6

64,850

-

-

Apr.

79,300 

79,500 

90 . 200

87,000

79,900

67,800

58,500

55, 300

54,300

57,000'

75,600

82,500

74,500 

62,800

60,900

56,500

45,000

41 . 800

51,900

61,000

63,200

63,700

61,500 

59,400

55,700

52,300

51,200

51,200

*51,700

51,600

tl,882.2

62,740

-

-

May

36,700 

58,900 

33,800

33,400

29.000

32,600

57,100

103,000

103,000

91,000

76,900

59,600

43,600 

40,200

43,200

48,700

58,800

60,400

75,500

75,500

64,900

56,800

74,400 

92,900

94 , 900

72,500

87,400

108.000

86,400

68,500 

60,500

*2,007 . 7

64,760

-

-

June

115,000 

126.000 

117,000

93,700

68 , 300

48,800

52 , 300

56,300

50,800

35,700

54,800

26,600

19,900 

18,700

17,300

*16,500

25,600

18,500

16,900

16,900

15,600

18,800

15,100 

13,700

15,300

11,000

13,600

10,800

10,400

10.500

tl,106.2

56,870

-

-

July

9,790 

13,700 

12,700

12,900

15,500

14.700

10,200

9,760

9,900

9,430

8,040

7,520

7,110 

7,560

6,450

*6,120

a6 , 200

36,100

37,100

36,600

5,770

7,780

14,500 

10,500

10,800

10,100

7,260

6,550

5,690

5,970 

5,590

275,290

8,880

-

-

Aug.

7,760 

7,300 

7,890

6,450

9,850

8,280

10,600

11,800

14,900

19.900

19,100

19,400

16,100 

12,700

10, 500

8,320

6,450

6,770

5,770

6,670

5,410

5,690

5,410 

5,410

*5,770

> 34, 500

271,200

8,748

.

-

Sept.

1

\ a4,500

a5,400

5,170

5,170

4,410

6,950

5,770

4.350 

5,000

4,570

4,410

5,690

5,100

6,570

12,300

12.400

10, 900"

10,200 

8,610

8,590

7,62C

6,45C

4,83C

5,22C

5.97C

191, 55C

6,576

-

-

Calendar year 1952: Max 330,000 Min 3,250 Mean 41,520 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1952-53: Max 136,000 Min 3,250 Mean 32,800 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Expressed In thousands.

a No gage-height record at auxiliary gage; discharge estimated on basis of records for station at 

Sewickley, Pa.
MIDDLE ISLAND CREEK BASIN 

Middle Island Creek at Little, W. Va.

149

Location. Lat 39°28'30", long. 80°59'50", on right bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge at Little, Tyler County, 0.1 mile upstream from Stewarts Run, and 5 miles west 

of Middlebourne.

Drainage area. 458 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1915 to September 1922 (gage heights only, October 1916 to September 1922), October 1928 to September 1953.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 631.32 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Apr. 25/1929, staff gage, Apr. 25, 1929, to Nov. 30, 1939, chain 

gage, and Nov. 30, 1939, to July 10, 1947, wire-weight gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 25 years, (1928-53), 622 cfs.

ss.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,830 cfs May 7 (gage height, 13.26 ft); minimum, 0.4 cfs Oct. 29 to Nov. 2; minimum gage height, 1.83 ft Sept. 18, 19.

1915-22, 1928-53: Maximum discharge, 25,000 cfs June 26, 1950 (gage height, 28.0 

ft, from high-water mark in gage well); no flow during part of 1922 and Sept. 1 to 

Nov. 4, Nov. 7-10, 1930.

Maximum stage known, about 33.5 ft in August 1875.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of backwater from aquatic vegetation, 

which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of backwater from aquatic 

vegetation (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.8

1.9

2.0 

2.2 

2.4

0.2

2.0

5.4

15

28

2.6 

3.2 

3.6 

7.0 

11.6

51

149

278

2,770

7,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 '

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11 

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

4.6

4.6

4.2

3.9

4.6

5.8

12 

US

9.0

8.5

9.0 

9.0 

8.5

8.0

7.0

6.6

6.2

5.4

4.2

2.9

2.6

2.9

3.2

3.2

2.9

2.6

2.0

*.6

.4

.71

.4

155.2

5.01

0.011

0.01

Nov.

-^0.4

.6

1.0

1.2

1.5

1.7 

2.0

2.6

2.9

2.9 

2.9 

2.6

2.3

2.3

2.0

2.0

2.0

3.2

5.8

11

32

101

TOT

68

46

38

30

25

22

-

516.4

17.2

0.038

0.04

Dec.

19

19

18

Iff

33

311

302 

196

»127

152

1.890

1,256

508

316

230

176

139

124

115

113

124

168

202

188

154

125

103

83

66

55

55

7,379

238

0.52O

0.6O

Jan.

225

156

540

1,020

748

424

297 

5,040

6,800

2,290

1,740 

1,180 

748

528

389

302

245

567

1,060

*665

471

1,220

972

1,390

3,330

1,420

828

2,690

2,610

1,060

708

41,913

1,352

2.95

3.40

Feb.

567

447

384

325

262

212

S3T 

1,020

672

429

471 

4.230 

2,616

1,180

956

1,700

1,280

820

574

441

1,060

1,780

908

581

441

367

320

262

_

.

-

24,936

891

1.95

2.02

Mar.

206

173

32ff

5,310

2,850

1,360

820 

574

453

*367

325 

287 

266

266

357

1,740

1,100

644

554

502

401

316

320

4,740

3,420

1.640

988

716

595

471

389

32,478

1,048

2.29

2.64

Apr,

384

1,060

780

547

412

357

. 1,670 

1,530

1,250

1,390

1,250 

812 

609

483

357

352

W

547

3.250

 1,690

1,320

1,140

916

630

459

389

435

508

424

357

-

25,955

865

1.89

2.11

May

311

266

216

171

396

1,890

7.OOO 

3,690

1,640

1,320

672 

435 

325

249

565

424

521

1,560

908

489

336

237

188

156

139

115

94

77

64

54

44

23,952

773

1.69

1.94

June

36

»32

27

24

22

19

16 

IT

16

16

38 

39 

33

31

28

21

cl.380

c547

0262

c!31

80

58

41

31

24

20

22

38

0147

106

-

3,302

110

0.240

0.27

July

108

77

cl.350

c5H

0245 .

c!77

0237 

c!37

80

51

34

26 

21

*18

15

IS

12

10

10

9.0

775- 7.5

0236

C193

103

55

37

28

21

17

14

3,863.0

125

0.273

0.31

Aug.

12

12

11

9.5

9.5

10

12 

42

 G5 77

48 

35 

41

33

24

20

16

13

»11

9.5

8.0

7.O

6.2

5.4

4.6

4.6

5.4

5.0

4.2

2.9

2.0

565.8

18.3

0.040

0.05

Sept.

2.0

2.0

1.0

.8

2.0

2.6

2.3 

1.7

1.0

.8

.8 

1.5 

1.2

1.0

 1.0

.8

.6

rf

5.0

8.8

31

51

22

15

12

9.5

7.5

6.6

5.0

-

175.3

5.84

0.013

0.01

Calendar year 1952: Max 8,980 Hin 0.4 Mean 548 Cfsm 1.20 In. 16.28

Water year 1952-53: Max 7,000 Mln 0.4 Mean 453 Cfsm .989 In. 13.40

Peak discharge (base. 8,000 cfs). Jan. 9 (12:30 a.m.') 8,170 cfs (12.72 ft)} Hay 7 (11 a.m.) 8,830 

cfs (13.26 ft),

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

c Backwater from aquatic vegetation.
150 OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM

Ohio River at St. Marys, W. Va.

Location. Lat 39°23'25", long. 81° 12'30", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on 

U. S. Highway 50 (alternate) at St. Marys, Pleasants County, 0.9 mile downstream from 

Middle Island Creek at mile 155.0.

Drainage area. 26,850 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. January 1938 to September 1953 (fragmentary prior to November 1939 

and high water only in 1953).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 577.30 ft above mean sea level, Sandy Hook 

aatum. Auxiliary water-stage recorder on left bank 1.5 miles upstream from lock and 

dam 17, and 11 miles downstream from base gage. Prior to Feb. 22, 1951, auxiliary 

water-stage recorder or lock gage at lock 17.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 136,000 cfs Mar. 27;'maximum gage height, 21.28 

ft Mar. 27; minimum dally discharge not determined; minimum gage height, 8.78 ft 

June 29.

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 421,000 cfs Jan. 1, 1943; maximum gage height, 46.67 

ft Jan. 1, 1943; minimum dally discharge not determined; minimum gage height recorded, 

3.45 ft Jan. 14, 1940 (dam down at lock 17).

Maximum stage known since at least 1884, 54.2 ft in March 1913.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge less than 15,000 cfs on days for which no discharge is 

shown.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct. Nov.

-

-

-

-

"

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

16,100

31,400

35,600

27,600

27,200

20,300

-

-

-

"

-

-

-

-

Dec.

-

-

-

-

-

-

19,900

23,000

23,500

23,600

40,4OO

54,800

82,600

82,900

69,900

46,500

28,000

24, 700

24,400

23 , 400

23,500

20,300

22,400

26,300

2 7 -,200

25,000

23,600

18,700

15,200

14,600

16,700

-

-

-

-

Jan.

16.500

16,600

18,700

19 , 800

18,800

18,000

18 , 700

39,600

67,600

71,200

81,500

78,900

71,500

64,500

59,800

53,100

37,400

50,700

57,400

64,800

67,400

61,100

54,600

54,200

62,000

66,700

73,800

76,500

85,500

95.500

88,700

*1,708.7

55,120

-

-

Feb.

76.500

67,400

61,100

59,800

49,200

34,300

38,000

47,400

53,100

38,500

42,100

47,400

51,900

58,300

56,800

56,100

54, 600

47,700

35,800

38,20O

38,200

44,900

58,300

69,000

68 , 300

59,700

44,000

53.300

-

-

-

tl,429.9

51,070

-

-

Mar.

33,600

31,000

30. 700

44,600

58,200

63,600

72,700

64,800

47,700

37,400

40,500

40,500

47,600

53,300

63,400

69,800

72,500

74,700

69,200

62,000

54,600

46,400

36,300

64,200

89,800

130,000

132.000

121,000

107,000

96,100

88,700

*2,043.9

65,930

-

-

Apr.

81,800

83,800

86,100

90.000

83,800

74,300

66,100

60,200

56,100

58,500

71,800

81,800

79,700

69 , 600

60,200

58,500

50,100

59.000

57,300

63,900

64,500

66,100

63,000

60,200

56,900

53,100

49 , 900

49,900

49,200

48,800 "

*1,934.2

64,470

-

-

May

42,000

35,300

35,800

33,600

32 . 700

35,800

60,300

90,400

111,000

98,600

87,500

69,600

50,200

36,200

43,100

48,600

53,900

59,800

68,300

76,200

70,200

58,600

59,700

81,200

95,400

81,200

73,400

100,000

95,700

76,500

61,300

t2, 022.1

65,230

-

-

June

82,100

123,000

118,000

102,000

76,900

56,000

46,400

51,400

51,100

39,100

30,300

28,000

22,200

20,100

20,100

15,400

29 , 700

24,500

15,200

17,100

17,100

22,000

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

July

-

-

15,600

-

-

19,000

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

T8.930

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

16,200

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Aug.

-

-

-

-

15,600

-

-

--

-

24,000

17,500

19,700

16,400

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Sept.

Calendar year 1952: Max 317,000 Min - Mean - Cfsm - In.

Water year 1952-53: Max 132,000 Min - . Mean - Cfsm - In.

t Result of discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed in thousands.

Note. Discharge less than 15,000 cfs on Says for which no discharge is shown.
MUSKINQUM RIVER BASIN 

Tuscarawas River at Clinton, Ohio

151

Location. Lat 40°55'39", long. 81°37'59", in NW£ sec. 32, T. 14 N., R. 10 W. , on right 

bank 100 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 21 at Clinton, Summit County, and 

1 mile upstream from Chippewa Creek,

Drainage area.--165 sq mi.

Records available. May 1926 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 933.28 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to July 24, 1930, chain gage at site 100 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 27 years, 138 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 820 cfs May 23 (gage height, 9.94 ft); minimum, 

37 cfs Aug. 28 (gage height, 3.61 ft).

1926-53: Maximum discharge, 2,700 cfs Aug. 8, 1935 (gage height, 14.82 ft); minimum, 10 cfs Nov. 6, 1928.

Flood in March 1913 reached a stage of 22.2 ft.

Remarks.--Records good except those above 150 cfs, which are fair. Ohio Canal diverts 

small amount of water from river at Portage Lakes, 3 miles south of Akron; part of diverted water flows into Cuyahoga River basin. Plow slightly regulated at headwaters.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 23, 26-28, Nov. 1, 2, 5,

7, 8, 12-14, 16, 17, 27, Dec. 1. 2, 14, 16-19, 25, 26,

29, Jan. 1, 2, May 14-16, 24-27)

3.6 

3.8 

4.0 

5.0

40

52

65

143

7.0

9.0

10.0

350

620

845

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

71

78

72

68

64

73

67

71

68

68

64

62

64

*68

73

64

59

57

57

60

59

62

54

59

56

50

52

55

62

57

59

1,953

63.0

0.382

0.44

Nov.

55

49

67

57

54

57

51

53

59

59

57

51

54

53

57

53

53

*56

66

76

66

114

66

60

61

59

54

57

63

59

"

l,79fe

59.9

0.363

0.40

Dec.

53

53

56

59 jua

100

79

73

71

96

78

61

59

54

58

55

51

53

*55

62

58

62

61

61

55

53

57

56

54

64

61

1,978

63.8

0.387

0.45

Jan.

"55 48

61

59

64

62

61

62

74

86

161

106

81

84

85

76

118

422

295

166

126

*114

94

143

138

110

102

225

166

126

130

3,700

119

0.721

0.83

Feb.

126

102

98

88

81

*84

83

77

80

80

80

87

84

81

80

86

80

78

84

99

205

156

110

102

91

90

90

86

-

-

-

2,668

95.3

0.578

0.60

Kar.

79

76

93

225

161

110

102

90

92

*101

95

100

94

101

118

118

102

102

102

90

79

78

85

98

130

110

110

110

102

106

100

3,259

105

0.636

0.73

Apr.

161

230

152

122

102

94

86

90

92

328

*161

122

106

143

118

138

134

134

138

126

134

130

100

101

100

97

90

84

4,262

142

0.861

0.96

May

94

84

79

79

85

90

110

126

100

88

82

101

134

*138

156

148

295

410

306

156

122

328

795

700

*422

230

152

122

101

86

82

6,001

194

1.18

1.36

June

81

92

86

80

82

86

84

79

539

328

190

98

74

72

*.§§_

82

517

185

126

88

80

79

77

77

76

82

89

68

75

72

-

5,410

114

0.691

0.77

July

79

92

88

67

75

89

84

75

69

71

64

62

"64 59

*62

64

68

110

78

64

68

75

89

71

70

65

61

62

66

64

63

2,234

72.1

0.437

0.50

Aug.

60

59

60

60

.23

60

57

62

59

60

59

56

62

*59

52

48

51

53

56

52

54

55

48

52

54

50

53

54

52

49

70

1,749

56.4

0.542

0.59

Sept.

62

56

57

68

75

56

56

57

55

53

*51

55

51

50

57

54

51

48

54

59

50

50

51

54

53

50

44

48

50

48

-

1,621

54.0

0.527

0.56

Calendar year 195E : Max 1,920 Min 49 Mean 186 Cfsm 1.13 In. 15.34

Water year 1952-53: Max 795 Mln 44 Mean 94.9 Cfsm 0.575 In. 7.79

Peak discharge (baae. 700 cfs). May 23 (7 p.m.) 820 cfs (9.94 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
152 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

Tusoarawas River at Massillon, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°46il7", long. 81°31'25", in sec. 20, T. 10 N., R. 9 W., on left bank at 

sewage-treatment works, Ij miles south of Massillon, Stark County, and 3 miles downstream from Newman Creek.

Drainage area. 526 sq mi.

Records available. April 1938 to September 1953.

aage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 916.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Aug. 19, 1944, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--15 years, 416 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,940 ofs May 24 (gage height, 7.07 ft); minimum, 80 cfs Sept. 28 (gage height, 0.33 ft).

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 6,940 cfs Mar. 5, 1940 (gage height, 11.39 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 57 cfs Oct. 23, 24, 1939.

Remarks. Records good. Ohio Canal diverts small amount of water from river at Portage 

Lakes, 3 miles south of Akron; part of diverted water flows into Cuyahoga River basin.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.3 

.5

1.0 

1.5

102

136

197

320

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

7.0

462

800

1,230

2,260

2,880

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

123 

136

151

152

120

152

140.

154

156 

129

131

118

115

*129

120

154

151

116

115

125

115

125

118

115

115

105

105

1Q4

112

105

110

5,772

122

0.252

0.27

Nov.

107 

104

110

127

*112

110

112

101

105 

115

113

105

110

108

108

S3.

99

104

120

149

143

256

206

141

134

156

127

112

127

118

-

5,720

124

0.256

0.26

Dec.

Izz

118

125.

252

MB

208

170

168 

*199

260

190

166

147

156

132

127

127

122

127

152

154

138

140

127

120

125

122

125

122

136

4,'754

155

0.291

0.54

Jan.

152

118

129

131

156

152

*151

151

164 

248

557

418

298

255

248

225

258

1.320

1,180

672

462

376

515

462

620

404

368

920

800

477

492

12,555

405

0.770

0.89

Feb.

552 

365

526

266

254

*227

227

225

215 

199

195

227

256

225

218

215

218

197

192

254

708

672

404

515

293

265

268

236

-

-

-

8,172

292

0.555

0.58

Mar.

206 

186

204

655

6JLQ

448

5Z6

293

243 

*280

501

315

326

515

418

492

576

528

517

280

227

215

215

275

453

590

342

554

315

501

286

10,530

553

0.635

0.73

Apr.

507 

840

585

433

348

290

276

256

243 

760

1.18Q *760

*552

418

548

562

568

590

477

462

477

455

376

354

295

276

286

270

248

256

-

13,104

437

0.831

0.95

May

222 

202

181

158

181

215

255

507

404 

278

225

220

526

*565

404

418

672

1,070

1,000

585

418

900

2.740

2,740

2,260

1,620

760

455

337

276

229

20,597

664

1.26

1.45

June

215 

199

190

176

164

192

286

197

1.250 

1,140

780

418

290

229

*195

181

492

418

525

215

174

160

154

150

149

174

174

149

152

156

-

9,082

505

0.576

0.64

July

158 

197

348

258

160

168

170

160

145 

131

127

118

115

TT5

*120

122

122

152

206

154

140

131

222

170

136

122

118

120

122

118

127

4,755

153

0.291

0.34

Aug.

116 

122

120

118

150

140

118

123

123 

123

118

112

112

*112

105

101

95

99

101

102

101

101

95

92

98

96

102

99

98

11

298

3,581

116

0.221

0.25

Sept.

156" 537 

125

115

143

156

110

101

102 

101

99

112

96

96

101

*99

99

94

94

107

101

95

94

96

95

91

M

84

91

89

-

5,541

118

0.224

0.25

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,550 Min 89 Mean 511' Cfsm 0.971 In. 15.24

Water year 1952-55: Max 2,740 Min 84 Mean 268 Cfsm 0.510 In. 6.93

Peak discharge (base. 2.200 of si. May 24 (3 a.m.) 2,940 ofs (7.07 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 153

Sandy Creek at Waynesburg, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°40'22", long. 81°15'38", In sec. 21, T. 17 N., R. 7 W., on upstream 

side of right pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 43, 800 ft downstream from Little Sandy 

Creek, a quarter of a mile north of Waynesburg, Stark County, and half a mile upstream 

from Indian Run.

Drainage area. 254 sq mi.

Records available. December 1938 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 955.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Average discharge.--14 years (1939-53), 265 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,140 cfs May 23 (gage height, 5.08 ft); 

minimum dally7 19 cfs Oct. 17.

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 8,000 cfs Jan. 27, 1952 (gage height, 7.95 ft); minimum, 14 cfs Sept. 8, 1952.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 923: 1939-40.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height. In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 17 Jan. 18 to Sept. 30

0.08

.1

0.6 

1.0

1.5

165 

£88 

447

0.1 

.3

1.0

24

61

135

254

2.0 583

3.0 990

5.0 2,080

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

38

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

23

23

23

23

23

23

33

33

31

 28

28

31

28

26

21

21

19 

23

26

26

26

26

23

23

26

26

31

28

31

28

26

816

26.3

0.104

0.12

Nov.

26

28

31

28

23

 26

26

28

36

39

36

31

33

33

36

36

36

33

41

52

60

126

94

63

52

49

41

39

31

33

-

1,246

41.5

0.163

0.18

Dec.

51

33

33

»33

83

165

114

85

74

85

135

129

102

88

71

63

57 

55

49

52

52

55

57

55

49

46

41

36

36

33

33

2,030

65.5

0.258

0.30

Jan.

41

41

46

46

44

 41

39.

44

126

329

447

361

260

207

171

147

171 

832

531

375

279

220

172

291

355

238

211

865

688

531

514

6,663

279

1.10

1.27

Feb.

551

355

295

254

*211

199

193

169

143

121

118

205

232

181

178

175

135 

138

' 129

181

464

365

270

242

226

214

190

155

_

_

-

6,269

224

0.882

0.92

Calendar year 1952: Max 6,720 Mln 19

Mar.

127

105

118

270

257

 190

155

138

132

160

181

196

184

172

211

279

217 

199

205

181

149

135

135

391

837

 688

636

600

480

404

343

8,475

273

1.07

1.23

Apr.

645

788

688

 583

447

362

339

288

254

858

'514 688

430

355

291

304

291 

352

430

548

531

464

398

333

307

388

346

282

248

220

21,952

432

1.70

1.90

Mean 302

May

205

181

155

1S2

138

»157

257

548

514

391

276

229

583

583

480

480

531 

583

480

398

320

479

1.840

1,010

636

447

333

263

214

193

175

13,211

426

1.68

1.94

June

160

135

113

102

90

85

169

143

723

 497

199

141

121

102

90

88

900 

618

447

270

163

157

196

135

102

100

95

83

79

72

-

6,375

212

0.835

0.93

Cfsm 1.19

July

76

113

190

129

148

301

223

143

323

»251

157

107

B5

74

63

57

53 

57

76

124

85

88

113

102

79

65

53

49

47

43

fS

3,519

114

0.449

0.52

Aug.

41

49

47

47

163

81

57

51

272

263

 97

74

55

49

47

45

43 

39

39

36

34

34

34

34

34

32

32

32

32

51

31

1,955

63.1

0.248

0.29

Sept.

32

32

29

29

43

32

31

»27

26

26

26

31

29

27

29

29

31 

29

29

39

38

32

31

29

27

26

27

27

27

26

-

896

29.9

0.118

0.13

In: 16.22

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,840 Mln 19 Mean 182 Cfsm 0.717 In. 9.73

Peak discharge (base. 1.800 efsK May 23 (10 a.m.) 2,140 cfs (5.08 ft). 

" Discharge measurement made on this day.
154 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

Middle Branch Nimishillen Creek at Canton, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°50i30", long. 81 0 21i30", in Nj sec. 27, T. 11 N., R. 8 W. , on right bank 

at downstream side of bridge on Martindale Road, 2.4 miles upstream from mouth and 3.1 

miles northeast of Canton, Stark County.

Drainage area. 44.2 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1941 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,046.6 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

 of 1912.

Average discharge.--12 years, 34.4 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year. 710 cfs May 23 (gage height, 4.89 ft); minimum, 

0.5 cfs Dec. 27 (gage height, 0.44 ft).

1941-53: Maximum discharge, 1,180 cfs Jan. 37, 1952 (gage height, 5.77 ft); minimum, 0.2 cfs Nov. 9, 1944.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair. Part of municipal water supply for city of Canton is pumped from its 

northeast well field. A large portion of pumpage is believed to be diverted indirectly 

from creek as recharge for aquifer supplying well field. Mean annual pumpage for 

water year 1953, 9.3 cfs. At times low flow regulated by small pools above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1033: 1942(M), 1943(P), 1944(M). WSP 1143: 1948.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.0

1.3 

1.6 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

55

83

122

248

432

750

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3.6

3.9

.2

.5

.2

-£

.5

.2

.2

* .2

3.9

3.9

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.1

3.4

3.4 

3.4

3.1

3.4

3.1

3.1

2.8

2^

3.1

3.6

3.6

113.0

3.65

-

-

Nov.

1*1

3.9

4.2

3.6

3.6

*3.6

3.4

3.4

4.2

4.8

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

4.2

3.4

3.4

4.2

8.1

8.9 

38

20

12

8.9

8.5

8.1

6.6

6.6

5.8

-

204.3

6.81

-

-

Dec.

5.8

6.6

5.5

*6.2

25

&

20

15

11

19

44

24

17

12

14

10

8.5

8.5

12

7.7

7.7 

7.7

7.7

8.1

7.3

6.6

5.8

5.8

6.2

5.5

Aii

390.0

12.6

-

-

Jan.

4.8

4.8

4.8

8.1

8.5

*b5.5

b6.5

8.1

23

60

77

44

24

22

20

16

20

1§7

80

46

32

24

20

79

79

43

34

161

87

45

a25

1,279.1

41.3

-

-

Feb.

a2o

18

20

17

15

*15

16

16

15

*13

*15

24

24

18

19

17

17

18

14

21

1

20

16

15

15

14

I!

-

-

565

20.2

-

-

Mar.

10

8.5

11

76

54

*28

20

18

19

17

21

28

22

18

32

37

22

18

18

15

12

11

12

46

9i

61

48

50

38

31

24

923.5

29.8

-

-

Apr.

84

98

60

*40

29

23

23

19

il

144

106

54

40

30

23

31

31

41

58

72

74 

47

33

24

24

32

26

21

19

17

-

1,340

44.7

-

-

May

17

15

14

12

14

*15

27

47

32

20

15

14

45

41

33

28

61

65

40

26

18 

146

505

189

78

53

36

27

21

19

16

1,689

54.5

-

-

June

15

13

12

11

12

14

36

21

114

*55

30

21

18

15

14

14

121

40

24

17

15 

14

12

11

12

13

13

12

11

9.8

-

739.8

24.7

-

-

July

9.3

16

!2_

20

17

27

15

11

9.8

*9.3

9.3

8.9

8.5

8.5

8.1

7.7

8.1

8.1

7.1

8.5

7.7 

7.7

8.1

7.3

5.8

5ui

5.5

5.5

5.2

5.2

5.2

333.6

10.8

-

-

Aug.

5.2

5.8

5.2

5.5

6.9

5.5

4.8

4.5

4.8

5.5

*3.9

3.6

3.1

2.8

3.4

3.1

2.4

2.4

2.1

2.6

3.1 

2.1

2.1

1.6

i^>

1.2

*1.4

1.8

1.2

1.2

1.2

101.0

3.26

-

-

Sept.

1.4

1.0

1.2

1.4

2.6

2.4

1.8

*1.6

1.2

1.4

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.2

1.6

1,"

1,

l.-i

1.6

1.8

.8 

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.6

2.1

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.0

-

45.3

1.5]

-

-

Calendar year 1952: Max 980 Min 2.6 Mean 42.3 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1952-53: Max 5O5 Mln 0.8 Mean 21.2 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base. 400 efs). May 23 (9 a.m.) 710 cfs (4.89 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Nimishillen Creek at North 

Industry.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice1 .
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 155

Nlmishillen Creek at North Industry, Ohio

Location.--Lat 40°44i01", long. 81°21'08", in SW£ sec. 35, T. 10 N. , R. 8 W., on left bank 

Just downstream from railroad bridge, 1 mile southeast of North Industry, Stark County, 

and 3 miles downstream from Sherrlck Run.

Drainage area. 175 sq ml.

Records available. October 1921 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 970.77 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Dec. 13, 1923, chain gage at site 1 mile upstream at different 

datum.

Average discharge.--32 years, 164 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,150 cfs May 23 (gage height, 7.10 ft); minimum, 33 cfs Nov. 29; minimum gage height, 0.95 ft Nov. 14, 29.

1921-53: Maximum discharge, about 9,000 cfs Feb. 26, 1929 (gage height, 9.9 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 4,700 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; minimum, 3.6 cfs Sept. 2, 1934.

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

For statement on diversion see Remarks for station on Middle Branch Nimishillen Creek 

at Canton.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1113: 1924-30, 1932-37, 1938(M), 1939-40, 1943(M), 1945(P).

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, ana 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.9

1.1 

1.4 

1.7

33

64

126

203

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

290

680

1,170

2,3,70

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

£9

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

IS

68

66

60

60

65

60

65

60

*61

55

55

60

60

65

60

55

50

50

55

55

55

50

55

50

15

45

50

55

55

50

1,765

56.9

-

-

Nov.

50

45

60

55

50

*61

57

52

64

59

59

57

52

54

56

52

59

61

99

83

131

171

101

77

64

61

54

50

ii

46

"

1,984

66.1

-

-

Dec.

49

57

62

*64

117

171

105

93

87

168

176

126

101

85

75

79

75

77

74

72

70

77

77

74

66

64

61

57

62

68

77

2,766

89.2

-

-

Jan^

64

66

77

70

74

*68

72

120

166

296

320

-198

143

131

114

105

326

820

336

217

171

143

133

431

308

190

195

895

370

228

275

7,122

230

-

-

Feb.

269

166

150

136

*121

126

121

112

110

101

121

160

153

126

131

126

112

108

117

168

370

198

145

131

128

128

119

103

-

-

-

4,058

145

-

-

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,360 Min 40

Mar.

93

93

154

323

223

*158

131

121

126

138

153

168

155

145

211

211

168

155

163

140

126

114

165

287

581

302

251

243

195

171

155

5,819

188

-

-

Apr.

583

416

269

*206

166

160

163

145

148

728

360

£25

192

163

160

181

173

246

266

323

296

214

176

150

181

160

153

133

126

121

6,983

233

-

-

May

117

108

99

103

138

*112

260

296

179

128

121

148

326

228

192

195

275

272

198

153

145

1,010

1.900

554

302

£20

166

138

121

108

103

8,415

271

-

-

June

108

103

103

105

105

205

291

138

862

*240

153

126

112

95

99

171

920

263

166

 124

101

108

105

99

114

167

114

97

103

99

-

5,596

187

_

-

July

170

256

214

105

214

184

160

101

93

*87

85

79

87

87

87

85

99

87

81

105

85

101

87

77

75

11

85

83

81

79

110

3,403

110

-

-

Aug.

66

81

75

117

95

70

74

119

285

117

*85

83

83

91

91

87

97

95

93

97

93

79

70

77

74

75

77

74

64

59

91

£,834

91.4

-

-

Sept.

66

62

68

79

106

13

*44

62

66

74

70

75

43

49

52

57

59

62

86

70

56

56

59

61

62

61

57

57

59

57

-

1,878

62.6

-

-

Mean 188 Cfsm - In.

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,900 Min 43 Mean 144 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge I 1.500 cfs). May 23 (1 a.m.) 3,150 cfs (7.10 ft); June 9 (l a.m.) 1,640 cfs

(4.84 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Ho gage-height record Oct. 4 to Nov. 5j discharge estimated on basis of records for 

Tuscarawas River at Clinton.
156 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

McGulre Creek below Leesvllle Dam, near Leesvllle, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°28'09", long. 81°11'49", in SEi sec. 36, T. 13 N., R. 6 W., on left 

bank at outlet of Leesville Dam, 1.3 miles upstream from mouth and 1.4 miles northeast 

of Leesville, Carroll County.

Drainage area. 47.9 sq mi.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and V-notch weir. Datum of gage is 915.00 ft above mean sea 

level. Prior to May 27, 1942, staff gage at site 100 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 53.6 cfs.

Extremes.-Maximum discharge during year, 324 cfs Apr. 2 (gage-height, 4.64 ft); minimum, 

0.9 cfs Sept. 1, 2, 22; minimum gage height, 1.82 ft Sept. 22'(break in control).

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 740 cfs Mar. 4, 1940 (gage height, 7.88 ft, backwater 

from Conotton Creek); no flow for several days in 1940-41.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Leesville Reservoir (see pp. 190,192).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 6-22, July 25 to Aug. 6)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 30 Dec. 1 to Sept. 30

2.4 

2.6 

2.8 

3.0

3.5 

6.0

14

30

3.3 

3.6 

4.0 

5.0

120

207

372

1.9

2.0 

2.2 

2.4

1.1 

1.5 

2.6 

4.2

2.6 

2.8 

3.O 

3.3

7.6

17

32

67

Note. Same as preceding 

ta6Te~"above 3.3 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

572" 9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.1

8.1

271.4

8.75

-

-

Nov.

8.4

8.1

*75

105

105

172

213

226

5zT

224

211

5.5

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

72

224

119

10

13

47

40

8.8

7.0

6.7

5.4

*4.4 in

4.4

-

2,169.9

72.3

-

-

Dec.

4.3

m

4.4

4.4

4.5

4.5

4.6

4.7

4.7

4.8

4.8

5.0

5.0

5.1

5.1

5.2

5.1

5.1

5.2

5.6

5.6

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

«5.7

5.9

158.9

5.13

_

-

Jan.

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.7

5.7

5.6

BT7

92

165

112

38

45

44

28

23

115

113

46

53

42

34

3O

87

96

55

171

iX&

^?

*78

1,794.2

57.9

_

-

Feb.

7859"

5.1

57T

5.6

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.6

5.6

5.7

5.7

5.6

5.6

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

*5.6

_

_

-

254.1

9.08

_

-

Mar.

57B- 5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.7

5.7

5.9

8.0

23

41

*47_

271.2

8.75

_

-

Apr.

70

~5T 228

101

97

94

9O

83

80

133

112

90

88

83

78

75

70

72

73

80

83

83

81

78

75

73

67

63

57

50

-

2,604

86.8

-

-

May

46

*39

32

27

3?

29

49

64

67

64

59

54

53

46

53

57

63

70

72

69

63

88

165

1ST

130

90

81

72

59

48

40

2,044

65.9

_

-

June

28 *20

16

13

10

12

22

1814'

11

9.6

11

12

11

12

5C~ 9.2

43

31

22

28

52

ST

- 23

15

17

26

19

 18

17

626.8

20.9

-

-

July

20

28

52

46

34

28

20

22

28

20

13

10

8.8

7.3

7.0

6.1

5.1

571

7.0

10

13

24

53JQ28

20

13

11

10

8.8

9.2

607.7

19.6

-

-

Aug.

775- 8.0

*6.8

5.9

6.3

5.7

5.4

5.6

5.6

6.8

6.3

5.9

5.7

5.2

4.8

4.2

4.0

3.5

2.9

2.5

2.2

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.6

175

2.1

1.9

*1.7

128.9

4.16

-

-

Sept.

l.Z

27T

2.4-

T7T

1.8

1.?

2,1

1.8

1.*

1.8

1.6

2.0

2,0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.1

2.1

2.0

*2.0

56.9

1.90

-

-

Calendar year 1952: Max 525 Mln 2.2 Mean 60.5 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1952-53: Max 228 Mln 1.2 Mean 30.1 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 

Indian Fork below Atwood Dam, near New Cumberland, Ohio

157

Location.--Lat 40°31'30", long. 81°17'20", in SE^ sec. 28, T. 15 N., R. 7 W., on left 

bank 500 ft below Atwood Dam, 0.5 mile upstream from mouth, and 1.5 miles southeast of 

New Cumberland, Tuscarawas County.

Drainage area. 70.3 sq mi.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and masonry control. Datum of gage is 884.00 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Aug. 28, 1943, staff gage at site 250 ft upstream at same datum. Auxiliary staff gage read twice weekly 0.5 mile downstream.

Average discharge. 15 years, 73.0 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 380 cfs May 23; maximum gage height, 9.90 ft 

May 22, 23 (backwater from Conotton Creek); minimum discharge, 0.7 cfs Sept.- 22 (gage 

height, 5.48 ft).

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 1,610 cfs Apr. 7, 1945; maximum gage height, 19.0 ft 

June 11, 1947 (backwater from Conotton Creek); minimum discharge, 0.1 cfs at times 

during 1939, 1944, 1946-47, 1952; minimum gage height, 4.95 ft Sept. 4, 1939.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Atwood Reservoir (see pp. 190,192).

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height. In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

{Shifting-control method used Sept. 4-30; backwater from 

Conotton Creek May 22-25)

5.4 

5.7 

6.0 

6.5 

6.7

7.0 

7.3 

8.0 

9.0

44

2O6 

430

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*16TB"

16

16

16

13

13

13

13

13

13

14

14

13

12

12

12

12

12

 12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

403

13.0

-

-

Nov.

12

12

*12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

IS" 13

13

11

T2

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

*12

12

12

-

362

12.1

-

-

Dec.

12

To

8.7

STS

8.8

8.S

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8 8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

*8.8

8.8

277.1

8.94

_

-

Jan.

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.7

8.7

8.7

8.8

9.5

12

8.8

7.8

ST5

9.5

9.5

9.7

10

9.4

8.7

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.4

10

10

9.5

19

86

6T

 62

483.5

15.6

_

-

Feb.

79

SO" 83

80

77

72

71

67

62

57

55

59

63

63

63

66

79

80

48" 45

59

70

72

71

70

67

65

 65

_

_

-

1,888

67.4

_

-

Mar.

62

59

54

56

56

61

62

76

84

54

45" 4O

50

54

54

59

61

60

59

57

55

54

53

66

94

112

155

231

5TT

123

*91

2,409

77.7

.

Apr.

10O

290

334 ~ST

100

100

98

93

90

96

116

104

102

96

91

87

!£5J

84

91

97

98

10O

10O

97

97

94

90

90

86

-

3,284

109

_

-

May

80

*77

72

67

66

63

6T

83

93

9O

86

83

90

94

97

102

116

169

167

141

10O

181

326

558" 376

97

94

90

83

76

72

3,656

118

-

June

65

*BT

50

36

29

28

35

29

23

20

18

19

20

18

17

1O

24

28

21

16

15

26

21

13

9.5

12

16

13

 16

16

-

720.5

24.0

_

-

July

17

23

39

27

22

33

28

27

44

41

30

24

18

13

12

10

8.8

ii 8.5

36

36

37

62

5T

44

32

24

16

12

1O

12

813.3

26.2

-

Aug.

10

9.0

*8.1

8.2

10

8.6

7.6

8.1

15

59

56

45

34

26

16

11

9.6

8.0

7.1

6.6

6.2

5.6

5.1

4.6

4.0

3.8

3.2

2.8

3.2

»2~T 2.5

406.6

13.1

-

Sept.

2.5

STT

1.8

1.3

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.6

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.0

1^2

1.4

1.6

1.5

1.3

1,3

 1.2

41.5

1.38

-

Calendar year 1952: Max 620 Min O.I Mean 83.0 Cf-sm - In. -

Water year 1952-53: Max 376 Mln 1.0 Mean 4O.4 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
158 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 

Tuscarawas River below Dover Dam, near Dover, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°31'49", long. 81°25'51", In T. 9 N., R. 2 W., on left bank at downstrean 

side of bridge on State Highway 16, 2.2 miles downstream from Dover Dam, 2? miles northeast of Dover, Tuscarawas County, and 3 miles upstream from Sugar Creek.-

Drainage area. 1.398 sq mi.

Records available. October 1923 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 861.51 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Aug. 30, 1930, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 30 years, 1,388 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,780 cfs May 24 (gage height, 6.44 ft); minimum, 199 cfs Sept. 28; minimum gage height, 1.61 ft Aug. 31.

1923-53: Maximum discharge, 26,400 cfs Jan. 26, 1937 (gage height, 15.51 ft); minimum, 2.3 cfs July 20, 1946, Oct. 27, 1948; minimum gage height, -1.64 ft July 20, 1946; 

minimum daily discharge, 6.5 cfs Oct. 26, 1948.

Flood in March 1913 reached a stage of about 23.5 ft (discharge, 62,000 cfs, computed by Corps of Engineers).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of shifting control, which are fair.

Ohio Canal diverts small amount of water from river at Portage Lakes, 3 miles south of 

Akron; part of diverted water flows into Cuyahoga River basin. Flow regulated by four 

flood-control reservoirs (see pp. 190-193).

Revisions (water yearsK--WSP 758: Drainage area. WSP 803: 1933(M).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952to September 1953

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

325 

*343

349 

355

367

409

427

JOT

373

361

349

337

325

331

349

*349

349

349

337

319

337

325

319

313

313

307

289

SOT

307

325

351

10,573

341

_

-

Nov.

325 

313

307 

*379

385

373

427

452

445

466

473

473

331

301

295

301

*295

337

543

536

421

652

735

55T

409

385

361

319

307

313

-

12,223

407

__

-

Dec.

289 

*30T

319 

331

466

962

SvT

608

529

564

802

842

690

578

480

421

*403

391

373

361

373

379

403

409

391

361

343

319

313

»319

331

14,531

469

_

-

Jan.

373 

337

3"6T 

409

391

379

391

409

592

1,090

1,800

1,440

*1,350

1,030

914

818

741

2,440

*3,260

2,170

1,480

1,180

978

1,220

1,900

1,570

1,260

2,400

5.650

2,520

1,950

40,803

1,316

_

-

Feb.

2,120 

1,700

*1,300 

1,140

986

914

882

842

772

705

516" 675

994

930

850

866

826

*728

712

758

1,480

2,000

1,390

1,180

1,050

1,020

978

*874

_

-

29,490

1,053

__

-

Kar.

758 

668

660 

1,140"

1,750

1,300

1,030

922

858

874

906

962

1,010

970

986

1,300

*1,220

1,040

1,020

954

850

750

720

1,140

2,120

2,580

2,220

2,060

1,850

1-,620

1,350

37,588

1,213

'

Apr.

1,750 

*3,000

2,940 

2,400

1,800

1,480

1,390

1,260

1,220

1,900

5,520

2,880

2,120

1,750

1,480

1,390

*1,350

1,350

1,620

1,900

2,000

1,950

1,700

1,520

1,390

1,390

1,390

1,300

»1,180

1,090

-

53,410

1,780

-

May

1,000 

938

818 

758" 735

802

938

1,800

2,060

1,700

1,350

1,140

1,350

1,750

1,700

1,700

1,800

*2,580

2,760

2,220

1,660

1,620

4,500

5,610

 8,610

5,120

3,520

2,000

1,390

1,090

962

62,981

2,032

__

-

June

866 

795

728 

660

600

585

922

962

1,330

2,400

2,000

1,220

850

698

615

*571

955

2,120

1,850

1,260

834

735

742

638

543

543

645

592

501

*5oTT

-

28,268

942

_

-

July

564 

750

1.090 

1,050

705

818

882

906

914

922

765

592

487

445

433

403

*385

445

508

712

735

652

946

930

690

543

452

391

385

379

39T

20,276

654

_

Aug.

427 

349

*361 

373

630

705

501

403

578

1,750

1,030

652

501

427

397

343

301

295

295

*283

283

277

271

555" 250

260

265

265

265

255

250

13,492

435

-

Sept.

1,140 

74?

*34f 

271 sir

37f

301

24f

22f

23C

23C

25C

28£

24E

23C

24E

 235

23C

235

28S

325

307

265

250

245

245

235

211

2IT

 225

-

9,198

307

_

-

Calendar year 1952: Max 7,340 Mln 82 Mean 1,596 Cfsm _ In. _

Water year 1952-53= Max 5,610 Mln 211 ' Mean 912 Cfsm - In. -

 Discharge measurement made on this day.

Hote. Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Jan. 10, June 20 to Aug. 9, Aug. 11 to Sept. 30.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 

Sugar Creek above Beach City Dam, at Beach City, Ohio

159

Location. La t 40°34'25", long. 81°35'40", in NE^ sec. 35, T. 10 N., R. 3 W., on right 

bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 212 at Beach City, Stark County, 

2.3 miles upstream from Beach City Dam.

Drainage area. 160 sq mi.

Records available. April 1945 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 953.2 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912.

Average discharge. 8 years, 153 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 892 cfs May 24 (gage height, 3.62 ft); minimum, 

178 cfs Sept. 27; minimum gage height, 0.06 ft Aug. 20, 21.

1945-53-: Maximum daily discharge, 5,520 cfs Jan. 27, 1952; maximum gage height, 

16.25 ft Apr. 16, 1948 (backwater from Beach City Reservoir); minimum discharge, 1.4 efs 

Aug. 27, 1952; minimum gage height, 0.01 ft Aug. 8, 1950, Aug. 2, 1952.

Remarks. -Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge.

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 3 to Dec. 6, Sept. 1-30)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 6

0 

.1 

.3 

.5

1.0

0

7.0

26

54

155

Dec. 7 to Sept. 30

1.0 

2.0 

4.0

7.5

30

58

155

408

1,020

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sat

In.

Oct.

*7.9

6.3

Ttf

7.9

9.7

14

13

9.7

8.8

8.8

7.9

7.0

7.9

7.9

7.0

6.3

7.0

7.0

7.9

9.7

8.8

7.0

8.8

9.7

11

12

15

~S.B 17

*6.3

7.0

280.1

9.04

0.056

0.06

Nov.

T^- 7.0

8.8

11

12

9.7

8.8

8.8

9.7

11

9.7

11

9.7

9.7

9.7

9.7

11

12

13

22

35

46SO"

22

12

7.0

S.8

11

11

12

-

407.0

13.6

0.085

0.09

Dec.

12

*11

12

13

45

50" 82

34

26

32

64

46

36

32

23

20

18

18

15

16

21

25

22

21

20

18

12

12

14

11

14

795

25.6

0.160

0.18

Jan.

16

*18

18

22

18

16

14

IS

42

112

247

148

88

69

62

56

58

572

356" 722

151

112

92

247

330

159

127

494

692

*250

252

5,545

179

1.12

1.29

Feb.

295

142

116

92

77

77

77

70

66

56_

58

108

118

92

86

81

67

79

69

77

364

51?

140

108

98

94

88

74

_

-

3,188

114

0.712

0.74

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,520 Mln 2.1

Mar.

64

35" 55

*264

500

144

108

94

88

98

108

140

135

118

166

257

155

122

116

102

85

79

77

110

164

164

127

116

106

*92

88

3,897

126

0.788

0.91

Apr.

310

527

25C7

170

135

116

110

94

85

400

450

' 195

159

129

106

122

129

131

184

252

231

168

137

108

96

98 '102

90

81

*70

-

5,235

174

1.09

1.22

May

70

66

56

4950"

56

70

378

229

125

88

72

81

94

90

94

137

201

137

92

70

126

557

829

5BT

188

116

86

70

62

56

4,952

160

1.00

1.15

June

*52

42

38

34

31

31

55" 81

36

43

30

27

27

28

26

23

40

30

23

. 20

20

18

14

10

9.3

18

32

20

15

12

-

880.3

29.3

0.183

0.20

July

34

*114

"55" 170

. 50

23

16

13

19

15

12

13

14

11

11

10

9.3

11

27

26

27

16

70

32

15

12

11

12

10

7.5

5^

859.1

27.7

0.173

0.20

Aug.

14

11

11

*9.3

35

26

14

12

4946"

21

13

11

10

10

9.3

8.4

6.6

4.8

4.0

4.0

5.7

6.6

6.6

6.6

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

389.1

12.6

0.079

0.09

Sept.

5.7

*4.8

4.0

5.7

7.5

15

T.5

6.6

4.8

4.0

3.2

475

10

7.5

6.6

6.6

5.7

4.8

4.0

4.8

6.6

6.6

5.7

4.0

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

*4.0

-

166.5

5.55

0.035

0.04

Mean 155 Cfsm 0.969 In. 13.17

Water year 1952-53: Max 829 Mln 3.2 Mean 72.9 Cfsm 0.456 In. 6.17

Discharge measurement made on this day.
160 MtJSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

Sugar Creek below Beach City Dam, near Beach City, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°38'10", long. 81°33'20", in T. 10 N., R. 3 W., on right bank 1,000 ft 

downstream from Beach City Dam, 0.3 mile downstream from South Pork, and if miles 

southeast of Beach City, Stark County,

Drainage area. -300 sq mi.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 928.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Mar. 23, 1939, staff gage at site 550 ft downstream at datum 1 ft 

higher. Mar. 23, 1939, to Sept. 26, 1949, water-stage recorder at site 300 ft downstream at present datum.

Average discharge.. 15 years, 272 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,530 cfs Jan. 19 (gage height, 5.74 ft); minimum, 5.5 cfs Sept. 27-30; minimum gage height, 0.70 ft Sept. 2-5.

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 7,500 cfs Mar. 13, 1939 (gage height, 9.53 ft, converted to present site and datum by curve of relation); minimum, 4.9 cfs Sept. 25, 

1939; minimum gage height, 0.67 ft Aug. 14, 15, 1944.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of shifting eontrol, which are fair. Flood 

flow regulated by Beach City Reservoir (see pp. 190,192).

Revisions (water years). WSP 953: 1941.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 29

0.7 

.8 

.9

1.0

1.5

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

183

405

740

1,170

2,350

Jan. 30 to Sept. 30

0.65 

.7 

.8 

.9

3.5 

7.0

14

23

1.0 32

1.5 92

2.0 176

3.0 405

Note. Same as preceding 

tatle atove 3.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*15

14

12

IT

14

19

18

16

16

16

16

15

14

14

13

13

13

15

18

18

17

18

19

19

22

23

20

*18

14

521

16.8

_

-

Nov.

13

13

15

18

23

23

20

18

18

18

20

22

19

18

18

18

18

18

19

27

36

54

74

54

40

30

25

22

20

20

-

751

25.0

_

-

Dec.

21

#20

20

21

46

158

115

68

51

49

87

90

70

56

43

34

32

31

30

30

32

35

36

33

32

30

27

25

21

20

21

1,384

44.6

-

-

Jan.

li #28

28

29

31

30

28

27

48

164

362

325

214

158

123

105

104

796

1.420

816

420

280

224

352

722

465

338

748

1,320

«760

582

11,071

357

_

-

Feb.

670

435

302

253

211

191

182

163

145

126

115

^?S

290

244

211

203

165

126

144

153

442

635

390

277

244

223

201

172

_

_

-

7,141

255

_

-

Mar.

147

US

115

*«54T

420

290

215

176

162

165

176

211

228

221

226

350

290

238

217

197

169

154

147

232

420

512,

155

350

302

*257

. 230

7,582

245

_

-

Apr.

331

. 555" 670

362

279

240

228

203

180

348

582

390

302

249

205

213

228

230

290

420

435

362

302

244

213

226

223

197

174

*158

-

9,014

300

-

-

May

149

132

113

95

92

101

123

603

688

390

266

205

205

221

207

209

238

350

325

240

186

201

945

1.480

1,060

565

338

246

191

162

140

10,466

338

-

 -

June

«120

102

88

76

68

64

129

iff

86

72

58

52

47

46

45

41

50

56

48

42

37

34

30

1

28

21

25

38

44

37

32

-

1,747

58.2

-

-

July

44

#119

135" 290

88

56

43

37

156

169

89

54

39

33

27

24

22

22

29

42

44

38

94

89

49

35

28

28

27

22

20

2,037

65.7

-

-

Aug.

23

24

21

«20

39

53

39

29

48

13

53

35

26

21

20

17

14

13

12

10

10

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

8.5

8.5

8.5

7.8

7.8

ls£

684.9

22.1

-

-

Sept.

8.5

«7.8

7.0

7.0

7.0

8.5

11

W

9.2

7.0

5.5

6.2

7.8

8.5

9.2

10

10

7.8

6.2

7.8

9.2

9.2

9.2

8.5

7.0

6.2

5.5

»5.5

-

233.3

7.78

-

-

Calendar year 1952; Max 2,350 Min 11 Mean 308 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,480 Min 5.5 Mean 144 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Shifting-control method used Oct. 8 to Nov. 22, Aug. 20 to Sept. 2, Sept. 6-30.
MOSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 

Home Creek near New Philadelphia, Ohio

161

Location. Lat 40°28'05", long. 81°24'15", on right bank 100 ft downstream from highway 

bridge, half a mile upstream from confluence with Beaverdam Creek, and 2f miles southeast of New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas County.

Drainage area. 1.64 sq mi.

Records available.--December 1936 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 872.49 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Average discharge.--16 years (1937-53), 1.38 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 152 cfs May 22 (gage height, 3.61 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1936-53: Maximum discharge, 224 cfs Apr. 11, 1948 (gage height, 4.16 ft); no flow 

at times in 1938-40, 1942-53.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1173: 1941(M).

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, ln-feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.22 

.5 

.7 

.9

1.1

.1 

.4 

.9

1.9

1.3 

1.5 

1.7 

2.0

3.8

8.0

15

28

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0

5

0

0

.1

-«2.

.1

0

*o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.4

0.01

0.0061

0.007

Nov.

a0 

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

*o

0

0

0

0

0

.1.1

if.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

1.2

0.04

0.024

0.03

Dec.

0

5 

0

.1

ii2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.7

.5

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*0

.1

.1 

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

.1

4.5

0.15

0.091

0.10

Calendar year 1952: Max 63

Jan.

0.1

.1 

.2

.1

.1

0

0

.8

1.4

2.8

2.6

1.4

*1.0

.7

.6

.5

3.0

7.3

2.4

1.5

1.2 

.9 

.7

3.2

2.0

 1.3

1.7

§,.0

2.9

2.4

2.9

53.8

1.74

1.06

1.22

Feb.

2.0

1.4 

1.3

1.0

.7

.8

.7

.6 

.5

*-!*.

.9

2.1

1.4

1.1

1.3

1.0

.7

.6

.7

1.2

176 

1.3

1.2

1.0

.9

.8

.6

_

-

30.4

1.09

0.665

0.69

Mln 0

Mar.

0.5

Tf

1.7

1.3

1.0

.8

.7 

.7

.8

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.3

1.1

.9

.9

.9

.7

.6 

.6 

*1.0

3.1

LLL

3.7

2.8

2.2

1.7

1.4

1.3

46.3

1.49

0.909

1.05

Apr.

1.8

2.0 

1.6

1.3

1.2

1.0

1.0

.9

1.0

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.3

1.8

2^5

2.4 

2.3 

2.2

1.8

 1.7

1.3

1.0

.8

.7

 6

43.5

1.45

0.884

0.99

May

0.6

.5

^3

.9

.6

3.9

*3.8 

2.1

1.3

.9

1.3

*3.7

2.4

*2.5

2.5

4.0

, 3.6

2.4

1.7

1.3 

ft

4.0

2.6

1.8

1.3

.8

.7

.6

.6

88.0

2.84

1.73

1.99

June

0.4

.3 

.2

.2

.2

.5

.3

.2 

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

2

* 7

"^5

.1.1

0

0 

0 

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

.3

-

4.7

. 0.16

0.098

0.11

July

0.4

1.2 

.3

.1

&

0

0

.9 

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

*o'

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5.3

0.17

0.104

0.12

Aug.

o

0 

.0

0

0

0

0

if.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.1

0.04

0.024

0.03

Sept.

o

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

0.1

0.003

0 .0018

0.002

Mean 1.42 Cfsm 0.86 In. 11.79

Water year 1952-53: Max 25 Mln 0 .Mean 0.76 Cfam 0.463 In. 6.34

Peak discharge (base. 25 cfs). May 22 (3:30 p.m.) 152 ofs (3.61 ft). 

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
162 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 

Stillwater Creek at Piedmont, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°11'40", long. 81° 12'50", in sec. 35, T. 10 N., R. 6W., on left bank 

400 ft downstream from outlet of Piedmont Dam and mouth of Boggs Fork and threequarters of a mile northwest of Piedmont, Harrison County.

Drainage area. 122 sq mi.

Records available.--February 1939 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 872.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment

 of 1912. Prior to Sept. 9, 1949, at site 1,000 ft downstream at datum 1.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 14 years, 14-1 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year. 700 cfs Mar. 26 (gage height, 6.99 ft); minimum,

 O~cfs Sept. 4 (gage height, 0.36 ft).

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 1,470 cfs Dec. 4, 1950 (gage height, 10.72 ft); maximum 

gage height, 11.23 ft Mar. 7, 1945, site and datum then in use; minimum discharge, that 

of Sept. 4, 1953; minimum gage height observed, -1.20 ft Sept. 17, 28, Oct. 4-7, 1948, 

site and datum then in use.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow regulated by Piedmont Reservoir (see pp. 191,192).

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.2 

5.0

1.0 

1.3 

1.7 

2.1

2.5 

3.0 

5.0 

7.0

100

144

376

700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7 

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

51

37 

37

36

36

33

B

31

32

32

32

*32

32

32

32

31

31 

31

31

31

31

31

30

30

31

31

31

32

32

31

991

32.0

-

-

Nov.

32

32 

32

32

32

32

32 

32 

32

32

32

32

34

34

33

33

23

*22 

2l

27

30

57

38

32

30

28

28

27

26

26

-

936

31.2

_

-

Dec.

26

26 

21

18

70

li

32 

23 

18

g27

g49

g33

g27

g22

gl?

*g!7

18

19

18

20

21

21

21

21

20

19

17

15

14

IT

21

782

25.2

_

-

Jan.

2S

26 

28

28

23

24

18 

59 

153

148

117

71

48

40

36

33

38

81 

77

*74

74

73

72

168

215

168

188

418

477

576

628

4,207

136

_

-

Feb.

610

646 

344

44

38

43

47 

50 

50

50

60

99

104

100

104

100

108

96 

92

98

122

112

104

98

*95

93

86

80

_

_

-

3,673

131

_

-

Mar.

77

71 

81

104

104

104

108 

108 

108

108

108

104

104

104

104

104

98

97 

*98

92

88

86

94

260

462

610

628 576"

525

212

48

5,575

180

_

-

Apr.

58

73 

70

72

70

74

96 

98 

112

168

183

 153

144

248

376

*390

ITS

83 

148

198

183

163

153

144

158

163

272

376

390

174

5,168

172

_

-

May 

74

72 

69

69

87

104

254

m220

g338

g404

g404

376

*376

348

390

267 

130

122

112

122

126

108

108

100

91

86

77

70

65

5,958

192

_

-

June

60

57 

53

50

46

59

82 

55 

47

41

38

38

38

39

38

*24

183

188 

ICI

91

84

86

72

59

52

44

40

37

39

55

-

1,903

63.4

-

-

July

91

112 

260

302

342

178

14 

17 

30

24

20

16

12

11

15

9.0

8.3

10 

g!5

g!8

18

20

*29

18

12

9.7

. 9.7

9.7

7.6

ii3_

77s

1,652.9

53.3

-

-

Aug.

6.4

6.7 

6.2

6.4

8^1

7.3

5.9 

5.6 

6.7

7.6

6.2

5.6

5.0

4,2

3.6

3.4

*3.2

2.6 

1.8

1.4

1.2

1.0

.7

.6

.5

.4

tf

.3

.3

.7

110.4

3.56

-

-

Sept.

g2.3

82,6

i1.0

.6

.3 

.3 

.3

.2

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

*.5

.3

.3 

.3

1.4

1.0

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.5

.4

.4

.4

-

17.8

0.59

-

-

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,360 Mln 14 Mean 152 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1952-53: Max 646 Mln 0.2 Mean 84.9 Cfsro - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

g Computed from graph based on twice-daily staff-gage readings.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 163

Stlllwater Creek at Tippecanoe, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°16'll", long. 81°17'27", In NW£ sec. 22, T. 12 N., R. 7 W., on left bank 

at downstream side of highway bridge at Tippecanoe, Harrlson County, half a mile downstream from Brushy Fork, 3f miles upstream from Weaver Run,6 miles upstream from Laurel 

Creek, and 9 miles south of Dennlson.

Drainage area. 281 sq ml.

Records available. January 1939 to September 1953.

Page. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 849.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Feb. 9, 1939, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 340 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,260 cfs Jan. 29 (gage height, 10.79 ft); minimum, 4.9 cfs Sept. 29, 30 (gage height, 1.15 ft).

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 4,410 cfs Mar. 7, 1945 (gage height, 17.26 ft); minimum, 1.0 cfs Oct. 3, 4, 1940; minimum gage height, 0.72 ft Oct. 7, 1947.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Clendening Reservoir on Brushy Fork and by 

Piedmont Reservoir (see pp. 191-193).

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 5)

1.1 

1.3 

1.6 

2.0 

3.0

51' 

132

4.0

6.0

8.0

11.0

236

502

810

1,290

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

CfBm

In.

Oct.

40

43

43

43

44

51

4T

32

4T 

44

45

44

*43

44

44

45

46

46

46

46

48

49

48

48

48

47 

48

48

45 

45

45

1,396

45.0

-

-

Nov.

45

44

45

45

45

45

45

45

45 

46

48

46

*45

44

43

43

39

18

75

32

42

98

86

50

37

33 

32

29

26 

25

-

1,289

43.0

-

-

Dec.

25

27

29

18

155

T32- 304

78

60 

64

166

141

105

88

68

*65

62

63

58

59

64

66

65

65

65

63 

57

44

48 

44

52

2,365

76.3

-

-

Jan.

73.

92

118

103

80

83

120

590

778

730

620

575

310

176

156

146

278

316

*260

242

220

198

361

874

810 

516

858

1.230 

1,160

1,160

13,313

429 ' -

-

Feb.

 526 986

778

266

181

171

181

171

156 

146

151

290

349

310

284

278

272

236

225

225

323

349

284

260

*242

230 

214

192

:-

8,576

306

-

-

Mar.

176

166

161

242

266

242

260

272

260 

236

236

236

236

230

236

248

225

214

*220

203

181

171

176

488

*986

1.210

l.lSo

1,030

906 

650

225

11,738

379

-

-

Apr.

214

266

254

236

225

214

254

266

272 

432

620

516

362

349

474

*560

460

208

605

714

57S

376

323

310

432 

432

530

560 

446

-

11,847

395

.

-

May

208

186

171

151

171

203

418

890

1.020 

682.

418

530

580

530

*502

502

545

714

446

323

266

266

297

248

225

203

171

151

136

138"

11,383

367

_

-

June

460

63

57

52

64

161

90

68 

57

52

48

50

47

48

*43

iTff

284

176

132

123

132

105

84

71

64 

59

53

53 

64

3,298

110

_

-

July

176

236

404

404

323

323

53

38

58 

55

40

35

31

26

27

25

*21

 25 20

30

35

36

76

45

30

23 

30

33

24 

20

20

2,722

87.8

_

-

Aug.

20

20

18

18

18

20

18

16

15 

28

19

15

13

12

11

10

*9.8

9.8

9.0

7.8

7.4

7.4

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0 

7.0

6.4

6.4

37*

362.5

12.3

_

-

Sept.

6.7

8.6

6.4

6.1

6.4

6.4

6.7

6.4

6.1 

5.8

5.8

6.1

6.1

5.5

5.8

*6.1

6.1

5.8

6.7

9.8

8.6

7.4

6.4

5.5

5.5

5.5 

5.5

5.5

 572 5.2

189.7

6.32

_

-

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,380 Min 18 Mean 358 CfBm - In. -

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,230 Min 5.2 Mean 188 CfBm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

Stillwater Creek at Uhrichsville, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°23'll", long. 81 0 20'48", on left bank, gages upstream and downstream 

from concrete dam of Dennison Water Supply Co., at Uhrichsville, Tuscarawas County, 

2 miles upstream from Little Stillwater Creek.

Drainage area. 367 sq mi.

Records available. July 1922 to September 1953.

Gage. Two water-stage recorders used interchangeably. Datum of upper gage is 839.37 ft, 

Tower gage, 829.37 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Oct. 1, 1936, 

staff gage at site 1.7 miles upstream at same datum as upper gage; since Oct. 1, 1936, 

this gage used as auxiliary gage read twice daily.

Average discharge. 31 years, 448 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,450 cfs Jan. 29, Mar. 26 (gage height, 2.18 

ft, upper gage); no flow for part of Sept. 1.

1922-53: Maximum discharge, 7,650 cfs Aug. 8. 9, 1935 (gage height, 14.2 ft, site 

then in use, 12.8 ft, upper gage at present site); no flow at times in 1930, 1932, 1936. 

1939-40, 1953.

Flood in March 1913 reached a stage of about 17.5 ft, site in use prior to October 

1936, and about 15.5 ft, upper gage at present datum.

Remarks. Records good. Records do not include diversion 1.7 miles above station for 

municipal supply of Dennison and Uhrichsville, Records of diversion furnished by 

Dennison Water Supply Co. show monthly average of about 2.0 cfs. Flow affected by 

Piedmont and Clendining flood-control reservoirs (see pp. 191-193).

Revisions (water years). WSP 853: 

1933-35.

Drainage area. WSP 1113: 1923-24, 1926-31, 1932(M) ;

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 23 to Nov. 21, 

Nov. 25 to Dec. 5)

0.17 0

.2 2.5

.3 19

.4 43

0.5 70

.6 105

.8 200

1.0 318

1.5 705

2.0 1,220

3.0 2,070

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

II35

40

40

. 43

48

54 "Si

40 

40

43

46

 46

43

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

48

48

48

46

40 

40

40

43

43

1,372

44.3

-

-

Nov.

38

40

40

43

43

40

40

40

40

40

43

40

*38

46

46

40

40

38

23

30

46

98

141

74

38

23

21 

19

12

11

-

1,271

42.4

-

-

Dec.

11

IT

11

12

42

318 "SS6"

146

94 

84

160

222

165

128

102

*80

74

74

70

67

67

74

74

74

74

70

67 

56

54

51

51

2,863

92.4

-

Jan.

 55 65

94

136

146

105

102

114

497 

965

1,020

786

732

519

331

250

228

420

*511

406

352

312

274

331

835

985

750 

925

1.400

1,340

1,280

16,291

526

_

-

Feb.

1.220

965

885

599

305

250

244

238

216 

195

185

TSSJ

441

420

378

365

345

318

293

280

372

463

406

*352

331

305

293 

255

._

-

-

11,212

400

_

-

Mar.

228

211

195

233

331

312

305

318

318 

305

299

305

305

305

305

338

318

293

280

274

250

22S

8216

433

 1,020

1,340

1.400 

1,210

1,060

905

503

14,354

463

_

-

Apr.

325

495

463

399

358

318

3ST

358

358

559

786

741

583

463

503

615

624

420

427

714

865

TS5!>

599

471

 413

471

527

551

607

599

-

15,748

525

_

-

May

392

268

233

211

206

238

438

965

1.160 

965

591

559

607

615

575

567

583

795

705

471

378

413

519

420

345

312

261 

222

 190

165

141

14,530

469

.

-

June

296

519 '225

80

67

70

201

185

102 

80

67

65

59

59

56

56

97

286

280

190

200

305

 185

132

102

91

84

74

67

67

-

4,350

145

-

-

July

165

305

427

575

4TJT

385

246

67

56 

74

65

51

48

40

38

38

36

33

33

40

38

40

*70

80

51

36

28

1T5B"

54

33

33

3,704

119

-

Aug.

30

28

28

26

23

21

21

19

21 

30

19

14

12

11

 11

11

11

9.0

9.0

7.5

7.5

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1 

*6.1

6.1

6.1

3.6

474.3

15.3

-

-

Sept.

04

TTff

9.0

6.1

6.1

6.1

1.6

.8

.8 

4.8

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

4.8

6.1

*7.5

7.5

11

26

23

21

17

14

12

9.0

7.5 

6.1

7.5

11

-

256.3

8.54

-

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,810 Mil) 11 Mean 469 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,400 Min 0.8 Mean 237 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on thli day.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 165

Little Stillwater Creek below Tappan Dam at Tappan, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°21'30", long. 81°13'50", in sec. 4, T. 13 N., R. 7 W., on right bank 150 

ft downstream from outlet of reservoir at Tappan Dam, I mile west of Tappan, Harrison 

County, and 2 miles upstream from Plum Run.

Drainage area. 71.0 sq mi.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and masonry control. Datum of gage is 861.00 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Jan. 30, 1939, water-stage recorder at gatehouse of Tappan Dam at datum 9 ft higher. Jan. 30 to Mar. 24, 1939, staff gage and 

Mar. 25, 1939, to Aug. 6, 1944, water-stage recorder, at site 150 ft downstream at present datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 82.1 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 420 cfs June 18 (gage height, 6.45 ft); minimum, 

1.5 cfs Sept. 22 (gage height, 4.34 ft).

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 1,050 cfs Mar. 13, 1939 (gage height, 10.00 ft); no 

flow Sept. 12-15, 18, 19, 21-29, Oct. 13-21, 1939. =>=>-=>,

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Tappan Reservoir (see pp. 191,193).

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

4.5

4.6

4.7

4.8 

5.0

3.1

4.3

8.3

14

32

5.2 

5.5 

6.0 

7.0

55

116

261

645

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 t<? September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

»18 

18

13

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18 

18

18

18 

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

558

18

-

-

Nov.

18

TS

 18

18

18

18

18

18

18

11

13

10

16

16

16

16

15

11 

9.3 ll~

9.7

14

14

11

12

10

14

14

14

14

-

433.0

14.4

-

-

Dec.

«

7.8

7.8

7.3

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.3

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

»7.8 

7.8

7.8

7.8 

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

*7.4

7TS

251.4

8.11

_

-

Jan.

7.4 

TTI

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.8

8.3

9.8

11

30

72

170

231

166

74

48

51

62 

67

67

67 

67

65

107

222

281

241

306

379

264

 165

3,277.9

106

-

-

Feb.

m57

58

62

62

62

62

58

57

55

S?

70

72

72

74

76

72 

65

67

72 

76

76

74

72

72

67

»64

..

_

-

2,057

73.5

-

-

Mar.

60 

60

58

60

57

58

58

65

62

58

58

58

58

58

60

60

60

60 

58

58

1

55

78

233

14°.

m212

197

95

 60

2,845

91.8

_

-

Apr.

67 

82

179

212

197

88

60

62

69

173

222

219

206

191

85

52 H

64

72

89

184 

 PI 3TZ

197

99

60

62

64

64

64

3,674

122

_

-

May

62 

 58

57

55

58

58

152

295

320

298

104

47

51

52

55

58

67

80 

82

82

191 

218

309 U3-

?BT

108

47

47

46

41

IT

3,713

120

-

June

36 

 30

26

23

20

28

65

64

58

52

47

35

27

22

20

20

258

555

175

64 

54

48

39

29

26

24

22

 21

20

2,151

71.7

-

July

25 

30

41

3T

24

22

20

17

17

14

13

11

10

10

10

9.8

9.2

8.8 

9.2

9.2

9.2 

9.8

11

10

9.8

8.8

8.3

8.3

7.8

7.4

7.0

438.6

14.1

-

-

Aug.

7.0 676-

 6.3

6.0

5.7

5.1

4.6

4.6

4.4

476

4.6

4.4

4.6

4.8

5.1

5.1

4.6

4.4

4.3

4.6

4.6 

4.6

4.4

4.6

4.4

4.6

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

»4.8

152.9

4.93

_

-

Sept.

4T8- 4.4

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8 

5.1

5.4

5.1 

3.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

*4.8

142.6

4.75

_

-

Calendar year 1952: Max 560 Min 7.4 Mean 100 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1952-53: Max 416 Min 4.4 Mean 54.0 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day.
166 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

Tusearawas River at Newcomerstown, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°15'40", long. 81°36'35", in T. 5 N., R. 3 W., on right bank at downstreair 

side of highway bridge three-quarters of a mile south of Newcomerstown, Tusearawas 

County, 2 miles upstream from Buckhorn Creek, and 4 miles downstream from Dunlap Creek.

Drainage area. 2,436 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1921 to September 1953.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 780.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Sept. 28, 1925, chain gage, Sept. 28, 1925, to July 17, 1935, water 

stage recorder, and July 18, 1935, to Feb. 13, 1939, wire-weight gage, at site 1-| miles 

upstream at datum 5.03 ft higher prior to Oct. 1, 1934, thereafter at 0.03 ft higher 

than present datum.

Average discharge. 32 years, 2,471 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,760 cfs May 25 (gage height, 7.22 ft); minimum, 292 cfs Sept. 29, 30 (gage height, 1.64 ft).

1921-53: Maximum discharge, 46,800 cfs Jan. 26, 1937 (gage height, 20.65 ft, site 

and datum then in use); minimum, 120 cfs Aug. 7, 1930.

Flood in March 1913 reached a stage of about 26.5 ft, at site and datum used prior 

to Sept. 30, 1934 (discharge, 83,000 cfs, computed by Corps of Engineers).

Remarks. Records good. Ohio Canal diverts small amount of water from river at Portage 

Lakes, 3 miles south of Akron; part of diverted water flows into Cuyahoga River basin. 

Flow regulated by eight flood-control reservoirs (see pp. 190-193).

Revisions (water years). WSP 728: 1929(M). WSP 758: Drainage area. WSP 873: 1935.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 9 to Nov. 26, July 7 

to Aug. 10)

1.6 

1.9 

2.2 

2.5

280

380

560

790

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

9.0

1,280

2,540

5,700

9,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3 

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

442 

448

448 

448

448

478

511 

T78" 525

442

430 

420

410

400

395

395

400

400

390

380

380

*385

385

395

395

390 

385

380

376

376

380

12,915

417

«

-

Nov.

390 

390

395 

400

466

511

497 

546

588

595

595 

602

560

430

390

380

372

368 4~2U

616

*602

670

920 "SIS

686

581 

532

511

466

448

-

15,837

528

-

Dec.

430 

430

436 

436

539

970

1.450 

1,070

799

758

900 

1,120

1,050

862

750

654

595

*588

574

546

539

546

. 553

567

560

532 

497

466

425

420

TS5

20,492

661

_

-

Jan.

"SET 454 

504 

553

602

560

532 

560

900

1,940

3,180 

3,560

3,040

2,330

1,750

1,450

1,340

3,040

*5,700

5,020

3,110

2,400

2,000

2,060

3,560

4,040 

3,340

3,800

6,720 6,'SSo'

4,850

79,942

2,579

_

-

Feb.

4.520 

4,2d6

3,260 

2,750

2,130

1,870

1,750 

1,690

1,570

1,450

1.370 

. 1,570

2,060

2,130

1,940

1,870

1,810

1,630

1,510

1,510

1,940

3,410

3,110

*2,400

2,130

1,940 

1,870

1,750

_

-

-

61,140

2,184

_

-

Mar.

1,570 

1,390

1,520 

1,616

2,400

2,540

2,000 

1,810

 1,690

1,630

1,690 

1,750

1,870

1,870

1,810

2,060

2,260

2,000

1,870

1,810

1,690

1,510

1,450

1,870

*3,720

5,560

S,196

4,520

4,040

3,480

2,820

72,500

2,339

-

Apr.

2,470 

4,040

4,680 

4,200

3,340

2,820

2,470 

2,330

2. 200

2,610

4,850 

5.190

4,646

3,260

2,820

2,610

2,610

2,540

2,610

3,340

3,800

3,880

3,480

*2,960

2,610

2,470 

2,470

2,400

8,330

2,200

93,630

3,121

-

May

2,000 

1,750

1,570 

1,450

1.390

1,450

1,690 

3,410

4,680

4,200

3,180 

2,330

2,400

2,750

2,890

2,820

2,890

3,720

4,200

3,720

2,890

3,040

6,040

7,400

7.760

*7,060 

5,700

3,720

2,610

2,060

1,810

104,560

3,374

-

June

1,630 

1,750

1,630 

1,250

1,090

1,030

1,230 

1,630

1,360

2,400

2,540 

1,940

1,360

1,130

990

920

1,050

2,S30

2.820

2,200

1,630

1,510

*1,300

1,120

970

880 

920

940

871

808

43,229

1,441

-

July

960 

1,160

1,810 

2.150

1,630

1,260

1,300 

1,070

1,570

1,170

1,090 

880

750

702

678

862

654

63S

646

702

862

835

1,000

*1,040

900

718 

662

623

616

553

5.25

29,796

961

M

-

Aug.

532 

518

460 

442

472

609

609 

484

448

880

' 1.270 8'6S'

862

560

490

454

420

385

372

364

360

352

344

*337

328

322 

325

328

328

325

14,961

483

-

Sept.

322 

900

"553 

405

368

376

395 

356

331

319

319 

325

322

331

322

313

318

316

316

340

352

352

*340

322

316

315 

515

507

298

~r~

10,757

359

_

Calendar year 1952: Max 17,400 Mln 368 Mean 2,776 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1952-53: Max 7,760 Mln 292 Mean 1,534 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 

Black Pork below Charles Mill Dam, near Mlfflln, Ohio

167

 '.ocatlpn. Lat 40°44'07", long. 82°21'48", In NE£ sec. 35, T. 23 N., R. 17 W., on left 

bank 800 ft downstream from Charles Mill Dam, 0.45 mile downstream from Seymour Run, 

2| miles south of Mlfflln, Ashland County, and 4 miles upstream from Rocky Pork.

Oralnage area. 218 sq ml.

Records available. November 1938 to September 1953. Prior to October 1940, published 

as Black Pork near Mlfflln.

lage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage Is 981.56 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Dec. 3, 1941, at present site and datum. 

Dec. 3, 1941, to Dec. 5, 1944, at site 200 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 14 years (1939-53), 191 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 690 cfs May 24 (gage height, 6.15 ft); minimum, 

O~cfs July 3 (gage height, 3.49 ft).

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 2,100 cfs Mar. 14, 1939 (gage height, 8.45 ft); minimum, 0.2 cfs May 21, 1940; minimum daily, 0.9 cfs Apr. 21, 1940.

Maximum discharge known, 11,700 cfs in March 1913 (computed by Corps of Engineers).

Remarks. Records good. Plow regulated by Charles Mill Reservoir (see pp. 191,193).

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

3.9

4.0 

4.2 

4.4

4.7 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0

137

245

490

650

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

17 

17

21

ft

22

22

22

22

22

22

21

17

17

17

16

TS

16

16

18

18

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

»17

565

IS. 2

-

Nov.

16 

16

16

!

16 

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

*16

16

16

16

16

-

460

16.0

_

-

Dec.

if15

15 

16

16

16

16

16

IS

16

16

19

22

26

27

27

 25 28

26

27

26

27

24

21

22

24

23

22

*22

22

653

21.1

H

-

Jan,

 55 22 

25

26 

26

25

25

28

31

47

112

187

237

237

217

205

198

280

395

474

474

390

312

255

221

187

163

159

159

153

143

5,436

175

H

~

Feb.

150 

*137

131

117 

102

92

87

81

74

68

66

7Z

72

74

81

81

77

74

70

74

131

209

245

m

205

183

159

137

-

-

-

3,290

118

_

-

Mar.

120 

102

*97

159 

221

"S55 280

237

201

180

163

156

163

163

166

169

169

163

153

140

126

112

104

102

102

95

85

81

79

74

»68

4,510

145

_

-

Apr.

99 

90

87

90 

87

87

85

79

7?

97

150

19*

Ttt

176

150

159

169

183

183

183

176

163

156

137

129

120

120

112

109

104

-

3,947

132

_

-

May

97 

87

81

*72 

72

68

7¥

97

104

107

104

97

112

126

156

ISO

180

242

435

440

445

170

338

675

^75

578

638

633

662

662

650

8,965

289

_

-

June

625 

*g50

370

245 

180

140

117

87

77

62

56

48

47

40

35

32

33

31

27

26

25

26

25

25

25

24 si 23

23

26

-

3,084

103

_

-

July

»26 

158- 18

T5e" 209

129

102

77

59

48

40

34

30

26

26

26

26

29

30

28

27

25

76

134

134

115

92

70

59

51

48

2,118

68.3

_

-

Aug.

51 

56

*62

ST 

59

53

48

56

58

53

47

40

38

33

29

24

 52 22

23

22

22

22

23

22

23

23

23

23

23

23

*24

1,108

35.7

-

Sept.

23 

23

22

22 

24

24

24

24

24

24

22

22

22

22

22

22

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

 55 20

22

22

22

22

22

-

680

22.7

^

-

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,480 Mln 8.0 Mean 208 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1952-53: Max 675 Mln 15 Mean 95.4 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day
168 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

Touby Run at Mansfield, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°45'55", long. 82°32'35", in NW£ sec. 20, T. 21 N., R. 18 W., on left 

bank 100 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway SON at west edge of Mansfield, 

Richland County, and 2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 5.17 sq mi.

Records available. August 1946 to September 1953. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder and broad-crested weir. 

Average discharge. 7 years, 5.19 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 172 cfs May 22 (gage height, 1.77 ft); minimum, 

0.2 cfs for many days; minimum gage height, 0.49 ft June 16,, 17, Aug. 28-31.

1946-53: Maximum discharge, 965 cfs June 6, 1947 (gage height, 4.17 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 160 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage 

heights 2.49 and 4.17 ft; minimum, 0.1 cfs for many days in 1946, 1951-52.

Remarks. Records fair except those for period of doubtful gage-height record or those below 1 cfs, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of doubtful gage-height 

record (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.49 

.5 

.55 

.6 

.7

0.2

.3

1.8

3.8

1.1 

1.3

15

25

47

78

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

Oct.

~75 0.2

73"

.3

.3

.5

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

«.3

.3

 3.

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

9.6

0.31 

0.060 

0.07

Nov.

0.3 ^

.8

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

1.2

.8

1.2

1.8

IT?

.8

«.5

.8

.8

.5

.5

.5

19.5

0.65 

0.126 

0.14

Dec.

~75 0.5

.5

1.5

5.5

1.8

1.2

.8

5.1

5.7

2.2

1.5

1.5

1.2

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.5

.5

.5

.5

41.9

1.35 

0.261 

0.30

Calendar year 1952 : Max 190

Jan.

 

0.5Ts~

Is

.5

.5

.5

.5

 1.8

3.8

13

14

4.3

3.4

3.4

3.8

3.0

25 gr

7.6

4.7

3.8

3.0

2.6

3.8

3.0

1.8

2.2

7.4

3.0

2.6

6.6

155.1

5.00 

0.967 

1.11

Feb.

4.1

2.2

1.8

1.5

dl.2

dl.2

d.8

d.8

d.8

«d.J5

1.7

4.3

3.0

1.8

1.8

1.2

1.5

1.5

1.5 10"

~5.3 29

3.0

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.2

1.5

_

-

92.0

3.29 

0.636 

0.66

Min 0.1

Mar.

1.2

.8

67T

28 -Z.6

4.3

2.6

2.2

1.8

3.0

5.2

6.1

4.7

3.4

8.1

5.2

3.4

3.0

3.4

2.6

2.2

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

 1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

.1.5

1.5

120.4

3.88 

0.750 

0.86

Apr.

-s.i 14

4.3

4.3

3.4

2.6

2.6

2.2

1.9

14

5.2

4.3

4.3

3.0

4.6

12

6.1

7.1

5.6

7.1

7.1

4.7

3.4

2.6

2.6

3.4

3.0

2.6

2.2

2.2

-

148.5

4.95 

0.957 

1.07

Mean 4.36

May

1.8

1.5

1.2

T7?

1.2

 1.2

9.5

20

6.6

3.8

2.6

3.8

35

14

19

32

54

22

8.6

5.6

9.8

Si ?5

8.6

25

8.1

4.7

3.4

2.6

2.2

1.5

402.5

13.0 

2.51 

2.8!

June

1.2

1.2

.8

.8

.8

.5

.5

.5

.5

.3

 .3

.6

.8

.3

«.3

.2

73

.3

.3

.3

.5

.5

.5

.5

.8

1.2

.8

1.2

1.2

1.9

-

19.9

0.66 

k 0.128 

r 0.14

Cfsm 0.843

July

5.1

21

2.2

.8

.5

.3

75

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

i .6

.5

1.8

«.3

22 "T.6

1.5

.8

.5

.5

.5

.3

.5

.5

69.1

2.23 

0.431 

0.50

Aug.

4.7

1.2

.8

1.4

1.5

.8

.8

7.9

T7Z

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.3

.5

.3

.3

.2

7?

.2

.2

.2

.2

«.2

.2

.2

.2

27.5

0.89 

0.172 

0.20

Sept.

0.3

.3

.5

.5

7T

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.5

.5

.2

7Z

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

"

7.9

0.26 

0.050 

0.06

In. 11.48

Water year 1952-53 : Max 64 Min 0.2 Mean 3.05 Cfsm 0.590 In. 8.00

Peak discharge (base. 200 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather 

records, and records for stations on nearby streams.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 169

Black Fork at Loudonville, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°38'08", long. 82 C 14'19", in NW£ sec. 1, T. 19 N., R, 16 W., on right 

bank at upstream side of bridge on State Highway 3 at Loudonville, ij miles downstream 

from Big Run.

Drainage area. 342 sq mi.

Records available. May 1931 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datura of gage is 928.46 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Oct. 23, 1941, chain gage at same site and datura.

Average discharge. 22 years, 320 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,320 cfs May 23 (gage height, 6.91 ft); minimum, 62 cfs Oct. 27 (gage height, 2.88 ft).

1931-53: Maximum discharge observed, 5.860 cfs Aug. 7, 1935 (gage height, 12.29 ft); 

minimum discharge, 29 cfs Aug. 7, 8, 1934 (gage height, 2.28 ft).

Maximum stage known, about 20.5 ft, present site and datum, in March 1913.

Flow regulated by Charles Mill Reservoir, 16 miles above station 

Revisions (water years) . WSP 873: 1935.

Remarks. Records good, 

(see pp. 191,193).

Bating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height. In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 10, 11, May 5-10)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 18 Jan. 19 to Sept. 30

2.8 

3.O 

4.0 

5.0 

7.O

57

95

365

680

1,380

2.8 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

57

93

344

635

1,360

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

69

82

74

76

74

87

ST

78

 78

78

80

80

72

74

80

76

74

74 

69

67

71

72

71

69

69

67

62

TT

69

69

67

2,279

73.5

-

-

Nov.

71

72

S4

84

 74

72

72

71

72

74

72

72

69

S?

69

a70

a70

a72 

87

87

80

~ss 109

72

71

72

82

69

69

69

-

2,265

75.5

-

-

Dec.

67

 75

82

84

171

132

89

80

82

 214

128

109

102

93

89

89

89

91 

91

91

97

97

97

100

89

82

82

80

74

84

87

3,020

97.4

-

-

Jan.

87

84

3T

93

87

87

 87

93

140

192

579

356

383

386

365

335

350

1.O10 

575

575

590

532

444

416

355

289

265

352

~ 3O8

270

292

10,068

325

-

-

Feb.

289

244

 236

218

201

18S

184

174

164

159

164

2O6

191

178

178

178

174

161 

166

194

517

3BT

372

372

344

308

273

246.

.

-

-

6,665

238

-

-

Mar.

a220

a210

2O4

605

 ISO"

416

416

386

. 336

311

3O5

300

294

286

316

322

289

281 

284

257

231

214

2O6

2O8

214

204

188

184

176

164

161

8,618

278

-

-

Apr.

265

 252

218

214

2O4

196

. 198

186

181

33?

286

311

324

3OO

267

366

m

347 

344

347

347

302

292

27O

257

257

249

241

234

224

-

8,105

270

_

-

May

214

196

181

171

168

161 *T5T

459

289

236

221

211

444

347

474

386

825

79O 

650

605

 605

965

1.040

SSO

930

808

755

74O

725

740

710

16,087

519

. -

-

June

5S5" 695

560

401

292

254

228

*186

171

156

139

132

149

123

114

108

108

110 

104

97

93

91

93

91

91

99

104

89

93

87

-

5,723

191

.

-

July

142

620

33?

316

257

*2U

186

161

137

121

108

99

93

89

W

89

89

114 

137

114

114

159

383

226

218

193

174

1S6

137

126

121

5,523

178

.

-

Aug.

201

218

a220

a'STtf

a200

also

a!6o

also

a!9o

a!70

a!40 *114

110

106

97

S7

80

76 

82

80

78

78

76

72

71

76

76

76

76

74

74

3,731

120

-

-

Sept.

SO

78

76

76

89

82

74

7T

 78

78

78

87

84

74

85

82

82

82 

84

93

82

82

84

82

84

I

85

82

74

80

82

-

2,433

81.1

-

-

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,39O Mln 62 Mean 384 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,040 Mln 62 Mean 2O4 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station below Charles Mill 

Dam.
170 MUSKINOTM RIVER BASIN

Clear Fork at Butler, Ohio

Location. La t 40°35'35", long. 82°25'20", in NE£ sec. 20, T. 21 N. , R. 17 W. , on left 

bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 95, 0.3 mile northeast of Butler.

Drainage area. 143 sq ml.

Records available . May 1945 to September 1953.

ge. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,057.2 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Average discharge. 8 years, 159 ofs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,550 cfs May 22 (gage height, 6.97 ft); minimum, 18 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 0.91 ft).

1945-53: Maximum discharge, 7,100 cfs Apr. 12, 1948, Jan. 16, 1950, Jan. 26, 1952; 

. maximum gage height, 8.01 ft Apr. 12, 1948; minimum discharge, 12 cfs Sept. 12, 16,

1948; minimum gage height recorded, 0.85 ft Aug. 15, 1952.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.9

1.1 

1.5 

2.0

19

38

95

191

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

450

790

1,260

1,890

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

1718 

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

23

24

24

24

24

27

26

25

24

24

24

24

24

24

26

27

 5S 28

27

26

22

21 

?Z

24

24

25

26

25

22

26

*23

763

24.6

0.172

0.20

Nov.

23

^E

25

24

24

25

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

27

27

25

26 

26

.24

24

24

24

24

24

24

732

24.4

0.171

0.19

Dec.

*2424"

24

24

42

39

31

28

28

80

56

42

35

32

30

28

28

28

28

28

33

37 

34

31

30

29

28

29

26

26

*26

1,008

32.5

0.227

0.26

Jan.

26

26

27

27

25

26

26

29

42

100

330

124

99

97

93

88

209

3"9~0~ 803

231

156

120 

100

122

164

95

66

148

126

108

200

4,223

136

0.951

1.10

Feb.

202

117

*97

83

72

70

72

64

58

54

62

142

122

86

b78

b74

b66

60

59

93

270" 508

160

126

111

111

115

113

_

-

3,245

116

0.811

0.84

Mar.

78

*S9- 60

28~4" 548

176

142

108

100

102

127

146

135

120

150

176

115

104

135

118

86

83 

86

8S

102

99

109

81

86

70

62

3,945

127

0.888

1.02

Apr.

*144

164

126

120

113

92

81

76

*70

. 4TS

227

158

144

126

97

224

183

172

166

206

204

140 

122

109

97

109

127

108

85

83

-

4,289

143

1.00

1.12

May

*88

85

78

~ss 62

70

108

495

306

191

139

117

439

359

420

296

790

850

480

267

185

1,410 

1,160

645

390

294

202

146

124

115

109

10,486

338

2.36

2.72

June 

99

m*76

68

66

69

70

62

59

60

53

53

53

50

48

45

44

49

43

40

39

39 

37

3S

37

38

38

39

53

*40

-

1,586

52.9

0,370

0.41

July

66

187

T4TJ

86

63

53

51

40

39

39

34

32

33

32

30

31

30

53

43

38

38

72 

137

81

51

42

37

36

31

33

31

1,709

55.1

0.385

0.44

Aug.

31

32

34

*32

106

51

38

63

55

53

42

33

32

30

29

29

29

28

26

26

26

25

25

24

24

24

23

2S

23

23

23

1,062

34.3

0.240

0.28

Sept.

*22

22

21

22

24

24

23

22

22

22

23

24

7B~ 28

24

23

22

21

23

24

22

21 

21

21

21

21

21

21

22

il~

672

22.4

0.157

0.18

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,320 Min 20 Mean 155 Cfsm 1.08 In. 14.77

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,410 Min 19 Mean 92.4 Cfsm 0.646 In. 8.76

Peak disoharae (base. 1.400 cfsK Jan. 18 (2'a.m.l 1.490 cfs (5.38 ft): May 18 (12:3O a.iff.)

1,400 cfs (5.27 ft); May 22 (11 p.m.) 3,550 cfs (6.97 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. Ho gage-height reqord Oct. 15-31j discharge estimated on basis of records for Black Pork at 

Loudonville and unpublished records of Black Pork above Charles Mill Dam.
MJSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 

Clear Fork below Pleasant Hill Dam, near Perrysville, Ohio

171

Location. Lat 40°37'10", long. 82°19'25", in N| sec. 7, T. 19 N., R. 16 ¥., on right bank 

a quarter of a mile downstream from Pleasant Hill Dam, 2f miles south of Perrysville, 

Ashland County, and 4 miles upstream from Pine Run.

Drainage area. 199 sq mi.

Records available. November 1938 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 967.0 ft above mean sea level, adjustment! 

of 1912. Prior to May 1, 1947, water-stage recorder at site half a mile downstream at 

datum 4.88 ft lower.

Average discharge. 14 years (1939-53), 199 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 689 cfs May 25 (gage height, 2.79 ft); minimum, 

0.3 cfs Sept. 24 (gage height, 0.12 ft); minimum daily, 24 cfs Sept. 24.

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 2,210 cfs Mar. 13, 1939 (gage height, 4.68 ft, site 

and datum then in use); minimum, that of Sept. 24, 1953; minimum daily, 0.6 cfs Nov. 2, 

4, 1938.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Pleasant Hill Reservoir (see pp. 191,193).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.0 

1.2

Oct. 1 to Jan. 19

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

Jan. 20 to Sept. 30

190 

34S 

550

115

1.0 

1.2

45

75

112

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

179

325

525

815

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

30

3U

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

29

23

29

30

30

30

30

30

50

30

30

30

30

30

*30

927

29.9

_

-

Nov.

30

TO

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

32

3?

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

928

30.9

-

-

Dec.

*32

3T

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

34

34

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

 36

1,040

33.5

-

-

Jan.

36

36

36

36

36

34

3T

36

36

36

36

45

51

51

55

51

72

420

474

355

378

274

205

184

184

169

136

154

182

172

184

4,288

138

-

-

Feb.

232

217

*184

156

134

120

112

95

95

86

88

112

139

139

128

124

116

99

93

97

227

346

3oT

250

208

179

166

154

_

-

4,400

157

-

-

Mar.

136

114

106

301

*407

356

292

241

197

176

169

179

187

182

184

205

197

179

172

172

152

139

132

126

130

130

130

128

122

114

104

5,559

179

-

-

Apr.

»118

169

174

164

154

143

132

120

112

'SoTJ

298

27T

244

214

184

208

247

244

241

250

271

259

232

205

184

179

176

174

162

147

-

5,879

196

-

-

May

»141

136

126

114

110

150" 106

332

435

370

325

274

304

399

443

443

480

525

545

540

*525

535

617

653

671

635

605

581

560

540

515

12,705

410

-

-

June

490 45S~

*332

238

179

162

162

141

128

116

104

97

93

as

82

77

77

72

70

67

64

59

56

51

49

53

56

55

58

 58

-

3,789

126

-

"

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,600 Mln 28 Mean 222 Cfsm -

July

61

116

139

TSS

108

91

79

67

58

51

46

46

45

39

38

36

34

Iff

69

65

61

65

112

112

93

75

64

55

49

45

42

2,137

68.9

-

-

In. -

Aug.

45

48

44

*45

82

84

TO

67

70

67

61

53

48

44

38

34

32

28

28

26_

28

26

26

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

. 28

1,318

42.5

-

"

Sept.

»28

26

26

28

30

28

26

26

28

28

28

28

28

28

26

26

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

24

rs

28

28

28

28

26

"

826

27.5

-

-

Water year 1952-53: Max 671 Mln 24 Mean 120 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
172 MOSKINGIM RIVER BASM 

Lake Pork below Mohioanville Dam, near Mohicanville, Ohio

Location.--Lat 40°43'20", long. 82°09 I 20", in sec. 3, T. 20 N., R. 15 W., on right bank 

BOO ft downstream from Mohicanville Dam, 2 miles east of Mohicanville. Ashland County, 

2.4 miles downstream from confluence of Jerome and Muddy Porks, and 7j miles northeast 

of Loudonville.

Drainage area. 269 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1938 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 930.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to July 25, 1949, at site 500 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 223 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,420 cfs May 25 (gage height, 7.33 ft); minimum, 5.6 cfs Sept. 27-29; minimum gage height, 3.06 ft Oct. 2, 3.

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 3,920 cfs Mar. 13, 1939 (gage height, 9.34 ft); minimum daily, 1 cfs June 10, 1947; minimum gage height, 1.92 ft Nov. 26, 1943.

Remarks. Records fair. Plow regulated by Mohieanville Reservoir (see p. 192,193).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1O

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26 

29

SO

SI

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*9.6

ia9.1

10

11

15

il

12

13

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

413.8

13.3

-

-

Nov.

IS

15 

*16

16

14

12

ii

11

11

15

16

15

15

15

15

16

16

16

18

25

20

28

52.

28

19

17

17

15 

14

14

"

505

16. S

-

Dec.

14

16 

18

20

78

76

38

30

26

197

136

70

51

40

32

29

27

27

24

24

28

32

32

31

30

26

22

20 

19

*19

20

1,252

40.4

-

Jan-.

20

20 

20

20

19

16

17

20

45

132

708

274

176

147

150

124

152

1.080

775

371

236

161

128

158

181

115

107

260 

231

139

206

6,208

200

-

-

Feb.

236

*117 

103

83

71

76

74

68

60

54

56

90

96

78

79

71

66

56

68

116

752

488

216

167

147

141

130

105

-

-

3,864

138

_

-

Mar.

92

79 

*87

758

46O

246

167

145

128

139

147

178

183

158

204

285

178

150

145

126

1O7

102

103

105

128

117

109

103 

100

92

*88

5,209

168

-

Apr.

246

308 

206

165

136

119

115

102

96

550

523

231

185

150

124

266

255

218

236

211

199

167

136

107

100

113

115

103 

96

88

5,666

189

-

May

8-

76 

66

*60

78

85

107

 460

255

156

115

96

226

236

442

350

730

1,100

970

495

277

495

945

1,140

1,100

1,140

1.200

1,170 

625

326

213

14,829

478

-

June

145

*105 

88

79

71

72

81

68

79

100

66

56

54

50

46

45-

68

54

46

42

38

36

34

50

30

30

33

30 

30

87

1,793

59.8

_

-

July

*155

426 

*439

167

 90

64

50

40

36

32

31

29

27

£6

26

52

32

43

68

49

50

173

870

335

126

79

58

47 

36

32

37

3,725

120

.

-

Aug.

34

32 

*32

31

111

90

45

113

126

51

33

25

22

20

18

16

15

14

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11 

11

11

'9^1

976.1

31.5

-

Sept.

9.1

11

11

11

12

IS

12

10

9.6

11

11

11

13

10

9.6

10

9.1

7.5

7.5

13

13

10

7.8

8.1

7.8

7.5

5.9

e6.2

291.2

9.71

-

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,010 Min 7.0 Mean 249 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,200 Min 5.6 Mean 123 Cfsm - In. -

* Diaeharge measurement made on this day.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 

Mohican River at Greer, Ohio

173

Location. Lat 40°30'55", long. 82°11 I 48", in NW£ sec. 10, T. 8 N., R. 10 W., on left bank 

3,000 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 514 at Greer, Rnox County, 5 miles upstream from Nigger Run, and 7 miles downstream from Lake Pork.

Drainage area. 942 sq mi.

Records available. September 1921 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 872.91 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to July 22, 1931, chain gage at site 3,000 ft upstream st same datum.

Average discharge. 32 years , 885 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4.260 cfs May 22 (gage height, 5.08 ft); minimum, 78 cfs Jan. 6 (gage height, 1.29 ft).

1921-53: Maximum discharge, 17,700 cfs Aug. 7, 1935 (gage height, 13.63 ft); minimum, 50 cfs (estimated) Jan. 2, 1935.

Maximum stage known, 27.0 ft in March 1913 (discharge, 55,000 cfs, estimated).

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Charles Mill, Mohicanville, and Pleasant Hill ' 

Reservoirs (see pp. 191-193).

Revisions (water years) . WSP 623: 1924(MK

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.3

110

235

415

655

2.6 

3.0 

5.0

1,010

1,530

4,130

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

m134

124

131

145

157

TTZ

134

134

134

138

134

134

138

138

138

138

138

138

128

145 

145 

142

142

138

138

138

145

142

142

4,268

128

_

-

Nov.

142 

142

145

157

145

142

138

138

142

142

142

142

142

 134

T35

138

134

134

149

181

173

190 

205 

T55

157

153

153

149

138

138

4,488

150

-

-

Dec.

m149

149

243

389

246

200

185

382

3?o" 517

268

230

210

205

205

200

195

195

200

215 

215 

210

205

190

185

160

174

190

181

6,889

222

-

-

Jan.

177 

173

181

185

173

 146

m

200

252

398

1,460

1,050

784

697

676

628

697

2.850

2,380

1,860

1,580

1,300 

1,040 

997

997

784

686

1,050

1,170

832

932

26,492

855

-

.

Feb.

1,100 

844

718

610

533

501

478

450

415

582

396

517

565

555

509

495

450

402

402

429

1,440

1.720 

1,266 

1,020

880

772

697

619

-

-

-

19,075

681

-

-

Mar.

541 

471

464

1,790

 1.860

1,450

1,200

1,020

868

796

796

856

880

852

895

1,140

945

820

784

718

628

574 

549 

541

585

565

533

517

485

464

456

24,979

806

-

-

Apr.

6S1 

1,010

796

708

628

565

549

501

ili l.TTC

1.660

1,236

1,050

906

772

984

1,140

1,060

1,100

1,090

1,110

1,010 

893 

760

 697

708

686

655

619

574

-

25,783

859

-

-

May

549 

525

485

457

1ST

485

590

1,980

1,620

1,200

945

808

1,080

1,310

1,540

1,580

2,050

2,500

2,500

1,980

1,720

2,440 

5.280 

2,960

2,960

2,850

2,700

2,640

2,310

1,920

1,720

52,128

1,682

-

~

June

1.600 

1,466

1,240

 880

646

549

565

464

422

429

370

332

338

308

-279

274

290

290

262

240

225

210 

200 

190

185

190

225

200

195

195

-

13,253

442

-

.

July

385 

1,180

1,340

868

601

471

402

332

284

246

215

200

185

T59- 169

181

181

234

332

257

274

240 

1.470 

1,086

557

436

350

308

262

250

220

15,659

441

-

-

Aug.

257 

412

 246

240

564

429

296

351

493

33?

262

225

200

185

175

157

142

158

134

134

131

131 

128 

T5B" 120

128

128

128

128

124

120

6,564

212

-

~

Sept.

124 

T5ff

128

128

142

138

128

124

128

128

131

138

142

 151

138

138

154

134

138

149

145

154 

154 

131

128

131

128

124

 124

128

~

3,976

133

-

"

Calendar year 1952: Max 8,910 Mln 112 Mean 1,013 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,280 Mln 120 Mean 552 Cfsm - In.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
174 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

Kokosing River at Mount Vernon, Ohio

Location.--Lat 40°24'25", long. 82°30'00", on right bank at downstream side of Tllden 

Avenue Bridge at Mount Vernon, Knox County, 0.8 mile downstream from North Branch, 

and 2.7 miles upstream from Dry Run.

Drainage area.--200 sq ml.

Records available.--February to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 984.16 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1944 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Extreme's.--Maximum discharge during period, 2,070 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 6.5 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 17 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.69 ft).

Remarks. Records fair prior to Apr. 4, good thereafter.

Rating table, Feb. 27 to Sept. 30, 1953 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.7

1.8 

2.1

2.5 

3.0 

6.0

160

335

1,780

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, February to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 .

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

*116

92

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

Mar.

12

75

164

*!', 460

*559

278

224

166

143

163

267

282

224

166

275

235

169

155

169

148

132

118

118

112

122

116

112

100

92

92

83

6,592

213

1.06

1.22

Apr.

110

140

120

116

106

98

98

92

90.

516

283

178

150

126

116

213

210

184

204

264

316

228

175

*138

141

163

166

150

141

136

-

4,968

166

0.830

0.93

May

130

120

110

104

112

122

135

823

505

260

175

141

134

150

335

275

662

685

352

217

166

290

541

286

184

146

118

100

90

83

15

7,626

246

1.23

1.42

June

68

63

*59

57

54

58

72

64

57

52

49

47

47

44

45

42

50

45

42

38

36

35

34

31

31

35

34

67

no

68

-

1,534

51.1

0.256

0.29

July

69

270

156

85

63

52

45

41

36

35

32

32

31

29

29

29

21

117

219

82

54

58

166

88

56

45

42

*41

35

35

35

2,134

68.8

0.344

0.40

Aug.

32

36

38

38

36

45

42

42

S3.

47

38

34

31

28

27

27

26

25

25

24

24

23

23

22

22

21

20

20

20

]_9

20

938

30.3

0.152

0.18

Sept.

20

*21

IS

19

23

21

20

20

19

20

21

23

22

23

25

23

22

21

20

26

23

21

21

' 2020

20

20

*19

18

18

-

627

20.9

0.104

0.12

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

Water year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In.

Feak discharge (base. 2.200 ofsl.--No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Discharge computed from twice-daily wire-weight-gage readings prior to Apr. 4.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 

Kokosing River at Millwood, Ohio

175

Location. Lat 40°23'55", long. 82°17'10", in southeast corner of T. 7 N., R. 11 W., on 

left bank 0.4 mile west of Millwood, Knox County, lj miles upstream from Honey Run, 

2 miles downstream from Jelloway Week, and 3-^ miles upstream from Brush Run.

Drainage area. 454 sq mi.

Records available. October 1921 to September 1953. Published as "near Millwood" October 

1921 to July 1939. Records published for both sites October 1938 to July 1939.

Gage. Water-stage recorder at present site and datum since Oct. 1, 1938. Datum of gage 

~J^s 865.00 ft above mean sea level. Prior to July 10, 1931, chain gage at site 3tf

miles downstream and July 10, 1931, to July 31, 1939, water-stage recorder at site 3^

miles downstream at datum 23.94 ft lower.

Average discharge. 32 years, 495 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,530 cfs Jan. 18 (gage height, 8.89 ft); minimum, 36 cfs Aug. 31 to Sept. 5, Sept. 8-11 (gage height, 3.80 ft).

1921-53: Maximum discharge, 27,500 cfs June 22, 1937 (gage height, 18.10 ft, site 

and datum then in use); minimum, 33 cfs Aug. 17, 26, 1932.

Flood in March 1913 reached a stage corresponding to .22.0 ft at former site and 

datum (discharge, 40,000 cfs, estimated).

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height. In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 28, 29, Jan. 6, 7, 

Feb. 17, 18)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 18 Jan. 19 to Sept. 30

3.8 

4.0 

4.2 

4.5

43

72

118

215

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

405

900

1,620

2,560

3.8 

4.1 

4.5 

5.0

36

89

199

382

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

810

1,420

2,240

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

Z

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

53

53

53

53

54

65

69

65

62

60

58

58

57

57

57

57

57

57

55

55

55

55

57

57

57

58

57

57

58 

58

58

1,782

57.5

0.127

0.15

Nov.

60

60

64

65

64

64

62

62

64

67

65

64

64

*64

64

64

64

64

67

78

74

74

74

72

69

67

64

64

62 

64

-

1,974

65.8

0.145

0.16

Dec.

6i

65

67

69

171

177

130

106

98

154

240

177

144

118

106

98

93

93

91

89

96

96

100

98

93

89

82

80

80 

80

78

3,322

107

0.236

0.27

Jan.

76

76

76

78

1A

*75

80

96

116

190

633

610

349

277

244

215

204

2.560

1,200

625

444

348

295

371

390

299

265

704

738 

488

692

12,888

416

0.916

1.06

Feb.

835

520

409

*344

306

288

269

240

209 '193

223

520

468

 371

340

306

250

220

233

255

759

760

476

393

355

329

302

262

"

-

10,435

373

0.822

0.86

Mar.

226

209

226

*1 . 750

1,140

648

560

464

409

424

496

540

520

476

580

602

488

444

452

412

352

329

325

306

302

291

265

255

244 

226

213

14,154

457

1.01

1.16

Apr.

240

273

251

233

219

213

216

206

209

402

500

374

333

284

251

355

405

363

405

520

5SS.

496

416

*352

336

371

374

344

325

310

-

10,156

339

0.747

0.83

May

288

265

237

219

240

244

325

*1.580

960

560

420

355

363

329

436

496

785

960

648

456

367

454

835

540

390

321

262

219

193 

180

161

13,894

448

0.987

1.14

June

150

138

*128

125

122

214

268

158

138

122

115

107

122

105

96

91

107

103

94

87

83

79

75

73

69

75

77

116

m3,703

123

0.271

0.30

July

158

531

302

186

128

105

94

85

77

71

71

69

67

65

65

65

M

135

401

183

125

103

216

170

112

89

79

142

98 

79

75

4,210

136

0.300

0.35

Aug.

73

120

98

*87

96

103

96

107

130

120

91

77

69

65

60

56

55

53

51

50

50

48

46

44

44

44

44

42

40 

40

38

2,137

68.9

0.152

0.18

Sept.

38

*38

38

3£

42

44

39

36

36

36

38

42

40

39

42

42

40

39

38

M

45

42

40

40

40

40

40

*39

39 

39

"

1,193

39.8

0.088

0.10

Calendar year 1952: Max 15,400 Mln 50 Mean 600 Cfsm 1.32 In. 17.97

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,560 Mln 36 Mean 219 Cfsm 0.482 In. 6.56

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 efa). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
176 MUSKlNGUM RIVER BASIN 

Walhonding River below Mohawk Dam, at Nellie, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°20'26", long. 82°03'49", on right bank at upstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 79 at Nellie, Coshocton County, half a mile upstream from Mohawk Creek 

and if miles downstream from Mohawk Dam.

Drainage area. 1,502 sq mi.

Records available. December 1910 to March 1913 (gage heights and discharge measurements 

only), September 1921 to September 1953. Published as Mohican River at Pomerene 

1910-13, as Walhonding River at Pomerene 1921-37, and as Walhonding River at Nellie 

1938-39.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 790.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Nov. 7, 1925, chain gage and Nov. 7, 1925, to Sept. 30, 1937, 

water-stage recorder, at site 3j miles upstream at datum 15.53 ft higher. Oct. 1, 

1937, to Sept. 30, 1938, wire-weight gage at present site at datum 2.09 ft higher.

Average discharge. 32 years (1921-53), 1,461 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,580 cfs Jan. 18 (gage height, 10.42 ft); minimum, 96 cfs June 29 (gage height, 5.15 ft).

1921-53: Maximum discharge at site at Pomerene, 43,800 cfs Jan. 25, 1937; maximum 

discharge at present site since completion of Mohawk Dam, 24,000 cfs Jan. 25, 26, 1937 

(gage height, 18.8 ft, present datum, from floodmarks); minimum, 3.3 cfs Oct. 20, 1939; 

minimum gage height, 4.48 ft Oct. 26, 1948; minimum daily discharge, 36 cfs Apr. 21, 

1940.

Maximum discharge known, 80.000 cfs in March 1913 (gage height, 21.6 ft, original 

site and datum, from floodmark).

Remarks.--Records good. Plow regulated by Mohicanville, Charles Mill, Pleasant Hill, and 

Mohawk Reservoirs (see pp. 191,192,193).

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

5.3 

5.6 

6.0 

6.5

140

265

500

840

7.0 

9.0 

10.0

1,280

3,600

4,980

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

189

*193

198 

198

202

223

237

237

223

214

214

214

210

210

206

206

206

206

206

198

193

198

206

210

210

202

198

198

198

202

206

6,411

207

-

-

Nov.

206

206

*218 

223

232

218

214

210

214

223

218

218

214

214

214

214

214

210

232

270

291

281

121

296

260

251

242

242

232

232

-

7,016

234

-

-

Dec.

 227

232

242 

246

323

565

468

352

307

334

756

578

435

375

329

296

301

286

281

275

281

296

301

301

291

275

260

242

414

312

 286

10,467

338

-

-

Jan.

275

270

275 

281

270

251

265

323

369

526

1,550

1,980

1,150

976

904

840

819

4.400

4,270

2,790

2,140

1,760

1,430

1,380

1,430

1,220

1,040

1,590

2,250

1,590

1,590

40,204

1,297

_

-

Feb.

2,140

 1,700

1,280 

1,11O

952

864

819

763

700

644

650

944

1,140

1,020

936

896

812

721

714

721

1,760

2 . 750

1,860

1,540

1,330

1,180

1,070

952

-

-

-

31,928

1,140

-

Mar.

833

 756

2,390

 5 . 600

2,510

1,920

1,640

1,580

1,280

1,550

1,450

1,480

1,430

1,480

1,860

1,640

1,430

1,530

1,270

1,110

992

944

912

912

920

864

826

798

756

714

41,251

1,331

-

Apr.

 735

1,220

1,110 

968

904

855

812

770

755

1,000

2.510

1,760

1,430

1,270

1,110

1,150

1,590

1,430

1,480

1,640

1,760

1,640

1,450

1,240

1,110

1,110

1,120

1,070

1,000

944

-

36,681

1,223

-

-

May

 912

872

819 

170

784

826

856

5,OOO

5,280

2,140

1,590

1,280

1,240

1,700

1,700

2,200

2,490

3,600

3,470

2,790

2,200

2,200

4.410

5,860

3,470

3,470

3,090

2,970

2,790

2,200

1,980

68,959

2,224

-

-

June

*1.760

1,590

1,430 

1,110

888

826

1,040

765

665

624

598

526

513

506

448

417

423

448

411

387

358

334

317

507

191

301

329

340

513

435

-

18,898

630

-

-

July

 513

1,210

1.810 

1,210

864

686

572

500

423

375

340

312

291

275

260

256

265

286

728

604

454

411

1,010

1,540

826

624

520

487

454

381

 340

18,827

607

_

-

Aug.

340

526

454 

381

405

578

494

417

637

610

442

375

329

307

281

260

242

223

218

214

210

210

206

198

193

193

193

193

193

185

125.

9,880

319

-

-

Sept.

 177

177

177 

181

193

198

195

185

123

181

185

193

198

198

189

193

185

181

189

198

202

198

189

185

177

189

185

193

181

177

-

5,620

187

-

-

Calendar year 1952: Max 10,200 Mln 130 - Mean 1,684 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1952-53: Max 4,410 Mln 173 Mean 811 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 177

Killbuck Creek at Killbuck, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°29'43", long. 81°59'10", in SW£ sec. 6, T. 8 N., R. 7 W., on right bank 

 at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 62 at Killbuck, Holmes County, an eighth 

of a mile downstream from Black Creek.

Drainage area. 466 sq mi.

Records available. October 1930 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 788.05 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Oct. 1, 1949, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--23 years, 390 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,660 cfs Jan. 18 (gage height, 13.6 ft); minimum, 27 cfs Sept. 28-30 {gage height, 3.94 ft).

1930-53: Maximum discharge, 21,900 cfs Aug. 7, 1935 (gage height, 21.77 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 7,500 cfs; minimum, 24 cfs Aug. 14, 1932 

(gage height, 1.96 ft).

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 873: 1935.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 19 to Dec. 5; stage-discharge 

relation affected by ice Dec. 28, 29, Jan. 7, Feb. 17-19)

3.9 

4.2 

4.5

5.0

44

65

107

6.0

12.0

13.0

14.0

220

1,180

1,430

1,860

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

13

43

45

45

45

56

63.

54

50

48

47

46

45

44

45

46

46

45

44

44

48

50

50

50

48

47

47

45

45

47

46

1,467

47.3

0.102

0.12

Nov.

47

46

48

54

51

48

46

45

45

50

50

47

 46

46

46

45

45

41

48

68

63

94

105

86

75

70

66

63

57

57

-

1,701

56.7

0.122

0.14

Dec.

58

60

66

66

183

301

190

138

125

144

233

184

149

127

109

100

95

94

90

87

93

95

96

95

92

88

83

80

80

78

75

3,554

115

0.247

C.28

Jan.

78

78

83

85

79

69.

*70

91

135

252

617

553

338

259

240

214

295

1.520

1,290

1,040

697

473

354

617

649

441

361

1,040

1,000

633

649

14, 300

461

0.989

1.14

Feb.

665

441

361

*308

266

273

259

240

214

196

214

385

505

287

280

252

210

200

220

246

' 713

!§1

521

377

338

316

294

259

-

-

-

9,601

343

0.736

0.77

Mar.

226

208

214

720

793

*569

425

354

324

338

369

401

425

377

521

665

521

441

425

369

316

294

280

294

331

324

301

287

266

246

233

11,857

382

0.820

0.95

Apr.

457

681

505

401

331

301

287

259

246

745

825

. 601

473

377

324

385

401

401

473

537

505

425

369

308

*287

316

308

273

252

255

"

12,286

410

0.880

0.98

May

220

196

178

160

184

184

524

*1,140

809

475

338

287

308

351

354

409

553

761

713

537

377

661

1.460

1,320

1,320

1,340

1,140

777

489

361

294

17,998

581

1.25

1.44

June

252

220

*196

172 154'

172

294

202

214

521

521

301

196

154

135

123

144

128

111

102

94

87

83

77

11

84

117

87

79

78

-

5,172

172

0.369

0.41

July

154

385

441

259

144

114

99

104

97

79

75

71

68

66

64

64

65

80

144

91

86

79

220

160

98

77

70

68

64

*52

63

3,708

120

0.258

0.30

Aug.

63

61

59

62

94

102

71

67

137

149

71

60

55

52

50

47

. 45

44

42

41

40

38

37

36

35

34

34

*33

32

32

3J.

1,754

56.6

0.121

0.14

Sept.

30

30

30

31

58

56

55

29

29

29

28

52

33

32

32

34

32

30

29

32

35

31

30

30

30

29

29

28

*27

27

-

925

30.8

0.066

0.07

Calendar year 1952: Max 6,600 Mln 37 Mean 491 Cfsm 1.05 In. 14.34

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,520 Mln 27 Mean 231 Cfsm 0.496 In. 6.74

Peak discharge (base. 2.000 cfs1.--Ho peak above base 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Discharge computed from twice-daily wire-weight-gagi 

June 4 to July 1.

;e readings Mar. 23 to May 8, May 17-23,
178 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

Mill Creek near Coshocton, Ohio

Location.--Lat 40°21i50", long. 81°51'40", in SW£ sec. 3, T. 6 N., R. 6 W., on left bank 

half a mile downstream from Little Mill Creek and 6 miles north of Coshocton, Coshocton County.

Drainage area. 27.5 sq mi.

Records available. November 1936 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 782.00 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Average discharge.--16 years (1937-53), 27.8 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 736 cfs Jan. 18 (gage height, 7.81 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs for many days; minimum gage height, 0.37 ft Sept. 30.

1936-53: Maximum discharge, 3,680 cfs Oct. 2, 1945 (gage height, 11.25 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs at times during 1939, 1944-45, 1948, 1952-53; minimum gage height 0 35 

ft Aug. 11-14, 1944.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1143: 1946, 1947-48(P).

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 6 to Nov. 12)

0.4 

.5

0.1 

.2

0.8 1.0

.9 1.5

1.0 2.3

1.1 3.4

1.2 4.9

1.4 9.5

1.6 17

1.8 30

2.0 49

2.5 123

3.0 174

4.0 270

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.6

JUQ

.6

.5

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

10.3

0.33

0.012

0.01

Nov.

0.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.5

1.7

2.0

.3^9

3.0

1.7

1.4

1.2

1.0

.9

.8

.8

"

24.2

0.81

0.029

0.03

Dec.

0.8

1.1

1.2

1.4

19

8.2

4.2

3.2

2.6

8.5

8.5

4.9

4.3

3.3

2.6

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.1

3.0

2.8

2.5

2.3

2.1

2.0

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.4

2.1

106.9

3.45

0.125

0.14

Calendar year 1952: Max 923

Jan.

2.6

2.3

3.2

3.6

2.7

2.1

2.0

*5.0

20

30

31

19

14

11

9.2

8.2

' 105

266

59

39

28

22

19

113

53

34

33

181

67

46

56

1,286.9

41.5

1.51

1.74

Feb.

49

34

30

24

20

21

18

16

12

12

20

38

28

22

22

19

15

14

15

19

55

35

28

25

22

21

18

15

-

-

-

667

23.8

0.865

0.90

Min 0.1

Mar.

12

12

15

31

21

*19

18

17

16

19

24

25

26

23

29

26

22

21

21

17

15

16

20

40

82

54

45

39

33

27

24

809

26.1

0.949

1.09

Apr.

32

28

23

21

19

19

18

16

20

43

31

28

25

20

19

26

21

26

36

46

39

34

28

23

23

22

*21

18

17

15.

757

25.2

0.916

1.02

May

15

12

11

9.6

14.

12

125

215

65

43

33

26

27

22

29

23

32

37

26

21

19

58

47

30

27

21

16

13

12

11

9.2

1,060.8

34.2

1.24

1.43

June

8.2

6.9

5.9

*5.3

4.6

ii. 14

6.9

5.3

4.2

.3.8

3.7

3.7

3.3

3.0

2.5

3.2

2.7

2.4

2.1

1.8

2.0

1.6

1.3

lil

1.7

2.0

1.8

2.3

1.7

-

128.1

4.27

0.155

0.17

July

5.9

9.6

6.9

2.4

1.7

1.4

1.3

4.5

7.0

2.0

1.4

1.1

1.0

.9

jJL

1.5

1.1

9.8

7.4

5.8

5.4

7.9

*9.4

3.0

1.9

1.4

2.5

2.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

111.8

3.61

0.131

0.15

Aug.

1.5

1.7

1.4

1.8

6.9

2.2

1.4

1.2

3.2

2.6

1.6

1.1

.8

.8

.8

.5

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

 .a.1

.1.1.1.1

32.7

1.05

0.038

0.04

Sept.

P_,J.

1 5

.3

.2

.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

*. 1

.1

-

4.5

0.15

0.0055

0.006

Mean 31.0 Cfsm 1.13 In. 15.32

Water year 1952-53: Max 266 Min 0.1 Mean 13.7 Cfsm 0.498 In. 6.73

Peak discharge (base. 600 efs).~Jan. 18 (1 a.m.) 736 cfs (7.81 ft); May 7 (12 p.m.) 719 cfs 

(7.66 ft).^

* Discharge measurement.made on this day.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 

Musklngum River near Coshocton, Ohio

179

Location. Lat 40°14'55", long. 81°52'22", In T. 5 N., R. 6 W., on right bank at upstream 

side of bridge on State Highway 16, 2 miles south of Coshocton, Coshocton County, and 

2 miles downstream from confluence of Tuscarawas and Walhonding Rivers.

Drainage area.--4.847 sq ml.

Records available. July 1936 to. September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 730.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Sept. 19, 1936, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 17 years, 5,009 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,700 cfs May 25 (gage height, 7.39 ft): minimum, 466 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 0.23 ft).

1936-53: Maximum discharge, 78,700 cfs Jan 26, 1937 (gage height, 21.98 ft); minimum, 342 cfs Nov. 4, 1944; minimum gage height, 0.23 ft Nov. 4, 1944, Oct. 28-30, 1949, 

Sept. 30, 1953.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by 12 flood-control reservoirs (see pp. 190-193).

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 4-24)

1.0 

2.0

450

630

1,030

2,090

3.0 

5.0 

8.0

3,530

7,690

15,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11 

12 

15

14

15

16

17

1 8

19 

20

21

22

25

24 

25

26 

27

28

29

50

51

Total

Mean 

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

658 

651

651 

665

665

722

791 

847

857

768

760 

745 

722

693

693

693

693

693

679 

672

672

658

679

679 

686

686 

679

651

644

SBT

651

21,604

697

-

Nov.

658 E5B"

679 

686

715

791

783 

791

864

898

923 

923 

*923

831

745

715

708

700

722 

914

1,040

1,050

1,250

1.420 

1,200

1,010 

889

847

807

775

-

25,922

864

-

Dec.

760 

TSS

775 

791

1,010

1,580

2,090 

1,800

1,420

1,370

1,800 

1,970 

1,850

1,580

1,370

1,210

1,120

1,090

1,050 

1,020

1,000

1,020

1,030

1,040 

1,030

1,010 

940

864

775

864

864

56,861

1,189

-

Jan.

872 

898

940 

985

1,030

914

898 

*1,060

1,320

2,150

4,360 

6,560 

5,160

4,080

3,280

2,740

2,600

8,610

12.100 

10,300

7,460

5,480

4,360

4,760 

6,340

6,780 

5,480

7,250

10,800

10,500

8,150

147,997

4,774

-

Feb.

8,150 

7,690

5,900 

4,960

4,080

3,530

3,280 

3,050

2,880

2,600

2.470 

3,030 

3,890

3,890

3,620

3,440

5,190

2,810

2,740 

2,740

3,710

7,460

6,560

5,160 

4,360

3,980 

3,710

3,360

_

_

-

116,220

4,151

-

Mar.

3,030 

2,740

2.540 

3,750

7,460

*6,340

5,060 

4,360

3,S90

3,710

3,710 

3,980 

4,180

4,080

4,180

4,960

5,160

4,560

4,180 

3,890

3,530

3,190

3,030

3,530 

5,480

7,460 

7,230

6,560

5,900

5,270

4,560

141,500

4,565

I

Apr.

4,080 

5,900

7,230 

6,340

5,270

4,560

4,080 

3,890

3,620

4,270

7,920 

8.610 

7,000

5,690

5,060

4,760

5,060

5,060

5,160 

6,120

6,780

6,780

6,540

5,480 

4,760

4,460 

*4,460

4,270

4,080

3,890

-

160,980

5,366

_

May

5,620 

3,190

2,880 

2,600

2,540

2,540

2,960 

8,150

10,300

8,380

6,340 

4,960 

4,560

5,270

5,480

5,900

6,340

8,610

9,330 

8,380

6,560

7,250

12,100

15,400 

15.700

12,900 

11,300

9,090

7,230

5,690

4,660

216,190

6,974

.

June

4,180 

5,890

3,710 

2,960

2,470

2,340

2,740 

*2,810

2,540

2,880

3,980 

3,560 

2,470

2,090

1,800

1,650

1,630

2,540

5,440 

2,960

2,280

2,030

1,800

1,580 

1,420

1.520 

1,320

1,420

1,520

1,420

_

72,330

2,411

.

July

1,420 

2,090

5.620 

3,440

2,810

2,090

1,910 

1,680

1,850

1,680

1,520 

1,290 

1,110

976 8-98

855

815

1,170 

1,310

1,190

*1,300

1,520

2,54O 

1,970

1,520 

1,270

1,180

1,140

994

914

48,952

1,579

_

Aug.

925

985

1,060 

914

914

1,180

1,500 

1,120

1,150

1,470

1,850 

1,420 

1,130

994

889

823

775

708

672 

651

637

637

617

604 

578

565 

559

*559

547

535

5^

27,275

880

.

Sept.

511 

768

88O 

372

630

604

630 

598

559

523

525 

535 

541

553

553

529

525

511

525 

559

565

578

565

541 

517

5OO 

505

494

*478

472

16,940

565

.

Calendar year 1952: Max 33,800 Min 644 Mean 5,607 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1952-53: Max 13,700 Min 472 Mean 2,830 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
180 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 

Seneca Fork below Senecavllle Dam, near Seneoavllle, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°55'23", long. 81°26'10", on left bank 650 ft downstream from Senecavllle 

Dam, 1 mile downstream from Crooked Creek, If miles southeast of Senecavllle, Guernsey 

County, and 2 miles upstream from dam of Greenwood Mill.

Drainage area.--121 sq ml.

Records available. September 1938 to September 1953.

Gage.. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 799.00 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Jan. 24, 1942, at site 150 ft downstream at 

same datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 130 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 702 cfs Jan. 30 (gage height, 9.11 ft); minimum, 

0.1 cfs Sept. 17 (gage height, 3.S6 ft).

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 794 cfs Apr. 17, 1948; maximum gage height, 10.35 ft 

Feb. 1, 1949; no flow May 3, 4, 1939, Jan. 28, 29, Feb. 4, 5, Apr. 25, 1952.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Senecaville Reservoir (see p. 192,193).

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

4.1

4.2 

4.4 

4.7 

5.0

1.5

3.2

8.5

22

46

5.5 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.5

127 

22S 

375 

525 

770

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

S3

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

ilIS

19

19

19

19

16

1516"

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

*16

513

16.5

_

-

Nov.

16

TF

TF

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

-

480

16.0

_

-

Dec.

16

TS

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

*4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

3.6

3.4

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3-. 9

3.9

3.9

3.6

3.2

141.5

4.56

_

 -

Jan.

3.2

37?

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

19

*86

131

150

158

266

319

245

107

109

121

a!30

a!28

127

123

119

142

175

184

290

347

312

556

685

5,051.4

163

_

-

Feb.

3TB" 573

129

127

123

119

117

111

*105

103

102

113

123

125

123

123

121

119

113

 111

111

109

107

105

103

96

87

57

_

-

3,831

137

-

Mar.

SB- 86

91

115

129

135

135

133

131

131

*129

127

*123

123

117

117

117

115

105

103

98

96

96

158

268

ST6- 510

280

121

121

121

4,727

152

-

Apr.

127

278

450

435

244

123

127

131

154

a394

*a504

a45I

a448

a227

131

94

63 n.

93

109

123

125

127

125

127

127

131

131

131

131

5,966

199

-

May

127

121

117

117

115

115

127

138

*140

140

138

133

131

129

129

127

135

146

T3S- 148

144

140

135

129

123

117

109

103

98

91

86

3,894

126

-

June

83

75

76

73

67

63

63

61

60

60

52

49

46

43

*42

41

45

45

44

43

38

37

34

32

31

29

27

29- 26

28

1,446

48.2

-

July

27

28

29

25

27

24

23

22

22

20

24

16

16

*14

13

12

12

11

11

11

10

9.6

9.6

9.3

8.5

7.6

6.0

' 5.7

4.7

4.1

3.4

468.5

15.1

-

Aug.

175- 2.4

2.5

2.7

2.9

2.9

2.5

2.9

3.2

3.4

3.0

2.7

*2.7

2.7

2.9

3"76- 3.6

3.2

2.9

3.0

2.9

2.7

3.2

3.0

2.5

2.9

3.0

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.9

89.6

2.89

-

Sept.

3.2

3.6

3.4

3.2

3.2

2.9

57?

3.2

3.2

*3.2

67

55

31

27

29

30

9.6

4.S

4.3

3.9

3.2

3.2

2.2

3.2

3.?

3.?

3.C

2.f 3.e

3.f

330.?

11.0

-

Calendar year 1952: Max 702 Min 0 Mean 126 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1952-53: Max 685 Min 2.4 Mean 73.8 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of flow through Senecavllle Dam.
MUSKINOUM RIVER BASIN 181

Wills Creek at Cambridge, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°00'54", long. 81°35'14", on left bank at upstream side of Fairground 

Bridge on South Ninth Street in Cambridge, Guernsey County, 1 mile downstream from 

Leatherwood Creek.

Drainage area. 406 sq mi.

Records available. June 1926 to September 1928, May 1937 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 772.34 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Oct. 6, 1927, chain gage at site li miles downstream at different 

datum. Oct. 6, 1927, to Sept. 30, 1928, and May 22, 1937, to Oct. 18, 1938, chain gage 

at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 18 years, 479 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,580 cfs Jan. 29 (gage height, 9.30 ft); minimum, 3.3 cfs Aug. 30 (gage height,.1.35 ft).

1926-28, 1937-53: Maximum discharge, 7,860 cfs Mar. 7, 1945 (gage height, 21.32 

ft); minimum dally, 2.0 cfs Jan. 15, 1944.

Flood of Aug. 8, 1935, reached a stage of 25.4 ft.

Remarks. Records fair. City of Cambridge occasionally diverts about 2 cfs above station 

for municipal supply. Flow regulated by Senecaville Reservoir (see p. 192,193).

Revisions (water years). WSP 853: 1928(M). WSP 893: 1928. WSP 973: 1942.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 16 to Dec. 4,

Aug. 11 to Sept. 30)

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0

2.9 

6.3

2.5 

3.0 

6.0 

9.0

140

230

' 825

1,510

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

21 

28

26

20

34

4S

' 46

43

50

4f

36

41

29

*24

17

17

15

19

19

19

20

20

15

15

14

17 

20

17

17 

15

17

784

25.3

-

-

Nov.

15 

15

13

12

IT

17

16

17

22

*18

17

14

18

19

17

20

17

16

17

20

24

33

53

59

32

36 

45

37

32 

39

-

707

23.6

-

-

Dec.

33 

34

35

26

83

325 176"

*78

50

58

192

225

126

95

70

50

42 46

43

42

42

50

50

48

50

41 

35

33

22

19

T9

2,238

72.2

-

-

Jan.

37 

7F

77

119

127

90

74

117

974

1,320

1,060

720

520

540

520

401

258

410

*600

440

354

306

268

450

1,130

996 

600

952

1,510 

1,460

1,220

17,725

572

_

-

Feb.

1,090 

909

620

382

325

287

296

278

243

214

217

580

720

520

440

420

382

306

287

287

372

440

334

*296

287

268 

247

216

-

11,263

402

_

-

Mar.

198 

190 199"

720

867

580

490

420

382

372

372

344

325

316

316

334

296

278

278

249

221

216

230

741

*1,370

1,460 

1,320

1,060

720 

480

392

15,736

508

_

-

Apr.

372

680

888

783

700

762

783

660

450

660

1,020

888

783

640

392

344

306 516"

888

1.110

996

720

520

*420

392

680 

600

460

410 

382

-

19,005

634

_

-

May

344 

306

268

234

243

334

520

1,040

804

520

401

344

420

382

325

316

392

680

580

410

334

287

278

243

221

*205 

180

158

145 

142

135

11,191

361

-

June

119 

110

105

96

91

96

136

117

91

78

72

69

66

64

56

53

70

102

70

58

67

91

*83

53

42

39 

34

35

145 

' 153

2,471

82.4

_

-

July

129 

129

234

1ST

66

42

34

29

90

66

33

26

19

17

15

13

. 12

12

15

17

24

30

50

*58

24

17 

.13'10

7.8 

J7S

11 .

1,406.4

45.4

_

-

Aug.

13 

13

12

12

14

12

11

10

12

25

15

9.6

7.8

7.8

8.9

8.9

9.2

8.9

9.6

8.9

7.8

6.9

5.7

*6.1

5.7

4.5 

3.7

3.6

3.6 

3.5

T3

283.7

9.15

_

-

Sept.

4.7 

573

5.7

6.1

7.2

8.0

11

9.6

7.2

' 6.3

6.3

35

56

28

24

18

17

13

7.8

8.3

7.5

5.9

*5.5

5.1

4.9

4.7 

5.1

6.3

5.1 

4.9

339.5

11.3

_

-

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,870 Min 12 Mean 413 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,510 Mln 3.5 Mean 228 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Discharge computed from once-daily wire^weight-gage readings Apr. 1-24.
182 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

Wills Creek below Wills Creek Dam, at Wills Creek, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°09'40", long. 81°50'45", in sec. 22, T. 4 N., R. 6 W., on left bank 

1,200 ft downstream from Wills Creek Dam, 1 mile southwest of town of Wills Creek, 

Coshocton County, 3 miles southeast of Conesville, and 5|- miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 845 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1938 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 717.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Feb. 18, 1939, staff gage and Feb. 18, 1939, to Sept. 30, 1949, 

water-stage recorder, at site 1,500 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--15 years, 963 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,880 cfs Mar. 27 (gage height, 10.70 ft); minimum, 1.1 cfs June 9; minimum gage height, 1.25 ft Sept. 13.

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 6,930 cfs Mar. 7, 1940 (gage height, 17.40 ft, site 

then in use); minimum, 0.9 cfs Oct. 28, 29, 1948, Apr. 5, 6, 1951; minimum daily, 1 cfs 

Aug. 10, Oct. 27-29, 1948, Jan. 28, 1952.

Maximum discharge known, 22,300 cfs in March 1913 (computed by Corps of Engineers).

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Wills Creek and Senecaville Reservoirs (see 

p. 192, 193) .

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Backwater from Muskingum River May 24-27)

2.6

8.5

10

20

44

86

139

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0 

11.0

2OO

400

965

1,720

3,020

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

38

36

34

31

52

36

40

42

46

il

46

43

42

41

38

37

3634"

33

37

37

36

36

36

36

36

35

35

34

34

*35

1,159

37.4

-

Nov.

37

5T

4O

39

38

39

39

41

45

48

46

45

46

48

48

48

48

48

52

62

70

79

87

96

106

97

90

80

70

63

1,732

57.7

-

Dec.

*59

SB- 58

58

90

142

244

335

m

22O

198

214

295

295

236

192

158

133

114

106

104

103

1O2

102

103

101

101

96

86

81

*76

4,535

146

-

Jan.

76

W

98

129

152

170

178

19O

275

930

1,680

1,800

1,440

1,040

84O

735

675

780

93O

1,040

9OO

720

6OO

630

965

1,600

1,760

1,600

1.96O

2,440

2,4*0

28,852

931

-

Feb.

2, ISO

*1,880

1,560

1,180

870

675

575

525

500

450

400

ITS

735

1,100

1,04O

90O

810

720

615

562

630

78O

870

780

675

600

550

500

_

_

-

23,092

825

-

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,8OO Mln 1

Mar.

450

*400

365

38TT

660

1,100

1,100

930

840

750

7O5

690

660

630

615

630

645

600

562

550

512

462

450

6OO

1,440

2,52O

2,84O

2,620

2,120

1.6OO

1,100

29,534

953

-

Apr.

*870

840

900

1,14O

1,180

1,070

90O

810

900

956

1,210

1,560

1,56O

1,360

1,180

965

780

720

755

1,320

1,960

2.040

1,720

1,32O

1,040

9OO

1,000

1,100

965

810

-

33,820

1,127

-

-

Mean 926

May

*735

660

600

525

500

488

630

1,180

1.800

1,720

1,240

93O

840

84O

810

735

840

1.1OO

1,360

1,320

1.O4O

87O

810

7OO

6OO

500

450

388

325

285

265

25,086

809

-

-

June

*246

222

2OO

176

164

156

216

488

*4T8-

345

234

178

154

135

119

110

103

103

115

. 126

125

163

169

163

135

HO

91

86 1O2"

140

-

5,332

178

-

-

July

*227

275

512

550- 7O5

345

223

180

192

174

178

156

122

97

84

72

63

61

63

60

58

63

86

139

158

133

103

82

64

54

»49

5,328

172

-

-

Aug.

46

44

44

42

42

42

39

39

44

48

44

40

38

36

34

30

28

26

23

22

2O

2O

19

2O

22

19

19

17

16

14

15.

95O

3O.6

-

-

Sept.

*12

11

11

10

12

11

11

10

10

9.?

9.?

9.F

8.5

tt

13

22

30

34

37

41_

39

34

29

24

21

19

19

17

15

14

-

551. J

18.4: \

.Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,840 Mln 8.5 Mean 438 Cfsm - In. - (

Discharge measurement made on this day.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 

Wakatomika Creek near Frazeysburg, Ohio

183

Location. Lat 40°07'57", long. 82°08'S3", In NW£ sec. 13, T. 3 N., R. 9 W., on right bank 

% miles northwest of Frazeysburg, Muskingum County, 2 miles downstream from Fivemile 

Run, and 2-| miles upstream from Black Run.

Drainage area. 140 sq mi.

Records available. September 1936 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 748.12 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Oct. 31, 1936, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--17 years, 157 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,160 cfs Jan. 18 (gage height, 4.56 ft); minimum, 2.7 cfs Sept. 25-30; minimum gage height, 1.14 ft Aug. 31, Sept. 1-4.

1936-53: Maximum discharge, 11,300 cfs Jan. 27, 1952 (gage height, 11.61 ft); from 

rating curve extended above 6,600 cfs on basis of velocity-area study; minimum, that 

of Sept. 25-30, 1953; minimum gage height, that of Aug. 31, Sept. 1-4, 1953.

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 1113: 1937(M).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 1O, Sept. 13-30; 

stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 16-19, Jan. 5, 6)

Oct. l,to Jan. 18 Jan. 19 to Sept. 30

1.1

1.2

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

117

260

437

860

1,430

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

2.3

3.3

6.5

12

19

2.O 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

100

230

405

620

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

4.1

*3.6

47T

4.4

4.6

6.3

9.1

9.1

7.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.3

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

8.2

9.1

9.1

9.5

9.5

9.5

10

To

9.1

9.1

9.1

228.8

7.38

O.O53

0.06

Nov.

9.1

9.5

10

11

11

10

9.5

9.1

9.1

9.5

9.5

9.5

8.6

8.2

8.2

8.2

*8.6

8.2

9.1

13_

13

12

12

11

9.5

8.6

8.2

7.7

7.4

77T

285.7

9.52

O.O68

O.08

Dec.

7.4

777

8.2

9.1

42

5O

25

16

14

26

45

32

24

2O

16

15

14

14

14

15

16

17

16

16

15

14

14

12

11

11

13

569.4

18.4

0.131

O.15

Jan.

16

17

*16

18

17

15

14

21

73

133

183

122

88

68

57

51

98

3*8" 885

198

143

107

89

a!90

a250

a!50

a!2O

aSOO

389

230

242

4,848

156

1.11

1.28

Feb.

246

T7T

151

123

102

96

87

76

67

li

68

148

138

118

121

109

*9O

79

83

85

202

201

156

133

121

112

98

81

_

_

-

3,321

119

0.850

0.89

Mar.

71

65

7T

148

143

123

140

133

118

128

133

130

130

121

161

136" 210

153

146

118

100

96

98

102

133

123

116

109

98

87

79

3,749

121

O.864

l.OO

Apr.

94

143

123

114

100

94

*98

85

1?F

287

268

221

193

153

130

174

156

156

193

287

284

236

201

161

146

148

130

112

107

96

-

4,816

161

1.15

1.28

May

92

83

70

78- 62

75

94

354

239

174

136

114

102

92

96

92

164

246

193

151

118

407

481

 204

m

161

118

9O

76

70

62

4,758

153

1.09

1.26

June

51

45

38

35

32

38

172

57

40

32

32

27

26

23

22

20

22

24

21

17

15

14

12

11

10

12

16

68

~5T 281

-

1,264

42.1

O.3O1

0.34

July

31

*75

79

3?

28

23

21

18

27

17

14

12

12

11

10

9.9

9.4

12

40

22

14

12

- 15

14

9.9

8.3

7.9

»779"

12

8.8

7.9

628.0

20.3

O.145

0.17

Aug.

8.3

10

12

12

12

14

13

12

16

25

20

12

9.9

8.8

7.9

7.4

7.0

*6.5

6.5

6.5

5.8

5.8

5.1

5.1

4.7

4.4

4.4

4.1

3.9

3.6

TTS

277.3

8.95

0.064

O.07

Sept.

3.3

3.1

3.1

3.3

4.1

5.4 477

3.9

*3.6

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.6

3.6

3.3

3.3

3.6

5.4

3.9

3.3

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

-

1O3.4

3.45

0.025

0.03

Calendar year 1952: Max 7,200 Mln 3.6 - Mean 175 Cfsra 1.25 In. 17.00

Water year 1952-53: Max 885 Mln 2.7 Mean 68.1 Cfsra O.486 In. 6.61

Peak discharge fbase. 1,600 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, weather records, 

and records for Licking River near Newark.
184 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 

Muskingum River at Dresden, Ohio

Location.-7Lat 40°07'14", long. 82°00 I 02", on left bank 70 ft downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 208, half a mile east of Dresden, Muskingum County, and half a mile downstream from Wakatomika Creek.

Drainage area. 5,982 sq mi.

Records available. September 1921 to September 1953.

G-age. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 693.15 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Aug. 24, 1925, chain or staff gage at about same site and datum.

Average discharge. 32 years, 6,224 cfs;

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,600 cfs May 25 (gage height, 12.21 ft); minimum, 518 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 4.22 ft).

1921-53: Maximum discharge, 100,000 cfs Aug. 9, 1935 (gage height, 31.6 ft); minimum, 335 cfs June 25, 1925 (gage height, 2.73 ft).

Maximum stage known, 46.0 ft in March 1913, present site and datum, from floodmark 

(discharge, 228,000 cfs, computed by Corps of Engineers).

Remarks . Records good. Flow regulated by 14 flood-control reservoirs (see pp. 190-193). 

Records of water temperatures and sediment loads for the water year 1953 are given in 

WSP 1290.

Revisions (water years). WSP 728: 1927 (M). WSP 758: Drainage area. WSP 803 : 1935.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

4.2 

4.5 

5.0

500

770

1,290

7.0

10.0

13.0

3,900

9,480

16,600

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

790 

780

770

780 

770

820

870

950 

'5So 960

870 

870

860

840

800

800

800 

800

790

770

770

770

780

800 

800

800

800

780

761

7BO" 750

25,151

811

-

-

Nov.

780 750"

800

810 

850

890

900

900 

960

990

1,020 

*1,040

1,050

990

880

850

840 

840

850

970

1,120

1,180

1,510

1.510 

1,400

1,220

1,080

1,000

960

950

29,690

990

-

-

Dec.

890 

55o~ 880

880 

1,040

1,510

2,220

2.550 1,9'2'0'

1,740

1,800 

2,220

2,220

2,040

1,740

1,620

1,400 

1,360

1,270

1,240

1,200

1,200

1,240

1,220 

1,210

1,200

1,170

1,090

1,000

1,020

1,050

45,800

1,415

-

-

Jan.

1,050 

1,060

1,100

1,170 

1,250

5,350

1,320

1,310 

1,560

2,810

5,490 

*8,160

7,140

5,490

4,510

5,900

5,680 

8,700

15,100

11,900

9,040

6,940

5,660

5,840 

7,540

8,820

8,160

8,820

12,700

15 , 600

11,706

184,850

5,963

-

-

Feb.

11,000 

10,400

8,600

6,940 

5,840

4,850

4,550

4,200 

3,900

5,520

5,500 

3,750

4,850

5,490

5,150

4,830

4,510 

4,050

5,900

5,750

4,510

7,740

8,160

6,560 

5,490

5,150

4,670

4,550

_

-

155,770

5,492

-

-

Mar.

5,900 

5,600

*5,500

3,750 

7,740

7,940

6,740

5,840 

5,150

4,830

4,850 

4,990

5,150

5,150

5,150

5,840

6,200 

5,660

5,150

4,850

4,510

4,200

5,900

4,550 

6,560

9,920

10,800

9,920

8,820

7,540

6,380

182,640

' 5,892

-

-

Apr.

5,490 

6,580

8,160

7,940 

7,140

6,580

5,660

5,150 

5,150

5,490

8,600 

10,800

9,480

7,940

6,940

6,200

6,200 

6,200

6,200

7,540

9,260

*9,700

8,820

7,540 

6,560

6,020

5,840

6,020

5,660

5,520

209,780

6,995

-

-

May

4,990 

4,510

4,050

5,680 

3,450

5,450

5,900

8,600 

12,700

11,000

8,600 

6,740

5,840

6,580

6,740

6,940

7,340 

9,920

11,200

10,600

8,600

8,160

12,900

14,600 

14,600

14,100

12,700

10,400

8,160

6,560

5,660

257,070

8,295

-

-

June

4.990 

4^670

4,510

3,900 

3,230

2,810

3,380

*3,750 

3,520

3,500

4,510 

4,050

3,160

2,540

2,220

2,040

1,980 

2,550

3,680

3,520

2,880

2,540

2,550

2,100 

1,860

1,740

1.620

1,740

2,160

1,920

-

89,020

2,967

-

"

July

1,800 

2,280

5,900

4,670 

4,050

5,020

2,540

2,550 

2,220

2,420

2,100 

1,860

1,620

1,400

1,290

1,210

1.160 

1,180

1,520

1,680

*1,510

1,680

1,860

2,810 

2,610

1,980

1,620

1,510

1,400

1,500

1,200

65,550

2,050

-

"

Aug.

1,160 

1,180

1,510

1,180 

1,160

1,270

1,510

1,380 

1,270

1,620

1.980 

1,740

1,400

1,200

1,080

1,000

960 

880

840

790

770

770

752

716 

698

680

662

*655

655

655

608

52,507

1,049

-

-

Sept.

599 

644

1.08C

-TJ5T 

761

696 7ie

707 

671

617

eoe

60f

eoe

617

655

65f

62F 

64*

65S

680

680

689

689

671 

655

599

590

590

572

545

-

19,955

66*

-

-

Calendar year 1952: Max 42,000 Mln 750 Mean 7,115 -Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1952-53: Max 14,600 Mln 545 Mean 5,559 Cfsm - In.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 

Licking River near Newark, Ohio

185

Location. Lat 40°03'33", long. 82°20'23", inf^SWj-ofT. 2 N., R. 11 W., on right bank at 

downstream side of Stadden Bridge, 1 mile downstream from Shawnee Run, If miles upstream from Equality Run, and 3| miles east of Newark, Licking County.

Drainage area. 536 sq mi.

Records available . October 1939 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 779.02 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1944. Prior to May 9, 1940, chain gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge.--14 years, 576 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,860 cfs July 2 (gage height, 7.62 ft); mini- 

 mum, 33 cfs Sept. 29, 30 (gage height, 1.20 ft).

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 25,000 cfs Jan. 27, 1952 (gage height, 16.59 ft); minimum, 29 cfs Feb. 1, 1945, result of low temperature.

Remarks. Records good. Flow slightly regulated by Buckeye Lake on South Fork. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 973: 1940(M). WSP 1033: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 1O-19)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 28 Jan. 29 to Sept. 30

1.3 

1.5 

1.7 

2.0

121

206

2.5 

3.0 

5.0

362

575

2,000

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

104

246

419

3.0 660

5.0 1,900

7.0 3,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

''? an

f.t sm

In.

Oct.

48

46 

46

44

46

58

51

48

48

48

48

46

44

226

244

74

48

46 

41

4T

223

226

226

212

69

46

44

44

44 

41

41

2,560

82.6

0.154

0.18

Nov.

41

41

48

41

44

44

41

41

48

44

46

44

41

*44

44

44

46

41

56

35

48

48

46

46

46

46

39

36

TS 

39

-

1,317

43.9

0.082

0.09

Dec.

39

IT 

44

44

99

77

64

56

51

85

71

69

64

58

54

56

56

54 

51

54

51

54

54

51

51

48

48

46

44 

44

48

1,726

55.7

0.104

0.12

Jan.

48

*48 

50

50

45

44

44

80

90

135

194

203

157

129

107

99

151

1,840 

*732

391

290

226

189

498

542

309

244

1,470

1,040 

545

775

10,765

347

0.647

0.75

Feb.

955

487 

367

294

249

234

221

215

194

182

235

1,040

895

616

525

469

*408

352 

345

352

855

796

423

338

301

285

265

234

-

-

12,132

433

0.808

0.84

Mar.

206

194 

206

'525 965

530

492

408

342

349

374

370

359

359

427

595

411

338 

325

304

272

249

240

234

246

243

227

212

200 

188

171

10,969

354

0.660

0.76

Apr.

191

24? 

256

230

215

206

212

*203

389

672

545

415

389

318

278

396

431

381

505

1.100

1,080

733

530

400

352

389

385

345

325 

314

12,434

414

0.772

0.86

May

288

252 

221

200

212

206

243

949

865

482

345

285

256

249

246

275

499

955 

545

370

288

750

1,180

555

404

*318

252

209

188

177

160

12,424

401

0.748

0.86

June

149

141 

130

122

114

122

154

130

120

120

114

117

112

107

99

96

99

94 

92

89

86

82

77

72

7?

77

74

212

1,240 

349

-

4,662

155

0.289

0.32

July

407

»2,810 

914

389

256

197

160

160

138

117

109

104

99

94

92

84

79

145 

749

301

197

168

197

203

146

117

109

*553

288 

179

135

9,697

313

0.584

0.67

Aug.

120

256 

TaT

149

133

117

112

117

188

152

122

104

94

*86

79

77

74

67 

67

65

57

57

53

53

53

51

53

51

48 

46

i±

2,927

94.4

0.176

0.20

Sept.

44

40 

42

42

51

40

40

44

*44

46

48

51

44

44

44

44

42

42 

48

51

44

40

40

40

40

40

37

57

37 

*42

-

1,288

42.9

0.080

0.09

Calendar year 1952: Max 20,300 Min 36 Mean 633 Cfsm 1.18 In. 16.09

 later year 1952-53: Max 5,810 Min 36 Mean 227 Cfsm 0.424 In. 5.74

Peak discharge (base, 6,500 cfs). No peak above base. 

» Discharge measurement made on this day.
186 MOSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

Licking River at Toboso, Ohio

Location. Lat 40 "03 "36", long. 82°13'12", on right bank 30 ft downstream from highway 

bridge at Tobcso, Licking County, 3 miles downstream from Rock Pork,

Drainage area. 672 sq mi.

Records available . September 1921 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 744.84 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Sept. 20, 1929, chain gage at site 30 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 32 years, 692 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year. 3,980 cfs July 2 (gage height, 7.44 ft); minimum, 

45 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 0.60 ft).

1921-53: Maximum discharge, 32,500 cfs Jan. 27, 1952 (gage height, 18.75 ft); minimum, 34 cfs Jan. 1, 1931.

Flood in March 1913 reached a stage of 20.0 ft (discharge, 35,000 cfs, computed by 

Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District).

Remarks. Records good. Flow slightly regulated by Buckeye Lake on South Fork.

Revisions (water years). WSP 823: 1922(M), 1924(M), 1927-29(M), 1933(M), 1935(M). WSP 

873:1935.WSP 893: 1937(M).

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.6

.9

1.2

1.5

45

81

144

234

2.0 

4.O 

7.0

412

1,460

3,620

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21 

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

66 

65

65

 ss 63

80

80

73

68

68

68

67

67

212

284

108

71

68 

66

66

204 

254

254 

254

102

70

66

66

66

66

65

3,237

1O4

0.155

0.18

Nov.

66

65

70

65

65

65

66

66

70

71

68

68

68

*70

70

70

67

65 

77

80

74 

74

71 

71

71

70

65

63

62

65

-

2,059

68.6

O.102

0.11

Dec.

62 m

70

70

150

117

91

81

75

111

108

95

90

81

75

73

74

74 

71

74

75 

74

74 

74

71

70

68

63

66

67

71

2,462

79.4

0.118

0.14

Jan.

73 

 71

73

73

68

66

7T

104

175

241

322

304

231

 187

158

139

225

2,210 

1,130

630

453

347

288 

789

882

528

408

1,690

1,460

8O1

938

15,145

489

0.728

0.84

Feb.

1.16O 

693

505

412

343

315

298

274

250

228

277

1,100

1,050

774

666

 584

505

420 

416

424

909 

1,020

584 

462

4O8

381

347

301

_

-

-

15,106

540

O.8O4

0.84

Calendar year 1952: Max 27,20O Mln 58

Mar.

267 

241

554

974

1,100

666

609

528

449

453

466

466

453

457

555

774

560

474 

453

412

362 

332

322 

318

358

343

326

301

277

257

241

14,058

453

O.674

0.78

Apr.

267 532-

358

326

298

287

 301

281

469

855

774

599

551

449

385

541

589

541 

693

1,320

1.580 

i.OBO

801 

599

514

541

528

470

449

424

17,032

568

0.845

O.94

May

404 

347

301

270

504

294

345

1,010

1,100

693

505

396

354

347

347

366

620

1.18O 

855

555

432 

796

1,520 

828

 579

457

345

281

244

228

205

16,504

552

0.792

0.91

June

181 

169

152

147

159

147

208

172

152

ISO

150

144

169

142

126

122

129

124 

117

106

102 

102

95 

84

54

95

88

206

~45T 1,510

5,765

192

0.286

0.32

July

336

 5,000

1,160

523

351

267

221

205

190

164

147

159

154

124

122

115

1O8

?05 

740

392

264 

221

254 

257

187

155

147

*518

373

231

169

11,415

568

0.548

0.65

Aug.

150 

291

23T

187

169

152

142

ISO

224

199

158

132

115

106

98

93

 90

80 

77

78

74 

75

71 

68

67

65

65

61

59

56

55

3,636

117

0.174

0.20

Sept.

55

53

5?,

5*

63

5'5

5?

51

*50

50

5?

59

5?

5?

54

52

50

50

s ":

55 

E2

El 

EO

49

El

EO

48

47

45

-

1,574

52.5

0.078

0.09

Mean 787 Cfsm 1.17 In. 15.95

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,000 Mln 47 Mean 296 Cfsm O.440 In. 5.98

Peak discharge (base, 7,OOP efa). No peak above base. 

Discharge measurement made on this day.
MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 

Licking River at Dillon, Ohio

187

Location.--Lat 39°58'15", long. 82°03'25", in T. 1 H., R. 8 W., on downstream side of 

center pier of highway bridge at Dillon, Muskingum County, 3 miles northwest of Zanesville and 3^ miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 754 sq mi.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 683.7 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Oct. 27, 194ft at site a third of a 

mile upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 801 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,030 cfs July 2 (gage height, 8.9 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 52 cfs Sept. 25, 26, 29, 30.

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 30,300 cfs Mar. 7, 1945; maximum gage height, 27.63 ft 

Jan. 27, 1952; minimum discharge, 36 cfs Feb. 13, 1944, result of low temperature.

Maximum stage known, 37.0 ft in March 1913, from floodmark (backwater from Muskingum 

River).

Remarks. Records good. Flow slightly regulated by Buckeye Lake on South Fork. 

Revisions. WSP 923: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge. In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 26 to Sept. 4,

Sept. 8-16, 19-21)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 18 Jan. 19 to Sept. 30

3.1 

3.5 

3.7 

4.0

7.0

73

160

230

395

2,510

2.8 

3.1 

3.3 

3.6 

4.0 

7.0

50

76

114

212

390

2,510

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

'1

'2

13'4

- 5

6'7

 8 

'9

20

21 

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

151

"total

'<>?an

Cfsm *n.

Oct.

77

75

7373"

73

83

93

87

83

81

79

79

79

100

280

212

108

91 

83

79

114 

240 

245

255

199

110

91

87

83 

83

79

3,574

115

0.153

0.18

Nov.

79

79

79

81

77

77

75" 75

77

77

75

75

75

*77

79

83

85

85 

87

104

97 

91 

89

87

87

87

85

79

79 

79

-

2,461

82.0

0.109

0.12

Dec.

79

81

83

85

114

T2"9~ 158

112

104

118

146

129

123

114

106

101

97

97 

97

95

99 

99 

95

93

91

87

85

81

75 53"

85

3,141

101

0.134

0.15

Jan.

87

»87

87

89

87

75

77

95

163

228

353

353

280

226

182

160

162

1,860 

1,410

752

564 

445 

36C

703

955

668

518

1,340

1,830 

885

801

15,882

512

0.679

0.7?

Feb.

1,130

801

605

518

423

390

365

336

304

274

295

850

1,060

787

703

 668

605

518 

499

493

731 

1,200

no

591

512

475

434

380

-

-

16,657

595

0.789

0.82

Mar.

336

308

318

661

1,270

787

675

647

550

531

544

544

538

531

564

731

668

577 

538

493

440 

406 

396

401

475

469

428

401

375 

345

322

16,269

525

0.696

0.80

Apr.

331

JzT

451

412

380

370

*380

355

 396

801

850

675

640

564

481

550

633

612 

689

1,240

1,520 

1,160 

885

710

626

612

626

577

550 

518

-

19,017

634

0.841

0.94

May

493

440

396

360

401

401

499

1,060

1,200

801

619

518

457

434

428

434

640

1,160 

955

689

564 

544 

1,660

920

 682

570

451

365

313 

278

252

18,984

612

0.812

0.94

June

224

205

186

175

168

162

224

212

186

175

186

165

179

168

152

142

145

142 

139

128

122 

117 

114

110

101

101

101

101

1,480 5IB"

-

6,625

221

0.293

0.33

July

434

2.510

1,620

738

469

318

 236

212

240

175

152

142

142

128

128

125

540" 112

505

445

313 

326 

350

250

205

165

152

274

524 

304

194

12,128

391

0.519

0.60

Aug.

158

216

321 194"

190

»165

151

165

155

228

162

142

136

103

103

99

96

*92 

92

86

76 

76 

76

73

72

68

66

64

63 

63

61

3,812

123

0.163

0.19

Sept.

59

59

59

59

72

65" 73

60

 56

56

57

63

61

61

60

60

55

55 

60

70

68 

58 

55

54

52

52

55

55

52 

52

-

1,773

59.1

0.078

0.09

Calendar year 1952= Max 23,200 Mln 68 Mean 893 Cfsm 1.18 In. 16.12

water year 1952-53: Max 2,510 Mln 52 Mean 330 Cfsm 0.438 In. 5.94

Peak discharge (base, 6,500 efs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Discharge computed from once- or twice-daily wire-weight-gage or staff-gage readings 

June 24 to July 23, July 25 to Sept. 30.
188 MUSKlNGUM RIVER BASIN 

Muskingum River at Zanesville, Ohio

Location.--Lat 39°56'07", long.-82°00'26", near left bank on downstream side of Sixth 

Street Bridge in Zanesville, Muskingum County, 1,000 ft upstream from lock 10, half a 

mile downstream from Licking River, 0.6 mile downstream from dam 10, and 2.2 miles upstream from Moxahala Creek.

Drainage area. 6,844 sq mi.

Records available. April 1905 to December 1912 (gage heights and discharge measurements 

only), October 1939 to September 1953. Gage-height records collected at lock 10 since 

June 1887 by Corps of Engineers are contained in reports of U, S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 665.0 ft above mean sea level, 

adjustment of 1912. Prior to Dec. 20, 1939, staff gage at site 1,000 ft downstream at 

same datum.

Average discharge. 14 years (1939-53), 7,217 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, about 15,700 cfs May 24; minimum daily, 610 cfs 

Sept. 30.

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 80,900 cfs Jan. 27, 1952 (gage height, 29.6 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 420 cfs Jan. 7, 1940.

Maximum stage known, 51.8 ft Mar. 27, 1913, from gage readings by Corps of Engineers

Remarks. Records fair. Plow regulated by 14 flood-control reservoirs (see pp. 190-193). 

Revisions. WSP 893: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8 

9 

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

920 

S4"0~ 840

840

840

920

 1,OOO

1,000 

1,O80 

1,000

920

920 

920

920

1,080

1,000

920

920 

920

920

920

1,000

1,000

1,080

1,000

920

920 

840

840

840

840

28,920

933

-

-

Nov.

840 

540

84O

920

920

,000

,000

,000 

,080 

,080

,18O

* ,200 

,180

1,160

968

920

920

920 

920

1,080

1,250

1,250

1,420

1,620

1,600

1,690

1,270 

1,080

1,000

1,000

-

33,148

1,105

_

-

Dec.

1,000 

1,020

1,02O 

1,100

1,250

1,780

2,45O

2,550 

2,150 

1,960

2,060

2,350 

2,350

2,250

1,960

1,780

1,600

1,510 

1,420

1,340

1,340

1,340

1,340

1,340

1,340

1,340

1,300 

1,270

1,160

1,080

1,080

48,830

1,575

-

-

Jan.

1,160 

1,160

1,250 

1,340

1,420

1,420

1,420

1,470 

1,780 

3,050

5,860

*8,620 

7,660

"5,740

4,730

4,190

3,980

10,900 

14,900

13,000

9,880

7,660

6,220

6,940

7,660

9,100

9,880 

10,700

14,000

14,600

13,OOO

204,690

6,603

-

Feb.

al2.200 

11,706

9,620 

7,660

6,460

5,500

4,950

4,620 

4,300 

3,880

3,660

4,620 

5,860

6,220

5,980

5,620

5,280

4,730 

4,400

4,300

5,500

7,660

9,1OO

7,180

6,100

5,740

5,170 

4,840

.

_

-

172,850

6,173

.

-

Mar.

4,400 

4,190

*3,560 

4,190

9,100

8,860

7,420

6,700 

5,740 

5,740

5,500

5,620 

5,740

5,860

5,740

6,460

6,940

6,460 

5,740

5,390

5,060

4,730

4,510

4,950

7,180

10,400

11,400 

iff, 400

9,100

7,900

6,940

201,920

6,514

_

-

Apr.

5,980 

6,940

8,620 

8,380

7,660

6,700

6,100

5,390 

5,620 

6,460

9,100

11,4OO 

1 1,160

8,620

7,420

6,700

6,700

6,700 

6,940

8,860

10,900

*11,200

9,880

8,380

7,180

6,700

6,460 

6,46O

6,460

5,740

-

230,750

7,692

_

-

May

5,500 

5,06O

4,510 

4,190

4,080

3,880

4,400

9,620 

13,800 

12,000

9,360

7,660 

6,700

6,700

7,180

7,420

8,860

10,900 

12,200

11,700

9,36O

8,860

14,600

a!5,500

15,100

14,600

13,300 

10,90O

8,620

6,940

5,980

279,480

9,015

.

-

June

5,280 

4,840

4,730 

4,080

3,46O

3,050

3,660

*3,880 

3,770 

3,460

4,620

4,300 

3,460

2,850

2,430

2,230

2,150

2,350 

3,880

3,660

3,050

2,550

2,550

2,250

1,960

1,820

1,760 

1,870

3,350

2,750

-

96,050

3,202

_

-

July

2,230 

3,560

5.500 

5,500

4,62O

3,350

2,750

2,750 

2,510 

2,650

2,510

2,190 

1,80O

1,80O

1,47O

1,320

1,270

1.250 

2,060

*2,150

al,900

a2,OOO

a2,300

a2,600

a2,900

a2,400

1,910 

1,620

1,960

1,760

1,490

76,080

2,454

.

-

Aug.

1,300 

1,420

1,620 

,49O

,390

,420

,710

,620 

1,510 

1,830

2,070

m1,300

1,230

1,160

1,080

952 

872

904

872

872

840

840

*856

760

730 

715

700

gl5~ 685

37,373

1,206

-

-

Sept.

685

760

 1,160 §2~0"

824

1,OOO

840

840 

730 

685

685

715 

685

670

730

700

685

730 

730

760

745

760

745

730

*700

655

655 

655

640

610

-

22,429

748

-

-

Calendar year 1952: Max 70,800 Min 840 Mean 8,105 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1952-53: Max 15,500 Min 610 Mean 3,925 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this-day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station at McConnelsville 

and station at Dresden plus Licking River at Dillon.
MUSKINGDM RIVER BASIN 

Muskingum River at McConnelsville, Ohio

189

Location. Lat 390 38'40", long. 81°51'00", in SE^ sec. 11, T. 10 N., R. 12 W., on left 

bank Just upstream from dam 7, at McConnelsville, Morgan County, 3j miles downstream 

from Oilspring Run.

Drainage area. 7,411 sq mi.

Records available. October 1921 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 650.31 ft above mean sea level, adjustment1 

of 1912. Prior to July 27, 1922, chain gage at site half a mile upstream at same datum. 

July 27, 1922, to Aug. 10, 1926, staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 32 years, 7,372 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 16,100 cfs May 24 (gage height, 5.20 ft); minimum, 575 cfs Sept. 27, 28 (gage height, 0.40 ft).

1921-53: Maximum discharge, 126,000 cfs Jan. 26, 1937 (gage height, 21.14 ft); min-' 

imum, 218 cfs Aug. 25, 1930 (gage height, -0.65 ft), from-rating curve extended below 

470 cfs.

Maximum stage known, 33.5 ft Mar. 27, 1913 (discharge, 270,000 cfs, computed by 

Corps of Engineers).

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by 14 flood-control reservoirs (see pp. 190-193).

Revisions (water years).--WSP 758: Drainage area. ¥SP 783: 1913(M). WSP 853: 1933(M). 

WSP 1173:1922-24, 1928(M).

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 2-12, Sept. 13-30)

0.2

.5

1.0

2.0

570

750

1,300

3,290

3.0 

5.0 

6.0

6.2OO 

15,000 

2O,600

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

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

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1,030 

953 

964

964 

942

1,060

1,100

1,070 

1,080

1,120

1,100

942

1,040

1,060

1,060

1.160 

1,060 

1,070

964

893

911

750

715

557

1,030

975

997

986 

964

884

884

30,725

991

-

Nov.

884 

893 

875 593" 

975

902

953

975 

942

*997

1,080

1,100

1,150

1,150

1,120

1,030 

1,080 

1,030

1,020

1,100

1,260

1,350

1,350

1,540

*1,670

1,510

1,360

1,270 

1,220

1,150

-

33,829

1,128

_

-

Dec.

1,150 

1,150 

1,130

1,120 

1,320

1,720

2,040

2,570 

2,340

2,200

2,140

2,340

2,550

2,400

2,140

1,870 

1,680 

1,560

1,480

1,430

. 1,410

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,380

1,360

1,350

1,270 

1,230

1,160

1,190

50,880

1,641

_

-

Jan.

1,240 

1,270 

1,300

1,330 

1,380

1,410

1,330

1,810 

*2,240

3,010

5,150

7,900

8,100

6,380

5,000

4,250 

3,880 

8,200

14,500

13,500

10,900

8,100

6,380

7,300

9,100

9,300

9,100

12,500 

15,000

15,600

14,000

210,460

6,789

_

-

Feb.

12,500 

11,800 

9,980

8,100 

6,550

5,500

4,850

4,400 

4,120

5,880

3,880

5,320

6,200

6,550

6,380

6,020 

5,500 

4,700

4,400

4,250

4,850

7,900

9,520

7,900

6,550

5,850

5,320

4,850

_

-

177,620

6,344

_

-

Kar.

4,400 

*4,000 

4,000

5,000 

7,900

9,520

8,300

7,100 

6,200

5,680

5,500

5,500

5,680

5,850

5,680

6,380 

6,900 

6,550

5,850

5,500

5,000

4,700

4,550

5,150

7,300

10,200

11,600

10,300 

9,520

8,300

7,100

205,810

6,639

_

Apr.

6,380 

6,900 

8,700

8,700 

7,900

6,900

6,380

5,680 

5,680

6,900

8,900

11,600

10,600

8,900

7,700

7,100 

6,900 

7,700

8,500

10,200

11,800

11,800

*10,900

9,300

7,900

7,100

6,720

6,720 

6,380

5,850

-

242,690

8,090

-

May

5,680 

5,000 

4,550

4,120 

4,120

4,120

4,550

7,900 

14,000

13,500

10,400

8,300

7,500

6,720

7,300

7,900 

9,750 

11,300

13,00

12,200

10,200

8,300

13,000

16,100

15,600

15,000

13,500

11,300 

9,100

7,300

6,020

287,330

9,269

-

June

5,150 

4,700 

4,400

4,000 

3,520

3,290

3,640

3,880 

*3,880

3,520

4,120

4,400

3,750

3,040

2,700

2,400 

2,300 

2,240

3,060

3,640

3,520

2,920

2,610

2,360

2,140

1,980

1,850

1,810 

2,990

3,060

-

96,870

3,229

-

July

2,240 

3,770 

6,020

5,150 

4,550

3,640

2,920

2,590 

2,440

2,400

2,220

2,060

1,870

1,670

1,540

1,440 

1,380 

1,430

2,100

2,240

2,060

1,920

2,3OO

2,340

2,940

2,380

1,940

1,700 

1,900

1,680

1,490

76,320

2,462

-

Aug.

1,380

1,320 

1,440

1,490 

*1,400

1,350

1,400

1,540 

1,600

1,580

1,810

2,020

1,670

1,410

1,300

1,170 

1,150 

1,100

1,030

953

975

1,030

911

*964

986

911

893

9Q2 

884

814

SSTF

38,213

1,233

-

Sept.

839 

798 

758

814 

951

822

814

848 

814

743

743

750

715

758

806

750 

694 

7O1

743

722

766

750

722

*694

668

674

610

SET

715

662

-

22,480

749

-

Calendar year 1952 : Max 73,400 Mln 715 Mean 8,586 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1952-53 : Max 16,100 Min 610 Mean 4,036 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
190 MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

Reservoirs in Muskingum River basin, Ohio

During the years 1935 to 1938, the Corps of Engineers constructed 14 dams on the 

Muskingum River and tributaries for the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District. The 

reservoirs created by these dams are used mainly for flood control, but at 11 of them a 

conservation pool is maintained for emergency water supply for domestic and industrial 

uses, to maintain sanitary stream conditions during periods of extreme low flow, and for 

recreational and wildlife conservation-purposes.

There are no gates on spillways of the dams, except at Senecaville, All regulation is 

done by gates in tunnels through the dams, except at Beach City and Charles Mill, where 

there are also bypass gates in the conservation weir. At Senecaville, regulation at 

higher stages can be assisted by operation of llf-foot taintor gates on spillway.

The total capacity of these reservoirs at spillway level is 1,539,000 acre-ft, of 

which 211,400 acre-ft is retained in the conservation pools.

The Corps of Engineers assumed operation of the reservoirs on Aug. 13, 1939, and furnished gage-height records and capacity curves used to compute data contained herein.

Dover Reservoir. Lat 40°33'30", long. 81°24'45", in SW£ sec. 6, T. 9 N., R. 1 W., at dam 

on Tuscarawas River, 4.2" miles northeast of Dover, Tuscarawas County. Drainage area 

above dam is 1,397 sq mi. Records, available, October 1939 to September 1953. Gage, 

water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 858.0 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 

1912; gage readings have been adjusted to elevations above mean sea level. Maximum 

contents during year, 3,420 acre-ft May 25 (elevation, 87B.18 ft); no contents several 

days during year; minimum elevation, 864.75 ft Nov. 17. Maximum contents during period 

1939-53, 92,890 acre-ft June 11, 1947 (elevation, 902.68 ft); no contents several days 

during each year; minimum elevation, 864.35 ft Oct. 17, 20, 1939.

Reservoir formed by concrete dam completed Nov. 29, 1937. Capacity at spillway 

level (elevation, 916.0 ft), 203,000 acre-ft, of which 1,000 acre-ft is in conservation 

pool. Reservoir is used for flood control and conservation. There are no gates on 

spillway and all regulation is done by gates in conduits through dam.

Bolivar Reservoir. Lat 40°39'05", long. 81°25'55", at dam on Sandy Creek, 1.1 miles east 

of Bolivar, Tuscarawas County. Drainage area, 502 sq mi. Records available, October 

1939 to September 1953. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 895.0 ft above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; gage readings have been adjusted to elevations 

above mean sea level. Maximum contents during year, 6,£80 aere-ft May 24 (elevation, 

914.05 ft); minimum, 188 acre-ft Sept. 17-19 (elevation, 896.50 ft). Maximum contents 

during period 1939-53, 57,830 acre-ft Feb. 8, 1952 (elevation, 942.29 ft); minimum, 

181 acre-ft Oct. 30, 1944, several days in October and November 1949 (elevation, 

896.40 ft).

Reservoir formed by earth dam completed Nov. 15, 1937. Capacity at spillway level 

(elevation, 962.0 ft), 149,600 acre-ft. Reservoir is used for flood control only. 

There are no gates on spillway and all regulation is done by gates in conduits through 

dam.

Leesyille Reservoir.--lat 40°28'10", long. 81°11'45", in E? sec. 36, T. 13 N., R. 6 W., 

at dam on McGulre Creek, 1.4 miles northeast of Leesville, Carroll County. Drainage 

area, 47.9 sq mi. Records available, October 1939 to September 1953. Gage, waterstage recorder. Datum of gage is 928.0 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; 

gage readings have been adjusted to elevations above mean sea level. Maximum contents 

during year, 19,900 acre-ft May 23 (elevation, 963.40 ft); minimum, 13,550 acre-ft 

Nov. 30, Dec. 1 (elevation, 956.44 ft). Maximum contents during period 1939-53, 

26,760 acre-ft Apr. 17, 1948 (elevation, 969.59 ft); minimum, 370 acre-ft Oct. 9-25, 

1939 (elevation, 928.38 ft), but may have been less during period Sept. 18-24, 1940.

Reservoir formed by earth dam completed Oct. 22, 1937. Capacity at spillway level 

(elevation, 977.5 ft), 37,400 acre-ft, of which 19,500 acre-ft is in conservation pool. 

Reservoir is used for flood control and conservation. There are no gates on spillway 

and all regulation is done by gates in conduit through dam.

Atwood Reservoir.--Lat 40°31'35", long. 81°17'15", in SE£ sec. 28, T. 15 N., R. 7 W., at 

dam on Indian Pork, 1.5 miles southeast of New Cumberland, Tuscarawas County. Drainage 

area, 70.3 sq mi. Records available, October 1939 to September 1953. Gage, waterstage recorder. Datum of gage is 890.0 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; 

gage readings have been adjusted to elevations above mean sea level. Maximum contents 

during year, 24,370 acre-ft May 23 (elevation, 928.48 ft); minimum, 17,890 acre-ft 

Dec. 1-5 (elevation, 923.99 ft). Maximum contents during period 1939-53, 35,220 acreft Feb. 8, 1952 (elevation, 934.51 ft); minimum, 10.2 acre-ft Jan. 8, 9, 1940 (elevation, 890.36 ft).

Reservoir formed by earth dam completed Sept. 23, 1937. Capacity at spillway level 

(elevation, 941.0 ft), 49,700 acre-ft, of which 23,600 acre-ft is in conservation pool. 

Reservoir is used for flood-control and conservation. There are no gates on spillway 

and all regulation is done by gates in conduits through dam.

Beach City Reservoir.--Lat 40 0 38'10", long. 81°33'30", at dam on Sugar Creek, 1.6 milea 

southeast of Beach City, Stark County. Drainage area, 300 sq mi. Records available, 

October 1939 to September 1953. Sage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 931.0 

ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; gage readings have been adjusted to elevations above mean sea level. Maximum contents during year, 3,830 acre-ft Jan. 19 

(elevation, 951.71 ft); minimum, 1,760 acre-ft Sept. 30 (elevation, 948.12 ft). Maximum contents during period 1939-53, 34,100 acre-ft June 10, 1947 (elevation, 968.56 

ft); minimum, 1.1 acre-ft Oct. 10, 17-19, 1939 (elevation, 931.60 ft).

Reservoir formed by earth danj completed Aug. 13, 1937. Capacity at spillway level 

(elevation, 976.5 ft), 71,700 acre-ft, of which 1,700 acre-ft is in conservation pool. 

Reservoir is used for flood control and conservation. There are no gates on spillway 

and all regulation is done by gates in conduits through dam or through bypass in conservation weir.
MUSKDJGUM RIVER BASIN 191 

Reservoirs In Muskingum River basin, Ohio Continued

Piedmont Reservoir. Lat 40 0 11'25", long. 81 C 12'45", in SE^ sec. 35, T. 10 N., R. 6 W., 

at dam on Stillwater Creek, 0.4 mile west of Piedmont, Harrison County. Drainage 

area, 84 sq mi. Records available, October 1939 to September 1953. Gage, water-stage 

recorder. Datum of gage is 881.75 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; gage 

readings have been adjusted to elevations above mean sea level. Maximum contents 

during year, 35,320 acre-ft May 12, 13 (elevation, 913.76 ft); minimum, 26,920 acreft Nov. 22 (elevation, 909.91 ft). Maximum contents during period 1939-53, 46,710 

acre-ft June 11, 12, 1947 (elevation, 918.33 ft); minimum, 109 acre-ft Nov. 29, 30, 

1939 (elevation, 882.55 ft).

Reservoir formed by earth dam completed May 22, 1937. Capacity at spillway level 

(elevation, 924.6 ft), 65,000 acre-ft, of which 33,600 acre-ft is in conservation pool. 

Reservoir is used for flood-control and conservation. There are no gates on spillway 

and all regulation is done by gates in tunnel through abutment of dam.

Clendening Reservoir Lat 40°16'05", long. 81°16'35", in Nwi sec. 16, T. 12 N., R. 7 W., 

at dam on Brushy Pork, 0.6 mile east of Tippecanoe, Harrison County. Drainage area, 

69.5 sq mi. Records available, October 1939 to September 1953. Gage, water-stage 

recorder. Datum of gage is 862.0 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; gage 

readings have been adjusted to elevations above mean sea level. Maximum contents 

during -rear, 27,600 acre-ft Jan. 12 (elevation, 898.58 ft); minimum, 24,190 acre-ft 

Sept. '<0 (elevation, 896.64 ft). Maximum contents during period 1939-53, 38,080 acreft Fee. 7. 1952 (elevation, 903.85 ft); minimum, 34 acre-ft Nov. 30, 1939 (elevation, 

862.41 ft).

Reservoir formed by earth dam completed Nov. 1, 1937; capacity at spillway level 

(elevation, 910.5 ft), 54,000 acre-ft, of which 26,500 acre-ft is in conservation pool. 

Reservoir is used for flood control and conservation. There are no gates on spillway 

and all regulation is done by gates in tunnel through abutment of dam.

Tappan Reservoir. Lat 40°21'35", long. 81°13'35", in NW£ sec. 4, T. 13 N., R. 7 W., at 

dam on Little Stillwater Creek, 0.9 mile west of Tappan, Harrison County. Drainage 

area, 71.0 sq mi. Records available, October 1939 to September 1953. Gage, waterstage recorder. Datum of gage is 870.0 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; 

gage readings have been adjusted to elevations above mean sea level. Maximum contents 

during year, 36,390 acre-ft June 18 (elevation, 899.83 ft); minimum, 31,790 acre-ft 

Nov. 18, 19 (elevation, 897.86 ft). Maximum contents during period 1939-53, 48,480 

acre-ft Feb. 5, 6. 1952 (elevation, 904.53 ft); minimum, 48 acre-ft Oct. 1, 1939 (elevation, 870.05 ft).

Reservoir formed by earth dam completed Oct. 24, 1936. Capacity at spillway level 

(elevation, 909.0 ft), 61,600 acre-ft, of which 35,100 acre-ft is in conservation 

pool. Reservoir is used for flood control and conservation. There are no gates on 

spillway and all regulation is done by gates in tunnel through dam.

Charles Mill Reservoir.--Lat 40°44'20", long. 82°21'40", in NE£ sec. 35, T. 23 N., R. 17 

W., at dam on Black Fork, 2.5 miles south of Mifflin, Ashland County. Drainage area, 

216 sq mi. Records available, October 1939 to September 1953. Gage, water-stage 

recorder. Datum of gage is 987.0 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; gage 

readings have been adjusted to elevations above mean sea level. Maximum contents 

during year, 15,930 acre-ft May 26 (elevation, 1,002.15 ft); minimum, 5,690 acre-ft 

Nov. 18 (elevation, 995.67 ft). Maximum contents during period 1939-53, 52,930 acreft June 19, 1947 (elevation, 1,013.34 ft); minimum, 4,490 acre-ft Jan. 3, 1944 (elevation, 994.63 ft).

Reservoir formed by earth dam completed Aug. 17, 1936. Capacity at spillway level 

(elevation, 1,020.0 ft), 88,000 acre-ft, of which 7,400 acre-ft is In conservation 

pool. Reservoir is used for flood control and conservation. There are no gates on 

spillway and all regulation is done by gates In conduits through dam or through bypass 

gate around conservation weir.

Mohawk Reservoir. Lat 40°21'10", long. 82°05'15", In SW£ sec. 6, T. 6 N., R. 8 W., at 

dam on Walhonding River, 1.5 miles northwest of Nellie, Coshocton County. Drainage 

area, 1,501 sq mi. Records available, October 1939 to September 1953. Gage, waterstage recorder. Datum of gage Is 799.2 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; 

gage readings have been adjusted to elevations above mean sea level. Maximum contents 

during year, 2,180 acre-ft Jan. 18 (elevation, 814.04 ft); minimum, 111 acre-ft 

Sept. 9, 25, 28 (elevation, 800.55 ft from graph based on gage readings). Maximum 

contents during period 1939-53, 126,800 acre-ft June 10, 1947 (elevation, 864.76 ft); 

minimum, 108 acre-ft Oct. 10, 1939 (elevation, 800.48 ft).

Reservoir formed by earth dam completed Sept. 22, 1937. Capacity at spillway 

level (elevation, 890.0 ft), 285,000 acre-ft. Reservoir Is used for flood control 

only. There are no gates on spillway and all regulation is done by gates In tunnels 

through dam.

Pleasant Hill Reservoir. Lat 40°37 I 25", long. 82°19'30", in NE^ sec. 7, T. 19 N., R. 16 

W., at dam on Clear Fork, 2.5 miles south of Perrysvllle, Ashland County. Drainage 

area, 199 sq ml. Records available, October 1939 to September 1953. Gage, waterstage recorder. Datum of gage is 971.75 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; 

gage readings have been adjusted to elevations above mean sea level. Maximum contents 

during year, 32,060 acre-ft May 24 (elevation, 1,036.58 ft); minimum, 10,440 acre-ft 

Dec. 4 (elevation, 1,016.09 ft). Maximum contents during period 1939-53, 32,220 acreft June 8. 1947 (elevation, 1,036.69 ft); minimum, 995 acre-ft May 19, 1941 (elevation, 

991.43 ft).

Reservoir formed by earth dam completed Feb. 1, 1938. Capacity at spillway level 

(elevation, 1,065.0 ft), 87,700 acre-ft, of which 13,500 acre-ft is In conservation 

pool. Reservoir is used for flood control and conservation. There are no gates on 

spillway and all regulation Is done by gates In tunnel through dam.
192 M0SKINGUM RIVER BASIN

Reservoirs in Muskingum River basin, Ohio Continued

Mohicanvllle Reservoir. Lat 40°43'35", long. 82°09'05", in SE£ sec. 34, T. 21 N., R. 15 

W., at dam on Lake Fork, 2 miles east of Mohicanville, Ashland County. Drainage area, 

269 sq mi. Records available, October 1939 to September 1953. Gage, water-stage 

recorder. Datum of gage is 932.0 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; gage 

readings have been adjusted to elevations above mean sea level. Maximum consents 

during year, 10,080 acre-ft May 24 (elevation, 946.91 ft); minimum, 46 acre-ft Oct. 2 

(elevation, 933.05 ft from graph based on gage readings). Maximum contents during 

period 1939-53, 59,820 acre-ft June 15, 1947 (elevation, 957.60 ft); minimum, 28 acreft several days in 1941, 1944, 1945; minimum elevation, 932.38 ft several days in 

August, September, and October, 1941.

Reservoir formed by earth dam completed Dec. 24, 1936. Capacity at spillway level 

(elevation, 963.0 ft), 102,000 acre-ft. Reservoir is used for flood control only. 

There are no gates on spillway and all regulation is done by gates in conduits through 

dam.

Senecaville Reservoir.--Lat 39°55'25", long. 81°26'IO", at dam on Seneca Fork, 1.5 miles 

southeast of Senecaville. Drainage area, 121 sq mi. Records available, October 1939 

to September 1953. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 812.05 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912; gage readings have been adjusted to elevations above 

mean sea level. Maximum contents during year, 46,490 acre-ft Jan. 29, 30 (elevation, 

833.10 ft); minimum, 36,630 acre-ft Dec. 1, 2 (elevation, 830.24 ft). Maximum contents 

during period 1939-53, 63,370 acre-ft Mar. 24, 1945 (elevation, 837.27 ft); minimum, 

2,310 acre-ft Oct. 22, 23, 1939 (elevation, 812.53 ft).

Reservoir formed by earth dam completed May 14, 1937. Capacity at spillway level 

(elevation, 842.5 ft), 88,500 acre-ft, of which 43,500 acre-ft is in conservation pool. 

Reservoir is used for flood control and conservation. Outflow is controlled mostly 

by operation of gates in short conduits through dam, but above spillway level, lljfoot taintor gates on spillway can be used.

Wills Creek Reservoir. Lat 40 0 09'25", long. 81°50'55", in SEi sec. 23, T. 4 N., R. 6 W., 

 at dam on Wills Creek, 1.3 miles south of village of Wills Creek, Coshocton County. 

Drainage area, 844 sq mi. Records available, October 1939 to September 1953. Gage, 

water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 733,0 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 

1912; gage readings have been adjusted to elevations above mean sea level. Maximum 

contents during year, 11,670 acre-ft Mar. 27 (elevation, 746.42 ft); minimum, 5,210 

acre-ft Sept. 12 (elevation, 741.06 ft). Maximum contents during period 1939-53, 

122,200 acre-ft Mar. 11, 1945 (elevation, 771.38 ft); minimum, 1,880 acre-ft Oct. 22, 

23, 1939 (elevation, 734.10 ft).

Reservoir formed by earth dam completed Oct. 13, 1937. Capacity at spillway level 

(elevation, 779.0 ft), 196,000 acre-ft, of which 6,000 acre-ft is in conservation pool. 

Reservoir is used for flood control and conservation. There are no gates on spillway 

and all regulation is done by gates in conduits through dam.

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Date

Sept.30....

Oct. 31....

Nov. 30....

Dec . 31 ....

Calendaryear 1952

Jan. 31....

Feb. 28....

Mar . 31 ....

Apr. 30....

May 31 ....

June 30 ....

July 31 ....

Aug. 31....

Sept.30....

Water year

1952-53...

Dover Reservoir

Elevation 

(feet)t

864.97

364.88

864. SO

864.87

-

869.10

866.57

367.78

867.18

866. 8O

865.41

865.67

865.52

865.02

-

Contents 

(acrefeet)

O

O

0

O

-

117

17.5

56.6

33.8

22.6

2.0

3.4

2.6

.1

-

Change in

contents 

during 

month 

(acrefeet)

_

0

0

0

-926

+117

-99.5

+39.1

-22.8

-11.2

-20.6

+1.4

-.8

-2.5

+ .1

Date Atwood Reservoir

Sept.30....

Oct. 31....

Nov. 30....

Dec. 31....

Calendar

year 1952

Jan. 31....

Pet . 28 ....

Mar . 31 ....

Apr. 3O....

May 31 ....

June 3O . . . .

July 31 ....

Aug. 31....

Sept.30....

Water year 

1952-53...

925.01

324.30

324. OO

924.30

r _

927.77

)27.80

328. OO

927.99

927.83

927.58

927.57

927.33

927.11

-

19,210

18,290

17,9OO

18,290

23,260

23,300

23,600

23,580

23,340

22,970

22,960

22,600

22,260

-

_

-920

-39O

+390

-6,110

+4,970

+40

+3OO

-20

-24O

-370

-1O

-360

-340

+3,050

Bolivar Reservoir

Elevation 

(feet)t

g896.70

g896.65

g896.70

897.13

-

900.55

898.08

899.20

899.17

899.83

897.41

897.17

897.33

g896.55

-

Contents 

(acrefeet)

200

197

2OO

229

-

62O

307

43O

426

511

251

232

245

191

-

Change in

contents 

during 

month 

(acrefeet)

_

-3.O

+3.O

+29

-2,281

+391

-313

+123

-4.0

+85

.-260

-19

+13

-54

Beach City Reservoir

948.22

948.22

948.28

948.38

950.38

949.08

949. 3O

949. O5

948.97

948.40

948.33

948.18

948.12

-

1,800

1,8OO

1,830

1,88O

2,940

2,2OO

2,320

2,190

2,150

1,880

1,850

1,780

1,76O

-

_

O

+30

+50

-2,790

+1,06O

-740

+120

-130

-40

-270

-30

-70

-20

-40

Leesville Reservoir

Elevation 

(feet)t

961.51

960.97

956.44

957.15

-

957.58

959.90

962.81

962.80

962.77

962.72

962.63

962.28

962.05

"

Contents 

(acrefeet)

18,O3O

17,520

13,550

14,130

-

14.49O

16,560

19,310

19,300

19,270

19,220

19,130

18,780

18,550

"

Change in

contents 

during 

month 

(acrefeet)

_

-510

-3,970

+580

-1,210

+360

+2,070

+2,750

-10

-30

-50

-90

-350

-23O

Piedmont Reservoir

911.45

910.52

909.95

910.80

913.53

913. O8

912.80

913.15

913.18

912.97

912.75

912.45

912.20

-

3O.14O

28,140

27,OOO

28,710

_

34,79O

33,760

33,120

33,920

33,990

33,510

33,OOO

32,340

31,790

-

_

-2,OOO

-1,140

+1,710

-5,900

+6,080

-1,O30

-64O

+800

+70

-48O

-510

-660

-55O

+1,650

t Elevation at 12 p.m.

g From graph based on staff-gage readings.
MOSKINGTM RIVER BASIN 

Reservoirs in Muskingum River basin, Ohio Continued

193

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1952 to September 1953 Continued

Date

Sept. 30.. .. 

Oct. 31.... 

Nov . 30 .... 

Dec. 31....

Calendar 

year 1952 

Jan. 31.... 

Feb. 28.... 

Mar. 31.... 

Apr . 30 .... 

May 31 .... 

June 30 .... 

July 31 .... 

Aug. 31.... 

Sept. 30. ...

Water- year 

1952-53...

Clendenlng Reservoir

* Elevation 

(feet)t

897.34 

897.00 

896.99 

897.69

-

898.04 

897.93 

898.06 

898.07 

897.76 

897.75 

897.60 

897.05 

896.64

-

Contents 

(acrefeet)

25,380 

24,800 

24,780 

25,970

-

26,580 

26,380 

26,610 

26,630 

26,090 

26,080 

25,820 

24,880 

24,190

-

Change In 

contents 

during 

month 

(acrefeet)

-580 

-20 

+1,190

-1,330

+610 

-200 

+230 

+20 

-540 

-10 

-260 

-940 

-690

-1,190

Date Mohawk Reservoir

Sept . 30 .... 

Oct. 31.... 

Nov. 30.... 

Dec .. 31 ....

Calendar 

year 1952.

Jan. 31.... 

Feb. 28.... 

Mar. 31.... 

Apr . 30 .... 

May 31 .... 

June 30 .... 

July 31 .... 

Aug. 31.... 

Sept. 30....

Water year 

1952-53...

g801.28 146 

g801.32 148 

g801.36 150 

g801.43 155

-

806.66 617 

803.80 321 

803.04 259 

803.81 322 

806.55 603 

g801.69 170 

g801.39 152 

g800.57 112 

g800.60 113

-

+2.0 

+2.0 

+5.0

-10,745

+462 

-296 

-62 

+63 

+281 

-433 

-18 

-40 

+1.0

-33

Date Senecaville Reservoir

Sept. 30.... 

Oct. 31.... 

Nov. 30.... 

Dec . 31 ....

Calendar 

year 1952.

Jan. 31.... 

Feb. 28.... 

Mar . 31 .... 

Apr . 30 .... 

May 31 .... 

June 30 .... 

July 31 .... 

Aug. 31.... 

Sept. 30....

Water year 

1952-53. ..

831.03 

830.50 

830.25 

830.98

-

832.70 

832.00 

832.21 

832.90 

832.46 

831.72 

831.23 

830.81 

830.29

-

39,230 

37,480 

36,660 

39,070

-

45,040 

42,530 

43,280 

45,760 

44,180 

41,580 

39,910 

38,510 

36,790

-

-1,750 

-820 

+2,410

-5,970

+5,970 

-2,510 

+750 

+2,480 

-1,580 

-2,600 

-1,670 

-1,400 

-1,720

-2,440

Tappan Reservoir

Elevation 

(feet)t

898.68 

898.10 

897.92 

898.57

-

899.38 

899.38 

899.35 

899.39 

899.29 

899.22 

898.97 

898.48 

898.13

-

Contents 

(acrefeet)

33,660 

32 , 330 

31,920 

33,410

-

35,310 

35,310 

35 , 240 

35,340 

35,100 

34,930 

34,330 

33,200 

32,400

-

Change in 

contents 

during 

month 

(acrefeet)

-1,330 

-410 

+1,490

-2,890

+1,900 

0 

-70 

+100 

-240 

-170 

-600 

-1,130 

-800

-1,260

Pleasant Hill Reservoir

1,016.92 

1,016.40 

1,016.12 

1,016.97

-

1,020.21 

1,019.95 

1,019.76 

1,019.89 

1,022.40 

1,019.53 

1,019.42 

1,019.17 

1,018.66

-

11,040 

10,660 

10,460 

11,080

-

13,710 

13,480 

13,310 

13,430 

15,680 

13,120 

13,040 

12,840 

12,430

-

-380 

-200 

+620

-7,510

+2,630 

-230 

-170 

+120 

+2,250 

-2,560 

-80 

-200 

-410

+1,390

Wills Creek Reservoir

741.42 

741.40 

741.52 

741.61

-

745.75 

742.99 

743.93 

743.60 

742.37 

742.20 

741.45 

741.11 

741.14

-

5,510 

5,500 

5,600 

5,670

-

10,620 

6,970 

8,060 

7,680 

6,360 

6,200 

5,540 

5,250 

5,280

-

-10 

+100 

+70

-7,160

+4,950 

-3,650 

+1,090 

-380 

-1,320 

-160 

-660 

-290 

+30

-230

Charles Mill Reservoir

Elevation 

(feet)t

996.13 

995.72 

995.90 

997.08

-

997.76 

997.80 

997.37 

997.54 

999.83 

996.93 

997.23 

996.64 

995.80

-

Contents 

(acrefeet)

6,260 

5,750 

5,970 

7,510

-

8,460 

8,520 

7,920 

8,160 

11,630 

7,310 

7,720 

6,930 

5,850

-

Change in 

contents 

during 

month 

(acrefeet)

-510 

+220 

+1,540

-3,720

+950 

+60 

-600 

+240 

+3,470 

-4,320 

+410 

-790 

-1,080

-410

Mohicanville Reservoir

g933.08 

g933.40 

g933.22 

g933.22

-

935.14 

933.86 

933.80 

933.85 

934.47 

934.63 

933.80 

933.43 

933.48

-

47 

60 

53 

53

-

148 

78 

75 

77 

109 

118 

75 

61 

63

-

+13 

-7.0 

0

-4,457 <

+95 

-70 

-3.0 

+2.0 

+32 

+9.0 

-43 

-14 

+2.0

+16

t Elevation at 12 p.m.

g From graph based on staff-gage readings.
194 OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM

Ohio River at Parkersburg, w. va.

Location. Lat 39°16'05", long. 81°33'50", on left bank on downstream side of bridge on 

U. S. Highway 50 at Parkersburg, Wood County, 0.3 mile upstream from Little Kanawha 

River, and at mile 184.4.

Drainage area. 35,600 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. January 1940 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 562.01 ft above mean sea level, Sandy Hook 

datum. Prior to Apr. 25, 1950, at Baltimore & Ohio Railroad bridge 0.3 mile downstream 

at same datum. Auxiliary water-stage recorder 0.4 mile downstream from lock and dam 18, 

4.0 miles upstream from base gage; prior to Nov. 13, 1948, at lock 18.

Average discharge. 13 years, 51,600 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 147,000 cfs Mar. 27; maximum gage height, 21.71 ft 

Mar. 27; minimum daily discharge, 3,480 cfs Oct. 10; minimum gage height, 9.24 ft 

Dec. 16.

1940-53: Maximum discharge, 440,000 cfs Jan. 1, 1943; maximum gage height, 49.03 ft 

Jan. 1, 1943; minimum daily discharge recorded, 2,590 cfs Aug. 6, 1952. 

Maximum stage known, 58.9 ft Mar. 29, 1913.

Remarks. Records good except those below 13,000 cfs, which are poor.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water- year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

4,790

8.210

7,020

5,940

5,940

6,570

6,020

6,120

4,120 

3,480

5,440

5,440

6,020

4,120

4,790

7,300

6,020

5,860

4,640

4,180

6,200

5,000

5,440

5,290

4,120

4,850

4,850 

4,930

5,000

6,200

6,570

170, 500

5,500

-

-

Nov.

4,790

4,790

4,790

5,860

6,280

5,760

5,760

5,200

4,720 

6,280

7,120

6,480

9,650

7,460

6,280

5,860

4,850

*7,790

9,780

14, 200

7,330

17,500

33,300

40, 500

30,900

30, 000

19,600 

14,200

12,200

12,600

-

351,830

11,730

-

-

Dec.

10,000

10,000

7,850

9,840

15,200

16,800

20, 200

24,100

24,400 

25, 400

45, 200

59,400

80, 100

87.000

75,900

*53,900

27,300

26,100

25,200

22,500

24,200

20, 800

21,300

25, 200

26,700

23,600

22, 200' 

17,800

16,500

15, 500

16,900

897,090

28,940

-

-

Jan.

16.000

17,500

17,200

18,500

18,600

17,000

19,000

49,700

83,100 

79,900

88,300

90,200

84,600

75,000

69,900

61, 600

48,200

57,700

73,400

80, 100

82,200

74,800

66,100

64,700

76,200

79,200

*84, 300 

90, 600

105, 000

111.000

110,000

$2,009.5

64,820

-

-

Feb.

96.000

84.400

75,700

71,300

61, 100

41,800

44, 300

56, 100

61,500 

44,400

50, 000

61,800

63,600

68,600

66,400

66,900

65, 500

57,600

40,600

45,000

42,400

58, 800

70, 100

78,200

77,600

69,500

54,100 

57.500

-

-

-

*1,710. 8

61, 100

-

-

Mar.

37,500

35,900

55.7OO

57,300

70,600

77,700

84,900

77,700

59,100 

*44,400

50, 500

50, 500

58,500

61,500

67,900

77,400

81, 100

84, 100

79,300

71,600

64,400

54, 600

44,000

75,300

98,200

137,000

146.000 

135,000

123,000

109,000

99, 800

$2,349.5

75,790

-

-

.Apr.

92,4OO

92,400

97,300

101.000

96^000

87,000

79,400

73,300

67,500 

69,500

79,900

94,000

94, 700

85, 400

74,000

69,000

59,600

51.200

70,200

76,200

*79, 100

81,100

75,700

74,000

69,000

65, 300

60, 300 

58,900

58,900

58, 600

-

* 2, 290.9

76,360

-

-

May

49,700

40, 9OO

42,400

38, 500

58. 500

40, 40O

62,500

94, 700

124,000

119,000

106,000

86, 100

65, 100

45, 400

55, 400

56,900

65, 300

72,100

79,900

88.90O

85, 400

73, 800

69,200

91,700

109,000

103, 000

87,000 

104,000

110,000

90, 900

75,100

$2,368.6

76,410

-

June

74,600

*EL, 000

124,400

112,000

88, 300

64, 400

55, 600

55,800

57,300 

47, 100

52', 800

55, 200

25, 200

21,500

21,100

19.8OO

51,500

25,300

19, 600

19,500

19,000

25, 600

16,400

15,800

16,900

15.600

15,700 

16,400

15,900

15,800

-

$1,216.7

40, 560

-

-

July

12,900

17,6OO

24.900

20,700

18,900

22,300

13,900

13, 600

13, OOO 

11, 100

11, 500

10, 400

8,38O

*7, 350

7,460

7,550

7,740

7,460

6,480

10, 500

7,660

14, 700

20,200

15,000

15,700

14,900

9,270 

8,760

5.200

9,700

8,020

580,590

12,280

-

-

Aug.

9,420

9,420

7,66O

8,900

12,800

12, 100

12,500

14, 100

19,600 

25.900

21,100

21,700

19,500

15, 000

15, 400

9,020

5,760

*6, 810

8,210

6,480

7,460

6,390

6,810

6,190

7,350

6,880

4.850 

5,290

5,580

6,020

6,020

327,800

10,570

-

-

Sept.

6,390

5,690

6,680

7,020

9,270

7,020

5,940-

6,020

6,020 

6,680

5,940

8,760

5,360

6,480

5,560

6,570

6,020

6,570

6,120

15.200

13, 200

*15,900

11,500

11,200

9,020

7,120

7,660 

7,560

4,720

4,640

-

229,630

7,654

-

-

Calendar year 1952 : Max 400,000 Win 2,590 Mean 51, 900 Cfsm 1.46 In. 19.85

Water year 1952-53= Max 146,000 Min 3,480 Mean 39,190 Cfsm 1.10 In. 14.94

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Expressed in thousands.
LITTLE KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 

Little Kanawha River near Burnsville, W. Va.

195

Location. lat 38°49'25", long. 80°35'35", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 5, 0.1 mile downstream from Knawl Creek and 4 miles southeast of Burnsville, Braxton County.

Drainage area. 155 sq ml.

Records available. February 1938 to September 1953.

Qage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 756.09 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Feb. 25, 1940, staff gage at site 100 

ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 280 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,000 cfs May 20 (gage height, 10.70 ft); minimum, 0.2 cfs Sept. 1-4; minimum gage height, 0.05 ft Sept. 4.

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 9,200 cfs Feb. 3, 1939 (gage height, 19.04 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,700 cfs; minimum, that of Sept. 1-4, 1953.

Flood of March 1918 reached a stage of 19.7 ft, from floodmark (discharge, about 

9,800 cfs).

Remarks. Records good above 10 cfs, and fair below.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11 

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

6.2

5.6

5.3

5.0

5.0

5.6

7.1

6.8 

6.5

*9.6

~S.a 10

7.7 

6.8

5.6

5.3

4.3

3.6

3.0

2.3

2.3

1.5

TTF

1.7

1.7

2.5

2.3

2.0

*2.3

2.3

2.3

142.5

4.60

0.030

0.03

Nov.

27o- 2.0

£.3

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.5

2.5 

2.8

4.3

6.2 

7.1

11 

13

10

8.0

6.8

6.2

6.5

*11

22

45

4T

36

28

23

19

17

15

15

-

376.5

12.6

0.081

0.09

Dec.

14

IT

18

33

58

126

' 121

81 

59

188

1,720 

668

340 

222

158

126

107

*102

105

116

137

131

116

106

96

85

78

70

45

61

67

5,368

173

1.12

1.29

Jan.

80

54

146

300

242

182

459

1,890 

*1,23O

645

422 

357

300 

314

300

269

£31

237

224

199

571

930

532

658

780

520

' 422

930

1,100

*558

357

15,469

499

3.22

3.71

Feb.

307

272

250

216

183

169

293

434 

337

246

215 

863

1,100 

595

765

795

960

595

400

337

695

810

482

318

£54

213

192

167

_

_

-

12,483

446

2.88

3.00

Mar.

149

143

55?

458

495

389

300

255 

218

211

*214 

209

205 

200

*311

470

378

300

293

295

255

216

188

1,200

990

620

470

400

389

368

314

11,155

360

2.32

2.68

Apr.

285

300

357

368

290

244

368

482 

434

570

482 

520

670 

570" 825

434

328

295

595

582

545

*632

532

357

273

233

213

205

206

200

12,395

413

2.66

2.97

May

191

171

15£

138

171

270

855

825 

1,200

670

378 

252

193 

160

222

219

243

237

1,220

2,410

768

508

485

382

272

175

127

98

76

61

§i

13,180

425

2.74

3.16

June

43

3T

32

30

*26

23

22

20

22

20

16 

14

15

15

11

9.0

16

34

37

26

20

15

11

8.4

6.6

5.2

5TO- 4.4

5.2

16

564.8

18.8

0.121

0.14

July

18

18

19

72

3?

28

26

40 

29

22

16 

12

9.0 

6.9

5.5

*4.2

3.4

50~2.4

70

31

24

22

23

22

16

12

8.7

6.6

5.0

3.9

659.6

21.3

0.137

0.16

Aug.

3.2

2.6

£.1

1.5

2.4

2.1

4.6

20 

82

112

60

36

26 

20

15

12

9.0

7.8

6.3

*4.4

3.4

2.6

2.1

1.3

1.1

0.9

0.7

0.5

0.3 fry

0.3

442.5

14.3

0.092

0.11

Sept.

0.2

OT?

0.2

0.2

0.6

0.5

0.4

0.4 

0.4

0.4

0.9 

2.8

B1.7

1.1

0.9

0.7

0.6

0.7

0.7

0.7

*0.6

0.6

0.6

0.5

0.5

0.5

0.4

24.7

0.82

0 .0053

0.006

Calendar year 1952 : Max 4,290 Min 1.5 Mean 202 Cfsm 1.30 In. 17.70

Water year 1952-53 : Max 2,410 Min 0.2 Mean 198 Cfsm 1.28 In. 17.35

Peak discharge (baae, 4,000 cfa). No pealc above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
196 LITTLE KAWAWHA RIVER BASIN

Little Kanawha River at Glenvllle, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38°56'00", long. 80°50'20", on right bank at highway bridge at Glenvllle, 

Gllmer County, 1,000 ft upstream from Sycamore Run.

Drainage area. 386 sq ml.

Records available. June 1915 to September 1922 (gage heights only), December 1928 to 

September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 697.79 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. June 1915 to Sept. 30, 1922, staff gage and Dec. 10, 1928, to Dec. 13, 1934, 

chain gage at bridge 300 ft upstream at same datum. Auxiliary wire-weight gage read 

twice dally 2.7 miles downstream from base gage.

Average discharge.--24 years (1929-53). 602 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,380 cfs Jan. 9 (gage height, 16.20 ft, backwater from tributaries downstream); minimum discharge, 0.7 cfs Sept. 30; minimum gage 

height, 1.41 ft Sept. 1.

1915-22, 1928-53: Maximum discharge, 20,400 cfs Apr. 16, 1939, from graph of discharge adjusted for changing stage; maximum gage height, 33.22 ft Apr. 17, 1939, from 

floodmarks; no flow at times In September and October of 1930 and 1932.

Maximum stage known, 33.6 ft Nov. 16, 1926 (discharge not determined but probably 

less than that of Apr. 16, 1939).

Remarks. Records good. 

Revisions. WSP 783: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 4-23, Sept. 11-30; backwater 

from Leading Creek Jan. 8, 9, May 6, June 29, July 3)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 8 Jan. 9 to Sept. 30

1.6

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

2.3 

2.6

1.8

4.4

9.5

26

61

110

3.0 

4.0

6.0 

9.0 

12.0

191

488

1,210

2,410

3,610

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6 

1.8

0.2

.9

1.8

3.2

5.0

10

20

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

10.0

40

87

190

468

1,210

2,810

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

6.O

6.5

6.0

4.7

4.0

4.0

4.4

4.4

4.0

*4.0

4.4

8.1

9.5

~8.1 10

7.0

6.0

6.0

5.0

4.7

4.0

3.4

2.9

2.9

2.7

2.7

3.1

3.4

3.1

2.7

2.2

149.9

4.84

0.013

0.01

Nov.

2.2

2.0

37T

4.4

4.0

3.4

3.4

3.7

4.0

5.5

6.0

7.0

7.0

8.1

16

17

16

14

12

*16

21

47

88rr

58

44

35

29

26

25

-

605.4

20.2

0.052

0.06

Dec.

22

25

27

43

103

219

240

170

121

174

2,620

1,600

568

359

271

216

*177

155

147

147

166

180

173

160

143

126

110

96

82

54

75

8,767

283

0.733

0.84

Jan.

T56~ 147

278

704

472

340

612

3,490

*3,370

1,610

1,130

721

520

440

396

340

298

298

353

298

1,180

2,250

1,010

1,430

2,090

1,050

756

1,600

2,090

*1,050

584

31,093

1,003

2.60

3.00

Feb.

504

437

368

319

265

515- 235

738

488

350

331

1,670

2,250

1,290

1,650

2,250

2,090

1,250

721

504

1,180

1,570

896

536

399

322

292

246

_

-

23,661

845

2.19

2.28

Mar.

206

183

1,095"

3,210

1,S76

935

568

459

412

402

*402

387

371

362

*609

1,530

808

568

536

504

443

387

365

2,820

2,330

1,250

861

686

584

504

424

25,766

831

2.15

2.48

Apr.

393

408

462

485

399

362

974

1,170

974

2,950

1,850

1,370

1,810

1,450

1,050

861

651

536

1,490

1,250

1,250

*1,250

974

634

440

402

396

362

337

322

-

27,262

909

2.35

2.63

May

304

268

227

190

385

1,460

2,410

1,530

2,250

1,370

704

421

328

286

424

393

368

381

656

2,650

1,490

1,820

1,240

616

437

322

246

185

136

107

BT_

23,691

764

1.98

2.28

June

72

59

46

*39

31

25

24

20

19

19

19

18

30

29

21

16

84

116

82

57

33

33

24

16

IS.

12

12

16

-&203

1,249

41.6

0.108

0.12

July

28

39

1,410

TT4

122

85

68

57

53

40

26

19

15

14

12

*11

9.7

9.2

l5~ 8.6

72

70

207

62

32

25

19

15

12

11

9.7

2,754.2

88.8

0.230

0.27

Aug.

8.9

8.1

7.6

8.1

13

18

17

12

219

240

144

91

53

33

23

16

14

12

10

*9.2

8.4

7.8

7.6

7.1

6.6

6.2

5.7

5.5

3.9

2.2

2_._1

1,020.0

32.9

0.085

0.10

Sept.

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

3.2

3.4

4.5

4.8

4.1

3.4

3.1

2.9

2.4

1.9

2.2

2.5

2.1

1.7

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

*1.3

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

0.8

0.7

65.0

2.17

0.0056

0.008

Calendar year 1952: Max 9,300 Min 2.2 Mean 440 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.52

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,490 Min 0.7 Mean 400 Cfsm 1.04 In. 14.08

Peak discharge (base. 6,700 cfs). Jan. 9 (12:30 a. m.) 4,380 cfs (16.20 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
LITTLE KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 197

Steer Creek near Grantsville, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38°51'45", long. 81°02i05", on right bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge, 500 ft upstream from Rush Run, 2.2 miles upstream from mouth, and 5.5 miles 

southeast of Grantsville, Calhoun County.

Drainage area. 166 sq mi.

Records available. February 1938 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 678.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Feb. 25, 1940, wire-weight gage at same site and datum. Since 

June 17, 1941, auxiliary staff gage at site 1 mile downstream.

Average discharge-. 15 years, 209 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,540 cfs Jan. 8 (gage height, 10.45 ft); minimum, 0.03 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.98 ft).

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 12,400'cfs Apr. 16, 1939 (computed from graph based on 

gage readings), from rating curve extended above 4,000 cfs; maximum gage height, 28.15 

ft Apr. 16, 1939 (backwater from Little Kanawha River); minimum discharge, that of 

Sept. 30, 1953; minimum gage height observed, 1.35 ft Sept. 28, 1938.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water years). VJSP 1113: 1947. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet 

per second, for the water years 1938-39, superseding those published in WSP 923 are 

given herewith:

Date

1938

Aug. 16

17

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Sept. 1

2

3

4

5

6

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

Discharge

28

26

21

15

11

8.3

5.9

4.4

2.5

2.5

3.6

1.8

1.0

.8

.7

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

48

38

32

40

146

1,260

715

421

265

Date

1938-Con.

Sept. 19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Oct. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

Discharge

265

154

151

137

101

86

80

35

20

12

7.6

5.6

2.5

2.3

2.3

1.6

1.8

2.0

2.0

1.3

.8

5.4

4.3

1.3

2.5

1.0

1.5

1.8

1.6

1.4

3.3

Date

1938-Con.

Oct. 20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Nov. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

Discharge

4.1

4.1

16

19

5.4

4.0

1.6

2.0

1.7

1.6

2.5

2.4

2.5

2.3

1.7

2.3

23

106

41

24

21

21

18

16

15

16

13

14

16

Month

September. ......................

Water year 1938-39. ...........

Cfs -days

4,023.2

85,596.7

Maximum

1,260

9,960

Minimum

.4

.2

Mean

134

235

Per square 

mile

0.301

.807

.020

1.42

Runoff In 

Inches

0.35

.90

.02

19.23
198 LITTLE KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 

Steer Creek near Grantsville, W. Va. Continued

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 2-20)

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3 

2.6 

3.0

Oct. 1 to Mar. 24 

0.3

2.2

4.0

12

32

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0.

75

145

380

1,060

1,860

Mar. 25 to Sept. 30

1.99 0.04 2.4 2.8

2.0 .05 2.5 5.3

2.1 .25 2.7 15

2.2 .65 3.0 32

2.3 1.3

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 3.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic, feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3-

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Of sm

In.

Oct.

1.6

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

-*6

.9

*1.0

1.3

1.6

1.6

JL.fi

1.7

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.6

1.2

1.0 ' .9

.8

.6

.7

.9

.8

.8

.7

.6

.6

34.0

1.10

0.0066

0.008

Nov.

0.6

.5

.6

.5

.4

.4

*Z

.3

.3

.4

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.8

.9

.8

*.8

4.2

12

41

11

27

20

1412 

11

9.3

9.0

-s

221.0

7.37

0.044

0.05

Dec.

S^L

9.0

11

23

61

138

81

45

31

63

932

HSZ

143

95

69

52

*38

33

31

29

28

29

32

35

32

28

24

22

18

16

18

2,426.7

78.3

0.471

0.54

Jan.

23.

85

206

356

183

121

242

1.720

1,120

371

295

236

209

199

163

125

100

143

187

143

620

728

282

662

850

380

292

745

*588

285

203

11,909

384

2.31

2.67

Feb.

211

189

163

131

100

91

227

258

181

132

117

395

485

326

640

832

745

365

230

179

496

485

262

191

156

132

108

17

-

-

7,914

283

1.70

1.77

Mar.

70

64

484

1,130

622

326

215

177

143

*127

116

103

98

96

271

*570

275

209

223

179

147

124

110

1.480

798

485

312

232

185

143

119

9,633

311

1.87

2.16

Apr.

113

110

95

86

16

78

318

380

292

982

500

790

832

470

295

338

280

270

675

470

*485

440

298

207

165

158

165

152

141

125

-

9,786

326

1.96

2.19

May

117

96

76

60

119

175

999

500

380

232

161

119

96

84

767

332

227

183

801

651

252

331

2O1

136

103

74

55

38

30

25

Si

7,441

240

1.45

1.67

June

18

16

13

*11

8.6

7.2

5.8

5.3

lil

8.6

25

14

10

9.5

7.2

5.8

1.850

345

150

81

52

56

39

28

21

17

14

16

16

16

-

2,850.6

95.0

0.572

0.64

July

12

29

568

129

60

83

51

32

25

20

16

12

8.6

7.2

5.0

*4.0

3.3

2.8

2.2

2.0

5.3

4.3

121

59

24

14

9.5

6.7

4.6

3.3

2.4

1,126.2

36.3

0.219

0.25

Aug.

1.8

1.4

1.3

1.1

4.0

12

8.1

9.5

402

106

37

23

14

9.5

6.7

5.0

3.6

2.6

*1.8

1.8

1.3

1.2

1.0

.8

.7

.6

.5

.4

.3

.3

-vZ

657.5

21.2

0.128

0.15

Sept.

0.2

.2

.2

.1

.2

^

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.OS

.07

.05

.2

.2

.1

*.l

.1

.09

.09

.09

.07

.05

.±£4.

4.44

0.148

0.00089

0.001

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,170 Min 0.4 Mean 198 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.25

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,830 Mln 0.04 Mean 148 Cfsm 0.892 In. 12.10

Peak discharge (base. 2.700 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
LITTLE KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 199

Little Kanawha River at Grantsville, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 38°55'20", long. 81°05'50", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on

 State' Highway 16 at Grantsville, Calhoun County, 1,200 ft downstream from Philip Run.

Drainage area. 913 sq mi.

Records available.--December 1928 to September 1953.

Gage Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 652.83 ft above mean sea level, adjustment

 of 1912. Prior to Nov. 21, 1934, chain gage on bridge at present datum.

Average discharge. 24 years (1929-53), 1,379 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,700 cfs Jan. 9 (gage height, 22.63 ft); minmUT928 : 53°fSMaximum discharge, 34,300 cfs Apr. 17, 1939 (gage height, 43.10 ft); no

10Revisions. The°figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised, 

as shown in the following table. They supersede figures published in the water-supply 

papers indicated.

WSP

683 

743 

758 

783 

803

Water 

year

1929 

1933 

1934 

1935 

1936

Date

Feb. 

Feb. 

Jan. 

Aug. 

Apr.

26, 1929 

15, 1933 

7, 1934 

8, 1935 

6, 1936

Discharge 

(cfs)

18,900 

19,100 

19,700 

23,400 

20,500

Gage-height 

(feet)

30.2 

30.38 

31.0 

34.69 

31.85

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions.-Revised figures of discharge, in cubic ^etper_ second, for high-water periods 

 in the water years 1932-36, superseding those published,in WSP 728, 743, 758, 783 and 

803, are given herewith:

Date

193Z

Feb. 3

Mar. 14

15

16

17

18

1933

Jan. 22

£3

£4

£5

£6

Z7

Z8

29

31

Feb. 15

16

20

Mar. 14

15

Discharge

1,660

1,Z60

1,210

1,480

16,400

14,900

8,580

9, £50

3,450

7,500

13,400

8,890

8,170

4,810

1,540

14,100

17,000

7,500

7,160

13,500

Date

1933-Con.

Mar. 16

19

20

£1

2£

1934

Jan. 7

8

Mar. 3

4

5

6

8

£7

£8

1935

Mar. 12

13

14

Z5

Discharge

9,970

16,100

14,100

IE, 900

8,710

IE, 600

15,300

10,700

16,000

9,700

7,4£0

5,610

6,Z50

13,100

20,100

18,000

7,920

5,770

Date

1935-Con.

Mar. Z6

Aug. 7

8

9

1936

Feb. 5

14

15

16

Mar. 17

18

19

El

££

£3

£4

£5

Z6

Apr. 6

7

Discharge

9,070

10,500

£1,800

10,500

10, £00

7,670

17,800

10, £00

14,500

 17,800

7,760

9,610

IE, 800

14 , £00

15,600

17,800

8,350

15,500

14,500

Month

February 193E ................ ......

Calendar year 193E ................

January 1933 ........................

Water year 193Z-33. ...............

Calendar year 1933 ................

January 1934 ........................ 

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

Water year 1933-34. ...............

Calendar year 1934. . ..............

March 1935 ................

Water year 1934-35 ................

Calendar year 1935 ................

February 1936. ................ .. .. 

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

Water year 1935-36. ...............

Cfs-days

1

-

:

108,739 

73, £35 

602,364 

66E,£45

95,928 

154,342 

70,386 

548,907 

5E5,526

Maximum

£0,000 

19,100 

22,000 

£2,000

13,400 

17,000 

16,100 

17,000 

17,000

15,300 

16,000 

16,000 

16,000

£0,100 

21,800 

£1,800 

21,800

17,800 

17,800 

15,500 

18,000 

18,000

Minimum

500 

455 

Z.O 

£.0

1,100 

435 

435 

£.0 

41

£95 

395 

IE 

IE

4E4 

77 

18 

3£

61Z 

468 

303 

3 

3

Mean

£,650 

3,8£0 

1,££0 

1,£90

3,310 

2,830 

4,110 

1,690 

1,758

Z,063 

3,943 

988 

838

3,508 

£,36£ 

1,650 

1,814

3,308 

4,979 

£,346 

1,500 

1,436

Per square 

mile

2.90 

4.18 

1.34 

1.41

3.63 

3.10

4.51 

1.85 

1.93

2. £6 

4.31

1.08 

0.918

3.84 

2.59 

1.81 

1.99

3.62 

5.45 

2.57 

1.64 

1.57

Runoff in 

inches

3.13 

4.82 

18.14 

19.17

4.18 

3.23 

5.ZO 

Z5.09 

£6.14

£.61 

4.97 

14.70 

IE. 47

4.43 

2.99 

24.54 

26.88

3.90 

6.28 

2.87 

22.35 

21.40
200 LITTLE KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

Little Kanawha River at Grantsville, W. Va. Continued

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 9 Jan. 10 to Sept. 3O

6.0

6.1

6.2

6.3

6.4 

6.6 

6.8

1.5

5.0

11

22

38

76

120

7.1

7.5

8.0

9.0

11.0

15.0

22.0

188

283

405

740

1,780

4,750

11,100

5.9

6.0

6.1

6.2

0.4

1.2

4.6

12

40

77

120

7.1

7.5

8.0

9.0

11.0

15.0

20.0

188

290

460

900

2,040

4,800

9,250

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

18 

16

15

12

11

10

10 

*8.6

8.6

*9.2

9.8 

9.2

9.8

10

9.8

10

11

11

10

9.2

9.2

8.6

7.4

6.2

5.0

4.0

4.0

*5.2

372

4.0

5.0

278.0

8.97

0.010

0.01

Nov.

5.0 

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.0

4.0 

3.2

572

5.0

5.6 

6.2

8.6

9.2

9.2

10

14

21

*21

24

28

51

102

127

113

85

66

52

43

38

-

878.2

29.3

0.032

0.04

Dec.

33 

33

33

45

95

312

435 

355

249

235

3,360 

3.750

1,260

720

516

388

*314

259

230

218

221

242

261

257

235

209

181

158

135

120

109

14,968

483

0.529

0.61

Jan.

252 

 411

632

1,570

1,260

785

834 

6,270

10.4OO

4,120

3,100 

2,040

1,620

1,350

1,180

975

800

925

1,200

1,020

1,590

5,480

2,770

3,120

6,010

3,170

2,040

*3,300

4,970

2,710

1,680

77,584

2,503

2.74

3.16

Feb.

1,560 

1,500

1,180

975

750

60O

1,120 

1,980

1,500

1,050

1,350 

2,710

4,970

3,170

2,970

5.740

4,420

3,100

1,920

1,350

2,000

3,680

2,280

1,500

1,120

925

775

620

_

-

56,815

2,029

2.22

2.31

Mar.

48O 

4O2

2,010

8.800

4,800

2,58O

1,68O 

1,230

1,020

875

*825 

775

700

680

905

*3,300

2,160

1,560

1,410

1,260

1,050

900

775

5,000

6,910

3,680

2,400

1,860

1,560

1,320

1,120

64,027

. 2,065

2.26

2.61

Apr.

1,000 

1,000

1,000

1,020

950

825 2,2Tio

3,170

2,280

5,520

6.190 

3,040

4,580

3,100

2,280

2,040

1,860

1,560

3,230

3,170

*2,840

2,970

2,400

1,750

1,260

1,080

1,200

1,080

975

875

-

66,525

2,218

2.43

2.71

May

800 

680

560

428

796

4,58O

7.000 

4,650

4,120

3,300

1,920 

1,180

850

725

1,970

1,500

1,100

1,260

1,470

3,900

3,170

3,210

4,260

1,680

1,120

825

560

399

285

222

129

58,699

1,894

2.07

2.39

June

147 

127

*109

96

81

75

67 

57

54

54

65 

59

55

71

73

65

5.960

1,290

480

260

174

135

109

98

79

61

50

43

1,220

1,100

-

10,314

344

0.377

0.42

July

242 

142

3.170

1,980

5OO

361

253 

224

154

120

98 

73

55

45

37

32

32

28

24

20

18

36

297

442

163

92

67

52

43

36

30

8,866

286

0.313

0.36

Aug.

25 

20

16

13

21

25

37 

40

512

500

375 

207

127

90

67

52

42

36

*30

26

24

21

18

16

15

12

10

8.5

6.9

6.2

5.6

2,404.2

77.6

0.085

0.10

Sept.

B5.6

3.2

4.6

5.1

4.6

4.1

3.6

3.2

2.8 

2.8

2.5

2.2

1.4

1.2

1.0

.8

.7

1.6

1.9

2.8

3.2

*1.9

1.4

1.2

1.1

.8

.7

-il

-

74.3

2.48

0.0027

0.003

Calendar year 1952: Max 19,900 Mln 3.2 Mean 1,044 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.37

Water year 1952-53: Max 10,400 Mln 0.6 Mean 990 Cfsm 1.08 In. 14.72

Peak discharge (base. 15.000 efs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
LITTLE KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 301

West Fork Little Kanawha River at Rocksdale, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 38°50'35", long. 81°13"20", near center of span on downstream side of highway bridge, 50 ft downstream from Henry Pork, at Rocksdale, Calhoun County, and 9 miles

southwest of Grantsville. 

Drainage area.--805 sq mi.

Records available.--December 1928 to September 1931, February 1938 to September 1953. 

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily and crest-stage indicator. Datum of gage is

357.85 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Sept. 30, 1931, chain

gage on downstream side of bridge at present datum. 

Average discharge . 16 years (1929-31, 1938-53), 257 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 14,600 cfs June 17 (gage height, 26.38 ft); min- 

 Ira urn, 0.1 cfs Sept. 5 (gage height, 4.63 ft).

1929-31, 1938-53: Maximum .discharge, 20,200 cfs Apr. 16, 1939 (gage height, 30.3

ft, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs; no flow July 26,

July 30 to Aug. 6, Sept. 13 to Nov. 16, 1930. 

Remarks. Records good. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 953: 1929-31, 1938(M), 1939. Revised figures of discharge,

in cubic feet per second, for period in water year 1950, superseding those published in

WSP 1173, are given herewith:

1950

Apr. 7. 

8.

17.

18.

19.

238

177

45

Month

April 1950.. .......................

Calendar year 1950. ..............

Cfs -days

173,582.4

Maximum

8,400

Minimum

7.8

Mean

476

Per square 

mile

2.32

Runoff in 

inches

31.50

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 26 to Mar. 2)

4.6

4.7

4.9

5.0

1.5 

' 3.5

6.0

5.5 

6.0 

6.5 

7.0

73

146

250

515

12.0

16.0

22.0

2,000

4,100

9,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

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

2G

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

1.2

.8

1.7

2.7

ITS

.8

.3

*.7

.4

.4

.6

.5

.4

.8

1.1

.8

.5

.3

.3

^2

.2

.3

.4

.4

.7

.8

1.3

1.5

1.3

1.0

1.1

25.0

0.81

0.0040

0.005

Nov.

J^l

1.5

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.9

1.9

1.7

2,3

2.7

3.5

3.1

2.7

2.7

3.1

3.1

3.1

*3.1

6.2

10

19

33

29

21

15

10

8.5

5.8

5.3

-

206.6

6.89

0.034

0.04

Dec.

4.4

6.6

10

24

92

112

215

78

33

112

1.090

575

128

112

64

48

*42

35

31

29

32

35

37

37

34

32

31

24

20

15

42

3,180.0

103

0.502

0.58

Jan.

217

166

399

346

217

137

570

2.560

1,920

515

370

322

298

206

186

128

112

516

346

228

256

912

346

1,440

1,710

486

370

1,060

*805

346

250

17,540

566

2.76

3.18

Feb.

274

196

156

112

78

108

399

322

217

120

120

239

515

358

876

1.060

605

322

196

186

486

605

262

206

176

120

97

64.

-

-

8,475

303

1.48

1.54

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,120 Mln 0.2

Mar.

55

54

384

1.800

840

428

274

206

166

128

120

90

90

84

352

*605

298

228

298

228

176

137

400

1,680

805

486

605

239

196 146

120

11,718

378

1.84

2.13

Apr.

 112

104

84

73

64

90

310

370

310

1,130

700

1,090

1.200

545

322

457

334

346

770

545

*428

358

310

217

166

137

146

137

112

90

11,057

369

1.80

2.01

May

84

73

52

48

123

279

1.240

399

298

228

166

112

90

78

334

310

196

166

460

735

250

166

120

73

60

49

39

33

27

22

SSL

6,330

204

0.995

1.15

June

17

15

*13

11

10

7.1

11

7.1

ZZ~ 6.2

37

27

27

38

24

64

8.570

1,080

217

112

104

128

68

48

36

32

29

26

21

18

10,825.4

361

1.76

1.96

July

19

24

104

60

38

32

24

20

23

18

15

12

10

8.0

5.8

*3.5

3.3

2.3

2.9

2.3

1.9

1^5.

1.7

6.6

6.2

4.4

4.4

4.4

6.6

8.0

8.0

480.8

15.5

0.076

0.09

Aug.

6.6

6.6

6.2

10.0

15

14

16

10

~85 115

45

29

19

15

9.5

4.4

7.6

5.8

*3.5

3.3

2.1

1.5

2.1

2.7

2.1

2.1

.5

.5

.2

.2

.2

440.7

14.2

0.069

0.08

Sept.

0.2

.2

.2

.a.1

.1

-*!

.2

.2

.2

,2

.2

.1

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

-.1

*.l

,1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

-

4.5

0.15

0.00073

0.0008

Mean 261 Cfsm 1.27 In. 17.30

Water year 1952-53: Max 8,570 Min 0.1 Mean 193 Cfsm 0.941 In. 12.77

Peak discharge (base. 5.500 efs). Jan. 8 (11:30 p.m.) 4,040 cfs (15.9 ft)j June 17 (12 m.) 14,600 

cfs (26.38 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
202 LITTLE KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

Reedy Creek near Reedy, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 38°57'40", long. 81°23'25", on left bank a quarter of a mile downstream fron 

Roundbottom Run, 1 mile north of Lucile, and 4.5 miles northeast of Reedy, Roane County.

Drainage area. 79.4 sq mi.

Records available. October 1951 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 650 ft {from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,750 cfs Mar. 3 (gage height, 9.90 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,600 cfs; minimum, 0.1 cfs Nov. 16, 17; minimum gage height, 

1.83 ft Oct. 6.

1951-53: Maximum discharge, 2,000 cfs Dec. 15, 1951 (gage height, 11.27 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,600 cfs; minimum, that of Nov. 16, 17, 1952.

Remarks. Records excellent except those above 900 cfs, which are-fair, and those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2 

2.4

2.6

5.4

10

2.7 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

7.5

69

117

330

920

1,280

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.3

.4

.3

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.4

7.1

0.23

0.0029

O.003

Nov.

0.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

*. .'21

.2

.2

.6

.7

.6

.6

.5

.6

.7

.7

.7

1*0

12.2

O.41

O.OO52

O.OO6

Dec.

1.2

1.3

1.7

1.9

15

5O

18

9.1

6.3

141

~54 177

30

22

*15

11

8.6

8.2

7.7

7.7

9.1

21

22

17

13

10

8.6

7.2

5.4

4.8

54

758.8

24.5

0.309

0.36

Jan.

180

68

218

178

72

46

80

*1.250

*708

160

152

164

1OO

7O

51

40

33

578

158

80

130

158

86

255

260

' *126

110

482

194

97

74

6,358

205

2.58

2.98

Feb.

124

89

66

48

33

37

137

89

54

36

39

249

186

122

228

238

103

58

48

42

371

172

82

58

49

42

35

26

-

_

-

2,861

102

1.28

1.34

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,36O Mln 0.1

Mar.

21

22

791

872

284

121

75

62

*45

36

31

26

27

26

388

242

*94

78

110

72

51

42

272

»1,270

342

172

102

75

56

42

34

5,881

190

2.39

2.75

Apr.

31

29

24

22

M

38

272

164

94

382

188

148

164

84

57

128

87

222

399

152

115

92

66

49

39

42

50

36

3O

25

-

3,247

108

1.36

1.52

May

24

19

14

10

114

320

1.150

285

186

95 '

57

36

29

42

54

44

96

350

94

62

57

500

74

54

24

17

11

8.2

6.8

5.4

4.8

3,563.2

115

1.45

1.67

June

*4.6

5.7

5.2

a3.O

a2.7

a2.5

a2.3

a2.1

a2.0

aS.O

al2

a9.0

15

14

all

a9.'0

aS.O

a50

19

a!5

alO

a!5

alO

aS.O

37.0

a6.O

a5.4

aS.O

aS.O

5.2

-

270.7

9. 02

0.114

0.15

July

a5. 6

a6.0

a6.4

a7.O

5.4

4.3

a3.5

aS.O

a2.5

a2.0

al.7

al.5

*1.3

1.2

1.0

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.6

271

491

29

13

7.7

5.4

4.3

3.4

2.9

.7

885.1

28.6

0.360

O.42

Aug.

2.1

1.7

1.7

1.3

5.7

11

6.8

21

805

575

55

19

12

8.6

6.5

5.1

4.6

4.0

3.2

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.1

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.3

1.2

.8.'8

.8

1,344.2

43.4

0.547

0.63

Sept.

0.6

.6

.6

1.2

1.7

1.7

2.2

4.0

2.9

2.1

1.7

1.5

1.2

.7

.7

1.0

1.2

2.4

1.3

4.0

1=1

4.8

3.2

1.9

1.2

1.7

.8

1.0

.6

.8

-

56.5

1.88

0.024

O.03

Mean 85.7 Cfsm 1.O8 In. 14.69

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,270 Mln O.I Mean 69.2 Cfsm O.875 In. 11.84

Peak discharge (base, 1,600 cfs).--

cfs (9.9O ft); Mar. 24 (7:30 a.m.) 1,

Jan 8 (8:3O p.m.) 1,720 cfs (9.72 ft): Mar. 3 (9:3O p.m.) 1,750 

730 cfs (9.79 ft); Aug. 9 (11:00 p.m.) 1,66O cfs (9.40 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for West Fork Little Kanawha River 

at Rocksdale, W. Va. and Pocatallco River at Slssomrille, W. Va.
LITTLE KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 

Little Kanawha River at Palestine, W. Va.

203

Location. Lat 39°03'35", long. 81°23'25", on left bank at end of Washington Street in 

Elizabeth, 1.0 mile upstream from Tucker Creek, 2.3 miles northeast of Palestine, Wirt 

County, and 2.4 miles upstream from lock 3.

Drainage area. 1,515 sq mi.

Records available. April 1915 to September 1922 (gage heights only), July 1939 to September 1953 (fragmentary prior to October 1941).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 585.51 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, Parkersburg-Uniontown supplementary adjustment of 1944. Prior to Feb. 17, 1950, 

water-stage recorders or staff gages at locks 3 and 4 at various datums. Auxiliary 

water-stage recorder 3 miles upstream at lock 4..

Average discharge. 12 years (1941-53), 2,223 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 17,700 cfs Jan. 9 (gage height, 22.21 ft); minimum discharge, 8.9 cfs Nov. 19, minimum gage height, 10.79 ft Sept. 19.

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 46,300 cfs Apr. 14, 1948; minimum not determined; minigage height, 3.32 ft at lock 3, Sept. 24, 1946.

Flood of Apr. 17, 1939, reached a stage of 32.25 ft, from floodmarks, at lock 4 (discharge, about 53,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSF 953: 1940(M).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in 

cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan.

11.2

12.0

13.0

13.4

13.5

8.4

16

24

29

36

13.6

13.7

13.9

14.3

15.0

50

72

137

345

910

9

15.5

16.0

18.0

21.9

Jan. 10 to Sept,

1,510

2,350

6,300

16,800

10.8

11.0

11.5

12.0

12.5

11

12

14

20

30

13.0

13.5

14.0

14.2

14.5

44

69

107

155

310

, 30

15.0

15.5

16.0

18.0

20.5

710

1,310

2,200

6,300

12,700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

63

50

43

35

29

*28

27 

26

26

25

24

24

24

24

23

22

21

20

20

18

18

17

16

16

g!6

g!6

g!5

*g!4

g!4

g!4

813

741

23.9

0.016

0.02

Nov.

S13

giz

g!2

11

11

10

9.8 

9.5

9.4

9.3

9.2

9.1

9.0

9^

9.0

9.0

*9.0

9.0

9.1

9.8

11

13

16

20

39

365

579

540

495

452

-

2,728.2

90.9

0.060

0.07

Dec.

424

410

397

378

417

637

820 

1,000

930

970

2,350

4.840

3,670

1,540

*980

756

627

518

438

404

390

404

466

532

548

510

459

390

294

268

287

27,054

873

0.576

0.66

Jan.

910

950

1,320

2,440

2,720

1,900

1,290 

6,740

*16.800

10 i ooo

4,700

3,900

2,600

2,000

1,570

1,280

1,050

2,300

2,500

1,690

1,370

4,200

5,640

4,300

7,740

 6,780

3,700

4,580

6,540

5,420

3,050

121,980

3,935

2.60

2.99

Feb.

2,100

2,060

1,780

1,370

1,080

898

1,180 

2,180

2,400

1,730

1,180

1,640

5,100

5,640

4,000

6,540

6,780

5,100

3,300

2,020

2,500

4,400

4,300

2,500

1,660

1,280

1,040

867

_

-

76,645

2,737

1.81

1.88

liar.

750

647

3,710"

11.900

5,420

3,100 

2,040

*1,490

1,210

1,040

968

909

865

1,760

 3,400

4,200

2,500

1,980

1,780

1,430

1,170

1,340

8,700

10,000

7,260

4,300

2,900

2,180

1,710

1,400

103,359

3,334

2.20

2.54

Apr.

1,180

1,100

1,040

1,020

1,020

1,040

2,300 

4,000

3,800

4,600

9.220

5,860

5,860

5,200

3,600

3,000

2,800

2,700

4,300

*5,100

4,100

3,700

3,500

2,600

1,760

1,310

1,060

1,170

1,050

944

-

89,934

2,998

1.98

2.21

May

843

770

683

575

748

2,490

12.700 

9,220

5,640

4,900

3,300

1,760

1,100

898

760

2,180

1,460

1,620

1,320

2,220

4,000

5,110

4,900

3,300

1,250

832

593

422

304

225

168

76,291

2,461

1.62

1.37

June

118

98

86

76

75

74

74 

21

75

83

92

121

235

215

178

137

5,470

10.100

1,440

665

436

373

366

292

225

360

349

174

214

717

22,991

766

0.506

0.56

July

775

352

296

2.670

1,160

380

245 

168

131

109

85

68

 61

56

54

52

50

50

52

48

45

333

1,200

105

245

308

164

102

82

70

62

9,578

309

0.204

0.24

Aug.

56

52

50

48

48

48

49 

60

490

2.050

854

522

373

268

196

140

*118

101

93

81

71

60

54

48

46

43

39

36

33

31

28

6,166

199

0.131

0.15

Sept.

26

23

20

18

17

16

15 

15

15

15

15

14

14

13

13

12

12

11

11

12

 13

13

14

13

13

13

12

12

12

11

433

14.4

0.0095

0.01

Calendar year 1952 : Max 29,200 Mln 9.0 Mean 1,872 Cfsm 1.24 In. 16.83

Water year 1952-53: Max 16,800 Mln 9.0 Mean 1,474 Cfsm 0.973 In. 13.20

Peak discharge (base. 13.000 cfs ).--Jan. 9 (8:30 a.m.) 17,700 cfs (22.21 ft); Mar. 5 (2 a.m.) 

13.3OO cfs (20773 ft); May 7 (11 a.m.) 15,300 cfs (21.37 ft); June 18 (2:30 a.m.) 16,200 cfs (21.67 

ft).

 Discharge measurement made on this day.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
204 LITTLE KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 

South Fork Hughes River at Macfarlan, W. Va.

Location. Lat 39°04'40", long. 81°11'25", near center of span on upstream side of high-

 way bridge 0.4 mile east of Macfarlan, Ritchie County, 0.5 mile upstream from Dutchman 

Run, and 1.5 miles upstream from Macfarlan Creek.

Drainage area. 210 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. May 1915 to September 1922 (gage heights only, October 1916 to Septem-

 ber 1922), January 1938 to December 1951 (discontinued).

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 635.28 ft above mean sea

 level, adjustment of 1912. May 1915 to Sept. 30, 1922, and Jan. 26, 1938, to Mar. 11, 

1940, staff gage at site 50 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--15 years (1915-16, 1937-51), 313 cfs.

Extremes. 1915-22, 1938-50: Maximum discharge, 12,100 cfs June 25, 1950 (gage height,

 29.3 ft, from graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 6,500 cfs 

on basis of slope-area determinations at gage heights 21.7 and 27.91 ft; minimum observed, 0.02 cfs Oct. 8-13, 1943; minimum gage height observed, 1.50 ft June 28, 29, 

July 2, 24, 1915.

Maximum stage known prior to 1915, about 29 ft, from information furnished by local 

residents (discharge, about 13,000 cfs).

Revisions.--The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised, 

as shown in the following table. They su ersede figures published in the water-supply 

papers indicated.

WSP

433 

893 

893 

893 

923, 953 

953

Water 

year

1916 

1938 

1939 

1940 

1941 

1942

Date

Oct. 1, 1915 

Apr. 9, 1938 

Apr. 16, 1939 

Apr. 20, 1940 

June 4, 1941 

Mar. 8, 1942

Discharge 

(cfs)

7,500 

6,800 

9,100 

6,300 

7,840 

4,800

Gage height 

(feet)

19.23 

19.7 

23.97 

18.7 

21.71 

15.66

Revisions (water years).--WSP 953: 1941. WSP 973: 1917(M). Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for high-water periods in the water year 1916, 

superseding those published in WSP 433, are given herewith:

Date

1915

Oct. 1

2

19

Dec. 17

18

29

30

Discharge

5,220'

1,660

2,880

4,410

6,460

3,580

1,580

Date

1916

Jan. 2

11

12

13

21

30

Feb. 1

7

Discharge

1,620

2,880

4,510

2,790

1,580

3,720

2,610

1,750

Date

1916-Con.

Feb. 12

13

25

26

Mar. 15

22

28

29

Discharge

2,170

4,710

4,760

1,330

2,480

2,880

3,820

1,580

Month

Water year 1915-16. .......................

Maximum

6,460

Minimum

16

Mean

423

Per square 

mile

2.01

Runoff In 

Inches

27.45
LITTLE KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 

Hughes River at Cisko, W. Va.

205

Location. Lat 39°07'10", long. 81°16'40", on right bank 100 ft downstream from confluence 

of North and South Forks, 1 mile upstream from Cisko, Ritchie County, and 5 miles south 

or Petroleum.

Drainage area.--452 sq mi.

Records available May 1915 to September 1922 (gage heights only), February 1929 to September 1931, March 1939 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 607.92 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Sept. 30, 1931, staff gage at site 0.9 mile downstream and Mar.5, 

1939, to Sept. 30, 1945, staff gage at site 1 mile downstream, both at datum 2.56 ft 

lower. Oct. 1, 1945, to June 30, 1946, wire-weight gage at bridge across mouth of North 

Fork at present datum.

Average discharge. 16 years (1929-31, 1939-53), 601 cfs.

Extremes,. Maximum discharge during year, 11,200 cfs May 7 (gage height, 19.54 ft); minimum, 

u. y cis uct. 27,

1915-22, 1929-31, 1939-53: Maximum discharge, 31,700 cfs June 26, 1950 (gage height 

32.69 ft), from rating curve extended above 16,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage heights 24.8, 28.1 and 30.4 ft; no flow July 26, Aug. 2-6, Sept 4 to 

Dec. 5, 1930.

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

Revisions (water years) . WSP 893: 1939. WSP 1113: 1947.

'Discharge^ in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

4.8

5.1

571 

3.9

3.3

3.0

*3.6

2.7

2.5

2.6

2.3

1.9

2.7

2.8

2.5

2.4

2.2

2.Q

1.8

1.7

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.0

1.1

*1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

72.9

2.35

0.0052

o:ooe

Nov.

1.1

T^

1.6 

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.5

1.8

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.4

*2.6

2.5

2.6

4.5

7.2

9.0

9.4

13

li

11

9.4

7.8

6.9

6.3

-

135.1

4.50

0.010

0.01

Dec.

6.0

6.0

5J, 

5.7

9.4

72

166

122

83

133

1.590

855

326

209

*156

118

91

74

65

64

62

67

80

88

82

71

60

49

40

31

49

4,835.8

156

0.345

0.40

Jan.

270

420

420 

855

590

308

219

2,040

6,700

1,730

1,730

1,100

705

475

335

263

222

1,000

1,280

610

445

1,130

755

1,260

3,140

1,380

730

2,030

2,350

855

550

35,897

1,158

2.56

2.95

Feb.

450

370

295 

251

202

171

676

980

560

340

330

2,800

2,180

980

930

1,930

1,160

630

425

335

1,080

1,930

780

490

375

304

259

212

-

-

-

21,425

765

1.69

1.76

Calendar year 1952: Max 9,090 Win 1.0

Mar .

168

145

1,130 

6.100

2,480

930

655

465

*365

304

270

240

222

216

785

2,080

905

545

470

410

312

255

400

5,340

2,880

1,380

780

570

435

330

263

31,830

1,027

2.27

2.62

Apr.

233

266

282 

247

212

262

1,730

1,630

805

1,060

1,430

 730

560

410

299

350

465

620

2,640

1,530

1,180

*1,180

830

535

380

330

340

326

282

244

-

21,388

713

1.58

1.76

Mean 502

May

216

199

156 

123

527

2,180

8 , 480

3,970

2,380

1,380

655

420

304

263

263

244

365

1,160

615

350

240

2,010

1,480

395

236

168

128

97

76

57

49_

29,186

941

2.08

2.40

June

*39

31

26 

21

18

15

15

15

14

24

21

17

31

28

27

22

2,460

922

236

123

78

55

40

30

24

20

17

130

2,230

730

-

7,459

249

0.551

0.61

July

226

153

2.840 

1,260

346

211

187

232

132

82

58

43

*35

31

27

24

20

21

27

26

20

17

25

122

82

53

37

27

22

16

12.

6,415

207

0.458

0.53

Aug.

10

8.5

7.6 

6.8

8.2

7.6

6.5

12

21

32

22

14

14

15

15

12

*9.1

7.9

6.5

5.5

4.5

a4

a3.5

a3.3

a3

a3

a3

a2.5

a2

al.8

al.7

273.5

8.82

0.020

0.02

Sept.

al.6

al.5

al.4 

al.3

al.2

al.l

20

18

12

7.9

6.0

4.5

a4

a3.5

a3

a2.5

a2.3

a2.Z

aZ.l

a!3

*14

12

7.6

5.2

5.0

4.1

3.7

3.7

a3.5

a3

-

170.9

5.70

0.013

0.01

Cfsm 1.11 In. 15.13

Water year 1952-53: Max 8,480 Min 1.0 Mean 436 Cfsm 0.965 In. 13.08

Peak discharee (base, 6,000 cfs).-

cfs (15. 14 ft); Mar. 24 (5 p.m.) 6,9

-Jan. 9 (7:30 a.m.), 8,730 cfs (16.73 ft); Mar. 4 (10 a.m.) 7,380 

30 ofs (14.61 ft); May 7 (5:30 p.m.) 11,200 cfs (19.54 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Middle Island Creek at Little, 

W. Va., and Weather Bureau records at Cairo.

Note. Shifting-control method used Oct. 2 to Dec. 5.
206 HOCKING RIVER BASIN

Clear Creek near Rockbridge, Ohio

Location.--Lat 39°35'20", long. 82"34'40", in fffi£ sec. 20, T. 13 H., R. 18 W., on left ban'< 

at upstream side of highway bridge, 2 miles upstream from mouth and 3 miles west of 

Rockbridge, Hooking County.

Drainage area. 87.7 sq mi.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 760.13 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to May 2, 1940, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 93.1 ofs .

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,330 cfs July 1 (gage height, 6.24 ft); minimum, 

8.4 cfs Nov. 29; minimum gage height, 1.13 ft Aug. 29 to Sept. 4, Sept. 17.

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 16 ,'000 cfs July 22, 1948 (gage height, 17.68 ft, from 

high-water mark in well), from rating curve extended above 3,500 cfs on basis of slopearea determination of peak flow; minimum, 3.0 cfs Dec. 29, 1947, result of freezup; minimum gage height, 0.75 ft Aug. 27, 1942.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 195E-53 (gage height. In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Stage-discharge relation affected by lee Dee. 1, 28,

29, Jan. 6, Feb. 16-18)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 8 Jan. 9 to Sept. 30

2.0 

2.5

113

234 2.0 

4.0

51

110

670

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 195E to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

IE

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

2E

23

E4

E5

26

E7

28

E9

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

11

TT

11

11

13

17

*17

14

13

15

16

15

15

14

14

14

14

15

15

14

14

14

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

438

14.1

0.161

0.19

Nov.

15

16

16

15

15

15

14

14

16

18

18

17

17

16

17

17

17

17

*18

El

16

EE

17

13

13

IE

10

9^£

10

11

-

46E.O

15.4

0.176

O.EO

Dec.

IE

13

13

15

M

34

E6

EE

EE

6E

4O

32

E9

23

EE

El

El

E2

20

EE

E9

E7

E6

E3

EE

El

18

17

16

El

E6

781

E5.E

O.E87

0.33

Jan.

29

26

E8

E6

E3

22.

E7

17E

118

82

8E

*64

58

50

44

40

55

270

93

72

60

51

49

339

IE 8

84

90

670

168

114

112

3,244

105

1.20

1.38

Feb.

92

72

68

60

55

55

51

49

44

41

245

247

135

100

93

75

60

55

58

59

126

84

68

65

61

59

52

46

_

_

-

2,275

81.2

0.926

0.96

Calendar year 195E : Max 1,360 Mln 8.4

Kar.

44

44

65

*132 ~95

78

67

65

61

61

58

55

58

55

80

71

60

64

70

58

52

50

50

52

75

59

55

52

47

44

44

1,921

62.0

0.707

0.82

Apr.

46

52

47

45

41

44

49

43

46

65

52

52

50

43

44

SI

49

108

158

142

107

87

77

67

65

65

*59

54

51

49

-

1,918

63.9

0.729

0.81

May

47

43

39

38

51

46

60

56

47

43

40

75

60

49

51

128

332

208

118

88

74

68

58

58

51

43

36

34

31

30

27

2,129

68.7

0.783

0.90

June

25

24

23

22

20

48

59

30

58

165

64

39

37

27

25

24

23

22

20

19

18

18

*18

16

16

16

17

17

24

41

-

975

32.5

0.371

0.41

July

126

344

87

40

30

26

24

22

34

19

18

17

16

16

16

16

15

54

36

20

18

17

17

16

15

15

15

15

15

13

13

1,145

36.9

0.421

0.49

Aug.

13

24

17

14

16

15

13

27

24

16

13

13

12

12

12

12

*12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

To

10

416

13.4

0.153

0.18

Sept.

10

10

10

10

12

12

11

11

11

11

12

12

11

11

12

12

11

11

12

M

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

-

339

11.3

0.129

0.14

Mean 86.2 Cfsm 0.983 In. 13.38

Water year 195E-53 : Max 670 Mln 9.0 Mean 44.0 Cfsm O.502 In. 6.81

Peak discharge (base. 1.900 efs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
HOCKING RIVER BASIN 

Hocking River at Enterprise, Ohio

207

Location.--Lat 39°33'54", long. 82°28'30", In NW£ sec. 5, T. 14 N., R. 17 W., on right 

bank at upstream side of highway bridge at Enterprise, Hocking County, 4 miles downstream from Buck Run.

Drainage area.--460 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1931 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 723,6 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Oct. 24, 1933, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--22 years, 468 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,110 cfs Jan. 28 (gage height, 8.75 ft); minimum, 26 cfs Sept. 14; minimum gage height, 0.08 ft Aug. 31, Sept. 14.

1931-53: Maximum discharge, 25,200 cfs Apr. 20, 1940 (gage height, 19.94 ft); minimum, 12 cfs Aug. 19, 1932; minimum gage height, that of Aug. 31, Sept. 14, 1953.

Remarks.--Records good. 

-evlslons (water years).--WSP 873: 1938.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 29, Jan. 6, 

Feb. 17, 18)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 28

0.2 

.5

1.0

36 3.0

67 6.0

148 B.O

690

1,740

2,660

Jan. 29 to Sept. 30

0.1 27 2.0 393

.3 41 4.0 995

.6 76 6.0 1,740

1.0 144

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

V±y Oct.

39

39

3 38

No". ' Dec.

