DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Hubert Work, Secretary

U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

George Otis Smith, Director

Water-Supply Paper 566

SURFACE WATER SUPPLY OF THE 

UNITED STATES

1923

PART VI. MISSOUKI EIVEE BASIN

NATHAN C. GROVER, Chief Hydraulic Engineer

W. A. LAMB, C. G. PAULSEN, ROBERT FOLLANSBEE, J. B. SPIEGEL,

E. L. WILLIAMS, H. B. KlNNISON, and H. C. BECKMAN

District Engineers

Prepared in cooperation with the, J

STATES OF MONTANA, WYOMING, COjLOftAlJft, IOWA, 

KANSAS, AND MISSO1TR£, "5L 3^ 

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1927
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CONTENTS

Page

Authorization and scope of work________. ______________________ 1

Definition of terms_________________.___________-_»___. ____________ 2

Explanation of data___-___-_-_________-______.___________ _________ 3

Accuracy of field data and computed results_________________________ 4

Cooperation _____________________________________________________ 6

Division of work. _.____. ___________________________________________ 7

Gaging-station records ____________________________________________ 8

Missouri River proper____________________________ .__________.._ 8

Beaverhead River at Barratts, Mont_______________________ 8

Jefferson River near Silverstar, Mont.______________________ 10

Missouri River below Hauser Lake dam, near Helena, Mont__ 12

Missouri River at Fort Benton,'Mont____. _ ___,__________ 13

Missouri River at Leavenworth, Kans ______________________ 15

Grasshopper Creek Basin-________-----_-__-_-__.-_-____________ 17

Grasshopper Creek near Dillon, Mont_____ __________________ 17

Boulder River Basin ______________________________________ 19

Boulder River at Basin, Mont______________________________ 19

Willow Creek Basin______ ._________________.._.___.___ 20

Willow Creek near Willow Creek, Mont_______________._____ 20

Madison River Basin____..____________________________________ 22

Madison River near Yellowstone, Mont__-__-__-_____-______ 22

Gallatin River Basin_________,________________________________ 24

Gallatin River near Salesville, Mont__ ______________________ 24

Prickly Pear Creek Basin._________________________________ .___ 25

Prickly Bear -Creek near Glancy, Mont- _____________________ 26

Dutchman Creek near Alhambra, Mont.____________________ 27

Warm Springs Creek at Alhambra, Mont____________________ 29

Clancy Creek at Clancy, Mont_____________________________ 31

Lump Gulch Creek near Clancy, Mont_...___________________ 32

Tenmile Creek near Rimini, Mont__ ___-______..____,_____-__ 34

Tenmile Creek near Helena, Mont______-__- ______________ 35

Little Prickly Pear Creek Basin_--___-___-____- _____________ 37

Little Prickly Pear Creek near Marysville, Mont- ___ 37

Little Prickly Pear Creek near Canyon Creek, Mont__________ 38

Canyon Creek near Canyon Creek, Mont_____________________ 40

Dearborn River. Basin____--________-_-_-_-_-______-____-__--. 41

Dearborn River near Clemons, Mont_-____-_------_--_---_- 41

Smith River Basin_______________,_________________________ 43

Smith River near White,Sulphur Springs, Mont______ _ 43

Sun River Basin_____--___________-_____-__. __________________ 44

North Fork of Sun River near Augusta, Mont _______________ 44

Sun River at Fort Shaw, Mont______--______-_----_-____ 45

Willow Creek near Augusta, Mont-________________________ 47

South Fork of Sun River at Augusta, Mont.___.__- __.-.- 48

in
IV CONTENTS

Gaging-station records Continued. Page

Marias River Basin___.______*_-___________-____.__.__--____ 50

Two Medicine River near Glacier Park, Mont________________ 50

Two Medicine River at Family, Mont_____________________ 51

Marias River near Shelby, Mont____________________________ 53

Marias River near Brinkman, Mont _______________________.. 55

Badger Creek near Family, Mont______ _____________________ 56

Birch Creek at Swift Dam, near Dupuyer, Mont _____________ 58

Birch Creek near Dupuyer, Mont__________-____-__---_--___ 60

Dupuyer Creek near Valier, Mont-____-__---__--___--___--_ 61

Cut Bank Creek near Browning, Mont____________-____..____ 63

Cut Bank Creek at Cut Bank, Mont___________.____ 65

Dry Fork of Marias River at Fowler, Mont________._________ 66

Willow Creek near Devon, Mont ____________--_--_----_--__ 69

Teton River at Strabane, Mont ____--__--____----_---_---_- 71

Deep Creek near Choteau, Mont_________________________ 72

Muddy Creek near Bynum, Mont __________________________ 74

Blackleaf Creek near Bynum, Mont ______________--_.____ 75

Judith River Basin________________________________ __ 77

Judith River near Utica, Mont_____--__-_--___--_-_-_--____ 77

Wolf Creek near Stanford, Mont ____-_____------_-__--___-_ 78

Musselshell River Basin _______________________________________ . 80

North Fork of Musselshell River at Delpine, Mont _________ 80

Musselshell River at Harlowton, Mont.___________________ 81

Checkerboard Creek at Delpine, Mont ________ ______ 83

Spring Creek near Martinsdale, Mont___________~___________ 84

Careless Creek near Living Springs, Mont ________ __ ______ 87

Roberts Creek at Hedgesville, Mont _____ __--_________-_ 88

Willow Creek near Roundup, Mo»t_-_-_--_-___---__--______ 90

Flatwillow Creek near Flatwillow, Mont____________._.____ 91

Flatwillow Creek at Petrolia, Mont______ -_______ 93

Milk River Basin_____________________________ 94

South Fork of Milk River near international boundary ________ 94

Milk River at Milk River, Alberta_______________ 96

Milk River at eastern crossing of international bwadary ____ 98

Milk River at Lohman, Mont------------------------------ 100

North Fork of Milk River above St. Mary Canal, near Browning, Mont_ __-______________--_---_ _-_ ________ 101

North Fork of Milk River near international boundary________ 103

Lodge Creek at international boundary._____________________ 105

Battle Creek at international boundary._____________________ 107

Frenchman River at international boundary _________________ 108

Porcupine Creek at Nashua, Mont________---__---------__-_ 110

Poplar River Basin ______________-________-_---_---__----_---- 112

Poplar River near Poplar, Mont__ __ _._____-___-__-____ 112

Big Muddy Creek Basin_______.___________ 113

Big Muddy Creek at Reserve, Mont_.__ ___________ 113

Yellowstone River Basin_________ ______________-_,._--__-__--- 115

Yellowstone Lake at Lake Hotel, Yellowstone National Park.. 115 

Yellowstone River at Yellowstone Lake outlet, Yellowstone

National Park______________ ______._-_----___-_----_- 117

Yellowstone River near Canyon Hotel, Yellowstone National

Park ____________________________--_-_-_-- _ --- 117
CONTENTS V

Gaging-station records Continued.

Yellowstone River Basin Continued. Page

Yellowstone River at Corwin Springs, Mont_ __._____.__- 119

Yellowstone River at Forsyth, Mont____________________ 120

Yellowstone River at Miles City-, Mont_ _______ _ ____.-____ 122

Yellowstone River at Intake, Mont _________________________ 123

Tower Creek at Tower Falls, Yellowstone National Park___ 125 

Lamar River near Tower Falls ranger station, Yellowstone

National Park__________.___________-___-__.____..__ 127

Gardiner River near Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National P»rk__________________________.____ 128

Shields River at Clyde Park, Mont _._ __. ________ 130

Bracket Creek near Clyde Park, Mont _______________________ 131

Canyon Creek near Chadbourn, Mont ______________________ 133

Bangtail Creek at Chadbourn, Mont _______________________ 134

Willow Creek near Chadbourn, Mont _________________ _ 135

Big Timber Creek near Big Timber, Mont __________________ 136

Sweetgrass Creek above Melville, Mo»t ______ ___ __ 138

Sweetgrass Creek below Melville, Mont ____ _ 139

East Rosebud Creek at Roseoe, Mont ___________ ____ 141

Clark Fork near Clark, Wyo '...._______________ __ 142

Clark Fork at Chance, Mont___________________ ._ 144

Clark Fork at Edgar, Mont _______________-----_-___ 145

Pryor Creek above Pryor, Mont-___-_-__-__---_----_-_---_- 147

Pryor Creek at Pryor, Mont __________________ ________ 148

. Pryor Creek at Coburn, Mont____--__-__--_---_------_---_- 150

Lost Creek near Pryor, Mont _-__--__----__-_-_---_----- - 151

Wind River at Riverton, Wyo__________-_____. 153

Big Horn River at Thermopolis, Wyo ___._______-___-------_ 155

Big Horn River near Hardin, Mont__-_________-_-__-__---_- 157

Dinwoody Creek near Lenore, Wyo _____________________ 158

Dry Creek near Lenore, Wyo ____-_________--_____--_-_- 160

Meadow Creek near Lenore, Wyo _____________________ .._ 161

Willow Creek near Lenore, Wyo---_---------_----_--_ ___- 163

Bull Lake Creek near Lenore, Wyo _____________________ _ __ 164

Middle Fork of Popo Agie River near Lander, Wyo__-_-_-____ 166

Little Wind River near Fort Washakie, Wyo_.___ ____ 168

North Fork of Little Wind River at Fort Washakie, Wyo___ 169

Nowood Creek at Bonanza, Wyo _^_________?.______________ 171

Tensleep Creek near Tensleep, Wyo_-____-__-__-_-__-------- 172

Paintrock Creek near Hyattville, Wyo_________-_-___-_-_- 174

Greybull River at Meeteetse, Wyo_________________.________ 175 (

Shell Creek at Shell, Wyo____________-___------- ___ 177*

Shoshone River near Ishawooa, Wyo______________________ 179

Shoshone River at Corbett Dam, Wyo ______________________ 180

North Fork of Shoshone River near Wapiti, Wyo_____________ 182

Soap Creek near St. Xavier, Mont____---__________________ 184

Rottengrass Creek near St. Xavier, Mont____________-_-_ .. 185

Little Horn River near Wyola, Mont____-______-_---___-____ 187

Little Horn River near Crow Agency, Mont.________________ 188

Lodgegrass Creek near Wyola, Mont_________________-_____. 190

Lodgegrass Creek near Lodgegrass, Mont__________________ 191

Tongue River near Dayton, Wyo_.__-_______-____-_____-__- 193

Powder River at Arvada, Wyo_-_____-___________--___---_- 194
VI * CONTENTS

Gaging-station records Continued.

Yellowstone River Basin Continued. Page

Clear Creek near Buffalo, Wyo_________^___________________ 196

Piney Creek at Kearney, Wyo__.________________________ 198

Piney Creek at Ucross, Wyo_________._______________ 200

Little Missouri River Basin__________________________________ 201

Little Missouri River near Alzada, Mont__________________ 201

Little Missouri River at Medora, N. Dak__________________ 203

Knife River Basin____________________________ 204

Knife River near Broncho, N. Dak_-______-___---__-____-__ 204

Cheyenne River Basin______________________________________ 206

Belle Fourche River near Belle Fourche, S..Dak-_____________ 206

Little Sioux River Basin___________-__________________________ 207

Little Sioux River at C orrection ville, Iowa __________________ 207

Boyer River Basin._______________________________________ 209

Boyer River at Logan, Iowa_____.________--___---__.____ 209

Platte River Basin______________________._ 211

Grizzly Creek near Walden, Colo__________________________ 211

North Platte River near Northgate, Colo________________... 212

North Platte River at Saratoga, Wyo____ __ __ __ __ 214

North Platte River above Pathfinder Reservoir, Wyo_________ 216

North Platte River.below Pathfinder Reservoir, Wyo_______ 218

Nx>rth Platte River at Parkerton, Wyo__ ____ _ __ 219

North Platte River at Douglas, Wyo__. . -____ 221

North Platte River above and below Whalen, Wyo. ___ 223

Michigan Creek at Walden, Colo____ __ _ ________ 225

Illinois Creek at Walden, Colo_________ _ __ 227

Big Creek near Big Creek, Wyo__.__ , 228

French Creek near French, Wyo____ _____________________ 230

Encampment River at Encampment, Wyo_-;._____-___--____ 231

Jack Creek at Matheson ranch, near Saratoga, Wyo 233

Medicine Bow River near Medicine Bow, Wyo_ ________ 234

Sage Creek above Pathfinder, Wyo__ _-__ 236

Deweese Creek near Alcova, Wyo__ __-_ _________ 237

Sand Creek near Alcova, Wyo____ _______________ ___ 238

Sweetwater River near Alcova, Wyo :__ _ ________ 239

Horse Creek near Alcova, Wyo__ - _-_- 240

Canyon Creek near Alcova, Wyo_ -- ------- 241

Bates Creek nlar Casper, Wyo . 242

Deer Creek at Glenrock, Wyo____ ______________ 243

Boxelder Creek near Careyhurst, Wyo 244

La Prele Creek near Douglas, Wyo - 245

La Prele Creek near Fetterman, Wyo ________ 246

Wagonhound Creek near La Bonte, Wyo.__ 247

LaBonte Creek near La Bonte, Wyo - ---- 248

Horseshoe Creek near Glendo, Wyo -- - 249

Cottonwood Creek near Wendover, Wyo 249

Laramie River near Glendevey, Colo_____------- ----- 250

Laramie River near Jelm, Wyo_-_-_-------------------- -- 252

Laramie River and Pioneer Canal near Woods, Wyo 254

Laramie River at Two Rivers, Wyo_ --r 257

Laramie River at Fort Laramie, Wyo _- 258

Little Laramie River near Filmore, Wyo 259
CONTENTS VII

Gaging-station records Continued.

Platte River Basin Continued. Page

Little Laramie River at Two Rivers, Wyo ________________ 261

North Laramie River near Wheatland, Wyo ______ __ 262

South Platte River at South Platte, Colo__.,_._____..._... 263

North Fork of South Platte River at South Platte, Colo____ 265

Clear Creek near Golden, Colo _______________ _______*_ 266

North Boulder Creek at Silver Lake, Coio_______ _ 268

Thompson River near Drake,Colo__-___-___-I_-__ -_ 269

Crow Creek near Cheyenne, Wyo___,__________-___ 1_.___- 271

Nishnabotna River Basin________________________ ________ 273

West Nishnabotna River at White Cloud, Iowa ___ _____ __ 273

Nishnabotna River near Hamburg, Iowa ____________________ 274

East Nishnabotna River at Red Oak, Iowa __________________ 276

Tarkio River Basin_......____________________ 278

Tarkio River at Fairfax, Mo___ ___ __________ 278

Nodaway River Basin ________^_____________________---__-_- 279

Nodaway River at Clarinda, Iowa ________*__________ _ _ _ _ 279

Nodaway River near Burlington Junction, Mo ___..__-.^-^ . 281

West Nodaway River at Villisca, Iowa ______._______--_---_- 283

Platte River Basin (Iowa-Mo.)______:____r________._ 285

Platte River at Conception Junction, Mo____-_ _ 285

Kansas River Basin_______________________________ __ 286

Republican River at Scandia, Kans________ _____ _ 286

Republican River at Wakefield, Kans ______________ 288

Kansas River at Ogden, Kans____ ___..___________ 290

Kansas River at'Wamego,Kans______________-_____--_---- 291

Kansas River at To'peba, Kans_____________________ 293

Kansas River at Bonner Springs, Kans______________ ____ 295

Smoky Hill River at Ellsworth, Kans ____________----- 296

Smoky Hill River near Solomon, Kans ______-- - ---- 298

Saline River at Tescott, Kans _______________-._ -- 299

* South Fork of Solomon River at Alton, Kans _____.._____ 301

Solomon River at Niles, Kans___________________ 302

North Fork of Solomon River at Kirwin, Kans ______ --_- 304

Big Blue River at Hull, Kans ___.____. ________ 306

Big Blue River at Randolph, Kans__.___________ 308

Little Blue River at Waterville, Kans____________--_ 309

Delaware River at Valley Falls, Kans _____________________ 311

|fr Grand River Basin ___________________________ ,..-._ 312

Grand River near Gallatin, Mo ..___________________---- 312

Thompson River at Davis City, Iowa_______________ _.--_ 314

Thompson River near Hickory, Mo______.__________________ 316

Medicine Creek near Gait, Mo _________________________ 318

Locust Creek near Milan, Mo-________________--_--_---_-_- 319

Chariton River Basin_____________________________________ 321

Chariton River at Elmer, Mo ____________-___.___--_-_ _ 321

Lamine River Basin ______________________________________ __- 323

Lamine River at Clifton City, Mo ______________ 323

Blackwater River at Blue Lick, Mo___________ _ - 324

Osage (Marais des Cygnes) River Basin _______ _ ____ 326

Osage River near Quenemo, Kans ____________-__----------- 326

Osage River near Ottawa, Kans ________________________ 328

Osage River at Trading Post, Kans_ ___ __ __ __ 330
VIII CONTENTS

Gaging-station records Continued.

Osage (Marais des Cygnes) River Basin Continued. Page

Osage River at Osceola, Mo ___________..__________ 331

Marmaton River near Fort Scott, Kans ___.___________ 332

Sac River near Stockton, Mo._____________________ 334

Sac River near Collins, Mo _______ ___ _____ 335

 Cedar Creek near Pleasant View, Mo ______________ 337

Pomme de Terre River at Hermitage, Mo ____________ 338

South Grand River near Brownington, Mo___________ 341

Niarfgua River near Roach, Mo ____________________ 342

Hahatonka Spring at Hahatonka, Mo___________________ 344

Gasconade River Basin ____.____________________________ 345

Gasconade River near WaynesviUe, Mo__]____. __________ 345

Gasconade River at Jerome, Mo___. ____ j_- -- --- - 347

Gasconade River near Rich Fountain, Mo_.j_-._______ ___ 349

Piney Creek near Big Piney, Mo^_______!______ _ 350

Miscellaneous discharge measurements.-.,________4__-___,____,__ 352

Appendix___________________»__ ____J:__,___.__ 355

Index ___ _,__.______________....._ ,! _______ __.. 391

ILLUSTRATION

FiotTBE 1. Typical gaging station.

Papi 

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SURFACE WATER SUPPLY OF MISSOURI RIVER 

BASIN, 1923

AUTHORIZATION AND SCOPE OF WORK

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

measurements of flow made on streams in the United States during 

the years ending September 30, 1923.

The data presented in these reports were collected by the United 

States Geological Survey under the following authority contained 

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

Provided, That this officer [the director] shall have the direction of the 

Geological Survey and the classification of public lands and examination of 

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

domain.

The work was begun in 1888 in connection with special studies 

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

June 30,1895, successive appropriation bills passed &y Congress have 

carried the following item:

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

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

and for the preparation of reports upon the best methods of utilizing the water 

resources.

Annual appropriation for the fiscal years ending June SO, 1895-1924

1895____.___________..__._________ $12,500.00

1896____._._.__...._.._^_ ..._.._._.__________ 20,000.00

. 1897 to 1900, inclusive_____.______ _____ 50,000.00

1901 to 1902, inclusive_.____ ____......____ 100,000.00

1903 to 1906, inclusive-__________ __ ____ 200,000.00

1907_______________--_-____.__________--__--_ 150,000 00

1908 to 1910, inclusive_, __ __ _________ 100,000.00

1911 to 1917, inclusive-_-- ____-_-_________ 150,000.00

1918-._____-______----.--_-_______.____ 175,000. 00

1919-_-________._____"_____.____-.--____ 148,244. 10

1920_-____________-_-__:___-__-..___.____--- 175,000.00

1921 to 1923, inclusive________________ 180,000.00

1924._________________________________ 170, 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 

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made in connection with the description of each station affected; 

cooperation of the second kind is acknowledged on page 6.

Measurements of stream flow have been made at about 4,800 

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

the Hawaiian Islands. In July, 1923, 1,590 gaging stations were 

being maintained by the Survey and the cooperating organizations. 

Many miscellaneous discharge measurements are 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 time.

DEFINITION OF TERMS

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

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

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

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

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

feet. The principal terms used in this series of reports are secondfeet, second-feet '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 of area drained, 

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

regards time and area.

"Run-off in inches" is the depth to which an area would be covered 

if all the water flowing from it in a given period were uniformly distributed on the surface. It is used for comparing run-off with rainfall, which is usually expressed in depth in inches.

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

required to cover an acre to the depth of 1 foot. The term is com? 

monly used in connection with storage for irrigation.

The following terms not in common use are here defined:

"Stage-discharge relation," an abbreviation fo"r the term "relation 

of gage height to discharge."

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

stream below the gage which determine the stage-discharge relation
EXPLANATION OF DATA J

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

same section or sections at all stages.

The "point of zero flow" £or a given gaging station is that point 

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

the control.

EXPLANATION OF DATA

The data presented in this report cover the year beginning October 

1,1922, and ending September 30,1923. At the beginning of January 

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

preceding three months is stored as ground water in the form of 

snow or ice, or in ponds, lakes, and swamps, 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.

FIGUEE 1. Typical gaging station

The base data collected at gaging stations consist of records of' 

stage, measurements of discharge, and general information used to 

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

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

that gives a continuous record of the fluctuations. Measurements of 

discharge are made with a current meter. The general methods are 

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

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

From the discharge measurements rating tables are prepared that 

give the discharge for any stage. The application of the daily gage
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heights to these rating tables gives the daily discharge from which 

the monthly and yearly mean discharge is determined.

The data presented tfor each gaging Ration in the area covered 

by this report comprise a description of the station, a table giving 

results of discharge measurements, a table showing the daily discharge of the stream, and a table of monthly and yearly discharge 

and run-off.

If the base data are insufficient to determine the daily discharge, 

tables giving daily gage heights and results of discharge measurements are published.

The description of the station gives, in addition to statements 

regarding location and equipment, information in regard to any conditions that may affect the constancy of the stage-discharge relation, 

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

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

at the gage, artificial regulation, maximum and minimum recorded 

stages, and the accuracy of the records.

The table of daily discharge gives, in general, the discharge in second-feet corresponding to the mean of the gage heights read each 

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

fluctuation the discharge obtained from the rating table and the 

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

d^y. 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 operating on the principle of the planimeter and 

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

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

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

highest. As the gage height is the mean for the day, it does not indicate correctly the stage when the water surface was at crest height 

and the corresponding discharge was consequently larger than given 

in the maximum column. Likewise, in the column headed "Minimum" the quantity given is the mean flow for the day when the mean 

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

flow in cubic feet for each second during the month. On this average flow computations recorded in the remaining columns, which are 

defined on page 2, are based.

