UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OP THE INTERIOR 

RAY LYMAN WILBUE, Secretary

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

W. C. MENDENHALL, Director

Water-Supply Paper 685

SURFACE WATER SUPPLY 

of the UNITED STATES

1929

PART V

HUDSON BAY AND 

UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASINS

NATHAN C. GROVER, Chief Hydraulic Engineer

W. A. LAMB, S. B. SOULE, C. L. BATCHELDER

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

District Engineers

Prepared in cooperation with the States of

NORTH DAKOTA, MINNESOTA, WISCONSIN

ILLINOIS, and MISSOURI

UNITED STATES

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 

WASHINGTON : 1932

For sale by the Superintendent of Pocuments, Washington, D. C. - - Price 25 cents (paper cover)
CONTENTS

Page

Authorization and scope of work______________._____________________ 1

Definition of terms---__--___--______-_______________-___. _______ 2

Explanation of data_--_---------------____---__-__---_-------- 2

Accuracy of field data and computed results ------------------------ 4

Publications..------.. _----------_-_--______-___.-___ .___ 5

Cooperation-.-.--.--------------_----._--_____ _ ________ 10

Division of work__-________.__________________________________ _ 10

Gaging-station records. _________________________________________ 12

Hudson Bay drainage basin...__---___--___-____-______________ 12

Upper St. Mary Lake at St. Mary Chalet, Mont__ ____________ 12

Lower St. Mary Lake near Babb, Mont____________________ 12

St. Mary River near Babb, Mont_---_---__---------_------_ 1&

St. Mary River near Kimball, Alberta_____________________ IS

St. Mary Canal at intake, near Babb, Mont__--____---_____-_ 15

St. Mary Canal at St. Mary crossing, near Babb, Mont__-___-_ 16

St. Mary Canal at Hudson Bay divide, near Browning, Mont___ 16

Swiftcurrent Creek at Many Glacier, Mont_________________ 17

Sherburne Reservoir near Babb, Mont.-_-----_-_---------_-_ 18

Swiftcurrent Creek at Sherburne, Mont-_-----------__------- 19

Canyon Creek near Many Glacier, Mont.____________________ 20

Red River at Fargo, N. Dak__.___________________ 21

Red River at Grand Forks, N. Dak_.______.__--_._ _ 25

Bois des Sioux River near Tenny, Minn_.____________________ 29

Sheyenne River at Sheyenne, N. Dak...______-_____ _______ 30

Red Lake River at Thief River Falls, Minn______-_---------- 31

Red Lake River at Crookston, Minn____________ ____ 32

Thief River near Thief River Falls, Minn_ ___________ 33

South Fork of Two Rivers at Pelan, Minn_______ _ 34

South Fork of Two Rivers at Bronson, Minn_________________ 35

Two Rivers at Hallock, Minn--___-_______________________ 36

North Fork of Two Rivers near Lancaster, Minn.___________ 37

State ditch No. 85 near Lancaster, Minn__________ __ 38

Pembina River at Neche, N. Dak__---------------------- _ 39

Roseau River at Malung, Minn_________________-_________-_ 43

Roseau River at Ross, Minn._____________________________ 44

Roseau River at Caribou, Minn___________________________ 45

Roseau River below Cut-off ditch, near Caribou, Minn____ __._ 46

South Fork of Roseau River near Malung, Minn._---___------ 47

Mud Creek near Sprague, Manitoba_______________________ 48

Pine Creek near Pine Creek, Minn_----_-----_--------_---_- 49

Badger Creek near Badger, Minn___----___--_-----_-_------ 50

Souris River near Minot, N. Dak_____..____________________ 51

Souris River near Westhope, N. Dak__--_--_---__--___------ 52

Kawishiwi River near Winton, Minn______---_____--__--_--_ 5&

ir
IV CONTENTS

Gaging-station records Continued. page

Upper Mississippi River Basin._-_-___-_-_--________--_______-__ 54

Mississippi River above Sandy River, near Libby, Minn___-_-_ 54

Mississippi River near Fort Ripley, Minn____________________ 55

Mississippi River near Royalton, Minn______________________ 56

Mississippi River at Sartell, Minn___-___-__---___-__._______ 57

Mississippi River at Elk River, Minn_---__-__________--___ 58

Mississippi River at St. Paul, Minn___________________ i _____ 59

Mississippi River at Prescott, Wis_---_---___-_---__-_-_-_-__ 60

Mississippi River at Winona, Minn________________________ 61

Mississippi River at La Crosse, Wis___-___---_--___-___---__ 62

Leech Lake River at Federal Dam, Minn________-_____-_____ 63

.Swan River near Swan River, Minn_--_______-___-_--_______ 64

Willow River near Palisade, Minn_________________________ 65

Pine River below Pine River Reservoir, Minn________________ 66

Gull River at Gull Lake Reservoir, Minn_________-______-.__ 67

Nokasippi River near Fort Ripley, Minn_ ________________ 68

Platte River at Royalton, Minn__________________________ 69

£>auk River near St. Cloud, Minn_____-____ ______________ 70

Elk River above St. Francis River, near Big Lake, Bfinn-. ____ 71

-Crow River at Rockford, Minn___----__-_____________-_____ 72

Rum River near St. Francis, Minn_--_---_---_______________ 73

Minnesota River near Montevideo, Minn____-___--.___-______ 74

Minnesota River at Mankato, Minn_-_----_--_---_---___-_-_ 75

 Si. Croix River at Swiss, Wis ------- -___- -________ 76

St. Croix River near Grantsburg, Wis_____.-__-___---_____. 77

St. Croix River near Rush City, Minn__--_---_----__________ 78

St. Croix River near St. Croix Falls, Wis_._-___-----___-_-_ 79

Namakagon River near Trego, Wis_---_- _________________ 80

Apple River near Somerset, Wis____-_---_---_-----------__- 81

Chippewa River at Bishops Bridge, near Winter, Wis __________ 82

Chippewa River near Bruce, Wis___________ _______ __ 83

Chippewa River at Chippewa Falls, Wis_____-_-___---_-_-_-_ 84

Chippewa River at Durand, Wis___ ______________________ 85

Flambeau River at Flambeau Reservoir, Wis___-____--___-_-_ 86

Flambeau River near Butternut, Wis__________-_-_____-____- 87

Flambeau River near Ladysmith, Wis_______-_---_---_-_-__- 88

Jump River at Sheldon, Wis______________________________ 89

Red Cedar River near Colfax, Wis-------------------------- 90

Red Cedar River at Menomonie, Wis__ ___________________ 91

.Zumbro River at Zumbro Falls, Minn_____ ______ ____ 92

Black River at Nefflsvffle, Wis___ _ 93

La Crosse River near West Salem, Wis____--------_--------- 94

Root River near Houston, Minn________-_________________-_ 95

Wisconsin River at Whirlpool Rapids, near Rhinelander, Wis_-_ 96

Wisconsin River at Merrill, Wis___________________________ 97

Wisconsin River at Knowlton, Wis__- ______ _______ 98

Wisconsin River near Nekoosa, Wis___---__-------- _______ 99

Wisconsin River at Muscoda, Wis---__---_------- ________ 100

Tomahawk River near Bradley, Wis___--------------__------ 101

Prairie River near Merrill, Wis_____-----------_------------ 102

Rib River at Rib Falls, Wis. ------- 103

Yellow River at Sprague, Wis____-_- _________________ 104

Kickapoo River at Gays Mills, Wis-__------------_---------- 105

Rock River at Afton, Wis -------------------------- --- 106
CONTENTS V

Gaging-station records Continued.

Upper Mississippi River Basin Continued. Page

Rock River at Lyndon, Ill_____.___ _..__ ___ ______ 107

Pecatonica River at Freeport, Ill_____-_____--_______-----___ 108

Sugar River near Brodhead, Wis-____-_-__---___-_-_-----___ 10$

South Branch of Kishwaukee River at De Kalb, 111__________ 110

Iowa River at Iowa City, Iowa_______--_-__-_-_____---_-_-_ 111

Des Moines River at Ottumwa, Iowa____-_----__-_-------_-_ 112

Fox River near Wayland, Mo______-_-_-_-______--_--____ 113

Wyaconda River near Canton, Mo________________________ 114

North Fabius River at Monticello, Mo____________________ 115

Salt River near New London, Mo__--_-_-_-----_-_-----__--_ 11&

Cuivre River near Troy, Mo__---_-----------_-_--------_-_- 117

Des Plaines River at Lemont, Ill___________________.________ 118

Des Plaines River at Joliet, Ill___ ____________ __ 120

Illinois River at Morris, 111 _______________________________ 121

Illinois River at Peoria, Ill____-___-_--_-___-___---_----____ 122

Illinois River at Beardstown, Ill____________-___-_-___-----_ 123

Spring Creek at Joliet, IU____ _ ___ _ ________ _ __ 124

Kankakee River at Momence, Ill____-____________--___-_____ 125

Kankakee River at Custer Park, IU___________________ 12&

Iroquois River near Chebanse, Ill___________________________ 127

Fox River near Mukwonago, Wis____________-__-_------____ 128

Fox River at Algonquin, Ill____-___--_-_--____----------__- 1291

Fox River at Dayton, IU.__._____._____________ 130

Vermilion River at Streator, Ill_-____-_-_-__-______--_--____ 131

Mackinaw River near Green Valley, Ill_ _-_----__----------__ 132

Spoon River at Seville, IU.__.________.__________ 133

Sangamon River at Monticello, Ill__________._______________ 134

Sangamon River at Riverton, 111.___________________________ 135

Sangamon River near Oakford, 111_________..____._-_-_____ 13&

South Fork of Sangamon River at power plant near Taylorville,

Ill___-_-_-_-_-__-______-_-__________-____________-_____ 137

Crooked Creek at Ripley, Ill___________________..___ 138

Macoupin Creek near Kane, Ill___-__-_-_-_-___-_-____--____ 139

Kaskaskia River at Vandalia, 111.___________________________ 140

Big Muddy River at Plumfield, Ill_________________. 141

Big Muddy River at Murphysboro, 111_____________________ 142

Miscellaneous discharge measurements______-----__-_._-_-___-_____ 143

Index________________________________________________________ 145

ILLUSTRATION

Page

FIOUBE 1. Typical river-measurement station showing concrete well and 

house for water-stage recorder and staff gages, cable, and 

car__-__.--_-__:.__________________________________ 3
SUBFACE WATEE SUPPLY OF HUDSON BAY AND 

UPPEE MISSISSIPPI EIVEE BASINS, 1929

AUTHORIZATION AND SCOPE OF WORK

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

measurements of flow made on streams in the United States1 during 

the year ending September 30, 1929.

The data presented in these reports were collected by the United 

States Geological Survey under the following authority contained in 

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

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

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

The work was begun, in 1888 in connection with special studies 

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

successive appropriation bills passed by Congress have earned the 

following items:

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

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

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

Annual appropriations for the fiscal years ending June SO, 1895-1930

1895___-_____________ $12, 500. 00

1896________-_-____.- 24, 500. 00

1897-1899. ___ _____ 50, 000. 00

1900______________ 70, 000. 00

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

1903-1906. . _______ _ 200,000. 00

1907____-_________ 150, 000. 00

1908-1910__________ 100, 000. 00

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

1918__________________ 175, 000. 00

1919_-_---_-____-_ $148,244. 10

1920______--__-_.. 175, 000. 00

1921-1923._-______ 18^,000.00

1924-25_________ 17^,000.00

1926__-_____-______-__ 16 1?, 000. 00

19271____-_____ 151, 000. 00

1928.--____-___-_ 147, 000. 00

1929______-_-___ 271, 500. 00

1930__---------__ 275,000.00

In the execution of the work many private and State organizations 

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

made in connection with the description of each station affected; 

cooperation of the second kind is acknowledged on page 10.

Measurements of stream flow have been made at about 5,830 points 

in the United States and also at many points in Alaska and the Hawaiian Islands. In July, 1929, 2,240 gaging stations weris being 

maintained by the Geological Survey and the cooperating onraniza1
2 SURFACE WATEB SUPPLY, 1929, PART V

tions. Many miscellaneous discharge measurements were made at 

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

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

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

DEFINITION OP TERMS

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

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

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

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

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

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

defined as follows:

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

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

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

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

unit from which others are computed.

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

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

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

regards time and area.

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

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

rainfall, which is usually expressed in inches.

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

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

The following terms not in common use are here defined:

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

of gage height to discharge."

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

channel or artificial structure below the gage which determines the 

stage-discharge relation at the gage.

EXPLANATION OP DATA

The data presented in this report cover the year beginning October 

1, 1928, and ending September 30, 1929. At the beginning of January in most parts of the United States much of tH precipitation 

in the preceding three months is stored in the form of snow or ice,
EXPLANATION OF DATA 3

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

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

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

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

therefore the run-off" for the year beginning October 1 is practically 

all derived from precipitation within that year.

The base data collected at gaging stations consist of records of 

stage, measurements of discharge, and general information used to

FIQTJEK 1. Typical river-measurement station showing concrete well and house for water-stage recorder

and staff gages, cable, and car.

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

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

that gives a continuous record of the fluctuations. Measurements of 

discharge are made with a current meter by the general methods 

outlined in standard textbooks on the measurement of river discharge.
4 SUBFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART V

A typical gaging station equipped with water-stage recorder and 

measuring cable and car is shown in Figure 1.

From the discharge measurements rating tables are prepared that 

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

heights to these rating tables gives the daily discharge from which 

the monthly and yearly mean discharge is computed.

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

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

daily discharge of the stream, and a table of monthly and yearly discharge and run-off.

The description of the station gives, in addition to statements 

regarding location and type of gage, information as to diversions that 

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

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

maximum discharge given under "Extremes" does not represent the 

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

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

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

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

once daily reading or the mean of twice daily readings of a nonrecording gage, or the mean daily gage height obtained from a waterstage recorder graph.

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

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

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

discharge may be obtained by averaging discharge at regular intervals 

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

for obtaining mean daily discharge from a continuous gage-height 

graph and containing as an essential element the rating curve of the 

station.

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

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

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

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

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

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

ACCURACY OF FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS

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

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

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

records.

The station description gives a statement in regard to the general 

accuracy of the records. "Excellent" indicates that records are
PUBLICATIONS 5

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

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

The monthly means for any station may represent with high 

accuracy the quantity of water flowing past the gage, but thQ, figures 

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

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

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

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

are therefore not computed if such errors appear probable. The 

computations are also omitted for stations on streams draining areas 

in which the annual rainfall is less than 20 inches.

The tables of monthly discharge give a general idea of the flow at 

the station. The table of daily discharge allows more detailed studies 

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

the observations in each succeeding year may be expected to throw 

new light on data previously published.

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

States are situated above most of the diversions from those streams, 

and the discharge recorded does not show the water supply available 

for further development, as prior appropriations below the stations 

must first be satisfied.

PUBLICATIONS

Investigation of water resources by the United States Geological 

Survey has consisted in large part of measurements of the volume 

of flow of streams and studies of the conditions affecting tl «,t flow, 

but it has comprised also investigation of such closely allied subjects 

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

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

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

appeared in the bulletins, monographs, professional papers, and 

annual reports.

The result of stream-flow measurements are now published annually 

in 12 parts, each part covering an area whose boundaries coincide with 

natural drainage features, as indicated below:

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

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

the Mississippi).

III. Ohio River Basin.

IV. St. Lawrence River Basin.

V. Hudson Bay and upper Mississippi River Basins.

VI. Missouri River Basin.

VII. Lower Mississippi River Basin.

VIII. Western Gulf of Mexico basins.

I.. Colorado River Basin,
6 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART v

Part X. The Great Basin.

XI. Pacific slope basing in California.

XII. North Pacific slope basing drainage, in three parts:

A, Pacific slope basins in Washington and upper Columbia River

Bagin.

B, Snake River Basin. 

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

Water-supply papers and other publications of the United States 

Geological Survey containing data in regard to the water resources of 

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

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

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

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

3. Sets are available for consultation in the local offices of the waterresources branch of the Geological Survey, as follows:

Augusta, Me., Statehouse.

Boston, Mass., 2500 Customhouse.

Hartford, Conn., 318 State Office Building.

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

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

Harrisburg, Pa. Claster Building

Charlottesville, Va., Brooks Mugeum, Univergity of Virginia.

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

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

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

Ocala, Fla., Post Office Building.

Tuscaloosa, Ala., Post Office Building.

 Chattanooga, Tenn., 630 Power Building.

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

Indianapolis, Ind., 319 Federal Building.

Chicago, 111., 1503 Consumers Building. -

Madison, Wig., 337N State Capitol.

St. Paul, Minn., 203 Old State Capitol.

Topeka, Kans., 23 Federal Building.

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

Fort Smith, Ark., Post Office Building.

Austin, Tex., State Capitol.

Santa Fe, N. Mex., State Capitol.

Tucson, Ariz., 210 Post Office Building.

Denver, Colo., 403 Post Office Building.

Salt Lake City, Utah, 313 Federal Building.

Idaho Falls, Idaho, 228 Federal Building.

Boise, Idaho, Federal Building.

Helena, Mont., 416 Power Block.

Tacoma, Wash., 406 Federal Building.

Portland, Oreg., 606 Post Office Building.

San Francigco, Calif., 303 Customhouse.

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

Honolulu, Hawaii, Territorial Office Building.
PUBLICATIONS

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

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

Stream-flow records have been obtained at about 5,830 points 

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

reports tabulated on pages 7 and 9.

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

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

Report

10th A, pt. 2 ____ ..

llth A, pt. 2.-. -...

12th A, pt. 2.. ........

13th A, pt. 3 _ . __ ..

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

B 131 _....._..._

16th A, pt. 2. .......

B 140..................

W 11..................

18th A, pt. 4. ........ .

W15.......... ........

W 16.........;........

19thA.pt. 4.. ........

W 27...... _._.__._.__.

W28..._..._...._.__._

20th A, pt. 4 _ .... ...

W 35 to 39--.-.........

21st A, pt. 4.. _ . .....

W 47 to 52... _ .......

22d A,pt. 4...... _ ..

W 65, 66... .... ... ..

W 75..... .............

W 82 to 85. ____ . ...

W 97 to 100 ............

W 124 to 135 __ . .....

W 165 to 178 __ . _ ..

W 201 to 214 ____ ...

W 241 to 252...... __ .

W 261 to 272...........

W 281 to 292 __ . .....

W 301 to 312...........

W 321 to 332... __ . ...

W 351 to 362 ...........

W 381 to 394 __ . .....

W 401 to 414 __ ......

W431 to 444...........

W 451 to 464 ___ ....

W 471 to 484...........

W 501 to 514... ......

W 521 to 634 ........

W 541 to 554 ..... ...

W 561 to 574 ........

W 681 to 594 _____ ..

W 601 to 614 ______

W 621 to 634....... .

W 641 to 664 ....... .

W 661 to 674 ___ .....

W 681 to 694 ........

Character of data

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Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, ratings, and monthly

discharge (also many data covering earlier years).

Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly discharge

(also similar data for some earlier years). 

Descriptions, measurements, and gage heights, eastern United

States, eastern Mississippi River, and Missouri River above 

junction with Kansas.

sippi River below junction of Missouri and Platte, and western United States.

(also some long-time records).

eastern Mississippi River, and Missouri River. 

Measurements, ratings, and gage heights, Arkansas River and

western United States. 

Monthly discharge (also for many earlier years) _______ ...

Monthly discharge _________________________

Monthly discharge _________________________

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

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Year

188*toSepteml«r, 1890 

1881 to June 30,

1^1. 

1884 to Dec. 31,

1 992. 

188 « to Dec. 31,,

1 993. 

189? and 1894,.

IBS 1?.

18S6.

188<>andl89fc

18S7.

18S7.

18S7.

189«s.

18S8.

.18£«.

18S9.

1890.

19CO.

19CO.

19C1.

190 1.

19C2.

19C3.

19C4.

19C5.

10<I«.

19C7-8,

19C". 191"

1011.

191 "\

19H.

101 *.

1915

191?.

1917.

191«. 1911-20*

1921.

1922.

1923.

1924.

1925..

1926..

1927..

192?.-

192".-

The records at most of the stations discussed in these reportsextend over a series of years. Miscellaneous measurements at many
8 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART V

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

and are published under "Miscellaneous discharge measurements" at 

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

stations. An index of the reports containing records obtained prior 

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

The following table gives, by years and drainage basins, the numbers of the papers on surface-water supply published from 1899 to 

1929. The data for any particular station will, as a rile, be found in 

the reports covering the years during which the station was maintained. For example, data for 1910-1920 for any station in the area 

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

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

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

[For basins included see p. 5]

Year

1899".... 

1900 »_.._ 

1901......

1902.. _...

1903 

1904.-.. ..

1905 

1906 

1907-8 

1909. _ -

1910 

1911-...,.

1912 

1913 

1915 

1916 

1917 

1918... ...

1919-20.- 

1921 

1922 

1923 

1924 __ -

1925 

1926 

1927 

1928 

1929 

I

35

47, *48 

65,75

82

97

» 124, « 125,

M26

n 165 166

"167 

- 201, 202,

P203 

241 

261

901

OAT

qoi

351

QQi

401

,10 T

471

501 

521

541

561

581

601

621

641

661

681

II

1-35,36 

48 

65,75

'82,83

* 97, 98

» 126, 127

" 167, 168

D oftQ OA4,

242

000

302

322

oeo

000

402

4qg

452

472

502 

522

542

562

582

602

622

642

662

682

III

36

48, < 49 

65,75

83

98

169

205

243 

263

000

qnq

OOQ

353

poo

403

400

453

473

503 

523

KjtO

563

583

603

coo

fMO

663

683

IV

36 

49 

65,75

I ft9 Q9.

97

19Q

170

206

244 

264

OQi

^ft4

324 <}KA

VQA

404

404

454

474

504

KnA

544

564

584

604

624

644

664

684

V

36 

49 

* 65, 66, 75

*83,85

*98,99, ">100

k 1 OC 1 9.rt

171

207

245 

265

285

qoe

OCR

40";

435

455

475

505 

525

545

465

585

605

625

645

665

685

VI

'36,37

49, i 50

84

99

130, « 131

208

246 

266

OQA

qOfl

4Aft

4.0ft

456

476

506 

526

KAR

566

586

606

646

666

686

VII

37 

50

* 83, 84

k QC QQ

t -loo iq-i

fe 1AQ 17Q

* 205, 209

247 

267

OS7

O|V7

q«>7

Ofi'T

CO?

407

4.07

457

477

507 

527

U7

567

587

607

627

647

667

687

VIII

37 

50

84

QQ

1<*9

174

210

248

oeo

OQQ

°.ftR

 °.9R

qeo

qoo

4/)R

438

458

A7fi

508

528

548

568

588

608

coo

648

668

688

I

 »

6

175, 

m 

« Eating tables and index to Water-Supply Papers 35-39 containedin Water-Supply Paper 39. Tables for monthly discharge for 1899 in Twenty-first Annual Report, Part IV. 

b James River only. 

c Gallatin River. 

<< Green and Gunnison Rivers and Grand Riv«r ah«v« jnnptUm with Onnnisnn.

* Mohave River only.

/ Kings and Kern Rivers and south Pacific slope basins.

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

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

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

* Wissahickon and Schuylkill Rivers to James River.

* Scioto River.

' Loup and Platte R

with Platte.

 Tributaries of Mis

' Lake Ontario and 

m Hndsnn Bay only

» New England rive

 Hudson River to D

' Susquehanna Riv

« Platte and Kansas 

' Great Basin in Ca

 Below junction wi

' Rogue, Umpqua, 
10 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART V

COOPERATION

The work was done in cooperation with the severrl State organizations as follows: In North Dakota with the State engineer, Robert 

E. Kennedy; in Minnesota with the Minnesota Department of 

Drainage and Waters, E. V. Willard, commissioner; in Wisconsin 

with the Railroad Commission of Wisconsin, C. B. Hayden, chief 

engineer; in Illinois with the Illinois Department of Purchases and 

Construction, division of waterways, William F. Mulvihill, supervisor; and in Missouri with the Missouri Bureau c f Geology and 

Mines, H. A. Buehler, State geologist.

The Dominion Water Power and Reclamation Service, Department 

of the Interior, Canada, and the United States Geological Survey 

jointly maintained seven stations in Montana.

The United States Department of State furnished financial assistance for work along the international boundary in Montana, North 

Dakota, and Minnesota.

Acknowledgment is due also to the Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, 

for financial assistance in collecting records published herein.

Financial assistance was also rendered by the following cities, 

corporations, and individuals: In Minnesota by the Ford Motor Co.; 

in Wisconsin by the Northern States Power Co., Wisconsin Power & 

Light Co., and the Inter-County Park Association; in Illinois by the 

Central Illinois Public Service Co.; and in Iowa by the city of 

Ottumwa.

DIVISION OF WORK

Data for stations in Montana were collected and prepared for 

publication under the direction of W. A. Lamb, district engineer, 

assisted by A. H. Tuttle, C. S. Heidel, G. C. Sanders, W. J. Parsons, 

and Mrs. G. Thompson.

Data for stations in North Dakota and in the Hudson Bay Basin 

in Minnesota were collected and prepared for publication under the 

direction of C. L. Batehelder, district engineer, assisted by E. F. 

Chandler, K. B. Nelson, and G. L. Oakland. Data for stations in 

the Mississippi River Basin in Minnesota were collected under the 

direction of S. B. Soule, district engineer, and prepared for publication 

under the direction of S. B. Soul6 and C. L. Batehelder, district 

engineers, assisted by A. H. Frazier, S. H. Crowell, George Guesmer, 

and G. L. Oakland.

Data for stations in Wisconsin were collected and prepared for 

publication under the direction of S. B. Soul6, district engineer, 

assisted by A. H. Frazier, S. H. Crowell, and Jacob S"-hmidt.

Data for stations in Illinois and for the station on the Des Moines 

River at Ottumwa, Iowa, were collected and prepared for publication 

under the direction of H. E. Grosbach, district engineer, assisted by 

F. L. LeMert and E. F. Rutkowski.
DIVISION OF WORK 11

Data for stations in Missouri were collected and prepared for 

publication under the direction of H. C. Beckman, district engineer, 

assisted by V. L. Austin, H. C. Bolon, K. D. Schmickle, and C. H. 

Jennings.

The records were reviewed and the manuscript assembled I y J. I. 

Perrey.

49761 32 2
12 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART V

GAGING-STATION RECORDS

HUDSON BAY DRAINAGE BASIN

UPPER ST. MARY LAKE AT ST. MARY CHALET, MONT.

LOCATION. Staflf gage in NE. # sec. 4, T. 34 N., R. 14 W., at St. Mary Chalet,

half a mile above outlet.

RECOBDS AVAILABLE. May to September, 1929. 

EXTKEMES. Maximum stage during year, 4.44 feet June 18; minimum stage

0.82 foot Sept. 30. 

REMARKS. Records excellent. No diversion.

Daily gage height, in feet, 1929

Day

1. ____ . _ 

2 __ ........ _ ..

3. 

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

5.- .... ... .

«- 

7 

8- 

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

10 

11 __ ._ _-__ .

12 

13- 

14 

15- 

June July

3.68

3.64

3.60

3.60

3.54

3.44

3.46

3.40

3.34

3.30

3.24

3.10

3.06

3.04

3.04

Aug.

2.39

2.36

2.34

2.32

o on

2.28

2.24

2.20

2.16

2.12

2.10

2.06

2.06

2.02

1.98

Sept.

1.66

1.66

1.64

1.60

1.56

1.50

1.50

1.40

1.28

1.00

.98

1.00

.98

1.00

1.10

Day

16- 

17- 

18- 

19- 

20- 

21- 

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

23. . 

24- 

26- 

26- 

27-- . 

28 

29- 

30- 

31-- 

June

4.44

4.44

3.96

3.69

3.51

3.42

3.40

3.38

3.38

3.44

3.54

3.60

3.68

July

3.04

3.04

3.00

3.00

3.00

3.00

2.80

2.76

2.68

2.68

2.65

2.60

2.50

2.46

2.44

2.40

Aug.

1.94

1.90

1.88

1.86

1.84

1.76

1.70

1.64

1.60

1.56

1.56

1.54

1.56

1.56

1.58

1.60

Sept.

1.05

1.06

1.06

1.05

1.04

1.04

1.00

.98

.94

.90

.92

.94

.90

.86

.82

LOWER ST. MARY LAKE NEAR BABB, MONT.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in NE. % sec. 3, T. 35 N., R. 14 W., half a

mile above outlet and 3 miles from Babb. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May to September, 1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum stage during year, 4.10 feet May 26; minimum, 0.48

foot Sept. 28. 

REMARKS. Records excellent. No diversions.

Daily gage height, in feet, 1929

Day

I... _ . _ ...

2 _ . _ .. 

3 

4. 

5 _ 

6 

7 

8 

9 

10 _

11- 

12 

13 

14 

16 

May

.......

------

 --

June

2.70

3.02 

3.27

3.44 

3.50

3.43

3.33 

3.31

3.37

3.50

3.62

3.63

3.55

3.53

3.50

July

1.90

1.90

1 87

1.86 

1.82

1.79

1.91

1.97

2.00

1.99

1.95

1.81

1.77

1.60

1.53

Aug.

1.22

1.22 

1.23

1.27 

1.28

1.29

1.27 

1.25

1.23

1.21

1.20

1.20

1 o<>

1.21

1.20

Sept.

1.00

1.02 

1.04

1.06 

1.06

1.06

1.02 

1.00

.98

.93

.91

.91

.86

.84

.81

Day

16 

17 

is

19 

20 

21 _ . __ . -

22 

23 

24 

25 .

26 

27 

28 

29. ___ ... _ .

30 

31 

May

.......

3.30

4.06

3.93

3.60

3.23

2.83

2.58

June

3 46

3 35 

3 24

3 06

2.83

2,56

2.33 

2.10

1.93

1.80

1.75

1.74

1.77

1.81

1.86

July

1.50

1.48 

1.48

1.46 

1.48

1.42

1.41 

1.40

1.38

1.35

1.32

1.30

1.30

1.28

1.26 

1.23

Aug.

1.19

1.19 

1.19

1.17 

1.14

1.14

1.13 

1.12

1.11

1.08

1.08

1.07

1.05

1.04

1.02 

1.01

Sept.

0.79

.77 

.75

.72 

.69

.64

.60 

.60

.58

.55

.56

.53

.49

.51

.49
HUDSON BAY DRAINAGE BASIN 13

ST. MARY RIVER NEAR BABB, MONT.

XOCATION. Water-stage recorder in NE. % sec. 27, T. 36 N., R. 14 W., at the 

 headworks of St. Mary Canal on the Blackf eet Indian Reservation and 1 mile

east of Babb. 

DRAINAGE AEBA. 278 square miles (includes area of Swiftcurrent Oeek above

point of diversion into St. Mary Lake). 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1902, to September, 1925, and May to September,

1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 3,580 second-feet May 26 (gage

height, 2.28 feet); minimum discharge, 115 second-feet Sept. 27 (gi.ge height,

0.20 foot). 

REMAKES. Records good. Discharge interpolated Sept. 6-8. St. Mary Canal

diverts water from the river, just above gage. Storage on Swiftcurrent Creek.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929

Day

1.. -. ..

2... _

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

4...... _ . _

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

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

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

8... .......

9........ __

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

11..... __ . ...

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

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

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

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

May June

1,730

1,950

2,180

2,250

2,360

2,320

2,220

2,160

2,180

2,320

2,480

2,530

2,650

2,680

2,700

July

868

884

838

838

822

877

1,560

1,120

900

868

822

731

600

526

478

Aug.

322

344

344

252

366

373

366

359

352

337

337

322

309

297

291

Sept.

273

359

291

273

285

272

259

246

233

220

200

177

167

154

158

Day

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

17. . ........

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

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

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

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

22..... ___ ...

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

24 __ .... .....

25..... ___ _.J

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

27...... _ ....

28.... .. ___ ..

29...... __ ...

30. . . .

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

May

3,320

3,450

3,190

2,940

2,480

2,020

1,680

June

2,720

2,510

2,220

2,060

1,880

1,580

1,340

1,170

932

822

760

716

731

760

806

July

438

428

428

428

448

428

428

408

408

388

373

359

359

352

337

330

Aug.

285

279

279

285

273

267

255

255

236

235

245

255

250

245

250

285

Sept.

145

196

240

225

200

172

149

128

128

128

128

124

154

186

177

Month

May 25-31 __ . 

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

Maximum

3,450

2,720

1,560

373

359

Minimum

1,680

716

330

235

124

Mean

2,730

1,860

615

29P

202

Run-off in 

acre-feet

37,900

111,000

37,800

18,300

12,000

217,000

ST. MARY RIVER NEAR KIMBAII, ALBERTA

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

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

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

bridge 3 miles downstream was used.

DKAINAGE AREA. 497 square miles.

BECORDS AVAILABLE. January, 1913, to September, 1929. September, 1902, 

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

international boundary. Records were also obtained by the irrigation 

branch, Department of the Interior, Canada, at a point half a mile below 

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

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 3,750 second-feet May 25 (gage 

height, 5.49 feet); minimum, 84 second-feet Jan. 12.

1902-1929: Maximum discharge (estimated), 18,000 second-fe^.t June 5, 

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

REMARKS. Records good except those for period of ice effect (Nov. 24 to Apr. 10), 

which are fair. Chain gage used Dec. 1 to Apr. 19. St. Mary Canal diverts 

water near Babb, Mont., to North Fork of Milk River; Alberta Railway & 

Irrigation Co.'s canal diverts 2 miles below station. Regulation on tributary 

upstream. Station maintained in cooperation with the Departrrent of the 

Interior* Canada.
14 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART V

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, of St. Mary River near Kimbatt,

Alberta, 1928-29

Day

1 

2 

4._ -

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

6 

7..- 

Q

9

10 

11_.... 

12 _ _

10

14 

15.. . .-

1A

17 

19

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

20 

91

22 

23 

24 

25, 

26. 

27 

28 _

29 

30 si

Oct.

378

391

382

378

400

405

443

438

540

759

1,020

1,230

1,390

1,490

1,770

1,860

1,830

1,700

1,530

1,440

1,380

1,270

1,150

1,040

942

862

796

759

723

687

Nov.

610

578

572

578

546

511

488

478

473

494

488

488

473

458

453

453

438

414

433

44.S

49O

419

400

350

325

304

293

281

274

Dec.

260

223

223

241

241

260

260

260

241

241

241

241

241

245

253

234

218

216

213

213

213

213

210

203

197

190

187

181

178

172

IRQ

Tan.

166

163

157

152

146

143

idn

138

127

98

84

91

96

101

103

108

110

110

110

110

110

108

108

108

110

110

110

110

110

Feb.

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

108

108

108

108

108

in/*

106

106

106 irift

103

103

103

103

103

101

101

101

Mar.

IQft

223

94.9

223

223

223

216

99?

ion

160

id«

160

138

160

169

163

206

223

234

206

175

154

160

172

179

186

319

181

184

ion

Apr.

175

181

ion

213

238

234

227

220

220

253

264

284

336

350

292

313

304

296

274

277

294

291

304

332

398

470

502

398

414

May

522

621

657

708

782

797

ftfld.

863

959

1,040

1,070

1,000

974

1,070

1,170

1,230

1,250

1,280

1,300

1,400

1,570

1,860

2,270

2,940

3,570

3,610

3,430

3,110

2,680

2,180

1,870

Tune

I

QAn

2,540

9 7^lft

2,770

2,790

2,770

2,600

9 t\dt\

2,580

2 660

2,790

2,830

2,940

9 QRO

2,960

2,920

2,790

2,490

2,300

2,030

1,650

1,390

1,220

1,090

1,000

95T

952

982

1,000

1,030

Tuly

1 060

1,060

1,030

1,020

989

959 i idn

1,250

1,240

1,220

1,160

1,050

930

848

789

760

723

708

701

701

679

 650

621

599

578

564

536

522

509

477

464

Aug.

ddfi

457

iV7

470

470

489

483

470

451

430

409

409

414

414

398

384

375

370

370

352

336

327

315

308

287

294

319

308

301

294

332

 

Sept.

323

332

lit!

327

32T

340

319

297

280

267

245

220

217

194

191

183 iei

277

267

242

212

189

176

170

174

180

176

172

217

214

Month

July... __ ......... .....

August ______________________ ...........

September __ ... . ....... . .....-....................

The year. _______________ . ..........

Maximum

1,860

610

260

166

110

319

502

3,610

2,960

1,250

489

344

3,610

Minimum

378

274

169

84

101

138

175

522

952

464

287

170

84

Mean

969

443

222

188

107

193

292

1,570

2,140

824

385

242

628

Run-off in 

acre-feet

59,600

26,400

13,600

7,260

5,940

11,900

17,400

96,500

127,000

50,700

23,700

14,400

454,000
HUDSON BAY DRAINAGE BASIN 15

ST. MARY CANAL AT INTAKE, HEAR BABB, MONT.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder and staff gage in NW. % NE. y\ sec. 27, T. 36 

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

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Irrigation seasons, 1918-1929.

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

Discharge estimated Apr. 22-23 and May 6-26. This canal diverts from 

west bank of St. Mary River near Babb and discharges into Nortl Fork of 

Milk River. The water then flows in the natural channel of Milk River 

through Canada and is finally used for irrigation in Milk River Valley, east 

of Havre, Mont. Water may be returned to St. Mary River at St. Mary 

Crossing. Station maintained in cooperation with the Department of the 

Interior, Canada.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929

Day

1 . 

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

3 ._ 

4_ .

5 .. 

6 

7. -. . -.. ...... ...

8 

9 

10 . . 

11 ..- _-.--._-..... -. 

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

13 _ _. 

14 . 

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

16 . ... _ ...................................

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

18 _

19. . . 

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

31 ........L. ................ ......................

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

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

24 . .

25........................-....... ..................

26................... ___ .

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

28 _ __ ........

29. _. . .. .

30 

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

Month

April 22-30.. ..

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

The period. ..... . .. _ . _ .

Apr.

50 

50 

54

54

67 

67 

118 

140 

164

May

164 

107 

107 

107 

20

20

128 

218 

229 

276 

295

June

367 

415 

419 

438 

446

456 

464 

471 

471 

476

477 

432 

254 

184 

173

129 

245 

327 

322 

346

379 

417 

442 

440

438

442 

462 

462 

462 

459

Maximum Minimum

164 50 

295 20 

477 129 

552 474 

551 425 

419 138

July

474 

481 

491 

492 

506

532 

534 

533 

548 

552

552 

551 

546 

546 

544

544 

542 

540 

540 

542

542 

542 

540 

540 

539

539 

538 

536 

534 

534 

534

Aug.

534 

534 

533 

539 

538

538 

538 

538 

536 

534

534 

534 

536 

539 

546

551 

550 

548 

545 

532

530 

528 

528 

527 

526

510

478 

477 

476 

460 

425

Sept.

419 

415 

415 

415 

400

386 

384 

382 

379 

377

376 

373 

372 

371 

370

368 

294 

232 

230 

229

226 

224 

223 

223 

223

223 

218 

177 

141 

138

, ,-Q _ Bun-off in 

Mean acre-feet

84.9 1,520 

66.8 4,110 

390 23,200 

533 32,800 

524 32, 200 

307 18,300

112,000
16 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART Y

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

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in NE. J4 sec. 30, T. 37 N., B. 13 W. Montana 

meridian, 500 feet east of outlet of St. Mary River siphon, 10 miles below 

intake, and 9 miles northeast of Babb.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Irrigation seasons, 1918-1929.

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

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet,

Day

I... ..

9

3. .......

4........

5. ...... .

6... ..

7.. .

8........

9........

10........

11. . ......

12........

13........

14........

15........

Apr. May

138 

98 

98 

89 

28.0

28.0 

23.2 

22.8 

24.4 

26.8

29.0 

26.8 

25.2 

27.6 

28.5

June

318 

375 

402 

394 

396

406 

409 

419 

425 

423

423 

423 

266 

163 

158

July

409 

415 

423 

423 

428

455 

463 

461 

472 

484

480 

474 

470 

470 

468

Aug.

457 

457 

457 

459 

457

457 

455 

446 

453 

455

455 

453 

455 

455 

459

Sept.

368 

361 

361 357" 

354

325 

325 

325 

325 

325

321 

323 

321 

320 

321

Day

If 

17 

15 

1£ 

2C

2] -£ 

X

24 ! 2£

2e

27 

K 

2S 

3G 

31

Month

April 26-3C 

May.. .

July 

August ___ -_. __ .-

September 

The

.... ....

.... ....

.-... 

Apr.

45.0 

46.2 

51 

114 

141

Maximum

141 

253 

425 

484 

470 

368

May

25.6 

22.4 

22.0 

21.2 

20.4

19.2 

19.6 

23.2 

12.8 

4.8

1.7 

26.0 

190 

194 

244 

253

Minimum

45 

1.7 

111 

409 

368 

120

June

116 

111 

290 

292 

316

327 

361 

392 

390 

387

387 

406 

408 

404 

396

July

464 

463 

463 

463 

466

455 

463 

461 

461 

459

459 

459 

457 

457 

453 

455

Mean

79.4 

58.5 

346 

457 

447 

265

Aug.

464 

470 

466 

464 

453

455 

453 

455 

447 

446

447 

411 

406 

406 

402 

368

Sept.

320 

278 

198 

194 

192

191 

191 

190 

190 

190

191 

191 

169 

124 120'

Eun-ofl in 

acre-feet

787 

3,600 

20,600 

28,100 

27,500 

15,800

%,4oa

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

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 5, T. 37 N., R. 11 Yr., 3 miles above 

canal outlet and 30 miles north of Browning, on Blackfeet Indian Reservation.

RECOBDS AVAILABLE. Irrigation seasons, 1917-1929.

REMABKS. Records good except those for estimated periods- which are fair. 

Discharge estimated May 7-27. Station maintained in cooperation with the 

Department of the Interior, Canada.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, 1929

Day

1 

3 __ ..

4... 

6.-. ...... .

T. .........

8 

9-.- ...

10 __

11 

12 

13 __ 

14..........

15-- 

Apr. May

132

S3

93

38

33

38

June

OKQ

O A 1

378

385

389

391

398

410

41S

422

416

356

226

167

July

*5Q1

JfU

Af\f\

414

418

44n

4

7K

469

473

475

471

467

465

463

Aug.

AR(\

450

ifA

456

452

AKA

458

456

454

4 54

AKA

452

4K4

AKA

Sept.

qcq

300

352

350

DKQ

336

327

325

321

321

316

318

314

314

Day

16 

17- 

18. -

19- . 

20-- __ ...

21- 

22- 

23- 

24

25-- -.

26. 

27-. 

OQ

29 

30- 

31- 

Apr.

66

79

116

May

37

24

23

23

139

168

213

229

June

151

119

207

282

276

?02

F29

F65

?81

380

?76

F80

?93

F95

f«7

July

458

461

458

458

463

458

458

461

458

458

463

452

456

458

454

454

Aug.

463

467

465

467

458

452

450

446

444

444

444

416

404

402

402

385

Sept^

313

308

236

200

194

195

191

187 190'

190-

190-

191

18* 151'

126-
HUDSON BAY DRAINAGE BASIN 17

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, of St. Mary Canal at Hudson Bay divide, near

Browning, Mont., 1929

Month

April 28-30 ... _ 

July 

Maximum

116

229

422

475

467

359

Minimum

66

23

119

391

385

126

Mean

87.0

62.5

336

452

446

267

Ptin-ofl inacre-feet

518

3,840

20,000

27,800

27,400

15,900

95,500

SWIFTCURRENT CREEK AT MANY GLACIER, M03STT.

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

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

southwest of Babb.

DRAINAGE AREA. 31.4 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June, 1912, to September, 1929.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 884 second-feet May 24 (gage 

height, 4.24 feet); minimum, 28.3 second-feet Sept. 29-30 (gage height, 

1.56 feet).

1912-^1929: Maximum discharge, 1,550 second-feet June 17, 1916: Minimum discharge, 10 second-feet Nov. 6 and 7, 1921 (gage height, 1.22 feet).

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

Discharge estimated Oct. 1-31 and May 1-4. Observations discontinued 

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

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

Day

1 

Z ........

3.- _ ....

4 __ ......

5 __ .......

6 __ .......

7... .....

8. 

9 

10-- - 

11 __ ......

12 .......

13 __ ......

14. .

15- 

Oct.

105

May

80

83

85

100

92

88

83

85

104

107

114

152

OQ1

tnc

436

June

625

734

KAQ

419

416

489

528

553

CQA

585

538

517

enq

520

506

July

OKQ

248

256

245

219

200

262 9151

949

184

214

Aug.

131

126

121

126

124

117

114

109

107

103

98

Sept.

94

87

76

59

50

qe A

33.5

QO O

on o

28.3

28.3

33.5

38.0

Day

17 _

18- 

20 _

21-. -- 

99

23-. .

24. 

9*

9fi

97

28-- -..

9Q

30- 

31- 

Oct.

 181

1

1

48

May

281

365

486

592

677

795

QCO

761

489

348

288

288

348

464

June

458

399

317

252

193

190

205

214

91Q

287

284

284

302

287

July

211

200

187

195

179

152

141

141

141

147

136

129

131

Aug.

89

85

83

77

70

68

66

64

66

70

76

83

92

Sept.

41.0

440

QQ C

35.0 e;fi

56

56

46.5

42.5

42.5

36.5

33.5

w o

28.3

28.3

Month

October _______________

July. 

September ______________

Maximum

852 

734 

262 

131 

04

Minimum

80 

190 

126 

64 

28.3

Mean

205 

325 

412 

193 

94.9 

44.1

Per 

square 

mile

6.53 

10.4 

13.1 

6.15 

3.02 

1.40

Run-off

Inches

7.53 

11.99 

14.62 

7.09 

3.48 

1.56

Acre-feet

12,600 

20,000 

24,600 

11,900 

5,840 

2,620
18 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART V

SHERBURNE RESERVOIR NEAR BABB, MONT.

LOCATION. Staff gage on gate house in sec. 35, T. 36 N., R. 15 W., at Sherburne

Dam. Zero of gage is 4,700.0 feet above mean sea level. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 64 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May to June, 1915; May, 1917, to September, 1918; and

June, 1921, to September, 1929. 4 

EXTREMES. Maximum stage recorded during year, 77.6 feet July 8 (contents,

49,300 acre-feet).

1915, 1917-18, 1921-1929: Maximum stage recorded, 84.6 feet June 20,

1925 (contents, 60,420 acre-feet). 

REMARKS. Records good. Complete records furnished by United States Bureau

of Reclamation.

Daily contents, in acre-feet, 1988-&9

Day

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

2 __ .... _ . _ ........ .

3 _____ _ ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. - .- ..-.-...___

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

12...... . __ . . .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

21 __ ......... _ .. . .

22........ _ . __ ..... . .

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

24 _ ... . _ . _ . .

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

26 .--.....-................

27 __ ................ . . .

28 _ ......... __ . __ . _ ..

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

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

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

Oct.

37,040

39, 740

40,520

40,650

At) Qjn

A1 QKfl

33, 370

30,080

29,100

Nov.

29,100

OQ AA(\

Dec.

28,440

27,780

Apr.

30,410

30,410

30,740

30,740

30 740

30^850

30,860

30,860

May

30, 850

30,850

30,850

30,960

31, 070

31,400

31,400

30,960

30,960

30,960

81, 070

31, 180

32,120

32,820

33,700

35,290

36, 320

37, 660

38,700

40,000

41,040

43,160

44,760

46, 050

44,600

44,300

43,300

43,580

43,720

43 720

43I720

June

44,000

44,300

45,200

46,200

45,500

45, 050

44,900

45,200

45,500

45, 640

46,060

46,060

45,920

45, 780

46,060

46,060

46 060

46,060

46,780

45,500

45,200

45,200

45, 350

45,500

45,920

46,340

46,480

46,340

47,200

47,060

July

47,200

48,100

48,700

48, 550

48, 850

48,850

49, 160

49,300

49, 150

48,850

48,650

48,400

48,550

48,700

48,700

48,700

48,700

48,700

48,620

48,400

48,250

48,100

48,100

47,960

47,800

47,500

47,200

46,900

46,340

45,930

45,500

Aug.

44,900

44,450

43,860

43, 020

42, 470

42, 210

41, 560

41,040

40,390

39, 740

39,090

38,310

37,400

36,920

36,440

35, 560

34,780

34,060

33,150

32, 360

31,640

31, 070

30, 180

29,340

28,550

27,780

26,900

26,460

26,910

25,400

24,800

Sept.

24,260

23,700

23,150

22,600

22,000

21,400

20,700

20,200

19,600

19,160

18,700

18,600

17,800

17,160

16,800

16,300

15,800

15,440

15,080

14,360

13,760

13,280

13,110

12,930

12,750

12, 570

13,600

13,280

13, 110

12,930
HUDSON BAY DRAINAGE BASIN LW 

SWIFTCURRENT CREEK AT SHERBURNE, MONT.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 35, T. 36 N., E. 15 W., 800 feH beloiir

spillway of Sherburne Lake Dam at Sherburne. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 64 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July, 1912, to September, 1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,360 second-feet Oct. 14 (gage

height, 6.50 feet); minimum, 3.5 second-feet May 18 (gage height, 0.50 foot). 

1912-1929: Maximum discharge, 2,280 second-feet June 17, 1916 (gage

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

REMARKS. Eecords good. Observations discontinued during winter. No

diversions. Flow regulated by gate operations at dam. Station maintained

in cooperation with the Department of the Interior, Canada.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1988-29

Day

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

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

B.. ...........................................

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

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

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

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

S. ............................................

9 _ 

10 

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

12 ^ . ...........................

1Z ...........................................

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

u. ............................................

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

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

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

19 _ ..........................................

^0.. .......................................... .

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

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

7&...... .......................................

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

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

26--.. -_ . 

27 

28 -

29 ._ 

30 

31 

Oct.

107 

107 

107 

131 

187

182 

166 

170 

187 

260

463 

640 

721 

1.010

1,230

1,020

896 

635 

632 

624

407. 

277 

217 

147 

128

128 

130 

128 

128 

128 

128

Month

October _________________________ .

April 22-30 ... .................

M.«y. ..................................................

July ______ ....... _ . __ ...... _ ... _ ..... __ .

Apr.

- 20 

291 

291 

291

336 

336 

336 

360 

360

May

360 

360 

360 

348 

348

348 

378 

397 

331 

184

166 

63 

4.8 

4.8 

4.4

3.8 

3.6 

3.5 

3.6 

3.8

3.9 

5.4 

549 

1,110 

1,160

1,160 

1,160 

894 

582 

221 

160

Maximum

1,230 

360 

1,160 

925 

491 

501 

392

June

162 

219 

552 

834 

925

720 

562 

562 

565 

670

774 

763 

652 

600 

614

618 

618 

618 

618 

426

324 

223 

116 

93

95

122

184 

184 

201 

238

Minimum

107 

20 

3.5 

93 

191 

397 

136

July

230 

191 

210 

212 

217

223 

491 

491 

491 

491

338 

221 

198 

198 

201

203 

212 

259 

291 

291

291 

291 

306 

331 

331

341 

355 

355 

353 

353 

358

Aug.

397 

400 

429 

460 

456

456 

453 

450 

447 

447

469 

475 

481 

494 

501

494 

497 

497 

494 

491

501 

501 

488 

478 

472

466 

447 

438 

432 

429 

403

Sept. '

392 

389 

386 

383 

378

368 

353 

386 

327 

30?

298- 

295 

291 

287 

284

287 

267 245- 

191 

144

148 

148 

151 

162 

162

160 

160 

148 

137 

136

M Run-off in Mean acre-feet

368 22, 600 

291 5, 190 

345 21, 200 

462 27,500 

301 18, 500 

463 28, 500 

257 15, 300
20 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART V

CANTON CREEK NEAR MANY GLACIER, MONT.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder at edge of heavy timber ares. Glacier National

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

DRAINAGE AREA. 7.0 square miles. 

RECOKDS AVAILABLE. July, 1918, to September, 1929. 

EXTBEMES. Maximum discharge during year, 280 second-feet May 24 (gage

height, 2.38 feet); minimum, 4.3 second-feet Sept. 30 (gage height, 0.40 foot). 

1918-1929: Maximum discharge (estimated), 500 second-feet May 16,

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

height, 0.56 foot). 

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

Discharge estimated May 1-5, 10-23, June 15-19, Aug. 30-31, and Sept.

10-18. Observations discontinued during winter. No diversions. Station

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

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 192&-%9

Day

1.. .....

2 .......

3- . ...

4.......

5.. .....

6 ___ ..

7 .._....

8 ___ ..

9..._.__

10.. _ .

11.. ....

12.......

13.......

14.......

15. __ ..

Oct.

8.8 

15.2 

13.8 

12.0 

12.9

16.1 

50.0 

127 

155 

155

85 

53 

41.2 

34.3 

30.3

May

9.0 

11.0 

16.0 

18.0 

20.0

19.1 

18.6 

16.8 

12.2 

15.0

30.0 

45.0 

60 

90 

80

June

104 

120 

83 

68 

65

76 

79 

83 

88 

80

76 

76 

79 

102 

100

July

42.3 

43.3 

43.3 

39.7 

36.4

36.4 

45.2 

46.2 

49.1 

46.2

38.8 

37.2 

35.6 

35.6 

37.2

Month

October _____ . ________

May....... .. __ .. _ ........

June. ________________

July... ............................. August _

Septembe

Aug.

19.7 

19.7 

19.1 

18.2 

18.2

17.8 

17.3 

16.4 

16.4 

16.0

16.0 

16.0 

15.0 

13.8 

13.4

Sept.

14.2 

14.6 

13.8 

11.0 

9.9

8.8 

8.4 

8.1 

5.6 

5.0

5.0 

5.0 

5.5 

5.5 

6.0

Maximum

155 

280 

120 

49.1 

19.7 

14.6

Day

16 _ ....

17.......

18 _ ....

19.. _ ..

20.......

21 __ ...

22

23.......

24. _ ...

25 __ ....

26.......

27-.-.-.

28..... ..

29.......

30 _ ....

31.......

, Minimum

8.8 

9.0 

33.9 

18.6 

9.5 

4.3

Oct.

29.0 

51.0 

49.0 

41.2 

34.3

27.0 

27.6 

22.7 

20.6 

19.5

18.5 

17.. 6 

16.1 

15.2 

14.7 

14.2

Mean

39.6 

66.5 

67.0 

32.8 

14.2 

7.16

May

60 

40 

40 

60 

90

130 

200 

250 

280 

150

53 

43.3 

40.5 

42.3 

50 

73

June

85 

70 

55 

40 

33.9

34.7 

37.2 

38.8 

42.3 

47.2

52 

48.2 

49.1 

50 

47.2

Per

square 

mile

5.66 

9.50 

9.57 

4.69 

2.03 

1.02

July

36.4 

33.1 

31.6 

31.6 

30.8

26.9 

24.1 

23.5 

22.9 

23.5

22.9 

21.6 

19.1 

18.6 

19.1 

19.1

Aug.

13.0 

13.0 

12.6 

12.2 

11.4

10.2 

9.9 

9.5 

9.5 

9.5

11.0 

11.4 

12.2 

13.4 

14.0 

14.0

Sept.

6.0 

6.0 

6.0 

6.9 

7.2

6.6 

6.4 

5.9 

5.6 

5.6

5.6 

5.6 

5.6 

5.1 

.4.3

Run-off

Inches

6.52 

10.95 

10.68 

5.41 

2.34 

1.14

Acre-feet

2,430 

4,090 

3,990 

2,020 

873 

426
HUDSON BAY DRAINAGE BASIN 21

BED RIVER AT FARGO, W. DAK.

XOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 7, T. 139 N., R. 48 W., at Island Park Dam, Fargo

and 10 miles above mouth of Sheyenne River. Zero of gage is 870.00 feet

above mean sea level. Gage datum was lowered 3.70 feet Aug. 1, 1928. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 6,420 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1901, to September, 1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year 4,440, second-feet Mar. 20 and

21 (gage height, 12.8 feet); minimum, 16 second-feet Sept. 7 (gage height,

4.2 feet).

1901-1929: Maximum discharge, 7,740 second-feet July 11, 1916 (gage

height, 21.04 feet on present gage); minimum, 8 second-feet Sept. 3, 1924

(gage height, 0.5 foot on Weather Bureau gage). 

REMARKS. Records fair except those for extremely low stages and estimated

periods, which are poor.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, 1924-1929

Day

1924-25 

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

2 

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

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

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

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

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

8 

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

10- 

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

12. . ...

13 ......

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

15 

16 

17. 

18 ..

10

20 

21.-. ____ ..

22 _

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 .

28 

29. 

30 

31 

Oct.

100

125

150

125

"112

100

100

100

175

175

205

 228

252

235

252

252

220

162

 131

100

100

125

175

235

205

"178

150

100

100

150

205

Nov.

205

 178

150

 115

80

125

205

188

"134

80

80

80

80

125

150

 115

80

80

125

125

150

220

 198

175

"128

80

°74

«69

63

«69

Dec.

«74

80

«64

48

«64

80

«64

48

"64

80

 80

 80

80

"72

63

 56

48

"48

 48

48

« 42

"36

 30

24

 28

 31

35

 38

 42

«45

48

Jan.

 48

 48

48

 48

 48

 48

48

 44

 39

35

"35

"35

 35

35

 35

 35

35

 32

 30

«27

24

 28

"31

35

 35

 35

«35

35

 35

 35

35

Feb.

«35

"35

«35

35

«39

 44

48

"48

"48

«48

48

 48

"48

48

 45

a 42

 38

35

a 1H

 35

35

°35

 35

 35

35

 35

"35

35

Mar.

 35

 35

 35

35

"44

 54

63

 82

100

 112

125

 142

"158

175

 162

150

«142

 134

125

"138

150

"178

205

 238

270

 270

 270

288

«314

I4n

340

Apr.

375

490

670

575

 422

270

235

235

235

235

270

"252

235

205

oflK

205

270

a 97A

97ft

235

205

235

340

375

"305

235

270

270

97ft

May

340

340

 340

340

235

175

175

305

305

"270

235

270

235

205

175

175

 175

175

150

150

150

175

205

 220

235

205

235

235

270

"297

 323

June

340

270

235

270

270

235

°252

270

375

510

645

720

775

 747

720

720

720

720

775

885

»885

885

775

670

620

620

575

 532

490

410

July

340

410

410

a 472

 534

575

490

410

340

305

305

 330

375

375

340

270

235

205

"180

175

175

175

150

150

175

"162

150

125

150

150

 162

Aug.

175

a 175

175

175

175

150

175

175

 162

150

150

175

150

125

80

"90

100

125

100

100

125

125

 132

150

150

125

100

125

150

 125

100

Sept.

100

80

80

100

125

"118

 109

100

100

125

150

175

 162

150

125

125

175

205

150

 125

100

80

125

205

205

125

«125

125

100

100

1 Interpolated.
22 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART V

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Red River at Fargo, N. Dak., ld$J+ ld%9 Contd.

Day

1925-26 

1 __ .

2 _.

3. 

4.,.. .

5..... _ ..

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

7 _ .. .

8.........

9......... .

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

11- ..

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

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

14.. ....

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

16.........

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

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

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

20..... .

21........

22...... ..

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

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

25.........

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

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

28....... .

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

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

31.........

1926-27 

1. ..

2 ....... .

3. .

4

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

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

7......... .

8... ......

9 .... . .

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

11 

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

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

14......

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

16 .. 

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

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

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

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

21 

22 ..........

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

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

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

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

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

28 

29......... .

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

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

Oct.

168

168

144

«123

102

102

102

168

254

«2ll

168

168

144

122

122

144

« 154

 164

"174

"184

194

168

122

 133

144

144

102

. 66

102

102

66

66

-66

66

66

122

122

102

144

-133

1 99

102

102

83

102

122

"102

83

51

102

199

122

122

« 112

102

83

102

122

144

122

-102

Nov.

-112

122

122

144

144

122

144

a 144

144

122

 122

122

"117

"112

-107

102

102

102

122

102

-112

122

102

66

-84

102

144

-123

102

83

66

66

102

102

144

-133

122

83

66

66

83

102

-92

83

102

83

83

83

66

-58

51

38

51

-45

38

51

-51

51

38

Dec.

102

83

83

102

83

"83

83 -78

a 72

66

"70

a 74

 79

83

-72

"62

51

"51

«51

 51

-51

51

«50

a Af\

"48

-47

- 46

-44

 43

a 49

a 41

-38

38

66

38

a 41

-44

-48

51

-58

66

66 -58

51

 47

-42

38

»34

"30

-22

18

 29

 40

51

 55

 58

-62

66 -57

 47

38

Jan.

 40

- 39

ia

-40

-42

- 44

 47

a 40

51

a M

a Kl

 51

51

"51

a 11

51 -51

"51

a ei

-51

-51

-51

51

«51

°51

«51

a ei

-51

51

- 46

-42

a 3Q

-38

QO

-42

-46

«50

a 54

"58

a fi9

66

 56

a 47

«37

"28

18

a 99

«26

"30

a 34

38

«38

38

a 41

-43

 46

"48

51

 34

18

a 91

-25

Feb.

38

"40

"43

"46

"48

51

"51

51

"53

»56

"58

"60

 62

"64

66

"69

 73

-76

"80

83

"79

-74

-70

66

a «Q

-73

-76

-80

-28

-32

-35

38 "42

»46

-50

a 14

-58

-62

66

-60

-53

« 47

-40

27

 27

-27

"27

27 -55

83

122

-158

194

-224

254

Mar.

83 -96

 109

122

a 122

»122

 122

122

 122

 122

0122

122

-122

a 122

122

 155

-188

«221

"255

288

»616

943

1,302

1,600

1,370

1,370

1,302

-1,092

882

738

«Q9

402

402

362

288

288

-306

324

362

402

444

488

582

-632

684

1,100

1,600

2,270

2,470

2,650

"2,220

1,780

1,170

852

738

632

444

-423

402

362

402

738

Apr.

534

488

444

a 444

444

402

324

288

288

324

-343

362

488

362

488

534

444

-384

324

288

223

254

254

254

 271

288

254

254

223

288

1,170

1,370

1,370

1,370

1,690

1,440

1,300

1,040

1,100

-1,040

Q74

974

738

738

794

738

-794

852

912

912

852

794

738

-684

632

582

488

488

488

488

May

254

-238

223

254

288

288

223

194

-208

223

223

254

223

194

168

-156

144

144

168

194

194

194

»194

194

168

194

194

194

168

-177

"186

"466

444

444

444

402

402

444

"466

488

488

488

488

488

488

-488

488

534

534

534

534

534

"534

534

534

582

632

684

632

"032

-632

632

Jum

19*

W*

22*

25<

251

"211

W16-*

19 1

194

168

144

"156

168

168

144

168 ies

144

 IE?

168

144

144 ies'

144

168

"IS"?

144

144

122

6T2

5f2

6f2

632

«6F2

582

632

5?3

582

582

582

-582

632

738

738

738

738

794

-766

738

6f<4

632

58?

582

58?,

-5,18

5^5?<J

534 4iS

July

122

122

122

-122

122

102

102

38

27

38

 32

27

27

38

51

51

51

"51

51

38

51

51

38

51

 44

38

38

38

27

38

38

488

444

-444

-444

444

444

402

362

324

-343

362

362

324

324

324

324

-324

324

324

324

324

324

324

"306

288

288

324

288

254

223

-238

Aug.

 38

38

27

51

51

51

66

 52

38

27

27

18

18

27

 32

38

38

27

38

51

38

-44

51

51

51

66

122

122

-86

51

51

254

254

254

223

223

194

-209

223

223

223

194

194

144

 144

144

144

144

122

144

168

168

168

168

144

144

168

194

194

223

194

194

Sept.

51

38

27

18 -21

-24

27

27

27

38

51 -58

66

102

83

83

66

102 -84

66

66

51

51

51

66

-66

66

51

66

66

194

223

223 -213

-204

194

194

144

168

223

-223

223

254

254

28S

288

28S -306

324

254

22$

254

223

194 209

223

223

223

194

194

»Interpolated.
HUDSON BAY DRAINAGE BASIN 23

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Red River at Fargo, N. Dak., 1924-1929 Contd.

Day

1927-28 

1.... .. __ . 

2. .. __ - 

3... .. _ . _

4. .. ____ -

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

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

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

8 ..... ..

9. ...... _ ..

10 

11 

12

13 

14 

15 

16.... ..... .

17 

18. _ .......

19.. ... _ ..

20 

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

22 ..........

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

24 _ 

25 

26- 

27 

28 

29

30 

31 . __ 

1928-29 

1- ______ ..

2. __ . ____ ..

3 - . ..

4.. _______ .

5.. _______

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 __ ........

Oct.

194

 194

194

194

223

288

254

254

-238

223

223

223

254

223

194

 194

194

168

168

223

223

223

 196

168

168

194

194

194

194

 194

194

108

108

90

108

90

74

«91

108

90

90

128

108

90

"99

108

128

152

180

152

152

 166

180

180

212

212

180

180

180

 180 

152

152

Nov.

194

194

223

223

223

 209

194

194

223

194

223

223

»184

144

144

144

144

144

144

 169

194

168

 145

122

 129

 136

144

144

144

180

 173

 166

 159

152

108

108

152

212

180

 180.

180

152

180

180

212

212

 182

152

152

152

152

128

108

 108

108

108

108

»118 

128

Dec.

102

102

102

*

102

102

83

66

83

152

 140

128

128

0 191

 115

108

 108

 108

108

 108

108 115

 121

128

"140

152

"152

152

 146

 139

a iQQ

"127

"120

 114

1AQ

 108

108

 108 

 108

108

Jan.

83

102

83

102

102

122

102

102

a Iftft

 108

108

 104

a 00

a 04

90

 86

 83

a R1

a 7ft

74

 74

o74

074

74

»72

«70

 67

o 64

 62

60

 60

a gO

 60

 60

 60

60

 60 

o #n

 60

Feb.

102

102

51

102

83

83

83

83

60

 60

 60

 60

60

 64

 67

 70

74

 62

(50

38

 50

 62

74

 74

 74

74

 77

 84

 87

on

 90

90

 85

 79

74

Mar.

102

'

122

168

144

 169

194

194

288

Hi

704

1,600

O QAA

3,480

3,760

3,840

3,760

3,300

2,470

 74

 74

 74

 74

74

 74

74

 82

 91

 100

108

152

9A&

720

1,690

2 740

3,480

3,880

4,280

4 440

4 440

4,120

3,480

2,170

1 440

1,100

i run

980

1,100

R7n

 770

Apr.

1,520

1,040

852

738

582

488 425

362

288

362

362

324

362

 362

362

324

288

324

402

444.

 444

AAA

402

4A9

444

488

488

 488

488

670

620

520

570

570

570

 520

470

420

420

420

374

420

 445

470

470

520

470

570

K7f|

 570

wrt

Kfjf\

570

570

520

470

a IQ^

520 

470

May

488

488

488

444

444

 466

488

534

488

 466

444

362

 325

288

288

324

324

324

362

 343

324

324

324

324

3ft9

288

 288

288

288

254

254

420

420

420

374

 397

420

 397

374

374

330

330

 352

374

374

374

374

374

374

 352

330

374

017,4

330

330

330

 330

330

330

288 

 268

948

June

254

223

 223

223

223

223

223

194

168

 168

168

168

168

168

168

168

 168

168

168

488

974

QOO

 517

402

362

324

288

223

194

248

 248

248

248

248

212

180

212

 196

180

180

152

152

152

152

 166

180

180

180

180

128

108

 118

128

152

152

152

128

O 1 1ft

July

 208

223

223

 223

223

288

444

 444

444

402

324

288

95SS

324

 324

324

288

254

254

254

254

 328

402

402

324

288

254

223

 223

223

144

108

90

74

 74

74

60

»67

74

74

60

48

74

108

o99

on

74

on

108

on

74

o74

74

74

74

74

74

38

o 5R

74 

60

AQ

Aug.

90

90

90

on

o 00

108

19ft

Qfi

74

74

Qfh

 82

74

74

74

60

60

74

074

74

60

60

48

48

60

 75

90

90

60

74

on

24

24

30

« 27

24

20

20

20

20

20

a OA

20

20

24

24

20

20

-22

24

24

24

24

24

24

a 34

24

24

30

30 

24

24

Sept.

212

 m 143

108

108

108

108

108

oQQ

on

74

90

on

128

152

a 191

on

on

on

108

on

108 118

128

108

128

152

108

74 91

»24

%t

24

24

24

24

16

a IS

20

24

24

24

24

24

 24

24

24

 24

 24

034

"24

o24

 24

24

24

24

30

30

"34

QO

1 Interpolated.
24 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART V

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, of Red River at Fargo, N. D«.k., 1924-1929

Month

1924-25

November.... _ ________________ ....

April 

July....... __ ...... . _ 

September . _ ____ 

The year. __ __ ... ______ 

1925-26

April . __

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

September..- _ ... . 

The year.. _ __ . ___ .... - 

1926-27

January

March _________________________ . 

July 

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

The year __ __ .. ____________ .. 

1927-28

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

July... . 

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

The year _ ....... ................... ......

1928-29

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

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

The period ______ . ..........................

Maximum

252

220

80

48

48

340

670

340

885

575

175

205

885

254

144

102

51

83

1,600

534

288

254

122

122

102

1,600

144

144

66

66

254

2,650

1,690

684

794

488

254

324

2,650

288

223

3,840

1,520

534

974

444

128

212

3,840

212

212

152

108

90

4,440

670

420

248

% 108

30

38

4,440

Minimum

100

63

24

24

35

35

205

150

235

125

80

80

 E 

24

66

66

41

38

38

83

223

144

122

27

18

18

18

51

38

18

18

27

288

488

402

488

223

122

144

18

168

122

102

288

254

168

144

48

74

48

74

108

108

60

38

74

374

248

108

38

20

16

16

Mean

162

124

54.5

37.1

39.9

158

297

236

564

284

138

129

185

147

117

64.2

48.3

62.7

474

352

204

172

57.6

47.9

55.3

151

103

76.0

45.9

39.7

70.3

846

918

520

629

343

186

228

335

208

174

92

97

86

951

499

371

295

294

78.2

113

273

136

153

123

75.6

70.3

1,420

513

357

174

75.2

23.3

24.6

264

Run-off in 

acre-feet

9,960*

7,380

3,350

2,280

2,220

9,720

17,700

14,500

33,600

17,500

8,480

7,680'

134, 00»'

9,040-

6,960-

3,950

2,970

3,480

29,100

20,900

12,500-

10,200

3,540

2,950

3,290

109,000'

6,330

4,520

2,820-

2,440

3,900-

52,000

54,600

32,000

37,400-

21,100

11,400

13,600-

242,000'

12,80»

10,400-

5,860

5,960«

4,950-

58,500

29,700-

22,800

17,600-

18,100

4,810

6,720

198, 000-

8,360

9,100"

7,560-

4,650

3,900-

87,300

30,500-

22,000

10,400

4,620

1,430

1,460

191, ooa
HUDSON BAY DRAINAGE BASIN

BED RIVER AT GRAND FORKS, H. DAK.

LOCATION. Staff gage in NW. % sec. 34, T. 152 N., R. 50 W., in Grand Forks, 

N. Dak., 2 miles below mouth of Red Lake River. Gage moved \% miles 

downstream from former site on Jan. 1, 1926. Zero of gage is 784.10 feet 

above mean sea level.

DRAINAGE AREA. 25,500 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1901, to September, 1929. Gage-height record, 

1882-1901 by United States Engineer Corps.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year ending Sept. 30, 1929, 17,100 

second-feet Mar. 24; minimum, 268 second-feet Sept. 17-19.

1882-1929: Maximum discharge, 43,000 second-feet Apr. 10, 1807 (gage 

 height, 50.2 feet); minimum, about 100 second-feet during early part of 

February, 1912 (stage-discharge relation affected by ice).

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

Daily discharge, in second-feet,

Day

1924-25 

1 _

2....... .

3- .

4.-..-.. _ .

5 

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.. .-

Oct.

470

470

470

443

443

470

498

498 498

498

526

KQE

585

615

615

R4R

678

678

678

615

585

585

585

615

615

585

555

555

498

Nov.

} 550

553

500

417

417

417

417

417

417

417

> 350

Dec.

300

.

1

\ 250

200

150

Jan.

liO

123

130

140

140

Feb.

140

Mar.

I 140

138

[ 200

234

1 200

IftQ

555

745

1,350

2,200

4,180

4 Ofifl

4,790

5,770

6.290

Apr.