. ... . . . . i to; 50

49

48

4 ' 47

5 47

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

47

 - ;;. ;

52

48

48

49

47

46

45

44

45

45

45

46

45

45

46

47

47

50

47

46

45

46

46

46

1,413

45.6

0.099

0.11

46

47

49

52

50

49

49

49

50

50

50

50

*54

67

62

Ji

63

57

54

52

51

49

48

51

-

1,557

51.9

0.113

0.13

56

59

61

166

197

104

77

67

158

190

117

99

84

74

67

68

67

65

68

86

87

82

78

73

67

65

57

55

60

70

2,674

86.3

0.188

0.22

Jan.

96

87

93

93

81

70

87

384

780

462

406

*323

248

207

174

150

154

930

574

364

285

225

194

999

930

504

406

2.290

1,460

700

595

14,351

463

1.01

1.16

Feb.

508

380

339

295

257

244

232

206

182

164

500

1.500

865

580

494

436

300

250

290

280

537

508

352

323

305

290

262

220

-

-

-

11,099

396

0.861

0.90

Mar.

196

191

250

145

655

479

380

339

*321

313

295

272

280

272

336

352

290

290

316

267

237

220

218

237

339

336

284

262

240

213

203

9,628

311

0.676

0.78

Apr.

211

290

262

230

201

"237 196

215

211

421

494

352

326

264

230

326

300

393

1UOO

1,060

775

595

494

393

352

339

*316

284

260

237

11,364

379

0.824

0.92

May

225

199

173

155

242

260

313

566

380

280

230

237

310

244

240

393

1,420

1.460

805

552

407

352

300

262

257

218

178

153

136

130

ua

11,196

361

0.785

0.90

June

106

98

93

86

83

80

215

122

103

436

282

153

136

126

98

87

89

87

82

73

70

66

62

*58

57

56.

63

58

258

213

3,596

120

0.261

0.29

July

175

808

339

173

111

95

101

80

128

70

61

57

57

56

55

51

51

131

339

117

90

70

86

80

55

50

47

55

50

44

44

3,726

120

0.261

0.30

Aug.

44

98

82

55

58

55

50

53

75

62

58

49

43

43

41

38

*37

37

37

36

35

35

35

33

31

31

30

30

31

30

29

1,401

45.2

0.098

0.11

Sept.

29

29

29

30

35

32

31

29

29

29

29

31

29

28

29

29

29

29

29

51

35

32

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

28

913

30.4

0.066

0.07

Calendar year 1952: Max 6,490 Min 38 Mean 440 Cfsm 0.957 In. 13.05

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,290 Mln 28 Mean £00 Cfsm 0.435 In. 5.89

Peak discharge (base. 3.500 efs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
208 HOCKING RIVER BASIN

Tom Jenkins Reservoir at Burr Oak, Ohio 

(Formerly published as Burr Oak Reservoir at Burr Oak, Ohio)

Location. Lat 39°32'35", long. 82°03'30", near center of sec. 6, T. 11 N., R. 14 W., at 

dam on East Branch Sunday Creek, 0.2 mile upstream from mouth, 0.4 mile southeast of 

Burr Oak, Athens County, and 3 miles northeast of Glouster.

Drainage area.--32.8 sq ml.

Records available.--February 1952 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is at mean sea level.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 9,870 acre-ft Apr. 20 (elevation, 721.87 ft); . minimum, 6,240 acre-ft Jan. 25 (elevation, 715.91 ft).

1952-53: Maximum contents, 11,230 acre-ft June 30, 1952 (elevation, 723.78 ft); minimum, after first filling of conservation pool, that of Jan. 25, 1953.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by earth dam with emergency spillway; storage began Feb. 2, 

ra52~. Capacity at spillway level (elevation, 740 ft), 26,900 acre-ft of which 9,300 

acre-ft is in conservation pool. Dead storage, 35 acre-ft. Reservoir 1s used for flood 

control although conservation pool is operated for increased low flow for water supply 

and for recreation and conservation of fish and wildlife. Outflow It, controlled by 

operation of gates in conduit through dam.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record and capacity curve furnished by Cofr? of Engineers.

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Date

Calendar year 1952 ......

Av 31

' pt.3' 1 . . . ...............

^ce' year 1952-53......

Elevation 

(feet)t

-

719.58

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

-

8,360

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-

-250

-410

ition at 12 p.m.
HOCKING RIVER BASIN 

Sunday Creek a'; Glouster, Ohio

209

Location.--Lat 39°30'00", long. 82°05'05", on left bank 150 ft downstream from West Branch 

Sunday Creek and 200 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 78 at Glouster Athens 

C ounty.

Drainage area. 104 sq mi.

Records available. October 1951 to September 1953.

.no of 1912.

datum.

recorder. Datum of sage Us 665.23 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

Prior to Dec. 4, 1951, wire-weight gage at site 200 ft downstream at same

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 1,470 cfs Jan. 28 (gage height, 12.98 ft); minimum, 0.6 cfs Aug. 20, 23, 26-31; minimum gage height, 1.58 ft Oct. 3

1951-53: Maximum discharge, 2,110 cfs Jan. 27, 1952 (gage height, 13.89 ft)- minimum, that of Aug. 20, 23, 26-31, 1952; minLmum gage height observed, 1.56 ft Oct. 6, 

1951 ,

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

Flow regulated by Tom Jenkins Reservoir (see preceding page).

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 24-26, Oct. 29 to Nov. 21, Dec. 9, 

31, Jan. 8, 9, 24, 25, 28, 29, Feb. 11, 12, Mar. 4, July 24 to 

Sept. 15)

1.4

1.5

1.9 

2.2

0.4 

.9 

1.6 

2.5 

4.1 

6.6

2.5

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0 

11.0

35

68

144

364

700

1,340

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.6

1.7

1.7

A!

39

4.0

*3.1

2.4

2.0

2.5

1.9

2.1

2.1 

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.1

2.1

144.5

4.66

-

-

Nov.

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.5

2.7

2.5

2.4 

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.4

2.7

3.0

*3.3

773

2.1

2.4

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.8

TTs

1.9-

68.6

2.29

-

-

Dec.

1.9

2.0

2.2

2.5

28

24

8.4

108

382

67

58

28

14 

11

9.4

8.4

7.6

7.3

7.0

8.0

8.4

8.7

16

17

7.0

6.4

6.1

5.4

5.1

37

644

1,545.8

49.9

-

-

Jan.

34

10

14

17

13

12

11

597

593

177

14O

122

*78 

43

56

49

40

249

187

106

79

39

38

479

467

140

106

1 » 280

817

177

144

6,314

204

-

-

Feb.

118

80

66

66

69

50

63

46

12

42

224

703

245

148

122

118

1O6

81

72

67

114

122

98

93

88

83

68

52

-

-

-

3,246

116

~

-

Mar .

41

19

174

1 . QEiQ

350

IS 2

14:0

alClO

*81

78

j, 9

Ei2

EiO 

4,6

66

"'1

!>9

01

06

!i4

47

47

56

210

262

167

110

135

69

!58

51

4,0121

1150

-

-

Apr.

86

106

80

71

60

62

126

92

89

148

122

96

83

68

61

64

58

115

296

378

326

223

162

135

158

202

*167

144

130

106

-

4,014

134

-

-

May

88

67

48

46

95

94

175

250

234

130

94

182

262 

153

126

110

148

148

110

92

79

73

66

58

32

27

22

19

17

17

IS

3,077

99.3

-

-

June

14

12

12

11

9.0

9.8

9.0

9.0

7.3

7.6

8.7

6.4

5.8 

5.1

4.6

4.4

4.1

3.9

4.1

3.9

3.7

3.1

3.1

3.1

*2.7

2.5

lii

3.7

4.5

4.1

-

184.6

6.15

-

-

July

3.1

6.0

11

4.8

3.8

3.9

5.1

5.3

4.8

3.8

3.3

2.7

2.4 

2.3

2.2

' 2.1

2.0

3.3

3.9

3.1

3.1

3.1

2.7

2.7

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.8

102.9

3.32

-

-

Aug.

1.6

1.7

1.7

2.3

TTe

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.5

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0 

.9

.8

.8

1.7

1.0

'.6

.6

.7

1.1

33.2

1.07

-

-

Sept.

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.2

.1^0

1.0

1.0

l.O

1.0

1.1

1.0 

1.0

1.7

al.8

al.l

al.O

al.O

al.O

al.O

al.O

al.O

al.O

al.l

al.2

al.2

8.Z . 1

aTTe

al.6

-

35.9

1.20

-

-

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,930 Min 1.6 lean 99.0 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,Z80 Min 0.6 Mean 62.4 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded range in stage, 

and records for other stations in Hocking River baaln.
210 HOCKING RIVER BASM 

Hocking River at Athens, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°19'45", long. 82°05'17", on left bank at upstream side of Mill Street 

Bridge, three-quarters of a mile east of business section of Athens, Athens County, 

and 3j miles downstream from Margaret Creek.

Drainage area.--944 sq mi.

Records available. May 1915 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 615.59 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Aug. 17, 1931, staff or chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 38 years, 1,015 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,820 cfs Jan. 29 (gage height, 13.98 ft); minimum, 39 cfs Aug. 28, 29 (gage height, 2.38 ft).

1915-53: Maximum discharge, 30,400 cfs Mar. 7, 1945 (gage height, 23.0 ft); minimum, 9 cfs Oct. 11, 1930.

Maximum stage known, 26.7 ft in January 1907, from floodmark.

Remark's.--Records good. Low flow slightly affected by mill above station.

Revisions (water years) WSP 523: 1918-19(M). WSP 743: 1922(M). WSP 873: 1920, 1922, 

1924-28, 1937. WSP 1113: 1932. WSP 1143: 1933.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 15 to Dec. 5)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 29 Jan. 30 to Sept. 3O

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

50

176

335

605

7.0

10.0

14.0

2,400

3,940

6,820

2.4 

2.6 

3.0 

3.5

41

77

177

335

4.0 605

7.0 2,400

12.0 5,230

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

I

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf am

In.

Oct.

52

50

68

100

90

*78

72

66

66

66

68

64

64

60

60

60

58

64

66

64

68

66

68

60

82

66

66

64

62

2,038

65.7

0.070

0.08

Nov.

62

60

68

64

62

60

62

66

60

72

70

75

72

68

66

66

66

68

66

72

*88

88

88

85

75

66

62

62

54

52

2,045

68.2

0.072

0.08

Dec.

64

64

62

66

136

259

237

152

A§fi

279

399

300

211

173

149

127

114

111

106

103

103

122

127

125

125

111

103

92

75

90

464

5,129

165

0.175

0.20

Jan-.

472

154

160

173

168

133

130

1,910

3,130

1,480

1,050

885

*689

500

408

379

331

1,360

1,630

950

689

500

404

1,450

3,030

1,450

950

4,190

6.130

2,270

1,390

38,545

1,243

1.32

1.52

Feb.

1,210

950

752

675

586

500

488

450

389

322.

623

5.480

17550

1,510

1,140

1,080

950

724

633

605

780

1,140

885

731

675

612

560

471

-

-

-

25,488

910

0.964

1.00

Mar.

408

375

759

4.710

2,980

1,570

1,180

950

*843

787

731

654

605

592

843

918

759

689

759

682

567

529.

535

1,080

1,330

1,210

950

787

682

579

506

30,549

985

1.04

1.20

Apr.

689

1,080

885

738

619

579.

1,080

918

773

864

1,180

9SO

829

710

592

599

668

950

2,250

2.550

2,090

1,570

1,240

1,020

918

1,110

*9S2

864

766

689

-

30,752

1,025

1.09

1.22

May

605

535

439

379

864

1,020

1,390

1,480

1,450

982

731

619

1,050

878

717

661

1,510

2.500

1,870

1,210

950

950

829

599

554

450

370

308

269

253

235

26,657

860

0.911

1.05

June

212

199

182

172

164

156

161

232

188

210

428

304

226

196

182

156

146

143

133

130

141

143

118

*102

88

141

156

95

115

289

-

5,308

177

0.188

0.21

July

238

559

£18

375

226

182

180

148

133

154

110

95

86

79

77

75

73

86

228

344

164

133

161

122

110

84

75

82

71

71

65

5,504

178

0.189

0.22

Aug.

61

63

86

110

95

79

77

73

77

156

108

86

73

63

57

54

*55

55

51

52

52

49

47

47

46

46

Jtl

44

41

41

51

2,036

65.7

0.070

0.08

Sept.

49

M

44

46

47

59

61

S3.

52

51

52

47

55

59

57

49

54

54

54

57

61

61

61

61

61

57

55

57

52

52

1,632

54.4

0.058

0.06

Calendar year 1952: Max 12,500 Min 50 Mean 888 Cfsm 0.941 In. 12.81

Water year 1952-53 : Max 6,130 Min 41 Mean 481 Cfsm 0.510 In. 6.92

Peak discharge (base. 7.500 cfa).~No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM 211

Ohio River at Pomeroy, Ohio

Location. Lat 38°50'25", long. 82°08'30", on left bank at Point Pleasant, Mason County, 

W. Va., 1,200 ft upstream from Kanawha River and at mile 265.4,

Drainage area.--40.500 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. July 1939 to September 1953 (discharge not compiled prior to February 

1940 or for low-water periods in 1953).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 514.10 ft above mean sea level, Sandy Hook 

cTatum. Prior to Oct. 1, 1951, at site 0.2 mile upstream at same datum. Auxiliary 

water-stage recorder near left bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 33 at Pomeroy, 13.8 miles upstream from base gage.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 153,000 cfs Mar. 27; maximum gage height, 29.37 

ft Mar. 27; maximum gage height at auxiliary gage, 29.41 ft Mar. 27; minimum daily discharge not determined; minimum gage height, 23.22 ft Dec. 17.

1940-53: Maximum discharge, 438,000 cfs Jan. 2, 1943; maximum gage height, 55.00 ft 

Apr. 16, 1948; maximum gage height at auxiliary gage, 56.43 ft Apr. 16, 1948; minimum 

daily discharge not determined; minimum gage height, 22.70 ft June 28, 1940.

Maximum discharge known, 633,000 cfs Mar. 30, 1913 (gage height, 70.1 ft, pass sill 

gage, lock 24).

Remarks. Records good. Discharge less than 35,000 cfs on days for which no discharge is 

shown.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct. Nov. Dec.

_

.

_

_

-

.

-

-

-

_

56,300

63,200

74,800

71,300

54,300

-

_

_

-

,

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

-

Jan.

_

_

-

_

-

_

_

44,200

84,700

94,700

111,000

91,200

113,000

80,400

72,500

67 , 600

52,500

58,100

67,700

75,600

79,300

79,300

72,900

75,000

80,700

87 , 800

88,000

86,400

107,000

117,000

120,000

_

_

-

-

Feb.

109,000

93,200

82,800

75,400

68,000

56,100

45,800

38,100

63,300

59,700

42,000

58,400

72,200

72,900

77,700

71,100

75,000

68,700

55,500

56.000

41 , 200

59,400

75,400

77,300

80,100

77,600

69,400

41,900

-

-

-

*1,843.2

65,830

-

-

Mar.

40,800

55,100

51.900

71,900

85,000

*58,400

86,900

86,200

75,200

47,100

48,400

50,000

56,600

63,000

67,700

80,500

84,500

86,200

85,800

78,200

69,800

61,500

42,900

76,900

101,000

127,000

149,000

147,000

135,000

119,000

108,000

*2,456.5

79,240

-

-

Apr.

97,200

94,400

98,100

102,000

100,000

93,800

90,000

84,700

75,400

74,500

81,800

97,000

103,000

96,400

84,100

76,300

70,500

52.500

74,000

85,900

88,500

87,900

85,900

81,100

75,000

70,500

66,100

65,000

61 , 600

61,500

-

*2,472.5

82,410

-

-

May

55,100

57,000

42,900

55.600

42,000

46 , 400

71,500

104,000

124,000

151,000

120,000

101 , 000

78,700

47,700

55,800

60,600

65,700

73,500

80,500

85,900

90,600

93,500

87 , 600

85,700

104,000

112,000

94,500

92,600

111,000

105,000

82,100

*2,515.5

81,080

-

-

June

66,500

94,100

124,000

121,000

104,000

76,700

54,900

52,900

56 , 100

49,500

56,900

-

_

'

_

-

59,200

-

-

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

_

_

-

-

July

57,000

Aug. Sept.

Calendar year 1952: Max 368,000 Mln - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1952-53: Max 149,000 Mln - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed In thousands.
212 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 

South Fork New River near Jefferson, N. C.

Location. Lat 36°24', long. 81°25', on right bank 600 ft upstream from bridge on State 

Highways 16 and 88, a quarter of a mile downstream from Bear Creek, and 4 miles 

southeast of Jefferson, Ashe County.

Drainage area. 207 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1924 to September 1926, July 1928 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,657.04 ft above mean sea level, unadJusted. Prior to Oct. 14, 1934, chain gage on old bridge 400 ft (revised) downstream 

at same datum. Oct. 14, 1934, to Mar. 25, 1935, staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 26 years (1925-26, 1928-53), 419 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,230 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 6.64 ft); minimutn, 101 cfs Sept. 18 (gage height, 1-.57 ft).

1924-26, 1928-53: Maximum discharge, 52,800 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 22.50 

ft), from rating curve extended above 5,100 cfs on basis of slope-area determination 

of peak flow; minimum, 52 cfs (revised) Dec. 24, 1943, result of freezeup; minimum 

daily, 65 cfs Sept. 9, 1925.

Maximum stage known prior to 1924, 18.0 ft July 15, 1916, from floodmarks as 

witnessed by local resident (discharge, 35,200 cfs).

Revisions. The figures of maximum and minimum discharge for some water years have been 

revised, as shown in the following table. They supersede figures published in the 

water-supply papers indicated.

WSP

603

623

663

683

698

713

728

743

758

783

923

953

1003

Water 

year

1925

1926

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1941

1942

1944

Maximum

Date

Dec. 9, 1924

Jan. 18, 1926

Aug. 16, 1928

Mar. 14, 1929

Oct. 2, 1929

Aug. 22, 1931

Feb. 3, 1932

Oct. 17, 1932

Apr. 9, 1934

Jan. 9, 1935

-

-

-

Discharge 

(cfs)

4,000

4,000

9,800

4,300

7,090

2,440

3,580

8,610

3,390

7,870

-

_

-

Gage height 

(feet)

g5.1

g5.1

g8.4

g5,3

g7.0

g3.9

g4.8

g7.8

g5.0

g8.5

-

_ 

-

Minimum

Date

_

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

Feb. 9, 1941

Feb. 3, 1942

Dec. 24, 1943

Discharge 

(cfs)

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

103

78

52

Gage height 

(feet)

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

tl.44

ttl.30

ttl.50

g From graph based on gage readings, 

t Observed, result of low temperature, 

tt Result of low temperature.

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

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the water years 

1931-32, superseding those published in WSP 713 and 728, are given herewith:

1930 

Dec. 18.

19.

20.

21.

22.

23.

180

200

280

250

200

180

1930-Con. 

Dec. 24..... 160

150

200

300

280

260

1930-Con. 

Dec. 30.......... 240

31.......... 220

1932 

Feb. 3........ 1,220

4........ 1,960

Month

Water year 1930-31......

Water year 1932. . .......

Maximum

1,300

1,920

1,960

Mean

306

314

306

Per square 

mile

1.48

1.52

2.53

1.48

Runoff In 

Inches

1.71

20.63

2.72

20.11
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 

South Fork New River near Jefferson, N. C.--Continued

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

213

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

128

205

385

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

650

1,350

2,250

3,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

135

179

150

137

132

137

170

170

209

115

252

193

170

162

155

150

148

146

141

139

137

139

139

139

139

137

137

139

135

*132

132

4,895

158

0.763

0.88

Nov.

132

132

132

132

132

130

126

124

126

132

148

170

160

*146

141

139

139

135

188

1.150

947

646

419

351

319

330

524

385

311

275

-

8,321

277

1.34

1.49

Dec.

255

249

249

242

249

303

262

233

214

320

742

546

395

330

289

a250

a240

a230

a220

a220

a260

252

242

*230

227

211

202

199 iai 181

303

8,531

275

1.33

1.53

Jan.

364

342

300

258

214

275

275

286

355

1,230

944

628

502

444

399

368

346

395

395

342

606

661

513

1.570

1,100

723

628

568

568

475

433

16,307

526

2.54

2.93

Feb.

409

385

359

342

*322

319

414

433

351

322

315

351

423

355

390

381

409

372

359

489

*2.550

*1,980

1,010

784

711

617

556

518

-

-

-

16,206

579

2.80

2.91

Mar.

486

508

573

753

747

600

529

502

460

433

454

772

893

711

765

765

639

628

639

573

518

540

2,180

*5.270

1,640

1,200

970

844

765

694

650

25,701

829

4.00

4.62

Apr.

644

612

568

551

518

513

600

584

*508

491

491

454

475

497

444

438

419

409

428

409

395

381

368

372

359

385

364

355

338

4§3

-

13,863

462

2.23

2.49

i May

712

513

595

454

444

634

711

612

529

470

428

399

381

368

*364

368

342

338

385

- 460

364

330

307

303

296

286

275

268

262

258

249

12,705

410

1.98

2.28

June

255

233

227

224

214

220

399

580

423

385

491

342

351

449

359

303

289

268

252

246

254

444

376

368

275

258

249

289

249

*233

-

9,505

317

1.53

1.71

July

220

211

258

390

319

246

262

275

249

220

205

199

193

187

181

187

187

214

303

242

193

202

368

307

211

190

181

172

168

162

162

7,064

228

1.10

1.27

Aug.

168

217

168

233

178

162

160

199

184

162

' 155

*148

143

139

132

128

126

128

137

155

160

146

146

165

137

128

121

119

115

110

108

4,677

151

0.729

0.84

Sept.

104

103

108

119

172

199

193

148

132

124

121

119

117

110

108

106

104

*ifii

104

152

278

190

143

128

130

146

175

187

155

132

-

4,208

140

0.676

0.76

Calendar year 1952; Max 3,250 Hin 124 Mean 322 Cfsm 1.56 In. 21.16

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,270 Min 101 Mean 362 Cfsm 1.75 In. 23.71

Peak discharge (base, 2.600 cfs).--Feb. 21 (4 p.m.) 3.400 cfs f5.97 ft): Mar. 24 (4 a.m.) 4, £30

cfa (6.64 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded range In stage, 

and records for North Fork New River near Grumpier.
214 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

South Fork New River near Grumpier, N. C.

.Location. Lat 36°32', long. 81°22', 1.6 miles upstream from North Pork New River, 2£ 

'miles southeast of Weaversford, and 4 miles northeast of Grumpier, Ashe County. 

Drainage area.--325 sq ml. 

Records available.--July 1900 to December 1901 (gage heights and discharge measurements

only), August 1908 to September 1916 (discontinued). Published as "at New River"

1900-1901.

gage.--Chain gage read twice daily. Altitude of gage is 2,550 ft (from topographic map). 

STjuly 1900 to December 1901 wire-weight gage at different datum about 1 mile upstream. 

Average discharge. 8 years (1908-16), 721 cf s. 

Extremes. 1901FT6: Maximum discharge, 46,000 cfs July 15, 1916 (gage height, 21.3 ft,

from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 2,800 cfs on basis of velocity-area

studies; minimum, 174 cfs Aug. 24, 25, 1914; minimum gage height, 0.85 ft July 27,

1911.

Revisions. Figures of maximum discharge for some water years, not previously published, are shown In the following table.

Water 

year

1910 

1911 

1912 

1913 

1914 

1915

Date

Sept. 1, 1910 

Oct. 7, 1910 

Oct. 18, 1911 

Mar. 27, 1913 

Jan, 31, 1914 

Sept. 5, 1915

Discharge 

(cfs)

3,190 

2,690 

4,080 

9,640 

3,190 

7,900

Gage height 

(feet )

g3.5 

g3.2 

3.98 

g6.7 

g3.5 

g5.9

g From graph based on gage readings.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the water years 

1910, 1914-15, superseding those published In WSP 536, are given herewith:

Date

1910

Apr . 5

June 11

1914

June 17

18

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

July 1

8

9

12

13

14

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

Di scharge

366

1,530

330

330

330

330

301

301

301

301

272

246

220

246

330

301

330

301

301

330

272

246

246

220

220

330

Date

19 14 -Con.

July 28

29

30

31

Aug. 1

2

. 3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

Discharge

272

272

246

246

246

220

220

301

246

246

246

220

220

272

272

301

330

330

272

246

220

220

197

220

272

220

174

174

Date

1914-Con.

Aug. 26

27

31

Sept. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

Discharge

301

330

330

246

246

246

220

220

220

197

197

246

246

246

330

330

272

246

220

272

301

272

246

246

246

246

246

220

Date

1914-Con.

Sept. 29

30

Oct. 1

2

3

4

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

Nov. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

10

11

12

13

14

Di scharge

220

220

220

220

220

220

330

272

272

246

220

220

220

301

330

330

330

330

330

330

330

301

330

330

301

301

301

Month

April 1910. .......................

Calendar year 1910 ..............

Water year 1913-14 ..............

Maximum

3,020

2,380

Minimum

318

174

220

Mean

545

534

Per square 

mile

1.68

1.64

Runoff in 

inches

22.79

1 39

1 29

22.34
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 215

North Fork New River near Warrensvllle, N. C.

Location. Lat 36°28', long. 81°32', at highway bridge Just upstream from Stagg Creek, l£ 

miles (revised) west of Warrensville, Ashe County, and 2-| miles upstream from Buffalo 

Creek.

Drainage area. 113 sq mi.

Records available. October 1924 to September 1926 (discontinued).

Gage.--Chain gage read twice daily. Altitude of gage is 2,750 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. 1924-26: Maximum discharge, 2,030 cfs (revised) Jan. 18, 1926 (gage height, 

5.3 ft, from graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 140 cfs 

on basis of records for South Fork New River near Jefferson; minimum, 25 cfs Sept. 29, 

30, 1925 (gage height, 0.80 ft).

Revisions. The maximum discharge and gage height for the water year 1926 have been 

revised to 2,030 cfs Jan. 18, 1926 (gage height, 5.3 ft, from graph based on gage 

readings), superseding figures published in WSP 623.

Revisions.--Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the water year 

1926, superseding those published in WSP 623, are given herewith:

1925

Dec. 26.............. allO

27.............. alOO

28.............. a90

29.............. a85

30.............. a85

31.............. allO

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Llnvllle 

River at Branch, Yadkin River at North Wilkesboro and South Pork New Rlver^ near 

Jefferson.

Month Maximum Minimum Mean Per square Runoff in 

______________________ _______ _______ _____ mile___ Inches

December 1925.............. 231 80 108 0.956 1.10

Water year 1925-26....... 1,240 41 151 1.34 18.20
216 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

North Fork New River at Grumpier, N. C.

Location.--Lat 36°30', long. 81°23', on left bank a quarter of a mile downstream from 

bridge on State Highway 16 at Grumpier, Ashe County, 6 miles upstream from mouth, and 

1\ njLles northeast of Jefferson.

Drainage area. 277 sq ml.

Records available. August 1900 to December 1901 (fragmentary), August 1908 to September 

1916 (gage heights only), and July 1928 to September 1953 In reports of Geological 

Survey. August 1908 to September 1916 In Bulletin 34 of North Carolina Department of 

Conservation and Development. Published as "at Weaversford 1 ' 1900-1901, and as "near 

Grumpier" 1908-16.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 2,518.81 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. Prior to Sept. 30, 1916, staff or chain gages at sites from half a mile to 

l|- miles upstream from mouth at various datums. July 11, 1928, to Nov. 5, 1930, 

chain gage at bridge a quarter of a mile upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 33 years (1908-16, 1928-53), 472 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,730 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 6.08 ft); minimum, 43 cfs Sept. 18 (gage height, 0.60 ft); minimum dally, 66 cfs Aug. 30, Sept. 17.

1900-1901, 1908-16, 1928-53: Maximum discharge, 73,000 cfs (revised) Aug. 14, 

1940 (gage height, 23.0 ft, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 3,400 

cfs on basis of slope-area determinations of peak flow at gage heights 10.72 and 23.0 

ft; minimum, 38 cfs Sept. 19, 1932; minimum daily, 53 cfs Sept. 19, 1932.

Revisions. The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised, 

as shown in the following table. They supersede figures published In the water-supply 

papers indicated.

WSP

263

283

303

323

353

383

403

923

683

743

783

803

893

1033

1053

1083

1143

' Water 

year

1909

1910

1911

1912

1913

1914

1915

1916

1929

1933

1935

1936

1940

1945

1946

1947

1949

Date

Oct. 24, 1908

Feb. 18, 1910

Apr. 5, 1911

Mar. 15, 1912

Mar. 27, 1913

Feb. 20, 1914

Sept. 5, 1915

July 15, 1916

Feb. 28, 1929

Feb. 8, 1933

Mar. 26, 1935

Nov. 13, 1935

Aug. 14, 1940

May 18, 1945

Jan. 8, 1946

Jan. 20, 1947

Aug. 28, 1949

Discharge 

(cfs)

6,660

2,700

4,190

4,320

7,960

. 2,590

5,290

39,000

6,250

3,670

7,500

5,910

73,000

11,400

8,830

7,290

11,300

Gage height 

(feet)

g7.8

g4.9

t6.12

g6.2

t8.60

g4.8

g6.9

i22.4

g7.0

4.78

7.03

6.18

*23.0

8.53

7.62

6.91

8.63

 t Observed. 

t From floodmark. 

g From graph based on gage readings.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are poor. Some diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by powerplant above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 923: 1916. Revised figures of discharge, In cubic feet per 

second, for complete water years 1909-10, 1912, 1914-15, and for periods In water year 

1931, superseding those published In WSP 263, 283, 323, 383, 403, 713, are given herein.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

North Fork New River at Grumpier, N. C.~Continued 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1908 to September 1909

217

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

£0

21

2£

23

£4

25

26

£7

28

£9

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

££6

Nov.

1.040

2£6! 880

£00

200

£00

£00

£00

£00

£70

955

360

304

£54

254

254

254

£40

£26

£26

213

213

£26

1,660

4.520

1,380

810

610

740

2,150

1,950

1,560

£1,081

680

2.44

£.81

708

64£

5£2

495

470

445

400

380

4£2

5££

400

445

445

400

422

470

580

550

5£2

495

445

445

42£

400

380

360

360

360

-

14,8£7

494

1.77

1.98

Dec.

810

810

610

550

580

5££

5.160

2,150

1,120

880

810

1,200

955

810

675

64£

610

580

675

610

580

64£

550

550

550

1,120

775

775

955

1,290

1,950

£8,516

9£0

3.30

3.80

Jan.

1,470

1,040

880

810

£.590

£,050

1,380

1,040

880

775

708

675

610

550

550

880

1,380

1,120

955

845

740

675

610

580

550

610

610

5£2

52£

4S5

286

27,388

883

3.16

3.64

Feb.

422

580

580

550

550

610

495

445

495

2 . 590

1,380

1,040

845

708

675

1,290

860

810

880

955

775

1,200

1,120

1,200

1,380

1,£00

955

880

-

-

-

£5,490

910

3. £6

3.40

Mar.

740

675

708

775

642

810

1,£00

1,120

955

1,200

1,040

955

845

880 geio

g708

675

610

580

580

675

675

550

550

1,120

955

845

2.370

1,850

1,290

955

£8,343

914

3. £8

3.78

Apr.

810

708

708

675

580

5££

52£

550

610

522

495

470

1,040

1.290

880

740

675

610

550

522

495

495

495

5£2

445

445

4££

445

400

610

-

18,253

508

£.18

2.43

May

1,660

1,200

845

708

610

580

5££

495

445

1,290

775

610

5££

495

470

445

4££

380

400

740

5.540

£,050

1,290

955

845

810

880

775

740

580

775

26,854

866

3.10

3.57

June

580

550

1,200

5.950

£,050

1,580

1,040

810

1,040

810

642

775

810

675

642

550

810

*810

610

580

5££

470

550

550

52£

445

470

675

550

675

-

25,723

857

3.07

3.42

July

580

675

470

580

400

380

1.120

880

810

642

550

495

495

52£

445

400

400

360

3££

304

304

286

341

360

286

270

360

495

3££

286

£86

14,4£6

465

1.67

1.92

Aug.

4£2

64£

495

400

422

360

341

286

270

£86

3££

£86

£54

£70

775

580

5£2

380

341

304

286

£54

£54

£40

££6

226

£13

£13

£13

£13

£00

10,496

339

1.22

1.41

Sept.

213

£00

188

213

304

£26

213

226

226

360

£70

£26

£13

188

188

££6

4£2

286

£13

213

226

304

304

341

270

£40

£13

£00

£00

200

-

7,312

£44

0.875

0.98

Calendar year 1908: Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1908-9: Max 4,3£0 Min 188 Mean 681 Ofsm £.44 In. 33.14

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

g From graph based on gage readings.

Discharge, in cubic feet per 2ond, water year October 1909 to September 1910

Bay] Oct.

1 | 176

2

3

4

5

K

7

a,

3

10

11

12

i3

14

15

ii

176

176

176

188

£00

200

188

176

176

1.5BO

675

341

304

675

Nov .

£26

226

213

200

200

200

200

213

213

286

£40

213

213

200

200

470 1 £00

Dec.

1 I 

Jan. Feb. Mar.

188 S 304 1.040

188 \ b450j 3£2| 880

188 I 422| 740

183 550 510 i 610

188

176

£26

380

360

360

400

l,5SOi 304

422 675 1 445

213 580

270 422

341

3SO

400

Apr.

213

213

2£6

226

550 j 213

550

495

422

380

380

380 304 445

270 400

330 j 341

610

360

322

304

270 226

n J.GO| 188 226 322

'8 I 322

IS 286 

20 286

?l 254

22 i 254

C3 254

?A

Cfi

400

2S6

?C 254

'il

"d

 *;,

254

240

226

£26

31 226

Total) 9 , 805

Mean! 316

Cfsm

In,

1.13

1.30

200

188 

188

186

ill £70

213

200

IBS

188

188

188

-

6,219

207

0.74£

0.83

304 | 322

213 

213

166

322

240

. b350

9,162

295

1.06

1.22

May

304

286

£70

£86

286

200 i 254

200 254

188

188

116

176

188] 380 188

b250

b400

b500

580

1,040

2,150

580 955 

3801 740

380 642

708! 675

550 580

495 495

400

360

380

380

360

304

4£2

14,693

474

1.70

1.96

470

445

445

495

_

-

.

15,281

546

1.95

2.04

341

322

304

400

£70

£26

675

675

52£

445

400

470

360

341

2701 3041 322

286 2861 3££

270

254 

£86

380

304 

£86

270 304

£54

254

254

240

2£6

2£6

226

£26

226

226

11.833

38£

1.37

1.58

304

£86

400

380

470

1,120

406

360

360

341 

304

322

445

400

360

580

470

400

341

304

3221 £86

_

9,209

307

1.10

1.23

270

11,655

376

1,35

1.56

June

£40

240

£26

July

286

£70

3££

226| 360

360

550

322

286

270

470

775

1,380

1.750

1,470

1,380

1,200

955

740

580 

495

1,040

880

708

880

610

445

380

360

341

341

19,900

663

2.38

£.66

380

845

708

1 . 560

680

642

550

708

580

470

Aug.

£54

304

254

470

400

304

286

304

304

254

240

213

270

£54

380J 2£6

341

610

445

360 

3£2

304

504

£36

£70

£54

240

254

4£2

360

270

£70

14,253

460

1.65

1.90

£26

£13

188

240 

£70

341

£70

£54

226

200

£00

226

£00

12S

213

 955

8,735

£8£

1.01

1.16

Sept.

845

^95

740

610

675

445

360

3££

341

360

304

380

254

254

240

226

213

200

£00 

£13

£26

£13

188

£00

£00

240

226

254

226

213

9,863

329

1.18

1.32

r . .v..vlar year 1909: Max 3,930 Min 166 Mean 574 Cfam 2.06 In. 27.90

. ei- year 1909-10: Max 2,150 Min 16S Mean 385 Cfsm 1.38 In. 18.76

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
218 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

North Fork New River at Grumpier, N. C.--Continued 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1911 to September 1912

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

156

166

200

286

213

166

156

166

176

176

304

226

188

176

240

213

1,200

1.470

580

380

322

322

400

270

254

240

226

226

213

213

200

9,724

314

1.13

1.30

Nov.

200

188

JJ6

176

188

254

610

322

400

380

322

322

422

322

304

286

254

286

341

304

304

270

270

304

286

270

286

286

286

240

-

8,859

295

1.06

1.18

Dec.

226

270

240

226

200

213

200

200

200

200

213

213

200

200

240

380

360

270

240

226

322

522

1.120

740

810

708

880

675

550

495

642

12,181

393

1.41

1.63

Jan.

580

495

470

422

341

270

b250

b240

b230

b230

b260

b300

b280

b260

b240

b230

b260

b300

b380

b400

b340

b320

b300

b300

b300

b300

b300

341

675

1.470

1,040

12,124

391

1.40

1.62

Feb.

810

610

522

360

304

360

341

380

322

322

270

286

286

286

270

270

304

341

445

495

955

1,380

740

708

775

845

1.470

1,040

708

-

-

16,205

559

2.00

2.16

Mar.

550

470

495

445

522

495

580

810

495

1,040

775

740

1,120

1,040

2.940

2,820

1,560

1,120

880

775

708

642

580

1,040

1,040

955

845

740

2,370

1,560

1,120

31,272

1,010

3.62

4.17

Apr.

880

2.050

1,850

1,200

955

775

708

675

550

495

470

445

422

400

400

400

422

400

360

541

380

470

580

422

400

560

522

610

580

845

-

19,567

646

2.52

2.59

May

642

550

522

470

495

495

580

522

495

422

400

550

445

580

445

1.040

775

610

522

445

400

580

560

522

522

322

286

286

470

400

322

14,675

475

1.70

1.96

June

286

550

550

522

504

286

541

286

254

226

226

226

215

240

522

400

254

254

254

240

215

200

240

522

775

322

270

286

286

341

-

9,289

510

1.11

1.24

July

270

541

522

580

1,040

1.290

675

470

422

580

560

422

522

522

541

270

270

270

580

560

580

286

286

254

422

522

254

240

226

400

270

12,647

408

1.46

1.68

Aug.

560

254

226

560

504

240

226

226

240

341

254

240

226

226

213

200

200 2'13

226

1.120

642

445

360

286

254

254

240

226

200

213

270

9,285

500

1.08

1.24

Sept.

213

186

 iee iee ise

17f

17f

47C

213

176

Ige

166

186

186

186

176

166

20C

445

286

176

176

1.58C

1,04C

58C

504

541

286

24C

240

-

8,908

297

1.06

1.18

Calendar year 1911: Max 3,180 Hin 130 Mean 460 Cfsm 1.65 In. 22.39

Water year 1911-12: Hax 2,940 Hin 156 Hean 450 Cfsm 1.61 In. 21.95

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1913 to September 1914

Day

1

Z

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

240

213

200

200

188

188

176

176

200

226

200

188

188

176

176

176

176

176

188

341

270

226

240

400

708

380

322

286

254

240

226

7,544

243

0.871

1.00

Nov.

226

213

213

200

200

200

200

200

422

286

254

240

270

270

270

254

495

380

322

286

270

254

240

240

213

213

213

213

213

213

-

7,683

256

0.918

1.02

Dec.

322

445

304

270

254

240

270

322

226

240

341

254

270

270

240

226

*226

226

213

200

200

200

200

226

226

425

254

322

270

322

304

8,378

270

0.968

1.12

Jan.

304

286

322

286

286

286

270

270

445

1,040

610

400

286

!

b300

380

270

322

304

422

341

304

360

775

495

422

380

360

341

1.120

12,587

406

1.46

1.68

Feb.

880

610

495

445

422

955

1,380

955

675

580

522

445

445

360

b300

b300

254

610

880

2.150

1,560

955

810

955

740

675

580

522

-

-

-

20,460

730

2.62

2.73

Mar.

495

495

495

522

445

422

422

400

380

380

550

1.950

1,120

810

708

708

810

1,040

1,560

740

580

580

495 495

470

495

550

610

675

1,660

1,750

22,812

736

2.64

3.04

Apr.

1,560

1,470

1,120

880

708

610

550

550

495

400

400

380

360

422

1.660

1,290

1,200

955

740

1,040

810

675

610

550

522

550

495

422

400

400

-

22,224

741

2.66

2.97

May

360

341

341

341

445

955

675

550

550

495

422

400

360

380

341

322

322

304

286

286

270

254

254

254

240

226

226

226

226

254

213

11,119

359

1.29

1.49

June

213

200

200

188

200

422

286

254

213

254

213

176

200

188

200

176

166

149

188

176

176

176

149

149

149

149

138

126

116

106

-

5,696

190

0.681

0.76

July

106

106

286

176

too

166

149

149

138

270

176

166

126

380

470

322

226

322

213

176

149

138

. 138

126

116

106

149

149

176

149

116

5,835

188

0.674

0.78

Aug.

106

106

97

176

138

116

106

106

, 106

126

138

126

116

149

149

138

106

106

97

88

116

138

116

97

97

176

341

1.290

341

213

176

5,497

177

0.634

0.73

Sept.

149

138

126

126

116

106

106

106

140

126

126

254

166

126

116

106

116

240

176

188

149

126

116

106

126

126

116

106

106

106

-

4,045

135

0.484

0.54

Calendar year 1913: Max 7,110 Hin 156 Mean 438 Cfsm 1.57 In. 21.30

Water year 1913-14: Max 2,150 Hin 88 Mean 367 Cfsm 1.32 In. 17.86

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

North Fork New River near Crumpler, N. C.--Continued 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1914 to September 1915

219

Day

1

2

3'4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

Z6

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

106

106

106

126

176

138

126

116

126

106

*106

106

106

149

380

1,660

400

341

304

254

226

200

188

226

226

200

188

176

176

166

149

7,159

231

0.828

0.95

Nov.

149

149

149

149

149

138

138

138

176

176

149

138

138

149

708

550

380

286

270

254

166

304

240

188

200

226

213

200

200

1.580

-

7,850

262

0.939

1.05

Dec.

2,050

2,590

1,660

2,700

5; 950

1,950

1,200

955

708

610

522

470

580

470

322

254

341

360

422

880

845

955

642

550

2,370

1,950

1,040

810

810

1,200

880

35,026

1,130

4.05

4.67

Jan.

740

610

522

470

422

550

2,480

1,120

810

642

580

1,290

775

642

740

708

845

1,290

1,560

1,120

880

675

675

955

1,200

1,040

810

708

580

550

522

26,511

855

3.06

3.55

Feb.

1,040

2.050

1,660

1,120

955

955

810

675

610

550

522

470

445

445

495

610

470

470

422

400

380

400

380

775

708

610

550

495

-

-

-

19,472

696

2.49

2.59

Mar.

445

400

400

380

422

445

470

400

322

400

380

380

360

360

341

360

380

341

360

341

341

322

304

322

304

360

360

341

322

322

341

11,326

365

1.31

1.51

Apr.

341

322

304

304

322

286

322

400

360

380

400

642

495

422

380

360

341

322

304

286

286

286

286

341

322

270

254

470

470

380

-

10,658

355

1.27

1.42

May

304

286

322

400

341

286

304

445

322

304

286

322

445

341

322

322

286

270

254

286

254

226

270

880

400

322

360

304

360

360

610

10,794

348

1.25'

1.44

June

610

642

495

495

380

380

322

304

286

254

 240

304

254

286

522

495

304

254

226

226

240

240

200

188

188

188

176

176

176

188

-

9,239

308

1.10

1.23

July

226

200

188

270

341

304

213

200

226

213

200

213

445

270

226

200

200

286

213

240

400

240

270

254

200

188

176

156

156

156

147

7,217

233

0.835

0.96

Aug.

286

286

200

341

200

166

156

156

156

166

166

322

495

213

188

176

322

400

522

341

522

322

240

213

200

176

254

1.120

708

580

470

10,063

325

1.16

1.34

Sept.

495

360

341

400

4.840

2,370

1,470

675

522

495

360

470

445

740

422

341

341

360

322

286

304

322

254

254

240

226

213.

270

522

740

-

19 , 400

647

2.32

2.59

Calendar year 1914: Max 3,930 Mln 88 Mean 439 Cfsm 1.57 ' In. 21.39

Water year 1914-15: Max 4,840 Mln 106 Mean 479 Cfsm 1.72 In. 23.28

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1950-31

Date

1930

Dec. 17

18

19

20

21

22

25

Discharge

b!90

b200

b220

b280

b230

b200

b!80

Date

1930-Con.

Dec. 24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Discharge

b!70

b!60

b250

b350

b260

b220

b200

Date

1930-Con.

Dec. 31

1931

Jan. 1

2

3

4

5

Discharge

b!90

b!80

b!70

b!70

b200

bl,000

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Month

 Water year 1930-31 .....

Minimum

170

68

Mean

308

385

359

Per square 

mile

1.11

1.39

1.30

Runoff in 

inches

1.28

1.60

17.57
220 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

North Fork New River at Grumpier, N. C.--Continued

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except period of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.0 

1.5

50

93

151

370

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

695

1,520

2,500

3,900

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

98

101

104

104

98

104

120

106

155

206

145

129

112

112

109

109

106

106

101

104

98

98

104

101

101

101

104

101

98

*96

98

3,429

111

0.401

0.46

Nov.

98

98

101

106

109

101

98

98

as 104

132

158

123

*112

109

104

104

104

134

591

492

414

299

313

318

432

456

323

261

235

~

6,229

208

0.751

0.84

Dec.

206

214

210

194

214

284

218

202

194

274

125

505

392

b300

b2SO

b220

b220

b210

206

202

248

226

210 *198

194

179

172

168

b!60

b!60

297

7,702

248

0.895

1.03

Jan.

409

323

294

239

239

248

270

527

775

2.220

1,300

839

620

564

486

438

409

432

398

365

1,090

1,060

775

1,300

978

727

642

926

1,060

767

613

21,333

688

2.48

2.86

Feb.

537

462

409

381

*339

328

456

387

339

318

318

503

613

512

557

486

585

468

468

797

4.180

2,340

1,220

911

759

672

564

524

-

-

-

20,433

730

2.64

2.74

Mar.

480

531

1,130

1,750

1,480

1,020

791

672

557

499

505

672

672

571

735

695

620

751

831

711

620

599

1,380

2.460

1,520

1,100

879

759

672

585

537

26,784

864

3.12

3.60

Apr.

578

518

474

450

426

420

524

462

409

432

426

392

544

505

462

505

438

420

499

426

404

387

365

365

344

360

334

323

299

658

-

13,149

438

1.58

1.77

May

681

486

426

387

392

492

831

650

635

524

462

426

392

365

*360

339

323

308

463

550

409

365

334

323

294

280

266

244

226

226

222

12,681

409

1.48

1.70

June

226

202

194

186

129

179

280

226

194

508

392

239

680

1.400

544

398

354

308

270

280

248

284

235

210

198

179

226

252

252

*21S

"

9,541

318

1.15

1.28

July

194

182

261

373

230

222

375

294

280

226

198

190

176

165

158

158

158

174

382

194

*165

194

755

308

222

198

172

158

151

142

139

7,192

232

0.838

0.97

Aug.

136

136

131

165

165

158

166

155

162

158

129

*115

109

104

9S

93

93

98

98

104

106

117

104

101

91

84

82

82

79

66

72

3,557

115

0.415

0.48

Sept.

70

68

68

82

114

200

132

104

91

86

86

82

77

72

72

70

 36

68

70

123

202

112

96

91

86

101

115

109

84

82

-

2,879

96.0

0,347

0.39

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,680 Min 72 Mean 339 Cfsm 1.22 In. 16.64

Water year 1952-53: Max 4,180 Min 66 Mean 370 Cfsm 1.34 In. 18.12

Peak discharge (base. 5.600 cfs). Feb. 21 (5 p.m.) 5,730 cfs (6.08 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 221

New River near Galax, Va.

Location. Lat 36°38'50", long. 80°58'45", on left bank at upstream side of bridge on 

U.S." Highway 58, 500 ft downstream from Meadow Creek, 1.2 miles southwest of Old Town, 

3.1 miles southwest of Galax, Carroll County, and 3.6 miles downstream from Elk Creek.

Drainage area. 1,131 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1929 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 2,028.04 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936.

Average discharge.--23 years (1930-53), 1,808 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 15,900 efs Feb. 21 (gage height, 5.48 ft); 

minimum, 322 cfs Sept. 3, 4 (gage height, 0.66 ft).

1929-53: Maximum discharge, 141,000 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 25.7 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 30,000 cfs on basis of computation of 

peak flow over dam at Fries 6 miles downstream, and by slope-area determination of 

peak flow; minimum, 247 cfs July 9, 1930.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 758: Drainage area, 1933(M). WSP 893: 1930(M), 1935(M).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22 

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

560

554

572

596

572

572

668

740

766

996

996

857

*740

668

644

632

620

620

620

608

596 

596 

596

596 

596

596

596

596

584

584

584

20,151

650

0.575

0.66

Nov.

584

596

*584

572

572

572

548

536

53T

560

596

632

656

632

608

596

596

584

685

2,840

4.950 

4,270 

2,120

1,530 

1,350

1,280

1,440

1,480

1,220

1,070

34,775

1,159

1.02

1.14

Dec.

954

912

*926

898

912

1,010

1,010

912

844

926

2,470

2,490

1,730

1,350

1,120

950

900

900

900

898

940 

968 

926

898 

857

818

792

740

660 655"

968

32,259

1,041

0.920

1.06

Jan.

1,460

1,480

1,390

1,100

950

880

950

1,260

1,950

3,800

4,890

3,180

2,290

1,910

*1,690

1,570

1,440

1,460

1,570

1,440

2,740 

4,420 

3,120

4,120 

5,050

3,480

2,700

2,440

3,010

2,570

2,120

72,430

2,336

2.07

2.39

Feb.

1,860

,670

* ,530

,440

,330

,260

,590

,770

1,530

1,350

1,280

1,310

1,670

1,670

1,770

1,880

1,950

1,910

1,710

1,920

10,600 

11,900 

6,300

4,270 

3,420

2,910

2,490

2,190

_

_

-

76,480

2,731

2.41

2.51

Calendar year 1952: Max 11,000 Min 450

Mar.

1,970

2,050

2,750

5,940

6,490

4,270

3,220

2,720

2,330

2,050

1,920

2,520

3,280

3,000

2,860

3,220

2,890

2,800

3,310

2,970

2,580 

2,350 

4,880

15,500 

9,120

5,760

4,420

3,830

3,310

2,940

2,660

117,710

3,797

3.36

3.87

Apr.

2,580

2.650

2,330

2,160

2,050

1,950

2,330

2,330

2,050

1,870

1,900

1,800

1,900

2,080

1,900

1,820

1,820

1,680

1,770

*1,730

1,590 

1,550 

1,480

1,460 

1,440

1,460

1,480

1,370

1.550

1,730

-

55,570

1,852

1.64

1,83

May

5,540

2,410

1,900

1,820

1,650

1,970

3,250

3,050

2,490

2,240

*1,920

1,750

1,610

1,520

1,460

1,440

1,380

1,330

1,500

2,130

1,800 

1,460 

1,330

1,220 

1,220

1,140

1,070

1,010

996

968

940

53,314

1,720

1.52

1.75

June

954

916

892

856

844

844

1,180

*1,380

1,380

1,220

1,650

1,420

1,130

5,420

2,410

1,550

1,370

1,210

1,020

982

982 

1,240 

1,330

1,040 

916

868

844

1,050

1,110

1,050

"

37,058

1,235

1.09

1.22

July

940

856

916

1,260

1,380

*1,210

1,210

1,220

1,050

954

868

796

760

748

724

712

712

712

892

1,070

856 

724 

982

1.570 

1,010

832

736

688

652

628

604

28,272

912

0.806

0.93

Aug.

616

664

700

1,210

954

784

736

880

892

820

724

640

592

556

520

484

460

460

484

520

520 

520 

544

496 

484

484

430

410

390

380

560

18,714

604

0.534

0.62

Sept.

341

332

322

360

592

796

844

676

556

484

440

420

420

380

380

360

350

341

341

380

640 

760 

628

*508 

460

460

520

568

556

508

'

14,723

491

0.434

0.48

Mean 1,506 Cfsm 1.33 In. 18.12

Water year 1952-53: Max 13,300 Min 322 Mean 1,538 Cfsm 1.36 In. 18.46

Peak discharge (base, 9.000 cfs). Feb. 21 (10 p.m.) 15,900 efs (5.48 ft); Mar. 24 (10 a.m.) 

15,400 ofs (5.37 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

New River near Grayson, Va.

Location.--Lat 36°45'35", long. 80°57 I 20", at Norfolk and Western Railway bridge at Fries

Junction, 1 mile above Grayson, Carroll County, immediately upstream from Chestnut

Creek.

Drainage area. 1,160 sq mi.

Records available. August 1908 to December 1912 (discontinued). 

gage.--Chain gage. Altitude of gage is 2,070 ft (from topographic map). 

Extremes. 1908-12; Maximum discharge, 29,000 cfs May 21, 1909 .(gage height, 10.0 ft,

from graph based on gage readings), extended above 3,200 cfs by logarithmic plotting;

minimum, about 180 cfs Aug. 25, 1911.

Remarks. Natural flow affected at low stages by operation of powerplant 4 miles upstream. 

Revlsio'ns. Revised figures of discharge, In cubic feet per second, during ice period In

the water year 1912, superseding those published in WSP 536, are given herewith:

Jan. 8-20, 1912................. tl,100

t Mean discharge for period indicated.

Month

January 1912. ..............

Calendar year 1912. . ............

Cfs-days

665,492

Maximum

12,300

Minimum

674

Mean

1,818

Per square 

mile

1.57

Runoff in 

Inches

21.32
222 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

Chestnut Creek at Galax, Va.

Location.--Lat 36°38'45", long. 80°55'10", on right bank 200 ft upstream from bridge on 

State Highway 89, 0.6 mile south of Galax, Carroll County, and 1.7 miles downstream 

from Wards Mill Branch. Prior to May 29, 1953, at site 200 ft upstream.

Drainage area.--39 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. September 1944 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,344.17 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to May 29, 1953, gage at site 200 ft 

upstream at datum 0.86 ft higher.

Average discharge. 9 years, 72.1 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 780 cfs Nov. 21, Mar. 23; maximum gage height, 

4.63 ft Nov. 21, site and datum then in use: minimum, 14 cfs Sept. 2, 3 (gage height, 

0.85 ft).

1944-53: Maximum discharge, 6,980 cfs Oct. 17, 1947 -(gage height, 14.4 ft, from 

floodmark, site and datum then in use); minimum, that of Sept. 2, 3, 1953.

Flood of Aug. 14, 1940, reached a stage of 17.4 ft (discharge, 11,000 cfs, by 

contracted-opening determination).

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

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 21 Nov. 22 to Hay 28 May 29 to Sept. 30

0.9 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0.

27 

41 

115 

195 

£90 

390

1.0 

1.4 

1.9 

2.5 

3.0 

3.6

38 

94 

177 

£90 

390 

512

0.8 

1.0 

1.5 

1.9

10

29

90

152

_ P:,scharge,

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

30

30

31

31

31

31

35

38

40

50

45

40

*38

35

34

33

33

33

31

30

30

31

31

31

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

1,032

33.3

0.854

0.98

Nov.

30

30

*31

31

31

30

28

28

30

34

41

41

34

31

37

35

33

33

106

202

344

126

79

66

60

64

59

58

54

48

-

1,854

61.8

1.58

1.76

Dec.

48

47

*48

48

60

80

70

60

55

100

300

150

100

70

60

50

50

50

52

55

70

75

64

60

56

54

50

48

40

46

70

2,186

70.5

1.81

2.09

Jan.

100

80

65

50

45

45

47

50

56

70

70

60

52

50

*48

47

46

55

48

46

126

82

76

208

97

73

67

66

59

55

55

2.094

67.5

1.73

1.99

Feb.

55

55

*55

55

5_2

55

94

67

59

58

58

60

58

52

80

76

79

68

67

139

410

152

113

97

91

85

78

76

_

-

-

2,444

87.3

2.24

2.33

Calendar year 1952 : Max 874 Min 20

Mar.

73

84

107

170

123

97

88

84

76

76

82

124

118

92

126

*102

90

99

91

79-

76

86

505

404

180

143

128

120

110

107

100

3,940

127

3.26

3.76

Apr.

105

97

92

91

88

94

~92 113

86

85

82

80

88

79

76

76

74

76

74

*72

70

68

68

67

67

68

66

64

63

102

-

2,423

80.8

2.07

2.31

May

80

70

64

63

64

73

82

67

64

64

*61

59

58

58

56

56

56

56

70

66

56

54

51

50

48

47

44

43

46

46

42

1,814

58.5

1.50

1.73

June

41

41

40

39

38

40

72

*49

47

55

51

43

55

56

46

44

146

60

49

44

42

46

42

38

37

37

38

58

47

42

-

1,483

49.4

1.27

1.42

July

37

37

40

55

50

*66

58

43

40

36

35

35

33

33

32

32

31

33

38

32

29

30

37

29

28

27

27

25

24

23

2?

1,098

35.4

0.908

1.05

Aug.

23

23

42

72

42

34

32

33

36

30

27

27

25

*24

23

22

22

23

25

27

25

24

22

21

19

19

18

18

17

16

II

826

26.6

0.682

0.79

Sept.

15

14

15

48

48

44

36

27

24

24

23

22

21

20

19

19

18

18

20

27

29

23

*21

21

22

24

31

25

22

20

740

24.7

0.633

0.71

Mean 67.7 Cfsm 1.74 In. 23.59

Water year 1952-53 : Max 505 Min 14 Mean 60.1 Cfsm 1.54 In. 20.92

Peak discharge (base. 700 cfs).--Nov. 21 (12 m.) 780 cfs (4.63 ft)} Mar. 23 (time unknown) 780 cfs 

(4.62 ft).'

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 4-12, Dec. 4 to Jan. 14; discharge estimated on basis of recorded 

range in stage , weather records, and records for New River near Oalax, Big Reed Island Creek near 

Allisonla and Little River at Oraysonton.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 

New River at Ivanhoe, Va.

223

Location. Lat 36°50'05", long. 80°57'10", on left bank at Ivanhoe, Wythe County, 2.1 

miles downstream from Big Branch and 2.3 miles upstream from Cripple Creek.

Drainage ar ea.--1,340 sq ml.

Records available.--December 1929'to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,943.09 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929.

Average discharge. 23 years (1930-53), 2,070 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 19,500 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 10.83 ft);

 minimum, 217 cfs Dec. 16 (gage height, 1.16 ft); minimum dally, 302 cfs Sept. 3.

1929-53: Maximum discharge, 155,000 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 38.1 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 25,000 cfs on basis of flood records 

for other stations on New River; minimum, 92 cfs Sept. 8, 1930 (gage height, 0.89 ft); 

minimum dally, 184 cfs July 28, 1930.

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

Plow r-, gulated by powerplants at Buck, 2.8 miles above station, and at Byllesby, 5.5 

miles above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 783: 1933(M), drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 24 Mar. 25 to Sept. 30

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

440

720

1,250

1,950

5.0

8.0

10.0

5,650

12,400

17,400

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

265 

- 405

770 

1,390

3.0 1,950

5.0 5,650

8.0 12,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September'1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7 

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

646

510

55T

640

546

588 

671 

786

964

1,110 " 48

907

828

644

685

572 

733

515

a650

a650

a700 

a680

a620

a650

a700

a620

a640 

8620 

8600

 8600

21,630

698

0.521

0.60

Nov.

590

578

662

544

612

675 

629 

560

455

622

822 

584

748

743

829

500

680 

650

636

3,420

4,020

' 4.460 

2,850

1,900

1,670

1,560

1,220

1,760 

1,480 

1,330

-

37,789

1,260

0.940

1.05

Dec.

1,140

l.HQ

1,250

1,030

1,110

1,100 

1,250 

1,200

925

1,270

3.120 

2,800

2,180

1,640

1,680

1,040

1,160 

1,120

1,460

1,180

1,240

1,420 

1,320

1,160

962

1,070

1,040

605 

1,100 

900

1,'570

41,152

1,327

0.990

1.14

Jan.

1,730

2,120

1,650

1,410

1,480

918 

1,475. 

1,630

1,900

3,420

5.590 

3,840

2,870

2,430

 2,140

1,960

1,550 

1,960

1,860

1,780

3,100

4,980 

3,790

4,200

5,220

4,450

3,110

2,830 

3,240 

2,940

2,520

83,888

2,706

2.02

2.33

Feb.

2,260

2,160

 1,870

1,720

1,690

1,620 

1,940 

2,170

2,120

1.570

1,670 

1,610

1,930

2,060

2,270

2,340

2,110 

2,530

2,220

2,240

11,200

13.800 

7,360

5,150

4,080

3,170

3,020

2,570

-

90,450

3,230

2.41

2.51

Mar.

2,520

2,560

2,920

5,340

6,920

5,440 

3,880 

3,240

2,830

2,620

m

3,790

3,540

3,450

3,520

3,550 

3,370

3,440

3,320

3,120

2,800 

4,360

16.900

10,500

6,920

5,440

4,080 

3,930 

3,550

3,040

136,150

4,392

3.28

3.78

Apr.

3,130

5.360

2,800

2,370

2,590

2,550 

2,700 

2,820

2,520

2,490

2,310 

2,260

2,460

2,330

2,400

2,220

2,220 

2,150

2,240

2,240

2,110

 2,050 

1,930

1,970

1,820

1,820

2,020

1.700 

1,820 

1,840

-

69,240

2,308

1.72

1.92

May

3,520

2,910

2,280

2,160

2,070

2,190 

3,580 

5.790

' 2,890

2,420

2,300 

 2,240

1,960

1,820

1,900

1,580

1,780 

1,670

1,850

2,220

2,080

1,860 

1,500

1,590

1,480

1,470

1,140

1,290

w1,100

62,830

2,027

1.51

1.74

June

1,170

1,030

1,150

998

865

1,050 

1,440 

1,690

1,830

2,370

 2,640 

2,000

1,500

2,970

2,780

2,350

3.640 

1,930

1,480

1,310

1,220

1,400 

1,560

1,310

1,420

1,210

1,330

1,450 

1,980 

1,390

-

50,463

1,682

1.26

1.41

July

1,120

1,180

945

1,500

2,010

2,140 

2.290 

1,790

1,360

 1,320

1,170 

970

910

908

944

904

949 

661

1,120

1,420

1,070

1,060 

1,080

1,640

1,180

1,120

1,040

780 

706 

779

648

36,714

1,184

0.884

1.02

Aug.

780

595

867

1.600

1,160

962 

886 

890

1,250

992

868 

690

779

656

628

522

195 

" 566

924

536

570

524 

588

669

640

556

545

536 

548 

572

540

23,038

743

0.554

0.64

Sept.

465

424

302

39T

608

857 

1.140 

821

722

560

574 

471

516

548

470

476

428 

494

369

474

688

939 

761

552

*632

612

576

631 

705 

546

-

17,752

592

0.442

0.49

Calendar year 1952 : Max 12,400 Mln 455 Mean 1,755 Cfsm 1.31 In. 17.82

Water year 1952-53 : Max 16,900 Mln 302 Mean 1,839 Cfsm 1.37 In. 18.63

Peak discharge (base. 13.500 efs). Peb. 22 (12:30 a.m.) 17.100 efs (9.87 ft); Mar. 24 (2 a.m.) 

19,500 cfs (10.83 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for station 

near Oalax and at Alllsonia.
224 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

Cripple Creek near Ivanhoe, Va.

"59', at highway bridge 2 miles northwest of Ivanhoe, 

(revised) upstream from mouth.

Location. Lat 36°51 I , long. 8C

Wythe County, and 2.8 miles 

Drainage area. 148 sq mi. 

Records available. October 1929 to September 1934 (discontinued). 

Page. Chain gage. Altitude of gage is 1,990 ft (from topographic map). 

Average discharge. 5 years, 116 cfs. 

Ex tr erne a. 1929-34; Maximum discharge, 1,440 cfs Apr. 4, 1931 (gage height, 4.10 ft,

from graph based on gage readings); minimum, 16 cfs Sept. 20, 1932 (gage height, 0.27

ft).

Revisions. The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised,

as shown in the following table. They supersede figures published in the water-supply

papers indicated.

WSP

713 

728 

743 

758

Water 

year

1931 

1932 

1933 

1934

Date

Apr. 4, 1931 

May 1, 1932 

Feb. 8, 1933 

Mar. 28, 1934

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,440 

1,190 

1,240 

1,190

Gage height 

(feet)

t4.1 

t3.6 

t3.7 

t3.6

t Prom graph based on gage readings.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for high-water periods

in the water years 1931-33, superseding those published in WSP 713, 728, and 743, are

given herewith:

1931 1932-Con. 

Apr. 4.......... 890 Dec. 28......... 795

5.......... 750

Aug. 22.......... 940 1933

Feb. 8......... 1,140

1932 9......... 890

May 1.......... 1,090 20......... 940

May 16......... 840

Month

Calendar year 1931 ........................

May 1932. ...................................

Water year 1931-32. .......................

Calendar year 1932 ........................

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

Calendar year 1933 ........................

Maximum

940

1,090

1,090

1,140

Minimum

93

37

20

20

23

Mean

1 Tfl

98.9

113

128

130

Per square 

mile

.668

.764

.865

.878

Runoff in 

Inches

9.06

10.37

11.78

11.89

Neff-Litz Spring near Rural Retreat, Va.

Location.--Lat 36°50'50", long. 81°16"25", 2 miles north of Cedar Springs and 2.7 miles

south of Rural Retreat, Wythe County. 

Records available. July 1928, April 1929, November 1947 to September 1953 (discharge

measurements only). Extremes.--Maximum discharge measured during year, 5.14 cfs May 14; minimum measured, 1.51

ct's Dec . 3.

1928, 1929, 1947-53: Maximum discharge measured, that of May 14, 1953; minimum

measured, 1.34 cfs Oct. 15, 1948. 

Remarks. Discharge measurements generally made once a month 500 ft downstream from source.

Discharge measurements, in cubic feet per second, water year 

October 1952 to September 1953

Oct. 13............ 2.25

Nov. 3............ 1.70

Dec. 3............ 1.51

Jan. 16............ 2.49

Feb. 3............ 3.50

Mar. 19............ 4.72

Apr. 27............ 4.12

May 14............ 5.14

June 11............ 4.30

July 6............ 3.49 .

Aug. 10............ 3.03

Sept. 7............ 2.36
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 

Reed Creek at Grahams Forge, Va.

225

Location. Lat 36°56'20", long. 80°53'15", on right bank 35 ft upstream from highway 

bridge at Grahams Forge, Wythe County, 2.2 miles downstream from Glade Creek and 7.3 

miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 247 sq mi.

Records available. July 1908 to September 1916, February 1927 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,924.65 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. July 30, 1908, to Sept. 30, 1916, chain gage at same site at datum 0.68 ft 

lower. Feb. 3, 1927, to Oct. 28, 1934, chain gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 34 years, 257 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,090 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 5.21 ft); minimum, 34 cfs Sept. 7 (gage height, 1.05 ft), caused by refilling of small reservoir 

near Wytheville; minimum daily, 63 cfs Oct. 4, 20, 22, 27.

1908-16, 1927-53: Maximum discharge, 23,000 cfs July 16, 1916 (gage height, 12.1 

ft, datum then in use, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 5,900 cfs by 

logarithmic plotting; minimum observed, about 5 cfs Dec. 22, 1909 (gage height, 1.17 

ft, datum then in use), result of freezeup; minimum daily, 22 cfs Jan. 30, 1934.

Revisions. The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised 

as shown in the following table. They supersede figures published in the water-supply 

papers indicated.

WSP

643 

663 

698 

713 

728 

743 

758

Water 

year

1927* 

1928 

1930 

1931 

1932 

1933 

1934

Date

Apr. 22, 1927 

Aug. 16, 1928 

Oct. 2, 1929 

Apr. 4, 1931 

May 1, 1932 

Dec. 28, 1932 

Mar. 28, 1934

Discharge 

(cfs)

3,040 

2,870 

6,020 

3,210 

4,090 

2,870 

5,220

Gage height 

(feet)t

4.4 

4.3 

6.0 

4.5 

5.0 

4.3 

5.6

t From graph based on gage readings. 

t Period January to September.

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

Occasional diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mills above station.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1235; 1912-13, 1915-16. Revised figures of discharge, in 

cubic feet per second, for a day in the water year.1911, superseding those published 

in WSP 536, are given herewith:

Feb. 2, 1911.

Month Maximum Minimum Mean

229

Per square 

mile

Runoff In 

inches
226 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

Reed Creek at Grahams Forge, Va.--Continued

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.3 

1.5 

1.7 

2.0

154

295

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

590

1,030

2,210

5,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

67

65

70

63

67

67

*70 

65

79

94

77

73

70

68

68

67

68 

65

65

63

65

63

68

67

67

70

63

70

68

67

71

2,130

68.7

0.278

0.32

Nov.

65

68

*65

65

65

65

65 

65

65

70

80

75

70

67

65

65

65 

65

80

95

250

700

300

200

150

120

100

95

90

85

-

3,475

116

0.470

0.52

Dec.

80

75

*73

84

86

102

107

102

92

99

275

260

174

140

120

80

85 

90

94

94

104

104

102

99

94

94

85

80

75

76

94

3,319

107

0.433

0.50

Jan.

130

174

174

154

137

123

120 

170

335

350

367

305

245

215

*195

183

170 

170

179

179

558

880

496

424

400

335

300

300

466

372

310

8,916

288

1.17

1.35

Feb.

275

*245

215

205

183

170

215 

240

235

215

205

230

442

362

362

376

418 

442

389

516

3,100

1,880

822

576

484

436

378

340

_

_

-

13,956

498

2.02

2.10

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,400 Min 63

t'.ar .

310

315

340

1,420

2,540

930

678 

548

460

400

367

362

356

335

424

662

520 

508

*774

614

490

 430

460

2,060

1,260

742

541

454

394

345

315

20,354

657

2.66

3.07

Apr.

295

280

255

240

225

220

255 

260

250

245

235

225

260

290

275

275

285 

265

285

270

255

*235

215

205

205

191

179

170

162

TT§

-

7,186

240

0.972

1.08

May

270

313

654

418

335

637

1,940 

980

614

460

372

320

285

*255

240

220

205 

200

471

1,810

758

460

350

295

260

230

200

183

166

158

154

14,213

458

1.85

2.13

June

147

137

130

127

125

134

285 

191

154

179

*205

158

147

183

166

140

1,440 

466

280

220

183

191

174

147

137

127

211

331

183

166

6,862

229

0.927

1.03

July

147

130

134

120

219

*1,070

2,560 

1,050

590

412

340

295

260

235

220

195

187 

187

220

183

166

158

195

158

140

134

130

120

120

115

110

10,300

332

1.34

1.54

Aug.

110

110

130

120

110

110

120 

200

110

105

105

105

105

100

100

100

100 

*99

102

99

99

99

94

94

94

90

86

86

84

84

86

3,236

104

0.421

0.49

Sept.

81

81

79

92

102

151

94 

92

88

86

84

81

88

75

79

75

75 

73

75

77

84

*84

79

77

77

79

79

77

73

Zi

2,508

83.6

0.338

0.38

Mean 205 Cfsm 0.830 In. 11.28

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,-100 Min 63 Mean 264 Cfsm 1.07 In. 14.51

, Peak discharge (base, 2.300 efs). Feb. 21 (2 p.m.) 4,090 cf3 (5.21 f t) ; Mar. 5 (4 a.m.) 3,920 cfs 

(5.12 ft); Mar. 24 (5 p.m.) 3,340 cfs (4.75 ft); May 7 (6 a.m.) 2,420 cfs (4.14 ft); June 17 (10 a.m.) 

3,920 cfs (5.12 ft); June 7 (4 p.m.) 3,500 cfs (4.87 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 4 to Dec. 2, July 31 to Aug. 17; discharge estimated on basis of 

recorded range in stage, weather records, and records for Walker Creek at Bane and Middle Fork 

Holston River at Qroseclose.
KANAWHA RIVER BASM 

Big Reed Island Creek near Allisonia, Va.

227

Location. Lat 36°53', long. 80°44', on left bank 700 ft downstream from highway bridge, 

3^ miles southeast of Allisonia, Pulaski County, 4 miles upstream from Little Reed 

Island Creek, and 4j miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 278 sq mi.

Records available. July 1908 to September 1916, April 1939 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,902.74 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929. Aug. 2, 1908, to Sept. 30, 1916, staff gage at site 4 miles downstream at 

different datum.

Average discharge. 22 years, 409 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,500 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 8.71 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,500 cfs on basis of flood records for other stations in 

New River basin; minimum, 105 cfs Sept. 3, 4 (gage height, 1.92 ft).

1908-16, 1939-53: Maximum discharge, 20,900 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 11.70 

ft), from rating curve extended above 3,500 cfs on basis of flood records for other 

stations in New River basin; minimum recorded, 81 cfs Dec. 16, 1943 (gage height, 

1.78 ft), result of freezeup.

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 1033: 1939(P), 1940, 1941-43(P).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 24 Mar. 25 to Sept. 30

2.1 163

2.5 299

3.0 558

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

1,290

3,490

6,750

0.9 

2.2

100

184

2.5 

3.0

295

558

Note. Same as preceding table above 3.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

181 

184

181 

175

175

178

232

236 

242

545

246

215

*206

199

193

190

187

187

184

181

178 

181

184

184

184

184

184

181

181

178

178

6,112

197

0.709

0.82

Nov.

181 

181

181 

*181

178

175

172

169 

172

187

232

242

206

187

196

242

199

187

199

1,290

1.490 

1,050

a600

a 400

a550

a300

a280

a260

a250

a240

-

10,177

339

1.22

1.36

Dec.

a230 

a230

a240 

*255

268

555

280

255 

242

720

1.710

583

422

348

287

220

220

220

250

264

539 

312

287

276

260

255

242

220

'ZZS 190

554

10,726

546

1.24

1.45

Jan.

558 

381

377 

334

280

260

280

308 

*321

401

401

334

299

287

276

268

260

295

312

272

546 

585

aSOO

a800

aBOO

aSOO

a450

a420

a400

a550

8320

12,173

395

1.41

1.65

Feb.

a510 

*299

291 

291

280

280

556

460 

367

334

325

548

334

299

433

511

499

427

396

443

4.210 

1,470

809

640

570

511

460

433

_

-

-

16,586

592

2.13

2.22

Mar.

407 

' 454

525 

1,050

1,090

666

546

499 

454

455

427

546

640

523

757

*809

589

595

652

540

488 

482

1,790

4.900

1,380

940

767

692

633

595

564

25,411

820

2.95

3.40

Apr.

570 

546

511 

499

481

481

712

608 

511

487

458

446

528

487

446

458

454

418

434

*412

402

585

580

376

371

412

412

366

352

450

-

15,833

461

1.66

1.85

May

753 

475

402

566

688

639

994

652 

505

434

*390

371

357

547

558

329

329

525

487

517

371 

329

308

295

291

283

279

275

271

8270

aS75

12,940

417

1.50

1,73

June

8260 

a250

8250 

a250

a240

8240

a350

a 400 

8530

a300

a400

*545

329

521

283

267

1.900

666

385

325

291 

316

434

304

259

240

251

434

366

412

11,396

380

1.37

1.55

July

287 

255

755 

325

357

402

652

*412 

529

271

244

236

225

222

211

208

208

208

222

208

191

181

295

240

191

178

175

168

162

159

155

8,310

268

0.964

1.11

Aug.

150 

150

205 

655

271

204

*187

284 

312

233

187

175

168

162

150

145

145

159

156

201

168 

159

153

150

150

139

135

131

125

118

115

5,818

188

0.676

0.78

Sept.

110 

108

105 

110

175

'244 255

175 

145

136

131

133

133

a!30

a!20

alls

alls

alls

a!30

a!60

alSO 

a!40

*128

125

128

133

145

162

136

125

-

4,217

141

0.507

0.57

Calendar year 1952 : Max 5,760 Min 138 Mean 386 Cfsm 1.39 In. 18.86

Water year 1952-53 : Max 4,900 Min 105 Mean 377 Cfsm 1.36 In- 18.43

_ £;*te !?ls?!?ai'*e ( ?ase - 5-500 cfs;). Dec. 10 (10:30 p.m.) 4.890 cfs (7.00 ft)j Feb. 21 (11 a.m.) 

5,920 cfs (7.60 ft); Mar. 24 (3:30 a.m.) 8,500 cfs (8.71 ft); June 17 (9:30 a.m.) 3,880 efs (6.30 f t).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

and records for New River near Oalax and Little River at Oraysonton.
228 KANAWHA' RIVER BASIN

New River at Allisonia, Va.

Location. Lat 36°56', long. 80°45', on left bank a quarter of a mile downstream frc~ 

Big Reed Island Creek and half a mile upstream from Allisonia, Pulaski County.

Drainage area. 2,202 sq mi.

Records available. September 1929 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,848.36 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge.--24 years, 3,035 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 30,800 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 7.58 ft); 

minimum, 642 cfs Sept. 4 (gage height, 0.84 ft); minimum daily, 684 cfs Sept. 4.

1929-53: Maximum discharge, 184,000 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 23.42 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 43,000 cfs on basis of flood records for other 

stations on New River; minimum, 412 cfs Sept. 7, 1930 (gage height, 0.47 ft); minimum daily, 453 cfs Sept. 6, 1930.

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

Flow regulated by powerplants 25 miles above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 783: Drainage area. WSP 823: 1936.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.8 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

610

790

1,520

2,580

3.0 

5.0 

7.0

5,800

14,800

27,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

IT 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

E5

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Of am

In.

Oct.

970

1,020 

930

1,060

1,000

958

1,150 

1,210

1,420

1,660

1.860 

1,240

1,390

1,240

1,180

1,120

1,020 

1,090

995

1,020

980

1,080

1,060

960

990

1,120

975

990

962 

945

*952

34,527

1,114

0.506

0.58

Nov.

940

1,050 

1,050

922

1,020

958

1,020 

1,020

912

940

1,300 

1,180

1,100

1,170

1,170

1,200

1,010 

1,150

1,150

4,460

6,460

9.050

4,020

3,000

2,180

2,180

1,700

2,320

1,740 

1,800

"

59,172

1,972

0.896

1.00

Dec.

1,780

1,660- 

1,630

1,580

*1,640

1,790

1,770 

1,720

1,600

2,020

5.180 

4,080

3,200

2,200

2,210

1,680

1,680 

1,760

1,910

1,650

1,720

2,040

1,620

1,750

1,530

1,590

1,640

1.220

1,340 

1,310

2,170

60,670

1,957

0.889

1.02

Jan.

2,640

2,600 

2,480

2,420

1,930

1.620

*1,900 

2,090

2,470

3,970

6,400 

5,130

3,770

3,110

2,780

2,620

2,320 

2,460

2,420

2,470

4,000

7.510

5,390

5,950

6,950

5,910

4,200

3,870

4,150 

4,100

3,470

113,100

3,648

1.66

1.91

Feb.

3,160

*2,930 

2,700

2,540

2.180

2,390

2,790 

3,010

3,080

2,430

2,500 

2,360

2,590

2,950

3,360

3,620

3,580 

3,570

3,360

3,390

19,100

20.100

10,600

7,230

5,700

4,660

4,090

3,790

-

-

133,760

4,777

E.17

2.26

Mar.

3,500

3,550 

4,110

8,300

12,100

8,120

5,700 

4,910

4,210

3,840

5.490 

4,020

5,130

4,840

4,940

*5,470

5,150 

4,730

5,480

4,980

4,440

4,140

6,940

24.400

14,860'

9,700

7,400

5,880

5,400 

4,920

4,330

198,920

6,417

2.91

3.36

Apr.

4,370

4,460 

4,040

3,250

3,500

3,650

3,830 

4,100

' 3,470

3,400

3,170 

3,330

3,300

3,220

3,390

3,320

3,080 

3,070

3,080

3,300

3,020

2,820

2,710

2,740

2,560

*2,600

2,890

2,500

2,460 

2,69S

-

97,320

3,244

1.47

1.64

May

4,440

4,240

3,650

3,150

3,470

3,900

*7,110 

5,9EO

4,450

3,680

3,420 

3,140

2,870

2,760

2,580

2,220

2,500 

2,540

2,840

4,640

3,680

2,930

2,440

2,460

2,190

2,200

1,980

1,770

1,610 

1,700

1,750

98,230

3,169

1.44

1.66

June

1,560

1,700 

1,630

1,490

1.570

1,410

1,920 

2,520

2,380

2,960

5,820 

2,730

2,100

3,190

3,820

2,900

7,940 

4,350

2,790

2,080

1,830

2,010

2,410

2,100

1,840

1,720

1,750

2,840

2,470 

2,460

-

78,090

2,603

1.18

1.32

July

1,720

1,730 

a2,000

a2,200

a2,800

a3,000

35,500 

a2, 700

a2,500

*a2,400

2,E20 

1,770

1,660

1,660

1,580

1,480

1,600 

1,240

1,700

1,970

1,560

1,600

1,880

2,060

1,760

1,600

1,460

1,450

1,150 

1,260

1,080

58,290

1,880

0.854

0.98

Aug.

1,190

1,170 

1,180

2,570

2,020

1,470

1,400 

1,700

1,980

1,560

1,520 

1,210

1,260

1,130

1,040

1,030

1,000 

1,010

1,280

1,090

1,010

1,010

965

1,OEO

1,140

970

972

919

938 

912

937

58,6E5

1,246

0.566

0.65

Sept.

8.66

610 

692

684

959".

1,350

*1,720 

1,550

1,190

982

964 

898

911

872

810

792

792 

804

819

905

982

1,230

1,140

1,030

988

977

1,020

904

1,110 

965

-

E9,454

982

0.446

0.50

Calendar year 1952: Max 17,100 Min 808 Mean 2,581 Cfsm 1.17 In, 15.94

Water water year year 1952-53: iaaz-33: Max Max 24,400 Z4,40O Mln Mln 684 684 ' Mean Mean 2,740 2,740 Cfsm ursm 1.24 1.24 In. in. 16.88 16.BB______

Peak discharge (bas'e, 17.500 efs). Feb. El (5:50 p.m.) 28,200 cfs (7.20 ft)s Mar. E4 (5 a.m.) 

30,800 cfs (7.58 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage and records for 

New River at Ivanhoe, Reed Creek at Grahams Forge, and Big Reed Island Creek near Allisonia.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 229

Peak Creek at Pulaski, Va.

Location. Lat 37°02'50", long. 80°46'35", on right bank at upstream side of bridge on 

Second Street at Pulaski, Pulaski County, 0.6 mile downstream from Track Pork and 8.7 

miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 60.9 sq mi.

Records available. February 1927 to July 1933 (fragmentary prior to September 1930), 

June 1951 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,897.79 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 T929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Feb. 3, 1927, to July 14, 1933, chain gage at

bridge 0.2 mile upstream at datum 5.84 ft higher. 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,500 cfs June 17 (gage height, 7.65 ft); mini-

 mum, '1.3 cfs Oct. 2, 3, Nov. 15, 16; minimum gage height, 0.73 ft Sept. 2.

1927-33, 1951-53: Maximum discharge observed, 3,890 cfs (revised) Oct. 2, 1929 

(gage height, 10.8 ft, from graph based on gage readings, site and datum then in use), 

from rating curve extended above 1,300 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum observed, 

0.3 cfs Sept. 4, 5, 1930 (gage height, 1.36 ft, site and datum then in use).

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the water year 1930 has been revised to 3,890 

cfs Oct. 2, 1929 (gage height, 10.8 ft), superseding figure published in WSP 698.

Remarks. Records good above 10 cfs and fair below. Diversion above station from Pulaski 

Reservoir for municipal supply.

Revisions. WSP 1205: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 23 to Nov. 18)

1.0 

1.2 

1.5

1.0

2.8

6.2

12

27

56

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

128

225

355

675

1,100

2,120

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ttotal

Mean

(t)

Oct.

1,1 

1.6

1.6

1.6

2.0

2.0

*2.2

2.0

5.2

8^1

4.5

3.8

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.8

3.8

3.5 

3.3

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.3

3.0

2.2

2.4

2.2

2.0

95.8

3.09

1.76

Nov.

2.2 

2.2

2.6

*2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

3.3

2.8

2.4

2.0

1.6

iu3-

1.3

1.4

1.4

12

49

180 

94

32

18

12

10

7.7

6.6

5.2

5.7

-

473.5

15.8

1.77

Dec.

fri 7.2

7.2

*15

32

23

17

13

27

135

^2

37

25

18

14

9.5

9.0

8.5

8.8

16 

18

23

22

19

17

14

9.0

8.0

9.0

17

653.1

21.1

1.82

Jan.

36

57

66

54

41

32

30

60

*78

91

91

62

46

36

29

25

22

25

25

26

m120

113

100

72

56

60

58

54

48

2,245

72.4

1.82

Feb.

43 

*34

30

27

11

21

53

81

64

49

46

53

55

57

82

95

142

125

106

520

*1.750 

400

*190

128

98

78

62

52

-

-

-

4,462

159

1.81

Mar.

*

52

726

622

225

147

113

81

66

57-

57

68

80

118

145

109

166

*212

135

92 

76

217

950

276

160

114

88

72

57

48

5,417

175

1.84

Apr.

45 

39

34

32

27

32

84

80

66

57

48

43

71

80

72

72

56

54

57

54

50 

44

39

34

*31

30

26

23

20

28

-

1,428

47.6

1.76

May

48 

77

98

72

57

187

*552

206

120

80

57

42

33

27

23

21

19

18

75

264

109 

64

43

30

23

18

14

11

8.8

8.2

1*1

2,412.2

77.8

1.84

June

6.6 

5.2

4.8

4.5

3,8

18

34

26

23

13

*11

8.8

10

9.5

7.7

6.6

828

131

53

31

45 

65

26

18

13

10

11

23

19

15

-

1 , 480 . 5

49.4

1.89

July

12 

10

1O

10

8.8

22

*143

51

27

18

13

11

8.8

8.2

7.2

6.6

5.7

8.8

11

6.6

5.7 

6.2

10

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.7

5.2

5.2

4.8

4,5.

461.6

14.9

1.87

Aug.

4.5 

3.8

14

20

22

*7.7

6.6

14

18

8.8

6.6

6.2

5.7

5.2

4.8

4.5

4.5

4.1

3.8

3.8

3.5 

3.5

3.3

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.0

1,1

1.8

197.9

6.36

1.87

Sept.

1.8 

1.8

1.8

2.4

4.5

13

4.1

3.0

2.6

2.8

2.6

2.2

2.4

2.2

2.0

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.2

2.8

3.0 

*2.8

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

.LI

84.2

2.81

1.86

Adjusted for diversion from Pulaski Reservoir

Mean

Cf sm 

In.

4.85 

0.080 

O.O9

17.6 

0.289 

0.32

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-53:

22.9 

0.376 

0.43

74.2 

1.22 

1.41

161 

2.64 

2.75

177 

2.91 

3.36

49.4 

0.811 

0.90

79.6 

1.31 

1.51

Observed

Max 676 Min 1.3 Mean 44.5 

Max 1,750 Min 1.3 Mean 53.2

51.2 

0.841 

0.94

16.8 

0.276 

0.32

8.25 

0.135 

0.16

4.67 

0.077 

0.09

Adjusted

Mean 46.4 Cfsm 0.762 In. 10.37 

Mean 55.0 Cfsm 0.9O3 In. 12.28

Peak discharge (base. 60O cfs).--Jan: 21 (3 p.m.) 830 cfs (4.41 ft); Feb. 21 (1:3O a.m.) 2,430 cfs 

(7.54 ft); Mar. 4 (8 p.m.) 1,850 cfs (6.51 ft); Mar. 24 (2 a.m.) 1,550 cfs (5.86 ft); May 7 (3:30 

a.m.) 830 cfs (4.42 ft); June 17 (10 a.m.) 2,500 cfs (7.65 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion above station fop municipal supply, equivalent in cubic feet per second. Records furnished by town of Pulaski.
230 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

Little River at Graysonton, Va.

Location. Lat 37°02>, long. 80°33', on left bank at upstream side of highway bridge at 

Snowville, Pulaski County, half a mile upstream from Graysonton, 7 miles south of 

Radford, and 8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 300 sq mi.

Records available. October 1928 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,816.04 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Nov. 20, 1931, chain gage at bridge 

1 mile downstream at datum 17.99 ft lower. Nov. 20, 1931, to Nov. 13, 1941, waterstage recorder l£ miles downstream at datum 20.58 ft lower than present datum.

Average discharge. 24 years (1929-53), 375 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,610 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 6.69 ft); minimum, 66 cfs Sept. 3 (gage height, 0.86 ft).

1928-53: Maximum discharge observed, 17,700 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 16.44 

ft, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 3,500 cfs on basis 

of slope-area determinations near Ployd and near Copper Valley and on basis of flood 

records for other stations in New River basin; minimum, 21 cfs Feb. 22, 1942, result 

of freezeup; minimum daily, 50 cfs Sept. 21, 1932.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 823: 1929-36. WSP 1143: 1945.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 24 Mar. 25 to Sept. 30

1.1 133

1.5 310

2.0 677

3.0 

5.0 

6.0

1,660

4,600

6,320

0.8 

1 . 0 

1.2 

1.5

52

100

155

288

2.0 665

2.5 1,130

3.0 1,660

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

150

147

144

144

140

144

*176 

221

221

342

276 

212

195

184

172

168

164

168

158

144

140 

140

147

147

150

150

150

150

150

147

147

5,288

171

0.570

0.66

Nov.

150

150

154

*158

161

154

144 

140

144

154

188 

207

188

164

176

264

191

168

176

666

975 

1.310

558

356

282

253

244

221

203

203

-

8,502

283

0.943

1.05

Dec.

191

199

207

*221

248

349

282 

239

225

420

1.130 

581

396

323

259

199

200

200

210

230

293 

310

264

253

239

225

216

180

140

190

466

9,085

293

0.977

1.13

Jan-.

693

438

403

375

270

250

299

304

734

710 

467

368

336

310

287

276

299

336

293

495 

751

489

800

819

519

445

424

410

342

330

13,552

437

1.46

1.68

Feb.

323

*304

287

287

270

264

445 

550

382

336

323 

342

342

304

382

535

581

504

431

431

1.940 

1,420

776

605

558

497

445

410

_

_

-

14,274

510

1.70

1.77

Mar.

382

410

452

1,150

1,440

768

597 

527

475

431

417 

482

574

512

535

802

597

589

*702

566

482 

452

795

4.710

1,440

964

755

648

588

546

495

24,283

783

2.61

3.01

Apr.

479

455

439

423

401

401

529 

495

423

401

380 

359

415

423

366

373

366

345

366

352

334 

328

316

316

*311

328

359

322

311

339

-

11,455

382

1.27

1.42

May

597

431

366

328

522

863

1,030 

665

487

401

359 

*334

322

316

311

305

299

311

854

827

471 

380

328

305

299

277

256

240

231

23?

235

13,185

425

1.42

1.64

June

227

214

210

210

206

201

288 

328

277

251

352 

*277

231

240

251

227

352

439

267

. 227

214 

218

277

222

189

182

254

316

251

210

7,578

253

0.843

0.94

July

189

178

354

277

206

201

262 

*288

235

197

166 

159

152

146

143

137

137

137

137

143

131 

122

131

140

120

115

110

108

105

105

SS.

5,129

164

0.550

0.63

Aug.

95

95

100

384

*163

134 

149

182

185

149 

125

120

112

108

102

98

98

102

105

112 

105

100

95

102

90

86

83

83

81

7,8

3,872

125

0.417

0.48

Sept.

74

71

71

69

74

108

146 

140

105

93

90 

88

86

83

81

78

74

74

74

81

102 

98

*88

83

81

83

88

95

95

81

2,654

88.5

0.295

0.33

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,660 Min 121 Mean 358 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.25

Water year 1952-53: Max 4,710 Mln 6? Mean 326 Cfsm 1.09 In. 14.74

Peak discharge (base. 3.000 efs). Feb. 21 (4:30 p.m.) 3,000 cfs (4.02 f t) i 

7,610 cfs (6.69 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Mar. 24 (10 a.m.)
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 231

New River at Radford, Va.

Location. Lat 37°08', long. 80°34', on left bank 2,000 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. 

Highway 11 at Radford, Montgomery County, 5 miles downstream from Little River, and 

5j miles downstream from Claytor Dam.

Drainage area. 2,748 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1939 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. October 

1907 to September 1915 (revised records) In Bulletin 31, Virginia Geological Survey. 

August 1898 to September 1907, published in reports of Geological Survey and Bulletins 

3 and 10 of the Virginia Geological Survey, believed to be unreliable because of doubtful gage-height record. Gage -height records collected at same site since 1895, but at 

different datum, are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,712.36 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Aug. 1, 1898, to Feb. 22, 1900, staff gage at highway bridge 2,000 ft upstream 

at datum 2.56 ft higher. Feb. 23, 1900, to Nov. 30, 1903, wire-weight gage at site and 

datum of original gage. Dec. 1, 1903, to Sept. 30, 1915, chain gage at site of original 

gage at datum 0.85 ft lower than present datum.

Average discharge.--22 years (1907-15, 1939-53), 3,818 cfs (adjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 34,900 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 11.00 ft, from 

high-water mark In well); minimum, 479 cfs Oct. 16 (gage height, 1.42 ft): minimum 

daily, 1,010 cfs Nov. 16.

1907-15, 1939-53: Maximum discharge, 218,000 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 35.96 

ft), from rating curve extended above 73,000 cfs on basis of records for other stations 

on New River and flow over Claytor Dam (computed by Appalachian Electric Power Co.); 

minimum, 165 cfs Aug. 25, 27, 1944 (gage height, 1.08 ft); minimum daily, 550 cfs 

Aug. 22, 1911.

Flood of July 16, 1916, reached a stage of 35.7 ft, site and datum used by Geological Survey 1904-7, from reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

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

Flow regulated by Claytor Reservoir (capacity, 225,500 acre-ft). Some additional regulation at low flow by dam and powerplant on Little River, half a mile above mouth.

Revisions (water years). WSP 953: 1940-41. WSP 873: Drainage area. See also Records 

available"!

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16 

17 

IB 

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

1,230 

1,370

1,490

1,270 

1.050

1,400

1,340 

1,200

1,300

1,860

1,770

1,320

1,840 

1,900

1,920

1,410 

1,640 

1,710 

1,520

1,720

1,570

1,680 

1,680

1,420

1,360

1,310 

1,380

1,680

1,420

*1,310

1,300

46,370

1,496

-109

Nov.

1,080 

1,090

1,550

1,340 

1,740

2,000

2,120 

1,990

1,040

2,240

2,480

1,920

1,860 

1,760

1,500

1.010 

1,880 

1,910 

2,020

3,940

5,440

6,250 

2,8lO

3,780

3,450

3,790 

1,440

3,360

1,650

1,720

-

70,160

2,339

+127

Dec.

2,730 

2,400

2,800

2,760 

2,680

2,930

1,560 

2,970

2,680

3,080

4,540

5,110

3,120 

2,060

3,630

3,140 

*2,200 

2,780 

3,300

2,580

2,350

4,050 

2,950

2,580

1,780

2,040 

1,960

1,680

2,310

1,900

2,400

84,850

2,737

-190

Jan.

2,320 

2,290

2,180

1,620 

3,270

3,280

3,250 

3,470

3,160

3,160

3,780

4,400

4,100 

3,950

3,520

3,180 

2,980 

1,960 

3,180

2,800

6,100

6,920 

7,110

8,410

9.250

7,000 

6,150

4,220

4,430

4,000

3,400

128,840

4,156

+215

Feb.

3,040 

3,000

3,400

3,400 

3,000

3,100

3,300 

3,000

2,400

3,300

3,400

3,700

3,800 

3,000

2,500

4,000 

4,200 

4,000 

4,300

4,500

8,000

25.000 

* 14, 000

11,400

10,900

6,760 

6,240

4,610

_

-

-

155,250

5,545

-167

Mar.

5,260 

5,340

6,230

11,800 

12,800

10,800

8,770 

4,560

5,500

4,480

4,160.

4,600

5,690 

5,550

5,680

6,100 

5,760 

7,950 

9,230

5,780

5,410

4,160 

7,920

21.800

18,300

12,800 

11,200

10,100

9,690

8,660

8,860

252,740

8,153

-188

Apr.

4,360 

4,800

4,560

4,320 

4,200

5,410

5.880 

4,360

4,380

4,660

3,670

3,560

4,300 

3,940

4,500

4,670 

3,930 

3,450 

2,420

4,210

3,180

3,250 

3,200

3,630

*2,880

1.830 

3,540

2,950

3,240

2,990

-

116,770

3,892

+51

Hay

3,300 

2,550

2,250

3,370 

4,060

6,410

8,310 

9,580

6,460

5,900

4,000

3,620

3,740 

5,540

5,670

2,100 

1,980 

3,120 

4,870

6,760

3,580

3,860 

5,050

2,220

3,490

2,740 

2,770

3,050

1,850

1,880

1,550

117,410

3,787

+114

June

2,550 

1,820

1,760

1,850

1,800

1,720

1,760 

' 2,520

2,040

1,630

2,460

2,910

2,400 

4,700

3,140

3,440 

7,910 

7,880 

3,720

2,060

1,460

2,530 

2,040

2,100

2,640

2,110 

1,680

3,280

2,950

2,760

-

83,620

2,787

+271

July

2,100 

2,280

3,280

3,210 

2,010

5,440

8,520 

5,390

4,620

2,850

1,900

1,710

2,480 

2,560

2,170

1,760 

2,120 

1.400 

1,520

2,240

1,860

1,750 

1,970

1,840

1,780

1,550 

2,080

1,710

1,760

1,510

1,480

76,830

2,478

-95

Aug.

1,200 

1,260

1,580

2.750 

2,140

1,960

1,680 

1,430

1,360

1,780

1,860

1,780

1,850 

1,700

1,280

1,220 

1,220 

1,170 

*1,220

1,280

1,220

1,240 

1.150

1,270

1,580

1,200 

1,240

1,170

1,150

1,240

1,320

45,500

1,468

-1

Sept.

1.450 

1,290

1,520

1,280 

1,250

1,250

*1,290 

1,330

1,340

1,360

1,260

1,240

1.120 

1,240

1,170

1,140 

1,180 

1,160 

1,160

1,130

1,200

1,200 

1,180

1,170

1,130

1,120 

1,230

1,280

1,240

1,260

-

36, .930

1,231

-90

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

1,387 

0.505 

0.58

2,466 

0.891 

l.OC

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-53:

2,547 

0.927 

1.07

4,371 

1.59 

1.83

5,378 

1.96 

2.04

7,965 

2.90 

3.34

3,943 

1.43 

1.60

3,901 

1.42 

1.64

Observed

Max 18,000 Hln 1,010 Mean 3,270 

Max 25,000 Hln 1,010 Mean 3,330

3,058 

1.11 

1.24

2,383 

0.867 

1.00

1,467 

0.534 

0.62

1,141 

0.415 

0.46

Adjusted

Mean 3,257 Cfsm 1,19 In. 16.14 

Mean 3,325 Cfsm 1.21 In. 16.42

Peak discharge (base, 18,000 cfs). Feb. 21 (time unknown) 34,900 cfs (11.00 ft)j Mar. 23 (12 m.)

30,100 cfs (9.77 ft) .

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent cubic feet per second. In Claytor Reservolrj furnished by Appalachian Electric Power Co.

Note. No gage-height record Feb. 2-23; discharge estimated on basis of high-water mark in well, 

weather records, and records for stations at Eggleston and Qlenlyn.
232 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

New River at Eggleston, Va.

Location. Lat 37°17'22", long. 80°37'01", on left bank 50 ft downstream from highway 

bridge at Eggleston, Giles County, 1.9 miles downstream from Spruce Run, and 7.8 miles 

upstream from Walker Creek.

Drainage area. 2,941 sq mi.

Records available. October 1914 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,615.59 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"^1929. Prior to July 2, 1926, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 39 years, 3,910 cfs (adjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year,'35,000 cfs Feb. 22 (gage height, 13.71 ft); 

minimum, 810 cfs Oct. 1, 16 (gage height, 2.70 ft); minimum daily, 1,080 cfs Aug. 23.

1914-53: Maximum discharge, 219,000 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 41.16 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 35,000 cfs on basis of flood records for other stations on New River; minimum, 536 cfs Oct. 13, 1941 (gage height, 2.29 ft); minimum 

daily, 635 cfs July 20, 21, Sept. 28, 1926.

Flood of 1878 reached a stage of about 40 ft (discharge, about 209,000 cfs).

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the water year 1919 has been revised to 

82,500 cfs Oct. 27, 1918 (gage height, 23.0 ft, from graph based on gage readings), 

superseding figure published in WSP 503.

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

fair. Flow regulated by Claytor Reservoir (capacity, 225,500 acre-ft), 30 miles above 

station. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1953 

are given in WSP 1290.

Revisions (water years). WSP 453: 1915. WSP 783: Drainage area. WSP 893: 1916(M). 

Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for periods in the water years 

1918 and 1919, superseding those published in WSP 536, are given herewith:

Jan. 1-29, 1918.....'............. t2,500

Oct. 27, 1918.................... 48,700

t Mean discharge for period indicated.

Month

Water year 1917-18. ......................

Water year 1918-19. ......................

Maximum

15,9OO

48,700

Minimum

_

*815

1,170

Mean

3,167

5,487

Per square 

mile

1.08

1.87

Runoff in 

Inches

14.62

25.34

* Not previously published.
KMAWHA RIVER BASIN 

New River at Eggleston, Va. Continued

233

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

1,010

1,110

2,410

4,360

7.0

10.0

14.0

9,900

20,100

36,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

1,230

1,300

1,360

1,380

1.140

1,200

1,280

1,290

1,170

1,620

1.880

1,500

1,470

1,800

1,880

1,640

1,480

1,640

1,640

1,590

1,580

1,510

1,680

1,610

1,360

1,380 

1,250

1,540

1,470

*1,310

1,330

45,510

1,468 -109

Nov.

1,170

1.140

1,200

1,470

1,470

1,640

2,060

2,010

1,480

1,630

1,980

2,220

1,600

1,800

1,660

1,330

1,300

1,760

1,880

3,160

5,600

7.020

3,720

3,580

3,680

3,910 

2,200

2,800

2,170

1,910

-

70,550

2,352

+127

Dec.

2,390

2,440

2,500

2,600

2,600

2,840

2,200

2,200

2,960

2,830

4,150

4.940

3,920

2,640

3,200

3,300

2,430

2,610

2,910

2,710

2,380

3,360

3,300

2,840

2,190

1,700 

1,900

1,800

1.600

2,000

1,800

83,240

2,685

-190

Jan.

2,400

2,200

2,400

2,300

1.700

3,500

3,600

3,800

3,500

3,400

4,130

4,540

4,900

3,730

3,760

3,600

3,320

2,440

3,150

3,930

4,960

8,380

7,490

8,640

10.500

7,160 

6,900

5,300

4,680

4,240

3,570

138,120

4,455

+215

Feb.

3,300

4,160

4,160

*3,800

3,700

3,920

3,440

2,900

3,060

4,190

4,200

4,560

4,160

2,920

2.540

4,560

4,720

4,470

4,880

4,990

8,840

28 . 700

15,800

12,500

12,500

7,780 

7,040

5,830

-

-

-

177,620

6,344

-167

Mar.

5.620

5,390

5,920

12,500

14,500

12,500

9,760

6,410

5,640

5,130

4,340.

4,460

5,810

5,960

5,520

7,110

*5,880

7,940

10,500

6,720

5,650

5,660

6,560

21,900

22.800

14,500 

12,800

11,200

10,500

9,770

10,500

277,450

8,950

<-188

Apr.

5,530

5,050

4,860

4,570

4,530

5,080

6.950

5,170

4,870

4,520

4,400

3,750

4,270

4,270

4,460

5,350

4,170

3,830

3,060

3,940

3,780

*3,270

3,620

3,540

3,340

2.500 

3,560

3,100

3,380

3,060

-

125,560

4,185

+51

May

3,660

3,000

2,670

3,200

4,130

5,280

8,510

11.200

7,360

5,140

*4,520

4,000

3,820

3,760

3,790

2,820

2,290

3,080

3,800

9,280

4,150

4,340

3,330

2,940

3,710

3,030 

2,960

3,200

2,310

2,020

1.750

129,050

4,163

+114

June

2,710

2,080

1.810

1,960

1,910

1,830

1,980

2,600

2,520

1,840

*1,980

2,840

2,750

4,410

4,100

3,520

5,810

9.900

5,860

2,540

1,820

2,220

2,380

2,320

2,680

2,270 

2,020

2,620

3,600

3,190

90,070

3,002

+271

July

2,310

2,240

2,740

3,450

2,750

2,540

8.400

5,660

5,740

3,620

2,300

1,710

2,300

2,650

2,330

1,950

2,120

1,640

1,520

2,140

2,020

1,780

1,900

1,940

1,880

1,580 

1,980

1,860

1,730

1,720

1.500

80,000

2,581

-95

Aug.

1,340

1,240

1,520

2,120

*2.660

1,920

1,900

1,590

1,500

1,570

1,930

1,830

1,800

1,770

1,320

1,320

1,140

1,180

1,170

1,220

1,220

1,220

1.080

1,120

1,480

1,260 

1,190

1,170

1,120

1,140

1,140

45,180

1,457

-1

Sept.

1,200

1,300

1,200

1,250

1,300

a. 400

1,300

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,200

1.100

1,200

1,150

1,100

1,100

1,150

1,200

1,150

1,150

*1,150

1,140

1,140

1,130 

1,120

1,210

1,220

1,220

36,030

1,201

-90

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cf sm 

In.

1,359

0.462 

0.53

2,479 

0.843 

0.94

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-53:

2,495- 

0.848 

0.98

4,670 

1.59 

1.83

6,177 

2.10 

2.19

8,762 

2.98 

3.44

4,236 

1.44 

1.61

4,277 

1.45 

1.67

Observed

Max 20,100 Min 1,140 Mean 3,355 

Max 58,700 Min 1,080 Mean 3,557

3,273 

1.11 

1.24

2,486 

0.845 

0.97

1,456 

0.495 

0.57

1,111 

0.378 

0.42

Adjusted

Mean 3,342 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.47 

Mean 3,552 Cfsm 1.21 In. 16.39

Peak discharge (base. 21.000 cfsl. Feb. 22 (3:30 a.m.) 35,000 cfs (13.71 ft); Mar. 24 (6 p.m.) 

29,900 eta (12.48 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents, equivalent in cubic feet per second, in Claytor Reservoir; furnished by 

Appalachian Electric Power Co.

Note. Ho gage-height record Dec. 3-5, Dec. 26 to Jan. 8, Aug. 31 to Sept. 23; discharge estimated 

on basis of recorded range in stage, 2 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for stations at Radford and Olenlyn.
234 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

Walker Creek at Bane, Va.

Location. Lat 37°16'05", long. 80°42'35", on left bank 0.2 mile downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 100 at Bane, Giles County, 0.2 mile downstream from Sugar Run and 7.9 

miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 305 sq ml.

Records' available. March 1938 to September 1953.

Sage. Water stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,665.92 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Mar. 31 to Aug. 1, 1938, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 310 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,150 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 11.82 ft); minimum, 35 cfs Oct. 3-6 (gage height, 2.85 ft).

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 13,700 cfs June 17, 1949 (gage height, 14.44 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 7,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 16 cfs Jan. 7, 

1940 (gage height, 2.58 ft), result of freezeup; minimum dally, 26 cfs Jan. 7, 1940. 

Maximum stage known, about 23.5 ft in September 1878.

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

Low flow regulated by mill and dam at Staffordsvllle, 2 miles above station, prior to 

January 1945.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1143: 1938-39(M) , 1940, 1944,. 1946.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

1O

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

3O

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

38

38

36 

35

35

39

47 

40

47

56

f

52

48

44

42

41 

40

. 39

38

36

37 

J7

36

39

40

41

41

42

*40

40

1,311

42.3

0.139

0.16

Nov.

41 

42

43

43

42 

41

40

41

45 

48

52

52

49

46

45 

44

48

124

156

m157

119

100

92

86

76

76

-

2,772

92.4

0.303

0.34

Dec.

69

I8-

19 

68

*76

117

. 141 

119

103

110

m342

248

195

149

130 

120

114

105

119

151 

 161

157

145

137

126

110

95

90

115

5,228

169

0.554

0.64

Jan.

170

208

221 

216

181

ISO

342

605

*600

600 

480

372

316

276

243

221 

213

221

218

556 HS678

790

570

449

415

500

468

393

12,775

412

1.35

1.56

. Feb.

345

302

264 

*240

216

195

237 

359

342

295

273 

302

422

445

f 468]

480

565 

605

522

810

6.180

3^060 

1,580

1,070

620

635

518

441

_

-

22,012

786

2.58

2.69

Mar.

390

376

1,316"

5,680

1,610

1,100 

820

645

522

452 

422

408

400

422

650

*630 

615

940

790

600

504 

677

2,650

2,030

1,300

940

730

595

492

430

27,389

884

2.90

3.34

Apr.

386

355

326 

296

270

264

540 

535" 645

464

418 

369

408

492

445

452

466 

426

415

372

339

*306 

260

267

248

240

234

210

213

-

10, 861

362

1.19

1.33

Hay

267

400

8OO 

600

400

700

1,700 

1,200

900

650

*514 

426

369

322

296

270

246 

234

896

2.490

1,440

880 

600

500

400

330

270

230

210

190

180

18,910

610

2.00

2.31

June

170

160

150 

140

130

120

200 

150

130

130

*141 

131

130

135

128

115

1.520 

1,170

496

332

230

300 

280

210

180

160

150

450

300

250

-

8,288

276

0.905

1.01

July

200

160

140 

160

130

200

1.100 

«910

480

332

254 

213

178

159

143

131

121 

114

114

110

100

100 

97

93

86

81

78

74

71

69

67

6,265

202

0.662

0.76

Aug.

66

65

66 

*67

67

67

72 

86

105

85

72 

65

61

59

57

53

53 

52

50

50

50

49 

48

47

46

45

44

43

42

ii

4?

1,815

58.5

0.192

0.22

Sept.

40

37

36

37

50

112

74 

61

51

47

45 

44

45

43

42

41

40 

40

40

42

43

*44 

44

42

40

41

42

42

42

40

1,387

46.2

0.151

0.17

Calendar year 1952 : Max 2,700 Hin 35 Mean 267 cfsm 0.875 In. 11.92

Water year 1952-53: Max 6,180 Hin 35 Mean 326 Cfsm 1.07 In. 14.53

Peak discharge (base. 4.000 cfsK Feb. 21 (12-n.) 8,150 cfs (11.62 ft); Mar. 5 (4:3O a.m.) 5,340 ate 

(10.23 ft)j June 17 (9:30 p.m.) 6,010 cfs (10.64 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day

Note. No gage-height record May 2-10, May 23 to June 11, June 21 to July 7, Sept. 18-21} discharge 

estimated on basia of recorded range In stage, weather records and retfords for Little River at Oraysonton and Wolf Creek near Narrows.

Francis Spring- near Bane, Va.

Location.--Lat 37°15 ! 59", long. 80*41'23", 1.2 miles east of Bane, Giles County, and

5 miles southeast of Pearlsburg. Records available. July 1928, November 1951 to September 1953 (discharge neasurements

Extremes! Maximum discharge measured during year, 3.14 cfs Mar. 17; minimum measured,

1928,B19tl-53~: 'Maximum discharge measured, that of Mar. 17, 1953; minimum measured, 

0.508 cfs Nov.- 20, 1951. 

Remarks Discharge measurements generally made once a-'month 500 ft below spring.

Discharge measurements, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Oct. 30..........0.751

Dec. 

Jan. 

Feb.

5..........0.938

9..........1.16

4..........1.43

Mar. 17..........3.14

Apr. 22..........2.00

May 11..........1.66

June 12..........1.13

July 8.........1.54

Aug. 15.........0.945

Sept. 22.........0.614
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 235

Wolf Creek near Narrows, Va.

Location. Lat 37°18'20", long. 80°51'00", on right bank at downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 61, 2.8 miles southwest of Narrows, Giles County, and 3.5 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area. 223 sq ml.

Records available. July 1908 to September 1916, March 1938 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,583.83 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"1929. July 22, 1908, to Sept. 30, 1916, and Mar. 31 to Nov. 7, 1938, staff gage, at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge. 23 years, 282 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,010 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 9.26 ft); minimum, 12 cfs Oct. 5 (gage height, 2.32 ft); minimum dally, 21 cfs Oct. 5.

1908-16, 1938-53: Maximum discharge, 14,000 cfs July 16, 1916 (gage height, 13.0 

ft, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 5,700 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 10 cfs Jan. 2,5, 1940 (gage height, 2.22 ft); minimum dally, 17 cfs 

Jan. 2, 1940.

Remarks. Records good. Slight diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by mill and dam 

3T5IT~ft above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 973: 1940-41(M). WSP 1235: 1912-13,1915-16.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge in cubic feet per second)

2.3

2.4 

2.6 

3.0 

3.5

10

22

52

133

260

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

9.0

450

995

1,730

2,740

5,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total 

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

Oct.

25

23

22

22

21.

22

22

22

32

41

42

35

33

30

26

26

28 

25

23

25

23 

23

25

26

26

26

26

26

28

«26

26

830 

26.7 

0.120 

0.14

Nov.

26

?S

29

33

36

33

30

29

28

28

32

36

39

38

35

33

32 

32

35

78

161 

' 290

TTO

122

- 115

100

96

90

76

70

1,978 

65.9 

0.296 

0.33

Dec.

61

58

W

*61

66

96

118

98

84

162

4"55" 935

294

221

178

142

120 

110

105

103

115 

138

140

135

126

118

107

96

70

- 60

90

4,752 

153 

0.686 

0.79

Jan.

198

198

182

166

130

T5o" 110

525

 540

485

465

393

318

297

284

269

252 

246

249

232

564 

728

560

575

590

460

389

470

'BTO 785

475

11,695 

377 

1.69 

1.95

Feb.

389

318

272

»249

224

'26"0~ 205

325

297

266

254

386

785

625

575

480

560 

465

410

629

4.900 

2,986

1,260

875

650

535

43Z

377

_

-

19,983 

714 

3.20 

3.33

Mar.

318

314

337

1,980

2,580

1,160

785

625

500

405

353

325

308

284

33J

500

*450 

535

845

675

545 

455

436

2.640

1,736

1,030

755

595

490

405

345

23,038 

743 

3.33 

3.84

Apr.

318

294

266

246

232

224

311

418

393

365

325

294

389

 555 500

460

441 

397

393

349

322 

»294

275

260

246

246

232

218

205

505

-

9,568 

319 

1.43 

1.60

May

266

388

815

525

414

640

1,640

1,190

815

600

*465

381

318

278

266

272

246 

249

2,810

4,000

1,600 

935

650

505

393

318

272

235

210

195

188

22,079 

712 

3.19 

3.68

June

168

158

147

135

129

259" 124

182

142

140

161

*161

149

161

166

142

1.220 

700

. 389

281

227 

300

275

20B

173

156

151

477

290

266

"

7,607 

254 

1.14 

1.27

July

213

173

161

195

161

232

3.540

*1,550

728

470

345

278

240

210

190

173

163 

151

147

140

126 

120

120

120

107

96

94

88

86

84

82.

10,583 

341 

1.53 

1.76

Aug.

SO

78

76

«78

68

66

94

BT

74

76

68

57

50

49

44

42

41 

41

39

39

38 

35

36

35

33

29

29

29

29

28

?B

1,593 

51.4 

0.230 

. 0.27

Sept.

26

26

25

?S

36

72

*T

44

38

35

33

30

29

26

28

28

26 

26

26

28

29

30

»29

26

26

26

29

28

26

25

"

943 

31.4 

0.141 

0.16

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,520 Mln 21 Mean 269 Cfsm 1.21 In. 16.41

Water year 1952-53: Max 4,900 Mln 21 Mean 313 Cfsm 1.40 In. 19.12

Peak discharge (base, 3,100 cfa).-

4,300 era (8.24 ft); Mar. 24 (11:30

-Feb. 21 (6:30 p.m.) 6,010 cfs (9.26 ft); Mar. 4 (10:30 p.m.) 

a.m.) 3,740 cfs (7.78 ft); May 19 (9 p.m.) 5,350 cfs (8.88 ft);

July 7 (12:30 p.m.) 5,200 of a (8.76 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on thla day.
236 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

Hew River at Glenlyn, Va.

Location. Lat 37"22"20", long. 80°51'45", on right bank at upstream side of bridge on 

U. S. Highway 460 at Qlenlyn, Giles County, 0.3 mile upstream from East River and 6.3 

miles downstream from Wolf Creek.

Drainage area. 3,768 sq mi.

Records available. August 1927 to September 1953.

e. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,489.76 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 16, 1934, at same site and datum. Oct. 16, 1934, to June 16, 

1939, at site 200 ft upstream from highway bridge at same datum.

Average discharge. 26 years, 4,983 cfs (adjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 47,100 cfs Feb. 22 (gage height, 11.42 ft, from 

recorded range in stage); minimum, 1,090 cfs Oct. 6 (gage height, 2.47 ft); minimum 

daily, 1,250 cfs Oct. 6.

1927-53: Maximum discharge, 226,000 cfs Aug. 14, 1940 (gage height, 27.50 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 56,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; minimum, 770 cfs Sept. 8, 1930; minimum daily, 820 cfs Sept. 8, 1930.

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

Flow regulated by Claytor Reservoir (capacity, 225,500 acre-ft), 55 miles above station.

Revisions. WSP 758: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge. In cubic feet per second)

2.6 

3.0 

4.0

1,250

1,830

4,250

6.0

8.0

10.0

11,900

22,400

36,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

IB 

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

<t)

Oct. 

1,56O

1,460 

1,580

1,720

1,540

1,250 

1,600

1,520

1,490

1,580

2.170

27T10

1,670

2,010 

2,130

2,110

1,640

1,830 

1,920

1,700

1,900

1,770 

1,920

1,840

1,690

1,660

1,580

1,510

1,810

 1,610

1,510

53,390

1,722

-109

Nov.

1,500

1,340 

1,360

1,680

1,570

1,880 

2,140

2,240

2,180

1,360

2,320

2,620

2,080

2,040 

1,960

1,690

1.500

1,980 

2,100

2,730

4,930

8.590 

5,740

3,560

4,240

3,960

4,160

1,900

3,850

2,180

-

80,780

2,693

+127

Dec.

2,120

1,020 

2,620

*2,960

3,040

3,120 

3,510

1.S50

3,340

3,280

5,900

6.620

6,150

4,150 

2,900

4,220

3,650

2,740 

3,220

3,660

3,270

,3,020 

4,540

3,620

3,260

2,300

2,480

2,370

2,070

2,660

2,390

104,050

3,356

-190

Jan.

3,150

2,950 

3,150

3,080

2,390

3,960 

4,100

*4, 550

5,510

5,510

5,850

5,510

6,020

5,290 

4,860

4,700

4,250

4,100 

2,900

4,670

5,180

10, 300 

9,210

9,650

11.900

8,790

8,390

6,910

6,730

6,200

5,850

175,610

5,665

+215

Feb.

4,550

4,400 

5,020

*5,020

4,400

4,550 

4,860

4,400

5.540

4,660

5,000

a5, 500

a5, 600

a4, 200 

a3,700

a5, 800

a6,000

a5, 800 

a6,000

a6,800

a20,000

aSS.OOO 

21,300

14,800

14,300

10, 100

8,390

7,760

_

_

-

231,650

8,273

-167

Mar.

6,170

13,400 m21,800

16,300 

12,900

9,650

6,520

7,220

6,020-

5,860

6,610

6,980 

6,940

8,620

*7,540

8,000 

12,900

9,560

7,660

7,360 

6,340

26, 800

50. 800

19,000

15,300

13,400

12,400

11,000

11,700

346, 510

11, ISO1

-188

Apr.

7,310

6,130 

6,170

5,690

5,720

5,700 

8,180

7,100

6,640

6,180

6,140

5,200

5,450

6,560 

5,900

6,580

6,290

5,680 

5,360

3,930

5,520

*4, 500 

4,460

4,360

4,720

4,040

2.920

i 4, 520

'3, §60

4,340

-

J65.250

5,508

+51

May

4,320

4,620 

5,280

4,320

5,110

6,360 

12,400

14, 800

10, 100

7,930

*5,660

5,450

4,960

4,940 

4,740

4,760

3,320

3,080 

6,930

16. 500

8,860

6,800 

6,170

5,040

3,940

4,920

4,090

5,850

4,040

2,900

2.880

1.88,870

6,095

+114

June

2,4SO

3,440 

2,580

2,470

2,590

2,560 

2,950

2,800

" 3,490

2,980

2.460

«5, 180

5,780

3,860 

5,390

5,920

7,400

13.400 

7,926

4,900

5,250

2,470 

3,700

2,950

2,860

5,560

2,860

2,840

4,530

4,050

-

117, 420

~3,914

+271

July

5,020

2,800 

3,020

4,100

3,940

2,610 

»10. 500

8,840

7,140

5,440

3,900

2,880

2,440

3,160 

3,130

2,840

2,500

2,740 

2,000

1,980

2,760

2,290 

2,170

2,400

2,550

2,140

1,910

2,460

2,100

2,080

1.850

]Q3,250

3,331

-95

Aug.

1,810

1,510 

1,600

1,980

*5,200

2,490 

2,520

2,490

2,000

1,880

2,200

2,510

2,220

2,280 

2,120

1,580

1,540

1,510 

1,480

1,500

1,550

1,520 

1,560

1.400

1,480

1,870

1,460

1,480

1,420

1,440

1,440

56,840

1,854

-1

Sept.

1,520

1,660 

1,500

1,570

1,610

1.700 

1,680

1,580

1,590

1,590

1,590

1,580

1,560

1.400 

1,490

1,420

1,400

1,400 

1,460

1,540

1,430

«1, 420 

1,460

1,440

1,420

1,430

1,460

1,470

1,520

1,500

45,390

1,513

-90

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfam 

in.

1,615 

0.428 

0.49

2,820 

0.748 

0.85

Calendar year 1952 : 

Water year 1952-55 :

3,166 

0.840 

0.97

5,880 

1.56 

1.80

8,106 

2.15 

2.24

10,990 

2.92 

5.37

5,559 

1.48 

1.65

6,207 

1.65 

1..90"

Observed S~

Max 27,600 Mln 1,250 Mean 4,508 

Max 35,000 Mln 1,250 Mean 4»573

4, 185

1.11 

1.24

5,256 

0.859 

0.99

1,835 

0.4S6 

. 0.56

1,423 

0.378 

0.42

Adjusted

Mean 4,295 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.50 

Mean 4,568 Cfsm 1.21 In. 16.46

Peak discharge (base. 24.000 cfs). Feb. 22 (time unknown} 47,100 cfs (11.42 ft)j Mar. 5 (9 a.m.)

,,900 cfs (8.36 ft)j Mar 24 (10 pirn.) 58,400 cfs (10.52 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In Claytor Reservoir; furnished by 

Appalachian Electric Power Co.

a No gage-height record] discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, weather records 

and records for New River at Radford, New River at Eggleston/l Walker Creek at Bane, and Wolf Creek near Narrows. ' 
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 

Camp Creek near Camp Creek, W. Va.

237

Location.--Lat 37°30'15", long. 81°07i40", on left bank 1,500 ft downstream from Mash 

Fork and 2.1 miles upstream from town of Camp Creek, Mercer County.

Drainage area. 32.0 sq mi.

Records available. August 1946 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 2,050 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 7 years, 43.4 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,100 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 4.12 ft); no 

fTow~Sept. 29, 30.

1946-53: Maximum discharge, 3,750 cfs Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 5.84 ft, from 

rating curve extended above 1,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting): no flow Aug. 1-4, 

1952, Sept. 29, 30, 1953.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 4 Mar. 4 to Sept. 30

0.1 

.6 

1.4 

2.5 

7.3

1.2 27

1.6 

2.1 

2.4 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

57

118

181

402

653

1,000

0

.10 

.35 

.90

2.0

3.6

5.8

1.0 

1.4 

1.8 

2.1 

2.5 

3.0

75

123

250

460

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.2

.2

.2

f2

.2

.2 

.2

.2

.5

lil

1.2

1.0

.7

.5

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

. 1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*. 2

.2

.2

9.8

0.316

0.0099

0.01

Nov.

Q.2

.2

.2

.4

.4

.6 

.5

.4

.4

.4

.6

.7

1.0

.9

.7

.7

.6

.5

.6

9.2

15

28

11

6.3

4.5

3.6

2.7

2.3

1.9

1.8

-

96.3

5.21

0.100

0.11

Dec.

la1.7

1.8

 1.9

5.4

10 

8.6

6.5

5.0

50

82

52

20

14

15

9.2

8.4

7.6

6.5

7.0

10

18

18

15

12

9.7

8.4

7.0

7.6

9.7

11

396.5

12.8

0.400

0.46

Jan.

16

18

14

15

11

12 

109

166

157

95

70

46

56

58

40

59

33

3126-

24

107

155

80

78

82

61

 52

104

118

75

52

1,917

61.8

1.93

2.23

Feb.

' 4030

26

24

20

a68

52

39

57

116

157

86

68

50

61

58

53

170

221

226

106

*77

61

51

41

36

-

-

-

2,731

97.5

5.05

3.17

Mar.

30

52

55

419

548

130 

84

68

48

40

35

50

50

li

86

123

87

85

94

79

62

51

46

298

172

98

75

61

51

40

 36

2,895

95.4

2.92

5.56

Apr.

54

50

26

24

22

23

70

91

76

70

61

58

115

96

74

52

50

76

80

69

63

60

50

44

42

36

 53

30

34

-

1,752

57.7

1.80

2.01

May

48

50

41

34

35

150 

 550

160

91

67

51

59

52

27

51

24

22

25

*518

570

138

78

51

40

31

25

18

14

11

Iff.

10

2,385

76.9

2.40

2.77

June

8.3

6.9

 5.8

5.1

Ju£

10 

25

10

17

79

54

22

45

91

45

27

107

82

46

29

20

22

14

9.6

7.8

6.6

8.5

19

11

8.0

-

824.1

27.5

0.859

0.96

July

6.1

*5.1

6.4

8.6

4.9

4.9 

il

7.2

5.8

4.0

5.1

2.5

2.0

1.7

1.6

1.2

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.5

.5

5.1

2.8

1.4

.9

.6

.5

*.4

.3

jtl

93.7

5.02

0.094

0.11

Aug.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2 

.5

1.4

5.3

1.6

.9

.6

.4

.5

.2

.2

5.1

1.9

.9

.6

.4

.3

.4

1.0

.6

.4

.5

.2

.2

.1

*.l

20.9

0.674

0.021

0.02

Sept.

0^1.1 '

.1

.1

.1

.1 

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.08

.08

.08

.08

.1

.06

.05

.02

.02

.01

.01

.01

, - 01 *P0

-_

2.09

0.070

0.0022

0.002

Calendar year 1952 : Max 648 Mln 0.1 Mean 41.0 Cfsm 1.28 In. 17.41

Water year 1952-53 : Max 931 Mln 0.0 Mean 35.90 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.21

Peak discharge (base. 580 cfa). Peb. 21 (11:50 a.m.) 1,100 ofa (4.12 ft)j Mar. 4 (6 p.m.) 962 cfa 

(3*9ft ft) 

* Discharge measurement or observation of no 'flow made on this day.
238 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

Bluestone River near Pipestem, W. Va.

 Location.--Lat 37°32'45", long. 81°00'30", on left bank 1.2 miles downstream from Mountain Creek, 2.5 miles west of Pipestem, Summers County, and 8 miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area. 363 sq mi.

Records available. July 1950 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,527.35 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,080 cfs May 20 (gage height', 10.66 ft); minimum, 14 cfs Oct. 19 (gage height, 1.68 ft).

1950-53: Maximum discharge, that of May 20, 1953; minimum, that of Oct. 19, 1952.

Remarks. Records excellent.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

61

156

263

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0 

11.0

408

780

1,330

3,000

7,640

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

1617-

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota]

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*19

18

17

17

16

16

*17

16

19

51

55 

42

50

26

25

22

20

18

15

17

15

15

15

16

16

17

17

17

18

18

19

657

20.4

0.056

0.07

Nov.

*18

18

12

17

17

17

22

21

19

17

19 

22

25

50

28

25

22

20

20

50

194

650

405

196

138

115

89

74

60

55

-

2,418

80.6

0.222

0.25

Dec.

*49

48

50

50

62

100

126

114

95

221

1.500 

850

423

276

183

145

117

118

106

95

109

154

181

169

148

127

111

92

73

71

113

5,874

189

0.521

0.60

Jan.

181

*225

229

251

192

166

555

1.500

1,060

735

613 

490

599

595

595

565

327

294

266

251

582

*1,300

900

690

755

652

526

670

1,180

875

*596

17,529

565

1.56

1.80

Feb.

456

578

509

273

234

212

524

508

475

384

542 

706

1,640

1,090

825

758

1,000

950

758

1,200

4.860

*4,040

1,950

1,060

758

632

*526

438

-

-

-

27,084

967

2.66

2.77

Mar.

581

378

456

5,610

5.900

1,910

1,060

780

615

508

458 

593

378

545

655

1,120

825

802

1,150

950

690

560

508

2,150

2,070

1,240

780

650

545

456

402

50,679

990

2.75

5.14

Apr.

*581

366

315

285

260

248

596

950

 758

650

615 

545

825

1 j 500

975

758

615

508

615

578

526

473

438

405

569

393

363

321

291

*291

-

16,003

535

1.47

1.64

May

456

475

425

557

530

779

2,900

2,240

1,210

758

578 

475

596

342

572

408

599

581

*5,610

*6 .720

3,480

1,460

850

650

596

438

565

288

240

258

198

52,406

1,045

2.88

5.52

June

*184

158

143

150

ill

158

555

557

205

490

512 

248

229

458

330

225

2,040

2.500

1,060

456

315

557

560

240

181

150

175

512

456

456

-

15,113

457

1.20

1.54

July

*560

225

218

280

229

169

816

1.410

543

550

251 

181

150

129

114

105

94

86

80

77

73

74

96

103

79

65

57

52

50

47

.44

6,565

212

0.584

0.67

Aug.

41

41

59

59

41

47

49

89

190

 103

79 

58

47

40

55

51

56

41

57

52

27

25

24

28

26

25

21

21

19

18

12

1,364

44.0

0.121

0.14

Sept.

17

17

17

16

20

53

47

38

28

24

25 

21

1?

18

18

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

17

17

16

IS

15

15

15

15

-

614

20.5

0.056

0.06

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,020 Min 15 Mean 395 Cfsm 1.09 In. 14.85

Water year 1952-55: Max 6,720 Min 15 Mean 423 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.80

Peak discharee (base. 4.500 cfs).--

cfs (10.18 ft); May 20 (10:30 p.m.) 7

Feb. 21 (1:50 p.m.) 5,660 cfs (9.88 ft); Mar. 4 (7 p.m.) 6,180 

,080 ofs (10.66 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 239

New River at Bluestone Dam, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 37°38'35", long. 80°53'00", on right bank a quarter of a mile downstream 

from Bluestone Dam, Summers County, 0.7 mile upstream from Greenbrier River and 2 

miles upstream from Hinton, Summers County.

Drainage area^.--4.604 sq mi.

Records available.--December 1923 to September-1953, Published as "near Hinton" 1923-46.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,360.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Dec. 1, 1923, to Nov. 19, 1934, staff gage and 

Nov. 20, 1934, to July 1, 1947, water-stage recorder at site 1.3 miles upstream at 

datum 8.49 ft higher. Auxiliary water-stage recorder 0.7 mile downstream from present 

base gage.

Average discharge. 30 years, 5,550 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 36,700 cfs Feb. 25 (gage height,' 11.93 ft); minimum daily, 353 cfs Dec. 19.

1923-53: Maximum discharge, 232,000 cfs Aug. 15, 1940 (gage height, 21.0 ft from 

floodmarks, present site and datum), by slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum, 

10 cfs (estimated during construction at Bluestone Dam) Aug. 30, 1948; minimum daily, 

178 cfs Jan. 29, 1952.

Floods of Apr. 21 and May 23, 1901, reached a stage of 24.2 ft, former site and 

datum (discharge, 234,000 cfs). Flood of 1878 probably reached a higher stage.

Remarks.--Records good above 2,500 cfs and fair below. Flow regulated since 1939 by 

Claytor Reservoir and since 1949 by Bluestone Reservoir (combined capacity, 856,500 

acre-ft).

Revisions water years).--WSP 713: 1925(M)- WSP 783: Drainage area. WSP 893- 1930(M) 

l°35-36 ¥T

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

7.3 

7.6 

8.0 

8.5

330

1,070

2,450

4,710

9.0

10.0

12.0

7,450

15,300

39,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct. 

1,400

*1,470

1,470 

1,630

1,810

1,440 

1,310

1,470

1,470

1,570

1,540

2,180 

2,060

1,840

1,990

2,060

2,140

1,920

1,920

1,920

1,840

1,740

1,740

1,920

1,770

1,700

1,700

1,570

1,540

*1,740

1,630

53,500

1,726

-94

Nov.

1,630

1,630

1,340 

1,340

1,630

1,700 

2,180

2,330

2,330

1,770

1,950

2,580 

2,410

2,220

2,020

1,810

1,600

1,700

1,920

2,870

5,540

8,060

7,760

3,370

4,140

4,570

4,140

2,370

3,270

2,530

84,710

2,824

+119

Dec.

1,840

3,450

*3,090 

2,530

3,000

3,130 

4,050

2,330

3,270

4,230

8,060

8.380 

6,590

3,950

3,540

4,910

4,140

1,020

353

42F

445

2,810

6,480

6,370

6,090

5,980

3,130

2,740

2,140

2,450

3,050

113,970

3,676

-179

Jan.

3,680

3,270

*3,590 

3,630

2,960

4,230 

5,070

6,260

7,450

6,480

6,650

6,650 

6,870

6,040

5,220

4,960

4,760

4,660

3,050

4,910

6,310

11,900

10,400

10,100

12,300

10,100

8,710

7,760

*7,760

7,450

6,590

199,770

6,444

+209

Feb.

4,910

4,910

5,870 

5,490

4,910

4,610 

5,120

4,760

4,660

5,070

5,920

6,480 

8,710

6,140

5,920

6,700

9,060

7,450

8,060

8,060

9,010

3,330

26,500

32,800

35,100

*34,200

14,900

8,380

_

_

-

287,030

10,250

-230

Mar.

6,870

5,650

8,060 

15,000

19,200

20,400 

23,400

10,400

8,380

8,380

6,140

6,370 

6,590

7,760

7,450

9,400

9,750

9,060

12,800

11,500

8,710

7,760

7,450

15,000

11,600

22,200

25,200

27,000

^ 400

14,200

*11,200

389,280

12,560

-214

Apr.

9,060

*6,370

6,260 

6,040

5,380

5,330 

8,710

9,750

7,760

7,160

6,590

6,090 

7,450

9,750

9,400

8,710

7,450

6,040

6,200

5,440

5,870

5,650

4,810

4,860

4,960

5,330

3,630

4,570

*4,230

4,660

193,510

6,450

+85

May

4,860

5,070

4,710 

5,270

5,490

6,260 

14,700

19,800

15,300

10,100

6,310

6,260 

6,040

5,020

5,490

5,220

4,230

3,400

8,180

22,200

21,600

10,400

7,760

5,540

5,330

5,330

4,330

4,140

4,180

3,720

2,700

238,940

7,708

+117

June

3,130

*2,960

2,960 

2,370

2,370

2,450 

3,360

3,540

3,400

3,950

3,130

2,370 

3,400

4,570

5,600

5,170

7,790

18,000

11,500

6,480

3,400

2,870

3,000

3,450

3,130

3,180

2,960

2,740

4,570

5,020

132,820

4,427

+274

July

*4,230

3,450

2,660 

3,400

4,420

3,640 

4,470

15,800

7,450

4,860

2,620

2,410 

2,100

2,180

3,000

2,790

2,290

2,260

2,220

2,180

2,660

2,530

2,140

3,520

1,880

1,920

1,840

1,840

2,290

*1,770

1,770

102,590

3,309

-93

Aug.

1,700

1,700

2,680 

1,220

1,700

2,790 

2,180

2,140

2,700

2,290

2,180

2,330 

1,990

2,060

2,060

1,770

1,700

1,500

1,310

1,340

2,090

1,310

1,310

1,310

1,160

1,870

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,280

54,670

1,764

-2

Sept.

1,310

1,310

1,340 

*1,340

1,540

1,740 

1,740

1,540

1,370

1,600

1,670

1,500 

1,130

2,450

1,130

*1,130

1,160

1,160

1,250

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,340

2,580

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,070

1,070

1,360

42,150

1,405

-82

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

1,632 

0.354 

0.43

2,943 

0.639 

0.68

Calendar year 1952 : 

Water year 1952-53 :

3,497 

0.760 

0.92

6,653 

1.45

1.61

10,020 

2.18 

2.32

12,350 

2.68 

3.14

6,535 

1.42 

1.56

7,825 

1.70 

1.93

Observed

Max 33,000 Min 178 Mean 4,887 

Max 35,100 Min 353 Mean 5,186

4,701

1.02 

1.07

3,216 

0.699 

0.83

1,762 

0.383 

0.44

1,323 

0.287 

0.34

Adjusted

Mean 4,873 Cfsm 1.06 In. 14.44 

Mean 5,181 Cfsm 1.13 In. 15.27

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t change in contents in Claytor and Bluestone Reservoirs, equivalent cubic feet per second. 

Records of contents in Claytor Reservoir furnished by Appalachian Electric Power Co. and those for 

Bluestone Reservoir by Corps of Engineers.
240 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

Greenbrier River at Durbln, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38°32'35", long. 79°50'00", on left bank at Durbln, Pocahontas County, 500 

ft downstream from confluence of East and West Forks.

Drainage area.--134 sq mi.

Records available. March 1943 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,699.71 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge. 10 years, 254 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,600 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 6.21 ft); minimum, 0.3 cfs Sept. 29 (gage height, 0.90 ft).

1943-53: Maximum discharge, 5,110 cfs Feb. 23, 1944, from rating curve extended above 

2,800 cfs; maximum gage height, 8.86 ft Feb. 14, 1948 (Ice jam); minimum discharge, that 

of Sept. 29, 1953.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage height. In

feet, and discharge In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 28-30)

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.4

1.6 

1.9

Oct. 1 to Mar. 23

3.6 2.3

6.4 3.0

12 3.5

30 4.0

56 6.0

Mar. 24 to June 17 June 18 to Sept. 30

265

610

910

1,360

4,280

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.4 

3.0 

3.8

35

62

128

276

592

1,150

0.3 

1.1 

2.6 

5.3 

9.5

1.3 

1.5

2.2

Z.7

97

224

455

in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

J

1 I'-

Oct.

8.6

9.2

11

14

11

11

10

11

14

18

ll ' 20

H16

14

15

ie

17

is

19

"u

- >?

18

16

13

11

9.8

9.8

8.1

7.0

6 .1

*5.8

5.5

T.Z 578

24

25

V7

26

"J

30

31

Total 

Mean i.'i'sr.

In.

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

5.8

6.1

5.8

6.1

302.0 

9.74

C.073

0.08

Nov .

6.4

6.4

7.0

8.1

8.1

7.5

7.0

6.4

6.1 STe1

12

12

9 .8

8.1

8.1

11

11

9.2

9.8

104

72

86

56

42

34

30

28

21

b20

b!9

-

674.6

0.168

0.19

Dec.

*b!9

bl9

b20

24

38

95

56

46

45

208

1,040

460

292

191

142

b!30

bllO

blOO

92

97

116

177

213

220

202

177

139

bllO

b90

blOO

b!20

4,888 

158

1.18

1.36

Jan.

b!20

100

83

69

b60

b55 b80"

798

1,420

1,540

1,100

643

*450

355

319

537

390

440

430

365

328

324

355

1,160

1,020

610

445

572

566

380

15,379 

496

3.70

4,27

Feb.

375

319

292

253

194

194

328

365

301

249

236

485

530

415

385

288

232

T5o~ 180

311

3,560

1,660

774

*515

400

324

261

209

_

_

-

13,815 

493

3.68

3.83

Mar.

174

157

T7T

515

732

550

465

405

324

296

288

292

470

545

572

638

545

490

572

515

425

342

310

980

5o!f

575

436

653

309

254

225

13,739 

443

3.31

3.81

Apr.

276

323

343

314

263

*237

485

581

518

575

581

552

569

541

507

479

383

338

353

328

323

368

523

507

409

343

276

225

194

173

-

11,893 

396

2.96

3.30

May

166

140

120

118

309

479

742

609

468

343

263

217

202

206

621

474

358

*285

490

1_,070

686

546

463

363

276

214

159

120

98

87

78_

June

64

56

47

42

37.

37

166

87

81

187

91

67

76

54

47

40

821 430~

257

174

136

445

*209

130

' 97

75

64

60

232

127

-

10,770i 4,436 

347 148

2.59

2.99

I.JO

1.23

July

84

67

187

no

84

86

77

60

46

35

28

25

22

18

15

J5

14

13

17

15

12

10

15

17

Aug!

4.0

4.5

6.6

*12

24

37

22ie

23

15

11

8.7

7.0

6.1

5.7

4.8

6.L

13

9.1

6.6

5.0

4.2

3.7

3.1

13 | 3.1

9.1

7.0

5.3

5.3

4.8

4.5

1,121.0 

36 . 2

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.6

274.4

8.85

0.2701 0.056

i.3l{ O..J8

Sept.

*1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

4.0

5~73 6.1

4.0

3.1

2.0

1.7

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.3

2.0

1.4,

1,4

1 .2

1.1

1.2

1.1

.9

.9

.7

.9

.9

.6

 s.5

-

54.5 

1.82

0.014

0.02

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,420 Kin 5.5 Mean 228 Cftm 1.70 In. 23.13

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,56'" Min 0.5 Mean 212 Of sin 1.58 In. 22,47
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 

McLaughlin Spring at Edray, W. Va.

241

Location. Lat 38°16'25", long. 80°06'30", on right bank half a mile north of Edray State 

Trout Hatchery at Edray, Pocahontas County, and 4 miles north of Marlinton.

Records available. July 1945 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 2,400 ft above mean sea level (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 8 years, 8.66 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 147 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 2.30 ft); minimum, 

 0.4 cfs Oct. 19-22, Sept. 2-4, 10, 11, 16-20, 26-30; minimum gage height, 0.12 ft

May 4,5.

1945-53: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 21, 1953; minimum, 0.27 cfs Sept. 27,

1949; minimum gage height, that of May 4,5, 1953.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1235: 1945-47; 1948-49(M).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in

cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 15 to Nov. 20, July 20 to Aug. 2)

.6

Oct. 1 to Feb. 20

0.4 0.8 

.8 1.0 1

1.3 1.3 3 

1.6 

1.8

Feb. 21 to May 8 May 9 to Sept. 30

3.3 71 2.0 99

.9 

1.0 

1.2

0.4 

.6

1.3 

2.6 1.7 21

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

.3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.9

.9

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

1.2

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.6

.6

.6

.5

.4

*.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

21.4

0.6QO

-

-

Nov.

~0.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.8

.8

.8

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

7.1

3.8

4.9

2.5

1.6

1.3

1.2

1.7

1.4

1.1

1.0

-

39.7

i.32

-

"

Dec.

*1.0

.9

.9

1.0

2.1

4.6

2.3

1.9

1.9

25

39

T£

10

8.2

6.5

5.3

4.7

5.3

6.5

6.7

7.4

16

14

14

11

8.7

7.2

5.8

4.7

4.6

4.6

247.8

7.99

-

-

Jan.

4.4

3.7

3.8

3.7

3.1

2.9

S7T

50

54

67

36

*22

15

14

14

14

13

14

14

12

15

. 20

16

43

30

20

16

22

21

15

13

597

19.3

-

-

Feb.

14

12

10

9.0

7.9

16~ 7.4

21

14

10

9.5

20

20

14

13

10

9.2

9.0

9.7

21

96

T?

17

*15

11

9.2

8.7

8.5

_

_

-

441.1

15.8

-

"

Mar.

8.2

7.9

77?

12

17

17

16

14

12

11

11

10

18

18

18

18

17

16

18

17

14

11

12

28

T3

13

11

10

9.4

8.5

8.0

421.9

13.6

-

-

Apr.

8.2

8.0

7.7

7.6

7.0

*6.8 I? 

1?

10

10

9.8

9.8

11

11

10

10

9.4

9.0

9.6

9.4

10

12

12

11

10

9.6

8.8

8.2

7.6

7.4

-

284.9

9.50

-

"

May

7.4

7.1

6.7

6.3

6.4

10

1813"

10

9.2

8.2

7.9

7.5

6.9

8.7

8.2

8.2

*8.2

12

17

13

10

8.2

6.9

5.9

4.9

4.3

3.6

3.1

2.9

2.8

252.5

8.15

-

"

June

2.4

2.3

1.9

1.7

1.4

1.5

9.6

4.3

2.6

2.8

2.7

2.. 6

2.3

2.0

1.8

1.5

3.8

4.8

2.8

2.0

1.6

1.8

*1.2

1.1

1.0

iTo" .9

11

-5". 13 6

-

95.0

3.17

-

July

3.3

2.6

3.6

2.4

2.0

2.5

3.7

274

1.8

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

1.1

1.0

.8

.7

.7

.7

.6

7E

.6

44.1

1.42

-

Aug.

0.6

.6

*.6

.7

.8

.7

.6

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.7

"TS 1.0

.7

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

. 5

.5

.5

18.9

0.610

-

Sept.

*0.5

TT

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

-

13.5

0.450

-

Calendar year 1952: Max 86 

Water year 1952-53: Max 96

Min 

Mln

0.4 

0.4

Mean 7.66 

Mean 6.79

Cfsm - In. 

Cfsm - In.

Discharge measurement made on this day.
242 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

Knapp Creek near Marlinton, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38°12'40", long. 80 C 04'30", on right bank a quarter of a mile downstream 

i'rom Spice Run and 1 mile southeast of 'Marlinton, Pocahontas County.

Drainage area. 108 sq mi.

Records available. September 1945 to September 1953.

Gage. Staff gage read twice daily. Altitude of gage is 2,090 ft above mean sea level, 

(from topographic map).

Average discharge. 8 years, 154 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,840 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 11.80 ft from 

riooamark), from rating curve extended above 2,100 cfs by logarithmic'plotting; minimum 

daily, 6.0 cfs Sept. 2-4.

1945-53: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 21, 1953; minimum observed, 5.0 cfs 

Sept. 14, 1952; minimum gage height, 0.84 ft Sept. 7, 9, 10, 1946.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from beaver dam 

or indefinite stage-discharge relation, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect or 

backwater from beaver dam or indefinite stage-discharge relation 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 10 Dec. 11 to Sept. 30

0.8 

1.0 

1.2 28

1.5 

1.9 

2.3

121

215

0.8 

1.0 

1.3 

1.6

4.0 2.0 123

2.5 243

4.0 800

7.0 2,350

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

7.7

7.2

77?

7.2

7.2

7.2

8.2

8.2

9.0

13

14

14

13

13

12

12

11

11

11

*11

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

12

12

13

13

333.1

10.7

0.099

0.11

Nov.

13- 13

13

14

14

14

14

14

15

17

17

16

16

16

18

18

17

16

17

125

77

58

40

30

24

21

20

19

19

17

-

740

24.7

0.229

0.25

Dec.

*17

TT

17

19

32

68

66

43

40

204

1,040

289

154

100

79

68

b60

52

48

46

45

58

74

90

79

70

b60

b50

bSO

66

85

3,186

103

0.954

1.10

Jan.

74

66

b6o

b55

b45

b40 b'SO"

932

1,200

1,100

600

*289

165

119

86

79

70

82

82

80

143

339

229

736

600

289

177

154

133

blOO

84

8,268

267

2.47

2.85

Feb.

78

78

86

61

5_5

58

495

426

229

154

121

215

229

154

165

123

95

b80

b80

269

1,920

1,130

462

*305

258

189

143

116

_

-

7,774

278

2.57

2.68

Mar.

90

SB- 76

526

880

408

305

258

177

165

143

133

165

202

334

540

356

289

390

305

215

165

169

1,950

766

390

258

189

154

125

105

10,286

532

5.07

5.54

Apr.

98

88

78

6964'

*63

325

408

275

229

177

177

289

505

229

215

165

145

215

215

202

215

202

165

145

155

116

98

84

79

-

5,265

176

1.65

1.81

May

82

72

66

60

58

91

275

275

202

145

121

100

84

79

595

322

202

*189

189

359

289

202

155

102

80

66

56

47

41

57

35

4,426

143

1.52

1.52

June

52

52

29

26

24

21

~TS 184

46

33

32

28

26

24

25

22

54

75

48

57

29

29

*24

21

19

18

16 TB"

19

18

-

1,081

56.0

0.355

0.57

July

16

16

18

18

18

SB" 57

25

22

17

16

14

13

12

12

11

10

10

12

10

12

12

15

14

12

11

10

9.5

9.0

9.0

8^5

465.0

15.0

0.139

0.16

Aug.

8.5

8.5

*9.5

13

15

14

15

12

14

12

11

10

9.5

9.0

8.5

8.5

10

9.5

9.0

8.5

8.0

8.0

7.5

7.5

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.5

^75

6.5

6.5

291.0

9.39

0.087

0.10

Sept.

*6.3

6.0

^75

6.0

8.0

10

9.0

8.0

7.5

7.0

7.0

11

To

9.0

8.5

8.5

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.5

7.5

7.5

.5

.5

.0

.O

.0

.0

.0

.0

-

231.5

7.71

0.071

0.08

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,93O Mln 5.0 Mean 147 Cfsm 1.36 In. 18.49

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,930 Mln 6.0 Mean 116 Cfsm 1.07 In. 14.57

Peak discharge (base. 2.9OO efs). Feb. 21 (9 a.m.) 5,840 cfs (11.80 ft); Mar. 24 (8 a.m.) 3,14O 

cfs (8.Z ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. Backwater from beaver dam or Indefinite stage-discharge relation Oct. 1 to Dec. 1O, July 13 

to Sept. 30; discharge estimated on basis of 4 discharge measurements, weather records, and records 

for nearby stations.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 243

Greenbrler River at Marllnton, W. Va.

Location. Lat 380 14'10", long. 80°05'05", at Chesapeake and Ohio Railway bridge, if miles 

northeast of Marlinton, Pocahontas County, Just below mouth of Stoney Creek. ,

Drainage area. 408 sq mi.

Gage. Chain gage read twice daily. Altitude of gage, about 1,900 ft (from topographic 

map).

Records available. July 1908 to September 1916 (discontinued). 

Average discharge. 8 years (1908-16 i, 751 cfs.

Extremes.--1908-16; Maximum discharge, 21,700 cfs Mar. 27, 1913 (gage height, 14.2 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 4,000 cfs; minimum, 12 cfs Sept. 25 to Oct. 8, 1914 

(gage height, 3.05 ft).

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for periods in the 

water years 1909, 1911-12, 1916, superseding those published in WSP 536, are given 

herewith:

Date

1909

Mar. 23

24

25

26

27

1911

Sept. 17

18

19

Discharge

430

500

660

1,100

1,500

2,000

1,500

1,100

Date

1911-Con.

Sept. 20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

Discharge

850

600

400

250

200

180

160

140

160

170

Date

1911-Con.

Sept. 30

Oct. 1

2

3

4

5

1916

Aug. 1

Discharge

190

' 240

300

360

380

330

750

Month

Water year 1911-12. ...... ....................

Maximum

8,090

Minimum

386

240

26

Mean

797

BBS

323

Per square 

mile

2.17

0 792

Runoff In 

Inches

1 9C

32 93

29.56

25.59
244 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

Greenbrier River at Buckeye, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38°H'15n , long. 80°07'50", on right bank at upstream side of highway 

bridge at Buckeye, Pocahontas County, 1,000 ft upstream from Swago Creek and 5.5 miles 

downstream from Knapp Creek. Records include flow of Swago Creek.

Drainage area. 540 sq mi (includes that of Swago Creek). 

Records available. September 1929 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,085.89 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Feb. 27, 1939, chain gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 24 years, 854 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 27,200 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 14.57 ft); minimum, 9.0 cfs Sept. 2-4 (gage height, 1.40 ft).

1929-53: Maximum discharge, 41,500 cfs Feb. 5, 1932 (gage height, 17.5 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 25,000 cfs; minimum, 3.8 cfs Aug. 13, 

1930 (gage height, 1.19 ft).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Revisions (water years). WSP 758: 1933. WSP 953: 1930-32, 1934-35(M), 1936, 1937(M), 

1938-39, 1940(MT. Discharge for Mar. 31, 1936, as published in WSP 803 is in error. 

The discharge should be 1,690 cfs.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 31 to Sept. 30)

1.3

1.4

1.5 

1.7 

Z.O 

2.5 

3.0

9.0

13

250

466

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

9.0 

13.0

740

1,100

2,080

3,300

9,200

21,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

35

31

31

31

30

30

34

' 3235

44

45 

49

BO- 50

47

41

38

36

35

*34

32 

34

32

32 

34

34

34

35

35

35

36

1,131

36.5

O.O68

O.08

Nov.

35

37

37

37

37

38

38

38

38

44

44 

45

45

47

52

49

47

45

49

163

see

33T

300

207 

157

127

112

97

70

b60

-

2,813

93*7

0,174

CU19

Dec.

*55 bSS"

b60

b70

85

146

' 243

181

146

261

3.400 

1,8*6

98O

623

437

350

288

277

277

236

243 

328

486

532 

491

442

363

312

218

232

292

13,979

451

0.835

O.96

Jan.

346

320

300

2B8

221

ill 577

3,380

6,200

6.6OO

4,280 

*2,360

1,470

1,100

877

788

807

870

1,000

891

948 

1.52O

1,280

3,360 

4,OOO

2,190

1,470

1,420

1,770

1,370

1,100

52,962

1,708

3.16

3.65

Feb.

964

870

758

692

568

516

1,336"

1,920

1,370

988

814 

1,100

1,670

1,320

1,190

940

828

669

652

1,150

20,000 

8,ll6

3,160

*1,970 

1,420

1,100

891

722

_

_

-

57,692

2,060

3.81

3.97

Mar.

584

542

I,i6"9~0~ 506

4,260

2,300

1,770

1,470

1,19O

1,010

926 

884

1,370

1,820

2,080

3,380

2,360

1,820

2,410

2,O2O

1,570 

1,19O

1,020

7.720 

4,000

2,410

1,720

1,280

1,060

870

728

57,960

1,870

3.46

3 .99

Apr.

692

722

728

698

634

*584

1,580

2.580

1,870

1,570

1,620 

1,47O

1,92O

1,820

1,570

1,420

1,14O

948

1,020

996

1,000 

1,320

1,620

1,520 

1,240

1,060

891

752

634

568

-

36,187

1,206

2.23

2.49

May

558

5O1

437

381

466

956

2,020

2,020

1,570

1,140

87O 

716

618

563

1,130

1,280

1,1OO

»940

870

2,220

2,020 

1,420

1,140

849 

698

552

442

350

284

243

218

28,572

922

1.71

1.97

June

198

175

151

132

114

127

1,070

716

381

363

409 

265

204

194

166

138

977

's!4

532

377 

399

*496

3O8 

239

198

151

202

506

542

-

12,214

407

0.754

0.84

July

284

188

194

332

243

404

3ST

246

188

138

109 

88

76

66

59

52

47

42

39

38

36 

39

45

42 

39

38

37

31

28

26

24

3,572

115

0.213

0.25

Aug.

23

23

*23

25

30

35

47

63

57

45

44 

39

35

28

26

23

27

27

24

21

20 

24

21

17 

16

14

14

13

13

12

11

840

27.1

0.050

0.06

Sept.

*11

11

10

15

V

FT

17

15

15

15 

17

16

14

1?

lo

15

15

13

14 

13

15

12 

12

12

15

12

11

11

41?

13. «

9,02''

Q.9*

Calendar year 1952: Max 10,80O Min 24 Mean 825 Cfsm 1.53 In. 20.7?

Water year 1952-53: Max 20,OOO Min 10 Mean 735 Cfsm 1.36 In. 18.48

Iseharge (base. 

10,700 orefs (9.56 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this'day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

8,000 efs). Feb. 21 (12:30 p.a.) 27,200 efs (14.57 rt)j Mar. 24 (9».
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 

Second Creek near Second Creek, W. Va.

245

r..ocatlpn. Lat 37°41'05", long. 80°27'25" ) on left bank 10 ft upstream from bridge on 

D. S. Highway 219, 1.5 miles downstream from town of Second Creek, Monroe County, and 

8 miles upstream from mouth.

]^rainagejgrea. 80.8 sq mi.

f^cords available. October 1945 to September 1953.

(' ige. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,812.36 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 18, 1947, staff gage at site 100 ft upstream at same datum.

f -eraee discharge. 8 years, 78,4 cfs.

1 tremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,670 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 4.48 ft); minimum, 1.2 cfs Sept. 18 (gage height, 0.28 ft).

1945-53: Maximum discharge, 3,980 cfs Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 7.10 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 18, 1953; minimum gage height, 0.18 ft Aug. 20, 1951.

Ptitlarks. Records fair. Some diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by gristmills at Gap 

Mills and Second Creek.

revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for period in the 

water year 1950, superseding those published in WSP 1173, are given herewith:

1950 

Hay 4..

5..

6..

102

74

73

Month Cfs-rdays

28 844 8

Ma-r-limiTn

1 250

Minimum

Ttc

Mean

Per square 

mile

Runoff in 

Inches

1.25

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and 

 discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 20 Feb. 21 to Sept. 30

3.0

5.9

11

39

1.0 69

1.5 160

2.0 288

3.0 705

0.3 2.7

.4 7.3

.5 14

1.0 70

1.5 157

2.0 287

3.0 705

4.1 1,390

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

'-=<y

1

'2

"

\

*>

ij

1

-<

3

10

r

12 .:

1.5 '

1* 

15

1>3

17

19

13

20

2.1 

2.2

25

ij

23

2.7 2 "*

2.?

30

31

TAal

nan C-sm ]'i.

Oct.

4.2

4.2

4.7

4.4

3.9

4.4

7.5

5.3

6.4

5.9

5.9

6.4

4.7

6.9 

4.7

5.3

4.7

5.9

4.2

5.9

7.4 

5.6

5.9

5.9 

5.6

5.3

4.7

7.9

?7B

5.3

»5.9

171.6

5.54

0.069

O.OB

Nov.

5.6

5.6

10~5.3

5.9

5.6

7.4

7.9

5.6

6.4

15

10

14

10 

9.0

10

9.0

11

10

37

36 

60

3T

24 

19

16

15

14

10

12

-

442.3

14.7

0.182

0.20

Dec.

*13 8.4

10

10

14

31

24

20

17

24

268 IT?

67

47 

36

29

24

24

22

19

48 

54

46

37 

32

2824'

18

16

18

29

1,169.4

S7.7

0.467

0.54

Jan.

*51

43

44

42

36

31

SI

208

203

565

226

139

101

85 

67

57

49

46

40

37

150 

208

136

132 

123

91

78

*82

74

66

59

3,147

. 102

1.26

1.45

Feb.

54

47

43

39

34

29

7T

96

78

62

55

126

180

128 

147

136

162

136

125

345

*1.590 

564

284

188 

149

*124

98

81

_

-

4,991

178

2.20

2.30

Mar.

70

67

73

503

471

227

159

129

100

83

74

70

69

ill

157

122

124

131

107

90 

81

89

1.060 4g3~

265

190

149

124

97

64

5,600

181

2.24

2.58

Apr.

77

70

62

57

52

52

265 2~Io

145

118

92

81

220

214 

153

128

98

87

92

81

77 

69

65

60 

55

56

55

49

43

4?

-

2,932

97.7

1.21

1.55

May

*83

78

69

60

57

250

512

257

164

120

94

76

64

55 

50

45

43

45

505

480

214 

131

94

73 

61

50

43

37

32

30

29

5,699

119

1.47

1.70

June

26

*25

20

19

17

17

46

27

24

45

54

24

25

24 

21

17

82SB56

29

23 

24

32

20 

17

14

13

IS

15

*13

BOO

26.7

0.550

0.57

July

11

11

16

17

13

11

20

16

13

10

9.3

8.6

7.3

8.6 

6.4

8.0

6.4

6.4

7.3

7.3

7.3 

6.8

11

9.3 

6.4

5.9

6.4

*7.3

5.9

5.5

S7f

291.8

9.41

0.116

0.13

Aug.

5.9

5.9

7.3

6.8

6.4

6.4

5.5

8.0

STS

8.0

5.9

5.9

5.5

' 5.5 

5.0

4.5

5.9

4.5

4.5

4.1

5.5 

5.0

5.0

4.1 

5.5

4.1

4.5

5.0

4.1

5.0

*4.1

170.2

5.49

0.068

0.08

Sept.

4.5

4.5

4.1

5.5

8.6

~9~.3 13

7.3

5.9

5.5

4.5

5.5

5.0

5.9 

5.5

3.6

5.0

2.7

T3

4.5

4.1 

5.9

4.5

4.1 

3.2

4.1

2.7

*3.8

3.2

4.1

153.1

5.10

0.063

0.07

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,880 Mln 3.S Mean 73.4 Cfsm O.J08 In. 12.37

V?ter year 1952-53: Max 1,590 Mln 2.7 Mean 64.6 Cfsm 0.800 In. 10.85

P«ak dl»charge-(b*ae. 1,200 ef»). Feb. 21 (2 p.m.) 1,560 efs (4.36 ft)j Mar. 24 (7i30 a.m.) 1,670 fi"?4.4fc ft)i 

* Discharge aMuurentnt ude on this day.
246 KANAWHA RIVE? BASIN

Greenbrier River at Alderson, W. Va.

Location. Lat 37°43'30", long. 80°38'30", on left bank 400 ft upstream from highway

bridge at Alderson, Monroe County, and half a mile upstream from Muddy Creek. 

Drainage area. 1,357 sq ml.

Records available. July 1895 to June 1906, May 1907 to September 1953. 

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,529.42 ft above mean sea level, datum

of 1929. Prior to Oct. 15, 1929, chain gage at bridge 400 ft downstream at same datnn. 

Average discharge. 56 years (1895-1905, 1907-53), 1,985 cfs. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 47,100 cfs Feb. 22 (gage height, 17.43 ft);

minimum, 39 ofs Sept. 4, 5 (gage height, 1.72 ft).

1895-1953: Maximum discharge, 77,500 cfs Mar. 14, 1918 (gage height, 22.0 ft, from

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 30,000 cfs; minimum, 24 cfs Aug. 12,

Oct. 1, 2, 1930 (gage height, 1.65 ft).

Revisions.--The figures of maximum discharge for the water years 1896-1927, some of

which have been revised, are shown In the following table. They supersede figures

published in the water-supply papers indicated.

WSP

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

383

771

771

771

771,803

771

771

-

-

-

771

603

-

771

Water 

year

1896

1897

1898

1899

1900

1901

1902

1903

1904

1905

1906

1907

1908

1909

1910

1911

1912

1913

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919

1920

1921

1922

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

Date

Mar. 30,

Feb. 23,

Aug. 11,

Mar. 5,

Mar. 21,

Nov. 26,

Dec. 15,

Mar. 23,

May 19,

May 12,

Jan. 23,

June 14,

Feb. 16,

Apr. 15,

June 17,

Jan. 30,

Mar. 16,

Mar. 27,

Feb. 20,

Feb. 2,

Oct. 2,

Mar. 4,

Mar. 14,

Jan. 2,

Dec. 7,

Dec. 15,

Feb. 21,

Feb. 2,

May 12,

Mar. 20,

Jan. 20,

Dec. 26,

1896

1897

1898

1899

1900

1900

1901

1903

1904

1905

1906

1907

1908

1909

1910

1911

1912

1913

1914

1915

1915

1917

1918

1919

1919

1920

1922

1923

1924

1925

1926

1926

Discharge 

(cfs)

t28,800

54,000

t52,500

t48,900

a!7,100

a56,800

a36,700

t48,900

t25,600

t37,600

t26,000

t52,500

t52,500

t20,000

t45,900

t43,800

t35,500

t64,000

*16,400

*40,800

*27,200 *43,000-

77,500

*49,000

*38,000

til, 500

22,200

19,500

*36,200

*b!5,100

20,700

*40,200

(Jage height 

(feet)

11.3

17.5

17.05

16.15

8.2

18.2

13.3

16.17

10.50

13.35

10.6

17.0

17.0

9.0

15.5

15.0

13.0

19.4

8.0

14.5

11.3

15.0

22.0

16.3

14.0

6.95

10.5

9.58

' 13.60

8.2

9.95

14.50

* Revised.

t Not previously published. 

a Maximum daily.

b Maximum peak discharge; maximum discharge during year, 

17,000 cfs at 12:01 a.m. Oct. 1, 1924 (gage height, 8.8 ft).

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

Revlslbhs (water years)i. WSP 536: 1907-9. WSP 783: Drainage area. WSP 803: 1918(M). 

WSP 953:1930-41.Revised figures of discharge, In cubic feet per second, for 

periods In the water years 1897, 1905, 1910, 1915-16, 1929 and 1949, superseding tho-«<j 

published in WSP 536, 683, and 1143, are given herewith:"

Date

1896

Nov. 7

1897

Peb k 21

23

1905

Mar. 9

Discharge

6,240

12,300

45,700

.tie, 000

Date

1910

Apr. 3

1914

Dec. 11

12

13

14

15

Discharge

622

1,500

1,300

1,100

900

850

Date

1914-Con.

Dec. 16

17

18

1916

Mar. 8

Apr. 19

Discharge

800

700

700

10,700

1,510

Date

1916-Con.

June 23

1929

Hay 12

1949

July 4

Dlacharge

1,340

tl,430

620

t Corrected.

Month

Water year 1896-97. . ...........

Water year 1909-10. ............

Water year 1914-15. ............

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

Water year 1915-16. ............

July 1949 ........................ 

Wat*r year 1948-49. ............

Calendar year 1949. ............

CfB-dayB

_

.

-

_

-

_

.

_

.

-

51,006

825,607

Maximum

01 ftrin

 45,700

34,500

27,800

6,680

18,500

8,190

23,500

Minimum

110

86

64

164

322 

135,

155

Mean

2,260

1,780

1,840

2,060

1,645

2,262

Per square 

mile

1.67

1.31

1.36

1.70

1.52

1.21

1.67

Runoff In 

Inches

22.64

17.84

18.42

2 08

20.68

1.40 

24.11

22.62
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 247

Greenbrier River at Alderson, W. Va. Continued

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 27 to Dec. 10, June 8-27, 

June 29 to July 3, July 6-10)

1.7 

1.9 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0

34

90 220

425

900

4.0

5.0

10.0

15.0

2,400

4,550

18,800

36,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year.October 1952 to September 1953

Hay

2

n

15

13

7

11

9

10

1"

12

13

1A

115

16

17

n

19

20

2'

22Z"

2<t

215

26

27

29

303'

T-tal

M<?an

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

115

108

101

97

87

78

78

78

78

90

94

108

108

108

108

104

101

94

87

81

75

75

69

69

66

66

63

63

57

57

*60

2,623

84.6

0.062

0.07

Nov.

66

69

72

78

81

78

78

75

72

72

75

87

87

90

90

90

84

84

87

135

287

609

933

681

519

395

315

262

220

194

-

6,065

202

0.149

0.17

Dec.

174

*169

160

152

160

232

459

450

468

410

3,540

6.140

2,890

1,800

1,260

944

740

627

582

609

600

636

812

780

720

670

620

600

560

540

528

29,032

937

0.690

0.80

Jan.

618

770

867

966

900

770

710

2,840

11,200

11.500

10,900

6,260

3,740

2,590

2,140

1,800

1,610

1,620

1,930

1,950

2,170

4,910

4,090

3,500

6,760

5,000

3,500

*2,790

3,100

3,100

2,400

107,001

3,452

2.54

2.93

Feb.

2,100

1,850

1,670

1,520

1,380

1 . 2 20

2,490

5,510

4,200

2,890

2,190

2,590

4,670

3,980

3,300

3,100

2,890

2,590

2,200

2,500

26,300

*51.400

*10, 600

5,640

3,860

2,990

2,400

2,000

-

-

-

140,030

5,001

3.69

3.84

Mar.

1,670

1,520

1.400

2,490

10,600

7,280

4,790

3,740

3,100

2,400

2,100

1,910

1,830

2,500

3,410

6,510

5,880

4,200

4,320

4,670

3,630

2,890

2,380

11,300

15,500

6,760

4,400

3,200

2,590

2,100

1,770

130,840

4,221

3.11

3.59

Apr.

1,520

1,410

1,370

*1,300

1,230

1.170

2,120

5.880

4,780

3,520

2,990

2,690

2,990

3,740

3,300

2,890

2,590

2,170

2,400

2,790

2,500

2,330

2,590

2,690

2,500

2,150

1,950

1,670

1,470

1,340

-

74,040

2,468

1.82

2.03

May

*1,380

1,380

1,300

1,140

1,040

1,460

5.590

5,270

3,980

2,990

2,290

1,830

1,530

1,330

1,720

2,350

2,240

2,050

2,190

3,980

4,790

3,520

2,500

1,980

1,610

1,200

1,000

878

750

654

582

66,304

2,139

1.58

1.82

June

520

*468

434

395

358

529

395

2.120

1,510

878

922

900

. 672

591

484

425

801

1,650

2,070

1,240

867

750

681

700

564

468

572

550

425

*510

-

22,649

755

0.556

0.62

July

790

557

425

565

556

450

476

600

502

588

515

268

258

215

205

184

169

160

160

150

140

140

140

140

130

130

120

 110

100

100

90

8,273

267

0.197

0.23

Aug.

85

85

85

81

90

101

97

87

101

108

115

155

126

112

104

101

110

100

90

104

94

81

81

75

69

65

60

57

60

57

*52

2,764

89.2

0.066

0.08

Sept.

50

44

42

59

42

72

184

148

115

94

84

84

81

72

66

65

60

69

63

63

63

65

65

60

60

60

60

60

*55

52

-

2,151

71.0

0.052

0.06

Calendar year 1952: Max 20,100 Mln 57 Mean 1,804 Cfsm 1.13 In. 18.10

Water year 1952-53: Max 31,400 Mln 39 Mean 1,621 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.24

Peak discharge (base. 17.000 cfs).--Feb. 22 (l a.m.) 47,100 cfs (17.43 ft); Mar. 24 (11 p.m.) 

20,100 cfs (10.41 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Ho gage-height record Dec. 24-30, Jan. 24-27, May 26, 27, June 1, July 18 to Aug. 3, 

t ag. 17, 18; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, 1 di-- 1- measurement, and records 

i )r stations at Hllldale and Buckeye.
248 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 

Greenbrier River at Hllldale, W. Va.

Location. Lat 37°38'25", long. 80°48'20 n , on left bank 100 ft downstream from highway 

bridge on State Highway 3 at Hilldale, Summers County, 0.1 mile upstream from Howard 

Creek, 0.9 mile upstream from Powley Creek, 5 miles southeast of Hinton, and 5.6 miles 

upstream from mouth. Records include flow of Howard Creek.

Drainage area. 1.625 sq mi (including that of Howard Creek). 

Records available. June 1936 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,388.66 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 17 years, 2,128 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 47,800 cfs Feb. 22 (gage height, 20.50 ft); 

minimum daily, 50 cfs Sept. 3-5.

1936-53: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 22, 1953; minimum, 39 cfs Sept. 18-20, 

1946 (gage height, 0.37 ft).

Maximum stage known, 21.85 ft Mar. 18, 1936 (discharge, 60,800 cfs), from data furnished by Corps of Engineers.

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

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.4 

.5

1.0 

1.5

64

115

232

555

3.0

5.0

8.0

14.0

18.0

2,000

4,500

10,400

26,700

39,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

154

136

129

115

112

106 

103

98 

98

103

106

109 

118

126

126

126

122

115

112

106

100

95 

95 

92

86

86

86

86

84

84

82

3,296

106

0.065

0.08

Nov.

82

82

84

86

89

89 

92

92 

92

89

92

95

103

106

109

112

112

112

115

162

253

595 

1,100 

1,000

800

650

530

430

350

310

-

8,013

267

0.164

0.18

Dec.

280

*253

219

210" 210

237 

378

540 

518

619

4,300

7,000 

5,000

2,600

1,600

1,200

940

780

700

720

730

760 

950 

910

850

800

740

700

670

660

670

36,744

1,185

0.729

0.84

Jan.

715 39"0~

985

1,170

1,170

956 

909

2,140 

10,900

12,800

12,800

7,700 

4,640

3,310

2,690

2,330

2,000

1,890

2,060

2,280

2,690

5,260 

5,100 

3,960

6,310

6,500

4,220

3,310

3,310

*3,570

2,930

121,495

3,919

2.41

2.78

Feb.

2,510

2,160

2,000

1,730

1,580

1,590 

1,580

5,760 

4,940

3,440

2,630

2,690 

5,100

4,790

3,960

4,090

3,830

3,310

2,810

3,150

23,100

*59j200 

14,200 

7,100

4,790

3,380

3,180

2,630

_

_

-

161,480

5,767

3.55

3.70

Mar.

2,160

1,940

1,840

3,240

11,400

9,920 

5,760

4,500 

3,700

3,050

2,510

2,120 

2,060

2,390

3,830

6,310

7,100

5,100

4,640

5,100

4,220

3,440 

2,810 

9,120

18,100

8,980

5,590

4,090

3,310

2,810

2,280

153,420

4,949

3.05

3.51

Apr.

2,000

1,780

1,680

1,630

1,530

1,450 

1,890

6,160 

5,760

4,220

3,570

3,180 

3,310

4,220

3,830

3,310

3,050

2,570

2,690

3,310

3,050

2,690 

2,810 

2,930

2,810

2,510

2,280

2,000

*1,730

1,580

-

85,530

2,851

1.75

1.96

May

1,630

1,680

1,580

1,440

1,300

1,440 

5,920

6,310 

4,790

3,700

2,810

2,280 

' 1,840

1,580

1,480

2,690

2,570

2,390

2,930

5,260

5,590

4,360 

3,180 

2,450

2,000

1,630

1,360

1,100

909

766

685

79,648

2,569

1.58

1.82

June

603

548

502

466

438

410 

417

1,310 

1,840

1,130

863

1,020 

900

699

555

466

2,140

2,110

2,630

1,730

1,130

872 

792 

691

724

540

438

384

*454

480

-

27,252

908

0.559

0.62

July

651

758

*605"

502

390

378 

518

579 

683

555

424

339 

285

248

219

198

181

173

166

154

146

146 

150 

140

140

140

130

120

110

*103

92_

9,421

304

0.187

0.22

Aug.

92

92

89

86

86

86 

98

98 

95

89

100

95

115

112

100

92

100

112

95

82

82

82 

73 

68

68

63

60

57

56

56

54

2,633

84.9

0.052

0.06

Sept.

*33

51

50

55

50

53 

51

122 

122

98

82

75 

68

63

58

54

54

54

60

60

58

56 

54 

54

54

54

53

53

51

-

1,838

62.3

O.O^S

0.04

Calendar year 1952: Max 25,200 Mln 82 Mean 2,140 Cfsm 1.32 In. 17.92

Water year 1952-53= Max 39,200 Mln 50 Mean 1,893 Cfsm i.ie In. 15.81

Peak discharge (base, 18,000 cfs). Feb. 22 (6:30 p.m.) 47,800 cfs (20.50 ft); Mar. 25 (4 a.m.) 

23,000 cfs (12T76 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Doubtful or no gage-height record Nov. 23 to Dec. 1, Dec. 11-31, July 24-29, Sept. 12-16, 

25-30; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded range In stage, and records for 

nearby stations.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 

New River at Hinton, W. Va.

249

Location. Lat 3?°40'15", long. 80°53'40", on right bank at Hinton, Summers County, 0.2 

mile upstream from Madam Creek and 1.5 miles downstream from Greenbrier River.

Drainage area. 6,257 sq mi.

Records available. June 1936 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,355.18 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to June 5, 1949, at site 400 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 17 years, 7,725 cfs (adjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 50,200 cfs Feb. 22 (gage height, 7.75 ft); minimum, 979 cfs Dec. 18-(gage height, 1.39 ft); minimum daily, 1,010 cfs Dec. 19.

1936-53: Maximum discharge, 246,000 cfs Aug. 15, 1940 (gage height, 18.97 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 80,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at 

station at Bluestone Dam, and gaged inflow from Greenbrier River; minimum, 418 cfs 

Aug. 30, 1948 (gage height, 1.14 ft); minimum daily, 920 cfs Oct. 22, 1941.

Remarks.--Records excellent above 2,000 cfs and good below. Flow regulated since 1939 

by Claytor Reservoir and since 1949 by Bluestone Reservoir (combined capacity, 856,500 

acre-ft).

Bating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per.second)

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

995

1,650

2,580

4,630

3.0 

4.0 

7.2

7,310

13,800

43,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

5

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

1,580

1,600

1,600

1,710 

1,850

1,580

1,450

1,580

1,600

1,680

1,900

2,150 

2,150

1,820

2,050

2,120

2,150

1,950

1,950

1,930

1,870

1,760 

1,750

1,960

1,790

1,750

1,710

1,620

1,620

1,760 

1,680

55,590

1,795

-94

Nov.

*1,680

1,680

1,400

1,580 

1,680

1,750

2,150

2,240

2,270

1,790

1,950

2,480 

2,340

2,240

2,O2O

1,870

1,650

1,730

1,930

2,880

5,620

8,800 

8,800

4,540

4,650

4,920

4,450

2,690

5,300

2,810

89,650

2,988

+119

Dec.

1,990

5,590

*5,220

2,580 

5,050

5,220

4,140

2,800

5,650

4,750

10,300

15,200 

10,300"

6,000

4,970

5,620

4,700

1,650

1,010

1,050

1,110

5,190 

7,190

7,190

7,080

6,900

3,840

3,420

2,690

2,800 

3,220

142,360

4,592

-179

Jan.

4,050

4,090

4,520

4,580 

5,880

4,820

5,890

8,200

17,500

18,700

18,700

14,200 

11,000

9,100

7,600

6,900

6,500

6,160

4,R30

6,960

9,100

17,500 

15,900

14,200

19,100

16,300

13 , 100

11,000

11,000

*10,600 

9,100

314,680

10,150

+209

Feb.

7,080

6,560

7,600

6,960 

6,220

5,780

6,560

10,500

9,700

8,500

8,200

9,400 

15,400

11,000

9,700

10,600

12,800

11,000

10,600

11,000

50,200

45,600 

40,300

40,500

40,500

36,200

19,600

10,600

-

-

444,060

15,860

-230

Mar.

8,800

7,310

9,700

17,700 

50,200

50,200

29,200

19,100

12,000

11,400

8,500

8,500 

8,500

10,000

11,400

15,600

16,700

14,200

17,500

17,100

15/100

11,400 

10,000

23,100

50,200

50,200

50,200

50,200

29,200.

17,500 

13,400

542,110

17,490

-214

Apr.

11,400

*8,200

7,600

7,6OO 

6,790

6,670

10,300

15,900

13,800'

11,700

10,000

9,100 

10,500

14,200

15,400

12,000

10,600

8,800

8,800

8,800

8,800

8,500 

7,600

7,900

7,900

7,900

5,840

6,620

6,160

6,220

279,400

9,515

+85

May

6,440

6,750

6,550

6,850 

6,750

7,900

19,600

26,200

20,800

14,200

9,400

8,800 

7,600

6,560

6,850

7,900

6,670

5,670

11,200

27,2OO

27 , 200

15,600 

11,000

7,900

7,190

6,790

5,570

5,010

4,970

4,400 

5j26_0

318,520

10,270

+117

June

3,500

3,420

*3,380

2,800 

2,800

2,840

3,750

4,540

5,210

4,970

3,880

5,580 

4,220

5,210

6,160

5,570

9,850

19,500

14,800

8,200

4,450

5,840 

5,790

4,180

5,790

5,710

5,540

5,140

6,900

5,360

160,480

5,549

+274

July

4,750

4,050

3,220

3,840 

4,650

5,840

6,240

15,600

7,900

5,210

2,880

2,690 

2,510

2,410

5,180

2,840

2,410

2,380

2,270

2,240

2,840

2,750 

2,240

3,580

2,020

2,050

1,960

1,950

*2,380

1,870 

1,870

110,140

5,555

-93

Aug.

,820

,710

,010

,560 

,750

,620

,240

,240

,690

,540

,080

,540 

,080

,080

,080

,950

,790

,680

,480

* ,480

,190

,450 

,450

,450

,550

,960

,420

,420

,420

,420 

,420

57,710

1,862

-2

Sept.

,420

,420

,400

* ,400 

,580

,760

,760

,580

,480

,650

,710

,550 

,500

,080

,220

* ,220

,220

,250

,510

,45O

,450

,450 

,450

,080

,140

,140

,160

,160

,180

,530

45 , 500

1,450

-82

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

1,699 

0.272 

0.51

5,10" 

0.49' 

0.55

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-53:

4,413 

0.705 

0.81

10,560 

1.66 

1.91

15,650 

2.50 

2.60

17,280 

2.76 

5.18

9,598 

1.50 

1.67

10,390 

1.66 

1.91

Observed

Max 35,200 Min 1,010 Mean 7,O5O 

Max 43,600 Min 1,010 Mean 7,009

5,625 

0.899 

1.00

5,460 

0.555 

0.64

1,860 

0.297 

O.54

1,568 

0.219 

0.24

Adjusted

Mean 7,016 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.27 

Mean 7,004 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.16

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change in contents in Claytor and Bluestone Reservoirs, equivalent in cubic feet per second. 

Record of contents of Claytor Reservoir furnished by Appalachian Electric Power Co. and those for 

Bluestone Reservoir by Corps of Engineers.
250 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

Piney Creek at Raleigh, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 37°00'40", long. 81 0 09'50", on left bank at Raleigh, Raleigh County, 0.5 

mile downstream from Whitestick Creek, 0.5 mile upstream from Beaver Creek, and 1^ 

miles southeast of Beokley.

Drainage area. 52.2 sq mi.

Records available. August 1951 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 2,087.24 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1944.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 980 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 3.98 ft), minimum, 1.0 cfs Sept. 2 (gage height, 1.17 ft).

1951-53: Maximum discharge, 1,310 cfs Apr. 28, 1952 (gage height, 4.51 ft), minimum, that of Sept. 2, 1953.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year, 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

.18 

.2 

.3 

1.4 

.5 

.6

1.1 

1.3 

3.0 

7.4

14

£3

1.8 

2.0 

£.4 

3.0 

4.0

93 

£05 

435 

980

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 195£ to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3.6

4.0

3 .3

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.0

2\B

3.0

3.3

3.0

2.8

2.4

2.4

3.0

3.6

3.3

3.0

3.3

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.0

2.0

2.0

*2.2

2.8

2.2

86.6

2.79

0.053

0.06

Nov.

2.0 270"

2.7

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.6

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.0

2.0

4.2

5.8

16

71

52

29

21

16

13

10

8.7

7.4

-

296.6

9.89

0.189

0.21

Dec.

6~79~ 6.9

7.4

*8.1

12

20

23

21

17

113

445

178

91

58

42

32

27

22

24

27

30

41

46

41

35

30 '25

23

22

28

27

1,529.3

49.3

0.944

1.09

Jan.

44

52

60

52

44

240" 41

507

339

190

134

106

86

91

98

93

82

137

134

103

166

*264

190

166

163

137

*116

145

190

145

108

4,423

143

2.74

3.15

Feb.

84

65

58

49

44

103

140

118

86

73

108

178

145

123

100

110

106

98

192

800

54T

240

*145

. 113

89

71

60

_

_

-

4,187

150

2.87

2.98

Mar.

49

56

83

320

448

212

132

100

78

63

54

47

44

41

54

91

98

93

96

89

78

65

67

244

230

151

110

89

75

63

*56

3,476

112

2.15

2.48

Apr.

54

47

44

38

36

35

49

63

71

69

60

60

82

118

110

93

71

67

123

157

118

93

82

71

 62

60

56

 49

46

49

-

2,115

70.4

1.55

1.51

May

58

56

52

47

49

67

261

250

148

93

69

52

44

36

56

52

28

52

177

*599

260

129

80

62

51

59

52

28

24

21

27

2,759

88.4

1.69

1.95

June

53

20

*17

15

15.

31

172

65

35

32

78

52

58

59

55

28

77

152

71

44

59

272

76

41

28

22

25

21

*17

15

-

1,581

52.7

1.01

1.13

July

13

15

45

20

14

27

9.4

41

28

19

14

12

11

10

8.7

8.1

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.5

5.8

9.1

26

15

9.4

6.9

6.9

5.8

*5.5

4.9

4.0

415.5

13.4

0.257

0.30

Aug.

3.3

3.0

3.3

3.3

5.8

5.8

573- 8.1

6.5

5.3

4.9

4.0

3.5

5.0

5.8

2.8

5.6

5.6

3.6

5.5

5.5

3.0

2.8

2.4

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.6

*1.5

109.5

5.55

0.068

0.08

Sept.

1.2

1.2

1.1

14

12

9.4

6.9

5.3

4.4

3.3

2.6

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.3

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.6 1."

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.7

*1.6

-

92.5

3.08

0.059

0.07

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,040 Mln 2.0 Mean 67.5 Cfsm 1.29 In. 17.57

Water year 1952-53: Max 800 Mln 1.1 Mean 57.7 Cfsm 1.11 In. 15.01

Peak discharge (base. 700 cfs). Feb. 21 (6 p.m.) 980 cfs (5.98 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 251

New River at Caperton, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38°01'20", long. 81°01'45", on left bank 50 ft downstream from suspension 

footbridge at Caperton, Payette County, and 2 miles southeast of Nuttalburg.

Drainage area. 6,826 sq mi.

Reeords avallable.--November 1928 to September 1953.

Sage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 938.44 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929.

Average discharge. 24 years (1929-53), 8,570 cfs (adjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 59,100 cfs Feb. 22 (gage height, 13.56 ft); 

minimum, 1,060 cfs Sept. 26 (gage height, 1.83 ft); minimum daily, 1,070 cfs Sept. 26. 

1928-53: Maximum discharge, 244,000 cfs Aug. 15, 1940 (gage height, 36.0 ft); minimum, 818 cfs Oct. 8, 11, 1930; minimum daily, 836 cfs Oct. 7, 1930.

Remarks. Records good. Plow partly regulated since 1939 by Claytor Reservoir and since 

1949 by Bluestone Reservoir (combined capacity, 856,500 acre-ft).

Revisions (water years). WSP 758: 1930(M). WSP 783: Drainage area. WSP 923: 1928.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

l.S 

2.0 

3.0

4.0

1,030

1,240

2,640

4,730

6.0 

8.0 

12.8

10,800

20,400

53,100

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

5

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28 

29

50

51

Total

Mean

(t)

. Oct.

1,570 

1,580

1,580

1,560 

1,720

1,840

1,490

1,370 

1,560

1,660

1,710

1,990

2,500

1,990

1.920

2,060

2,140

2,060

1,920

1,920

1,920

1,820

1,720

1,810

1,990

1,780 

1,720

1,710 

1,570

1,630

1,750

55,540

1,785

-94

Nov.

1,660 

1,660

1,660

1.590 

1,410

1,680

1,760

2,220 

2,300

2,300

1,720

1,990

2,820

2,500

2,220

1,990

1,820

1,650

1,840

2,220

5,910

8,700

10,000

6,630

4,240

5,640 

4,980

4,150 

2,500

4,560

-

95,480

5,116

+119

Dec.

2,060 

2,220

4,240

2,640 

2,910

5,480

5,690

4,480 

*2,610

5,240

10,800

17,700

12,800

8,700

6,480

5,210

5,780

4,660

1,690

1.130

1,250

1,370

6,250

8,100

7,800

7,800 

5,780

4,020 

3,280

2,640

3,380

160,170

5,167

-179

Jan.

4,130 

4,980

4,600

5,580 

4,860

4,560

7,800

12,000 

18,800

25,400

22,800

18,800

15,800

11,6OO

9,700

8,700

8,100

7,800

6,780

6,780

9,550

19,300

20,400

17,200

19,500

21,600 

15,700

15,800 

15,500

15,500

11,200

579,620

12,250

+209

Feb.

9,000 

8,100

7,800

8,100 

7,360

6,480

TTSBo"

10,800 

11,600

9,700

9,700

9,700

15,800

14,700

12,000

12,000

15,800

13,800

11,600

12,400

37,500

5_5,100

*45,600

44,800

44,100

42,700 

25,800

10,400

_

-

513,800

18,350

-230

Mar.

10,800 

9,OOO

11,200

12,800 

24,000

55,700

54,500

27,100 

16,200

12,800

10,40O

9,550

9,000

11,200

10,800

15,700

19,800

15,700

16,700

21,600

15,700

14,700

12,000

17,700

55,700

55,000 

34,500

53,600 

52,900

26,400

14,700

606,850

19,580

-214

Apr.

14,700 

10,000

8,400

8,400 

8,100

7,800

'8,700

17,200 

l6,20'6

13 , 800

11,200

10,800

10,000

15,700

15,200

14,700

11,600

10,800

10,000

10,800

9,700

10,000

9,000

8,700

8,700

8,700 

7,800

6,060 

7,500

6,540

316,600

10,550

+85

Hay

7,210 

7,210

7,210

6,920 

7,210

7,800

17,400

50,500 

25,200

17,200

11,600

9,350

8,400

7,800

7,060

8,400

7,8OO

6,780

*9,440

51,600

55,600

22, 200

12,800

10,400

7,800

7,500 

6,920

5,580 

5,240

5,240

4,150

363,100

11,710

+117

June

5,280 

3,690

3,690

5,190 

2,910

5,190

6,650

5,780 

5,780

5,920

5,240

4,150

5,690

6,200

5,920

6,920

10,500

22,200

19,300

10,800

6,780

5,510

3,580

4,480

4,360

4,020 

5,910

3,580 

5,800

6,480

-

184,860

6,162

+274

July

4,980 

4,980

4,560

5,580 

4,480

5,210

4,980

15,000 

10 i 400

7,800

4,240

2,910

2,820

2,500

5,000

2,910

2,910

2,300

2,560

2,500

2,300

5,620

2,470

4,420

2,060

2,060 

2,060

1,920 

2,640

1,920

1,850

121,140

5,908

-95

Aug.

1,850 

1,800

5, 200|

1,570 

1,410

1,990

5,000

2,140 

2,560

2,910

2,140

2,560

2,060

2,060

2,140

2.140

1,920

1,820

1,620

1,460

1,450

2,120

1,410

1,410

1,590

1,550 

1,430

1,580 

1,380

1,590

1,380

58,600

1,890

-2

Sept.

1,580 

1,580

1.580

1.450 

1,570

1,680

1,820

1,800 

1,590

1,490

1,750

1,720

1,570

1,470

2,460

1,160

1,160

1,170

1,2OO

1,510

1,480

1,450

1,430

2.670

1,510

1,070 

1,090

1,100 

1,080

1,090

-

44,260

1,475

-82

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

1,691 

0.248 

0.29

5,236 

0.474 

0.53

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-53:

4,988 

0.751 

0.84

12,460 

1.83 

2.11

18,120 

2.65 

2.76

19,370 

2.84 

5.27

10,640 

1.56 

1.74

11,830 

1.75 

1.99

Observed

Max 42,700 Hin 1,570 Mean 8,037 

Max 55,100 Hin 1,070 Mean 7,959

6,456 

0.945 

1.05

3,815 

0.559 

0.64

1,888 

0.277 

0.52

1,593 

0.204 

0.25

Adjusted

Mean 8,025 Cfsm 1.18 In. 16.01 

Mean 7,954 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.77

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents in Claytor and Bluestone Reservoirs, equivalent In cubic feet per second. 

Record of contents of Claytor Reservoir furnished by Appalachian Electric Power Co. and those of 

Bluestone Reservoir by Corps of Engineers.
252 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

Williams River at Dyer, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38°22'45", long. 80°29'05", on left bank at Dyer, Webster County, 0.2 mile 

downstream from Cralg Run and 7 miles southwest of Webster Springs.

Drainage area. 128 sq ml.

Records available.--September 1929 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 2,193.46 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to June 10, 1930, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 23 years (1930-53), 313 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge not determined, occurred on Feb. 21; maximum dally, 5,000 

cflTTeb. 21; minimum, 1.6 cfs Sept. 4 (gage height, 0.46 ft).

1929-53: Maximum discharge, 22,000 cfs July 4, 1932 (gage height, 18.45 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 5,500 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of'peak flow; minimum, 1,0 cfs Aug. 5, 1930 (gage height, 0.50 ft).

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

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per secbnd, for periods in the 

water year 1930, superseding those published In WSP 698, are given herewith:

Date

1929

Oct. 22

25

26

27

28

29

30

Discharge

550

288

228

200

200

200

200

Date

1929-Con.

1 Nov . 2

i 3

4

5

6

7

8

Discharge

505

2,590

1,630

600

465

320

258

Date

1929-Con.

NOT. 9

10

11

12

13

14

15

Discharge

200

174

174

200

200

228

2S8

Date

1929-Con.

Nov. 17

19

20

21

22

23

Discharge

2,590

1,710

830

465

320

258

Month HflTMimim

5 440

Minimum Mean

852

t725

Per square 

mile

Runoff in 

inches

t Partly estimated.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfam

In.

Oct.

4.5

4.0

4.5

3.5

5.0

3.0

3.0

3.5 

4.O

5.0

6.0

6.0

7.0

9.0

775

7.0

8.5

6.0

6.0

5.5

5.0

5.0

4.5

4.0

3.5

3.5

3.0

3.0

 3.5

3.5

3.0

146.0

4.71

0.037

0.04

Nov.

3.0 3~7o"

3.5

4.0

4.5

5.0

6.0

7.0 

8.0

10

10

25

25

20

15

10

10

15

15

40

HO" 150

110

75

60

45

35

35

30

25

944.0

31.5

0.246

0.27

Dec.

20

ZT

25

20

30

80

100

70 

55

 300

2,500

600

350

250

200

180

150

150

140

150

200

250

300

350

300

250

200

160

130

140

150

7,825

252

1.97

2.27

Jan.

140

135" 120

160

140

140

260

2.500 

2,660

2,000

1,200

650

440

400

410

450

600

500

500

400

*400

650

500

700

900

500

1,180

895

1,000

650

460

20,975

677

5.29

6.09

Feb.

430

430

380

320

260

250

450

550 

450

330

280

500

800

500

430

360

340

270

250

280

5.000

2,000

' 850

500

 366

302

243

198

_

-

17,319

619

4.84

5.03

Mar.

170

156

T5T

732

778

470

380

340 

280

250

240

220

330

420

370

700

450

400

550

450

400

300

260

2,000

1,000

600

450

400

350

320

260

14,237

459

3.59

'4.14

Apr.

380

450

430

370

310

ISO" 260

700 «4T»o"

456

410

370

530

505

442

451

370

350

485

397

346

480

694

530

397

362

358

326

302

266

-

12,637

421

3.29

3.67

May

269

225

188

172

446

485

916

642 

550

420

314

246

207

172

182

188

410

249

500

 1,280

615

392

269

201

160

131

110

90

74

64

51

LlOj224

330

2.58

2.97

June

48

44

38

32

.25

26

326

136 

83

447

198

122

120

90

69

56

126

158

104

77

69

580

 T75

113

99

70

54

86

508

262

-

4,341

145

1.13

1.26

July

140

106

252

164

118

244

290

TJSS

131

101

75

58

46

38

31

24

21

17

13

11

8.7

9.6

63

64

32

19

12

8.7

6.4

5.6

5.1

2,302.1

74.3

0.580

0.67

Aug.

4.8

4.8

4.6

8.2

17

53 35

25 

27

26

19

13

8.7

6.9

5.4

5.1

5.1

12

17

8.7

5.6

4.3

3.7

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.5

2.9

2.1

771

340.5

11.0

0.086

0.10

Sept.

1.8

1.8

1.7

177

2.9

3.1

3.0

3T2- 3.8 

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

 2.2

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.4

2.5

2.3

2.1

2.3

2.2

2.3

2.2

2.0

1.8

-

70.2

2.34

0.018

0.02

Calendar year 1952 : Max 4,240 Mln 2.0 Mean 262 Cfsm 2.05 In. 27.88

Water year 1952-53: Max 5,000 Mln 1.7 Mean 250 Cfsm 1.95 In. 26.53

Peak discharge (base. 4.600 cf»). Feb. 21 (time and discharge unknown).

 Discharge measurement made on this day. ^

Hot*.-No gage-height record Oct. 1 to Jan. 26, Jan 29 to Feb. 24, Hap. 7 to *£ 81 a

e»Hiated on basis of recorded range in stage, 5 discharge measurements, and record* for Oauley

River at Camden on Oauley and Cherry River at Fenwlck.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 253

Gauley River at Camden on Gauley, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38 0 21'55", long. 80°36'05", on right bank at Baltimore & Ohio Railroad 

station at Camden on Gauley, Webster County, 0.2 mile downstream from Coon Creek and 

0.9 mile upstream from Strouds Creek.

Drainage area. 236 sq mi.

Records available. July 1908 to September 1916, October 1929 to September 1953. Prior 

to October 1934, published as "at Allingdale."

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,003.28 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. July 1908 to Sept. 30, 1916, chain gage at site 1.1 miles downstream at 

datum 3.08 ft lower. Oct. 20, 1929, to Oct. 29, 1934, chain gage at site 1.1 miles 

downstream at present datum.

Average discharge. 31 years (1908-16, 1930-53), 580 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year,-10,400 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 13.60 ft); 

minimum, 1.7 cfs Sept. 29, 30; minimum gage height, 0.84 ft Sept. 4, 29, 30.

1908-16, 1929-53: Maximum discharge, 42,500 cfs July 4, 1932 (gage height, 27.38 

ft present site and datum, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 17,000 

cfs by velocity-area studies; minimum, 1.4 cfs Sept. 24, 25, 1930 (gage height, 0.54 

f t).

Maximum stage known, that of July 4, 1932.

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the water year 1931 has been revised to 

7,160 cfs Apr. 4, 1931 (gage height, 8.5 ft, from graph based on gage readings), superseding figures published in WSP 713.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for periods in the 

water years 1908-16, 1934, superseding those published in WSP 536 and 758, are given 

herewith:

Date

1908

July 11

Oct. 16-28

1909

May 8

1910

Aug. 21

22

Sept. 2

1911

Jan. 30

July 26-31

Aug. 1- 7

Sept. 3

4

5

6

7

8

25

Discharge

ISO

. e24

' 722

25

25

134

10,500

e35

e20

290

281

281

266

257

271

29O

Date

19'11-Con.

Sept. 26

27

28

29

30

Oct. 1

2

3

1912

Feb. 15

Nov. 29

Dec. 22

1913

Sept. 26

Nov. 30

1914

May 2-23

June 2

3

Discharge

271

266

262

290

320

345

370

40O

160

90

134

107

690

e500

30

30

Date

1914-Con.

June 4

5

6

Oct. 24

Nov. 8

15

1915

July 13

Sept. 2O

30

Oct. 15

1916

May 9

Aug. 28

Sept. 2

1934

Jan. 5

31

Discharge

24

24

30

75

61

61

120

161

172

88

995

128

37

800

430

e Average for period Indicated.

Nonth

May 1909........................

Calendar year 1909. ...........

August 1910. .............. i .....

January 1911 ....................

Mater year 1910-11 ............

October 1911. ...................

Hater year 1911-12. ...........

November 1912. ..................

Water year 1912-13. . ..........

Calendar year 1913 ............

May 1914........................

Hater year 1913-14............

October 1914. . ..................

Calendar year 1914. ...........

Maximum

9Aft

6,280

95

7,180

1O,5OO 

925

10,500

4,070 

10,500

7,970 

7,970

3,790

7,030

7,490 

7,490

7,490

428

5,380

Minimum

7.4

16

16

400

7.8

180 

7.8

158 

10

80

11

168 

11

28

3.6

9.6 

34

3.6

Mean

31 2

 552

43.0

c*ja

581

2,26O

574

1,130 

685

1,050 

759

415

590

1,250 

727

389 

55.7

640

110

498

Per square 

mile

1 5>C

2.23

.173

2.34

9.11

R9T

i 9^9

2._31 i

4.56 

2.76

4.23 

3.06

1.67

2.38

5.04 

2.93

1.57

2.58

.444 

456

E.01

Runoff In 

Inches

30,18

.20

31.80

10.51

29

1 9O

31.38

5.25 

37.49

4.58 

41.62

1.87

*c QA

32.26

5.61 

39.74

1.81

OK

35.00

.51

27.23
254 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

Gauley River at Camden on Gauley, W. Va. Continued

Revised figures of monthly discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1908-16, 1934 .Continued

Month

July 1915. ..........................

Water year 1914-15 ................

October 1915. ................. I .....

May 1916. ...........................

Water year 1915-16 ................

Water year 1933-34 ................

Calendar year 1934 ................

Maximum

2,140 

722 

9,410

7,030 

9,410

995 

1,920 

1,920 

7,030

1,720 

8,440 

8,440

Minimum

95 

63 

9.6

84 

44

151 

61 

13 

13

9.4 

9.4

Mean

363 

223 

550

677 

633

431 

589 

198 

670

449 

467

Per square

mile

1.46 

.899 

2.22

2.73 

2.55

1.74 

2.38 

.798 

2.70

2.39 

1.81 

1.88

Runoff In 

Inches

1.69 

1.00 

30.07

3.15 

34.72

2.00 

2.74 

.89 

36.83

2.76 

24.60 

25.91

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 2S to Nov. 10, Mar. 25 to May 19)

Oct. 1 to May 19 May 20 to Sept. 30

1.0 

1.3 

1.6 

1.9 

2.4

5.0

18

33

74

191

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0 

11.0

392

850

2,040

3,500

6,740

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

1.8 

2.0

1.0

3.2

7.0

18

32

68

99

2.2

2.6 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

144

263

410

850

1,400

2,740

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 195Zto September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

6 

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

.17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

14 

13

14

12

11

11

11

12 

13 

15

16

16

18

21

19

18

15

13

11

11

9.8 

9.0

8.2

7.4

7.0

6.6

6.2

5.8

»6.2

6.2

5,1

362.2

11.7

0.050

0.06

Nov.

H6.2

7.8

8.6

9.8

11

12 

13 

15

24

45

45

35

29

26

25

29

29

60

m178

113

80

66

57

54

48

42

-

1,572.2

52.4

0.222

0.25

Dec.

i40

39

47

126

155

104 

84 

543

»5.420

1,160

646

435

350

296

243

243

225

243

328 

479

544

613

535

439

354

269

216

237

246

12,739

411

1.74

2.01

Jan.

234 

191

515

272

234

231

466

5.260 

3,100 

2,810

2,040

1,250

875

790

800

 900

1,130

1,020

1,000

765

»755 

1,250

950

1,280

1,610

1,050

850

1,680

1,900

1,220

90Q

35,032

1,130

4.79

5.52

Feb.

850 

850

735

603

484

415

900

1,100 

845 

632

531

1,020

1,460

975

850

690

661

496

467

526

MW1,550

1,020

765

»580

471

377

_

_

-

28,403

1,014

4.30

4.48

Mar.

306 

286

296

991

1,400

900

750

641 

 509 

455

427

392

627

835

725

1,310

900

805

1,100

875

690 

553

479

2.970

1,700

1,190

900

695

671

598

531

25,507

823

3.49

4.02

Apr.

755 

900

850

720

585

488

. .844

1.370 

*950 

830

770

632

S20

900

795

790

685

622

800

765

685 

950

1,160

1,000

740

641

641

613

575

509

-

23,385

780

3.31

3.69

May

496 

415

343

303

1,020

975

1,760

1,400 

1,220 

950

685

509

404

317

306

306

35S

396

558

 2.600

1,430 

875

594

437

342

266

211

165

134

114

99

19,988

645

2.73

3.15

June

85 

76

71

62

54

52

351

313 

139 

673

469

270

227

179

132

99

232

426

253

176

127 

665

»354

202

149

120

89

84

632

530

7,291

243

1.03

1.15

July

277 

196

426

387

243

725

ISO

391 

256 

184

137

103

85

74

62

55

48

43

38

34

30 

30

108

132

75

52

42

33

28

23

Si

4,868

157

0.665

0.77

Aug.

19 

18

18

26

37

62

»S9

68

m

£7

62

50

40

34

28

26

26

24

31

28 

23

18

15

12

10

8.5

7.0

5.9

5.1

4.3

1,155.8

37.3

0.156

0.18

sept.

3.2 

2.5

2.1

2.8

9.0

16

16

14 

12 

13

11

10

8.0

6.2

5.1

4.3

»3.2

3.0

2.5

2.8

3.2 

3.2

3.0

2.S

2.5

2.3

2.1

1.9

171.5

5.72

0.024

0.03

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,430 Mln 5.4 Mean 444 Cfsm. 1.88 In. 25.61

Water year 1952-53: Max 5,580 Mln 1.9 Mean 440 Cfam 1.86 In. 25.31

Peak discharge (base. 7,000 ef»). Feb. 21 (4 D.m.) 10.400 cfs (13.60 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on thl« day.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 255

Cherry River at Fenwick, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38°13'45", long. 80°35'00", on left bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge at Fenwick, Nicholas County, 1,000 ft downstream from Laurel Creek.

Drainage area. 150 sq mi.

Records available. September 1929 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,088.94 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to March 16, 1939, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--23 years (1930-53), 406 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,530 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 10.19 ft); minimum, 0.8 cfs Sept. 19.

1929-53: Maximum discharge, 27,300 cfs June 27, 1940 (gage height, 15.2 ft): minimum, 0.1 cfs in September of years 1930, 1932, 1936 and in August 1938; minimum gage 

height, 2.09 ft Aug. 4, 5, 1944. '

Revisions. The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised, 

as shown in the following table. They supersede figures published in the water-supply 

papers indicated.

WSP

698

713

728

758

758

803

823

853

873

Water 

year

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1936

1937

1938

1939

Date

Oct. 2, 1929

Apr. 4, 1931

July 4, 1932

Jan. 21, 1933

Mar. 5, 1934

Mar. 17, 1936

Dee. 7, 1936

Oct-. 28, 1937

Feb. 3, 1939

Discharge 

(cfs)

12,000.

5,100

23,000

5,900

6,300

10,400

6,100

8,900

13,100

Gage height 

(feet)

12.0

9.44

14.58

9.84

10.04

' 11.50

9.94

10.99

11.90

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 973: 1940-42. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet 

per second, for low-water periods in the water years 1932, 1936-39, superseding those 

published in WSP 728, 803, 823, 853, and 873, are given herewith:

Date

193Z

Sept. 1

2

8

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

26

29

1935

Oct. 7

14

IS

16

19

20

27

Discharge

5.7

5.0

5.8

4.6

3.6

2.3

4.1

2.6

4.3

3.6

3.8

3.5

4.1

3.9

4.2

5.8

5.5

5.4

4.6

4.0

5.4

4.9

5.3

5.3

Date

1936

June 19

21

22

24

26

27

28

July 17

18

19

20

21

' 2322

Aug. 5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Discharge

5.7

5.0

5.4

4.6

4.5

4.6

5.3

4.3

4.4

4.6

4.2

3.5 '

3.4

2.9

4.2

4.5

4.6

4.5

3.7

4.0

4.2

4.1

3.6

3.5

3.5

3.2

Date

1936-Con.

Aug. 17

20

21

22

23

Sept. 12

13

14

15

16

17

18

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

1937

Aug. 2

Discharge

2.9

4.5

3.8

3.6

4.1

5.8

4.4

3.4

3.3

2.4

2.4

4.8

3.4

2.7

2.1

2.9

2.3

2.9

2.8

2.9

3.0

2.9

3.3

5.8

Date

1937-Con.

Aug. '3

4

5

6

17

18

Oct. 1

2

3

1938

Aug. 26

27

28

29

30

31

Sept. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

10

11

Discharge

3.3

3.2

2.6

7.2

4.5

3.8

2.8

4.4

5.7

5.7

4.9

4.1

3.1

2.1

2.7

5.7

5.2

4.6

4.2

3.3

2.4

2.6

5.5

4.2

Date

1938-Con.

Sept. 12

29

30

Oct. 7

8

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

26

28

29

30

31

Nov. 1

2

3

4

Discharge

5.3

4.9

4.2

4.9

4.2

5.2

4.0

2.9

4.2

3.1

3.3

4.0

2.7

3.7

2.7

5.0

5.3

4.4

5.3

5.0

3.5

3.0

3.3

4.2

Month

Calendar year 1936.......

August 1938 , . ...... . .

Water year 1937-38.......

October 1938 ...............

Water year 1938-39 .......

Cfs-days

-

1,057.8

166,879.8

140,763.8

162,247.4

145,766.4

208.6

1 pQ QTn 1

168,187.4

Maximum

9,560

715

4,040

5,380

6,210

6,120

19

6,710

Minimum

2.3

2.3

4.0

2.1

2.6

2.8

2.6

2.1

2.7

2.2

Mean

7.93

491

502

34.1

457

353

385

172

423

587

445

65.1

399

6.73

461

Per square 

mile

3.27

3.35

0.227

3.05

.084

.092

.077

.067

2.35

2.57

1.15

2.82

3.91

2.97

.327

.434

2.66

.045 

1.61

2.37

3.07

Runoff In 

Inches

0.06

44.61

45.57

0.26

41.37

.09

.11

.09

.07

32.02

34.91

1.33

38.31

4.51

40.22

.38

.48

36.14

.05 

1.80

32.21

41.68
256 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 

Cherry River at Fenwick, W. Va. Continued

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 7-30)

2.0

2.1

2.3

2.4

2.9

3.2 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

9.0

43

91

173

370

1,020

1,850

2,950

6,150

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

8.0

7.7

8.3

7.7

7.5

6.9

 575 

7.5

8.9

16

22 

T9

13

11

9.3

8.6

8.0

8.0

7.7

7.5

7.5

7.7

7.1

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.3

*8.6

7.7

8.6

11

287.5

9.27

0.062

0.07

Nov.

8.9 STS"

11

12

11

12

11 

10

10

13

24 

29

27

21

20

21

21

20

21

438

361

464

289

206

167

139

131

105

82

89

-

2,783.2

92.8

0.619

0.69

Dec.

69

74

69

62

1ST

230

154 

131

134

*2,040

5,250 

1,180

705

470

348

289

241

220

206

224

356

574

580

600

493

395

320

249

196

238

213

14,411

465

3.10

3.57

Jan.

220

173

213

206

180

-as 164

2,580

2,520

2,640

1,800 

1,120

782

642

642

726

887

873

754

568

*824

1,020

761

1,210

1,070

768

656

1,560

1,260

852

635

28,749

927

6.18

7.13

Feb.

677

561

475

400

325

325

1,250 

943

663

493

431 

1,260

1,040

754

670

493

431

334

325

819

5,790

2,080

1,120

775

*574

487

395

325

_

_

-

24,215

865

5.77

6.00

Mar.

276

253

352

937

1,060

754

663 

548

431

385

352 

325

649

698

852

1,090

747

656

719

554

448

375

* 401

2.550

1,320

880

656

542

529

448

431

20,831

672

4.48

5.16

Apr.

649

614

587

493

410

361

*936

740

677

554 

511

754

698

691

726

580

529

677

580

554

712

782

621

499

481

448

426

410

400

-

17,994

600

4.00

4.46

May

426

366

316

284

470

901

1,580 

1,080

824

628

481 

385

316

264

280

280

356

' 405

600

*1,050

677

464

356

284

234

186

148

114

91

80

ii

13,992

451

3.01

3.47

June

56

46

38

30

J25

370

1,320 

431

238

886

838 

390

284

227

158

117

567

395

260

190

614

1.760

600

*334

213

142

109

1,110

1,100

517

-

13,365

446

2.97

3.31

July

307

224

264

180

125

142

330 '553

136

96

70 

58

44

38

30

25

20

16

14

11

10

12

74

69

33

22

16

12

9.3

8.3

1-1

2,606.3

84.1

0.561

0.65

Aug.

8.9

8.3

8.0

9.7

21

*28

28 

21

35

38

29 

20

14

10

8.6

8.0

38

24

15

9.7

7.5

6.5

5.9

5.3

4.5

4.1

3.9

3.5

3.3

3.1

Z_.Z_

432.0

13.9

0.093

0.11

Sept.

1.8

1.8

1.5

1.2

2.9

5.5

477 

3.7

2.5

2.4

3.7 

2.4

2.4

1.8

1.8

*1.3

.9

75

.9

1.3

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.8

1.5

1.2

1.1

-

61.1

2.04

0.014

0.02

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,420 Min 3.9 Mean 389 Cfsm 2.59 In. 35.30

Water year 1952-53: Max 5,790 Win 0.9 Mean 383 Cfsm 2.55 In. 34.64

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 efa). Dec. 10 (11:30 p.m.) 6,150 cfs (9.02 ft); Feb. 21 (9:30 a.m.) 

8,530 cfs (10.19 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 257

Gauley River near Summersville, ¥. Va.

"vocation. Lat 38°16'15", long. 80°49'10", on right bank at Brocks Bridge, 500 ft downstream from Muddlety Creek and 2 miles east of Summersville, Nicholas County. 

'x "-ainage area. 6~BO sq mi. 

' ecoras available. July 1908 to September 1916, November 1928 to September 1953. May to

August 1911 and October 1930 monthly discharge only, published In WSP 1305; figures of

dally discharge for these months published in WSP 536 and 713 are unreliable. 

'jage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,580.90 ft above mean sea level, adjust- 

' ES"nt 'of 1912 Tlevels by Corps of Engineers). July 1908 to September 1916 chain gage

at present site at datum 2 ft lower. Nov. 23, 1928 to Jan. 4, 1939, chain gage at

present site and datum.

Average discharge. 32 years (1908-16, 1929-53), 1,515 cfs. 

Txtremes. Maximum discharge during year, 23,000 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 14.27 ft); mlnImum, 2.6 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 0.28 ft).

1908-16, 1929-53: Maximum discharge, 92,000 cfs July 4, 1932 (gage height, 28.75

ft, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 23,000 cfs; minimum, 1.3 cfs

Aug. 10, 1930 (gage height, 0.64 ft).

Revisions. The figures of maximum discharge for the water years 1909-16, 1929-30,

and 1935, some of which have been revised, are shown in the following table. They

supersede figures published In water-supply papers indicated.

WSP

-

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

683

698

783

Water 

year

1909

1910

1911

1912

1913

1914

1915

1916

 1929

1930

1935

' Date

Apr

Jan

Jan

Mar

Jan

Nov

Jan

Oct

Nov

Oct

Aug

14,

7,

30,

15,

8,

16,

7,

1,

30,

2,

7,

1909

1910

1911

1912

1913

1913

1915

1915

1928

1929

1935

Discharge 

(cfs)

1-14,000

til ,300

t25,000

t!6, 700

1-14,700

t!9,700

t24,000

t24,800

33,100

48,000

24,200

Gage height 

(feet)

13.87

12.7

18.3

15.0

14.2

16.2

17.9

18.16

17.0

20.5

14.6

t Not previously published. 

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions. WSP 783: Drainage area. See also Records available. 

In cubic feet per second

^_______ Revised figures of dls- 

^i«*rge, In cubic feet per second, for periods j_u the i/nowater nai-oi years 3*0.1.0 1910-13, j.cyj.u-j.u, 1931, A^UJ.,1932, j.^^^ 

and 1936, superseding those published In WSP 536, 713, 728, and 803, are given herewith:

Date

1910 

July 28 

30 

31 

Aug. 1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

.16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22

Discharge

540 

363 

368 

226 

196 

196 

196 

159 

130 

130 

122 

114 

107 

100 

100 

93 

86 

81 

114 

107 

100 

86 

86 

74 

74

Month

Date

1910-Con. 

Aug. 23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

Sept. 1 

2

1911 

Feb. 27

1912 

June 1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7

a

9

Water year 19 

Calendar year 

February 193,1

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

Hay. ............................

Water year 19 

Calendar year

June 1912

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

Water year 1911-12. ...........

October 1912

Water year 19 

Calendar year 1915, ...........

Discharge

64 

101 

108 

86 

74 

64 

64 

65 

69 

69 

170

595

160 

155 

145 

140 

130 

120 

110 

105 

100

Cfs-days

' :

-

-

:

-

Date

1912-Con. 

June 10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

Oct. 2 

3 

4 5 

6 

7 

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

Nov. 2

Maximum

3,200 

226 

2,250 

10,600 

14,300

4,110

20,700 

20,700

2,740 

13,300

1,640 

8,180 

7,300 

13,300

1,810 

14,000 

17,700

Discharge

92 

84 

75 

70 

65 

60 

55 

50 

410 

350 

310 

260 

240 

210 

180 

160 

150 

130 

125 

120 

110 

105 

105 

100 

300

Minimum

152 

64 

69 

58

64

332

50 

26

96 

136 

161 

26

46 

42 

42

Date

1912-Con. 

Nov. 3 

4 

5 

6 

Dec. 16 

17

1913 

Aug. 1 

5 

1931 

Oct. 3 

1935 

Dec. 22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

2S 

29 

30 

31 

1936 

Jan. 1

Mean

1,030 

109 

718 

1,350 

1,380

1,220 

a450 

3300 

a250 

alio 

1,310 

1,470

436 

1,610

369 

8S8 

986 

1,420

373 

1,360 

1,740

Discharge

280 

260 

250 

240 

500 

450

260 

140

448

900 

820 

800 

750 

640 

600 

600 

600 

600 

600

600

, Per square 

' vile

1.51 

.160 

1.06 

1.99 

2.01

1.79 

.662 

.441 

.368 

.162 , 

1.93 

2.14

.641 

2.37

.543 

1.31 

1.45 

2.07

.549 

2.00 

2.56

Runoff In 

Inches

1.74 

.18 

1.1S 

27.00 

27.56

1.86 

.76 

.49 

.42 

.19 

26.17 

29.35

.72 

32.30

.63 

1.46 

1.67 

28.46

.63 27.17 

34.79
258 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

Gauley River near Summersville, W. Va. ContinuedRevised figures of monthly discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1910-13, 1931, 1932, 

1956 continued.

Month

Water year 1930-31 ............

Water year 1931-32. ...........

Cfs-days

-

-

685,694

528,695

Maximum

11,200

30,300

17,700

19,000

Minimum

12

33

9

Mean

1,440

1,850

1,879

1,445

Per square 

mile

2.12

454

2.72

2.76

2.13

Runoff In 

Inches

28.82

52

37.12

37.50

28.94

a Only monthly figures revised; revised dally figures not available.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to June 16 June' 17 to Sept. 30

1.1 

1.4 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.5

17

35

58

137

268

630

4.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

905

2,520

5,060

9,500

15,300

0.3

.5

1.0 

1.2

1.5

2.7

4.0

5.0

9.0

16

27

52

1.8 

2.1 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

107

187

480

950

1,680

3,720

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 '

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

34

32

30

27

26

24 

24 

24

24

29

34

42

45

12

37

36

33

30

27

24

23

22

20

18

18

18

18

*17

T8

18

20

834

26.9

0.040

0.05

Nov.

i|22

22

24

26

28 

28 

28

29

34

43

52

80

97

80

68

61

60

61

178

725

872

700

503

394

324

283

256

220

194

-

5,510

' 184

0.271

0.30

Dec.

176

161

Ttt

 171

194

435 

537 

423

356

1,580

*10.900

5,420

2,250

1,480

1,110

840

700

700

675

675

938

1,440

1,560

1,680

1,480

1,220

1,000

752

569

652

675

40,923

1,320

1.94

2.24

Jan.

725

626

752

938

780

700 

1,300 

9,130

9.240

7,980

5,600

3,510

2,480

2,200

2,250

2,620

2,930

2,820

2,620

2,020

2,120

 3,630

2,820

3,150

4,160

2,930

2,380

4,620

5,600

3,510

2,520

98,661

3,183

4.68

5.40

Feb.

2,250

2,200

1,840

1,520

1,250

 1.080 

2,420 

2,820

2,200

1,720

1,400

2,760

3,890

2,720

2,430

2,020

1,980

1,640

1,480

1,640

15.300

8,720

4,300

2,820

2,160

*1,680

1,360

1,110

-

-

78,710

2,811

4.13

4.30

Mar.

938

872

810

1,7^0

3,760

2,720 

2,200 

1,890

1,560

1,320

1,220

1,110

1,360

2,250

1,940

3,270

2,620

2,160

2,720

2,480

1,980

1,600

1,360

2,690

5.060

3,510

2,620

2,120

2,020

1,840

1,680

65,400

2,110

3.10

3.58

Apr.

1,940

2,340

2,200

1,940

1,640

1.400 

2,120 

*3.760 TJlfo

2,520

2,380

2,020

2,340

2,720

2,480

2,430

2,200

1,940

2,250

2,300

2,120

2,520

2,820

2,620

2,020

1,800

1,720

1,640

1,560

1,440

-

66,110

2,204

3.24

3.62

May

,1,480

1,320

1,140

1,000

2,380

3,150 

5,800 

4,740

3,630

2,820

2,120

1,600

1,250

1,000

970

1,000

1,140

1,280

1,560

5,590

*3,760

2,430

1,640

1,180

938

725

608

500

416

353

308

57,828

1,865

2.74

3.16

June

 274

234

202

176

149

137 

1,500 

1,360

616

1,040

1,760

905

652

608

459

356

2.960

2,470'

1,200

750

550

2,700

1,560

*860

590

480

389

943

1,520

1,640

-

29,040

968

1.45

1.59

July

860

630

750

985

610

830 

1,340 

1,090

725

532

431

340

280

232

193

160

132

112

93

87

77

73

332

590

445

244

154

107

83

66

55

12,638

408

0,600

0.69

Aug.

52

52

46

44

60

*97 

202 

238

289

480

386

262

166

114

83

64

58

73

77

66

50

48

40

33

27

23

19

15

12

10

8.4

3,194.4

103

0.151

0.17

Sept.

6.8

5.4

4.7

4-7

6.4

11 

19 

17

25

26

22

18

15

14

 12

9.9

9.0

8.0

6.6

6.2

8.0

7.4

6.0

4.9

4.5

4.4

3.9

3.6

3,2

UL

-

295.4

9.85

0.074

0.02

Calendar year 1952: Max 14,700 Mln 13 Mean 1,294 Cfsm 1.90 In. 25.92

Water year 1952-53: Max 15,300 Mln 2.8 Mean 1,258 Cfsm 1.85 In. 25.12

Peak discharge (base. 15,000 ofa). Feb. 21 (l p.m.) 23,000 cfs (14.27 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 

Meadow River at Nallen, W. Va.

259

Location. Lat 38°06'45", long. 80°52'35", on left bank at highway bridge at Nallen,

Fayette County, 0.3 mile downstream from highway bridge on U. S. Route 19, 2 miles upstream from Anglins Creek and 3 miles downstream from Brackens Creek and Russellville.

Drainage area.--287 sq mi.

Records available. July 1908 to September 1916 (published as "near Russellville"), November 1928 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,869.47 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Oct. 27, 1942, chain gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 32 years (1908-16, 1929-53), 519 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,450 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 13.28 ft); minimum daily, 2.1 cfs Sept. 30.

1908-16, 1928-53: Maximum discharge observed, 11,200 cfs Mar. 5, 1934 (gage height, 

15.64 ft), from rating curve extended above 6.500 cfs; practically no flow at times in 

1930.

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 783: Drainage area. WSP 1033: 1930(11), 1932 (M), 1934-36.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 9 to Nov. 21, Sept. 5-18)

2.6

2.8 

3.1 

3.3 

3.5

4.0

0 

8.0

36

56

124

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

9.0 

13.0

229

369

730

1,210

2,540

6,120

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

£6

27

28

£9

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

22

21

2O

18

17

16

16

14 

15

16

20

2826-

20

19

16

14

12

12

11

10

9.5

9.0

8.0

8.0

7.6

7.2 r^

8.0

7.6

8.0

443.5

14.3

0.050

0.06

Nov.

8.0 9~To

11

11

11

12

12

12 

11

13

14

15

15

16

17

16

15

14

14

24

232

285

360

27T

188

132

106

90

74

63

-

2,071.0

69.0

0.240

0.27

Dec.

53

55

55

50

57

150

237

192 

*149

360

2.260

ITW

1,140

820

580

366

400

300

247

252

307

512

610

580

494

416

345

285

a260

252

23T

13,763

444

1.35

1.78

Jan.

512

319

354

372

366

360

646

2.4OO 

3,080

5,160

3,080

2,120

1,390

1,060

935

888

842

798

865

*775

798

1,42O

1,300

1,010

al,500

al,900

al.OOO

al,900

a2,200

al,600

al,000

39,751

1,282

4.47

5.15

Feb.

820

702

592

508

426

400

96O

1,210 

1,040

798

650

1,040

1,36O

1,210

1,080

865

775

642

595

837

 5,230

 5,720

 3', 400

1,800

1,140

820

626

494

_

_

-

35,740

1,276

4.45

4.63

Mar.

403

369

fig

799

1,770

1,630

1,390

1,110 

820

650

532

456

453

526

592

960

985

910

910

820

706

588

518

1,630

1,980

1,510

1,110

865

722

622

566

27,271

880

3.07

3.53

Apr.

543

543

518

480

433

*6-j2- 397

1,300 

1,210

1,010

820

650

690

888

842

820

730

646

820

935

888

935

888

752

622

573

543

494

446

426

-

21,484

716

2.50

2.78

May

476

490

450

397

423

508

1,180

1,360 

1,140

935

706

529

430

354

336

388

436

580

*953

1,980

1,570

1,140

842

606

420

327

260

204

162

136

122

19,840

640

2.23

2.57

June

108

93

83

73

63

62

73T

798 

522

463

518

413

366

554

357

250

3,920

3, led

2,120

1,240

752

752

614

430

 299

209

168

152

188

212

19,674

656

2.29

2.55

July

173

126

119

145

. 113

89

104

268 

52T

190

141

98

72

57

49

42

36

32

30

28

27

26

31

32

51

46

32

26

23

21

19

2,468

79.6

0.287

0.32

Aug.

18

16

16

16

*18

22

29

59" 33 

26

27

27

23

20

17

16

23

28

20

17

17

16

15

12

10

9.0

8.0

7.2

6.8

6.8

5.6

554.4

17.9

0.062

0.07

Sept.

5.2

4.4

4.0

3.6

6.8

~e.s 10

5.2 

4.8

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

4.8

4.0

3.6

3.2

2.8

a3.0

a3.4

a3.8

a3.5

a3.3

a3.0

a2.7

a2.5

a2.4

a2.3

a2.2

a2.1

124.2

4.14

0.014

0.02

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,400 Min 7.2 Mean 501 Cfsm 1.75 In. 23.78

Water year 1952-53: Max 5,72O Min 2.1 Mean 502 Cfsm 1.75 In. 23.73

Peak discharge (base, 3,800 efs). Feb. 21 (8 p.m.) 6,450 cfs (13.28 ft); June 17 (12 m.) 6,020 

cfs 112.88 ft)T

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Williams River at Dyer, 

Peters Creek near Lockwood, and Cherry River at Fenwlck.
260 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

Peters Creek near Lockwood, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38 0 16'00", long. 81°01'15", on right bank 0.7 mile downstream from Tate 

 Run, 1.4 miles upstream from Line Creek and Lockwood, Nicholas County, and 4ir miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--40.6 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1945 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,072.19 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929, Parkersburg-Uniontown supplementary adjustment of 1944. Prior to Nov. 2, 

1945, staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 8 years, 64.3 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,170 cfs June 17 {gage height, 8.10 ft); minimum recorded, 0.1 cfs for many days in August and September.

1945-53: Maximum discharge, 4,700 cfs Aug. 4, 1947 '(gage height, 10.25 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; minimum, 0.04 cfs Sept. 16-19, 1946.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of indefinite stage-discharge relation 

or no gage-height record, which are poor.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota:

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.4

3.0

3.8

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.6

4.4 s^.

5.5

4.6

4.4

4.2

e3.2

e2.5

e2.0

el. 5

el. I

e.B

e.7

g.5

&u2

g.3

g.5

g.5

g-5

*gl.2

gl.l

gl.O

gl.l

75.6

2.44

0.060

0.07

Nov.

gl.2

gl.4

gl.6

g2.0

g2.0

gl.8

gl.7

gl.7

gl.8

g2.0

g3.4

g2.4

gl.7

gl.2

gl.2

gl.l

£L£

gl.O

gl.6

g9.9

8.3

12

9.4

7.2

5.8

5.8

5.8

4.8

3.8

4.8

-

109.4

3.65

0.090

0.10

Dec.

!*!

3.8

4.8

6.0

13

22

16

*12

8.9

160

ZZ1

93

49

33

25

20

18

16

14

13

16

22

25

25

22

18

16

12

11

11

13

993.3

32.0

0.788

0.91

Jan.

28

35

128

109

66

42

297

iQfi

206

137

117

99

88

109

106

-. 91

73

70

67

55

110

*151

101

122

138

 104

99

210

204

117

74

3,753

.121

2.98

3.44

Feb.

56

39

33

27

22.

22

36

41

37

30

32

106

137

99

140

167

229

151

107

119

388

250

133

*93

60

47

36

27

-

-

-

2,664

95.1

2.34

2.44

Mar.

22

24

107

229

160

109

74

58

42

35

29

25

27

26

41

72

69

79

119

109

27

18

55

487

227

133

101

87

79

66

64

2,800

90.3

2.22

2.56

Apr.

61

48

35

33

29

30

58

*101

91

109

104

88

87

91

84

91

74

76

91

96

87

78

73

55

45

40

34

28

24

21

1,964

65.5

1.61

1.80

May

23

19

15

25

146

109

140

125

98

70 

52

37

27

22

31

23

22

*75

78

227

125

70

42

32

24

18

13

9.4

7.8

7.2

S^5

1,718.9

55.4

1.36

1.57

June

5.5

4.8

3.8

3.0

2.5

2+i

25

29

7.1

14

12

7.2

18

12

7.5

6.0

1.050

247

106

50

33

32

18

*12

10

7.0

6.2

14

11

8.1

1,764.1

58.8

1.45

1.62

July

5.7

6.4

2S.

9.7

7.0

7.0

11

7.8

5.7

4.2

3.6

2.9

2.4

1.8

1.5

1.2

.9

.7

1.1

2.1

1.1

.8

2.1

2.2

1.2

.7

.4

.4

o£

.3

.3

118.5

3.82

0.094

0.11

Aug.

0.3

.3

.4

.5

.7

*1.4

1.2

1.0

12

7.6

3.2

1.9

1.2

.8

.4

.3

.4

.3

a. 3

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a4

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

37.1

1.20

0.030

0.03

Sept.

 0*1

a.l

a.l

a.l

 .2

&*2

1.4

.6

g-1

g.l

g-1

g-1

g-1

g-1

*g.2

g-2

g.l

g-1

g.l

g.2

g-*

8"

*.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

11.8

0.393

0.0097

0.01

Calendar year 1952 : Max 789 Mln 0.2 Mean 53.3 Cfsm 1.31 In. 17.86 ,

Water year 1952-53 : Max 1,050 Mln 0.1 Mean 43.9 Cfsm 1.08 In. 14.66

Peak discharge (base. 1.200 cfs). June 17 (7 a.m.) 3,170 cfs (8.10 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Meadow River at Nallen, 

Cherry River at Penwlck, and Williams River at Dyer.

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of hydrograph for Meadow 

River at Nallen.

g Oage height determined from graph drawn using readings of outside staff gage.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 261

Gauley River above Belva, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38°14'00", long. 81°10'45", on right bank half a mile upstream from Belva, 

Nicholas County, and 1 mile upstream from Twentymlle Creek.

Drainage area. 1,315 sq ml.

Records available. October 1928' to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 669.0 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912.

Average discharge. 25 years, 2,602 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 37,200 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 15.45 ft); minimum, 8.5 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 0.27 ft).

1928-.53: Maximum discharge, 105,000 cfs July 5, 1932 (gage height, 28.60 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 37,000 cfs on basis of velocity-area studies and inflow and 

storage adjustments to record for Kanawha River at Kanawha Falls; minimum, 4.2 cfs 

Oct. 11, 1930 (gage height, 0.11 ft).

Revisions.--Figures of maximum discharge for the water years 1929 and 1930 have been 

revised to 41,400 cfs Dec. 1, 1928 (gage height, 16.25 ft) and 59,900 cfs Oct. 2, 1929 

(gage height, 20.3 ft), superseding those published In WSP 683. Maximum discharge for 

Oct. 2, 1929, not previously published.

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

Revisions. WSP 783: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for some high-water periods In the water years 1929-30, superseding those published in WSP 683 and 698, are given herewith:

Nov. 30, 1928............... 12,100

Oct. 2, 1929............... 19,000

3, 1929............... 37,000

Jan. 5, 1930............... 4,850

Month Maximum Minimum

139

Mean

2 390

Per square 

mile

3 29

E

CO

Runoff in 

inches

22.62
262 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 

Gauley River above Belva, W. Va. Continued

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

5.8 

9.9

ZZ

36

60

1.1 

1.4 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

101

200

510

900

1,450

4.0

6.0 

11.2

2,880

6,600

21,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

99

87

76

64

59

56 

51 

47 

48

51

51

51

54

78

94

90

78

69

64

57

53

47

43

41

40

38

*37

35

34

34

34

1,760

56.8

0.043

0.05

Nov.

34

34

35

36

38

39 

40 

40 

42

53

57

59

65

83

109

136

121

107

104

123

308

1,140

1,560

1,040

754

594

498

428

395

356

-

8,228

274

0.208

0.23

Dec.

310

290

266

7TL

285

330 

802 

*855 

666

706

14,200

8,580

4,620

3,040

2,200

1,610

1,220

1,060

1,060

1,010

1,190

1,920

2,570

2,570

2,420

2,000

1,650

1,330

963

778

954

61,726

1,991

1.51

1.75

Jan.

1,100

1,240

1,410

1,910

1,670

1,400 

1,880 

13 , 600 

15,600

12,800

11,400

7,540

5,100

4,170

3,990

4,170

4,440

4,170

*4,260

3,550

3,210

5,970

5,570

4,900

7,060

5,380

4,080

5,970

10,100

6,600

4,810

169,050

5,453

4.15

4.78

Feb.

3,720

3,550

2,960

2,570

2,130

1,780 

2,440 

4,900 

3,990

3,120

2,570

3,210

6,820

5,380

4,720

4,260

4,080

3,550

2,960

2,960

21,300

20,800

10,900

*6,280

4,440

3,380

2,720

2,200

_

_

-

143,690

5,132

3.90

4.06

Mar.

1,780

1,570

1,700

3,720

7,060

5,770 

4,530 

3,810 

3,120

2,570

2,200

1,990

3,380

2,880

2,800

4,530

4,530

3,810

4,080

4,170

3,380

2,800

2,420

9,560

10,400

6,820

7,060

3,990

3,380

3,210

2,880

125,900

4,061

3.09

3.56

Apr.

2,720

3,380

3,120

2,960

2,570

*2,200 

2,340 

5,670 

5,380

4,530

4,170

3,900

4,200

5,000

4,500

4,300

4,200

4,000

4,000

4,200

3,900

4,300

5,000

3,900

3,500

3,100

2,900

2,700

2,600

2,400

-

111,640

3,721

2.83

3.16

May

2,300

2,100

1,900

1,800

2,400

6,000 

11,000 

8,800 

7,000

5,400

4,000

3,000

2,400

1,900

1,900

2,000

2,100

*2,200

2,880

10,100

7,800

4,900

3,460

2,570

1,920

1,460

1,130

918

746

622

545

107,251

3,460

2.63

3.03

June

486

439

384

340

300

271 

1,400 

3,300 

1,740

1,420

3,550

2,270

1,550

1,850

1,310

900

13,000

9,360

4,900

2,960

1,860

2,940

3,300

1,820

*1,140

819

643

601

1,350

2,130

-

68,333

2,278

1.73

1.93

July

1,330

855

873

1,090

891

666 

1,130 

1,550 

1,050

794

594

474

378

315

261

221

189

155

136

115

101

99

94

221

538

412

276

189

139

112

90

15,338

495

0.376

0.43

Aug.

74

65

64

67

*64

57 

54 

99 

261

305

462

378

290

200

155

118

101

80

71

104

96

85

69

59

54

47

41

37

34

30

27

3,648

118

0.090

0.10

Sept.

2523"

20

19

25

25 

21 

22 

19

16

16

16

16

*20

*25

24

22

20

17

16

17

17

16

13

11

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.4

8.9

-

529.0

17.6

0.013

0.01

Calendar year 1952: Max 25,200 Mln 34 Mean 2,306 Cfsm 1.75 In. 23.86

Water year 1952-53: Max 21,300 Mln 8.9 Mean 2,239 Cfsm 1.70 In. 23.09

Peak discharge (base, 25,000 efs). Feb. 21 (5:30 p.m.) 37,200 cfs (15.45 ft); June 17 (12 m.) 

30,400 cfs (13.72ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note, No gage-height record Apr. 12 to May 17; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in 

stage, discharge of Oauley River near Summersvilie, and difference in discharge for Kanawha River at 

Kanawha Palls and New River at Caperton.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 

Kartawha River at Kanawha Falls, W. Va.

263

Location. Lat 38°08'20", long. 81°12'45", on right bank 150 ft downstream from toll 

bridge, three-quarters of a mile downstream from village of Kanawha Falls, Fayette 

County, 2 miles downstream from Gauley Bridge, and 2 miles downstream from confluence 

of New River and Gauley River.

Drainage area. 8,367 sq mi.

Records available.--Mareh 1877 to September 1953. October 1916 to September 1918 and 

October 1927 to October 1928 published as "at lock 2, Montgomery."

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datunrof gage is 623.20 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Oct. 27, 1928, staff gages at several sites within 9 miles of present 

site at various daturas.

Average discharge. 76 years, 12,670 cfs (adjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 82,200 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 13.30 ft); 

minimum, 795 cfs Aug. 6 (gage height, -0.68 ft); minimum daily, 970 cfs Sept. 30.

1877-1953: Maximum discharge, 320,000 cfs Sept. 14, 1878 (gage height, 37.8 ft, 

site then in use, present datum), from gage-height relationship and rating curve extended above 150,000 cfs; minimum, 640 cfs Aug. 15, 1930 (gage height, -0.95 ft); 

minimum daily, 690 cfs Oct. 29, 1921.

Remarks. Records excellent. Flow partly regulated since 1939 by Claytor Reservoir and 

since 1949 by Bluestone Reservoir (combined capacity, 856,500 acre-ft).

Revisions. WSP 783: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge. In cubic feet per second)

-0.6 

-.5 

0.0 

1.0

875

1,210

1,600

3,410

2.0

4.0

8.0

10.1

5,970

13,500

38,000

53,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

51

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

1,640 

1,750

1,410

1,600

1,700

1,960

1,700

1.220

1,640

1,770

1,640

2,050

2,340

2,240

1,890

2,140

2,220

2.390

1,860

2,090

1,890

1,910

1,810

1,700

2,160

1,700

*1,810

1,700

1,660

1,740

1,830

57,160

1,844

-94

Nov.

1,650 

1,680

1,780

1.510

1,580

1,850

1,850

2,070

2,410

2,410

2,160

1,960

2,780

2,500

2,540

2,270

1,990

1,960

1,940

2,270

4,130

8,540

11.500

8,170

5,500

5,970

5,700

4,770

5,410

4,150

-

101,920

5,597

+119

Dec.

2,880 

2,410

4,580

3,190

3,080

3,760

4,510

5,560

3,640

5,700

23,800

26.000

18,800

12,500

8,920

6,530

7,470

5,840

5,410

2.170

2,410

3,220

7,470

10,500

10,100

9,500

7,810

5,500

4,900

5,520

4,260

225,540

7,205

-179

Jan.

5.050 

6,250

6,250

7,300

6,850

6,110

8,750

25,400

55,800

55.900

54,500

27,200

19,400

16,500

14,500

15,000

12,100

11,700

*11,500

10,100

12,100

25,600

26,600

22,400

26,000

27,800

20,600

20,000

24,800

21,200

17,000

554,000

17,870

+209

Feb.

14,000 

11,700

10,500

10,900

9,700

8.560

9,500

15,500

16,500

13,000

12,500

12,500

19,400

21,800

17,000

17,000

17,600

18,200

15,000

15,500

55,700

75.000

55,400

50,600

47,400

45,000

55,100

15,500

-

-

-

659,660

25,560

-250

Mar.

15,000 

11,500

10.900

18,800

42,200

40,100

58,000

50,500

20,000

16,000

15,50O

11,700

11,500

12,100

14,000

20,600

24,800

20,600

23,000

25,400

19,400

16,500

15,500

27,800

45.800

40,800

58,700

56,600

55,900

29,000

18,200

741,800

25,950

-214

Apr.

17,600 

13,500

11,700

11,500

10,500

*9,500

10,900

21,800

22.400

19,400

16,000

15,000

14,000

20,000

20,000

19,400

16,000

15,500

15,500

15,500

14,000

14,500

15,500

15,000

12,100

11,500

10,900

8,750

9,700

8.540

-

429,570

14,520

+85

May

9,500 

9,500

9,110

8,540

9,700

12,500

21,400

59,400

52,400

25,600

17,000

12,500

10,900

10,100

8,750

9,700

10,100

9,110

10,900

59,500

41.500

28,400

17,600

14,000

10,100

9,110

8,170

6,590

6,110

5,970

4.900

466,040

15,050

+117

June

5,880 

4,260

4,150

4,000

5,500

5.080

7,140

8,750

7,470

7,640

8,750

6,850

5,500

7,640

7,470

7,470

20,700

30.500

25,400

15,500

9,110

8,170

7,810

6,590

5,840

*5,160

4,640

4,580

4,900

8,560

-

255,750

8,458

+274

July

6,590 

5,970

5,560

4,770

5,500

5,970

6,550

14. 700

12,500

8,750

5,160

5,640

5,500

2,980

3,100

3,500

5,080

2,780

2,680

2,590

2,560

3,760

2,780

4,380

5,080

2,290

2,500

2,190

2,680

2,140

1.910

159,100

4,487 -95

Aug.

2,070 

1,970

5,100

2,210

1,420

1,620

5.190

2,500

2,880

5,080

2,980

2,590

2,680

2,520

2,510

2,520

2,160

2,050

1,800

1,460

1.550

2,260

1,420

1,460

1,420

1,740

1,540

1,570

1,450

1,420

1,420

65,540

2,050-2

Sept.

1,640 

1,590

1,540

1,400

1,810

1,650

1,940

1,400

1,850

1,660

1,540

1,990

1,220

1,780

2.520

1,290

1,250

1,270

1,110

1,340

1,280

1,320

1,640

2,210

1,640

1,190

1,270

1,270

1,140

970

-

45,300

1,510

-82

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cf sm 

In.

1,750 

0.209 

0.24

5,51f 

0.42C 0.4"

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-53:

j 7,026 

0.840 

0.97

18,080 

2.16 

2.49

25,530 

2.79 

2.90

23,720 

2.83 

3.26

14,400 

1.72 

1.92

15,150 

1.81 

2.09

Observed

Max 68,700 Hin 1,220 Mean 10,470 

Max 75,000 Hin 970 Mean 10,250

8,732 

1.04 

1.16

4,594 

0.525 

0.61

2,048 

0.245 

0.28

1,428 

0.171 

0.19

Adjusted

Mean 10,460 Cfsm 1.25 In. 17.02 

Mean 10,220 Cfsm 1.22 In. 16.58

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents In Claytor and Bluestone Reservoirs, equivalent In cubic feet per second. 

Record of contents of Claytor Reservoir furnlahed by Appalachian Electric Power Co. and thoae for 

Bluestone Reservoir furnished by Corps of Engineers.
KANAWHA RIVKR BASIN

Elk River at Webster Springs, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38°28'30", long. 80C 24'50", at Webster Springs, Webster County, a quarter

of a mile upstream from Back Fork. 

Drainage 'area. 168 sq mi.

Records available. July 1908 to September 1916 (discontinued). 

Gage. Staff gage attached to right abutment of suspension bridge. Altitude of gage is

T.500 ft (from topographic map). 

Average discharge. 8 years (1908-16), 408 ofs. 

Extremes. 1908-16; Maximum discharge, 17,300 cfs Jan. 29, 1911 (gage height, 11.00 ft),

from rating curve extended above 1,300 cfs; minimum, 4 cfs Aug. 25, 1911 (gage height,

1.30 ft). 

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for some days in the

water years 1912, 1914, and 1916, superseding those published in WSP 536,'are given

herewith:

Feb. 5-20, 1912.................... t!90

Oct. 23, 1913...................... 518

Nov. 20, 1915...................... 700

Mar. 5, 1916...................... 354

t Average daily discharge during period.

Month

Water year 1911-12.... 

Calendar year 1912....

Calendar year 1913.... 

Water year 1913-14. . . .

Calendar year 1915....

Water year 1915-16....

Maximum

4,410 

4,410 

6,700 

6,700

6,700

6,700

Minimum

_

16

44

17 

8. 8

34

16

Mean

495 

416

507 

446

402

 474

Per square

mile

2.95 

2.48

3.02

2.65

2.39

5.28

2.82

Runoff in 

inches

3.88

40.12 

33.71

3.06

40.98 

36.05

1.83

32.52

6.09

38.43

Elk River below Back Fork, at Webster Springs, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38°28'50", long. 80°25'15", at West Virginia Midland Railway bridge, a 

quarter of a mile below Back Fork and-half a mile west of Webster Springs, Webster 

C ounty.

Drainage area. 242 sq mi.

Records available. October 1929 to December 1934 (discontinued).

Gage. Chain or staff gage read twice daily. Elevation of gage is about 1,450 ft.

Average discharge. 5 years (1929-34), 572 cfs.

Extremes. 1929-54; Maximum discharge, about 26,000.cfs July 4, 1932 (gage height, 12.98 

ft), from rating curve extended above 3,200 cfs on basis of velocity-area study; minimum, 1.4 cfs Sept. 23-25, 1930 (gage height,-0.06 ft).

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for days in the water 

years 1932 and 1934, superseding those published in WSP 728 and 758, are given herewith:

Mar. 15, 1932....................... 325

Feb. 10, 1934....................... 170

Apr. 7, 1934....................... 300

Month

March 1932.......

Water year 1931-32.... 

Calendar year 1932....

Water year 1933-34. . . . 

Calendar year 1934. . . .

Maximum

12,600 

12,600

7,000 

7,000

Minimum

5.3 

5.3

13 

13

Mean

739 

749

428 

435

Per square

mile

3.05 

3.10

1.77 

1.80

Runoff in

41.64 

42.15

24.01 

24.38
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 

Elk River at Centralia, W. Va.

265

Location.--Lat 38°37'00", long. SO?33'20", on left bank at Centralia, Braxton County, 

2UO ft upstream from Houston Run and 0.6 mile upstream from Laurel Creek. Records 

include flow of Houston Run.

Drainage area.--281 sq mi (including that of Houston Run). 

Records available.--November 1934 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datura of gage is 931.89 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, Parkersburg-Uniontown supplementary adjustment of 1944.

Average discharge.--19 years, 635 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,730 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 9.66 ft); minimum, 4.0 cfs Aug. 28 (gage height, 2.17 ft).

1934-53: Maximum discharge, 18,300 cfs Feb. 3, 1939 (gage height, 14.72 ft); minimum, that of Aug. 28, 1953.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.1

2.2

2.3 

2.5 

2.8

3.2 

3.6

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

149

273

432

695

1,040

6.0 1,920

7.0 3,060

8.3 5,140

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

19

18

17

15

14

14

15

16

*17

19

20

20

19

21

21

19

17

16

14

12

11

9.1

8.4

8.4

9.1

8.

9.

8.

8.

*8.

ZJL

439.4

14.2

0.051

0.06

Nov.

7.7

8.4

10

11

11

12

14

14

16

20

20

30

49

42

35

29

26

26

29

34

76

ISa

139

120

88

67

58

50

46

44

. -

1,301.1

43.4

0.154

0.17

Dec.

41

36

39

36

39

56

204

142

103

110

5.660

1,540

807

506

368

298

246

233

229

284

410

530

608

596

525

432

356

284

207

207

223

13,355

431

1.53

1.77

Jan.

217

201

210

273

249

226

335

3,870

4.260

3,330

2,340

1,540

1,020

855

848

984

1,120

953

890

713

689

1,200

1,020

1,110

1,870

1,240

904

1,960

2,400

1,400

939

39,172

1,264

4.50

5.18

Feb.

814

800

665

542

432

360

753

1,120

807

602

487

1,380

2,020

1,280

dl,200

d984

d946

d768

d647

d6l8

d4.910

d4,150

d2,020

dl,280

d890

d695

d580

*d459

-

-

-

32,209

1,150

4.09

4.26

Mar.

364

328

321

774

1,540

1,120

876

768

635

564

547

525

3Q6

1,080

918

1,360

1,160

883

1,260

1,360

1,040

762

613

2.900

2,740

1,820

1,280

960

897

834

719

31,274

1,009

3.59

4.14

Apr.

814

1,080

1,080

932

768

647

768

1,450

1,200

1,040

1,080

890

976

1,240

1,120

984

869

749

1,000

1,160

992

1,280

1.920

1,770

1,240

932

807

749

719

641

30,897

1,030

3.67

4.09

May

591

506

406

344

720

984

1,360

1,540

1,450

1,320

960

719

552

441

402

406

428

402

580

2.670

1,770

1,120

a911

a743

596

464

360

273

220

183

155

23,576

761

2.71

3.12

June

132

114

97

88

76

61

181

344

210

1.470

649

356

280

213

155

118

319

834

547

356

239

*1,050

552

332

201

136

107

84

129

368

-

9,804

327

1.16

1.30

July

210

149

258

368

229

207

220

160

122

95

77

64

54

47

40

35

31

29

40

30

24

21

29

53

50

39

31

24

18

16

12

2,783

89.8

0.320

0.37

Aug.

11

9.1

16

16

20

34

94

*103

198

Tf9

94

67

52

40

31

25

21

19

20

19

17

16

13

11

8.4

6.0

5^5

7.1

7.1

7.1

6.5

1,122.8

36.2

0.129

0.15

Sept.

6.5

5.5

5.5

5.0

5.0

JLfl

9.1

8.4

10

10

7.7

8.4

7.7

6.0

6.0

5. -5

6.0

*5.5

5.0

5.0

5.0

Jui

4,5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

-

183.3

6.11

0.022

0.02

Calendar year 1952: Max 6,780 Min 6.5 Mean 522 Cfsm 1.86 In. 25.27

Water year 1952-53: Max 4,910 Min 4.5 Mean 510 Cfsm 1.81 In. 24.63

Peak discharge (base, 8.500 of81.--No peak above baae.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height -record; discharge estimated.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed from reconstructed recorder graph.
266 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN

Elk River at Sutton, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38°39'45", long. 80°42'35", near left bank on downstream side of pier of

highway bridge at Sutton, Braxton County, half a mile upstream from Granny Creek and

2% miles downstream from Wolf Creek. 

Drainage area. 543 sq mi.

Records available.--February 1939 to September 1953. 

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 808.03 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929, Parkersburg-Uniontown supplementary adjustment of 1944. Prior to Apr. 5, 1940,

chain gage at present site and datum. 

Average discharge.--14 years, 1,059 cfs. 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,100 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 15.35 ft);

minimum, 5,0 cfs Sept. 4 (gage height, 1.92 ft).

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 27,700 cfs Apr. 16, 1939 (gage height, 27.8 ft, from

graph based on gage readings and record for station at Centralia); minimum, that of

Sept. 4, 1953.

Maximum stage known, 37.2 ft Mar. 13, 1918, from floodmarks (discharge, about

44,000 cfs). , 

Remarks.--Records good.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1Z

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

ZO

Zl

Z2

Z3

24

Z5

26

Z7

Z8

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

28

Z6

Z5

24

ZZ

ZZ

Zl

2Z

Z3

26

30

32

31

31

30

28

26

25

aZ3

aZO

al8

a!6

a!4

alZ

gll

gll

gll

glO

g9.3

9^3

645.9

20.8

0.038

0.04

Nov.

£Jt

9.3

10

10

11

13

13

12

15

Z3

Z8

3Z

43

60

5Z

45

40

36

35

46

57

200

198

178

134

100

82

70

6Z

60

-

1,682.7

56.1

0.103

0.12

Dec.

57

54

53

55

60

78

Z24

Z45

172

Z42

4.600

*Z,240

1.Z10

760

547

427

352

306

30Z

3ZO

498

640

715

715

650

542

443

363

230

238

268

17,606

568

1.05

1.21

Jan.

264

264

Z99

475

467

407

663

6.000

6,000

4,000

3,000

Z,OZO

1,450

1,340

1,340

1,480

1,5ZO

1,340

1,240

1,030

1,190

2,240

*1,8ZO

1,740

3,100

2,060

1,660

5,200

4,700

Z,510

1,660

6Z.479

2,015

3.71

4.28

Feb.

1,380

1,340

1,150

970

790

670

1,000

1,660

1,380

1,090

880

1,840

3,600

Z,Z40

Z,020

1,860

Z,060

1,660

1,310

1,240

5,870

6.500

3,000

1,860

1,380

1,090

910

*735

-

-

-

51,485

1,839

3.39

3.53

Mar.

606

gSZO

g660

gl,310

gl,940

gl,780

gl,5ZO

gl,Z10

gl,090

g820

g542

g475

g940

gl,450

gl,150

gl,940

gl,590

1,450

1,780

1,980

1,590

1,Z40

1,030

4.760

4,600

Z,800

Z,060

1,660

1,560

1,480

1,310

48,643

1,576

2.90

3.35

Apr.

1.Z80

1,590

1,590

1,520

1,310

1,090

1,240

Z.330

Z,060

*1,780

1,740

1.5ZO

1,6ZO

2,150

1,900

1,700

1,450

1,Z80

1,740

1,980

1,900

2,510

2.900

2,510

1,740

1,420

1,210

1.1ZO

1,060

1.000

-

50.Z40

1,675

3.08

3.44

May

910

790

665

574

1,Z90

1,790

Z,420

Z,900

Z,800

Z.240

1,620

1,180

910

725

760

790

790

760

1,680

6.000

3,000

1.8ZO

1,340

gl,240

g970

g760

g588

g435

g355

g285

g256

4Z,533

1,372

2.53

2.91

June

gZZl

g!80

g!53

g!28

gl!5

691

g!40

g455

g30Z

1.550

880

506

403

330

Z36

182

358

1,210

820

542

363

*926

740

435

278

193

150

130

128

403

-

12,348

412

0.759

0.85

July

313

Z10

282

560

355

Z88

367

268

Z07

158

122

101

a81

a70

a60

aSl

a44

a41

all8

a86

6Z

56

66

91

98

7Z

56

42

35

28

M

4,412

142

0.262

0.30

Aug.