ACCURACY OF FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS

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

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

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

records.
ACCUEACY OFi FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS

A paragraph in the description of the station or footnotes added 

to the tables gives information regarding the (1) permanence of the 

stage-discharge relaticn, (2) precision with which the discharge rating curve is defined, (5) refinement of gage readings, (4) frequency 

of gage readings, and (5) methods of applying daily gage heights to 

the rating table to obtain the daily discharge.1

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

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

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

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

individual measurements with reference to the mean rating curve.

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

showing discharge pei square mile and depth of run-off in inches 

may be subject to gross errors caused by the inclusion of large noncontributing districts n 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 ftver above th^ 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 whi^h the annual rainfall is less than 20 inches. 

All figures representing "second-feet per square mile" and "run-off 

in inches" previously published by the Geological Survey should be 

used with caution because of possible inhert sources of error not 

known to the Geological Survey.

Many gaging stations on streams in the irrigated sections of the 

United States are situated above most of the diversions from those 

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

available for further! development, as prior appropriations below 

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

of prior appropriations, a paragraph on diversions is presented in 

each station description. The values given can not be considered 

exact, but represent tl^e best information available.

The table of monthly discharge gives only a general idea of the 

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

estimates; the tables of daily discharge allow more detailed studies 

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

the observations in ea 

new light on data pre^

;h succeeding year may be expected to throw 

iously published.

'Fora more detailed discussion 

J. C., Accuracy of stream-flow data:

of the accuracy of stream-flow data see Grover, N. C., and Hoyt,. 

U. S. Geol. Survey Water-Supply Paper 400, pp. 53-59,1916.
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COOPERATION

Much of the work in Montana -has been carried on under cooperative agreement with the United States Bureau of Reclamation, the 

work being done by the Geological Survey and the expense borne by 

the Bureau of Reclamation. The legislature of the State of Montana made an appropriation for stream-gaging work, which was expended by the State engineer, as provided in the act, in accordance 

with paragraph 3, section 2244, of the Revised Codes of 1907 of the 

State of Montana, which reads as follows:

The State engineer shall become conversant with the waterways of the State 

and the needs of the State as to irrigation matters, shall make, or cause to be 

made, measurements and calculations of the ordinary and flood discharge of 

streams, cooperating in this work as much as possible with the United States 

Geological Survey and the Montana Experiment Station; such measurements 

to be made on streams in order of their importance, provided that measurements 

already made, if deemed reliable, may be adopted.

This fund was expended largely on work in connection with several Carey Act projects and irrigation districts in Montana. In 

addition to the amount expended by engineers of the Geological Survey a State hydrographer was employed who worked directly with 

the Geological Survey.

The expense of work on the Crow Indian Reservation in Montana 

was borne by the Office of Indian Affairs.

South Bench irrigation district paid observer for station on Willow 

Creek near Willow Creek and Harlowton-Durant irrigation district 

paid observers for stations on North Fork of Musselshell River near 

Delphine and Spring Creek near Martinsdale. Clancy Farm Bureau 

maintains stations on Clancy and Lump Gulch Creeks.

Officials of the Yellowstone National Park have furnished observers 

and paid for a part of the work performed in the park.

All stations in Wyoming were maintained in cooperation with the 

State through Mr. C. D. Shawver, State engineer/

The United States Bureau of Reclamation paid for the maintenance 

of the following stations: North Platte River above Pathfinder reservoir, Sage Creek above Pathfinder, and Bull Lake Creek near Lenore.

The United States Office of Indian Affairs paid for the maintenance of the following stations: Little Wind River near Fort Washakie, North Fork of Little Wind River* at Fort Washakie, Dry Creek 

near Lenore, Dinwoody Creek near Lenore, Meadow Creek near 

Lenore, and Willow Creek near Lenore.

The United States Forest Service furnished observer for Big Creek 

near Big Creek.

The Laramie Water Co. furnished gage heights and provided the 

transportation necessary to obtain data for the stations on Laramie
DIVISION OF WOBK 7

River and Pioneer Canal near Woods, Wyo., and assisted in <the 

maintenance of other s nations in the Laramie Basin. The Douglas 

Reservoirs Co. provided transportation to the station on La Prele 

Creek near Douglas. '. Tred Firnekas, water commissioner, furnished 

data relating to diversion from the headwaters of Clear Creek. 

' In Colorado the State engineer, A. J. McCune, paid the salaries of 

the gage observers and a part of the expense of obtaining discharge 

measurements of the fo [lowing stations: Grizzly Creek near Walden, 

Michigan Creek at Walden, Illinois Creek at Walden, South Platte 

River at South Platte, and North Fork of South Platte River at South 

Platte. The city engineer of Loveland furnished the field data for 

Thompson River near Drake and transportation to the station when 

check measurements were made.

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

Highway Commission, F. R. White, chief engineer.

In Kansas the won was done in cooperation with the Kansas 

Water Commission, Gov. Jonathan M. Davis, chairman, H. A. Rice, 

secretary, and H. B. -TTalker. The station on Kansas River at Topeka was maintained in cooperation with the United States Weather 

Bureau. J. M. Piazzek read the gage on Delaware River at Valley 

Falls without charge.

The work in Missouri and on Nishnabotna River near Hamburg,

Iowa, and Missouri Ri rer at Leavenworth, Kans., was carried on in

Western Railway Co.

cooperation with the Missouri State Geological Survey, H. A. Buehler, State geologist.

The United States Weather Bureau paid a part of the observer's 

salary for the station on Osage River at Osceola. The Chicago Great

paid the observer's salary for the station on

Missouri River at Leavenworth, Kans. J. M. Atkinson cooperated 

in maintaining the stations on Cedar Creek near Pleasant View and 

Sac River at Cobb.

HVISION OF WORK

Data for stations in 

Dakota were collected 

tion of W. A. Lamb,

the upper Missouri River Basin and in North 

and prepared for publication under the direcdistrict engineer, assisted by A. H. Tuttle,

State hydrographer of

E. F. Chandler, E. L. Grrant, Miss G. B. McDonough, and G. H. Ellis,

Montana.

Data for seven stations in Yellowstone National Park were collected and prepared for publication under the direction of C. G. Paulsen, 

district engineer, assisted by Berkeley Johnson, A. G. Fiedler, F. M. 

Veatch, and Miss E. H. Haugse.

Data for the stations in Missouri River Basin in Colorado and 

Wyoming were collected and prepared for publication under the
8 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

direction of Robert Follansbee, district engineer, assisted by P. V. 

Hodges, P. S. Parker, J. W. Mangan, and Miss Florence M. Hall.

Data for stations in the Missouri River Basin in Iowa were collected 

and prepared for publication by J. B. Spiegel, district engineer.

Data for stations in the Missouri River Basin in Kansas were collected and prepared for publication under the direction of E. C. 

Williams and H. B. Kinnison, district engineers, assisted by G. H. 

Barger and C. P. Heartburg.

Data for stations in the Missouri River Basin in Missouri and on 

Nishnabotna River near Hamburg, Iowa, and Missouri River at 

Leavenworth, Kans., were collected and prepared for publication 

under the direction of E. L. Williams and H. C. Beckman, district 

engineers, assisted by V. L. Austin, W. R. Denison, W. S. Frame, 

and H. E. Zoller.

The manuscript was assembled and reviewed by O. D. Mussey.

GAGING-STATION RECORDS 

MISSOURI RIVER PROPER

BEAVEKHEAD RIVER AT BARRATTS, MONT.

LOCATION. In SW. M SW. }& sec. 20, T. 8 S., R. 9 W., at highway bridge at 

point where highway crosses railroad, 1 mile above -Barratts, Beaverhead 

County, 2 miles below month of Grasshopper Creek, and 10 miles southwest 

of Dillon.

DRAINAGE AREA. 2,850 square miles (measured on county map).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August 12, 1907, to September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Chain gage on downstream side of bridge; read by Rollo S. Henderson 

and Jentaro Neishi.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of bridge.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Banks high, covered with brush, and not subject to 

overflow. Stream bed clean and rocky. Two channels at low and medium

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 2.90 feet June 

24 (discharge, 1,200 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.95 foot February 21 to 

March 9, September 10 and 11 (discharge, 265 second-feet).

1907-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 6.0 feet June 19 and 20, 1908 (discharge, 3,640 second-feet); minimum stage recorded, 0.50 foot July 28, 29, 

August 19-31, September 1, 10-17, 1919 (discharge, 106 second-feet).

ICE. Warm springs enter river half a mile above, so river seldom freezes at station.

DIVERSIONS. Numerous diversions are made above station.

REGULATION. Storage of flood waters of Red Rock Creek near Monida has 

some effect on flow at this station.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent during year. Rating curve 

well defined between 25ft and 2,000 second-feet. Gage read to half-tenths 

twice daily prior to January 1 and to hundredths twice daily thereafter. 

Daily discharge determined by applying mean daily gage height to rating 

table. Records good.
MISSOURI RIVER PROPER

Discharge measurements of Beaverhead River at Barratts, Mont., during the year 

ending September SO, 

[Made by Q. H. Ellis]

Date

Dec. 29. _ . _ .

Jan. 25. ........

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.13 

1.06

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

349 

307

Daily discharge, in second-ft

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.

268 

268 

268 

268 

268

268 

268 

268 

268 

228

268 

268 

268 

268 

268

268 

268 

268 

299 

299

299 

299 

299 

299 

299

299 

299 

299 

299 

299 

299

Nov.

299 

299 

299 

299 

299

332 

368 

405 

405 

405

444 

444

405 

368 

368

368 

424 

444 

424

405

368 

368 

405 

405 

405

405 

405 

405 

405 

405

De

4 

4 

4 

4 

4

4

4 

4 

4 

4

3

4 

4

' 4

4 

- 4 

4 

3 

3

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

3 

3 

3

31 

3 

3

Monthly discharge of B.eavej

Date

A] 

M

ar. 4 .... _.-

flv 1 Q

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.48 

2.49

£5* Date

Sec.-ft. 

472 JUD 

985 Jul y IS 

Gage 

height

Feet 

2.33 

1.55

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

869 

486

 et, of Beaverhead River at Barratts, Mont., for the year 

ending September SO, 1923

c.

95 

)5 

)5 

05 

95

05

95 

95 

95 

05

86 

95 

05 

95 

05

05 

05 

05 

32 

15

32 

50 

32 

50 

50

32 

32 

32 

36 

32 

32

Jan.

329 

312 

329 

329 

329

329 

' 329 

329 

329 

329

329 

329 

329 

329 

329

329 

329 

329 

329 

329

329 

329 

329 

329 

319

329 

329 

329 

329 

329 

329

Feb.

329 

329 

329 

329 

329

329 

329 

329 

329 

329

329 

329 

329 

329 

329

329 

329 

329 

329

296

265 

265 

265 

265 

265

265 

265 

265

......

Mar.

265 

265 

265 

265 

265

265 

265 

265 

265 

268

283 

277 

277 

283 

283

283 

283

277 

277 

277

277 

277 

283 

283 

283

283 

283 

283 

296 

329 

401

Apr.

511 

436 

477 

466 

436

43ft 

436 

420 

420 

412

412 

412 

412

412 

405

405 

405 

502 

585 

542

444 

405 

382 

382 

397

412 

412 

460 

538 

595

May

595 

595 

566 

595 

722

754 

797 

830 

830 

940

970 

993 

982 

993 

993

993 

993 

982 

970 

1,060

1,060 

1,070 

1,090 

1,090 

993

1,050 

1,050 

1,050 

970

907 

907

June

1,120 

940 

896 

776 

797

 776 

851 

918 

884 

842

862 

884 

830 

808 

873

819 

884 

1,020 

1,060 

1,170

1,170 

1,170 

1,170 

1,200 

1,190

1,070 

1,100 

940

808 

776

July

631 

610 

631 

610 

610

610

516 

473 

448 

432

432 

424 

409 

409 

393

489 

557 

432 

409 

357

357 

357 

401 

432 

473

448 

448 

473 

473 

440 

424

Aug.

401 

393

432 

440 

440

440 

456 

489 

498 

448

432 

409 

409 

416 

432

401 

401 

401 

416 

473

464 

456 

464 

432 

432

416 

401 

393 

371 

364 

364

Sept.

329 

329 

322 

302 

290

271 

271 

271

271 

265

265 

271 

271 

271 

271

271 

271 

271 

271

271

290 

302 

302 

302 

302

302 

329 

336 

336 

336

head River at Barratts, Mont., for the year ending September SO, 1923

Month

January

April __ . __ . __________ ...-.... _

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

299 

444 

405 

329 

329 

401 

595 

1,090 

1,200 

631 

468 

336

1,200

Minimum

268 

299 

315 

312 

265 

265 

382 

566 

776 

357 

364 

265

265

Mean

281 

383 

375 

328 

310 

282 

445 

916 

953 

471 

425 

292

456

Run-oft in 

acre-feet

17,300 

22,800 

23.100 

20,200 

17/200 

17,300 

26,500 

56,300 

56,700 

29,000 

26,100 

17,400

330,000
10 SURFACE WATEB SUPPLY, 1923, PAET VI

JEFFERSON RIVER NEAR SttVEBSTAR, MONT.

LOCATION. In sec. 23, T. 2 S., R. 6 W., at highway bridge at Cornforth ranch, 

on road from Silverstar, Madison County, to Iron Rod, a station on Ruby 

Valley branch of Northern Pacific Railway, and 5 miles below junction of 

Beaverhead and Bighole Rivers.

DRAINAGE AREA. 7, 840 square miles (measured on General Land Office map).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August 11, 1910, to September 30, 1916; July 22, 1920, to 

September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Chain gage attached to bridge; read by Ray Cornforth.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of highway bridge.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of gravel; permanent. Left bank 

high and clean; right bank covered with brush and subject to overflow 

during extreme floods.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during the year, 5.60 feet 

May 28and June 27 (discharge, 7,260 second-feet); minimum stage, 2.32 feet 

October 15-19 (discharge, 695 second-feet).

1910-1916; 1920-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 8.8 feet June 15, 1913 

(discharge, 16,500 second-feet); minimum stage, 1.7 feet August 22, 1910 

(discharge, 320 second-feet).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation seriously affected by ice. Daily discharge not 

computed for periods of ice effect.

DIVERSIONS. Numerous irrigating ditches divert water above and below station.

REGULATION. Flow partly regulated by two dams; one on Red Rock Creek 

near Monida stores water for irrigation and one'on Bighole River near 

Divide is used for development of power.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent after June 18, 1922. Rating 

curve used prior to that date well defined between 800 and 12,000 secondfeet; curve used subsequent to that date well defined between 300 and 

11,000 second-feet. Gage read to hundredths once daily. Daily discharge 

determined by applying daily gage height to rating table. Records good.

Discharge measurements of Jefferson River near Silverstar, Mont., during the year 

ending September SO,

[Made by G. H. Ellis]

Date

Aprils.. __ ... _ ....... __ .. __ .. __ ........ _ .. _ ......... __ . ...........

June 13 ___ . . ___ . _____ . __ . __ .. __ . __ . ________ .... ...

Gage 

height

Feet 

2.94

5.01

Discharge

Sec,-ft 

1,540

5,640

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Jefferson River near Silverstar, Mont., for the 

period June 1, 1922, to September SO, 1928

Day

1922 

1 . ___ . .......

2 . _.__ ...

3.. __ . .......

4 _________

5.... ____ ....

6. _____ . __ .

7.. __ . ........

8 ..__... 

9.. ____ . __ .

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

June

7,660

7,260

6,990

7,400

8,340

9,730

10,600

11,400

12,200

13.200

July

2,410

2,160

1,920

1,800

1,680

1,590

1,560

1,530

1,740

1.920

Aug.

1,080

992

QQO

1,100

1,330

1,330

1,360

1,470

1,410

1.470

Sept.

1,390

1,280

1,280

1,280

1 9WI

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,250

1.250

Day

1922 

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

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

13.... __ .......

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

15 ___ ......

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

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

18 ...

19.. ..... _ -

20. . _ ......

June

13,200

11,700

10,300

9,450

10,000

11,900

12,000

11 400

10,700

9,730

July

1,920

1,980

1,950

1.920

1

QOA

1,770

1,620

1,410

1,360

1.390

Aug.

1,410

1,390

1,330

1,280

1,280

1,200

1,130

1,100

1,080

1.100

Sept.

1,230

1,230

1,230

1,230

1,220

1,200

1,200

1,150

1,130

1.130
MISSOUEI EIVEE PROPER 11

Daily discharge, in s econd-feet, of Jefferson River near Silverstar, Mont., for the 

period June 1, 1982, to September 30, 1923 Continued

Day June

1922 

21. ________ 9,3

22 __ . __ . _ .. 7.8r

23...... ._ _

24

. 6,7;

S.fr

25. __ . __ _ 5,01

Day

1922-23 

1- __ . .......

2 __ .. __ . ...

3 _____ . .....

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

5 __ . _____

6 .. .

7- _______

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

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

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

11.. _______ .

I2..............

13 _____ ......

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

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

16 ..........

17 ________

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

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

20 __ ...... ....

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

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

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

24... ____ . ...

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

26. _____ ....

27 __ _ .....

28 _____ ......

29-. ........

30 .........

31 

Oct.

948 

904 

882 

860 

840

840 

820 

820 

820 

820

800 

800 

800 

800 

780

780 

780 

780 

780 

800

800 

800 

800 

800 

800

820 

820 

820 

860 

904 

970

0 

K) 

0 

0 

0

July

1,470 

1,530 

1,710 

1,800 

1,740

Nov.

1 

1 

1 

1,

1, 

1, 

1,

1, 

1,

1, 

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

1, 

1, 

1, 

1. 

1,

1, 

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

1, 

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

970 

040 

080 

080 

100

300 

180 

200 

230 

300

410 

470 

440 

440 

410

410 

410 

410 

410 

390

360 

360 

330 

330 

300

300 

300 

330 

330 

360

Aug. Sept.

1, 100 1, 100 

1,230 1,080 

1, 200 1, 060 

1, 200 1, 060 

1,200 1,040

Dec.

1,300 

1,280 

1,280 

1,250 

1,230

1,200

Jan.

------

t

1,230 

1,200 

1,200 

1,200

Feb.

1,200 

1,200

1,230

1,250 

1,280

1,280 

1,230

1,200

1,150

1,150

1,140

1..130

1,130 

1,100 

1,100

1,100 

1,150

Day

1922 

26- _ -. ._.

27- _ .. _ .....

28 . -

9Q

30

31 _ . _ . _ .

Mar.

1,330 

1,200 

1,150

1,100 

1,080 

1,080 

1,130 

1,130

1,180 

1,200 

1,200 

1,180 

1,180

1,200 

1,200 

1,250 

1,280 

1,330 

1,360

Apr.

1,420 

1,470 

1,530 

1,540 

1,540

1,550 

1,550 

1,560 

1,620 

1,650

1,710 

1,740 

1,740 

1,800 

1,860

1,980 

2,240 

2,500 

2,800 

3,320

3,530 

3,000 

2,600 

2,320 

2,080

2,020 

1,950 

2,080 

2,320 

2,800

June

4,660 

3,530 

3,000 

2,750 

2,500

May

2,800 

2,700 

2,410 

2,160 

2,410

2,600 

2,800 

2,800 

2,900 

3,210

3,640 

3,750 

3,750 

3,640 

3,420

3,210 

3,100 

3,000 

3,320 

3,530

3,980 

4,200 

4,550 

4,780 

5,480

6,220 

6,730 

7,260 

6,990 

6,220 

5,480

July

1,680 

1,620 

1,500 

1,280 

1,200 

1,130

June

5,010 

4,780 

4,200 

3,860 

3,640

3,530 

3,530 

3,860 

4,090 

4,200

4,660 

5,360 

5,840 

5,840 

5,360

5,010 

4,660 

4,340 

4,340

4,550

5,240 

5,480 

6,340 

6,470 

6,340

6,100 

7,260 

6,730 

6,220 

5,480

Aug.

1,150 

1,150 

1,180 

1,200 

1,250 

1,280

July

4,660 

3,860 

3,640 

3,420 

3,210

3,100 

2,900 

2,600 

2,240 

2,080

2,020 

1,920 

1,890 

1,860 

1,860

2,110 

2,240 

2,080 

1,980 

1,920

1,830 

1,740 

1,620 

1,470 

1,330

1,390" 

1,330 

1,280 

1,200 

1,130 

1,040

Aug.

970 

948 

948 

926 

926

926 

926 

992 

970 

948

948 

948 

926 

948 

970

970 

970 

970 

970 

1,020

1,130 

1,200 

1,250 

1,280 

1,280

1,280 

1,250 

1,200 

1,130 

1,080 

1,050

Sept.

1,040 

*010 

992 

970 

948

Sept.

' 1,020 

992 

970 

948

, 926

882 

860 

840 

820 

810

800 

800 

800 

800 

800

800 

810 

820 

820 

820

840 

840 

840 

840 

840

860 

926 

926 

883 

840

NOTE. Records for June to September, 1922, supersede those published in Water-Supply faper 546. 

Pischarge interpolated on account of missing gage heights June 29, July 4, 26, Sept. 15, Oct. 23, 24,1922, 

Feb. 11, Apr. 1,2, 4-7, July 4, Aug. 16,17, 31, Sept. 1,10,17, and 29.

Monthly discharge of Jefferson River near Silverstar, Mont., for the years ending 

September 30, 1922 and 1923

Month

1921-22 

October _ .. ________ . .....................

March 23-31...... _ __ ... _ .... . . _ . ...

April ... _ . __ . ______ . .__. 

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

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

Discharge in second -feet

Maximum

1,080 

1,560 

1,600 

1,660 

3,310 

11,400 

13,200 

2,410 

1,470 

1.390

Minimum

881 

1,080 

1,440 

1,2«0 

1,240 

2,990 

2,500 

1,130 

992 

948

Mean

964 

1,310 

1,510 

1,400 

1,930 

6, 750 

8,540 

1,680 

1,220 

1,170

Run-off in 

acre-feet

59,300 

78,000 

59,900 

25,000 

115,000 

415,000 

508,000 

10H.OOO 

75,000 

69,600
12 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

Monthly discharge of Jefferson River near Silverstar, Man!,., for the years endingSeptember SO, 1922 and 1923 Continued

Month

1922-23

March 13-31.. .... _ . ..._ . _._ - 

July. . : 

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

970 

1,470 

1,300 

1,230 

1,280 

1,360 

3,530 

7,260 

7,260 

4,660 

1,280 

1,020

Minimum

780 

970 

1,200 

1,200 

1,100 

1,080 

1,420 

2,160 

3,530 

1,040 

926 

800

Mean

827 

1,290 

1,260 

1,210 

1,180 

1,200 

2,060 

3,670 

5,080 

2,160 

1,040 

859

Run-oft i n> 

acre-feet

50,8(X> 

76,800- 

15,000 

9,600 

39,660 

45, 200* 

123,000 

244,000- 

302,000 

133, 000' 

64,000 

51,100

NOTE. Records for June to September, 1922, supersede those published in Water-Supply Paper 546. 