6,770

6,090

5,270

4,200

3,730

3,390

2,870

2,530

2,250

0 AJ/I

1

QQA

i 7^n

1,490

1 400

1J260

1,260

1,180

1,090

Q7n

646

fiAa

711

i 44n

1 K4f»

1,680

1,680

1,680.

1,780

1 7ftrt

May

1,830

1,880

1 QQA

1 Q3O.

1,880

1,880

1,780

1,780

1,680

1 ^SO

1 d.Qfl

i ^ivi

1,260

1, 220

1,220

1,180

1 Iflfl

1,180

1,050

1,050

1,010

1,050

1,090

1,130

1,310

i 4nn

1,310

1,180

1,050

1.260

June

1,400

1,310

1,350

1,350

1,490

2,300

3.000

4,380

6,630

7 fidfi.

8,320

9

CQA

9,120

D QKft

8,870

8,790

8,790

7,940

7 640

7,050

7,050

6,700

6,500

6,030

5,710

5,330

5,090

4,910

4,910

A 7Oft

July

4. 70ft,

4,610

4, OQA

4 14ft

3,910

3,620

3,330

2,980

2,580

2,530

O KQft

2,420

2,470

2,420

2,360

2,250

*> (Ul\

1,930

1,730

1,630

1 400

1,260

970

DQ1

711

615

585

526

526

498

498

Aug.

498

498

470

470

443

443

443

443

443

417

44Q

443

417

417

417

392

392

368

368

368

330

300

Sept.

300

440

680

823

640

1

I 480

1

1

1 4fiO

1

> Interpolated.
26 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART V

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Red River at Grand Forks, N. Dak.,

Continued

Day

1925-26 

1 

2

3 

4..... ...

5... -----

6... ------- 

7 ----- -

8 ~

9 ..... -

10 

11 

12 

13 _ ... _ -

14... 

15 

16. 

17 _

18 

1Q

20 

21 

22 

23 - .

24 

25 -

-26 . 

27 

28 

29

30 

31. 

1926-27 

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- .

81 

Oct.

1

I 1,100

I

1

I 900

I

800

745

745

745

711

711

711

780

780

780

780

816

816

780

745

745

I 820

816

853

853

745

810

816

853

816

816

891

816

816

853

891

891

891

Nov.

678

678

678

615

585

585 

585

615

615

615

678

678

678

678

678

678

678

678

711

853

853

853

853

853

853

780

745

745

646

646

891

745

816

816

780

711

678

678

711 "718

"725

"731

"738

745

816

780

1,090

1,050

1,050

816

74.1

678

646

526

498

555

585

Dec.

646

646

646

646

646

646 

646

646

646

646

646

646 "646

646 "636

"625

615 "615

"615

"615

"615

615 "608

"600

"592

585 "585

"585

585 "585

"585

555

555

555

526

526

526

498

498

498

470

470

443 "443

443

417

"417

0417

417

443

a 4.TA

"430

o 493

417 "392

368

368

345

OAE

345

392

392

Jan.

480

' 350

. 330

310

Feb.

I 480

310

310

Mar.

600

853

853

890

1,050

1,090

1,490

1,830

2,580

4,850

6,290

6,910

7,490

7,720

7,640

7,490

7,340

320

615

615

745

891

1,010

1,400

2,300

3,620

5,150

6,630

7,340

7,790

7,720

7 £ftfi

7,270

6,980

6,910

6,360

5,640

5,210

5,150

5,270

5,330

Apr.

6,910

6,490

5,770

5,390

«5,160

"4,920 

"4,680

"4,450

4,220

4,020

4,220

4,610

5,090

5,090

5,090

4,730

4,320

3,970

3,970

3,270

3,270

2,420

2,250

2,250

1,680

1,680

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,440

5,520

6,220

7,270

8,320

9,280

9,690

9,690

9,280

9,200

8,790

9,120

9,690

10,600

9,780

9,690

9,610

9,120

8,870

8,790

8,640

8,640

8,090

7,420

6,770

6,290

5,960

5,770

4,790

May

1,400

1,350

1,310

1,310

1,310

1,310 

1,260

1,260

1,090

1,090

1,090

1,010

 1,000

4,910

4,730

4,910

5,030

5,960

6,290

6,290

6,290

6,290

6,430

7,860

8,870

9,360

9,440

9,440

9,360

9,200

8,870

8,480

7 sin

6,980

6,630

6,910

7,860

8,480

8,870

9 °80

9,280

8,480

7,720

June

If 900

7,340

6 980

6630

6,290

6290

5 960

5 960

5,640

5,330

5 090

4,970

4 670

4,440

4 140

4 140

3 910

3 910

3 560

3 560

3270

3

fj\r\

3 730

4,020

3 560

3 390

3 270

3 150

July

1,300

2,980

2,980

"2,840

2,700

2,700

2,700

2,700

2,700

2,700

2,700

2,420

2,420

2,420

2,420

2,250

2,250

2,090

1,880

1,880

1 880

1 880

 t oon

1 880

1,780

1,780

1,780

1,780

1,680

1,680

1,490

Aug.

460

1,260

1 260

1,400

1,400

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,180

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,260

1,180

|l,250

Sept.

420

1,250

>1,200

1 Interpolated.
HUDSON BAY DRAINAGE BASIN 27

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Red Rioer at Grand Forks, N. Dak.,

Continued

Day

1927-28 

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

2. 

3 ... ..

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

5_ _________

6 .......

7.. ....

8 _____ ..

9. ____ ...

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

11..... ...

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

13 _ . _ ....

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

15. ..

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

17. .......

18. . ..

19 ....

20... ....

21 ____ ....

22.... __ ...

23 

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

25... ..

26 

27. _____ .

28. ....

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

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

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

1928-29 

1...... _ ..

2 ____ ...

3 ____ ...

4 ____ ...

5 ...

6. ____ ...

7. .......

8. ____ ..

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

10 ......

11 ..

12 

13... ..

14 ____ ...

15 

16.... _ ....

17 ..

18 

19... ___ ...

20. ...

21... . ....

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

23. __ ......

24. __ . _ ..

25 

26 ...

27 

28.... __ ...

29. ____ ...

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

31 

Oct.

1,050

I

j-1,060

1

 1,200

I

I 1,150

I

1

U,ioo

I

1,030

 1,640

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

"1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

"1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,310

1,400

1,540

1,630

1,780

NOT.

1,010

1,010

1,010

1,010

1,010

1,010

1,010

1,010

1,010

1,010

1,010

970

970

970

970

970

Q7fl

930

930

930

930

930

Qin

930

930

930

891 «878

"866

853

1,880

1,780

1,580

1,400

1,400

i 40n

1,310

1,400

1,490

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,350

1,350

1,350

1,310

1,310

1,260

1,260

1,220

1,180

1,130

1,050

1,010

Qfifi

885

845

84 1;

845

885

Dec.

, 730

845

845

845

845

845

8S5

925

966

966 "966

"966

966

966

966

966

966

966 "966

"966

"966

«966

966

Qfifi

"966

a Qfifi

966

«966

Qfifi

"966

"966

966

Jan.

, 580

"966

«966

966

a Q4.fi

925

«925

09 <\

«925

«925

Q95

«925

925

925 «912

«898

885 "885

885 "865

845

"845

845 «832

"819

806

"787

768

a 750

731 "719

"707

Feb.

1 600

fiQi

"695

a fiQI

695

o 684

"672

660 «660

660 «643

626 "626

«626

626 «626

626

626 «609

CQO

a gg5

a *77

«569

561

561 "606

"650

695 "695

 -

Mar.

615 "615

615 «615

615

°615

615

«615

"615

615

"681

"714

 747

780

780

7QA

816

853

853

1,050

1,090

i 9Rn

1,780

4,020

5,770

7,420

Q Q7A

10,000 in c/iA

U QA/1

695

a fiQ*\

695

a 7M1

ono

"781

a 756

731

«768

QAC

"806

806

806

1 400

o 49n

3,910

6,840

9,690

11,400

14,000

15,600

16,100 ift onft

17, 100

16,700

16,600-

13 700

10,700

8,710

7,200

Apr.

11,600

12,200

11,700

10,100

8,870

fi QSfl

6,290

c CAf\

5,330

5,030

4,440

4,490

4,020

3,560

3,560

3,330

2 980

2,980

2,980

2,980

2,980

9 7fln

2,420

2,420

, 2,420

2,420

2,700

2,980

2

QQA

9 QCA

6,700

c Qfift

* Qftft

5,150

4,610

4,140

4,020

i 4M\

4,730

4,610

4,140

3,850

3,270

Q AAf)

8,270

2,980

2,980

2,980

2 osn

2,980

2 980

2 Qsn

2,870

2,980

2 fi7n

2,870

2 980

2 700

May

2,980

2,980

2,700

2,870

2,870

2,870

2,640

2,420

2,420

2,420

2,420

2,420

2,420

2,420

2,140

2,140

2,140

2,140

2,140

2,140

2,140

1,880

1,880

1,880

1,880

1,880 i &fin

1,880

1 400

1 400

1^400

2,420

2,420

2,420

2,420

2,420

2,250

2,250

2,250

2

Ocn

2 o en

2 250

2', 250

2,110

2 14ft

2,140

2,140

1,980

1,980

1 980

1,980

1,980

1,830

1,830

1,830

1,830

1,830

1 880

1

QOA

1,830

i sin

1,830

Jane

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,630

1,630

1,630

1,630

1,630

1,630

1,630

1,630

1,880

2,420

3,100

3,560

4,140

4 14(1

3,910

3,910

3,560

3,560

3,330

3,330

9 Q£A

1,830

1,830

1,880

1

7QA

1 7^ft

1,730

1,730

1,730

1,400

1,400

1 /inn

1,400

1 260

1,130

1,050

966

1,050 i iin

1,130

1,090

1,090

1,050

1,010

925

1,090

 > 1, 140

1,180

1 OfiA

1,260

July

2,980

2,700

2 700

2^420

2,420

2,140

2,420

2,420

2,420

2,420

2,420

2,420

2,420

2,420

2,300

2,140

2 fun

9, fun

2,040

2,040

2 run

2,040

1,930

1 830

1,680

1,630

1,630

1,580

i 4an

1 440

1 440

1,220

1,130

1,050

966

885

8A.H

768

806

ftfiA

806

768

806

845

CflR

806

768

768

806

806

768

701

695

695

660

RKA

638

676

606

558

*v4Q

549

Ar<?.

1,440

1,440

1,010

1,130

1,180

1,220

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,260

1 260

1,260

1,260

1,310

1,310

1,350

1,350

1,350

1 4nn

1,350

1,310

1,260

1,180

1,130

1,130

1,050

1,400

1,630

o oen

AQ7

473

452

443

443

452 i*f)

443

437

4OO

438

447

432

49Q

402

3S7

358

363

079

372

358

333

090

320

qiq

010

09/1

O9n

ooq

333

320

Sept.

2,580

3,440

2,980

2,530

2,300

2,140

2,040

1,880

1,880

1,880

2,250

2,040

1 <!(¥»

1,630

1,830

2,090

2,200

o 7eft

2,750

2 7>!ft

2,580

2,420

2,420

2,420

2 14D

2 140

l[880'

1'CQA

1 fiftft

1,880

313

308

304

298

9QQ

9QQ

9QQ

292

OQD

288

288

288

288

288

284

97S

268

268

9fiQ

97Q

9OQ

282

970

900

90S

308

O1 0

Q4A

QOft

Olrt

1 Interpolated*

49761 32-
28 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART V

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, of Red River at Grand Forks, f T. Dak., 1924-1929

Month

1924-25

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

May ____ -- ...... . . ...

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

1925-26

July _______ ____ . _ - _ --_ __ . ____ .-

The year . ___ __ . ___ _

1926-27

July 

The year ___ .... ________

1927-28

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

April 

July - -

The year . . . . __ .

1928-29

March _ - - _ - -

April 

July 

Maximum

678

6,290

6,770

1,930

9,690

4,790

9 CQft

853

646

7,725

1,400

7,720

891

1 firm

555

7,790

10,600

9,440

7,340

2,980

1,400

10,600

1,010

11,300

12,200

2,980

4,140

2,980

2,250

3,440

12,200

1,780

1,880

966

966

695

17,100

6,700

2,420

1,880

1,220

497

320

17,100

Minimum

443

646

1,010

1,310

498

711

585

585

1,440

745

498

345

4,790

4,730

3,150

1,490

1,180

853

615

2,420

1,400

1,400

1,440

1,010

1,400

1,310

845

845

707

561

695

2,420

1,830

925

549

313

268

268

Mean

553

411

206

130

140

1,110

2,220

1,410

5,770

2,170

388

503

1,250

845

702

623

480

480

2,430

3,870

1,090

1,900

1,300

4fifl

420

1,220

830

750

444

336

306

3,560

8,160

7,540

4,560

2,220

1,240

1,210

2,600

1,110

960

730

580

600

2,490

4,870

2,230

2,330

2,130

1,310

2,230

1,790

1,430

1,260

943

869

637

6,870

3, 730

2,090

1,320

783

390

293

1,730

Run-off in 

acre-feet

34,000

24,500

12,700

7,990

7,780

68,200

131,000

86,700

343,000

133,000

23,900

29,900

903,000

52,000

41,800

38,300

29,500

26,700

149, 000

230,000

67,000

113,000

79,900

28,300

25,000

880,000

51,000

44 fiftf!

27,300

20,700

17,000

219,000

486,000

464,000

271,000

136,000

76,200

72,000

1, 880, 000

68,200

57,100

44,900

35,700

34,500

153,000

290,000

137,000

139,000

131, 000

80,600

133,000

1,300,000

87,900

75,000

58,000

53,400

35,400

422,000

222,000

129,000

78,600

48,100

24,000

17,400

1,250,000
HUDSON BAY DRAINAGE BASIN 29

BOIS DES SIOUX RIVER NEAR TENNEY, MUOT.

LOCATION. Staff gage near center of sec. 22, T. 130 N., R. 47 W., at Soo Railway bridge, 5 miles west of Tenney and 15 miles below Lake Traverse.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,460 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1919, to September, 1929.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 53 second-feet Apr. 19 to May 1 

(gage height, 3.9 feet); minimum, no flow for several months.

1919-1929: Maximum discharge, 390 second-feet Apr. 22,1922 (gage height, 

5.7 feet); no flow in several different years.

REMARKS. Records poor.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

Day

1 __ ..

2 ~ ..

3- 

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

5.. 

6... 

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

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

9- 

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

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

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

13.. . .. ..

14 ___ .......................

15-. - .- .

16 

17 

18 

19-- 

20-- 

21-. 

22- . 

23- 

24-. -. 

25 

26. 

27- . . __ . _ ..

28- 

29 

30 

31-- 

Oct.

 1 

1 «1 

 1 

 1

1 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 1

 1 

"1 

1 1 

"2

2 

02 

 2 

«2 

2

2

Nov.

1 2

1

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Mar.

 0 

 0

 1

 4

 7

"10 

"13 

"16 

"19 

"22

35 -27 

 30 

32 -34

"37 

 39 

"42 

44 "45

"46

047

48 040 

 32

024 

16 

014

"13 

11 -11

Month

April . 

July.. . .-

Apr.

oil

ol2 

ol2 

 12

»13

 13 

13 "19 

25 »27

«28 

o30 

32 

»37 

"43

48 "50 

"51 

53 "53

"53 

53 "53 

"53 

"53

"53 

53 

 53 

»63 

 53

May

53 

 51 

 49 

48 

 46

44 

"45 

"46 

 46 

 47

48 

 40 

32 

 32 

o32

«32 

 32 

32 

 32 

 31

 30 

 30

 29 

 28 

28

 28 

28 

 28 

 27 

 26 

 25

June

25 25 

 25 

25 25

 24 23 

22 21 

 20

 20 

19 19 

 19 

19

 19 

 19 

 19 

19 "19

 19 

19 16 

 14 

11

 11 

 11 

 11 

11 

 11

Maximum Minimum

2 1

48 0 

53 11 

53 25 

25 11 

11 5 

4 1 

1 0

53 0

July

 11 

11 

 10 

 9 

 8

7 

 7 

 7 

 7 

 7

 7 

 7 

7 8 

"8

9 

 9 

 9 

" 9 

9

"9 

 9 

 9 

9 9

 9 

9 8 

 7 

 6 

 5

Auf.

4 

«4 

4 

 4 

 3

3 3 

 3 

 3 

3

 3 

 2 

 2 

2 2

 2 

2 2 

 2 

2

 2 

 2 

 2 

2

 2

 2 

 1 

1 

 1 

 1 

1

Sept.

«1 

 1 

 l 

1 1

 l 

1

«l l 1

 l 

 l l 

l 

 l

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Mean R'Tn-off in 

Mean acre-feet

1.5 92 

.8 48 

24.2 1,490 

37. 1 2, 210 

36. 3 2, 230 

18. 7 1, 110 

8.2 504 

2. 3 141 

.5 30

10.8 7,855

«Interpolated. .

NOTE. No flow during December, January, and February.
30 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART V 

SHEYENNE BIVER AT SHEYENNE, N. DAK.

LOCATION. Staff gage in T. 150 N., R. 66 W., about 1 mile north of Sheyenner

N. Dak.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April to September, 1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during period, 41 second-feet May 31 (gage

height, 2.42 feet); no flow Aug. 17 to Sept. 30. 

REMARKS. Daily gage heights and current-meter measurements furnished by

R. E. Kennedy, State engineer of North Dakota. Recoris fair except those

for July 1 to Sept. 30, which were estimated.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929

Day

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

2............... __ ............. ___ . _ ... _ . __

3

4 _

5

6.. . .. .

8

9 __ ____________________ ___________ . _ _

10- ....... . . _ . __ . __________ ..

11---........ ............ ______ . ________ .

12 .

13 ...

14 __ ...... ........ _ .. __ ... _______ . __ ..

15--..... . ___ ... _____ . _ . ___ .

16__ . .

18. .. ... ....................,.. -

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

20.- - - ______ . _ . ____

21--.. _____ . _____________ .. _

22 - - -

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

24 __ . _____ ............ _______ . _ . ___ ... . _ .

25- _ . __ . _ ... _____ . ___ .. ___

26. ... . . .. .

27 ...

28.- . . _ . - 

29-. __ ... ___ .. _____________ _____

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

31 ___ . _ ___ ___________ . ___ - _ -

Month

April 26-80 __ . ____ ___________ . _ . .....

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

Apr.

8.9 

8.3 

5.0 

5.0 

12

Maximum

41 

37

May

14 

14 

13 

12

11

10 

8.9 

7.7 

6.6 

12

12 

11 

10 

10 

8.9

8.3 

6.6 

5.5 

6.1 

6.1

5.5 

7.7 

6.6 

5.0 

5.5

5.5 

11 

9.4 

9.4 

41 

41

Minimum

5.5 

1.0

June

37 

33 

17 

13 

12

11 

10 

10 

10 

11

11 

10 

11 

11 

11

8.9 

9.2 

9.4 

9.7 

10

7.4 

6.1 

5.0 

4.6 

3.8

3.4 

3.0 

2.3 

1.6 

1.0

July

0.3 

.2

Mean

7.84 

11.0 

10.1 

.258 

.052

Aug.

0.1

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Eun-oflin 

acre-feet

77.8 

676 

601 

15.9 

3.2

1,370

NOTE. No flow during September.
HUDSON BAY DRAINAGE BASIN

EED LAKE RIVER AT THIEF RIVER FALLS, MINK.

31

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

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

DRAINAGE AREA. 3,430 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July, 1909, to September, 1918; March, 1920, to September, 1929.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 4,000 second-feet Mar. 18 (gage 

height, 11.53 feet, affected by ice); minimum, 127 second-feet Aug. 8 (gage 

height, 3.75 feet).

1909-1918, 1920-1929: Maximum discharge (estimated), 8,000 secondfeet Apr. 16, 1916 (gage height, 15.0 feet, affected by ice); no flov July 17 

and Aug. 27, 1911, caused by regulation.

REMABKS. Records good except those for period of ice effect (Nov. 28 to Mar. 

21) and for August and September, when operation of power plant above 

station causes fluctuation in discharge, which are poor.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1&88-29

Day

1. T ..........

2

3. ___ ..... ...

4.. _-..-

5 ...

«. , 

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

8.. _ . _ ......

9 ......

10...-....__..._

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

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

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

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

15. .... _ . ...

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

17...... ___ ...

18... ___ . .....

19.... _ . _ ....

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

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

2».... ...........

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

24 __ ...........

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

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

27 __ .... __ .

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

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

30.. ____ ......

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

Oct.

850 

800 

800 

622 

665

755 

755 

755 

755 

800

800 

800 

850 

800 

800

800 

800 

850 

800 

755

755 

850 

800 

850 

800

800 

800 

755 

800 

950 

900

Nov.

755 

581 

800 

755 

900

800 

1,060 

850 

850 

850

710 

1,000 

850 

950 

800

800 

850 

665 

850 

541

391 

356 

427 

502 

289

502 

444 

541 

581 

541

Dec.

541 491

a 44!

391 "449

 506 

"564 

622 

 600 

 581

 561 

541 

"517 

 490 

464

a 474 

"483 

"492 

502 "528

"554 

581 

"516 

«452 "387

322 

"322 

"322 

322 

 330 "339

Jan.

"348 

356 

"404 

"453 

502

 502 

"502 

"502 

502 "502

"502 

502 

 502 502

 502

502 

"490 

"471 

464 "455

"445 

 436 

427 

"392 

 357

322 

"322 

"322 

«322 

322 345

Feh.

 368 

391 

 391 

 391 391

391 

 380 

 368 

356 368

 380 

391 

 358 

 324 290

257 

 273 

 290 

 306 

322

 345 

 368 

391 

 391 391

 391 

391 403

.......

Month

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

December ________________________

February.. _______________________

March

ApriL...... _ .... __ .................................

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

Jane __________________________

July

August __________________________

September. ______________________

Mar.

 415 

427 

 427 427

427

 427 

 427 

 427 

427 439

 452 

464 

427 

427 

800

1,000 

2,550 

4,000 

2,020

2,820

2,370 

2,730 

2,650 

1,860 

2,110

1,860 

2,280 

2,730 

3,700 

3,600 

2,820

Apr.

2,020 

1,940 

1,780 

1,460 

1,320

1,700 

2,110 

1,780 

1,700 

1,620

1,390 

1,390 

1,250 

1,120 

1,390

1,390 

1,250 

1,120 

1,120 

1,120

1,000 

1,000 

800 

1,000 

1,000

1,120 

1,120 

1,120 

1,000 

800

Maximum

950 

1,060

4,000 

2,110 

1,060 

900 

622 

444 

444

4,000

May

900 

1,060 

850 

850 

800

800 

800 

850 

900 

900

900 

800 

900 

950 

900

900 

1,000 

900 

800 

900

850 

900 

800 

850 

900

900 

900 

900 

900 

850 

900

June

800 

800 

800 

900 

800

800 

755 

800 

622 

710

800 

710 

710 

710 

622

622 

622 

622 

541

541

409 

409 

374 

541 

541

522 

541 

541 

622 

409

Minimum

622 

289

800 

800 

374 

211 

127 

154

127

July

622 

409 

522 

409 

522

483 

409 

409 

374 

444

483 

483 

483 

409 

464

374 

444 

444 

374

483

211 

339 

444 

374 

306

409 

409 

273 

444 

444 

409

Mean

796 

693 

474 

435 

359 

1,540 

1,330 

881 

640 

423 

297 

257

679

Aug.

182 

409 

409 

182 

409

409 

409 

127 

154 

409

242 

339 

444 

154 

182

154 

374 

226 

444 

374

391

182 

211 

154 

211

339 

409 

444 

182 

242 

409

Sept.

273 

374 

182 

409 

409

409 

211 

211 

339 

182

444 

182 

339 

339 

211

211 

182 

167 

182 

182

427 

182 

154 

182 

211

182 

182 

211 

211 

339

Run-off in 

acre-feet

48,900 

41,200 

29,100 

26,700 

19,900 

94,700 

79,200 

54,200 

38,100 

26,000 

18,300 

15,300

492,000

1 Interpolated.
32 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART V 

RED LAKE KIVER AT CROOKSTON, BONN.

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

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

Water & Power Co.

DRAINAGE AREA. 5,320 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1901, to September, 1929.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 7,910 second-feet Mar. 19 (gage 

height, 14.9 feet, affected by ice); minimum, 90 second-feet Sept. 20 (gage 

height, 3.4 feet, affected by aquatic growth).

1901-1929, Maximum discharge, 14,700 second-feet July 5, 1919; minimum, 5 second-feet Aug. 6-8, 1925, caused by regulatior

REMARKS. Records good for April and May; fair for October, November, June 

to September, and poor for period of ice effect, December to March. Stage 

subject to diurnal fluctuation caused by operations at pov^er plant just above 

.station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 19&8-29

Day

1 ___ . ___

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

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

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

6 .. ..._..

6 ..

7 

8 .

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

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

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

12 

13 

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

15 .........

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

17 

18. ___ .......

19 

20 .

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

22 ..........

23 

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

25 

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

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

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

29. ....

30 ..........

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

Oct.

940 

940 

940 

940

890

940 

940 

940 

940 

940

940 

940 

940 

940 

990

890 

940 

 940 

 940 940

940 

940 

1,040 

940 

940

940 

950 

940 

940 

940 

845

Nov.

800 

800 

755 

800 

890

890 

940 

940 

1,040 

890

990 

990 

990 

845 

800

940 

990 

940 

940 

940

940 

590 

590 

510 

430

395 

360 

395 

"515 635

Dec.

755 

 703 

 652 

 601 

550

 550 

«560 

550 

-697 "844

990 

 957 

 924 

890 845

"800 

"755 

710 

 710 "710

 710 

710 

 690 

670 670

 670 

-670 

 670 

670 

 702 734

Jan.

 767 

800 

"743 

 686 

630

"686 

 743 

800 

"757 "714

670 

 691 

 712 

 733

755

 726 

 698 

670 

 654 638

 622 

 606 

590 

-590 590

590 

 590 

 590 

590 

 570 550

Feb.

"530 

510 

"510 

510 494

 478 

 462 

 446 

430 443

 456 

470 

 470 

 470 470

470 

"470 

 470 

470 "470

 470 

 470 

470 

 470 "470

470 

"480 490

Mar.

 500 

510

 497 

"484 

470

 520 

 570 

 620 

670 670

 670 

670 

-1,400 

 2,130 

 2,860

3,590 

"5,030 

"6,470 

7,910 

 7,300

 6,700 

"6,090 

5,480 

 5,280 

 5,090

4,890 

 4,950 

 5,020 

 5,080 

5,140 

 4,450

Apr.

3,750 

2,760 

1,500 

2,340 

2,280

2,280 

2,340 

2,620 

2,620 

2,280

2,210 

2,140 

1,950 

1,950 

1,950

1,820 

1,690 

1,760 

1,690 

1,690

1,690 

1,690 

1,320 

1,320 

1,440

1,440 

1,260 

1,320 

1,440 

1,440

Month Maximum

 

October _____ . _____________ . ..........

November.. ___ ______ _____ .. ...........

December _________________________

January. ... __ . ___________________

February.. ___ . ___________________

March. _____ ._ ___________ .. ___ ..

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

May ________ . .-...... .-.. ...................

June _________________________ . ....

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

August __________________________ September _ . ___________________ . __

1,040 

1,040 

990 

800 

530 

7,910 

3,750 

1,560 

1,040 

590 

360 

325

7,910

May

1,380 

1,320 

1,560 

845 

1,260

1,320 

1,320 

1,200 

1,200 

1,320

1,200 

1,200 

1,320 

1,380 

1,320

1,200 

1,200 

1,140 

1,320 

1,320

1,260 

1,090 

990 

990 

1,040

1,040 

990 

1,260 

1,200 

1,200 

1,140

Jrie

1,040 

1,040 

1,040 

1,040 

1,040

890 

845 

890 

890 

940

845 

710 

845 

845 

670

800 

1,040 

800 

800 

670

560 

590 

510 

510 

510

510 

550 

510 

510 

510

Minimum

845 

360 

550 

560 

430 

470 

1,260 

845 

510 

325 

170 

90

90

July

595 

550 

560 

470

470

395 

470 

550 

470 

550

550 

395 

590 

590 

590

590 

510 

510 

430 

430

430 

430 

430 

395 

395

325 

325 

360 

395 

395 

395

Mean

939 

782 

720 

669 

475 

3,280 

1,930 

1,210 

765 

469 

302 

238

987

Aug.

360 

360 

360 

360 

360

360 

300 

325 

 325 325

325 

300 

360 

300 

325

 325 

 325 

325 

325 

325

325 

260 

260 

200

170

200 

200 

200 

325 

290 

260

Sept*

260 

260 

325 

290 

260

200 

290 

290 

325 

290

290 

200 

140 

140 

140

115 

260 

290 

290 

90

170 

260 

260 

260 

260

260 

230 

230 

230 

230

Bun-offin 

acre-feet

57,700 

46,600 

44,300 

41,100 

26,400 

202,000 

115,000 

74,400 

45,500 

28,800 

18,000 

14,200

714,000

> Interpolated.
HUDSON BAY DBAINAGE BASIN 33

THIEF RIVER NEAK THIEF RI7EE FALLS, BONN.

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 3, T. 154 N., R. 43 W., 5 miles nortl of Thief

River Falls.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,010 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July, 1909, to September, 1917; April, 1920, to September,

1921; October, 1922, to September, 1924; October, 1928, to September,

1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,780 second-feet Mar. 18 and

19 (gage height, 13.5 feet, affected by ice); no flow Aug. 19 to Sept. 30.

1909-1917, 1920-21, 1922-1924, 1928-29: Maximum discharge, 4,080 second-feet Apr. 23, 1916 (gage height, 14.5 feet); no flow in fall and winter

several years.

Maximum stage known, 16.3 feet in July, 1919 (discharge, about 4,900

second-feet). 

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

Discharge estimated Nov. 18-30, Mar. 1-16, and May 5-20. No record

for December, January, and February.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

Day

1

2. __ . ____ .. .. ... _,. __ ....

3 - - ^_

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

5. ______ . . ...

6. . . _ .

7...... _ . ,. ..

8 . .

9

10.. . _.

11 __ . _______________ ....

12 ....

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

14...-,. __ . _____ . _________

15. _ ...

16. .. _____ . __ . ____ ........

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

18 . 

19 . _ 

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

21 _ ..

22

23

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

25 

26. . ......

27 . _ 

28

29 . 

30 .

31 ___ . _____ . ____ ... .....

Oct.

 40 

36 43 

 60 

 56

63 63 

 63 

 63 

 63

 63 

 63 

 63 

63 59

 55 

 60 

 45 

 40 

36

 34 

 31 

 28 

 26 

 24

 21 

 18 

16 15 

 14 

 13

Nov.

 12 

 11 

10

10

10

5

Month

November.- ______________________

April ...

May

Jane July.. ___ .....

August... _ .......... _________ . __ . . _

Mar.

2

63 

1,780 

1,780 

1,580

1,580 

1,540 

1,380 

1,020 

1,020

 932 

 844 

 754 

 666 

578 

450

Apr.

482 

 476 

 470 

 462 456

450 

 443 

 436 

 429 422

 415 

 408 

 401 

 494 

387

 375 

 362 

 350 

 337 

325

 316 

 307 

 298 

 289 «279

 269 

 260 

 251 

 242 

233

Maximum

63 

12 

1,780 

482 

205 

63 

5 

.2

1,780

May

 205 

 176 

 148 

120

100

79 58 

36 

63 «68

 74 

79 76 

 73 

 69 

 66

Minimum

13

233 

36 

5 

.2 

0

0

June

63 56 

49 46 

 44

 41 

 39 

36 

 42 

49

 44 

 39 35 

 30 

25

 18 

10 9 

 8

 7

 6 

5 5 

5 «5

«5 

 5 

 5 

5 5

July

5.0 

 5.0 

 4.0 

 4.0 3.0

3.0 

 3.0 

3.0 

 3.0 3.0

 3.0 

 3.0 

3.0 

 3.0 

3.0

 3.0 

 3.0 

 2.0 

 2.0 

2.0

 2.0 

1.0 .9 

«.8 

 .7

 .6 

.5 .4 

.2 .2 

 .2

Aug.

a 

H> K9tO |l|1| ^ (->!-> tO_

oooooo

M Run-off in Mean acre-feet

42.5 2,610 

7.9 470 

516 81,700 

371 22,100 

96.5 5,930 

24.7 1,470 

2.27 140 

.09 6

89.0 64,400

 Interpolated.

NOTE. No flow daring September.
34 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART V 

SOUTH FORK OF TWO RIVERS AT PILAW, HONN.

LOCATION. Chain gage in S. % sec. 30, T. 160 N., R. 44 V., one-fourth mile 

west of Pelan.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August, 1928, to September, 1929.

EXTEBMBS. Maximum discharge during year and period of record, 718 secondfeet Mar. 21 (gage height, 6.4 feet); no flow at times during winter and 

from Aug. 5 to Sept. 30, 1929.

REMARKS. Records good except those for period of ice effect (Nov. 1 to Mar. 

13), which are poor.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 192^-^9

Day

1.. _ .-.-..-..._-. _._..:.__

2 __________ ...

3 . .

4 ________________

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

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

7 _____ ........ ____ ..

8.. .....

9 - ...._ . __ ........

10.. __ ... ___ .............

11.. __ .. __ ................

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

13 ____ ....... ____ ......

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

15 ___ .

16 ___ .. __ .................

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

18 __ . ______ . __ ......

19

20

21

22 _________ . ..

23 _ , .

24 ____ ....... __ .........

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

88............................

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

28 -

29

80 .........................

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

Oct.

6.0 

6.6 

5.2

4.7 

5.2

6.6 

6.6 

6.6 

7.2 

7.2

6.6 

6.0 

6.0 

6.6 

6.0

6.6 

5.2 

5.6 

5.2 

6.2

4.7 

5.2 

4.7 

6.2 

4.7

3.6 

3.6

as 

as

3.0 

2.7

Nov.

2.7 

2.5 

1.8

2.0

Dec.

1.0

Month

October. _____ .....

December.. ___ , _ .

March . .

April . _______________ ..

May

July ______ __ .,

August ______ . .....

The year

Mar.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

6 

17 

78

260 

414 

638 

618 

678

718 

618 

432 

308 

200

136 

214 

214 

200 

148 

83

Apr.

88 

70 

66 

56 

54

107 

160 

154 

118 

97

92 

83

78 

74 

65

60 

54 

50 

48 

47

41 

37 

34 

35 

37

33 

29 

26 

22 

20

May

19 

18 

16 

15 

14

11 

11 

9.8 

9.8 

9.8

17 

42 

34 

27 

22

19 

17 

15 

12 

11

9.8 

8.4 

7.2 

6.6 

6.0

7.8 

9.0 

17 

48 

60 

78

Maximum Minimum

7.2 2.7

718 0 

160 20 

78 6.0 

60 1.8 a9 .1

.1 0

718 0

June

60 

44 

32 

21 

15

11 

6.6

7.8 

6.6 

6.0

5.2 

4.3 

3.6

ao 

as

3.6

ao

2.4 

2.2 

2.2

2.4 

1.8 

2.4 

3.6 

3.9

3.9 

3.6 

4.7 

6.0 

3.9

July

3.9 

1.4 

2.0 

1.4 

.7

.7 

LO 

LO 

LO 

.6

.6 

1.3 

LI 

.8

.8

1.6 

L3 

.8 

.6 

.6

L2 

2.2 

1.1 

.4

.5

.6 

.3 

.3 

.2 

.2 

.1

Aug.

0.1 

.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 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Mean *££?

5.22 320 

2.15 128 

LO 61 

193 11,900 

64.5 3,840 

19.6 1,210 

9.30 553 

.98 60 

.01 6

24. 9 18, 100

NOTE. No flow during January, February, and September.
HUDSON BAY DKAINA.GE BASIN 35

SOUTH FOBK OF TWO RIVERS AT BEONSOH, MINN.

LOCATION. Chain gage in SW. % sec. 30, T. 161 N., R. 46 W., one-foTirth mile

west of Bronson.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September, 1928, to September, 1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 910 second-feet Mar. 20 (gage

height, 6.90 feet); minimum discharge occurred during estimated period in

August and September and was less than 1 second-foot. 

REMARKS. Records good Apr. 1 to July 31 and fair for rest of year. Mean

monthly discharge estimated for August and September.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1988-89

Day

1 __ . __________ ... __ .... ........

2__. ......

3 

4 ________ . ____ ..... _ ........ __ .

5.__ 

6._ 

7...... _______ ... _____ . .............

8-__ _ 

10.... _ . __ ... _ . _ .. _ ......... _ . ....

11.. . . 

12 _________________ . __ . .........

13.. . 

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

15.... _ . _____ ....... _ . __ . ...........

16 _ ... _______ .. ____ ; _ ..... __ ..

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

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

19 _ 1 _______________ . ...............

20... 

21... ____________________ . ____ .

22--. 

23.-. .... 

24... 

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

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

27

28-.. . . 

29. ... 

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

81... 

Sept.

11 

9

9 

9

7 

7 

7

Month

September 24-30 _ - __ __ .. _________ - ....

October __ . _ ... ___ . ____ ... __ . .....

March 14-31 _______________________

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

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

September _______________________

Oct.

7 

8 

8 

11 

12

9 

10 

9 

12 

14

14 

12 

12 

13 

13

10 

11 

13 

14 

13

10 

10 

10 

11 

10

9

4 

4 

4 

6 

7

Mar.

15 

76

158 

588 

820 

850 

810

760 

850 

880 

700 

510

410 

386 

434 

484 

484 

320

Apr.

242 

198 

198 

206 

906

242 

300 

386 

320 

260

242 

206 

224 

190

158

158 

144 

130 

116 

102

89 

76 

69 

59 

59

57 

54 

52 

47 

40

Maximum Minimum

11 7 

14 4 

910 15 

386 40 

109 15 

109 4 

13 5

May

40 

40 

.38 

36 

30

28 

27 

27 

27 

28

30 

40 

57 

52 

40

40 

30 

30 

30 

28

22 

19 

15

15 

18

21 

21 

36 

59 

86 

109

Jrne

109. 

102 

74 

59 

42

30 

22 

21 

18 

15

15 

14 

8 

4 

6

7 

8 

8 

9 

10

10 

9 

10 

9 

9

10 

12 

18 

14 

14

July

13 

11 

9 

9 

8

8 

8 

8 

8 

8

7 

7 

7 

7 

7

9 

8 

8 

8

9

8 

7 

6 

6 

5

5 

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

iv/r^o.. Run-off in Mean acre-feet

8.43 117 

10. 0 615 

535 19, 100 

161 9, 580 

36. 1 2, 220 

23.0 1,370 

7.39 454 

1.0 61 

1.5 89

NOTE. No record Nov. 1 to Mar. 13.
36 SURFACE WATEE SUPPLY, 1929, PART 

TWO RIVERS i AT HALLOCK, MINN.

LOCATION. Chain gage in NE. }i sec. 13, T. 161 N., R. 49 W., half a mile below

mouth of Middle Fork, half a mile east of Hallock, and half a mile above

former station.

DRAINAGE AREA. 776 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1911, to September, 1914: Ap~il to September,

1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 99 second-feet June 1 and 2 (gage

height, 6.35 feet); minimum, 0.6 second-foot occasional'7 in August and

September (gage height, 4.0 feet).

1911-1914, 1929: Maximum discharge, 1,200 second-feet Apr. 13, 1913

(not referred to present gage); minimum, 0.4 second-foot Aug. 13-17, 1914

(not referred to present gage). 

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

' Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet,

Day

1 __ ......

2. .........

3 .......

4 .......

5

6. .....

7 ...... .

8 ___ ....

9 ..........

10 __ . .....

11 ..........

12 ..........

13 ____ ...

14 ........

15 .......

Apr. May

52 

48 

45 

42 

38

38 

35 

32 

32 

32

32 

32 

32 

45 

45

June

94 

94 

84 

68 

52

45 

38 

32 

32 

30

27 

24 

24 

22 

22

July

10 

11 

10 

10 

10

9.0 

8.0 

8.0 

8.0 

8.0

7.0 

7.0 

6.0 

6.0 

6.0

Aug.

1.4 

1.2 

1.2 

1.5 

1.5

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.0

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

I.O 

1.0

Sept.

0.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6

.6 

.6 

.8 

.9 

1.0

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

Day

1( 

15 

If 

IS 

2(

21 

2! 

23 

24 

2£

2« 

27 

2S 

2$ 

3( 

31

Month i

April 27-30 ..--..._ .... .... ....._...._._...._

June ...

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

August _ - . .

September. .

The pt

L .........

r

( ___ .....

) ..........

! _____ ..

.......... 

_i ........

)..... _ ..

Maximum

80 

94 

17 

1.5 

6

Apr.

76 

68 

64 

60

May

42 

38 

32 

32 

32

32 

31 

30 

30 

30

30 

30 

42 

42 

64 

80

Minimum

30 

5 

1.6 

.6 

.ff

J"ne

21 

18 

8 

5 

14

16 

12 

12 

13 

12

12 

12 

11 

11 

10

July

17 

12 

10 

8.0 

7.0

7.0 

6.0 

6.0 

6.0 

5.0

6.0 

4.0 

3.0 

2.8 

2.1 

1.5

Mean

67.0 

38.6 

29.1 

7.30 

.94 

1.57

Aug.

1.0 

.9 

.8 

.8 

.8

.8 

.8 

.8 

.6 

.6

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6

Septj

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.4 

2.1

2.8 

4.0 

 6.0 

6.0 

6.0

Run-off in 

acre-feet

531 

2,370 

1,730 

449 

58 

93

5,230

i Formerly published as "South Fork of Two Rivers at Hallock, Minn.
HUDSON BAY DRAINAGE BASIN 

NORTH FORE OF TWO RIVERS NEAR LANCASTER, MENN.

37

LOCATION. Staff gage in NW. K sec. 6, T. 162 N., R. 47 W., 8 miles northeast of

Lancaster.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April to September, 1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during period, 5.8 second-feet Apr. 8 (gage

height, 0.94 foot); no flow June 12 to Sept. 30. 

REMARKS. Records fair.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929

Day

1. 

2.. ___ ..

8..... ....

4 _ . _ ...

6. 

6.. -.

7...- .-.

8.. .....

9..........

10. .

Apr.

1 3.0

3.4

 42 

 6.0 

6.8 

44 4.1

May

 6.5, 

 «.« 

 .6 

.6 «.4

.4 «.4 

.4 ».4

.5

June

0.8 .?' 

«.6 

.4 .3

.2 

.2 «.2 

«.l 

«.l

Bay

11is..:.......

13. 

14..........

16. .........

16... 

17... _ . ...

18 

19 __ ... ...

20.. 

Apr.

 3.7 

3.4 

3.2 

 2.9 

2.6

2.3 

«2.0 

1.8 

1.5 

 1.4

Month

ApriL.. .... . __ .. _ ...... .. . .....

May .. .. . 

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

Thep

May

*©,« 

«. 6

.7 

.6 

«.5

.4 

.4 

.4 

 .4 

.3

June

*0,1 «0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Maximum

6.8 

.9 

.8

Day

21. 

32 __ ......

23. 

24.. 

26. . 

26.. ...

27....... 

28 ____ ..

29.. ..-.

30. ......

31.. 

Minimum

0.5 

.2 

0

Apr.

» 1,3 

kl

1.0 

 .9 

«.9

.8 

.6 .6 

.5 

.5

Mean

2.39 

.45 

.12

Msv

 03

.3 «.3 

 .3 

.3

.3 

.2 

*.3 

».6 

*.8 

.9

June

^- ft r o

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

I Tt»-eff in 

acre-feet

142 

28 

7.1

177

 Interpolated.

NOTE. No flow during July, August, and September.
38 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART V 

STATE DITCH NO. 85 NEAR LANCASTER. HINN.

LOCATION. Staff gage in southwest corner sec. 6, T. 162 N., R. 46 W., 7 miles

northeast of Lancaster, Minn. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April to September, 1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 102 second-feet Apr. 8 (gage

height, 3.28 feet); ditch dry several months of year. 

REMARKS. Records fair.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 19*9

Day

1 ..

3 ______________ ___ ______ _ .

3 ___ ... __ ............ __ ................. __ ..

4

«.. .. . -u _...... .. 

6 __________________ _____ ... . ..

8 _________ . _____________________

9 ________ . ____ _ . . ____ ........

10-.-.......-...... ___ . __ ..... __ ............

11... _ .................. __ ..........................

12............. ............ ____ ..................

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

14 ___ . _____ . _____________________

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

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

17 . ...

18 ....................... __ ............... _ ......

Ifl

20

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

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

23 ___ . ___________ . ...........................

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

25 _______ . __ .... ................................

26 .... __ .... _ . . __ ..

27

28

29.... .................. _ ............... ____ ..

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

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

* Month

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

Maximum

102 

3.5 

2.6

.4

Apr.

'

68 

87

 92 

 97 

102 

68 68

 68 

68 

63 54 

46

38 30 

23 

20 18

 15 

13 

11 

 t 

 8

5.9 

4.9 

 4.6 

4.3 

3.8

Minimum

3.8 

.7 

.1 

0

May

 8.5 

 8.2 

 2.9 

2.6 2.4

2.3 

 2.0 

1.7 

 1.9 

2.1

 2.3 

 2.6 

2.8 

2.4 2.2

1.9 

1*7 

1.6 

 1.4 

1.1

 1.0 

.8 .9 

 .9 

1.0

1.1

}"

3.2

June

2.6 

 2.3 

 1.9 

1.6 1.3

LO 

.7 .7 

 .6 

«.5

 .4

 .3 

.3 .3 

.3

 .2 

,1 

.1 

.1 «.l

«.l 

 .1 

 .1 

.1 

 .1

 .1 

.1

.2 

.1 .1

July

 0.1 

.1 

.1 .1

«.l

.1 0 

0 

0

.1

.4

.2 .1 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Mnft_ Run-off in Mean acre-feet

42.3 2.520 

1.85 114 

.55 33 

.06 3.7

2,670

 Interpolated.

NOTE. No flow during August and September.
HUDSON BAY DRAINAGE BASIN 39

PEMBINA RIVEK AT NECHE, JX. DAK.

LOCATION. Staff, gage in sec. 36, T. 164 N., R. 54 W., two-thirds mile north of

Neche, N. Dak.

DRAINAGE ABBA. 2,960 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1903, to September, 1915; April, 1919- to September, 1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 750 second-feet Mar. 21 (gage

height, 9.0 feet, affected by ice); minimum, 1.0 second-foot July 5-7 (gage

height, 2.2 feet).

1903-1915, 1919-1929: Maximum discharge, 3,870 second-feet May 2,

1904 (gage height, 20.9 feet); minimum, 1.0 second-foot several days in

September, 1911, and July, 1929. 

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

Affected by ice and discharge estimated Nov. 5, 1924, to Apr. 4, 1925; Dec.

24, 1925, to Mar. 28, 1926; Nov. 13, 1926, to April 5, 1927; Nov. 11, 1927,

to Mar. 28, 1928; and Nov. 19, 1928, to Mar. 29, 1929. Discharge also

estimated Sept. 3-9, 1925, and July 3-6, 1928.

Daily discharge, in second-feet,

Day

1924-25 

1 _____ .. ....

2. __ . ...

3 

4.. _ ..... ___

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

6 

7- __ . .

8 

10 

11 

12........ ,...

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

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

15 __

16. 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21. _ 

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

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

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

25 

26. . 

27. .

28 

29. . ..

30 

31 .

Oct.

100

100

100

100

117

135

154

154

174

174

174

194

194

194

194

194

194

194

194

194

194

194

194

194

194

174

174

174

174

174

174

Nov.

174

114

154

154

I'M

1QC

135

135

135

135

85

Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.

I 8

1,710

2 280

2,350

2,300

1,730

1.360

Apr.

960

960

608

4Q4

494

At\A

471

471

471

471

471

448

424

4fin

352

328

280

280

280

280

280

280

280

280

9aft

280

280

257

257

May

257

257

257

234

234

904

234

234

934

234

211

211

211

188

188

188

188

188

166

166

166

166

166

166

166

166

166

144

144

June

144

144

144

144

166

166

166

166

1SS

304

328

352

400

400

376

376

328

280

257

257

234

234

234

257

257

257

257

257

257

257

July

257

234

234

234

234

911

211

188

144

82

82

82

82

82

82

62

fi9

62

62

43

43

43

43

43

Aug.

43

43

28

28

9B

28

OQ

Oft

*>e

28

10

1ft

18

1ft

1ft

13 10

9

6

6

4

6

9

18

is

18

28

Sept.

28

28

25

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

82

82

102

102
40 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART V 

Daily discharge, in second-feet, 1924-1929 Continued

Day

1925-26 

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 

1926-27 

1 

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

3 

4. ___ 

5.... _ .... .

6 .... ... 

7 ______ ....

8 

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

10 

11 

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

13 

14

15 

16... _

17

18 

19 

20 

21 

22

23. ....

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 _

31 

Oct.

102

102

123

123

123

123

144

144

144

144

144

166

166

166

188

188

188

188

188

166

166

144

123

123

123

123

123

123

123

123

48

48

48

58

58

58

69

69

69

fiQ

69

58

58

58

58

58

58

48

58

58

58

58

58

58

58

58

58

58

58

58

58

Nov.

123

123

123

123

102

1fl9

62

28

58

48

48

48

48

48

48

39

Dec.

28

18

31

31

31

Jan.

6

4

31

9

4

Feb.

2

2

4

Mar.

2

2

2

96

174

280

157

141

141

191

208

191

4

4

4

4

499

960

1,140

1,160

894

652

. 478

416

499

318

299

318

262

226

191

174

174

Apr.

191

174

174

174

174

174

157

157

157

157

157

157

157

157

157

157

157

157

141

141

125

125

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

157

226

318

416

608

1,400

2,060

1,970

1,600

1,580

1,510

1,470

1,360

1,220

1,360

1,360

1,380

1,380

1,290

1,200

1,070

960

850

806

740

696

630

608

586

564

May

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

110

96

Oft

96

QA

96

Qfi

96

96

96

96

96

82

82

82

82

82

542

564

608

652

740

938

1,000

1,160

1,330

1,710

2,590

3,050

2,650

2,060

1,620

1,490

1,220

1,050

916

894

740

630

828

938

894

894

894

872

850

828

817

Jfne

DO

82

69

69

69

69

69

69

fiQ

58

58

58

is

58

58

4B

AS

48

48

48

110

141

157

174

191

208

191

174

157

141

f%

784

762

740

740

e%e52

eos

542

499

478

478

499

436 436

416

416

S°6

S%

296

416

416

C74

718

f96

eso e"8

eos

586

£64

July

OR

fiQ

AQ

48

89

318

262

226

208

141

141

125

125

110

110

96

96

82

82

69

58

68

39

31

31

31

24

24

18

18is

542

520

457

396

396

376

356

337

337

318

318

299

289

280

244

226

318

299

280

262

262

244

244

226

226

226

226

226

226

226

208

Aug.

IB

18

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

1Q

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

208

208

191

191

191

191

191

191

174

174

157

157

141

141

141

141

141

174

191

226

226

226

226

226

208

208

208

208

208

208

208

Sept.

13

13

13

18

18

18

24

58

141

69

69

58

58

48

48

48

48

48

48

48

48

48

48

48

48

48

58

69

58

48

208

208

226

226

226

244

244

262

262

299

299

299

299

298

299

299

299

299

299

280

280

280

380

280

280

280

280

280

280

280
HUDSON BAY DRAINAGE BASIN

Daily discharge, in second-feet, 1924 1929 Continued

41

Day

1927-28 

1... ...... .

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

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

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

5 ...... ....

6. 

7.... -

8 _ .. __ ......

0

10 - 

11 

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

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 .

19 

20. 

21 

22 

23.... __

24 

25 

26 

27 

28.. _ - __ 

29 

30 

31 _ __ 

1928-29 

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

2 __ ..........

3 _____ ......

4. ... ... .

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

6 _ . ____ ....

7 ... ... .

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

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

10 

11 _ ....

12.. _ ..

13 _ ......

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

15 .

16 .

17. 

18..... .

19 .

20, _ ..-.

21.... __ ......

22 

23. .

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

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

26 

27 .

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

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

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

31.. .

Oct.

292

292

292

292

274

274

274

274

274

274

256

256

256

256

256

256

239

239

222

205

188

188

156

156

156

172

172

172

172

172

172

114

114

114

114

114

114

114

114

114

114

132

132

132

132

132

132

132

132

132

132

132

132

132

114

114

114

114

114

114

114

114

Nov.

172

156

156

156

156

156

156

156

156

156

140

140

140

100

97

63

63

63

63

63

63

63

63

63

47

47

47

36

36

36

36

36

30

Dec.

50

\ 25

20

Jan.

40

12

Feb.

25

Mar.

\ 25

32

40

49

70

95

784

1,250

1,270

1,180

1,070

1,070

1,030

894

740

f 6

8

8

8

8

12

12

16

16

25

168

350

760

670

550

530

510

430

350

312

212

312

276

Apr.

674

674

652.

652

630

525

484

444

424

366

366

328

328

292

292

274

256

256

239

239

239

239

222

222

222

222

239

239

239

239

240

350

350

312

240

240

240

258

276

312

330

294

204

240

240

186

168

168

168

168

168

168

168

168

168

168

168

168

132

132

May

239

222

205

188

172

156

156

156

172

172

188

188

188

188

205

256

292

310

328

328

310

292

274

256

239

205

172

124

95

95

95

132

132

132

132

132

132

132

132

114

114

114

114

114

114

114

97

97

97

97

97

97

97

07

97

07

97

97

97

97

97

O7

June

124 idn

140

140

124

109

109

109

124

14ft

156

188

188

222

239

239

239

256

274

292

256

222

156

9f>/;

205

188

188

156

156

140

97

97

114

114

114

114

114

114

114

114

114

97

97

97

97

80

80

63

63

63

63

63

47

47

36

36

36

36

30

30

July

140

14fl

140

140.

140

140

328

292

274

256

222

205

188

140

140

140

140

14ft

124

124

124

124

124

109

109

95

95

95

95

95

95

25

16

8.5

2.5

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.5

1.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

8.5

8.5

5.5

8.5

8.5

12

12

12

8.5

8.5

8.5

5.5

5.5

Aug.

95OB

95

82

82

82

82

82

70

fiQ

59

59

59

59

59

59

49

4Q

49

49

49

49

49

40

An

40

40

40

4n

40

40

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

Sept.

40in

40

40

49

49

40

49

49

40

59

59

59

70

70

70

70

82

82

82

95

OK

95

95

95

95

95

109

109

109

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

6.5

fi.5

5.5

2.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

2.5

2.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

12

12

12

12
42 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART V

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, of Pembina River at Neche, N. Dak., 1924-1929

Month

1924-25

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

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

1925-26

April ___ . ___. . _ .. . 

July ___ .-..--.. __ ........................

1926-27

December __ . ____________ . ...........

April .--_ .._..__-._ ....... ....... ........

July . .....

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

1927-28

December.... ______ . ______________

July.. .- ...__ .............................

The year. ______ _____ __ ...

1928-29

January., _ .. ... . .

March __ ______________ . ___ . _ _ __ April. __._.__ ................ . . .

May.----.-.----. ......... ___ ........... ..-.-

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

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

August __ .. __ . __ . ______ . ______ .....

. The year ________________ . . .

Maximum

194

174

2,350 Qfin

257

400

257

43

102

2,350

188

123

280

191

110

208

318

18

141

69

2,060

3,050

806

KA9

226

OQQ

3,050

ono

172

1,270

674

328

292

328

Ql»

109

1,270

132

O7

750

«1CA

132

114

25

5.5

7KA

Minimum

100

257

144

144

43

4

28

102

110

82

48

18

13

13

48

157

542

396

208

141

208

156

222

95

109

95

40

40

114

Q7

30

1.0

2.5

1.5

1.0

Mean

169

106

20

2

2

385

420

197

253

114

19

55.1

146

143

67

25

12

3

58.5

145

101

96

93

13.3

47.6

fi7 q

58.5

43

31

15

4

281

1,050

1,160

570

303

ion

273

332

OQA

123

50

40

25

qoq

357

209

101

152

59.4

71.6

1W>

122

44.8

W i

8 A

183

220

110

79.4

6.21

3.86

4.77

68.3

Run-off in 

acre-feet

10,400

6,310

1,230

123

111

23,700

25,000

12,100

15,100

7,010

1,170

3,280

106,000

8,790

3,990

1 Kdfi

738

167

q CAA

8,630

6,210

5,710

5,720

818

2,830

AQ "TflA

Q ftfift

2,560

1,910

922

220

17,300

62,500

71, 300

33,900

10 CArt

11,700

16,200

240,000

14,100

7,320

3,070

o Aftn

1 A4.O.

10 QO/I

21,200 19 onn

in OAA

9,350

3,650

4 

' 260

110,000

7

CAA

2,670

L 380

7<*S

444

n **nn

10 IAA

6,760

4,720

382

237

284

4Q M1O
HUDSON BAY DRAINAGE BASIN 

ROSEAU RIVER AT MAIUNG, BONN.

43

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 18, T. 161 N., R. 39 W., half a mile north of Malung 

post office.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August, 1928, to September, 1929.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year and period of record, 348 secondfeet Apr. 6; maximum gage height, 7.80 feet Mar. 18 (caused by ne jam); 

minimum discharge, 0.1 second-foot Aug. 31 (gage height, 1.02 feet).

REMARKS. Records good except those for period affected by ice, Nov. 1 to 

Apr. 5, which are poor.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

Day

1 ___ . ___ .

2

3 _______ 

4... _._.__ 

6 _________

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

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

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

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

10 __ . _____

11 ________

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

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

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

15 . _ ........

16... __ ..... ...

17.... ____ ....

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

19.. __ ........

20 

21 __ . ___ .

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

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

24.. _ . ___ ...

25- _ ... _ . ...

26. _____ . ...

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

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

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

30 

31- __ . .......

Oct.

29 

29 

29 

29 

29

29 

29 

29 

29 

29

29 

29 

29 

29 

29

31 

30 

29 

29 

27

27 

27 

27 

27 

27

27 

25 

25 

25 

25 

25

Nov.

19 

19 

19 

21 

21

21 

21 

21 

21 

19

19 

19 

19 

23 

27

27 

27 

27 

27 

27

27 

25 

25 

21 

21

21 

16

}»

Dec.

10.0 

8.6

8.0

7.4 

6.0

Jan.

4

Feb.

2

Month

December __________________ .... ......

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

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

Mar.

2

10

144 

228 

300 

220 

157

120 

108 

76 

48 

29

27 

33 

63 

66 

73 

63

Apr.

60 

60 

39 

37

35

332 

332 

292 

206 

167

126 

102

87 

81

78

70 

66 

63 

60

58

53 

53 

50 

50 

50

48 

48 

48 

48 

39

Maximum

31 

27 .

300 .

332 46 

43 

19 

1.7 

3.9

332

May

37 

36 

33 

31 

31

31 

31 

31 

31 

31

37 

39 

43 

46 

43

39 

37 

35 

35 

31

31 

31 

31 

31 

31

33 

35 

35 

35 

37 

39

June

39 

43 

39 

36 

31

31 

27 

25 

23 

23

21 

19

18 

17 

17

16 

16 

14 

13 

14

14 

23 

23 

23 

25

25 

25 

25 

25 

23

July

19 

18 

16 

14 

14

14 

14 

14 

13 

12

12 

12 

12 

11 

11

11 

11 

9.6 

8.2 

6.9

5.7 

5.3 

6.0 

4.6 

3.9

3.9 

3.9 

3.9 

3.3 

3.3 

2.2

Minimum Mean .

25

35 

31 

13 

2.2 

.1 

.4

28.0 

21.4 

8.6 

4.0 

2.0 

67.8 

93.9 

34.7 

23.7 

9.6 

.92 

1.81

.1 23.9

Aug.

1.7 

1.4 

1.2 

1.1 

1.1

1.4 

1.4

.9 

.8 

.8

.6 

.8 

.9 

1.2 

1.2

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

.9

.9 

.9 

.9 

.8 

.6

.6 

.6 

.4 

.3 

.3 

.1

Sept.

0.4 

.4 

.6 

1.1 

2.4

1.9 

1.7 

1.4 

1.2 

1.2

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2

1.2 

1.2 

3.9 

3.9 

3.9

3.9 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

3.0

Eun-off in 

acre-feet

1,720 

1,270 

528 

246 

111 

3,550 

5,590 

2,130 

1,410 

590 

56 

108

17,300

49761-
44 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART V

ROSEAU RIVER AT BOSS, MIKH.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in SW. Y4 sec. 27, T. 163 N., E. 41 W., onefourth mile north of Eoss. Zero of gage is 1,018.44 feet above mean sea 

level.

DRAINAGE ABEA. 1,030 square miles.

EECOKDS AVAILABLE. July, 1928, to September, 1929.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge for year and period of record, 953 second-feet 

Apr. 8 (gage height, 8.72 feet); minimum, 9 second-fee* Aug. 27-29 and 

Aug. 31 to Sept. 1.

EEMABKS. Eecords excellent for October and April to July, 1929; good August 

and September; fair during period of ice effect, Novembe1- to March.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 192F-29

Day

1 _ . _ . _

2 _ . ____

3 

4 __ .. _ 

5 _ ......

6~ -

7 

8 _. 

9 

10 

11.. _ _

12 __ __ 

13. __ 

14- _

15 

16 

17 ____ 

18 

10

20 

21 . _ ... ...

22 . _

23 . _ ... 

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

25 __ 

26 

27.. ......

28.. . __ .

29.. __ . .. 

30 

31. .... _ . 

Oct.

85 

82 

78 

75 

75

75 

78 

75 

78 

72

72 

72

72 

75 

72

75 

78 

75 

75 

78

75 

75 

75 

75 

72

72 

72 

69 

60 

54 

54

Nov.

51 

54

54 

57 

54

57 

54 

57 

54 

57

60 

60 

66 

60 

92

146 

122 

122 

138 

114

130 

122 

106 

99

85

72 

69 

60 

57 

54

Dec.

54 

48 

48 

42 

37

32 

28 

29 

30 

32

34 

31 

34 

37 

42

40 

37 «34 

32

27

a 27

27 

"28 

"29 

30

32 

32 

32 

31 

«32 

32

Jan.

30 

«28 

"26 

25 

-24

«22 

20 

21 

«21 

«20

"19 

IS 

"18 

19 

20

«19

«18 

17 

"18 

18

»19 

«19 

20 

«20 

«19

19 

«19 

-20 

20 

-20 

19

Feb.

«19 

«18 

IS 

-18 

"18

IS 

«18 

-18 

18 

«18

-18 

18 

-16 

14 

a 14

«15 

-16 

-16 

16 

-15

14

a 14

-15 

«15 

«16

16 

»16 

16

Month

January ______ . ... . .. ...........

March... __ ... ___________________

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

May __ _ . __ . ..........

July.. . ... 

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

The year __________ . ___ ... ... .......

Mar.

«16 

«16 

«16 

-16 

16

-16 

-16 

-16 

16 «16

«16 

16 

IS -18 

»20

29 

162 

594 

636 

60S

566 

566 

540

514 

488

438 

426 

426 

438 

414 

414

Apr.

426 

414 

402 

342

277

390

878 

948 

856 

812

772 

698 

650 

608 

566

540 

488 

438 

390 

354

331 

309

287 

287 

277

267 

252 

238 

224 

211

Maximum

85 

146 

54 

30 

19 

636 

948 

390 

390 

130 

18 

27

948

May

202 

194 

186 

178 

170

162 

150 

146 

134 

138

170 

220 

242 

247 

238

224 

206 

194 

182 

174

166 

158 

150 

146 

138

142 

154 

194 

257 

320 

390

Jure

3W 378 3"* 

3T9 

277

2tt 

239 

2T6

no1"*?

174 

H2 

146 

1% !<*}

118 

1^ 

99 

91 

96

99 

99 

172 

172

172

172 

110

m 1«« ]<«

Minimum

54 

51 

27 

17 

14 

16 

211 

134 

91 

20 

9 

9

9

July

130 

118 

102 

96 

86

84 

86 

87 

92 

99

102 

99 

89 

79

68

58 

54 

46 

. 40 

36

35 

39 

39 

36 

36

36 

33 

31 

26 

22 

20

Aug.

18 

17 

16 

14 

14

14 

13 

14 

13 

13

12

12 

16 

15 

14

14 

13 

12 

11 

12

12 

14 

12 

12 

12

10 

9 

9 

9 

10 

9

Sept.

9 

10 

10 

14

14

15 

12 

12 

12 

13

12 

12 

11 

11 

12

12 

12 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

13

IS 

26

27 

25 

24 

23 

23

M Run-off in Mean acre-feet

73. 2 4, 500 

79.4 4,720 

34. 2 2, 100 

20.5 1,260 

16. 5 916 

242 14,900 

464 27,600 

193 11,900 

172 10,200 

64. 6 3, 970 

12. 7 . 781 

14.6 869

116 83, 700

Interpolated.
HUDSON BAY DRAINAGE BASIN 45

ROSEAU RIVER AT CARIBOU, MINN.

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

Caribou, 1 mile south of international boundary. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,650 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April to October, 1917; April, 1920, to September, 1929. 

EXTBEMES. Maximum discharge during year, 978 second-feet Apr. 10; maximum

stage, 9.65 feet Mar. 29 (ice jam). Minimum discharge, 10 second-feet

several times in August and September (gage height, 3.25 feet).

1917, 1920-1929: Maximum discharge, 3,160 second-feet May 24, 1927

(gage height, 12.8 feet); minimum, 4 second-feet Sept. 10-12, 2^, and 30,

1917 (gage height, 3.15 feet). 

REMARKS. Records good except those for period of ice effect (Nov. 25 to Apr.

2), which are fair.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

Day

1. ....... 

2.. .

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

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

5 . _ .... 

6 

7 __ ...... 

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

9 .

10 

11. .. .

12 ____ ........

13. . 

14. __ ..........

15. __ ..........

16. __

17 

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

19 __ -.......-.

20. 

21.. . 

22

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

24. 

25. 

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

27 __ .... _ ....

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

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

30. _ . __ . .....

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

Oct.

85 

85 

80 

80 

74

74 

74 

68 

68 

68

68 

68 

68 

68 

68

68 

63 

63 

68 

68

68 

68 

68 

68 

68

68 

63 

63

58 

58 

55

Nov.

52 

48 

48 

53 

53

53 

53 

53 

53 

53

48 

48 

48 

48 

48

53 

53 

53 

53 

63

74 

90 

102 

114 

114

126 

132 

114 

102 

90

Dee.

90 

78 

67 

56 

45

33 

30

26 

27 

28

30 

31

32

31 

30 

29 

28

Jan.

1-

24 

20

Feb.

18 

16

Month

October.. ____________________ . ......

April...... _______________ . ______ . ...

June.. ________ . ................................

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

September ______________ . ................

The year ........................................

Mar.

16

18 

18

18 

20 

26 

26 

26

43 

158 

287 

415 

405

424 

424 

424 

424

424

424 

424 

597 

646 

464 

550

Apr.

528 

528 

554 

510 

408

373

576 

818 

944 

978

912 

880 

818 

758 

702

650 

600 

554 

488 

426

390 

356 

324 

324 

292

292 

277 

262 

262 

232

Maximum

85 

132 

90

646 

978 

324 

390 

140 

28 

28

978

May

224 

217 

210 

188 

181

174 

167 

160 

153 

153

146 

174 

224 

262 

262

262 

232 

224 

210 

188

181 

167 

167 

153 

160

153 

160 

167 

224 

247 

324

June

373 

390 

390 

356 

324

292 

262 

232 

210 

195

181 

174 

160 

146 

133

126 

120 

107 

94 

94

88 

88 

94 

100 

100

100 

107 

120 

126 

140

Minimum

55 

48 

26

232 

146 

88 

28 

10 

10

10

July

140 

126 

120 

107 

94

88 

74 

74 

74 

88

100 

114 

100 

88 

81

68 

62 

56 

50

44

38 

38 

38 

38 

38

38 

38 

33 

33 

28 

28

Mean

68.7 

69.7 

36.5 

20. f 

16.7 

222 

534 

197 

181 

68. f 

14.1 

13.?

120

Aug.

28 

22 

22 

22

17

17 

17 

12 

12 

10

10 

10 

10 

12 

17

17 

17 

17 

17 

17

12 

12 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

Sept.

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

12

17

22 

28 

28 

28 

22

Run-off in 

acre-feet

4,220 

4,150 

2,240 

1,270 

928 

13,600 

31,800 

12,100 

10,800 

4,240 

867 

791

87,000
46 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART V 

ROSEAU RIVER BELOW CUT-OFF DITCH, NEAR CARIBOU,

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in SW. % sec. 34, T. 164 N., R. 45 W., 1 mile

west of Caribou and about 200 yards below mouth of State ditch No. 51,

locally known as Cut-off ditch. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April to September, 1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during period, 980 second-feet Apr. 10 (gage

height, 6.00 feet); minimum, 12 second-feet Sept. 20 and 21 (gage height,

1.39 feet). 

REMARKS. Records excellent except those for period of ice effect (Apr. 1-4),,

which are good. Discharge estimated Apr. 1-4 and Sept. 26-30.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929

Day

2.. .....

3... . 

4..........

5.... ... ...

6.. ........

7 __ ......

8. ......

9. ... ...

10.. ........

11 ___ . ...

12 __ ......

13.. ........

14. _._...___

15.. ........

Apr.

532 

532 

544 

532 

484

448 

580 

830 

920 

980

950 

890 

830 

778 

726

May

232 

226 

212 

198 

188

182 

168 

160 

148 

148

146

178 

226 

263 

274

June

400 

412 

412 

388 

340

311 

274 

243 

223 

204

188 

178 

160 

148 

139

July

141 

128 

112 

101

95

88 

82 

82 

82 

88

93 

99 

95 

83 

81

Aug.

23 

22 

18 

17 

17

16 

16 

16 

16 

16

16 

16 

16 

16 

17

Sept.

12 

14 

18 

17 

16

17 

19 

18 

17 

16

15 

14 

15 

14 

15

Day

1 

1 

1 

1

21

2 

2 2"

2 

2!

2( 2' 

2? 

2t 

3( 

33

Month

April _________ . ____________________

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

September .

Thepe

B_ . _ ..

7. . __ .

3 _____ ..

3 ____ ....

). . ..

L... .......

2.. __ .

}..... _ ..

1. _ . __ .

5. .........

5..-.. .....

T. ... . .....

\. .........

) .........

) ____ ...

Maximum

980 

340 

412 

141 

23 

28

Apr.

676 

628 

580 

532 

472

424 

388 

352 

336 

316

311

298 

278 

265 

248

May

254 

248 

228 

210 

194

178 

188 

134 

154 

148

146 

146 

166 

208 

267 

340

Minimum

248 

146 

96 

26 

11 

12

June

191 

117 107 

»3 

OT

OT

9i) 

9P 

99 10-'

102

10C 

109 

117

137

July

72 

65 

56 

50 

44

38 

36 

35 

37 

35

34 

37 

33 

30 

30 

26

Mean

555 

199 

188 

68.0 

15.7 

16.8

Aug.

19 

16 

16 

14 

16

14 

13 

15 

16 

15

14 

14 

13 

12 

11 

11

Sept

12- 

14 

14 

12 

12

12 

12 

16 

18-

18

22 

28 

28 

28 

22

Run-off in 

acre-feet

33,000 

12,200 

11,300 

4,180 

965 

1,000

62,500
HUDSON BAY DRAINAGE BASIN

SOUTH FORK OF ROSEAU RIVER HEAR MALUNG, MINN.

47

LOCATION, Staff gage in center of sec. 7, T. 161 N., R. 39 W,, 1 mile northwest of

Malung.

DRAINAGE AREA. 265 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1911, to September, 1914; July, 1928, to September,

1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 425 second-feet Apv. 7 (gage

height, 7.34 feet.); no flow Aug. 11 to Sept. 30.

1911-1914, 1928-29: Maximum discharge, 1,040 second-feet Cht. 1, 1912

(gage height, 11.5 feet); no flow occasionally. 

BEMABKS. Records good except those for period of ice effect, Nov. 20 to Apr. 2.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 19%8-%9

Day

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

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

3- _ ....... __ .

4..... _ .. __ ........

« __ . _ ..............

« ....... .... .....

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

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

9 .......

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

11 __ ..................

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

13

14 _ . __ . _ ... .......

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

16 _ ...................

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

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

1» ....... . ............

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

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

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

23

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Oct.