35

30

26

31

5Z

81

*128

Z01

421

363

Z30

161

110

84

68

55

46

38

35

35

32

27

85

. 82

19

16

13

12

11

9.4

8*i

2,464.8

79.5

0.146

0.17

Sept.

7.6

6.8

6.0

5^1

8.0

8.9

32

25

25

19

17

19

17

15

14

13

12

no

9.9

11

10

9.4

8.9

8.4

8.0

7:6

7.2

6.8

6.4

6.4

-

370.6

12.4

0.023

0.03

Calendar year 1952: Max 13,000 Mln 8.4 Mean 846 Cfsm 1.56 In. 21.22

Water year 1952-53: Max 6,500 Mln 5.3 Mean 809 Cfsm 1.49 In. ZO.Z3

Peak discharge (base. 11.000 efsK Peb. 21 (9 p.m.) 11,100 ata (15.35 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Elk River at Centralia and 

Elk River at Queen Shoals and recorded range In stage, 

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings.

Elk River at Gassaway, W. Va.

Location. La t 38°40 I 30", long. 80°46'20", near left bank on downstream side of highway 

bridge just above Little Otter Creek, at Gassaway, Braxton County.

Drainage area. 578 sq mi (includes that of Little Otter Creek).

Records available. July 1908 to September 1916 (discontinued).

Bage.--Chain gage. Datum of gage is 796.31 ft, datum of 1912. Prior to June 17, 1913, 

chain gage at railroad bridge 300 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--8 years (1908-16), 1,180 cfs.

Extremes. 1908-16; Maximum discharge, 28,700 cfs Jan. 30. 1911 (gage height, 30.4 ft);

 minimum, 11 cfs Aug. 24, 25, 1911 (gage height, 1.04 ft).

Maximum stage known, 44 ft Mar. 13, 1918. 

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for a period in wate'1

 year 1912, superseding those published in WSP 536, are given herewith:

1912 

Sept. 9............... 240

10............... 210

11............... 190

12............... 170

13............... 148

Date

'Water year 1911-12.... 

Calendar year 1912....

Maximum

12,900 

12,900

Minimum

20 

20

Mean

1,440 

1,220

Per square 

mile

8.49 

8.11

Runoff In 

inehes

33.90 

27.80
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 267

Elk River at Queen Shoals, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38°28'20", long. 81°17'10", on right bank 100 ft downstream from highway 

bridge at Queen Shoals, Kanawha County, 50 ft upstream from Queen Shoals Creek and 

4 miles upstream from Big Sandy Creek. Records Include flow of Queen Shoals Creek.

Drainage area. 1.145 sq mi (including that of Queen Shoals Creek).

Records available.--November 1928 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 604.13 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, Parkersburg-Uniontown supplementary adjustment of 1944. Prior to June 18, 1932, 

chain gage and June 19, 1932, to Sept. 30, 1946, water-stage recorder, at bridge 100 ft 

upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--24 years (1929-53), 1,941 cfs.

Jxtremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 19,700 cfs June 17 (gage height, 14.25 ft)- minImum, 11 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 2.88 ft).

1928-53: Maximum discharge, 91,300 cfs July 5, 1932 (gage height, 29.2 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 30,000 cfs; minimum, 1.0 cfs Oct. 20, 22, 1930 (gage height,

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

.ievlslons (water years). WSP 783: Drainage area. WSP 1003: 1932.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

"iy

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

]0

11 

12 

13

1A

1'3

liS

17 

1?

19

20

2'

222"

24

2!5

26

27

2*

2'3

303"

T"tal

M«an

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*go

56 

49

43

38

36

35

32

29

29

30 

30 

29

27

26

25

26 

28

29

27

26

25

24

23

21

21

20

18

*18

17

*16

913

29.5

0.026

0.03

Nov.

16

16 

16

16

16

15

14 *15

15

18

19 

20 

22

26

29

32

37 

62

69

72

80

98

129

211

251

231

202

167

137

119

"

2,176

72.5

0.063

0.07

Dec.

*106

98 

94

93

98

114

149

180

236

327

1,740 

5.840 

2,800

1,650

1,100

797

617 

530

462

430

443

540

746

878

878

815

690

587

497

425

*356

24,316

784

0.685

0.79

Jan.

436

513 

683

1,240

1,250

1,030

1,020

5,330

9.670

6,860

5,520 

4,220 

3,120

2,560

2,420

2,260

2,340 

2,490

2,340

1,980

2,340

4,130

4,040

a3,300

a5,400

aS.OOO

a3,£00

a3,600

a7,900

a6,000

a4,000

106,794

3,445

3.01

3.47

Feb.

a2,640

*2,260 

2,050

1,780

1,470

1.250

1,430

2,050

2,490

2,050

1,650 

1,910 

4,940

4,760

4,310

5,240

5,820 

4,310

3,280

2,800

4,130

11.200

6,440

3,960

2,800

2,190

1,780

1,390

-

-

-

92,380

3,299

2.88

3.00

Mar.

1,160

1.020 

1,570

3,880

4,040

4,130

3,120

2,560

2,190

1,840

1,580 

1,460 

1,390

1,370

2,120

3,040

3,360 

3,040

2,880

3,120

3,040

2,490

2,050

a6,760

9.900

6,540

4,580

3,540

2,880

2,560

*2,340

95,550

3,082

2.69

3.10

Apr.

2,050

1,980 

2,260

2,260

2,120

1,840

1,980

3,450

4,220

3,700

3,360 

3,120 

3,360

3,360

3,700

3,540

3,120 

2,640

3,280

3,960

3,960

3,880

4.400

4,400

3,620

2,720

2,260

1,910

1,720

1.650

89,820

2,994

2.61

2.92

May

*1,570

1,400 

1,200

1,040

896

1,390

3,700

3,450

5,340

4,580

3,360 

1,840 

1,520

1,910

2,490

2,050

1,780 

1,650

1,840

6,860

7.910

4,490

2,880

2,190

1,840

1,440

1,070

851

668

546

MI

74,218

2,394

2.09

2.41

June

*391

350 

308

272

241

214

220

241

111

518

1,040 

1,200 

806

563

467

391

8.200 

3,300

1,910

1,330

896

730

668

1,040

639

472

462

356

294

272

28,002

933

0.815

0.91

July

*241

486

593

593

617

639

497

477

379

308 

253 

208

175

144

122

105 

90

84

82

74

S&

124

144

332

238

197

158

122

96

*80

8,694

280

0.245

0.28

Aug.

66

58 

56

51

51

53

60

130

266

754

170. 

502 

364

280

217

170

140

114

94

77

64

57

51

47

44

40

36

33

30

26

*2i

4,725

152

0.133

0.15

Sept.

22

19 

16

15

17

21

40

39

31

25

21 

22 

26

35

34

31

28 

26

25

25

22

20

18

16

16

15

14

13

12

11

675

22.5

0.020

0.02

Calendar year 1952: Max 23,900 Min 14 Mean 1,583 Cfsm 1.38 In. 18.81

Water year 1952-53: Max 11,200 Min 11 Mean 1,447 Cfsm 1.26 In. 17.15

Peak discharge (base. 18.000 ate). June 17 (2:30 p.m.) 19,700 cfs (14.25 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Elk River at Button, Elk 

R'ver at Centralia, and U. S. Weather Bureau readings for Elk^Rlver at Clay.

Elk River at Clendenin, W. Va.

 Vocation. Lat 38°29'25", long. 81°20'55", on upstream side of highway bridge at Clen-

 denin, Kanawha County, just above mouth of Big Sandy Creek.

drainage area. 1,290 sq mi (includes Big Sandy Creek).

''ecords available. June 1908 to September 1916 (discontinued).

lage Chain gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 588.7 ft above mean sea level, datum

"of 1912.

Average discharge. 8 years (1908-16), 2,165 cfs.

"xtremes. 1908-16: Maximum discharge, 40,400 cfs Jan. 30, 1911 (gage height, 24.0 ft,

 from graph based on gage readings); minimum, 14 cfs Aug. 27, 1911 (gage height, l.bb 

ft).

Maximum stage known, about 32 ft In 1888 or 1889. 

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, In cubic feet per second, for days in the water

 years 1909 and 1915, superseding those published in WSP 536, are given herewith:

Jan. 16, 1909............... 9,190

Aug. 15, 1915............... 807

Month

Hater year 1908-9. ..... 

Calendar year 1909 .....

Water year 1914-15.....

Maximum

9,190

17,900 

17,900

1,220

31,700

Minimum

585

19 

53

' 146

20

Mean

1,960

1,560 

1.690

419

1,770

Per square 

mile

1.53

1.21 

1.31

.325

1.37

Runoff in 

inches

1.77

16.44 

17.73

.37

18.64
268 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 

Kanawha River at Charleston, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38°22 I 1 

from Davis Creek, 1- 

from Elk River.

", long. 81°42'05", on left bank at old look 6, 1.0 mile upstream 

miles downstream from Twomile Creek, and 3.5 miles downstream

Drainage area. --10.419 sq mi.

Records available. --June 1939 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 548.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Auxiliary water-stage recorder on left bank 0.5 

mile downstream from Elk River and 3 miles upstream from base gage. Prior to July 1, 

1942, the auxiliary gage was a wire-weight gage and a water-stage recorder at the 

Kanawha Boulevard Bridge over Elk River at its mouth.

Average discharge. 13 years (1940-53), 14,240 cfs (adjusted).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 89,100 cfs Feb. 22; maximum gage height, 27.46 

ft Feb. 22; minimum discharge not determined, but less than 1,190 cfs; minimum gage 

height, 17.51 ft Sept. 16.

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 216,000 cfs Aug. 15, 1940; maximum gage height, 38.77 

ft Dec. 31, 1942; minimum discharge, that of 1953; minimum gage height, 17.46 ft 

Oct. 16, 1950.

Maximum stage known, about 54.3 ft Sept. 29, 1861.

Remarks . Records good above 15,000 cfs and fair to poor below. Flow partly regulated 

since 1939 by Claytor Reservoir and since 1949 by Bluestone Reservoir (combined capacity, 856,500 acre-ft).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS 

19

20

21 

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

el, 700

el, 720

e2,100

e2,190

) el, 940

el, 780

(*)

58,930

1,901

-94

Nov.

el, 600

e2,150

62,410

e2,180

) e7, 920

65,070

-

106,650

3,555

+119

Dec.

)

'

e3,380

,

^65,060

J

23,700

30,100

24,200

16,700

12 , 200

65,880

! 67, 730

e6,610

(*)

256,810

8,284

-179

Jan.

 e9,240

13,100

30,300

44,200 

43,700

40,500

32,500

24,100

20,800

18,900

16,900

15,800

16,600 

17,100

14,300

17,100 

27 , 100 

32,800

28,300

32,000

35,400

26,900

25,800 

33,200

30,800

24,400

718,040

23,160

+209

Feb.

19,600

16,100

613,400

e!3,400

611,700

610,100

12,000

19,000

20,800 

17,900

15 , 900

16,000

24,600

29,500

22,100

25,500

26,800

26,200 

2O,8OO

21,700

44,900 

84,000 

63,000

56,000

52,000

48,000

39,400

22,600

_

-

793,OOO

28,330

-230

Mar.

el4,800

613,200

16,600

27,500

47,500

47 , 100

43,400

36,300

25,000 

20,100

17,900-

613,900

613,300

15,400

18,400

25,000

30,100

25,300 

28,000

30,600

24,400 

20,800 

19,600

35,100

61.100

52,300

45,800

42 , 600 

40,500

34,500

22,200

908,300

29,300

-214

Apr. May

21,80o]\

18,700

16,400 JelO, 900

16,400

15,2000

13, 400 1 15,900

15,000

25,000

28,600 

25,700

22,600

21,300

20 , 600

25,000

26,100

26,100

22,600

21,500 

20,400

22,900

21,000 

20,600 

21,300

19,400

19,100

17,400

16,900

13,700 

11,400

12,600

-

598,700

19,960

+85

25,100

45,000

40,000 

30,000

21,000

15,000

13,000

12,000

12,000

12,900

612,400

611,600 

15,600

44,200

54,100 

42,700 

22,800

18,200

13,500

N

1

1-67,940

I

J

579,140

18,690

+117

June July

I

k

II

64,410^66,600

1

Y

1

7,340

67,650

 e8,840

26,100

*37,800 

27, 100

18,400

1

69,140

>

J

i-66,360

J

-

300,240

10,010

+274

10,400

14,400

15,600 

9,310

64,140

63,110

I

e3,630

62,510

(*)

159,510

5,145

-93

Aug.

62,320

 i

^63,020

j

e3,090

,

I

i. 62, 130

J

1

61,660

el, 550

70,400

2,271

-2

Sept.

el, 59-)

r

el, 780

el, 820

el, 290

} el, 650

1

1 '< '.

-

46,600

1,553

-82

Adjusted for change in reservoir contents

Mean 

Cf sm 

In.

1,807 

0.173 

0.20

3,674 

0.353 

0.39

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-53:

8,105 

0.778 

0.90

23,370 

2.24 

2.58

28,100 

2.70 

2.81

29,090 

2.79 

3.22

20,040 

1.92 

2.14

18,810 

1.81 

2.09

Observed

Max 99,100 Min - Mean 13,190 

Max 64,000 Min - Mean 12,590

10,280 

0.987 

1.10

5,052 

0.485 

0.56

2,269 

0.218 

0.25

1,471 

0.1*1 

0.16

Adjusted

Mean 13,180 Cfsm 1.26 In. 17.20 

Mean 12,580 Cfsm 1.21 In. 16.40

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents In Claytor and Bluestone Reservoirs, equivalent in cubic feet per second. 

Records for Claytor Reservoir furnished by Appalachian Electric Power Co. and for Bluestone Reservoir by Corps of Engineers.

e Pall-stage discharge relation indefinite; discharge computed on basis of records for Kanawha 

River at Kanawha Palls and tributary Inflow.

Note. No gage-height record Peb. 8, 23-26, May 8-15.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN ?S9 

Coal River at Ashford, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38°10'45", long. 81°42'40", on left bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge at Ashford, Boone County, 300 ft upstream from Lick Creek and 1.8 miles upstream 

from Bull Creek.

Drainage area. 393 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1908 to September 1916, Way 1930 to September 1953. Prior to 

September 1916,- published as "at Brushton."

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 622.46 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, Prior to Aug. 9, 1916, chain gage at site 1 mile upstream at different datum. 

May 7, 1930, to Dec. 30, 1938, chain gage and Dec. 31, 1938, to Feb. 10, 1939, staff 

gage, at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 31 years, 499 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 4,900 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 8.81 ft); minimum, 7.2 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.28 ft).

1908-16, 1930-53: Maximum discharge observed, 40,700 cfs Aug. 9, 1916 (gage height, 

36.3 ft, site and datum then in use, or about 35 ft at present site and datum], from 

rating curve extended above 4,500 cfs; no flow Sept. 18-21, 24, Oct. 6-12, 1930.

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 783: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge

in cubic feet per second)

(Shffting-control method used Oct. 5 to Nov. 20, 

June 28 to July 14)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 21 Feb. 22 to Sept. 30

42

70

105

180

3.1 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

7.6

280

540

990

1,860

3,940

4.0 

8.0

2.8 

3.1 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

7.2

187

315

585

990

1,860

3,620

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Bay

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

28

25

24

22

20

17

18

20

*21

23

25

26

26

24

22

20

18

17

16

16

16

15

TE

16

19

17

16

16

16

*16

17

608

19.6

0.050

0.06

Nov.

18

16

T7

17

18

18

17

17

17

21

23

24

25

26

26

26

26

24

24

28

131

234

290

a?00

al20

a80

a70

a65

a60

a55

1,733

57.8

0.147

0.16

Bee.

a55

*a53

52

BT

72

86

142

138

113

159

2,160

1,120

524

315

228

186

153

135

125

119

138

168

189

192

174

153

138

125

105

98

107

7,579

244

0.621

0.72

Jan.

 2"56" 148

561

646

585

418

1,180

5,940

2,340

1,300

846

621

468

549

702

693

585

756

1,050

855

*1,030

1,440

1,220

1,080

1,220

1,030

873

1,080

1,660

1,260

891

31,483

1,016

2.59

2.98

Feb.

684

508

411

348

290

260 536"

612

567

425

372

639

1,120

1,040

1,080

*1,170

1,440

1,300

999

882

3,220

3,460

ijoo

1,060

815

675

562

461

_

-

26,436

941

2.40

2.50

 

Mar.

375

566

1,260

2,900

2,660

1,530

1,040

832

660

548

468

401

369

 55T 351

»775

849

807

892

849

743

638

585

*1,510

2,180

1,440

1,170

927

791

668

578

29,816

962

2.45

2.82

Apr.

525

468

401

357

321

295

363

420

*427

454

454

440

510

608

652

712

675

638

832

990

849

705

630

548

468

420

375

327

290

256

15,410

514

1.31

1.46

May

290

295

269

235

239

300

576

1,120

900

668

510

»401

321

264

315

305

295

506

1,040

5,620

1,780

990

682

510

420

321

256

204

172

T5B~ 151

18,113

584

1.49

1.71

June

175

156

117

99

*88

77

450

745

521

545

545

507

824

1.170

60S

351

366

759

447

269

187

1,020

1,080

454

255

179

144

856

575

201

-

12,738

425

1.08

July

141

119

490

454

247

284

2,090

1,366

1,140

*585

545

230

175

141

119

104

92

80

78

73

62

127

243

104

80

65

56

49

46

42

TZ

9,205

297

0.756

1.211 0.87

Aug.

44

41

36

39

65

62

59

52

50

69.

58

49

59

54

*32

29

28

32

34

34

26

22

22

21

20

18

18

17

18

16

I*

1,098

55.4

0.090

Sept.

11

9.5

9.0

8.5

12

57

48

3T

*28

23

19

16

13

12

10

10

9.5

9.0

8.0

10

10

12

14

11

9.5

9.0

8.5

7.6

*T75

7.6

-

436.3

14.5

0,037

0.10 0.04 1

Calendar year 1952: Max 7,830 Min 15 Mean 540 Cfsm 1.37 In, 18.69

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,940 Min 7.6 Mean 424 Cfsm 1.08 Iii. 14.63

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Little Coal River at Banvllle 

and Mud River near Milton.
270 KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 

Little Coal River at Danville, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38°04'45", long. 81°50'15", on right bank at upstream side of highway bridgeat Danville, Boone County, 900 ft upstream from Turtle Creek and 2.3 miles downstreair 

from confluence of Pond and Spruce Porks.

Drainage area. 270 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1930 to September 1953. Prior to September 1941, published as "at 

Madison."

Page. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 661.12 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1941, chain or wire-weight gage at site 1.5 miles upstream at 

at datum 6.80 ft higher.

Average discharge. 23 years, 334 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,210 cfs Jan. 8 (gage height, 9.03 ft); mininnin,

 2T5Tfs Sept. 29 (gage height, 1.66 ft).

1930-53: Maximum discharge, 42.800 cfs Feb. 3, 1939 (gage height, 30.2 ft from 

floodmarks, present site and datum), from rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs on 

basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; no flow at times during period July to 

October 1930.

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

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge. In

cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 8, 9, Sept. 21-30)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 10 Dec. 11 to Sept. 30

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

5.6 

8.0

26

2.3 

2.6 

3.0 

3.2

52

103

190

254

1.9

1.9

3.4

5.4

8.4

13

2.0

2.1 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0

21

32

63

120

230

3.5 

4.0 

6.0 

7.4

445

740

2,160

5,150

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

5

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

10

9.8

9.8

a9.0 

aS.O

a7.5

a8.5

alO

 12

17

22

19

13

11

10

10

10

9.2

8.6

8.0

7.8

7.5

7.5

7.8

8.0

7.8

7.8

7.5

6.8

 6.8

7.3

305.0

9.84

0.036

0.04

Nov.

7.5

7.5

7.8

8.0 

8.0

8.3

7.5

7.3

7.5

10

15

16

16

13

13

12

13

13

13

28

55

230

128

62

58

48

42

36

32

31

-

953.4

31.8

0.118

0.13

Dec.

30

26

5T

52 

58

55

58

54

48

177

968

»4"OT

244

170

128

104

88

82

75

75

96

116

128

122

108

98

88

77

61

72

80

3,932

127

0.470

0.54

Jan.

104 120"

505

650 

400

289

1,430

5,150

1,326

760

530

425

385

472

566

548

462

792

857

650

*902

1,250

 870

786

935

779

656

870

1,210

838

590

24,081

777

2.88

3.52

Feb.

462

345

297

258 

215

. 206

54TJ

244

248

215

227

540

870

710

831

 935

1,070

870

662

590

1.850

17750"

968

686

556

450

570

521

-

-

16,916

604

2.24

2.55

Mar.

285 'SIo"

1,180

1.850 

1,566

968

716

584

467

400

337

309

505

297

590

 680

652

632

668

620

542

472

435

1,320

935

902

753

626

524

445

390

20,754

669

2.48

2.86

Apr.

355

515

281

262 

224

212

281

285

 269

505

297

505

541

560

570

456

415

405

500

524

478

415

580

529

289

281

258

227

206

197

9,820

527

1.21

1.55

May

205

179

162

152 

165

197

451

626

554

450

560

*281

224

197

265

254

221

747

1,470

5,150

1,250

710

478

420

590

265

200

155

142

150

14,575

470

1.74

2.01

June

150

110

84

75 

75

68

120

75

*49 50"

68

77

487

355

176

116

135

120

94

75

63

566

200

116

84

66

57

144

116

86

-

5,795

126

0.467

0.52

July

61

50

221

148

102

155

1,290

626

*620

525

206

140

106

86

70

61

53

47

46

41

35

54

175

72

47

35

28

25

23

28" 21

4,995

161

0.596

0.69

Aug.

34

24

21

51

12.

50

35

26

36

61

40

29

22

19

 17

15

16

29

18

15

12

15

19

13

10

-9.8

8.9

8.4

7.5

7.2

6^6

730.4

23.6

0.087

0.10

Sept.

5.4

5.2

5.2

4.8 

7.8

49 -

 55"

16

9.3

8.1

7.8

7.2

6.9

5.4

5.7

5.7

5.0

4.8

4.6

4.4

5.2

4.4

3.8

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.2

*2.8

2.6

-

236.5

7.88

0.029

0.03

Calendar year 1952: Max 7,920 Mln 6.8 Mean 371 Cfsm 1.37 In. 18.72

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,150 Mln 2.6 Mean 277 Cfsm 1.03 In. 13.92

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record: discharge estimated on basis of record of Coal River at Ashford and records for Hud River near Milton.
KANAWHA RIVER BASIN 271

Pocatalico River at Sissonvllle, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 38°31'35", long. 81°37'50", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on 

U. S. Highway 21 at Sissonville, Kanawha County, 0.3 mile downstream from Grapevine 

Creek and 1.8 miles downstream from Left Fork.

Drainage area. 238 sq mi.

Records available. June 1908 to September 1916, May 1930 to September 1931, February 1937 

to September 1953.

Gage Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 594.56 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 

1912. June 26, 1908, to Sept. 30, 1916, chain gage at same site at datum 0.59 ft lower. 

May 20, 1930, to Sept. 30, 1931, and Feb. 17, 1937, to Mar. 4, 1940, chain gage and 

Mar. 5, 1940, to Nov. 4, 1948, wire-weight gage, at present site and datum.

Average discharge . 25 years (1908-16, 1930-31, 1937-53), 289 cfs.,

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,800 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 17.53 ft); minimum, 0.08 cfs Sept. 30.

1908-16, 1930-31, 1937-53: Maximum discharge, 17,000 cfs June 27, 1910, from rating 

curve extended above 4,200 cfs; maximum gage height, 34.4 ft Apr. 16, 1939, from floodmarks; minimum discharge, that of Sept. 30, 1953.

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

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, In cubic

feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 1-12, Aug. 24 to Sept. 30; doubtful 

gage-height record Jan. 8 to Feb. 1)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 8 Jan. 9 to Sept. 30

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.2

2.4

2.7

3.0

0

Z.

1 .

13

25

41

.6

.2

.2

3

4

4

5

7

10

.5

.0

.5

.0

.0

.9

74

123

195

295

746

1,710

1.5 0

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0 1

.08

.1

.2

.2

.6

.9

2.1 4.2

2.2 7.2

2.4 15

2.7 27

3.0 42

3.5 74

4

5

7

11

16

.0

.0

.0

.0

.8

120

246

665

1,680

3,480

Discharge, in cubic feet'per second, water year October 1952 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.6

T7?

1.0

.8

1.0

*.4

.4

.3

.3

.4

.3

.3

.2 

7?

.4

.3 

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.2

12.3

0.397

0.0017

0.002

Nov.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

_.!

.1

*.l

.1

.3

2.0

2.7

2.7

3.6 

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

4.1

4.9

6.2

6.4

6.2

6.2

6.7

7.2

8.6

9.2

ra

-

108.7

3.62

0.015

0.02

Dec.

8.6

ST6- 8.3

8.3

11

17

14

20

20

105

283

24?

87 

54

39

28 

21

19

15

14

18

42

52

52

36

a30

a25

a20

a!5

a!3

*18

1,344.8

43.4

0.182

0.21

Jan.

102

193

433

548

283

131

179

1,700

a, 600

950

360

350

300 

220

 170

130 

755" 100

860

260

390

880

450

710

1,400

620

330

690

950

420

240

17,699

571

2.40

2.77

Feb.

220

*254

196

154

115

112

440

517

261

170

138

356

608 

407

608

1.250 

71!

326

214

172

645

881

386

232

185

151

124

~ 99

.

-

9,914

354

1.49

1.55

Mar.

79

76

*T&

2,500

1,600

506

270

202

163

132

116

100

96 

92

417

977 

440

336

517

346

224

175

394

5,480

2,160

737

386

254

205

165

132

17,997

581

2.44

2.81

Apr.

*118

106

94

85

72

68

527

757

586

576

575

881

1,520

S36

516

596 

596

451

1,180

761

596

261

206

164

155

120

107

95

85

75

-

11,106

370

1.55

1.74

May

*68

59

50

41

75

246

955

73T

451

278

167

116

93 

76

70

66 

71

74

244

526

182

106

73

55

44

55

28

22

*19

15

15_

4,851

156

0.655

0.76

June

11

9.5

8.7

8.3

7.6

7.2

6.9

6.6

IT"6.5

14

11

18 

15

12

11 -11

~S5 249

51

19

110

42

21

16

12

9.5

8.3

8.0

.*9.5

-

777.4

25.9

0.109

0.12

July

11

9.9

19

15

9.1

19

81

15

9.1

6.6

6.0

5.1

4.2 

5.3

3.0

2.6 

1.9

2TT

2.4

1.9

1.9

6.9

16

54

42

15

9.1

6.6

5.4

4.0

*5.5

589.6

12.6

0.053

0.06

Aug.

2.8

4.0

3.0

92

55

21

11

9.1

22

55

44

25

15 

8.7

6.0

4.8 

4.0

3.0

2.1

1.8

1-4

1.2

1.0

.6

.5

.3

.3

.3

.2

7?

*.2

371.5

12.0

0.050

0.06

Sept.

0.2

'.Z

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2 

.2

.1

.1 

.1

.1

.1

.1

1 .1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.09

*.Q8

-

4.37

0.145

0.00061

0.0007

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,640 Mln 0.1 Mean 268 Cfsm 1.13 In. 15.35

Water year 1952-53= Max 3, 480 Mln 0.08 Mean 177 Cfsm 0.744 In. 10.10

Peak discharge (base, 5.200 cfs). Mar. 24 (4 p.m.) 5,800 cfs (17.53 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, records for 

Reedy Creek near Reedy, and West Fork Little Kanawha River at Rocksdale.
272 OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM

Ohio River at Point Pleasant, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38°50'25", long. 82°08'30", on left bank at Point Pleasant, Mason County, 

1,200 ft upstream from Kanawha River and at mile 265.4. Records include flow of Kanawha River.

Drainage area. 52,760 sq mi, approximately (includes that of Kanawha River).

Records available . March 1940 to September 1953. Since October 1952, no low water records.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 514.10 ft above mean sea level, Sandy Hook 

cTatuin. Auxiliary water-stage recorder at old lock 26, 0.7 mile upstream from Gallipolis lock and dam and 13.1 miles downstream from base gage.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 195,000 cfs Mar. 28; maximum gage height, 29.37 

ft Mar. 27; minimum daily discharge not determined; minimum gage height,'23.20 ft Dec. 17. 

1940-53: Maximum discharge, 522,000 cfs Jan. 1, 1943; maximum gage height, 55.00 ft 

Apr. 16, 1948; maximum gage height at auxiliary gage, 59.76 ft Apr. 16, 1948; minimum 

daily discharge not determined; minimum gage height, 22.70 ft June 28, 1940.

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge less than 35,000 cfs on days for which no discharge is

shown.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

Z 

3 

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct. Nov.

_

1

-

.

~

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

36,300

46,200

-

.

-

-

:-

.-_-

Dec.

_

1

-

.

:_-

57,600

93,500

96,200

95,400

89,900

66,300

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

38,200

-

_

-

-

_

-

.

-

_

-

Jan.

_

:

-

_

89,900

139,000

146,000

128,000

127,000

115,000

102,000

93,600

89,800

74,800

87,100

92,100

93,500

98,300

108,000

111,000

111,000

114,000

124,000

118,000

119,000

143,000 

148, OOO

341,000

.

-

_

-

Feb.

122,000

106,000 

97,400 

92,300

83,400

66,100

58,800 

69,806

88,400

76,600

64,600

85,700

99,100

107,000

104,000

102,000

105,000

100,000

78,100

68,300

92,800

132,000

145,000

131,000

129,000

123,000

1O7,OOO

61,600

-

-

*2,696

96,290

-

liar.

58,800

49,800 

71,000 

114,000

138,000

*138,000

128,000 

123,000

102,000

69,500

77,700

66,700

78,100

80,800

90,600

102,000

113,000

112,000

115,000

112,000

99,700

88,6OO

69,100

111,000

161,000

178,000

190,000

193,000

154,000 

153,000

128,000

$3,465.4

111,800

_

-

Apr.

118,000

1O9,OOO 

107,000 

109,000

117,000

106,000

103,000 

104,000

109,000

102,000

105,000

108,000

124,000

118,000

113,000

105,000

95,900

81,500

101,000

108,000

108,000

105,000

106,000

102,000

97,300

89,100

88,4OO

80,000

77.500 

77,700

-

*3,074.2

102,500

_

-

May

73,200

59,600 

50,400 

53,100

52,000

65,200

98,200 

139,000

156,000

160,000

142,000

115,000

92,100

68,300

70,800

80,800

79,300

91,000

95.OOO

118,000

144,000

134,000

lll.OOO

99,100

110,000

117,000

104,000

96,500

107,000 

1O5,OOO

89,300

13,075.9

99,220

_

-

June

74,200

94,000 

112,000 

112,000

99 , 800

81,800

71,500 

59,300

58,100

70,900

38,800

32,600

40,700

-

-

_

45,000

87,900

52,200

32,400

32,600

35,900

-

_

-

_

_

-

:-

__ ^ _--

July

_

37,300

-

_

-

_

-

_

_

-

-

-

_

-

_

-

t 13, 600

_

-

_

-

.

_

-

-

-

_

_

-

Aug. Sept.

Calendar year 1952 : Max 429, OOO Mln - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1952-53 : Max 193,000 Mln - Mean - Cfsm - In.--

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Result of discharge measurement.

* Expressed In thousands.
RACCOON CREEK BASIN 273

Raccoon Creek at Adamsville, Ohio

Location.--Lat 38°52'31", long. 82°21'18", on line between sees. 25 and 26, T. 6 N., R. 

16 W., on right bank at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 35, at Adamsville, 

Gallia County, 1.3 miles downstream from Indian Creek.

Drainage area. 587 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1915 to November 1935, October 1938 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 570.85 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to June 13, 1940, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 35 years, 674 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,240 cfs Mar. 7 (gage height, 13.55 ft); minimum, 2.5 cfs Oct. 20 (gage height, 1.83 ft).

1915-35, 1938-53: Maximum discharge, 15,500 cfs Apr. 15, 1948 (gage height, 24.92 

ft); minimum, 1.4 cfs Sept. 24, 1930 (gage height, 1.54 ft). 

Maximum stage known, 25.2 ft in January 1937, from floodmark.

Remarks. Records good. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water 

year 1953 are given in WSP 1290.

Revisions (water years,).--WSP 698: Drainage area. WSP 873: 1916-18, 1920, 1922, 1924, 

1926-27, 1931, 1933, 1935(M).

Rating tables, water'year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 11, Sept. 24-30)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 7 Mar. 8 to Sept. 30

1.7

1.8

1.9 

2.1 

2.5

2.2 

5.5 

11 .

3.0

5.0

7.0

10.0

14.0

163

54O

1,000

1,900

3,400

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0 

2.2 

2.5

3.0 

6.3

20

43

3.0

5.0

7.0

10.0

14.0

171

546

1,030

1,900

3,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9'

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

4.5 

5.2

5.2

4.8

4.5

4.2

4.2

*4.8

4.2

10

9.4

7.2

6.6

5.2

4.5

4.2

3.8

3.2

3.2

2.5

3.8

5.2

3.8

4.8

3.5

4.5

5.2

5.2

5.2

4.8 

5.5

152.9

4.93

0.0084

0.01

Nov.

5.5 575"

6.6

8.2

8.2

7.7

8.2

8.8

9.5

10

10

9.9

10

8.8

9.4

9.5

9.4

9.4

9.9

9.9

*11

18

17

17

18

20 fO"

18

18

18

349.4

11.6

0.020

0.02

Dec.

16 

19

16

17

27

41

65

98

85

138

188

214

219

190

138

96

71

59

50

46

46

44

43

44

43

41

39

36

29

32 

33

2,223

71.7

0.122

0.14

Jan.

38 

41

50

62

51

72

71

214

710

1,570

1,750

1,510

»945

600

470

390

331

520

710

845

732

520

400

520

1,060

1,540

1,420

1,210

1,480

1,840 

1,690

23,362

754

1.28

1.48

Feb.

"845 1,420

580

480

420

380

340

286

250

223

202

277

370

710

754

622

560

490

430

360

410

490

540

490

430

380

340

304

-

-

13,383

478

0.814

0.85

Mar.

268 

241

Ho

2,600

3,000

3,120

3,120

2,360

1,360

*778

634

557

513

482

956

1,720

1,630

1,270

1,190

1,030

874

706

612

730

874

1,000

976

826

 682

568 

492

35,779

1,154

1.97

2.27

Apr.

442 

412 502"

778

682

612

976

1,000

1,030

976

1,050

874

730

590

502

524

492

890

1,720

1,870

1,810

1,420

1,050

826

658

590

658

*754

634

557

25,609

854

1.45

1.62

May

492 

442

393

339

676

1,690

2,600

2,840

3,040

2,500

1,420

950

802

924

976

778

706

874

1,130

1,000

*703

853

2,460

2,960

2,530

898

568

432

339

276 

236

36,854

I,i89

2.03

2.34

June

202 

171

149

132

118

106

104

98

94

91

96

91

98

104

96

91

82

72

64

57

64

86

62

53

44

*136

T66" 462

137

114

3,440

115

0.196

0.22

July

70 

208

1,280 "330

151

168

874

422

196

139

101

80

66

56

50

43

38

38

93

134

200

161

144

107

69

54

46

40

35

34

3£

5,457

176

0.300

0.35

Aug.

28 

27

46

43

47

50

40

68

176

236

240

249

T59

98

66

49

39

*33

30

28

24

28

31

20

21

18

18

15

15

14 

12

1,968

63.5

0.108

0.12

Sept.

12 

TcT

11

*10

12

12

12

10

9.0

9-. 5

9.5

9.5

7

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.8

6.0

67¥

7

7.4

7.9

7.9

7.9

7.4

7.4

7

6.3

6.3

6.3

250.8

8.36

0.014

0.02

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,090 Min 2.5 Mean 549 Cfsm 0.935 In. 12.75

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,120 Min 2.5 Mean 408 Cfsm 0.695 In. 9.44

Peak discharge (base, 5.000 cfs). Mar. 7 (6 a.m.) 3,240 cfs (13.55 ft); May 8 (10 p.m.) 3,160 cfs 

(13.35 ft); May 25 (1 a.m.) 3,160 cfs (13.38 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Discharge computed from once- or twice-daily wire-weight-gage readings Oct. 1 to Dec. 4, 

Aug. 22, 23, Aug. 24 to Sept. 30.
274 GUYANDOT RIVER BASIN

Guyandot River at Man, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 37°44'30", long. 81°52'45", on right bank on downstream side of highway 

bridge at Man, Logan County, 500 ft upstream from Buffalo Creek and 0.7 mile downstream 

from Huff -Creek. Records include flow of Buffalo Creek.

Drainage area. 762 sq mi (including that of Buffalo Creek). 

Records available. December 1928 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 710.88 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to July 3, 1934, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 24 years (1929-53), 953 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,700 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 12.37 ft); minimum, 13 cfs Aug. 31 (gage height, 2.77 ft).

1928-53: Maximum discharge observed, 40,000 cfs Mar. 3, 1934 (gage height, 19.11 

ft), from rating curve extended above 20,000 efs; minimum, 3.0 cfs Oct. 6, 1930 (gage 

height, 2.32 ft).

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 783: 1934 (M), drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 7 Jan. 8 to SejJt. 30

2.5

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

94

198

316

4.5 500

5.0 785

6.0 1,550

7.0 2,720

8.0 4,200 4.5 

5.0

41

131

230

390

620

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0 

10.4

1,360

2,300

3,720

5,700

9,040

Discharge cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

68

62

60

57 

57

66

65 

59 

*59

68

80 

98

83

73

59

49

43

43

42

36

35

34

34

34

36

43

42

38

38

*37

38

1,636

52.8

0.069

0.08

Nov.

38

4?

44

43

44

46

56 

45 

42

53

56

70

96

89

89

76

66

60

66

151

229

550

743

4T3

293

234

198

168

149

134

-

4,383

146

0.192

0.21

Dec.

120

122

128

136 

166

222

285 

300 

264

901

4,200 

*2,090

1,020

665

470

360

303

273

257

252

261

293

319

333

322

300

276

252

225

200

229

15,544

501

0.657

0.76

Jan.

322 4"09~

851

1,330 

1,040

811

2,370 

5,480 

3,720

2,130

1,440 

1,160

920

1,000

1,160

1,240

1,080

1,360

2,080

1,560

1,640

*3,010

2,540

1,880

1,780

1,560

1,400

1,740

2,800

2,240

1,600

53,653

1,731

2.27

2.62

Feb.

1,240

928

722

620 

520

452

632 

1,240 

1,360

1,080

920 

1,480

2,870

2,480

2,300

3,010

3,160

2,660

1,880

1,780

9,040

9,040

3,480

2,040

1,520

1,240

1,000

796

_

-

-

59,490

2.125

2.79

2.90

Calendar year 1952: Max 18,60O Mln 34

liar.

605

*1,660

2,800

5,280 

5,280

2,940

1,880 

1,480 

1,200

952

796 

686

632

595

768

1,690

1,740

1,640

2,080

1,930

1,560

1,280

1,120

3,230

4,080

2,540

1,820

1,520

1,280

1,080

888

57,032

1,840

2.41

2.78

Apr.

838

747

662

585 

530

493 66"0" 

*824 

928

960

944 

866

960

1,520

1,560

1,440

1,240

1,080

1,740

2,190

1,820

1,440

1,240

1,080

912

824

775

668

590

565

-

30,621

1,021

1.34

1.49

May

620

656

632

570 

540

920

4,900 

5,280 

2', 940

1,980

1,480 

1,160

920

728

710

662

585

580

2,020

7,540

3,640

1,820

1,240

896

740

545

434

354

294

260

250

45,896

1,481

1.94

2.24

June

235

210

192

174 

154

146

1,470 

1,240 

520

322

617 

575

888

2,750

1,520

775

789

1,520

960

605

484

1,400

1,160

662

452

340

296

457

540

734

22,167

739

0.970

1.08

July

493

566

398

362 

370

354

1,080 

936 

*555

398

294 

250

208

188

166

154

157

122

120

122

110

116

538

370

226

162

125

110

93

80

8,858

286

0.575

0.43

Aug.

68

77

102

156 

150

108

104 

88 

133

220

202

144

110

91

75

64

57

73

*80

97

73

57

46

38

54

55

25

26

24

19

15.

2,589

83.5

0.110

0.13

Sept.

24

18

18

22 

64

125

m84

59

44 

37

34

28

24

25

30

28

31

52

57

51

*46

52

44

41

54

51

54

58

1,442

48.1

0.065

0.07

Mean 1,114 Cfsm 1.46 In. 19.90

Water year 1952-53: Max 9,040 Min 15 Mean 831 Cfsm 1.09 In. 14.79

Peak discharge (base, 10.000 cfs). Feb. 21 (11 p.m.) 14,700 cfs (12.37 ft) 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
GUYANDOT RIVER BASIN 275

Guyandot River at Branchland, W. Va.

Location. Iat 38°13'15", long. 82°12'10", on right bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge at Branchland, Lincoln County, 20 ft downstream from Fourmile Creek.

Drainage area. 1,226 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1915 to September 1922 (1918-22,/ gage heights only), December 

1928 to September 1953.

Sage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 547.91 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to June 20, 1932, chain gage at same site and datum. Since Oct. 1, 

1942, auxiliary wire-weight gage read twice daily, 4 miles upstream at Midkiff.

Average discharge.--24 years (1929-53), 1,518 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 13,300 cfs Feb. 22 (gage height, 20.62 ft); minimum, 20 cfs Sept. 18 (gage height, 3.13 ft).

1915-22, 1928-53: Maximum discharge, 36,900 cfs Jan. 29, 1918 (gage height, 39.24 

ft), from rating curve extended above 28,000 cfs; minimum, 3.6 cfs Oct. 25, 1930 (gage 

height, 2.66 ft).

Maximum stage known, about 44 ft from floodmark, probably in 1907 (discharge, 43,500 

cfs from rating curve extended above 28,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those for period of doubtful or no gage-height record, which 

are fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 803: Drainage area. WSP 853: 1918(M).

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic

feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 5 to Nov. 9; backwater from Ohio River 

Jan. 8, 9)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 22 Feb. 23 to Aug. 4

3.1 

3.3 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

50 5.0

86 7.0

133 13.0

320 19.0

565

910

2,670

7,000

12,300

3.4

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

135

162

344

607

5.0

7.0

13.0

16.0

945

2,670

7,000

9,600

Aug. 4 to Sept. 30

3.1 15

3.2 32

3.3 53

3.5 107

4.0 308

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

99

94

90

82

75

 67

73

73

78

75

92

115 

T07

107

96

88

80

73

65

60

67 

73 

65

73

65

65

73

75

82

82

78

2,487

80.2

0.065

0.08

Nov.

80

m

82

88

96

101

86

88

96

117

130

146 

159

 146

165

162

158

' 139

130

130

196 

472 

774

746

490

360

282

234

196

172

-

6,303

210

0.171

0.19

Dec.

155

143

T3~6 136

162

215

270

316

351

415

2,740

4,650 

2,190

1,180

795

601

479

410

360

333

342 

*373 

401

420

425

405

382

346

312

278

278

19,979

644

0.525

0.61

Jan.

324

410

1,250

2,430

2,070

1,480

1,790

7,910

7,710

4,910

3,020

2,190 

1,790

1,600

1,650

1,740

1,790

2,590

3,020

3,090

2,590 

3,650 

4,420

4,210

3,650

2,950

2,430

2,350

3,020

3,720

2,950

88,704

2,861

2.33

2.69

Feb.

2,190

1,740

1,390

*1,160

990

862

86?

1,060

1,700

1,650

1,380

1,900 

3,100

3,900

3,500

3,900

5,000

4,000

3,400

2,700

4,400 

12,000 

9,600

4,600

3,100

2,400

2,000

1,600

-

-

-

36,084

3,074

2.51

2.61

Mar.

1,300

1,700

4,700

*7,600

9,200

7,000

4,200

3,000

2,300

1,900

1,600

1,300 

1,200

1,100

1,400

1,900

2,700

2,900

3,160

3,300

2,880 

2,270 

2,150

5,190

7,320

5,680

*3,860

2,950

2,350

1,990

1,700

101,800

3,284

2.68

3.09

Apr.

1,500

1,380

1,240

1,100

998

930

1,040

1,240

1,410

1,580

1,580

1,600 

1,580

1,700

2,270

2,270

2,030

1,830

1,950

2,810

. 5,020 

2,430 

1,950

1,740

1,520

1,340"

1,250

1,120

1,000

*922

-

48,550

1,611

1.51

1.47

May

908

945

945

900

856

1,070

2,510

7,080

5,540

3,580

2,510

1,910 

1,510

1,220

1,140

1,080

1,030

1,480

2,270

8,160

8,880 

4,420 

2,590

1,910

1,590

1,260

982

800

671

577

513

70,837

2,285

1.86

2.15

June

470

444

400

367

335

310

583

2,270

1,350

835

709

870 

1,040

2,810

5,250

1,580

1,070

1,450

1,740

l',060

768 

800 

1,650

1,090

716

525

748

481

519

626

-

50,846

1,028

0.858

0.94

July

755

525

491

499

400

*515

998

1,510

1,260

742

519

419 

349

297

265

239

218

202

229

202

174 

174 

186

323

424

289

*225

183

159

151

143

12,993

419

0.542

0.59

Aug.

174

133

187

177

158

TIB- 227

114

114

158

210

222 

158

117

92

70

60

92

60

51

60 

70 

66

78

53

42

36

42

45

42

45

5,295

106

0.086

0.10

Sept.

42

40

36

47

63

78

140

127

*127

114

84

63 

53

47

45

38

32

29

50

66

47" 

55 

49

47

42

42

53

58

49

40

1,781

59.4

0.48

0.05

Calendar year 1952: Max 21,800 Min 60 Mean 1,693 Cfsm 1.38 In. 18.81

Water year 1952-53: Max 12,000 Min 29 Mean 1,297 Cfsm 1.06 In. 14.37

Peak discharge (baae, 15.000 cfs). Feb. 22 (6 p.m.) 13,300 cfs (2C

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Doubtful or no gage-height record due to lagging Intake Feb.

(20.62 ft).

12 to Mar. 18.
276 GUYANDOT RIVER BASIN

Mud River near Milton, W. Va.

Location. Lat 38°23'15", long. 82°06'46", near center of span on downstream side of highway bridge, 600 ft downstream from Little Twomile Creek, 0.9 mile upstream from Charley 

Creek, and 3.4 miles south of Milton, Cabell County.

Drainage area.--291 sq mi.

Records available. February 1938 to September 1953.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator; gage read twice daily. Datum of gage 

is 572.64 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by Corps of-Engineers). 

Prior to Feb. 9, 1940, staff gage at same site'and datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 278 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,470 cfs Jan. 9 (gage height, 15.00 ft from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 0.4 cfs Oct. 9, 31, Nov. 1; minimum 

gage height observed, 0.23 ft Sept. 2, 3.

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 14,500 cfs Feb. 3, 1939 (gage height, S9.35 ft, from 

floodmarks); minimum daily, 0.1 cfs for many days; minimum gage height observed, 0.10 

ft Sept. 16, Oct. 13, 14, 1940.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of doubtful gage-height record, which are 

fair.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 9)

0.1 

.2 

.3 

.4 

.5 

.6

0.3

.8

1.5

2.6

5.0

8.3

20

1.0

1.5

2.0

3.0

6.0

12.0

14.5

35

85

146

296

880

2,450

3,280

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

1.0

.7

.6

.7 

.7

*.7

.7 

.5

.5 

.5

.7

.7

.8

.9

.8

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.6

.5

.5

.5

_A

19.6

0.632

0.0022

0.003

Nov.

~^0.4

.7

.7 

.6

.7

.7 

.6

.6 

.7

.9

.9

.8 *.9

.9

.8

.9

.9

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.4

1.8

21

56_

36

4.8

2.4

2.0

1.6

-

143.7

4.79

0.016

0.02

Dec .

1.6

1.4

1.5

1.2 

176

19

36 

28

21 

74

470

329

114

80

55

40

d33

d26

d27

d29

d96

*74

90

74

50

46

40

33

29

30

39

1,989.3

64.2

0.221

0.25

Jan.

74

102

1,710

1,110 

398

208

159 

1,650

5,280 

1,270

565

434

363

296

240

194

201

1,280

1,250

470

329

972

546

1,300

1,670

707

434

527

728

398

296

23,161

747

2.57

2.96

Feb.

248

187

159

*133 

102

96

126 

159

133 

114

102

930

995

S4T

749

926

605

398

288

329

665

814

452

312

256

216

173

146_'

_

-

10,359

370

1.27

1.32

Mar.

120

120

*1,410

3,060 

1,850

686

380 

296

240 

194

166

146

126

126

383

749

380

628

1,250

585

363

272

363

2,090

2,330

1,110

*665

452

312

264

216

21,332

688

2.36

2.73

Apr.

187

166

140

126 

108

96

296 

452

546 

949

625

1,060

858

470

329

452

416

312

625

508

380

288

232

194

166

146

133

114

102

*90

-

10,566

352

1.21

1.35

May

85

80

74

63 

74

604

1,160 

489

452

288

180

133

108

85

85

90

96

182

903

lj_590

546

272

173

115

120

96

74

59

49

40

49

8,214

265

0.911

1.05

June

68

46

31

26 

23

19

21

eg

52 

45

102

68

75

398 2^8"

*126

85

63

49

42

50

113

46

32

25

14

IS

86

80

68

-

2,146

7.15

0.246

0.27

July

74

44

98

74 

45

*498

1,110 

452

180 

102

74

53

44

33

31

26

22

17

17

14

13

17

63

33

21

14

*12

11

9.2

8.0

7.6

3,216.8

104

0.357

0.41

Aug.

7.6

6.3

6.3

5.7 

5.7

5.7

5.0 

6.0

7.6 

7.0

8.0

5To

6.0

5.0

4.3

4.3

3.8

3.6

2.8

2.3

2.3

1.9

1.7

1.9

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

128.7

4.15

0.014

0.02

Sept.

1.0

.9

.9

.9 

1.9

2.0

2.8 

*2.4

2.2

1.7

1.4

1.6

1.8

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.9

1.2

5.3

6.3 4T5"

3.1

2.4

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.5

1.4

57.8

1.93

0.0066

0.007

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,990 Mln 0.4 Mean 285 Cfsm 0.979 In. 13.33

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,280 Mln 0.4 Mean 223 Cfsm 0.766 In. 10.39

* Discharge measurement made on this day. o

d Period of doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of gage-height record and 

record for Coal River at Ashford and Little Coal River at Danville.
OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM 277

Ohio River at Huntington, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 38°24'48", long. 82°30'02", at lock 28, 0.1 mile upstream from Fourpole 

Creek, 3.0 miles downstream from Symmes Creek, and at mile 311.6.

Drainage area. 55,900 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--August 1934 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 490.263 ft above mean sea level, Sandy Hook 

datum. Prior to July 8, 1942, at datum 1.736 ft higher. Auxiliary water-stage reorder 

4.7 miles upstream from base gage, at foot of 24th Street, Huntington, Cabell County, 

and 1.5 miles downstream from Guyandot River.

Average discharge. 19 years (1934-1953), 78,240 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 209,000 cfs Mar. 27; maximum gage height, 31.61 

ft Mar. 27; maximum gage height at auxiliary gage, 33.55 ft Mar. 27; minimum daily discharge, 4,290 cfs Oct. 26; minimum gage height, 13.97 ft Dec. 11.

1934-53: Maximum discharge, 654,000 cfs Jan. 28, 1937; maximum gage height, 69.45 

ft Jan. 27, 1937, present datum; maximum gage height at auxiliary gage, 70.75 ft Jan. 27, 

1937, present datum; minimum daily discharge, 3,200 cfs Sept. 6, 13, Nov. 2, 1934, 

Oct. 3, 1935, Oct. 1, 1937.

Remarks.--Records good above 30,000 cfs and fair below.

Revisions (water years ).--WSP 853: 1934, 1936. WSP 893: Drainage area ...

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3 

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

7,460

8,320

15,100 

8,230 

7,460

7,460

8,390

6,450

7.31C

5,560

8,39C

8,32C

6,520

9,320

7,23C

7.46C

12,OOC

10.00C

10,000

9,000

8.23C

7,46C

7,380

5,440

5,390

4,290

7,3lC

*7,380

8.23C

7,380

6,450

242, 92C

7,836

0.140

0.16

Nov.

7,540

6,520

8,48C 

8,480 

7,460

10, 100

9,320

6,45C

7,380

9,400

7,46C

7,600

10,400

9,320

6,400

11.20C

7,150

11,200

10,000

19,200

8,830

26,400

38,200

53,300

37,600

37,300

31,600

24,300

13,700

18,500

-

470,790

15,690

0.281

0.31

Dec.

13,900

12,900

9.030 

237155 

22,900

21,700

27,400

32,500

*34,100

37,600

56,700

96,800

107,000

164,060

103,000

85,400

53.500

35,800

27,600

27,60O

22,600

25,200

27,400

43,100

40,000

37,700

31,900

30, 700

28,000

21,600

22,900

$1,263.63

40,760

0.729

0.84

Jan.

31,800

26,500

40,366 

34,900 

42,700

34,100

34,400

81,600

164,000

168.000

152,000

145,000

133,000

116,000

105,000

97,700

83,700

86,800

98,000

*106,000

104,000

119,000

122,000

126,000

125,000

139,000

130,000

125,000

151,000

168,000

163,000

*3,253.5

105,000

1.88

2.16

Feb.

140,000

120,000

108,000 

102,000 

89,800

73 , 100

62,200|

64,000

90,500

85,000

69,000

80,300

102,000

111,000

114,000

112,000

112,000

108,000

89,400

71,600

84,200

120,000

169,000

153,000

144,000

136,000

123,000

83,200

_

_

-

t2,916.3

104,200

1.86

1.94

Mar.

64,500

55,500

61,800 

121,000 

*L45,000

164,000

150,000

139,000

104,000

83,200

76,100

73,600

73,600

83,100

91,500

108,000

123,000

126,000

130,000

125,000

114,000

95,600

75,200

105,000

164,000

192,000

206,000

204,000

190,000

171,000

145,000

*3,759.7

121,300

2.17

2.50

Apr.

129,000

118,000

114,000 

115,000 

121,000

115,000

111,000

112,000

116,000

111,000

113,000

117,000

132.000

130,000

1*121,000

112,000

103,000

89,600

102,000

116,000

121,000

114,000

113,000

109,000

103,000

95,100

89,500

85,000

80,500

79,800

-

t3,287 .5

109,600

1.96

2.19

May

77,600

62,400

50,800 

53,960 

55,600

63,100

93, £00

139,000

169,000

176,000

166,000

136,000

109,000

82,800

70,400

81,300

80,700

91,100

101,000

116,000

151,000

155,000

137,000

113,000

117,000

127,000

 119,000

103,000

114,000

117,000

102,000

*3,331.9

107,500

- 1.92

2.22

June

85,200

89,800

123,000 

128,000

115,666'

94,500

78,5001

68,500

68,500

75,000

49,200

39,400

46,800

31,800

36,100

31,900

44,900

88,800

63,900

40,200

38,800

43,800

32,100

23,900

26,000

23,800

25,500

23,600

32,400

23,600

-

*1,690.5

56,350

1.01

1.12

July

26,900

26,000

55,600 

34,000 

32,800

39,700

*42,700

30,000

38,900

29,200

19,800

19,100

15,700

13,900

10,200

12,100

10,500

12,600

13,400

11,400

11,300

14,800

30,400

19,600

20,500

18,900

13,200

10,400

11,500

10,400

7j890

661,390

21,340

0.382

0.44

Aug.

12,100

13,900

12,200 

15,700 

16,900

11,700

14,000

20,600

24,700

54,100

24,900

30,700

24,800

19,600

18,200

15,500

612,200

»ell, 200

610,000

e9,000

Sept.

e8,000

69,400

,

1

I 68,500

1

J

1

V 69, 500

J

1 L "> ^ 68,000)614, 000

I If

r

Ie7,000

434,000

14,000

0.250

0.29

.69,500

-

294,500

9,817

0.176

0.20

Calendar year 1952: Max 453,000 Min 4,290 Mean 77,540 Cfsm 1.39 In. 18.88

Water year 1952-53: Max 206,000 Min - Mean 59,200 Cfsm i.Q6 In. 14.37

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Expressed in thousands.

e Pall-stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge estimated'on basis of records for other Ohio 

River stations and tributary inflow.
278 TWELVEPOLE CREEK BASIN

Twelvepole Creek at Wayne, W. Va.

Location.--Lat 38°13)05", long. 82°26'55", near center of span on downstream side of

bridge on State Highway 37 at Wayne, Wayne County, three-quarters of a mile downstream 

from confluence of East and West Forks.

Drainage area.--291 sq mi.

Records available. July 1915 to September 1922 (gage heights only October 1917 to Sept- 

. ember 1922), October 1928 to September 1931, August 1946 to September 1953.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage and crest-stage, indicator; gage read twice daily. Datum of gage 

is 574.92 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Sept. 30, 1931, chain 

gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 12 years (1915-17, 1928-31, 1946-53), 343 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,400 cfs Jan. 8 (gage height, 12.45 ft); minimum observed, 0.2 cfs Oct. 26 to Nov. 7.

1915-22, 1928-31, 1946-53: Maximum discharge, 13,000 cfs Feb. 2, 1951 ^minimum, 0.1 

cfs for many days during period September to November 1930, and on Oct. 9, 1949.

Maximum stage known, 28.3 ft June 30, 1928, from reading by U. S. Weather Bureau 

(discharge, 14,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those below 20 cfs, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 21,.26-3O)

2.25

2.3

2.4

2.5 

2.7 

3.0

0.2

1.0

4.2

9.3

24

54

3.5 

4,0 

6.0 

8.0

9.0

11.3

133

238

770

1,400

1,800

2,850

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.0

.8

.6

.4

.4

*2.3

3^6

1.0

l.O 

.8

.8

.8

.8

.6

.6

.6

.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.Z

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.2

18.6

0.600

0.0021

0.002

Nov.

0*1

.2

.4

.8

.4

.4

.8

.8

1.6 

2.3

1.6

.6

1.0

1.6

2.3

3.2

4.2

5.2

10

11

10

19

5745"

30

 22

17

15

13

13

-

289,6

9.65

0.033

0.04

Dec.

9.3

9.3

8.8

8.3

15

38

58

43

*31 

124

335

215

133

82

52

37

29

26

22

22

24

26

. 28

28

25

24

22

19

19

16

19

1,547.7

49.9

0.171

0.20

Jan.

596"8"

535

710

385

385

335

2,040

2,120 '920

485

385

310

262

215

193

193

1,190

*980

74O

560

560

460

1,150

1,520

890

535

535

680

510

410

20,320

655

2.25

2.60

Feb.

335

262

,215

193

152

124

142

142

124 

106

115

775

890

560

650

830

650

620

385

322

924

950 650"

485

410

335

286

226

_

_

-

11,858

424

1.46

1.52

Mar..

172

53T

1,740

*2,850

1,880

1,010

620

460

385 

310

262

226

204

182

410

560

510

1,130

1,010

680

510

410

360

1,240

1,840

1,130

800

590

460

360

310

22,946

740

2.54

2.93

Apr.

286

238

 215

182

152

152

357

410

335 

360

360

560

510

360

*31O

360

360

385

680

53?

435

360

322

274

238

215

193

162

133

124

-

9,563

319 r.io

1.22

May

115

106

88

73

95

514

830

650

410 

435

335

250

182

152

238

238

274

702

920

1,040

560

360

298

310

*204

152

115

79

63

52

11,650

376

1.29

1.49

June

45

36

31

27

£2.

22

24

52

41 

170

215

115

152

 193

124

76

67

70

52

39

192

298

9Q

57

36

28

26

63

74

247

2,684

89.5

0.307

0.34

July

204

106

60

52

37

*278

460 355" 

274

172

88

62

39

35

32

27

25

21

19

21

21

18

16

15

11

9.3

10

8.3

8.3

7.3

2,562.2

82.7

0.284

0.33

Aug.

8.3

7.3

15

88

8T

52

30

22

18 

37

25

18

15

11

12

8.3

7.3

*6.8

6.2

5.7

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

4.2

3.9

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

2.9

524.1

16.9

0.058

0.07

Sept.

2.6

2.9

1.6

2.3

7.5

6.2

3.6

3.2

2.6 

2.0

2.0

2.3

2.0

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

.0

.0

.6

.6

* .0

.0

.0

1.0

.8 "78"

'.6

.8

.8

-

60.2

2.01

0.0069

0.008

Calendar year 1952: Max 8,650 Min 0.2 Mean 322 Cfsm i.ll In. 15.09

Water year 1952-53= Max 2,850 Min o.2 Mean 230 Cfsm 0.790 In- 10.76

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
BIG SANDY RIVER BASIN 279

Levisa Pork near Grundy, Va.

Location.--Lat 37°18'00", long. 82°07'30", on left bank 50 ft downstream from wooden 

bridge to Appalachian Electric Power Co.'s substation, 2 miles northwest of Grundy, 

Buchanan County, 2.7 miles downstream from Slate Creek, and 2.8 miles upstream from 

Poplar Creek.

Drainage area. 235 sq mi.

Records available. November 1941 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 986.17 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Aug. 20, 1949, chain gage at bridge 

50 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--11.years (1942-53), 281 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 16,300 cfs May 19 (gage height, 13.17 ft); mlnimum, 0.9 cfs Sept. 15, 29 (gage, height, 0.55 ft).

1941-53: Maximum discharge observed, 22,000 cfs Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 14.5 

ft), from rating curve extended above 6,500 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum observed, 0.2 cfs July 30, 1944 (gage height, 0.48 ft).

in March 1929 reached a stage of 16.0 ft (discharge, about 30,000 cfs), from 

' by local residents.

RenarJts. R\eaor<is .good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

H»tfng.t«bles, water year 1952-53 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, in

cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 31 to Nov. 20)

Oct. 1 to May 19

0.6

.7

.8

1.0

1.2

1.4

3.0 

4.5

6.5

12

21

34

May 20 to Sept. 30

1.7 60 5.0 1,370 0.5 O.6 1.4 30

2.0 100 7.0 3,040 .6 1.3 1.7 55

2.5 195 9.0 5,300 .7 2.9 2.0 91

3.0 330 10.0 7,000 .8 5.0 2.4 170

3.5 520 12.0 12,000 1.0 10 3.0 330

4.0 760 1.2 17

Note. Same as preceding table above 3.0 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

9.6

9.0

8.2

7.8 

7.5

6.3

 6.5

6.3

12

36.

32 

20

16

12 

*11

8.5

8.0

7.2

6.1

5.5

5.5

5.1

4.9

4.9

5.9

4.9

4.0

5.5

4.0

4.7

3.3

288.2

9.30

0.040

0.05

Nov.

4.4

3.8

3.4

57?

5.5

5.5

*5.5

4.7

4.2

5.9

16 

23

18

13 

10

9.0

8.2

7.2

7.8

38

216

452

2~31T

180

136

104

82

63

53

53

-

1,775.8

59.2

0.252

0.28

Dec.

IS" 46

57

60 

88

166

152

116

94

703

*1,530 SCO"

279

190 

138

112

92

90

84

82

85

82

81

78

75

74

69

64

48

60

78

5,419

175

0.745

0.86

Jan.

96

90

12T

158 

158

150

401

760

480

358

291 

250

225

245 

250

242

212

212

185

180

*315

685

520

452

448

400

376

540

810

565

386

10,557

341

1.45

1.67

Feb.

297

230

198

172 

142

258" 140

270

270

240

238 

468

930

635 

585

540

930

735

540

574

5,200

1,840

840

560

420

*337

270

240

_

_

-

16,049

573

2.44

2.54

Mar.

198

490

1,180

1,760 

1,400

810

540

424

321

265

235 

205

195

172

FfF

480

468

631

960

710

500

379

358

1,300

1,140

735

540

424

348

282

248

17,974

580

2.47

2.85

Apr.

245

*215

190

178 

162

160

330

480

460

464

420 

436

1,020

1,500 

810

585

404

334

291

248

222

192

178

166

154

160

148

136

126

145

-

10,356

345

1.47

1.64

May

188

192

178

156 

158

535

1,760

1,210

785

540

396 

300

238

192 

220

205

175

2,650

9,960

*S,826

1,340

685

444

318

242

190

150

116

96

84

81

27,604

890

3.79

4.37

June

79

a78

a76

a74 

a72

a78

129

a70

a65

allO

296 

118

238

448 

215

121

133

*109

81

67

63

55B" 500

125

88

65

62

125 111

160

-

4,176

139

0.591

0.66

July

84

63

565

520 

198

242

660

5SS

225

125

84 

67

55

47 

40

35

30

26

26

27

21

23

37

37

21

15

12

*11

9.2

8.2

T_L£

3,706.6

120

0.511

0.59

Aug.

6.8

62

22

45

30

17

12

19

41

21

12 

9.5

*7.5

6.0 

5.0

4.0

29

29

13

9.0

6.5

5.0

5.0

3.3

3.5

3.3

a3.0

a2.7

a2.5

a2.3

a2.1

439.0

14.2

0.060

0.07

Sept.

*al.8

al.6

al.3

*1.2 

3.3

10

13

T.O

5.0

3.5

2.6 

2.1

1.9

1.2 

1.0

1.3

1.1

1.2

1.0

1.8

2.4

4.0

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.3

1.2

1.0

1.3

-

82.3

2.74

0.012

0.01

Calendar year 1952: Max 6,260 Min 3.3 Mean 289 Cfsm 1.23 In. 16.77

Water year 1952-53: Max 9,960 Min l.o Mean 270 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.59

Peak discharge (base. 2,500 cfs). Dec. 11 (2 a.m.) 2,500 cfs (6.36 ft)j Feb. 21 (3 p.m.) 5,020 

ofs (8.78 ft); May 19 (1 p.m.) 16,300 cfs (13.17 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Pound 

River near Haysl.
280 BIG SANDY RIVER BASIN

Levisa Fork at Fishtrap, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°25'45", long. 82°23'20", on right bank 300 ft south of U. S. Highway 

460 at Fishtrap, Pike County, 700 ft downstream from Hurricane Creek, and 6.1 miles 

upstream from Russell Fork.

Drainage area. 386 sq mi.

Records available. February 1938 to September 1953.

:e_. Staff gage read twice dally. Datum of gage is 688.10 ft above mean sea level, ad 

ustment of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 15 years, 428 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 17,100 cfs May 19 (gage height, 19.5 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum observed, 1.8 cfs Sept. 4, 24-27.

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 27,300 cfs Jan. 7, 1946 (gage height, 22.82 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 15,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage heights 20.26 and 22.82 ft; minimum observed, 0.1 cfs Nov. 9, 1939. 

Maximum stage known, about 26.5 ft in 1929.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Revisions.--WSP 953: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Backwater from aquatic growth, May 22 to June 3, June 8 to July 13; 

shifting-control method used May 10-13)

Oct. 1 to May 19 May 20 to Sept. 30

0.70 

.80 

1.0 

1.4 

1.8 

2.2

58

110

200

2.5

3.0

5.0

10.0

17.0

300

570

2,000

6,200

13,200

0.47 

.50 

.70

1.0

1.8

2.5

8.0

23

1.3 

1.7 

2.2

90

200

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 2.2 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

15

13

12

11 

10

9.2

8.8

16 8.0

16

36

50

*37

28 

22

20

16

14

13

11

10

9.6 

9.6

9.2

8.8

8.4

8.0

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

457. 2

14.7

0.038

0.04

Nov.

57B- 8.4

8.4

8.8 

9.6

9.6

10

11 

13

15

16

21

35

34 

29

24

*22

19

19

22

130

1,110 

594

355

254

191

146

114

83

69

-

3,389.6

113

0.293

0.33

Dec.

66

61

BT

70 

88

194

288

221 

162

992

3,450

1,180

612

365 

*264

200

160

132

122

126

120

140 

138

138

132

122

108

106

89

73

89

10,072

325

0.842

0.97

Jan.

136

154

230

380 

355

300

784

1,440 

1,030

728

570

522

456

486 

480

456

425

522

*564

456

558

1,130 

1,010

819

791

714

651

861

1,330

1,080

749

20,167

651

1.69

1.94

Feb.

558

425

345

296 

245

209

276

405 

445

395

365

552

1,250

1,160 

1,060

1,220

1,490

1,340

IjOlO

910

3,830

3,990 

*2';220

1,040

784

612

474

405

_

_

-

27,311

975

2.53

2.63

Calendar year 1952: Max 7,620 Min 7.6

Mar.

34,5

528

2,400

5,120 

2,490

1,480

1,010

770 

594

486

410

350

315

284 

320

679

749

805

1,360

1,200

861

651 

618

1,620

1,860

1,270

931

749

600

498

*420

29,773

960

2.49

2.87

Apr.

390

370

325

272 

248

264

345

630

728

679

728

679

1,120

1,920

1,330

987

742

618

742

624

445

385 

350

305

280

272

264

236

215

203

-

16,696

557

1.44

1.61

May

254

292

280

251 

227

574

2,530

2,190 

1,310

910

*651

480

380

310 

305

355

325

821

12,200

8,200

2,700

1,290 

750

540

420

315

260

205

170

150

140

39,785

1,283

3.32

3.83

June

145

115

95

80

§i

79

90

100

140

105

410

300

290

810 510-

290

210

220

160

115

90

*355 

420

230

145

105

80

80

145

85

-

6,065

202

0.523

0.58

July

155

115

120

1.140 

37S

370

765

695 

445

250

160

110

90

71 

61

53

47

44

52

36

*36

32 

28

37

53

36

24

21

17

15

14

5,467

176

0.456

0.53

Aug.

13

11

13

37 

38

4029-

21 

16

32

35

23

18

14 

11

8.4

21

11

21

24

16

10 

10

9.2

8.4

*7.7

6.2

5.3

4.8

4.2

3.5

521.7

16.8

0.044

0.05

Sept.

3.2

3.0

2.5

1.8

774

14

14

10 

8.8

10

11

8.0

7.1

5.3

4.5

3.8

3.2

2.8

2.5

3.5

2.2

2.2 

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

*2.2

2.8

2.8

-

148.2

4.94

0.013

0.01

Mean 491 Cfsm 1.27 In. 17.32

Water year 1952-53: Max 12,200 Min 1.8 Mean 438 Cfsm 1.13 In. 15.39

Beak discharge (base, 9,000 efs).--May 19 (12 m.) 17,100 cfs (19.5 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
BIG SANDY RIVER BASIN 281

Pound River near Haysi, Va.

Location. Lat 37°12'50", long. 82°22'50", on left bank 0.2 mile donwstream from Cranesnest 

River, 0.8 mile upstream from Twin Branch, and 4.7 miles west of Haysi, Dickenson County.

Drainage area. 212 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1926 to February 1939 (includes flow of Twin Branch), December 

1939 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,280 ft (by barometer). July 18, 1926, 

to Feb. 3, 1939, chain gage at footbridge 0.8 mile (revised) downstream at different 

datum.

Average discharge.--25 years (1926-38, 1940-53), 266 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,500 cfs May 19,(gage height, 13.00 ft); minimum, 1.0 cfs Aug. 30, 31, Sept. 1; minimum gage-height, 2.18 ft Aug. 31, Sept. 1.

1926-53: Maximum discharge, about 30,000 cfs Mar. 23, 1929 (gage height, 16.5 ft, 

from floodmarks, site and datum then in use); minimum, less than 0.1 cfs for several 

days in September 1932.

Revisions. The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised, 

as shown in the following table. They supersede figures published in water-supply papers indicated.

WSP

663

698

713

728

743

758

783

803

823

853

Water 

year

1928

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

Date

Apr. 30,

Oct. 22,

Apr. 22,

Jan. 29,

Dec. 28,

Mar. 3,

Mar. 31,

Mar. 24,

Feb. 9,

July 14,

1938

1929

1931

1932

1932

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

Discharge 

(cfs)

7,800

10,400

5,100

12,700

8,800

8,800

8,000

11,600

12,100

10,000

Gage height 

( 1 eet )

g9 5

gio',7

g8.0

gll.6

glO.O

glO.O

g9.6

gll.2

gll.4

glO.5

g From graph based on gage readings.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 953: 1940-41. WSP 1003: 1942, 1943(P). Revised figures 

of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for high-water periods in the water years 1927- 

30, 1932-39, superseding figures published in previous water-supply papers, are given 

herewith:

Date

1926 

Dec. 21

1927 

Apr. 22 

May 30

1928 

Apr. 29 

30 

Nov. 19

1929 

Feb. 26 

Mar. 5 

Hay 20 

Oct. 22 

Nov. 3

Discharge

6,290

5,440 

5,780

3,840 

3,700 

3,580

5,270 

4,540 

3,500 

5,100 

4,820

Month

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

Water year 1927-28. . .............

Calendar year 1928 ...............

February 1929 .....................

Water year 1928-29 ...............

Water year 1929-30. ..............

Water year 1931-32 ...............

Water year 1932-33 ...............

Date

1929-Con. 

Nov. 18

1932 

Jan. 3O 

Feb. 3 

Mar. 28 

Dec. 28

1934 

Feb. 26 

Mar. 3

1935 

Jan. 9 

Mar. 26 

Apr. 1

Cfs -days

1

-

I

1

:

:

-

-

Discharge

3,980

7,400 

3,840 

4,260 

4,960

4,540 

7,200

3,460 

4,120 

4,540

Date

1936 

Mar. 24 

Apr. 6 

Dec. 7

1937 

Jan. 18 

25 

Feb. 9

1938 

May 30 

July 14

1939 

Peb. 3

Discharge

4,820 

6,290 

4,960

5,270 

5,780 

8,OOO

3,460 

8,000

4,680

Maximum

6,290 

5,440 

5,780 

6,290 

5,780

3,840 

3,840

3,580 

3,840

5,270 

15,600 

3,500 

15,600

5,100 

4,820 

15,600 

5,100

7,400 

3,840 

4,260 

7,400

4,960 

7,400 

4,960

4,540 

7,200 

7,200 

7,200

Minimum

86 

220 

86 

3 

2

213 

2

47

15

102 

152 

115 

9

16 

146 

9 

.9

92 

172 

112 

.1

12 

.1 

.7

15 

118

1 

4

Mean

1,060 

974 

620 

420 

336

868 

312

305 

318

585 

1,241 

686 

369

311 

678 

439 

222

546 

758 

532 

246

319 

251 

226

246 

1,139 

205 

229

Per square 

mile

4.88 

4.49 

2.86 

1.94 

1.55

4.00 

1.44

1.41 

1.47

2.70 

5.72 

3.16 

1.70

1.43 

3.12 

2.02 

1.02

2.52 

3.49 

2.45 

1.13

1.47 

1.16 

1.04

1.13 

5.25 

.945 

1.06

Runoff In 

Inches

5.63 

5.01 

3.30 

26.25 

21.02

4.46 

19.57

1.57 

19.95

2.81 

6.60 

3.64 

23.10

1.65 

3.48 

27.47 

13.85

2.90 

3.76 

2.82 

15.40

1.70 

15.75 

14.14

1.18 

6.05 

12.83 

14.34
282 BIG SAMDY RIVER BASIN

Pound River near Haysi, Va. Continued

Revised figures of monthly discharge. In cubic feet per second, 1927-30, 1932-39 Continued

Month

Calendar year 1935. ..............

March 1936 .........................

Water year 1935-36

Calendar year 1936 ...............

Cfs-days

129,978

28,823

99,000

106,624

105,515

103,619

Maximum

4 540

4,540

4,820

6,290

6,290

8,000

8,000

Minimum

1

107

1

1

6

8

. Mean

356

930

270

291

641

289

253

311

' 284

Per square 

mile

1.64

4.29

1.24

1.34

2.95

1.33

1.43

1.31

Runoff In 

Inches

22.26

4.95

16.97

18.28

18.08

1.35

3.61

19.45

17.77

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 27 to Dec. 10)

Oct. 1 to May 19 May 20 to Sept. 30

2.1

2.2

2.3

1.0

3.0

5.5

14

33

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 '6.0

74

166

276

595

990

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

12.0

1,520

2,200

3,050

4,250

8,080

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

1.0

2.0

5.0

9.0

14

2.7

2.8 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

21

31

60

164

276

Note. Same as precedIng table above 4.0 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Bay

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

4.8

4.2

3.8

3.0 

3.0

2.6

2.4

2.2

37F

8.3

30 

2?

20

16

12

*8.3

7.2

6.2

4.2 

2.8

2.4

2.8

3.2

3.2

3.2

4.2

4.5

4.8

4.5

4.5

4.5

215.6

6.95

0.033

0.04

Nov.

4.5

T^

5.0

5.2 

5.2

*5.5

5.2

5.2

5.2

7.2

12 

22

30

21

16

13

11

9.5

9.0 

9.5

32

298

274

336

TCS

254

309

170

103

76

-

2,277.0

75.9

0.358

0.40

Dec.

59

52

59

62 

74

166

160

135

85

 704

2.050 

636

327

215

156

123

95

92

82 

77

77

76

71

66

64

59

56

52

48

45

5T

6,070

196

0.925

1.07

Jan.

70

77

79

103 

106

103

278

578

612

790

710 

420

293

250

215

188

168

215

288 

271

*396

630

472 4-72

490

396

369

732

1.020

595

384

11,765

380

1.79

2.06

Feb.

288

223

186

166 

140

T6~B~ 127

193

180

158

154 

257

525

420

411

448

730

595

455 

455

3.460

1,760

790

508

390

309

252

226

_

-

13,912

497

2.34

2.44

Mar.

190

553

1,260

1.770 

1,290

730

490

369

281

230

201 

180

172

158

21?

327

293

562

870 

578

408

315

417

542

630

472

360

288

 248

201

176

14,773

477

2.25

2.59

Apr.

184

*180

156

142 

131

129

336

438

375

372

336 

303

384

4Slir

366

283

237

234 

197

176

158

146

140

129

129

131

118

108 its7,052

235

1.11

1.24

May

390

321

274

206

218

1,810

2,520

1,190

670

424

306 

239

193

160

174

160

135

821

7.270 

4)550

1,140

578

369

366

259

197

153

118

95

81

71

25,458 '821

3.87

4.46

June

70

58

46

40 

35

48

215

131

70

110

525 

IBS

114

228

127

85

73

 60

47 

38

31

38

41

32

26

20

18

23

118

241

-

2,900

96.7

. 0.456

0.51

July

116

68

302

'5BT 

142

131

173

131

81

55

40 

30

25

21

19

17

16

15

15 

15

14

13

55

79

34

21

*15

13

10

9.5

7.8

1,966.3

63.4

0.299

0.34

Aug.

10

10

24

21

16

14

11

10

11

9.0

7.8 

5.8

*5.0

4.1

3.5

2.6

3.8

4.1

4.1 

3.5

2.6

2.9

2.6

4.7

5.0

2.9

1.8

1.5

1.3

1.0

T^5

210.6

6.79

0.032

0.04

Sept.

 1.0

TjT

1.2

1.5 

9.5

18

19

1?

10

7.4

5.4 

3.5

2.0

1.6

1.3

1 ,0

1.5

1.6

1.7 

2.9

2.9

1.8

1.5

1.3

1.0

1.1

1.7

1.7

1.9

1.9

121.7

4.01

0.019

0.01

Calendar year 1952 : Max 4,260 Mln 2.2 Mean 254 Cfsm 1.20 In. 16.30

Water year 1952-53 : Max 7,270 Mln 1.0 Mean 238 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.21

Peak discharge (base. 3.500 cfs). Feb. 21 (4 p.m.) 5,950 cfs (11.03 ft)j May 19 (9 p.m.) 10,500 

Cfs (13.00 Tt).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
BIG SANDY RIVER BASIN 283

Levisa Fork at Pikeville, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°28'35", long. 82°31'05", on left bank at foot of Huffman Avenue in Pikeville, Pike County, a quarter of a mile upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 119, 0.5 

mile upstream from Ferguson Fork, and 7.6'miles downstream from Shelby Creek. Prior to 

Oct. 1, 1952, at site a quarter of a mile downstream.

Drainage area. 1.237 sq mi.

Records available. October 1937 to September 1953. Gage-height records collected in this 

vicinity since 1907 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 633.18 ft above mean sea level (unadjusted), 

revised. Prior to Sept. 22, 1944, chain or wire-weight gage at site a quarter of a mile 

downstream at datum 1.0 ft higher. Sept. 23, 1944, to Sept. 30, 1952, water-stage recorder a quarter of a mile downstream at present datum.

Average discharge. 16 years, 1,323 cfs.

Extremes.. Maximum discharge during year, 40,900 cfs May 20 (gage height, 37.77 ft); minimum, 8.1 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.06 ft).

1937-53: Maximum discharge, 50,300 cfs Jan. 8, 1946 (gage height, 42.90 ft); minimum observed, 2.7 cfs Oct. 24, 1939.

Maximum stage known, about 52 ft in February 1862. Flood of January 1918 reached a 

stage of 44.7 ft, from floodmark.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions.. WSP 953: Drainage area.

Rating table, water- year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge. In cubic feet per second)

1.0

1.1

1.2 

2.0 

3.0

6.0

13

26

184

430

3.5

4.0

13.0

24.0

35.0

61O

930

8,200

19,600

-36,3OO

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

5

4 

5

6

7

8

9

1O

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

50

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

28

23

20

17 

14

14

15

' 12

14

21

46

85

112

75

55

42

31

23

20

18

17

16

15

12

12

12

17

17 

17

17

929

30.0

0.024

0.03

Nov.

18

ilfo

25 

26

25

25

28

28

37

46

57

70

104 

118

93

79

 68

60

66

154

2.170

I,7To

1,190

979

696

769

602

421 

345

-

10,049

335

0.271

0.30

Dec.

292

260

239

245 

282

459

762

650

487

1,400

9.390

4,270

1,860

1,210 

*804

590

484

418

585

568

562

370

368

562

350

350

512

290

265 

241

260

28,523

914

0.739

0.85

Jan.

409" 550

472

678 

741

655

1,660

5,550

2,820

2,440

2,780

2,050

1,510

1,360 

1,240

1,110

993

1,240

1,640

 1,430

1,760

2,880

2,820

2,540

2,380

1,980

1,690

2,090

5.920 

3,140

2,100

56,028

1,807

1.46

1.68

Feb.

1,600

1,240

979

825 

666

570

6lO

925

1,080

965

1,550

1,050

2,440

2,670 

2,560

3,120

3,760

3,860

2,690

2,300

8,890

15.600

5,500

 3,120

. 2,270

1,780

1,480

1,240

-

-

75, 138

2,684

2.17

2.26

Mar.

1,040

2,260

5,020

8.900 

8,150

4,620

2,960

2,190

1,710

1,580

1,180

1,010

395

318 

355

1,550

1,810

1,880

3,820

3,370

2,370

1,810

1,750

3,420

5,410

3,620

2,540

1,960

1,620 

1,540

1,110

82,546

2,656

2.15

2.48

Apr.

 1,020

1,000

859

708 

640

598

895

1,900

1,960

1,840

1,950

1,750

1,910

5.690 

5,180

2,500

1,960

1,600

1,980

1,780

1,500

1,220

1,050

888

769

696

664

610

554 

522

-

42,135

1,404

1.14

1.27

May

804

1,150

1,150

993 

790

2,460

8,250

8,150

4,410

2,850

1,670

 1,460

1,130

874 

790

846

720

860

20,800

35.100

15,100

4,280

2,550

1,790

1,430

1,060

797

606

498 

436

395

122, 159

5,940

3.19

3.67

June

375

350

310

168 

235

378

1,290

832

472

568

2.310

1,460

708

1,270 

1,250

678

498

451

390

315

268

582

 852

466

545

328

258

221

34? 

1,510

-

18,960

652

0.511

0.57

July

853

469

412

1.980 

1,110

1,170

1,060

1,360

1,330

702

442

335

270

224 

191

169

147

143

147

 130

112

106

175

197

243

175

124

94

77 

66

64

14,077

454

0.367

0.42

Aug.

66

75

147

141 

145

135

114

87

70

60

64

68

55

40 

33

28

44

70

48

33

40

55

31

28

26

 25

22

18

18 

il

17

1,796

57.9

0.047

0.05

Sept.

16

12

12

12 

25

94

85

72

60

48

40

37

30

23 

21

18

16

13

12

16

13

.13

14

12

12

11

11

10

 8.8 

til

772.9

25.6

0.021

0.02

Calendar year 1952: Max 21,000 Mln 12 Mean 1,484 Cfsm 1.20 In. 16.32

Water year 1952-53: Max 35,100 Mln 8.1 Mean 1,240 Cfsm 1.00 In. 13.60

Peak discharge (base. 15.000 cfs). Feb. 22 (3:30 a.m.) 20,000 cfs (24.29 ft); May 20 (5 a.m.) 

40,900 Cfs (37.77 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
284 BIG SANDY RIVER BASIN

Johns Creek near Meta, Ky.

Location.--Lat 37°33'50", long. 82°27'20", on left bank 100 ft upstream from Ford Branch, 

1,000 ft upstream from U. S. Highway 119 bridge, 1.0 mile upstream from Raccoon Creek, 

and 1.1 miles southwest of Meta, Pike County.

Drainage area. 55.7 sq mi.

Records available. May 1941 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 717.66 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Average discharge. 12 years, 65.5 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 900 cfs Feb. 21 (gage height, 7.24 ft); no flow 

for many days in September.

1941-53: Maximum discharge, 4,350 cfs Mar. 5, 1945, and Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 

13.14 ft), from rating curve extended above 1,800 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow 

at times in many years.

Flood in 1939 reached a stage of 13.6 ft, from floodmarks 600 ft downstream.

Remarks. Records good except those below 10 cfs, which are fair and those for period of 

no gage-height record, which are poor. Some regulation at low flow by small mill threequarters of a mile upstream from station.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height. In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

. (Shifting-control method used Oct. 12-14, Oct. 20 to Nov. 18)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 7

2.4

2.5 

2.7

2.9

3.0

3.1

0.2 

.7 

2.3 

4.8 

7.0 

10

3.2

3.3 

3.6 

4.0 

6.0

25

70

150

625

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7 

2.9

Jan. 8 to Sept. 3O 

0

.4

1.8 

3.3 

7.2

3.1

3.2 

3.5 

4.0 

7.0

20

50

126

840

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.3 

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.3

4.5

37?

2.5

*1.8

1.6

3.0

3.1

2.7

2.3

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.1

.9

.7

.6

.4

.3

52.1

1.68

0.030

0.03

Nov.

0.2

.2

.2

*.3

.4

.4 

1.2

.9

.6

1.0

1.6

2.1

2.0

1.6

1.2

.9

.9

*.9

1.3

3.4

47

184

56

25

14

11

8.5

6.3

5.2

5.0

-

383.3

12.8

0.230

0.26

Dec.

*4.5

4.2

4.4

4.1

6.1

34 

25

17

12

179

246

154

60

38

*24

16

12

10

9.4

9.1

12

14

18

16

14

11

10

9.1

7.0

7.9

12 .

949.8

30.6

0.549

0.63

Jan.

48

52

116

134

88

61 

404

265

120

84

68

62

62

62

57

52

44

103

99

»75

145

172

114

165

190

131

99

202

232

126

81

3,710

120

2.15

2.48

Feb.

63

48

41

34

27

24 

31

30

29

26

29

67

106

88

132

210

238

165

106

122

657

350

180

*108

82

68

56

48

_

-

3,165

113

2.03

2.11

Mar.

39

281

368

662

335

175 

108

82

64

54

46

39

37

33

37

43

43

64

114

92

72

60

82

438 2sa

150

99

77

62

51

44

4,109

133

2.39

2.74

Apr.

*44

38

34

31

27

26

47

57

58

56

47

48

46

41

39

43

40

43

77

84

72

57

49

41

35

35

29

25

21

23

-

1,313

43.8

0.786

0.88

May

23

19

18

16

44

165 

312

190

110 ' 74

55

*40

32

25

27

21

19

34

221

522

152

74

66

46

35

23

17

13

10

8.8

8.5

2,218.3

71.6

1.29

1.48

June

9.1

6.4

5.1

4.2

3.7

3.2 

25

12

7.5

6.4

11

7.5

15

42

20

13

11

8.2

6.2

5.1

6.2

6.2

 *4.6

5.2

2.4

1.8

7.4

5.5

8.8

12

-

279.7

9.52

0.167

0.19

July

5.9

a5

a55

a50

a50

a65 

a50

a20

a!5

alO

a7

a5

a4

a3.5

a3

a2.7

a2.5

a3

a2.5

a2.4

*a2.2

2.6

24

6.8

4.2

2.6

2.0

1.4

.9

.8

 5

369.5

11.9

0.214

0.25

Aug.

1.1

2.1

5.8

5.1

5.5

2.4 

1.8

1.5

1.4

2.0

1.2

.8

.5

.2

 I

28

~~9. 41 8

4.6

2.7

2.0

1.5

1.4

1.1

.6

*.8

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.2

.8

127.0

4.10

0.074

0.08

Sept.

0.5

.1

0

0

4.4

H1.5.5'

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

.2

.4

.2

.2

.1

0

0

0

.1

»*.!

0

-

18.8

0.65

0.011

0.01

Calendar year 1952 : Max 1,620 Mln 0.2 Mean 71.4 Cfsm 1.28 In. 17.46

Water year 1952-53 : Max 662 Mln 0 Mean 45.7 Cfsm 0.820 In. 11.14

.Peak discharge (base. 1.600 cfs^. No peak above base.

* discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height reeordj discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.
BIG SANDY RIVER BASIN 285

Dewey Reservoir near Van Lear, Ky.

Location. Lat 37 C 44'16", long. 82"43"50", in intake structure of Dewey Dam on Johns Creek, 

1.0 mile upstream from Daniels Creek and 2-| miles southeast of Van Lear, Johnson County.

Drainage area. 207 sq mi.

Records available. October 1950 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. Novemtier 1948 to September 1950 in files of Corps of Engineers.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to June 1, 1950, staff gage at site 3,100 ft upstream.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 15,200 aore-ft May 21 (elevation, 648.10 ft); 

minimum, 10,600 acre-ft Nov. 19 (elevation, 642.96 ft).

1950-53: Maximum contents, 36,800 acre-ft Feb. 3, 1951 (elevation, 663.75 ft); minimum, that of Nov. 19, 1952.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by rolled earth-fill dam with discharge tunnel, controlled 

by concrete gravity weir, crest elevation, 644.5 ft, three gated sluices, and uncontrolled side channel concrete spillway. Dam completed July 22, 1949, and filling of pool 

began May 15, 1950. Conservation pool (elevation, 645.0 ft) first reached June 14, 

1950. Totol capacity at elevation 686.0 ft (spillway crest) is 93,300 acre-ft, of which 

81,000 acre-ft above elevation 645.0 ft is reserved for flood control and 12,300 acre-ft 

below is for conservation. Figures given herein represent total contents, of which 69 

acre-ft below gate | sill elevation 608.25 ft is dead storage.

Date

Dec. 31...................

Calendar year 1952 ......

Sept.30...................

Water year 1952-53......

Elevation 

(feet)t

644.18

645.17

-

644.94

645.11

643.46

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

11,600

12,400

-

12,200

12,400

12,400

12,600

11,OOO

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre -feet)

_

+4OO

0

-20O

+100

o

+100

-500

-60O

-600

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
286 BIG SANDY RIVER BASIN 

Johns Creek near Van Lear, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°44'37", long. 82°43'27", on right bank 100 ft upstream from Long Branch, 

0.3 mile upstream from Daniels Creek, 0.5 mile dovmstream from Dewey Dam, and 2? miles 

southeast of Van Lear, Johnson County.

Drainage area. 208 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1939 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 597.28 ft above mean 

sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Aug. 14, 1940, staff gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 206 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,730 cfs May 22 (gage height, 10.65 ft); max- 

 imum gage height, 14.10 ft May 21 (backwater from streams below station); minimum,

7.0 cfs Oct. 1-7 (gage height, 2.45 ft).

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 8,350 cfs Jan. 9, 1946 (gage height, 26.50 ft), from

rating curve extended above 3,100 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.1 cfs Oct. 5, 

. 6, 1943.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of backwater, which are fair, 

lated by Dewey Reservoir (see preceding page).

Flow reguRatlng table, water year 1952-53, except period of backwater (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.4

2.5

2.7

2.8

5.5

8.7

20

3.0

4.0

7.0

11.0

50

228

820

1,820

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9

10

11

12 .

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

7.0

?!o

7.0 

7.0

7.0

8.3 

10 

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

*11

11

111111

12

12 

14

IS

11

11

10

9.5

11

11

10

308.8

9.96

Jlov.

10

10

10

10 

10

10

10 

10~ 9.5

11

1111

10

10

12.

11

10

10

*10

10

12

11 

9.5

10

10

12

12

12

12

12

318.0

10.6

Calendar year 1952 :

Water year 1952-53 :

Dec.

12

11

9.5

11

12

15 

17 

25

108

822

467

179

113

64

*27

29

34

34

34

34

34 

35

36

37

37

37

36

36

34

34

2,418.5

76.0

Jan.

35

72

212

311 

338

185

785 

1,520 

573

426

277

316

271

174

136

165

163

390

473

467

*516

620 

550

540

655

648

404

325

571

590

352

13,360

431

Feb.

205

149

127

95 

1(50"

100

100 

100 

102

95

102

298

219

264

490

631

651

550

374

345

728

1,410 775'

462

*345

239

169

169

_

-

9,394

336

Mar.

124

73T

1,410

1,560 

1,560

732

464 

381 

262

172

134

147

147

154

323

383

277

358

473

453

314

277 

217

620

1,170

611

408

377

291

214

*142

14*889

480

Apr.

115

140

151

 149 

145

165

225 

225 

225

595.

268

192

221

219

138

188

192

147

183

268

282

233 

203

120

147

145

142

100

53" 60

-

5,351

178

May

68

70

70

68 

68

670

1,260 

1,180 

666

421

271

190

145

*106

115

142

140

109

224

Cl5_

C415

1,600 SSO'

84

61

95

. 106

68

29

29

32

8,877

286

June

32

31

30

29 

28

29

29 

27 

27

27

27

26

29

33

36

37

37

32

30

31

29

30 

*31

30

29

27

55- 25

28

29

-

890

29.7

July

31

30

29

29 

29

167

1,150 

2l9 

44

91

46

30

29

29

28

26

25

24

23

22

20

20 

*18

20

20

19

18

16

16

15

14

2,297

74.1

Aug.

13

14

15

IS" 16 

15

14 

13 

12

12

10

10

9.5

9.1

9.1

8.7

14

16

16

16

15

15 

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

389.4

12.6

Sept.

10

10

10

12

12

10

10 

10 

10

10

9.5

9*5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.1

57T

9.1

9.1

9.5

9.1

9.1 

9.1

12

14

14

14

13

13

*12

-

316.7

10.6

'Observed Ad Justed t

Max 3,080 Min 6.9 Mean 264 Mean" 264 Cfsm 1.27 In. 17.31

lax 1,600 Min 7.0 Mean 161 Mean 160 Cfsm 0.769 In. 10.46

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Adjusted for change in contents in Dewey Reservoir.

c Backwater from streams below station; discharge estimated on basis of gage-height record at base 

gage and records of Dewey Dam operation.
BIG SANDY RIVER BASIN 287

Paint Creek at Staffordsville, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°50 I 05", long. 82°52 I 15", near center of span on downstream side of 

bridge on U. S. Highway 460, 100 ft downstream from Barnetts Creek, 0.8 mile upstream 

from Mudlick Creek and Staffordsville, Johnson County, 4 miles upstream from Jenny 

Creek, and 7.6 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 101 sq ml.

Records available.--March 1950 to September 1953.

Gage. Wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator; gage read twice daily. 'Datum of gage 

is 600.96 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1944.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,450 cfs Jan. 8 (gage height, 15.20 ft); no 

flow Oct. 3, 5, 6.

1950-53: Maximum discharge, 11,700 cfs Sept. 20, 1950, Mar. 22, 1952, from rating 

curve extended above 5,500 cfs by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage height, 24.11 ft 

Mar. 22, 1952; no flow Oct. 3, 5, 6, 1952.

The flood of July, 1939, reached a stage of about 25 ft, from information by local 

residents.

Remarks. records fair.

Revisions. WSP 1235: prainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet , a

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 22, Aug. 19 

to Sept. 3O

1.5 0

1.6 1.0

1.7 E.O

1.8 3.O

1.9 5.0

2.0 8.0

E.I 13

2.E 20

2.5 52

3.0 116

3.5 215

4.0 360

5.0 6OO

7.0 1,OOO

10.0 1,500

12.0 2,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.1

.1

0

o'f ]_

0

.1

.3

.5

.6

.6

,4

.4

.4

.6

.8

*,7

.6

.8

.8

.4

.6 

.8

.7

.8

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

1.0

1.0

17.1

0.55

0.0054

0.006

Nov.

1.0

]_ t Q

1)2

l.i

1.0

1.0 

1.2

1.4

1.2

2.5

2.3

2.1

1.9

1.7

2.1

2.1

2.5

2.5

*2.3

2.3

4.0

103 

42

20

12

11

8.0

8,0

8.0

7.4

-

257.8

8.59

0.085

0.09

Dec.

4.6

6.8

6.8

6.8

26

64 

42

26

22

396

314

106

62

45

34

22

20

»ZO

16

17

20

18 

16

17

16

14

13

12

11

10

20

1,424.0

45.9

0.454

0.52

Jan.

51

45

109

124

99

64 

362

1 *9g5 740

429

240

162

119

96

78

74

69

808

475

180

184

*154 

132

240

240

174

142

174

162

129

116

8,136

262

2.59

3.00

Feb.

105

80

69

57

46

47 

54

45

40

16

38

212

215

160

. 178

182

160

116

105

103

761

844

166

*132

119

94

75

_

-

-

4,454

159

1.57

1.64

Mar.

58

446

1,440

1.810

620

300 

195

150

122

105

86

78

9169-

438

32E

220

402

432

240

174

134

It?

Apr.

81

69

57

.48

45 

292

357

351

168

141

168

168

136

115

141

113

118

230

19E

ILf

May

52

45

38

30

47

2E7 

468

285

435

225

154

108

81

*78

276

182

200

427

756

680

330

 i~" 182 

1E6

202, , ~^Z

167

220

180

142

119 *92

83

9,359

302

2.99

3.45

..a

72

66

59

54

51

-

3,901

130

1.29

1.44

69

56

37

28

24

IE

5,891

190

1.88

2.17

June

39

19

14

11

8.0

112 

51

19

13

19

36

14

19

51

22

15

12

10

8.0

6.E

*68~ 5.3

' 19IE

10

8.0

16

20

16

38

-

710.5

23.7

0.235

0.26

July

12

8.5

7.1

19

48

84

68

24

68

23

12

7.7

5.9

4.8

4.0

3.6

3.0

4.4

3.2

2.9

2.9

*2.9 

20

6.5

3.6

2.9

2.7

2.5

2.1

1.7

2.1

463.0

14.9

0.148

0.17

Aug.

2.3

69

35

20

12

9.5

5.0

4.4

3.6

2.7

2.5

2.1

1.8

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.9

1.3

1.2

.9 

1.0

.9

.9

.7

*.5

.5

.5

.7

.6

189.2

6.10

0.060

0.07

Sept.

0.8

.8

.7

.9

1.4

1.6 

1.6

1.4

1.2.

.8

.8

.5

.4

.2

.?

.3

.3

.2

.2

2.7

2.2

1.8 

1.0

.6

.5

1.0

.6

.5

.4

.4

-

26.0

0.87

0.0086

0.01

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,320 Min 0 Mean 140 Cfsm 1.39 In. 18.83

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,810 Min 0 Mean 95.4 Cfsm 0.945 In. 12.83

discharge (base. 2,900 cfs). Jan. 8 (7 p.m.) 3,450 cfs (15.20 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.
388 BIG SANDY RIVER BASIN

Levisa Pork at Paintsville, Ky.

Location.~Lat 37°48'55", long. 82°47'30", on downstream side of right pier of bridge on 

State Highway 40 at Paintsville, Johnson County, 700 ft downstream from Paint Creek.

Drainage area. 2,143 sq mi.

Records available. June 1915 to November 1920 (gage heights only), December 1928 to September 1953.Published at "at Thelma" 1915-20.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 566.84 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1944. June 1, 1915, to Nov. 9, 1920, staff gage at 

site 2 miles downstream at different datum. Dec. 22, 1928, to Oct. 11, 1934, chain gage 

and Oct. 11, 1934, to Apr. 5, 1940, wire-weight gage, at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 24 years (1929-53), 2,287 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 33,400 cfs May 21 (gage height, 32.43 ft); minimum, 30 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.53 ft).

1915-20, 1928-53: Maximum gage height observed, 40.7 ft, site and datum then in use 

(about 43.9 ft, present site and datum), Jan. 39, 1918 (discharge about 69,000 cfs); 

minimum discharge, 8.4 cfs July 33-25, 1930 (gage height, 1.06 ft).

Remarks. Records good. Records of water temperatures for the water year 1953 are given 

 IrTTJSP 1290.

Revisions. WSP 953: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

Oct. 1 to May 21

43

80

132

274

435

870

6.0

9.0

16.0

24.0

31.0

May 22 to Sept. 30

2,120

4,520

11,700

21,300

30,500

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

Note.--Same as preceding table above 1.8

ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

78

69

61

56

52

48

50 

47

52

56

56

63

74

105

140

*129

108

90

80

70

65

61

57

59

56

54

52

50

47

47

48

2,080

67.1

0.031

0.04

Nov.

47

48

50

52

54

54

57 

59

59

69

72

80

88

95

110

138

152

138

*124

118

135

660

2.750

1,800

1,290

1,060

845

870

734

542

-

12,350

412

0.192

0.21

Dec.

432

368

327

297

346

554

738

975

340

1,200

5,830

10.700

4,920

2,340

1,510

*1,080

860

720

612

558

534

518

518

514

498

474

452

424

396

368

372

40,275

1,299

0.606

0.70

Jan.

470

658

1,040

1,420

1,610

1,420

3,330 

8,870

9.580

5,390

4,270

5,980

3,010

2,340

1,980

1,850

1,710

3,140

3,490

5,210

*3,370

4,750

5,230

4,560

4,610

4,260

5,410

3,090

4,440

5,820

4,240

110,328

3,559

1.66

1.91

Feb.

5,050

2,280

1,840

1,470

1,290

1,160

1.080 

1,100

1,550

1,340

1,320

1,690

2,260

5,680

5,850

4,760

5,200

5,620

4,770

3,670

5,530

15,000

16.500

4^260

*3,520

2,650

2,150

_

_

-

109,580

5,914

1.83

1.90

Mar.

1,820

3,570

8,750

13, 600

15.400

11,800

6,310 

4,240

3,290

2,580

2,060

1,820

1,660

1.520

2,040

2,750

2,990

3,350

4,340

5,580

4,420

5,570

2,700

5,140

6,740

7,560

4,960

5,760

3,030

2,450

*2,020

143,420

4,626

2.16

2.49

Apr.

1,790

1,720

1,650

1,460

1,510

1,220

1,510 

1,880

2,910

3,050

3,050

2,960

2,950

3,260

4.480

3,810

5,500

2,660

2,660

5,100

2,870

2,510

2,020

1,650

1,500

1,380

1,300

1,220

1,020

955

66,755

2,225

1.04

1.16

May

950

1,210

1,520

1,520

1,370

2,030

6,890 

13,500

11,700

6,660

4,260

5,090

2,510

2,040

2,180

1,970

1,900

2,360

6,390

24,700

50. 500

17,800

5,960

3,500

2,690

2,140

1,750

1,570

1,070

900

890

166,900

5,384

2.51

2.90

June

815

680

612

542

478

456

884 

1,620

1,120

825

775

2 . 760

1,630

1,140

1,550

1,420

980

756

666

590

490

574

617

960

707

550

470

470

442

680

-

26,259

875

0.408

0.46

July

1,450

1,080

720

761

2,390

2,040

2.870 

2,820

1,600

1,450

975

671

510

414

346

303

268

251

236

248

228

*205

257

230

277

312

283

225

185

157

135

22,897

739

0.345

0.40

Aug.

124

398

438

386

368

312

262 

225

191

160

135

118

108

116

98

88

78

100

168

146

116

90

78

82

70

62

*58

51

50

46

41

4,763

154

0.072

0.08

Sept.

39

36

54

54

60

60

44 

55

108

92

82

72

62

51

48

'42

37

34

32

35

34

35

33

33

53

33

32

32

31

 30

-

1,381

46.1

0.021

0.02

Calendar year 1952: Max 31,400 Mln 47 Mean 2,605 Cfsm 1.22 In. 16.53

Water year 1952-53: Max 30,500 Mln 30 Mean 1,937 Cfsm 0.904 In. 12.27

Peak discharge (base. 16.000 efs).--ji'eb. 23 (1:30 a.m.) 19,200 cfs (22.27 ft); May 21 (5:30 a.m.) 

33,400 cfs (32743 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
BIG SANDY RIVER BASIN 289

Tug Fork at Lltwar, W. Va.

Location. Lat 37°29'05", long. 81°50'40", on left bank 200 ft downstream from War Branch, 

0.5 mile downstream from Litwar, McDowell County, 2.2 miles northwest of laeger, and 

2.7 miles downstream from Dry Fork.

Drainage area. 502 sq mi.

Records available. May 1930 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 936.36 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Oct. 16, 1942, chain or wire-weight gage at highway bridge 0.5 mile 

upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 23 years, 513 cfs .

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year not determined, occurred May 19 (gage height, 

11.75 ft); minimum, 35 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.12 ft). -

1930-53: Maximum discharge, 39,400 cfs Feb. 2, 1950 (gage height, 13.7 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 11,000 cfs; minimum observed, 11 cfs Oct. 3, 4, 7, 1930; 

minimum gage height, that of Sept. 30, 1953.

Remarks.--Records good except those above 8,000 cfs, which are fair. 

Revisions (water yearsJ.--WSP 728: 1931.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except discharges above 8,000 cfs (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge. In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 21 Feb. 22 to Sept. 30

1.1 

1.3 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

29

59

99

235

460

3.0 800

4.0 1,850

5.0 3,250

5.3 3,750

1.1

1.2

1.3 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

33

43

62

106

260

490

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

S.O 

7.3

840

1,850

3,250

5,000

8,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

45

48

48

43

42

42

40

*42

. 61

91

74

68

53

49 

45

46

42

42

43 

42

3740" 

45

48

43

42

37

45

*46

51

49

1,489

48.0

0.096

0.11

Nov.

49

49

46

BT

57

51

49

51

48

49

67

78

78

68 

57

54

54

48

53 

122

243

743 

294

197

166

134

110

8S

82

78

-

3,314

110

0.219

0.25

Dec.

70

68

78

80

93

127

140

124

110

520

*1.B50

637

346

242 

188

158

132

117

113 

110

132

127 

122

124

113

106

101

95

78

91

113

6,505

210

0.418

0.48

Jan.

134

T5T

180

232

219

200

477

1,020

637

454

355

326

286

302 

310

306

290

28S

270 

242

415

*990

728

637

744

598

526

630

1,040

776

585

14,332

462

0.920

1.06

Feb.

460

365

326

29S

260

238

3T4

448

436

380

365

544

1,290

944 

1,010

1,210

1,550

1,240

899 

800

3,650

3,410 

1,790

1,250

983

832

7OO

622

-

-

-

26,614

950

1.89

1.97

Mar.

538

809

*1,590

2,790

2,426

1,530

1,120

938

776

657

602

550

532

490 515-

956

880

992

1,380 

1,150

920

776 

730

1,310

1,300

1,050

888

784

708

615

563

30,959

999

1.99

2.29

Apr.

556

532

490

462

435

425

*556

643

671

685

650

643

1,160

1,630 

1,330

1,070

848

760

824 

745

671

589 

556

526

484

479

452

425

405

TTS

-

20,317

677

1.35

1.51

May

468

435

415

385

395

625

3,420

2,280

1,500

1,100

896

738

636

556 

636

760

664

960

*10,100 

*9,400

3,090

1,840 

1,420

1,090

904

760

657

563

508

468

446

48,115

1,552

3.09

3.56

June

410

380

354

336

319

473

602

385

315

319

376

302

631

1,060 

484

354

622

570

385 

315

275

1.930 

722

446

349

298

268

32T

490

420

-

14,517

484

0.964

1.08

July

323

275

517

832

446

1,020

2,780

*1,170

722

479

372

311

275

250 

225

209

199

196

203 

178

172

203 

367

222

166

148

137

137

134

134

128

12,930

417

0.831

0.96

Aug.

120

109

146

306

181

148

134

166

203

143

126

117

109

94 

92

86

154

140

*103 

90

&4

80 

78

78

74

72

70

68

64

66

56

3,557

115

0.229

0.26

Sept.

62

58

58

64

112

148 -5J

66

58

58

56

52

52

44 

46

46

44

43

46

58

64

48 

48

43

43

44

43

41

39

37

-

1,705

56.8

0.113

0.13

Cafendar year 1952 : Max 10,300 Min 37 Mean 564 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.30

Water year 1952-53: Max 10,10O Mln 37 Mean 505 Cfsm 1.01 In. 13. 56

Peak discharge (base, 6.000 efs). Peb. 21 (7:30 p.m.) 6,480 cfs (6.65 ft); May 19 (6:45 p.m.) 

.ischarge not determined (11.75 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
290 BIG SANDY RIVER BASIN

Panther Creek near Panther, W. Va.

Location. Lat 37°26'45", long. 81 "52'15", on left bank 200 ft downstream from Cub Branch, 

2.1 miles upstream from Trace Fork, and 3 miles southwest of Panther, McDowell County.

Drainage area. 30.8 sq mi.

Records available. July 1946 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,050 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 7 years, 37.2 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,260 cfs May 19 (gage height, 6.63 ft); minimum, 

0.1 cfs Sept. 25, 26, 29, 30; minimum gage height, 1.06 ft Sept. 1, 19.

1946-53: Maximum discharge, 1,700 cfs Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 7.47 ft); minimum, 

0.003 cfs Oct. 6-8, 1946 (gage height, 0.92 ft).

Remarks. Records fair.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, (gage height. In feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second). 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 11 to Nov. 8)

1.02

1.1

1.2

1.5

1.6

3.3 

5.9

1.9 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

53

99

181

294

594

990

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

*.7

.5

2.5

5.5

2.1

1.5

1.2

1.1

1.0

.8

.8

.7

.6

.7

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.5

.5

*.5

.7

.8

29.9

0.965

0.031

0.04

Nov.

0.7

.7

.7

.8

.9

.8

.7

.5

1.5

2.2

5.3

4.5

3.5

5.5

2.6

2.6

 2.2

2.1

2.7

15

59

80

53

19

12

10

7.8

5.9

5.0

5.3

-

270.1

9.03

0.293

0.53

Dec.

4.5

576

8.1

8.5

15

26

22

16

13

228

*267

79

46

53

25

20

18

16

14

14

15

14

14

14

15

12

11

9.6

10

10

13

1,014.5

32.7

1.06

1.22

 Jan.

14

15

25

54

51

27

82

109

67

50

41

34

35

38

40

58

52

35

33

52

*74

120

76

64

53

47

49

72

87

63

49

1,564

50.5

1.64

1.89

Feb.

38

29

27

24

20

23

42

58

47

58

57

53

74

64

69

78

134

99

74

104

514

259

116

78

61

50

42

58

-

-

-

2,270

81.1

2.65

2.74

Mar.

35 *130

198

223

162

100

74

60

47

41

3S

36

33

30

M

52

51

61

84

72

56

45

49

283

175

92

66

53

44

36

33

2,493

80.4

2.61

3.01

Apr.

33

29

26

2422'

22

*49

69

61

57

52

59

137

~88 142

65

46

42

55

49

42

35

31

26

24

24

22

18

16

20

-

1,385

46.2

1.50

1.67

May

20

18

16

14

16

29

102

84

57

41

31

25

20

16

19

16

14

62

*731

363

126

63

45

31

26

20

16

10

8.1

7.8

7._0

2,053.9

66.3

2.15

2.48

June

6.3

5.0

4.7

4.0

17

27

11

7.4

13.0

15

9.2

Ts- 30

ii

8.1

7.7

16

10

6.6

6.5

29

13

8.1

5.3

4.5

4.0

7.0

12

7.4

329.2

11.0

0.357

0.40

July

5.3

14

22

24

17

72

61

*40

26

16

9.6

6.6

5.6

4.2

3.5

2.9

2.8

2.3

2.2

1.8

1.6

4.6

9.3

2.8

2.2

1.3

1.4

1.0

1.0

1.0

_._8

365.8

11.8

0.383

0.44

Aug.

0.8

.7

1.7

7.1

2.5

2.3

3.5

9.7

175

4.2

2.1

1.6

1.2

1.1

1.0

.9

4.2

2.2

 1.3

1.0

.7

.8

.8

.5

.5

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

 1

63.6

2.05

0.067

0.08

Sept.

0.3

.4

.2

.4

1.8

1.9

1.0

.7

.4

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3:2

.4

.3

.2

- .2

.3

.4

.2

*.5

.2

..1

.1

.4

.2

.1

.1

12.7

0.423

0.014

0.02

Calendar year 1952 : Max 804 Mln 0.5 Mean 40.0 Cfsm 1.30 In. 17.66

Water year 1952-53 : Max 731 Min o.l Mean 32.5 Cfsm 1.06 In. 14.32

Peak discharge (base. 700 cfs). Feb. 21 (11 p.m.) 764 ofs (5.47 ft)j May 19 (12:30 p.m.) 1,260 ofs 

(6.63 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
BIG SANDY RIVER BASIN 291

Tug Pork near Kermit, W. Va.

Location. Lat 37°49 I 05", long. 82°23'20", on right bank 2 miles upstream from Wolf Creek, 

3 miles upstream from Kermit, Mingo County, and 3 miles downstream from Pigeon Creek.

Drainage area. 1,185 sq mi.

Records available. July 1934 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 581.82 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Average discharge. 19 years, 1,300 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 19,500 cfs May 20 (gage height, 25.27 ft); minimum, 49 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.31 ft).

1934-53: Maximum discharge, 34,400 cfs Feb. 3, 1939 (gage height, 35.9 ft); minimum, 23 cfs Sept. 14, 1939 (gage height, 1.13 ft).

Maximum stage known, about 43.3 ft at unknown date prior to 1915.

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

Revisions (water years) .--WSP 953: 1934-41.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to May 20 May 21 to Sept. 30

1.3 

1.5 

2.0 

5.0

47

83

218

1,410

1O.O 

15.0 

19.0 

23.0

4,03O

7,880

12,OOO

16,60O

1.3 

1.5 

2.0 

5.0

47

87

226

1,400

10.0 4,350

15.0 7,950

19.0 11.4OO

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

70

68

64

62

62

62

*62

59 

62

75

94

146

13T

105 

92

77

68

64

57

57

54

BT

56 

56

56

56

59

61

*57

56

54

2,158

69.6

0.059

0.07

Nov.

57

5?

62

68

72

68

66

64 

68

74

90

101

98

110 

110

110

96

83

77

120

154

970

1.450 

350

538

359

290

240

202

174

-

6,880

229

0.193

0.22

Dec.

154

149

146

146" 141

189

253

318 

329

*482

3,160

3,260

1,540

950 

690

510

377

304

270

25O

244

244

263 

286

294

294

280

26O

240

218

208

16,449

531

0.448

0.52

Jan.

221

28T

530

1/23O

1,230

970

1,630

4,480 

3,490

2,190

1,590

1,300

1,150

1,110 

1,110

1,090

1,070

1,390

1,900

1,590

*1,500

2,230

2,770 

2,440

2,440

2,230

1,850

1,900

2,770

2,880

2,140

54,704

1,765

1.49

1.72

Feb.

1,63O

1,260

1,070

930

810

730

TSo

850 

1,05O

1,010

950

1,280

2,140

2,720 

2,550

3,490

3,790

3,790

2,880

2,230

4,130

10,300

5,380 

3,260

2,440

1,950

1,630

1,410

_

_

-

66,390

2,371

2.0O

2.08

Mar.

1,210

1,850

*4,220

7,430

7,790

4,890

3,260

2,440 

1,990

1,630

1,410

1,260

1,190

1,150 

1,210

1,670

2,090

2,040

2,660

2,990

2,440

1,990

1,760 

3,670

4,820

3,550

2,720

2,190

1,850

1,630

1,410

82,410

2,658

2.24

2.59

Apr.

1,340

1,3OO

1,190

1,070

990

930

1,030

*1,300 

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,410

1,450

2,090 

 2,600

2,140

1,810

1,540

1,670

1,990

1,810

1,590

1,390 

1,300

1,170

1,090

1,050

950

890

830

.-

42,42O

1,414

1.19

1.33

May

830

870

810

750

750

2,280

4,640

7,160 

4,550

3,040

2,190

1,720

1,450

1,230 

1,170

1,170

1,280

1,450

3,610

16,400

*11,400

4,610

2,890 

2,340

1,750

1,400

1,200

990

870

770

6_90

86,260

2,783

2.35

2.71

June

670

590

530

466

428

5TO" 396

1,240 

750

530

530

550

630

3,000 

1,100

700

1,200

1,500

900

600

6OO

3,000

2,000 

1,000

750

600

500

600

800

1,000

-

27,970

932

0.786

0.88

July

80O

600

1,100

2,000

1,000

2,300

3,500

*2,950

1,550

1,030

710

550

428

359 

321

291

270

294

260

236

213

297

459 

359

250

200

179

161

156

1ST

167

23,157

747

0.630

0.73

Aug.

167

236

204

325

5TT

223

182

173 

233

274

213

173

150

139 

128

120

233

185

164

158

126

113

105 

98

94

89

85

83

77

75

71

5,007

162

0.137

0.16

Sept.

67

67

63

77

204

253

154

158 

115

89

77

71

71

63 

61

59

57

55

55

73

77

*75

73

71

63

59

57

55

53

49

-

2,561

85.4

O.072

0.08

Calendar year 1952: Max 25,200 Mln 54 Mean 1,464 Cfsm 1.24 In. 16.83

Water year 1952-53: Max 16,400 Mln 49 Mean 1,141 Cfsm O.963 In. 13.09

Peak discharge (base. 1O,OOO cfs). Feb. 22 (11 a.m.) 11,40O cfs (18.52 ft); May 20 (5 p.m.) 

19,500 efs (Z5.Z7 «J. 

' * Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record June 14 to July 7; discharge estimated on basis of records for Tug 

Fork at Litwar and Twelvepole Creek at Wayne.
292 BIG SANDY RIVER BASIN

Big Sandy River at Louisa, Ky.

Location.--Lat 38°10'20", long. 82 0 38'20", on left bank 1.5 miles upstream from Blalne 

Creek, 4.5 miles northwest of Louisa, Lawrence County, and at mile 21.0.

Drainage area.--3.870 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. November 1938 to September 1947, October 1948 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 512.81 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Nov. 10, 1951, water-stage recorder or staff gages at lock 3, 5.5 

miles upstream, at datum 3.65 ft higher. Auxiliary water-stage recorder (formerly 

base gage) 5.5 miles upstream. Prior to Nov. 10, 1951, auxiliary water-stage recorder 

or wire-weight gage at mouth of Blalne Creek 1.5 miles downstream from present base 

gage.

Average discharge. 13 years (1939-47, 1948-53), 4,102 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 44,100 cfs May 21 (gage height, 30.47 ft); minimum, 102 cfs Sept. 30; minimum gage height, 1.84 ft Oct. 31.

1938-47, 1948-53: Maximum discharge, about 85,000 cfs Feb. 5, 1939 (gage height, 

48.0 ft, from graph based on gage readings, site and datum then in use); minimum not 

determined.

Maximum stage known, 48.4 ft Apr. 3, 1908 (former site and datum). Flood of Mar. 6, 

1899, equalled that of Feb. 5, 1939.

Remarks.--Records good.

Cooperation. Gage-height records and 11 discharge measurements furnished by Corps of 

Engineers.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

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

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

181 

165

155

150

142

140

146

142

140 

150

154

160

181

205

193

212 212"

190

175

165

158

148

144

142 

138

140

138

136 

136

136

*i5JL

4,906

158

0.041

0.05

Nov.

132 

IS?

132

136

136

*138

140

138 

140 

150

155

160

175

187

199

212 

222

244

240

*226

248

405

2,260

4,260 

2,620

1,920

1,520

1,210 

1,180

980

-

19,997

667

0.172

0.19

Dec.

768 

655

590

S3o~ 535

680

938

1,290 

1,530 

*1,670

4,480

12,500

11,900

5,660

3,280

2,390 

*1,870

1,520

1,260

1,090

1,000

973

973

1,000 

996

952

896

847 

792

732

732

65,039

2,098

0.542

0.63

Jan.

840 

1,590

1,930

3,380

3,770

3,500

3,290

12,700 

18,500 

12,900

8,570

7,120

*5,920

4,650

3,900

3,580 

3,450

5,050

7,420

6,820

5,940

 6,840

8,960

9,310 

9,430

8,790

7,460

6,250 

6,710

9,220

9,080

206,370

6,657

1.72

1.98

Feb.

6,720 

4,970

3,850

3,130

2,650

2,400

2,250

2,180 

2,500 

2,850

2,810

3,420

4,820

6,100

7,690

8,530 

10,200

*10,300

10,100

8,080

8,090

16,800

26,700

19,600 

10,800

7,610

6,170

5,080

-

206,400

7,371

1.90

1.98

Kar.

4,310 

4,560

12,200

20,400

26,400

*24,000

16,100

11,400 

7,650 

6,210

5,100

4,380

4,010

3,770

4,210

5,680 

6,220

7,020

8,330

9,840

9,880

7,660

6,090

6,570 

11,100

14,200

11 , 800

8,270 

6,860

5,690

4,930

284,840

9,188

2.37

2.74

Apr.

*4,160 

3,850

3,660

3,390

3,050

2,830

2,940

3,350 

4,570 

5,440

5,510

5,680

5,540

5,420

7,030

8,040 

6,770

5,800

5,520

5,830

6,250

*5,420

4,550

3,950 

3,470

3,150

2,880

2,670 

2,470

2, 170

-

135,360

4,512

1.17

1.30

May

2,070 

2,070

2,510

2,630

2,640

3,060'

8,080

16,600 

20,700 

15,000

9,630

6,640

5,170

4,180

3,900

4,080 

3,900

4,920

6,300

20,400

*40,500

37,600

19,200

9,320 

6,980

5,600

4,670

3,940 

3,350

2,860

2,520

281,020

9,065

2.34

2.70

June

2,430 

2,250

1,950

1,760

1,580

1,430

1,450

2,880 

3,470 

2,510

2,070

2,350

3,970

3,280

3,680

5,990

3,020

2,420

2,310

2,130

3,190

2,830

2,350

3,150 

2,590

1,920

1,500

1.550 

1,360

1,500

72,650

2,422

0.626

0.70

July

1,920 

2,780

2,170

1,660

2,000

4,010

4,360

6,010 

5,660 

4,110

3,120

2,290

1,680

1,300

1,040

896 

798

744

700

705

680

650

620

660 

804

768

685

630 

550

480

430

54,910

1,771

0.458

0.53

Aug.

405 

420

738

847 T50~

834

720

605 

565 

505

530

485

380

330

304

288 

264

304

312

308

350

296

256

226 

212

202

187

175 

168

158

152

12,306

397

0.103

0.12

Sept.

144 

140

136

140

187

216

335 350" 

248 

212

208

175

158

146

138

132 

*126

124

120

124

126

126

126

124 

120

120

114

110 

104

102

-

4,681

156

0.040

0.04

Calendar year 1952: Max 58,200 Mln 132 Mean 4,836 Cfsm 1.25 In. 17.01

Water year 1952-53J Max 40,500 Mln 102 Mean 3,6-94 Cfsm 0.955 In- 12.96

Peak discharge (base

26,900 cfs (23T82 ft a 

* Discharge measureme

i. 25,000 efs). Feb. 23 (l p.m.) 27,500 cfs (23.38 

it 9 a.m.)j May 21 (9 p.m.) 44,100 cfs (30.47 ft), 

nent made on this day.

ft); Mar. 5 (ll a.m.)
BIG SANDY RIVER BASIN 293

Blaine Creek at Yatesville, Ky.

Location. Lat 38°09', long 82°41', on upstream wall near center of span of covered

bridge at Yatesville, Lawrence County, 5 miles northwest of Louisa, 5.5 miles upstream 

from Cat Creek, and 8.3 miles downstream from Little Blaine Creek.

Drainage area. 217 sq mi.

Records available i . June 1915 to September 1918, October 1918 to January 1921 (gage

heights only), January 1938 to September 1953.

Sage . Wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator; gage read twice daily. Datum of gage 

is 561.57 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. June 1, 1915, to Jan. 30, 1921, staff 

gage at site 50 ft upstream'at datum 0.45 ft higher. Jan. 4, 1938, to Dec. 25, 1945, 

staff gage at site 130 ft upstream at present datum.

Average discharge. 18 years (1915-18, 1938-53), 263 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 4,530 cfs Jan. 9 (gage height, 15.51 ft); minimum observed, 0.3 cfs Oct. 18, 21; minimum observed gage height, 0.70 ft Oct. 18.

1915-18, 1938-53: Maximum discharge, 15,500 cfs Feb. 4, 1939 (gage height, 26.55 

ft ) ; minimum not determined .

Maximum stage known since at least 1913, 27.6 ft, present site and datum, date 

unknown.

Remarks. Records fair above 30 cfs and poor below. 

Revisions. WSP 953: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 17-30)

0.7 

.8 

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.5

0.3

.8

1.3

2.3

4.5

8.0

28

2.0

3.0

5.0

9.0

13.0

15.0

70

225

670

'1,770

3,220

4,220

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.5

.5

.5

1.0

1.2

1.0

1.0

.8

.5 

1.0

5.9

7.0

12~B".9

7.6

3.2

*1.5

.3

OF

.8

.4

.8

1.2

.6

1.7

1.4

1.0

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

66.7

2.15

0.0099

0.01

Nov.

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.2

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.5 

1.3

1.3

1.2

.8

.8

2.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2 

»3.0

1.9

42

~BT 136

36

29

24

22

18

15

-

403.6

13.5

0.062

0.07

Dec.

11

14

13

13

22

51

82

49

45 

278

902

59T

158

112

73

60

43

*43

39 

37

35

35

35

32

32

32

28

22

18

21

24

2,650

85.5

0.394

0.45

Jan.

155" 62

184

295

199

145

346

2,250

4,070 

1,050

578

359

255

205

168

148

205

555

615 

355

261

*285

235

337

433

321

269

281

349

281

225

15,423

498

2.29

2.64

Feb.

187

160

133

118

103

92

97

92

82 

78.

138

303

555

351

379

448

339

227

192 

194

420

702

35T

279

*219

192

174

140

_

.

-

6,775

242

1.12

1.16

Calendar year 1952: Max 9,250 Mln o 3

Mar.

126 249"

1,780

3,790

1,690

655

379

299

223 

192

166

151

151

174

522

618

373

630

»1,040 

535

359

279

259

379

505

403

333

273

223

176

176

17,108

552

2.54

2.93

Apr.

158

146

132

116 ioe

155" 96

287

239 

223

247

333

538

319

2S3

259

233

257

5SB" 642 

381

267

227

204

188

176

162

146

132

*121

-

7,308

244

1.12

1.25

May

116

98

72

50

56

342

905

695

485 

303

223

181

151

126

170

343

450

998

1,080 

655

478

283

219

181

170

128

98

67

50

46

44

9,463

305

1.41

1.62

June

38

42

31

*29

26

26

31

31

31 

24

26

44

26

23

22

21

19

17

15 

13

128

213" 249

109

46

46

44

36

31

31

-

1,468

48.9

0.225

0.25

July

29

22

17

15

17

58

253

383

m

61

28

23

20

15

12

12

8.6

8.6

8.6 

6.2

6.2

6.2

*18

28

9.8

8.0

7.0

5.6

3.4

3T4

3.4

1,230.0

39.7

0.183

0.21

Aug.

3.4

3.4

8.6

29" 90

15

10

7.6

5.9 

4.8

4.1

3.6

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.3

1.6

1.6 

1.6

1.6

1.8

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.2

*1.9~

TS~ .8

.8

.8

218.7

7.05

0.032

0.04

Sept.

0.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

2.2

2TT

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.0

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.4

7T

.4

' .4

.4

.4

.4

.4

-

23.1

0.77

O.OOSS

0.004

Mean 276 Cfsm 1.27 In. 17.30

Water year 1952-53: Max 4,070 Min 0.3 Mean 170 Cfsm 0.783 In. 10.63

Peak discharge -(baae, 4.200 efa). Jan. 9 (11 a.m.) 4,530 ofs (15.51 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on thin day.
294 OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM

Ohio River at Ashland, Ky.

Location. Lat 38°Z7'20", long. 82°36'30", on left bank at lock and dam 29 at Ashland, 

Boyd County, 2.8 miles downstream from Big Sandy River, and at mile 319.9.

Drainage area.--60.750 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1953 (prior to October 1939 and since October 1952, no low flow records).

Gage.--Staff gage read hourly. Datum of gage is 483.12 ft above mean sea level, Ohio 

River datum. Auxiliary staff gage on left bank at lock and dam 30, 19.5 miles downstream.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 224,000 cfs Mar. 27; maximum gage height, 34.9 

ft Mar. 27; minimum discharge not determined.

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 589,000 cfs Apr. 16, 1948; maximum gage height, 65.3 ft 

Apr. 17, 1948; minimum daily discharge determined, 3,760 cfs Oct. 2, 1946.

Maximum stage known, 73.6 ft Jan. 27, 1937.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge less than 55,000 cfs on days for which no discharge is 

shown.

Cooperation. Gage-height record and seven discharge measurements furnished by Corps of 

Engineers.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1033: 1944(M,m).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16- 17 '

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

tie, 400

_

-

-

Nov.

60,000

-

_

-

-

-

Dec.

.

_

-

-

_

-

t40,500

-

e61,000

98,700

122,000

114,000

112,000

91,900

660,000

_

_

-

_

_

-

_

-

.

-

-

-

.

-

_

_

_

-

Jan.

_

_

-

-

.

_

690,000 

185,000

196,000

171,000

156,000

142,000

124,000

110,000

100,000

87,000

86,100

104,000

111,000

112,000

124,000

150,000

153,000

140,000

148,000

144,000

155,000

155,000

174,000

175,000

_

_

_

-

Feb.

155,000

132,000

115,000 

103 , 000

91,300

76,900

65 , 100

65,500 

88,100

86,500

71,700

79,100

105,000

119,000

125,000

125,000

«124,000

124,000

104,000

79,800

85,000

145,000

196,000

182,000

161,000

150,000

132,000

93,700

_

.

-

*3,174

113,400

1.87

1.94

Calendar year 1952= Max 482,000 Min _

Mar.

70,500

61,900

70,800 

*U3,000

183,000

192,000

174,000

161,000 

136,000

94,300

77,400

77,600

74,100

84,600

91,900

112,000

129,000

134,000

139,000

157,000

127,000

110,000

84,400

*L02,000

174,000

209,000

220,000

218,000

202,000

184,000

160,000

*4,133.5

133,300

2.19

2.53

Apr.

137,000

128,000

121,000 

120,000

127,000

121,OOO

117,000

119,000 

125,000

121,000

121,000

128,000

142,000

140,000

132,000

124,000

116,000

97,800

105,000

122,000

129,000

123,000

121,000

119,000

107,000

99,100

91,700

*87,600

80,200

79,600

-

42,499

116,600

1.92

2.14

May

77,700

66,900

55,700 

59,000

60,200

65,800

97,000

154,000 

195,000

198,000

183,000

152,000

121,000

87,300

72,600

82,100

83,700

92,100

108,000

135,000

194,000

195,000

162,000

126,000

*125,000

155,000

129,000

109,000

114,000

122,000

107,000

«,660.1

118,100

1.94

2.24

June

87,600

85,000

125,000 

152,000

125,000

99,100

77,700

68,500 

69,500

75,900

e52, OOO

40,700

53,400

57,500

40,900

57,000

647,000

85,600

74,900

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

.

-

_

-

-

-

July

665,000

-

-

-

-

Aug. Sept.

Mean - Cfsm '_ In. _

Water year 1952-55= Max 220,000 Min . ' Mean _ Cfsm _ In. _

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Result of discharge measurement. 

t Expressed in thousands.

e Indefinite slope-stage-discharge relation; discharge estimated on basis of records for station 

at HuntIngton, W. Va., and other main-stem stations.
LITTLE SANDY RIVER BASIN 295

Little Sandy River near Grayson, Ky.

Location. Lat 380 20'00", long. 82°55'30", on downstream side of center pier of highway 

bridge 0.3 mile upstream from Lower Stinson Creek, 1.4 miles downstream from U. S. 

Highway 60, and 1.7 miles northeast of Grayson, Carter County.

Drainage area. 398 sq. mi.

Records available. April 1938 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 557.95 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Aug. 11, 1939, wire-weight gage at same site and datum. Since Apr. 6, 

1948, auxiliary wire-weight gage 1.5 miles upstream at same datum as base gage.

Average discharge. 15 years, 489 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,210 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 22.9 ft at auxiliary gage); minimum discharge observed, 1.9 cfs Sept. 19.

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 24,500 cfs Sept. 22, 1950; maximum gage height, 27.53 

ft Sept. 22, 1950; minimum discharge observed, that of Sept. 19, 1953.

-Flood in February 1937 reached'a stage of 25.0 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 

16,600 cfs).

Remarks. Records good except those based on auxiliary gage,-which are fair. 

Revisions. WSP 923: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

16

19

2O

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

3O

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

8-.0

7.3

7.3

6.9 

6.6

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.2

6.2

5.9

5.5 

5.5

5.5

5.5

3.3

571

5.3

5.1

5.1

*4.8 

4.8

5,3

5,9

6.2

7.3

6.3

776

6.6

6.3

191. 0

6.16

0.015

0.02

Nov.

9.7

9.7

11

12 

12

12

12

12

13

6.6

8.3

6.9

6.6 

9.0

10

9.7

9.0

6.3

9.0

11

14

32

*135

64

24

16

14

12

11

9.7

-

533.5

17.6

0.045

0.05

Dec.

9.3

9.3

9.3

IT"9.0 

34

67

54

39

128

716

33T

199 

129

102

76

59

64

53

56

51

55 

53

50

51

46

40

41

34

36

40

2,740.9

86.4

0.222

0.26

Jan.

 gr 46

74

154 

175

*122

133

1,420

5,1BO

2,400

959

651

476 

352

265

222

216

1,170

1,160

660

465

366 

266

603

1,730

940

592

646

769

555

448

23,306

752

1.69

2.16

Feb.

394

300

257

240 

203

161

179

163

145

*128

255" 120

531 

440

395

445

386

306

261

246

640

~742 1,31O 

515

436

366

319

263

_

_

-

10,182

364

0.915

0.95

Mar.

217 222"

2,070

7,540 

6,360

1,670

913

646

520

403

352

313

308 

301

852

1,420

914

1,500

*2,380

1,330

656

651 

522

591

612

546

472

422

372 ,

320

261

35,896

1,158

2.91

3.35

Apr.

270

254

222

200 

179

173

F60

637

651

672

766

1,980

2.6OO 

1,230

792

625

693

759

1,610

1,310

926

699 

561

455

366

370

325

279

*250

222

21,262

709

1.76

1.99

May

212

196

171

149 

357

651

1,410

1,100

810

576

425

326

306 

261

519

645

967

1,290

5,360

2,200

1,190

705 

465

408

356

241

181

142

117

102

66

19,972

644

1.62

1.67

June

76

62

*69

57 

50

49

61

112

75

60

153

159

62 

62

50

47

43

36

35

32

30

47 

142

64

47

51

84

56

38

37

1.97O

65.7

0.165

O.18

July

26

27

24

20 

16

1OO

639 233"

2O2

91

65

36

36 

28

24

21

19

20

21

20

19

*27 

264

21

34

24

20

17

15

13

14

2,164

69.6

0.175

0.20

Aug.

69

US- 672

109 

96

69

46

46

91

64

40

32

28 

24

20

17

16

14

13

12

11

10 

9.3

8.6

6.0

*7.6

7.3

6.6

6.2

6.2

5.7

1,963.5

64.0

0.161

0.19

Sept.

5.5

5.3

5.1

4.6 

6.2

5.9

5.7

5.5

3.0

2.8

3.9

3.5

2.6 

2.5

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.0

277J

2.2

2.3

3.3 

3.7

2.6

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.3

2.6

2.6

104.4

3.48

O.O087

O.01

Calendar year 1952: Max 17,900 Min 3.2 Mean 513 Cfsm 1.29 In. 17.55

Water year 1952-53: Max 7.54O Min 2.O Mean 33O Cfsm O.829 In. 11.25

Peak discharge (base. 6.OOO efs). Mar. 4 (10 p.m.) 6,210 cfs (22.9 ft at auxiliary gage)

* Discharge measurement made on this day. Note. Discharge computed from twice-daily auxiliary gage read'"-" "-* n -" T!-" c -Tl"1 - 

Feb. 1O, Feb. 19 to Mar. 12, June 16-21, June 29 to July 5, July 

Sept. 30.

idings Oct. 1 to Jan. 6, Jan. 25 to 

12-22, 24-31, Aug. 7-8, Aug. 11 to
296 TYGARTS CREEK BASIN

Tygarts Creek near Greenup, Ky.

Location. Lat 38°33'55", long. 82°57'10", on downstream side of center pier of bridge on 

- State Highway 7, 100 ft downstream from Lick Run, 0.3 mile upstream from Whiteoak 

Creek, and 6f miles west of Greenup, Greenup County.

Drainage area. 241 sq mi.

Records available. August 1940 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 547.14 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

19&9.

Average discharge. 13 years, 306 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,080 ofs Mar. 4 (gage height, 17.22 ft); no 

flow Oct. 21.

1940-53: Maximum discharge, 12,800 cfs Apr. 13, 1948 (gage height, 20.35 ft); no 

flow Aug. 24, Sept. 11-14, Oct. 21, 1952.

Remarks. Records good. Occasional regulation at low flows caused by withdrawal of water 

for cooling purposes by gas transmission plant above gage.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1113: 1942-43, 1945-46.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, In 

cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 11 Dec. 11 to Sept. 3O

2.34 0

2.4 2.4

2.5 7.0

2.7 19

2.9

3.0 

3.2 

3.5

37

50

95

195

2.25

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

0.4 

1.0 

2.7 

6.0

12

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

22

64

185

380

810

S.O 

11.0 

14.0 

17.0

1,710

2,710

4,000

6,750

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

.7

.7

.7

.3 

.3

1.1

1.6

1.1

1.1 

1.6

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0 

.7

0

5F.3

1.1

2.0

2.4

2.9

2.9

3.3

3.3

3.8

3T1

53.7

1.73

0.0072

0.008

Nov.

4.2

4.2

3.3

5.2 

3.3

2.4

2^4

2.4

2.9 

3.8

4.2

4.2

4.2

3.3

4.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.6 

6.5

7.6

15

*88~Se

35

25

18

15

12

10

-

373.5

12.4

0.051

0.06

Dec.

9.2

9.2

8.7

377 

13

72

119

60

44 

193

538 255"

125

90

70

56

45

38

35 

30

29

29

29

31

31

31

31

27

26

23

23

2,076.8

67'.0

0.278

0.32

Jan.

27IB"

74

182 

170

122

*98

407

1.580 

708

340

240

188

150

122

103

94

552

642 

274

200

152

120

510

996

455

270

286

384

270

209

9,973

322

1.34

1.54

Feb.

179

158

135

118 

103

94

92

92

85

*75

75

158

380

254

212

236

218

176

142 

128

495

358" 843

262

218

191

164

135

_

_

-

5,776

206

0.855

0.89

Mar.

US

112

1,775"

5,980 

3,030

313

344

262

226

191

173

145

145

148

1,530

1,980

700

1,060

*1,960 

852

402

294

243

229

254

266

229

206

185

167

150

24,164

779

3.23

3.73

Apr.

142

135

125

112 

103

101

5TT

864

371 

536

588

358

885

389

282

407

362

484

1.650 

930

522

317

262

226

200

188

176

158

*142

132

11,658

389

1.61

1.80

May

125

120

110

96 

278

425

638

680

825

450

286

206

170

145

495

495

852

798

792 

825

412

266

188

142

125

108

85

70

58

53

11

10,365

334

1.39

1.60

June

40

37

31

*27 

25

22

22

20

22

21

23

75

58

45

30

24

21

18

14

13

12

10

9.4

8.6

. 23~

90

~ST 118

35

31

-

976.0

32.5

0.135

0.15

July

23

19

27

19 

14

26

18

56

54 

30

22

15

12

10

8.1

7.0

4.5

67o

7.0 

12

11

*13

12

70

3iB

23

16

12

8.6

5.6

7.0

605.8

19.5

0.081

O.O9

Aug.

19

45

ISO- 203

105

S7

53

51

83

77

54

37

24

19

15

13

11

9.4

7.6 

7.0

6.0

6.0

3.8

4.9

4.5

*3.5

3.5

3.3

3.3

370" 3.0

1,104.8

35.6

0.148

0.17

Sept.

1.6

2.1

2.3

27T 

2.3

2.3

2.1

1.9

1.9 

.9

1.0

1.4

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.3 

1.3

1.3

1.1

1.1

.6

^4

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

-

39.3

1.31

0.0054

0.006

Calendar year 1952: Max 9,740 Min 0 Mean 286 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.13

Water year 1952-53: Max 5,980 Min 0 Mean 184 Cfsm O.763 In. 10.36

Peak discharge (base. 5.500 efs). Mar. 4 (6 p.m.) 7,O80 (17.22 ft). 

" Discharge measurement made on this day.
SCIOTO RIVER BASIN 

Little Soioto River above Marion, Ohio

297

Location. Lat 40°37'43", long. 83 0 10'11", in NEi sec. 7, T. 5 S., R. 15 E., on left bank 

at downstream side of Chesapeake and Ohio Railway bridge, 1 mile downstream from Rook 

Pork and 3^ miles northwest of Marion, Marion County.

Drainage area. 72.1 sq mi.

Records available. April 1938 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 909.43 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to June 17, 1940, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 53.4 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 818 cfs May 23 (gage height, 5.13 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 3,720 cfs June 7, 1947 (gage height, 8.16 ft); no flow 

at times.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1143: 1939(M) , 1943-45, 1947.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.5

.6

.7

.8

1.0

1.2

0

.5

2.5

5.4

13

22

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

5.0

36

69

106

176

266

774

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Nov.

(»)

-

0

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.5

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

.8

1.0

H1.3

1.2

.5

b.5

.4

.4

.5

20.9

. 0.67

0.0093

0.01

Jan.

.5

.5

b.3

b.2

*b.2

b.2

b.l

b.3

b.9

4.1

27

36

17

11

9.4

8.6

9.8

87

42

26

20

16 

16

17

b!4

13 13

12

13

16

548.1

17.7

0.245

0.28

Feb.

23

b!8

b!6

b!4

11

12

11

9.4

7.9

JL£

7.6

12

*17

15

15

bll

b9

b9

9.4

13

63

62

35 

25

22

19

18

14

-

-

-

505.1

18.0

0.250

0.26

Mar.

11

TT

12

109

96

57

35

33

26

27

40

48

45

37

41

46

34

33

36

29

24

22

21 

21

18

16

15

15

14

12

11

995

32.1

0.445

0.51

Apr.

28

35

23

21

17

16

15

*13

T3

101

93

a50

a35

a30

a25

a30

a45

a35

27

a25

a25

21

a20

*19

19

20

20

17

15

15

-

86S

28.9

0.401

0.45

May

16

14

12

10

TT

12

13

50

47

27

21

20

32

50

82

82

248

490

260

149

116

525

m197

*133

101

71

53

42

32

4,006

129

1.79

2.06

June

25

20

17

14

13

13

12

11

9.4

7.9

6.5

5.8

5.4

4.8

4.5

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.3

2.8

2.2

1,8

1.3 

1.0

1.0

1.0

7

.8

1.0

3.8

-

201.2

6.71

0.093

0.10

July

*3.0

2.8

2.0

1.8

1.6

2.0

1.3

1.0

.8

.7

.5

.3

.2

.1

71

.1

.1

.3

.5

1.0

1.0

5.4

H12

6.1

4.2

2.8

1.8

1.2

*.8

125.5

4.05

0.056

0.06

Aug.

1.2

1.6

1.3

3.1

1^6

2.8

2.0

3.0

3.0

2.8

8.0

1.6

1.2

.8

.5

.4

.2

.2

*.2

.1

.1

.1

.1 

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

32.0

1.03

0.014

0.02

Sept.

(*)

-

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952 : Max 1,850 Min 0 . Mean 59.0 Cfsm 0.818 In. 11.13

Water year 1952-53: Max 745 Min 0 Mean 20.0 Cfsm 0.277 In. 3.75

Peak discharge (base. 450 cfs). May 18 (9 a.m.) 528 cfs (4.10 ft); May 23 (8 a.m.) 818 efs

.

Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records,

River at Prospect and Olentangy River at Claridon. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

records for Scloto
298 SCIOTO RIVER BASIN

Scioto River near Prospect, Ohio

Location. Lat 40*25"10", long. 83°11 I 50", on downstream side of pier of Hoskins Bridge. 

If miles upstream from Ottawa Creek, 2 miles south of Prospect, Marion County, and 2f 

miles downstream from Patton Run.

Drainage area. 571 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1925 to October 1932 (published as "at Prospect"), October 1939 

to September 1953.

gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 886.9 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers). July 24, 1925, to Oct. 31, 1932, chain gage 

at site 2f miles upstream at datum 4.8 ft higher. Oct. 16 to Dec. 5, 1939, chain gage 

at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 21 years, 476 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,000 cfs May 25 (gage height, 9.30 ft); minimum, 3.5 cfs Sept. 13; minimum gage height, 1.02 ft Oct. 4, 12, 21.

1925-32, 1939-53: Maximum discharge observed, 10,100 cfs Mar. 22, 1927 (gage 

height, 15.0 ft, site and datum then in use); minimum, that of Sept. 13, 1953.

Maximum stage known, 21.1 ft, original site and datum, Mar. 25, 1913 (discharge, 

27,000 cfs, computed by Franklin County Conservancy District).

Remarks. Records good. Some diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by powerplant above 

station. Records of water temperatures and sediment loads for the water year 1953 are 

given in WSP 1290.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*13

16

13

11

IS

14 

14

12

13

12

12

11

12

13

13

12

12

13

13 

13

12

13

15

16

15

16

21

IS

15

13

14

421

13.6

0.024

0.03

Nov.

16

17

21

17

17

20 

21

16

17

17

15

16

16

16

16

16

15

»15

24 

2Z

20

20

19

16

15

15

16

13

13- 12

-

5O9

17.0

O.03O

O.O3

Dec.

i£H

14

14

38

26 

24

32

46

101

62

~SS 127

60

38

30

28

27

24 

24

27

25

36

60

48

38

33

23

21

24

27

1,201

38.7

O.O68

0.08

' Jan.

22

22

24

*?o" 20

24 

21

30

49

86

470

819

695

364

331

428

410

99O

1.550 

1,300

777

428

306

255

240

221

184

219

212

162

199

10,658

344

0.602

O.69

Feb.

257

260

205

160

132

128 

120

104

90

8_1

93

190

*346

349

255

214

152

109

147 

145

385

715

357

303

242

208

195

168

_

-

6,240

223

0.391

0.41

Mar.

139

IT8- 113

716

1,330

1.410 

861

498

364

337

460

655

675

556

537

635

655

483

635 

777

556

380

311

263

225

193

166

154

143

128

116

14,589

471

0.825

0.95

Apr.

158

337

377

263

205

180, 

154

*141

136

306

695

BTff

334

270

228

250

257

252

221 

210

219

180

172

152

141

147

150

137

130

127

7,047

235

0.412

0.46

May

132

128

123

113 ns

116 

149

371

1,160

1,080

518

322

32O

328

675

861

1,300

2,280

2,950 

2,950

1,56O

1,160

2,340

3,580

5.720

2.4OO

*1,080

576

384

297

240

33,331

1,075

1.88

2.17

June

188 I4§-

121

103

86

78 

72

61

60

56

52

61

57

38

32

31

30

3TJ

34 

42

54

54

69

67

72

80

78

74

116

176

2,221

74.0

0.130

0.14

July

*228

1OO

64

57

48

42 

36

26

20

19

17

17

15

18

16

16

15

25

31 

19

15

25

229

40O

T53T

81

48

38

32

30

*27

1,947

62.8

0.110

O.13

Aug.

27

3O

22

16

35

39 

39

72

84

104

58

44

32

25

22

17

16

15

17 

15

15

16

15

*14

T5

17

16

15

15

15

14

896

28.9

O.O51

0.06

Sept.

9.4

9.4

9.1

9.8

12

8.8 

6.1

7.7

9.1

9.4

10

14

6.1

4.5 B~:^

11

10

10

10 

JL7

12

8.8

12

14

14

14

15

*10

11

15

318.0

10.6

0.019

0.0?

Calendar year 1952: Max 7.19O Mln 8.8 Mean 544 Cfsm 0.953 In. 12.99

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,72O Mln 4.5 Mean 217 Cfsm 0.380 In. 5.17

Peak discharge (base. 3.600 cfs). Hay 25 (1 a.m.) 4,000 cfa (9.SO ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 
SCIOTO RIVER BASIN 

Mill Creek near Bellepoint, Ohio

299

Location. Lat 40°14'55", long. 83 010'30", on left bank at upstream side of highway

bridge, If miles upstream from mouth and If milea west of Bellepoint, Delaware County.

Drainage area. 181 sq mi.

Records available. November 1942 to September 1953.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 865.14 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912 {levels by students of Ohio State University, city of Columbus benchmark). 

Prior to Jan. 1, 1948, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 10 years (1943-53), 171 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during-year, 2,120 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 5.72 ft); minimum, 0.7 cfs Sept. 30; minimum gage height, 0.87 ft July 16, Aug. 30, Sept. 2, 30.

1942-53: Maximum discharge, 7,040 cfs Jan. 26, 1952; no flow Sept. 25, 26, 1944, 

Sept. 19, 1948.

Maximum stage known, 18.0 ft in March 1913.

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

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 14 to Dec. 4,

July 18-20, Aug. 2-4)

1.0 

.1.1 

1.2

0.5 

.9 

1.7 

3.2 

5.6

1.3

1.4 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5

10

17

43

111

222

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

376

567

821

1,500

2,430

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

al.2

al.O

a. 9

atf

al.l

aT73

al.l

a. 8

a. 9 

al.l

al.2 *1.2

- 1.3

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.4 

1.8

1.6

1.6

36.3

1.17

0.0065

0.007

Nov.

1.6

T7T

*2.6

2.6 

2.4

2.9 

2.7

2.1

2.4

2.7

2.6 

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.7

2.7

3.4

3.8

7.5

^74

5.0

5.3

5.3

4.2

4.2

3.4 

2.9

3.0

-

98.5

3.28

0.018

0.02

Dec.

3.8

4.0 

13

28 

18

15

13

143

154 

62

33

19

13

*12

11

10

8.5

9.0

10

10

10

11

12

11

9.0

7.5 

7.1

6.7

6.7

677.1

21.8

0.120

0.14

Jan.

6.4

6.4

7.1

6.7 

6.7

*5.6 "675

12

72

312

979 

358

126

88

78

66

221

1.400

204 .

136

93

71

73

76

57

. 42

486 

314

115

219

6,328.9

204

1.13

1.30

Feb.

179

90

59

46 

36

33 

33

. 29 ^* *27

23

112

*569

306

134

91

83

57

39

39

56

533

451

117

76

66

59

49

40

.

-

3,442

123

0.680

0.71

Mar.

33

28

144

1.970 

613

239 

225

140

102

115

179 

182

159

138

168

174

107

124

493

254

117

79

62

53

46

42

36

33 

29

25

24

6,333

204

1.13

1.30

Apr.

36

51

*42

35 

27

25 

25

23

25

35

43 

46

39

32

30

97

111

76

83

119

100

71

54

42

36

40

51

42 

37

35

-

1,508

50.3

0.278

0.31

May

33

. 29

24

12

19 

22

259

230

81

49 

36

32

82

420

334

1,050

1.620

632

177

104

117

*217

146

86

64

48

36 

27

23

19

6,056

195

1,08

1.24

June

17

15

13

12 

10

11 

13

13

16

19

19 

22

Tf

16

13

11

10

9.5

9.0

8.0

7.1

6.7

5.6

4.8

4.2

4.0

3.4

M3.2

-

319.1

10.6

0.059

0.07

July

3.0

3.6

3.6

2.9 

3.2

3.8 

3.2

2.6

2.4

2.6

2.3 

2.1

1.8

1.4

 1.1

479

477

1§5

49

25

17

14

12

8.5

11

8.0

5.6 

4.2

3.4

3.0

874.1

28.2

0.156

0.18

Aug.

4,8

130

62

42 

24

14 

10

9.0

9.5

15

22 

11

7.5

5.6

4.5

3.6

3.0

2.7

2.4

1.8

1.5

1.2

1.3

1.2

1.2

 1.2

1.4

1.2

1.1

.9

170

397.6

12.8

0.071

0.08

Sept.

1.0

.9

.9

.9 

2.7

fri 2.7-

2.9

2.3

1.8 

2.0

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.6

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

78

-

46.0

1.60

0.0088

0.01

Calendar year 1952: Max 6,260 Mln 0.8 Mean 168 Cfsm 0.928 In. 12.67

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,970 - Mln 0.8 Mean 71.6 Cfsm 0.396 In- 5.37

Peak discharge (base. 2.500 cfs). Mo peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basin of recorded range In stage, weather records, 

records for Olentangy River at Clarldon, Big Walnut Creek at Rees and other stations on nearby 

streams.
300 SCIOTO RIVER BASIN

Scioto River below O'Shaughnessy Dam, near Dublin, Ohio

Location ~Lat 40°08'36" lone 83°07'14",' on left bank in Delaware County, a quarter of 

L° amile north of county linf , three-quarters of a mile downstream from 0?Shaughnessy 

Dam, and 3 miles north of Dublin, Franklin County.

Drainage area,. 988 sq mi.

Records available. April 1921 to September 1953.

Oage. -Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 775.00 ft above mean sea level adjustment 

^^f iqi? Prior to Aue 26 1921 staff gage at site three-quarters of a mile upstream

at sa^e'datS Aug ^6, 1981 to Oct. 13, 1924, staff gage at site 100 ft downstream

at same datum.

Average discharge. 32 years, 784 cfs.

Extremes. -Maximum discharge during year, 5,340 cfs May 18 (gage height, 8.05 ft); minidfslnarglf 27 .OOO^cfs' Jan. 15, 1937 (gage height, 15.45 ft); miniMaxtown4.t arscarge, 74 500 cfs at Qriggs Dam, 

9 miles below gage, computed by C. E. Sherman, Ohio State University).

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by O'Shaughnessy Reservoir beginning 1925 

 I see p. 321) .

Revisions (water years) . WSP 803: 1924-35.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

3.1

3.2

3.3 

3.5 

3.7 

4.0

7.

14

23

51

95

200

475

905

2,070

3,520

5.34O

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

70

72

72

72

72

62

44

44

42

42

42

42

40

*39

.32

32

32

32 

32

35

36

36 

36

36

' 36

36

36

36

36

36

36

1,346

43.4

-

-

Nov.

36

39

42

42

40

69

132

132

104

88

88

53

31

31

31

31

19

12 

15

12

13

14 

14

14

*14

14

13

13

12

12

~

1,178

39.3

-

-

Dec.

12

12

12

13

14

13

14

14

14

15

12

12

13

13

13

*13

13

13 

13

13

13

13 

13

13

12

13

12

12

12

12!§'

402

13.0

_

-

Jan.

SI

§

'

20

27

70

70

60

44

45

46

782

1,120

656

442

482

698

2,820 

2.900

2,000

1,360

733 

505

430

380

328

295

833

926

449

542

19,144

618

-

-

Feb.

647

475

386

270

222

188

188

168

*150

156

202

895

936

698

498

410

285

214 

209

256

941

1.690 

958

558

423

356

317

270

-

-

-

12,926

462

_

-

Calendar year 1952 : Max 19,700 Min 12

Mar.

232

192

216

5,400

3,44O

2,200

1,690

1,000

672

622

825

1,140

1,200

989

926

1,040

989

805 

1,360

1,460

989

656 

512

423

368

312

265

245

222

200

184

28,774

928

-

-

Apr.

214

322

*475

392

500

270

323

196

1fO~9

260

681

787

485

380

334

416

482

' 449 

404

442

392

334 

300

255

240

'245

255

245 227"

214

-

10,434

348

-

-

May

214

204

184

168

176

160

172

434

1,630

1,460

835

462

392

442

1,070

1,630

2,720

m3,600

2,400

1,550 

*2,750

4,030

4,210

3,120

1,670

796

498

386

312

47,385

1,529

-

-

June

255

T35

160

142

122

116

116

104

110

118

125

119

119

85

62

55

68

51 

46

45

49

' 32 

33

17

18

24

43

60

57

72

-

2,615

87.2

-

-

July

95

146

117

70

57

53

39

39

150

55

57

51

40

36

*40

55

70

205 

440

T35

64

69 

42

232

295

168

95

55

39

31

3,066

98.9

-

-

Aug.

43

312

132

72

80

56

46

60

70

89

142

92

66

42

32

19

32

43

70

70 

70

70

88

*98

98

98

98

98

101

2,391.5

77.1

-

-

Sept.

ii

82

82

70

38

28

27

26

26

27

42

64

64

64

64

64

64

64 

64

66

66

66 

62

57

51

51

51

51

51

59

1,683

56.1

-

-

Mean 981 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1952-53 : Max 5,140 Min 8.5 Mean 360 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base. 7.000 efe). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
SCIOTO RIVER BASIN 301

Olentangy River at Clarldon, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°35 I 05", long. 82 0 59'20", In NW£ sec. 26, T. 5 S., R. 16 E., on left 

EanTTat downstream side of bridge on State Highway 95, half a mile east of Claridon, 

Marion County, half a mile downstream from Otter Creek, and 1\ miles east of Marion.

Drainage area. 156 sq ml.

Records available. October 1946 to September 1953.

gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 962.25 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers). \

Average discharge. 7 years, 171 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,340 cfs May 23 (gage height, 10.14 ft); minimum, 0.2 cfs Sept. 8, 30; minimum gage height, 1.15 ft Sept. 30.

1946-53: Maximum discharge, 6,800 cfs June 7, 1947 (gage height, 13.57 ft); minimum, 0.2 cfs Aug. 5-11, 31, Sept. 1, 12-14, 1952, Sept. 8, 30, 1953.

Remarks. Records good except those below 5 cfs or those for periods of Ice effect, which 

are fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1235: 1947, 1948(P).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except -periods of Ice effect (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 7 to Nov. 25, June 10 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 4 Mar. 5 to Sept. 3O

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

0.3 

.8 

1.5 

2.4 

3.6

1.8 

2.1 

2.4 

2.7 

3.0

9.1

18

34

60

91

4.0 

6.O 

7.0

242

657

914

0.9 

1.0 

1.2

1.4 

1.7

0.2 

.6 

1.9 

4.O 

9.4

2.0 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0 

3.-5

18

33

56

4.0 

6.O 

8.0 

9.0 

10.0

241

657

1,210

1,610

2,250

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.0 

1.0

.8

.6

.6

.9

lii

1.4

1.2

.8

.6

.8

.9

.9

.9

.7

.7

.7

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

.9

.7

.7

.9

*.9

.9

28.2

0.91

O.OO58

0.007

Nov.

fci 1.9

2.1

2.2

2.9

4.1

2.8

2.4

2.2

2.0 

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

2.4

3.5

3.1

7.4

571

4.1

3.6

5.2

3.9

3.1

2.4

2.2

-

82.8

2.76

0.018

0.02

Dee.

*2.0 

2.1

2.6

3.2

10

26

25

13

1164 '

110

26

17

13

11

9.6

9.1

8.9

9.3

11

12

14

13

11

9.6

8.3

6.5

5.6

*5.6

5.4

526.8

17.0

0.109

0.13

Jan.

5.7 

5.7

6.5

6.3

5.9

5.O

6.6

20

82

541 

314

123

99

9O

74

105

832

564

223

134

93

75

74

90

b70

56

98

b!20

*87

141

4,151.3

134

0.859

0.99

Feb.

242 

bllO

b65

b45

b35

41

35

32

27

23

30

115

148

98

b75

b55

b35

b45

42

75

488

422

146

95

79

74

*66

53

-

-

-

2.796

99.9

0.640

0.67

Mar.

40 

32

37

*537

497

194

121

b85

b75

86

145 

196

172

122

121

131

99

86

92

84

72

62

57

54

51

46

42

40

38

*33

32

3.479

112

0.718

0.83

Apr.

128 

189

1O8

79

65

56

50

42

39

215

304 

142

1O9

90

76

161

209

140

134

113

116

113

87

68

60

63

63

60

*56

54

-

3,272

109

0.699

0.78

May

52 

44

34

28

30

34

52

575

508

194

108 

119

564

486

519

422

948

1,430

850

333

203

1,050

2.090

1,340

433

259

158

*105

85

71

60

13,184

425

2.72

3.14

June

50

41

34

30

26

25

27

26

23

20

19 

18

17

16

15

13

13

12

12

11

10

8.8

7.3

6.2

5.2

5.4

5.9

16

*93

44

-

649.8

21.7

0.139

0.16

July

24 

271

530

116

40

31

21

16

12

9.2

7.5 

6.4

5.5

5.0

4.8

4.2

"STJ 4.0

8.6

11

78

74

1 398

, 366

83

42

22

15

12

#10

9.6

2,242.2

72.3

0.463

0.53

Aug.

9.4 

9.0

11

12

12

64

30

26

38

42

18 

13

9.2

6.8

5.7

4.9

4.2

3.9

*3.6

2.9

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.0

1.7

1.6

1.3

l.O

.8

.6

*JL!

342.4

11.0

0.071

0.08

Sept.

0.7 

.8

1.0

.8

.7

.4

.3

.3

.8

.7

.6 

.6

.5

.4

.5

.5

/. .6

.8

1.1

1.5

1.1

.8

.7

1.1

1.1

.9

.7

*.5

.4

.2

-

20.9

0.70

0.0045

0.005

Calendar yearj.952: Max 4,380 Mln 0.2 Mean 148 Cfsm 0.949 In. 12.90

Water year 1952-53 : Max 2,090 Mln 0.2 Mean 84.3 Cfsm 0.540 In. 7.34

Peak discharge (base. 1.500 ofsl. Hay 23 (10:30 a.m.) 2,340 efs (10.14 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by lee.
302 SCIOTO RIVER BASIN

Whetstone Creek near Shawtown, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°28'30", long. 82°56'40", In T. 7 N., R. 18 W., on left bank at downstream side of highway bridge, l£ miles southeast of Shawtown, Morrow County, If miles 

upstream from Shaw Creek, and 3^- miles southwest of Cardlngton.

Drainage area. 61.7 sq ml.

Records available.--October 1946. to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 954.69 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912.

Average discharge. 7 years, 74.1 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,250 cfs May 23 (gage height, 5.94 ft); no 

flow at times In August and September.

1946-53: Maximum discharge, 4,920 cfs Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 8.84 ft); no 

flow at times in August and September 1953.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Jan. 4, Jan. 8, 

9, Sept. 17-30)

0.3 

.4

' .5 

.6 

.7

0 

.1 

.3 

.7

1.4

0.8 

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

2.5

4.2

6.6

9.8

14

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0

28

59

102

322

889

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.3 

ti

1.2

1.3

2.2

2.8

2,3

1.8

1.6

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.8

1.5

2.0

1.6

1.3

1.3

1.3 

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.6

2.1

2.0

2.2

2.1

*2.2

2.2

51.0

1.65

0.027

0.03

Nov.

Iff 

3.4

4.6

3.4

2.7

2.7

2.5

3.7

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.4

3.0

3.2

3.4

3.4

5.2

8jl

5.6 

4.9

4.9

4.2

4.2

4.4

4.2

3.9

3.4

3.4

-

113.1

3.77

0.061

0.07

Dec. '

4^0

4.7

18

21

11

6.9

6.0

37

44

T5

13

9.8

7.6

7.6

7.2

6.9

6.6

7.2

10 

15

14

11

9.2

8.2

6.9

6.6

5.9

 5.6

5.6

' 342.7

11.1

0.180

0.21

Jan.

5.6 

5.6 

5.9

5.2

b5

b5

b5

6.6

27

88

268

b90

b50 '

4743'

34

80

490

140

72

52 

40

33

37

54

b30

27

110

81

*b45

138

2,118.9

68.4

1.11

1.28

Feb.

158 

b55 

b35

b25

23

22

22

21

18

16

50

80

75

47

41

b30

b25

b25

. 23

34

mbSO

45

 39

36

*33

26

-

-

-

1,531

54.7

0.887

0.92

Mar.

22 

20 

27

*447

180

85

64

b50

b40

49

100

110

78

59

71

84

54

46

61

57

42

33

29

29

31

29

26

23

22

*20

12

2.007

64.7

1.05

' 1.21

Apr.

77 

99 

50

38

34

27

26

22

20

2JI

140

71

57

45

38

118

95

74

81

77

99 

69

50

38

33

34

35

34

*32

31

-

1,905

63.5

1.03

1.15

May

28 

25 

20 *16

13

21

43

504

191

75

48

36

414

204

272

191

"535 812

199

102

67 

343

728

178

92

66

46

*36

30

26

22

5,541

179

2.90

3.34

June

19 

16 

14

13

12

12

15

13

11

9.5

8.2

6.6

6.6

6.4

6.4

5.6

5.9

5.6

5.4

4.9

4.4 

4.0

3.7

3.4

3.2

2.8

2.7 *4^

T5

-

293.6

9.79

0.159

0.18

July

12 

H

15

8.8

6.4

5.4

4.2

3.7

3.2

3.5

3.0

2.4

1.8

1.4

1.4

1.5

3.9

8.6

5.9

4.2 

4.0

21

15

6.6

4.2

3.2

2.4

2.1

*1.8

1.7

287.3

9.27

0.150

0.17

Aug.

2.8 

3.4 

3.9

2.7

3.2

6.1

4.0

19

12

6.9

4.4

3.2

2.4

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.0

*1.1

1.4 

1.1

.9

.6

.4

.3

.2

.1

.1

o*0

88.5

2.85

0.046

0.05

Sept.

0.1 

0

!l

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.3

.3

.4

.5 

.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

*. 1

.1

0

-

3.3

0.11

0.0018

0.002

Calendar year .1952: Max 2,090 Mln 0.1 Mean 60.0 Cfsm 0.972 In. 13.23

Water year 1952-53: Max 812 Mln 0 Mean 39.1 Cfsm 0.634 In. 8.61

Peak discharge (base. 1.200 efs). May 23 (5 a.m.) 1,250 efs (5.94 ft). 

» Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. .

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice
SCIOTO RIVER BASIN 303

Shaw Creek at Shawtown, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°29'00", long. 82°57'25", in T. 7 N., R. 18 W., on left tank at downstream side of highway bridge half a mile east of Shawtown, Morrow County, If miles 

upstream from mouth, and 3f miles southwest of Cardington.

Drainage area. 25.2 sq mi.

Records available. October 1946 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 954.99 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 7 years, 28.9 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 475 cfs May 23 (gage height. 4.42 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1946-53: Maximum discharge, 1,250 cfs Apr. 12, 1948 (gage height, 6.05 ft); no flow 

at times in 1952-53.

Remarks. Records good except those below 2 cfs and those for periods of ice effect, which 

are fair.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height. In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 15 to Dec. 9, May 8, 9, 13-16, 

19, 20, 24, 25, June 29)

0.3 

.4 

.5 

.6 

.8

.3

1.2 

2.4 

5.8

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

70

164

3.5 243

4.0 358

4.5 508

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

TT

.2

.1

' .1

0o0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

2.5

0.08

0.0032

0.004

Nov.

0Q-

.2

.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.5

.5

.776"

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

-

7.7

0.26

0.010

0.01

Dec.

 0.2~iy

.4

.5

3.9

4.7

1.8

.8

.7

10

14

T.6

4.1

3.4

2.8

2.4

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.1

3.0

3.3

3.4

3.0

2.5

b2.0

bl.7

bl.4

bl.2

 bl.l

bl.l

88.5

2.85

0.113

0.13

Jan.

bl.2

bl.2

bl.3

bl.3

bl.2

bl.l

bl.O

IS77J

b8

b25

72

40

22

16

12

9.3

29

140 -ST

31

19

13

9.7

11

12

b9

7.0

44

31

*18

40

683.3

22.0

0.873

1.01

Feb.

46

blS

blO

b8

7.0

6.6

6.3

5.6

4.8

4.1

8.2

29

26

14

bll

blO

b8

b8

7.6

12

84

15

b20

17

15

14

*13

10

-

..

-

466.2

16.6

0.659

0.69

Mar.

8.0

6.8

12

*120 -si

34

26

blS

blS

21

45

42

31

24

30

29

19

18

24

22

15

12

11

10

10

9.0

7.8

7.6

7.0

 8.3

5.8

710.3

22.9

0.909

1.05

Apr.

17

33

17

13

10

8.6

8.0

7.0

6.6 ST~

44

22

IS

12

10

26

26

20

22

20

24

18

14

9.7

8.6

9.0

9.0

8.0

*7.6

7.6

512.7

17.1

0.679

0.76

May

7.0

6.0

5.0

4.5

3.9

4.7

6.4

65

42

19

11

8.0

119

95

97

72

293

373

TT

45

30

49

333

90

42

29

19

*13

11

9.3

7.8

1,996.6

64.4

2.5S

2.9S

June

6.3

5.4

4.7

4.1

3.6

3.4

4.5

4.1

3.3

3.1

2.7

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

1.6

1.5

1.1

1.1

1.0

i&

.8

.8

1.3 *2£

IS

127.9

4.26

0.169

0.19

July

10

17 "5.6

3.8

2.5

2.0

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.7

.7

.6

.5

1.5

1.9

1.8

1.1

1.2

2.5

2.0

1.2

.8

.6

.5

.5

*.5

.4

70.6

2.26

0.090

0.10

Aug.

1.2

2.4

1.1

.6

1.3

3.5

1.4

~4.4 13

2.1

1.3

.9

.7

.6

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

Q- 0

0

*.l

37.4

1.21

0.048

0.06

Sept.

0.9 "TT

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

0Q-

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

3.0

0.10

0.0040

0.004

Calendar year 1952: Max 783 Mln 0 Mean 23.9 Cfsm 0.948 In. 12.88

Water year 1952-53: Max 373 Mln 0 Mean 12.9 Cfsm 0.512 In. 6.96

Peak discharge (base. 400 ofa). Hay 18 (11 a.m.) 460 ofs (4.55 ft)j May 23 (1 p.».) 475 efs (4.42 ft). 

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by lee.
304 SCIOTO RIVER BASIN

Olentangy River near Delaware, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°21'20", long. 83°04'05", in NW^NE^ T. 5 N., R. 19 W., U. S. Military 

Survey, on left bank 500 ft upstream from highway bridge, 1,000 ft downstream from 

Delaware Dam, 1,300 ft upstream from Pennsylvania Railroad bridge, and 4 miles north 

of Delaware, Delaware County.

Drainage area. 387 sq mi.

Records available. December 1923 to September 1934, April 1938 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete-control. Datum of gage is 800.00 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. I, 1950, 

water-stage recorder at site 500 ft downstream at datum 76.7 ft higher.

Average discharge. 26 years (1923-34, 1938-53), 356 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,910 cfs May 19 (gage height, 86.04 ft); minimum, 3.9 cfs Apr. 1 (gage height, 79.45 ft); minimum daily, 4.5 cfs June 23-25.

1923-34, 1938-53: Maximum discharge, 14,100 cfs Mar. 21, 1927 (gage height, 16.9 

ft, site and datum then in use); minimum, 0.1 cfs Aug. 20, 1930, Sept. 14-29, 1934.

Remarks. Records good, Plow completely regulated by Delaware Reservoir beginning 1951

(see p. 321).

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

79.4

79.5

79.6 

79.8 

8O.O

2.9 

4.9

7.7

15

27

SO

80.4

80.7

81.1

81.5

44

73

154

340

580

82.0 880

84.O 2,230

.86.0 3,910

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

3O

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

27

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17 

17

17

18

18

.15

11

14

14

14

14

15

19

531

17.1

-

-

Nov.

*19

I?

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

18

IS

18

18

18

18

18

19 

18

18

18

18

18

18

19

18

18

18

18

-

553

18.4

-

-

Dec.

18

*IS

18

19

19

19

19

19

19

98

141

151

~6T 158

25

25

25

25

25 

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

*25

1,208

39.0

_

-

Jan.

2525"

25

25

25

25

25

26

26

29

444

724

499

202

180

213

222

1,060

1,280

7&6

391

255

204

180

180

180.

18.0

249

418

333

226

8,666

280

 -

Feb.

532

417

275

*206

176

106

73

71

71

TjO

73

219

275

365

255

180

176

104

113 

135

402

970

31$

289

195

200

200

*126

_

-

6,884

246

-

Mar.

95

95

112

935

1,360

880

412

226

290

255

3O7

484

550

336

312

34O

334

285

265 

260

255

255

135

158

200

133

100

100

.' 100

100

*80

9,749

314

-

Apr.

30

6.6

6.0

6.0

5.5

5.7

5.7

5.5

5.7

11

93

273

334

285

200

180

370

448

331 

296

324

260

235

235

235

191

172

112

*86

86

-

4,803.7

 160

-

May

86

114

132

79

5_1

51

107

351

940

655

329

270

437

910

1,060

. 1,030

1,030

69

2,590 

3,750

1,45O

712

910

940

1,470

1,810

*2,540

230

*176

176

176

24,611

794

-

June

~TJ 109

77

61

51

52

51

50

50

54

50

50

36

30

21

16

10

6.3

6.O 

5.5

5.2

4.9

4.5

4T5

4.5

4.?

4.7

4.9

4.9

*9.1

-

914.7

30.5

-

July

20

234

275

388

?75

84

30

30

19

14

20

19

19

19

19

19

19

26

21 

20

19

20

20

20

60

111

198

176

77

*14

20

2,305

74.4

-

Aug.

21

21

22

23

22

22

22

23

23

42

51

Tl

28

28

22

19

I?

19

19 

19

*19

19

19

19

19

19

20

20

2O

20

20

723

23.3

-

Sept.

20

55

20

20

20

20

20

19

T?

19

19

- 19

19

19

19

19

19

20

20 

20

20

2O

20

20

20

20

20

2O

*19

19

-

588

19,6

-

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,260 Mln 5.2 Mean 357 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,730 Mln 4.5 Mean 169 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
SCIOTO RIVER BASIN 305

Olentangy River at Stratford, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°15'29", long. 83°03'44", in NE£ T. 4 N., R. 19 W., on left bank 0.2 mile 

upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 23 at Stratford, Delaware County, and 3 miles 

downstream from Delaware Run.

Drainage area. 438 sq mi.

Records available. July 1934 to December 1935, January 1938 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 823.63 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Aug. 4, 1934, staff gag<sS|t same site and datum.

Average discharge. 16 years, 377 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,990 cfs May 20 (gage height, 4.50 ft); minimum, 3.2 cfs June 27 (gage height, 1.00 ft).

1934-35, 1938-53: Maximum discharge, 15,600 cfs June 19, 1939 (gage height, 8.77 

ft); minimum, 0.96 cfs Sept. 17, 18, 1934 (gage height, 0.76 ft).

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

Flow regulated by Delaware Reservoir beginning 1951 (see p. 321).

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 20-28}

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

1.6

3.2 

5.2 

7.8

15

25

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.6

69

115

197

349

2.8 565

3.0 850

5.0 5,14O

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

36

a2E>

alS

alS

alS

a 18

alS

alS

alS

a!7

a!7

a!7

al7

a!7

 16

al6

16

16

16

15

15

15

16

17

16

12

13

13

13

13

15

525

16.9

-

-

Nov.

IS

IS

*21

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

19

19

19

27

19

20

19

19

19

20

19

19

19

20

-

572

19.1

-

-

Dec.

 27 20

21

23

46

26

22

22

24

87

135

139

149

IT?

32

*29

31

30

28

31

32

31

30

30

29

29

28

27

30

29

28

1,352

43.6

_

-

Jan.

28

29

30

28

28

26

3l

40

40

56

351

805

592

281

146

204

299

997

1.540 

966

520

263

. 217

183

178

173

178

315

462

400

280

9,686

312

-

-

Feb.

520

526

280

223

168

132

79

77

 77

75.

100

227

315

349

312

178

173

135

97 

139

405

1.100

715

362

204

197

197

155

-

_

-

7,517

268

_

-

Mar.

' 97

97

128

1,140

1.690

1,090

640

256

289

323

340

508

632

452

340

389

369

332

315 

289

272

272

183

132

197

151

102

99

99

99

12

11,414

368

_

-

Apr.

76

28

*18

17

15

16

15

IS" 14

32

58

220

323

289

223

210

318

473

359 

306

340

280

230

230

223

197

159

129

87

87

4,990

166

_

-

May

85

94

118

93

57

54

75

212

900

753

289

223

282

900

1,100

1,090

1,370

295

2,060 

3.660

 1,590

660

820

900

1,310

1,710

2,430

550

173

168

168

24,192

780

-

June

154

75

69

57

62

57

58

56

72

68

57

54-

36

34

22

19

15

10 

8.4

7.3

6.5

5.7

4.8

4.4

4.4

4.0

i'.B

5.0

1,090.9

36.4

-

July

15

ITT

280

323

315

135

34

34

31

19

15

20

21

*21

22

22

22

120

62 

32

26

31

27

23

27

85

146

192

107

37

25

2,444

78.8

-

Aug.

29

120

25

27

25

24

29

24

24

47

49

36

27

27

20

18

18

18 

18

18

18

17

II

18

17

*18

18

18

18

19

827

26.7'

-

Sept.

IS" IS

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

19

18

19

19

18

18

18

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

Iff

18

554

18. S

-

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,720 Mln 7.0 Mean 403 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,660 Mln 4.0 Mean 179 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height reoordj discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for station 

near Delaware.
306 SCIOTO RIVER BASIN

Soioto River at Columbus, Ohio,

Location. Lat 39°54'34", long. 83°00'33n , on right bank at sewage-treatment works of city 

of Columbus, Franklin County, 0.4 mile downstream from bridge on Prank Road.

Drainage area.~1.624 sq mi.

Records available. April 1921 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 680.40 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Oct. 1, 1924, staff gage at site 200 ft upstream at same datum.

Average dlscharge.--32 years, 1,363 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 7,940 cfs May 20 (gage height, 13.39 ft); minimum, 54 cfs Nov. 28; minimum gage height, 6.35 ft Dec. 26.

1921-53: Maximum discharge, 40,300 cfs Jan. 27, 1952; maximum gage height, 24.70 

ft Mar. 21, 1927, Jan. 27, 1952; minimum discharge, 42 cfs Sept. 6, 1930.

Maximum stage known, 25.9 ft Mar. 25, 1913 (discharge, 138,000 cfs, estimated by 

Franklin County Conservancy District). This stage is not comparable with present gage 

heights because of subsequent channel improvement and levee construction.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by O'Shaughnessy Reservoir since 1925 and Griggs 

Reservoir for municipal supply of city of Columbus, and by Delaware Reservoir beginning 

1951 (see p. 321). Diversion for water supply made several miles above gage. For 

statement on diversion from Alum Creek basin into municipal supply system of city of 

Columbus see Remarks for Alum Creek at Columbus. Sewage return flow normally is discharged at gage ana is included in flow past gage.

Revisions (water years). WSP 743:| 1927(M). 

1926-30, 1932-33.

WSP 758: Drainage area. WSP 803: 1922-24,

Rating tables, water year'1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-ZO, June 29, 30)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 4 . Mar. 5 to Sept. 30

6.3 54

6.4 75

6.6 139

7.0 345

7.5

8.0

12.0

736

1,220

6,000

6.3 

6.5 

6.7 

7.0

57

110

200

400

8.0

11.0

14.0

1,260

4,700

8,840

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6'7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

117

»114

110

97

100

169

TI5

100

97

103

92

86

97

97

103

103

89

83

78 

13

89

92

89

92

86

78

83

97

92

89

86

3,001

96.8

-

-

Nov.

78

73

 114 -§B100

107

95

89

114

89

86

92

89

86

81

 ST. 69

81

107 

97

92

100

71

73

78

100

71

69

71

71

-

2,619

87.3

_

-

Dec.

78

 97

100

94

288

114

89

81

83

302

173

216

216

211

197

121

95

95

92 

95

97

92

97

89

75

75

83ei

89

97

*114

3,826

123

w

-

Jan.

97

TST

128

97

103

103

106

373

192

258

291

705

873

 1,140

736

675

1,190

3,110

5.090

3,iYo

2,460

1,330

930

845

675

599

590

1,200

1,700

1,170

1,020

31,353

1,011

.

-

Feb.

1,120

1,330

873

675

526

442

378

309

291

269

482

1,000

#1,490

1,240

1,150

763

632

494

378 

405

736

2.510

2,240

1,310

799

684

624

557

_

-

23,707

847

-

Mar.

449

|Z| m

3,170

5.740

3,710

2,930

1,670

1,150

1,120

1,120

1,510

1,880

1,780

1,410

1,510

1,460

1,410

1,510 

1,930

1,510

1,150

961

750

686

654

535

468

445

400

 379

44,203

1,426

_

-

Apr.

400

422

528

566

430

415

365

288

3SS

438

558

988

970

826

734

734

790

1,050

1.060 

l,6lO

943

853

734

630

606

614

550

512

468

 386

19,226

641

-

May

379

379

358

365

379

281

1S§

505

1,710

2,530

1,620

988

835

1,110

1,980

2,930

3,710

6,130

5,740 

7.650

5,610

3,950

3,950

4,960

5,480

5,350

4,310

2,930

970

766

662

78,946

2,547

-

June

*574 4§0"

351

309

288

323

330

254

242

330

302

267

230

206

165

130

134

126

no

95

78

15

89

92

86

98

86

80

98

 294

6,307

210

-

July

223

392

245

337

460

358

242

165

142

114

104

95

1ST

110

107

107

110

571

826 150"

218

220

185

126

323

281

212

274

 316

236

175

7,805

252

..

-

Aug.

217

718

4T5

218

160

138

114

134

110

138

138

180

180

146

118

95

122

107

110 

104

107

98

95

 104

114

126

126

114

104

89

3?

4,837

156

-

Sept.

126

126

118

110

110

IS15

89

95

92

107

154

Tf

95

101

101

98

101

98 

107

101

98

101

101

104

95

86

98

*101

98

3,034

101

«

-

Calendar year 1952: Max 54,600 Min 69 Mean 1,640 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1952-53: Max 7,650 Mln 69 Mean 627 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
SCIOTO RIVER BASIN 307

Scioto Big Run at Briggsdale, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°54'55", long. 83°03'55", on right bank at downstream side of bridge on 

U. S. Highway 62 at Briggsdale, Franklin County, 2§ miles northeast of Grove City and 

4 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 12.4 sq mi.

Records available. July 1946 to September 1947, October 1950 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,830 cfs Aug. 1 (gage height, 9.77 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1946-47, 1950-53: Maximum discharge, 1,910 cfs Jan. 26, 1952 (gage height, 9.97 ft); 

no flow for many days.

Remarks. Records fair.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May Z-16)

0.7 

.8 

.9

Oct. 1 to May 17

1.3 

1.7 

Z.O

6.5

18

31

0.6 

.7

May 18 to Sept. 30

1.6 

2.0 

2.3

1.0 1.6 2.3 52 .9 1.3 2.8 114

1.1 2.8 1.1 3.4 3.4 201

1.3 7.0

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

1718 '

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct. 

(*)

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

0

Dec.

0 5

*0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

jl

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0.1

0.003

0.00024

0.0003

Jan.

0 5

0

0

0

0

0

4.8

8.3

12

2.9

*1.6

1.0

.7

.5

*46

*29

*8.3

4.7

3.1

2.1

1.7

9.8

4.8

2.1

3.7

ft

9.5

19

249.3

8.04

0.648

0.75

Feb.

11 

5.7

4.3

2.8

2.4

2.6

2.1

.7

 ITS

49

37

16

9.1

7.6

5.3

3.7

2.8

2.7

3.3

29

9.8

6.1

5.3

4.7

4.3

3.5

2.2

-

-

235.7

8.42

0.679

0.71

Mar.

1.6 

1.5

9.2

32

TT

6.7

4.3

3.5

3.3

3.0

2.7

3.5

3.0

7.9

6.1

4.3

13

20

*7.2

5.3

4.3

3.6

3.1

2.7

2.1

1.9

1.8

1.5

1.2

A,.!

176.5

5.69

0.459

0.53

Apr.

1.6

1.5

1.1

1.0

jJL

1.1

1.5

1.3

5.3

2.4

1.7

2.6

1.7

2.0

7.2

4.1

6.6

22

?T

11

7.2

5.3

3.5

3.8

4.1

3.0

2.2 

2.2

2.1

-

132.1

4.40

0.355

0.40

May

2.1 

*1.4

1.0

.9

1.4

1.2

2.3

2.4

1.2

.8

.5

.4

ITT

.7

2.9

10

*32 ZG

9.2

5.2

3.7

5.4

25

13

10

6.0

3.4

2.2 

1.8

1.4

1.1

169.7

5.47

0.441

0.51

June

**

.3

.3

.2

.2

.8

.5 

.3

.5

.8

.2

.1

 50

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

-

5.5

0.18

0.015

0.02

July

§.8

*1.5

.7

.2

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

10

T.51.1

.3

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

20.4

0.86

0.055

0.06

Aug.

-gs 201

5.1

2.6

3.3

1.4

.7

.5 

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

270.5

8.73

0.704

0.81

Sept.

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952: Max 756 Min 0 Mean 11.8 Cfsm 0.952 In. 12.9*

Water year 1952-53: Max 201 Min 0 Mean 3.45 Cfsm- 0.278 In. 3.79

eak dlacharge (base. BOO of a). Aug. 1 (8 p.m.) 1,830 cfs (9.77 ft). 

Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
308 SCIOTO RIVER BASIN

Big Walnut Creek at Central College, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°06'13", long. 82°53'03n , in T. 2 N., R. 17 W., a quarter of a mile east 

of Central College, Franklin County, 3 miles southeast of Westerville, and 3| miles 

downstream from Duncan Run.

Drainage area. 191 sq mi.

Records available. July 1938 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 814.96 ft above mean sea level.

Average discharge. 15 years, 196 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,940 cfs July 19 (gage height, 9.92 ft); minimum, 0.2 cfs Sept. 7, 30; minimum gage height, 2.28 ft Sept. 4, 7.

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 14,400 cfs Aug. 4, 1943 (gage height, 16.6 ft); no flov 

Aug. 2-19, Sept. 18-27, 1944.

Remarks. Records fair. Records of chemical analyses, water temperatures, and sediment 

loads for the water year 1953 are given in WSP 1290.

Revisions (water years). WSP 873: 1938, drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.5

.5

.4

7?

.4

.8

1.0

.7

.6

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

ITS

 1.3

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

30.1

0.97

0.0051

0.006

Nov.

1.1

ITS

*1.3

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.1

2.3

2. 1

2.0

2.0

l.S

1.7

1.7

1.7

-

46.6

1.55

0.0081

0.009

Dec.

1.7

1.8

1.8

2.0

4.6

5.2

5.4

5.6

5.6

16

5325"

16

12

10

*8.2

7.4

6.9

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.6

' 6.9

9.1

8.8

8.2

7.2

6.2

5.9

5.0

5.0

276.3

8.91

0.047

0.05

Jan.

5.0

576

5.0

5.2

5.2

*5.4

5.2

6.4

9.4

83

331

179

89

56

46

36

148

1.500

372

176

128

91

69

101

162

88

71

681

394

164

416

5,432.8

175

0.916

1.06

Feb.

427

101

65

59

50

49

46

*42

36

57

*331

254

142

109

89

60

45

45

48

248

310

122

86

71

66

59

49

_

-

-

3,210

115

0.602

0.63

Mar.

42

36

40

1.330

588

219

224

140

114

144

193

208

180

160

193

240

134

105

134

130

89

71

60

56

52

52

46

43

39

36

34

5,132

166

0.869

1.00

Apr.

39

*60

52

46

43

43

42

59

182

220

118

100

74

60

118

157

112

160

275

232

160

109

77

63

66

76

74

68

74

-

3,019

101

0.529

0.59

May

62

52

40

33

34

35

36 ~533

4^5

160

86

60

52

52

146

200

444

529

216

114

 76

310

299

138

84

60

40

29

22

18

15

4,465

144

0.754

0.87

June

12

10

8.8

7.4

6.4

5.6

12

25

14

20

52

44

18

11

8.2

6.9

6.2

5.4

5.0

4.8

4.4

3.8

3.4

3.1

2.8

2.6

2.4

83

71

-

464.6

15.5

0.081

0.09

July

33

*852

196

81

32

17

11

8.5

7.2

5.9

5.2

4.6

4.2

*3.8

3.6

3.2

2.9

801 

1.130

173

74

36

112

81

29

16

11

69

39

17

11

3,873.1

125

0.854

0.75

Aug.

3.5

24

 SB- 34

is

11

8.8

7.9

12

32

19

12

8.8

7.2

5.9

4.8 4.2-

3.6

2.9

2.6

2.4

2.0

1.4

1.6

1.7

1.2

 1.0

.8

. 6

TfT

.6

263.1

8.49

0.044

0.05

Sept.

o.e

.e

, f

,f

.e

.e

.e

.e

.e

.e

.e

.e

.e

.e.e

.6

.6

.E

.£

.£

l.C

.7

.7

.7

.6

.E

.6

.6

.5

~

18.3

0.61

0.0032

0.004

Calendar year 1952: Max 7,390 Mln 0.3 Mean 190 Cfsm 0.995 In. 13.56

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,500 Mln 0.4 Mean 71.9 Cfsm 0.376 In. 5.11

eak discharge (base. 4.000 efsK Ko peak above base. 

Discharge measurement made on this day.
SCIOTO RIVER BASIN 

Alum Creek at Columbus, Ohio

309

Location. Lat 39°56'42", long. 82°56'28", on left bank a quarter of a mile downstream 

from Livingston Avenue Bridge in Columbus, Franklin County, and 6 miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area. 190 sq mi.

Records available. July 1923 to December 1935, January 1938 to September 1953. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 733.62 ft above mean sea level. 

Average discharge. 27 years, 167 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,480 cfs July 19 (gage height, 7.55 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs for several days in October and September; minimum gage height, 0.99 ft 

Aug. 26.

1923-35, 1938-53: Maximum discharge, 8,800 cfs Feb. 27, 1929 (gage height, 13.6 

ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs for several days in 1951-53; minimum gage height, 0.79 ft Sept. 7, 

1925.

Remarks. Records good except those below 1 cfs, which are fair. During low flow seasons 

part of municipal water supply for city of Columbus is pumped from its Alum Creek well 

field. A portion of pumpage is believed to be diverted from Alum Creek basin as recharge for aquifer supplying well field.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 758: 1933.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet

per second)

(Shifting-control method used May 8, 9, 15-20, 22-25, June 6. 30, 

July 2, 3, 18-20, 22, Aug. 1, 2, 24, 25, Sept. 1-3, 8-19)

Oct. 1 to July 18

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

0

.2

.6

1.0

2.4

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.8

2.0

5.9

12

20

46

81

2.5

3.0

5.0

214

398

1,250

0.

1,

1,

1.

1,

.9

,0

.1

.2

.3

July 19 to Sept.

0

.2

.8

2.3

4.3

1.4 7.8

1.5 13

1.6 21

1.8 44

2.1 101

3O

2.5

3.0

5.0

214

398

1,250

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.1

.2

.2

.1

.2

2.0

.5

.4

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4'.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

12.8

0.41

0.0022

0.003

Nov.

0.4

.5

*.7

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.8

.5

.4

.4

.4

73" .3

.3

.3

.3

75

.4

.9

.5

.4

.4

.6

.5

.4

.3

.4

-

14.0

0.47

0.0025

0.003

Dec.

0.4

'.S

15

58

17

32

26

23

11

76

60

34

22

»17

12

10

8.8

7.6

13

10

5.6

4.5

7.6

8.2

6.5

5.2

' 3.8

2.8

2.2

2.8

573.3

18.5

0.097

0.11

Jan.

 273 2.0

5.5

2.8

2.4

2.0

2.0

50

20

52

224

250

117

68

52

43

97

681

5T8

186

120

85

62

72

92

85

50

217

518

189

166

4,033.0

130

- 0.684

0.79

Feb.

346

202

99

73

50

46

49

41

35

*29

79

*261

234

143

101

85

60

46

40

49

154

398 1*0"

92

77

68

62

52

-

_

-

3,111

111

0.584

0.61

Mar.

43

36

46

763" 906

240

205

154

115

122

174

211

183

151

146

198

132

108

132

140

99 ' 79

68

62

57

54

50

44

41

36

33

4,828

156

0.821

0.95

Apr.

37

*46

50

41

36

36

32

30

75

114

. 258

132

103

75

64

92

150

122

143

227

189

143

105

77

64

 64

60

57

52

54

-

2,733

91.1

0.479

0.53

Hay

50

46

36

29

34

32

55

146

282

130

73

54

50

43

124

195

462

722

132

90

*517

335

177

113

83

59

46

39

32

27

4,502

145

0.763

0.88

June

20

18

14

12

11

26

15

13

12

33

34

^4" 42

13

9.9

7.6

6.5

5.9

4.5

3.4

2.8

1.8

1.4

1.2

5.9

2.0

174" .8

1.8

42

-

385.9

12.9

0.068

0.08

July

15

*182

103

48

25

12

6.5

13

11

1.1

.7

.6

*.4

.3

.3

.2

.3

157

997

155

55

50

29

26

13

8.9

6.0

5.4

3.3

2.1

1.5

1,876.6

60.5

0.318

0.37

Aug.

68

103

34

27

16

8.9

5.7

6.9

3.9

6.6

17

11

6.4

3.9

2.3

1.2

.9

.5

.4

iil

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

326.1

10.5

0.055

0.06

Sept.

0.2

.2

1.2

1 4

.9

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.9

1.0

.2

.1

7T

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

-

8.8

0.29

0.0015

0.002

Calendar year 1952 : Max 6,990 Mln 0.1 Mean 180 Cfsm 0.947 In. 12.89

Water year 1952-53 : Max 997 Mln 0.1 Mean 61.4 Cfsm 0.323 In. 4.39

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 efs).-<-Ho peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
310 SCIOTO RIVER BASIN 

Big Walnut Creek at Rees, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°51'24", long. 82°57'26", in NE* sec. 26, T. 4 N., R. 22 W., on right 

bank at downstream side of highway bridge, half a mile southwest of Rees, Franklin 

County, and 4£ miles downstream from Alum Creek.

Drainage area. 544 sq mi.

Records available. August 1921 to December 1935, December 1938 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 698.20 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Aug. 18, 1921, to Sept. 30, 1924, chain and staff gages at site 0.3 mile 

upstream at datum 2.00 ft lower. Oct. 1, 1924, to Oct. 29, 1927, chain and staff 

gages at site 0.3 mile upstream at present datum.

Average discharge.--28 years (1921-35, 1939-53), 505 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,710 cfs July 19 (gage height, 8.98 ft); minimum, 7.0 cfs Sept. 28-30; minimum gage height, 0.89 ft Sept. 10-13. 23-27.

1921-35, 1938-53: Maximum discharge, 21,800 cfs Feb. 27, 1929 (gage height, 18.0 

ft); minimum, 5 cfs Sept. 4, 5, 10-12, 1925.

Maximum stage known, 20.5 ft Mar. 25, 1913, present datum, at site 0.3 mile upstream.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1053: 1929, 1933(M), 1943(M), 1945.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 6-8, Oct. 12 to Nov. 1, May 18, 19, 

22, 23, July 2, 3, 18-20, Aug. 2)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 18 Jan. 19 to Sept. 30

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

1.7 

2.1

7.0

14

32

51

118

2.5 

3.0 

5.0 

6.0

218

425

1,580

2,250

0.8

1.1 

1.3 

1.6 

1.9

5.0

16

27

55

95

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

5.0 

7.0

158

253

455

1,580,

2,980

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

11

11

11

9.4

&a

12

22

14

11

10

11

11

9.7

9.4

9.4

10

10

11

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

*12

12

348.0

11.2

0.021

0.02

Nov.

12

15

15

15

17

16

16

16

17

22

23

20 

19

19

19

22

21

20

21

25

M

24

24

24

23

23

22

25

25

22

-

600

20.0

0.037

0.04

Dec.

22

24

112

70

49

58

44

126

97

m78

*64

54

51

46

41

40

50

47

58

36

38

58

40

58

56

56

34

1,720

55.5

0.102

0.12

Jan.

58

34

38

38

55

52

52

92

120

118

491

740 

555

197

155

135

235

2.040

1,460

590

398

294

228

. 253

382

350

215

941

1,460

565

645

12,666

409

0.752

0.87

Feb.

1.180

590

350

250

180

166

158

141

134

*11Z

181

794 

832

504

546

290

218

148

141

153

329

1,060

460

286

228

199

186

161

-

-

-

9,762

549

0.642

0 67

Mar.

154

115

124

1,560

2.050

722

552

460

330

298

390

504 

478

406

566

580

406

510

302

366

279

215

183

166

156

146

139

130

117

111

12A

11,961

586

0.710

0.82

Apr.

109

*117

164

155

152

130

130

119

169

586

691

419 

526

255

196

228

437

378

410

80S

750

536

374

275

218

205

202

205

186

183

-

8,886

296

0.544

0.61

May

183

158

132

111

111

102

114

299

1,120

486

272

180 

153

128

186

504

750

1.490

915

, 428

272

*664

1,390

635

378

253

175

130

100

86

IS.

11,981

386

0.710

0.82

June

67

56

55 ' 46

43

40

70

46

48

79

93

99

75

56

45

41

37

33

31

27

26

22

21

20.

22

23

20

20

23

-

1,386

46.2

0.085

0.09

July

143

*705

722

284

158

97

67

50

53

41

28

25

*22

20

19

17

IS

263

2.450

600

283

205

160

136

130

80

60

63

41

83

53

7,052

227

0.417

0.48

Aug.

36

141

142

89

126

71

51

42

36

30

31

56 

43

33

26

22

21

19

16

15

13

13

.13

13

*12

12

12

12

11

11

11

1,479

47.7

0.088

0.10

Sept.

9.5

9.5

10

11

IS

16

12

9.9

8.8

8.1

8.4

8.1 

9.1

9.5

8.8

. 9.1

9.1

8.4

8.8

14

16

10

8.1

7.7

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.Q

7.0

-

289. 5

9.65

0.018

0.02

Calendar year 1952: Max 19,600 Kin 9.1 Mean 523 Cfsm 0.961 In. 13.08

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,430 . Mln 7.0 Mean 187 Cfsm 0.344 In. [ 4.66_

Peak discharge (base. 8.000 cfs). 

* Discharge measurement made on thl

 Ho peak above base, 

s day.
SCIOTO RIVER BASIN 

Scioto River near Cireleville, Ohio

311

Location. Lat 39°38'00", long. 82°57'45", in sec. 3, T. 4 N., R. 22 W., on left bank 

40 ft downstream from highway bridge, 1-J- miles upstream from Darby Creek, and 2| 

miles northwest of Cireleville, Pickaway County.

Drainage area . 2,635 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1939 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 644.46 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Average discharge. 14 years, 2,269 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,260 cfs Mar. 5 (gage height, 11.76 ft); minimum, 126 cfs Sept. 28, 29; minimum gage height, 1.77 ft Nov. 17, 18.

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 69,200 cfs Mar. 7, 1945'; maximum gage height, 24.07 

ft Jan. 28, 1952; minimum discharge, 122 cfs Sept. 26, 1939. 

Maximum stage known, about 34 ft Mar. 26, 1913.

Remarks.--Records good except those above 2,000 cfs, which are fair. Flow regulated by 

Delaware Reservoir beginning 1951, O'Shaughnessy and Griggs Reservoirs (see p. 321).

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1053: 1945(P).

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 17 to Sept. 30)

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

126

192

363

612

5.0 

8.0 

11.0

1,820

4,340

8,020

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

166

166

161

155

150

170

225

180

*170

166

170

159

150

155

161

166

161

153

148

142

155

150

148

148

148

148

144

144

157

153

146

4,915

159

-

-

Nov.

150

150

144

164

164

161

159

155

153

164

157

155

155

155

157

155

144

*148

161

178

170

178

185

155

157

164

168

150

146

150

"

4,752

158

-

-

Dec.

150

161

178

187

299

401

259

214

211

328

444

405

469

401

346

290

234

206

195

195

203

200

197

192

180

170

170

175

168

175

185

7,588

245

-

-

Jan.

203

185

197

203

182

180

185

310

634

499

728

1,500

1,560

1,370

*1,280

925

.1,040

3,240

*6.880

4,740

3,130

2,160

1,460

1,430

1,590

1,310

1,070

2,010

3,850

*2,620

1,880

48,551

1,566

-

-

Feb.

2,380

2,240

1,680

1,280

1,070

867

780

683

602

555

777

2,310

3,130

2,380

1,820

1,520

1,250

983

838

751

1,070

2,720

5.310

2,090

1,490

1,220

1,100

983

-

-

"

41,879

1,496

-

Mar.

867

711

694

1,640

*8.020

5,870

3,670

2,700

1,820

1,560

1,560

1,820

2,160

2,160

1,950

2,020

2,090

1,950

1,950

2,380

2,160

1,680

1,400

1,220

1,070

1,040

925

780

722

666

Hi

59,872

1,931

-

-

Apr.

617

650

711

838

734

634

628

555

51£

867

1,040

1,430

1,370

1,220

1,040

1,040

1,190

1,490

1,820

2.240

2,240

1,820

1,490

1,220

1,070

1,010

954

896

838

751

-

32,922

1,097

.

-

May

*705

666

602

560

596

550

499

838

1,610

2,870

2,240

1,430

1,130

1,010

1,650

2,540

3,580

6,360

7.500

6,750

6,620

3,850

5,990

5,990

5,630

5,510

4,440

3,760

1,640

1,100

954

88,970

2,870

-

-

June

809

69l

534

459

410

372

484

434

377

434

586

509

474

420

363

312

275

275

266

249

234

219

216

216

111

219

219

216

218

222

-

10,927

364

-

-

July

498

1,010

1,560

1,040

757

*739

499

382

320

269

234

206

IS!

187

187

187

190

390

2,030

2.220

896

565

576

410

401

524

401

372

474

*401

354

18,466

596

-

-

Aug.

275

1.850

1,190

628

655

494

350

290

430

329

272

256

309

293

243

211

187

197

182

*180

170

.168

161

152 Tei

168

180

185

175

166

157

10,669

344

-

-

Sept.

164

187

*187

187

185

178

153

144

146

146

146

156

173

134

142

146

142

140

144

157

153

148

144

144

144

140

138

126.

132

136

-

4,561

152

-

Calendar year 1952: Max 64,300 Mln 142 Mean 2,615 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1952-53: Max 8,020 Mln 126 Mean 915 Cfsm - In. -

Discharge measurement made on this day.
312 SCIOTO RIVER BASIN

Darby Creek at Darbyville, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°42'05", long. 83°06'35", near right bank on downstream side of pier 

of bridge on State Highway 316, three-eighths of a mile northeast of Darbyville, 

Pickaway County, and 3 miles downstream from Greenbrier Creek.

Drainage area. 533 sq mi.

Records available. October 1921 to December 1935, January 1938 to September 1953.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 713.6 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Mar. 17, 1940, chain or staff gages at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 29 years, 442 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,430 cfs May 23 (gage height, 6.73 ft); minimum, 4.3 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 0.62 ft).

1921-35, 1938-53: Maximum discharge, 30,000 cfs Feb. 27, 1929 (gage height, 16.0 

ft, from graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 22,000 cfs 

by velocity-area studies; minimum discharge observed, 1.4 cfs Oct. 7, 1931.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years1.--WSP 1083: 1922(M), 1924(M), 1927(M), 1929(M), 1933(M), 1938(M).

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) .

1.1 

1.4 

1.7 

2.0

4.6

12

34

68

114

171

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

7.0

286

435

685

1,040

3,740

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3&

15

15

15

15

15

16

17

16

17

18 ia *19

18

18

g!8

g!8

g!8

818

g!8

17

16

16

1-6

16

16

15

15

17

*16

18

516

16.6

0.031

0.04

Nov.

19

20

22

22

23

24

25

24

26

28

28

29

28

28

28

29

28

28

29

29

29

31

31

33

30

30

29

29

29

28

"

816

27.2

0.051

0.06

Dec.

28

29

29

29

37

40

44

63

65

65

98

114

130

92

*76

67

56

52

50

46

46

46

46

45

44

45

45

41

36

37

36

1,777

57.3

0.108

0.12

Jan.

36

38

38

38

37

*32

36

50

68

81

409

898

384

259

196

175

*193

920

1.750

673

443

357

284

266

247

216

186

361

922

555

463

10,611

342

0.642

0.74

Feb.

560

421

326

268

221

199

188

171

153

*158

240

822

1.080

581

424

360

299

219

210

212

304

781

502

360

304

278

256

223

-

-

-

10,100

361

0.677

0.70

Calendar year 1952; Max 16,000 Min 13

Mar.

188

169

171

793

2.640

1,120

643

516

418

360

337

329

318

307

360

349

332

337

530

799

484

391

334

302

274

242

216

205

190

175

161

13,990

451

0.846

0.98

Apr.

163

*167

177

173

155

149

MZ

147

149

212

239

247

226

214

196

207

344

372

369

540

581

455

384

326

294

291

281

276

261

244

"

7,986 '266

0.499

0.56

May

242

239

230

219

221

230

248

388

354

329

261

226

214

205

237

488

845

2,190

1,960

855

525

*524

3.150

2,370

1,430

1,000

625

447

391

312

266

21,201

684

1.28

1.48

June

221

186

161

145

132

127

134

140

123

119

142

169

143

119

107

94

86

81

78

71

64

55

51

43

41

38

34

34

34

33

3,005

100

0.188

0.21

July

32

33

35

35

34

33

29

25

29

22

21

19

19

19

19

19

*20

69

172

201

143

104

79

58

45

45

44

47

40

34

29

1,553

50.1

0.094

0.11

Aug.

26

58

42

65

81

50

41

45

39

32

30

28

26

24

21

20

18

17

15

14

13

12

11

11

*11

11

10

9.3

9.3

8.0

il

809.9

26.1

0.049

0.06

Sept.

7.3

7.3

*7.0

6.6

7.3

7.7

7.7

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.7

8*3.

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.0

7.0

6.3

6.0

5.6

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.6

5.6

5.3

±i£.

205.4

6.85

0.013

0.01

Mean 592 Cfsm 1.11 In. 15.13

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,130 Min 4.6 Mean 199 Cfsm 0.373 In. 5.07

Peak discharge (base. 4.500 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

g Computed from once-daily tape-gage reading.
SCIOTO RIVER BASIN 313

Deer Creek at Williamsport, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°35'09", long. 83°07'22", on right bank at downstream side of bridge on 

U. S. Highway 22 at Williamsport, Pickaway County, 2 miles downstream from Dry Run.

drainage area. 331 sq mi.

['ecords available. August 1926 to December 1935, January 1938 to September 1953.

Liage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 721.7 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 19^.2. Prior to Feb. 29, 1940, chain gage at same site and datum.

'yerage discharge. 24 years, 296 cfs.

^tremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,090 cfs May 24 (gage height, 4.83 ft): minimum, 1.8 cfs Sept. 29, 30 (gage height, 0.00 ft).

1926-35, 1938-53: Maximum discharge, 29,300 cfs Feb. 26, 1929, from rating curve 

extended above 15,000 cfs on basis of velocity-area studies; maximum gage height, 

12.49 ft Jan. 27, 1952; minimum discharge, 1.6 cfs July 25, 1934.

!' emarlcs. Records good.

revisions (water years). WSP 1083: 1929.

Hating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 24 to Dec. 11; stage-discharge 

relation affected by ice Dec. 16, Jan. 6)

Oct. 1 to May 23 May 24 to Sept. 30

0.1 

.2 

.4 

.7

1.0

4.5

8.5

22

54

102

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

221

374

880

1,510

0.0 

.1 

.3 

.6

l.O

1.8

5.0

19

47

104

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

221

374

1,510

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

nay

2

3

4

5

15

7

13

9

10

1'

12

13

1 ^

]5

IS

11

IB

39''~>

5.1

£2

£3£ 5 £5

r -

£7; }

r?r*>

h

TTtal [' Jan

("*sm

m.

Oct.

6.1

 6.1

6.1

6.1

6.5

7.3

9.1

9.1

10

12

11

10

*10

10

10

9.7

8.1

8.5

9.1

11

13

13

13

13

li

14

14

14

14

14

13

324.8

10.5

0.032

0.04

Nov.

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

11

11

*11

13

13

13

16

17

15

18

16

13

11

10

12

-

391

13.0

0.039

0.04

Dec.

11

12

13

13

20

24

31

26

23

26

46

11

47

36

30

29

28

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

25

24

21

22

23

835

26.9

0.081

0.09

Jan.

23

22

22

22

22

Si *23

34

76

151

282

350

186

135

110

93

102

824

764

374

264

202

161

161

146

126

106

320

537

318

296

6,323

204

0.616

0.71

Feb.

360

258

208

171

135

126

118

104

93

84

272

1.150

765

440

330

264

210

161

151

140

264

340

241

197

178

168

154

129

-

-

-

7,211

258

0.779

0.81

Mar.

110

102

112

*358

694

340

252

213

181

161

151

144

142

140

168

199

176

349

792

512

334

264

227

199

181

154

137

126

118

106

98

7,240

234

0.707

0.82

Apr.

106

106

95

88

£2

82

89

86

82

91

129

120

118

104

95

114

144

186

261

466

502

850

278

218

197

189

168

151

140

*133

-

5,470

182

0.550

0.61

May

135

129

120

JL12

122

129

129

632

330

232

176

144

129

131

133

229

794

1.480

820

452

314

246

946

1,180

497

347

241

181

144

125

114

10,893

351

1.06

1.22

June

97

84

75

69

63

63

,63

71

76

104

m117

94

76

66

59

53

51

47

44

40

37

34

31

29

28

27

gg

27

29

-

1,801

60.0

0.181

0.20

July

39

27

*27

28

34

32

27

25

26

22

20

20

17

17

14

14

15.

63

687

312

158

102

78

87

78

59

46

40

35

31

27

2,205

71.1

0.215

0.25

Aug.

24

38

49

92

69

66

63

44

36

30

26

23

21

19

17

16

15

*14

14

12

11

11

10

9.5

8.8

8.8

7.6

6.9

6.3

950.9

30.7

0.093

0.11

Sept.

5.6

5.0

*5.0

4.0

4.0

3.7

4.0

4.0

4.7

4.4

4.0

3.7

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.4

3.7

3.7

3.7

4.0

4.0

3.4

3.1

2.8

2.8

3.1

3.1

2.4

2^1

2.1

-

108.8

3.63

0.011

0.01

Calendar year 1952: Max 14,700 Mln 6.1 Mean 363 Cfsm 1.10 In. 14.90

Vster year 1952-53: Max 1,480 Mln 2.1 Mean 120 Cfsm 0.363 In. 4.91

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
314 SCIOTO RIVER BASIN

Scloto River at Chllllcothe, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°20'31", long. 82 0 58'27", on right bank at north end of Chllllcothe, 

Boss County, 450 ft downstream from Bridge Street Bridge.

Drainage area. 3,847 sq mi^

Records available. December 1913 to September 1914 (gage heights only), April 1921 to 

September 1953.

Gage.. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 594.0 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Sept. 30, 1914, staff gage at site 400 ft upstream at different 

datum. Apr. 1, 1921, to Feb. 1, 1923, tape gage and Feb. 2, 1923, to Aug. 6, 1930, 

chain gage at site 500 ft upstream at present datum.

Average discharge.--32 years (1921-53), 3,393 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,000 cfs Mar. 6 (gage height, 9.40 ft); minimum, 175 cfs Sept. 28-30 (gage height, 1.09 ft).

1921-53: Maximum discharge, 101,000 cfs Jan. 23, 1937 (gage height, 27.68 ft); 

minimum, 160 cfs Jan. 1, 1931.

Maximum stage known, 39.8 ft Mar. 26, 1913 (discharge, 260,000 cfs, estimated by 

Franklin County Conservancy District).

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by O'Shaughnessy Reservoir beginning 1925, 

Delaware Reservoir beginning 1951, and Griggs Reservoir (see p. 321).

Revisions (water years). WSP 758: Drainage area. WSP 803: 1929(M).

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.0 

2.0 

3.0

115

805

1,640

3,910

8,360

12,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

£4

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

*236

236

236

236

236

236

270

332

277

270

270

264

243

236

236

230

230

230

230

223

216

223

230

223

223

223

230

223

216

*230

230

7,424

239

-

-

Nov.

230

230

230

230

230

243

236

243

243

243

270

257

250

257

250

257

257

250

257

264

291

311

304

311

291

270

250

257

250

243

-

7,705

257

-

-

Dec.

*243

250

264

298

346

532

532

428

380

435

609

651

ZIP.

728

623

546

484

401

366

366

352

366

352

346

332

318

298

298

298

*277

304

12,793

413

-

-

Jan.

325

332

318

325

325

304

311

658

1,040

1,000

1,080

1,920

2,440

1,980

1,920

1,540

1,320

3,110

7.820

7,660

5,140

3,650

2,390

2,550

2,390

2,120

1,820

4,300

5,140

*5,280

3,260

73,768

2,380

-

-

Feb.

3,260

3,650

2,950

2,180

1,820

1,540

1,360

1,240

1,120

1.040

1,080

3,420

5.140

4,300

3,260

2,660

2,180

1,780

1,500

1,360

1,500

2,720

4,860

3,650

2,550

*2,020

1,780

1,640

-

-

-

67,560

2,413

-

-

Mar.

1,460

1,320

1,240

1,780

7,360

9.620

5,70O

4,58O

3,130

2,500

2,340

2,440

2,830

3,130

2,950

2,770

3,010

3,010

3,650

3,910

3,780

2,890

2,390

2,120

1,820

1,730

1,590

1,460

1,320

1,240

 1.160

90,230

2,911

-

-

Apr.

*1,120

 1,160

1,160

1,100

1,100

1,000

1,200

1,080

987

1,030

1,460

1,780

2,020

1,880

1,680

1,540

1,590

2,230

2,950

3,390

3.910

3,390

2,660

2,180

1,820

1,680

1,640

1,500

1,460

*1,360

-

53,057

1,769

-

-

May

1,240

1,200

1,160

1,080

1,080

1,120

1.040

1,640

1,92O

3,650

3,650

2,500

1,82O

1,590

1,820

3,010

5,420

8,000

10.600

8,900

8,900

6,540

6,540

9,800

8,180

7,660

6,700

5,560

*3,780

2,020

1,680

129,800

4,187

-

-

June

1.460

1,280

1,120

948

842

791

812

880

835

1,160

1,080

1,010

940

835

749

679

602

560

525

511

470

428

387

373

359

359

359

352

352

*359

-

21,417

714

-

-

July

359

1,050

1,500

1,640

1,080

955

858

651

511

477

408

366

325

298

277

277

270

304

1,220

5.780

1,790

1,120

880

812

644

651

679

567

581

616

*546

25,492

822

-

-

Aug.

504

1,120

2.020

1,160

895

888

735

651

707

679

511

442

408

442

408

359

304

270

277

264

257

250

250

243

236

230

236

*243

250

236

223

15,698

506

-

-

Sept.

209

209

243

257

1§4

250

243

209

2O2

196

196

196

202

236

196

189

196

196

20K

20!>

209

216

1913

1913

183

189

183

183

*J1S

175

-

6,216

207

-

-

Calendar year 1952: Max 67,400 Min 216 Mean 3,901 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1952-53: Max 10,600 Min 175' Mean 1,400 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base. 18.000 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
SCIOTO RIVER gftSIN 

Paint Creek near Greenfield, Ohio

315

Location. Lat 39 022'50n , long. 83°22'30", on downstream side of pier of highway bridge 

In Fayette County, a quarter of a mile north of county line, 0.6 mile upstream from 

Stone Run, and 2 miles north of Greenfield, Highland County.

Drainage area. 251 sq mi.

Records available. August 1926 to November 1935, October 1939 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 845.30 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Feb. 14, 1940, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 23 years, 230 cfs.

Extremes. Maxumum discharge during year, 990 cfs Jan. 28 (gage height, 3.61 ft); no flow 

 Sept. 10, 18, 27, 29, 30.

1926-35, 1939-53: Maximum discharge, 13,900 cfs Apr. 20, 1940 (gage height, 10.8 

ft); no flow Sept. 10, 18, 27, 29, 30, 1953.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 743: 1926(M). WSP 758: 1926-33.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 3 to Dec. 18)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 28

0.1 

.2 

.3

.5

0.1

.7

3.7

14

34

1.1 

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

3.0

64

115

193

292

710

Jan. 29 to Sept. 30

0.0 

.1 

.2 

.3 

.7

1.0

.2 

1.4 

4.$

28

52

1.3 

1.7 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

95

187

277

690

1,180

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsrn

In.

Oct.

0.5

.5

.5

.4

 I

.4

.7

3.3

 4.2

3.7

2.9

2.6

2.9

3.7

3.7

4.2

3.7

3.7

4.2

4.7

5.1

5.1

5.6

5.6

4.7

5.1

5.6

6.1

375 

5.1

5.1

109.5

3.53

0.014

0.02

Nov.

5.6

5.6

5.1

5.1

4.7

4.7

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.7

4.7

5.1

3.7

2.9

2.9

2.6 

2.6

 2.6

2.6

2.2

3.7

5.6

4.7

6JL

3.7

2.9

1.8

1.8

H114.1

3.80

0.015

0.02

Dec.

H4.2

5.1

13

14

8.7

5.6

3.7

11

17

TT

8.2

6.1

6.1

5.6 

4.7

4.2

4.7

5.1

6.1

6.6

6.6

5.1

5.1

5.1

4.7

4.2

4.2

3.7

4.2

199.1

6.42

0.026

0.03

Jan.

5.6

5.6

6.1 -5.6

5.6

5.1

*5.6

79

65

126

237

237

187

122

«92

74 

145

554

688

466

303

212

159

176

143

107

143

710

S375 

401

318

6,383.2

C 206

0.821

0.95

Feb.

315

258

209

166

133

117

101

88

77

61

107

600

668

463

336

255 

187

133

137

117

246

340

242

195

169

156

135

109

-

6,126

219

0.873

0.91

Mar.

90

80

112

 308

381

294

209

174

149

133

122

111

109

103

154

179 

161

324

4§0

315

236

201

171

151

124

105

97

86 

77

7C>

5,813

188

0.749

0.86

Apr.

71

70

63

58

54

54

57

54

5O

51

52

62

60

56

52

56 

57

117

207

267

333

291

230

177

154

142

126

109

 101 

92

.-

3,323

111

0.442

0.49

May

92

90

83

78

99

93

95

99

9O

80

68

. 59

51

49

52

117 

513

735

596

377

251

277

166

133

111

90

72

6O

52 

49

ii

4,821

156

0.622

0.72

June

39

35

32

30

26

26

28

26

24

37

300

233

149

103

72

54 

46

38

34

30

26

23

19

16

14

14

16

14

17 

16

-

1,537

51.2

0.204

0.23

July

11

*10

13

27

33

28

22

16

13

11

8.4

8.9

6.3

4.8

4.0

1*2 

3.2

7.7

22

49

111

101

77

52

54

46

35

29

23 

19

16

864.5

27.9

0.111

0.13

Aug.

18

17

11

8.4

26

28

30

«

32

24

20

16

14

11

8.9

6.8 

5.8

4.4

*3.2

2.8

2.2

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.4

1.2

.9

.6

.5 

.4

.3

343.1

11.1

0.044

0.05

Sept.

0.3

.2

*.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

0

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2 

.1

0

.1

.1

.2

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

O

.1

0 

0

-

4.8

0.16

0.00064

0.0007

Calendar year 1952; Max 5,990 Mln 0.3 Mean 244 cfsm 0.972 m. 13.22 

Water year 1952-53; Max 735 Mln 0 Mean 81.2 cfsm 0.324 in . 4.41

Peak discharge (base, 2.000 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge Measurement made on this day.
316 SCIOTO RIVER BASIN

Rocky Fork near Barretts Mills, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°13'05", long. 83°23'05", on left bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge, 1.1 miles north of Barretts Mills, Highland County, 2 miles east of Rainsboro, 

and 2-jj miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 141 sq mi.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1953.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 770.7 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). Prior to Feb. 15, 1940, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 150 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year. 3,030 cfs May 22 (gage height, 7.83 ft); minimum, 

O~cfs Oct. 27 (gage height, 1.72 ft).

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 13,200 cfs Mar. 6, 1945 (gage height, 15.56 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 5,000 cfs on basis of velocity-area studies; minimum daily, 

1.2 cfs Sept. 20, 1944.

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

Some diurnal fluctuation caused by small powerplant at Barretts Mills. Flow regulated 

by Rocky Fork Reservoir 6 miles above station beginning Oct. 22, 1952 (capacity, 34,100 

acre-ft). Flow affected by temporary retention in unfinished Rocky Fork Reservoir during 1952.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height. In feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shlfting-controfL methdd used Oct.! 1-29, June 19 

to Sept. 30)

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2 

2.4

1.3 

l.S 

2.7 

4.0 

6.0 

9.0 

18

2.6 

2.8

3.1 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

34

60

123

264

505

1,060

2,430

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In. 

Oct.

8.4

S.3

6.8

3.0

8.0

12

15

17

*13

13

18

ft

14

13

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

11

7.9

UL

1.8

2.8

3.5

3.1

3.0

2.0

301.4

9.72

0.069

O.O8

Nov.

1.8

1.7

471

4.2

3.9

4.1

2.0

3.1

4.1

2.5

4.9

5.2

5.1

4.4

4.2

3.8

5.4

5.6

6.0

*6.6

5.7

11

12

4.9

4.7

5.3

4.7

4.6

4.9

4.6

-

145.1

4.84

0.034

0.04

Dec.

5.1

6.3

6.2

8.2

47

26

16

8.1

7.8

33

29

18 

12

6.8

7.1

7.3

7.0

6.3

6.1

4.9

4.7

6.7

6.6

6.9

8.1

5.5

177

5.1

5.2

5.6

331.8

10.7

0.076

0.09

Jan.

5.6

5.6

5.9

4.7

5.2

6.1

6.2

112

52

38

30

24

16

*14

11

9.0

29

103

28

19

16

13

9.4

44

24

17

105

~45 382

30

26

1,235.9

39.9

0.283

0.33

Feb.

21

19

14

19

a!6

a!4

a!2

alO

a9

a8

12

23 

15

14

13

12

12

11

12

1*1

25

20

18

17

17

17

18

16

_

_

-

421.9

15.1

0.107

0.11

Mar.

14

15

190

286

*65

45

38

33

30

30

27

29

31

31

63

40

34

135

69

30

23

19

17

16

16

13

13

12

12

12

11

1,399

45.1

0.320

0.37

Apr.

13

18

15

13

11

12

27

31

32

40

31

29 

30

28

29

36

29

198

T5I

99

67

52

46

40

43

38

43

133

*36

39

-

1,409

47.0

0.333

0.37

May

45

36

33

38

95

97

121

95

80

73

85 

84

86

95

459

792

765

525

366

260

*1.7BO

1,480

792

520

366

243

174

137

118

99

10,007

3Z3

2.29

2.64

June

80

69

60

57

52

70

124

95

340

424

282

203 

161

143

109

91

78

60

48

43

39

36

29

26

27

*25

22

33

25

-

2,876

95.9

0.680

0.76

July

24

27

28

22

27

48

31

26

24

24

24

21 

26

24

22

23

24

30

24

27

25

32

24

23

21

26

23

24

24

22

942

30.4

0.216

0.25

Aug.

56

40

72

4?

33

29

24

33

38

30

22

28 

25

20

24

21

28

24

*23

27

20

26

29" 18

26

18

22

26

22

22

28

896

28.9

0.205

0.24

Sept.

25

29

21

26

28

22

27

24

24

24

22

22

20

25

29

22

IS

19

19

19

23

z:,

zr

zr

20

16

18

13

19

20

-

66f=

22. 2

0.15"

0.18

Calendar year 1952 : Max 2,070 Min 1.7 Mean 142 Cfsm 1.01 In. 13.69

Water year 1952-53 : Max 1,780 Min 1.7 Mean 56.5 Cfsm 0.401 In. 5.46

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record) discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

and records for Paint Creek near Qreenfield.
SCIOTO RIVER BASIN 

Paint Creek near Bourneville, Ohio

317

Location. Lat 39°15'49" , long. 83 0 10'0l", on downstream side of left pier of highway 

bridge, 1£ miles southwest of Bourneville, Ross County, and 1-J. miles upstream from 

Upper Twin Creek.

Drainage area. 808 sq ml.

Records available. October 1921 to January 1937, January 1938 to September 1953. Publlshea as 'at Balnbridge" October 1921 to Septembar 1923 and as "near Bainbridge" January 

1938 to April 1939.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 665.2 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Sept. 30, 1923, chain gage at site 9 miles upstream at different datum. Oct. 1, 1923, to Aug. 26, 1924, chain gage and Aug. 27, 1924, to Jan. 25, 1937, 

water-stage recorder, at present site and datum. Jan. 20, 1938, to Apr. 30, 1939, chain 

gage at site 6 miles upstream at datum 687.64 ft above mean sea level.

Average discharge.--30 years (1921-36, 1938-53), 807 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 18,700 cfs May 22 (gage height, 15.16 ft); minimum, 17 cfs Oct. 3-5, Nov. 29 to Dec. 3; minimum gage height, 2.61 ft Dec. 1, Sept. 29,

1921-37, 1938-53: Maximum discharge, 52,100 cfs Mar. 6, 1945 (gage height, 19.2 ft); 

minimum, 6.7 cfs Aug. 13, 14, 1930 (gage height, 2.24 ft).

Remarks.--Records good except those for period of indefinite'stage-discharge relation,

which are fair. Plow sllgh£ly| regulated by Rocky Fork Reservoir beginning Oct. 22, 1952 

(capacity, 34,100 acre-ft).

Revisions (water years) . WSP 893: 1924, 1925(M) , 1926, 1927(M), 1933, 1935, 1937.

Rating tables, water year 1952T53, except period of Indefinite stage-discharge 

relation (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 28 Jan. 29 to Sept. 30

2.6 

2.8 

3.1 

3.5 

4.0

16

31

67

139

284

4.5 580

5.0 980

7.0 2,650

9.0 4,700

2.5 

2.8 

3.1 

3.5 

3.9 

4.2

12

40

77

160

297

450

4.6

5.0

8.0

10.0

13.0

715

1,010

3,590

6,020

12,100

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1953

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

18

19

18

17

18

 19

25

*25

29

29

29

29

li2?

26

25

24

23

22 

22

22

22

22

22

23

23

21

18

20

20

18

708

22.8

0.028

0.03

Nov.

19

19 

20

20

21

21

22

21

20

20

22

21

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

*24

23

25

29

31

5T

25

23

22

19

il

667

22.2

0.027

0.03

Dec.

17

17 

17

20

50

101

57

43

 35

53

107

73

56

45

38

37

35

35

30 

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

25

25

25

1,211

39.1

0.048

0.06

Jan.

25

25 

25

25

25

25

90

902

1,040

628

828

716

552

 410

297

251

225

1,810

1,620 

1,220

860

612

468

724

588

404

349

4.580

1,950

1,350

1,050

23,674

764

0.946

1.09

Feb.

995

830 

701

589

492

439

394

338

297

268

*268

926

1.470

1,126

875

715

568

422

379 

353

618

995

764

596

510

482

416

358

_

_

-

17,158

613

0.759

0.79

Mar.

311

.289 

668

2.110

*1,3S6

1,010

757

617

523

462

428

394

389

374

583

736

582

1,220

1,630 

1,240

928

722

596

516

462

394

343

325

297

272

256

20,784

670

0.829

0.96

Apr.

268

315 

268

245

224

220

289

256

238

272

*252

231

238

220

207

242

227

847

1.390 

1,240

1,050

875

715

549

468

439

389

343

 334

306

-

13,157

439

0.543

0.61

May

293

260 

234

214

334

311

368

315

264

234

220

238

227

245

541

2,160

2,830

1,990 

1,390

1,010

*9.970

3,196

1,910

1,390

1,080

838

652

530

450

394

34,33*

1,108

1.37

1.58

June

329

285 

249

224

207

185

488

256

214

734

722

830

573

450

353

293

249

220

188 

168

155

135

126

113

104

107

126

89

*58

94

-

8,366

279

0.345

0.38

July

86

80 

79

74

76

113

124

96

80

73

66

64

62

62

58

55

52

S8

133 

96

113

182

282

155

126

117

111

96

86

74

64

2,993

96.5

0.119

0.14

Aug.

66

H8321

160

113

104

98

242

192

113

92

80

71

63

62

55

53

*51 

47

49

43

46

40

43

41

39

37

38

36

3i

4,348

140

0.173

0.20

Sept.

34

36 

36

34

35

34

32

30

31

SO

30

29

29

29

27

28

28

27

26 

27

26

24

26

25

25

26-

25

21

ii

19

-

848

28.3

0.035

0.04

Calendar year 1952 : Max 14,000 Mln 17 Mean all Cfsm 1.00 In. 13.67

Water year 1952-53 : Max 9,970 Mln 17 Mean 351 Cfsm 0.434 In. 5.91

Peak discharge (base. 9.000 cfBl.--Mav 22 (5 p.m.) 18,700 cfs (15.16 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation Indefinite Dec, 18 to Jan. 7j discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for other stations in basin.
318 SCIOTO RIVER BASIN

Scloto River at Hlgby, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°12'44", long. 82 0 51'35", In sec. 6, T. 7 N., R. 20 W., on left tank at 

downstream side of highway bridge, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Walnut 

Creek and l£ miles north of Hlgby, Ross County.

Drainage area. 5,129 sq ml.

Records available. October 1930 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 567.6 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Nov. 7, 1930, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 21 years (1930-35, 1937-53), 4,371 ofs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 21,700 cfs May 22 (gage height, 11.82 ft); mlnlmum, 260 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 0.97 ft).

1930-36, 1937-53: Maximum discharge, 112,000 cfs Apr. 21, 1940 (gage height, 22.84 

ft); maximum gage height, 23.00 ft Mar. 8, 1945; minimum discharge, 244 cfs Oct. 23, 

1930.

Maximum stage known, 31.6 ft Mar. 26, 1913. Flood In January 1937 reached a stage of 

of 26.4 ft (discharge, 177,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good. Flow slightly regulated by O'Shaughnessy and Grlggs Reservoirs 

and by Delaware Reservoir beginning 1951 (see p. 321).

Revisions (water years). WSP 758: Drainage area. WSP 893: 1937(M).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet, per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 8 Jan. 9 to Sept. 30

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

3.0 

3.5

275

430

615-

1,370

2,050

0.9 

1.2

1.5 

2.0

250

315

440

780

2.5

3.0

6.0

11.0

1,220

1,930

7,490

19,600

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9 .

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*360 

360

365

355 

360

355

375

424

408

402

402

386

370 

375

370

375

375

375

365

345

350

350

360

360

360

350

540

350

345

345

350

11,352

366

-

-

Nov.

345 

340

350

330 

335

350

345

340

340

330

350

355

340 

350

350

345

335

340

345

*355

355

386

363

365

365

360

355

345

345

340

-

10,431

348

-

-

Dec.

320 

345

350

360 

442

550

660

538

484

550

667

745

fl*

674

615

563

502

454

442

442

442

448

436

408

397

397

386

386

380

392

15,304

494

-

-

Jan.

414 

419

419

414 

414

402

414

1,590

3,340

2,090

2,250

2,820

3,590 

*3,000

2,660

2,250

1,900

5,260

9,510

10, 200

6,650

5,060

3,590

4,400

3,950

3,250

2,820

15.900

8,590

7,710

5,250

118,526

3,823

-

-

Feb.

4.780 

5,060

4,400

3,420 

2,910

2,490

. 2,250

2,030

1,790

1,630

1.610

3,960

7.280 

§7455

4,870

4,130

3,340

2,820

2,330

2,170

2,410

3,860

6,240

5,060

3,770

3,080

2,740

2,490

-

-

-

99,360

3,549

-

-

Mar.

2,250 

2,010

3,140

7,070 

8,370

»11,700

7,930

6,040

4,680

3,680

3,420

3,340

3,680 

4,040

4,130

4,200

4,000

5,500

7,070

6,040

5,640

4,490

3,770

3,340

3,000

2,740

2,570

2,330

2,070

1,910

1,790

135,940

4,385

-

-

Apr.

1,870 

2,090

1,900

1,870 

1,900

1,720

1,990

1,820

1, 640

1,670

*2,090

2,330

2,660 

2,490

2,250

2,170

2,250

3,950

6.240

37535

5,840

5,060

4,220

3,420

2,910

2,660

2,490

2,330

2,170

2,070

-

84,110

2,804

-

-

May

1,900 

1,790

1,630

1.460 

1,580

1,720

2,550

3,250

2,820

3,950

4,310

3,250

2,490 

2,170

2,250

3,500

8,590

12,400

13,400

11,200

10, 500

17.600

15,400

12, 400

10, 500

9,280

8,370

6,860

*5,250

3,080

2,490

187,940

6,063

-

-

June

2.170 

1,900

1,640

1

1,400 

1,250

1,170

1,250

1,370

1,200

1,770

2,030

2,030

1,800 

1,500

1,310

1,160

1,060

967

916

860

812

756

708

672

658

644

679

656

616

623

-

35,579

1,166

-

-

July

1

637 

*1,070

1,550

1,990 

1,310

1,120

1,140

932

788

700

651

595

547 

534

514

508

484

528

915

3.900

2,520

1,430

1,200

1,080

892

836

892

788

740

*788

724

32,303

1,042

-

-

Aug.

686 

2,040

2.820

1,690 

1,170

1,080

932

852

884

1,060

788

672

616 

637

623

560 __sei *478

451

451

425

415

390

370

370

366

366

*366

366

362

546

23,153

747

-

-

Sept.

332 

322

332

343 

566

350

322

306

300

294

294

297

291 

306

306

285

291

291

294

306

281

294

285

283

281

279

279

273

 271

264

9,018

301

-

-

Calendar year 1952: Max 87,600 Mln 320 Mean 5,098 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1952-53: Max 17,600 Mln 264- Mean 2,090 Cfsm - In. -

ale discharge (base. 24.000 cfs). NO peak above base. 

Discharge measurement made on'this day.
SCIOTO RIVER BASIN 

Salt Creek at Tarlton, Ohio

319

Location. Lat 39°33'45", long. 82°47'00", in SW£ sec. 34, T. 12 N., R. 20 W., on right 

bank half a mile northwest of Tarlton, Fairfield County, and 6-jj miles upstream from 

Plum Run.

Drainage area. 10.6 sq mi.

Records available. July 1946 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge. 7 years, 11.8 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 545 cfs July 1 (gage height, 3.28 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1946-53: Maximum discharge. 2,780 cfs July 18, 1947 (gage height, 6.4 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 850 cfs by velocity-area studies; no flow for many days.

Remarks. Records good except those periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, which 

are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.67 

.73 

.8 

.9

1.0

Oct. 1 to Jan. 27 

0.1 1.1 

1.3

1.0 1.6 

2.6 1.8 

6.0

12

28

68

106

0.61 

.66

Jan. 28 to Sept. 30 

0

.1 

.3

1.1

.9

1.0

1.1

3.1

6.2

12

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 1.1 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

^TT

!i.1,1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.l

.1

- .1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

4.8

0.15

0.014

0.02

Nov.

0.2 

.2

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

,2

.2

,1,T

.1

,1

,1

.1

,2

.4

.2

.7

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

-

6.7

0.22

0.021

0.02

Dec.

«a0.3 

.5

.4

.5

6.5

1.6

.9

.7

.5

9/7

3.0

1.7

1.4

1.1

1.0

.9

 .9

.8

.7

.8

2.0

1.5

1.3

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

b.7

b.6

.8

1.8

46.4

1.50

0.142

0.16

Jan.

2.0

1.7

2.2

bl.7

bl.3

 bl.O

bl.6

b60

17

15

16

8.4

5.5

3.6

3.0

2.4

 42

44

12

7.0

5.1

3.4

3.2

~1§ 103

8.6

49

101

18

13

14

583.7

18.8

1.77

2.04

Feb.

9.6

b7

 5.9

5.3

b5

4.6

4.3

4.0

b3.5

3.1

68

44

19

11

10

7.3

b5

b5

4.3

4.6

27

9.0

b6

5.3

5.0

4.6

4.0

3.1

-

-

-

294.5

10.5

0.991

1.03

Mar.

e12

26

11

7.3

5.6

5.6

5.3

5.6

5.0

4.6

5.0

5.6

20

*8.4

5.9

15

11

6.8

5.6

5.0

4.6

5.6

10

6.2

5.3

4.6

4.0

3.7

3.4

230.0

7.42

0.700

0.81

Apr.

4.0 

4.3

4.3

3.7

3.1

3.4

4.0

3.1

4.3

7.3

3.7

4.0

3.7

24

372

5.6

3.7

27

29

17

10

6.8

5.3

4.3

5.4

5.0

4.3

 4.0

4.0

3.7

-

194.1

6.47

0.610

0.68

May

3.4 

2.9

2.4

2.4

4.0

3.4

5.6

5.0

4.0

2.9

2.6

3.1

3.1

2.9

3.7

24

60

27

11

6.8

5.3

5.0

4.0

3.7

3.4

2.6

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.5

ill

211.9

6.84

0.645

0.74

June

1.1 

1.0

.8

.8

.7

7.1

3.4

1.3

 3232-

7.3

3.7

2.6

1.8

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

.8

.7

.6

.5

.4

.4

.3g "3~

is

.4

5.7

-

112.1

3.74

0.353

0.39

July

49 

14

5.2

1.5

1.0

.8

.7

.4

.3

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

1.0

.5

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

75.5

2.44

0.230

0.27

Aug.

0 

.7

.1

0

0

0

0

20

!4

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

0

«0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

23.7

0.76

0.072

0.08

Sept.

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

 i

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

«0

0

-

0.1

0.003

0. 00028

0.0003

Calendar year 1952: -Max 254 Hln 0 Mean 9.31 Cfsm 0.878 In. 11.93

Water year 1952-53: Max 103 Mln 0 Mean 4.89 Cfsm 0.461 In. 6.24

Peak discharge (base. 600 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, 

and recorded range In stage.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
320 SCIOTO RIVER BASIN 

Tar Hollow Creek at Tar Hollow State Park, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°23'20", long. 82°45'00", in NE^SE^, sec . 36, T. 10 N., R. 20 W., on 

left bank 2 miles upstream from mouth and 5-j miles south of Adelphi, Rosa County.

Drainage area. 1.50 sq ml.

Records available.--August 1946 to September 1953. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder and V-notch weir. 

Average discharge. 7 years, 1.51 cfs,

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 108 cfs Jan. 27 or 28 (gage height, 4.73 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 35 cfs as explained below; no flow for many days.

1946-53: Maximum discharge, 228 cfs May 2, 1951 (gage height, 5.21 ft); from rating 

curve extended above 35 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; no flow 

at times.

Remarks. Records good except those above 50 cfs, and those for periods of no gage-height 

record, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.1

3.2

.1

.5

1.2

2.4

3.3

3.4 

3.6 

3.8

3.9

6.1

12

20

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

0

Dec.

0

*5

0

0

.1

.5

TT

.2

.1

.5

.4

.2

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.6

0.08

0.053

O.O6

Calendar year 1952 : Max 30

Jan.

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

9.2

3.1

1.2

.9

.6

.4

.3

.2

.2

.3

2.3

1.0

.5

.3

.2

.2

2.2

2.1

1.0

as

a20 ~3~.2

1.4

1.0

59.8

1.93

1.29

1.49

Feb.

0.6

.5

.4

*.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

1.4

3.2

FT

1.4

1.2

1.0

.7

.5

.5

.4

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.6

.5

.5

_

-

20.3

0.72

0.480

0.50

Min 0

Mar.

0.4

.3

*6.0

*17

T.4

2.7

1.9

1.6

1.2

1.0

.8

.7

.7

.6

1.1

1.4

*1.2

1.8

2.4

1.8

1.4

1.2

1.0

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.6

.5

.5

58.1

1.87

1.25

1.44

Apr.

1.6

2.7

2.4

1.9

1.4

1.4

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.2

1.2

1.0

.8

jT_

.8

.8

5.2

8.2

or

3.7

2.7

2.1

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.0

*.9

.9

62.0

2.07

1.38

1.54

May

0.8

.7

.5

.5

.9

1.6

3.5

372" 5.4

2.1

1.4

1.1

.8

.7

.6

.8

4.4

5.4

2.7

1.7

1.1

1.1

.8

.6

.5

.4

.2

.2

.1

0

ff

43.8

1.41

0.940

1.08

June

5-0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*.5

_.£

.6

.3

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

 0

0

2.6

0.09

0.060

0.07

July

(*)

0

0

0

0

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Sept.

;<*}

-

0

0

0

0

Mean 1.18 Cfsm 0.787 In. 10.69

Water year 1952-53: Max 20 Min 0 Mean 0.68 Cfsm 0.453 In. 6.18

Peak discharge (base, 75 cfs). Jan. 27 or 28 (time unknown) 108 cfs (4.73 ft) 

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

a No gage-height recordj discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

and correlation with gage-height record for station on west Branch Tar Hollow Creek.
SCIOTO RIVER BASIN 

Reservoirs in Scioto River basin, Ohio

321

0 ' Shaughnessy Reservoir . Lat 40°09'15", long. 83°07'34", in Delaware County, at dam on 

Scioto River, 4 miles north of Dublin, Franklin County. Drainage area, 987 sq mi. 

Records available, December 1936 to February 1937, October 1940 to September 1953 in 

reports of Geological Survey. Daily readings have been obtained by city of Columbus, 

Division of Water, since 1925. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean 

sea level (levels by city of Columbus). Maximum contents during year, 18,730 acre-ft 

May 18, 19 (elevation, 849.62 ft); minimum, 8,110 acre-ft Nov. 17 (elevation, 834.58 

ft). Maximum contents during period 1940-53, 21,050 acre-ft Jan. 28, 1952 (elevation, 

851.74 ft); minimum observed, 97.9 acre-ft Feb. 11, 1945 (elevation, 791.97 ft). 

Reservoir is formed by concrete dam; dam completed and storage begun in 1925. 

Available capacity, 14,490 acre-ft, between elevations 789.5 ft (sill of outlet gate) 

and 845 ft (crest of spillway), based on survey made in 1942. Flashboards installed 

May 8, 1945, additional capacity, 2,450 acre-ft, between elevations 845 ft (crest of 

spillway) and 847.9 ft (crest of flashboards). Dead storage, 55 acre-ft. Records 

given herein represent total contents. Water used for municipal supply of city of 

Columbus.

Grlggs Reservoir . Lat 40°00'54", long. 83°05'38", at dam on Scioto River, 5| miles northwest of Columbus, Franklin County, and 6% miles upstream from Olentangy River. Drainage area, 1,052 sq ml. Records available, December 1936 to February 1937, October 1940 

to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. Daily readings have been obtained 

by city of Columbus, Division of Water, since 1908. Gage, water-stage recorder. Datum 

of gage is 680.38 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by city of 

Columbus); gage readings have been reduced to elevations above mean sea level. Maximum contents during year, 5,310 acre-ft May 18, 19 (elevation, 757.40 ft); minimum, 

1,510 acre-ft Jan. 5 (elevation, 744.89 ft). Maximum contents during period 1940-53, 

6,490 acre-ft Jan. 27, 1952 (elevation, 760.63 ft); minimum observed, 252 acre-ft 

Jan. 24, 1945 (elevation, 735.78 ft).

Reservoir is formed by concrete dam; dam completed and storage begun in 1905. 

Available capacity, 3,680 acre-ft between elevations 735.4 and 753.4 ft (crest of 

spillway), based on survey made in 1935. Flashboards installed July 28, 1945, additional capacity, 735 acre-ft, between elevations 753.4 ft (crest of spillway) and 

755.6 ft (crest of flashboards). Dead storage, 250 acre-ft. Records given herein 

represent total contents. Water is used for municipal supply of city of Columbus.

Delaware Reservoir .--Lat 40°21'25", long. 83°04'05", in NW^NEi, T. 5 N., R. 19 W., at dam 

on Olentangy River, 4 miles north of Delaware, Delaware County. Drainage area, 381 sq 

mi (Corps of Engineers). Records available, March 1951 to September 1953. Gage, waterstage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, Sandy Hook datum. Maximum contents during year, 26,020 acre-ft May 19 (elevation, 922.82 ft); minimum, 8,040 acreft Dec. 4 (elevation, 909.64 ft). Maximum contents during period 1951-53, that of 

May 19, 1953; minimum, 7,860 acre-ft Feb. 5, 1952 (elevation, 909.41 ft).

Reservoir formed by earth dam with concrete spillway; closure of dam made Aug. 12, 

1947; storage to maintain conservation pool began Mar. 20, 1951. Capacity at top of 

crest gates (elevation, 947.00 ft) 132,000 acre-ft of which 8,400 acre-ft (winter) 

and 14,000 acre-ft (summer) is in conservation pool. Reservoir is used primarily for 

flood control although the conservation pool is operated for increased low flow for 

water supply and pollution abatement to downstream areas and for recreational and 

wildlife conservation purposes. Outflow is controlled mostly by operation of gates 

in sluiceways through dam, but above spillway level, taintor gates on spillway can be 

used.

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Date

Sept.30. ..

Oct. 31...

Nov. 3O. . .

Dec . 31 ...

Calendar 

year 1952

Jan. 31...

Feb. 28...

Mar. 31...

Apr. 3O...

May 31 ...

June 30. . .

July 31 ...

Aug. 31...

Sept.30...

Water yeai 

1952-53..

0 'Shaughnessy Reservoir

Elevation 

(feet)t

839.64

836.52

835.85

842.67

-

848.47

848.27

848.28

848.24

848.31

847.89

848.11

845 . 80

842.18

-

Contents 

(acrefeet)

10,800

9,O4O

8,680

12., 860

-

17,620

17,420

17,420

17,320

17,42O

17,030

17,220

15,180

12,510

-

Change In

contents 

during 

month 

( acrefeet)

_

-1,76O

-360

+4,180

-6,290

+4,760

-200

0

-1OO

+1OO

-39O

+19O

-2,040

-2,670

+1,710

(Jriggs Reservoir

Elevation 

(feet)t

753.82

751.35

750.70

745.49

-

755.93

755.70

755.62

755.59

755.71

753.98

754.93

754.80

754.07

-

Contents 

(acrefeet)

4,070

3,250

3,04O

1,63O

-

4,81O

4,710

4,680

4,68O

4,710

4,130

4,470

4,410

4,170

-

Change In

contents 

during 

month 

(acrefeet)

_

-820

-210

-1,410

-3,980

+3,180

-100

-3O

0

+30

-58O

+340

-60

-240

+100

Delaware Reservoir

Elevation 

(feet)t

911.52

910.38

909.72

9O9.94

-

910.72

910.13

91O.04

915.17

915. O7

915.30

915.14

914.55

913.17

-

Contents 

(acrefeet)

9,900

8,800

8,130

8,310

-

9,100

8,500

8,400

14,260

14,130

14,390

14,130

13 , 480

11,820

-

Change In

contents 

during 

month 

(acrefeet)

_

-1, 10O

-670

+180

-390

+790

-600

-100

+5,860

-130

+260

-260

-650

-1,660

+1,920

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
322 SCIOTO RIVER BASIN

Low-flow investigation, Scioto River basin, Ross, Pike and Scioto Counties, Ohio

An investigation of the low-flow characteristics of the Scioto River basin was made 

Oct. 1, 1952, for the purpose of studying the relationships be'tween dry-weather streamflow, ground-water conditions and the surficial geology, as well as inventorying the 

water-supply possibilities in this area. Current-meter measurements were made at gaging 

stations and other selected points on Scioto River and tributaries. The measurements 

were made after a period of dry weather and therefore the discharges are essentially from 

ground-water sources. These results together with streamflow records, ground-water records, and geologic studies of the area indicate the water-supply potentials of this basin 

with particular reference to sustained flow.

The measurements on each stream are listed in order proceeding downstream and each 

measured tributary is inserted in the order in which it enters the main stream. Drainage 

area shown is total drainage area above the measuring point.

Flow at main stem Scioto River measuring points regulated by O'Shaughnessy, Griggs and 

Delaware Reservoirs.

Discharge measurements., Scioto River basin, Ohio, Oct. 1, 1952

Date

Oct. 1 

1

1

1

1

1

' 1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Stream

Scioto River. ....... 

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

Salt Creek. .........

Whiskey Run. ........

Sandy Bottom Creek..

Hlckson Run. ........

Mutton Run ..........

Cars Run. ...........

Moore Run ...........

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

Wilson Run. .........

Straight Creek. .....

Marcus Run ..........

Crooked Creek. ......

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

Peepee Creek. .......

Wlntergreen Run. ....

Peepee Creek. .......

Scioto River ........

Boswell Run. ........

No Name Creek .......

Beaver Creek ........

Little Beaver Creek.

Sunflsh Creek.......

Salt Creek......... .

Camp Creek. .........

Location

At gaging station, Chllllcothe, Ohio... 

At gaging station, Hlgby, Ohio. ........

At bridge on U. S. Highway 35 at Richmondale, Ohio.

At bridge 0.1 mile above mouth and 0.9

mile southwest of Rlchmondale, Ohio.

At bridge 2.1 miles above mouth at

Hlgby, Ohio.

At bridge O.2 mile above mouth and

2 miles southeast of Higby, Ohio.

At bridge O.I mile above mouth and

2.4 miles southeast of Higby, Ohio.

At bridge 1.0 mile above mouth and

2.5 miles east of Omega, Ohio.

At bridge 1.9 miles above mquth and

1.3 miles northeast of Omega, Ohio.

At mouth at Omega, Ohio.. ...............

At bridge 1.0 mile above mouth and O.5

mile north of Omega, Ohio.

At bridge O.2 mile above mouth, and 2.O

miles south of Omega, Ohio.

At bridge 0.2 mile above mouth and 2.4

miles east of Waverly, Ohio.

At bridge on U. S. Highway 23, 0.1 mile

above Left Pork at Waverly, Ohio.

Above mouth of Peepee Creek, 1.7 miles

southwest of Waverly, Ohio.

At bridge on State Highway 551, 1.1

miles northeast of Daleyvllle, Ohio.

At bridge on State Highway 552, 1.7

miles northeast of Daleyvllle, Ohio.

On State Highway 1O4, Just below Lake

White Dam.

At bridge on U. S. Highway 23, at

Piketon, Ohio.

At bridge O.2 mile upstream from mouth

and 1.5 miles northwest of Piketon,

Ohio.

At bridge on State Highway 104, O.I

mile above mouth.

At bridge 1.0 mile above Little Beaver

Creek and 1.5 miles south of Piketon, Ohio.

At bridge on U. S. Highway 23, 0.1 mile

above mouth and 2.5 miles south of

Piketon, Ohio.

At bridge 0.5 mile above mouth. ........

At bridge on U. S. Highway 23, 1.5

miles above mouth at Wakefleld, Ohio.

At bridge on State Highway 104, O.3

mile south of Plke-Scloto County

line .

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

3,847 

5 129

3553

-

_

2.94

_

3.18

-

_

-

-

-

-

5,824

-

_

-

-

a!45

_

_

Discharge 

(cfs)

241 

358

13 .2

0

0

o

0

0

.03

o

.09

0

0

0

0

0

0

b.62

407 ,

0

0 -

0

0

.56

0

0

Cfs per 

square 

mile

0.063 

.066

.024

0

0

0

0

O

.010

0

.028

0

0

0

0

o

0

-

.070

o

0

o

0

.004

0

0

a Drainage area at mouth.

b Leakage through 8 spillway gates at Lake White Dam.
OHIO BRUSH CREEK BASIN 

Ohio Brush Creek near West Union, Ohio

323

Location. lat 38°48'13", long. 83°25 I 16", on right bank at downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 348, 0.3 mile downstream from Cedar Run, 2 miles southwest of Cedar 

Mills, and 7 miles east of West Union, Adams County.

Drainage area. 388 sq mi.

Records available. August 1926 to November 1935, September 1940 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 510.6 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Nov. 22, 1940, chain, gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 22 years, 452 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 15,000 cfs Mar. 3 (gage height, 15.78 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs Sept. 18, 19 (gage height, 1.87 ft).

1926-35, 1940-53: Maximum discharge, 51,600 cfs Mar. 19, 1943 (gage height, 26.5 

ft), from rating curve extended above 22,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination 

of peak flow; minimum, that of Sept. 18, 19, 1953; minimum gage height, 0.84 ft Sept. 8, 

1930.

Remarks. Records good except those below 10 cfs, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 5, July 13-22, 

July 29 to Aug. 1, Aug. 4, 7, 8, Aug. 12 to Sept. 3O)

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

O.2

1.4 

5.0

12

2O

31

46

2.6 

3.O 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

8.O 

11.0

117

244

448

727

1,440

4,410

8,150

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.5

3.6

3.9

2.8 

2.8

3.9

4.6

4.3

5.0

7.0

7.0

8.9

12

T?

10

8.9

8.2

8.9 

5.6

4.3

3.6

3.6

3.9

3.6

3.2

2.8

2.8

2.5

2.1

1.8

1.4

157.5

5.08

0.013

0.02

Nov.

1.4

1.4

*1.3

ITS

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.4

2.8

3.2

3.2

3.6

3.9

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3 

6.3

7.6

8.2

27

IT

1O

12

12

8.2

6.3

4.6

4.3

-

169.4

5.65

O.O15

0.02

Dec.