MISSOURI RIVER BELOW HA USER LAKE DAM, NEAR HELENA, MONT.

LOCATION. In SW. % sec. 29, T. 12 N., R. 2 W., at Hauser Lake power plant

15 miles northeast of Helena, Lewis and Clark County. 

DRAINAGE AREA. Not measured.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. December 27, 1922, to September 30, 1923. 

GAGE. Stevens continuous water-stage recorder installed on operating platform

of the power plant and connected to the float in well in exciter tailrace;

inspected by power-plant employees. *

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from cable three-fourths mile below dam. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Channel composed of heavy boulders and graveL

Control is heavy gravel bar 1,200 feet below power house; not subject toshift. 

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during period of record,

75.20 feet at 11.45 a. m. May 28 (discharge, 20,500 second-feet); minimum

stage, 66.05 feet at 10.45 a. m. January 20 (discharge, 908 second-feet), 

ICE. Stage-discharge relation not seriously affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. Numerous diversions from river and tributaries above and twosmall pumping plants located on Hauser Lake. 

REGULATION. Operation of power plant controls low-water flow and partly

regulates flow at higher stages. 

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent during year. Rating curve

well defined between 500 and 14,500 second-feet and fairly well defined above.

Operation of water-stage recorder satisfactory. Daily discharge obtained

from recorder graph by use of discharge integrator. Records good. _ 

COOPERATION. Gage-height record and some discharge measurements furnished

by Montana Power Co.

Discharge measurements of Missouri River below Hauser Lake Dam, near Helena^ 

Mont., during the years ending September 30, 1921-1923

Date

1921 

Sept. 29 

Oct. 21

24

25

Made by 

Tuttle and Durfee « __ 

... .-do..... ._ .........

.....do.................

.....do. .............

Gage 

height

Feet 

68.38 

67.34

66.60

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

3,670 

2,340

499

1,430

Date

1921 

Oct. 25

1923

May 15

Made by 

Tuttle and Durfee ° __

Tuttle and Chestnutt °

Gage 

height

Feet 

69.40

71.40

Discharge

See.-ft. 

5, 710

»9,110

a Engineer, Montana Power Co. 

Measurement subject to error due to loss of load at power plant during measurement.
MISSOURI BIVER PROPER 13

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Missouri River below Hauser Lake Dam, near 

Helena, Mont., for the year ending September 30, 1928

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. .. ..

Dec.

4,800

3,070

3,500 4 fun

4,100

Jan.

4,030

4,630

4,200

4,250

4,280

4,260

3,500

2,880

4,450

6,060

6,020

4,780

3,610

3,560

3,550

3,900

3,520

4,040

3,440

3,640

3,960

4,040

4,420

4,460

4,610

4,730

4 120

3,780

3,780 

4,240

4,480

Feb.

4,090

3,160

2,850

2.300

2,740

3,830

4,330

4,330

4,090

3,430

3,270

3,760

4,600

4,550

4,090

3,970

4,000

2,580

3,030

3,730

3,870

2,910

2,820

2,900

9 4Qfl

2,800

2,860

3,540

Mar.

3,440

3,350

3,260

3,160

3,240

3,140

3,580

3,970

4,190

3,410

3,260

3,720

4,680

4,820

4 oon

4,700

4,800

4,460

4 140

' 5,000

5,890

5,800

5,370'

5,060

4,920

4,810

4,020

6,380 

6,770

6,500

Apr.

6,330

6,250

6,340

6,190

6,000

5,950

6,900

5,360

5,630

5,800

5,440

6,490

8,910

8,260

7,090

7,610

6,790

6,400

6,520

8,600

7,750

7,810

8,410

8,520

8,270

7,530

7 330

5)620 

4,220

May

5,340

6,300

6,900

6,720

6,310

c Q<tt\

5,7601

6,080

7,350

8,220

9,100

9,660

9,440

10,600

9,960

8,730

8,250

8,010

7,830

7.330

9,630

9,920

9,960

10,500

11,700

13,400

14,700

17,600

16,400 

14,300

13,200

June

13,200

11,900

10,800

10,800

9*820

9,000

9,260

8,920

9,060

9,060

11,100

11,800

11,800

13,700

14,000

12,500

10,900

11,800

10,400

10,000

10,600

11,600

14,300

14>,200-

14,600

14,300

14,600

13,700

13,000 

13,200

July

13,500

10,400

6,090

3,080

8,620

7,950

6,810

4,660

5,800

6,700

5,600

4,480

4,080

3,580

2,610

2,380

3,500

4,060

4,000

. 3,700

3,940

3,660

3,670

3,940

"3,70ff

3,680

3,530

3,320

3,260 

3,890

3,940

Aug.

3,300

3,060

3,630

3,300

2,210

2,540

3,250

4,060

3,710

3,610

3,420

2,430

2,450

3,760

3,220

2,980

3,200

3,020

2,280

2,630

3,110

2,730

2,750

2,580

2,760

2,500

2,700

2,800

2,830 

2,840

2,680

Sept.

2,620

2,000

1,800

2,440

2,940

3,460

2,980

3,000

2,220

2,610

3,120

2,890

3,120

3,120

2,320

1,930

2,620

3,140

3,440

3,260

3,400

3,040

2,620

2,440

2,870

2,490

2,650

2,700

2,750 

1,800

NOTE. No gage-height record Mar. 1-3; discharge interpolated.

Monthly discharge of Missouri River below Hauser Lake Dam, near Helena, Mont., 

for the year ending September 30, 1928

Month

December 27-31 ____ .'. _____ __ . ______ ....

February __ .... ______ . ______ . __ . _ ..

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

July .__._,__.....__. ...... _ ._...__.,_____.____.

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

4,800 

6,060 

4,600 

6,770 

8,910 

17,600 

14,600 

12,500 

4,060 

3,460

.Minimum

3,070 

2,880 

2,300 

3,140 

4,220 

5,340 

8,920 

2,380 

2,210 

1,800

Mean

3,900 

4,170 

3,460 

4,510 

6,830 

9,520 

11,800 

4,810 

2,980 

2,730

Run-off in 

acre-feet

38,700 

256,000 

192,000 

277,000 

406,000 

585,000 

702,000 

296,000 183, eoo

162,000

3,100,000

MISSOURI RIVER AT FORT BENTON, MONT.

LOCATION. In NE. % sec. 26, T. 24 N., ft. 8 E., on highway bridge at Fort

Benton, Chouteau County. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 24,600 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July 16, 1881, to November 14, 1891, and Juty 1, 1902, to

September 30, 1923. 

GAGE. Stevens continuous water-stage recorder installed October 10, 1920, on

downstream side of bridge pier and chain gage on upstream side of bridge.

Both gages set to same datum but do not read same.
14 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1§23, PART VI

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Channel composed of coarse gravel and sand. Control 

is rock ledge covered with heavy boulders 1,000 feet below gage; practically 

permanent.

EXTREMES of DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 5.05 feet at 

10.30 p. m. June 26 (discharge, 25,400 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.10 foot 

November 15 (discharge, 2,860 second-feet).

1881-1901; 1902-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 15.3 feet June 7, 190S 

(discharge, 107,000 second-feet); minimum discharge, 1,420 second-feet 

August 17, 1919.

Prior to 1918 open%ater records only; flow may have been lower during 

winter.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation seriously affected by ice; discharge determined 

from flow at Volta plant of Great Falls Power Co.

DIVERSIONS. Numerous diversions from tributaries. '

REGULATION. Flow partly regulated by operation of storage reservoirs and power 

plants of Montana Power Co. above station.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent during year except when 

affected by ice. Rating curves for the two gages are well defined; between 

2,500 and 50,000 second-feet for the chain gage, and between 2,500 secondfeet and 30,000 second-feet for the water-stage recorder. Mean daily gage 

height determined by inspection or by planimeter for following periods: 

October 1-3, 9-29, March 27 to July 14, and July 30 to September 30. 

Observer's readings to hundredths on chain gage once or twice daily used 

July 15-29. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage 

height to rating table. Daily discharge determined from the flow at Volta 

plant October 4-8 and October 30 to March 26. Daily discharge on May 10, 

13, July 5-8, and 30 ascertained by averaging the hourly discharge. Openwater records good; winter records fair.

The following discharge measurement was made by A. H. Tuttle: 

May 23, 1923: Gage-height from water-stage recorder, 3.13 feet, from chain 

gage, 3.37 feet; discharge, 14,300 second-feet.

Daily discharge, in second-feet,.of Missouri River at Fort Benton, Mont., for the 

year ending September 80, 1923

Day

1. _____ ...

2 _ .. ......

3.. __ .. _ 

4. ________

5. __ . _____

6.. __ .... _ .

7.1 ___ . ......

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

9- _ - _ -----

10 

11 .- __ 

12 

13 

14- _ .... 

15. ___ .

16 

17 

18 

19 . ,

20 

21. ___ 

22 . ..-

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

24..... _ ......

25..... __

Oct.

4,280 

3,860 

4,000 

3,770 

3,710

4,370 

3,650 

3,950 

3,720 

3,860

3,860 

3,940 

4,250 

3,940 

3,530

3,830 

4,000 

4,510 

,4,510 

4,080

4,450 

4,170 

4,340 

4,080 

4,170

Nov.

3,770 

3,540 

3,680 

3,820 

3,870

4,020 

4,160 

4,180 

4,200 

3,900

4,360 

4,000 

4,030 

4,070 

3,980

5.510 

6,330 

5,780 

5,430 

5,170

5,630 

5,200 

5,700 

6,070 

4.050

Dec.

6,100 

5,470 

4,900 

4,610 

4,070

2,940 

3,220 

5,090 

5,250 

4,790

4,510 

4,120 

4,090 

4,510 

5,050

5,700 

5,100 

4,580 

3,840 

4,530

4,750 

5,390 

4,810 

4,810 

4.830

Jan.

3,500 

3,500 

3,680 

4,700 

3,860

3,650 

4,180 

4,130 

4,390 

4,140

4,480 

4,840 

5,730 

6,550 

5,720

5,620 

5,130 

4,690 

3,900 

4,420

4,120 

4,470 

4,550 

4,350 

4.200

Feb.

3,410 

3,830 

4,790 

4,760 

3,970

4,560 

3,960 

4,120 

4,630 

4,210

4,450 

4,100 

4,880 

3.940 

3,820

4,450 

5,000 

5.070 

4,610 

4,650

4,760 

4,660 

4,520 

4,630 

4.930

Mar.

4,920 

5,540 

5,560 

5,720 

5,340

4,870 

4,800 

4,670 

4,800 

4,640

5,040 

4,400 

4,880 

4,420 

4,520

4,420 

4,760 

4,420 

4,060 

4,600

4,550 

5,120 

5,440 

5,350 

S.'OfiO

Apr.

8,080 

8,470 

8,310 

8,000 

7,850

7,270

7,730 

7,550 

8,590 

8,590

8,000 

8,000 

9,120 

10,400 

13,100

12,300 

11,700 

12,200 

12, 700 

12, 700

12,200 

11,500 

12, 200 

14,200 

15.000

May

11,400 

9,950 

9,320 

9,280 

9,740

10,200 

11,600 

11,800 

13,800 

14,000

18,000 

15,700 

12,400 

14,900 

16,200

16,400 

16, 600 

15, 400 

15,000 

15,100

14,500 

14,700 

15,300 

16,700 

17. 800

June

21,400 

20,400 

19,400 

18,000 

16,800

16,000 

15,800 

16, 100 

16,000 

15,500

15,500 

16,400 

17,300 

17,200 

16,800

17,200 

18,100 

18,300 

18,000 

18,600

19,400 

20,200 

22,600 

22,300 

22.500

July

19,300 

18,500 

18,000 

16,500 

12, 800

9,320 

8,950 

9,200 

11,300 

11,100

9,740 

' 8, 590 

9,160 

8,470 

8,530

7,370 

7,060 

6,740 

6,670 

6,600

6,330 

6,060 

5,460 

5,460 

5.390

Aug.

5,020 

5,500 

5,760 

5,240 

5,240

5,120 

5,530 

5,280 

4,990 

5,240

4,960 

4,660 

4,960 

5,370 

4,480

5,180 

5,060 

4,810 

4,370 

4,420

4,930 

4,480 

5,440 

' 7, 440 

7,210

Sept.

5,060 

5,340 

4,48C 

4,220 

4,630

4,400 

4,930 

5,630 

4,220 

4,000

4,250 

4,720 

4,170 

3,780 

3,800

3,690 

3,860 

4,000 

3,940 

4,060

3,970 

3,690 

4,080 3,40° 

3,83"
MISSOURI RIVER PROPER 15

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Missouri River at Fort Benton, Mont., for the 

year ending September 80, 1928 Continued

Day

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

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

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

29.. __ . _ ....

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

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

Oct.

o oon

3,780

3,780

3,800

3,680

3,650

Nov.

5,930

6,090

K QOft

C QCfi

6,410

Dec.

4,010

4,330

3,920

4,020

o mjf|

5.730

Jan.

4,130

3,950

5,010

4,620

4 400

4,260

Feb.

A QAfi

5,080

A con

Mar.

ft 7ftft

8,670

Q Q7f|

9 19ft

8,230

Apr.

14 900

13,800

iq onn

19 ftflft

11,700

May

10 QAA

91 9nn

01 KfiA

91 SAfi

OO QAA

90 -Iftft

June

23,300

23,700

oo 7nA

23,200

22,200

July

5 **ftft

5,830

5,710

9 920

Q flan

4,370

Aug.

6,420

 6,200

5,600

5,630

5. WO

5,470

Sept.

3,7(0

3,750

3,580

3,760

3,920

Monthly discharge of Missouri River at Fort' Benton, Mont., for the year ending

September 30, 1928

Month

November ___ . __ __ _T __ ___ .... ___

January ____________ . ______ . _ _ ___

February ___ ______ . ___ ______ . __

March. __________________ ___ . ______

April ... _______ . __ . _________________

May ___ ____ . . . __ ___ . _ . .. ...

July . . .____.._ _.. .._ . ......

September _ . ____ _____ .. ________ ......

The year ___________ ______ . . __ ......

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

4,510 

6,410 

6,100 

6,550 

5,080 

9,120 

15,000 

23,300 

23,700 

19,300 

7,440 

5,630

23,700

Minimum

3,530 

3,540 

2,940 

3,500 

3,410 

4,060 

7,550 

9,280 

15,500 

4,370 

4,370 

3,400

2,940

Mean

3,980 

4,820 

4,550 

4,480 

4,480 

5,710 

10,800 

15,300 

19,100 

9,140 

5,340 

4,160

7,660

Run-off in 

acre-feet

245,000 

287,000 

280,000 

275,000 

249,000 

351,000 

643,000 

941,000 

1,140,000 

562,000 

328,000 

248,000

5, 550, 000

MISSOUBI EIVEE AT LEAVENWORTH, KANS.

*

LOCATION. In NE. M sec. 36, T. 8 S., R. 22 E., at Leavenworth Terminal 

Railway & Bridge Co.'s bridge in Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, 2^ 

miles below Fort Leavenworth and Fort Leavenworth bridge, 4H miles 

below Bee Creek, and 6 miles above Platte River.

DRAINAGE AREA. 428,000 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 1, 1922, to September 30, 1923. The Leavenworth Terminal Railway & Bridge Co. has obtained records of stage since 

1878.

GAGE. Chain gage on upstream handrail of bridge; read by Grant Parker. 

Zero of gage is 300 feet above" St. Louis city datum.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of bridge. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of silt and sand; clean except for 

lodged driftwood on sand bars, shifting. No well-defined control; stagedischarge relation practically permanent because control is formed by a 

comparatively long stretch of river channel below gage and is not affected 

by local changes in river bed.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 48.3 feet July 

7 and 8 (discharge, 344,000 second-feet); minimum discharge, about 5,300 

second-feet while river was frozen in December.

1922-1923: Maximum discharge, that of July 7 and 8, 1923; minimum 

discharge, that of December, 1922.

1878-1899: The Missouri River Commission has published a maximum 

stage of 53.06 feet for the flood of April 29 and 30, 1881, and a minimum 

stage of 30.68 feet Decembej 26, 1883.
16 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent during the year except as 

affected by ice. Rating curve well defined between 14,000 and 200,000 

second-feet, fairly well defined between 8,000 and 14;000 second-feet, and 

extended above 200,000 second-feet. Gage read to tenths once daily. Daily 

discharge ascertained by applying daily gage height to rating table except as 

noted in footnote to table of daily discharge. Open-water records good; 

winter records poor.

Discharge rrieasurettients of Missouri River at Leavenworth, Kans., during the year 

ending September SO, 1923

Date

Oct. 27

Dec. 22

Made byAustin and Denison _

Austin and Kinnison 

Gage 

height

Feet 

36.81

 34. 42

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

17,000

7,210

Date

Apr. 7

Sept. 10

Made by 

Beckman and Frame _

Gage 

height

Feet 

40.83

39.30

Discharge

See.-ft. 

49,700

31,600

 Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. ^

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Missouri River at Leavenworth, Kans., for the 

year ending September 30, 19S3

Day

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

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

3... ____ . ...

4 ___ . __ ...

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

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

7 __ ..........

8 ... _ ..

» __.__

10 

11.. ........

12 ......

13-,... ....

14 ...

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

16 .........

17 _ ........

18.. __ .. __ ..

19. . ....

20 - ..

21 _ .....

22. .... _ji.

23 ....

24 . _ ... .

25- .... _ .

26-- __ ... ...

27 _ .........

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

29 __ ......

30 _ .....

31 . .

Oct.

19,200 

19,200 

18,700 

18,200 

18,200

17,800 

17,800 

17,400 

17,400 

17,400

16,900 

16,900 

16,900 

17,800 

19,200

18,700 

18,200 

17,800 

17,800 

17,800

17,400 

17,400 

17,400 

17,400 

17,400

17,400 

16,900 

16,900 

16,900 

16,900 

16,900

Nov.

16,900 

19,600 

22.600 

23,700 

24,300

23,100 

22,100 

22,600 

24,300 

23,700

23,700 

34,800 

33,000 

29,800 

29,000

34,800 

37,500 

33.000 

27,500 

25,500

25,500 

25,500 

23,700 

23,100 

23,100

23,700 

24,300 

24,300 

23,700 

23,100

Dec.

23,100 

22,600 

23,100 

23,100 

22,600

22,600 

22,100 

21,600 

20,100 

18,200

8,400

8,700 

8,700 

8,700 

9,650 

11,400

Jan.

13,200 

13,200 

14,400 

14,400 

15,200

15,200 

15,200 

15,200 

14,000 

14,000

15,200 

18,700 

25,500 

19,600 

20,600

21,100 

21,100 

22,100 

21,600 

21,100

21,100 

21,100 

19,200 

18,200 

19,200

20,600 

21, 100 

21,100 

22.100 

22,600 

22,100

Feb.

22,100 

23,700 

22,600 

15,200

20,000

26,100 

30,600 

23,700

 - 

Mar.

21,100 

26,100 

29,000 

29,000 

31,400

26,100 

22,600 

20,100 

20,100 

21,600

23,700 

29,000 

106,000 

74,200 

43,000

43,000 

37,500 

37,500 

22,600 

16,900

21,100 

20,100 

15,600 

24,900 

58,500

76,400 

68,400 

63,200 

74,200 

70,200 

57,000

Apr.

63,200 

51,400 

51,400 

55,600 

55,600

50,200 

*46,600 

51,400 

61,600 

55,600

55,600 

60,000 

63,200 

58,500 

57,000

88,000 

109,000 

85,500 

99,200 

140,000

135,000 

112,000 

93,600 

88,000 

83,000

74,200 

70,200 

63.200 

60,000 

60,000

May

54,200 

50,200 

46,600 

45,400 

50,200

54,200 

54,200 

50,200 

47,800 

44,200

44,200 

40,800 

45,400 

43,000 

41,900

41,900 

44,200 

44,200 

43,000 

40,800

40,800 

40,800 

41,900 

41,900 

43,000

41,900 

64,900 

54,200 

50,200 

60,000 

64,900

June

64,900 

70,200 

80,800 

72,200 

68,400

66,600 

99,200 

154,000 

185,000 

164,000

164,000 

236,000 

254,000 

196,000 

154,000

140,000 

112,000 

109,000 

135,000 

230,000

284,000 

185,000 

154,000 

140,000 

169,000

207,000 

224,000 

272,000 

302,000 

284,000

July

278,000 

296,000 

326,000 

308,000 

326,000

332,000 

344,000 

344,000 

302,000 

248,000

207,000 

212,000 

185,000 

174,000 

174,000

164,000 

164,000 

144,000 

131,000 

119,000

112,000 

116,000 

112,000 

109,000 

109,000

99,200 

90,800 

85,500 

80,800 

78,600 

78,600

Aug.

85,fiOO 

88,000 

90,800 

96,400 

99,200

99,200 

96.400 

123,000 

190,000 

154,000

140,000 

131,000 

127,000 

131,000 

135,000

154,000 

154,000 

119,000 

93,600 

80,800

66,600 

63,200 

60,000 

60.000 

55,600

54,200 

57,000 

57,000 

60,000

52,800 

50,200

Sept.

50,200 

50,200 

39,700 

40,800 

38,600

37,500 

37,500 

34.800 

33,900 

31,400

30.600 

29,000 

28,200 

26.800 

26,100

25,500 

25,500 

26,800 

26,800 

30,600

32,200 

30,800 

39,700 

51,400 

43,000

36,600 

33,000 

34,800 

36,600 

83,000

NOTE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 11-26 and Feb. 5-25; discharge estimated from 

gage heights, one discharge measurement, observer's notes, and weather records. Braced figures show 

mean discharge for periods indicated. Discharge estimated Sept. 1.
GRASSHOPPER CREEK BASIN 17

Monthly discharge of Missouri River at Leavenworth, Kans., for the year ending

September 30, 1923

Month

October ___ ________ . __ . ___________

November ___ _____ ________________

December

March .. __ .. ________ ... _ ___ . _____

July

August. ___________________________

September... _________________ . ........

The year _ . _ _ , ________ . .. .. ....