5.3 

4.7 

4.7 

4.4 

4.2

3.9 

3.9 

3.9 

4.2 

4.2

4.2 

4.2 

4.2 

4.2 

4.2

4.2 

4.2 

4.2 

4.2 

4.2

4.2 

4.2 

4.2 

4.2 

4.2

4.2 

4.2 

4.2 

4.2 

4.2 

4.2

Nov.

4.2 

3.9 

3.9 

3.9 

3.9

3.9 

3.9 

3.9 

3.9 

3.9

3.9 

3.9 

3.9 

4.2 

5.0

5.0 

5.0 

5.0 

5.0 

5.0

5.0 

5.0 

5.0 

5.0 

5.0

5.0 

5.0 

5.0 

4.5 

4.5

Dec.

3.0 

2.7

20 

1.7

}»

Jan.

1.5

Month

November ________________________

December.. _______________________

January _________________________ .

February

March.! _________________________ .

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

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

June... _ . __ . ___________________ .

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

August.. _ . ______ . _______________ .

The year. .... _______________ . _ .

Feb.

1.0

Mar.

1

10

124 

291 

395 

395 

355

273 

183 

100 

80 

61

54 

68 

92 

116 

92 

96

Maximum

5.3 

5.0

395 .

425 

20 

25 

4.4 

.4

425

Apr.

72 

50 

40 

31 

24

219 

425 

395 

255 

174

140 

124 

100 

80 

72

58 

47 

38 

35 

31

29 

27 

24 

24 

20

19 

18 

18 

17 

16

May

13.5 

13.5 

12.7 

12.3 

11.5

11.5 

11.5 

11.1 

11.1 

10.8

12.7 

16 

19 

20 

18

16 

15 

12.7 

12.3 

11.5

11.1 

10.4 iai

9.7 

9.7

10.1 

12.3 

13.5

17 

18 

19

Minimum

3.9 

3.9

16 

9.7 

2.2 

.4 

0

0

June

25 

24 

20 

16 

13.5

11.8 

10.5 

8.9 

8.4 

7.6

6.7 

5.9 

5.4 

4.6 

4.1

4.6 

4.0 

2.5 

2.2 

2.2

2.2 

2.3 

3.1 

3.7 

4.0

4.4 

4.4 

4.4 

4.4 

4.4

Mean

4.25 

4.47 

2.3? 

1.5 

1.0 

90.3 

87.4 

13.3 

7.51 

L91

.oe

17.9

July

4.4 

4,0 

4.0 

4.4 

3.1

2.8 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5

2.5 

2.3 

2.2 

2.0 

1.9

1.9 

1.9 

L7 

L6 

1.4

1.4 

1.0 

.8 

.6 

.5

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.4

Aug.

0.4 

.3 

.3 

.2 

.2

.1 

.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

Run-off in 

acre-feet

261 

266 

144 

92.2 

55.3 

5,550 

5,200 

818 

447 

117 

3.7

13,000
48 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART V 

MUD CREEK NEAR SPBAQUE, MANITOBA

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in NE. % sec. 34, T. 164 N., R. 38 W., half a

mile south of international boundary, 3J^ miles south of Sprague, Manitoba,

and 14 miles northeast of Roseau, Minn. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 162 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September, 1928, to September, 1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during period of record, 170 second-feet May 30

(gage height, 6.30 feet); minimum, 0.4 second-foot Sept. 20, 1929 (gage

height, 0.64 foot). 

REMARKS. Records good except those for period of ice effect (Cht. 29 to Apr. 7),

which are poor. Discharge interpolated May 11-13.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, l9%8-%9

Day

i.... _

2.......

3.......

4.......

5. ...

8. _ ...

7.......

8.......

9. ___ .

10 . _

11 __ ...

12.......

13.......

14.......

15.......

16.......

17- _ ..

18.......

19.......

20.......

21.......

22.......

23.......

24.......

25 ...

26.......

27......

28......

29-- .

30- ...

31- _ ..

Sept.

35 

33 

29 

29 

29

27 

25 

29 

27 

27

27 

27 

27 

25 

23

Oct.

23 

23 

23 

23 

23

23 

23 

23 

23 

23

23 

23 

25 

23 

23

23 

22 

22 

22

21

23 

21 

21 

21

21

23

19 

19 

19 

15 

15

Nov.

14 

13 

12 

13 

13

13 

13 

13 

13 

13

16 

15 

15 

39 

40

41 

23 

45 

21 

21

21 

21 

21 

21 

17

12 

10 

10

8 

8

Dec.

8 

7 

5 

4 

3

3

Tan.

2

Feb.

l

Month

1928 

September 16-30 .. _____ . ............... .......

October..

Novembe 

Decembei

February 

March

1928-29

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

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

July

August...-

Septembe 

The

Mar.

l

2

7

18 

28 

36 

29 

34

27 

23 

' 17 

13

7

4 

5 

12 

24 

38 

38

Apr.

28 

20 

15 

18 

20

38 

65 

65 

64 

52

40 

33 

33 

30 

31

42 

43 

42 

43 

47

44 

46 

47 

50 

52

48 

46 

43 

41 

40

Maximum

=====

35

25 

45

8

38 

65 

165 

150 

43 

3.6 

2.4

165

May

40 

39 

38 

38 

34

31 

31 

30 

30 

30

37 

45 

53 

60 

56

52 

50 

47 

43 

40

38 

36 

36 

36 

36

38 

40 

65 

115 

165 

165

June

150 

140 

125 

115 

100

88 

78 

70 

65 

59

54 

48 

44 

40 

38

35 

32 

28 

27 

28

30 

28 

27 

25 

25

28 

30 

47 

48 

42

Minimum

23

15

8 

3

15 

30 

25 

4.0 

.6 

.5

.5

July

38 

35 

31 

29 

29

30 

32 

34 

42 

43

38 

36 

33 

29 

24

20 

17 

15 

13 

11

11 

12 

10 

10 

14

12 

10

8.4 

6.6 

4.* 

4.0

Mean

27.9

21.7 

18.5 

3.39 

2.00 

1.00 

12.1 

40.9 

51.4 

56.5 

22.0 

1.48 

1.21

19.4

Aug.

3.6 

2.8 

2.5 

2.6 

3.0

1.5 

1.4 

1.5 

1.4 

1.4

1.4 

1.5 

1.9 

1.6 

1.4

1.3 

1.2 

1.0 

.8 

1.0

1.3 

1.3 

1.2

1.1 

1.0

1.2 

1.3 

.9

.7 

.6 

.6

Sept

0.6

.7 

.8 

1.0 

1.2

1.2 

1.2 

.8 

1.0

.8

1.4 

1.4 

1.1 

.8

.7

.7 

.ft 

.6 

.7 

.5

.6 

.9 

1.7 

2.2 

2.0

2.2 

2.2 

2.4 

2.4 

2.0

Kun-off in 

acre-feet

831

1,330 

1,100 

208 

123 

55.5 

744 

2,430 

3,160 

3,360 

1,350 

91.0 

72.0

14,000
HUDSON BAY DRAINAGE BASIN 49

FINE CREEK NEAR FINE CREEK, XONN.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in NW. % sec. 35, T. 164 N., E. 41 W., 2 miles 

northeast of Pine Creek post office, half a mile south of international boundary. Zero of gage is 1,046.27 feet above mean sea level.

DBAINAGE ABEA. 76 square miles.

EECORDS AVAILABLE. August, 1928, to September, 1929.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year and period of record, 115 secondfeet Apr. 8 (gage height, 5.25 feet, affected by backwater from ice jam); minimum, occurred during period when discharge was estimated on account of 

ice effect.

REMARKS. Records good except those for period of ice effect (Nov. 1 to Apr. 

11), which are poor. Discharge interpolated July 3-8.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

Day

1. .... . 

2 .... .

3 .......

4 _ . _____ _.

5.. _ . __ ....

6 ,......_ 

7... ....__.__

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

9.. ______ ..

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

11 ___ . __ ...

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

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

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

15 ___ . __ ...

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

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

18.............. ,

19... .......

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

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

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

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

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

25

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

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

28 ........

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

30... .......

31. ... .

Oct.

14 

14 

14 

14 

15

15 

14 

15 

15 

15

15 

15 

15 

15 

15

15 

15 

15 

16 

16

16 

16 

16 

15 

15

14 

15 

14 

15 

15 

15

Nov.

14 

13 

14 

14 

14

13 

13 

13 

14 

14

14 

14 

19 

22 

25

56 

60 

54 

36 

32

31 

28 

25 

22 

19

16 

15 

14 

14 

14

Dec.

12 

11

9

Jan.

5

Feb.

3

Month

October -

November __ . ____ . __________ . __ . _ .

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

May.. ... _____ ... .. _ . __ ..... _ 

July _ . . 

August . . . . . .

Mar.

2

3

4 

4

10 

28 

56 

80 

76

56 

31 

10 

10 

6

10 

10

10 

56 

31 

80

Apr.

68 

44 

34 

37 

48

76 

95 

116 

95 

60

60 

44 

46 

47 

48

48 

48 

48 

50 

48

46 

42 

41 

41 

41

40 

38 

36 

35 

31

Maximum

16 

60

80 

115 

101 

107 

17 

8.6 

25

115

May

31 

30 

30

' 28

27

25 

23 

21 

21 

24

43 

60 

62 

56 

50

44 

39 

36 

33 

31

29

28 

27 

27

27

29 

37 

60 

73 

89 

101

June

107 

95 

73 

50 

41

35 

31 

28 

27 

27

25 

24 

22 

20 

19

18 

17 

17 

20 

20

22 

22 

20 

19 

18

18 

20 

22 

21 

18

July

16 

16 

16 

16 

16

16 

16 

16 

16 

17

17 

15 

14 

12 

10

9.9 

10 

8.0

7.4 

7.4

8.3 

8.6 

7.6 

8.3 

12

10 

7.8 

8.0 

7.2 

6.4 

6.0

Minimum Mean

14 

13

31 

21 

17 

6 

5.2 

5.8

14.9 

22.2 

10.2 

5.0 

3.0 

19.2 

51.7 

40.0 

30.5 

11.7 

6.33 

9.76

18.7

Aug.

6.0 

5.8 

6.4 

7,6 

7.2

7.6 

6.6 

. 6.4 

5.7 

6.7

5.8 

6.0 

6.6 

6.7 

6.8

6.0 

5.7 

5.7 

5.6 

6.4

8.6 

7.2 

6.4 

6.0 

6.4

5.2 

5.4 

6.0 

6.0 

6.0 

5.8

Sept

5.8 

6,0 

8.0 

11 

10

8.0

7.4 

7.4 

7.4 

7.2

6.8 

6.6 

.6.6 

6.6 

6.6

6.4 

6.4 

7.0 

7.2 

7.6

ao

8.0 

9.8 

18 

25

19 

16 

15 

15 

13

Run-on* in 

acre-feet

916 

1,320 

627 

307 

167 

1,180 

3,080 

2,460 

1,810 

719 

389 

57A

13,600
50 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART V 

BADGER CREEK NEAR BADGER, MINK.

LOCATION. In NE. % sec. 2, T. 161 N,, R. 42 W., half a mf ? west and 1 mile

north of Badger.

RECOEDS AVAILABLE. April to September, 1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during period, 17.4 second-feet Apr. 7 (gage

height, 1.97 feet); no discharge for large part of year. 

REMARKS. Records fair.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929

Day

I..........

2. _ ......

3..........

4.......... 

5 __ . __ .

6 .......

7.......... 

8 __ 

9..........

10..........

Apr.

11.8 

8.4

15.6 

17.4 

11.6 

8.4 

6.2

May

0.6 

.6 

.5

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.3 

.3 

.3

June

1.9 

1.0

.5

.4 

.2

.1 

.1 

.1 

0 

0

Day

11 

12.. __ . ...

13 

14..........

15 __ . _ ..

16. . _ ..

17. ......

1ft

1O

20 

Apr.

7.8 

6.1 

6.0 

4.9 

4,0

3.1 

1.6 

2.0 

1.4 

1.9

Month

April 4-30. . __ ..................

June.. _,..,,

Tnep

May

1.8 

1.2 

.9

.7 

.6

.5 

.4 

.4 

.3 

.3

June

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

MflTcimiiTn

17.4 

4.2 

1.9

Day

21 

22

23 

24.

25 _ . ___

26... ......

».. 

30

81 ___ ..

Minimum

0.6 

.2 

0

Apr.

1.9 

1.5 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3

1.0 

.9

.7 

.7 

.6

Mean

4.79 

.76 

.16

May

0.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.3

.4 

.6 

1.0 

2.2 

4.2 

2.5

June

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

.1 

0 

0

Run-off in 

acre-feet

267 

46.1 

8.9

312

NOTB. No flow during July, August, and September.
HUDSON BAY DRAINAGE BASIN 51

SOUBIS BITES SEAR MINOT, TS. DAK.

LOCATION. At Saugstad Bridge, 5 miles southeast of Minot.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October, 1928, to September, 1929. Records available 

at Minot from May, 1903, to March, 1924, and April, 1927, to September, 1928.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 397 second-feet June 7 (gage 

height, 2.73 feet); minimum, 3 second-feet several times during July, August, 

and September.

REMARKS. Record furnished by Robt. E. Kennedy, State engineer o* North 

Dakota. The low-water discharge past this station is about 3 sec-»nd-feet 

greater than that through Minot, owing to the effluence from the sewagedisposal plant of Minot. Discharge estimated Oct. 1 to Nov. 3 and interpolated Apr. 21 and 22. No records Nov. 4 to Apr. 13.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

Day

- 21 ________________________

4 ____ . __ .................. __ ......

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

6 _____________ .....................

7 ..... __ ..................... ____ ....

8_. _____ .................. _ ... ____ -

0 ...............

ML 

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

12 _____ ...................................

13 ____ -.-......-.. ..................

14.... __ . _____ ..........................

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

16............ _ ..............................

17 ________________________ ...

18 _ ....... __ ..............................

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

20

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

22 _ . __________ . ______________

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

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

26

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

27 

28 

29

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

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

Oct.

29 

29 

29 

29 

26

24 

24 

24 

24 

24

24 

24 

22 

20 

20

20 

22 

24 

26 

26

29 

26 

26 

24 

24

24 22- 

20 

20 

20 

20

Month

October _________________________

April 14-80 ......

May. ... . -

July __ ...................... __ .-. .

September . .

Nov.

20 

20 

20

Apr.

112 

117

122 

132 

142 

152 

152

152 

152 

152 

152 

142

122 

122 

132 

122 

142

Maximum

29 

162 

117 

397 

50

May

87 

82 

72 

67 

62

67 

60 

52 

40 

47

44 

41 

38 

37 

36

31 

30 

43 

43

51

30 

36 

34 

39 

43

82 

117 

112 

107 

117 

117

June

132 

162 

152 

142 

182

232 

397 

287 

298 

309

309 

309 

320 

298 

232

102 

172 

127 

112 

97

72 

222 

112 

82

77

62 

67 

60 

68 

64

July

60 

43 

41 

30 

39

43 

38 

32 

30 

28

27 

22 

10 

10 

17

16 

14 

14 

8 

0

0

8

7 

7 

6

6 

5 

3 

3 

3 

3

Minimum Mean

20 

112 

31 

54 

3

24 

136 

61 

178 

10.6 

3.0 

5.3

Aug.

3

Sept.

4

. 7

Eun-off in 

acre-feet

1,480 

4,600 

3,760 

10,600 

1,200 

184 

316
52 SUEFACE WATEE SUPPLY, 1929, PART V 

SOUKIS RIVER NEAR WESTHOPE, N. DAK.

LOCATION. Chain gage in T. 163 N., R. 79 W., 2% miles east of Westhope. Zero 

of gage is 1,404.72 feet above mean sea level.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July to September, 1929.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during period, 48 second-feet July 26 (gage 

height, 1.00 foot); minimum, 3 second-feet several days in August and September (gage height, 0.36 foot).

REMARKS. RECORDS fair.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet,

Day

1....... _

2..........

3. ......

4....... ...

5..... _ ..

6..... _ ..

7... .......

8... __ ..

ft ..........

10..........

July Aug.

37 

17 

22 

22 

22

22 

21 

21 

19 

19

Sept.

3 -3 

 3 

 3 

-3

3 7 

11 "10 

10

 Day

11 

12.... ...

13... __ ..

14..........

15.. ........

16..........

17..........

18.......... 10

20- 

July

Month

July 2M1 ___ . __ . ____ ... .................

August.. ....... .....................................

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

Thep

Aug.

21 

21 

14 

21 

13

9

13 "11

-8

6

Sept.

5 5 

5 

3 

3

"4

5 

6

 5

"4

Maximum

44 

37 

15

Day

21.......

22.......

23

24.......

25 

26.......

27.. -

28.......

29 

30 . 

31 

Minimum

33 

3 

3

July

44 "38 

33 

44 

35 

37

Mean

38.5 

13.4 

6.5

Aug.

 6 

7

 7 

"6 

6

"6 

.6 

 4 

3 3 

3

Sept.

3 

6 8 

 9 

11

10 10 

11 12 

"18

Run-off in 

acre-feet

468 

824 

387

1,670

' Interpolated.
HUDSON BAY DRAINAGE BASIN

KAWISHIWI MVEK NEAE WINTON, MINN.

53

I/OCATION. In lot 3, sec. 20, T. 63 N., R. 11 W., at power plant of Minnerota Power

& Light Co., just above Fall Lake and 2% miles east of Winton. 

DRAINAGE ABEA. 1,200 square miles. 

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

1919; and September, 1923, to September, 1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum mean daily discharge during year, 3,000 second-feet Oct.

1; minimum, 194 second-feet Mar. 10.

1905-1907, 1912-1919, and 1923-1929: Maximum mean daily discharge,

6,030 second-feet Apr. 26, 1927; no flow a number of times in 1905-1907

and 1923-1928. 

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

Flow is entirely regulated by several reservoirs. Discharge obtained from

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

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

Day

1 . ...... ...

2 

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

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

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

......... .......

7 __ ..........

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

9-. ......

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

11 

12. . .......

13 .

14 

15 

16 

17 ..

18 

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

20 

21. .......

22 .

23 

24 ....

25. ...

26 .

27 _ ... ....

28

29 ......

30 . 

31.... ....

Oct.

3,000 

2,660 

2,040 

1,940 

1.970

2,020 

2,430 

2,320 

2,430 

2,720

2,410 

1,950 

2,110 

2,180 

2,550

2,520 

2,640 

2,620 

2,650 

2,610

2,660 

2,630 

2,410 

1,940 

1,970

1,380 

1,690 

1,960 

1,340 

1,970 

1,390

Nov.

1,680 

1,390 

1,260 

1,100 

1,680

1,510 

1,510 

1,500 

1,450 

1,300

1,350 

1,310 

1,120 

1,130 

1,050

1,200 

1,090 

1,060 

1,060 

1,050

1,110 

980 

1,150 

952 

1,020

1,140 

1,060 

1,030 

770 

1,050

Dec.

1,030 

995 

1,090 

1,050 

1,010

977 

1,010 

994 

968 

984

952 

952 

952 

920

892

857 

792 

857 

828 

844

823 

792 

824 

760 

700

732 

700 

700 

700 

668 

668

Jan.

668 

679 

613 

613 

613

645 

613

581 

645 

581

613 

581 

581 

524 

473

639 

818 

759 

893 

873

763 

827 

792 

700 

883

765 

765 

635 

700 

668 

668

Feb.

632 

632 

577 

637 

642

700 

637 

635

578 

511

461 

513 

513 

516 

513

560 

361 

481 

496 

481

484 

451 

418 

392 

326

396 

258 

314

Month

October.. __________ . ___________ ...

December.. ________________ _______ .

February __________ . ______ .............

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

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

May. _ ___ ..... ___ . _________

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

August ___________ .. ...... ................

September. ___ .. ___ .. ________ . ____ .

The year _ . ___________ ______ .

Mar.

346 

338 

246 

372 

329

359 

427 

354 

360 

194

287 

305 

449 

385 

442

571 

442 

460 

541 

441

478 

446 

381 

555 

436

635 

635 

508 

509 

509 

411

Apr.

448 

387 

283 

411 

560

778 

621 

636 

672 

640

703 

703 

856 

934 

892

1,160 

1,250 

1,410 

1,430 

1,150

1,260 

1,340 

1,470 

1,500 

1,490

1,560 

1,460 

1,460 

1,590 

1,590

Maximum

3,000 

1,580 

1,090 

893 

700 

635 

1,590 

1,680 

1,410 

887 

824 

613

3,000

May

1,680 

1,500 

1,550 

1,610 

1,590

1,480 

1,340 

1,330 

1,350 

1,380

1,230 

1,260 

1,240 

1,200 

1,200

1,200 

1,200 

1,150 

1,200 

1,150

1,240 

1,100 

1,210 

1,210 

1,310

1,210 

1,280 

1,150 

1,210 

1,210 

1,050

June

1,080 

1,066 

1,080 

1,090 

1,080

1,080 

1,120 

1,080 

1,170 

1,010

1,410 

1,200 

1,220 

1,260 

1,320

1,220 

1,280 

1,150 

1,090 

956

956 

807 

891 

827 

859

891 

891 

859 

859 

795

Minimum

1,340 

770 

668 

473 

258 

194 

283 

1,050 

795 

508 

362 

312

194

July

859 

708 

772 

508 

639

671 

671 

623 

639 

648

581 

628 

887 

616 

867

808 

760 

792 

675 

700

635 

635 

700 

532 

589

565 

617 

702 

621 

865 

751

Mean

2,230 

1,200 

872 

683 

504 

424 

1,020 

1,290 

1,050 

686 

610 

464

923

Aug.

824 

760

755 

723 

792

760 

792 

792 

764 

796

630 

592 

627

588 

573

508 

540 

508 

612

555

652 

688 

620 

560 

410

448 

433 

438 

362 

487 

416

Sept.

388 

312 

613 

423 

484

443

475 

507

572 

547

503 

502 

534 

548 

424

411 

448 

507 

378 

442

442 

446 

412 

402 

434

434 

539 

462 

448 

452

Run-off in 

acre-feet

137,000 

71,400 

53,600 

42,000, 

28,000 

26,100 

60,700 

79,300 

62,500 

42,200 

37,500 

27,600

668,000
54 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART V

UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN

MISSISSIPPI RIVER ABOVE SANDY RIVEB, NEAR IIBBY, MITN.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in SE. % sec. 2, T. 50 N., I.. 24 W., 4 miles 

north of Libby post office and 4 miles above mouth of Sardy River. Zero 

of gage is 1,200.00 feet above mean sea level.

DRAINAGE AREA. 4,560 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August, 1925, to May, 1928, and Jul-T, 1929, to November, 1929, when station was discontinued. September, 1895, to September, 1915, just above mouth of Sandy River, 4 miles downstream.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during period, 2,560 second-feet Aug. 1 (gage 

height, 23.00 feet); minimum (estimated), 650 second-feet the later part 

of November, 1929.

1895-1915, 1925-1929: Maximum discharge, 9,572 second-feet Sept. 20, 

1900; minimum, 115 second-feet Feb. 22, 1896.

REMARKS. Records fair. Flow regulated by three Government reservoirs upstream; total capacity, 82,000,000,000 cubic feet.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929

Day

1. __ ........

2.. . .

3... .-. .

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

6. .........

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

7.-.-- .....

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

9. __ .......

10... .......

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

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

13.... ......

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

15.-. ...

July

2.190 

2,190 

2,310

Aug.

2,560 

2,490 

2.430 

2,430 

2,430

2,430 

2,490 

2,430 

2,310 

2,310

2,310 

2,250 

2,190 

2,190 

2,250

Sept.

2,190 

2,310 

2,310 

2,130 

2,080

2,080 

2,130 

2,130 

2,190 

2,190

2,130 

2,190 

2,250 

2,310 

2,310

Oct.

2,430 

2,490 

2,560 

2,560 

2,430

2,430 

2,370 

2,310 

2,310 

2,310

2,370 

2,490 

2,560 

2,560 

2,490

Month

July 13-31.. .................. _ ..........

September _________________

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

November _________________

Nov.

2,430 

2,490 

2,490 

2,430 

2,250

2,080 

1,480 

914 

828 

871

914 

828 

828 

828 

828

Day

ie 

n

MM

2(

21 

25 

£ 

24 

2£

26 2" 

2S 

% 

3( 

31

Maximum

2,560 

2,560 

2,430 

2,560 

2,490

1. ____ . _

f

. ...... . .....

............. 

) .............

............. 

L _____ ...

............. 

> _____ ...

Minimum

1,380 

2,080 

2,080 

2,250 

650

July

2,190 

2,080 

2,080 

2,030 

1,980

1,880 

1,980 

2,080 

2,190 

2,190

1,880 

1,380 

1,630 

2,080 

2,430 

2,560

Aug.

2,190 

2,190 

2,190 

2,190 

2,080

2,190 

2,190 

2,190 

2,250 

2,190

2,190 

2,130 

2,080 

2,090 

2,110 

2,130

Mean

2,070 

2,260 

2,270 

2,420 

1,100

Sept.

2,310 

2,310 

2,370 

2,310 

2,250

2,310 

2,310 

2.370 

2,310 

2,310

2,370 

2,430 

2,430 

2,430 

2,430

PT squaw 

mite

0.454 

.496 

.498 

.531 

.241

Oct.

2,490 

2,490 

2,490 

2,430 

2,370

2,490 

2,490 

2,490 

2,370 

2,250

2,250 

2,310 

2,310 

2,370 

2,430 

2,430

Nov.

828

an

1,040 

700 

700

650

Bun-off in 

inches

0.32 

.57 

.56 

.61 

.27
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BA.SIN 55

MISSISSIPPI RIVER NEAR FOET RIPLEY, MINN.

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 27, T. 43 N., R. 32 W., at highway bridge 500 

feet above mouth of Nokasippi River.

DRAINAGE AREA. 10,700 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June, 1909, to September, 1910, and May to November, 

1929, when station was discontinued.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during period, 4,040 second-feet several times 

in May, August, September, October, and November; minimum, 2,270 

second-feet June 15 and 16 and July 8 and 9.

REMARKS. Records fair. Flow controlled to a considerable extent by Government reservoirs near the headwaters.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929

Day

1 _______ ........ __ .. ____ . ___ ... .. 

2... __ 

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

4__. ........

5 _ . __ .... _ ._ ... . . _____ ....- 

6 ____ ...... __ ... _ .......... ___ ....... .....

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

8 . 

9. .-....... ..__..... . ... ._ . .

10 .

11.- ..-- . ...- .. --.-. . _ .-. .-

12 _____ ................. __ ..... __ .............

13. . 

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

15.. ... ... 

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

17 _____ ........................... ______ .. .....

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

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

20 .. . -.-. _... ....... 

21.. ............. __ . __ . __ .... _______ ......

22 ____ . __ . _____ ... ______________ ..

23.... ....................... ____ ..............

24 ____ . __ . ____ . __ . ____________ ....

26 _ ........ ....................... ___ ............

26 __ ....... ................... .. ...... ...-...

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

28 _ . ........ .................. __ .............

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

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

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

Month Maximum

May 10-31.-............. ...... ........ 4,040

June........... __ ... __ ......... _ . _ 3,790

July. . _ _ _ ___ 3, 550

September _________________ 4, 040

October _ . _ . __ . __ . 4,040

May

3,550

3,790 

3,550 

3,310 

3,550 

3,550

3,790 

3,550 

3,550 

3,550 

3,550

3,550 

3,310 

3,310 

3,310 

3,550

3,550 

3,550 

3,550 

3,550 

4,040 

4,040

June

3,790 

3,790 

3,550 

3,310 

3,080

3,080 

3,080 

2,860 

2,650 

2,650

2,450 

2,650 

2,450 

2,450 

2,270

2,270 

2,650 

2,650 

2,860 

3,080

3,080 

3,550 

3,550 

3,550 

3,550

3,550 

3,080 

3,080 

3,080 

3,080

Minimum

3,310 

2,270 

2,270 

2,650 

3,310 

3,310 

3,310

July

3,080 

3,080 

2,860 

2,650 

2,650

2,450 

2,650 

2,270 

2,270 

2,450

2,650 

2,650 

3,550 

3,310 

3,080

3,310 

3,310 

3,550 

3,550 

3,550

3,080 

2,650 

2,650 

2,450 

2,450

3,080 

3,310 

2,860 

2,450 

2,450 

2,450

Aug.

2,650 

2,650 

3,310 

3,550 

3,550

3,550 

3,550 

3,790 

3,790 

3,790

3,790 

3,790 

3,790 

4,040 

4,040

4,040 

3,790 

3,790 

3,550 

3,550

3,550 

3,790 

3,790 

3,790 

3,790

4,040 

4,040 

4,040 

4,040 

4,040 

3,790

Mean

3,570 

3,030 

2,860 

3,710 

3,730 

3,610 

3,840

Sept. ' Oct.

3,550 

3,550 

3,550 

3,550 

3,310

3,550 

3,790 

3,790 

3,790 

4,040

4,040 

4,040 

4,040 

3,790 

3,790

3,790 

3,790 

3,790 

3,550 

3,550

3,550 

3,550 

3,550 

3,550 

3,790

4,040 

3,790 

3,790 

4,040 

3,550

Per square mile

0.334 

.283 

.267 

.347 

.349 

.337 

.359

3,550 

3,550 

3,550 

3,550 

3,550

3,550 

3,550 

3,550 

3,310 

3,310

3,310 

3,310 

3,550 

3,550 

3,550

3,790 

3,790 

3,790 

4,040 

4,040

4,040 

3,790 

3,790 

3,790 

3,790

3,550 

3,550 

3,550 

3,550 

3,310 

3,310

Nov.

3,310 

3,790 

4,040 

4,040 

4,040

4,040 

3,790 

3,790 

3,790 

3,790

-----

Run-off In 

inches

0.27 

.32 

.31 

.40 

.39 

.39 

.13
56 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART V

MISSISSIPPI RIVER NEAR ROYAITON, MINN.

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

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

of Swan River.

DRAINAGE AREA. 11,600 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March, 1924, to September, 1929.

EXTREMES. Maximum mean daily discharge during year, 8.690 second-feet 

Mar. 20; minimum, 1,810 second-feet Dec. 5.

1924-1929: Maximum mean daily discharge, 12,600 second-feet Apr. 

22, 1927; minimum, 351 second-feet Jan. 4, 1925.

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

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

Light Co.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

Day

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

2.. . _ ......

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

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

5 ..

6... .. .

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

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

9

10. . . 

11. .. 

12. _ ......

13.. . _ ..

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

15. . .

18.- . ..

17. 

18.. . ..

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

20. _ ....

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

22

23 __ . .....

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

25. _ ....

26 ..

27 - 

28. ......

29. .........

30. 

31. ........

Oct.

7,050

6,500

6,350

6,450

6,440

6,080

6,160

6,360

6,270

6,270

6,300

6,300

6,030

6,070

6,660

7,100

7,120

7,370

7,820

7,690

7,660

7,520

7,450

7,550

7,420

7,930

6,800

6,730

6,550

6,700

6,110

Nov.

6,330

6,430

5,790

5,150

4,990

4,570

4,520

4,510

4,100

4,290

3,970

4,400

i 9Qn

4,280

4,540

4,390

4,140

4,260

4,150

4,130

3,740

3,900

3,530

3,520

2,770

2,150

2,730

2,920

3,420

3,130

Dee.

2,990

3,120

3,160

2,450

1,810

2,040

2,880

3,070

3,130

3,230

3,390

3,480

3,580

3,720

3,770

3,920

3,640

3,140

3,000

2,930

3,020

2,950

3,120

3,110

2,920

2,930

3,150

3,320

9 Qift

2,740

2,710

Jan.

2,600

2,590

2,620

2,590

2,460

2,660

2,510

2,520

2,540

2,510

2,510

2,420

2,510

2,450

2,510

2,460

2,530

2,450

2,460

2,410

2,490

2,430

2,470

2,380

2,380

2,120

2,360

2,310

2,400

9 4.7fi

Feb.

2,350

2,320

2,410

2,340

,2,420

2,530

2,450

9 Mn

2,450

9 an

2,450

2,460

9 AQn

2,410

2,480

9 Afift

2,300

2,350

2,370

2,420

9 ton

2,420

2,220

9, <un

2,440

2,390

2,370

Mar.

2,320

2,210

2,200

2,370

2,370

2,370

2,380

2,320

2,380

2,240

2,520

2,650

2,650

3,340

3,930

4,610

5,960

6,840

7,420

8,690

8,540

7,410

6,700

6,410

6,200

6,010

6,320

6,600

6,470

7,140

7,420

Apr.

6,230

7,180

6,630

4,960

5,210

5,020

5,530

5,840

5,980

5,490

5,270

5,240

4,850

4,800

5,100

5,060

5,420

5 460

5,740

5,160

5,190

5,220

5,120

5,380

5,080

5,020

4,370

4,790

4,320

4 4nn

May

4,340

4,200

4,140

4,290

4,220

3,880

4,300

4,090

3,640

3,780

3,740

3,930

3,560

3,580

3,740

3,960

3,980

3 ^sn

3,210

3,580

3,420

3,310

3,430

3,300

3,160

3,140

3,160

3,270

3,310

3,370

3,000

June

3,460

3,310

3,090

3,030

3,020

3,100

2,570

2,460

2,500

2,660

2,400

2,300

2,520

2,440

2,500

2,980

2,700

3,140

3,020

3,250

3,040

3,510

3,540

3,010

3,440

3,360

3,210

2,910

2,780

2,750

July

2,710

2,750

2,900

2,540

2,380

2,850

2,630

2,520

2,210

2,420

2,980

2,950

3,570

3,210

2,600

3,650

3,420

3,000

2,970

2,830

2,830

2,680

3,060

2,930

2,820

2,930

3,060

2,920

2,630

2,710

2,500

Aug.

2,990

3,300

3,440

3,380

3,090

3; 470

3,400

3,440

3,400

3,620

3,420

3,380

3,470

3,390

3,040

3,380

3,230

3,190

2,950

3,240

3,360

3,420

3,300

3,370

3,490

3,410

3,330

3,330

3,480

3,390

3,100

Sept,

3,250*

3,130

3,020

3,250

3,460

3,360

3,380

3,280

3,370

3,670

3,420

3,430

3,480

3,450

3,380

3,050

3,450

3,300

3,350

3,350

3,090

3,290

3,070

3,400

3,470

3,430

3,640

3,540

3,570

3,200

Month

November ___ _____________

December,. _ ___ ______ . . ....

January

February _ . ______ . ________

May ____ __ . ______ . ___

June.

July . .. 

Maximum

7,930

6,430

3,920

2,660

2,530

8,690

7,180

4,340

3,540

3,650

3,620

3,670

8,690

Minimum

6,030

2,150

1,810

2,120

2,220

4,320

3,000

2,300

2,210

3,020

1,810

Mean

4,170

3,080

2,470

2,400

4,740

5,300

3,660

2,930

2,840

3,330

3,350

3,770

Pe- square 

mile

0.586

.359

.266

.213

.207

.409

.457

.316

.253

.245

287

.289

.325

Run-off in

inches

0.68

.40

.31

.25

.22

.47

.61

.36

.28

.28

.33

.32

4.41
UPPER MISSISSIPPI KIV^R BASIN 57

MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT SARTEL1,

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 16, T. 36 N., R. 31 W., at highway bridge in 

Sartell.

DRAINAGE AREA. 12,400 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May to November, 1929, when station was discontinued.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during period, 5,270 second-feet Nov. 3; minimum, 960 second-feet Nov. 22 and 28.

REMARKS. Records poor. Flow controlled to a considerable extent by Government reservoirs near the headwaters.

i 

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929

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....................................................

Month Maximum

May 15-31....... ........... ...... _ .. 4,990

July... . - _ . _ ................ 3,680

October........... _ ... ___ ............ 4,720

May

4,450 

4,190 

4,990 

4,450 

4,450

4,190 

3,680 

3,680 

4,190 

4,190

3,430 

4,190 

3,930 

3,930 

4,190 

4,190

June

4,190 

4,190 

4,720 

3,680 

3,680

3,680 

3,430 

2,600 

2,600 

2,950

3,070 

2,720 

2,600 

2,600 

1,510

2,950 

3,190 

3,930 

3,430 

3,190

3,190 

4,190 

4,450 

3,680 

3,680

3,680 

3,930 

3,430 

3,070 

3,430

Minimum

3,430 

1,510 

1,960 

2,830 

2,950 

3,190 

960

July

2,720 

2,720 

3,070 

3,070 

3,070

2,270 

3,190 

2,830 

2,720 

2,160

2,720 

3,430 

3,680 

3,680 

3,190

2,950 

3,680 

3,430 

3,190 

3,190

2,950 

2,950 

2,720 

3,430 

2,720

3,190 

2,830 

3,190 

2,720 

1,960 

2,490

Aug.

2,830 

3,930 

3,930 

3,930 

3,680

3,680 

3,930 

3,930 

3,930 

3,930

4,190 

3,430 

3,930 

3,930 

3,430

3,190 

3,680 

3,930 

3,190 

3,190

3,430 

3,680 

3,430 

3,430 

3,930

3,430 

3,680 

3,430 

3,430 

3,430 

3,430

Mean

4,140 

3,390 

2,970 

3,630 

3,570 

3,780 

2,680

Sept,

3,430 

3,430 

2,950 

3,430 

3,430

3,680 

3,680 

3,930 

3,680 

3,430

4,190 

3,930 

3,930 

3,930 

3,430

3,190 

3,430 

3,680 

3,680 

3,430

3,430 

3,190 

3,680 

3,070 

3,430

3,680 

3,430 

4,190 

3,430 

3,680

Per square 

mile

0.334 

.273 

.240 

.293 

.288 

.305 

.216

Oct.

3 680 

3 680 

3 680 

3 930 

3,680

3 930 

3 430 

3,680 

3 680 

3 430

3 930 

3,680 

3,430 

3.930 

3,430

3 930 

4 190 

4 190 

4 720 

3.930

3,680 

3,930 

4 190 

3,930 

3 430

3.680 

3.930 

3430 

3,190 

3,430 

4.190

Nov.

4,990 

4,720 

5,270 

4,450 

4,190

4,990 

4,450 

4,190 

4,720 

3,680

3,070 

2,600 

2,160 

2,270 

2,270

1,960 

2,380 

1,770 

1,680 

1,960

1,080 

960 

1,290 

1,590 

1,220

1,360 

1,770 

960 

1,080 

1,360

Bun-offin 

inches

0.20 

.30 

.28 

.34 

.32 

.35 

.34
58 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART V

MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ELK RIVER, MINN.

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 10, T. 121 N., R. 23 W., at highway bridge in Elk

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

DRAINAGE AREA. 14,500 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July, 1915, to September, 1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 23,900 second-feet Mar. 21 (gage

height, 9.92 feet); minimum (estimated), 2,130 second-feet Dec. 7.

1915-1929: Maximum discharge, 27,000 second-feet Apr. 7, 1916 (gage

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

REMARKS. Records good. Flow partly regulated by Government reservoirs on

headwaters.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet,

Day

1 ______

2 

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

4.. .

5 . 

6. __ .. _ ..

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

8. ........

9 .........

10 

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

12 _____ ....

13 . 

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

15..... ___ ..

16. __ ......

17 ____ . ...

13

19 

20 .......

21 .........

22. ____ ....

23 .

24- ____ ....

25 .......

26 _____ ..

27 . 

28 

29 ____ ....

30.. _ ....

31 ___ ......

Oct.

9,840

9,520

8,880

8,240

9,200

8,560

7,930

8,560

8,240

8,880

7,930

8,240

7,930

8,880

10,200

8,880

9,520

9,520

o sin

10,200

10,200

10,500

10,800

10,500

10,200

10,500

9,200

10,200

9,200

8,880

8,880

Nov.

8,240

8,240

7,930

7,620

7,000

6,100

5,800

5,500

5,800

6,400

6,700

6,400

6,100

6,400

6,100

5,800

5,800

5,800

5,800

4,910

4,620

5,200

4,910

4,910

4,340

3,840

3,610

3,210

3,210

3,610

Dec.

3,610

3,840

3,610

3,400

2,220

2,470

2,130

2,230

3,000

3,940

3,680

4,300

4,150

4,580

4,740

4,930

4,660

3,860

4,200

3,300

2,410

2,960

3,930

4,190

4,130

4,120

3,570

3,790

3,610

3,390

4,040

Jan.

3,330

2,460 9 son

3,120

3,170

2,920

3,200

2,700

2,780

3,210

2,990

3,020

2,910

9 onn

2,800

2,840

3,010

9 Q3A

9 QRfi

2,850

2,940

2,890

2,970

2,720

2,340

2,890

2,950

2,830

2,510

2,770

2,730

Feb.

2,750

2,930

2,610

2,760

2,850

2,820

9 Sfifi

2,840

9 Qifi

2,750

2,830

9 Sfift

2,900

2

0 on

2,870

2,860

9 RAA

9 QOfl

2,780

2,700

2,760

2,720

2,760

2,760

2,670

2,770

2,710

2,750

Mar.

2,760

2,700

2,710

2,550

2,600

9 7in

2,660

2,580

2,910

2,540

2,760

9 7Qn

3,310

4,120

5,720

6,510

8,140

a Qflfl

13,800

16,900

18,800

15,000

13,000

13,000

10 800

11,800

11,800

11,400

10,800

11,400

10,800

Apr.

10,800

10,800

8,880

8,560

7,620

7,930

7,930

7,310

8,240

8,240

7,930

7 930

7,310

7,310

7,000

7,620

7,620

7 930

7,620

7,620

7,620

7,310

7,000

7,000 7 nnn

7 nnn

6,700

6,100

5,800

5,500

May

5,500

5,800

5,500

5,500

5,200

4,910

5,200

4,910

4,620

4,620

5,200

4,620

4,340

4,620

4,340

4,080

4,080

4,080

4,080

3,840

4,340

4,080

3,610

3,610

3,840

3,610

3,030

4,080

4,340

4,080

4,080

June

3,840

3,840

4,080

4,080

3,610

3,610

3,400

3,610

3,210

3,030

2,860

3,610

2,550

2,550

2,860

3,210

3,400 4 iflr

3,400

3,840

4,080

4,080

A 080

3,610

3,400

3,610

3,840

4,080

3,610

3,610

July

3,400

3,030

3,210

3,400

3,210

3,210

3,030

3,400

3,210

3,210

2,860

3,400

3,610

3,840

4,080

3,840

3,610

4,080

3,610

3,400

3,210

3,030

3,210

3,210

3,610

3,210

3,610

3,610

3,400

3,210

2,860

Aug.

3,030

3,030

3,840

3,840

3,610

3,840

3,840

4,080

3,840

4,080

4,080

4,080

3,840

3,840

3,840

3,610

3,610 Q sin

4,080

3,610

3,400

4,080

4,080

3,610

4,080

4,080

3,840

4,080

3,610

4,080

3,840

Sept.

3,610

3,840

3,610

3,610

3,610.

4 080

3,840

4,080 4 080

4,080

3,840 3 sin

3,210 i %m

4 080

3,840

3,610

3,610

3,840

3,840

3,840

3,840

3,610

4,080

3 840

i nan

4,080

4,080

4,080

3,610

Month

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

April..... ___ ...... ___ . _ ..........

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

The year ______________

Maximum

10,800

8,240

4,930

3,330

18,800

10,800

5,800

4,080

4,080

4,080

4,340

18,800

Minimum

7,930

3,210

2,130

2,340

2,610

2,540

5,500

3,030

2,550

2,860

3,030

3,210

2,130

Mean

9,290

5,660

3,640

2,890

2,800

7,720

7,640

4,440

3,530

3,380

3,810

3,850

4,900

FTT square 

mile

0.641

.390

.251

.199

.193

.532

.527

.306

.243

.233

.263

.266

.338

Run-off in 

inches

0.74

.44

.29

.23

.20

.61

.59

.35

.27

.27

.30

.30

459
UPPEB MISSISSIPPI BIVEB BA.SIN 59

MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST. PATH, JXDSTS.

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

Paul, 6 miles below mouth of Minnesota River. Zero of gage is 68K16 feet

above mean sea level by the 1912 adjustment. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 35,700 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March, 1887, to September, 1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 45,800 second-feet Mar. 23 (gage

height, 13.0 feet); minimum, 2,820 second-feet Mar. 5 (gage height, 1.3

feet).

1887-1929: Maximum discharge, 80,800 second-feet Apr. 6, 18^7 (gage

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

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

REMARKS. Records good except those for period of ice effect, Jan. 1 to Mar. 4,

which are fair. Flow regulated somewhat by reservoirs at the headwaters.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

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

11...

12 

13 

14 

15 

16-

17-

18-

19-

20-

21-

22-

23-

24-

25-

11,400

11,200

10,400

10,000

10,200

10,200

10,200

9,440

10,000

9,620

9,620

9,440

9,620

9,440

9,620

10,400

11,000

11,800

12,500

12,700

12,700

13,100

13,500

13,100

13,100

12,700

12,000

12,300

11,400

10,800

11,000

10,400

10,000

9,440

9,260

8,900

8,360

8,000

7,820

7,310

7,140

7,140

7,310

7,310

7,650

7,480

7,480

7,650

7,310

7,310

6,970

6,800

6,800

6,630

6,120

5,160

4,860

5,160

4,570

4,300

5,010

4,710

4,860

3,910

3,120

2,820

3,020

2,920

3,120

4,300

4,430

4,570

4,860

5,320

5,640

5,800

5,960

5,640

4,710

4,300

3,910

4,430

4,860

5,960

5,960

5,640

5,320

4,710

4,710

4,430

4,040

4,610

3,220

3,500

3,900

4,000

3,910

3,840

3,750

3,620

4,120

3,990

3,850

3,810

3,780

3,640

3,700

3,820

3,880

3,680

3,660

3,750

3,700

3,660

3,720

3,380

3,270

3,770

3,710

3,420

3,540

3,640

3,410

3,530

3,560

3,740

3,620

3,630

3,470

3,500

3,600

3,480

3,650

3,610

3,560

3,600

3,600

3,640

3,560

3,360

3,490

3,510

3,480

3,530

3,550

3,440

3,510

3,460

3,450

3,500

3,400

3,520

3,410

2,820

3,120

3,330

3,120

3,440

3,670

4,570

5,160

7,820

10,600

13,600

16,800

21,500

25,300

31,800

39,400

45,000

45,000

45,000

44,200

42,600

41,000

38,600

37,100

34,300

32,400

29,600

27,000

25,300

23,800

21,200

20,000

19,000

18,700

18,700

19,000

19,500

19,700

19,200

18,500

18,000

17,500

17,500

17,700

18,200

18,700

18,500

18,200

18,000

17,200

16,500

15,800

15,600

15,400

15,200

15,000

15,200

15,600

15,600

14,900

14,100

13,400

12,600

11,900

11,400

11,300

10,800

10,300

9,930

9,590

9,590

9,420

9,080

9,250

9,250

8,760

8,760

8,280

8,280

8,280

7,640

7,640

7,800

7,800

7,800

7,800

7,960

7,960

7,800

7,480

7,800

8,120

7,800

7,030

6,880

6,880

6,430

5,430

5,990

6,430

5,990

5,990

5,990

5,430

5,290

5,850

5,570

6,130

5,430

5,570

5,570

6,130

5,290

5,150

5,020

4,890

5,020

4,890

5,430

5,150

5,710

5,850

5,290

4,890

5,710

5,570

5,850

5,850

5,290

",570

,430

* 150 

4,040 

4,630 

4,890 

5,430

5,430

4,630

5,290

5,290

4,890

5,570

5,570

5,430

5,150

5,290

5,020

5,020

5,430

5,290 6,880

7,330

6,280

3,990

5,430

5,150

4,890

4,890

4,760

4,890

5,150

4,760

5,020

4,760

4,760

4,390

6,430

4,510

4,150

4,630

4,760

4,760

4,630

4,630

4,760

4,890

4,760

4,390

4,390

4,390

4,510

4,630

4,390

4,760

4,760

5,290

6,570

5,290

4,510

4,890

5,150

5,430

5,150

4,890

4,890

4,510

4,630

4,760 

4,630 4,760' 

4,890 

4,390

5,570

5,430

5,710

5,710

5,570

Month Maximum Minimum Mean Per square 

mile

Run-oft in 

inches

October_. 

November.. 

December.. 

January....

February... 

March._. 

April.......

May...__. 

June . 

July___.. 

August . 

September.

The year.... 

49761 32-

13,500

11,000

5,960

4,610

3,740

45,000

27,000

15,600

8,120

5,850

6,880

5,710

45,flOO

9,260

4,300

2,920

3,220

3,360

2,820

15,000

7,640

5,290

4,390

4,040

4,390

2,820

11,100

7,390

4,610

3,730

3,540

20,800

18,600

10,100

6,340

5,180

5,030

4,930

8,470

0.311

.207

.129

.104

.099

.583

.521

.283

.178

.145

.141

.138

.237

0.36 

.23 

.15 

.12 

.10 

.67 

.58 

.33 

.20 

.17 

.16 

.16

3.22
60 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART V

MISSISSIPPI EIVEB AT PRESCOTT, WIS.

LOCATION. Staff gage in lot 4 in SE. % sec. 9, T. 26 N., R. 20 W., on Chicago,

Burlington & Quincy Railroad bridge over St. Croix River. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 44,000 square miles. 

RECORDS -AVAILABLE. June, 1928, to September, 1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 49,600 second-feet Mar. 25 (gage

height, 12.3 feet); minimum, 6,400 second-feet Sept. 4, 6, and 7 (gage height,

0.0 foot).

192S-29: Maximum and minimum, that of 1929. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for period of ice effect, Dec. 20 to Mar. 5,

which are fair. Flow regulated somewhat by reservoirs s t the headwatersj

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

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

10-

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16-

17.

18.

19. 

20-

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

27.

29 

30 

31 

18,100

17,300

16,400

16,100

16,100

15,900

15,500

15,200

15,200

15,000

15,000

15,200

15,000

15,000

15,000

14,800

15,500

16,400

17,800

19,000

20,200

20,800

21,400

22,100

22,100

22,100

22,100

21,400

20,800

20,200

19,600

19,000

18,400

17,800

17,300

16,800

15,900

15,500

15,000

14,600

14,100

13,700

13,300

12,800

13,300

13,500

13,700

13,700

13,300

13,300

12,800

12,800

12,600

12,400

12,400

12,200

12,000

11,500

10,700

10,500

10,300

10,300

10,300

9,890

9,270

8,560

8,090

8,090

7,790

7,790

7,790

7,790

8,400

8,730

9,080

9,470

10,100

10,300

10,300

10,300

10,100

9,890

9,890

9,680

9,680

9,680

9,680

9,680

9,680

9,470

9,270

9,270

9,060

9,060

9,470

9,470

9,060

9,060

9,060

9,270

9,680

9,480

9,270

9,160

9,080

9,060

9,060

9,060

8,860

8,660

8,460

8,250

8,380

8,520

8,660

8,460

8,250

8,250

8,250

8,320

8,450

8,350

8,250

8,150

8,050

8,260

8,460

8,660

8,660

8,660

8,660

8,660

8,800

8,930

9,060

8,860

8,660

8,560

8,450

8,660

8,860

9,060

8,960

8,860

8,960

9,060

9,260

9,470

9,680

9,680

9,680

10,200

10,700

10,900

11,100

11,300

11,200

11,100

11,600

12,000

13,800

15,700

17,600

19,700

21,800

25,500

29,200

34,400

39,600

44,900

47,300

49,600

49,200

48,900

48,600

48,400

48,200

47,600

46,900

45,500

44,200

42,900

39,700

37,900

35,600

33,900

33,900

34,500

34,500

34,500

33,900

32,300

30,700

29,200

29,700

30,200

30,700

31,200

31,200

30,700

29,700

28,700

28,200

26,400

25,200

24,800

23,600

23,200

23,200

23,200

22,800

22,100

20,800

19,600

19,000

18,100

17,600

17,300

17,100

16,400

15,700

15,200

15,000

14,600

14,400

14,400

14,400

14,100

13,700

13,300

13,300

13,000

12,600

12,400

12,400

12,600

12,400

12,200

12,200

12,00) 

12,001 

11,701 

11,701 

12,001

11,701

11,500

11,100

10,700

10,300

9,680 

9,680 

9,680 

9,680 

9,47C

9,470

9,080

8,900

8,900

8,900

8,730 

8,730 

8.56C 

8,730 

8,730

8,730 

8.90C 

9,470 

9.27C 

9,27C

8,900

8,400

8,730

8,730

9,080

8,900

9,080

8,900

8,730

8,900

9,080

8,900

8,900

8,730

8,560

8,400

8,730

8,730

8,730

8,730

8,730

8,730

8,240

8,090

8,090

8,090

7,790

7,790

7,640

7,340

7,200

6,920

6,790

6,660

6,660

6,660

6,790

6,920

6,790

6,920

7,060

7,060

7,200

7,340

7,340

7,340

7,200

7,340

7,340

7,340

7,340

7,940

7,790

7,340

7,060

7,060

7,060

6,920

6,790

6,790

6,790

6,790

6,660

6,530

6,530

6,400

6,530

6,400

6,400

6,530

6,660

6,920

7,060

7,080

7,200

7,200

7,490

7,640

7,640

7,640

7,640

7,490

7,490

7,490

7,640

7,490

7,340

7,640

7,940

7,940

8,090

8,090

Month Maximum Minimum Mean FT square 

mile

Kun-ofl in 

inches

October.... 

November. 

December.. 

January... 

February... 

March__.. 

April..._. 

May___. 

June___. 

July . 

August__. 

September..

The year.

22,100

19,000

10,300

9,680

9,260

49,600

46,900

23,200

12,000

9,080

7,940

8,090

49,600

14,800

10,300

7,790

8,250

8,050

9,470

23,200

12,200

8,560

7,200

6,660

6,400

6,400

17,800

13,800

9,330

8,920

8,670

25,400

32,800

16,000

9,910

8,500

7,080

7,230

13,800

0.405

.314

.212

.203

.197

.577

.745

.364

.225

.193

.161

.164

.314

0.47 

.35 

.24 

.23 

.21 

.67 

.83 

.42 

.25 

.22 

.19 

.18

4.26
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVEE BASIN 61

MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT WINONA, MINN.

LOCATION. Staff gage in lot 1, sec. 23, T. 107 N., E. 7 W., in the crib connected

with the pivot pier of the Chicago & Northwestern Eailway bridge at Winona.

Elevation, 660.3 feet above mean sea level. 

DRAINAGE AKBA. 58,500 square miles. 

RBCOBDS AVAILABLE. June. 1928, to September, 1929.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 78,300 second-feet Apr. 3-4 (gage 

- height, 11.50 feet); minimum, 11,700 second-feet Sept. 8 (gage height, 0.50

feet).

1928-29: Both maximum and minimum, that of 1929. 

REMARKS. Records excellent except those for period of ice effect Dec. 22 to

Mar. 17, which are fair. Flow regulated somewhat by reservoirs at the

headwaters in the interests of navigation.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

Day Oct. NOT. Dec. Jan. Feb. Met. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept,

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17. 

18- 

19. 

20-

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

29. 

30 .

31 ........

30,200

30,200

29,000

28,400

27,800

27,300

26,200

25,600

25,100

24,600

23,400

24,000

24,000

24,000

24,500

25,600

26,200

26,200

26,700

27,800

29,600

32,000

34,400

35,700

37,000

38,400

39,100

39,100

39,100

38,400

37,000

35,700

34,400

33,200

32,600

31,400

29,600

29,000

27,800

27,300

26,200

25,600

25,100

24,000

22,900

21,800

22,400

22,400

21,800

21,300

21,300

20,800

20,800

20,800

20,300

20,300

20,300

19,900

19,500

19,100

18,700

18,300

17,900

17,500

17,500

17,100

16,500

16,200

15,900

15,600

15,900

15,600

15,600

15,600

14,700

14,700

14,700

15,300

15.600

15,300

15,000

15,900

15,300

15,600

15,600

16,200

16,800

17,500

17,100

16,200

16,500

17,900

17,900

15,600

15,100

15,100

15,100

15,100

15,100

15,100

15,100

14,900

14,900

14,900

14,900

14,900

14,900

14,900

14,600

14,600

14,600

14,600

14,600

14,600

14,600

14,600

14,600

14,600

14,600

14,900

15,100

15,100

15,100

14,600

14,600

14,600

14,600

14,600

14,900

14,900

14,600

14,400

14,400

14,200

14,200

14,200

14,200

14,200

14,200

14,200

14,400

14,200

14,000

13,900

13,600

13,900

14.000

14,200

14,200

14,400

14,400

14400

14,600

14,600

14,600

14,600

14,600

14,400

14,400

14,600

14,600

15,100

15,600

16,800

19,100

24,000

30,800

42,600

57.700

60,000

61,600

59,200

59,200

64,000

69,700

73,900

75,600

75,600

75,600

74.700

73,900

73,900

75,600

77,400

78,300

78,300

78,500

73,900

73,000

72,200

71,400

71,400

72,200

73,000

72,200

68,900

65,600

62,400

60,000

58,400

57,700,

56,100

55,300

54,500

53,000

51,500

62,200

44,700 

42.60C 

41,900 

40,500 

39,800

39,100

37,000

35,700

34,400

33,200

22,400

21,300

20,800

20,800

20,300

20,300

20,300

20,300

19,900

19,500

17,100 14,400

17,900 14,400

18,700 13,900

19,500 13,900

19,900 13,600

19,900, 13,300

19,500 13,300

32,000 19,900

31,400 22,900

31,400 28,400

29,600 27,300

19,500

19,500

19,100

18,700

18,700

18, 700

18,700

28,400 25,100 18,300

27,800 22,900 17,900

27,300 21,800

26,200 20,800

26,200 19.90C

25,600 19,500

i

25,100 19,100

24,000 18,700

24,500 18,300

24,000 17,900

23,400, 17,500

50,700 22,900 16,800

50,000 22,900 16,800

50,000

49,200

46,900

22,400 16,800

21,800 16,800

22,400 16,800

22,400.

17,500

17, 500

17,500

17,500

17,100

16,800

16,800

16,800

16,500

13,300

13,300

13,300

13,300

13,600

13,900

13,600

13,600

13,300 

13,300 

13,600 

13,fiOO 

13,300

13,300

13,300

13,300

13,300

13,300

16,500 13,300

16,200 13,000

16,200 12,800

15,600 12,800

15,300 12,600

14,700, 12,400

12,400

12,400

12,100

11,900

11,900

11,900

11,900

11, 700

11,900

12,100

12,100

11,900

12,100

12,400

12,400

12,400 

12,4CO 

12,400 

12,100 

12,100

12,100

11,900

11.900

12,100

12,100

12,400

12,600

12,800

13,300

13,300

Month Maximum Minimum Mean

Per

square

mile

Run-off in 

inches

October,. _-. 

November.. 

December... 

January-_ 

February....

March.._. 

April___. 

May...__. 

June........

July... ,. 

August.__. 

September..

39,100

35, 700

18,300

17,900

23,400

18, 700

14,700

The year.

14,900 

75,600 

78,300 

44,700 

22,400 

19,900 

14,4tX) 

13, 300

78,300

13,900

14,400

46,900

21,800

16,800

14,700

12,400

11, 700

11,700

29,900

24,500

16,200

15,000

14,300

40,800

63,600

30,000

20,300

17, 700

13,400

12,200

24,900

0.511 

.419 

.277 

.25P 

.244 

.69-7

1.09 

.513 

.347 

.30? 

.22? 

.209

.42P

O.E9 

.47 

.32 

.30 

.25 

.80

1.21 

.59 

.3» 

.35 

.26 

.23-

5.76
62 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART V 

MISSISSIPPI EIVEE AT LA CEOSSE, WIS.

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 31, T. 16 N., R. 7 W., on left pi-?r of wagon bridge

in city of La Crosse, Wis. Zero of gage is 626.43 feet abcve mean sea level. 

DRAINAGE AEEA. 62,800 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June to September, 1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during period, 30,500 second-feet June 14 and

15 (gage height, 4.9 feet); minimum, 13,300 second-fee4, Sept. 6-8 (gage

height, 0.7 foot).

Maximum stage known, 16.2 feet June 19, 1880, from records of United

States Weather Bureau. 

REMARKS. Records good.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, ld$9

Day

l _ .. _ . _ ....

2 __________

3 _________

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

5 . ...

6 

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

8 _ . _ ... __ ..

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

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

11 __ ............

12 ____ ... _ ..

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

14 __ ............

15 ____ . _ ....

June

23,000

23,600 

25,000 

28,000 

30,500 

30,500

July

20,300 

20,300 

21,100 

22,000 

22,500

22,500 

23,500 

23,500 

23,500 

23,000

22,500 

22,000 

22,000 

22,000 

22,000

Aug.

17,100 

17, 100 

16,800 

16,200 

16,200

15,900 

15,600 

15,600 

15,600 

15, 600

15,600 

15,600 

15,600 

15, 600 

15,600

Month

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

September. ________________

Sept.

14,100 

13,800 

13,800 

13,600 

13,600

13,300 

13,300 

13,300 

13,600 

13,600

13,600 

13,800 

13,800 

13,800 

14, 100

Day

1C1" 

IS 

1£ 

2C

21 

22 

23

24 

2£

26

27 

2* 

2E 

3C 

31

Maximum

30,500 

23,500 

17,100 

15,600

___ . _____

_________

... _ . __ ....

, ___ .... __

_________ 

__ . ______

__ . __ . _ ..

__ . ...........

_________

Minimum

20,300 

17,900 

14,400 

13,300

June

28,500 

27,000 

26,000 

25,000 

23,500

23,000 

22,500 

22,500 

22,000 

21,600

20,700 

20,300 

20,300 

20,300 

20,700

Mean

24,000 

21,000 

15,500 

13,900

July

21,600 

21, 100 

20,700 

20,700 

20,700

20,300 

20,300 

19,900 

20,300 

20,300

19,900 

19,500 

18,700 

18,300 

17,900 

17,900

Aug.

15,300 

15,300 

15,300 

15,600 

15,600

15,600 

15,300 

15,300 

15,000 

15,000

15,000 

15, 000 

14,700 

14,700 

14, 400 

14,400

Per 

square 

mile

0.382 

.334 

.247 

.221

Sept.

14,100 

14,100 

14,100 

14,100 

13,800

13,800 

13,600 

13,600 

13,600 

13,600

14,100 

14,400 

15,000 

15,306 

15,600

Run-eff in 

incbes

0.30 

.39 

.28 

.25
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 63

LEECH IAKE BITER AT FEDERAL DAM, MIHN.

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 29, T. 144 N., R. 28 W., 600 feet below Government

dam and half a mile northwest of Federal Dam post office. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,160 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May to November, 1929 (discontinued). 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during period, 635 second-feet July 12 (gage

height, 3.81 feet); minimum, 10 second-feet Aug. 26-28 and Oct. 31 to Nov. 2

(leakage through gates). 

KEMARKS. Discharge past gage is completely regulated by Government dam 600

feet above. Capacity of reservoir, 33,000,000,000 cubic feet. Records fair.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929

Day

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

2 ...

3. __ .. _ . .

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

fi... ...............

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

7. ______ . __ .

8

9. ____ .... __ .. ______ __ __ __ _ _ _

10-.-. ....,......

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

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

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

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

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

16- .

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

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

19....... _ ........

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

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

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

23

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

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

26-.. ...............

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

28-. .............

29 __ ..._.__._

30

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

Month

May 27-31...... 

June ...............

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

Maximum

547 

525 

63S 

613

Minimum

525 

125 

79 

10

Mean

538 

468 

516 

402

May

547 

547 

525 

547 

525

June

525 

525 

525 

503 

503

503 

503 

503 

503 

503

482 

482 

461 

482 

482

461 

461 

355 

125 

264

473 

503 

420 

420

461

461 

461 

461 

461

482

July

482 

461 

461 

482 

461

461 

482 

482 

503 

503

591 

635 

635 

613 

635

635 

635 

613 

547 

503

547 

547 

569 

569 

591

591 

79 

340 

321 

440 

591*

Month

Septem 

Octobei 

Novem

Aug.

591 

591 

613 

591 

569

569 

569 

591 

569 

569

569 

547 

547 

400 

321

302 

340 

321 

321 

340

321 

321 

283 

302 

265

10 

10 

10 

340 

380 

400

Maximum

613 

547 

103

Sept.

400 

400 

380 

525 

613

591 

547 

591 

591 

591

591 

613 

569 

591 

591

547 

547 

525 

525 

547

503 

569 

503 

525

482

482 

482 

525 

525 

525

Oct.

525 

525 

503 

525 

547

503 

482 

503 

440 

440

503 

525 

547 

525

547

525 

525 

525 

525 

525

503 

420 

440 

461 

603

482 

482 

420 

400 

155 

10

Nov.

10 

10

98 

93

98

103 

80 

80

88 

84

84 

80 

98

88 

84

93 

80 

80 

80 

80

80 

80 

80 

80 

80

80 

80 

80 

80 

80

S Mean

380 533 

10 469 

10 79.7
64 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART V

SWAN RIVER NEAR SWA1T RIVER, MIWW.

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 22, T. 53 N., R. 23 W., on State highway No. 5,

5 miles from town of Swan River. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 290 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June to November, 1929, when station vas discontinued. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during period, 444 second-feet June 18 (gage

height, 8.06 feet); minimum, 27 second-feet Sept. 1 (gage l^ight, 5.60 feet). 

REMARKS. Records are fair except those for Npvember, which are poor on

account of lack of information regarding ice.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 192G

Day

1 ... ...

2 __ ......

3 

« 

6 -

6 __ ......

7 ___ . ...

8 

9 

10 

n _ ...... 10

13 

14- - _ -

15. ......

June

116

110

104

137

216

250

286

353

382

July

130

116

116

110

104

104

98

104

110

98

92

87

87

82

77

Aug.

36

36

35

34

36

36

38

37

36

41

41

33

33

36

32

Sept.

27

28

28

28

30

31

30

31

34

37

44

41

38

37

41

Oct.

54

54

50

54

54

54

50

50

50

70

98

93

88

83

74

Nov.

61

74 ' 74

65

65

70

65

65

65

65

65

61

61

54

70

Day

16 ......

17 ..........

18. __ .

19 . 

20 

21 .

22 

23 

24.- _ -

25 

26 

27 _ .... ...

28 _ - __ -

29 

30.- __ -

31 

June

412

412

444

412

412

382

339

286

250

216

196

177

177

160

144

July

77

72

67

63

59

55

55

55

48

44

44

44

41

41

38

36

AtTR.

31

30

29

28

30

30

32

34

36

34

34

32

29

29

28

28

Sept.

41

41

as

38

38

38

34

36

34

34

36

38

44

44

44

Oct.

65

57

54

54

54

54

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

47

47

54

Nov

70

61

65

61

54

66

74

74

70

74

74

78

88

88

88

Month

June 7-30 __ ..... ....

July .........

Maximum

444

130

41

44

98

88

Minimum

104

36

28

27

47

54

Mean

266

75.9

33.4

36.1

58.4

68.8

P ~ square 

mile

0.917

.262

.115

.124

.201

.237

Run-off in 

inches ,

0.82

.30

.13

.14

.23

.26
TIPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN

WILLOW KIVER NEAR PALISADE, JOSH.

65

LOCATION. Chain gage on highway bridge on section-line road between sees. 20 

and 21, T. 49 N., R. 25 W., 1.9 miles west and 0.6 mile north of Palisade.

DRAINAGE AREA. 442 square miles.

RECOBDS AVAILABLE. June to November, 1929, when station was discontinued.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during period, 191 second-feet June 13 (gage 

height, 5.12 feet); minimum, 19 second-feet Sept. 3 (gage height, 3 67 feet).

REMARKS. Records fair except those for November, when the stage-discharge 

relation was affected by ice.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feel, 1929

Day

1 _____

2 ..........

3 ..........

4

5 __ ... ...

6 .......

7 ..........

8..........

» ._ ...

10..........

11 ........

12..........

13-. .....

14-. .....

15. .........

June

191 

181 

156

July

90 

83 

76 

70 

64

60 

57 

62 

68 

76

72 

66 

79 

72 

66

Aug.

25 

25 

25 

26 

30

33 

37 

38 

51

47

46 

40 

44 

42 

41

Sept.

23 

22 

19 

20 

20

20 

21 

22 

27 

33

39 

40 

49 

36 

35

Oct.

40 

42 

51 

51 

48

44 

40 

39 

36 

36

37 

46 

54 

59 

60

Month

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

September.. 

October

November _ . _ ... ___ ...... . ...

Nov.

48 

.62 

68 

72 

66

59 

56 

63 

52 

51

50

49 

49 

33 

38

Day

If 1' 

U 

It 

2(

21 

25 

2C 

24 

2<

2f 2' 

2E 

2£ 

3( 

31

Maximum

191 

90 

51 

49 

60 

72

5 __ . .....

r. ........

... __ ..

____

_ . __

_ . ..... 

..........

L.........

>-...-.-...

i ..........

j

..........

.......... 

) __ .-

__. .__.

Minimum

90 

28 

22 

19 

33 

28

June

148 

126 

118 

118 

125

132 

118 

111 

104 

97

90 

90 

90 

97 

97

July

60 

56 

50 

46 

43

43 

43 

41 

37 

37

36 

36 

35 

33 

30 

28

Mean

122 

55.3 

32.8 

30.7 

42.9 

61.7

Aug.

39 

37 

35 

31 

28

28 

29 

31 

31 

29

28 

26 

25

22

Sept.

34 

33 

32 

31 

29

28 

29 

29 

28 

28

30 

37 

40 

44 

43

Per 

square 

mile

0.276 

.125

.074-J 

.0695 

.0971 

.117

Oct.

56 

50 

47 

47 

44

40 

39 

39 

37 

37

34 

34 

34 

33 

36 

40

Nov.

62 

10 

44 

48 

28

28 

38 

50 

57 

58

53 

57 

64 

62 

55

Run-ofl in 

inches

0.18 

.14 

.09 

.08 

.11 

.13
66 SUEFACE WATEE SUPPLY, 1929, PAET V

PINE EIVEB BELOW PINE RIVER RESERVOIR, MINN.

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 21, T. 137 N., R. 27 W., just below Government

dam at Pine River Reservoir. Elevation of zero of gage is 1,216.66 feet

above mean sea level. 

DBAINAGE AREA. 452 square miles. 

RECOBDS AVAILABLE. January, 1895, to September, 1916; May to November,

1929; discontinued. 

EXTBEMES. Maximum discharge, 426 second-feet July 17 to November 6 (gage

height, 1.70 feet); minimum, 37 second-feet November 2"-29 (gage height,

0.19 foot).

1895-1916, 1929: Maximum discharge, 1,586 second-feet June 29, 1901;

no flow June 8-15, 17, 19, and 20, 1906.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929

Day

1 _______ ......

2 ____ . _ .. __ .

3... 

4

5 

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

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

8 

9 ___ ............

10 

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

12 

13...- . .

14 __________ .

16 

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

17 ... 

18 

19 _ ....

20 

21 

22

23 _________ ..

34--..... ........

25

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

27 .-. _....

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

28 

80 ..

31 

Month

May 26-31. .

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

Maximum

67 

168 

426 

426

Minimum

66 

66 

153 

426

Mean

66.8 

125 

317 

426

May

67 

67 

67 

67 

67 

66

June

66 

66 

66 

66 

66

66 

67 

67 

69 

69

168 

153 

150 

150 

150

160 

150 

153 

153 

155

155 

155 

155 

155 

155

155 

155 

155 

155 

155

July

155 

155 

153 

153 

153

153 

153 

153

153

155

287 

303 

303 

303 

303

407 

426 

426 

426 

426

426 

426 

426 

426 

426

426 

426 

407 

426 

426 

426

Month

Septem 

October 

Novem IfOf

Au?,

436 

4% 

436 

436 

436

436 

436 

436 

436 

436

426 

436 

436 

436 

436

4-«J 

436 

436 

436 4"<5

4-«5 

436 

476 

4^ 

476

436 

436 

436 

426 

436 

426

Mailman

426 

426 

426

Sept.

426 

426 

426 

426 

426

426 

426 

426 

426 

426

426 

426 

426 

426 

426

426 

426 

426 

426 

426

426 

426 

426 

426 

426

426 

426 

426 

426 

426

Oct.

426 

426 

426 

426 

426

426 

426 

426 

426 

426

426 

426 

426 

426 

426

426 

426 

426 

426 

426

407 

426 

426 

426 

426

426 

426 

426 

426 

426 

426

Nov.

426 

426 

426 

426 

426

426 

40 

30 

39 

30

30 

38 

38 

38 

38

38 

38 

38 

38 

38

44 

48 

38 

38 

38

37 

37 

37 

37 

38

MIni mum - Mean **"»«

426 426 

407 425 

37 116
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 67

GULL BIVER AT GULL LAKE RESERVOIR, MINK.