375" 3.9

5.0

18 

1,250

408

146

90

71

1,690

530

*197

132

98

78

62

56

52 

50

54

151

2O3

132

104

83

71

6052 '

48

43

48

5,989.8

193

0.497

0.57

Jan.

95

90

155

184

120

73

Tff

2,110

1,960

1,O60

655

*391

265

217

184

168

321

2,760 

632

360

268

207

171

2,640

956

434

320

5,480

l,2lO

564

405

24,531

791

2.04

2.35

Feb.

320

251

217

19O 

158

149

152

134

117

104

164

515

527

237

203

190

155

123

106

*112

413

353

200

168

155

149

143

123

_

-

5,625

2O1

0.518

0.54

Mar.

104

1O1

4,9BO~

*7,800 

1,360

632

414

332

286

254

227

203

217

354

2,620

878

448

1,960 

1,440

598

396

312

268

237

224

2OO

171

155

140

'117 123

27,531

888

2.29

2.64

Apr.

 §?ty 12O

177

140 

123

235

1,060

*414

279

262

283

203

19O

155

137

314

251

5,250 

2,740

1,440

79O

489

365

283

279

29O

244

203

18O

162

-

15,288

510

1.31

1.46

May

155

134

112

95 

*879

368

224

302

244

171

129

109

165

149

171

9O9

3,550

2,060 

650

382

265

236

400

265

177

134

104

83

71

62

56.

12,791

413

1.06

1.22

' June

52

44

40

36 

32

30

31

68

60

*235

376

137

90

I2o~ 407

68

52

43 

37

51

28

24

25

21

ii.

39

43

150

166

115

.

2,617

87.2

0.225

0.25

July

38

22

62

19 

12

1O8

50

40

32

20

15

9.6

7.0

5.0

5.9

*3.6

O" 3.2

4.6

3.6

9.6

1O

T2o~ 162

46

24

16

1O

7.O

5.0

3.9

876.6

28.3

0.073

O.08

Aug.

22

16

6.3

171 

134

80

51

25

365

165

109

44

25

15

10

7.O

5.0

4.5 

5.2

2.5

1.8

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.7

.6

^4

1,249.0

40.5

0.104

0.12

Sept.

*0.4

.4

.3

.4 

.9

.9

.8

.6

.4

.3

.3

.3

T2~ .2

.2

.2

.2

.2 

.8

l.O

.8

.7

.4

.5

.3

.3

.3

.5

.2

.2

-

12.8

0.43

0.0011

0.001

Calendar year 1953 : Max 8,92O Mln 0.4 Mean 326 Cfsm 0.840 In. 11.47

Water year 1952-53 : Max 7,80O Mln 0.2 Mean 265 Cfsm O.683 In. 9.27

. Peak discharge (base, 11,000 ofa).--Jan. 28 (10 a.m.) 13,000 cfs (14.56 ft); Mar. 5 (11:50 p.m.) 

15,000 efs (15^78 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
324 OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM

Ohio River near Maysville, Ky.

Location. Lat 38 0 38'10", long. 83°42'15", on left bank at lock and dam 33, 2.2 miles 

downstream from Cabin Creek, 3.5 miles upstream from Maysville, Mason County, and at 

mile 405.1.

Drainage area. 70.130 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. January 1939 to September 1953 (fragmentary prior to October 1940).

Sage. Staff gage read hourly. Datum of gage is 452.57 ft above mean sea level, Ohio 

River datum. Auxiliary staff gage at lock and dam 34, 29.0 miles downstream, read 

hourly.

Average discharge. 13 years (1940-53), 92,960 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 229,000 cfs Mar. 28; maximum gage height, 33.6 

ft Mar. 29; minimum discharge not determined.

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 635,000 cfs Apr. 17, 1948, maximum gage height, 65.5 

ft Mar. 9, 1945; minimum discharge not determined.

Maximum stage known, 75.3 ft Jan. 27, 1937 (discharge, 820,000 cfs, estimated).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of slack water, which are poor. 

Cooperation. Gage-height record furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

20 

31

Total 

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

Oct.

U 10, 000 

I e8,000 

L e7,500 

6(8,500 

> e7,300

 e7,200

249,700 

8,055 

0.115 

0.13

Nov.

1 67,300 

0

L e8,200 

L e8,300

 ell, 000

 630,000

50,100 

35,606

«28,000

489,100 

16,300 

0.232 

0.26

Dec.

e!7,000

e35,000

61,800 

98,700 

116,000

114,000 

109,000

90, 200 

e50,000

634,000 

631,000

$1,405.7 

45,350 

0.647 

0.75

Jan.

639,000

670,000 

198,000 

203,000

174,000 

*BO,000 

147,000 

128,000

114,000 

103,000 

91,300 

99,000 

116,000

122,000 

123,000 

131,000 

139,000 

150,000

157,000 

157,000 

152,000 

162,000 

179,000 

187,000

*3,667.3 

118,300 

1.69 

1.94

Feb.

181,000 

159,000 

139,000 

121,000 

110,000

94,900 

81,300 

69,500 

69.200 

87,300

87,500 

76,800 

86,500 

113,000 

129,000

*129,000 

128,000 

131,000 

125,000 

105,000

87,300 

99,400 

163,000 

199,000

184,000

169,000 

154,000 

132,000

*3,410 .7 

121,800 

1.74 

1.81

Mar.

98,600 

75,700 

71.800 

135,000' 

202,000

217,000 

213,000 

188,000 

168,000 

140,000

102,000 

87,000 

81,800 

81,800 

99,20Q

117,000 

133,000 

143,000 

156,000 

161,000

152,000 

136,000 

116,000 

97,000 

124,000

189,000 

218,000 

228,000

222,000 

208,000 

186,000

44,546.9 

146,700 

2.09 

2.41

Apr.

161,000

146,000 

*L32,000 

128,000 

128,000

132,000 

130,000 

129,000 

130,000 

132,000

131,000 

130,000 

141,000 

152,000 

1151,000

141,000 

134,000 

124,000 

122,000 

134,000

146,000 

144,000 

137,000 

135,000 

127,000

119,000 

109,000 

100,000 

95,600 

89,600

«,910.2 

130,300 

1.86 

2.07

May

86,800 

85,100 

71,900 

*59,800 

66,000

75,600 

82,000 

121,000 

180,000 

210,000

211,000 

190,000 

159,000 

127,000 

98,600

85,100 

95,300 

105,000 

118,000 

135,000

170,000 

210,000 

212,000

180,000 

150,000

147,000 

148,000 

139,000 

123,000 

127,000 

127,000

*4,095.2 

132,100 

1.88 

2.17

June

114,000 

95,800 

98,900 

128,000 

136,000

126,000

105,000 

85,500 

75,500 

75,300

*78, 400 

644,000

650,000

83,800 

665,000

637,000 

628,000

tt.,918.2 

63,940 

0.912 

1.02

July

638,000 

647,000

621,000 

(*)

615,000 

623,000

>el5,000

810,000 

26,130 

0.373 

0.43

Aug.

620,000 

623,000 

625,000 

614,000 

 e9,000

e8,500

506,000 

16,320 

0.233 

0.27

Sept.

(*) 

 e8,000

 e9,000 

e8, 500 

610,500 

614,500 

69,500

300,000 

10,000 

0.143 

0.16

Calendar year 1952: Max 527,000 Min - Mean 93,280 Cfsm 1.33 In. 18.10 

Water year 1952-53= Max 228,000 Min - Mean 69,340 Cfsm 0.989 In- 13.42

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed In thousands.

e Slack water (stage-fall-discharge relation Indefinite); discharge estimated on basis of 6 discharge measurements, records for Huntington, W. Va., Louisville, tributary streams, and data on 

evaporation and storage.
WHITEOAK CREEK BASIN 325

Whiteoak Creek near Georgetown, Ohio

Location.~Iat 38 D 50'42", long. 83°55'16", on left bank at upstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 221, 600 ft downstream from Opossum Run, if miles southwest of Georgetown, Brown County, and 6f miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 221 sq mi.

Records available. October 1923 to November 1935, October 1939 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 569.21 

ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Feb. 8, 1940, and Dec. 9, 1948, 

to Nov. 6, 1950, chain, staff, or wire-weight gages. Feb. 8, 1940, to Dec. 8, 1948, 

and since Nov. 7, 1950, water-stage recorder. Prior to Oct. 1. 1949, gages at datum 

8.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 26 years, 253 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,960 cfs Jan. 28 (gage height, 10.84 ft); no 

flow Sept. 4, 7-19.

1923-35, 1939-53; Maximum discharge observed, 20,500 cfs May 14, 1933 (gage height, 

20.87 ft, present datum); no flow at times in 1930, 1940-41, 1943, 1948, 1951-53,

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 728: 1924-31. WSP 758: 1933.

Rating tables , water year 1952-53 I 

cubic feet

Oct. 1 to Dec. 4

4.0

4.1

4.2

4.3

4.5

4.6

0

3

6

15

21

.3

.8

.0

.2

3.7

3.8

3.9

4.0

4.1

0

.1

.5

1.3

2.8

4.2

4.3

4.5

4.8

5.1

(gage height, In feet anc 

per second)

Dec. 5

5.0

8.7

23

51

97

1 discharge, In

to Sept. 3O

5.5

6.0

6.5

7.0

7.5

199

375

630

1,010

1,540

8

9

1O

10

.O

.0

.O

.5

2,250

3,950

5,920

7,120

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.8

.8

.5

*

2.1

2.6

1.7

1.0

4.6

4.0

5.9

6.2

~9~.6 11

7.5

5.2 

4.6

3.3 

2.3

1.7

1.0

1.5

.8

.6

.6

1.0

.8 

.8

.7

.6

84.8

2.74

0.012

0.01

Nov.

0.6

.6

*.7

76" .5 

.8

1.7

2.8

3.6

3.6

3.3

3.3

3.3

4.0

4.6

4.6

4.6 

5.2

6.6 

7.9

8.8

14

IS" 17

14

13

11

9.2 

8.8

7.9

-

179.6

5.99

0.027

0.03

Dec.

6.2

8.4

8.4

15 

717

502

126

64

74

1,160

525

*148

82

55

a50

48

42 

35

37 

40

a90

a 140

a90

a70

a6O

53

47

47 

a40

31

31

4,442.0

143

0.647

0.75

Jan.

35

40

67

89 

78

86

112

1,180

2,120

1,060

649

*324

170

133

106

91

284 

2,420

440 

205

136

101

93

430

370

 165

324

6,180 

1,010

246

a!70

18,914

610

2.76

3.18

Feb.

141

104

82

74 

63

57

55

53

48

42

52

260

230

136

91

74

63 

49

43

*41

326

158" 357

75 "69

74

59

55

_

-

2,881

103

0.466

0.49

Mar.

a45

a40

1,876"

*4.240 

668

270

167

121

101

93

86

74

76

93

1,870

682

221 

1,080

1,190 

298

154

110

89

75

70

61

56

49 

45

41

40

14,075

454

2.05

2.36

Apr.

SB- 42

112

69 

58

67

366

*173

97

111

178

82

66

59

49

189

132 

1,470

2,240 

1,186

445

224

143

101

82

75

70

61 

58

55

-

8,142

271

1.23

1.37

May

50

45

4O

37 

*159

270

91

70

56

46

37

31

32

36

. 41

122

2,670 

1,890

372 

167

104

123

613

358

75

59

46

34 

26

23

19

7,742

250

1.13

*1.30

June

14

12

10

&.0 

8.0

8.3

19

83

44

*27

~SS 148

48

38

23

a20

20

16

15

11

7.2

5.7

4.6

3.7

3.2

5.7

3.8

2.5

2.4

1.9

673.0

22.4

0.101

0.11

July

1.8

1.3

175" .9

24

5.5

25

59

38

19

11

6.5

4.3

3.0

2.2

*1.8

1.3

4.1

38 

62

29

19

U5. TOT

41

21

12

6.8 

5.0

3.7

2.8

967.6

31.2

0.141

0.16

Aug.

3.2

2.8

5.9

14 

21

38

21

15

64

BT

21

13

7.6

4.6

3.5

2.6

2.0 

1.3

.9 

.6

.3

.3

.3

:2

.2

.2

.1

7T 

.1

.1

.1

295.0

9.52

0.043

0.05

Sept.

*0.1

.1

.1

o

.3

.1

0

0

O

0

0

O

o

0

0

o

0 

0

0

.1

.5

3.2

zTS

2.6

1.4

1.1

.8

.6 

.4

.3

14.3

0.48

0.0022

0.002

Calendar year 1952: Max 6,230 Mln 0.1 Mean 205 Cfsm 0.928 In. 12.59 

Water year 1952-53: Max 6,180 Mln 0 Mean 160 Cfsm 0.724 In. 9.81

Peak discharge (base, 4,600 ofs). Jan. 28 (3:30 p.m.) 7,960 cfs (10.84 ft); Kar. 4 (l a.m.)

6,370 cfs (10.16 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height records discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Ohio 

Brush Creek near West Union.

Note. Discharge below about 880 cfs computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
326 LITTLE MIAMI RIVER BASIN 

Little Miami River near Selma, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°48'40", long. 83°44'20", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on 

Selma Pike, 2.3 miles northwest of Selma, Clark County, and 3.1 miles upstream from 

North Fork.

Drainage area. 50.6 sq mi.

Records available. August 1952 to September 1953.

Qage. Water-stage recorder.

Extremes. 1952: Maximum discharge during period August and September, 20 cfs Aug. 9 

(gage height, 1.92 ft); minimum, 0.6 cfs Aug. 28, 29 (gage height, 1.57 ft).

1952-53: Maximum discharge during water year, 380 cfs Jan. 17 (gage height, 4.20 

ft); minimum, 1.0 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.50 ft).

Remarks. Records good. Records of chemical analyses, water temperatures, and sediment 

loads for the water year 1953 are given in WSP 1290.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

e

7

8

Aug.

_

_

-

_

_

-

3.4

3.4

Sept.

1.6

8.0

3/0

1.9

1.4 -

1.4

1.4

1.4

Day

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Total

Aug.

5.3

8.0

3.4

3.0

*2.6

2.1

2.1

3.9

Sept.

1.4

1.4

1.1

1.1

179- .8

6.8

2.1

Day

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Aug.

2.6

1.9

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.6

1.6

Sept.

1.6

1.4

3.0

1.9

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.4

Day

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Runoff In . Inches ..............................................................

Aug.

1.1

1.1

.8

.8

.8

1.1

1.4

_

_

Sept.

1.4

1.1

1.4

1.1

1.1

1.1

-

57.6

1.92

0.04

Peak discharge (base, 600 cfs), No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5 

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

2425 '

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

1.1

T7T

1.1

1.4

1.6

3.0

*2.4

1.9

1.9

2.1

2.6

2.6

2.1

2.1

2.6

2.6

2.6

3.0

3.0

2.6

3.0

3.4

3.9

57?

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

84.9

2.74

0.054

0.06

Nov.

3.4

3.4

3.4

370" 2.6

3.4

3.4

3.9

3.9

3.9

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.8

4.3

3.9

*4.1

5.8

573

4.3

5.8

5.8

5.3

5.3

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.3

5.3

-

131.2

4.37

0.086

0.10

Dec.

5.3

B78

5.3

6.3

14

11

8.0

6.3

7.4

27.

18

14

11

9.3

8.0

6.8

6.8

6.3

5.8

6.3

8.0

8.7

- 8.7

8.0

7.4

6.8

9.3

5.8

5.3

5.3

5.8

267.8

8.64

0.171

0.20

Calendar year 1952: Max -

Jan.

5.3

5.3

5.8

5.3

4.8

4.3

B7T

30

59

*61

94

55

42

36

 31

28

90

~89- 195

64

51

41

36

36

32

27

27

77

63

54

78

1,432.1

46.2

0.913

1.05

Feb.

61

46

40

33

30

28

»25

23

22

19

»98

147 "54"

62

55

45

36

31

30

30

49

41

36

32

31

29

27

23

_

_

-

1,213

43.3

0.856

0.89

Mar.

22

20

34

196 -§5-

63

50

43

38

36

35

33

41

41

44

41

36

62

84

59

48

41

36

*33

30

27

25

24

22

20

19_

1,391

44.9

0.887

1.02

Apr.

21

19

17

18

17

18

17

16

17

27

23

23

21

18

19

33

27

27

38

!§

68

50

41

34

33

31

29

27

26

25

856

28.5

0.563

0.63

May

23

21

19

18

*20

19

18

19

18

16

16

15

16

16

18

25

106

108 -67

45

36

32

31

27

25

21

18

16

15

15

13

868

28.0

0.553

0.64

June

12

12

11

11

10

12

15

13

12

g47.

g38

*22

17

15

13

12

12

11

10

9.7

8.6

8.1

7.7

7.7

7.3

7.3

7.3

6.4

378

6.4

388.3

12.9

0.255

0.28

July

5.7

6.4

5.7

5.3

5.7

5.7

5.3

5.0

4.6

4.3

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.7

3.7

3.5

3T5

g20

g32

g!4

g8.6

g35

g28

14

8.6

6.8

5.7

*5.0

5.0

4.3

4.3

271.4

8.75

0.173

0.20

Aug.

4.5

66

34

42

106

44

27

21

16

12

10

8.1

6.8

6.4

6.0

5.3

5.3

4.6

4.6

4.3

3.7

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.2

*2.9

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.1

466.3

15.0

0.296

0.34

Sept.

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.4

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

1.8

1.6

1.3

65.6

2.19

0.043

0.05

Mln - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1952-53: Max 196 Mln 1.1 Mean 20.4 Cfsm 0.4O3 In. 5.46

Peak discharge (base. 600 efs). Ho peaks above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
LITTLE MIAMI RIVER BASIN 327

North Fork Little Miami River near Pitchin, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°49'40", long. 83°46'25", on right bank at upstream side of highway bridge, 

1.1 miles upstream from Goose Creek and 1.3 miles southwest of Pitchin, Clark County.

Drainage area.--29.1 sq mi.

Records available. June 1952 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder.

Extremes. 1952; Maximum discharge during period June to September, 68 cfs June 26 (gage 

height, 3.15 ft); minimum, 0.6 cfs Sept. 13.

1952-53: Maximum discharge during water year, 132 cfs Jan. 18 (gage height, 3.89 ft); 

minimum, 0.7 cfs Sept. 11-14, 17-19, 30 (gage height, 0.90 ft).

Remarks. Records good. Records of water temperatures and sediment loads for the water

 year 1953 are given in WSP 1290.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

June

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

.

_

July

13

TT

12

13

11

9.7

9.0

8.8

8.6

7.9

Aug.

3.6

3.5

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.1

3.1

2.9

2.9

3.5

Sept.

1.6

6.6

3.1

2.2

1.7

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

Day

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

June

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

15

July

7.7

7.3

7.0

6.8

6.8

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.8

6.4

Aug.

3.1

3.1

2.9

*2.6

2.7

3.3

2.6

2.0

2.0

1.9

Sept.

1.1

1.0

.8

1.3

2.8

. 1.4

1.3

1.3

2.6

1.9

Day

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Mean - - - ------ .--.-._...-....

Cubic feet i 

Runoff In li

>er second per square mileJune

14

15

16

14

12

12

42

25

18

15

' -

-

July

5.8

5.4

5.2

4.6

4.4

4.2

4.0

4.2

4.4

4.2

3.6

222.8

0.247 

0.28

Aug.

1.7

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.4 1'.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

75.9

2.45

0.084 

0.10

Sept.

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.1

1.1

*

50.9

1.70

0.058 

0.06

Peak discharge (base," 260 of a)'.--No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

in.

Oct.

1.1 

T7T

1.1

1.1

1.4

2.0

1.7

*1.3

1.7

1.9

2.0

2.2

2.0

2.2

2.2

2. 2. '2.2

2.2

2.4

2.9

3.1

3.5

3.5

3.6 3~73~

3.3

2.9

2.7

2.7

3.1

2.9

71.7

2.31

0.079

0.09

Nov.

2.6 

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.9

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.9

1.9

*2.1

2.7

574

2.0

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.6

2.0

1.7

1.7

1.9

-

64.5

2.15

0.074

0.08

Dec.

H1.9

2.4

10

7.7

5.2

4.2

4.4

17

12

8.1

6.6

5.4

4.6

4.6

4.2

3.8

3.5

3.6

4.8

5.2

5.0

4.4

4.0

3.5

3.3

3.1

3.1

3.1

2.9

155.4

5.01

0.172

0.20

Jan.

2.7 

2.6

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.2

574

6.3

16

*21

41

25

18

15

13

12

25

49- 98

34

28

22

20

20

17

15

15

40

37

27

41

673.1

21.7

0.746

0.86

Feb.

32 

24

21

17

16

16

*14

13

11

TT

*31

73

4T

31

28

24

20

18

17

17

29

24

21

19

18

17

16

15

_

-

-

636

22.7

0.780

0.81

Mar.

T3" 13 

18

*89

54

38

30

27

24

23

22

21

24

24

26

24

21

29

46

33

28

24

*23

21

19

18

17

16

16

15

14

810

26.1

0.897

1-03

Apr.

15 

14

13

13

ii

13

13

12

13

.15

14

14

13

12

13

18

16

16

19

34

31

25

21

18

17

17

17

16

15

15

-

494

16.5

0.567

0.63

May

14 

13

12

12

11

11

11

11

9.9

9.7

9.5

977

9.7

9.7

13

34

49

3U

22

18

17

33

26

23

19

15

13

12

11

9.9

509.1

16.4

0.564

0.65

June

9.0 

8.8

8.1

7.9

7.5

7.5

8.3

8.1

7.7

19

*12

9.9

8.8

8.1

7.5

7.5

6.8

6.4

6.0

5.6

5.2

5.0

4.8

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.4

ST?

4.6

-

232.9

7.76

0.267

0.30

July

4.6 

5.4

4.8

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.0

3.6

3.6

g3.1

g3.1

g2.9

g2.9

g2.7

g2.7

g2.6

g2.6

8.0

6.6

g4.2

g3.3

8.3

~T.6

4!e

5.8

3.5 *3.3

2.9

2.6

2^.4

132.9

4.29

0.147

0.17

Aug.

2.6 

24

13

10

45

21

13

9.2

7.7

6.4

5.6

5.2

4.8

4.6

4.4

4.0

4.2

3.8

3.6

3.5

3.3

3.1

2.9

2.7 *2.6

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.0

223.5

7.21

O.248

0.29

Sept.

175" 1.7

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.3

1.3

1.1

1.0

.8

.8

.7

77

1.0

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

1.0

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

.7

-

32.1

1.07

0.037

0.04

Calendar year 1952 : Max - Mln _ Mean - Cfsm - In. _

Water year 1952-53: Max 98 Mln 0.7 Mean 11.1 Cfsm 0.381 In. 5.15

Peak discharge (base, 260 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
328 LITTLE MIAMI RIVER BASIN

Little Miami River near Oldtown, Ohio

Location.--Lat 39°44'55", long. 83°55'50", on right bank at downstream side of bridge 

on U. S. Highway 68, 0.9 mile upstream from Massie Creek, 1.3 miles northeast of 

Oldtown, Greene County, and 4.5 miles north of Xenia.

Drainage area. 129 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1952 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 816.56 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Extremes. 1952: Maximum discharge during period July to September, 38 cfs Sept. 2 

(gage height, 1.58 ft); minimum, 8.8 cfs Aug. 3 (gage height, 1.19 ft).

1952-53: Maximum discharge during water year, 625 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 4.28 

ft); minimum, 6.7 cfs Sept. 14 (gage height, 1.12 ft).

Remarks. Records good. Records of chemical analyses, water temperatures, and sediment 

loads for the water year 1953 are given in WSP 1290.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

July

_

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

Aug.

17

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

Sept.

18

34

28

19

15

14

14

13

Day

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

July

_

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

Aug.

15

22

IT

*18

18

17

17

21

Sept.

13

13

12

12

11

T2

18

19

Day.

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

July

_

_

_

_

_

-

-

-

Aug.

21

18

16

15

16

16

15

13

Sept.

15

14

16

15

14

14

14

14

Day

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Runoff in inches ..............................................................

July

20

20

18

19

21

20

19

_

-

Aug.

13

13

12

T?

13

12

12

0.14

Sept.

13

13

13

13

13

13

-

15.3

0.13

Peak discharge (base, BOO cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

13

13

13

13

13

*17

15

15

15

15

17

16

16

16

16

17

17

18

18

17

17

17

18

18

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

507

16.4

0.127

0.15

Nov.

19

18

19

18

16

16

16

17

17

17

15

15

15

15

15

15

*15

14

24

IT

17

19

21

18

16

18

17

17

17

19

-

516

17.2

0.133

0.15

Dec.

19

21

21

22

50

46

34

29

29

70

60

46

41

35

31

29

30

28

27

29

31

32

32

30

29

27

25

22

25

20

25

995

32.1

0.249

0.29

Jan.

25

24

26

24

23

20

24

58

*121

123

205

132

96

80

70

66

132

437

237

161

127

104

93

94

88

76

72

161

169

129

17,1

3,368

109

0.845

0.97

Feb.

151

116

104

89

80

*76

70

66

61

58

170

 346

217

155

132

114

96

83

82

78

130

116

101

89

85

82

74

68

_

_

-

3,089

110

0.853

0.89

Mar.

63

61

1(55"

*465 273-

181

142

123

109

106

99

94

106

113

118

111

97

134

223

167

127

113

102

*94

88

80

76

76

71

67

66

3,850

124

0.961

1.11

Apr.

67

65

60

59

5_6

58

58

56

58

78

70

70

67

61

61

83

80

82

91

165

157

125

106

89

85

83

80

76

72

68

2,384

79.5

0.616

0.69

May

67

62

58

56

59

*58

55

55

54

51

49

49

50

51

55

62

149

253

T5T

111

88

80

80

86

76

66

56

52

49

47

45

2,282

73.6

0.571

0.66

June

42

40

38

38

35

38

43

39

37

105

~SS" 106

52

45

*42

40

39

38

35

33

29

28

26

25

23

22

2?

33

34

24

1,213

40.4

0.313

0.35

July

22

24

24

22

21

23

22

21

18

18

17

16

16

15

15

14

T4

15

54

39

 29

28

60

4T

30

25

22

19

18

15

14

731

23.6

0.183

0.21

Aug.

14

73

71

48

147

91

59

48

41

35

31

27

25

23

21

20

19

18

18

17

15

15

14

13

*12

'l2

12

11

11

10

TO

981

31.6

0.245

0.28

Sept.

9.7

9.2

9.2

9.7

11

11

10

9.7

9.2

8.8

8.8

9.2

9.2

7.8

9.7

9.7

9.2

8.8

9.2

9.7

9.2

8.8

8.8

8.3

8.3

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.3

7.4

274.3

9.14

0.071

0.08

Calendar year 1952: Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1952-53: Max 465 Min 7.4 Mean 55.3 Cfsm 0.429 In. 5.83

Peak discharge (base, 800 cfs). Ho peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
LITTLE MIAMI RIVER BASIN 329

Massie Creek at Wilberforce, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°43'20", long. 83°52'55", on right bank at upstream side of bridge on 

Wilberforce-Clinton road, 0.5 mile northwest of Wilberforce, Greene County, 1.7 miles 

upstream from Clark Run, 3.5 miles northeast of Xenia.

Drainage area. 64.3 sq mi.

Records available. September 1952 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 865.30 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Extremes. 1952: Maximum discharge during September, 34 cfs Sept. 2 (gage height, 2.38 

ft, from graph based on gage readings); minimum, 1.3 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.60 ft).

1952-53: Maximum discharge during water year, 390 cfs Jan. 18 (gage height, 4.45 

ft); minimum, 0.9 cfs Aug. 30 to Sept. 1; minimum gage height, 1.43 ft Aug. 31.

Remarks. Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair.

Rating table, Sept. 1, 1952, to Sept. 30, 1953 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8 

2.2

O.S 

1.0 

1.5 

3.0 

6.0 

24

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.2

54

92

162

270

321

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1952

Date

Sept. 1

2

3

4

5 

6

7

8

Discharge

1.8

17

T.3

3.0

1.9 

1.3

1.9

1.9

Date

Sept. 9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

Discharge

1.9

l.S

1.9

1.5

fc*

7.7

3.7

Date

Sept. 17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

Discharge

2.6

2.2

5.6

3.5

1.9 

2.6

1.9

1.9

Date

Sept. 25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Discharge

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7 

1.4

-

0.05

Peak discharge (base, 600 efs). No peak above base,

Mote.--Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings Sept. 1-22. 

Result of discharge measurement made prior to beginning of daily record: 5.7 cfs Aug. 

13, 1952.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota:

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.5

T79

1.9

1.9

2.6

5.6

*4.5

3.7

3.7

4.5

4.9

4.9

4.5

4.2

4.2

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.7

3.7

3.9

3.9

4.2

4.5

4.2

4.5

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.5

4.5

120.4

3.88

0.060

0.07

Nov.

4.9

5.6

6.4

6.0

' 5.6

5.3

5.3

5.3

6.0

6.0

5.3

5.3

4.9

4.5

T79

4.9

4.5

*4.8

-g.S 11

6.0

8.1

8.1

6.0

5.3

5.6

4.9

4.5

4.9

5.3

-

173.7

5.79

0.090

0.10

Dec.

5.3

STS '6.8

9.3

34

26

16

13

14

eg

38

25

20

16

14

12

13

12

11

12

20

16

16

14

12

11

9.4

b8

bS

b9

9.8

499.4

16.1

0.250

0.29

Jan.

8.9

8.9

10

8.5

8.1

6.7

974

83

*121

114

142

94

74

. 60

51

47

136

T5S- 307 '

109

89

73

64

66

57

46

47

127

108

87

110

2,430.5

78.4

1.22

1.41

Feb.

95

76

67

56

49

*47

40

36

33

30

*139

225

TST

100

89

75

60

53

48

48

78

66

57

52

50

46

42

36

-

_

-

1,929

68.9

1.07

11.11

Mar.

33

30

55

~99 148

77

65

59

51

50

46

45

46

46

51

49

45

68

87

68

58

52

48

*45

42

36

35

34

32

29

19

1,658

53.5

0.832

0.96

Apr.

30

28

26

25

23

24

24

22

12

30

28

28

26

22

24

35

30

29

40

li

75

61

51

42

40

38

34

30

29

28

1,022

34.1

0.530

0.59

Calendar year 1952: Max - Mln - Mean -

May

27

24

22

22

25

*23

22

22

21

19

19

19

20

20

22

34

101

~~§Z 125

61

49

43

36

34

31

28

23

21

19

19

H

1,050

33.9

0.527

0.61

June

16

14

13

12

11

12

15

12

12

35

50

25

21

18

*15

13

14

12

10

8.5

7.3

6.0

4.9

4.2

3.7

3.7

3.7

14

15

4.5

408.5

13.6

0.212

0.24

Cfsm -

July

3.5

3.9

3.7

2.6

3.0

4.2

3.5

2.4

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.4

171

1.4

1.4

2.6

5.3

4.9

5.3

*6.4

IS^.8

4.9

3.0

2.4

1.9

1.9

1.6

1.5

110.4

3.56

0.055

0.06

Aug.

4.6

379

2.6

1.9

2.6

1.9

1.8

1.9

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.1

, 1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0 I'.O

*1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

75

46.3

1.49

0.023

0.03

Sept.

0.9

T76

1.0

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.0

1.1 1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0 1.1

1.1

1.0

1.1 1.1

1.1

1.1 1.1

1.1 1.1

1.1

31.4

1.05

1 0..016

6.02

In. -

Water year 1952-53: Max 307 Mln 0.9 Mean 26.0 Cfsm 0.404 In. 5.49

Peak discharge (base, 600 cfs).--Mo peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
330 LITTLE MIAMI RIVER BASIN

Todd Fork near Rochester, Ohio

Location.--Lat 39°20'05", long. 84°05'10", on right bank at downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 123, 0.3 mile downstream from Lick Run, 1.6 miles southeast of Rochester, 

Warren County, 2f miles southeast of Morrow, and 4 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 234 sq mi.

Records available. September 1952 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Extremes.--1952: Maximum discharge observed during September, 50 cfs Sept. 3 (gage height, 

6.15 ft); minimum observed; 0.2 cfs Sept. 29, 30.

1952-53: Maximum discharge during water year, 4,280 cfs Jan. 17 (gage height, 12.00 

ft); no flow for part of each day Sept. 1, 2.

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

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1952

Date

Sept. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Discharge

0.4

alO

50

11

4.1

1.6

1.8

1.6

Date

Sept . 9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Discharge

.7

.9

*.8

.4

9.2

4.1

1.7

.8

Date

Sept. 17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Discharge

.8

.6

3.8

1.8

alO

2.3

1.3

1.4

Date

Sept. 25

26

27

28

29

30

Runoff ir

Discharge

1.2

.6

.5

a. 3

.2

.2

3.84

0.016

0.02

Peak discharge (base, 5,500 efs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for stations on nearby streams.

Note. Discharge computed from once-daily or oftener wire-weight-gage readings 

Sept. 1, 3-20, 22-27, 29, 30. Result of discharge measurement made prior to beginning of dally record: 9.4 cfs Aug. 12, 1952.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

 10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

gO.2

&3

g-3

g.2

g.2

*.8

.4

.3

.8

1.9

2.0

2.5

27?

1.7

1.5

1.1

.8 

.8

.7

.8

1.1

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

36.0

1.16

0.0050

0.006

Nov.

1.6

1.5 r3

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.5

.5

.8

.9

.9

.8

.9

.8

1.8

1.7

*1.6 

1.6

2.6

3.0

6.4

573

4.0

4.3

3.5

2.5

1.9

1.6

1.5

1.6

-

67.9

2.26

0.0097

0.01

Dec.

1.6

2TO

2.2

3.3

48

52

21

12

43

393

91

41

24

17

14

12

10 

9.9

9.2

10

37

38

26

22

16

14

12

10

8.4

8.4

8.9

1,016.9

32.8

0.140

0.16

Jan.

9.9

9.9

10

9.9

8.9

7.4

*8.4

1,150

578

445

407

218

154

126

103

93

"1,450 

1,540

485

280

197

151

126

200

166

128

419

2,370

g608

g412

g344

12,214.4

394

1.68

1.94

Feb.

g222

g!78

alSO

a!30

*g!23

g!18

g91

g75

g66

6T

133

*356

239

181

154

128

108 

86

86

86

482

258

184

151

131

123

110

93

_

-

4,338

155

0.662

0.69

Mar.

81

86

327

*988

40T

264

190

166

146

131

123

113

113

123

290

228

166 

*725

618

312

214

169

146

123

118

103

91

88

79

g62

a60

6,850

221

0.944

1.09

Apr.

. a85

a80

a70

a65

a65

a85

g93

75

*68

73

62

64

70

54

52

98

81 

396

547

355

276

194

154

123

113

113

100

93

108

*95

-

4,007

134

0.573

0.64

May

86

75

62

58

127

110

103

204

148

113

93

81

178

118

128

761

2,690

I75S5

552

328

232

2,500

858

360

250

187

148

118

98

86

79

12,347

398

' 1.70

1.96

June

68

52

45

38

32

65

318

131

193

*1,160

569

288

204

163

118

86

184

116

77

56

43

30

23

17

15

16

25

18

13

11

-

4,174

139

0.594

0.66

July

9.2

8.2

8.2

7.4

13

58

18

14

8.7

6.1

4.8

4.0

3.8

3.2

2.6

2.2

2H

~4T 112

*19

11

18

54

20

12

8.2

6.9

5.2

3.5

2.9

516.2

16.7

0.071

0.08

Aug.

2.5

2.1

1.7

1.8

1.9

1.7

1.6

2.2

2.9

12

8.4

4.8

2.9

2.1

1.6

1.2

.9

.7

.6

.5

.4

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.l

TI

.1

.1

.1

56.2

1.81

0.0077

0.009

Sept.

~a0.1

.1.1

.2

.1

'.2

.2

18

T.3 

3.7

3.2

3.0

2.2

1.6

1.1

.9

.7

.6

.6

.4

.3

*.2

-

46.6

1.55

0.0066

0.007

Calendar year 1952: Max - 

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,690

Mln - 

Mln 0.1

Mean 

Mean 125

Cfsm _ In.

Cfsm 0.534 In. 7.25

Peak discharge (base, 5,500 cfsK Jan. 17 (8 p.m.) 4,280 cfs (12.00 ft); Jan. 28 (3 a.m.) 3,950 

cfs (11.68 ft); May 17 (1 p.m.) 4,170 cfs (11.90 ft); May 22 (10 a.m.) 4,280 cfs (11.96 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on .basis of weather records and records for stations 

on nearby streams.

g Discharge computed from once-daily or oftener wire-weight-gage readings.
LITTLE MIAMI RIVER BASIN 

Little Miami River at Milford, Ohio

'331

Location. Lat 39 0 10'17", long. 84°17'53", on right bank 500 ft downstream from Wooster 

Pike Bridge in Milford, Clermont County, and l£ miles upstream from East Pork.

Drainage area. 1.195 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1925 to July 1936, October 1938 to September 1953.

Page. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 499.35 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Aug. 17, 1928, chain gage at bridge 500 ft upstream at datum 0.72 

ft higher.

Average discharge. 25 years (1925-35, 1938-53), 1,251 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 19,000 cfs May 22 (gage height, 10.10 ft); minimum observed, 31 cfs Sept. 12 (gage height, -0.24 ft).

1925-36, 1938-53: Maximum discharge, 69,900 cfs Mar. 6, 1945 (gage height, 20.90 

ft); minimum, that of Sept. 12, 1953.

Remarks. Records good except those below 150 cfs, which are fair.

Revisions 573" .sions (water years). WSP 728: 1931. WSP 743: 1932.' WSP 758: Drainage area. WSP 

17371925-36.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge. In cubic feet per second)

-0.3

-.2

-.1 

.1 

.5

1.0

27

33

45

83

181

386

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0 

7.O

675

1,060

2,130

5,100

9,780

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1955

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

1920 

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*89

83

81

87 

94

100

104

113

108

151

126

113

111

106

104

102

102

100

100

98

96

87

94

94

96

96

102

10O

100

100

 98

5,111

100

0.084

0.10

Nov.

96

96

104

102 

104

106

104

104

104

108

115

113

117

108

113

115

111

113

131

146

157

160

T54

146

146

154

126

124

122

117

-

3,596

120

0.100

0.11

Dec.

117

T3S

 126

126 

384

474

359

250

265

2.56O

924

496

367

299

258

227

209

202

192

202

321

367

508

279

25O

227

209

192

181

172

175

10,622

543

0.287

0.55

Jan.

175

175

178

175 

166

160

157

4, 515"

5,910

2,900

5,110

1,89O

1,200

930

78O

689

4,23O

8,400

 5,180

1,950

1,590

1,080

906

1,440

1,510

914

1,170

8.990

3,520

1.95O

1,720

63,055

2,O34

1.70

1.96

Feb.

1,6OO

1,260

1,030

898 

766

689

649

585

531

465

520

2.760

2,190

1,500

1,150

978

815

668

604

598

2,O70

1,770

1,110

906

801

745

682

610

_

-

-

28,990

1,035

0.866

O.90

Mar.

551

519

2,060

4,750 

2,700

1,770

1,500

1,070

962

852

794

745

752

858

1,440

1,510

938

2,270

2,970

1,850

1,290

1,O5O

890

794

724

656

598

560

551

 496

474

58,424

1,239

1.04

1.20

Apr.

490

525

490

485 

436

401

474

479

436

452

519

496

490

458

426

548

636

1,800

2,510

2,256

1,660

1,270

l.OOO

830

738

703

675

650

616

610

-

23,535

784

0.656

0.73

May

567

525

485

458 

560

668

713

1,060

724

536

447

401

*426

490

452

1,280

6,830

 5,520

2,510

1,550

1,100

8.950

27555

1,2OO

9O6

717

575

474

416

577

548

45,745

1,411

1.18

1.56

June

517

287

262

246 

251

227

452

406

299

1,830

2.150

954

649

531

401

344

372

447

304

258

251

206

168

172

 166

157

157

157

151

'5oT>

-

12,758

425

0.356

O.4O

July

192

172

188

160 

791

1.160

432

209

160

146

128

119

108

104

100

104

104

104

169

178

239

224

169

163

184

144

 126

117

117

100

96

6,507

210

0.176

0.2O

Pug.

83

87

380

Z5T 

195

160

198

178

154

141

128

122

115

100

89

87

81

75

65

67

65

65

65

*52

56

56

54

52

50

52

49.

5,338

108

0.090

0.10

Sept.

38

45

35

*47 

45

45

49

47

47

5O

43

31

*38

33

50

40

38

49

43

45

40

45

43

43

41

IB- 52

45

1,289

43.0

0.036

0.04

Calendar year 1952: Max 26,200 Min 81 Mean 1,356 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.20

Water year 1952-55: Max 8,990 Mln 51 Mean 655 Cfsm O.548 In. 7.43

Peak discharge (base, 15,000 cfs). May 22 (8 a.m.) 19,OOO cfs (10.10 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Discharge below about ISO cfs computed from once-daily staff -gage readings.
332 LITTLE MIAMI RIVER BASIN

East Fork Little Miami River at Williamsburg, Ohio

Location. Lat 39C 03'10", long. 84°03'05", on right bank at downstream side of Main 

Street Bridge in Williamsburg, Clerraont County, 1.1 miles upstream from Todd Run.

Drainage area. 238 sq mi.

Records available. --March 1949 to September 1953 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 784.09 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1944.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,720 cfs May 23 (gage height, 9.58 ft); no 

flow Aug. 16 to Sept. 30.

1949-53: Maximum discharge, 10,400 cfs Sept. 20, 1950 (gage height, 11.32 ft); no 

flow Aug. 25, 26, Sept. 2-9, 12, 1951, Aug. 16 to Sept. 30, 1953.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct 10 to Dec. 5)

O.5 0 1.0 12 2.0 254

.6 .4 1.1 19 3.0 780

.7 1.1 1.2 33 4.0 1,440

.8 2.8 1.4 71 6.0 '3,310

.9 6.3 1.7 146 8.0 5,530

Discharge, In cubic feet 'per sei und, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Of sm

In.

Oct.

1.0

.9

.6

.5 

7S

' 1.7

17F

.9

.7

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.1

.8

.7

*.8

1.0

.9

1.0 

1.1

.5

.5

.5 

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6 

.5

.5

.5

26.3

0.85

0.0036

0.004

Nov.

0.4

.4

.5

.6 

.5

.4

.3

.2

7?

.3

.3

.2

.2

*.2

.4

.6

2.4

3.1

3.7 

2.8

3.1

8.8

8.8 

9.4

11

11

8.8

7.8 

7.8

8.8

-

103.1

3.44

0.014

0.02

Dec.

8.8

11

12 

231

229

126

89

49

816

424

129

78

57

42

31

27

*25

25 

42

158

. 143

108 

82

65

49

38

28 

23

19

18

3,193.8

103

0.433

0.50

Jan.

19- 19

21

27 

25

21

23

1,180

1,840

930

630

310

162

132

113

96

1,020

2,730

500 

221

152

118

98 

222

250

143

455

*5,170 

1,100

305

2O2

18,234

588

2.47

2.85

Feb.

174

138

110

98 

86

78

75

71

65

59

68

330

310

165

118

103

89

71

61 

59

873

55T

162 

113

100

i 91

86

75

_

-

4,359

156

0.655

0.68

Mar.

65

61

972

1,960 

555

268

177

126

110

103

*93

86

86

110

799

600

188

871

1,170 

360

171

126

103 

91

82

75

65

59 

55

51

49

9,687

312

1.31

1.51

Apr.

94

138

108

80 

65

63

89

82

69

73

80

73

*63

57

II

78

80

689

1.340 

810

355

191

126 

98

82

78

78

75 

67

65

-

5,397

180

0.756

0.84

May

65

55

47

42 

95

129

. 98

80

67

57

44

35

30

28

35

122

1,950

1,760

420 

195

*129

3,040

3,820 

405

217

152

110

86 

71

61

53

13,495

435

1.83

2.11

June

44

40

33

27 

23

26

40

30

25

33

143

~5? 168

78

86

61

42

28

19 

16

13

11

9.4 

7.8

7.3

7.3

5.5

4.7 

8TS

*13

-

1,138.3

57.9

0.159

0.18

July

8.8

5.9

4.3

2.8 

57?

351

155" 390

76

37

19

12

8.8

6.3

4.3

3.4

2.8

7.8

7.8 

14

8.8

34

40 

47

29

13

13

12 

8.3

5.1

3.7

1,333.8

43.0

0.181

0.21

Aug.

2.6

1.8

2.1

5.4 

37^

1.7

1.2

1.7

1.4

1.0

.7

.5

.4

.2

.1

0

ff

0

0 

0

0

o

0 

0

o

o

o

0

o

0

0

24.4

0.79

0.0033

0.004

Sept.

(*)

-

O

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,650 Min 0.1 Mean 22O Cfsm O.924 In. 12.56

Water year 1952-53: Max 5,170 Min o Mean 156 Cfsm 0.655 In. 8.91

Peak discharge (base. 4,500 cfa). Jan. 28 (5 a.m.) 6.3OO cfs (8.57 ft); May 23 (5 a.m.) 7,720 cfs 

(9.58 ft). 

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
LITTLE MIAMI RIVER BASIN 333

East Fork Little Miami River near Bamtam, Ohio

Location.--Lat 39°01'40", long. 84°08'00", near left bank on downstream side of pier of 

highway bridge between Bantam and Afton, 2.1 miles north of Bantam, Clermont County, 

and 4.1 miles southeast of Batavia.

Drainage area. 331 sq mi.

Records available. November 1948 to September 1953 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder and staff gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 634.43 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1944.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,700 cfs Jan. 28 (gage height, 13.38 ft); no 

flow Aug. 20 to Sept. 30.

1948-53: Maximum discharge, 16,800 cfs Jan. 24, 1949; maximum gage height, 16.52 

ft Apr. 3, 1950; no flow Aug. 20 to Sept. 30, 1953.

Remarks. Records fair.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height. In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1O-18, 24, 

Oct. 27 to Dec. l)

-0

1.8 

4.2 

7.3

0.4 

.7 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

37

7O

112

201

350

3.0 755

5.0 1,890

8.0 4,370

11.0 7,670

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sin

In.

Oct.

2.0

1.8

1.3

.9 

.9

1.8

2.0

1.4

1.8

2.3

5.8

4^8

4.2

3.5

3.0

 1.8

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.1

.9

7?

.7

.7

.9

.9 

.9

.9

.7

55.0

1.77

0.0053

0.006

Nov.

0.7

75" .5

.9 

.9

.5

.5

.5

.7

1.1

1.1

1.1

.9

*.9

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.6

3.2

3.7

6.4

9.6

14 

T3

9.6

8.1

7.3

7.0 

6.7

6.7

-

111.7

3.72

0.011

0.01

Dec.

6.7

B.I

8.5

11 

44O

335

166

90

62

1,550

680

199

112

78

58

45

40

*39

36

51

306

213

152 

118

89

66

51

39 

31

32

29

4,941.3

159

0.480

0.55

Jan.

34

36

72

89 

48

35

3O

1,455"

2,740

1,430

1,020

500

241

170

141

122

1,150

3,640

872

350

213

155

129 

505

434

220

458

*7,070 

1,790

496

315

25,985

838

2.53

2.92

Feb.

247

190

150

130 

115

103

94

89

79

70

. 76

329

461

233

160

130

110

87

 76

68

981

rm

238 

153

127

116

104

91

-

-

5,585

199

0.601

0.63

Mar.

76

73

2,OOO

5,050 

896

434

267

181

150

138

*126

115

120

. 186

1,610

952

315

1,240

1,680

581

267

186

146 

126

112

98

87

78 

70

64

62_

15,486

5OO

1.51

1.74

Apr.

97

201

143

108 

87

87

266

137

106

96

108

100

*89

74

68.

124

112

1,500

2.190

1,260

602

.332

197 

145

121

112

108

102 

91

80

-

8,843

295

0.891

0.99

May

80

70

60

54 

216

190

150

115

89

76

60

48

43

43

42

210

2,770

2,440

666

315

»181

2,260

4.270

Bio

285

186

138

109 

89

73

63

15,931

514

1.55

1.79

June

52

46

40

35 

30

62

~57 206

 37

131

156

183

129

86

89

80

59

42

31

23

19

16

14 

12

12

13

11

9.2 

7.0

*6.1

1,693.3

56.4

0.170

0.19

July

9.2

12

8.5

6.4 

6.4

58

496

25T

116

63

33

22

16

12

8.8

7.0

IT"6.1

29

22

16

22

40 

41

44

30

18

13 

13

11

8.1

1,402.6

45.2

0.137

0.16

Aug.

6.4

28

56

2? 

14

11

*7.0

8.1

26

16

10

5.8

4.0

3.0

1.8

1.3

.9

.5

.5

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

225.3

7.27

0.022

0.-03

Sept.

(*)

-

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952: Max 7,430 Min 0.3 Mean 309 Cfsm 0.934 In. 12.71

Water year 1952-53: Max 7,070 Min 0 Mean 22fl Cfsm 0.665 In. 9.02

Peak discharge (base, 6,500 efs). Jan 28 (4 a.m.) 18,700 cfs (13.38 ft); May 23 (7 a,m.) 7,430 

cfs (10.83 ftjT

» Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

Note. Discharge computed from once-daily staff-gage readings Oct. 1-26, Aug. 20 to Sept. 30.
334 LITTLE MIAMI RIVER BASIN 

East Pork Little Miami River at Perintown, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°08'13", long. 84°14'17", on left bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge at Perintown, Clermont County, 5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 477 sq ml.

Records available. May 1915 to September 1917, October 1917 to May 1920 (gage heights 

only), January 1925 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 507.28 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Feb. 6, 1940, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 28 years (1925-53), 557 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 16,500 cfs Jan. 28 (gage height, 16.17 ft); minimum, 0.8 cfs Sept. 29, 30; minimum gage height, 0.85 ft Aug. 26, 27.

1915-20, 1925-53: Maximum discharge, 39,400 cfs Mar. 6, 1945 (gage height, 23.42 

ft); minimum, 0.3 cfs July 24, 1930; minimum gage height, -0.18 ft Oct. 3-7, 1917.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 643: Drainage area. WSP 873: 1938. WSP 973: 1933(M).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, In

cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 5, 

Aug. 25 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 28 Jan. 29 to Sept. 30

0.65 

.7 

.8 

.9

1.1

0 

2.0

7.5

16

40

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

106

219

361

540

1,040

7.0

10.0

14.0

3,300

6,350

13,000

0.6 

.7

0 1.1

2.0 1.2

5.0 1.5

9.1 2.0

15 2.5

22

34

90

215

361

Note. Sane as precedIng table above 2.5 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21 

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

7.5

7.5

6.9

5.7

6.9

7.5 

8.2

6.9

6.3

10

11

Q. 2

5.7

6.9

7.5

*6.5

5.1

5.1

4.0

5.0

2.5 

1.6

1.2

2.0

1.2

ill

1.6

1.2

1.2

1.6

152.5

4.91

0.010

0.01

Nov.

1.6

2.0

2.0

1.6

1.2

1.2 

1.6

1.6

2.0

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

»2.0

2.5

5.0

5.5

5.5

4.5

7.5

7.5 

8.9

15

13

15

10 

9.6

8.2

6.9

7.5

-

148.9

4.96

0.010

0.01

Dec.

. 7.5

e!g

10

376

433

227

123

91

2.140

968

337

171

116

104

69

61

*58

57

71

294 

306

211

162

119

92

75

58

48

44

44

6,888.5

222

0.465

0.54

Jan.

44

vs

50

100

74

49 

44

1,560

3,480

2,170

1,540

642

340

258

196

169

2,720

4,900

1,170

456

302 

224

186

653

560

325 

1,520

*10.800 a'lso

692

434

38,364

1,238

2.60

5.00

Feb.

342

280

232

191

170

152 

155

123

113

102

118

338

560

346

240

188

157

125

108

1.250 

1,166

371

232

185

165 

147

125

-

-

7,772

278

0.583

0.61

Mar.

106

106

2,790

4.500

1,460

581 

380

280

226

204

*185

167

170

195

2,000

1,420

474

1,720

2,410

845

400 

280

226

188

165

144 

127

111

99

90

86

21,931

707

1.48

1.71

Apr.

147

277

215

167

125

118 

307

219

157

154

152

147

*137

108

102

196

183

2,030

5.150

1,850

816 

456

506

229

188

170 

157

147

135

118

-

12,643

421

0.883

0.99

May

104

95

77

67

218

283 

229

221

154

111

84

67

58

56

Sff

528

5,500

5,820

1,050

449

 288 

2,860

5.690

749

393

257 

180

135

104

86

71

23,822

768

1.61

1.86

June

58

48

44 -59

34

52

174

88

47

71

178

T25

150

88

73

71

75

47

34

28

23 

20

18

16

16

18 

17

15

15

*14~

1.656

55.2

0.116

0.13

July

15

T2" 12

13

94

 559-

221

115

67

40

27

22

18

16

14

14

57

52

25

26 

22

28

28

28

28 

23

18

16

14

14

1,737

56.0

0.117

0.13

Aug.

14

13

13

 2? 48

18

15

17

18

18

14

12

12

11

9.6

8.7

8.3

7.9

7.5

7.0 

6.6

6.2

4.7

4.1

3.2 

2.9

2.6

2.3

2.0

1.8

353.4

11.4

0.024

0.03

Sept.

1.8

2.0

1.8

*2.0

2.6

2.3 

2.3

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.8

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.6

1.8

w1.4

1.0

1.2

1.4 

1.4

1.2

1.0

 8

-

55.9

1.80

0.0038

0.004

Calendar year 1952: Max 10,500 Mln 0.8 Mean 438 Cfsm 0.918 In. 12.50

Water year 1952-53: Max 10,800 Mln 0.8 Mean 316 Cfsm 0.662 In. 9.02

Peak discharge (base. 10.000 cfs}. Jan. 28 (6 a.m.) 16,500 eta (16.17 ft). 

* Discharge Measurement made on ibis day.
LICKING RIVER BASIN 335

Licking River near Salyersville, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°44'55", long. 83°05'20", on left bank at upstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 30, 0.2 mile upstream from Gardner Branch, 1.2 miles west of Salyersville, Magoffin County, and 3.1 miles downstream from State Road Fork.

Drainage area. 140 sq mi.

Records available. December 1938 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 823.80 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, Prior to Feb. 27, 1939, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 14 years (1939-53), 161 cfs .

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,160 cfs Jan. 8 (gage height, 17.44 ft); no 

now for several days.

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 14,300 cfs Feb. 3, 1939 (gage height, 25.4 ft, from 

floodmark); no flow at times.

Remarks. Records poor.

Revisions (water years). WSP 923: 1939-40, drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 10)

5.0

5.1

5.2 

5.4 

5.6 

5.8

Oct. 1 to Jan. 8

0.5 

1.0 

2.0

5.5

12

18

6.0

7.0

8.0

10.0

15.0

18.0

26

70

150

410

1,180

2,540

5.8

5.9

6.0 

6.3 

7.6 

7.0

Jan. 9 to Sept. 30

0

1.

4.

14

26

57

7.5

8.0

13.0

15.0

17.0

109

169

840

1,180

1,920

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

30.8

.8

al.O

a.5

aT5

a.5

a. 6

.6 

a. 8

al.l

al.3

al.5

31.6

aT74

al.3

a. a

*.6

a. 6

a. 6

a. 6

.6

a. 6

a. 8

a. 8

al.O

al.O

al.O

al.O

1.0

al.O

al.O

27.3

0.86

0.0063

0.007

Nov.

al.l

aTTT

al.l

1.1

al.5

al.5

al.5

al.5 

al.5

32.0

a2.5

2.4

32.0

a2.0

32.0

a2.0

a2.0

1.8

31.8

a2.0

*7.7

77

19

29

19

316

a!3

all

alO

39

-

275.1

9.17

0.066

0.07

Dec.

a8

7.5

a7

a7

40

88

51

37 

30

*440

a500

a4"o5

a210

al40

alOO

380

a70

365

a60

a60

360

a55

a50

a45

340

a30

27

a26

a 24

a23

34

2,814.5

90.8

0.649

0.75

Jan.

60

178

144

100

79

1,190

1,960 

1,400

577

379

265

200

157

123

108

115

838

422

279

429

464

*312

392

399

275

225

273

279

225

186

12,099

390

2.79

3.21

Feb.

156

126

108

92

380

a75

70

360 

360

.§2

52

132

180

144

192

352

266

181

147

149

734

595

343

260

216

*180

147

125

_

-

-

5,274

188

1.34

1.40

Mar.

105

1,050

1,550

932

485

339

269 

223

188

159

139

153

138

251

321

243

342

414

293

230

198

171

275

447

377

287

234

' 199

*167

150

10,961

354

2.53

2.91

Apr.

161

150

143

137

126

120

144

175 

157

180

180

183

201

T§5

143

165

145

137

155

135

115

97

90

95

87

74

61

49

42

37

-

3,869

129

0.921

1.03

May

82

70

61

47

68

a600

al.700

a900 

8600

8350

8240

aiao

a250

*a250

296

291

234

338

948

1,270

466

309

230

199

152

122

99

84

7057'

45

10,626

343

2.45

2.82

June

38

30

25

21

18

36

429

13? 

87

93

99

51

41

36

30

26

22

20

19

19

18

*17

15

13

12

11

IT

13

16

27

. -

1,427

47.6

0.340

0.36

July

14

9.4

10

133

90

45

30 

22

18

15

13

11

9.1

8.2

9.1

' 9.1

9.1

8.5

6.7

5.5

5.2

7.3

*7.9

7.3

7.0

6.7

6.4

6.1

5.5

4.6

563.7

18.2

0.130

0.15

Aug.

4.0

13

13

9.7

14

7.9

5.2

4.6 

4.3

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.0

3.4

2.8

2.2

6.7

12

6.8

5.5

3.1

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.5

2.2

 1.9

1.1

.6

o

157.5

5.08

0.036

0.04

Sept.

0

7J

0

.8

3.7

4.0

37T

2.8 

2.2

2.8

3.1

2.5

1.1

.8

.4

.4

.4

.1

0

1.6

2.2

1.9

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.1

.6

-

45.0

1.50

0.011

0.01

Calendar year 1952 : Max 6,470 Mln 0.5 Mean 202 Cfsm 1.44 In. 19.60

Water year 1952-53 : Max 1,960 Mln 0 Mean 132 Cfsm 0.943 In. 12.78

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs). --Jan. 8 (8 p.m.) 2,160 ofs (17.44 ft).
336 LICKING RIVER BASIN

Licking River at Farmers, Ky.

Location. Lat 38°08'25", long. 83°33'30", near right tank on downstream side of bridge 

on U. S. Highway 60, 300 ft upstream from Chesapeake and Ohio Railway bridge, threequarters of a mile west of Farmers, Rowan County, and 1.1 miles upstream from Triplett Creek.

Drainage area. 826 sq mi.

Records available. July 1915 to June 1920 (gage heights only), May 1928 to September 

1931, December 1936 to February 1937 (in WSP 838), April 1938 to September 1953. 

All figures of discharge above 2,000 cfs prior to April 1938 have been found to be 

unreliable and should not be. used. Gage-height records collected at same site since 

1904 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 646.48 ft above mean sea level, datum of

""1929. July 22, 1915, to June 30, 1920, staff gage at site 400 ft downstream at datum 

0.21 ft lower. May 22, 1928, to Sept. 1, 1939, chain or wire-we-ight gage and Sept. 2, 

1939, to July 13, 1942, water-stage recorder, at site 100 ft downstream at present 

datum. Auxiliary staff gage 3.8 miles upstream. Prior to July 2, 1938, no auxiliary 

gage. July 2, 1938, to Sept. 30, 1944, staff gage 1 mile downstream used as auxiliary gage.

Average discharge . 15 years (1938-53), 1,080 cfs

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,000 cfs Mar. 4; maximum gage height, 22.87 

ft Mar. 4; minimum discharge unaffected by backwater, 1.7 cfs Oct. 31, Nov. 1; minimum gage height, 1.73 ft Oct. 4, Sept. 14-18.

1915-20, 1928-31, 1936-37, 1938-53: Maximum discharge determined, 22,200 cfs 

Feb. 3, 1939 (gage height, 24.80 ft, from graph based on gage readings); maximum 

gage height, 31.1 ft Feb. 9, 1918 (ice jam), datum then in use; reverse flow at times 

caused by backwater; minimum discharge unaffected by backwater, 0.7 cfs Oct. 14, 

1930; minimum gage height, 1.30 ft Sept. 19, 1943.

Revisions. The maximum discharges for the water years 1928-31, 1937, published 

In WSP 663, 683, 698, 713, and 838 are considered to be In error due to absence of 

sufficient Information to make corrections for backwater from Triplett Creek, and 

should not be used.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Inadequate fall data, which are 

poor. Records of water temperatures for the water year 1953 are given In WSP 1290.

Revisions. WSP 953: Drainage area. Figures of daily discharge above 2,000 cfs for 

the periods May 1928 to September 1931 and December 1936 to February 1937, published 

in WSP 663, 683, 698, 713, and 838 are considered to be in error due to absence of 

sufficient information to make corrections for backwater from Triplett preek. For 

the same reason, figures of discharge at indicated times which are above 2,000 cfs 

during January 1937, published In WSP 838, are also considered to be in error. These 

records should not be used.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

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

£6

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

11.0

10

10

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

8.9

17

T4

12

11

8.9

7.7

8.9

8.9

6.5

*7.7

8.9

7.7

8.9

8.9

8.9

7.7

5.3

4.1

266.2

8.59

0.010

0.01

Nov.

10

21

18

14

11

10

8.9

7.7

777

10

10 

8.9

10

17

20

18

16

15

22

£4

62

678

752

*485

314

221

167

140

116

102

-

3,313.2

110

0.133

0.15

Dec.

90

81

79

81

130

414

446

418

320

870

1,680 

1,580

1,400

683

446

344

281

242

£15

194

188

188

185

18£

176

164

15£

143

131

119

122

11,744

379

0.459

0.53

Jan.

146

185

284

502

*745

650

610

e3,530

8,090

7,950

e5,230 

e4,000

1,720

1,130

890

715

660

2,100

2,820

2,550

1,720

1,180

1,200

el, 560

63,070

2,570

1,760

1,610

1,740

1,510

1,260

63,687

2,054

2.49

2.87

Feb.

1,040

875

735

634

562

498

474

450

*422

380

365

6T8

1,200

1,300

1,160

1,170

1,200

1,130

955

795

1,880

3,270

2,800

2,080

1,410

1,140

950

790

_

_

-

30,283

1,082

1.31

1.36

Mar.

660

785

e5,230

elO.100

10, 800

e7,310

63,570

e2,370

1,480

1,140

980

851

787

802

e2,800

e2,390

1,930

*e2,320

63,360

2,640

1,910

1,430

1,170

1,060

1,220

'1,440

1,470

1,300

1,100

940

820

76,165

2,457

2.97

3.43

Apr.

775

720

655

610

546

526

1,280

1,520

1,280

1,320

1,410 

2,150

2,650

1,760

1,340

1,280

1,170

61,270

e2,390

62,060

1,540

1,220

1,010

875

770

695

634

578

554

*510

-

35,098

1,170

1.42

1.58

May

494

494

466

414

743

1,620

2,810

3,590

4,080

3,040

2,160 

1,480

1,060

1,060

2,660

3,050

2,530

3,570

5,420

*5,070

4,550

3,560

1,980

1,240

1,240

1,100

800

606

486

401

359

62,133

2,004

2.43

2.80

June

317

287

260

233

209

197

371

550

735

398

470 

*398

371

490

404

317

293

257

206

176

149

173

239

155

116

105

92

88

gj

209

-

8,357

279

0.338

0.38

July

281

275

188

161

281

335

538

530

562

355

242 

170

125

100

83

72

62

59

56

57

*56

57

56

56

56

57

52

46

41

37

36.

5,092

164

0.199

0.23

Aug.

34

50

66

"85 116

113

74

59

54

47

41 

37

31

29

28

25

24

21

20

17

16

16

16

16

21

*20

17

17

16

15

T5

1,156

37.3

0.045

0.05

Sept.

15

15

14

15

21

 21 25

22

21

20

17 

16

14

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

8.9

7.7

6.5

5.5

-

406.4

13.5

0.016

0.02

Calendar year 1952: Max 19,100 Mln 4.1 Mean 1,110 Cfsm 1.34 In. 18.30

Water year 1952-53: Max 10,800 Mln 4.1 Mean 816 Cfsm 0.99 In. 13.41

Peak discharge (base, 7.000 cfs). Jan. 9 (7 p.m.) 8,660 cfa (18.74 .ft at 2 a.m. Jan. 10)j Mar. 4 

(6 p.m.) 11,000 cfs (22.87 ft at 12 m. Mar. 4). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

e Discharge computed from Inadequate fall data.
LICKING RIVER BASIN 337

Trlplett Creek at Morehead, Ky.

Location. Lat 38°10'45", long. 83°25'55", on right bank at Morehead, Rowan County, 1.1 

miles upstream from Dry Creek, 1.6 miles downstream from Christy Creek, and 12.9 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 47.5 sq mi.

Records available. June 1941 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 710 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 12 years, 76.6 ofs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,940 cfs Mar. 3 (gage height, 9.77 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage 

height 11.41 ft; no flow for many days.

1941-53: Maximum discharge 16,700 cfs Sept. 21, 1950 (gage height, 13.10 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage 

height 11.41 ft; no flow for many days.

Maximum stage known 18.9 ft in July 1939, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records good. Some regulation at low flow by Morehead Water Supply Co.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 21 

0

Nov. 22 to Sept. 30

0.87 

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

.4

.8

1.3

O.83 

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

.4

.8

1.2

2.3

6.0

1.6

1.7 

2.0 

2.3 

2.5 

3.0 

6.0

16

25

81

144

190

360

1,650

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

0

TT

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

_.!_

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*.l

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.2

O.OO6

0.00013

0.0002

Nov.

0

TT

0 

0

0

0

0

o

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.3

0

1.0 *11~B\2

4.0

1.9

3.6

3.2

2.3

2.6

2.9

41.1

1.37

0.029

0.03

Dec.

2.3

2.3

1.9 

lS~ 1.7

25

16

12

9.6

250

105

49

25

17

12

9.6

8.7

7.8

6.9

7.4

8.2

8.7

11

12

11

10

9.6

8.2

7.4

6.4

8.2

667.9

21.5

0.453

0.52

Jan.

10

T?

51 

75

49

30

*47

486

fC?

116

85

66

52

41

30

25

48

284

118

77

56

39

30

228

356

107

81

133

112

79

62

3,187

103

2.17

2.50

Feb.

56

49

43 

34

25

24

25

25

*22

20

32

226

133

93

95

97

79

60

49

47

276

TS5

101

79

66

54

43

32

-

_

-

2,034

72.6

1.53

1.59

Mar.

24

7?

1,490 

1,060

223

133

95

77

60

51

43

41

51

138

790

205

124

 492

241

135

97

77

66

62

73

70

62

54

47

38

34

6,187

200

4.21

4.84

Apr.

32

29

25 

22

20

31

231

137

99

124

103

T50" 435

118

101

133

103

391

284

156

112

85

70

56

49

45

38

36

30

*29

3,314

110

2.32

2.59

May

25

25

20 

19

135

133

217

153

109

77

56

41

30

46

118

139

181

238

396

T7T

105

70

52

38

25

20

16

12

9.6

~57T 8.7

2,697.0

87.0

1.83

2.11

June

9.2

6.0

4.4 

3.6

2.3

3.2

4.8

4.4

2.9

55

*29

14

11

8.2

6.4

4.8

4.0

2.9

2.1

1.7

1.9

1.4

1.2

1.0

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

1.2

.9

-

191.3

6.38

0.134

0.15

July

0.8

.9

1.0 

1.0

1.4

86SB17

11

6.4

4.0

2.9

1.9

1.7

1.6

1.2

' 1.2

1.3

1.2

1.0

.8

*3.4

4.4

1.2

.7

.6

.6

.3

7!

.4

.9

215.2

6.94

0.146

0.17

Aug.

0.9

5.1

6.4 

5.3

8.2

4.4

2.3

6.9

7.4

4.0

1.9

1.4

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

.6

.5

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.1

.1

.1

0

.1

61.6

1.99

0.042

0.05

Sept.

0.1

.1

Q-0 

_.£

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

.1

0

-

0.6

0.02

0.00042

0.0005

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,520 Min 0 Mean 59.8 Cfsm 1.26 In. 17.12

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,490 Min 0 Mean 51.0 Cfsm 1.07 In. 14.55

Peak discharge (base. 4.OOP cfs). Mar. 3 (10:30 a.m.) 5,940 cfs (9.77 ft). 

Discharge measurement made on this day.
338 LICKING RIVER BASIN

Licking River at Blue Lick Springs, Ky.

Location. Lat 38°25 I 19", long. 83°59'57", near center of span on downstream side of bridge 

on U. S. Highway 68 and State Highway 32, at Blue Lick Springs, Nicholas County, l£ 

miles upstream from Indian Run, 10 miles upstream from Johnson Creek, and 10 miles downstream from Fleming Creek. Records include flow of Indian Run.

Drainage area. 1.740 sq mi, approximately (including that of Indian Run). 

Records available. April 1938 to September 1953.

Gage. Wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator; gage read twice daily.- Datum of gage 

Ts 560.73 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Average discharge. 15 years, 2,355 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 19,700 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 31.19 ft); minimum observed, 5.6 cfs Oct. 11; minimum observed gage height, 3.61 ft Sept. 9, 10.

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 35,900 cfs Apr. 13, 1948 (gage height, 45.0 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum observed, that of Oct. 11, 1952; minimum observed gage height, 2.90 

ft Oct. 12, 13, 1943.

Maximum stage known, 47.4 ft in January 1937.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record or indefinite 

stage-discharge relation, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of indefinite 

stage-discharge relation (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to May 19 May 20 to Sept. 3O

5. 

6.0

4.0

154

315

580

7.0

14.0

19.0

23.0

27.0

31.0

1,200 

6,100 

10,100 

13,700 

16,100 

19,5OO

3.5

3.6 

3.8 

4.2

4.6 

5.0 

5.4

115

199

315

Note. Same as preceding table above 5.4 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952. to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

14 

13

12

10

9.6

9.6

11

8.8

6.8 

6.4

6.0

57T

7.2

8.8

9.6

10

1011 '

all

11

*13

16

16

1Z 

10

10

11

14

15

16

l]_

342.2

11.0

0.0063

0.007

Nov.

17 

16

12

9

8

7

6

5

13 

17

17 

15

15

20

23

22

23

22

24

28

45

130

a500

*1,520 

860

580

415

304

242

a200

-

5,119

171

0.098

0.11

Dec.

174 

172

T56~ 150

1,680

2,200

1,410

1,070

990 

2,530

5.370 

2,470

2,170

2,080

1,380

955

655

540

485

431

387

367

371

444 

a450

351

335

304

277

259

271

28,914

933

0.536

0.62

Jan.

35B" 371 

1,020

1,750

1,710

al,500

al,300

*5,080

8,300 

10,300

10.600 

9,59(5

7,450

3,760

2,020

1,580

1,390

3,800

5,400

5,120

4,040

3,000

2,040

3,750 

5,360

6,360

4,840

4,610

4,140

3,900

2,950

127,497

4,113

2.36

2.73

Feb.

2,300 

1,890

1,620

1,400

1,210

1,050

969

955

908 

a8OO

*a750 

1,550"

2,430

2,830

2,360

2,280

2,250

1,990

1,820

1,580

2,400

4,590

5.520

4,570 

3,500

2,490

1,940

1,610

_

_

-

58,832

2,101

1.21

1.26

Mar.

1,580 

1,800

9,460

19.100

17,600

a!7,000

16,500

15,600

7,460 

3,120

1,930 

1,720

1,540

2,040

8,500

9,830

*8,130

5,080

5,720

5,880

4,870

3,480

2,610

2,100 

1,960

2,000

2,140

2,120

1,920

1,680

1,510

183,780

5,928

3.41

3.93

Apr.

1,390 

1,510

1,260

1,150

al,020

1,040

2,550

4,090

5,860 

2,810

2,750 

5,200

4,660

4,500

5,570

5,080

2,680

5,440

37,000

6,480

5,200

5,140

2,560

1,910 

1,660

1,520

1,410

*1,280

1,160

1,070

82,490

2,750

1.58

1.76

May

997 

920

872

856

4,560

4,520

4,180

4,150

5,500 

4,600

4,650 

3,260

2,230

1,710

3,510

5,440

7,220

7,620

a8,200

*8,740

8,180

6,180

4,640

3,250 

2,050

1,690

1,590

al,100

a900

a750

.3600

115,605

3,729

2.14

2.47

June

a450 

3400

*312

277

256

240

3220

229

520 

698

'6~6"5~ 812 

680

560

480

615

675

480

375

290

240

209

182

166 

259

274

199

164 '2"9~0~

175

11,392

380

0.218

0.24

July

250 

294

359

298

250

209

301

555

1.020 

920

550 

363

247

192

157

135

120

133

a350

287

*192

164

137

119 

112

109

93

86

83

78

TZ_

8,235

266

0.153

0.18

Aug.

64 

85

752

1,140

1,680

948

407

308

530 

371

229 

162

122

98

80

70

60

52

45

40

36

33

30

29 

*26

25

24

23

22

21

?T

7,533

243

0.140

0.16

Sept.

21 

21

21

20

24

21

18

16

15 

15

15

14

14

15

15

15

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11 

11

11

10

10

9

a?

-

427

14.2

0.0082

0.009

Calendar year 1952: Max 21,900 Min 6 Mean 2,279 Cfsm 1.31 In. 17.83

Water year 1952-53: Max 19,100 Min 6 Mean 1,726 Cfsm O.992 In. 13.48

Peak discharge (base, 16,000 cfs). Mar. 4 (8 a.m. 19,700 cfs (31.19 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gsge-height record; dlschsrge estimsted on bssis of records for ststions at Psrmers and McKlnneysburg.

Note. Stage-discharge relation indefinite Oct. 16-18, Oct. 2O to Nov. 22, Nov. 25-27, Sept. 11-29; 

discharge estimated same as days of no gage-height record.
LICKING RIVER BASIN 339

North Fork Licking River near Lewisburg, Ky.

Location. Lat 38 0 32'55", long. 83 0 47'30n , on left bank at downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 419, l£ miles west of Lewisburg, Mason County, and 1? miles downstream 

from Mill Creek.

Drainage area. 118 sq mi.

Records available. August 1946 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 650 ft (from topographic map). Prior to 

TTov. 2, 1950, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 7 years, 175 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,750 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 14.18 ft); no flow

1946-53: Maximum discharge, 11,300 cfs Apr. 13, 1948 (gage height, 20.7 ft, from 

floodmarks); no flow for many days.

Flood of July 1938, reached a stage of 22.7 ft, from information by local resident.

Remarks. Records good above 10 cfs and fair below. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1173: 1947-48.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height. In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Hay 10-16, May 19 to June 23, 

June 2S to July 15, July 22-30, Aug. 2-20)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 24 Jan. 25 to Sept. 30

0.4 

.5

1.0

1.1

1.9 

3.0 

5.0 

9.0

1.3 

1.6 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

22

48

113

310

580

1,360

0.4 

.5 

.6

. .7

.9

1.0

1.4

.2

1.0

3.0

9.0

13

42

1.8 

2.2 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

11.0

88

151

310

580

1,360

3,840

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

'"

0

0

0

0

Nov.

5"0

*0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5.6

28

TT

4.6

3.0

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

-

62.0

2.07

0.018

0.02

Dec.

2.2

g.4

2.6

9.0 

656

~ 22269

34

24

986

'246

*93

49

35

26

20

16

14

11

11

21

28

26

22

18

. 15

13

12

11

7.8

13

2,715.0

87.6

0.742

0.86

Jan.

82

53

198

240 

115

75

52

1,290

637

292

220

*150

108

74

56

46

15?

828

262

146

99

64

52

1,160

532

218

151

684

314

172

122

8,681

280

2.37

2.74

Feb.

96

78

67

56 

48

45

44

41

37

32

35

117

123

80

70

78

64

49

43

*42

236

TS5

104

83

73

65

54

45

_

-

-

2,091

74.7

0.633

0.66

Mar.

39

4T

2,780

5.450 

601

252

172

133

108

92

79

70

74

544

1,910

592

234

362

356

204

144

112

98

85

84

82

65

58

51

45

44

12,941

417

3.53

4.08

Apr.

54

56

 44

34 

30

56

505

232

128

94

73

62

60

50

43

58

69

326

652

535

147

108

85

69

62

60

50

44

39

35

-

3,563

119

1.01

1.12

May

33

28

23

20 

*942

478

151

106

208

112

65

48

38

37

154

165

789

454

216

119

76

54

41

34

32

24

16

11

9.0

7.5

5.7

4,496.2

145

1.23

1.42

June

4.5

3.3

2.6

2.0 

1.4

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

66

*73

33

11

7.2

4.5

3.0

2.8

2.2

1.6

1.2

.ff

.7

.6

.6

.li

.4

.4

18

105

94

-

444.0

14.8

0.125

0.14

July

12

5.1

2.8

1.6 

1.6

18

'55" 42

6.9

3.6

2.2

1.4

1.0

.6

*.6

.6

.6

.5

.4

TT

.4

3.9

22

8.4

4.5

2.4

1.4

1.0

.8

.6

.6

168.1

5.42

0.046

0.05

Aug.

0.5

7.2

7.5

'550" 218 

18

11

35

174

64

13

6.3

3.9

2.8

2.0

1.4

1.0

.8

.8

.7

.6

.5

.5

.4

.3

.2

.1

0

7J

0

0

770.5

24.9

0.211

0.24

Sept.

(*)

-

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,650 Mln 0 Mean 121 Cfsm 1.03 In. 13.99

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,430 Mln 0 ' Mean 98.4 Cfsm 0.834 In. 11.33

Peak discharge (base. 3.600 cfs).--Mar. 4 (12:50 a.m.) 5.750 cfs (14.16 ft). 

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
340 LICKING RIVER BASIN

Licking River at McKinneysburg, Ky.

Location. Lat 38°35'52", long. 84°16'00", on downstream side of highway bridge at

McKinneysburg, Pendleton County, 6.5 miles southeast of Falmouth, 9.0 miles upstream 

from Blanket Creek, and 12.8 miles upstream from South Fork.

Drainage area. 2,280 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--July 1924 to August 1926, November 1938 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 520.83 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. July 23,- 1924, to Aug. 9, 1926, chain gage at same site, datum unknown. Nov. If, 

1938, to June 30, 1939, wire-weight gage at present site and datum. Since Oct. 1, 1949, 

auxiliary water-stage recorder 4.0 miles (revised) downstream.

Average discharge. 15 years (1924-25, 1939-53), 3,006 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 29,400 cfs Mar. 4; maximum gage height, 31.25 

ft Mar. 4; minimum discharge, 3.8 cfs Oct. 18, 19, minimum gage height, 3.82 ft Oct.18, 

19, Sept. 30.

1924-26, 1938-53: Maximum discharge, 54,100 cfs Apr. 13, 1948 (gage height, 47.59 

ft); minimum discharge, tlaat of Oct. 18, 19, 1952, minimum gage height, that of Oct. 18, 

19, 1952, and Sept. 30, 1953.

Flood of January 1937 reached a stage of about 47.8 ft, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records good. Records of chemical analyses, water temperatures, and sediment 

loads for the water year 1953 are given in WSP 1290.

Revisions. WSP 953: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Pall used as a factor Mar. 3-8, 16)

Oct. 1 to Aug. 3

3.82

3.9

4.0 

4.2 

4.4 

4.6

3.8

11

23

55

92

152

5.0 

8.0 

13.0 

21.0 

29 .O

36O

2,220

6,800

16,400

29,400

Aug. 4 to Sept. 30

3.79 9.6 4.1 38 

3.9 18 4.4 92

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 4.4 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1953

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1O

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

18

16 

15

13

13

16

15

13

12

,15

i!3

12

OQ -

8.3

6.5

5.6

4.7

3^8" 3.8

4.7

6.5

11

*12

12

11

12

16

17

18

19

IF

370,9

12.0

O.0053

0.006

Nov.

17

13 

11

10

8.5

8.3

9.2

13

21

22

21

18

18

29

35

34

32

32

35

32

32

50

142

*L,250

1.280

828

600

444

342

25&

-

5,636.8

188

0.082

0.09

Dec.

2 2O

220 

SSO" 190

3,360

2,580

2,120

1,610

1,140

5,410

4,600

5,050

3,330

2,480

1,810

1,170

864

696

588

534

564

528

*474

474

480

462

432

402

360

324

436

43,238

1,395

0.612

0.71

Jan.

960

684 

1,510"

2,43O

2,330

2,OOO

1,730

6,000

10,000

12.500

12,200

10,900

8,930

5,700

2,770

2,010

1,980

5,830

6,170

6.61O

4,960

3,850

2,650

5,500

7,260

7,680

6,650

7,120

5,710

*5,480

5,970

165,674

5,280

2.52

2.67

Feb.

5,010

2,440 

2,060

1,750

1,510

'1,540

1,210

1,160

1,130

1,040

978

1,2J&~

2,040

3,27O

2,810

2,530

2,520

2,32O

'2,100

1,840

2,590

4,100

6.190

5,330

4,230

 5,090

2,540

1,930

_

_

-

68,098

2,432

l.OT

1.11

Mar.

1,640

1,450 

12,406

28, BOO

26,900

22,700

19 , 500

15,800

9,940

4,100

2,600

2,120

1,88O

2,400

11,1OO

15,000

11,900

7,800

6,790

7,590

6,500

4,570

5,540

2,680

2,350

*2,«4O

2,870

MSt,no i,w

l.TtO

242*540

7,824

3.49

3.M

Apr.

1,620

1,570 

1,470

1,350

1,25(3

1,650

4,240

4,550

4,970

5,6OO

5,050

5,240

5,840

5,410

4,520

3,210

2,960

5,290

7,800

7.690

6,420

4,240

3,060

2,440

2,040

1,870

1,720

 1,560

1,430

1,310

-

»9,530

3,311

1.45

1.62

May

1,250

1,160 

1,080

1,030

5,660

6,820

5,590

4,560

5,460

6,190

5,710

4,110

2,880

2,140

2,640

5,840

11,100

10,600

9,030

9,470

9,100

7,560

5,720

4,140

2,600

1,930

1,810

1,420

 1,090

882

752

159,504

4,494

1.97

2.27

June

618

554 

468

408

560

518

295

275

295

732

1,090

87(3

876

720

570

624

756

672

498

402

318

265

230

200

?25

324

432

270

456

295

-

14,596

480

0.211

0.25

July

.312

360 

426

384

324

260

240

*396

810

655

642

528

578

275

215

171

142

166

210

152

372

492

240

176

142

117

97

92

88

82

77

9,062

292

0.128

0.15

Aug.

67

58 

139

1,210

1,550

1,490

768

564

618

654

486

336

230

162

120

97

82

69

60

51

46

38

35

33

*31

30

26

26

24

21

19_

9,140

295

0.129

0.15

Sept.

20

20

21

21

20

21

22

2?

20

19

18

17

16

16

15

*13

12

12

13

15

15

15

14

14

14

15

12

11

10

9_.6_

-

474.6

15.8

0.0069

0.008

Calendar year 1952: Max 32,300 Mln 3.8 Mean 2,842 Cfsm 1.25 In. 16.97

Water year 1952-53: Max 28,800 Mln 3.8. Mean 2,179 Cfsm 0.956 In. 12.97

Peak discharge (base, 21,000 etn) .-

* Discharge measurement made tea thj

-Mar. 4 (7 a.«.) 29,400 efs (51.25 ft at 1:50 p.m. Mar. 4). 

Is day.
LICKING RIVER BASIN 341

South Pork Licking River at Cynthiana, Ky.

Location. Lat 38'23'27", long. 84°18ill", on left bank at downstream side of bridge on

 State Highways 36 and 356 (revised), at Cynthiana, Harrison County, 0.4 mile downstream from Grays Run, and in pool formed by old mill dam 2.6 miles downstream.

Drainage area. 615 sq mi.

Records available . April 1938 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. Gageheight records collected in this -vicinity since 1917 are contained in reports of U. S. 

Weather Bureau. .

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 688.52 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1944. Prior to Oct. 28, 1952, wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 776 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 20,000 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 18.59 ft); minimum, 1 cfs Sept. 24-30.

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 35,300 cfs Apr. 13, 1948 (gage height, 23.32 ft); minimum observed, 0.8 cfs Nov. 28 to Dec. 6, 1943.

Remarks. Records good except those below 10 cfs, which are poor. Small diversion by 

CynEhiana municipal water plant. Records of water temperatures for the water year 

1953 are given in WSP 1290.

Revisions (water years). WSP 953: Drainage area. WSP 1113: 1943(M).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation Indefinite Aug. 31 to Sept. 3O)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 2O Nov. 21 to Sept. 3O

0.7 

1.0 

1.5

1.1 

1.6 

2.5

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

2.2 

3.2 

4.2 

5.2 

6.2

3.5 

4.0 

4.2

4.4

4.5

8.4

13

16

5.0

7.0

10.0

14.0

18.0

442

2,280

5,600

11,80O

18,800

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

I 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

3O

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.5

2^

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.4

1 4

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2 

 1.2

1.2

1.1 

re

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

44.8

1.45

0.0024

0.003

Nov.

1.2

re

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.5 

1.5

2.2

2.7 

3.1

*3.5

3.9

4.3

4.5

4.6

4.8

5.2

-

63.9

2.13

O.0035

0.004

Dec.

5.5

tt

6.3

7.0

70

6OO

718

33O

194

789

1.750

T7640

516

290

194

136

104

78

63 

63

63

67 

78

91

98

98

98

91

72

63

91

7,869.8

254

0.413

0.48

Jan.

330- 186

402

675

684

524

394

*1,850

4.080

2,896

2,41O

1,690

1,180

87O

658

532

566

1,630

2,530 

1,490

960

675 

524

1,860

3,440

2,160

1,350

2,O60

2,100

1,460

1,020

43,180

1,393

2.27

2.61

Feb.

771

608

499

402

314

282

260

238

215

179

165

TTz

29O

410

338

306

29O

252

*215 

186

380

1.510 

1,630

701

566

483

394

330

.

_

-

11,586

414

0.673

0.70

Mar.

275

267

8.OOO

18.5OO

9,430

3,510

1,850

1.280

960

745

608

516

467

771

6.29O

6,620

*3,OOO

1,750

2,160 

1,650

1,150

87O 

701

591

508

418

346

306

267

245

230

74,081

2,390

3.89

4.48

Apr.

233

298

298

238

194

26O

888

1.38O

1,010

710

1.13O

87O

1,180

1,080

692

667

684

87 O

2,850 

2,326

1,340

933 

710

566

475

418

362

*306

260

238

-

23,445

782

1.27

1.42

May

223

201

179

150

2,450

3,630

1,460

843

692

566

442

330

275

252

238

1,210

2,890

5.070

3,910 

2,960

*1,700

1,040 

701

516

410

346

252

186

136

104

78_

33,440

1,079

1.75

2.02

June

67

49

35

-25

23

22

22

21

2O

*136

91

130

85

54

31

1,620

2.440

754

322 

194

117

72 

49

31

24

22

67

67

267

201

-

7,058

235

0.382

0.43

July

~B5 130

58

35

25

23

23

26

24

22

20

19

19

19

17

16

15

21

19 

*18

17

18 

16

15

14

13

13

12

11

9.6

8.5

781.1

25.2

0.041

0.05

Aug.

7.6

. 6.9

69

21

16

60

~9T 179

40

85

40

22

19

18

17

15

14

13

12 

11

9.7

8.6 

7.8

*7.'2

6.7

6.3

6.0

5.7

5.4

5.1

4.8

836.8

27.0

0.044

0.05

Sept.

4.5

4.3

4.0

4.0

5.2

4.7

4.1

3.6

3.2

3

2.5

2.5

2

2

2

1.5

' 1.5

1.5

.2 

2

2

1.5 

1.5

1

T

1

1

1

1

1

72.1

2.40

0.0039

0.004

Calendar year 1952: Max 22,6OO Mln 1.1 Mean 634 Cfsm 1.03 In. 14.03

Water year 1952-53: Max 18,300 Mln 1 Mean 555 Cfsm 0.90 In. 12.25

Peak discharge (base. 10,000 cf s) . Har. 4 (5>30 a.m.) 20,000 cfs (18.59 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
342 LICKZNQ RIVER BASIN

Licking River at Catawba, Ky.

Location. Lat 38°43', long. 84°19', on left bank three-quarters of a mile east of CatawbiPendleton County, and three-quarters of a mile upstream from Klncald Creek.

Drainage area. 3,250 sq ml, approximately.

Records available.--July 1916 to September 1920 (July to September 1916 and October 1917 

to September 1920, gage heights only), July 1928 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage IB 498.37 ft above mean sea level (Louisville 

& Nashville RR. benchmark). July 1916 to September 1920 staff gage at site half a 

mile downstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--26 years (1916-17, 1928-53), 4,158 cfs.

Extremes.. Maximum discharge during year, 49,100 cfs Mar.> 4 (gage height, 32.48 ft); minimum, 8.9 cfs Oct. 22, 23, minimum gage height, 4.19 ft Sept. 30.

1916-20, 1928-53: Maximum discharge, 86,300 cfs Apr. 14, 1948 (gage height, 47.0 

ft, from floodmarfc); minimum, 2.5 cfs Aug. 5, Oct. 14, 18, 1930.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSP 853: 1937. WSP 953: Drainage area. WSP 1003: 1943.

May 18 to Sept. 30

Rating

4.2

4.3

4.6

4.S

5.1

5.5

5.8

tables, water year 1952-53 (gi

Oct.

5.0

18

60

102

212

378

532

In cubic feet

1 to May 17

6.3

7.0

9.0

12.0

16.0

20.0

32.0

ige heigl

per secc

950

1,650

4,020

8,550

15,300

22,900

48,000

4.2 

4.6 

4.8 

5.1

11

67

106

212

Note. Same as 

preceding table 

above 5.1 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

28

26 

24

21

24

31

31

28

25

26

26 

26

25

24

22

22

19

18

18

15

13

10 

*10 

15

18

21

22

17

15

24

28

672

21.7

0.0067

0.008

Nov.

28

28 

28

28

25

22

21

18

Iff

22

29 

32

32

29

31

42

42

42

47

47

43

56 

83 

*741

1,400

S51

586

440

360

305

-

5,476

183

0.056

0.06

Dec.

268

252 

228

25T

5,620

3,660

2,700

2,470

1,600

8.650

g,120 

6,810

4,670

3,090

2,300

1,510

1,080

842

689

608

698

707 

*586 

552

566

546

521

487

455

424

429

59,389

1,916

0.590

0.68

Jan.

1,230

1,060 

2,080

3,320

3,150

2,800

2,330

7,240

15,000

16.500

15,200 

13,200

10, 900

7,370

3,900

' 2,820

2,800

8,040

8,210

9,110

6,600

4,990 

3,540 

5,320

10,300

10,700

8,870

10,600

8,580

*7,480

5,630

:i8,870

7,060

2.17

2.50

Feb.

4,180

3,320 

2,780

2,360

2,020

1,750

1,570

1,450

1,400

1,290

1,200 

1,330

2,010

3,440

3,340

2,920

2,830

2,660

2,400

2,140

3,380

4,250 

7.160 

6,420

5,020

*3,810

2,950

2,420

_

_

-

81,800

2,921

0.899

0.94

Mar.

2,050

1,800 

15, 960

46,700

*44,600

31,000

22,000

17,600

12,100

5,750

3,510 

2,890

2,560

3,140

15,200

20, 700

17,300

11^200

8,980

9,620

8,260

5,920 

4,380 

3,460

2,980

2,760

2,780

2,770

2,600

2,290

2,040

534,840

10,800

3.32

3.83

Apr.

1,950

1,900 

1,780

1,670

1.480

1,830

5,780

5,600

6,520

4,780

3,770 

4,250

4,420

6,400

5,520

4,050

3,590

7,810

11.700

10,900

8,810

5,760 

*4,070 

3,250

2,710

2,410

2,220

1,980

1,770

1,600

-

130, 280

4,343

1.34

1.49

May

1,500

1,400 

1,260

1,170

4,530

11,000

8,550

6,120

6,000

6,660

6,380 

4,760

3,380

2,480

2,450

5,240

15,100

16,000

14,400

12,800

11,600

9,170 

6,870 

4,980

3,300

2,380

2,180

 1, 750

1,320

1,030

851

176,661

5,699

1.75

2.02

June

707

580 

510

450

401

369

360

326

305

526

941 

990

941

869

656

707

5.990

2.680

1,330

806

580

460 

383 

330

500

365

450

345

574

559

-

22,788

760

0.254

0.26

July

539

493 

482

455

396

347

305

317

*586

672

559 

521

406

321

264

220

189

316

514

460

392

1,580 

995 

352

244

193

155

127

115

no- 106

12,761

412

0.127

0.15

Aug.

109

86 

99

887

1,630

1.780

923

539

752

788

566 

445

347

268

204

163

127

102

80

77

67

63 

57 

53

50

*45

42

39

36

33

29

10,494.

339

0.104

0.12

Sept.

2f

2f 

24

25

28

ze

24-

3J

3f

3T

2f 

2f

24

2?

 Iff

ie

17

IE

14

14

14

15 

14 

14

14

15

17

15

12

11

620

20.7

0.0064

0.007

Calendar year 1952: Max 53,000 Min 10 Mean 3,696 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.49

Water year 1952-53: Max 46,700 Min 10 Mean 2,889 Cfsm 0.889 In. 12.06

Peak discharge (base, 32,000 cfs). Mar. 4 (6:30 p.m.) 49,100 cfs (32.48 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
LICKING RIVER BASIN 343

Low-flow investigation, Licking River basin and adjacent areas, 

Licking County and vicinity, Ohio

An investigation of the low-flow characteristics of Licking River basin and adjacent 

areas was made on Sept. 9, 1953, for the purpose of studying the relationships between 

dry-weather streamflow, ground-water conditions, and surficial geology, as well as inventorying the water-supply possibilities in this area. Current-meter measurements were 

made at gaging stations and other selected points on Licking River and tributaries, as 

well as on some adjacent streams. The measurements were made after a period of dry 

weather and therefore the discharges are essentially from ground-water sources. These 

results, together with streamflow records, ground-water records, and geologic studies of 

the area, indicate the water supply potentials of these basins with particular reference 

to sustained flows.

The measurements on each stream are listed in order proceeding downstream and each 

measured tributary is inserted in the order in which it enters the main stream. Drainage 

area shown is total drainage above the measuring point.

Discharge measurements, Licking River basin and adjacent areas, Ohio, Sept. 9, 1953

Date

Sept. 9 

9

9

9 

9

9

9

9 

9

9 

9

9

Stream

Wakatomika Creek ......

Reservoir feeder ...... 

South Fork Licking 

River . 

....do................

Outlet from U. S. fish 

hatchery . 

Buckeye Lake Outlet . . . 

South Fork Licking 

River. 

Raccoon Creek. ........

Lobdell Creek. ........

North Fork Licking 

River.

Location

At Knox-Licking County line ..........

Muskingum County line.

Ohio. 

At Kirkersville, Ohio. .............. 

1OO ft below Reservoir feeder at 

Kirkersville, Ohio.

west of Luray, Ohio. 

O.8 mile above South Fork Licking 

River . 

At outlet gates of Buckeye Lake ...... 

At former gaging station near Hebron, 

Ohio. 

0.8 mile above Lobdell Creek at 

Alexandria, Ohio. 

At mouth, £ mile east of Alexandria, 

Ohio. ' 

ville, Ohio. 

At former gaging station at Utica, 

Ohio.

north of Hanover, Ohio.

Ohio.

Ohio.

and ij miles northwest of Olenford, 

Ohio.

north of Olenford, Ohio.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

43.1

51.4

133 

40.8 

19.5

114

78.9

672

754

27.1

28.9

Discharge 

(cfs)

1.27

3.57

0 

0

a3.06

ao 

a3.66

.78 

O

4.92

2.48

3.95

6.59

51.8

55.2

1.45

.02

Cfs per 

square 

mile

0.029

0

.028 

.019 

0

.043 

.078

.054

.172

.084

.077

.073

.054

.001

a Flow regulated by Buckeye Lake.
344 OHICL RIVER MAIN STEM 

Ohio River at Cincinnati, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°OS'40", long. 84°30'40", on right bank at downstream side of CovingtonCincinnati suspension bridge, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, 0.2 mile downstream from 

Licking River, 1.9 miles upstream from Mill Creek, and at mile 470.5.

Pt'ginage area. 76,580 sq mi, approximately.

.-; < -7-;?ds available. December 1936 to September 1953 (fragmentary prior to October i939). 

"Siie-height records collected at approximately same site since 1858 are contained in 

reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

e_. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 429.61 ft above mean sea level, Ohio 

Iver datum. Prior to Oct. 1, 1948, several gages at different sites and datums were 

used. Since Oct. 1, 1938, auxiliary water-stage recorder and staff gage read hourly, 

at dam 37, 12.7 miles downstream.

Average discharge. 14 years (1939-53), 97,710 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 245,000 cfs Mar. 6; maximum gage height, 36.18 

ft Mar. 7; minimum discharge not determined.

1936-53: Maximum discharge, 894,000 cfs Jan. 26, 1937; maximum gage height, 78.8 

fb Jan. 25, 26, 1937, site and datum then in use; minimum discharge not determined.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Indefinite fall-stage-discharge relaTTon, which are poor. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1953 are 

given in WSP 1290.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Total 

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

Oct.

Ull.OOO 

Le9,OOO

1 e7,SOO 

(»)

L e8,500 

[ e7,500

> e8,000

265,500 

8,565 

0.112 

0.13

Nov.

keS.OOO 

I e8, OOO

Ug,ooo

612,000

15,900 

24,000 

32,900 

53.50O 

49,500

36,500 

41,400 

24,900 

21,100 

17,900

502,600 

16,750 

0.219 

0.24

Dec.

19,100 

18,000 

16,500 

15.600 

22,400

35,200 

27,500 

33,100 

41,100 

58,300

60,100 

67,200 

81,300 

102,000 

111,000

mil, ooo

104,000 

81,900 

36,100 

36,2OO

38,100 

37,300 

35,700 

38,900 

43,600

43,500 

42,800 

38,300 

34,200 

23,900 

31,200

$1,485.4 

47,920 

0.626 

0.72

Jan.

36,30O 

52,500 

40,800 

44,300 

48,800

50,700 

41,800 

56,800 

91,200 

160,000

205,000

197,000 

180,000 

163,000 

144,000

127,000 

119,000 

124,000 

111,000 

116,000

125,000 

<025,000 

128,000 

136,000 

149,000

158,000 

161,000 

189,000 

180,000 

178,000 

185,000

*3,805.2 

122,700 

1.60 

1.85

Feb.

187,000 

172,000 

155,000 

136,000 

121,000

110,000 

98,300 

84,500 

78.500 

79,200

88,600 

87,200 

82,700 

96,600 

118,000

127,000 

130,000 

126,000 

128,000 

119,000

109,000 

100,000 

128,000 

"175,000 

190,000

177,000 

165,000 

149,000

«,517.6 

125,600 

1.64 

1.71

Mar.

124,000 

100,000 

93,600 

141,000 

208,000

240,000

239,000 

221,000 

198,000 

169, OOO

134,000 

108,000 

96,000 

89,000 

107,066

129,000 

142,000 

154,000 

163,000 

170,000

168,000 

155,000 

139,000 

118,000 

109,000

144,000 

192,000 

213,000 

222,000 

217,000 

"202,000

*i,904.6 

158,200 

2.07 

2.38

Apr.

182,000

161,000 

144,000 

133.OOO 

129,000

131,000 

134,000 

134,000 

134,000 

136,000

133,000 

132,000 

135,000 

148,000 

155,000

149,000 

142,000 

141,000 

152,000 

149,000

153,000 

154,000 

148,000 

140,000 

134,000

126,000 

118,000 

108,000 105,000

96.000

*4,134

137,800 

1.80 

2.O1

May

90, 800 

88,700 

82,300 

68,800 

64,100

83,300 

88,600 

97,1OO 

136,000 

185,000

206,000 

205,000 

180,000 

151,000 

120,000

102,000 

112,000 

129,000 

128,000 

139,000

157,000 

201,000 

219,000

203,000 

174,000

155,000 

150,000 

146,000 

132,000 

126,000 

128,000

*4,247.7 

137,000 

1.79 

2.06

June

123,000 

1O9.OOO 

97,100 

109,000 

126,000

130,000

117,000 

*L01,000 

84,300 

77,900

79,400 

76,900 

44,100 

49,900 

41,900

44, 200

43,500 

61,600 

72,500 

83,700

50,300 

48,000 

47,500 

34,600 

31,900

28,900 

29,800 

28.500 

S3, 706

34,500

*2,039.7 

67,990 

0.888 

0.99

July

27,200 

30,800 

41, OOO 

55.900 

39,666

45,60O 

51,900 

51,000 

42,100 

44,600

30,200 

25,800 

19,600 

18, 700 

16,600

11,600 

 13,800 

14,200 

20,60O 

12,900

16,400 

20, 200 

53,100 

54,200 

16,400

18,000 

19,700 

19,400 

12,700 

ell.OOO 

69.000

821,800 

26,510 

0.546

0.40

Aug. | Sept.

11,900 

20,900 

14,000 

23, OOO 

24,600

19,700 

15,900 

25,600 

28,500 

55.700

650,000 

26,800 

50,200 

21,800 

15,400

18,900 

14,200 

12,800 

11,700 

11,400

elO.OOO

.69,$

514,800 

16,610 

0.217 

0.25

Le8,200 

Ie9,000 

e8,500 

 e8,000

615,000 

(*)

elO.OOO

293,500 

9,785 

0.128 

0.14

Calendar yearl952 : Max 506,000 Min _ 'Mean 98,170 Cfsm 1.28 In. 17.45 

Water yeari952-53 : Max 240,000 Mln _ Mean 72,690 Cfsm 0.949 In- 12.88

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Expressed in thousands.

e Indefinite fall-stage-discharge relation} discharge estimated on basis of discharge 

and records for other stations in Ohio River basin.
MILL CREEK BASIN 345

Mill Creek at Reading, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°13'15", long. 84°26 I 50", in sec. 32, R. 1/T. 4, near center of span 

on upstream side of Koehler Street Bridge at Reading, Hamilton County, 1 mile upstream 

from West Fork Mill Creek and 13 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 73.1 sq mi.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1953.

.. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 527.00 ft above mean sea 

evel, Ohio River datum. Prior to Oct. 1, 1951, water-stage recorder or wire-weight 

gage at same site at datum 4.00 ft higher.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,530 cfs May 22 (gage height, 13.9 ft from 

graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 1,100 cfs; minimum, 

2.6 cfs Oct. 26.

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 5,780 cfs Mar. 6, 1945 (gage height, 16.00 ft, datum 

then in use); no flow for days in 1940-41, 1944, 1951.

Remarks. Records poor. Some diversion by industrial plants above station. Plow supplemented at times by ground-water pumpage from wells in Mill Creek and Miami River 

basins. Pumpage is diverted indirectly from streams as recharge for aquifer supplying 

wells.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, In cubic

feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 12-3O; Indefinite stage-discharge relation 

Dec. 11 to Jan. 7

Oct. 1 to Jan. 17

4.4 4'.5

4.8

5.0

5.3

1.5

4.2

19

33

66

5.6

6.0

6.5

7.0

9.O

114

188

298

445

1,230

Jan. 18

4.9

5.1

5.3

5.6

6.O

7.0

9.0

to Apr. 18

16

3O

49

91

175

445

1,230

Apr. 19 to Sept. 3O

4.7

4.8

4.9

5.0

5.1

5.3

3.O

5.6

9.6

16

24

47

5.6

6.0

7.0

9.0

11.0

91

175

445

1,230

2,310

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

9.7

9.7

9.2

6.0

6.0

16

10

9.7

11

25_

6.9

4.6

6.9

8.7

9.2

10

9.2

6.0

3.1

6.0

s'.7

7.8 

8.2

7.8

4.6

2.6

S^T

8.7

*9.7

9.7

12

268.7

8.67

.

-

Nov.

12

9.7

14

17

15

15~ 9.2

14

13

14

16

16

15

17

15

10

14

21

94

IT

16

48

14

16

17

16

13

13

13

9.7

-

544.6

18.2

_

-

Dee.

13

18

15

18

65

17

11

12

59

*504

35

20

15

12

12

11

10

10

12

25

45

25 

18

13

10

11

9

7

ff

11

13

864

27.9

.

-

Jan.

6

Iff

13

8

10

12

15

763

- 160

279

178

65

51

42

40

35

857

175

*95

62

48

43 

38

67

33

28

328

951

TBT

93

71

4,729

153

_

-

Feb.

49

45

42

37

35

S3

27

21

22

24

47

59

37

32

27

28

23

24

*24

31

262

44 

40

38

35

35

34

25

_

-

1,180

42.1

_

-

Mar.

21

' 30

 STS 520

131

88

59

53

51

48

43

39

49

45

64

43

39

317

133

68

51

41 

42

37

*34

31

31

28

 20

2?

25

2,616

84.4

_

-

Apr.

45

35

29

26

21

34

34

28

27

28

21

25

24

24

24

47

30

379

22T

164

83

57 

47

37

36

24

28

27

21

19

-

1,645

54.8

_

-

May

17

12

10

U

28

16

31

21

13

12

13

13

26

19

*31

234

540

186

80

50

40

1,900 

24S

114

78

57

40

30

26

17

11

3,924

127

_

-

June

13

12

12

12

11

12

57

2T

17

21

31

17

11

11

11

12

24

14

11

5.6

5.6

8.8 

9.6

9.6

*10

9.6

8.0

5.1

STff

9.2

-

422.9

14.1

_

-

July

46

24

11

6.8

235 

658

107

43

26

22

18

18

18

18

18

18

19

22

19

19

19

19 

19

19

19

19

*13

11

11

13

9.2

1,53 70.0

49.6"

_

-

Aug.

1<T~ 6.4

14

13

12

11

11

8.8

6.4

11

11

10io

9.2

9.2

7.6

9.6

11

12

11

11

7.6 

7.2

11

11

11

11

11

8.0

8.0

9.6

310.6

10.0

_

-

Sept.

11

11

10

"5.4 31

8.8

8.4

8.8

9.6

*9.2

9.2

5.6

4.3 rr

7.2

7.6

7.2

6.4

6.8

6.0

8.8

8.0 

8.0

8.0

14

9.6

7.6

9.2

11

11

-

277.0

9.23

.

-

Calendar year 1952 : Max 1,470 Mln 2.3 Mean 62.1 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1952-53 : Max 1,900 Mln 2.6 Mean 50.2 Cfsm _ In. -

Peak discharge (base, 1.700 of a). May 22 (4 a.m.) 4,530 cfs (13.9 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation Indefinite Dec. 11 to Jan. 7s discharge estimated on basis of 

weather records and records for station at Carthage.
346 MILL CREEK BASIN

West Fork Mill Creek at Mount Healthy, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°14'40", long. 84°32'50", in NEi sec. 33, R. 1, T. 3, on left bank 90 ft 

upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 127, 0.9 mile north of Mount Healthy, hnmilton 

County, and 4 miles upstream from West Fork Mill Creek Dam.

Drainage area. 7.88 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1949 to September 1953 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 711.87 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 959 cfs May 22 (gage height, 4.39 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1949-53: Maximum discharge, 1,190 cfs Mar. L:-. " oc^ (gage height, 4.96 ft); no 

flow for many days each year.

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

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge. In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 28

0.6 

.7 

.8

2.4

5.1

1.1

1.2

1.3 

1.5 

1.8

24

51

105

0.4 

.5

Jan. 29 to Sept.

.1 

.2

.8

.9

1.0

.1

.2

.5

1.3

2.8

4.8

2.1

30

8.6

15

24

51

105

167

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

0

IS

0

0

0

.2

0

0

0

^3_

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0.5

0.02

0.0025

0.003

Nov.

0"0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.2

0

0

1.7

.5

.1

~32.0

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

-

5.9

0.20

0.025

0.03

Dec.

0.1

**.!

.1

1.5

19

.2

0

0

3.3

34

.6

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.2

2.3

.1

.3

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

63.0

2.03

0.258

0.30

Jan.

0

ff

0

0

0

0

- o

37 *11

23

16

3.3

1.4

.6

.3

1.6

83

28

8.0

4.5

2.6

1.3

1.0

5.4

2.0

.7

20

IB" 99

9.1

6.4

380.2

12.3

1.56

1.80

Feb.

4.8

3.7

3.2

2.6

2.5

2.3

1.8

1.5

1.2

1.2

4.0

3.9

2.8

2.2

2.2

1.9

1.3

*1.0

T^

1.9

~B".5 19

4.1

3.9

4.6

4.4

3.9

 3.2

_

-

95.8

3.42

0.434

0.45

Calendar year 1952 : Max 192 Hln 0

Mar.

3.0

3.7

5S~ 81

16

11

7.7

6.9

5.7

5.5

4.8

4.4

6.4

5.8

7.7

5.5

4.6

27

12

6.9

5.5

4.4

3.9

*3.3

3.0

2.6

2.5

2.3

2.0

1:9

27?

317.2

10.2

1.29

1.49

Apr.

5.3

3.3

2.5

2.3

2.2

4.5

4.4

3.3

3.0

3.2

2.2

4.8

3.2

2.3

6.3

7.9

3.7

56" 50

23

12

7.7

6.1

4.6

4.6

3.9

3.9

3.5

3.2

2.6

225.5

7.52

0.954

1.06

Mean 4.78

May

*2.2

1.1

.7

1.4

4.3

1.6

1.4

3.2

1.1

.6

.5

.3

1.0

.8

1.0

22

65

15

3.7

1.0

.5

~25~ 150

9

4

2.0

.9

.5

.2

.1

7T

320.2

10.3

1.31

1.51

June

0.1 **.!

.1

2.1

£

.1

0

0

0

1.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

3.7

0.12

0.015

0.02

July

3.2

1.2

0

0

.1

23

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

27.9

0.90

0.114

0.13

Aug.

00"

0

*0

0

0

.1

.2

7T

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.5

0.02

0.0025

0.003

Sept.

0

ff

0

1.1

.4

.1

.2

1.4

7T

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

3.3

0.11

0.014

0.02

Cfsm 0.607 In. 8.24

Water year 1952-53: Max 150 Hln 0 Mean 3.96 Cfsm 0.503 In. 6.82

Peak discharge (base. 450 cfsK May 22 (time unknown) 959 cfs (4.39 ft). 

» Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

** Field estimate made on this day.

Mote. Ho gage-height record Oct. 23-28, Hov. 16 to Dec. 1, May 20 to June lj discharge estimated 

on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, and records for station near Qreenhllls.
MILL CREEK BASIN 

West Fork Mill Creek Reservoir near Greenhills, Ohio

347

Location. Lat 39°15'40", long. 84°29'40", at dam on West Fork Mill Creek, l£ miles east 

of Greenhills, Hamilton County.

Drainage area. 29.5 sq ml.

Records available.--April to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 600.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers); gage readings have been adjusted to elevations 

above mean sea level.

Extremes. Maximum contents during period, 2,550 acre-ft May 22 (elevation, 679.73 ft); 

 minimum (after first filling), 1,430 acre-ft Sept. 30 (elevation, 674.40 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir formed by earth dam with concrete spillway; operation for flood control began Dec. 20, 1952; storage to maintain conservation pool began Apr. 19, 1953. 

Capacity at spillway level (elevation, 702.0 ft), 11,380 acre-ft, of which 1,530 acreft is in conservation pool. Dead storage, 65 acre-ft. Records given herein represent 

total contents. Reservoir is used for flood control and recreation. There are no 

gates on spillway and all regulation is done by gates in c'ondult through dam.

Monthly elevation and contents, period April to September 1953

Date

Sept. 3O... ...............

Water year 1953 ........

Elevation 

(feet)t

674.40 .

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

1,430

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-70

-

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
348 MILL CREEK BASIN

West Fork Mill Creek near Greenhills, Ohio

Location. Lat 39"15'45", long. 84°29'35", in SE^- sec. 17, R. 1, T. 3, on left bank l.OOC 

ft downstream from West Fork Mill Creek Dam, l£ miles east of Greenhills, Hamilton 

County, and 6 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 29.9 sq mi.

Records available. June 1945 to September 1953 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 629.42 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

Of 1912.

Average discharge. 8 years, 30.8 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,040 cfs May 22 (gage height, 4.92 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1945-53: Maximum discharge, 5,000 cfs May 25, 1947 (gage height, 8.54 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,000 cfs; no flow for many days.

Remarks. Records fair. Flow completely regulated by West Fork Mill Creek Reservoir

UegTnning April 1953 (see p. 347). Prior to that date flow regulated for short periods 

by reservoir.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in-feet, and discharge,

In euble feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 29, 30)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 18 Jan. 19 to Sept. 30

1.3

1.4

1.5

.4 

1.2 

2.1 

3.4

1.8

1.9 

2.1 

2.4

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

0

,4

.9

1.6

3.0

2.1 

2.4 

2.7

5.4

9.4

22

51

90

3.1 155

3.5 244

4.0 416

4.5 704

Note. Same as following table above 2.4 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

31

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.2

.1

0

0

0

.5

1.0

1.0

1.0

4.6

3.4

1.7 

1.1

.9

.7

.6

.4 

.4

.3

.1

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

»*.2

.2

.2

19.4

0.63

-

-

Nov.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

Jl

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2 

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4 

.4

7.9

5.2

2.2

8.6

7.5

2.6

1.7

1.3

.9

.7

.6

.5

43.8

1.46

-

-

Dec.

0.5

*.7

.9

5.2

70

13

6.6

5.0

19

111

19

9.8 

7.9

6.6

5.3

4.5

4.0 

2.9

2.5

11

28

11

a9

all

a7

a5

a4

3.8

3.0

2.8

3.1

419.1

13.5

-

-

Jan.

3.4

3.1

a2.8

a4

a2.5

al.8

al.4

a!50 |

*112

107

98

35 

20

14

12

16

71 

-35 291

26

17

13

12

18

22

11

23

267

110

38

27

1,625.0

52.4

-

-

Feb.

22

18

17

14

12

12

9.4

8.1

7.2i

6.5

18

33 

20

13

12

11

8.1 

*5.8 B7S~

8.4

81

Iff

24

20

20

19

15

12

_

_

-

493.0

17.6

-

-

Mar.

10

13

123

"95 214

49

33

28

25

22

20

18 

27

24

32

26

19 

82

73

40

29

22

19

*17

14

10

9.4

8.5

7.6

"BT5 6.8

1,118.1

36.1

-

-

Apr.

20

25

9.6

.8

10

19

30

15

12

12

9.4

16 

16

10

13

42

18 

14

.3

.2

.1

0

?J

.3

«1

0

0

0

0

0

292.8

9.76

-

-

Hay

*0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1 

.1

.2

.2

.5

.4 

247

63

0

0

419

122

25

20

11

0

0

.3

.5

.5

909.9

29.4

-

-

June

0.5

*.5

.5

.6

.6

.5

Q

0

0

.2

0

1.0 

1.1

1.1

1.2

.2

0 

.6

.8

.8

.8

.8.'8

.9

.9

1.0

.9

.9

.9-

.8

18.9

0.63

-

-

July

0.8

0

17

.9

.8

42

5.5

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2 

 1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3 

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

96.1

3.10

-

-

Aug.

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3 

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.5

H1.6

1.6

.7

.2

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.4

.4

30.2

0.97

-

"

Sept.

0.4

.5

.6

.7

.5

.6

.8

1.6

2.0

1.8

1.9

fc*

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.3 

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.7

.6

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

-

30.8

1.03

-

"

Calendar year 1952: Max 767 Mln 0 Mean 23.9 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1952-53: Max 419 Mln 0 Mean 14.0 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, weather records, 

and records for stations at Woodlawn .and Loekland.
MILL CREEK BASIN 349

West Fork Mill Creek at Woodlawn, Ohio

'ocation. Lat 39 0 15'15", long. 84°28'15", in NE£ sec. 10, R. 1, T. 3, on left bank at 

upstream side of Riddle Road Bridge in Woodlawn, Hamilton County, 0.5 mile upstream 

from small tributary, 1.9 miles downstream from West Pork Mill Creek Dam, and 4.0 

miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--31.9 sq mi.

Records available. December 1952 to September 1953.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 570.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (Corps of Engineers benchmark).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period, 1,300 cfs May 22 (gage height, 5.66 ft); no 

flow for many days.

Remarks. Records fair. Flow regulated by West Fork Mill Creek Reservoir beginning 

Apr. 19, 1953 (see p. 347). Prior to that date flow regulated for short periods by 

reservoir.

Rating table, Dec. 22, 1952, to Sept. 30, 1953 (gage height. 

In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6 1.7

1.7

1.8

1.9 

2.1 

2.4

3.2

5.7

9.2

19

44

2.8 

3.2 

3.6 

4.0 

4.5

97

175

277

405

610

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, December 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

TotaJ

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct. Nov. Dec.

_

_

_

-

-

_

_

_

-

-

_

.

-

-

-

_

_

_

-

-

_

8.5

8.8

9.2

5.0

3.4

2.6

1.7

1.2

1.0

1.3

_

.

_

-

Jan.

1.6

1.4

1.6

2.4

1.5

.9

.7 "205

*138

140

131

37

21

14

11

14

121

377

132

29

20

15

12

18

23

13

27

442

Ti7

40

29

2,166.1

69.9

-

Feb.

23

16

15

12

11

11

8.8

8.2

7.1

6.4

14

26

16

11

11

10

7.8

ibi

8.2

82

33

21

17

16

15

13

10

.

-

441.6

15.8

-

Mar.

8.8

11 .

195

328

TO?

42

29

25

21

19

17

15

24

20

27

22

16

100

74

32

23

18

15

*14

13

9.2

8.5

7.8

6.8

 'en 6.4

1,257.9

40.6

-

Apr.

19

24

11

1.4

6.6

18

28

14

11

11

9.2

14

14

8.8

11

37

T5

28

6.7

. 3.8

1.8

1.4

1.1

.9

1.1

.8

.7

.7

.6

.6

302.2

10.1

.

May

*0.7

.6

.5

.5

.6

.4

.3

.3

.2

75

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

6.7

17

273

80

1.0

.6

*559

170

28

22

10

2.0

.4

.3

.3

.3

1,175.9

37.9

_

-

June

0.2

**.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.6

.2

.1

il

.2

.1

.1

.2

.4

.6

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

7J

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

5.1

0.17

-

July

0.9

.7

15

.4

.6

~6.9 44

.2

.1

.2

.2

.2

**.2

.1

.1

.1

.5

.2

.2

.1

.1

.2

0

7J

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

71.2

2.30

-

Aug.

(*)

0

0

_

-

Sept.

(* )

-

0

0

_

-

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In.

Water year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.
350 MILL CREEK BASIN

West Fork Mill Creek at Lockland, Ohio

Location.--Lat 39°13'35", long. 84°27 I 20", in sec. 2, R. 1, T. 3, on downstream side of 

pier of Lock Street Bridge in Lockland, Hamilton County, 1.2 miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area. 35.6 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1938 to September 1953. Published as "at Arlington Heights" 

October 1938 to June 1942.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 539.00 ft above mean sea level, Ohio 

River datum. Prior to June 23, 1942, at site 0.8 mile downstream at datum 10 ft 

lower.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, about 1,200 cfs May 22; minimum daily, 0.4 

cfs Oct. 1, July 12, Sept. 6.

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 6,310 cfs May 25, 1947 (gage height, 16.93 ft); no 

flow at times.

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

poor. Some diversion by industrial plants above station. Plow supplemented by 

ground-water pumpage. Flow regulated by West Pork Mill Creek Reservoir beginning 

Apr: 19, 1953 (see p. 347). Prior to that date flow regulated for short periods by 

reservoir.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge. In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 19, June 23-25)

3.4 0.4

3.5 1.7

3.6 3.8

3.8 10

3.9 14

4.2 34

4.5 57

5.0 101

5.5 171

6.0 267

7.0 501

8.O 817

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.4

T7S

1.6

1.6

1.7

2.2

1.0

1.3

1.4

3._4

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.3

2.8

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.0

*1.Z

1.3

1.6

44.2

1.43

_

-

Nov.

2.5

2.5

5.2

4.9

5.2

5.2

4.9

4.6

5.3

5.5

6.3

6.3

4.9

4.4

4.9

4.4

4.4

3.8

5.5

6.3

5.8

11

20

6, 2

3.2

2.5

2.3

~2"73 2.1

2.1

-

154.4

5.15

_

-

Dec.

2.1

3.0

2.5

5.8

110

15

5.2

3.2

14

»205

22

8.6

6.3

5.5

a 4

a 4

a 3

a 2.3

a 2.0

a 12

30

10

8.0

8.3

5.8

a 4

a 2.4

a 1.6

a 1.1

1^3

508.9

16.4

-

Jan.

1.4

1.4

1.4

2.3

1.7

.9

.7

188

158

137

130

41

20

13

10

13

 135

348

*160

34

20

14

13

20

22

14

32

488

151

47

31

2,251.8

72.6

_

-

Feb.

24

16

15

13

12

12

10

8.6

8.0

7.6

14

2S

17

12

11

10

8.3

^6.9

s!z

XI 3S

18

15

14

13

12

10

..

-

439.5

15. 7

_

-

Mar.

9.3

10

182

279

HI

50

33

26

22

20

18

17

24

22

29

22

22

95

78

36

24

18

16

14

*14

11

10

9.7

9.3

'975

1,252.3

40.4

_

-

Apr.

21

27

14

4.6

5.2

a 18

a 28

a 16

a 12

a 13

a 11

12

a 13

a 10

a 13

a 40

a Tffi

a 30

a 10

a 3

a 7

a 5

4.4

3.8

3.8

a 3.5

3.4

a 3.2

a 3.2

-

386.1

12.2

-

May

3.2

a 2.5

a 2.3

a 2.8

3.8

2.5

3.5

2.8

1.9

ill

a 1.7

1.7

a 2.0

2.9

*3.4

a 7

a 30

a 300

a 80

a 5

a 3

a 600

a 1&5

a 30

a -25

a 9

a 5

a 3

a 2.5

a 2.5

a 2.5

1,293.2

41.7

-

June

a 1.7

a 1.7

a 1.7

2.1

2.3

44

-ITS

1.7

1.7

2.8

2.5

1.2

1.4

1.2

1.3

2.9

2.4

1.2

.9

.8

4.8

 1

.9 *1.0

1.0

1.7

3.3

1.0

1.0

-

51.3

1.71

-

July

2.6

3.4

15

2.7

4.2

5913"

1.2

.7

.5

.5

.4

77

.8

.7

.7

3.3

2.4

.9

.8

.9

1.4

1.2

.8

.7

.7

*.9

.8

.9

.9

1.3

124.0

4.00

-

Aug.

I 1.2

1.2

1.7

1.9

1.7

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.0

±8

.9

.8

1.3

.8

1.0

.8

.9

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.7

1.6

1.6

2.1

2.1

2.8

2.8

2.3

2.3

2.8

i±£

SO. 5

1.63

-

Sept.

4.6

5.6

.5

.4

.5

.8

.7 *.7

1.3

1.2

1.9

2.3

2.5

2.5

2.8

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.4

 3. a

4.1

4.4

4.1

4.1

4.4

4.6

4.6

4.8

-

91.5

3.05

-

Calendar year 1952: Max 940 Mln 0.1 Mean 31.0 Cfsm - In.

Water year 1952-5S Max 600 Mln 0.4 Mean 18.2 Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, weather 

records, and records for station at Woodlawn and near Qreenhllls.
MILL CREEK BASIN 

Mill Creek at Carthage, Ohio

351

Location. Lat 39°12'05", long. 84°28'10", in SW£ sec. 1, R. 1, T. 3, on downstream side 

of first pier from right abutment of Anthony Wayne Avenue Bridge in Carthage, Hamilton County, 1 mile downstream from West Fork Mill Creek and 11 miles upstream from 

mouth,

Drainage area.--116 sq mi.

Records available. November 1946 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 512.00 ft above mean sea level, Ohio 

River datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,100 cfs May 22. (gage height, 11.10 ft); minimum,!. 3 cfs Sept 27; minimum gage height, 0.87 ft Sept. 7, 27.

1946-53: Maximum discharge, 8,300 cfs May 25, 1947 (gage height, 14.21 ft); no 

flow at times during 1948-49.

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

poor. Some diversion by industrial plants above station. Flow supplemented at times 

by ground-water pumpage from wells in Mill Creek and Miami River basins. Pumpage is 

diverted indirectly from streams as recharge for aquifer supplying wells. Flow regulated by West Fork Mill Creek Reservoir (see p. 347).

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 6 to Apr. 9, May 1-16)

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.3 

1.6

1.5

4.5

11

28

60

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

5.0 

7.0

118

228

410

1,240

2,210

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1955

Day

- 1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11-

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

8.9 

9.5

9.5

4.8

3,0

19

10

9.5

12

29

7.6

2.4

6.4

8.9

9.5

9.5 

8.9

6.4

2.4

6.6

10

9.5

9.5

9.5

6.3

1.9

J7S

' 8.9

*9.5

9.5

8.9

273.1

8.81

_

-

Nov.

6.6 

 §75 1.7

9.5

10

9.5

10

6.4

3,4

8.6

12

12

11

11

11

3,0 

6.0

11

38

T2

12

36

19

13

11

9.5

5.1

6.5

6

5

-

322.0

10.7

**

-

Dec.

8 

*15

12

25

162

32

12

9.5

101

*502

48

26

17

12

12

12 11

9.5

8.9

19

45

28

20

18

10

11

11

Y 0

11

13

1,234.3

39.8

*

-

Jan.

13w

7.6

8.9

12

13

. 966

361

402

354

87

56

42

36

39 

*802

712

201

83

61

48

43

73

52

43

249

1 ,240

238

108

84

6,451.5

208

_

-

Feb.

68 

56

54

47

44

43

36

30

49

86

56

45

41

38 

34

*30

32

36

208

gi

58

52

48

47

42

34

_

_

-

1,455

52.0

.

-

Mar.

28 

36

592

754

209

127

92

79

72

69

63

61

76

73

90

76 

63

270

192

102

77

58

54

50

*47

42

40

38

32

28

32

3,622

117

_

-

Apr.

64 

60

41

28

19

45

58

41

34

40

35

45

40

35

50

75 

55

310

190

120

75

60

50

45

40

30

30

30

25

20

-

1,790

59.7

-

May

*19 

16

12

18

32

19

33

22

11

5.1

7.6

13

25

17

23

203 

487

400

147

30

19

 1.850

450

110

90

65

50

40

35

25

18

4,291.7

138

 -

June

20 

*18

18

20

18

40

*i?5 77

17

34

30

15

12

15

10

16 

38

12

10

6.3

TT

7)5

7.6

7.0

7.6

4.1

4.5

6.3

6.4

-

508.1

16.9

-

July

17 

16

17

6.9

105

~57 489

34

22

18

12

7.6 *12

12

12

12 

30

31

7.5

9.7

12

14

12

11

7.0

3.0

sis

8.9

9.5

8.3

1,028.1

33.2

_

-

Aug.

3.7 

6.3

9.5

11

10

8.3

7.9

9.2

3.0

6.2

10

12

T?

12

7.0

2.4 

6.5

11

11

11

11

7.6

3.4

8.0

12

12

11

10

7.6

3.0

7.0

262.6

8.47

.

-

Sept.

10 

12

11

"7.3 19

2.6

3.0

7.1

8.9

*8.3

8 6

6.3

2.6

6.4

9.5

10 

11

9.5

6.4

3.4

6.4

9.5

9.5

8.9

8.9

5.1

2.4

IT?

8.9

12

-

239.7

7.99

_

-

Calendar year 1952: Max 2, BOO Mln 1.2 Mean 98.6 Cfsm - In.

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,850 Mln 1.7 Mean 58.8 Cfsm - In.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Nov. 29 to Dec. 1, Apr.10-30, May 23 to June 1] discharge estimated 

on basis of recorder record at site 120 ft downstream, weather records, and records for station at 

Reading.
352 MIAMI RIVER BASIN 

Indian Lake it Russells Point, Ohio

Location.--Lat 40°28'05", long. 8J3°53'20", on north edge sec. 1, T. 7 S , R. 8 E., on 

DacKwall of concrete intake well for State fish hatchery on U. S Highway 33, a 

quarter of a mile east of Russells Point, Logan County, and half a mile west of outlet into Miami River.

Drainage area.--109 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1946 to September 1953.

Gage.--Staff gage read once daily. Prior to Seot. 15, 1949, at site half a mile east at 

Indian Lake Dam Spillway at same datum.

Extremes.--Maximum gage height observed during year, ?.40 ft May 18; minimum observed, 

 0.£8 ft Nov. 7-9.

1946-53: Maximum gage height observed, 3.00 ft Feb. 14, 1950; minimum observed, 

0.58 ft Feb. 12, 1948.

Remarks. Lake level controlled by dam. Spillway crest at gage height 2.15 ft.

Gage height, in feet, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

13

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1.24

1.24

1.24

1.22

1.22

1.26

1.26

1.26

1.24

1.24

1.22

1.22

1.22

1.24

1.26

1.26

1.24

1.24

1.24

1.22

1.22

1.20

1.20

1.18

1.18

1.14

1.12

1.10

1.08

1.06

1.04

Nov.

1.02

1.00

1.02

1.02

1.00

1.00

.98

.98

.98

1.04

1.02

1.02

1.00

1.00

1.02

1.02

1.00

1.00

1.02

1.04

1.04

1.06

1.06

1.04

1.04

1.04

1.02

1.02

1.02

1.02

Dec.

1.00

1.02

1.02

1.02

1.04

1.04

1.02

1.02

1.02

1.04

1.04

1.04

1.06

1.06

1.06

1.06

1.04

1.04

1.08

1.08

1.08

1.08

1.08

1.10

1.10

1.08

1.08

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.12

Jan.

1.12

1.12

1.14

1.14

1.14

1.14

1.16

1.18

1.20

1.20

1.22

1.24

1.24

1.22

1.22

1.24

1.24

1.28

1.28

1.28

1.26

1.26

1.26

1.28

1.28

1.28

1.26

1.26

1.26

1.28

1.26

Feb.

1.26

1.24

1.24

1.22

1.22

1.24

1.24

1.22

1.22

1.22

1.22

1.24

1.26

1.19

1.24

1.24

1.24

1.22

1.20

1.20

1.22

1.20

1.18

1.16

1.16

1.16

1.18

1.18

_

_

-

Mar.

1.16

1.16

1.16

1.20

1.20

1.22

1.22

1.24

1.24

1.22

1.20

1.20

1.24

1.24

1.28

1.28

1.26

1.26

1.28

1.28

1.26

1.26

1.24

1.24

1.24

1.24

1.22

1.34

1.45

1.99

1.96

Apr.

2.05

2.07

2.07

2.07

2.09

2.09

2.07

2.07

2.10

2.10

2.14

2.14

2.18

2.18

2.18

2.22

2.26

2.30

2.30

2.32

2.34

2.34

2.32

2.32

2.34

2.34

2.36

2.36

2.36

2.34 -"

May

2.34

2.32

2.30

2.28

2.30

2.30

2.30

2.36

2.34

2.30

2.26

2.26

2.30

2.34

2.34

2.34

2.38

2.40

2.38

2.34

2.32

2.34

2.38

2.36

2.34

2.32

2.30

2.28

2.26

2.24

2.26

June

2.26

2.24

2.22

2.20

2.18

2.18

2.18

2.16

2.01

2.01

2.01

1.98

1.96

1.94

1.92

1.90

1.90

1.88

1.86

1.82

1.82

1.80

1.78

1.76

1.74

1.74

1.72

1.72

1.72

1.70

-

July

1.70

1.74

1.74

1.72

1.72

1.72

1.76

1.74

1.74

1.72

1.70

1.70

1.68

1.66

1.64

1.62

1.60

1.60

1.62

1.64

1.62

1.62

1.66

1.64

1.62

1.6O

1.58

1.60

1.58

1.56

1.54

Aug.

1.54

1.60

1.68

1.78

1.88

1.96

2.04

2.12

2.18

2.18

2.16

2.16

2.14

2.12

2.10

2.08

' 2.04

2.02

2.00

1.98

1.96

1.94

1.92

1.90

1.88

1.86

1.84

1.82

1.80

1.78

1.76

Sept.

1.74

1.72

1.70

1.68

1.68

1.70

1.68

1.66

1.64

1.62

1.62

1.62

1.60

1.60

1.64

1.62

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.64

1.64

1.62

1.62

1.60

1.60

1.5£

i.se

l.Sf i.se

1.54 -
MIAMI RIVER BASIN 353

Miami River at Sidney, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°17'14", long. 84°08'57", on right bank 100 ft upstream from North 

Street Bridge in Sidney, Shelby County, and half a mile downstream from Tawawa Creek.

Drainage area. 545 sq mi.

Records available. February 1914 to September 1953.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 924.70 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Sept. 18, 1919, staff gage at site 100 ft downstream at datum 1.76 

higher. Sept. 18, 1919, to Aug. 19, 1925, staff gage at site 100 ft downstream at 

present datum.

Average discharge. 39 years, 492 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 3,460 cfs May 24

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 29 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 0.11 ft).

1914-53: Maximum discharge, 20,700 cfs Mar. 20, 1927 (gage height, 14.4 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 6,900 cfs on basis of velocity-area studies; minimum, 7.4 

cfs Sept. 23, 1935.

Maximum stage known, 19.6 ft, present datum, Mar. 25, 1913 (discharge, 44,000 cfs, 

computed by Miami Conservancy District).

Remarks. Records fair. Flow regulated by Indian Lake.

Cooperation. Base data, except one discharge measurement, furnished by Miami Conservancy

(gage height, 7.1 ft, from 

(

opera 

Dist istrict. 

Revisions (water years 1.--WSP 433: 1915. WSP 743: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 22 to Nov. 30, Dec. 2-5, 

27, Dec. 3O to Jan. 5, Jan. 7-10, 14-17j stage-discharge 

relation affected by Ice Dec. 1, 28, 29, Jan. 6)

Oct. 1 to May 24 May 25 to Sept. 30

0.0 

.2 

.5

1.0

22

40

76

156

2.0 

3.0 

5.0 

7.0

400

800

1,880

3,360

0.1

.5

1.0

1.5

28

66

137

247

2.0 

3.0 

5.0 

7.0

388

800

1,880

3,360

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

42

42

42

42

42

43

1~J 46

43

44

43

42 

42

*44

46

46

44

44 

42

41

II15

44

43 

44

46

46

43

44

46

46

1,348

43.5

«*

-

Nov.

48

50

52

55

49

47

43

43

44

47

46

44 

44

44

47

44

46

47 

59

13

61

56

59 *52 

55

63

47

42

40

45

-

1,487

49.6

_

-

Dec .

4ft

If

50

55

144

211

152

'132 110

486

448

255 

175

136

107

96

92

83 

79

79

99

131

138

118 

104

92

77

70

65

68

66

4,004

129

M

-

Jan.

 51 64

70

72

68

70

72 *101

284

548

1,320

1,120 

776

638

*638

575

644

1.640 

1,596

1,150

825

616

518

518 

596

482

400

431

431

386

400

17,107

' 552

^

-

Feb.

416

386

360

306

28S

311

306

293

280

270

406

1,020

536

351

290

227

207 

232

243

416

464

330

265 

243

232

220

iii

_

-

9,840

351

_

-

Mar.

169

162

226

,1.530

1,320

900

638

482

386

386

499

575 

575

575

828

1,020

682 720' 

1,180

1,000

659

482

400

365 

340

335

386

311

251

236

196

17,814

575

-

Apr.

216

272

263

220

218

207

211

225

181

253

290

241 

306

265

200

207

253

225 

234 *214

230

186

167

171 

160

166

171

179

145

TZ5

6,425

214

-

May

147

140

138

124

T3T

 169

338

1,590

1,120

776

536

431 

518

1,060

1,540

1,200

2,000

2,760 

2,250

1,760

1,320

1,640

2,460

3.180 

3,180

2,250

1,290

850

528

379

326

36,131

1,166

-

June

282

247

168

140

126

116

116

121

112

584

492

255

170

139

123

106

95

99 

92

82

72

67

65

57 

62

64

62

56

355

415

4,983

166

-

July

194 144

146

116

87

78

71

64

56

54

51

48 

46

44

43

41

40

fS 

112

86

62

108

315

192 

109

74

59

54

54

51

49

2,696

87.0

-

Aug.

56

596

437

263

166

187

139

815

 J47 850

255

160 

124

110

86

83

76

93 

60

54

52

49

44

43 

40

39

57 *37

36

35

.33

5,502

177

_

-

Sept.

31

31

34

43

59

51

38

34

40

32

31

30 

4T

59

39

 37

34

32 

63

4T

37

- 42

 37

35 

34

33

32

31

30

30

-

1,147

38.2

_

-

Calendar year 1952: Max 9,210 Mln 38 Mean 543 Cfsm - In. _

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,180 Mln .30 Mean 297 Cfsm - In. _

Peak discharge base. 3.400 cfs).-- May 24 (12 p.m.) 3.460 cfs (7.1 ft).

Ischarge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Discharge computed from once-daily wlre-welght-gage readings Feb. 11-18, Mar. 3-8, May 17, 

18, 22-31, Aug. 2 to Sept. SO.
354 MIAMI RIVER BASIN

Loramie Creek at Lockington, Ohio

Location . Lat 40°12'35", long. 84°14'32", in NE£ sec. 30, T. 7N..R. 6 E., on left bank 

at downstream side of highway bridge, 1,300 ft downstream from Lockington Dam, half a 

mile northwest of Lockington, Shelby County, and l| miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 261 sq mi.

Records available. October 1915 to September 1953.

Gage . water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 800.03 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to July 3, 1924, staff gage at same site at datum 75.96 ft higher. July 3, 1924, to Aug. 17, 1926, staff gage and Aug. 18 to 

Sept. 30, 1926, water-stage recorder, at same site at datum 74.96 ft higher.

Average discharge. 38 years, 212 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, about 3,200 cfs May 17; minimum, 3.9 cfs 

Sept. 30 (gage height, 77.17 ft).

1915-53: Maximum discharge observed, 10,400 cfs May 7, 1916 (gage height, 86.4 ft, 

present datum); minimum, 2.0 cfs Aug. 19, 1931.

Maximum stage known, 91.6 ft, present datum, Mar. 25, 1913 (discharge, 25,600 cfs, 

computed by Miami Conservancy District).

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

Slight regulation by State reservoir at Fort Loramie. Flood flow regulated by Lockington retarding basin.

Cooperation. Base data, except ore discharge measurement, furnished by Miami Conservancy 

District. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 523: Drainage area. WSP 923: 1916.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

77.3

77.5

77.7

78.0

78.2

Oct. 1 to May 17

6.9

12

22

46

71

78.5

78.7

79.0

80.0

82.0

146

231

436

1,330

2,980

May 18 to Sept. 30

77.1 3.0 77.7 20

77.3 5.9 77.9 35

77.4 8.0 78.2 71

77.5 11

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 78.2 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

*

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

11

8.8

8.6

8.6 

9.0

9.3

9.0

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.4

8.4

*8.4

8.4

8.4

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

7.7

I±5

36

24

18

17

15

16

17

17

356.9

11.5

-

-

Nov.

17

16

13

11 

9.3

8.8

8.6

8.4

8.2

8.Z

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.Z

8.2

8.4

8.4

10

11

14

14

25

*45

34

52

61

39

26

20

-

525.5

17.5

-

-

Dec.

17

16

16

26 

410

366

150

104

126

936

596

285

197

168

146

134

131

87

45

41

176

168

125

119

91

68

55

42

38

35

34

4,948

160

-

-

Jan.

32

29

52

87 

75

49

57

*116

500

1,010

1,480

900

500

508

516

398

768

1.620

1,070

614

368

243

193

179

267

168

137

122

106

91

96

12,351

398

-

.

Feb.

106

96

83

131 

140

134

134

131

77

40

365

724

354

207

243

212

84

90

134

111

583

354

143

128

202

207

202

176

-

5,591

200

-

-

Mar.

73

50

126

1.620 

1,250

733

460

326

273

298

249

179

190

220

350

450

350

550

1,200

600

350

210

150

119

104

87

73

65

61

56

52

10,874

351

-

-

Apr.

56

64

63

56 

49

47

49

48

46

108

77

67

65

55

47

73

~§8 116

85

*68

64

55

52

49

47

47

48

45

45

46

-

1,835

61.2

-

-

May '

46

42

38

34 

54

*87

448

508

279

164

140

120

170

300

450

400

2,300

2.400

1,700

550

450

1,500

1,700

1,200

800

600

400

270

180

130

110

17,570

567

-

-

June

95

80

65

45 

40

35

30

30

30

200

160

130

110

90

77

60

50

45

40

33

29

25

22

20

19

19

19

18

17

17

-

1,650

55.0

-

-

July

16

*19

19

19 

17

16

15

15

14

13

12

11

11

10

10

9.5

10

10

10

10

9

12

so- 65

le

12

11

10

9.8

6.6

8.0

457.9

14.8

-

-

Aug.

9.7

22

27

84 

32

19

14

"70 243

40

29

22

16

14

11

10

9.5

8.6

8.3

e.o

7.8

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.4

7.2

7.0

*7.0

7.0

6.5

6^1

776.1

25.0

-

-

Sept.

6.1

5.7

5.7

5.9 

6.7

6.7

6.5

6.3

5.7

5.6

5.7

7.0

7.0

7.2

7.6

I*!

7.8

7.6

7.2

7.6

' 7.2

6.3

*5.6

5.4

4.9

4.8

4.5

4.3

4.2

i±°

184.6

6.15

-

-

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,580 Min 6.5 Mean 255 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,400 Min 4.0 Mean 156 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base. 2,700 cfs). May 17 (time unknown) about 3,200 cfs.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Mar. 13-23, May 11 to June 14, July 17-26; discharge estimated on 

basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, and records for Miami River at Sidney and other 

nearby stations.
MIAMI RIVER BASIN 

Miami River at Taylorsville, Ohio

355

Location. Lat 39°52'22", long. 84°09'5l", on left bank 600 ft downstream from Taylorsvine Dam, three-quarters of a mile north of Taylorsville, Montgomery County, and 9f 

miles upstream from Stillwater River.

Drainage area. 1,155 sq mi.

Records available. January 1914 to September 1917, January 1922 to September 1953. 

Published as "at Tadmor" 1914-17.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datura of gage is 700.08 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Jan. 1, 1922, staff gage at site at Tadmor, l£ miles upstream at 

different datum. Jan. 1, 1922, to Nov. 11, 1925, staff gage at site 600 ft upstream 

at outlet works of Taylorsville Dam at present datum.

Average discharge.--31 years (1922-53), 986 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,210 cfs May 22 (gage height, 69.51 ft); mini- 

 mum, 56 cfs Sept. 13, 14, 28-30 (gage height, 61.26 ft).

1922-53: Maximum discharge, 25,500 cfs Jan. 15, 1937 (gage height, 73.32 ft); minimum, 30 cfs Jan. 2, 1945 (gage height, 61.10 ft).

Flood in March 1913 reached a stage of 25.4 ft at site at Tadmor (discharge, 

127,000 cfs, computed by Miami Conservancy District).

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

Flood flow regulated at retarding basins on Miami River Just above station and on 

Loramle Creek at Lockington. Low and medium flow slightly regulated by Indian Lake.

Cooperation. Base data furnished by Miami Conservancy District.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 743: 1924(M). WSP 758: Drainage area. WSP 853: 1930, 

1937. WSP 923: 1922-24.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 2, 5, 23, 25, Aug. 6, 12)

61.2

61.5

61.8

62.1

62.5

49

106

198

325

535

63.0

65.0

67.0

69.0

840

2,520

4,950

8,220

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

 28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm In'.

Oct.

61

81

83

79

79

89

114

1124

TJT

ill

104 

67

2£ *efi

67

69

87

61

65

79

93

83

76

79

85

96

96

96

96

89

91

2,766

89.3

0.077

0.09

Nov.

91

69

100

104

102

100

96

89

87

87

87 

89

91

89

69

89

89

89

102

109

109

122

114

»106

132

127

138

151

T52

104

-

3,093

103

0.089

0.10

Dec.

96

98

100

104

177

727

547

355

284

894

1.560 

672

571

442

375

330

307

268

229

194

186

350

360

330

297

254

221

191

157

160

166

11,044

356

0.308

0.36

Jan.

154

148

157

174

210

174

163

225

492

1,080

3,450 

2,820

1,820

1,300

1,300

1,220

1,110

4.200

3,720

2,520

1,640

1,220

970

905

1,000

938

769

970

905

763

709

37,226

1,201

1.04

1.20

"eh.

715

697

643

595

577

571

577

547

518

441

513 

2.020

1,820

1,220

970

827

655

458

' 513

530

709

1,180

775

 595

565

595

577

535

-

-

20,944

748

0.648

0.67

Mar.

452

360

426

3,000

5.600

2,520

1,600

1,220

970

872

905 

938

970

1,140

1,340

2,140

1,600

1,420

2,920

2,520

1,600

1,110

872

751

685

625

601

619

515

464

422

58,995

1,258

1.09

1.26

Apr.

425

450

469

452

590

395

390

580

415

447

515 

508

464

*491

442

442

469

550

496

515

474

452

400

555

555

550

*560

a560

a550

a540

-

12,857

429

0.571

0.41

May

a350

a5 10

a290

a280

a280

*275

555

1,610

1,870

1,220

905 

715

715

1,220

2,820

2,520

5,600

6,550

5,250

3,480

2,520

5,170

7.52Q

5, 550

5,870

3,980

2,620

1,820

1,500

1,000

854

72,574

2,541

2.05

2.34

June

715

643

565

452

410

585

570

585

415

840

5.140 

1,560

872

615

496

420

590

540

516

295

254

229

214

206

191

202

198

160

174

475

-

15,941

531

0.460

0.51

July

502

*550

311

266

237

221

194

170

157

141

132 

124

119

119

116

116

111

124

151

206

198

180

400

452

511

221

166

144

127

119

114

6,279

203

0.176

0.20

Aug.

109

558

782

649

496

502

271

457

1.180

958

565 

550

254

218

177

160

158

155

129

152

111

109

89

89

89

87

85

*61

77

74

70

8,741

282

0.244

0.28

Sept.

70

70

68

72

61

76

68

72

70

*66

66 

65

58

58

85

77

112

74

70

72

74

72

72

64

65

65

59

56

56

58

-

2,065

69.4

0.060

0.07

Calendar year 1952 : Max 19,500 Min 58 Mean 1,136 Cfsm 0.985 In. 13.41

Water year 1952-53 : Max 7,520 Min 56 Mean 637 Cfsm 0.552 In. 7.49

Peak discharge (base. 7.500 cfs).--May 22 (12 p.m.) 9,210 cfs (69.51 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

and records for station at (Dayton.
356 MIAMI RIVER BASIN

Greenville Creek near Bradford, Ohio

Location.--Lat 40°06'08", long. 84°25'48", between sec. 33 and 34. T. 9 N., R. 4 E., on 

left bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 72.1, if miles south of Bradford, on line between Darke and Miami Counties, and 6 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 195 sq mi.

Records available. March 1931 to September 1953.

Page. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 948.9 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Oct. 1, 1942, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 22 years, 178 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,940 cfs May 23 (gage height, 6.58 ft); minimum, 14 cfs Sept. 30; minimum gage height, 1.35 ft Sept. 3, 4, 30.

1931-53: Maximum discharge, 9,320 cfs May 14, 1933 (gage height, 9.2 ft); minimum, 6.7 cfs Aug. 4,5, 1934.

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

Cooperation. Base data, except one discharge measurement, furnished by Miami Conservancy 

District.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 803: 1933(M) . WSP 823: 1933. WSP 1235: 1936, 1937(M).

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 15 to Nov. 22,

May 28, 29, June 11)

1.3 

.1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

14,

30

53

106

230

3.0

6.0 

7.0

407

880

1,480

2,300

3,430

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year. October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

28

30

30

29

28

29

30

27

28

28

30

28

29

28

29

30

28

28

27

26

28

26

*26 

29

30

31

29

28

29

30

29

885

28.5

0.146

0.17

Nov.

29

29

33

33

31

30

29

29

30

30

30

27

28

27

30

30

29

29

47

57

43

45

89 

78

66

100

83

70

55

45

-

1,311

43.7

0.224

0.25

Dec.

40

41

39

39

144

227

137

100

100

478 |

338

193

146

120

100

85

75

70

65

75

180

190

170 

180

150

120

100

85

80

74

67

4,008

129

0.662

0.76

Jan.

65

60

70

80

70

50

60

*81

151

269

543

328

*216

201

216

201

325

1,050

450

320

250

200

170 

220

300

210

170

160

150

130

130

6,896

222

1.14

1.31

Feb.

130

120

110

100

95

90

85

78

74

67

146

480

306

210

175

149

117

100

100

110

350

290

200 

150

140

130

120

110

.

-

-

4,332

155

0.795

0.83

Mar.

100

90

130

1.160

902

423

246

230

185

170

*161

151

158

163

265

342

230

400

770

403

279

221

191 

163

146

128

119

113

106

98

98

8,341

269

1.38

1.59

 Apr.

106

102

91

89

85

85

89

81

87

180

149

117

110

96

*91

121

128

117

110

108

104

96

96 

87

89

9i

89

,85

91

89

3,059

102

0.523

0.58

May

89

83

76

72

91

110

106

*199

144

113

93

87

113

225

797

565

1,050

1,290

693

395

573

1,460

2.880 

1,780

1,200

668

407

272

216

185

163

16,195

522

2.68

3.09

June

142

130

121

115

108

104

108

102

98

126

236

156

126

110

102

98

93

89

83

76

71

63

60 

59

56

61

60

53

53

~51

2,910

97.0

0.497

0.55

July

48

63

*63

49

59

130

142

76

57

51

47

45

41

39

37

37

36

38

40

38

32

47

275 

106

57

45

39

34

32

3030"

1,863

60.1

0.308

0.36

Aug.

29

30

62

110

52

40

33

178

~89 198

54

42

37

33

31

i 28

27

26

*26

26

24

23

22 

22

22

21

21

20

19

19

19

1,383

44,6

01.229

0.26

Sept.

18

18

18

20

38.

29

22

20

*20

19

18

17

17

18

20

19

19

19

20

20

20

19

18 

18

18

18

18

17

18

16_

-

589

19.6

0.101

0.11

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,110 Mln 21 Mean 206 Cfsm 1.06 In. 14.36

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,880 Mln 16 Mean 142 Cfsm 0.728 In. 9.86

Peak discharge (base, 1.500 cfs). Mar. 4 (11:30 p.m.) 1,550 cfs (5.09 ft)j May 23 (3 p.m.) 2,940 cfs (6.58 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Kote.--No gage-height record Nov. 28 to Dec. 1, Dec. 14-29, Jan. 1-7, Jan. 18 to Feb. 6, Feb. 18 

to Mar. 3; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, weather records, and records for 

Stillwater River at Pleasant Hill.
MIAMI RIVER BASIN 

Stillwater River at Pleasant Hill, Ohio

357

Location. Lat 40°03'28", long. 84°21'22", in SE£ sec. 18, T. 7 N., R. 5 E., on left bank 

at downstream side of highway bridge three-quarters of a mile northwest of Pleasant 

Hill, Miami County, and 2 miles downstream from Painter Creek.

Drainage area. 502 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1916 to September 1926, December 1934 to September 1953. 

Gage-height records collected at same site since March 1922 are contained in reports 

of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 846.73 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Dec. 23, 1934, staff or chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 28 years (1916-26, 1935-53), 462 ofs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,660 cfs May 23 (gage height, 11.80 ft); mini- 

 mum, 15 cfs Sept. 29, 30 (gage height, 1.09 ft).

1916-26, 1934-53: Maximum discharge, 26,400 cfs Jan. 14, 1937 (gage height, 17.32 

ft), from rating curve extended above 14,000 cfs on basis of velocity-area study; minimum observed, 4 cfs Oct. 17, 1920, July 12, 22, Aug. 30, 1921.

Maximum stage known, 17.5 ft Mar. 25, 1913 (discharge, 51,400 cfs, computed by 

Miami Conservancy District). This stage is not comparable with present gage heights 

because of failure of levee in 1913.

Remarks. Records good. Diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplant on Greenville Creek.

Cooperation. Base data furnished by Miami Conservancy District.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 523: 1917, drainage area. WSP 803: 1924(M) .

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.1 

1.3 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5

16

30

60

116

225

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

7.0 

11.0

368

749

1,210

2.610

6,700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

41

40

40

41

41

42

42

43

58

40

40

41

39

40

39

38

39

38

38

35

36

35

_*36

57

38

38

39

37

34

37

1,195

38.5

0.077

0.09

Nov.

38

38

45

44

42

41

58

38

41

40

39

40

3V

40

38

42

42

40

52

76

69

68

95 

159

108

141

171

113

86

76

1,917

63.9

0.127

0.14

Dec.

68

69

67

68

557

587

289

192

180

1.150

754

588

277

225

185

150

137

126

118

120

369

588

542 

588

289

228

185

143

132

127

124

8,198

264

0.526

0.61

Jan.

113

109

120

146

129

9O

108

139

427

755

1,900

876

*529

667

667

548

785

5.550

1,410

855

667

492

420 

529

770

437

355

342

318

272

272

18,555

599

1.19

1.37

Feb.

289

245

232

211

192

190

185

165

154

141

488

1.620

855

529

416

342

269

215

232

228

823

688

588 

509

286

266

253

215

_

_

-

10, 404

372

0.741

0.77

Mar.

185

174

276

5.780

2,410

965

667

510

409

385

395

365

492

510

1,010

965

568

1,140

1,990

898

627

492

412 

346

300

264

240

225

213

192

185

21,590

696

1.39

1.60

Apr.

201

206

185

176

167

165

169

158

165

294

272

218

203

180

*169

215

266

228

215

208

196

180

174 

160

163

167

165

154

156

158

-

5,755

191

0.580

0.42

May

160

156

157

127

15?

194

252

468

500

215

171

158

225

455

1,550

1,080

2,900

*5,700

1,640

898

1,220

5,520

ffi

5,060

1,410

854

607

473

402

336

37,598

1,213

2.42

2.79

June

290

245

225

206

190

183

19O

178

167

1,080

2.200

548

352

261

206

192

178

165

145

129

116

101

92 

84

81

81

86

80

75

70

-

8,184

273

0.544

0.61

July

66

76

*92

92

81

116

211

160

101

78

68

62

60

56

52

51

49

53

67

60

61

62

IS104

74

60

53

48

45

44

2,624

84.6

0.169

0.19

Aug.

43

51

108

249

107

71

58

98

430

208

114

76

64

52

48

44

45

38

*37

37

34

33

33 

34

32

28

27

28

25

26

24

2,300

74.2

0.148

0.17

Sept.

24

23

24

23

32

41

35

30

*27

26

25

22

19

28

24

24

26

26

22

28

26

26

32 

22

24

24

23

28

22

17

-

773

25.8

0.051

0.06

Calendar year!952 : Max 14,800 Min 28 Mean 481 Cfsm 0.958 In. 13.06

Water yearl952-53 : Max 6,700 Min 17 Mean 326 Cfsm 0.649 In. 8.82

Peak d: 

(8.74 ft)}

(base. 4.000 cfs).--Mar

(2:30 a.m.) 7,660 o 

measurement made on this day.

Mar. 4 (1 p.m.) 4,600 ofs (9.07 ft)j May 18 (4 a.m.) 4,200 ofs 

fs (11.80 ft).
358 MIAMI RIVER BASIN

Stillwater River at Englewood, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°52'10", long. 84°16'57", in NW£ see. 23, T. 5 N., R. 5 E., on right 

bank 1,000 ft downstream from Englewood Dam, 1 mile southeast of Englewood, Montgomery 

County, and 8? miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 646 sq mi.

Records available. November 1925 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 699.97 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Average discharge. 28 years, 591 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,280 cfs May 24 (gage height, 78.29 ft); minimum daily, 25 cfs Sept. 30.

1925-53: Maximum discharge, 9,910 cfs May 14, 1933 (gage height, 79.99 ft); minimum, 3.7 cfs Sept. 30, Oct. 1, 1944 (gage height, 71.36 ft).

Maximum discharge during flood in March 1913, 85,400 cfs, computed by Miami Conservancy District.

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

Flood flow regulated by Englewood retarding basin. Diurnal fluctuation caused by 

powerplants at West Milton and on Greenville Creek.

Cooperation. Base data, except one discharge measurement, furnished by Miami Conservancy 

District.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

71.7

71.9

72.1

72.3

72.5

72.8

25

43

75

125

191

365

73.1

73.5

74.0

75.0

77.0

79.0

635

985

1,350

2,050

4,390

7,390

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7-

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

?4 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

56

53

49

49

52

60

54

52

51

49

48

49

51

51

52

51

51

52

52

48

i§

45

*45

45 

45

45

48

49

48

48

48

1,541

49.7

0.077

0.09

Nov.

11

49

54

54

56

58

54

52

56

53

53

52

52

53

53

54

53

58

71

71

93

98

91

110 

149

128

152

169

131

109

-

2,333

77.8

0.120

0.13

Dec.

93

91

89

89

117

732

495

279

214

735

1.560

664

389

290

233

196

173

162

152

149

167

545

405

463 

413

303

238

196

162

162

155

9,911

320

0.495

0.57

Jan.

146

137

137

143

162

137

120

149

*242

748

2,140

1,580

871

766

888

820

711

2,930

5.050

1,380

1,060

802

615

595 

985

784

517

585

575

445

389

24,609

794

1.23

1.42

Feb.

405

365

324

296

261

250

238

224

205

191

224

1.880

1,480

929

682

545

413

310

303

303

515

1,280

664

463 

397

365

351

303

-

-

14,166

506

0.783

0.82

Mar.

255

255

290

3,030

4.590

2,000

1,170

905

702

575

575

555

575

820

919

1,580

1,020

1,030

3,010

1,680

1,100

846

692

565 

472

405

. 351

324

303

279

255

30,906

997

1.54

1.78

Apr.

261

273 '255

238

229

224

224

214

224

273

405

330

284

255

*233

279

344

365

337

351

330

290

267

244 

233

233

229

219

210

210

-

8,063

269

0.416

0.46

May

210

205

191

177

175

191

244

*401

508

303

229

196

205

466

1,760

1,750

2,900

4,670

3,870

1,610

1,320

3,560

5,980

5)680

4,130

2,000

1,100

850

600

500

52,109

1,681

2.60

3.00

June

400

350

320

300

280

260

260

240

230

500

5.100

2,200

900

400

320

260

230

214

196

180

166

152

140

131 

122

125

120

120

117

109

-

12,442

415

0.642

0.72

July

106

106

*106

120

125

125

146

191

162

128

106

93

91

84

82

77

73

79

84

96

91

101

103

216 

173

122

96

79

71

65

11

3,358

108

0.167

0.19

Aug.

60

117

84

131

196

128

96

79

142

296

180

125

96

79

69

60

54

52

49

47

45

44

43

41 

40

39

38

 36

35

34

11

2,566

82.8

0.128

0.15

Sept.

31

29

28

30

31

30

35

39

*37

33

31

31

29

30

29

31

31

29

33

35

33

33

40

30 

30

30

30

35

30

25

-

948

31.6

0.049

0.05

Calendar year 1952: Max 8,420 Min 34 Mean 694 Cfsm 1.07 In. 14.63

Water year 1952-53: Max 6,130 Min 25 Mean 445 Cfsm 0.690 In. 9.38

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 efs).--May 24 (7 a.m.) 6,280 cfs (78.29 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Ho gage-height record May 27 to June 17, Sept. 23-30; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, weather records, and records for station at Pleasant Hill.
MIAMI RIVER BASIN 359

Mad River at Zanesfield, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°21'05", long. 83"40'25", on left bank at upstream side of highway

 bridge adjacent to U. S. Highway 33, 0.8 mile upstream from unnamed stream in Hadley 

Bottom and 1 mile north of Zanesfield, Logan County.

Drainage area. 6.41 sq mi.

Records available. August 1946 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge. 7 years, 9.58 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 170 cfs Mar. 3 (gage height, 2.44 ft); minimum,

 0.9 'cfs jan . 5, 6, Aug. 30 to Sept. 3, Sept. 9, 10, 26, 27; minimum gage height, 

0.65 ft Aug. 30 to Sept. 3, Sept. 9, 10.

1946-53: Maximum discharge, 1,110 cfs Apr. 11, 1948 (gage height, 6.76 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 100 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage height 

3.97 ft and logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.9 cfs at times in 1952 and 1953; minimum 

gage height, that of Aug. 30 to Sept. 3, Sept. 9, 10, 1953.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of lee effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per seoond) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 23-30)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 3 Mar. 4 to Sept, 30

0.68 

.7 

.75

1.0 

1.3 

2.2 

3.5

0.9 

1.0 

1.2 

1.4

6.4

11

22

0.65

.7 

.75

0.9

1.6 

2.5 

3.6

0.9 

1.1 

1.3 

1.6

6.4

16

30

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

in.

Oct.

173"

TT3

1.1

1.1

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.1

J..1

1.1

1.1

1.1

 1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

37.5

1.21

0.189

0.22

Nov.

1.3

1.6

1.3

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.9

 1.3

1.3

1*0

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

39.2

1.31

0.204

O.23

Dec.

1.3

1.5

2.4

7.1

3.0

1.8

1.5

3.5

12

3.8

2.7

2.0

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.6

1.3

1.8

3.2

2.5

2.2

l.S

1.6

1.3

1.3

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.1

70.4

2.27

0.354

0.41

Jan.

1.3

1.5

1.3

 1.1

bl.O

1.0

2.6

5.2

20

14

5.8

4.9

4.9

5.2

4.9

12

23

9.4

6.4

5.5

4.6

4.3

4.6

4.0

3.5

3.8

5.5

4.0

4.3

5.5

197.2

6.36

0.992

1.14

Feb.

3.5

3.5

3.2

3.2

3.5

3.2

3.0

2.7

a2.5

a!5

a9

a7

*6.1

4.9

3.8

b3

b3

4.0

5.5

11

b5

4.6

4.3

4.3

4.0

3.5

3.2

_

_

-

133.5

4.77

0.744

0.77

Mar.

24 2.7

37

11

9.0

7.2

6.8

6.4

9.0

13

12

11

9.0

a8

a7

a7

12

13

8.5

7.2

6.4

6.1

5.5

5.2

5.2

4.9

4.6

4.6

 4.3

4.6

275^2

8.8S

1.39

1.60

Apr.

5~72

4^9

4.' 9

4.6

4.6

4.3

175

5.5

4.6

4.9

4.9

4.3

4.9

6.4

5.5

5.5

5.2

5.5

5.2

4.9

4.3

4.1

4.3

4.9

 4.6

4.3

4.9

4.6

-

147.2

4.91

0.766

0.85

May

3.8

3.4

TTe

5.2

4.3

34

20

11

7.6

*6.1

6.1

12

27

22

33

67

31

16

12

11

19

14

12

9.8

8.0

6.8

6.4

6.1

5.5

5.2

433.2

14.0

2.18

2.51

June

4.6

4.3

4.3

4.1

4.1

4.1

*3.6

3.4

7.5

4.3

3.6

3.1

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.3

2.1

Iff

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.5

2.1

2.3

2.7

2.1

95.8

3.19

0.498

0.56

July

2.3

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.6

 1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

2.7

2.0

1.6

1.3

_3.5

T75

*1.5

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.8

,1.3

ITS

1.3

55.1

1.78

0.278

0.32

Aug.

10

2!:

2.

1.

1.

4.

2.

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

 1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

75

61.7

1.99

0.310

0.36

Sept.

0.9

l!2

1.8

T73

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1,3

1.2

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

32.8

1.09

0.170

0.19

Calendar year 1952: Max 173 Min 1.0 Mean 9.26 Cfsm 1.44 In. 19.65

Water year 1952-53: Max 67 Min 0.9 Mean 4.33 Cfsm 0.676 In. 9.16

Peak discharge (base, 250 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record) discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded range In stage,

and records for station near Urbana.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
360 MIAMI RIVER BASIN 

Mad River near Urbana, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°06'27", long. 83°47'57", on west line of sec. 35, T. 5 E., R. 11 N., 

on left bank at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 36, if miles upstream from 

Dugan Run, if miles downstream from Muddy -Creek, and 2-| miles west of Urbana, Champaign 

County.

Drainage area. 157 sq mi.

Records available. September 1925 to September 1931, August 1939 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 985.0 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to May 18, 1930, chain gage at same site and datum. May 18, 1930, to 

Sept. 30, 1931, staff gage at site 600 ft downstream at datum 0.36 ft lower. Aug. 1 to 

Sept. 25, 1939, staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 20 years, 152 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,390 cfs May 17 (gage height, 4.99 ft); minimum, 26 cfs Sept. 2.

1925-31, 1939-53: Maximum discharge observed, 7,740 cfs Feb. 26, 1929 (gage height, 

10.4 ft), from rating curve extended above 2,200 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum 

daily, 24 cfs Feb. 2, 3, 1945.

Remarks. Records fair.

Cooperation. Base data, except one discharge measurement, furnished by Miami Conservancy 

District.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height. In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 3 Mar. 4 to Sept. 30

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

100

241

450

2.1 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

24

106

241

450

730

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

3O

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

66

66

66

66

66

70

64

64

64

64

64

66

*66

64

64

62

62

59

59

59

62

64

64

64

62

62

62

57

59

62

62

1,961

63.3

0.4O3

0.46

Nov.

62

59

62

57

57

57

55

55

57

55

55

55

59

57

57

53

53

53

 "64 64

57

55

55

55

57

55

53

51

55

55

-

1,694

56.5

0.360

O.40

Dec.

53

59

55

59

114

100

86

79

82

150

117

100

93

86

84

82

79

77

77

77

82

79

77

77

75

73

70

70

70

68

68

2,518

81.2

0.517

O.60

Jan.

66

66

66

62

59

57

59

68

79

112

252

129

105

95

*91

88

138

404

158

127

110

98

91

91

88

84

84

137

110

100

105

3,379

109

O.694

0.80

Feb.

98

91

88

86

86

86

84

82

79

21

115

196

137

117

112

105

98

95

98

98

 145

112

1O5

100

98

98

95

88

-

-

-

2,869

102

0.650

0.68

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,490 Mln 51

Mar.

88

88

1O8

51O

 640

153

141

129

120

120

124

129

.129

120

124

118

113

139

176

134

122

115

111

106

104

102

102

99

97

95

95

4,551

147

0.936

1.08

Apr.

99

95

93

93

88

88

86

84

88

93

86

86

84

82

84

99

91

91

88

91

*91

95

97

95

95

95

93

88

93

91

-

2,722

90.7

0.578

0.64

May

88

86

82

84

91

88

*126

176

102

91

84

82

97

136

190

185

700

475

238

182

171

3O8

252

259

224

179

156

146

136

134

129

5,477

177

1.13

1.30

June

122

120

118

111

108

115

115

108

106

129

127

113

104

102

99

97

97

99

97

93

86

84

82

8O

80

78

76

76

*78

Zi2,971

99.0

0.631

0.70

July

71

82

80

74

71

71

69

67

65

67

65

63

63

61

59

57

57

 95 95

74

67

78

86

69

65

63

63

67

65

67

69

2,165

69.8

0.445

0.51

Aug.

74

161

T7

84

76

'71

*76

82

78

76

71

63

63

61

61

61

59

57

55

53

53

55

53

53

51

*51

49

47

47

43

11

2,022

65.2

0.415

0.48

Sept.

37

34

34

37

47

39

39

37

37

39

39

41

39

41

43

41

39

39

41

43

43

41

41

*41

43

43

41

41

41

41

-

1,202

40.1

0.255

0.28

Mean 186 Cfsm 1.18 In. 16.09

water year 1952-53: Max 700 Mln 34 Mean 91.9 Cfsm 0.585 In. 7.93

Peak discharge (base. 1.100 cfs).--Mar. 4 (4 a.m.) 1,520 cfs (4.68 ft); May 17 (4:30 p.m.) 1,590 

cfs (4.99 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MIAMI RIVER BASIN 

Buck Creek at New Moorefield, Ohio

361

Location. Lat 39°59'15", long. 83°42'55", in NE£ sec. 9, R. 10, T. 5, on right bank at 

downstream side of New York Central Railroad bridge at south edge of New Moorefield, 

Clark County, If miles downstream from East Fork and 5 miles upstream from Beaver 

Creek.

Drainage area. 67.3 sq mi.

Records available. October 1942 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,005.44 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Nov. 9, 1942, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 11 years, 71.7 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,350 cfs May 22 {gage height, 6.83 ft); minimum, 16 cfs Sept. 2 (gage height, 1.53 ft).

1942-53: Maximum discharge, 3,260 cfs Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 7.46 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,300 cfs; minimum, 12 cfs Aug. 11, 1944.

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

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 3

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

Mar. 4 to Sept. 30

107

177

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

14

28

57

117

3.0 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

184

412

565

795

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

a30

a30

a30

a30

a30

a35

a35

a30

*31

31

31

32

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

964

31.1

0.462

0.53

Nov.

31

31

32

31

31

30

30

30

31

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

29

*34

30

29

31

29

29

29

29

28

27

27

28

-

896

29.9

0.444

0.50

Dec.

28

29

29

31

54

40

36

35

39

82

51

47

43

41

39

39

37

37

36

37

38

37

37

36

36

34

34

34

34

34

34

1,198

38.6

0.574

0.66

Jan.

34

34

34

33

32

31

32

39

48

73

102

*58

51

48

45

44

153

146

72

61

55

50

49

50

45

43

44

83

57

56

64

1,766

57.0

0.847

0.98

Feb.

51

47

45

43

42

4-2

40

39

*39

38

83

81

58

50

50

45

41

42

41

42

~~53 109

50

47

45

44

43

41

-

-

-

1,391

49.7

0.738

0.77

Calendar year 1952 : Max 1,190 Min 27

Mar.

39

39

96

308

792

73

62

58

55

54

52

50

52

50

53

48

47

95

87

62

55

53

*51

50

48

47

45

45

44

43

44

1,997

64.4

0.957

1.10

Apr.

45

44

42

42

41

43

42

41

55

62

48

52

48

**

50

84

57

57

68

78

61

53

47

44

45

46

45

44

45

43

-

1,516

50.5

0.750

0.84

May

42

39

37

*37

39

37

53

50

39

3J

36

36

37

40

50

78

237

133

76

61

55

654

383

164

*126

99

86

78

73

70

67

3,053

98.5

1.46

1.68

June

61

61

59

57

56

59

59

72

58

'82

*66

58

55

53

51

50

51

50

48

45

44

43

42

41

40

40

39

40

40

38

-

1,558

51.9

0.771

0.86

July

37

47

41

39

38

39

37

35

35

35

33

33

32

32

31

30

31

36

35

32

31

48

37

*32

a31

a31 ' 31

31

28

28

11

1,063

34.3

0.510

0.59

Aug.

23

36

31

30

30

29

28

28

28

27

27

26

26

24

24

24

24

23

23

22

22

22

21

*21

20

20

ig

19

19

19 * 19

759

24.5

0.364

0.42

Sept.

19

*18

18

20

21

21

20

20

20

20

19

20

20

21

23

21

21

20

21

.24

22

22

*22

21

22

23

22

21

21

21

"

624

20.8

0.309

0.34

Mean 82.9 Cfsm 1.23 In. 16.77

 Water'yea'r 1952-53: Max ^ 654 Min 18 Mean 46.0 Cfsm 0.684 In. 9.27

Peak discharge (base. 1.100 cfs). May 22 (2 p.m.) 2,350 cfs (6.83 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, weather records, 

and records for Beaver Creek near Springfield.
362 MIAMI RIVER BASIN 

Beaver Creek near Springfield, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°56'25", long. 83°44'55", in sec. 18, R. 9, T. 5, on right bank at up-

 stream side of bridge on Merrit Road, three-quarters of a mile upstream from mouth and 

3^ miles east of center of Springfield, Clark County.

Drainage area.--37.3 sq mi.

Records available. October 1942 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Prior to-Nov. 8, 1942, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 11 years, 42.9 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,660 cfs May 22 (gage height, 4.33 ft, In gage

 well, 5.0 ft from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 340 cfs on basis oi 

slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum, 4.4 cfs Sept. 30. n , fl. ,

1942-53: Maximum discharge, 7,340 cfs Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height 7.95 ft in gage 

well), from rating curve extended above 2,100 cfs; minimum, 3.3 cfs Jan. 25, 1945.

Remarks. Records fair.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 23 to Mar. 3)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 22

1.2

1.3 

1.5 

1.8

Dec. 23 to May 22

-0,1 

.3 

.7

1.1

1.4 

1.8 

2.1

140

277

420

May 23 to Sept. 30

O.05 

.1 

.2 

.4

.7

3.9 0.9 66

5.2 1.2 138

9.0 1.5 255

19 1.8 400

44

Discharge, In cuMc feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

121'3

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

fcf

6.5

6.5

7.0

9.7

S7I

*7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.5

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.5

7.5

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

232.7

7.51

0.201

0.23

Nov.

8.1 

8.1

9.1

8.1

1^5

7.5

7.5

7.5

8.6

8.6

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

*11~9.7

8.6

10

9.7

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.6

-

253.1

8.44

0.226

0.25

Dec.

8.1 

876

8.6

9.7

37

19

14

12

13

54

29

22

20

16

16

14

15

14

14

15

18

16

14

14

14

13

13

12

12

12

12

509.0

16.4

0.440

0.51

Jan.

12

12

13

12

12

11

12

17

27

34

52

*38

34

32

31

30

71

72

39

32

28

24

22

24

22

19

19 '47

36

31

48

913

29.5

0.791

0.91

Feb.

36 

30

28

25

23

23

22

19

*17

17

57

68

44

34

32

28

24

22

22

23

44

31

27

24

24

23

22

20

-

-

-

8O9

28.9

0.775

0.81

Calendar year 1952 : Max 1,860 Mln 6.5

Mar.

18 

17

32

*.263

85

62

34

3O

27

29

27

24

30

28

3O

29

26

77

91

60

34

30

*27

26

24

22

22

20

20

19

19

1,282

' 41.4

1.11

1.28

Apr.

2O 

19 '19

18

 18

18

18

17 *T5

20

18

20

19

18

17

30

25

24

30

68

56

30

26

23

23

23

23

21

22

20

-

721

24.0

0.643

0.72

Mean 48.9

May

20

18

16

15

*17

16

15

24

20

17

15

14

15

16

2O

27

136

*114

58

36

29

*412

*371

140

*88

*53

44

35

28

25

22

1,876

60.5

1.62

1.87

June

19 

*18

17

16

15

15

19

16

16

15

*25

T9

17

15

15

14

14

14

13

12

11

10

10

9.0

9.0

8.5

¥75

8.5

12

9.0

-

419.5

14.0

0.375

0.42

July

8.5

17

14

1O

10

10

1O

8.5

*S.5

8.1

7.6

7.2

7.2

7.2

6.7

6.7

6.4

775

22

12

9.0

14

23

12

1O

9.0

8.5

9.0

8.1

7.6

*7.2

312.6

10.1

0.271

0.31

Aug.

8.1 

51

14

15

34

20

15

14

12

11

10

10

10

9.0

8.5

8.5

8.5

9.0

8.1

7.6

7.6

7.2

7.2

*6.7

6.7

6.7

6.4

6.1

6.1

 5.8

5.5

365.3

11.8

0.316

0.36

Cfsm 1.31 In. 17.83

Sept.

5.2

*5.5

4.9

5.5

7.2

5.8

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.8

5.5

5.5

6.1

5.8

5.5

5.2

4.9

5.5

5.2

4.9

4.9

*4.7

4.7

4.9

4.9

5.2

4.7

A±l

159.9

5.33

0.143

0.16

Water year 1952-53 : Max 412 Mln 4.4 Mean 21.5 Cfsm 0.576 In. 7.83

Peak discharge (base. 800 cfsK May 22 (1 p.m.) 1,660 efs (4.33 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings Feb. 9, Mar. 7-18, Mar. 

Apr. 19, Apr. 22 to May 15, May 20, 21, May 27 to Aug. 1, Aug. 3 to Sept. 30.
MIAMI RIVER BASIN 363

Mad River near Springfield, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°55'23", long. 83°52'13", in NW£ see. 16, R. 9, T. 4, on right bank 150 

ft downstream from Rock Run, 2 miles downstream from Buck Creek, and 3 miles west of 

Springfield, Clark County.

Drainage area. 485 sq mi.

Records available. February 1914 to September 1953. January 1904 to March 1906 at site 

2.1 miles upstream; records not equivalent owing to Buck Creek inflow.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 881.42 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Feb. 1, 1914, to Feb. 29, 1924, staff gage at site if miles downstream 

at datum 6.39 ft higher. Mar. 1, 1924, to July 31, 1925, chain gage at site 300 ft 

upstream at. same datum.

Average discharge. 39 years (1914-53), 502 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,360 cfs May 22 (gage height, 8.88 ft); minimum, 120 cfs Sept. 7; minimum gage height, 1.44 ft Jan. 6.

1914-53: Maximum discharge, 23,000 cfs Feb. 26, 1929 (gage height, 14.9 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 7,500 cfs on basis of velocity-area studies; minimum, 70 

cfs Feb. 9, 26, 1934.

Maximum stage known, 16.9 ft Mar. 25, 1913, present datum (discharge, 55,400 cfs, 

computed by Miami Conservancy District).

Remarks. Records good.

Cooperation. Base data, except one discharge measurement, furnished by the Miami Conservancy District.

Revisions (water years). WSP 603: 1924. WSP 743: Drainage area. WSP 823: 1929(M).

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 4, July 12

to Sept. 30)

1.2 

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

6.0

125

186

315

485

3,690

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

209 

205

201

201

213

241

216

209 

209

209

205

201

»201

209

209

209

209

201

201

205

209

213

213

213

209

205

201

205

205

205

205

6,446

208

0.429

0.49

Nov.

197 

194

216

205

201

197

197

194 

197

194

197

197

194

194

194

183

183

190 "233

»25B"

194

201

186

186

190

190

179

T§3"

183

-

5,830

194

0.400

0.45

Dec.

m197

205

379

320

258

 237 

246

57!

425

347

315

286

263

263

263

258

250

254

263

254

258

254

237

228

228

220

216

224

224

8,326

269

0.555

0.64

Jan.

216 

213

224

216

209

205

209

263 

315

385

810

578

419

»363

336

315

606

1.640

676

518

449

385

357

374

352

310

320

750

524

414

461

13,412

433

0.893

1.03

Feb.

414 

347

342

315

305

301

291

272 

258

Jsa

480

840

530

419

396

363

331

310

315

305

585

479

391

368

357

347

342

310

_

-

10,571

378

0.779

0.81

Mar.

296 

291

407

2.400

832

613

504

449 

419

408

391

408

425

402

408

3S5

363

621

802

537

455

408

379

368

347

336

326

315

305

296

296

15,192

490

1.01

1.16

Apr.

310 

315

305

310

310

315

305

320

368

320

331

315

296

326

461

379

396

391

492

 443

391

363

336

336

331

326

315

320

326

-

10,329

344

0.709

0.79

May

326 

315

301

310

305

281

*281

437 

315

277

267

27T

305

402

511

578

1,980

1,890

915

690

585

3.460

2,810

1,350

1,070

772

613

537

485

443

408

23,496

758

1.56

1.80

June

385 

368

357

342

326

347

352

368 

357

686

492

357

331

305

301

291

310

281

277

263

254

246

241

233

237

233

224

?5o

 267

233

-

9,514

317

0.654

0.73

July

241 

352

291

237

237

237

228

224 

213

205

197

190

197

197

190

186

186

213

254

213

201

254

267

205

194

183

190

190

179

176

 173

6,700

216

0.445

0.51

Aug.

261 

554

220

288

228

194

183

179 

176

176

173

170

166

163

156

153

156

153

150

153

150

145

139

142

139

 136

139

139

139

133 n?

5,595

180

0.371

0.43

Sept.

142 

136

133

145

136

125

125

128 

136

136

136

133

131

136

139

142

145

136

145

133

139

142

142

*142

142

142

139

139

139

136

-

4,120

137

0.282

0.31

Calendar year 1952: Max 10,800 Min 176 Mean 601 Cfsm 1.24 In. 16.88

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,460 Mln 125 Mean 327 Cfsm 0.674 In. 9.15

ak discharge (-base. 4.000 cfa). May 22 (5 p.m.) £,360 cfs (8.88 ft).

lacharge measurement on this day.
364 MIAMI RIVER BASIN

Mad River near Dayton, Ohio

'48", long. 84 C 05'32", in SW£ sec. 7, R. 8, T. 2, on left bank 600 ft 

uffman Dam, 2| miles downstream from Mud Run, and 6 miles northeast

Location. Lat 39°47

downstream from Huffma

of Dayton, Montgomery County.

Drainage area. 632 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1914 to September 1921, October 1924 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 699.95 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Nov. 19, 1914, to Sept. 30, 1921, staff gage at site 1 mile upstream at 

datum 83.96 ft higher. Oct. 1, 1924, to Sept. 30, 1926, staff gage at present site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 35 years (1915-21, 1924-53), 640 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,340 cfs May 23 (gage height, 82.55 ft); minimum, 139 cfs Sept. 30; minimum gage height, 77.70 ft Aug. 30, 31.

1924-53: Maximum discharge, 18,400 cfs Feb. 26, 1929 (gage height, 87.9 ft); minimum, 91 cfs Aug. 6,9, 1934.

Maximum stage known, 14.0 ft Mar. 25, 1913, original site and datum (discharge, 

75,700 cfs, computed by Miami Conservancy District).

Remarks. Records good. Flood flow regulated by Huffman retarding basin.

Cooperation. Base data furnished by Miami Conservancy District.

Revisions (water years). WSP 453: 1915. WSP 523: Drainage area. WSP 743: 1929-32.

Rating table, 'water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 27 to Apr. 15,

Apr. 24 to May 14)

77.6

77.9

78.2

78.5

134

194

289

395

79.0

80.0

82.0

670

1,640

4,360

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

I

Z

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

13

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

£E

23

24

25

26

?7

28

29

30

31

Total

Fean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

219

222

216

216

222

270

241

235

235

235

235

228

*228

231

235

231

228

228

228

222

225

228

231

228

228

225

228

225

222

225

235

7,105

229

0.362

0.42

Nov.

231

222

231

222

216

213

213

213

216

213

213

216

213

213

216

210

206

210 

263

*24T

222

235

222

213

213

213

206

200

203 206'

-

6,527

218

0.345

0.38

Dec.

203

213

228

228

399

365

303

279

296

566

458

380

348

323

303

296

289

283

270

273

283

276

279

279

267

257

257

251

247

254

251

9,204

297

0.470

0.54

Jan.

244

244

257

251

260

276

273

334

384

431

894

627

497

*444

415

403

516

1.920 

1,010

718

605

524

481

497

476

427

427

882

777

579

579

16,652

537

0.850

0.98

Feb.

548

476

463

435

419

415

411

395

384

580

605

1.260

822

627

573

524

467

427 

431

431

804

726

566

513

497

481

463

431

_

-

14,974

535

0.847

0.88

Mar.

415

411

576

2.650

1,380

916

718

634

573

541

513

508

548

548

566

548

513

712 

1,210

813

634

554

503

472

453

431

415

403

384

373

373

20,288

654

1.03

1.19

Apr.

380

380

369

369

35S

365

369

351

388

435

411

407

403

*384

388

605

530

513 

530

686

620

519

467

415

411

411

407

388

380

369

-

13,008

434

0.687

0.77

May

365

344

323

316

340

323

*326

427

388

323

303

296

306

369

513

631

1,620

2,680 

1,310

878

670

1,780

4.560

1,860

1,530

1,080

813

678

598

548

530

26,828

865

1.37

1.58

June

467

444

427

415

391

376

419

391

444

604

763

472

407

376

358

354

384

351 

337

323

309

292

283

273

267

270

260

254

*299

267

-

11,277

376

0.595

0.66

July

251

320

344

276

263

273

257

244

244

231

219

213

210

210

203

200

194

219

263

241

219

257

292

241

216

203

197

203

194

189

184

7,270

235

0.372

0.43

Aug.

213

I3±

351

296

380

283

254

238

228

219

213

203

197

192

187

180

182

182 

177

177

175

170

166

164

166

*162

160

160

159

155

155

6,878

222

0.351

0.40

Sept.

164

170

172

182

216

184

172

170

168

162

160

159

157

155

162

157

157

153 

159

160

148

151

151

*149

148

148

146

144

146

142

4,812

160

0.253

0.28

Calendar year 1952: Max 11,700 Mln 200 Mean 741 Cfsm 1.17 In. 15.96

V'ater year 1952-53: Max 4,360 Min 142 Mean 397 Cfsm 0.628 In. 8.51

Peak discharge (base. 4.000 cfs). May 23 (8:30 a.m.) 5,340 cfs (82,55 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
MIAMI RIVER BASIN 

Miami River at Dayton, Ohio

365

Location.--Lat 39°45'55", long. 84°11'51", on left bank 1,000 ft downstream from Main 

Street Bridge in Dayton, Montgomery County, and three-quarters of a mile downstream 

from Mad River.

Drainage area. 2,513 sq mi.

Records available. April 1905 to September 1906, January 1907 to December 1909 (gage 

heights only), April 1913 to September 1919, October 1919 to September 1921 (gage 

heights only), October 1921 to September 1953. Gage-height records collected at same 

site since iJanuary 1892 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 700.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Oct. 1, 1921, staff gage at Main Street Bridge at datum 23.73 ft 

higher. Oct. 1, 1921, to July 24, 1931, staff gage at Main Street Bridge at datum 

21.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 40 years (1913-53), 2,262 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 18,100 cfs May 23 (gage height, 28.54 ft); minimum, 161 cfs Sept. 3, 4, 28 (gage height, 20.62 ft).

1913-53: Maximum discharge at Millers Ford, 3^ miles below station, 59,800 cfs 

Apr. 21, 1920 (gage height, 16.0 ft, site and datum then in use), computed by Miami 

Conservancy District; minimum, 78 cfs Sept. 26, 1941 (gage height, 20.19 ft).

Maximum stage known, 29.0 ft Mar. 26, 1913, site and datum then in use (discharge, 

250,000 cfs, computed by Miami Conservancy District).

Remarks. Records good. Flood flow regulated at four retarding basins above station. 

Water is diverted above station for use in Dayton; most of return flow from diversions 

bypasses station in Dayton sewer system. Records of water temperatures and sediment 

loads for the water year 1953 are given in WSP 1290.

Cooperation. Base data, except one discharge measurement, furnished by Miami Conservancy 

District.

Revisions. WSP 758: Drainage area.

dating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-to Dec. 5,

Apr. 20 to May 7)

20.6

21.0

21.5

22.0

152

34S

661

1,160

24.0

25,0

29.0

4,030

6,O50

20,100

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16 17

18 

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

266

291

281

272

155

354

332

343

312

322

327 

312 

301

301

306

312

312

306 

306

*312

312

322

327 

327

322

332

343

343

343

354

359

9,858

318

-

-

Nov.

359

359

392

376

376

376

376

364

359

359

354 

354 

354

359

364

354

364" 

455

438

420

473

438 

420

*473

467

449

510

46l

426

-

11,977

399

-

-

Dec.

409

398

455

426

686

1,410

1,440

944

644

1,630

5.230 

2,070 

1,410

1,110

944

864

779

743 

677

632

617

976

1,010 

1,010

965

625

727

646

588

*568

575

29,556

953

-

-

 Jan.

548

535

542

542

810

603

529

710

913

2,070

5,610 

4,950 

3,230

2,490

2,490

2,420

2,350

7.940 

7,860

4,470

3,300

2,560

2,070 

2,000'

2,210

2,140

1,720

2,350

2,350

1,860

1,660

75,632

2,440

-

-

Feb.

1,660

1,560

1,450

1,340

1,260

1,190

1,190

1,130

1,060

976

1,400 

4.170 

4,030

2,780

2,210

1,860

1,530

1,160 

1,060

1,190

1,630

3,000

2,070 

*1,560

1,430

1,410

1,360

1,240

_

_

-

47,906

1,711

-

-

Mar.

1,110

976

1,130

7,360

9.520

5',470

3,460

2,780

2,280

2,000

1,930 

2,000 

2,070

2,490

2,560

4,030

3,160

2,930 

6,430

4,750

3,300

2,560

2,070 

1,790

1,660

1,490

1,390

1,380

1,250

1,110

1,060

87,296

2,816

-

-

Apr.

1,050

1,050

1,060

1,040

944

933

965

933

1,020

1,190

1,340 

1,310 

1,230

1,190

1,160

1,340

1,350

1,440 

1,380

1.520

1,440

1,280

1,120 

*997

923

933

976

944

923

903

-

33,884

1,129

-

-

May

S64

844

770

727

752

743

825

2,070

3,080

2,140

1,620 

*1,350 

1,290

1,930

4,290

5,150

7,860

13,200 

11,000

6,050

4,120

8,230

17.300 

13,500

*13,500

10,000

5,150

3,540

2,780

2,280

1,860

148,815

4,800

-

"

June

1,720

1,600

1,400

1,180

1,050

923

965

986

1,060

1,320

*6.210 

3,160 

1.79O

1,300

1,070

1,020

997

874 

816

761

694

632

581 

542

522

516

510

465

516

568

-

35,768

1,192

-

-

July

770

661

677

588

562

*575

535

535

516

479

426 

398 

386

381

364

*343

332

354 

409

455

461

498

617 

727

669

522

444

403

370

348

338

15,143

488

-

"

Aug.

372

1,040

903

844

997

694

568

522

1,160

1.250

893 

654 

529

461

403

359

343

332 

322

312

276

257

237 

228

228

223

*204

204

199

199

199

15,412

497

-

~

Sept .

190

176

*171

213

213

190

180

204

213

213

209 

209 

190

194

213

213

233

223 

223

204

190

185

185 

185

*180

180

176

171

180

185

-

5,891

196

~

"

Calendar year 1952: Max 36,600 Mln 266 Mean 2,592 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1952-53.: Max 17,300 Mln 171 Mean 1,417 Cfsm - In. -

Peak e&k discharge (base. 15.000 cfs). May 23 (10 a.m.) 18,100 cfs (28.54 ft).

Dlscharge measurement on this day.
366 MIAMI RIVER BASIN

Twin Creek near Germantown, Ohio

Location. Lat 39 038'10", long. 84°23'48", in NVfi sec. 11, T. 3 N., R. 4 E., on right 

bank a quarter of a mile downstream from Germantown Dam, 1? miles northwest of Germantown, Montgomery County, and 3 miles upstream from Little Twin Creek.

Drainage area. 275 sq ml.

Records available. April 1914 to December 1923, December 1926 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 700.24 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912. Prior to Dec. 18, 1926, staff gage at site 1 mile downstream at datum 12.49 

ft higher.

Average discharge. 35 years (1914-23, 1927-53), 274 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,610 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 23.9 ft, from 

 partly estimated gage-height graph); minimum daily, 3.0 cfs Sept. 30.

1914-23, 1926-53: Maximum discharge, 8,790 cfs Jan. 27, 1952 (gage height, 28.76 

ft); minimum, 1.5 cfs Sept. 25, 1941 (gage-height, 18.25 ft).

Maximum stage known, 18.3 ft Mar. 25, 1913, original site and datum (discharge, 

66,000 cfs, computed by Miami Conservancy District).

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of fragmentary or no gage-height record, 

whTch are fair. Flood flow regulated by Germantown retarding basin.

Cooperation. Base data, except five discharge measurements, furnished by Miami Conservancy District.

Revisions (water years). WSP 403: 1914(M).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In

cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 5, Aug. 3 to Sept. 27)

Oof.' 1 to Mar. 4 Mar. 5 to Sept. 30

18.5

18.6

18.7

18.8

7.6

9.8

13

19

19.2

19.6

20.0

20.5

60

118

223

418

18.2

18.4

18.6

18.7

2.2 

5.7 

9.8

13

18.9

19.2

19.5

20.0

25

54

99

224

20.5

21.0

22.0

24.0

418

677

1,270

2,690

Note. Same as following 

table above 20.5 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

£4775

7.8

7.6 

8.0

w9.1

9.1

9.3

9.3

9.1

8.8

8.6

8.6

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.0

7.8

7.8

8.0

8.0

8.2

8.4

8.4

8.4

*8.4

8.6

8.8

262.3

8.46

0.031

0.04

Nov.

H10

10 

10

10 

10

10

12

11

10

10

9.8

9.6

10

10

10

10

13

16

14

14

18

16

15

14

14

13

12

12

-

352.5

11.8

0.043

0.05

Dec.

if12

13 

68

57 

42

33

32

132

102

72

55

46

40

35

33

32

30

34

52

50

59

58

53

50

44

42

35

35

34

1,404

45.3

0.165

0.19

Jan.

33 

32

33

32

30

28 

35

164

190

348

677

278

190

»140

120

125

572

1.360

^75

344

253

199

168

168

158

131-

120

624

409

253

226

8,014

259

0.942

1.09

Feb.

217 

171

152

129

114

111 

104

94

86

81

f484

f 1.000

505

315

246

205

155

129

125

120

187

208

162

142

133

129

120

107

_

_

-

5,731

205

0.745

0.78

Mar.

100 

96

f241

f 1.960 

850

470 

323

296

215

189

180

170

221

230

281

335

246

f668

1,000

475

323

256

224

f!89

al55

f!37

137

130

124

115

109

10,445

337

1.23

1.42

Apr.

Ill 

109

99

96 

89

87 

90

85

87 '135

117

109

»113

107

99

174

203

191

240

382

315

240

206

172

162

154

150

135

130

121

-

4,508

150

0.545

0.61

May

115 

103

87

78 

82

84 

82

89

107

87

*75

75

84

171

672

854

2.010

1,560

850

470

319

300

850

536

595

352

234

183

152

137

121

11,514

371

1.35

1.56

June

103 

89

79

73

66

61 

88

133

90

92

243

167

128

101

73

62

58

56

51

45

41

36

33

 31

29

28

27

26

26

li

2,159

72.0

0.262

0.29

July

23 

*23

22

21 

24

£*27

24

22

21

19

18

18

17

16

16

20

25

18

S16

18

31

19

16

14

12

12

11

*11

12

622

20.1

0.073

0.08

Aug.

10 

10

10

12 

15

11 

9.8

9.6

10

10

8.0

7.4

7.2

7.0

6.6

6.4

6.2

6.1

5.7

5.5

5.3

5.3

5.2

5.0

4.8

4.6

4.4

4.3

4.3

4.1

5.9

224.7

7.25

0.026

0.03

Sept.

3.9 

3.9

.9

.3 

.4

.1 

.1

.1

* .9

.7

.5

.1

.1

.9

.7

3.5

*3.4

3.2

3.7

4.1

4.1

3.9

3.7

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.7

a3.9

a3.5

a5.0

113.8

3.79

0.014

0.02

Calendar year 1952: Max 8,410 Mln 7.6 Mean 304 Cfsm 1.11 In. 15.07

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,010 Mln 3.0 Mean 124 Cfsm 0.451 In. 6.16

Peak discharge (base. 4.000 cfe). Ho peak above base. 

* Discharge easurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, weather records, 

and records for stations on nearby streams.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed from partly estimated gage-heights.
MIAMI RIVER BASIN 

Talawanda Creek near Hamilton, Ohio

367

Location. Lat 39°27'30", long. 84°32'50", in sec. 9, T. 2 N., R. 3 E., on left bank 0.9 

mile downstream from Sevenmile Creek, if miles south of village of Sevenmile, 3 miles 

upstream from mouth, and 4 miles north of Hamilton, Butler County.

Drainage area. 311 sq mi.

Records available. November 1937 to September 1939 (fragmentary), October 1939 to September 1953.

Gage. Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 590.0 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to May 1, 1939, water-stage recorder at site 1,000 ft downstream at datum about 2.5 ft lower. Sept. 1, 1939, to May 18, 1948, water-stage recorder 

at site 1,000 ft downstream at present datum.

Average discharge. 14 years (1939-53), 315 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year,- 6,400 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 15.4 ft, from 

high-water mark); minimum, 0.4 ofs Sept. 16-18, 30; minimum gage height, 10.29 ft 

Sept. 16-18.

1937-53: Maximum discharge, 24,800 cfs Jan. 4, 1949 (gage height, 21.0 ft); minimum,, that of Sept. 16-18, 30, 1953.

Remarks. Records fair except those above 2,000 ofs, which are poor. 

Cooperation. Three discharge measurements furnished by Miami Conservancy District. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 973: 1940, 1942.

Rating tabi s, water year 1952-S3 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic .'"et per second) 

(Backwater i. om ice Jan. 6)

Oct. 1 to K»i. * Mar. 5 to'Sept. 3O

10.3

10.1

10.5

10.6

10.8

10.9

11.0

.8

5.7

12

27

37

52

11.1

11.2

11.3

11.5

11.7

12.0

11.0

73

102

115

295

505

380

3,920

10.3

10.4

10.5

10.6

10.7

10.8

10.9

0.4 

2.1 

9.1

17 '

27

38

51

11.0

11.1

11.3

11.6

12.0

11.0

67

95

205

160

930

3,920

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

IS

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.3

1.8

1.3

.7 

a275

8.6

77?

5.2

1.7

5.2

7.1

6.3 

5.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

3.7 

4.2

al.2

1.2

4.2

5.2

1.2

5.2

6.9

a7

6.9

6.3

5.2

5.2

5.7

119.5

4.32

0.015

0.02

Nov.

6.3

77?

8.0

8.0 

9.8

8.6

8.6

7.1

3.6

9.8

8.6

8.6 

8.6

8.6

9.2

9.8

8.6 

9.8

11

16

17

a!5

a25

2T

18

17

15

11

11

17

357.3

11.9

O.O38

O.O1

Dec.

25

4?

71

102 

261

178

13

38

31

117

121

69 

a70

76

43

33

31

32

33

38

a 65

111

124

102

67

71

58

a55

19

14

13

2,552

82.3

0.265

0.31

Jan.

12

33

12

12 

31

30

3?

511

683

1,240

a500

210 

197

210

*190

161

1.7SO

TTTTo"

529

375

278

218

201

227

a200

190

173

1,O20

417

270

a250

12,103

391

1.26

1.151

Feb.

227

197

178

158 

136

121

1O6

96

3235

1,O60

1.170 

67S

315

a260

213

197 

184

171

115

145

a200

152

115

115

111

136

128

-

.

-

7,322

262

0.812

0.88

Mar.

a 110

102

1,155

2.32O 

776

512

alOO

a35O

306

288

265

258 

288

a320

356

322

311 

901

800

343

a330

a320

306

272

220

193

181

181

157

115

140

13,181

135

1.10

1.61

Apr.

135

125

115

1O5

loo

110

115

105

loo

120

125

125 

115

110

288

187

175 

297

272

112

103

318

 228

193

137

alSO

a!70

169

181

157

-

5,452

182

0.585

0.65

May

135

125

allO

105 

125

*110

12O

115

95

a90

 87

87 

212

250

668

1,210

3,920 

1,766

8OO

502

318

512

297

199

233

235

*175

193

115

115

39

13,162

125

1.37

1.58

June

70

61

59

51 

57

59

62

59

53

125

115

31 

62

a50

61

51

16 

12

37

a35

a35

32

3O

26

24

21

22

20

18

11

-

1,187

19.6

0.159

0.18

July

2O

*18

16

36 

2.070

*2,O70

32?

*1O,

62

53

44

33 

31

30

28

26

21 

a50

92

75

51

105

59

37

31

21

20

18

16

*15

II

5,599

181

0.582

0.67

Aug.

11

a9

8.4

11

3Z

23

26

24

323

22

Z'c.

2O 

13

12

9.1

7.1

7.1 

5.8

5.8

1.1

1.1

al.O

3.7

3.1

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.1

1.0

360.7

11.6

0.037

0.01

Sept.

1.0

.6

.6

.6 

1.1

1.0

1.0 *.s

.8

.6

.8

1.0 

1.0

.6

.6

.1

.1 

.4

a. 6

1.0

1.2

1.0

l.O

.8

.8

.6

.8

1.0

.8

.4

-

23.6

0.79

O.O025

O.003

Calendar year 1952: Max 1O,80O Min 0.7 Mean 334 Cfsm 1.O7 In. 11.58

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,92O Min 0.1 lean 170 Cfsm 0.517 In. 7.43

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record} discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Twin 

Creek near Qermantown.
368 MIAMI RIVER BASIN 

Miami River at Hamilton, Ohio

Location. La t 39°23'28", long. 84°34'20", in NE£ sec. 6, T. 1 N., R. 3 E., on right bank

 1,000 ft downstream from Columbia Bridge at Hamilton, Butler County, and 3 miles downstream from Talawanda Creek.

Drainage area. 3,639 sq mi.

Records available.--January 1907 to June 1909 (fragmentary), January 1910 to September 

1918, April 1927 to September 1953.

Gage --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 499.98 ft above mean sea level, adjustment

 of 1912. Prior to Apr. 12, 1927, staff gages at site 0.7 mile upstream at datum 64.65

ft higher.

Average discharge.--34 years (1910-18, 1927-33), 3,424 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 17,300 cfs May 23 (gage height, 65.63 ft); min-

 imum," 122 cfs Oct. 22; minimum gage height, 56.68 ft Sept. 4.

1927-53: Maximum discharge, 78,800 cfs Mar. 19, 1943 (gage height, 76.6 ft); minimum, 100 cfs Sept. 26, 27, 1941; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 4, 1953.

Maximum discharge known, 352,000 cfs Mar. 26, 1913 (gage height, 34.6 ft, site and 

datum then in use), computed by Miami Conservancy District.

Remarks.--Records good. Low flow regulated by powerplant at Hamilton^ Flood flow regulated by five retarding basins above station.

Cooperation. Base data, except five discharge measurements, furnished by Miami Conservancy District.

Revisions (water years). WSP 758: Drainage area. WSP 803: 1936.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan..17 Jan. 18 to Hay 23 May 24 to Sept. 3O

57.5

58.0

58.5

59.0

61.0

62.0

400

750

1,180

1,800

5,440

7,580

58.4

58.7

59.0

60.0

63.0

65.0

1,290

1,600

1,940

3,480

9,900 

15,400

57.1

57.4

57.7

58.0

59.0

62.0

65.0

250

400

640

940

2,410

7,900

15,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2 

3

4 

5-

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

598

577 

570

556 

479

619

626

3ST

598 

605

598

556

619

525

521

549

521

528

507

521

480

473

507

542

529

458

55*

532

*577

549

528

17,023

549

0.151

0.17

Nov.

521

500

570 

556

535

542

556

535 

514

514

535

525

525

514

507

514

514

584

735

626

640

661

605

626

661

647

601

626

612

17,101

570

0.157

0.18

Dec.

577

'526 

626

640 

999

1,080

1,510

1,270

1,080 

2,000

2.680

2,680

1,790

1,360

1,160

1,110

1,040

982

939

914

948

889

1,270

1,200

1,140

1,060

990

881

818

*818

818

35,895

1,158

0.318

0.37

Jan.

825

873 

1,070

1,090 

873

914

1,040

4,540

3,210 

3,840

6,040

7,140

4,940

3,480

3,120

3,210

5,520

9,660

9,900,

6,926

4,940

3,940

3,120

2,860

2,700

2,950

2,620

6,040

4,340

3,210

2,860

117,785

3,780

1.04

1.20

Feb.

2,620

2,470 

2,330

2,190 

2,060

1,940

1,940

1,820

1.710 

1,710

3,050

6,260

6,260

4,440

3,390

2,950

2,540

2,120

1,880

1,940

2,620

3,300

3,210

2,470

*2,190

2,120

2,060

1,940

_

-

75,530

2,698

0.741

0.77

Calendar year 1952: Max 55,300 Min 458

Mar.

1,820

1,710 

2,926

10,400 

10,600

8,240

5,240

4,040

3,390 

2,950

2,780

2,700

2,950

3,120

3,570

4,340

4,540

4,840

7,360

7,360

5,040

3,940

3,210

2,780

2,540

2,330

2,190

2,060

2,000

1,820

1,820

124,600

4,019

1.10

1.27

Apr.

1,760

1,760 

1,710

1,660 

1,540

1,540

1,600

1,540

1,540 

1,760

1,820

1,820

1,760

1,710

1,710

2,000

2,060

2,120

2,400

2,860

2,780

2,330

*2,060

1,880

1,710

1,660

1,660

1,660

1,600

1,540

-

55,550

1,852

0.509

0.57

Hay

1,540

1,490 

1,390

1.290 

1,390

1,390

*1,390

1,600

2,860 

2,620

2,000

1,820

1,880

1,940

3,750

7,140

11,400

14,200

13,100

9,180

6,040

6,040

14,500

14,200

13,100

11,200

*7,900

5,410

4,330

3,520

3,000

172,610

5,568

1.53

1.76

June

2,660

2,410 

2,240

2,050 

1,840

1,790

1,700

1,610

1,640 

1,900

4,420

5.600

3,340

2,320

1,820

1,660

1,820

1,560

1,360

1,270

1,140

1,000

1,010

896

841

841

790

708

7T5

790

-

53,741

1,791

0.492

0.55

Mean 3.930 Cfsm 1.08

July

969

1,010 

918

874 

2,720

«5,450

1,290

*1,010

918 

770

790

676

685

*616

649

613

630

600

613

675

607

852

896

841

964

827

703

687

611

*575

565

28,602

923

0.254

0.29

Aug.

583

485

1,200

1,190 

1,230

1,200

918

820

730 

1,450

1,390

1,090

885

760

647

534

613

552

475

511

525

506

346

522

*505

442

424

372

293

346

459

22,003

710

0.195

0.22

Sept.

414

416 

369

*314 

394

358

278

300

*364 

461

424

368

364

371

365

391

389

387

393

352

456

355

383

405

285

354

SSB" 268

353

345

-

11,044

368

0.101

0.11

In. 14.71

Water year 1952-53: Max 14,500 Min 268 Mean 2J004 Cfsm 0.551 In. 7.46

Peak discharge (base. 24,OOP efs).--Mo peak above base. 

Discharge measurement made on this day.
MIAMI RIVER BASIN 369

Whitewater River near Alpine, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°33', long. 85°09', in sec. 23, T. 13 N., R. 12 E., on right bank 500 ft 

downstream from highway bridge, half a mile downstream from Wilson Creek, lj miles nortti 

of Alpine, and 2£ miles upstream from Bear Creek..

Drainage area. 539 sq mi (revised).

Records available.--October 1928 to September 1953.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 750.19 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge. 25 years, 552, cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,820 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 10.29 ft); minimum daily, 61 cfs Sept. 30.

1928-53: Maximum gage height, 16.61 ft Jan. 14, 1937 (discharge not determined); 

minimum discharge, 14 cfs Sept. 22, 1931; minimum daily, 26 cfs Aug. 13, 1944.

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

Some regulation at low flow by powerplant above station.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1143: 1943-44(M), 1947(M).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

84

86

84

83 

86

91

W

90

*90

88

' 83

83

84

86

84

81

5J

83

81

81

81

84

88

91

91

90

86

86

88

*86

86

2,658

85.7

0.159

O.J.8

Nov.

86

86

95

93 

90

88

88

90

91

88

88

88

88

88

90

88

88

91

132

117

108

135

T3o~ 156

*130

140

125

121

114

117

3,129

104

0.193

0.22

Dec.

112

TT4

114

117 

184

177

177

162

184

700

486

350

293

251

224

214

204

196

*190

200

221

259

275

280

271

251

228

207

200

193

186

7,220

233

0.432

0.50

Jan.

176

179

182

172 

165

156

T5?

267

302

453

684

524

426

370

350

390

693

2,060

1,640

*744

612

519

475

640

780

546

486

585

475

426

405

15,441

498

0.924

1.07

Feb.

390

360

345

320 

306

302

293

*271

263 2S3~

623

965

JUS

558

492

436

375

340

340

345

590

*624

492

426

400

380

355

330

_

-

11,884

424

0.787

0.82

Mar.

311

302

757

4.560 

1,780

1,080

810

690

602

*552

514

492

563

558

706

780

624

1,350

1,940

1,060

805

682

610

538

495

460

435

415

390

375

385

25,621

826

1.53

1.76

Apr.

395

370

348

343

325

334

330

316 5*5

385

356

356

352

330

330

405

420

430

440

455

430

395

*366

348

352

352

348

348

348

348

-

11,003

367

0.681

0.76

May

343

316

294

280 

SI?

375

352

385

375

325

298

284

338

964

2,220

2,100

5,770

3,77(5

1,880

*1,140

903

1,860

3,660

1,670

1,420

945

738

610

526

485

435

33,373

1,077

2.00

2.31

June

390

356

338

320 

294

. 348

548

334

302

307

343

280

260

252

236

226

222

219

205

198

180

170

163

*160

163

166

163

146

TTC

156

-

7,615

254

0.471

0.53

- July

156

160

149

142 

802

5,550

805

415

512

260

230

205

194

170

a!66

a!63

a!52

a!38

a500

a!90

a!70

alSO

a!70

*152

152

149

146

142

138

132

128

10,498

339

0.629

0.73

Aug.

124

138

132

135

128

128

124

135

152

124

118

110

107

107

104

100

100

97

*94

97

94

92

89

89

89

86

85

85

80

78

75

5,275

106

0.197

0*.23

Sept.

75

 78

72

92 

S5

80

78

78

78

75

70

67

65

65

68

68

68

67

65

67

67

67

67

*65

63

63

63

63

63

li

-

2,104

70.1

0.130

0.14

Calendar year 1952: Max 19,900 Min 76 Mean 592 Cfsm 1.10 In. 14.96

Water year 1952-53: Max 4,560 Min 61 Mean 364 Cfsm 0.675 In. 9.25

Peak discharge (base. 7,500 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Whitewater River at Brookville and East Pork Whitewater River at Richmond.
370 MIAMI RIVER BASIN 

East Pork Whitewater River at Richmond, Ind.

Location.--Lat 39°48'24", long. 84°54'26", in SE^ sec. 7, T. 13 N., R. 1 W., on left bank 

50 ft downstream from highway bridge, three-quarters of a mile south of Richmond, and 

2 miles upstream from Short Creek.

Drainage area.--123 sq mi (revised).

Records available. April 1949 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of' gage is 854.01 ft (revised) above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929. Apr. 27 to July 26,' 1949, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,160 cfs May 22 (gage height, 6.53 ft); minimum, 2.9 cfs Aug. 29 (gage height, 0.30 ft).

1949-53: Maximum discharge, 13,500 cfs Jan. 15, 1950 (gage height, 12.49 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 5,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; 

minimum, that of Aug. 29, 1953.

Remarks. Records good. Some regulation at low flow by powerplant above station. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1235: 1950.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

.9

2.0 

8.5

14

21

55

1.3 

2.3

4.0 

5.0

130

395

690

1,250

1,940

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1213'

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

12

10

T2

12

18

19

IT

14

*12

12

12

12

12

14

14

13

12

10

12

14

13

14

14

12

12

13

12

11

14

*14

10

399

12.9

0.105

0.12

Nov.

10

14

21

14

12

13

14

12

14

15

14

14

12

12

13

12

14

17

40

24

20

43

25

26

*34

28

26

24

21

19

580

19.3

0.157

0.18

Dec.

20

23

20

29

55

46

34

30

84

220

94

62

50

41

39

34

31

30

*30

46

77

68

81

70

56

50

46

39

40

40

38

1,623

52.4

0.426

0.49

Jan.

34

35

33

31

31

23

7T

52

67

113

207

102

79

67

77

83

377

449

T5T

*146

115

92

84

137

132

88

88

142

96

75

84

3,363

108

0.878

1.01

Feb.

79

68

67

60

*55

54

48

47

47

45

183

230

13?

98

86

74

61

56

55

60

113

77

*72

66

61

60

56

48

_

-

2,165

77.3

0.628

0.65

Mar.,

48

45

381

851

24T

177

130

108

96

*92

83

90

110

112

258

180

132

*566

328

190

144

123

108

92

81

75

72

64

64

61

66

5,176

' 167

1.36

1.57

Apr.

67

58

54

54 ' ' 52

60

56

50

5T

102

79

90

77

66

77

126

TSo

104

106

115

98

*86

77

74

77

68

68

68

64

.66

-

2,330

77.7

0.632

0.71

May

61

50

4850-

66

77

132

177

106

81

68

62

83

430

610

673

976

830

305

*210

212

*1.560

456

353

260

190

146

121

106

96

83

8,474

273

2.22

2.56

June

75

66

64

61

55

246

TT?

68

60

234

137

86

79

74

64

60

62

55

50

46

42

*40

40

38

43

43

36

35

35

34

-

2,140

71.3

' 0 . 580

0.65

July

35

38

30

30

54

66

75

34

30

30

25

25

26

25

23

24

35

25

26

25

23

25

24

20

*19

17

17

16

14

12

T2

843

27.2

0.221

0.25

Aug.

11

21

39

2T

28

22

20

19

18

18

16

12

13

12

10

9.0

*8.5

8.5

8.5

7.8

7.8

6.4

6.4

7.8

6.4

5.7

4.7

4.4

 J7I 4.1

4.7

384.8

12.4

0.101

0.12

Sept.

4.4

. -STo

5.0

28

IT

9.0

8.5

8.5

8.2

9.0

7.1

8.5

8.2

7.4

10

9.0

8.2

*7.1

14

12

12

9.0

9.5

10

10

7.4

9.5

8.2

6.4

6.0

"

277.1

9.24

0.075

0.08

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,340 Min 6.8 Mean 123 Cfsm 1.00 In. 13.68

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,360 Min 4.1 Mean 76.0 Cfsm 0.618 In. 8.39

Peak discharge (base, 5,500 cfs). No peak above base. 

Discharge measurement made on this day.
MIAMI RIVER BASIN 

Whitewater River at Brookvllla, Ind.

371

Location. La t 39°25', long. 85°01', on sec. 32, T. 9 N., R. 2 W., on right bank at downstream side of highway bridge, three-eighths of a mile downstream from East Fork and 

three-quarters of a mile south of Brookvllle.

Drainage area. 1.239 sq ml (revised).

Records available. June 1915 to May 1920 and October 1927 to September 1953 In reports of 

Geological Survey. July 1923 to September 1927 In reports of Indiana Department of Con- servation.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 595.54 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Sept. 28, 1928, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge . 30 years (1923-53), 1,283 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 13,500 cfs July 6 (gage height, 10.75 ft); minimum, 104 cfs Sept. 29, 30 (gage height, 0.18 ft).

1915-20, 1923-53: Maximum discharge, 69,200 cfs Feb. 26, 1929 (gage height, 25.56 

ft); minimum, 43 cfs Jan. 5, 1935; minimum gage height, 0.14 ft Sept. 26, 1941.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of wire-we Ight-gage readings, which'are 

fair. Some regulation at low flow by powerplant above station.

Cooperation. Gage-height record collected In cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used dot: 1 to Nov. 22)

0.1

.5

1.0

2.2

92

170

320

940

4.0 

7.0 

9.0

2,370

6,200

9,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15.

16 

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

g!37

g!37 

g!27

g!23

g!35

g!62 

g!65

*g!43

g!52

g!58

g!50

g!43

g!39

g!35

g!33

g!31 

g!29

g!25 

g!21

gllS

gl!4

gl!4

gl!2

gTI?

g!31

g!52

g!52

g!48

*g!35

g!43

g!45

4,223

136

0.110

0.13

Nov.

g!39

g!52 

g!58

g!48

g!41

g!37 

gj.51

gTT?

g!70

g!55

g!48

g!43

g!39

g!41

g!50

g!43 

g!33

g!31 

g!64

g!49

g!41

g215

g364

*g?55

g260

g244

g229

g212

g!98

g!92

-

5,257

175

0.141

0.16

Dec.

g!90

gI5ff 

g208

g238

696

535 

400

348

376

1,800

1,000

724

590

490

430

392 

384

*g344 

g324

380

525

545

706

665

590

540

480

425

388

388

384

15,683

506

0.408

0.47

Jan.

376

348 

368

352

340

559" 324 

3,890

1,880

2,330

2,370

1,430

1,140

970

880

1,040 

2,760

4.660 

*2J370

1,710

1,350

1,140

1,040

1,140

1,470

1,180

1,040

2,770

1,470

1,140

1,040

44,677

1,441

1.16

1.34

Feb.

940

850 

820

*760

712

700

665

630

590

560

1,220

2,570

1,670

1,280

1,100

970 

850

742 

754

742

1,140

1,240

* 1,000

940

850

820

760

690

-

-

-

26,385

942

0.760

0.79

Mar.

655

650 

2.3TO"

9.240

4,240

2,460

1,880

1,590

1,350

1,240

*1,140

1,070

1,320

1,320

1,790

1,880 

1,470

3,820 

4,100

2,370

1,880

1,550

1,390

1,210

1,100

1,000

940

660

850

820

790

58,305

1,881

1.52

1.75

Apr.

910

850 

790

760

706

718 

754

695

940

820

820

850

760

742

1,070 

1,000

1,280 

1,590

1,650

1,390

1,140

*1,040

*940

940

910

880

850

850

850

-

28,205

940

0.759

0.85

May

820

742 

665

754" 635

820 

850

940

910

748

695

665

970

1,700

4,240

2,660 

8,070

7,620 

3,960

2,560

*2,010

5,030

5,920

2,980

2,660

1,960

1,510

1,280

1,140

1,000

910

67,424

2,175

1.76

2.03

June

820

748 

695

655

620

748 

1,940

880

700

665

1,000

718

g600

g550

g520

1,980 

 T55

g570 

g460

g430

g405

g380

g344

g328

*g32'0

g302

g306

g296

g292

g288

-

19,296

643

0.519

0.58

July

g344

g388 

g299

g271

1,120

7.040 

1,976

940

675

g530

g455

g396

g364

g344

g332

g313 

g324

475 

1,010

g384

g340

g380

g344

g292

*g268

g254

g241

g232

g226

g218

g212

20,981

677

0.546

0.63

Aug.

g208

1.270 

585

450

g344

g271 

g254

g264

g274

g238

g223

g212

g208

g200

g!92

g!88 

glSO

g!72 

g!70

*165

165

160

155

150

148

145

145

145

139

133

129

7,682

248

0.200

0.23

Sept.

127

125 

125

131

137

T35- 145

129

125

*123

121

120

116

116

116

118 

116

116 

121

123

125

123

121

120

*118

114

111

107

106

T7J5

-

3,636

121

0.098

0.11

Calendar year 1952 : Max 40,800 Min 112 Mean 1,353 Cfsm 1.O9 In. 14.87

Water year 1952-53: Max 9,240 Min 1O6 Mean 827 Cfsm 0.667 In. 9.07

Peak discharge (base. 20.OOP cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
372 LAUGHERY CREEK BASIN 

Laughery Creek near Farmers Retreat, Ind.

Location. Lat 38°57'05", long. 85°04'22", in sec. 2, T. 4 N., R. 3W., on right bank 

2 miles southeast of Farmers Retreat and 3f miles downstream from Bear Creek.

Drainage area. 248 sq mi (revised).

Records available.--October 1940 to September 1953.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to Apr. 16, 1941, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 291 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,960 cfs May 17 (gage height, 9.44 ft); no 

flow at times in August and September.

1940-53: Maximum discharge, 17,000 cfs Mar. 6, 1945 (gage height, 15.54 ft); no 

flow at times In 1940, 1943-44, 1946-48, 1951-53.

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 973: 1942(M).

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 11-29, Dec. 30 to Jan. 4,

Jan. 30, 31, July ZO to Aug. 17; stage-discharge relation

affected by Ice Jan. 5-7)

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

.1

.4

1.1

2.1

3.5

6.0

10

1.9 

2.1 

2.4 

2.7 

3.0 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0

22

41

95

185

290

1,050

2,160

3,610

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4,5 '

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

. 19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsro

In.

Oct.

1.0

1.0

.8

.4

.6

1.4

1.5 

*1.1

.9

9.8

6.8

2.0

1.0

.7

.4

.4

.5 

.6

.5

.4

i.3

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

*.4

.3

.3

36.1

1.16

0.0047

0.005

Nov.

~30.3

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3 

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

a. 6 

al.O

*1.3

1.6

1.6

37

5220-

12

17

20

24

18

15

-

226.1

7.54

0.030

0.03

Dec.

12

13

16

32

384

248

171 

93

113

740

482

171

102

69

56

46

40 

36

31

a35

a40

a50

a6O

a70

a80

a7S

a70

a60

a50

*44

34

3,523

114

0.460

0.53

Jan.

28

37

82

63

50

40

50

957

2,990

1,170

1,500

622

328

244

210

374

1,410 

2,570

1,070

356

258

199

168

174

220

206

630

2,780

*1,12O

381

269

20,552

663

2.67

3.08

Feb.

216

178

144

118

105

102

98 

91

84

80

8O

95

216

150

123

*100

82 

70

67

7?

355- 360

185

138

115

110

98

91

_

-

-

3,725

133

0.536

0.56

Calendar year 1952: Max 6,460 Hln 0.3

Mar.

7278"

1,530

2,920

760

444

318 

238

199

164

150

168

227

a260

a340

a400

a300 

al,800

*1,250

500

300

220

178

147

120

1O5

93

82

74

72

154

13,663

441

1.78

2.05

Apr.

500

570

294

210

164

224

314 

*241

178

185

164

164

188

160

. 138

238

238 

1,250

1,560

 535

552

364

266

206

174

154

141

123

112

108

-

10,080

336

1.35

1.51

May

95

89

74

65

72

*74

105

105

206

93

84

78

151

434

740

780

2,820 

2,500

780

374

255

33O

1,600

300

188

129

105

76

61

46

36

12,845

414

1.67

1.93

June

. 30

24

18

18

13

14

262

156- 515

76

*46

29

19

23

6.8

12

398 

333

131

65

28

24

12

9.2

6.4

1.9

2.0

2.1

4.2

1.8

-

2,262.4

75.4

0.304

0.34

July

76

95

13

55

50

1,620

1,770 

398

199

108

63

31

28

21

17

*11

18 

67

26

275

244

244

95

40

24

18

28

20

16

8.4

lit

5,686.0

183

0.738

0.85

Aug.

2.8

2.0

2.5

4.2

3.5

2.5

2.2 

6.4

67

152

84

3O

*20

al4

10

3.5

2.7 

2.1

1.7

1.4

1.0

.8

.5

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

397.8

12.8

0.052

0.06

Sept.

(*)

-

0

0

0

o

Mean 258 Cfsm 1.04 In. 14.14

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,990 Hln 0 Mean 20O Cfsm 0.806 In. 10.94

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfs). No peak above base.

 * Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN 373

North Fork Kentucky River at Hazard, Ky.

Location. Lat 37° 14'45", long. 83°II 1 00", near right bank on downstream side of Woodland Park bridge at eastern limits of Hazard, Perry County, 150 ft upstream from city 

waterworks dam and 4.0 miles upstream from Lots Creek.

Drainage area. 465 sq mi.

Records available. January 1940 to September 1953. -Gage-height records collected at 

site 0.8 mile downstream since 1925 are contained in reports of 0. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator; gage read twice daily. Datum of gage 

is 839.76 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 13 years, 538 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 31,400 cfs May 19 (gage height, 23.88 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs on basis of 

slope-area determinations at gage heights 21.75, 25.94 and 26.55 ft; minimum daily, 2 

cfs Sept. 19, 21-24; minimum gage height observed, 4.00 ft Sept. 19.

1940-53: Maximum discharge, 37,000 cfs Feb. 1, 1951 (gage height, 27.2 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs as explained 

above; minimum daily, 1 cfs Oct. 9, 1941, Oct. 20, 1951; minimum gage height, 3.49 ft 

Apr. 1, 1941.

Flood of May 30, 1927, reached a stage of about 35 ft (from information by local 

resident, 0. S. Weather Bureau gage readings, and relation of 1927 and 1939 floods). 

Flood of Feb. 3, 1939, reached a stage of 29.95 ft, from floodmark.

Remarks. Records good except those below 20 cfs, which are fair. Small diversion by city 

of Hazard waterworks and electric plant above station. Records of water temperatures 

for the water year 1953 are given in WSP 1290.

Revisions (water years). WSP 953: 1940. WSP 1113: 1942.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In ouoic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 11 Dec. 12 to Sept. 3O

4.02 3

4.1 14

4.15 24

4.2 40

4.3 9O

4.6 310

5.0 700

6.0 2,O40

8.0 5,000

4.0 

4.O5

4.1

4.2 

4.4

1

4

12

50

155

4.7 355

5.0 640

6.O 2,O3O

10.0 8,050

14 .O 14,5OO

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

8

5

5

5 

4

4

4

5

8

16

28

524"4

27

16

12

12

7

6 

5

5

5

3

3

3

3

3

3

*3

3

3

310

1O.O

0.022

0.02

Nov.

4

4

5

5

6

6

6

6

6

16

12

16

52

52

22

20

18

16

16 

18

167

8O8 645-

612

400

364

355

230

160

125

-

4,172

139

0.299

0.33

Dec.

90

67

57

6T 

153

4O9

328

238

174

2,580

*3,890

906

516

325

260

222

173

144

122 

122

128

128

116

116

111

106

95

85

75

65

95

11,958

386

0.830

O.96

Jan.

150 179-

203

274 

280

254

890

1,750

1,360

1,460

'1,160

768

556

*459

389

28O

318

806

1,O6O 

732

2,860

2, 250

1,22O

1,100

1,200

934

830

1,580

1,800

1,120

780

29,002

936

2.01

2.32

Feb.

577

450

380

318 

288

318

325

380

340

318

295

389

674

640

805

1,320

1,48O

*1,160

805 

732

4,O80

2,670

1,380

934

732

619

459

4O6

_

_

-

23,274

831

1.79-

1.86

Mar.

355

1,050

2,44O

4,040 

2,460

1,3OO

961

720

556

468

423

389

332

325 356-

372

355

478

948 

732

640

516

459

1,160

1,410

948

720

630

516

432

*372

26,862

867

1.86

2.15

Apr.

406

380

332

280 

248

248

554

805

674

630

535

535

588

526

450

526

450

459

842 720"

630

488

440

380

332

318

318

26O

234

STST

-

13,906

464

0.998

1.11

May

577

506

389

318 

348

1,600

5,920

2,670

1,550

1,02O

709

546

*423

340

325

348

3O2

1,340

13,500 

16,300

2,180

1,060

744

698

468

364

302

241

222

185

150

49,645

1,601

3.44

3.97

June

150

116

90

80 

65

116

348

222

133

150

173

150

106

95

70

85

85

95

75 

55

50

65

*75

55

65

60

55

37

144

355

-

3,420

114

0.245

0.27

July

215

133

1OO

222 

15T

122

138

150

128

1OO

60

41

33

29

25

21

18

29

41 

37

29

33

45

155

70

50

33

25

*18

18

15

2,288

73.8

0.159

0.18

Aug.

12

23

"SO- 144

SO

80

6O

33

37

25

21

18

18

8

10

8

12

33

6 

6

 6

6

6

18

37

25

12

8

6

5

4

847

27.3

0.059

0.07

Sept.

4

4

5

6 

25

18

41

4T

25

15

8

8

5

4

4

4

3

3

2

2

2

2

2

3

6

6

5

3

3

-

262

8.7

0.019

0.02

Calendar year 1952 ^ Max 10,700 Mln 3 Mean 538 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.74

Water year 1952-53 : Max 13,50O Mln 2 Mean 455 Cfsm O.978 In. 13.26

Peak discharge (base, 4,OOO ofs). 

ofs (7.6 ft); Feb. 21 (3 p.m.) 6,35O

Deo. 10 (12 p.m.) 7,49O cfs (9.64 ft); Jan. 21 (10 p.m.) 4,400 

ofs (8.9 ft); Mar. 4 (8 p.m.) 4,7OO cfs (7.8 ft)} May 7 (6 p.m.)

8,220 ofs (10.11 ft); May 19 (11 p.m.) 31,400 ofs (23.88 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
374 KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN 

Troublesome Creek at Noble, Ky.

Location.--Lat 37°26'36", long. 83°13'06", on left bank adjacent to State Highway 15, 

0.2 mile downstream from Buckhorn Creek, 1.5 miles west of Noble, Breathitt County, 

and 14 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 178 sq mi.

Records available.--December 1949 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 768.5 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929 (University of Kentucky survey camp benchmark).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,270 cfs Jan. 8 (gage height, 10.93 ft); 

no flow Sept. 26-30; minimum gage height, 1.05 ft Sept. 30.

1950-53: Maximum discharge, 15,600 cfs Feb. 1, 1951 (gage height, 24.78 ft); no 

flow Sept. 26-30, 1953.

Maximum stage known, about 29 ft in February 1939, from information by local 

residents.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected'by ice Dec. 15-17)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 8

l.Z 0.4 1.4 6.1 

1.25 .9 1.6 17 

1.3 1.9

Note. Same as following 

table above 1.6 ft.

Jan. 9 to Sept. 30

1.1

1.15

1.2

1.25

1.3

1.4

.2

.6

1.3

2.3

5.5

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0 

10.0

17

33

60

290

950

2,850

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.7

.6

.5

.4 

.4

.5 

.6

al.3

a2.2

a3.4

a5.6

a8.1

9.6

57T

6.1

4.6

3.4

2.6

1.7

1.3

1.1

.9

.7

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

*.4

.4

.4

67.8

2.19

0.012

0.01

Nov.

aO.5

a. 9

a. 7

a. 9 

al.3

al.5 

al.l

a. 9

al.3

a4.2

a 10

13

14

12

10

8.6

7.6

6.1

6.1

8.1

49

361

20T

128

81

58

45

34

28

25

-

1,119.8

37.3

0.210

0.23

Dec.

23

a21

a20

a20 

238

292 

142

87

63

*1,550

1,420

370

210

138

blOO

b55

b40

51

43

40

44

a50

a55

a50

43

a38

a33

a28

a24

29

48

5,365

173

0.972

1.12

Jan.

83

5T

150

180

160

130 

1,420

1,870

1,280

660

442

308

240

*200

165

148

150

a620

a550

340

817

792

481

a405

a445

a445

391

772

744

457

330

15,266

492

2.76

3.19

Feb.

262

200

168

142 

113

125 

165

168

152

135

138

222

260

245

342

572

430

*312

265

275

1,440

 908

508

361

295

245

200

162

.

_

-

8,810

315

1.77

1.84

Mar.

140

668

1,020

1,590 

932

540 

385

310

240

202

178

155

150

135

537

358

292

a250

a240

a290

a315

252

230

3460

a720

a705

a545

a370

260

210

188

12,663

408

2.29

2.65

Apr.

*240

230

200

172 

148

150 

198

a!90

a!80

' 374

388

376

382

315

285

265

210

218

424

354

302

250

215

185

158

150

132

115

101

155

-

7,052

235

1.32

1.47

May

- 175

288

260

210 

255

2,590 

2,030

1,090

702

464

325

238

*175

135

168

128

113

512

1,960

1,220

558

328

235

172

132

97

74

54

41

35

32

14,796

477

2.68

3.09

June

29

25

20

18 

16

19 

32

29

20

26

45

29

23

20

16

20

26

24

16

12

10

11

*8.6

7.5

S75

14-

21

21

24

39

-

629.1

21.0

0.118

0.13

July

23

16

16

56 

39

50 

6043"

31

20

15

11

8.6

7.0

5.5

4.2

3.6

14

16

20

20

18

30

30

17

12

7.5

5.5

*4.2

3.3

2.5

608.9

19.6

0.110

0.13

Aug.

2.3

2.7

3.0

2.1

2.7

2.3 

3.9

3.9

3.0

2.3

1.7

1.1

.8

.6

_d

.4

3.6

12

12

5.5

3.6

2.3

1.9

7.5

4.2

2.7

1.7

1.1

.7

.5

.4

92.9

3.00

0.017

0.02

Sept.

0.3

*.3

.3

.5 

.5

375- 8.8 

5.E"

3.3

2.3

l.F

.£

e'.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

ff

0

0

-

35.0

1.17

0.0066

0.007

Calendar year 1952; Max 4,920 Min 0.4 Mean 240 Cfsm 1:35 In. 18.35

Water year 1952-53; -Max 2,590 Min 0 Mean 182 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13.89

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 cfs).-

3,270 cfs (10.93 ft); May 6 (11 a.m.

-Dec. 10 (11:30 p.m.) 3,190 cfs (10.75 ft); Jan. 8 (8 p.m.); 

3,180 cfs (10.73 ft); May 19 (6 p.m.) 2,560 cfs (9.28 ft).

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, reconstructed 

trace and records for nearby stations, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by lee.
KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN 375

North Fork Kentucky River at Jackson, Ky.

Location.--Lat 37°33', long. 83°23', near center of span on upstream side of bridge on 

State Highways 30 and 52 at Jackson, Breathitt County, 3 miles downstream from Quicksand Creek.

Drainage area. 1.105 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1928 to September 1931, December 1936 to February 1937 (in WSP 

838), April 1938 to September 1953. Gage-height records collected at same site 1904-7,- 

1913-21, and February 1934 to date (1913-21, February 1934 to January 1935, above 8.0 

ft only), are contained in reports cf U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage and .crest-stage indicator; gage read twice daily. Datum of gage 

is 697.67 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1941, at datum 

1.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 18 years (1928-31, 1938-53), 1,250 cf s.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 16,900 cfs May 20 (gage height, 23.84 ft); minimum daily, 6 cfs Sept. 22-24.

1928-31, 1936-37, 1938-53: Maximum discharge, 46,800 cfs Feb. 4, 1939 (gage height, 

43.10 ft, present datum); no flow Oct. 16, 1930.

Maximum stage known, that of Feb. 4, 1939. Flood of May 30, 1927, reached a stage 

of 42.9 ft.

Remarks. Records fair except tnose for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 853: 1929(M). WSP 953: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 14 to Nov. 21 and 

Aug. 19 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 22 Nov. 23 to Sept. 3O

.7 

1.1

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

145

275

640

1,140

-0.2

0.0

.4

.8

1.3

29

57

120

2.0

3.0

5.0

10.0

23.0

290

670

1,790

5,190

16,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3.

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

26

24

20

19

18

16

18

22

25

31

46

56

66 

54

43

40

35

30

25

22

20

19 

16 

16

14

14

14

*14

14

16

16

809

26.1

0.024

0.03

Nov.

16

17

18

17

15

15

a!4

a!5

a!7

34

42

50

65

62

60

a58

a55

a55

a60

a70

146

1,040 

1,370 

1,170

975

750

680

582

446

362

-

8,276

276

0.250

0.28

Dec.

314

255

220

212

314

1,320

1,050

750

*550

4,110

8,660

4,36'ff

1,800 

1,170

880

690

594

478

383

341

335

335 

369 

327

327

314

290

275

255

245

278

31,881

1,028

0.930

1.07

Jan.

598" 446

780

960

920

1,050

3,380

7,500

9,300

4,360

3,060

2,190

*1,680 

1,330

1,120

990

1,130

2,920

2,960

2,460

2,910

5,650 

3,690 

2,980

3,360

2,800

2,470

2,540

3,680

2,710

2,230

84,154

2,715

2.46

2.83

Feb.

1,800

1,320

1,080

950

825

760

93ff

1,450

al,300

al.OOO

a900

al,300

a2,500 

a2,2CO

al,900

a2,7CO

a2,6CO

2,290

1,960

1,720

3,830

7,120 

3,520 

2,640

1,960

1,870

1,710

1,550

_

.

-

55,665

1,989

1.60

1.87

Mar.

1,540

2,400

4,530

8,540

7,470

4,810

4,360

2,890

1,530

1,240

*1,090

730

880 

925

1,030

1,200

1,330

1,490

2,270

1,710

1,370

1,620 

1,770 

1,540

2,660

2,760

2,240

1,680

1,480

1,230

1,080

71,395

2,303

2.06

2.40

Apr.

*1,280

1,330

1,150

1,090

1,000

870

900

900

970

1,150

1,150

1,430

1,560 

1,400

1,290

1,240

1,170

1,140

1,160

1,250

1,270

1,240 

1,110 

985

900

815

770

700

546" 626

-

32,892

1,096

0.992

1.11

May

830

850

915

960

1,230

7,610

12,300

10,200

6,070

3,570

2,130

*1,900

1,310 

1,170

990

1,040

990

1,590

7,670

15,300

6,140

3,340 

2,500 

1,470

1,200

1,020

870

646

510

362

350

97,033

3,130

2.83

3.26

June

334

305

250

185

160

150

362

518" 550

486

462

462

370 

314

263

225

212

200

185

160

124

95 

*5e" 87

100

100

101

124

260

324

-

7,556

252

0.228

0.25

July

418

372

296

266

338

344

380

406

314

250

198

146

101 

66

66

66

*65

61

95

122

110

104 

107 

94

81

81

81

*76

59

53

49_

5,265

170

0.154

0.18,

Aug.

46

46

47

51

65

95

82

63

53

50

45

40

36 

34

33

32

32

36

43

41

37

30 

a26 

a23

a21

a20

a!9

18

17

16

15

1,212

39.1

0.035

0.04

Sept.

13

*13

12

18

36

40

43

52

47

42

a38

a32

a28 

a22

a!7

a!4

a!2

alO

a8.5

a7.5

a6.5

a6 

a6 

a6

a8

a!2

a!2

all

a9

a8

-

589.5

19.6

0.018

0.02

Calendar year 1952: Max 30,200 Mln 14 Mean 1,537 Cfsm 1.39 In. 18.95

Water year 1952-53: Max 15,300 Mln £ Mean 1.087 Cfsm 0.984 In. 13.34

Peak discharge (base, 18,000 cfs). No peak abo 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for North Pork 

Kentucky River at Hazard and Middle and South Porks Kentucky River at Tallega and Boonevllle, 

respectively.
376 KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN 

Middle Fork Kentucky River at Tallega, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°34', long. 83°35', on downstream side of left pier of highway bridge, 

100 ft upstream from Lineman Creek, three-quarters of a mile southwest of Tallega, 

Lep County, and 7.9 miles upstream from confluence with North Pork.

 ge area. 530 sq ml.

'- available. October 1930 to March 1932, October 1939 to September 1953.

Ga _-. -*fater-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 642.13 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"',»89, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Oct. 16, 1930, to Mar. 31, 1932, chain gage 

and Oct. 1, 1939, to Feb. 6, 1940, wire-weight gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 15 years (1930-31, 1939-53), 652 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,440 cfs May 8 (gage height, 24.63 ft); minimum dally, 0.7 cfs Sept. 30.

1930-32, 1939-53: Maximum discharge, 26,500 cfs Feb. 2, 1951 (gage height, 40.07 

ft), from rating curve extended a"bove 14,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 

0.2 cfs Sept. 17, 1949.

Flood of February 1939 reached a stage of 40.5 ft, from Information by Corps of 

Engineers.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 30 cfs and those for periods of no gage-height 

record, which are poor.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 953: Drainage area. WSP 1113: 1931, 1940.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 6-11, Aug. 10 to Sept. 22)

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.0 

3.2

0.3 

.9 

1.9 

3.3 

5.0 

9.2 5.0

143

255

390

6.0

7.0

9.0

13.0

18.0

23.2

860

1,310

1,950

2,960

4,710

7,520

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

ell

e?

e7

a6

a5.5

*e5.5

e5

e5 

e5.5 

e6

e7

e8

e9

e8.5

e8

67

e6

e5

e4.5

e4

e3

e2.5 

e2

el. 9

el. 8

el. 8

*el.8

el. 8

el. 8

el. 9

e2.1

154.9

5.00

0.0094

0.01

Nov.

e2_l

e2.5

e2.8

e2.7

e2.5

e2.4

*2.5

2.5 

4.5 

8.5

10

ell

e!2

e!3

e!4

e!5

e!4

e!3

e!4

31

190

 1,200 7BB~

570

444

358

462

530

332

227

-

5,258.2

175

0.330

0.37

Dec.

159

133

117

104

247

800

805

484

*327 

1,310

4,970

4,660

1,250

656

458

336

264

211

172

156

146

133 

127

120

113

104

97

91

86

80

9T

18,811

607

1.15

1.32

Jan.

. isa 211

354

394

390

399

2,030

3,430 

5,620 

4,220

2,890

*1,990

1,170

845

651

548

520

1,960

1,900

1,530

1,510

3,370 

2,870

1,930

2,100

1,990

1,470

1,620

2,700

2,280

1,450

54,511

1,758

3.32

3.82

Feb.

1,O3O

765

602

512

448

394

444

855 

955 

735

610

780

1,160

1,300

1,200

*1,530

1,560

1,290

1,080

925

2,250

4,840 

3,230

1,650

1,180

915

730

588

_

_

-

33,558

1,198

2.26

2.35

Mar.

502

1,220

 2,120

3,860

4,450

2,720

1,580

1,130 

860 

670

566

494

448

426

498

642

597

680

1,280

1,520

1,150

875 

720

830

1/680

1,670

1,290

1,010

805

651

592

37,516

1,210

2.28

2.63

Apr.

745

*750

597

507

440

404

462

735 

890 

845

815

805

995

1,000

855

780

740

638

805

1,050

880

720 

610

538

466

412

376

358

 309

291

-

19,798

660

1.25

1.39

May

440

885

745

574

566

2,520

7,200

7,490 

3,780 

2,O8O

1,450

*1,000

710

538

a435

a380

a350

a550

a5,500

a6,000

a2,500

al,100 

a700

a550

a450

a350

a280

a220

al80

a!50

a!50

49,803

1,607

3.03

3.49

June

a!20

allO

alOO

a90

a70

a80

a200

a350 

a250 

a350

a400

a256~

alSO

a!30

allO

allO

a200

a!70

allO

a80

a60

a50 

a45

*a40

a35

a30

a45

a60

a250

a350

4,425

148

0.279

0.31

July

a!60

a!20

alOO

a95

al80

a!90

a20o

a210 

a220 

alW

a!20

a90

a60

a40

a35

a30

a28

a25

a23

a25

a30

a45 

a50

a40

a30

<a23

a!6

*all

TT

11

11

2,379

76.7

0.145

0.17

Aliortu& .

10

9.2

10

16

17

12

9.2

7.9 

7.0 

8.8

10

9.2

8.8

8.3

7.4

6.4

6.4

5.6

5.0

4.3

4.3

9.2 

9.5

7.4

6.0

4.8

4.0

3.5

3.2

3.3

*5.0

236.7

7.64

0.014

0.02

Sept.

3.0

2.6

2.5

2.3

3.3

4.0

5.8

8.1 

7.7 

6.8

5.8

4.5

3.5

2.9

2.3

1.8

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.6

1.6

1.6 

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.1

.9

.8

.8

^2

83.9

2.80

0.0053

0.006

Calendar year 1952 : Max 12,800 Min 1.8 Mean 769 Cfsm 1.45 In. 19.76

Water year 1952-53 : Max 7,490 Mln 0.7 Mean 621 Cfsm 1.17 In. 15.89

Peak discharge (base, 7,500 cfs).--May 8 (4 a.m.) 8,440 cfs (24.63 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations.
KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN 377

South Fork Kentucky River at Booneville, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°29" , long. 83 0 40', on right bank 400 ft downstream from Buck Creek, 

1000 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 30 at Booneville, Owsley County, 

and 0.5 mile downstream fi _>m Meadow Creek.

Drainage area. 720 sq mi.

Records available. March 1925 to September 1931, October 1939 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 642.49 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Aug. 5, 1925, staff gage at 

site 700 ft upstream from Meadow Creek and Aug. 5, 1925, to Sept. 30, 1929, tape 

gage on highway bridge 600 ft upstream from Meadow Creek, at datum 3.07 ft higher 

than present datum. Oct. 1 to Nov. 27, 1929, staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 20 years (1925-31, 1939-53), 996 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,600 cfs May 7 (gage height, 21.95 ft); 

minimum, 0.5 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 0.97 ft).

1925-31, 1939-53: Maximum discharge, 50,700 cfs June 29, 1947 (gage height, 

41.70 ft), from rating curve extended above 24,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage heights 38.83 and 41.70 ft; minimum daily, 0.1 cfs Oct. 1-7, 1930, 

Aug. 1-4, 1944.

Remarks. Records good above 10 cfs and fair below.

Revisions (water years),.--WSP 893: 1929(M). WSP 953: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic

feet per second)

(Rate of change In stage used as a factor Dec. 10-12, Jan. 18, 19, 21, 

Feb. 21-22, Mar. 3-5, May 6-8, 19-21)

1.07

1.2

1.4

1.7

2.2

Oct. 1 to Nov. 22

0.9

5.6

16

42

104

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

9.0 

11.0

265

560

1,420

3,170

4,470

0.97

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

0.5 

.7 

2.4 

5.5 

9.5

Nov. 23 to Sept. 30

1.5 

1.7 

1.9 

2.4 

3.5

120

355

5.0 850

7.0 1,880

15.0 7,200

21.0 11,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

14

Ts

11

8.9

7.4

6.4

6.4 

6.0

6.4 

6.9

7.4

8.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

8.9

7.4

6.8

6.0

4,8

4.4

4.0 

2.8

1.8

1.2

.9 *276"

3.6

4.0

4.4

6.0

201.4

6.50

0.0090

0.01

Nov.

774" 6.4

8.4

8.4

7.9

7.4

7.4 

6.9

7.9 

12

13

14

14

19

24

29

27

24

27

54

415

4.450 

2,870

1,430

957

712

962

709

471

355

-

13,616.3

454

0.651

0.70

Dee.

272

229

209

199

580

2,590

1,540 

*758

519

5,500

10.500

5,440

1,320

828

580

444

555

295

251

225

213

203

197

185

167

151

139

128

 118

114

TSl

29,983

967

1.34

1.55

Jan.

"47? 249

667

a800

a760

8800

a4,000 

a8,500

all, OOP 

a5,50(5

a3,000

a2,200

*1,560

1,180

894

738

750

4,920

4,480

2,280

2,630

5,090 

4,760

2,420

2,740

2,520

1,740

2,620

4,130

2,460

1,600

87,220

2,814

3.91

4.51

Feb.

1,190

902

720

614

522

468

636 

1,020

953

774

684

1,040

2,090

1,800

1,580

2,130

*2,020

1,480

1,160

1,070

6,390

7.920 

3,110

1,840

1,360

1,090

874

712

_

-

46,149

1,648

2.29

2.38

Mar.

594

1,820

4,230

8.860

6,160

2,880

1,750 

1,510

1,010 

802

692

604

569

546

756

1,520

1,070

1,220

2,380

1,990

1,430

1,110 

926

1,050

1,620

1,640

1,380

1,140

953

786

681

55,249

1,718

2.39

2.75

Apr.

*746

935

822

558

656

585

746 

1,550

1,290 

1,160

1,180

1,150

1,400

1,280

1,080

994

882

940

1,200

1.550

1,240

998 

858

723

618

566

516

459

400

385

27,185

906

1.26

1.40

May

480

632

555

468

546

5,550

11.800 

6,470

4,350 

2,640

1,650

*1,070

850

681

622

628

576

937

8,010

9,440

4,210

1,870 

1,140

818

628

480

375

295

235

195

165

68,346

2,205

3.06

3.53

June

139

134

128

102

81

96

190 

390

245 

248

227

179

142

197

86

101

325

262

169

117

88

79 

60

 47

41

 S3 54

76

416

498

-

4,962

165

0.229

0.26

July

265

161

122

109

239

231

265 

258

m

153

107

75

56

42

55

54

51

50

28

25

50 

55

25

20

18

16

*14

12

T2

12

2,929

94.5

0.131

0.15

Aug.

12

10

9.5

14

25

27

21 

25

25 

18

20

18

15

12

9.1

7.8

7.0

11

18

16

12

e'.e

5.9

4.8

3.8

3.2

2.9

2.9

2.7

277

572.6

12.0

0.017

0.02

Sept.

2.7

*2.7

2.7

2.4

5.2

2.9

2.7 

2.4

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.1

.8

.7

.7

.6

.5

tf

.8

.8

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

-

39.9

1.35

0.0018

0.002

Calendar year 1952: Max 50,600 Mln 0.9 Mean 1,157 Cfsm 1.61 In. 21.86

Water year 1952-55: Max 11,800 " Mln 0,5 Mean 916 Cfsm 1.27 In. 17.26

Peak '-lar'arge (base. 14.000 efs); No peak ab 

* Di" 51,46 , measurement made on this day.

a K gaga-height recordj discharge estimated on basis of records for Middle Fork at Tallega and 

North j^ork at Jackson.
378 KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN 

Kentucky River at lock .14, at Heidelberg, Ky.

Location.--Lat 37 0 33', long. 83°46', on right bank 1,000 ft upstream from lock 14 at 

 Heidelberg, Lee County, 0.5 mile upstream from Sturgeon Creek, and at mile 249.1.

Drainage area. 2,648 sq ml.

Records available.--October 1925 to September 1931, December 1936 to February 1937 (in 

WSP 838), July 1938 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 626.66 ft above mean sea level, Ohio River 

"cTatum (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Sept. 2, 1939, staff gage at lock 14.

Average discharge.--21 years (1925-31, 1938-53), 3,495 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 30,500 cfs May 7 (gage height, 18.14 ft); minimum dally |dlschargei, 18 cfs Sept. 3,,4.

1925-31, 1936-37, 1938-53: Maximum discharge, 110,000 cfs Feb. 4, 1939 (gage 

height, 35.6 ft, from floodmarks); minimum, 4 cfs Oct. 20, 1930; minimum gage height, 

4.8 ft Nov. 10-16, 1930.

Remarks.--Records good above 1,000 cfs and poor below.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 853: 1929(M). WSP 953: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of Indefinite stage-discharge 

relation (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

9.0

9.3

9.7

10.3

140

275

538

1,030

2,110

11.0

13.0

16.0

17.8

3,660

9,240

20,100

28,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

65

60

50

40

35

35

35

40

45 

60

70 

80

90

85

75

65

60

50

45

40

35

30

28

24

20

20

20

21

23

25

26

1,397

45.1

0.017

0.02

Nov.

28

30

31

30

28

27

26

28

30

55

70 

85

100

100

100

110

110

3-10

110

130

289

5,900

6.010

3,950

2,930

2,070

1,920

1,940

1,360

1,000

-

28,707

957

0.361

0.40

Dec.

777

658

581

538

942

3,990

4,000

*2,450

1,640 

4,330

19.600 

18, 800

8,020

3,660

2,360

1,640

1,240

1,020

854

752

729

681

646

635

592

560

528

489

460

431

460

84,063

2,712

1.02

1.18

Jan.

646

1,020

1,550

2,340

2,360

2,190

9,010

20, 800

28.600 

20, 800

12,900 

*9,110

5,840

4,140

3,290

2,640

2,450

9,020

11,700

8,200

6,960

12,800

12,800

9,140

9,620

9,240

7,010

6,490

11,100

10, 400

7,130

261,296

8,429

3.18

3.67

Feb.

5,060

3,880

3,040

2,490

2,110

1,820

1,920

2,790

3,130 

2,660

2,300 

2,860

4,930

5,540

5,130

*5,980

7,420

6,200

5,080

4,340

10,200

20.900

15,900

8,900

6,060

4,590

3,680

2,970

_

-

151,880

5,424

2.05

2.13

Mar.

2,420

5.16O

11,800

21,200

22.800

15,500

8,800

6,090

4,800 

3,760

3,080 

2,640

2,420

2.260

2,880

4,240

4,140

4,140

6,320

7,190

5,810

4,560

3,78O

3,780

5,950

7,750

6,610

5,240

4,290

3,550

3,110

196,070

6,325

2.39

2.75

Apr.

3,360

*3,900

3,480

2,970

2,530

2,280

2,620

3,660

4,420 

4,290

4,240 

4,440

4,820

4,740

4,120

3,730

3,480

3,110

3,480

4.850

4,620

3,880

3,270

2,790

2,450

2,170

1,960

1,760

1,550

1.450

-

100,400

3,347

1.26

1.41

May

1,630

2,640

2,990

2,550

2,510

7,480

27,600

28.200

20, 200 

11,500

*7,330 

5,080

3,850

3,290

2,970

2,880

2,840

3,380

14,300

27,600

26,800

15,200

6,580

4,190

3,110

2,400

1,800

1,330

1,000

892

815

244,937

7,901

2.98

3.44

June

717

646

570

499

460

405

920

1,160

892 

1,120

1,100 

815

729

646

549

528

752

717

570

460

405

362

330

275

*233

198

291

440

1,480

1,390

-

19,659

655

0.247

0.28

July

1,000

866

681

549

592

693

1.080

920

975 

729

581 

469

379

298

226

172

140

160

146

173

160

240

314

226

160

166

219

198

160

130

115

12,917

417

0.157

0.18

Aug.

110

100

90

100

115

130

HO

100

85 

80

80 

75

75

70

55

45

50

55

55

50

50

50

45

40

35

50

30

27

23

22

21

2,003

64.6

0.024

0.03

Sept.

20

19

18

18

40

50

60

65

65 

65

60 

55

35

26

25

23

25

33

30

25

24

23

25

24

26

30

30

28

2*

2?

-

1,015

33.8 o.oir

0.01

Calendar year 1952 : Max 65,100 Min 20 Mean 3,881 Cfsm 1.47 In. 19.95

Water year 1952-53 : Max 28,600 Min is Mean 3.026 CfBm 1.14 In. 15.50

Peak discharge (base. 30.000 cfs). Hay 7 (11 p.m.) 30,500 cfs (18.14 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN 379

Red River at Clay City, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°52 I , long. 83°56', on downstream side of pier on left bank at bridge 

on State Highway 15 at Waltersville, 500 ft upstream from Brush Creek, half a mile 

west of Clay City, Powell County, and 4.8 miles upstream from Hardwick Creek.

Drainage area. 363 sq mi.

Records available. October 1930 to March 1932, April 1938 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 601.45 ft above mean sea level, Kentucky 

River datum (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to Aug. 14, 1939, chain or wireweight gages at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--15 years (1938-53), 497 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,180 cfs Jan. 9; maximum gage height, 16.32 

ft Jan. 9; minimum discharge, 2.9 cfs Sept. 18, 19 (gage height, 0.74 ft).

1930-32, 1938-53: Maximum discharge, 21,100 cfs July 15, 1938 (gage height, 22.8 

ft); minimum, 1.2 cfs Aug. 10-12, 1944 (gage height, 0.52 ft).