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

19,200 

37,500 

23,100 

25,500

. 106,000 

14ft 000 

64,900 

302,000 

' 344,600 

190, QPO 

83,000

344,000

Minimum

16,900 

16,900

13,200

15,600 

46,600 

40,800 

64,900 

78,600 

50,200 

25,500

Mean

17,700 

25,700 

12,900, 

18, 700 

20,900 

39,700 

73,300 

47,500 

166,000 

189,000 

97,600 

36,400

62,100

Run-ofl in 

acre-feet

1,090,0001 

1,530,000 

793,000 

1, 150, 000 

1,160,000 

,.2,440,000 

4,360,000 

2,920,000 

9,880,000 

11,600,000 

6.000,000 

2,170,0001

45,100,000

GRASSHOPPER CREEK BASIN 

GRASSHOPPER CREEK HEAR DHLON, MOST.

LOCATION. In N>W.MJ sec. 26, T. 8 S,, R. 10 W., 5 miles above Bmmtebfef and 14

above Dillon, Beaverhead County.

, DRAINAGE AREA. 360 square miles (measured on Forest Service map of Beaverhead National Forest).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March 10, 1921, to September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Vertical staff; read by Mrs. Laura Anderson.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made by wading at gage or from bridge one-eighth

mile above. 

.CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Banks high and covered with brush. Stream bed

composed of boulders and coarse gravel; subject to shift.

' EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 5.68 feet at 8 

a. m. June 23 (discharge, 283 second-feet); minimum discharge, 19 second-

 feet October 1-5.

1921-1923: Maximum discharge recorded, 543 second-feet May 28,1922; 

minimum stage recorded, 4.45 feet August 26 and September 2,1921 (discharge, 10 second-feet).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation seriously affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. Considerable water diverted for irrigation above gage.

RE GUL ATIO N . None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation affected by moss on control and by shifting 

control. Three rating curves used during the year all well defined within 

the limits used and applicable as follows: October 1-11, October 12 to 

December 8, and December 9 to September 30. Gage read to half-tenths 

once daily November 16 to June 9 and twice daily during remainder of year. 

Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating 

table, except October 6-11 and July 2 to September 30 when indirect method 

was used. Open-water records good; winter records fair.
18 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

Discharge measurements of Grasshopper Creek near Dillon, Mont., during the year 

ending September SO, 1923

[Made by Q. H. Ellis]

Date

29. __ .....

Jan. 5. _ -_j«.--

Oage 

height

Feet 

"5.82

"4.46

4.34

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

20 4

38.5

33.2

Date

Apr. 4 ___ ..

Gage

Feet 

 4.33

4.83

4.80

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

 **** 6

84

80

Date

July 18...... 

Gage 

height

Feet 

' 5.07

M.87

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

125

77

"Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

* Stage-discharge relation affected by moss on control.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Grasshopper Creek near Dillon, Mont., for the year 

ending September 30,1923

Day

1 ________

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

3... _ .... ....

4 ___ . ____ .

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

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

7. __ . ____ .

8 .. ___ -

9. _ .. ____ .

10. _ .. ___ ..

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

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

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

14 _ . _ .

15.. ____ .

16 __ ...... _ .

17.. ....

18 __ ...... _ .

19 __ ...... _ .

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

21 _ .... ... _ .

22 _ .... ___ .

23 ..........

24.......... _ .

25 __ . _____ .

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

27 __ .. _ . _ .

28 __ . __ . _ .

on

30

01

Oct.

19

19

19

19

19

20

22

20

22

31

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

QQ

on

Nov.

39

39

3d

39

32

32

35

37

39

41

41

39

39

39

39

39

46

46

46

39

39

32

32

32

39

39

39

32

32

32

{Dec.

30

28

26

25

24

23

22

21

20

20

35

38

38

38

Jan.

>

35

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

34

33

34

34

34

3<l

34

on

Feb.

25

Mar.

| 25

27

30

40

83

83

oa.

Apr.

83

83

83

84

82

80

78

76

75

7*

73

72

71

< 70

69

68

105

114

114

105

83

70

70

70

70

70

76

76

83

76

May

71

71

71

66 ' ?1

 .77

77

77

77

92

110

86

86

79

86

94

72

72

80

86

95

104

104

122

152

152

152

142

142

142

175

June

277

178

114

114

123

114

123

123 in

125

125

110

116

125

116

107

116

142

173

237

252

277

252

195

182

246

252

159

123

Jnly

110

105

110

94

86

89

84

74

'6666

70

66

65

68

64

67

114

77

68

54

51

51

51

51

54

54

51

48

46

40

38

Aug.

38

38

38

40

46

48

54

02

54

51

46

42

42

42

44

48

44

42

42

56

77"

62

62

51

42

38

38 38

38

38

37

Sept.

34

34

32

31

31

31

30

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

31

31

31

31

31

Ql t?1

44

38

37

34

34

. .....

NOTE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 6-8, Nov. 29 to Jan. 16, and Jan. 31 to Mar. 28; dischargerestamatedfnom gage-height record, discharge measurements, observer's notes, and weather records. 

Gage not read Apr. 5-15 and June 16; discharge interpolated.

Monthly discharge of Grasshopper Creek near Dillon, Mont., for the year ending t

September 30, 1923

Month

July . - .. .. _. 

September ___ __ . _____ ___ ___ ___ .. ....

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

39

46 

38 

35

98 

114 

175

277 

114

77 

44

277

Minimum

19

32 

20 

30

25 

68 

65 

107 

R8 

37 

28

19

Mean

31.4

' 37.8 

26.9 

34.4 

25.0 

36.6 

80.1 

99.4 

161 

68.8 

46.4 

31.1

56.6

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,930 

2,250 

1,650 

2,120 

1,390 

2,250 

4,770 

6,110 

9,580 

4,230 

2,850 

1,850

41,000
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI 19

BOULDER RIVER BASIN

BOULDER RIVER AT BASIN, MONT.

XOCATION. In NE. ^ sec. 18, T. 6 N., R. 5 W., at Basin, Jefferson County, half 

a mile above mouth of Basin Creek and 1J^ miles above mouth of Cataract 

Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 219 square miles (measured on topographic maps).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. February 26, 1921, to September 30. 1923. when station 

was discontinued.

GAGE. Chaip gage supported by a built-up cantilever attached to trees on left 

bank; read by Lydia Sandquist.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made by wading at gage or from railway bridge 

600 feet below gage.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. One channel at all stages. Bed composed of gravel 

and large boulders. Banks high and clean.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 2.73 feet May 

26 (discharge, 546 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.50 foot at 9 a. m. November 4 (discharge, 7.0 second-feet).

1921-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 3.99 feet May 21,1922 (discharge 

1,390 second-feet); minimum stage, that of November 4, 1922.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation seriously affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS None.

REGtfLAirioNS. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent except as affected by ice. 

Rating curve fairly well defined above 10 second-feet. Gage read to hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge determined by applying mean daily 

gage height to rating table except December 5-13, April 5 and 6 when discharge was estimated on account of ice. Records good.

Discharge measurements of Boulder River at Basin, Mont., during the year ending

September 3*0,1923

[Made by Q. H. Ellis]

Date

May 20 __ ...... ____ . __ ... _ ....... __ . .. 

June 16. __________________________________________

Gage 

height

Feet 

 1. 15

2.26

1.66

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

41.0

298

126

a Stage-discharge relation slightly affected by ice.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Boulder River at Basin, Mont., for the year ending

September 30, 1923

Day

1 ______ .. __ .

2.... .______ _. _ .

3 __ ....... _____

4 _____ ... _____

6. ____ .. _ ......

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

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

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

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

11 _______ . ____

12. _ ...

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

14. ____ . _ . ......

15 . . _ 

Oct.

24

25

25

24

26

24

26

27

27

27

27

26

27

27

27

Nov.

30

29

17

17

31

21

35

- 31

30

34

33

27

24

29

29

Dec.

26

27

24

94.

I 20

Mar. 1 Apr.

128

 - 78

... 92

........ 68

53

 ..... 47

 53

_ ..... 50

48

44

 ;j 54 .. 76

........ 99

80

103

May

152

122

118

148

202

225

249

292

315

350

332

 307

260

253

234

June

350

284

263

249

243

249

246

249

249

240

219

200

174

166

148

July

197

182

184

150

159

155

139

128

112

101

89

84

80

70

68

Aug.

36

36

36

40

53

43

42

41

43

40

36

32

26

26

36

Sept.

20

18

18

17

17

16

15

14

14

13

14

15

14

14

14
20 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Boulder River at Basin, Mont., for the year ending: 

September 80, 1928 Continued

Day

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

17 .. _ ... . _

18 ........ ____

19 . 

20 

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

22. _ . ___ .. .....

23 . ..._

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

25 .........

26. __ . ............

27. __________

28 __ ...... .........

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

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

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

Oct.

29

29

29

29

29

34

33

33

30

30

30

30

30

30

26

31

Nov.

32

O7

33

26

qc

32

91

91

19

26

28

27

26

29

24

Dec. Mar.

25

19

10

17

17

1Q

19

20

*M

OQ

QI

50

«7

62

Apr.

182

9-4TI

284

253

146

110

so

72

70

78

110

152

189

213

192

May

231

240

263

273

292

379

364

468

528

£40

452

384

307

277

292

June

133

189

1QQ

182

 tO A

288

300

355

332

328

273

481

319

266

222

July

78

107

Sfi

70

an

60

57

56

52

68

QQ

69

55

47

40

48

Aug.

V7

^2

28

25

31

60

50

40

32

29

26

25

2424'

24

23

Sept.

18

IS

19

19

19

19

18

17

18

18

17

22

26

24

21

Monthly discharge of Boulder River at Basin, Mont., for the year ending September

SO, 1923

Month

October _ '. __ ...

November _____

December 1-13 _____

March 18-31... ___ ... _ .

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

May _______

Jane. July _______ ... . _ 

September... ______

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

34

37 

27 

62 

284 

MO 

481 

197 

60 

26

Minimum

24 

17 

20 

17 

44 

118 

133 

38 

23 

13

Mean

28.1 

27.8 

21.6 

29.0 

115 

297 

262 

94.6 

34.7 

17.5

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,730 

1,650 

557 

805 

6,840 

18,300 

15,000 

5,820 

2,130 

1,040

WILLOW CREEK BASIN 

WILLOW CREBKIHEAE WILLOW CREEK, MONT.

LOCATION. In sec. 18, T. 1. S., R°. 1 E., at highway bridge at Hardwood ranch

7 miles south of Willow Creek, Gallatin County. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 164 square miles (measured on topographic maps). 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September 5, 19i9, to September 30, 1923. 

GAGE. Chain gage on upper handrail of bridge installed August 15, 1923, at

independent datum. Old chain gage on old bridge read prior to July 8.

Temporary staff gage read July 8 to August 14 when new bridge was built

was set to read same as old gage. Gages read by Lou V. Harwood. 

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from bridge or by wading at riffle below

gage. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of sand and gravel; shifting. Banks

low and covered with brush. 

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 2.96 feet June

19 (discharge, 388 second-feet); minimum discharge, 18 second feet August

15.

1919-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 3.40 feet June 21 and 22, 1922

(discharge, 456 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.82 foot September 6, 1919

(discharge, 5.5 second-feet).
WILLOW CEEEK BASIN 21

fCE. Stage-discharge relation seriously affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. Numerous diversions for irrigation both above and below gage.

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent; affected by shifting control 

and by ice. Three rating curves used during open channel: curve used 

October 1 to December 6 well defined between 30 and 300 second-feet; 

curve used March 21 to July 15 is well defined between 60 and 200 secondfeet; curve used July 18 to September 30 fairly well defined between 20 and 

75 second-feet. Gage read to hundredths twice daily April 16 to July 17; 

once daily during remainder of year. Daily discharge ascertained by 

applying daily or mean daily gage height to rating table. Open-channel 

records prior to July 15 good, after that date fair; winter records poor.

Discharge measurements of Willow Creek near Willow Creek, Mont., during the 

year ending September 30, 1923

Date

Oct. 31

28

Mar. 9

Made by 

G. H. Ellis ____ ....

 do ....... ... ...... .

..... do.... ... ...... ....

.....do .................

Oage 

height

Feet 

1,24

 1.75

 2.02

 1.51

 2.40

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

42.6

33.6

74

26 7

21.9

Date

Apr. 2

May 17

July 17

Aug. 1

Made by 

G. H. Ellis 

..... do ... .... ....

 do 

 do .... __ ........

 do 

8&

Feet 

1.38

1.60

2.00

1.47

1.22

Discharge

Sec.-/*. 

71

85

172

67

30.4

<" Stage-discharge relation aflected by ice.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Willow Creek near Willow Creek, Mont., for the 

year ending September 80, 1&2S

Day

1 __ . _____

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

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

4. ____ __ ....

5 __ .... __ -

« _____ ....

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

* __ . .........

« ____ . .....

10 

11. ___ .. .....

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

13. _____ ....

14 __ ... .......

15.....-.... 

16 

17... .......

18 . .

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

20 

21 

22 

23 _ .. ...

24,. 

25 

26 

27.. . .

28 . 

29 . 

30- .

31 . ....

Oct.

30

29

28

28

29

29

28

28

28

26

28

27

29

32

32

33

36

39

37

39

4n

40

39

42

4T)

4n

42

45

47

46

45

Nov.

43

39

34

37

43

43

50

61

53

50

46

42

40

46

66

71

84

81

82

77

67

64fti

57

53

47

48

46

43

42

Dec.

40

39

42

43

39

39

36

04

55

Jan.

( 40

Peb.

25

Mar.

25

80

94

107

126

142

Apr.

126

72

74

80

71

65

75

73

73

71

69

73

71

71

6fi

73

83

85

96

85

74

70

68

64

63

61

61

59

70

79

May

75

70

68

64

69

77

85

89

105

137

,119

107

102

101

86

85

88

96

95

104

107

128

156

182

238

260

249

218

189

168

152

June

129

109

96

88

85

88

75

74

75

99

137

172

, 185

193

160

109

162

137

234

245

317

225

101

172

' 15*

133

135

124

124

119

July

129

133

144

141

133

131

113

99

93

84

83

73

71

66

96

75

62

61

49

51

47

38

34

34

38

34

27

29

29

25

47

Aug.

31

29

29

27

25

28

29

31

34

29

27

23

21

20

18

21

23

25

25

27

29

27

27

25

23

21

20

20

19

21

23

Sept.

23

25

25

27

27

27

26

24

25

26

26

25

26

24

23

23

23

23

24

23

24

24

25.

24

24

26

29

42

38

35

NOTE. Stage-discharge relation seriously aflected by ice Dee. 7 to Mar. 26; discharge determined from 

daily gage height, discharge measurements, observer's notes, and temperature records.
22 SUEFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

Monthly discharge of Willow Creek near Willow Creek, Mont., for the year ending

September SO, 1923

Month

October.. . ____ . ____ . __ . __ . ______

February....... _ .. __ ...... __ . _________

April ..... ............ -....._-. ...... .........._..

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

47

84

142 

128 

260 

317 

144 

34 

42

317

Minimum

26 

34 

34

59 

64 

74 

25 

18 

23

Mean

34.9 

540 

50.9 

40 

25 

39.2 

74.0 

125 

145 

73.2 

25.1 

26.2

59.5

Run-off in 

acre-feet

2,150 

3,210 

3,130 

2,460 

1,390 

2,410 

4,400 

7,690 

8,630 

4,500 

1,540 

1,560

"43,100

MADISON RIVER BASIN 

MADISON RIVER NEAR YELLOWSTONE, MONT.

LOCATION. About 250 feet upstream from- old footbridge at fording, place of 

old Gallatin trail, just north of stage road to Yellowstone, in front of River- 

 ide ranger station, 4 miles east of Yellowstone and west boundary of Yellowstone National Park. Gibbon and Firehole Rivers unite to form Madison River 8 miles upstream.

DRAINAGE AREA. 410 square miles (measured on topographic maps).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 16, 1913, to September 30, 1923.

GAGP Friez water-stage recorder installed October 20, 1918, on left bank; 

inspected by park rangers attached to Riverside ranger station. Prior to 

October 10, 1918, a vertical staff on left bank 500 feet below and at different datum was used. On account of unfavorable conditions caused by ice 

and snow near the recording gage, the staff has been used at times during 

winter after ihe,water-s1^,ge recorder WAS installed, t

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from cable one-third mile below gage or by 

wading.

CHANNEL AJJ.D CONTRCHU Bed composed of gravel and boulders; somewhat 

rough. Control practically permanent. One channel at all stages. 

Aquatic growth is present during greater part of year and at times affects 

the stage-discharge relation.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year from waterstage recorder, 4.47 feet at 6 a. m. May 26 (discharge, 1,270 second-feet); 

minimum discharge, 353 second-feet, October 1, 12, and 22.

1913-1923: Maximum discharge recorded, 1,950 second-feet, June 10, 

1917; minimum discharge, 316 second-feet July 23, 1919.

ICE. Record discontinued during winter.

DIVERSIONS. None above station.

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation affected by aquatic growth. Three welldefined rating curves used, applicable October 1 to November 15, November 16 to December 2, and May 21 to September 30. Operation of waterstage recorder fairly satisfactory. Daily discharge ascertained by applying 

to rating table mean daily gage height obtained by inspection of recorder 

graph except as indicated in footnote to table of daily discharge. Records 

fair. ' '
MADISON RIVER BASIN 23

Discharge measurements of Madison River near Yellowstone, Mont., during the year

ending September 30,1923

Date

June 14 

July 21 

Sept. 5

Made by 

A. Q. Fiedler ...... . .. .... _.. ._. ..............

C. O. Paulsen. _ ...... ___ _ _____ ._ __

.....do ..._..- . __

Qage height in feet

Old staff 

gage

1.67 

1.37 

1.28

Recording gage

4.09 

3.75 

3.71

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

755 

428 

415

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Madison River near Yellowstone, Mont., for the 

year ending September 30, 1923

Day

1, -... . ... --

2. __ _

3. __ ... __ .. __ - __ ..... 

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

5. _ . _ . ... . 

6. ____ ._. - _ _

7 __ .. _ ... __ ....... _ ........

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

10 .. . 

11 ___ . __ ... ____________

12. __ ...... __ ............... _

iqit::::::r:::::::::::::::::::::::

15.. __ ....... ___ .. _ .......... ...

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

17... _ ... ____ . _ . ______ . ...

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

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

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

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

22........ _ ... _ .......... _ ......

23 ........... __ ... _ _ ... 

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

25 .....

26 _____ ...... __ .... ______ ...

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

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

29..., ............. ........ .........

30 

31..... _______ ...... __ . __ .....

Oct.

353

353

353

353

353

353

363

353

353

353

353

353

380

362

358

353

370

390

390

371

371

Nov.

371

390

390

380

390

380

371 390-

390

400

400

400

400

396

OQQ

396

Dec.

399

400

May

755

788

822

954

1,060

1,180

930

918

918

906

June

822

744

777

766

799

870

' 8$fo

H7n

846

858

QCQ

DEC

700

766

755

777

755

733

700

788

894

870

744

700

678

65,6

634

623

612

July

612

enn

580

CflA

550

540

'520

500

490

490

480

471

480

471

4QA

471

442

433

433

442

AGf)

540

560

KA(\

520

480

480

462

462

4sn

Aug.

462

442

433

433

424

424

.. .414- , 414

4fU

404

AM

395

one

404

424

414

414

414

433

490

.480

' M.1

442

442

442

442

442

433

433

433

452

Sept.

433

424

414

414

414

404

4fl4.

' 395

395

one

395

Wv

395

395

395

395

395

395

395

386

386

386

386

414

' 404,

404

442

433

424

420

NOTE. Staff reading obtained at recording gage site used Oct. 22. Readings from old staff, 500 feet 

below-recorder site used Nov. 18, 25, Dee. 2, and the daily discharge was obtained by applying daily 

gage height to rating table. Discharge estimated because of missing or unreliable gage heights Oct. 

15-21, 23-27, Nov. 12-17, 19-24, 26-30, Dec. 1, ani Sept. 30; interpolated Oct. 8-11.

Monthly discharge of Madison River near Yellowstone, Mont., for the year ending

September 30, 1923

[Drainage area, 410 square miles]

Month

October.. .... ___________

December 1-2.... _________

May 21-31 ... ________ . __ .

July . .

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

400 

1,180 

894 

612 

490 

442

Minimum

399 

755 

612 

433 

395 

386

Mean

362 

393 

400 

934

777 

503 

430 

404

Per 

square 

mile

0.883 

.959 

.976 

2.28 

1.90 

1.23 

1.05 

.985

Run-off

Inches

1.02 

1.07 

.07 

.93 

2.12 

1.42 

1.21 

1.10

Acre-feet

22,300 

23,40fr 

1,590 

20,400 

46,200 

30,900 

26,400 

24,000
24 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

GALLATIN RIVER BASIN

GALLATIN RIVER NEAR SALESVILLE, MONT.

LOCATION. On the north line of sec. 33, T. 3 S., R. 4 E., at highway bridge 5 

miles south of Salesville, Gallatin County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 860 square miles (measured on topographic map).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August 1, 1895, to June 30, 1905; August 9, 1910, to 

July 31, 1913; March 29 to June 30, 1921, and May 1, 1922, to June 30, 

1923, when station was discontinued.

GAGE. Chain gage on downstream side of bridge; read by Homer Wilson and 

Nellie M. Miller.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of bridge.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Channel composed of coarse gravel and boulders, 

fairly permanent. Current swift and turbulent. Banks high. Two channels at high stages.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 7.20 feet at 

3.30 p. m. June 9,(discharge, 5,120 second-feet); minimum stage, 2.72 feet 

March 21 (discharge, estimated on account of ice, 254 second-feet).

1895-1905; 1910-1913; 1921-1923: Maximum discharge recorded, 10,750 

second-feet June 18, 1896; minimum stage, 2.60 feet March 2, 1896 (discharge, estimated, 150 second-feet).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation slightly affected by ice; station not operated 

during winter.

DIVERSIONS. The West Gallatin Canal Co.'s ditch, with a decreed right of 151 

second-feet, and Gilman-Todd ditch, with decreed right of 15 second-feet, 

are only diversions above station.

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent. Rating curve well defined 

between 300 and 4,000 second-feet. Gage read to hundredths daily; twice 

during high-water period. Daily discharge determined by applying mean 

daily gage height to rating table. Discharge interpolated for days of no 

gage-height record. Records good.