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 20, T. 134 N., K. 29 W., at footbridge about 500 

feet below Government dam.

DRAINAGE AKEA. 270 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May to November, 1929, when station was discontinued.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during period, 165 second-feet Aug. 10 (gage 

height, 9.53 feet); minimum, 16 second-feet Nov. 8-11.

REMARKS. Records poor. Stage-discharge relation affected by weeds in channel during most of summer. Flow entirely controlled by storage in reservoir 

above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929

Day

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

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

3 ________ .

4 __________ .

6.. _________ .

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

7 __________ .

g

9..... __ . ___ .

10 

11....... _____ ..

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

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

14... _____ . .....

15 

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

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

18........ __ .....

19..... _____ ....

20 

&... ....... ... __ .

22...... __ .......

23 .......

«.... ...........

25... . _ ....

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

27.. ...... __ ..

28

29 

30. 

31...... ____ ....

Month

May 24-31 ......

Tune.. .............

July

Maximum

29 

36 

60 

. 165

Minimum

21 

20 

20 

33

Mean

24.1 

24.6 

31.8 

126

May

21 

21

22 

22 

23 

27 

28 

29

Jane

28 

28 

27 

27 

23

23 

23 

22 

22 

24

24 

23 

23 

24 

24

20 

20 

21 

21

21

21 

24 

24 

36 

29

29 

31 

22 

24 

31

July

34 

33 

60 

28 

28

27 

29 

30 

28 

30

28 

27 

35 

30 

33

28 

29 

26 

27 

20

24 

24 

24 

25 

30

30 

60 

45 

45 

35 

33

Month

Septem 

October 

Novem

bar 

bar 

Aug.

34 

33 

33 

120 

127

149 

157 

157 

157 

165

157 

142 

142 

134 

120

134 

134 

127 

127 

134

134 

134 

134 

134 

134

127 

120 

120 

120 

127 

142

Maximum

134 

100 

94

Sept.

134 

134 

127 

127 

120

120 

113 

113 

127 

120

113 

113 

113 

106 

106

100 

113 

100 

100 

94

88 

88 

88 

88 

94

88 

100 

94 

94 

94

Oct.

100 

100 

94 

94

88

94 

88 

82 

82 

82

100 

100 

100 

94 

94

94 

88 

88 

88 

100

88 

88 

82 

74 

71

70 

75 

73 

73 

72 

82

Nov.

94 

94 

94 

88 

88

24 

18 

16 

10 

16

10 

18 

18 

18 

20

20 

20 

24 

23 

25

25 

25 

25 

25 

25

25 

25 

25 

25 

25

SS Mean

88 107 

70 87.0 

16 33.3
68 SUBFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PAET V 

NOKASIPPI RIVER NEAR FORT RIPIEY, MINK.

LOCATION. Chain gage in SE. J£ sec. 10, T. 43 N., E. 31 W., f % miles northeast

of Fort Eipley.

DRAINAGE ABBA. 210 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May to November, 1929, when station was discontinued. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during period, 87 second-f 3et May 19 (gage

height, 2.44 feet); minimum, 5 second-feet Sept. 4 (gage height, 1.31 feet). 

REMARKS. Eecords poor.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1939

Day

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

2 _____ __ ....

3 _____ ______ __ . 

4 __ _

5 _____ _

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

7--

s ... .... 10......... 9 ........ "..'. ... ~. 

11......... __ . __ ......... __ ......

12 _________ ________ ...

13........

14..... __ . __ _

15.... _

16 _____ .

17 _________ _ .... ...

18 __________ . ......................

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

20 _ _

21 ________________ ___ _ .

22 ........

23

24 ____________________ .....

25 ______ ..

26 _____________ __ __ ...

27 __________ _ . _ . . ..

28 __ ..

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

39 ________________ __ ... 31 _____ .

Month

May9-31........_......__....__._._._._.._

July. -.-.. ....--.-- .... ....-..- August __ .. _ ....... _ ...... ... .. .

September

October.......... _ .. _ ... ...

Maximum

87 

68 

55 

14 

15 

12 

21

May

73 

73

78 

78 

73 

73 

73

82 

82 

87 

87 

82

78 

73 

68 

64 

59

56 

55 

54 

68 

73 

68

June

68 

64 

61 

56 

54

50 

46 

41 

41 

40

38 

37 

38 

36 

36

36 

35 

35 

37 

46

45 

46 

50 

51 

48

51 

55 

56 

53 

52

Minimum

54 

35 

11

7 

5 

7 

9

July

50 

46 

46 

47 

42

41 

40 

41 

46 

40

45 

42 

55 

49 

47

45 

41 

40 

37 

35

36 

33 

28 

28 

25

23 

21 

19 

15 

14 

11.

Aug.

1 

1

1 

1

1

12

n

9

p i*

H

19

12is 

r

9 

9

8 

1? 

9 

8 1"

9 

8 

8 

8

7 

7

Sept.

7 

6 

6 

5 

6

6 

6 

6

7 

14

14 

12 

15 

15 

14

11 

10 

9 

8 

8

7 

7 

7 

7 

8

10 

12 

13 

13 

12

-.».«._ Per square 

Mean mfle

72.0 0.343 

46.7 .222 

36.4 .173 

10.0 .0476 

9.37 .0446 

9.19 .0438 

14.7 .0700

Oct.

10 

10 

10 

9 

8

8 

8 

7 

8 

8

8 

11 

12 

12 

10

10 

9 

9 

10 

10

10 

10 

9 

9 

8

8 

8 

8 

8 

9 

11

Nov.

18 

19 

21 

21 

21

17 

16 

15 

14 

14

14 

14 

14 

14

14

14 

14 

14 

14 

15

9 

11 

12 

12 

12

12 

13 

14 

14 

15

Run-off in 

inches

0.29 

.25 

.20 

.05 

.05 

.05 

.08
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN

P1ATTE EIVER AT EOYALTON, MINH.

69

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 35, T. 39 N., R. 32 W., on county road V-idge at 

east edge of Royalton, 6 miles above junction with Mississippi River.

DRAINAGE ABBA. 338 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May to September, 1929.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge, 132 second-feet May 18 (gage heijrht, 2.37 

feet); minimum, 6 second-feet July 26 (gage height, 1.26 feet).

REMARKS. Records good.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929

Day

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

2-.. __ .....

3 

4- ____ . _ .

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

6- __ . ......

7 .... ... ...

8 ..........

9 .....

10 

11- ___ . _ .

ISIS -

14- __ . __ .

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

May

123

123 

123 

123 

123 

132

June

115 

123 

115 

107 

98

88 

81 

72 

66 

61

65 

45 

43 

38 

32

July

21 

20 

21 

19 

17

18 

18 

21 

18 

17

19 

19 

20 

19 

19

Aug.

9 

12 

15 

14 

13

12 

9 

12 

12 

12

14 

14 

14 

15 

15

Month

May 10-81....... __ . ____ ... ____ ..

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

Sept.

14 

14 

14 

15 

15

15 

15 

17 

26 

30

1 28 

I 29 

33 

33 

36

Day

ie

17 

« 

1« 

2C

21

22 

22 

24 

26

2 

27 

26 

2£ 

3( 

31

Maximum

132 

1!23 

21 

.17 

46

_______

.............

.............

.. __ ... ...

- __ .. __ ..

> .. 

Minimum

107 

22 

8 

9 14

May

123 

132 

132 

132 

123

123 

123 

123 

123 

115

115 

107 

107 

107 

115 

115

June

28 

26 

30 

28 

28

28 

28 

28 

28 

27

26 

26 

26 

24 

22

July

17 

19 

16 

17 

19

12 

12 

13 

12 

14

8 

9 

9 

8 

10 

9

Mean *»J|g«

Aug.

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

14 

15 

17 

16 

15

16 

15 

10 

10 

13 

14

Sept.

36 

37 

35 

35 

34

34 

34 

33 

34 

38

 44 

45 

46 

44 

46

Run-off in 

inches

121 0. 358 0. 29 

51.4 .152 .17 

15.8 .047 .05 

13.5 .040 .05 

30. 3 .090 .10
70 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PAR"1 V 

SATTK RIVER WEAK ST. CLOUD, JOSE.

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 8, T. 124 N., R. 28 W., on county bridge 3 miles

west of St. Cloud and 4 miles above junction with Mississippi River.' 

DBAINAGE ABEA. 816 square miles.

RECOBDS AVAILABLE. July, 1909, to December, 1913; May to September, 1929. 

EXTBEMES. Maximum discharge during period, 164 second-feet May 11 (gage

height, 2.36 feet); minimum, 11 second-feet Sept. 3 (gage height, 1.60 feet,

stage-discharge relation affected by aquatic growth).

1909-1913, 1929: Maximum discharge, 1,620 second-feet May 11, 1912;

minimum, 5 second-feet Sept. 5, 1912. 

REMARKS. Records good.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet,

Day

1 .. ..

2.... ......

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

4- . .

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

6 ....-_

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

8_.'._....._...

8~ ._-.-.-.

10 ._-. -.-.

11... .......

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

13 ..........

14.. ___ .....

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

May

148 

134 

HO 

134

139 

90 

61 

116 128

June July

141 

99 

43 

110 

114

116 

108 

110 

90 

40

76 

81 

73 

78 

79

44 

84 

79 

64 

33

60 

48 

38 

73 

69

78 

72 

96 

61 

33

Aug.

30

47 

61 

43 

26

46 

55 

34 

20 

24

27 

27 

27 

24 

43

Month

May 7-31..... __ ........ __ . __ . __ .

June ___ . _ . _____ ....... ___ ...

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

Sept.

33 

18 

11 

28 

34

44

47 

34 

32

57

46 

61 

55 

71 

50

Day

Ifi 

U 

18 

19 

20

21 

25 

23 

24 

2£

26 

27 

28 

2S 

3C 

31

Maximum

164 

141 

96 

61

71

.. ______

_______

............. 

-. ,

.............

Minimum

42 

39 

17 

20 

11

May

130 

126 

126 

110 

42

114 

108 

108 

99 

110

90 

44 

99 

164 

150 

73

J'fne

70 

63 

78 

44 

53

57 

54 

68 

39 

69

75 

66 

82 

78 

84

July

<8 

51 

53 

35 

36

38 

39 

40 

50 

33

47 

26 

32 

21 

17 

21

Mean *»g»«

110 0. 135 

77. 6 . 095 

50.1 .061 

35.5 .044 

39. 9 . 049

Aug.

47 

50 

35 

24

48

55 

27 

20 

37 

33

24 

21 

43 

26 

33 

43

Sept.

47 

48 

 4 

51 

33

30

27 

24 

23 

57

64 

43 

30 

27 

19

Run-off in

inches

0.13 

.11 

.07 

.05 

.05
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 

ELK RIVER ABOVE ST. FRANCIS RIVER, NEAR BIG LAKE, HINN.

71

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 7, T. 33 N., R. 27 W., 2% miles north of Big Lake

and 1 mile above junction with St. Francis River. 

DRAINAGE ABEA. 384 square miles.

RECOBDS AVAILABLE. April to November, 1929, when station was discontinued. 

EXTBEMES. Maximum discharge during period, 184 second-feet Apr. 22 (gage

height, 3.01 feet); minimum, 11 second-feet Aug. 1 (gage height, 2.14 feet). 

REMABKS. Records poor. Stage discharge relation affected by aquatic growth

June 1 to Oct. 20 and affected by ice Nov. 21-30.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet,

Day

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

2... _ . 

3 ..... . 

5 . 

6- _ ....... ____ ...... __ - _ . _ .

7 . _______ .

8. ... _ .....................

9 . ......

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

11- - 

12 ____ .'.... _ ... ___ ..... 

13 _ ........... _ ........... _ ... ____ .

14 

15 __ . _______ ... __ .

16 ___ ... .... ....... .

17 __ ..... ...

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

19 . _ .... _ .

20 . __ ... .

21 __ ..... ..... .......

22 ..................... _

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

24 .. _ .... _.....

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

26 . ____ . _ .

27... 

28...... 

29 _ .... _ .... ___ ..... _ .

30 __ .... _ ...... __ . .. 

31 -.. .

Month

April 22-30 . 

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

Apr.

184 

184 

175 

175

166 

166 

158 

149 

140

Maximum

184 

132 

83 

42 

32 

117 

89 

96

May

132 

132 

132 

124 

117

117 

110 

102 

102 

102

110 

110 

110 

110 

110

124 

110 

110 

110 

102

96 

96 

89 

89 

89

83 

89 

83 

96 

96 

89

June

83

77 

77 

72 

67

67 

67 

61 

62 

61

64 

66 

62 

57 

53

50

46 

42 

40 

51

45 

46 

36 

36 

35

36 

37 

38 

36 

36

Minimum

140 

83

35 

14 

11 

29 

67 

65

July

30 

30 

39 

37 

31

32 

40 

42 

41 

36

36 

39 

38 

36 

34

31

29 

25 

' 21 

24

24 

24 

19 

20 

20

18 

16 

17 

17 

14 

14

Aug.

11 

15 

20 

20 

19

19 

14 

18 

19 

21

21 

27 

32

27 

27

31 

29 

23 

21

27

26 

23 

24 

26 

32

30 

30 

28 

27 

30 

29

Sept.

30 

29 

30 

32 

35

38 

35 

38 

51

57

54 

55 

54 

56 

51

53 

52 

53 

51 

50

50 

49 

47 

45 

69

117 

110 

102 

96 

89

Mean Pe>t£?£al°

166 0. 432 

106 . 276 

53. 5 . 139 

28. 2 . 073 

24. 1 .063 

55. 9 . 146 

77. 5 . 202 

78. 4 .204

Oct.

83

83

77 

77 

77

72 

72 

75 

77 

83

83 

89 

89 

89 

83

" 83 

77 

77 

77 

76

76 

73 

72 

72 

71

70

69 

67 

69

75 

89

Nov.

96 

89 

89 

89 

89

89 

89 

89 

83 

83

83 

83 

83 

83

77

77 

77 

77 

77 

70

70 

70 

70 

70 

70

70

65 

65 

66 

65

Run-off in 

inches

0.14 

.32 

.16 

.08 

.07 

.16 

.23 

.23
72 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PAJJT V 

CROW RIVER AT ROCKFOED, MINN.

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 29, T. 119 N., R. 24 W. at Rockford and 1 mile

below junction of North and South Forks. 

DBAINAGE ABEA. 2,520 square miles. 

RECOBDS AVAILABLE. June, 1909, to September, 1917, and April to September,

1929. 

EXTBEMES. Maximum discharge during year, 696 second-fee*. Apr. 23 and 25

(gage height, 2.33 feet); minimum, 27 second-feet Aug. 28 (gage height,

0.93 foot).

1909-1917, 1929: Maximum discharge 10,600 seeond-fe^t on Apr. 2 and

3, 1916; minimum, 27 second-feet Aug. 28, 1929. 

REMABKS. Records fair.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 192?

Day

1..... _ ..

a..... _ -

3.. .. -.._-_

4.. ........

5..... _ .

6..........

7..........

8_. ...- .

9....... ...

10..........

11... 

12.. .. ......

13.. ........

14....... ...

15.. ........

Apr. May

584 

530 

503 

476 

449

422 

395 

368 

347 

332

322 

322 

322 

327 

337

June

239 

215 

201 

168 

177

155 

150 

146 

132 

132

132 

141 

132

128 

128

July

77 

77 

77 

77 

77

77 

77 

81 

81 

81

81 

77 

73 

73 

73

Aug.

132 

128 

123 

123 

123

123 

119 

81 

43 

40

40 

40 

40 

40 

40

Month

April23-80...... . .. ...........

Tone . _ _ __ . . ....

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

Sept.

34

54 

54 

54 

43

40 

37 

43 

43 

54

73 

81 

81 

81 

73

Day

If

r

is is

2C

21 

22 

23 

24 

2f

26 

27 

2S 

2t 

3C 

31

Maximum

696 

584 

239 

101 

132 

141

L. ........

_ . __ 

-. .. 

.. ___ ..

..........

..........

Minimum

612 

234 

81 

37 

34 

34

Apr.

696 

668 

696

696 

696 

696 

640 

612

May

332 

312 

307

277 

282

292 

282 

277 

287 

263

268 

263 

234 

263 

253 

253

Mean

675 

338 

128 

68.7 

57.8 

66.9

Jrne

128 

128 

119 

105

97

93

93 

93 

85. 

85

97 

97 

86 

85 

81

July

73 

73 

73 

73

65

65 

65 

57 

54 

50

50 

50 

43 

43 

37 

101

r«r square 

mile

0.268 

.134 

.051 

.027 

.023 

.027

Aug.

40 

40 

34 

34 

34

34 

34 

34 

34 

34

34 

34 

34 

34 

34 

34

Sept.

73 

65 

61 

54 

50

50 

43 

43 

50

61

97 

114 

119 

141 

141

Run-off in 

inches

0.08 

.15 

.06 

.03 

.03 

.03
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN

RUM BXVER NEAR ST. FRANCIS, MINN.

73

LOCATION. Chain gage on bridge between sees. 19 and 30, T. 33 N., F. 24 W.,

5 miles south of St. Francis and 15% miles above junction with Mississippi

River.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,360 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May to September, 1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during period, 444 second-feet May 9 (gage

height, 3.19 feet); minimum, 67 second-feet July 30 and 31 (gag-3* height,

2.27 feet). 

REMARKS. Records fair.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet,

Day

1 ______ _.

2

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

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

5

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

7 _ .. _ .

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

9 ______ ...

10.... ......

11 _ . __ ....

12. ...

13 ____ ......

14. _____ ...

15.... ...

May

444 

420 

444 

444 

420

420 

420 

420 

420 

420

June

371 

371 

347 

324 

300

300 

291 

282 

228 

219

219 

210 

202 

194 

194

July

148 

148 

148 

141 

134

128 

128 

124 

121 

121

118 

115 

108 

108 

105

Aug.

72

74 

77 

80 

80

85 

85 

91 

96 

102

99 

96 

96 

96

94

Month

May 6-31...... ______ ........ ___ .

June.... _ . __ ... _____ . ____ - ...

July

August _____________________

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

Sept.

80 

80 

82

85

85

85 

88 

91 

96 

99

102 

105 

108

112 

115

Day

1( 1'

li 

11 

2<

2 

21 

2C 

& 

2{

2( 2" 

2! 

2i 

3( 

31

Maximum

444 

371 

148 

102 

190

) ____ . _ ..

r

5 ____ ......

). ____ .....

)...... 

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

L. __ ......

>...... __ ...

} .. -.

r . . ..

? ____ .... ).. __ ...... ) _ ... _ ....

Minimum

371 

148 

.69

72 

80

May

420 

420 

420 

420 

395

395 

371 

371 

371 

395

395 

395 

395 

395 

395 

371

June

186 

178 

170 

170 

170

170 

163 

163 

159 

156

156 

156 

156 

152 

148

July

102 

96 

91 

85 

80

80 

77 

74 

80 

74

77 

72 

69 

69 

69 

69

Per 

Mean square 

mile

408 0.300 

217 . 160 

102 .0750 

85.5 .0629 

123 .090'

Aug.

91 

91

88 

85 

85

80 

80 

80 

80 

80

80 

80 

82

85 

82 

80

Septi

118 

121 

124 

134 

138

134 

141 

148 

156 

163

170 

178 

186 

190 

190

Bun-ofl in 

inches

0.29 

.18 

.09 

.07 

.10
74 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART V

MINNESOTA RIVER NEAR MONTEVIDEO, MINN.

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 17, T. 117 N., R. 40 W., at higl way bridge 1 mile 

south of Montevideo, 500 feet below mouth of Chippewa River.

DRAINAGE AREA. 6,300 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July, 1909, to September, 1929.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 3,080 second-feet Mar. 19 (gage 

height, 10.91 feet); minimum, 32 second-feet Sept. 4 (gage height, 1.35 feet). 

1909-1929: Maximum discharge, about 22,000 second-feet June 25, 1919 

(gage height, about 18.85 feet); minimum, 6.8 second-feet, measured by current meter Feb. 9, 1912.

REMARKS. Records good except those for period of ice effect, Dec. 1 to Mar. 17, 

which have not been determined.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-89

Day

1 ____ ... __ . ....- ... _ ......

2 __ . ..-.--..........

3 ___ ... __ ....... _ ... __ ......

4 _ . _ . __ .. __ .................

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

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

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

8 _ . _ . .-.._. _._._.-.,__

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

10._ .-...-.-. .._..-

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

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

13 ___ ..............................

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

15._ ,. _ ....... .................

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

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

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

19 _ -.. . - . ._ .

20. - .-_ ............

21 __ ......... _ ......................

22 __ ...-... ._...-.____..__.._.._._

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

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

25--. ... . . 

26. ....- ........ ...... ...........

27 _ ... ______ ........ __ ........

28 ... ....- 

29. ___ ..............................

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

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

Oct.

120 

126 

120 

114 

146

146 

139 

139 

126 

146

126 

126 

146 

146 

153

176 

168 

168 

153 

168

184 

238 

210

228 

228

238 

184 

139 

132 

126 

120

Nov.

114 

114 

93 

93 

98

103 

103 

103 

108 

108

108 

139 

126 

126 

139

160 

160 

168 

168 

184

160 

168 

168 

146 

184

188 

153 

139 

146 

146

Month Maximum

 

October __________________

November _ ___ . ____ ________

March 18-31 ______ . __ . _ . ____ ..

April ____ ... _______________

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

238 

188 

2,960 

1,570 

936 

347 

146 

66 

163

Mar.

2,760 

2,960 

2,860

2,560 

2,410 

2,320 

2,180 

2,100

2,050 

2,000 

1,960 

1,780 

1,740 

1,610

Apr.

1,570 

1,490 

1,380 

1,340 

1,270

1,230 

1,160 

1,130 

1,130 

1,060

1,030 

998 

998 

936 

906

936 

967 

936 

967 

967

936 

876 

846 

846 

906

906 

967 

1,030 

1,030 

936

Minimum

114 

93 

1,610 

846 

347 

74 

59 

34 

33

May

936

876 

817 

846 

817

759 

731 

703 

675 

648

703 

675 

648 

595 

569

569 

569 

595 

621 

543

493 

468 

468 

468 

468

395 

371 

371 

347 

395 

. 371

Jure

3*7 

324 

3CJ

an

279

2f8 

248 ai'v

2C1 

2fl

2C1 23^ 

219 

156

If*

If3

m1?A

1S9 

120

139 

126 !? > 

1C* 

1C'

1C3 

0 

1?2 

ts 

74

July

74 

88 

70 

66

74

62 

66 

62

74 

74

70 

74 

98 

108 

132

146 

120 

114 

108 

98

93 

103 

114 

120

114

98 

98 

93 

83 

66 

59

Per 

Mean square 

mile

157 0. 0249 

137 . 0217 

2, 240 . 356 

1, 060 . 168 

597 .0948 

181 . 0287 

90. 9 . 0144 

44. 8 . 00711 

62. 9 . 00998

Aug.

59 

49 

52 

59 

49

46 

46 

52 

52 

49

56 

59 

49 

66 

52

40 

38 

39 

43 

38

35 

34

40 

38 

36

34 

37 

36 

34 

37 

36

Sept.

34 

35 

36 

33 

37

40

38 

36 

38 

56

46 

46 

46 

62 

52

52 

46 

56 

59 

59

52 

52 

39 

39 

52

126 

146 

168 

153 

153

Run-off in 

inches

0.03 

.02 

.19 

.19 

.11 

.03 

.02 

.01 

.01
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 75

MINNESOTA RIVER AT MANKATO, MINN.

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

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

DRAINAGE AKEA. 14,600 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March, 1922, to September, 1929, at present site; May,

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

practically same at the two sites. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 21,400 second-feet Mar. 18 (gage

height, 19.0 feet); minimum, 162 second-feet Sept. 23 (gage heigH, 2.78

feet).

1903-1929: Maximum discharge, 43,800 second-feet June 26, 190P (gage

height at old site, 21.2 feet); minimum, 89 second-feet Aug. 31 to S'^nt. 2,

1911. 

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

old site, about 27 feet). 

REMARKS. Records poor. Observations discontinued during winter.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-89

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

9~ 

10..

11-

12..

13.. 

14- 

15..

16-

17-

18-

19-

20-

21-

22-

23-

24-

25-

27.

28.

29.

30.

31.

765

935

845

712

712

712

670

670

670

670

670

632

595

525

460

632

755

845

845

1,030

1,030

1,180

1,030

1,030

1,030

800

890

845

755

755

712

712

632

712

712

712

712

670

800

800

800

845

845

755

712

712

755

755

755

755

755

670

632

492

492

525

525

560

525

525

525

460

395

460

460

460

460

460

395

395

365

395

395

460

460

460

460

492

670

670

560

525

525

525

525

460

460

395

755

3,120

7,440

13,500

15,600

18,900

21,100

19,900

18,800

17,400

16,200

15,200

14,100

13,400

12,600

11,100

10,700

10,400

8,420

7,720

7,300

6,910

6,390

6,650

7,170

8,000

9,120

8,840

8,280

7,580

7,440

6,910

6..910

7,440

8,420

8,560

8.280

7,860

7,440

7,040

6,910

6,650

6,390

6,000

6,000

6,390

8,000

9,120

9,400

9,120

8,000

7,440

6,910

6,520

6,000

4,960

4,570

4,200

3,840

3,600

3,360

3,240

2,900

3,010

2,900

2,900

2,570

2,240

2,020

2,020

1,910

1,910

1,810

1,810

1,810

1,910

2,020

2,020

2,020

2,130

2,460

2,790

3,010

2,680

2,460

2,240

2,130

2,020

1,801

1,610

1,610

1,810

1,810

1,810

1,710

1,610

1,420

1,420

1,320

935

935

1,080

1,230

1,130

1,030

935

845

800

712

670

525

525

525

460

460

460

428

492

560

632

670

712

712

670

595

595

560

525

460

395

365

365

335

428

525

595

632

595

492

460

3***

210 

2 tO 

2«0

2-50

2<?0 

280 

460

492 

£25

712 

?<5 

755 

395 

S35

£80 

£80 

£80 

280 

260

260

240

225

225

225

210

210

198

186

198

225

240

240

240

225

240

225

225

225

225

225

210

225

210

198

186

186

176

166

198

186

210

225

240

260

240

Month Maximum Minimum Mean Per square 

mile

Fnn-ofl in 

inches

October_._ 

November... 

December... 

March 12-31. 

April .... 

May .. 

June. .... 

July -. 

August .. 

September...

1,180

845

670

21,100

9,400

8,000

3,010

712

845

260

460

492

365

755

6,000

1,810

670

335

210

166

809

701

481

12,800

7,550

3,480

1,600

527

357

215

0.0554

.0480

.0329

.877

.517

.238

.110

.0361

.0245

.0147

0.06 

.05 

.04 

.65 

.58 

.27 

.12 

.04 

.03 

.02

49761 32
76 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART V

ST. CROIX RIVER AT SWISS, WIS.

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

Swiss, 10 miles northeast of Danbury: Namakagon River enters 3)t miles 

above station.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,550 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March, 1914, to September, 1929.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 3,460 second-feet Mar. 31; maximum gage height, 4.35 feet March 22; minimum discharge, 588 secondfeet Aug. 27 (gage height, 0.42 foot).

1914-1929: Maximum discharge, 8,480 second-feet Apr. 22, 1916 (gage 

height, 6.73 feet); minimum, 518 second-feet several time^ during Aug., 1925 

(gage height, 0.22 foot).

REMARKS. Records fair except those for period of ice effect, Dec. 5 to Mar. 27, 

which are poor.

Daily and monthly discharge, iri second-feet, 19^-29

Day

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

2. ___ . _ . _ .

3 - 

4 ... ... ...

5 ... ... 

6 -

7 

8 ... ...

9 _ . __

10 

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

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 . __ . 

17 

18 _ ..... ___ .

19 

20 

21 ___ ...... 

22 _ . _ ....

23. ____ ....

24 __ ......

25 

26 

27 ____ .......

28. ..

29 

30 

31 

Oct.

1,490 

1,400 

1,400 

1,400 

1,490

1,580 

1,490 

1,400 

1,400 

1,310

1,310 

1,400 

1,490 

1,580 

1,670

1,940 

2,420 

2,620 

2,620 

2,720

2,820 

2,820 

2,820 

2,620 

2,520

2,420 

2,320 

2,220 

2,030 

1,940 

1,850

Nov.

1,760 

1,760 

1,670 

1,670 

1,580.

1,490 

1,490 

1,490 

1,490 

1,490

1,490 

1,490 

1,400 

1,400 

1,490

1,490 

1,490 

1,490 

1,400 

1,400

1,310 

1,400 

1,310 

1,230 

1,150

1,230 

1,400 

1,310 

1,230 

1,230

Dec.

1,230 

1,230 

1,230 

1,150 

1,150

1,080 

1,010 

940 

875 

810

810 

875 

875 

875 

940

940 

940 

875 

810 

810

750 

750 

810 

810 

810

875 

875 

875 

876 

875 

875

Jan.

875 

875 

875 

875 

875

875 

875 

875 

875 

875

875 

875 

875 

875 '875

875 

875 

875 

875 

875

940 

940 

940 

940 

940

940 

940 

940 

940 

940 

940

Feb.

940 

940 

940 

1,010 

1,010

1,010 

940 

940 

940 

940

940 

910

875 

875 

875

876 

876 

875 

875 

825

875 

875 

875 

840 

810

810 

810 

810

Month Maximum

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

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

May _____________________

June _ . _ _ . ____________

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

August 

The year

2,820 

1,760 

1,230 

940 

1,010 

3,350 

3,350 

1,760 

1,490 

1,580 

1,010 

1,400

3,350

Mar.

810 

840 

875 

910 

940

975 

1,010 

1,010 

1,010 

975

940 

1,040 

1,150 

1,230 

1,310

1,310 

1,310 

1,400 

1,490 

1,580

1,760 

1,850 

1,940 

2,120 

2,220

2,420 

2,620 

2,820 

3,130 

3,240 

3,350

Apr.

3,360 

3,350 

3,240 

3,240 

3,240

3,130 

3,130 

3,020 

3,020 

2,920

3,020 

2,920 

2,820 

2,720 

2,620

2,620 

2,720 

2,620 

2,620 

2,520

2,520 

2,420 

2,220 

2,120 

2,030

1,940 

1,760 

1,760 

1,760 

1,760

Minimum

1,310 

1,150 

750 

876 810- 

810 

1,760 

1, 150 

940 

750 

588 

693

688

May

1,760 

1,670 

1,580 

1,580 

1,490

1,490 

1,490 

1,400 

1,310 

1,310

1,400 

1,400 

1,310 

1,230 

1,310

1,310 

1,310 

1,310 

1,310 

1,230

1,230 

1,310 

1,230 

1,230 

1,150

1,150 

1,150 

1,230 

1,310 

1,400 

1,400

June

1,310 

1,230 

1,230 

1,230 

1,150

1,080 

1,080 

1,080 

1,080 

1,080

1,150 

1,230 

1,400 

1,400 

1,310

1,150 

1,150 

1,D80 

1,010 

1,010

1,010 

1,010 

940 

940 

1,010

1,150 

1,150 

1,310 

1,400 

1,490

Mean

1,960 

1,440 

924 

898 

899 

1,600 

2,640 

1,350 

1,160 

1,090 

780 

999

1,310

July

1,230 

1,150 

1,150 

1,080 

1,080

1,080 

1,080 

1,010 

1,080 

1,080

1,080 

1,080 

1,580 

1,580 

1,490

1,490 

1,400 

1,230 

1,150 

1,150

1,080 

1,010

875 

875 

875

875 

875 

810 

810 

760 

750

Per square 

mile

1.26 

.929 

.596 

.579 

.580 

1.03 

1.70 

.871 

.748 

.703 

.503 

.645

.845

Aug.

750 

693 

750 

750 

810

810 

810

875 

875 

875

875 

940 

1,010 

1,010 

940

875 

810 

750 

639 

639

693 

760 

750 

760 

693

639 

588 

639 

693 

750 

750

Sept.

693 

693 

693 

693 

760

760 

760 

810 

875 

1,080

1,150 

1,150 

1,160 

1,150 

1,150

1,150 

1,160 

1,080 

1,080 

1,010

1,010 

940 

875 

876 

1,010

1,160 

1,310 

1,400 

1,310 

1,080

Run-off in 

inches

1.45 

1.04 

.69 

.67 

.60 

1.19 

1.90 

1.00 

.S3 

.81 

.58 

.72

11.48
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 77

ST. CEOIX RIVER NEAR GRAKTSBURG, WIS.

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

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

Grantsburg.

DRAINAGE ABBA. 2,820 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1923, to September, 1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 7,740 second-feet Apr. 1 (gage

height, 8.6 feet); minimum, 1,020 second-feet Sept. 3 (gage height, 3.85 feet). 

1923-1929: Maximum discharge, 13,300 second-feet Mar. 18, 1927 (gage

height, 11.4 feet); minimum (estimated), 695 second-feet Dec. 6, 1925. 

REMARKS. Records fair except those for period of ice effect, Dec. 6 tc Mar. 27,

which p i ? poor.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

Day

16.

17.

18.

19.

20.

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

27.

28.

29.

30.

31.

Oct.

2,490

2,380

2,380

2,270

2,480

2,380

2,490

2,610

2,490

2,380

2,490

2,490

2,490

2,610

2,409

3,540

4,490

5,020

5,380

5,560

5,380 

5,3SO 

5,380 

6,020 

4,840

4,490

4,160

3,840

3,540

3,390

3,250

Nov.

2,980

2,980

2,850

2,730

2,730

2,490

2,610

2,610

2,730

2,730

2,610

2,490

2,380

2,490

2,490

2,490

2,610

2,610

2,610

2,490

2,490

2,490

2,380

2,380

2,270

2,270

2,270

2,270

2,270

2,270

Dec.

2,270

2,160

2,060

2,060

2,060

2,060

1,960

1,960

1,860

1,860

1,860

1,860

1,860

1,960

1,960

1,960

2,060

1,960

1,860

1,670

1,580

1,580

1,670

1,760

1,860

1,860

1,860

1,860

1,860

1,860

1,860

Jan.

1,760

1,670

1,670

1,670

1,670

],670 

1,670 

1,580 

1,580 

1,580

1,670

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,580

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,680

Feb.

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,670

1,490

1,580

1,760

1,670

1,760

1,860

1,670

1,670

1,760

1,670

1,760

1,670

1,670

1,670

1,670

1,670

1,670

1,670

1,670

1,670

1,670

1,670

1,490

1,490

Mar.

1,580

1,670

1,670

1,580

1,670

1,670

1,670

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,670

1,760

1,860

2,060

2,270

2,380

2,610

2,850

3,110

3,390

3,540

3,840

4,160

4,490

5,010

5,560

6,100

6,460

7,000

7,550

Apr.

7,740

7,000

6,640

6,280

6,280

6,280

6,280

6,100

5,740

5,560

5,200

4,840

4,840

5,020

5,200

5,560

5,740

5,740

5,380

5,200

4,840

4,490

4,320

4,160

3,840

3,840

3,540

3,390

3,250

May

2,980

2,980

2,850

2,730

2,730

2,610

2,490

2,490

2,490

2,490

2,380

2,490

2,270

2,490

2,490

2,490

2,380

2,270

2,270

2,270

2,160

2,160

2,060

2,060

1,860

1,860

2,160

1,960

2,160

2,270

June

2,160

2,160

2,060

1,960

1,760

1,760

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,670

1,760

1,860

1,960

1,960

1,960

1,760

1,670

1,670

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,490

1,580

1,580

1,760

1,860

2,060

July

2,490

2,270

2,160

2,380

1,860

1,580

1,670

1,670

1,680

2,160

1,670

1,580

1,760

2,490

2,380

2,270

2,060

1,960

1,760

1,670

1,580

1,580

1,330

1,330

1,330

1,330

1,330

1,330

1,330

1,170

1,170

Aug.

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,250

1,330

1,330

1,330

1,330

1,250

1,170

1,170

1,250

1,330

1,330

1,250

1,250

1,090

1,250

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,250

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,170

Sept.

1,170

1,170

1,090

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,090

1,170

1,490

1,860

1,960

1,960

1,860

1,860

1,860

1,860

1,670

1,760

1,760

1,670

1,670

1,580

1,580

1,490

2,060

1,860

2,060

2,270

2,380

2,380

Month Maximum Minimum Mean Per squaw 

mile

Run-off in 

inches

October... 

NovemberDecember. 

January.-.. 

FebruaryMarch .- 

April......

May..__, 

June _.. 

July- -. 

August__. 

September.

6,560

2,980

2,270

1,760

1,860

7,550

7,740

2,980

2,160

2,490

1,330

The year. 7,740

2,270

2,270

1,580

1,490

1,490

1,580

3,250

1,860

1,490

1,170

1,090

1,090

1.09Q

3,540

2,540

1,900

1,560

1,650

3,080

5,290

2,400

1,760

1,750

1,220

1,670

2,360

1.26

.901

.674

.553

.585

1.09

1.88

.851

.624

.621

.433

.592

.837

1.45

1.01

.78

.64

.61

1.26

2.10

.98

.70

.72

.50

.66

11.41
78 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART V

ST. CROIX RIVER NEAR RUSH CITY, BONN.

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

Railway bridge 5 miles east of Rush City and 10 mil-?.s below mouth of 

Snake River.

DRAINAGE AREA. 5,120 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1923, to September, 1929.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 13,500 secord-feet Mar. 30 to 

Apr. 1; maximum gage height, 13.90 feet March 22; minimum discharge, 

1,100 second-feet Aug. 4-5 and Aug. 28 to Sept. 4 (gage height, 2.7 feet).

1923-1929: Maximum discharge, 26,700 second-feet Mar. 18, 1927; minimum, 820 second-feet several days in August and December, 1925, and January and March, 1926.

REMARKS. Records good except those for period of ice effect (Dec. 4 to Mar. 26) 

and those from Oct. 1 to Dec. 3, which are poor.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1988-29

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

9.

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15-

16-

17..

18..

19. 

20-.

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

3,330

3,070

3,070

2,820

3,070

3,330

3,600

3,330

3,070

3,070

2,820

2,820

3,330

3,330

3,880

5,630

7,500

8,100

8,550

8,340

8,100

8,100

8,340

8,340

8,100

7,500

4,450

4,160

3,880

3,600

3,600

3,330

3,330

6,240

5,630

5,030

4,450

3,070

3,070

3,070

2,820

2,820

2,820

3,070

3,070

3,070

3,070

3,070

3,070

3,070

2,820

2,580

2,580

2,350

2,350

2,350

2,350

2,350

2,350

2,350

2,350

2,350

2,350

2,350

2,350

2,120

2,120

2.350

2,350

2,350

2,350

2,350

2,350

2,350

2,350

2,350

2,350

2,350

2,120

2,120

2,120

2,120

2,120

2,120

2,120

2,120

2,120

2,120

2,120

2,120

2,120

2,120

2,120

2,120

2,120

2,120

2,120

2,120

2,120

2,120

2,120 

2,120 

2,120 

2J20 

2,120

2,120

2,120

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,900

2,120

2,820

3,600

4,160

5,030

5,630

6,550

7,180

8,100

8,720

9,140

9,530

0,000

1,800

2,100

2,900

3,500

3,500

13,500

12,900

11,800

11,200

10,700

10,400

10,100

10,100

10.100

9,570

9,030

8,490

7,680

8,490

8,490

9,570

9,840

0,100

10,100

9,570

9,030

8,490

7,950

7,160

6,380

6,120

5,860

5,350

4,850

4,850

4,350

3,870

3,390

3,630

3,630

3,630

3,160

3,390

3,390

3,160

2,930

3,160

3,160

3,160

2,930

3,160

3,160

3,160

2,930

3,160

2,930

2,930

2,700

2,930

2,820

2,700

2,700

2,930

2,930

3,160

2,930

3, I"") 

2,930 

2.8W 

2,370 

2,4<*0

2,210 

1,9.") 2.0-1) 

2,0-0

2,0V) 

2, O.V) 

2,2iiO 

2,200 

2,2m

2,030

2, ON) 

2,050 

1,840

1,840

1,840

1,640

1,840

1,840 

1,840 

2.0EO 

2,0f> 

1,840

2,370

2,700

2,480

2,480

2,160

2.260

2,050

1,840

1.940

1,840

1,640

1,840

1,840

1,940

2,820

2,700

2,260

2,370

2,050

2,050

1,940

1,640

1,640

1,450

1,640

1,540

1,270

1,450

1,450

1,360

1,270

1,270

1,270

1,270

1,100

1,100

1,270

1,270

1,270

1,270

1,360

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,270

1,270

1,270

1,450

1,450

1,360

1,270

1,270

1,270

1,270

1,270

1,270

1,270

1,180

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,100 

1,100 

1,100 

1,100- 

1,270-

1,270 

1,270 

1,270 

1.54O 

1,840-

2,050

2,260

2,260

2,050

2,050

2,050

2,050

2,050

1,940

1,840

1,740

1,640

1,540

1,450

1,740

1,940 2,370 - 

2,480 

2,480 

2,480

Month Maximum Minimum Mean Per square Run-off in 

mile inches

October.-. 

NovemberDecemberJanuary... 

February.. 

March_.. 

April.__. 

May___. 

June __. 

July........

August-_. 

September..

The year.

8,550

4,450

2,350

2,120

1,900

13,500

13,500

4,350

3,160

2,820

1,450

2,480

13,500

2,820

2,350

2,120

1,900

1,900

1,900

4,850

2,700

1,640

1,270

1,100

1,100

1,100

5,250

3,030

2,250

2,020

1,900

5.520

8,930

3,170

2,130

1,940

1,270

1,780

3,270

1.03

.592

.439

.395

.371

1.08

1.74

.619

.416

.379

.248

.348

.639

1.19

.66

.51

.46

.39

1.24

1.94

.71

.46

.44

.29

8.68
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 79

ST. CROIX RIVER NEAR ST. CROIX FAILS, WIS.

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

Power Co., near St. Croix Falls.

DRAINAGE AREA. 5,930 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. January, 1910, to September, 1929.

EXTREMES. Maximum mean daily discharge during year, 16,900 second-feet 

Apr. 1-2; minimum, 0 second-foot Sept. 30.

1910-1929: Maximum mean daily discharge, 35,800 second-feet Mar. 26, 

1920; no flow Sept. 30, 1929, caused by regulation.

REMARKS. Records good. Flow computed from power-house record?. Lowwater flow controlled by operation of gates of power plant and by operation 

at Never's Dam, 10 miles upstream. Daily discharge records furr'shed by 

Northern States Power Co.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

Day

1 . .-- ._

2 ._ _ . 

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

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

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

6... .......

7 ..

8.......... _

9....... _

10... ... .

11... .......

12

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

14 .. __

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

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

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

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

19... .

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

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

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

23. ........

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

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

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

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

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

29 

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

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

Oct.

3,170

4,110

4,340

4,140

4,040

3,740

3,270

4,740

4,220

4,240

3,910

4,100

4,170

2,280

3,840

4,890

6 din

6,490

9,370 R QI n

9,420

9,100

8,360

8,200

8,360

7 7rtfi

7,450

7,140

6,500

6,810

6,230

Nov.

5,830

5,750

4,370

4,200

4,350

4,390

3,830

4,010

1 QRfl

3,490

1,660

A 7ftfl

4,380

4,220

4,110

3,810

4,230

3,520

3,600

3,810

3,730

3,440

3,660

3 K*in

4,000

1,980

2,400

O AA(\

3,010

3,080

Dec.

2,660

1,420

3,280

2,920

2,680

1,930

1,810

1,750

841

2,690

2,720

2,580

2,650

3,430

3,460

2,110

3,620

3,580

3,930

Q Qflfl

3,100

1,970

Kd(\

2, 750

1,290

4,390

9 7Qfi

3,190

2,520

870

3,080

Jan.

1,350

3,390

2,820

2,000

2,250

588

2,310

2,170

2,490

2,250

2,080

1 QQft

497

2,430

2,250

2,240

2,340

2,040

2,160 4flf;

2,640

2,420

2,320

2,110

2,300

1,990

260

9 dfifl

1,920

2,070

1,880

Feb.

1,960

2,070

262

2,360

2,450

2,190 9 fun

2,410

1,860

806

2,400

9 71 n

2,340

2,230

2,040

2,070

270

2,380

2,390

9 U(\

2,290

2,130

2,100

275

2,550

2,380

2,760

2,010

Mar.

2,010

2,340

204

2,560

2,200

2,280

2 OKA

2,370

1,860

179

3,170

o oflfl

2,930

3,340

3,630

6,190

12,500

15,500

12,700

13,400

14,900

15,800

14,400

14,600

13, 300

13, 800

14,500

15,900

15,800

16, 200

16,600

Apr.

16,900

16, 900

16,200

14,300

13,700

11,700

14, 500

15,600

14,600

13, 900

14, 100

12, 100

12, 900

10,600

8,150

11, 200

11, 500

12,700

12.600 in »nn

11,900

7,740

8,500

7,700

7,400

7,590

6 990

6,280

6,960

6,410

May

6,800

5,930

4,720

3,250

3,170

3,910

4,280

4,360

4,490

4,650

3,770

3,070

3,500

3,450

3,290

3,310

4,180

4,600

3,550

3,600

3,290

4,200

3,370

3,520

3,250

i ftfin

4,060 9 RRn

3,040

2,580

3,740

June

3,470

2,500

3,680

3,320

2,690

2,620

2,650

2,490

2,460

2,190

2,400

3,050

2,470

2,520

2,120

2,020

2,480

2,410

2,230

9 isn

2,530

2,100

2,640

2,140

2,190

2,050

2 120

2,820 i o7n

1,310

July

3,200

3,350

3,480

2,730

2,710

2,400

1,640

3,200

2,640

2,610

2,610

1,910

2,140

1,230

3,390

2,940

2,930

2,930

3,050

2,740

1,750

2,200

2,360

2,070

2,030

1,740

9 94ft

1,630

1,560

1,390

1,590

Aug.

1,570

1,440

1,600

1,240

1,250

1,380

1,490

1,510

1,710

1,760

1,450

1,660

1,870

3,76JD

1,710

1,710

1,940

1,300

 5,710

1,780

1,680

1,530

1,500

1,570

1,260

1,620

1 dOf\

1,360

1,390

1,440

1,570

Sept.

1,460

1,300

1,230

1,300

1,420

1,440

1,230

1,350

1,580

1,660

2,200

2,330

2,760

2,280

1,690

2,730

2,580

2,300

2,680

2,320

2,260

1,680

2,170

2,160

2,330

2,210

2,540

2,560

2,190

0

Month

November.... ___________ . .......

January ___________________

Aprfl ................................

June... __ . _____________ . ....

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

September..... _______________

The year ____________ . _ .

Maximum

9,420

5,830

4,390

3,390

2,760

16, 600

16,900

6,800

3,680

3,480

1 940

2^760

16,900

Minimum

2,280

1,660

840

260

262

6,280

2,580

1,310

1,230

1,240

0

0

Mean

5,800

3,830

2,600

2,010

2,010

8,400

11,400

3,870

2,460 9 don

1,560

1,930

4,020

Per square 

mile

0.978

.646

.438

.339

.339

1.42

1.92

.653

.415 4f|t;

.263

.325

.678

Run-off in 

inches

1.13

.72

.50

.39

.35

1.64

2.14

.75

.40

.47

.30

.36

9.27
80 SUEFACE WATEE SUPPLY, 1929, PAET V

NAMAKAGON BITER HBAB TREQO, WIS.

LOCATION. In SW. % sec. 17, T. 40 N., R. 12 W., at power house of Wisconsin

Hydroelectric Co., 5 miles northwest of Trego. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 176 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October, 1927, to September, 1929. Records were collected at Trego, 5 miles farther upstream (drainage area, 420 square miles)

March, 1914, to September, 1927. 

EXTREMES. Maximum mean daily discharge during year, 1,150 second-feet

Oct. 20, minimum, 185 second-feet Aug. 18. Both maximum and minimum

discharges are the result of regulation.

1927-1929: Maximum mean daily discharge, 1,360 second-feet Sept. 14,

1928; minimum, 123 second-feet Jan. 22, 1928. 

REMARKS. Records fair. The discharge is computed from hourly records of

load and head on power plant.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 192?-29

Day

I ______

2 _________

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

4 __ . _ . .....

5 _ . _ ... _ ..

8-.... _ . .....

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

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

9. __ ..........

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

11 _ . _ . __ ..

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

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

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

15. . 

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

17 _ ... _ ._...

18... _____ ..

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

20.. . 

21........ __ ..

22......... _ ...

23. . _ . ......

24,.... .......

26. ........

26 _ .. _____

27........ _ ....

28

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

80. . 

81 . 

Oct.

670 

759 

668 

460 

680

745 

516 

588 

698 

550

650 

635 

674 

676 

694

891 

1,100 

1,080 

1,070 

1,150

1,050 

1,120 

962 

938 

953

952 

933 

734 

798 

799 

797

Nov.

800 

800 

785 

514 

709

878 

757 

798 

785 

721

532 

711 

714 

567 

741

766 

738 

569 

761 

638

779 

695 

679 

677

488

505 

636 

704 

631

665

Dec.

671 

511 

682 

589

477

410 

376 

389 

307 

444

524 

549 

628 

719 

826

591 

732 

416 

430 

361

413 

456 

304 

511 

463

638 

640 

640 

645 

553 

642

Jan.

543 

526 

392 

416 

419

297 

519 

457 

509 

458

439 

484 

403 

416 

428

437 

437 

480 

449 

403

462 

454 

438 

438 

438

438 

403 

453 

386 

285 

440

Feb.

466 

464

288 

656 

464

403 

400 

400 

408 

344

398 

310 

368 

386 

380

380 

374 

369

358 

445

483 

480 

488 

339 

572

474 

486 

445

Month Maximum

December _________ . ..............

February.. . _ . ___ ^ __________

April... . ......

May _ .... _____ . _ ........ ...

June _ .. . ... ... .......

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

September _ _____________ _-

The year _ . ........ ............._..

1,150 

878 

826 

543 

656 

1,020 

1,030 

657 

754 

693 

585 

625

1,150

Mar.

452 

471 

386 

462 

460

375 

402 

545 

429 

326

458 

480 

381

584 

658

657 

593 

696 

693 

745

900 

840 

807 

665

574

566 

539 

669 

918 

1,020 

924

Apr.

971 

947 

929 

901 

909

976 

840 

1,010 

1,030 

983

975 

968 

890 

808

817

817 

817 

817 

817 

809

807 

740

737 

727 

666

670 

712 

662 

521 

524

Minimum

460 

488 

304 

285 

288 

326 

521 

297 

349 

241 

185 

194

185

May

654 

611 

542 

539 

616

539 

530 

504 

464 

394

496 

380 

621 

517 

513

400 

516 

580 

372 

613

569 

516 

578 

526

452

297 

472 

562 

582 

631 

657

June

677 5-*? 

en

6*2 

617

521 

536

E<*5 

431 

620

C<*3 

722 

754 

ff73 

5%

ff!8

£51 

530 ir?4

527

£26 

£40 

3*9

521 e32 

s<n

551 

560 

 71 

417

Mean

806 

691 

533 

437 

422 

602 

827 

517 

559 

509 

380 

405

558

July

582 

671 

604 

459 

558

574 

342 

'678. 

547 

526

524 

543 

636 

606 

693

640 

644 

507 

611 

620

273 

400 

530

484 

459

470 

427 

241 

422 

378 

344

Per square 

mile

1.69 

1.45 

1.12 

.918 

.887 

1.26 

1.74 

1.09 

1.17 

1.07 

.798 

.851

1.17

Aug.

360 

365 

356 

224 

437

517 

411 

420 

416 

462

258 

425 

331 

469 

480

432 

411

185 

407 

396

353 

366 

377 

364 

235

408 

337 

354 

298 

585 

354

Sept.

194 

304 

337 

332 

233

336 

369 

249

527 

625

486 

486 

551 

486 

249

508 

532 

415 

375 

376

396 

208 

427 

352 

364

487 

532 

611 

245 

550

Run-off in 

inches

1.95 

1.62 

1.28 

1.06 

.92 

1.45 

1.94 

1.26 

1.30 

1.23 

.92 

.95

15.89
TJPPEB MISSISSIPPI KIVEK BASIN

APPLE RIVER HEAR SOMERSET, WIS.

81

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

Power Co., B% miles below Somerset.

DRAINAGE AREA. 550 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. January, 1901, "to September, 1929.

EXTREMES. Maximum mean daily discharge during year, 1,140 second-f'VJt Mar. 

20; no flow Sept. 30.

1904-1929: Maximum mean daily discharge, 2,280 second-feet in June, 

1905; no flow Sept. 30, 1929, caused by regulation.

REMARKS. Records fair. Discharge computed from power-house records by engineers of the Northern States Power Co.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

Day

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

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

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

4 _ . __ ... _

5 _____ ......

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

7 _________

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

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

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

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

12

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

14... ____ ....

15... ____ ....

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

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

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

19 ... ...

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

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

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

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

24 __ ..........

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

26 .. 

27.... _ ........

28

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

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

81... __ ........

Oct.

234 

254 

236 

212 

294

206 

228 

238 

195 

259

227 

338 

198 

296 

310

465 

519 

673 

686 

604

530 

537 

365 

504 

343

300 

311 

320 

309 

279 

287

Nov.

333 

283 

312 

263 

321

188 

223 

187 

242 

327

158 

301 

212 

280 

214

278 

262 

242 

285 

295

255 

268 

285 

120 

98

179 

160 

288 

201 

261

Dec.

165 

271 

222 

224 

197

156 

103 

263 

241 

195

178 

190 

201 

337 

304

239 

299 

255 

243 

208

127 

166 

209 

280 

155

294 

260 

289 

260 

242 

201

Jan.

150 

201 

213 

249 

195

237 

196 

197 

237 

219

197 

184 

144 

213 

190

201 

201 

225 

207 

174

219 

213 

185 

213 

196

178 

219 

213 

207 

219 

207

Feb.

219 

207 

202 

231 

219

228 

197 

240 

178 

193

257 

219 

257 

226 

213

234 

220 

238 

202 

194

207 

222 

184 

248 

223

245 

236 

242

 

Month Maximum

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

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

March _ .. ________ . ...............

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

May __ . .................................

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

September _ . ............................

686 

333 

337 

249 

257 

1,140 

718 

392 

315 

266 

172 

254

1,140

Mar.

333 

219 

325 

219 

244

280 

205 

273 

283 

213

315 

261 

472 

539 

550

654 

832 

938 

1,050 

1,140

1,050 

1,010 

913 

911 

802

749 

664 

671 

684 

702 

733

Apr.

718 

708 

678 

642 

574

619 

600 

589 

583 

594

520 

589 

482 

564 

565

539 

465 

503 

561

578

300 

507 

531 

496 

473

426 

347 

265 

405 

390

Minimum

195 

98 

103 

144 

178 

205 

265 

175 

120 

97 

105 

0

0

May

392 

344 

299

358 

204

318 

323 

311 

259 

175

203 

180 

202 

239 

267

297 

248 

255 

204 

238

196 

287 

247 

265 

230

269 

183 

237 

219 

279 

257

June

255 

315 

238 

226 

237

222 

190 

201 

121 

275

184 

190 

219 

254

178

260 

160

178 

207 

201

166 

120 

260 

184 

166

164 

238 

190 

232 

149

Mean

347 

244 

225 

203 

221 

588 

527 

258 

206 

178 

141 

162

275

July

201 

236 

207 

115 

201

219 

170 

239 

254 

266

219 

201 

160 

259 

213

144 

126

178 

115

154

97 

154 

190

225 

138

150 

150 

162 

149 

120 

120

Per square 

mile

0.631 

.444 

.409 

.369 

.402 

1.07 

.958 

.469 

.375 

.324 

.256 

.295

.600

Aug.

132 

109 

105 

135 

140

132 

126 

140 

144 

154

156 

167 

160 

167 

171

150 

115 

120 

166 

132

144 

172 

150 

126 

117

172 

132 

140 

144 

121 

150

Sept.

133 

160 

127 

132 

155

160 

133 

132 

166 

144

144 

178 

157 

103 

195

254 

178 

154 

207 

194

184 

138 

150 

184 

229

250 

178 

194 

166 

10

Run-off in 

inches

0.73 

.50 

.47 

.43 

.42 

1.23 

1.07 

.54 

.42 

.37 

.30 

.33

6.81
82 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART V

CHIPPEWA RIVER AT BISHOPS BRIDGE, HEAR WINTER, WIS.

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

below Chippewa Reservoir Dam and 4 miles northwest of Winter. 

DBAINAGE ABBA. 775 square miles.

RECOBDS AVAILABLE. February, 1912, to'September, 1929. 

EXTBEMES. Maximum discharge during year, 3,660 second-feet Oct. 19 (gage

height, 7.75 feet); minimum, 87 second-feet Mar. 17 (gage height, 3.80 feet).

Both discharges caused by regulation.

1912-1929: Maximum discharge, 6,940 second-feet Apr. 22, 1916 (gage

height, 9.56 feet); minimum, 14 second-feet Apr. 17-20 and May 1-5, 1925

(gage height, 3.25 feet). 

REMARKS. Records excellent. Discharge regulated by storage at Chippewa

Reservoir.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 19&8-29

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

10..

16..

17..

18-

19-

20-.

21. 

22-

23.

24.

25.

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

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

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

30_____.__. 

31___ __..

580

580

710

870

1,050

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,150

445

115

145

270

1,050

2,820

3,660

3,080

2,560

2,560

2,440

2,320

2,320

1,760

1,200

1,200

1,350

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,100

790

790

790

790

790

790

790

790

790

790

790

790

790

790

790

790

790

915

830

830

830

960

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,250

1.250

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,450

1.450

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,350

1,350

1,350

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,350

1,350

1,350

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,550

1,650

1,650

1,650

1,650

1,650

1,650

1,650

1,650

1,650

1,760

1,870

1,870

1,870

1,650

1,550

1,650

1,650

1,550

470

198

87

101

115

115

115

115

115

115

115

115

130

162

198

198

180

145

145

162

180

215

215

180

180

180

180

180

180

180

180

180

180

180

162

162

162

162

162

162

162

162

162

162

162

162

162

162

162

162

162

152

162

162

162

162

162

152

162

162

375

375

375

375

445

520

520

520

520

520

520

550

550

550

750

750

750

750

7.") 7'0 

7'T 

7") 

7")

1,010 

1,OM 

1,050 

1,050

9'5

790

108

108

180

180

6'f)

6'0 

6"0 

6'0 

6'0 

6'0

6'0 

6'0 

162 

152

145

145

145

145

139

330

640

610

610

610

610

610

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,050

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,150

960

790

790

790

790

790

790

790

790

790

750

790

790

790

790

790

790

790

750

710

710

710

710

710

710

710

710

710

710

710

710

710

710

710

710

710

710

710

710

710

710

710

710

710

710

710

710

710

710

710

710

710

710

710

710

710

420

198

198

198

330

Month

Observed

Maximum

Minimum Mean

Gain or 

loss in 

storage at 

Chippewa 

Reservoir 

(millions of 

cubic feet)

directed for storage

Meai

Per

square

mile

Run-off 

in inches

October_. 

November.. 

December.. 

January_. 

February... 

March__. 

April.......

May__... 

June___. 

July........

August.. . 

September.

The year.

3,660

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,650

1,870

215

750

1,050

1,150

960

710

3,660

115

790

1,050

1,350

1,350

87

145

152

145

139

710

198

87

1,440

955

1,260

1,440

1,470

849

172

381

602

853

762

636

901

+14 -295

-2,067

-2,519

-2,502

+724

+5,337

+1,062

+173

-1,072

-1,533 -751

-3,429

1,410

S<1

4S8

499

436

1,120

2,230

778

f69

453

792

1.86

1.09

.630

.644

.563

1.45

2.88

1.00

.863

.585

.245

.446

1.02

2.14

1.22

.73

.74

.59

1.67

3.21

1.15

.96

.67

.28

.50

13.86
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 83

CHIPPEWA RIVER HEAR BRTJOE, WIS.

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 4, T. 35 N., R. 7 W., 1 mile east of Bruc% just

below mouth of Thornapple River. 

DRAINAGE ABBA. 1,600 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. December, 1913, to September, 1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 6,800 second-feet Oct. 19 (gage

height, 7.8 feet); minimum, 434 second-feet Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.40 feet),

caused by regulation at Chippewa Reservoir.

1914-1929: Maximum discharge, 14,900 second-feet Apr. 10, 1922 (gage

height, 13.7 feet); minimum, 200 second-feet Aug. 7, 8, and 9, 192S (gage

height, 1.00 foot). 

REMARKS. Records excellent except those for period of ice effect, Dec. 6 3°

Mar. 30, which are poor. Discharge regulated by Chippewa Reservo;r.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

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

k::::::::::::::

10..

11..

12..

13..

14.. 

16..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

21..

22.. 

23_. 

24.. 

25--

27..

28..

29..

30.. 

31-.

1,060

1,010

1,240

1,370

1,460

1,650

1,650

1,650

1,560

1,840

1,650

1,190

1,060

2,820

4,460

5,640

6,800

6,440

5,420

4,770

4,350

3,820

3,620

3,220

2,320

2,130

1,940

1,940

2,130

2,040

1,940

1,940

1,940

1,940

1,940

1,940

1,750

1,660

1,370

1,280

1,280

1,280

1,280

1,370

1,460

1,460

1,370

1,370

1,370

1,280

1,280

1,280

1,280

1,370

1,370

1,190

1,140

1,190

1,240

1,370

1,370

1,370

1,280

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,280

1,360

1,440

1,520

1,520

1,520

1,520

1,520

1,520

1,620

1,520

1,520

1,520

1,520

1,690

1,860

1,860

1,860

1,860

1,770

1,770

1,690

1,690

1,690

1,690

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,520

1,520

1,520

1,600

1,690

1,600

1,600

1,520

1,440

1,440

1,520

1,620

1.520

1,520

1,520

1,520

1,600

1,600

1,690

1,690

1 690

1,690

1,690

1,690

1,690

1,690

1,690

1,690

1,690

1,690

1,690

1,690

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,520

1,520

1,690

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,690

1,690

1,690

1,860

2,030

1,940

1,860

1,770

1,770

1,860

1,860

1,860

1,690

1,690

1,690

1,770

1,860

1,940

2,030

2,120

1,110

795

645

795

950

1,190

1,440

1,690

1,940

2,210

2,470

2,830

3,190

3,780

4,590

5,390

4,230

3,280

3,100

3,280

4,350

4,110

3,280

2,740

2,120

1,860

1,690

1,860

2,470

2,210

2,300

2,210

1,940

1,860

1,690

1,520

1,360

1,190

1,190

1,110

1,030

990

912

912

912

873

873

834

796

756

643

643

643

643

643

643

606

606

643

756

912

834

873

951

951

951

873

873

912

912

951

1,110

1,440

1,860

2,120

1,690

1,360

1,190

1,190

1,110

1,190

1,280

1,190

1,190

1,360

1.600

1,770

1,620

1,190

1,030

873

718

718

951

1,030

951

951

912

951

951

1,190

2,030

2,210

1,690

2,650

2,740

1,770

1,190

990

834

1,030

1,520

1,600

1,440

1,360

1,190

1,110

3,480

3,280

2,120

1,770

1,520

1,440

1,360

1,360

1,360

1,440

1,360

1,360

1,360

1,360

1,360

1,360

1,360

1,360

1,280

1.1SO 

1,030

1,030

1,030

980

1,030

1,030

1,030

1,030 

980

1,030 

980 98"

961

961

961

961

961

961 

912 

912 

912 91 >

912 87' 

873 

912 91' 

912

873

873

873

873

951

951 

912 

912 

9S1 

951

951

951

990

951

912

912

912

873

873

873

873

873

873

873

873

766

718

500

467

434

Observed

Month

Maximum Minimum Mean

Gain or

loss in

storage at

Chippewa

Reservoir

(millions

of cubic

feet)

Corrected for storage

Mean Per square 

mile

Run-oft

 i5 l inches

October_ 

November. 

December. 

January_, 

FebruaryMarch._, 

April......

May.......

June. . 

July .....

August . 

September.

The year.

6,800

2,040

1,860

1,690

2,030

5,390

4,590

2,120

2,660

3,480

1,190

6,800

1,140

1,190

1,440

1,520

645

912

606

718

834

873

434

2,640

1,480

1,520

1,580

1,670

2,020

2,300

904

1,290

1,550

972

852

1,570

+14 -295

-2,067

-2,519

-2,602

+724

+6,337

+1,062

+173

-1,072

-1,633 -751

-3,429

2,640

1,370

748

639

636

2,290

4,360

1,300

1,360

1,150

400

562

1,460

1.65

.856

.468

.399

.398

1.43

2.72

.812

.860

.719

.250

.351

.912

1.90

.95

.54

.46

.41

1.66

3.04

.94

.95

.83

.29

.39

12.35
84 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART V

CHIPPEWA RIVER AT CHIPPEWA FAILS, WIS.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in SE. J4 sec. 6, T. 28 N., R. 8 W., at Chippewa

Falls, 2,500 feet below mouth of Duncan Creek. 

DKAINAGE AKEA. 5,600 square miles. 

RECOKDS AVAILABLE. June, 1888, to September, 1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 44,000 second-feet Apr. 7 (gage

height, 12.5 feet); minimum, 23 second-feet Sept. 22. Both maximum and

minimum discharges are the result of regulation.

1888-1929: Maximum discharge, 78,000 second-feet Mar. 27, 1920 (gage

height, 17.0 feet); minimum, 23 second-feet Sept. 22, 19?9 (regulation).

Maximum stage known, 26.94 feet Sept. 10, 1884. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for Oct. 12-20, Nov. 4-10, Dec. 29 to

Mar. 20, May 18 to June 22, and Sept. 15-21, which are frn-. Flow regulated

by Chippewa power plant immediately above station, and many other

plants above, also by Chippewa and Flambeau Reservoirs.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

Day

1

2..........

3 _ .. .....

4.. .....

5 __ . _ ..

6...... .

7..... __ ,

8..........

9 .......

10..........

11... .......

12..........

13... .......

14..........

15 ......

16 

17..........

18..........

19..........

20..........

21 __ ......

22 

23 ......

24..........

25 .......

26 __ .

27..........

28.. __ . ...

29..........

30..........

31..........

Oct.

5,690

3,970

4,130

4,410

3,690

4..070

1,030

4,410

5,750

6,050

7,110

8,140

7,710

3,430

7,510

8,710

8,570

11,100

14,800

14,500

19,400

20,000

17,300

16,900

15,400

12,600

10,900

6,200

6,480

7,600

7,310

Nov.

7,790

6,690

6,420

1,340

5,430

5,790

5,040

4,960

4,980 i <mn

488

3,830

0 KAfl

3,540

3,250

3,270

3,070

672

o oen

3,400

4,450

4,010

4,080

3,260

693

3,170

2,820

1,950

1,110

2,880

Dec

3,070

1,140

2,880

2,870

2 460

3,000

2,970

1,910

1 'ana 300

QQA

1,630

1,630

3,210

838

3 240

4,120

3,510

3,250

2,010

1,550

764

1,210

AQQ

2,850

3,600 i tin

5,390

1,500

2,990

Jan.

1,600

4,110

3,680

3 040

2,900

1,160

3,440

4,130

3,710

3,510

9 7Rfl

926

3,650

4,520

3,490

3,520

i 44n

O O(SA

975

3 440

4,010

4 140

4,270

0 Qfif\

3,350

636

3

KQA

4,180

4,170

3,700

Feb.

3,890

3

00ft

*a,d

4,260

4,080

3,460

3,940

o toft

1,120

o "raft

4,330

4,010

0 QOft

3,780

3,760

1,100

5,180

5 140

5,060

A QAA

4,110

4,270

cwu

4,870

4 240

4, 620

4,580

Mar.

5,350

4,310

t ion

5,490

5,760

4,840

6,390

6,420

6,320

o OQfi

5,900

6,290

6,100

6,020

5,850

5.340

oon

5,320

6,220

9 9?n

9ft RAH

25,000

25,500

19,400

on nnn

17,600

15,500

18,800

27,700

27,800

29,400

Apr.

30,200

22,200

20,200

16,900

19, 700

26,900

32,600

36.200

32,600

94 4ft\

20,000

15,000

14,100

13,200

16,300

17,600

16,000

14,700

13, 100

11,700

8,900

13,800

9,840

10, 100

7,670

7,950

5,070 d nnn

10,200

5,480

May

5,530

5,530

6,820

5,480

489

4,540

4,410

4,830

5,100

4,830

4,280

297

3,540

3,830

3,590

3,540

3,380

3,570

836

3,560

3,570

3,510

4,400

4,810

3,800

1,040

4,420

4,380

4,600

1,380

4,880

June

5,660

848

4,780

4,670

4,780

4,f20

4,f20

3,670

P20

4,470

5,f90

7,C"0

7, 590

6,740 e.i'X)

C20 5, no

4, £30

4,f90

4,400

3,020

2, 790

f44

2,]"0

2,140

2,230

2, £70

7,590

9,?40

10. ff*X)

July

11,400

9,840

9,180

2,150

1,680

4,050

215

4,410

6,420

6,970

6,970

7,520

4,280

2,890

9,550

7,240

5,930

5,930

4,830

2,810

928

3,630

3,550

3,690

3,140

2,510

1,830

339

3,250

3,220

3,030

Aug.

1,900

2,610

1,890

112

2,640

2,010

2,540

2,970

2,970

2,940

535

3,480

3,750

2,720

3,300

3,410

2,470

454

3,030

1,810

2,710

2,450

2,510

2,360

978

2,770

1,540

2,100

1,700

2,030

1,070

Sept.

f

660

525

1,390

1,630

1,370

1,260

665

44

1,360

1,540

1,300

1,570

1,300

1,810

699

2,280

2,460

2,390

2,310

2,290

1,900

79

1,220

1,180

1,290

1,200

1,440

1,050

490

1,370

Month

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

November _______

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

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

May

June .................

July

August .................

September

Observed

Maximum

20,000 

7,790 

5,390 

4,520 

5,180 

29,400 

36,200 

6,820 

10,300 

11,400 

3,750 

2,460

36,200

Minimum

1,030 

488 

699 

636 

584 

990 

4,000 

297 

644 

215 

112 

44

44

Mean

8,870 

3,650 

2,410 

3,310 

3,730 

11,600 

16,500 

3,830 

4,550 

4,630 

2,250 

1,340

5,560

Gain or 

loss in 

storage 

{millions of 

cubic feet)

+450 

-846 

-2,693 

-3,947 

-3,943

+1, 149 

+8,358 

+1,368 

-126 

-2,056 

-3,632 

-1,054

-6,873

Corrected for storage

Mear

9,&'o

3,330 

1,400 1,8.'0 

2,100 

12,000 

19, 700 

4,*'0 

4,500 

3,8*0 

9W 

9TC

5,*'0

Per square 

mile

1.61 

.593 

.250 

.329 

.375 

~ 2.14 

3.52 

.775 

.804 

 .689 

.166 

.167

.954

Run-off 

in inches

1.86 

.66 

-29 

.38 

.39 

2.47 

3.93 

.89 

.90 

.79 

.19 

.19

12.94

1 Ohippewa and Flambeau Reservoirs.
UPPER MISSISSIPPI EIVEK BASIN 85

CHIPPEWA BIVBR AT DUBAND, WIS.

LOCATION. Chain gage in SW. % sec. 21, T. 25 N., E. 13 W., at Durand.

DRAINAGE AREA. 9,010 square miles.

EBCOBDS AVAILABLE. July, 1928, to September, 1929.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 38,200 second-feet Mar. 2? (gage

height, 11.2 feet); minimum, 1,900 second-feet Sept. 3 (gage height, 1.52

feet).

1928-29: Both maximum and minimum, that of 1929. 

BBMARKS. Eecords fair. Considerable diurnal fluctuation caused by operation

of power plants. Discharge regulated by storage at Chippewa and Flambeau

Reservoirs.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

Day

I.........

2

3 

4- _ ....

5- ....

«... 

7 

8 

9 

10 

11. .

12

13 

14- 

15 

16 

17. 

18 ...

19 

20 

21 

22 

23. 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31.. 

Oct.

4,080

7,320

6,240

5,990

6,240

5,990

5,490

3,660

5,000

6,500

7,040

7,600

10,300

10,700

5,990

9,300

10,700

12,600

16,900

20,100

21,900

20,100

19,600

17,800

16,500

16,500

13,800

13,000

8,440

9,300

8,720

Nov.