Revisions. Figures of maximum discharge for the water years 1931 and 1932 have 

been revised to 3,810 cfs Mar. 29, 1931 (gage height, 12.22 ft, from graph based on 

gage readings) and 15,100 cfs Jan. 30, 1932 (gage height, 20.40 ft, from graph based 

on gage readings), superseding figures published in WSP 713 and 728, respectively.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for periods in the 

water years 1931-32, superseding those published in WSP 713 and 728, are given herewith:

Date

1930

Oct. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

Discharge

3

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

3

6

4

Date

1930-Con.

Oct. 18

19

20

1931

Mar. 28

29

30

Apr. 22

23

24

26

27

Dec. 13

14

15

Discharge

4

4

5

2,650

3,760

1,870

1,950

3,420

2,010

1,930

2,080

1,930

2,940

1,840

Date

1932

Jan. 23

24

25

29

30

31

Feb. 1

3

4

5

6

Mar. 18

27

28

29

30

31

Discharge

2,880

4,310

2,620

4,390

. 14,500

9,200

3,530

3,040

5,740

5,470

2,500

2,860

3,080

9,340

7,800

3,580

2,530

Note. Discharge for period Oct. 1-20, 1930, estimated on 

basis of records for Middle Pork Kentucky River at Tallega and 

North Pork Kentucky River at Hazard.

Month

Water year 1930-31 ..........

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

Cfs-days

80,306.5

18,956

41,052

Maximum

3,760

2,940

9,340

Minimum

2

107

181

Mean

220

611

1,320

Per square 

mile

.606

1.68 

4.79

3.64

Runoff In 

Inches

8.23

1.94 

5.52

4.21
380 KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN 

Red River at Clay City, Ky. Continued

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Discharge above 950 cfs computed using rate of change 

In stage as a factor)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 9 Jan. 10 to Sept. 30

0.8 

.9 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

2.0

5.0

10

50

105

2.5

3.0

4.0

12.0

16.0

188

300

600

3,260

6,500

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

1.5

5.0

15

28

54

120

2.5 

5.0 

4.0

10.0

12.0

15.0

220

550

660

2,470

5,260

5,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 '

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

5.0

5.0

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.7

5.0

5.0

6.0

13

35

50

37

25

18

14

13

10

10

9.0

7.0

7.5

8.0

9.0

8.0

10

11

*13

12

12

11

386.4

12.5

0.034

0.04

Nov.

11

13

14

14

16

16

16

15

16

19

43

46

36

27

23

21

21

21

23

30

112

1.610 

796

281

173

135

127

105

87

78

-

3,945

132

0.364

0.40

Dec.

72

*70

81

88

368

568

329

210

171

772

1.210

593

329

237

182

148

127

115

108

102

109

115 

109

109

102

93

87

82

76

71

84

3,917

223

0.614

0.71

Jan.

143

145

180

248

248

219

876

3,020

5.520

4,680

1,440

875

*628

503

416

359

434

1,480

1,510

923

664

560 

464

885

1,560

1,070

776

923

893

688

557

32,887

1,061

2.92

3.37

Feb.

488

413

353

312

270

250

258

240

213

192

200

748

806

646

584

618

524

*431

386

353

1,700

1.810 

1,060

737

578

491

416

350

-

-

-

15,427

551

1.52

1.58

Mar.

300

1,030

3,120

5.550

5,160

1,870

980

737

572

470

407

359

353

392

1,010

1,160

878

1,020

1,340

994

744

578 

485

500

*539

557

497

440

389

332

302

32,865

1,060

2.92

3.37

Apr.

338

312

270

245

220

305

1,030

968

751

899

812

953

1,140

821

622

646

524

836

1.250

950

744

575 

476

401

347

541

510

272

260

242

~

17,840

595

1.64

1.85

May

248

250

202

186

419

*740

1,200

1,190

1,100

1,070

692

485

425

782

1,200

959

1,060

2,520

2.550

2,150

1,550

824 

556

497

600

395

282

213

172

144

125

24,506

7,84

2.16

2.49

June

107

91

78

69

62

61

112

258

155

122

178

158

106

86

87

82

*196

156

98

74

64

62 

82

70

70

69

55

94

115

250

"

5,245

108

0.298

0.33

July

166

109

77

78

202

104

98

109

136

98

68

52

44

58

54

50

29

27

27

50

51

29

80

86

58

42

55

26

*22

19

21

2,005

64.6

0.178

0.21

Aug.

50

47

50

85

64

50

48

. 50

25

22

20

19

17

12

11

15

12

10

9.5

8.0

7.5

7.5 

7.0

6.0

5.5

-Lu£

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

*5.5

642.5

20.7

0.057

0.07

Sept.

4.0

5.6

5^2

3.2

7.0

7.5

15

12

9.0

7.5

6.5

5.0

4.5

4.0

5.6

5.2

5.6

4.6

5.0

5.5 

5.5

5.0

8.0

10

16

22

17

12

-

259.8

8.66

0.024

0.05

Calendar year 1952: Max 16,900 Min 4.4 Mean 480 Cfsm 1.32 In. 17.99

Water year 1952-53 : Max 5,520 Min 3.2 Mean 386 Cfsm 1.06 In. 14.43

ase . .. .

(12 p.m.) 6,070 cfs (15.50 ft at 5 a.m. Mar. 5). 

Discharge measurement made on this day.
KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN 381

Kentucky River at lock 10, near Winchester, Ky.

Location. Lat SysS'SS", long. 84°15'55", on left bank at lock 10, 0.9 mile downstream 

from Otter Creek, 8f miles southwest of Winchester, Clark County, and at mile 176.4.

Drainage area. 3,960 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1907 to September 1953.

Gage.--Upper staff gage at lock 10, read twice daily. Datum of gage is 557.37 ft above 

mean sea level, Ohio River datum. Feb. 2, 1940, to Aug. 10, 1943, water-stage recorder 

1.1 miles upstream at different datum. Since Oct. 1, 1949, upper staff gage at lock 9, 

at Valley View, 18.9 miles downstream, used as auxiliary gage.

Average discharge.--46 years, 5,196 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum and minimum discharges for the entire period of record are contained 

in the following table. Many of these figures are revised and supersede those published 

in water-supply papers indicated.

WSP

-

-

-

-

-

603

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

583

603

623

643

663

683

698

713

728

743

758

783

803

823

853

873

893

923

953

973

1003

1033

1053

1083

1113

1143

1173

1205

1235

-

Water 

year

1908

1909

1910

1911

1912

1913

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919

1920

1921

1922

1923

1924

1925

1926

1927

1928

1929

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

1952

1953

Maximum

Date

Apr. 3, 1908

Feb. 25, 1909

Feb. 19, 1910

Apr. 7, 1911

Apr. 4, 1912

Mar. 28, 1913

Apr. 1, 1914

Feb. 2, 1915

Dec. 20, 1915

Jan. 7, 1917

Jan. 30, 1918

Jan. 3, 1919

Jan. 25, 1920

Apr. 18, 1921

Feb. 22, 1922

Feb. 5, 1923

Jan. 5, 1924

Dec. 10, 1924

Jan. 23, 1926

Dec. 25, 1926

June 30, 1928

Mar. 25, 1929

Feb. 6, 1930

Apr. 24, 1931

Feb. 1, 1932

Feb. 22, 1933

Mar. 5, 1934

Mar. 14, 1935

Apr. 8, 1936

Jan. 23, 1937

July 16, 1938

Feb. 5, 1939

Apr. 22, 1940

July 7, 1941

July 10, 1942

Mar. 22, 1943

Apr. 13, 1944

Mar. 7, 1945

Jan. 11, 1946

Jan. 4, 1947

Feb. 16, 1948

Feb. 15, 1949

Feb. 3, 1950

Feb. 4, 1951

Mar. 24, 1952

Jan. 10, 1953

Discharge 

(cfs)

$67,000

t51,000

$37,600

$53,500

$61,400

84,600

$40,000

$42,400

$85,600

$64,800

$81,300

*65,600

$79,100

$31,600

*66,000

*70,600

69,400

56,600

55,900

64,500

53,000

83,000

28,000

47,800

70,300

52,500

65,900

75,400

58,800

70,700

45,000

92,400

44,000

29,200

35,700

63,900

53,500

57,000

70,700

45,300

86,700

46,300

73,500

69,700

72,200

38,900

Gage height 

(feet)t

26.9

21.9

19.6

22.4

25.3

c35.1

20.0

20.4

33.6

26.6

31.7

27.1

31.7

18.6

27.1

28.6

28.8

24.6

23.5

28.0

23.0

h32.0

18.0

21.3

28.5

22.2

26.3

30.3

23.7

30.6

20.7

J34.8

20.67

18.20

19.29

m25.6

22.40

23.2

28.9

20.8

33.6

20.95

30.05

28.75

n29.9

19.4

Minimum

Date

.

Sept. 27, 1909

Oct. 1, 1909

Aug. 10. 1911

(b)

Sept. 28, 1913

Oct. 15-18, 1913

(d)

Sept. 25, 26, 1916

On many days

(e)

Sept. 13-17,1919

Nov. 1,3-5, 1919

Oct. 25, 1920

Aug. 19-23, 1922

Oct. 6, 7. 1922

(fi

Sept. 3, 4, 1925

Oct. 1, 1925

Sept. 27, 1927

Nov. 2, 1927

Aug. 20, 21, 1929

Sept. 20-24, 1930

-

Sept. 11, 18, 1932

Oct. 7, 1932

Oct. 19-21, 1933

Sept. 30. 1935

(i)

Oct. 3-6, 8, 1936

Oct. 2, 3, 1937

Oct. 21, 1938

Oct. 18725,1939

Sept. 29. 30, 1941

(k)

Sept. 16-21, 1943'

-

Sept. 16-20, 1945

Oct. 26, 1945

Oct. 11, 1946

Sept. 30, 1948

Oct. 5-7, 1948

Oct. 1,2, 1949

Aug. 26 -27, 1951

Sept. 30, 1952

Sept. 29, 30, 1953

Discharge 

(cfs)

-

a30

a50

a80

a220

a20

a30

a80

a50

a80

a80

a50

a80

a30

a50

a50

a50

a30

a65

g241

g!50

g80

a 30

-

a45

a65

g80

g!71

a40

a70

g35

a 154

a60

g43

28

a50

-

a40

g44

g214

g44

a50

g90

g66

a75

a35

Gage height 

(feet)

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

9.53

9.40

9.30

-

-

-

-

9.30

9.43

-

-

9.23

-

-

9.22

9.17

-

-

-

9.18

9.47

9.18

-

9.20

9.26

-

8.60

t From graph based on gage readings.

$ Not previously published.

a Minimum daily.

b Occurred June 10

c Occurred Mar. 29

d Occurred Oct. 5,

Aug. 7, 8, Sept. 13-21, 1912.

1913.

i, 9, Nov. 14-20, 23-29, 1914. 

e Occurred Oct. ll, Aug. 22-24, Sept. 26. 

f Occurred Oct. 15-18, 22-25, 30, 1923. '

g Minimum discharge observed.

h Occurred Mar. 26, 1929.

i Occurred June 28-30, July 1, 1936.

J Occurred Feb. 6, 1939.

k Occurred Oct. 12, 13, 14, 1941.

m Occurred Jan. 1, Mar. 22, 1943.

n Occurred Mar. 25, 1952.

1907-53: Maximum discharge, 92,400 cfs Feb. 5, 1939 (from graph based on gage readings); maximum gage height, 35.1 ft Mar. 29, 1913; minimum discharge, less than 10 cfs 

(estimated) in October 1930.

Remarks. Records good above 1,000 cfs and poor below.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge for water years 1910-48 superseding those published in previous water-supply papers are given herein. In addition figures of discharge for the water years 1908-9, not previously published, are included.
382 KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN

Kentucky River at lock 10, near Winchester, Ky. Continued 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1907 to September 1908

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30 

31 .

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

450

540

290

450

 370

370 

630

1,460

9.750 

7,600

3,600

2,080

1,600

1,180

940

290

220

150

540

370

450

370

290

150

220

290 

450

450

370

540 

450

36,910

1,191

0.301

0.35

Nov.

540

830

1,460

1,600

1,460

1,460 

1,060

730

1,460 

4,100

4,100

5,350

4,600

3,400

2,260

1,760

1,460

1,320

1,600

1,760

2,800

3,000

3,200

7,900

15.800

13,000 

7,900

5,100

3,600

2,800

105,410

3,514

0.887

0.99

Dec.

2,260

1,920

1,760

1,460

1,320

1,460 

370

220

940 

1,060

1,320

1,180

1,180

1,920

3,000

3,000

3,000

3,000

2,800

3,000

2,440

3,000

15.000

8,800

5,850

4,850 

3,600

3,600

5,850

4,600 

6,700

96,460

3,112

0.786

0.91

Jan.

9,750

8,800

6,100

4,850

7,900

15.000 

13,000

9,100

6,700 

4,850

3,850

5,850

4,100

6,100

8,200

6,700

6,100

7,000

7,500

6,100

4,850

4,350

3,600

3,200

2,620

1.920 

2,440

3,200

2,800

2,800 

2,800

177,930

5,740

1.45

1.67

Feb.

5,600

10,100

12,200

9,100

13,000

25,000 

50.400

22,700

15,800 

9,100

10,100

15,000

15,400

17,200

22,200

20,700

17,200

12,600

9,400

7,600

6,100

5,100

4,550

5,850

5.600

3,890 

4,350

4,850

5,100

339,550

11,710

2.96

3.19

Mar.

7,900

18,200

29.800

26,800

22,700

24,400 

28,000

21,700

18,700 

20,200

19,200

14,600

11,800

11,800

11,200

9,400

8,500

7,600

9,100

15,900

19,200

15,000

10,800

8,200

6,700

5,850 

5,850

5.550

7,300

8,800 

22,200

452,750

14,600

3.69

4.25

Apr.

52,200

65.900

61,400

47,400

26,200

13,800 

10,800

9,750

10,100 

10,100

14,600

19,200

18,700

14,200

10,400

7,900

9,750

10,100

9,100

7,900

7,000

5,850

4,850

4.550

8,500

25,000 

22,700

14,600

10,100

10,400

540,850

18,050

4.55

5.08

May

10,400

8,800

9,400

10,800

10,100

8,800 

11,800

11,800

12,200 

11,200

9,100

7,600

6,100

5,550

4,100

3,600

3,000

3,000

2,800

2,080

1,920

1,920

1,920

2,440

2,440

2,440 

2,440

2,620

2,080

1,600 

2,440

176,290

5,687

1.44

1.66

June

2.080

1,460

1,320

850

1,600

1,600 

1,600

1,460

1,180 

570

220

220

290

540

630

540

370

630

540

370

450

370

570

730

730

830 

830

730

730

540

24,160

805

0.205

0.23

July

540

370

450

540

730

940 

1,060

650

730 

1,460

1,180

940

830

1,320

1,180

370

220

1,520

1,760

5.400

3,000

2,260

1,460

1,060

290

540 

830

1,060

940

940 

1,320

53,670

1,086

0.274

0.32

Aug.

1,060

730

940

630

650

1,180 

1,460

940

5,000 

5.600

5,600

2,620

1,920

1,520

1,520

370

830

1,060

940

750

630

540

540

450

220

290 

370

22Q

570 

220

32,880

1,061

0.268

0.31

Sept.

80

150

150

150

150

290 

1.760

1,760

1,460 

940

220

> 60

J

1 -

I

40

45

50

50

80

80 

80

80

50

50

8,080

269

0.068

0.08

Calendar year 1907: Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1907-8 : Max 63,900 Min - Mean 5,533 Cfsm 1.40 In. 19.04

Peak discharge (base, 40,000 cfs).--Apr. 3 (7 a.m.) 67,000 cfs (26.9 ft).

October 1908 to September 1909

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22 

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

' ?050

50

50

50

80

50

50

50

80

80

80

80

150

SO

150

80

80

80 

50

220

150 

150

80 

80

80

50

50

150

220

230

2,920

94.2

0.024

0.03

Nov.

220

370

370

150

220

220

150

80

80

150

220

220

940

1.460

1,060

1,060

830

630

370 

450

540

450 

370

450 

370

450

370

370

370

450

-

13,440

448

0.113

0.13

Dec.

450

450

540

540 '540

540

450

540

540

1,180

1,460

1,330

1,460

2,260

2,440

2,260

1,760

1,520

1,180 

1,060

1,180

1,320 

3,000

5.850 

5,850

5,100

4,600

4,350

3,400

2,800

2,620

62,360

2,012

0.508

0.59

Jan.

3,600

3,400

2,620

2,080

1,760

730

2,260

4,100

5,600

2,800

2,080

1,760

1,600

2,080

15,400

30,400

51.000

29,200

19,200 

10,100

6,100

4,350 

3,400

2,620 

2,440

2,620

3,000

5,600

4,100

3,400

3,000

208,400

6,723

1.70

1.96

Feb.

3,620

1.760

1,760

1,920

2,260

3,600

5,100

8,500

9,750

12,600

17,200

16,800

11,800

9,100

7,900

12,200

22,200

23,200

15,000 

9,400

7,, 000

6,100 

13,800

47,000 

50.000

45,400

23,200

11,500

_

-

398,670

14,240

3.60

5.74

Mar.

7,600

5,600

5,100

4,550

5.850

5,350

9,400

18,200

36,400

44,200

46.000

37,000

20,700

15,400

11,500

10,800

8,800

7,000

5,600 

4,600

5,850

5,850 

4,550

4,350 

4,600

11,500

18,200

13,400

13,000

15,900

11,800

410,250

13,230

3.34

3.85

Apr.

7,900

5,850

4,600

4,100

3,400

2,800

7,000

9,400

10,400

8,500

6,700

5,100

4,100

5,600

5,400

3,200

2,620

2,260

1_.92Q 

12,600

19,700

22.700 

21,700

20,200 

17,700

13,400

9,750

8,500

8,800

20,700

-

272,600

9,087

2.29

2.56

May

29,800

54.600

26,200

15,400

10,800

8,200

6,100

4,600

3,600

5,850

7,000

6,700

6,100

4,600

3,850

3,200

2,620

2,080

1,920 

1,460

1,600

1,600 

1,760

1.520 

1,320

1,330

1,600

2,440

2,260

1,920

1,600

203,420

6,562

1.66

1.91

June

1,760

1,920

1,600

1,460

1,460

1,760

1,920

1,760

3,200

6,700

5,350

3,200

3,850

6,700

8,200

6,100

4,850

9.400

9,400 

7,000

4,350

3,000 

1,760

1.520 

3,200

4,100

4,350

5,850

4,350

3,850

-

123,720

4,124

1.04

1.16

July

3,400

3,200

4,600

4,350

5,000

3,600

7,600

8,200

7,900

7,600

5,850

3,850

6,100

8,500

11.500

10,400

4,600

2,800

1,760 

730

1,180

1,060 

940

1,180 

830

630

QJQ

830

1,180

1,060

830

120,090

3,874

0.978

1.13

Aug.

3,400

6,400

3,400

1,920

2,620

2,620

3,400

2,620

1,180

450

1,180

830

940

2,620

5,600

6,700

10.400

6,700

10,100 

3,400

2,800

1,600 

1,460

1,060 

830

630

630

630

830

630

540

88,120

2,343

0.718

0.83

Sept.

290

220

220

220

220

290

290

450

290

370

630

450

540

370

540

730

1>30"

370 

540

370

290 

370

S70 

450

220

IS

40

50

60

10,740

358

0.090

0.10

Calendar year 1908: Max 63,900 Min - Mean 5,095 Cfsm 1.29 In. 17.54

Water year 1908-9 : Max 50,000 Min 30 Mean 5,246 Cfsm 1.32 In. 17.99

Peak discharge (base, 40.000 cfs).-- Feb. 25 (7 p.m.) 51,000 cfs (21.9 ft) Mar. 11 (12 a.) 46,600

cfs (21.1 ft).
KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN 383

Kentucky River at lock 10, near Winchester, Ky.--Continued

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1909 to September 1910

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

50

80

80

80

80

80

80 

150 

150

80

150

150

80

150

80

540

630 

290

220

150

150

290

290

290

370

290

290

290

220 

290

290

6,410

207

0.052

0.06

Nov.

290

370

370

370

290

150

?90 

370 

370

370

370

370

370

370

450

630

540 

450

630

540

540

540

1,180

940

1,060

940

940

940

830 

730

16,600

553

0.140

0.16

Dec.

730

630

450

290

220

220

m1,060

830

940

1,060

1,460

1,180

1,060

1,060

940 

830

630

630

630

540

370

290

370

450

450

4SO

370 

290

290

21,640

698

0.176

0.20

Jan.

370

370

630

830

1,320

10,100

28,600 

35.200 

19,200

7,600

3,850

3,000

5,350

16,400

11,800

7,300

7,000 

17,200

22,200

20,700

15,400

11,200

9,400

9,100

7,600

6,100

6,100

5,600

4,350 

3,850

3,200

300,920

9,707

2.45

2.83

Feb.

2,440

2,080

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,460

1,460 

1,460 

1,180

650

730

1,760

1,760

1,600

2,800

7,900

15,000 

28,600

55.600

23,800

20,700

23,200

17,700

11,800

8,500

6,100

5,100

5,850

-

234,210

8,365

2.11

2.20

Mar.

6,100

8,500

10.800

8,800

6,400

5,100

4,350 

3,600 

3,000

2,800>

3,000

3,400

3,600

3,600

3,200

3,000

2,440 

2,080

2,080

1,600

1,460

630

1,060

1,320

1,320

1,460

1,180

1,180

1,180 

1,060

1,060

100,360

3,237

0.817

0.94

Apr.

1,060

940

1,320

1,060

940

1,060

1,180 

1,460 

1,180

1,060

1,060

1,460

2,080

1,760

2,260

4,100

8,500 

8,200

7,000

7,900

8,200

7,900

6,700

5,850

4,850

4,350

5,850

9,750

10,100 

7,600

.

126,730

4,224

1.07

1.19

May

5,850

4,600

3,600

2,440

1.920

2,440

2,260 

4,100 

6,400

12,200

13,800

15,400

17,700

13,800

9,400

7,300

&>350 

6,100

6,100

8,500

8,800

7,900

5,350

6,100

20,200

28.600

21,200

11,200

6,700 

4,600

3,600

273,510

8,823

2.23

2.57

June

2,620

1,460

1,760

1,600

6,100

11,500

17,200 

13,000 

11,800

15,400

25.000

17,200

12,600

8,800

8,200

8,800

7,900 

6,100

4,600

4,100

5,350

4,350

2,800

1,600

730

2,080

2,440

2,260

3,850 

3,200

-

214,400

7,147

1.80

 2.01

July

2,620

2,080

1,460

6,700

9,100

11,200

12,600 

18.200 

12,600

9,400

6,400

5,100

4,850

7,600

7,000

6,700

13,400 

17,200

10,800

6,400

3,850

3,000

1.180

1,760

1,460

1,920

7,300

5,100

6,100 

7,000

6,400

216,480

6,983

1.76

2.03

Aug.

6.700

4,850

2,800

2,260

2,620

2,260

1,920 

1,180 

1,060

2,440

2,440

2,080

1,320

1,180

940

940

940 

450

540

450

940

1,060

1,320

1,920

1,460

1,460

1,460

1,760

1,320 

1,320

2,440

55,830

1,801

0.455

0.52

Sept.

7,600

11,800

7,300

4,350

15,000

18.200

10,100 

7,000 

6,100

6,100

6,400

4,350

3,200

2,620

3,000

1,600

730 

1,060

3,200

3,600

1,920

1,320

1,180

1,060

1,320

1,320

1,320

940

940 

940

~

135,570

4,519

1.14

1.27

Calendar year 1909: Max 50,000 " Hin 30 Mean 5,152 Cfsm 1.30 In. 17.66

Water year 1909-10: Max 35,800 Min 50 Mean 4,665 Cfsm 1.18 In. 15.98

Peak discharRe (base. 40.000 cfs).--No peak above base.

Discharge, in cubic fee* per second, water year October 1910 to September 1911

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

Zl

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31.

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

630

540

730

450

370

630

2,440

3,400 

3,000

2,260

1,600

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,180

450

290

830

650 

540

540

630

370

160

Ifo

220

150

220 

220

220

150

26,550

856

0.216

0.2S

Nov.

370

630

1,060

450

370

450

370

370 

450

540

370

29p

290

370

450

370

370

370

290 

290

370

370

370

370

370

290

730

11,500 

17.200

13,000

-

53.090

'1,770

0,447

0.50

Dec.

7,300

4,600

3,000

2,620

1,760

6,400

15,400

14,200 

8,200

5,600

4,350

3,600

3,000

2,440

1,760

1,060

1,460

1,760

1,600 

1,600

1,460

1,180

940

1,600

1,600

1,460

1,760

2,440 

3,200

15,400

20,290

142,950

4,311

1.16

1.34

Jan.

18,700

20,200

30.400

28,000

19,200

11,200

7,600

6,400 

6,100

5,350

4,600

4,350

4,100

3,400

3,200

2,800

2,620

2,260

2.080 

2,060

2,800

9,400

14,200

13,800

10,800

9,400

7,900

10,800 

13,400

22,200

29,200

328,540

10,600

2.68

3.09

Feb.

28,000

16,400

10,800

23,200

56.400

35,200

20,200

15,400 

20,200

24,400

26,200

15,000

9,400

7,000

5,600

4,350

3,600

3.000

5,600 

16,400

19,200

15,000

10,800

7,900

6,400

5,100

4,600

3,850

_

-

399,200

14,260

3.60

3.75

Mar.

3,000

3,000

2,080

1.460

2,260

3,000

8,500

23,800

23^800

11,800

7,900

6,400

5,350

4,600

4,350-

3,600

3,200

3,000 

3,000

2,800

2,440

2,440

2,260

1,760

1,600

1,600

2,080 

2,440

3,200

3,000

186,720

6,023

1.52

1.75

Apr.

.3,850

3,600

8,500

18,700

28,600

46,000

52.500

41,800 

22,700

17,700

15,000

13,400

11,800

12,600

17,700

24,400

22,200

15,400

10,100 

7,900

7,300

7,000

6,100

5,350

4,100

3,850

3,200

5.000 

3,000

5,100

-

442,450

14,750

3.72

4.16

May

22,200

37.600

31,600

13,800

7,900

5,850

4,850

3,850 

3,200

2,440

940

1,060

730

370

370

370

300

250

200

150

730

940

540

830

540

540

540

940 

450

370

540

144,990

4,677

1.18

1.36

June

630

730

630

450

450

370

290

1,320 

630

540

540

540

450

220

150

220

450

220

370 

3.600

3,000

1,600

540

730

830

830

1,600

1,600 

1,460

1,460

-

26,450

882

0.223

0.25

July

1,180

830

730

730

450

370

540

730 

830

1.760

1,320

830

940

830

730

630

630

290

630 

450

450

450

290

220

290

220

220

150 

220

220

220

18,380

593

0.150

0.17

Aug.

150

150

150

220

220

150

150

150 

150

80

150

150

150

150

220

370

940

630

450

450

450

450

370

290

220

220

220

220 

370

630

830

9,500

306

0.077

0.09

Sept.

730

940

630

540

630

830

1,320

940 

940

940

1,060

1.520

1,060

1,180

940

730

630

730

1,060 

940

630

370

370

290

450

450

540

540 

540

370

-

22,640

755

0.191

0.21

Calendar year 1910 : Max 35,800 Min 150 Mean 5,152 Cfsm 1.30 In. 17.65

Water year 1910-11 : Max 52,500 Min 80 Mean 4,935 Cfsm 1.25 In. 16.92

of 3 IS67J ft) .

--Apr. 7 (6 p.m.) 53,5OO ofs (22.4 ft)j May 3 (l a.m.) 42,400
384 KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN

Kentucky River at lock 10, near Winchester, Ky. Continued 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1911 to September 1912

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct v

290 

730

3,000

5,600 

3,600

2,620

1,760

1,060

1,180

1,180

1,600

3,000

4,350

3,000

1,920

1,600

2,440

7,300

12.600

8,800

4,600 

2,440

1,600

830

1,180

940

630 

730

540

540

540

82,200

2.652

0.670

0.77

Nov.

450 

450

450

450 

570

4,850

7,600

5,600

3,850

2,800

1,320

3,400

6,700

10.100

7,900

4,850

4,100

6,100

5,850

7,000

5,600 

4,100

2,800

3,400

3,400

3,200

3,200 

3,000

2,800

2,440

118,130

3,938

0.994

1.11

Dec.

2,260 

1,460

1,600

1,600 

1,320

1,320

830

830

830

830

1,180

3,600

6,400

14 , 200

18,200

18,700

13,000

8,200

5,350

3,850 

3,200

4,850

10,100

11,500

13,400

30,400 

45.000

35,400

14,600

15,800

284,640

9,182

2.52

2.67

Jan.

15,000 

11,800

8,800

6,700 

4,600

3,000

1,760

1.600

2,260

2,440

5,000

5,200

2,800

2,620

2,440

2,080

2,260

4,550

19,700

28.600

20,200 

12,200

8,500

6,400

5,100

4,550

5,600 

5,000

4,600

18,200

26,800

241,960

7,805

1.97

2.27

Feb.

17,700 

9,400

6,700

4,600 

5,000

2,440

2,260

2,260

2,260

2,260

1,920

1,600

1,600

1,760

1,760

1,600

1.460

1,760

1,920

5,000

12,600 

22,700

21,700

14,600

10,100

18,700

29.800 

27,400

16,400

-

245,260

8,457

2.14

2.50

Mar.

9,750 

6,7^0

5,100

5.850 

4,550

5,100

6,700

11,500

19,700

23,200

20,700

19,700

31,600

40,000

48.400

44,800

57,000

18,200

12,200

9,400

7,600 

7,900

8,200

21,700

52,200

50,400

16,800 

10,800

15,000

17,200

19,200

562,950

18,160

4.59

5.29

Apr.

13,800 

25,000

49,500

60.600 

53,000

20,700

8,800

8,200

7,600

6,700

5,850

5,100

4,850

5,600

5,100

5,100

4,850

5,100

8,500

9,100

7,000 

6,100

5,600

5,550

5,550

4.600

14,600 

28,600

45,600

57,000

-

470,850

15,690

3.96

4.42

May

29.800 

17,200

10,800

7,300 

7,000

12,200

25,200

25,600

18,200

11,200

15,400

27,400

27,400

20,200

11,800

8,500

8,500

10,100

8,200

6,700

5,100 

5,600

2,620

2,080

1,760

1,460

1.180 

1,920

2,080

2,260

5,400

552,160

10,710

2.70

5.12

June

2,800 

1,920

1,760

1,600 

1,460

1,520

1,060

730

290

220

450

370

450

370

370

570

570

750

2,260

2,800

5.000 

2,080

1,600

1,460

1,520

1,180

1,180 

1,520

850

540

-

36,210

1,207

0.505

0.34

July

940 

1,320

1,460

1,460 

1,180

1,320

1,520

1,460

1,460

1,180

1,760

2,800

2,260

1,600

1,460

1,460

1,460

1,180

5,850

4,550

2,440 

1,600

1,600

1,460

5,200

13,400

15.900 

6,100

2,800

1,920

1,320

89,020

2,872

0.725

0.84

Aug.

850 

750

850

750 

570

570

220

220

940

1,060

540

450

540

540

730

1,060

850

2,080

1,600

1,920

2.260 

1,760

1,920

1,600

1,460

1,460

1,060 

450

540

850

850

50,760

992

0.251

0.29

Sept.

850 

750

750

730 

750

540

540

540

450

450 '

370

290

220

220

220

220

220

220

220

220

220 

290

540

650

1.060

1,060

940 

830

650

650

~

15,520

517

0.151

0.15

Calendar year 1911: Max 52,500 Min 80 Mean 5,654 Cfsm 1.43 In. 19.38

Water year 1911-12: Max 60,600 Min 220 Mean 6,857 Cfsm 1.73 In. 23.57

Peak discharge (base, 40,000 cfe). Dec. 28 (10 p.m.) 46,600 cfs [21.1 ft); Mar. 15 (8 a.m.)

49,500 cfa (21.6 ft); Apr. 4 (2 p.m.) 61,400 cfs (25.3 ft at 9 p.m.); Apr. 29 (12 m. ) 46,000 ofe

(21.0 ft).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second," water year October 1912 to September 1913

Day

1

Z

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

450

540

540

450

370

150

290

220

150

220

80

150

80

150

220

150

150

150

150

150

80

80

80

80

150

450

450

450

290

370

290

7,580

245

0.062

0.07

Nov.

290

570

220

220

220

220

370

450

290

220

290

570

750

540

750

650

730

540

630

570

570

570

370

220

290

370

370

370

290

290

-

11,740

391

0.099

0.11

Dec.

220

290

290

290

1,060

7,000

9.100

6,400

3,000

1,760

1,600

1,320

1,060

940

700

540

540

540

540

540

540

540

630

630

540

540

540

650

650

2,620

8,500

54,070

1,744

0.440

0.51

Jan.

9,400

6,700

4,850

5.200

3,400

10,400

41,800

58,400

65 . 600

57,300

52,800

51,000

26,800

20,200

12,200

8,200

5,550

6,400

8,800

10,400

15,400

14,200

19,700

20,700

22,700

25,600

20,700

17,700

21,700

15,400

10,100

623,100

20,100

5.08

5.85

Feb.

8,800

8,800

11,200

15,000

20.200

16,800

10,800

7,900

5,350

4,100

4,100

6,100

8,500

7,900

6,100

5,600

4,850

3,850

5,200

2,800

2,620

2,080

2,080

1,920

1.460

1,460

3,850

14,200

_

-

191,620

6,844

1.73

1.80

Mar.

24,400

17,200

10,400

7,000

5,350

4,100

3,200

3,200

2,620

2.260

2,440

2,260

2,620

14,200

30,400

31,000

16,400

8,800

6,100

4,350

4,350

4,850

5,850

5,100

4,850

47,900

64,100

81,100

78,000

55,400

29,800

579,600

18,700

4.72

.5.44

Apr.

9,100

6,400

4,850

3,850

3,400

5,200

2,800

2,440

2,080

1,920

2,260

5,000

5,200

4,100

4,550

11,800

18.700

14,200

9,100

7,000

5,100

3,850

3,200

2,800

2,440

2,260

1.460

2,440

2,800

3,200

-

147,300

4,910

1.24

1.38

May

5,200

5,000

2,800

2,440

2,080

1,600

1,600

1,460

1,180

940

1,060

940

850

540

570

940

3,200

3,850

2,080

1,600

 1,460

4,100

6,400

8.800

7,600

6,700

5,600

4,600

4,100

4,600

3,600

93,270

3,009

0.760

0.88

June

3,400

9,400

10.400

9,750

5,850

3,850

2,800

1,920

1,320

1,600

1,180

1,060

940

450

570

370

370

830

940

540

630

940

1,600

1,600

2,260

1,460

1,320

1,060

940

830

69,980

2,333

0.589

0.66

July

450

540

940

- 630

540

630

540

830

540

450

450

450

450

450

370

370

290

150

135

290

370

370

220

220

150

150

220

450

220

150

150

12,180

393

0.099

0.11

Aug.

150

540

370

570

220

220

220

' 220

220

150

290

630

450

450

370

370

290

220

220

730

220

630

540

450

370

630

630

220

730

450

150

11,720

378

0.095

0.11

Sept.

150

150

80

80

80

8C

8C

5C

8C

5C

8C

5C

8C

8C

8C

8C

5C

5C

8C

8C

8C

15C

15C

150

80

50

30

20

30

30

2,360

78.7

O.OZO

0.02

Calendar year 191Z: Max 60,600 Min 80 

Water year 1912-15; Max 81,100 Min 20

Mean 5.732 Cfsm 1.45 In. 19.71 

Mean 4,944 Cfsm 1.25 In. 16.94

Peak discharge (ba»e. 40.C 

ofe (35.5.1 ft at 6 a.m. Mar.

3c£si. Jan. 9 (12 m.) 64/400 cfs (28.5 ft)j Mar. 28 (8 p.B.) 84,600
KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN 

Kentucky River at lock 10, near Winchester, Ky. Continued

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1913 to September 1914

385

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

2627 '

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

50

50

50

80

80

50 

50

50

30

30

50

50

50 

50

30

30

30

30

50

80

50

80

80

80

80

220

830

1,180

1.460

1,060

1,060

7,150

231

0.058

0.07

Nov.

630

540

540

540

220

m290

290

220

370

290

220

370

730

1,600

2.440

1,920

1,460

1,600

1,460

1,320

940

830

730

540

630

540

540

450

-

22,550

752

0.190

0.21

Dec.

1,060

1,320

1,060

2,440

2,440

1,760 

2,440

4,100

4,850

4,850

3,000

1,920

1,180 

1,320

940

630

630

630

630

630

540

450

1,060

1,320

1,180

4,100

6,700

9.400

6,100

3,850

3,000

75,530

2,436

0.615

0.71

Jan.

2,620

2,080

2,800

2,620

2,620

2,620 

2,620

2,440

2,440

2,440

2,440

2,260

1,920 

1,600

1,460

1,060

940

1,060

830

940

730

940

730

830

2,260

1,920

1,760

1,920

1,920

2,080

8.500

63,400

2,045

0.516

0.60

Feb.

15,900

13,400

8,500

5,350

4,100

3,400 

4,850

4,850

6,700

5,350

4,350

3,200

5.000 

6,700

12,200

14,600

10,100

10,400

18,700

22.200

19,700

13,400

8,500

5,850

4,350

3,850

3,400

3,400

_

-

240,300

8,582

2.17

2.26

Mar.

3,200

2,440

2,260

1.600

1,760

2,260 

2,800

4,100

5,100

4,850

12,200

28,000

52.800 

20,200

11,500

7,900

6,100

4,850

4,600

3,850

3,850

4,100

4,100

4,350

5,100

7,000

7,300

7,300

6,400

9,100

26,800

247,770

7,993

2.02

2.33

Apr.

58.800

35,200

25,000

16,800

11,800

7,300 

5,600

6,100

13,400

22,700

15,400

9,750

7,300 

5,850

5,850

9,750

12,600

10,800

8,500

11,200

32,200

28,600

14,600

9,100

7,300

6,100

7,000

5,350

3,850

5.400

-

397,200

13,240

3.34

5.73

May

2,800

2,260

2,080

2,080

10,400

13^800

9,400

9,100

8,200

7,300

5,850

5,100 

4,100

4,350

3,400

2,620

2,260

1,180

1,320

1,460

940

830

940

830

750

650

540

290

220

290

122,100

5,959

0.995

1.15

June

370

730

540

370

2,080

5.200 

1,460

1,060

1,060

630

630

630

830 

630

450

370

290

220

220

220

220

220

290

290

220

450

220

150

220

220

-

18,490

616

0.156

0.17

July

220

150

150

80

80

80 

150

80

80

80

80

80

80 

80

630

1.520

1-,060

1,180

1,460

1,180

1,060

940

630

220

290

290

570

290

220

220

150

12,980

419

0.106

0.12

Aug.

150

150

150

150

150

150 

150

150

150

290

290

540

540 

630

1,460

1,180

630

540

450

290

290

290

150

150

290

630

450

1,180

1,920

2.800

2,080

18,420

594

0.150

0.17

Sept.

1,760

1,060

290

220

290

1,060 

1,460

1,180

650

540

630

1,760

ffl

1,600

1,180

940

630

220

80

80

80

80

- 80

290

630

630

540

570

750

-

22,720

757

0.191

0.21

Calendar year 1913; Max 81,100 Min 20 Mean 5,031 Cfsm 1.27 In. 17.24

Water year 1913-14: Max 38,800 Min 30 Mean 3,421 Cfsm 0.864 In. 11.73

Peak discharge (base. 40.000 cfs).--Aor. 1 (6 D.m. ) 40.000 cfs (20.0 ft).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1914 to September 1915

Pay

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

31-

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

370

290

150

220

80

150

220

80

80

540

1,320

850

540

1,320

12,200

19.200

11,200

8,200

6,100

4,350

2,620

1,920

1,600

1,320

1,180

830

570

570

450

540

540

79,180

2,554

0.645

0.74

Nov.

570

290

290

290

450

290

290

290

290

290

290

220

150

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

220

150

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

150

-

5,440

181

0.046

0.05

Dec.

150

540

570

1,520

5,400

5,850

6,700

4,550

2,800

1,920

1,600

1,600

1,180

1,520

940

830

730

940

5,400

11,800

17,700

20,700

15,400

7,900

6,700

5,850

4,600

5,600

7,900

21,200

29.200

190,490

6,145

1.55

1.79

Jan.

19,200

9,750

5,850

5,850

2.800

5,200

8,800

10,400

8,500

6,400

5,550

15,900

25,600

25,200

14,600

10,100

9,100

14,200

25,600

28.600

17,700

10,800

12,600

12,200

12,600

10,400

9,400

8,200

6,400

5,600

11,200

368,100

11,870

3.00

3.46

Feb.

27,400

40.000

57,000

21,700

15,900

15,000

9,400

7,300

5,100

3,850

5,600

3,200

2,800

2,440

2,800

5,000

2,620

2,620

2,440

2,440

2,080

2,080

1,760

1,760

1,600

1,600

1,460

1.520

_

-

222,270

7,938

2.00

2.09

Mar.

1,180

940

650

940

5,850

10,100

8,500

6,700

5,100

3,850

3,200

2,620

2,620

2,080

1,600

2,080

2,620

4,850

8,200

14,600

19.200

16,800

13,000

10,800

10,400

10,100

9,750

9,100

7,900

6,400

4,600

204,310

6,591

1.66

1.92

Apr.

5.850

2,800

2,800

2,260

2,080

1,920

1,460

1,320

1,460

1,520

1,520

2,440

2,620

2,440

2,080

1,920

1,760

1,460

1,320

1,320

1,060

940

1,060

1,180

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,060

940

850

-

50,200

1,673

0.422

0.47

May

730

730

1,180

1,600

1,320

1,320

1,320

940

940

940

830

850

450

370

450

540

450

450

450

370

450'

830

1,760

2,440

4,100

5,200

10,100

15,900

17.700

13,800

10,100

96,590

3,116

0.787

0.91

June

9.100

6,700

8,800

8,800

5,850

3,600

2,800

2,620

3,850

5,200

2,440

2,260

1,920

1,520

1,060

5,200

7,500

5,850

5,400

3,200

6,700

9,100

6,100

5,850

1,760

1,180

750

730

830

2,080

-

120,330!

4,011

1.01

1.13

July

15,000

23,200

15,900

10,100

9,100

12,200

8,200

15,000

15,400

7,500

4,550

11,800

28.000

27,400

14,600

8,200

4,600

2,800

2,080

5,000

4,600

5,600

5,850

2,080

1,180

1,320

1,060

570

370

450

540

257, »50

8,311

2.10

2.42

Aug.

450

630

830

1,180

1,320

1,180

1,060

650

290

370

630

4,600

7,600

4,600

4,550

2,440

3,000

4,850

10.800

7,900

6,100

5,100

3,200

1,920

2,260

1,320

1,180

940

5,600

7,900

5,520

97,750

5,155

0.796

0.92

Sept.

5^400

2,080

1,520

1,180

1,180

1,320

1,460

1,760

1,600

1,180

1,180

850

370

540

630

630

540

630

370

370

370

1,060

1,320

1,180

940

630

650

290

220 370"

'

29,580

986

0.249

0.28

Calendar year 1914 : Max 38,600 Min 80 Mean 3,886 Cfsm 0.981 In. 13.32

Water year 1914-15 : Max 40,000 Min 80 Mean 4,718 . Cfsm 1.19 !" 16.18

Peak dlscharfce (base. 40.000 cfs). Feb. 2 (11 D.m. 1 42.400 cfs (20.4 ft).
386 KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN 

Kentucky River at lock 10, near Winchester, Ky. Continued

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1915 to September 1916

Day

1

Z 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

12,200

21.200 

14,600

7,900

8,800

9,400

7,600

4,850

2,800

2,080

1,600 

1,180

1,180

1,060

540

630

630

1,060

4,100

5,600

4,850

3,000 

2,260

940

450

1,060

1,920

940

730

730

630

126,520

4,081

1.03

1.19

Nov.

630

290 

150

150

150

370

1,320

450

290

220

290 

290

290

1,060

21,700

58.200

30,400

13,000

15,400

14,600

11,500

8,200 

6,100

4,350

3,200

3,000

2,800

5,850

7,300

5,850

197,400

6,580

1.66

1.85

Dec.

5,100

4,850 

3,400

3,000

2,800

2,080

2,080

1,920

1,760

1,600

1.460 

3,850

5,850

7,000

6,700

18,700

55,000

67,100

79,400

80.100

62,700

28,600 

7,000

6,400

7,900

8,800

11,500

18,200

34,600

44,800

45,400

629,650

20,310

5.13

5.91

Jan.

26,800

20,700 

18,700

15,900

11,500

11,500

13,400

21,200

26,800

19,700

20,200 

32, £00

44.800

44,200

34,000

16,400

11,200

8,500

5,850

5.550

6,400

11,200 

15,000

18,200

15,000

10,400

8,200

6,400

10,400

10,400

9,100

529,600

17,080

4.31

4.97

Feb.

19.700

18,700 

18,200

14,200

11,200

10,400

11,200

12,200

13,800

15,400

15,900 

13,800

15,000

12,200

9,400

7,900

7,000

6,100

5,600

4,600

4,100

3,600 

5.400

6,100

5,850

5,100

7,600

7,900

6,400

-

292,550

10,090

2.55

2.75

Mar.

5,600

7,600 

9,750

11,500

12,600

10,400

13,800

17,200

19,700

14,200

9,400 

7,300

5,600

5,100

5,350

5,600

5,350

5,100

4,600

4,350

4,350

4,350 

4,100

3,400

3,200

3,000

5,850

20,700

36,400

38.800

23,800

328,050

10,580

2.67

3.08

Apr.

13,400

9,750 

7,300

6,100

5,100

4,350

3,850

8,200

15,400

17.700

14,600 

11,500

9,100

7,300

6,100

5,100

4,350

3,850

3,200

2,800

2,800

1.600 

2,080

1,920

2,080

2,080

2,260

2,440

3,400

3,850

183,560

6,119

1.55

1.72

May

3,400

3,000 

2,800

7,900

7.900

4,600

3,400

3,000

2,620

1,600

1,460 

1,460

1,180

1,060

940

830

830

730

730

540

730

5-40 

630

630

630

630

540

540

730

2,080

2,620

60,280

1,945

0.491

0.57

June

2,080

1,320 

1,180

1,180

730

830

1,760

1,320

940

1,320

1,760 

1,600

1,060

940

2,440

3,400

3,850

4,350

12.200

7,300

3,600

2,080 

1,760

1,060

940

540

370 rso

540

540

63,720

2,124

0.536

0.60

July

450

450 

370

540

450

220

150

150

150

220

450 

730

830

1,180

1,060

630

730

1,320

540

1,320

2,620

5.100 

4,850

2,260

1,180

940

830

830

730

450

450

32,180

1,038

0.262

0.30

Aug.

540

540 

940

2,620

830

730

1,920

7,900

8,500

5,350

4,850 

4,350

4,850

5,100

12,200

14.200

11,800

9,100

4,850

2,800

2,260

2,080 

940

830

1,060

630

370

515

630

730

540

114,580

3,696

0.933

1.08

Sept.

290

1,600 

1,600

1,180

2.260

830

540

540

540

370

220 

220

220

150

150

940

630

540

940

940

540

220 

80

80

50

50

80

1,180

540

450

17,970

599

0.151

0.17

Calendar year 1915: Max 80,100 Min 150 Mean 6,576 Cfsm 1.66 In. 22.55

Water year 1915-16: Max 80,100 Min 50 Mean 7,038 Cfsm 1.78 In. 24.19

Peak discharge (base, 40.000 cfs). Nov. 16 (8 D.m.) 41.200 cfs (20.2 ft): Dec. 20 (2 a.m.)

85,600 cfs (33.6 ft at 6 2.m.); Dec. 31 (2 a.m.) 49,500 efs (21.6 ft); Jan. 13 (6 a.m.) 46,000 cfB

(21.0 ft); Mar. 30 (3 a.m.) 41,200 cfs) (20.2 ft). ,

Discharge, in cubic feet per sec9n<J, water year October 1916 to September 1917

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

£7 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

370

450

290

450

450

370

220

150

290

370

370

220

450

630 

220

150

80

940

3,850

8.500

7,600

7,000

4,600

2,800

1,920

1,460

1,180 

1,060

940

630

220

48,230

1,556

0.393

0.45

Nov.

80

150

630

1.600

540

450

290

370

370

370

220

150

150

290 

450

370

290

150

290

150

80

80

80

450

830

450

730 

630

830

370

11,890

396

0.100

0.11

Dec.

220

450

2,080

1,060

540

630

540

1,460

1,460

1,320

940

940

1,460

940 

540

940

730

630

450

940

1,600

6,700

12,200

9,100

5,850

4,100

5,600 

15,000

31,000

52.800

15,400

157,620

5,085

1.28

1.48

Jan.

7,900

5,600

10,400

28,600

45,400

59,100

65.900

49,900

16,800

8,500

5,850

4,350

3,400

5.000 

5,350

8,500

7,300

6,100

5,850

6,100

14,600

47,000

46,000

32,200

14,600

9,100

7,000 

6,100

5,600

5,350

6,700

546,150

17,620

4.45

5.13

Feb.

9,750

15,400

15,400

10,100

6,700

4,100

3,850

4,100

4,350

3,850

2,620

2,440

2,440

2.080 

3,600

8,800

12,600

11,500

10,100

16,400

32,200

32,200

19,700

23,200

54.600

31,000

17,700 

24,400

_

-

365,180

13,040

3.29

3.43

Mar.

26,800

29,800

43,000

54,000

57.800

52,500

35,800

29,800

30,400

23,200

14,200

15,000

19,200

23,200 

16,800

16,800

19,700

34,000

35,200

17,700

13,400

13,400

15,000

28,600

40,600

36,400

19,400 

15,000

13,800

11,200

8.800

810,500

26,150

6.60

7.61

Apr.

7,300

12,600

11,800

12,600

11,800

18,700

26.200

21,700

14,200

10,400

7,300

5,600

4,600

4,600 

4,100

3,850

2,800

2,260

2,440

1,760

1,600

1,920

1,600

1,600

1,320

1,180

1.060 

1,18ft

1,600

2,080

-

201,750

6,725

1.70

1.89

May

1,920

2,620

1,460

1,920

1,600

1,460

1,460

1,460

1,320

1,180

1,320

1,600

1,760

1,600 

1,460

1,600

830

940

940

940

750

830

730

1,060

1,460

1,180

1,460

5,eoa

11.800

9,400

3,850

67,490

2,177

0.550

0.63

June

2,260

9,100

12.600

11,200

6,400

3,600

6,400

3,600

3,400

3,000

2,260

2,080

1,460

1,180 

1,320

1,180

830

730

730

730

540

630

540

540

450

290

220 

290

29,0

540

-

78,390

2.613

0.660

0.74

July

450

220

370

370

220

150

290

150

150

80

80

80

220

80 

150

150

450

540

1,320

2,080

1,760

1,460

3,000

2,800

4.850

3,600

1,760 

1,180

1,060

1,320

1,060

31,450

1,015

0.256

0.30

Aug.

940

370

370

290

830

1,180

450

630

450

220

730

1,180

1.320

940 

290

450

370

220

290

220

370

220

220

370

150

630

730 

370

450

630

370

16,250

524-

0.132

0.15

Sept.

1,180

370

290

220

450

54S

940

1,180

1,180

940

1,060

540

290

730 

290

150

290

220

220

150

290

290

80

80

220 

1,46C

2,08C

2.620

18.58C

61?

0.15E

0.17

Calendar year 1916: Max 44,800 Min 50 Mean 5,028 Cfsm 1.27 In. 17.28

Water year 1916-17: Max 63,900 Min 80 Mean 6,448 Cfsra 1.63 In. 22.09

Peak discharge (base. 40.000 cfs). Jan. 7 ( 1 p.m.) 64,800 cfs (26.6 ft at 1 p.m.); Jan. 22 

(12 p.m.) 49,000 cfs (22.2 ft at 6 a.m.); Mar. 5 (8 a.m.) 58,200 cfB (23.5 ft); Mar. 19 {4 a.m.) 

40,000 cfs (20.0 ft); Mar. 25 (12 p.m.) 44,200 cfB (20.7 ft).
KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN

Kentucky River at lock 30, near Winchester, Ky. Continued 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1917 to September 1918

387

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

940 

730 

830

370

290

290

220

370

220

220

80

15T

220

150

220

220

370

290

2,260

8,200

9.750 

5,350

2,080

940

1,180

1,180

830 

940

630

2,440

3,000

44,960

1,450

0.366

0.42

Nov.

4.100 

3,460 

2,260

1,460

940

940

830

450

450

730

540

630

540

630

450

450

450

540

370

370

220 

150 ?75

450

290

150

220 

730

630

830

-

24,570

819

0.207

0.23

Dec.

1,060 

630 

540

630

540

540

540

630

450

540

450

450

370

450

370

630

630

1,460

830

500

450 

1,180

1,180

1,460

3,200

4,350

4. 850 

4,600

3,850

2,800

1,920

41,880

1,351

0.341

0.39

Jan.

1,760 

1,460 

1,460

1,460

1,460

3,200

6,400

6,700

6,700

5,100

3,850

3,600

2,620

2,620

7,600

9,750

9,400

7,900

5,850

4,350

3,000 

2 -,440

2,080

2,080

1,760

2,080

10,100 

'32,800

62,700

77.500

72,000

361,580

11,660

2.94

3.40

Feb.

47.400 

21,200 

10,800

8,500

5,600

4,100

5,100

8,500

14,200

14,600

12,200

9,100

7,600

5,850

5,350

5,350

4,600

5,400

3,400

15,400

28,000 

20,700

12,200

8,500

6,700

5,850

5,100 

4,850

_

_

-

304,150

10,860

2.74

2.86

Mar.

4,350 

3,850 

3,000

3,200

6,100

11,800

13,000

18,700

17,766

12,200

8,800

7,600

7,600

7,600

7,900

7,000

5,350

4,100

3,400

5,000

2,800 

2,866

5,100

5,100

9,750

14,200

8,800 

7,000

4,850

5,600

5,200

225,450

7,208

1.82

2.10

Apr.

2.440 

3,000 

5,400

5,600

10,100

10,100

7,500

9,400

28,000

52.200

19,200

11,800

7,600

5,350

3,600

3,600

2,440

3,000

2,440

2,620

7,600 

7,000

6,100

6,700

5,600

6,400

12,600 

10,400

8,200

6,100

249,890

8,350

2.10

2.35

May

4,600 

4,100 

3,000

2,800

2,260

5,400

1,600

1,600

1,760

2,260

2,620

2,800

7,300

22,200

27,400

17,200

9,100

5,550

3,400

3,850

5,100 

9,100

9,100

7,600

6,400

3,200

2,260 

2,260

1,600

1,600

1,320

178,140

5,746

1.45

1.67

June

830 

830 

940

940

730

450

630

1,180

1,180

540

830

450

290

370

370

220

150

255

290

750

750 

750

5,600

5,000

2,620

8,800

9.400 

5,100

2,620

3,600

-

52,370

1,746

0.441

0.49

July

5,400 

5,100 

5,850

1,920

1,600

570

650

750

750

650

450

540

450

570

220

220

150

555

370

370

290 

570

540

650

450

540

1,920 

4,600

450

1,520

1,460

54,890

1,125

0.284

0.53

Aug.

'530" 830 

850

750

650

220

150

450

220

220

290

370

370

540

290

370

220

220

150

290

150 

So" 80

80

150

150

150 

370

150

220

630

10,450

536

0.085

0.10

Sept.

730 

630 

540

940

940

2,620

2.800

730

1,920

650

450

630

450

290

220

220

290

150

370

1,920

450 

220

220

150

150

80

455 

250

150

100

-

19,690

656

0.166

0.18

Calendar year 1917: Max 63,900" Min 80 Mean 6,157 Cfsm 1.55 In. 21.09

Water year 1917-18: Max 77,300 Min 80 Mean 4,236 Cfsm 1.07 In. 14.52

Peak discharge (base, 40.OOP cfs).--Jan. 30 (6 p.m.) 81,500 cfs (51.7 ft at 10 p.m.).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1918 to September 1919

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7 

8

9 

10

11

12

15

14 

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

150

80

55

150

80

80

80 

80

80 

80

80

80

150

80 

150

80

80

80

80 

80

80

80

730

730

830

450

540

730

630

1,320

1^440

10,440

337

0.085

0.10

Nov.

16.400

9,756

3,200

940

1,180

1,460

940 

850

450 

650

450

450

290

220 

150

450

1,460

1,460

940 

1,060

1,180

1,180

940

1,060

630

750

730

540

450

540

50,690

1,690

0.427

0.48

Dec.

940

650

830

940

730

540

750 

650

450 

735

1,460

940

1,760

4,350 

8,200

15.800

11,200

5,850

2,800 

2,440

1,760

2,800

3,850

5,600

6,700

5,600

3,000

3,000

1,320

1,460

4,100

99,140

3,198

0.808

0.93

Jan.

34,000

53,200

62.700

59,106

29,200

9,400

5,850 

4,600

5,100 

5,100

4,850

4,100

3,400

2.800 

3,266

5,200

4,600

6,100

14,600 

18,700

11,800

7,900

7,000

12,600

17,700

13,800

9,100

6,700

4,600

3,200

2,800

451,000

13,900

5.51

4.05

Feb.

1,920

2,260

1,760

1,760

1,760

1,760

1,180 

1,180

'535 940 

940

940

940

1,060 

. 1,060

2,260

2,620

2,440

2,080 

1,760

2,080

2,800

4,350

5,600

6,700

7,900

10,400

11.200

_

-

-

82,590

2,950

0.745

0.78

Mar.

10,400

8,200

7,300

4,850

6,400

12,200

17.200 

15,966

17,200 

15,900

15,400

10,100

7,600

5,850 

4,600

4,550

3,850

4,350

6,400 

5,850

5,100

4,600

3,200

2,800

2,440

2,440

2.260

5,856

15,000

11,500

7,600

244,190

7,877

1.99

2.29

Apr.

5,100

3,850

3,200

3,000

2,260

2,260

2,260 

2,260

1.320 

2,080

4,100

5,100

6,400

7,000 

5,556

4,350

5..850

5,850

5,850 

4,850

3,850

2,800

2,620

2,620

2,440

3,600

3,600

2,620

2,080

2,260

-

110,780

3,693

0.933

1.04

May

4,850

10,400

10,100

9,400

6,400

4,350

5,600 

5,100

26,800 

31,000

20,200

11,500

6,400

4,600 

4,100

3,600

3,200

3,000

2.800 

3,666

9,750

13,800

10,100

8,200

10,800

15,400

25,800

15,000

8,500

4,600

5,000

297,950

9,611

2.43

2.80

June

3,000

1,760

1,320

1,520

1,180

540

830 

1,180

1,460 

1,320

1,760

1,520

. 1,920

1,060 

940

850

1,060

830

630 

540

570

'5J5 290

4,600

8,800

12.600

9,75C

6,700

4,85C

2.08C

-

75,780

2,526

0.658

0.71

July

650

1,520

630

370

650

630

630 

540

370 

290

730

290

290

570 

370

'225 150

290

1.600 

1,320

630

850

290

150

150

150

1 150

570

540

450

450

15,830

511

0.129

0.15

Aug.

940

630

940

630

940

940

2.260 

1,460

570 

450

450

150

BO- 80

370

540

290

220

150 

290

450

1,320

830

940

630

370

730

450

220

150

80

18,350

592

0.149

0.17

Sept.

290

370

290

220

220

150

150 

150

150 

80

80

80

50

55 

50

50

50

80

80 

150

730

540

'535 830

450

290

150

150

220

150

-

7,130

238

0.060

0.07

Calendar- year 1918: Max 77,300 Min 80 Mean 4,369 Cfsm 1.10 In. 14.99

Water year 1918-19: Max 62,700 Min 50 Mean 3,956 Cfsm 0.999 In. 13.57

Peak dlBOharge (baae. 40.000 cfg). Jan. 3 (12 p.m.) 65,600 of8 (27.1 ft).
388 KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN

Kentucky River at lock 10, near Winchester, Ky. Continued

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1919 to September 1920

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30 31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

80

IW

80

80 

80

290

850

750

650 

290

290

5,600

10,400

7,500

6,100

15,900

22,200 

21,200

11,200

5,550

2,800

2,440

1,600

1,060

5,350

8,200

7,600

4,350 

1,600

1,180

370

145,350

4,688

1.18

1.56

Nov.

25,500

41,800

55,000

41,206 

11,800

5,350

2,260

2,440

1,320 

1,060

1,180

2,080

2,800

1,920

1,600

1,600

1,460 

1,180

830

700

940

500

550

250

200

25,200

57,000

29,800 

15,400

12,200

522,720

10,760

2.72

5.05

Dec.

9,750

8,200

6,100

4,600 

2,440

15,400

59,400

52,500

54,700 

54,400

17,700

15,000

24,400

41,200

44,800

30,400

15,400 

9,400

7,000

6,100

5,600

4,100

3,400

2,440

2,440

2,260

1,760

940 1,6-50"

1,600

2,260

465,290

14,940

5.77

4.55

Jan.

950

730

i,T5o

730 

830

850

1,600

21,700

54,500 

65,800

56,400

15,900

9,400

6,700

5,100

4,100

4,550

4,100

5,600

3,400

9,100

58,800

60,900

69,400

78,100

72,700

49,500

16,400 

9,100

6,100

5,550

674,950

21,770

5.50

6.54

Feb.

5,850

5,600

2,800

5,000 

5,000

5,850

5,850

5,100

4,550 

5,400

5,400

3,600

4,100

4,100

3,400

5,400

3,000 

2,080

3,000

5,400

5,600

18,200

24, 400

20,260

19,200

10,800

7,600

6,100 

5,100

-

191,480

6,603

1.67

1.80

Mar.

4,550

4,600

4,850

4,600 

8,200

8,500

7,600

6,400

5,100 

4,600

5,100

6,700

15,000

21,200

18,700

16,400

15,900 

18,200

55,400

48,400

55.500

29,806

11,800

7,900

5,850

4,850

4,100

5,000 

5,200

2,800

2,620

385,220

- 12,430

3.14

5.62

Apr.

4,850

16,800

54,000

57 , OOP 

28,000

16,800

14,200

13,000

11,500 

9,750

7,600

5,600

4,850

4,850

4,350

3,600

5,400 

3,466

3,400

5,850

18,700

11,500

8,800

7,000

5,100

7,900

7,600

10,100 

9,100

7,600

-

326,200

10,870

2.74

5.06

May

6,700

9,400

8,200

6,700 

4,550

6,100

4,350

11,200

11,500 

9,466

7,600

5,600

5,100

8,600

7,000

5,550

5,600 

5,000

3,000

2,620

1,760

2,440

1,920

1,920

1.600

3,400

8,200

5,850 

2,260

1,760

2,440

161,920

5,223

1.52

1.52

June

1,760

1,520

1,060

10,400 

19,200

26,800

15,000

7,600

4,350 

5,200

2,620

2,080

1,520

2,080

850

220 730" 

570

650

450

940

1,180

2,620

2,620

2,260

940

830

700 

500

370

~

114,980

3,833

0.968

1.08

July

630

450

850

730 

450

730

2,800

2,260

940 

940

1,180

1,060

540

650

750

750

650 

540

1,600

5,550

5,600

1,600

1,600

1,060

850

540

570

570 

450

290

220

34,680

1,119

0.283

0.33

Aug.

290

290

570

220 450"

570

290

450

850 

850

850

2,260

2,620

1,760

5,600

5,600

1,460 

1,060

1,520

1,520

850

1,920

1,460

850

730

540

540

4.550 

1,§20

1,180

850

59,550

1,269

0.520

0.37

Sept.

630

540

540

650 

750

940

1,460

850

940 

1,060

1,060

15.000

10,800

7,600

5,100

4,100

3,000 

2,080

1,460

1,180

730

290

'530" 150

830

450

650

830 '940

540

~

63,700

2,123

0.536

0.60

Calendar year 1919: Max 62,700 Min 50 Mean 6,068 Cfsm 1.53 In. 20.80

Water year 1919-20: Max 78,100 Min 80 Mean 7,989 Cfsm 2.02 In. 27.46

Peak discharge (base. 40.000 efs). Nov. 5 (6 p.m.) 54,'SOO efs (22.6 ft); Dee. 9~~f£" a.m.) 57,900 

efs (24.5 ft at 7 a.m.); Dee. 15 (8 a.m.) 46,000 cfs (21.0 ft); Jan. 10 (4 p.m.) 65,600 efs (27.6 

ft); Jan. 25 (4 p.m.) 79,100 efs (21.7 ft); Mar. 21 (8 a.m.) 55,800 cfs ('22.9 ft); Apr. 4 ( 5 a.m.) 

40,000 efs (20.0 ft).

Discharge, in cubic feet" per second, water year October 1920 to September 1921

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

15

14 

15

16 

17

18

19

ZO

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct. .

830

~^30" 1.060

450

370

370

290 

220

150

150

50

80

80

80 

50

80 

80

80

150

80

80

80

80

50

30

80

220

290

220

220

150

6,930

L 224

 0^057

0.07

Nov.

630

540

540

450

370

370

370 

370

370

370

370

570

'550- 290

290

630 

540

370

290

290

450

1,060

3,000

3,600

3,000

2,260

1,600

1,600

3,400

7.300

-

35,380

1,179

0.298

0.33

Dec.

7,600

5,350

3,850

2,800

2,620

2,440

2,440 

2,440

4,350

7,900

7,000

4,850

3,400

4,350 

8,500

10,400 

7,000

7,300

3,000

2,260

630

1,6750"

1,600

2,080

3,000

3,000

3,850

3,850

3,000

2,620

2,440

127,520

4,114

1.04

1.20

Jan.

3,200

5,600

3,200

2,620

2,260

 2,260

1.600 

2,440

2,620

2,440

2,620

2,800

3,200

5,850 

16,400

20.200 

13,806

9,400

6,700

4,850

4,100

3,600

3,200

2,800

2,620

2,440

2,080

2,260

3,000

7,300

10,100

155,560

5,018

1.27

1.46

Feb.

9,400

7,500

5,850

4,600

4,850

5,100

4,600 

4,100

8,200

15,400

15,400

15,400

13,000

8,800 

6,400

5,100 

4,100

3,400

3,200

3.000

3,000

4,100

8,800

15,400

18.700

14,200

11,800

10,100

_

.

.

231,300

8,261

2.09

2.17

Mar.

8,200

6,700

17,200

18,200

13,466

9,100

7,600 

6,100

10,800

12,600

13,400

10,400

8,200

6,400 

6,400

8,500 

8,500

7,600

6,400

5,350

4,600

3,600

3,400

3.200

6,856

6,100

5,100

8,800

7,900

5,100

7,600

252,300

8,139

2.06

2.37

Apr.

13,800

13,800

12,200

9,100

7,000

5,350

4,600 

3,850

4,600

5,850

3,000

2,620

2,260

1.920 

2,260

5,600 

22,700

50.400

18,200

10,800

7,300

5,350

4,600

4,350

3,600

5,100

7,900

5,600

4,100

3,600

229,410

7,647

1.93

2.15

May

3,200

2,800

2,620

2,800

2,800

4,350

7.900 

7,360

5,550

5,850

4,100

5,600

5,350

6,400 

4,600

3,600 

2,800

2,260

1,760

1,460

1,180

940

940

830

750

750

940

940

940

940

850

88,840

2,866

0.724

0.83

June

730

630

450

630

370

290

290 

290

290

290

290

220 '550"

220 

220

370 

290

370

290

450

570

290

570

450

850

730

450

630

370

370

12,130

404

0.102

0.11

July

290

290

290

220

220

150

150 

50" 80

290

290

150

150

220 

540

830 

940

730

2,620

2,260

540

450

630

730

540

540

450

450

450

630

630

16,830

543

0.137

0.16

Aug.

540

450

540

630

750

1,060

1,460 

1,520

1,060

730

630

630

450

2,800 

5.600

4,8,50 

2,800

5,600

3,200

2,440

2,260

1,460

1,060

730

540

450

370

290

290

220 150"

43,410

1,400

0.354

0.41

Sept.

220

220

220

220

940

4.100

2,800 

1,920

1,320

940

1-,180

830

630

450 

370

370 

290

220

220

150

450

1,920

3,200

2,080

1,600

1,760

2,260

3,000

3,400

2,800

-

40,080

1,336

0.337

0.38

Calendar year }920: Max 78,100 Min 30 Mean 5,908 Cfsm 1.49 In. 20.32

Water year 1920-21: Max 30,400 Min 30 Mean 3,396 Cfsm 0.858 In. 11.64

Peak discharge (base. 40.000 ofa).--Ho peak above base.
KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN

Kentucky River at lock 10, near Winchester, Ky. Continued 

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1921 to September 1922

389

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

S

9 

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2,440

1,920

5,350

5,850 

3,850

2,800

1,760

1,320

1,180 

830

730

630 

540

370

370

370

290

290

220

220

220

220

220

150 T56"

150 

150

150

220

370

450

33,780

1,090

0.275

0.32

Nov.

6,100

3,000

1,760

1,920 

2,260

1,460

1,180

940

940 

940

940

730 

730

730

630

630

7,900

7,900

7,000

5,850

5,100

4,100

3,200

2,620

2,260

2,080 

5,350

14.200

13,400

14,200

-

120,050

4,002

1.01

1.13

Dec.

10,800

7,600

6,100

7,900 

7,300

6,400

5,100

3,850

3,000 

2,440

1,920

1,600 

1,460

1,320

1,180

3£o~ 940

4,100

3,850

2,800

2,440

2,800

16,800

32,200

35,800

26,800 

14,200

7,900

5,350

3,850

3,000

231,740

7,475

1.89

2.18

Jan.

2,620

2,080

1,760

1,600 

S,S5o

4,850

5,600

5,850

6,700 

6,700

12,600

19.700 

18,266

11,800

7,600

5,350

4,100

3,400

4,350

7,600

8,800

10,400

11,200

8,800

6,400

4.6OO 

3,850

3,400

2,800

2,620

2,080

203,260

6,557

1.66

1.91

Feb.

630 1/50"0-

1,600

1,600 

1,320

1,320

1,320

1,180

1,180 

1,180

1,180

1,460 

2,620

3,400

4,850

11,500

17,700

13,000

15,000

30,400

51,500

61.900

59,60"6

35,200

11,500

7,900 

7,900

8,800

.

-

-

358,340

12,800

3.23

3.37

Mar.

18,700

36,400

41,800

33,400 

17,700

11,500

14,200

 19,200

16,400 

26,800

44,200

53,000 

40,600

16,400

30,400

44,800

47,800

30,400

13,400

13,400

14,600

11,200

8,500

7,000

5,850

4,350

7,606

10,800

8,500

6,400

19,200

673,900

21,740

5.49

6.33

Apr.

23,2OO

20,260

13,000

9,100 

7,300

11,500

10,400

9,750

7,600 

6,400

6,400

8,500 

8,800

7,300

9,750

8,500

7.OOO

5,850

5,350

6,100

5,850

4,600

3,850

3,200

2,800

2,620 

2,260

2,446

5,600

11,800

-

237,020

7,901

2.00

 ' -2.23

May

9,100

5,850

4,350

4,600 

8,200

17,700

24,400

18,260

9,100 

5,600

4,600

7,3.00 

7,300

4,850

3,200

2,440

1,920

2,440

1,760

1,600

1,460

1,460

1.180

1,186

1,460

1,600 

3,200

5,600

4,350

3,440

1,460

169,900

5,481

1.38

1.60

June

1,O6O

940

940

1,760 

3,000

2,620

2,620

4,100

4,600 

3,850

2,800

2,440 

1,600

1,920

2,O8O

1,920

1,460

1,180

940

940

940

830

730

540

450

450 

450

370

*57J

540

-

48,520

1,617

0.408

0.46

July

450

370

1,180

2,080 

2,440

2,800

2,260

1,600

1,180 

940

730

730 

540

450

450

450

370

1,320

2,800

4.350

2,260

1,320

940

1.O6O

830

450 

450

370

290

ray

940

36,850

1,189

0.300

0.35

Aug.

1,060

630

540

940 

450

370

450

450

370 

290

220

150 

150

150

80

80

150

80

50

50

50

50

50

150

1,600

2.080 

736

630

630

540

450

13,670

441

0.111

0.13

Sept.

450

370

9,100

4,100 

1,320

450

370

450

450 

370

370

830 

830

630

450

290

220

150

150

150

150

150

150

80

l5t>

80 

80

80

80

80

-

22,580

753

0.190

0.21

Calendar year 1921: Max 35,800 Mln 80 - Mean 3,987 Cfsm 1.O1 In. 13.67

Water year 1921-22: Max 61.9OO Mln 5O Mean 5,889 Cfsm 1.49 In. 20.22

Peak discharge (base, 4O,000 _cf s). Feb. 22(8 p.m.) 66.0OO cfs (27.1 ft at 1Z p.mTTJ Mar. 5 

12 m.) 42,460 cfs (26.4 ft); Mar. 12 (7 a.m.) 54.OOO cfs (22.7 ft at 12 m.); Mar. 17 (6 a.m.) 5O,OOO 

cfs (21.7 ft).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1922 to September 1923

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6'

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26 

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

80

80

80

80

80

50BO150

290

630

630

450

370

220 

220

220

150

150

150

150

150

80 

80

150

150

150 

150 

150

150

220

220

5,930

191

0.048

0.06

Nov.

220

150

Bo- 80

80

150

150

80

80

80

150

150

150

150 

220

220

290

450

630

730

830

73TJ 

630

540

540

540 

370 

290

290

220

-

9,270

309

0.078

0.09

Dec.

220

TSo

220

220

2,260

4,600

7,000

9,750

8,800

7,000

5,600

3,850

2,800

2,260 

3,200

16,800

32,200

37.000

26,066

11,500

5,850

3,850 

2,800

2,260

1,920

1,460 

1,320 

1,600

2,440

2,080

1,920

211,000

6,806

1.72

1.98

Jan.

2,080

2,440

2,620

3,400

3,200

2,800

2,440

3,000

2,800

2,440

2,260

1,920

1,600

1.460 

1,760

1,760

1,760

1,760

1,760

1,760

11,200

24,400 

31.000

31,000

29,200

20,200 

16,400 

17,200

23,200

21,700

15,900

286,420

9,239

2.33

2.69

Feb.

26,200

38,200

52,500

62,200

69.300

55,000

17,700

8,200

6,400

5,850

5,850

5,350

13,400

25,OOO 

31,600

16,400

6,400

6,100

4.6OO

3,600

3,200

2,8OO 

2,440

1,920

1,920

1..760 

1,326 

2,440

-

-

-

478,250

17,080

4.31

4.49

Mar.

3,600

4,600

4,100

3,600

5.200

12,200

37,600

49.000

45,466

19,700

10,800

22,200

36,400

37,600 

18,200

16,400

17,700

18,200

13,400

. 9,400

7,000

5,850 

7,600

18,200

22,700

16,800 

10,800 

7,600

5,850

4,600

3,850

494,150

15,940

4.03

4.S4

Apr.

3,200

2,620

2,260

2,080

3,200

4,6OO

5,350

4,600

3,850

3,200

2,800

2,440

4,100

9,100 

8,500

9,750

8,500

7,000

5,350

4,350

3,600

3,200 

2,440

2,260

2,080

1,760 

1.600 

2,686

5,600

1O.5OO

-

131,970

4,399

1.11

1.24

May

10.800

7,300

5,100

3,850

3,000

2,620

3,600

5,600

4,850

8,200

9,750

6,700

5,100

8,200 

10,800

8,200

7,000

5,350

'4,100

3,000

2,800

2.260 

2,260

2 ,'440

8,200

8,200 

7,300 

5,600

4,350

3,850

4,600

174,980

5,645

1.43

1.64

June

5,850

5,600

3,600

2,800

2,080

1,760

2,260

2,800

2,260

1,460

1,460

13,400

38,200

44.300 

32,206

10,800

5,350

3,400

2,620

1,920

1,760

1,320 

1,060

940

730

1,180 

1,460 

1,320

1,060

940

-

196,390

6,546

1.65

1.84

July

830

730

540

450

450

. 630

1,920

4,600

5,350

4,100

2,440

1,460

1,180

1,060 

1,460

1,760

1,760

1,320

1,O6O

830

630

540 

450

370 '550"

370 

370 

370

730

830

940

40,070

1,293

0.327

0.38

Aug.

2,080

3,000

1,760

1,180

940

730

730

830

1,320

2,620

2,800

2,080

5,200

3V666 

2,440

1,320

1,060

830

630

540

450

940 

730

450

450

370

yra

450

370

370

370

38,410

1,239

0.313

0.36

Sept.

370

370

290

370

290

940

1,060

830

1,320

1,460

1,320

1,060

830

630 

540

370

290

220 f50"

370

1,920

2,080 

836

540

450

290 

290 

290

220

220

-

20,350

678

0.171

0.19

Calendar year 1922: Max 61,'900 Mln 50 Mean 5,453 Cfsm 1.38 In. 18.72

Water year 1922-23: Max 69,300 Mln SO , Mean 5,718 Cfsm 1.44 In. 19.60

Pealt discharge (base. 40.OOP efs). Feb. 5 (9 a.m.) 70,600 cfs (28.6 ft); Mar. 8 (10 p.m.) 51.OOO 

"s (21.9 ftjj Mar. 14 (5 a.m.) 44,400 cfs (20.4 ft)} June 14 (12 m.) 45,400 cfe (20.9 ft).
390 KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN

Kentucky River at lock 10, near Winchester, Ky. Continued 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1923 to September 1924

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19 

EO

21

2E 

23 

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsrn

In.

Oct.

150

220

450 '250" 

150

220

150

80 

150

150

150

150

80

80

50

50

50 

50

80 

80

80

50 

50 

50

50

80 

80

80

80

50

80

3,560

115

0.029

0.03

Nov.

80

35

80

150 

150

220

630

1,060 

1,180

940

940

830

630

450

370

450

370 

370

290 

220

220

220 

220 

290

370

450 

630

730

940

1,460

-

15,020

501

0.127

0.14

Dec.

2,620

2,620

2,080

1,600 

3,200

10,800

19,200

16,400 

8,500

5,600

4,100

4,100

5,850

9,400

12,600

10,400

7,600 

5,600

4,100 

3,600

' 4,100

11,500 

22,700 

23,200

16,800

9,750 

7,000

6,400

7,300

8,800

27.400'

£84,920

9,191

2.3E

2.68

Jan.

35,200

44,800

57,800

65,000 

66,000

43,600

11,200

6,100 

4,850

4,600

14,600

30,400

29,800

14,600

8,800

11,500

18,700 

18,200

13,800 

9,400

7,000

4,850 

3,400 

3,400

5,600

5,350 

4,100

3,200

5.000

4,100

5,350

558 , 300

18,010

4.55

5.24

Feb.

4,600

4,600

/6OO

,100 

,100

,100

,850

,100 

,850

,200

,800

,620

,620

,440

,260

2,080

1,920 

2,440

7,600 

23,800

35,200

30 , 400 

15,400 

9,750

7,300

9,100 

11,500

11,200

9,100

_

-

230,630

7,953

2.01

E.17

Mar.

7,000

5,600

4,600

4,1OO 

8,500

12,200

13,400

10,400 

7,900

6,100

5,850

5,350

4,850

4,350

4,350

4,350

4,100 

4,100

3,850 

4,166

5,850

10,800 

12,600 

10,400

8,500

6,700 

5,600

4,850

14,600

26.800

25, 060

256,750

8,282

2.09

E.41

Apr.

13,800

9,400

6,700

5,350 

4,100

3,600

3,400

3,200 

3,600

3,600

3,400

3,200

2,800

E,440

2,440

2,260

2. 080 

5^100

7,300 

8,500

7,900

5,850 

4,850 

4,100

3,200

3,000 

2,800

3,200

3,200

4,6OO

-

138,970

4,632

1.17

1.31

May

13,000

16,800

14,200

9,400 

8,500

5,350

4,100

3,400 

3,200

3,000

3,200

3,200

3,200

4,850

10,800

15,400

13,400 

8,800

5,850 

6,700

15,400

E2,200 

18,200 

10,800

7,900

6,100 

4,600

3,850

4,350

11,800

29.20O

E90.750

9,379

2.37

2.73

June

23.800

10,800

7,000

5,100 

4,600

4,850

4,100

3,200 

2,620

2,620

17,200

19,700

11,500

9,100

8,200

13,000

11,500 

5,600

3,400 

2,440

1,920

1.760 

5,600 

7,600

8,8OO

6,700 

8,200

7,900

7,900

5,350

-

232,060

7,735

1.95

2.18

July

3,600

3,200

2,440

1,760 

1,460

1,760

*7,900

9.100 

5,100

3,000

1,920

1,600

3,400

3,200

3,000

2,800

2,440 

1,760

1,320 

1,180

1,060

1,060 

1,060 

*940

830

630 

540

450

450

370

220

69,550

2,244

0.567

0.65

Aug.

'555" 220

630

540 

1,180

940

1,760

1,180 

450

450

370

1,180

1,320

830

540

450

*940 

1,180

940 

940

730

540 

450 

E90

1,320

4,850 

3,606

1,760

1,180

830

450

31,730

1,024

0.259

0.30

Sept.

370

370

477

370 

290

394

685

477 

402

3E2

330

290

322

330

290

269

*276 

269

'555" 255 

830

10,400 

13.000 

7,666

4,100

2,440 

1,460

1,320

2,260

8,800

-

59,453

1,982

0.501

0.56

Calendar year 19E3: Max 69,300 Min 50 Mean 5,930 Cfsm 1.50 In. 2O.32

Water year 1923-24: Max 66,OOO Min 5O Mean 5,934 Cfsm 1.5O In. 20. 4O

Peak discharge (base, 40,OOP cfa).--Jan. 5 (8 to 1O a.m.) 69,400 cfs (E8.8 ft at 6 a.m.). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1924~to~ September 19E5

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

14,200

lo,466 

5,850

3, EDO

2,260

1,600

1,220

1,020

730

730

630 

513

459 

434

418

468

410

354

370

362

330

330

255

227

220

227

220 

220

' 213

f4T

227

48,338

1,559

0.394

0.45

Nov.

EEO

276 

378

442

410

394

220

E90

E41

241

E76 

370

495 

549

585

907

1,220

1,710

1,460

1,140

940

1,760

3,400

3. 850

3,400

2,260

1,650 

1,360

1,140

940

-

32,524

1,084

0.274

0.31

Dec .

830

730 

630

540

ST?

830

11,200

45,800

53 , 500

54,900

39,400 

10,100

5,600 

4,100

3,200

2,620

£,440

2,080

1,870

1,600

1,420

1,220

1,020

1,500

3,600

6,100

6,100 

4,600

3,400

E.800

2,6EO

276,962

8,934

2.26

2.60

Jan.

3,200

12,600 

17 , EDO

11,500

8,200

6,100

4,600

3,600

3,200

2.800

4,350 

17,700

25.000 

17,206

10,400

7,300

6,700

5,850

5,100

14,200

12,200

8,800

6,700

5,100

4,350

3,850

3,600 

3,600

4,100

4,350

4,350

247,800

7,994

2.02

2.33

Feb.

6,100

13,000 

17,700

17,700

14,200

9,750

7,300

5,850

4,850

4,100

5.600 

3,666

3,850 

5,100

15,000

35,2OO

46,600

35,200

13,800

9,100

7,000

5,850

5,100

4,600

4,100

5,100

6,100 

6,100

_

.

-

315,550

11,270

2.85

2.96

Mar.

5,850

7,000 

7,900

7,300

6,400

5,350

4,350

3,200

2,620

2,6EO

2.440 

3,200

4,600 

8,200

6,100

4,100

3,600

7,600

*20,700

23,200

18,700

11,200

7,900

*5,850

4,850

4,100

4,100 

5,100

6,100

5,850

4,850

214,930

6,933

1.75

2.0E

Apr.

4,350

3,600 

3,000

2,800

2,440

2,440

2,260

1,920

1,790

2,080

3,400 

3,400

3,850 

3,600

3,000

E,620

2,260

2,O8O

1,920

2,030

1,900

2,440

2,620

2,260

1,920

1,820

1.760

4,856

12.EOO

16,166 -

96,710

3.E24

0.814

0.91

May

8,200

6,700 

5,350

4,600

3,600

3,850

3,EOO

2,800

2,800

5,600

15,400 

25,000

E9,SOO 

19,266

9,400

5,850

9,750

11,500

10,400

7,900

5,350

3,850

2,800

2,260

1,860

1,530

1,330 

1,140

976

874

690

211,560

6,825

1.72

1.99

June

650

594 

434

378

459

540

1,760

1,760

1,240

874

567 

362

255 

iSi SSff

262

192

346

314

220

199

 283

234

234

1,180

7,000

9.400

5,1615

2,260

1,320

-

38,911

1,297

0.328

0.37

July

863

1.670 

§46

1,600

1,O6O

952

1,820

1,660

1,430

1,120

907 

730

841

710

558

513

885

567

426

354

354

418

402

402

362

298

263

241

248

220

192

22,526

727

0.184

0.21

Aug.

129

87 

 101

136

122

129

94

60

80

106

94 

122

143 

155

108

101

94

122

80

80

80

80

65

50

TO

60

50 

50

50

50

5O

2.777

89.6

0.023

0.03

Sept.

50

35 

30

TO

35

35

40

50

50

50

50 

50

70 

178

T57

143

129

136

101

67

80

60

65

55

45

35

50 

50

*55

55

-

2,076

69.2

0.017

0.02

Calendar year 1924: Max 66.0OO Min 213 Mean 6,082 Cfsm 1.54 In. 20.91

Water year 1924-25: Max 54,90O Min 3O Mean 4,139 Cfsm 1.O5 In. 14.20

Peak discharge (base. 40.OOP cfs). Dee. 10 (7 a.«.) 56,600 cfs (24.6 ft)s Feb. 17 (6 p.m.) 48,400 

cfs 121.4 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN 391

Kentucky River at look 10, near Winchester, Ky. Continued 

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1925 to September 1926

Day

1 

2

5

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

15 

14

15

16 

17 

18

19

20

21

22

25 

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

65 

80

80

80

94

94 

122

108 

129

101

80

80

192 

460

1,500

2,620 

6.500 

7,600

5,850

2,260

1,570

1,100

841 

740 

1,460

6,100

8,200

5,100

2,800

2,840

1,420

59,256

1,911

0.485

0.56

Nov.

1,390 

1,420

1,450

1,520

1,500

2,260 

5,850

9,400 

12,200

15,400

8,200

11,200

21.200 

13,266

12,200

7,500 

5,100 

5,550

4,850

5,400

2,800

2,080

1,900 

1,620 

1,290

1,520

15,400

16,400

12,200

7,000

-

206,400

6,880

1.74

1.94

Dec.

4,850 

5,600

5,000

2,440

4,100

5,200 

5,200

2,440 

2,260

1,840

1,660

1,460

1,260 

1,510

1,050

1,000 

929 

929

760

770

730

730

770 

780 

940

1,170

1,280

1,070

760

'550 630

51,548

1,663

0.420

0.48

Jan.

710 

700

750

730

760

929 

1,000

" 1,060 

1,020

907

770

720

660 

640

650

594 

8,500

15,800

15,400

25,000

45,300

53,500 

5T.500 

19,700

8,800

5,850

4,850

4,600

3,200

3,000

276,524

8,920

2.25

2.60

Feb.

6,100 

8,200

12,200

16,400

22,200

17,700 

10,800

7,300 

5,600

4,850

4,100

5,000

3,000 

9,100

19,200

26,000 

18,700 

10,400

8,600

10,800

16,400

13,800

9,750 

8,200 

7,900

8,800

8,800

7 , 600

-

-

-

307,700

10,990

2.78

2.89

Mar.

6,100 

5,350

4,600

4,600

4,550

5,850 

4,100

4,600 

5,100

5,100

4,600

4,350

4,600 

4,850

4,850

5,100 

5,350 

4,600

5,100

4,600

4,600

5,550

11,800 

15,400 

12,200

10,100

9,750

9,100

7,900

7,000

6,400

195,350

6,237

1.57

1.82

Apr.

6,100 

4,850

4,100

5,400

5,000

*2,620 

2,440

2,080 

2,080

2,080

2,440

3,850

7,300 

8,200

8,500

7,500 

5,850 

4,850

4,100

3,400

2,800

2,440

2,440 

2,800 

3,000

5,400

5,200

3,000

3,200

2,800

-

117,620

5,921

0.990

1.10

May

2,800 

2,440

2,260

2,080

2,080

1,920 

1,820

1,540 

1,380

1,620

*2,440

2,800

2,800 

2,260

2,620

16,400 

35,800 

34,000

14,600

7,300

5,100

5,850

2,800 

2,260 

1,860

1,060

1,330

1,100

863

810

790

162,783

5,251

1.35

1.53

June

2,260 

2,620

2,080

1,820

1,550

1,510 

1,170

1,070 

964

841

670

605

640 

1,220

1,920

4,650 

4,350 

2,620

2,260

1,520

1,120

907

780 

841 

1,000

929

780

605

531

466

44,277

1,476

0.373

0.42

July

450 

454

586

546

549

1,460 

7,900

4,856 

1,920

1,170

976

790

680 

810

495

549 

605 

504

530

220

164

T5I

350 

562 

800

760

1,120

2,080

5,350

5,100

2,620

44,272

1,428

0.361

0.42

Aug.

1,780 

1,450

1,250

1,220

1,060

841 

885

650 

531

418

514

432

442 

515

874

1,590 

2,440 

5,400

7,900

12,600

11,500

6,700

3,850 

5,600 

8,800

11,500

16.400

8.200

3,850

2,800

5,100

124,640

4,021

1.02

1.17

Sept.

4,550 

6,100

15,900

15,400

9,750

5,550 

5,350

4,600 

2,800

2,620

3,200

2,080

1,420 

1,100

929

790 

690 

495

418

450

418

426 

630 

1,920

2,260

1,790

1,920

1,760

2,620

97,978

5,266

0.825

0.92

Calendar year 1925: Max 46,600 Mln 30 Mean 4,028 Cfsm 1.02 In. 15.82

Water year 1925-26= Max 55,500 Mln 65 Mean 4,620 Cfsm 1.17 In. 15.85

cfs (20.0 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second", water year October' 1926 to September 1927

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

IS

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24 

25

26

27

28

29

50

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

7,500

7,000

7,300

3,850

4,100

4,850

3,000

2,440 

1,920

1,520

1,350

1,520

5,600 

' 6.40O

5,200

1,810

1,580

1,140

940

4, ICC"

9,100

6,100

4,350

5,850 

15,400

14,200

10,800

7,000

4,600

3,400

5,100

156,420

5,046

1.27

1.47

Nov.

9,100

10,400

7,600

4,850

3,600

2,800

2,440

1,920 

2,440

2,620

4,600

5,850

4,550 

5,400

3,400

9,400

16,800

15,000

9,400

7,000

4,850

4,100

3,400

3,200 

3,600

7,300

13,800

18,700

17,266

13,400

-

216,520

7,217

1.82

2.03

Dec.

11,200

9,400

7,600

5,850

4,850

4,100

3,400

2,800 

2,620

5,606

13,400

13,400

12,600 

14,200

13,800

10,100

7,000

5,350

4,100

4,100

14,200

43 , 6dO

57,300

a65,000 

62,700

59,900

61,600

58,200

43,600

38,800

28,600

686,970

22,160

5.60

6.45

Jan.

14,600

9,750

7,300

6,100

5,100

4,350

3,850

3,200 

2,800

2,800

2,440

2,440

1,920 

2,626

3,000

2,440

2,440

3,200

5,850

15,400

37,000

40,600

34,606

51,000 

26,800

17,200

11,200

8,500

11,800

18,700

24,400

363,400

11,720

2.96

3.41

Feb.

29,800

19,200

11,500

8,500

7,300

6,700

8,200

9,100 

9,100

8,500

7,. 500

6,100

5,350 

6,100

5,600

5 5,100 ' loo"

8,900

21,700

30,400

26,200

18,700

18,200

26,200 

51.600

22,200

15,000

9,100

_

_

-

584,650

15,740

5.47

3.61

Mar.

7,000

5,850

5,100

5.100

4,850

5,100

7,600

21,700 

54.000

36, '400

15,900

10,800

8,200 

15,000

25,000

23.20O

14,600

10,100

9,750

9,100

9,750

7,900

6,400

5,550 

4,600

5,600

5,200

2,800

a2,600

2.440

8,500

325,490

10,500

2.65

3.06

Apr.

26,200

24,400

19,200

11,500

7,900

6,700

5,850

7,000 

18,200

29,800

37.000

29,800

15,900 

20,200

28,000

52,800

27,400

20,700

25,000

18,700

15,900

19,700

29,800

25,600 

14,600

9,400

7,000

5,600

4,600

4,550

-

548,800

18,290

4.62

5.15

May

4,100

5,600

5,600

4,600

4,550

5,850

5,400

7,300 

22,200

25,600

15,400

10,100

8,200 

7,900

8,200

7,900

7,000

6,100

6,100

5,100

4,100

3,400

2,800

2,620 

6,400

8,500

6,100

6,700

17,700

51,600

44,600

299,520

9,655

2.44

2.81

June

56,600

55,566

54,500

15,900

12,200

8,200

6,100

4,850 

4,100

5,200

3,200

5,000

2,440 

5,350

6,700

5,850

4,600

5,400

5,400

5,600

2,620

2,080

1,760

1,470 

1,520

1,250

1,390

1,220

988

940

-

257,528

8,584

2.17

2.42

July

660

680

540

3,000

7,600

5,600

1,890

1,290 

929

640

700

558

540 

468

720

810

630

929

1,430

1,170

1,070

1,500

1,840

1,100 

780

770

852

800

630

612

1,560

40,298

1,500

0.528

0.38

Aug.

1,530

1,760

1,170

952

907

800

770

780 

780

710

670

988

1,240 

1,140

1,180

1,080

1,010

1,160

5,000

2,866

2,080

1,520

1,100

800 

660

612

522

442

410

570

506

53,249

1,073

0.271

0.31

Sept.

290

290

402

549

558

522

450

841 

929

556

800

690

549 

540

513

386

538

350

386

558

929

810

513

346

322

262

269

248

269

358

-

15,123

504

0.127

0.14

Calendar year 1926 : Max 65,000 Mln 164 Mean 6,655 Cfsm 1.68 In. 22.82

Water year 1926-27: Max 63,000 Mln 248 Mean 9,117 Cfsm 2.50 In. 51.24

Peak discharge (base, 40,000 cfs). Dec. 25 (2 a.m.) 64,500 cfs (28.0 ft): Jan. 22 (6 a.m. 41,200

cfs (20.2 ft); June 1 (7 p.m.) 59,000 cfs (25.0 ft at 2 a.m. June 2).

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated.
392 KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN

Kentucky River at lock 10, near Winchester, Ky. Continued 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1927 to September 1928

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsra

In.

Oct.

330 

290

262

234

220

185

185

199

192 

192

?48~ 164

630

740

554

434

486

346 

442

418

362

255

220

220

314

330

290

227

206

206

192

9,613

310

0.078

0.09

Nov.

164 

2TS" 157

227

213

171

199

450

2,080 

3,400

3,000

1,920

1,310

988

740

1,320

15,900

51,600 

21,700

8,500

4,100

2,620

1,920

1,500

1,310

1,080

952

874

810

750

-

110,168

3,672

0.927

1.03

Dec.

830 

820

l,5So

3,000

4,850

3,400

2,440

1,920

1,540 

1,220

1,060

1,180

4,850

12,200

13,400

19,200

12,200

10, 100 

7,600

5,100

3,400

2,440

2,080

1,590

1,450

1,250

1,060

964

1,600

3,400

6,700

133,904

4,319

1.09

1.26

Jan.

14,200 

15,900

7,900

3,600

2,620

2,440

2,440

2,620

3,200 

3,400

3,000

3,000

2,620

2,440

2,260

1,920

1,690

2,080 

9,750

21 , 700

25,200

13,800'

7,600

3,400

8,800

9,400

8,500

6,700

4,600

3,400

2,800

201,180

6,490

1.64

1.89

Feb.

2,800 

2,800

2,440

2,080

2,260

3,400

6,100

8,500

9,100 

8,266

6,760

5,600

4,600

4,350

5,550

6,100

5,850

5,100 

4,600

4,100

5,850

5,600

6,700

7,600

7,000

6,400

5,100

4,600

4,100

j.

-

148,980

5,157

1.50

1.40

Mar.

5,600 

5,200

2,800

2,440

2,080

1,920

1,660

1,530

1,460 

1,460

2,800

3,600

5,200

3,600

3,600

5,850

16 , 800

25.200 

17,700

15,000

15,000

14,200

13,800

11,500

9,100

7,600

7,900

7,000

6,700

0,800

16,800

231,900

7,481

1.89

2.18

Apr.

15,000 

9,750

7,000

5,350

4,550

5,600

5,200

5,200

3,200 

5,000

2,620

3,206

8,800

11,800

14,200

15,400

10,400

7,600 

5,850

4,850

5,100

7,900

11,800

18,700

21,700

15,000

11,800

19,200

26,800

26,000

-

506,570

10, 210

2.58

2.88

May

22,200 

15, 800

8,800

6,100

4,850

3,850

3,200

2,800

2,440 

2,080

1,780

1,560

1,460

1,280

1,140

1,050

1,040" 940

4,350

8,200

17,200

15,000

8,500

5,850

4,850

6,400

6,400

8,200

10, 100

8,200

5,550

188,970

6,096

1.54

1.77

June

5,600 

2,800

2,260

5,600

9,100

8,500

7,000

5,100

10,800 

25,200

21,700

11,800

9,100

7,500

5,850

5,550

3,850

4,100 

3,200

2,260

4,100

8,800

5,600

5,350

10,400

13,800

13 , 800

10,400

37,900

_49.900

312,520

10,420

2.65

2.94

July

47,000 

25,600

9,100

6,400

17,200

16,400

10,800

7,600

6,700 

9,400

10,100

8,800

11,800

18,700

11,800

6,100

5,850

2,800 

2,260

1,760

1,550

2,260

6,700

9,400

4,850

2,620

*2,620

4,350

2,260

1,570

652

273,182

8,812

2.25

2.57

Aug.

670 

918

952

918

1,760

650

1,510

5,200

2,800 

1,400

907

680

549

468

450

585

750

6,400 

6,700

6,700

3,850

2,440

1,600

1,160

1,180

1,130

940

907

850

988

1,760

55,512

1,791

0.452

0.52

Sept.

3,500 

3,400

3,200

2,800

3,000

2,620

1,890

1,380

1,040 

85 2

710

585

540

586

570

570

554

570 

506

248

206

25o~ 192

426

504

468

586

506

554

546

31,599

1,047

0.264

0.29

Calendar year 1927 : Max 56,600 Min 157 Mean 6,908 Cfsm 1.74 In. 23.67

Water year 1927-28: Max 49,900 Min 157 Mean 5,475 Cfsm 1.38 In. 18.82

Peak discharge (base, 40,000 cfs). June 30 (8 p.m.) 55,000 ofs (23.0 ft at 10 p.m.). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1928 to September 1929

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

354 

322

322

248

426

531

386

426

558

450

370

386 

290

290

370

306

386

2,080

4,550

2,620 

3,400

1,540

2,440

3,000

1,920

1,460 

1,110

940

730

750

33,067

1,067

0.269

0.31

Nov.

585 

540

540

540 

540

531

468

306

346

522

576

486

540 

504

531

504

551

612

4,100

24,400

55,200 

19,760

7,600

4,850

3,000

2,620

' 1,920 

1,680

1,600

13,400

-

129,272

4,309

1.09

1.21

Dec.

20,200 

16,400

10,100

6,400 

4,850

3,850

5,000

2,260

2,080

1,840

1,560

1,390

1,220 

1,260

1,220

1,280

1,380

2,800

3,600

4,350

3,850 

3,000

2,620

2,260

1,890

1,570

1,460 

1,500

1,600

1,600

1,600

113,990

3,677

0.929

1.07

Jan.

1,600 

2,260

4,350

5,100 

4,350

4,350

4,850

4,850

-4,600

9,100

17,700

15,900

10, 100 

6,400

4,850

4,100

3,850

4,600

17,700

25,000

20,200 

12,200

8,800

9,750

21,200

29,800

50,400

le.SO'O

10,100

7,000

5,100

326,960

10,550

2.66

3.07

Feb.

3,850 

5,000

2,620

2,260 

2,440

2,620

4,600

6,400

8,500

7,900

6,100

4,850

3,850 

3,400

5,200

2,800

2,620,

2,440

2,260

4,100

3,850 

3,600

3,400

3,850

9,400

34,000

49,200 

58,200

.

_

-

245,310

8,761

2.21

2.30

Mar.

55,600

31,000

14,600

11,200 

19,200

41,200

50,000

39,400

19,200

10,800

7,600

5,850

4,850 

7,900

12,200

13,000

9,400

7,000

5,600

4,850

4,100 

*4,350

29,200

56,400

76,400

75,200

51,000 

17,200

11,200

15,400

20,200

731,100

23,580

5.95

6.87

Apr.

17,200 

13,000

9,400

7,600 

6,100

5,350

4,350

3,850

3,400

3,850

3,850

3,850

3,400 

3,000

2,800

2,620

2,800

3,000

2,800

2,440

2,080 

2,620

2,800

2,620

2,620

2,620

2,620 

2,800

8,200

17,200

-

150,840

5,028

1.27

1.42

May

12,600 

15,900

37,000

41,200 

25,600

23,800

31,600

*35,200

28,600

14,600

9,100

6,400

5,100 

4,600

4,600

4,350

4,350

5,350

14,600

13,400

10,800 

13,800

11,800

7,600

5,350

3,850

3,000 

2,620

2,260

1,920

1,650

402,600

12,990

3.28

3.78

June

1,890 

1,530

1,160

964 

852

1,350

670

650

7T>0~

760

1,250

1,490

1,430 

1,500

1,250

1,290

1,130

2,440

680

770

885

710

841

830

885

1,460

5,600 

5,000

2,080

1,460

-

39,567

1,319

0.333

0.37

July

3,200 

5,100

10,400

8,800 

4,850

3,600

2,620

2,080

1,920

1,920

1,500

2,260

5,400 

4,550

5,850

2,800

5,850

2,440

1,920

1,500

2,260 

1,760

1,190

918

680

504

486 

52T

650

730

730

82,790

2,671

0.674

0.78

Aug.

B3o" 780 

630

650 

585

459

418

570

354

554

285

504

612 

594

450

370

298

241

178

108

80

185

206

290

290

255 

290

248

290

213

11,537

366

0.092

0.11

Sept.

159" 108 

220

185 

171

122

540

370

852

522

276

650

1,250 

1,170

1,000

680

750

1,060

780

612

*540 

394

220

276

354

402

504 

549

680

650

-

16,086

536

0.135

0.15

Calendar year 1928: Max 49,900 Min 192 Mean 5,536 Cfsm 1.40 In. 19.03

Water year 1928-29: Max 76,400 Min 80 Mean 6,255 Cfsm 1.58 In. 21.44

Peak discharge (bane. 

(4 a.m.) 51,008 ef» ('gi.9 

42,400 Of» (20.4 ft).

ef»). Feb. 28 (8 p.m.) 59,800 of» (25.2 ft at 11 p.m.)j Mar. 7 

 Mar. 25 (8 p.m.) 83,000 efs (32.0 ft at 2 a.m. Mar. 26)j May 4 (2 p.m.) 

i * Discharge [measurement made on this day.
KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN 393

Kentuclcy River at lock 10, near Winchester, Ky.--Continued

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1929 to September 1930

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfam

In.

Oct.

630

585

504

486

386

504 

402

504

386

418

362

338

298

298

262

220

164

157

150 

122

115 

855

940

830

1,840

1,160

852

690

540 

2,080

 7.000

24,075

777

0.196

0.23

Nov.

4,600

4,850

6,700

12,600

13,800

7,300 

3,850

2,620

1,920

1,500

1,250

1,000

1,070

1,180

3,200

7,000

11,200

21,200

25,600

17,766

8,800 

4,850

3,400

2,800

2,260

1,920

1,760

1,590

1,530 

1,460

-

180,510

6,017

1.52

1.70

Dec.

1,350

1,130

1,000

863 9T8"

1,140 

1,250

2,080

3,600

4,600

3,850

3,400

2,620

2,260

1,920

2,080

2,800

6,100

8,800 

8,200

8,200 

5,850

4,850

3,850

3,000

2,800

3,400

9,100

13,000 

12,260'

9,400

135,611

4,375

1.10

1.27

Jan.

7,600

5,600

7,600

6,400

5,850

5,350 

4,850

5,600

7,600

6,400

4,850

3,850

3,850

4,850

5,600

4,850

3,850

3,200

2,620 

2,260

2,080 

2,440

2,260

2,080

2,080

2,080

2,800

9,400

10,800 

8,866

.6,466

153,856

4,963

1.25

1.44

Feb.

5,350

4,350

6,706

16,400

' 24,400

26,800 

20,700

*12,200

8,200

6,100

5,100

4,350

6,100

14,200

21,200

17,200

11,500

8,200

6,400 

5,100

4,350 

3,850

3,400

3,656

4,850

5,600

5,350

4,350

-

-

260,150

9,291

2.35

2.44

Mar.

3,850

3,850

3,850

3,400

3,200

3,000 

4,166

7,300

7,900

8,200

8,500

9,400

10,100

9,750

8,200

6,400

5,350

4,600

6,700 

11,200

11,500 

9,460

7,300

5,600

5,100

6,700

7,600

6,100

5,350 

4,850

4,350

202,700

6,539

1.65

1.90

Apr.

3,400

3,000

3,200

3,850

4,350

4,850 

5,100

4,856

3,850

3,400

2,620

*2,440

2,260

2,080

2,080

1,920

1,740

1,500

1,470 

1,320

1,180 

1,080

1,040

940

918

852

810

852

750 

730

-

68,432

2,281

0.576

0.64

May

780

790

750

730

650

558 

555" 468

495

549

630

1,320

3,200

3,600

2,440

2,440

2,080

4,600

9,100 

8,666

*8,860 

6,400

3,850

2,800

2,080

1,500

1,260

1,010

852 

710

630

74,394

2,400

0.606

0.70

June

650 4S5"

362

362

362

402 

330

276

262

322

262

322

234

254

254

164

171

157

164 

150

192 

192

164

192

290

262

254

234

150 

80

-

7,905

263

0.066

0.07

July

108

T5S

101

101

70

75 

70

55

65

94

94

75

70

60

6O

70

55

70

*60 

55

55

50" 50

50

50

50

70

60

55 

60

55

2,121

68.4

0.017

0.02

Aug.

60

60

50

50

50

50 

60

60

65

75

70

70

60

75

70

55

60

*55

55

50

45

50

50

50

50

50

45

4040" 

40

40

1,700

54.8

0.014

0.02

Sept.

40

40

45

40

35

40 

40r*5

^ j

^5

55

45

5040"

40

40

40

35

35 

30

20 

iO

30

50

45

45

40

35

35 

55

-

1,135

37.8

0.0095

O.C1

Calendar year 1929: Max 76,400 Min 80 Mean 6,430 Cfsm 1.62 In. 22.05

Water year 1929-30: Max 26,800 Min 30 Mean 3,048 Cfsm 0.770 In. 10.44

Peak discharge (base, 40,000 eta). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1930 to September 1931

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9 

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22 

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

e30

e!5

elO

1 e20

535

17.3

0.0044

0.005

Nov.

640

656

_

1,466

46.7

6.612

6.61

Dec.

e70

elOO

e!5O

6120 

elOO

94

185

e!80

178

136

220

206

178

206

199

136 

136 

108

136 

150

206

220

192

206

220

234

4,616

149

0.038

0.04

Jan.

354 

370

495

540

418

386

495

830

1,500 

1,386

1,110

907

730

650

621

540

495

486

450

450

434 

418 

394

370 

370

378

338

314

306

298

290

17,117

552

0.139

0.16

Feb.

262 

248

220

220

220

206

192

55T

907 

2,260

2,620

2,600

2,260

3,000

3,400

3,400

4,350

4,850

5,100

4,356

3,850 

3,000 

2,260

1,820 

1,390

1,160

988

907

_

-

56,267

2,010

0.508

0.53

Mar.

1,050 

1,356

1,400

1,380

1,330

1,260

1,920

4,600

6,700 

5,600

4,600

3,850

3,200

2,620

3,000

2,620

2,260

1,840

1,600

1,380

1,210 

1,080 

1,320

1,900 

2,500

3,000

3,000

13,300

26,200

27.400

15,400

149,870

4,835

1.22

1.41

Apr.

9,166 

10,100

10,400

11,200

14,600

10,800

7,600

5,850

4,850 

4,850

8,200

10,800

11,500

8,800

5,850

4,600

3,400

2,620

2,260

1,920

1,600 

12,506 

31,606

45,400 

26,800

16,800

14,600

11,260

8,200

6,100

323,500

10, 780

2.72

3.04

May

4,350 

3,850

3,400

2,800

2,260

1,920

1,920

1,630

2,620 

7,300

8,500

T,'066

5,850

5,350

4,850

4,350

3,400

2,800

2,260

1,920

1,730 

fcifi

1,920 

1,920

1,920

2,620

3,400

3,006

2,260

1,920

102,370

3,302

0.834

0.96

June

1.460 

1,210

1,010

929

852

730

650

612

486 

468

418

370

402

362

442

504

522

486

370

330

402 

354 

513

730 

670

468

378

362

354

506

17,150

572

0.144

O.16

July

283 

262

234

1,170

1,730

1,160

852

896

918 

780

670

540

459

330

220

185

143

IiT

314

918

2,260 

3,850 

7,000

8.200 

6,766

4,666

2,620

1,600

1,070

790

594

51,491

1,661

0.419

0.48

Aug.

540 

459

BTO- 394

670

940

2,080

1,470

1,460 

1,380

1,320

1,130

1,530

1,460

1,250

896

710

790

1,130

2,440

3,400 

4,850 

5,350

7,000 

S,SS6

3,850

2,620

1,760

1,250

1,180

1,000

60,329

1,946

0.491

0.57

Sept.

874 

929

1,460

1,640

2. gr.O

1,920

1,490

1,010

650 

612

477

412

370

322

330

322

192

150

TB4

220

220 

227 

206

255 

306

362

450

*531

621

710

19,922

664.

0.168

0.19

Calendar year 1930: Max 26,800 Min - Mean 2,134 Cfsm 0.539 In. 7.30

Water year 1930-31: Max 45,400 Min - Mean 2,204 Cfsm 0.557 In. 7.56

Peak discharge (base, 40,000 of a). Apr. 24 (10 a.m.) 47,800 cfs (21.3 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made this day.

e Indefinite stage-discharge relation} discharge estimated on basis of gage-height record and 

records for other stations in Kentucky River basin.
KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN

Kentucky River at lock 10, near Winchester, Ky. Continued

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1931 to September 1932

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

1Z

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

640 

555

418

354

298

276

262 

234

445

450

386

354

298

290

306

322

322

370

370

386

362

330

255

306

362

322

370

434

459

468

486

11,454

369

0.093

0.11

Nov.

540 

640

650

630

594

558

540 

486

410

370

370

338

306

306

290

276

220

245

276

262

248

276

276

262

262

269

322

504

540

2,080

-

13,349

445

0.112

0.13

Dec.

3,850 

3,850

2,800

2,260

2,080

1,540

1,520 i,5io

7,600

9,100

7,300

5,600

30,900

40,600

32,805

21,200

11,200

7,600

5,850

4,350

3,400

5,850

9,400

13,800

11,500

11,800

9,400

6,400

4,600

3,850

3,400

286,520

9,243

2.33

2.69

Jan.

4,350 

5,350

6,100

5,350

5,100

7,300

7,300 

6,400

5,100

4,350

3,400

2,800

3,400

3,000

4,850

6,100

4,850

5,350

4,850

4,350

3,850

3,600

16,400

16,400

13,800

9,400

10,800

14,200

34,000

47,300

61,700

331,100

10,680

2.70

3.11

Feb.

68,100 

S3, 800"

31,600

32,800

43,600

48,400

30,400 

12,600

9,400

8,200

8,200

14,200

22,200

19,200

12,200

8,200

9,750

8,500

7,300

6,100

5,350

6,400

5,600

5,100

4,850

4,350

3,850

3,400

5,000

.

-

496,650

17,130

4.33

4.66

Mar.

2,620 

2,440

2,080

2,620

4,350

8,500

8,500 

6,700

5,100

4,350

3,400

3,000

2,620

2,440

2,260

2,080

5,350

8,500

6,700

4,600

3,850

4,850

7,600

9,400

7,600

6,100

22,900

46,000

52,900

50,600

31,600

331,610

10,700

2.70

3.11

Apr.

20.700 

19,206

13 , 800

9,750

7,600

5,850

4,850 

5,350

9,100

8,500

5,850

5,350

4,850

4,600

4,350

3,850

3,400

3,000

2,620

2,440

2,260

2,080

1,920

1,920

5,100

13 , 800

17,200

13,000

8,800

6,400

-

217,490

7,250

1.83

2.04

May

5,850 

4,SSb

3,850

3,400

2,800

2,440

2,080 

1,920

1,860

1,820

1,840

2,620

3,200

3,400

4,850

4,350

3,000

2,260

1,840

1,450

1,260

1,460

1,280

1,040

874

740

650

630

621

558

522

69.-315

2,236

0.565

0.65

June

450 

442

370

322

346

322

290 

262

262

227

220

53T

378

670

988

1,060

1,390

1,290

1,010

1,040

1,240

988

750

612

540

504

450

2,620

5,350

7,000

-

31,627

1,054

0.266

0.30

July

5,850 

2,800

1,760

3,400

4,850

20,700

28.600 

15,900

7,600

4,350

2,620

1,920

1,380

1,060

852

680

1,130

1,700

1,380

896

680

558

531

670

612

504

418

442

486

459

594

115,182

3,716

0.938

1.08

Aug.

450 

20.600

13,400

2,800

1,170

730

594 

513

418

370

770

660

450

354

306

248

234

362

362

370

386

370

354

306

262

234

220

213

227

178

157

48,068

1,551

0.392

0.45

Sept.

129 

122

108

87

80

80

75 

60

50

50

To" 45

50

50

55

50

50

45

50

50

50

55

50

60

70

145

164

150

122

94

-

2,314

77.1

0.019

0.02

Calendar year 1931: Max 45,400 Min 143 Mean 3.039 Cfsm 0.767 In. 10.43

Water year 1931-32: Max 68,100 Min 45 Mean 5,341 Cfsm 1.35 In. 18.35

Peak discharge (base, 40,000 cfs). Dec. 14 (7 a.m.) 41,800 cfs (20.3 ft); Feb. 1 (12 m.) 70,300 

cfs (28.5 ft); Feb. 6 (10 a.m.) 50,000 cfs (21.7 ft); Mar. 29 (6 p.m.) 56,200 cfs (23.2 ft at 2 a.m. 

Mar. 30).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1932 to September 1933

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22 

23

24

25

26

27 . 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

94

87

80

87 

94

80

657B"

75

75

80

75

75

70

75

80

178

234

362

370

576 

630 

551

486

394

362

418 

410

418

434

486

7,646

247

0.062

0.07

Nov.

1,600

1,040

852

730 

612

434

386

362

57B

863

770

730

710

730

558

459

477

450

2,080

2,440

5,000 

2,440 

1,920

1,400

1,160

940

810 

700

585

540

-

30,354

1,012

0.256

0.29

Dec.

468

468

442

394 

394

386

378

TTO" 370

370

486

1,170

2,620

2,800

2,440

2,260

1,680

1,210

964

896

885 

896 

940

964

964

940

952

2,080

8,500

13,800

16,400

67,887

2,190

0.553

0.64

Jan.

14,200

19,200

11,800

6,700 

4,350

3,400

2,620

2,620

3,400

10,400

16,800

11,500

7,000

4,850

3,400

3,000

2,440

6,550

20,700

16,800

17,700 

32,800 

58,200

29,800

17,200

13,800

13,800 

14,600

16,400

14,600

10,400

389,830

12,580

3.18

3.66

Feb.

7,600

6,100

4,850

3,850 

3,400

2.620

2,800

4,100

6,400

8,200

6,400

5,100

4,350

8,800

23,800

31,600

31,000

20,200

14,600

34,600

48,400 

50,000 

28,600

11,500

11,200

18,200

15,000 

10,100

.

_

-

423,370

15,120

3.82

 3.98

Mar.

7,600

5,850

4,850

3,850 

3,200

2,800

2,620

2,620

2,620

2,440

2,260

2,080

1,920

3,460

18,200

24,400

25,000

14,600

20,200

29,200

56,400 

30,406 

17,200

11,500

8,800

7,600

7,000 

5,850

5,350

4,350

3,850

318,010

10,260

2.59

2.99

Apr.

3,850

4,350

4,850

4,850 

4,350

5,850

6,100

5,600

5,350

4,850

4,350

8,500

18,700

15,400

10,100

10,400

14,200

17,700

19,200

16,400

13,000 

9,750 

7,600

5,850

7,000

7,000

5,850 

4,850

3,850

5.200

-

252,900

8,430

2.13

2.38

May

2,800

3,000

7,300

10,100 

6,700

6,400

6,400

6,400

6,100

10,400

21,200

25,000

15,000

16,400

14,600

16,400

15,400

11,500

7,000

4,850

4,350 

3,850 

3,200

3,200

2,620

1,920

1,760 

2,626

5,850

5,850

4,350

252,520

8,146

2.06

2.37

June

5,200

2,260

1,660

1,170 

1,180

3,200

1,180

780

630

630

576

585

1,120

1,040

1,000

940

863

885

576

450

402 

346 

290

576" 276

386

896 

531

531

434

-

28,293

943

0.238

0.27

July

486

670

1,250

1,170 

1,040

780

621

522

410

386

354

338

322

1,040

830

495

370

298

262

234

220 

513" 206 

206

290

3,850

8,500 

5,556

5,350

3,400

2,080

41,543

1,340

0.338

0.39

Aug.

1,430

1,180

5,000

2,440 

1,620

1,310

1,080

770

621

612

690

621

576

612

612

680

670

612

612

700

621 

522

418

386

354

306

220 

199

192

150

122

23,938

772

0.195

0.22

Sept.

150

335

940

7,500 

1,926

1,520

1,350

1,060

750

630

549

540

852

730

1,070

1,040

710

486

450

450

386 

322 

298

262

290

540

370 

276

220

220

-

26,019

867

0.219

0.24

Calendar year 1932: Max 68,100 Min 45 Mean 4,779 Cfsm 1.21 In. 16.42

Water year 1932-33: Max 50,000 Min 65 Mean 5,102 Cfsm 1.29 In. 17.50

Peak discharge (base, 40,000 cfs). Feb. 22 (5 a.m.) 52,500 cfs (22.2 ft).
KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN 

* 

Kentucky River at lock 10, near Winchester, Ky.--Continued

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1933 to September 1934

395

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

206

164

150

150

150

150

122 

122

122

115

101

101

94

87

94

94 

94

SO" 80

80

94

150

178

129

108

115

108

101

94

87

3,698

119

0.030

0.03

Nov.

115 

94

94

108

276

442

555

227 

220

220

290

298

234

206

206

192

164 

157

157

150

150

150

157

178

178

178

178

164

164

164

-

5,833

194

0.049

0.05

Dec.

150

T5T

157

150

150

513

1,000

2,260 

1,920

1,420

1,010

780

612

531

459

830

3,000 

3,850

7,900

15,000

12,600

7,000

3,850

2,620

1,920

2,440

7,300

8,200

5,100

3,200

2,260

98,339

3,172

0.801

0.92

Jan.

2,080 

2,080

2,080

1,920

2,260

2,440

15,900

28,600 

25,000

10,800

5,850

4,850

3,400

3,000

2,260

1,920

1,700 

1,450

1,260

1,180

1,060

988

964

940

940

863

770

750

710

660

576

129,251

4,169

1.05

1.21

Feb.

522 

495

504

522

522

540

531

531 

504

442

402

370

370

402

418

418

418 

410

386

386

386

386

418

443

540

7,900

31,600

31,600

-

_

-

82,365

2,943

0.743

0.77

Mar.

12,600 

13,000

36,400

57,000

64,700

58,200

19,700

15,000 

24,400

31,600

23,800

11,200

7,300

5,350

4,350

3,850

3,400 

5.000

3,000

8,200

25,000

27,400

19,200

28,600

40,000

38,800

28,000

23,800

23,200

15, 900

10,800

686,750

22,150

5.59

6.45

Apr.

7,600 

5,850

4,850

3,850

3,000

2,800

2,630

2,440 

2.260

2,440

3,850

4,600

4,850

4,850

4,350

3,400

3,000 

2,620

2,620

3,400

6,100

6,700

5,350

4,100

3,200

2,620

2,620

3,200

3,850

3,400

-

116,390

3,880

0.980

1.09

May

3,000 

2,620

2,260

2,080

1,920

1,700

1,490

1,350 

1,160

1,130

1,320

1,350'

1,190

1,180

2,800

2,800

1,810 

1,470

1,340

1,040

885

740

650

558

486

418

386

386

370

354

322

40,465

1,305

0.330

0.38

June

290 

276

248

220

215

262

322

322 

434

630

630

750 730"

630

558

549

504

450

442

450

434

370

370

362

306

290

262

234

227

306

-

12,071

402

0.102

0.11

July

354 

830

852

670

603

434

540

1,130 

710

522

418

700

918

1,000

1,060

800

690 

585

522

450

386

346

434

378

322

290

262

555

262

468

450

17,648

569

0.144

0.17

Aug.

386 

477

1,920

3,400

1,870

1,570

1,260

940 

680

730

3,850

4,600

1,700

1,700

3,000

3,000

4,850 

4,850

4,350

2,800

1,760

1,160

896

720

612

750

3,000

3,850

3,620

1,600

1,060

65,961

2.128

0.537

0.62

Sept.

830 

680

504

442

540

418

192

157 220"

206

206

171

213

330

330

378

370 

495

670

567

402

290

262

241

234

227

450

612

1,060

3.600

-

15,297

510

0.129

0.14

Calendar year 1933 : Max 50,000 Min 80 Mean 5,108 Cfsm 1.29 In. 17.50

Water year 1933-34 : Max 64,700 Min 80 Mean 3,491 Cfsm 0.882 In. 11.94

Peak discharge (base, 40,000 cfs). Mar. 5 (6 p.m.) 65,900 cfs (26.3 ft); Mar. 25 (11 p.m.)

43*000 cfs (20.5 ft).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1934 to September 1935

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

35

26

37

28

29

30

31

Tctel

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

6,400 

5,850

3,400

2,260

1,430

1,060 

852

730

612

603

576

540

504

434

386

370 

370

346

322

290

290

248 

227

220

227

234

241

234

227

220

192

29,895

964

0.243

0.28

Nov.

540 

2,260

2,080

2,080

2,800

2,260 

1,810

1,420

1,180

988

852

770

594

603

558

513 

459

442

402

378

370

370 

538" 338

418

522

522

504

531

630

-

27,532

918

0.232

0.26

Dec.

690 

830

852

810

820

852 

896

852

770

730

650

612

522

486

468

468 

477

468

495

513

531

576 

630

640

730

1,820

2,260

2,440

2,260

2,260

2,080

29,488

951

0.240

0.28

Jan.

2,260 

2,620

3,400

3,400

3,000

2,260 

1,860

1,560

1,740

3,000

4,350

4,350

3,200

2,620

1,920

1,060 

13,060

17,200

19,700

35,200

58, 800

34,600 

26,200

22,200

13,400

7,900

5,850

4,350

3,400

3,000

2,800

390,200

9,361

2.36

2.73

Feb.

2,620 

2,620

3,000

3,400

3,400

3,000 

2,800

2,620

2,620

7,000

13,400

14,600

10,100

9,400

13,000

15,000 

13,400

9,100

6,700

4,850

3,600

1,600 

2,6fiO

2,620

2,260

5,350

12,600

18,200

-

-

191,480

6,839

1.73

1.80

Mar.

12,600 

8,500

6,400

5,350

4,350

3,850 

3,850

4,100

3,850

4,850

33,400

52,600

65,600

73,200

69,700

46,500 

16,400

10,100

7,600

6,400

7,000

10,100 

10,100

10,100

10,800

18,200

27,400

29,800

18,700

14,200

33,400

629,000

20,290

5.12

5.91

Apr.

47,200 

51,000

43,000

23,800

13,800

15,900 

34,600

46,000

47,200

46,600

*31,000

19,700

17,200

13,400

10,100

8,200 

6,400

5,350

4,600

4,350

3,850

3,400 

3,200

3,400

3,000

2,620

2,440

2,260

2,080

1.920

-

517,570

17,250

4.36

4.86

May

1,890 

1,836

2,800

4,850

4,850

4,100 

7,300

10,800

9,750

7,600

9,400

10,100

10,100

20, 700

37,600

50,000 

48.400

39,400

13,400

15,900

35,200

41,800 

37,600

25,600

20,700

16,400

11,800

8,200

5,850

5,100

4,600

523,680

16,890

4.g7

4.92

June

5,350 

5,100

13,000

35,300

42,400

28,000 

10,100

7,000

7,000

5,850

5,350

4,350

3,400

3,300

3,300

3,600 

4,350

5,850

8,500

6,700

14,600

28,600 

34,600

32,200

13,800

6,400

4,350

3,400

2,620

2,440

-

350,510

11,680

2.95

3.29

July

4,350 

4,100

3,400

3,600

5,600

11,800 

10,100

7,300

4,350

3,000

1,920

1,520

1,240

1,010

852

700 

640

594

549

540

3,400

3,850 

4,850

4,350

3,850

5,850

9,750

5,850

9,400

11,500

7,600

137,415

4,433

1.12

1.29

Aug.

8,800 

7,600

3,850

. 2,620

1,920

1,430 

1,350

2,620

2,260

1,660

1,620

2,080

2,080

1,700

1,520

2,260 

4,350

6,400

8,200

7,900

4,350

2,620 

1,920

1,430

1,100

885

830

964

780

594

442

88,135

2,843

0.718

0.83

Sept.

418 

940

1,600

13,000

24,400

20,700 

9,400

3,600

3,260

1,820

1,430

1,110

896

750

630

567 

522

612

434

468

630

540 

468

370

290

290

248

276

220

192

-

89,081

2,969

0.750

0.84

Calendar year 1934: Max 64,700 Min 157 Mean 3,433 Cfsm 0.867 In. 11.76

Water year 1934-35: Max 73,200 Min 192 Mean 7,956 Cfsm 2.01 In. 27.29

Peak discharge (base, 40.000 cfs). Mar. 14 (6 D.m.) 75,400 cfs (30.3 ft at 8 p.m.); Apr. 2

(1 p.m.) 52,000 cfs (22.1 ft); Apr. 10 (1 a.m.) 50,000 cfs (21.7 ft); May 17 (l a.m.) 54,000 eta

(22.5 ft); May. 23 (6 a.m.) 43,000 cfa (20.5 ft); June 5 (1 p.m.) 44,200 cfs (20.7 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
396 KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN

Kentucky River at lock 10, near Winchester, Ky. Continued 

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1935 to September 1936

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

164

178

164

164

150

150

150

150

164

171

164

164

164

157

178

220

234

234

234

234

255

322

418

477

594

402

370

314

322

558

750

8,370

270

0.068

0.08

Nov.

907

810

710

576

486

450

418 46B"

594

852

3,970

17,200

18,700

13 , 800

9,100

5,600

4,350

6,100

7,300

4,850

3,400

2,440

1,920

1,540

1,290

1,110

964

2,260

3,200

3,000

-

118,365

3,945

0.996

1.11

Dec.

3,000

2,800

2,260

1,920

1,560

1,260

1,060

5,600

10,400

8,800

5,850

4,100

3,850

7,300

11,800

11,200

9,400

7,000

5,350

3,850

3,000

2,260

1,840

1,760

1,760

1,430

1,210

1,010

964

1,040"

1,040

125,674

4,054

1.02

1.18

Jan.

952

7,06(T

31,000

59,400

35,200

26,800

29,200

29,800

28,000

28,000

25,000

15,400

9,750

7,000

5,850

4,850

4,350

4,600

4,850

5,850

6,400

7,300

6,400

4,850

3,850

3,600

3,400

2,800

2,440

2,260

2,080

388,292

12,530

3.16

3.65

Feb.

1,920

1,840

1,920

8,800

11,500

20,200

16,400

9,400

7,000

5,850

5,350

4,350

4,100

5,100

6,400

8,800

8,800

7,600

6,400

6,400

5,850

5,850

4,850

4,600

4,850

4,850

7,600

8,800

8,500

_

-

203,880

7,030

1.78

1.91

Kar.

7,300

6,400

7,600

7,300

6,700

5,350

4,850

4,350

3,850

3,400

3,000

2,800

2,620

2,260

2,080

9,800

25,000

33,400

34,600

26,800

28,600

38,000

13,200

20,200

23 , 200

34,000

37,000

23,800

' 17,700

12,600

9,400

457,160

14,750

3.72

4.29

Apr.

7,900

7,600

10,100

14,600

13,000

32,800

49,000

56,200

46,600

28,600

20,200

16,400

15,400

15,400

12,200

8,800

7,000

5,350

4,350

3,600

3,000

2,620

2,620

2,260

1,920

1,840

1,680

1,520

1,470

1,450

-

395,460

15,180

5.53

3.71

May

,590

,310

,180

,080

,020

964

896

830

750

650

630

621

750

740

630

612

558

570

2,080

940

690

576

504

459

586

538

306

262

234

215

178

22,147

714

0.180

0.21

June

157

156

108

101

94

94

80

94

108

108

156

178

262

442

570

306

262

227

178

143

122

80

75

60

55

50

45

40

40

40

-

4,191

140

0.035

0.04

July

4045-

45

45

45

45

45

150

290

506

283

741

215

192

157

150

94

80

80

108

262

522 548"

227

213

185

206

220

220

213

171

5,641

182

0.046

0.05

Aug.

145

122

108

122

115

80

80

80

75

65

60

60

70

94

156

143

101

94

80

70

60

50

50

55

60

55

60

122

192

220

558

3,160

102

0.026

0.03

Sept.

450

370

306

298

354

434

540

55B~ 621

495

402

346

306

262

220

206

115

80

75

80

80

70

65

171

338

262

206

136

122

94

-

8,062

269

0.068

0.08

Calendar year 1935: Max 73,200 Mln 150 Mean 8,410 Cfsm 2.12 In. 28.84

Water year 1935-36: Max 56,200 Mln 40 Mean 4,755 Cfsm 1.20 In. 16.34

Peak discharge (base, 40,000 cfs).--Jan. 4 (10 p.m.) 41,800 cfs (20.3 ft); Mar. 27 (7 a.m.) 

40,600 cfs (20.1 ft); Apr. 8 (3 p.m.) 58,800 cfs (23.7 ft)..

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1956 to September 1937

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfam

In.

Oct.

80

80

70

70

70

70

75

70 

75 

143

108

80

75

70

70

192

567

650

630 

660

630

594

612

504

402

378

338

298 

276

255

248

8,420

272

0.069

0.08

Nov.

276

276

290

8,910

15,400

11,500

6,100

5,400 

2,080 

1,520

1,160

940

750

670

540

486

434

386

346 

330

290

276

262

248

241

220

192

178 

If?

192

-

58,085

1,936

0.489

0.55

Dec.

164

164

213

206

206

450

5,600

7,300 

9,100 

5,350

5,200

5,000

2,620

2,080

2,080

1,810

1,500

1,060

2,080 

4,350

4,850

4,350

3,400

2,800

2,440

2,080

1,710

2,800 

3,850

4,850

10,400

96,063

3,099

0.783

0.90

Jan.

13,400

25,800

58,800

44,200

26,200

9,100

11,200

9,400 

'7,000 

15,000

15,400

11,800

8,500

7,000

21,200

53,400

39,400

51,500

54,300 

59,000

63,100

67,200

66,800

67,000

67,500

61,500

59,100

34,600 

13,000

10,400

9,750

tl,019 .35

32,880

8.30

9.57

Feb.

9,400

8,200

6,700

5,600

4,850

4,100

3,600

3,600 

11,800 

25,800

52,200

22,700

10,800

7,600

6,400

5,600

5,350

5,100

5,600 

6,100

7,300

8,800

8,200

7,600

6,700

5,600

5,100

4,600

_

-

243,000

8,679

2.19

2.28

liar.

3,850

3,400

3,000

3,000

3,000

5,200

3,400

3,850 

3,850 

3,850

3,200

5,000

2,620

4,600

8,500

9,400

8,800

7,300

6,100 

5,350

4,550

5,850

5,000

2,800

5,000

2,800

3,000

2,620 

2,260

2,080

Ij920

124,950

4,031

1.02

1.17

Apr.

1,790

1,600

1,460

1,380

1,320

1,320

1,320

1,260 

1,920 

3,000

2,620

2,260

2,080

2,620

9,400

14,600

15,400

11,200

7,900 

6,100

4,850

5,850

7,000

7,300

8,200

10,100

12,200

9,400 

19,700

21,700

-

196,850

6,562

1.66

1.85

May

17,200 io,B'oo

8,200

6,400

5,350

8,200

8,800

8,200 

7,000 

5,350

4,350

5,350

5,850

6,400

6,100

5,850

4,600

3,600

5,000 

2,620

2,260

1,840

1,490

1,260

1,170

1,060

2,800

5,600 

3,000

2,080

1,820

157,600

5,084

1.28

1.48

June

1,320

1,530

2,620

4,600

2,620

1,650

1,920

2,260 

4,350 

3,400

4,100

6,700

5,350

3,400

5,000

2,260

1,920

3,600

7.000 

4,600

2,260

1,920

1,920

1,460

1,180

952

896

810 

660

540

-

80,778

2,693

0.680

0.76

July

522

522

450

434

540

2,260

2,080

1,430 

1,050 

852

770

896

976

988

740

621

549

540

504 

402

322

338

468

504

450

394

370

354 

306

248

220

21,100

681

0.172

0.20

Aug.

220

213

206

164

154

164

178

178 

220 

322

402

418

964

863

800

594

450

378

338 

298

248

227

450

630

1,320

1,130

1,330

1,580 

1,060

780

594

16,683

538

0.136

0.16

Sept.

477

378

314

290

306

378

576

730 

929 510"

700

558

497

402

322

262

234

213

1S2 

192

157

157

150

136

115

108

87

80 

94

80

9,924

331

0.084

0.09

Calendar year 1936: Max 56,200 Mln 40 Mean 4,510 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.50

Water year 1936-37: Max 67,300 Mln 70 Mean 5,569 Cfsm 1.41 In. 19.09

Fealc discharge (base, 40,000 cfs). Jan. 4 (12 m.) 46,6 

cfa (30.6 ft).

t Expressed In thousands.

cfs (21.1 ft); Jan. 23 (4 a.m.) 70,700
KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN

Kentucky River at lock 10, near Winchester, Ky .--Continued 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1937 to September 1938

397

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

42

42

42

96

143

764

2.780

1,710

1,120

882

746

647

610

555

520

466

402

539

278

293

278

306

908

1,860

1,560

1,230

1,040

936

936

1,140

1,590

24,265

783

0.196

0.23

Nov.

1.570

1,030 787'

638

546

460

451

435

443

402

419

435

435

451

564

628

619

592

555

520

503

451

435

386

355

324

332

339

362

402

-

15,669

522

0.132

0.15

Dec.

528

638

667

628

619

582

555

537

503

503

477

451

45T

451

451

828

3,310

10,000

15,200

9,200

5,880

3,880

2,780

2,200

1,860

1,730

1,480

1,420

1,400

1,320

1,240

71,769

2,315

0.585

0.67

Jan.

,190

,310

,320

,400

,420

,320

,220

,220

,290

,370

,320

,320

,390

,330

,270

,210

,140

,100

,050

981

,290

,720

14,000

19.500

16,600

18,000

17,000

9,870

5,610

4,590

7,010

143,361

4,625

1.17

1.35

Feb.

8,230

7,920

7,610

6,430

5,350

4,350

4,350

3,880

2,980

.2^780

3,200

4,110

5,350

6,720

7,010

7,010

8,230

8,230

7,610

8,230

8,230

8 . 870

7,920

7,010

6,720

6,430

5,880

5,350

-

-

-

175,990

6,285

1.59

1.65

Mar.

4,840

4,350

14,600

30,600

57.500

55,700

25,400

19,500

13,200

15,200

21,200

21,700

15,700

11,600

15,700

19 , 000

17,500

14,800

11,500

8,870

7,010

5,880

7,610

11,600

10,200

7,610

6,450

5,090

4,550

5.640

5,880

429,560

15,850

5.50

4.05

Apr.

5,550

5,610

4,590

5,640

2,980

2.580

4,550

4,550

7,010

14,800

19 . 500

14,000

9,550

7,010

5,550

4,550

5,420

5,420

7,610

14,000

12,400

12,000

15,700

15,200

9,550

7,010

5,550

5,880

2,980

2,580

-

228,080

7,605

1.92

2.14

May

2,200

1,820

1,560

1,550

1,160

1,050

914

882

1,T40

1,000

1,150

1,170

1,050

1,050

1,270

1,740

2,580

2,200

2,590

2,580

5,240

5,550

4,110

7,710

7,920

5,610

4,550

5,640

2,980

2,980

8.440

88,528

2,858

0.721

0.83

June

10,600

6,040

4,350

5,880

2,980

2,200

1,860

1,590

1,510

1,520

1,420

1,140

895

756

628

592

557

865

3,290

7,610

17,500

 9J470

*4,840

2,980

2,590

5,200

7,510

9,550

6,720

-

158,601

4,620

1.17

1.30

Calendar year 1937: Max 67,300 Min 42 Mean 5,430 Cfsm 1.37

July

4,000

2,580

2,580

5,880

2,780

2,200

1,570

1,050

904

828

706

1,720

5,420

28,500

45.000

42,500

25,700

7,770

8,040

20,600

22,900

21,700

14,800

14,800

9,870

5,550

5,420

2,590

2,050

5,550

8,870

515,608

10,120

2.56

2.95

Aug.

15,600

20.000

15,600

11,500

12,400

12,400

9,550

4,840

5,420

4,550

5,640

5,610

8,250

6,150

2,980

2,050

1,710

4,990

5,610

2,780

1,790

*2.580

1,710

1,570

1,400

1,420

1,800

1,400

1,050

828

657

165,155

5,528

1.55

1.55

Sept.

575

520

451

570

555

547

508

295

271

524

828

1,100

882

1,050

1,140

1,040

1,290

1,620

2,050

5.200

1,790

1,250

981

. 766

628

520

445

570

552

555

-

25,407

847

0.214

0.24

In. 18.61

Water year 1937-38: Max 43,000 Min 42 Mean' 4,986 Cfsm 1.26 In. 17.09

Peak discharge (base. 40.000 cfs). July 16 (2 a.m.) 45,000 cfs (20.7 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1958 to September 1959

Day

1

2-

5

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

531

536

*355

555

555

538 

517

503

277

265

239

239

228

205

205

200

194

194

183

164

154

173

173

184

183

178

173

173

176

178

178

7,184

232

0.059

0.07

Nov.

178

178

185

185

217

245 

452

706

895

859

725

658

601

582

557

520

478

537

3,590

16,500

18 . 600

9,530

*4,590

2,780

2,200

2,030

1,660

2,030

2,030

2,030

-

78,462

2,615

0.660

0.74

Dec.

2,050

2,030

2,030

2,580

2,780

2,980 

2,580

2,200

1,860

2,780

5,090

7,010

7,010

7,010

5,550

3,880

*2,780

2,200

1,860

1,640

1,350

1,190

1.140

1,480

2,580

4,590

12 , 400

16.200

10,600

7,010

5,090

131,310

4,236

1.07

1.25

Jan.

5,880

2,980

2,580

2.590

5,420

4,840 

7,510

6,450

4,840

4,110

*5,880

5,420

8,860

25,400

28,000

16,200

10,200

8,550

8,250

8,250

7,610

6,450

5,550

4,840

4,840

4,350

3,680

3,880

16,100

37,900

40.500

299,230

9,653

2.44

2.81

Feb.

*35,500

*23,500

*44,500

60,700

82,800

87.000 

*64,200

*27,000

12,200

24,400

27,400

28,000

51,900

19,500

52,500

41 , 500

*43,500

27,400

12,400

14,000

14,400

12,400

9,530

7,610

6.450

12,000

14,000

17,500

-

-

-

833,770

29,780

7.52

7.83

Mar.

22,900

17,500

10,900

8,250

28,000

40 , 500 

44.500

44,000

24,000

11,500

8,250

10,600

17,500

16,600

11,600

8,670

7,610

7,010

5,880

4,900

4,440

4,010

5,600

5,200

2,820

2.460

2,460

2,820

4,440

10,200

15,700

406,580

15,120

5.51

5.82

Apr.

20 . 600

20,000

15,200

11,600

8,870

*10,200 

14,400

17,500

15,200

10,900

10,600

17,000

18,500

15,200

12,400

18,500

16,600

12,800

10,200

10,200

6,250

6,450

5,150

4,440

5.600

5,600

5,570

5,130

4,440

4,010

-

336,850

11,230

2.84

3.16

May

5.600

5,200

2,820

2,460

2,290

2,050 

1,810

1,590

1,520

1,590

*1,520

1,520

1,580

1,250

1,120

1,000

888

888

855

782

782

1,520

1,450

1,510

1,120

1 , 1'20

1,580

1,450

1,510

1,120

888

47,565

1,554

0.587

0.45

June

782

888

1,000

1,180

1,580

1,660 

1,450

1,520

4,600

4,850

5,200

2,460

1,660

1,250

944

782

685

1,520

7,720

12.400

8,250

4,900

5,200

2,820

2,640

1,660

1,180

1,120

2,060

5,010

-

82,749

2,756

0.696

0.76

July

1,810

2,050

1,740

1,640

12,400

44,000 

45,500

20,200

14,000

10,600

4,440

3,400

*2,460

1,810

1,310

1,000

888

782

683

1,000

1,000

944

1,660

1,600

3,600

5,600

2,460

2,150

2,150

1,450

1,120

191,407

6,174

1.56

1.80

Aug.

888

888

1,000

1,060

888

751 

591

505

466

505

505

505

548

657

751

685

657

1,060

1,580

1.520

1,000

782

657

466

426

590

295

266

240

240

240

20,706

668

0.169

0.19

Sept.

*240

240

240

240

240

240 

240

240

240

240

240

240

240

240

240

240

240

196

196

196

196

218

266

240

240

240

240

240

240

240

-

7,028

234

0.059

0.07

Calendar year 1936: Max 45.0OO Min 154 Mean 5,274 Cfsm 1.55 In. 18.08

Water year 1936-39: Max 87,000 Min 154 Mean 6,693 Cfsm 1.69 In. 22.95

Peak discharge (base. 4O.OOO efs). Jan. 51 (7 a.m.) 40.300 cfs (19.8 ft); Feb. 5 (12 p.m.) 92,400 

cfs (34.8 ft at 4 a.m. Feb. 6); Feb. 17 (4 a.m.) 44,500 cfs (20.4 ft); Mar. 7 (11 p.m.) 46,500 cfs 

(21.0 ft); July 7 (3 a.m.) 47,000 cfs (21.1 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
398 KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN

Kentucky River at lock 10, near Winchester, Ky.--Continued

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1939 to September 1940

Day

I

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

285

*370

145

210

285

145

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

70

70

70

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

*70

70

285

46_5

465

285

4,490

145

0.037

0.04

Nov.

285

285

210

210

145

145

145

145

145

38.

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

145

145

145

90

90

90

90

90

-

3,770

126

0.032

0.04

Dec.

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

145

285

675

675

675

675

465

465

675

1,160

1.290

1,290

10,185

329

0.083

0.10

Jan.

1,160

1,040

790

565

*465

b370

b300

b270

b260

b250

b250

675

1,290

2,710

4.660

3,600

2,440

1,910

1,430

910

b700

b560

b450

b400

b360

b310

b260

b220

b!90

bl80

blBO

29,155

940

0.237

0.27

Feb.

b!70

*b!70

b!65

b!65

b!65

897

2,020

1,980

1,810

5,960

9,340

7,930

5,990

10,300

9,780

7,860

5,990

7,740

9,650

10.600

10,500

8,920

6,520

4,860

3,710

2,930

2,670

5,720

9,720

-

-

154,232

5,318

1.34

1.45

Mar.

8,660

6,720

21,000

28,900

*23,800

13,600

7,770

5,240

3,950

3,050

2,460

2,100

2,150

4,500

6,470

8,630

8,470

6,500

9,920

10,500

7,990

5,800

4,470

3,490

2,730

2,240

1,920

1,700

1..610

16,300

55.900

268,540

8,663

2.19

2.52

Apr.

34,300

22,900

11,900

8,340

6,990

5,460

4,420

3,640

3,110

2,870

2,690

2,560

2.560

2,410

2,830

2,890

3,270

8,950

13,900

27,200

39,200

42.600

*26,600

13,000

9,580

7,960

6,440

5,100

4,100

3,400

-

220,970

11,030

2.79

3.11

May

2,930

2,650

2,410

2,220

2,020

1,780

1,560

1,400

1,270

1,200

1,090

1,000

932

843

843

956

854

744

690

640

580

530

452

550

1,120

1,870

2,410

2,710

2,560

2,950

7.280

51,044

1,647

0.416

0.48

June

S.410

5,880

3,990

2,730

2,090

1,650

1,340

1,210

1,320

1,920

2,270

1,920

1,610

1,220

*980

94i

1,420

2,140

6,270

8,020

6,270

4,170

2,650

2,010

2,090

2,320

2,390

1,900

1,450

1,100

"

83,684

2,789

0.704

0.79

July

898

755

650

660

2,230

3,290

2,240

1,420

1,000

854

777

711

690

814

2,930

4,240

4.540

2,610

4,420

2,810

1,780

1,260

980

876

876

956

932

854

865

670

670

49,238

1,588

0.401

0.46

Aug.

887

944

876

620

490

452

452

452

387

307

259

*259

259

291

778

1,310

1,360

1,160

980

876

876

865

854

733

600

481

405

472

1,680

2.970

1,880

25,215

813

0.205

0.24

Sept.

1,510

1,160

887

711

580

462

378

315

267

563

610

*472

414

369

324

275

235

212

191

178

159

135

ISi

135

87C

1,64C

5.66C

2,24C

1,29C

89£

-

21,264

70S

0.17S

0.2C

Calendar year 1939: Max 87,000 Mln 60 Mean 6,149 Cfsm 1.55 In. 21.09

Water year 1939-40: Max 42,600 Mln 60 Mean 2,819 Cfsm 0.712 In. 9.70

Peak discharge (base. 40.000 ofs).--Apr. 22 (7 a.m.) 44,000 cfs (20.67 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. b Stage-discharge r&lation affected by ice.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1940 to September 1941

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 -

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

666

520

424

333

283

235

200

193

186

172

165

160

160

160

143

138

132

132

126

126

121

116

*106

102

102

98

110

110

98

5,805

187

0.047

0.05

Nov.

148

275

405

540

550

500

424

369

324

291

283

251

228

221

221

228

214

214

214

207

200

200

193

221

259

378

688

945

1,100

1.150

-

11,421

381

0.096

0.11

Dec.

1,010 *885

744

666

560

500

699

849

733

622

540

510

520

644

756

921

1,390

1,540

1,390

1,220

1,100

1,040

958

873

802

733

722

1,020

6,490

17.500

12,400

60,137

1,940

0.490

0.56

Jan.

6,410

4,340

3,840

5,510

5,040

2,450

1,920

1,600

*1,410

1,290

1,180

1,060

958

861

857

1,980

5,270

2, 110

2,900

1,670

1,360

1,220

1,310

5,460

3,5,600

13,500

9,560

6,690

5,130

4,140

5,470

112,556

3,624

0.915

1.05

Feb.

2.900

2,450

2,090

1,820

1,600

1,420

1,270

1,180

1,080

971

875

849

*837

802

802

790

735

699

655

570

510

472

445

454

414

414

454

434

-

-

27,924

997

0.252

0.26

Mar.

452.

462

481

909

1,210

1,460

2,140

2,960

8,400

12,200

14,400

16.400

15,000

9,990

6,520

4,760

4,160

5,530

2,960

2,560

2,510

2,140

1,950

*1,810

1,700

1,560

1,450

1,540

1,250

1,180

1,120

128,564

4,147

1.05

1.21

Apr.

1,040

1,010

984

1,630~

2,570

4,960

8,000

7,460

5,990

4,860

4,250

5,700

5,150

2,670

2,510

2,050

1,980

2,890

5,150

2,650

2,530

1,950

1,680

2,420

5,560

9.000

8,190

*5,770

4,280

3,550

-

111,184

3,706

0.956

1.04

May

2.720

2,250

1,970

1,680

1,490

1,280

1,140

1,010

909

790

744

699

622

350

500

462

424

405

542

535

291

267

243

214

186

172

165

148

138

152

12£

22,582

722

0.182

0.21

June

!21

126

275

*560

259

207

165

154

221

1,590

1.620

1,480

1,560

1,130

997

1,550

1,490

1,520

1,020

768

560

510

445

596

655

1,090

955

744

622

600

-

22,566

746

0.188

0.21

July

2,850

5,150

3,150

11,900

17,400

24.800

24,500

13,600

15,700

10,500

5,910

5,550

4,500

4,910

2,870

2,560

2,650

2,670

2,900

12,400

15,400

*7,550

5,760

2,580

1,750

1,320

1,050

849

744

655

560.

205,808

6,659

1.68

1.95

Aug.

472

454

596

542

291

245

200

179

186

424

283

245

570

424

596

405

551

291

267

275

255

207

172

179

193

179

165

145

128

172

221

8,676

280

0.071

0.08

Sept.

251

259

285

307

299

31E

31E

*31E

34^

405

49C

144.

686

59C

52C

434-

37£

315

26T

214-

17f

143

11C

9*

7f

70

6?

6C

4f

4f

-

8,62C

28?

0.07"

6.08

Calendar year 1940: Max 42,600 Min 90 Mean 2,980 Cfsm 0.753 In. 10.24

Water year 1940-41: Max 24,800 Min 46 Mean 1,987 Cfsm 0.502 In. 6.79

Peak discharge (base. 40.000 cfs). Ho peak above base. 

" Discharge measurement made on this day.
KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN 

Kentucky River at lock 10, near Winchester, Ky. Continued

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1941 to September 1942

399

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

39

43

46

53

56

*60

53

46

39

36

34

33

30

31

34

34

46

63

74

90

110

110

116

116

116

110

116

106

98

94

126

2,158

69.6

0.018

0.02

Nov.

165

179

*179

193

221

333

387

351

315

291

267

267

259

251

228

214

200

186

179

170

160

193

1,060

1,160

1.720

1,490

1,180

921

733

590

-

14,042

468

0.118

0.13

Dec.

490

802

1,460

1,730

1,760

1,620

1,450

1,250

971

756

633

550

2,090

4,830

6.100

4,460

2,920

2,090

*1,620

1,310

1,090

897

849

1,090

1,560

1,970

2,000

1,820

1,670

1,490

1,310

54,638

1,763

0.445

0.51

Jan.

4,820

9,990

10 . 700

6,810

4,210

2,830

1,920

1,360

1,090

b900

b800

b700

b650

b600

b600

b650

756

779

958

1,240

1,730

3,110

2,830

2,210

1,840

1,580

1,360

1,340

1,340

*1,200

1,140

72,043

2,324

0.587

0.68

Feb.

1.200

1,210

1,250

1,380

1,560

2,260

3,410

3,700

4,480

4,510

4,010

3,530

3,060

2,630

2,300

2,800

3,000

9.790

8,500

6,130

4,390

3,370

2,770

2,450

2,200

1,970

1,740

1,560

-

-

"

91,160

3,256

0.822

0.86

Mar.

1,430

1.550

1,450

1,730

2,200

3,230

4,960

5,930

8,880

10,200

9,760

12,900

*15,900

16,400

15,500

12,100

16,600

25 , 100

26.400

17,300

8,940

6,180

4,810

3,860

3,210

2,790

2,500

3,060

2,960

2,940

3,150

253,720

8,185

2.07

2.38

Apr.

3,040

2,790

2,450

2,250

2,030

1,850

. 1,670

1,660

16,900

20.400

*13,600

8,000

4,760

3,650

3,040

2,560

2,180

1,980

1,790

1,550

1,360

1,210

1,090

1,010

909

- 861

813

779

756

722

-

107,660

3,589

0.906

1.01

May

699

688

655

633

600

600

644

655

644

644

644

611

540

500

481

481

443

*396

434

768

1,450

1,850

4,530

6.210

4,580

3,170

2,360

1,870

1,520

1,270

1,050

41,620

1,343

0.339

0.39

June

849

802

1,840

1,600

2,180

1,540

1,160

909

768

885

1,130

2,250

2,650

1,820

1,500

1,310

1,200

958

1,420

7,610

7,520

16,500

25 . 100

19,000

11,100

5,400

7,250

6,660

5,030

3,590

-

139,531

4,651

1.17

1.31

July

2,770

2,310

*3,250

4,880

3,080

2,140

5,460

19,400

28,200

33,300

54.100

23,900

15,400

19,200

17,200

11,400

6,270

3,840

2,720

2,050

2,400

3,150

2,560

2,090

1,700

1,580

1,100

1,120

1,240

971

1,050

257,611

8,510

2.10

2.42

Aug.

1,170

1,150

997

1,670

5,320

7,880

12,000

18,200

18,500

*27,000

28.200

19,900

10,000

7,940

5,060

3,590

3,880

5,670

2,760

5,450

4,590

3,350

20,900

25,800

14,300

10,000

4,410

2,940

2,300

2,160

2,430

275,297

8,881

2.24

2.59

Sept.

1,820

1,580

1,100

909

790

688

699

*768

490

984

2,430

2,550

1,850

1,560

1,080

885

815

1,580

5,800

7.54Q

4,530

2,940

2,180

1,700

1,550

1,130

1,480

2,490

2,960

2,450

"

58,106

1,937

0.489

0.55

Calendar year 1941: Max 24,800 Min 30 Mean 1,969 Cfsm 0.497 In. 6.73

Water year 1941-42: Max 34,100 Mln 30 Mean 3,747 Cfsm 0.946 In. 12.85

Peak discharge (base. 40.000 cfal. No peak above base. 

* Discharge rgmeasurement measurement made on this day. b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1942 to September 1945

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2,080

1,730

1,430

1,240

1,140

1,200

1,850

*2,610

2,130 

1,660

1,340

1,120

971

873

790

700

700

600

500

420

450

650

1,170

1,480

1,720

2,050

2,010

1,760

1,600

1,490

5.150

42,594

1,374

0.347

0.40

Nov.

7,340

11,100

7,910

5,590

*4,300

3,490

2,940

2,900

2,920 

4,760

6,870

7,340

5,960

4,580

3,610

2,870

2,400

2,250

2,310

2.080

5,820

15,800

28,000

29.000

21,900

13,800

9,100

6,440

6,150

7,880

"

255,590

7,780

1.96

2.19

Dec.

8,840

14,700

18,800

17,600

11,100

7,520

6,070

5,800

6,160 

6,070

. 5,560

5,160

4,670

4,080

5.550

4,980

17,100

21,600

15,600

8,460

6,100

6,780

12,500

20,600

20,400

15,500

9,520

15,200

52,600

51 , 500

58 . 500

438,400

14,140

3.57

4.12

Jan.

*62.500

53,700

21,900

9,790

6,960

5,600

4,380

5,950

5,710 

5,290

2,900

2,710

2,530

2,180

2.020

*2,020

2,180

2,800

3,000

2,800

2,440

2,350

2,350

2,350

2,260

2,180

2,260

4,500

7,700

9,450

14,400

252,940

8,159

2.06

2.38

Feb.

17,300

15,000

11,600

11,000

9,620

8,470

8,630

8,470

7,250 

6,260

10,800

15,200

19 . 100

17,000

12,100

8,630

6,680

5,600

5,090

4,610

4.580

6,680

*12,100

11,600

8,470

6,400

5,090

4,580

-

-

-

267,510

9,554

2.41

2.51

Calendar year 1942: Max 58,500 Min 596

Mar.

5,500

5,290

2,800

2,550

2.550

6,100

11,600

12,700

9,790 

7,550

10,500

14,200

21,900

3?, 800

38,400

28,800

20,400

19,400

59,000

52,000

60 . 500

* 60, 200

59,000

13,600

9,450

7,850

9,790

13,400

12,700

10,100

7,850

583,850

18,830

4.76

5.48

Apr.

6,680

5,860

5,090

4,260

3,600

3,190

2,900

2,710

2.550 

3,090

3,400

3,190

4,970

8,790

10,500

9,450

8,470

8,470

19,900

56,400

48.100

40,000

17,500

10,100

8,790

8,160

8,320

8,630

6,960

5,860

-

515,870

10,550

2.66

2.97

May

4,970

4,260

5,710

5,190

2,800

2,440

2,180

2,100

2,550 

*2,800

3,860

11 . 600

9,960

6,000

4,610

3,710

3,290

3,000

2,440

1,940

1,940

1,710

1,560

1.290

8,100

9,790

4,610

5,400

4,040

5,500

5,600

124,750

4,024

1.02

1.17

June

5,190

2,900

2,550

2,020

1,490

1,220

1,100

1,100

1,940 

5.600

2,620

2,180

1,710

1,860

2,550

2,620

2,550

2,100

1,710

1,290

972

790

620

565

675

675

732

850

1,100

1,640

-

50,679

1,689

0.427

0.48

Mean 5,510 Cfsm 1.39

July

*1,220

790

675

515

620

1,100

1,560

2,020

1,560 

1,100

1,100

1,640

3,190

2,710

1,560

1,220

1,040

752

565

465

570

328

285

248

370

1,100

418

178

145

5.250

1,860

33,734

1,088

0.275

0.32

Aug.

1,490

1,420

910

620

465

515

790

732

565 

418

570

515

1.860

790

570

285

570

910

790

675

620

465

528

248

210

178

*178

145

118

118

118

17,586

567

0.143

0.17

Sept.

100

90

90

90

90

100

145

178

145 

118

118

90

70

70

55

53.

50

50

50

50

50

65

80

100

120

150

150

150

130

120

"

2,914

97.1

0.025

0.03

In. 18.90

Water year 1942-45: Max 62,300 Min 50 Mean 6,477 Cfsm 1.64 In. 22.22

Peak discharee (base. 40.000 cfs). Jan. 1 (10 a.m. to 2 P.m.) 62.600 cfs (25.6 ft); Mar. 15 (4 to

 5 p.m.) 40,000 cfs (20.05 ft); Mar. 22 (2 to 4 a.m.) 63,900 cfs (25.6 ft); Apr. 21 (4 to 5 p.m.)

50,700 cfs (21.85 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
400 KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN

Kentucky River at lock 10, near Winchester, Ky. Continued 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Jay

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

:.o

__

16

17

8

'9

"0

^1

!Z.-'3

'.'4

?5

?e

:?

i:8

29

50

;i

Total

lean

 tarn T n.

Oct.

90

} 

1"

40

60

120

328

790

675

565

418

370

285

285

285

248

210

210

210

5,974

193

0.049

0.06

Nov.

210

210

640

2,020

2.550

1,860

1,290

972

732

565

515

465

418

370

370

370

370

370

370

465

418

370

370

328

285

285

260

250

250

220

~

17,968

599

0.151

0.17

'Dec.

200

210

230

250

280

370

732

972

1,160

1,160

1,100

850

*675

515

418

370

285

285

210

210

210

248

418

850

2,180

3,600

4.040

22,828

736

0.186

0.21

Jan.

3,090

2,350

3,990

7,550

7,550

6,400

4,610

3,600

2,620

2,100

1,560

1,160

1,160

972

850

850

972

1,710

2,900

3,290

3,190

*3,000

2,620

2,440

2,260

2,100

2,020

1,940

1,780

1,640

1,420

83,694

2,700

0.682

0.79

Feb.

1,420

1,160

1,040

972

910

910

910

790

850

972

1,040

1,220

1,490

1,420

1,420

1,680

4,660

18,800

33,600

56.600

17,100

8,790

12,100

15,000

12,500

14,800

18,600

19,600

23,500

-

-

255,654

. 8,747

2.21

2.38

Mar.

35,800

42 , 600

27,600

*12,900

13 , 200

12,900

25 , 800

51,600

27,400

14,000

8,650

6,540

5.750

6,150

7,550

6,820

15,200

15,600

18,000

55,600

42,600

40,200

25,500

16,600

11,900

9,280

8,160

11,600

14,000

19,100

20,400

582,740

18,800

4.75

5.47

Apr.

15,400

10, 700

7,550

6,000

5,090

*4,580

5,600

8,000

14,400

15,800

22,000

39,000

51.000

49 , 800

27,600

11,900

8,790

7,550

6,960

5,860

4,970

4,150

3,600

3,290

3,000

2,710

2,530

2,550

2,180

2.020

~

350,180

11,670

2.95

3.29

May

1,710

1,560

1,420

1,290

2,020

4,260

5,090

4,610

4,970

5.340

4,260

3,090

2,440

*1,990

1,710

1,490

1,370

1,390

1,430

1,580

1,590

1,550

1,590

1,420

1,650

2,020

2,550

2,800

2,160

1,500

1,260

72,490

2,558

0.590

0.68

June

1,160

1.500

1,240

1,250

1,110

1,050

862

752

664

651

609

545

545

752

985

*698

620

565

465

598

344

302

248

218

197

178

158

184

158

JJS

18,493

616

0.156

0.17

July

145

154

125

106

82

74

66

66

66

78

66

58

70

66

62

66

66

96

164

178

118

96

78

70

50

46

74

74

54

46

40

2,578

85.2

0.021

0.02

Aug.

1 »

1

J

I"

50

50

86

294

389

270

218

190

190

164

158

112

690

1,880

1,960

1,660

1,550

10,071

525

0.082

0.09

Sept.

1,250

5,290

2,620

2,000

4.580

2,620

1,450

1,010

752

576

446

580

456

505

495

475

580

344

310

294

302

294

248

184

204

145

152

158

184

270

~

26,134

871

0.220

0.25

;alendar year 1943: Max 62,300 Min - Mean 4,648 Cfsm 1.17 In. 15.95

4ater year 1943-44: Max 51,000 Min - Mean 3,953 Cfsm 0.998 In. 13.58

Peak discharge (base. 40.000 cfs). Feb. 20 (3 p.m.) 40,200 cfs (20.1 ft); Mar. 2 (12 m.) 45,200 

fs (20.6 ft); Mar. 21 (10 p.m.) 45,800 cfs (20.7 ft); Apr. 15 (12 p.m.) 55,500 cfs (22.40 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1944 to September 1945

Day

l

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

.0

a

12

15

14

15

j6

17

18

.9

>0

;1

?.2

13

:4

.'5

^6

' 1

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

456

1,050

1,450

1,500

898

525

826

910

910

886

752

609

495

515

505

555

609

*675

675

642

545

505

485

456

589

589

355

319

319

294

278

19,495

629

0.159

0.18

Nov.

248

225

225

210

197

210

158

158

158

184

178

252

255

255

255

255

255

270

278

580

1,040

1,850

1,990

1,800

1,590

*1,540

1,780

2,550

1,890

1,580

21,756

725

0.183

0.20

Dec.

1,380

1,220

1,100

985

862

802

767

910

1,160

1,370

1,450

1,600

1,710

1,530

1,360

1,220

1,240

1,160

1,150

1,060

1,060

1,280

1,520

1,560

1,860

4,020

7,310

14,200

13,400

8,790

13,700

92,736

2,991

0.755

0.87

Jan.

40,200

41 , 800

*59 , 600

20,100

8,250

5,780

6,740

 11,700

12,200

10,200

7,510

6,000

7,750

8,650

12,500

15,000

12,700

10,100

7,550

6,080

5,040

4,330

3,910

3,580

3,270

3,000

2,620

2,390

2,230

2,080

1,860

324,280

10,460

2.64

3.05

Feb.

1,490

1,210

1,060

1,070

1,320

1,450

1,480

*1,480

1,490

1,450

1,560

1,650

6,240

14,800

16,600

13,000

15,400

24,600

31,600

26,400

15,000

31,800

40,200

36,400

18,600

17,100

27,400

53,600

_

-

385,450

13,770

5.48

3.62

Mar.

37,600

33,400

25,200

19,400

22,500

46 , 200

50^400

24,000

*10,800

7,430

5,940

4,850

4,130

3,540

2.940

6,240

15,400

16,000

12,000

9,550

10,500

12,700

11,900

9,250

7,050

5,600

4,380

5,670

5,560

5,250

485,560

15,590

5.94

4.54

Apr.

2,980

2,770

2,770

2,800

7,990

8,990

6,740

5,860

4,850

4,040

5,570

2,880

2,490

2,150

2,000

1.920

4,920

16.000

*15,600

9,190

6,080

4,730

3,860

3,600

11,200

8,250

6,460

5,020

4,200

3,540

-

167,230

5,574

1.41

1.57

May

5,010

2,580

2,400

2,550

5,050

5,950

4,680

4,610

4,170

5,890

5,860

5,710

5,750

5,420

5,010

4,510

9,420

17,000

22 . 200

15,200

6,180

4,710

*4,020

5,130

2,530

5,030

3,050

2,600

2,530

2,180

2,000

154,670

4,989

1.26

1.45

June

1,990

1,890

1,550

1/220

1,080

960

850

960

1,240

3,010

9,480

14.000

8,630

5,290

5,950

2,750

2,500

2,460

5,470

5,760

3,710

2,750

1,990

1,520

1,160

960

790

642

576

545

89,423

2,981

0.755

0.84

July

465

418

408

456

525

710

710

698

744

620

*555

408

302

528

436

525

436

336

285

278

248

225

218

190

152

158

152

152

285

456

446

12,285

396

0.100

0.12

Aug.

1.840

1,450

1,460

1,370

1,380

1,110

790

655

485

570

536

519

519

252

225

210

210

302

1,020

790

' 545

380

310

302

240

184

158

152

112

106

24

17,454

562

0.142

0.16

Sept.

74

82

74

62

74

66

66

58

62

70

58

45

45

45

45

40

40

-40

40

40

62

184

598

IZS

380

353

28L

248

190

145

~

3,846

128

0.032

0.04

Calendar year 1944: Max 51,000 Min - . Mean 4,191 Cfsm 1.06 In. 14.39

Water year 1944-45: Max 56,200 Min 40 Mean 4,855 Cfsm 1.23 In. 16.64

Feak discharge (base. 40.000 cfs). Jan. 3 (2 a.m.) 43,600 ofs (20.65 ft); Feb. 23 (12 m.) 40,800 

'jfs (20.2 ft); Mar. 7 (10 p.m.) 57,000 cfs (23 2 ft). * Discharge measurement made on this day.
KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN 

Kentucky River at lock 10, near Winchester, Ky. Continued

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1945 to September 1946

401

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

£1

22

23

24

25

26

27

£8

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

158

328

465

465

4G5

465

408

353

294

225

178

152

152

90

74

78

82

78

106

74

101

62

101

66

50

44

70

58

62

112

190

5,606

181

0.046

0.05

Nov.

158

190

675

1,580

6,310

4,080

2,070

1,160

972

862

1,640

2,380

2,050

2,440

3,600

5,280

6,970

4,270

2,960

2,630

2,630

5,150

9.640

8,960

5,500

3,440

2,420

2,040

1,970

2,090

"

96,117

3,204

0.809

0.90

Dec.

2,670

2,760

2,400

2,210

2,880

7,000

9,120

8,300

8,020

8,240

8,520

8,900

7,030

5,040

4,030

3,530

3,000

2,380

2,070

2,040

1,870

1,610

1,580

1,550

3,270

5,780

7,600

7,690

6,920

6,150

5,530

149,690

4,829

1.22

1.41

Jan.

4,930

4,270

4,050

4,420-

5,010

5,920

15,400

39,300

*57,700

*67,800

64,700

42,200

11,700

7,870

6,400

5,360

4,460

3,890

3,440

3,100

3,190

3,600

4,980

5,310

4,820

4,290

3,710

3,020

2,520

*2.260

2,520

402,140

12,970

3.28

3.78

Feb.

5,250

3,870

4,170

3,850

6,770

8,960

13,500

17,000

14,000

10,700

10,200

14,100

25,000

25.500

23,000

17,400

11,700

8,640

7,270

9,090

10,000

8,870

7,480

6,230

5,390

4,420

7,270

19,400

-

~

306,850

10,960

2.77

2.88

Mar.

25.400

17,000

10,800

7,750

6,170

*5,010

6,010

6,540

10,600

10,000

10,400

8,740

6,680

5,590

7,950

8,710

7,750

8,140

9,970

12,500

11,600

' 9,440

7,660

6,430

5,560

8,900

8,550

6,920

6,630

6,660

6,800

276,640

8,924

2.25

2.60

Apr.

7.000

6,740

5,920

*5,010

4,240

3,550

2,960

2,670

2,590

2,550

2,720

2,800

2,760

2,630

2,380

2,240

2,160

2,100

1,980

1,840

1,680

1,550

1,430

1.290

1,640

2,980

4,010

5,710

3,100

3,000

-

91,230

3,041

0.768

0.86

May

3,250

4,170

7,300

9,930

14.000

11,500

8,050

5,470

*4,050

3,080

2,520

2.270

3,290

3,460

6,570

5,010

6,940

7,420

9,120

6,600

8,580

5,840

4,390

5,400

3,100

4,720

7,420

6,570

4,850

5,510

2,720

179,000

5,774

1.46

1.68

June

5,670

19,200

28.300

21,900

10,000

*5,310

3,600

2,670

2,040

1,600

1,250

1,070 99-8

1,770

1,600

6,980

15,900

12,700

8,990

9,410

7,240

4,590

3,020

2,160

1,630

1,280

1,150

1,040

1,420

960

-

185,448

6,182

1.56

1.74

July

721

675

655

576

505

475

525

653

2.780

2,720

2,070

*1,680

1,240

826

721

598

535

408

362

544

535

1,010

1,210

874

874

960

1,71O

1,460

1,460

1,390

1,100

31,650

1,021

0.258

0.30

Aug.

1,190

1,350

1,350

E86

E38

1,250

6,830

6,600

5, CIO

7,600

10,600

8,610

5,070

2,720

1,900

1,740

2,460

16,800

18^400,

9,670

*5,010

2,640

2,070

1,420

1,100

874

721

S87

535

456

121

127,214

4,104

1.04

1.19

Sept.

505

545

495

446

570

344-

248

162" 225

398

744

1,110

1,400

1,680

5.640

1,710

1,100

767

555

446

370

319

389

. 485

555

475

598

675

609

525

"

21,970

732

0.185

0.21

Calendar year 1945: Max 56,200 Min 40 Mean 5,176 Cfsm 1.31 In. 17.75

Water year 1945-46: Max 67,800 Min 44 Mean 5,133 Cfsm 1.30 In. 17.60

Peak discharge (base. 40.000 ofs). Jan. 11 (12 to 2 a.m.) 70,700 cfs (28.9 ft at 12 to 4 a.m.). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1

2.

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*486

400

365

312

304

265

233

233

233

233

220

756

1,140

2,040

2,210

1,660

1,250

970

768

644

579

486

448

410

400

486

744

2.460

2,310

1,690

*1 , 300

26,035

840

0.212

0.24

Nov.

1,070

921

802

722

655

579

527

496

£7£

486

527

538

790

1,170

1,230

1,110

1,040

1,550

2,550

5 .020

2,700

2,090

1,720

1,570

1,250

1,200

1,600

2,480

2,740

2,590

-

40,179

1,339

0.338

0.58

Dec.

2,160

1,850

1,590

1,340

1,180

1,040

al,000

897

849

756

*802

2,330

5,120

6,370

a5, 500

4,080

3,510

2,610

2,160

1,860

a2,100

a5,500

a7,500

6,800

a5, 000

a3,500

as, 000

a2,500

a3,000

6,060

9.950

101,894

3,287

0.830

0.96

Jan.

8,080

18,200

31,400

42.200

56,100

17,000

8,710

6,660

5,280

4,420

5,870

3,640

5,080

5.000

*7,240

27,700

55,100

32,100

22,100

26,200

33,400

38,500

31,100

14,200

8,960

7,270

8,360

10,800

10,000

12,300

24,200

540,970

17,450

4.41

5.08

Feb.

27.400

22,200

12,700

8,180

6,510

5,470

4,490

4,030

3,460

2,590

2,240

2,240

2,500

2,700

3,020

3,380

*3,730

3,780

3,710

3,400

5,170

5,000

2,820

2,590

2,310

2,170

2,090

1.990

-

-

-

147,870

5,281

1.35

1.59

Mar.

2.050

2,530

3,600

4,540

4,560

5,450

7,560

9,950

11,200

10,000

8,580

7,660

7,050

9,640

14,400

14,600

11,700

8,670

6,970

5,340

4,540

3,980

3,510

*3,100

3,530

4,100

4,100

3,920

5,700

10,300

14.800

217,190

7,006

1.77

2.04

Apr.

15.600

10,300

8,140

6,770

6,740

9,870

9,380

10,400

11,900

10,100

8,870

7,270

5,950

4,900

4,220.

8,960

7,720

5,450

4,620

4,050

4,520

5,470

5,040

4,360

3,940

4,420

3,710

*3,100

2,700

2.610

-

199,080

6,636

1.68

1.87

May

6,260

8,300

6,510

6,260

5,450

4,560

3,620

3,210

2,650

2,240

1,960

1,780

1,570

1,450

1,430

1.370

1,630

1,490

1,780

5,010

9,510

15.900

11,200

7,560

5,640

4,120

5,510

2,900

2,500

2,070

1,740

132,780

4,283

1.08

1.25

June

1,500

*1,340

1,380

1,220

1,100

1,020

970

1,170

1,370

1,040

825

722

655

766

814

655

506

558

688

1,130

1,490

2,920

2,800

2,020

1,310

1,030

802

5,130

29,700

43. 100

-

109,733

3,658

0.924

1.03

July

55.600

10,400

3,750

2,290

1,700

2,420

*3,250

4,290

4,290

3,040

2,040

1,600

1,420

1,250

4,100

4,960

3,510

5,340

5,750

9,830

7,690

4,520

2,690

1,830

1,390

1,110

873

1,080

945

768

600

134,326

4,333

1.09

1.26

Aug.

8,720

12,500

6,630

4,340

4,900

17,200

26.400

23,400

13,000

11,200

*7,4EO

4,590

3,890

3,750

2 , 940

2,760

3,250

2,070

1,850

1,630

1.520

1,750

3,3EO

2,500

2,040

2,630

3,440

3,890

3,000

2,050

1,530

189,910

6,126

1.55

1.78

Sept.

1,180

982

768

677

579

517

790

1,270

1,030

861

733

768

4.640

2,290

1,290

1,070

*849

814

849

814

677

666

897

982

849

790

655

558

458

400

-

29,703

990

0.250

0.28

Calendar year 1946: Max 67,800 Min 220 Mean 4,905 Cfsm 1.24 In. 16.82

Water year 1946-47: Max 43,100 Min 220 Mean 5,122 Cfsm 1.29 In. 17.56

Peak discharge (base. 40,OOQ cfs). Jan. 4 (9 p.m.) 45.300 cfs (20.8 ft): June 30 (8 p.m.) 44 T 8OO

cfs (20.7 ft). * Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for other stations In

Kentucky River basin.
402 KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN

Kentucky River at lock 10, near Winchester, Ky. Continued 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16 

17 

18

19

20

21

 22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

363

300

283

266

275

283

250

266

707

1,440

1,160

814

569

482 

372

326 

308 

308

283

275

275

283

275

*258

242

242

242

242

233 

542

266

12,130

391

0.099

0.11

Nov.

283

300

441

718

826

730

625

546

513

451

461

558

648

683 

625

636 

754 

790

754

754

754

695

683

*660

876

902

941

1,020

1^060 

§53

-

20,680

689

0.174

0.19

Dec.

850

730

648

591

535

461

441

625

742

814

850

1,720

2,210

2,130 

2,000

3,090 

3.920 

3,430

2,760

2,330

1,850

1,570

1,400

1,230

1,100

954

863

766

707 

648

636

42,601

1,374

0.347

0.40

Jan.

5,250

9,490

5,930

3,720

2,820

2,440

*2,100

1,880

1,710

1,610

1,470

1,820

6,890

11,300 

9,560

6,770 

4,630 

3,210

2,280

bl,700

bl,700

bl,900

bl,800

bl,400

bl,200

bl.OOO

b900

bl.OOO

bl,000 

bB50

b800

100,130

3,230

0.816

0.94

Feb.

b800

b850

b800

bl.OOO

b3,500

10,100

15,300

17,100

15,700

17,000

* 11, 700

15 , 200

37,200

59,400 

* 75, 700

* 85, 500 

71,300 

37,000

9,590

6,330

5,350

4,700

4,360

4,680

6,100

13,800

16,900

19,500

14,400

-

580,610

20,020

5.06

5.45

Mar.

10,200

8,740

7,140

5,740

4,580

3,830

4,830

5,570

6,720

6,580

5,650

4,960

4,210

3,600 

3.070

16,700 

26,000 

29,400

28 , 100

12,000

14,000

20,300

16,000

13,700

15,400

15,200

24,400

33,300

36,200 

18,700

10,500

415,320

13,400

3.38

3.90

Apr.

*8,130

7,120

6,660

5,990

a5,300

11,500

21,000

31,500

39,500

32,200

15,400

16,700

49,200

56,700 

56,100

45,600 

24,900 

12,800

8,370

6,470

5,200

4,230

3,630

3,070

2,780

2,320

2,130

1,910

1,770 

1,720

-

489,900

16,330

4.12

4.60

May

1,640

6,550

7,520

5,010

*7.700

7,670

6,610

6,070

5,140

4,110

3,320

2,630

2,260

1,940 

1,890

1,880 

1,670 

1,500

1,200

1,020

889

754

707

580

535

471-

420

345

527 

636

2,510

85,701

2,765

0.698

0.80

June

1.030

814

695

602

513

431

502

876

*850

802

672

625

524

410 

336

308 

35T 

482

461

461

410

672

569

431

513

400

372

345

317 

354

-

16,168

539

0.136

0.15

July

363

308

363

431

492

451

363

283

242

181

159

152

128

14T 

326

1,410 

1,710 

1,820

2,200

*2,020

1,940

1,540

1,420

1,120

928

742

569

569

660 

591

1,720

25,347

818

0.207

0.24

Aug.

967

625

524

1,020

1,250

1,060

802

683

660

625

524

1,080

889

707 

602

535 

345 

*291

371

258

218

181

159

140

116

116

110

104

104 

92

88

15,246

492

0.124

0.14

Sept.

84

76

72

76

104

140

92

72

68

68

60

60

52

60 

134

354 

382 

258

188

146

210

*188

110

76

68

60

60

52

52 

44

3,466

116

0.029

0.03

Calendar year 1947: Max 43,100 Mln 233 Mean 4,868 Cfsm 1.23 In. 16.68

Water year 1947-48: Max 85,300 Mln 44 Mean 4,938 Cfsm 1.25 In. 16.95

Peak discharge (base, 40.000 cfs). Feb. 16 (8 a.m.) 86,700 cfs (33.60 ft at 2 p.m.)j Mar. 29 

(7 a.m.) 40,000 cfs (19.80 ft) ; Apr. 9 (9 p.m.) 41,700 ofs (20.10 ft); Apr. 14 (6 to 8 p.m.) 58,200 

ofs (24.52 ft). * Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for other stations in Kentucky 

River basin, b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

60

55

55

55

50

50

50

55

60

65

65

70

75

75 

75

75

85 

105

ISO" 170 

140

135

130

140

*125

115

105

100

95

95

120

2,810

90.6

0.023

0.03

Nov.

167

20T

242

266

326

1,380

1,270

941

1,010

1,380

1,300

1,010

814

742 

707

683

569 

482

441 

524

695

790

863

980

1,110

1,070

1,740

2,960

10,800

13.800

-

49,265

1,642

0.415

0.46

Dec.

*11,500

6,690

4,700

10,500

14,100

10,900

6,410

4,660

3,720

2,780

1,960

1,770

1,540

1,470 

10,000

IS. 600

16,400 

12,600

8,680 

6,830

5,650

4,380

3,580

2,970

2,710

2,300

2,060

1,790

2,260

5,250

9,560

198,320

6,397

1.62

1.86

Jan.

9,730

6,690

5,040

5,990

*18,900

31,500

34,100

23,300

10,400

6,550

4,830

3,860

3,280

2,870 

2,490

2,180

2,070 

2,380

3,580 

5,300

6,690

14,800

22,700

27,000

19,400

13.WO

13,300

14,600

14,200

12,600

9,320

353,350

11,400

2.88

3.32

Feb.

9,730

14,100

13,100

14,000

11,100

8,550

7,120

5,930

5,000

4,090

3,560

3,090

2,760

19,266 

41,700

41,100

36,800 

28,800

19,400 

24,600

28,800

20,100

13,400

9,900

7,460

5,930

5,040

5,300

_

-

409,660

14,630

3.69

3.85

Mar.

5,300

4,810

4,430

4,090

3,740

3,630

3,320

2,950

2,930

4,660

4,460

4,160

4,560

4,500 

*4,060

3,580

3,540 

15,900

28,400 

35.900

28,500

12,600

9,560

8,840

7,840

7,610

8,740

9,130

13,200

12,900

10,800

278,640

8,988

2.27

2.62

Apr.

8,370

6,690

5,350

4,460

3,920

5,300

7,090

7,960

8,130

7,670

7,170

6,440

6,630

8,930 

11,900

9,900

8,070 

*6,020

5,140 

4,260

3,580

3.090

6.4T6

13,900

11,400

7,200

7,170

14,800

21.400

26, Sob

-

248,850

8,295

2.09

2.34

May

14,400

12,000

9,220

7,460

6,160

4,990

4,500

3,560

2,840

6,050

7,700

4,380

3,070

2,330 

1,95»

1,720

1,740 

1,470

1,240 

1,200

1,150

3,630

4,040

2,650

*2,600

2,100

1,790

1,610

1,410

1,210

1,010

121,180

3,909

0.987

1.14

June

802

672

591

524

461

420

372

300

283

250

242

^4~T 233

648 

471

354

546 

695

707 

826

802

648

482

441

308

317

300

266

*471

420

-

14,293

476

0.120

0.13

July

317

203

196

188

T58

218

345

1,200

766

838

993

954

1,070

1,180 

1,340

1,500

2,670 

4,380

5,820 

6,160

4,360

2,490

1,720

1,270

980

778

636

524

569

648

431

44,932

1,449

0.366

0.42

Aug.

*326

266

258

218

210

242

345

410

471

420

502

502

441

400 

471

482

513 

2,970

4,960 

3,030

1,770

1,160

863

648

535

482

372

336

326

291

258

24,478

790

0.199

0.23

Sept.

242

242

363

308

258

250

218

188

*159

134

128

146

116

100 

95

90

55 

90

502 

546

400

242

181

140

167

134

120

110

100

90

-

5,949

198

0.050

0.06

Calendar year 1948: Max 85,300 Mln 44 Mean 5,416 Cfsm 1.37 In. 18.60

Water year 1948-49: Max 41,700 Mln 50 Mean 4,799 Cfsm 1.21 In. 16.46

Peak discharge (base. 40.000 cfa). Feb. 15 (8 p.m.) 46,300 cfs (20.95 ft) 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN 

Kentucky River at lock 10, near Winchester, Ky. Continued

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1949 to September 1950

403

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

. 7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

90 100"

158

200

248

292

324 

292

224

254

*260

254 

242

236 

236

224

308

464

742

778

778

790

686

580

520

448

394

376

421

1,030

5,270

15,239

492

0.124

0.14

Nov.

5,890 

6,430

475§0

3,450

2,320

1,880

1,630 

1,380

1,140

993

826

719 

686

675 

*610

600

580

580

570

511

493

484

475

475

475

511

838

2,080

2,220

2,000

-

46,111

1,537

0.388

0.43

Dec.

4,790 

5,500

2,710

1,940

1,540

1,290

1,140 

967

876

1,700

5,860

14,100 

28,000

30,400 

32,200

18,600

7,520

6,120

6,480

6,480

*6,070

4,950

4,350

5,810

9,220

7,520

5,860

5,180

4,510

3,670

3,120

238,473

7,693

1.94

2.24

Jan.

2,620 

2,710

6,340

9,050

29,800

42,600

50.200 

50,000

35,000

16,200

14,700

22,900 

28,300

32,200 

33,700

35,000

28,900

25,900

23,200

27,100

26,500

16,200

10,500

8,190

6,510

5,650

12,200

13,500

15,400

20,900

46,800

698,770

22,540

5.69

6.56

Feb.

*59,000 

68,100

* 72, 700

370,000

a58,000

26,500

10,500 

8,100

13,700

21,400

25,000

17,900 

13,500

12,800 

11,700

8,910

7,210

5,860

4,980

4,350

3,750

3,670

6,710

5,990

5,080

4,380

3,730

5,270

_

_

-

556,790

19,890

5.02

5.23

tlar.

3,120 

3,020

2,860

2,630

2,450

*2,370

2,320 

2,320

2,670

2,670

2,920

9,750 

16,600

17,600 

17,200

12,700

9,860

8,250

7,020

6,740

9,020

8,100

7,210

6,150

5,180

4,400

4,130

11,900

16,600

17,200

11,100

236,060

7,615

1.92

2.22

Apr.

7,460 

5,960

6,430

7,240

7,040

7,520

7,800 

6,790

5,910

4,920

4,180

3,780 

3,180

2,780 

2,450

2,290

2,050

1,890

*1,810

1,750

1,650

1,570

1,490

1,440

1,360

1,740

1,790

1,770

1,640

1,580

-

109,260

3,642

0.920

1.03

May

1,550 

1,850

3,530

4,770

5,340

4,530

3,800 

3,080

3,920

4,400

3,580

4,010 

11,100

24,700 

23,200

19,400

23,800

17,900

9,220

5,760

4,110

3,080

2,820

*2,540

2,260

2,030

1,750

1,700

3,000

7,100

11,100

220,910

7,126

1.80

2.07

June

10,000 

8,370

7,040

18,200

17,600

12,600

6,740 

4,350

3,310

4,230

8,520

8,130 

5,830

3,780 

2,800

3,710

2,580

2,080

4,280

12,500

20,200

27,100

50.100

19,200

9,050

5,730

*4,330

3,140

2,290

1.740

-

269,530

8,984

2.27

2.53

July

1,500 

1,230

1,030

1,560

5,340

9,190

6,400 

3,290

2,210

1,610

1,230

1,020 

2,196

5,550 

3,230

2,450

3,640

4,080

3,490

5,030

5,340

4,740

5,630

4,230

2,860

14,700

28,600

23,800

16,900

8,100

*4,060

184,230

5,943

1.50

1.73

Aug.

3,180 

2,800

2,400

2,630

2,720

2,190

1,640 

1,300

1,040

928

802

686 

631

590 

570

697

1,370

1,880

1,570

1,150

1,790

1,340

1,020

719

802

708

580

653

1,140

1,890

4,660

46,076

1,486

0.375

0.43

Sept.

5,910 

5,080

15,400

20,200 *ii,ioo

5,940

3,710 

2,320

2,400

2,320

2,000

1,710 

2,960

2,320 

2,080

2,000

1,570

1,180

980

850

1,440

5,990

5,470

3,710

2,670

2,000

1,670

1,400

1,110

941

-

119,231

3,974

1.00

1.12

Calendar year 1949: Max 41,700 Min 90 Mean 4,935 Cfsm 1.25 In. 16.92

Water year 1949-50: Max 72,700 Min 90 Mean 7,509 Cfsm 1.90 In. 25.73

Peak discharge (base. 40,000 cfs). Jan. 8 (2 a.m.) 51,200 cfs (21.5 ft); Feb. 3 (8 p.m.) 73,500 

efs (30.05 ftjT* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No auxiliary gage-height record during period of backwater; discharge estimated on basis of base 

gage-height record and records for stations at Heidelberg and near Camp Nelson.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2 

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

826

742 

697

642 

570

540

520

520

*1,850 

2,050

1,840

1,700

1,440

1,230

1,040

889

766

631

590

580

540

502

1,750"

5,600

4,180

2,630

1,890 

1,500 

1,290

1,120 

1,020

41,715

1,346

0.340

0.39

Nov.

902

850 

3,350"

14,900 

21,200

14,700

7,740

5,130

5,730 

5,650

5,810

5,030

3,870

*3,180

2,670

3,870

6,880

5,180

4,040

15,600

24.700

24, 100

15,600

8,700

6,400

5,130

4,770 

4,350 

4,770

6,400

241,302

8,043

2.03

2.27

Dec.

6,180

9,080 

14,100

25,000 

51,000

29,800

23,800

23,200

25,600 

21,400

13,100

9,220

7,180

5,860

5,630

5,370

4,690

4,110

3,710

3,340

*3,020

2,760

2,560

2,350

2,340

2,190

1,970 

1,840 

1,680

1,580 

1,630

295,290

9,525

2.41

2.77

Jan'.

1,750

1.610 

6,830

17,600 

14,100

10,300

8,160

7,180

6,290 

5,550

7,240

7,180

6,430

14,200

30,100

33,400

55,700

21,200

12,500

8,880

7,410

*6,120

5,130

5,760

5,180

4,640

4,180 

4,590 

12,600

19,900 

21,400

351,110

11,330

2.86

3.30

Feb.

38,200

50,100 

62,500

68.100 

SI, 806

18,900

26,800

31,000

28,000 

18,400

13,600

18,200

20,900

16,600

12,300

8,340

8,190

7,660

8,940

7,600

17,400

29,800

32,800

20,900

12,000

8,520

7.180 

*Y,32d

~

652,050

23,290

5.88

6.12

Mar.

8,400

7,550 

6,710

11,900 

14,500

14,700

14,100

12,400

10,600 

8,610

7,100

6,260

7,350

10,300

12,800

11,900

10,400

25,600

25 , 600

26,200

22,600

17,900

13,100

9,780

7,920

7,100

6,540 

6.150 

6)430

10,500 

13,300

374,300

12,070

3.05

3.52

Apr.

13,500

11,600 

13,500

18.400 

*17,900

13,000

9,260

10,300

8,550 

7,380

6,200

8,040

9,540

14,100

14,300

12,200

9,580

7,920

6,760

5,890

4,870

4,200

4,130

3,670

3,140

2,860

2,740 

2.580 

2,606

4,380

253,090

8,436

2.13

2.38

May

4,950

4,920 

5,700

8,520 

9,820

7,830

12,100

12,000

*9,400 

7,830

5,960

4,980

3,890

3,340

2,600

2,160

1,850

1,540

1,410

1,300

1,160

1,070

1.070

1,140

1,160

1,150

1,370 

1,320 

1,370

1,450 

1,330

125,690

4,055

1.02

1.18

June

1,150

1,030 

814

754 

814

719

719

1,180

2.550 

1,786

1,450

1,330

1,410

1,460

1,400

1,160

1,100

*993

766

675

664

600

502

457

403

412

550 

466 

394

750

28,232

941

0.238

0.27

July

850

1.110 

1,666

1,100 

980

754

550

493

376 

385

376

300

284

276

.367

653

742

550

550

439

358

276

*236

355

300

394

412 

412 

412

394 

300

15,989

516

0.130

0.15

Aug.

376

412 

430

385 

292

260

236

212

2.720 

1,416

1,080

708

580

530

475

394

324

242

212

170

130

115

100

82

74

66

78

105 

135

158 

152

12,643

408

0.103

0.12

Sept.

140

T5§~ 120 

260 

260

349

349

349

316 

412

560

610

634

653

814

863

1,400

1,100

778

540

394

340

358

403

754

1,300

1.460 

1,163 

858

653

18,375

612

0.155

0.17

Calendar year 1950: Max 72,700 Min 502 Mean 8,272 Cfsm 2.09 In. 28.35

Water year 1950-51: Max 68,100 Min 66 Mean 6,602 Cfsm 1,67 In. 22.64

Peak discharge (base, 40.000 cfs). Feb. 4 (8 a.m.) 69,700 cfs (28.70 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
404 KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN

Kentucky River at lock 10, near Winchester, Ky. Continued 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26 

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

510 *35T

346 

314

262

234

190

156

156 

148

117

108

108

108

108

108

128

120

111

102

102

IDE

102

114 

117

108 

102

102

102

114 

117

5,013

162

0.041

0.05

Nov.

3,755" 415 

6,250 

4,260

2,66O

1,910

4,260

7,650

7,000 

4,500

2,900

2,060

*1,840

7,9BO

11,300

15,200

12,900

11,500

7,120

4,580

3,080

2,360

2,380

7,650 

17,400

26,800 

23,866

15,400

9,050

5,920

233,875

7,796

1.97

2.20

Dec.

4,190 

3,240 

2,680 

2,860

3,340

3,620

7,150

24,400

39,600 

45,500

32,200

12,900

7,950

9,920

25,300

36,100

*39,200

20,400

11,100

15,800

26,800

30,700

31,600

16,900 

9,400

10,800 

9,790

8,430

7,380

6,620 

6,020

509,490

16,440

4.15

4.78

Jan.

5,750 

13,100 

12,500 

14,300

21,200

20,900

15,200

10,500

7,830 

7,120

12,500

18,200

13,300

9,190

7,400

6,500

6,120

9,180

13,000

14,300

14,500

*16,600

24,400

30,700 

24,700

13,700 

19,900

32,800

38,900

59.600 

21,266

515,070

16,620

4.20

4.84

Feb.

11,300 

8,310 

8,550 

13,500

15,600

15,400

13,700

10,400

8,070 

6,780

5,900

5,200

4,550

5,900

6,950

9,610

13,500

13,100

11,600

9;220

7,890

6,650

5,520

4,850 

4,310

3,890 

*3,450

3,200

2,920

~

239,820

8,270

2.09

2.25

Mar.

5,220 

4,766 

. 8,940 

15,400

21,400

20,400

13,100

8,340

6,580 

5,780

18,600

23,200

21,200

14,900

9,750

7,280

5,950

5,080

5,420

5,780

6,620

33,900

59,800

69,400 

70.000

58,700 

23,300

8,100

6,580

5,420 

4,620

571,460

18,430

4.65

5.37

Apr.

»4,12O 

3,820 

3,560 

3,200

3,620

4,430

5,100

4,900

4,480 

4,020

3,650

3,320

3,180

4,020

4,400

4,310

4,040

3,730

3,450

3,280

3,020

2,850

2,640

2,400 

5,256

11,900 

12,700

11,500

14,900

15.600

161,390

5,380

1.36

1.52

May

10,300 

6,850 

5,220 

4,040

*3,280

2,690

2,280

1,960

1,740 

2,170

6,780

12,100

8,910

6,950

5,350

4,380

3,670

2,940

2,550

6,000

26,500

51.600

15,600

7,120 

5,750

9,920 

4,780

3,670

4,700

7,320 

7,830

220,950

7,127

1.80

2,08

June

7,250 

4,980 

3,650 

2,760

2,190

1,760

1,360

1,160

1,040 

*1,060

946

1,310

2,380

2,350

2,260

1,710

1,320

1,030

820

716

918

2,330

7,800

12,500 

9,750'

5,200 

2,960

1,980

1,420

1,020

87,730

2,924

0.738

0.82

July

1,000 

1.210 

834 

570

493

450

420

370

328 

288

280

250

244

 215

226

250

618

570

328

238

220

238

232

215 

210

210 

200

226

205

154 

1ST

11,446

369

0.0*3

0,11

Aug.

150 

1ST 

180 

180

195

220

2,510

1,746

820 

768

582

515

526

515

678

716

548

*515

450

370

482

462

370

420 

537

493 

420

352

352

352 

410

17,002

548

0.138

0.16

Sept.

1.420 

1,516 

768 

606

504

400

328

262

220 

210

195

170

166

146

142

121

124

182

162

138

130

 130

124

121 

118

USlie

10C

8C

71.

8,666

ZBS

0.07?

o.oe

Calendar year 1951: Max 68,100 Mln 66 Mean 7,068 Cfsm. 1.78 In. 24.24

Water year 1951-52: Max 70,000 Mln 75 Mean 7,054 Cfsm 1.76 In. 24.26

Peak discharge (base. 40.000 cfs).--Dec. 10 (6 a.m.) 43,900 cfB (20.2 ft)j Dee. 17 (6 a.m.) 41,500 

cfs (19.8 ft); Jan. 30 (6 a.m.) 41,500 cfs (19.8 ft); Mar. 24 (6 p.m.) 72,200 efs (29.9 ft at 4 a.m. 

MAT. 9.**\ . * Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Mar. 25).

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

75 

70

65

'B7J 60

60

60 

65

75

90

106

112

130

124 

115

112

112

112

103

100

100

106

98 

90

88

85

88

90

**95

90

88

2,824

91.1

0.025

0.05

Nov.

95 98-

95

95

100

100

98 

95

95

98

100

106

124

127 

150

124

124

124

127

142

162

2,220

9.560 

5,400

4,510

5,020

2,510

2,470

2,420

1,740

-

35,809

1,194

0.302

0.34

Dec.

1,320 

*1,030

952

876

2,420

5,690

5,700 

4,580

2,960

5,950

12,700

22.400

16,600

6,450 

4,020

2,780

2,150

1,770

1,550

1,590

1,260

1,200

1,160 

1,130

1,060

1,000

876

781

690

666

72?

111,580

5,599

0.909

1.05

Jan.

1,050 

1.S96

2,110

2,960

3,360

3,200

9,150 

28,100

56,100

58.600

26,800

* 14, 600

9,820

7,590 

5,420

4,560

5,890

9,750

16,100

15,700

9,440

10,900

15,600 

14,700

14,700

13,700

10,900

9,920

11,500

15,600

10,700

575,490

12,050

3.04

3.51

Feb.

7,560 

5,850

4,750

4,040

3;260

2,830

2.650 

2,870

3,510

5,560

3,220

4,620

6,050

6,950 

6,880

7,050

*8,190

8,070

6,950

6,200

12 ,200

21,900

25.800 

15,660

9,540

7,020

5,800

4,750

_

-

205,670

7,545

1.85

1.95

Mar.

3,980 

9,420

20,500

31,100

55.200

28,600

16,400 

9,470

7,020

5,750

4,800

4,000

5,650

5,580 

6,700

7,050

6,750

7,450

8,770

9,580

8,550

6,880

5,720 

5,180

5,680

7,950

8,430

7,020

5,900

*5,000

4,310

298,390

9,625

2.43

2.80

Apr.

4,850 

4,950

4,880

4,260

3,710

3,710

6,820 

6,350

6,420

8,010

6,780

7,300

8,400

7,620 

6,580

6,280

5,450

7,250

6.490

6,820

6,980

6,120

5,080 

4,480

3,840

3,400

3,100

2,870

2,710

2,470

-

165,980

5,533

1.40

1.56

May

2,420 

2,600

3,620

3,490

4,550

6,250

* 17, 200 

29,900

29,700

20,300

11,700

7,300

6,050

5,620 

7,280

6,550

7,320

10,200

17,100

27,000

31,400

25,600

13,200 

6,980

5,500

4,140

5,080

2,440

1,960

1,560

1,280

323,090

10,420

2.63

3.05

June '

932 

932

794

768

654

B.B2

1,550 

2,010

1,800

1,610

2,180

1,900

1,540

1,030 

876

5,400

*5.720

2,316

1,180

974

620

862

606 

515

471

350" 380

820

2,240

2,780

44,466

1,482

0.374

0.42

July

2.510 

1.6SO

1,340

1,320

1,610

1,320

2,220 

1,900

1,670

1,470

960

755

559

482 

410

320

280

274

274

256

250

594

S48 

618

430

312

232

232

*220

53?

226

25,754

851

0.210

0.24

Aug.

328

195

190

370

344

304

205 

200

200

205

190

170

170

170 

150

138

127

100

100

100

103

115 

121

118

112

106

100

98

95

85

5,124

165

0.042

0.05

Sept.

»*70 

70

70

70

90

80

f

90

90

90

85

857m

75

75

70

er?

65

61

6^

705~

4'

5")

41

4T

31

yr

-

2,05-5

68.5

0.017

0.02

Calendar year 1952: Max 70,000 Mln 60 Mean 5,420 Cfsm 1,37 In. 18.65

Water year 1952-53: Max 38,600 Mln 35 Mean 4,368 Cfsm 1.10 In. 14.98

Peak discharge (base. 40.000 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.
KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN 

Kentucky River at look 8, near Camp Nelson, Ky.

405

Location. Lat. 37°45', long. 84°35', on wall of lock 8, near right bank 2.2 miles southeast of Camp Nelson, Jessamine County, 2.7 miles downstream from Sugar Creek, 4.5 miles 

upstream from Hickman Creek, and at mile 139.9.

Drainage area. 4,430 sq mi.

Records available. July 1939 to September 1953.

Gage. Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 520.50 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Since Oct. 1, 1951, auxiliary waterstage recorder 4.8 miles downstream.

Average discharge. 14 years, 5,636 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 40,300 cfs Jan. 10 (gage height, 22.2 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 50 cfs Sept. 30.

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 85,400 cfs Feb. 17, 1948 (gage height, 37.6 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum not determined.

Flood of Jan. 23, 1937, reached a stage of 41.2 ft. Flood of Feb. 6, 1939, reached 

a stage of 38.6 ft.

Remarks. Records good above 1,000 cfs, and poor below. 

Cooperation. Gage-height record furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions. WSP 953: Drainags area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods below 3OO cfs (gage 

height. In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

10.5 

ll.o 

11.5 

12.0

300

690

1,360

2,310

13.0

15.0

17.0

22.2

4,500

10,700

18,100

40,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

so

75

70

70

65

35- 60

75

90

110

125

140

T5B- 160

150

150

145 

140

130

130

130

135

135 

125

120

120

120

125

130

125

120

3,570

115

0.026

0.03

Nov.

120 

120

125

130

130

125

125

120

TI5- 115

120

125

135

150

170

175

165 

170

170

175

175

ISO

10.000

f,B5o

4,750

3,350

2,610

2,450

2,270

1,880

-

 37,995

1,266

0.2S6

0.32

Dec.

1,520 

1,170

*1,050

969

2,490

3,930

5,490

4,850

3,330

6,710

11,000

21.200

19,266

8,850

4,650

3,130

2,430 

1,960

,690

,490

,400

,310

,260 

,220

,140

1,070

1,020

943

662

846

5*5

119,046

3,840

0.867

1.00

Jan.

1.100 

1,430

1,960

2,980

3,550

3,460

9,390

27,300

35,800

59.800

32,600

18,500

 11,700

8,090

5,990

4,800

4,090 

10,100

16,300

15,400

10,700

10,300

15,400 

16,600

16,500

14,900

12,500

11,500

11,500

14,200

12,500

400,940

12,930

2.92

3.37

Feb.

8,750 

6,600

5,220

4,280

3,550

3,150

2,900

2.880

3,426

3,660

3,350

4,800

6,070

7,180

7,390

7,180

7,390 

*8,610

7,390

6,360

12 ,400

20,900

24.800 

18,566

11,400

7,870

6,220

5,140

_

_

-

217,360

7,763

1.75

1.82

Mar.

4,240 

9,28O

29,700

36.100

34,366

32,200

22,000

12 ,000

8,350

6,450

5,220

4,450

3.930

4,266

9,610

8,450

7,770 

8,890

10,100

10,400

9,860

7,830

6,330 

5,490

5,490

7,490

8,890

7,640

6,220

5,220

»4,600

342,760

11,060

250

2.86

Apr.

5,140 

5,090

5,170

4,580

4,020

3,790

7,570

7,550

7,020

9,060

8,090

8,920

9,090

8,680

7,390

6,810

5,990 

8,680

11,400

6,126

7,800

6,750

5,760 

4,880

4,280

3,680

3,350

3,090

2,620

2.530

-

187,100

6,237

1.41

1.57

May

2,570 

2,650

3,460

3,640

4,750

5,540

* 12, 200

27,700

30,400

23,600

12,000

8,580

6,190

5,880

8,780

7,930

9,860 

13,300

20,800

27,300

51,600

30,400

16,700 

8,320

5,760

4,400

3,460

2,730

2,190

1,610

1^490

347,990

11,230

2.53

2.92

June

1,260 

1,070

995

858

786

714

1,640

1,880

1,860

1,640

3,770

2,390

2,000

1,310

1,050

4,600

7.490 

3,SB6

1,690

1,130

956

1,020

798 

»610

542

315" 510

590

2,230

3,170

52,519

1,751

0.395

0.44

July

2,550 

1.7S6

1,330

1,260

1,750

1,650

2,510

2,290

2,110

1,710

1,250

969

810

690

582

503

475 

440

419

391

370

461

846 

858

660

558

454

384

384

 363

342

31,099

1,003

0.226

0.26

Aug.

412 

384

314

356

510

447

356

377

349

307

290

255

220

210

200

180

170 

155

135

125

120

120

125 

130

125

120

120

115

110

100

95

7,032

227

0.051

0.06

Sept.

**95 

90

90

95

100

105

T05

105

105

105

105

100

100

100

95

95

90 

90

90

90

90

 90

85 

80

75

70

65

60

55

50

2,670

89.0

0.020

0.02

Calendar year 1952 : Max 77,600 Mln 60 Mean 5,997 Cfsm 1.35 In. 18.42

Water year 1952-53 : Max 39,300 ' Mln 50 Mean 4,795 Cfsm l.OS In. 14.69

Peak dlscharee (base, 40,000 cfs). Jan. 10 (1 p.m.) 40,300 of a (22.2 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

ote. Indefinite stage-discharge relation below 300 cfsj discharge estimated on basis of records 

for stations at lock 6 and lock 10.
406 KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN

Dix River near Danville, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°39', long. 84°40', on right bank 50 ft downstream from bridge on State 

Highway 52, 1^ miles downstream from Hanging Pork, and 6 miles east of Danville, 

Boyle County.

Drainage area. 316 sq mi.

Records available. May to August 1905 (gage heights only), October 1942 to September 

T§55~. Published as "Dicks River near Danville" 1905\

:e. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 750 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

"~o Dec. 16, 1942, staff gage at same site and datum. May to August 1905, staff gage 

at site 6 miles downstream at different datum. Auxiliary staff gage 2 miles downstream from base gage read twice daily during periods of possible backwater.

Average discharge. 11 years, 462 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,420 cfs May 19 (gage height, 8.40 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1942-53: Maximum discharge, 20,900 cfs Mar. 5, 1945 (gage height, 16.28 ft); no 

flow at times.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of doubtful gage-height record, which 

are poor.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Backwater from Herrlngton Lake May 20-25)

0.3 

.4 

.5 

.7 

.9

.4 

1.9 

5.5 

10

1.0 

1.2 

1.6 

2.0 

2.3

140

235

2.8 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

7.5

480

1,260

2,260

5,020

5,820

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0

0

0

0

Nov.

00"

*0

0 

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

.1.1

.1

.3

.3

.4

.6 

.7

.8

2.5

ISO" 165

74

55

38

32

44

33

-

566.9

18.9

0.060

0.07

Dec.

26

21

17

15 

15?

430

180 

108

*77

682

510

219

136

97

76

61

51

47

42 

40

39

41

44

44

43

41

38

34

31

27

28

3,404

' 110

0.348

0.40

Jan.

34

BT

67

134 

142

124

2,750 

5.950

2,080

1,470

1,080

656

455

340

258

211

215

2,330

 1,060 

590

425

340

266

1,970

1,980

872

608

1,030

854

554

415

27,341

882

2.79

3.22

Feb.

325

258

215

183 

158

148

160 

152

130

114

114

497

620

365

300

375

276

199

168 

160

2.190

1,530

632

445

365

*305

248

195

_

«

-

10,827

387

1.22

1.27

Mar.

171

2,120

4,240

4,810 

1,940

926

626 

480

370

295

244

207

211

215

818

704

425

764

950 

530

385

300

266

360

355

262

 211

183

160

142

134

23,804

768

2.43

2.80

Apr.

160

262

186

155 

132

136

*817 

644

548

824

602

770

866

536

410

400

320

930

1,380 

722

490

370

285

227

192

177

162

145

132

148

-13,128

438

1.39

1.55

May

445

548

380

227 

1,090

848

602 

602

390

271

199

158

145

313

1,020

734

1,570

3,660

5.790 

4,620

2,130

1,510

921

dSOO'

277

235

 142

108

87

74

65

29,861

963

3.05

3.51

June

56

45

39

33 

27

d50

1,470 326'

132

463

1,010

203

189

203

140

114

199

136

84 

62

47

36

30

23

15

12

tt

14

125

*728

6,027

201

0.636

0.71

July

186

95

67

2,160 

1 541

262

480 

295

168

108

76

56

45

37

28

22

19

18

448 

132

71

49

150

124

67

44

30

20

14

11

10

5,833

188

0.595

0.69

Aug.

7.3

13

14

*9.0 

6.8

5.8

4.9 

4.9

5.3

4.5

7.0

i£Iff

7.2

4.9

3.9

2.9

2.2

1.8 

1.3

1.0

.6

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

7T

.1

.1

135.9

4.38

0.014

0.02

Sept.

00"

0

0 

jj2

.1

.1 »o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.4

o.n.

0.00007?

O.OOOC"

Calendar year 1952: Max 12,300 Mln 0 Mean 347 Cfsm 1.10 In. 14.94

Water year 1952-53: Max 5,790 Min 0 Mean 331 Cfsm 1.05 In. 14.24

Peak discharge (base. 8.000 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement or observation . of of no flow made on this day. 

d Doubtful gage-height record] discharge estimated on basis of records for Red River at Clay City.
KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN 407 

Herrlngton Lake near Burgin, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°47<08", long. 84°42'14", at Dlx Dam on Dlx River, 2.9 miles upstream 

from mouth and 8 miles east of Burgln, Mercer County.

Drainage area. 437 sq ml.

Records available. October 1950 to September 1953 In reports of Geological Survey 

November 1925 to September' 1953 In files of Kentucky Utilities Co.

Gage.--Indicator gage. Datum of gage Is at mean sea level (levels by Kentucky Utilities 

Co* /.

Extremes,. Maximum usable contents during year, 111,100 acre-ft May 21 (elevation, 756.3 

ft); minimum contents, 27,500 acre-ft Jan. 25 (elevation, 705.9 ft).

1925-53: Maximum usable contents, 123,200 acre-ft many times (elevation, 760 ft); 

«?im contents after first filling, 1,620 acre-ft Dec. 18, 20-27, 1929 (elevation, 

681.8 itJ.

Remarks --Reservoir Is formed by earth- ard rock-fill dam with side channel spillway controlled by 10 vertical lift gates 35 ft long and 10 to 12 ft high. Storage began 

Nov. 4, 1925; water In reservoir first reached minimum pool elevation Nov. 26, 1925. 

Total usable capacity between elevations 760 ft (top of spillway gates) and 680 ft 

(minimum pool, dead storage unknown) is 123,200 acre-ft. Reservoir Is used for power.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record furnished by Kentucky Utilities Co.

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Date

Elevation 

(feet)t

727. 

723. 

718. 

707.

-

723. 

727. 

738. 

742. 

748. 

745. 

745. 

739. 

734.

-

4

1 

7 

1

5 

3 

0 

8 

8 

9 

O 

5 

4

Contents 

(acre-feet)

56 

50 

44

29

51 

56 

73 

81 

92 

86 

85 

75 

67

,700 

,5OO 

,400 

,OOO

-

,100 

,6OO 

,000 

,20O 

,60O 

,800 

,200 

,40O 

,2OO

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-6 

-6 

-15

-59

+22 

+5 

+ 16 

+8 

+11 

-5

 1

-9

-8

-+10

,20O 

,100 

,400

,8OO

,1OO 

,5OO 

,400 

,2OO 

,400 

,800 

,600 

,800 

,200

,500'

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
408 KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN 

Kentucky River at lock 6, at Warwick, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°55'55", long. 84°49'10", on right bank at lock 6, 1 mile northwest of 

Warwick, Woodford County, and at mile 96.2.

r.rainage area. 5,110 sq mi.

-"cords available. October 1925 to September 1953.

'*ce Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 488.58 ft above mean sea level, Ohio River 

~ clatum (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to November 1934, staff gage at same site 

and datum. Auxiliary staff gage at lock 5, 14 miles downstream, read twice daily.

Average discharge.--28 years, 6,586 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 44,200 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 18.38 ft); min-

 Unum daily, 155 cfs Oct. 13. , , , ^ , 1925-53: Maximum discharge, 87,800 cfs Jan. 23, 1937; maximum gage height, 43.35 

ft Jan. 25, 1937; minimum discharge, about 25 cfs on several days in 1930-31, 1933-34.

Remarks. Records good above 1,000 cfs and poor below. Plow regulated by Herrington Lake 

(see preceding page) and by hydroelectric plant at lock 7.

Revisions (water years). WSP 803: 1927(M). WSP 953: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

9.0

9.1 

9.3 

9.5 10 ;o

155

210

375

635

1,580

11.0

12.0

16.0

18.3

4,380

8,230

29,900

43,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

332 

377

286

277 

197

221

264

250

296

290

246

185

' 209- 155 

278

275

248

233

172

178

209

222

236

245

237

195

211

*284

*236

210

203

7,457

241

-100

Nov.

209 

183

196

237 

231

256

267

240

208

203

284

220

218 

216

215

176

?oT

277

237

212

210

960

9.170

8,800

5,620

3,840

2,880

2,440

2,390

2,020

-

42,822

1,427

-103

Dec.

1,620 

1,520

*1,180

1.020 

1,180

3,650

4,790

5,600

4,500

6,100

10, 100

19,900

22.600 

12,100

6,500

'4,380

3,040

2,690

2,280

2,050

1»*50

1,670

1,900

1,670

1,340

1,130

1,150

1,090

1,120

1,350

1,330

132,000

4,258

-252

Jan.

l)500

1,920

2,510 

3,570

3,790

5,180

24,900

36,200

41.000

39,000

23,800

14, 300 

*9,900

7,460

 5,960

4,750

9,120

16, 300

17,900

13,200

10,800

14,900

18,900

19,100

17,100

15, 000

12,800

12,800

15,100

14,600

434,820

14,030

+358

Feb.

10, 400 

8,060

6,650

5,500 

4,670

4,120

3,420

5.200

3,610

4,010

4,040

4,660

6,290 

7,300

7,850

7,640

7,980

8,900

*8,060

7,070

9,920

19,300

25.600

22,400

13,600

9,030

7,030

5,760

-

-

-

236,070

8,431

+100

Mar.

4.750 

6,640

25,900

45.400 

39,000

37,300

27,300

15,300

10, 300

8,100

6,460.

5,590

4,860 

4,830

11,300

11,600

9,350

9,670

11,800

11, 500

11, 100

9,030

7,760

6,600

6,410

7,670

9,580

8,540

7,010

5,960

5,210

389,800

12,570

+268

Apr.

*5,210 

5,820

5,700

5,270 

4,490

4,280

7,380

8,940

8,270

9,350

9,670

9,210

11, 200 

10, 300

9,030

8,140

7,250

8,040

15.800

10, 300

9,120

8,020

7,050

6,050

5,030

4,420

4,010

3,580

3,320

5.170

215,400

7,180

+157

May

2,860 

2,780

5,160

*5,710 

8,020

8,190

9,800

26,000

52,500

28,300

17,600

10, 900

7,720 

7,260

10, 500

9,770

12,800

15, 400

22,600

50, 700

54,500

55.000

26,100

12,900

8,540

7,280

5,090

4,020

5,560

2,960

1.850

411,970

13,290

+184

June

2,500

1,700

1,450

1,540 

1,240

877

1,560

2,260

2,500

2,240

5,720

5,280

2,560 

1,560

1,290

2,560

9.550

*5, 260

2,720

1,420

1,050

1,560

1,540

1,180

1,120

565

673

870

2,010

5,260

-

64,395

2,146

-97

July

5.070 

2,240

1,550

1,570 

1,430

2,450

3,060

2,920

2,430

2,130

1,510

908

1,170 

1,060

914

846

604

722

640

751

596

655

1,110

1,040

760

592

478

585

554

*675

619

59,215

1,265

-26

Aug.

424 

448

454

1.010 

888

830

592

528

524

440

484

548

452 

412

564

326

195

346

340

278

249

244

174

275

277

254

192

205

200

169

20?

12,522

597

-158

Sept.

264 

*577

592

"284 602 

198

231

206

204

218

215

285

256 

266

250

182

172

204

212

185

162

207

208

278

255

256

224

185

184

165

-

7,445

248

-137

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

141 

0.028 

0.03

1,524 

0.259 

0.29

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-55:

4,006 

0,784 

0.90

14,590 

2.82 

5.25

8,531 

1.67 

1.74

12,840 

2.51 

2.90

7,520 

1.43 

1.60

15,470 

2.64 

3.04

Observed

Max 76,600 Mln 155 Mean 6,911 

Max 45,400 Min 155 Mean 5,462

2,049 

0.401 

0.45

1,259 

0.242 

0.28

259 

0.047 

0.05

111 

0.022 

0.02

Adjusted

Mean 6,829 cfsm 1.34 in. 18.20 

Mean 5,476 cfsm 1.07 In. 14.55

Peak discharge (base. 40.000 efs). Jan. 10 (12 p.m) 42,500 cfs (18.10 ft); Mar. 4 (1 p.m.) 44,200 

cfs (T8.38 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents In Herrlngton Lake, equivalent In cubic feet per second, furnished by Kentucky Utilities Co.
KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN 409

Kentucky River at lock 4, at Frankfort, Ky.

Location. Lat 38 0 12'06", long 84°52'54", on left bank at downstream side of Broadway 

Street Bridge at Frankfort, Franklin County, 300 ft upstream from Benson Creek, 0.9 

mile upstream from lock 4, and at mile 65.9. Records include flow of Benson Creek.

Drainage area.--5,430 sq mi, includes that of Benson Creek.

Records available. March 1905 to July 1906 (gage heights only), October 1925 to September 1953 (fragmentary October 1930 to September 1932).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 462.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"JT929. Prior to Dec. 27, 1939, staff gage at lock 4, 0.9 mile downstream, at same da* 

turn. Auxiliary staff gage, read twice daily, at lock 5 at Tyrone, 16.3 miles upstream.

Average discharge. 26 years (1925-30, 1932-53), 7,177 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 49,100 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 22.06 ft); minimum daily, 120 cfs Aug. 31.

1925-53: Maximum discharge, 89,500 cfs Jan. 23, 1937; maximum gage height, 47.46 ft 

Jan. 25, 1937, from floodmarks at site 0.9 mile downstream; minimum discharge not determined.

Remarks. Records good above 1,000 cfs and poor below. Flow regulated by Herrington Lake 

 (see p. 407) and by hydroelectric plant at lock 7. Records of chemical analyses, water 

temperatures, and sediment loads for the water year 1953 are given in WSP 1290.

Revisions (water years). WSP 953: Drainage area. WSP 1113: 1941-42.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Pall used as a factor Jan. 10-12, Mar. 3-7, Hay 10, 22, 23)

6.4

6.5 

6.7 

7.0

120

190

260

340

650

1,300

7.5

8.0

9.0

12.0

16.0

19.6

2,900

4,880

9,360

26,000

38,800

48, 400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1352 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17ie

19 

20

21

22 

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

316

379

379

340 

253

246

284

260

308

340

292

225

178

125

125

268

268 

260

204 

148

160

218 

218 

239

253

239

160

197

276

*246

204

7,608

245

-100

Nov.

218

239

178

253 

225

225

308

292

300

190

268

280

280

280

260

239

197 

300

332 

268

239

572 

7,070 

9.360

6,250

4,220

3,090

2,510

2,470

2,200

43,113

1,437

-103

Dec.

1,730

1,580

1,330

*1,300 

3,130

3,780

4,340

5,850

5,470

8,400

9,910

17,300

22.500

14,000

7,130

5,090

3,390 

2,830

2,540 

2,140

1,730

1,760 

2,070 

2,100

1,550

1,280

1,330

1,250

3/470 i!e40

141,540

4,566

-252

Jan.

1,980

1.790

2,760

2,900 

3,470

3,320

3,550

21,400

33,100

40,900

41. 100

27,400

16, 200

*11,000

.8,310

6,600

5,940 

8,590

14,700 

18,200

14,000

10, 700 

13,200 

19,300

20,000

17,600

15, 500

14,200

13,200

14,300

15,000

440,210

14,200

+358

Feb.

11,700

8,640

7,130

5,940 

5,090

4,420

3,860

3,390

3,620

4,100

4,220

4,590

6,250

7,170

7,940

7,660

7,890 

8,740

8,310 

*7,300

9,080

17,500 

23.800 

23,000

14,600

9,610

7,440

6,120

_

-

239,110

8,540

+100

Mar.

5.090

6,030

27,800

48.400 

44, 000

39,300

29,500

17,300

11,600

9,020

7,000-

6,070

5,380

6,900

13,900

13, 400

10, 300 

10,200

12,200 

11,600

11,600

9,810 

8,080 

7,220

*6,560

7,350

9,260

8,830

7,390

6,290

5,590

422,970

13,640

+268

Apr.

5,640

5,980

5,900

5,550 

4,750

5,260

7,570

9,260

8,740

9,220

10, 200

9,220

11, 100

10, 500

9,260

8,900

7,480 

9,460

14.200 

11,100

9,460

8,400 

7,300 

6,420

5,470

4,750

4,260

3,820

3,470

3.390

-

225,630

7,521

+137

May

3,130

2,900

3,130

3,860 

*8, 670

9,220

8,500

22,000

30, 200

28,900

19,400

11, 800

8,120

7,170

10, 400

11,600

18,200 

17,900

21, 400 

29,100

32,500

34.200 

28,100 

15, 200

9,510

7,660

5,640

4,380

3,620

3,170

2,140

421,720

13,600

+184

June

2,010

1,910

1,500

1,360 

1,220

1,030

1,380

2,070

2,510

2,270

3,320

3,700

2,610

1,760

1,300

*1,820

8.400 

5,940

3,010 

1,700

1,050

1,300 

1,300 

1,150

1,220

650

650

764

1,850

3,200

-

63,954

2,132

-97

July

5.240

2,400

1,700

1,410 

1,380

2,010

2,940

2,860

2,370

2,040

1,550

903

903

987

882

802

764 

882

903 

632

650

614 

966 

1,080

882

632

488

*431

405

614

688

39,008

1,258

-26

Aug.

506

470

324

3.100 

1,180

882

688

578

353

332

418

524

431

418

418

431

211 

204

*324 

*300

197

239 

190 

142 253-

260

204

166

197

166

**120

14,226

459

-158

Sept.

197

276

405

Hf

232

190

218

211

*225

225

197

300

239

284

232

184 

211

232 

246

160

m232

292

260

260

225

218

184

-

7,592

253

-137

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

145 

0.027 

0.03

1,334 

0.246 

0.27

Cal^dar year 1952: 

Wat' r ar 1952-53:

4,314 

0.794 

0.92

14,560 

2.68 

3.09

8,640 

1.59 

1.66

13,910 

2.56 

2.95

7,658 

1.41 

1.57

Observed

13,780 

2.54 

2.93

Max 75,500 Mln 125 Mean 7,113 

Max 48,400 Win 120 Mean 5,662

2,035 

0.375 

0.42

1,232 

0.227 

0.26

301 

0.055 

0.06

116 

0.021 

0.02

Adjusted

Mean 7,031 Cfsm 1.29 In. 17.62 

Mean 5,676 Cfsm 1.05 In. 14.18

 ;aW discharge (base. 44.000 efs). Mar. 4 (8 a.m.) 49,100 cfs (20.06 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

t Change In contents In Herrington Lake, equivalent in cubic feet per second, furnished by Kentucky 

Utilities Co.
410 KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN

North Elkhorn Creek near Georgetown, Ky.

Location.--Lat 38°12'15", long. 84°30'50", on left bank at upstream side of bridge on 

Crumbull Pike, 1.7 miles downstream from Millers Run, 2 miles east of Georgetown, 

Scott County, and 2.6 miles upstream from Lanes Run.

Drainage area.--119 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1950 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 810 ft (from topographic map). Prior to Sept. 18, 1952, wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator at 

same site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,430 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 15.86 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1950-53: Maximum discharge, 6,480 cfs Mar. 23, 1952 (gage height, 18.41 ft); no 

flow at times in 1951-53.

Flood in April 1948 reached a stage of about 22 ft, from information by local residents.

Remarks.--Records good. Some regulation at low flow by mills above station.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height,. In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

5.0 

12.6

12

£5

47

95

265

610

3,290

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.5

.5

.5

.5 

.5

.7

.9

.8

.8

iifi

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.8 

.9

*.8

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

 1

20.2

0.652

0.0055

0.006

Nov.

0.3

.3

.4

.4 

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.6

.6

.7

.7 

.9

1.0

1.0

2.2

2.4

*2.2

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.8

3.0

4.0

-

34.1

1.14

0.0096

0.01

Dec.

4-5 itef

4.3

*4.3 

32

37

35

24

21

160

115

82

57

43

34

28

26

24 

21

21

22

22

24

23

21

21

20

18

17

16

24

1,005.5

32.4

0.272

0.31

Jan.

50

54

75

86 

82

72

75

585

*558

533

435

286

222

178

142

120

132

340 

309

232

182

142

120

696

805

432

295

498

418

292

228

8,674

280

2.35

2.71

Feb.

185

145

122

103 

86

81

77

69

58

51

53

64

74

69

66

64

55

48 

*45

45

101

168

135

113

105

93

81

69

-

2,425

86.6

0.728

0.76

Mar.

60

75

*2,540

5.290 

1,150

622

414

302

230

185

155

130

120

432

1,830

*934

494

442 

410

286

225

182

152

132

107

90

77

69

61

55

55

15,306

494

4.15

4.78

Apr.

86

93

72

61

80

202

188

160

274

274

230

232

172

145

170

122

225 

484

355

232

182

145

115

101

95

*81

72

64

58

-

4,789

160

1.34

1.50

May

55

53

42

39 

1,070

596

298

225

205

168

128

103

88

88

103

188

875

1.510 

812

484

312

222

168

130

103

81

63

53

43

37

32

8,374

270

2.27

2.62

June

27

24

21

18

16

16

17

15

12

11

13

*11

9.4

8.5

8.1

1,150

570

115 

67

46

34

26

21

18

16

16

81

99

387

132

3,005.0

100

0.840

0.94

July

71

48

33

24 

23

31

53

31

22

16

13

11

9.4

11

7.0

6.3

6.6

8.5 

7.6

*6.6

5.8

6.0

6.3

6.0

6.6

7.2

6.3

fit

3.8

3.5

496.3

16.0

0.134

0.16

Aug.

3.3

2.8

2.2

2.6 

3.5

2.4

2.0

3.5

4.9

4.3

4.3

3.8

2.8

1.0

.3

.2

.1

.1 

.1

.1

0

0

0

«0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

44.3

1.43

0.012

0.01

Sept.

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952 : Max 4,080 Mln 0.3 Mean 130 Cfsm 1.09 In. 14.86

Water year 1952-53 : Max 3,290 Mln 0 Mean 121 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13.81

Peak discharge (base. 3.500 efa).--Mar. 4 (1:30 a.m.) 4,430 cfs (15.86 ft). 

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN 4n 

South Elkhorn Creek at Port Spring, Ky.

Location. Lat 38°02 I 35", long. 84°37'35", on right bank near upstream side of bridge on 

U. S. Highway 60 at Port Spring, Payette County, 1.5 miles upstream from Shannon Run 

and 6? miles west of Lexington.

Drainage area. 22.8 sq ml.

Records available. March 1950 to September 1953.

Qage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage Is 834.25 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Aug. 12, 1952, wire-weight gage at same site and 

datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 766 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 6.78 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1950-53: Maximum discharge, 1,030 cfs (revised) Mar. 22, 1952 (gage height, 8.0 

ft); no flow for many days each year.

Revisions. Figures of maximum discharge for the water years 1951 and 1952 have been 

revised to 964 cfs Jan. 4, 1951 (gage height, 7.7 ft) and 1,030 cfs Mar. 22, 1952 (gage 

height, 8.0 ft), superseding those published In WSP 1205 and 1235, respectively.

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

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge. In cubic feet per second, for high-water periods 

in the water years 1951 and 1952, superseding those published In WSP 1205 and 1235, are 

given herewith:

Date

a 951

Jan. 3

4

5

14

15

16

Feb. 12

Discharge

395

672

294

578

500

253

420

Date

1951-Con.

Feb. 13

14

Mar. 18

19

20

Dec. 8

9

Discharge

550

320

317

374

383

232

308

Date

1951-Con.

Dec. 20

21

22

1952

Mar. 22

23

Discharge

464

378

237

788

456

Month

Water year 1950-51 ...............

Water year 1951-52. ..............

Cfs-days

4,920.8

16,072.4

19,048.7

3 255

14,696.9

Maximum

672

672

788

Minimum

0

0

0

Mean

44.0

52.2

40.2

Per square 

mile

6.97

1.93

2.29

1.76

Runoff in 

inches

8.03

26.23

31.08

23.97

Revised peak discharge. 1950-51; Jan. 4 (2 a.m.) 964 cfs (7.7 ft); Jan. 14 (1 p.m.) 920 cfs (7.5 

ftj; Feb. 13 (3 p.m.) 590 ofs (5.9 ft).

1951-52: Dec. 8 (10 p.m.) 630 cfs (6.1 ft); Dec. 13 (12 p.m.) 590 cfs (5.9 ft); Dec. 20 (12 m.) 

964 ofs (7.7 ft); Mar. 22 (l2 m.) 1,030 cfs (8.O ft).
412 KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN

South Elkhorn Creek at'Fort Spring, Ky. Continued

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.13

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

.1

.5

1.2

2.4

5.0

2.7

2.8 

3.0 

3.2 

4.0 

5.5

9.1

16

236

510

Discharge, In cubic Eeet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

00"

0

0

0

0

.05

.05

.05

.15

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.75

' 0.024

0.0011

0.001

Nov.

O

0

0

0

.05

*0

0

0

.1

.45

.45

.25

.15

.15

.15

.15

.1

.1

.6

.9

.95

6.5 5~T

3.0

2.0

1.7

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.1

28.45

0.948

0.042

0.05

Dec.

1.0

TT2

1.4

*1.8

24

 15

8.1

5.7

4.8

*31

22

14

10

7.3

6.1

4.8

4.5

4.2

3.6

3.8

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.2

3.6

3.0

3.0

5.7

220.1

7.10

0.311

0.36

Jan.

10

TT

13

14

14

13

25

106

84

84

70

52

42

34

29

26

26

52

49

 44

34

28

26

206

TB7

97

.70 5

6

54

46

! , ".52

53.3

2.34

2. "9

Feb.

40

a35

330

325

322

321

320

318

317

315

a!7

a20

a23

321

a 20

a!9

317

315

a!4

all

a25

a35

325

*20

20

19

16

14

_

-

597

21.3

0.934

J.97

Mar.

33- 13

*442

496

210

134

99

77

58

48

40

33

32

105

263

136

92

92

77

63

52

44

40

34

29

26

23

21

18

16

21

2,867

92.5

4.06

4.68

Apr.

30

27

23

21

18

23

37

*37

37

65

46

54

49

42

37

34

30

40

56

48

41

35

31

27

26

23

20

18

16

15

-

1,004

33.5

1.47

1.64

Msy

16

14

12

T2

224

125

88

66

51

41

34

30

28

31

46

106

278

387

?24

161

3100

380

360

a 50

a40

 32

27

22

20

16

14

2,435

78.5

3.44

3.97

June

12

9.6

8.6

7.7

6.9

6.1

6.5

5.7

5.0

4.2

4.2

3.8

3.6

3.6

3.3

3.3

3.0

2.8

2.4

2.0

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.8

9.1

32

TT

-

166.3

5.54

0.243

0.27

July

6.9

*4.8

3.6

3.0

3.8

5.0

12

TT

9.1

5.4

4.2

3.3

2.8

2.4

2.0

1.8

2.8

3.6

2.8

2.0

1.8

9.5

114.8'

3.3

2.6

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.2

.95

132.25

4.27

0.187

0.22

Aug.

.85

.65

*.5

~9.6 12

4.2

2.8

2.6

2.0

1.6

1.3

1.1

.95

.75

.6

.4

.35

.3

.25

.25

.2

.15

.15

.1

.1

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

0_

44.0

1.42

0.062

0.07

Sept.

0

V

0

.1

.15

.1

.1

.05

*.05

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

6

0

0

0

0

0

~

0.55

0.018

0.00079

0 . 0009

Calendar year 1952: Max 788 Kin 0 Mean 24.3 Cfsm 1.07 In. 14.52

Water year 1952-53: Max 496 Mln o Mean 25.1 Cfsm 1.10 In. 14.92

tT Pesk dlsehsrge (base, 500 efs). Mar. 4 (5 a.m.) 766 cfs (6.78 ft); Msy 18 (6 a.m.) 658 efs (6.24

* Dlschsrge measurement or observstlon of no flow made on 'his dsy.

3 No gsge-helght record; discharge estimated on basla of w«-ather records snd records for nesrby 

ststlons.
KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN 

Elkhorn Creek near Frankfort, Ky.

413

Location. Lat 38°16'05", long. 84°48'55", on downstream side of center pier of Knights 

Bridge, 6 miles northeast of Frankfort, Franklin County, and 7.4 miles downstream 

from confluence of North and South Elkhorn Creeks.

Drainage area. 463 sq ml.

Records available. May 1915 to December 1920 (gage heights only, October 1918 to December 1920), December 1939 to September 1953. Published as "at Forks of Elkhorn" 1915- 

80.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. "Altitude of gage is 540 ft (from topographic map). May 1, 

T915, to Dec. 31, 1920, staff gage at site 6.6 miles upstream at different datum. 

Dec. 28, 1939, to Aug. 14, 1940, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 16 years (1915-18, 1940-53), 600 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,600 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 10.55 ft in 

gage well, 12.3 ft at outside gage by relation curve); minimum, 1.9 cfs Oct. 2, 3.

1915-18, 1939-53: Maximum discharge, 22,400 cfs Apr. 14, 1948 (gage height, 12.04 

ft in gage well, 14.5 ft at outside gage by relation curve); no flow Jan. 7-13, 1940.

Flood of Aug. 2, 1932, reached a stage of about 17.5 ft, from information by local 

resident. Flood of January 1937 was about 0.3 ft lower.

Remarks. Records good, 

plant.

Low flow sustained by effluent from Lexington sewage treatment

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to June 17 June 18 to Sept. 30

1.8

1.9

2.0 

2.2 

2.5

1.0

4.0

10

17

25

50

101

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

9.0 

10.4

250

750

1,400

2,500

4,000

8,500

13,800

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8 

2.0

2.3

4.9

8.6

13

27

2.2 50

2.5 101

3.0 250

4.0 750

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

4.0

2.5

6.4

7.6

9.4

12

10

7.0

6.4

17

17

16

13

15

14

14

14

14 

14 

10

13

9.4

5.8

4.0

4.0

9.4

9.4

7.0

5.8

»23

m

343.1

11.1

0.024

0.03

Nov.

21

15

13

8.8

5.2

05

13

13

15

12

12

25

21

22

17

15

13 

21 

25

25

47

78

83

55

47

41

37

31

30

-

771.1

25.7

0.056

0.06

Dec.

*27

30

31

45

484

390

234

162

185

1,600

798

515

365

246

186

147

124

110 

97 

95

97

108

106

103

97

91

87

81

76

74

93

6,884

222

0.479

0.55

Jan.

23i

260

370

470

465

 410

380

1,260

2,420

2,250

1,950

1,420

1,090

876

*725

625

610

1,160 

1,240 

1,050

864

705

600

823

2.640

1,880

1,370

1,690

1,710

1,350

1,080

33,977

1,096

2.37

2.73

Feb.

894

725

625

540

465

415

380

335

285

242

226

238

265

250

230

214

195

180 

165 

*1S3

285

385

435

390

360

340

310

255

.

-

-

9,782

349

0.754

0.79

Mar.

230

250

5,110

13. 600

6,680

3,250

2,070

1,530

1,220

978

964

725

650

771

4,650

4,400

2,400

1,810 

1,670 

1,320

1,070

906

780

685

600

515

445

390

340

-310

300

60,519

1,952

4.22

4.86

Apr'.

370

415

375

300

255

355

*936

852

768

700

978

870

828

720

620

640

600

908 

1.720 

1,440

1,130

912

745

635

550

510

445

385

335

305

-

20, 602

687

1.48

1.65

May

290

260

222

204

484

*2,530

1,280

930

750

650

535

450

385

355

380

560

3,430

4.040 

3,700 

2,360

1,570

1,200

936

756

635

525

425

340

270

226

192

30,870

996

2.15

2.48

June

162

140

117

110

97

89

95

91

87

79

78

69

71

60

60

60

1.340

560 

*201 

127

97

76

67

67

137

95

57

66

150

710

-

5,215

174

0.376

0.42

July

340

183

124

95

87

91

115

99

108

85

71

58

50

45

45

38

42

51 

71 

61

47

56

47

61

54

44

37

*33

32

28

IS

2,326

75.0

0.162

0.19

Aug.

27

24

18

18

34

81

56

54

54

40

34

32

30

27

24

20

15

14 

14 

20

17

14

15

14

9.0

7.5

11

14

12

9.5

6.0

765.0

24.7

0.053

0.06

Sept.

4.9

»5.3

'10 11

10

9.0

6.8

6.4

14

19

15

13

10

7.9

6.0

5.3

8.6 

9.9 

12

11

8.6

6.4

6.0

11

12

11

9.5

7.1

6.4

-

276.2

9.21

0.020

0.02

Calendar year 1952 : Max 13,600 Min 2.5 Mean 509 Cfsm 1.10 In. 14.96

Water year 1952-53 : Max 13,600 Min 2.5 Mean 472 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13.84

Discharge measurement

cfs).--Mar. 4 (6 a.m.) 14,600 cfs (10.55 ft). 

i on this day.
414 KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN 

Kentucky River at lock 2, at Lockport, Ky.

Location. Lat 38°26'20", long. 84"57"45", on left bank at lock 2 at Lockport, Henry County, 

0.2 mile downstream from Sixmile Creek and at mile 31.0.

Drainage area. 6,160 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1925 to September 1937 (fragmentary October 1930 to September 

1932), July 1939 to September 1953.

Gage. Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 433.36 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929. Auxiliary staff gage read twice daily at lock 3, 11.0 miles upstream.

Average discharge.--24 years (1925-30, 1932-37, 1939-53), 8,489 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 62,400 cfs Mar. 4; maximum gage height, 30.0 ft, 

Mar. 4, from graph based on gage readings; minimum daily discharge, 260 cfs Sept. 24.

1925-37, 1939-53: Maximum discharge, 108,000 cfs Mar. 7, 1945; maximum gage height, 

56.85 ft Jan. 24, 1937 (backwater from Ohio River); minimum discharge, about 30 cfs in 

August and October 1930.

Remarks. Records good above 1,000 cfs and fair below. Flow regulated by Herrington Lake 

(see p. 407) and by hydroelectric plant at lock 7.

Revisions. WSP 953: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Fall used as a factor Dec. 10, Jan. 11, 12, Mar. 3-8, 16, 

May 22-24)

6.5 

6.9 

7.2 

8.0 

9.0

260

410

700

2,130

5,100

12.0

14.0

15.0

28.2

17,000

27,800

32,600

60,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2 

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

340

336 

370

370 

370

340

344

344

348

385

390

335

352

320

324

317

340

344 

344

328

314

305

m

328 

320

328

340

308

314

336

**336

10,529

340

-100

Nov.

340

328 

324

325 

344

344

344

360

370

385

352

365

370

336

340

344

340

336 

410

445

400

664

4,200

9.970 

7,150

5,040

3,600

2,820

2,670

2,470

-

46,089

1,536

-103

Dec.

1,880

1,700 

1,580

2,380 

*7 , 920

4,380

4,920

6,OOO

6,620

13,000

10,400

13,800

21.900

16^800

8,550

6,140

4,260

3,360 

3,150

2,560

2,440

2,100

2,440

2,640 

1,980

1,680

1,640

1,500

1.570

1,560

1,660

162,310

5,236

-252

Jan.

2,700

2,240 

3,510

3,840 

4,140

5,010

4,650

21 , 500

37,800

46,000

46,700

37 , 400

20,000

12,800

9,650

*7,570

9,570

9,970 

14,300

18,600

15,700

12,000

12,100

18,200 

21,900

19,700

17,100

18,000

15,000

14,600

16,100

498,350

16,080

+358

Feb.

13,400

9,850 

8,340

7,010 

6,100

5,160

4,710

4,080

3.960

4,500

4,770

4,770

6,140

7,120

8,060

7,920

7,990

8,620 

8,830

7,880

9,290

14,700

22,500

24.400 

*17,000

10,800

8,380

6,900

_

-

-

253,180

9,042

+100

Mar.

5,860

5.470 

33,400

60,500

56, 96o

47 , 600

39,100

24,400

13,700

10,800

8,620.

7,400

6,560

6,840

17,600

20,900

13,800

12,300 

13,600

13,200

10,800

11,400

*9,040

8,270 

8,440

7,320

9,180

9,570

8', 340

7,150

6,240

514,300

16,590

+268

Apr.

6,380

6,380 

6,620

6,340 

5,500

8,020

8,620

10,200

9,730

9,250

11,200

9,890

11,200

11,400

10,300

9,250

8,410

12,500 

16.100

13,700

11,000

9,810

8,520

7,500 

6,520

5,540

4,920

4,620

4,230

3.960

-

257,610

8,587

+137

May

3,720

3,390 

3,420

4,020 

*8,200

11,600

9,330

17,800

33,000

34,400

23,200

13,400

9,180

7,780

9,290

12,900

24,400

23,800 

24,000

33 , 200

36,600

39.100

37,500

20,200 

11,000

8,550

6,760

5,160

4,320

3,750

3,060

486,030

15,680

+184

June

1,700

2,640 

1,540

1,500 

1,370

1,260

1,210

1,900

2,580

2,530

2,820

4,110

3,000

2,030

1,440

1,370

6,850

7,920 

*4,l40

2,270

 1,330

1,180

1,440

1,320 

1,320

1,060

688

7TO

1,320

3,2101

-

67,796

2,260

-97

July

5,960

3,0^0 

2,030

1,480 

1,390

1,460

3,060

3,180

2,760

2,210

1,900

1,230

932

1,140

960

820

904

876 

1,280

700

772

628

904

1,180 

1,040

748

604

480

438 S3o"

*700

43,356

1,399

-26

Aug.

676

500 

452

2.550 

1,566

1,050

932

796

604

452

466

520

540

480.

466

480

400

352 

328

380

352

336

328

299 

296

314

344

314

290 '550"

290

17,257

557

-158

Sept.

290

290 

*360

604 

628

360

311

290

287

290

296

305

290

305

314

320

320

314 

296

296

305

290

275

 sss 260

320

314

320

314

305

-

9,753

525

-137

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cf sin 

In.

240 

0.039 

0.04

1,43 

0.23 

0.2

5 4,984 

3 0.809 

3 0.93

16,4-40 

2.67 

3.08

9,142 

1.48 

1.55

16,860 

2.74 

3.16

8,724 

1.42 

1.58

15,860 

2.57 

2.97

observed

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-55

Max 81,600 Mln 305 Mean 8,209 

Max 60,50O Min 26O Mean 6,484

2,163 

0.351 

0.39

1,373 

0.223 

0.26

399 

0.065 

0.07

188 

0.031 

0.03

Adjusted

Mean 8,127 Cfsm 1.52 In. 17.95 

Mean 6,498 Cfsm l.OS In. 14.32

» Discharge measurement made on this day. 

** Field estimate made on this day. 

t> Change in contents in Herrington Lake, equivalent in cubic feet per second, furnished by Kentucky 

Utilities Co.
KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN 

Eagle Creek at Sadieville, Ky.

415

Location. Lat-38"23'22". long. 84°32'36", on left bank 15 ft upstream from Spoon Branch, 

a quarter of a mile west or Sadieville, Scott County, and 5.8 miles upstream from 

Little Eagle Creek. Records include flow of Spoon Branch.

Drainage area. 42.6 sq mi, includes that of Spoon Branch. 

Records available. June 1941 to September 1953.

Page. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 757.18 ft above mean 

sea level, unadjusted.

Average discharge. 12 years, 66.0 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,310 cfs Mar. 3 (gage height, 15.02 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1941-53: Maximum discharge, 14,000 cfs Mar. 19, 1943 (gage height, 21.96 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 4,100 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; no flow at times each year.

Flood in August 1932 reached a stage of about 22 ft, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records good above 10 cfs, fair below. Occasional diversion from gage pool for 

waTer supply of Sadieville and to fill water tank of Southern Railway; some return from 

these diversions.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 86-28, Dec. 3)

Oct. 1 to Dee. 9 Dec. 10 to Sept. 30

1.21

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.0 

2.6 

5.1 

9.4

1.9

2.0 

2.2 

2.6

20

35

74

165

265

505

1.22

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

0

.1

.4

1.1

2.S

6.0

1.9

2.5

3.0

7.0

10.0

19

130

265

1,590

2,750

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

89 '

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

.22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Nov.

00"

0 

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

»T7ff £4

.5

.3

.1.1

0

0-

6.8

0.23

0.0054

0.006

Dec.

00"

.1 

72

496

60 

16

7.9

140

680

54

19

12

9.4

7.4

5.2

4.5

4.2

3.6

4.5

13

18

12

10

8.4

6.9

5.2

4.5

3.4

3.4

64

1,744,6

56.3

1.32

1.52

Jan.

89

22

51 

56

25

H568

 TST

306

81

38

24

16

12

12

142

263

48

26

16

13

12

178

77

30

25

329

58

30

20

2,738

88.3

2.07

2.39

Feb.

16

12

11 

10

8.9

8.4 

8.4

7.9

6.9

6.0

 7.4

28

19

12

11

10

8.4

6.9

6.9

6.9

iSi TT

16

13

12

11

10

8.9

-

.

-

434.9

15.5

0.364

0.38

Mar.

10 8.4

2.750 

865

63

34

25

19

16

13

12

12

12

309

645

 69

36

142

69

36

26

20

18

16

14

12

11

11

10

10

11

5,304.4

171

4.01

4.63

Apr.

12

14

11 

9.4

8.4

198 

224

43

26

19

14

13

13

11

9.9

16

12

502

171

46

30

19

16

15

14

16

 13

12

11

10

-

1,528.7

51.0

1.20

1.33

May

11

9.9

7.4 

6.4

220

46 

22

15

12

9.9

8.4

7.4

6.9

7.4

8.4

203

792

T55

58

37

24

16

11

11

9.4

8.4

6.0

4.2

3.1

2.8

1.8

1,737.8

56.1

1.32

1.52

June

1.5

1.2

.9 

.8

.7

.6 

.6

.4

.4

».3

.3

.2

.2

.1

TT

364 -75

16

7.9

3.9

2.2

1.1

.8

.6

.4

.3

.2

.2

.4

2.0

-

483.3

16.1

0.378

0.42

July

3.6

ITS

.8 

.6

.6

.7 

.7

.4

.S

1.2

.8

.6

.4

.2

.2

.1

.2

1.8

2.4

».8

.3

.2

.1

.1

£

0

0

0

0

0

0

19.2

0.62

0.015

0.02

Aug.

C)

0

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,630 Mln 0 Mean 47.6 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.21

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,750 Min o Mean 38.3 Cfsm O.S99 In. 12.22

eak discharge (base. 2.800 efs). Mar. 3 (1:30 p.m.) 5,310 cfs (15.02 ft). 

Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
416 KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN

Eagle Creek at Glencoe, Ky.

Location. Lat 38°42i22", long. 84°49'32", near center of span on upstream side of bridge 

on State Highway 16 at Qallatin-Owen County line, half a mile south of Qlencoe, Gallatin County, 5.D miles downstream from Tenmile Creek, and 22 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 438 sq mi.

Records available. April 1915 to September 1^18, October 1918 to December 1920 (gage 

heights only), May 1928 to September 1931, June 1938 to September 1953.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 508.36 ft above mean sea level, 

unadjusted. Prior to Oct. 1, 1950, staff, chain, or wire.-weight gages at bridge 600 ft 

upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 21 years (1915-18, 1928-31, 1938-53), 507 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 16,000 cfs Mar. 3 (gage height, 15.6 ft, from 

floodmark); no flow for many days.

1915-20, 1928-31, 1938-53: Maximum discharge, 32,900 cfs Mar. 19, 1943 (gage 

height, 23.1 ft, from floodmark, present site), from rating curve extended above 24,000 

cfs; no flow for many days.

Flood of 1913 reached a stage of about 23 ft.

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the water year 1929 has been revised, as shown 

in the following table, superseding figure published in WSP 683. The maximum discharges 

for the water years 1916-17, not previously published, are contained in the following 

table.

Water 

year

1916 

1917 

1929

Date

Dec. 17, 1915 

May 28, 1917 

May 14, 1929

Discharge 

(cfs)

27,000 

27,000 

22,600

Gage height 

(feet)

1-19.0

t From graph based on gage readings.

Remarks. Records poor. Records of water temperatures for the water year 1953 are given 

in WSP 1290.

Re visions. WSP 953: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per

second, for periods in the water year 1916 and for the complete water year 1917, superseding those published in WSP 433 and 453, are given herewith:

Date

1916

July 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

18

19

26

27

Discharge

26

21

21

17

14

9

6

5

5

4

4

4

4

4

4

3

63

57

63

63

Date

1916-Con.

July 28

29

30

31

Aug. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Discharge

30

21

14

9

9

9

6

5

5

4

4

4

4

5

6

6

17

30

30

14

Date

1916-Con.

Aug. 18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Sept. 1

6

8

9

10

11

Discharge

69

35

21

46

26

21

14

9

9

8

14

46

21

9

21

63

51

51

35

21

Date

1916-Con.

Sept. 12

13

14

15

16

17

18

It

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Discharge

8

6

6

6

5

5

5

5

4

4

4

3

2

2

2

2

2

2

1

Month

Water year 1915-16....... .............

Maximum

442

21,600

Minimum

1

Mean

615

Per square 

mile

1.40

Runoff In 

Inches

0.05

10.13
KENTUCKY RIVER BASIN 417

Eagle Creek at Glencoe, Ky. Continued

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1916 to September 1917

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27 

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

Oct.

1

1 

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

14

14

14 

51

85

75

51

35 

26

17

14

6

421

13.6 

0.031 

0.04

Nov.

6 

6 

5

5

5

5

5

5

G

5

5

5 

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5 

8

122

195

138

90 

90

75

75

-

904

30.1 

0.069 

0.08

Dec.

51 

51 

45

2'2~5 40

183

193

115

96

85

66

51

45 

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40 

115

214

193

362

14.700 

5,420 

1,060

345

273

24,288

783 

1.79 

2.06

Jan.

146 

122 

9,570

3,500

6,380

2,580

810

286

193

173

155

108

164 

122

85

85

85

85

85

85

3,830

13.500 

1,200

300

214

164

155 

465 

695

1,060

380

46,782

1,510 

3.45 

3.97

Feb.

260 

193 

138

138

138

138

138

138

138

138

138

138

138 

138

138

138

138

85

155

300

248

173 

1,420

2, 780

236

183

314 

420

-

-

8,790

314 

0. 717 

0.75

Mar.

380 

870 

722

1,500

870

488

810

3,400

3,190

1,500

930

4,740

7.280 

5,900

1,660

510

330

314

260

214

5,080

2,010 

532

4,960

810

362

2,380 

810 

362

260

225

53,659

1,730 

3.95 

4.56

Apr.

273 

12.600 

3,836

488

2,880

6,510

810

510

930

695

442

286

260 

214

193

193

146

122

115

108

108

96 

85

85

85

80

75 

JS 

75

314

32,683

1,090 

2.49 

2.78

Hay

193 

115 

85

122

96

90

75

75

75

75

96

 578

260 

115

130

75

66

58

51

45

40

40 

35

35

35

32

13,255 

24.600 

2,380

465

622

43,959

1,420 

3.24 

3.73

June

5.540 

4,396 

1,350

345

810

442

273

248

3,400

2,780

488

260

173 

930

330

183

155

122

96

80

70

66 

58

51

45

45

40 

35 

35

32

22,872

762 

1.74 

1.94

July

9 

9 

465

T46

90

57

30

21

12

9

8

6

5

6

21

138

69

183

80

69

85 

108

21

138

173

130 

80

51

51

51

2,326

75.0 

0.171 

0.20

Aug.

51 

35 

30

9

5

5

4

4

3

3

3

2

2 

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2 

2

2

2

1

T 

1 

1

1

46

226

7.29 

0.017 

0.02

Sept.

35 

12 

6

5

4

3

3

345

T53

85

63

51

51 

30

21

9

6

6

4

4

4

30 

8

5

5

4

3 

3 

2 5

1,002

33.4

0.076 

0.09

Calendar year 1916: Max 14,700 Min l Mean 475 Cfsm 1.08 In. 14.78

Water year 1916-17: Max 24,600 Min- 1 Mean 652 Cfsm 1.49 In. 20.22

Discharge measurement made on thla day.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18 

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

 0.6

.4

.3

.2

.2

.4

.3

.6

.4

.6

.3

1.7

7.1

130

1.7

.9

.7

.7 

.7 

.2

.3

.3

.3

.2

.3

.2

.2

.1

TT

.1

*».!

150.2

4.85

0.011

0.01

Nov.

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0 

.6 

.7

.7

9.3

'275 715

113

28

17

14

14

16

-

1,198.5

40.0

0.091

0.10

Dec.

16

T7 *17

38

4,910

2,640

620

298

110

5,280

3,430

590

185

110

75

66 

56

45 

43

58

215

289

282

263

149

113

66

58

56

45

43

20,183

651

1.49

1.71

Jan.

80

3^0

630

430

330

170

125

1,920

4.500

2,880

2,120

720

330

215

185

170 

2,900

*3,620 

1,240 

455

260

185

170

430

870

480

275

3,820

1,660

580

275

32,215

1,039

2.37

2.74

Feb.

215

170

143

131

119

95

98

92

75

*66

66

101

176

128

122

92 

80

72 

69 

66

582

605

292

170

131

119

107

95

-

4,277

153

0.349

0.36

Mar.

83

80

5,410

13.500

3,800

605

292

227

197

161

152

 137

130

330

3,570

2,380 

630

750 

1,260 

690

292

227

197

170

152

143

131

107

89

95

245

36,232

1,169

2.67

3.08

Apr.