Discharge measurements of Gallatin River near Salesville, Mont., during the year 

ending*September SO, 1923

[Made by Q. H. Bills]

Date

Mar. 20... . _ .-... .. ________ ......... _ ..... _ . _ . ...

May 17 . ____ ___ _ . ....

Gage 

height

Feet 

2.82

4.00

5.50

Discharge

See.-ft. 264

982

2,270

 Stage-discharge relation slightly affected by ice.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Gallatin River near Salesville, Mont.t for the period 

October 1, t9%2t to June 30, 1923

Day

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

2 ______

3

4 ... ... ...

5. __ ......

Oct.

377

384

423

384

384

Mar. Apr.

326

333

340

347

362

May

521

502

516

561

683

Jane

o rEA

1,960

2,160

2,150

2.130

Day

6. ........

7. __ ... ...

8.. ___ . ...

10. ..- ....

Oct.

377

377

377

384

384

Mar.

.--.- -».

Apr.

337

313

328

344

340

May

74*

874

1,060

1,220

1,290

June

2.250

2,340

4,940

5,120

-3,250
PBICKLY PEAB CBEEK BASIN 25

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Gallatin River near Salesville, Mont., for the period 

October 1, 1922, to June SO, 192S Continued

Day

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

12. ___ . .....

13 .........

14. -.__. .

15 

16 _______

17 _ . .....

18...._.. 

19 _____

20 -__.........

Oct.

377

HAfi

340

333

377

465

423

369

369

369

Mar.

*264

Apr.

373

SQfi

366

366

373

411

470

493

561

551

May

1,380

1,470

1,710

827

807

916

1,000

1,310

June

3,490

3,250

3,020

2,880

2,770

2,660

2,560

2,370

2,340

4,940

Day

21- __ ... ...

22. ___ . ....

23. ___ . .....

24.. .......

25- ...

26 ...

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

28 ... ....

29. ___ . .....

30 ....

31 _______

Oct.

340

004.

377

347 077

Mar.

260

326

319

319

299

302

362

351

373

400

448

Apr.

452

354

373

336

326

373

380

493

431

488

May

1,640

3,600

3,890

4,760

3,890

4,440

1,860

2,400

2,400

2,030

2,270

June

4,760

4,140

3,080

2,030

2,150

2,210

2,090

2,050

2,010

1,970

NOTE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Mar. 20 and 21; discharge estimated.

Monthly discharge of Gallatin River near Salesville, Mont., for the period October

1, 1922, to June 30, 192S

Month

October 1-25 ___________ _ ___________ -

April ...... .................................... r.........

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

465 

448 

561 

4,760 

5,120

Minimum

333 

260 

312 

502 

1,960

Mean

378 

335 

391 

1,720 

2,840

Run-off in 

acre-feet

18,700 

7,970 

23,300 

106,000 

169,000

PRICKLY PEAB CREEK BASIN

PSICKLY PEAR CREEK NEAR CLANCY, MONT.

LOCATION. In S. H sec. 34, T. 9 N., R. 3 W., at private bridge on Haab ranch, 

one-fourth mile below mouth of Lump Gulch Creek and 1M miles north of 

Clancy, Jefferson County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 178 square miles (measured on topographic maps).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July 12,1910, to September 30, 1916, and July 28, 1921, 

to September 30, 1923, at present site. July 15, 1908, to June 30,1909, at 

old site 1 mile below.

GAGE. Vertical staff on downstream side of right abutment of private bridge; 

read by Fred E. Haab.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made by wading or from bridge.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 2. 47 feet at 

7 a. m. May 26 (discharge, 196 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.87 foot at 

5 p. m. September 8 (discharge, 15 second-feet).

1909-1916; 1921-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 4.0 feet June 17, 1915 

(discharge, 465 second-feet); minimum discharge, 12 second-feet August 

4-26, 1910. ,

ICE. Stage-discharge relation seriously affected by ice. Observations discontinued during winter.

18775 27t wsp 566 3
26 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

DIVERSIONS. Several small diversions from main stream and tributaries above 

gage; practically all water is appropriated and used for irrigation below 

station.

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation fairly permanent during year except when 

affected by ice. Rating curve well defined below 150 second-feet; extended 

above. Gage read to hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating table. Records good.

Discharge measurements of Prickly Pear Creek near Clancy, Mont., during the 

year ending September 30,1923

Date

Apr. 27

July 6

Made by 

C. S. Heidel.. .............. _ .......... _ ....... __ ..... _ ......

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.57

1.47

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

63

55

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Prickly Pear Creek near Clancy, Mont., for the 

year ending September 30, 1923.

Day

1 _ .. . -. _.

2 _____ _ - _ - _ _

3 ...... _ - __ ...

4 _ .. __ .. __ ... .

S ... _ - -.._-__.-

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

7 

9 - _ . .

10 .. ____ - _ . _

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

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

13 . 

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

15 . - ... 

16 ..... _ .. ___ .... 

17 -. .. 

IB

19 .... __ . ___ .. _ .... __

20

21 .

22... ___ . ___ ...... _ ..

23 - __ __ - .....

24 _________ - ___ . 

91%

26 ... .. 

27 . _ - ____ - ___ . __ .

28 _ . __ ______ .

29 ... _.. .-...

on

31 ______ .... ____

Oct.

in

30

31

31

32

32

34

04.

35

35

35

35

46

35

36

36

36

00

31

31

31

01

33

Nov.

35

38

38

51

38

42

52

54

50

51

38

38

Mar.

32

32

42

59

59

PLfi

62

Apr.

59

43

42

43

45

44

43

OQ

39

39

42

46

46

46

50

69

83

80

102

68

64

55

58

62

59

69

69

74

88

96

May

82

61

60

66

95

105

103

Qfi

109

114

129

109

102

103

91

91

98

99

100

128

152

138

138

144

168

178

161

134

128

117

136

June

147

132

112

102

105

100

114

103

103

100

82

75

75

64

63

50

69

83

87

73

105

117

117

114

116

109

109

96

79

72

July

63

63

61

61

66

52

58

63

48

52

61

55

57

51

46

56

75

54

56

46

46

46

44

39

42

43

41

35

33

31

29

Aug.

29

29

32

32

32

37

36

36

36

35

30

29

26

27

29

29

29

30

24

34

50

39

32

34

29

34

26

25

25

22

20

Sept.

1Q

17

IB

16

18

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

18

23

28

25

23

20

22

21

23

23

24

23

25

25

24

24
PRICKLY PEAR CREEK BASIN 27

Monthly discharge of Prickly Pear Creek near Clancy, Mont., for the year ending

September SO, 1923

Month

October 8-31-. _ ........ __ .. . __ ... ... __ ......

November 1-12 _ .... ______ ___ .. __ _______

March 25-31. __ . __ ... ______ . __ .. __ . .. __

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

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

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

46

54 

62 

102 

178 

147 

75 

50 

28

Minimum

30

35 

32 

39 

60 

50 

29 

20 

16

Mean

33.5 

43.8 

48.9 

58.7 

114 

95.8 

50.7 

30.9 

20.1

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,590 

1,040 

679 

3,490 

7,010 

5,700 

3,120 

1,900 

1,200

DUTCHMAN CREEK NEAR ALHAMBRA, MONT.

LOCATION. In sec. 28, T, 8 N., R. 3 W., at farm bridge on Marks ranch, threefourths mile above mouth, and 2 miles southeast of Alhambra, Jefferson 

County.

DRAINAGE ABBA. 11.2 square miles (measured on topographic map).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July 27, 1921, to September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Staff gage on right abutment of bridge; read by I. W. Marks.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made by wading below gage or from bridge.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of boulders and gravel. Control is 

rock ledge overlain with sand and boulders 20 feet below gage; shifting.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage reported during year ending September 30, 1923, 1.04 feet at 6 p. m. May 25 (discharge, 12.6 second-feet); 

minimum stage 0.22 foot September 15 and 16 (discharge, 1.5 second-feet). 

1921-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 2.10 feet June 9, 1922 (discharge, 

34 second-feet); minimum discharge,0.8 second-foot August 9, 1921.

ICE. Station not operated during winter.

DIVERSIONS. Several small diversions above gage. Practically entire flow of 

creek is used during irrigation season.

REGULATION . None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent; affected by gradual shift 

of control. Rating curve used October 1 to November 17, 1921, fairly well 

defined; curve used April 16, 1922, to September 30, 1923, fairly well defined 

below 17 second-feet. Gage read to hundredths usually twice daily. Daily 

discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating table. 

Indirect method for shifting control used April 16 to May 24, 1922, and July 

30, 1922, to September 30, 1923. Records fair.

COOPERATION. Gage-height record furnished by I. W. Marks of tRe Clancy 

Farm Bureau Association.

Discharge measurements of Dutchman Creek near Alhambra, Mont., during the years 

ending September 30, 1922 and 1923

Date

1922 

Apr. 16

TW&tr 3ft

Made by 

C. S. Heidel... .--

__ .do. __ _ __

....-do-....- .... 

Gage

Feet 

0.67

1 19

.73

.70

Discharge

Sec.-ft.

1 Q

16.6

8.8

9 4

Date

1923 

Mar. 24

Apr. 27

July 6

Sept. 12

Made by 

C. S. Heidel 

 do. ... 

Lamb and Tuttle .

A. H. Turtle. .......

Gage 

height

Feet 

0.26

.50

.36

26

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

1.9

4.7

2.4

1.9
28

Daily di

SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

 , in second-feet, of Dutchman Creek near Alhambra, Mont., for the 

years ending September 30, 1922 and 1923

Day

1921-22

1

2 ..... ______ . ___ . .....

3 _____ . ___ . .........

4 .. _ . _ . _ ... __ .

5 . ____ _. .

6 

7 __ . __ . ______ . .....

8 _ . __ . - _ .- . 

9 .... __________ ... 

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

11

12 .... __ . _______ . .....

13 _ . ___ . ___ . __ . ......

14 _________________

15 .... ___ . ................

16 .... __________ ... ....

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

18 _ - ___ - __ . ___ . - ....

19 ...... _ . ___ . ___ .. ....

20 . ____ . __ . ... .....

21 _________ . ___ .....

22 __ . __________ . .....

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

24 _ .. __ . ___ . ___ . .....

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

26 ..... ___. _ 

27 _ . ________ ... .....

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

29 . 

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

31 _ . _______________

1922-23 

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.

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1 6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

H 7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5 7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5 7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

f, 7

Nov.

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

5.7

5.7

5.4

n i

5.4

5.4 f; i

5.7

5.7

6.0

6.0

Mar.

 ...

1 9

9 ?

9 Q

4.0

4.0

3.8

3

Q

°i Q

Apr.

i ft

2 q

2

0

3.4

4.0

4.6

5.3

6.1

5.6

4 9

i a

5

17

6.4

6.1

7.3

3.5

3 9

3 A

9 Q

9 51

9 ft

2 7

2.7

2

0

3 A

3 A

2.9

3.0

3.2

3

0

4.8

6.3

7.8

7.0

5.0

3 9

4.1

4.0

3.5

3

K

4.1

5 2

6.6

7.6

6.8

May

7.6

7.6

7.4

9 7

11

11

TO

12

11

10

10

10

10

12

10

16

19

22

26

26

25

22

23

27

31

22

19ia

17

18

20

<; 7

4.3

4.6

7.2

a 1

8.0

9 A

9.4

Q fi

a 9

7.3

7.2

6.7

6.1

6.0

7.0

7.4

7.3

8.7

10.1

9.6

10.8

10.6

11.9

10.4

8.5

7.4

6.8

7.0

7.6

June

19

oq

25

29

22

24

oe

94.

P.1

9ft

99

21

OQ

97

19

16

16

15

15

14

14

14

13

13

12

12

19

12

11

7 a

6.6

6.7

6.4

6.3

6.1

6.1

6.1

5.9

5.4

5.0

4.' 5

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

8.0

6.6

5.3

5.2

8.9

6.4

5.4

6.0

6.0

5.2

5.4

5.0

4.3

3.9

July

10

Q Q

Q 7

Q fi

10

10

12

11

11

10

9 4

Q n

8.5

8.4

a ft

7 3

7.2

7.4

7.4

6.7

7.0

7.3

7.0

7.0

fi ft

7 9

7.3

7.3

7.2

0 Q

^ Q

3.4

0 A

3 4.

2.6

2

0

3.4

s i

3.3

9 7

2.1

1.9

1.8

9 1

2.6

4.3

3.3

3.0

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.6

2.9

3.2

3.9

3.2

2.9

2.5

2.3

2.2

Aug.

 7.0

6.8

7.4

ft rt

ft Q

ft Q

11

ft Q

ft 1

8 ft

7 9

7 a

7 a

a 7

8.5

7 9

7.4

7.3

7.6

7.8

7.9

7.6

7.2

7.2

7.0

fi a

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.3

2.7

2.7

3 0

2.8

2.6

2 4

2.2

2.1

2.0

2.1

2.3

2.2

2.0

1.7

1.7

2.6

6.6

3.8

3.2

3.8

2.9

2.5

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.0

1.8

Septi

6.6

7.0

ft 9

7.6

7.6

7.6

7 Q

7.0

fi 7

6 4

6

/\

6.0

6.6

6 4

6.1

6.0

5.9

6.0

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.6

5.7

5.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.7

1.7

1 6

2.8

3.3

2.9

2.8

2.5

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.9

2.0

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.4

NOTE. Gage not read Nov. 8 and 9, 1921, Apr. 17-20, Oct. 6, 8, 9, 1922, and June 14-16, 1923; discharge 

estimated or interpolated.
PRICKLY PEAE GREEK BASIN 29

Monthly discharge of Dutchman Creek near Alhambra, Mont., for the years ending 

September 30, 1922 and

Month

1921-22

April 16-30. __ .._ _____ - ______ .. _ .

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

1922-23 

October _____ ________ _______ ______

March 24-31 ______ . _ ... _____ .. ______ . .....

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

1.8 

1.6 

7.3 

31 

31 

12 

11 

8.2

5.7 

6.0 

4.0 

7.8 

11.9 

8.9 

4.3 

6.6 

3.3

Minimum

1.6 

1.6

1.8 

7.4 

11 

6.7 

6.8 

5.6

5.7 

5.4 

1.9 

2.7 

4.3 

3.9 

1.8 

1.7 

1.6

Mean

1.61 

1.60 

4.73 

16.3 

19.3 

8.66 

7.84 

6.43

5.70 

5.62 

3.34 

4.18 

8.02 

5.74 

2.93 

2.54 

2.04

Run-off in 

acre-feet

99.0 

53.8

141 

1,000 

1,150 

532 

482 

383

350

122 

53 

249 

493 

342 

180 

156 

121

WARM SPRINGS CREEK AT AIHAMBEA, MONT.

LOCATION. In NE. Y± sec. 16, T. 8 N., R. 3 W., 30 feet below private bridge at 

Alhambra Hotel in Alhambra, Jefferson County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 18.7 square miles (measured on topographic map).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July 27, 1921, to September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Vertical staff attached to retaining wall on right bank 30 feet below 

bridge at rear of hotel; read by M. J. Sullivan.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made by wading or from bridge.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of large boulders and gravel. Control 

is 30 feet below gage; subject to shift owing to growth of moss during summer. One channel at all stages. Banks fairly high but may be subject to 

overflow at high stages. Current fairly swift.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 0.76 foot May 

26 (discharge, 25 second-feet); minimum discharge, 1.6 second-feet November 21 and December 6-11.

1921-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 2.20 feet June 17, 1922 (discharge, 

71 second-feet); minimum discharge, that of November 21 and December 

6-11, 1922.

ICE. Not affected by ice during period of record on account of numerous warm 

springs.

DIVERSIONS. Several small ditches divert water for irrigation of land along both 

sides of creek, when there is sufficient water for prior rights.

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent; affected by growth of 

moss on control and by shifting of control. Rating curve used October 1 

to December 11 poorly defined; curve used Atarch 24 to September 30 

fairly well defined. Gage read to nearest even hundredths once daily. 

Daily discharge ascertained by applying daily gage height to rating table. 

Indirect method for shifting control used October 1 to December 11, and 

August 2 to September 30. Records fair.
30 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

Discharge measurements of Warm Springs Creek at Alhambra, Mont., during the 

year ending September SO, 1928

Date

Oct. 7

Mar. 24

Made by 

A. H. Tuttle __ . __ .

C.S.Heidel. _ .... __

Gage 

height

Feet

.30

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

4.2

4.6

Date

Apr. 27

July 6

Made by Gage 

height

Feet 

0.43

.42

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

10.5

9.9

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Warm Springs Creek at Alhambra, Mont., for the 

year ending September 80, 1928

Day

1 . ... ......

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

3- . .......

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

5. _ ..... _ . __ ..

6 ___ ..........

7. .... .. __ .. _ .-

8 .

9 . .- 

10 . _____ ......

11.. __ . __ .. __ .

12. __ . ___ . __ ..

13- __ .............

14.. __ .-. .-....

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

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

17. - ......

18 ___ ......... _ .

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

20 ..- 

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

22 . _ ..... ......

23-. 

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

25- .. . ....

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

27 . 

28 .

29 . ..

30 

31-. 

Oct.

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.0

3.3

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

9 n

2 0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2 0

2.0

2.0

2.0 

2.0

Nov.

2.0

2.3

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

1.8

1.8

2.0

2.5

2.8

2.5

2.5

2.5

1.6

2.5

2

K

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

Dec.

1.8

1.8

2.0

9 n

2.0

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

 -----

Mar.

4.5

4.1

4.5

12.1

7.7

13

Apr.

8.5

6.1

6.1

5.3

6.1

8.5

8.5

4

E

6.1

6.9

6.9

6.9

7.7

7.7

7.7

12

14

17

17

9 A

10.3

5.3

6 Q

5.3

a A

15

16

15

May

13

11

10

13

12

12

18

18

18

18

19

12

17

17

14

15

14

18

17

10

1Q

20

22

24

 25

20

20

18

18 

20

June

22

18

18

18

17

17

17

17

17

16

16

1312'

11

11

11

10

14

13

11

12

18

11

17

18

16

17

14

13

July

12

11

11

11

12

to

10

9.4

9.4

7.7

7.7

6.9

7.7

7.7

6.9

6.9

7.7

8.5

7.7

6.9

6.1

5.3

4.5

4.5

6.1

8.5

6.9

4.5

5.3

5.3

4.5

Aug.

4.1

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.3

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

3.8

3.6

3.2

2.9

2.9

3.2

3.4

3.4

3.1

2.7

3.1

3.4

3.4

3.8

2.9

2.9

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.3 

2.1

Sept.

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.5

2.5

2.6

3.2

2.9

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.9

2.9

2.9

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.6

Monthly discharge of Warm Springs Creek at Alhambra, Mont., for the year ending

September SO, 1928

Month

March2-l-31 _ ... __ . __ .... .+..- . ..... .... ...

July . . _.. 

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

3.3 

2.8 

2.0 

13 

17 

25 

22 

12 

4.3 

3. 6

Minimum

1.8 

1.6 

1.6 

4.1 

4.5 

10 

10 

4.5 

2.1 

2.1

Mean

1.98 

2.28 

1.75 

8.09 

9.00 

17.2 

15.1 

7.73 

3.32 

2.55

Run-off in

acre-feet

122 

136 

38 

128 

536 

1,060 

898 

475 

204 

152
PRICKLY PEAR CREEK BASIN 31

CLANCT CREEK AT CIANCY, MONT.

LOCATION. In NE. ^ sec. 9, T. 8 N., R. 3 W., just above highway crossing at 

Haynes ranch, at Clancy, Jefferson County, half a mile above confluence 

with Prickly Pear Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 33.4 square miles (measured on topographic map).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July 28, 1921, to November 20, 1923, when station was 

discontinued.

GAGE. Vertical staff; read by J. M. Haynes.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made by wading or from bridge.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of gravel and boulders and loose sand; 

shifting.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during period April 1 to 

November 20, 1923, 1.17 feet May 25 (discharge, 23.5 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.43 foot September 4 (discharge, 1.0 second-foot).

1921-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 1.70 feet June 7 and 8, 1922 (discharge, 61 second-feet); minimum stage, that of September 4, 1923.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. Records discontinued during 

winter.

DIVERSIONS. Several small ditches divert water above station.

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage- discharge relation permanent during period. Rating curve 

poorly defined. Gage read to hundredths five or six times a week. Daily 

discharge asce rtained by applying daily gage height to rating table and interpolating for days of no gage-height record. Records poor.

Discharge measurements of Clancy Creek at Clancy, Mont., during the year ending

September SO, 1923

Date

Oct. 7

Mar. 24

Made by 

A. H. Tuttle _____ C. S. Heidel __ . __ .

Gage 

height

Feet 

0.62

.70

Discharge

Sec.-ft.

7 &

aO A

Date

Apr. 27

July 6

Made by 

C.S. Heidel __ . __ -

Gage 

height

Feet 

0.85

.78

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

10

6.7

0 Discharge estimated.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Clancy Creek at Clancy, Mont., for the period 

April 1 to November 20, 1923

Day

1 ______ .. __ . _____ . __ ..

2. _______ . __ . ___ . _______

3. __- _._.. ..

4. ___ ... _ . ___ . _ ... ...........

5. ___ . ___ .. ______ . ___ . __ .

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

7.. __ ._._._._._ _. _ ._

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

9. ______ ...... .. __ ... _ ... ...

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

11. ______ .. _ ... __ . ___ ...

12. ___ . ___ . ___ .. __ . ___ ... ...

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

14. ___ . _______ __ . __ . ...

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

16... _ .. __ . ___ . _______ . .....

17. ___ . __ ........ __ . __ . ......

18 _______ . __ . _____ . . .....

19. __ . __ . _ . ____ . ...........

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

Apr.

5.0

5.6

6.2

7.2

7.2

7.4 7 t;

7.0

6.5

7.2

8.9

9.2

7 ft

8.5

9.2

11.4

10.0

13.4

12.7

12.0

May

11.4

10.7

10.0

10.8

11.6

12.5

13.4

14.2

15

IKK

las

16.

13.8

13.4

13

12.6

12.2

13.8

13.4

18.5

June

14.0

13.8

13.2

12.6

12.0

11.4

10.8

10.2

9.7

9.2

8.2

7.2

6.2

5.8

5.5

5.0

5.8

7.2

8.6

9.6

July

8.9

8.6

8.2

7.7

7.2

7.0

6.5

7.5

7.4

7.3

7.2

6.5

7.2

8.2

6.5

7.8

7.5

6.5

6.8

7.0

Aug.