9,900

9,600

8,720

8,440

4,530

8,160

8,160

7,040

7,040

7,320

6,770

4,080

7,040

7,040

7,320

6,500

6,500

7 040

4,080

7 rtdfl

7 fUn

7,600

7,600

7,600

7 Odfi

4,080

7,040

6,500

6,500

4,760

Dec.

6,500

6,500

3,660

6,500

6,770

6,770

6,770

6,240

6,240

3,250

6,500

6,500

5,000

5,990

6,770

8,160

4,760

Q AA(\

7 A/V\

8,160

8,160

6,770

6,770

5,240

4,530

4,530

8,160

7,600

7,600

6,770

4,080

Jan.

6,770

3,660

6,770

5,490

4,530

6,240

3,660

3,250

U.500

Feb.

5,250

4,300

5,740

5,740

5,240

5,240

5,240

3,250

5,490

5,990

6,240

6,240

5,990

5,990

3,660

5,490

6,240

6,770

Mar.

6,500

7,040

6,500

4,530

5,990

7,600

7,320

8,160

9,300

9,010

5,490

8,440

9,900

11,400

14,200

17,800

21,400

22,800

27,300

32,300

36,800

38,200

33,200

on (VIA

25,500

23,200

19,600

21,000

25,000

30,500

Apr.

31,400

30,000

24,100

24,100

24,600

25,000

29,100

33,600

36,300

34,500

27,700

22,800

19,200

17,800

18,300

20,500

22,300

20,100

17,800

16,500

13,800

U ifin

14,700 19 fiflfl

12,600

12,600

13,000

10,700 Q onn

11,400

May

9,900

9,600

11,000

11,400

9,900

4,530

8,160

8,440

8,440

8,440

8,720

8,160

4,080

7,320

7,040

7,600

7,600

8,160

7,040

4,080

6,770

5,990

6,500

6,770 7 ciin

5,990

3,660

7,040

6,770

6,500

5,000

June

6,770

8,440

3,660

6,770

6,770

6,770

6,770

6,500

5,990

3,050

6,240

7,320

9,010

9,900

8,160

7,600

3,460

6,770

6,770

6,500

5,990

5,240

4,530

3,050

4,530

5,240

5,240

7,040

Q 3AA

11,400

July

10,700

11,800

11,400

9,300

4,300

8,160

6,500

3,250

7,880

7,880

8,160

8,160

7,320

5,740

4,760

9,600

8,440

7,600

7,320

6,770

5,490

3,250

5,740,

5,740

5,740

5,240

5,240

4,300

<> OKA

3,870

4,530

Aug.

4,7fO

5, Of

5,0f> 4,-5f>

2,6f<>

4,3CO

4,7fO

5, Of

5,4f

5,740

5,4f>

3,6fO

5,240

5,9f>

5,740

5,740

5,4f>

5,240

2,8fO

4,7f

5,240

4,5fO

4,5FO

4,5?" 4,W>

2,850 4,W>

4,W4, Of"

4,3C«

4,3C"

Sept.

4,530

2,660

1,990

3,660

3,870

3,870

3,870

3,660

2,370

3,870

4,300

4,530

4,760

4,760

4,080

2,280

3,660

3,870

3,870

4,080

4,080

3,660

2,090

4,080

4,300

4,530

4,300

5,000

5,000

3,250

Month

October- __ .. _______

November _ . _____

January. __ . ...............

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

May.-... . ____ ..

June. ____________

July....... . . 

August _ . _ . . .. _.

September.. ________

The year ...............

Observed

Maximum

21,900 

9,900 

8,440

38,200 

36,300 

11,400 

11,400 

11,800 

5,990 

5,000

38,200

Minimum

3,660 

4,080 

3,250

4,530 

9,900 

3,660 

3,050 

2,850 

2,660 

1,990

1,990

Mean

10,800 

6,940 

6,360 

5,380 

5,380 

17,900 

20,600 

7,340 

6,490 

6,680 

4,660 

3,830

8,550

Gain or 

loss in storage at 

Chippewa 

and Flambeau Reservoirs 

(millions of 

cubic feet)

+450 -846

-3,947 

-3,943 

+1.-149 

+8,358 

+1,368 

-125 

-2,056 

-3,532 

-1,054

-6,873

Corrected for storage

Mean

11,000 

6,610 

5,350 

3,910 

3,750 

18,300 

23,800 

7,850 

6,440 

5,910 

3,340 

3,220

8,330

Per 

square 

mile

1.22 

.734 

.594 

.434 

.416 

2.03 

2.64 

.871 

.715 

.656 

.371 

.357

.924

Run-off 

in 

Inches

1.41 

.82 

.68 

.50 

.43 

2.34 

2.94 

1.00 

.80 

.76 

.43 

.40

12.51
86 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART V

FLAMBEAU RIVEE AT FLAMBEAU RESERVOIR, WTS.

LOCATION. Chain gage near north line of sec. 3, T. 41 N., R. 2 E., a quarter of a 

mile below dam of Flambeau Reservoir.

DRAINAGE AREA. 620 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September, 1927, to September, 192?,

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 2,140 second-feet Oct. 21 (gage 

height, 6.76 feet); minimum, 149 second-feet Apr. 7 (gage height, 3.43 feet). 

1927-1929: Both maximum and minimum discharge, that of 1929.

REMARKS. Records excellent. Flow regulated by storage in Flambeau Reservoir.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

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

10.

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18.-

19..

20..

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

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

27 .__... 

28______ 

29,......,.. .

30 . 

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

860

860

860

860

860

860

860

860

860

860

860

659

462

531

606

484

556

632

1,200

2,060

1,980

1,820

1,400

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,060

925

925

925

925

925

925

925

925

925

860

860

860

860

860

860

860

860

860

860

860

860

860

860

860

860

860

860

860

860

860

860

860

860

860

860

860

860

860

860

860

860

800

800

800

800

800

800

860

860

860

860

925

925

925

925

925

925

925

925

925

925

925

925

925

925

925

925

925

990

990

1,060

1,060

990

990

990

990

990

990

990

990

990

990

990

990 

990 

990 

990 

-990

990

990

990

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,060

990

990

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,060

990

860

800

800

632

508

439

335

335

335

335

335

335

335

335

335

335

335

355

335

335

335

335

335

204

149

156

156

156

156

156

276

335

335

335

335

335

335

335

335

335

335

335

335

335

335

462

632

632

606

606

606

632

606

606

632

632

632

632

632

632

632

632

632

632

632

632

632

632

632

632

632

632

632

632

632

632

632

632

659

659

800

860

860

860

860

860

860

860

860

860

860

860

860

860

860

659

462

418

355

355

355

355

860

860

714

714

580

484

800

860

860

860

860

860

860

860

860

860

925

925

990

990

990

990

990

990

990

990

990

990

990

990

990

990

990

925

925

925

1,610

1,610

925

925

925

860

860

860

860

960

860

860

580

355

335

335

335

335

531

531

531

531

531

531

531

531

531

531

531

531

531

531

531

531

531

531

531

Month

October.-.. 

November. 

December., 

January 

FebruaryMarch._. 

April. ... 

May..__. 

June.__. 

July........

August . 

September.

The year.

Observed

Maximum

2,060

1,060

925

1,060

1,060

1,060

632

632

860

990

1,610

860

2,060

Minimum

462

860

800

925

990

335

149

606

462

355

860

335

149

Mean

Gainer

loss in 

storage at 

Flambeau 

Reservoir 

(millions of 

cubic feet)

998

886

850

961

1,040

700

317

626

797

727

996

555

787

+436 -551

-626

-1,428

-1,442 

+424

+3,021 

+305 -298

-984

-1,999 -303

-3,444

Corrected for storage

Mean

1,160

673

616

428

444

858

1,480

740

682

360

250

438

678

Per

square

mile

1.87

1.09

.994

.690

.716

1.38

2.39

1.19

1.10

.581

.403

.706

1.09

Run-off

in 

inches

2.16

1.22

1.15

.80

.75

1.59

2.67

1.37

1.23

.67

.46

.79
UPPEB MISSISSIPPI BIVEB BASIN 87

FLAMBEAU RIVER NEAR BUTTERNUT, WIS.

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

Butternut and 7 miles upstream from Park Falls.

DRAINAGE AREA, 660 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July, 1914, to September, 1929.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 2,370 second-feet Oct. 2^ (gage

height, 5.40 feet); minimum, 306 second-feet Sept. 8 (gage height, 1.38 feet).

1914-1929: Maximum discharge, 5,430 second-feet Apr, 22 and T3, 1916

(gage height, 9.0 feet); minimum, 91 second-feet Sept. 18 and 19, 1925

(gage height, 0.25 foot).

REMARKS. Records good except those for period of iee effect, Dec. 4-8 16-21, 

and Jan. 1 to Mar. 31, which are fair. Flow regulated by storage in Flambeau Reservoir.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

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

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

19.

20.

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

27- 

28.. 

29- 

30.. 

31 

855

950

950

950

950

950

950

950

950

950

950

808

717

672

855

1,050

855

855

902

950

2,230

2,370

2,230

1,950

1,350

1,410

1,410

1,410

1,350

1,150

1,350

1,350

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,050

,050

,050

,050

,000

,000

1,000

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,000

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

950

950

950

950

950

1,000

890

890

950

950

950

950

950

950

950

890

890

890

890

920

950

950

950

950

950

950

950

950

950

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,150

1,080

1,080

1,150

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,010

880

820

850

709

581

534

405

405

405

405

405

405

475

475

475

475

475

475

505

505

505

585

762

902

950

1,000

855

672

762

544

544

544

544

544

505

505

544

544

505

505

505

505

486

450

762

762

762

762

762

717

717

717

672

672

672

672

672

672

672

672

717

717

717

808

762

717

717

717

762

762

762

762

762

762

855

762

762

717

717

717

717

950

902

902

902

950

1,000

950

950

950

950

950

950

950

950

950

950

902

.950

950

950

1,000

808

672

544

505

398

350

335

335

505

950

950

762

762

762

628

544

585

762

762

950

950

950

950

950

902

902

902

902

950

1,000

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,000

1,0*0 

1,050 

1,050 

1,050

1,050 

1,050 

1,050 

1.C50 

1,050

1,050 

IjC'X) 

1,COO 

l.C'X) 

!, %

950

1,470

1,570

£50

950

902

902

902

902

902

902

902

902

855

855

808

762

320

306

320

320

320

505

505

505

505

505

505

505

505

505

505

505

505

505

505

544

585

628

585

585

Month

Observed

MaximumMlhimum Mean

Gain or loss 

in storage 

at Flambeau Reservoir (millions of , 

cubic feet)

Corrected for storage

Mean

Per

square

mile

Run-off 

in inches

October . 

November. 

December.. 

January . 

February... 

March ... 

April. . 

May.. ... 

June.. . 

July. .... 

August . 

September.

The year.

2,370

1,350

1,000

1,080

1,080

1,150

1,000

855

1,000

1,050

1,590

902

2,370

672

950

890

1,020

1,080

405

450

672

544

335

902

306

306

1,170

1,040

931

1,050

1,080

767

622

733

876

772

1,030

556

+436 -651

-626

-1,428

-1,442 

+424

+3,021 

+305

-3,444

1,330

827

698

517

484

925

1,790

847

761

405

284

439

776

2.02

1.25

1.06

.783

.733

1.40

2.71

1.28

1.15

.614

.430

.665

1.18

2.33

1.40

1.22

.90

.76

1.61

3.'02

1.48

1.28

.71

.50

.74

16.05
88 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART V

FIAMBKAU RIVER NEAR IADYSMITH, WIS.

LOCATION. In sec. 35, T. 36 N., R. 5 W., at Big Falls power plant of Lake Superior District Power Co., 14 miles above Lady smith.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,910 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October, 1923, to September, 1929. January, 1914, to 

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

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

EXTREMES. Maximum mean daily discharge during year, 7,240 second-feet 

Apr. 7; minimum, 541 second-feet Aug. 18.

1903-1906, 1914-1929: Maximum discharge, 19,500 second-feet Apr. 11, 

1922; minimum, 176 second-feet Aug. 30, 1925.

REMARKS. Records good. Discharge computed from po^er house records. 

Regulation caused by operation of power plants and storage in Flambeau 

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

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

Day

1..... 

2 - 

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

4 ....

5. -----

6 -

7 

8 

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15. 

16 

17 - 

18 _____ ------

19 

20 

21 ....... 

22 __ -----------

23 

24 

26 

26 

27 

28 

29 ' 

30

31 

Oct.

1,630

1,560

1,600

1,680

1,730

1,740

1,610

1,730

1,720

1,720

1,700

1,990

2,500

2,400

2,350

2,800

3,770

4,030

4,300

4,320

4,330

5,460

4,920

4,610

3,780

3,270

3,040

2,880

2,660

2,500

2,160

NOV.

2,390

2,180

1,850

1,740

1,820

1,820

1,800

1,950

1,980

2,040

1,160

1,670

1,820

1,820

1,890

2,110

1,880

1,980

1,820

1,890

1,730

1,680

1,500

.1, 680

1,080

1,560

1,700

1,920

1,260

1,600

Dec.

1,510

1,310

1,630

1.450

980

924

1,320

837

987

1,610

1,520

1,580

1,650

1,510

1,580

1,690

1,640

1,480

1,530

1,170

1,150

1,220

949

1,470

1,400

1,290

1,580

1,580

1,430

938

1,340

Jan.

737

1,210

1,280

1,480

1,380

886

1,250

1,190

1,240

1,330

1 AA1\

1,550

1,020

1,280

1,250

1,170

1,290

1,400

1,470

1,110

1 QQft

1,390

1 QQA

1,340

1,330

1,440

1.140

1,320

1,370

1,470

1,370

Feb.

i inn

1,500

1,020

1,380

1,420

1,390

1,380

1,440

1,610

990

1,270

1,420

1,310

1,460

1,450

1,020

1,330

1,360

1,310

1,230

1,380

1 K4ft

990

1,300

1,320

1,300

1,270

1

Mar.

1,370

1,570

918

1,300

1,340

1,310

1,350

1,450

1,450

1,010

1,300

1,490

1 fifift

1,740

1,960

1,930

2,030

2,160

2,800

2,870

3,080

2,910

2,480

2,280

2,640

3,380

4,410

5,520

5,610

Apr.

5,240

4.720

4,580

4,520

5,470

6,700

7,240

6,680

6,360

5,230

4,540

4,020

3,080

3,150

3,330

3,590

3,570

3,260

3,270

3,250

2,840

2,440

2,360

2.230

2,260

2,060

1,900

1,900

2,120

1,800

May

2,230

2,180

2,090

1,930

2,120

1.650

1,650

1.760

1,710

1,540

1,420

1,610

1,660

1,550

1,350

1,630

1,640

1,610

1,410

1,570

1,640

1,540

1,530

1,520

1,590

1,380

1,480

1,790

1,760

1,900

June

1,830

1,520

1,560

1,230

1,270

1,350

1,330

1,210

952

1,640

1 880

2,080

2,330

2,230

1,830

1 680

1,800

1,720

1,580

1,580

1,610

1,560

739

1,500

1,230

1,330

1,760

2,220

2,100

2,C<X)

July

1,810

1,710

1,350

721

1,250

924

542

1,970

1,990

1,820

1 Jvlft

1,300

1,670

1,660

1,270

1,190

1,200

1,260

888

1,100

1,230

1,200

1,280

1,410

878

1,340

1,000

1,280

Aug.

1,250

1,150

1,600

821

1 3Rfl

1,050

1,180

1,260

1,440

1,760

1 080

1,65Q

1 QQfl

1,380

1,420

1,520

541

1,350

Qfifl

1 Qftft

1,230

1,670

1,890

834

1,310

835

1,110

1,120

1,110

1,430

Sept.

749

909

1,080

1,030

1,160

1,070

1,080

844

656

633

680

655

676

880

855

741

851

860

S13

Q9A

789

758

809

869

871

1,080

784

976

Month

July 

Observed

'Maximum

5,460 

2,390 

1,690 

1,550 

1,610 

5,610 

7,240 

2,230 

2,330 

1,990 

1,890 

1,160

7,240

Minimum

1,560 

1,080 

837 

737 

990 

918 

1,800 

1,350 

739 

542 

541 

633

541

 

Mean

2,790 

1,780 

1,360 

1,290 

1,330 

2,280 

3,790 

1,680 

1.620 

1,310 

1,280 

854

1,780

Gain or loss 

in storage 

at Flambeau Reservoir (millions of 

cubic feet)

+436 

-551 

-626 

-1,428 

-1,442 

+424 

+3,021 

+305 

-298 

-984 

-1,999 -303

-3,444

Corrected for storage

Mean

2.P50 

1,570 

1,130 

757 

734 

2,440 

4,f«0 

1,790 

1,500 

£43 

534 

737

1,670

Per

square 

mile

1.54 

.822 

.592 

.396 

.384 

1.28 

2.60 

.937 

.785 

.494 

.280 

.386

.874

Run-off 

in inches

1.78 

.92 

.68 

.46 

.40 

1.48 

2.90 

1.08 

.88- 

.57 

.32 

.43

11.90
TJPPEB MISSISSIPPI EIVEE BASIN

JUMP RIVER AT SHELDON, WIS.

89

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 26, T. 33 N., R. 5 W., at highway brdge in

Sheldon, 11 miles above mouth. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 510 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July, 1915, to September, 1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 7,470 second-feet Mar. 18 (gage

height, 8.60 feet); minimum, 20 second-feet Aug. 4 (gage height, 2.7? feet). 

1915-1929: Maximum discharge, 15,600 second-feet Mar. 26, 192") (gage

height, 11.48 feet); minimum (estimated), 14 second-feet Jan. 25-31, 1924. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for period of ice effect, Dec. 5 to Mar.

16, which are poor, and those for extremely low water, which are fair. Discharge interpolated Nov. 26, 28, and 30, and Dec. 2 and 4.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1988-89

Day

1 .. 

2. __ . __ . ...

3... ..... _ . ...

4 _ . __ .. ....

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

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

7. . .

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

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

10 . 

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

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

13. ...... _ ..

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

15. _ ......

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

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

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

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

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

21 ___ ..........

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

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

24.. .... _ ..

25 

26 .......

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

28

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

30.. .....

31 . .......

Oct.

151 

136 

113 

113 

113

136 

136 

230 

330 

615

648 

820 

1,220 

1,700 

1,700

1,600 

1,920 

1,920 

2,420 

2,290

1,920 

1,700 

1,600 

1,310 

1,050

890 

750 

615 

490 

435 

380

Nov.

330 

330 

280 

240 

240

221 

230 

221 

230 

208

194 

208 

208 

208 

221

240 

270 

280 

280 

255

280 

255 

240 

270 

330

330 

330 

280 

230

219

Dec.

208 

175 

143 

147 

150

150 

145 

145 

145 

145

145 

135 

135 

135 

135

130 

125 

125 

120 

120

120 

115 

105 

105 

105

100 

100 

95 

85 

85 

75

Jan.

75 

75 

75 

75 

75

75 

75 

70 

70 

70

70 

70 

65 

65 

65

65 

65 

60 

60 

60

60 

60 

60 

60 

60

60 

60 

65 

65 

65 

65

Feb.

65 

65 

65 

65 

65

65 

65 

65 

65 

65

65 

65 

65 

65 

65

65 

65 

65 

65 

65

65 

65 

65 

65 

65

65 

65 

65

Month Maximum

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

May .... _ _

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

The year.. __________ _ ..

2,420 

330 

208 

75 

65 

7,470 

6,740 

970 

4,190 

2,420 

121 

124

7,470

Mar.

65 

65 

65 

65 

65

65 

70 

75 

85 

105

125 

185 

355 

580 

930

1,500 

2,840 

7,470 

3,470 

4,570

4,570 

4,000 

3,300 

2,840 

2,290

1,920 

2,420 

3,640 

4,570 

4,770 

4,970

Apr.

3,300 

2,700 

2,700 

3,300 

4,000

5,610 

6,510 

6,740 

4,970 

3,300

2,160 

1,700 

1,600 

1,920 

2,420

2,560 

2,290 

1,920 

1,600 

1,500

1,400 

1,130 

930 

820 

750

820 

750 

750 

820 

750

Minimum

113 

194 

75 

60 

65 

65 

750 

194 

100 

43 

20 

24

20

May

855 

970 

855 

715 

615

550 

435 

380 

330 

330

280 

240 

270 

221 

280

280 

435 

615 

490 

408

380 

330 

280 

280 

240

194 

221 

280 

270 

280 

355

June

380 

355 

270 

240 

185

177 

124 

113 

100 

143

194 

820 

2,990 

3,140 

1,920

1,220 

890 

615 

380 

330

435 

380 

221 

221 

185

270 

462 

3,640 

4,190 

3,640

Mean

950 

255 

127 

66.5 

65.0 

2,000 

2,390 

409 

841 

474 

58.1 

55.2

651

July

2,420 

1,500 

930 

490 

330

330 

490 

680 

1,050 

1,220

750 

380 

582 

715 

820

435 

305 

216 

172 

139

124 

103 

103

72 

54

43

54 

47 

47 

54 

43

Per 

square 

mile

1.86 

.500 

.249 

.130 

.127 

3.92 

4.69 

.802 

1.85 

.929 

.114 

.108

1.28

Au'-

40 

29 

24 

20 

34

47 

47 

72 

96 1-9

110 

93

100 

121

77

100 

77 

93 

64 

52

41 

38 

32 

41 

45

38 

38 

41 

32 

22 

25

Sept

26 

30 

24 

24 

24

26 

26 

30 

30 

56

124 

90 

90 

90 

74

66 

62 

56 

62 

56

62 

56 

38 

38 

38

47 

59 

72 

87 

93

R -n-offin 

inches

2.14' 

.56 

.29 

.15 

.13 

4.52 

5.23 

.92 

2.06 

1.07 

.13 

.12

17.32
90 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART V 

RED CEDAR RIVER NEAR COIFAX, WIS.

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

M bridge 4t% miles north of Coif ax. Trout Creek enters 3% miles above station.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,100 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March, 1914, to September, 1929.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 4,850 second-feet Mar. 20 (gage

height, 9.90 feet).

1914-1929: Maximum discharge, 7,610 second-feet Mar. 26, 1920 (gage

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

0.55 foot). 

REMARKS. Records fair except those for estimated periods and for period of ice

effect (Nov. 25 to Mar. 24), which are poor. Flow regulated by four storage

reservoirs upstream.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 19&8-&9

Day

1 . 

2 

3.. _____ . _

4 _ ... __ . ...

5.. _ - _

6- ----- 

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

8 ........

9 

10 

11. ____ ......

12 . . ..

13. _____ . ...

14.... ___ .....

15 

16 

17. _____

18.. _ ..... __ .

19. . _

20 

21 ____ ....

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

23.... ___ .....

24.-.. .... _ .

25. 

26. ____ 

27. _ ... ........

28. __ . __ . ...

29. ...... ...

30. 

31. 

Oct.

495

684 

654

623

748

1,390

1,740

1,740 

1,450 

1,190 

1,030

885

885 

956 

1,190 

1,110 

850 

850

Nov.

1,030 

1,190 

1,030

970

885 

885 

956 

885 

850

885 

885 

815 

782 

780

780 

750 

750 

715 

715

Month Mag,

October- _____ l. 74n

November. ____ 1 

December ___ . ...

AprU.... ........... 3

,190 . 

715 

655 

850 

,850 

,070

Dec.

715 

685 

685 

685 

685

655 

655 

655 

625 

625

625 

625 

625 

625 

595

595 

595 

595 

595 

595

595 

565 

565 

565 

565

565 

565 

565 

565 

665 

565

Minimum

"""565 

565 

655 

485 

1,030

Jan.

565 

565 

565 

565 

565

565 

565 

565 

565 

565

595 

595 

595 

595 

595

595 

595 

595 

595 

625

625 

625 

625 

625 

625

625 

625 

625 

655 

655 

655

Feb.

655 

655 

685 

685 

685

685 

685 

685 

715 

715

715 

715 

715 

715 

750

750 

750 

750 

750 

750

780 

780 

780 

780 

815

815 

815 

850

Mean

1 

1

977 

907 

612 

600 

737 

810 

750

Mar.

850 

885 

885 

 885 

955

885 

885 

1,030 

815 

750

485 

850 

1,190 

1,450 

2,150

2,590 

2, 710 

2,830 

3,840 

4,850

3,320 

1,840 

1,940 

2,260 

1,940

2,040 

2,150 

2,370 

2,260 

1,940 

2,150

Apr.

2,260 

1,940 

2,260 

2,590 

2,830

3,070 

2,710 

2,710 

2,710 

2,480

2,370 

1,840 

1,540 

1,190 

1,110

1,190 

1,360 

1,360 

1,360 

1,360

1,190 

1,270 

1,270 

1,360 

1,360

1,190 

1,190 

1,190 

1,110 

1,030

May

1,030 

956

885 

956 

815

748 

850 

748 

716 

748

654 

623 

623 

510

458

538 

623 

623

 530

Month

] 

J 

J 

i 

£

May.... _____ .

uly .....

August

Septeml 

Tlleyear. 

June

510 

460 

535

Martmail

1,030

782

4,850

July

570

460

538

568 

623 

484 

565 

654 

654

Augi

623 

782 

410 

538 

565

565 

594 

565 

716 

748

594 

538 

565 

654 

623

565 

285

Sept.

365 

380 

460

5££ Mean

645 

502 

523 

449 

402

826
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 91

BED CEDAR RIVER AT MEWOMONK, WIS.

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

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

below mouth of Wilson Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,810 square miles.

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

1923; March, 1925, to September, 1929.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 12,500 second-feet Mar. 21 (gage 

height, 6.70 feet); minimum, 21 second-feet Dec. 9 (gage height, 0.65 foot). 

1907-1908, 1913-1923, 1925-1929: Maximum discharge, 14,000 secondfeet Mar. 26, 1920 (gage height, 8.0 feet); minimum, 21 second-feet Dec. 9, 

1929, caused by regulation (gage height, 0.65 foot).

REMARKS. Records excellent except that for Apr. 1, which was estimated. 

Considerable diurnal fluctuation caused by operation of power jr'ants at 

Menomonie and at Cedar Falls. Flow also regulated by storage, in four 

reservoirs upstream.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

Day

1

 2 

3 .

4 ___ . .......

£ ____ . .....

6 _ 

7 __ ..........

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

9 ____ . _ ..

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

11 

12 _____ . 

13 ____ . __

14 __ ..........

15 ____ ... ...

16 . 

17 

18. 

19 ______ . ...

 20 

21 __ ... .......

 22 

23 

24. _ . ___ ...

25 

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

^7 __ . __ ...

 28 

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

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

31 _______ .

Oct.

806

771 

782 

795 

795

867 

664 

629 

782 

782

748 

1,240 

1,210 

759 

867

1,660 

2,280 

2,600 

2,790 

2,600

2,200 

2,790 

2,070 

1,710 

1,480

1,480 

1,540 

771 

1,380 

1,030 

1,080

Month

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

Nov.

1,110 

1,170 

1,370 

736 

1,030

806 

1,030 

956 

928 

1,030

867 

867 

867 

1,030 

980

970 

1,030 

919 

806 

1,030

1,030 

1,030 

1,030 

1,030 

806

806 

1,030 

1,030 

782 

1,030

Maximum

2,790 

1,370 

1,660 

1,030 

1,030 

12,500 

3,390

Dec.

1,030 

970 

867 

1,030 

989

622 

683 

611 

303 

572

1,030 

919 

928 

1,030 

1,570

1,030 

1,660 

980 

616 

694

541 

638 

557 

367 

566

970 

1,030 

970

806 

771 

867

Jan.

1,030 

970 

970 

970 

928

611

567 

622 

506 

867

713 

928 

557 

645 

667

633 

622

672 

919 

667

771 

678 

645 

806 

690

627 

694 

701 

638 

556 

1,030

Feb.

506 

806 

759 

806 

667

867 

771 

782 

724 

537

690 

706 

867 

919 

667

858 

779 

733 

649 

694

867 

1,030 

919 

748 

980

1,030 

1,030 

970

mS "-I

629 1,350 

736 971 

303 846 

506 739 

506 799 

547 3, 490 

837 1, 960

Mar.

1,030 

980 

850 

850 

850

850 

850

798 

850

547

633 

919 

1,030 

2,280 

2,080

3,830 

5,800 

7,150 

10,400 

10,700

12,500 

10,700 

4,550 

3,390 

3,830

3,240 

2,980 

3,240 

3,910 

3,650 

2,790

Apr.

3,090 

3,390 

2,980 

2,630 

2,260

1,640 

2,630 

3,390 

2,820 

2,440

2,240 

2,060 

1,590 

1,380 

2,160

2,080 

1,910 

2,130 

1,760 

1,340

1,310 

1,110 

1,450 

1,380 

1,620

1,240 

1,260 

837 

1,270 

1,310

May

1,070 

1,380 

1,310 

1,050 

600

1,280 

1,140 

782 

910 

910

798 

547 

633 

748 

782

806 

806 

858 

506 

806

782 

748 

713 

806 

713

690 

910 

806 

867 

506 

1,260

Month

July.. __ -

August 

Septemher 

The year _ .

June

1,310 

457 

690 

795 

782

771 

759 

910 

421

748

806 

1,120 

1,120 

632 

795

430 

759 

771 

667 

690

656 

526 

318 

706 

656

806 

782 

1,220 

1,240 

600

Maximum

1,380 

1,310 

1,380 

970 

980

12,500

July

1,120 

806

867 

589 

782

806 

568 

1,170 

795 

1,380

970 

850 

795 

594 

798

771 

736 

782 

713 

690

430 

724 

724 

771 

667

667 

506 

439 

656 

656 

656

Aug.

667 

667 

759 

448 

656

736 

611 

910 

787 

970

600

771 

782 

759 

771

690 

611 

448 

421 

369

374 

430 

421 

430 

439

516 

439 

537 

466 

466 

466

Sept

448 

448 

448 

374 

439

448 

547 

466 

724 

457

806 

867 

457 

806 

589

782 

627 

448 

616 

439

606 

425 

547 

724 

416

461 

667 

980 

980 

910

mum **»

506 856 

318 766 

430 757 

369 594 

374 598

303 1, 160

49761 32 7
92 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART 

ZUMBRO RIVER AT ZUMBRO FALLS, MLWW.

LOCATION. Chain gage near east line of sec. 36, T. 110 N., R. 14 W., at Zmnbro*

Falls, 1,500 feet below mouth of Spring Creek. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,120 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Jrn^, 1909, to September, 1917; April tc September, 1929.. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during period, 11,500 second-feet June 11 (gager

height, 17.40 feet); minimum, 80 second-feet Sept. 21 (gage height, 4.90*

feet).

1909-1917, 1929: Maximum discharge, about 14,800 second-feet Mar. 25,

1917 (gage height, 19.04 feet); minimum occurred in 1929. High-water

marks indicate a stage of 26.7 feet in June, 1908, and 29.7 feet April, 1888. 

REMARKS. Records fair. Diurnal fluctuation caused by op nation, of power

plant 10J4 miles upstream.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet,

Day

1... .

2.. ..

3.. ......

4. ___ ..

5... . .

6 

7.. ......

8.. ...

9... _ ..

10... 

11 _ .....

12 ___ ..

13.. ......

14 _ .....

15..- 

Apr. May

828 

702 

702 

588 

552

588 

588 

552 

552 

552

518 

484 

518 

518 

518

June

484 

416 

484 

484 

484

484 

216 

168 

384 

450

6,240 

8,600 

3,400 

1,680 

1,220

July

484 

552 

552 

368 

400

216 

433 

260

384 

275

216 

189 

189 

352

484

Aug.

189 

305 

189 

368 

384

171 

155 

176 

202 

153

368 

216 

202 

150 

176

Month

April 19-30 

May

-.. > . ..............

July ... ... __

August.... - -

September

Sept.

202 

107 

136 

166 

136

107 

112 

352 

202 

145

124 

116 

158 

119 

352

Day

«

r

If 

IS 

2C

21

22 

23 

24 

2£

2fi 

27 

28 

28 

3C 

31

Maximum

3,800

828 

8,600 

552 

384 

624

L . _ .

r ........

L __ ...

........ 

).... 

L--. 

........

I........

Apr.

662 

588

518 

552 

588 

552 

588

3,800 

2,220 

1,500 

1,170 

922

Minimum

518 

320 

168 

160 

114 

102

May

518 

518 

484 

433 

518

518 

416 

320

484 

484

450

484 

518 

518 

484 

518

June

874- 

874 

784 

662 

588

588 

588 

518 

552 

552

552 

484 

230 

230 

433

July

230 

245 

176 

202 

160

352 

384 

245 

189 

230

260 

218 

400 

484 

484 

484

Mean ^rsguare

1, 140 1. 02 

530 .4*3 

1,120 1.00 

326 . 291 

209 .187 

214 . 191

Aug.

168 

140 

368 

352 

163

140 

136 

121 

114 

336

336 

160 

158 

145 

133 

114

Sept.

155> 

145- 

116 109' 

112

102 320' 

336 

131 136;

138 

624 

588- 

384 

484,

Run-off in 

inches

0.46 

.65: 1.12- 

.341 

.22. 

.211
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 93

BLACK RIVER AT NEILISVII1E, WIS.

LOCATION Chain gage in sec. 15, T. 24 N., R. 2 W., in NeillsyUle. C'Neill 

Creek enters 1 mfle above gage and Cunningham Creek \% miles belo^-.

DRAINAGE AREA. 774 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1905, to March, 1909; December, 1913, to September, 1929.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 9,530 second-feet Mar. 20 (gage 

height, 12.50 feet); minimum, 19 second-feet Aug. 27 to Sept. 8 (gage h eight, 

2.30 feet).

1905-1909, 1913-1929: Maximum discharge, 37,100 second-feet June 6, 

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

February, 1918.

IARKS. Records fair except those for period of ice effect, Dec. 2 to Mar. 18, 

which are poor.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

Day

1 __ . __ . _ .

2. _ .. 

3... 

4.. . 

5_ -_

6 - ~ 

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

8.. -

» -

 A

'I ___ ............

'3 ___ . .

 f . ______ ..

 s. _ . ___ ..

'<* . . ____ .

7. --

 «

 <>

"^ .....

"T .......

"2._____ .... .....

"*, ........... ...,

"S . ________

"I........ __ .... "7

'^.. __ __.. _.. 

"0.. __________

Oct.

114 

136 

114 

114 

900

646 

743 

1,070 

2,040 

900

900 

743 

1,250 

1,650 

1,370

3,290 

4,060 

3,950 

3,400 

2,590

1,720 

1,370 

900 

743 

599

467 

387 

350 

297 

247 

247

Nov.

216 

202 

187 

160 

155

141 

155 

187 

160 

174

160 

129 

108 

129 

153

174 

216 

264 

264 

202

187

187 

202 

187

247

247 

187 

158 

141 

108

Dec.

89 

35 

50 

55 

110

200 

175 

125 

105 

80

60 

70 

155 

185 

215

265 

245 

230 

230 

175

200 

200 

175 

110

85

55 

55 

70 

80 

70 

65

Jan.

65 

65 

70 

50 

60

50 

60 

40 

60 

80

70 

70 

60 

55 

40

45 

70 

80 

75 

85

80 

75 

55 

70 

55

45 

40 

40 

40 

50 

45

Feb.

45 

50 

50 

65 

80

80 

75 

80 

80 

80

75 

75 

70 

75 

70

80 

85 

75 

85 

80

75 

55 

60 

55

55

45 

45 

40

Month Maximum

October ._-....-._. __ - __ ...

">ecember.. __ . __________ . .....

February.. . __________ . .....

April. -.- _-.-..-_.-_..._-.. ._..

^C nv

^Hy.................... ...................

The year...

4,060 

264 

265 

85 

85 

9,530 

7,700 

1,650 

599 

794 

1,010 

148

9,530

Mar.

40 

40 

40 

40 

40

50 45- 

75 

60 

50

40 

40 

95 

2,150 

7,100

2,500 

3,850 

4,900 

9,360 

9,630

7,540 

6,220 

4,180 

3,840 

2,790

2,310 

2,690 

3,730 

3,950 

3,730 

3,510

Apr.

2,400 

1,720 

2,400 

5,150 

4,660

6,360 

7,080 

7,700 

5,800 

3,290

1,960 

1,720 

1,510 

3,290 

4,300

3,090 

2,130 

1,650 

1,310 

1,070

846 

743 

646 

554 

1,370

1,650 

1,190 

794 

694 

694

Minimum

 114 

108 

35 

40 

40 

40 

554 

187 

47 

29 

19 

19

19

May

1,130 

1,250 

1,070 

794 

554

446 

368 

297 

247 

187

232 

247 

280 

232 

232

1,370 

1,650 

1,130 

743 

554

406 

297 

280 

387 

467

368 

247 

202 

202 

350 

604

June

599 

446 

297 

174 

160

125 

125 

94 

80 

63

90 

125 

125 

118 

98

80 

85 

68 

76 

63

68 

125 

73 

47

53

47 

90 

13ft 

187 

280

Mean

1,200 

180 

130 

59.5 

67.3 

2,730 

2,590 

546 

140 

215 

138 

52.7

675

July

350 

314 

264 

174 

132

125 

232 

350 

794 

694

599 

406 

280 

368 

332

264 

187 

148 

£04 

80

73 

60 

50 

47 

38

36 

36 

36 

34 

31 

29

Per squaw mile

L55 

.234 

 .168 

.0769 

.0870 

3.53 

3.35 

.705 

.181 

.278 

.17» 

.0681

.872

Aug.

2" 

2" 

2i5 2' 

19

19 

19 

12,5 

900 

1,010

247 

161 

85 

573 

26<

18' 12- 

81 

51

47

3i 

3^ 

31 

29 

25

21 !*» 

!*» 

!*» 

!*» 

! >

Sept.

19' 

y»19* 

19 

19

19 

191 

19 

31 

41

63 

94 

125 

114

68

60 

4Z 

47 

41 

36

36 

36 

36 

36 

31

31 

57 

138 

148 

1114

Ern-off in 

inches

1.79 

.26 

 .!» 

.OS 

.Q» 4. or

3.74 

.81 

.20 

.32 

.21 

.OS11-85.
94 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART V

LA CROSSE RIVER WEAR WEST SALEM, WIS.

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

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

DRAINAGE AREA. 412 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. December, 1913, to September, 1929.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,070 second-feet June 20; minimum, 215 second-feet Sept. 8 (gage height, 1.52 feet).

1913-1929: Maximum discharge, 4,780 second-feet Sept. 15, 1928 (gage 

height, 9.8 feet); minimum, 66 second-feet Feb. 20, 1927.

REMARKS. Records poor. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 5-yll 

and Dec. 20 to Mar. 21. Slight diurnal fluctuation is caused by operation 

of power plants a few miles above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

Day

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

2

3. ___ .-_.. 

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

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

 __. . .

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

8... ... ...

9 __ ..... ......

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

11

12. __ _ ...

13

14

15 

16 

17 __ ..... _ ...

18. 

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

20 

21. 

22

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

24

25 __ .... ......

26 

27 __ . _ . __

28

29 __ ...... .....

30 __ ... __ .

31 

Oct.

. 350 

350 

329 

329 

350

372 

395 

329 

329 

360

329 

329 

229 

350 

310

329

554 

717 

554 

444

395 

372 

310 

310 

292

310 

310 

292 

310 

276 

310

Nov.

292 

292 

310 

310 

310

310 

292 

329 

329 

310

310 

310 

292 

310 

292

292 

310 

372 

395 

372

350 

310 

329 

310 

292

261 

292 

292 

310 

310

Dec.

292 

292 

292 

310 

275

310 

310 

330 

330 

350

350 

329 

329 

395 

419

395 

350 

329 

310 

290

275

275 

275 

275 

275

290 

290 

290 

290 

310 

310

Jan.

310 

310 

310 

310 

310

310 

310 

310 

310 

31T)

310 

310 

310 

310 

310

310 

310 

310 

310 

310

310 

310 

310 

310 

310

310 

310 

310 

310 

310 

310

Month

November

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

April. ...

.July 

The year .........................

Feb.

310 

310 

310 

310 

310

290 

290 

290 

290 

290

275 

275 

275 

275 

275

275 

275

275 

275 

275

275 

275 

260 

260 

260

260 

260 

260

Maximum

717 

395 

419 

310 

310 

584 

682 

554 

1,030 

372 

292 

419

1,030

Mar.

275 

275 

275 

275 

275

290 

290 

290 

310 

310

310 

310 

330 

350 

395

395 

419 

445 

470 

495

555 

584 

525 

525 

525

497 

419 

419 

395 

350 

350

Apr.

372 

395 

419 

554 

682

682 

584 

470 

444 

419

395 

419

497 

497 

444

419 

395 

372 

350 

310

350 

350 

329 

329 

419

615 

682 

584 

497 

419

Minimum

276 

261 

275 

310 

260 

275 

310 

310 

247 

276 

224 

215

215

May

419 

497 

470 

419 

350

360 

360 

329 

329 

310

372

444 

554 

470 

395

395 

395 

372 

372 

350

329 

310 

372 

372 

372

329 

350 

360 

360 

360 

419

June

395 

329 

310 

292 

276

276 

276 

276 

247 

292

329 

444 

615 

830 

830

615 

470 

372 

790 

1,030

753 

525 

395 

372 

395

372 

360 

419 

470 

395

Mean

36? 

31? 

314 

31C 

281 

38f 

45f 

382 

45f 

32T 

261 

26f

34T

July

360 

360 

329 

372 

372

350 

372 

372 

360 

360

329 

310 

310 

350 

310

310 

292 

292 

276 

276

276 

292 

360 

329 

310

350 

292 

276 

276 

276 

276

Per square 

mile

0.879 

.760 

.762 

.752 

.682 

.934 

1.11 

.927 

1.11 

.777 

.633 

.643

.830

Aug.

247 

276 

276 

261 

261

276 

276 

292 

276 

276

235 

292 

276 

292 

261

261 

261 

235 

247 

276

276 

261 

261 

247 

261

247 

261 

235 

235 

235 

224

Sept.

235 

224 

224 

224 

224

276 

247 

215 

276 

276

276 

247 

261 

261 

276

276 

261 

247 

247 

235

247 

247 

247 

247 

224

261 

310 

419 

419 

329

Run-off in 

inches

1.01 

.85 

.88 

.87 

.71 

1.08 

1.24 

1.07 

1.24 

.90 

.73 

.72

11.30
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 95

BOOT RIVES WEAR HOUSTON, 1HNN.

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 32, T. 104 N..R. 6 W., 1 mile west of Houston,

2J<£ miles above mouth of South Fork of Root River. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,550 squaxe miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May to September, 1929. Gage located 1% miles* down-- 

stream was read from May, 1909, to September, 1917. Relation between

gage datum planes not determined. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during period, 3,130 second-feet June 12 (gage

height, 7.29 feet); minimum, 263 second-feet Sept. 23 (gage heigl t, 2.77

feet).

1909-1917, 1929: Maximum discharge (estimated), 17,000 second-feet

Mar. 24, 1917; minimum, 231 second-feet Jan. 23, 1914, determined by

current-meter measurement. 

REMARKS. Records good.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 19S9

Day

1 .....

2 _ 

3..... ...

4. _ __ . .

g

8 

7 .. ..

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

»-_...- - 

10 

11 

12 .. ...

13 _ .......

14- __ . ......

15 

May

970 

920

820 

772 

772 

676 

676

724 

820 

772 

676 

676

June

724 

724 

630 

584 

661

561 

561 

538 

515 

515

515 

3,130 

1,350 

920 

820

July

448 

515 

515 

426 

426

382 

515 

426 

404 

426

404 

448 

676 

772 

492

Aug.

382 

404 

382 

382 

360

404 

382 

448 

360 

382

360 

318 

404 

382 

360

Month

May 4r31 

June. ________ __ - __ .

July

August _________ . __ . __ ...

Sept.

382 

276

318 

318 

318

318 

318 

318 

382 

426

448 

448 

448 

426 

426

Day

16 

17 

IS 

18 

2C

2] 

22 

23 

24 

26

26 

27 

2S 

2S 

3d 

31

Maximum

970 

3,130 

772 

448

448

 .

.............

1 _______

_______

_______

____ ... ..

..... .. 

.............

Minimum

538 

448 

382 

276 

263

May

676 

724 

630 

630 

584

561 

538 

724 

772 

772

724 

676 

676 

724 

970 

920

June

1,230 

920 

630 

630

584

584 

515 

515 

515 

492

492 

470 

448 

470 

448

July

426 

426 

382 

382 

382

382 

382 

382 

630 

538

515 

515 

448 

426 

404 

404

Mean *»£ «

735 0.474 

720 .465 

461 .297 

355 .229 

357 .230

Arnr.

f«0 

F89 

F«9 

276 

F60

£97 

F18 

F39 F«0

ns

276 

!?«0 

S18

as ?eo F«0

Sept.

360 

382 

339 

318 

360

318 

297 

263 

318 

297

448 

339 

382 

382 

339

Run-off in

inches

0.49 

.52 

.34 

.26 

.26
yb SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART1 V

WISCONSIN RIVER AT WHIRLPOOL RAPIDS, NEAR RHINELANDER, WIS.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 4, T. 35 N., R. 8 E., at head of Whirlpool Rapids, 1 mile below outlet of Crescent Lake anc1 10 miles southwest 

of Rhinelander.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,160 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September, 1915, to September, 1929. December, 1905, 

to September, 1915, at station 3 miles upstream.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 5,410 second-feet Apr. 10 (gage

height, 5.70 feet); minimum, 452 second-feet Sept. 29 (gf>ge height, 1.55 feet).

1915-1929: Maximum discharge, 5,410 second-feet Apr. 10, 1929 (gage

height, 5.70 feet); minimum, 165 second-feet July 7, 1918 (gage height, 0.65

foot).

REMARKS. Records excellent except those for period of ice effect, Dec. 30 to 

Mar. 17, which are poor. Discharge interpolated Dec. 6-7, 20-22, and June 

15. Flow is regulated by 14 reservoirs and 3 power plants above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feel, 1928-29

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

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

19.

20.

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26. 

27-

28.

29.

30.

31.

1,510

1,700

1,700

1,900

2,120

2,120

1,800

1,800

2,010

1,800

1,700

1,800

1,800

1,600

2,010

2,010

2,230

2,340

2,460

2,830

2,970

2,830

2,700

2,700

2,970

2,970

2,460

3,110

2,830

2,230

2,700

2,830

2,340

2,120

1,420

1,510

1,700

1,700

1,600

1,600

1,510

1,510

1,800

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,510

1,510

1,070

1,070

1,420

1,600

1,600

1,420

1,600

1,240

1,330

1,240

1,240

1,160

1,240

1,240

942

1,070

1,420

1,160

1,090

1,020

942

750

860

985

985

1,240

1,330

1,600

1,420

1,420

1,600

1,600

1,490

1,380

1,270

1,160

785

900

860

1,420

1,330

1,420

1,180

1,390

1,390

1,710

1,250

1,110

1,110

1,250

1,250

1,320

1,110

1,250

1,390

1,710

1,250

1,670

1,320

1,580

1,490

1,170

1,100

1,100

1,040

1,320

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,170

1,170

1,170

1,320

1,400

1,400

1,040

1,320

1,250

983

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040

985

865

755

865

865

985

865

705

985

1,250

1,100

925

1,040

1,010

925

1,050

1,170

1,170

1,250

1,170

1,320

1,250

1,100

1,400

1,400

1,170

1,100

1,040

1,040

1,310

1,580

1,850

1,850

2,040

2,550

2,350

1,600

1,900

1,700

1,800

1,800

1,900

1,510

1,600

2,010

2,230

2,830

3,400

3,260

2,700

2,230

2,460

2,460

2,580

3,400

4,520

4,180

4,690

4,870

4,870

4,020

4,350

3,860

3,550

3,110

2,700

2,700

2,580

2,460

2,460

2,230

2,120

2,230

2,120

2,010

1,900

2,010

1,600

1,800

2,120

2,230

2,230

2,230

2,010

1,900

2,010

2,230

2,010

1,900

1,800

1,600

1,240

1,420

1,600

1,600

1,800

1,800

1,900

1,600

1,800

2,230

2,010

2,010

2,010

2,010

1,420

1,800

2,580

2,230

2,230

2,010

1,800

1,420

1,800

1,900

1,700

1,600

1,510

1,510

1,070

1,330

1,700

1,700

1,600

1,600

1,420

1,240

1,330

1,420

1,510

1,420

1,420

1,420

1,160

1,510

1,510

1,420

1,700

2,230

2,120

1,600

2,120

2,120

2,230

1,600

1,600

1,700

1,900

2,120

2,580

2,700

2,340

2,460

3,110

3,110

2,460

2,830

2,460

2,230

2,010

2,010

1,420

1,700

1,700

1,510

1,800

1,800

1,420

1,240

1,330

1,420

1,240

1,160

900

820

785

820

820

785

1,070

1,160

1,330

1,160 

If 070 

1,420 

1,420 

1,240

1,330

1,240

820

1,070

1,240

1,070

942

750

985

1,070

860

860

860

860

720

660

820

860

900

860

820

690

942

1,160

1,160

1,070

1,070

1,070

860

985

1,240

1,070

942

1,070

942

900

786

660

090

1,070

1,070

985

750

320

Month Maximum

Minimum Mean Month Maximum

Minimum Mean

October.... 

NovemberDecember.. 

January._ 

February.. 

March .. 

April.......

3,110

2,830

1,600

1,710

1,320

3,400

4,870

1,510

1,070

750

1,040

705

1,040

1,600

2,250

1,560

1,200

1,320

1,010

1,800

2,940

May._ 

June.. .. 

July . . 

August_. 

September.

2,580

2,230

3,110

1,420

1,240

1,240

1,070

1,240

750

660

1,920

1,560

2,010

1,030

921

The year . 4,870 660 1,630
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 97

WISCONSIN RIVER AT MERRILL, WIS.

^LOCATION. Water-stage recorder on line between sees. 12 and 13, T. f 1 N., R. 

6 E., »t highway bridge at east end of Merrill, half a mile below mouth of 

Prairie River.

£>RAINAGE AREA. 2,630 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. November, 1902, to September, 1929.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 21,900 second-feet Apr. 7 (gage 

height, 12.2 feet); minimum, 725 second-feet Aug. 4 (gage height, 3. 56 feet). 

1902-1929: Maximum discharge, 45,000 second-feet July 24, 1012 (gage 

height, 17.5 feet); minimum, about 90 second-feet Sept. 26, 1908 (gafe height, 

2.45 feet).

. Records good except those for periods of ice effect (Dec. 19-22 and 

-Jan. 6 to Mar. 1) and for periods estimated because no gage height records 

were available (Oct. 19 to Jan. 5, Mar. 12, 13, Apr. 17-23, June 16, 23, July 

5, 24, Aug. 12, and Sept. 13), which are fair. Flow is regulated by 17 reservoirs and 8 power plants above station.

Daily <tnd monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

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

9.

10.

11. 

12-

13.

14.

15.

16- 

17.

18-

19- 

20.

21-

22.

23.

24.

25.

26- 

-27. 

38. 

29. 

30- 

31.

4,510

4,510

4,510

4,510

10, 700

9,820

8,430

7,630

8,160

8,160

7,890

8,430

11,900

10,700

10,100

11,300

13,100

11,900

9,800

5,620

5,370 

5,000 

4,620 

4, 80 

5,260

3,880

3,610

3,420

3,280

2,970

2,800

2,980

2,820

2,630

2,290

1,770

2,030

2,060

27060

1,810

2,010

1,960

1,960

2,060

1,620

1,810

1,810

1,690

1,690

1,800

2,180

2,290

2,460

2,310

2,210

2,310

2,110

2,080

2,040

1,960

1,840

1,960

2,020

1,950

1,410

2,520

1,550

1,410

1,370

1,830

1,800

1,930

1,930

1,850

1,990

1,970

2,050

1,950

1,950

2,050

1,980

1,920

1,930

2,000

1,810

1,600

1,810

1,720

2,090

1,970

2,090

2,560

2,160

2,560

2,560

3,140

2,290

2,030

2,030

2,290

2,290

2,420

2,030

2,290

3,290

2,750

3,680

2,920

3,480

3,290

2,590

2,440

2,440

2,300

2,920

3,290

3,290

3,290

2,590

2,590

2,590

2,920

3,100

3,100

2,300

2,920

2,750

2,170

2,300

2,300

2,300

2,300

2,170

1,910

1,670

1,910

1,910

2,170

1,910

1,910

1,660

2,170

2,750

2,440

2,040

2,300

2,300

2,040

2,320

2,590

2,590

2,750

2,590

2,920

2,750

2,440

3,100

3,100

2,590

2,440

2,300

2,300

2,890

3,490

4,080

4,080

4,510

5,640

5,180

7,630

7,370

7,370

6,860

7,370

6,860

6,360

5,880

6,360

8,430

9,820

11,600

9,820

8,430

6,120

6,860

8,160

11,000

16,700

20,500

18,700

15,000

12,200

8,700

8,700

8,430

8,700

8,160

7,820

7,470

7,130

6,780

6,440

6,100

5,750

5,410

5,180

4,950

4,510

4,950

3,880

4,730

5,880

6,120

5,640

4,950

4,510

3,880

4,080

3,880

3,680

3,680

3,480

2,920

2,750

3,100

4,080

6,120

5,410

5,410

4,510

3,880

3,290

3,880

3,680

3,880

3,290

3,100

2,590

3,680

4,730

4,510

4,290

3,680

2,300

2,300

2,920

3,290

2,590

2,590

2,300

2,040

2,040

6,120

6,860

9,260

7,110

4,320

2,750

3,100

3,680

2,590

2,440

2,300

2,300

2,300

2,590

2,440

3,290

7,110

7,370

7,110

4,080

3,480

3,480

3,100

3,100

3,100

5,180

5,880

6,860

6,610

6,120

5,640

6,120

4,950

4,950

4,290

3,100

2,920

2,750

2,040

2,920

3,400

3,880

3,680

3,100

2,300

2,440

2,040

2,300

1,670

2,040

1,910

1,170

1,910

2,440

2,750

2,750

2,920

3,100

2,920

3,010

3,100

2,920

2,750

2,590

2,440

2,440

2,300

2,440

2,440

2,300

2,440

2,300

1,910

2,040

2,170

2,300

2,170

1,910

2,170

1,670

2,440

2,040

2,300

2,440

2,170

2,170

1,910

2,440

2,590

1,910

2,300

2,300

2,300

1,910

2,300

2,590

2,040

2,040

1,790

1,910

1,460

1,910

1,560

1,560

1,460

1,910

1,790

2,040

1,460

Month Maximum

Minimum Mean Month Maximum

Minimum Mean

October.... 

November. 

December.. 

January. 

February.. 

March..... 

-April 

13,100

2,980

2,560

3,680

3,100

11,600

20,500

2,800

1,620

1,370

2,030

1,560

2,300

3,880

6,930

2,090

1,900

2,700

2,250

5,190

8,580

May. . 

June. -

July... .. 

August..... 

September.

6,120

3,100

2,590

2, SOT 

2,040 

2,040 

1,17(1 

1,460

4,160

3,900

4,110

2,380

2,020

The year... 20,500 1,170 3,860
98 SURFACE WAT^3B SUPPLY, 1929, PART ^

WISCONSIN RIVER AT KNOWLTON, WIS.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in N. % sec. 29, T. 26 N., R. 7 E., 50 feet below

left end of combination railroad and highway bridge of Chicago, Milwaukee,

St. Paul & Pacific Railway at Knowlton, 1% miles below mouth of Big Ban

Pleine River.

DRAINAGE AREA. 4,360 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July, 1921, to September, 1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 40,500 second-feet Apr. 8 (gage

height, 16.80 feet); minimum, 1,150 second-feet Nov. 15 (gage height, 1.901

feet).

1921-1929: Maximum discharge, 49,800 second-feet Ap~. 10, 1922 (gage

height, 19.5 feet); minimum, 670 second-feet Aug. 15, 1921 (gage height, l.O

foot). 

REMARKS. Records good except those for period of ice effect (Dec. 8 to Mar. 14)

and for June 18^-23 and Sept. 3-7, which are fair. Flow is regulated by many

storage reservoirs and power plants above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

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

7.

8. 

9-

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

21-

22-

23.

24. 

25-

26 

27 .

28 .

29 .

30 .

31 .

4,010

4,010

3,830

4,010

6,930

11,400

9,590

7,850

9,340

10,400

8,840

7,610

11,400

13,600

11,400

8,340

15,100

19,500

17,500

14,500

12,500

9,340

8,340

7,380

6,710

5,700

6,090

4,940

4,370

4,560

3,480

3,140

3,480

3,310

2,810

2,970

2,490

2,190

2,650

2,490

2,490

2,050

2,490

2,490

2,490

1,230

1,650

2,050

2,050

1,910

1,910

2,650

3,480

3,310

3,480

3,140

3,140

3,140

3,140

2,970

2,970

2,810

2,650

2,810

3,140

3,140

2,810

2,810

2,020

1,790

1,790

2,870

3,030

3,190

3,030

2,870

2,870

2,720

2,570

2,570

2,570

2,570

2,420

2,420

2,570

2,870

2,570

2,570

2,870

2,720

2,870

2,720

2,870

2,420

2,870

2,870

3,520

2,570

2,280

2,280

2,570

2,570

2,720

2,280

2,570

2,720

2,870

3,190

3,190

3,190

2,570

3,190

3,030

3,360

3,520

3,520

3,360

2,870

2,870

3,190

3,520

3,520

3,520

3,190

2,280

3,190

3,030

3,700

3,520

3,190

3,030

2,870

3,190

2,870

3,360

3,360

3,030

2,570

2,280

2,870

2,870

2,870

2,870

3,030

2,870

2,280

2,870

2,870

3,190

3,360

2,870

2,570

2,020

3,190

3,190

3,360

3,520

3,520

3,190

3,030

4,230

3,870

4,230

4,770

8,050

13,000

17,500

20,700

23,800

17,100

34, 500

26,500

21,200

17,500

15, 400

13,000

10,900

11,100

14.500

18,600

20,900

23,000

20,400

13,000

11,400

14,200

20,400

25,900

31,900

37,800

35,800

23,300

17,800

14,800

13,600

15,100

18,300

19,200

17,800

15,400

12,200

11,100

9,590

9,090

7,610

7.380

7,850

6,500

8,340

7,610

7,150

6,090

7,850

9,090

9,340

8,340

7,380

6,090

5,510

5,510

5,510

5,320

4,940

5,320

4,940

4,560

4,370

6,290

10,900

9,590

8,090

6,710

5,700

5,700

5,700

5,320

5,510

4,940

4,750

4,010

5,320

6,290

6,930

6,500

5,320

4,940

3,650

3,830

4,190

3,930

4,010

2,650

1,780

3,310

5,890

7,850

10,100

8,340

7,380

5,510

4,440

4,440

4,560

3,680

3,740

3,380

3,650

3,830

3,650

3,650

5,700

9,340

9,590

8,840

6,090

6,500

4,940

4,560

4,010

3,830

6,500

9,590

10,900

8,840

7,850

6,500

7,610

7,610

7,150

5,890

6,090

5,320

4,560

4,010

3,830

3,830

3,480

3,480

4,940

4,560

4,370

3,480

3,830

3,650

3,140

2,810

2,970

2,650

2,190

2,810

2,650

2,970

3,480

4,010

4,370

4,010

3,650

4,010

3,830

4,010

3,650

3,480

3,140

3,650

3,310

3,310

3,140

2,970

2,490

2,340

2,970

2,970

3,140

2,970

2,970

2,050' 

1,650- 

3,020 

2,810 

3,160'

3,180- 

2,620 

2,650 

2,340 

3,140

3,310 

3,480 

3,310 

3,480 

2,650*

2,490' 

3,140 

2,970- 

2,970; 

2,970

2,810- 

2,050 

1,910 

2,650 

2,810-

2,490- 

2,340- 

2,490 

2,49ft 

2,810>

Month Maximum

Minimum Mean Month Maximum

Minimum Mean

October_. 

November. 

DecemberJanuary_. 

February.. 

March._. 

April.......

19,500

3,480

3,190

3,520

3,700

34,500

37,800

3,480

1,230

1,790

2,280

2,280

2,020

6,090

8,790

2,660

2,680

2,950

2,980

12,300

15,600

May.-.---. 

June... 

July 

August. 

September.

10,901

10,101

10,901

4,370

3,480

4,010

1,780

3,480

2,190

1,650

6,320 5,090- 

5,700 

3,230 

2,740-

The year..... 37,801 1,230 5,940}
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 99

WISCONSIN RIVER NEAR NEKOOSA, WIS.

j. Water-stage recorder in sec. 15, T. 21 N., R. 5 E., 1% miles below

Nekoosa. Temnile Creek enters. 4 miles below station. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 5,500 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1914, to September, 1929. 

'EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 46,600 second-feet Ap'1 . 9 (gage

height, 14,30 feet); minimum, 1,430 second-feet Sept. 2 (gage height, 0.68

foot).

1914-1929: Maximum discharge, 61,000 second-feet Apr. 12, 1922 (gage

height, 16.1 feet); minimum (estimated), 400 second-feet Jan. 13, 1924,

caused by regulation. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for periods of ice effect (Dec. 16-23 and

Jan. 2 to Mar. 12), which are poor, and those for estimated period" (Nov. 7,

25-27, and Nov. 29 to Dec. 6), which are fair. Flow is regulatec* by many

storage reservoirs and power plants above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

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

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

'6.

7.

8. 

fl. 

10

11.

12.

13.

14. 

15-

46-

17.

18.

19.

21.

22.

23.

24. 

26.

26- 

27.

30- 

81.

4,680

4,680

4,470

4,260

5,120

10,200

12,700

11,500

12,500

15,600

14,800

12,500

11,500

14,500

15,300

14,500

13,700

20,400

25,300

24,300

20,800

18,100

15,300

13,500

12,000

10,500

10,200

9,700

7,950

7,950

7,460

6,500

6,030

6,740

5,570

5,570

6,030

5,250

4,470

5,570

5,120

4,470

4,900

5,120

5,340

4,680

3,850

4,260

4,680

5,120

4,680

4,680

4,260

4,470

4,260

4,260

4,260

4,260

4,260

4,090

3,760

3,590

3,420

3,250

3,080

2,750

3,100

2,440

2,160

2,160

3,460

3,650

3,850

3,650

3,460

3,460

3,280

3,100

3,100

3,100

3,100

2,920

2,920

3,100

3,460

3,100

3,100

3,460

3,280

3,460

3,280

3,460

2,920

3,460

3,460

4,260

3,100

2,750

2,750

3,100

3,100

3,280

2,750

3,100

3,460

3,850

3,850

3,850

3,100

3,850

3,650

4,050

4,260

4,260

4,050

3,460

3,460

3,850

4,260

4,260

4,260

3,850

2,750

3,850

3,650

4,470

4,260

3,850

3,650

3,460

3,850

3,460

4,050

4,050

3,660

3,100

2,750

3,460

3,460

3,460

3,650

3,460

2,750

3,460

3,460

3,850

4,050

3,460

3,100

2,440

3,850

3,850

4,050

4,260

4,260

3,850

3,650

5,120

4,680

5,120

5,800

9,700

14,300

16,400

18,100

22,900

25,300

33,900

37,600

29,000

24,300

20,800

17,200

15,300

16,700

19,700

22,500

24,600

26,100

20,400

15,100

16,100

17,500

25,700

32,500

38,800

45,200

40,600

28,200

20,800

17,800

16,700

18,400

20,400

21,800

19,000

16,400

13,700

12,500

11,000

10,200

9,200

9,950

10,700

11,500

10,500

9,950

8,450

11,200

11,700

12,500

11,200

9,950

11,000

7,220

5,570

6,740

6,500

6,260

5,570

4,900

6,500

9,950

11,700

10,200

8,200

6,740

6,500

6,980

5,570

6,500

5,800

5,120

5,120

5,120

6,980

6,500

6,740

4,680

4,680

4,680

5,120

3,850

3,280

2,750

2,750

3,650

3,280

8,200

9,700

9,700

8,200

7,220

5,120

5,800

5,120

4,470

4,050

4,680

4,050

4,260

4,260

4,680

4,260

8,950

9,950

9,950

7,460

6,500

5,570

5,120

4,900

3,280

5,570

9,700

11,200

10,700

9,200

7,700

7,460

8,450

7,950

6.030

6,260

5,340

5,120

4,260

4,470

3,860

4,260

4,260

4,050

4,260

3,850

4,260

3,460

3,850

3,460

3,460

2,440

2,590

2,920

2,750

3,100

2,750

3,100

3,280

4,470

3,850

3,650

3,850

3,850

3,650

3,100

3,280

3,460

3,460

3,460

3,280

3,460

3,100

1,800

2,300

3,280

3,100

2,750

3,100

2,440

1,510

1,910

2,750

2,920

3,280

3,100

2,300

3,100

2,920

3,100

3,100

3,280

3,850

2,440

3,460

2,920

2,920

3,460

3,101

3,280

2,440

2,160

2,440

2,590

3,100

2,920

2,920

2,160

2,440

Month Maximum

MiniTnmn Mean Month Maxi- Mini murr Mean

October 

November. 

December.. 

.January.... 

February... 

March._. 

April. 

25,300

6,740

3,850

4,260

4,470

37,600

45,200

4,260

3,850

2,160

2,750

2,750

2,440

8,450

12,400

4,890

3,180

3,530

3,620

13,700

19,200

May___ 

June.. 

July. .- 

August - 

September12,500

11,200

4,470

3,850

4,9HO 

2,7,50 

3,2T>0 

1,810

7,650

5,490

6,070

3,220

2,810

The year 45,200 1,6." f) 7,170
100 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART V

WISCONSIN RIVER AT MUSCODA, WIS.

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 1, T. 8 N., R. 1 W., at highway bridge 1 mile northof Muscoda and half a mile above Eagle Mill Creek. Z<?ro of gage, 664.$ 

feet above sea level.

DBAINAGE ABEA. 10,300 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. December, 1902, to December, 1903; F member, 1913, toSeptember, 1929.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 51,800 second-feet Apr. 14 (gageheight, 9.26 feet); minimum (estimated), 3,510 second-fe^t Jan. 20 and 22. 

1902-3, 1913-1929: Maximum discharge, 72,100 second-feet Apr. 16, 1922 

(gage height, 10.60 feet): minimum (estimated), 1,600 second-feet Dec. 20,. 

1921.

A stage of 11.1 feet during August, 1868, is reported by United States 

Weather Bureau (discharge not determined).

REMARKS. Records fair except those for period of ice effect, E ee. 19 to Mar. 20,, 

which are poor. Flow regulated by many storage reservoirs and power 

plants above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 192S-H9

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

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 

9,400

11,300

11,700

11,300

10,900

10,900

10,900

11,300

10,900

12,600

18,200

16,500

15,500

21,200

22,500

17,000

14,500

22,500

23,100

20,000

19,400

25,200

27,300

28,700

30,900

30,900

26,600

23,100

19,400

15,000

16,000

16,500

13,100

14,500

14,500

12,200

11,300

11,700

11,700

11,300

11,300

10,500

8,690

10,500

10,500

10,500

10,500

11,300

11,700

9,770

12,200

12,200

11,300

10,900

10,500

10,100

9,400

10,500

10,500

10,900

8,690

10,100

10,100

9,770

10,500

10,100

10,500

9,400

8,020

8,350

7,090

8,350

7,700

8,690

9,770

10,100

9,770

11,300

12,200

10,900

10,100

9,400

9,770

12,600

13,500

12,200

14,500

12,600

12,600

13,100

14,500

14,000

13,500

10,900

9,400

9,400

8,350

7,390

6,520

6,800

6,800

6,800

6,250

5,480

4,120

4,770

4,770

4,550

4,770

4,550

4,120

3,510

3,910

3,510

4,120

4,120

4,120

3,910

4,330

4,120

4,770

4,330

4,330

4,120

3,710

4,330

5,000

4,550

4,330

4,120

4,120

3,910

4,120

4,330

4,770

5,000

5,240

4,770

4,770

5,000

5,000

5,480

5,730

6,250

5,990

5,730

5,990

5,480

5,990

6,800

6,520

6,800

6,520

6,520

6,800

7,090

7,700

8,350

8,350

8,690

9,400

9,400

9,770

10,500

11,300

12,600

14,000

16,000

18,200

21,800

26,600

33,100

40,600

38,400

40,600

44,600

47,800

47,800

43,000

38,400

33,900

30,100

28,000

33,100

30,900

32,400

35,400

36,900

34,600

30,100

29,400

30,100

43,000

47,000

47,000

51,800

49,400

39,900

31,600

31,600

25,200

28,000

35,400

30,900

26,600

21,200

22,500

21,200

18,800

19,400

21,800

22,500

18,200

19,400

19,400

18,200

17,000

18,800

18,200

17,000

18,800

15,500

12,600

12,200

13,100

11,700

11,700

12,600

12,600

11,300

10,900

10,500

15,000

14,000

15,000

12,600

11,300

12,600

10,900

11,300

10,500

10,500

8,690

10,100

9,400

7,700

9,400

13,500

11,300

10,100

9,770

9,040

7,390

9,040

8,021

8,690

8,350

7,391

8,020

6,801

11,303

15,500

10,901

10,101

10,900

9,401

7,701

9,401

9,771

11,701

9,771

9,401

9,401

7,390

9,400

9,770

9,770

9,770

12,600

10,900

10,900

11,300

10,100

10,500

11,300

10,500

10,900

13,500

12,200

9,770

9,770

10,100

10,900

9,770

8,020

9,770

9,770

9,040

10,100

9,040

8,690

7,390

8,350

8,020

7,700

8,020

7,090

5,990

7,090

7,090

6,520

6,520

6,520

6,250

5,240

6,520

6,520

5,990

6,250

6,520

6,250

5,730

6,520

6,800

6,800

6,520

7,390

6,800

5,730

6,800

6,800

6,800

6,520

6,520

6,250 

5,480 

5,240 

6,520 

6,250-

5,000i 

4,770 

4,77O 

5,240 

6,250-

5,990) 

5,480 

5,240 5,730. 

5,000'

5,730 

5,7306 

5,480 5,730" 

5,730

5,990 

5,480 

5,730 5,730- 

5,730

5,73O 

5,990 

5.73O 

6,250 

5,730>

Month Maximum

Minimum Mean Month Maximum

Minimum Mean

October. ... 

November. 

December.. 

January-- 

February. . 

March .. 

April... .

30,900

16,500

14,500

13,500

6,800

47,800

51,800

9,400

8,690

7,090

3,510

3,710

6,520

18,800

18,200

11,300

10,700

5,750

5,040

21,400

31,900

May-.-. 

June ..-- 

July---. 

August 

September.

19,400

15,500

13,500

6,520

8,690

6,800

7,390

5,240

4,770

13,900 9,640' 

9,980' 

5,640 

5,660

The year. 51,fOO 3,510 12,600)
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BA.SIN 101

TOMAHAWK RIVER HEAR BRADLEY, WIS,

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 16, T. 36 N., R. 6 E., 4 miles below

mouth of Bearskin Creek and 4 miles north of Bradley. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 422 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September, 1914., to September, 1927, and Octobe~, 1928,

to September, 1929, when station was discontinued. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during period, 886 second-feet Oct. 19-20;

minimum, 265 second-feet May 26.

1914-1927, 1929: Maximum discharge, 2,200 second-feet Apr. 24, 1916;

minimum, 120 second-feet May 23-29, 1927. 

REMARKS. Records fair; gage-height record fragmentary. Flow regulf.ted by

several storage reservoirs above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

Day

1 _________ .

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

3.-.- _______ .

4 __ ... _ . ___ .

6--. . ____ ...

6 ___ .... _

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

8 _ ...............

9.-. -. -.

10 - 

11 ___ ....... __ .

12- .

18-.-.. .. ..

14 ______

15 ______ - _ -

16 . 

17 .

18 -.

19 .

20 _ . __ ... ...

21 _ ... .

22-..... . ...

23

24 

25 

20 

27. 

28 __ .. __ . _ .

29- 

SO 

31 

Month

October 15-31 __ .

May 14-29. .

Maximum

886 

574 

488

Minimum

559 

421 

265

Mean

773 

503 

348

Oct.

763

763

815 

850 

886 

886

850 

850 

850 

850 

850

798 

746 

681 

589 

559 

559

Nov.

544 

544 

544 

544 

544

530 

530 

516 

502 

488

488 

474 

474 

460 

474

488 

474 

474 

502 

502

544 

559 

574 

559 

559

460 

421 

434 

447

447

Dec.