310

200

143

125

110

330

1,880

990

330

251

188

152

149

131

119

140 

170

3,510 

4.750 

l.SSO

 530

330

242

194

179

179

155

149

134

125

-

17,585

586

1.34

1.49

May

119

122

104

110

480

260

292

161

140

110

122

113

107

113

95

660 

4,040

*5.600 

1,550 

505

275

197

137

128

107

83

78

 61

50

40

25

15,784

509

1.16

1.34

June

23

22

15

15

12

10.5

10.5

9.2

9.2

9.2

10

31

15

8.4

6.3

1.800 

800

370 

480 

92

48

30

24

19

28

18

14

14

12

8.8

-

3,964.1

132

0.301

0.34

July

7.6

6.3

5.5

3.1

3.1

3.9

3.9

2.4

 2.7

3.9

2.4

2.4

2.4

1.8

1.8

1.3

77g

2.0

3.1 

4.7

8.8

14

580

735

89

50

25

22

14

8.4

8.4

1,121.5

36.2

0.083

0.10

Aug.

10.5

8.8

6.3

5.5

12

20

It

10.5

7.1

5.5

16

12

9.2

5.5

4.7

3.9

3.1

1.3 

1.0 

.9

.8

.6

.4

.4

*.3

.3

.2

0

Tj

0

0

160.8

5.19

0.012

0.01

Sept.

-

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952: Max 13,100 Bin 0 Mean 430 Cfsm 0.982 In. 13.37

Water year 1952-53: Max 13,500 Bin 0 Mean 364 Cfsm 0.831 In. 11.28

Peak discharge (base. 12.000 cfa).--Mar. 3 (11 p.m.) 16,000 cfa (15.6 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.
418 BEARGRASS CREEK BASIN

South Pork Beargrass Creek at Louisville, Ky.

Location. Lat 38°12 I 40", long. 85 042'10", on upstream side of right abutment of Trevilian 

Way Bridge at Louisville, Jefferson County, 6.0 miles upstream from confluence with 

Middle Pork and 7.7 miles upstream from .Ohio River.

Drainage area. 18.8 sq mi.

Records available. December 1939 to September 1940, August 1944 to September 19S3.

gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 4S0.60 ft above mean 

sea level, Louisville city datum, adjustment of 1912.

Average discharge. 9 years (1944-53), 23.3 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 424 cfs Mar. 3 (gage height, 8.12 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1939-40, 1944-53: Maximum discharge, 1,890 cfs Mar. 6, 1945 (gage height, 11.62 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 900 cfs; no flow at times in most years.

Flood of Mar. 19, 1943, reached a stage of 13.1 ft, from information furnished by 

Corps of Engineers.

Remarks.--Records good except those below 2 cfs, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Backwater from sewer construction July 31 to Aug. 31)

2.8

2.9

3.2

3.3

.1 

1.0 

2.2 

3.7 

6.1

3.4

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

9.5

14

118

270

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0

7J

o

0

0

.2

1.2

1.0

.6

2.9

1.2

.4

.7

.5

.3

.3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

».l

9.4

0.30

O.O16

0.02

Nov.

*J

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.4

.5

.3

.3

.3

.3

,4

.1

.1

.3

7.0

T3

1.5

2.3

2.8

1.4

.7

.6

.6

**.6

.6

.6

-

25.1

0.84

0.045

0.05

Dec.

0.7

ITS

2.2

12

49

7.6

4.5

3.5

9.5

69

12

7.9

6.1

4.9

4.3

3.7

3.5

3.4

3.2

4.5

5.5

4.5

5.5

4.5

4.5

4.3

4.1

3.5

3.4

3.4

6.1

262.6

S.47

0.451

0.52

Calendar year 195% Max 360

Jan.

5.2

5^

14

11

9.1

7.3

*7.6

25

28

91

60

35

25

18

15

17

72

91

57

40

28

21

20

20

15

14

14

39

23

18

17

869.0

28.0

1.49

1.72

Feb.

15

IS

12

12

10

10

9.5

8.7

*8.3

7.9

9.1

8.7

7.6

7.3

7.3

6.7

6.1

5.8

B7S

6.4

12

7.9

7.3

7.3

7.0

7.0

6.7

6.1

-

.

-

238.5

8.52

0.453

0.47

Mln 0

Mar.

6.1 10 

202

202

100

67

50

41

31

25

21

20

21

66

137

76

54

68

47

33

26

21

22

*18

16

16

15

14

12

11

13

1,461.1

47.1

2.51

2.89

Apr.

16

12

9.9

9.5

8.7

44

51

40

38 .

26

20

20

19

15

14

16

12

66

72

TS

35

27

21

20

21

19

17

16

14

15

-

760.1

25.3

1.35

1.50

Mean 17 . 2

May -

15

12

10

10

42

21

15

14

11

9.9

11

14

11

 12

12

55

117

~SS 146

56

40

28

21

19

16

13

11

9.1

8.3

7.3

6.7

861.3

27.8

1.48

1.70

June

6.1

5.2

4.9

4.5

4.3

4.3

4.9

3.9

3.5

3.2

3.1

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.5

4.1

2.8

2.2

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.6

3.1

1.8

 1.4

1.2

T?

6.1

2.2

-

94.1

3.14

0.167

0.19

July

1.8

2.6

1.0

.9

7.6

5.2

3.7

2.1

1.6

1.2

1.0

.9

.8

.7

.5

.6

6.6

4.8

2.9

2.0

2.4

-J.4 10

2.1

1.8

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.0

.S

.7

74.6

2.41

0.128

0.15

Aug.

0.6'

1 '

) -

I '

.1

.1

8.6

0.28

0.015

O.02

Sept.

(')

0

0

0

0

Cfsm 0.915 In. 12.47

Water year 1952-53: Max 202 Mln 0 Mean 12.8 Cfsm 0.681 In. 9.23

Peak discharge (base. 220 efa). Mar. 5 (7 p.m.) 424 of8^(8.12 W).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.
BEARGRASS CREEK BASIN 419

Middle Pork Beargrass Creek at Cannons Lane, at Louisville, Ky.

Location. Lat 38°14'10", long. 85 039'50", on downstream side 9f center pier of bridge on 

Cannons Lane at Louisville, Jefferson County, 1.7 miles downstream from Welcher Creek, 

5.7 miles upstream from confluence with South Pork, and 7.4 miles upstream from Ohio 

River.

Drainage area. 18.5 sq ml.

Records available.--August 1944 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 477.70 ft above mean sea level, Louisville 

city datum, 1912 adjustment.

Average discharge.~9 years, 25.6 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 768 cfs Mar. 3 (gage height, 3.98 ft); no flow 

on Oct. 1-4, Aug. 21 to Sept. 20, Sept. 28-30.

1944-53: Maximum discharge, 1,540 cfs Aug. 29, 1950 (gage height, 5.14 ft); no flow 

at times in 1944-45, 1947, 1952-53.

Flood of February 1943 reached a stage of 8.1 ft, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good except those below 20 cfs and those for periods of no gage-height 

record, which are fair, and those for period Aug. 14 to Sept, 30, which are poor.

Rating table. Hater year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 9 to Nov. 20,

July 6 to Sept. 13)

0.19 

.24 

.3 

.4 

.5 

.7

.8 

1.9 

3.2 

7.4

0.8 

1.1 

1.5 

2.3 

3.0

10

23

66

178

338

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

.8.

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

&>

26

27

23

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0<y

0

0

.1

2.2

1.3

1.6

1.5

3.4

2.0

1.2

.9

.6

.8

 1.1

1.1

.8

.6

.4

.1

.2

.5

.7

.7

.5

.4

.1

.1

.2

*.6

24.2

0.76

0.042

0.05

Nov.

0.7

.4

1.2

.5

.4

.1

71

.1

.8

1.4

.3

.9

.3

.9

1.0

1.0

al

a3

a7

7.9

*2%3

3.1

3.4

2.5

2.3

1.8

2.2

2.6

2.5

2.5

50.2

1.67

0.090

0.10

Dec.

3T5- 2.6

3.6

11

38

9.5

5.5

3.9

15

53

15

8.9

6.2

5.1

4.1

3.6

3.2

3.1

2.9

4.5

5.5

5.1

6.2

5.5

5.3

4.7

4.5

4.1

3.9

4.1

7.2

263.4

3.50

0.459

0.53

Jan.

6.4

77?

27

23

18

*12

alO

36

35

a80

a60

a45

a30

a20

a20

22

66

73

52

33

31

24

22

24

19

16

16

35

24

23

22

936.8

30.2

1.63

1.88

Feb.

19

TT

15

13

12

12

10

9.5

*3.6

8.0

9.2

9.5

3.3

7.4

7.4

6.7

6.2

5.8

TT4" 5.3

13

3.3

7.4

7.2

6.9

6.9

6.4

5.3

_

-

258.7

9.24

0.499

0.52

Mar.

5.5 S7S316

m

38

63

47

38

31

27

24

24

24

55

84

53 *

42

52

a45

a35

a30

a23

a24

 19

16

15

13

12

10

9.5

al2

1,415.6

45.7

2.47

2.85

Apr.

15

13

11

TS

12

45

45

39

37

30

26

a22

a22

a!8

a!6

a!7

a!5

a55

a60 a'SO"

a40

32

23

27

28

E2

19

18

15

18

-

808

26.9

1.45

1.62

Calendar year 1952: Max 437 Mln o Mean 18.2

May

20

15

12

15

33

a;25

all?

a!6

14

12

15

13

11

*12

14

50

176

~5S 206

63

a50

a40

32

28

21

17

14

11

9.8

9. -2

8.0

1,080.0

34.8

1.38

2.17

June

6.7

5.5

5.3

5.3

5.3

11

-B-.4 12

5.3

4.7

4.9

4.3

4.1

4.5

3.9

5.1

a4

a3.5

3.1

2.3

2.S

2.4

3.1

3.7

*2.6

2.5

~srs 2.4

6.2

2.9

-

146.1

4.87

0.263

0.29

Cfsm 0.984

July

2.8

2.9

al.5

al.2 T79-

11

T.4

4.7

3.9

3.4

2.9

2.8

3.4

3.1

3.4

4.1

10

10

6.9

6.2

6.0

alO

a8

a6.5

a5.5

a4.5

a3.5

a2.S

a2.5

a2.3

a2.0

150.1

4.84

0.262

0.30

Aug.

al.8

aTTT

al.6

al.6

al.5

al.4

al.3

al.3

al.2

al.l

1.0

»1.0

.9

a. 6

a. 5

a. 4

a. 3

a. 2

a.l

a.l

aOaO"

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

aO

19.6

0.63

0.034

0.04

Sept.

aOa<y

aO

0

0

0

0

0

0

aO

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

aO

aO

aO

a.l

a.l

aj 2

*»aT?

a. 2

a.l

a.l

ao

ao

aO

-

1.0

0.03

0.0016

0.002

In. 13.40

Water year 1952-53: Max 316 Mln 0 Mean 14.1 Cfsm ,0.762 In. 10.35

Peak discharge (base. 600 efs). Mar. 3 (11:45 a.m.) 768 efs (3.98 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 estimate of low flow, recorded range In 

stage, weather records, and records for South Pork Beargraas Creek at Louisville.
420 OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM

Ohio River at Louisville, Ky.

Location. Lat 38°16'40", long. 85°47'39", on left bank at downstream end of lockwall in 

lower pool at lock 41, at Louisville, Jefferson County, 5.0 miles downstream from 

Beargrass Creek and at mile 607.0.

Drainage area. 91.170 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1935 to September 1953, Records January 1928 to September 

1935 in riles of Corps of Engineers. Gage-height records collected in this vicinity 

since 1871 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. rNormal pool (lower) staff gage read hourly. Datum of gage is 374.00 ft above mean 

sea level, Ohio River datum. Prior to Oct. 1, 1939, and Oct. 1, 1943, to Sept. 30, 

1946, various combinations of gages near Louisville were used. Oct. 1, 1939, to 

Sept. 30, 1943, water-stage recorders at Louisville and Kosmosdale, 4 and 20.1 miles 

respectively, below dam 41, were used to determine discharge. Since Oct. 1, 1952, 

upper staff gage at dam 43, 26.4 miles downstream has been used as an auxiliary gage.

Average discharge. 25 years, 114,800 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 314,000 cfs Mar. 7; maximum gage height, 40.15 

ft Mar. 7; minimum daily discharge, 6,070 cfs Sept. 19.

1935-53: Maximum discharge, 1,110,000 cfs Jan. 26, 27, 1937; maximum gage height, 

85.44 ft Jan. 27, 1937; minimum daily discharge, 4,090 cfs Sept. 30, 1937.

Remarks. Records good above 15,000 cfs and fair below. Low and medium flow affected by 

operation of powerplant and navigation dams. Records of chemical analyses for the 

water year 1953 are given in WSP 1290.

Coot sration. Gage-height record and 13 discharge measurements furnished by Corns of 

iglneers.

Discharge, in' cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to Septemoer 1953

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

2S 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Total 

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

Oct.

11,200 

11,400 

14,300 

*16,100 

11,400

9,640 

10,900 

7,900 

8,600 

18.200

7,980 

8,220 

7,980 

10,100 

11,300

7,140 

7,450 

11,100 

9,020 

6.420

7,sio

i6,700 

7,900 

9,520 

10,000

9,260 

9,450 

8,300 

8,300 

10,400 

8,510

302,500 

9,758 

0.107 

0.12

Nov.

9.O90 

*8,240 

9,590 

9,500 

9,520

8,570 

9,590 

10,100 

*6.590 

8,510

7,450 

8,300 

8,460 

17,500 

10,100

8,460 

11,400 

11,400 

15,000 

19,200

18,500 

23,500 

33,700 

55,600 

70.100

45,600 

42,400 

37,000 

30,400 

23,300

586,670 

19,560 

0.215 

0.24

Dec.

21,700 

27,100 

18.600 

24,600 

36,600

46,600 

39,800 

40,800 

48,900 

96,000

80,900 

79,000 

97,600 

119,000 

134.000

133,000 

125,000 

117,000 

*73,800 

,39,900

38,000 

41,000 

38,400 

40,100 

45,500

49,000 

43,800 

44,400 

34,700 

30,000 

27,800

a ,832. 6 

59,120 

0.648 

0.75

Jan.

36,500

39,20O 

41,900 

46,000 

53,300

57,500 

51,300 

65,200 

128,000 

169,000

229,000 

»254.000

228,000 

203,000 

181,000

167,000 

161,000 

180,000 

172,000 

158,000

156,000 

155,000 

153,000 

153,000 

172,000

181,000 

189,000 

230,000 

231,000 

210,000 

208,000

M.658.9! 

150,300 

1.65 

1.90

Feb.

207. OOO

199.00O 

189, OOO 

17O,OOO 

154,000

138,000 

127,000 

110,000 

98,000 

84.500

84,800 

105,000 

107,000 

108,000 

126,000

142,000 

152,000 

154,000 

153,000 

fl.50,000

140,000 

135,000 

134,000 

173,000 

198,000

200,000 

188,000 

176,000

14,102 . 1 

146,500 

1.61 

1.67

Mar.

161,000 

142,000 

149,000 

214,000 

272,000

302,000 

312. OOO

288,000 

253,000 

219,000

186,000 

158,000 

132,000 

117.000

128,000

152,000 

166,000 

174,000 

189,000 

1*196,000

195,000 

192,000 

174,000 

160,000 

141,000

134,000 

165,000 

201,000 

221,000 

226,000 

222,000

*5,941 

191,600 

2.10 

2.42

Apr.

211.000

190,000 

172,000 

157,000 

147,000

148,000 

152,000 

157,000 

153,000 

154,000

155,000 

155,000 

153,000 

156,000 

163,000

169,000 

164,000 

169,000 

189,000 

190,000

178,000 

176,000 

171,000 

162,000 

154,000

152,000 

141,000 

*13VX)0 

120,000 

118.000

*4,810 

160,300 

1.76 

1.96

May

108,000 

103,000 

99,500 

90,100 

84,300

82.000 

94,000 

106,000 

138,000 

178,000

211,000 

218,000 

2O8,OOQ 

190,000 

167,000

157,000 

174,000 

209,000 

206,000 

199,000

199,000 

217, OOQ 

257, 000 

264.000'

230,000

201,000 

182,000 

168,0001 

*160,000I 

150,000 

141,000

6A90.9 

167,400 

1.84 

2.12

June

138.000

130,000 

121,000 

109,000 

112,000

128,000 

136,000 

127,000 

113,000 

98,000

90,900 

81,500 

80,3OO 

59,000 

49,000

50,600 

53,800 

*62,300 

77,800 

79,000

79,900 

57,200 

47,300 

41,900 

35,000

35,300 

32,000 

51.800 

32,200 

39,400

4^328.2

77,610 

0.851 

0.95

July

35,500 

36,600 

41,200 

49,900 

47,800

56, OOO

49 '90O 

46,200

43,700 

31,000 

 29,200 

21,300 

18,300

16,600 

18,000 

14,300 

27,400 

15,000

16,700 

23,600 

31,800 

36,300 

31,900

15,300 

29,100 

19,000 

16,800 

12.8OO 

14,300

976,600 

31,500 

0.346 

0.40

Aug.

14,200 

26,200 

12,OOO 

28,50O 

29,400

26,500 

17,100 

26,200 

32,200 

34,200

56.000 

35,900 

51,500 

29,400 

15,100

20,700 

18,700 

 18,000 

11,700 

12,000

11,700 

8,740 

7,120 

6,580 

9,090

10,100 

9,090 

9,260 

12,5OO 

7,900 

6.400

573,980 

18,520 

0.203 

0.25

Sept.

7,900 

7,900 

7,500 

10,100 

12,400

12,100 

12,000 

7,140 

7,320 

7,300

9,300 

9,300 

8,170 

9,500 

10,400

7,810 

 7,320 

8,300 

6.070 

14,200

20.100

17*900 

10,900 

17,100

11,200 

7,140 

11,100 

12,20O 

9,170

508,840 

10,290 

0.115 

0.13

Calendar year 1952: Max 556,000 Mln 6,420 Mean 117,600 Cfsm 1.29 In. 17.55 

Water year 1952-53: Max 312,000 Mln 6,O70 Mean 86,610 Cfsm 0.950 In. 12.89

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed In thousands.
SALT RIVER BASIN 421

Salt River near Harrodsburg, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°45'26", long. 84°52'23", near center of span on downstream side of

bridge on State Highway 152, \\ miles west of Harrodsburg, Mercer County, and about 

. 9 miles downstream from Quirks Run.

Drainage area. 41.4 sq mi.

Records available. September 1952 to September 1953.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 810.60 ft above mean sea 

TTevel, unadjusted.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during water year, 2,960 cfs May 19 (gage height, 12.30 ft, 

from graph based on gage readings); no flow for many days.

Remarks, Records fair above 50 cfs and poor below. Some regulation by water works of 

city of Harrodsburg above station. Diversion for part of municipal water supply of 

Harrodsburg above station. Figures of daily discharges include slight diversions 

from Kentucky River during periods of low flow for operation of filter beds of municipal water supply plant above station.

Rating tables, Sept. 29, 1952, to Sept. 30, 1953 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Sept. 29, 1952, to Mar. 3, 1953 Mar. 4 to Sept. 30, 1953

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5 

1.7

.4

1.3

2.8

5.1

8.2

17

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

10.0

36

92

175

399

920

2,140

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7 

1.9

.4 

1.6 

3.1 

5.1 

8.0 

17

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

44

84

176

399

920

1,520

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0

0

0

0

Nov.

00"

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

a. 2

a. 3

a. 2

aO

a. 2

-

0.9

0.03

0.00072

0.0008

Dec.

aO.2

a.l

aO 

a. 4

a3.0

a!9

a8

a3

 al.5

518

109

19

19

12

11

10

8.2

4.0

2.8

2.0

2.0

2.8

2.5

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

573.5

18.5

0.447

0.52

Jan.

3.3

B7T

8.2 

8.2

12

12

506

298

73

364

95

56

41

34

25

21

23

155

62

44

 32

22

28 175" 880

75

62

165

54

44

32

3,414.8

110

2.66

3.07

Feb.

27

18

14 

14

14

14

14

12

11

10

11

129

67

28

23

22

16

14

14

14

186

T6

32

25

21

 17

15

11

_

_

-

839

30.0

0.725

0.75

Mar.

11

229

1,860 

#676

155

69

46

24

17

14

9.6

8.0

10

135

554

84

38

197

38

22

16

13

12

11

7.5

5.7

3.5

3.2

3.1

37T

39

4,307.7

139

3.36

3.87

Apr.

56

22

13 

5.1

5.1

59

97

 102

54

120

28

236

46

30

20

25

14

501 155"

50

34

22

14

9.2

9.6

7.7

5.7

5.7

775" 3.9

-

1,757.5

58.6

1.42

1.58

May

12

6.3

5.1 

57

884

69

41

46

21

13

8.8

7.5

21

24

155

229

273

 318

*1,230 "458"

135

81

32

22

16

11

7.7

4.2

3.4

fTS

3.4

4,148.6

134

3.24

3.73

June

3.4

2.5

1.8 

1.1

.6

0

7.7

1.0

.4

0

.2

0

0

.1

.1

4.7

1.0

.2

0

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

3.1

10 To"

3.9

-

47.0

1.57

0.038

0.04

July

2.3

1.5

.8 

.4

2.9

20

3.4

1.6

1.0

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.6

.6

~2".5 25

1.1

3.5

11

3.1

1.6

.8

.4

.2

0

.2

1.6

88.9

2.87

! 0.069

0.08

Aug.

~S.S 47

1.3 

1.2

».6

.2

.2

5"0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

53.4

1.72

, 0.042

0.05

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952: Max - Mln - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,880 Min o Mean 41.7 Cfsm l.ol In. 13.69

Peak discharge (base. 2.200 cfs).--Mar. 3 (7 a.m.) 2,670 cfs (11.50 ft)j May 19 (5 p.m.) 2,960 cfs

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

 Ho gage-height record) discharge estimated on basis of records for Beech Fork near Springfield 

and n*ar Bardstown.

Jfety.. There was no flow on Sept. 29, SO, 1952.
422 SALT RIVER BASIH

Salt River near Van Buren, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°58', long. 85°08', on right bank on downstream side of highway bridge, 

 1.8 miles east of Van Buren, Anderson County, 3.4 miles upstream from Crooked Creek-, 

and 10f miles downstream from Hammonds Creek.'

Drainage area. 200 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 535.38 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Feb. 6, 1953, wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 248 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,690 cfs Mar. 3 (gage height, 16.10 ft); ino 

now for many days,

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 14,700 cfs Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 19.3 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 9,000 cfs; no flow for many days in most 

years.

Maximum stage known, 22.2 ft in 1928. Flood of January 1937 reached a stage of 

19.6 ft.

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

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in 

cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 3 Mar. 4 to Sept. 30

1.87

1.9

2.0 

2.2

2.4

2.5

.3

1.5

4.3

8.8

12

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

17

53

115

210

350

540

7.0

9.0

13.0

13.6

1,460

2,600

5,880

6,510

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3 

2.5

0

.8 

2.0 

3.5

11

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

22

43

102

190

320

5.0

6.0

9.0

11.0

12.2

510

910

2,530

3,990

5,080

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

(*)

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

477

4.3

3.9

3.9

3.3

3.0

-

29.2

0.97

0.0048

0.005

Dec.

3.0

374

4.3

134

519

97

74 

44

27

773

*162

US

63

43

29

22

16 

15

11 

14

29

36

30

22

16

14

14

12

13

11

128

2,493.7

80.4

0.402

0.46

Jan.

174

161

302

134

84

67

1.890

880

1,120

961

428

218

146

120

97

241 

628

*384 

218

170

130

90

715

1,440

484

314

820

484 

296

184

13,720

443

2.22

2.55

Feb.

142

115

100

93

76

72

70 

66

60

51

53

96

146

120

96

84

72 

61

54 

52

144

*110

96

89

79

66

-

-

2,922

104

0.520

0.54

Mar.

63

439

6,510

5,040

1,150

474

272 

192

146

118

101

90

89

1,490

3,140

1,010

350 

641

438 

222

170

139

121

109

97

84

74

66

60

105"

23,105

745

3.72

4.30

Apr.

314

168

113

86

73

217

442 

287

248

*498

242

196

317

174

177

182

113 

770

1.050

350

214

158

124

201

112

94

82

73

f

-

7,188

240

1.20

1.34

May

67

66

59

56

1,460

1,020'

302 

318

257

172

124

98

88

116

212

1,450

ffl

1,190 

1,380

518

263

178

141

108

84

67

*53

41 

36

31

15,585

503

2.52

2.90

June

25

20

17

14

13

12

14 

11

9.7

8.5

7.3

5.5

5.5

4.7

3.3

5.5

5.5 

38

24 

15

9.3

6.1

5.1

16

8.1

2.8

1.2

97

Iff

-

1,312.1

43.7

0.218

0.24

July

69

*36

21

15

20

35

fit

75

43

27

18

14

10

8.1

6.1

8.9 

75

201 

116

89

239

73

43

24

24

16

10

7.7 

5.8

Ail

1,980.7

63.9

0.320

0.37

Aug.

3.8

26

109

*398

2f4

71

32

18

12

9.3

6.9

5.5

a4

a2.5

al.5

al

.8 

.7

.6 

.5

.4

.3

.2

.I 1 ao

0

0

0

0 

0

0

928 .-1

29. '9

0.150

0.17

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,550 Mln 0 Mean 166 Cfsm 0.830 In. 11.34

Water year 1952-53: Max 6,510 Mln 0 Mean 190 Cfsm 0.950 In. 12.88

Peak discharge (base. 5,400 cfs). Mar. 3 (3 D.m.) 9.690 cfs (16.10 ft)i May 17 (11 a.m.) 6,580

cfs (13.66 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station at Shepherdsvllle.
SALT RIVER BASIN 423

Floyds Fork at Fisherville, Ky.

Location. Lat 38°I1'15", long. 85°27'35", on left bank on downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 155, at Fisherville, Jefferson County, 0.2 mile downstream from Brush 

Run and 1.5 miles upstream from Poke Lick.

Drainage area. 138 sq mi.

Kecords available. August 1944 to September 1953.

Uage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 542.60 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

19& 9.

Average discharge. 9 years, 193 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,830 cfs Mar. 3 (gage height, 10.72 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1944-53: Maximum discharge, 11,500 cfs May 10, 1950 (gage height, 13.12 ft); maximum gage height, 13.34 ft Apr. 12, 1948; no flow at times in most years. 

Flood of 1937 reached a stage of about 16.8 ft, from floodmark.

Remarks.--Records good. Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1953 are given 

ET¥SP 1290.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for periods during 

water year,1946, superseding those published in WSP 1053, are given herewith:

Date

1946

Apr. 3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Discharge

73

58

48

45

43

48

41

Date

1946 -Con.

Apr. 10

11

12

13

14

17

18

Discharge

35

38

45

38

30

67

43

Date

1946-Con.

Apr. 19

20

21

22

23

24

25

Discharge

36

30

27

23

20

21

23

Month Cfs -days

51,925.7

Maximum

5,260

Minimum

.3

Mean

52 8

142

Per square 

mile

971

1.03

Runoff In 

Inches

14.00

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 4 to July 18)

0.7 

.75 

.8 

.85 

.9

1.0

1.1 

1.4

.8

1.4

3.2

6.2

19

1.6 

2.0 

2.3 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

8.0 

9.0

37

93

145

325

710

1,250

3,600

4,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

.6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0

0

0

0

Nov.

O

75

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

.9

1.4

.8

4.0

2.6

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.1

1.1

22.2

0.74

0.0054

0.006

Dec.

1.0

T76

2.6 

65

606

140

37

18

174

1.340

*155

67

37

25

18

14

12 

11

10

13

33

52

111

166

62

41

29

21

17

16

34

3,269.2

IDS

0.761

0.88

Jan.

64

4l>9" 62

247

129

82

83

681

576

1,180

432

218

155

120

95

109

lj296

324

202

143

109

*96

138

132

96

96

758

271

171

132

10,410

336

2.43

2.81

Feb.

Ill

88

77 

67

56

56

55

44

38

33

37

66

64

47

42

37

31 

25

23

35

1319*6~

59

52

50

48

*43

33

.

_

-

1,539

55.0

0.399

0.41

Mar.

29

1Z

4.090 

1,926

438

259

188

153

122

103

88

85

125

612

1,580

395

225 

353

295

195

161

127

131

107

82

69

62

57

52

47

67

12,279

396

2.87

3.31

Apr.

167

149

93 

77

63

424

588

271

238

161

116

109

95

70

*69

99

67 

884

7TT

271

181

136

109

99

109

87

67

64

56

1>4

-

5,694

190

1.38

1.53

May

64

48

33 

47

202

127

101

85

60

44

36

34

33

41

60

808

1.970 

1,520

466

274

179

127

96

79

63

45

31

*23

18

15

13.

6,742

217

1.57

1.82

June

12

10

9.2 

8.4

7.2

12

-§5 464

17

10

5.9

3.5

3.0

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4 

1.6

1.6

3.5

2.4

1.4

.6

.4

.3

.2

.1

.1

1.6

3.8

-

649.6

21.7

0.157

0.18

July

1.6

.6

.5 

.3

76

*.9

.9

3.2

2.2

2.2

3.2

3.0

2.2

1.6

.7

.4

30 

91

~42~ 227

16

11

16

21

8.8

5.9

3.5

2.2

1.6

1.0

.7

501.8

16.2

0.117

0.14

Aug.

0.5

.3

.2 

*.2

.2

.2

.1

60

97

?Z

10

5.0

3.0

1.8

1.2

1.0

1.2 

1.0

.5

.2

.2

.1

0

75

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

305.9

6.64

0.048

0.06

Sept.

(*)

-

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,300 Mln 0 Mean 135 Cfsm 0.978 In. 13.34

Water year 1952-53: Max 4,090 Mln 0 Mean 113 Cfsm 0.819 In. 11.15

Peak discharge (base. 6.000 cfa). Mar. 3 (10 p.m.) 6,850 cfs (10.72 ft). 

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
SALT RIVER BASIN

Salt River at Shepherdsville, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°59', long. 85 0 43', near center of span on downstream side of pier of 

bridge on State Highway 61 at Shepherdsville, Bullltt County, 700 ft downstream from 

Louisville & Nashville Railroad bridge and 1 mile downstream from Buffalo Run.

Drainage area. 1,230 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. May 1938 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 406.62 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Jan. 16, 1939, wire-weight gage at same site and datum. Since Oct. 1, 

1946, auxiliary wire-weight gage 2.8 miles upstream. Prior to Oct. 1, 1946, auxiliary 

gages at various sites downstream from base gage.

Average discharge. 15 years, 1,614 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 29,900 cfs Mar. 4; maximum gage height, 29.14 

ft Mar. 5; no flow Sept. 13-30.

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 50,000 cfs Mar. 20, 1943; maximum gage height, 38.04 

ft Mar. 8, 1945 (backwater from Ohio River); no flow at times.

Maximum stage known, 47.3 ft Jan. 26,- 1937, from floodmark (backwater from Ohio 

River).

Remarks. Records fair. Records of chemical analyses, water temperatures, and sediment 

loads for the water year 1953 are given in WSP 1290.

Revisions (water years). WSP 893: 1937(M). WSP 953: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height. In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 21 to Nov. 18; fall used as a factor

Dec. 5-8, 1O-13, Jan. 8-12, 17-19, 29, Mar. 2-9, 14-17, Apr. 7-22,

24-26, May 5-7, 9-23)

0.33

.7

1.5

5.6

14

.8 

1.0 

1.3 

1.7 

2.O

26

58

132

285

43O

3.0

4.0

10.0

14.0

20.0

1,170

2,120

9,92O

16,BOO

28,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.5

.3

.2721

.4

*2.5

2.1

2.1 

3.1

14

19

15

12

9.6

6.2

5.O

4.0

3.1

2.5 

1.8

1.5

.6

.7

.7

.6

.6

.8

.7

.7

.6

.6

112.7

3.64

O.0030

O.OO3

Nov.

O.BI

176

.6

.8

.8

.8

.8

.6

1.0

*1.6

1.6

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

16 

90

65

58

102

He- 124

ns

95

76

62

53

-

999.9

33.3

0.027

0.03

Dec.

4848-

62

463

4,350

3,070

656

440 

827

6,260

5,490

1,310

1,120

532

395

308

*244

208

186 

178

240

321 

484

641

613

478

390

316

258

228

372

32,736

1,056

0.859

0.99

Jan.

1,060

954

1,19O

2,06O

1.39O

954

866

4,070 

5,72O

6,540

6,450

3,26O

1,840

1,37O

1,100

1,OOO

3,540

12,7OO

2^520

1,670

1,270 

1,060

1,360

2,53O

*2,340

1,370

3,680

3.76O

2,020

1,460

87,494

2,822

2.29

2.65

Feb.

1,190

978

826

706

613

578

564

514 

448

400

39O

484

578

585

532

454

400

345

308 

298

80O

1,360 

898

655

557

526

484

420

_

_

-

16,891

6O3

0.490

0.51

Mar.

370

94T

12,70O

28, OOP

 23,800

11,700

5,210

2,480 

1,680

1,200

1,O30

914

1,OOO

1,88O

11,700

11,400

3,990

2,900

3,140 

1,990

1,470

1,220 

1,140

1,020

856

730

641

578

514

454

613

137,267

4,428

3.60

4.15

Apr.

1,350

1,410

1,000

762

648

1,320

4,36O

2.79O 

2,57O

2,790

2,210

1,700

1,460

1,230

996

1,210

*1,090

2,620

7.630 

4,166

2,190

1,580 

1,310

3,620

2,210

1,260

1,020

906

802

898

-

59,042

1,968

1.60

1.79

May

1,110

842

648

683

2.3OO

3,080

2,070

1,600 

1,190

949

784

656

629

968

1,620

3,210

14,800

19,400

14,666 

7,030

4,140

2,120 

1,380

1,270

954

738

564

*420

335

290

249_

90,O29

 2,904

2.36

2.72

June

212

178

151

135

118

100

568

1,000 

385

220

151

113

100

76

58

136

135

102

76 

58

60

55 

41

62

58

31

18

2S

51

654

5,127

171

0.139

0.16

July

683

254

135

88

76

76

118

420 

»36O

193

113

76

55

41

30

SB- 24

645

1,480 

736

420

370 

532

430

193

124

88

60

50

40

30

8,019

259

0.211

0.24

Aug.

226

285

132

229

1,310

564

254

132 

82

55

62

90

»65

43

30

23

17

12

8.8

6.8

6.2

5.O 

4.5

3.1

2.8

2.1

1.5

1.0

.8

.7

7T

3,675.0

119

0.097

0.11

Sept.

0.5

.3

.3

.1

.1

.1

.1 

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

IS

0

0

*0

0

o

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

2.3

0.08

0.000065

O.OO007

Calendar year 1952: Max 35,5OO Mln O.2 Mean 1,331 Cfsm 1.08 In. 14.72

Water year 1952-53: Max 28,000 Mln 0 Mean 1,209 Cfsm O.983 In. 13.35

Peak discharge (base. 18.000 cfs). Mar. 4 (8 p.m.) 29.9OO cfs (29.14 ft at 3:30 a.m. Mar. 5)j May 

J (11 a.m.) 20,200 cfs (23.38 ft at 5 p.m.). 

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
SALT RIVER BASIN 

Rolling Pork near Lebannon, Ky.

425

Location. Lat 37 0 30', long. 85°20', on left bank at downstream side of bridge on U. S. 

Highway 68 and State Highway 55, 6.5 miles southwest of Lebanon, Marion County, and 

8.8 miles downstream from confluence of North and South Porks.

Drainage area. 240 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. May 1938 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to May 28, 1953, wire-weight gage at same site and 

datum.

Average discharge. 15 years, 329 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,450 cfs Mar. 3 (gage height, 17.2 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); no flow for many days.

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 26,500 cfs Jan. 1, 1945 (gage height, 22.4 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 14,000 cfs; no flow 

at times.

Maximum stage known, 24.7 ft in 1913, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good except those prior to May 29 and those for period of no gageheight record, which are fair. Some regulation at low flow by small mill above 

station.

Revisions.--WSP: Drainage area.

Rating taoles, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to May 19 May 20 to Sept. 30

1.52

1.6

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

2.3 

2.6

.4

2.4

5.0

13

28

58

3.0

3.5

4.0

7.0

10.0

13.0

16.0

118

215

345

1,370

2,570

4,150

6,800

1.52

1.6

1.7

1.8

.5 

3.0 

6.0

2.1 

2.4 

3.0 

3.5

19

39

125

215

H2£gJ.--Same as preceding table above 3.5 

ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

a0

0 

0

0

0

.1.1 *.z

1.0

iJ. 1.0

.4

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1 

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5.4

0.17

0.00071

0.0008

Nov.

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

.4

.3

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.2

1.0

4.0

4.7

1.9

1.0

1.0 

1.7

11

12

15

14

13

-

82.3

2.74

0.011

0.01

Dec.

12

12

11 

14

56

86

75

46

33

270

225

92

64

45

*33

28

25

22

19 

24

24

20

18

20 

24

57

44

28

15

14

15

1,471

47.5

0.198

0.23

Jan.

18

21

30 

54

46

46

1,560

1,440

615

652

507

298

215

159

132

112

306

621

465 

282

197

157

136

2.740 

1,250

597

*417

770

712

417

290

15,262

492

2.05

2.36

Feb.

203

167

144 

122

108

125

125

107

92

83

72

4T6

381

280

225

171

144

113

102 

96

736

501

339

240 

197

167

144

118

-

-

5,718

204

0.850

0.89

Mar.

264

*1,220

6.550 

4,050

1,160

729

423

342

250

205

175

153

151

348

1,040

932

826

1,100

579 

399

308

235

211

203 

177

155

134

115

102

96

89

22,481

725

3.02

3.48

Apr.

257

255

159 

125

113

236

597

549

510

459

387

369

480

351

*275

399

250

1,770

2.050 

802

441

321

245

195 

161

146

127

108

92

205

-

12,414

414

1.72

1.92

May

1,020

507

310 

907

3,430

967

507

799

543

354

235

179

138

376

788

561

1,980

2,690

4.680 

2,610

925

519

339

225 

177

132

*99

74

57

47

41

26,216

846

3.52

4.06

June

36

28

24 

a20

a!5

a!5

a45

a30

a23

a20

a!6

14

13

12

10

32

13

9.6

9.6 

8.4

7.2

6.4

4.8

4.2 

3.9

3.3

3.0

^0

80

46

-

555.4

18.5

0.077

0.09

July

26

18

14 

21

31

23

*70

40

23

18

13

11

9.6

7.6

6.0

5.1

6.0

5.7

8.4 

28

17

186

"63 192

33

23

18

14

11

10

6.4

957.8

30.9

0.129

0.15

Aug.

54

56

25

91

120

50

25

19

8.4

9.2

12

*9.6

8.0

6.8

5.4

4.8

4.2

3.6

3.0 

2.4

2.0

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.0

.5

.5

530.2

17.1

0.071

0.08

Sept.

0.4

1.0

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.0

.5

.5

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

7.9

0.26

0.0011

0.001

Calendar year 1952: Max 10,100 Mln 0 Mean 254 Cfsm 1.06 In. 14.44

Water year 1952-53: Max 6,330 Mln 0 Mean 235 Cfsm 0.979 In. 13.27

Peak discharge (base. 7.500 cfs).--Mar. 3 (8 p.m.) 8,450 cfs (17.2 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.
426 SALT RIVER BASIN 

Beech Pork at Bardstown, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°48', long. 85°29', near center of span on downstream side of bridge on 

D7S7 Highway 31E, 0.1 mile downstream from Stewart Creek and 1 mile southwest of 

Bardstown, Nelson County.

Drainage area. 664 sq mi.

Records available. November 1939 to September 1953.

e.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 439.3 ft above mean sea level, <!atum of 1929.

Average discharge.--13 years (1940-53), 895 ofs.

ear, 20,200 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 34.4 

eptember; minimum gage height observed,

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during 

ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs for several days in 

1.63 ft on Sept. 14.

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 27,100 cfs Dec. 13, 1949'(gage height, 39.25 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); no flow Sept. 29 to Oct. 4, Oct. 12, 1948.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Some regulation at low flow from city of Bardstown sewer outfall 300 ft above gage.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge. 

In cubic feet per second)

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8

0.1 

.2 

.3

1.1

1.9 4.0

2.2 

2.5

3.0 

3.5

IS

38

84

140

4.0 214

5.0

7.0

13.0

23.0

390

1,000

3,500

9,100

34.0 19,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

 20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

CfBB!

In.

Oct.

0.3

.3

.3 

.6

.9

.9

.9 

.5

.5

Z.S.

.5

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

1.1

.9

.8

.5

.4

.4

.4

.5

.4

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

17.6

0.57

0.00086

0.001

Nov.

0.4

.5

'.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

1.1

.5

.4

.5

.5

.5

.4

tf

6.4

.5

.4

.5

.4

.4

.3

16

23

12

4.8

11

-

84.7

2.82

0.0042

0.005

Dec.

11

9.0

if2

204

553

310 

222

196

 1,270

1.300

362

249

160

105

82

64

49

38

33

38

43

44

38

48

46

41

36

31

33

53

5,693.0

184

0.277

0.32

Jan.

214

374

256 

249

246

190

2,800

4.850

2,820

3,100

al,840

684

428

344

330

1,130

2,130

1,970

848

529 398

320

1,080

4,650

3,000

932

1,640

1,760

850

604

41,138

1,327

2.00

2.30

Feb.

468

374

318 

280

249

265

259 

233

217

198

198

425

853

640

420

332

294

249

232

212

1.500

1,460

634

440

354

310

»2S3

243

_

_

-

11,940

426

0.642

0.67

Mar.

2M

1,500

8,450

12,800

3,670

1,160 

754

616

496

420

390

395

1,680

11,100

9,340

2,440

1,720

2,040

1,240

700

586

670

532

428

362

322

288

265

310

410

84,527

2,727

4.11

4.73

Apr.

1,100

988

505 

362

286

324

-915 

1,170

*S56

1,100

1,140

892

1,170

911

529

462

390

1,420

3.960

2 »740

920

640

485

405

358

a324

291

268

246

562

-

25,419

847

1.28

1.42

May

281

259

243 

260

1,580

5,930

2,260 

900

940

604

405

318

326

550

1,080

3,460

13.500

'13,666

7,680

5,400

3,400

1,270

730

556

435

a346

272

230

 188

144

130

66,477

2,144

3.23

3.73

June

108

92

76 

68

56

51

46 

30

26

a30

28

25

23

23

21

88

41

32

32

2B

23

17

12

12

24

49

28

26

 235

796

-

2,146

71.5

0.108

0.12

July

302

198

99 

67

116

132

122

222

117

78

50

38

29

22

a21

a26

38

40

45

168

114

80

55

48

38

39

33

28

23

11

2,938

94.8

0.143

0.16

Aug.

14

11 *10 

16

122

99 m72

48

32

24

18

14

10

8.5

e.a

4.8

3.1

1.9

2.2

15

10

9.0

6.0

1.6

.8

.7

.6 i O

835.0

28.9

0.041

0.05

Sept.

0.4

.4

.4 

Z.5

1.5

1.0

.5 

.3

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3 *.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.5

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

-

11.6

0.3 4?

0.00059

0.0006

Calendar year 1952: Max 24,500 Win 0.1 Mean 714 Cfsm i.os In. 14.64

Water year 1952-53: Max 19,200 Mln 0.1 Mean 661 Cfsm 0.995 In. 13.50

Peak discharge (base. 9.000 cfri. ilter. 4 (4il5 p.m.) 20,200 cfs (34.4 ft)j Mar. 15 (10 p.m.) 

14,200 of» (29.2 ftjj May 17 (12 p.m.J 15,400 cfs (30.35 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations.

Hs&e..--Doubtful gage-height record Aug. 28 to Sept. 13, Sept. 15-30) discharge estljnated on basis 

of records for nearby stations.
SALT RIVER BASIN 427

Beecl. Pork near Springfield, Ky.

Location. Lat 37e42'15", long. 85°08'45", near center of span on upstream side of bridge 

on Kentucky State Highway 152, 50 ft downstream from Pleasant Run, and 4i miles east 

of Springfield, Washington County.

Drainage area. 85.9 sq mi.

Records available. September 1952 to September 1953.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice dally. Altitude of gage is 680 ft (from topographic 

map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during water year, 2,640 cfs Mar. 3 (gage height, 19.8 ft, 

from graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 1,300 cfs by 

logarithmic plotting; no flow for many days.

Remarks. Records fair above 50 cfs and poor below.

Rating table, Sept. 26, 1952, to Sept. 3O, 1953 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 5 to Jan. 6, Jan. 8-25, June 18 

to July IB, July 20)

1.4

1.5

1.6 

l.B 

2.0 

2.2 

2.4

0

.2

1.4

4.2

7.7

12

20

2.7

3.0

3.5

4.0

5.0

10.0

16. 6

36

61

116

1B8

295

BBO

1,860

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

O

0

O

O

Nov.

0

^y

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

aO

aO

aO

aO

a5

a!2

I?

a2

a6

-

30

1.0

0.012

0.01

Dec.

a6

a5

a4 

alO

75

82

14

5.2

 4.0

115

68

15

5.0

4.7

5.0

3.4

2.6

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.6

2.6

2.B

2.8

2.B

2.8

2.2

57ff

2.B

2.6

5.0

462.7

14.9

0.173

0.20

Jan.

4.B

575

7.1 

9.2

7.9

13

678

817

214

532

272

137

BO

60

35

50

83

300

160

93

*60

40

42

1,19O

S8S

167

111

291

179

117

82

5,830.3

1BB

2.19

2.52

 Feb.

62

49

39 

29

24

28

34

26

22

20

24

184

148

65

55

36

31

27

23

40

T56" 568

72

61

56

*48

36

27

_

-

1,984

70.9

0.825

O.B6

Mar.

32

400

1,650 

 1,516

373

191

97

85

75

63

53

47

52

5B2

1,520

437

167

370

206

106

79

69

61

56

45

30

27

26

24

19

5?

8,686

280

3.26

3.76

Apr.

72

39

26

21

17

37

93

123

 111

183

176

329

292

82

65

65

53

637

1ST

17S

111

77

67

54

45

38

32

29

27

61

3,591

120

1.40

1.55

May

81

44

18 

31

1,330

446

166

149

114

56

44

35

31

52

98

588

886

 650

710

604

283

129

91

65

27

27

22

14

12

9.0

6.9

6,818.9

220

2.56

2.95

June

5.5

2.6

1.8 

1.3

.6

.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

.4

.1

.1

0

.5

O

0

O

0

O

O

O

O

0

0

O

O

57

 215

-

315.0

10.5

0.122

0.14

July

5.2

2.3

1.5 

89

T?

7.3

4.7

3.0

1.7

al

al

al

al

al

al

al

2.3

42

40

5.8

3.8

2.6

23

5.8

3.4

2.4

2.3

2.0

1.9

9.9

2.7

285.6

9.21

0.107

0.12

Aug.

71

132

81

 89

14

8.1

5.5

2.4

5.8

3.4

2.8

2.3

1.9

1.7

1.8

44

7.3

3.8

1.7

.8

O

^

0

0

0

O

O

0

O

0

563.3

18.2

0.212

0.24

Sept.

O

^

0 

O

O

4.8

271

 1.5

0

O

O

O

O

O

0

0

O

O

0

O

0

O

0

O

O

0

0

0

0

O

-

8.7

0.29

0.0034

0.004

Calendar year 1952: Max - Mln - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,850 Mln 0 Mean 7B.3 Cfsm O.912 In. 12.35

(base. 2.100 cfs). Bar. 3 (10 p.m.) 2.64O cfs (19.8 ft); Hay 5 (6 a.m.) 2.12O cfa

(17.30 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record] discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.

Hote. There was no flow Sept. 26-30, 1952.
428 SALT RIVER BASIN

Rolling Fork near Boston, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°46', long. 85°42', on downstream side near center of span of bridge on 

U. S. Highway 62 and State Highway 61, three-eighths of a mile downstream from Beech 

Fork and 2j miles southwest of Boston, Nelson County.

Drainage area. 1,290 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. May 1938 to September 1953.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Prior to Apr. 22, 1941, wire-weight gage at 

bridge 1,200 ft upstream at same datum. Datum of gage is 400.42 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929. Since Feb. 4, 1942, auxiliary staff gage 4 miles downstream. 

Prior to Feb. 4, 1942, auxiliary water-stage recorder or staff gage at mouth of 

Rolling Fork 18.4 miles downstream.

Average discharge. 15 years, 1,717 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 26,300 cfs Mar. 5; maximum gage height, 41.5 

ft Mar. 5; minimum discharge observed, 0.4 cfs Sept. 28-30; minimum gage height observed, 2.82 ft Oct. 4.

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 41,300 cfs Feb. 15, 1948; maximum gage height, 46.6 

ft Jan. 8, 1950, from graph based on gage readings; minimum discharge observed, 0.4 

cfs Oct. 20, 1939, Sept. 28-30, 1953.

Maximum stage known, 55.2 ft in January 1937, former site, from floodmark.

Remarks. Records fair. Records of water temperatures for the water year 1953 are given 

IfTKTSP 1290.

Revisions. WSP 953.: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Fall used as a factor Jan. 9-13, 18-20, 26-30, Mar. 3-10, 14-20, 

Ap-'. 19-22, May 7-9, 16-25; shifting-control method used 

Sept. 2-6, 19-30)

Oct. 1 to D«c. 11 Dec. 12 to Sept. 30

2.8

3.4

4.0

5.0

8.0

11.0

15.0

21

60

150

546

1,080

2,070

2.7 

2.B 

3.0 

3.2 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

0

1.4

7.7

14

28

67

164

400

10.0 

15.0 

20.0 

25.0 

30.0 

34.0 

3B.O

940

2,070

3,420

5,600

9,100

14,600

25,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

Z

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

23

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3.3

2.6

2.3

775- 1.6

3.3

*2.9

2.9

3.3

25

10

9.1

8.7

8.0

7.4

7.0

7.0

7.4 

6.7

6.0

5.0

4.6

4.6

4.3

3.6

2.9

4.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

175.8

5.67

0.0044

0.005

Nov.

576" 5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.7

5.7

7.7

*12

12

12

12

12

14

16

14

14 

19

20

27

22

27

26

19

18

16

16

28

2?

-

427.1

14.2

0.011

0.01

Dec.

24

21

ST

42

234

343

631

371

365

1,090

2,070

1,410

640

382

262

195

*160

132 

112

127

96

94

97

96

95

96 

93

90

83

78

85

9,635

311

0.241

0.28

Jan.

546" 194

378

311

310

298

427

2,720

5,800

5,810

4,920

4,080

2,040

1,100

760

620

1,230

2,560 

3,360

3,060

1,600

980

750

860

3,950

*7,2BO 

3,860

2,610

3,150

2,910

1,810

70,284

2,267

1.76

2.03

Feb.

1,200

940

750

614

522

475

505

493

322 415"

378

511

1,080

1,050

1,010

818

646

532 

446

398

810

2,340

2,540

1,360

960

780 

660

550

_

_

-

23,105

825

0.640

0.67

Mar.

538

1,4"2S

6,480

17,100

*24.BOO

18,700

9,150

5,060

3,160

1,820

1,120

940

924

1,920

6,860

15,000

12,900

6,180 

4,320

3,100

2,320

1,560

1,390

1>410

1,220

1,040 

900

780

660

572

590

153,934

4,966

3.85

4.44

Apr.

1,090

1,840

1,340

1,060

880

900

1,320

2,200

2,220

2,340

2,, 420

1,970

2,070

2,240

1,620

*1,280

1,160

2,200 

5,650

7,500

4,530

2,240

1,470

1,180

1,000

840 

740

660

550" 580

-

56,920

1,897

1.47

1.64

May

730

960

1,140

940

1,360

4,350

7,910

3,660

?,720

1,930

1,290

980

994

1,220

2,240

4,020

12,600

19,800 

17,400

13,800

12,100

9,200

4,670

2,120

1,310

1,020 

800

*600

490

415

351

133,120

4,294

3.33

3.84

June

299

264

212

200

176

164

14S

135

126

150

134

112

100

85

74

482

286

274 

154

116

82

70

47

43

38

35 

4?

56

96

550

-

4,758

159

0.123

0.14

July

508

286

226

205

1S4

250

164

*500

385

233

164

120

92

73

61

47

52

518 

T66" 596

158

207

156

114

228

176 

122

100

83

68

84

6,356

205

0.159

0.18

Aug.

76

40

32

48

141

232

216

272

196

121

95

71

*55

42

33

26

24

21

18

17

15

1412 '

13

18

15 

13

12

10

6.4

5.1

1,909.5

' 61.6

0.048

0.06

Sept.

37§- 4.2

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.0

2.6

2.3

2.0

2.3

?.o

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

*1.7

1.7

1.4 

1.7

2.3

2.0

1.0

.8

.7

.5

.5 

.5

.4

71

.4

-

56.8

1.89

0.0015

0.002

Calendar year 1952 : Max 32,400 Mln 1.6 Mean 1,340 Cfsm 1.04 In. 14.14

Water year 1952-53: Max 24,800 Min 0.4 Mean 1,262 Cfsm 0.978 In. 13.30

, Peak discharge (base, 16.000 efs).--flar. 5 (5 p.m.) 26,300 cfs (41.50 ft at 12 p.m.)j May 18 

(3 p.m.) 21,200 cfs (39.20 ft'at 2 a.m. May 19). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
SALT RIVER BASIK ' 

Pond Creek near Louisville, Ky.

429

Location.--Lat 38°07'10", long. 8S°47'50", on right bank 300 ft downstream from orldge on 

Mansllck Road, 1.6 miles downstream from confluence of Northern and Southern ditches, 

and about 3 miles south of Iroquols Park In Louisville, Jefferson County.

Drainage area. 63.1 sq ml.

Records available. August 1944 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 435.53 ft above mean sea level (Kentucky 

TJepartment of Highways benchmark).

Average discharge. 9 years, 88.6 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,330 cfs Mar. 3 (gage height, 14.91 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs Sept. 13, 14; minimum gage height, 1.42 ft Oct. 20.

1944-53: Maximum discharge, 2,060 cfs Apr. 13, 1948 (gage height, 17.78 ft); no 

flow Sept. 19, 20, Oct. 29, 1948.

Maximum stage known, about 19 ft in January 1937 (backwater from Ohio River), from 

information by local residents.

Remarks. Records fair. Records include a small amount of Inflow diverted by manufacturing plants from Louisville water supply which is pumped from the Ohio River.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 24 to Sept. 30)

1.39

1.5

1.6 

l.S 

2.0

0.1

1.5

3.6

11

20

4.0 

S.O 

12.0 

14.0

13B

400

850

1,150

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

is

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.1

2.1

1.9

2.1 

3.4

8.7

5.6

3.4

3.0

12_

5.2

2.B

2.6

2.6

2.8

3.0

3.0

2.6

1.1

.7

2.3

2.3

2.6

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.7

1.9

2.6

2.6

»2.6

95.4

3.08

-

-

Nov.

1.9

3

2.3 

2.6

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.8

2.S

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.0

2.6

2.6

4.6

32

TT.7

4.4

8.7

6.3

3.0

3.4

5.2

4.4

»2.3

3.4

2.6

-

132.0

4.40

_

-

Dec.

2.8

9T8

10

55 

192

34

12

' 7.9

26

248

53

19

12

7.9

7.1

7.9

7.9

7.1

6.7

9.4

13

12

17

15

11

8.7

8.3

5.6

5.2

6.7

32

870.0

28.1

-

Jan.

29

30

70

43 

26

19

»2T

170

130

375

212

87

60

42

32

55

314

374

134

82

59

44

40

48

31

24

32

176

80

50

38

2,930

94.5

_

-

Feb.

30

25

25

20 

IB

20

18

14

»13

13

16

19

16

14

12

12

11

10

U

12

62

2T

IB

17

17

17

15

13

_

_

-

316

18.4

_

-

Mar.

11

ST

936

1,140 

509

179

99

77

57

sr

44

37

61

209

655

255

118

18Z

131

78

58

46

56

»39

32

32

27

18

15

15

25

5,233

169

-

Apr.

42

32

24

20 

16

223

329

162

1B3

91

52

71

56

37

48

89

42

430

155- 4S9

90

63

47

188

181

86

52

55

45

76

3,424

114

-

May

79

43

24

39 

242

108

90

71

3B

25

98

80

62

*B1

101

372

698 m233

116

70

48

38

48

28

23

IB

16

14

13

9.8

3,499.8

113

_

-

June

fl.7

10

10

9.4 

9.4

11

23

11

11

11

10

9.8

9.1

5.9

4.8

19

12

9.4

9.1

7.9

5.6

4.4

TTS

9.1

8.3

*7.9

7.9

14

33

TC

319.2

10.6

_

-

July

8.7

8.7

8.3

7.5 

36

34

24

12

10

8.7

7.9

6.7

5.2

TTT

8.7

9.8

51

103 ~5ff

14

11

77

25

12

7.9

7.5

5.9

6.3

6.3

6.3

7.5

602.0

19.4

-

Aug.

ii^.2

5.2

5.2 

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

3.4

3.4

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.B

3.6

2.3

2.8

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.0

2.3

1.3

T77

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.6

121.4

3.92

-

Sept.

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6 

1.9

1.1

.9

1.1

1.9

1.9

2.1

1.3

.1

75

1.7

1.5

1.4

2.1

1.7

.9

1.0

3.4

3.6

3.4

3.6

3.2

1.9

1.1

3.0

4.0

60. 8

2.03

_

-

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,310 Min O.7 Mean 65.2 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,140 Min- 0.1 Mean 4B.8 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base, 1,30O cfs).--Mar. 3 (9:30 p.m.) 1,330 cfs (14.91 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
430 BIO INDIAN CREEK BASIN

Big Indian Creek near Corydon, Ind.

Location.--Lat 38°17', long. 86°07', In SE£ sec. 6,T. 3S..R 4E.,on upstream side 

of bridge on State Highway 335, half a mile upstream from Crandall Creek and 4-J miles 

north of Corydon.

Drainage area. 129 sq ml (revised).

Records available. October 1943 to September 1953.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 577.12 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to June 12, 1952, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 10 years, 198 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,400 cfs Mar. 3 (gage height, 14.57 ft); no 

flow at times in August and September.

1943-53: Maximum discharge, 11,100 cfs Apr. 12, 1948 (gage height, 19.3 ft); no 

flow at times during 1943-44, 1951-53.

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

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 20, May 26 

to June 9, July 5 to Sept. 5)

5.2

5.3

5.4

5.5 

5.7 

6.0 

6.3

0

.8

1.8

3.1

6.6

14

33

6.5

7.0

7.5

8.0

9.0

11.0

12.0

56

151

284

510

1,040

2,280

3,040 ,

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

 Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.9

.7

.7

.6

2.6

2.8

2.2

1.8

5.8

14

T>. 3

2.7

1.2

1.2

2'. 7

3.4 

3.9

4.5

5.1

5.3

5.3

5.5

5.6

5.3

4.7

4.7

4.2 

4.2

4.4

4.4

116.5

3.76

0.029

0.03

Nov.

4.5

a4.8

aS. 3

as. 3

a5. 3

a5.3

5.3

5.3

4.5

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.3

7.0

7.0

e'. .

11

*14_

14

9.3

6.6

5.3

4.4

3.0

3.7

3.0 

2.7

2.6

-

189.9

6.33

0.049

0.05

Dee.

2.8

4TT

4.5

9.6 

235

117

56

36

123

884

159

97

67

50

38

31

27 

24

21

22

34

46

48

51

47

41

37

31 

25

24

31

2,423.0

78.2

0.606

0.70

Jan.

48

167

171 

127

93

83

974

660

610

510

260

192

151

*127

171

816 

1,130

435

260

189

151

135

171

145

123

166

1.660

307

217

10,877

351

2.72

3.14

Feb.

169

13?

125

107 

91

87

78

69

61

55

56

76

69

61 "9

56

51 

44

*43if

141

135

115

101

93

85

76

67

_

-

2,357

84.2

0.653

0.68

Mar.

'gj 61

2,340

~7l5 2.470 

392

257

204

163

143

127

119

176

169

387

288

 215 

318

364

253

202

165

153

129

111

97

87

80 

72

66

87

10,474

338

2.62

3.02

Apr.

212

165

135

115 

95

111

194

171

210

169

135

145

133

111

111

145

also 

a260

a630

aiio

267

202

161

145

145

125

111

103

97

101

5,284

176

1.36

1.52

May

105

87

74

69 

137

133

113

129

107

85

74

69

70

151

217

691

2.140 

1,750

698

382

241

178

143

129

107

83

*58

47 

39

36

30

8,372

270

2.09

2.41

June

26

22

19

17 

16

16

18

19

16

12

9.8

8.8

8.4

8.6

8.1

51

12

8.4

6.8

5.6

*4.7

3.9

3.1

2.8

2.3

1.7 

1.5

1.2

-

418.7

14.0

0.109

0.12

July

1.5

3.9

4.1

2.7 

5.0

120

65

15

7.7

4.5

3.0

1.9

1.3

.8

.3

.1

25 

190

61

23

12

337

#74

27

14

9.3

6.6

4.7 

3.6

2.8

2.. 2

1,029.0

33.2

0.257

0.30

Aug.

1.6

1.3

1.1

26 

101

18

14

385

52

17

9.3

6.6

4.7

3.4

2.8

2.7

2.1 

1.5

1.6

1.9

1.9

2.1

2.1

1.9

 1.3

.9

.6

.3 

.2

0

0

664.9

21.4

0.166

0.19

Sept.

0

7J

0

.2

.4

.1

0

0

0

0

.2

0

.1

0

0

0 

0

0

.1

.1.1

0

»0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

-

1.8

0.060

0.00047

0.0005

Calendar year 1952: Max 6,400 Mln 0 Mean 147 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.46

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,470 Mln 0 Mean 116 Cfsm 0.899 In. 12.16

Peak discharge (base. 4.500 cfs). Mar. 3 (11:30 p.m.) 5,400 cfs (14.57 ft). 

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, weather records, 

and records for Blue River near White Cloud.
BLUE RIVER BASIN 431

Blue River near White Cloud, Ind.

Location. Lat 38°14'15", long. 86°13'50", in NW&3E£ sec. 19, T. 3 S., R. 3 E., on left 

bank 400 ft downstream from Spring Creek, 0.2 mile upstream from bridge on State Highway 62, and three-quarters of a mile north of White Cloud.

Drainage area. 462 sq mi.

Records available. April 1931 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. August 

1909 to August 1912 and August 1914 to December 1916 in reports of Indiana Department 

of Conservation.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 434.30 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Apr. 24, 1931, to Nov. 15, 1938, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 22 years (1931-53), 647 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,910 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 11.50 ft); minimum, 12 cfs Sept. 29, 30.

1931-53: Maximum discharge, 26,000 cfs Jan. 22, 1937 (gage height, 21.97 ft, from 

observation at peak checked by floodmarks); minimum, 9.2 cfs Oct. 1, 1941; minimum 

gage height, 1.40 ft Sept. 20, 1940, Sept. 30, 1941.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSF 823: Drainage area. WSP 973r 1937(M)

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Jan. 7, Jan. 14-16, Sept. 25-30)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 4

1.4

1.5

1.6 

1.9 

2.4

4.0

14

26

3.0 

3.8 

5.0 

8.0 

11.0

400

780

1,630

4,420

8,210

Mar. 5 to Sept. 30

1.4 8.0 3.0 380

1.5 16 4.0 8SO 

.1.8 49 5.0 1,630 

2.5 195

Note. Same ss preceding 

table above 5.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October- 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

\o

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

13

14

12

13

16

24

27

29

30

56

51

43

40

34

29

25

21

18

18 

16

12

13

12

11

11

10

13

15 

14

*14

18

672

21.7

0.047

0.05

Nov.

20

21

22

22

22

22

21

29

32

34

36

32

29

27

27

27

27

32

74 

*86_

61

61

54

42

34

27

21

21 

19

18

-

1,000

33.3

0.072

0.08

Dec.

 21 20

24

53

364

380

285

193

226

730

368" 755

254

199

170

150

130

109

98 

98

109

121

133

140

142

145

138

121 

109

103

107

5,998

193

0.418

0.48

Jan.

130

Tf5

254

376

400

313

268

1,030

1,710

1,310

1,240

995

705

550

*454

545

1,300

2,890

1,910 

1,170

370

680

580

930

1,240

900

805

4.190 

3,750

1,910

1,310

34,857

1,124

2.43

2.81

Feb.

960

750

680

595

516

476

436

400

364

336

324

336

348

328

310

296

278

264

*244 

?4T

705

930

655

555

503

462

428

384

*

-

13,140

469

1.02

1.06

Mar.

348

336

2,6TO

8.070

4,660

1,870

1,310

955

790

655

585

540

608

790

1,110

1,190

*920

1,030

1,590 

1,270

990

820

730

655

562

520

476

448 

420

396

384

37,648

1,214

2.63

3.03

Apr.

452

472

440

412

588

408

655

850

850

790

655

608

630

562

540

608

608

997

2.890 

2,190

*1,510

1,150

920

790

820

790

680

630

585

562

-

24,442

815

1.76

1.97

May

562

540

484

444

476

562

608

562

562

484

432

396

400

484

1,230

1,710

3,650

5.860

3,450 

2,110

1,470

1,030

820

680

585

520

*452

388 

356

328

508

31,943

1,030

2.23

2.57

June

280

242

216

201

190

182

292

"2ZS 460

188

162

145

138

130

120

122

256

213

140 

111

95

85

*79

76

111

83

71

63 

67

64

-

4,834

161

0.348

0.39

July

59

64

70

62

122

2.290

1,480

440

253

178

138

113

97

83

76

70

203

392

388 

225

158

320

*608

348

213

150

118

97 

85

76

69

9,045

292

0.632

0.73

Aug.

64

59

55

77

89

104

81

T5B~ 148

106

73

62

57

52

48

42

39

37

34

32

32

31

29

29

*30

28

28

27 

26

26

25

1,698

548

0.119

0.14

Sept.

25

25

26

26

28

27

24

23

22

22

21

22

19

IS

17

17

16

15

15 

16

16

16

14

*14

13

14

14

14 

12

13

-

564

18.8

0.041

0.05

Calendar year 1952: Max 11,200 Min 10 Mean 556 Cfsm 1.20 In. 16.35

Water year 1952-53: Max 8,070 Min 10 Mean 454 Cfsm 0.983 In. 13.36

Peak discharge (base. 7.500 cfs). Mar. 4 (6:30 p.m.) 8,910 cfs (11.50 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
432 OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM

Ohio River at Owensboro, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°46'45", long. 87°06'30", near left bank in pier of bridge on State Highway 75, at Owensboro, Daviess County, 0.9 mile upstream from lock and dam 46, 2.9 

miles upstream from Caney Creek, 5.7 miles downstream from Pup Creek, and at mile 756.5.

Drainage area.--97 ,200 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1940 to September 1953 (no low flow records after September 

1952) .

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 339.1 ft above mean sea level, Ohio River 

datum. Auxiliary water-stage recorder 9.1 miles upstream from base gage, at Rockport,

Spencer County, Ind.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 320,000 cfs Mar. 8; maximum gage height, 32.77

1940-53: Maximum discharge, 842,000 cfs Mar. 10-12, 1945; maximum gage height, 

49.85 ft Mar. 11, 1945.

Maximum stage known, 54.9 ft Jan. 29, 30, 1937; maximum discharge, 1,210,000 cfs

Jan. 28, 1937.

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge less than 100,000 cfs on days for which no discharge

is shown.

Cooperation. Gage-height record and seven discharge measurements furnished by Corps of

Engineers.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Lay

1

!5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct. Nov. Dec.

_

-

_

_

-

_

-

-

_

-

106,000

108,000 

102,000

108,000

110,000

*124,000

132,000

130,000

124,000

102,000

_

.

-

-

-

_

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

_

-

Jan.

_

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

115,000

124,000

162,000

217,000 

252,000

»249 , 000

229,000

209,000

191,000

187,000

196,000

194,000

181,000

172,000

168,000

166,000

167,000

174,000

187,000

204,000

233,000

246,000

239,000

-

-

-

Feb.

227,000

223,000

217,000

207,000

190,000

174,000

155,000

138,000

124,000

111,000

101,000

*96,500 

111,000

109,000

109,000

114,000

131,000

143,000

149,000

151,000

153,000

149,000

145,000

142,000

158,000

188,000

203,000

202,000

-

-

-

*4, 320.5

154,300

1.59

1.65

Calendar year 1952: Max 585,000 Min

Mar.

190,000

177,000

172,000

196,000

232,000

273,000

302,000

318,000

313,000

290,000

»26 1,000

223,000 

193,000

164,000

147,000

149,000

163,000

179,000

190,000

200,000

207,000

209,000

207,000

195,000

179,000

163,000

149,000

156,000

187,000

214,000

228,000

*6,426

207,300

2.13

2.46

Apr.

231,000

226,000

211,000

193,000

175,000

162,000

160,000

161,000

165,000

164,000

165,000

165,000 

165,000

163,000

163,000

167,000

173,000

176,000

186,000

201,000

205,000

199,000

191,000

»187,000

185,000

175,000

165,000

155,000

144,000

136,000

-

*5,314

177,100

1.82

2.03

May

127,000

121,000

114,000

110,000

106,000

105,000

104,000

116,000

117,000

129,000

163,000

198,000 

219,000

218,000

212,000

198,000

193,000

211,000

233,000

237,000

231,000

*224,000

230,000

255,000

269,000

256,000

227,000

206,000

190,000

175,000

163,000

*5,657

182,500

1.88

2.16

June

153,000

144, 000

138,000

130,000

120,000

118,000

123,000

134,000

»133,000

124,000

109,000

100,000

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

July Aug. Sept.

Mean - Cfsm - In.

Water year 1952-53: Max 318,000 Min - Mean - Cfsm - In.

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Expressed in thousands.
GREEN RIVER BASIN 

Green River near McKinney, Ky.

433

Location. Lat 37°25'20", long. 84 C 45'00", -on right bank 10 ft downstream from highway 

bridge, 0.8 mile upstream from South Fork, 1.2 miles northwest of Arabia, 2.2 miles 

south of McKinney, Lincoln County, and 3.3 miles downstream from McGills Creek.

Drainage area. 22.4 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1951 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 893.69 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Extremes. 1951-52: Maximum discharge during water year, 6,320 cfs Mar. 22 (gage height, 

8.93 ft), from rating curve extended above 500 cfs by slope-conveyance study; no flow 

for many days.

1952-53: Maximum discharge during water year, 980 cfs May 18 (gage height, 5.88 

ft}; no flow for many days.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record and those above 

900 cfs, which are fair.

Rating table, Sept. 20, 1951, to Sept. 30, 1953 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

.2 

1.3 

3.8 

6.3

1.7 

2.0 

Z.5 

3.0 

4.0

28

54

121

210

410

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

660

1,040

1,780

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1951

Date

Sept . 20 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

Discharge

0.2 

.2 

40 

14 

53 

27

Date

Sept. 26 

27 

28 

29 

30

Discharge

14 

7.8 

5.3 

3.8 

3.0

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.4

2.0

1.6

1.3

»»1.2

1.2

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

.8

.^

»*.6

.8

1.2

1.6

2.0

2.2

2.7

3.0

13

8.3

5.8

4.9

4.9

4.5

4.5

22

100.4

3.24

0.145

0.17

Nov.

76

27

22

15

11

84

122

35

21

14

11

£*£

11

276

80

228

55

32

21

*15

12

10

18

111

249

206

68

39

27

21

-

2,155.8

71.9

3.21

3.58

Dec.

16

13

12

106

60

46

145

MS.

214

94

54

36

26

307

192

65

*41

56

39

348

236

83

51

37

122

113

61

43

36

30

25

3,149

102

4.55

5.23

Jan.

27

63

111

198

140

73

48

39

33

36

27

24

22

21

24

22

96

159

78

151

79

285

115

64

47

41

429

218

*94

55

41

2,860

92.3

4.12

4.75

Feb.

35

30

74

129

101

64

44

35

28

24

21

18

19

*33

26

59

72

53

42

42

36

29

26

23

20

18

*15

ii

23

-

-

1,163

40.1

1.79

1.93

Mar.

39

31

85

90

51

37

30

24

22

228

*377

108

64

41

32

25

21

38

73

46

36

1.420

263

91

54

38

30

24

20

18

i£

3,472

112

5.00

5.76

Apr.

16

14

11

20

31

24

*21

17

15

13

12

U

18

21

18

15

14

12

11

10

8.8

8.3

2~7.2

27

22

22

18

14

11

-

485.3

16.2

0.723

0.81

May

9.4

8.3

7.8

6.2

5.3

4.5

3.8

3.0

2.7

140

66

»33

20

13

9.4

6.7

20

30

17

ISO.

67

31

19

13

11

7.8

6.2

9.9

32

14

7.8

774.8

25.0

1.12

1.29

June

5.6

4.1

3.2

2.7

2.2

1.8

1.3

1.0

.6

.6

.5

.6

.5

.5

.5

.4

*.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

^1

.2

.2

.2

.2

"

30.0

1.00

0.045

0.05

July

0.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.3

^

.5

.5

.4

.3

.3

*.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

5.3

0.17

0.0076

0.009

Aug.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

*±

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

o

0

o

0

*0

0

0

0

0

3.9

0.13

0.0058

0.006

Sept.

0

0.0003

O.OOO13

0

Calendar year 1951: Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1951-52: Max 1,420 Min 0 Mean 38.8 Cfsm 1.73 In. 23.58

Peak discharge (base. 600 ofa). Nov. 14 (3 a.m.) 735 ofs (5.25 ft); Dec. 8 (1:15 p.m.) 620 ofs 

(4.84 ft); Dec. 14 (6 p.m.) 756 ofs (5.32 ft); Dec. 20 (6:30 p.m.) 924 cfs (5.76 ft); Mar. 10 

(11 p.m.) 932 ofs (5.78 ft); Mar. 22 (2:30 p.m.) 6,320 cfs (8.93 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

Note.--Ho gage-height record June 17 to Sept. 30; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range 

.in stage, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
434 GREEN RIVER BASIN

Green River near McKinney, Ky.--Continued 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

B

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Nov.

o

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

2,1

1.3

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

-

7.2

0.24

0.011

0.01

Dec.

fiu£

.5

.5

1.1

25

11

4.9

*3.4

5.1

11

17

7.2

4.5

3.4

2.7

2.7

2.2

1.6

1.3

1.8

1.8

1.6

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.3

1.2

1.2

2.0

171.3

5.53

0.247

0.28

Jan.

Z*±

3.2

4.9

5.3

4.9

5.3

291

131

58

55

36

24

18

14

11

9.4

71

97

40

*25

18

14

13

172

68

37

27

66

38

27

20

1,406.4

45.4

2.03

2.34

Feb.

15

12

10

8.3

6.7

7.8

8.8

7.2

6.2

5^8

13

49

30

22

23

19

14

11

9.4

13

.132

53

33

24

*20

17

12

10

-

-

-

642.2

22.9

1.02

1.07

Mar.

24

175

516

287

81

45

31

24

19

15

12

12

15

22

44

32

25

103

56

35

26

21

30

36

28

23

19

15

12

ii

11

1,605

51.8

2.31

2.66

Apr.

16

14

11

10

8^3.

*25

51

41

48

53

36

SB

48

34

30

25

19

66

66

41

30

24

20

16

14

14

12

10

8.3

41

-

899.6

30.0

1.34

1.49

May

41

112

40

38

116

53

49

36

25

18

12

9.4

7.2

23

27

50

232

MS.

320

143

60

34

23

17

11

8.3

*5.8

4.5

3.8

3.2

2.7

1,973.9

63.7

2.84

3.28

June

2.2

1.6

1.3 1.2

.8

5.4

7.2

3.4

2.4

11

17

6.7

5.3

4.9

3.2

14

6.7

3.8

2.7

2.0

4.3

4.5

2.2

1.3

.6

^

.6

1.3

4.3

3.2

"

155.6

5.19

0.232

0.26

July

1.3

.8

*.8

3.8

1.8

8.7

10

4.5

2.7

1.8

al.O

a. 9

a. 7

a. 6

a. 5

a. 6

al.O

a7.0

a20

a9.0

a3.0

16

11

4.5

2.7

1.8

1.2

.8

.5

.4

.5

119.9

3.87

0.173

0.20

Aug.

0.6

.4

.5

n.o

2^2,

.8.

.5

.5

.5

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

11.2

0.36

0.016

0.02

Sept.

o

0

0

0

0

0

.1

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

0.1

0

0

0.0002

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,420 Min 0 Mean 24.5 Cfsm 1.09 In. 14.90

Water year 1952-53: Max 449 Min 0 Mean 19.2 Cfsm 0.857 In. 11.61

Peak discharge (base. 600 cfs). Mar. 4 (l a.m.) 750 cfs (5.30 ft); May 18 (l a.m.) 980 ofs (5.88 

ftT.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

and records for nearby stations.
GREEN RIVER BASIN 

MoGllls Creek near MoKlnney, Ky.

435

Location --Lat 37»26<40", long. 84°41'55", on right bank 0.3 mile upstream from mouth, 

3.Z miles northeast of Arabia, and 3.2 miles east of McKinney, Lincoln County.

Drainage area. 2.19 sq ml.

Records available. September 1951 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 970 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. 1951-52: Maximum discharge during water year, 950 cfs Mar. 22 (gage height 

 5 i40 , ) i, rom ratlnS curve extended above 70 efs on basis of slope-area determination 

of peak flow; no flow for many days.

<M.i 195?~53: ..Max1"111111 discharge during water year, 257 efs May 17 (gage height, 3.21 

ftj, from rating curve extended above 70 "cfs as noted above; no flow for many days.

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

Rating table, Sept. 21, 1951, to Sept. 30, 1953 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

.2 

1.4 

3.9 

8.0

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

14

2S

5S

125

215

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1951

Date

sept. 21

22

23

24

25

Discharge

0

5.2

1.2

5.0

3.0

Date

Sept. 26

27

28

29

30

Discharge

1.4

1.0

.7

.4

.3

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

_a

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

**.!

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

2.3

.8

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

3,1

11.4

0.37

0.169

0.19

Nov.

7.8

3.0

2.0

1.4

1.0

8.7

11

4.2

2.2

1.6

1.2

.9

ITS

27

9.2

20

6.1

3.6

2.4

*1.8

1.4

1.2

2.2

33

2T

18

8.0

4.5

3.3

2.4

-

213.6

7.12

3.25

3.63

Dec.

1.8

1.6

10 1.4

7.0

5.7

20

50

5T

10

6.5

4.5

3.0

34

16

a7.5

*a4.9

5.7

3.9

37

16

8.0

5.7

3.9

8.7

10

6.5

4.9

3.9

3.3

2.7

325.1

10.5

4.79

5.52

Calendar year 1951: Max -

Jan.

3.0

6.5

10

14

12

7.0

5.3

4.2

3.6

3.3

2.7

2.4

2.2

M- 577

2.4

 10

13

8.0

12

aS.O

a20

alO

a6.

a4.5

a4. .

a30

alS

*8.5

5.7

4.5

242.5

7.82

3.57

4.12

Feb.

3.9

3.3

6.5

~B-.S 10

6.1

4.5

3.6

3.0

2.4

2.2

2.0

2.0

*3.3

2.7

4.9

6.5

5.3

4.5

4.2

3.9

3.3

2.7

2.4

2.2

1.9

*1.7

2~T 1.5

_

-

111.3

3.84

1.75

1.89

Mar.

3.9

3.3

7.5

8.0

5.3

4.2

3.3

2.7

2.4

31

*31

10

6.5

4.5

3.6

2.7

2.2

3.9

7.0

4.9

3.9

*189 ~3T

12

7.5

4.9

3.9

3.0

2.7

2.2

g.O

410.0

13.2

6.03

6.96

Apr.

2.0

1.6

1.4

1.6

2.0

1.8

1.6

*1.4

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.6

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.6

3^5TT

2.7

2.4

1.8

1.4

1.2

-

47.1

1.57

0.717

0.80

May

0.9

.8

.6

.4

.4

.3

.2

7?

.2

14

7.0

*3.6

1.9

1.4

.9

.7

1.4

1.7

1.2

17

7.0

3.0

1.6

1.2

.9

.6

.6

1.8

3.6

1.6

.9

77.6

2.50

1.14

1.32

June

0.6

T

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

*0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

3.1

0.10

0.046

O.OS

July

(*)

0

0

0

0

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

0

Mln - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1951-52: Max 189 Mln 0 Mean 3.94 Cfsm 1.80 In. 24.48

Peak discharge (baae. 110 cfs). Hoy. 14 (2 a.m.) 112 cfs (2.41 ft); Dec. 14 (6 p.m.) 114 cfs 

(2.43 ft); DecT 20 (4 P.m.) 124 cfs (2.49 ft); Mar. 10 (10 p.m.) 155 cfs (2.68 ft); Mar. 22 (12:30 

p.m.) 950 cfs (5.40 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, weather records, 

and records for nearby stations.
436 GREEN RIVER BASIN

McGills Creek near McKinney, Ky.--Continued

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

(*)

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

.2

75

.1

.2

.2

.2.1

.1

-

1.3

0.04

0.018

0.02

Dec.

-7T 0.1

.1

.1

3.9

1.2

.6

*.4

al.5

a5_

a2.5

al.5

a. 7

g.4

a. 4

a. 3

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a.l

gg.

a.

a.

a.

a.

a.

g.

a.

a.

a. 2

20.7

0.67

0.306

0.35

Jan.

aO.3

a .4

a!e giio

a. 9

al.O

33 alS"

a!2

a6

g3.3

a2.6

al.O

a. 6

a. 4

a. 3

a2.5

a!3

a4.2

*2.4

1.6

1.0

1.2

15

7.0

3.9

2.7

6.1

3.9

2.4

2.0

147.3

4.75

2.17

2.50

Feb.

1.4

1.0

.9

.8

.JL

.8

.8

.8

.6

.6

1.0

6.1

3.3

2.2

2.2

2.0

1.4

1.0

.9

1.4

16

T.7

3.3

2.4

*2.0

1.8

1.4

1.0

_

_

-

63.4

2.26

1.03

1.08

Mar .

2.2

18

32

3?

10

5.7

3.9

2.7

2.2

1.8

1.4

1.6

1.8

2.2

4.5

3.9

2.7

10

6.5

4.2

3.0

2.4

3.6

4.9

3.9

2.7

2.2

2.0

1.6

1.4

1.2

178.2

5.75

2.63

3.03

Apr.

2.0

1.6

1.4

1.0

1.0

*2.4

4.9

3.9

3.9

4.2

3.0

5.7

4.5

3.6

3.0

2.7

2.0

5.7

475" 7.0

3.3

2.4

2.0

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.0

.9

373" .8

-

86.3

2.88

1.32

1.47

May

5.7

4.5

2.7

2.7

7.0

4.5

3.3

2.4

1.8

1.2

.9

.8

.6

1.0

1.4

2.2

28

4430-

12

6.1

3.3

2.2

1.5

1.1

.8

*.7

.6

.4

.3

±L

173.9

5.61

2.56

2.95

June

0.2

.2

.2

.1

7T

1.0

1.0

.6

.4

7.0

2.2

.9

.8

.6

.4

1.0

.6

.4

.4

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

-

19.7

0.66

0.301

0.33

July

0.1

.1

**.2

.3

.2

.6

.9

.4

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

1.4

3.3

T72

.4

3.0

2.0

.8

.4

.2

.1

.1

.1

0o~

16.9

0.55

0.251

0.29

Aug.

0

'.Z]_

.2 *_.!

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

.1

o'

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.4

0.08

0.037

0.04

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952: Max 189 Min 0 Mean 2.50 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.51

Water year 1952-53: Max 44 Min 0 Mean 1.95 Cfsm 0.890 In. 12.06

Peak discharge (base, 110 cfs). Mar. 3 (11:15 p.m.) 135 cfs (2.56 ft); May 17 (10:45 p.m.) 257 

ofs (3.21 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations.

g Computed from once-daily staff-gage readings.
GREEN RIVER BASIN 

Green River at Greensburg, Ky.

437

Location. Lat 37" 15", long. 85°30', on left bank 75 ft downstream from bridge on State 

Highways 61 and 70, 300 ft upstream from Clover Lick Creek, a quarter of a mile south 

of Greensburg, Green County, and 2.6 miles upstream from Russell Creek.

Drainage area.-'-742 sq mi.

Records available. June 1939 to September 1953.

I . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 531.81 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929. Prior to June 20, 1941, wire-weight gage at same site and datum. Since Jan. 4, 

1951, auxiliary wire-weight gage read twice daily, 1.8 miles upstream from base gage. 

November 1941 to Jan. 3, 1951, auxiliary staff gage 1.5 miles downstream from base gage.

Average discharge. 14 years, 1,094 cfs.

Ga

height, 22.63 ft); minheight, 33.50 ft); minlExtremes. Maximum discharge during year, 16,500 cfs May 20 

imum, 0.6 cfs Sept. 28-30 (gage height, 0.77 ft).

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 47,000 cfs Mar. 23, 1952 

mum, that of Sept. 28-30, 1953.

Maximum stage known, 36.2 ft in 1913, from floodmark.

Remarks. Records good above 10 cfs and fair below. Records of water temperatures for the 

water year 1953 are given in WSP 1290.

Revisions. WSP 893: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge.

In cubic feet per second)

(Pall used as a factor Jan. 10, 12, 20, 24-31, ?eb. 1, 13-15, 22-25, 

Mar. 3-10, 16-23, 26, Apr. 9, 11-25, 30, May 2-11, 16-24)

Oct. 1 to May 19

A.5 1.2 

1O 2.5

May 2O to Sept. 30

0.9 A.5 1.2 34

1.0 1O 2.5 410

1.1 17

Note. Same as following 

taSle~above 2.5 ft.

0.77

.8 

1.0

1.2

1.3 

1.5

0.6 

2.2

16

40

57

110

2.5

4.5

10.0

15.0

22.0

410

1,26O

4,100

8,000

16,100

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

11

10

8.7

8.1

6.9

6.9

6.9

*6.3

7.5

10

12 

13

14

I?

12

12

11

9.3

9.3

9.9

9.9

9.3 

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.3

8.7

8.1

9.3

10

10

299.3

9.65

0.013

0.02

Nov.

10

9.9

9.3

9.3

8.7

7.5

6.9

STT

9.3

14

*16 

18

17

16

16

17

18

18

23

23

21

21 

21

21

98

132 il2

88

72

69

-

93O.O

31.0

0.042

0.05

Dec.

62

59

56

5T

96

176

746

 446

281

326

496 

882

54T

326

236

*188

158

134

120

112

107

101 

98

98

98

96

96

93

90

85

85

6,547

211

0.284

0.33

Jan.

85

55

112

146

197

236

395

1,900

3,460

2,610

2,550 

1,890

1,180

S30

622

474

418

952

2,830

2,070

1,190

1,030 

926

1,690

6.030

5,240

2,320

*1,790

2,160

1,860

1,300

48,583

1,567

2.11

2.44

Feb.

990

814

658

538

450

401

389

498

365

32O

302

BTo

1,560

1,420

1,020

878

782

638

506

434

752

2.920 

2,516

1,400

1,060

898

754

618

-

_

-

24,385

871

1.17

1.22

Mar.

538

1,200

*3,760

*8,000

9.600

4,960

2,320

1,590

1,220

958

810 

694

634

710

1,O50

1,700

1,520

1,510

2,980

2,610

1,660

1,230 

1,000

954

1,210

1,070

882

742

634

542

470

58,758

1,895

2.55

2.95

Apr.

506

814

894

702

578

506

622

1,240

1,200

1,530

2.730 

2,186

2,190

1,880

*1,350

1,100

1,060

1,080

2,180

2,530

1,720

1,260 

1,04O

1,210

968

774

642

538

450

S5T

-

36,127

1,204

1.62

1.81

May

1,710

2,420

2,550

1,710

2,960

4,040

2,740

2,220

2,120

1,680

1,180 

89O

686

554

708

1,230

2,270

5,94O

*12,400

16, OOP

9,570

3,110 

1,820

1,230

942

722

550

414

338

281

239

85,224

2,749

3.70

4.27

June

 212

185

173

158

143

137

188

218

242

245

251 

502

302

383

662

398

442

248

182

146

12S

110 

93

81

69

62

67

59

15?

140

6,384

213

0.287

0.32

July

239

209

143

116

98

87

*140

2.000

662

329

212 ise

125

101

87

74

69

64

IT

538

362

323 

362

770

510

281

191

146

116

93

76

8,745

282

0.380

0.44

Aug.

67

296

350

2155

215

341

248

161

122

*101

87 

74

62

54

48

43

59

50

42

64

50

40 

52

62

37

3O

26

25

23

21

ii

3,069

99.0

0.133

0.15

Sept.

18

Tff

17

17

16

14

13

12

11

11

10 

10

8.5

6.0

*4.7

4.1

3.5

2.8

3.5

4.7

2.8

1.6 

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.6

.6

'.6

217.0

7.23

0.0097

0.01

Calendar year 1952: Max 35,OOO Mln 5.1 Mean 1,O1O Cfsm 1.36 In. 18.53

Water year 1952-53: Max 16,000 Mln. 0.6 Mean 765 Cfsm 1.03 In. 14 .01

Peak discharge (bane, 13,oqo efs). May 2O (3:15 p.m.) 16,500 cfs (22.63 ft) 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
438 GREEN RIVER BASIN

Russell Creek near Columbia, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°07', long. 85 C 24', near center of span on downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 61, 0.2 mile upstream from Butlers Creek and 5 miles west of Columbia, 

Adalr County. Records Include flow of Butlers Creek.

Drainage area. 186 sq ml, Includes that of Butlers Creek.

Records available. December 1939 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to June 25, 1953, wire-weight gage at same site and 

datum.

Average discharge. 13 years (1940-53), 287 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,060 cfs May 19 (gage height, 12.47 ft); minImum, 0.9 cfs Sept. 15.

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 15,900 cfs Mar. 22, 1952 (gage height, 23.8 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 7,900 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 0.4 cfs Sept. 25, 1952.

Flood of January 1937 reached a stage of about 23 ft, from information by local 

residents.

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the water year 1940 has been revised to 8,280 

cfs Mar. 30, 1940 (gage height, 17.7 ft, from graph based on gage readings), superseding figure published in WSP 893.

Remarks. Records poor prior to June 25, fair thereafter.

Revisions (water years). Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the 

high-water period in the water year 1940, superseding those published In WSP 893, are 

given herewith:

Mar. 30, 1940............... 4,940

Mar. 31, 1940............... 3,63O

Month

Calendar year 194O. ............

Cfs -days

58,030.3

Maximum

4,940

Minimum

129

3.2

Mean

575

159

Per square 

mile

3.09

0.855

Runoff In 

Inches

3.57

11.60

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 7, Sept. 28-30)

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5 

2.7 

3.0

0

2.2

5.8

12

30

69

9.0 

11.4

123

190

315

1,070

2,400

3,480

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9 no

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

 474 1.3

2.0

1.8

3.3

10

26 

 5.1

2.2

9.2

32

IT

12

9.2

5.1

2.9

4.7

9.2

9.2

15

16 

10

16

8.1

15

21

18

24

26

24

20

376.7

12.2

0.066

0.08

Nov.

22

28

21

15

13

11

10

15

22

29

 51"2*5"

5.8

iZ

6.9

8.1

6.9

6.9

8.1

13

27 

24

19

20

22

12

15

15

16

17

-

516.7

17.2

0.092

0.10

Dec.

"§72" 6.4

13

15

40

58

208 

277

TT

55

218

61

46

34

 29

24

20

20

22

19

24 

25

24

20

23

32

26

20

30

32

24

1,501.6

48.4

0.260

0.30

Jan.

50

41

35

61

63

65

79 

148

248

766

998

265

165

119

224

184

101

539

518

242

378 

430

382

"iyi'fe'o 2^640

918

*402

441

494

270

215

12,901

416

2.24

2.58

Feb.

172

147

119

127

154

123

87 87

52

_25

50

329

233

165

165

175

175

135

103

160

1.050 

802

357

483

245

185

143

129

_

_

-

6,179

221

1.19

1.24

Calendar year 1952: Max 10,700 Mln 0.4

Mar.

123

*750

1,700

2.56O

986

546

385 

280

215

175

161

137

143

141

230

180

145

638

514

301

218 

180

193

371

264

196

161

143

135

96- 96

12,363

399

2.15

2.47

Apr'.

638

388

239

182

147

137

254 

210

224

623

448

402

*388

193

207

188

147

208

382

230

178 

ISO

131

567

350

212

158

131

115

~^~

8,475

282

1.52

1.69

May

455

371

212

248

746

472

315 

230

170

135

111

94

79

133

218

212

1,130

1,860

5.450

2,050

818 

448

322

233

 178

135

109

89

71

63

56_

15,213

.491

2.64

3.04

June

50

43

34

37

34

41

40 

41

31

51

504

72

61

264

72

94

121

55

42

36

51 

29

27

24

117

61

201

253

258

-

2,525

84.2

0.453

0.50

July

77

46

37

38

35

*275

1.230 

499

264

94

59

45

37

52

28

25

27

43

190

63

40 

62

316

77

45

32

26

23

19

17

ii

3,817

123

0.661

0.76

Aug.

18

17

20

24

36

57

21 

16

15

*12

12

12

11

10

9.8

8.6

12

9.8

8.1

7.5

7.5 

89

59

13

6.4

4.4

4.0

3.6

5.5

373

3.3

493.6

15.9

0.085

0.10

Sept.

3.3

2.9

3.3

3.3

3.6

5.5

4.0 

6.9

7.5

4.0

5.6

2.0

1.8

**!.!

1.1

1.3

1.3

1.8

2.2

2.6 

2.2

2.2

2.0

E.O

2.2

2.6

3.6

4.0

4.0

-

91.1

3.04

0.016

0.02

Mean 240 Cfsm 1.29 In. 17.54

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,450 Mln 1.1 Mean 177 Cfsm 0.952 In. 12.88

Peak discharge (base, 5,200 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.
GREW RIVER BASIN . 

South Pork Little Barren River at Edmonto'n, Ky.

439

Location. Lat 36°58', long 85 0 36', on right bank 5 ft from downstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 496, three-quarters of a mile southeast of Edmonton, Metcalfe County, 

and 3.0 miles upstream from Rogers Creek. Prior to July 21, 1953, at site 5 ft from 

upstream side of bridge.

Drainage area. 18.1 sq mi.

Records available. June 1941 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datura of gage is 742.83 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 12 years, 28.7 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,150 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 6.56 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1941-53: Maximum discharge, 2,140 cfs June 15, 1949 (gage height, 10.00 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,200 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow for many days 

each year.

Remarks.--Records fair prior to July 18, good thereafter. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 1033: 1942(M). WSP 1205: 1949.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, In cubic

feet per second) 

(Backwater from oonstruotion work June 28 to July 17)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 24

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.4

0 

.2

1.2 

4.0

7.5

1.6 

1.8 

2.1 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

26

43

84

152

260

510

Jan. 25 to July 17

0.8 

.9

1.0

1.1 

1.3

0

.6

3.6

7.8

17

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

45

76

152

260

510

July 18 to Sept. 30

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

0

.15 

.35 

.75

1.8

1.5

1.6

1.7 

2.0

3.5

6.8

11

36

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

67 '

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

(*)

0

O

0

o

Nov.

5"0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

al.O

*al.3

3TT

a.l

a. 2

a.l

.1

.1

.2

.7

.5

.2

.4

a. 2

a. 2

a. 3

a. 2

a.l

a.l

a.l

a. 2

-

6.6

0.22

0.012

0.01

Dec.

aO.l

a. 4

a. 2

al.O

57

aio

a3.0

al.O

a. 5

a4.o

al.5

al.l

a. 9

a. 8

a. 7

*a.7

.7

.7

.7

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.2

1.0

.8

.7

.6

.6

2.0

77.9

2.51

0.139

0.16

Jan.

2.6

TIT

7.9

5.8

5.0

4.4

14

24

17

1O2

20

11

8.6

6.8

5.8

5.0

55

58

18

12

76

24

28

~60 333

35

26

*46

29

21

18

1,082.2

34.9

1.93

2.22

Feb.

16

14

13

11

10

12

14

12

10

1O

36

76

33

22

25

21

16

14

12

37

~4T 200

27

22

19

16

15

12

-

_

-

766

27.4

1.51

1.57

Mar.

16

117

»279

~SS 285

36

27

22

18

16

15

16

19

22

38

24

21

1S5

48

30

22

19

32

31

26

21 ' 18

16

14

12

2T

1,504

48.5

2.68

3.09

Apr.

~53 232

32

24

19

22

26

21

34

33

23

35

26

*19

16

14

12

42

35

22

17

14

12

11

10

8.7

7.8

7.O

6 .1 138""^

-

971.6

32.4

1.79

2.00

May

30

16

11

21

98

32

21

16

13

9.6

7.8

6.5

5.7

18

18

35

229

181

~8T 274

34

21

14

11

*8.2

6.1

4.4

3.6

2.8

2.4

1.6

1,232.7

39.8

2.20

2.53

June

1.1

.9

.6

.5

.4

1.1

1.1

.5

.3

.2

.4

.3

.2

.3

.2

.4

.5

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.5

3.0T3"

-

13.1

0.44

0.024

0.03

July

0.1

0

.2

.1

.1

*.l'.i

10

8.0

2.0

.6

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.2

31

5". 8

a. 7

a. 3

29

8.9

1.5

.6

.35

.2

.15

.1

.05

.05

100.00

3.23

0.178

0.21

Aug.

5.1

.5

!55

.3

1.2

.35

.2

.1

.1

.05

*05"

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

8.45

0.273

0.015

0.02

Sept.

(*)

-

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,390 Mln o Mean 20.9 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.73

Water year 1952-53: Max 333 Mln 0 Mean 15.8 Cfsm 0.873 In. 11.84

Peak discharge (base, 1,300 pfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorder graph, 3 discharge 

measurements, weather records, and records for nearby streams.
440 GREEN RIVER BASIN

Green River at Munfordville, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°16'05", long. 85°53'10", on right bank at downstream side of pier of > 

bridge on U. S. Highway 31W at Munfordville, Hart County.

Drainage area. 1,790 sq mi, approximately.

P.ci~..rdB available. February 1915 to December 1922, October 1927 to September 1931, December 1936 to February 1937 (in WSP 838), April 1938 to September 1953. Gage-height 

^ecords collected at same site since 1924 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather 

a jreau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 451.70 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Oct. 18, 1940, chain or staff sages at site 0.2 mile downstream at same 

datum. Oct. 18 to Nov. 29, 1940, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 26 years (1915-22, 1927-31, 1938-53), 2,647 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 23,300 cfs May 21 (gage height, 31.67 ft); mlnimum, 69 cfs Sept. 24-26, 29, 30 (gage height, 2.37 ft).

1915-22, 1927-31, 1936-37, 1938-53: Maximum discharge. 72,200 cfs Jan. 23, 1937 

(gage height, 50.40 ft, from floodmarks, site then in use), from rating curve extended 

above 44,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum, 39 cfs 

Sept. 2, 1921 (gage height, 2.2 ft, site then in use).

Maximum stage known, 54.0 ft in January 1913, at former site (discharge, 87,000 cfs).

Remarks'. Records good above 200 cfs and fair below. Records of chemical analyses, water 

temperatures, and sediment loads for the water year 1953 are given in WSP 1290.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to May 21 May 22 to Sept. 30

2.3

2.4 

2.6 

2.8 

3.5

65

95

170

265

680

5.0

9.0

13.0

24.0

31.4

1,600

4,220

7,300

15,800

23,000

2.3

2.4 

2.6

40

82

170

Note. Same as 

preceding table 

above 2.6 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

I

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

102

102

92

8939"

92

92

89

95

120

150

154

152" 166 

*146

126 

116

106

102

106

106

102

102 

102

102

102

106

106

109 

106

102

3,441

111

0.062

0.07

Nov.

102

ToT

109

112

116

112

112

116

120

134

150

158

170 

202

179

158 

*146

138

162

184

179

174

184

179

179

179

555" 265

235 

215

-

4,836

161

0.090

0.10

Dec.

5TO~ 202

215

220

292

536

668

992

794

938

1,050

914

1,140 

860

632

500 

422

*362

326

304

292

282

276 

270

265

260

255

250

240 

230

235

14,432

466

0.260

0.30

Jan.

550" 245

276

320

404

500

800

1,900

3,430

4,740

4,690

3,910

2,770 

1,900

1,420

1,160 

1,030

1,700

3,300

4,040

2,910

2,460

2,200 

2,980

8,280

9,480

8,010

4,200

3,830 

3,700

3,080

89,915

2,900

1.62

1.87

Feb.

2,410

*1,940

1,630

1,390

1,210

1,120

1,120

1,100

1,030

938

878

. 1,510"

2,360 

2,870

2,470

1,980 

1,720

1,490

1,270

1,140

1,870

3,990

4.770 

3,660

2,600

2,130

1,830

1,550

-

-

53,676

1,917

1.07

1.12

Mar.

1,330

2,320

7,280

15,300

18.000

16,400

11,000

4,790

*3,340

2,690

2,250

1,930

1,790 

1,780

4,230

4,370 

3,670

3,820

5.930

5,840

4,440

3,220

2,710 

2,520

2,520

2,550

2,200

1,890

1,650 

1,450

1,320

144,530

4,662

2.60

3.00

Apr,

2,030

3,550

2,640

2,170

1,760

1,540

1,550

1,890

2,370

2,690

3,480

4,230

3,840 

3,620

3,050

2,580 

2,240

2,540

4,640

*4,990

4.270

3,200

2,560 

2,630

2,930

2,380

1,840

1,540

1.350 

1,820

-

81,920

2,731

1.53

1.70

May

4,320

4,820

4,340

3,910

6,080

9,780

7,800

5,520

4,380

3,720

2,960

2,300

1,840 

1,710

2,720

3,220 

6,780

11,300

16,600

*20,900

23,000

21,500

11,800 

4,120

2,880

2,280

1,820

1,490

1,250 

1,090

968

197,198

6,361

3.55

4.10

June

848

758

692

632

590

830

740

722

668

632

668

890

962 

746

788

1,110 

1,056

950

680

524

446

392

356 

320

298

298

380

506

488 

776

-

19,740

658

0.368

0.41

July

668

638

530

410

392

362

326

1,550

2,380

1,270

722

512

*404 

332

287

255 

307

422

326

362

824

680

872 

1,050

1,060

776

536

404

326 

276

332

19,588

632

0.353

0.41

Aug.

250

327

B"§0" 632

458

410

542

470

356

298

250

225

202 

184

170

161 

148

*320

255

179

152

156

143 

320

255

170

138

121

108 

99

95_

8,184

264

0.147

0.17

Sept.

91SB"

82

82

B6

86

82

82

82

78

74

82

82 

78

78

78 

78

74

74

78

86

82

74 

*69

6?

69

74

74

69 

69

-

2,348

78.3

0.044

0.05

Calendar year 1952 : Max 53,900 Min 89 Mean 2,375 Cfsm 1,33 In. 18.05

Water iter year year 1952-53 ig&z-aa : : Max max 23,000 23,000 Mln nin 69 63 Mean wean 1,753 1,703 Cfsm v,i am 0.98 u.ao In. a.". 13.30 J.O.OLI

Peak discharge (base. 16,000 cfs). Mar. 5 (10 a.m.) 18,300 cfs (26.73 ft)j May 21 (8:30 p.m.) 

23,300 i.300 cfs (31T67 (31.67 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
GREEN RIVER BASIN 441 

North Fork Nolin River at Hodgenville, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°35 I , long. 85°44i, on right bank 10 ft upstream from bridge on State 

Highway 61 at Hodgenville, Larue County, and 0.6 mile downstream from Douglass Creek.

Drainage area. 42.4 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1941 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 701.64 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Average discharge. 18 years, 51.1 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,580 cfs Mar. 3 (gage height, 14.76 ft), from 

recorded range in stage; no flow for many days.

1941-53: Maximum discharge, 6,670 cfs Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 14.75 ft); no 

flow at times.

Remarks.--Records poor. City of Hodgenville diverts approximately 0.1 cfs above station 

for municipal water supply.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 4 to Sept. 30)

1.05

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

0

.4 

1.2 

2.6 

4.6 

7.4

1.6 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0 

8.0 

12.0

11

33

109

316

740

2,050

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0o0 

0

0

0

*0

0

0

1.0

1.4

T6

.4

.2

.1

.2

.3 

.4

.2

.3

.4

.2

.1

.2

.5

.8

.9

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

12.4

0.400

0.0094

0.01

Nov.

1.2

1.2

2.0 

2.0

2.0

2.2

1.9

1.9

3.0

*3.0

1.4

al

1 a9

f a ' 9

\ f a9' 9

a40

a2l>

1"

1"

-

113.2

3.77

0.069

0.10

Dec.

aO.6

IT

a. 6 

a 100

alSO

alo

a3

al

alO

alOO

a20

alO

a5

a4

as

a.2.5

a2.5 *2.2

2.0

2.4

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.9

1.8

4.6

455.2

14.7

0.347

0.40

Jan.

5.7

5.2

6.0 

5.7

5.2

4S~ 4.6

74

48

86

58

38

29

20

16

17

92

107

67

48

36

28

25

41

29

28

29

*82

58

44

35

1,213.4

39.1

0.922

1.06

Feb.

29

23

20 

18

15

13

22

17

14

12

11

10

2T

27

23

a22

a20 

al8

 a!7

a25

a80 a5Qa30

a25

a22

a20

al8

a!5

_

_

-

643

23.0

0.542

0.56

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,000 Min 0

Mar.

a!5

al5o

1.600 

*630

alSO

alOO

a80

a60

a.50

a45

a40

a40

a40

a200

a460

a!40

alOO 

alSO

a80

a65

a60

a60

a80

a50

a45

a40

a35

a33

a30

a27

a35

4,640

150

3.54

4.07

Apr.

a60

a35

a30 

a30

aZ5

a30

a50

a45

a40

a50

a80

a47

a40

a35

a34

*27

23 

184

TI4

74

55

44

36

31

27

23

20

17

15

ZS

-

1,349

45.0

1.06

1.18

Hay

25

18

15 

36

57

40

34

31

26

20

19

16

24

116

106

500

~3l&" 1,050

218

139

97

73

58

46

36

30

*25

a20

a!5

alO

ai

3,197

103

2.43

2.80

June

I"

1"

4.9

4.2

4.2

4.0

3.6

4.4

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.0

1.8

T78

1.8

1.8

2.0

2.2

2.2

2.2

-

117.1

3.90

0.092

0.10

July

a2.5

a2.5

a3 

a40

a2U

alO

a3

*al.5

al.5

al.5

. al.5

al.5

a30 

a40

alO

a3

a3

a5

a3

1-

1 1.4

1 2

ri

1.2

201.5

6.50

0.153

0.18

Aug.

1.0

1.0

1.0 

21

4.6

1.4

1.0

2.2

1.6

.7

.3

**.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3 

.3

.2

.3

.1

0~0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

38.0

1.23

0.029

0.03

Sept.

(*)

-

0

0

0

0

Mean 39.4 Cfsm 0.929 In. 12.67

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,600 Mln 0 Mean 32.8 Cfsm 0.774 In. 10.49

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 efs). Mar. 3 (9 p.m.) 6,580 cfs (14.76 ft); May 17 (10 a.m.) 2,870 

cfs (12.72 ft)T

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

. ** Field estimate made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of discharge measurements, recorded range in 

stage, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
GREEN RIVER BASIN 

Nolin River at Wax, Ky.

Location.--Lat 37°21', long. 86°09', on right bank at upstream side of bridge on State

 Highway 88 at Wax, Grayson County, 14 miles northwest of Munfordville and 28.2 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 600 sq mi.

Records available.--December 1936 to February 1937, April 1938 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datura of gage is 462.81 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 1929. Prior to Sept. 27, 1941, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--IS years (1938-53), 810 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,060 cfs Mar. 5 (gage height, 22.58 ft); minimum not determined.

1936-37, 1938-53: Maximum discharge, 37,000 cfs Jan. 24, 1937 (gage height, 32.26 

ft, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs on basis of slopearea, determination of peak flow; minimum daily, 34 cfs Sept. 17, 1941.

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

Revisions.--WSP 953: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per 

second, for the high-water period in the water year 1937, superseding those published 

in WSP 838, are given herewith. Figures of discharge at indicated time, published in 

WSP 838, are too high and should not be used".

Date

1936

Dec. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Discharge

108

108

108

108

108

282

1,150

1,330

- 600

423

372

632

600

282

262

243

225

243

568

765

731

731

478

397

348

600

450

632

765

833

2,130

Date

1937

Jan. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Discharge

2,910

1,840

1,760

1,400

1,110

1,110

1,290

1,920

1,480

5,200

7,190

6,720

3,100

2,320

4,480

5,520

4,700

9,640

10,300

10,500

9,890

17,300

23,200

32,600

17,600

15,600

10,100

5,140

4,150

3,600

3,700

Date

1937-Con.

Feb. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

Discharge

3,600

2,860

,330

,330

,930

,780

,850

,890

,670

,910

,780

,550

,440

,440

,440

,480

,180

,150

,100

,100

1,100

1,080

1,010

1,290

867

833

765

765

Month

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

Cfs-days

45,520

Maximum

3,600

Minimum

765

Mean

536

1,626

Per square 

mile

0.893

2.71

Runoff In 

inches

1.03

2.82
GREEN RIVER BASIN 443

Nolin River at Wax, Ky. Continued

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height. In feet, and 

discharge. In cubic feet per second)

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

42

186

370

950

10.0

15.0

22.2

2,110

4,260

8,760

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

62

63

56

56

63

64

69

66

67

11

87

88

88

*83

73

70

73

63

66 

62

62

56

52

62

63

62

62 

62

63

56

60

2,070

66.8

0.111

0.13

Nov.

63

60

63

60

62

60

67

77

77

67

70

76

64

69

63

64

*101 

ill

99

94

92

80

73

67

66 

70

62

64

"

2,159

72.0

0.120

0.13

Dec.

£3

66

66

70

247

400

272

176

170

934

1.160

510

296

218

178

*159

142

134

426 

125

125

128

129

126

125

120

113 

111

108

99

126

6,822

220

0.367

0.42

Jan.

148

162

184

197

192

186

814

1,420

1,180

1,380

1,280

999

741

594

502

472

1,030

2.550

2,120 

1,330

1,020

820

720

744

789

735

648 

729

915

862

747

26,190

845

1.41

1.62

Feb.

669

597

*543

500

440

576

594

558

488

435

449

639

651

606

535

490

455

410

380

762

J83.

696

564

520

495

465 

432

-

-

-

15,112

540

0.900

0.94

Mar.

442

988

3,810

8,370

8.700

5,900

2,430

1,870

1,550

*1,290

1,130

1,020

968

999

3,460

5,080

3,130

2,290

2,380 

1,760

1,400

1,220

1,350

1,310

1,110

964

856 

786

729

675

783

68,750

2,218

3.70

4.26

Apr.

1,270

968

798

681

618

636

744

817

774

792

726

738

771

735

642

597

576

1,160

2.240 

1,940

1,250

*992

852

759

693

636

582 

525

488

723

-

25,723

857

1.43

1.59

May

831

768

588

615

1,130

1,340

943

804

771

666

594

555

624

846

1,230

2,470

5,320

8,260

8.640 

5,640

3,240

2,200

1,720

1,420

1,210

1,060

922 

814

738

684

624

57,267

1,847

 3.08

, 3.55

June

570

*522

465

452

422

395

378

358

338

316

296

282

280

264

246

613.

326

255

237 

226

216

204

196

188

180

176

208

215

221

*

9,236

308

0.513

0.57

July

242

186

180

194

294

288

215

224

184

153

140

123

*138

115

115

118

136

186

352 

575

276

205

207

216

178

152

141 

128

123

138

223

6,145

198

0.330

0.38

Aug.

193

150

141

150

176

178

Sept.

64

64

64

59

53

50 .sain 1441 aSO 126 f a5°

125 0

, 109 h

115

97^ a50

95 II

94 U

84

87

*78

73 

77

76

76

101

80

90

74

78 

70

69

£6

66

3,345

108

0.180

0.21

a50

a50

a50

aSO 

a70

a50

a50

a55

*57

69

64

70 

78

81

84

"

1,768

58.9

0.098

0.11

Calendar year 1952: Max 13,500 Mln 52 Mean 743 cfsm 1.24 In. 16.85

Water year 1952-53: Max 8,700 Mln - Mean 615 cfsm 1.02 In. 13.91

Peak dlscharue (base, 6.000 cfs). Mar. 5 (3 a.m.) 9,060 cfs (22.58 ft); May 19 (2 a.m.) 8,950 cfs

(22.44 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, and records for nearby 

stations.
444 GREEN RIVER BASIN

Green River at lock 6, at Brownsville, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°12'25", long. 86°15 I 40", on right bank Just upstream from lock and dam 6, 

0.7 mile downstream from Indian Creek, 1.0 mile northeast of Brownsville, Edmonson 

County, 2.1 miles downstream from Nolin River, and at mile 181.7.

Drainage area. 2.850 sq mi, approximately.

Records ayailable. October 1924 to September 1931, December 1936 to February 1937 (in 

WSP 838), July 1938 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 413.03 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

 T929. Prior to Nov. 26, 1940, staff gage at same site and datum. Since Oct. 1, 1948, 

upper staff gage at lock 5 used as auxiliary gage.

Average discharge. 22 years (1924-31, 1938-53), 4,177 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 32,500 cfs May 20 (gage height, 22.85 ft); minimum ^aily, 190 cfs Sept. 12-16.

l924-31-/19~36-37, 1938-53: Maximum discharge, 120,000 cfs Jan. 24, 1937 (gage 

height, 44.94 ft, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 68,000 cfs on 

basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum observed, 132 cfs Oct. 31, 

1940.

Flood of Jan. 10, 1913, reached a stage of 42.8 ft.

Remarks. Records good above 1,000 cfs and fair below except those below 500 cfs, which 

are poor.

Revisions (water years). WSP 623: 1925. WSP 893: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of indefinite 

stage-discharge relation (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

in cubic feet per second)

(Fall used as a factor May 21)

8.6

9.0

10.0

12.0

440

830

2,140

6,400

15.0

20.0

22.6

15,600

28,000

32,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

270 

260

240

220

200

220

220

220

250

280

330

350

370

350

330

*300

290

270

260

250

240

240

240

240

240

240

240

240

240

240

240

8,120

262

0.092

0.11

Nov.

250 

260

270

280

280

270

270

270

280

290

300

300

320

340

350

330

310

*280

320

380

360

340

320

310

310

300

300

330

340

350

-

9,210

307

0.108

0.12

Dec.

330 

320

320

350

973

995

1,100

1,070

1,210

2,460

2.520

1,900

1,460

1,410

1,110

885

*750

670

590

570

570

560

550

550

521

512

503

494

476

467

512

26,708

862

0.302

0.35

Jan.

580 

610

700

730

750

800

1,710

3,890

4,580

6,480

7,100

6,050

4,800

3,370

2,460

2,040

2,780

5,570

5,700

5,870

5,430

3,960

3,480

3,480

6,640

10,300

10.800

7,780

5,590

5,410

4,860

134,300

4,332

1.52

1.75

Feb.

3,980 

3,200

*2,700

2,300

2,010

2,160

2,300

2,120

1,940

1,760

1.720

2,780

3,260

3,960

3,980

3,240

2,720

2,360

2,060

1,890

3,320

4,660

5,760

5.850

4,400

3,410

2,900

2,500

-

-

85,240

3,044

1.07

1.11

Mar.

2.210 

4,070

12,400

25,800

30,300

30.900

26,ioO

12,700

6,800

*5,240

4,420

3,830

3,480

3,430

9,760

11,800

9,610

8,170

9,070

9,280

7,960

6,120

5,940

5,320

4,800

4,490

4,090

3,590

3,120

2,780

2,560

280,240

9,040

3.17

3.66

Apr.

4,220 

4,990

4,800

3,850

3,200

2,920

3,100

3,200

3,650

3,940

4,400

5,370

5,700

5,210

4,770

4,050

3,520

4,820

7,850

8.620

*7,250

5,740

4,580

3,890

4,140

3,960

3,160

2,600

2.280

3,020

-

132,800

4,427

1.55

1.73

May

4,950 

6,230

6,330

5,540

6,820

11,100

11,500

8,860

7,000

5,810

4,930

4,000

3,340

3,200

4,510

6,550

14,100

21,800

29,000

31.900

*31,200

30,600

27,300

12,900

5,830

4,550

3,670

3,040

2,560

2,230

2.010

323,360

10,431

3.66

4.22

June

1,830 

1,660

1,520

1,410

1,320

1,390

1,750

1,380

1,300

1,210

1,170

1,180

1,410

1,380

1,190

2.580

1,880

1,560

1,330

1,050

910

820

770

720

680

£50.

650

770

930

910

37,310

1,244

0.436

0.49

July

1,150 

1,010

950

950

740

850

750

800

2.180

2,120

1,340

940

760

*670

590

550

590

710

1,250

1,190

1,100

1,220

1,020

1,250

1,360

1,280

980

790

650

590

570

30,900

997

0.350

0.40

Aug.

790 

650

690

900

850

750

760

830

710

580

490

450

400

380

350

330

*320

330

410

350

310

300

300

300

370

320

300

270

260

250

240

14,540

469

0.165

0.19

Sept.

230 

220

220

210

210

200

200

210

210

210

200

190

190

190

190

190

200

200

210

220

210

210

210

210

210

220

220

220

220

220

6,250

208

0.073

0.08

Calendar year 1952: Max 64,400 Mln 140 Mean 3,959 Cfsm 1.39 In. 18.93

Water year 1952-53: Max 31,900 Mln 190 Mean 2,984 Cfsm 1.05 In. 14.21

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote. Stage-discharge relation Indefinite Oct. 1 to Dec. 4, Aug. 10 to Sept. 30 (no gage-height 

record Oct. 8-15, Nov. 11 to Dec. 2)j discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements, gage 

heights where available, and records for stations at Woodbury and Munfordville.
GREEN RIVER BASIN 

Bear Creek near Leltchfield, Ky.

445

Location. Lat 37" 25 '35", long. 86"15'50", near center of span on upstream side of bridge 

on State Highway 65, Just dovmstream from Taylor Pork, 0.8 mile upstream from McClure 

Pork, and 4 miles south of Leltchfleld, Grayson County.

Drainage area. 30.8 sq ml.

Records available. October 1949 to September 1953.

gage. Wire-weight gage and crest-stage Indicator; gage read twice dally. Altitude of 

gage Is 500 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,590 cfs Mar. 3 (gage height, 15.66 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1949-53: Maximum discharge, 5,700 cfs Mar. 22, 1952 (gage height, 18.6 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,800 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow at times during 

1950, 1952-53.

Remarks. Records poor.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in 

cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 4 Dec. 5 to Sept. 30

1.12 

1.2

1.2 

2.5 

6.2

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.6 

4.0

10

16

34

46

62

132

1.12

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

.6 

1.2 

1.8 

2.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0 

2.4 

2.6

5.6

11

19

29

54

62

4.0

6.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.4

132

262

410

540

735

1,170

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0

0

0

0

.1

.5

.4

0

0

111

.9

.3

.2

. a

.1

.1 *. i

.1.1.1

0

0

.1

.2

.1

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.2

5.7

0.184

0.0060

0.007

Nov.

0.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

ol.1

.2

.5

.5

.3

.3

.2

.3

.3

.4

.3

*.6

 a

.8

.5

.3

.3

.2

.3

.3

.5

.4

.3

.4

-

41.5

1.38

0.045

0.05

Dec. 

0.3

.5

.3

131

I§1

3.8

1.3

1.0

10

87

23

10

5.0

3.8

a3

*2.4

2.4

2.2

2.2

aZ

1.9

3.2

3.2

3.2

a2.5

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.6

28

505.6

16.3

0.529

0.61

Jan.

23

29

31

21

II

19

231

260

78

283

79

42

33

25

23

99

472

180

78

51

 33

25

45

96

48

33

37

93

44

31

26

2,585

83.4

2.71

3.12

Feb.

20

*16

13

9.0

7.8

36

22

10

11

9.5

30

71

40

27

18

16

10

7.8

6.7

26

120.

48

29

21

17

16

13

7.8

-

-

-

678.6

24.2

0.786

0.82

Mar.

22

160

1.160

275

97

58

42

32

23

*19

16 ' 16

25

915

744

124

84

212

100

66

50

a50

a60

83

58

42

30

19

15

14

19

4,630

149

4.84

5.59

Apr.

72

44

32

14

9.0

85

138

61

74

63

55

97

56

32

27

13

19

169

95

46

28

*18

15

alZ

15

11

9.0

5^3

14

112

-

1,440.3

48.0

1.56

1.74

May

40

27

11

" 91

82

37

168

110

72

52

82

69

112

92

116

806

781

234

282

180

72

57

47

45

37

32

27

15

a8 10 '

5.1

3,799.3

123

3.99

4.59

June

3.8

*3.2

2.2

2.3

a«.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.6

30

5.6

2.6

.7

1.2

al.3

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

al.4

al.7

2.1

a3

3.8

-

94.5

3.15

0.102

0.11

July

a4

a4

a5

a50

alO

a5

a2.5

al

a. 7

a. 5

a. 3

a. 2

M

.1

.1

.1

35

a60

al

.4

.3

.7

.6

.4

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

183.1

5.91

0.192

0.22

Aug.

0.3

.8

.3

.9

1.2

1.2

1.0

.9

.5

.3

.1

0

0

0

0

*0

0

ao

a.l

a. 2

a. 5

.3

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

10.3

0.332

0.011

0.01

Sept.

(*)

(»)

-

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952 : Max 1,890 Min 0 Mean 32.4 Cfsm 1.05 In. 14.34

Water year 1952-53 : Max 1,160 Min 0 Mean 38. S Cfsm 1.24 In. 16.87

Peak disc (base. 2.500 of s). --Mar. 3 (4 a.m.) 3,590 cfs (15.66 ft)j Mar. 14 (8 p.m.) 3,370

ef« (15.30

.

ft); May 16 (6 p.m. ) 2,520 ofs (13.89 ft)

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of record? for nearby stations.
446 GREEN RIVER BASIN 

Barren River near Pagevllle, Ky.

Location. Lat 36°51'09", long. 85°04i37" (corrected), near right bank on downstream side 

of bridge pier, on U. S. Highway 31E, 100 ft upstream from Hurricane Creek, 1.8 miles 

south of Pageville, Barren County, and 2.1 miles upstream from Peter Creek.

Drainage area. 535 sq mi.

Records available. June 1939 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 505.47 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Nov. 28, 1940, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 870 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,850 cfs May 18 (gage height, 14.86 ft); minimum, 26 cfs Sept. 17, 18 (gage height, 2.78 ft).

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 58,300 cfs Mar. 23, 1952 (gage height, 27.26 ft); minimum, 21 cfs Sept. 28, 1941.

Remarks. Records good except those for August and September, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 923: Drainage area. WSP 1113: 1940, 1945-46.

Rating tallies, water year 1952-S3 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 5 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 25 Jan. 26 to Sept. 30

2.9 

3.1 

3.5 

4.0

132

220

4.5

5.0

7.0

12.0

340

500

1,410

5,000

2.6 

2.9 

3.5

26

77

164

4.0

5.0

7.0

12.0

14.3

262

56S

1,410

5,000

7,230

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

64

62 

61

59

51

61

63

66

96

158

180 I4"8

122

*105

96

90

87

84 

83

82

83

87 

89

92

95

96

100

101

100

97

97

2,863

92.4

0.173

0.20

Nov.

100

I5T

102

105

105

105

105

100

108

140

204

T§8~ 218

138

123

112

105

*104 

116

159

175

151 

129

114

108

108

118

126

122

118

-

3,787

126

0.236

0.26

Dec.

114

116 

129

143

189

354

S3T

240

196

182

212

242

202

178

159

146

135

129 

124

123

126

130 

 129

126

123

117

114

111

log. raff

114

4,956

160

0.299

0.34

Jan.

129

TZS 

150

178

195

186

191

304

608

1,410

1,940

963

624

447

354

299

284

1,240 

1,590

954

1,060

1,880 

1,190

2,580

4.710

2,290

 1,400

1,460

1,960

1,300

1,010

33,029

1,065

1.99

2.50

Feb.

852

728 

627

561

498

464

555

604

532

464

474

1,890

2,470

1,480

1,120

992

820

676 

582

546

2,720

4,980 

2,640

1,340

1,090

940

804

688

_

-

31,532

1,126

2.10

2.19

Mar.

597

ST?

2,810

6.630

 5,516

2,480

1,610

1,230

1,000

860

760

688

680

680

780

732

642

1,540 

2,920

1,650

1,200

992 

1,300

1,440

1,240

1,060

916

812

720

638

604

45,533

1,469

2.75

3.17

Apr.

1,450

1,810 

1,230

1,000

840

756

 760

720

646

888

940

832

1,280

914

788

712

623

808 

900

796

661

586 

529

484

454

422

388

358

340

1,213"

-

23,975

799

1.49

1.67

May

2,480

1,170 

844

680

1,750

1,790

1,220

1,830

1,430

1,050

832

 688

590

518

1,100

1,210

3,090

7.220 

6,010

6,440

3,370

1,940 

1,340

1,050

860

708

604

512

445

400

370

53,541

1,727

3.23

3.72

June

337 559" 

281

262

247

238

242

247

226

208

196

189

182

182

191

 212

242

216 

180

162

154

145 

138

133

127

122

1ST

210

218

289

-

6,219

207

0.3iT

0.43

July

204

164 

150

303

204

159

148

142

151

136

122

111

104

100

97

97

185

246 

518 3"2"3~

*195

189 

270

284

187

. 146

126

111

100

93

85

5,450

176

0.329

0.38

Aug.

107

340 

26?

200

146

117

100

93

93

94

81

73

83

57

52

47

43

40 

39

39

36

53

100

*100

75

63

53

48

46

42

2,765

89.2

0.167

0.19

Sept.

40

40 

39

37

39

39

41

43

a 40

a38

a36

a34

a33

a31

29

27

26

2T

29

a30

a35

a40 

a45

852

aSS

aSO

aSO

aSO

*49

47

1,165

38.8

0.073

0.08

Calendar year 1952: Max 46,700 Mln 52 Mean 856 Cfsm 1.60 In. 21.76

Water year 1952-55: Max 7,220 Mln 26 Mean 589 Cfsm 1.10 In. 14.93

eak discharge (base, 9, 

Discharge measurement f

cfs). Ho peak above base, 

e on this day.

a Ho gage-height record) discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage and records for 

station at Bowling Oreen.
GREEN RIVER BASIN 447

West Bays Fork at Scottsvllle, Ky.

Location. Lat 36e 44'50",long. 86e ll'45", on downstream side of left abutment of

bridge on U. S. Highway 31E, 1 mile southwest of Scottsville, Alien County, and 5.8 

miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 7.52 sq ml.

Records available.--October 1950 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude lof gage Is 640 ft (from 

topographic map). Prior to Aug. 27, 1952, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,600 cfs June 16 (gage height, 6.00 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 400 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at 

 gage height 6.09 ft; minimum 0.1 efs Oct. 1-5, 21-22.

1950-53: Maximum discharge, 1,640 cfs Mar. 22, 1952 (gage height, 6.09 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 400 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at 

peak flow; no flow for many days.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

0

.1

.S

2.0

4.9

8.4

2.6 

2.8 

3.0

3.2

3.3

145 

2OO

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.1

'.]

.1 

.1

6*.

273

* ,'L

.2

.2

.2

.2 

 2

.2

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.Z

.2

.2

.2

14.9

0.48

0.064

0.07

Nov.

0.2

T5

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

2.0

1.0

.5

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2 *.2 

 1.8

1.0

.5

.3

.3

.3

.2

.6

.6

.3

.3

.5

-

13.4

0.45

0.060

0.07

Dec.

0.5

1.0

.6

.9

6.5

3.4

2.3

1.8

1.4

2.6

2.3

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.0

.8

.5

.6 

.3

7g

.5

.5

* . 5

.5

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.5

.8

35.8

1.15

0.153

0.1S

Jan,

-T§ 0.6

1.0

1.0 

1.0

1.2

3.2

8.0

11

22

12

7.7

5.6

4.3

3.4

3.2

9.8

15 

11

9.5

40

18

IS

~34" 113

21

*16

32

18

13

10

464.3

15.0

1.99

2.50

Feb.

8.4

7.4

6.6

5.2 

4.6

5.2

4.0

3.7

3.4

3.1

22

29

18

13

11

8.4

7.0

5.6 

4.9

16

26

16

12

10

8.9

. 7.4

6.6

5.6

-

-

-

279.1

9.97

1.33

. 1.38

Mar.

9.5

25

181

»36

21

16

13

10

8.4

7.7

7.4

6.6

12

11

8.4

7.7

63 

23

17

12

22

33

20

15

12

9.4

8.0

7.0

6.3

12

716.2

23.1

5.07

3.54

Apr.

58

20

14

10 

8.4

9.4

 7.7

7.0

6.3

5.6

4.9

6.0

4.6

4.0

4.3

3.7

3.7

14 

7.4

6.0

4.9

4.6

4.3

3.7

4.0

5.7

5.4

5.2

83.'

323.3

10.8

1.44

1.60

May

16

10

7.4

7.7 

9.4

7.7

12

10

8.0

6.6

6.0

 5.2

5.2

6.8

6.0

11

76

81

"~55"

28

19

14

11

8.4

7.4

6.0

5.2

4.9

4.3

4.0

584.2

18.8

2.50

2.89

June

3.4

2.9

2.9

2.3 

 2.3

3.2

2.6

2.3

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.3

2.5

2.0

»128 ~~S.s

5.7 

2.6

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.2

47

4.6

240.3

8.01

1.07

1.19

July

2.3

1.8

8.5

3.2

1.8

1.2

1,2

1.2

1.0

.8

.6

.5

.5

.5

2.1

5.5

**.,

2.9

*1.8

1.6

1.4

1.0

.6

.6

.5

.3

.5

,3

.3

121.7

3.93

0.523

0.60

Aug.

.3

.3

.3

ti

,2

.2

.5

.5

.5

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

\Z

.2

1.073"

.8

*.Z

.Z

.2

.2

,Z

.2

.Z

7.9

0.25

0.073

0.04

Sept.

o.e

,2

.2 

.2

,2

.2

.2

,2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.Z

"71

,3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

,Z

*. 2

,2

-

,.. 7,7

1*0. gtf

0.035

0.04

Calendar year 1952: Max '700 Mln cf Mean 9.93 Cfsm 1,32 In. 17,97

Water year 1952-53: Max 181 Mln ' 0.1 Mean 7.70 Cfsm 1.02 In, 13,90

»ak discharge (base. 1.100 cfs) June 16 (4 a.m.) 1,600 cfs (6.00 ft). 

Discharge measurement made on this day.
GREEN RIVER BASIN

Drakes Creek near Alvaton, Ky.

Location. Lat 36°53'45", long. 86°23'20", on right bank at downstream side of abandoned bridge on highway, 2.5 miles northwest of Alvaton, Wsrr-en County, and 4.8 

miles downstream from Trammel Fork.

Drainage area. 484 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1939 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 443.07 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to Dec. 19, 1940, wire-weight gage 

at site 0.5 mile downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--13 years (1940-53), 740 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,930 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 20.22 ft); 

minimum, 22 cfs Sept. 17, 18 (gage height, 2.96 ft).

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 30,900 cfs Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 30.70 ft); 

minimum, 9 cfs Sept. 28, 1941'(gage height, 2.79 ft).

Remarks.--Records good above 500 cfs and fair below.

Revisions (WBter years).--WSP 923: Drainage area. WSP 1003: 

1942 (WJ, 1944-45 (M).

1943. WSP 1113: 1940(M).

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shlftlng-oontrol method used Oct. 21-24, Sept. 25-30)

2.9 

3.1 

3.4 

4.0 

5.0

20

28

47

113

262

6.5

9.0

16.0

19.4

600

1,440

4,750

7,270

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

29

28

26

25 

24

25

26

26

34

140

182

TT5

80

*64

52

45 

40

38

35

33

29

27

25

25

30

32

32

33

33

32

33

1,395

45.0

0.093

0.11

Nov.

34

36

36

36 

36

38

38

47

44

55

88

105

86

76

65

56 

52

*51

64 

93

112

107

95

84

73

66

62

64

62

58

-

1,919

64.0

0.132

0.15

Dec.

57

6T

65

75 

174

441 TZE

230

186

376

352

262

219

182

156

137 

123

110

102 

102

102

91

*88

86

85

,80

78

75

71

70

73

4,641

150

0.310

0.36

Jan.

75

era

89

105 

119

131

134

178

488

1,140

1,360

801

548

430

354

304 

286

872

954 

705

1,450

*,89d

1,180

2,290

5.080

1,610

1,140

*1,350

1,550

1,120

897

26,710

862

1.78

2.05

Feb.

747

624

545

485 

420

445

555

512

448

590

392

2.220 i.slo

1,250

980

825 

678

555

482 

445

2,160

1,950

1,220

954

834

735

633

555

_

_

-

23,959

856

1.77

1.84

Mar.

492

1,315

3,870

*7.270 

4,300

2,180

1,530

1,190

966

825

732

651

609

572

765

857 

696

1,890

2,400 

1,470

1,110

924

2,140

2,080

1,400

1,070

879

765

663

578

542

46,706

1,507

3.11

5.59

Apr.

1,990

1,620

1 ,-090

879 

725

660

*696

615

552

530

480

455

458

415

386

376 

352

386

708 

570

480

425

392

366

350

330

308

284

269

2/oTB

-

19,155

638

1.32

1.47

May

2,200

1,130

786

798 

1,640

1,260

945

1,550

1,200

885

711

*592

510

495

693

846 

2,400

4,500

5.570 

57555

2,700

1,730

1,250

987

819

687

582

510

448

405

374

44,203

1,426

2.95

3.40

June

346

318

290

266 

248

244

244

250

214

199

184

174

166

262

276

»5.490 

2,160

642

425 

332

273

236

211

188

169

"517 165

178

192

244

-

12,783

426

0.880

0.98

July

198

162

141

m

260

214

176

155

138

123

112

103

97

91

89 

112

621

708 

320

*202

165

236

190

147

123

106

95

88

84

78

6,564

21Z

0.438

0.50

Aug.

122

176 m

119 

88

76

75

80

76

71

67

63

59

54

52

49 

46

44

42 

40

39

58

38

39

48

*45

39

36

35

33

32

1,961

fe.5

0.131

0.15

Sept.

30

29

29

28 

27

27

26

26

25

25

25

24

24

24

23

23

~ZZ

24 

26

52

28

26

26

25

25

24

23

785

26.2

0.054

0.06

Calendar year 1952: Max 23,600 Mln 24 Mean 597 Cfsm 1.23 In. 16.82 

Water year 1952-53: Max 7,270 Hin 22 Mean 523 Cfsm 1.08 In. 14.66

Peak discharge (base. 9.000 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this a*y.
GREEN RIVER BASIN

Barren River at Bowling Green, Ky.

Location.- -La t 37°00'04", long. 86°25 I 51", on downstream side of old bridge, 400 ft 

downstream from bridge on U. S. Highways 31W and 68 at Bowling Green, Warren County, 

800 ft upstream from Louisville & Nashville Railroad bridge, 6 miles downstream from 

Drakes Creek, and 8.9 miles upstream from Jennings Creek.

Drainage area. 1.680 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. June 1938 to September 1953. Gage-height records collected in this 

vicinity since 1901 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau (prior to 1940 

records are for site about 7 miles downstream and are fragmentary prior to July 1924).

Gage .--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 409.83 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1936. Prior to June 21, 1944, wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum. Since Oct. 1, 1947, auxiliary staff gage at TVA steam plant, 

7.7 miles downstream.

Average discharge. --15 years, 2,537 cfs.

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 19,500 cfs May 20; maximum gage height, 26.93 

re May 20; minimum discharge, 51 cfs Sept. 1 (gage height, 4.11 ft), result of repair 

work on dam above gage.

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 77,400 cfs Mar. 24, 1952; maximum gage height, 44.63 

ft Mar. 24, 1952; minimum discharge, 51 cfs Oct. 1, 2, 1941 (unregulated), Sept 1, 

1953 (result of repair work on dam above gage).

Maximum stage known, 52.2 ft Jan. 8. 1913, from f loodmarks .

g°0d ' Records of water temperatures for the water year 1953 are given

Revisions (water years) . WSP 893: Drainage area. WSP 1113: 1946 (M)

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge

In cubic feet per second)

(Pall used as a factor Mar. 3-9, 20-25, Apr. 3-4, May 2, 7-8, 

17, 19-25)

Oct. 1 to May 2O

4.4 

4.7 

7.0

66

139

1,110

14.0

21.0

26.1

5,900

12,300

19,200

May 21 to Sept. 30

4.1 50 5.0 291 

4.4 87 7.O 1,11O

Note.--Same as preceding 

table above 7.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water y_ear October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

97

88

82

72

72

74

70

70

88

171

48O

480

375

287

224

*189

168

149

136

127

116

106

99

92

92

99

103

103

108

113

108

4,638

ISO

0.089

0.1O

Nov.

106

T13

116

116

119

124

127

124

139

158

178

304

388

358

299

257

228

207

*232

236

287

346

337

304

27O

245

220

2O7

215

228

-

6,588

220

0.131

0.15

Dec.

224

224

220

24T

341

665

886

798

627

619

759

669

627

564

480

425

379

346

316

3O8

304

291

*291

295

295

283

270

257

249

241

249

12,743

411

0.245

O.28

Jan.

245

27O

3O8

350

392

438

459

501

833

1,730

3,80O

3,620

2,100

1,470

1,160

993

899

1,190

3,070

' 3,110

2,41O

4,150

4,070

3,770

8,45O

8.78O

5.36O

*3,76O

4.4OO

4, ISO

3,170

79,438

2,563

' 1.53

1.76

Feb.

2,480

2,010

1,710

1,480

1,320

1,250

1.38O

1,400

1,35O

1,210

1.140

2,50O

5,37O

4.9OO

3,52O

2,780

2,26O

1,830

1,520

1,36O

2,540

6,850

7,28O

4,270

3,110

2,590

2,180

1,840

-

-

-

73,430

2,622

1.56

1.63

Mar.

1,600

2,360

5,65O

13,200

«16,6OO

13 , 30O

7,13O

4,560

3,590

2,88O

2,410

2,100

1,900

1,850

2,32O

2,660

2,200

2,850

6,910

6,200

4,30O

3,35O

3,610

5,590

4,520

3,630

2,960

2,49O

2,150

1,870

1,720

138,460

4,466

2.66

3.O7

Apr.

3,490

6,880

4,990

3,610

2,85O

2,36O

2,230

*2,120

1,870

1,740

1,93O

1,870

1,790

2,100

1,730

1,520

1,400

1,360

1,870

2,440

1,940

1,630

1.44O

1,320

1,220

1,150

1,O7O

998

944

1,770

-

63,632

2,121

1.26

1.41

May

5,860

4,390

3,O10

2,170

3,37O

5,770

4,500

3,710

4,820

3,920

2,880

2,240

*1,84O

1.59O

1.80O

2,960

5,O60

11,3OO

16,000

*19.2OO

17,20O

10,900

5,710

3,980

3,050

2,480

2,010

1,700

1,450

1,300

1.190

157,360

5,076

3.02

3.48

June

1,090

1,010

938

865

8O6

789

806

756

718

667

621

580

559

555

697

*2,800

6,O80

1,880

1,060

814

688

596

539

491

454

"458 428

454

534

613

-

29,346

978

O.582

0.65

July

714

58O

480

1,060

955

705

844

7O5

522

465

428

376

343

317

306

313

350

836

1,560

1,260

819

*596

547

6O4

621

487

402

346

313

291

280

18,425

594

O.354

0.41

Aug.

443

1,400

1.15O

714

522

424

35O

324

298

272

261

25O

232

206

187

ISO

221

272

228

165

136

123

113

130

130

*180

176

136

117

103

J32

9,535

308

0.183

0.21

Sept.

69

67

68

74

74

71

68

67

66

67

67

67

66

65

62

61

59

59

61

66

65

65

66

78

80

75

75

72

72

72

-

2,044

68.1

O.041

0.05

Calendar year 1952 : Max 69,8OO Min 7O Mean 2,189 Cfsm 1,30 In. 17.74

Water year 1952-53 : Max 19,20O Mln 59 Mean 1,632 Cfsm 0.971 In. 13.20

Peak discharge (base. 20.OOP cfs). No peak above base. 

Discharge measurement made on this day.
450 GREEN RIVER BASIN

Green River at lock 4, at Woodbury, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°11'00", long. 86°37'40", on left bank 0.2 mile upstream from lock 4,

 at Woodbury, Butler County, 0.3 mile downstream from Barren River, and at mile 149.1.

Drainage area. 5,410 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. December 1936 to February 1937 (in WSP 838), October 1937 to 

September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 389.60 ft" above mean sea level, adjust-

 ment of 1912. Prior to September 1940, staff gage at site 0.2 mile downstream at 

lock 4, at same datum. Oct. I, 1938, to Sept. 30, 1951, and since Oct. 1, 1952, 

auxiliary staff gage 6.0 miles downstream. Oct. 1, 1981, to Sept. 30, 1952, auxilary 

wire-weight gage 7.8 miles downstream r

Average discharge. 16 years (1937-53), 7,915 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 51,700 cfs May 21; maximum gage height,

 24.90 ft May 22; minimum daily discharge, 280 efs Oct. 5, Sept. 17, 29,30.

1936-53: Maximum discharge, 205,000 cfs Jan. 25, 1937, from rating curve extended 

above 86,000 cfs; maximum gage height, 43.1 ft Jan. 25, 1937; minimum discharge, 

245 cfs Oct. 19, 1940.

Flood of Jan. 11, 1913, reached a stage of 38.5 ft.

Remarks. Records good above 1,500 cfs and poor below. 

Revisions. WSP 893: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of Indefinite 

stage-discharge relation (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

(Pall used as a factor Mar. 4-10 and May 17-26; shiftingcontrol method used Oct. 9-17, Nov. 5-8, and Dec. 5-20)

Oct. 1 to May 20

6.5 280 6.8 600 6.6

6.6 370 7.3 1,520 7.0

Mote. Same as following 7.3

table above 7.3 ft. 8.0

May 21 to Sept. 30

460

1,010

1,520

3,330

9.0

15.0

21.7

6,300

28,500

51,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

330 

310

300

290

280

290

310

330 361

587

784

939

90S

767

*690

615

509

500 

480

450

420

390

360 

340

320

300

300 

300

300

300

300

13,655

440

0.081

0.09

Nov.

325

330

350

370

361

*352

352

400

570

620

700

840

960

1,000

936

830

780 

1,000

1.200

1,000

930

850 

770

740

700

700 

700

700

760

-

20,425

681

0.126

0.14

Dec.

760 

770

800

350

2,550

2,990

2,550

2,550

2,470

4,380

*4.860

3,670

2,550

2,310

1,960

1,560

1,330

1,170 

1,090

1,020

980

960

940 

920

900

880

860 

840

820

800

870

51,960

1,676

0.310

0.36

Jan.

1.150 

1,310

1,610

1,760

1,740

1,740

2,360

5,760

7,340

10,000

12,600

11,900

8,900

6,300

*4,860

4,140

5,100

10,800 

11,100

11,100

9,500

8,700

8,780 

9,980

13,700

18.700

17,700 

14,600

11,700

11,100

9,580

255,610

8,245

1.52

1.76

Feb.

7,820 

6,340

5,490

4,860

4,350

4,470

5,100

4,770

4,470

4,050

3.930

6,780

9,580

10,600

9,220

7,540

6,180

5,400 

*4,740

4,320

7,980

11,400

14.100 

12,300

9,340

7,340

6,180 

5,460

_

-

-

194,110

6,932

1.28

1.33

Mar.

4.950 

9,020

20,700

39,600

46,100

47 m 500

43,300

33,400

21,200

12,400

8,500

7,180

6,460

6,500

15,800

18,300

15,500

15,300 

17,200

17,700

14,800

11,800

12,800 

13,400

11,800

9,900

8,620 

7,420

6,420

*5,760

5,340

514,670

16,600

3.01

3.54

Apr.

10,500 

12,900

12,400

9,460

7,580

6,540

6,820

6,540

5,540

6,540

6,780

7,620

8,340

8,060

7,380

6,340

5,670

7,500 

12,500

13.100

11,200

9,100

7,340 

6,150

5,910

5,820

5,190 

4,470

3.960

6,270

-

234,520

7,817

1.44,

1.61

May

10,900 

12,700

10,800

9,140

11,700

15,800

18,000

15,300

13,400

11,600

9,380

7,700

6,420

*6,340

8,340

15,100

29,800

36,400 

45,900

49,000

*51.200

49,000

42,600 

32,500

19,100

12,300

7,460 

5,850

5,040

4,470

4^050

577,290

18,620

3.44

3.97

June

3,670 

3,330

*2,990

2,720

2,530

2,390

2,880

2,640

2,390

2,200

2,030

1,960

2,100

2,310

2,100

3,530

5,160

5.370 

3,250

2,360

1,910

1,650

1,440 

1,370

1,240

1,190

1.160 

1,260

1,440

1,610

-

72,180

2,406

0.445

0.50

July

1,880 

1,930

1,630

1,700

2,200

*1,740

1,720

1,650

2,310

3.020

2,180

1,610

1,190

1,070

968

926

1,060

1,330 

2,690

2,940

2,280

1,980

1,700 

1,700

2,000

1,930

1,560 

1,260

1,100

982

*982

53,218

1,717

0.317

0.37

Aug.

1,060 

1,860

2.360

1,930

1,590

1,350

1,140

1,160

1,100

968

856

786

730

688

632

577

577

632 

758

758

618

525

486 

156

604

688

674 

604

551

512

500

27,760

895

0.165

0.19

Sept.

m420

400

390

380

360

350

340

330

 320

310

310

300

300

290

*280

310

310

310

310

310 

310

310

310

300 

290

*280

280

-

9,900

330

0.061

0.07

Calendar year 1952: Max 105,000 Min 280 Mean 7,180 Cfsm 1.33 In. 18.06

Water year 1952-53: Max 51,200 Mln 260 Mean 5,549 Cfsm 1.03 In. 13.93

Peak discharge (base. 40.000 ofs). Mar. 6 (6 p.m.) 48,000 efs (23.19 ft at 9 p.m.)j Hay 21 

(10 p.m.) 51,TOO cfs (24.90 ft at 2 a.m., May 22J.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation Indefinite Oct. 1-8, Oct. 18 to Nov. 4, Nov. 9 to Dec. 4, Dec. 21- 

31, Aug. 21 to Sept. 30; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, weather records, 

and records for stations at Brownsville and Livermore.
GREEN RIVER BASIN 451

Mud River near Lewisburg, Ky.

Location. Lat 37 0 00', long. 86°54', on right tank 100 ft upstream from highway bridge, 

3 miles northeast of Lewisburg, Logan Comity, 7.4 miles downstream from Motts Lick 

Creek, and 12% miles upstream from Wolf Lick Creek. -

Drainage area. 97.3 sq mi.

Records available. December 1939 to September 1953.

Gage.--Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 409.05 ft above mean sea level 

datum of 1929. Prior to Oct. 23, 1941, wire-weight gage at site 100 ft downstream 

at same datum.

Average discharge. 13 years (1940-53), 160 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,620 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 16.52 ft, from 

grapn based on gage readings); no flow for many days.

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 9,600 cfs Mar. 22, 1952 (gage height, 21.1 ft from 

graph based on gage readings); no flow at times in most years.

Remarks. Records poor.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 10 to Dec. 14, Dec. 31 to Jan 10: 

stage-discharge relation indefinite Oct. 1-9, Dec. 15-30)

2.74

2,8

3.0

4.0

4.3

4.7

5.2

.65 

2.7 12.9' 

17 

25 

40

6.0

7.0

12.0

13.0

14.0

16.0

75

155

712

880

1,300

3,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day.

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7.

8

9

.10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm 

In.

Oct.

0 

7J

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.8

42

17

6.8

**3.7

3.0

2.5

2.2

2.1 

2.0

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

112.4

3.63

0.037 

0.04

Nov.

2.8 

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.6

2.8

2.9

3.0

3.1

3.5

4.1

4.4

4.2

4.0

3.8

5.6

*3.5 

3.7

8.9

IS.

11

8.7

6.8

5.9

5.2

4.8

5.2

6.5

7.8

7.7

-

156.8

5.23

0.054 

0.06

Dec.

7.3

8.2

20

87

90

50

38

39

266

96

52

38

27

25

21

18 

16

16

15

15

15

15

*14

14

13

12

12

11

11

25

1,094.0

35.3

0.363 

0.42

Jan.

42 

53

89

94

79

63

62

187

192

494

386

209

153

107

85

89

192 

359

238

172

135

114

116

825

586

294

240

288

*240

188

154

6,5Z5

210

2. Iff 

2.49

Feb.

129 

109

95

84

80

183

169

122

101

83

105

5S4

341

224

186

149

119 

98

S8

85

297

234

176

144

125

113

97

83

_

-

-

4,406

157

1.61 

1.68

Mar.

M1,410

*5.090

1,160

460

282

223

185

154

132

125

114

236

1,080

602

274 

933

714

348

239

222

632

434

288

224

. 187

159

141

124

120

15,061

486

4.99 

5.76

Apr.

m214

165

128

120

148

*119

96

84

72

63

58

44

46

50

41 

402

394

189

126

100

77

66

66

59

50

44

42

786

5,112

170

1.75 

1.95

May

500 

216

134

117

277

274

226

204

179

136

107

83

*79

228

464

909

2.970 

2,660

2,170

1,180

548

323

236

175

131

100

7S

62.

53

46

39

14,904

481

4.94 

5.70

June

33

25

22

20

19

18

17

16

14

14

13

13

14

16

14

*12 

12

11

11

11

9.9

9.0

8.7

8.5

13

10

8.5

8.8

10

440.2

14.7

0.151 

0.17

July

- 10 

8.8

9.4

I5-

23

11

9.6

8.5

7.8

6.8

6.0

5.5

5.4

5.6

5.4

6.3

80 

55

14

12

9.1

*7.7

7.4

7.4

6.5

5.7

5.0

4.5

4*1

4.2

450.8

14.5

0.149 

6.17

Aug.

4.5

TTf

4.2

4.1

3.7

3.4

3.0

2.4

2.2

2.1

2.0

2.2

2.4

2.1

2.2

2.6 

4.2

3.3

2.2

2.0

1.5

1.1

.8

.5

.4

 3 **TJ

.3

.3

.3

70.3

2.27

«

Sept.

0.1

0*

 8

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0-

0.2

0.007

0.000072 

0.00008

Calendar year 1952: Max 6,360 Min 0 Mean 122 Cfsm 1.25 In. 17.08

Water year 1952-S3: Max 3,090 Min o Mean 132 Cfsm 1.36 In. 18.47

(16

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 cfs). --Mar. 4(10 a.m.) 3,620 cfs (16.52 ft); May 17 (1 p.m.) 3,380 cfs 

.28 jftj.

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Field estimate made on this day.
452 GREEN RIVER BASIN

Rough River near Madrid, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°35 I 30", long. 86°18'55", on upstream side of bridge near center of span 

on State Highway 65 at Eveleigh, 1.6 miles southeast of Madrid, Brecklnrldge County, 

and 4 miles downstream from Clifty Creek.

Drainage area. 229 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1938 to September 1953.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 466.08 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge.--15 years, 335 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,140 cfs Mar. 4; maximum gage height, 29.8 ft 

Mar. 4 (from graph based on gage readings); minimum discharge observed, 8.0 efs 

Sept. 28-30.

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 13,800 cfs Mar. 22, 1952;.maximum gage height, 36.2 

Dec. 13, 1949 (from graph based on gage readings); minimum discharge observed, 7.5 cfs 

Sept. 27, 1941, July 28, 1944.

Maximum stage known, 38.6 ft Jan. 19, 1937, from floodmarks (discharge, 18,000 cfs, 

from rating curve extended above 9,000 cfs).

Remarks.--Records poor.

Revis ions.--WSP 873: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 20 to Nov. 5, Sept. 29-30; 

rate of change In stage used as a factor for most days when 

discharge exceeded 5OO cfs)

4.2

4.4

4.5 

4.8 

5.2

8.0

16

22

54

110

5.5

15.0

19.0

24.0

28.6

165 

1,240 

2,100 

'3,800 

6,880

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

89 -

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota:

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

14

*13

12

10

8.6

all

a!5

a!4

13

16

73

30

20

14

13

12

11 

10

10 

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.6

9.6

10

10

10

10

10

10

alO

436.6

14.1

0.062

0.07

Nov.

11

11

12

12

13

14

14

14

14

16

18

19

19

20

18

17

17 

19

27 

*71

47

25

20

15

a!4

a!3

a!4

a!5

15

16

-

570

19.0

0.083

0.09

Dec.

18

21

21

128

815

492

a200

Jan.

a200

)

3100 I a550

a300

a 9000

3500 h

a300

alSO

91

*75

57

54 

49

49 

a48

50

54

57

54

52

48

44

a40

a37

a35

a 100

4,939

159

0.694

0.80

> 8400

aSOO

3350

a450

a300

a700

479

320

250

12,499

403

1.76

2.03

Feb.

207

183

170

*157

139

145

173

153

128

114

112

335

251

237

171

160

134 

114

m

394

283

191

171

165

152

130

118

_

-

-

4,904

175

0.764

0.80

Mar.

180

624

3,280

6.690

2,150

91S

640

497

411

354

*310

277

292

812

3,080

1,560

771 

97S

807 

574

461

402

585

492

384

3310

272

246 219

200

195

28,971

935

4.08

4.70

Apr.

229

211

188

167

162

173

676

413

424

351

292

309

354

224

202

196

177 

752

859 

461

346

277

*239

211

206

195

a!80

167

162

280

-

9,082

303

1.32

1.47

May

356

252

191

181

3700

3600

9450

3350

390

325

443

435

733

1,110

1,230

1,340

6.820 

4,520

*2,200 

1,220

758

570

457

371

312

258

224

197

180

a!70

a!60

27,503

887

3.87

4.47

June

3150

3140

3130

3120

allO

alOS

3100

97

86

81

79

76

72

72

70

337

315 

66

62 

54

350

a45

a42

a38

a.37

337

38

47

52

48

-

2,756

91.9

0.401

0.45

July

53

77

88

143

83

64

108

88

64

42

36

33

31

*33

31

30

71 

189

191 

84

59

143

126

59

41

35

31

33

31

16

104

2,227

71.8

0.314

0.36

Aug.

46

21

21

22

SI

55

31

 31

25

23

22

20

321

20

319

318

*17 

16

16 

16

315

15

18

17

16

a!4

313,

313

312

a!2

an.

703

22.7

0.099

0.11

Sept.

all

a 10

39.6

3ll

14

* 

17

17

12

all

a 10

all

12

12

13

12

11

10 

11

13 

15

21

*14

12

all

a9.6

a8.8

a8.4

' 8.4

8.0

aS.O

-

351.8

11.7

0.051

0.06

Calendar year 1952 : Max 10,500 Mln 8.8 Mean 283 Cfsm 1.24 In. 16.81

Water year 1952-53 : Max 6,820 Mln 8.0 Mean 260 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.'41

Peak discharge (b. iase. 4.000 efs). Mar. 4 (6 a.m.) 8.140 efs (29.8 ft at 10 a.m.); May 17 (3 p.m.)

7,750 cfs (29.6 ft :at 6 p.m..

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a Doubtful or no gage height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for other Rough 

River stations.
GREEN RIVER BASIN 453

Rough River near Falls of Rough, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°36'33", long. 86°29'47", on right bank 2.6 miles downstream from North 

Fork, 3-| miles northeast of Falls of Rough, Grayson County, 4.1 miles upstream from 

Rook Lick Creek, and 7.1 miles upstream from milldam.

Drainage area. 449 sq mi.

Records available. January 1940 to September 1953 (high-water records only). Prior to 

October 1951, published records of low flow are for site at Falls of Rough, 7.1 miles 

downstream.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 429.20 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to July 10, 1940, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,470 cfs May 18; maximum gage height, 26.16 ft

1940-53: Maximum discharge, 13,700 cfs Mar. 23, 1952; maximum gage height, 30.07 

ft Mar. 23, 1952.

Remarks.--Records fair. Discharge less than 1,000 cfs on days for which no discharge is 

shown.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In .feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 10 to Nov. 23)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 26 Nov. 27 to Sept. 30

1.0 

1.4 

1.8 

2.2 

3.0 

4.0

14

42

85

159

380

715

1.0 

1.2 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5

9.0

20

58

110

220

3.0

5.0

9.0

11.0

370

1,100

3,000

4,370

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct. Nov. Dec.

.

_

_

.

1,400

1,240

_

-

-

1,910

1,690

.

-

.

-

_

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

Jan.

.

.

-

_

-

_

-

1,910

1,790

1,790

1,730

1,230

-

_

-

.

1,240

2,460

2,070

1,270

_

-

-

1,300

1,100

-

-

1,030

1,190

-

"

-

-

-

-

Feb. Mar.

_

1,050

5,160

8,130

7,540

5,240

2,680

1,610

-

-

_

-

-

1,270

3,430

3,750

2,540

1,860

1,760

1,400

_

-

1,030

1,030

-

-

-

-

-

-

"

-

-

-

-

Apr.

_

-

-

-

-

_

1,060

1,050

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

1,750

1,500

.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

*

May

_

-

-

-

1,150

1,280

-

-

-

-

-

1,020

1,200

2,140

2,420

3,110

5,850

8,240

7,050

*4,980

2,960

1,580

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

"

June July Aug. Sept.

Calendar year 1952 : Max 12,800 Mln - Mean - Cf sm - In. -

Water year 1952-53 : Max 8,240 Mln - Mean - Cf sm - In. -

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 cfs). Mar. 4 (10 a.m.) 3,250 cfs (25.97 ft at 6 p.m.)} May 18 (1 p.m.) 

3,470 cfs (26.16 ft at 4 p.m.). 

" Discharge measurement made on this day.
454 GREEN RIVER BASIN

Rough River at Falls of Rough, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°35'20", long. 86°33'05", on left bank 150 ft downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 110 at Falls of Rough, Grayson County, and 3.0 miles downstream from 

Rock Lick Creek.

Drainage area. 500 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--January 1940 to September 1953 (low-water periods only prior to 

October 1948). Prior to October 1948, records of low flow published as "near Falls 

of Hough."

(/age. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 420.94 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. July 12, 1940, to June 27, 1941, staff gage at datum 1.79 ft lower and June 27, 

1941, to Oct. 21, 1948, water-stage recorder at datum 2.79 ft lower, at site 1,000 ft 

downstream.

Average discharge. 5 years (1948-53), 1,057 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,060 cfs Mar. 5 (gage height, 25.95 ft); minimum, 9.4 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.45 ft).

1940-53: Maximum discharge, 12,400 cfs Jan. 14, 1950 (gage height, 28.87 ft); minimum daily, 6 cfs Aug. 13, 1944.

Floods of Jan. 12, 1913, March 1935, and Jan. 25, 1937, reached stages of 28.96, 

29.31, and 34.06 ft respectively, from floodmarks. Flood in 1915 reached a stage of 

28.93 ft, from floodmark.

Remarks. Records good. Low flow regulated by small gristmill 100 ft above gage. Records 

of water temperatures and sediment loads for the water .year 1953 are given in WSP 1290.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Rate of change in stage used as a factor for most days 

above 400 cfs)

1.4 

1.6 

4.0 

7.0

6.0

20

270

671

16.0

20.0

25.0

25.9

2,540

4,000

7,120

8,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ctsm

In.

Oct.

11

TT

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

34

40

76

6T 

40

»27

22

18

17

16 

15

16

26

17

13

13

13

15

13

13

14

13

631

20.4

0.041

0.05

Nov.

14

14

18

15

18

19

19

19

19

23

22

26

25 

27

31

19

24

25

' 121 

*107

84

76

53

38

31

23

20

21

23

24

-

998

33.3

0.067

0.07

Dec.

24 

24

25

522

1,470

1,050

506

210

328

2,510

1,600

68!

329 

212

*158

127

106

93

84 

81

95

101

104

104

97

89

81

74

69

66

126

10,947

353

0.706

0.81

Jan.

234 

247

486

430

361

287

653

2,270

1,860

2,060

1,760

1,050

648 

473

379

470

1,620

2.700

2,330 

1,110

687

509

455

1,570

1,030

703

558

1,210

1,100

747

553

30,550

985

1.97

2.27

Feb.

450

376

325

*287

257

352

358

326

274

238

258

589

615 

474

376

320

269

228

204 

198

480

604

451

338

299

276

252

225

_

-

-

9,699

346

0.692

0.72

Mar.

219

1/555

5,120

7,460

7.960

7,030

5,030

3,130

872

641

*545

497

509 

1,530

3,500

4,040

3,330

2,240

1,820 

1,190

827

722

1,270

1,040

739

577

488

426

385

347

353

65,067

2,099

4.20

4.84

Apr.

393

379

338

301

272

525

1,130

1,070

885

733

570

509

542 

463

383

340

314

1,070

1.840 

1,290

739

*560

*460

408

389

356

320

282

254

355

-

17,513

584

1.17

1.30

May

564 

509

365

318

1,270

1,130

834

641

708

532

585

947

1,350 

2,350

2,610

3,200

5,370

7,210

7.650 

*6,600

4,980

2,210

881

602

487

412

346

295

256

233

217

55,642

1,795

3.59

4.14

June

195 

182

162

150

142

134

125

120

110

99

93

87

82 

79

77

87

406

163

89 

71

65

60

56

54

53

50

49

55

73

71

-

3,234

108

0.216

0.24

July

60 

61

63

330

174

115

70

95

84

52

49

32

41

*31

36

37

58

158

171 

192

99

73

114

126

66

40

40

36

36

. 39

32

2,610

84.2

0.168

0.19

Aug.

38

sf

42

32

73

71

45

33

33

24

25

29 

23

25

22

*22

25

21 

19

30

27

14

14

17

14

14

13

!2

Tf

12

908

29.3

0.059

0.17

Sept.

tt

11

11

23

14

17

14

14

14

23

17

12 

12

12

12

12 11

11 

11

11

11

 11

ISTT

11

11

11

19

21

-

416

13.9

0.028

0.05

Calendar year 1952 : Max 11,000 Min 11 Mean 615 Cfsm 1.23 In. 16.74

Water year 1952-53 : Max 7,960 Mln 11 Mean 543 Cfsm 1:09 In. 14.73

Peak discharge (base. 5.500 cfs). Mar. 5 (9 a.m.) 8.060 efs (25.95 ft)i Mav 19 (5 a.m.) 7.800 era

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
QREEN RIVER BASIN 455

Rough River near Dundee, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°32'50", long. 86°43'20", on right bank at downstream side of Barretts 

Ford Bridge, 1.5 miles downstream from Caney Creek and 3 miles southeast of Dundee, 

Ohio County.

Drainage area. 752 sq mi.

Records available. February 1940 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 393.18 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Dec. 10, 1940, wire-weight gage at same site and datum. Since Oct. 1, 

1950, auxiliary wire-weight gage 5.6 miles downstream.

Average discharge. 13 years, 1,048 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,790 cfs Mar. 6 (gage height, 27.83 ft); minimum, 10 efs Sept. 29 (gage height, 3,27 ft).

1940-53: Maximum discharge, 20,000 cfs Jan. 14, 1950 (gage height, 28,97 ft): minimum dally, 8.1 cfs Sept. 19, 20, 1941; minimum gage height observed, 2.98 ft Oct. 28, 

1940.

Maximum stage known, 31.8 ft in January 1937, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records good. Records of water temperatures for the water year 1953 are given in 

 B5T~1290.

Revisions.--WSP 893: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

18

IS

18

18

20

23 

21

19

19

26

34

35

65 

57

 42

36

34

30

29

28

28

27

34

33

27

24

23

23

26.

26

25

886

28.6

0.038

O.04

Nov.

27

27

28

29

30

28 

28

30

31

32

32

34

34 

34

34

38

30

27

*45

132

114

88

76

53

39

34

32

24

24

25

-

1,239

41.3

0.055

0.06

Dec.

26

ZT

27

157

1,420

1,840 

1,130

485

258

1,900

2,560

1,770

680 

342

233

*168

131

107

91

83

85

104

111

112

109

98

86

75

65

59

66

14,405

465

0.618

0.71

Jan.

238

33S

538

701

580

460 

558

2,220

2,980

3,000

3,060

2,610

1,270 

835

615

596

1,430

3,120

3,500

2,910

1,670 '863

660

1,800

2,220

1,650

975

1,230

1,760

1,450

945

46,584

1,503

2.00

2.30

Feb.

725

590

499

430

*365

427 

580

526

441

358

345

815

1,180 

942

679

548

448

356

305

288

561

804

767

560

468

423

383

333

_

.

-

15,146

541

0.719

0.75

Mar.

1,2~70~ 308

3,260

5,860

8,920

9,680 

8,780

6,840

4,660

2,270

1,190

*714

669 

1,300

3,580

3,980

4,320

4,280

3,600

2,740

1,740

1,220

1,750

2,050

1,650

1,080

796

656

566

493

468

90,690

2,925

3.89

4.49

Apr.

524

546

504

437

380

458

1,440

1,710

1,640

1,350

970

804

888 

786

615

530

468

857

2,440

2,520

1,870

1,040

 745

616

584

536

471

409

357

517

-

27,007

900

1.20

1.34

May

858

834

616

474

946

1,920 

1,700

1,290

992

854

663

996

1,340 

2,510

3,270

3,520

4,740

7,600

9,250

9,520

*8,600

6,870

4,730

2,250

999

601

4&0

361

321

284

§§4

79,613

2,568

3.41

3.94

June

231

206

190

171

156

146 

138

128

. 120

108

98

89

85 

81

77

75

174

536

1ST

82

68

61

57

54

52

52

48

5252

67

-

3,391

113

0.150

0.17

July

65

56

125

243

284

165 

101

65

91

76

50

46

*38

41

54

37

73

99

207

193

179

96

74

121

HZ

61

40

37

34

35

57

2,915

94.0

0.125

0.14

Aug.

32

55

61

4T

37

32 

56

57

37

29

29

24

24 

27

22

24

22

*21

24

23

21

27

26

19

11

17

18

18

18

IS

17

875

28.2

0.036

0.04

Sept.

16

17

18

19

17

II

16

17

16

16

20

20 

15

13

12

12

12

12

13

15

12

*12

13

21

16

11

IT

11

14

-

455

15.2

0.020

0.02

Calendar year 1952: Max 17,100 Win 16 Mean 859 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.54

Water year 1952-53: Max 9,680 Min 11 Mean 776 Cfsm 1.03 In. 14.00

geek discharge (base. 5.000 cftO. Mar. 6 (7 a.m.) 9,790 ofs (27.83 ft)j May 20 (4 a.m.) 9,650 cfs 

(27.78 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
456 GREEN RIVER BASIN 

Green River at Llvermore, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°32'10", long. 87°15'35", on downstream side of bridge near right bank on 

State Highway 81 at Calhoun, MoLean County, 0.3 mile upstream from lock and dam 2 and 

Long Palls Creek, and at mile 63.4.

Drainage area. 7,580 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--March 1930 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 355.24 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929. supplementary adjustment of 1944. Auxiliary water-stage recorder 7.8 miles upstream at datum 360.24 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment 

of 1944. Mar. 22, 1930, to Sept. 30, 1940, and Oct. 1, 1942, to Sept. 30, 1947, present 

auxiliary gage used as base gage (staff gage prior to September 1939). Upper staff 

gage at lock 2 used as auxiliary gage Oct. 1, 1932, to Sept. 30, 1940. Current base 

gage was used as auxiliary gage Oct. 1, 1942,to Sept. 30, 1947.

Average discharge. 23 years, 11,040 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 48,000 cfs May 26; maximum gage height, 27.18 

ft May 26; minimum daily discharge, 304 cfs Oct. 5.

1930-53: Maximum discharge, 208,000 cfs Jan. 27, 1937; maximum gage height, 42.4 

ft Jan. 30, 1937, present site and datum; minimum discharge, 280 cfs Oct. 5-9, 23-27,

1930. Feb. 2-4, 1931.

Remarks. Records good except those below 500 cfs, which are fair. 

Revisions.--WSP 893: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic

feet per second) 

(Pall used as a factor Jan. 27-29, Mar. 3-26, May 8-9, 17-31)

Oct. 1 to May 26 May 27 to Sept. 30

7.7

7.8

7.9

8.0 

8.2

280

310

350

430

700

1,050

1,850

2,550

3,100

4,600

11.0

12.0

20.0

24.0

24.9

14,000 

20,000 

38,000 

46,OOO 

47,800

7.3

7.5

7.6

7.7

315

345

360

405

7.8

7.9 

8.1 

8.4

475

570

860

1,400

9.0 

9.8

11.0

1,900

3,350

7,100

14,000

Mote. Same as preceding table above 

11.0 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

414 

538

330

318

504

526

334

350

390

466

580

853

1.070 

1,070

*960

888

819

717

670

610

580

526

490

478

454

442

 106 

382

398 

414

414

16,791

542

0.072

0.08

Nov.

442 

450

414

445

442

*450

478

502

558

610

625

655

685 

785

870

960

960

960

996

996

,090

,230

,250

,210

,230

1,010

978 

942

870 

870

25,900

797

0.105

0.12

Dec.

906 

534

906

,170

,610

,100

,180

,900

,220

* ,360

,320

,740

,640 

,000

,800

,300

,890

,670

,530

,410

,550

,550

,290

,290

,290

,270

,250 

,250

,150 

,110

,150

77,276

2,495

0.329

0.58

Jan.

1,250

TTSSo

1,750

2,180

2,420

2,450

2,550

5,870

12,000

14,800

19,000

19,800

18,300 

*14,900

10,300

7,200

7,830

14,200

18,000

18,300

17,400

15,500

15,500

15,100

17,900

21,300

25.500 

22,600

21,000 

17,900

15 , 900

395,830

12,770

1.68

1.94

Feb.

13 , 200 

10,600

8,250

6,64O

5,380

4,900

5,680

6,220

5,680

4,900

4,300

6,360

11,600 

14, 300

14,500

12,600

10,300

*7,900

6,150

5,020

5,940

11,400

15,500

17,500

15,200

11,900

9,230 

7,480

-

-

258,430

9,250

1.22

. 1.27

Mar.

6,150 

10,300

19,400

52,900

57,800

59,600

41,200

41,100

42,500

42,600

40,700

56,600

51,400 

26,500

25,300

28,600

29,500

27,000

27,100

27,100

26,300

25,800

21,800

22,400

21,600

19,800

15,600 

12,700

10,400 

8,590

*7 , 200

802,940

25,900

5.42

5.94

Apr.

8,460 

14,300

16,800

15,900

13,000

10,600

11,000

11,600

11,700

11,300

10,600

10,400

11, 100 

11,400

10,700

9,510

8,110

8,600

15,800

19.800

19,800

17,500

14,000

10,800

9,570

8,520

7,480 

6,220

*4,960 

6,640

-

545,770

11,550

1.52

1.70

May

11,000 

15,000

16,000

15,000

15 , 700

17,700

21,400

25,200

21,700

18,400

15,400

12,400

10,500 

10,600

13,600

18,900

28,900

35,600

58,900

41,800

42 , 900

*45,800

45,200

46,800

47,700

47,600

45,200 

40,900

54, 100 

21,800

16,500

854,200

26,910

5.55

4.09

June

11,800 

*4,920

4,020

3,550

3,150

2,870

2,870

3,110

2,910

2,610

2,360

2,190

2,290 

2,610

2,570

2,570

5,060

8,550

6,100

3,880

2,760

2,190

1,870

1,680

1,520

1,380

1,560

1,360

1,450 

1,580

-

97,140

3,258

0.427

0.48

July

,740 

,930

* ,870

,640

,030

,400

,190

,930

,160

,760

,110

,450

,820 

,450

,280

,200

,300

,560

,190

,350

5,510

2,950

2,570

2,160

2,160

2,360

2,220 

1,870

1,520 

1,300

1,220

64,180

2,070

0.273

0.51

Aug.

,200 

,520

,900

,560

* ,120

,850

,560

,470

,380

,280

,180

,070

1,000 

924

845

800

740

710

740

815

815

770

696

626

584

598

*654 

696

710 

626

560

32,599

1,052

0.159

0.16

Sept.

SIS' 532 

475

*468

461

461

454

426

419

405

400

374

369 

364

*556

552

548

545

544

344,

336

333

334

333

328

326

320 

320

521 

*520

-

11,481

585

0.051

0.06

Calendar year 1952: Max 71,500 Min 304 Mean 10,080 Cfsra 1.35 In. 18.10

Water year 1952-53: Max 47,700 Min 304 Mean 8,111 Cfsra 1.07 In. 14.53

Peak discharge (base, 41,000 cfs).

Hay 26 (3 a.m.) 48,000 cfs (27. 18 ft

 Mar. 10 (8 p.m.) 42,800 cfs (25.93 ft at 2 a.m. Mar. 11) ; 

at 6 p.m.)

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
GREEN RIVER BASIN 457

Pond River near Apex, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°07'35", long. 87»18i55", on downstream side of right pier of bridge 

on State Highway 189, 1.2 miles downstream from Coal Creek and 2 miles northeast of 

Apex, Christian County.

Drainage area.--196 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1940 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 390.64 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1907. Prior to Aug. 21, 1942, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 276 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,930 cfs May 18 (gage height, 16.85 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1940-53: Maximum discharge, 17,500 cfs Jan. 15, 1951 (gage height, 19.40 ft); no 

flow at times during most years.

Maximum stage known, 19.6 ft in January 1937, from floodmarks.

Remarks . Records good above 400 cfs and fair below. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 1083: 1942-46.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

0.1

.1

.1

6~0

0

0

0

0

.3

21

36 »TS16

14

8.1

4.6

2.3

1.3

.7

.7

.7

.7

.5

.4

.3

.2

.1

0

0

0

126.2

4.07

0.021

0.02

Nov.

5~0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.3.:

.:

.1

.1

.1 *o

1.5 

59

154

81

34

22

17

17

25

21

20

20

21

-

473.2

15.8

0.081

0.09

Dec.

20

20

23

122

722

748

289

90

97

795

791

312

106

68

51

40

33

29 

25

23

22

»22

22

21

20

19

17

16

14

13

Tf

4,607

149

0.760

0.87

Jan.

33

55

241

309

153

92

76

641

830

840

885

527

272

158

117

312

876

1,180 

1,650

558

268

164

240

951

1,020

707

338

257

*268

196

142

13,770

444

2.27

2.61

Feb.

113

93

80

70

62

75

118

121

90

73

144

773

819

457

240

166

125

96 

81

76

283

397

220

147

122

108

93

78

_

_

-

5,270

188

0.959

1.00

Mar.

650" 120

*3,530

*7,140

3,910]

1,760

709

354

232

182

159

144

146

434

1,200

2,020

1,720

1,260 

1,200

1,220

564

368

948

1,040

718

346

236

182

152

132

129

32,938

1,063

5.42

6.25

Apr.

757

855

455

261

184

*329

602

451

300

217

 167

198

155

124

115

168

164

707 

1,060

856

417

249

178

162

405

386

222

154

128

1,090

11,516

384

1.96

2.19

May

1,150

1,130

468

502

956

881

530

343

253

173

*129

107

101

126

295

750

3,420

7,070 

4,566

2,370

1,340

546

268

186

143

113

93

76

65

56

49

28,189

909

4.64

5.35

June

42

3T

30

28

24

22

21

19

16

15

14

12

13

20

*27

IE

5.4

E.9 

2.2

2.2

2.2

1.9

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.0

.8

.8

.8

^6

375.8

12.5

0.064

0.07

July

0.8

1.1

.8

.9

46

31

14

6.2

13

8.1

3.0

1.6

.9

O".6

10

42

125 

212

*65

230

12?

32

17

6.2

3.0

2.2

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.5

1,009.1

32.6

0.166

0.19

Aug.

1.5

2.0

~T.6 17

2.2

1.6

1.3

1.0

.6

.6

.4

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1 

.1

.1

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

34.8

1.12

0.0057

0.007

Sept.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952: Max 6,510 Mln o Mean 208 Cfsm 1.06 In. 14.41

Water year 1952-53: Max 7,140 Mln 0 Mean 269 Cfsm 1.37 In. 18.65

Peak discharge (base. 2,700 efs). Mar. 4 (12 m.) 7,690 cfs (16.75 ft); May 18 (3 a.m.) 7,930 cfs 

(16.85 ft).

 Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
458 OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM

Ohio River at Evansvllle, Ind.

Location.--Lat 370 58'20", long. 87°34'35", on right bank at Riverside Drive and Court 

Street, at Evansvllle, Vanderburgh County, three-quarters of a mile upstream from 

Pigeon Creek, and at mile 792.3.

Drainage area.--107,000 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. December 1936 to September 1953 (fragmentary prior to October 1940).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 329.18 ft above mean sea level, Ohio River 

datum. Auxiliary staff gage read hourly at lock and dam 48, at Henderson, Renderson 

County, Ky., 17.3 miles downstream.

Average discharge. 13 years (1940-53), 136,600 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 356,000 cfs Mar. 9 (gage height, 34.00 ft).

T936-53: Maximum discharge, 1,410,000 cfs Jan. 29, 1937; maximum gage height, 53.75 

ft Jan. 31, 1937.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of Indefinite fall-stage-discharge relation, which are poor.

Cooperation.--Evansvllle gage-height record furnished by U. S. Weather Bureau. Lock 48 

gage-height record and seven discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Total 

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

Oct.

(*) 

el3,000

612,000 

ell.OOO 

elO.OOO 

610,000

elO.OOO

340,000 

10,970 

0.103 

0.12

Nov.

elO.OOO 

(*)

elO,000 

e!2,000 

615,000 

638,000 

633,000

590,000 

19,670 

0.184 

0.21

Dec.

e21,000

638,000

(*) 

74,200

101,000 

109,000 

105,000 

102,000 

109,000

116,000 

<9.24,000 

126,000

122,000 

99,200

639,000 

636,000

tl,855.4 

59,850 

0.559 

0.64

Jan.

645,000

 660,000

92,900 

121,000

153,000 

198,000 

"241,000 

255,000

244,000

225,000 

208,000 

199,000 

"203,000 

206,000

202,000 

190,000 

179,000 

175,000 

176,000

183,000 

196,000 

213,000 

235,000 

251,000 

250,000

*5,000.9 

161,300 

1.51 

1.74

Feb.

240,000

232,000 

225,000 

216,000 

204,000

186,000 

170,000 

153,000 

138,000 

124,000

112,000 

102,000 

 100,000

116,000 

119,000

124,000 

"135,000 

144,000 

151,000 

154,000

157,000 

159,000 

156,000 

155,000 

160,000

182,000 

202,000 

207,000

*4,523 

161,500 

1.51 

1.57

Mar.

200,000 

193,000 

195,000 

220,000 

249,000

283,000 

320,000 

345,000 

356,000

 348,000

325,000 

291,000 

252,000 

220,000 

195,000

185,000 

191,000 

202,000 

215,000 

222,000

229,000 

232,000 

233,000 

226,000 

213,000

194,000 

174,000 

165,000

183,000 

208,000 

225,000

*7,289 

235,100 

2.20 

2.53

Apr.

1234,000 

235,000

232,000 

221,000 

205,000

187,000 

174,000 

172,000 

176,000 

176,000

175,000 

174,000 

174,000 

172,000 

171,000

174,000 

178,000 

184,000 

195,000 

211,000

220,000 

218,000 

«210,000 

203,000 

200,000

192,000 

180,000 

170,000 

158,000 

151,000

-

*5,722 

190,700 

1.78 

1.99

May

145,000 

139,000 

133,000 

127,000 

127,000

123,000 

118,000

130,000 

138,000 

143,000

161,000 

193,000 

215,000 

225,000 

227,000

219,000 

219,000 

240,000 

259,000 

271,000

*271,000 

264,000 

266,000 

283,000 

302,000

304,000

286,000 

264,000 

244,000 

227,000 

207,000

*6,470 

208,700 

1.95 

2.25

June

184,000

162,000 

149,000 

139,000 

128,000

120,000 

122,000 

110,000 

136,000 

"130,000

119,000 

102,000 

90,000 

87,300 

680,000

670,000 

660,000 

635,000

*2,683.3 

89,440 

0.836 

0.93

July

( ) 

647,000

660,000 

637,000 

623,000 

e31,000

620,000

tl.110 

35,810 

0.335 

0.39

Aug.

624,000 

(»)

628,000 

831,000 

619,000 

811,000

.69,900

624,400 

20,140 

0.188 

0.22

Sept.

UJ 

69,000

610,000 

69,500 

69,500 

616,000 

ell, 000

325,000 

10,830 

0.101 

0.11

Calendar year 1952: Max 608,000 Mln - Mean 137,300 Cfsm 1.28 In. 17.47 

Water year 1952-53: Max 356,000 Mln - Mean 100,100 cfsm 0.936 In. 12.70

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed In thousands.

e Indefinite fall-stage-discharge relation] discharge estimated on basis of slack-water discharge 

measurements and records for other stations In Ohio River basin.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 459

Wabash River near New Corydon, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°33'50", long. 84°48 I 1011 , in SE£ sec. 3, T. 24 N., R. 15 E., first 

principal meridian near center of span on downstream side of bridge on Indiana-Ohio 

State line road, 2 miles east of New Corydon and 2f miles downstream from Beaver Creek.

Drainage area. 258 sq mi.

Records available. April 1951 to September 1953.

11e. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 830.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929. Prior to June 23, 1953, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,360 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 17.30 ft); minimum, 6.4 cfs Sept. 11, 28; minimum gage height, 5.75 ft Sept. 11.

1951-53: Maximum <jischarge, 4,690 cfs Mar. 11, 1952 (gage height, 17.59 ft); minimum, 

1.3 cfs Aug. 18, 1951 (gage height, 5.40 ft).

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

Revisons. WSP 1235: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1953-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 23, Sept. 13-3O)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 3

5.7 

6.2 

7.0 

8.0 

10.0

12

38

94

183

432

13.0

14.0

15.0

17.0

870

1,200

1,930

4,030

Dec. 4 to Sept. 30

5.6 4.0 7.0 80 

6.O 19 8.0 176 

6.5 45 10.0 432 

Note. Same as preceding 

table above 10.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

18

*20

19 

18 

18

16

20

20

18

17

18

50- 24

18

16

16

16

16 

16

17

16

15

15

15

16

16

15

15

IB- 14

15

528

17.0

-

-

Nov.

15

14

14 

13 

14

*14

14

15

16

a!6

a!6

16

16

16

16

16

17

18 

17

18

18

29

58

a!30

 a500

3240

a!50

a95

a65

a35

-

1,431

47.7

-

-

Dec.

a25

 11C7

1,340 

976 

600

240

117

82

78

679

800

460

108

78

67

64

50

40 

41

54

alOO

alSO

a330

*222

126

92

65

47

45

43

41

7,294

235

-

-

Jan.

39

38

b41 

b45 

b50

b52

58

78

271

4O4

770

355

252

628

614

418

252

1.080 

488

292

222

»186

176

474

460

217

166

161

156

141

176

8,760

283

-

-

Feb.

181

141

136 

131 

124

123

117

104 *I5F

105

240

684

348

206

176

156

146

b!35 

136

217

1,550

572

240

191

176

*166

156

136

-

_

-

6,901

246

-

-

Mar.

126

105

222 

3,630 

1,730

558

320

191

146

206

355

265

502

432

915

572

362

1,150 

1,200

530

446

376

348

306

306

292

278

278

265

265

258

16,935

546

_

-

Apr.

348

*246

171 

156 

141

123

60

48

45

228

117

76

80

64

58

371

ITT

107 

88

71

61

54

50

41

4?

49

49

47

43

*46

3,256

109

_

-

May

46

40

32 

26 

3T

47

110

264

146

61

43

35

44

34

97

124

1,120

1,340 

525

313

119

487

2.730

1,120

800

376

*196

131

125

105

98

10,765

347

_

-

June

89

83

80 

77 

71

75

56

37

37

188

555" 614

90

59

46

40

38

34

31

30

28

24

22

21

22

21

20

18

50" 16

2,193

73.1

-

July

30

28

24 

21 

24

SB- 69

22

 19

18

18

17

15

16

16

16

16

16 

24

35

26

19

20

16

15

13

14

14

15

*15

15

661

21.3

.

-

Aug.

15

30

4330- 

20

17

16

38

20

17

16

15

IS

14

14

14

13

13 

12

13

12

12

12

11

IT

12

12

12

12

12

11

514

16.6

-

Sept.

12

12

12 

13 

19

11

*10

9.6

9.6

9.2

8.6

11

11

11

13

10

8.9

8.2 

9.2

9.6

8.6

8.6

7.8

7.8

7.8

8.2

7.5

TB" 7.2

7.5

296.7

9.89

-

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,810 Mln 13 Mean 271 Cfsm _ In. _

Water year 1952-53= Max 3,630 Mln 7.2 Mean ig3 Cfsm _ In. _

Peak discharge (base. 2,000 cfs).--Feb. 21 (9 a.m.) 2,330 cfB (15.40 ft) Mar. 4 (2 p.m.) 4,360 

ofs (n.30 ft); Mar. 18 [7 p.m.] 2,330 cfB (15.38 ft); May 18 (3 a.m.) 2,030 ofs (15.10 ft); May 23 

(8 a.m.) 3,260 ofs (16.26 ft)

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, weather records, 

and records for Wabash River at Bluffton.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
460 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Wabash River at Bluffton, Ind.

Location.--Lat 40°44', long. 85°11', in sec. 4, T. 26 N., R. 12 E., on downstream side of 

left abutment of Main Street Bridge in Bluffton, 2 miles downstream from Sixmile Creek.

Drainage area.--506 sq mi.

Records available. October 1930 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. 

September 1923 to September 1930 in reports of Indiana Department of Conservation. 

Gage-height records collected at same site since December 1910 are contained in reports 

of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 793.01 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Mar. 31, 1934, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--30 years (1923-53), 452 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,370 cfs Mar. 6 (gage height, 10.95 ft); minimum, 9.0 cfs Sept. 29, 30 (gage height, 1.00 ft).

1923-53: Maximum discharge, 11,800 cfs Feb. 15, 1950 (gage height, 16.07 ft); minimum, 3.9 cfs July 18, 1936; minimum gage height, 0.84 ft Sept. 24, 1944.

Maximum stage known, about 21.0 ft Mar. 25, 26, 1913, on basis of gage readings published in newspapers.

Remarks. Records good. Flow affected by regulation of Lake St. Marys, diversion from or 

Into St. Marys River basin, and into Miami and Erie Canal.

Cooperation. Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 823: 1932-35 WSP 1235: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

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

70

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

in.

Oct.

32

30

28

27

27

26 

25

24

24

22

22 

22

23

26

28

28

28

26

24

20

19

*18

18 

19

19

19

19

17

17

IS" 16

709

22.9

-

-

Nov.

16

T3

21

20

20

*21 

20

19

18

17

16 

17

17

17

17

17

17

21

24

28

29

66

102 

173

234

488

4ST

220

121

82

2,329

77.6

-

-

Dec.

68

54

*54

57

163

860 

768

361

218

665

1,500 

1,220

522

271

185

138

115

101

91

107

271

558

522 

575

435

262

178

123

*107

90

89

10,528

340

-

-

Jan.

81

75

75

85

95

100 

108

112

152

470

662 

1,020

880

980

1,300

1,400

1,100

1,350

1,580 1,46'0"

732

449

*358 

715

1,060

840

438

325

289

256

271

18,762

605

_

-

Feb.

349

319

256

223

208

195 

188

180

168

*157

220 

645

980

645

379

298

220

215

250

388

1,300

1,710

1,BOQ 

945

456

361

325

277

_

_

-

13,657

488

_

-

Mar.

232

202

705

3,300

3,120

4,050 

3,620

2,070

732

522

»820 

920

732

960

2,070

2,040

1,840

1,580

1,890

1,980

1,620

840

610 

522

452

424

391

376

358

343

352

39,653

1,279

_

-

Apr.

919

1.300

715

435

334

277 

235

163

132

198

470 

274

188

172

175

*418

645

388

259

202

163

142

123 

110

104

101

lO?

110

112

114

-

9,080

303

_

-

May

115

114

98

82

77

76 

8T

124

337

195

*107 

87

84

110

123

210

289

980

1,440

1,260

488

322

1,260 

1,800

2,170

2,070

1,350

470

358

325

295

16,897

545

-

June

265

244

241

226

220

215 

218

166

95

*108

282 715-

4T4

200

123

94

76

67

64

58

50

47

41 

38

38

41

38

35

33

31

-

4,483

149

-

July

83

95

60

59

51

50 

180

-87 185

51

*35 

28

25

22

21

19

19

20

20

21

37

71

96 

69

46

28

21

18

17

?5

24

1,581

51.0

-

Aug.

20

28

63

319

150

73 

45

45

247

142

71 

*47

33

26

23

20

18

18

17

16

15

15

16 

14

14

14

13

12

IS

12

12

1,571

50.7

-

Sept.

12

11

11

13

13

14 

16

18

15

13

12 

12

12

13

*12

13

14

14

22

17

15

12

12 

12

12

12

10

10 .

175- 9.0

390.0

13.0

-

Calendar year 1952: Max 7,660 Min 16 Mean 590 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1952-53: Max 4,050 Min 9.0 Mean 328 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base. 5.600 cfs). Mar. 6 (7:30 p.m.) 4,370 cfs (10.95 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Hote. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Hov. 19, Dec. 2, 3, 30, Jan. 4-6, Feb. 17, 18.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 461

Wabash River at Huntington, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°51'20", long. 85°29'53", in SW^NE^ sec. 27, T. 28 N., R. 9 E., on 

rj.ght bank at the Huntington Water and Light Plant, 2 miles south of Huntington, 

3iT miles upstream from Little River, and at mile 409.

Drainage area.--710 sq mi.

Records available. January 1951 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 700.04 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to July 5, 1951, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,520 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 15.14 ft); 

minimum, 16 cfs Aug. 29, Sept. 8, 10, 11, 17, 25; minimum gage height, 9.06 ft 

Aug. 28, 29.

1951-53: Maximum discharge, 8,570 cfs Mar. 13, 1952 .(gage height, 17.42 ft); minimum, 9.0 cfs Oct. 15, 1951; minimum gage height, 9.05 ft Sept. 7-9, Oct. 15, 1951.

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

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 3, 4, 31, 

Jan. 5-7)

9.0

9.1

9.2

9.3 

9.5 

9.7

11

60

125

230

10.0

10.5

11.0

12.0

15.0

450

900

1,600

2,400

5,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

1314'

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

4740"

38

35

32

*29

30

29

34

30

30

29 

30

29

40

45

40

38

36

36

36

34

30" 26

29

29

32

32

34

32

32

1,043

33.6

0.047

0.05

Nov.

30

32

32

32

35

34

*32

34

36

36

36

35 

36

34

38

38

36

40

42

49

49

60

134

176

258

538

602

4l8

23-7

156

-

3,345

112

0.158

0.18

Dec.

114

94

85

*75

122

530

912

619

370

328

1,070

1,520

860

442

300

218

170

148

130

125

237

514

655

664

610

442

307

251

188

*156

145

12,201

394

0.555

0.64

Jan.

130

114

118

120" 111

130

140

152

176

272

594

770 

1,060

1,060

1,570

1,830

1,600

1,730

2,000

1,920

1,260

720

562

1,100

1,610

1,300

790

*538

450

386

378

24,691

796

1.12

1.29

Feb.

466

490

418

349

314

293

279

265

244

224

*286

628 

1,100

996

628

474

378

328

342

538

1,920

2,150

2,150

1,680

760

562

498

426

_

_

-

19,186

685

0.965

1.00

Mar.

363

514

657

4.960

4,740

4,520

, 4,740

3,25O

1,510

790

1,150

*1,720 

1,580

1,180

2,400

2,710

2,550

2,530

2,880

2,470

2,270

1,450

900

740

657

570

550

506

490

450

482

55,369

1,786

'2.52

2.90

Apr.

1,280

2.000

1,360

780

. 594

490

426

556

521

279

442

514 

549

279

286

*619

850

710

490

586

514

258

250

200

194

194

176 176"

194

206

-

14,955

498

0.701

0.78

May

212

200

176

152

152

188

161

152

286

528

212

*161 

125

T5B" 122

194

514

619

1,500

1,600

880

450

710

1,780

2,270

al.800

al,400

al.050

a820

a640

a500

19,110

616

0.868

1.00

June

580

290

265

279

224

224

218

218

*18Z

143

148

490 

594 542"

206

148

114

100

87

81

78

63

58

51

47

56

60

53

49

45

-

5,293

176

0.248

0.28

July

111

953 328"

152

111

100

111

166

188

114

*81

58 

47

42

38

56

55

40

55

29

58

56

51

81

78

60

47

36

36

32

24_

3,274

106

0.149

0.17

Aug.

50

55

36

51

202

148

90

66

49

155

158

87 

*65

49

58

55

50

58

26

26

24

21

21

19

24

26

24

18

16

18

19

1,602

51.7

0.073

0.08

Sept.

19

17

18

21

22

a20

a!8

a!6

alT

a!6

16

19

18

18

21

*19

16

18

24

28

5655"

28

23

18

17

17

18

22

21

-

616

20.5

0.029

0.03

Calendar year 1952 : Max 8,130 Mln 26 Mean 819 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.70

Water year 1952-53 : Max 4,960 Mln 16 Mean 440 CTsm 0.620 In. 8.40

Peak discharge (base, 5.000 cfs). Mar. 4 (5 p.m.) 5,520 cfs (15.14 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, weather records, 

and records for Wabash River at Bluffton.
462 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Little River near Huntington, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°53', long. 85°27', on line between SWi sec. 4 and NWi sec. 9, T. 28 

 NY, R. 10 E., on right bank on upstream side of highway bridge, 4.8 miles east of 

Huntington.

Drainage area. 266 sq mi (revised).

Records available. October 1948 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 728.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~jT929. Prior to Sept. 5, 1950, wire-weight gage at" same site and datum.

Average discharge. 5 years, 300 cfs.

Extremea. Maximum discharge during year, 3,880 cfs Mar. 3 (gage height, 13.76 ft); 

minimum, 8.8 cfs Oct. 2, 3; minimum gage height, 1.44 ft Aug. 29.

1948-53: Maximum discharge, 5,990 cfs Jan. 4, 1950 (gage height, 16.9 ft); minimum, 4.0 cfs Oct. 1, 1949 (gage height, 1.30 ft).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of lee effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 2S to Pet). 10, Apr. 29

to July 22)

Oct. 1 to Tec. 21 Dec. 22 to Sept. 30

1.4 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

6.3

13

34

74

127

275

475

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

9.0

22

41

85

142

4.0

6.0

9.0

12.0

14.0

282

710

1,650

.2,850

4,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

9.8 

8.8

§78

9.4

9.4

9.1

*9.1

9.1

9.8

10

10

12

12

12

18

18

14

14

13

13

13

14

14

14 

14

14

14

14

14

13

14

381.3

12.3

0.046

0.05

Nov.

13 

14

16

16

14

14

*13

12

IS

13

13

13

14

14

14

14

14

14

20

22

17

41

107

65 

120

295

T2T

b70

b55

b45

-

1,232

41.1

0.155

0.17

Dec.

38 

b35

b31

»b28

liT

177

113

91

79

85

84

68

61

b56

b52

b47

b43

39

40

42

246

5SF

213

206

146

110

b90

b76

b64

*b56

54

2,824

91.1

0.342

0.39

Jan.

48 

45

51

b46

b48

b50

54

62

110

136

b!25

bl!5

b!30

317

616

517

290

539

418

308

220

166

152

1,000 

7lO

274

185

*149

124

106

125

7,236

233

0.876

1.01

Feb.

154 

122

110

95

80

87

79

71

64

55

*159

396

234

166

146

bl!5

b90

b90

bl!5

335

1,240

548

266

199 

178

178

160

126

.

-

5,658

202

0.759

0.79

Mar.

103 

90

560

3,580

Z, 160"

1,120

660

462

355

326

528

»79O

660

539

1,240

710

385

667

910

462

298

242

234

199 

166

143

132

123

111

100

108

18,183

587

2.21

2.54

Apr.

1,190 

680

429

308

234

192

166

144

140

429

234

172

154

129

190

*910

517

290

220

185

154

138

126

106 130"

138

135

125

192

227

-

8,584

286

1.08

1.20

May

213 

160

117

97

102

140

123

108

91

75

70

 65

57

53

57

55

77

107

78

59

52

262

506 558" 

199

142

93

71

62

58

51

3,658

118

0.444

0.51

June

SB" 44

34

32

28

32

29

27

*29

27

26

23

21

19

18

18

18

18

18

16

15

14

13

IS 

14

15

22

22

17

13

-

673

22.4

0.084

0.09

July

22 

-§9" 157

49

32

51

51

31

22

17

»15

14

13

13

12

11

12

15

15

13

12

14

16

12 

11

11

11

10

IT

11

10

793

25.6

0.096

0.11

Aug.

11 

Tff

26

19

16

14

13

22

50- 78

15

13

»13

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11 

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

477

15.4

0.058

0.07

Sept.

11 

IT

11

12

13

13

13

11

11

11

12

14

13

14

15

»14

12

12

13

16

16

13

12

11

11

12

11

11

11

11

-

371

12.4

0.047

0.05

Calendar year 1952 : Max 4,060 Mln 8.8 Mean 292 Cfsm 1.10 In. 14.95

Water year 1952-53 : Max 3,580 Mln 8.8 Mean 137 Cfsm 0.515 In. 6.98

Peak discharge (base, 3,500 cfs). Mar. 3 (11 p.m.) 3,880 cfs (13.76 ft). 

» Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice. '
WABASH RIVER BASIN 

Salamonie River at Dora, Ind.

463

Location. Lat 40°48'S7", long. 85°40'47", in SE^NE^ sec. 12, T. 27 N., R. 7 E., on left 

bank in Salamonie River State forest, 3 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 553 sq mi (revised).

Records available. April 1930 to September- 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. November 1923 to September 1930 in reports of Indiana Department of Conservation.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Prior to Oct. I, 1951, wire-weight or chain gage at site 

1.3 miles upstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--29 years (1924-53), 517 cfs.

Extremes. 1951-52: Maximum discharge during year, 7,950 cfs Mar. 11 (gage height, 7.88 

ft); minimum, 20 cfs Oct. 6 (gage height, 2.05 ft).

1952-53: Maximum discharge during year, 5,390 cfs Mar. 5 (gage height, 6.59 ft); 

minimum, 16 cfs Sept. 8, 30 (gage height, 1.95 ft).

1923-53: Maximum discharge, 16,500 cfs May 18, 1943 (gage height, 14.75 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings, site and datum then in use); minimum observed, 8.2 cfs 

Aug. 3, 1934 (gage height, 1.11 ft, site and datum then in use).

Revisions. The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised, 

as shown in the following table. They supersede figures published in the water-supply 

papers indicated.

WSP

713

728

743

758

783

803

853

873

893

Water 

year

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1938

1939

1940

Date

Apr.

Jan.

May

Mar.

May

Feb.

Mar.

Mar.

Mar.

4,

17,

14,

29,

2,

27,

31,

12,

3,

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1938

1939

1940

Discharge 

(cfs)

3,250

6,130

9,700

3,240

6,040

11,700

10 , 100

10,900

5,620

Gage height 

(feet)*

6.7

9.2

11.7

6.9

9.2

12.7

11.9

12.3

8.8

* From graph based on gage readings. 

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions.--Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for periods in the 

water years 1932, 1941-42, 1945, and for the entire year 1952, superseding those published in WSP 728, 923, 1033, and 1235, are given herewith:

'Date Discharge

1932

Aug. 6 21

7 21

8 21

9 18

10 15

11 21

12 18

13 17

14 18

16 13

17 11

18 11

19 12

20 14

21 13

Date

1932-Con.

Aug. 22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

1941

Sept. 1

2

3

Discharge

12

12

11

10

10

1111

19

17

12

12

11

10

Date

1941-Con.

Sept. 4

5

25

26

27

28

29

30

1942

Sept. 3

4

5

6

7

Discharge

11

13

12

10

10

10

11

12

80

44

32

44

68

Date

1942-Con.

Sept. 8

9

10

11

13

14

15

16

17

23

24

25

26

27

28

Discharge

111

101

83

91

101

80

68

57

59

91

75

60

56

54

47

Date

1942 -Con.

Sept. 29

30

1945

Feb. 15

16

17

18

19

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

Discharge

51

46

425

1,120

1,460

965

510

1,180

1,400

828

417

441

573

528

Month

Calendar year 1932. .............

Calendar year 1941. .............

Calendar year 1942. .............

Calendar year 1945. .............

Cfs-days

_

_

-

35,577

2,924

169,441

166,503

Maximum

6,010

2,450

218

4,810

5,060

Minimum

10

10

32

22

18

Mean

439

492

97.5

97.5

464

456

Per square 

mile

.896

.178

.178

.845

.672

.831

Runoff In 

Inches

12.19

2.41

.21 

9.92

11.50

.73

9.12

11.28
464 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Salamonie River at Dora, Ind. Continued

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

il

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

£4

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Petal

 Jiean

 Jf sm

In.

Gale

Oct.

26

25

23

22

11

21

28

30

26

25

24

23

28

30

27

25

24

23

22

23

24

24

55

75

70

65

59

57

55

44

36

1,062

34.3

0.062

0.07

Nov.

32

29

27

28

28

33

49

45

47

57

70

80

105

384

840

569

275

183

138

111

93

85

111

206

300

231

*179

159

146

127

-

4,771

159

0.288

0..32

Dec.

114

102

99

373

2,200

1,700

890

598

614

830

900

449

315

b250

b200

b!75

b!50

b!50

b!75

b200

b250

b450

bSOO

b900

b900

b2,000

b2,750

b2,250

1,790

1,630

3 . 940

28,344

914

1.65

1.91

Jan.

5,770

4,210

2,200

971

662

520

431

373

335

315

285

255

236

431

1,280

1,320

3,160

3,680

3,760

3,760

*1,900

900

614

555

419

2,630

6.550

5,580

4,480

2,580

640

60,602

1,961

3.55

4.09

Feb.

583

940

1,690

5.940

3,590

2,740

*1,350

1,020

1,830

1,700

1,050

654

500

413

351

315

285

265

250

315

860

1,190

548

407

351

*305

275

260

245

-

28,222

973

1.76

1.90

idar year 1951 : Max 5,910 Min 21

Mar.

231

215

215

620

1,720

780

415

330

310

437

5,960

*7.550

6,950

5,390

1,970

840

598

686

2,270

2,200

1,140

1,030

2,270

2,200

1,160

614

468

395

340

295

265

49,860

1,608

2.91

3.35

Apr.

255

240

222

226

760

1,830

1,290

751

488

390

362

437

1,970

3,000

2,500

1,170

688

481

378

315

*270

245

2,810

5.580

4,120

2,820

1,040

590

431

335

-

35,994

1,200

2.17

2.42

May

275

236

204

183

167

159

152

148

*155

208

167

148

134

124

120

124

208

407

362

285

280

443

384

5.140

3,000

*1,820

1,180

654

419

288

225

15,799

510

0.922

1.06

June

182

150

134

118

110

104

95

86

80

72

66

78

253

1 .090

468

*246

166

118

89

78

80

76

70

66

62

57

54

51

48

45

-

4,392

146

0.264

0.30

July

43

42

44

44

43

52

48

44

42

37

35

34

33

32

32

33

34

33

34

53.

68

*92

56

42

35

33

48

45

37

32

30.

1,308

42.2

0.076

0.09

Aug.

28

27

26

27

*24

24

24

23

24

29

32

40

36

40

38

54

56

52

294

150

599

138

64

43

38

34

32

30

29

28

27

1,910

61.6

0.111

0.13

Sept.

29

54

52

42

36

35

42

37

33

30

28

27

26

33

36

*32

29

33

76

782

1.500

518

246

150

98

76

64

56

51

45

-

4,096

137

0.248

0.28

Mean 578 Cfsm 1.05 In. 14.27

Water year 1951-52 : Max 7,550 Min 21 Mean 646 Cfsm 1.17 In. 15.92

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Bay

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

B

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf am

In.

Oct.

42

40

*38

34

33

32

32

32

33

32

32

i!

31

33

41

38

41

40

38

40

34

38

37

34

33

32

32

32

32

32

32

1,081

34.9

0.063

0.07

Nov.

33

34

36

33

35

36

35

*35

40

40

37

36

35

34

37

36

36

36

42

41

44

56

83

270

328

496

SOS.

391

205

138

"

3,538

118

0.213

0.24

Dec.

110

101

80

16 *142

566

910

426

270

235

1.250

1,100

433

258

200

158

130

110

98

98

142

377

447

558

534

321

220

182

146

126

110

9,914

320

0.579

0.67

Jan.

95

89

89

86

b86

b86

blOS

b!30

b!60

190

349

405

482

510

982

1,260

1,120

1,250

1.800

1,060

582

419

349

850

1,360

940

*468

314

258

220

220

16,314

526

0.951

1.10

Feb.

264

282

225

182

162

150

142

134

122

107

150

*433

993

. 590

356

264

210

178

b!75

332

1,420

1.970

1,550

566

384

328

282

235

-

-

-

12,186

435

0.787

0.82

Mar.

190

158

904

4,840

*5.020

4,120

2,860

993

630

566

1,150

1,300

1,070

940

2,000

2,580

1,770

1,770

3,000

2,340

1,000

614

468

391

307

246

210

190

174

154

*326

42,281

1,364

2.47

2.84

Apr.

1,200

1.580

993

606

447

349

276

225

215

205

1,160

1,160

412

328

294

574

1,020

630

412

342

276

230

210

186

186

182

*182

178

186

205

-

14,449

482

0.872

0.97

May

235

240

200

162

158

174

186

195

264

282

182

158

lig.

154

205

314

377

1,100

1,520

654

307

276

812

2,040

2.420

2,120

810

*398

270

215

190

16,760

541

0.978

1.13

June

166

142

126

110

98

95

89

80

80

408

321

307

220

158

107

104

80

70

64

57

58

51

48

43

42

43

*44

45

41

10.

3,337

111

0.201

0.22

July

82

760

288

158

405

982

1.220

860

461

264

166

104

78

62

54

50

45

56

45

45

46

60

58

52

42

38

37

37

32

31

m

6,646

214

0.387

0.45

Aug.

*29

148

2. 120

1,200

770

482

288

276

182

130

186

138

95

68

57

50

44

41

37

34

33

32

31

29

28

28

27

26

24

23

22

6,678

215

0.389

0,45

Sept.

21

20

19

22

24

22

21

17

*20

20

20

20

20

23

24

21

19

18

22

30

32

11

35

29

27

24

20

19

18

.16

-

684

22.8

0.041

0.05

Calendar year 1952: Max 7,550 Min 23 Mean 593 Cfsm 1.07 In. 14.60

Water year 1952-53: Max 5,020 Min 16 Mean 367 Cfsm 0.664 In. 9.01

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 ofs). Mar. 5 (5 a.m.) 5,390 ofs (6.59 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
WABASH RIVETBASIN 465

Wabash River at Wabash, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°47'25", long. 85°49'13", in sec. 14, T. 27 N., R. 6 E., near center of 

span on upstream side of Wabash Street Bridge in Wabash, 7 miles downstream from 

Salamonie River and at mile 387.2.

Drainage area. 1,733 sq mi (revised).

Records available. April 1930 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. August 

1923 to March 1930 in reports of Indiana Department of Conservation.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 642 66 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929. Prior to Jan. 16, 1934, chain gage at'same site and datum.

Average discharge.--28 years (1923-28, 1929-34, 1935-53), 1521 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 16,100 cfs Mar. 5 (gage height, 17.53 ft); minHum, 37 cfs Aug. 30 (gage height, 1.87 ft).

1923-53: Maximum discharge, 49,600 cfs May 18, 1943 (gage height, 24.22 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 17 cfs Aug. 4, 5, 9, 1934, July 21, 

22, 1936; minimum gage height, 1.66 ft Aug. 4, 5, 9, 1934.

Maximum stage known, 28.7 ft Mar. 26, 1913, from floodmark, determined by Corps of 

Engineers (discharge uncertain).

Revisions. The figures of maximum discharge for some water, years have been revised, as 

shown in the following table. They supersede figures published in the water-supply 

papers indicated.

WSP

713

728

743

758

783

803

823

853

873

893

953

Water 

year

1931

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1942

Date

Apr. 4, 1931

Jan. 17, 1932

Mar. 20, 1933

Oct. 1, 1933

May. 3, 1935

Feb. 27, 1936

Jan. 16, 1937

Apr. 9, 1938

Mar. 13, 1939

Mar. 4, 1940

Apr. 11, 1942

Discharge 

(cfs)

7,730

16,800

23,300

8,450

15,000

35,600

29,000

26,500

28,000

17,500

13,200

Gage height 

(feetT*

11.2

17.6

20.0

12.0

16.6

22.4

21.3

20.8

21.1

18.1

15.97

* From graph based on gage readings.

Remarks. Records good. Flow slightly affected by regulation of Lake St Marys, diversion 

From or into Wabash River basin and into Miami and Erie Canal.

Cooperation. Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge in cubic feet per second, for high-water periods 

in the water years 1938-39, superseding those published in WSP 853 and 873, are given 

herewith:

Date

1938

Mar. 16

17

18

19

31

Apr. 1

2

3

8

9

Discharge

15,000

15,900

11,400

8,350

15,600

21,600

16,300

11,300

13,400

24,500

Date

1938-Con.

Apr. 10

11

12

June 26

27

28

1939

Mar. 1

2

Discharge

"

20,000

15,600

9,230

10,200

14,600

10,600

9,580

8,570

Date

1939 -Con.

Mar. 5

12

13

14

15

16

Apr. 16

17

18

19

22

Discharge

8,240

22,600

27,500

22,200

19,700

11,200

8,350

15,400

14,300

11,400

8,130

Month

Water year 1937-38. ...........

Oalfinrtflr year 1938. ...........

March 1939

April

Water year 1938-39

Calendar year 1939

Cfs -days

175,755

612,866

188,810

107,228

485,039

485,330

Maximum

24,500

27,500

15,400

27,500

27,500

Minimum

72

72

820

490

28

28

Mean

1,679

6,091

3,574

1,329

1,330

Per square

mile

.969

3.58

2.06

.767

.767

Runoff In

Inches

3.77

14.41

13.15

4.12

2.30

10.41

10.42
466 WABASH RIVER BASIN 

WabaSh River at Wabash, Ind. Continued

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 8, 9, 14, 15, Apr. 20 to May 18; 

stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 3, 4)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 5 Mar. 6 to Sept. 30

2.2 

2.5 

3.0

4.0

70

117

235

590

5.0

9.0

14.0

17.0

1,170

4,460

10,100

15-, 000

1.8 

2.2 

2.6 

3.0 

3.5

29

79

155

260

430

4.0

5.0

9.0

14.0

15.0

660

1,220

4,460

10,100

11,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Tota]

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

129

TI9

*110 

97

95

94

87

84

84

84

84

84

84

86

102

105

110 

103

102

94

94

92 

92

90

90

81

80

So

84

84

84

2,888

93.2

0.054

0.06

Nov.

84

84

94 

94

90

90

90

*90

100

103

100

97 -92

92

97

97

97 

97

108

115

125

127 

180

424

612

1,100

1,590 

1,060

612

452

-

8,193

273

0.158

0.18

Dec.

316

253

220

190

*3TO~

988

2,150

1,420

870

780

1,640

1,910

1,720

870

658

498

414 

348

298

274

588

1,030 

1,480

1,520

1,480

1,140

705 

570

530

466

376

26,042

840

18.485

0.56

Jan.

320

295

289 

274 555"

320

362

424

459

635

1,030

1,310

1,750

2,150

3,030

3,810

4,080 

3,54b

4,080

3,540

2,710

*1,750 

1,380

3,030

4,080

3,110

2,030 

1,310

1,030

870

840

54,127

1,746

1.01

1.16

Feb.

960

1,030

900 

755

658

590

590

530

506

459

570

1,560

2,390

2,070

1,340

1,030

780 

680

755

1,990

4,360

4,860 

4,260

2,950

1,830

*1,310

1,100 

930

_

_

-

41,743

1,491

0.860

0.90

Calendar year 1952: Max 20,000 Min 70

Mar.

730

635

2,350 

13,100

15,000

11,000

8,750

5,260

3,450

2,230

2,870

4,170

4,080

3,630

6,160

6,790

5,560 

5,760

7,120

6,060

4,170

2,870 

2,070

1,660

1,350

1,160

1,040 

980

* 860

860

*860

132,595

4,277

2.47

2.85

Apr.

4,140

5,060

3,760 

2,310

1,660

1,250

1,070

880

760

1,250

1,610

1,450

1,100

880

810

1,660

2,870 

2,070

1,320

920

835

710 

635

580

575

570

560 

*535 635-

785

-

43,250

1,442

0.832

0.93

May

835

735

600 

490

454

490

530

482

490

810

590

430

369

348

3B5

458

710 

,350

,630

,550

,770

,420 

,990

,540

,460

,660

,450 

,950

* ,040

760

710

41,484

1,338

0.772

0.89

June

570

494

383 

383

380

386

372

355

348

334

639

520

920 655"

438

334

275 

230

190

194

177

166 

133

133

117

119

*133

144

142

123

-

9,817

327

0.189

0.21

July

137

674

1,600 

630

785

1,130

1,040

920

590

430

296

208

168

144

117

102

104 

117

102

95

92

125 

121

117

125

125

117 

92

62

72

11

10,528

" 340

0.196

0.23

Aug.

*75

380

1,190 

868

987

888

355

314

390

272

230

254

197

144

121

104

85

96

72

73

71

61 

55

46

46

41

42 

50

45

38

42

7,632

246

0.142

0.16

Sept.

lo- 38

ss

424"?

38

41

38

*38

47

51

52

50

50

60

58

57

57

55

55

62

68 

68

71

64

44

39 

41

40

40

-

1,489

49.6

0.029

0.03

Mean 2,002 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.73

Water year 1952-53: Max 15,000 Min 38 Mean 1,041 Cfsm 0.601 In. 8.16

Peak discharge (base, 12,000 cfs). Mar. 5 (3 a.m.) 16,100 cfs (17.53 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 467

Mississinewa River near Ridgeville, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°17', long. 85°00', in SV& sec. 8, T. 19 N., R. 14 E., on right bank 

10 ft downstream from highway bridge, 0.8 mile downstream from Mud Creek, and 2 miles 

east of Ridgeville.

Drainage area.--130 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1946 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 965.23 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 4, 1950, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 7 years, 150 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,250 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 12.00 ft); minimum, 1.0 cfs Sept. 11 (gage height, 1.65 ft).

1946-53: Maximum discharge 4,920 cfs Fet. 14, 1950 (gage height, 13.4 ft); minimum, 

0.1 cfs Oct. 24, 1946; minimum gage height, that of Sept; 11, 1953.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions. WSP 1235: 1948, drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of ice effect (gage height, 

in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 20 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1- to Jan. 24

1.8 2.1 Z.2 15

1.9 3.5 2.6 43

2.0 6.0

Note. Same as following table above 2.6 ft.

Jan. 25 to Sept. 30

1.3 

1.5

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

0.6 

1.7 

3.3 

4.4

6.2 

9.0

2.2

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

7.0

18

43

78

134

208

824

9.0

10.0

11.0

12.0

1,320

1,740

2,350

3,250

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12-

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*3~72~ 2.6

4.4

3.5 

3.1

3.1

2.7

2.7

3.1

3.1

5.4

5.4

5.7

3.9

5.2

5.4

4.2 

3.9

5.9

5.7

4.7

6.0

5.4

5.2

3.7

4.4

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.7

4.7

121.8

5.95

0.050

0.05

Nov.

5.2

6.4

11

7.6 

*4.4

5.5

sis

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.7

5.7

3.9

4.4

4.7

4.7 

4.7

7.6

11

6.4

13

28

15

70

76

3T

18

12

10

-

384.6

12.8

0.098

0.11

Dec.

9.6

*9.6

12 8.0

505

154

68

45

125

555

179

95

69

52

41

52

29 

29

26

41

154

97

*170

115

77

56

45

52

50

28

25

2,665.2

86.0

0.662

0.76

Jan.

22

b!9

b!8

b!7 blB"

b!9

20

48

145

208

588

169

199

558

298

184

557 

756

3O8

192

144

*105

95

458

265

121

91

85

72

61

79

5,277

170

1.51

1.51

Feb.

72

56

52

41 

40

42

56

53

*28

27_

360

458

206

128

100

76

52 

49

57

86

801

2T5B"

114

93

*84

77

66

49

.

_

-

5,489

125

0.962

1.00

Mar.

42

59

455

2,570 

965

528

222

145

110

142

148

122

251

208

558

260

151 

810

528

221

147

109

90

74

62

52

49

45

40

36

37

8,994

290

2.23

2.57

Apr.

50

*43

58

58 

53

52

53

30

57

81

43

40

41

55

42

173

73

61

51

44

41

38

35

58

57

55

52

57

*40

-

1,454

47.8

0.568

0.41

May

40

31

25

23

3?

120

585

276

114

74

55

46

44

52

182

326

2,060 

1,230

388

203

151

949

1,230

1,160

639

288

163

*104

79

66

52

10,592

542

2.65

3.05

June

41

54

50

27 

25

22

22

20

20

52

81

55

24

20

17

16

20 

16

15

11

10

8.5

7.7

7.4

7.0

8.3

8.0

6.8

6.8

6.4

-

620.7

20.7

0.159

0.18

July

6.4

25

16

8.5 

147

~9T 550

58

*22

16

12

10

8.5

7.7

6.8

6.4

6.6 

7.7

18

8.5

6.4

49

64

22

12

8.5

9.1

16

7.0

*5.8

5.7

999.8

52.5

0.248

0.29

Aug.

6.2

45

178

16

11

8.8

16

14

8.0

6.0

5.5

4.9

4.6

4.2

4.0

5.5 

5.0

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.5

2.5

2.0

2.0

1.9

TT8~ 1.8

2.0

599.1

12.9

0.099

0.11

Sept.

2.3

2.5

2.2

2.5 

5.7

2.5

1.6

*1.3

1.2

1.2

1.0

T7S

1.4

1.8

2.0

2.1

2.2

1.9

2.0

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.0

-

61.0

2.03

0.016

0.02

Calendar year 1952 : Max 2,600 Mln 1.2 Mean 120 Cfsm 0.923 In. 12.59

Water year 1952-55 : Max 2,570 Mln 1.0 Mean 96.0 Cfsm 0.758 In. 10.02

Peak discharge (base, 2.000 cfa). Mar. 4 (4 a.m.) 5,250 cfs (12.00 ft)j May 17 (5 a.m.) 2,210 cfs 

(10.84 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
468 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Misslsslnewa River near Eaton, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°20', long. 85°19', in Nfi£ sec. 31, T. 22 N., R. 11 E., near center of

 span on downstream handrail of highway bridge in village of Granville, If miles upstream from Estey Creek and 2? miles southeast of Eaton.

Drainage area. 304 sq mi (revised).

Records available. March 1952 to September 1953.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 880.60 ft above mean sea

 level, datum of 1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,240 cfs Mar. 5 (gage height, 11.40 ft); 

minimum, 2.4 cfs Sept. 30; minimum gage height, 2.26 ft Aug. 27.

1952-53: Maximum discharge, 7,330 cfs Mar. 11, 1952 (gage height, 13.33 ft, from 

high-water mark); minimum, that of Sept. 30, 1953; minimum gage height, that of 

Aug. 27, 1953.

Remarks. Records good except those for .periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 22 to Nov. 23, Sept. 22-30)

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4 

2.7 

3.2

1.0

2.8

5.8

10

30

84

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

9.0 

11.0

232

520

920

1,420

2,900

4,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*2422-

20

20

19

19

18

18

17

17

16

17

16

18

21

21

20

19 

18

18

15 

14

IT

15

14

18

17

17

15

15

15

547

17.6

0.058

0.07

Nov.

15

14

18

19

*18

23

18

17

15

14

13isis

13

14

13

13

20 

21

22

28 

34

145

127

249

3l6~ 558

121

83

bSO

-

2,047

68.2

0.224

0.25

Dec.

b52

*b45

b4T

56

418

672

315

197

195

1,290

1,000

407

263

190

155

130

112

101 

92

112

245 

310

»371

407

263

182

157

154

106

94

83

8,219

265

0.872

1.01

Jan.

76

71

b65

b59

b55

b59

bSS

b87

190

313

503

469

313

596

752

672

486

1,200 

1,156

520

*374 

281

228

333

794

380

235

197

182

154

141

11,001

355

1.17

1.35

Feb.

174

152

134

116

103

103

*100

88

80

Zi

170

1,010

710

371

263

b220

b!90

b!65 

146

168

1,420 

1,16(5

422

284

»232

203

186

154

_

-

8,598

307

1.01

1.05

Mar.

125

104

392

3,800

4,000

1,460

634

407

289

300

341

313

368

520

1,120

1,050

615

1,070 

2,100

878

452 

315

255

206

172

146

134

119

111

100

95

21,991

709

2.33

2.69

Apr.

*150

186

150

123

112

101

95

90

87

99?

672

297

255

192

170

452

422

261 

217

178

154 

139

121

104

106

118

123

118

118

*150

-

6,460

215

0.707

0.79

May

163

132

100

82

8T

100

188

707

471

199

148

121

116

114

253

368

1,610

4,100 

2,166

691

392 

679

2,990

2,990

2,500

1,180

486

*289

210

176

150

23,947

772

2.54

2.93

June

114

94

82

76

68

68

61

59

58

72

77

~75 130

58

50

50

54

45 

45

38

34 

30

28

26

27

28

26

25

26

Si

1,646

54.9

0.181

0.20

July

23

35

31

39

475

836

fSS

208

98

*62

50

38

33

31

28

24

28

27 

27

30

26 

27

78

98

53

34

24

22

2?

*29

23

3,052

98.5

, 0.324

0.37

Aug.

18

18

SOD" 326

84

50

39

41

35

35

31

23

20

19

17

16

14

13 

12

11

11 

11

11

9.7

9.2

5.5

4.8

5.1

5.5

4.8

 4.5

1,204.1

38. '8

0.128

0.15

Sept.

4.5

4.8

4.5

5.8

6.6

6.6

7.4

9.7

«57T

7.0

7.4

7.S

5.8

5.5

5.5

4.5

4.2

3.9 

3.6

4.8

4.2 

4.5

4.5

3.9

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.1

2.8

2.4

154.9

5. -16

0.017

0.02

Calendar year 1952: Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In.

Water year 1952-53: Max 4,100 Min 2.4 Mean 243 Cfsm 0.799 In. 10.88

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 cfs). Mar. 5 (1 a.m.) 5,240 cfs (11.40 ft)j May 18 (11 a.m.) 4,200

cfs (10.42 ft); May 23 (10 p.m.J 3,350 cfs (9.50 ft).

* Discharge'measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 

Mississinewa River at Marion, Ind.

469

Location. Lat 40 034', long. 85°40', in sec. 31, T. 25 N., R. 8 E., on left bank 12 ft 

downstream from Highland Avenue Bridge in Marion, 1 mile upstream from Hummels Creek, 

and 4 miles downstream from Lugar Creek.

Drainage area. 677 sq mi (revised).

Records available.--August 1930 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. September lags to May 1930 in reports of Indiana Department of Conservation.

gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 774.56 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Dec. 9, 1933, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 29 years (1923-29, 1930-53), 637 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,920 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 8.68 ft); minimum, 3.0 cfs Aug. 26 (gage height, 0.10 ft); minimum daily, 5.8 cfs Aug. 27.

1923-53: Maximum discharge, 22,500 cfs Mar. 21, 1927 (gage height, 16.07 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 18,000 cfs; minimum, 2.4 cfs Sept. 9, 1949; minimum daily, 

3.8 cfs Oct. 23, 1940, Oct. 9, 1943; minimum gage height, -0.27 ft Sept. 25, 1935.

Remarks. Records good. Regulation at low flow by mill above station. 

Revisions.--WSP 823: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, ana 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to May 24 May 25 to Sept. 3O

0.6 35

.7 53

1.0 135

1.4 305

2.0 650

4.0 2,240

6.0 4,300

8.O 6,9OO

0.1 

.2 

.3 

.5

6

12

30

0.7 59

.9 111

1.4 305

Note. Same as preceding table above 1.4 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

77

70

65

65

63

60

58 

55

58

' 58

58 

60

63

88

93

85

80

75

67

63

60

60

58

55

55

58

58

53

55

58

51

1,982

63.9

0.094

0.11

Nov.

"SiS 51

*60

58

63

6O

60 

60

67

63

60 

58

58

58

60

60

58

67

80

80

85

113

167

336

390

965

75oT

*395

264

199

-

4,959

165

0.244

0.27

Dec.

167

151

139- 135

355

1,240

930 

532

400

1,150

2,060

1,466

622

454

360

296

256

228

207

220

496

636

797

850

620

472

360

282

*228

224

207

16,274

525

0.775

0.89

Jan.

183

179

175

171

163

126

120 

TSS

292

406

538 

804

741

846

I t 360

, 1,720

1,400

2,150

g.550

1,560

930

713

580

1,200

1,600

1,240

685

514

424

*375

360

24,068

776

1.14

1.32

Feb.

370

360

473

162

26T

251

242 

215

199

183

284 

ly03O

1,560

930

601

472

360

287

318

406

1,800

2.690

1,446

713

550

484

*430

375

-

-

'

17,449

623

0.920

0.96

Calendar year 1952: Max 10.8OO Min 39 

Water year 1952-53: Max 6,9OO Min 5.£

Mar.

3O5

269

1 240

1,470

6,900

4,580

2,020 

1,280

909

874

l.OOO 

930

895

1,000

2,280

2,510

1,520.

2,070"

3,510

2,690

1,320

895

734

594

490

406

360

328

305

 278

305

44,267

1,428

2.11

2.43

Apr.

670

1,000

692

538

430

375

336 

305

3O5

2.780

2,550 

1,080

818

629

643

1,480

1,240

 * 867

636

526

430

370

323

292

296

274

259" 269

269

292

-

20,984

699

1.03

1.15

May

*328

310

256

224

26O

269 

380

1,000

502

373 

264

256

287

300

544

1,680

3,620

4,060

1,840

881

930

3,450

5,150

5.410

3,180

1,420

867

*615

478

385

39,743

1,282

1.89

2.18

June

318

277

245

221

197

193

173 

205

221

464

562

305

241

201

311

520

293

217

173

145

128

111

105

111

114

105

99

94

-

6,789

226

0.334

0.37

July

254

454

350

201

209

442

1.12O 

766

365

253

189

145

125

108

96

88

94

96

99

102

85

88

85

88

131

145

102

85

*75

64 "GZ

6,568

212

0.313

O.36

Aug.

80

108

161

625

75T

213

149 

169

201

135

96 

85

82

54

61

209

57

52

50

49

47

47

42

42

42

14

5.8

575

19

26

*36

3,218.3

104

0.154

0.18

Sept.

34

34

34

37

38

37

40 

38

38

35.

34

36

38

41

42

42

40

24

56-

41

38

38

37

36

38

36

36

36

*35

1,187

39,6

0.058

0.07

Mean 722 Cfsm 1.07 In. 14. 5O 

Mean 514 Cfsm O.759 In. 1O.29

Peak discharge (base. 5.OOP cfs). Mar. 4 (5 a.m.) 7,920 cfs (8.68 ft); May 24 (12 p.m.) 6,48O cfs 

(7.7O ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
470 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Mississinewa River at Peorla, Ind.

Location.~Lat 40°43', long. 85°57', In sec. 10, T. 26 N., R. 5 E., near center of upstream 

side of right span of highway bridge at Peorla, 6 miles upstream from mouth and 6f mll^ 

southeast of Peru.

Drainage area. 809 sq ml.

Records available. October 1952 to September 1953.

Sage. Wire-weight gage and crest-stage Indicator; gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 

5T60.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year. 8,350 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 11.79 ft); minimum, 

26 cfs Sept. 29 (gage height, 1.90 ft),

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect and periods of doubtful or no 

gage-height record, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 5 Mar. 6 to Sept. 3O

2.1 

2.4 

2.8 

3.5

64

140

295

640

5.0

8.0

11.0

1,500

3,910

7,350

1.8

1.9 

2.1 

2.4 

3.0

22

32-

64

134

330

4.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

810

2,200

3,910

6,100

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Dsy

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

ZB .

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*102

105

98

95

90

35

85

85

S5

81

81

79 

79

81

81

79

85

90

95

92

85

85

85

83

81

79" 77

79

79

81

81

2,648

85.4

0.106

. 0.12

Nov.

81

79" 74

81

85

88

85

85

90

90

S5

85 

85

85

90

90

85

90

95

396

»98

d!30

d200

d400

d460

ail. 100

dS40

d460

d330

230

-

6,072

202

0.250

0.28

Dec.

214

 blSO

b!60

3lB~ 154

615

dl,400

822

625

640

dl,200

d2,300 

dl,560

768

585

460

*318

d300

d260

d240

 <1260

d560

d740

d900

dl.OOO

d720

480

390

d320

d270

d260

18,959

612

0". 756

0.87

Jan.

d240

d220

b210

b210

b200

b!90

blSO

i b!45

75S

282

450

690 

990

1,080

1,470

1,980

2,360

2,280

2.600

2,136

1,470

*1,020

822

1,110

1,770

1,700

1,230

768

665

545

520

29,751

' 960

1.19

'1.371

Feb.

535

515

475

445

234

268

295

295

272

234

277

1,220 

1,740

1,640

960

715

605

510

420

960

82,000

2.850

2,206

1,170

3900

*690

610

565

_

-

-

23,600

843

1.04

1.08

Mar.

465

390

410

 5,680

*7,350

aS.OOO

33,000

32,000

*1,230

1,130

dl,160

dl,150 

dl,050

dl,100

2,360

3,190

3,370

d2,000

d3,000

d4,000

d2,500

dl.500

920

782

605

496

437

390

362

S55" 358

58,005

1,871

2.31

2.67

Apr.

1,040

*1,330

1,040

810

36OO

dSOO

d420

d370

d350

1,500

5.020

2,000 

1,040

728

615

1,440

1,500

1,200

865

650

d520

460

402

362

366

358

346

*334

|§4S

362

-

24,874

829

1.02

1.14

May

366

370

374

d280

d260

d280

d300

d350

d700

dl,160

491

334 

2S5

219

203.

251

700

1,020

3,640

3,100

1,230

838

2,220

4,500

5.850

4,100

2,360

1,300

 728

a600

478

38,885

1,254

1.55

1.79

June

398

398

318

258

203

193

193

196

286

3400

3600

3640 

34?

330

286

d350

d450

d580

d300

d230

184

159

148

148

142

151

145

 140

126

125

-

8,417

281

0.347

0.39

July

d200

d350

dSOO

d400

d240

d240

244

BTo" 811

378

235

193 

193

182

148

151

3120

dllS

dllS

114

114

112

106

112

117

128

134

120

101

d90

d80

6,933

224

0.277

0.32

Aug.

370

 107

216

330" 330

272

216

179

176

168

154

128

123

126

128

3128

126

128

128

120

3110

104

64

81

106

97

74

61

64

68

57

4,239

137

0.169

0.19

Sept.'

72

77

59

57

57

59

d5P

d51

*5f

d5f

d58

d58 

a60

a64

366

a68

368

365

56

77

79

62

59

49

50

32

28

27

26

25

-

1,688

56.3

0.070

0.08

Calendar year 1952: Max - Mln - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1952-53: Max 7,350 Mln 26 Mean 614 Cfsm 0.759 In. 10.30

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfs). Mar. 4 (4 p.m.). 8, 350 cfa (11.79 ft); Kay 25 (7 3.m.) 6,220 cfs

(10.14 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, weather records, 

and records for Mlsslsslnewa River at Marion, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge estimated as explained under "a."
WABASH RIVER BASIN 

Wabash River at Peru, Ind.

471

Location. Lat 40°44 I 35", long. 86°05'45", in sec. 32, T. 27 N., R. 4 E., near center of 

span on upstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 31, half a mile southwest of Peru, 4^3 

miles downstream from Mississinewa River, and at mile 370.5.

Drainage area. 2,655 sq mi (revised).

Records available. May 1943 to September 1953.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 617.94 ft above mean sea level, 

aatum of 1989 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 10 years, 2,584 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 23,100 cfs Mar. 5 (gage height, 15.70 ft); minimum, 99 cfs Sept. 4 (gage height, 1.87 ft).

1943-53: Maximum discharge, 68,000 cfs May 18, 1943 (gage height, 24.46 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum, 62 cfs Sept. 19, 1945; minimum gage height, 1.70 ft Oct. 5, 26,

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 6-22, Apr. 1-4, 11, 12, 16-18)

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

3.5 

5.0

85

160

390

1,000

2,310

7.0

9.0

12.0

16.0

4,770

8,010

14,000

23,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2 

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfam

In.

Oct.

305

28T 

*258 

245

245

236

222

222

218

218

218

214

214

222

263

290

268

263

254

245

227

214

209

209

209

204

200

200 

200

200

196

7,169

231

0.087

0.10

Nov.

196

T?6 

209 

218

218

218

218

218

214

214

214

214

214

204

209

209

209

204

250

250

*258

310

390

590

1,000

1,470

2,530

2,160 

1,310

881

15,195

506

0.191

0.21

 

Dec.

662

b520 

b400 

b380

595

1,140

3,210

2,640

1,700

1,350

3,000

4,490

3,090

1,920

1,350

1,040

*888

806

698

662

758

1,600

2,210

2,480

2,420

1,960

1,430

1,000 

842

800

758

46,794

1,509

0.568

0.66

 

Jan.

716

608 

b540 

b520

b500

b540

b680

782

806

960

1,270

1,740

2,480

2,860

4,070

5,330

5,190

5,780

6,410

5,§'3b

4,210

2,860

2,260

3,690

6,090

*5,050

3,450

2,260 

1,830

1,560

1,430

82,402

2,658

1.00

1.15

Feb.

,470

,560 

,470 

,470

,110

,07O

,040

960

902

842

842

1,700

3,690

3,810

2,580

1,920

1,470

1,230

1,230

1,470

4,720

7,650

6,920

4,910

2,860

*2,110

1,880

1,650

_

-

64,516

2,300

0.866

0.90

Calendar year 1952: Max 28,400 Min 176

Mar.

1,390

1,190 

1,236 

16,500

22,400

18,800

14,000

8,010

5,050

3,330

4,050

5,330

5,480

4,630

7,270

9,910

7,630

6,250

10,700

10,100

8,010

4,490

3,330

2,750

2,310

2,010

1,780

1,650 

1,470

1,390

1,430

193,870

6,254

2.36

2.72

Apr.

5,480

«6,250 

5,190. 

3,450

2,700

2,160

1,880

1,600

1,430

1,740

4,540

4,070

2,640

1,960

1,740

2,430

4,350

3,450

2,530

2,010

1,740

1,470

1,350

1,230

1,190

1,190

1,150

»1.110 

1,150

1,700

-

74,880

2,496

0.940

1.05

May

1,830

1,390 

1,190 

1,040

960

960

1,070

1,040

1,070

1,740

1,310

1,000

854

806

US7

916

1,430

3,330

6,410

5,930

3,570

2,310

3,330

7,630

10,500

9,720

6,580

3,810 

*2,310

1,650

1,390

87,943

2,837

1.07

1.23

June

1,150

1,040 

916 

830

812

' 764

728

716

710

1,550

2,700

1,390

1,040

1,310

960

752

704

930

734

590

512

462

406

360

365

365

370

*360 

350

320

-

24,196

807

0.304

0.34

July

305

483 

1,920 

1,250

960

1,000

1,700

2,360

1,650

1,070

782

584

478

406

355

320

310

305

315

290

300

355

340

295

290

305

340

310 

272

245

227

20,102

648

0.244

0.28

Aug.

214

*250 

1.830 

1,83d

1,560

1,230

800

662

782

644

530

554

450

360

310

268

232

370

222

214

192

184

176

164

156

" 156

156

136 

124

116

102

14,974

483

0.182

0.21

Sept.

102

1ST 

102 

102

120

132

136

136

*136

132

128

136

128

128

132

132

132

128

140

140

140

140

148

156

15?

136

124

120 

116

113

-

3,861

129

0.049

0.05

Mean 3,019 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.48

Water year 1952-53: Max 22,400 Min 102 Mean 1,742 Cfsm O.656_In. 8.90

Peak discharge (base, 20,000 cfa). Mar. 5 (10 a.m.) 23,100 eta (15.70 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on thisla day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice
472 WABASH RIVER BASIN 

Eel River at North Manchester, Ind.

Location.--Lat 40°59', long. 85°46', In NE£ sec. 5, T. 29 N., R. 7 E., on right bank 200

ft downstream from Main Street Bridge at North Manchester and 1$ miles upstream from

Pony Creek.

Drainage area. 416 sq mi (revised), including Pony Creek. 

Records available. April 1930 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. November 1923 to March 1930 in reports of Indiana Department of Conservation, considered

unreliable. 

fe^e. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 738.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of

T°29. Prior to July 23, 1953, wire-weight or chain gage on downstream side of Second

^treet Bridge 700 ft upstream at same datum. 

.'i -ar-age discharge.--23 years, (1930-53), 352 cfs. 

J':;Tre5es. Maximum discharge during year, 2,400 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 7.77 ft); mlnimum, 42 cfs Sept. 30.

1930-53: Maximum discharge observed, 7,500 cfs "Feb. 27, 1936 (gage height, 14.00

ft), from rating curve extended above 4,600 cfs; minimum daily, 17 cfs Sept. 13, 14,

21, 1941; minimum gage height, 1.86 ft Sept. 13, 1941.

Revisions. The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised,

as shown in the the following table. They supersede figures published in the watersupply papers indicated-.

WSP

728 

743 

758 

783 

823 

873 

893 

953

Water 

year

1932 

1933 

1934 

1935 

1937 

1939 

1940 

1942

Date

Jan. 

May 

Apr. 

Aug. 

Nov. 

Feb. 

Mar. 

Feb.

17, 1932 

11, 1933 

4, 1934 

17, 1935 

3, 1936 

20, 1939 

3, 1940 

7, 1942

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,990 

3,880 

1,600 

4,580 

5,680 

4,880 

3,100 

2,960

Gage height 

(feet)t

6.9 

9.9 

6.1 

10.7 

11.8 

11.0 

8.8 

8.55

t From graph based on gage readings. . '

Remarks. Records good. Some regulation at times during low flow by mill 5 miles upstream. 

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for periods in the

water years 1930-37, 1939, 1942, and 1948, superseding those published in previous

water-supply papers, are given herein.

Date

1930

Apr. 1

Z

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

1931

Mar. 16

17

IB

20

21

22

28

29

30

31

1932

Jan. 1

2

3

6

7

8

9

13

14

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

July, 7

8

9

10

11

1933

Jan. 1

2

3

Discharge

417

410

775

935

1,420

975

935

935

795

655

445

4OO

462

404

362

404

424

438

550

532

424

350

398

445

398

755

585

417

368

1,110

855

1,160

915

735

775

855

975

775

638

620

602

568

48O

550

715

795

655

602

383

1,380

1,060

855

Date

1933-Con.

Jan. 4

5

6

7

8

9

10

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

Pt'b . 1

2

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

25

26

27

Apr. 3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2O

21

22

23

1934

Mar. 3

4

5

6

21

Discharge

735

6O2

498

462

424

374

362

1,380

998

835

855

895

675

550

550

445

424

365

377

377

400

431

374

915

655

638

368

638

585

424

1,380

1,06O

875

1,740

1,470

1,240

1.O4O

795

638

532

428

395

404

498

407

1,110

935

775

6O2

431

365

1,040

895

675

368

389

Date

1934-Con.

Mar. 22

27

28

29

3O

31

Apr. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

16

17

18

19

20

1935

Jan. 9

10

11

12

13

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

Feb. 14

15

16

25

26

27

28

Mar. 1

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

17

21

Discharge

404

550

445 389'

998

1,240

1,090

1,42O

1,160

1,560

1.47O

1,380

735

568

445

380

480

421

371

915

735

655

515

383

1,090

775

638

532

371

353

585

532

498

442

835

620

735

532

695

462

1,110

755

655

568

356

955

735

62O

515

568

675

480

401

365

414

48O

Date"

1935-Con.

Mar. 22

23

24

25

26

27

28

Apr. 11

12

13

14

15

16

28

29

May 2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

2O

1936

Jan. 12

13

14

15

16

Mar. 3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Discharge

445

1,130

955

795

568

398

359

424

1,650

1,040

735

498

389

815

515

715

1,470

795

855

975

1,380

1,16O

1,47O

1,200

895

1,160

1,650

1,65O

1,200

975

775

532

350

48O

655

6O2

515

401

1,650

1,470

1,240

998

695

638

602

498

428

404

428

48O

1,060

875

695

532

480

398

Date

1936-Con.

Mar. 21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

3O

31

1937

Jan. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

11

12

13

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

1939

Feb. 2

3

4

5

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

19

2O

21

22

23

Discharge

386

371

389

1,290

1,110

975

855

755

675

602

550

1,520

1,29O

1.11O

875

602

398

395

1,2OO

1,130

975

1,380

1,110

975

935

915

835

755 '

638

585

515

414

395

371

1,470

445

488

445

386

380

532

2,190

1,6OO

1,240

955

835

655

462

359

1,650-

4,30O

2,890

2,510

1,840
WABASH RIVER BASIN 

'Eel River at North Manchester, Ind.--Continued

473

Revised figures of discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1930-37, 1939, 1942, 1948 -TContlnued

Date

1939-Con.

Feb. 24

25

26

27

28

Mar. 1

2

3

4

5

t

7

8

9

Discharge

1,600

1,240

1,340

1,560

1,840

1,700

1,420

1,290

1,200

1,470

1,420

1,090

895

755

Date

1939-Con.

Mar. 10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

Discharge

638

875

4,300

2,750

. 2,400

1,940

1,520

1,200

1,060

815

638

480

428

398

Date

1939-Con.

Mar. 24

25

Apr. 11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

Discharge

374

350

1,290

1,090

835

655

775

835

2,960

1,990

1,740

1,470

1,600

1,650

Date

1939-Con,

Apr. 23

24

Z5

Z6

27

ZB

29

30

June 10

11

1Z

13

20

21

Discharge

1,470

1,040

795

60Z

515

442

395

359

359

1,600

998

445

380

407

Date

1939-Con.

June 22

23

24

28

30

1942

Feb. 7

8

1948

July 14

15

16

Discharge

442

585

350

445

428

2,690

2,140

174

141

112

Month

April 1930 .........................

Calendar year 1934. . .............

May

Calendar year 1937. . .............

July 1948 ..........................

Cfs-days

_

-

-

_

_

55,700

11,726

107,439

6,800 

26 5B9

127,804

35 898

149,555

32 749

9 524

'126,619

118 225

143,283

3,734

Maximum

1,420

550

772

1,880

7QC

2,640

Q1 ^

3,780

1,560

1,090

3 920

3,920

655

6,120

2,940

4,300

3,020

258

Minimum

180

22

269

42

203

55

29

29

60

57-

90 '

 zQK

29

50

37

28

57

82 

5Q

Mean

452

253

127

735

339

401

587

153

378

294

219 

858

288

349

410

347

324

393

120

Per square 

mile

1.09

.305

1.77

.815

.964

.368

.909

.707

.526

.839

.986

fcr>

.834

.945

.288

Runoff In 

Inches

1.21

4.13

2.04

8.75

11.08

1.59 .

.95

2.05

15.57

13.09

1.01

4.99

1.05

1.99

9.61

.61

11.43

15.57

13.38

2.97

2.21

11.30

2.27

10.58

12.83

.33
474 WABASH RIVER BASIN 

Eel River at North Manchester, Ind. Continued

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge.

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 27 to Dec. 13, June 10-13, Sept. 3- 

30; stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 2, Feb. 17)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 14 Jan. 15 to Sept. 30

2.1 

2.5 

3.5

59

157

440

1.9 

2.3 

2.9

37

117

280

3.5 

5.0 

8.0

490

1,050

2,520

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

1 

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

75

77

82

77

73_

77

»77

80

84

84

80

84

84

90

127

124

114

84

90

92

94

94

97

100

104

94

102

107

107

112

97

2', 8 63

92.4

0.222

0.26

Nov.

97

84

11?

100

92

90

90

87

84

92

92

90

90

92

92

92

87

84

104

*92

84

112

187

137

 190

254

162

134

132 "112

-

3,347

112

0.269

0.30

Dec.

102

98

94

92

162

194

174

167

174

167

147

144

140

117

120

*114

114

104

97

140

272

323

341

3lT

240

194

192

180

172

150

144

5,180

167

0.401

0.46

Jan.

137

127

147

127

112

117

122

147

174

210

174

162

167

246

»630

612

448

472

448

441

396

308

284

930

856

508

368

326

287

239

262

9,978

322

0.774

0.89

Feb.

252

239

221

200

200

192

195

180

175

165

192

*378

340

273

245

221

200

218

23 6

354

1,110

735

490

388

336

322

294

256

_

-

8,607

307

0.738

0.77

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,920 Hln 73

Mar.

212

200 26"6

2,080

1,980

1,440

830

612

525

472

578

*665

970

810

1,730

1,490

890

870

1,130

770

490

472

490

490

396

350

329

301

273

248

245

22,604

1 729

1.75

2.02

Apr.

770

73F

542

455

399

343

301

280

262

385

304

252

239

215

256

*630

718

560

399

329

290

252

248

224

298

410

406

388

508

490

-

11,868

396

0.952

1.06

May

490

388

336

273

262

301

346

301

273

233

212

*202

200

188

178

162

210

304

273

215

212

245

718 508~

427

329

266

212

188

185

150

8,787

283

0.680

0.79

June

126

124

115

108

106

124

133

128

124

*210

215

140

119

104

97

95

95

89

87

83

81

77

73

75

77

85

83

77

77

81

-

3,208

107

0.257

0.29

July

85

119

TT7

89

81

113

95

77

75

73

*73

71

75

73

73

73

73

97

85

97

115

104

85

71

67

63

59

6T

63

63

61

2,526

81.5

0.196

0.23

Aug.

65

110

131

104

87

85

81

162

148

102

83

75

*67

65

65

63

63

61

59

59

57

57

57

61

59

57

57

55" 55

57

59

2,366

76.3

0.183

0.21

Sept.

57

55

57

65

65

59

57

57

53

53

48

67

61

63

63

*51

50

50

63

65

53

51

53

51

53

51

48

50

48

48

-

1,661

55.4

0.133

0.15

Mean 457 Cfsm 1.10 In. 14.98

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,080% Mln 48 Mean 227 Cfsm 0.546 In. 7.43

Peak discharge (base, 2,600 cfs). Ho peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 

Eel River near Logansport, Ind.

475

Location. Lat 40*47', long. 86°15', In sec. 14, T. 27 N., R. 2 E., on upstream side of 

right span of bridge on Adamsboro Road, 5f miles northeast of Logansport and 6.9 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--791 sq mi (revised).

Records available. July 1943 to September 1953.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 621.50 ft above mean sea level, 

"Saturn of 1929.

Average discharge. 10 years, J22 ofs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,820 ofs Mar. 4 (gage height, 7.97 ft); minimum, 

107 ofs Sept. 3, 4, 11 (gage height, 2.93 ft).

1943-53: Maximum discharge, 13,100 ofs Jan. 5, 1950 (gage height, 11.80 ft); minimum, 96 ofs Sept. 25, 1944 (gage height, 2.92 ft).

Flood of May 18, 1943, reached a stage of 13.2 ft, from floodmark (discharge, 17,000 

ofs, from rating curve extended above 9,900 ofs by logarithmic plotting).

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, 

In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 26 Nov. 27 to Sept. 30

3.1 

3.5 

4.0

145

290

515

2.9 

3.4 

4.0

100

230

480

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

1,150

2,120

4,820

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

 6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

37

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

176

173

170

166

162

159

"148 156"

156

156

156

156

156

162

204

194

208

TBT

166

166

166 

166

166

166

166

166

166

166

166

166

166

5,200

168

0.212

0.24

Nov.

166

TJSS

170

 180

190

190

184

170

184

170

166

166

166

166

198

184

198

184

212

243

'226 

236

250

314

379

490

4"B!J

364

300

254

-

6,926

231

0.292

0.33

Dec.

212

'559" 189

*251

300

395

415

360

293

258

244

272

312

286

272

262

251

224

221

251

300 

455

'535 748

557

470

372

312

268

^93

279

10,169

328

0.415

0.48

Jan.

272

 265

262

258

248

237

m

290

308

336

364

344

368

420

699

1,000

874

706

692

741

699 

614

568

909

1.600

1,110

741

626

557

535

460

17,347

560

0.708

0.82

Feb.

465

475

440

390

 380

385

364

352

340

295

 312

568

699

574

496

440

364

316

405

518

1.700 

1,766

1,040

825

671

602

557

502

-

-

-

16,173

578

0.731

0.76

Mar.

445

390

*TX5

3,040

3.700

2,540

1,700

1,150

965

965

 1,070

-1,260

l',650

1,800

3.14Q

3,210

2,000

1,700

2,300

1,800

1,230 

1,000

965

902

790

692

638

584

530

524

546

43,686

1,409

1.78

2.05

Apr.

2,300

2.420

 1,550

1,110

930

804

720

632

602

832

762

657

574

518

535

783

1,040

1,000

776

706

626 

562

530

491 535"

930

867

734

797

*930

26,255

875

1.11

1.23

May

888

' 797

678

596

620

562

546

546

502

480

430

415

395

376

360

372

410

420

496

450

405 

420

713

895

757

650

540

465

405

364

336

16,329

527

0.666

0.77

June

308

*293

272

262

258

268

316

328

320

731

1.58Q

-I£0

51)5

380

320

286

268

258

244

234

227 

212

197

189

186

186

186

184

 176

173

-

10,115

337

0.426

0.48

July

168

173

209

209

197

293

300

VK

203

178

165

162

160

157

151

146

154

160

154

157

186 

244

215

178

160

149

144

139

136

134

132

5,561

179

O.226

0.26

Aug.

132

178

630

664

37?

268

*215

197

230

276

224

189

168

157

149

144

136

134

129

127

124 

122

120

120

118

115

113

111

159" 109

111

5,991

193

0.244

0.28

Sept.

. 113

109

109

107 TSo"

120

115

111

109

*109

107

122

120

120

125

129

115

118

111

118

124 

118

115

118

113

111

111

111

111

109

-

3,451

115

0.145

0.16

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,920 .Mtn 148 Mean 910 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.66

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,700 'Min 107 Mean 458 Cfsm 0.579 In. 7.86

Peak discharge (base. 5.500 efa). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
476 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Wabash River at Logansport, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°44'47", long. 86°22'39", in NE£ sec. 35, T. 27 N., R. IE., on left bank 

looTt downstream from Cioott Street Bridge in Logansport, 1,000 ft downstream from Eel 

River, and at mile 353.7.

Drainage area. 3.751 sq mi (revised).

Records available.--April 1903 to July 1906, May 1923 to September 1953. Gage-height records collected at same site since December 1910 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 573.28 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). April 1903 to July 1906, chain gage at site 150 

ft upstream at datum 2.12 ft higher. May 1923 to Mar. 31, 1927, Oct. 1, 1927, to 

Feb. 8, 1934, chain gage at site 150 ft upstream at present datum. Apr. 1 to Sept. 30, 

1927, staff gage at same site at datum approximately 2.85 ft higher.

Average discharge.--30 years (1923-53), 3,451 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 28,100 cfs Mar. 5 (gage height, 11.92 ft); minimum, 219 cfs Sept. 1, 2, 3; minimum gage height, 2.61 ft Sept. 2,3.

1923-53: Maximum discharge, 89,800 cfs May 18, 1943 (gage height, 21.32 ft); minimum, 97 cfs Sept. 25, 1941; minimum daily, 135 cfs Sept. 26, 1941; minimum gage height, 

2.27 ft July 23, 1936.

Maximum stage known, 25.3 ft Mar. 26, 1913, present datum (discharge uncertain).

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

Some regulation at low flow by powerplant on tributary.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau. 

Revisions (water years).- -WSP 783: 1934. WSP 823: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.6 170 6;0 6,600 

2.9 410 9.0 16,400 

3.2 750 12.0 28,600 

4.0 2,130 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2 

3

45 ' '

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

587

SBT 

510

510

510

470

*460

- 450

450

450

440

TZ5 

450

470 

570

560

570

560

520

510

500

470

460

460

460

460

450

440

440

440

440

15,061

486

0.130

0.15

Nov.

150" 450

480

*470

460

480

470

470

470

480

470

470 

480

470 

480

480

470

510

540

560

560

580

700

780

1,100

1,600

2,500

3,200

2,300

1,570

-

24,500

817

0.218

0.24

Dec.

1,200

1,050 

110" 940

1,050

1,200

2,500

3,500

*2,510

1,920

2,610

4,980

3,860

2,510 

1,830

1,500

1,290

1,200

1,090

1,090

1,100

1,770

2,810

3,210

3,310

2,810

2,130

1,660

1,390

1,340

1,200

61,500

1,984

0.529

0.61

Jan.

1,100

*1,050 

1,000

1,000

954

ISO" 609

1,090

1,200

1,390

1,660

2,280 

2,810

3,310 

4,520

6,480

6,480

5,980

7,500

7,350

5,480

4,080

3,210

4,080

8,100

6,900

4,980

3,420

2,710

2,300

2,100

105,873

3,415

0.910

1.05

Feb.

2,070

2,210 

2,150

2,050

*1,750

1,530

1,550

1,480

1,410

1,340

1,370

2,050 

4,080

4,740 

3,640

2,710

2,170

1,710

1,830

2,130

5,480

9,900

8,466

5,980

4,190

3,110

2,710

2,430

_

-

86,170

3,078

0.821

0.85

Calendar year 1952: Max 34,000 Min 420

Mar.

2,090

1,650 

*1,860

1,940

27,600

22,900

16,400

11,400

7,350

4,980

5,720

7,350 

8,400

7,500 

11,700

14,600

11,400

9,300

13,900

13 , 600

9,600

6,600

5,100

4,190

5, 640

3,110

2,810

2,510

2,380

2,190

2,260

246,210

7,942

2.12

2.44

Apr.