3.9

3.6

3.6

6.8

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.0

3.2

2.8

2.9

3.2

2.9

2.9

2.9

3.1

Sept.

2.6

2.1

1.9

1.0

1.9

2.8

2.6

1.6

' 1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

Oct.

2; 6

2.8

3.0

3.2

3.4

3.1

2.6

2.1

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

Nov.

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

I.i

1.8

2.3

2.8

3.3

3.8

4.4

5.0

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.2
32 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Clancy Creek at Clancy, Mont., for the period 

April 1 to November 20,1923 Continued

Day

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

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

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

24 _______ .. __ _. __ .. __ . .__.__

25 ___ _ . __ .. _ .... __ . __ .

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

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

28 . -. .. 

29. __ .. . _. _ ... _ .._._._.

30. ___ _ .. .... .... .. _ 

81. . ._.- ..-._.

Apr.

11.3

10.7

10.1

9.5

Q Q

8 O

8 9

9 6

10 9

19 9

May

17

1C

19

99

OQ t\

91

22.5

18.5

17

13.8

14.2

June

11.8

14.2

14.2

14.2

14.2

13.0

13.0

12.2

& K

July

6.0

5.5

6.8

6.8

6.2

5.6

5.1

4.6

4.1

4.1

3.9

Aug.

5.8

4.5

4.6

4.8

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.3

3.9

2.9

2.6

Sept.

1.6

1.8

1.8

1.8

1 9

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.5

Oct.

1.6

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.6

' 1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

Nov.

Monthly discharge of Clancy Creek at Clancy, Mont., for the period April 1

November 20, 1923

to

Month

April..... . - .. .__.-._.._.......__. _._.__

June . __ . _____________ .. ________ ....

July .-. .. . .,....

November 1-20 ._ ____________ .. ____ . ______

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

13.4 

23.5 

14.2 

8.9 

6.8 

2.8 

3.6 

5.0

Minimum

5.0 

10.0 

5.0 

3.9 

2.6 

1.0 

1.5 

1.2

Mean

9.03 

15.4 

10.4 

6.65 

4.08 

1.79 

1.98 

2.04

Run-off in 

acre-feet

537 

947 

619 

409 

251 

107 

122 

80.9

3,070

LUMP GULCH GREEK NEAR CLANCY, MONT.

LOCATION. In lot 5, sec. 1, T. 8 N., R. 4 W., at Foley ranch, half a mile below 

Buffalo Creek and 4 miles west of Clancy, in Jefferson County.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July 26, 1921, to September 30, 1923.

DRAINAGE AREA. Not measured.

GAGE. Vertical staff on left bank 200 feet west of observer's house; read by M. 

Foley.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from bridge or by wading at gage.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of large boulders and gravel, one channel at all stages. Right bank subject to overflow at high stages. Control 

is rock ledge 10 feet below gage; subject to shift by deposits of debris on 

control.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 1.16 feet at 

6,30 a. m. May 26 (discharge, 31.4 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.20 foot at 

8.15 a. m. Oct. 31 (discharge, 0.6 second-foot).

1921-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 1.70 feet June 9,1922 (discharge, 

67 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.14 foot November 15, 1921 (discharge, 

0.2 second-foot).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation seriously affected by ice. Observations discontinued during winter.

REGULATION. Placer mining operations 3 miles upstream cause considerable 

fluctuation in stage when in operation.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent; affected by shifting control and by ice. Rating curve well defined below and fairly well defined 

above 12 second-feet. Gage read to hundredths two or three times daily. 

Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating 

table. Indirect method for shifting control used March 24 to July 2. 

Records for periods when rating curve was applied directly, good; others fair.
PRICKLY PEAE CEEEK BASIN 33

Discharge measurements of Lump Gulch Creek near Clancy, Mont., during the year 

ending September 80, 1928

Date

Oct. 7

Mar. 24

Made by 

A.H. Tuttle __ . __ .

Gage 

height

Feet 

0.43

.46

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

3.4

3.0

Date Made by 

A. H. Tuttle __ - __

Gage 

height

Feet 

0.64

.71

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

9.2

10

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Lump Gulch Creek near Clancy, Mont., for the 

year ending September SO, 1928

Day

1

2 ___ . ___ . _______

3 .._._ ._ _ . . _ .... ......

4 ___ ....... __ . ........

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

6 _____ . _ . .............

7. ___ . ___________

8 .. ._____

9 . __ . ____ . __ . ........

10 _____ . ___________

11 _______ . ..............

12 .. ________________

13 .. _______ .. ............

14 ____ . _ . ______ . ...

15. . ___ . .......

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

17 . ___ . _ . ..............

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

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

20 .. ___ ..... ............

21 ____ . ...__.________

22 ____ . ______ . ... .__

23 ... ___ . _ . ..............

24 _ ........................

25... _____ ,_ ___ ........

26 _______ ... .............

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

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

29 ________ . .............

30 _____ .... ..........

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

Oct.

1.1

3.6

1.6

1 Q

1.5-

1.5

2 7

2.6

1.7

4.4

5.4

7.0

6.7

1.6

7.7

6.3

1.7

1.5

3.0

1.6

1.7

2.7

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.9

1.6

1.1

5.6

Nov.

1.6

1.6

2.4

3.0

3.0

2.3

3.0

4.6

4.8

3.8

4.0

3.8

4.0

5.6

4.6

5.9

6.1

4.6

3.8

4.0

4.3

4.0

4.3

3.2

3.3

4.4

4.6

4.4

3.5

3.3

Mar.

3.0

4.9

6.8

8.8

12.2

12.9

11.5

11.2

Apr.

9

!>

7.5

6.1

6.5

7.0

8.3

6.1

7.5

8.8

8.8

9.0

9.3

11.5

14.9

17.0

17.4

11.2

11.2

8.8

9.3

8.8

8.3

11.5

14.5

17.0

18.8

17.4

May

15.7

12 2

12.9

15.7

17.8

17 a

17.4

1Q Q

23.5

18.3

19.6

20 1

91 v\

18.8

20.1

24.0

20.6

23.5

25.5

27.8

27.2

9Q n

25.0

22.0-

21.0

20.6

21.5

June

23.0

20.1

18.3

17.4

1?.4

17 a

20.1

18.3

14.9

14.9

12.5

10.9

10.6

10.3

9 Q

12.2

11.2

11.2

12.9

16.1

18.3

19.2

17.8

15.7

13.7

25.5

18.3

15.3

12.9

July

11.9

12.5

11.9

11.5

a

n

14.9

14.1

11.9

13.3

17.4

16.1

14.1

12.9

11.9

12.5

12.5

n

o

10.6

10.1

9.7

»

Q

9.0

8.5

8.5

8.5

7.5

6.1

5.2

4.8

4.6

Aug.

4.6

4.6

4.6

5.6

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.9

5.0

5.4

44

3.0

3.0

3.0

4.0

3.8

3.6

3.3

3.3

9.6

7.5

6.3

4.6

4.6

4.1

3.5

3.3

3.3

3.5

3.3

Sept.

3.2

2.9

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.0

1.9

3.6

4.3

3.8

3.3

3.3

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.0

3.3

3.3

3.3

3 3

3.3

NOTE. Gage not read Mar. 25 and 26; discharge interpolated.

Monthly discharge of Lump Gulch Creek near Clancy, Mont., for the year ending

September SO, 1928

Month

March 24-31 . _________ . __ .. _ .........

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

7.7 

6.1 

12.9 

20.6 

29.0 

25.5 

17.4 

9.6 

4.3

Minimum

1.1 

1.6 

3.0 

6.1 

12.2 

9.9 

4.6 

3,0 

1.9

Mean

2.79 

3.86 

8.91 

10.8 

20.6 

15.9 

10.8 

4.59 

2.85

Kun-off in 

acre-feet

172 

230 

141 

643 

1,270 

946 

664 

282 

170

18775 27f WSP 566

be removed < t.w official tilee, PWYATE POSSESSION 

IS UNLAWFUL (R. S, Sup. Vol. 2, pp. 360, See ~"*'
34 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

TENMHE CREEK BEAR RIMINI, MOST.

LOCATION. In NE. % sec. 20, T. 9 N., R. 5 W., opposite Moose Creek ranger 

station, 500 feet above mouth of Moose Creek, and 3 miles north of Rimini, 

Lewis and Clark County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 34 square miles (measured on topographic maps).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March 13, 1915, to September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Friez water-stage recorder on left bank opposite ranger station; inspected 

by D. H. Lewis, forest ranger.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from footbridge 75 feet above gage or by 

wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Concrete control constructed March 4, 1917. Left 

bank high and steep; composed of loose material; will not be overflowed 

but will be eroded. Right bank sloping and subject to overflow.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 1.83 feet at 

7 p. m. May 24 (discharge, 173 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.15 foot 

September 9 (discharge, 1.4 second-feet).

1915-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 4.87 feet May 15, 1917 (discharge, 

948 second-feet); minimum discharge, 0.9 second-foot September 22, 1920.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation seriously affected by ice; observations discontinued 

during winter.

DIVERSIONS. Small ditch diverts in summer for water supply of Helena.

REGULATION. Small reservoir of water supply system of Helena is above station, 

but operation of reservoir has little, if any, effect upon flow past gaging 

station.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation affected by change in control and by ice. 

Rating curve used October 7-28 and April 1 to September 30 well defined 

above 2 second-feet. Operation of water-stage recorder unsatisfactory 

because of several breaks in the record. Daily gage height determined by 

straight-line method or by inspection of recorder graph. Daily discharge 

ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating table except for 

days of no gage-height record for which discharge was interpolated. Records fair.

Discharge measurements of Tenmile Creek near Rimini, Mont., during the year 

ending September 30, 1923

Date

Mar. 31

Apr. 27

Made by

W. A. Lamb...... ..

C. S. Heidel. . _

Gage 

height

Feet

.76

Discharge

Sec.-ft.

3

0

16.8

Date

May 17

Made by

. do 

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.30

1.40

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

64

85

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Tenmile Creek near Rimini, Mont., for the year 

ending September 30, 1923

Day

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

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

3... _____ . __ .. __ ... __ .

4 _______ . ___ . ___ __ ...

5 _____ ..... ____ . _ . ___ ...

6 ___ . ___ . ___ . ___ . ___ ..

7 ___ . ___ . __ .. ___ .........

8 ............. __ ............. ...

9 __________ . ______ ...

10- ___ .- __________ ....

Oct.

2.8

3.1

3.1

3.0

Apr.

4.7

4.7

4.7

4 7

A K

4.5

May

23

20

20

30

40

GO

66

' 81

86

101

June

78

70

65

63

60

60

74

57

40

40

July

53

50

44

39

37

33

30

27

24

26

Aug.

4.2

3.9

3.8

3 6

3.3

3.3

3.3

5.4

5.4

4.0

Sept.

1.'

1."

1.5

l.i

l.i

l.f

L

1J

l.f

l.£
PRICKLY PEAR CREEK BASIN 35

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Tenmile Creek near Rimini, Mont., for the year 

ending September 30,1923 Continued

Day

11 ______ .. __ . ______ i _______

12 ___ .. _ . .. __ ......... _ . ________

13 ___ . ___ . ___ .. _ . ....... ________

14 ___ . ___ ... _ .. _ ... __ . _____ . ...

15 ___ .. __ ......... __ - __ . .............

16 ___ - _ -.... ___ . ______ . ........

17. ___ ... ___ ..... ... _______ . .......

18. _ -- ... _ -. __ .. __ . ___ . ____

19 .. _ ___ ... __ ......... _ . ________

20 .. __ . __ . ._._._.-- _.. __ . __ ....

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

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

23 . ___ . ___ .......... ........ . .............

24 . ___ .. _ . ___ .. __ .. _ .. __ . ___ ..

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

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

27 ___ . - .. ___ _ ..

28 -. .. . .... .. ........

29 _ _ . _ .... __ . __ .. _____ ....

30. ___ ............. ___ ... _ ........... ...

31 ___ . _______ .. _ ... ___ . ....

Oct.

3.0

3 9

3.1

3.0

9 9

2.4

2.4

2.4

9 9

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.1

Apr.

18

20

269>;

17

10

10

8.2

7.9

7.3

13

20

23

26

May

99

O9

85

74

63

66

74

80

QQ

101

117

130

139

155

155

155

130

92

86

85

80

June

43

Or

09

<lft

29

23

28

30

on

32

Oft

42

44

50

50

49

101

81

69

56

July

37

on

Of

22

99

99

20

17

16

1 1\

14

13

19

13

12

10

8.0

6.0

4.5

4.4

Aug.

3.6

3.4

3 A

9. *.

3

Q

3

0

3.3

3.0

3 9

A ft

19

6.7

4.9

1 4

1.9

1.7

1.9

1.8

1.7

2.6

2.4

Sept.

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

NOTE. No gage-height record Apr. 29, July 7-8, 20-23, 27-29, Aug. 24, and Sept. 16-30; discharge interpolated.

Monthly discharge of Tenmile Creek near Rimini, Mont., for the year ending September SO, 1923

Month

October 7-28 ____ . ___ .. __ . ______ - _

July _-. _ --

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

3.2 

26.0 

155.0 

101.0 

53.0 

13.0 

1.7

Minimum

2.1 

4.5 

20.0 

23.0 

4.4 

1.7 

1.5

Mean

2.58 

13.0 

86.6 

50.0 

22.8 

3:77 

1.65

Run-off in 

acre-feet

112 

541 

5,320 

2,980 

1,400 

232 

98.2

TENMILE CREEK NEAR HELENA, MONT.

LOCATION. In SW. ^ SE. M sec. 22, T. 10 N., R. 4 W., opposite Broadwater

Hotel, near Helena, Lewis and Clark County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 103 square miles (measured on topographic maps). 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July 8, 1908, to September 30, 1923. 

GAGE. Staff, on right bank; read by Henry Johnson. 

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made by wading or from highway bridge 500 feet

below gage. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of coarse gravel and boulders; shifting

occasionally. 

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 3.80 feet at

8 a. m. May 26 (discharge, 211 second-feet); minimum stage, 1.20 feet

August 4-6 (discharge, 0.1 second-foot).

1908-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 5.60 feet May 28, 1917 (discharge,

865 second-feet); minimum discharge, no flow afternoon of July 10, 1918,

June 26 to September 30, 1919, and July 31 to September 16, 1921.
36 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

ICE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. Part of water supply for city of Helena is taken from creek above 

station. Two irrigation ditches also take water from creek above gage.

RE atjx ATION . N one.

ACCTTBACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent except as affected by ice. Rating curve well defined above 2 second-feet. Gage read to half-tenths once 

daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying daily gage height to rating 

table except during ice-affected period. Open-water records good; winter 

records fair.

Discharge measurements of Tenmile Creek near Helena, Mont,, during the year 

ending September SO, 1923

Date

Feb. 26

Apr. 12

Made by 

Ellis and Tuttle .....

Heidel and Tuttle ___

Gage 

height

Feet

2.27

Discharge

Sec.-ft.

C A

14.3

Date Made by 

W. A. Lamb __ .- ..

.....do.. ...............

Qage 

height

Feet 

2.99

3.35

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

68

118

0 Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Tenmile Creek near Helena, Mont., for the year 

ending September SO, 1928

Day

1- __ . _ .....

2. _ .. _ . ....

3. __ _ . ....

4.. ____ .....

5- __ .........

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

7. __ ... ......

8

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

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

11. _ .. __ ....

12......... .

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

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

15. _ ... _ .

16.. _____ ..

17 ... _ .....

18- _ .........

19...... ___ .

20...... .-... __

21...... _ . _ .

22 

23 ......... .

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

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

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

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

28- __ .........

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

30.. _ . ........

81 __

Oct.

0.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

. .3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

1.0

1.2

1.5

1.5

1.5

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

2.0

2.0

Nov.

2.5

3.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

3.5

3.5

4.5

A C

4.5

4.5

3

C

2.5

2.5

4.5

6.0

6.0

4.5

4.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

2.5

2.5

2.0

2.5

A K

6.0

3.5

Dec.

2.5

2.0

2 ft

2 ft

1 f*

1.2

1 f*

1.5

2

ft

2.0

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

.7

.7

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.5

9 ft

3.5

6.0

7.5

7 K

6.0

4. 5

4.5

Jan.

4. 5

6.0

6.0

7 5

9.5

12

12

9

E

9.5

6.0

6.0

6.0

7.5

7.5

7.5

9 5

9.5

6.0

6.0

4.5

4

e

4 f»

4.5

3.5

3

C

2

E

2

ft

2.0

Feb.

2

C

3.5

9 5

3.5

4

C

4.5

6.0

4 f»

3 %

0 K

2.0

1 K

1.0

.7

.7

.7

1.5

2.0

2.0

2.5

6.0

23

AK

Mar.

68

45

23

12

9.5

7.5

7.5

6.0

6.0

6.0

4.5

4.5

7 5

7.5

7.5

7.5

6.0

6.0

6.0

12

12

9.5

9.5

9.5

7.5

7 5

9.5

17

Apr.

20

17

17

12

14

14

12

9.5

12

17

17

17

23

41

54

58

63

45

34

23

23

17

17

26

37

50

63

58

May

54

41

37

37

73

84

84

90

90

97

136

111

104

104

90

84

78

78

73

97

111

111

127

145

165

211

145

104

97

97

78

June

78

73

73

63

58

54

54

50

58

54

45

34

30

26

23

20

23

30

26

26

30

34

45

50

58

54

37

84

 73

73

July

68

58

58

54

50

41

37

34

30

26

37

37

45

37

30

23

26

26

23

20

17

12

9.5

9.5

6.0

6.0

4.5

3.5

2.0

1.2

1.0

Aug.

0.7

.7

.7

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.4

.3

.3

.4

.4

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

37

1.5

2.0

2.0

1.5

1.2

1.0

.8

.8

.7

.7

Sept.

0.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

NOTE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 19 to Dec. 26, Jan. 29 to Feb. 4, and Feb. 8-26; 

discharge estimated from study of discharge measurements, temperature and gage-height records, and 

o bserver's notes.
LITTLE PKIGKLY PEAR GREEK BASIN 37

Monthly discharge of Ten mile Creek near Helena, Mont., for the year ending

September SO, 1923

Month

October. _________ __________________

April. ____ _ . ..__ _ _ __ ......

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

2.0 

6.0 

7.5 

12 

45 

68 

63 

211 

84 

68 

37 

1.2

211

Minimum

0.3 

2.0 

.7 

2.0 

.7 

4.5 

9.5 

37 

20 

1.0 

.1 

.7

.1

Mean

0.98 

3.90 

2.35 

6.48 

5. ID 

12.1 

27.8 

97.8 

47.9 

26,8 

1.85 

.93

19.6

.Run-off in 

acre-feet

60.3 

232 

144 

398 

283 

744 

1,650 

6,010 

2,850 

1,650 

114 

55.3

14,200

LITTLE PRICKLY PEAR CREEK BASIN

LITTLE PRICKLY PEAR CREEK NEAR MARYSVILIE, MONT.

LOCATION. In SW. J4 sec. 18, T. 12 N., R. 6. W., at highway bridge on ranch 

of Casper Traufer, one-fourth mile below mouth of Deadman Creek and 6 

miles northwest of Marysville, Lewis and Clark County.

DRAINAGE AKEA. 69 square miles (measured on topographic map).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 24, 1913, to September 30, 1923, at present site; 

April 12 to May 23, 1913, about one-fourth mile above present site; May 

18, 1909, to December 31, 1911, at station above mouth of Deadman Creek.

GAGE. Vertical staff spiked to upstream side of left abutment of highway 

bridge; read by Casper Traufer.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from bridge or by wading at bridge.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of sand and gravel; shifts slightly.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 1.54 feet May 

24-26 (discharge, 84 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.60 foot March 1-20 

(discharge, 7.0 second-feet).

1909-1911; 1913-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 3.8 feet May 25 and 

26, 1917 (discharge, 454 second-feet); minimum discharge, 1.2 second-feet 

March 7-13, 1911.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation seriously affected by ice; discharge not computed.

DIVERSIONS. Two or three small ditches take water from the stream above, 

the station.

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent during year except when affected by ice. Rating curve fairly well defined between 10 and 250 secondfeet. Gage generally read to hundredths once daily, twice daily April 1 to 

July 15. Daily discharge determined by applying daily or mean daily gage 

height to rating table. Records good.

Discharge measurements of Little Prickly Pear Creek near Marysville, Mont., during 

the year ending September 30, 1923

Date

Oct. 7

Apr. 19

Made by 

C. S. Heidel __ . .....

 do ...... __

Qage 

height

Feet 

0.78

94

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

12.4

20.6

Date

May 1

July 5

Made by 

Heidel and Tuttle. ....

Qage 

height

Feet 

1.02

1.16

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

24.9

35.5
38 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Little Prickly Pear Creek near Marysville, Mont., 

for the year ending September 80, 1923

Day

1. ____ .. ___ .

2. _____ . _____

3.. . ..

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

5. ____ .. _ -.

6... ... ___ . .....

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

8- __ - ............

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

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

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

12.. _______ . ....

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

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

15.- _ . ..

16- _______ - .

17.. ___ . ...........

18.. ___ .... ____ .

19- __ . __ . __ .

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

21 . 

22.. __ . __ . .....

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

24. 

26... ......

26. _ . ___ . .....

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

28 

29. ____ .... ...

30.. ___ . __ . . __ .

31. _______ - ___ -

Oct.

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

Nov.

12

12

12

19

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

Dec.

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

Mar.

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7,0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

8.8

9 A

10.8

12

12

Apr.

12

12

12

11

11

11

10

10

10

11

12

13

13

14

15

17

19

21

20

18

17

17

16

16

16

18

18

22

24

May

24

23

22

22

24

38

48

57

64

68

74

74

68

62

57

53

53

57

56

61

71

76

82

84

84

84

84

77

66

62

58

June

52

48

46

44

42

41

40

37

35

35

34

32

30

28

27

27

26

26

26

34

33

32

32

31

30

39

39

39

38

July

34

38

43

38

36

34

34

33

32

30

27

26

26

26

26

24

24

24

23

21

21

20

20

20

21

22

22

22

20

20

19

Aug.

19

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

17

17

17

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

23

20

19

18

17

17

17

17

17

16

16

Sept.

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

Monthly discharge of Little Prickly Pear Creek near Marysville, Mont., for the year 

ending September SO, 1923

Month

October. ___ __ ..... _ .

April... . , 

July. ..... .