447 

460 

447 

460

Month

July 10- 

August 

Septem

 31. .

May

365 

434

488 

488 

488 

367 

347

308 

278 

271 

271 

271

265 

280 

320 

324

Maximum

650 

650 

544

July

604

604 

589 

619 

650 

619

604 

604 

604 

604 

604

604 

604 

604 

421 

530

544 

516 

516 

488 

460 

460

Aug.

447 

447 eo4 ei9 es4

e*4 

eso 

eso

eso 

eso

eso 

eso 

eso 

eso 

eso

650 

634 

530 

516 

516

516 

516 

516 

516 

516

516 

516 

516 

516 

516 

516

Sept.

502 

48S 

474. 

488 

474

474 

474, 

474 

502 

544

530 

516 

502 

502 

488

488 488- 

488 

474 

460

460 

460 

460 

460 

460

460 

460

474 

474 

460

Mini- ,, mum Mean

421 566 

447 573 

460 482
102 SUEFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART V

PRAIRIE RIVER NEAR MERRI1I, WIS.

LOCATION. Chain gage on line between sees. 20 and 29, T. 32 N., R. 7 E., at

highway bridge 4^ miles northeast of Merrill. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 164 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. January, 1914, to September, 1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 2,580 second-feet Apr. 7 (gage

height, 6.4 feet); minimum (estimated), 85 second-feet Jan. 6-10.

1914-1929: Maximum discharge, 3,580 second-feet >ug. 21, 1926 (gage

height, 7.4 feet); minimum (estimated), 55 second-feet Jan. 21, 1925. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for periods of ice effect (Dec. 7-12 and

Dec. 16 to Mar. 16), which are fair. Discharge interpolated July 8-18.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 19S8-29

Day

1 

2 __ ... ____

3 .. .......

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

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

6 _ . _ . __ ..

7 __ . ____ ..

8 _ ... .........

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

10 

11 ____ ........

12 ____ . _ . ...

13 

14 ___ . _ . _ ..

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

16 

17 ______ . _ .

18 _____ .... _

19 

20 

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

22

23 

24 

25 __ . _ ......

26 

27. .......

28 

29 _ .. .....

30- _ - _ . __

31 

Oct.

182 

159 

159 

137 

309

234 

220 

293 

309 

325

325 

342 

359 

450 

431

592 

679 

679 

679 

724

770 

635 

550 

550 

469

450 

325 

293 

263 

234 

220

Nov.

207 

207 

182 

182 

182

182 

170 

170 

170 

170

159 

159 

159 

170 

170

159 

159 

159 

170 

170

170 

170 

170 

159 

159

159 

129 

129 

128 

126

Dec.

129 

133 

137 

137 

133

137 

135 

135 

135 

135

135 

135 

129 

129 

133

135 

135 

135 

130 

130

130 

130 

125 

120 

120

120 

115 

110 

110 

105 

100

Jan.

110 

100 

95 

95 

90

85 

85 

85 

85 

85

95 

95 

100 

100 

100

95 

90 

95 

95 

95

90 

90 

90 

90 

90

90 

90 

95 

95 

95 

95

Feb.

100 

100 

100 

100 

100

100 

100 

100 

105 

100

95 

90 

90 

90 

95

95 

95 

95 

95 

95

95 

95 

100 

100 

105

105 

105 

100

 -

Month Maximum

October. _ . ... ... . .....

November.. __ ...... .. .....

January. _ __ .. ..................

February __________________

March.. __ ... ___ .. __________ '

April......... __ . _ . _ .... _ .... _ ...

May.. ____ ___ . ...................

July 

The year

770 

207 

137 

110 

105 

1,060 

2,580 

550 

679 

450 

122 

234

2,580

Mar.

100 

105 

110 

110 

110

110 

110 

105 

105 

105

115 

125 

170 

205 

220

280 

394 

431 

509 

592

679 

635 

592 

592 

550

431 

550 

724 

960 

1,010 

1,060

Apr.

1,060 

911 

679 

863 

1,110

2,020 

2,580 

2,200 

1,860 

1,060

770 

679 

679 

635 

679

592 

509 

431 

394 

376

325 

309 

278 

263 

263

263 

263 

278 

263 

394

Minimum

137 

126 

100 

85 

90 

100 

263 

182 

122 

115 

97 

97

85

May

509 

509 

509 

509 

359

309 

293 

293 

263 

207

248 

248 

234 

234 

263

550 

550 

469 

394 

359

325 

263 

234 

220 

207

182 

194 

278 

278 

263 

234

Jrne

220 

207 

194 

182 

182

148 

137 

129 

122 

122

376 

431 

679 

509 

450

394 

376 

194 

182 

170

159 

148 

148 

148 

194

182 

207 

431 

679 

509

July

450 

359 

325 

278 

182

148 

133 

135 

137 

140

142 

144 

146 

148 

151

153 

155 

157 

159 

137

133 

122 

118 

115 

122

394 

293 

220 

207 

159 

133

Per 

Mean square 

mile

398 2.43 

165 1. 01 

128 .780 

93. 1 .568 

98.0 .598 

384 2.34 

766 4.67 

322 1.96 

274 1. 67 

187 1. 14 

105 . 640 

133 . 811

255 1.55

Aug.

122

118 

115 

115 

108

108 

105 

102 

108 

105

102 

102 

105 

112 

112

108 

105 

102 

102 

99

99 

97 

99 

99 

99

99 

99 

99 

102 

102 

99

Sept.

99 

99 

97 

99 

99

100 

102 

105 

108 

148

133 

133 

133 

133 

129

129 

126 

122 

118 

118

116 

118 

118 

116 

118

220 

234 

220 

207 

194

Run-off in 

inches

2.80 

1.13 

.90 

.65 

.62 

2.70 

5.21 

2.26 

1.86 

1.31 

.74 

.90

21.08
UPPER MISSISSIPPI BIVER BASIN 103

RIB BIVER AT RIB FAILS, WIS.

LOCATION. Chain gage in NW. % sec. 27, T. 29 N., R. 5 E., at highway bridge

in Rib Falls, 6 miles below mouth of Black Creek. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 309 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1925, to September, 1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 9,820 second-feet Apr. 7 (gage

height, 9.17 feet); minimum, 24 second-feet Sept. 4 (gage height, 1.74 feet). 

1925-1929: Maximum discharge, 12,500 second-feet Aug. 21, 1921! (gage

height, 10.10 feet); minimum, 10 second-feet Feb. 25-27, 1926. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for periods of ice effect (Dec. 20, 21, and

Jan. 1 to Mar. 12), which are fair.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928 29

Day

1 _______

2.-. . .. ...

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

4 ______ ...

5.... ..

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

7 _______ ..

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

9 _ . _____ ..

10 ..- __ ....

11 __ . __ . ...

12 ___ . ___ . ...

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

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

15 ______ . ...

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

17. _____ . ...

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

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

20. __ ... _ . ...

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

22 

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

24 

26 ___ . ........

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

27....... .

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

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

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

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

Oct.

80 

80 

80 

67 

1,130

880 

564 

700 

122 

134

228 

461 

1,840 

1,270 

820

1,270 

6,190 

2,110 

1,500 

1,200

820 

672 

564 

512 

90

293 

252 

244 

167 

167 

167

Nov.

150 

150 

137 

120 

120

108 

114 

103 

103 

103

103 

103 

103 

108 

108

120 

120 

103 

103 

103

98 

87 

87 

82 

82

64

64 

69

78 

78

Dec.

64 

64 

64 

64 

60

56 

53 

49 

46 

, 46

46 

42 

39 

103 

170

157 

150 

131 

114 

105

90 

78 

78 

78 

64

69 

69 

64 

69 

64 

56

Jan.

60 

55 

50 

45 

45

45 

40 

40 

40 

35

35 

35 

35 

35 

35

35 

35 

35 

35 

35

35 

35 

35 

35 

35

35 

35 

35 

35 

35 

40

Feb.

40 

40 

40 

40 

40

40 

40 

40 

40 

40

40 

40 

40 

40 

40

40 

40 

40 

40

45

45 

50 

50 

55 

60

60 

65 

70

Month Maximum

October- __________ ______

December.. __ . __ - _ ... ..........

March

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

June _ . ______ . _____ . ..........

July

August ___ . ___ . __ . __ . ..........

The year . .

6,190 

150 

170 

60 

70 

3,740 

8,180 

1,840 

644 

1,060 

69 

53

8,180

Mar.

75 

80 

90 

95 

105

115 

120 

135 

140 

160

170 

185 

203 

1,420 

2,940

3,400 

2,800 

2,540 

3,740 

3,400

2,800 

2,110 

1,930 

1,500 

1,200

1,270 

1,840 

2,420 

2,310 

3,240 

2,020

Apr.

880 

940 

1,000 

2,940 

4,870

7,160 

8,180 

5,510 

2,310 

1,270

940 

730 

730 

1,130 

2,020

2,310 

1,660 

1,200 

820 

760

590 

486 

412 

363

275

880 

672 

339 

412 

144

Minimum

67 

64 

39 

35 

40 

75 

144 

73 

53 

32 

25 

24

24

May

1,000 

537 

590 

486 

436

275 

232 

211 

170 

137

157 

275 

207 

177 

412

1,840 

1,060 

1,060 

436 

114

125 

140

82 

73 

257

78 

177 

170 

436 

436 

1,000

June

644 

177 

163 

144

87

98 

87 

73 

73 

73

73 

73 

157 

125 

114

108 

87 

73 

64 

64

56 

56 

53 

56 

56

53 

316 

461 

590 

564

Mean

796 

102 

77.5 

38.5 

45.0 

1,440 

1,730 

412 

161 

209 

35.2 

36.7

426

July

537 

461 

170 

98 

98

82 

1,000 

1,060 

672 

293

275 

60 

293 

207 

192

131 

108 

108 

69 

73

60 

42 

42 

42 

60

39 

42 

46 

42 

37 

32

Per 

square mile

2.58 

.330 

.251 

.125 

.146 

4.66 

5.60 

1.33 

.521 

.676 

.114 

.119

1.38

Art?.

27 

27 

29 

32 

32

32 

32 

37 

39 

69

60 

42 

49 

64 

46

39 

37 

37 

29 

32

29 

29 

29 

27

27

27 

25 

25 

27 

27 

27

Septj

27 

27 

25 

24 

29

29 

29 

29 

42 

46

53 

49 

49 

42 

42

39 

39 

37 

37 

37

37 

34 

34 

29 

29

42 

42 

39 

42 

42

Fun-off in 

inches

2.97 

.37 

.29 

.14 

.15 

5.37 

6.25 

1.53 

.58 

.78 

.13 

.13

18. 6&
104 SURFACE WATEB SUPPLY, 1929, PART V

YELLOW RIVER AT SPRAGUE, WIS.

LOCATION. Chain gage in NW. }i sec. 11, T. 19 N., R. 3 E., 1 mile southeast of

Sprague and 10 miles above Necedah Dam. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 436 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September, 1926, to September, 1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 2,200 second-feet Mar. 20 (gage

height, 12.70 feet); minimum, 22 second-feet Sept. 3, 4, 7, and 25.

1926-1929: Maximum discharge, 2,660 second-feet (estimated), Sept. 17,

1928; minimum, 22 second-feet Sept. 3, 4, 7, and 25, 192<\ 

REMARKS. Records good except those for period of ice effect (Dec. 21 to Mar. 19),

which are fair.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1922-29

Day

1 ____ ...

2 .........

3 _.

4 ___ . .....

5 __ ........

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

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

8 

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

10 

11 ___ . .....

12 ___ . .....

13 ___ ......

14 .... __ .

15 

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

17 

18 

19 _______ .

20 _ . _ .....

21 _ .........

22. ___ ......

23 

24. ___ . .....

25 ___ .......

26. ___ . .....

27 

28 __

29 

30. __ .......

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

Oct.

219

206

180

180

261

336 »630

924

1,010

1,040

1,290

1,380

1,450

"1,260

1,070

841

764

924

1,320

1,650

"1,600

1,550

1,380

1,160

841

646

520 «445

369

352

290

Nov.

275

261

247 °226

206

206

193

193

193

180

"180

180

180

168

157

157

157 "202

247

290

305

305

290

290 "275

261

247

193 "175

157

Dec.

146

"141

136

136

100

100

146

126 "113

100

100

100

100

108

136

"193

247

261

233

233

193

157

146

136

117

108

100

92

88

82

78

Jan.

75

71

67

64

60

57

54

51

54

57

60

64

64

64

64

64

64

64

64

62

60

60

57

54

56

57

56

54

54

54

54

Feb.

54

54

52

51

51

51

51

48

48

48

48

48

48

51

51

51

52

54

51

51

51

51

51

52

54

54

60

60

Mar.

60

57

57

57

54

54

54

51

51

51

51

51

57

67

117

290

710

1,130

1,650

2,200

2,090

1,820

1,620

"1,600

1,580

1,550

1,550

1,480

1,450

1,450

"1,450

Apr.

1,450

1,190

981

924

1,160

1,650

« 1,660

1,680

1,580

1,580

1,520

1,220

981

"981

981

1,220

1,550

1,550

1,380

1,100

"862

624

540

441

540

841

981

"1,060

1,130

952

May

789

924

1,070

1,130

"935

740

540

441

352

305

336 "352

369

336

336

352

352

336 "313

290

247

219

206

219

180

"169

157

146

136

"136

136

Jir>e

136

"141

146

117

117

108

100

92

«89

85

85

92

100

'136 126

"127

117

108

146

336

320

290 "255

219

261

247

219

219

233 "220

July

206

168

136

"118

100

92

«100

108

100

136

117

117

100

"93

85

78

71

64

57

57

"57

57

51

51

57

54

48 47

45

39

39

Aug.

36

37

34 "32

30

33

33

42

57

64

 57

51

48

48

51

51

51 "46

42

36

39

37

34

33 "31

29

28

27

26

26

25

Sept

 24

 23

22

22

23

23

22

 24

27

28

29

27

29

28

"27

25

28

25

25

25

25 24

23

23

22

24

24

24 26

27

Month.

January ___________________

February . __ .... _ . _______

March ____________________

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

June ____________________

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

.September _ . __ . __ . __________

Maximum.

1,650

305

261

75

60

2,200

1,680

1,130

336

206

64

29

2,200

Minimum

180

157

78

51

48

51

441

136

85

39

25

22

22

Mean

842

220

137

60.0

51.6

791

1,140

405

166

85.4

39.2

24.9

332

Per 

square 

mile

1.93

.505

.314

.138

.118

1.81

2.61

.929

.381

.196

.0899

.0671

.781

Run-oft in 

inches

2.22

.66

.36

.16

.12

2.09

2.91

1.07

.43

.23

.10

.06

10.31

> Interpolated.
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN

KICKAPOO RIVER AT GATS MILLS, WIS.

105

ILocATiON. Chain gage in sec. 28, T. 10 N., R. 4 W., at highway bridge just

below dam and power plant of Interstate Power Co. in Gays Mills, 2 miles

below mouth of Tainter Creek. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 629 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. December, 1913, to September, 1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 5,840 second-feet Mar. 15 (gage

height, 12.80 feet); minimum, 257 second-feet Aug. 31 (gage height, 1.74

feet).

1913-1929: Maximum discharge, about 6,300 second-feet Mar. 24, 1917

(gage height, 15.05 feet); minimum, about 100 second-feet during latter part

of January, 1915. 

HEMARKS. Records poor. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice DeT. 23-25

and Jan. 5 to Mar. 10.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet,

Day

1.... -

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

3 

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

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

6 .

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

8 .

9 

10 

11.. _ -

12 

13 

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

15. .

16 

17..... ..

18 

19.. ...... 

20 

21 

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

 23. 

24. 

 25 

-26 

27 

28 

29 

 30 

 31 

Oct.

350 

350 

336 

336 

605

759 

640 

400 

365 

365

365 

365 

400 

400 

382

400 

365 

365 

698 

530

460 

439 

460 

439 

419

400 

365 

365 

382 

365 

365

Nov.

365 

400 

400 

400 

366

365 

3S2 

439 

400 

382

365 

350 

288 

350 

365

350 

439 

640 

611 

583

505 

460 

439 

419 

419

365 

365 

365 

382 

382

Dec.

382 

382 

382 

382 

350

336 

336 

323 

336 

350

350 

350 

698 

1,160 

886

556 

505 

460 

419 

336

323 

336 

335 

350 

350

350 

336 

350 

365 

350 

336

Jan.

336 

323 

323 

336 

300

325 

325 

300 

310 

300

300 

300 

300 

300 

310

310 

325 

325 

310 

325

325 

335 

325 

325 

310

300 

290 

290 

290 

290 

300

Month

April.. ... 

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

The year ___ . __________

Feb.

300 

310 

300 

300 

300

310 

310 

300 

300 

290

275 

275 

275 

265 

265

265 

265 

265 

275 

275

275 

290 

290 

275 

300

300 

310

325

Maximum

759 

640 

1,160 

336 

325 

5,210 

2,440 

698 

1,520 

790 

382 

460

5,210

Mar.

325 

335 

335 

365 

365

365 

350 

365 

400 

350

439 

482 

2,640 

3,960 

5,210,

4,130 

3,280 

2,340 

2,140 

1,760

1,260 

1,020 

854 

790 

669

698 

698 

583 

530 

482 

460

Apr.

482 

583 

698 

952 

1,120

886 

1,260 

1,600 

2,440 

1,760

1,560 

1,480 

1,370 

1,230 

952

790 

583 

382 

336 

323

323 

323 

323

482 

886

1,300 

952 

854 

790 

728

Minimum

336 

288 

323 

290 

265 

325 

323 

400 

365 

323 

277 

288

266

May

698 

640 

556 

482 

460

439 

419 

419 

400 

419

505 

530 

505 

530 

505

482 

482 

482 

482 

482

439 

439 

439 

460 

505

482 

505 

482 

482 

530 

530

June

505 

505 

505 

460 

439

419 

419 

400 

382 

382

400 

790 

1,520 

1,340 

986

611 

460 

419 

439 

400

365 

400 

382 

382 

400

382 

365 

439 

400 

382

Mean

424« 

411 

421 

312 

289 

1,230 

925 

491 

523 

386 

326 

326

606

July

382 

382 

365 

400 

382

382 

350 

336 

400 

419

382 

365 

460 

439 

382

382 

365 

350 

336 

336

323 

323 

336 

790 

439

400 

382 

365 

336 

336 

323

Per square 

mile

0.674 

.653 

.669 

.496 

.459 

1.96 

1.47 

.781 

.831 

.612 

.518 

.518

.804

Aug.

323 

323 

323 

323 

323

323 

323 

323 

323 

323

323 

323 

323 

365

382

336 

323 

323 

323 

323

323 

336 

323 

323 

323

323 

323 

323 

323 

323 

277

Sept.

288 

299 

299 

299 

311

299 

299 

299 

299 

311

299 

288 

323 

365 

365

350 

336 

336 

336 

311

311 

311 

311 

311 

299

299 

299 

439 

460 

439

Kun-off in 

inches

0.78 

.73 

..77 

.67 

.48 

2.26 

1.64 

.90 

.93 

.71 

.60 

.58

10.96
106 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PAST V

ROCK RIVER AT AFTON, WIS.

LOCATION, Chain gage on line between sees. 22 and 27, T. 2 N,., B. 12 E., at. 

highway bridge in Afton, three-fourths mile above mouth of Bass Creek.

DRAINAGE ABBA. 3,190 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. February, 1914, to September, 1929.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 13,000 second-feet Mar. 23 (gageheight, 10.81 feet); minimum, 446 second-feet Oct. 3 (gage height, 0.73 foot). 

1914-1929: Maximum discharge, 13,000 second-feet Mar. 23, 1929 (gage 

height, 10.81 feet); minimum, 274 second-feet Dec. 9, 1922 (gage height, 

0.08 foot).

REMARKS. Records good except those for period of ice effect (Dee. 21-26 and 

Jan. 3 to Mar. 2), which are fair. Slight diurnal fluctuation caused by operation of power plants at Janesville and above.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 19&8-29

Day

1. __ ........

2- __ ........

3. _ ~

4. __ -

5. ___ 

6 

T. ......... 

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

IQ.. ...........

11 

12. -

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 _ _ -

23. ____ 

94.

25 

26 

27 

28 

29. _ 

30. . 

31 

Oct.

775 

728 

518 

683 

683

728 

683 

983 

1,220 

983

875 

928 

728 

928 

1,160

983 

1,040 

1,490 

1,420 

1,280

1,350 

1,420 

1,630 

1,700 

1,630

1,630 

1,700 

1,700 

1,700 

1,700 

1,700

Nov.

1,700 

1,860 

1,940 

1,700 

1,630

1,560 

1,780 

2,020 

1,940 

1,940

1,940 

2,020 

2, 020 

1,940 

1,630

1,940 

2,800 

4,160 

3,390 

3,610

3,610 

4,050 

4,160 

4,160 

4,160

3,610 

3,830 

3,720 

3,610 

3,720

Dec.

3,500 

3,290 

3,290 

3,290 

2,620

2,990 

2,890 

3,090 

3,190 

2,990

2,800 

2,710 

2,800 

3,720 

3,500

3,610 

3,940 

4,050 

4,160 

4,160

4,050 

3,940 

3,940 

3,940 

3,830

3,940 

3,940 

3,290 

3,190 

2,990 

2,990

Jan.

2,890 

2,800 

2,710 

2,530 

2,440

2,350 

2,260 

2,180 

2,100 

2,020

1,940 

1,860 

1,860 

1,780 

1,700

1,700* 

1,630 

1,560 

1,560 

1,490

1,420 

1,490 

1,490 

1,490 

1,490

1,420 

1,350 

1,350 

1,420 

1,420 

1,420

Month

July.. . ..

September. --- -

The year

Feb.

1,420 

1,350 

1,420 

1,420 

1,490

1,490 

1,490 

1,560 

1,490 

1,420

1,490 

1,420 

1,420 

1,420 

1,420

1,420 

1,350 

1,420 

1,420 

1,420

1,490 

1,350 

1,280 

1,350 

1,420

1,560 

1,560 

1,630

Mar.

1,700 

1,630 

1,630 

1,700 

1,780

1,940 

1,860 

2,020 

2,020 

2,100

2,180 

5,110 

9,110 

8,550 

8,200

8,730 

9,700 

10,800 

11,600 

12,100

12,500 

12,700 

13,000 

13,000 

12,700

12,500 

12,100 

11,600 

11,400 

11,000 

ll.non

Maximum

1,700 

4,160 

4,160 

2,890 

1,630 

13,000 

11,000 

5,500 

4,160 

3,290 

3,390 

1,420

13,000

Apr.

11,000 

10,300 

9,900 

9,500 

9,300

8,730 

9,500 

10,100 

9,900 

10,100

10,100 

9,500 

9,500 

9,500 

9,500

9,110 

8,730 

8,370 

8,030 

8,200

7,700* 

7,220 

6,760 

6,460 

6,460

6,320 

5,760 

5,760 

5,630 

5,630

Minimum

518 

1,560 

2,620 

1,350 

1,280 

1,630 

5,630 

2,180 

683 

775 

928 

824

518

May

5,370 

5,500 

5,240 

4,980 

4,740

4,740 

4,620 

4,380 

4,380 

4,160

4,160 

4,050 

3,720 

3,830 

3,720

3,610 

3,500 

3,390 

3,500 

3,290

3,090

2,890 

2,710 

2,710 

2,710

2,620 

2,530 

2,440 

2,350 

2,350 

2,180

June

2,100 

2,020 

1,860 

1,700 

1,560

1,660 

1,490 

1,490 

1,420 

1,280

775 

683 82'' 

77o 82-'

4.16H 

3; 610 

1,940 

2,020 

2,020

1,940 

2, 350 

2,440 

2,350 

'2, 180

, 2, 021 

1,940 

1,940 

2,780 

1,700

Mean

M80 

2,740 

3,440 

1,840 

1,440 

T, 680 

8,420 

3; 660 

1,830 

1;670 

1,860 

1,100

3,080

July

1,630 

1,630 

1,560 

1,420 

1,280

775 

983 

928 

775 

1,040

1,160 

1,220 

1,220 

1,350 

1,350

1,490 

1,490 

1,490 

1,560 

1,490

1,350 

1,350 

1,350 

1,350 

2,620

2,710 

2,710 

2,800 

3,090 

3,290 

3,290

Per square 

mile

0.370 

.859 

1.08 

.577 

.451 

2.41 

2.64 

1.15 

.574 

.524 

.583 

.345

.966

Aug.

3,390 

3,290 

3,190 

2,990 

2,800

2,800 

2,800 

2,620 

2,440 

2,530

2,440 

2,180 

2,020 

1,490 

1,560

1,350 

1,220 

1,280 

1,220 

1,220

1,220 

1,160 

1,160 

928 

1,040

928 

1,420 

1,560 

1,350 

1,100 

1,100

Sept.

928 

1, lOOi 

983- 

824 

1,220

1,420; 

1,220 

1,160 

1,280 

1,350-

1, 280» 

1,160- 

1,040 1,040- 

1,040?

l,100i 

1, 160- 

1,160- 

1,220 

1,160.

1,040. 

1,040- 

983 1,100. 

983

1,040 

1,040. 

983 

983- 

1,100*

Run-off in 

inches

0.43- 

.96. 

1,24 

.67 .47- 

2.78 

2.94 

1.83? 

.64 .60. .67- 

.38

13.11
UPPEE MISSISSIPPI RIVEE BASIN ior

BOCK RIVER AT 1YNDON, ILL.

LOCATION. Chain gage in NE. % sec. 21, T. 20 N., R. 5 E., at highway bridge 

in Lyndon, 14 miles above Rock Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 9,010 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. November, 1914, to September, 1929.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, about 37,200 second-feet Mar. 17; 

minimum, 1,940 second-feet Sept. 19 and 20 (gage height, 5.03 fee4,).

1914-1929: Maximum discharge, 39,500 second-feet Mar. 28, 1916; maximum gage height, backwater from ice, 19.6 feet Feb. 16, 1918; minimum 

discharge, 655 second-feet Sept. 27, 1918 (gage height, 3.72 feet).

REMARKS. Records good except those.for period of ice effect (Jan. 8 to Mar. 12) 

and estimated period (Mar. 17 23), which are poor. Some diurnal fluctuation at low stages caused by operation of power plants upstream. About 

100 second-feet diverted above gage to Illinois & Mississippi Canal.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

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

16_

17...

18...

19...

20...

21.

22.

23.

24. 

26.

26..

27..

28.. 

29-

30..

31..

2,560

2,560

2,910

2,910

2,910

2,560

2,080

2,560

2,560

2,560

2,910

2,910

2,730

3,280

2,910

3,470 

4,080 

4,470 4,"

4,890

5,100

5,760

6,210

6,440

6,210

6,210

6,210

5,760

5,320

4,470

4,470

4,470

4,470

4,470

4,470

4,680

" 4,810 

"4,940 

°5,060 

 5,190 

5,320

6,440

6,670

6,210

6,210

6,670

6,210

6,670

8,100

15,700

16,600

16,300

16,300

16,600

15,400

15,400

15,100

11,800

11,100

10,300

9,600

9,350

9,100

9,100

9,350

9,100

9,10o| 

8,6001 

8,600 

7,860! 

6,210

6,440

7,140

9,100

10,400

13,900

15,700

15,100

15,400

15,100

15,400

15,100

12,400

10,400

6,670

 7,280

 7,880

 8,490 

9,100

10,100 

8,600 

8,100

7,140

5,980

5,540

5,100

5,100

4,890

4,470

7,500

7,500

25,000

24,600

32,000

33,600

36,000

37,200

36,800

36,400

35,600

34; 800 

34,000 

33,200 

32,400 

29,200

28,000

26,000

25,000

22,500

21,100

20,800

21,400

22,500

24,600

23,600

21,100

20,000

19,000

18,300

18,000

18,000

18,300

19,000

20,400

19,700

19,000

18,300

18,000

16,600

16,600

18,300

21,800

25,000

23,200

 22,600

 22,000

15,100 

14,500 

13,300 

12,700 

 12,400

12,100

10,600

10,400

10,100

9,600

9,850

10,800

11,100

11,600

11,800

10,400

10,400

10,100

9,100

8,850

8,850

8,600

8,350

8,100

8,100

«8,100 

8,100 

8,100 7,r -

7,140

6,670

6,440

6,210

5,760

4,890

4,470

4,470

4,260

4,260

4,470

4,470

4,470

6,670

9,100

9,600

7,380

9,850

13,300

12,700

11,600

9,600

8,600

7,620

6,670

6,440

6,440

5,980

4,470

4,470

4,680

7,380

7,140

6,900

6,670

4,890

 6,100 

5,320 

4,890 

4,890 

4,470

4,890

6,210

5,980

M70

4,470

4,680

4,680

4,680

4,470

3,470

2,910

2,730

2,910

3,090

3,470

5,320

5,760

6,670

5,980

5,760

5,100

6,210

6,440

6,440

6,440

-6,210 

5,980 

4,060

3,660

4,060

4,

4,260

4,260

4,060

4,030

2,730

2,730

2,910

3,280

3,280

3,280

3,280

3,280

2,910

3,090

3,280

2,910

2,910

2,910

2,910

2,560' 

2,560 2,230- 

2,230 

3,090

3,090

2,560

2,910 3,190' 

3,470

3,280

2,730

2,910

2,910

2,560

2,910

3,090

2.730

1,940

2,080

 2,330

 2,680

 2,840 

3,090 

2,730

2,730

3,090

2,910

2,910

3,660

Month Maximum

Minimum Mean Month MaximumMinimum Mean

October_. 

NovemberDecember.. 

January . 

February.. 

March . 

April-. .

6,440

16,600

15,700

2,080

4,470

6,210

4,470

25,000

20,800

15,400

4,030

9,040

10,100

7,040

7,500

28,300

20,100

May_....

June... 

July.___. 

August . 

September.

15,100

13,300

7,380

6,440

6,670 

4.2OT 

2,730 

2,730 

1,940

10,100

6,840

5,000

4,030

2,800

The year. 1,940

> Interpolated.

49761 32 8
108 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART V

PECATONICA RIVER AT FREEPOHT, HI.

LOCATION. Chain gage in NW. % sec. 32, T. 27 N., R. 8 E., at Hancock Avenue

Bridge in Freeport, 2 miles above mouth of Yellow Creek. Zero of gage is

739.52 feet above mean sea level. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,330 square miles.

HECORDS AVAILABLE. September, 1914, to September, 1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 18,400 second-feet Mar. 16 (gage

height, 19.76 feet); minimum, 417 second-feet Sept. 3 (gage height, 4.39

feet).

1914-1929: Maximum discharge occurred Mar. 16, 1920; minimum, 200

second-feet Dec. 14, 1917. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, Dec. 21-24 and

Jan. 4 to Mar. 11, which are poor.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 19%8-&9

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

7.

8. 

9-

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16. 

17-

18.

19. 

20-

21.

22.

23.

24. 

25-

26.

27-

28- 

29. 

30- 

31.

565

565

565

565

645

665

815

665

525

565

565

585

815

1,070

890

585

890

2,320

2,380

1,760

1.130

1,040

1,340

1,340

1,100

1,020

915

865

840

790

790

790

915

1,460

1,660

1,310

1,220

1,130

1,460

1,720

1,620

1,400

1,280

1,220

1,130

1,100

1,100

2,540

3,900

4,210

4,050

3,760

3,120

2,320

1,860

1,650

1,520

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,550

1,760

1,650

1,900

2,000

1,860

1,460

1,310

1,220

1,550

1,250

1,370

1,340

1,580

2,780

3,070

3,170

3,170

2,740

2,180

1,620

1,280 

1,430 

1,580 

1,580 

L580

1,400

1,340

1,370

1,370

1,280

1,220

1,160

1,130

1,070

1,100

1,190

1,160

1,220

1,250

1,280

1,250

1,280

1,280

1,220

1,190

1,130

1,100

1,100

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,190

1,190

1,220

1,220

1,220

1,160

1,160

1,190

1,190

1,220

1,220

1,190

1,190

1,400

1,310

1,280

1,220

1,220

1,190

1,160

1,160

1,130

1,130

1,130

1,130

1,130

1,130

1,130

1,100

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,070

1,100

1,160

1,280

1,520

1,680

1,650

1,650

1,820

2,280

2,580

2,940

3,270

3,690

3,620

3,500

3,900

7.600

10,700

14,800

17,000

14,800

11,500

8,400

6,150

4,940

4,050

3,440

2,980

2,660

2,240

1,930

1,790

1,620

1,520

1,650

2,140

2,210

2,140

2,140

2,100

1,930

1,900

2,320

2,900

3,330

3,560

3,380

3,020

2.620

2,240

1,930

1,760

1,650

1,680

2,700

2,780

2,210

1,860

1,680

2,240

2,500

2,620

2,580

2,460

2,240

2,000

1,860

1,760

1,720

1,620

1,520

1,460

1,430

1,370

1,340

1,400

1,520

1,550

1,460

1,400

1,370

1,310

1,280

1,220

1,190

1,160

1,130

1,100

1,220

1,280

1,220

1,130

1,130

1,100

1,100

1,040

990

965

940

940

940

915

915

890

865

865

940

1,370

1,130

1,040

1,220

1,130

990

1,130

1,100

1,040

1,220

990

840

840

790

790

790

1,620

1,860

1,490

1,100

915

840

790

790

765

1,130

1,250

1,130

990

1,220

990

915

940

990

1,310

890

790

740

715

665

690

665

645

645

625

606

605

585

645

665

665

645

605

625

605

605

586

625

605

645

605

625

605

566

565

545

545

545

565

665

565

565

645

645

525

525

526

526

526

666

469

469

605

645

685 565' 

645

566

645

525

525

525

525

525

565

566

566

525

506

506

487

506

506

506

506

606

740

715

Month Maximum Minimum Mean P ^ square 

mile

Run-off in 

inches

October_ 

November. 

December. 

January... 

February.. 

March . 

April 

May.......

June ....

JulyAugust....

September.

The year.

2,380

4,210

3,170

1,280

1,520

17,000

3,560

2,000

1,860

1,310

666

740

17,000

525

790

1,220

1,070

1,040

1,520

1,650

1,040

790

605

525

941

1,840

1,760

1,180

1,170

4,920

2,360

1,370

1,060

851

586

547

1,660

0.708

1.38

1.32

.887

.880

3.70

1.77

1.03

.790

.640

.441

.411

1.17

a 82 

1.54 

1.52 

1.02 

.92 

4.27 

1,98 

1.19 

.88 

.74 

.51 

.46

15.85
UPPEK MISSISSIPPI BIVEB BASIN

SUGAR RIVER NEAR BRODHEAD, WIS.

109

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 26, T. 2 N., R. 9 E., at highway bridge 2 miles 

southwest of Brodhead. Jordan Creek enters 2 miles below station.

DRAINAGE AREA. 529 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. February, 1914, to September, 1929.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 11,400 second-feet Mar. 14 (gage 

height, 9.95feet); minimum, 133 second-feet Aug. 25 (gage height 1.15 feet). 

1914-1929: Maximum discharge, about 13,000 second-feet Sept. 13, 1915 

(gage height, 11.4 feet); minimum, about 47 second-feet Aug. 26. 1923.

REMARKS. Records fair except those for period of ice effect (Dec. 22-25 and 

Jan. 4 to Mar. 10), which are poor. Flow is subject to slight diur.ial fluctuation caused by operation of power plant in Brodhead.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

Day

1 

2. _ . _ -.. 

3. _ ..........

4 _ 

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

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

7 ... - 

8- .- ...

9 

10 __ .........

11 

12 

13 

15 . ....

16.. _ 

17. __

18 

19. .....

20 __ - _ -

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

22 . 

23 

24 __ - _ ... _

25 

26 

27 ______ . _

28 

9Q

in

31. __ - ____

Oct.

210 

235 

262 

235 

248

308 

292 

324 

262 

262

24S 

262 

24S 

248 

292

308 

324 

431 

551 

682

431 

510 

682

728 

551

470 

394 

292 

341 

358 

376

Nov.

358 

431 

470 

530 

530

412 

376 

431 

490 

470

431 

412 

394 

412 

394

412 

728 

1.870 

2,320 

1,630

1,020 

775 

593 

470 

394

431 

431 

431 

412

530

Dec.

593 

637

728 

728 

682

682 

551 

450 

324 

324

412 

394 

450 

970 

1,570

1,510 

1,070 

775 

637 

593

551 

450 

395 

340 

325

412 

376 

412 

376 

394 

394

Jan.

341 

262

277 

250 

260

275 

290 

260 

250 

250

210 

185 

155 

200 

235

250 

260 

260 

235 

210

260 

260 

290 

260

250

275 

200 

260 

275 

290 

310

Month

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

May.-.. 

July 

Feb.

310 

290

220 

275 

340

310 

360 

340 

360 

340

375 

325 

325 

325 

340

375 

325 

325 

340 

310

275 

275 

275 

290 

310

325 

360 

375

Mar.

395 

410 

430 

450 

470

510 

550 

590 

635 

680

823 

1,810 

8,680 

10,800 

6,280

3,660 

2,180 

1,510 

1,330 

1,270

1,170 

1,020 

1,020 

970 

920

871 

775 

682 

637 

551 

551

Apr.

682 

871 

1,020 

1,020 

1,020

970 

1,120 

2,600 

1,930 

1,120

920 

1,070 

1,170 

1,020 

728

637 

593 

530 

530 

682

728 

637 

551 

530 

593

682 

728 

728 

775 

728

Maximum Minimum

728 210 

2, 320 358 

1, 570 324 

341 155 

375 220 

10, 800 396 

2, 600 530 

593 324 

920 235 

470 165 

248 139 

277 165

10,800 139

May

593 

551 

470 

412 

358

358 

394 

376 

358 

358

431 

431 

470 

376 

358

530 

450 

412 

394 

358

341 

324 

376 

358 

394

341 

394 

341 

376 

358 

341

June

358 

324 

324 

324

324

308 

324 

324

292 

248

358 

324 

341 

358 

358

510 

823 

920 

637

412

358 

308 

248 

262 

235

262 

358 

308 

341 

324

Mean

367 

633 

597 

253 

321 

1,700 

897 

399 

373 

253 

198 

217

519

July

262 

248 

262 

222 

248

248 

341 

470 

324 

292

292 

292 

277 

277 

292

262 

235 

187 

210 

210

187 

198 

16£ 

198 

23£

324 

308 

198 

21C 

187 

187

Per square 

mile

0. 6^4 

1.21 

1.1?

.478 

.617 

3.2'. 

1.7-) 

.7M 

.715 

.478 

.374 

.4tO

.991

Aug.

143

248 

235 

187 

235

198 

176 

176 

222 

198

176 

235 

198 

235 

187

198 

187 

165 

235 

165

165 

210 

210 

187 

139

210 

176 

235 

198 

210 

198

Sept.

165 

210

187 

176 

187

262 

235 

210 

210

187

187 

198 

198 

248 

187

277 

262 

248 

248 

222

222 

187 

248 

248 

235

235 

222 

210 

176 

235

Run-off in 

inches

0.80 

1.34 

1.30 

.55 

.63 

3.70 

1.90 

.87 

.79 

.65 

.43 

.46

13.32
110 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART V

SOUTH BRANCH OF KISHWAUKEE RIVER AT BE KALB, H'.

LOCATION. Chain gage in NE. }i sec. 22, T. 40 N., R. 4 E., at Lincoln Highway

Bridge in De Kalb. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 70 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July, 1925, to September, 1929. 

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

height, 8.84 feet); minimum, 0.1 second-foot Sept. 15 (gage height, 0.68 foot). 

1925-1929: Maximum discharge occurred June 12, 1929; minimum, 0.1

second-foot Sept. 28, 29, Oct. 5, 1925 (gage height, 0.50 foot). 

REMARKS. Records good except those for period of ice effect Jan. 12 to Mar. 4,

which are poor.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 19H8-&9

Day

I... __ ..... 

2 ... _ ... 

3. - .......

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

6. __

7 

8 ______ . __

9. _ .... ___ .

10 

11. 

12- __ 

13 

14 . _ .....

 16 

16 

17. _____ .. 

18 

10

20 

21 _ - _ -

22. _______ 

23 ______ . 

24. 

25 

26. 

27. 

28. 

29 

30 

31 

Oct.

0.5 -.4 

.4 

.4 

1.8

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9

- . 1

.5 

1.1 

1.4 

1.8 

1.6

2.2 

4.2 

11 

12 

12

7.3 

12 

26 

23

17

18 

13 "11 

8.1 

7.3 

6.9

Nov.

6.6 

6.9 

32 

37 

36

26 

36 

56 

53

44

38 

37 

28 

28 

27

26 

518 

663 

550 

413

3] 8 

268 

222 

190 

161

134 

118 

103 

96 

103

Dec.

96 -91 

86 

161 

68

62 

59 

56 

47 

44

38 

38 

72 

292 

256

211 

292 

244 

190 

143

126 

126 

118 

110 

103

65 "62 

 60 

 58 

«55 

53

Jan.

37

75 

47 

41 

78

118 

110 

72 

62 

53

34 

47 

42 

38 

32

20 

26 

26 

26

29

32 

44 

75 

118 

75

62 

50 

44 

38 

32 

32

Feb.

32 

32 

29 

26 

23

20 

18 

15 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

6.9 

6.9 

6.9

9.0 

11 

15 

15 

20

75 

143 

222

Month Maximum

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

May ___ . _ . _ . ____________

June. _________ _ _ .

July . . 

26 

663 

292 

118 

222 

534 

582 

136 

924 

113 

66 

4.0

924

Mar.

268 

200 

367 

534

472

427 

292 

211 

170

128

106 

120 

331 

371 

318

487 

442 

371 

292 

244

222 

280 

280 

-246 

211

180 

152 

128 

113 

99 

128

Apr.

582 

385 

344 

244 

200

152 

128 

120 

106 

92

152 

136 

120 "104

88

78 

78 

63 

88 

487

534 

534 

268 

233

457

344 

256 

222 

170 

144

Minimum

0.4 

6.6 

38 

20 

6.9 

99 

63 

36 

14 

6.3 

1.4 

.1

.1

May

136 

113

99 

88 -80

72 

63 

57 

54 

51

60 

75 

66 

69

75

106 

82 

69 

60

51

45 

41 

72 

113 

82

"71 

60 

54 

48 

38 

36

June

32 

31 

26 

23 

21

19 

18 

16 

14 

14

23 

924 

765 

518 

399

-310 

222 

180 

331

222

161 

120 

99

88 

75

66 

60 

69 

57 

63

July

106 

78 

63 

51 

42

39 

34 

29 

26 

25

48 

113 

72 

57 

45

36 

31 

23 

16 

16

12 

11 

9.4 

8.6 

6.3

51 

25 

19 

11 

8.6 

6.3

Mean ^"SJf16

6. 6 0. 094 

146 2.08 

112 1. 60 

52,1 .744 

29.4 .420 

264 3.77 

230 3.28 

70. 5 1. 01 

166 2, 37 

36. 1 . 516 

7. 9 . 113 

1. 1 . 016

93. 6 1. 34

Aug.

5.1 

12 

66 

33

22

17 

13

9.4 

5.1 

6.3

7.8 

5.7 

5.4 

4.0 

3.2

3.0 

3.0 

2.5 

2.3 

2.1

2.7 

27 

1.7 

1.4 "1.4

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

 1.4 "14 

1.4

Sept.

1.0 

1.0 ".9 

.81.0

".8 

.7 

1.7 

2.1 1.5

«.» 

.3 ".2 

.2 

.1

1.0

.7 -i.a

1.4 -1.0

.7 .7 

.7 

 1.0 

1.4

 1.0

.7 

.7 

 2.4 

4.0

Run-off in 

inches

0.11 

2.32 

1.84 

.86 

.44 

4.35 

3.66 

1.16 

2.64 

.59 

.13 

.02

18.12

" Interpolated.
UPPEE MISSISSIPPI EIVEE BASIN 111

IOWA RIVER AT IOWA CITS, IOWA.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 15, T. 79 N., R. 6 W., 200 feet below

highway bridge in Iowa City and 100 feet below Iowa State University

hydraulic laboratory. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 3,140 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June, 1903, to July, 1906; October, 1913, to September,

1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 21,900 second-feet Mr,r. 16 (gage

height, 16.53 feet); minimum, 294 second-feet Sept. 9 (gage height, 0.91 foot)

due to regulation.

1903-1906, 1913-1929: Maximum discharge, 36,200 second-feet June 7,

1918 (gage height, 19.45 feet); practically no flow at 5 p. m. Sent. 3, 1925,

caused by regulation. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for period of ice effect, Jan. 12 to Mar. 11,

which are fair. Records of stage and three discharge measurements furnished

by Prof. Floyd A. Nagler, of Iowa State University.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

Day

1 ___ . _ ...

2_. _ . ___ ..

3. _____ . _

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

5.,. _ . .......

6 _ ... ____ .

7-.........- 

8... ___ . _ .

9-,...... ...

lO..............

11 ______ . ...

12. ______ ...

13. _ . ...

14. __ . __ ....

IS __ . ___ ..

16.. -,__...-.

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

18.... .-.

19 __ . _ . _ .

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

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

22 ___ . .......

23.. __. 

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

25

26

27.... ...

28.. .

29. __ ........

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

31 _ .... __ ...

Oct.

795

79S

745

772

758

795

770

795

745

648

670

675

985

848

848

770

1,360

1,990

1,410

1,620

1.580

1,830

1,900

1,900

],830

1,720

1,660

1,520

1,410

1,340

1,280

Nov.

1,220

1,310

1,760

2,540

3,250

3,340

3,070

2,800

2,620

2,540

2,540

2,540

2,460

2,460

2,540

2,540

4,500

5,600

5,050

4,830

4,830

4,500

4,000

3,520

3,250

2.980

2,800

2,620

2,540

2,800

Dec.

2,800

2,710

2,800

2,890

2,620

2,300

2,300

1,550

1,660

1,660

1,760

1,980

2,380

3,890

3,700

4,100

4,200

4,300

4,300

3,800

3,010

1,830

1,760

1,720

1,760

1,900

2,220

2,460

2,540

2,540

2,380

Jan.

2,220

1,760

1,420

1,130

J,070

1,040

930

902

958

1,070

1,250

1,300

1,300

1,280

1,230

1,190

1,160

1,150

1,130

1,120

1,110

1,100

1,090

1,080

1,050

1,000

965

930

920

1,000

900

Feb.

845

805

805

840

815

815

795

795

769

791

860

925

905

855

805

769

710

701

714

870

830

835

860

835

755

865

945

1,100

Mar.

1,200

1,180

1,710

2.420

3,090

3,800

5,240

4,610

4,510

4,340

3,960

4,830

7,540

10,300

18,400

21,900

20,700

17,800

15,800

14,000

12,300

11,900

12,600

11,900

10,800

9,980

8,840

7,790

7,050

6,370

5,930

Apr.

5,270

4,610

4,400

4,100

3,900

3,800

3,700

3,700

3,800

4,000

4,400

4,720

4,940

4,720

4,400

4,400

4,400

4,300

4,100

4,610

4,300

3,900

3,520

3,580

5,380

4,720

4,720

5,050

5,270

5,490

May

5,600

5,600

5,600

5,600

5,600

5,600

5,270

4,000

3,250

2,890

2,620

2,620

2,710

3,070

3,520

3,800

3,900

3,900

3,900

3,800

3,430

2,890

2,620

2,620

2,380

2,220

2,140

1,980

1,900

1,980

1,980

June

2,060

2,140

2,220

2,300

2,140

1,980

1,900

1,760

1,660

1,550

1,520

2,060

2,300

1,900

1,830

1,690

1,480

1,310

1,340

1,160

1,070

1,010

985

902

875

848

795

820

770

770

July

2,290

1,340

1,280

1,480

J.520

1,310

1,250

1,190

1,130

1,190

1,160

985

902

930

1,230

2,470

2,980

2,890

2,800

2,380

1,980

1,760

1,550

1,410

1,340

1,340

1,160

1,070

958

902

848

Aug.

795

7,720

8,070

6,820

5,600

6,930

8,310

8,310

7,410

6,700

3,880

2,710

2,220

1,830

1,720

1,520

1,340

1,220

1,130

1,040

958

930

902

848

795

770

745

745

695

720

670

Sept.

625

602

580

602

531

553

576

540

530

540

517

512

870

1,040

958

902

848

720

720

695

695

670

602

648

602

602

580

576

615

580

Month

November __ . ______________

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

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

July 

August ___________________

Maximum

1,990

5,600

4,300

2,220

1,100

21,900

5,490

5,600

2,300 9 osn

8,310

1,040

21,900

Minimum

648

1,220

1,550

900

701

1,180

3,520

1,900

770

848

670

512

512

Mean

1,190

3,110

2,640

1,150

829

8,800

4,410

3,520

1,500

1,520

3,000

654

2,710

Per 

square 

mile

0. 373

.99-) .84'

.36? .26'

2.80

1.40

1.12

.47P .48'

.95-

.Wt

.86?

Run-off in 

inches

0.44

1.10

.97

.42

.27

3.23

1.56

1.29

.53

.56

1.10

.23

11.70
112 SUEFACE WATEE SUPPLY, 1929, PART V 

DES MOIRES RIVER AT OTTUMWA, IOWA

LOCATION. Chain gage at Market Street Bridge in Ottumwa.

DRAINAGE AREA. 13,200 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March, 1917, to September, 1927, January to September, 

1929.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during period, 46,700 second-feet Mar. 17 

(gage height, 14.5 feet); minimum, 510 second-feet Aug. 22 (gage height, 

1.6 feet).

1917-1927, 1929: Maximum discharge, 58,700 second-feet June 11, 1927 

(gage height, 16.5 feet); minimum (estimated), less than 350 second-feet 

several days during December, 1917.

Maximum discharge known (estimated), 100,000 second-fret May 31,1903.

REMARKS. Records good; power plant above gage causes som^ diurnal fluctuation at low stages. Gage not read during ice-affected period, Jan. 15 to 

Mar. 6. Gage-height record furnished by United States Weather Bureau.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet,

Day

l

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 ... . ....-.. ........ _ ....

Month

March 7-31 

April.-. . .

June..... __ ______________ .

July

Jan.

4,240 

3,470 

2,370

2,370

2,170

2,370 

1,980 

2,570 

1,790 

1,440

2,370 

3,230 

3,230 

3,470

Mar.

16,900 

14,700 

15,400 

16,900

15,400 

15,400 

24,200 

34,000 

42,200

45,500 

46,700 

44,900 

41,700 

42,700

44,900 

43, 300 

37,200 

27,700 

19,200

14700 

13,700 

12,300 

10,700 

9,720 

10,300

Maximum

4

5

1

]

4,240 

6,700 

 6,100 

 2,600 

0,700 

0,000 

1,980 

1,270

Apr.

13,000 

12,600 

11,300 

10,000 

9.410

9,410 

9,720 

10,700 

15,100 

13,300

12,000 

12,000 

15,400 

15,400 

14,700

14,000 

13,000 

11,600 

10,700 

16,100

22,200 

23,800 

20,700 

15,400 

24,200

26,100 

19,500 

22,200 

23,000 

23,400

May

22,600 

21,400 

19,500 

16,900 

14,000

12,600 

11,300 

10,000 

8,800 

8,200

7,610 

7.900 

10,300 

11,600 

14,000

13,300 

12,000 

10.700 

9,410 

8,200

7,610 

7,030 

6,450 

6,170 

5,610

5,610 

5,330 

5,050 

5,050 

5,050 

4,510

June

4,780 

6,450 

8,500 

10,700 

8,200

6,450 

5,890 

5, 330 ' 

5,050 

5,890

6,450 

5,890 

5,330 

4,780 

4,510

3,980 

3,720 

3,470 

3,230 

3,000

2,780 

2,370 

2,370 

2,170 

1,980

1,790 

1,790 

1,790 

1,610 

1,270

Minimum Mean

1, 440 2, 650 

9,720 26,400 

9, 410 15, 700 

4, 510 10, 100 

1, 270 4, 380 

1, 270 2, 900 

510 1, 080 

610 736

July

1,980 

1,790 

1,790 

1,610 

1,790

2,170 

2,570 

2,170 

2,170 

1,980

1,790 

1,610 

1,610 

1,610 

2,780

5,330 

10,000 

8,200 

6,170 

5,050

4,240 

3,470 

2,780 

2,370 

2,370

2,170 

1,980 

1,980 

1,610 

1,610 

1,270

Per 

square 

, mile

0.201 

2.00 

1.19 

.765 

.332 

.220 

.082 

.-056

Aug.

1,270 

1,120 

970 

1,270 

1,120

1,610 

1,980 

1,790 

1,610 

1,610

1,790 

1,610 

1,120 

970 

970

840 

840 

840 

720 

720

1,120 

510 

840 

970 

720

610 

610 

970 

840 

840 

720

Sept.

720 

610 

610 

610 

720

610 

610 

610 

1,270 

970

840 

840 

970 

840 

720

720 

720 

610 

840 

970

840 

61fr 

720 

720 

610

610 

720 

610 

610 

610

Run-off in 

Inches

0.106 

1.86 

1.33 

.88 

.37 

.26 

.09 

.06
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN

FOX RIVER NEAR WAY!AND, MO.

LOCATION. Chain gage in NE. K sec. 25, T. 65 N., R. 7 W., at highway bridge1 mile above Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad bridge 2}f mUes northwest of Wayland,

DBAINAGB ABBA. 392 square miles.

RBCOBDS AVAILABLE. February, 1922, to September, 1929 (discontinued).

EXTBEMES. Maximum discharge during year, 16,100 second-feet Nov. 18 (gage 

height, 20.0 feet); minimum, 3 second-feet Aug. 5 and 6 (gage height, 2.06> 

feet).

1922-1929: Maximum discharge, that of Nov. 18, 1928; minimum, 0.6- 

second-foot Nov. 7, 1923.

REMABKS. Records poor. Ice effect Dec. 9-12 and Jan. 1 to Mar. 4. Discharge estimated May 24-29, 31, June 11-18, 29, and July 21-30.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

Day

1 ____ . .....

2. ____ . .....

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

4 __ ...

5. .

6. ______ . ...

7. __ .. __ ...

8. 

9 ....

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

11.. 

12.. . 

13. . .......

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

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

16. __ ......

17. __ ......

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

19 _ . _ ........

20.... __ ......

21 ____ _

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

23 

34... .........

25 __.. ...

26 _____ ... ...

27 ______ ....

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

29. .......

30. _ . ____ ..

31. .......

Oct.

19 

18 

18 

18 

1,560

1,070 

87 

2,080 

2,080 

212

138 

130 

58 

44 

36

1,560 

515 

1,560 

815 

465

380 

2,880 

2,600 

1,560 

1,340

1,280 

2,640 

1,700 

715 

302 

178

Nov.

248 

950 

2,640 

1,870 

2,560

590 

248 

'221 

186 

186

195 

186 

178 

204 

221

1,250 

3,720 

15,200 

8,010 

902

554 

340 

67 

55 

55

54 

64 

53 

52 

198

Dec.

189 

ISO 

146 

137 

115

72 

56 

53 

57 

57

57 

57 

502 

1,310 

2,400

2,690 

1,580 

606 

554 

318

236 

171 

129 

72 

49

35 

34 

35

64 

58 

55

Jan.

49 

41 

34 

28 

23

28 

28 

28 

28 

28

28 

28 

28 

28 

28

23 

23 

23 

23 

23

23

102 

362 i.fco

606

554 

862 

256 

145 

129 

115

Feb.

115 

115 

89

77 

67

57 

49 

41 

34 

28

23 

23 

23 

23 

23

18 

18 

18 

18 

18

18 

18 

18 

18 

1,160

1,820 

2,000 

2,200

Month Maximum

October _ . ______ . ___ __ . ....

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

May ___ . ________________

July 

September... ________________

2,880 

15,200 

2,690 

1,160 

2,200 

4,670 

11,200 

1,160 

5.030 

2,320 

580 

180

15,200

Mar.

2,400 

1,820 

1,680 

1,540 

1,370

1,070 

930 

874 

790 

790

818 

1,720 

3,530 

4,670 

4,070

3,190 

1,540 

1,370 

902 

340

115 

49 

49 

48 

129

115 

86 

57 

51 

49 

874

Apr.

2,240 

1,340 

684 

198 

96

77 

77 

154 

129 

115

89 

77 

77 

62 

58

49 

44 

44 

1,040 

6,020

11,200 

2,880 

606 

2,480 

6,650

7,090 

1,190 

874 

762 

1,440

Minimum

18 

52 

34 

23 

18 

48 

44 

18 

14 

6< 

3 

4

3

May

340 

246 

162 

145

129

83 

54 

54 

53 

49

47 

1,160 

406 

318 

236

162 

51 

41 

34 

28

26 

23 22 

21 

20

19 

19

18 

18 

502 

600

June

710 

5,030 

3,410 

1,580 

502

384 

216 

77 

67 

62

56 

50 

44 

38 

32

27 

23 

20

77 

72

58 

41 

38 

30 

24

20 

14 

15 

15 

15

July

13

8 

8 

7 

16

53 

96 

83 

67 

65

2,320 

846 

129 

77 

2,280

1,750 

246 

198 

180 

145

120 

100 

75 

55 

40

28- 

20 

15 

11 

8 

6

Mean ^X""

905 2. 31 

1,370 3.49 

389 . 992 

141 . 360 

290 .740 

1, 190 3. 04 

1, 590 4. 06 

164 . 418 

425 1.08 

292 . 745 

63. 1 . 161 

33. 2 .085

572 1.46

Aug.

6 

6 

5 

4 

3

3

580 

502 

216 

162

145 

137 

66

18 

8

8 

7 

7 

9 

8

4 

4 

4 

5 

6

6 

6 

6 

5 

5 

5

Sept.

4 

4 

4

4 5>

6 

9

7 ISO162

129 

15t 

41 

24 18-

13- 

fr

7 

18 

44

41 

25 

20 

16 

14

10- 

9

r

6

6

Run-off in 

inches

2.66 

3-89 

1.14 

.42

,rr

3.50 

4.53 

.48 1.20» 

,86 

.1* 

.Ofr

10.7*
114 SUKFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PAET V

WYACONDA EIVEB NEAR CANTON, MO.

LOCATION. Chain gage in SE. # SW. % sec. 33, T. 62 N., R. 6 W., at highway

bridge three-fourths mile below Sugar Creek and 3 miles southwest of Canton. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 447 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. February, 1922, to September, 1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 16,000 second-^eet Nov. 18 (gage

height, 26.7 feet); minimum, 4 second-feet Aug. 19, 20 Minimum gage

height, 0.89 foot Aug. 20.

1922-1929: Maximum discharge, that of Nov. 18, 19?8; minimum, 0.5

second-foot Jan. 8, 9, and 19-23, 1924. Minimum gage, height, 0.58 foot

Sept. 10, 1928. 

REMARKS. Records fair except those above 10,000 second-feet and those for

periods of ice effect, (Dec. 20-27, 31, and Jan. 1 to Feb. 27), which are poor.

Discharge interpolated Nov. 19.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1&2S-S9

Day

1 _______

2..., ...........

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

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

5 __ . ____ ..

6. ____ ... ...

7 ____ .... ....

8 __ .... ___ .

9 ____ . _ ...

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

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

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

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

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

15. .__.._...__

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

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

18...............

19...............

-20. ...........

21. _ _ ... ......

22...............

23. ___ . _ . ...

24...............

25. .._.... _

26. ...__.. _

27. ...........

28. ...........

29. ___ ........

30 -.._ ._

31.. __ ........

Oct.

19

12

8

7

474

1QQ

60

232

558

350

84

41

9ft

23

18

502

730

1,480

502

146

101

1,920

2,480

730

221

128

i <»Qft

o odft

502

1QQ

128

Nov.

502

1,800

2,520

2,080

700

232

146

119

104

81

76

74

62

76

104

1,100

7,300

12,500

8,390

4,280

670

350

243

188

137

128

110

107

104

110

Dec.

146

188

137

119

74

76

7Q

53

60

62

56

58

88

2,760

3,000

1,100

2,920

2,200

670

232

95

58

48

da

48

48

58

84

95

62

48

Jan.

24

18

is

24

24

24

31

31

31

31

24

24

24

24

24

18

18

12

12

12

18

422

940

1,170

850

700

502

326

210

199

»1

Feb.

69

48

3Q

31

24

24

24

18

18

is

is

18

is

ift

ift

18

18

is

12

12

12

12

12

12

2,280

3,200

3,280

3,830

Mar.

3,160

2,720

2,520

2,000

1,800

2,120

1,480

1,100

558

278

221

2,760

4,100

4,530

3,400

3,650

2.400

614

374

278

278

166 146"

128

119

302

146

98

77

69

2,680

Apr.

5,340

4,060

880

326

210

137

110

188

374

188

177

199

146

254

166

119

92

76

69

3,160

7,380

6,850

3,830

2,440

5,700

6,850

4,430

642

2,080

760

May

302

210

156

128

98

91

87

81

69

60

52

790

398

1,030

730

326

177

446

1,240

221

119

81

65

63

56

50

54

50

45

88

422

Jure

188

3,160

5,400

4,430 1,2-'0

20*6

2ffl

#3

5S8

188

98

95

232

95

62

46

37

29

1,310

502

137

62

42

75

110

50

23

19

13

July

14

18

13

10

10

3,360

1,200

254

128

62

41

2,800

1,590

],380

4,980

6,490

4,780

910

221

107

71

52

42

34

31

43

26

20

14

12

10

Aug.

10

8

7

6

5

34

1,240

374

107

58

46

33

21

14

9

6

5

5

4

4

8

7

10

12

16

14

12

10

7

6

6

Sept.

6

6

6

6

36

23

31

19

13

398

188

64

48

34

25

20

17

12

13

39

146

74

46

33

23

19

16

15

13

66

Month

November _________________

December _________________

February _________________

April __ .. _ ......... __ ....... __ ...

May ____________________

^July. . . 

-September ................... ...........

Maximum

2,480

12,500

3,000

1,170

3,830

4,530

7,380

1,240

5,400

fi 4Qf)

1,240

398

12,500

Minimum

7

62

48

12

12

69

69

45

13

10

4

6

4

Mean

500

1,480

476

187

469

1,430

1,910

251

634

927

67.9

48.2

696

Per square 

mile

1.12

3.31

1.06

.418

1.05

3.20

4.27

.562

1.42

2.07

.152

.108

1.56

Run-off In 

inches

1.29

3.69

1.22

.48

1.09

3.69

4.76

.66

1.68

2.39

.18

.12

21. 1*
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN

NORTH FABIUS RIVER AT MONTICELLO, MO.

115

LOCATION. Chain gage in SE. % sec. 6, T. 61 N., R. 7 W., at highway bridge1 mile south of Monticello.

DKAINAGE AKEA. 452 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. February, 1922, to September, 1929.

EXTKEMES. Maximum discharge during year, 16,000 second-feet Nov. 18 (gage 

height, 30.0 feet); minimum discharge, 4 second-feet June 30 and July 4 

and 5; minimum gage height, 1.08 feet July 5.

1922-1929: Maximum discharge, that of Nov. 18, 1928; minimum discharge, 1 second-foot July 9, 1922; minimum gage height, 0.50 foot Aug. 10, 

1926.

REMAKKS. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect (Dec. 6-11, and! 

Dec. 21 to Mar. 6), which are poor.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

Day

1

2...............

3. ...

4 __

6 

6. 

7.., 

8 ..

9........ _ ....

10..............

11. __ ..........

12...............

13...............

14...............

16...............

16...............

17-.-.-..- ...

18...............

19 ...............

W... ............

21...............

22...............

23

24 __ .. ___ ..

25

26.. ___ .......

27 

28

29 ..........

30. .........

31 __ .....

Oct.

37 

27 

20 

17 

492

163 

73 

52 

428 

178

45 

27 

23 

20 

16

900 

408 

1,360 

536 

163

120 

2,100 

1,820 

690

288

272 

3,530 

1,280 

558 

208 

178

Nov.

288 

1,850 

3,450 

972 

614

256 

224 

178 

148 

163

148 

141 

134 

120 

224

428 

6,210 

13,600 

8,220 

1,160

448 

320 

240 

208 

148

106 

106 

127 

141 

148

Dec.

163 

186 

170 

106 

50

42 

42 

50 

58 

58

58 

83 

208 

4,920 

1,160

1,210 

2,480 

996 

536 

352

272 

208 

178 

134 

93

80 

69 

50 

42

35

28

Jan.

21 

15 

15 

16 

15

21 

21 

21 

28 

28

28 

28 

28 

21 

21

21 

21 

21 

28 

35

50 

69 

1,020 

1,140 

558

492 

352 

272 

208 

163 

120

Feb.

93

8t 

58 

50 

42

35 

28 

28 

28 

21

21 

21 

21

15 

15

15 

15 

15

15 

15

15 

21 

35 

193 

1,020

1,610 

2,040 

2,670

Month Maximum

March ... ....

April--.. 

July .... .... 

September __ , ___ _ . ____ . _

The year

3,530 

13,600 

4,920 

1,140 

2,670 

6,000 

8,760 

646 

6,860 

10,500 

78 

780

13,600

Mar.

2,350 

2,160 

1,980 

1,820 

1,640

1,480 

1,510 

924 

428 

320

256 

1,980 

6,000 

2,220 

1,190

1,930 

690 

408 

256 

208

178 

156 

134 

93 

240

193 

106 

65 

58 

62 

580

Apr.

6,700 

924 

428 

240 

208

141 

134 

224 

193 

163

240 

208 

178 

304 

148

141 

127 

120 

558 

6,420

7,340 

6,140 

1,610 

4,800 

8,760

4,470 

1,430 

2,160 

924 

624

1 

Minimum

16 

106 

28 

15 

15 

52 

120 

30 

4 

4 

8 

6

4

May

370 

256 

163 

134 

106

85 

78 

73 

65 

42

38 

80 

288 

320 

646

288 

134 

470 

208 

120

69 

47 

38 

34 

38

39 

38 

36 

30 

35 

208

June

320 

6,000 

6,860 

1,160 

320

256 

320 

1,070 

408 

134

100 

76 

53 

44 

35

32

28 

48 

224 

75

46 

25 

28 

113 

42

15 

10 

8 

7 

4

July

7 

5 

5 

^ 

4

924 

646 

256 

240 

134

156 

1,590 

288 

1,720 

5,400

10,500 

5,280 

4^8 

256 

178

141 

106 

100 

73 

65

52 

45 

39 

36 

32 

31

Mean **»

516 1. 14 

1,350 2.99 

455 1.01 

158 .350 

291 .644 

1,020 2.26 

1,870 4.14 

147 . 325 

595 1. 32 

927 2.05 

23.1 .061 

69.7 .154

617 1.37

Aug.

29

28 

28 

24 

21

24 

27 

38 

47 

39

34 

29 

19

16 

16

13 

15 

16 

15 

13

10 

9 

10 

50

78

19 

14 

10 

9 

9 

8

Sept.

T 

7 

6 

6 

21

45 22- 

13 

780 

320

148 

45 

31 

24 

21

21 

17 

13 10- 

106

170 ioa

46 

28 

24

15 

13 

11 10- 12-

Run-off in 

inches

1.31 

8.34 

1.16 .40* 

 6T 

2.61 

4.62 

.37 

1.4T 

2.36 

.06 .ir

18.54-
116 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART V

SALT RIVER NEAR NEW LONDON, MO.

LOCATION. Chain gage in NE. % NW. % see. 36, T, 56 N., R. 5 W., at bridge on

State highway No. 61, 2 miles north of New London. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 2,480 square miles. 

RECOEDS AVAILABLE. February, 1922, to September, 1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 37,800 second-feet Nov. 19 and

20 (gage height, 24.0 feet); minimum, 37 second-feet Aug. 30 (gage height,

1.80 feet).

1922-1929: Maximum discharge, 58,700 second-feet June 21, 1928 (gage

height, 28.8 feet); minimum (estimated), 12 second-feet Aug. 20, 1922. 

REMARKS. Records fair except those for period of ice effect, Jan. 1 to Mar. 8,

which are poor. Discharge interpolated Oct. 17, 19, and 22.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

Day

1 __ ....

2 ___ ...

3 ____ .

4 _____

5 .........

 6 

7 

8.. __ ..

'9.. __ ...

10 .........

11 ___ ..

12.. ___ ..

13 ......

14.. ___ -

16 

16. 

17 

18 

19 i .

20 _ . .....

21 . _ ..

22 

23 _ ......

24 _ . .....

25 _ . _ ..

26 

27 

28 .

29._ .......

30 

.31 

Oct.

81

55

55

81

114

268

3,720

3,280

500

205

155

127

114

114

7,000

1,890

1,760

1,620

1,240

860

<un

1,140

1,350

2,070

1,350

595

390

290

245

245

290

Nov.

900

2,160

5,480

3,170

2,730

2,070

1,020

700

245

245

184

102

72

55

127

5,150

22,600

30,600

36,700

35,500

25,800

12,500

3,670

1,600

1,080

732

625

625

625

590

Dec.

555

522

522

490

430

375

325

320

320

280

248

198

125

430

3,130

3,940

13,000

17,600

9,960

6 640

1,260

2,050

2,050

1,600

490

555

460

460

460

490

460

Jan.

375

266

222

266

375

1,420

2,140

2,320

2,410

1,870

2,410

3,670

2,590

1,170

925

770

695

695

1,000

3,490

Q f\An

3,490

6,760

8,120

6,760

6,160

5,600

5,100

3,220

2,770

Feb.

2,050

1,870

1,600

1,340

1,170

1,000

845

770

625

490

430

375

325

266

222

222

266

375

430

555

695

770

925

1,170

1,340

3,670

6,760

5,600

Mar.

5,400

5,200

5,100

4,900

4,800

4,700

5,040

4,420

4,140

3,040

1,340

5,600

20,000

14,700

16,200

30,000

34,400

24,600

10,400

3,670

2,140

1,690

1,420

1,170

1,080

965

885

845

660

660

1,870

Apr.

20,000

22,400

16,400

10,100

3,670

1,690

1,170

1,080

3,760

8,540

9,800

6,520

3,670

1,870

1,690

1,690

1,510

1,340

315

732

5,500

12,400

15,100

16,000

23,900

29,100

19,600

11,400

7,420

3,490

May

1,600

7,840

19,400

9,100

3,220

3,670

3,490

2,770

2,140

1,260

1,080

2,410

16,000

25,800

26,700

10,800

5,200

9,520

27,900

28,200

6,280

2,590

1,870

1,340

1,000

885

845

. 625

770

1,510

5,000

June

11, 910

14, 510

18,800

10,610

7,2^0

6,0")

3,8-0

 4,910

6,0'0

3,220

1,7"")

8S5

1,010

3.8-0

3,6^)

1,510 1,0"")

555

8,120 6,8"")

7,4"<)

5,010

2,510

1,690

4,710

2,6-")

1,170 8">

1,080

1,610

July

1,260

845

555

460

490

555

3,940

2,950

1,780

2,770

4,230

3,490

1,340

2,410

9,660

7,840

6,160

5,300

4,040

2,050

1,690

1,080

460

460

660

1,340

1,000

375

198

161

130

Aug.

103

101

91

85

79

925

3,670

2 230

2,050

1,000

4,140

3,040

1,870

555

350

275

158

130

115

85

73

65

62

53

47

85

95

53

45

37

45

Sept.

40

42

45

40

50

45

50

53

50

93

101

93

214

130

174

158

147

105

65

325

130

115

1,170

490

222

158

144

130

120

130

Month

January

April 

May. ....... ... .... .... ..... ....

July 

August. .... _ .. _ . 

Maximum

7,000

36,700

17,600

8,120

6,760

34,400

29,100

28,200

18,800

9,660

4,140

1,170

36,700

Minimum

55

55

125

222

222

660

315

625

555

130

37

40

37

Mean

1,040

6,590

2,250

2,730

1,290

7,130

8,730

7,450

4,840

2,250

700

161

3,770

Per square 

mile

0.419

2.66

.907

1.10

.520

2.88

3.52

3.00

1.9S

.907

.282

.065

1.52

Run-off in 

inches

0.48

2.97

1.06

1.27

.64

8.32

3.93

8.45

2.18

1.05

.33

.or

20.05
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 117

CUIVRE RIVER NEAR TROY, MO.

LOCATION. Chain gage in SW. J4 sec. 18, T. 49 N., R. 1 E.. at Frenchman Bluff

highway bridge 3 miles northeast of Troy. Zero of gage is 446.f 8 feet above

mean sea level.

DRAINAGE AREA. 908 square miles.

HECORDS AVAILABLE. February, 1922, to September, 1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, about 52,600 second-feet May 18

(gage height, 25.75 feet); minimum, 8 second-feet Oct. 3 (gage height, 1.50

feet).