8,360

10,200 

*8,i66

5,600

4,300

3,530

3,010

2,710

2,420

2,710

5,570

5,720 

3,860

2,910 

2,610

3,110

5,980

5,350

3,970

3,110

2,710

2,360

2,130

2,000

1,S20

2,070

2,130

2,050

2,090

*2,450

-

115,040

3,835

1.02

1.14

May

2,510

2,430 

2,340

1,860

1,730

1,700

1,790

1,840

1,750

2,360

2,130

1,730 

1,530

1,410 

1,416

1,460

1,790

3,220

6,750

6,900

4,410

3,110

3,750

8,400

11.400

11,100

7,800

4,7/40

3,110

2,320

1,960

110,740

3,572

0.952

1.10

June

1,700

*1,520 

1,370

1,260

1,170

1,170

1,140

1,140

1,150

1,660

3.970

2,510 

1,940

1,920 

1,530

1,260

1,140

1,220

1,150

986

862

778

724

672

646

659

633

620

*587

587

-

37,674

1,256

0.335

0.37

July

532

672 

1,260

1,660

1,370

1,520

1,680

2,190

2.300

1)480

1,170

890 

711

646 

565

500

450

440

420

460

510

646

598

565

510

460

460

510

480

440

410

26,505

855

0.228

0.26

Aug.

420

1,300 

5,110

2,6lO

1,880

1,770

*1,220

986

890

1,200

890

778 

764

620 

532

480

401

374

450

356

347

320

329

312

288

320

288

312

280

272

248

24,347

785

0.209

0.24

Sept.

248

240 

233

55S

312

304

329

296

304

*280

264

280 

256

312 

329

320

329

329

338

356

338

353" 420

365

347

338

312

296

296

272

-

9,322

311

0.083

0.09

Mean 4,307 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.63

Water year 1952-53: Max 27,600 Min 233 Mean 2,364 Cfsm 0.630 In. 8.54

Peak discharge (base, 22,000 cfs). --Mar. 5 (6 a.m.) 28,100 cfs (11.92 ft). '

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 8 to Nov. 3, Nov. 5 to Dec. 8; discharge estimated on basis of 

2 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for Wabash River at Delphi.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 477

Wabash River at Delphi, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°35'26", long. 86°41'54", in SW£ sec. 24, T. 25 N., R. 3 W., on downstream side of second pier from left abutment of highway bridge, 1 mile west of Delphi, 

1.6 miles upstream from Deer Creek, 8.6 miles upstream from Tippecanoe River, and at 

mile 330.8. *

Drainage area. 4.032 sq mi (revised).

Records available. January 1940 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 519.90 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to July 19, 1942, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 3,697 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 28,100 cfs Mar. 5 (gage height, 17.71 ft); minimum, 265 cfs Sept. 3 (gage height, 1.10 ft).

1940-53: Maximum discharge, 85,300 cfs May 19, 1943 (gage height, 25.60 ft); minimum daily, 158 cfs Sept. 19, 20, 1941.

Maximum stage known, 28.8 ft Mar. 26, 1913, from information by State Highway Commission.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge. In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 8-13)

1.1 

1.4 

2.0 

3.0

265

405

800

1,680

6.0

12.0

15.0

18.0

5,260

14,600

20,800

29,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

SO

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

595

556

536 

524

504

498

478

478

*472

472

472 

465

465 

478

608

588

588

588

543

536

510

491

484

491

491

484 

472

465

465

465

465

15,727

507

0.126

0.15

Nov.

472

47?

504 

498

491

*504

498

498

498

504

498 

498

504 

498

510

504

498

530

569

588

588

608

723

807

1,130

1,680 

2,500

5.240

2,450

1,680

25,542

851

0.211

0.24

Dec.

1,290

1,130

1,010 

998

1,110

1,240

2,180

3,600

*2,620

2,010

1,740 

4,080

4.210 

3,000

2,230

1,680

1,480

1,290

1,160

1,160

1,150

1,380

2,560

3,240

3,360

3,120 

2,500

2,010

1,630

1,480

1,290

62,938

2,030

0.503

0.58

Jan.

1,200

1,160

1,090 

1,030

1,040

640

1 800

1,160

1,430

1,580

1,740 

*2,010

2,670 

3,360

3,960

5,820

6,550

5,820

6,850

7,450

6,100

4,470

3,480

3,600

7,300

7.600 

5,540

3,960

3,000

2,620

2,340

107,370

3,464

0.859

0.99

Feb.

2,230

2,280

2,340 

2,230

2,120-

1,680

1,680

1,630

1,530

*1.430

1,480 

1,680

3,360 

4,730

3,960

3,120

2,450

2,010

1,900

2,120

3,940

9.100

8,950

6,850

4,730

3,480 

3,000

2,670

_

-

88, 680

3,167

0.785

0.82

Mar.

2,400

2,120

1.960 

12,600

27.200

25,400

18, 800

12,700

8,500

5,680

5,680 

7,300

*8,800 

8,500

11,800

16,000

13,400

10, 600

13,400

14, 800

11,200

7,750

5,820

4,860

4,080

3,600 

3,240

2,940

2,720

2,500

2,500

278,850

8,995

2.23

2.57

Apr.

6,730

11.000

9,400 

6,700

4,990

4,080

*3,480

2,890

2,780

2,720

4,470 

5,820

4,470 

3,240

2,890

2,890

5,120

5,680

4,340

3,480

2,940

2,670

2,400

2,230

2.120

2,180 

2,280

2,230

2,230

2,500

-

120,950

4,032

1.00

1.12

May

2,620

2,670

2,400 

2,060

1,900

*1,790

1,790

1,960

1,790

2,120

2,400 

1,900

1,580 

1,480

1.580

1,480

1,580

2,450

5,120

7,000

4,990

3,960

3,720

7,450

11,000

11. 500 

"9,100

5,540

3,720

2,720

2,230

113,400

3,658

0.907

1.05

June

1,900

1, 680

1,480 

*1,340

1,200

1,290

1,200

1,180

1,200

1,790

m3,360 

2,120

1,840

1,430

1,200

1,110

1,240

1,070

910

821

737

709

660

709 

660

660

628

595

41,799

1,393

0.345

0.39

July

614

800

*772 

2,010

2,060

2,060

1,680

2,180

2.450

1,790

1

1,290 

1,030

849 

723

654

595

602

695

588

569

556

595

660

628

562

530 

517

524

530

484

465

30,062

970

0.241

0.28

Aug.

453

530

1,360 

2.670

2,120

1,790

1,380

1,070

910

*998

942 

779

779 

660

582

530

465

435

465

435

400

380

360

355

355

346 

332

324

319

310

288

23,122

746

0.185

0.21

Sept.

310

288

296

310

310

310

306

306

*296

296 

306

301 

310

324

319

319

319

342

360

337

328

375

350

337

337 

319

310

301

288

-

9,493

316

0.078

0.09

Calendar, year 1952 : Max 34,800 Min 465 Mean 4,662 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.75

Water year 1952-53 : Max 27,200 Mln 283 Mean 2,515 Cfsm 0.624 In. 8.49

Discharge measurement made on this day.
478 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Deer Creek near Delphi, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°36', long. 86°37', on line between SE£ sec. 22 and NE£ sec. 27, T 25 

JU'iJ;-; £ W., on downstream side of left wing wall of highway bridge, 3 miles northeast 

or Delphi and 4f miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 278 sq mi (revised).

Records available . October 1943 to September 1953 (monthly discharge only prior to

Ga£e.--Water-stage recorder. Prior to Sept. 18, 1950, wire-weight gage at same site and

Average discharge.--10 years (1943-53), 256 cfs.

Extreme^. Maximum and minimum discharges for the water years 1944, 1947-48, and 1953 are 

contained in the following table:

Water 

year

1944t 

1947 

1948 

1953

Maximum

Date

Apr. 12, 1944 

Apr. 30, 1947 

Feb. 28, 1948 

Mar. 4, 1953

Discharge 

(cfs}

4,700 

3,000 

2,720 

3,380

Gage height 

(feet)

glO.9 

g9.0 

g8.57 

9.24

Minimum

Date

Sept. 24-28, 1944 

Oct. 1-14, 1946 

Sept. 18, 1948 

Sept. 11, 1953

Discharge 

(cfs)

*12 

12 

18 

12

Gage height 

(feet)

2.35

t Period March to September.

* Revised.

g From graph based on gage readings.

1944-53: Maximum discharge, 9,160 efs Jan. 4, 1950 (gage height, 14.4 ft); minimum, 

11.0 cfs Sept. 7, 19-22, 1946.

Flood in May 1943 reached a stage of 19.8 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 18,000 

cfs, from rating curve extended above 6,700 cfs by logarithmic plotting).

Revisions. The minimum discharge for the water year 1944 has been revised to 12 cfs 

Sept. 24-28, superseding figure published in WSP 1003.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. 

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge for the water years 1944, 1947-48, superseding 

tnose published in WSP 1003, 1083, and 1113, are given herein.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1943 to September 1944

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*25

0.090

0.11

Nov.

_

*70

0.252

0.29

Dec.

_

 *30

0.106

0.13

Calendar year 1943: Max - 

Water year 1943-44: Max -

Jan.

_

*25

0.090

0.11

Feb.

t30

_

tzoo

0.719

0.80

Mln - 

Mln -

Mar.

a!40

*120

126

155

425

425

aeoo

a4§6"

a250

222

225

180

J.D9 1 RQ 

178

171

178

287

317

269

206

160

139

131

129

127

a!30

a21o

*251

230

210

191

6,971

225

0.809

0.93

Apr.

171

147

129

118

111

104

108

122

461

1,140

3,O9O

*4.030 *i t eoo

a920

a780

740

700

565

442

359

308

386

aSOO

al,900

a2,400

a900

530

386

302

275

-

24,024

801

2.88

3.21

May

263

245

232

222

218

208

198

225

1,350

1.340

1,300

620

a353

a!98

137

201

210

697

a760

a548

a410

a329

410

314

425

353

210

341

344

251

*171

13,583

438

1.58

1.82

June

131

122

113

108

99

94

86

80

7669'

65

60

66

99

85

66

57

66

72

69

60

48

41

38

37

36

33

32

31

30

-

2,069

69.0

0.248

0.28

July

27

26

24

a23

a22

a21

a20

a20

al9

al9

a23

a27

*27

25

24

a22

21

22

21

a21

21

21

21

20

19

27

28

aZ5

22

21

20

699

22.5

0.081

0.09

Aug.

19

18

17

16

16

16

17

16

16

15

14

13

13

13

13

26

*29

20

Sf<5

20

19

18

16

15

14

16

21

20

19

27

568

IS. 3

0.066

0.08

Sept.

M

23

21

a!9

18

19

17

15

14

a!3

13

14

15

15

14

13

a!3

13

13

14

16

13

13

al2

ft

12

12

12

15

18

-

453

15.1

0.054

0.06

Mean - Cfsm - In. - 

Mean *161 Cfsm *0.579 In. *7.85

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Result of discharge measurement.

* Not previously published; estimated.

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records 

for Wildcat Creek at awasco and South Fork Wildcat Creek near Lafayette.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 

Deer Creek near Delphi, Ind. Continued

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1946 to September 1947

,479

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

fl

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

12 

12

12 

12

12

12

12

12

12

»12

12

12

a!2

a!2

a!4

a!5

a35

a90

aW

a52

a40

a37 

a35

a35

a38

a35

a36

a36

a36

a36

a37

845

27.3

0.098

0.11

Nov.

a50 

aflO.

a60 

a45

a37

a37

a37

a37

a40

a40

a58

a5S

a50

a45

a41

a41

a41

a41

a41

a39

a37

a37 

a37

a39

a42

a50

aeo

a54

a5o

a47

1,369

45.6

0.164

0.18

Dec.

a47 

a45

a43 

a43

*42

a40

aI5

a40

a41

a 45

46

95

208

154

al20

90

87

76

80

59

56

54 

52

50

b48

b47

46

47

61

73

a80

2,055

66.3

0.238

0.27

Jan.

al80 

68

. a66

104

a220

ai40

70

58

55

52

67

alOO

141

*162

335

a250

205

163

al40

al30

also

156 

178

154

143

ai40

134

126

122

1,000

1.790

6,819

220

0.791

0.91

Feb.

840 

a500

a350 

a290

a210

also

ai30

ai20

allO

blOO

blOO

blOO

b!05

b!20

132

a!25

b!05

b85

b75

*b70

b68

b65 

b60

b58

b58

b58

b56

b55

. _

-

4,295

153

0.550

0.57

Mar.

b60 

b62

b62 

b64

a68

a71

72

a70

a58

56

61

a70

a80

a450

a300

al90

130

118

allO

106

*120

132 

al60

a240

568

445

334

271

274

248

210

5,260

170

0.612

0.70

Apr.

193 

265

304 

271

307

483

470

310

250

232

369

765

496

345

277

277

361

345

271

262

445

397 

310

289

429

965

668

413

*645

2,660

-

14,074

469

1.69

1.88

May

m965 

690

492

369

310

259

230

200

183

174

162

159

193

1,090

790

690

461

441

1,090

*1,340 

715

470

393

334

235

137

298

417

298

17,045

550

1.98

2.28

June

324 

1,640

2.060 

1,490

815

578

*1,490

1,340

715

501

328

259

230

222

215

186

169

164

148

134

124

120 

108

105

114

124

126

118

106

105

-

14,158

472

1.70

1.89

July

a97 

a88

a80 

a72

a66

60

57

54

50

56

58

54

57

60

60

*54

87

72

92

61

51

47 

39

37

36

35

35

37

44

36

M

1,766

57.0

0.205

0.24

Aug.

30 

30

32 

31

30

28

26

24

24

22

21

20

20

20

42

56

38

29

25

24

21

20

19

20

30

51

31

*32

37

34

34

901

29.1

0.105

0.12

Sept.

33 

27

M27

29

31

27

24

24

25

106

122

69

228

193

92

52

38

32

38

m*92

61

46

38

34

33

31

-

2,085

69.5

0.250

0.28

Calendar year 1946: Max 3,500 Mln 11 Mean 171 Cfsm 0.615 In. 8.32

Water year 1946-47: Max 2,660 Mln 12 Mean 194 Cfsm 0.698 In. 9.43

* Discharge measurement made on'this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, 

and records for stations on nearby streams. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14 

15

.16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

30

29

27

27

26

25

25

24

24

24

24

24

23 

24 

23

27

30

32

31

28

*26

25

25

25

27

34

38

M

38

851

27.5

0.099

0.11

Nov.

34

32

31

31

31

31

31

33

47

52

49

49

47

45

40

38

37

37

38

*40

45

46

44

42

39

47

-

1,199

40.0

0.144

0.16

Dec.

37

34

37

54

97

128

134

164

143

108

87

78

as 6

94

61

62

87

99

66

44

40

40

41

44

41

49

44

34

31

35

40

2,139

69.0

0.248

0.29

Jan.

232

1.190

790

501

353

259

*218

198

369

501

357

295

248 

188 

215

190

160

150

150

120

86

72

64

62

58

54

50

*45

45

45

M

7,308

236

0.849

0.98

Feb.

43

45

45

48

50

50

54

52

50

50

54

70

80 

230 

500

600

a700

555

338

186

148

152

159

154

122

114

211

*2.270

1,360

_

-

8,490

293

1.05

1.14

Mar .-

645

425

357

263

a220

al90

al70

ai50

134

116

90

11

96 

119 

292

413

492

a470

445

1,120

915

1,790

1J690

1,020

765

622

1,490

1,340

815

578

488

17,691

571

2.05

2.37

ftpr.

915

*715

478

373

324

622

1,160

815

550

385

393

622

990 

1.490 

1,040

690

461

353

289

245

210

*180

166

156

145

137

126

122

116

105

14,373

479

1.72

1.92

May

105

122

169

177

208

210

795

840

532

381

314

453

i.^060 

765

790

578

413

314

260

*230

202

169

150

137

122

112

105

103

94

86

11,436

369

1.33

1.53

June

81

76

74

71

69

124

326

586

292

194

145

124

114 

103 

86

76

67

63

60

57

61

*71

83

76

90

2B6

865

357

286

a200

-

5,145

172

0.619

0.69

July

150

107

78

64

55

47

43

39

35

34

58

37

135 

185 

78

74

51

39

a35" 31

38

alOO *180

137

105

T55" jja

92

60

46

38

2,539

81.9

0.295

0.34

Aug.

33

29

27

28

30

29

26

26

25

Ji

29

74

65 

39 

31

a29

a40

a700

a250

a!50

a90

a60

*48

43

37

33

32

30

28

26

25

2,136

68.9

0.248

0.29

Sept.

23

23

23

23

23

28

36

30

30

32

29

26

24 

21 

20

19

*19

19

20

90

815

331

158

88

58

46

41

38

42

40

-

2,217

73.9

0.266

0.30

Calendar year 1947: Max 2,660 Mln 19 Mean 193 Cfsm 0.694 In. 9.43

Water year 1947-48: Max 2,270 Mln 19 Mean 206 Cfsm 0.741 In. 10.12

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, weather records, 

and records for Wildcat Creek at Owaaco.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 15 to Feb. 15.
480 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Deer Creek near Delphi, Ind. Continued 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

41

38

38

38

37

35

35

*35

36

37

37

37

36

38

54

55

49

44

40

38

38

38

38

38

39

38

38

37

36

36

35

1,209

39.0

0.140

0.16

tiov .

36

38

43

44

*43

40

38

38

40

39

39

38

38

38

38

38

38

39

47

48

50

55

109

125

173

360

255

161

118

102

-

2,308

76.9

0.277

0.31

Dec.

89

86

82

*100

395

405

306

237

204

234

264

231

176

142

127

112

109

100

94

109

168

204

243

291

243

198

166

b!50

b!40

125

110

5,640

182

0.655

0.75

 

Jan.

102

98

b80

b70

b50

*b45

b70

110

154

171

168

173

158

216

329

346

350

393

421

371

318

273

249

714

790

492

364

300

261

222

207

8,065

260

0.935

1.08

Feb.

198

179

176

158

144

146

138

121

*112

105

127

243

252

216

195

173

138

158

171

201

600

441

336

285

258

240

219

173

_

-

5,903

211

0.759

0.79

Mar.

156

140

259

2.840

*2,020

1,040

740

555

421

401

578

528

622

645

1,750

1,240

765

1,030

1,220

765

555

449

413

357

306

267

240

225

201

176

247

21,151

682

2.45

2.83

Apr.

1.100

915

622

483

389

*336

294

255

249

264

222

201

184

163

176

213

192

176

161

154

144

138

136

129

TZo

151

142

138

140

146

-

8,153

272

0.978

1.09

May

149

136

119

109

*110

118

116

114

105

9fl

92

90

89

87

87

90

94

105

107

105

100

715

840

1,090

1 . 140

765

453

332

279

246

201

8,281

267

0.960

1.11

June

163

138

119

*112

104

99

98

100

98

374

303

207

151

121

107

94

84

79

71

66

60

56

52

50

48

68

62

53

46

45

-

3,228

108

0.388

0.43

July

50

77

*57

45

436

368

204

109

76

63

54

49

46

43

39

38

42

90

55

45

41

50

55

58

48

39

35

32

32

30

li

2,435

78.5

0.282

0.33

Aug.

27

72

198

102

63

49

42

*39

47

57

42

36

34

31

29

26

25

24

24

23

22

22

21

19

19

18

18

18

17

16

iS

1,195

38.5

0.138

0.16

Sept.

14

14

14

17

18

17

17

17

17

*14

13

17

17

19

20

19

19

18

20

22

21

20

19

19

19

18

17

17

16

14

-

523

17.4

0.063

0.07

Calendar year 1952 : Max 4,560 Min 28 Mean 333 Cfsm 1.20 In. 16.29

Water year 1952-53 : Max 2,840 Min 13 Mean 187 Cfsm 0.673 In. 9.11

Peak discharge (base. 2,400 efs). Mar. 4 (2 p.m.) 3,380 ofs (9.24 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 

Tlppecanoe 'River at Oswego, Ind.

481

Location. Lat 41°19'14", long. 85°47'21", in NE^NE^ sec. 14, T. 33 N., R. 6 E., on left 

bank 10 ft downstream from dam at Tlppecanoe Lake Outlet in Oswego, 3 miles east of 

Leesburg.

Drainage area. 115 sq mi (revised).

Records available. October 1949 to September 1953.

Gage. Waterrstage recorder. Datum of gage is 830.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Aug. 12, 1953, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 179 cfs Mar. 22, 23 (gage height, 6.76 

ft); minimum, 3.0 cfs Sept. 30; minimum gage height, 4.36 ft Sept. 8.

1949-53: Maximum daily discharge, 680 cfs Apr. 8-10, 1950; maximum gage height, 

8.62 ft Apr. 10, 1950; minimum discharge, that of Sept. 30, 1953: minimum gage height, 

that of Sept. 8, 1953.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height. In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 20-30)

4.2

4.3

4.4

4.5

4.6

2.6 

3.4 

4.5 

6.5 

9.0

5.0 

5.4 

5.8 

6.3

7.0

23

41

68

114

215

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

71

71

68

65

62

60

*58

55

54

53

46

41

37

37

41

39

36

34

33

33

31

31

31

29

29

29

28

27

27

2525~

1,306

42.1

0.366

0.42

Nov.

25

25

27

26

25

23

23

22

21

20

21

22

19

18

18

18

il »T9

21

20

21

24

25

27

29

27

29

31

3T

30

-

704

23.5

0.204

0.23

Dec.

29

52

32

32

33

33

33

33

33

34

33

34

33

32

31

*32

33

33

33

34

34

35

37

37

37

37

37

39

39

 m40

1,064

34.3

0.298

0.34

Jan.

41

4T

46

46

47

47

48

50

51

51

50

48

46

45

*45

46

46

47

50

53

57

61

66

74

79

82

86

87

90

90

91

.1,811

5B.4

0.508

0.59

Feb.

92

?2

*92

92

92

91

92 '92

91

91

91

91

87

84

86

87

84

81

81

79

81

76

75

74

71

74

*78

82

_

-

2,379

85.0

0.739

0.77

Mar.

B6

85

87

96

98

100

102

108

110

112

112

112

117

121

126

135

135

158

162

167

176

179

m

176

173

*170

167

158

155

155

155

4,173

135

1.17

1.35

Apr.

147

TSS

126

119

114

112

109

108

108

106

110

110

108

108

106

109

*114

114

112

110

109

108

112

110

108

109

108

106

108

112

3,375

112

0.974

1.09

Yay

113

119

113

us

121

117

117

117

112

109

107

100

*96

91

36

83

8T

83

86

91

91

93

102

99

106

109

112

115

110

109

109

3,220

104

0.904

1.04

June

~§S 106

92

90

90

86

86

*85

82

79

75

73

68

64

61

57

55

53

50

46

45

41

39

37

35

37

34

24

14

IS

1,620

60.7

0.528

0.59

July

8.6

10

*14

15

15

15

15

16IBIS

15

13

12

11

11

10

9.9

11

10

10

11

12

11

9.6

9.3

9.0

*8.3

7.5

775

8.5

8.5

354.9

11.4

0.099

0.11

Aug.

9.0

19

27

30ST1

26

25

23

21

18

16

16

16

15

15

13

12

12

11

10

10

9.3

9.0

8.8

*8.0

7.5

7.3

6.5

5.9

5.1

4.7

443. L

14.3

0.124

0.14

Sept.

4.7

4.3

4.2

4.3

4.0

3.6

3.8

4.3

8.3

S75

7.8

8.0

8.0

6.0

*7.3

6.5

6.3

5.5

5.9

5.9

5.7

4.9

4.5

4.4

4.1

4.0

3.7

3.4

5ii 57?

-

159. p

5.33

0.046

0.05.

Calendar year 1952: Max 370 Yin 17 Yean 131 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.47

Water year 1952-53: Yax 179 Mln 3.1 Yean 57.0 Cfsm 0.496 In. 6.72

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
482 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Tippecanoe River near Ora, Ind.

Location.--Lat 41°10', long. 86°34', In NEi sec. 7, T. 31 N., R. 1 W., on upstream side of 

left span of highway bridge, 1.3 miles southwest of Ora and 2.0 miles downstream from 

Osborn ditch.

Drainage area. 839 sq mi (revised).

Records available. September 1943 to September 1953.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily.

Average discharge. 10 years, 865 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,840 cfs Mar. 16 (gage height, 9.40 ft); minimum, 122 cfs Sept. 2,3; minimum gage height, 4.34 ft Sept. 30.

1943-53: Maximum discharge, 7,800 cfs Apr. 5, 1950 (gage height, 14.40 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 2, 3, 1953; minimum gage height, 4.15 ft Aug. 14, 1944, Oct. 16, 17, 

1946.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of lee effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 13 to Jan. 5, June 22 to Sept. 25)

4.2 

4.7 

7.0 

9.0 

10.0

120

245

870

1,620

2,220

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

1415 '

16 

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

305

305

305

298

295

Z90

290

290

290

288

290 

285

I5B" 282

332

*358 

3f8

358 

332

308

305

300

2So

295

295

288

285

288

295

295

295

9,390

303

0.361

0.42

Nov.

290

295

310

320

320

320

315

305

302

295

290 

*285

285

282

280

278 

280

290 

285

315

315

332

382

445

508

55B" 585

545

508

445

-

10,592

353

0.421

0.47

Dec.

420

408

b380

b360

445

532

532

508

495

482

470 

458

445

420

408

382 

370

358 

345 358"

408

458

508

545

532

*470

470

458

432

395

382

13,634

440

0.524

0.60

 Jan.

370

370

382

382

370

b380

b400

b410

b420

b440

b450 

b460

*495

508

550

675 

690

690 

705

720

705

675

675

810

950

870

780

*735

705

660

645

18,057

582

0.694

0.80

Feb.

630

630

600

585

570

570

570

570

558

545

545 

630

690

660

630

615 

645

1,200 

1,060

*705

840

1,160

990

930

870

840

810

750

_

_

-

20,398

728

0.868

0.90

Mar.

690

660

S5o

930

1,200

1,100

990

900

870

840

900 

960

1,060

1,280

1,480

1,840 

1,720

1,520 

1,440

1,400

1,320

1,200

*1,130

1,100

1,020

960

930

870

810

780

810

33,370

1,076

1.28

1.48

Apr.

930

1 200

1,160

1,130

1,100

1,060

990

930

900

*870

840 

810

75O

735 755"

930 

1,200

1,200 

930

1,060

960

900

870

780

810

810

840

810

870

930

28,085

936

1.12

1.24

May

960

330" 990

930

*900

870

810

780

750

705

660 

645

660

615

600

585 

660

720 

705

675

645

690

840

930

900

870

810

*720

645

615

545

23,420

755

0.900

1.04

June

532

508

482

482

508

508

520

520

545

735

1.100 

900

780

675

585

520 

495

458 

408

382

358

332

310

*295 STB"

362

395

395

332

305

15,062

502

0.598

0.67

July

315

358

358

358

345

370 370"

332

305

300

265 

250

250

240

225

218 

232

238 

235

225

*215

252

272

238

225

205

205

195

IBS

156" 180

8,144

263

0.313

0.36

Aug.

198

225

228

345 28~8"

270

245

260

282

268

238 

*222

208

200

195

182 

188

185 

178

178

170

165

162

158

152

148

142

142

13B

132

130

6,222

201

0.240

0.2B

Sept.

128

125

122

1ST

140

132

135

132

130

130

130 

130

138

*148

180

178 

162

158 

142

150

180

170

160

152

150

155

150

142

13B

138

-

4,350

145

0.173

0.19

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,060 Hln 245 Mean 972 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.77

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,840 Hln 122 Mean 525 Cfsm 0.623 In. 8.45

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 483

Tippeoanoe River near Monticello, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°47', long. 86°45', in sec. 21, T. 27 N., R. 3 W., at Norway plant of 

Northern Indiana Public Service Co., 2 miles north of Monticello.

Drainage area. 1.710 sq mi (revised).

Records available. October 1931 to September 1953.

Average discharge. 22 years, 1,500 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 5,570 cfs Mar. 15; minimum daily, 180 cfs 

Aug. 30.

1931-53: Maximum daily discharge, 15,400 cfs Apr. 4, 1950; minimum daily, 103 cfs 

July 27, 1934.

Remarks. Discharge computed on basis of records of operation of powerplant and flow over 

dam.

Cooperation. Records of daily discharge furnished by Northern Indiana Public Service Co.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2 

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

385

385 

462 

309

385

360

360

344

360

334

36O

437

437

437

488

488

462

462

473

411

411

360

385

411

385

385

385 

360

385

334

411

12,351

398

0.233

0.27

Nov.

411

411 

437 

437

385

472

385

411

411

411

385

385

3B&" 360

411

360

411

411

462

411

411

488

462

600

662

649

363" 725 

638

640

-

14,065

469

0.274

0.31

Dec.

550

510 

590 

624

586

683

759

784

793

666

666

665

642

583

559

559

559

497

497

635

635

661

776

805

827

776

712 

584

584

686

707

20,160

650

0.380

0.44

Jan.

437

716 

616 

616

616

308

294

64T

598

895

832

789

828

870

316

,060

,130

,100

,100

,140

1,190

1,140

1,180

1,460

1.590

1,430

1,340 

1,210

1,100

1,030

1,060

29,232

943

0.551

0.64

Feb.

1,030

1,000 

978 

930

880

964

923

916

916

916

1,090

1,220

1,240

1,170

1,130

1,060

752

898

1,060

1,420

2,430

2,460

2,060

1,760

1,690

1,480

1,690 

1,240

_

_

-

35,243

1,259

0.736

0.77

Mar.

1,160

1.100 

1,560 

2,080

2,210

2,250

1,890

1,610

1,580

1,610

2,120

2,040

2,720

2,960

5.570

4,630

4,050

3,690

4,O50

3,200

2,780

2,450

2,310

2,270

1,900

1,720

1,690 

1,720

1,370

1,400

1,750

73,440

2,369

1.39

1.60

Apr.

3,890

-5,980 

2,940 

2,740

2,580

2,310

2,020

1,750

1,760

1,690

1,540

1,43O

1,430

1,320

1,320

1,940

2,060

1,980

1,980

1,790

1,600

1,550

1,480

1,360

1,370

1,450

1,260 

1,320

1,430

1,540

56,810

1.894

1.11

1.24

May

1,670

1,690 

1,670 

1,510

1,440

1,44O

1,360

1,290

1,270

1,O60

1,060

1,100

1,090

980

1,020

1,180

1,380

1,560

1,280

1,280

1,220

1,250

1,740

1,910

2,080

1,580

1,430 

1,300

1,170

959

916

41,885

1,351

0.790

0.91

June

964

805 

786 

771

741

841

916

841

853

2,130

4.190

2,900

a, 040

1,430

1,430

1,000

1,080

786

816

1,090

616

6l6

616

616

616

616

818 

704

716

616

32,960

1,099

0.643

0.72

July

616

.816 

828 

803

1,090

2,370

1,720

1,260

916

818

768

616

616

513

577

437

513

616

616

514

411

650

411

616

437

437

437 

437

385

4TT

411

22,066

712

0.416

0.48

Aug.

385

411 

1.140 

753

616

539

539

462

616

539

462

411

437

437

411

360

360

321

360

309

309

309

309

360

283

283

257 

263

283

ISO 28"3

12,937

417

0.244

0.28

Sept.

257

232 

232 

232

257

232

206

?32

232

206

257

266

232

232

257

283

334

283

334

560

308

283

257

206

232

257

222 

232

206

291

-

7,650

255

' 0.149

0.17

Calendar year 1952 : Max 10,400 Min 309 Mean 1,791 Cfsm 1.05 In. 14.28

Water year 1952-53 : Max 5,570 Min 180 Mean 983 Cfsm 0.575 In. 7.83
484 WABASH RIVER BASIN 

Tippecanoe River near Delphi, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°37', long. 86°45i, in sec. 16, T. 25 N., R. 3 W., on right bank 2 miles 

northeast of Springboro, 2 miles downstream from Big Creek, and 5 miles northwest of 

Delphi.

Drainage area. 1.857 sq mi (revised).

Records available.--March 1903 to July 1906, November, December 1908, July 1939 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 552.01 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge.--14 years (1939-53), 1,663 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,960 cfs June 11 (gage height, 8.29 ft); minimum, 222 cfs Sept. 26; minimum daily, 239 cfs Sept. 25; minimum gage height, 2.49 ft 

Dec. 12.

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 17,200 cfs Apr. 4, 1950 (gage height, 13.43 ft); minimum, 94 cfs Oct. 1, 2, 1941 gage height, 2.15 ft); minimum daily, 94 cfs Oct. 1, 

1941.

Maximum stage known, 13.5 ft, present site and datum, Nov. 3, 1936 (discharge, 

17,400 cfs).

Remarks. Records good. Plow regulated by powerplants above station. 

Revisions (water years).--WSP 973: 1942.

Rating table, water year 195Z-53 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-22, June 20 to Sept. 30)

2.4 

2.6 

2.8

225

310

420

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

1,350

3,480

6,480

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15 .

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

449

446

457

453

441

MS

350

343

*379

389

382

397

Mg

461 

543

580

462

584

564

419

380

455

462

462

466

466

462

467

400

431

387

13,928

449

0.242

0.28

Nov.

463

463

618

467

416

*28T8

473

465

467

466

463

463

458

391 

452

453

456

459

645

465

456

595

478

697

823.

747

802

806

753

678

-

16,136

538

0.290

0.32

Dec.

641

664

697

753

713

730

863

928

848

736

721

712

718

667 

668

654

634

606

558

685

674

*831

907

901

976

780

792

688

698

764

778

22,965

741

0.399

0.46

Jan.

600

767

803

700

706

326

289

876

673

883

1,050

834

887

*942 

1,130

1,250

1,240

1,250

,260

,320

,320

,210

,470

,680

1.750

1,610

1,440

1,380

1,250

1,190

1,320

33,406

1,078

0.581

0.67

Feb.

1,090

1,170

1,090

1,190

886

1,270

879

1,070

1,070

1,080

1,170

1,410

1,350

1,300 

1,360

1,180

178

*1,070

1,090

1,440

2.710

2,510

2,170

1,980

1,920

1,530

1,810

1,320

.

-

38,893

1,389

0.748

0.78

Mar.

1,280

1.260

1,700

2,260

2,380

2,410

2,030

1,770

1,650

1,750

2,330

2,160

2,900

3,020 

5.240

4,660

*3,880

3,660

3,970

3,140

2,870

2,720

2,430

2,560

2,120

1,810

1,870

1,900

1,520

1,540

2,020

76,810

2,478

1.33

1.54

Apr.

3,880

4;020

3,130

2,730

2,790

2,430

*2,220

1,990

2,010

1,850

1,730

1,530

1,620

1,500 

1,530

2,100

2,170

2,160

2,170

2,000

1,630

1,670

1,660

1,440

1,550

1,630

1.430

1,510

1,550

1,710

-

61,340

2,045

1.10

1.23

May

1,440

1,890

1,680

1,660

1,630

1,570

1,610

*1,330

1,410

1,200

1,270

1,230

1,290

1.150 

1,130

1,400

1,580

1,720

1,410

1,410

1,340

1,960

1,940

2.530

2,440

1,950

1,560

1,390

1,330

1,200

1,140

47,770

1,541

0.830

0.96

June

1,130

932

891

*876

892

999

1,140

1,050

1,140

2,250

5.800

3,050

2,210

1,610 

1,590

1,220

1,290

898

894

1,260

697

£4£

750

673

711

816

1,000

759

957

702

-

36,827

1,228

0.661

0.74

July

843

1,110

1,140

1,070

2,030

*4.100

2,210

1,600

1,180

947

820

746

666

645 

602

500

676

621

649

601

600

890

560

581

592

539

637

527

524

522

456

29,184

941

0.507

0.58

Aug.

453

465

1.200

884

725

646

483

*476

670

612

478

480

577

522 

462

367

376

363

347

362

348

402

371

374

364

339

348

321

289

289

293

14,686

474

0.255

0.29

Sept.

301

296

299

303

292

282

269

267

270

269

*273

336

262

271 

353

361

347

340

397

399

351

287

275

242

239

243

242

246

253

281

-

8,846

295

0.159

0.18

Calendar year 1952: Max 11,400 Min 288 Mean 1,939 Cfsm 1.04 In. 14.20

Water year 1952-53: Max 5,240 Min 239 Mean 1,098 Cfsm 0.591 In. 8.03

Discharge measurement made on this day.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 485

Wildcat Creek at Greentown, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°28', long. 85°58', in NE£ sec. 5, T. 23 N., R. 5 E., near center of span 

on upstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 35, three-quarters of a mile west of Greentown and 10-| miles upstream from Kokomo Creek.

Drainage area. 172 sq mi (revised).

Records available. October 1944 to September 1953 (monthly discharge only, prior to

February 1945).

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 803.99 ft above mean sea level, 

"datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 9 years (1944-53), 166'cfs.

Extremes. Maximum and minimum discharges for the water years 1945, 1947-48 and 1953 are 

 contained in the following table. Revised minimum discharge for the water years 1945 

and 1947 supersede those published in water-supply papers indicated.

Water 

WSP year

1033 1945t 

1083 1947 

1948 

- 1953

Maximum

Date

Apr. 1, 1945 

Apr. 30, 1947 

Mar. 22, 1948 

Mar. 4, 1953

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,680 

2,140 

2,670 

1,810

Gage height 

(feet)

10.04 

10.94 

11.63 

10.34

Minimum

Date

Aug. 29, 30, 1945 

Oct. 7, 11, 1946 

Sept. 17, 1948 

Sept. 30, 1953

Discharge 

(cfs)

*4.0 

*2.2 

1.2

4.5

Gage height 

(feet)

2.44

t Period February to September. 

t Revised.

1945-53: Maximum discharge, 6,320 cfs Jan. 4, 1950 (gage height, 15.3 ft); minimum,. 

0.-9 cfs Sept. 21, 1947.

Flood in May 1943 reached a stage of 15.0 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 5,960 cfs).

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the water years 

1945, 1947-48, superseding those published In WSP 1033, 1083, and 1113, are given 

herein.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1944 to September 1945

Day

1 

2

3

45"

6

7

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total 

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*4.0

0.023

0.03

Nov.

*6.0

0.035

0.04

Dec.

*5.0

0.029

0.03

Jan.

*4.5

0.026

0.03

Feb.

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

_

*19

21

139

104

51

40

39

57

67

-

-

*34.0

0.198

0.21

Mar.

43

131

672

523

289

469

1.020

596

379

271

195

159

124

103

94

86

73

62

62

71

115

126

104

84

69

61

*56

49

52 

51

733

6,922 

223

1.30

1.50

Apr.

1.470 

*1,100

*920

*672

559

379

280

202

154

122

100

85

79

75

75

94

*207

153

111

94

84

69

62

62

59

212

280

172

124 

98

-

8,153 

272

1.58

1.76

May

80 

75

182

334

280

198

157

262

203

177

159

144

124

102

469

890

1.480

1,290

*710

487

370

271

180

138

121

106

91

80

75 

68

60

9,343 

301

1.75

2.02

June

58 

57

56

48

42

40

39

45

46

47

146

253

217

424

691

*634

559

442

289

214

169

142

127

115

100

90

79. 

82

-

5,327 

178

1.03

1.15

July

219 

180

128

100

86

100

65

54

55

95

56

38

31

35

59

44

28

23

*19

18

16

16

Ts

130

73

31

27

25 

26

33

1,840 

59.4

0.345

0.40

Aug.

150 

298

188

77

38

30

23

19

15

12

13

18

22

18

14

12

9.6

8.2

8.2

7.9

7.0

*6.7

5.8

5.5

5.5

5.0

4.5

4.2

4.2 

4.0

sTo

L.038.3 

33.5

1.95

0.22

Sept.

11 

12

9.0

6.7

5.5

4 5

5~7cJ

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.0

4.8

5.0

7.9

12

9.0

7.0

5.5

5.0

6.7

6.7

5.5

4.8

9.0

21

44

45

258

m

1,687.2 

56.2

0.327

0.36

Calendar year 1944: Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In.

Water year 1944-45: Max - Mln - Mean 98.2 Cfsm 0.571 In. 7.75

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Not previously published; estimated.
486 WABASH RIVER BASIN 

Wildcat Creek at Greentown, Ind. Continued

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1946 to September 1947

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3.2 

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

*2.6

2.9

5.3

12

16

IT

8.2

5.6

5.0 

4.7

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.3

5.6

147.2

4.75

0.028

0.03

Nov.

6.7 

9.8

11

10

7.8

7.1

*6.3

5.6

576

7.5

9.4

9.4

8.6

7.8

7.5

8.6

8.6

9.0

7.5

7.5

6.7

7.1

6.3 

6.7

6.7

9.0

12

16

15

12

-

258.8

8.63

0.050

0.06

Dec.

11 

9.4

8.2

7.1

7^

7.5

7.5

7.5

8.6

11

*11

30

175

TTf

73

57

48

32

35

34

32

30

21 

17

b!6

15

17

19

25

85

59

1,033.3

33.3

0.194

0.22

Jan.

11 

52

120

115

78

72

68

50

40

38

45

110

100

158

346

*276

172

113

89

93

alls

160

116 

107

100

104

91

76

105

934

JL.51P

5,364

173

1.01

1.16

Feb.

615 

337

250

182

bl!5

b80

b70

b60

b56

b54

b52

b52

b58

b70

78

64

62

56

*44

46

46

b35

b32 

b35

b35

b35

b33

b32

_

-

2,684

95.9

0.558

0.58

Mar.

35 

35

35

31

33

37

38

31

25

27

33

37

45

200

136

100

82

71

*64

68

82

91

109 

161

427

391

258

203

242

188

144

3,459

112

0.651

0.75

Apr.

137 

144

147

135

157

400

284

180

144

129

487

655

364

250

188

343

577

373

242

226

319

267

210 

177

546

1,140

675

391

445

1.840

-

11,572

386

2.24

2.50

May

*1.680 

1,010

675

482

337

234

196

157

126

109

98

92

10-T

118

97

132

114

112

99

103

*280

400

226 

292

267

218

301

310

310

310

196

9,182

296

1.72

1.99

June

284 

1,180

1.640

975

539

373

596

655

400

276

196

147

130

118

103

90

85

84

79

72

66

63

55 

54

62

64

56

52

46

43

8,583

286

1.66

1.86

July

35 

31

27

25

24

24

23

22

20

21

21

18

17

19

20

19

18

16

16

16

15

*13

11 

10

iil

9.9

12

39

33

19

17

620.8

20.0

0.116

0.13

Aug.

11 

11

13

13

11

10

9.9

9.4

9.4

8.8

S.8

8.3

7.8

778

18

ifii

39

27

17

13

10

9.9

9.4 

a9.0

9.9

9.9

9.9

13

*11

9.9

8.8

467.9

15.1

0.088

0.10

Sept.

fct

a8.0

10

11

14

11

9.4

8.3

7.8

7.8

12

18

14

17

17

85

17

11

8.8

12

80

m33

19

15

12

10

10

-

610.7.

20.4

0.119

0.13

Calendar year 1946 : Max 1,340 Mln 2.4 Mean 119 Cfsa 0.692 In. 9.38

Water year 1946-47 : Max 1,840 Mln 2.4 Mean 121 Cfsm 0.703 In. 9.51

Peak discharge (base. 1.750 efa). Apr. 30 (5 p.m.) 2,140 cfs (10.94 ft). * Discharge measurement 

made on this day. a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and 

records for nearby streams, b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year'October 1947 to September 1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

10

9.9

9.9

9.4

8.8

8.8

8.3

8.3

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.2

6.7

7.2

6.7

8.7

6.7

8.8

10

11

*9.4

8.3 

8.3

7.2

6.7

6.7

7.8

10

13

16

277.2

8.94

0.052

0.06

Nov.

14 ' TT

11

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.4

8^8

9.9

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.9

11

11

11

11

11

9.9 

9-. 9

11

12

12

11

*12

10 

alO

-

313.9

10.5

0.061

0.07

Dec.

T3~ 12

13

23

31

56

63

68

60

52

42

39

39

39

39

39

32

27

25

25 

27

31

26

24

23

22

20 

21

33

1,133

36.5

0.212

0.24

Jan.

204

1.120

885

539

382

284

*226

210

337

355

258

210

185

118

73

80

70

60

50

45

40

35 

30

27

25

23

' 23

22

fl

21

5,979

193

1.12

1.29

Feb.

19

19

19

19

18

18

18

18

18

al8

18

19

50

300

220

234

418

250

234

203

108

94 

74

64

59

64

a350

*1.540

909

-

5,192

179

1.04

1.12

Mar.

445

284

276

188

123

126

123

109

97

87

67

77

186

463

454

328

463

860

al,700

*2.500 

1,640

1,520

975

675

1,550

1,240

695 

482

427

18,276

590

3.43

3.95

Apr.

454

346

242

196

196

1,870

1,910

2.200

1,520

835

945

1,240

1,680

1,860

1,140

735

501

364

276

210

160

130 

115

102

91

*86

84

79

71 

66

19,704,

657

3.82

4.26

May

64

66

82

75

84

85

222

328

210

150

118

141

463

346

234

242

188

108

75

64

57

50 

42

40

41

45

*44

a42

a40 

a39

a38

3,823

123

0.715

0.83

June

a37

a36

34

33

33

35

44

109

63

40

43

45

41

43

39

35

31

28

27

M

26

277 

218

166

301

161

364

319

596 

445

-

3,693

123

0.715

0.80

July

355

»T6~4

94

66

51

40

41

43

39

34

34

33

36

34

31

29

27

25

23

22

24

37 

39

35

30

28

26

25

21 

18

16

1,520

49.0

0.285

0.33

Aug.

16

14

13

13

14

13

12

13

13

13

13

17

24

22

16

13

13

28

*40 . aTO

a50

a35 

a25

a!5

alO

aS.O

a7.0

a6.0

a5.0 

a4.5

a3._5

559.0

18.0

0.105

0.12

Sept.

a3.2

a3.0

a2.5

a2.5

a2.5

a3.1

a2.6

2.8

a3.2

3.7

2.8

2.5

2.5

2.1

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

2. "5.

5.6

*6.3 H

6.0

4.8

4.1

3.7

4.8 

4.5

-

101.7

3.39

0.020

0.02

Calendar year 1947: Max 1,840 Mln 6.7 Mean 121 Cfsm 0.703 In. 9.57

Water year 1947-48: Max 2,500 Mln 1.4 Mean 165 Cfsm 0.959 In. 13.09

Peak discharge (base. 1.75 

2,200 cfs (10.98 ft); Apr.

3 ofa). Mar. 22 (ll a.m.) 2,670 cfs (11.63 ft)j Mar. 27 (5 p.m.)

. ... ,, .-. (5:30 p.m.) 2,500 cfs (11.45 ft)j Apr. 13 (12 p.m.) 2,140 efs (10.90 

ft). * Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

streams. Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 16 to Feb. 15, Mar. 12.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 487

Wildcat Creek at Greentown, Ind. Continued

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

. 8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

13 *13

12

12 

all

11

14

19

20

Tf

14

alo

1+L

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.8

7.1

a9.o

11

11

10

9.8

9.8

9.8

a9.8

9.8

9.8

9.5

9.1

9.1

336.8

10.9

0.063

0.07

Nov.

6.8

alO

12

12 

12

12

11

10

a9. 5

9.1

8.8

8.4

7.8

7.4

ill

a7.o

7.1

7.4

12

16

*16

19

a35

67

94

260

176

92

61

a50

-

1,065.1

35.5

0.206

0.23

Dec.

44

43

41

1381

253

a200

112

89

149

225

155

110

a90

74

62 *59

53

47

55

a90

145

183

204

a!70

137

101

a90

75

70

64

3,365

109

0.634

0.73

Jan.

57

56

b50

b40 

b30

b25" b20

b40

bl!4

107

a95

85

100

162

225

334

495

380

310 *302

258

212

198

332

a400

302

235

184

149

127

121

5,545

179

1.04

1.20

Feb.

'allO

107

103

94 

87

89

85

a80

72

64

103

242

187

143

a!20

106

80

84

103

128

310

a2T5

228

162

*143

135

118

102

_

-

-

3,660

131

0.762

0.79

Mar.

a98

94

135

1.540 

1,310

715

535

a400

272

272

258

235

258

272

a500

575

371

506

760

486

340

a300

242

205

158

136

120

114

alOO *89

104

11,500

371

2.16

2.49

Apr.

220

220

187

169 

also

130

116

101

96

1.000

945

a550

432

318

265

414

325

258

a210

170

145

127

118

98

110

a!05

*97

87

87

87

-

7,337

245

1.42

1.59

Hay

90

79

a70

64 

65

74

73

72

68

a60

57

54

54

53

57

55

a200

258

168

127

107

127

348

a850

1,240

635

348

*228

158

151

a!25

6,115

197

1.15

1.32

June

96

80

74

69 

64

63

a63

65

258

250

595

265

168

a!20

97

102

140

91

70

58

a45

38

33

27

23

41

*37

a30

23

20

-

3,105

103

0.599

0.67

July

19

29

30

22 

a!50

258

2"12 388

142

98

70

a55

45

41

32

30

26

24

a23

a22

a25

alOO

a!50

a70

a40

a25

17

17

13

13

12

2,198

70.9

0.412

0.48

Aug.

*11

a45

146

142 

76

43

31

27

a65

166

87

51

40

27

17

al5

14

12

11

9.4

8.7

7.6

a7.5

7.6

7.0

6.7

6.1

6.1

5.7

a5.4

5_.l

1,110.9

35.8

0.208

0.24

Sept.

5.1

4.9

4.9

4.9

6.4

a6.2

6.1

*5.5

5.1

4.9

4.9

5.9

a6.o

6.1

5.9

5.9

5.3

4.9

5.3

all

11

8.7

7.3

5.9

5.5

5.7

a5.5

5.3

4.7

1,5

181.3

6.04

0.035

0.04

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,860 Hin 5.2 Mean 185 Cfsm 1.08 In. 14.63

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,540 Hin 4.5 Mean 125 Cfsm 0.727 In. 9.85

Peak discharge (base. 1.750 efs). Mar 4 (4 p.m.) 1,810 cfs {10.34 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 4 discharge measurements,-weather records, 

and records for station near Owasco.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
WABASH RIVER BASIN

Wildcat Creek at Owasco, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°28', long. 86°38', In Sw£ sec. 3, T. 23 N., R. 2 W., on right bank just 

downstream from highway bridge, half a mile northwest of Owasco and 15 miles upstream 

from South Fork Wildcat Creek.

Drainage area. 372 sq ml.

Records available. March 1944 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 624.61 ft above mean sea level (unadjusted) 

Prior to Oct. 1, 1950, wire-weight gage at site 200 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--9 years, 405 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,820 cfs Mar. 6 (gage height, 6.99 ft); minimum, 27 cfs Sept. 10, 11 (gage height, 1.13 ft).

1944-53: Maximum discharge, 10,200 cfs Jan. 5, 1950 (gage height, 13.3 ft): minimum observed, 10 cfs Sept. 25, 1944.

Flood of May 18, 1943, reached a stage of 14.0 ft, from floodmarks.

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

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of ice effect (gage

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 4 to Nov. 27, Sept. 21-30)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 25 Jan. 26 to Sept. 30

1.3 

1.6 

2.3 

2.7 

5.0

39

67

190

320

1,520

1.1 

1.4 

1.8 

2.3

25

47

100

210

2.8 

5.0 

7.0

375

1,520

2,820

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota]

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

58

57

53

52

51

*48

49

49

51

52

52

49

49

54

70

79

65

62

59

57

55

51

52

51

. 52

51

51

49

45

47

46

1,666

53.7

0.144

0.17

Nov.

47

49

*52

60

56

51

47

48

50

51

53

48

49

49

47

47

45.

46

49

75

66

63

130

174

208

495

500.

370

245

190

-

3,460

115

0.309

0.35

Dec.

166

*152

143

158

347

500

590

445

356

475

Mfi

605

460

342

273

233

215

198

180

184

224

292

405

490

495

405

324

266

230

212

202

10,207

329

0.884

1.02

Jan.

186

174

b!50

b!30

bl!5

blOO

bl20

*150

192

239

273

239

236

276

405

525

620

765

865

815

690

590

500

840

1.200

1,060

765

585

460

387

355

14,007

452

1.22

1.40

Feb.

335

304

285

270

255

*243

234

216

198

182

20O

355

480

425

359

314

276

246

246

279

485

660

630

465

383

347

321

285

-

-

-

9,278

331

0.890

0.93

Calendar year 1952 : Max 3,310 Mln 43

Mar.

252

228

502

2,470

2,540

2.680

1,700

1,170

915

765

715

690

715

790

1,370

1,460

1,280

1,170

1,520

1,520

1,120

865

740

640

540

450

391

355

V*

297

321

30,495

984

2.65

3.05

Apr.

865

990

790

645

535

450

*399

355

328

977

1,640

1.880

1,20O

915

715

690

765

665

 540

440

387

343

314

294

\ 288

307

285

270

255

243

i 18,773

626

1.68

1.88

May

246

237

210

*190

198

225

200

195

188

175

162

156

154

150

; 154

154

170

355

375

288

240

548

715

865

1,640

1.880

1,310

790

530

407

328

13,435

433

1.16

1.34

June

273

234

*202

178

160

150

150

152

172

410

465

140.

450

300

228

192

168

172

178

142

122

110

94

86

86

88

97

86

85

79

6,049

202

0.543

0.60

July

*79

94

85

72

392

940

865

715

415

279

200

158

128

108

96

86

88

148

91

76

70

200

363

160

allO

a80

a70

a65

a60

a55

a50

6,398

206

0.554

0.64

Aug.

a 70

alOO

a200

a500

270

192

136

*144

160

185

178

172

126

97

78

67

58

53

52

48

47

46

45

43

39

39

40

40

37

35

35

3,132

101

0.272

0.31

Sept.

32

28

34

38

39

43

38

32

30

28

*29

33

40

47

39

38

39

40

41

43

57

K

37

39

39

38

35

54

36

31

"

1,119

37.3

0.10O

0.11

Mean 515 Cfsm 1.38 In. 18.87

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,680 Mln 28 Mean 323 Cfsm 0.868 In. 11.80

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 cfs). Ho peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated en basis of weather records and records for Wildcat 

Creek at Qreentown and South Pork Wildcat Creek near Lafayette, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 489 

South Fork Wildcat Creek near Lafayette, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°24', long. 86°47', in NW£ sec. 28, T. 23 N., R. 3 W., near center of 

span on upstream side of highway bridge, three-quarters of a mile upstream from 

Middle Fork, 4i miles upstream from mouth, and 5 miles east of Lafayette.

Drainage area. 246 sq mi (revised).

Records available.--March 1944 to September 1953.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 563.45 ft above mean sea 

level (Indiana State Highway Commission benchmark).

Average discharge. 9 years, 266 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,950 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 11.53 ft); minimum, 27 cfs Sept. 29, 30 (gage height, 1.71 ft).

1944-53: Maximum discharge, 12,000 cfs Jan. 4, 1950 (gage height, 15.12 ft); minimum, 15 cfs Sept. 18, 19, 22, 1944; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 29, 30, 1953.

Flood of May 1943 reached a stage of 16.8 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 17,900 

cfs, from rating curve extended above 5,900 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination of peak flow.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Aug. 3

1.8 

2.3 

3.0 

9.0

10.0

35

150 '370

2,85O

3,350

Aug. 4 to Sept. 30

1.7 26

1.9 55

2.3 150

Note. Same as

preceding table

above 2.3 ft.

Discharge-, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

55

53

51

47

43

*41

41

43

41

39

41

53

81

75

66

a58

51

53

49

49

47

47

47

a47

47

45

45

43

43

1,524

49.2

0.200

0.23

Nov.

11 a45

*53

62

51

47

45

41

49

53

45

45

45

45

47

a48

49

49

55

73

79

75

142

185

247

SJfi

518

208

164

142

-

3,076

105

0.419

O.46

Dec.

126

*118

114

131

450

498

328

247

2O5

690

67O

414

a5oO

 a230

194

172

158

153

136

142

177

197

214

238

214

191

180

a!65

150

150

136

7,488

242

O.984

1.13

Jan.

125

118

b!05

b85

b70

bJQ

blOO

*126

169

145

al5O

al20

al50

aZOO

a300

a400

a600

a500

a40O

a350

a300

a250

aSOO

ajBOO

a560

a375

a300

aZ50

a225

aZOO

a!80

8,281

267

1.09

1.25

Feb.

al70

also

also

*150

147

153

142

128

123

118

142

226

220

183

al50

al30

125

125

147

164

565

504

241

202

185

177

169

147

-

-

-

4,857

173

0.705

0.75

Mar.

136

128

216

5.180

*1,690

1,050

710

522

586

342

314

3O4

524

474

1,370

870

570

770

1,010

650

470

a 400

346

504

262

252

211

199

185

174

191

17,990

580

2.36

2.72

Apr.

830

750

502

378

31O

*272

247

214

670

*2.220

1,690

790

570

414

352

363

307

272

238

229

208

202

199

191

191

al8o

^77

177

177

177

-

13,497

450

1.83

2.04

May

177

174

155

150

*153

155

169

155

147

147

145

142

134

131

128

a!45

155

153

150

145

126

139

270

1.250

1,050

570

335

262

B17

191

177

7,597

245

0.996

1.15

June

155

147

*126

126

123

123

169

145

166

376

406

235

177

166

147

136

126

121

112

102

a95

a9O

84

82

84

105

105

73

66

73

-

4,241

141

0.573

0.64

July

*79_

211

98

123

710

1,170

830

414

235

174

142

a!25

112

107

105

100

100

15O

139

121

112

1,090

"775 1.690

374

a250

158

al45

128

112

98

10,172

528

1.33

1.54

Aug.

109

930

2.560

1,170

630

*386

J21

590

386

290

205

158

131

112

100

88

86

84

79

70

66

62

62

55

49

49

49

47

45

41

44

8,854

286

1.16

1.34

Sept.

44

42

39

41

41

39

38

38

36

36

*35

35

a35

34

32

35

32

34

36

a37

38

31

32

54

51

30

a50

3O

21

27

-

1,049

35.0

0.142

0.16

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,490 Min 39 Mean 329 Cfsm 1.34 In. 18.21

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,180 Min 27 Mean 243 Cfsm O.988 In. 15.59

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, weather records, 

and records for Wildcat Creek near Owasco. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
490 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Wabash River at Lafayette, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°25'19", long. 86°53'49", in sec. 20, T. 23 N., R. 4 W., on right bank 

20 ft downstream from Brown Street Bridge in Lafayette, 5.1 miles downstream from 

Wildcat Creek and at mile 311.9.

Drainage area. 7,247 sq mi (revised).

Records available.--February 1901 to December 1902, January to May 1903 (gage heights 

only), and October 1927 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. October 

1923 to September 1927 in reports of Indiana Department of Conservation. Gage-height 

records collected at same site since October 1913 are contained in reports of U. S. 

Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 504.14 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~1929. Prior to Nov. 20, 1935, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--30 years (1923-53), 6,490 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 35,000 cfs Mar. 6 (gage height, 16.97 ft); min- 

 imum, 710 cfs Sept. 29, 30 (gage height, 1.03 ft).

1901-3, 1923-53: Maximum discharge, 131,000 cfs May 19, 1943 (gage height, 28.47 

ft); minimum, 392 cfs Sept. 25, 1941; minimum gage height, 0.24 ft Aug. 15, 18, 1901.

Maximum stage known, 32.9 ft Mar. 26, 1913, from floodmark, determined by U. S. 

Weather Bureau (discharge uncertain).

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

Some regulation at low stages caused by powerplants above station.

Cooperation. Gage height record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau. 

Revisions. WSP 823: Drainage area.

Rstlng tsble, wster yesr 1952-53 (gsge height, In feet, snd

dlschsrge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 1, Mar. 16-23,

Aug. 18 to Sept. 30) stsge-dlschsrge- relstlon affected

by Ice Jan. 9)

0.9

1.6 

3.0

700

1,400

3,140

7.0

12.0

17.0

10,100

19,400

35,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

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

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

.500 

,300

,250

,240

,160

1,060

970

3920

3900

*900

920

940

,010

,220

,300

,400

,450

,290

,400

,300

,140

,150

,230

,240

,260

,240

,260

,240

,230

,230

1,220

36,870

1,189

0.164

0.19

Nov.

,260 

,350

,400

,550

,400

,400

,550

,450

,500

,450

,450

,450

,450

,400

,400

,450

,450

,500

,550

,710

,600

,660

,940

,060

2,630

3,780

4,460

5.140

4,460

3,450

-

60,300

2,010

0.277

0.31

Dec.

2,840 

32,600

32.500

32,700

*3,290

3,700

3,950

5,650

5,310

4,630

4,630

5,480

6.500

5,310

4,120

3,530

3,140

2,920

2,700

2,630

2,840

3,060

34,000

35,400

36,000

35,700

34,700

33,700

33,300

3,060

2,990

122,880

3,964

0.547

0.63

Jan.

2,920 

2,560

2,700

2,500

2,000

1,600

1.350

2,500

2,800

3,060

3,700

3,220

4,200

4,970

5,820

7,180

8,800

8,500

8,980

10,100

*9,340

7,360

6,160

6,670

10,400

11.700

9,700

7,180

5,990

5,140

4,800

174,200

5,619

0.775

0.89

Feb.

4,630 

4,460

4,460

4,290

4,120

3.S60

3,610

3,610

3,450

5.290

3,370

3,950

5,310

6,540

6,670

5,650

4,630

3,950

*4,120

4,120

6,840

11.700

12.800

10,800

8,260

6,840

5,990

5,650

-

-

-

157,270

5,617

0.775

0.81

Mar.

4,800 

4.460

4,460

16,000

30,800

54 1 600

31 i 100

21,800

14,200

10,400

9,700

11,000

13,300

13,800

18,500

24,200

*20,400

17,900

18,900

*20,900

17,500

13,700

11,100

10,100

8,440

7,540

6,840

6,500

5,820

5,650

5,650

440,060

14,200

1.96

2.26

Apr.

10,500 

17.500

16,000

12,800

10,400

8,800

7,900

7,180

6,840

8,620

10,100

11,500

10,800

8,800

7,540

7,540

* 8,440

10,100

8,440

7,360

6,160

5,650

5,310

4.800

4,800

4,800

4,970

4,800

4,800

4,800

-

248,350

8,278

1.14

1.27

May

5,310 

5,310

5,140

4,800

4,630

4,460

4,290

4,200

4,040

3,950

4,290

3,950

3,700

3,370

3 . 2 20

3,370

3,950

*4,290

6,330

8,800

7,720

6,840

7,900

10,800

IS, 200

16. 900

14,400

11,100

7,180

5,650

4,800

200,590

6,480

0.894

1.03

June

4,200 

3,700

3,370

3,140

2,920

2,840

3,140

3,060

3,140

3,560

9.340

8,440

6,500

5,140

4,460

3,780

3,290

2,840

2,700

*2,840

2,500

2,120

2,000

2,000

1.880

2,060

2,000

2,120

1,880

1,880

103,140

3,438

0.474

0.53

July

1,820 

3,140

2,560

2,920

6,840

10.200

8,620

5,990

5,140

4,460

3,530

2,920

2,560

2,300

2,060

1,940

1,820

2,060

2,000

*1,760

1,760

2,990

4,630

2,990

2,180

1,940

1,760

1,760

1,660

1,600

1.500

99,410

3,207

0.443

0.51

Aug.

1,400 

2,120

5,650

liSSO

4,460

3,530

3,060

2,990

2,630

2,500

2,360

2,120

2,000

1,820

1,760

,500

,350

,260

,220

,190

* ,130

,080

,050

1,040

1,050

1,000

960

930

920

850

840

61,590

1,987

0.274

0.32

Sept.

830

850

830

840

860

850

810

810

840

780

780

740

820

770

S20

830

830 *890

930

1.030

1,010

930

910

910

810

810

770

780

780

132

25,160

839

0.116

0.13

Calendar year 1952: Max 41,500 Mln 900 Mean 8,306 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.59

Water year 1952-53: Max 34,600 Mln 730 Mean 4,740 Cfsm 0.654 In. 8.88

* Discharge measurement made on this dsy.

3 No gsge-helght record; dlachsrge estimated on bsals of 2 discharge measurements, weather records, 

snd records for ststlon at Delphi.

Hote. Dlschsrge computed from once-dslly stsff-gage resdlngs Apr. 22 to May 26, July 18 to 

Sept. 10.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 

Wabash River at Covlngton, Ind.

491

Location. Lat 40°08 | 24", long. 87°24'20", in sec. 35, T. 20 N., R. 9 W., near center of 

span on downstream side of highway bridge at Covington, 2.9 milea downstream from 

Oppossum Creek, 3.6 miles upstream from Spring Creek, and at mile 271.1.

Drainage area. 8.208 sq ml (revised).

Records available. October 1939 to September 1953. Gage-height records collected at site 

three-eighths of a mile downstream January 1927 to December 1930 and at present site 

since December 1930 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 473.97 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 14 years, 7,348 ofs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 31,200 cfs Mar. 8 (gage height, 19.41 ft); minimum, 940 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 2.98 ft).

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 147,000 cfs May 20, 1943 (gage height, 32.44 ft); minimum observed, 487 cfs Sept. 29, 1941 (gage height, 1.81 ft).

Maximum stage known, 35.1 ft in March 1913, from floodmark determined by U. S. 

Weather Bureau.

Remarks. Records goo 

station.

Diurnal fluctuation at low stages caused by powerplants above 

Cooperation. Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of Ice effect 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 25 to Nov. 5)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 18 Mar. 19 to Sept. 30

3.4

7.0

12.0

18.0

20.0

1,350

5,660

13,400

26,400

33,800

2.9

6.0

12.0

16.0

18.0

890

4,700

13,800

21,600

26,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

CfBDl

In.

Oct.

1,900

1,850

1,750

1,700

1,700

1,650

1,650

1,600

1,550

1,550

1,550

1,550

1,550

1,650

1,900

1,900

2.020

1,960

1,900

1,850

1,750 

1,600

 1,500

1,550

1,500

1,500 

1,450

1,400

1.350 

*1,400

1,400

51,130

1,649

0.201

0.23

Nov.

1.550

1,350

1,400

1,500

1,650

1,500

1,500

1,550

1,550

1,550

1,500

1,500

*1,500

1,500

1,500

1,450

1,500

1,600

1,650

1,750

1,850 

1,750

1,850

2,120

2,420

3,260 

4,100

4,460

4.850 

4,540

,

61,550

2,045

0.249

0.28

Dec.

3,620

3,260

2,960

2.640

5,140

3,980

4,720

5,520

5,660

5,110

4,720

4,720

5,800

6.100

5,110

4,220

3,740

*3,580

5,140

5,140

5,020 

3,260

3,500

4,540

5,110

5,580 

5,110

4,460

5,980 

5,620

5,580

150,040

4,195

0.511

0.59

Jan.

5,260

5,140

2,960

3,020

2,840

b2,500

b2,300

bl.900

b2,200

b2,600

b3,300

3,860

5,740

4,460

4,850

5,110

7,150

8,800

8,800

9,550

10,000 

9,100

7,600

7,000

»,550

11.400 

11,000

9,250

7,500 

6,100

5,520

178,960

5,775

0.705

0.81

Feb.

5,110

4,850

4,720

4,720

4,590

4,340

4,220

3,860

5,980

5.740

3,740

3,860

4,460

5,800

7,000

6,400

5,580

4,540

*4,220

4,540

5,110 

9,100

12.500

12,400

10,500

8,200 

6,850

6,100

-

-

164,030

5,865

0.715

0.74

Mar.

5,520

4,980

4.590

9,180

20,000

25,100

29,600

50.400

25,400

16,900

11,200

10,900

12,700

15,100

19,000

22,900

25,400

25,800

*25,100

24,600

24,400 

21,600

17,200

13,800

11,600

9,800 

8,750

8,150

7,550 

6,950

6,660

500,850

16,160

1.97

2.27

Apr.

9,500

15,900

19.400

17,800

14,000

11,400

9,800

8,750

8,150

10,300

10,900

11,400

11,400

*10,100

8,450

7,850

8,150

9,650

10,100

9,050

8,000 

7,100

6,660

6,660

5,820

5,820 

5,820

5,820

5.680 

5,820

-

285,250

9,508

1.16

1.29

May

5,820

6,240

6,100

5,820

5,540

5,400

5,260

5,120

4,980

4,840

4,700

4,980

4,700

4,430

*4,170

4.040

4,300

4,700

5,540

7,400

9,350 

8,450

9,960

15,800

18,000

H.200 

18,000

15,200

12,800 

8,450

6,660

243,950

7,869

0.959

1.11

June

5,680

5,120

4,560

4,170

3,910

3,780

3,650

4,040

4,040

4,300

7,100

«10.100

8,600

7,100

5,820

5,120

4,450

5,910

3,650

3,520

3,520 

3,150

2,540

2,420

2,480

2,8*0 

2,740

2,540

2,540 

2.280

-

129,470

4,316

0.526

0.59

July

2,540

4,430

4,700

4,170

8,000

17,000

17.600

13,000

8,600

6,660

5,400

4,430

5,780

*5,390

3,000

2,610

2,540

2,870

2,800

2,610

2,420 

5,060

4,700

4,840

3,650

2,940 

2,420

2,160

2,090 

1,970

1.650

152,430

4,917

0.599

0.69

Aug.

1,670

1,560

3,390

5,680

5.960

4,840

4,170

3,520

5,590

3,130

2,870

2,740

2,540

*2,350

2,160

1,970

1,730

1,560

1,500

1,390

1,440 

1,390

1,390

1,290

1,340

1,280 

1,270

1,250

1,160 

1,110

1.070

72,110

2,326

0.283

0.33

Sept.

1,050

1,020

1,020

1,010

1,010

1,030

1,050

1,040

1,020

1,020

1,010

980

1,000 n.oio

1,020

1,030

1,060

1,070

1,090

1,150

LO22 1,160

1,120

1,100

1,060

1,020 

1,010

990

960

-

31,220

1,041

0.127

0.14

Calendar year 1952: Max 43,400 Mln 1,350 Mean 9,693 Cfsm 1.18 In. 16.07

Water year 1952-53: Max 30,400 Mln 940 Mean 5,462 Cfsm 0.668 In. 9.07

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
492 WABASH RIVER BASIN 

Bluegrass Creek at Potomac, 111.

Location. Lat 40°19<19", long. 87°48'02", near center of E| sec. 34, T. 22 N., R. 13 

W., on left bank at downstream side of highway bridge, 1.0 mile north of Potomac and 

2.0 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--34.5 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1949 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 655.37 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to May 4, 1950, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,350 cfs Mar. 14 (gage height, 8.43 ft ); no 

flow for many days.

1949-53: Maximum discharge, 3,540 cfs July 9, 1951 (gage height, 10.72 ft); no 

flow for many days in 1952-53.

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

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 5, 6, 22)

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0 

2.2

0

.1 

1.1 

2.6 

4.9

2.5

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

153

239

438

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

a

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.5

1...Q

.7

.5

.4

.3

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

7.1

0.23

0.0067

0.008

Nov.

0.2

.4

.6

.5

.4

.4

.2

.2

.5

.4

*.3

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

.5

.5

.3

.1

.1

.1

.1

.7

.8

.6

.3

.3

.2

-

10.2

0.34

0.0099

0.01

Dec.

0.1

.2

.2

.6

.6

.4

.2

*. 1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.6

.7

1.2

.9

.6

.4

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

7.9

0.25

0.0072

0.009

Jan.

0.1

.1

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.8

1.6

2.4

2.3

2.3

1.7

3.0

*4.9

3.8

2.4

2.8

5.2

8.5

10

6.1

7.4

53

15

7.2

7.2

5.2

4.0

4.0

3.8

165.4

5.34

0.155

0.18

Feb.

3.0

2.4

3.0

2.4

2.6

3.2

2.4

2.0

1.8

a2.0

aS.O

a4.5

a3.5

a3.0

a2.5

2.8

2.2

2.0

3.0

12

77

19

14

12

12

10

8.9

6.1

_

-

227.3

8.12

0.235

0.25

Mar.

5.5

59^

163

62

41

25

21

18

17

18

82

104

292

458

106

*63

274

97

55

40

34

37

30

24

21

20

19

17

16

219

2,422.4

78.1

2.26

2.61

Apr.

322

101

74

63

42

35

27

24

174

129

47

35

28

23

24

21

19

18

16

16

15

*15

14

13

14

12

10

10

10

12

-

1,363

45.4

1.32

1.47

May

1110 '

8.0

7.6

9.3

9.6

8.5

8.0

8.0

7.2

7.2

7.2

8.0

7.2

6.9

8.0

11

9.3

8.0

6.9

42

"54 123

30

*20

17

15

14

10

570.4

18.4

0.533

0.61

June

8.0

7.2

6.5

5.5

5.2

4.9

4.6

6.2

5.5

4.3

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.2

3.0

*2.6

2.6

2.2

2.0

1.7

1.1

.9

.8

.7

1.0

3.2

2.4

1.7

1.2

1.0

-

99.8

3.33

0.097

0.11

July

0.9

2.0

3.6

1.8

83

*562

76

36

17

10

7.2

5.8

*4.9

4.0

3.2

2.4

4.0

24

6.9

3.4

10

267

52

20

10

6.5

4.6

3.6

2.6

2.2

1.7

1,038.3

33.5

0.971

1.12

Aug.

1.4

.8

4.3

1.4

.8

.6

.5

5.2

2.3

1.0

.5

.4

.3

.3

.2

.1

.1

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

20.2

0.65

0.019

0.02

Sept.

(*

-

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952; Max 659 Mln 0 Mean 33.5 Cfsm 0.971 In. 13.20

Water year 1952-53: Max 438 Mln 0 Mean 16.3 Cfsm 0.472 In. 6.40

Peak discharge (base. 780 efs).--Mar. 14 (11 p.m.) 1,350 cfs (8.43 ft); Apr. 9 (9:30 p.m.) 880 cfs 

(7.04 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, weather records, 

and records for West Branch Salt Pork at TJrbana.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 493

Boneyard Creek at Urbana, 111.

Location. Lat 40°06'40", long. 88"13'35", in NW^NE^ sec. 18, T. 19 N. , R. 9 E. , on right 

tank at downstream side of footbridge at rear of fire station on University of Illinois 

campus in Urbana, l£ miles above mouth.

Drainage area. 4.64 sq mi (revised).

Records available.--July 1948 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 708.25 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 5 years, 5.18 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 422 cfs Mar. 14 (gage height, 6.75 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 270 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.5 cfs Oct. 19, 

20, Sept. 24.

1948-53: Maximum discharge, 512 cfs July 17, 1950 (gage height, 7.87 ft), from rating curve extended above 270 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, that of Oct. 19, 20, 

1952, Sept. 24, 1953.

Remarks. Records good. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by industrial plants upstream.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 22, 30, 31, 

Apr. 1-3, 8)

0.28 

.3 

.4 

.5

0.8 

1.0 

2.3 

4.6

0.7 

1.0 

1.6

11

scharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

.4

.2

.3

.2

.0

1.2

1.3

*1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

2.3

16

4.9

1.2

1.1

1.1

.8

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.3 1.4'

1.5

1.2

1.5

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.4

57.2

1.85

0.399

0.46

Nov.

1.3

11

1.6

1.3

1.4

1. *1.

3.

4.

! 

I.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

9.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

5.7

14

4.7

1.3

1.8

1.8

1.6

-

86.3

2.88

0.621

0.69

Dec.

1.7

2.1

1.7

10

*2.3

1.7

1.4

1.7

1.4

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.2

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

6.5

9.4

1.4

2.3

1.6

1.7

1.1

1.7

1.7

1.3

2.0

1.4

1.6

72.5

2.34

0.504

0.58

Jan.

1.3

372

1.7

1.3

1.7

1.7

1.7

15

2.1

3.6

1.7

2.2

*2.0

2.0

1.8

1.7

6.8

3.2

2.8

2.1

2.1

1.7

11

2.7

1.7

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.0

91.1

2.94

0.634

0.73

Feb.

1.6

2.1

2.0

2.0

3.4

2.1

1.8

1.3

»T7f

1.9

11

1.6

1.8

1.7

1.3

1.7

1.6

1.7

1.7

18

3.4

2.3

2.7

2.3

2.4

2.0

2.0

2.0

-

_

-

81.1

2.90

0.625

0.65

Kar.

1.6

2.4

32

8.5

5.3

4.2

3.7

2.7

3.2

2.7

2.7

19

5.3

44

18

10

8.3

*17

7.1

6.2

4.2

4.8

2.9

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.6

24 *54

310.0

10.0

2.16

2.48

Apr.

*22~9.9

15

6.2

5.0

4.2

4,6 *7.5

*4.4

3.9

3.7

3.2

2.9

2.9

5.1

2.7

4.4

2.9

2.4

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.6

6.7

2.7

2^0

2.4

2.7

2.9

4.5

-

147.4

4.91

1.06

1.18

May

3.8

2.3

2.0

2.3

3.8

2.4

4.9

2.3

2.6

2.4

2.9

2.6

2.7

2.6

2.4

"2.7 18

2.6

*2.7

2.7

5.1

3.6

2.7

3.5

3.2

3.0

2.4

2.3

2.7

2.6

2.5

104.3

3.36

0.724

0.84

June

2.4

277

2.7

 3.3

4.2

3.4

2.6

12

2.9

3.2

3.4

3.7

8.5

3.7

4.0

3.6

3.5

3.4

3.4

3.4

2.6

3.4

3.2

6.0

*18

14

4.1

3.7

4.0

4.2

-

143.2

4.77

1.03

1.15

July

4.4

9.3

3.6

3.2

51

13

3.7

3.2

2.9

3.2

2.7

2.4

2.7

2.7

2.6

*3.4

17

2.6

2.3

2.9

11

4.6

2.7

2.7

2.9

2.4

2.6

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.6

158.3

5.11

1.10

1.27

Aug.

2.9

2.6

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.6

8.1

2.4

2~0 1.8

2.4

3.2

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.0

 1.8

2.3

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.4

2.0

*2.1

2.1

2.3

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.0

2.3

78.7

2.54

0.547

0.63

Sept.

2.3

2.6

2.6

2.9

1.8

1.6

1.3

1.6

1.7

1.7

3.0

1.7

1.4

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.7

1.7

3.1

1.4

1.3

1.3 *UL

1.1

1.4

1.6

1.3

1.6

1.8

1.4

-

53.0

1.77

0.381

0.42

Calendar year 1952: Max 53 Min 0.8 Mean 4.75 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13.94

Water year 1952-53= Max 54 Min 0,8 Mean 3.79 Cfsm 0.817 In. 11.08

(5.15 Peak ft). discharge (base, 250 cfs).--Mar. 14 (7:30 p.m.) 422 cfs (6.75 ft)j July 6 (12:30 a.m.) 285 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
494 WABASH RIVER BASIN 

West Branch Salt Fork at Urbana, 111.

Location. Lat 40°07'12", long. 88°11'30", in center of sec. 9, T. 19 N., R. 9 E., on

right bank at Champaign-Urbana sewage disposal plant, 0.8 mile downstream from Boneyard 

Creek and 1 mile east of Urbana.

Drainage area. 71.4 sq mi.

Records available. July 1936 to September 1953.

Gage. Water stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 687.02 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to July 8, 1941, at datum 1.00 ft higher,

Average discharge. 17 years, 55.7 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 946 cfs Apr. 1 (gage height, 5.91 ft); minimum, 

2.0 cfs Sept. 28 (gage height, 0.60 ft).

1936-53: Maximum discharge, 3,410 cfs Mar. 12, 1939 (gage height, 12.84 ft); minimum, 1.19 cfs Aug. 19, Oct. 20, 1936, Oct. 8, 1938.

Maximum stage known, 13.5 ft May 11, 1933, from floodmarks.

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

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1143-, 1937(M) . WSP 1205: 1942(P).

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.0 

3.2 

5.3

10

21

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

5.0

135

225

725

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

4.2

3.8

4.2

3.6

3.2

4.5 

4.9

4.9

4.9

*4.2

3.4

2.8

376

20

22

4.9

4.5

4.0

3.4

3.2

4.0 

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.1

3.1

3.0

3.4

3.4

3.7

153.7

4.96

O.069

0.08

Nov.

3.4

15

5.4

3.6

3.8

3.8 

*3.6

4.4

9.9

4.7

4.5

4.7

4.7

4.9

4.7

4.2

4.7

16

6.0

5.1

5.1 

4.7

4.O

7.8

24

12

5.8

5.8

5.3

4.7

-

196.3

6.54

0.092

0.10

Dec.

4 0

479

4.0

16

*6.4

5.3 

4.2

4.7

a4.2

a5.0

a5.0

a4.5

a4.5

a4.0

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.7

10

19

6.2 

6.0

6.2

5.3

4.5

4.7

4.7

4.0

4.5

4.2

4.5

177.8

5.74

0.080

0.09

Calendar year 1952 : Max 350

Jan.

4.2

5.3

4i2

4.7

5.1 

5.3

24

7.8

11

6.7

6.6

*6.0

6.0

5.5

5.3

13

7.9

6.7

6.9

6.4 

6.0

21

10

7.6

7.4

6.9

6.7

6.2

6.0

6.0

240.7

7.76

0.109

0.13

Feb.

5.5

5.8

5.5

5.5

7.4

6.8

5.5

 47?

5.1

20

7.8

6.9

6.4

5.5

6.4

5.5

6.2

6.9

36

18

12

11

10

9.5

9.0

8.8

7.8

-

_

-

250.4

8.94

0.125

0.13

Mln 2.8

Mar.

7.1

77s

60

74

47

36

28

25

21

20

19

50

57

112

302

165

113

*161

134

98

85 

77

67

59

52

46

44

42

37

85

490

2,620.9

84.5

1.18

1.37

Apr.

690

321

250

203

160

135 

114

107

95

86

75

71

64

60

67

56

51

48

44

42

40 

41

*37

44

4O

34

30

3T

32

35

-

3,107

104

1.46

1.62

May

34

28

24

24

28

26

28

24

22

22

22

21

20

20

20

44

56

*21

19

19

22 

20

17

18

18

18

15

14

15

15

14

678

21.9

0.307

0.35

June

13

12

12

12

13

13

11

28

16

12

12

12

20

13

12

12

10

9.8

9.8

9.3

H8.6

12

*29

32

14

13

10

9.8

-

4O6.7

13.6

0.190

0.21

July

39

63

37

21

93

210

116

73

48

36

28

25

22

18

 17 

38

17

14

15

30 

36

27

18

14

12

11

10

9.5

8.8

8.3

1,558.6

50.3

0.704

0.81

Aug.

8.3

7.1

7.6

7.4

6.7

6.7 

14

8.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

8.7

7.1

6.7

6.2

5.3

4.7

4.7

4.9

4.9

4.9 

4.9

4.2

*4.7

4.7

5.0

5.6

5.3

4.9

4.2

5.1

193.9

6.25

0.088

0.10

Sept.

5.2

5.2

5.4

6.3

4.O

3.4 

3/2

3.9

4.5

4.7

5.3

4.1

3.3

3.2

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.9

1*0

3.6

Iff *s!i

3.2

3.2

3.4

3.1

3.2

4.2

3.2

-

119.8

3.99

0.056

0.06

Mean 59.2 Cfsm 0.829 In. 11.27

Water iter year year 1952-53: XBOC-OO: PICLA Max oau 690 FIIII Mln 2.8 £.0 PICCUI Mean 26.6 co.o Cfsm WA oul ^.«jf*j 0.373 *** In. ^,\j^ 5.05 _______ 

Peak discharge (base. 480 efs).--Apr. 1 (5 a.m.) 946 cfs (5.91 ft); July 6 (9:30 a.m.) 725 cfs (4.95

1 Discharge measurement made on this day.

. No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Boneyard

ek at Urbana.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 

Salt Pork Vermilion River near Homer, 111.

495

Location. Lat 40°03'20", long. 87°57'30", in SW^SW-J- sec. 33, T. 19 N., R. 14 W., on right 

bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 49, 1.1 miles north of Homer.

Drainage.area. 344 sq mi.

Records available. October 1944 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 621.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Mar. 1, 1946, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 9 years, 296 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3',140 cfs Apr. 2 (gage height, 10.55 ft); minimum, 10 cfs Aug. 25.

1944-53: Maximum discharge, 6,170 cfs Jan. 4, 1950 (gage height, 14.36 ft); minimum observed, 7.1 cfs Nov. 17, 1944.

Maximum stage known, 18.6 ft, probably in March 1939, from mark set by employees of 

Illinois Division of Highways.

Remarks. Records good except those below 50 cfs, which are fair.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for periods in the 

water years 1945 and 1946, 'superseding those published in WSP 1033 and 1053, are given 

herewith:

Apr. 5, 1945............... 1,76O

June 13, 1945............... 783

Jan. 23, 1946............... 260

Jan. 24, 1946............... 27O

Month

April 1945. ..................:.......

Calendar year 1945 .................

Cfs-days

99,796

107,572

Maximum

2,850

4,250

Minimum

e

10

Mean

273

345

295

Per square

mile

.794

.858

Runoff In 

Inches

2.20

8.49

10.80

13.60

11.63

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5 .

6 

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

20

20

21

18

16

16 

18 

19 *20

21

19

14

M55

56

26

18

18

19

18

22

25

25

24

24

23

18

18

31

20

687

22.3

0.065

0.07

Nov.

20

25

47

47

30

25 

25 

25

35

*39

36

24

25 

25

26

26

36 

28

32

34

26

18

17

16

20

49

47

35

13

14

-

815

27.2

0.079

0.09

Dec.

17

16

18

31

45

49 

35 

31

27

28

28

25

26 

21

*17

21

25 

28

29

38

72

47

37

37

34

28

18

17

22

26

31

924

29.8

0.087

0.10

Jan.

33

35

34

28

24

21 

21 

32

60

80

65

60

57 

63

65

65

65 

77

91

91

102

98

102

172

144

105

91

82

73

. 68

68

2,172

70.1

0.204

0.23

Feb.

63

56

57

56

56

60 

62 

52

48

45

68

124

93 

84

80

73

60 

53

70

*68

197

162

110

91

82

75

70

60

_

_

- '

3,175

77.7

0.236

0.34

Mar.

53

44

103

620

540

343 

262 

219

183

169

151

176

422 

430

1,450

2.100

1,140 

920

*1,140

760

600

520

476

426

388

358

336

325

295

306

1,210

16,465

531

1.54

1.78

Apr.

2,770

2.870

1,730

1,220

900

700 

600 

520

496

484

437

395

366 

322

328

336

295 

284

269

255

244

237

*230

219

241

219

197

190

194

205

-

17,813

594

1.73

1.93

May

215

197

165

151

162

176 

172 

172

158

148

140

144

140

137

137

151

219 

187

151

137

134

140

201

165

165

151

124

100.

98

4,727

152

0.442

0.51

June

87

82

73

80

78

80 

91 

78

142

95

75

73

72 

84

77

66

*66 

62

56

53

49

44

44

M

53

261

247

124

102

70

-

2,612

87.1

0.253

0.28

July

79

122

190

122

291

*1,170 

1.690 

825

422

299

226

176

*140 

116

95

78

84 

122

75

59

103

437

362

183

113

80

65

56

50

47

ii

7,921

256

0.744

0.86

Aug.

42

37

33

32

34

33 

33 

42

C(\ WJ

34

27

30

33 

32

26

25

24

21

23

21

*21

19

17

15

11

11

12

13

13

13

11

788

25.4

0.074

0.09

Sept.

11

17

20

21

22

II 

13

11

13

14

15

18 

16

13

*15

13 

13

13

18

22

14

12

12

11

12

15

16

12

12

454

15.1

0.044

0.05

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,10O Mln 13 Mean 314 Cfsm 0.913 In. 12.42

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,87O Mln 11 Mean 158 Cfs-n 0.459 In. 6.23

Peak discharge (base, 1.7OO cfs).-

cfs (10.55 ft); July 7 (11 a.m.) 1,8

-Mar. 16 (7 a.m.) 2,280 cfs (S.^S ft); Apr. 2 (2 a.m.) 3,140 

20 cfs (7.89 ft).

* Discharge measurement made /on this day.
496 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Vermilion River near Catlin, 111.

Location.--Lat 40°06'09", long. 87°42'58", in SE^-SE^ sec. 16, T. 19 N., R. 12 W. , on right 

bank 75 ft upstream from Butler Branch bridge, 150 ft upstream from Butler Branch, 0.1 

mile downstream from Salt Fork, and Z\ miles northwest of Catlin.

Drainage area. 959 sq mi.

Records available. April 1940 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 527.02 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Average discharge. 13 years, 806 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,720 cfs Apr. 1 (gage height, 11.43 ft); minimum, 8.0 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 2.48 ft).

1940-53: Maximum discharge, 36,000 cfs May 18, 1943 (gage height, 23.35 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; minimum, that of Sept. 30, 1953.

Maximum stage known since 1903, 24.4 ft in March 1939, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 25 to Dec. 19)

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

196

354

4.5

5.0

11.0

11.2

577

867

5,400

5,560

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1?

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

24

23

26

26

27

26

26

26

*24

27

32

32

32

51

86

77

95

55

42

32

32

31

27

26

32

35

35

32

29

27

27

1,122

36.2

0.038

0.04

Nov.

27

48

84

53

65

50

37

35

42

*40

42

48

39

35

34

32

35

50

55

51

65

48

43

40

74

83

79

84

74

53

-

1,545

51.5

0.054

0.06

Dec.

45

50

50

58

84

83

88

*68

62

56

50

48

43

43

42

40

39

37

40

60

67

90

77

65

60

55

b50

b45

43

40

42

1,720

55.5

0.058

0.07

Jan.

43

50

53

b53

b50

b50

b48

75

90

101

123

bllO

104

99

*99

101

104

116

127

' 146

153

156

156

284

400

298

244

213

188

170

163

4,167

134

0.040

0.16

Feb.

148

136

127

121

121

131

125

119

108

101

133

188

207

173

158

146

123

b!20

125

*252

414

531

377

325

281

259

238

213

_

_

-

5,500

196

0.204

0.21

Calendar year 1952 : Max 4,920 Mln 23

Mar.

188

175

1,350

1,700

1,660

1,100

791

625

521

497

478

507

1,230

1,560

4.520

4,440

3,120

2,980

*3,200

2,300

1,590

1,300

1,130

998

835

726

668

630

582

562

2,390

44,353

1,431

1.49

1.72

Apr.

5,560

5,560

3,960

2,750

2,080

1,620

1,340

1,130

1,060

1,700

1,130

900

779

685

658

663

588

531

502

469

446

*429

421

408

408

404

365

340

336

354

-

37,576

1,253

1.31

1.46

May

396

354

308

281

281

291

287

281

272

253

244

238

241

238

255

256

291

552

287

253

241

275

541

451

952

680

435

322

275

253

236

10,256

331

0.345

0.40

June

207

180

168

160

156

151

165

180

180

213

165

142

138

156

148

131

*112

106

101

92

83

75

70

67

108

238

347

227

160

146

-

4,572

152

0.158

0.18

July

136

165

199

284

1,030

4.850

3,650

2,300

1,060

658

469

365

298

250

216

183

180

183

233

175

151

759

900

474

291

213

170

142

125

114

104

20,307

655

0.683

0.79

Aug.

83

81

72

68

68

72

81

92

70

58

56

55

55

48

48

*45

40

37

34

32

34

32

31

27

26

27

24

21

21

1,617

52.2

0.054

0.06

Sept.

20

18

15

23

23

23

24

24

18

15

12

15

14

15

20

*16

14

16

16

16

16

21

26

15

12

12

12

14

15.

10

-

510

17.0

0.018

0.02

Mean 781 Cfsm 0.814 In. 11.08

Water year 1952-53 : Max 5,560 Min 10 Mean 365 Cfsm 0.381 In. 5.17

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 cfs). Apr. 1 (7 p.m.) 5,720 cfs (11.43 ft)j July 6 (11:30 a.m.) 5,480 

cfs (11.07 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 497

Vermilion River near Danville, 111.

Location. Lat 40°05'53", long. 87°35'37", in SE^NW^ sec. 22, T. 19 N., R. 11. W., on left 

bank 1.5 miles upstream from Stony Creek and 1\ miles southeast of Danville.

Drainage area. 1,280 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. November 1914 to August 1921, June 1928 to September 1953.

Gage.-^Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 503.33 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Nov. 12, 1914, to Aug. 6, 1921, and June 13, 1928, 

to Jan. 9, 1935, chain gage at downstream side of Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad 

bridge 0.3 mile upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--23 years (1930-53), 994 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,600 cfs July 6 (gage height, 16.37 ft); minimum, 16 cfs Sept. 13, 28, 30 (gage height, 2.01 ft).

1914-21, 1928-53: Maximum discharge, 48,700 cfs Mar. 13, 1939 (gage height, 28.59 

ft); minimum, 1.9 cfs June 5, 1934 (gage height, 1.54 ft, site then in use).

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated at times by storage at Lake Vermilion on North 

Fork Vermilion River, 4| miles above station, and by Danville sewage disposal plant.

Cooperation. Water-stage recorder inspected by employees of Danville Sanitary District. 

Revisions (water years) . WSP 973: 1939. WSP 1173: 1915-16, 1920, 1929.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.1

2.2 

2.4 

2.7 

3.0

3.5

4.0

7.0

13.0

14.4

360

610

2,650

7,800

9,240

Discharge, in cubic feet per seiond, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

.22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

48

42

42

36

42

55

44

42

*44

44

36

44

52

66

109

85

109

74

59

60

49

45

46

44

36

44

56

45

44

42

42

1,626

52.5

0.041

0.05

Nov.

33

65

126

79

74

71

57

53

50

*63

56

57

57

53

46

50

60

77

77

65

71

66

62

57

99

113

104 

126

101

85

-

2,153

71.8

0.056

0.06

Dec.

73

77

77

111

140

140

154

*143

123

113

99

121

277

231

198

163

145

131

121

137

134

148

151

129

118

121

95 

93

93

89

89

4,034

130

0.102

0.12

Jan.

"85

99

87

77

95

71

73

99

118

129

170

143

166

154

157

160

179

195

208

241

259

270

280

377

547

468

398 

364

333

306

288

6,596

213

0.166

0.19

Feb.

277

252

234

214

211

217

208

201

188

173

204

252

288

262

245

234

185

185

201

*228

464

670

569

493

443

420

385 

356

-

_

-

8,259

295

0.230

0.24

Mar.

321

302

409

1,850

2,270

1,680

1,220

970

820

760

730

730

1,430

1,990

6.540

6,000

*4,090

3,610

4,570

3,530

2,200

1,710

1,640

1,460

1,290

1,120

1,000 

940

880

850

2,570

59,482

1,919

1.50

1.73

Apr.

6.720

6,720

5,010

3,290

2,490

2,130

1,850

1,570

1,460

2,640

2,200

1,460

1, 120

1,030

1,000

1,000

940

850

790

760

718

*682

664

634

616

616

564 

525

509

520

-

51,078

1,703

1.33

1.48

May

593

547

483

439

420

321

314

306

295

284

306

310

329

321

314

348

398

448

402

348

333

343

1,060

1,000

1,980

2,270

910 

628

634

575

514

17,778

573

0.448

0.52

June

448

381

344

333

284

163

204

266

291

310

273

288

266

273

333

*288

241

208

185

166

145

129

116

109

176

326

m284

241

-

7,954

265

0.207

0.23

July

221

1,920

1,840

459

2,190

9.220

7,800

4,990

1,920

1,460

1,090

743

493

488

430

373

360

344

402

329

314

985

1,550

865

498

356

280 

234

204

182

166

42,706

1,378

1.08

1.24

Aug.

143

129

123

116

111

99

97

99

101

126

99

85

81

77

69

69

74

*65

60

60

57

24

46

56

44

44

42

41

34

37

49

2,357

76.0

0.059

0.07

Sept.

41

40

40

39

24

42

41

50

42

40

34

31

22

48

39

*39

36

35

21

32

45

35

34

35

34

32

34 

28

28

26

-

1,067

35.6

0.028

0.03

Calendar year 1952: Max 14,700 Min 21 Mean 1,152 Cfsm 0.900 In. 12.26

Water year 1952-53: Max 9,220 Min 21 Mean 562 Cfsm 0.439 In. 5.96

Paak discharge (base. 6.000 efs). Mar. 15 (4 p.m.) 6.900 cfs (12.12 ft); Apr. 1 (10 p.m.) 7,080 

Cfs (12.15 ft)j July 6 (2:30 p.m.) 11,600 cfs (16.37 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
498 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Sugar iCreek at Crawfordsvllle, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°03', long. 86°54S In NW£ sec. 32, T. 19 N., R. 4 W., on left bank 

327 ft upstream fron Crawfordsvllle Electric Light & Power Co.'s dam, half a mile 

upstream from bridge on State Highway 43, and 1 mile downstream from Walnut Fork 

Creek.

Drainage area. 509 sq ml (revised).

Records available. June 1938 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 657.77 ft above moan sea level, datum 

of 1929.

Average discharge. 15 years, 473 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,860 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 7.30 ft); minimum, 12 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.05 ft).

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 24,000 cfs May 18, 1943 (gage height, 14.02 ft), by. 

contracted-opening determination of peak flow; minimum, 2.4 cfs Sept. 24-27, 1941 

(gage height, 0.94 ft).

Maximum stage known, 17.3 ft in March 1913, from information by local resident.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 973: 1939(M).

Rating table, water year 1952-53, (gage height, In feet and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 3-5)

1.0

1.1 

1.4 

1.8 

2.4

11

26

107

270

610

2.7 

3.5 

4.5 

7.0

900

2,400

4,250

7,420

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

89 

89

86

77 

77

72

72

69

69

69

66

64

64

72

107

,130

TO

95

86

77

69

66

Nov.

50 

55

66 

64 

61

58

58

55

64

61

61

64

61

61

64

61

61

*66

80

198

168

140

61! ?07

61

55

55 

*53

48

50

48

50

2,2CO

72.9

0.143

0.17

320

508

1,550 682'

420

320

270

-

5,754

192

0.377

0.42

Dec.

220 

207

198 

230 

1,250

1,160

690

522

536

1,900

1,440

816

- 568

450

380

335

300

280

256

275

370

410

444

480

420

370 

320

266

270

266

238

15,867

512

1.01

1.16

Jan.

216 

212

180 

150 

130

124

TTZ

225

*360

380

390

365

350

370

468

735

804

980

900

744

674

540

498

1,700

1.800

948 

690

554

480

415

395

16,949

547

1.07

1.24

Feb.

375 

345

335 

295 

275

290

261

234

220

202

238

*456

438

375

340

305

243

238

252

243

480

640

5^0

390

355

335 

310

275

_

-

9,285

332

0.652

0.68

Mar.

243 

230

554 

7,010 

4,620

2,500

1,700

1,140

804

*725

658

589

.840 '964

2,970

2,280

1,350

2,870

3,540

2,040

1,310

980

948

780

634

522 

462

426

395

355

415

45,295

1,461

2.87

3.31

Apr.

1,440 

1,220

816 

674 

554

498

462

405

*385

405

420

380

370

330

330

370

355

345

325

320

295

270

270

252

280

290 

261

248

 525 243

-

13,061

435

0.855

0.95

May

256 

234

202 

189 

220

295

*266

426

395

310

256

234

225

220

216

261

980

753

510

395

335

690

2,260

2,970

3.900

1,960 

1,090

699

522

432

360

22,061

712

1.40

1.61

June

300 

256

230 

207 

*189

180

202

194

230

318

3"30 510

248

207

172

152

152

152

130

114

98

92

86

77

77

114 

137

133

240

172

-

5,707

190

0.373

0.42

July

140 

180

148 

110 

943

3,060

2,000

*804

474

325

248

198

164

140

124

133" 107

564

395

248

184

616

1,660

690

390

270 

202

156

140

120

107

15,040

485

0.953

1.10

Aug.

98 

191

1,090 

682

375

*256

202

202

198

220

168

133

114

95

89

77

74

66

64

58

50

50

48

45

48

40 

40

40

36

33

11

4,913

158

0.310

0.36

Sept.

26 

26

26 

31 

W

28

28

28

26

23

22

23

22

*22

22

22

18

18

20

22

23

23

20

20

16

16 

14

14

14

12

-

653

21.8

0.043

0.05

Calendar year 1952: Max 7,140 Min 28 Mean 640 Cfsm 1.26 In. 17.15

Water year 1952-53: Max 7,010 Mln 12 Mean 430 Cfsm 0.845 In. 11.47

Peak discharge (base. 4.500 cfsi. Har. 4 (9:30 a.m.) 7,860 ci's (7.30 ft). 

" Discharge measurement made on this day.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 499

Sugar Creek near Byron, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°55'52", long., 87°07'33", in SW£ sec. 8, T. 17 N., R. 6 W., on right 

tank 30 ft upstream from highway bridge, 2| miles northwest of Byron, and 5 miles 

downstream from Indian Creek.

Drainage area.--668 sq mi (revised).

Records available. October 1940 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 538.92 ft above (mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Nov. 7, 1941, staff gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 659 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,900 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 13.39 ft) minimum, 32 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.89 ft).

1940-53: Maximum discharge, 28,700 cfs May 18, 1943 (gage height, 20.68 ft); minimum observed, 12 cfs Sept. 21, 1941; minimum gage height observed, 1.70 ft Aug. 8, 

1941.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except period of Ice effect (gage

"height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 9-11, 27-30)

Oct. 1 to Mar. '4 Mar. 5 to Sept. 30

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

78

148

305

490

4.5

7.0

10.0

' 12.0

1,030

3,220

6,650

9,600

1.8 

2.1 

2.5 

3.2 

Not

25

55 

135 

355 

:_. Same as preceding

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

735

1,390

3,220

table above 7.0 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

TotaJ

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

130 

122

113

113

108

101 

97

95

95

91

91

88

88

101

156

159

168

TXS

127

115

106

101

99

99

95

93

*91

88

88

86

55

3,333

108

0.162

0.19

Nov.

86

135

115

106

101 

95

95

99

101

97

95

93

91

88

88

86

*99

122

159

244

206

200

358

418

1.260

1,000

595

430

361

7,116

237

0.355

0.40

Dec.

308 

'550 280

340

1,030

1,470 

' 940

710

865

2.240

1,840

1,060

762

625

517

450

414

386

354

375

494

540

535

585

555

482

422

364

364

361

330

20,278

654

0.979

1.13

Jan.

305 

291

b250

b220

bl90

blSO

bTSo"

b250

*b350

494

490

478

460

520

600

900

1,070

1,300

1,200

990

820

710

660

1,670

2.280

1,310

940

762

660

585

535

21,660

699

1.05

1.21

Feb.

508 

466

450

418

392

392

386

347

326

. 305

330 *508

610

512

466

430

361

347

361

358

820

880

655

550

499

478

446

400

_

-

13,006

464

0.695

0.72

Mar.

354 

336

3,725

9,600

5,840

2,920 

2,020

1,470

1,100

*1,030

940

820

1,030

1,240

3,900

3,200

1,800

, 31,900

4,600

2,600

1,700

1,400

1,280

1,030

840

780

1735

686

. 635

580

714

62,800

2,026

3.03

3.50

Apr.

1,860 

1,710

1,170

970

820

735 

675

605 *550

590

600

555

530

476

458

515

510

490

471

453

419

395

379

363

383

411

383

355

355

367

18,553

618

0.925

1.03

May

403 

367

320

288

387 383

458

565

427

363

330

327

313

310

348

940

1,000

696

545

466

1,440

3,220

2,520

4.420

2,520

1,430

940

708

595

495

27,851

898

1.34

1.55

June

403 

344

306

282

*257

247 

278

282

306

355

670

WS

458

344

268

227

202

205

202

187

174

150

130

128

124

237

205

193

296

250

8,210

274

0.410

0.46

July

187 

224

208

160

1,340

4.230 

2,820

1,310

762

490

355

278

234

199

171

152

158

391

590

348

466

735

1,840

1,100

590

379

278

220

182

160

145

20,702

668

1.00-

1.15

Aug.

128 

145

872

"565 940

 344 

260

274

247

230

240

182

148

126

110

102

97

87

83

76

70

65

62

58

57

53

51

49

48

45

43

5,857

189

0.283

0.35

Sept.

42 

40

39

42

45

43 

42

40

38

38

37

36

35 *34

35

35

35

35

41

11

41

40

39

38

36

36

35

34

33

32

1,143

38.1

0.057

0.06

Calendar year 1952: Max 8,220 Mln 58 Mean 786 Cfsm 1.18 In. 16.03

Water year 1952-53: Max 9,600 Mln 32 Mean 577 Cfsm 0.864 In. 11.73

Peak discharge (base, 8.000 cfs). Mar. 4 (5 a.m.) 11,900 ofs (13.39 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice. 

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 13-20, Mar. 12-26j discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge 

measurement, recorded range In stage, weather records, engineers' and observers' notes, and records
500 WABASH RIVER BASIN , 

Wabash River at Montezuma, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°47'33", long. 87°22'29", in sec. 35, T. 16 N., R. 9 W., in downstream 

side of first pier from left bank of bridge on U. S. Highway 36 at Montezuma, 2.0 

miles upstream from Raccoon Creek, 4.9 miles downstream from Sugar Creek, and at mile 

240.

Drainage area. 11.000 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1927 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. 

July 1924 to September 1927 (gage heights only) in reports of Indiana Department of 

Conservation.

. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 457.75 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Oct. 1, 1927, to Sept. 11, 1933, chain gage and 

Sept. 12, 1933, to July 12, 1950, wire-weight gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 26 years, 9,622 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 37,800 cfs Mar. 19 (gage height, 19.26 ft); 

minimum, 1,050 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height 2.01 ft).

1927-53: Maximum discharge, 184,000 cfs May 20, 1943 (gage height, 32.83 ft); 

minimum observed, 560 cfs Sept. 24. 1941; minimum gage height, 1.43 ft Aug. 3, 10, 

1934.

Maximum stage known, 34.0 ft Mar. 27, 1913, from floodmarks (discharge uncertain).

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years). WSF 823: Drainage area. WSP 973: 1913(M).

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 1-25)

2.0

5.0

11.0

17.0

20.0

1,040

5,620

17,600'

30,800

40,600

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5 

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.450 

2,450 

2,230

2,160

2,090

2,020

2,020

1,950

1,880

1,880

1,880

1,880

1,880 

1,950

2,300

2,380

2,450

. 2,380

2,300 

2,160

2,160

2,020

1,880

1,880

1,870

. 1V850

1,820

1,800

1,750 

 1,750

1.740

63,210

2,039

0.185

0.21

Nov.

1,74O 

1,730 

1,88"<5

2,020

1,950

1,950

1,810

1,840

1,950

1,850

1,810

1,770

»1,800 

1,810

1,810

'l,75Ql

1,770

1,950

' 2,160, 

2,160

2,160

2,230

2,090

2,300

2,900

3,960

5,100

5,270

5.620 

57575

-

74,410

2,480

0.225

0.25

Dec.

4,600 

3,960 

3.650

3,650

4,120

5,440

5,620

5,440

6,360

7.750

7,350

6,550

6,360 

7,550

5,750

5,620

4,760

 4,280

3,960 

3,800

3,800

4,040

4,280

4,760

5,620

6,170

6,170

5,440

4,760 

4,600

4,120

161,330

5,204

0.473

0.55

Jan.

' '3,960 

3,800 

3,650

3,580

3,5OO

3,120

2,600

g.450

2,820

4,120

4,600

4,930

4,600 

4,930

5,800

6,750

8,550

10,400

10,800 

11,000

11,600

11,400'

9,950

9,550

11,000

13,200

14.200

*12,400

9,950

8,350

7,150

224,710

7,249

0.659

0.76

Feb.

6,550 

6,170 

5,800

5,800

5,620

5,440

5,100

4,930

4.600

4,600

4,600

4,760

5,270 

6,170

7,750

 7,950

6,950

5,800

5,100 

5,270

6,170

9,150

13,400

14,800

13,200

'ii,boo

9,150

7,550

-

-

198,650

7,095

0.645

0.67

Mar.

6,8OO

16^000

30,800

29,200

29,500

30,800

31,200

28,2,00

20,000

15,600

17,000 

19,600

27,000

31,000

31,500

33,300

37.000 

»35,700

33,000

31,000

30,000

24,200

19/200

15,800

13,600

12,000

11,000 

10,200

12,000

697,000

22,480

2.04

2.36

Apr.

20,000 

24,400 

26,500

27.800

22,666

18,600

15,600

13,6OO

12,800

13,200

15,400

15,200

15,200 

14,200

12,200

*10,800

10,600

11,400

12,800 

12,200

10,600

9,550

8,750

8,350

7,950

7,550

7,350

7,350

7.150 

7,1'SO

-

406,850

13,560

1.23

1.38

May

7,550 

7,750 

7,550

7,350

6,950

6,750

6,360

6,360

6,360

6,170

5,800

5,800

5,800 

5,440

5,270

5.100 s'eZO

6,550

*6,550 

. 7,550

9,950

11,400

14,800

15,600

21,000

23.800

22,800

20,000

15,400 

11,600

9,150

304,130

9,811

0.892

1.03

June

7,550 

6,550 

5,800

5,270

4,930

4,600

4,440

4,600

»4,600

_4,760

5,440

9,950

10.400 

8,950

7,350

6,170

5,440

4,760

4,440 

4,040

3,880

3,880

3,350

3.050

3,126

4,120

4,040

4,120

3,960 

3,580

-

157,140

5,238

0.476

0.53

July

3,580 

4,120 

7,55O

5,980

8,740

24,400

30.300

26,300

"17,600

11,600

8,950

7,150

5,800 

5,100

*4,600

4,280

3,960

4.280

4.440 

4,280

3,880

4,600

6,550

7,950

5,980

4,600

3,960

3,500

3,280 

-. 2,980

2.820

243,110

7,842

0.713

0.82

Aug.

2,680 

2,680 

3,120

6,550

6.950

5,80O

4,760

4,280

4,040

3,880

3,720

3,500

3,200 

*2,980

2,820

2,680

2,380

2.23O

2,020 

1,950

1,880

1,880

1,780

1,710

1,700

1,640

1,600

1,530

1,490 

1,460

1.420

90,310

2,913

0.265

0.31

Sept.

1.580 

1,320 

1,290

1,310

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,240

1,240

1,210

1,190

1,170

1,120 

1,120

1,190

1,170

1,210

»a,250

1,320 

1,280

1,290

1,320

1,320

1,280

1,240

1,210

1,140

1,120

1,100 

1.070

-

36,850

1,228

0.112

0.12

Calendar year 1952: Max 42,600 Mln 1,730 Mean J£,55O, Cfsm 1.14. In. 15.53

Water year 1952-53: Max 37,000 Min 1,070 Mean 7,281 Cfsm ,662 In- 8.99

* Discharge measurement made on thl» day.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 

Wabash River at Terre Haute, Ind.

501

Location. Lat 39°28'00", long. 87 0 25'08", in NW£ sec. 21, T. 12 N., R. 9 W., on left 

bank at upstream side of Wabash Avenue Bridge at Terre Haute, 2.2 miles upstream 

from Sugar Creek, 4 miles downstream from Lost Creek, and at mile 214.4.

Drainage area. 12,200 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. August 1902 to December 1903 (gage heights only), February 1905 to 

July 1906, October 1927 to September 1953. Gage-height records collected at site 

3,300 ft upstream since December 1904 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather 

Bureau.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 442.90 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929. Aug. 3, 1908, to Dec. 31, 1903, chain gage at powerhouse 4,000 ft upstream 

at different datum. Feb. 25, 1905, to July 20, 1906, chain gage at Vandalia Railway 

bridge 2,600 ft upstream at different datum. Oct. 1, 1927, to Oct. 27, 1928, staff 

gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 26 years, 10,519 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 38,800 cfs Mar. 20 (gage height, 18.97 ft); 

minimum, 1.40Q cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 3.73 ft).

1927-53: Maximum discharge, 189,000 cfs May 20, 1943 (gage height, 30.50 ft); 

minimum, 690 cfs Aug. 10, 1934.(gage height, 2.40 ft).

Maximum stage known, 31.1 ft Mar. 27, 1913, present site and datum (discharge uncertain) .

Remarks.--Records fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 205; 1905. WSP 973: 1913(M).

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 27, Jan. 4-14, 

Feb. 1-6, Apr. 5 to May 23, Sept. 17-30)

3.4

7.0 

11.0

1,340

6,760

14,000

15.0

17.0

19.0

25-, 200 

29,400 

38,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.660

2,590

*2,590

2,450 

2,380

2,310

2,310

2,240 

2,170

2,170

2,100 

2,100

2,100

2,100

2,240

2,380

2,380 

2,380

2,310

2,240

2,170

2,170

2,100

2,030 

2,030

2,030

2,030

1,960

1,960

1.890 

1,846

68,460

2,208

0.181

0.21

Nov.

1,890

1,890

1,890

2,030 

. 2,030

*2,030

1,960

1,890 

1,960

1,890

1,890 

1,890

1,890

1,890

1,890

1,890

1.820 

1,96(5

2,170

2,170

2,170

2,170

2,170

2,170 

2,660

3,380

4,650

5,440

5,440

5.600

74,770

2,492

0.204

0.23

Dec.

5,120

4,650

4,350

4.200 

4,350

5,120

5,760

5,760 

5,920

7,300

7.480 

6,940

6,400

7,120

a7,400

86,800

85,800 

85,200

84,700

84,500

a4,300

a4,300

*4,650

4,800 

5,440

6,080

6,240

5,920

5,280

5,120 

4,800

171,800

5,542

0.454

0.52

Jan.

4,650

4,500

4,350

4,050 

4,050

3,680

3,150

»2.370 

2,940

3,750

 4,500 

4,650

4,960

4,960

5,600

6,400

7,480 

8,920

9,820

10,000

10,400

10,700

10,200

9,460 

10,000

11,300

13.100

 is ,7o6

10,700

9,100 

8,020

220,960

7,128

0.584

0.67

Feb.

7,300

6,940

6,760

6,580 

6,580

*6,580

86,200

85,900 

85,500

as, 200

85.100 

85,200

85,400

85,800

a6, 500

87,100

7,480 

6,760

5,920

5,760

6,400

7,480

10,000

13,100 

13.200

11,400

9,820

8,380

_

_

204,340

7,298

0.598

0.62

Mar.

7,660

7.120

7,300

22,200 

30,200

31,000

820,500

829,500 

830,500

*3?,200

26,900 

18,800

16,600

18,500

23,800

30,200

31,800 

33,500

37,000

38,200

37,000

35,000

34,500

31,800 

24,200

18,500

15,000

13,100

11,800

11,100 

13,100

748,580

24,150

1.98

2.28

Apr.'

19,500

24,200

26,300

27.200 

26,060

21,800

18,200

15,600 

 15,400

14,800

15,800 

16,000

16,000

15,400

13,800

12,500

11,800 

11,800

12,900

13,100

12,000

11,100

10,200

9,640 

9,280

8,920

8,740

8,560

8,380

8.200

443,120

14,770

1.21

1.35

May

8,560

8,920

8,740

8,380 

8,200

8,020

7,840

7,480 

7,480

7,300

7,120 

6,760

6,940

6,940

6.400

6,580

87,000 

7,480

7,480

*7,840

9,280

11,400

13,600

15,000 

17,000

21,800

22.500

,20,500

16,400

12,700 

10,400

322,040

10,390

0.852

0.96

June

8,740

7,480

6,760

6,240 

6,080

5,760

85,500

5,280 

5,440

5,440

5,920 

8,020

9.640

9, 466

8,200

6,940

6,240 

5,600

5,280

4,960

a4,800

4,650

4,500

4.050 

4,200

6,080

5,920

5,600

*5,600

aS. 200

183,580

6,119

0.502

0.56

July

4,500

4,800

6,580

7,120 

7,300

19,200

28,600

29.000 

22,560

13,800

10,500

as, 800

7,120

6,080

5,600

5,120

4,960 

4,960

84,960

4,960

4,800

5,280

5,920

7,660 

7,300

6,400

4,960

4,350

4,050

3,900 

3,750

264,830

8,543

0.700

0.81

Aug.

3,680

84,000

3,750

5,440 

*6.940

6,400

5,600

5,120 

a4,700

4,300

84,000 

3,700

3,500

3,250

3,050

82,900

2,700 

2,550

2,400

2,300

2,250

2,150

a2,100

2,100 

2,100

2,100

2,000

1,800

1,750

al,700 

1.-650

101,980

3,290

0.270

0.31

Sept.

1,600

1,580

1,570

1,540 

1,500

al,490

1,490

1,490 

1,490

1,490

1,490 

1,450

al,430

1,460

1,500

1,490

*1,480 

1,500

1,610

1,600

1,600

1,610

1.620

1,610 

1,600

1,570

1,500

1,480

1,470

1.420

45,730

1,524

0.125

0.14

Calendar year 1952: Max 43,700 Mln 1,820 Mean 13,400 Cfsm 1.10 In. 14.95

Water year 1952-53: Max 38,200 Mln 1,420 Mean 7,809 Cfsm 0.640 In. 8.68

* Discharge neasursnent made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements, recorded range 

of stage, weather records, and records for Wabash River at Montezuma.
502 WABASH RIVER BASIN 

Wabash River at Riverton, Ind.

iLocationi Lat 39°01 T 13", long. 87°34'07", in sec. 30, T. 7 N., R. 10 W., on left bank at 

.downstream side of Illinois Central Railroad bridge at Riverton, 0.6 mile downstream 

from Turtle Creek, and at mile 162.0.

Drainage area. 13,100 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. April 1939 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 414.65 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to July 18, 1951, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 14 years, 11,633 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 40,800 cfs Mar. 23 (gage height, 17.79 ft); minimum, 1,470 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.12 ft).

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 201,000 cfs May 21, 1943 (gage height, 29.36 ft); minimum observed, 858 cfs Sept. 27 to Oct. 1, 1941 (gage height, 0.02 ft).

Flood of Mar. 28, 1913, reached a stage of 26.4 ft, from graph based on once-daily 

gage readings by Illinois Central Railroad Co. (discharge uncertain).

Remarks. Records good.

Cooperation. Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 19 to Nov.' 24,

Jan. 17-28)

1.1

6.0

12.0

16.0

18.0

1,470

8,220

19,500

31,200

42,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

 Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3.240 

3, loo 

3,030

2,89O

2,750

2,680

2,610

2,540

2,540 

2,470

2,400 

2,4OO

2,330

2,330

2,330

2,470

2,680

2,750

2,750

2,680

2,540

2,540

2,470

2,330

2,260

2,260

2,190

2,190 

 2,120

2,120

2^050

78,040

2,517

0.192

0.22

Nov.

2,050 

2,050 

2,050

2,050

2,260

2,260

2,260

2,260

2,190 

*2,260

2,260 

2,190

2,190

2,190

2,190

2,190

2,190

2,190

2,330

2,470

2,470

 2,470

2,470

2,47O

2,610

3,030

3,59O

4,850 

5,270

5.550

-

78,880

2,629

0.201

0.22

Dec.

5,550 

5,130 

4,570

4,290

4.150

4,430

5,410

5,830

 5,830 

5,950

7.790 

7,666

8,950

6,670

7,230

7,090

6,250

5,550

4,990

4,710

4,570

4,430

4,570

4,710

4,850

5,690

6,250

6,25O 

5,970

5,410

5,130

174,850

5,640

0.431

0.50

Jan.

4,850 

4,570 

4,430

4,290

4,150

4.01O

3,730

3,520

3,240 

3,380

4,150 

4,990

5,13O

5,130

5,270

5,970

6,950

8,520

10,300

11,200

*11,300

11,700

11,700

11,200

11,200

11,900

12,800

13.500 

IS] 200

10,40O

8,820

234,300

7,558

0.577

0.67

Feb.

7,930 

7,230 

6,950

6,530

6,390

6,250

6,110

5,970

5,690 

»5,410

5,410 

5,970

5,830

5,970

6,530

7,510

7,930

7,37O

6,670

5,970

6,390

7,230

8,670

11,700

13,50O

12,800

11,200

9,610

_

-

210,520

7,519

0.574

0.60

Mar.

8,370 

7.790 

8,360

22,700

29,200

29,600

30,800

31,200

*31,200 

31,200

31,600 

30,OOO

24,000

2O,900

23,500

26.2OO

28,100

30, BOO

34,000

35,500

37,8OO

39,600

40,800

40,200

38,40O

33,5OO

25,100

18,800 

15,200

13,300

15,400

833,120

26,870

2.05

2.37

Apr.

20,900 

24,300 

25,300

26,200

27.100

26,800

24,OOO

19,50O

17,100 

17,700

16,200 

16,9OO

16,900

16,40O

15,6OO

14,100

12,6OO

12,20O

12,600

*13,30O

13,OOO

11,900

10,800

10,100

10,100

9,450

8,970

8,670 

8,520

8,370

-

475,580

15,850

1.21

1.35

May

8,820 

8,970 

8,820

8,520

8,370

8,220

7,930

7,930

7,650 

7,370

*7,230 

6,950

6.810

6,950

6,950

6,810

8,820

8,220

7,930

7,790

8,O70

10,300

14,100

15,400

16,000

19,000

21,9OO

22.400

26,660

16,600

13,000

334,330

10,780

0.823

0.95

June

10.400 

8, '970 

7,930

7,230

6,950

*6,25O

6,390

6,250

5,830 

5,830

5,830 

6,110

8,670

9,940

9,29O

8,220

7,230

6,530

5,970

5,410

4,990

4,850

4.71O

4,430

4.150

4,290

6,810

6,390 

6,39O

5,830

-

198,070

6,602

0.504

0.56

July

4,850 

4,850 

4,85O

6,810

7,090

10,900

20,700

24,500

25.900 

22,200

14,700 

1O.8OO

8.82O

7,510

6,530

5,970

5,550

 5,130

5,130

5,130

5,130

4,850

5,410

6,390

7,930

7,090

5,690

4,850 

4,290

4,O10

3.730

267,290

8,622

O.658

0.76

Aug.

3,520 

3,450 

4,150

3,590

5,690

6,950

6,530

5,69O

5,270 

4,710

4,430 

4,150

4,010

3,730

»3,450

3,240

3,1OO

2,960

2,750

2,610

2,470

2,400

2,330

2,260

2,260

2,260

2,260

2,190 

,1,980

l,9lO

1,840

108,140

3,488

0.266

0.31

Sept.

1,770 

i,7l6 

1,710

1,650

1,650

1,60O

1,600

1,600

1,600 

1,600

1,60O 

1,600

1,550

1,550

1,550

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,650

1,650

1,650

1,600

 1,600

1,600

1,600

1,550

1,550

1,510 

1,510

1,470

-

48,080

1,603

0.122

0.14

Calendar year 1952: Max 46,200 Mln 2,050 Mean 14,383 Cfsm 1.10 In. 14.95

Water year 1952-53: Max 4O,800 Mln 1,470 Mean 8,332 Cfsm 0.636 In. 8.65

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 

Busseron Creek near Carlisle, Ind,

503

Location.--Lat 38°58'30", long. 87°25'35", in W| sec. 17, T. 6 N., R. 9 W., on right bank 

10 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 58, If miles northwest of Carlisle, and 

6* miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--227 sq mi.

Records available. October 1943 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 425.36 ft above mean sea level (Indiana 

State Highway Commission benchmark). Prior to Nov. 8, 1950, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge.--10 years, 261 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,890 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 16.04 ft); minimum, 0.1 cfs Sept. 18, 19.

1943-53: Maximum discharge, 8,800 cfs Jan. 5, 1950 (gage height, 20.05 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 18, 19, 1953.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, In cubic

feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 9 to Dec. 12, Mar. 8, 9, 13-18, Sept. Z-30)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 5 Mar. 6 to Sept. 30

2.3 0.7

Z.4 1.7

2.5 3.8

2.6 7.0

2.8 16

3.0 

3.4 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

26

54

107

385

740

12.0

14.0

16.0

1,630

2,450

3,890

2.0

2.1

2.2

0.0

.5

1.5

2.4 

2.6 

2.8

4.5

9.0

16

Note. Same as preceding table above 2.8 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12 .

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.9

1.6

*1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6 

1.2

T74

1.7

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.6

1.7

2.3

273

1.9

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.5

1.7

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.7

52.1

1.68

0.0074

0.009

Nov.

1.9

2.8

3.4

3.6

3.0

*3.0 

3.0

3.8

5.7

5.4

5.7

6.0

5.1

4.4

4.8

5.1

5.7

7.9

24

22

12

5.1

2.5

15 1.5

40

2T

12

4.4

2.5

-

242.3

8.08

0.036

0.04

Dec.

1.7

1.6

1.4 14" 

70

60 

30

18

15

72

 109 ~4T

26

20

17

14

12

13

12

14

18

19

21

20

18

16

14

11

9.7

9.2

10

727.6

23.5

0.104

0.12

Jan.

1113-

16

20

19

16 

17

427 415-

198

111

76

65

53

47

44

63

163

132

80

 63

52

48

205

288

110

77

68

57

48

44

3,046

98.3

0.433

0.50

Feb.

39

37

33

30

28

31 

33

31

27

*24

27

119

105

66

52

44

36

30

27

30

207

340

103

73

63

57

52

44

_

-

1,788

63.9

0.281

0.29

Mar.

36

35 760"

3,300

3,300

5.580 

2,120

933

228

172

149

145

 348

430

820

780

475

904

940

860

445

272

820

820

680

242

144

116

100

142

505

24,401

787

3.47

4.00

Apr.

660 '5BC

348

' 31ff

128

136 

205

145

 166

385

475

228

288

172

119

265

179

264

505

280

154

113

95

112

212

158

105

85

76

51

7,120

237

1.04

1.17

May

166

175

87

62

62

66 

70

103

92

60

46

40

43

245

400

304

680 475-

205

*106

75

56

58

60

a58

a 45

a25

a!8

a!4

a!2

alo

3,918

126

0.555

0.64

June

a9.5

a9.0

a8.5

a8.5

 8.5

9.4 

15.0

38.0

15

9.7

8.0

7.2

6.8

6.8

6.5

6.5

5.7

5.5

5.3

5.1

4.9

4.7

104 4.5

10

54

~5T 141

76

12

657.6

21.9

0.096

0.11

July

7.8

6.5

6.5

5.7

5.5

12 

55

?S

8.2

5.9

4.4

3.8

3.4

 3.2

2.8

2.8

24

9.7

6.3

4.7

6.5

4.4

7.2

8.5

4.9

3.8

3.2

2.8

2.4

2.2

' 272

248.3

8.01

0.035

0.04

Aug.

2.2

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.9 

3.6

3.9

4.0

4.4

3.6

3.0

*2.4

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.4

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.1

1.0

.8

1.0

1.0 1.1

58.7

1.89

0.0083

0.01

Sept.

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.4 

1.5

1.6

1.7

TTff

1.1

.9

.7

.4

.4

.2

.2

.1

75

.3

.4

.6

1.0

1.2

1.1

1.0

.8

».7

.7

.5

26.4

0.880

0.0039

0.004

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,540 Mln 1.2 Mean 217 Cfsm 0.956 In. 13.00

Water year 1952-53: Max 3.38O Mln 0.1 Mean 116 Cfsm 0.511 In. 6.93

Peak discharge (base. 2,500 cfs). Mar. 4 (4 a.m.) 3,890 cfs (16.04 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, recorded range 

In stage, weather records, and records for Sugar Creek at Crawfordsvllle.
504 WABASH RIVER BASIN 

Wabash River at Vincennes, Ind.

Location. Lat 38°40'52", long. 87°32'04", near center of span on downstream side of 

bridge on U. S. Highway 50 at Vincennes, Knox County, 4.8 miles downstream from Maria 

Creek, 5.8 miles upstream from Embarrass River, and at mile 127.8.

Drainage area. --13,700 sq mi, approximately.

K^-OTds available.--December 1929 to September 1953. Gage-height records collected at 

V'ame site since November 1904 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

-Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 394.43 ft above mean sea 

el, datum of 1929. Prior to Aug. 14, 1940, staff and chain gages and Aug. 14, 1940, 

to Dec. 25, 1946, wire-weight gage, at same site at datum 2.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 23 years (1930-53), 11,540 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 37,200 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 16.26 ft); minimum, 1,620 cfs Sept. 17, 30 (gage height, 2.11 ft).

1929-53: Maximum discharge, 189,000 cfs May 22, 23, 1943 (gage height, 29.33 ft); 

minimum observed, 770 cfs Aug. 4, 5, 1934 (gage height, 1.40 ft, present datum).

Flood of Mar. 29, 1913, reached a stage of 26.3 ft, from floodmarks, determined by 

Corps of Engineers (discharge uncertain).

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 803: Drainage area. WSP 1173: 1943 (maximum gage height 

only).

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 17-27; stage-discharge 

relation affected by Ice Jan. 8-10)

2.1

3.0

6.0

13.0

17.0

1,610

3,200

9,20O

27,300

39,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7 

8

9

10

11

13

13 

14

15

16 

17

18

19

30

21

ZZ

33

34

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

5.20O 

3,100

2,900

2.90O

2,800

2,700 

2,610 

2,520

2,520

2,430

2,430

2,340

2,340 

2,340

2,340

2,340 

2,520

2,700

2,700

2,700

2,700

2,610

2,520

2,520

2,430

2,340 

2,340

*2,340

2.250

2,250

2,250

78,98O

2,548

0.186

0.21

Nov.

2,250 

2,250

2,25O

2,250

2,250

2,340 

2,430 

2,430

2,340

2,340

2,340

2,340

2,340 

*2,250

2,250

2,250 

2,250

2,250

2,430

2,520

2,610

2,610

2,610

2,610

2,700

2,800 

3,200

4,100

5,000

5.400

-

79,990

2,666

0.195

0.22

Dec.

5,600 

5,600

5,000

4,600

4,500

4.400 

4,900 

5,800

6,000

6,400

7,600

*S.OOO

7,600 

7,000

7,200

7,400 

6,800

6,000

5,400

5,200

4,800

4,600

4,600

4,700

4,800

5,400 

6,000

6,400

6,400

6,000

5,400

180,100

5,810

0.424

0.49

Jan.

5,20O 

4,800

4,700

4,600

4,400

4,300 

4,200 

3,900

3,500

5.400

4,100

4,800

5,200 

5,400

5,400

5,800 

6,600

8,000

9,860

*11,200

11,400

11,400

11,800

11,800

11,600

11,600 

12,100

12,800

12,666

11,600

10,100

238,360

7,689

0.561

0.65

Feb.

8,80O 

8,000

7,400

7,000

6,800

6,800 

6,600 

6,400

6,200

5,800

*5,800

6,000

6,400 

6,200

6,400

7,200 

8,000

8,000

7,400

6,800

6,600

7,200

8,200

10,300

12,800

15.200 

12,100

10,500

.

-

218,900

7,818

0.571

0.59

Mar.

9,200 

8.600

8,800

21,800

29,700

32,100 

33,OOO 

33,000

31,800

30,300

29,700

29,400

*27,600 

23,400

23,400

26,100 

27,900

30,300

32,400

33,300

34,200

35,100

36,000

56.900

36,966

35,400 

31,500

24,300

18,800

15,500

15,200

841,600

27,150

1.98

2.28

Apr.

18,800 

23,400

25,800

27,OOO

27,600

27.900 

27,000 

23,700

19,800

18,800

18,800

18,200

18,000 

17,80O

 17,000

15,800 

14,200

13,200

13,800

14,200

14,200

13,200

11,600

11,200

11,200

10,700 

10,100

9,420

9,200

9.000

510,820

17,030

1.24

1.39

May

9,20O 

9,860

9,860

9,420

9,000

8,800 

9,600 

8,800

8,400

8,200

7,800

7,6OO

7,400 

8,000

8,600

8,000 

9,420

 11,000

9,860

8,800

8,400

9,200

12,300

15,500

17,000

18,200 

20,000

21.300

2T,oo6

18,800

15,200

354,520

11,440

0.835

0.96

June

12,300 

10,300

9,OOO

8,000

7,400

7,000 

6,600 

6,800

6,400

6,200

6,000

6,200

7,400 

9,640

9,860

9,000 

8,000

7,200

6,600

6,000

5,400

5,200

5,000

*4,900

4,600

4,400 S, Sob

7,000

7,000

6,600

211,800

7,060

0.515

0.57

July

5,400 

5,000

5,200

5,800

7,400

7,400 

15,200 

20,50O

25.100

23,100

18,200

12,800

10,300 

8,600

7,600

6,800 

6,200

5,800

5,400

5,400

5,600

5,200

5,200

6,000

7,400

8,000 

7,000

5,800

5,000

4,500

4,200

269,100

8,681

0.634

0.73

Aug.

3,900 

3,700

3,900

4,200

4,300

 6,400 

7,200 

6,400

5,800

5,400

4,800

4,600

4,400 

4,200

3,900

3,600 

3,500

3,300

3,100

2,900

2,700

2,610

2,520

2,520

2,430

2,340 

 2,340

2,234

2,180

2,150

2,080

115,600

3,729

0.272

0.31

Sept.

2,030 

2,000

1,980

1,970

1,920

1,890 

1,840 

1,820

1,810

1,810

1,790

1,790

1,740 

1,730

1,680

1.640 

1,640

1,680

1,700

1,720

1,730

1,720

 1,680-

1,720

1,730

1,740 

1,700

»1,680

1,660

1,640

53,180

1,773

0.129

0.14

Calendar year 1952: Max 50,600 Mln 2,250 Mean 14,890 Cfsm 1.09 In. 14.77

Water year 1952-53: Max 36,900 Mln 1,640 Mean 8,638 Cfsm 0.631 In. 8.54

Discharge measurement made on this day.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 

Embarrass River at Ste. Marie, 111.

505

Location. Lat 38°56'10", long. 88°01'10", in NW^NW^ sec. 30, T. 6 N., R. 14 W., on left 

bank at downstream side of highway bridge at Ste. Marie.

Drainage area.--1.540 sq mi.

Records available. October 1909 to December 1912, August 1914 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 446.75 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to June 29, 1940, chain gage at same site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 42 years, 1,260 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,090 cfs Mar. 5 (gage height, 13.76 ft); minimum, 17 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 0.48 ft).

1909-12, 1914-53: Maximum discharge, 44,800 &fs Jan. 4, 1950 (gage height, 24.95 

ft), from rating curve extended above 29,000 cfs; minimum, 1 cfs Oct. 5-9, 1914.

Remarks.--Records good.

Revisions (water yearsl. WSP 1083: 1934. WSP 1113: 1910-31, 1933, 1939-40, 1945(M).

Rating

0.5

.7

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

Oct.

14

37

78

164

270

395

tables, water yei

and discharge, ;

1 to May 24

3.0 520

6.0 1,480

10.0 3,180

13.0 4,669

13.6 4,970

May 25 to Sept. 30

9.0 2.0

30 2.5

280

395

0.4 

.6 

1.0

Note. Same aa precedIng table above 2.5 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

35

33 

32

31

31

31

30

30

30

29

29

27

*27

29

30

30

29

29

29

29

29

27

27

27

26

26

26 

26

27

26

26

893

28.8

0.019

0.02

Nov.

26

27 

27

26

25

21

22

27

30

30

36

31

31

32

33

32

31

35

30

36

36

37

38

33

46

49

44

76

14TO

-

1,113

37.1

0.024

0.03

Dec.

58

54 

51

61

67

64

88

92

8T

80

*71

67

63

56

50

49

45

42

4145"

44

44

49

56

53

51

49 

47

50

46

45

1,760

56.8

0.037

0.04

Jan.

42

41 

41

40

44

53

74

75

72

65

70

71

77

34

80

88

95

100

102

102

100

96

98

117

114

141

146 

159

177

ITS

159

2,898

93.5

0.061

0.07

Feb.

146

135 

124

114

107

103

96

96

98

92

90

137

258

208

177

171

166

153

137

132

278

596

58T

*35d

370

345

300 

265

_

_

-

5,604

200

0.130

0.14

Mar.

242

55B" 232 

3,850

4,970

4,030

2,740

2,200

1,900

1,560

1,310

1,140

1,620

2,060

3,180

4,510

4,060

3,100

4,360

4,510

2,870

2,380

2,510

2,100

1,620

1,380

1,200 

1,060

1,000

940

1,780

70,970

2,289

1.49

1.71

Apr.

3,810

4.710 

3,860

3,460

3,710

3,860

3,320

*2,460

2,100

3,140

2,100

1,700

1,660

1,450

1,240

1,170

1,100

1,100

1,100

940

850

790

730

880

1,030

850

700 

640

595

SW

55,650

1,855

1.20

1.34

May

1,060

1,450 

880

730

655

640

625

1,060

910

625

520

470

558" 458

565

735

2,740

*1,940

1,140

940

760

730

2,890

4,460

2,360

1,590

1,310 

1,000

850

730

640

35,971

1,160

0.753

0.87

June

580

520 

470

420

382

370

395

332

358

345

310

280

260

254

290

260

230

216

202

186

174

164

156

145

159

176

1,170 

460

535

508

10,287

343

0.223

0.25

July

535 458" 

332

270

244

232

*242

310

445

495

432

332

258

212

186

174

188

520

445

358

300

232

188

164

150

147

143

130

116

*103

93

8,434

272

0.177

0.20

Aug.

86

96 

~90 132

78

72

67

66

64

58

64

63

56

51

50

47

46

*43

42

40

39

38

36

36

35

34

34 

33

31

30

30

1,687

54.4

0.035

0.04

Sept.

29

28 

28

28

28

27

27

26

26

26

26

26

40

*38

30

26

24

24

24

24

22

21

21

20

20

20

20 

19

18

17

-

753

25.1

0.016

0.02

Calendar year 1952: Max 7,950 Mln 21 Mean 1,115 Cfsm 0.724 In. 9.86

Water year 1952-53: Max 4,970 Mln 17 Mean 537 Cfsm 0.349 In. 4.73

Peak discharge (base, 6,500 cfs). Ho peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
506 WABASH RIVER BASIN 

North Fork Embarrass River near Oblong, 111.

Location. Lat 39°00'35", long. 87°56'45", In extreme northwest corner of sec. 35, T. 7 N., 

R. 14 W., on left bank at downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 33, threequarters of a mile upstream from Illinois Central Railroad bridge, 2 miles west of 

Oblong, and 8? miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 304 sq ml.

Records available. October 1940 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 458.19 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Dec. 11, 1940, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 284 ofs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,490 cfs Mar. 5 (gage height, 15.74 ft); no 

flow Sept. 13-30.

1940-53: Maximum discharge, 27,100 cfs Jan. 4, 1950 (gage height, 22.38 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 15,000 cfs; no flow Sept. 13-30, 1953.

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

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dee. 28)

Oct. 1 to May 24 May 25 to Sept. 30

0.1 

.3 

.5

1.0

3.0

5.5

9.0

18

1.5

2.0

5.0

11.0

14.0

15.0

33

84

464

1,530

2,6OO

3,500

.2 

1.5 

5.3

1.0 

1.2 

1.5

Note. Same as preeedIng table above 1.5 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

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

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

~78

.6

.4

74

.4

.4

.6

.7

.8

.6

.6

*.6

.7

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.8 

.9

1.0

1,0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

23.4

0.75

O.O025

0.003

Nov.

1.0 

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.6

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.5

*1.4

2.1

2.4

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.2

2.4 

3.5

4.2

4.2

4.2

6.0

57?

-

68.6

2.29

0 . 0075

O.OO8

Dec.

4.3

4.2

F7J

7.0

8.0

13

13

29

53

*56

W

12

8.8

7.2

6.4

6.0

5.5

5.5

6.0

6.2

6.2

6.4

7.0 

6.8

a6.5

a6.0

5.4

5.6

5.6

5.5

341.9

11.0

0.036

0.04

Jan.

576

6.1

6.0

5.8

5.5

6.2

12

13

12

12

11

13

9.9

11

11

11

16

*15

a!4

a!3

a 13

a!5

a20 

41

5433-

22

a!9

a!7

a!5

463.5

15.0

0.049

0.06

Feb.

14 

14

13

11

10

11

11

10

11

10

11

20

79

54

34

26

21

18

16

18

aloo

a2OO ~56

*54 

40

a35

a30

a25

_

-

992

35.4

0.116

0.12

Mar.

21 

a 2O

250

2,280

5,290

al,100

a550

276

192

168

150

a!40

a450

a700

1,000

1,510

572

588

1,430

890

288

234

602

580 

240

162

131

113

100

102

629

18,758

605

1.99

2.29

Apr.

1,470 

1,990

827

318

234

216

*240

192

214

931

389

258

306

222

162

240

216

216

300

192

138

113

98

176 

480

234

136

106

89

10?

-

10,805

360

1.18

1.32

May

546 

527

198

130

127

139

188

312

192

113

83

67

62

90

151

277

1,270

*739

264

156

113

112

992

1,840 

643

192

125

91

70

60

51

9,920

320

1.05

1.21

June

42 

35

30

27

24

25

23

24

21

18

16

15

14

19

20

15

12

11

10

9.5

8.8

8.2

7.5

T79-

20

30" 70

34

23

627.0

20.9

0.069

O.O8

July

13 

10

8.5

7.3

6.8

6.2

*5.5

5.3

6.6 6.-0

4.9

4.3

3.9

3.5

3.1

3.7

5.3

58

74

22

14

12

26

12 

8.2

6.2

5.1

4.1

3.3

*2.9

2.3

354.0

11.4

0.038

0.04

Aug.

2.1 

2.0

1.6

1.4

1.6

2.5

2.3

2.7

3.5

2.5

4.8

4.9

375

2.1

1.6

1.5

1.2

*.8

.9

1.4

1.8

2.1

2.5

2.5 

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.1

1.8

1.5

1.2

67.9

2.19

0.0072

O.O08

Sept.

1.1 

.8

.6

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

o

0

o

0

0

0

o

-

4.2

0.14

O.OO046

0.0005

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,330 Mln O.4 Mean 218 Cfsm 0.717 In. 9.77

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,290 Mln 0 Mean 116 Cfsm 0.382 In. 5.18

Peak discharge (base, 4,OOP efs). Mar. 5 (2 a.m.) 4,49O efs (15.74 ft). 

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Embarrass 

River at Ste. Marie.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 507

White River at Muncie, Ind.

Location.-Lat 40-12', long. 85°23', In see. 10, T. 20 N., R. 10 E., on right bank 200

 nrSownstream from Walnut Street Bridge In Muncie and 6 miles upstream from Bell Creek.

ftecordseavHrable. November^igSQ to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey.

July im to Member 1929 in reports of Indiana Department of Conservation. Prior to 

October 1948, published as West Fork White River at Muncie. 

ge.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 920.10 ft above mean sea level (city of

mcie benchmark). Prior to Jan. 4, 1934, chain gage at highway bridge 200 ft upstream 

at datum 5.00 ft higher. Jan. 4, 1934, to Sept. 13, 1940, water-stage recorder and 

Sept 14, 1940, to Feb. 14, 1941, staff gage at same site at datum 4.00 ft higher. 

Feb. 15, 1941, to Jan. 27, 1942, wire-weight gage at bridge 200 ft upstream at present

AveragiTdlscharge. 28 years (1923-29, 1931-53), 246 cfs (adjusted for diversion since 

Extremest Maximum discharge during year, 4,480 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 7.01 ft); minimUmi9i5-29!S193E-53:° ISSlZX&Zf. fl',500 cfs Jan. 15, 1937 (gage height, 18 07 

ft, present datum); minimum, 0.6 cfs Sept. 16, 1937; minimum daily, 1.2 cfs Aug. 5, 

1934, Sept. 28, 1941. Maximum stage known, about 19.6 ft in March 1913, present datum. 

RemarksT--Records good. City of Muncie diverts part of its water supply 2.5 miles above

 gage" and returns it to river at sewer outlet a short distance below gage.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 25 Jan. 26 to Sept. 30

0.9 14

1.0 23

1.2 53

1.5 130

2.0 3OO

2.5 530

3.5 1,200

0.5 

.6

1.1 

1.3

1.2

3.2

7.4

21

45

85

1.7 

2.5 

3.5 

5.0 

6.0

215

590

1,200

2,500

3,480

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

(t)

Oct.

*22

24

23

26

26

21 

19

19 

20

19

20

20

20 

20

22

20

20

19

21

18

al8 

ale

a!9

a20

a21

22

20

TB" 15

20

20

628

20.3

13.1

Nov.

22

30

28

*27

26

22

19

18 

22

21

18

18

17 

17

18

23

20

19

32

43

32 

57

139

82

160

251

139

87

64

b46

1,517

50.6

12.4

Dec.

*b36

b37

b39

44

223

254 

174

118 

139

546

407

244

178 

142

109

87

84

79

70

82

130 

*154

209

206

167

133

112

90

b84

77

66

4,520

146

13.0

Jan.

64

59

64

61

51

b43 

50

72 

170

188

296

251

188 

212

244

251

251

 868

574

344

*272 

220

188

254

430

304

215

185

163

143

140

6,815

220

13.1

Feb.

146

128

121

107

98

98 

 93

85 

74

67

160

530

390 

255

204

163

b!30

bllO

blOO

118

840 

530

287

215

*185

170

153

128

_

-

5,685

203

13.4

Mar.

115

101

263

2)590

810 

525

370 

279

251

235.

211

211 

255

490

510

331

702

1,050

R80

375 

291

247

200

170

153

137

131

124

107

107

15,201

490

13.3

Apr.

*140

131

115

112

107

98 

98

it

174

121

115

109 

93

101

227

200

170

153

137

121 

109

101

96

107

118

109

104

109

*124

-

3,688

123

13.3

May

128

107

90

76

88

101 

163

160 

121

98

81

 76

i

170

318

1,640

1,870

900

500

360 

1,320

5.080

1,820

1,200

696

420

291

*231

196

167

16,630

536

13.1

June

128

109

98

88

76

74 

74

72 

67

72

96

90

72 

70

56

52

47

45

41

38

37 

30

25

25

25

30

30

29

-

1,746

58.2

15.4

July

34

49

34

28

47

181 

140

72 

49

*37

31

35

28 

25

24

21

27

41

39

30

24 

49

70

65

42

34

27

19

29

20

12

1,363

44.0

15.2

Aug.

*10

20

211

93

56

38 

29

32

49

32

27

20

18 

16

15

16

15

8.7

8.7

7.4

6.4 

5.5

8.1

8.7

5.1

3.5

3.5

3.9

4.3

777.2

25.1

14.7

Sept.

3.2

3.2

3.2

5.1

5.9

10 

11

*z'.9

3.2

3.9

4.3

4.3 

5.1

4.3

4.3

3.9

3.2

3.5

4.7

6.4 

4.3

3.5

3.2

2.6

2.6

3.5

5.1

2.9

2.4

-

133.1

4.44

12.3

Adjusted for diversion by city of Muncie

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

33.4 

0.138 

0.16

63.0 

0.260 

0.29

Calendar year 1952: 

Water year 1952-53-

159 

0.657 

0.76

233 

0.963 

1.11

216 

0.893 

0.93

503 

2.08 

2.40

Observed

136 

0.562 

0.63

549 

2.27 

2.62

Max 4,180 Mln 6.0 Mean 217 

Max 3,280 Mln 2.4 Mean 161

73.6 

0.304 

0.34

59.2 

0.245 

0.28

39.8 

0.164 

0.19

16.7 

0.069 

0.08

Adjusted

Mean 230 Cfsm 0.950 In. 12.91 

Mean 174 Cfsm 0.719 In. 9.79

Peak discharge (base. 2.500 cfa). Mar. 4 (9:30 p.m.) 4,480 cfs (7.01 ft); May 23 (10 a.m.) 3,480 ofs 

(5798 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Diversion, In cubic feet per second, for city of Muncie water supply; records furnished by 

Muncie Water Works Co.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for station 

at Anderson.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
508 WABASH RIVER BASIN 

White River at Anderson, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°06', long. 85°41', in sec. 18, T. 19 N., R. 8 E., on left bank at municipal water-supply plant in Anderson, 1 mile upstream from Killbuck Creek.

Drainage area. 401 sq mi (revised).

Records available. July 1932 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. July 1925 

to September 1927 in reports of Indiana Department of Conservation. Gage-height records 

collected at site 700 ft downstream December 1910 to February 1918 and at present site 

since February 1918 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau. Prior to October 1948, published as West Fork White River at Anderson.

Gage. Staff gage above concrete overflow dam. Gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 

825.02 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. September 1922 to May 12, 1934, chain 

gage 250 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 23 years (1925-27, 1932-53), 397 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,900 cfs Mar. 5 (gage height, 12.29 ft); minimum, 46 cfs Sept. 26, 27 (gage height, 7.29 ft).

1932-53: Maximum discharge observed, 17,100 cfs Jan. 15, 1937 (gage height, 18.63 

ft); minimum observed, 8.8 cfs Sept. 24, 1940.

Maximum stage known, 23.6 ft Mar. 25, 1913, present site and datum, based on determination by U. S. Weather Bureau at site then in use.

Remarks. Records fair.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record furnished by city of Anderson.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1053: 1913(M) .

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 19 to Mar. 3,

Apr. 2S to May 16)

7.2

7.3

7.4 

7.7

8.3 545

9.0 1,140

12.0 4,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2 

3

4

5 . .

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

?1

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

*97

137 

129

97

87

78

78 

84

84

84

84

90

84

81

114

90

87

87

87

SI

78

75

Jf

72

72

72

72

72

75

72

2,644

85.3

0.213

0.25

Nov.

69

81 

104

*87

87

81

81 

78

81

78

81

87

84

81

87

84

81

87

125

108

100

118

220 

195

210

398

285

195

165

161

-

3,779

126

0.314

0.35

Dec.

*129

M129

200

437

326

245

260

711

759

485

370

305

260

220

705

190

175

180

240

*270

326 

364

332

270

240

215

170

185

165

9,106

294

0.733

0.84

Jan.

165

157 

165

165

153

133

122 

157

230

332

515

443

348

320

364

420

403

878

905

653

 467

403

354 

392

573

503

381

332

295

270

265

11,197

361

0.900

1.04

Feb.

265

240 

230

225

205

205

*205 

200

165

161

235

573

767

443

359

315

280

225

240

225

671

968

503

*414

342

305

290

255

_

-

9,511

340

0.848

0.88

Mar.

230

3,010 m

4.400

1,540

914 

671

533

473

437

414

403

414

647

834

608

759

1,700

1,050

703

545

485 

425

392

337

310

285

280

255

740

24,249

782

1.95

2.25

Apr.

*305

300 

275

255

240

230

230

220

225

326

285

270

250

235

230

370

392

337

305

280

260

245

230 

220

230

245

235

230

240

*250

-

^7,945

265

0.661

0.74

May

265

230

205

190

195

205

245 

332

265

220

200

195

205

200

250

386

1,390

2,620

1,650

959

671

1,230

3,650 

3,010

1,990

1,290

809

573

*461

398

348

24,837

801

2.00

2.30

June

315

290 

265

255

230

215

215 

230

240

225

240

240

220

205

205

205

180

165

153

149

137

137

129 

T22~ 122

170

129

122

250

161

r 5,921

197

0.491

0.55

July

220

359 

225

180

449

533

503 

332

245

*170

165

175

153

157

157

153

149

220

180

141

145

170

260

205

175

141

129

125

125

114

114

6,569

212

0.529

0.61

Aug.

*100

133 

370

320

175

149

122 

133

133

125

114

108

100

97

97

94

90

90

90

90

87

84

87 

84

82

78

69

60

63

63

63

3,550

115

0.287

0.33

Sept.

58

60 

63

60

100

72

63 

66

*60

63

66

66

63

54

58

58

54

50

52

58

56

52

52 

50

48

46

46

48

46

46

-

1,734

57.8

0.144

0.16

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,710 Mln 52 Mean 407 Cfsm l.ol In. 13.81

Water year 1952-53: Max 4,400 Mln 46 Mean 304 Cfsm 0.758 In. 10.30

Peak discharge (base. 3,000 cfs). Mar. 5 (12 m.) 4,900 efs (12.29 ft); May 23 (12 m.) 3,880 efs 

(11.32 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 

White River near Noblesvllle, Ind.

509

Location. La t 40 0 07', long. 85°58', In sec. 4, T. 19 N., R. 5 E., near center of span on 

downstream side of highway bridge, 1 mile west of Strawtown, 7 miles northeast of 

Noblesvllle, and 9.5 miles upstream from Cicero Creek.

Drainage area.--814 sq ml (revised).

Records available. Way 1915 to September 1922 and October 1927 to September 1953 In reports of Geological Survey. October 1922 to September 1927 In reports of Indiana 

Department of Conservation. Prior to October 1948, published as West Fork White River 

near Noblesvllle.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 763.08 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to June 30, 1922, chain gage at bridge 

2 miles downstream at different datum. July 1, 1922, to Nov. 21, 1933, chain gage at 

present site and datum.

Average discharge. 34 years (1915-25, 1929-53), 807 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,710 cfs Mar. 5 (gage height, 12.77 ft); minimum, 86 cfs Sept. 28, 29 (gage height, 3.99 ft).

1915-53: Maximum discharge, 25,600 cfs May 19, 1943 (gage height, 16.32 ft); minimum, 36 cfs Sept. 25, 1941 (gage height, 3.89 ft).

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 803: 1927(M).

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 30 to July 3)

3.9 

4.2 

4.7 

5.0

82

130

290

420

7.0

10.0

12.0

13.0

1,600

4,060

6,390

8,140

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

H2 

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

173

182

176

164

155

140

148

142

142

140

140

138

130

142

179

179

155

145

138

128

128

130 

130

130 

128

124

122

122

124

122

122

4,418

143

0.176

0.20

Nov.

126

126

152

185

167

161

155

152

155

150

148

148

148

145

142

142

138

145

203

226

197

212 

320

416 

457

880

718

470

362

306

-

7,452

248

0.305

0.34

Dec.

270

262

254

246

790

1,000

762

565

480

1,060

1.540

1,060 730

581

490

425

380

357

334

344

455

560 

702

850 

708

576

505

425

366

362

357

17,796

574

0.705

0.81

Jan.

322

306

322

310

286

266

262

530

495

592

614

730

636

608

735

1,030

1,090

1,700

2.020

1,440

1,120

910 

790

1,090 

1,500

1,240

910

762

674

603

570

24,263

783

0.962

1.11

Feb.

550

520

505

465

430

425

402

380

348

330

465

1,060

1,240

940

762

642

555

470

460

505

1,180

1.880 

1,180

880 

762

686

630

555

_

_

-

19,207

686

0.843

0.88

Mar.

490

460

1,110

5,400

7.510

5,140

2,420

1,740

1,340

1,210

1,150

1,060

1,030

1,000

1,640

2,020

1,540

1,950

3,410

2,580

1,640

1,310 

1,150

1,000 

880

762

691

642

598

550

555

53,978

1,741

2.14

2.47

Apr.

674

850

735

686

608

576

560

515

510

1,100

1.500

1,060

880

762

691

1,180

1,210

1,000

850

735

680

620 

581

535 

555

555

525

505

505

525

-

22,268

742

0.912

1.02

May

535

510

455

425

485

510

480

674

598

495

435

~Ss5 420

465

530

880

2,180

3,680

2,820

1,640

1,210

1,540 

4,360

5.020 

3,770

2,580

1,600

1,210

1,000

850

735

42,547

1,372

1.69

1.94

June

636

570

515

490

450

416

393

425

475

545

642

510

440

375

334

357

500

445

352

302

266

232 

232

218 

209

270

250

218

451

286

-

11,804

393

0.483

0.54

July

470

850

465

330

1,020

1.880

1,340

880

586

455

384

318

294

278

254

243

250

310

302

250

240

692 

738

420 

326

266

226

215

206

200

200

14,888

480

0.590

0.68

Aug.

191

521

475

550

S5o

286

243

270

250

232

215

200

188

182

173

164

155

158

158

152

150

148 

142

135 

140

148

132

124

120

114

il2

6,606

213

0.262

0.30

Sept.

110

112

112

120

132

124

107

102

107

107

106

102

101

100

107

108

104

102

104

112

107

101 

100

98 

96

95

91

S£IT

94

-

3,140

105

0.129

0.14

Calendar year 1952: Max 10,200 Min 91 Mean 864 Cfsm 1.06 In. 14.46

Water year 1952-53: Max 7,510 Min 88 Mean 626 Cfsm 0.769 In. 10.43

Peak discharge (base. 6.000 cfs). Mar. 5 (10 a.m.) 7,710 cfs (12.77 ft).
510 WABASH RIVER BASIN 

White River at Noblesville, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°02i, long. 86°01', in SE£ sec. 36, T. 19 N., R. 4 E., on right bank at 

downstream side of Logan Street Bridge in Noblesville, If miles upstream from Cicero 

Creek and 3| miles below dam at Clare.

Drainage area. 837 sq mi (revised).

Records available.--October 1946 to September 1953. Gage-height records collected at 

present site from December 1913 to December 1935, and at a site 400 ft dovmstream 

thereafter, are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau. Prior to October 1948,- 

published as West Fork White River at Noblesville.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. 

 1929.

Datum of gage is 738.16 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Average discharge.--? years, 981 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 7,560 cfs Mar. 5 (gage height, 13.68 ft); minimum, 78 cfs Sept. 29; minimum daily, 84 cfs Sept. 29.

1946-53: Maximum discharge, 19,500 cfs Jan. 5, 1950 (gage height, 18.97 ft); minimum, 1.2 cfs Sept. 17, 1949; minimum gage height, 3.99 ft Sept. 18, 1948; minimum 

daily discharge, 58 cfs Sept. 17, 1949.

Maximum stage known, 23.8 ft Mar. 25, 1913, present site and datum, -from U. S. 

Weather Bureau records.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by powerplant above station. 

ments generally made twice a month.

Discharge measureRating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 21 to Nov. 23, Jan. 17-21, 

June 26 to July 5, July 26 to Sept. 5, Sept. 27-30)

4.4 

4.6 

5.0 

5.5

70

115

245

490

6.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

790

3,900

5,700

8,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

21

ee

 29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

163

172

172

160

154

136

142

142

139

142

142

142

153

142

186

186

160

145

139 

139

148

151

. 151

148

142

145 

148

133

145

142

142

4,631

149

0.178

0.21

Nov.

139

160

166

203

172

166

163

154

166

154

157

157

154

157

157

157

151

160

206 

217

203

210

301

397

419

790 

790

514

397

325

-

7,662

255

0.305

0.34

Dec.

293

289

273

281

454

965

839

628

514

930

1.620

1,140

797

634

508

454

408

380

350 

355

442

574

682

860

748

628 

538

460

386

380

380

18,190

587

0.701

0.81

Jan.

350

335

340

340

313

269

261

325

508

616

646

748

694

634

736

965

1,040

1,500

2.020 

1,460

1,140

965

846

1,000

1,460

1,280 

965

825

724

646

610

24,561

792

0.946

1.09

Feb.

586

556

544

496

466

466

442

414

380

555

442

1,000

1,280

1,040

818

706

610

514

490 

532

1,040

.2.060

1,520

965

811

742 

682

604

-

-

20,561

727

0.869

0.90

Mar.

538

490

1,020

4,810

7.160

6,05O

2,940

2,020

1,500

1,520

1,240

1,140

1,100

1,070

1,780

2,580

1,780

2,140

3,820 

3,100

1,980

1,460

1,280

1,100

930

839 

760

718

664

616

610

58,355

1,882

2.25

2.59

Apr.

700

902

818

760

694

652

616

556

556

1,020

1.660

1,180

950

825

748

1,180

1,520

1,070

916 

804

736

676

640

580

580

592 

550

550

558

552

-

23,881

796

0.951

1.06

May

544

538

466

430

490

520

508

658

640

514

436

119

454

460

520

790

2,220

3,660

5,100 

1,860

1,280

1,620

4,220

5.140

4,300

3,100 

1,860

1,280

1,040

881

760

44, 708

1,442

1.72

1.99

June

646

574

496

466

450

402

575

375

466

490

640

496

436

375

325

350

454

454

345 

293

249

210

203

186

125

220 

210

192

330

277

-

11,140

371

0.443

0.49

July

309

797

454

295

1,170

5.100

1,660

902

610

424

3S5

309

285

273

245

234

228

285

285 

210

224

590

748

454

345

281 

224

228

20JL

206

217

16,148

521

0.622

0.72

Aug.

203

491

460

550

424

313

265

297

277

257

234

214

200

186

182

169

169

169

166 

157

142

136

133

118

115

127 

127

110

128

112

112

6,723

217

0.259

0.30

Sept.

115

127

142

166

12i

166

133

108

110

118

116

115

112

110

110

118

112

110

127 

145

121

112.

108

105

98

95 

92

86

M

92

-

3,530

118

0.141

0.16

Calendar year 1952: Max 10,300 Mln 90 Mean 896 Cfsm 1.07 In. 14.57

Water year 1952-53: Max 7,160 Mln 84 Mean 657 Cfsm 0.785 In. 10.66

Peak discharge (bas.e. 6.000 cfs). Mar. 5 (3 p.m.) 7,560 cfs (13.68 ft).
WABASH RIVER BASIN 

Cicero Creek near Cicero, Ind.

511

Location. Lat 40°05', long. 86°03', In SE^ sec. 14. T. 19 N., R. 4 E., near center of 

right span on upstream side of highway bridge, 2v miles upstream from Hinkle Creek and 

3 miles south of Cicero.

Drainage area. 196 sq mi (revised).

Records available . April 1946 to September 1953.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 772.74 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929 (levels by Indiana Flood Control and Water Resources Commission).

Average discharge. 7 years, 204 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,580 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 9.18 ft); minlmum, 1.9 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.58 ft).

1946-53: Maximum discharge, 5,560 cfs Jan. 4, 1950 (gage height, 12.06 ft); minimum, 0.4 cfs Oct. 6, 1951.

Maximum stage known, 15.8 ft in March 1913, from floodmark, from Information by 

local residents,

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 1143

Rating tables, water year 

in feet, and 

(Shifting-control

Oct. 1 to Mar. 4

1.9 2.5 2.5 35 

2.0 6.0 3.0 92 

2.2 15 4.0 275

Note. Same as follow-

: 1948(M).

1952-55, except 

discharge, in 

method used Oct

1.5 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.2

periods of ice effect (gage 

cubic feet per second) 

. 1 to Nov. 26, Mar. 10-18)

Mar. 5 to Sept. 50

0 2.5 42 7.0 

5.2 2.8 72 8.0 

7.0 3.4 164 9.0 

12 4.0 275 

21 5.0 490

height,

1,250 

1,750 

2,450

ing table above 4.0 ft. 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9 10 '

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

8.0

10

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.4

7.2

5.3

7.2 

6.4

6.0

6.4

9.6

21

17

*13

12

7.2

8.0

8.0

7.2

7.2

7.6

6.4 

5.6

6.4

6.0

5.6

5.6

255.3

8.24

0.042

0.05

Nov.

5.3

5.3

8.4

12

12

9.2 

7.6

6.0

7.6

7.2

6.8 

7.6

*7.6

6.8

9.2

7.6

7.2

6.4

14

25

21

21

39

61

100

304 

193

133

98

b70

-

1,218.8

40.6

0.207

0.23

Dec.

b60

b56

b54

54

198

275 

199

135

112

356

333 

231

169

131

*109

92

87

79

69

74

133

146

180

210

172

142 

122

blOO

b90

b85

80

4,313

139

0.709

0.82

Jan.

72

66

b60

b55

*b50

b45 

b50

62

129

129

128 

131

117

128

180

344

344

505

*406

323

275

231

203

386

520

313 

246

*203

167

129

126

6,123

198

1.01

1.16

Feb.

121

104

107

92

86

89 

80

71

64

56

98 

294

228

176

152

128

98

*b90

b88

95

554

266

207

165

148

138 

122

96

_

_

-

3,815

156

0.694

0.72

Mar.

84

80

445

2.360

1,760

950 

568

396

2S4

266

237 

201

212

255

655

*658

586

708

1,250

690

440

555

294

246

201

167 

151

158

122

106

115

14,714

475

2.42

2.79

Apr.

156

150

140

150

150

116 

116

99 *loo"

519

428 

294

257

178

177

325

256

216

180

151

154

127

116

99

114

145

116

100

100

100

-

5,267

176

0.898

1.00

May

100

86

72

66

86

99 

95

93

82

70

65 

§1

66

62

67

108

490

554

*257

177

151

191

745

876

1.250

655 

575

256

199

164

152

7,526

243

1.24

1.45

June

102

86

73

*66

60

51 

50

48

64

101

m116

86

72

162

159

97

60

46

36

28

25

25

ZZ

27 

40

110

154

75

-

2,485

82.8

0.422

0.47

July

45

75

48

54

510

1.210 

910

*575

257

148

102 

75

59

45

58

52

28

28

66

109

50

109

753

266

148

SO 

51

58

53

*25

22

5,741

185

0.944

1.09

Aug.

20

45

199

100

52

34 

27

56

679

412

212 

124

72

50

40

55

26

20

17

15

12

11

9.5

9.2

7.8

7.0 

6.8

6.8

6.0

5.8

5^0

2,297.9

74.1

0.578

0.44

Sept..

4.8

5.9

5.9

4.6

5.6

5.6 

5.8

*4.6

3.9

5.2

5.9

4.1

5.4

3.6

5.6

5.9

4.1

4.1

4.8

7.8

~9.0 10

6.2

5.0

4.8

4.6 

4.1

5.6

3.2

iiS.

141.6

4.72

0.024

0.05

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,980 Min 1.4 Mean 201 Cfsm 1.03 In. 13.98

Water year 1952-53 : Max 2,360 Min 1.9 Mean 148 Cfsm 0.755 In. 10.23

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
512 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Cicero Creek at Noblesville, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°04i, long. 86°02', in sec. 35, T. 19 N., R. 4 E., on right bank 150 ft 

downstream from bridge on State Highway 38, 1 mile northwest of Noblesville, li miles 

downstream from Hinkle Creek, and 2f miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 210 sq mi (revised).

Records available. July 1950 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 750.00 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Indiana Flood Control and Water Resources Commission).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,850 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 11.83 ft); miniraum, 2.8 cfs Aug. 28 (gage height, 3.89 ft).

1950-53: Maximum discharge, 3,060 cfs Jan. 27, 1952 (gage height, 12.14 ft); minimum, 0.9 cfs Sept. 13, 14, 1952.

Remarks. Records good except those below 20 cfs and those for periods of Ice effect, 

which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of ice effect (gage 

height, In feet, and discharge. In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 24, July 7, 8)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 4

3.9

4.0 

4.2 

4.5 

5.0

4.5

10

23

48

97

5.5

6.0

7.0

. 9.0

12.0

172

289

575

1,300

2,990

Mar. 5 to Sept. 30

3.9 3.0 4.6 53

4.0 7.0 5.1 109

4.1 12

Mote.T-Same as preceding table above 5.1 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

2728

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

11

11

12

11

9.4

8.9

8.9

8.9

1»£

8.9

9.4

8.9

9.4

10

17

29

27

*20

14

17

14

17

17

15

14

14

15

14

15

13

12

419.5

13.5

0.064

0.07

Nov.

13

14

17

17

22

17

IZ

11

12

12

12

11

*11

11

11

13

12

12

22

29

E5

24

48

87

140

555

206

132

99

b75

-

1,480

49.3

0.235

0.26

Dec.

b65

b60

b£8_

62

192

302

200

146

128

363

395

242

170

136

*115

102

93

87

80

84

132

148

176

213

176

146

124

104

b96

b92

89

4,576

148

0.705

0.81

Jan.

82

76

b70

b62

b56

b5£

b56

73

126

141

136

141

123

132

187

359

395

592

485

*356

- 304

244

215

425

610

356

264

208

174

149

144

6,791

219

1.04

1.20

Feb.

138

122

122

*109

103

108

98

90

84

19

102

306

246

187

163

141

109

*102

blOO

109

411

314

227

180

161

151

138

115

-

*

-

4,321

154

0.733

0.77

Mar.

103

SI

676

2.640

1,970

1,030

662

470

329

296

272

237

246

292

855

*838

500

802

1,340

768

500

359

319

256

211

178

163

149

136

119

124

16,937

546

2.60

3.00

Apr.

159

163

146

148

136

129

126

113

*110

464

455

289

232

178

167

342

274

215

187

163

144

132

123

109

117

134

123

106

106

116

-

5,406

180

0.857

0.96

May

120

109

92

S3.

116,

126

120

140

124

105

94

91

100

94

102

154

628

470

286

*191

166

348

925

1,140

1.500

750

440

282

206

170

140

9,221

297

1.41

1.63

June

110

91

81

*73

66

59

57

57

63

88

Z&4.

159

110

86

70

178

154

101 ' 70

55

45

37

31

29

25

32

41

97

138

89

-

2,578

85.9

0.409

0.46

July

56

68

57

40

637

1.670 *802

395

242

154

110

84

67

54

47

39

35

36

67

128

70

301

785

269

138

86

62

48

38

*31

21

6,645

214

1.02

1.18

Aug.

28

48

127

96

59

41

33

31 .

529

382

174

104

70

52

40

33

27

23

19

16

14

13

12

10

9.5

9.0

8.0

&,!

7.0

6.6

6.2

2,033.1

65.6

0.312

0.36

Sept.

5.8

5.0

5.0

5.8

7.5

7.0

7.0

*6.6

5.8

4.6

4.2

TTe

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.6

5.0

4.6

6.2

12

10

13

9.5

7.0

5.8

6.6

6.6

6.2

5.8

5.8

-

190.2

6.34

0.030

0.03

Calendar year 1952 : Max 3,060 Mln 1.0 Mean 226 Cfsm 1.08 In. 14.67

Water year 1952-53 : Max 2,640 Mln 4.2 Mean 166 Cfsm 0.790 In. 10.73

Peak discharge (base. 2.000 cfai. Mar. 4 (6 a.m.) 2,850 cfs (11.83 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 513

White River near Nora, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°54', long. 86°06', in see. 20, T. 17 N., R. 4 E., on downstream side 

or center pier of bridge on State Highway 100, 2 miles east of Nora and 14 miles upstream from Fall Creek.

Drainage area. 1,200 sq mi (revised).

Records available.--April 1930 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. July 

1925 to September 1926 and October 1929 to March 1930 in reports of Indiana Department 

of Conservation. Prior to October 1948, published as West Fork White River near Nora.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 710.94 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Oct. 26, 1929, to July 29, 1942, water-stage 

recorder at site 200 ft downstream at same datum. Auxiliary water-stage recorder 

4? miles downstream.

Average dlscharge. 24 years (1925-26, 1930-53), 1,091 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,740 cfs Mar. 5 (gage height, 11.85 ft); minimum daily, 118 cfs Sept. 30.

1925-26, 1929-53: Maximum discharge, 32,400 efs May 19, 1943 (gage height, 18.19 

ft); minimum, 36 efs Sept. 10, 1936; minimum daily, 43 efs Sept. 29, 1941.

Flood of Mar. 26, 1913, reached a stage of 22.4 ft, from floodmark, determined by 

Indiana State Highway Commission.

Remarks.--Records good. Slight regulation at times during low flow by powerplant near 

Noblesville. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Cooperation. Gage-height record for auxiliary gage furnished by Indianapolis Water Co. 

Revisions (water years) . WSP 973: 1913(M).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

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

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

248

258

262

251

248

242

210

220

220

210

209

220

216

214

242

279 279"

247

235 

212

210

220

230

230 

195

209

207

205

205

210

221

7,064

228

0.190

0.22

Nov.

205

213

230

255

262

235

224

214

214

214

211

208

200

204

200

HI208

243 

298

320

301

371

497 

571

1,070

1.280

829

595

501

-

10,776

359

0.299

0.33

Dec.

433

421

399

197

54T

1,330

1,350

996

766

1,170

2.170

1,750

1,250

959

800

700 

596

548

524 

500

560

764

872

1,160 

1,130

899

762

634

563

540

534

26,026

840

0.700

0.81

Jan.

493

462

462

462

438

383

3n

418

589

758

808

840

918

832

893

1,250 

1,620

2,060

2,. 760 

2,330

1,740

1,370

1,160

1,310 

2,240

2,060

1,510

1,160

1,010

889

833

34,429

1,111

0.926

1.07

Feb.

807

758

706

679

630

604

576

534

495

458

474

1,010

1,660

1,340

1,060

919 

808

680

656 

676

1,160

2.420

1,940

1,280 

1,070

979

915

831

_

-

26,125

933

0.777

0.81

Mar.

722

671

1,080

7,530

9.550

9,220

4,790

3,110

2,240

1,900

1,770

1,610

1,500

1,460

2,420

3,620 

2,910

2,800

5,120 

4,890

3,200

2,310

1,910

1,670 

1,410

1,240

1,150

1,080

963

875

819

85,340

2,753

2.29

2.64

Apr.

900

1,140

1,140

1,O8O

983

902

869

79O

736

1,030

2.5OO

1,790

1,360

1,200

1 , 080

1,390 

1,820

1,490

1,290 

1,160

1,060

921

872

781 

784

806

781

724

699

716

-

32,594

1,086

0.905

1.01

May

720

690

643

583

636

729

694

805

920

723

621

575

599

630

656

865 

2,800

4,210

4,090 

2,580

1,780

2,490

4,890

7.140 

6,850

4,640

2,880

1,990

1,540

1,300

1,140

61,407

1,981

1.65

1.90

June

. 978

856

742

668

616

584

559

526

593

612

1.040

884

719

613

528

654 

695

748

593 

503

452

406

374

361 

553

378

410

397

557

638

-

18,037

601

0.501

0.56

July

488

1,150

867

583

1,810

6.510

4,010

2,050

1,360

998

743

615

536

491

457

407 

399

404

459

457

444

570

1,680

1,070 

660

516

411

585

554

510

309

31,483

1,016

0.847

0.98

Aug.

306

856

790

718

659

497

413

430

610

841

565

459

388

346

513

296 

272

250

235 

230

213

209

201

195 

182

186

195

186

170

163

162

11,536

372

0.310

0.36

Sept.

155

146

155

164

181

187

177

156

144

146

148

142

142

140

139

146 

144

140

146 

172

172

157

149

151 

148

142

134

129

126

118

-

4,496

150

0.125

0.14

Calendar year 1952 : Max 12,200 Win 126 Mean 1,299 Cfsm 1.08 In. 14.73

Water year 1952-53 : Max 9,350 Mln 118 Mean 957 Cfsm O.798 In. 10.83

Peak discharge (base. 7.000 cfs). 

cfs (10.23 ft); July 6 (12 m.) 7,400

Mar. 5 (11:30 p.m.) 9,740 cfs (11.85 ft); May 24 (9 p.m.) 7,660 

cfs (10.04 ft).
514 WABASH RIVER BASIN 

Fall Creek near Fortville, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°57', long. 85°51t, in sec. 5,' T. 17 N., R. 6 E. , on right bank at downStream side of bridge on State Highway 238, 1 mile downstream from Lick Creek and 

2 miles northwest of Fortville.

Drainage area. 172 sq mi (revised).

Records available. July 1941 to September 1953.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 787.43 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to June 27, 1942, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 12 years, 171 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,850 cfs July 6 (gage height, 8.14 ft); minimum, 21 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.21 ft).

1941-53: Maximum discharge, 8,240 cfs May 18, 1943 (gage height, 9.77 ft); minimum observed, 5.0 cfs Sept. 23, 24, 1941 (gage height, 1.04 ft).

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements 'generally made twice a month.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge. In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 29 to Dec. 9, Apr. 21 

to May 5)

1.2

1.4 

2.0 

2.8 

4.0

20

34

100

230

570

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

930

1,400

2,150

3,550

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Da Oct.

1 36

2 39

3 38

4 38 

5 37

6 36 

7 35

8 36

9 ' 36

10 36

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

2-9

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

36 

36

36

36

38

4238

37

36

36

36

36

38

38

38

36

34

32

32

31

30

1,117

36.0

0.209

0.24

Nov.

40

37 

34

33 

32

32

32

33

32 

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

49

SO

41

47

74

66

90

138

88

66

56

51

-

1,408

4S.3

0.273

0.30

Dec.

45

47

M.

47 

114

128 

96

79

82

292

232

160

126

106

92

83

77

73

70

74

87

94

116

124

108

96

86

75

73

72

68

3,066

98.9

0.575

0.66

Jan.

65

64

68

63 

60

58

72

106

105

105 

100

92

86

87

108

136

5Q5

232

177

147

126

120

148

182

142

128

117

108

99

96

3,551

115

0.669

0.77

Feb.

92

85

83

79 

75

76 

73

68

65

63

79 

142

130

109

101

92

79

75

76

76

155

iZl

133

114

106

103

96

85

-

-

-

2,683

95.8

0.557

0.58

Mar.

21

77

242

1.240 

870

465 

324

250

209

200

184 

168

161

158

238

236

193

345

570

357

260

220

204

177

156

140

133

124

116

108

116

8,318

268

1.56

1.80

Apr.

130

120

112

110 

100

105 

104

96

96

94

87 

92

92

81

91

152

142

134

127

126

119

110

109

105

106

109

108

104

99

99

-

3,261

109

0.634

0.71

May

97

92

"82 85

100

123

113

140

119

104

91 

88

94

96

144

172

658

815

465

295

226

592

950

692

622

390

265

209

180

160

139

8,378

270

1.57

1.81

June

120

108

97

92 

86

80 

77

83

85

105

100

86

77

71

83

71

66

58

55

52

47

46

ii

46

60

S3

48

46

44

-

2,226

74.2

0.431

0.48

July

91

200

117

81 

474

2.420 

1,030

450

280

211

172 

145

127

109

97

88

87

92

83

74

72

95

83

68

63

57.

55

52

50

4$.

48

7,119

230

1.34

1.54

Aug.

47

152.

144

99 

80

72 

66

74

76

66

58 

53

51

48

45

44

44

42

40

39

37

35

33

32

32

29

28

27

26

S&

27

1,871

60.4

0.351

0.40

Sept.

24

24

25

26

11

29 

27

25

24

24

23 

22

22

23

24

25

23

22

23

28

28

24

24

23

23

23

22

22

22

£1

726

24.2

0.141

0.16

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,830 Mln 21 Mean 160 Cfsm 0.930 In. 12.63

Water year 1952-53 : Max 2,420 Mln 21 Mean 120 Cfsm 0.698 In. 9.45

Peak dUeharne (base, 1,600 cfs). "July 6 (10 a.m.) 3.850 cfs (8.14 ft).
WABASH RIVER BASIN 

Lawrence Creek at Port Benjamin Harrlson, Ind.

515

Location. La t 39°52'09", long. 86°01i25", In sj sec. 36, T. 17 N., R. 4 E. , on left bank 

loo ft upstream from Shafter Avenue bridge in Port Benjamin Harrison, Marion County, 

600 ft east of sewage disposal plant, and a third of a mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 2.86 sq mi (revised).

Records available. March 1952 to September 1953.

~Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 749.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 355 cfs May 22 (gage height, 4.41 ft); minimum, 

0.2 cfs Nov. 4, S, Sept. 15-23.

1952-53: Maximum discharge, 418 cfs June 12, 1952 (gage height, 4.90 ft); minimum, 

0.1 cfs Aug. 1, 2, 1952 (gage height, 0.65 ft).

Remarks .--Records fair above 5 cfs and poor below.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53, except periods of Ice effect 

height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 3-8, Mar. 31 to May 17, 

Sept. 15-30)

Oct. 1 to May 22 May 23 to Sept. 30-

0.7 

.8

0.2 

1.6 

4.6 

9.4

1.1 

1.3 

1.8

17

33

78

1.0

1.1

.3 

1.1 

2.8 

6.0

1.2

1.3

1.4 

1.6

10

16

22

38

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

1.8

.7

^1 *.7

.8

.8

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.4

1.6

1.8

1.0 

.8

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.4

2.0

.6

.7

1.6

2.0

2*3

2.3

2.0

40.3

1.30

0.455

0.52

Nov.

2.3

3.2

.7

,u3-

.3

.4

.4

 *.6

.4

.6

.6

.7

.6

.6

.7

.7 

.6

5.1

3.4

.7

.7

2.9

1.8

1.2

12.

4.2

2.3

1.6

1.6

1.0

-

53.2

1.77

0.619

0.69

Dec.

bO.9

bl.O

1.0

10

10

3.5

2.6

2.0

15.

14

5.9

*3.8

2.9

2.6

2.0

1.6 

1.8

1.6

1.6

3.2

2.9

3.2

4.6

2.9

2.6

2.0

2.0

2.9

2.0

1.6

1.6

115.3

3.72

1.30

1.50

Jan. 

L*±

1.8

bl.7

bl.5

bl.4

b2.0

3.2

1£

5.0

4.6

3.8

4.6

2.9

2.6 *3.6

3.8

16

9.4

5.4

4.2

2.9

2.9

3.5

6.4

3.8

2.9

2.9

2.6

2.3

2.3

1.8

129.2

4.17

1.46

1.68

Feb.

1.1 *2.3

1.6

2.3

1.6

2.0

1.6

1.6

2.0

1.6

11*5.9

3.8

2.9

2.9

2.6 

b2.3

b2.1

2.0

5.4

7.4

5.4

2.9

2.9

2.6

2.3

2.6

2.6

-

-

-

87.8

3.14

1.10

1.14

Mar.

2.6

6.9 *!8

75

11

6.4

3.5

2.9

2.7

b2.5

b2.4

2.6 *3.2

4.6

16

7.9 

5.0

26

13

9.4

7.9

7.9

7.4

4.6

5.0

4.2

3.2

2.3

2.3

2.0

1,1

330.0

10.6

3.71

4.29

Apr.

1.6

J-l

2.6

2.6

2.0

1.8

1.4

1.4

*2.6

1.8

1.4

2.9

2.0

1.8

11

8.4 

5.0

4.2

3.5

2.3

2.0

1.8

1.4

1.8

2.6

2.0

2.0

2.3

2.9

3.2

-

83.7

2.79

0.976

1.09

May

2.3

1.4

.LuS3.2

7.4

4.6

5.3

5.0

2.9

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.4

5.9 *5.0

27 

23

13

10

8.9

10

*§&

16

13*7.5

5.7

3.9

3.3

2.6

2.2

1.8

258.5

8.34

2.92

3.36

June

1.4 *1.2

ia1.1 1.1

1.2

1.2

1.5

1.7 *3.1

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.8 

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.7

1.5

2.5

&J.

2.0

3.4

1.8

1.5

-

58.3

1.94

0.678

0.76

July

6.2

3.3

2.0

1.7

11

3S.

6.7

4.2

3.3

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.7 

2.8

1.7

1.4

1.4

2.0

2.0

1.4

1.4

JU1

1.2

1.4

1.4

1*4

1.5

1.7

115.0

3.71

1.30

1.50

Aug.

1*1

3.3

1.5

1.5

1.1

.8

.9

3.6

3.7

1.1

.9

.8

.8

.8

.6

.8 

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

jul

.7

.8

.7

.7

.7

.8

.t

.8

l.O

39.2

1.26

0.441

0.51

Sept.

0.9

.8

**

.5

.3

.4 *.4

.5

.5

.4

.5

.5

.8

.6

If

.3

.9

.2

.4

.5

.2

.3

.4

.3

.3

.5

.3

.3

 -

14.4

0.480

0.168

0.19

Calendar year 1952: Max - Mln - Mean - Cfam - In. -

Water year 1952-53: Max 78 Mln 0.2 Mean 3.63 Cfsm 1.27 In. 17.23

Peak discharge (base. 200 efa). Mi

ft); July 5 (12 p.m.) 299 cfs (3.92 1

r. 3 (2 p.m.) 260 cfs (3.81 ft); May 22 (5 a.m.) 355 cfs (4.41 

t).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
516 WABASH RIVER BASIN 

Pall Creek at Millersville, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°51'18", long. 86°04'56", In sec. 9, T. 16 N., R. 4 E., on left bank 20 

ft downstream from highway bridge at Millersville and 8.5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 313 sq mi (revised).

Records available. April 1930 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. July 

1925 to September 1926 and October 1929 to March 1930 in reports of Indiana Department of Conservation.

~"T929. Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 722.16 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Average discharge. 24 years (1925-26, 1930-53), 270 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,130 cfs July 7 (gage height, 10.73 ft); minImumT 40 cfs Sept. 29 (gage height, 1.49 ft).

1925-26, 1929-53: Maximum discharge, 11,100 cfs May 18, 1943; maximum gage height, 

11.77 ft May 14, 1933; minimum discharge, 7.0 cfs Sept. 28, 1941 (ga^s height, 0.84 

ft).

Maximum stage known, 16.3 ft Mar. 26, 1913, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Plow regulated by Geist Reservoir (capacity, 6,900,000,000 gal).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 19-25, May 24-25)

Oct. 1 to May 25 May 26 to Sept. 30

1.5 52

1.9 94

2.5 198

3.0 

6.0 

7.0

313

1,760

2,350 2.5 

3.0 

3.5

40

74

167

265

395

4.5

6.0

8.0

10.0

790

1,600

2,900

4,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

£4

69

66

66

66

66

65

65

65

65

66

66

66

66

67

67

67

80

80

67

79

79

79

BO

60

68

67

66

66

66

67

2,146

69.2

-

-

Nov.

67

68

70

59

58

57

57

56

56

56

56

55

55

55

56

56

56

57

72

56

Si

51

57

56

88

152

68

51

6*

63

-

1,859

62.0

-

-

Dec.

60

61

Si

65

151

132

86

68

66

349

525

394

292

230

198

171

160

153

137

142

167

180

218

234

222

196

182

158

144

139

132

5,471

176

-

-

Jan.

120

117

137

130

120

105

102

149

205

214

212

205

193

180

175

212

280

645

620

483

352

278

256

313

378

332

260

228

212

194

185

7,592

245

-

-

Feb.

198

211

209

167

141

144

167

127

124

130

153

226

283

222

203

200

171

158

146

153

238

149

278

243

. 220

200

189

182

.

-

-

5,422

194

-

"

Mar.

191

IZ3.

567

2.150

1,970

1,260

885

655

525

439

367

342

329

313

410

530

452

685

960

835

625

520

452

386

301

268

240

235

224

212

212

17,714

571

-

-

Apr.

224

218

203

189

187

198

189

162

171

155

162

198

158

153

184

'292

298

276

232

216

205

191

189

187

189

189

182

184

187

180

-

5,946

198

-

-

May

171

153

144

139

189

211

207

224

220

193

171

158

184

189

234

367

935

1,210

1,060

710

515

1,400

1.660

1,610

1,360

865

575

404

328

280

253

16,319

526

-

"

June

231

180

' 164

148

137

135

140

135

151

171

201

180

157

159

117

164

178

134

108

93

90

77

li

85

93

119

93

101

266

140

-

4,221

141

-

"

July

181

555

377

241

580

3,000

4.190

1,660

790

515

377

300

249

219

172

148

141

153

132

119

107

163

211

148

107

92

85

104

89

93

90

15,388

496

-

"

Aug.

97

654

474

263

193

141

109

130

130

125

101

87

92

82

12

80

80

77

74

82

83

83

82

81

80

80

80

80

80

78

78

4,028

130

-

Sept.

77

77

81

80

67

63

67

67

65

55

55

55

54

54

55

53

52

49

55

53

50

44

44

43

42

42

il

41

41

42

-

1,664

55.5

-

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,700 Min 51 Mean 297 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1952-53: Max 4,190 Min 41 Mean 240 Cfsm - In. -

8. 2.000 of a). Mar. 4 (1:30 p.m.) 2,350 cfs (7.01 ft); July 7 (2:30 a.m.)
WABASH RIVER BASIS 517

White River at Indianapolis , Ind.

Location. La t 390 45'05", long. 86°10'30", on downstream side of second pier from right 

bank of Morris Street Bridge in Indianapolis, 2f miles downstream from Fall Creek.

Drainage area. 1,627 sq mi (revised).

Records available. May 1904 

of Geological Survey.

Conservation, 

polls.

July 1906 and April 1930 to September 1953 in reports 

July 1925 to March 1930 In reports of Indiana Department of 

Prior to October 1948, published as West Fork White River at IndianaGage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2.26 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. .May 1904 to July 1906, chain gage at railroad bridge three-quarters of a mile 

upstream at different datum, July 1925 to July 20, 1931, float gage at Indianapolis 

sanitation plant 2f miles downstream at present datum. July 21, 1931, to Mar. 2, 

1932, staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 27 years (1925-26, 1927-53), 1,482 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge, during year, 11,800 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 671.43 ft); 

minimum, 85 cfs Sept. 29 (gage height, 661.99 ft).

1925-53: Maximum discharges 37,200 cfs May 18, 1943; maximum gage height, 681.57. 

ft Jan. 16, 1937; minimum discharge, 4,8 cfs Sept. 21, 1941.

Flood of Mar. 26, 1913, reached a stage of 690.0 ft, from floodmarks determined 

by Indianapolis Water Co.

Remarks. Records good. Indianapolis Water Co. diverts water for municipal water supply 

12 miles above station, most of which is returned 3 miles below gage at sanitation 

plant. Slight fluctutatlon at low flow due to this diversion. Discharge measurements 

generally made twice a month.

Hating tables, water year 1952-53, (gage height. In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-5, Jan. Z-10, May 31 to June 2, 

June 14-22, July 17-23, Aug. 16-20)

662.4 135

662.6 200

663.0 360

664.0 880

Oct. i to Aug. 8

665.0

666.0

669.0

672.0

1,660

2,680

7,Z40

13,000

Aug. 9 to Sept. 30

661.9 85

662.2 140

663.0 42O

664.0 880

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

247

247

218

224

214

224

210

207

204

193

200 

214

204

214

263

251

263

259

299

151

228

235 

235

218

190

186

196 

186

182

131

200

6,858

221

-

-

Nov.

'215 153

333

243

239

232

210

200

207

204

214 

200

196

204

190

172

207

255

445

283

311

415 

400

485

880

1,000

l.gQO 

946

694

610

11,540

385

-

-

Dec.

570

525

510

115

704

1,100

J.,320

1,060

1,000

1,280

2.310 

2,210

1,610

1,200

1,000

880

792

710

699

788

738

910 

1,040

1,280

1,320

1,130

970 

850

765

704

672

31,217

1,007

_

-

Jan.

630

630

610

500

480

460

455

6T5

704

940

1,040 

1,060

1,160

1,060

1,100

1,320

2,110

2,560

3J_00

27866

2,210

1,860 

1,610

1,710

2,510

2,510

1,960 

1,560

1,320

1,200

1,100

43,169

1,3931

_

-

Feb.

1,040

1,040

970

910

850

850

850

765

738

688

910 

1,100

1,910

1,760

1,420

1,200

1,060

940

850

970

1,370

2.460

2,416

1,760

1,420

1,240

1,130 

1,060

_

-

33,671,

1,203

_

-

Mar.

940

910

2,355

10,600

11.200

11,000

6,520

4,000

2,980

2,510

2,310 

2,160

2,010

2,010

2,860

4,140

3,440

3,720

5,700

5,860

4,000

2,980 

2,510

2,210

1,860

1,610

1,420 

1,280

1,200

1,130

1,200

108,630

3,504

-

-

Apr.

1,200

1,320

1,420

1,280

1,160

1,160

1,100

1,040

1,130

1,040

2.210 '§7116"

1,610

1,420

1,420

1,610

2,160

2,010

1,660

1,460

1,280

1,200 

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,060

1,060 

1,040

1.000

1,04' 6

-

40,500

1,350

-

-

Hay

1,040

970

880 ¥16"

1,000

1,060

1,000

1,040

1,200

1,040

910 

880

880

1,040

1,000

1,460

3,440

5,060

5,220

3,580

2,510

4,690 

6,700

8,680

9.220

6,340

4,140 

2,860

2,260

1,910

1,660

84,580

2,728

-

-

June

1.370

1,166

1,060

970

910

S50 7921

765

792

970

1,040 

1,100

940

792

704

688

850

820

765

635

540

515 

465

420

155

979

515 

610

738 792'

-

24,052

802

_

-

July

765

1,160

1,240

880

1,620

7,960

9.040

4,146

2,260

1,560

1,160 

940

792

699

635

560

650

565

540

550

635

590 

1,370

1,240

820

635

550 

475

445

410

392

45,278

1,461

_

-

Aug.

420

1,160

1.320

17555

880

699

585

946

795

940

745 

600

520

464

392

356

336

298

260

266

284

274 

252

249

23S

246

249 

249

218

176

235.

15,650

505

_

-

Sept.

167

170

228

277

g'§15

g210

g207 gig;

g200

g!91

g!70 

g!64

g!73

g!79

g!55

g!49

g!38

g!46

g256

g219

g!73

g!52 

gllS

g!20

g!02

fili if* gioa

gllO

-

4,963

165

-

-

Calendar year 1952: Max 17,500 Mln 135 Mean 1,722 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1952-53: Max 11,2OO Mln 94 Mean 1,233 Cfsm - In. _

Peak discharge (base. 8,500 cfs).-

10,188 cfs (16.75 rt)j July 7 (1 a.m

-Mar. 4 (7<30 p.m.) 11,800 cfs (11.43 ft)j May 25 (1 a.m.) 

.) 10,800 cfs (10.94 ft).

g Computed' fren twice-daily wire-weight-gage readings.
518 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Eagle Creek at Indianapolis, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°46'51", long. 86°14'28", in sec. 6, T. 15 N., R. 3 E., on right bank 

at downstream side of bridge on Lynhurst Drive, Indianapolis, 6 miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area. 179 sq mi (revised).

Records available. November 1938 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 706.21 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"1929.

Average discharge.--14 years (1939-53), 149 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,920 cfs Mar. 5 (gage height, 9.34 ft); minimum, 1.7 cfs Sept. 24, 25.

1938-53: Maximum discharge, 9,660 cfs May 11, 1943; maximum gage height, 13.03 

ft Jan. 4, 1950; no flow for several days in August 1941; minimum gage height, 1.40 

ft Aug. 31, Sept. 1, 1941.

Maximum stage known, 16.0 ft in March 1913, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions (water years). WSP 953: 1939.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 5 to Dec. 4, May 25, 26, Sept. 1-30; 

stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 29, Jan. 6)

1.8

1.9

2.0 

2.2

2.4

0.5

2.0

5.0

9.0

20

39

2.6 

3.4 

4.5

74

' 285

750

1,890

4,620

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

19

19

18

16 

15

14

12

12

10

10

10 

1"75 9.5

9.5

11

9.5

12

12

12

13

14

13

12

12 

11

11

10

12

12

11

10

381.0

12.3

0.069

0.08

Nov.

*10

T2

12

12 

12

13

13

12

12

12

12 

12

12

12

12

12

11

10

12

18

25

22

22

37 

45

222 132-

72

48

38

-

906

30.2

0.169

0.19

Dec.

32

28

28 

117

228

152

114

102

240

 m134

107

86

74

66

64

58

62

124

130

152

172 

140

112

90

74

66

64

58

3,337

108

0.603

0.69

Jan.

52

48

56

52 

48

45

40

5T

112

127

124 

122

104

97

*120

187

222

'558 366

225

190

157

144

292 

344

217

174

157

142

122

114

4,539

146

0.816

0.94

Feb.

110

*95

95

83

76

79

74

64

56

52

76 

*157

147

120

104

90

74

62

62

72

288

203

152

127 

114

107

97

81

-

-

2,917

104

0.581

0.61

Mar.

72

66

742

3.760 

891

555

406

316

252

*246

228 

208

205

211

601

490

*338

715

735

450

324

270

261

219 

190

164

150

140

127

114

130

13,576

438

2.45

2.82

Apr.

164

167

144

140

127

127

122

104

*IT7

124

130

122

130

114

114

222

2T4

187

174

162

147

137

130

117 

120

132

130

122

130

132

-

4,202

140

0.782

0.87

May

137

124

97

88 

124

160

140

174

190

144

117 

104

110

110

132

200

756

47 O

310

*222

192

1,030

1,250

1.560 

*1,210

542

358

264

208

170

.137

10,630

545

1.92

2.21

June

107

*90

74

68 

62

54

51

50

*56

60

76 

64

51

46

59

57

37

38

34

29

27

25

22

21

72

46

104

88

48

-

1,598

55.3

0.298

0.33

July

66

72

39

50

237

745

555

208

144

102

76 

58

48

40

56

52

58

97

85

104

74

201

544

177 

114

79

58

44

37

31

28

3,842

124

0.693

0.80

Aug.

27

508

167

*95 

60

44

55

51

118

104

60 

39

30

26

23

20

18

16

15

14

13

12

12

10 

9.0

8.2

8.2

7.4

7.4

7.4

* 7.0

1,351.6

45.6

0.244

0.28

Sept.

6.2

6.2

5.8

*6.6 

7.4

6.2

6.2

6.2

5.8

5.4

5.4 

5.4

4.7

5.0

*4.7

4.4

4.1

5.8

4.1

5.5

5.8

2.9

2.0

1.8

2.3

2.9

2.9

*2.9

2.9

-

133.3

4.44

0.025

0.03

Calendar year 1952: Max 4,180 Mln 6.2 Mean 193 Cfsm 1.08 In. 14.68

Water year 1952-53: Max 3,760 Mln 1.8 Mean 130 Cfsm 0.726 In. 9.85

Peak discharge (base. 2.500 cfs). Mar. 5 (1 p.m.) 4,920 cfs (9.34 ft); May 24 (10 p.m.) 2,560 

cfs (6.67 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 519

White River near Centerton, Ind.

Location. Lab 39°30', long. 86°24', in SW^SE^ sec. 3, T. 12 N., R. 1 E., on right bank 

three-eighths of a mile downstream from highway bridge, 1 mile south of Centerton, 

1 1/8 miles downstream from White Lick Creek, and at mile 202.6.

Drainage area. 2,435 sq mi (revised).

Records available. October 1930 to March 1932 (published as West Fork White River at 

Martinsville) and November 1946 to September 1953 (November 1946 to September 1948 

published as West Fork White River near Centerton) in reports of Geological Survey. 

July 1925 to September 1930 in reports of Indiana Department of Conservation, published as West Fork White River near Martinsville.

. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 595.44 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

'929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark), levels by Indianapolis Power & Light Co. Prior 

to March 1932, chain gage at site 8 miles downstream at different datum. November 

1946 to July 1953 wire-weight gage three-eighths of a mile upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--? years (1946-53), 2,740 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 15,800 cfs Mar. 5 (gage height, 12.41 ft); minimum, 291 cfs Sept. 29 (gage height, 0.67 ft).

1946-53: Maximum daily discharge, 35,000 cfs Jan. 6, 7, 1950; minimum, 150 cfs 

Sept. 20, 1948.

Remarks. Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

440

155

440

a 440

a440

455

445

440

440

435

a 430

a420

410

595

420

440

435

a 440

a 440

445

430

425

425

425

8420

a420

410

591 

585

a580

383

13,152

424

0.174

0.20

Nov.

a 400 

a410

8430

440

435

435

430

a410

a400

387

400

405

400

405

8390

a580

583

395

a 580

589

465

8530

a570

700

1,030

1,210

al,350

1.500 

al.100

a960

-

17,577

586

0.341

0.37

Dec.

816 

784

730

7SS

1,140

81,600

al,400

1,720

1,930

2,120

83,500

2.970

aS.OOd

al.SOO

al,300

al,100

al,100

al,000

al,000

al.OOO

al.100

1,150

1,300

1,480

81,400

1,590

al,200

al,200 

1,100

1,050

1,010

41,854

1,550

0.554

0.64

Jan.

a960 

938

3940

a900

3730

a720

3700

3680

31,165

al,700

81,600

1,530

1,530

1,570

1,520

1,570

32,100

33,000

3,780

3.920

' 3,170

2,770

2,320

82,400

32,400

5,170

35,500

2,520 

2,120

1,920

81,700

59,748

1,927

0.791

0.91

Feb.

al,600 

al,600

al,500

1,590

1,540

1,260

31,500

al,200

1,100

1.060

1,440

1,920

1,820

32,100

32,100

31 , 900

1,870

31,600

1,440

1,440

1,500

33,100

33,000

3,170

3,670

2,220

1,970

1,820

-

-

49,230

1,758

0.722

0.75

Mar.

31.700 

33,306

89,000

14,600

15.500

14,400

312,000

39,000

5,510

34,300

3,780

3,470

3,470

34,000

5,170

5,590

5,870

6,570

7,620

8,070

87,500

35,600

4,120

3,470

3,270

2,870

2,570

32,500 

32,500

2,420

2,570

181,710

5,862

2.41

2.78

Apr.

2,570 

2,470

32,400

33,500

32,200

2,120

2,520

2,220

3,170

2,570

33,000

33,200

3,770

2,470

32,300

3,870

2,870

33 . 400

33,200

83,800

3,330

3,170

33,000

1,870

31.800

81,800

1,830

1,820 

1,970

31,900

-

73,190

2,440

1.00

1.12

Hay

1,770 

31,700

al,600

1,570

1,920

1,820

1,720

1,670

31,600

31,600

1,480

1.540

31,900

32,800

2,170

33,300

34,600

6,290

6,570

6,010

34,500

6,150

37,800

810,000

12.800

11,000

7,320

4,890 

3,570

33,000

32,500

126,960

4,095

1.68

1.94

June

2.220 

31,800

1,770

1,620

1,480

31,400

31,300

1,210

81,200

1,210

1,300

1,670

31,500

al,400

1,260

1,140

1,300

1,210

31,500

31,000

800

768

752

784

1,540

31,600

3900

31,100 

31,500

31,500

-

58,954

1,298

0.555

0.59

July

31,500 

32,000

1,970

1,570

33,500

312,000

315,000

37,000

34,200

a5, 300

32,500

31 , 900

1,620

1,480

1,300

31,200

31,500

32,100

31,700

1,190

81,200

1,870

1,520

2,220

al,900

31,500

1,100

944 

920

856

848

81,008

2,615

1.07

1.24

Aug.

816 

31,800

33.000

1,650

1,580

1,230

984

890

1,500

1,320

1,270

984

858

763

688

613

583

560

536

480

474

474

453

450

412

407

407

402 

598

384

564

35,546

824

0.338

0.39

Sept.

364 

402

402

458

458

398

368

356

368

560

548

340

320

512

516

312

312

316

316

412

368

364

352

332

336

324

312

294 

358

320

10,548

352

0.145

0.16

Calendar year 1952: Max 17,300 Mln 380 Mean 2,678 Cfsm 1.10 In. 14.96

Water year 1952-53: Max 15,300 Hin 294 Mean 1,971 Cfsm 0.809 In. 10.99

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 19 discharge measurement B, weather records, and records for stations at Indianapolis and Spencer.
520 WABASH RIVER BASIN 

Bean Blossom Creek at Bean Blossom, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°15'45", long. 86°14'55", in NW-j sec. 31, T. 10 N., R. 3 E., on right 

bank 15 ft downstream from highway bridge on State Highvjay 135, 0.3 mile south of 

Bean Blossom and 2.5 miles upstream from North Fork Bean Blossom Creek.

Drainage area. 14.6 sq mi.

Records available. October 1951 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 673.65 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"1929.

Extremes. 1951-52: Maximum discharge during year, 1,720 cfs Dec. 7 (gage height, 11.42 

ft), from rating curve extended above 450 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow for 

many days.

1952-53: Maximum discharge during year, 740 cfs Mar. 3 (gage height, 7.43 ft); 

no flow for many days.

Remarks. Records fair.

Rating table, Oct. 1, 1951, to Sept. 30, 1953, except periods of ice effect

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used 0&t. 8 to Nov. 8, 1951, Jan. 12-19, May 4 to 

Sept. 30, Oct. 1 to Nov. 18, 1952, Feb. 24 to Mar. 2, Apr. 10-17, 1953)

1.1

1.2

1.3 

1.5 

1.7

.4 

1.1 

3.0 

6.0

2.0 

2.2 

3.0 

5.0 

7.0

104

333

660

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1951 to September 1952

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

aO.2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

a. 3

a. 3

a. 3

.4

74

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

..j.

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

 .4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

8.1

0.26

0.018

0.02

Nov.

0.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.6

2.0

*1.3

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

22

9.6

2.2

26

3.8

2.3

1.6

1.2

1.0

16

~T9 183

8.5

8.0

4.6

3.8

2.9

2.6

-

327.1

10.9

0.747

0.83

Dee.

2.3

28~2.1

*376

83

142

459 239-

327

100

b70

b50

b35

b30

b25

b22

b20

b20

b25

b40

171

137

84

95

283

148

111

110

107

122

88

3,551.4

115

7.88

9.05

Jan.

74

71

73

89

80

59

49

43

43

22

23

16

15

14

*37

19

26

26

52

88

45

59

43

39

63

457

12?

54

b40

b37

b35

1,913

61.7

4.23

4.87

Feb.

66

154

159

111

61

65

59

32

*20

17

16

13

13

66

28

23

19

16

15

54

26

20

19

17

15

13

13

12

12

_

-

1,154

39.8

2.73

2.94

Mar.

12

12

*14

14

11

11

10

To

10

122

*360 ~54

35

26

22

18

16

72

80

41

36

276

86

43

31

23

19

16

14

13

56

1,563

50.4

3.45

3.98

Apr.

76

34

25

175

124

46

30

25

21

*45

31

50

218

*7T

41

30

23

20

17

15

13

12

18

26

18

15

13

11

9.3

8.2

-

1,260.5

42.0

2.88

3.21

May

7.3

6.2

4.6

4.0

*3.5

5.0

3.3

7.1

4.8

4.8

4.5

4.2

3.5

3.0

2.6

4.5

2.9

2.5

2.8

3.0

2.9

2.4

147

564

65

25

12

9.0

7.3

5.7

5.0

929.4

30.0

2.05

2.37

June

4.3

3.8

*3.4

3.0

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.1

2.0

2.6

2.1

46

5.0

3.8

3.1

2.7

2.3

2.0

1.8

1.7

4.6

 5.6 103

4.6

3.3

2.6

3.3

2.3

1.6

1.4

-

235.5

7.85

0.538

0.60

July

1.1

1.0

1.1

"75 1.6

.6

.5

.4

*.4

.3

.3

.2

.4

.8

.4

.5

.5

.3

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

11.5

0.37

0.025

0.03

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

"72 1.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.4

0.05

0. 0034

0.004

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-75 4.0

.4

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

5.0

0.17

0.012

0.01

Calendar year 1951: Max - Mln - Mean - Cfsm - In.

Water CLUC.L year jetti 1951-52: ij^j. ot.; Max maji -jot 564 mm Mln u 0 neail Mean t;7.3 29.9 ^A Cfsm em £ . 2.05 uj J.H In. 27.91 £. * . JJ.

Peak discharge (base, 700 efs). Dec. 4 (3:30 a.m.) 1,150 cfs (9.41 ft)j Dec. 7 (l a.m.) 1,720 ofs 

fll.42 ft); Dec. 9 (1 a.m.) 1,150 cfs (9.38 ft): Jan. 26 (10 a.m.) 1.280 cfs (9.89 ft)j Mar. 10 

(12 p.m.) 840 ofs (7.93 ft); May 24 (12:30 a.m.) 1,630 cfs (11.12 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station at Dolan.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. Indefinite stage-discharge relation Oct. 8 to Nov. 7J discharge estimated as explained
WABASH RIVER BASIN 

Bean Blossom Creek at Bean Blossom, Ind. Continued

Discharge, In cubic' feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

621

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

7J

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

.1

*1.6

.9

.5

.8

1.0

.7

1.8

1.9

T7o

.6

.5

.5

-

12.0

0.40

0.027

0.03

Dec.

~7S 0.5

.6

1.4

6.0

3.6

2.6

2.1

9.6

ii

5.5

b3.0

b2.5

bl.7

bl.5

*bl.4

bl.3

bl.2

bl.2

3.6

4.3

3.9

5.2

4.5

3.9

3.5

3.0

2.5

2.4

2.6

2.7

100.4

3.24

0.222

0.26

Jan.

2.5

2.5

2.9

2.5

2.4

 273 2.1

86 27

28

19

12

9.0

7.3

6.9

6.7

30

26

13

10

8.2

7.5

7.8

9.9

9.0

7.8

*8.8

20

11

9.6

8.8

406.5

13.1

0.897

1.04

Feb.

7.5

6.9

6.4

5.5

5.3

5.3

4.8

4.5

4.0

3.9

9.0

10

7.8

6.7

6.0

5.5

4.5

4.3

4.6

11

63

16

13

*12

11

10

9.0

8.0

-

-

-

265.5

9.48

0.649

0.68

Mar.

7.8

7.8

*262

TI8

33

19

13

11

9.3

8.S

7.5

S78

15

30

82

28

17

160

53

22

14

15

18

15

13

12

11

9.9

8.8

8.5

96

1,134.2

36.6

2.51

2.89

Apr.

56

24

16

12

10

14

 12

14

17

14

14

23

*21

17

24

31

24

73 '52"

36

18

13

11

11

32

24

21

16

13

12

-

675

22.5

1.54

1.72

May

11

9.9

9.0

8.8

9.0

7.8

8.5

8.2

7.1

5.2

5.2

5.0

8.8

94

*60

91

123

52

26

12

9.9

10

9.3

8.5

6.9

5.7

4.6

3.8

3.4

2.6

2.0

628.2

20.3

1.39

1.60

June

1.6

175

1.3

1.1

.9

.8

.9

.9

.8

.9

1.4

*.8

.8

.8

.5

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

0

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

0

0

-

17.6

0.59

0.040

0.04

July

0

0

0

0

.1

6.2.

TTs

.7

.3

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.7

.5

0

0

*.2

1.1

.4

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

13.2

0.43

0.029

0.03

Aug.

0

' 9.2

1.5

.4

.2

.1

.7

2,7

.8

.3

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

.2

.2

2.0

1.9

.7

21.3

0.69

0.047

0.05

Sept.

0.272"

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

-

0.4

0.01

0.00068

0.001

Calendar year 1952: Max 564 Mln 0 Mean 19.6 Cfsm 1.34 In. 18.30

Water year 1952-53: Max 262 Mln 0 Mean 8.97 Cfsm 0.614 In. 8.34

Peak discharge (base. 700 efs). Mar. 5 (10 p.m.) 740 cfs (7.43 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
522 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Bear Creek near Trevlac, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°16'40", long. 86°20'45", in NEj sec. 30, T. 10 H., R. 2 E., 15 ft west

of county road at footbridge, 1.1 miles northwest of Trevlac, Brown County, and 1.3

miles upstream from mouth. 

Drainage area. 7.00 sq mi.

Kecoras available. May 1952 to September 1953.

gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 640 ft (from topographic map). 

Extremes.--19S2-. Maximum discharge during period May to September, 362 cfs May 24 (gage

height, 4.69 ft); no flow for many days.

1952-53: Maximum discharge during year, 252 cfs Mar. 3 (gage height, 3.72 ft); no

flow for many days. 

Remarks. Records fair.

in cubic feet per second. 1952

Dayl"1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

May

_

-

-

-

.

-

_

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

June

2.4

1.8 *1.5

1.0

.5

.5

.5

.5

.3

.7

.5

5.5

3.5

3.1

1.8

July

0.3

.2

.1.5

T7Z

.5

.3

.3

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

o

TS

0

Aug.

0

TJ

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Sept.

0

.5

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Day

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total .........................................

Mean. .........................................

May

_

-

_

-

-

-

1.0

23

*142

26

14

7.8

5.9

4.3

3.5

3.1

_

_

_

-

June

1.0

.5

.5

.1

.1

.3

«22

T.l

2.1

1.2

.5

4.7

1.5

1.0

.5

-

65.2

2.17

0.310

0.35

July

.5

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

6.1

0.20

0.029

0.03

Aug.

TJ- 1.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.0

0.03

0.0043

0.005

Sept.

0

0

0

1.0

TT

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

1.9

0.06

O0036

0.010

Peak discharge (base. 200 cfs). May 24 (12:30 s.m.) 362 cfs (4.69 ft). 

* Discharge messurement made on this day.

Rating table, May 22, 1952, to Sept. 30, 1953 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge. In cubic feet per second)

1.1

1.2

1.3 

1.5

0

1.0

4.3

14

1.7 

2.1 

2.5 

3.0

29

74

123

175

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0

TS

0

0

0

0

.1

7T

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.2

0.006

0. 00086

0.001

Nov.

0

TS

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.3.1

.1.1

.3

.2

1.5

1.0

1.0

.3

.2

.2

-

5.3

0.18

0.026

0.03

Dec.

0.2

T3

.3

1.2

4.3

1.8

1.0

.7

3.1

5.9

2.4

1.5

1.2

1.0

.5

*.3

.3

.3

.3

.7

1.0

1.2

1.5

1.5

1.2

1.0

1.0

.7

.5

.7

.5

38.1

1.23

0.176

0.20

Jan.

0.5

.5

.7

.5

.5

.3

75

20

IT

7.3

6.3

4.7

3.5

2.7

2.4

2.1

11

14

7.3

5.1

3.9

3.1

3.1

4.3

4.7

4.3

*3.5

5.1

4.7

3.5

3.1

144.2

4.65

0.664

0.77

Feb.

2.4

2.4

1.8

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.2

1.0

1.0

.7

 4.7

7.8

5.5

4.3

3.1

2.4

2.1

1.8

1.5

2.1

~7.8 14

5.5

 4.7

3.5

3.1

2.7

2.4

_

_

-

94.0

3.36

0.480

0.50

Mar.

2.1

3.1

*103

*4T

13

7.8

5.1

3.9

3.1

2.7

1.8

TTT

3.1

3.5 ' 16

13

9.3

*76

27

14

10

9.9

10

8.3

6.8

5.5

5.1

4.3

3.9

5.5

54

473.9

15.3

2.19

2.52

Apr.

27

T5

11

8.3

6.8

9.3

8.3

9.3

13

9.3

7.8

12

*10

8.8

8.8

8.3

7.3

17

20

19

15

10

S.3

7.8

13

13

12

11

8.8

8.8

-

344.0

11.5

1.64

1.83

May

7.3

6.3

5.1

5.5

14

12

8.8

7.3

5.9

5.1

4.3

3.5

14

82

*15

43

56

44

34

17

10

14

9.9

8.3

5.9

4.3

2.7

2.4

1.8

1.5

Ii°

476.9

15.4

2.20

2.53

June

"TS 0.7

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.l

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.3

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

-

3.3

0.11

0.016

0.02

July

0

0

0

0

0

3.5

.5

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.7

1.5

.3

.2

*6.8

9.5

27?

1.0

.7

.5

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

30.3

0.98

0.140

0.16

Aug.

0.2

TT

.1

.1

0

.1

.2

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.0

0.03

0.0043

0.005

Sept.

-

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952: Max - Mln - Mean - Cfsm - In.

Water year 1952-53: Max 103 Mln 0 Mean 4.41 Cfsm 0.630 In. 8.57

Peak discharge (base. 200 cfs). Mar. 3 (9 p.m.) 252 cfs (3.72 ft). 

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 523

Bean Blossom Creek at Dolan, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°15', long. 86°30', in SW£ sec. 2, T. 9 N., R. 1 W., on downstream side 

of right pier of highway bridge at Dolan, 17.5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 100 sq mi (revised).

Records available. April 1946 to September 1953.

,e. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 576.41 ft above mean sea level, unadusted. Prior to Sept. 28, 1951, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 7 years, 146 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,320 cfs Mar. 4; maximum gage height, 11.07 

ft Mar. 4; no flow Oct. 22 to Nov. 5.

1946-53: Maximum discharge, 9,420 cfs June 2, 1947; maximum gage height, 17.9 

ft Jan. 5, 1949; no flow at times during most years.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated since April 1953 by Bloomington Reservoir (capacTty, 4,640,000,000 gal) 1\ miles upstream.

Revisions (water years). WSP 1113: 1947.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 18 to Sept. 24} rate of change 

In stage used as a factor Mar. 3, 4, 18, 31, May 18, 19)

1.4

1.5

1.6 

1.9 

2.1

.4 

1.0 

4.0 

7.3

2.2 

2.4 

2.7 

5.0 

8.0

11

20

41

302

740

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.3

.5

.4

.4

.4

.7

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

TS

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

7.8

0.25

-

-

Nov.

0

0

0

0

.1.1

.2

.5

.8

.9

2.1

1.4

.9

.7

.6

.5

.4

1.2

1.4

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.5

2.1

3.2

2.9

3.9

4.3

-

36.9

1.23

-

-

Dec.

3.4

3.1

3.0

3TT5

6.5

21

23

14

13

66

-55 68

39

25

*16

10

8.4

7.1

6.9

7.6

11

18

18

21

21

18

14

11

8.8

7.8

7.4

555

17.9

-

-

Jan.

7.4

7.8

8.4

9.1

8.4

6.7

6.0

93

141

119

114

106

98

92

84

78

105

161

TT5

106

97

90

85

100

92

*81

74

83

86

81

75

2,413.8

77.9

-

-

Feb.

68

59

49

39

33

31

28

25

21

19.

29

74

76

70

62

52

41

32

27

30

91

110 *3Ti5

99

94

87

80

70

_

-

-

1,601

57.2

-

-

Mar.

56

48

359

646

1SS

136

113

103

96

93

88

87

93

102

166

131

107

384

218

129

105

113

122

100

87

80

75

72

69

70

329

4,565

147

-

-

Apr.'

206

TST

100

91

85

93

91

88

95

*88

83

94

93

86

85

84

81

113

126

113

98

88

83

80

96

99

95

86

35

31

-

2,810

93.7

-

-

May

29

22

16

14

29

33

27

25

20

15

12

11

sT

272

224

134

206

320

344

?5T

»150

172

156

116

88

66

45

38

26

15

11

2,891

93.3

-

-

June

9.1

6.9

6.5

6.7

5.4

 4.8

4.0

3.7

4.5

3.4

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.5

2.2

*1.8

1.8

2.0

1. 6

1ST

32

25

23

22

22

22

22

-

259.8

8.66

-

-

July

23

24

24

23

31

40

25

24

24

23

23

23

22

T?S

22

22

48

39

26

25

»30

3"5 75

29

26

25

25

46

53

53

52

982

31.7

-

-

Aug.

52

55

54

52

53

52

53

54

52

51

51

50

50

49

49

48

49

47

25

20

»20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

21

21

1,188

38.3

-

-

Sept.

21

20

21

 ST 22

20

20

20

20

20

19

18

18

*18

18

19

19

19

20

20

20

20

20

16

20

21

20

21

20

11

590

19.7

-

-

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,440 Mln 0 Mean 116 Cfsm - In. -

Water year 1952-53: Max 646 Mln 0 Mean 49.0 Cfsm - In. -

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
524 WABASH RIVER BASIN

White River at Spencer, Ind.

Location. ~Lat 39 "16 "49", long. 86°45'42", in sec. 29, T. 10 N., R. 3 W.,-on downstream

 side of right pier of highway bridge at Spencer, 3.3 miles upstream from McBrides Creek 

and at mile 165.9.

Drainage area . 2,980 sqmi, approximately.

Records available . October 1927 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey.

 July 1925 to September 1927 in reports of Indiana Department of Conservation. Prior 

to October 1948, published as West Fork White River at Spencer.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 526.04 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

 1929. Prior to Dec. 26, 1940, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 28 years (1925-53), 3,107 cf s .

remes . Maximum discharge during year, 18,800 cfs Mar. 5 (gage height, 17.37 ft); 

minimum, 368 cfs Sept. 29, 30 (gage height, 2.02 ft).

1925-53: Maximum discharge, 57,000 cfs May 20, 1943; maximum gage 

observed, 23.2 ft May 15, 1933, Jan. 16, 1937; minimum discharge 133

height 

cfs Sept. 25,

30, 1941.

Maximum stage known, 28.5 ft Mar. 26, 1913, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years).--WSP 823: 1933. WSP 873: 1938.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.0

2.6

3.5

10.0

360

690

1,400

6,900

15.0

17.0

18.0

13,000

17,400

21,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

£6

tl

E8 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

"641 676

641

620 

602

596

566 

566

560

554

548

542

530

518

530

542

554

542

542

542

536

530

524

506

506

500

480

475 

475

470

470

16,884

545

0.183

0.21

Nov.

470

465

46O

'«506 

518

495

490 

495

506

490

480

480

480 

475

490

490

480

480

524

662

641

596

627

690

739

1,200

1,320

1.560 

1,440

1,160

-

19,909

664

0.223

0.25

Dec.

1,040

952

888

896 

1,160

1,360

1,560 

*1,840

1,680

2,000

2,360

2,840

2,840 

2,360

1,960

1,680

1,480

1,360

1,240

1,200

1,200

1,240

1,400

1,600

1,760

1,880

1,720

1,560 

1,400

1,280

1,240

48,976

1,580

0.530

0.61

Jan.

1,160

*1,120

1,160

1,160 

1,080

1,040

1.000 

1,320

2,280

2,120

2,120

2,040

1,960 

1,960

1,840

1,800

2,120

3,880

4,120

4.290

4,040

3,400

3,000

2,920

3,320

3,720

3,720

3,240 

2,840

2,520

2,280

74,570

2,405

0.807

0.93

Feb.

2,120

2,000

*1,920

1,800 

1,760

1,640

1,600 

1,520

1,440

1.560

1,520

2,600

2,520 

2,840

2,760

2,440

2,200

1,960

1,800

1,760

2,520

3,080

3,400

5.480

27§50

2,600

2,360

2,200

-

-

62,120

2,219

0.745

0.78

tlar.

2,000

1.860

3,56'b

13,000 

17,400

*17.700

15,9<X5 

14,100

9,060

6,000

5,100

4,560

4,290 

4,120

4,740

6,090

6,540

7,600

10,300

9,640

9,060

7,200

6,000

5,190

4,470

3,880

3,480

3,160 

3,000

2,760

3,880

215,660

6,957

2.33

2.69

Apr.

4.920

3,880

3,480

3,320 

3,08.0

*2,920

2,840 

2,680

3,320

3,960

3,080

3,640

4,040 

3,480

3,160

3,560

3,560

4,040

4,290

3,880

3,480

3,080

2,920

2,680

2,680

2,760

2,760

2,680 

2.520

2,520

-

99,210

3,307

1.11

1.24

May

2,440

2,360

2,200

2,000 

2,040

2,440

2,360 

2,280

2,200

2,200

2,120

1,920

*1.800 

2,120

3,640

3,240

4,380

6,720

7,400

7,400

5,820

5,730

8,300

10,100

10, 100

*10.800

16,800

7,100 

4,920

3,880

3,320

144,130

4,649

1.56

1,80

June

2.920

*2,600

2,280

2,040 

1,880

1,960

1,960 

1,640

1,520

1,480

1,640

1,640

1,800 

1,640

1,480

1,320

1,240

1,300

1,300

1,320

1,300

1,200

1,100

1,000

*888

1,900

2,120

1,400 

1,320

1,640

-

48,828

1,628

0.546

0.61

July

1,440

1,560

1,840

1,920 

2,120

5,910

9,280 

10.100

8,400

4,200

3,160

2,520

2,120 

1,880

1,640

1,480

1,560

2,680

2,200

1,640

1,520

2,920

2,120

2,360

2,360

1,800

1,480

»1,280 

1,160

1,080

1.000

86,730

2,798

0.939

1.08

Aug.

976

1,320

1,8OO

2.040 

1,800

1,640

1,400 

1,280

1,280

1,560

1,480

1,360

1,160 

1,040

952

880

816

768

753

704

676

655

634

620

602

566-

560

554 

548

542

512

31,478

1,015

0.341

0.39

Sept.

490

490

500

506

554

548

500 

480

»465

465

465

455

445 

425

410

415

410

410

410

415

470

440

435

425

*05

405

400

384 

372

»368

-

13,362

445

0.149

0.17

Calendar year 1952 : Max 24,900 Mln 460 *Mean 3,464 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.82

Water year 1952-53 : Max 17,700 Mln 368 Mean 2,361 Cfsm 0.792 In- 10.76

Discharge measurement made on this day.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 525

Eel River near Reelsville, Ind. 

(Formerly published as Big Walnut Creek near Reelsville, Ind.)

Location. Lat 39°32'11" , long. 86°58'35", in NW^SE^ sec. 28, T. 13 N., R. 5 W., on left 

bank at highway bridge, 1-J miles southwest of Reelsville and 3 miles upstream from Mill 

Creek.

Drainage area. 338 sq. mi (revised).

Records available.--July 1949 to September 1953. Prior to October 1952, published as Big 

Walnut Creek near Reelsville.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Prior to Dec. 10, 1949, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,500 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 15.87 ft); minimum daily, 12 cfs Sept. 17, 18.

1949-53: Maximum discharge, 15,700 cfs June 22, 1952 (gage height, 17.96 ft); minimum daily, that of Sept. 17, 18, 1953.

Remarks. Records poor.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

56" 51

49

40

31

36 

34

41

44

51

49

29

38

47

51

51

38

42

24

26

36

26

25

25

50

40

35

54

55

52

31

1,169

37.7

0.112

0.13

Nov.

30

30

*21

42

66

57 

60

51

32

30

21

41

61

67

73

50

67

95

104

108

103

94

71

76

89

124

120

81

66

47

-

1,977

65.9

0.195

0.22

Dec.

46

38

46

59

*100

156

77

60

103

101

97

75

56

41

35

36

40

41

51

54

60

70

63

57

48

38

28

2£

54

34

1,844

59.5

0.176

0.20

Jan.

34

30

34

26

22.

34 

39

41

72

83

76

59

66

57

58

81

136

270

270

216

176

140

120

290

422

330

280

248

214

192

178

4,294

159

0.411

0.47

Feb.

158

*136

124

114

108

110 

114

104

100

100

250

330

310

260

230

210

178

158

170

188

350

300

260

240

228

214

204

180

_

-

5,428

194

0.574

0.60

Mar.

162

156

1,"650

»5.150

1,980

1,200 

890

710

575

525

475

425

462

512

860

725

538

1,610

1,420"

860

625

600

860

550

450

575

338

305

276

274

1,120

26,658

860

2.54

2.93

Apr.

800

588

475

425

350

350 

 325

288

850

600

400

425

412

338

325

575

322

338

322

294

272

252

236

242

290

272

254

232

222

245

-

11, 120

371

1.10

1.22

May

300

256

209

192

224

214 

201

*188

180

165

-153

148

155

185

216

210

608

612

400

298

244

693

1.660

1,070

755

562

388

288

240

205

178

11,407

568

1.09

1.26

June

*159

137

124

115

105

444

191

114

97

92

91

87

81

81

84

73

68

65

61

58

55

50

ii

49

54

690

362

154

155

126

-

4,071

136

0.402

0.45

July

 94

85

100

78

625

2.520 

895

588

240

175

141

119

105

94

87

78

196

205

190

138

328

375

207

151

115

94

*81

74

69

68

S2

7,980

257

0.760

0.88

Aug.

75

530

126

94

84

69 

 62

58

54

50

47

45

42

40

37

35

33

31

30

28

27

26

25

24

23

22

21

20

19

18

11

1,812

58.5

0.173

0.20

Sept.

16

16

16

17

17

17 

16

15

15

15

15

15

14

13

13

13

12

12

13

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

-

434

14.5

0.043

0.05

Calendar year 1952 : Max 8,140 Min 18 Mean 401 Cfsm- 1.19 In. 16.16

Water year 1952-55 : Max 5,150 Min -12 Mean 214 Cfsm 0.633 In. 8.61

Peak discharge (base. 4.000 cfs). Mar. 4 (7:30 a.m.) 8,500 cfs (15.87 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage height record Oct. 23 to Nov. 2; discharge estimated on basis of records for station 

at Bowling Green. Stage-discharge relation indefinite Aug. 8 to Sept. 30; discharge estimated as explained above.
526 WABASH RIVER BASIN 

Mill Creek near Cataract, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°26', long. 86°46' , in SE£ sec. 32, T. 12 N., R. 3 W., on left bank at 

downstream side of bridge on State Highway 43, 3 miles eas.t of Cataract, Owen County.

Drainage area. 241 sq mi (revised).

Records available.--July 1949 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 706.40 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Nov. 8, 1949, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,260 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 17.07 ft); minimum, 0.9 cfs Sept. 27 (gage height, 3.49 ft).

1949-53: Maximum discharge, 9,480 cfs Jan. 5, 1950 (gage height, 21.35 ft); minimum, 

that of Sept. 27, 1953.

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

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 26, Apr. 5-8, 

May 11-14, June 30, July 26 to Aug, 1, Sept. 7-30J

3.0

3.1

3.2 

3.4

4.0

0.8

1.5

2.5

5.5

19

4.5 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

7.0

41

78

128

198

396

10.0 1,260

14.9 5,270

17.0 5= 190

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22 

25

24

25

26 

27

28

29

50

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7 

6.5

6.9

ITT 

6.7

6.5

6.5

6.1

5.7 

5.7

5.5

5.5

5.7

5.9

5.4

5.2

5.0

4.9

BT5

5.2

5.5

5.4

5.4 

5.5

5.7

5.5

5.7

5.7

181.8

5.86

0.024

0.03

Nov.

6.1

ITS

6.3

e!

6.

6. 

6.

7.

8.3

7.9

7.5 

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.1

10

11

11

9.5 

9.1

8.9

15

ft

25

17

16

358.7

11.5

0.047

0.05

Dec.

15

Te"

25 

117

91

48 

 54

128

771

174

89 

60

44

56

32

52

50

26

54

62

54 

65

71

56

44 

52

a52

a52

52

29

2,521

74.9

0.511

0.56

Jan.

28

29

40

a40 

a55

a50

26

2T5

555

212

a!20 

a!70

a!70

also

a!50

a200

a250

a400

a200

126

101 

91

298

518

161 

146

150

106

90

91

4,857

157

0.651

0.75

Feb.

80

65

65

57 

55

71

68 

55

52

594

508

205

159

 124

alOO

a90

a84

a80

a250

a!50 

a500

 168

148

154 

116

91

-

4,466

160

0.664

0.69

Mar.

80

11

1,160

4.650

 4,056

1,040

470 

529

270

270

253

213 

298

550

920

578

529

1,540

1,410

509

550

289 

529

260

200

166 

149

156

122

115

854

21,486

693

2.88

3.52

Apr.

1,010

536

329

289 

219

*220

217 

163

1. 440

802

361

408 

396

270

260

648

528

596

470

529

260

206 

174

157

242

260 

210

170

170- 155

-

11,092

570

1.54

1.71

May

200

154

110

97 

215

175

150 

172

111

88

77

*74 

80

114

2-17

244

509

280

170

127

101

562 

676

260

176

128 

90

75

65

58

51

5,578

180

0.747

0.86

June

44

57

*57

55 

54

85

552 

75

49

58

59

55 

29

51

27

25

22

19

19

18

15

tt

16

21

m170

491

 89

-

3,086

105

0.427

0.48

July

65

217

51

54 

651

2,210

"452 2.250 

185

115

81

62 

52

45

58

52

297

382

106

58

208

1,670 

589

144

85

62 

 50

42

57

52

29.

10, 083

325

1.55

1.56

Aug.

28

275

85

52 

59

25

25 

25

25

20

18

16 

15

14

14

14

15

12

12

12

11

11 

11

10

10

9.9 

9.7

9.5

9.5

8/7

8.9

822.0

26.5

0.110

0.15

Sept.

8.5

8.1

7.7

8.9 

10

8.7

7.5 

6.7

*6.1

5.7

5.4

5.0 

4.4

4.0

5.8

5.6

5.4

2.5

2.5

2.6

2.5

1.9 

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.1 

1.1

1.8

1.9

*5.1

-

152.2

4.41

0.018

0.02

Calendar year 1952: Max 6.440 Mln 4.9 Mean 508 Cfsm 1.28 In. 17.58

Water year 1952-53: Max 4,650 Min 1.1 Mean 177 Cfsm 0.754 In. 9.96

Peak discharge (base. efs). Mar. 4 (10 p.m.) 5,260 cfs (17.07 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a Ho gage-height reoordj discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, weather records 

and records for station near Manhattan.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 527

Mill Creek near Manhattan, Ind.

Location. Lat 39"29' , long. 86°55', in sec. 11, T. 12 N., R. 5 W., on left bank 200 ft 

downstream from Cagles Mill, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Cagles Mill Reservoir, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Deer Creek, and 5| miles south of Manhattan.

Drainage area. 292 sq ml (revised).

Records available. May to September 1931, May 1939 to September 1953.

(jage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 581.83 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to May 12, 1941, staff, chain, or electric tape gage at or within 200 ft 

of present site and at various daturas. '

Average .discharge. 14 years, 295 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,690 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 11.60 ft); no 

flow Aug. 7,

1931, 1939-53: Maximum discharge, 8,960 cfs Jan. 5, 1950 (gage height, 18.38 ft)- 

no flow Aug. 7, 1953.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Cagles Mill Reservoir (capacity, 228,100 acrefTTT Storage began Dec. 20, 1952.

Cooperation. Five discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating tabiea, water year 1952-53 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, in cul&c 

feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 8 Jan. 9 to Sept. 30

1.2 3.0

1.6 11

1.7 14

2.0 33

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

80

155

345

640

0.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

0 

.4

1.0 

2.1 

3.6

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.4 

3.0

5.7

16

36

76

170

4.0 

6.0 

9.0

376

1,060

2,390

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3 

4 

5

.6

7

8

910 '

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

51

Total

Mean

(10

Oct.

11

IT

11 

10 

10

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

7.4

5.4

5.0

678

11

8.4

11

8.6

6.6

5.4

4.8

293.4

9.46

0

Nov.

4.0

52*

16

9.6

6.4

6.4

13

18

16

14

13

13

12

18

34

11

9.6

11

55

55

25

20

51

48

59

4?

52

25

-

637.8

21.3

0

Dec.

22

21

22 

*29 

68

131

100

67

62

495

452

180

112

79

64

55

52

50

37

45

53

71

75

83

86

78

68

56

48

48

48

2,855

92.1

+6.5

Jan.

39

15

50 

52 

*52

45

43

83

263

288

269

152

141

209

211

176

159

263

299

476

285

176

139

211

400

272

205

154

144

141

155

5,556

179

+2

Feb.

122

*110

105 

96 

89

86

97

96

87

80

150

572

477

426

357

290

237

161

146

141

400

270

485

252

240

250

240

228

-

-

-

6,268

224

0

Mar.

215

195

820 

2.500 

199

95

90

93

90

104

141.

142

 983

*1,450

579

411

1,060

391

192

783

927

935

719

1,150

1,370

1,450

1,430

1,460

1,570

1,590

262

23,189

748

+166

Apr.

' 680

1,270

1.450 

1,550 

517

304

*256

242

288

893

755

399

549

376

289

352

616

450

378

379

376

288

178

149

234

186

149

190

152

9_£

-

13,549

452

-30

May

86

86

83 

84 

84

84

86

*102

251

186

99

84

84

84

84

87

246

293

12

13

8.4

7.5

6.8

5.2

4.6

4.5

4.2

3.8

3.4

3.3

5.1

2,272.6

73.3

+129

June

3.1

3.4

4.2 

2.5 

1.6

4.0

3.0

1.6

1.5

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

2.1

7.6

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.1

8.8

7.9

7.9

16

8.8

5.5

.9

*4.2

-

145.2

4.84

+106

July

15

14

15 

12

500

165

165

490

838

860

852

467

65

54

54

56

264

289

272

157

1,100

1.450

1,160

58

57

*57

57

38

58

24

9,287.1

500

+47

Aug.

7.6

22.

2^4 

.8

.4

0

3.7

4.8

7.3

8.4

8.8

6.0

5.7

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.5

6.2

6.0

5.7

5.7

6.2

6.5

6.2

5.7

5.0

3.6

5.0

2.2

1.9

176.4

5.69

+15

Sept.

.1

.2

.4 

1.5 

4.8

5.5

2.0

*2.4

5.4

5il

5.7

4.5

2.1

2.0

1.9

1.9

2.0

2.0

5.7

4.8

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.5

3.0

3.1

5.6

3.6

-

84.8

2.83

0

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cf sm 

In.

9.46 

0.032 

0.04

21.3 

0.073 

0.08

Calendar year 1952: 

water year 1952-55:

98.6 

0.338 

0.39

181 

0.620 

0.71

224 

0.767 

0.80

914 

3.13 

5.61

422 

1.45 

1.62

202 

0.692 

0.80

Observed

Max 3,290 Mln 3.0 Mean 394 

Max 2,300 Mln 0 Mean 176

111 

0.380 

0.42

347 

1.19 

1.57

18.7 

0.064 

0.07

2.83 

0.0097 

0.01

Adjusted

Mean - Cfsm 1.55 In. 18.40 

Mean 213 Cfsm 0.729 In. 9.92

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents, equivalent In cubic feet per second, In Cagles Mill Reservoir; furnished by 

Corps of Engineers.
528 WABASH RIVER BASIN 

Eel River at Bowling Green, Ind.

Location.--Lat 39°23'02", long. 87°01'12, in NW£ sec. 24, T. 11 N., R. 6 W., on left bank 

at Bowling Green, 500 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 46, and 0.5 mile downstream from Jordan Creek.

Drainage area. 844 sq mi (revised).

Records available. January 1931 to September 1953. Prior to October 1934, published as 

''near Centerpoint" .

Gage. Water->stage recorder. Datum of gage is 548.02 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Jan. 30, 1931, to Nov. 29, 1934, chain gage at 

site 5^ miles downstream at different datum. Nov. 29, 1934, to Nov. 30, 1949, waterstage recorder at site 500 ft upstream from present site at datum 1 ft higher.

Average discharge. 22 years, 873 cfs (adjusted for storage).

Extremes Maximum discharge during year, 9,800 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 18.81 ft); minimum, 25 cfs Sept. 17 (gage height, 0.69 ft).

1931-53: Maximum discharge, 34,000 cfs Jan. 4, 1950 (gage height, 23.53 ft); minimum, 15 cfs Aug. 25, 26, 1936.

Maximum stage known, about 30.0 ft in 1875, present datum, from information by Corps 

of Engineers.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Cagles Mill Reservoir (capacity, 228,100 acre-ft). 

Storage began Dec. 20, 1952.

Revisions (water years1.--WSP 893: 1935, 1937-39. WSP973: 1937-38, 1939(M).

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height. In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Rate of change In stage used as a factor Mar. 3-6, Mar. 14 to 

Apr. 4, Apr. 9-11, May 23, 24, June 7, 26, July 5-7, 

10, 22, Aug. 2)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 9 Apr. 10 to Sept. 30

0.9 

1.0 

2.0 

4.0 

6.0 

9.0

37

52

214

690

1,410

2,610

0.7 

1.0 

1.6 

3.0 

6.0 

8.0

26

54

144

465

1,450

2,210

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Itotal

Mean

(t)

Oct.

*61

56

55

54 

55

55

52

52

52

50

50

52

52

49

50

50

50

50

52

50

48

43

40

40

44

50

46

48

46

43

42

1,537

49.6

0

Nov.

40

44

43

*52 

72

61

54

48

56

64

64

62

60

58

56

54

74

76

114

98

118

115

94

85

115

160

183

174

139

120

-

2,553

85.1

0

Dec.

106

102

100

116 

*2Z8

271

282

228

216

554

712

418

292

232

200

173

160

153

146

142

174

189

203

205

209

203

185

183

174

147

139

6,842

221

+6

Jan.

134

*137

153

147 

160

271

292

442

455

468

455

392

292

304

355

334

392

580

605

642

590

418

344

518

750

630

480

405

355

334

313

12,147

392

+2

Feb.

302

271

*254

241 

232

228

232

228

212

200

552

915

765

675

580

492

418

334

292

302

710

645

580

555

430

442

418

380

_

-

11,885

424

0

Mar.

355

344

1,480

8.340 

5,240

*1,760

1,210

950

810

735

705.

675

990

2,450

1,870

1,420

1,630

3,170

2,500

1,810

1,730

1,830

2,250

1,890

1,930

2,010

1,930

1,930

1,970

2,030

3,210

61,154

1,973

+166

Apr.

2.360

2,210

2,280

2,070 

1,370

*930

870

765

2,340

1,930

1,770

1,310

1,310

1,140

1,030

1,100

1,200

1,200

1,140

995

925

820

670

625

805

838

685

655

580

585

-

36,503

1,217

-30

May 

625

580

610

428 

478

465

428

440

490

490

378

328

*328

378

440

440

815

1,200

565

428

352

703

1.510

1,410

872

700

5C5i

402

340

306

266

17,700

571

+129

June

236

*211

196

181 

170

260

1,090

262

194

168

160

153

144

139

139

132

124

118

114

109

103

97

98

100

106

*1.300

676

378

292

*230

-

7,680

256

+106

July

170

158

155

139 

1,190

5,640

1,880

745

784

1,060

1,030

1,010

735

306

209

187

263

715

536

479

365

1,530

1,340

1,310

500

250

211

*196

187

164

158

21,602

897

+47

Aug.

141

1.210

317

230 

214

179

146

142

136

126

120

112

106

100

94

90

84

79

74

73

68

64

64

62

58

55

53

47

47

46

12

4,379

141

+13

Sept.

42

39

40

42 

42

44

41

*38

37

38

38

37

35

33

31

32

30

30

29

36

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

*35

-

1,075

35.8

0

Adjusted for change In reservoir contents

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

49.6

0.059 

0.07

85.1 

0.101 

0.11

Calendar year 1952 : 

Water year 1952-53;

227 

0.269 

0.31

394 

0.467 

0.54

424 

0.502 

0.52

2,139 

2.53 

2.92

1,187 

1.41 

1.57

700 

0.829 

0.96

Observed

Max 14,900 Mln 40 Mean 99* 

Max 8,340 Mln 29 Mean 507

362 

0.429 

0.48

744 

0.882 

1.02

154 

0.182 

0.21

35.8 

0.042 

0.05

Adjusted

Mean 994 Cfsm 1.18 In. 16.02 

Mean 544 Cfsm 0.645 In. 8.76

Peak discharge (base. 8.000 cfs).--Mar. <t (3:30 p.m.) 9,800 cfs (18.81 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Change In contents In Cagles Mill Reservoir, equivalent In cubic feet per second; records furnished by Corps of Engineers.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 529

White River at Newberry, Ind.

Location. Lat 38°55'42", long. 87°01'00", in sec. 25, T. 6 N., R. 6 W., on right bank 

500 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 57 at Newberry, 2.3 miles downstream from 

Doans Creek, and at mile 118.0.

Drainage area. 4,696 sq mi (revised).

Records available. September 1928 to September 1953. Prior to October 1948, published as 

West Fork White River at Newberry.

Average discharge. 25 years, 4,664 cfs.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 465.59 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 20, 1928, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 26,300 cfs Mar. 7 (gage height, 17.50 ft); mininoun, 446 cfs Sept. 29, 30 (gage height, 0.66 ft).

1928-53: Maximum discharge, 76,900 cfs May 21, 1943 (gage height, 24.19 ft); minimum, 193 cfs Oct. 1, 1941 (gage height, 0.39 ft).

Maximum stage known, 29.5 ft Mar. 27, 1913, from floodmark, by Corps of Engineers.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 873: 1937(M) . WSP 973: 1913(M) .

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 14-17)

0.6 410

1.5 1,000

6.0 5,500

10.0

15.0

18.0

10,200

19,600

27,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

HO

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

920

920

850

843

836

829

780

752

731

717

698

692

692

692

6S6

680

680

680

680

674

650

644

632

626

626

614

608

608

584 

572

 572

21,768

702

0.149

0.17

Nov.

578

572

584

566

584

638

602

590

596

602

596

584

578

572

566

560

*566

1572

626

656

745

759

724

724

808

920

1,160

1,380

1.560 

1,480

-

22,048

735

0.157

0.17

Dec.

1,250

1,120

1.040

1,080

1,250

1,560

1,610

1,800

2,000

2,100

2,700

3,100

5.500

3,100

2,600

2,250

 2,000

1,800

1,610

1,560

1,520

1,520

1,560

1,700

1,900

2,000

2,100

1,950

1,750 

1,610

1,520

57,960

1,870

0.398

0.46

Jan.

1,480

1,430

1,430

1,430

1,430

1,300

1.200

2,800

4,000

3,600

3,200

3,000

2,800

*2,500

2,500

2,450

2,600

4,300

5.170

5,060

5,170

4,840

4,100

4,300

4,730

4,620

4,840

4,950

4,300 

3,700

3,300

102,530

3,307

0.704

0.81

Feb.

3,000

2,800

2,600

2,500

2,350

2,300

2,200

2,100

2,000

1.900

1,950

3,400

4,200

3,800

3,900

3,600

3,200

*2,800

2,600

2,400

3,800

4.510

4,300

4,400

4/300

3,700

3,400

3,100

-

-

87,110

3,111

0.662

0.69

Mar.

2,900

2.700

4,090

14, 900

21,100

23,700

26.000

24, 800

21,100

14, 100

8,300

6,930

6,600

6,820

8,540

9,260

8,900

10, 900

*14,700

15,500

13,800

12,000

11,200

10,200

8,420

7,370

6,820

6,270

5,830 

5,720

7,040

346,510

11,180

2.38

2.74

Apr.

10, 100

10. 500

7, 940

6,930

6,380

5,720

5,170

4,840

4,730

7,040

7,260

6,160

6,600

6,380

5,500

5, 610

*5,720

6,160

7,480

6,820

5,940

5,280

4,840

4,400

4,620

4,840

4,730

4,300

4,100 

5.900

-

179,990

6,000

1.28

1.43

May

4,000

4,000

3,600

5,200

5,100

5,400

5,500

5,500

5,500

3,100

3,200

2,900

2.700

3,400

5,610

5,720

7,370

7,940

8,540

8,300

7,820

6,600

7,260

9,020

10.800

10, 600

10, 800

10, 600

7,820 

5,720

4,620

182,040

5,872

: .25

1.44

June

5.900

5,500

3,100

2,800

*2,500

2,350

2,500

3,100

2,300

2,000

1,900

1,950

2,000

2,000

1,900

1,750

1,610

1,520

1,610

1,610

1,520

1,430

1,380

1,300

1.200

1,250

2,300

3,100

2,000 

1,850

-

63,230

2,108

0.449

0.50

July

1,950

1,800

1,750

1,950

2,400

5,170

8,900

10. 600

10, 100

8,660

5,500

4,300

3,800

*3,200

2,700

2,200

2,000

2,100

3,200

2,700

2,300

2,300

4,100

3,800

3,900

3,200

2,250

1,850

1,610 

1,480

1,580

113, 150

3,650

0.777

0.90

Aug.

1,300

1,250

2,050

2.400

2,250

2,000

1,800

1,850

1,660

1,520

1,660

1,560

*1,480

1,340

1,200

1,120

1,040

960

920

885

857

829

801

794

766

745

717

704

692 

680

662

38,492

1,242

0.264

0.30

Sept.

650

632

620

626

638

644

644

620

590

578

572

572

566

536

536

518

512

512

512

512

512

524

518

506

*500

494

476

470

458 

458

-

16,506

550

0.117

0.13

Calendar year 1952: Max 28,500 Min 560 Mean 5,618 Cfsm 1.20 In. 16.28

Water year 1952-53: Max 26,000 Min 453 Mean 3,374 Cfsm 0.718 In. 9.74

» Discharge measurement made on this day.
530 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Blue River at Carthage, Ind.

Location. La t 39°46', long. 85°34', in sec. 18, T. 15 N., R. 9 E., on right bank 500 ft 

.upstream from highway bridge, half a mile west of Carthage, and 2^ miles downstream 

from Three Mile Creek.

Drainage area. 187 sq mi (revised).

Records available. October 1950 to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage'recorder. Datum of gage is 859.33 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to July 19, 1951, wire-weight gage at site 500 ft downstream at same 

datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,580 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 9.17 ft); minimum, 32 cfs Sept. 29, 30 (gage height, 1.49 ft).

1950-53: Maximum discharge, 6,650 cfs Feb. 21, 1951 (gage height, 11.20 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 29, 30, 1953.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 3-6)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 21

1.6 

Z.O 

Z.5 

3.0 

5.0

41 

95 

187 

307 

9OO

1.5 

1.8 

2.0 

3.0

Feb. ZZ to Sept. 30 

33

104 

3ZZ

5.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

900

1,780

2,390

3,350

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

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

Z8

29

50

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

in.

Oct.

51

52

51

54

54

56

54

53

53

53

52

53

*56

56

56

56

53

52

54

56

57

57

57

56

54

57

57

57

57

1,695

54.7

0.293

0.34

Nov.

58

60

75

60

58

58

57

57

60

57

58

58

58

58

60

58

56

58

83

72

65

83

101

*82

113

1ZO

90

79

73

7Z

-

2,095

69.8

0.375

0.42

Dee.

67

70

67

75

144

126

101

89

1O3

216

156

120

105

9Z

84

83

80

*79

77

88

103

100

118

118

105

95

89

80

80

80

77

3,065

98.9

0.529

0.61

Jan.

74

73

70

66

65

63.

67

95

1ZO

109

132

109

105

95

97

109

202

555

*281

198

158

137

130

 166

179

137

150

121

114

108

106

4,169

154

0.717

0.83

Feb.

101

97

97

*90

89

90

84

83

80

79.

148

Z49

172

141

1Z6

114

101

95

95

105

650

3ZZ

211

*176

158

150

156

1ZO

-

-

-

4,159

14lB

0.791

0.8Z

Mar.

115

111

2.540

1,070

585

398

3ZZ

262

24Z

219

206

228

288

480

346

260

705

645

385

291

24Z

219

193

178

*166

158

150

140

154

152

11,750

379

Z.05

Z.54

Apr.

168

148

158

136

1Z8

136

130

1ZZ

186

160

156

140

152

1Z2

138

Z15

*174

172

168

160

148

138

132

1Z8

156

140

156

150

154

136

-

4,387

146

0.781

0.87

May

128

117

108

104

122

109

109

111

104

95

as95

108

*132

206

274

690

720

398

272

Z62

750

855

750

525

336

Z47

Z04

178

164

146

8,510

275

1.47

1.69

June

13Z

124

118

115

108

111

111

115

109

158

132

108

100

97

91

97

91

86

*81

81

76

75

75

70

70

81

75

76

81

7Z

-

Z,888

96.5

0.515

0.57

July

7Z

75

67

65

Z86

1.2ZO

615

Z57

178

14Z

12Z

109

10Z

95

90

84

100

95

86

80

76

78

*75

70

66

65

62

6Z

60

51

57

4,664

150

0.802

0.95

Aug.

56

195

95

75

70

64

60

95

*115

75

66

60

59

56

55

51

51

50

49

48

46

45

45

45

45

45

44

45

42

41

58

1,918

61.9

0.551

0.58

Sept.

58

57

37

41

15

38

37

37

36

36

55

56

34

36

38

37

*37

35

54

58

56

36

37

37

55

56

55

51

54

55

-

1,094

36.5

0.195

0.2Z

Calendar year 1952 : Max-" 4,250 Min 39 Mean Z08 Cfsm 1.11 In. 15.11

Water year 195Z-53: Max 2,540 Min 33 Mean 138 Cfsm 0.738 In. 10.02

discharge (base. Z.OOO efsl. Mar. 4 (8 a.m.) 5,580 cfs (9.17 ft)j July 6 (8:30 p.m.) Z,180 

efs (7.7Z ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 

Blue River at Shelbyvllle, Ind.

531

Location. Lat 39°31', long. 85°4?', In SVt see. 32, T. 13 N., R. 7 E., at center of 

span on downstream side of bridge on State Highways 9 and 29 at Shelbyvllle, half a 

mile downstream from Little Blue River.

Drainage area. 425 sq ml (revl'sed).

Records' available. September 1943 to September 1953.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice dally. Datum of gage Is 741,17 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 10 years, 513 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,800 cfs Mar. 5 (gage height, 8.30 ft); minimum, 36 cfs Sept. 29, 30 (gage height, 0.95 ft).

1943-53: Maximum discharge, 16,100 cfs Apr. 12, 1944; maximum gage height, 17.00 

ft Jan. 5, 1949; minimum discharge, that of Sept. 29, 30, 1953.

Remarks. Records good. Occasional diurnal fluctuation during low flow.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 12-24, Apr. 27 to May 14)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 5 Mar. 6 to Sept. 30

1.1 

1.3 

2.0 

6.0 

8.0

55

115

390

2,810

4,500

0.9 

1.1 

1.5 

2.0 

6.0

27

70

197

395

2,810

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1955

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13. .

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

64

76 

79

76

73

70

73 

79

76

73

70

70

67

67

67

*67

67

64

67

67

73

76

aa88

82

79

79

76

76

85

79

2,293

74.0

0.174

0.20

Nov.

76

73 

91

85

79

73

67

100

91

B5

79

76

73

64

61

58

*73

91

97

115

112

112

178

2i£

178

146

129

118

-

2,936

97.9

0.230

0.26

Dee.

115

ffi

129

210

288

232 

199

192

525

*530

363

276

236

213

192

185

171

164

157

154

232

236

244

252

22B

199

IBS

174

171

164

6,840

221

0.520

0.60

Jan.

160

154 

146

143

140

12£

140 

199

296

296

336 *345

288

252

240

252

288

322

358

505

475

386

376

425

475

395

350

345

322

292

2721

9,109

294

0.692

0.80

Feb.

256

»244 

236

224

216

210

203 

188

182

174

168

232

555

 475

381

318

276

256

248

260

910

1.050

»500

455

400

358

322

284

-

-

-

9,561

341

0.802

0.64

Mar.

268

246 

2B8

2,220

4. 100

1,420

910 

662

570

SOS

465

436

450

706

1,600

1,120

605

1,060

1,900

970

682

570

505

436

400

»375

367

355

359

351

331

25,254

. 815

1.92

2.21

Apr,

383

359 

345

327

. . 319

307

295

283

339

387

371

347

327

291

319

ifii tot

391

400

391

363

335

303

2Z1

307

327

295

291

311

307

-

10,105

337

0.793

0.88

May

291

275 

243

224

243

263

243 

231

227

208

194

186

183

*16Q

305

555

1,270

1,720

1,240

790

575

730

2.200

1,690

1,060

694

480

404

363

315

283

17,865

576

1.36

1.56

June

267

243

227

20B

197

190

235 

285

243

239

239

224

»201

190

180

169

194

169

155

144

134

124

112

115

115

112

112

115

112

106

-

5,354

178

 0.419

0.47

July

112

127 

127

106

127

855

 870 1.760 

1,140

315

216

197

160

162

148

141

144

162

144

130

124

121

»121

112

103

97

94

92

92

Si

84

8,304

268

0.631

0.73

Aug.

61

109 

30S

162

121

112

103 

97

103

155

115

100

92

84 *81

73

70

65

63

63

60

56

58

56

53

51

51

48

46

*i

44

2,721

87.8

0.207

0.24

Sept.