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

44 

12 

12 

12 

24 

84 

56 

43 

23 

16

Minimum

12 

12 

12 

7.0 

10 

22 

26 

19 

16 

14

Mean

13.1 

12.0 

12.0 

7.70 

14.9 

59.1 

36.0 

26.6 

17.4 

14.9

Run-off in 

acre-feet

806 

714 

214 

473 

887 

3,630 

2,140 

1,640 

1,070 

887

LITTLE PRICKLY PEAR CREEK NEAR CANYON CREEK, MONT.

LOCATION. In NW. }£ sec. 9, T. 12 N., R. 5 W., at wagon bridge on Carbis

ranch, below mouth of Canyon Creek, 1J^ miles from Canyon Creek post

office, Lewis and Clark County.

DRAINAGE AREA. '180 square miles (measured on topographic map). 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 1, 1909, to December 31, 1911, and April 12, 1913,

to September 30, 1923. 

GAGE. Vertical staff attached to downstream side of left abutment of bridge;

read by E. D. Carbis.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made by wading near gage or from wagon bridge. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of sand and gravel; shifting. Banks

overgrown with brush.
LITTLE PRICKLY PEAR CREEK BASIN 39

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 2.30 feet May 

25-27 (discharge, 195 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.36 foot August 2-5 

(discharge, 1.9 second-feet).

1909-1911; 1913-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 4.8 feet May 29, 1913 

(discharge, 665 second-feet). Creek reported dry June 21-28, July 1-9, 

21-22, August 1-2, 1910, July 22-27, 29, and 31, 1911.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation seriously affected by ice. Observations discontinued during winter.

DIVERSIONS. Many small ditches divert from stream; low-water flow practically 

all appropriated.

RE GULATI o N . N one.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent during open-water periods. 

Rating curve fairly well defined. Gage read to tenths once daily prior to 

April 19; to hundredths once daily thereafter. Daily discharge ascertained 

by applying daily gage height to rating table. Records fair prior to April 

19; good thereafter.

Discharge measurements of Little Prickly Pear Creek near Canyon Creek, Mont., 

during the year ending September 30,1923

Date

Oct. 7

Apr. 19

Made by 

C.S.Heidel .

Gage 

height

Feet 

0.66

1.84

Discharge

See.-ft. 

10.5

126

Date

July 5

Made by 

W. A. Lamb- __

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.74

1.26

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

KM.

56

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Little Prickly Pear Creek near Canyon Creek, 

Mont., for the year ending September 30, 1923

Day

1 __________

2 ...

3 ____ . _____ .

4 _________ ...

5 _________ .

6 _________ ....

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

8 _________ ...

9 _________ ....

10.... . __ ....

11 __________ .

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

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

14 __ . ____ . _ ...

15. _ . _________

16. __________ .

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

18 ______ ...

19.. ___ ... ___ ...

20 _____ . _ . _ ...

21... _______ ....

22. _ .... _ ........

23-.. ___

24 . ...

25 __ ... _______ .

26 __________ ...

27 _ . _____ . __ ..

28. ______ ........

29 _________ .....

30- _ .... _ .......

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

Oct.

20

20

20

26

26

26

16

20

14

14

14

14

14

14

9

9

14

14

20

20

20

20

26

26

26

26

26

26

20

20

26

Nov.

26

20

20

20

26

20

20

20

26

33

33

26

26

20

20

20

26

26

26

26

26

26

33

33

33

50

50

33

26

26

Dec.

26

20

26

20

20

20

20

14

14

14

14

14

14

20

20

14

14

20

33

qq

33

33

33

33

26

33

33

Mar.

20

20

26

26

26

26

33

33

33

59

69

69

59

69

Apr.

59

50

50

41

41

41

33

50

50

50

59

59

59

69

69

91

117

117

127

117

IfU

104

80

69

59

59

71

84

104

 

May

105

91

91

94

99

162

162

162

178

195

195

195

195

178

162

146

131

134

140

146

162

162

178

195

195

195

178

131

117

June

117

104

104

80

80

69

59

55

52

41

26

16

14

13

11

9

10

9

9

9

14

50

59

52

50

50

89

82

80

59

July

69

80

69

59

56

57

57

59

46

33

14

9

5.8

3.0

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

3.0

3.0

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

3.5

3.5

3.0

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

Aug.

2.2

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.2

2.5

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.5

5.0

3.5

2.5

5.0

5.0

2.5

2.5

50

33

20

20

20

117

117

125

123

123

117

Sept.

112

112

91

33

8.2

8.2

8.2

6.6

6.6

6.6

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

9

9

9

9

9

13

13

13

13
40 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY. 1923, PART VI

Monthly discharge of Little Prickly Pear Creek near Canyon Creek, Mont., for the 

year ending September SO, 1928

Month

March 18-31 __ . ____ --. _ ......... __ .......... _ .

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

26 

50 

41 

69 

127 

195 

117 

80 

125 

112

Minimum

9 

20 

14 

20 

33 

91 

9 

2.5 

1.9 

6.6

Mean

19.5 

27.2 

24.6 

40.6 

72.9 

154 

49.1 

21.4 

30.2 

19.5

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,200 

1,620 

1,510 

1,130 

4,340 

9,470 

2,920 

1,320 

1,860 

1,160

CANTON CEEEK NEAE CANTON CREEK, MONT.

LOCATION. In NW. M sec. 31, T. 13 N., R. 5 W., on Van Cleve ranch, 300 feet

above mouth of Cotton wood Creek and 4 miles from Canyon Creek post office,

Lewis and Clark County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 74 square miles (measured on topographic maps). 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 14, 1921, to September 30, 1922, and May 17 to

July 5, 1923. 

GAGE. Overhanging wire gage fastened to smokehouse on Van Cleve ranch;

read by George Van Cleve.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from bridge 300 feet above gage or by wading. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Channel composed of coarse gravel and boulders.

Control is solid rock outcrop just below gage. Banks covered with timber

and dense brush; may be subject to overflow at high stages. 

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 3.93 feet

May 17 (discharge, 249 second-feet); minimum stage, 1.94 feet October 7

(discharge, 7.9 second-feet). 

1921-1923: Maximum discharge recorded, 306 second-feet; May 20, 1921;

minimum stage, 1.98 feet March 27, 1922 (discharge, 5.6 second-feet). 

ICE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice; observations discontinued during

winter.

DIVERSIONS. One small ditch diverts water for irrigation above station. 

REGULATION. None. 

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent during year. Rating curve

well defined below 100 second-feet. Gage read to hundredths once daily.

Daily discharge ascertained by applying daily gage height to rating table.

Records good. 

COOPERATION. Gage-height record furnished by George B. Van Cleve.

Discharge measurements of Canyon Creek near Canyon Creek, Mont., during the 

year ending September 30, 1923

Date

Oct. 7

Apr. 19

Made by 

C. S. Heidel. _____ .

. _ .do- _ 

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.94

2.95

"Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

7.9

88

Date

May 1

July 5

Made by 

Tuttle and Heidel 

W. A. Lamb 

Gage 

height

Feet 

2.84

2.42

Discharge

See.-ft. 

75

28.
DEARBORN RIVER BASIN 41

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Canyon Creek near Canyon Creek, Mont., for the 

period May 17 to July 5, 1923

Day

1 __ . ....

2... .

3 ... 

4..... _ -

5... ......

6. .....

7 _ ......

8 __ .... -

9

10 __ .....

May June

76

76

73

70

71

69

63

57

56

July

34

33

33

32

32

Day

11. ...... ..

12.........

13.........

14..... _ .

15 __ . ....

16 __ . ....

17 __ .....

18 ... ...

19.........

20.........

May

249

95

100

June

56

57

57

55

54

52

50

50

48

47

July Day

21. _ . ....

22 _ . .....

23.........

24 __ . _ .

25 __ .....

26..... _ .

27. _ . _ ,

28. _ . ....

29 _ ... ...

30 _ ......

Q1

May

95

100

106

116

106

98

95

92

84

83

82

June

47

47

45

41

37

32

47

43

39

34

July

NOTE. Gage not read July 1-4; discharge interpolated.

Monthly discharge of Canyon Creek near Canyon Creek, Mont., for the period May

17 to July 5, 1923

Month

May 17-31.. ______ ....... _ _ . __ .. _ ........

July l-5 ~.- __ ......... _ . __ ......

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

249 

76 

34

Minimum

82 

32 

32

Mean

107 

53.6 

32.8

Run-off in 

acre-feet

3,180 

3,190 

325

6,700

DEARBORN RIVER BASIN

DEARBORN RIVER NEAR CLEMONS, MONT.

LOCATION. In NE. H sec. 26, T. 18 N., R. 7 W., 300 feet above highway bridge

on Dr. Kenck's ranch, 2 miles below mouth of Falls Creek, 5 miles southwest

of Clemons, Lewis and Clark County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 122 square miles (United States Forest Service map). 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 28, 1921, to September 30, 1923, when station was

discontinued. May 4, 1908, to December 31, 1911, at station half a mile

above mouth of Falls Creek. 

GAGE. Overhanging wire gage on right bank 300 feet above wagon bridge; read

by J. C. Barrett.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from bridge or by wading. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Channel composed of heavy cobblestones and gravel;

probably permanent. 

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 3.28 feet at

7 a. m. August 21 (discharge, 1,010 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.84 foot

October 17-21 (discharge, 10 second-feet).

1921-1923: Maximum stage, 3.70 feet June 6, 1922 (discharge, 1,340

second-feet); minimum stage, that of October 17-21, 1922. 

ICE. Stage-discharge relation not seriously affected by ice. 

DIVERSIONS. Several small diversions above gage. 

REGULATION. None. 

ACCURACY. Stage discharge relation permanent during year. Rating curve

well defined between 30 and 1,000 second-feet. Gage read to nearest even

hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean

daily gage height to rating table. Records good.
42 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

Discharge measurements of Dearborn River near demons, Mont., during the year 

ending September 30, 1923

[Made by W. A. Lamb]

Date

 

June 5 ______ . _____________ ______ __________ ______

Gage 

height

Fed 

2.52

1.58

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

493

117

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Dearborn River near demons, Mont., for the 

year ending September 30,1923

Day

2 ___

3.. __ -. __ 

4 ___ - .. 

6.. _ - - 

7 __ 

9 

10 

19

TO

14 _ . __ - 

15

16 ____ - 

17 __ - 

1ft

10

20 

21 ____ - ... -

22. __ -

23 ___ . .. . 

24

25 __ ____

26- 

27- _ - 

28 _ 

90

30

31 

Oct.

21

21

21

21

21

19

18

16

16

16

16

16

12

12

12

12

10

10

10

10

10

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

14

14

Nov.

14

13

13

13

23

43

43

42

41

41

41

41

38

38

38

38

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

34

33

30

28

27

Dec.

25

or

25

25

25

25

23

23

23

24

25915

25

25

27

28

28

28

28

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

35

35

35

Mar.

25

27

28

28

29

30

30

30

30

33

33

36

41

46

Apr.

51

54

58

5Q

58

56

56

58

63

63

66

72

74

79

111

151

197

213

210

207

190

165

129

115

111

119

127

134

165

213

May

231

242

245

256

268

287

308

342

383

422

474

496

437

374

355

365

360

365

369

374

383

401

453

531

590

653

621

502

554

548

519

June

474

417

383

320

596

660

673

647

647

647

608

554

508

393

342

324

320

320

320

324

324

316

303

303

291

249

210

187

175

162

July

162

172

162

' 156

151

140

137

122

120

115

106

106

104

100

98

89

89

85

85

85

81

81

" 7977

77

74

70

68

63

63

61

Aug.

59

£9

59

58

56

56

56

49

49

49

49

49

49

49

49

46

45

46

66

453

1,000

958

899

443

342

295

264

256

242

242

224

Sept.

220

210

187

168

145

129

122

111

111

104

102

102

102

98

98

93

91

89

89

89

89

87

85

85

83

81

77

77

77

77

Monthly discharge of Dearborn River near demons, Mont., for the year ending

September 30, 1923

Month

March 18-31 ____ . __ . _ . ___ .. __ . _____ -

April.... _ . __ _ . __ ..................

July . .. .

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

21 

43 

35 

46 

213 

653 

673 

172 

1,000 

220

Minimum

10 

13 

23 

25 

51 

231 

162 

61 

45 

77

Mean

15.4 

32.9 

27.6 

31.9 

114 

410 

400 

100 

213 

109

Run-off in 

acre-feet

947 

1,960 

1,640 

886 

6,780 

25,200 

23,800 

6,150 

13, ICO 

6,490
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI 43

SMITH RIVER BASIN

SMITH BIVEB NEAB WHITE SUIPflUB SPBINGS, MONT.

LOCATION. In SE. J£ SW. )£ sec. 33, T. 11 N., R. 8 E., at Meachen ranch, 14 

miles northeast of White Sulphur Springs, Meagher County, and 32 miles 

northwest of Martinsdale.

DRAINAGE AREA. Not measured.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September 20, 1922, to September 8, 1923.

GAGE. Vertical staff on right bank 500 feet west of ranch house; read by Mrs. 

Florence V. Meachen.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Channel composed of coarse gravel. Banks low and 

subject to overflow at high water. Control a gravel bar 30 feet below gage.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during period of record, 

3.05 feet at noon June 21, 1923 (discharge, 224 second-feet); minimum 

discharge, 3.1 second-feet at time of discharge measurement March 8, 1923.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice; occasional discharge measurements but no gage-height records during winter.

DIVERSIONS. One or two small diversions for irrigation above this station.

RE GTTLATION . None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent except when affected by ice. 

Rating curve fairly well defined between 5 and 120 second-feet; extended 

above. Gage read to hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge determined 

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

Discharge measurements of Smith River near White Sulphur Springs, Mont., during 

the years ending September SO, 1922 and 1923

[Made by G. H. Ellis]

Date

1922 

Sept. 20 ____

1923

Jan. 10 ........

Gage 

height

Feet 

0.62

.89

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

8.6

»6.0

Date

1923 

Feb. 7.........

Mar. 8. ........

Apr. 20. __ . ...

Gage 

height

Feet 

0.59

.97

Discharge

Sec.-ft. »6.3

*3. 1

23.1

Date

1923 

June 26 .........

July 31 .........

Gage 

height

Feet 

2.05

1.11

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

113

33.7

1 Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. * Measured 3 miles below gage.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Smith River at White Sulphur Springs, Mont., for 

the period September 2D, 1922, to September 8, 1923

Day

1 ______ .....

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

3. ___ ... _ .

4. ___ . ______ .

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

6. ........ ___ .....

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

S- .......... ___ .

9.... ___ . .. _ .

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

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

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

13 ....... __ .....

14-. _ .... .... __ .

15-- - _ .......

Sept. Oct.

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.7

7.7

7.7

8.0

Jan.

6.0

Feb.

6.3

Mar.

3.1

Apr. June

69

71

61

56

63

55

53

46

34

36

July

73

71

84

74

63

58

52

42

45

38

37

38

35

33

34

Aug.

34

30

31

33

33

33

34

29

31

32

28'

28

26

26

28

Sept.

18

18

16

16

16

16

16

16
44 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Smith River at White Sulphur Springs, Mont., for 

the period September 20, 1922, to September 8, 1923 Continued

. Day

16. ___ - __ __ .

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

18- _ ..

19 __ __ . .....

20 __ . __ 

21 - _ .

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

23 _

24 

25. ___

26-. . . ...

27- .....

28-- __ ... _ ...

29.- _ ..............

30- ___

31-- __

Sept

8.8

9.2

9.2

9.2

Q 9

8.8

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

Oct. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.

23.1

June

35

75

48

132

72

162

71

124

146

124

113

113

101

88

82

July

58

59

38

32

29

26

29

35

41

32

31

30

33

33

33

33

Aug.

24

24

22

22

28

34

27

26

24

22

23

22

20

19

17

18

 Sept.

NOTE. Gage not read July 3, discharge interpolated.

Monthly discharge of Smith River near White Sulphur Springs, Mont., for the 

period September 20, 1922, to September 8, 1923

Month

October l-ll ______ ______ . ___ . __ . .....

June 4-30 __ - . __ . _ __________________

July .. _ 

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

9.2 

8.0 

162 

84 

34 

18

Minimum

8.0 

7.7 

34 

26 

17 

16

Mean

8.69 

7.92 

78.3 

43.5 

26.7 

16.5

Run-off in 

acre-feet

190 

173 

4,190 

2,670 

1,640 

262

SUN RIVER BASIN

NORTH FORK OF SUN RIVER NEAR AUGUSTA, MONT.

LOCATION. In unsurveyed tract at the Sun River-diversion dam, 18 miles northwest of Augusta, Lewis and Clark County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 596 square miles (measured by United States Bureau of 

Reclamation).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. January 1, 1916, to September 30, 1923, at present site. 

August 5, 1889, to December 31, 1890, and October 31, 1903, to December 

31, 1915, a station was located in sec. 33, T. 22 N., R. 7 W., at the 

Henningson ranch, 8 miles downstream from present site. The flow of the 

stream is practically the same at both points, as there are no diversions or 

tributaries of importance.

GAGE. A sloping staff gage on right abutment of Sun River diversion dam; 

read by employees of the Bureau of Reclamation.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from highway bridge half a mile below gage.

CHANNEL AND. CONTROL. Control is crest of Sun River diversion dam, which is 

a concrete structure with an arch section 153.3 feet in length and a gravity 

section 59.2 feet in length, separated by a pier.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 3.60 feet May 

25, June 11 and 12 (discharge, 5,120 second-feet); minimum stage recorded, 

0.43 foot September 26-30 (discharge, 172 second-feet).

1889-1890; 1903-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 11.4 feet June 21, 1916 

(discharge, 32,300 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.0 foot April 7 and 8, 1915 

(discharge, 15 second-feet).
SUN EIVEB BASIN 45

ICE. Stage-discharge relation not seriously affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. The intake of the Pishkun Canal of United States Bureau of 

Reclamation is at diversion dam.

I^E GUL ATION . None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent. Rating curve is well defined 

and is based on formula Q=3.1 L H 1 -6, which was closely checked by five 

discharge measurements. Gage read to half-tenths once daily. Daily 

discharge ascertained by applying daily gage height to rating table. Records 

good.

COOPERATION. Gage heights furnished by United States Bureau of Reclamation,

No discharge measurements were made at this station during the year.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of North Fork of Sun River near Augusta, Mont., for 

the year ending September SO, 1923

Day

1 _ . __

2__ _ 

3... _ . __ .

4- _ .... _

5- __ ......

6 ... ... ...

7 ... ... ...

8... ... ...

9. .. ...

10- 

11... _ . __ .

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

13... _ ......

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

15- _ .......

May

883

825

825

883

1,390

1,680

1,840

2,500

3.04Q

3,420

3,040

2,680

2,500

2,160

1,840

June

2,860

2,500

2,420

2,330

2,420

2,590

2,680

3,230

4,020

4,340

5,120

5.120

4,890

4,670

4,450

July

1,530

1,600

1,320

1,260

1,130

1,130

1,680

1,130

1,000

1,000

883

883

883

883

883

Aug.

291

291

291

284

5ftl

284

276

276

276

276

276

276

276

261

254

Sept. '

217

217

217

204

204

198

198

198

198

191

191

191

184

184

184

Day

16... _ . .....

17 ___ . __

13

10

20 

21. . . .....

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

23 

24. ___ . .....

25 - _ -

26- 

27- __ . .....

28 _ ...

9Q

30 

31 ___ .. _ -

May

1,920

1,760

2,000

2,000

2,330

3,620

4,230

4,120

3,960

3,820

3,040

3 run

2,860

2,860

June

4,450

4,020

3,420

2,330

1,840

1,840

2,000

2,000

2,160

2,000

1,840

1,680

1,680

1,680

July

943

1,130

1,000

767

557

557

461

416

372

332

332

291

291

291

291

291

Aug.

217

217

217

217

416

372

291

254

254

254

254

247

239

224

217

217

Sept.

184

184

184

184

184

184

184

184

184

178

172

172

172

172

172

Monthly discharge of North Fork of Sun River near Augusta, Mont., for the year 

ending September 30, 1923

Month

June _______ _ _ ____

July- .- _ . . . ___ .

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

5,120 

5,120 

1,600 

416 

217

Minimum

825 

1,530 

291 

217 

172

Mean

2,550 

2,940 

823 

267 

189

Run-off in 

acre-feet

157,000 

175,000 

50,600 

16,400 

11,200

410,000

SUN EIVEE AT FOET SHAW, MONT.

LOCATION. In SW. M sec. 1, T. 20 N., R. 2 W., at highway bridge at Fort Shaw,

Cascade County. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,475 square miles (measured by United States Bureau of

Reclamation). 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 16,1912, to September 30, 1923. A station on Sun

River at Sun River, maintained July 31, 1905, to October 5, 1912, gave

records for practically the same drainage area. 

GAGE. Chain gage on highway bridge read by Arthur Woods, employee of

the United States Bureau of Reclamation.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. M ade from cable 500 feet below gage or by wading. 

CHANNEL And CONTROL. Bed composed of gravel and rock; fairly permanent,

shifting at extreme high stages.
46 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 7.84 feet 

May 26 (discharge, 4,830 second-feet); minimum stage, 3.7 feet November 

14 (discharge, 172 second-feet).

1905-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 13.4 feet June 7, 1908 (discharge, 

18,400 second-feet); minimum stage, 2.99 feet November 8, 11, and 12, 1919 

(discharge, 49 second-feet).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation seriously affected by ice.

DivERsions. There are adjudicated rights for diverting 248 second-feet from Sun 

River direct and 664 second-feet from tributaries above this station. In 

addition there are the Fort Shaw and Pishkun Canals of the United States 

Bureau of Reclamation and a few small ditches constructed since the adjudication.

REGULATION. Willow Creek Reservoir has a capacity of 16,640 acre-feet.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation affected by change in control. Rating 

curve used October 1 to May 13 well defined between 50 and 500 second-feet 

and fairly well defined to 5,000 second-feet; curve used May 14 to September 30 well defined between 300 and 5,400 second-feet. Gage read to 

half-tenths once daily, occasionally to hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge determined by applying daily gage height to rating table except May 

1-13 when indirect method for shifting control was used. Records fair.

Discharge measurements of Sun River at Fort Shaw, Mont., during the year ending

September 30, 1923

Date

Mar. 27

24

Made by 

W. A. Lamb.. ......

 ..do __ ___. _ ..

A. H. Tuttle ........

Gage 

height

Feet 

4.12

6.15

7.09

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

327

2,130

3,560

Date Made by 

W. A. Lamb- ____ .

__ .do-- __ ... .......

Gage 

height

Feet 

5.73

3.96

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

1,540

313

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Sun River at Fort Shaw, Mont., for the year ending September 30, 1923

Day

1. __________

2 _____ ...... __ .