1922-1929: Maximum discharge, that of May 18, 1929; minimum, 4

second-feet Sept. 9-25, 1925. 

HEM ARKS. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect (Jan. 1-5, 13-31,

and Feb. 1-25), which are poor. Discharge estimated Mar. 7, June 10, Aug.

26-30, and Sept. 15, 17, and 24.

Daily and monthly discharge in second-feet, 192S-29

Day

1 __ .....

2 _ ......

3 ......

4... _

5 ... ...

6 . 

7.........

8.. .......

9.........

10 _ ......

II........

12.... _ ..

13.. _

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 _

19 

20 

21 

22 _ 

23 __ ... .

24 

25 . 

26 

27 

28 __ .. _

29 

30 

31 _ 

Oct.

9 

9 

8 

6,300 

730

460 

430 

10,100 

10,200 

2,970

1,150 

492 

267 

92

82

5,200 

588 

556 

340 

267

132 

108 

104 

95 

85

68 

63 

60 

55 

53 

50

Nov.

48 

45 

43 

41 

37

33 

31 

43 

41 

39

. 39 

35 

31 

30 

41

13,800 

3,590 

2,550 

1,100 

655

400 

188 

159 

132 

101

76 

, 76 

74 

74 

76

Dec.

68 

65 

63 

60

55

53 

48 

48 

45 

45

41 

43 

50 

198 

492

2,070 

6,610 

2,270 

460 

280

198 

178 

150 

141 

132

132 

132 

132 

114 

114 

108

Jan.

82 

68 

68 

188 

340

5,800 

2,270 

810 

1,410 

2,130

1,410 

1,150 

730 

310 

208

188 

188 

1,890 

5,000 

3,270

1,890 

2,550 

6,000 

4,100 

3,270

2,550 

1,300 

810 

690 

588 

460

Month

October. __ . ___________ . ___

April 

July 

August.. 

September 

The jrear

Feb.

310 

208 

188 

168 

150

132 

114 

98 

82 

82

82 

82 

68 

55 

55

55 

98 

82 

55 

33

19 

19 

15 

15 

168

6,000 

2,270 

1,300

Mar.

655 

524 

370 

370 

460

524 

492 

460 

254 

' 198

141 

524 

11,900 

3,110 

11,000

38,500 

8,140 

1,420 

900 

690

600 

480 

450 

450 

450

6,300 

900 

510 

450 

420 

315

Maximum

10,200 

13,800 

6,610 

6,000 

6,000 

38,500 

4,540 

34,900 

15,000 

11,100 

2,270 

178

38,500

Apr.

3,310 

1,720 

480 

290 

243

210 

243 

3,820 

1,370 

2,590

2,190 

1,100 

630 

570 

510

450 

420 

365 

290 

243

2,380 

2,660 

865 

540 

4,540

1,620 

630 

510 

450 

570

May

760 

14,200 

12,600 

6,520 

2,190

3,230 

2,010 

980 

725 

510

450 

14,400 

20,800 

15,200 

4,000

1,890 

16,000 

34,900 

32,700 

3,920

1,300 

1,100 

900 

620 

460

370 

295 

241 

198 

159 

2,010

June

5,700 

3,590 

2,010 

1,200

588

460 

1,410 

3,670 

1,410 

810

370 

5,800 

15,000 

2,830 

1,770

1,410 

1,150 

850 

2,480 

2,200

1,100 

295 

241 

2,130 

1,890

620 

280 

228 

178 

150

Minimum Mean

8 1,330 

30 788 

41 471 

68 1, 670 

15 429 

141 2,970 

210 1, 190 

159 6, 310 

150 2,060 

53 1,590 

25 246 

17 29.0

8 1,610

Julr

123 

114 

92 

79 

71

71 

71 

325 

9.5JO 

4,370

3,590 

2,970 

690 2T« 

6,400

11,100 

3,830 

2,560 

1,350 

524

168 

150 

114 

108 

108

82 

108 

79 

71 

63 

53

Per squar* 

mile

1.46 

.868 

.519 

1.84 

.472 

3.27 

1.31 

6.95 

2.27 

1.75 

.271 

.032

1.77

Aug.

53 

48 

45 

43 

43

2,270 

1,100 

355 

690 

810

655 

492 

325 

150

55

45 

39 

39 

35 

33

33 

31

28 

27 

25

25 

25 

25 

25 

25 

25

Sept.

24 

19 

20 

20 

30

41 

46 

33 

31 

39

25 

24 

23 

23 

22

20 

20 

19 

19 

23

21 

21 

20 

20 

20

18 

17 

17 

17 

178

Run-off in 

inches

1.68 

.97 

.60 

2.12 

.49 

8.77 

1.46 

8.01 

2.53 

2.02 

.31 

.04

24.00
118 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART V

DES PLAINES RIVER AT LEMONT, HL.

LOCATION. Staff gage in NW. % sec. 20, T. 37 N., R. 11 E., at highway bridgeon Stephens Street, a quarter of a mile north of Lemont ar d 8 miles above 

confluence with Chicago Sanitary Canal. Zero of gage is S'M.IO feet above 

mean sea level.

DKAINAGE AREA. 705 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. November, 1914, to September, 1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, about 3,750 second-feet Mar. 5;. 

minimum, 5.3 second-feet Sept. 13-16 (gage height, 2.50 feet).

1915-1929: Maximum discharge, 5,520 second-feet Mar. 18,1919; no flow 

various dates 1919 and 1925.

REMARKS. Records fair. Discharge interpolated every other day from Jan. 2 

to Feb. 28 and estimated Mar. 2-17. During high water part of flow spills 

into Chicago Sanitary Canal 7 miles above gage. (For amount of overflow se& 

next page.)

* 

 Daily and monthly discharge, -in second-feet, 1928-89

Day

I.... .....

2.

3 

4. .

5 _______ ..

6 

7 _________

8 __

9... .........

10...............

11 ............

12 _______ .. 13 ___ ..: ...

14...............

15 _ 

16. -.-....

17 

18 ............

19.

20- . __ . ...

21 _ ..... _ ....

22 

23 _ ... _ .. ....

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 ______ _ ...

29 

30 

31 __ ..... .....

Oct.

65 

65 

65 

90 

106

118 

178 

118 

90 

65

65 

56 

65 

65 

75

90 

118 

166 

385 

315

245 

280 

301 

315

315

315 

301 

280 

245 

231 

210

Nov.

190 

280 

315 

385 

445

460 

445 

460 

422 

422

445 

460 

460 

422 

385

422 

540 

1,560 

2,680 

3,070

3,070 

2,680 

2,500 

2,030 

1,780

1,560 

1,300 

970 

925 

880

Dec.

835 

790 

745 

745 

700

660 

620 

580 

540 

540

460 

460 

620 

970 

1,900

2,200 

2,500 

2,680 

2,870 

2,780

2,680 

2,680 

2,170 

1,780 

1,450

1,060 

970 

790 

620 

620 

620

Jan.

835 

858 

880 

925 

970

970 

970 

925 

880 

812

745 

722 

700 

620 

540

462 

385 

378 

371 

360

350 

445 

540 

620 

700

620 

540 

520 

500 

472 

445

Feb.

398 

350 

335 

315 

310

306 

301 

273 

245

245

245 

228 

210 

194 

178

163

148 

148 

148 

154

160 

169 

178 

1,170 

2,170

2,250 

2,330 

2,500

Month Maximum

December.. ...............................

February __________________

April.... .............. .................

May... _ . ____ . .....................

July .. 

The year _____________

385 

3,070 

2,870 

970 

2,500 

3,750 

3,750 

1,300 

1,450 

620 

266 

118

3,750

Mar.

2,680 

2,870 

3,070 

3,510 

3,750

3,510 

3,510 

3,070 

2,500 

2,170

2,030 

1,900 

2,030 

2,500 

2,870

3,280 

3,510 

3,280 

3,070 

2,680

2,330 

2,030 

2,030 

1,900 

1,900

1,670 

1,560 

1,450 

1,150 

1,020 

880

Apr.

2,680 

3,510 

3,750 

3,280 

2,870

2,500 

2,030 

1,780 

1,670 

1,450

1,200 

1,450 

1,670 

1,350 

1,200

1,020 

790 

700 

540 

970

2,870 

3,280 

3,280 

2,870 

2,680

2,500 

2,330 

2,030 

1,900 

1,560

Minimum

56 

190 

460 

350 

148 

880 

540 

445 

301 

56 

21.0 

5.3

5.3

May

1,300 

.1,150 

1,060 

880 

835

790 

660 

540 

500 

500

540 

620 

660 

700 

790

835 

880 

925 

790 

700

660 

620 

700 

660 

660

620 

620 

540 

500 

500 

445

June

408 

371 

336 

301 

301

408 

371 

301 

371 

500

540 

925 

1,450 

880 

745

620 

500 

540 

580 

660

540 

500 

445 

408 

371

357 

336 

430 

500 

540

July

620 

500 

445 

408 

336

371 

371 

357 

301 

231

266 

287 

196 

136 

136

136 

118 

106 

95 

80

80 

65 

56 

56 

80

231 

266 

266 

166 

154 

136

Per 

Mean square 

mile

174 ft 247 

1,070 1.52 

1,280 1.82 

647 .918 

565 .801 

2,440 3.46 

2, 060 2. 92 

715 1.01 

518 . 735 

227 .322 

93. 9 .133 

33.4 .047

819 1. 16

Aug.

106 

196 

266 

231 

196

166 

166 

136 

106 

136

106 

95 

80 

106 

106

95 

80 

80 

56 

36

36 

27 

21 

21 

36

36 

56 

48 

36 

27 

21

Sept.

21 

21 

21 

36 

27

21 

21 

21 

36 

14

14 

8.fr 

5.3 

5.3 

5.3

5.3- 

27 

118 

90 

65

56 

44

27 

27 

27

21 

21 

14 

65 

118

Baa-off in 

inches

0.28 

1.70 

2.10 

1.08 

.83 

3.99 

3.26 

1.16 

.82 

.37 

^15 

.05

15.77
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 119 

Daily overflow, in second-feet, of Des Plaines River into Chicago Sanitary Canal,

Day

1 ______

2

3 _______

4 _______

5 _______

6 .-... .

7- -

8 .............

9.... ......

10...... .......

11..... ........

12 __ .........

13 __ ........

14 .............

15 . 

Nov. Dec.

66

Feb.

1

Mar.

490

710

966

1,460

1,660

1,480

1,380

870

370

95

20

20

210

595

Apr.

600

1,600

1,450

895

465

215

20

Day

16 _______ .

17 ------

18 ..........

19.............

20 

21.............

22 .

23 

24 .............

25 

26 

27 

28 __ - -- -..

29 

30 

31...... .......

Nov.

410

895

850

370

150

Dec.

300

460

640

650

465

290

210

35

Feb.

90

Mar.

1,100

1,460

1,280

750

335

35

Apr,

850

1,460

1,020

556

410

370

105

6
120 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART V

DBS PLAINES KIVER AT JOIIET, ILL.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in NE. % sec. 9, T. 35 N., R. 10 E. at Jacksom 

Street Bridge, Joliet. Zero of gage is 524.31 feet above me<»n sea level.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. December, 1914, to September, 1929.

EXTREMES. Maximum mean daily discharge during year, 15 700 second-feet 

Dec. 17; minimum mean daily discharge, 4,750 second-feet Aug. 20.

1914-1929: Maximum mean daily discharge, 18,400 second-feet Mar. 18,, 

1919; minimum, that of Aug. 20, 1929.

REMARKS. Records good except those for days when recorder was not operating, 

which are fair. Discharge includes flow of Chicago Sanitary Canal; diversion averaging about 400 second-feet made to Illinois & Michigan Canal just 

above gage.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet,

Day Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.

10.

It12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

19.

20.

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

31.

10,200

10,300

10,500

10,600

11,900

10,700

10,000

11,200

10,600

10,600

10,700

11,300

11,100

10,500

10,500

10,0)0 

11,200 

10,600 

10,400 

 10,400

10,500

11,000

10,500

10,600

10,500

10,500

10,400

10,500

10,400

10,500

10,400

10,200

11,300

10,900

10,600

10,800

11,000 10,900*10,600 

11,100 *11,200 HO, 600

10,900 

11,200 

'11,300 '10,600

'13,800 >13,200

11,400

11,200 HI, 300

11,100 "

14,400 H2,100

HO,600 

12,600 10,600

14,800 '13,100

15,100 12,600 

14,600*11,200

11,000 

11,000 

10,800*11, 

10,600 

11,200 HO, 800

10,800

11,600

10,900

11,200

'11,300 

'11,300 

,300 

HI, 300

11,100 Hoi 500

 10,500 

10,700 

10,500 

'10,400

10,700

10,900

10,800

10,700

10,900

11,700

14,200

14,300

14,200

14,100

13,600

13,400

12,500

12,300

11,900

11,800 

11,700 

'11,500 

"11,400 

=11,200

11,100 HO, 

700 HI, 100 

HI, 100

HO, 10,600 ^ 

'11,900 

H3,300 HO, 900

13,800 HO, 800

13,000 10,700

15,700*10,600 

HI, 500 

11,200 

10,200

15,100

14,000

13,200

1,600

10,600

11,100

11,100

11,100

11.00C 

11.20C 

11,200 

11,100 

11.00C

 13,000

 13,000 

11,900 

11,600 

11,200

11,400

11,400 HO, 500 H3, (MX

 10,500 

12,300 

11,300 

11,300*1:

 11,000

11,000 

10.90C 

10,700 

12.20C 

12.90C

HI, 000 

HO, 500 

 11,100 HO, 500

 11,000 HO, 400 

11,300 " 

11,500

*13,600 

13, (MX 

13,200

HO, 600 

HO, 700

14,800

13,900

14,500

13,300

13,100

12,800

12,500

 12,900 

H3,100 

H2.900

 12,200 

12,400 

31,400 

9,750 

9,040

8,300

"8,250

"7,800

7,960

8,160

7,490

7,220

7,200

7,040

 6,700

 10,000

 9,900 

11,200 

10,500 

8,770 

9,450

8,720 

"8,050

 8,050 

8,010 

8,200

7,490

6,700

6,530

7,680

 11,700

11,200

10,100

9,850

10,200

10,800

 8,600 

8,520 

8,440 

7,720 

7,440

8,000

7,

6,910

6,720

6,530

6,470

6,350

6,310

6,550

7,850i 

7,700 

7,610 

8,340

12,200

11,300

11,300

13,900

6001-

8,700*11,100

10,200 

10,600 

10,600 

HO, 600

6,620*10,900

8,040 HJ 200 

H3,400 

H2.500

12,200

14,000

10,900

10,400

10, 700

11,000

6,550

7, 720 H2,400

9,330 11,000

12,200 

11,400 

11,800 

11,600 

7,630 HI, 000

8,170

8,000

8,680

7,

5,920

5,830

7,500

7,510

6,740

 11,200 

11,200 

11,400 

11,100 

10,500

8,370

8,340

7,200

5,840

5,690

5,880

6,150

5,730

fi,580 

5,530

*10,600

*10,700 

10, 

10,700 

10,700

10,900 

10,600 

10,400 

9,640 

"9,900

'9,600

*9,100

*8,350 

»8,350

*7,700

5,750 

6,100 

7,250 

10, 300> 

10,300

10,200

10,200

10,500

12, 100

12,200

12,200

12,300

12,200

11,900

11,700

 11, 500 

HI, 700

»7,000

t-5,700

f 6,750 *12,200

*6,300

M.750

 12,200 

12,200

»8,600 

H3.900

6,760

6,830

10,900 

11,000

6, 550 HI, 800 

~" 11,200 

11,900

6,700 " 6,700 

*6,650

7,050*13,600

9,170 H3, 700

'11,100 *13,200

HI, 200 H2, 500 

'10,500 H2,300 

-10,500 

HO, 500 

'70,600

no, 600

11, 700 

11,100 

10,600 

 5,600

12,300 12,400- 

12,400 

12,100 

11,900

12,200 

12,200 

12,500 

13,60a 

13,400

Month Maximum

Minimum Mean Month Maximum

Minimum Mean

October . 

NovemberDecember.. 

January.... 

February.. 

March..... 

April__.

11,900 

14,300 

15,700 

12,600 

13,600 

M.100 

13,200

10,200

10,200

10,600

10,200

10,400

6,700

6,530

10,700

11,800

11,900

11,100

11,200

11,200

9,530

May. ... 

June 

July__... 

August..... 

September.

9,330

13,400

14,000

13,900

13,500

5,830

7,610

5,530

4,750

5,750

7,100' 

10,800 9,490' 

9,840' 

11,300

The year 15,700 4.7SO 10,500»

 Partly estimated. »Estimated. «Interrogated. 

NOTE. The above table does not include discharge into Illinois & Michigan Cam I.
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 121

IUINOIS RIVER AT MORRIS, HI.

LOCATION. Chain gage in NE. J4 sec. 9, T. 33 N., R. 7 E., at highway bridge in 

Morris and 10 miles below mouth of Kankakee River. Zero of gage is 478.97 

feet above mean sea level.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October, 1919, to September, 1929.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 46,500 second-feet Mar. 17 (gage 

height, 17.5 feet); minimum, 5,120 second-feet Aug. 21 (gage height, 3.9 

feet).

1919-1929: Maximum discharge, 60,600 second-feet Apr. 12, 1922; maximum gage height, 24.4 feet, Jan. 21, 1916; minimum occurred Aug. 21, 1929. 

Maximum stage known, 26.2 feet in 1831.

REMARKS. Records good. Discharge includes flow of Chicago Sanitary CanaL 

Gage-height record furnished by United States Weather Bureau.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet,

Day Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug.

1.

2.

3.

4. 

6.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

12.

13. 

14- 

16.

16.

17. 

18-

19.

20.

21.

24. 

26.

27.

28.

30- 

31.

11,000

11,000

11,000

11,000

11,900

12,200

11,900

11,900

11,900

11,900

11,700

11,700

12,900

11,700

11,700

11,400

11,400

12,400

11,900

11,900

11,700

11,700

11,700

11,700

11,700

11,700

11,400

11,400

11,400

11,400

11,400

11,400

11,900

12,600

12,400

12,400

12,400 

12,200 

13.40C 

12,400 

12,900

12,400

12,200

12,200

12,200

12,200

12,200

14,800

20,900

22,500

21,400

20,400

19,500

18,000

17,400

16,100

15,400

15,100

14,800

14,400

13,800

13,800

13,800

13,800

13,800

13,800

13,100

13,100

12,200

12,400

12,600

12,600

12,600

12,600

17,200

20,600

20,400

21,400

26,600

26,000

23,600

20,400

18,700

17,200

16,400

16,100

15,600

15,600

15,400

15,100

15,100

14,800

14,800

13,100

12,900

12,900

13,400

15,600

16,100

16,700

16,700

16,700

15,800

15,100

14,400

14,400

13,800

13,800

13,800

13,800

16,900

19,500

19,800

20,400

29,000

28,700

26,600

26,600

23,900

19,300

17,200

17,200

16,300

15,400

14,600

14,400

13,600

13,100

13,100

13,100

13,100

12,900

12,900

12,900

12,900

12,900

12,400

12,400

12,600

12,600

13,100

13,100

13,400

14,100

14,100

13,400

14,400

14,400

21,700

29,300

25,800

25,800

25,800

24,400

27,500

26,300

24,700

23,100

21,200

20,600

19,300

17,700

17,200

17,200

19,300

20,900

37,500

46,500

39,000

33,400

28,700

25,800

25,800

27,800

24,900

22,800

20,900

19,300

17,400

16,700

15,800

16,800

30,000

35,100

29,000

27,200

25,200

26,300

23,100

22,500

24,700

24,700

26,900

32,200

29,000

26,600

24,700

22,000

19,800

17,400

16,100

18,500

26,000

24,900

22,200

20,400

20,900

24,400

24,700

23,300

21,700

19,500

18,500

17,400

18,700

21,400

22,600

22,500

21,200

19,500

18,000

17,200

19,500

16,400

15,400

14,800

16,400

19,300

18,000

17,400

17,400

17,200

17,700

17,400

16,700

17,700

14,400

13,800

13,100

12,600

11,900

11,900

12,200

12,200

11,900

11,900

11,700

11,200

11,700

13,400

12,900

12,900

12,900

12,400

20,400

36,000

36,500

34,200

29,300

26,300

23,600

21,200

19,000

18,000

16,400

15,400

14,600

13,800

13,400

13,800

14,400

13,100

13,100

15,400

13,800

13,800

13,800

16,400

14,400

16,100

19,000

17,400

16,900

16,100

.15,800

13,100

11,900

11,000

9,000

8,200

8,000

8,400

7,800

7,600

7,200

7,200

9,000

11,200

12,400

11,400

11,400

11,400

11,400

11,400

11-400 

11-400 

12.600 

11-900 

11-700

12,200 

12,200 

11 900 

11-900 

11.900

II 400 

11-200 

1C, 100 

S 420 

fi.OOO

8 600

8 400

7,800

7,400

6,800

S 120 

12.900 

14.400 

14.400 

14.100

13,800 

13 600 

13.100 

12-200 

11 400 

8 640

8,600* 

6,800 

6,400 

9,860 

11,000-

11,000

10,800

11,200

11,900

12,900

12,400 12,600- 

12,600- 

12,600 

12,400»

12,400 12,400- 

12,400 

12,400 

12,900-

12,600 12,600- 

12,600 

12,600 

12,600-

12,600 

12,900 12,900- 

13,400 

13,400

Month Maximum

Minimum Mean Month Maximum

Minimum Mean

October-- 

November. 

December.. 

January.... 

February.. 

March. 

April.__.

12,900

22,500

26,600

29,000

29,300

46,500

35,100

11,000

11,400

12,200

12,900

12,400

16,800

16,100

11,700

14,700

16,300

17,600

14,700

24,200

24,300

May 

June.......

July.... 

August.. 

September.

22,500

36,500

19,000

14,400

13,400

11,900

11,200

7,200

6,120

6,400

17,000 17,600> 

12,200 

11,100* 

11,800

The year..... 46.500 6,120 16,10*
122 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART V

IlimOIS RIVER AT PEORIA, HI.

LOCATION. Staff gage in NW. % sec. 2, T. 8 N., R. 8 E., at foot of Grant Street,

Peoria, 4>£ miles above mouth of Kickapoo Creek. Zen of gage is 428.92

feet above mean sea level. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March, 1910, to September, 1929; March, 1903, to July,

1906, for station 3% miles downstream. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge, 46,900 second-feet Mar. 22 (gage height, 22.75

feet); minimum, 11,600 second-feet Sept. 9 and 10 (gage height, 11.15 feet). 

1910-1929: Maximum discharge, 58,300 second-feet Oct. 9, 1926 (gage

height, 25.05 feet); minimum, somewhat less than 7,250 second-feet during

period Dec. 11, 1916, to Jan. 10, 1917.

Maximum stage known, 26.6 feet in 1844. 

REMARKS. Records fair. Discharge includes flow from Chicago Sanitary Canal.

Gage-height record furnished by United States Engineer Corps.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 19&8-29

Day

I....... .... ...

0

3 ______ ...

4.. ___ ......

5 .... .... 

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 ____ . __ .

Oct.

12,500

12,700

12,700

12,700

12,700

12,700

12,800

11,800

12,700

12,700

12, 700

12,700

13,000

13,200

13,000

13,000

13,000

13,000

13,400

13,400

13,400

13,400

13,600

13,600

13,800

13,800

13,800

13,800

13,800

13,800

13,600

Nov.

13,800

14,100

14,000

13,800

13,800

14,000

14,100

14,500

14,500

14,500

14,500

14,900

14,500

14,100

14,100

14,900

15,700

16,200

17,500

18,800

19,800

21,300

21,800

22.400

23,000

22,400

22,400

22,400

22,400

21,600

Dec.

21,800

21,800

20,800

21,300

20,800

20,600

20,600

19,800

19,300

19,300

18,800

18,800

18,600

18,800

18,800

19,600

21,000

21,300

23,300

24,200

26,000

26,300

26,000

26,000

25,700

25,400

25,100

24,800

24,800

24,200

23,600

Jan.

24,200

23,000

22,400

21,800

21,300

21,300

21,600

21,800

21,800

21,800

22,100

22,400

23,000

23,000

23,000

22,400

22,400

22,100

22,400

22,700

23,000

23,900

26,000

27,800

29,600

31,600

32,700

33,400

33,400

33,000

32,400

Feb.

31,600

31,000

29,900

29,200

28,500

27,800

26,900

26,600

25,700

25,400

24,800

24,200

23,900

23,600

23,000

23,000

22,400

22,400

22,400

22,400

22,100

21,800

21,600

21,300

21,800

23,300

25,400

27,500

Mar.

29,900

31,600

32,700

34,200!

35,800

36,600

37,400

36,600

37,000

35,0001

33,400

32,7001

32,000

32,000

32,000

35,000

37,000

40,600

44,200

46,000

46,000

46,900

46,000

46,000

45,100

44,200

42,000

41,000

39,000

37,400

36,600

Apr.

37,400

39,800

42,400

42,800

43,300

42,400

41,500

41,500

40,600

39,800

39,000

38,000

40,200

40,600

40,600

39,800

38,600

37,400

36,200

35,400

35,800

36,600

37,400

37,400

37,400

38,200

37,800

38,200

38,200

37,400

May

37,400

37,800

35,000

33,800

33,400

33,000

32,700

32,400

32,000

30,600

29,200

29,600

28,800

28,200

27,500

27,500

26,600

26,600

27,200

26,300

26,000

25,700

25,100

25,400

25,400

24,800

24,200

23,600

23,300

22,700

22,100

June

21,500

21,600

20, ^

20,C"0 i9,eoo

ig.g^o

19,300

18.SOO

18, COO

18,200

17,C"0

17, fX)

19,300

21, COO

23, 800

26,e°0

27, £00

28.EOO

28.SOO 28, r«

28,200

27,200

26,600

26, COO

25,100

24,2*0

23,600

23, COO

22,400

21,600

July

22,400

22,100

21,300

20,800

21,300

21,800

22,100

22,400

23,300

24,800

24,800

24,800

24,800

24,500

23,900

23,600

23,000

22,400

21,800

20,600

19,800

19,100

18,400

17,700

17,000

17,000

17,000

16,600

16,600

16,400

16,200

Aug.

16,000

16,200

16,200

16,200

15,700

16,000

16,000

15,700

15,700

15,500

15,500

15,300

14,900

15,100

14,700

14,300

14,000

13,800

13,400

12,800

12,300

11,600

11,800

12,300

12,300

12,700

13,000

13,000

13,000

13,000

13,000

Sept.

13,000

12,800

12,000

11,800

11,600

11,800

11,600

11,800

11,600

11,600

12,000

12,000

12,000

12,300

12,300

12,300

12,700

12,800

12,700

12,700

12,800

13,000

13,000

13,000

13,200

13,400

13,400

13,400

13,400

13,800

Month

April.. 

Maximum

13,800

23,000

26,300

33,400

31,600

4« onn

43,300

Minimum

11,800

13,800

18,600

21,300

21,300

OQ Qflfl

35,400

Mean

13,100

17,200

22,200

24,900

25,000

38,100 

39,100

Month

July.... __ . __ ..

Mayimun1

37,800

28,800

24,800

16,200

13,800

46,900

Minimum

22,100

17,900

16,200

11,600

11,600

11,600

Mean

28,500

22,800

20,900

14,200

12,600

23,200
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 123

ILLINOIS RIVER AT BEARDSTOWN, ILL.

LOCATION. Staff gage in NE. # sec. 15, T. 18 N., R. 12 W., at highway bridge 

on State Street, Beardstown, 9^ miles below mouth of Sangamor River. 

Zero of gage is 420.33 feet above mean sea level.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October, 1920, to September, 1929.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 63,300 second-feet Apr. 16 and 

17; maximum gage height, 21.2 feet Apr. 6; minimum discharge, 12,200 

second-feet Sept. 10-14 (gage height, 8.7 feet).

1920-1929: Maximum discharge, 105,000 second-feet Oct. 9, 192C: maximum gage height, 26.25 feet Oct. 12, 1926; minimum discharge, 9,620 

second-feet Dec. 19-22, 1922, Sept. 10-12, 1925 (gage height, 7.7 fe*t).

REMARKS. Records fair. Discharge determined from stage and slope. Gageheight record furnished by United States Weather Bureau.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

Day

1.. __ . ___ .

2. ... . ... ...

3 

4 .. .. .

B-... .. . .

6 

7 __ .......

8. ... .... ...

9 _ .......

10 

11... _ . _ ....

12 

13

14 

16 

16 

17 -------

18 . 

19 ..........

20 

21.. __ .. .....

22.. __ . ......

23 _ ...

24. _ , ___ ...

25 

26 .

27. _ ... .. .....

28 

29 

30 .......

31 

Oct.

13,900 

13,900 

13,400 

13,400 

13,900

13,600 

13, 600 

12, 300 

13, 700 

14,800

14,200 

14,600 

13,800 

14,100 

14,100

14,100 

14, 100 

14,100 

14,900 

14,900

14,900 

15,400 

15,100 

16,000 

16,000

15,600 

16,200 

16,400 

16,400 

16,400 

16,200

Month

October- __ j..

December ..........

April 

Nov.

16,200 

16,200 

17,000 

17,000 

17,400

16,500 

16,000 

16,400 

16,400 

16,400

16,400 

16, 700 

16, 700 

16,700 

17,000

16, 700 

17,000 

19, 400 

21,200 

22,000

23,800 

24,800 

25,800 

25,400 

26,600

26,600 

27,500 

27,900 

28,300 

28,000

Maximum

16, 400 

28,300 

35, 400 

47,600 

48, 100 

61,600 

63, 300

Dec.

28,000 

28,000 

27,400 

27,400 

27,100

26,400 

26,200 

26,200 

26,000 

25,400

25,000 

24,800 

23,700 

24,100 

24,100

24, 100 

25,000 

25,300 

27,900 

29, 100

29,700 

31,500 

33,600 

33,800 

34,400

34,600 

35,400 

35,400 

34,100 

33,900 

33,600

Jan.

33,300 

31,500 

30,200 

29,300 

29,800

29,000 

27,600 

24,500 

26,100 

26,400

28,200 

28,000 

28,300 

27,300 

26, 000

26,100 

27,600 

26,200 

27,900 

27,300

27,900 

28,400 

34,200 

34,700 

39,400

41,500 

43,400 

44,300 

47, 600 

47, 600 

47,600

Minimum

12, 300 

16,000 

23,700 

24,500 

24, 700 

39,000 

53,600

Feb.

48,100 

46,400 

44,200 

42,600 

40, 700

37,900 

36,600 

35, 300 

35, 700 

35,200

33,300 

31, 200 

30,000 

29,100 

29,300

27, 600 

24,700 

26,900 

25,400 

26, 400

27,700 

27,400 

26, 100 

25, 500 

26,200

28,200 

31,400 

34,400

Mean

14,600 

20,300 

28, 700 

32,200 

32,600 

52, 300 

59, 700

Mar.

39,000 

42,400 

47,900 

49,400 

49,700

48,700 

50,100 

50, 100 

48, 700 

47,600

47,400 

46,500 

46,900 

45,800 

48, 300

46,700 

46,200 

53,200 

56,000 

59,800

58,900 

61,600 

60,900 

60,200 

60,900

60,600 

60,200 

58,800 

56,700 

56,000 

55,200

Apr.

53,600 

55,700 

58,400 

60,200 

62,400

62,100 

60,400

60,600 

62,000 

59,900

59,500 

59,800 

60,900 

61,800 

62, 200

63, 300 

63,300 

62,200 

62,500 

61,100

60,800 

58,800 

58,400 

57,400 

58,400

57,500 

56,400 

56,400 

57,800 

56,300

May

57,800 

56,700 

52,300 

54,000 

53,200

55,000 

54,300 

55,300 

56,200 

56,100

56,000 

54,800 

53,50C 

50,20C 

48,60C

48,50C 

47,90C 

47.60C 

46,00* 

45,90(1

48.40C 

50.60C 

52.50C 

53, 70C 

53.90C

52,60( 

51.40C 

49,80C 

47,80C 

45,8<X 

45,40C

Month

July

Augus 

Septet

t....... ......

The yea r._. ..

June

42,500 

43,600 

43,400 

42,500 

42,200

42,400 

40,600 

40,500 

36,600 

36,100

34,400 

35,000 

37,100 

38,200 

38,600

39, 900 

41,200 

41,200 

42,100 

41,900

39,800 

40,800 

40,200 

89,900 

39,500

38,900 

38,200 

35,000 

35,400 

34,500

Maximum

57,800 

43,600 

58,400 

30,400 

14,400

63,300

July

33,900 

32,800 

33,300 

33,300 

33,300

35,200 

35,400 

38,400 

43,900 

49,200

53,000 

55,000 

54,700 

65,100 

54,700

55,100 

55,200 

58,400 

57,800 

56,500

52,400 

50,500 

46,300 

43,000 

41,300

39,200 

36,600 

35,000 

34,400 

32,400 

33,300

Aug.

30,400 

28,400 

27,200 

26,000 

25,400

26,400 

25,700 

26,800 

25,500 

24,600

24,300 

24,000 

22,800 

23,000 

22,100

21,800 

20,700 

19,800 

19,400 

18,400

18,600 

16,800 

16,700 

16, 500 

15,400

14,900 

14,300 

14800 

14900 

14,900 

14.900

Minimum

45, 400 

34,400 

32, 400 

14,900 

12,200

12,200

Sept.

14,106 

14,108 

14,400 

13,900 

13,909

13,400 

13,300 

12,400 

13,100 

12,200

12,200 

12,200 

12,200 

12,200 

12,600

12,600 

12,200 

12,200 

12,800 

13,300

13,300 

13,000 

13,700 

13,700 

13,700

13,400 

13,400 

13,400 

13,900 

14,100

Mean

51,700 

39,400 

44,100 

21,106 

13,200

34,200

49761-
124 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART V

SPRING CREEK AT JOUET, III.

LOCATION. Staff gage in SE. ^ sec. 10, T. 35 N., R. 10 .E., at Benton Street

Bridge in Joliet, half a mile above mouth. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 19.7 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July, 1925, to September, 1929.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 425 second-feet Mar. 15 (gage

- height, 3.2 feet); minimum, 3.0 second-feet Aug. 20 (gage height, 0.23 foot)'.

1925-1929: Maximum discharge, 1,070 second-feet Jure 11, 1926 (gage

height, 6.5 feet); minimum, 2.0 second-feet Aug.. 5 and Aug 10 to Sept. 3,1926. 

REMARKS. Records fair except those for period of ice effect Jan. 10-17, which are

poor.

Daily and 'monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

Day

1. 

2..... ..........

3... .........

4. ...... .....

5.. ......... .

6. _ ...........

7. 

8. ...........

9- _ ....

10. ...........

11... ............

121

13...............

14. ......... ..

15. ...........

16. ...........

17 - ......

18. ..'.....

19. .........

20... .... .

21. _ ...........

22.

23.... ...........

24 

25. 

26. ...

27. _ .. ...

28. . ...

29. . .......

30 

31... ___ ... ...

Oct.

5.8 

4.4 

4.2 

4.2 

4.6

3.6 

3.8 

3.8 

4.0

4.4

4.4 

6.1 

6.1 

4.8 

4.4

5.8 

8.0 

10 

6.4

5.4

4.6 

8.0 

6.4 

5.4 

4.6

4.8 

5.1 

4.4 

4.0 

3.8 

4.0

Nov.

3.8 

9.2 

10 

8.0 

6.7

5.8 

7.4 

8.0 

7.4 

6.7

7.4 

6.4 

6.1 

5.4 

4.8

11 

124 

86 

76 

62

44 

30 

18 

8.0

17

12 

11 

9.6 

12 

13

Dec.

12 

13 

12 

12 

12

11 

10 

10 

8.8 

8.0

6.7 

9.6 

136 

91 

76

124 

168 

96 

37 

23

15 

12 

13 

16 

15

12 

16 

14 

14 

13 

12

Jan.

12 

12 

12 

11 

15

30 

29 

22 

12 

12

10 

6.4 

6.4 

8.0 

10

6.4 

6.4 

26 

23 

8.0

7.4 

380 

33 

52 

27

20 

14 

12 

12 

9.5 

8.8

Month

December- ___ . ________ . .........

February.. ......-......... .............

March ____________________

April...... 

July 

August. _____.. ..._........_..

Feb.

9.0 

10 

10

7.8 

6.1

6.1 

5.9 

6.4 

5.9 

5.9

6.1 

6.4 

6.8 

5.9 

5.6

6.4 

5.9 

14 

7.1 

6.1

6.4 

5.2 

5.2 

181 

41

158 

235 

198

Maximum

10 

124 

168 

380 

235 

425 

255 

30 

122 

18 

7.8 

7.1

425

Mar.

165 

84 

90 

78 

73

68 

48 

32 

35 

16

14 

16 

73 

54 

425

216 

165

78 

60

47

40 

41 

43 

40 

41

35 

25 

24 

20 

19 

109

Apr.

255 

150 

136 

62 

43

35 

30 

29 

35 

34

78 

62 

43 

33

27

20 

19 

17 

19 

235

181 

84 

52 

40 

62

52 

48 

43 

33 

32

Minimum

3.6 

3.8 

6.7 

6.4 

5.2 

14 

17 

5.9 

3.8 

5.2 

3.0 

3.1

3.0

May

30 

27 

20 

16 

15

14 

12 

11 

10 

9.5

9.2 

8.8 

9.2 

13 

12

13 

13

12 

9.5 

8.8

8.5 

7.8 

8.1 

8.5 

8.8

8.1 

12 

8.5 

7.8 

7.1 

5.9

June

6.1 

5.9 

5.6 

5.9

5.4

5.2 

5.0 

4.5 

4.0 

3.8

9.5 

20 

19 

122 

52

27 

20 

19 

16 

15

9.2

ae

8.5 

7.F 

6.?

5.F 

5.T 

5.C 

5.2 

20

Mean

5.14 

21.2 

33.2 

27.5 

34.8 

73.3 

66.3 

11.7 

15.1 

9.54 

4.44 

4.28

25.5

July

12 

11 

10 

9.5 

13

14 

13 

12 

10 

9.5

14 

18 

15 

14 

12

11 

10 

8.8 

8.1 

7.1

6.4 

6.1 

5.9 

5.4 

6.1

5.6 

5.4 

5.6 

5.2 

5.9 

6.1

Per 

square 

mile

0.261 

1.08 

1.68 

1.40 

1.77 

3.72 

3.36 

.594 

.766 

.484 

.225 

.217

1.29

Aug.

5.6 

7.8 

6.8 

6.1 

5.9

5.4 

5.2 

5.0 

5.2

4.7

4.3 

3.8 

5.0 

4.7 

3.8

3.6 

3.4 

3.3 

3.2 

3.0

3.2 

3.1 

5.0 

4.7 

4.3

3.8 

3.7 

3.4 

3.3 

3.6 

3.8

Sept.

6.6 

4.3 

3.6 

4.3 

5.6

3.8 

3.6 

3.3 

3.4 

3.6

3.3 

3.8 

3.7 

3.4 

3.3

7.1 

3.7 

4.3 

3.7 

3.8

3.6 

3.3 

3.1 

6.1 

5.2

4.7 

4.3 

6.1 

6.1 

4.7

Run-off in 

inches

0.30 

1.20 

1.94 

1.61 

1.84 

4.29 

3.75 

.68 

.85 

.56 

.46 

.22

17.62
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 125

KANKAKEE RIVER AT MOMENCE, HI.

LOCATION. Chain gage in NE. # sec. 24, T. 31 N., R. 13 E., at highwry bridge 

in Momence, 1J4 miles above Tower Creek. Zero of gage is 610.32 feet 

above mean sea level.

DRAINAGE ABBA. 2,340 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. February, 1905, to July, 1906, December, 1914, to September, 1929.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 9,650 second-feet Jan. 24 and 25 

(backwater from ice, gage height, 7.06 feet); minimum, 739 se-xmd-feet 

Sept. 24 (gage height, 1.88 feet).

1905-6, 1915-1929: Maximum discharge, 12,600 second-feet Jan. 22, 1916 

(gage height, 6.4 feet); minimum, 306 second-feet Sept. 1, 16, and 17, 1919 

(gage height, 1.37 feet).

REMARKS. Records good except those for ice-affected period Jan. 7 to Feb. 26, 

which are poor.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

Day

1 ____ __

2...............

3.. . .........

4...............

g_

6_. __ .........

7_ ...........

8_

9...............

10... .........

11 ____ .......

12

13 _ ............

14...............

15.. ..... .....

1«...... .........

17......... ...

18.

19... .........

20 ............

21........ _ ....

22. .........

23.......-..:....

24_

25......... ...

26...... .........

27. .........

28...............

29...............

.30... ____ ....

31 ............

Oct.

790

790

790

845

900

900

900

900

900

900

845

845

845

845

845

900

960

960

960

960

960

960

960

960

Qfift

900

900

900

900

900

900

Nov.

960

960

1,020

1,020

1,020

960

960

900

960

960

960

960

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,150

Dec.

1,220

1,220

1,220

1,290

1,290

1,290

1,290

1,360

1,360

1,360

1,440

1,440

1,520

1,600

1,600

1,680

1,770

1,860

1,860

1,860

1,860

1,940

1,860

1,860

1,860

1,860

1,860

1,860

1,860

1,770

1,770

Jan.

1,770

1,770

1,770

1,770

1,770

1,940

3,080

3,270

3,490

3,490

3,270

3,060

2,860

2,860

2,670

2,670

2,670

3,060

3,720

4,210

4,740

5,310

8,fiOO

9,650

9,650

9,300

8,600

7,560

6,560

5,610

5,020

Feb.

4,470

3,960

3,490

3,080

2,860

2,670

2,670

2,490

2,490

2,310

2,310

2,310

2,310

2,490

3, 030

3,270

2,860

2,310

2,490

2,310

2,140

2,310

2,490

2,670

O Oftft

3,270

3,720

4,210

Mfrf.

3,960

3,960

3,960

4,210

3,960

3,720

3,720

3,270

3,060

2,860

2,670

2,490

2,310

2,670

3,060

5,610

5,920

6,240

6,240

5,920

5,610

6,660

6,560

6,240

5,920

5,920

5,610

5,020

4,470

4,470

4,740

Apr.

5,020

5,020

4,740

4,470

4,470

4,470

4,210

5,310

5,310

5,310

5,920

6,240

6,560

6,240

5,920

5,310

5,020

4,740

4,740

5,020

5,310

5,020

4,470

4,470

4,740

5,920

5,920

5,610

5,310

5,020

May

5,020

5,310

6,890

6,890

6,890

6,560

5,920

5,920

5,610

5,310

5,310

5,310

5,310

5,310

5,610

5,310

5,310

5,310

5,310

5,310

4,740

4,210

4,210

3,960

3,720

3,490

3,490

3,060

2,860

2,860

2,860

June

2,490

2,490

2,310

2,310

2,140

2,060

1,980

1,980

1,980

1,980

1,980

3,270

3,270

3,270

3,270

3,270

3,490

3,270

2,860

2,670

2,490

2,310

2,140

2,060

1,980

1,820

1,740

1,660

1,660

1,660

July

1,820

1,900

1,820

1,740

1,740

1,660

1,820

1,740

1,660

1,580

1,510

1,580

1,510

1,510

1,440

1,370

1,370

1,370

1,370

.1,370

1,370

1,370

1,230

1,230

1,300

1,370

1,300

1,170

1,100

1,100

1,100

Aug.

1,040

1,100

1,170

1,440

1,580

1,580

2,060

2,140

2,140

2,060

1,980

1,660

1,660

1,660

1,370

1,230

1,230

1,170

1,170

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,040

985

985

985

985

985

928

928

Sept.

928

928

928

928

870

870

870

870

870

870

870

870

848

826

804

804

782

782

782

760

760

760

760

730

804

804

782

782

826

848

Month

December ____ . _____ . _____ ..

April .................................

July ................... ....... ...

Maximum

960

1,150

1,940

9,650

4,470

6,560

6,560

6,890

3 4Qfl

1,900

2,140

928

9,650

Minimum

790

900

1,220

1,770

2,140

2,310

4,210

2,860

1,660

1,100

928

739

739

Mean

894

1,050

1,610

4,380

2,850

4,550

5,190

4,940

2,400

1,470

1,340

831

2,630

Per square 

mile

0.382

.449

.688

1.87

1.22

1.94

2.22

2.11

1.03

.628

.573

.355

1.12

Run-oft in 

inches

0.44

.50

.79

2.16

1.27

2.24

2.48

2.43

1.15

.72

.66

.40

15.24
126 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART V

KANKAKEE RIVER AT OUSTER PARK, ILL.

LOCATION. Chain gage in NW. }i sec. 19, T. 32 N., R. 10 E., at Wabash RaUroad bridge in Ouster Park, one-fourth mile above Horse Creek. 

DBAINAGE AREA. 4,870 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. November, 1914, to September, 1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 23,900 second-feet Jan. 23 (gage

height, 13.8 feet; backwater from ice); minimum, 730 second-feet Sept. 30

(gage height, 5.40 feet).

1914-1929: Maximum discharge, 31,200 second-feet Apr. 11, 1922 (gage

height, 15.05 feet); minimum, 250 second-feet Nov. 15, 1914 (gage height,

4.09 feet). 

REMARKS. Records good except those for ice-affected period Jan. 2 to Mar. 7,

which are poor.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 192S-B9

Day

I...... ...

2. _ .....

3

4 _ - _ .

6 

6 . 

7. ___ -

8 

9 ... ...

10 

11,.. __ ..

12. 

13.... 

14 

15 

16 . 

17 ____ -

18. 

19. _ .... .

20. ___ -

21 _____

22

23. 

24 .........

25 ____ .

26 ____ ..

27. ___ ..

28. 

29 ___ ...

30 __

31 

Oct.

1,020

1,090

1,090

1,090

1,230

1,370

1,850

2,110

2,020

1,680

1,600

1,440

1,370

1,370

1,300

1,300

1,370

1,440

1,440

1 440

1,440

1,520

1,520

1,520

1,520

1,520

1,440

1,440

1,370

1,370

1,300

Nov.

1,160

1,300

1,370

1,680

1,850

1,850

1,760

1,680

1,680

1,600

1,600

1,680

1,600

1,520

1,520

1,600

1,940

3,190

4,780

5,030

4,540

4,070

3,840

3,400

3,190

3,190

2,780

2,580

2,390

2,390

Dec.

2,390

2,300

2,300

2,020

2,110

2,020

2,390

2,780

2,390

2,300

2,200

1,760

2,200

3,190

3,980

4,780

6,630

8,430

8,120

7,810

6,920

5,800

5,030

4,540

3,840

3,620

3,400

3,400

3,190

3,190

2,980

Jan.

3,190

3,190

Q 1QA

2,780

2,580

4,780

6,070

6,070

6,070

6,070

6,630

7,210

7,210

6,920

6,920

6,630

6,630

7,510

12,300

15, 700

16,400

17,800

23,900

23,500

22,700

21,200

19,200

16,200

13, 700

13,000

11,900

Feb.

9,220

6,540

5,740

4,740

4,500

4,500

4,270

4,270

4,500

4,270

4,040

3,600

3,180

3,180

3,390

3,820

4,980

7,100

7,390

7,100

6,820

6,540

7,100

7,980

8,900

11,900

14,000

15,900

........

Mar.

17,400

17,400

14, 000

13, 300

12, 600

11,200

7,680

5,740

4,980

4,500

3,820

3,600

3,600

4,270

11,600

20,800

18,900

17,400

16,200

14,800

13,000

13, 300

13,000

11,600

10,500

9,220

7 oan

7,390

6,820

6,540

6,270

Apr.

7,680

9,220

10,500

10,900

9,870

8,590

10,500

12,600

14 AS\n

n 4nn

18,500

17,000

18,900

13,300

11,600

10,200

8,590

8,280

8,590

8,590

8,280

7,980

7,390

11,900

11,600

10,900

9,870 Q Qfln

May

7,980

8,900

11,900

14,400

15,500

14,800

12,200

11,200

9,870

9,220

8,230

7,680

7,100

7,390

8,900

9,540

8,900

8,590

9,870

10,500

10,500

9,870

8,590

7,100

6,540

5,740

5,230

4,740

4,500 4 oan

4,740

June

4,710

4,270

S.S'*)

4,7*0 3,r>o

2,9^0

2,7^9

1,870

960

900

2,9<?0

10, S*>0

17, 000

17, COO

15,ffOO

13,?%

10,fX)

8,fX)

7,100

6,C"0

4,f80

4,270

3,820

3,180

2,?80

2,590

2,590

2,400

2,220

2,040

July

2,400

2,590

3,180

3,180

3,180

2,980

4,500

6,540

6,540

6,000

4,980

4,040

3,390

2,980

2,590

2,400

2,310

2,220

2,040

1 Qfift

1,700

1,620

1,620

1,620

1,540

1,540

1,620

1,540

l,4fiO

1,380

1,300

Aug.

1,300

1,300

1,460

1,460

1,540

1,780

2,220

2,310

2,310

2,220

2,220

2,040

1,870

1,620

1,620

1,540 i K4/»

1,460

1,380 i ifin

1,230

1,230

1,090

1,090

1,230

1,230

1,160

1,020

840

Qfift

900

Sept.

960

900

900

960

1,020

900

900

900

900

840

840

900

900

785

840

840

84ft

840

900

Qflft

900

onn

900

onn

900

960

Qfifl

960

1,020

785

Month

April __ ..... ______ .. _ . ___ ....

September- . -

Maximum

2,110

5,030

8,430

23,900

15,900

20,800

18,900

15,500

17,000

6,540

2,310

1,020

23,900

Minimum

1,020

1,160

1,760

2,580

3,180

3,600

7,390

4,500

900

1,300

840

785

785

Mean

1,440

2,430

3,810

10,600

6,410

10,600

10,900

8,880

5,700

2,800

1,500

898

5,500

Per square 

mile

a 296

.499

.782

2.18

1.32

2.18

2.24

1.82

1.17

.575

.308

.184

1.13

Run-off in 

inches

0.34

.66

.90

2.51

1.38

2.51

2.50

2.10

1.30

.66

.36

.21

15.33
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 127

IHOQirOIS RIVER HEAR CHEBANSE, HI.

LOCATION. Chain gage in SW. % sec. 10, T. 29 N., R. 13 W., at highway bridge

3 miles below Beaver Creek, 4% miles east of Chebanse, and 6 miles above

confluence with Kankakee River. Zero of gage, 598.27 feet above mean sea

level.

DRAINAGE AREA. 2,120 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1923, to September, 1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 12,300 second-feet Jan. 24 (gage

height, 12.06 feet; backwater from ice); minimum, 30 second-feet Sent. 8, 9,

and 16 (gage height, 0.70 foot).

1923-1929: Maximum discharge, 21,400 second-feet Oct. 5, 19?^ (gage

height, 16.1 feet); minimum, 12 second-feet Sept. 4, 1925 (gage height, 0.60

foot).

Maximum stage known, approximately 19.6 feet in spring of 1913. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for ice-affected period Jan. 6 to Mar. 2,

which are poor.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

Day

1 ___ ......

2.............

3 .--.......

4.............

5- ........

6. ......

7.. ........

8 ..........

9. .........

10. .........

U ..........

12 _ ..........

IS.............

14. .........

15. . __ .

16 .........

17.... .........

18... ......

W ........

20 ......

21.. ...........

22 ... .......

83.. .....,

34 ..........

25.. ........

28 

27... ..........

28 , .

a.............

30 

81... ..........

Oct.

84

84

91

91

153

482

455

375

350

286

248

230

919

194

186

178

212

238

266

286

286

286

295

376

257

238

212

194

212

220

Nov.

230

238

238

315

325

325

335

325

315

305

295

295

305

600

780

1,230

1,300

1,380

1,300

1,230

1,160

1,160

1,020

880

720

600

540

510

482

A*)Q

Dec.

400

400

375

400

375

375

400

428

428

455

455

780

1,020

1,380 i 7Rft

2,300

2,800

3,760

3,870

3,540

3,210

2,500

2,120

1,380

1,160

1,020

1,020

1,090

1,160

1,090

1,160

Jan.

950

845

950

1,160

1,020

1 300

3,100

3,210

2,700

2,600

2,500

2,300

2,210

2,210

2,120

2,120

2,800

4,350

5,230

6,300

7,000

8,900

11,800

12,300

12,100

10,800

7,560

7,420

4,840

3,430

o onn

Feb.

2,300

1,860

1,700

1,620

1,460

1,460

1,460

1,380

1,380

1,300

1,230

1,230

1,160

1,160

1,090

1,090

1,460

1,780

2,500

3,100

3,990

4,710

5,230

5,750

6,440

7,000

6,860

7 ' 140

Mar.

7,420

7,280

7,000

6,440

4,350

2,800

2,030

1,700

1,620

1,090

880

950

1,020

1,020

4,470

8,150

9,510

8,600

7,850

7,850

5,620

4,590

4,110

3,210

2,800

2,400

2,120

1,780

1,620

1,540

1,380

Apr.

2,030

3,870

5,230

4,590

3,760

3,430

2,800

4,590

6,860

8,000

8,300

8.900

8,600

8,150

5,750

4,590

3,540

2.800

2,120

2,120

2,120

2,300

2,300

2,300

2,400

2,900

3,540

3,760

3,000

2,600

May

1,940

2,500

5,230

6,580

6,300

6,750

5,360

4,590

3,540

2,500

2,030

1,860

2,030

2,400

3,760

5,100

4,710

4,590

3,990

5,490

4,710

3,540

2,700

2,300

2,030

1,780

1,780

1,380

1,300

1,230

1,380

June

1,540

1,620

1,460

1,160

1,020

880

780

720

660

660

2,120

8,150

11,100

11,300

10,200

8,300

5,360

4,230

3,320

2,500

2,120

1,620

1,160

1,020

880

880

630

570

510

455

July

428

1,300

1,460

1,160

750

1,940

3,990

4,110

'4,230

3,870

2,800

1,620

1,300

1,020

810

720

630

482

428

375

320

300

281

271

262

252

252

234

234

234

225

Aug.

225

225

216

216

207

190

182

173

165

157

157

149

149

141

133

125

95

55

55

50

50

50

50

50

50

55

61

61

61

61

61

Sept.

55

50

45

40

40

35

35

30

30

35

35

40

40

40

35

30

36

40

45

46

46

50

50

46

45

40

40

40

45

45

Month

October. ..................................

November _________________

December _________________

March _ ________________

April.. . ... ....................

May.......................................

June ... 

July

August .................. . ....... .

September .................................

The year.. ..........................

Maximum

482

1,380

3,870

12,300

7,140

9,510

8,900

6,580

11,300

4,230

225

55

12,300

Minimum

84

230

375

845

1,090

880

2,030

1,230

455

225

50

30

30

Mean

238

639

1,380

4,480

2,820

3,970

4,240

3,370

2,900

1,170

119

40.8

2,110

Per square 

mile

0.112

.301

.651

2.11

1.33

1.87

2.00

1.59

1.37

.552

.056

.019

.995

Run-off in 

inches

0.13

.34

.75

2.43

1.38

2.16

2.83

1.83

1.53

.64

.06

.02

13.60
128 SURFACE WATEE SUPPLY, 1929, PAET V

FOX RIVER NEAR MUKWONAGO, WIS.

LOCATION. Chain gage in SE. H sec. 24, T. 5 N., R. 18 E., 1% miles northeast of

Mukwonago.

DRAINAGE AREA. 231 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1927, to September, 1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,560 second-foet Mar. 15 (gage

height, 7.24 feet); minimum, 14 second-feet July 23.

1927-1929: Maximum discharge, 1,560 second-feet Mr.r. 15, 1929 (gage

height, 7.24 feet); minimum, 13 second-feet Aug. 20, 1928 

REMARKS. Records poor. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 7-10

and Dec. 21 to Mar. 13.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

Day

1 ...........

2

3..- ........

4........ ...

5 ...........

6 

7 _ ...........

8..............

9..............

10.. .........

11 ...........

12..............

13... ........

14... .......

15.. .........

16 

17..............

18 

19...............

20 __ .......

21..............

22

23 .......

24 . 

25..............

26 ...........

27..............

28 . 

29 ...........

30 ...........

31. ___ .......

Oct.

22 

23 

29 

24 

23

22 20 

18 

26 

24

25 

26 

39 "33 

27

43 

47 

76 

66 

60

 62 

63 

139 

139

82

61 

60 "60 

60 

52 

52

Nov.

51 

75 

83 

 72 

61

53 

78 

178 

170 

139

 136 

132 

103 

90 

96

90

277 

 477 

677 

729

729 

703 

625 

550

"424

298 

229 

178 

139 

170

Dec.

229 

"243 

257 

298 

277

298 

220 

170 

140 

140

146 

139 

117 

431 

600

"664 

729 

703 

677 

575

550 

475 

375 

275 

210

185 

170 

160 

160 

140 

125

Jan.

140 

140 

140

125 

125

120

115 

115 

140 

455

130 

125 

110 

95 

90

90 

105 

105 

90 

90

95 

95 

95 

85 

80

80

80 

85 

80 

95 

90

Month

October ___________________

November _________ . __ ..........

December ________________ ..

January

March ____________________

April........... ...........................

May..... ..... .... ...... .............

July... ................ ....................

September ____ . .._... __.__.

Feb.

85 

75 

70 

70 

70

75 

70 

60 

65 

60

55 

55 

60 

65

55

55 

55 

55 

55 

60

50 

50 

50 

45 

40

50 

60 

70

Mar.

80

75 

75 

75 

95

110 

130 

125 

145 

140

140 

240 

550 

1,530 

1,560

1,440 

 1,260 

1,070 

952 

866

683 

729 

729 729

729

729 

677 

625 

525 

454 442

Apr.

431 

501 

550 

600

677

729 

 798 

866 

894 

866

838 

783 

756 

 730 

703

625 

550 

454 

385 

431

 454 

477 

431 

385 

454

501 

525 

 525 

525

477

Maximum Minimum

139 18 

729 51 

729 117 

155 80 

85 40 

1, 560 75 

894 385 

385 50 

124 18 

1,040 15 

783 47 

139 52

1,560 15

May

385 

319 

277 

238 200

162 

139 

132 

124 

117

178 

 218 

257 

277 

298

319 

319 

319 

 270 

220

117 

90 

83 

117 

124

 114 

103 

83 

68 

64 

50

Jiun

35 37 

28 

24 

22

21 

P 2", 

 y 

T

21 21 3< 

37 

3^

«4^ 

51 

71 10^ 12'

12' 

117 

 117 

117 

111

HP9"< 

9^8' 

«7o

July

69 

63

54

55 

55

47 46 

46 

37 

31

51 

50 

55 

52 

42

32 

29 

24 

23 

20

 19 

18 

15 

25 

34

501 

923 

 982 

1,040 

923 

838

Me- *"£«

48.5 0.210 

260 1.13 

319 1.38 

107 .463 

60. 2 .261 

574 2.48 

597 2. 58 

186 .805 

61. 8 .268 

200 .866 

152 .658 

85.1 .368

222 .961

Aug.

783 

677 

575 

 469 

363

229 

132 

64 67 

 71

 74 

 78 

81 

63 

53

54 

72 60 

47

57

63 

64 

83 

69 58

57 

52 

53 

52 

59 

68

Sept.

 55 

52 

52 

63 

90

73 

78 67 

50 

132

132 

81 

90 

82 89

96 

139 

103 

90 

90

80 84 

79 

09 

70

1 

76 

 104 

133

Run-oft in 

inches

0.24 

1.26 

1.69 

.53 

.27 

2.86 

2.88 

.93 

.30 

1.00 

.76 

.41

13.03

> Interpolated.
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 

FOX RIVEE AT AIQONQUIN, HI.

129

LOCATION. Staff gage in NW. % sec. 34, T. 43 N., R. 8 E,. at Chicago Street

Bridge in Algonquin , 300 feet above Crystal Lake outlet. Zero of gage is

729.75 feet above mean sea level.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October, 1915, to September, 1929. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,340 square miles, 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 5,450 second-feet Mar. 16, 20-22

(gage height, 4.37feet); minimum, 222 second-feet Oct. 11 (gage height, 1.07

feet).

1915-1929: Maximum discharge, 7,120 second-feet Mar. 31, 1916 (gage

height, 6.3 feet); minimum, 67 second-feet Aug. 31, 1918 (gage hp«'ght, 0.59

foot). 

REMARKS. Records fair October to May, poor June and July, and good August

and September. Discharge occasionally regulated during summer at dam 16

miles above gage.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet,

Day

1 .... ......

2.. ... _ ..

3.. ........

4. .........

5 ..........

6.............

7.. ........

8. . ..

9. .........

10 

11. .... _ .

12. . ..

13............

14 

15.. ..

16... ..........

17 

18 

19. .. _ ....

20 

21.. .

22.... _ ......

23 ..

24. .

25

26. 

27

28 

29 

30 

31 

Oct.

358 

342 

342 

328 

312

312 

286 

286 

286 

286

222 

358 

286 

286 

286

286 

286 

286 

358 

286

286 

358 

358 

286 

286

286 

860 

860 

860 

358 

358

Nov.

358 

286 

358 

358

358

358 

358 

860 

647 

860

860 

860 

860 

860 

764

764 

1,540 

2,060 

2,380 

2,380

2, 550 

2,550 

2,550 

2,550 

2,550

2,220 

2,220 

2,220 

2,220 

2,220

Dec.

2,220 

2,060 

1,840 

1,840 

1,840

1,840 

1,540 

1,470 

1,330 

1,330

1,540 

1,680 

1,840 

1,840 

1,840

1,840 

2,220 

2,380 

2,380 

2,220

1,840 

1,540 

1,540 

1,540 

1,540

1,540 

1,540 

1,540 

1,540 

1,540 

1,540

Jan.

1,680 

1,540 

1,540 

 1,540 

1,540

1,540 

 1,540 

1,540 

"1,260 

985

 922 

860 

 860 

860 812

764 

 764 

764 

 764 

764

"764 

764 

 764 

764 

 764

764 

 706 

647 

 647 

647 647

Month

October.. __ ... ___ . _________

December __________________

February __________________

March ____________________

April . _... 

May.... ... ... 

July. _

September.. .. .-

The year

Feb.

647 

 647 

647 

 647 

647

 647 

647 

 647 

647 594

640 

 540 

540 

"540 

540

 540 

540 

 540 

540 549

540 

 540 

540 

 540 

540

 540 

540 "762

Mar.

985 

 1,260 

1,540 

' 1,690 

1,840

«2,030 

2,220 

 2,300 

2,380 

2,380

3,080 

« 3, 170 

3,260 

"4,140 

5,030

5,450 

5,240 

5,240 

5,240 

5,450

5,450 

5,450 

5,240 

5,030 

4,630

4,630 

4,630 

3,830 

3,640 

3,450 

3,450

Apr.

3,830 

3,830 

3,830 

3,640 

3,260

3,260 

2,260 

3,260 

3,260 

3,080

3,080 

3,080 

2,900 

2,900 

2,900

2,900 

2,720 

2,720 

2,720 

2,720

2,900 

3,450 

3,450 

3,260 

3,450

3,450 

3,450 

3,450 

3,450 

2,900

Maximum Minimum

860 222 

2,550 286 

2, 380 1, 330 

1,680 647 

762 540 

5, 450 985 

3,830 2,720 

2,900 985 

1,680 286 

1, 540 358 

1, 330 305 

680 240

5, 450 222

May

2,900 

2,900 

2,720 

2,720 

2,380

2,220 

2,060 

1,840 

1,680 

1,540

1,540 

1,680 

1,840 

1,840 

1,680

1,840 

1,840 

1,840 

1,840 

1,840

1,840 

1,680 

1,680 

1,680 

1,680

1,540 

1,540 

1,540 

1,540 

1,400 

985

June

764 

540 

286 

286 

647

647 

647 

647 

647 

647

647 

647 

647 

540 

540

540 

540 

1,680 

1,680 

1,680

1,680 

1,680 

1,680 

1,680 

1,540

1,400 

1,400 

1,400 

1,260 

1,680

Mean

362 

1,400 

1,750 

991 

584 

3,660 

3,210 

1,870 

1,010 

555 

722 

364

1,380

July

1,540 

1,540 

540 

540 

540

540 

540 

443 

443 

443

358

358 

358 

358 

358

358 

358 

358 

358 

358

358 

 600

658 

704

Per square 

mile

0.270 

L04 

1.31 

.740 

.436 

2.73 

2.40 

1.40 

.754 

.414 

.539 

.272

1.03

Aug.

1,050 

1,190 

1,330 

1,330 

1,330

1,330 

1,330 

1,260 

1,190 

985

800 

800 

704 

680 

636

550 

530 

670 

550 

380

360 

365 

358 

398 

358

358 

358 

358 

350 

320 

305

Sept.

292 

292 

279 

292 

305

305 

320 

305 

322 

322

305 

292 

305 

279 

240

398 

380 

380 

380 

380

380 

380 

380 

365 

380

365 

380 

550 

680 

680

Run-off in 

inches

0.31 

1.18 

1.51 

.85 

.45 

3.15 

2.68 

1.61 

.84 

.48 

.62 

.30

13.96

1 Estimated.
130 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART V

FOX RIVER AT DAYTON, III.

LOCATION. Float gages above and below dam in SE. \{ sec. 29, T. 34 N., R. 4 E., 

at plant of North Counties Hydroelectric Go. in Dayton, 6 miles above mouth 

of river.

DRAINAGE AREA. 2,570 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1925, to September, 1929.

EXTREMES. Maximum mean daily discharge during year, 14,300 second-feet 

Apr. 1; minimum, 352 second-feet Sept. 3.

1925-1929: Maximum mean daily discharge occurred A or. 1, 1929; minimum, 168 second-feet June 22, 1925.

REMARKS. Records fair. Daily discharge computed from eJectrical output of 

power plant and flow over dam. Power-house data furnished by North 

Counties Hydroelectric Co.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-&9

Day Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jum July Aug. Sept.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

il- ia.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

19.

20.

22..

24..

25..

31.

442

450

865

454

735

500

442

453

544

566

453

466

542

444

442

1,020

1,310

1,170

1,030

1,080

1,240

1,270

1,360

1,350

1,350

1,320

1,040

1,160

982

976

1,130

1,430

1,700

1,540

1,460

1,270

1,340

1,490

1,600

1,510

1,430

1,420

1,350

1,300

1,160

9,040

7,170

5,890

5,520

4,740

4,770

4,600

5,120

3,740

3,460

3,520

3,510

3,480

3,380

3,250

2,960

2,720

2,520

2,000

2,340

1,920

1,900

2,030

2,370

2,540

2,540

4,920

5,140

4,800

5,970

6,380

4,800

4,070

2,280

2,350

2,750

3,270

3,270

3,270

3,550

5,190

3,260

2,750

2,990

2,520

1,400

1,480

1,530

1,920

2,520

2,020

1,750

2,050

2,370

2,200

1,710

1,420

1,380

1,360

1,420

1,390

1,410

1,530

1,390

1,380

2,550

3,840

2,960

2,540

1,830

1,620

1,420

1,440

1,390

1,310

1,140

1,080

1,030

1,010

1,080

1,050

1,020

976

1,000

953

953

1,010

1,000

1,020

976

1,000

967

1,000

908

820

1,050

1,520

7,330

5,600

5,950

7,290

6,400

7,730

9,140

8,680

7,620

5,210

4,810

3,810

3,830

4,120

3,770

5,490

7,170

8,040

11,800

10,100

8,610

7,670

7,690

7,230

7,240

7,710

7,220

6,890

6,460

6,030

5,230

4,500

4,040

5,970

14,300

10,200

7,760

6,830

5,980

5,580

4,800

4,380

4,470

5,160

5,190

4,460

4,330

4,170

3,840

3,540

3,400

3,520

10,300

13,100

5,860

6,850

6,470

7,770

7,800

6,420

5,350

5,210

4,520

3,850

3,860

3,860

3,600

3,130

2,860

2,770

2,540

2,350

2,300

2,520

2,340

2,350

2,560

2,520

2,520

2,560

2,520

2,450

2,360

2,360

2,160

2,190

2,190

2,520

2,180

2,030

2,180

1,940

1,860

1,690

1,380 1,3-'0 

1,220 

1,360 

1,270

1,130

1,000

1,020

9P5 

9P5

1.3PO 

10,200 

6,830 

4,460 

3,500

2,530 

2,300 

2,330 

2,0^0 

2,140

2,160

2,160

2,000

2,140

2,150

1,81V) 

1.8W 

1, »") 

1,830

1,940

1,940

1,940

1,640

1,340

1,520

1,560

1,360

1,480

1,280

1,340

1,860

1,860

1,460

1,140

995

924

806

636

682

610

518

631

540

1,080

1,030

1,430

970

924

1,080

1,740

2,150

2,000

1,940

1,820

1,680

1,730

1,610

1,370

1,300

1,130

1,010

886

748

726

614

594

612

500

566

497

516

493

536

516

463

495

440

412

352

436

491

464

420

408

406

420

514

422

436

419

394

453

393

477

461

435

534

447

479

582

464

447

536

872

Month Maximum Minimum Mean Per square 

mile

Run-off in 

inches

October_. 

NovemberDecember.. 

January-... 

February... 

March__. 

April......

May___. 

June_-. 

July.......

August._ 

September.

Theyear.

I,360 

9,040 

6,380 

3,840 

7,330

II,800

14,300

3,860

10,200

1,940

2,150

14,300

442

976

1,900

1,310

820

3,810

3,400

 1,690

985

518

463

352

352

832

3,000

3,340

1,870

1,570

6,700

6,210

2,550

2,320

1,190

1,020

467

2,590

0.324

1.17

1.30

.727

.611

2.61

2.42

.992

.903

.463

.397

.182

1.01

0.87

1.30

1.60

.84

.64

3.01

2.70

1.14

1.01

.63

.46

.20

13.70
UPPER MISSISSIPPI EIVEE BASIN 131

VERMILION RIVER AT STREATOR, HI.

LOCATION. Chain gage in SE. # sec. 2, T. 30 N., R. 3 E., at South Bloomington

Street Bridge, Streator. Zero of gage is 555.61 feet above mean sea level. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,080 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July, 1914, to September, 1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 7,550 second-feet Mar. 16 (gage

height, 14.5 feet); minimum, 1.8 second-feet Oct. Sand 4 (gage height, 1.24

feet).

1914-1929: Maximum discharge, 16,500 second-feet Apr. 20, 1£20 (gage

height, 22.9 feet); no flow Aug. 25-28, Sept. 16-30, 1920, and Aug. 24-27,

Sept. 3 and 4, 1923. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for period of ice effect Jan. 13-20, which

are poor. Water supply for city of Streator is diverted 1 mile above station

and is returned to river as sewage through Prairie Creek 2 miles be^ow gage.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

Day

1.. ____ . ....

2 . 

3 ............

4

5 ...............

6 . ...

7

8-.... ....

9 __ ......

10...............

11... ............

12... _______ .

13...............

14. _ . ____ ...

15...............

16.... ........

17......... ...

18-..... ....

19 ............

20 ... ....

81...............

22....... .....

28 ...

24

86...............

36. 

27. .....

28 ....... 29:.:::::::::::::

80 ............

31 ____ ........

Oct.

4.6

3.0

1.8

1.8

7.0

4.6

19

19

« A

5.4

3.8

16

1O

12

25

19

43

41

45

45

07

106

97

ss

72

54

41

35

29

OK

21

Nov.

52

69

67

57

fii

69

64

77

85

80

75

69

75

260

760

760

800

920

880

snn

760

720

645

610

575

545

515

4fi>>

Dec.

455

380

260

165

114

98

92

81

»7

87

90

92

122

114

104

114

106

102

Qfi

130

211 sin

405

455

575

610

720

CQA

610

515

455

Jan.

515

455

430

515

455

485

575

645

7fifl

840

880

575

K7K

575

645

720

760

840

1,000

1,120

1,320

1,420-

1.J620

O AQ/1

2,330

2,770

2,330

1,970

1,670

1,570

1,420

Feb.

1,370

1,270

1,040

800

575

405

355

310

290

270

250

230

211

183

174

156

183

310

455

840

880

760

515

1,520

2,450

4,030

6,110

4.270

Mar.

3,050

2,700

2,270

2,770

3,190

2,510

1,850

1,270

920

720

610

760

680

2,090

3,550

7,550

7,010

6,560

6,200

5,750

2,840

9 Qfifl

2,840

1,910

1,370

1,170

1,040

880

800

720

645

Apr.