40

40 

46 56

60

58

51 

46

44

44

44

44

42

42

46

46 »42

40

38

40

42

38

36

38

40

40

40

40

3&36

-

1,297

43.2

0.102

0.11

Calendar year 1952 : Max 10,600 Mln 42 Mean 42S Cfsm 1.01 In. 13.71

Water year 1952-53 : Max 4,100 , Mln 36 Mean 27B Cfsm 0.654 In. 8.90

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
532 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Youngs Creek near Edinburg, Ind.

Location. Lat 39"25 t Q8 n , long. Se'OO'lS", In SWi sec. 5, T. 11 N., R. 5 E., near center 

of span on upstream side of highway bridge, half a mile southwest of Amity, 2 miles 

upstream from mouth, and 5 miles northwest of Edinburg.

Drainage area. 109 sq mi (revised).

Records available. December 1942 to September 1953.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice dally. Datum of gage is 670.20 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 10 years (1943-53), 117 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,080 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 8.37 ft); minimum, 0.5 cfs Sept. 29.

1942-53: Maximum discharge, 10,700 cfs Jan. 27, 1952 (gage height, 13.4 ft); minimum, that of Sept. 29, 1953.

Remarks. Records fair.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge.

In cubic feet per second)

(Shlftlng-eontrol method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 9, Jan. 7-17, Sept. 26-30} 

stage discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 6, 28, 29)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 17 Jan. 18 to Sept. 30

0.5 

.6 

.7 

.8

1.3 

1.8

1.0 

2.5

6.5

15

75

15*

0.5 

.6 

.7 

.8 

.9

0

1.1

5.0

12

21

1.0 

2.0 

5.0 

7.0 

8.0

33

185

832

1,340

1,830

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

£1

22

23

£4

£5

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfam

In.

Oct.

2.4

2.9

2.4

2.2

3.3

3.3

2.9

a2.5

2.2

2.2

2.4

Z.Z

JUI

1.8

1.8

2.0

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.9

2.4

aS.O

3.7

3.7

4.1

3.3

*3.3

3.7

4.5

aS.O

£il

91.2

2.94

0.027

0.03

Nov.

6.5

8.2

3.3

4.1

3.3

3.7

2.9

2.9

4.9

6.1

2.9

aS.O

a4.0

4.1

4.5

4.1

4.1

*4.1

ii

a9.0

5.7

6.5

8.2

6.1

9.0

7.4

a6.0

4.5

4.5

a4.0

-

161.6

5.39

0.049

0.06

Dec.

ill

4.9

4.9

aS.O

a!4

24

16

a20

28 

58

43

28

22

18

16

12

12

all

9.9

12

12

15

 17

23

23

20

a!8

16

12

al2

a!2

545.4

17.6

0.161

0.19

Jan.

12

12

12

9.9 12 '

12

12

58 *147

109

106

a80

39

25

14

24

a70 iai 236

154

110

84

77

93

110

90

76

70

64

61

56

2,425.9

78.3

0.718

0.83

Feb.

50

43

43

37

39

a36

33

39

SI .27

*94

258

142

99

SI

66

51

45

45

49

178

146

68

80

73

67

57

a50

-

-

-

2,023

72.2

0.662

0.69

Mar.

42

45

331

1.450

808

412

a280

215

172

154

134

110

113

147

321

221

162

*596

518

291

196

156

153

120

96

78

71

66

53

57

165

7,734

249

2.28

8.64

Apr.

196

135

101

83

-87

-77

71

64

135

183

110

120

115

90

87

96

81

115

162

144

113

94

80

74

86

76

67

65

£2 *fo

3,019

101

0.927

1.03

May

60

53

46

60

112

113

84

87

62

a55

50

47

*49

170

321

252

496

474

401

252

267

880

474

291

189

124

84

62

57

47

5,764

186

1.71

1.97

June

44

37

34

33

25

26

SO

35

29

*27

33

23

18

18

18

18

a!6

15

13

13

12

all

12

13

14

16

13

13

-

656.8

22.0

0.202

0.22

July

9.9

9.9

11

12

22

462

254

86

45

*34

25

23

18

14

13

11

12

16

13

11

11

19

21

12

8.5

7.1

5.7

6.4

5.0

5.0

1,206.9

38.9

0.357

0.41

Aug.

3.8

5.7

4.4

4.4

5.0

4.4

4.4

8^5

aS.O

*2.7

5.7

5.0

5.0

3.8

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.0

3.2

1.7

2.7

2.3

2.0

1.5

1.7

2.7

4.4

3.2

3.2

2.0

iol

109.6

3.54

0.032

0.04

Sept.

3.8

2.7

3.8

5.0

.6*1

2.3

1.1

1.1

1.1

2.0

2.7

4.4

a2.5

1.5

1.5

3.2

2.3

2.0

2.7

3.2

 1.7

1.5

2.0

2.3

3.8

2.3

2.3

1*1

1.5

74.3

2.48

0.023

0.03

Calendar year 1952: Max 5,880 Mln 1.8 Mean 130 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.29

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,450 Mln 0.5 Mean 65.2 Cfsm 0.596 In. 8.14

- Discharge measurement made on'this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Sugar 

Creek near Edinburg.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 533

Sugar Creek near Edinburg, Ind.

Location.--lat 39°21'39n , long. 85°59'5l", on line between sees. 29 and 32, T. 11 N., 

R. 5 E., on left bank 50 ft upstream from highway bridge In Camp Atterbury, It miles 

upstream from Blue River, and If miles northwest of Edinburg. Prior to Oct. 1, 1952, 

at site 100 ft downstream.

Drainage area. 462 sq mi (revised).

Records available. February 1943 to September 19S3.

 Water-stage recorder. Datum of-gage is 646.23 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1952, wire-weight gage on downstream side of highway bridge 

100 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 10 years, 527 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,680 cfs Mar. 5 

 55557 17 cfs Sept. 29 (gage height, 3.16 ft).

1943-53: Maximum discharge, 15,700 cfs Jan. 27, 1962 

. minimum, 17 cfs Nov. 1, 1944, Sept. 29, 1953.

Remarks. Records good.

height, 12.98 ft); minheight, 16.03 ft);

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height. In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 15 to 26, July 9-15j 

stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 6)

3.0 

3.2 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

28

77

185

520

'8.0 

10.0 

12.0 

13.0

2,010

3,680

5,870

7,680

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

CfBB

In.

Oct.

ii48

46

43

46

48

48

45

42

43

40

42

38

36

42

36

37

42

38

52.

34

40

43

43

43

38 *36

38

40

36

40

1,274

41.1

0.089

0.10

Nov.

40

38

36

49

46

43

43

43

48

43

45

40

43

40

40

40

38 *42

51

51

45

53

53

49

61

70

121 lot

81

72

-

1,578

52.6

0.114

0.13

Dec.

66

66 

&

66

85

250

232

183

208

307

520

388

284

210

176

150

132

121

113

115

117

148

*164

218

224

197

174

150

130

124

121

5,502

177

0.383

0.44

Jan.

117

111 

109

-121

107

110

111

192

430

512

500

440

*332

284

244

230

310

1.050

1,050

750

560

444

380

394

508

472

398

374

328

287

259

11,500

371

0.803

0.93

Feb.

238

218 

208

200

185

180

171

162

153

144

192

BOO

725

520

426

356

290

238

221

224

476

675

516

419

 *370

332

300

259

-

-

-

9,198

32B

0.710

0.74

Mar.

227

fl*

3,380

6.900

3,080

1,600

1,150

875

750

675

600

580

600

900

1,000

775

1,300

2,070

1,450

1,020

800

*725

650

540

436

402

370

335

310

416

34,692

1,119

2.42

2.79

Apr.

560

520 

436

394

352

349

346

114

416

115

520

456

460

398

370

 440

488

$00

600

580

480

419

380

349

370

363

338

314

321

384

"

12,992

433

0.937

1.05

May

352

304 

259

250

366

480

419

388

456

349

290

253

268

492

750

825

1,550

1,900

1,600

1,100

775

*1,400

1,900

2.130

1,450

1,120

BOO

560

436

370

314

23,906

771

1.67

1.92

June

262

224

200

185

171

157

216

185

157

*157

164

183

178

155

137

128

124

115

109

103

95

8-3- 87

J5

75

85

83

105

135

£10.

4,443

148

0.320

0.36

July

169

241 

650

363

274

1,400

2,330

2.400

itlcS

*580

374

271

213

174

150

130

128

121

115

107

105

119

115

105

97

95

83

79

73

S&

66

12,593

406

0.879

1.01

Aug.

63

70 

89

188

171

132

109

103

101

*144

176

132

107

91

81

75

72

64

59

57

54

54

51

45

45

45

40

38

36

34

3£

2,558

82.5

0.179

0.21

Sept.

34

30 

30

31

38

34

32

31

30

28

26

23

25

24

23

24

23

25

24

24

*23

22

24

23

24

25

24

22 ia20

-

784

26.1

0.056

0.06

Calendar year 1952: Max 12,500 Hln 32 Mean 534 Cfsro 1.16 In. 15.74

Water year 1952-53: Max 6,900 Hln IB Mean . 332 Cfsm 0.719 In. 9.74

-Mar. 5 (1 p.m.) 7,680 cfs (12.98 ft). 

laobarg* Measurement made orTthls day.
534 WABASH RIVER BASIN 

Driftwood River near Edinburg, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°20'21", long. 85*59'11", in sec. 4, T. 10 N,, R. 5 E,, on left bank 

Just downstream from highway bridge, 0.8 mile downstream from confluence of Blue River 

and Sugar Creek and If miles southwest of Edinburg.

Drainage area. 1.054 aq mi (revised).

Records available. July 1941 to September 1953.

Page. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 636.99 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 7, 1941, wlre^welght gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 12 years, 1,236 cfs. 

Ex mes.--Maximum discharge during year, 12,200 cfs Mar. 5 (gage height, 13.72 ft); minimum, 89 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.87 ft).

1941-53: Maximum discharge, 34,500 efs Jan. 27, 1952 (gage height, 16.55 ft); minimum observed, 36 cfs Sept. 23, 1941,

Maximum stage known, 20.3 ft in March 1913, from information by local residents.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Hov. 6 to Dee. 5, Jan. 18 to 

Mar. 4, Mar. 7 to May 24)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 12 Jan. 13 to Sept. 30

2.1 

2.8 

5.0

135

365

1,400

1.8

2.2

6.0

10.0

75

177

1,970

4,850

11.0

12.0

14.0

5,860

7,520

13,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

$ay

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

150

147

147

141

147

153 150"

150

147

147

147

147

144

141

H7

147

144

147

147

141

138

144

150

153

153

153

»153

153

153

150

153

4,584

148

0.140

0.16

Nov.

156.

159

165

180

183

168

165

168

0.74

168

16S

162

162

159

162

162

162

*168

192

198

204

216

219

232

264

288

593

3*8

306

278

6,129

204

0.194

0.22

" Dec.

256

250

259

242

284

561

638

525

517

862

" 1.400

1,120

850

660

556

485

437

409

381

377

573

»453

493

592

615

556

493

449

401

381

373

16,228

523

0.496

0.57

Jan.

358

348

337

334

326

295

306

445

756

1,000

1,050

1,100

*930

818

728

705

818

1,750

2.550

1,730

1,340

1,090

930

835

1,090

1,090

930

862

795

728

682

26,836

867

0.823

0.95

Feb.

638

592

556

534

507

489

476

448

426

408

458

1,290

1,520

1,200

998

840

728

615

570

570

930

1.850

1,420

1,110

*952

862

795

705

_

-"

22,487

803

0.762

0.79

Mar.

615

59g

1,040

4,320

10.600

8,670

4,090

2,570

1,970

1,620

1,420

1,290

1,240

1,290

1,670

2,150

1,730

2,210

4,010

*3,410

2,330

1,790

1,520

1,380

1,200

1,040

930

862

795

750

840

70,444

2,272

2.16

2.49

Apr.

998

998

885

818

750

728

705

6S2

750

1.240

998

862

862

772

728

818

975

975

1,060

1,090

952

862

772

728

728

772

728

682

660

772

-

25,350

845

0.802

0.89

May

" 728

660

592

556

638

772

705

682

728

615

552

SIS »530

798

1,160

1,380

2,450

3,690

3,550

2,450

1,670

2,270

3,130

4.580

3,410

2,780

2,030

1,470

1,200

1,040

930

1 48,255

' 1,557

1.48

1.70

June

618

728

660

592

561

530

592

638

592

556

*548

615

566

512

466

440

430

426

412

381

358

332

314

300

287

300

300

327

340

548

-

, 14,469

482

0.457

0.51

July

404

440

952

750

592

1,890

3,930

4.4,90

3,060

»1,420

998

772

660

561

494

444

440

426

412

381

363

358

340

3.18

291

278

266

253

245

229

221

26,678

861

0.817

0.94

Aug.

209

229

422

534

462

368

322

296

291

 390

404

336

287

249

233

217

»205

"181 193

174

168

162

156

153

1*0

144

139

139

134

128

12£

7,600

245

0.232

0.27

Sept.

123

118

115

118

125

123

123

120

118

115

110

102

. 102

105

102

105

105

105

102

105

105

102

*105

100

100

105

102

95

51

91

-

'3,237

108

0.102

0.11

Calendar year 1952: Max 23,500 Min 126 Mean 1,335 Cfsm 1.27 In, ,17.25

Water year 1952-53: Max 10,600 Min 91 Mean 746 Cfsm 0.708 In. 9.60

ak discharge (baae. 8.000 efs). Mar. 5 (8:30 p.m.) 12,200 cfs (13.72 ft). 

'Discharge measurement made on this day.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 

Flatroek Creek at St. Paul, Ind.

535

Location. Lat 39'25' > long. 85°38', in sec. 9, T. 11 N., R. 8 E., on right bank 400 ft 

downstream from highway bridge, half a mile southwest of St. Paul, and If miles downstream from. Mill Creek.

Drainage area. 298 sq mi (revised).

Records available. October 1930 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 764.84 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Indiana Flood Control and Water Resources Commission). Prior to 

Oct. 21, 1938, chain gage at site 400 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 23 years, 333 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,260 cfs May 17 (gage height, 3.81 ft);, minimum, 1.8 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 0.12 ft).

1930-53: Maximum discharge, 18,500 cfs Jan. 5, 1949 (gage height, 10.60 ft); minimum, 0.5 cfs Aug. 7, 9, 1931.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 853: 1933-36. WSP 973: 1942.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 20 to May 13; stage-discharge 

relation affected by loe Dec. 29, Jan. 5, 6)

1.5

3.0

7.0

13

23

50

0.9 

1.1 

1.4 

3.0 

4.0

90

150

310

1,490

2,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 ' 9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

7.0

8.2

7.6

7.0

7.6

9.4

8.8

9.4

9.4

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2 

8.2

8.2

6.6

6.2

572

*6.6

8.2

8.8

9.4

9.4

11

IT

11

11

264.2

8.52

0.029

0.03

Nov.

11

TT

13

14

17

14

14

13

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

14 

15

*27

28

"24

29

35

4iIff

38

38

35

31

26

-

647

21.6

0.072

0.08

Dec. -

25

24

14

24

48

84

80

66

70

375

*429 S3o"

147

114

96

84

76 

72

68

68

84

114

117

132

129

111

96

90

85

78

74

3,314

107

0.359

0.41

Jan.

70

66

64

62

60

60

105

195

331

394

576

*436

304

240

£15

230

429 

982

Si?

583

436

345

292

492

625

450

359

527

485

352

310

10,924

352

1.18

1.36

Feb.

280

245

*235

230

200

195

175

160

141

132

220

737 Big"

471

387

310

250 

*205

195

190

499

583

436

352

304

280

250

215

_

-

8,523

304

1.02

1.06

Mar.

185

170

1ST

1,620

1,410

1,050

688

548

450

401

366

338

436

492

527

541

464 

758

1,000

821

597

499

429

359

310

*280

262

245

.225

200

210

16,365

528

1.77

2.04

Apr.

' '235

210

190

170

160

160

160

144

147

215

200

180

180

160

150

*205

245 

256

317

373_

331

274

245

215

220

225

215

195

200

220

-

6,397

213

0.715

0.80

May

220

195

155

141

170

220

230

200

170

138

126 T5B-

*141

646

1,340

1,210

1,990 

1,84(5

1,490

933

681

828

1,000

779

625

541

408

317

274

240

205

17,579

567

1.90

2.19

June

175

147

135

126

114

111

359

220

185

190

170

*132

117

105

124

126 

93

82

74

66

56

52

47

42_

44

42

46

44

54

-

3,686

123

0.413

0.46

July

50

42

44

40

40

299

723

1.000 298"

185

129

108

86

78

68

60

60 

66

62

54

50

*47

44

40

35

53

31

29

25

25

23_

3,874

125

0.419

0.48

Aug.

22

"So" 297

41

34

29

25

25

24

23

24

22

21

18

*18

17

17 

15

13

12

11

11

10

9.4

9.4

8.2

7.6

6.6

6.6

5.8

5.4

863.0

28.0

0.094

0.11

Sept..

5.0

4.6

4.2

5.0

5.4

5.4

£4B7T

5.0

5.0

4.6

3.4

3.0

2.8

2.7

2.6

2.6 

2.2

*2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.4

2.6

2.1

&£

101.2|

3.37

0.011

0.01

Calendar year 1952: Max 12,200 Win 4.6 Mean 315 Cfsm 1.06 In. 14.40

Water year 1952-53'- Max 1,990 Mln 2.0 Mean 199 Cfsm 0.668 In. 9.03

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 cfs). Ho peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
536 WABASH RIVER BASIN

East Pork White River at Columbus, Ind.

Location.--Lat 39 e 12', long. 85°56', in NW£ sec. 25, T. 9 N., R. 5 E., on left bank at 

abandoned bridge abutment at west end of Second Street in Columbus, 0.6 mile downstream 

from confluence of Driftwood River and Flatrock Creek, and 1.4 miles upstream from 

Haw Creek. Prior to Oct. 22, 1952, at site 600 ft upstream.

Drainage area. 1,692 sq mi (revised).

Records available. January 1948 to September 1953.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 603.12 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 22, 1952, wire-weight gage 600 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge, 5 years, 2,382 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,900 cfs Mar. 6 (gage height, 7.10 ft); mini- 

 mum, 116 cfs Sept. 29, 30 (gage height, 0.92 ft).

1948-53: Maximum discharge, 48,700 cfs Jan. 28, 1952 {gage height, 16.00 ft); minimum, 116 cfs Oct. 9, 1948, Sept. 29, 30, 1953.

Flood in March 1913 reached a stage of 17.9 ft, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height. In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second} 

(Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 5-7)

0.9 

1.8 

1.5 

1.8

110

210

380

710

2.2

4.0 7.0-

1,360

6,050

11,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

250 

260 

250

245

240

265 545"

255 

250

245

245

250

250

245

245

240

235

240

240

240

230

510

250

255

255

255

 235

235

240

230

240

7,600

245

| 0.145

L 0.17J

Nov.

240 

240 

240

240

265

255

245

240 

260

250

240

235

230

225

255

225

 225

230

265

265

270

285

295

295

331

352

407

434

35?

366

-

8,264

275

0.1831

' 0.18'

Dec.

345 

331 

324

35T

380

470

671

619 

593

870

1.J590

1,450

1,110

900

775

710

632

593

547

536

525

569

671

723

788

762

no

645

569

547

536

20,815

671

1 0.397i

L 0.46

Jan.

525 

*514 

503

481

460

450

ISSB?

1,200

1,590

1,800

1,800

 1,410

1,160

1,040

990

1,160

2,550

3.660

5,630'

2,290

1,850

1,570

1,570

2,010

2,010

1,670

1,770

1,750

1,520

1,340

44,988

1,451

0,858

_ Q.9j9j

Feb.

1,240 

1,130 

1,060

990

930

900

870

827 

788

762

788

1,590

2,610

2,140

1,720

1,450

1,240

1,080

975

975

2,010

2,850

57550"

 1,950

1,670

1,480

1,340

1,220

_

-

39,105

1,397

^ _ QJJ6

Mar.

1,110 i.ogo i,7ao

5,870

9,100

11.100

6,360

3,870 

3,120

2,610

2,340

2.168

2,160

2,290

2,820

3,210

2,950

3,420

5,020

5,020

3,870

3,090

 2,670

2,370

2,060

1,800

1,590

1,450

1,360

1,260

1,720

100,490

3,242

1 92

t 2.21

Apr.

1,880 

1,770 

1,540

1,380

1,280

1,260

1,240

1.180 

1,180"

1,620

1,6-40

1,430

1,360

1,300

1,220

1,340

1,540

1,820

2,010

2,060

1,850

1,640

1,480

1,320

1,500

1,450

1,360

1,260

1,200

1,300

44,410

1,480

0.875

0.98

May

1,300 

1,200 

1,090

1,010

1.090

1,240

1,220

1,200 

1,160

1,090

945

 827 570"

1,500

2,970

3,420

5.870

5,670

5,670

4,470

3,210

3,600

4,170

5,470

 4,470

3,750

2,850

2,140

1,720

1,500

1,320

78,012

2,517

1.49

1.71

June

1.160 

1,066 

975

900

840

801

814

1,060 

990

900

855

 900

840

775

723

671

632

645

593

547

514

461

434

416

416

416

407 4"lB~

434

547

21,142

705

0.417

1 0,46

July

525 

461 

801

840

723

1,360

3,690

4,770 SyBTO"

1,980

1,260

990

840

775

684

606

593

580

558

525

514

525

452

416

389

366

345

331

310

300

290

30,669

989

0.585

L 0.67

Aug.

285 

290 

503

658 5BO"

470

398

380

345

389

 443

398

345

285

290

275

265

255

245

255

220

210

206

194

190

182

178

170

167

161

155

9,367

302

0.178

0.21

Sept.

152 

152 

149

149

155

158

181

155

152

14S

146

140

134

134

134

134

134

134

140

140

131

131

 128

131

128

131.

131

125

122

119

4,176

139

0.082

0.09

Calendar year 1952: Max 43,100 ' Mln 178 Mean 1,941 Cfsm 1.15 In. 15.63

Water year 1952-53: Max 11,100 Mln 119 Mean j IjlET Cfsm 0.663 In. 8.99

Peak discharge (base, 11,000 efsK-

* Discharge measurement made on fail

-Mar. 6 (8:30 a.m.) 11,900 cfs (7.10 ft). 

0 day.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 

Clifty Creek at Hartsville, Ind.

537

Location. Lat 390 16'25", long, 85°42'10", in NWi sec. 36, T. 10 N., R. 7 E., at downstream side of left abutment of highway bridge, a quarter of a mile north of Hartsville 

and 5 miles upstream from Duck Creek.

Drainage area. 88.8 sq mi (revised).

Records available. February r l948 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 677.34 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Sept. 24, 1952, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 5 years, 148 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,370 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 5.57 ft); no flow 

at times in October, August, and September.

1948-53: Maximum discharge, 8,100 cfs Jan. 5, 1949 (gage height, 13.4 ft); no flow 

at times during 1948, 1951-53.

Remarks. Records good above 5 cfs; fair below.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height. In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 4, June 4

to Aug. 19)

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.6 

2.6 

4.3 

6.8

1.8 

2.0 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

14

30

64

119

221

575

1,040

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.1

.1

00"

.1

. .3

75

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.3

.3

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

6.4

0.21

0.0024

0.003

Nov.

0.4

.4

.5

.6

.8

.7

.7

.8

1.1

1.3

1.2

1.3

1.1

1.5

1.5

1.4

*1.3

1.4

5.6

il

6.8

7.8

12

. 10

8.1

6.8

5.6

4.6

3.8

3.4

104.1

3.47

0.039

0.04

Dec.

5.5

574

3.4

4.3

42

54

32

20

30

167

96

54

38

27

20

18

15

14

13

18

30

37

47

52

46

36

29

23

20

20

18

1,030.4

33.2

0.374

0.43

Jan.

17

15

18

15

*14

17 9.0

455

427

471

444

227

165

133

117

131

371

655

SO?

204

153

117

113

254

233

143

133

368

245

167

138

6,258.0

202

2.27

2.62

Feb.

115

91

*85

70

63

63

55

48

44

39_

67

218

155

117

96

77

60

*50

50

56

227 1*8"

98

80

75

70

61

50

_

_

-

2,428

86.7

. 0.976

1.02

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,510 Mln o

Mar.

44

47

276

915

360

248

180

145

111

100

89

87

135

136

14S

141

108

346

354

210

155

121

104

82

*70

60

55

51

47

4273"

5,040

163

1.84

2.11

Apr.

82

61

51

48

43

44

46

41

39

40

43

42

42

36

37

*40

38

61

106

129

111

84

67

55

56

50

44

42

38

37

1,653

55.1

0.620

0.69

May

35

29

23

20

30

39

34

51

50

35

29

26

*32

182

414

417

865 555"

364

230

165

541

399

242

180

133

98

78

66

60

52

5,554

179

2.02

2.33

June

42

36

31

26

22

20

160

72

44

33

55

*40

26

18

15

12

16

24

12

8.7

6.6

4.6

3.4

2.8

2.5

2.5

573" 2.2

44

19

803.6

26.8

0.302

0.34

July13

6.8

3.3

2.4

4.8

115

38

14

8.7

5.8

4.0

3.1

2.4

1.9

1.9

2.5

*3.3

3.1

2.8

2.6

3.1

3.3

2.2

1.4

1.0

.8

.6

.4

.2

72

343.6

11.1

0.125

0.14

Aug.

0.1

.5

-35 126

18

18

12

6.6

4.3

2.6

1.9

1.4

1.1

.8

*.5

.3

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

233.2

7.52

0.085

0.10

Sept.

0

0

0

0

Mean 109 Cfsm 1.23 In. 16.63

Water year LJ35.2 -53s Max 915 Mln 0 Mean 64.3 Cfsm 0.724 In. 9.82

Peak discharge (base. 1.000 efe). Mar. 4 (5:30 a.m.) 1,370 cfB (5.57 ft); May 16 (10 p.m.) 

1,340 cfB (5.49 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
538 WABASH RIVER BASIN

East Fork White River at Seymour, Ind.

Location. Lat 38°58'57", long. 85°53'57", in sec. 7, T. 6 N., R. 6 E., on left bank

1,700 ft downstream from highway bridge, 1 mile north of Seymour, 9.6 miles downstream 

from Sand Creek, and at mile 219.2.

Drainage area. 2,333 sq mi (revised).

Records available. October 1927 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. May 

1923 to September 1927 in reports of Indiana Department of Conservation.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 550.67 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. October 1927 to July 2, 1931, chain gage at site 500 ft upstream at different 

datum. July 3, 1931, to July 16, 1934, staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 30 years, 2,378 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 13,300 cfs Mar. 7 (gage height, 13.55 ft); minimum, 161 cfs Sept. 29 (gage height, 0.31 ft); minimum dai];, 189 cfs Sept. 29.

1923-53: Maximum discharge, 78,500 cfs Jan. 5, 1949 (gage height, 19.67 ft); minimum, 84 cfs Sept. 15, 1941.

Maximum stage known, 23.0 ft Mar,. 26, 1913, from information by Corps of Engineers.

Remarks. Records good. Regulation at low flow by pumping plant 1,200 ft upstream. 

Revisions (water years). WSP 743: 1928-32. WSP 783: 1934. WSP 873: 1937(M), 1938'.

Rating tables, water year 1953-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 12, Sept. 1-30)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 12 Dec. 13 to Sept. 30

1.0 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

384

550

1,000

1,580

3,280

0.3 

1.1 

2.0 

3.0

182

295

620

1,070

4.O

8.0

10.0

14.0

1,670

5,000

7,340

14,1OO

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

1O

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

330 

320 

310

300

300

332

327

. 310

310 

 500

300

392

300

300

300

392

300

392

293

392

392

284 m284

284

284

292

 293

284

284

384

9,230

298

0.128

0.15

Nov.

284 

2BT

292

393

293

300

300

292

300 

300

300

300

500

300

293

300

 300

310

532

345

345

570

382

395

408

435

420

ii£ 1ST

495

-

10,150

338

0.145

0.16

Dec,

420 

420 

535- 395

465

610

755

' T78

732 

1,110

1,640

1.840

1,536

1,260

1,100

970

8T5

808

740

740

720

762

875

970

1,020

1,040

970

875

808

762

720

27,105

874

0.375

0.43

Jan.

700 

 680 

680

860

660

620

600

3,?IO~

6.220 

5,800

5,660

3,710

2,740

2,180

1,950

1,950

2,100

5,440

5,220

4,520

3,540

 2,820

2,340

2,740

3,060

2,900

2,500

4,610 3, no

2,620

2,340

86,680

2,796

1.20

1.38

Feb.

2,020 

1,880 

1,700

1,560

1,470

1,410

1,350

1,260

1,200 

1,130

1,120

1,410

3,740

2,740

2,260

1,950

1,740

1,530

1,380

1,350

2,340

3,800

3,220

*2,660

2,260

2,020

1,880

1,700

_

-

52,570

1,876

0.805

0.84

Mar.

1,530 

1,440 

1,720"

8,380

11,100

11,700

12,500

7,990

4,700 

3,710

3,300

2,980

2,980j

3,060

3,380

3,800

3,710

3,800

6,480

7,200

6,000

4,540

3,540

 3,140

2,820

2,500

2,180

1,950

1,880

1,740

1,810

137,360

4,431

1.90

2.19

Apr.

2,900 

2,740 

2,260

2,020

1,880

1,780

1,780

1,700

1,600 

1,740

1,950

1,810

1,7.80

1,700

1,600

1,780

1,880

2,340

3,380

3,380

5,540 S'lio

2,100

1,880

1,880

1,950

1,810

1,700

1,600

1,560

-

63,160

1 2,105,

0.902

1.01

May

1,600 

1,530 

1,41O

al,400

al,300

al,500

al,600

al,600

al,500 

al,400

al,300

*1,150

1,290

1,560

4,070

4,340

7,720

12.500

10,300

8,200

5,330

4,250

6,240

6,000

 6,480

4,900

3,890

3,060

2,500

2,100

1,880

113,900

3,674

1.57

1.82

June

1,700 

1,500 

1,380

1,290

1,200

1,120

1,070

1,170

1,320 

1,200

1,140

1,100

1,120

1,040

970

920

875

830

830

785

720

 680

620

680

620

620

580

5So" 562

600

-

28,822

961

0.412

0.46

July

740 

700 

660

970

970

1,500

2,740

3,800

4,430 

3,140

1,810

1,41O

1,170

1,020

920

830

808

785

762

700

680

 785

740

660

600

54S

528

492

475

458

440

36,268

1,170

0.502

0.58

Aug.

425

410 

47J>

700

740

660

580

680

580 

538

545

562

510

475

410

395

395

374

356

344

338

320

315

 310

305

289

287

275

269

261

255

13,368

431

0.185

0.21

Sept.

248 

51T 

237

237

232

230

229

225

224

223

218

217

209

208

205

203

200

200

198

196

197

 195

191

193

192

192

192

193

iSTET

«,305

no

0.090

0.10

Calendar year 1953: Max 42,000 Mln 284 Mean 3,650 Cfsm 1.14 In. 15.47

.-Water year 1952-53: Max 12,500 Mln 189 Mean 1,603 Cfsm 0.687 In. 9.33

Peak discharge (base, 15,000 era). Mar. 7 (6:30 a.m.) 13,300 cfs (13.55 ft)j Kay 18 (1:30 p.m.) 

13,100 cfs [13752 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record? discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, 

nd records for station at Columbus.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 539

Muscatatuck River near Deputy, Ind.

Location.--Lat 38°48'10", long. 85°40'10", in NE£ sec. 7, T. 4 N., R. 8 E., near center of 

span on upstream side of highway bridge, if miles northwest of Deputy, if miles upstream from Coffee Creek, and 2 miles downstream from Lewis Creek.

Drainage area.--296 sq mi (revised). 

Records available.--November 1947 to September 1953. 

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. ' 

Average discharge.--5 years (1948-53), 439 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,100 cfs Jan. 28 (gage height, 17.60 ft); no 

flow for many days during September.

1947-53: Maximum discharge, 28,000 cfs Jan. 24, 1949 (gage height, 27.7 ft); no 

flow .at times in 1948-49, 1953.

Remarks.--Records poor.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 6-8, 14, 15, Nov. 19, 

Nov. 28 to Dec. 2; rate of change in stage used as a 

factor Jan. 28, 29, Mar. 3, 4, Apr. 18, May 18)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 10 Dec. 11 to Sept. 30

0.9 0.1

1.0 1.4

1.1 4.0

1.2 8.0

1.3 14

1.4 

1.6 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

83

236

412

0.8 

.9 

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

4.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

17.0

412

1,580

2,200

3,200

5,510

charge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

10 9 '

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

Z6

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

aO.9

a. 9

a. 9

a. 9 

a. 9

.8

*.8

.8

3.4

10

17

a!3

8.0

.8

.8

.5

.5

.5

a. 5

.5

a. 4

a. 3

T7

a. 3

.4

a. 4

.5

*.5 

a. 4

a. 4

a. 4

66.7

2.15

0.0073

0.008

Nov.

0.4

a. 4

.4

.4 

.4

.4

.4

.4

a. 4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

a. 4

.5

.5 

.8

*8.0

2.5

8.0

all

15

17

9.0

2.5

.8 

.8

a. 8

-

84.0

2.80

0.0095

0.01

Dec.

0.8 iTo"

2.5

8.0 

205

160

a90

46

30

385

376

135

77

a50

35

29

25

29 

21

21

a35

65

109

161

114

76

57

a40 

30

29

33

2,475.3

79.8

0.270

0.31

Jan.

29

»59~ 28

al30 

103

66

62

429

1,250

989

al,020

559

274

194

142

340

825

al,200 

787

394

242

188

151

175

a240

181

282

4,820 

1,400

*559

340

17,488

564

1.91

2.20

Feb.

a250

199

156

130 

118

102

78

a74

70

64

65

83

80

80

a70

65

*62

52

£L

51

379

a250

177

118

103

91

77

65

.

-

3,156

113

0.382

0.40

Calendar year 1952: Max 8,310 Mln 0.3

Mar.

a66

76

1,140

3,520 

1,620

457

306

a230

178

149

130

128

376

322

a400

484

258

612 

1,170

»559

306

a250

191

154

128

106

79

68 

a64

71

98

12,899

416

1.41

1.62

Apr.

' 242

290

197

136 

a!20

163

430

358

»234

181

205

a210

218

177

125

147

226

1.100 

al,000

920

540

358

258

200

180

a!70

157

137 

115

114

-

8,908

297

1.00

1.12

May

115

95

a80

70 

97

111

»106

89

a80

a74

a68

65

58

172

376

540

a5,500

2,760 

939

448

274

192

136

alOO

86

62

62

49 

29

23

a2I_

10,877

351

1.19

1.37

June

19

16

13

13 

»14

13

a!5

20

18

17

15

1316'

al8

21

13

11

7.2 

7.2

7.2

a6

5.4

4.8

16

8.4

4.8

4.8

a4.5 

4.2

472

-

350.7

11.7

0.040

0.04

July

4.2

4.2

3.6

3.0 

alo

38

106

-gS- 202

27

13

a8

6.0

4.8

a4.5

»a4

a5

a7 

a 10

16

8.4

15

135

44

24

a!5

12

9.0 

7.8

6.0

5.4

822.9

26.5

0.090

0.10

Aug.

4.2

a4

3.6

4.8 

21

11

7.2

7.2

a6

5.4

5.4

3.0

*3.6

4.2

4.2

a4.5

4.8

3.6 

2.8

.8

1.4

1.8

al.O

.7

.8

.6

TB- .3

.6

a. 4

.3

120.7

3.89

0.013

0.02

Sept.

0

.2

0

O 

.3

a. 3

.4

0

.1

.1

**.4

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

-

2.0

0.07

0.00024

0.0003

Mean 262 Cfsm 0.885 In. 12.05

Water year 1952-53: Max 4,820 Mln 0 Mean 157 Cfsm 0.530 In. 7.20

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, 

weather records, and records for Vernon Pork at Vernon.
540 WABASH RIVER BASIN 

Huscatatuck River near Austin, Ind.

Location. La t 38°46', long. 85°49', in sec. 23, T. 4 N., R. 6 E., on right bank

 15 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 31, 2 miles north of Austin, and 

4 miles upstream from Stucker Creek.

Drainage area. 365 sq mi (revised).

Records available. August 1932 to September 1943, October 1943 to September 1953 

( high-water records only).

Average discharge. 10 years (1932-35, 1936-43), 387 cfs.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 513.96 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929. Prior to June 22, 1934, chain gage at same site and datum.'

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year. 4,120 cfs Jan. 29-(gage height, 19.70 ft).

 1932-53: Maximum discharge, 25,100 cfs Jan. 15, 1937; maximum gage height, 

observed, 26.60 ft May 14, 1933.

Remarks. Records good. Daily discharge not computed when gage height is below 13.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952) to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2Q.

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

2S

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfam

In.

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.

_

-

.

_

-

_

_

-

_

-

1,110

_

_

-

-

_

.

~l~,8TOl

2,010

725

_

-

: i -

_

-

2,240

3,740

1,SOO

-

Feb. Mar.

_

_

_

2,530

2,660

992

-

_'

-

-

.

-

- 

 -

-

_

-

-

1,060

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Apr.

_

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-.

.

' -

.

-

-

_

-

-

2,420

2,030

833

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

May

_

_

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

1,910

3,330

2,950

1,090

.

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

June July Aug. Sept.

Peak discharge (base. 7.500 cfs). No peak above base.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 

North Pork of Vernon Pork near Butlervllle, Ind.

541

Location. lat SS^S'SS", long. 85°32'40", In SEi sec. 17, 

0.3 mile downstream from Muscatatuck State School dam, 

Creek, and 2 miles northwest of Butlervllle.

. 7 N., R. 9 E., on left bank 

miles downstream from Brush 

lervllle.

Drainage area. 87.3 sq ml (revised).

Records available . --February 1942 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 669.40 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Aug. 19, 1942, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. --11 years, 108 cfs.

Extremes . - Maximum discharge during year, 3,260 cfs Mar. 4 (gage height, 10.34 ft); mlnlmum daily, 0.1 cfs Aug. 15.

1942-53: Maximum discharge, 10,900 cfs Mar. 6, 1945, Jan. 24, 1949; maximum gage 

height, 18.73 ft Jan. 24, 1949; no flow at times in many years.

Remarks . Records good except those below 5 cfs and those for periods of no gage-height 

record, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 4-30, June 7 to July 4,

July 16, 17, Aug. 14-18, Sept. 2-30)

0.5

.6

.7

.8

.9

1.0

1.4

0.1 

.4

1.0

1.8

3.1

5.0

18

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

36

62

122

200

639

1,030

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.7

1.5

.7

.5

.6

*.3

.4

.7

.8

.8

.6

.8

1.0

.6

.5

.5

.7

.6

.6

.5

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.7 

*.5

TJf

.9

19.8

0.64

0.0073

0.008

Nov.

1.1

.7

.8

.7

.6

.7

.7

.6

.5

.6

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

"7g~ .2

.2

.5

*.3

.5

1.1

5.9

~9~.5 12

7.1

5.6 

4.2

4.S

4.8

-

65.7

2.19

0.025

0.03

Dec.

5.6

7TT

7.4

12

126

49

27

20

90

533

58

37

28

23

20

18

17

16

16

20

50

36

69

53

36

28

24

19 

14

13

14

1,286.4

41.5

0.475

0.55

Jan.

13

12

»T5

aia

a20

al7

a!5

al.OOO

a600

a450

aSOO

al5o

a90

a60

a50

.a2oo

861

395

143

91

68

55

48

142

99

55

ISO, yojo

ITT

»103

80

6,742

217

2.49

2.87

Feb.

64

51

46

38

34

32

29

25

22

20

25

64

48

35

50

27

17

IT

20

~T>4~ 157

42

36

34

31

27 

22

_

-

1,078

38.5

0.441

0.46

Mar.

20

SJ

762

941

197

146

90

71

59

53

47

45

121

75

125

84

58

398

264

82

 66

63

51

42

a35

a50

a27 

a25

a25

a35

4,175

155

1.55

1.78

Apr.

a350

alSO

a90

a60

a50

a60

a80 »aS5

a45

82

48

94

69

51

51

89

60

489

33T

234

134

93

71

58

60

55

51 

46 

39

58

-

5,186

106

1.21

1.56

May

38

30

24

25

48

53

»42

104

51

35

28

142

274

561

409

784

1. 190

473

189

104

71,

2821 89'

50

38

30

25

20 

17

15

15

5,250

169

1.94

2.25

June

11

T.2

8.5

7.4

6.5

8.3

11

11

8.0

5.9

4.8

*4.0'

4.6

5.3

3.8

2.0

4.0

1.6

1.3

1.0

.4

.3

.2 TJ"

a. 5

al.O

1.8 

1.4

1.4

.9

-

127.1

4.24

0.049

0.05

July

0.2

11''

3.0

5.5

257

Tff

23

8.0

4.0

2.5

2.5

1.6

1.0

.9

*I.O

2.0

13

69

8.0

2.5

227

54

12

5.0

2.7 i.g 1.1 1.1

1.5

1.6

782.0

25.2

0.289

0.55

Aug.

1.5

2,0

1.0

1.2

.8

.7

.8

67

TZ

6.2

1.9

1.6

2.5

*.4

...1

.9

1.4

2.4

1.7

2.0

i.g

1.1

1.0 1.1 1.1

1.4

1.1

1.0 1.1

.8

1.0

120.5

3.89

0.045

0.05

Sept.

 ^7~ 0.7

.7

1.0

. .8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.9

*.B

 1.0

.7

.9

1.1

.9

.9

1.1

1.2

1.4

TTB" 1.6

1.6

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.2 

1.5

1.4

1.5

-

32.8

Li. 09

0.012

0.01

Calendar year 1952: Max 2,840 Mln 0.2 Mean 78.5 Cfsm 0.899 In. 12.24

Water year 1952-53 : Max 1,190 Mln o.l Mean 62.6 Cfsm 0.717 In. 9.73'

 Peak discharge (bane. 4,000 cfs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Mo gage-height record) discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge BUsurawnt, recorded range In 

stage, weather records, and records for Vernon Fork at Vernon.
542 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Vernon Fork at Vernon, In(i.

Location. lat 38 0 57', long. 85°37', in sec. 10, T. 6 N., R. 8 E., on right bank just 

downstream from highway bridge, 1 mile southwest of Vernon and 2 miles downstream from 

confluence of North and South Forks.

Drainage area. 201 sq ml (revised).

Records available.--November 1939 to September 1953.

e. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 587.30 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, supplementary adjustment of 1944 (levels by Indiana Flood Control and Water 

Resources Commission).

Average discharge. 13 years (1940-53), 242 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,970 cfs Jan. 28 (gage height, 11.46 ft); minimum, 0.2 cfs Sept. 13, 19 (gage height, 0.11 ft).

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 27,700 cfs Mar. 6, 1945 (gage height, 26.28 ft, from 

high-water mark on outside staff gage); no flow at times in 1940, 1943-44.

Remarks. Records good. Diversion above station for municipal water supply of town of 

North Vernon and Vernon.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

in cxiblc feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Dot. 1-6, 16-28, Sept. 8-11)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 10 Dec. 11.to Sept. 3O

0.1 

.2 

.3

0.6 

.8 

1.2 

2.2 

3,7 

5.6

n

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

5.0

29

48

110

229

370

1,100

0.1 

.2 

.3 

.4 

.5 

.6 

.8

0.1

.9

1.7

3.0

4.7

6.9

13

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0

22

52

110

370

1,10O

2,250

3,810

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0.6T5"

1.3

1.3

1.5

2.3

»3.4

1.7

1.4

1.4

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.2

1.2

1.5

1.6

2.6 

4.4

5.2

4.1

2.9

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.2

1.6

 1.2

1.2

1.1

1.2

61.1

1.97

0.0098

0.01

Nov.

1.3

1.8

1.5

1 .2

IT?

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.4

3.3

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.7 

5.2

»7.6

3.9

4.2

8.8

7.3

6.6

24- 6TT

4.2

3.6

3.4

-

96.2

3.21

0.016

0.02

Dec.

3.4 3*74-

3!7

6.1

138

155

64

39

38

922

188

81

60

48

40

34

29

26 

24

29

60

86

102

124

78

58

49

41

34

30

29

2,622.6

84.6

0.421

0.49

Jan.

28

.56- 27

37

*41

33

31

2,220

1,170

1,050

1,120

313

186

137

114

559

1,160

1,820 

379

224

150

112

94

234

251

121

208

2,920

460

»261

178

15,668

505

2.51

2.90

Feb.

132

104

88

76

67

64

60

55

50

46

46

67

96

70

61

56

»52

45 

41

iT

272

TB5

97

78

70

64

60

54

_ '

-

2,197

78.5

0.391

0.41

Mar.

48

515

1,050

2,500

475

322

205

146

115

100

91

84

210

175

207

229

121

856 

755

*3l6

197

146 '128

108

90

78

69

64

59

56

79

9,129

294

1.46

1.69

Apr.

867

430

218

158

126

135

264

155

*121

298

178

256

248

150

123

224

162

1,55O 

1,150

612

358

240

175

135

132

124

110

100

90

84

8,753

292

1.45

1.62

May

84

76

63

56

81

126

*87

2O1

130

86

69

67

768

810

1,360

1,470

5,110

1,450 

460

27O

180

343

194

105

84

69

56

48

43

31

5T

12,008

387

1.93

2.22

June

i£f?

18

15

13

*12

13

16

24

24

20

15

12

9.8

8.2

8.5

8.5

6.7 

5.1

4.2

3.8.

3.5

3.0

5.3

3.2

2.7

2.4

2.O

2.0

1.8

-

308.7

10.3

0.051

O.O6

July

1.5 175-

1.6

1.6

3.0

581

25T

108

54

30

18

11

8.2

6.2

5.1

3.8

*4.5

6.2 

40

69

38

270

158

65

36

22

13

8.7

6.5

4.9

3.8

1,871.1

60.4

0.300

0.35

Aug.

2.9

2.4

2.1

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.5

129

ISS

49

24

14

*8.7

6.0

4.2

3.5

2.7

1.8 

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.3

1 i75~ .1

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

l.S

397.0

12.8

O.O64

0.07

Sept.

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.5

1.1

.6

*.4

*.4.'2

73"

.3

.4

.3

.3 

.2

2.4

1.4

1.1

.7

.6

.5

.6

1.1

1.3

1.1

1.1 '

28.8

O.96

O.0048

0.005

Calendar year 1952 : Max 4,510 Mln 0.6 Mean 189 Cfsm 0.940 In. 12.77

Water year 1952-53 : Max 3,110 Mln 0.2 Mean 146 Cfsm 0.726 In. 9.84

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfs). --

 * Discharge measurement made cm thl

No peak above base. , 

s day.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 

Pork White River near Bedford,' Ind.

543

Location. Lat 38 049'33n , long. 86°30'48", in NW£ see. 34, T. 5 N., R. 1 W., on downstream 

side of left pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 50, 2 miles south of Bedford and 2.9 miles 

upstream from Salt Creek.

Drainage area. 4.060 sq mi (revised).

Records available. May 1939 to September 1943, October 1943 to September 1953 (high-water 

records only).

;e_. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 469.20 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"29. Prior to Feb. 6, 1940, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 17,800 cfs May 21 (gage height, 16.32 ft).

[I939-53: Maximum discnsrge, 68,400 cfs Mar. 9, 1945; maximum gage height, 33.75 ft 

Mar. 9, 1945.

Flood in March 1913 reached a stage of 47.5 ft, from floodmark determined by Corps 

of Engineers.

Remarks. Records good. Low flow affected by hydroelectric plant at Williams, 15 miles 

below station. Discharge not computed when gage height is below 6.0 ft.

Revisions (water years). WSP 973: 1913(M).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

.

5,710

7,300

7,560

7,690

6,700

5,000

3,910

3,750

5,000

6,820

7,820

8,100

7,430

5,710

4,600

4,510

4,700

4,700

6,480

8,380

8,950

8,520

Feb.

7', 820

7,060

6,150

4,700

3,750

_

_

_

-

.

_

_

-

-

_

_

_

.

-

.

3,830

4,700

4,900

4,420

3,830

-

_

-

.

-

Mar.

_

.

10,400

11,900

12,300

14,400

16,200

16,000

14,300

10,200

6,700

5,600

5.6OO

6,480

6,820

6,940

7,300

8,8OO

9,850

10,800

10,400

9.25O

7,180

5,820

5,000

4,420

3,990

.

_

-

Apr.

_

4,240

5,000

5,000

4,240

3.83O

_

4,070

4,240

3,990

_

_

3.91O

3,910

3,830

.

_

4,330

7,18O

8,950

9,100

8,800

8,100

6,700

5,400

4,900

4.7OO

4,330

3,910

_

-

May

.

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

5,400

7,430

11,200

14,300

15,400

17,000

17.6OO

16,000

13,800

11,200

9,550

9,400

7,300

6,260

5,2OO

4,330

3,830

June July

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

,.

4.O7O

4,150,

_

_

.

.

_

-

-

.

-

.

.

-

.

.

.

.

_ ,

-

Aug. Sept.

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Cfsm In.

Water year : Max Mln Mean . Cfsm In.
544 WABASH RIVER BASIN

North Pork Salt Creek near Belmont, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°09'30", long. 86°20'14", in NWlr sec. 5, T. 8 N., R. 2 E., on right bank

15 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 46, 0.7 miles northeast of Belmont, 65-

miles upstream from Brummett Creek, and 20 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 120 sq mi (revised).

Records available.--April 1946 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to Oct.. 9, 1951, wire-weight gage on upstream side of 

bridge at same datum.

Average discharge.--? years, 158 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,780 cfs Mar. 4; maximum gage height, 17.76 ft 

Mar. 4; no flow at times during October, November, and September.

1946-53: Maximum discharge, 15,200 cfs May 24, 1952; maximum gage height, 22.55 ft 

May 24, 1952; no flow at times during 1948, 1951-53.

Remarks. Records good except those below 5 cfs, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, in cubic

feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 10, Jan. 12 to Feb. 20; rate of 

change In stage used as a factor Jan. 8,"Feb." 21, Mar. 3-5, 15, 16. 18. 

19, 31, Apr. 1, 18, 19, May 14-18)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 20 Feb. 21 to Sept. 3O

2.5

2.6

2.7 

2.9 

3.1

0

.2 

1.6 

4.5 

9.0

3.2 

3.6

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

71

293

557

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7 

2.9

.1

.3

1.7

4.9

3.0 

3.2 

3.4 

4.0 

5.0 166

8.O 557

14.0 1,46O

17.0 2,290

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

O0"

0

0 

O

.4

73

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

O -

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.1

0.07

0.00058

0.0007

Nov.

00"

.1

.1 

.1

.1

0

.1

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.3

1.4

1.4

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.8

2.1

TS

1.6

1.4

1.4

-

19.7

0.66

0 .0055

0.006

Dec.

1.4 T77-

1.7

2.4 

4.4

3.0

3.6

9.0

7.8

36

5624 '

14

10

8.2

7.0

6.1

5.3

*4.9

5.5

6.1

6.5

7.5

8.2

9.0

9.3

8.5

7.5

6.5

5.9

5.7

292.7

9.44

0.079

0.09

Jan.

5.5

5.7

5.9

5.5

5.1

4.7

57T

515

25?

184

251

128

85

62

48

43

90

296

143

96

70

53

46

58

59

47

*48

162

138

100

80

3,138.5

101

0.842

0.97

Feb.

66

50

43

33 

28

27

22

18

14

TS

23

48

56

46

46

37

28

21

19

44

SSB~ 580

139

*107

89

78

68

54

_

_

-

2,025

72.3

0.602

O.63

Mar.

4849-

820

2,180 

566

256

178

140

113

102

90

88

144

202

522

329

208

992

638

292

196

160

172

146

122

104

90

82

72

68

353

9,522

307

2.56

2.95

Apr.

506

' SoTT

208

166 

129

134

140

119

122

*119

100

TTT

126

110

128

226

184

402

468

377

256

196

154

133

292

280

220

178

147

138

-

6,181

206

1.72

1.92

May

128

107

89

81

113

120

106

100

85

74

63

60

68

479

*728

692

1,960

808

325

196

136

110

93

75

63

54

40

30

25

22

19_

7,049

227

1.89-

2.18

June

16

T?

11

10 

9.4

8.9

7.9

7.7

8.1

7.9

6.5

7.9

8.1

6.9

6.5

5.8

4.9

*4.0

3.9

3.5

3.4

3.0

2.7

2.7

3.5

3.9

3.4

3.0

2.7

2.3

187.5

6.25

O.O52

0.06

July

2.8

3.0

2.5

2.3 

6.9

12

36

I?

6.2

4.6

3.5

2.8

2.3

1.9

1.7

1.5

25

7.7

4.0

3.4

*2.8

3.5

3.4

3.2

3.0

2.5

2.3

1.7

1.7

1.3

1.1

168.6

5.44

O.O45

0.05

Aug.

1.1

.9

.9

.9 

.9

.9

1.5

2.6

1.7

2.3

5.5

zTS

1.9

1.7

1.1

.9

.9

.7

.5

.3

*.3

.3

.3

.2

7?

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

30.3

0.98

0 .0082

0.009

Sept.

O.2 ~3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

O

.1

.1

.1

O

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

3.0

O.10.

O.OOO83

0.0009

Calendar year 1952: Max 6,970 Hln O Mean 150 Cfsm 1.25 In. 17. OO

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,180 Hln O Mean 78.4 Cfsm O.653 In. 8.87

Peak discharge (base. 2,500 cfs). Mar. 4 (10:30 a.m.) 2,78o ofs (17.70 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
WABASH RIVER BASIN

East Pork White River at Shoals, Ind.

Location. Lat 38°40'02", long. 86°47'32", in sec. 30, T. 3 N., R. 3 W., in first pier from 

left tank on highway bridge at Shoals, 400 ft upstream from Baltimore & Ohio Railroad 

bridge, 1 mile upstream from Beaver Creek, and at mile 107.6.

Drainage area. 4,954 sq mi (revised).

Records available. June 1903 to July 1906, October 1908 to September 1916, and October 

1926 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. June 1923 to September 1926 

in reports of Indiana Department of Conservation. Gage-height records collected at 

same site since May 1908 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 442.25 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~^T929. Prior to July 26, 1927, and Dec. 10, 1929 to Oct. 26, 1932, chain gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 30 years (1923-53), 5,519 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 19,900 cfs May 21; maximum gage height, 13.30 

 ft May 21; minimum discharge, 194 cfs Aug. 31 (gage height, 1.71 ft).

1903-6. 1908-16, 1923-53: Maximum gage height, 42.2 ft Mar. 28, 1913 (discharge 

uncertain); minimum discharge, 44 cfs Oct. 6, 1935.

Remarks. Records good. Regulation at low flow by powerplant 17 miles above station. 

'Cooperation. Page-height record c.ollected .in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 14-3Oj rate of change in 

stage used as a factor Mar. 5 4 7-1O, May 18, 20, 22, 23)

1.8 230 4.0 2.520

2.1 350 5.0 4,320

2.4 500 8.0 11,100

2.7 720 14.0 20, BOO

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

458 

151

440

420

390

420

425

446

435

420

370

374

410

374

415

420

415

395

298

34T

374 

370

366

390

362

338

390

358

362

362

*390

12,181

393

0.079

0.09

Nov.

358 

334

55?

382

362

400

390

370

395

395

382

390

395

395

400

435

*395

405

446

570

415 

521

435

500

500

514

514

507

535

570

-

12,972

432

0.087

0.10

Dec.

BUB" 570 

612

626

770

605

810

S68

1,210

1,540

1,630

2,040

2,600

2,680

2,200

1,760

*1,610

1,450

1,170

1,170

1,060 

952

1,070

964

1,200

1,130

1,490

1,400

1,490

1,270

1,240

39,785

1,283

0.259

0.30

Jan.

1,060 

940

1,555"

1,040

1,040

1,070

1,060

1,490

3,090

5,540

8,460

8,920

8,920

8,460

6,680

4,850

4,220

4,960

7,720

9,140

9,360 

8,920

7,460

5,660

5,070

*5,180

5,300

6,940

9,560

10,500

10,200

173,860

5,608

1.13

1.31

Feb.

9,560 

8,460

7,200

5,540

4,120

3,450

3,090

2,840

2,680

2,520

2,360

2,120

2,200

2,200

2,840

3,540

3,360

2,840

2,680

2,600

2,680 

4,020

*5,420

5,780

5,300

4,630

4,020

3,540

_

-

Illj390

3,978

0.803

0.84

Mar.

3,180 

3,000

3,450

13,300

16,800

15,300

15,600

18,100

17,50'0

15,900

13,300

9,140

6,680

6,420

7,720

8,700

8,920

9,360

18,000

12,100

12,700 

12,300

11,600

9,760

7,720

6,290

5,420

4,740

4,320

3,920

3,820

299,060

9,647

1.95

2.25

Apr.

5.920 

4,520

5,780

6,030

5,420

4,630

4,320

*4,420

4,740

4,740

4,320

4,220

4,520

4,520

4,520

4,320

4,220

4,850

8,220

10,700

11,200 

10,700

*9,960

8,700

7,200

6,420

6,160

5,660

4,960

4,520

178,410

5,947

1.20

1.34

May

. 4,120 

3,820

3,630

3,180

3,000

3,000

3,180

3,360

3,360

3,180

3,090

2,920

2,840

3,360'

6,160

9,140

12,900

17,800

17,900

18,900

19,500 

17,800

15,400

13,000

*10,900

9,360

8,220

7,200

5,900

4,850

4,120

245,090

7,906

1.60

1.84

June

3,450 

3,180

2,840

2,600

2,360

 2,120

2,120

2,04O

1,760

1,830

1,900

1,900

1,760

1,700

1,680

1,490

1,480

*1,330

1,310

1,100

1,160 

1,230

1,120

1,040

1,010

892

1,040

892

800

S3?

49,966

1,666

0.336

0.38

July

810 

1,020

904

928

856

1,330

3,180

3,270

3,180

3,540

3,920

3,720

*3,180

2,280

1,9OO

1,650

1,560

1,900

1,830

1,470

1,060 

1,700

2,520

1,490

1,230

1,300

1,200

904

916

810

770

56,328

1,817

0.367

0.42

Aug.

688 

633

704

656

570

605

820

820

868

1,000

988

*844

740

730

648

640

584

584

507

494

494 

494

470

464

430

440

452

440

420

500

254

18,981

612

0.124

0.14

Sept.

550" 435 

415

374

358

415

366

334

334

334

334

330

334

278

310

302

302

298

290

290

*238 

242

238

250

254

258

230 246"

230

234

9,203

307

0.062

0.07

Calendar year 1952: Max 40,600 Mln 298 Mean 5,746 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.79

Water year 1952-53: Max 19,500 Mln 230 Mean 3,307 Cfsm 0.668 In. 9.08

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
546 ilABASH RIVER BASIN

White River at Petersburg, Ind.

Location. Lat 38°30'39", long. 87"17>22", in SWi sec. 15, T. 1 N., R. 8 W., on left bank 

300 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 61, three-eighths of a mile upstream 

from Prides Creek, 1 mile north of Petersburg, and at mile 47.7.

Drainage area. 11,139 sq mi (revised).

Records available. October 1937 to September 1953. Gage-height records collected at same 

site and datum since January 1935 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 400.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Apr. 1, 1941, wire-weight gage at site 300 ft upstream at sam& datum.

Average discharge.--16 years, 12,110 cfs.

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 40,500 cfs Mar. 10 (gage height, 19.38 ft'); minimum, 920 cfs Sept. 29, 30 (gage height, 0.70 ft).

1937-53: Maximum discharge, 140,000 cfs Jan. 11, 1950 (gage height, 26.27 ft); minimum, 553 cfs Oct. 2, 1941 (gage height, 0.05 ft).

Maximum stage known, 29.5 ft in March 1913, from floodmarks, by Corps of Engineers.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

0.7 

3.O 

5.0

920

3,870

6,800

14.0

19.0

20.0

24,200

38,500

44,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

1,800 l,'8'6o

1,680

1,620

1,620

1,620

1,560

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,490

1,420 

1,370

1,340

1,340

1,330

1,330

1,340

1,340

1,300

1,220 

1,210

1,240

1,250

1,250

1,260

1,250

*1,210.

1,220

1,200 

1,160

43,270

1,396

0.125

0.14

Nov.

1,140 

1,186

1,210

1,150

1,150

1,190

1,180

1,20O

1,250

1,240

1,240

1,210 

1,210

*1,190

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,200

1,260

1,260

1,300 

1,400

1,400

1,480

1,440

1,500

1,500

1,620

1,870

2,000

39,450

1,315

0.118

0.13

Dec.

2,200 

2,200

2.060

2, ISO

2,26O

2,260

2,460

2,520

2,780

3,590

3,730

4,150 

4,710

5,130

5^270

4,850

4,290

3,870

3,520

3,240

3,100 

*2,910

2,910

2,780

2,840

3,040

3,170

3,450

3,450

3,380 

3,240

101,490

3,274

0.294

0.34

Jan.

3,100 

2,980

2,910

2,840

2,840

2.780

2,840'

3,240

4,430

6,480

8,880

10,900 

11,400

11,200

10,700

9,420

7,990

8,340

9,780

12,300

13,600 

*13,900

13,600

12,500

10,900

10,300

10,300

13,200

14,500

15,500 

15,500

279,150

9,005

0.808

0.93

Feb.

14,500 

13,000

11,800

10,500

*8,880

7,480

6,480

6.00O

5,550

5,270

4,990

4,850 

5,150'

6,160

6,320

6,640

7,140

6,970

6,160

5,850

6,160 

7,140

8,880

10,100

10,300

10,100

9,060

7,990

«

 -

219,400

7,836

0.703

0.73

Mar.

7,310 

6,640

7,6S6

18,300

25,400

29,600

31,700

34,100

37,300

40,000

39,500

34,100 

24,400

IT, 900

17,300

*18,500

19,500

20,900

23,600

25,900

27,200 

28,200

28,600

27,200

23,900

20,300

17,100

14,700

13,000

11,900 

11,400

703,100

22,680

2.04

2.35

Apr.

11,800 

13,400

15,300

16,100

14,900

13,600

12,500

11,600

11,400

11,200

11,900

13,200 

12,800

12,500

12,500

11,800

11,000

11,800

15, 100

17,900

19,500 *19,loo

17,900

16,500

15,500

14,300

13,400

12,800

11,900

11,000

414,200

13,810

1.24

1.38

May

10,500 

9,780

9,240

8,520

7,990

7,820

7,480

7,820

7,650

7,480

7,140

6.800 

6,600

7,310

10,500

13,700

18,300

24,400

27,600

28,200

28,400 '28,400'

27,400

24,600

22,300

*21,300

20,300

19,500

18,700

17,100 

13,700

476,730

15,380

1.38

1.59

June

11,000

'9,240

7,990

7,310

6,640

6,160

5,850

5.700

5,700

5,410

4,850

4,570 

4,570

4,570

4,430

4,290

4,150

4,010

3,730

3,590

3,520 

3,450

3,380

*3,240

3,170

3,100

2,910 3,5'96~

5,27&

3,870

149,260

4,975

0.447

0.50

July

3,520 

3,520

3,520

3,380

3,450

3,590

5,270

9,240

11,400

12,300

12,500

11,000 

9,060

7,480

6,320

5,410

4,850

4,570

4,430

4,850

4,850 

4,710

4,850

5,850

5,700

5,410

5,130

4,290

3,730

3,380 

5.170

180,730

5,830

0.523

0.60

Aug.

2,980 

2,780

2,580

2,650

5^580

*3,310

3,100

3,170

3,170

3,170

2,910

3,040 

2,910

2,840

2,720

2,520

2,320

2,200

2,130

2,000

1,870 

1,870

1,800

1,740

1,680

*1,680

1,620

1,620

1,560

1,500 

1,500

74,320

2,397

0.215

0.25

Sept.

1,500 

1,270

1,360

1,300

1,340

1,310

1,260

1,310

1,270

1,220

1,190

1,190 

1,150

1,130

1,120

1,070

1,060

1,040

1,030

1,120

1,060 

1,030

1,010

1,010

*1,010

975

975

975

931

920

34,136

1,138

0.102

0.11

Calendar year 1952 : Max 76,500 Min 1,140 Mean 13,050 Cfsm 1.17 In. 15.95

Water year 1952-53 : Max 40,000 Min 920 Mean 7,439 Cfsm 0.668 In. 9.05

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 547

Patoka River at Jasper, Ind.

Location. Lat 38°23'15" , long. 86°55'30", in NE^ sec. 35, T. 1 S., R. 5 W., near center 

 of span on upstream side of highway bridge at Jasper, 85 ft upstream from milldam, and 

4 miles upstream from Straight River.

Drainage area. 270 sq mi (revised).

Records available. November 1947 to September 1953.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 454.71 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 5 years (1948-53), 496 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,640 cfs Mar. 8 (gage height, 7.90 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1947-53: Maximum discharge, 6,300 cfs Jan. 7, 1950 (gage height, 12.37 ft); no flow 

at times during 1948, 1952-53.

Maximum stage known, 15.9 ft in March 1913, from floodmark furnished by local residents .

Remarks. Records fair except those below 5 cfs and those for periods of no gage-height 

record, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method us«d Oct. 1 to Nov. 23, Mar. 9, 10, 14-21, 

Apr. 8-10, 20-22, 26-28, May 15, 13-22, June 15 to July 7)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 11 Dec. 12 to Sept. 30

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

3.2 

3.5 

4.0

9.0

27

62

112

225

505

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8 

3.0

2.5

7.5

15

28

73

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

235

505

970

1,230

1,690

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

S 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

. Oct.

0.1

».l

0ff

0

.2

7?

.2 

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.4

0.05

0.00019

0.0002

Nov.

0 

0

0

0

»0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

14

TT

13

alO

7.6

7.6

6.4

-

72.6

2.42

0.0090

0.01

Dec.

5.4

srr

9.9

15

27

52

138

102 

58

189

' 223" 342

142

84

48

40 '

34

25

24

22

20 

*22

25

a26

a27

27

28

25

24

22

20

1,852.7

59.8

0.221

0.26

Jan.

a22 

2l

46

a70

alSO

a200

alSO

248 

598

740

740

615

40S

248

183

285

788

1,040

1,100

1,040

588 

 315

248

310

472

466

a700

1,100

1,240

1,280

1.290

16,709

539

2.00

2.30

Feb.

1,280 

715

305

223

 181

148

a!40

142

118

100

103

130

164

164

139

124

100

84

. 76Si461 

810

690

438

315

253

199

167

«

_

-

7,853

280

1.04

1.08

Mar.

148 

136 'SJo"

1,290

1,390

1,430

1,540

1,600 

1,356

855

372

378

461

788

970

 1,040

810

935

1,100

1,140

875 

582

566

604

472

354

271

227

188

167

170

22,849

737

2.73

3.15

Apr.

262 

354

a300

271

227

276

466

765 

810

665

615

554

532

494

384

315

300

a600

a900

1,170

1.190 

*895

462

200

a^OT

788

952

665

494

450

-

16,756

559

2.07

2.31

May

432 

354

266

223

253

295

271

320 

. a300

227

174

154

223

378

740

al.100

al,200

1,330

1,390

1,390

1.410 

1,410

ai , 200

538

*258

178

115

95

68

aeo

38,

16,390

529

1.96

2.26

June

32

2S

23

19

15

14

a!6

18 

14

11

9.0

8.2

a7

5.5

4.5

5.0

3.5

2.5

2.5

a2.5

2.2 

2.5

 2.2

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.2

3.0

2.2

-

259.7

8.66

0.032

0.04

July

0.5 ' 0

ff

a. 5

2.0

1.5

4.5

24

16

9.8

a8

6.0

a3.5

a2

al

a. 8

a2

a5

10

6.0

4.5 

165

184

*T*5

alOO

68

a30

12

9.8

9.0

7.5

837.9

27.0

0.100

0.12

Aug.

a7 

5.5

6.0

6.5

5.0

3.5

4.5

a5 

5.0

4.0

2.5

2.0

.5

0

V

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

58.0

1.87

0.0069

0.008

Sept.

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,880 Min 0 Mean 295 Cfsm 1.09 In. 14.85

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,600 Min 0 Mean 229 Cfsm 0.848 In. 11.54

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, and records for Patoka 

River at Princeton and Vernon Pork at Vernon.
548 WABASH RIVER BASIN 

Patoka River near Princeton, Ind.

Location. Lat 38°23'30" , long. 87°32'55", in NE^NWi sec. 32, T. 1 S., R. 10 W., on left 

bank 75 ft upstream from dam of Princeton Water & Lighting Co., 270 ft upstream from 

bridge on State Highway 65, half a mile downstream from Indian Creek, and 2 miles northeast of Princeton.

Drainage area. 815 sq mi (revised).

Records available. December 1939 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 394.09 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, Parkersburg-Uniontown supplementary adjustment of 1944 (levels 

by Indiana Flood Control and Water Resources Commission). Prior to Jan. 23, 1941, staff 

gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 13 years (1940-53), 1,074 cfs.

Extremes. 1951-52: Maximum discharge during water year, 6,680 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 

17.43 ft); minimum, 6.5 cfs (revised) Aug. 3, 4, 19-21 (gage height, 0.75 ft).

1952-53: Maximum discharge during water year, 2,360 cfs Mar. 15, 18 (gage height, 

10.69 ft); minimum, 2.6 cfs Oct. 22 (gage height, 0.73 ft).

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 15,400 cfs Mar. 8, 1945 (gage height, 21.11 ft); minimum observed, 0.1 cfs Oct. 28-31, 1940.

Revisions. The minimum discharge for water year 1952 has been revised to 6.5 cfs 

Aug. 3,4, 19-21-(gage height, 0,75 ft), superseding figure published in WSP 1235.

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

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge for the water year 1952, superseding those published in WSP 1235, are given herein.

Rating tables, Oct. 1, 1951, to Sept. 30, 1953 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 17, 1951 Dec. 18, 1951, to Sept. 30, 1953

0.8 11 6.0 1,400 0.7 0 3.0 720

1.0 47 9.0 1,980 O.S 13 6.0 1,250

1.2 96 13.0 3,350 0.9 30 11.0 2,450

1.9 352 16.0 5,060 1.2 100 14.0 3,720

3.0 850 1.6 240 17.0 6,060

2.0 410 18.0 7,890

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1951. tp September 1952

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

28 

25

21

18

16

18

32

26

21

»18

18

25

23

18

16

14

14

13

11

TT

11

16

21

26

36

28 

65 56"

39

32

25

741

23.9

0.029

0.03

Nov.

21 

2T

23

25

26

47

123

161

312

348

332

280

280

786

1,010

,200

,300

,320

,310

,110

585

312

1,110

1,430

1,520

1,620 

1,680 

*1,720

1,740

1,780

23,532

784

0.962

1.07

Dec.

1,800 

1,866

1,880

2,280

2,280

2', 430

2,940

3,100

3,450

3,700

3,850

4,000

4,110

4,470

4,710

4,840

4,840

4,770

4,700

4,630

4,700

4,700

4,490

4,280

4,210

4,140 

3,960 

3,840

3,720

3,600

3,550

115,770

3,735

4.58

5.28

Jan.

3,500 

3,500

3,500

3,660

3,840

5,900

3,840

»3,720

3,600

3,500

3,400

3,300

3,250

3,160

3,120

3,120

3,080

2,880

2,700

2,450

2,240

2,050

1,850

1,650

1,530

1,470 

1,510 

1,570

1,610

1,650

1,650

85,800

2,768

3.40

3.92

Feb.

1.780 

2,180

2,390

2,660

2,880

3,040

3,120

3,160

3,200

3,250

*3,300

3,400

3,400

3,500

5,600

3,550

3,450

3,300

3,120

2,960

2,800

2,660

2,560

2,450

2,550

2,240 

2,150 

2,050

1,950

_

-

82,450

2,842

3.49

5.76

Calendar year 1951: Max 5,600 Mln 7.0

Mar.

1,750 

1,450

1,130

974

900

880

*840

760

670

l.TTtT

2,800

2,840

3,120

3,400

3,500

5,550

5,660

3,960

4,210

4,420

4,560

5,700

6,510

6,680

6,060

5,500 

5,060 

4,770

4,490

4,140

5,900

103,334

3,333

4.09

4.72

Apr.

3,660 

3,400

3,200

3,160

5,120

2,920

*2,730

2,520

2,350

2,100

1,880

1,610

1,920

1,850

1,780

1,750

1,750

1,700

1,650

1,490

1,180

788

545

800

920

840 

695 

510

592

516

53,486

1,785

2.19

2.44

May

268 

252

196

176

154

 157

121

115

115

115

106

97

87

 79

74

72

72

69

55

157

224

248

256

292

510

670 35B" 

 268

182

130

103

5,796

187

0.229

0.26

June

87 

72 233"

510

*740

590

320

186

144

741

543

260

196

415

920

1,080

1,100

824

520

151

186

580

860

1,050

1,130

1,140 

1,160 

1,650

530

190

-

17,128

571

0.701

0.78

July

95 37

53

45

58

54

32

30

38

*45

52

27

23

22

52

54

58

69

47

45

45

58

50

27

27

27 

22 

18

15

13

TS

1,142

56.8

0.045

0.05

Aug.

52

15

9.1

9.1

9.1

10

*10

10

9.1

7.8

9.1

9.1

10

10

9.1

9.1

7.8

7.8

6.5

^5

9.1

50

47

2J

15

12 

 10 

9.1

9.1

10

12

390.5

12.6

0.015

0.02

Sept.

20 

106

186

256

2TS

121

77

*62

51

43

34

27

22

16

15

15

18

27

56

65

79

90

77

49

32

23 

18 

15

13

11-

1,841

61.4

0.075

0.08

Mean 1.591 Cfsm 1.95 In. 26.48

Water year 1951-52 : Max 6,680 Min 6.5 Mean li343 Cfsm 1.65 In. 22.41

Discharge measurement made on this day.
WABASH RIVER BASIN .549

Patoka River near Princeton, Ind. Continued

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

10

*9.1

7.8

6.5

9.1

15

28

22

18

15

16

16

16

16

15

13

12

9.1

10

9.1

9.1

6.5

5.2

6T5

5.2

' 6.5

9.1

7.8

6.5

7.8

6.5

349.4

11.3

0.014

0.02

Nov.

6.5

6.5

5.2

77S

*6.5

6.5

6.5

7.8

9.1

13

22

20

16

13

15

15

15

16

20

38

36

36

43

JS

30

23

22

22

22

23

-

560.4

18.7

0.023

0.03

Dec.

23 2T

23

43

112

137

172

182

179

329

401

*450

TOT

347

264

179

121

90

74

67

62

58

56

56

56

51

51

51

49

49

49

4,205

136

0.167

0.19

Jan.

47

45

57

87

158

200

186

312

530

720

840

920

1,010

1,030

. 956

720

605

920

*1,120

1,200

1,250

1,310

1,350

1,370

1,330

1,200

1,060

1,250

1,390

1,470

1.550

26,169

844

1.04

1.19

Feb.

1,570

1,590

1,590

1,610

1,616

1,570

1,410

1,010

*510

324

288

308

329

352

342

320

292

256

220

208

701

900

1,030

1,130

1,180

1,140

938

613

. -

_

-

23,341

834

1.02

1.07

Mar.

414

374

i.olo"

1,750

1,880

2,050

2,150

2,240

2,270

2,300

2,300

*2,300

2,300

2,330

2,360

2,330

2,300

2,330

2,300

2,270

2,210

2,180

2,150

2,100

2,080

2,020

1,920

1,750

1,450

1,050

645

59,113

1,910

2.34

2.70

Apr.

490

5T5

530

560

545

590

780

900

1,050

1,130

1,180

1,250

1,290

*1,250

1,180

1,050

840

1,060

1,220

;,350

1,430

1,470

1,490

1,570

1,610

1,610

1,610

1,610

1,570

1,610

-

34,335

1,140

1.40

1.57

May

1,630

1,590

1,490

1,270

1,130

1,120

1,130

1,160

1,250

1,220

1,030

720

490

645

1,200

1,390

1,630

*1,950

1,980

2,202

2,050

2,050

2,100

2.210

2,210

2,210

2,210

2,150

2,080

1,850

1,240

48,405

1,560

1.91

2.21

June

419

TS?

134

*106

84

72

 69

74

79

82

74

58

49

45

43

38

34

30

30

25

22

22

18

IS

15

15

15

13

rr

67

-

2,007

66.9

0.082

0.09

July

40

67

56

34

40

62

51

45

32

23

18 55

30

27

23

18

22

51

53

92

97

165

130

*19§

280

204

151

100

65

45

32

2,272

73.3

0.090

0.10

Aug.

a27

a22

a20

a!9

a!8

a40

a90

179

T2T

60

40

36

32

27

23

22

18

16

15

15

13

12

10

10

10

*9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

1.8

951.3

30.7

0.038

0.04

Sept.

13

15

18

Tff

18

18

16

15

15

13

*13

13

12

10

12

13

13

12

13

13

12

12

10

6.5

6.5

6.5

5.2

57?

6.5

5.2

-

358.6

12.0

0.015

0.02

Calendar year 1952: Max 6,680 Min 5.2 Mean 974 Cfsm 1.20 In. 16.27

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,360 Mln 5.2 Mean 554 Cfsra 0.680 In. 9.23

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby 

stations.
550 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Wabash River at Mount Carmel, 111.

Location.--Lat 38°24'07", long. 87°45'10", In sec. 28, T. 1 S., R. 12 W., on right bank on 

downstream side of Southern Railway bridge, at Mount Carmel, Wabash County, and 0.1 

mile downstream from Patoka River.

Drainage area. 28,600 sq ml, approximately.

Records available . January 1908 to September 1913 (gage heights only), October 1927 to 

September 1953. Gage-height records collected In this vicinity since June 1884 are 

contained In reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 371.46 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Dec. 21, 1928, staff gage at same site and datum. Auxiliary chain gage, 

established Apr. 2, 1929, 3.0 miles downstream on New York Central Railroad bridge at 

different datum. Downstream gage used as base Oct. 1, 1933, to Sept. 30, 1949. Recorder installed Feb. 9, 1935, and removed In July 1951.

Average .discharge . 26 years (1927-53), 27,290 cfs .

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 74,200 cfs Mar. 12 (gage height, 17.34 ft); minimum, 2,460 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 0.30 ft).

1927-53: Maximum discharge, 305,000 efs May 25, 1943 (gage height, 27.54 ft, present site and datum); minimum, 1,620 efs Sept. 27, 28, 30, 1941.

Maximum stage known 31.0 ft Mar. 30, 1913, present site and datum (discharge, 

428,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 300,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 19-3O)

0.1

1.0

5.0

13.0

1S.O

2,400

4,600

18,600

51,500

78,400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

I 

Z

3

4

5 

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

5,650 

S.270

5,060

,900

,810

,780

,510 

,370

,230

,180

,180

,150 

,090

,960

,940

,960

,010

,180

,280

,180

,200

,090

3,990

3,990

3,960

3,910

3,910 

3,810

3.780

37750"

3,780

131,870

4,254

0.149

0.17

Nov.

3,730 

3,750

5,700

*3,780

3,780

5,780

5,860 

5,880

5,990

5,880

5,910

5,940 

5,910

5,880

3,860

5,860

5,860

5,880

4,040

4,090

4,180

4,260

4,510

4,540

4,660

5,120

4,900 

5,240

6,470

7,590

-

128,230

4,274

0.149

0.17

Dec.

7,900 

8,250

7,850

7,460

7,520

7,290

7,420 

*8,590

9,230

9,650

11,900

15,000 

15,200

15,100

15,100

15.800

15,100

11,600

10,500

9,540

8,810

8,360

8,080

7,970

8,080

8,360

9,200 

10,000

10,500

10,200

9,540

302,480

9,757

0.341

0.59

Jan.

9,060 

8,640

8,230

7,970

7,800

7,630

7,560 

8,360

9,790

10,500

12,30O

*15,200 

 17,600

18,300

18,400

17,600

16,900

17,100

19,200

22,500

25,400

26,8OO

27,700

27,600

26,400

24,800

24,700 

25,000

50,500

30.700

36,606

557,890

18,000

0.629

0.73

Feb.

28,500 

26,000

25,700

22,100

20,400

18,600

17,100 

15,600

14,500

15,500

12,700

12,500 

12,700

15,200

14,100

*14,800

15,600

16,800

16,600

15,500

14,600

15,300

17,500

20,900

24,800

27,000

26,100 

23,400

_

_

-

513,100

18,320

0.641

0.67

Mar.

20,500 

*18,600

18,200

33,000

53,200

62,300

67,700 

70,600

72,000

72,500

73,000

75.900 

72,400

63,000

52,900

51,800

54,500

58 , 200

62,000

65,100

67,900

70,300

72,400

73,700

75,900

71,100

65,200 

55,800

44,500

36,600

32,400

tl,779

57,390

2.01

2.31

Apr.

35/000 

*58,500

44,500

48,100

49,7OO

49,200

47,900 

45,500

40,9OO

37,200

37,000

37,600 

37,700

36,900

35,900

34,500

52,200

50,200

31,500

34,900

37,105

58,200

57,500

55,200

33,800

32,700

30,8OO 

28,700

27,000

25,800

-

W.,109.3

36,980

1.29

1.44

May

*25,500 

25,500

25,300

24,200

22,400

21,300

20,600 

20,600

2O,8OO

20 , 6OO

19,800

18,900 

18.OOO

17.500

22,006

24,700

29,700

39,OOO

43,100

42,800

41,700

41,600

43,200

46,700

48.400

48,400

47,800 

47,400

46,900

45,600

39,700

999,300

32,240

1.13

1.30

June

*31.600 

25,100

21,200

18,700

17,000

15,700

14,600 

14,2OO

13,800

15,300

12,600

12,000 

12,000

14,300

15,700

15,200

14,000

12,700

11,600

10,700

9,820

9,160

8,780

8,560

8,280

8,080

io"7fo~o" 7.940

12,300

12,600

-

411,920

13,730

0.480

0.54

Calendar year 1952: Max 126, OOO Mln 3,700 Mean 32,120 Cfsm 1.12

July

*10,800 

9,400

8,950

9,020

10,400

11,300

15,700 

25,500

32,900

36.700

55,900

29,9OO 

24,000

19,900

16,700

14,400

12,800

11,600

10,700

10,700

11,200

11,100

10,500

10,800

12,600

1 4,2OO

14,200 

12,700

10,800

9,340

8.460

483,170

15,590

0.545

0.63

Aug.

7,970 

7,590

*6,950

6,880

6,680

8,600

10,300 

10,100

9,510

8,920

8,280

7,760 

7,560

7,250

6,850

6,340

5,960

5,660

5,400

5,150

4,900

4,690

4,540

4,460

4,340

4,230

4,150 

4,040

3,990

3,960

3,890

196,870

6,351

0.222

0.26

Sept.

*3,7BO 

3,700

3,550

3,570

3,470

3,400

3,500 

3,220

3,220

3,200

3,170

3,100 

3,010

3,010

2,940

2,880

2,810

2,810

2,900

2,900

2,900

2,810

2,750

2,750

2,750

2,700

2,640 

2,640

2,600

2.529

-

91,000

3,033

0.106

0.12

In. 15.29

Water year 1952-53: Max 73,90O Mln z, 52O Mean 18,370 Cfsm 0.642 In. 8.73

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed in thousands.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 551

Bonpas Creek at Browns, 111.

Location. Lat 38°22'50", long. 87°58'35", In SW-£SE£ sec. 33, T. 1 S., R. 14 W., at Browns, 

on left bank 30 ft upstream from concrete dam of Albion municipal water plant, 100 ft 

upstream from Nigger Creek, 300 ft upstream from State Highway 15, and a quarter of a 

mile upstream from Southern Railway bridge.

Drainage area. 235 sq mi.

Records available. October 1940 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete dam. Datum of gage is 374.92 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929. Auxiliary wire-weight gage near mouth on Wabash River at Grayville read twice daily.

Average discharge. 13 years, 249 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,620 cfs Mar. 5 (gage height, 16.47 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1940-53: Maximum discharge, 5,490 cfs Mar. 7, 1945 (gage height, 20.40 ft); no flow 

at times most years.

Remarks. Records good. Albion municipal water plant diverts about 0.1 cfs at gage; diversion not included in records.

Cooperation. GE 

gineers Oct.

ge-height records for Wabash River at Grayville furnished by Corps of En1 to June 30.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 9, 10)

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5 

1.7

3.6

10

2.0

2.5

3.0

9.0

14.0

16.2

162

246

313

957

1,820

2,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct_.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

 0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.1

4.6

T$

10.5

0.35

0.0015

0.002

Dec.

2.4

2.1

1.7

3.2

24

47

31

17

10

82

222

*T2

18

8.5

4.6

2.4

1.7

1.3

.9 

1.1

1^3

2J1

2.1

2.8

3.6

2.4

1.9

1.5

.9

.9

_/7

573.1

18.5

0.079

0.09

Jan.

- ~T? 0.6

1.5

5.2

4.6

3.2

2.8

153

530

548

228

53

28

18

14

12

10

37

103

52

28

20

16

133

307

129

45

341

450

. 162

55

3,490.8

113

0.481

0.55

Feb.

35

27

20

15

13

25

49

32

20

14

14

28

35

27

18

14

10

7.8

6.4 579"

143

-So" 147

32

*25

21

20

16

_

_

-

883.1

31.5

0.134

0.14

Mar.

14

14

472

1,600

2,500

2,430

2,010

1,560

1,100

514

105

77

170

198

344

648

526

572

830 

863

538

254

767

876

850

481

88

60

45

35

41

20,582

664

2.83

3.26

Apr.

67

65

47

35

31

41

122

109

*222

397

512

460

450

256

99

79

74

260

767 

843

597

208

85

561

915

863

476

126

88

194

-

9,049

302

1.29

1.43

May

599

668

388

95

237

288

140

113

71

43

31

37

117

398

902

1,080

1,310

1,520

1.600

*l,45o

1,100

522

278

620

398

92

41

25

18

14

11.

14,206

458

1.95

2.25

, June

8.5

6.4

5.2

3.6

3.2

2.8

2.8

2.4

2.1

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.9

17

19

6.4

3.6

2.4

1.7 

1.3

.9

.6

.5

. .3

.2

.5

15

30

-5.0 38

-

186.6

6.22

0.026

0.03

July

1.7 ~75

.6

.5

.4

.2

.1

0(5 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

1.3

.7

.3

.1

0

0

 0

0

0

6.8

0.22

0.00094

O.J001

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Sept.

(»)

-

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952: Max 3,180 Hln 0 Mean 222 Cfsra 0.945 In. 12.84

Water year 1952-53: Max 2,500 Hln 0 Mean 134 Cfsm 0.570 In. 7.75

Discharge measurement-or observation of no flow made on this day.
552 WABASH RIVER BASIN

Little Wabash River at Wilcox, 111.

Location. Lat 38°38'05", long. 88°17'50", in SE£ sec. 3, T. 2 N., R. 8 E.. on right 

bank 300 ft downstream from highway bridge at Wilcox and 0.3 mile downstream from 

Big Muddy Creek.

Drainage area. 1,130 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. August 1914 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 392.29 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929. Prior to Aug. 2, 1934, chain gage at site of highway bridge 300 ft upstream 

at same datum. Aug. 2, 1934^to Jan. 2, 1947, wire-weight gage at site at highway 

bridge at same datum.

Average discharge. 39 years, 850 ofs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,810 cfs Mar. 6 (gage height, 19.36 ft); 

minimum, 0.2 cfs Sept. 26-30.

1914-53: Maximum discharge, 47,000 cfs Jan. 5, 1950 (gage height, 26.67 ft); 

minimum observed, 0.09 cfs Oct. 30, 1944.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 523: 1915(M). WSP 973: 1937-40.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge.

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 14 to.Nov. 1, Dec. 1-22)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 23

2.5

2.6 

2.8 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

7.5

0.2

1.5

11

21

81

162

390

460

2.3

2.4

2.5

Feb. 24 to Sept. 30

0.2

.4

2.0

11

19

46

81

5.0

6.0

8.0

12.0

15.0

18.0

19.3

153

249

528

1,240

1,920

3,200

4,650

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1953 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

?l

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

3O

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

6.5

5.0

3.5 

2.0 ' 3.5

3.5 

1.5

.8

1.0

1.2

1

1.8

1.8

*3.0

2.5

2.5

2.0

1.5

1.5 

1.2

1.0

.7

.4

.*4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

52.4

1.69

0.0015

0.002

Nov.

0.6

.4

77 

1.5

1.8

2.0 

3.0

3.5

4.0

6.5

8.0

7.5

6.5

6.5

7.0'

7.5

7.5

12 

14

14

14

12

12 

15

24

24

27

26

25

 .

344.5

11.5

0.010

0.01

Dec.

56

44

30 

30

27

24

 24

35

64

96

67

*42

30

24

18

15

12

10

12"

11

11

12 

14

22

28

26

23

21

18

24

878.5

28.3

0.025

0.03

Jan.

16

12

12 

12

11

TT

38

56

104

88

60

50

40

33

29

27

27 

25

*26

30

32

34 

43

56

87

85

83

72

60

48

1,317

42.5

0.038

0.04

Feb.

40

33

30

27

25

24 

24

22

21

20

22

22

22

20 '44

84

66

50 

43

41

49

207

448 

412

*216

130

98

80

-

-

-

2,320

82.9

0.073

0.08

Mar.

69

66

548 

2,440

3,980

4.650 

3,860

2,920

1,720

767

402

316

335

448

1,310

3,030

3,540

3,350 

3,150

2,700

2,360

1,700

1,460 

1,530

931

496

335

269

222

201

211

49,316

1,591

1.41

1.62

Apr.

735

1,760

1.800 

1,300

669

480 

560

*576

841

1,330

1,300

1,180

984

624

512

361

322

554 

1,020

782

465

309

238 

475

1,550

1,590

900

406

261

291

-

24,175

806

0.713

0.80

May

528

656

841 

592

322

297 

348

303

297

322

227

165

141

169

261

417

1,490

2.520 

 2,000

1,020

402

315

1,190 

1,500

1,640

1,100

437

244

17S

145

126

20,193

651

0.576

. 0.66

June

109

98

87 

76

67

67 

60

54

54

52

45

40

37

43

310

186

80

50 

35

2S

24

21

19 

18

11

19

58

549

732

363

-

5,401

113

0.100

0.11

July

174

106

71 

51

38

*32 

26

23

20

18

17

15

14

13

13

13

14

13 

33

203

161

123

202 

306

141

68

39

26

*21

17

15

2,028

65.4

0.058

0.07

Aug.

16

13

12

14

29

47 

27

19

15

14

11

9.5

8.3

8.0

8.0

7.1

6.2

5.3

*4.7

4.1

3.5

2.6

2.3 

2.0

1.6

1.3

1.1

1.0

.8

.7

^5

295.6

9.54

0.0084

0.01

Sept.

0.4

.5

.4 

.4

.5

.8 

.5

.7

.8

.8

2.0

2.6

275

2.6

2.0

*1.1

.4

.4 

.4

.7

.5

.5

.4

.3

.3

.2

. 2

.2

.2

.2

-

23.6

0.79

0.00070

0.0008

Calendar year 1952: Max 7,540 Min 0.4 Mean 758 Cfsm 0.671 In- 9.13 

Water year 1952-53: Max 4,650 Min 0.2 Mean 286 Cfsm 0.253 In. 3.43

Peak discharge (base. 4.500 ofs). Mar. 6 (11 a.m.) 4,810 of* (19.36 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
WABASH RIVER BASIN 553

Skillet Fork at Wayne City, 111.

Location. Lat 38°21'25", long. 88°35'00", In SW£ sec. 7, T. 2 S., R. 6 E., on right bank 

an eighth of a mile downstream from Shoe Creek, half a mile downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 15, 0.9 mile upstream from Southern Railway bridge, and 1 mile north of 

Wayne City.

Drainage area. 475 sq mi.

Records available. August 1908 to December 1912, June 1914 to September 1921, June 1928 

to September 1953.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 383.15 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Sept. 30, 1921, chain gage at Southern 

Railway bridge 0.9 mile downstream at datum about 3.0 ft-lower. June 11, 1928, to 

Oct. 4, 1939, chain gage at highway bridge half a mile upstream at datum 2.8 ft lower.

Average discharge.--32 years (1914-21, 1928-53), 414 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,910 cfs Mar. 5 (gage height, 18.19 ft); minimum"7~0.1-cfs Sept. 2-30.

1908-12, 1914-21, 1928-53: Maximum discharge, 20,000 cfs Jan. 5, 1950 (gage height, 

22.16 ft); no flow at times during 1908, 1936-37, 1940, 1944.

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

Revisions (water years). WSP 1143: 1947-48. WSP 1205: 1918-21, 1929-31, 1937-39.

Rating table, water year 195Z-53 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 24)

'0.1 

.2 

.3 

.4 

.6 

1.0

0.1

.6

2.1

5.0

14

42

3.0

10.0

14.0

17.0

17.8

203

1,020

1,770

2,770

3,370

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

2.1

2.3

2.1

1.7

2.3

3.3

ITT

2.1

1.7

1.3

1.0

.8

.6

*.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

if

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

30.1

0.97

0 .0020

0.002

Nov.

0.3

.3

.3

.3

ii

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.8

 1.5

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

a5

a30

a70SB33

21

15

-

242.7

8.09

0.017

0.02

Dec.

11

9.0

7.4

8.2

28

40

34

24

20

49

62 *31T

24

17

13

10

9.0

7.8

7.0

T74

20

30

31

24

20

19

18

14

12

11

9.5

632.3

20.4

0.043

0.05

Jan.

9.0

6.6

970

10

12

12

13

142

270

IBS

136

89

58

44

36

31

33

40

50

*46

73

85

75

238

235

136

100

164

156

91

63

2,649.6

85.5

0.180

0.21

Feb.

48

38

31

27

24

24

30

30

28

25

24

33

40

39

32

28

24

20

18

TS

369

442

208

120

*81

64

54

44

-

_

-

1.963

70.1

0.148

0.15

Mar.

37

36

3,270

5.570

2,530

1,260

363

168

124

103

89

97

194

1,630

2,220

1,950

1,750

1,530

921

404

300

1,350

1,300

633

256

148

108

86

76

160

27,049

873

1.84

2.12

Apr.

319

964

646

269

156

236

477

410

*741

801

597

525

861

621

292

176

128

24T

1,500

1,400

636

270

172

896

2,070

1,720

710

208

136

275

-

18,456

615

1.29

1.45

May

1,020

729

372

176

124

136

124

140

245

176

93

64

56

258

549

606

1,430

1,910

2.190 n'iSff

364

144

349

873

597

257

112

64

44

33

26_

14,691

474

0.998

1.15

June

23

18

15

14

12

11

76

35

19

12

10

8.2

7.0

34

26

38

64

30

18

12

8.6

6.6

5.0

3.9

3.3

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.1

-

526.5

17.6

0.037

0.04

July

1.2

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.3

*1.3

1.7

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.3

2.7

-8.4 16

3.3

2.3

1.5

.8

.5

 2

.2

.3

.5

*.5

.4

.4

61.4

1.98

0.0042

0.005

Aug.

0.3

.3

73~ .2

is

.3

.5

754

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.4

.3

.3

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

10.5

0.34

0.00072

0.0008

Sept.

 0.2*y

tr

a

.1

.1.1.1.1.1

.1.1.1.1.1

*.i!i.1.1.1

.1.1.1.1.1

.1.1.1.1.1-

3.1

0.10

0.00021

0.0002

Calendar year 1952 : Max 5,500 Mln 0.2 Mean 297 Cfsm 0.625 In. 8.50

Water year 1952-55 : Max 3,370 Mln 0.1 Mean 182 Cfsm 0.383 In. 5.20

Peak discharge (base, 2.800 of a). Mar. 5 (1 a.m.) 3,910 ofs (18.19 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for stations 

on nearby streams.
WABASH RIVER BASIN

Little Wabash River at Carmi, 111.

Location.--Lat 38°03'40", long. 88°09'35", near center of Ej sec. 25, T. 5 S., R. 9 E., 

on right bank at upstream side of Possum Bridge, 2.3 miles south of Main Street Bridge 

in Carmi, and ?f miles downstream from Skillet Fork.

Drainage area. 3,090 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1908 to December 1912 (gage heights only), October 1939 to 

September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 339.91 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. October 1908 to December 1912, chain gage at site 3.1 miles upstream at datum 

0.4 ft higher. Oct. 1 to Nov. 9, 1939, wire-weight gage at present site and datum. 

Since Nov. 14, 1939, auxiliary water-stage recorder 3.1 miles upstream.

Average discharge. 14 years (1939-53), 2,767 cfa.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,220 cfs Mar. 10, 11; maximum gage height, 

20.61 ft Mar. 11; minimum discharge, 0.6 cfs Sept. 9.

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 39,400 cfs Jan. 11, 1950 (gage height, 35.23 ft); no 

flow Sept. 15-17, 1952, result of temporary dam upstream; minimum not regulated, that 

of Sept. 9, 1953.

Maximum stage known, 36.23 ft in January 1937.

Remarks. Records good.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

62

TO

40

36

40

49

40

32

27

21

18

18

15

*15

14

9.6

4.8

2.7

1.3

TTT

12

24

33

37

30

30

31

31 

29

26

24

805.1

26.0

0.0084

0.01

Nov.

25

28

31

32

31

30

29

24

27

35

30

26

24

24

24

26

28

36

62

58

55

50

43

37

54

71

114

164 

159

124

1,501

50.0

0.016

0.02

Dec.

103

96

85

146

188

202

198

166

168

258

380

395" 440

295

*198

137

110

95

86

92

83

81

82

89

95

90

86

79 

75

74

7T

4,747

153

0.050

0.06

Jan.

72

72

75

75

85

86

86

280

1,020

1 , 780

1,260

890

620

425

310

250

215

202

212

258

*295

282

315

455

800

920

860

1,010 

1,700

1,300

840

17,050

550

0.178

0.21

Feb.

540

366

285

230

190

200

252

250

220

180

165

162

195

208

*198

170

146

126

124

15TT

290

420

705

720

530

*615

555

435

-

8,733

312

0.101

0.11

Calendar year 1952: Max 14,700 Mln 0

Mar.

325

310

1,060

4,080

5,640

6,430

7,130

7,630

7,900

8,160

8,140

7,750

7,300

6,620

5,430

4,680

4,590

4,910

5,650

6,050

6,250

6,400

6,960

7,160

7,300

7,330

7,020

6,240 

4,890

2,900

1,540

173,775

5,606

1.81

2.09

Apr.

930

900

1,260"

2,460

2,590

2,550

2,600

2,340

2,290

*2,640

3,380

4,220

4,580

4,490

4,130

3,210

2,080

1,860

3,000

4,170

4,670

4,590

3,530

2,690

3,630

4,510

4,870

4,960 

4,220

2,970

96,320

3,211

1.04

1.15

May

2,900

3,880

4,100

2,600

2,690

2,040

1,640

1.020

1,060

960

780

630

630

810

2,460

3,710

5,010

5,470

5,820

6,080

*6.410

6,330

6,220

6,010

5,440

5,020

4,480

3,480 

2,230

1,270

733

102,973

3,322

1.08

1.24

June

465

29O

235

202

178

160

178

152

180

162

134

113

111

450

540

495

435

405

312

210

142

104

86

70

59

59

57

106" 54 

375

6,519

217

0.070

o.oa

July

645

600

4 2O

262

175

*124

95

77

61

50

40

36

32

29

28

26

25

31

30

32

57

74

225

420

345

295

280

205 

*134

91

64

5,011

162

0.052

0.06

Aug.

46

31

26

36

44

30

22

22

17

26

38

39

38

34

30

28

26

25

21

*17

13

11

9.5

10

11

9.5

8.8

8.8 

9.2

9.2

8_._4

704.4

22.7

0.0073

0.008

Sept.

8.8

S74

5.4

5.4

4.8

1.8

.9

.8

276" .6

2.8

3.2

3.0

2.8

*2.8

1.8

1.4

1.0

2.0

1.4

2.4

1.6

1.2

.9

3.2

2.4

3.6

4.2

5.1

5.7

92.0

3.07

0.00099

0.001

Mean 2,327 Cfsm 0.753 In. 10.24

Water year 1952-53: Max 8,160 Mln 0.6 Mean 1,146 Cfsm 0.371 In. 5.05

» Discharge measurement made on this day.
SALINE RIVER BASIN 

Saline River near Junction, 111.

555

Location. Lat 37°41'52", long. 88°16'00", in NE£ sec. 36, T. 9 S., R. 8 E., on right 

bank at old Island Ripple Bridge site, 2^ miles southwest of Junction, 4 miles downstream from North Pork, and 13| miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,040 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. October 1939 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 320.40 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Dec. 13, 1939, wire-weight gage at upstream side of Island Ripple 

Bridge at same datum. Since Dec. 27, 1939, auxiliary water-stage recorder 3-| miles 

downstream at Eagle Ripple Ford.

Average discharge. 14 years, 1,360 cfs (unadjusted).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,700 cfs Mar. 5; maximum gage height, 18.86 ft 

Mar. 11 (backwater from Ohio River); minimum discharge during nonbackwater periods, 

1.4 cfs Sept. 28-30.

1939-53: Maximum discharge, 37,400 cfs Mar. 19, 1945; maximum gage height, 44.03 ft 

Mar. 17, 1945 (backwater from Ohio River); maximum daily reverse flow, 6,260 cfs 

Apr. 21, 1948; minimum discharge during nonbackwater periods, 0.9 cfs Sept. 22, 23, 

1944; minimum gage height, 1.01 ft Sept. 25-28, 1941.

Maximum stage known, about 55.8 ft in February 1937 (backwater from Ohio River).

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of extremely flat slope, which are poor. 

Backwater from Ohio River frequently causes reversal of flow at station and occasionally, at extremely high stages, causes diversion from Wabash River to Saline River 

Just above station.

Revisions (water years) . WSP 953: 1940.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4 .

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

3.9

3.3 3T9-

5.4

9.3

18

2S

15

12

9.3

8.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

10

8.3

7.3

11

15

15

15

16

12

10 .

9.3

10

8.3

14

15

12

12

340.5

 11.0

0.011

0.01

Nov.

12

17

20

20

19

20

19

19

21

20

20

24

19

15

11

9.3

*10~ 7.3

18

20

24

15

8.3

7.3

7.3

8.3

59" 97

66

49

-

711.8

23.7

0.025

0.03

Dec.

33

25

20

74

269

225

120

87

68

247

274

134

75

47

33

*26

23

15

12

7T

32

49

54

38

29

25

24

21

18

17

18

2,159

69.6

0.067

0.08

Jan.

17

17

17

17

17

16

T?

1,130

1,200

545

233

135

e263

e!71

e!87

e280

e300

421

e267

e!47

e!48

elOO

elOO

456

512

e258

6263

1,210

IjggO

eS59

el94

10,379

335

0.322

0.37

Feb.

e!25

e230

e220

e!90

e200

e260

6210

6212

174

118

114

138

170

172

150

127

80

69

a57

156

BS9" 611

326

e!55

e88

eO

eO

e-151

-

_

-

4,810

172

0.165

0.17

Mar.

e!52

965

3,640

6,130

6,680

5,860

3,420

e263

e275

eO

e276

6810

e910

1,430

2,050

2,190

525

505

782

e!99

533

6423

2,970

4,280

4,090

1,860

6550

3370

e!73

e!73

e354

52,888

1,706

1.64

1.89

Apr.

525

e370

eO

6115

6250

1,170

2,510

1,580

1,810

*1,090

578

1,260

2,140

1,210

631

457

6263

2,800

5,570

5,700

3,940

1,730

641

1,090

2,350

1,140

619

491

512

1,550

-

44,092

1,470

1.41

1.58

May

2,960

2,580

1,700

465

412

394

325

270

194

167

155

145

6137

6299

1,480

1,680

3,400

4,730

5,280

5,630

*3,580

864

6458

6229

6241

eO

6130"

6570

6700

e660

6570

39,855

1,286

1.24

1.43

June

e520

e450

e260 210

106

48

28

19

e-12

617

32

45

87

415

252

103

95

64

38

25

19

15

11

9.3

8.3

9.3

9.3

15

17

12

-

2,927.2

97.6

0.094

0.10

July

21

15

*9.3

10

14

24

23

18

14

9.3

6.3

5.4

4.6

3.9

3.9

2.8

4Tf

S.O

19

11

68

449 250"

131

71

34

19

*12

8.3

5.4

5.4

1,280.0

41.3

0.040

0.05

Aug.

3.3

3.3

2.8

2.8

27

53

22

28

24

19

16

11

10

14

. 11

8.3

7.3

5.4

4.6

3.9

*3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

2.8

2.S

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

308.4

9.95

0 .0096

0.01

Sept.

2.0

2.0

1.7

3.1

3.1

2.S

2.8

3.3

3.3

4.6

4.6

2.0

1.7

1.7

*1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

13

105

38

6.3

3.3

2.4

2.4

2.0

2.0

1.4

TTT

1.4

-

224.1

7.47

0.0072

0.008

Calendar year 19»f: Max 13,000 mn -1,470 Mean 1,157 Cfsm 1.11 In. 15.15

Water year 1952-53: Max 6,680 Mln -151 Mean 438 Cfsm 0.421 In. 5.73

* Discharge measurement made on this Say.

e Extremely flat slope.

Note. Negative figures Indicate reverse flow.
556 TRADEWATER RIVER BASIN

Tradewater River at Olney, Ky.

Location. Lat 37°13'35", long. 87°46'45', on downstream side of left abutment of high-

 way bridge at Olney, Hopkins County, 1.1 miles upstream from Cave Creek, 5.1 miles

downstream from Flynn Creek, and 9| miles northeast of Princeton.

Drainage area. 255 sq mi.

Records available. August 1940 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 362.80 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1907. Prior to July 31 , 1942, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 13 years, 342 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,020 cfs May 20 (gage height, 15.39 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1940-53: Maximum discharge, 7,120 cfs Feb. 16, 1949 (gage height, 16.78 ft); no 

flow at times.

Maximum stage known, 19.27 ft In January 1937, from floodmarks (discharge, 17,000 

cfs, by slope-area determination)

Remarks. Records good. Records of chemical analyses, water temperatures, and sediment 

loads for the water year 1953 are given in WSP 1290.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Rate of change In stage used as a factor Jan. 9-1O, 18-20, Mar. 2-3, 

1O, 14-15, 17-26, Apr. 19, 21, 30, May 1-9, 16-17, 24-25)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 18 Jan. 19 to Sept. 30

1.7 

l.S

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

0

.5

1.4

2.6

4.8

8.0

14

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0 

10.0

46

78

146

203

284

580

1,150

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.2

2.3 

2.5 

3.0

.6

1.6

3.4

10

14

26

70

3.5

4.0

5.0

12.0

13.0

14.0

15.4

148

260

386

1,380

1,600

2,200

4,040

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Nov.

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

O

0

0

O

0

0

*0

O 

.5 

.4

.9

7.2

7TB" 9.2

6; 6

5.4

4.0

3.4

3.2

3.0

-

51.3

1.71

0.0067

0.007

Dec.

3.0

3.0

ZA

22

2O4

258

205

103

90

316

358" 5OO

153

85

59

44

36

31 

27 

25

24

*21

20

19

17

16

14

13

11

9.8

11

2,650.6

85.5

0.335

0.39

Jan.

18" 13

29

53

82

83

74

398

1,020

811

695

534

282

192

141

203

515

1,080 

979 

767

556

34O

326

637

743

561

370

301

*293

258

188

12,542

405

1.59

1.83

Feb.

148

121

102

88

7^7

135

234

207

162

123

125

488

792

SB?

398

260

172

128 

99 

106

534

669

470

319

*214

172

143

116

_

_

-

7,264

259

1.02

1.06

Mar.

B"9T 112

*1,600

2,220

2,660

5, 140

3,070

2,510

1,730

886

710

339

2O5

411

1,540

1,420

1,380

1,410 

1,350 

1,260

941

870

1,350

1,280

1,230

932

733

385

222

164

164

36,915

1,191

4.67

5.38

Apr.

241

497

528

340

226

*184

370

568

452

333

246

260

348

329

226

176

336" 168

1,080 

1,050

817

599

346

258

533

777

609

378

271

837

-

13,353

445

1.75

1.95

May

1,13O

1,14O

1,O10

796

1,180

1,180

1,260

1,090

796

579

*328

202

162

162

436

954

1,540

2,060 

3,080 

5,97O

3,620

2,880

2,110

1,200

642

378

116

75

57

46

39_

34,218

1,104

4.33

' 4.99.

June

32

26

22

IS

15

14

13

12

11

9.2

8.4

8.0

10

26

*61

39" 64

22 

15 

11

7.6

5.5

4.0

2.4

1.8

1.5

4.

IT?

1.2

2.8

-

465.4

15.5

0.061

0.07

July

9.2

11

8.0

5.8

14

16

16

15

10

6.1

3.7

2.4

1.6

1.2

.9

.7

.7

if 

*4.6

41

2T

29

27

17

11

6.1

4.9

3.1

4.3

7.3

299.8

9.67

0.038

0.04

Aug.

 2.8

T^

.9

.5

.2

.1

.1

0

0

O

0

O

0

0

O

O

O

0 

0 

O

0

0

0

 0

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

6.1

0.20

0.00078

0.0009-

Sept.

(*)

-

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952 : Max 5,410 Mln 0 Mean 297 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.87

Water year 1952-53 : Max 3,970 Min 0 Mean 295 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.72

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs)r ~ Map. 6 (6 to 12 v.m.) 3.240 cfs (14.97 Ft): Mar 20 f9 a.m. to

2 p.m.) 4,020 cfs (15.39 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
TRADEWATER RIVER BASIN 

Rose Creek at Nebo, Ky.

557

Location. Lat 37°23'05", long. S7°37 < 55" , on downstream side of right abutment of bridge 

on U. S. Highway 4.1, 0.4 mile east of Nebo, Hopkins County, 4 miles upstream from 

Weirs Creek, and 8 miles northwest of Madisonville.

Drainage area. 2.03 sq mi.

Records available. November 1951 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 382.08 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, Parkersburg-Uniontown supplementary adjustment of 1944.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 733 cfs Mar. 3 (gage height, 6.81 ft); no flow 

for many days.~

1951-53: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 3, 1953; no flow for many days in 1952-53.

Remarks. Records poor.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second)

(Shlftlng-oontrol method used Jan. 3-7, Feb. 5, 9, 10, 15-19, 28, 

Mar. 21, 25-30, Apr. 1-5, 7-26)

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2 

2.4

0

.3

1.1

2.4

4.6

10

2.5

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

22

60

114

179

330

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

~33.4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

4.2

0.14

0.069

0.08

Dec.

00~

0

14

.5

0

0

0

*27~T.i

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

42.7

1.38

' 0.680

0.78

Jan.

0o~

.1

.1

.1

.1

3.9

11

.6

5.6

1.0

.3

*.3

.1

.4

9.3

~S.G 24

1.4

 1.0

1.0

.6

9.5

3.3

1.1

.8

5.7

4.3

1.4

.9

.6

91.1

2.94

1.45

1.67

Feb.

 0.5

.4

.3

.1

74

2.5

.7

.3

.1

.1

.7

.8

.4

.1

.1

.1

*.l

.1

.1

11

3.7

1.5

.9

.9

.8

.5

.3

.1

_

_

-

27.6

0.99

0.488

0.51

Mar.

25

6.7

*198 4.9

2.1

1.2

.7

.4

.3

.3

75" .1

1.2

64

11

1.6

2.6

29

1.2

.4

.1

49

5.0

.9

.5

*e!o

413.3

13.3

6.55

7.57

Apr.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

1.8

.2

1.5

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.l

16

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

3.7

.6

.4 *.3

.1

11

32

-

69.5

2.32

1.14

1.27

May

1.1

.3

.1

7.1

5.2

2.0

2.8

2.0

.7

.3

.1

.2

.3

5.2

2.3

18

104

118

7.9

1.8

.6

.3

.1

.1

.1

0D0

0

0

0

280.6

9.05

4.46

5.14

June

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

 27 .3

0

-

27.3

0.91

0.448

0.50

July

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4.8ix

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5.0

0.16

0.079

0.09

Aug.

0

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952: Max 174 Mln 0 Mean 3.57 Cfsm 1.76 In. 23.96

Water year 1952-53: Max 198 Mln 0 Mean 2.63 Cfsm 1.30 In. 17.61

,, Mar. 14 (1 p.m.) 566 cfs 

694 Cfs (6.68 ft).
558 OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM

Ohio River at Golconda, 111.

Location. Lat 37°21'30", long. 88°28'55", on right bank at look and dam 51, at Golconda, 

Pope County, 0.5 mile upstream from Long Branch, 1 mile downstream from Loves Branch, 

and at mile 903.1.

Drainage area.--143,900 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1937 to September 1953 (no low flow records prior to October

1940 and after September 1952).

Gage.--Staff gage read hourly at high and low stages and six times daily at medium stages. 

"Datum of gage is 294.6 ft above mean sea level, Ohio River datum. Auxiliary gage read 

hourly at lock and dam 50, 26.3 miles upstream.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 422,000 cfs Mar. 11; maximum gage height, 34.1 

ft Mar. 11.

1937-53: Maximum discharge, 1,010,000 cfs Mar. 14-16, 1945; maximum gage height, 

53.2 ft Mar. 14, 15, 1945.

Maximum stage known, 62.6 ft Feb. 1-3, 1937; maximum discharge, 1,470,000 cfs 

Feb. 2, 3, 1937.

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge less than 100,000 cfs on days for which no discharge 

i s shown.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct. Nov. Dec.

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

.

109,000

114,000

112,000

110,000

114,000

120,000

127,000

130,000

126,000

- 

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

 -

-

-

-

.

_

-

Jan.

_

_

_

-

-

_

-

-

-

105,000

124,000

152,000

202,000

247,000

269,000

265,000

248,000

230,000

218,000

218,000

225,000

223,000

213,000

209,000

205,000

202,000

210,000

224,000

246,000

268,000

282,000

_

_

_

-

Feb.

285,000

277,000

268,000

258,000

246,000

228,000

208,000

186,000

169,000

150,000

139,000

126,000

116,000

115,000

124,000

132,000

136,000

144,000

155,000

161,000

167,000

169,000

167,000

167,000

172,000

183,000

206,000

224,000

-

-

-

*5,080

181,400

1.26

1.31

Calendar year 1952 : Max 722,000 win -

Mar.

229,000

226,000

230,000

244,000

263,000

298,000

339,000

372,000

396,000

416,000

420,000

413,000

398,000

362,000

333,000

294,000

274,000

268,000

274,000

285,000

292,000

306,000

310,000

318,000

314,000

298,000

*284, 000

265,000

256,000

259,000

268,000

*9,504

306,600

2.13

2.46

Apr.

273,000

277,000

282,000

281,000

271,000

261,000

247 , 000

231,000

228*000

228,000

221,000

218,000

217,000

217,000

215,000

211,000

210,000

218,000

228,000

242,000

256,000

268,000

268,000

260,000

257,000

271,000

238,000

222,000

205,000

195,000

-

*7,216

240,500

1.67

1.86

May

184,000

174,000

167,000

160,000

154, 000

152,000

145,000

140.000

145,000

153,000

159,000

176,000

208,000

234,000

253,000

259,000

262,000

271,000

287,000

312,000

327,000

332,000

328,000

334,000

347,000

361,000

364,000

355,000

333,000

309,000

287,000

*7,672

247,500

1.72

1.98

June

266,000

232,000

198,000

174,000

157,000

143,000

138,000

134,000

140, 000

144,000

140, 000

131,000

119,000

-

-

_

_

_

-

-

.

_

-

-

-

.

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

July Aug. Sept.

Mean - Cfsm - In.

Water year 1952-53: Max 420,000 win - Mean - Cfsm - In. -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed in thousands.
BAY CREEK BASIN 

Hayes Creek at Glendale, 111.

559

Location. Lat 37°27'25", long. 88°40'05", in SW£sw£ sec. 21, T. 12 S., R. 5 E., on left 

bank at downstream side of highway bridge at Glendale, 3 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 18.9 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1949 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 378.i 19"" 1929.

ft above mean sea level, datum of

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,750 cfs Mar. 2 (gage height, 12.38 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1949-53: Maximum discharge, 3,020 cfs Jan. 4 1950 (gage height, 14.32 ft), from 

rating curve extended above' 1,600 cfs; no flow for many days in 1952-53.

Remarks. Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 19 to May 15)

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.8 

2.0

.1

.2

.8

1.2

1.8

2.8

6.1

3.0

5.0

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

10.9

82

166

249

390

640

980

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

.2

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.2

0.006

0.00032

0.0004

Nov.

0

0

0

o

0

.1

0

0

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0*.l

.1

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

.1

0

0

.1

-

0.9

0.03

0.0016

0.002

Dec.

0.1

.1

8.6

6.4

1.6

.8

.6 

12

18_

2.6

1.2

.8

.5

.4

*.4

.4

.3

.4

1.4

Z.2

1.3

1.0

.7

.6

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.4

64.8

2.09

0.111

0.13

Jan.

0.4

.5

.6

.5

.4

.4

8.7

107 

18

8". 6

4.8

2.8

2.0

1.6

1.4

13

65

47

16

9.8

6.5

4.7

*50

40

18

11

11

58

21 -

13

9.0

550.7

17.8

0.94Z

1.08

Feb.

6.1

4.7

3.8

2.8

2.5

3.7

4.2

3.1 

2.5

2.1

6.0

12

7.4

5.4

4.3

3.2

2.1

1.8

LO.

25

64

18

11

9.0

7.2

6.1

4.5

3.2

. -

-

227.4

8.12

0.430

0.45

Mar.

25

105

945

240

41

22

15

11 

8.4

*6.9

5.7

5.7

7.0

64

91

28

19

113

42

21

15

58

108

33

19

14

11

9.2

7.4

7.2

12

2,109.5

68.0

3.60,

4.15

Apr.

13

10

8.8

7.6

6.5

46

49

25 

21

16

14

31

21

16

14

12

9.4

358

T2

25

16

12

*9.8

17

17

11

8.0

12"6.1

92

-

986. Z

32.9

1.74

1.94

May

73

24

14

35

48

25

21

20 

13

8.2

5.6

5.0

4.5

30

34

153

147

87

151

37

23

17

13

10

7.4

4.7

*3.0

1.9

1.5

1.2

1.0

1,019.0

32.9

1.74

2.01

June

0.8

.6

.5

.4

.4

8.8

4.6

1.2

.6

.4

.2

.2

7.0

18

1.0

.6

.4

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

2.6

.8

.2

.1

.1

-

50.6

1.69

0.089

0.10

July

*0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.5

z.o

.1

0

0

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

3.4

0.11

0.0058

0.007

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0.1

0.003

0.00016

0.0002

Sept.

(*)

"

0

0

0

0

Calendar year 1952: Max 1,090 Min 0 Mean 23.4 Cfsm 1.24 In. 16.87

Water year 1952-53: Max 945 Min 0 Mean 13.7 Cfsm 0.725 In. 9.87

Peak discharge (base. 800 cfs). Mar. 2 (12 p.m.) 1,750 cfs (12.38 ft). 

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
560 BAY CREEK BASIN

Sugar Creek near Dixon Springs, 111.

Location. Lat 37°24'56", long. 88°40'25", in NE^SE^ sec. 5, T. 13 S., R. 5 E., on left 

bank at downstream side on highway bridge, 0.6 mile downstream from outlet of Lake 

Glendale, 2 miles north of Dix-on Springs, and 6f miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--9.70 sq mi.

Xfuc-ds available. April 1950 to September 1953.

Lraj?e,--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 375.85 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,050 cfs Mar. 3 (gage height; 6.47 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1950-53: Maximum discharge, 1,440 cfs Mar. 17, Dec. 6, 1951; maximum gage height, 

7.73 ft Dec. 6, 1951; no flow for many days each year.

Remarks. Records good. Occasional regulation by Lake Glendale.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.7 

.8 

.9

1.0

1.1 

1.3

0

.2

1.0

2.8

5.6

15

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

3.0 

3.7

31

54

99

292

437

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15 .

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

.4

.1

.1

.1 

.1

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.8

0.03

0.0031

0.003

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0 

0

.3

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

*2.6 

2.8

278

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

-

49.1

1.64

0.169

0.19

Dec.

2.8

2.8

2.8

5.2

2.8

2.4

2.3

2.3

10 

5.0

2.6

2.3

1.9

1.9

1.9

*1.9

1.9

1.9 

1.9

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.9

80.5

2.60

0.268

0.31

, Jan.

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.2

.2

13

28

4.2 

2.3

1.7

1.0

». 1.0

.9

1.0

4.8

31

9.8 

4.2

2.8

2.1

1.7

*25

11

5.0

3.4

6.4

20

5.6

3.6

2.6

201.1

6.49

0.669

0.77

Feb.

2.1

1.9

1.7

1.4

1.5

2.4

2.1

1.7

1.4 

1.2

3.6

3.9

2.4

1.9

1.7

1.4

1.0

1.0 

26 .9~

16

5.3

3.9

3.1

2.8

2.3

1.9

1.5

_

-

98.0

3.50

0.361

0.38

Calendar year 1952 : Max 603 Min o

Mar.

37

25

424

42

14

8.5

6.4

4.8

3.9 

3.4

2.8

3.4

3.6

44

92

16

U

74 

16

9.0

6.9

45

39

13

7.7

5.0

4.2

3.4

2.6

2.8

6.3

976.7

31.5

3.25

3.74

Apr.

6.0

4.2

3.4

2.8

2.6

30

19

11

8.1 

5.3

4.8

16

9.0

6.0

4.9

2.8

2.6

If

12

8.5

6.0

*4.2

11

7.3

4.5

3.4

3.4

15

32

-

418.8

14.0

1.44

1.61

May

10

4.8

3.1

4.2

6.4

4.5

6.4

7.3

4.8 

3.1

2.1

2.3

2.1

15

13

92

77

17 

9.0

5.3

3.4

2.6

1.5

1.4

1.2

.7

*.5

.4

.4

.3

.!2

302.0

9.74

1.00

1.16

June

0.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.3

.2

.1

.1 

0

0

0

.4

1.4

.3

.1

.1

.1:i

0

0

0

0

0

0

~T6 1.8

.1

.1

.1

-

6.6

0.22

0.023

0.03

July

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

0

Aug.

(*)

0

0

0

0

Sept.

(*)

-

0

0

0

0

Mean 10.9 Cfsm 1.12 In. 15.36

Water year 1952-53: Max 434 Min o Mean 5.85 Cfsm 0.603 In. 8.19

Peak discharge (base, 650 cfs). Mar. 3 (6 a.m.) 1,050 cfs (6.47 ft). 

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.
OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM 561

Ohio River at Metropolis, 111.

Location.--Lat 37°08'51", long. 88°44 I 27", near center of span on downstream side of pier 

of Paducah & Illinois Railroad bridge at Metropolis, Massac County, 9? miles downstream 

from Tennessee River, and 37 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 203,000 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. January 1934 to September 1953 in reports of Geological Survey. Occasional discharge measurements 1881 to 1924 and daily discharge since January 1928 in reports of Mississippi River Commission.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 276.27 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Dec. 18, 1936, water-stage recorders (temporary installations) at Paducah, 

Ky., Metropolis, Joppa, and dam 52. Auxiliary water-stage recorder 0.5 mile upstream 

from dam 53 and 18 miles downstream from base gage. Prior to May 29, 1936, auxiliary 

staff gages at dam 53.

Average discharge.--19 years (1934-53), 268,900 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 621,000 cfs Mar. 9 (gage height, 41.07 ft); minimum daily, 35,100 cfs Aug. 29.

1934-53: Maximum discharge, 1,780,000 cfs Feb. 1, 1937 (total discharge including 

overflow through Bay Creek and Cache River Valleys 1,850,000 cfs); maximum gage height, 

66.60 ft Feb. 2, 1937; minimum daily discharge, 20,600 cfs Oct. 8, 1941.

Remarks. Records good. Flow regulated by Kentucky Reservoir beginning Aug. 30, 1944 and 

at low water by navigation dams above station. Records of chemical analyses for the 

water year 1953 are given in WSP 1290.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Total 

Mean 

Cfsm 

In.

Oct.

52,900 

49,900 

45, 600 

45, 100 

54,800

*55,700 

49,200 

49,300 

45,800 

45,900

49,900 

51,000 

52,800 

66.900 

58, 600

56,700 

51,300 

52,800 

46,800 

50, 000

51,500 

51,500 

47 , 300 

53, 100 

44,700

45.400 

44,700 

50,600 

53,800 

49,900 

51,200

1 1,57 2.7 

50,730

Nov.

45,300 

42,800 

43,400 

43,100 

43,100

44,400 

42,900 

41.400 

42,600 

45,400

51, 100 

47,600 

42,700 

*42,100 

51, 100

47,000 

43,700 

48,200 

53,700 

62,600

62,800 

53,700 

59,300 

72,900 

S6.400

77,500 

82,800 

69,500 

66,200 

71,900

1 1,627. 2 

54,240

Dec .

70,300 

76,600 

67 . 300 

86,700 

94,600

105,000 

112,900 

112,000 

108,000 

127,000

149,000 

183,000 

180,000 

179,000 

*176,000

175,000 

180, 000 

188,000 

197,000 

200,000

170,000 

106,000 

95,000 

86,200 

85,300

86,200 

90,300 

91,400 

82,600 

80, 000 

97,800

*3,838.2 

123,800

Jan.

101,000

103,000 

110, 000 

107,000 

107,000

114,000 

120,000 

157,000 

170,000 

180,000

221,000 

263,000 

319,000 

357,000 

"385, 000

395,000

367,000 

324,000 

311,000 

324,000

331,000 

344,000 

359,000 

371,000 

375,000

380,000 

376,000 

365,000 

367,000 

375,000 

378,000

*8,556 

276,000

Feb.

386,000 

380, 000 

358,000 

345, 000 

331,000

324,000 

326,000 

311,000 

297,000 

271,000

244,000

276,000 

329,000 

383,000 

400, 000

405,000 

396,000 

369,000 

357,000 

342,000

349,000 

389,000 

421,000 

*445, 000 

444, 000

442,000 

447,000 

446, 000

*10,213 

364,800

Mar.

420, 000 

416,000 

433,000 

493,000 

542,000

583,000 

612.000 

612,000 

612,000 

586,000

561,000 

541,000 

512,000 

482,000 

463,000

432,000 

416,000 

408,000 

425,000 

414,000

413,000 

407,000 

425,000 

463,000 

469,000

447,000 

416,000 

391,000 

367,000 

358,000

*14,477 

467,000

Apr.

*363,000 

373j_000

372,000 

368,000 

348,000

339,000 

337,000 

330,000 

326,000 

321,000

307,000 

294,000 

292,000 

300,000 

306,000

306,000 

303,000 

313,000 

324,000 

328,000

329,000 

332,000 

334,000 

333,000 

334,000

337,000 

321,000 

302,000 

288,000

303,000

*9,763 

325,400

May

353,000 

368,000 

360,000 

340,000 

*331,000

334,000 

322,000 

288,000 

275,000 

255,000

257 , 000 

269,000 

292,000 

300, 000 

326,000

349,000 

390,000 

458,000 

509,000 

548,000

550, 000

532,000 

504, 000 

465,000 

436,000

438,000 

446,000 

443,000 

431,000 

401, 000 

375,000

tll,945 

385,300

June

349,000

321,000 

290,000 

259,000 

239,000

226,000 

209 , 000 

*20B, 000 

211,000 

216,000

216,000 

216,000 

204,000 

186,000 

148, 000

154,000 

152,000 

145,000 

155,000 

160,000

155,000 

151,000 

136,000 

124,000 

107 , 000

104,000 

98,500 

97.200 

99,000 

104,000

*5,439.7 

181,300

July

101,000 

104,000 

98,200 

97,200 

95,500

117,000 

126,000 

132,000 

135,000 

148, 000

136,000 

116,000 

121,000 

96,300 

*81,900

81,700 

75,800 

70.100 

76,800 

87,800

73,100 

91,600 

95,500 

99,400 

100,000

91,200 

76,700 

83,600 

82,600 

74,100 

70,400

«,035.5 

97,920

Aug.

67,300 

75,600 

77,100 

78,500 

78,400

89,500 

90,300 

85, 600 

82,600 

88,500

97,100 

97.500 

84,000 

*84,600 

82,200

63,800 

68,000 

71,900 

73,700 

66, 100

62,800 

59,100 

53,700 

51,500 

53,100

48,200 

54,300 

52,800 

55. 100 

50, 200 

50, 300

*2,173.4 

70, 110

Sept.

50, 000 

48,000 

43, 200 

45, 600 

45,400

54, 800 

47,300 

50, 000 

45, 800 

39,700

39,000 

43,100 

39,200 

43,500 

45, 300

48,200 

50,000 

38,400 

43,200 

37 , 700

*55.000 

50, 600 

48,200 

48,600 

42,300

46,900 

56.700 

45,700 

42,800 

42,300

tl,356.5 

45,220

Calendar year 1952 : Max 892,000 Mln 39,900 Mean 267,700 Cfsm 1.32 In. 17.95 

Water year 1952-53 : Max 612,000 Mln 35,100 Mean 202,700 Cfsm 0.999 In - 13.56

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Expressed In thousands.
562 CACHE RIVER BASIN

Cache River at Forman, 111.

Location.--Lat 37°21'00", long. 88°54'50", In NWi sec. 31, T. 13 S., R. 3 E., on left bank 

75 ft upstream from Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad bridge at Forman and 1 mile 

downstream from Dutchman Creek.

Drainage area.--242 sq ml.

Records available. October 1922 to September 1953.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage Is 333.77 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1932, chain gage at site 75 ft downstream 

at same datum. Oct. 1, 1932, to July 24, 1939, chain gage or wire-weight gage at site 

75 ft downstream at datum 1.00 ft lower.

Average discharge.--29 years (1924-53), 315 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,480 cfs Mar. 3 (gage height, 8.15 ft); no flow 

Sept. 15-19, 21, 22.

1922-53: Maximum discharge observed, 9,120 cfs Mar. 13, 1935 (gage height, 16.69 

ft, present datum); no flow at times.

Remarks.--Records good. Flow of lower part of Cache River basin was diverted from Ohio 

River to Mississippi River beginning Oct. 31, 1950, through diversion channel of MoundsMound City flood protection project. Flow of upper part of Cache River basin, including flow past this station, continues to discharge to the Ohio River, passing through 

Post Creek Cutoff directly to the Ohio River instead of through the original channel of 

Cache River.

Revisions (water years). WSP 623: 1923-24. WSP 823: 1933-35, drainage area. WSP 1205: 

1923-24, 1927-30.

Rating table, water year 1952-53 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1, 2, 9-15)

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

5.0 

8.0

46

92

162

257

745

1,420

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1952 to September 1953

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Oct.

0.9

.8

.7

.4 

.8

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.0

.8

.5

.5

.4

.3

*1.6

1.1

.7

.5

.4 

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

19.1

0.62

0.0026

0.003

Nov.

0.3

.3

.4

.4 

.4

.4

.3

.3

.4

.5

.5

.6

.9

3.4

4.3

3.5

2.7

2.5

1.8 

1.8

' 111.8

7.2

3.8

3.6

6.9

151

74

27

15

-

327.0

10.9

0.045

' 0.05

Dec.

9.5

7.0

4.2

14 

82

154

60

29

81

142

64

28

23

16

10

7.3

*5.8

4.9

4.7 

4.5

10

27

37

22

16

12

10

8.1

6.5

5.8

5.8

915.1

29.5

0.122

0.14

Jan.

5.4

4.9

5,1

5.4 

5.1

5.1

6.6

426

362

195

71

42

29

22

19

22

54

81

81 

68

46

35

106

350

299

126

74

105

202

133

77

3,062.6

98.8

0.408

0.47

Feb.

58

46

38

31

27

30

57

54

40

32

36

94

117

71

52

40

33

26

23 

24

108

188

102

64

40

43

39

33

-

_

-

1,556

55.6

0.230

0.24

Mar.

38

416

1,120

1.400 

1,090

612

550

500

388

*279

222

186

164

231

400

314

188

316

375 

268

167

274

1,240

826

525

500

462

338

246

190

162

13,987

451

1.86

2.15

Apr.

154

143

117

97 

83

179

462

338

210

157

120

138

186

159

112

88

73

719

-'TIS 1,240

562

562

512

450

350

279

210

165

146

538

-

9,262

309

1.28

1.42

May

525

450

350

216 

170

149

131

120

117

93

73

65

91

169

362

612

745

574

1.040 

538

425

290

192

143

110

85

*66

52

43

36

30

8,062

260

1.07

1.24

June

2'4

21

17

15 

12

127

113

40

24

20

16

13

11

100

59

73

30

16

11

8.4

6.5

5.8

6,0

5.6

5.5

26

90

45

57

54

-

1,029.6

54.3

0.142

0.16

July

12

*6.8

4.5

5.5

2.5

2.0

1.7

1.2

.9

.8

.5

.5

.4

.4

 3.

.3

.4

37

156 

55

23

242

206

50

18

9.5

5.8

*4.0

2.8

2.2

1.8

809.6

26.1

0.108

0.12

Aug.

1 6

1 2

1 0

8 

6

5

5

8

21

29

11

5.1

5.1

2.2

1.6

1.5

.8

.6

.4

.3

.5

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

85.3

2.75

0.011

0.01

Sept.

0.1

.1

.1

.5 

 5

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0

.4

3.6 27i~

1.4

1.1

.8

.7

.4

-

13.0

0.43

0.0018

0.002

Calendar year 1952 : Max 4,620 win 0.2 Mean 272 cfsm 1.12 In. 15.27

Water year 1952-53: Max 1,400 Mln 0 Mean 107 cfsm 0.442 m. 6.00

Peak discharge (base, 1,600 efs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
RECORDS AVAILABLE ON LAKES OP INDIANA 563

For several years records of the water-surface elevation of many of the lakes in 

Indiana have been collected by the Geological Survey under cooperative agreements with 

the Indiana Department of Conservation, Division of Water Resources. These records have 

not been published but are available in the files of the district office of the Geological 

Survey in Indianapolis, Ind. In general, the records are based on once-daily readings of 

a staff gage by a local observer and consist of daily, monthly, and yearly mean water 

surface elevations as well as graphs showing the fluctuation in elevation. Discharge 

measurements made at the outflow are also available in some instances.

The lakes for which records have been collected are listed in the following table. 

The established level, sometimes referred to as the legal level, is that elevation set by 

the courts to which the average level of the lake is to be held; it is normally set at 

about the average level that has prevailed for a number of years prior to the establishment of the level.

Lakes In Indiana In the Ohio River basin for which records are available

Lake

Barbee Lake near North Webster. ........ 

Baugher Lake near Washington Center... 

Beaver Dam Lake near Silver Lake......

Horseshow Lake near Washington Center.

McClures Lake near Silver Lake........

Rldlnger Lake near Pierceton. ......... 

Robinson Lake near Pierceton. .........

Sawmill Lake near North Webster .......

Smalley Lake near Washington Center...

Starve Hollow Lake near Vallonla. . . . . .

Webster Lake at North Webster .........

Yellow Creek Lake near Silver Lake....

County

Kosclusko 

Noble 

Kosclusko

Whit lev

Noble

Kosclusko

Kosclusko 

Kosclusko

Kosclusko

Noble

Jackson

Kosclusko

Kosclusko 

Pulton

Drainage 

area 

(square

miles)

41.4 

36.4 

1.89

5 19

1 32

1.39

99

.45

49

39 7

32.5 

4.07

flT

46.5

32.6

6.14

54.0

32 1

8.50

Surface 

area 

(acres)

249 

20 

137

15

39

26

92

115 

45

23

61

170

566

529

127

Established 

levels*

837.50 

868.95

865.85

903 91

843.12 

851.09

837.50 '

793 42

 86O.50

Records 

available

1945-49 

1945-50 

1947-52

1945-53

1945-53 

1942-53

1947-52

1945-52

1943-53 

1945-50

1945-53

1942-53

1943-53

1945-53 

1942-53

1952-53

1942-53 

1945-52

1945-52 

1952-53

* Elevation, In feet, above mean sea level.
564 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Measurements of streamflow in the Ohio River basin except Cumberland and Tennessee 

River basins made at points other than gaging stations are given in the following table. 

Determinations of peak flow at points other than gaging stations are given in a separate 

table on page 575.

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in Ohio River basin except Cumberland and Tennessee 

River basins during water year October 1952 to September 1953

Allegheny River basin-Tributaries above Conewango Creek

Date

Apr. 15

Apr. 15

Apr. 15

28

Apr. 15 

Aug. 20

Stream

Allegheny River

Oswayo Creek. . .

Olean Creek. . . .

East Branch 

Tunungwant 

Creek.

Creek.

....do.........

Allegheny River 

....do.........

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Allegheny River

Ohio River. ........

Allegheny River. . . .

Allegheny River. . . .

Tunungwant Creek. . .

Ohio River. ........ 

....do.............

Locality

Lat 42°01'05", long. 78°20'35", 

Mill Grove , N. Y.

Lat 42"01'30", long. 78°20'25", 

Mill Grove, N. Y.

Portville, N. Y.

1.1 miles southeast of Olean, 

N. Y.

1 mile northeast of Hlnsdale, 

N. Y.

Lat 42°07'15", long. 78"25'15", 

1.3 miles northeast of Olean, 

N. Y.

Allegany, N. Y.

1.6 miles south of Custer City, 

Pa.

Limestone, N. Y.

Red House, N. Y.

Lat 42°01'30", long. 78°57'20", 

Oneville, N. Y. 

....do............. .............

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

638

248

47.1

29.4

63.3

198

37.0

142

30.0

1,852

Discharge 

(cfs)

3.19

1,310 

96.3

378 

27.4

59.8

2.55

35.9

1.65

56.6

3.07

227 

20.5

47.2

.00

8.56 

293

31.5

53.7

0

3,670 

335

Conewango Creek basin

Apr. 16 Cassadaga Creek 

....do.........

Conewango Creek.... Lat 42 8 09'20", long. 79°13'25", 

at bridge, 2.9 miles northwest 

of Falconer, N. Y.

Levant, N. Y.

Pa.

1.0 mile north of Warren, Pa.

126 

342

178 

42.2

1.43

1.82

Brokenstraw Creek basin, Pa.

Aug. 27 

Dec. 13 

Feb. 19

Apr. 2

Hare Creek. .... 

Ma thews Run. . . . 

.. ..do.........

....do.........

Brokenstraw Creek.. 

....do....... ......

....do.............

£ mile east of Corry. ........... 

At mouth, at Youngsville ........

. ...do... .......................

- 1.30 

50.6 

16.9

40.5

Tionesta Creek basin. Pa.

Aug. 27 South Branch 

Tionesta 

Creek.

Tionesta Creek. .... 0.2 mile east of Brookston. . . . . . - 5.52

Hemlock Creek basin, Pa.

Aug. 27 Hemlock Creek.. Allegheny River. . . . 0.2 mile upstream from mouth and 

0.3 mile south of President.

- 6.60

Oil Creek baaln, Pa.

Oct. 15

Nov. 10

Jan. 23

May 8

25

....do.........

....do.........

....do.........

....do......... ....do.............

ville .

....do..................... .....

2.47

36.1

4.40

1.82

8.47

French Creek basin, N. Y.

Apr. 16 

Aug. 21

French Creek. .. 

....do.........

Allegheny River. . . . 

....do.............

Lat 42°02'10", long. 79°43'45", 

at bridge, 1.9 miles southwest 

of Cutting. 

....do..........................

80.2 118 

6.96
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 565

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the Ohio River basin except Cumberland and Tennessee 

River basins during water year October 1952 to September 1953 Continued

Clarion River basin, Pa.

Date

May 26

Aug. 28

Sept. 2

Stream

Unnamed run. ......

Mill Creek..... ...

....do....... .....

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Sevenmlle Run .....

Clarion River.

Clarion River. ....

... .do. ...........'

Locality

0.1 mile upstream from Plvemlle Run and 

3.2 miles northeast of Rasselas.

River Dam.

....do..................................

4.4 miles upstream from mouth and 2f 

miles northwest of Rldgway. 

At Erie R. R. bridge, 0.5 mile upstream from Baghdad Run at Brockway.

.. ..do. .................................

Discharge 

(ofs)

2.62 

.307

1.72

3.11

6.92 

9.96

42.2

37.2

125

208

263

1,930

20.5

16.6

Hedbank Creek basin, Pa.

Oct. 29

Sept. 2

Sandy Lick Creek. .

....do............

Redbank Creek. ....

....do............

1.2 miles downstream from Soldier Run 

at Reynoldsvllle.

.... do ..................................

8.40 

52.3

129

126

243

293

41.0

48.5

8.78

Mahonlng Creek basin, Pa.

Nov. 25

Oct. 28

July 23 ....do............ ....do............ ....do..... .............................

9.22

10.8

40.3

63.8

71.2

652

23.8

7.40

.801

4.93

1.48

2.41

3.34

1.16

Crooked Creek basin, Pa.

Aug. 28

Feb. 7

7

Apr. 13

May 22

Aug. 31

Oct. 27

Nov. 26

Feb. 7

Mar. 9

July 23

Aug. 31

Crooked Creek. ....

....do............

....do............

....do............

Creek.

....do.... ........

....do............

....do..... ....... j

Allegheny River . . .

....do............

....do............

At bridge, £ mile southwest of Oalbleton.

at Creekslde.

....do..................................

4.77

276

38.3

.358

.904

Klaklmlnetaa River basin. Pa.

Jan. 

Mar

Oct. 

AUR.

28 

?4

24

?7

Unnamed run. ...... 

....do............

Blackllck Creek. .. 

Mill Creek. .......

Two Lick Creek. . . .

Conemaugh River . . .

If miles downstream from Tearing Run 

and 0.6 mile northwest of Grace ton.

At Blackllck. ...........................

at Llgonler.

3.24

45.2
566 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the Ohio River basin except Cumberland and Tennessee 

River basins during water year October 1952 to September 1953 Continued

Buffalo Creek basin, Pa.

Date

Aug. 28

Stream

Little Buffalo 

Creek.

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Buffalo Creek. ....

Locality

At bridge, 2 

Freeport .

i miles northwest of

Discharge 

(ofs)

0.952

Monongahela River basin

Oct. 27

Jan. 19

May 12

June 22

Oct. 14

30

Dec. 11

Aug. 27

28

27 

Oct. 7

Dec. 3

Jan. 20

Mar. 25

27

Georges Creek. ....

Middle Creek.. .... 

Town Line Run .....

Monongahela River.

Creek. 

Caaselman River. . . 

....do..... .......

4.5 miles southeast of Buckhannon, 

W. Va.

W. Va.

miles east of Klngwood, W. Va.

At bridge, i mile east of Smlthfleld, 

Pa.

Pa.

mouth and 3 miles west of Jefferson, 

Pa. 

At bridge, 0.9 mile north of Casselman, 

Pa. 

At mouth, at Markleton, Pa. ............

Pa.

Run and £ mile southwest of Dunbar, 

Pa.

vllle, Pa.

0.072

.114

9.58

20.4

54.4

22.1

1.94

.009

.23

1.70

760

114

1.02

.733

.106 

.061

0

.826 

2.93

8.08

1.61

1.46

6.04

13.0

.481

.285

Chartlers Creek basin, Pa.

Aug. 28 Little Chartlers 

Creek.

Chartlers Creek...

Montour Run basin, Pa.

Aug. 28 Montour Run ....... Ohio River. ....... At bridge, 2.8 miles south of 

Coraopolls.

0.065

2.54

Beaver River basin

Oct. 15 

Nov. 26

Feb. 13

Mar. 27

May 7

July 22

Oct. 2 

2

Nov. 19

Feb. 13

Mar. 18

31

Sept. 3

Nov. 26

Feb. 12

Mar. 27

May 7

July 22

Aug. 27

Ordnance Creek....

....do............

Mahonlng River. . . .

....do............

....do.......... ..

Walnut Creek. .....

....do............

. .. .do. ...........

West Branch Mahonlng River.

Beaver River ......

Mosquito Creek. . . .

.. . .do.... ........

At culvert on State Highway 5, 0.6 

mile above mouth and 2 miles west of 

Newton Falls, Ohio.

At Warren, Ohio. .......................

At bridge on Main Street, Cortland,

....do.................................

0.002 

.002

t317

.31

a. 01

t Furnished by Corps of Engineers, Pittsburg District 

a Estimated.
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 567

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the Ohio River basin except Cumberland and Tennessee 

River basins during water year October 1952 to September 1953 Continued

Beaver River basin Continued

Date

Nov. 17 

Oct. 8

Nov. 7

Dec. 4

Jan. 15

Feb. 27

Mar. 20

Apr. 22

July 30

Aug. 26

Sept . 22

Feb. 12 

Aug. 27 

27

28

28

Stream

Mosquito Creek. . . .

....do......... ...

.. . .do. ...........

....do............

....do......... ...

....do............

... .do... .........

....do............

....do............

. ...do............

....do............

Clear Creek. ...... 

Cool Spring Creek.

Creek.

Tributary to or 

diverting from--

Mahoning River. . . . 

... .do....... .....

... .do....... .....

....do......... . ..

....do.. ..........

Pyma tuning Creek. . 

Neshannock Creek. .

Creek.

Creek.

Locality

At triumph, Ohio ........................

At bridge on State Highway 90, 0.2 mile 

south of Dilworth, Ohio. 

At bridge, 2.2 miles northeast of 

Mercer, Pa.

Wilmington, Pa.

Discharge 

(ofs)

t67.3

1.98 

.661

512

t Furnished by Corps of Engineers, Pittsburg District.

Harmon Creek basing W. Va.

Oct.

Feb.

29

10

Harmon Creek. .....

....do............

Ohio River. .......

....do............

1.2 miles above mouth at bridge

Route 2 at Weir ton.

Creek Road) above Weir ton.

....do... ......................

on State 95.5

9.27

40.8

22.1

Cross Creek basin

Oct. 29

Feb. 10

Cross Creek. ......

....do....... .....

Ohio River ........

....do............

At county highway bridge 0.4 mile upstream from mouth, 2.5 miles north of

Wellsburg, W. Va.

....do..................................

6.81

14.4

206

58.4

10.6

73.1

74.3

Buffalo Creek basin, W. Va.

Sept. 15

Feb. 10

Buffalo Creek. ....

....do............

Ohio River ........

....do.......... ..

0.5 mile above Cascade Run at Bethany...

from Painters Run and 0.7 mile southeast of Wellsburg.

....do................. .................

0.019 

4.15

22.6

405

99.5

Wheeling Creek basin

Oct. 28 

Nov. 25 

Dec. 10 

Feb. 9 

Aug. 28

28

Wheeling Creek. . . .

North Fork of 

Dunkard Fork 

Wheeling Creek. 

South Fork of 

Dunkard Fork 

Wheeling Creek.

Ohio River. .......

Dunkard Fork 

Wheeling Creek.

At Bridgeport, Ohio. .................... 10.4 

20.4 

46.1 

98.5 

0

0

Grave Creek basin, W. Va.

Oct. 28

Deo. 9 ....do............ ....do............

0.7 mile above moath and l£ miles southeast of Moundsville.

....do..................................

0.071

2.92

7.37

.048

2.07

4.97

Middle Island Creek basin. W. Ya.

Sept. 14

Feb. 11

11 

11

Middle Island 

Creek.

Middle Branoh 

Nlmlshlllen 

Creek.

Ohio River. ....... I Above mouth of Jockey Camp Run, 1 mile 

1 below Smlthton.

Musklngum River basin, Ohio

NlmlBhlllen Creek. At bridge on State Highway 628, 6 miles 

northeast of Canton.

0.5 mile below bridge on State Highway 

628, 5£ miles northeast of Canton. 

0.5 mile above bridge on Center Road 

and 5t miles northeast of Canton.

0.019

14.8

14.8 

13.6
568 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the Ohio River basin except Cumberland and Tennessee 

River basins during water year October 1952 to September 1953 Continued

Muskingum River basin, Ohio 'Continued

Date

Feb. 11

11

11

11 

11

11 

11

11

11 

Oct. 10

Aug. 27

Oct. 2

Dec. 2

30

30

June 23 

Oct. 13

Apr. 16

July 17

Nov. 26

Mar. 26

July 21

Nov. 3

Dec. 30

Feb. 2

31

July 1

31

Oct. 13 

Dec. 1

Feb. 2

Mar. 16

Aug. 17

Oct. 13

Dec. 1

Jan. 5

Stream

Middle Branch 

Nlmlshlllen 

Creek.

Unnamed tributary.

Middle Branch 

Nimishillen 

Creek.

Middle Branch 

Nlmlshlllen 

Creek.

shlllen Creek.

South Fork Sugar

Creek.

.. ..do.......;....

....do............

....do........ ....

.. ..do......... .:.

Tuscarawas River.. 

Brushy Fork. ......

Whetstone Creek 

Tributary.

....do........ ....

Black Fork. .......

....do............

.. ..do.... ........

Timber Kun ........

....do.... ........

....do............

....do............

....do............

Bell Creek........

....do......... ...

....do........ ....

Tributary to or 

diverting from--

Nimishillen Creek.

Middle Branch 

Nimishillen 

Creek.

Nlmlshlllen Creek.

Nimishillen 

Creek. 

Nimishillen Creek.

Muskingum River. . . 

Stillwater Creek..

Whetstone Creek...

Mohican River .....

Licking River. ....

....do........ ....

Locality

0.2 mile above bridge on Center Road 

and 5 miles northeast of Canton.

and 4{ miles northeast of Canton.

Road and 4 miles northeast of Canton.

Branch Road and 4 miles northeast of 

Canton.

downstream from Middle Branch Road, 

and 3{ miles northeast of Canton. 

At mouth, 0.2 mile above bridge on 

Martlndale Road and 3^ miles northeast of Canton.

station and 3.1 miles northwest of 

Canton . 

1,500 ft above bridge on U. S. Highway 62, north of Canton.

62, north of Canton.

Canton .

Canton.

100 ft below 19th Street Bridge, 

. Canton.

northeast of Canton.

At South Side Bridge, New Philadelphia. 

Below Clendening Dam near Tlppecanoe . . .

At culvert on State Highway 96, 1.9 

miles above mouth and 1.1 miles east 

of Ollvesburg.

Above Charles Mill Reservoir near 

Mifflln.

it miles above mouth and 2 miles 'west 

of Zanesville.

of McConnelsvllle .

....do........ .........................

Discharge 

(cfs)

13.6

12.2

1.35

13.2

.25

13.6 

5.28

2.51

938 

7.11

70.4

.006

.03

13.3

104

103

92.4

.05

.83

10.3

6.55

7.67

.77

.21

.12

.007

.23

.12

1.71
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 569

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the Ohio River basin except Cumberland and Tennessee 

River basins during water year October 1952 to September 1953 Continued

Muskingum River basin, Ohio--Continued

Date

Mar 16

Apr. 28

Sept . 28

Stream

....do...... ......

....do....... .....

....do....... .....

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

... .do...... ......

....do... ....'.....

Locality

of McConnelsvllle.

.... do ................................

Discharge 

(cfs)

.49

.67

.12

.22

.10

.09

Little Kanawha River tesin, W. Va.

Sept. 24 

Oct. 6

Sept. 24

Tanners Creek. ....

Hughes River. 

. . . .do. ...........

River. 

. . . .do.. ..........

....do.... ........

highway bridge, U. S. Route 33, and 

4f miles west of Qlenville. 

i mile above Tanner ...................

Spencer.

Harrlsvllle . 

.... do ................................

0.304

.008 

.10

.47

Hocking River basin, Ohio

Jan. 12 Sunday Creek. ..... Hocking River. .... 400 ft above New York 

bridge and 0.7 mile 

Oak..

Central R. R. 

south of Burr

72.7

Mill Creek basin, W. Va.

Oct. 6 I Mill Creek........ | Ohio River........ I Near Rlpley.........................

Kanawha River basin

Oct. 6

July 21

Oct. 6

Nov. 4

Sept. 17

Oct. 13

13

13 

13 

13

13

13

13 

13

13 

Aug. 17 

Oct. 7 

13 

13 

13 

7 

7

Middle Fork of 

South Fork New 

River.

....do... .........

North Fork New 

River.

Mill Creek........ 

Bridle Creek. .....

Elk Creek. ........

Big Cranberry 

Creek. 

Galena Creek. .....

Poplar Camp Creek. 

Killinger Creek.. . 

Reed Creek. .......

Little Reed Island 

Creek. 

Beaverdam Creek. . .

Little Reed Island 

Creek. 

Track Fork. .......

Plum Creek. .......

South Fork New 

River.

....do.... ........

New River. ........

Fox Creek. ........ 

New River. ........ 

....do............

....do............

....do...... ......

Crooked Creek. .... 

New River .........

....do............ 

Reed Creek.. ...... 

New River. ........

Big Reed Island 

Creek. 

Little Reed Island 

Creek. 

Big Reed Island 

Creek. 

Peak Creek. .......

New River. ........

Lat 36°10'10", long. 81°38'45", at 

bridge on U. S. Highways 221 and 

321, 1 mile above Payne Branch, 3 

miles northeast of Blowing Rock, 

Watauga County and 4 miles southeast 

of Beone, N. C. Drainage area, 9.5 

sq ml.

Lat 36°25'55", long. 81°37'10", at 

highway bridge, at Creston, Ashe 

County, N. C. and Just below Three 

Top Creek, N. C. Drainage area, 

63.1 sq ml.

bridge Just above Pine Swamp Creek, 

1^ miles above U. S. Highway and 2 

miles south of Sparta, Alleghany 

County, N. C. Drainage area, 19.3 

sq mi.

miles southeast of Volney, Va.

southeast of Troutdale, Va. 

At bridge on State Highway 16, 3 miles 

southeast of Troutdale, Va. 

At bridge on U. S. Highway 58, 2.5 

miles east of Fox, Va. 

At bridge on U. S. Highway 58, 1.8 '

miles east of Independence, Va.

miles west of Qalax, Va.

southwest of Qalax, Va. 

At bridge oil U. S. Highway 58, 4.5 

miles northeast of Qalax, Va. 

At bridge on U. S. Highway 58, 2 

miles northwest of Jackson Ferry, 

Va. 

Along U. S. Highway 52, 2 miles south 

of Poplar Camp, Va. 

0.5 mile northwest of Cedar Springs, 

Va. 

At bridge on State Highway 657, 3 

miles west of Wytheville, Va. 

At bridge on U. S. Highway 58, 1.5 

miles west of Hillavllle, Va. 

At bridge on U. S. Highway 221, 0.5 

mile east of Hlllsville, Va. 

At bridge on State Highway 100, 1.7 

miles north of Sylvatus, Va. 

1.2 miles upstream from mouth at 

Pulaskl, Va. 

At bridge on U. S. Highway 58 at 

east city limits of Radford, Va.

0.05 

26.8

8.67

3.73

26.4

11.9

53.1

19.1

11.5

7.34

2.66

1.21 

.678 

5.73

17.9

12.4

3.55 

.514

3.47 

.341 

17.8 

24.0 

2.79 

51.5 

1.89 

1.23
570 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the Ohio River basin except Cumberland and Tennessee 

River basins during water year October 1952 to September 1953 Continued

Kanawha River basin Continued

Date

Oct. 8 

8 

3 

8 

3 

S 

3 

3 

8

Sept. 29 

Oct. 8

Sept. 29 

8

8 

24

29 

29

Oct. 20 

Dec. 1 

Jan. 12 

Apr. 6 

24 

June 23 

Sept. 1 

28

28 

28

28 

28

Oct. 28

Aug. 6 

Sept. 17 

Oct. 29

Aug. 7 

Sept . 16 

Nov. 6

7

Sept ,29 

Nov. 7

Sept. 29 

Nov. 7

Sept. 30 

Nov. 7 

Sept . 30 

Nov. 6 

7

Sept. 29 

Nov. 7

Sept. 30 

Nov. 6

7

Sept. 29 

Nov. 7

Sept. 29 

Nov. 7

Sept. 30 

Nov. 7

Stream

Sinking Creek ..... 

Crab Orchard Creek 

Walker Creek. ..... 

Klmberllng Creek. .

Little Walker 

Creek.

Stony Creek. ...... 

Wolf Creek.. ......

Clear Fork Creek. .

Rich Creek.. ...... 

....do...... ......

Bluestone River... 

....do............

.... do ............

Swago Creek. ......

....do....... .....

....do............

... .do. ...........

....do........ ....

Mill Creek........

Big Clear Creek...

Little Sevrell 

Creek.

North Pork Cherry 

River. 

....do....... .....

....do.... ........

South Pork Cherry 

River . 

....do... .........

... .do. ...........

Loop Creek. ....... 

... .do. ...........

. ...do. ...........

Armstrong Creek. . .

.... do ............

Smlthers Creek....

....do............

Hughes Creek. .....

....do....... .....

....do. ...........

Kellys Creek. .....

....do............

Cabin Creek. ......

....do............

....do............

Field Creek. ...... 

....do............

tfltchers Creek....

....do............

Lena Creek. .......

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

New River ......... 

Walker Creek. ..... 

New River. ........ 

Walker Creek. .....

New River .........

Wolf Creek.. ...... 

New River .........

Greenbrler River. .

....do..... .......

....do.. ..........

New River. ........

Meadow River. ..... 

Sewell Creek. .....

Gauley River ......

Kanawha River. ....

....do............

....do............

....do... .........

....do............

Locality

At bridge on State Highway 700, 1.6 

miles northwest of Newport, Va. 

At bridge on U. S. Highway 21, 0.5 

mile south of Bland, Va. 

At bridge on State Highway 604, 1 mile 

southeast of Bland, Va. 

At bridge on State Highway 42, 2.7 

miles east of Mechanlcsburg, Va. 

At bridge on State Highway 100, 0.8 

mile south of Poplar Hill, Va. 

At bridge on State Highway 100, 1.5 

miles north of Poplar Hill, Va. 

At bridge on State Highway 635 at 

Olean, Va. 

At bridge on U. S. Highway 21, 3.8 

miles southwest of Rocky Gap, Va. 

At bridge on U.'S. Highway 21, at 

Rocky Gap, Va. 

At Peterstown, W. Va. ................. 

0.9 mile upstream from mouth at Rich 

Creek, Va.

At bridge on State Highway 650, 1 mile 

south of Bluefleld, Va. (above 

filter plant). 

At filter plant, 1 mile south of Bluefield, Va. (below filter plant). 

At State Route 20 crossing at Bramwell, 

W. Va.

At U. S. Route 19 bridge near Spanishburg, W. Va. 

At mouth at Buckeye , W. Va ............

. . ..do. ...............................

At bridge on Forest Service road, 4^ 

miles above Anthony, W. Va. 

0.1 mile 'upstream from Harts Run and 3 

miles southwest of White Sulphur 

Springs, W. Va. 

0.3 mile downstream from Shady Creek 

above Intake at City Water Supply 

at Ansted, W. Va. 

3 miles above mouth and 2 miles northeast of Rupert, W. Va. 

0.7 mile below Boggs Creek, 0.7 mile 

above mouth, and 1.7 miles east of 

Ralnelle, W. Va. 

2.6 miles above forks near Rlchwood, 

W. Va.

0.6 mile above forks at Rlchwood, W. 

Va.

At Klncald, above bridge on blacktop 

road from Klncald to Kingston, W. 

Va. 

At Deepwater, 50 ft downstream from 

Chesapeake and Ohio Ry. bridge.

Just above highway bridge on Route 61, 

above Montgomery, W. Va.

Below forks 1.5 miles above Route 60, 

near Smlthers, W..Va.

At Hugheston, W. Va. ..................

At swinging bridge, 0.3 mile above 

mouth near Hansford, W. Va.

Above small truss bridge In Cedar 

Grove, W. Va.

Below footbridge, 0.04 mile above 

train station at Eskdale, W. Va. 

0.7 mile above underpass and 300 ft 

downstream from bridge at Cabin 

Creek Junction.

600 ft above underpass on secondary 

road at Wlnlfrede, W. Va.

200 ft above first bridge after leaving main highway and 0.8 mile from 

Route 60 at Wltcher, w. Va

On Route 119 opposite day and night 

garage 20 ft above footbridge, at 

Marmet, W. Va.

Discharge 

(=fs)

26.5 

.184 

9.62 

5.36 

1.71 

1.24 

8.42 

5.46 

8.64

3.38 

2.36

3.05 

5.38

4.16 

7.69

8.76 

17.6

.499 

1.56 

34.4 

9.18 

33.8 

3.76 

.44 

6.58

4.94 

.21

.99 

0

1.51

12.7 

.36 

.59

8.82 

.35 

1.28

3.03

2.34 

.52

.65

.88

2.23 

.46 

.32 

9.14 

8.12

12.4 

.99

1.35 

2.75

1.65

1.39 

.05

1.19 

.17

.11 

.119
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 571

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the Ohio River basin except Cumberland and Tennessee 

River basins during water year October 1952 to September 1953 Continued

Kanawha River basin Continued

Date

Sept. 29

Nov. 7

Oct. 28

7

Nov. 7

29

Nov. 6

July 21

Stream

River.

Spruce Pork. ......

Kanawha River .....

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

....do........... .

Elk River....... ..

....do. ...........

....do........ ....

Little Coal River.

Ohio River. .......

Locality

garage 20 ft above footbridge, at 

Marmet, W. Va. 

1,000 ft above mouth and 5 miles

southeast of Charleston, W. Va.

son, W. Va.

Va.

Route 14.

At Clothier, W. Va. ...................

At Point Pleasant, W. Va. .............

Discharge 

(cfs)

0.002

1.34

3.17

7.76

3.92

2.39

1.67

.93

2.54

.56

9.93

12.1

12.2

.16

0

-.127

.03

4.73

.74

2.11 

.79

3.93

2.54

31.5

8.90

5,660

Raccoon Creek basin, Ohio

May 21 

21

21

21

21

21 

21 

21 

21 

21 

21

21

21 

21

East Branch Raccoon Creek.

coon Creek.

Elk Pork. ......... 

Raccoon Creek. .... 

Strongs Run. ...... 

Dickason Run ......

Little Raccoon 

Creek.

Little Indian 

Creek. 

Raccoon Creek. .... 

Bullskin Creek. . . .

Raccoon Creek. ....

Raccoon Creek. .... 

Ohio River. ....... 

Raccoon Creek. ....

Little Raccoon 

Creek. 

Raccoon Creek. ....

.. ..do............

Indian Creek. .....

Ohio River. ....... 

Raccoon Creek. ....

At bridge on State Highway 56, at 

Starr.

mile south of New Plymouth.

Hollow Trail crossing and 1.3 miles 

northeast of Hope.

1.5 miles southwest of Mineral.

Junction with State Highway 356. 

At bridge, 1.1 miles above bridge on 

State Highway 346, near Radcliff . 

At bridge on State Highway 160, 0.3 

mile north of Ewington. 

At bridge, 1.5 miles above mouth and 

1.4 miles northeast of Ewington. 

At bridge, 0.1 mile above mouth and 

J mile southwest of Keystone. 

At bridge on State Highway 325, 2.1 

miles southwest of Vlnton.

mile north of Rio Grande. 

At bridge on State Highway 325, 0.8 

mile north of Rio Orande. 

At Northrup ........................... 

l£ miles above mouth. .................

11.3 

21.0

2.88

29.3

175

50.4 

452 

7.26 

14.0 

151 

5.69

5.61

884 

6.22

Guyandot River basin, W. Va.

Sept. 24 

25 

Jan. 22 

Mar. 2 

Apr. 2 

July 9

Guyandot River ....

....do..... .......

....do... .........

... .do. ...........

Ohio River. ....... 

Guyandot River. . . .

....do.. ..........

.... do ............

At Oceana .............................

....do......... .......................

18.7 

2.06 

171 

163 

53.5 

38.7

Big Sandy River basin

Oct. 15 

15

16 

15 

16

16 

16

16 

16 

16 

16

Contrary Creek. . . .

Prater Creek. .....

Lick Creek. .......

Russell Prater 

Creek.

Indian Creek. .....

Laurel Creek. .....

Levisa Pork. ...... 

Big Sandy River. . .

Levisa Pork. ......

Russell Pork. .....

.. ..do... .........

Pound River. ...... 

.. ..do........ ....

Georges Pork. .....

At bridge on U. S. Highway 460, 0.9 

mile northwest of Marvin, Va. 

On U. S. Highway 460, 100 ft downstream from mouth of Dismal River 

and 3 miles east of Vansant, Va. 

Along State Highway 83, 1 mile south 

of Vansant, Va. 

400 ft upstream from mouth at Grundy, 

Va. 

300 ft upstream from mouth at Birchleaf, Va. 

On State Highway 64 at McClure, Va.... 

Along State Highway 83, l£ miles east 

of Haysi, Va. 

At bridge on State Highway 83 at 

Pound, Va. 

At bridge on U. S. Highway 23, at 

Pound, Va. 

At bridge on State Highway 83, 0.4 

mile west of Georges Pork, Va. 

At bridge on State Highway 72, 0.3 

mile south of Georges Pork, Va.

0.230 

4.70

.049 

 1.69 

.216

1.22 

.502

1.99 

.247 

.079 

0
572 .MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge 

River basins c

measurements in the Ohio River basin except Cumberland and Tennessee 

luring water year October 1952 to September 1953 Continued

Big Sandy River basin Continued

Date

Oct. 16 

Sept. 29

29 

29 

30

Oct. 8 

Sept. 2 4 

Oct. 8 

Sept. 24 

Oct. 8 

Sept. 24 

Oct. 8 

Sept. 24 

Oct. 7

Stream

Cranesnest River. . 

Elkhorn Creek. ....

Shelby Creek. ..... 

Beaver Creek. .....

Rockcastle Creek. .

Tug Fork River .... 

....do.... ........

Elkhorn Creek. ....

Dry Fork. ......... 

....do... .........

....do....... .....

Pigeon Creek. .....

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Pound River! ......

Levlsa Fork. ...... 

....do... .........

Tug Fork .......... 

Big Sandy River. . .

Tug Fork. .........

....do............

....do..... .......

Locality

At bridge on State Highway 83, 1.8 

miles southeast of Cllntwood, Va.

At bridge on State Highway 197, 3 

miles east of Elkhorn City, Pike 

County, Ky. 

At bridge on U. S. Highway 119, at 

Virgie, Pike County, Ky. 

At Chesapeake & Ohio RR. bridge at 

Martin, Floyd County, Ky. 

At bridge on State Highway 40, at 

Inez, Martin County, Ky. 

At Welch, W. Va. ......................

At Berwlnd, W. Va. ....................

Near Lenore , W. Va ....................

Discharge 

(cfs)

2.13 

1.5

.5

1.9

.1

6.58 

7.99 

20.4 

21.4 

3.51 

3.49 

8.44 

7.35 

4.03

Scloto River basin, Ohio

Oct. 16

Nov. 21 

Jan. 5 

Feb. 17 

Mar. 30 

May 11 

June 12 

Aug. 28 

Dec. 23

Mar. 4 

Oct. 14

Dec. 2 

Jan. g 

Feb. 4 

Mar. 3 

4 

17 

Apr. 29 

June 9 

July 13 

Aug. 18 

Sept. 29

Mar. 4

....do... .........

.... do ............

....do....... .....

....do............

Scioto River. ..... 

Blackburn Hollow. .

West Branch Tar 

Hollow Creek. 

....do............

....do............

....do............

.... do ............

....do..... .......

.... do ............

Ohio River ........ 

Laurel Run. ....... 

Tar Hollow Creek. .

....do...... ......

0.9 mile above mouth, 1.7 miles northeast of Warrensburg.

1,000 ft below Qriggs Dam, near 

Columbus . 

At bridge on State Highway 180, 0.8 

mile northeast of Mound Crossing. 

300 ft above mouth and 5 miles south 

of Adelphi.

....do........ ........................

0

0 

0 

.06 

.05 

.03 

.03 

0 

47.5

5.79 

0

0 

.003 

.06 

8.S4 

4.17 

.48 

.21 

0 

0 

0 

0

Ohio Brush Creek basin, Ohio

West Branch Turkey 

Run.

At culvert on State Highway 74, 1/3 

mile above mouth and 1.2 miles west 

of Winchester.

4.11

Little Miami River basin, Ohio

Oct. 15 

Dec. 2

Feb. 4

Mar. 18

Sept. 30

Paterson Run ...... 

....do............

....do............

....do... .........

....do....... .....

.... do ............

Stonelick Creek. . .

....do............

At bridge £ mile above Brushy Fork 

and 1.2 miles east of Owensville.

....do................................

0 

.01

0

81.2

.79

0

0

Miami River basin, Ohio

Oct. 16

Feb. 5

Mar. 19

May 22 

Oct. 16

Feb. 5

Mav 1

22

....do............

.. ..do............

....do............

Bridge Creek ......

....do............

Greenville Creek..

....do......... ...

miles south of Vandalla.

At culvert at Junction of State Highways 127 and 49, 1.4 miles south of 

Greenville .

northwest of Laura.

.... do ................................

0.02

8.70

.01

65.2 

0

0

.01

.10

.11

19.1

11.2
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 573

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the Ohio River basin except Cumberland and Tennessee 

River basins during water year October 1952 to September 1953--Contlnued

Miami River basin, Ohio Continued

Bate

June 11

July 24

May 23

Oct. 16

Sept . 30

Stream

Hog Run tributary.

Feeder canal ......

Beaver Creek. .....

Blake Run .........

....do............

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Hog Run ...........

Buck Creek. .......

Buck Creek ........

Indian Creek. .....

....do............

Locality

At culvert on State Highway 71, 1 mile 

northwest of Laura.

northwest of Springfield.

At municipal water plant at Springfield.

Springfield. 

At culvert on U. S. Highway 40, 0.2 

mile west of Brighton.

view Avenue Bridge, at Dayton.

....do. ...............................

3 miles above mouth, 2.2 miles north 

of Relly, and 2.6 miles south of 

Oxford . 

....do.... ............................

....do... .............:...............

Discharge 

(cfs)

0.22 

0

0

151

102

36.4 

34.0

25.2

22.1

4.37

22.9 

1)30.9

b9.49

b6.81

3,070

bl,120

bl,150

bl,430

13,100

580

l>321

322

0 

0

2.86

.16

.74

.04

0

0

0

b Furnished by Miami Conservancy District.

Kentucky River basin, Ky.

Sept. 28 

July 15

North Fork 

Kentucky River. 

Quicksand Creek...

Kentucky River. . . .

North Fork 

Kentucky River. .

At bridge on State Highway 15 at 

Whltesburg, Letcher County. 

At bridge on State Highway 15, 1 mile 

east of Quicksand, Breathitt County.

3.6 

6.25

Little Kentucky River basin, Ky.

Sept . 22

River. miles southeast 

Trimble County.

Highway 421, 3

of Bedford,

0

Harrods Creek basin, Ky.

Oct. 30

Sept . 23

Harrods Creek. ....

....do............

Ohio River. .......

....do............

i mile below county highway and 2^

miles east of Prospect, Oldham

County.

....do.................... ............

0.95

4.76

0

Mill Creek basin, Ky.

Sept. 23 Mill Creek........ Ohio River. ....... At bridge on Orell Road, 3.1 miles 

north of Kosmosdale, Jefferson 

County .

0

Salt River basin, Ky.

Sept. 23

23

miles north of Shelbyvllle, Shelby 

County.

miles east of Flnchvllle, Shelby 

County.

0

0

Otter Creek basin, Ky.

Sept 22 Otter Creek. ...... Ohio River. ....... At bridge on 

Graham ton,

U. S. 

Meade

Highway 

County .

60, at 3.9

Doe Run basin, Ky.

Sept 22 Doe Run Creek ..... Ohio River. ....... At bridge on rural road,

of Brandenburg station,

County.

2 miles

Meade

east 7.6

Sinking Creek basin, Ky.

Sept. 22 

22

Sinking Creek. .... 

....do............

Ohio River. ....... At bridge on U. S. Highway 60, 2 miles 

southwest of Irvlngton, Brecklnridge 

County.

4 miles south-southwest of Union 

Star, Brecklnridge County.

0 

9.8
574 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the Ohio River basin except Cumberland and Tennessee 

River basins during water year October 1952 to September 1953 Continued

Green River basin, Ky.

Date

Sept. 25 

25

25

25

24 

23

29

29

28 

28

28 

23 

23

Stream

Green River. ......

River.

Bacon Creek. ......

Line Creek. .......

Trammel Fork. .....

Gasper River. ..... 

Muddy Creek. ......

Wolf Lick Creek. ..

North Fork Rough 

River..

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Ohio River. .......

Nolin River. ......

Barren River. .....

Drakes Creek. .....

Barren River ...... 

Green River. ......

Mud River. ........ 

Rough River. ......

Locality

At bridge on State Highway 76, 0.2 

mile south of Neataville, Adair 

County. 

At bridge on State Highway 76, 0.5

mile south of Knifley, Adalr County. 

At bridge on State Highway 76, at Elk

Horn, Taylor County. 

At bridge on State Highway 61, 3.5

miles north of Greensburg, Green 

County. 

At bridge on State Highway 218, 1.5

miles east of Crailhope, Green 

County. 

Outlet from Mammoth Cave, Edmonson

County.

At bridge on State Highway'84, at

White Mills, Hardin County. 

At bridge on U. S. Highway 31W, at 

Bonnlevllle, Hart County. 

At bridge on State Highway 70, 5

miles east of Round Hill, Butler 

County. 

At bridge on State Highway 63, 1 mile 

south of Gamaliel, Monroe County.

Pageville, Barren County.

miles south of Haywood, Barren 

County.

miles west of Glasgow, Barren 

County. 

At bridge on State Highway 100, 8 

miles southwest of Scottsville, 

Alien County. 

At bridge on U. S. Highway 231, 0.5 

mile south of Hadley, Warren County. 

At bridge on State Highway 70, about 

2 miles east of South Hill, Butler 

County. 

At bridge on State Highway 75, about 

2i mllea north of Lewiaburg, Logan 

County. 

At bridge on State Highway 108, about 

2j miles northwest of McDaniels, 

Breckinrldge County.

east of Horse Branch, Ohio County.

li miles southeast of Hartford, 

Ohio County.

Discharge 

(cfs)

0.7 

.2

.2

.4

4.4

8.0

72.4

15.8

3.6 

a. 2

2.8 

.02

.7

.9 ,

6.6

2.0 

0

0 

.1

1.0

0

Highland Cr

Sept. 25 Highland Creek. . . . Ohio River. ....... At bridge on State Highway 359 

Junction with State Highway 

of Unlontown, Union County.

, at 

360 east

0.4

Wabash River basin, Ind.

Oct. 2

19

Nov. 6

Jan. 15

19

Feb. 9

Mar. 12

May 18

Sept. 11

Dec. 11

May 18

Nov. 17 

Feb. 27

....do............

....do............

....do............

....do............

....do............

....do............

Pipe Creek.. ...... 

Elliot ditch. .....

... .do..... ....... SEi sec. 29, T. 26 N., R. 4 E., at 

Bunker Hill, Miami County.

southeast of Lafayette.

8.18 

4.04

a Estimated.

White River basin, Ind.

Nov. 17

17

17

17

17

17

Sept. 8

Nov. 17

Cicero Creek. .....

Weasel Creek. .....

Cicero Creek. .....

Little Cicero

Creek.

Hlnkle Creek. .....

Mud Creek. ........

....do............

Pogues Run. .......

White River. ......

Cicero Creek. .....

White River. ......

Cicero Creek. .....

.... do ............

Fall Creek. .......

....do............

White River. ......

SE$ sec. 18, T. 20 N., R. 5 E., 1

mile east of Arcadia, Hamilton

County .

..'. .do.......^........................'

See. 36 t T. '2Q N., R. 4 E., at _

Cicero.'

SWi sec. 36, T. 20 N., R. 4 E., at

Cicero.

SEi sec. 22, T. 19 N., R. 4 E., 3

miles northwest of Noblesvllle.

N££ sec* 36, T. 17 N., R. 4 £., at

Indianapolis . 

.... do ................................

At Newman St . , Indianapolis ...........

3.38

.2

4.03

2.18

3.01

2.94

3 . 71 t JL

.633
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 575

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the Ohio River basin except Cumberland and Tennessee 

River basins during water year October 1952 to September 1953 Continued

White River basin, Ind. Continued

Date

Oct.

Dec. 

Jan. 

Oct.

Nov. 

Dec. 

Jan. 

Oct.

Nov. 

Dec. 

Jan.

10

23 

17 

22 

10

23 

17 

17 

22 

10

23

17 

17 

20

Stream

Pleasant Run ......

Little Eagle Creek

....do............

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

White River.. .....

Eagle Creek. ......

....do............

Locality

SEj sec. 

Marion

do

23, T. 

County

NWj sec. 9, T. 

Marion County

do - - .

SW£ sec. 

Marion

....do..

27, T. 

County

15 N., R. 3 E., 

, 0.4 mile above

15 N., R. 3 E., 

, 0.2 mile above

in 

mouth .

in 

mouth.

15 N., R. 3 E., in 

, 1 mile above mouth.

Discharge 

(cfs)

0.830

.605 

5.88 

9.31 

.381

.178 

.122 

8.44 

20.5 

2.95

2.88 

2.71 

10.2 

22.5

Tradewater River basin, Ky.

Sept. 25 

25

Tradewater River. . 

....do............

Ohio River. ....... At bridge on U. S. Highway 62, 0.8 

mile west of Dawson Springs, Caldwell County.

miles west of Providence, Webster 

County .

0.1 

0

Crooked Creek basin, Ky.

Sept. 25 

25

Crooked Creek. .... 

Rush Creek. .......

Ohio River. ........ 

Crooked Creek. .....

At bridge on U. S. Highway 

60, 0.6 mile west of 

Marion, Crittenden 

County . 

At bridge on U. S. Highway 

60, 0.8 mile west of 

Marion', Crittenden 

County.

0

.1

Mas sac Creek basin', Ky.

Sept. 24 Mas sac Creek. ..... Ohio River. ........ At bridge on U. S. Highway 

60, 4.3 miles west of 

Paducah, McCracken 

County .

0

Humphery Creek basin, Ky.

Sept. 24 Humphery Creek. . . . Ohio River ......... At bridge on U. S. Highway 

60, about 1.5 miles east 

of LaCenter, Ballard 

County.

0.1

The following table contains determinations of peak discharge made at crest stage 

by indirect methods at points other than regular gaging stations in the area covered by 

this report.

Mlsr.pllaneous determinations of ceak discharge during water year October 19 2 to September 1953

Date

June 21 

May 26

26 

26 

26 

June 21

21 

21

Hay 22 

22

Stream

Twentyelghth Creek 

Indian Brook. .....

Poison Creek. .....

Indian Creek. ..... 

Hog Hun tributary.

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Allegheny River. . . .

Conewango Creek. . . .

Cassadaga Creek. . . .

Unnamed stream. .... 

Scloto River. ......

Locality

Lat 42°01'30", long. 78°57' 

40", Oneville, N. Y. 

Lat 42°12'15", long. 79° 09' 

45", 3 miles southwest of 

Elllngton, N. Y. 

Lat 42°10'30", long. 79°06' 

00", at bridge 1.2 miles 

north of Kennedy, N. Y. 

Lat 42°08'00", long. 79°07' 

40", Poland Center near 

Kennedy, N. Y. . 

Lat 42"10'05", long. 79°12' 

55", at bridge 2.5 miles 

southeast of (terry, N. Y. 

Lat 42°01'45", long. 79°06' 

35", 2.5 miles northeast 

of Pentonvllle, N. Y. 

Lat 41"59'30", long. 79"05' 

45", Coultown, Pa. 

0.1 mile above mouth and t 

mile east of McConnelsvllle, Ohio. 

At bridge at Massieville, 5 

miles south of Chillico the, Ohio. 

At culvert on State Highway 71, 1 mile northwest 

of Laura, Ohio.

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

15.0 

2.06

3.53 

7*. 00 

5.56 

2.62 

3.83

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,700 

621

1,000 

1,230 

S91 

487

1,790 

1,200

5,630 

204

INDEX

Abers Creek near Murrysville, Pa......

Accuracy of field data and computed

results.........................

Ackley Run, Pa., discharge measurements of........................

Acre-foot, definition of..............

Adamsville, Ohio, Raccoon Creek at....

Agencies other than Geological Survey, 

records collected by.

Beaver Creek (Miami River basin), Ohio 

discharge measurement of.........

near Springfield, Ohio.

273

13

Beaver Creek (Scioto River basin),

Ohio, low-flow investigation of.. 322 

Beaver Dam Lake, Ind., records availaAlderson, W. Va., Greenbrier River at 246-247 

Allegheny River at Eldred, Pa......... 18

at Franklin, Pa..................... 41

at Kittanning, Pa................... 54

at Larabee, Pa...................... 15-17

at Natrona, Pa......................

at Parkers Landing, Pa..............

at Red House, N. Y..................

at West Hickory, Pa.................

discharge measurements of...........

near KInzua, Pa.....................

Allegheny River basin, N. Y.-Pa., discharge measurements in..........

reservoirs in.......................

Alliance, Ohio, Mahoning River at.....

Allisonia, Va., Big Reed Island Creek 

near............................

New River at........................

Alpine, Ind.-, Whitewater River near... 

Alum Creek at Columbus, Ohio..........

Alvaton, Ky., Drakes Creek near.......

Anderson, Ind.,, White River at........

Anthony Creek, W. Va., discharge measurement of......................

Apex,. Ky., Pond River near............ 457

Armstrong Creek, W. Va., discharge 

measurement of

20

27

564

21

564 3-69

119

227

228

369

Beaver River at Beaver Palls, Pa....... 139

at Wampum, Pa........................ 136

Beaver River basin, Ohio-Pa., discharge

measurements in.................586-567

gaging-station records in...........119-141

reservoirs in.......................140-141

Beaverdam Creek, Va., discharge measurement of....................... 569

ist Fork White River

543 

Beech Fork at Bardstown, Ky............ 426

near Springfield, Ky.................

Belington, W. Va., Tygart River at.....

Bell Creek, Ohio, discharge measureBedford, Ind., East Fork White River 

near.

Bellaire, Ohio, Ohio River at. 148 

Bellepoint, Ohio, Mill Creek near...... 299

Belmont, Ind., North Fork, -Salt Creek

near............................. 544

Belva, W. Va., Gauley River above.....261-262

309 Berlin Center, Ohio, Mahoning River

near............................. 121

Mill Creek near...................... 120

Berlin Reservoir, Ohio, contents of...140,141 

570 Big Clear Creek, W. Va., discharge meas570

urements of. 

Big Creinberry Creek, Va., discharge

Ashford, W. Va., Coal River at........ 269 Big Indian Creek near Corydon, Ind....,

Ashland, Ky., Ohio River at........... 294 Big Lake, Ind., records available on...

Athens, Ohio, Hocking River at........ 210 Big PIney Run near Salisbury, Pa.......

Atwood Reservoir, Ohio, contents of..190,192 Big Reed Island Creek near Allisonia,

Audra, W. Va., Middle Fork River at... 

Austin, Ind., Muscatatuck River near..

Bacon-Creek, Ky., discharge measurement of.........................

Bane, Va., Francis Spring near........

Walker Creek at....................

Bantam, Ohio, East Fork Little Miami 

River near.....................

Barbee Lake, Ind., records available

73

563

Barrackville, W. Va., Buffalo Creek at 

Barren River at Bowling Green, Ky.....

near Pageville, Ky..................

Barretts Mills, Ohio, Rocky fork near.

Baugher Lake, Ind., records available

on..............................

Bay Creek basin, 111., gaging-station

records in.....................559-560 Blackwater River at Davis, W. Va,......

Beach City, Ohio, Sugar Creek at...... 159 Blaine Creek at Yatesville, Ky.........

Sugar Creek near.................... 160 Blake Run, Ohio, discharge measurements

Beach City Reservoir, Ohio, contents of...............................

of.............................190,192 Blue Creek, W. Va., discharge measureBean Blossom Creek at Bean Blossom,

Ind............................520-521 Blue Lake, Ind., records available on.,

at Dolan, Ind....................... 523 Blue Lick Springs, Ky., Licking River

Bear Creek (Green River basin), Ky.,

discharge measurement of........ 574 Blue River at Carthage, Ind

near Leitchfield, Ky................ 445

Bear Creek (Wabash River basin) near

Trevlac, Ind.................... 522 Bluegrass Creek at Potomac, 111

Beargrass Creek, Middle Fork, at

Cannons Lane at Louisville, Ky. 

South Fork, at Louisville, Ky....... 418

Beargrass Creek basin, Ky., gagingstation 0\jOLV±\JiL records J.CUUJ.UD In.............418-419 J.11. ............ Bluff ton, Ind., Wabash River at

Beaver Creek (Big Sandy River basin), 

Ky., discharge measurement of...

Beaver Creek (Green River basin), Ky., 

discharge measurement of........

573

362

427

72

measurement of.

570

569

430

563

106

Va. 227

95

292

540 Big Sandy Creek at Rockville, W. Va...

Big Sandy River at Louisa, Ky.........

Big Sandy River basin, Ky.-Va.-W. Va., 

574 discharge measurements in.......571-572

234 gaging-station records in...........279-293

234 Big Walnut Creek at Central College,

Ohio............................

333 at Rees, Ohio.......................

Big Wilson Creek, Va., discharge measurement of......................

308

310

569

Bardstown, Ky., Beach Fork at......... 426 Black Fork at Loudonville, Ohio........ 169

below Charles Mill Dam, near Mlfflin, 

449 Ohio.............................

446 discharge measurements of............

316 Blackburn Hollow, Ohio, discharge

measurement of.. .................

563 Blacklick Creek at Josephine, Pa.......

discharge measurements of.

167

568

572

60

565

91

293

573

571

563

338 

530 

at Shelbyville, Ind.'.................' 531

ment of.

at.

near White Cloud, Ind.

Bluestone Dam, W. Va., New River at....

419 Bluestone River, Va.-W. Va., discharge 

measurements of..................

near Pipestem, W. Va.

431

492

239

570

238

460

Bolivar Reservoir, Ohio, contents of..190,192 

572 Boneyard Creek at Urbana, 111.......... 493

Bonpas Creek at Browns, 111............ 551

574 Booneville, Ky., South Fork, Kentucky

River at......................... 377

577
578 INDEX

Page 

Boston, Ky., Rolling Pork near......... 428

Boswell Run, Ohio, low-flow investigation of.......................... 322

Bourneville, Ohio, Paint Creek near.... 317

Bowling Green, Ind., Eel River at...... 528

Bowling Green, Ky., Barren River at.... 449

Braddock, Pa., Monongahela River at.... 115

Bradford, Ohio, Greenville Creek near.. 356 

Branchland, W. Va., Guyandot River at.. 275 

Brashears Creek, Ky., discharge measurement of....................... 573

Bridge Creek, Ohio, discharge measurement of.......................... 572

Bridle Creek, Va., discharge measurement of.......................... 569

Briggsdale, Ohio, Scloto Big Run at.... 307

Brokenstraw Creek at Youngsville, Pa... 26 

Brokenstraw Creek basin, Pa., discharge

measurements in.................. 564

Brookville, Ind., Whitewater River at.. 371 

Browns, 111., Bonpas Creek at.......... 551

Brownsville, Ky., Green River at....... 444

Brownsville, W. Va., Skin Creek near... 78 

West Pork, River at.................. 79

Bruce Lake, Ind., records available on. 563 

Brushy Fork, Ohio, discharge measurements of......................... 568

low-flow investigation of............ 343

Buck Creek at New Moorefield, Ohio..... 361

discharge measurement of............. 573

Buckeye, W. Va., Greenbrier River at... 244 

Buckeye Lake Outlet, Ohio, low-flow

investigation of................. 343

Buckhannon River at Hall, W. Va........ 74

Buffalo Creek (tributary to Allegheny

River) near Preeport, Pa......... 66

Buffalo Creek (tributary to Guyandot 

River), W. Va., discharge measurements of...................... 571

Buffalo Creek (tributary to Ohio River),

discharge measurements of........ 567

Buffalo Creek (tributary to Tygart

River) at Barrackville, W. Va.... 86

Bullskin Creek, Ohio, discharge measurement of.............".......... 571

Burgin, Ky., Herrington Lake near...... 407

Burnsville, W. Va., Little Kanawha

River near....................... 195

Burr Oak, Ohio, Tom Jenkins Reservoir

at................................ 208

Busseron Creek near Carlisle, Ind...... 503

Butcherville, W. Va., West Pork River

at............................... 80

Butler, Ohio, Clear Pork at............ 170

Butler Bridge, Pa., Tionesta Creek at.. 30 

Butlerville, Ind., North Pork, of

Vernon Pork near................. 541

Byron, Ind., Sugar Creek near.......... 499

Cabin Creek, W. Va., discharge measurements of......................... 570

Cache River at Porman, 111............. 562

Cambridge, Ohio, Wills Creek at........ 181

Camden on Gauley, W. Va., Gauley River

at..............................253-254

Camp Creek (Kanawha River basin) near

Camp Creek, W. Va................ 237

Camp Creek (Scioto River basin), Ohio,

low-flow investigation of........ 322

Camp Nelson, Ky., Kentucky River near.. 405 

Campbells Creek, W. Va., discharge

measurements of.................. 571

Caney Creek, Ky., discharge measurement

of............................... 574

Canton, Ohio, Middle Branch Nimishillen

Creek at......................... 154

Caperton, W. Va., New River at......... 251

Carlisle, Ind., Busseron Creek near.... 503

Carlton, Pa., French Creek at.......... 38

Carmi, 111., Little Wabash River at.... 554

Carnegie, Pa., Chartiers Creek at...... 117

Carr Lake, Ind., records available on.. 563 

Gars Run, Ohio, low-flow investigation

of............................... 322

Carters Corners, Pa., French Creek at.. 36-37 

Carthage, Ind., Blue River at.......... 530

Carthage, Ohio, Mill Creek at.......... 351

Casey Creek, Ky., discharge measxirement

of............................... 574

Cassadaga Creek, N. Y., discharge measurements of...................... 564

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Casselman River at Grantsville, Md.... 105

at Markleton, Pa.................... 107

Cataract, Ind., Mill Creek near....... 526

Catawba, Ky., Licking River at........ 342

Catlin, 111., Vermilion River near.... 496

Cedar Creek, W. Va., discharge measurement of...................... 569

Cedar Lake, Ind., records available on 563 

Center Lake, Ind., records available

563 

519

308

265

3

24

563

101

Centerton, Ind., White River near.....

Central College, Ohio, Big Walnut

Creek at........................

Centralia, W. Va., Elk River at.......

Cfs-day, definition of................

Chadakoin River at Falconer, N. Y.....

Chapman Lake, Ind., records available

Charleroi, Pa., Monongahela River at.. 

Charles Mill Reservoir, Ohio, contents

of............................-191,193

Charleston, W. Va., Kanawha River at.. 268

Chartiers Creek at Carnegie, Pa....... 117

23 

94 

93 

96 

Cherry River at Fenwick, W. Va.......255-256

North Pork, discharge measurements

Chautauqua Lake near Mayville, N. Y.. 

Cheat River at Rowlesburg, W. Va

near Parsons, W. Va...........

near Pisgah, W. Va

of. 570

South Pork, discharge measurements 

' of.............................. 570

Cherrytree Run, Pa., discharge measurements of..................... 564

Chestnut Creek at Galax, Va........... 222

Chillicothe, Ohio, Scioto River at.... 314

Cicero Creek at Noblesville, Ind...... 512

discharge measurements of ........... 574

near Cicero, Ind.................... 511

Cincinnati, Ohio, Ohio River at....... 344

Circleville, Ohio, Scioto River near.. 311 

Cisko, W. Va., Hughes River at........ 205

Claridon, Ohio, Olentangy River at.... 301

Clarion Fiver at Cooksburg, Pa........ 46

at Johnsonburg, Pa.................. 44

at Ridgway, Pa...................... 45

at St. Petersburg, Pa............... 48

East Branch, at East Branch Clarion

River Dam, Pa................... 43

near Piney, Pa...................... 47

Clarion River basin, Pa., discharge

measurements in................. 565

=_u_ng-station records in........... 42-48

Clarion River (East Branch) Reservoir,

Pa., contents of................ 68,69

Clarksburg, W. Va., West Pork River at 81 

Clay City, Ky., Red River at.........379-380

Clear Creek (Beaver River basin),

Ohio, discharge measurement of.. 567 

Clear Creek (Hocking River basin) near

Rockbridge, Ohio................ 20b

Clear Creek (Salt River basin), Ky.,

discharge measurement of........ 573

Clear Fork (Kanawha River basin), W.

Va., discharge measurement of... 571 

Clear Pork (Muskingum River basin) at

Butler, Ohio.................... 170

below Pleasant Hill Dam, near

Perrysville, Ohio............... 171

Clear Fork Creek, Va., discharge measurement of...................... 570

Clendenin, W. Va., Elk River at....... 267

Clendening Reservoir, Ohio, contents

of.............................191,193

Clifty Creek at Hartsville, Ind....... 537

151

269

571

77

438

536 

Columbus, Ohio, Alum Creek at......... 309

Clinton, Ohio, Tuscarawas River at... 

Coal River at Ashford, W. Va...........

discharge measurement of............

Coifax, W. Va., Tygart River at.......

Columbia, Ky., Russell Creek near..,.. 

Columbus, Ind., East Pork White River 

at.

Scioto'River'at..................... 306

Computations, accuracy of results of.. 8-9

Conemaugh River at Seward, Pa......... 59

at Tunnelton, Pa.................... 62

Conemaugh River Reservoir, Pa., contents of........................ 68,69

Conewango Creek at Russell, Pa........ 25

at Waterboro, N. Y.................. 22
INDEX 579

Conewango Creek basin, N. Y.-Pa., discharge measurements in.......... 564

gaging-station records in........... 22-25

Confluence, Pa., Youghiogheny River

below........................... 109

Connellsville, Pa., Youghiogheny River

at.............................. 110

Connoquenessing Creek at Hazen, Pa.... 137

Contents, definition of............... 3

Contrary Creek, Va., discharge measurement of...................... 571

Control, definition of................ 3

Cooksburg, Pa., Clarion River at...... 46

Cool Spring Creek, Pa., discharge

measurements of................. 567

Cooperation, record of................ 1-2

Cortland, Ohio, Mosquito Creek near... 127 

Corydon, Ind., Big Indian Creek near.. 430 

Coshocton, Ohio, Mill Creek near......4, 178

Muskingum River near................ 179

Covington, Ind., Wabash River at...... 491

Crab Orchard Creek, Va., discharge

measurement of.................. 570

Cranesnest River, Va., discharge measurement of...................... 571

Crawfordsville, Ind., Sugar Creek at.. 498 

Cripple Creek near Ivanhoe, Va........ 224

Crooked Creek (tributary to Allegheny

River) at Crooked Creek Dam, Pa. 56 

at Idaho, Pa........................ 55

Crooked Creek basin, Pa., discharge

measurements in................. 565

gaging-station records in........... 55-56

Crooked Creek (tributary to New

River), Va., discharge measurement of......................... 565

Crooked Creek (tributary to Ohio

River), Ky., discharge measurement of......................... 575

Crooked Creek (tributary to Scioto

River), Ohio, low-flow investigation of......................... 322

Crooked Creek Reservoir, Pa., contents

of.............................. 68,69

Crooked Lake, Ind., records available

on.............................. 563

Cross Creek, Ohio, discharge measurements of........................ 567

Crumpler, N. C., North Fork, New River

at.............................216-220

South Fork, New River near.......... 214

Crystal Lake, Ind., records available

on.............................. 563

Cubic feet per second per square mile. 3 

Cubic foot per second................. 3

Cynthiana, Ky., South Fork, Licking

River at........................ 341

Dailey, W. Va., Tygart River near..... 70

Danville, 111., Vermilion River near.. 497 

Danville, Ky., Dix River near......... 406

Danville, W. Va., Little Coal River at 270 

Darby Creek at Darbyville, Ohio....... 312

Darbyville, Ohio, Darby Creek at...... 3^2

Data, accuracy of..................... 8-9

explanation of...................... 5-8

Davis, W. Va., Blackwater River at.... 91

Davis Creek, W. Va., discharge measurements of..................... 571

Dayton, Ohio, Mad River near.......... 364

Miami River at...................... 365

Deckers Creek at Morgantown, W. Va.... 88

Deer Creek (Scioto River basin) at

Williamsport, Ohio............... 313

Deer Creek (Wabash River basin) near

Delphi, Ind....................478-480

Delaware, Ohio, Olentangy River near.. 304 

Delaware Reservoir, Ohio, contents of. 321 

Delphi, Ind., Deer Creek near........478-480

Tippecanoe River near............... 484

Wabash River at.....................4, 477

Deputy, Ind., Muscatatuck River near.. 539 

Dewey Reservoir near Van Lear, Ky..... 285

Dickason Run, Ohio, discharge measurement of......................... 571

Dillon, Ohio, Licking River at........ 187

Dillonvale, Ohio, Short Creek near.... 146

Dix River near Danville, Ky........... 406

Dixon Springs, 111., Sugar Creek near. 560- 

Dodge Creek, N. Y., discharge measurements of........................ 564

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Doe Run Creek, Ky., discharge measurement of.......................... 573

Dolan, Ind., Bean Blossom Creek at..... 523

Dora, Ind., Salamonie River at........363-364

Dover, Ohio, Tuscarawas River near..... 158

Dover Reservoir, Ohio, contents of....190,192

Drainage area, definition of........... 3

Drakes Creek near Alvaton, Ky.......... 448

Dresden, Ohio, Muskingum River at...... 184

Driftwood River near Edinburg, Ind..... 534

Dry Brook, N. Y., discharge measurement of.......................... 575

Dry Fork River at Hendricks, W. Va..... 90

Dublin, Ohio, Scioto River near........ 300

Dunbar Creek, Pa., discharge measurement of.......................... 566

Dundee, Ky., Rough River near.......... 455

Dunkard Creek at Shannopin, Pa......... 97

Durbin, W. Va., Greenbrier River at.... 240

Dry Fork, W. Va., discharge measurement

of............................... 572

Dyer, W. Va., Williams River at........ 252

Eagle Creek (Beaver River basin) at

Phalanx Station, Ohio............ 125

Eagle Creek (Kentucky River basin) at

Glencoe, Ky.....................416-417

at Sadieville, Ky.................... 415

Eagle Creek (Wabash River basin) at

Indianapolis, Ind................ 518

Eagon Run, Ohio, discharge measurements

of............................... 572

East Conemaugh, Pa., Little Conemaugh

River at......................... 58

East Liverpool, Ohio, Little Beaver

Creek near....................... 144

Eaton, Ind., Mississinewa River near... 468 

Echo River, Ky., discharge measurement

of............................... 574

Edinburg, Ind., Driftwood River near... 534 

Sugar Creek near..................... 533

Youngs Creek near.................... 532

Edmonton, Ky., South Fork Little

Barren River at.................. 439

Edray, rf. Va., McLaughlin Spring at.... 241

Eel River (tributary to Wabash River)

at North Manchester, Ind........472-274

near Logansport, Ind................. 475

Eel River (tributary to White River) at

Bowling Creek, Ind............... 528

near Reedsville, Ind................. 525

Eggleston, Va., New River at..........232-233

Eldred, Pa., Allegheny River at........ 18

Elk Creek (Kanawha River basin), Va.,

discharge measurement of......... 569

Elk Creek (Monongahela River basin) at

Quiet Dell, W. Va................ 82

Elk River at Centralia, W. Va.......... 265

at Clendenin, W. Va.................. 267

at Gassaway, W. Va................... 266

at Queen Shoals, W. Va............... 267

at Sutton, W. Va..................... 266

at Webster Springs, W. Va............ 264

Back Fork of, W. Va., discharge measurements of...................... 571

below Back Fork, at Webster Springs,

W. Va............................ 264

discharge measurements of............ 571

Elkhorn Creek (Big Sandy River basin),

W. Va., discharge measurements of 111 

Elkhorn Creek (Kentucky River basin)

near Frankfort, Ky............... 413

Elkins, W. Va., Tygart River.near...... 71

Elliot ditch, Ind., discharge measurement of.......................... 574

Elm Grove, W. Va., Wheeling Creek at... 147 

Elsey Run, W. Va., discharge measurements of......................... 566

Embarrass River at Ste. Marie, 111..... 505

North Fork, near Oblong, 111......... 506

Englewood, Ohio, Stillwater River at... 358 

Enterprise, Ohio, Hocking River at..... 207

Enterprise, W. Va., West Pork River at. 85 

Evansville, Ind., Ohio River at........ 458

Everett Lake, Ind., records available

on............................... 563

Falconer, N. Y., ChadaJcoln River at.... 24

Fall Creek at Millersville, Ind........ 516

near Portville, Ind.................. 514

Falls of Rough, Ky., Rough River at.... 454
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Falls of Rough, Ky., Rough River near.

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453

Farmers, Ky. , Licking River at. ....... 336

Farmers Retreat, Ind., Laughery Creek

near. ........................... 372

Feeder- Canal, .Ohio, discharge measurements of ......................... 573

Fenwick, W. Va., Cherry River at .... .255-256

Ferndale, Pa., Stony Creek at ......... 57

Field Creek, W. Va., discharge measurements of ..................... 247

Fisherville, Ky., Floyds Fork at...... 423

Fishtrap, Ky. , Levisa Fork at ......... 280

Fivemile Creek, N. Y., discharge

measurements of ................. 564

Flatrock Creek at St. Paul, Ind....... 535

Fleteher Lake, Ind., records available

on. ............................. 563

Floods, special reports on. ........... 12-13

Floyds Fork at Fisherville, Ky. ....... 423

Folsorn Creek, N. Y., discharge measurement of ...................... 573

Forman, 111., Cache River at .......... 562

Fort Benjamin Harrison, Ind., Lawrence

Creek at ........................ 515

Fort Spring, Ky., South Elkhorn Creek

at....... ............ .........411-412

Fortville, Ind., Fall Creek near...... 514

Fox Creek, Va., discharge measurement

of .............................. 569

Francis Spring near Bane, Va. ......... 234

Frankfort, Ky., Elkhorn Creek near.... 413

Kentucky River at ................... 409

Franklin, Pa., Allegheny River at..... 41

Frazeysburg, Ohio, Wakatornika Creek

near ............................ 183

Freeport, Pa., Buffalo Creek near..... 66

French Creek at Carlton, Pa ........... 38

at Carters Corners , Pa .............. 36-37

at Utica, Pa. ....................... 39

discharge measurements of ........... 564

French Creek basin, Pa., gagingstation records in. ............. 36-40

Frews Run, N. Y., discharge measurement of ......................... 575

Friendsville, Md., Youghiogheny River

at. ............................. 103

Galax, Va., Chestnut Creek at......... 222

New River near ...................... 221

Galena Creek, Va., discharge measurement of ......................... 569

Gasper River, Ky., discharge measurement of ......................... 574

Gassaway, W . Va . , Elk River at ........ 266

Gauley River above Belva, W. Va. .... .261-262

at Camden on Gauley, W. Va. ....... .253-254

near Summersville , W . Va ........... 257-258

Georges Creek, Pa., discharge measurement of ...................... 566

Georgetown, Ky. , North Elkhorn Creek

near ............................ 410

Georgetown, Ohio, Whiteoak Creek near. 325 

Germantown, Ohio, Twin Creek near..... 366

Glencoe, Ky., Eagle Creek at. ....... .416-417

Glendale, 111., Hayes Creett at........ 559

Glenlyn, Va . , New River at ............ 236

Glenville, W. Va., Little Kanawha

River at. ....................... 196

Glouster, Ohio, Sunday Creek at ....... 209

Golconda, 111., Ohio River at ......... 558

Goose Lake, Ind., records available on 563 

Graceton, Pa., Two Lick Creek at...... 61

Grafton, W. Va., Tygart River at...... 76

Grahams Forge, Va., Reed Creek at ... .225-226

Grantsville, Md., Casselman River at.. 105 

 Irantsville, W. Va., Little Kanawha

River at ....................... 199-200

Steer Creek near. ................. .197-198

Grave Creek, W. Va., discharge measurements of ..................... 567

Orayson, Ky., Little Sandy River near. 295 

Srayson, Va. , New River near. ......... 221

''.raysonton, Va., Little River at. 

 Jreat Valley Creek near Salamanca,

N. Y............................

Green Lick Run at Green Lick Reservoir,

111

Green River at Greensburg, Ky......... 437

at Llvermore, Ky.................... 456

at lock 4, at Woodbury, Ky.......... 450

at lock 6, at Brownsville, Ky....... 444

Green River at Munfordville, Ky........ 440 '

discharge measurement of............. 574

near McKinney, Ky...................433-434

Green River basin, Ind.-Ky, discharge

measurements in.................. 574

gaging station records in...........433-457

Greenbrier River at Aldersoh, W. Va...246-247 

at Buckeye, W. Va.................... 244

at Durbin, W. Va..................... 240

at Hilldale, W. Va................... S48

at Marlinton, W. Va.................. S43

Greenfield, Ohio, Paint Creek near..... 315

Greenhills, Ohio, West Fork Mill Creek

near............................. 348

West Fork Mill Creek Reservoir near.. 347 

Greensboro, Pa., Monongahela River at.. 98 

Greensburg, Ky., Green River at........ 437

Greentown, Ind., Wildcat Creek at.....485-487

Greenup,' Ky., Tygarts Creek near....... 296

Greenville, Pa., Little Shenango River

at............................... 133

Greenville Creek near Bradford, Ohio... 356 

Greer, Ohio, Mohican River at.......... 173

Griggs Reservoir, Ohio, contents of.... 321

Grundy, Va., Levisa Fork near.......... 279

Guyandot River at Branchland, W. Va.... 275

at Man, W. Va........................ 274

discharge measurement of i............. 571

Laurel Fork', discharge measurement of 571 

Guyandot River basin, W. Va., gagingstation records in..............274-276

Hall, W. Va., Buckhannon River at...... 74

564

567

573

421

Hamilton, Ohio, Miami River at......... 368

Talawanda Creek near................. 367

Hammondsville, Ohio, Yellow Creek near. 145

Hare Creek, Pa., discharge measurement 

of..............................

Harrnon Creek, W. Va., discharge measurements of.....................

Harrods Creek, Ky., discharge measurements of........................

Harrodsburg, Ky., Salt River near.....

Hartsville, Ind., Clifty Creek at...... 537

Haskell Creek, N. Y., discharge measurements of...................... 564

Hayes Creek at Glendale, 111........... 559

Haysi, Va., Pound River near..........281-282

Hazard, Ky., North Fork Kentucky River 

at...............................

Hazen, Pa., Connoquenessing Creek at...

Heidelberg, Ky., Kentucky River at.....

Hemlock Creek, Pa., discharge measurements of.........................

Hen Run, Pa., discharge measurements of

Hendricks, W. Va., Dry Fork River at...

373

137

378

564 

566 

90 

Herrington Lake near Burgin, Ky........ 407

Hewitt Fork, Ohio, discharge measurement of.......................... 571

Hickson Run, Ohio, low-flow investigation of.......................... 322

Higby, Ohio, Scioto River at........... 318

Highland Creek, Ky., discharge measurement of.......................... 574

Hill Lake, Ind., records available on.. 563 

Hilldale, W. Va., Greenbrier River at.. 248 

Hinkle Creek, Ind., discharge measurement of.......................... 574

Hinton, W. Va., New River at........... 249

Hocking River at Athens, Ohio.......... 210

at Enterprise, Ohio.................. 207

Hocking River basin, Ohio, gagingstation records in..............206-210

Hodgenville, Ky., North Fork Nolin

River at.'........................ 441.

Hoffman Lake, Ind., records available

on............................... 563

Hog Run tributary, Ohio, discharge

measurements of.............572,573,575

Holly River, Left Fork, discharge

measurements of.................. 571

Home Creek near New Philadelphia, Ohio. 161 

Homer, 111., Salt Fork, Vermilion River

near............................. 495

Horseshoe Lake, Ind., records available

563 

Hoult, W. Va., Monongahela River at.... 87

Howard Creek, W. Va., discharge measurements of...................... 570

Hughes Creek, W. Va., discharge measurements of...................... 570
INDEX 581

Hughes River at Cisko, W. Va.......... 205

North Pork, discharge measurements

of.............................. 569

South Pork, at Macfarlan, W. Va..... 204

Humphery Creek, Ky., discharge measurement of...................... 575

Huntington, Ind., Little River near... 462

Wabash River at..................... 461

Huntington, W. Va., Ohio River at..... 277

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

diagram of.......................... 14

Idaho, Pa., Crooked Creek at.......... 55

Indian Brook, N. Y., discharge measurement of...................... 575

Indian Creek (Big Sandy River basin),

Va., discharge measurement of... 571 

Indian Creek (Kanawha River basin),

W. Va., discharge measurement of 570 

Indian Creek (Raccoon Creek basin),

Ohio, discharge measurement of.. 571 

Indian Creek (Scioto River basin),

Ohio, discharge measurement of.. 575 

Indian Fork below Atwood Dam, near New

Cumberland, Ohio................ 157

Indian Lake at Russells Point, Ohio... 352 

Indiana, lakes in, records available

on.............................. 563

Indianapolis, Ind., Eagle Creek at.... 518

White River at...................... 517

Ivanhoe, Va., Cripple Creek near...... 224

New River at........................ 223

Jackson, Ky., North Fork, Kentucky

River at........................ 375

Jackson Run, Pa., discharge measurements of........................ 564

Jasper, Ind., Patoka River at......... 547

Jefferson, N. C., New River near.....212-213

Jefferson, Pa., South Fork, Tenmile

Creek at........................ 99

Johns Creek near Meta, Ky............. 284

neap Van Lear, Ky................... 286

Johnsonburg, Pa., Clarion River at.... 44

Jonathan Creek, Ohio, low-flow investigation of..................... 343

Josephine, Pa., Blacklick Creek at.... 60

Junction, 111., Saline River near..... 555

Kale Creek near Pricetown, Ohio....... 123

Kanawha Falls, W. Va., Kanawha River

at.............................. 263

Kanawha River at Charleston, W. Va. 268 

at Kanawha Falls, W. Va...... . 263

discharge measurements of.. , , . . . 571 

Two Mile Pork, discharge p&i.u >.-

ments of.............. . ....... 571

Kanawha River basin, Ky.-N. C.-Va. 

W. Va., discharge measurements 

in.............................569-571

gaging-station records in..........212-271

Kellys Creek, W. Va., discharge measurements of..................... 570

Kentucky River at lock 2, at Lockport,

Ky.............................. 414

at lock 4, at Frankfort, Ky......... 409

at lock 6, at Warwick, Ky........... 408

at lock 8, near Camp Nelson, Ky..... 405

at lock 10, near Winchester, Ky....381-404

at lock 14, at Heidelberg, Ky....... 378

Middle Fork, at Tallega, Ky......... 376

North Fork, at Hazard, Ky........... 373

at Jackson, Ky.................... 375

discharge measurement of.......... 573

South Pork, at Booneville, Ky....... 377

Kentucky River basin, discharge measurements in..................... 573

gaging-station records in........... 373

Kermit, W. Va., Tug Fork near......... 291

Killbuck Creek at Killbuck, Ohio...... 177

Killinger Creek, Va., discharge measurement of...................... 569

Kimberling Creek, Va., discharge measurement of...................... 570

Kingston, Pa., Loyalhanna Creek at..., 63 

Kinzua, Pa., Allegheny River near..... 21

Kiskiminetas River at Vandergrift, Pa. 65 

Kiskiminetas River basin, Pa., diST

charge measurement in........... 565

;-station records in........... 57-65

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Kittanning, Pa., Allegheny River at.... 54

Knapp Creek (tributary to Allegheny 

River), Pa., discharge measurements of......................... 564

Knapp Creek (tributary to Greenbrier

River) at Marlinton, W. Va....... 242

Kokosing River at Millwood, Ohio....... 175

at Mount Vernon, Ohio................ 174

Lafayette, Ind., South Fork, Wildcat

Creek near.......................

Wabash River at......................

Lake Fork below Mohicanville Dam, near 

Mohicanville, Ohio...............

Lake Manitou, Ind., records available

489

490

172

563 

Larabee, Pa., Allegheny River at....... 15-17

Laughery Creek near Farmers Retreat,

Ind.............................. 372

Laurel Fork. See Guyandot River. 

Laurel Creek, Va., discharge measurement of.......................... 571

Laurel Hill Creek at Ursina, Pa........ 108

Lawrence Creek at Fort Benjamin

Harrison, Ind.................... 515

Leavittsburg, Ohio, Mahoning River at.. 126 

Lebanon, Ky., Rolling Fork near........ 425

Leesville, Ohio, McOuire Creek near.... 156

Leesville Reservoir, Ohio, contents of 190,192 

Leitchfield, Ky., Bear Creek near...... 445

Lens Creek, W. Va., discharge measurements of........................570-571

Levisa Fork at Fishtrap, Ky............ 280

at Paintsville, Ky................... 288

at Pikeville, Ky..................... 283

discharge measurement of............. 571

' near Grundy, Va...................... 279

Lewisburg, Ky., Mud River near......... 451

North Fork, Licking River near....... 339

Lick Creek (Big Sandy River basin),

Va., discharge measurement of.... 571

Lick Creek (White River basin), Ind.,

discharge measurements of........ 575

Licking River (tributary to Muskingum

River) at Dillon, Ohio........... 187

at Toboso, Ohio...................... 186

near Newark, Ohio.................... 185

Licking River (tributary to Ohio River)

at Blue Lick Springs, Ky......... 338

at Catawba, Ky....................... 342

at Farmers, Ky....................... 336

at McKinneysburg, Ky................. 340

near Salyersville, Ky................ 335

North Fork, near Lewisburg, Ky....... 339

low-flow investigation of...'....... 343

South Pork, at Cynthiana, Ky......... 341

low-flow investigation of.......... 343

Licking River basin, Ky., gaging--

station records in..............335-343

low-flow investigation of............ 343

Line Creek, Ky., discharge measurement

of............................... 574

Lisbon Creek at Lisbon, Ohio.........i. 143

Little, W. Va., Middle Island Creek at. 149 

Little Barren River, South Fork, at

Edmonton, Ky..................... 439

discharge measurement of............. 574

Little Beaver Creek (Little Beaver

Creek basin) near East Liverpool, 

Ohio............................. 144

Little Beaver Creek basin, Ohio-Pa.,

gaging-station records in.......143-144

Little Beaver Creek (Scioto River

basin), Ohio, low-flow investigation of.......................... 322

Little Buffalo Creek, Pa., discharge

measurements of.................. 566

Little Chartiers Creek, Pa., discharge

measurements of.................. 566

Little Cicero Creek, Ind., discharge

measurement of................... 574

Little Coal River at Danville, W. Va... 270 

Pond Pork of, discharge measurements

of............................... 571

Spruce Fork of, W. Va., discharge

measurements of.................. 571

Little Conemaugh River at East

Conemaugh, Pa.................... 58

Little Eagle Creek, Ind., discharge

measurements of.................. 575
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Little Indian Creek, Ohio, discharge

measurement of.................. 571

Little Kanawha River at Glenville,

W. Va........................... 196

at Grantsville, W. Va..............199-200

at Palestine, W. Va................. 203

near Burnsville, W. Va.............. 195

West Fork, at Rocksdale, W. Va...... 201

Little Kanawha River basin, W. Va.,

discharge measurements in....... 569

gaging-station records in..........195-205

Little Kentucky River, Ky., discharge

measurement of.................. 573

Little Mahoning Creek at McCormick, Pa.' 52

Little Miami River at Milford, Ohio... 331

East Fork, at Perintovm, Ohio....... 334

at Williamsburg, Ohio............. 332

near Bantam, Ohio................. 333

near Oldtown, Ohio.................. 328

near Selma, Ohio.................... 326

North Fork, near Pitchin, Ohio...... 327

Little Miami River basin, Ohio, gagingstation records in.............326-334

Little Neshannock Creek, Pa., dis-"

charge measurement of........... 567

Little Raccoon Creek, Ohio, discharge

measurement of.................. 571

Little Reed Island Creek, Va., discharge- measurements of.......... 569

Little River (tributary to New River)

at Graysonton, Va............... 230

discharge measurements of........... 569

Little River (tributary to Wabash

River) near Huntington, Ind..... 462

Little Sandy River near Grayson, Ky... 295 

Little Scioto River above Marion, Ohio 297 

Little Sewell Creek, W. Va., discharge

measurements of................. 570

Little Shenango River at Greenville,

Pa.............................. 133

Little Stillwater Creek below Tappan

Dam, at Tappan, Ohio............ 165

Little Wabash River at Car-mi, 111..... 554

at Wilcox, 111...................... 552

Little Walker Creek, Va., discharge

measurement of.................. 570

Lltwar, W. Va., Tug Pork at........... 289

Liver-more, Ky., Green River at........ 456

Lobdell Creek, Ohio, low-flow investigation- of..................... 343

Lockington, Ohio, Loramie Creek at.... 354

Lockland, Ohio, West Pork Mill Creek

at.............................. 350

Lookport, Ky., Kentucky River at...... 414

Lockwood, W. Va., Peters Creek near... 260 

Logansport, Ind., Eel River near...... 475

Wabash River at..................... 476

Long Lake, Ind., records available on. 563 

Loon Lake (Kosciusko County), Ind.,

records available on............ 563

Loon Lake (Whitley County), Ind,, records available on............... 563

Loop Creek, W. Va., discharge measurements of........................ 570

Loramie Creek at Lockington, Ohio..... 354

Loudonville, Ohio, Black Pork at.;.;.. 169 

Louisa, Ky., Big Sandy River at....... 292

Louisville, Ky., Middle Fork Bear -

grass Creek, at Cannons Lane, at 419 

Ohio River at....................... 420

Pond Creek near..................... 429

South Fork Beargrass Creek at...... 418

Low-flow investigations of Scioto

River basin..................... 322

of Licking River basin.............. 343

Lowellville, Ohio, Mahoning River at.. 130 

Loyalhanna Creek at Kingston, Pa...... 63

at Loyalhanna Creek Dam, Pa......... 64

Loyalhanna Creek Reservoir, Pa., contents of........................ 69

Lukens Lake, Ind., records available

on.............................. 563

Lynch, Pa., Tionesta Creek at......... 28

McClure River, Va., discharge measurement of...................... 571

McClures Lakes, Ind., records available on......................... 563

McConnellsville, Ohio, Muskingum River

at.............................. 189

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McCormick, Pa., Little Mahoning Creek

at............................... 52

McGills Creek near McKinney, Ky.......435-436

McGuire Creek below Leesville Dam,

near Leesville, Ohio............. 156

McKinney, Ky., Green River near.......433-434

McGills Creek near..................435-436

McKinneysburg, Ky., Licking River at... 340 

McLaughlin Spring at Edray, W. Va...... 241

Macfarlan, W. Va., Hughes River at..... 204

Mad River at Zanesfield, Ohio.......... 359

discharge measurements of............ 573

near Dayton, Ohio.................... 364

near Springfield, Ohio............... 363

near Urbana, Ohio.................... 360

Madrid, Ky., Rough River near.......... 452

Mahoning Creek at Mahoning Creek Dam,

Pa............................... 53

at Punxsutawney, Pa.................. 51

Mahoning Creek basin, Pa., discharge

measurements in.................. 565

gaging-station records in............ 51-53

Mahoning Creek Reservoir, Pa., contents of......................... 68,69

Mahoning River at Alliance, Ohio....... 119

at Leavittsburg, Ohio................ 126

at Lowellville, Ohio................. 130

at Pricetown, Ohio................... 122

at Youngstown, Ohio.................. 128

below Berlin Dam, near Berlin Center,

- - Ohio............................. 121

discharge measurements of............ 566

West Branch, near Newton Falls, Ohio. 124 

Man, W. Va., Guyandot River at......... 274

Manhattan, Ind., Mill Creek near....... 527

Mansfield, Ohio, Touby Run at.......... 168

Mantle ditch, Ind., discharge measurements of......................... 574

Map of the United States............... 11

Marcus Run, Ohio, low-flow investigation of.......................... 322

Marion, Ind., Mississinewa River at.... 469

Marion, Ohio, Little Scioto River above 297 

Markleton, Pa., Casselman River at..... 107

Marlinton, W. Va., Greenbrier River at. 243 

Knapp Creek at....................... 242

Marsh Pork, W. Va., discharge measurement of.......................... 571

Massac Creek, Ky., discharge measurement of.......................... 575

Massie Creek at Wilberforce, Ohio...... 329

Massillon, Ohio, Tuscarawas River at... 152 

Mathews Run, Pa., discharge measurements of......................... 564

Maxinkuckee Lake, Ind., records available on........................... 563

Mayburg, Pa., Tionesta Creek at........ 29

Maysville, Ky., Ohio River near........ 324

Mayville, N. Y., Chautauqua Lake near.. 23 

Meadow Creek, Va., discharge measurement of.......................... 569

Meadow River at Nallen, W. Va.......... 259

Meander Creek, Ohio, discharge measurements of...................... 567

Meander Creek Reservoir, Ohio, contents

of..............................140,141

Meta, Ky., Johns Creek near............ 284

Metropolis, 111., Ohio River at........ 561

Miami River at Dayton, Ohio............ 365

at Hamilton, Ohio.................... 368

at Sidney, Ohio...................... 353

at Taylorsville, Ohio................ 355

discharge measurements of............ 573

Miami River basin, Ohio-Ind., discharge

measurements in.................572-573

gaging-station records in...........352-371

Middle Creek, Pa., discharge measurement of.......................... 566

Middle Fork River at Audra, W. Va...... 73

Middle Grave Creek, W. Va., discharge

measurements of.................. 567

Middle Island Creek at Little, W. Va... 149 

discharge measurements of............ 567

Mifflin, Ohio, Black Pork near......... 167

Milford, Ohio, Little Miami River at... .331

Mill Branch, Va., discharge measurement of.......................... 570

Mill Creek (tributary to Clarion River), 

Pa., discharge measurement of....

of............................... 565
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Page 

Mill Creek (tributary to Fox Creek},

Va., discharge measurement of... 569 

Mill Creek (tributary to Loyalhanna 

Creek), Pa., discharge measurements of........................ 565

Mill Creek (tributary to Mahoning

River) at Youngstown, Ohio...... 129

near Berlin Center, Ohio............ 120

Mill Creek (tributary to New River), W.

Va., discharge measurements of.. 570 

Mill Creek (tributary to Ohio River in 

Kentucky), Ohio, discharge measurement of...................... 573

Mill Creek (tributary to Ohio River in

Ohio) at Carthage, Ohio......... 351

at Reading, Ohio.................... 345

West Fork, at Lockland, Ohio........ 350

at Mount Healthy, Ohio............ 346

at Woodlawn, Ohio................. 349

near Greenhills, Ohio............. 348

Mill Creek basin, Ohio, gaging-station

records in.....................345-351

Mill Creek, West Fork,Reservoir near

Greenhills, Ohio................ 347

Mill Creek (tributary to Ohio River in 

West Virginia) discharge measurement of...................... 569

Mill Creek (tributary to Scioto River)

near Bellepoint, Ohio........... 299

Mill Creek (tributary to Tygart River),

W. Va., discharge measurement of 566 

Mill Creek (tributary to Walhonding

River) near Coshocton, Ohio.....4, 178

Mill Creek (tributary to White River)

near Cataract, Ind.............. 526

near Manhattan, Ind................. 527

Millersville, Ind., Fall Creek at..... 516

Millwood, Ohio, Kokosing River at..... 175

Milton, W. Va., Mud River near........ 276

Milton Reservoir, Ohio, contents of..140,141 

Mississinewa River at Marion, Ind..... 469

at Peoria, Ind...................... 470

near Eaton, Ind..................... 468

near Ridgeville, Ind................ 467

Moffatts Mill, Pa., Raccoon Creek at.. 142 

Mohawk Reservoir, Ohio, contents of..191,193 

Mohican River at Greer, Ohio.......... 173

Mohicanville, Ohio, Lake Pork near.... 172

Mohicanville Reservoir, Ohio, contents

of.............................192,193

Monongahela River at Braddock, Pa..... 115

at Charleroi, Pa.................... 101

at Greensboro, Pa................... 98

at lock 8, at Point Marion, Pa...... 89

at lock 15, at Hoult, W. Va......... 87

West Fork, discharge measurement of. 566 

Monongahela River basin, Md.-Pa.-W.

Va., discharge measurements in.. 566 

gaging-station records in...........70-116

reservoirs in....................... 116

Montezuma, Ind., Wabash River at...... 500

Monticello, Ind., Tippecanoe River

near............................ 483

Montour Run, Pa., discharge measurements of........................ 566

Moore Run, Ohio, low-flow investigation of......................... 322

Morehead, Ky., Triplett Creek at...... 337

Morgantown, W. Va., Deckers Creek at.. 88 

Mosquito Creek below Mosquito Creek

Dam, near Cortland, Ohio........ 127

discharge measurements of........... 567

Mosquito Creek Reservoir, Ohio, contents of.......................140,141

Mount Carmel, 111., Wabash River at... 550 

Mount Healthy, Ohio, West Fork, Mill

Creek at........................ 346

Mount Vernon, Ohio, Koskosing River at 174 

Mounts Creek, Pa., discharge measurement of......................... 566

Mud Creek, Ind., discharge measurements of........................ 574

Mud River (Green River basin) near

Lewisburg, Ky................... 451

Mud River (Guyandot River basin) near

Milton. W. Va................... 276

Muddy Creek (Beaver River basin). Pa.,

discharge measurement of........ 567

Muddy Creek (tributary to Green River),

Ky., discharge measurement of... 574

Page 

Muddy Creek (tributary to Rough

River), Ky., discharge measurement of....................... 574

Muddy Run, Pa., discharge measurements

of............................... 566

Muncie, Ind., White River at........... 507

Munfordville, Ky., Green River at...... 440

Murrysville, Pa., Abers Creek near..... 113

Muscatatuck River near Austin, Ind..... 540

near Deputy, Ind..................... 539

Muskelonge Lake, Ind., records available on. .......................... 563

Muskingum River at Dresden, Ohio....... 184

at McConnelsville, Ohio.............. 189

at Zanesville, Ohio.................. 188

near Coshocton, Ohio................. 179

Muskingum River basin, Ohio-W. Va.,

discharge measurements in.......567-569

gaging-station records in...........151-193

reservoirs in.......................190-193

Mutton Run, Ohio, low-flow investigation of.......................... 322

Nallen, W. Va., Meadow River at........ 259

Narrows, Va., Wolf Creek near.......... 235

Natrona, Pa., Allegheny River at....... 67

Nebo, Ky., Rose Creek at............... 557

Nebraska, Pa., Tionesta Creek at....... 31

Neff-Litz Spring near Rural Retreat, Va. 224 

Nellie, Ohio, Walhonding River at...... 176

New Corydon, Ind., Wabash River near... 459 

New Cumberland, Ohio, Indian Fork near. 157 

New Lake, Ind., records available on... 563 

New Moorefield, Ohio, Buck Creek at.... 361

New Philadelphia, Ohio, Home Creek near 161 

New River at Allisonia, Va............. 228

at Bluestone Dam, W. Va.............. 239

at Caperton, W. Va................... 251

at Eggleston, Va....................232-233

at Glenlyn, Va....................... 236

at Hinton, W.-^a..................... 249

at Ivanhoe, Va....................... 223

at Radford, Va....................... 231

near Galax, Va....................... 221

near Grayson, Va..................... 221

North Pork, at Grumpier, N. C.......216-220

discharge measurements of.......... 569

near Warrensville, N. C............ 215

South Fork, near Jefferson, N. C....212-213

near Grumpier, N. C................ 214

Middle Pork of, discharge measurements of......................... 569

Newark, Ohio, Licking River near....... 185

Newberry, Ind., White River at......... 529

Newcomerstown, Ohio, Tuscarawas River

at............................... 166

Newton Falls, Ohio, West Branch

Mahoning River near.............. 124

Nimishillen Creek at North Industry,

Ohio............................. 155

Middle Branch, at Canton, Ohio....... 154

discharge measurements of.........567-568

West Branch, Ohio, discharge measurements of......................... 568

Noble, Ky., Troublesome Creek at....... 374

Noblesville, Ind., Cicero Creek at..... 512

White River at....................... 510

White River near..................... 509

Nolin River at Wax, Ky................442-443

discharge measurement of............. 574

North Fork, at Hodgenville, Ky....... 441

Nora, Ind., White River near........... 513

North Elkhorn Creek near Georgetown, Ky. 410 

North Industry, Ohio, Nimishillen Creek

at............................... 155

North Manchester, Ind., Eel River at..472-474 

Nyona Lake, Ind., records available on. 563

Oakland, Md., Youghiogheny River near.. 102 

Oblong, 111., North Fork Embarrass

River near....................... 506

Ohio Brush Creek near West Union, Ohio. 323

Ohio River at Ashland, Ky.............. 294

at Bellaire, Ohio.................... 148

at Cincinnati, Ohio.................. 344

at Evansville, Ind................... 458

at Golconda, 111..................... 558

at Huntington, W. Va................. 277

at Louisville, Ky.................... 420

at Metropolis, 111................... 561
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Ohio River at Owensboro, Ky........... 432

at Parkersburg, W. Va............... 194

at Point Pleasant, W. Va............ 272

at Pomeroy, Ohio.................... 211

at St. Marys, W. Va................. 150

at Sewickley, Pa.................... 118

near Maysville, Ky.................. 324

Oil Creek (tributary to Allegheny

River) at Rouseville, Pa........ 33

near Rouseville, Pa................. 34-35

Oil Creek basin, Pa., gaging-station

records in...................... 33-35

Oil Creek (tributary to Olean Creek),

N. Y., discharge measurements of 564 

Old Lake, Ind., records available on.. 563 

Oldtown, Ohio, Little Miami near...... 328

Olean Creek, N. Y., discharge measurements of........................ 564

Olentangy River at Claridon, Ohio..... 301

at Stratford, Ohio.................. 305

near Delaware, Ohio................. 304

Olney, Ky., Tradewater River at....... 556

Ora, Ind., Tippecanoe River near...... 482

Orangeville, Pa., Pymatuning Creek

near............................ 134

Order, downstream, of listing gaging

stations........................ 5

Ordnance Creek, Ohio, discharge measurements of..................... 566

O'Shaughnessy Reservoir, contents of.. 321 

Qswayo Creek, N. Y., discharge measurements of..................... 564

Oswego, Ind., Tippecanoe River at..... 481

Otter Creek, Ky., discharge measurement of......................... 573

Owasco, Ind., Wildcat Creek at......

Owensboro, Ky., Ohio River at......... 432

Pageville, Ky., Barren River near..... 446

Paint Creek (Big Sandy River basin) at

Staffordsville, Ky.............. 287

Paint Creek (Kanawha River basin) discharge measurements of.......... 570

Paint Creek (Scioto River basin) near 

Bourneville, Ohio...............

near Greenfield, Ohio...............

Paintsville, Ky., Levisa Pork at......

Palestine, W. Va., Little Kanawha

River at. .......................

Panther Creek near Panther, W. Va.....

Pafkers Landing, Pa., Allegheny River 

at..............................

Parkersburg, W. Va., Ohio River at....

Parsons, W. Va., Cheat River near..... 

Shavers Fork at.....................

Paterson Run, Ohio, discharge measurements of........................

Patoka River at Jasper, Ind...........

near Princeton, Ind................548-

Peach Bottom Creek, Va., discharge

measurement of..................

Peak Creek at Pulaski, Va.............

Peepee Creek, Ohio, low-flow investigation of.........................

Peoria, Ind., Mississenewa River at...

Perintown, Ohio, East Fork, Little

Miami River at..................

Perrysville, Ohio, Clear Fork near....

Peru, ind., Wabash River at...........

Peters Creek (Green River basin), Ky., 

discharge measurement of........

Peters Creek (Kanawha River basin)

near Lockwood, W. Va............

Petersburg, Ind., White River at......

Phalanx Station, Ohio, Eagle Creek at.

Philippi, W. Va., Tygart River at.....

Piedmont, Ohio, Stillwater Creek at...

Piedmont Reservoir, Ohio, contents of 191.

Pigeon Creek, W. Va., discharge measurement of......................

Pikeville, Ky., Levisa Fork at........

Piney, Pa., Clarion River near........

Piney Creek at Raleigh, W. Va.........

Pipe Creek, Ind., discharge measurement of.........................

Pipestem, W. Va., Bluestone River near

Pisgah, W. Va., Cheat River near......

Pitchin, Ohio, North Fork Little Miami

River near...................... 327

Pitman Creek, Ky., discharge measurement of......................... 574

574

89

272

Pleasant Hill, Ohio, Stillwater River at 4,357 

Pleasant Hill Reservoir, Ohio, contents

of..............................191,193

Pleasant Run Creek, Ind., discharge

measurements of.................. 575

Plum Creek (Crooked Creek basin), South 

Branch, Pa., discharge measurement of.......................... 565

Plum Creek (Kanawha River basin), Va.,

discharge measurement of......... 569

Pocatalico River at Sissonville, W. Va. 271 

Pogues Run, Ind., discharge measurement 

of...............................

Point Marion, Pa , Monongahela River at 

Point Pleasant, W. Va., Ohio River at.. 

Pomeroy, Ohio, Ohio River at........... 211

Pond Creek near Louisville ,. Ky......... 429

Pond River near Apex, Ky............... 457

Poplar Camp Creek, Va., discharge measurement of....................... 569

Poplar Creek, Ohio, discharge measurements of......................... 572

Potomac, 111., Bluegrass Creek at.....! 492

Pound River, Va., discharge measurement

of............................... 571

Georges Fork, Va., discharge measurement of.......................... 571

near Haysi, Va......................281-282

Prater Creek, Va., discharge measurement of.......................... 571

Pricetown, Ohio, Kale Creek near....... 123

Mahoning River at.................... 122

Princeton, Ind., Patoka River near....548-549

Prospect, Ohio, Scioto River near...... 298

Publications by State agencies......... 12

on streamflow by Geological Survey... 9-10 

Pulaski, Va., Peak Creek at............ 229

Punxsutawney, Pa., Mahoning Creek at... 51

Pymatuning Creek near Orangeville, Pa.. 134

Pymatuning Dam, Pa., Shenango River at. 132

Sugar Run at......................... 131

Pymatuning Reservoir, Ohio, contents

 of............................... 140,141

Queen Shoals, W. Va., Elk River at..... 267

317 Quicksand Creek, Ky., discharge measurement of....................... 573

288 Quiet Dell, W. Va., Elk Creek at....... 82

322

57

Raccoon Creek (Licking River basin),

Ohio, low-flow investigation of.. 343 

Raccoon Creek (tributary to Ohio River

in Ohio), at Adamsville, Ohio.... 273

discharge measurements of............ 571

East Branch, discharge measurement of 571 

Elk Fork, discharge measurement of... 571 

West Branch, discharge measurement of 571 

572 Raccoon Creek basin, Ohio, discharge

measurements of.................. 571

Raccoon Creek (tributary to Ohio River

in Pa.) at Moffatts Mill, Pa..... 142

Raccoon Creek (tributary to Wabash

River) at Mansfield, Ind......... 425

Radford, Va., New River at............. 231

Raleigh, W. Va., Piney Creek at........ 250

470Rasselas, Pa., ^evenmile Run near...... 42

Reading, Ohio, Mill Creek at........... 345

334Red House, N. Y., Allegheny River at... 20 

171 Red House Brook, N. Y., discharge measurements of...................... 564

Red River at Clay City, Ky............379-380

574Redbank Creek at St. Charles, Pa....... 50

Redstone Creek at Waltersburg, Pa...... 100

260 Reed Creek at Grahams Forge, Va.......225-226

discharge measurement of............. 569

Reedy Creek near Reedy, W. Va.......... 202

Reelsville, Ind.', Eel River near....... 525

Rees, Ohio, Big Walnut Creek at........ 310

Retreat Va., Neff-Litz Spring near..... 224

Rich Creek, Va., discharge measurement

of .........................j..... 570

Richmond, Ind., East Fork Whitewater

River at......................... 370

er Lake, Ind., records available on. 563 

Ridgeville, Ind., Mississinea River

near............................. 467

 ay, Pa., Clarion River at........ 45

96Ridinger Lake, Ind., records available

563 

502

250 Ride

Riverton, Ind., Wabash River at......

Robinson Creek, Ky., discharge measurement of..................... 573
585

Robinson Lake, Ind., records available 

on..............................

Rochester, Ohio, Todd Fork near.......

Rock Lake, Ind., records available on.

Rockbridge, Ohio, Clear Creek near.,..

Rockcastle Creek, Ky., discharge measurement of......................

Rocksdale, W. Va., Little Kanawha

River at........................

Rockville, W. Va., Big Sandy Creek at.

Rocky Fork (Licking River basin),

Ohio, low-flow investigation of.

Rocky Fork (Scioto River basin) near 

Barretts Mills, Ohio.

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Scioto River basin, Ohio, discharge 

563 measurements in.................. 572

330 gaging-station records in...........297-322

563

206

572

201

95

343

316

Rolling Fork near Boston, Ky.......... 428

near Lebanon, Ky..................... 425

Rose Creek at Nebo, Ky................ 557

Rough River at Falls of Rough, Ky..... 

near Dundee, Ky.

454

455

near Falls of Rough, Ky............. 453

near Madrid, Ky..................... 452

North Fork, Ky., discharge measurement of......................... 574

Round Lake, Ind., records available on 563 

Rouseville, Pa., Oil Creek at......... 33

Oil Creek near...................... 34-35

Rowlesburg, W. Va;, Cheat River at.... 94

Ruff Creek, Pa., discharge measurements of........................ 566

Runoff in inches, definition of....... 3

Rural Retreat, Va., Neff-Litz Spring

near............................ 224

Rush Creek, Ky., discharge measurement

of.............................. 575

Russell, Pa., Conewango Creek at...... 25

Russell Creek near Columbia, Ky....... 438

Russell Prater Creek, Va., discharge

measurement of.................. 571

Russells Point, Ohio, Indian Lake at.. 352

Sadieville, Ky., Eagle Creek at....... 415

St. Charles, Pa., Redbank Creek at.... 50

St. Marys, W. Va., Ohio River at...... 150

St. Paul, Ind., Flatrock Creek at..... 535

St. Petersburg, Pa., Clarion River at. 48 

Ste. Marie, 111., Embarrass River at.. 505 

Salamanca, N. Y., Great Valley Creek

near............................ 19

Salamonie River at Dora, Ind.........363-364

Salem Fork at Salem, W. Va............ 83-84

Saline River near Junction, 111....... 555

Salisbury, Pa., Big Piney Run near.... 106

Salt Creek (Scioto River basin) at

Tarlton, Ohio................... 319

Low flow investigation of........... 322

Salt Creek (Wabash River basin) North

Fork, near Belmont, Ind......... 544

Salt Fork, West Branch, at Urbana,

111............................. 494

Salt Lick Creek, W. Va., discharge

measurements of................. 566

Salt River at Shepherdsville, Ky...... 424

near Harrodsburg, Ky................ 421

near Van Buren, Ky.................. 422

Salt River basin, Ky., discharge measurements in. 573 

i-station records in..........421-429

Salyersville, Ky., Licking River near. 335

Sand Run, W. Va., discharge measurements of........................

Sandy Bottom Creek, low-flow investigation of.........................

Sandy Creek at Waynesburg, Ohio.......

Sandy Lick Creek, Pa., discharge measurements of.....................

Sandy Run, Ohio, discharge measurement of.........................

Sawmill Lake, Ind., records available 

on..............................

Sawmill Run, N. Y., discharge measurement of.........................

Scioto Big Run at Briggsdale, Ohio....

Scioto River at Chillicothe, Ohio..... 

at Columbus, Ohio

566

565

571

563

575

306

at Higby, Ohio...................... 318 Stump Creek, Pa., discharge measurebelow O'Shaughnessy Dam, near

discharge measurements of 572

near Circleville, Ohio:............. 311 Sugar Creek (tributary to Blue River)

near Prospect, Ohio. 298

Low-flow investigation of............ 322

reservoirs in........................ 321

Scottsville, Ky., West Bays Fork at.... 447 

Second Creek near Second Creek, W. Va.. 245 

Selma, Ohio, Little Miami River near... 326 

Seneca Fork below Senecaville Dam, near

Senecaville, Ohio................ 180

Senecaville, Ohio, Seneca Fork near.... 180

Senecaville Reservoir, Ohio, contents

of..............................192,193

Sevenmile Run near Rasselas, Pa. 

Seward, Pa., Conemaugh River at.......

Sewickley, Pa., Ohio River at.........

Seymour, Ind., East Fork, White River

at.

Shannopin, Pa., Dunkard Creek at.......

Sharpsville, Pa., Shenango River at....

Shavers Fork at Parsons, W. Va.........

Shaw Creek at Shawtown, Ohio...........

Shawtown, Ohio, Shaw Creek at..........

Whetstone Creek near.................

Shelby Creek, Va., discharge measurement of.

42

59

118

538

97

135

92

303

303

302

572

531

132

135

424

545

563

146

563 

Sidney, Ohio, Miami River at........... 353

Silver Lake, Ind., records available on 563 

Sinking Creek (tributary to New River),

Va., discharge measurement of.... 570 

Sinking Creek (tributary to Ohio River),

Ky., discharge measurements of... 573 

Sissonville, W. Va., Pocatalico River

Shelbyville, Ind., Blue River at.......

Shenango River at Pymatuning Dam, Pa... 

at Sharpsville, Pa...................

Shepherdsville, Ky., Salt River at.....

Shoals, Ind., East Fork, White River at 

Shoe Lake, Ind., records available on.. 

Short Creek near Dillonvale, Ohio......

Shriner Lake, Ind., records available

at.

Skeggs Creek, Ky., discharge measurement of.

78

271

574 

Skillet Fork at Wayne City, 111........ 553

Skin Creek near Brownsville, W. Va.....

Slate Creek, Va., discharge measurement of..........................

Slippery Rock Creek at Wurtemburg, Pa.. 

Smalley Lake, Ind., records available 

on...............................

Smithers Creek, W. Va., discharge meas571

138

563

570

South Elkhorn Creek at Fort Spring, Ky. 411-412 

South Mud Lake, Ind. .records available on 

Spencer, Ind., White River at..........

Spring Creek, W. Va., discharge measurement of.

urement of.

563

524

569

427

362

Springfield, Ky., Beech Fork near......'

Springfield, Ohio, Beaver Creek near...

Mad River near........................ 363

Spruce Fork. See Little Coal River. 

StaffordsvilleTTy., Paint Creek at.... 287

Stage-discharge relation, definition of 3 

Starve Hollow Lake, Ind., records

available on..................... 563

Steer Creek near Grantsville, W. Va...197-198 

Stillwater Creek at Piedmont, Ohio..... 162

at Tippecanoe, Ohio.................. 163

at Uhrichsville, Ohio................ 164

Stillwater River at Englewood, Ohio.... 358

at Pleasant Hill, Ohio...............4, 357

Stony Creek (Kanawha River basin), Va., 

discharge measurement of.

Stony Creek (Kiskiminetas River basin)

at Perndale, Pa.

Storehouse Run, Pa., discharge measurement of.

Straight Creek, Ohio, low-flow investigation of.

307 Stratford, Ohio, Olentangy River at..., 

314 Strongs Run, Ohio, discharge measurement of.

ments of.

Dublin, Ohio.................... 300 Styx River, Ky., discharge measurement

of.

570

57

575

322

305

571

565

574

near Edinburg, Ind............... 533
586 INDEX

Sugar Creek (tributary to French

Creek) at Sugarcreek, Pa........ 40

Sugar Creek (tributary to Ohio River)

near Dixon Springs, 111......... .560

Sugar Creek (tributary to Tuscsg-awas

River) above Beach City Dam, at

Beach City, Ohio................ 159

below Beach City Dam, near Beach

City, Ohio...................... 160

South Fork, discharge measurements

of. 568 

Sugar Creek (tributary to Wabash

River) at Crawfordsville, Ind... 498 

near Byron, Ind..................... 499

Sugar Run at Pymatuning Dam, Pa....... 131

Sugarcreek, Pa., Sugar Creek at....... 40

Suramersville, W. Va., Gauley River

near...........................257-258

Sunday Creek at Glouster, Ohio.

discharge measurements of...........

Sunfish Creek, Ohio, low-flow investigation of.....................

Sutersville, Pa., Youghiogheny River 

at..............................

Sutton, W. Va., Elk River at..........

Swago Creek, W. Va., discharge meas- 

.urements of.....................

Talawanda Creek near Hamilton, Ohio... 

Tallega, Ky., Middle Fork, Kentucky

River at........................

Tanners Creek, W. Va., discharge

measurement of..................

Tappan, Ohio, Little Stillwater Creek

at.

209

569

322

112

266

570

367

376

569

165

Tappan Reservoir, Ohio, contents of..191,193 

Tar Hollow Creek at Tar Hollow State

Park, Ohio...................... 320

West Branch, Ohio, discharge measurements of 572

Tarlton, Ohio, Salt Creek at.......... 319

Taylorsville, Ohio, Miami River at.. 

Tenmile Creek, South Fork, at

Jefferson, Pa................... 99

Terms, definition and abbreviation of. 

Terre Haute, Ind., Wabash River at.... 501

Thorn Creek, Pa., discharge measurement of......................... 567

Timber Run, Ohio, discharge measurements of........................ 568

Tionesta Creek at Butler Bridge, Pa... 30 

at Lynch, Pa ........................ 28

at Mayburg, Pa...................... 29

at Nebraska, Pa..................... 31

at Tionesta Creek Dam, Pa........... 32

South Branch, Pa., discharge measurements of..................... 564

Tionesta Creek basin, Pa., gagingstation records In.............. 28-32

Tionesta Creek Reservoir, Pa., contents of........................ 68,69

Tippecanoe, Ohio, Stillwater Creek at. 163 

Tippecanoe Lake, Ind., records available on......................... 563

Tippecanoe River at Oswego, Ind....... 481

near Delphi, Ind.................... 484

near Monticello, Ind................ 483

near Ora, Ind....................... 482

Toboso, Ohio, Licking River at........ 186

Toby Creek, Pa., discharge measurements of........................ 565

Todd Fork near Rochester, Ohio........ 330

Tom Jenkins Reservoir at Burr Oak,

Ohio............................ 208

Touby Run at Mansfield, Ohio.......... 168

Town Line Run, Pa., discharge measurements of...................

Track Fork, Va., discharge measurement of.......................

355 Van Buren, Ky., Salt River near........ 422

566

569 

Tradewater River at Olney, Ky......... 556

discharge measurements of..........

Tradewater River basin, Ky., gagingstation records in.............556-557

Trafford, Pa., Turtle Creek at........ 114

Trammel Fork, Ky., discharge measurement of......................... 574

Trevlac, Ind., Bear Creek near........ 522

Troy Cedar Lake, Ind., records available on.........................

Tug Fork at Litwar, W. Va.

discharge measurements of............

near Kermit, W. Va...................

Tunnelton, Pa., Conemaugh River at.....

Tunungwant Creek, Pa., discharge measurement of.......................

East Branch, Pa., discharge measurements of.

Page

563

289

572

291

62

564

564 

Turkey Run, West Branch, discharge

measurements of.................. 572

Turtle Creek at "Trafford, Pa. .......... 114

Tuscarawas River at Clinton, Ohio...... 151

at Massillon, Ohio................... 152

at Newcomerstown, Ohio............... 166

below Dover Dam, near Dover, Ohio.... 158

discharge measurement of............. 568

Twelvepole Creek at Wayne, W. Va....... 278

Twentyeighth Creek, N. Y., discharge

measurement of................... 575

Twin Creek near Germantown, Ohio....... 366

Two Lick Creek at Graceton, Pa.

Tygart Reservoir, W. Va., contents of..

Tygart River at Belington, W. Va.......

at Coifax, W. Va.

61

116

72

77

75

76

70

at Philippi, W. Va..................

at Tygart Dam, near Grafton, W. Va.. 

near Dailey, W. Va..................

near Elkins, W. Va..................

Tygarts Creek near Greenup, Ky......... 296

Uhrichsville, Ohio, Stillwater Creek at 164

Urbana, 111., Boneyard Creek at........ 493

West Branch Salt Fork at............. 494

Urbana, Ohio, Mad River near...........

Ursina, Pa., Laurell Hill Creek at.....

Utica, Pa., French Creek at............

Valley Run, Ohio, low-flow investigation of

360

108

39

343

Van Lear, Ky., Dewey Reservoir near.... 

Johns Creek near.

Vandergrift, Pa., Kiskiminetas River at 

Vermilion River near Catlin, 111.

285

286 

65 

496 

near Danville, 111................... 497

Salt Fork, near Homer, 111........... 495

Vernon Fork at Vernon, Ind............. 542

North Fork of, near Butlerville, Ind. 541 

Village Lake, Ind., records available

on............................... 563

Vincennes, Ind., Wabash River at....... 504

Wabash Ri.ver at Bluff ton, Ind.......... 460

at Covington, Ind.................... 491

at Delphi, Ind.......................4, 477

at Huntington, Ind................... 461

at Lafayette, Ind.................... 490

at Logansport, Ind................... 476

at Montezuma, Ind.................... 500

at Mount Carmel, 111................. 550

at Peru, Ind......................... 471

at Riverton, Ind..................... 502

at Terre Haute, Ind.................. 501

at Vincennes, Ind.................... 504

at Wabash, Ind......................465-466

near New Corydon, Ind................ 459

Wabash River basin, Ind.-111., discharge measurements in........... 574

 gaging-station records in...........459-554

Wakatomika Creek (Licking River basin),

Ohio, low-flow investigation of.. 343

Wakatomika Creek (Muskingum River

basin) near Frazeyburg, Ohio..... 183

Walhonding River below Mohawk Dam, at

Nellie, Ohio.

Walker Creek, Va., discharge measurement of..........................

near Bane, Va........................

Walnut Creek, Ohio, discharge measurements of..

Waltersburg, Pa., Redstone Creek at....

176

570

234

566

100

Wampum, Pa., Beaver River at........... 136

Warrensville, N. C., North Fork New

River near. 215 

Warwick, Ky., Kentucky River at........ 408 -- - ----- ... gg Triplett Creek at Morehead, Ky........ 337 Waterboro, N. Y., Conewango Creek at...

Troublesome Creek at Noble, Ky........ 374 Wax, Ky., Nolin River at..............442-443
587

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Wayne, W. Va., Twelvepole Creek aft.... 278

Wayne City, 111., Skillet Fork at..... 553

Waynesburg, Ohio, Sandy Creek at...... 153

Weasel Creek, Ind., discharge measurement of......................... 574

Webster Lake, Ind., records available

on.............................. 563

Webster Springs, W. Va., Elk River at. 264 

West Bays Fork at Scottsville, Ky..... 447

West Fork River at Brownsville, W. Va. 79 

at Butcherville, W. Va.............. 80

at Clarksburg, W. Va................ 81

at Enterprise, W. Va................ 85

West Hickory, Pa., Allegheny River at. 27 

West Union, Ohio, Ohio Brush Creek

near............................ 323

Wheeling Creek at Elm Grove, W. Va.... 147

discharge measurements of........... 567

North Fork of Dunkard Fork Wheeling 

Creek, Pa., discharge measurements of........................ 567

South Fork of Dunkard Fork Wheeling 

Creek, Pa., discharge measurements of........................ 567

Whetstone Creek near Shawtown, Ohio... 302 

Whetstone Creek tributary, Ohio, discharge measurements of.......... 568

Whiskey Run, Ohio, low-flow investigation of......................... 322

White Cloud, Ind., Blue River near.... 431

White River at Anderson, Ind.......... 508

at Indianapolis, Ind................ 517

at Muncie, Ind...................... 507

at Noblesville, Ind

at Petersburg, Ind.................. 546

at Spencer, Ind..................... 524

East Fork, at Columbus, Ind......... 536

at Seymour, Ind................... 538

at Shoals, Ind.................... 545

near Bedford, Ind................. 543

near Centerton, Ind................. 519

near Noblesville, Ind............... 509

near Nora, Ind...................... 513

White River basin, Ind., discharge

measurements in................574-575

Whiteoak Creek near Georgetown, Ohio.. 325

Whitewater River at Brookville, Ind... 371

East Fork, at Richmond, Ind......... 370

near Alpine, Ind.................... 369

Wilberforce, Ohio, Massie Creek at.... 329

Wileox, 111., Little Wabash River at.. 552 

Wildcat Creek at Greentown, Ind......485-487

at Owasco, Ind...................... 488

South Fork, near Lafayette, Ind..... 489

Williams River at Dyer, W. Va......... 252

Williamsburg, Ohio, East Fork, Little

Miami River at.................. 332

Williamsport, Ohio, Deer Creek at...... 313

Wills Creek at Cambridge, Ohio......... 181

below Wills Creek Dam, at Wills Creek,

Ohio............................. 182

Wills Creek Reservoir, Ohio, contents

of..............................192,193

Wilson Lake, Ind., records available

on............................... 563

Wilson Run, Ohio, low-flow investigation of.......................... 322

Winchester, Ky., Kentucky River near..381-404

Winona Lake, Ind., records available

on............................... 563

Wintergreen Run, Ohio, low-flow investigation of...................... 322

Witchers Creek, W. Va., discharge measurement of....................... 570

Wolf Creek (Kanawha River basin), Va.,

discharge measurement of......... 570

near Narrows, Va..................... 235

Wolf Creek (Miami River basin), Ohio,

discharge measurements of........ 573

Wolf Lick Creek, Ky., discharge measurement of....................... 574

Woodbury, Ky., Green River at.......... 450

Woodlawn, Ohio,.West Fork Mill Creek at 349

Work, division of...................... 2-3

scope of work........................ 1

WSP, definition of..................... 5

Wurtemburg, Pa., Slippery Rock Creek 

at............................

Yatesville, Ky., Blaine Creek at.......

Yellow Creek near Hammondsville,

Ohio.............................

Yellow Creek Lake, Ind., records

available on.....................

Youghiogheny River at Connellsville,

Pa...............................

at Friendsville, Md..................

at Sutersville, Pa...................

at Youghiogheny River Dam, Pa........

below Confluence, Pa.................

near Oakland, Md.....................

Youghiogheny River Reservoir, Pa., content s of.........................

Youngs Creek near Edinburg, Ind........

Youngstown, Ohio, Mahoning River

at...............................

Mill Creek at........................

Youngsville, Pa., Brokenstraw Creek

at...............................

Zanesfield, Ohio, Mad River-at..... 

Zanesville, Ohio, Muskingum River 

at...........................

Zink Lake, Ind., records available

138

293

145

563

110

103

112

104

109

102

116

532

128

129

26

359

188

563

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