2,630

1,910

1,730

1,520

1,320

1,220

1,420

1,320

1.220

2,210

3,120

2,770

2,450

2,150

1,910

1,730

1,620

1,470

1,320

1,730

1,850

1,850

1,670

1,570

1,470

1 V7(\

1,320

1,220

1,170

1,080

May

1,000

1,080

1,570

2,090

2,030

1,970

1,910

1,670

1,520

1,320

1,170

1,040

960

920

sun

800

720

680

645

610

545

515

4RB

575

515

515

485

455

430

405

380

June

720

645

610

515

485

430

355

290

430

575

645

800

1,420

2,270

2,150

1,730

1,470

1,080

800

575

485

405

355

270

9if>

202

174

183

174

515

July

1,730

1,270

880

575

380

355

840

2,390

1,730

1,270

1,000

800

575

485

401

355

290

240

211

174

156

139

122

106

sa

77

106

77

69

Aug.

59

156

130

122

88

69

50

19

11

5.0

11

29

47

38

19

17

16

14

13

8.6

8.6

11

11

9.8

11

9.8

9.8

8.6

6.2

8.6

6.2

Sept*

5.0

7.4

5.0

7.4

9.8

8.6

9.8

7.4

6.2

42

5.0

5.0

42

42

5.0

42

42

3.4

3.4

42

42

3.4

42

42

2.6

2.6

42

5.0

5.0

8.6

Month

October ............................................................

November _______________________________

December _______________________________

January. _______________________________

February _____________________________ March. ___________ . ____________________ April.... ................................ _____ ......... .....

May..... .......... ..............................................

June __________________ . ___ __ ___ ...

July. __ ....................................... ___ .............

August.. ..... ........ ........ ........................ September __ . _____________ . ____________ ...

The year..... _________ . ___ ______ _

Maximum

106

920

720

9 77ft

6,110

7,550

3,120 9 nan

2,270 9 son

156

9.8

7,750

Minimum

1.8

52

81

43fl

156

610

1,080

380

174

AQ

5.0

2.6

1 R

Mean

32.4

371

272

1,090

1,080

2,550

1,710

963

700

551

33

5.3

779
132 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PAET V

MACKINAW RIVEE NEAR GREEN VALLEY, HI.

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 15, T. 23 N., R. 5 W., at Chicago & Northwestern

Railway bridge 3 miles north of Green Valley. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,100 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March, 1921, to September, 1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 10,200 second-feet July 6 (gage

height, 11.19 feet); minimum, 53 second-feet Oct. 1 (gage height, 1.54 feet). 

1921-1929: Maximum discharge, 21,800 second-feet May 19, 1927 (gage

height, 14.2 feet): minimum, 30 second-feet various dates September and

October, 1922. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for ice-affected period Jan. 5 to Mar. 2,

which are poor.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1988-29

Day Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.

11-

12-

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

19.

20.

26-

27-

28-

29- 

80- 

31-

77

66

56

59

62

61

57

104

465

232

191

156

129

125

114

104

111

104

91

85

83

80 

83 

111 

133 

14V

167

167

156

145

133

118

114

111

107

104

111

191

345

555

710

555

445

385

345

310

262

246

246

217

217

191

191

179

167

156

156

133

118

121

118

114

141

133

145

710

765

940

1,430

1,780

1,710

1,430

1,060

.880

940

655

555

532

510

465

425

385

510

605

532

405

605

1,180

1,300

1,640

1,570

1,300

1,430

1,360

1,300

1,120

820

765

820

1,240

3,150

3,950

3,950

4,450

5,820

6,400

6,580

6,580

3,650

2,790

2,340

2,010

1,710

1,500

1.360

1,430

1,430

1,430

1,360

1,240

1,000

765

710

710

655

655

655

605

880

880

880

1,000

1,060

1,060

1,120

1,120

1,000

4,560

5,220

5,820

5,220

3,350

2,250

1,240

1,240

1,060

940

710

605

532

488

510

555

1,000

1,120

4,350

5,110

5,000

3,450

3,060

2,340

2,010

1,850

1,570

1,430

1,360

1,300

1,240

1,240

1,180

1,300

1,780

2,250

2,010

1,500

1,180

1,120

1,060

1,120

1,430

1,850

1,500

2,700

2,340

1,850

1,570

1,360

1,240

1,060

940

1,060

1,060

1,180

1,060

1,000

1,240

2,010

1,780

1,570

1,360

1,180

1,120

1,000

1,120

1,640

1,710

1,500

1,240

1,000

940

880

820

765

710

765

1,430

1,240

1,180

1,240

2,430

2,170

2,010

1,570

1,240

1,120

1,000

880

820

1,570

1,180

765

2,610

1,710 

1,2411 

1,180 

1,12ft 

820

76,'. «&~ 

555 

510 

46,1

42.T

82ft

1,12ft

1,120

941)

82ft 

710 

555 

48P 42-

345 2»' 

241'

385 321"'

23:? 

217

1,640

4,050

4,050

2,610

1,360

10,200

4,250

4,160

6,240

7,520

4,250

2,610

1,930

1,500

1,570

1,930

1,360

1,120

1,000

820

682

630

555

532

488

445

510

445

385

365

345

365

345

555

1,120

765

765

532

445

365

310

294

294

277

262

246

232

217

204

179

167

167

167

156

156

156

145

141

137

133

125

118

114

114

111

104

101

94

91

88

88

85

85

85

85

84

84

83 

83 

SO 

78 

78

77

77

75

77

80

80

78

77

77

Month Maximum Minimum Mean Per square 

mUe

Run-off in 

inches

October_. 

November,. 

December.. 

January_. 

February... 

March._. 

April.......

May........

June__... 

July ....

August.....

September.,

465

710

1,780

6,580

5,820

The year.

2,700

2,610

1,710

10,200

1,120

114

10,200

53

80

114

405

605

488

940

710

217

345

118

75

53

104

234

556

2,320

1,450

1,890

1,480

1,280

652

2,240

308

86.5

1,050

0.095

.213

.505

2.11

1.32

1.72

1.35

1.16

.593

2.04

.280

.079

.955

0.11

.24

.58

2.43

1.38

1.88

LSI

1.84

.66

8.35

.82

.09

12.99
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 133

SPOON RIVER AT SEVILLE, ILL.

LOCATION. Chain gage in SW. # sec. 24, T. 6 N., R: 1 E., at Toledo. Peoria &

Western Railway bridge at Seville. Zero of gage is 467.78 feet al ive mean

sea level.

DRAINAGE ABBA. 1,600 square miles. 

RECOBDS AVAILABLE. July, 1914, to September, 1929. 

EXTBEMES. Maximum discharge during year, 15.100 second-feet July 17 (gage

height, 23.15 feet); minimum, 95 second-feet Oct. 4 and 12 (gage height, 3.67

feet).

1914-1929: Maximum discharge, 28,900 second-feet Aug. 22, J924 (gage

minimum, 3.8 second-feet July 31, Aug. 27-IT~ 

height^ 1.35 feet);

height, 30.5 feet); minimum, 3.8 second-feet July 31, Aug. 27-29, 1914 (gage

REMABKS. Records good except those for ice-affected period, Jan. 6 to Feb. 28, 

which are poor.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1988-89

Day Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

19.

20.

21.

22.

24.. 

26-

27.

30.

31.

130

118

114

95

210

520

248

851

540

141

118

95

114

120

130

186

248

304

760

368

222

248

625

500

235

2JO 

368 

319 

261 

235 

198

222

715

960

304

520

440

275

275

261

261

275

275

5,330

6,030

7,730

4,770

2,960

2,130

1,720

1,600

1,440

1,280

1,220

1,110

1,060

1,010

1,010

910

860

810

715

580

580

628

580

580

625

625

715

1,060

1,440

1,220

760

625

580

1,500

2,760

3,540

3,540

3,670

3,930

2,960

2,370

1,660

1,380

1,440

1,440

1,330

1,160

1,110

1,060

1,010

910

715

3,600

3,480

2,960

2,370

2,010

1,830

1,770

1,770

2,370

2,700

2,130

1,830

7,980

9,060

7,570

7,570

5,540

3,930

3,080

2,630

2,370

1,950

1,660

1,550

1,440

1,330

1,220

1,220

1,160

1,110

910

910

810

715

670

715

715

760

1,890

3,740

3,150

2,010

1,380

1,060

910

1,440

7,730

9,850

13,700

14,900

10,900

9,850

6,770

5,400

4,560

3,740

2,630

1,720

1,330

1,010

910

1,600

3,930

6,380

5,540

8,610

8,790

6,100

4,280

3.150

2,660

2,500

2,130

1,950

1,950

1,770

1,600

1,550

1,330

1,500

9,350

11,400

13,000

8,700

3,930

3,150

2,760

3,020

2,070

1,890

2,010

2,130

2,070

2,370

1,550

1,440

1,330

1,220

1,220

2,700

6,030

5,330

4,560

3,540

8,790

8,520

5,610

4,910

4,070

3,340

2,760

2,440

2,190

1,890

1,770

1,600

1,500

1,330

1,280

1.220

1,110

1,160

1.380

1,550

1,380

1,330

2,070

1,500

1,110

1,010

910

860

860

1,010

760

670

910

1,550

1,010

670

1,550

1,720

1,060

810

715

760

1,380

715

670

580

8,970

8,610

6,530

2,440

1,550

1,280

1,890

1,550

1,060

860

715

1,010

670

625

540

520

480

421

1,890

6,030

5,470

1,550

1,280

7,010

10,800

7,260

7,490

5,400

7,330

6,100

3,020

2,190

13,500

14,200

15,100

10,800

2,870

2,210

1,870

1,650

1,430

1,320

3,560

1,980

2,210

1,980

1,380

915

815

717

717

1,430

2,750

1,480

2,150

2,210

1,120

965

865

1,220

1,600

765

625

625

500

915

520

408

341

374

374

357

341

310

310

294

279

279

264

250

221

221

279

221

236

235

221

236

207

180

180

194

180

160

160

194

221

221

194

160

165

166

160

160

150

235

264

Month Maximum Minimum Mean Per square 

mile

Run-off in 

inches

October....

November. 

December.. 

January_, 

February... 

March__. 

April.......

May-- --. 

June_ 

July. ....

August__. 

September.

760

7,730

9,060

14,900

10,900

13,000

3,340

8,970

15,100

2,750

279

95

222

580

580

670

910

1,220

670

421

815

279

160

1,560

1,240

2,810

3,840

4,520

1,430

1,780

4,860

833

205

0.168

.969

.775

2.04

1.76

2.40

2.82

.894

1.11

3.04

.521

.128

0.19

1.08

.89

2.36

1.83

2.77

3.15

LOS

1.24

3.60

.60

.14

The year. 15,100 95 2,210 1.38
134 STJEFAOE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART V

SANGAMON RIVEK AT MONTICEILO, ILL.

LOCATION. Chain gage in SW. % sec. 12, T. 18 N., R. 5 E., at lUinois Central 

Railroad bridge half a mile west of Monticello.

DKAINAGE AEEA. 550 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. February, 1908, to December, 1912; J*me, 1914, to September, 1929.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 7,270 second-feet July 8 (gage

height, 14.7 feet); minimum, 10 second-feet Sept. 14 (gag^ height, 2.2 feet).

1908-1912, 1914-1929: Maximum discharge, 15,400 second-feet Oct. 4,

1926 (gage height, 18.4 feet); minimum, 1.0 second-foot July 31 to Aug. 3,

.1914 (gage height, 1.5 feet).

REMARKS. Records good except those for ice-affected periods (Jan. 11-17, Jan. 

30 to Feb. 27), which are poor.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 19%&~$}9

Day

1 ... ....

2. _ __ ..

3. _ ......

4... _ ....

6....... _

6. _ .. __

7... .......

8. ......

9..........

10..........

11. ......

12 

13..........

14.........

16..........

16...,...-..

17 ...

18........ .

19 ___ ....

20........ .

21........ .

22 .. 

23........ .

24 ___ .

25. .....

26 

27. _ .... .

28.... ......

29..... ..

30..........

31... .......

Oct.

61

34

25

26

88

72

-108

146

106

97

65

61

46

-37

9O

61

88

388

418

403

-312

222

177

146

135

106

106

a CO

72

72

72

Nov.

587*}

Q7

-116

135

115

106

115

135

a 14*1

155

135

125

01 A.

«338

465

590

532

418

360

«j«j<>

a 9Qfi

258

234

91 n

1 QQ

1QQ

Dec.

166

a tfifl

155

136

125

115

88

80

wQ3

106

177

270

403

590

ftfifi

1,400

1,460

1 ^%£\

t 9t\ft

mje

«688

EQA

616

481

481

433

403

-374

346

Jan.

307

307

282

270

346

-648

950

1,170

1,050

736

690

630

650

d.ai

433

403

760

1 Q^ft

a i 740

1,630

3 1 en

A QA(\

4,780

4,630

4

AQO

1,700

1,010

fiQO

AQO

Feb.

384

324

q/vi

9QO

257

994

202

202

170

160

130

121

112

(\A

QA.

f\A

130

170

191

224

235

ttQA

690

1 040

1 1 on

1,410

..

Mar.

1,630

700 "615

530

470

410

360

324

268

a 9AI\

213

235

257

QAf

865

1,670

» 2, 010

O QKrt

1,970

1,470

i idfl

865

775

a fifi*>

550

630

650

CAA

440

397

al 1flA

Apr.

1,970

2,150

2,350

1,810

1,470

865

« 1,660

2,460

2,810

3,820

4,090

3,170

3,050

-2,360

1,670

1,290

1,140

896

771

725

«796

865

776

676

725

725

806

"698

590

530

May

616

836

1,530

1,740

"1,900

2,060

1,810

1,290

1,090

865

760

"725

700

1 140

1,350

1,350

1,470

1,670

o9 rtfiO

2,460

2,060

1,290

1,240

965

895

«788

676

590

670

616

750

June

610 -630

650

671)

4&>

440 38.'

36H

"330 30'

25'

650

750

701

650

«49'

440

372 30'

27^

23-

22'

"20^

19'.

160

160

141

140

112

"190

July

268

806

930

1,000

1,040

6,100

°6,180

7,270

5.550

3,690

2,570

1,810

1,410

-1,070

725

630

515

485

372

348

«314

279

224

224

246

268

224

 197

170

160

130

Aug.

112

140

324

"397

470

384

324

268

213

170

»150

130

121

121

103

94

94

 82

69

69

47

41

191

85 73

61

47

41

41

30

25

Sept

«21

17

14

14

14

17

30 «32

35

30

21

14

12

10 "16

21

14

12

21

17

14 14

14

12

14

. 17

17

12 16

21

 Month

October..... ________________

December.. ________________

January _________________ ..

February __________________

March ___________________

April......................................

May _____________ ..._ . 

June _ . ___________ _ - . ...

July. - .__-.._-__ ....... -_. __

September _________________

Maximum

418

590

1,450

4,940

1,410

2,360

4,090

2,460

750

7,270

470

35

7,270

Minimum

26

58

80

270

94

213

530

515

112

130

25

10

10

Mean

124

216

481

1,450

322

787

1,590

1,210

374

1,430

146

17.8

683

Per square

mile

0.225

.393

.875

2.64

.585

1.43

2.89

2.20

.680

2.60

.265

.032

1.24

Run-off in 

inches

0.26

.44

1.01

3.04

.61

1.66

3.22

2.54

.76

3.00

.31,

.04

16.88

1 Interpolated.
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 135

SANGAMON RIVER AT RIVERTON, III.

LOCATION. Chain gage in SW. K sec. 9, T. 16 N., R. 4 W., ,at Wabash Railroad

bridge in Riverton, 5 miles below mouth of South Fork. Zero of gage is

503.15 feet above mean sea level. 

DBAINAOB ABBA. 2,560 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. February, 1908, to December, 1912; August, 1914, to

September, 1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 14,000 second-feet May 20 (gage

height, 24.8 feet); minimum, 64 second-feet Sept. 25 and 26 (gage height,

7.79 feet).

1908-1912, 1914-1929: Maximum discharge, 30,200 second-feet Oct. 4,

1926 (gage height, 32.0 feet); minimum, 3.0 second-feet, Oct. 3-15, 1914

(gage height, 6.9 feet). 

REMARKS. Records good. Some regulation of low water flow by municipal

reservoir at Decatur.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

Day Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.

6-

7- 

8..

9-

10-

11.

12.

13-

14-

15-

16.

17-

18-

19.

20.

21.

22. 

23-

24.

25.

27-

28-

29-

30-

31-

108

139

147

139

1,100

1,620

1,310

1,060

1,100

865

595

545

470

397

375

332

397

495

895

1,170

1,100

960

835

865

545

495

470

470

420

353

311

311

353

332

332

332

375

397

420

470

470

420

420

495

495

625

1,240

1,200

1,280

1,310

1,310

1,310

1,280

1,140

1,200

805

745

685

655

595

545

545

570

375

353

332

332

332

332

375

775

1,240

1,780

1,820

3,050

3,720

3,780

3,840

3,960

3,780

3,780

3,100

2,700

2,700

2,450

1,860

1,520

1,450

1,340

1,280

1,240

1,170

995

1,060

1,780

2,400

2,950

3,150

2,800

2,060

1,780

1,590

1,530

1,480

1,420

2.510

3,610

4,700

6,570

6,690

6,690

7,080

8,880

10,400

9,700

8,400

8,400

7,940

6,220

4,860

3,560

2,340

1,660

1,820

1,240

1,140

1,070

830

680

650

650

650

650

650

680

710

710

710

710

680

895

895

930

965

1,070

4,350

4,440

4,030

3,320

3,030

2,780

2,380

2,060

1,820

1,740

1,740

1,380

1,420

1,420

1,420

1,500

2,020

4,620

5,630

6,330

6,090

5,850

5,850

5,410

4,190

3,750

3,320

3,140

3,750

3,890

4,110

3,960

3,820

5,200

6,330

6,210

5,850

5,300

5,000

4,710

8,420

11,000

11,200

11,200

11,200

11,200

11,400

10,700

10,300

9,930

8,580

7,380

6,210

6,580

8,900

9,240

8,680

8,110

8,260

7,960

6,970

5,850

4,620

3,560

5,630

9,580

11,000

11,200

10,700

10,500

9,750

9,070

8,260

6,970

6,090

6,330

8,580

11,200

12,700

12,700

12,900

13,300

14,000

13,100

11,600

10,600

9,240

7,960

7,100

5,100

4,110

3,500

3,560

5,200

5,410

5,740

6,710

5,630

5,000

3,960

3,560

3,140

2,580

2,580

4,190

6,710

7,100

6,330

5,850

5,100

4,440

3,500

2,680

1,980

1,580

1,820

1,350

1,280

1,180

1,070

930

770

800

770

740

1,000

2,930

4,350

6,450

6,710

7,810

9,930

9,930

9,930

8,900

8,110

8,740

8,580

7.660

5,410

4,440

2,880

2,140

1,660

1,580

1,420

1,240

1,320

1,000

930

965

740

680

650

620

590

LOOO 

930 

965 

740

710

620

465

440

390

365

320

300

280

250

220

220

220

210

190

190

163

154

154

145

136

136

120

109

105

105

100

97

97

93

90

84

81

81

78

79

78

73

66

66

66

66

64

64

68

65

68

84

Month Maximum Minimum Mean Per square Run-off in 

mile inches

October 

NovemberDecember. . 

January 

February_ 

March......

April.......

May__ 

June_ .. 

July 

August.....

September..

The year.

1,620

I,310 

3,960 

10,400 

4,440 

6,330

II,400

14,000

7,100

9,930

1,000

145

14,000

108

311

332

995

650

1,380

4,620

3,500

860

740

154

64

64

649

710

1,730

4,230

1,410

3,380

8,870

3,640

4,380

473

87.8

3,150

0.254

.277

.676

1.65

.551

1.32

3.16

3.46

1.42

1.71

.185

.034

1.23

0.29

.31

.78

1.90

.57

1.52

3.53

3.99

1.58

1.97

.21

.04

16.69
136 SURFACE WATEE SUPPLY, 1929, PART V

SANGAMON RIVEK NEAR OAKFORD, III.

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 6, T. 19 N., R. 7 W., at highway bridge 3 miles 

northeast of Oakford, 1)4 miles above Crane Creek. Zero of gage is 458.88 

feet above mean sea level.

DRAINAGE AREA. 5,000 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October, 1909, to March, 1912; August, 1914, to June, 

1919; March, 1921, to August, 1922; October, 1928, to September, 1929.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 30,100 second-feet July 8 (gage 

height, 18.37 feet); minimum, 305 second-feet Oct. 1 (gage height, 1.13 feet). 

1909-1912, 1914-1919, 1921-22, 1928-29: Maximum discharge, 35,600 second-feet Apr. 14, 1922 (gage height, 19.84 feet); minimum, 85 second-feet 

Aug. 30, 31, Nov. 27, and Dec. 2, 1914.

REMARKS. Records fair. Gage-height record furnished by Sanitary District of 

Chicago.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5.......

6 ....

7_ 

8 .

9 

tOll 

12 

13.......

14.

16 

16.... 

17 

18 

19... __

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29--_--..

SealOct.

305 

30S 

325 

325 

478

1,300 

1,890 

1,810 

1,650 

1,440

1,370 

1,100 

920 

755 

"702

660 

650 

980 

1,300 

1,680

1,650 

1,650 

1,440 

1,370 

«1, 200

1,040 

920 

866 

865 

755 

700

Nov.

700 

700 

700 

700 

700

700 

700 

700 

700 

765

755 

755 

755 

700 

700

810 

1,230 

2,050 

2,530 

2,530

2,370 

2,290 

2,210 

1,970 

1,810

1,650 

1,510 

1,370 

1,300 

1,300

Dec.

1,230 

1,160 

"1,100 

1.040 

980

920 

920 

865 

810 

810

865 

810 

810 

920 

1, 810.

2,780 

3,500 

4,500 

5,900 

6,340

6,120 

5,900 

5,600 

5,300 

4,700

4,310 

3,500 

"3,290 

"3,080 

"2,870 

"2,680

Jan.

2,450 

2,210 

1,970 

1,730 

1,970

2,050 

2,960 

6,900 

8,130 

7,740

8,000 

 8,400 

8,130 

"8,000

« 7, 870

» 7, 620 

 7, 620 

» 8, 130 

"12,900 

15,600

16,800 

19, 100 

25, 300 

26, 500 

26,900

27,700 

28,100 

25,300 

23,400 

21,000 

17,600

Month

October.

Novembe 

Decembe

February 

March

April 

July . .

August... - --. --- - - - -

Qeptembe 

The

Feb.

12,900 

9,270 

6.780 

6,010 

5.500

"5,100 

4,700 

4,500 

3,950 

3,680

3,590 

3,410 

3,410 

3,410 

4,130

3,050 

3,500 

3,950 

4,130 

3,410

3,320 

3,050 

3,230 

3,410 

4,310

7,500 

8,400 

8,540

Mar.

6,560 

5,500 

5,200 

4,700 

4,220

4,130 

3,770 

3,410 

3,050 

2,610

3,230 

2,210 

2,290 

2,530 

3,050

6,450 

8.820 

9.730 

9,120 

8,680

8,260 

7,500 

7,020 

6,340 

5,300

4,700 

4,310 

4,800 

4,800 

4,800 

4,800

Maximum

1,890 

2,530 

6,340 

28,100 

12,900 

9,730 

18,200 

23,800 

9,730 

29,300 

2,780 

550

29,300

Apr.

4,800 

5,900 

6,780 

7,020 

6,450

6,340 

6,010 

"6,880 

7,740 

10,900

13,400 

15,800 

17,600 

18. 200 

17,900

17,000 

15,600 

13,400 

11,600 

9,890

8,260 

7,380 

7,740 

8,540 

9,670

10,000 

9,890 

9,420 

8,820 

7,740

Minimum

305 

700 

810 

1,730 

3,050 

2,210 

4,800 

6,670 

1,730 

1,730 

575 

325

306

May

6,670 

7,020 

8,540 

11,000 

12,900

14,000 

15,300 

15,300 

14,000 

12,500

11,000 

9,570 

8,260 

7.740 

8,400

9,730 

11,800 

15,000 

20,300 

22,400

23,400 

23,800 

22,400 

19,400 

16,300

13,100 

10,700 

8,820 

7,740 

7,140 

8,260

June

8,260 

9,270 

9,420 

9,730 

9,730

8,680 

7,870 

6,120 

5,400 

5,100

4,310 

6,560 

8,400 

8,970 

8,540

8,130 

6,780 

6,340 

5,900 

5,000

3,950 

3,410 

2,960 

2,780 

2,610

2,450 

2,370 

2,130 

1,970 

1,730

Mean ]

1,040 

1,260 

2,750 

12,500 

5,000 

5,220 

10,200 

13,000 

5,830 

9,740 

1,430 

407

5,720

July

1,730 

2,290 

2,530 

2,290 

2,130

6,900 

15,800 

29,300 

27,300 

22,800

20,300 

18,800 

14,300 

12, 100 

12,500

16, 800 

17,000 

12,900 

10,700 

8,820

7,870 

5,900 

5,300 

 4,440 

3,590

3,590 

3,410 

3,060 

2,870 

2,450 

2,290

Aug.

2,130 

1,970 

1,810

2,780 

2,450

2,450 

2,450 

2,450 

2,130 

2,050

1,890 

 1, 740 

1,680 

1,440 

1,300

1,230 

1.160 

1,100 

1,040 

920

920

866 

810 

810 

755

756 

700 

700 

626 

600 

576

Sept.

550 

525 

526 

 508 490

 472 

456 

432 

432 

432

432 

432 

410 

410

388

388 

366 

365 

 361 357

-353 

 349 

346 

345 

346

326 

346 

 352 

 358 

365

5 MT square Run-off in 

mile inches

a 208 0. 24 

. 252 . 28 

.550 .63 

2. 50 2. 88 

1.00 1.04 

1. 04 1. 20 

2.04 2.28 

2. 60 3. 00 

1.17 1.30 

1. 95 2. 25 

.286 .33 

.081 .09

1. 14 15. 62

 Interpolated or estimated.
TIPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 137 

SOUTH FORK OF SANGAMON BITER AT POWER PLANT NEAR TAYLORVILLE, HI.

LOCATION. Chain gage in NE. % sec. 14, T. 13 N., R. 3 W., at Chicago & Illinois

Midland Railway bridge 6 miles west of Taylorville and 6 miles belcw mouth

of Bear Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 510 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1917, to September, 1929. 

.EXTREMES. "-Maximum discharge during year, 8,500 second-feet May 15 (gage

height, 23.3 feet): minimum, 4 second-feet Sept. 24 (gage height, 5 05 feet). 

1917-1929: Maximum discharge, 11,800 second-feet Mar. 15, 1922

(gage height, 26.6 feet); no flow Aug. 29 and Oct. 6-23, 1922. 

REMARKS. Records good.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

Day

1.. 

2 .

3 _ ..

4 ........

5.. 

6. __ ..

7... . 

8 .....

9. __ ..

10... _ ..

11.-.-.-.-

12........

13........

14 ........

15........

16. .-..

17........

18........

19........

20 

21. ..

22........

23........

24. ___ .

25. ___ .

26... __ .

27... ..

28........

29 __ ...

30.,. ..

31. ..

Oct.

 8.1 

6.2 

9.0 

6.2 «433

860 

"648 

436 

290 

183

174 

100 

92 

56 

45

39 

320 

540 

540 430

320 

211 

156 

120 

120

100

84 

76 

70 

70

62

Nov.

59 

56 

62 

76

 76

76 

73

73 

76 

76

76 

80 

80 

88 

80

274 

156 

274 

320 

 320

320 

252 

211 

183 

156

138 

120 

100

84 

84

Dec.

100 

104 

100

88

73

66 

66 

66 

62

59 

62 

70 

147 

510

610 

835 

1,120 

1,440 

 1,475

1,510 

1,300 

985 

710 

525

320 

296 

274 

211 

120 

 143

Jan.

 166 

"188 

211 

252 286

320 

369 

525 

610 

690

570 

422 

231 

211 

156

120 

138 

320 

710 

-1,230

1,750 

2,130 

3,360 

2,990 

2,590

2,230 

1,710 

1,180 

710 

395 

320

Month

October

Novembe 

December

February 

March

April ... ...... . ............ 

July... . . ....... ......

August...

Septembe 

The year .

Feb.

252 

211 

174 

138

138 

156 

129 

120 

156

138 

138 

104

76 

84

120 

147 

156 

138 129

120 

104 

120 

100 

138

860 

1,120 

1,150

Mar.

1,090 

670 

320 

525

750 

610 

369 

285 

211

192 

156 

174 

192 

395

1,180 

2,850 

3,130 

2,230 

 1,700

1,180 

710 

510 

408 

320

690 

1,590 

1,880 

1,830 

1,750 

1,480

Maximum

860 

320 

1,510 

3,360 

1,150 

3,130 

2,180 

8,500 

2,080 

2,710 

120 

12

8,500

Apr.

1,210 

985 

730 

650

 610

369 

320 

1,270 

1,590 

1,630

1,790 

1,830 

1,880 

1,590 

1,550

1,550 

1,440 

1,270 

1,010 

 1,050

1,090 

1,790 

2,180 

2,180 

2,030

2,080 

1,830 

1,440 

1,210 

910

Minimum

6.2 

56 

59 

120 

76 

156 

320 

540 

120 

88 

12 

1.0

4.0

May

540 

885 

2,650 

5,140 

4,780

4,330 

3,360 

2,030 

1,930 

1,120

910 

1,180 

3,200 

6,400 

8,500

7,700 

5,680 

3,760 

3,680 

 3,800

3,920 

3,060 

1,880 

1,630 

1,180

835 

570 

570 

570 

570 

1,120

June

835 

935 

1,440 

1,120 

860

750 

730 

690 

690 

670

590 

860 

1,670 

1,630 

2,080

2,080 

1,750 

1,400 

885 

 602

320 

274 

231 

231 

211

211 

174 

156 

138 

120

Mean

213 

137 

437 

874 

234 

968 

1,370 

2,820 

811 

805 

54.0 

7.8

733

July

104 

104 

92 

88 

 96

104 

165 

369 

860 

1,480

1,830 

2,080 

1,930 

1,710 

1,830

2,710 

2,130 

1,670 

1,210 

 1,060

910 

650 

320 

285 

211

192 

192 

183 

156 

138 

120

Per square 

mile

0.418 

.269 

.857 

1.71 

.458 

1.90 

2.69 

5.53 

1.59 

1.58 

.106 

.015

1.44

Aug.

104 

100

84 

80 84

88 

112 

120 

84 

84

70 

66 

56 

70 

70

56 

52 

36 

30 28

26 

26 

20 

20 

20

20 

18 

14 

14 

12 

12

Sept.

12 

9.0 

10 

9.0 8.2

7.5 

10 

12 

10 

12

12 

9.0 

9.0 

7.5 

6.2

6.2 

6.2 

5.0 

6.2 

6.2

5.0

6.2 

6.2 

4.0 

6.2

6.2 

5.0 

7.5 

7.5 

7.5

Run-off in 

inches

0.48 

.30 

.99 

1.97 

.48 

2.19 

3.00 

6.38 

1.77 

1.82 

.12 

.02

19.52

> Interpolated.
138 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART V

CROOKED CREEK AT RIPIEY, HI.

LOCATION. Chain gage in NE. }i sec. 33, T. 1 N., R. 2 W., at highway bridge

one-fourth mile east of Ripley. Zero of gage is 431.31 feet abovejmean sea

level.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,310 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March, 1921, to September, 1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 10,200 second-feet Mar. 16 (gage

height, 25.87 feet); minimum, 59 second-feet Sept. 29 (gage height, 3.47

feet).

1921-1929: Maximum discharge, 12,500 second-feet July 25, 1924 (gage

height, 25.0 feet); minimum, 9 second-feet Sept. 8 and 9, 1922.

Old high-water marks are at gage height 26.0 feet. 

REMARKS. Records fair except those for ice-affected periods (Jan. 5-11 and

Feb. 2-5), which are poor. Backwater from Illinois River, Dec. 24 to Jan. 2.

Jan. 23 to Feb. 11, and Feb. 28 to July 30, discharge estimated from stages

on Illinois River at Beardstown.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

Day

1 ... ... ...

2. .... ... 

3 _ . . . 

4- _ .........

5 __ ..........

7 ..... ...

9 ..... ...

10 

11 

12- ___

13 _ 

14 .. 

16- . __ -

16 

17 

18- ___ .... _

10

20- ___ ......

21 _ - _

22

23. __ .

24. _ . _ -

25 .... .

26 - _ ...

97

28 

9Q

30 _ __ -

31. __ _

Oct.

123

250

315

530

680

560

260

1,520

390

210

111

100

90

100

117

129

142

170

177

155

142

123

230

290

415

590

710

710

650

560

530

Nov.

1,030

2,850

1,840

1,200

1,030

890

650

500

390

280

202

193

185

185

177

1,200

4,300

5,490

5,490

5,550

6,030

6,090

4,450

1,340

1,310

1,240

1,140

1,030

860

770

Dec.

680

590

560

470

440

365

315

315

315

302

302

280

530

860

960

1,380

1,880

4,300

3,750

2,240

1,720

1,520 i 9fln

1,050

970

800

720

570

570

570

Jan.

OQA

1,080 i 9in

1,520

1 480

2,080

1 "?on

1,640

1,520

1 J.*fi

1,340

1,200

860

800

770

770

740

1,170

2,320

2,520

2,750

2,750

2,670

2,700

2,590

2,500

1 QQft

1,720

1 060 Q-in

SfiO

Feb.

750

680

700

670

670

700

660

470

390

415

415

415

41 d

416

416

440

500

590

740

890

1,170

1,620

2,320

3,150

4,250

5,550

6,100

Mar.

8,500

8,900

8,290

5,450

3,060

1,660

1,140

830

750

750

950

1,120

2,570

5,800

8,730

10,200

7^580

7,180

5,850

5,050

4,280

3,320

1,570

1,110

880

580

650

630

600

590

3,060

Apr.

5,770

7,620

7,380

6,390

4,880

2,360

850

920

1,370

1,750

1,650

1,480

1,170

790

650

670

750

1,060

1,610

1,900

1,990

3,650

2,960

3,020

3,140

3,870

4,030

4,180

4,200

1,650

May

1,930

2,100

2,020

1,800

2,360

2,080

1,810

1,350

1,280

1,060

1,270

1,860

2,120

3,210

2,790

2,310

1,860

3,080

4,700

4,350

3,090

2,100

1,610

1,190

760

550

500

530

580

900

1,840

June

3,050

4,590

5,270

5,750

7,320

6,550

4,120

2,790

2,770

2,540

1.94C

5.70C

6.08C

6,350

3.67C

3,250

2,220

1,600

2,600

2,280

1,370

900

480

480

1,170

2,200

1,670

1,370

990

850

July

750

780

820

850

920

1,000

1,880

1,480

2,140

2,340

3,330

2,600

2,180

4,020

6,370

7,300

7,060

5,950

4,820

4,200

2,700

1,970

1,400

1,600

1,820

1,570

1,570

1,550

1,360

1,020

830

Aug.

680

590

415

250

240

240

260

315

366

290

270

250

240

220

177

156

136

117

111

111

106

106

100

100

100

100

100

100

96

95

95

Sept.

95

90

90

QR

100

1J.9

155

177

415

240

210

177

162

142

123

106

100

95

106

80

71

67

67

63

63

63

63

59

71

Month

April... r............... ................ ....

July.......................................

Maximum

1,520

6,090

4,300

2,750

6,100

10,200

7,620

4,700

7,320

7,300

680

415

10,200

Minimum

90

177

280

740

390

580

650

500

480

750

95

59

59

Mean

357

1,930

1,010

1,600

1,280

3,600

2,790

1,900

3,030

2,520

211

121

1,700

Bit square 

mile

0.273

1.47

.771

1.22

.978

2.75

2.13

1.45

2.31

1.92

.161

.092

1.30

Kun-off in 

inches

0.31

1.64

.89

1.41

1.02

3.17

2.38

1.67

2.58

2.21

.19

.11

17.58
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 139

MACOUPIN CREEK NEAR EANE, HI.

LOCATION. Chain gage in SE. % sec. 11, T. 9 N., R. 11 W., at highway bric^e Sft 

miles northwest of Kane. Zero of gage is 427.12 feet above mean sea level. 

Gage moved Oct. 1,1928, from former site at Chicago & Alton Railway bridge 

2 miles upstream.

DRAINAGE AREA. 875 square miles.

"IECORDS AVAILABLE. March, 1921, to September, 1929.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 16,000 second-feet May 15 (gage 

height, 21.4 feet); minimum, 16 second-feet Sept. 14 and 15.

1921-1929: Maximum discharge, 22,200 second-feet Oct. 4, 1926 (maximum gage height at former gage, 24.6 feet Mar. 15,1922); minimum discharge, 

1 second-foot Sept. 29 and Oct. 3, 5, and 15, 1922.

. Records good. Gage-height records furnished by Sanitary Efstrict 

of Chicago.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

Day

1 ____ . _ .

2 _______

3 ..........

4.... _ ......

5... ..........

6- ______ -

7 ____ .

8...... ....

9 . __ ..... <\

1 ____ ..

a .............

 «. _ . .........

'5. ............

 «

7. ........

 «

 «

I"A

T .............

*i>

 -< 

~«

 '«

7 ____ .

 X»

"«

" *>

: 1 _____ .

Oct.

20 

25 

20 

18 

1,990

1,440 

760 

960 

1,080 

360

139 

04 

64 

56 

48

74 

320 

118 

74 

69

60 

56 

48 

44 

40

44 

37 

34 

34 

34 

31

Nov.

31 

44 

40 

40 

34

37 

37 

34 

40 

34

37 

34 

34 

34 

31

230 

280 

220 

154 

125

106 

70 

64 

56 

48

52 

48 

48 

40 

48

Dec.

52 

44 

40 

40 

37

34 

31 

28 

28 

22

28 

28 

48 

154 

220

240 

610 

1,200

885 

360

211 

132 

118 

112 

100

94 

94 

94 

84 

84 

74

Jan.

74 

80 

84 

84 

177

485 

510 

460 

320 

360

360 

360 

360 

177 

154

 146 

146 

1,230 

2,850 

2,360

1,640 

3,050 

3,710 

3,100 

1,780

570 

370 

215 

255 

188 

180

Month

vpril.. _ .................................

"" * Q-tT

Tuly ....................................

" ^ptember.. . . _

The year

Feb.

180 

188 

156 

120 

120

120 

127 

120 

05 

95

80 

83 

72 

72 

62

83 

215 

255 

107 

107

164 

101 

05 

107 

420

2,160 

1,120 

545

Mar.

275 

215 

275 

940 

820

445 

215 

164 

134 

114

95 

95 

320 

850 

2,020

7,300 

4,510 

1,780 

940 

720

545 

470 

370 

345 

275

4,000 

3,850 

2,600 

010 

670 

595

Maximum

1,990 

280 

1,200 

3,710 

2,160 

7,300 

10,100 

16,000 

2,600 

1,850 

225 

80

16,000

Apr.

1,540 

1,430 

605 

445 

370

275 

245 

6,290 

8,500 

10,100

0,600 

5,730 

1,020 

1.3CO 

2,750

2,320 

1,180 

770 

505 

880

5,600 

8,300 

7,700 

4,510 

2,400

2,750 

1,020 

940

745 

620

Minimum

18 

31 

22 

74 

62 

05 

245 

470 

83 

40 

19 

16

16

May

520 

4,600 

10,600 

12,200 

12,200

10,100 

6,440 

2,700 

1,240 

940

745 

5,730 

9,600 

14,000 

16,000

12,800 

4,800 

3,020 

12,200 

11,100

6,140

1,780 

940 

745 

645

570 

495 

520 

520 

470 

1,710

June

1,240 

1,360 

1,330 

1,090 

670

470 

770 

720 

520 

320

275 

850 

2,600 

1,820 

880

520 

370 

275 

235 

206

172 

156 

142 

225 

320

107 

142 

114 

101 

83

July

80 

83 

83

72 

72

67 

78 

127 

1,710 

1,850

745 

370 

225 

770

545

345 

320 

570 

320 

142

114 

95 

80

72 

72

05 

107 

67 

58 

53 

40

Mean * »£«

264 0. 302 

71. 3 . 082 

172 . 197 

834 .953 

263 .300 

1, 190 1. 36 

3,080 3.52 

5,390 6.16 

606 .693 

305 . 348 

67.9 .077 

24. 7 .028

1,030 1.18

Aug.

4^ 4" 

45 

3' 

3?

181 10' »*

7? 22'

215 

22? 10'

5^ 

45

* ) 

4> 4' 

& 

3t

30 

30 

30 

. 2' 

2'

2< 

2' 

2-' 

2' 

10 

10

Sept,

Iff 

19 

19 

19 

27

24 

37 

30 

27 

22

19 

19 

19 

16 

16

1» 

Iff 

Iff 

Iff 58-

27 

22 

19 

1» 

19

19 

Iff 

Iff 

24 

8»

Run-off in 

inches

0.35- 

.Off 

.23 1.10- 

.31 

1.67 

3.9» 

7.10 

.77 

.40 .09* 

.03

15. OT

49761 32 10
140 SUEFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1929, PART V

KASKASKIA RIVER AT VANDAIIA, ELI.

LOCATION. Chain gage in SE. J4 sec. 16, T. 6 N., R. 1 E. at Gallatin Street Bridge,

MM Vandalia, 8)2 miles above Hickory Creek. Zero of gage is 455.30 feet above

fm mean sea level (revised).

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,980 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. February, 1908, to December, 1912; August, 1914, to September, 1929.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 11,800 second-feet May 14 (gage 

,height, 20.6 feet); minimum, 52 second-feet Sept. 21 and 22 (gage height, 1.01 

feet).

1908-1912, 1914-1929: Maximum discharge, 20,000 second-feet Oct. 4, 

1926 (maximum stage, 23.0 feet June 5, 1917); minimum, 3.5 second-feet

r V Aug. 22, 1911.

REMARKS. Records good. Discharge estimated Jan. 7 and 14-19, when affected 

by ice.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 19Z8-H9

Day Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jrie July Aug. Sept.

10.

11-

12.

13.

14. 

15-

16.

17.

18.

19.

20.

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

29.

30.

31.

60

60

400

720

720

440

380

320

300

247

214

198

183

230

840

665

565

490

515

380

465

465

420

360

540

320

282

247

230

230

230

214

230

230

206

206

206

206

206

206

206

198

206

360

420

540

640

665

640

540

490

465

440

440

420

400

380

360

340

340

320

320

300

282

264

230

230

230

214

230

1,260

1,920

2,720

1,820

2,680

5,280

5,350

4,950

3,440

2,920

2,520

2,280

1,960

1,720

1,330

1,200

1,080

1,060

1,040

1,020

1,050

900

750

640

2,280

1,920

1,960

2,200

2,240

2,200

2,080

1,860

1,750

1,580

1,470

1,580

1,680

4,470

5,420

6,660

6,180

5,850

5,930

5,850

5,210

4,830

4,290

2,480

2,080

1,640

1,200

1,080

840

840

810

810

750

640

565

515

465

465

465

440

440

465

490

515

515

490

465

465

440

440

590

2,200

2,720

2,200

1,820

1,610

1,540

2,200

2,120

1,960

1,780

1,400

1,330

1,050

870

1,200

6,180

6,460

6,460

6,460

5,420

4,710

3,840

3,160

2,880

2,200

1,960

2,000

6,010

8,320

8,740

5,420

3,590

2,960

5,070

5,850

4,040

2,840

2,520

2,080

2,120

7,320

10,800

11,000

8,740

6,460

5,070

5,930

6,180

6,270

5,700

4,470

3,290

2,760

4,470

6,990

7,800

5,770

5,070

4,290

3,640

3,040

2,880

2,480

2,120

3,120

6,770

9,340

9,660

7,440

6,090

4,590

3,590

2,720

4,830

7,560

11,800

10,100

8,600

7,680

8,190

9,500

9,180

7,680

6,180

5,350

4,710

4,090

3,490

3,000

2,560

2,640

2,560

2,400

2,200

3,790

4,590

4,410

3,790

3,790

3,990

5,070

4,770

3,200

2,520

5,210

6,090

6,360

6,560

5,770

3,490

2,760

1,860

1,580

1,400

1,200

1,080

990

930

870

780

720

640

590

540

540

515

490

490

490

515

1,200

2,400

2,840

3,290

3,590

3,690

3,840

3,990

4,470

5,700

6,010

2,560

1,500

1,170

990

870

750

720

640

615

590

565

515

440

420

400

380

380

380

360

400

400

380

360

340

320

960

870

590

440

340

198

190

168

161

147

120

108

127

114

114

108

102

102

102

96

84

34

90

84

84

79

69

60

64

64

64

60

60

56

52

52

56

56

56

56

56

60

60

60

Month Maximum Minimum Mean Per square 

mile

Run-off in 

inches

-October..-. 

November.. 

December..

-January..-.

-February... 

JMareh.-... 

April.. .. 

May..---.. 

June. ... 

July . . 

August . 

September.

The year.

840

690

5,350

6,660

2,720

8,740

11,000

11,800

6,560

6,010

960

11,800

198

214

640

440

870

2,080

2,120

590

440

102

52

52

367

362

1,610

2,900

797

3,430

5,160

6,050

3,030

1,820

309

71

2,170

0.185

.183

.813

1.46

.402

1.73

2.60

3.06

1.53

.919

.156

.036

1.10

0.21

.20

.94

1.68

.42

1.99

2.90

3.53

1.71

1.06

.18

.04

14.86
TIPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 141

BIG MUDDY RIVER AT PIUMFIEID, III.

LOCATION. Chain gage in W. % sec. 20, T. 7 S., R. 2 E., at highway bridge at

Plumfield, \% miles below mouth of Middle Fork. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 753 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August, 1914, to September, 1929; June, 1908, to December,

1912, at Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad bridge 2 miles upstream. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 8,100 second-feet Jan. 27 (gage

height, 23.06 feet); minimum, 3.4 second-feet Sept. 3 and 4 (gage height,

0.97 foot).

1914-1929: Maximum discharge, 16,300 second-feet Feb. 1, 1916 (gage 

- height, 30.2 feet); no flow Aug. 18-26, 1914. 

REMARKS. Records fair.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

Day

1. __ . ....

2...........

3... ...... ..

4 

5 

6 ...... ..

7 ... ... ..

8... ........

9. -...

10 

11 .......

12.-... ......

13. .....

14....... ....

15- 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 . ...

23 

24 

25 _ ....

26 _ ..

27 . _

28 

29. .

30 

31 

Oct.

4.6

4.5

6.1

7.0

10

15

8.5

7 S

7 °.

8.1

7.2

7.2

99

175

09 K.

1,220

1,500

1 fififi

1,320 771;

275

141

S9

64

52

44

50

7?

61

Nov.

47

334

Qcft

1,140

1,240

1,160

" 784

409

"260

110

73

55

50

50

474

865

1 680

1,740

1,060 407

141

103

86

117

QfiK

Dec.

1,160

1,350

1,140

" 1, 090

1,040

880

346

184

157

133

° 646

1,160

1,420

1,680

2,370

2,970

3,800

4,360

4 430

3,550

2,770

1,080

556 971;

222

Jan.

166

133

125

110

"182

253

790

730

514

500

556

500

222

999

175

820

2,060

5,140

5,620

7,600

8,100

7,410

6,510

5,380

Feb.

4,220

2,920

1,960

1,200

700

298

133

110

125

133

a Qfi

"76

a 64

"64

a KS

"70

157

275

346

4.QC

383

253

166

166

514

1,890

2,820

4,080

Mar.

4,430

4,360

3,800

3,430

3,020

2,970

2,970

2,770

2.330

1,650

895

422

528

1,040

1,320

1,580

1,710

1 74H

1,680

"1, 360

1,040

655

598

310

298

396

487

44J*

Apr.

542

880

1,020

"734

448

242

175

141

850

1,600

2,250

2,970

3,610

3,730

2,670

2,490

2,250

2,030

1,740

275

157

141

133

184

264

193

1OC

May

96

474

820

1,240

1,400

1,770

2,100

2,670

3,550

4,150

3,940

3,310

3,310

3,550

7,600

7,700

7,050

c onn

4,580

4,080

2,820

1,960

1,180

730

461

q7ft

June

149

461

322

133

70

50

58

322

820

925

940

1,000

1,600

2,210

3,870

6,060

6,420

5,970

4,980

3,800

1,600

835

275

275

286

17R

89

50

July

32

26

18

16

13

76

474

556

760

820

435

117

52

34

37

76

322

253

157

61

32

20

16

13

12

9.7

8.0

7.5

6.7

6.1

12

( Aug.

13

11

7.5

6.6

6.0

20

19

12

8.8

7.7

7.2

6.2

6.6

6.2

5.8

5.6

3.7

3.9

3.9

3.7

3.9

3.9

3.7

7.8

9.3

9.8

58

12

9.2

6.9

Sept.

5.4

. 3.7

3.4

3.4

7.7

7?,

61

44

30

16

10

12

14

14

11

12

13

13

12

10

o n

8.0

8.0

7 <*

7.0

8.0

7.0

6.1

4 Q

5.2

Month

July ...................

Maximum

1,600

1,740

4,430

8,100

4,220

3,730

8,000

6,420

820

58

61

8,100

Minimum

4.5

47

133

110

58

298

125

96

50

6.1

3.7

3,4

3.4

Mean

282

634

1,530

2,720

847

1,130

3,220

1,560

144

10

12 4

1,150

Per square 

mile

0.374

.842

2.03

3.61

1.12

2.12

1.50

4.28

2.07

.191

.013

.016

1.53

Run-off in 

inches

0.43

CU

2.34

4.16

1.17

2.44

1.67

4.93

9 9.1

.22

02

no

20.65

 Interpolated or estimated.
142 SURFACE WATEE SUPPLY, 1929, PART V

BIG MUDDY RIVER AT MtTRPHYSBORO, HI.

LOCATION. Chain gage in SW. % sec. 8, T. 9 S., R. 2 W., at South Twentieth 

Street highway bridge in Murphysboro, a quarter of a miH below mouth of 

Louis Creek. Zero of gage is 331.00 feet above mean ser level.

DRAINAGE AREA. 2,170 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. December, 1916, to September, 1929.

EXTREMES. Maximum and minimum discharge during year not determined. 

1917-1929: Maximum discharge determined, 15,600 second-feet Jan. 10, 

1917; minimum discharge, 1.0 second-foot Aug. 1, 1921.

In February, 1916, discharge estimated at 28,000 second-feet (gage height, 

39.6 feet).

REMARKS. Records fair. Backwater from Mississippi River Oct. 1-15, Oct. 19 

to Jan. 8, Jan. 12 to Feb. 6, Feb. 26 to Aug. 15; discharge not determined.

Daily gage height, in feet, 1928-29

Day

1 ___ _. ..

2 _______ .....

3 -

4.- ____ . ___ .....

5-- 

6 ____ . __ . ___ ...

7. . ...... ...........

8......................

9.-..... ...........

10 ___________ ...

11 _____________

12. . __ 

13 _ . _ . ________

14 __ .... ___ ........

15. _ . _ .. __ .

16 

17.. .. 

IO

10

20 - 

91

22 ___ _ _____

23--- _____ - _____ -

24 

25 _____ .. __ .

26 

O7

28 - - 

2fl -

30

31 

Oct.

2.64

2.64

2.76

2.70

5.85

5.55

4.90

4.65

4.45

4.10

3.85

3.35

3.10

2.80

3.35

14.65

15.90

15.55

14.85

14.35

13.84

12.49

11.09

R 70

6.49

5.39

5.09

4.79

4 fiQ

4.64

4.54

Nov.

6 29

9 69

11.43

11.11

11 04

10 97

10.64

10.29

9 no

7.94

7.23

fi dfl

5.78

4.98

4.43

7 9K

12.06

13.83

14.53

15.68

16.58

17.23

18.68

10 «M

18.53

17.23

14.63

13.33

13.88

13.48

Dec.

14.63

14.78

13.63

iq oo

14.68

13.83

12.68

11.38

12.36

10.43

8.67

7.37

6.87

10.88

11.48

13.68

13.88

14 48

15.83

19.40

21.87

22.37

20.77

19.37

18.17

14.37

13.17

11.82

8.66

6.11

4.46

Jan.

A 91

3.66

3.71

a 68

3.76

4.86

5.16

6.41

7.21

8.01

a os

7.40

7.30

6.90

4. 30

7.85

10.36

iq oft

18.76

20.76

21.86

24.26

25.01

27.06

28 41

29.06

30.38

31.08

31.16

30.68

28.26

Feb.

26.91

25.86

23.41

21.76

20.42

16.41

13.21

10.51

5.64

4 no

3.44

9 70

2.44

2.89

3.16

3 40

4.09

4 70

6.69

6.84

7.03

6.48

5.53

a 33

14.30

1&35

20.21

21.90

Mar.

90 on

24. 70

24 80

24.85

94 OH

24.75

f>A fw\

23.30

91 91

19.97

17.65

14.45

13.65

13.70

15.05

17.20

18.55

19.65

14.45

13.65

13.70

15.05

17.20

17.35

17.05

16.85

16.25

16.20

16.40

16.90

17.00

Apr.

17 04

16.09

16.84

17 04

17.74

17 84

18.29

18.19

19 94

21.34

23 29

93 R4

24 39

24.54

25.04

25.54

25.29

24 09

22.99

20.84

19.93

21.04

21.09

22.34

21.19

20.04

18.98

20.20

20.89

21.04

Ma^

91 94

21. 89

21.4-}

23. O^

23.6->

25 1*

25. 6t

26.0'

26. 2'

26.6'

26.6'

26. 33

26.71?

27.43

28. 9f

so. o:

30. 7f

30.88

31.63

31.23

31. or

30.3?

so or

29. 7F

2fl Of

July

4.05

3.60

8.60

Aug.

7 40

R 90

5.14

4.89

5.29

6.03

4.48

4.88

4.83

5.63

5.47

5.27

4.47 a27

7.57

4.56

4.26

4.11

3.86

3.56

3.50

3.35

3.25

3.20

a 25

3.14

3.14

3.09

3.24

3.34

3.58

Sept.

O jlo

3.23

3.13

3.17

O 1A

o 7ft

4.12

3.97

4.11

3.91

4.11

4.51

4.51

4.70

4.60

5.15

5.05

4.75

4.49

4.09

3.89

3.79

3.69

3.73

3.58

3.43

3.38

3.28

3.22

4.22

Daily discharge, in second-feet, 1928-29

Day

1 __ 

2 ___

3 

4 _ .. _ . __

5 - 

6 ____ 

7 __ 

8 _______

10 ____

11. . 

12. _____ ..

iq

14. . ___ -

15 

Oct. Jan.

855

1,100

1,100

Feb.

9 QQH

1,960

143

75

35

21

40

54

Aug. Sept.

50

40

34

34

32

64

98

84

98

79

98

148

148

180

163

Day

16. __ .....

17 

18. 

19. _____ ....

20 _

21....... ...

22. . ........

23 _ .....

24...... __ ...

25 

26 .....

27 

28 ......

29...... .......

30 ........

31 ..........

Oct.

3,650

4,300

4,150

Jan. Feb.

79

143

260

705

735

795

645

404

1,200

3,500

Aug.

156

115

98

75

55

52

44

37

37

40

34

34

32

40

44

58

Sept.

280

250

190

148

98

79

71

64

68

58

50

47

42

37

109
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 143 

Monthly discharge,in second-feet,of Big Muddy River at Murphysboro,III, 1988-89

Month

February 7-25 . . . _ ...

August 16-31- . 

Maximum

3,500

156

280

Minimum

21

32

32

Mean

748

69.4

98.0

Per 

square 

mile

0.346

.027

.045

Run-off in 

inches

0.24

.02

.05

MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Discharge measurements of streams in the upper Mississippi River 

Basin at points other than regular gaging stations are listed in the 

following table:

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the upper Mississippi River drainage 

basin during the year ending Sept. SO,

Date

July 27

Sept. 7 

July 30 

Sept. 13 

23 

Apr. 3-4 

Nov. 24 

May 17 

18 

18 

Sept. 6 

Nov. 24 

Mar. 14 

14 

16 

16 

16 

May 17 

Sept. 5 

Apr. 17

May 1 

16 

18 

July 5 

8 

Sept. 6 

Apr. 30 

May 17 

July 5 

8 

Sept. 5 

Apr. 3 

Nov. 2 

Mar. 19 

Nov. 1 

Oct. 30 

26

Stream

__ do. _________

__ do _ ... ______

 .do............ ... 

 .do 

.....do.... ........ ......

 .do _ _ ........

.....do..... .........

... . .do- ... ... ... ...

 .do ....... ........

.....do. ...............

.....do ...... ............

.... .do ... ......

. .do.... ..............

.....do... ..................

... ..do.. ...... ..... .

... ..do .... 

 do . 

North Fork of Maquoketa 

River. 

 .do. ............

 do 

... ..do ........ ....

 -do ... .... ........

 .do __ . __ . 

. .do .... _ 

Wapsipinicon River ___

 .do . ... ......

.....do... ...... ......

.....do... ...... ............

. .do....... ____ ......

.....do...... ............

. .do............ ......

Skunk River. .. ...........

Des Moines River .........

Tributary to 

Mississippi River _

.... .do......... .....

 .do.... ...

 .do....... 

 do.... 

. .do...... ..

 do......... 

..... do......... .....

 . .do.... 

 ..do..............

. .do ...

... ..do... ... .... 

Maquoketa River... 

 ..do...... .... .....

.....do...............

.....do... .

 do..... .

 do..... 

 do 

Mississippi River ...

.... -do...... 

 do.... ..

.... .do......... ......

 do...... ..

 -.do...... 

... ..do.... ... .

... -do ....... ...

 .do.~. 

Des Moines River ...

Locality

Aitkin, Minn ______

.. - dol._ ____ _

Red Wing, Minn.. _ ...

- .do... ___ 

 ..do.... .......

Near Manchester, Iowa.. 

 . -do..... .....

. do . 

__ do. .. ........

 -.do....... .... ........

 do.... 

 -do.... ........ ....

. . do . .

 ..do... ..... .... 

__ .do........... __ 

 ..do..... ..... 

 . .do........ ........ ....

 ..do...... .... ... 

 .do... .... ... ..

 . .do.......... .....

 ..do,......... ......

 ..do..... . . .

 do

Oxford Mills, Iowa __ .. 

... ..do... ....... ...... .

 ..do...... ..... . ....... .

 ..do.......... 

. do

Near Keokuk, Iowa _ 

Gage 

heiitht

Ft"t 

3 60 

3 91 

1,10

.40 

.48

4,32 

4,26 

4.06 

403 

3.34 

3.26 

9.82 

9.57 

4,51 

4.98 

4.54 

1.97 

1.88 

3.16

3.89 

3.16 

2.80 

2.18 

3.84 

1.71 

4.96 

3.10 

1.70 

2.18 

.62

3.18 

14.38 

4.69 

1.45 

1.02

Discharge

Sec-fti 

2,580 

2,480 

7,640 

7,380 

7,510 

141,000 

286 

270 

215 

197 

18.2 

490 

7,360 

7,130 

1,370 

1,710 

1,430 

271 

233 

413

572 

417 

332 

226 

516 

152 

3,200 

1,860 

426 

928 

8.7 

4,860 

6,580 

55,700 

846 

3,110 

26.0
INDEX

A Page

Accuracy of data and computed results . 4-5

Acre-foot, definition of__...... ......... 2

Afton, Wis., Eock River at_._-__..... 106

Algonquin, 111., Fox River at__._____ 129

Apple Biver n%ar Somerset, Wis______ 81

Appropriations, record of____-___... 1

Babb, Mont., Lower St. Mary Lake near... 12

St. Mary Canal near..-. . . . 15-16

St. Mary Biver near..-. ...... __ 13

Sherburne Reservoir near.-.. __. ._ 18

Badger Creek near Badger, Minn.. ____ 50

Beardstown, 111., Illinois River at... . 123

Big Lake, Minn., Elk River near. - .... 71

Big Muddy River at Murphysboro, HI__ 142-143

at Plumfield, 111.__.______.__ 141

Black River at NeillsviUe, Wis___..__ 93

Bois des Sioux River near Tenney, Minn__ 29

Bradley, Wis., Tomahawk River near___ 101

Brodhead, Wis., Sugar River near___..... 109

Bronson, Minn., South Fork of Two Rivers at. 35

Browning, Mont., St. Mary Canal near__ 16-17

Brace, Wis., Chippewa River near_____ 83

Butternut, Wis., Flambeau River near.__ 87

Canton, Mo., Wyaconda River near____ 114

Canyon Creek near Many Glacier, Mont.... 20

Caribou, Minn., Roseau River at--..._... 45

Roseau River near.. _______.___ 46

Cbebanse, HI., Iroquois River near......._ 127

Chippewa River at Bishops Bridge, near

Winter, Wis...._...._...__ 82

at Chippewa Falls, Wis..._....._... 84

at Durand, Wis......____-_-___ 85

near Bruce, Wis_____________ 83

Colfax, Wis., Bed Cedar River near____ 90

Computations, results of, accuracy of.__... 4-5

Control, definition of______________ 2

Cooperation, record of__.....___.._... 10

Crooked Creek at Ripley, Bl________ 138

Crookston, Minn., Red Lake River at___ 32

Crow River at Rockford, Minn._ ______ 72

Cuivre River near Troy, Mo______.... 117

Custer Park, Bl., Kankakee River at_.__ 126

D

Data, accuracy of._..___._____... 4-5

explanation of._.____________ 2-4

Dayton, Bl., Fox River at.._____.._... 130 

Be Kalb, 111., South Fork of Kishwaukee

River at -----_.__.._... 110

Page 

Des Moines River at Ottumwa, Iowa.... 112

discharge measurement of------ ... 143

Des Plaines River at Joliet, 111.............. 120

at Lemont.m.. 118-119

Durand, Wis., Chippewa River at..-. 85

E

Elk River, Minn., Mississippi River at..... 58

Elk River above St. Francis River, rear Big

Lake, Minn . 71

21-24 

63

86

87

88

55

68

129

130

128

113

108

Fargo, N. Dak., Red River at 

Federal Dam, Minn., Leech Lake Ri^er at..

Flambeau River at Flambeau Reservoir,

Wis..- ... -

near Butternut, Wis_.. ..........

near Ladysmith, Wis 

Fort Ripley, Minn., Mississippi River near.

Nokasippi River near. 

Fox River at Algonquin, 111 

at Dayton, 111_........... ... .. ..

near Mukwonago, Wis..................

near Wayland, Mo......................

Freeport, 111., Pecatonica River at..,........

Q

Oays Mills, Wis., Kickapoo River at........

Grand Forks, N. Dak., Red River at. 

Grantsburg, Wis., St. Croix River near......

Green Valley, 111., Mackinaw River near....

Gull Lake Reservoir, Minn., Gull Ri^er at.. 

Gull River at Gull Lake Reservoir, Minn...

H

Hallock, Minn., Two Rivers at . 36 

Houston, Minn., Root River near... 95 

Hudson Bay drainage basin, Alberta -Manitoba-Mont.-Minn.-N. Da1':., gaging-station records in 12-53

105

25-28

77

132 

67 

67

Illinois River at Beardstown, 111 .

at Morris, 111.. .

at Peoria, 111 . 

Iowa River at Iowa City, Iowa ...

discharge measurements of . 

Iroquois River near Chebanse, Hl.

Joliet, 111., Des PJaines River at. 

Spring Creek at.............

Jump River at Sheldon, Wis.. 

123

121

122

111

143

127

120

124

145
146 INDEX

Kane, 111., Macoupin Creek near 139 

Kankakee River at Caster Park, 111... . 126 

at Momence, II]___________ 125 

Kaskaskia River at Vandalia, 111. 140 

Kawishiwi River near Winton, Minn. .. 53 

Kickapoo River at Gays Mills, Wis__ 105 

KlmbaU, Alberta, St. Mary River near. 13-14 

Kishwaukee River, South Fork of, at De

Kalb, 111..-.___________ 110 

Knowlton, Wis., Wisconsin River at. 98

La Crosse, Wis., Mississippi River at.. 62

La Crosse River near West Salem, Wis. . 94

Ladysmith, Wis., Flambeau River near .. 88 

Lancaster, Minn., North Fork of Two Rivers

near. 37

State ditch No. 85 near___ ._.... 38

Leech Lake River at Federal Dam, Minn... 63 

Lemont, El., Des Plaines River at. 118-119

LIbby, Minn., Mississippi River near 54

Lower St. Mary Lake near Babb, Mont__ 12

Lyndon, m., Rock River at __.__.... 107

M

Mackinaw River near Green Valley, 111 132

Macoupin Creek near Kane, 111_______ 139

Malung, Minn., Roseau River at. . 43

South Fork of Roseau River near.. 47

Mankato, Minn., Minnesota River at. .. 75

Many Glacier, Mont., Canyon Creek near.. 20

Swiftcurrent Creek at.. .. _.... 17

Maquoketa River, Iowa, discharge measurements of__________.... 143

North Fork of, discharge measurements

of.________________ 143

Menomonie, Wis., Red Cedar River at___ 91

Merrill, Wis., Prairie River near______ 102

Wisconsin River at______.____ 97

Minnesota River at Mankato, Minn.. ... 75

near Montevideo, Minn_________ 74

Minot, N. Dak., Souris River near .. 51

Mississippi River above Sandy River, near

Libby, Minn.___._____ 54

at Elk River, Minn . .... ...... 58

at La Crosse, Wis...... __..._.... 62

at Prescott, Wis_____________ 60

at St. Paul, Minn.______..__.... 59

at Sartell, Minn. __...__. .. .. 57

at Winona, Minn. _... .......... 61

discharge measurements of __ ____ 143

near Fort Ripley, Minn________ 55

near Royalton, Minn__________ 56

Momence, m., Kankakee River at _... 125

Montevideo, Minn., Minnesota River near.. 74

Monticello, 111., Sangamon River at____ 134

Monticello, Mo., North Fabius River at__ 115

Morris, m., Illinois River at.________ 121

Mud Creek near Sprague, Manitoba____ 48

Mukwonago, Wis., Fox River near.____ 128 

Murphysboro, HI., Big Muddy River at.. 142-143

Muscoda, Wis., Wisconsin River at......... 100

N Page 

Namakagon River near Treio, Wis.. 80 

Neche, N. Dak., Pembina Piver at....... 39-42

Neillsvflle, Wis., Black Rivw at __»... 93 

Nekoosa, Wis., Wisconsin F 'ver near.... . 99

New London, Mo., Salt River near. 116 

Nokasippi River near Fort Ripley, Minn.,.- 98 

North Fabius River at Morticello, Mo.. 115

O

Oakford, m., Sangamon River near 186 

Ottumwa, Iowa, Des Moines River at... 112

Palisade, Minn., Willow River near_...... 66

Pecatonica River at Freeport, 111-... 108 

Pembina River at Neche, N. Dak 39-42

Peoria, m., Illinois River at - 122

Pine Creek near Pine Creel, Minn 49 

Pine River below Pine River Reservoir,

Minn.... ................ 66

Platte River at Royalton, Minn. 69

Plumfleld, m., Big Muddy River at........ 141

Prairie River near Merrill, Wis. 102

Prescott, Wis., Mississippi River at 60

Publications, information concerning 5-9

obtaining on consulting of. 6-7

on stream flow, lists of 7,9

R

Red Cedar River at Menorronie, Wis.. 91

near Colfax, Wis... - 90

Red Lake River at Crookstin, Minn 32

at Thief River Falls, M! in. . 31

Red River at Fargo, N. DaN................ 21-24

at Grand Forks, N. Dak..... . 25-28

Rhinelander, Wis., Wisconsin River near 96

Rib River at Rib Falls, WK. ...... 103

Ripley, m., Crooked Creek at .... 138

Riverton, m., Sangamon R'ver at.. 135

Rock River at Afton, Wis.. ......... 106

at Lyndon, HI___ - 107

Rockford, Minn., Crow Rirrar at 72

Root River near Houston, I*"tnn. 95

Roseau River at Caribou, Minn 45

at Malung, Minn-- . 43

at Ross, Minn. 44

below Cut-off ditch nea- Caribou, Minn. 46

South Fork of, near Making, Minn 47

Ross, Minn., Roseau River at 44

Royalton, Minn., Mississippi River near 56

Platte River at - 89

Rum River near St. Francif* Minn . 73

Run-off in inches, definitior of 2

Rush City, Minn., St. Croix River near. 78

St. Cloud, Minn., Sauk River near 70

St. Croix Falls, Wis., St. Croix River near... 79

St. Croix River at Swiss, Wis... 76

near Grantsburg, Wis 77

near Rush City, Minn . 78

near St. Croix Falls, W'<«... .......... 79
INDEX 147

St. Francis, Minn., Rum River near___ 73 

St. Mary Canal at Hudson Bay divide, near

Browning, Mont. _ 16-17 

at intake, near Babb, Mont....- . 16

at St. Mary crossing, near Babb, Mont.. 16 

St. Mary Chalet, Mont., Upper St. Mary

Lake at-..... . 12

St. Maiy River near Babb, Mont. .... 13

near Kimball, Alberta. __ _ 13-14

St. Paul, Minn., Mississippi River at___.. 59

Salt River near New London, Mo 116

Sangamon River at Monticello, HI . 134

at Riverton, El___..___.____ 135

near Oakford, HI____.___..__ 136

South Fork of, at power plant near

Taylorville, HI . 137

Sartell, Minn., Mississippi River at. 57 

Sauk River near St. Cloud, Minn.. 70 

Second-feet per square m ile, definition of. 2 

Second-foo.,, definition of______ _ 2 

Seville, HI., Spoon River at._______ 133 

Sheldon, Wis., Jump River at 89 

Sherburne, Mont., Swiftcurrent Creek at 19 

Sherburne Reservoir near Babb, Mont.. 18 

Sheyenne River at Sheyenne, N. Dak.. 30 

Skunk River, Iowa, discharge measurement

of_______-_____-___- 143 

Somerset, Wis., Apple River near 81 

Souris River near Minot, N. Dak 51 

near Westhope, N. Dak... 52 

Spoon River at Seville, 111 __ . 133 

Sprague, Manitoba, Mud Creek near_ 48 

Sprague, Wis., Yellow River at__..__ 104 

Spring Creek at Joliet, HI______.__ 124 

Stage-discharge relation, definition of ___.. 2 

State ditch No. 85 near Lancaster, Minn... 38 

Streator, HI., Vermilion River at... . 131 

Sugar Creek, Iowa, discharge measurement

Of... ...... . 148

Sngar River near Brodhead, Wis. 109 

Swan River near Swan River, Minn..... 64

Swiftcurrent Creek at Many Glacier, Mont 17

at Sherburne, Mont. .-________ 19

Swiss, Wis., St. Croix River at.. 76

Taylorville, 111., Sonth Fork of Sangamon

River near.... 137 

Tenney, Minn., Bois des Sioux River near_ 29

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Terms, definition of__ _ 2

Thief River near Thief River Falls, Mir n.... 33

Thief River Falls, Minn., Red Lake Rivsr at. 31

Tomahawk River near Bradley, Wis 101

Trego, Wis., Namakagon River near 80

Troy, Mo., Cuivre River near 117

Two Rivers at Hallock, Minn 36

North Fork of, near Lancaster, Minn. 37

South Fork of, at Bronson, Mum. 35

at Pelan, Minn___ 34

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Upper Mississippi River basin, Minn.-Wis,- 

Hl.-Iowa-Mo., gaging-staticn records in.. 54-142

Upper St. Mary Lake at St. Mary Chalet,

Mont.. 12

Vandalia, HI., Kaskaskia River at 140 

Vermilion River at Streator, HI 131

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Wapsipinicon River, Iowa, discharge measurements of___ 143 

Wayland, Mo., Fox River near 113 

West Salem, Wis., La Crosse River nea~- 94 

Westhope, N. Dak., Souris River near. 52 

Willow River near Palisade, Minn 65 

Winona, Minn., Mississippi River at 61 

Winter, Wis., Chippewa River near. 82 

Winton, Minn., Kawishiwi River near 53 

Wisconsin River at Knowlton, Wis_ 98 

at Merrill, Wis . 97

at Muscoda, Wis. 100 

at Whirlpool Rapids, near Rhinelander,

Wis....... . 96

nearNekoosa, Wis . 99

Work, authorization of.. 1

division of ___ 10-11

scope of _____ __ 1-2

Wyaconda River near Canton, Mo. . 114

Yellow River at Sprague, Wis 104

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Zumbro River at Zumbro Falls, Minn , 92

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