3. ___________

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

5 __.... ___.

6 _____ . ... ....

7. _____ . ___ ..

8- ___ . ..........

q

10 _____ ...........

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

12 _____ . .........

13 

14 _____ ... _ . ....

15- ___________

16. _____ . .........

17 _____ ... .....

18. ____ - .....

19 ____ __ . .....

20

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

22 _____ ... ........

23. ___________

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

25

26 

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

28 . 

29 ____________

30. _________ ...

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

Oct.

231

231

231

231

231

200

200

9fW1

200

200

200

231

266

266

266

266

266

266

266

266 248'

248

248

248

248 940

Nov.

248

266

248

001

001

OO1

172

186

200

231

Oq 1

231

231

231

231

231

231

231

231

231

Dec.

231

231

231

Mar.

216

186

248

216

216

200

216

216

248

248

266

285

304

324

324

Apr.

324

324

324

324

324

324

OQK

248

285 9a>;

285

285

285

324

363

458

703

987

910

838

703

638

574

514

574

638

987

1,070

1,350

May

1,080

925

925

859

1,010

1,380

1,920

2,820

3,010

2,650

2,280

2,060

1,950

1,690

1,690

1,810

1,810

1,810

1,950

2,700

3,500

3,600

4,150

4,830

3,660

3,020

2,390

2,390

2,390

June

2,380

2,380

2,220

2,220

2,080

2,380

3,010

3,330

3,330

3,810

3,970

4,130

3,970

2,850

2,380

1,930

1,930

2,080

2,080

1,930

2,380

2,080

2,080

2,080

2,080

1,930

1,930

1,860

1,800

1,620

July

1,450

1,450

1,340

1,250

1,160

1,250

1, 450

1,790

1,340

1,340

1,160

1,070

991

991

844

844

915

991

777

650

536

483

483

423

361

483

483

375

308

308

295

Aug.

250

250

299

334

380

334

325

312

320

334

325

290

290

312

270

250

250

250

214

232

478

1,230

1,060

908

706

706

706

644

586

530

530

"Sept.

525

525

473

473

448

375

329

329

329

329

308

308

308

308

308

308

308

308

308

286

286

286

286

286

286

286

286

286

NOTE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Mar. 13 and 14; discharge estimated.
SUN EIVER BASIN 47

Monthly discharge of Sun River at Fort Shaw, Mont., for the year ending September

SO,

Month

March 7-31. __ . _______ .. ______ .. __ ......

April . __ . __ . __ . ___ . ____ .. .. ____ . ...

June . ____________________________

July ___ ....

August .... ____ ._ _________________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

266 

266 

324 

1,350 

4,830 

4,130 

1,790 

1,230 

525

Minimum

200 

172 

186 

248 

859 

1,620 

295 

214 

286

Mean

240 

232 

248 

527 

2,270 

2,470 

890 

449 

338

Run-off in 

acre-feet

14,800 

13,800 

12,300 

31,400 

140,000 

147,000 

54,700 

27,600 

20,100

WILLOW CREEK NEAR AUGUSTA, MONT.

LOCATION. In NW. ^ SW. % sec. 26, T. 21 N., R. 7 W., at Clark Co. ranch, 

just below mouth of Little Willow Creek and 7 miles northwest of Augusta, 

Lewis and Clark County.

DRAINAGE AREA.- Not measured.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 6, 1905, to May 14, 1911; April 1, 1912, to September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Chain gage on right bank, 300 feet back of Thomas Clark's house; 

read by Thomas Clark.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made by wading or from bridge 1,000 feet below 

gage.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. An old dam of timber and rock 20 feet below gage 

forms principal control; shifts occasionally.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage reported during year, 1.45 feet 

August 21 and 22 (discharge, 50 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.2 foot February 4-18 (discharge, 3.3 second-feet).

1905-1911; 1912-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 10.8 feet June 23, 1916 

(discharge, 1,150 second-feet); minimum discharge, dry July 17, 1910.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation not seriously affected by ice as creek is fed by 

springs.

DIVERSIONS. Adjudicated water rights above station amount to 36.2 secondfeet from Willow Creek and 42.26 second-feet from tributaries.

REGULATION. None. Willow Creek Dam, 2 miles below station, forms a reservoir whose capacity is 16,640 acre-feet, for use on the Fort Shaw unit of the 

Sun River project.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent during year. Rating curve well 

defined between 2 and 200 second-feet. Gage read to half-tenths once daily. 

Daily discharge ascertained by applying daily gage height to rating table. 

Records good.

Discharge measurements of Willow Creek near Augusta, Mont., during the year ending September 30, 1923

[Made by W. A. Lamb]

Date

Apr. 27....... ____ . __ . ___ .. __ .__-.. . ._-. ___ . _ . ------

Gage 

height

Feet 

0.60

.55

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

12.6

11.7
48 STTBFACE WATEE SUPPLY, 1923, PAET VI

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Willow Creek near Augusta, Mont., for the yecar

ending September 30,

Day

1 _____ . ....

2- ______ ..

3 ___ -.

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

5 ___ . __ ..

6 _ . _ . ......

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

8. __ . .__..

9 ___ .. ......

10 

11 . ........

12. ........

13 ___ .. __ ..

14 ____ . ......

15. __ .. .......

16. ______ ...

17. __ .. _ ...

18. ___ . .......

19. ___ . ___ .

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

21 ________ .

22... . ___ ..

23 _______ ..

24. __ . ____ .

25. ______ ...

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

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

28- ...

29. __ . ____ .

30. ........

31. __ .. ......

Oct.

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6 2

6 2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

Nov.

7.5

7 *\

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7 *\

7.5

7.5

7 <\

7.5

7.5

7 5

7.5

7 *,

7.5

7.5 7 *;

7.5

7.5

7.5

7 1

7.5

6.2

Dec.

6.2

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

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

6.2

7.5

7 ^

6.2

6.2

5.0

Jan.

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

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

Feb.

4.2

4 9

4.2

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.2

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3

0

4.2

4.2

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

6 9

6.2

Mar.

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

p. 9

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6 2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

5.0

8.8

10

16

16

14.5

Apr.

14.5

14 5

13

13

14.5

16

Ifr

16

16

16

14. t\

14.5

13

13

13

14.5

14 5

14.5

16

16

16

16

14, e

14. *;

14.5

14 H

16

16

16

May

16

18

18

20

20

18

18

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

14.5

14.5

14.5

16

16

18

18

18

20

20

June

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

16

16

14.5

14.5

13

13

13

13

16

18

20

20

2424*

28

28

28

26

26

July

26

28

28

28

26

26

26

24

24

24

24

24

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

20

20

18

18

18

16

16

16

16

14.5

14.5

Aug.

13

13

11.5

11.5

11.5

11.5

10

10

11.5

10

7.5

7.5

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6 2

5.0

5.0

50

50

37

37

32

32

28

28

28

26

26

Sept.

24

22

20

20

20

20

20

20

30

on

on

20

20

20

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

16

16

16

Monthly discharge of Willow Creek near Augusta, Mont., for the year ending September 30,1923

Month

December ___ .. ______ ____________

March _____ .... _ ____ . ____ . __ . .......

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

August. __ . ______ _____ .' ______ .... .

The year ______ _________ . ...........

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

6.2 

7.5 

7.5 

5.0 

6.2 

16 

16 

20 

28 

28 

50 

24

50

Minimum

6.2 

6 2 

5.0 

4.2 

3.3 

5.0 

13.0 

14.5 

13.0 

14.5 

5.0 

16.0

3.3

Mean

6.20

7.46 

5.35 

4.90 

4.03 

7.58 

14.8 

16.7 

19.7 

21.4 

17.7 

18.9

12.1

Run-off in 

acre-feet

381 

444 

329 

301 

224 

466 

881 

1,030 

1,170 

1,320 

1,090 

1,120

8,760

SOUTH FOBK OF SUN EIVEE AT AUGUSTA, MONT.

LOCATION. In NW. M SE. M sec. 17, T. 20 N., R. 6 W., at highway bridge on 

road from Augusta to Craig, half a mile from Augusta, Lewis and Clark 

County.

DRAINAGE AREA. Not measured.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. December 2, 1904, to September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Staff spiked to crib work of right abutment on downstream side o 

bridge; read by W. J. Auchard.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from highway bridge or by wading.
SUN BIVEB BASIN 49

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of gravel; no definite control. One 

channel at low and medium stages; at high stages water overflows right 

bank a quarter of a mile above gage and there are two to four channels, 

Control subject to change at high stages.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 2.90 feet 

August 21 (discharge, 615 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.22 foot August 

20 (discharge, 6.2 second-feet).

1905-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 6.2 feet June 2,1908 (discharge, 

4,300 second-feet); minimum discharge, no flow July 28-30, 1910, August 19 

to September 7, September 12-16, 18-26,1919, and September 1-4,1921.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation seriously affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. Water diverted to irrigate valley land both above and below 

station. During dry seasons the entire summer flow is utilized.

REGULATION. None. Melting snow in mountains causes small diurnal fluctuation during spring.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent except as affected by ice. 

Rating curve well defined between 15 and 400 second-feet; extended beyond 

these limits. Gage read to hundredths once daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying daily gage height to rating table. Records good.

Discharge measurements of South Fork of Sun River at Augusta, Mont., during the 

year ending September SO, 1923

[Made by W. A. Lamb]

Date

April 27. _____ .- __ _ ... _ .

Gage 

height

Feet 

0.40

1.26

.43

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

17.3

98

20.1

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of South Fork of Sun River at Augusta, Mont., for 

the year ending September SO, 1923

Day

1 .. ____ . __ '. __ . ......

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

3 . __ .. __ .. __ .. .....

4. ___ ........ _ .... .....

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

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

7.. __ ... _ .. __ ......

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

9 . ____ ....... __ ......

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

11 ........ _ . ____ _...

12 .. _____ ... ____ .. __ .

13 .. _ . __ .. _____ . __ .

14 ___ __ . _____ .......

15 ______ .. _____ .. .....

16 ____ . __ . __ .. __ .

17 ___ .- __ . __ ........

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

19.. .. 

20 

21 . . _____ ....... __ . .....

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

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

24 .. __ ... . ___ ... _ ... ...

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

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

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

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

.29 ____ .. ___ .. __ ... ...

ao. ..........................

31 

Oct.

18

18

18

18

18

19

19

19

14

12

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

21

21

22

22

22

18

19

19

19

19

19

22

22

22

Nov.

22

22

22

22

22

25

24

18

17

17

17

25

21

22

22

24

22

35

24

24

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

24

24

Mar.

36

30

30

Apr.

30

30

OK

9f\

25

95

36

25

28

30

31

35

35

33

35

36

36

36

36

31

30

25

18

18

18

25

33

May

28

30

24

24

25

24

24

24

25

25

27

33

35

36

39

39

41

41

41

49

51

56

66

58

62

62

62

62

54

June

58

58

53

53

54

72

80

91

89

93

78

78

68

58

51

47

47

49

66

58

89

94

104

94

94

Qi

89

87

80

July

78

74

78

68

68

70

80

78

74

70

72

70

62

62

60

60

60

58

54

54

66

82

78

66

68

62

5fi

54

49

41

38

Aug.

38

39

28

21

25

25

25

24

21

21

18

18

18

18

19

18

11

11

8.6

6.2

461

461

269

215

191

173

157

142

138

131

128

Sept.

128

99

94

89

87

82

82

82

78

78

78

78

76

74

74

72

72

72

72

60

58

58

58

58

58

58

58

58

58

58
50 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

Monthly discharge of South Fork of Sun River at Augusta, Mont., for the year 

ending September 80,1923

Month

November- ___________________ . ____

April - ..-- ..--__._.. -.-.._.._. ........._

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

22 

35 

41

66 

104 

82 

461 

128

Minimum

12 

17 

18 

24 

47 

38 

6.2 

58

Mean

18.9 

22.2 

30.0 

40.5 

72.6 

64.8 

92.9 

73.6

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,160 

1,320 

1,790 

2,490 

4,320 

3,980 

5,710 

4.38C

MARIAS RIVER BASIN

TWO MEDICINE RIVER NEAR GLACIER PARE, MONT.

LOCATION. At highway bridge over Two Medicine River half a mile below 

Lower Two Medicine dam, on road to Two Medicine Chalets, 4 miles northwest of Glacier Park railway station, Glacier County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 56.2 square miles (measured on topographic sheets).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 26, 1918, to September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Stevens continuous water-stage recorder installed on downstream side 

of left abutment of highway bridge.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made by wading or from downstream side of 

highway bridge.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed of stream is smooth and regular and the channel free from cross currents. A gravel and cobblestone riffle 75 feet below 

gage forms control.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during the year, 7.13 feet 

at 11 p. m. June 13 (discharge, 892 second-feet); minimum discharge, 22 

second-feet October 4 and 20.

1918-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 7.85 feet June 11, 1918 (discharge, 

1,390 second-feet); minimum stage, 3.70 feet December 24, 1920 (discharge, 

10 second-feet).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation seriously affected by ice. Station not operated 

during winter.

DIVERSIONS. None.

REGULATION. Stream subject to regulation by gate operations at Lower Two 

Medicine Reservoir half a mile above station.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent except as affected by ice. 

Rating curve well defined between 24 and 1,200 second-feet. Operation of 

water stage recorder satisfactory except as explained in footnote to daily 

discharge table. Daily gage height obtained from recorder graph by inspection or by straight-line method. Daily discharge ascertained by applying 

mean daily gage height to rating table. Records good.

Discharge measurements of Two Medicine River near Glacier Park, Mont., during 

the year ending September 30, 1923

Date

July 17

Made by 

W. A. Lamb. __________ ... ___ . . 

Gage 

height

Feet 

6.72

5.33

4.46

Discharge

Sec.-/*. 

672

200

58
MAEIAS R1VEE BASIN 51

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Two Medicine River near Glacier Park, Mont., 

for the year ending September 30, 1923

Day

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

2 ...... . _________ ........ __ - ___ . ....

3..... _ .. _____ ...... _ .. _ .._-...._._--

4.. ___________________ .. _______

5. ___ . ___ .. _ . _____ .. __ ......

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

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

8. . ..-- .. _ .. . -

9.... _ ....... __ . ___ . _ . _____ .. ....

10 __ _________ . ___ . ___ . _ . .....

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

12.. ... _ . __ _ __ .. _ . __ .. _ . ......

13 . . ___ _ .. __ . _ .. .. ....

14. ___ . _________ . _______ . __ ...

15. _ .. .... _________________ . ...

16 . ... __ . . __ .... _ _____ 

17 __ ...... ___ .. __ . .. .. . _ ........ __ .

18 _ - __ ... _____ ....... __ .... _ . ... 

19

20 ... . . . ...

21.......... _______ . _____ ......... ...

22- _ .. __ . __ . ________ . __ . _ . ....

23 . _ - __ . __________ ... _ . __ .. .....

24. ___________ ...... _____ . __ .

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

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

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

28

29 .. ... '.. 

30 . . .. . ... 

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

Oct.

23

23

22

23

27

28

27

26

27

26

26

26

24

24

24

24

24

23

23

22

73

129

82

62

57

48

44

42

43

46

46

Nov.

47

46

45

36

42

41

38

33

30

30

29

29

29

26

26

May

268

244

232

224

239

252

265

309

378

468

585

618

597

560

499

444

396

382

382

407

444

515

610

673

697

727

742

659

564

495

503

June

564

614

636

585

552

564

697

752

774

796

842

885

872

784

659

576

547

523

487

479

479

499

491

452

429

418

407

396

385

374

July

363

353

343

333

304

284

268

260

247

234

224

212

195

192

187

185

187

180

173

166

159

152

145

138

131

124

117

110

104

100

97

Aug.

94

89

84

79

75

66

64

63

58

57

57

54

53

53

52

52

51

52

51

55

72

112

135

127

114

103

89

80

75

68

60

Sept.

57

55

52

50

51

48

50

55

50

49

46

45

44

42

41

43

42

39

37

34

33

33

32

31

29

28

28

28

28

28

NOTE. Gage not read June 26 to July 3 and July 18-28; discharge interpolated.

Monthly discharge of Two Medicine River near Glacier Park, Mont., for the year 

ending September 30, 1923

[Drainage area, 56.2 square miles]

Month

October _ ___ _________ .

July . . .. .

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

129 

47 

742 

885 

363 

135 

57

Minimum

22 

26 

224 

374 

97 

51 

28

Mean

37.5 

35.1 

464 

584 

202 

74.0 

40.9

Per

square 

mile

0.667 

.625 

8.26 

10.4 

3.59 

1.32 

.728

Run-off

Inches

0.77 

.35 

9.52 

11.60 

4.14 

1.52 

.81

Acre-feet

2,310 

1,040 

28,500 

34,800 

12,400 

4,550 

2,430

TWO MEDICINE RIVER AT FAMILY, MONT.

LOCATION. In NW. ^i sec. 2, T. 31 N., R. 9 W., at Holy Family Mission, Glacier 

County, 16 miles southeast of Browning, and 6 miles above mouth of Badger 

Creek, the nearest tributary.

DRAINAGE AREA. 368 square miles (measured on topographic map).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 26, 1907, to September 30,1923.

GAGE. Overhanging chain gage installed May 27,1918, on left bank; read by 

John Lehnertz and T. A. Guardipee.
52 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made by wading near gage or from new highway 

bridge 3 miles above gage.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Control composed of gravel; shifts occasionally. 

Banks high and not subject to overflow except during extreme floods.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 5.60 feet at 

8 a. m. June 12 (discharge, 2,960 second-feet); minimum stage, 1.95 feet 

October 1 (discharge, 16 second-feet).

1907-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 8.15 feet June 9, 1909 (discharge, 

7,600 second-feet); undoubtedly higher in June, 1908, but gage washed out 

and no record obtained; minimum discharge recorded, 4.4 second-feet September 6, 7, and 8, 1919.

Ice. Owing to warm springs entering river above gage station probably not 

affected by ice.

DIVERSION. Water is diverted 2 miles above gage for about 100 acres at Holy 

Family Mission farm. United States Bureau of Reclamation Two Medicine 

Canal diverted about 3,240 acre-feet during 1923 for irrigation of land near 

Seville on Blackfeet Indian Reservation.

REGULATION. United States Bureau of Reclamation'operated the gates at the 

dam on the lower Two Medicine Lake during the years 1919-1923.

ACCURACT. Stage-discharge relation permanent during year. Rating curve 

well defined between 70 and 1,800 second-feet; fairly well defined above 

and extended below. Gage read to hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge 

ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating table. Records 

good.

Discharge measurements of Two Medicine River at Family, Mont., during the year

ending September SO, 1923

Date

May 12

July 17

Aug. 12

Made by 

W. A. Lamb _______ ._ . .

A. H. Tuttle--. _ __ ....... __ . __ - ___________ _ - __ - W. A. Lamb ......... __ . __ ....... .. __ . _____ . _ . _ ........

Gage 

height

Feet 

4.94

3.82

2.39

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

1,650

566

73

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Two Medicine River at Family, Mont., for the 

year ending September SO, 1923

Day

1. ____ . ...

2... __ ... _ .

3... ___ . ....

4 _____ . __ .

5 __ . _____

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

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

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

9 _ ........

10- _ . ____ .

11. ___ . .......

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

13. _______ ..

14 _________

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

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

17 

18 

19 _ _..__

20 

Oct.

16

18

1Q

18

19

19

30

36

42

44

52

58

56

54

54

58

61

58

58

54

Nov.

86

82

fifi

82

82

82

79

77

71

68

64

64

71

75

81

. 82

88

90

84

Dec.

54

KA

54

54

KA

53

52

52

CO

K.9

52

52

52

48

 48

48

48

48

52

Jan.

7K

84

92

90

ftfi

84

82

82

99

7Q

79

75

73

75

77

75

75

79

Feb.

68

68

RA

64

64

68

68

64

64

61

61

64

64

68

68

68

68

64

68

C8

Mar.

64

68

68

61

58

54

53

£2

50

47

46

46

46

46

48

48

46

48

48

48

Apr.

68

77

88

102

110

125

139

148

185

238

232

255

315

375

487

680

778

1,220

1,240

749

May

728

598

540

728

1,110

1,010

920

1,340

1,670

1,990

2,280

1,810

1,720

1,610

1,130

992

1,090

1,110

1,090

1,160

June

1,370

1,640

1,450

1,160

1,240

1,340

1,780

2,410

2,460

2,410

2,660

2,860

2,600

2,180

1,720

1,640

1,240

1,060

1,110

1,030

July

641

580

557

524

557

524

598

503

422

389

357

357

315

304

284

315

446

366

315

277

Aug.

141

139

127

123

110

100

98

92

79

136

116

98

79

66

77

94

90

82

82

100

Sept.

17'

16f

IK13' 12'

us

IK

105

95

9f

91

8! 9'

1(X

IK

IK

115

10

11

10
MAEIAS RIVER BASIN 53

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Two Medicine River at Family, Mont., for the 

year ending September 80, 1923. Continued

Day

21. __ ..... ....

22. ____ . .....

23... ___ . _ .

24.... __ . __ .

25. ___ . ___ .

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

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

28.. __ . _ ....

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

30.. _ . __ ....

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

Oct.

54

63

71

77

82

86

90

86

86

90

88

Nov.

77

73

71

68

64

61

61

59

58

56

Dec.

52

54

54

61

68

68

68

71

71

71

71

Jan.

71

75

79

79

75

73

71

71

71

68

68

Feb.

70

70

70

71

71

68

68

64

Mar.

52

52

52

54

54

58

58

68

86

100

112

Apr.

641

568

471

422

513

628

1,240

1,410

1,200

992

May

1,340

1,560

1,780

1,850

1,720

1,930

1,640

1,340

1,110

1,030

1,110

June

938

1,110

992

904

823

749

693

707

660

616

July

266

248

232

215

200

191

185

174

172

158

151

Aug.

422

412

403

375

357

332

284

241

222

206

191

Sept.

98

96

94

90

90

88

84

88

94

92

Monthly discharge of Titio Medicine River at Family, Mont., for the year ending

September SO, 1923

Month

December ___ ______ ___ ___ . __ ___ ....

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

July ...................................... ....^.........

September ______ . __ .. __. _________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

90 

90 

71 

92 

71 

112 

1,410 

2,280 

2,860 

641 

422 

177

2,860

Minimum

16 

56 

48 

68 

61 

46 

68 

540 

616 

151 

66 

84

16

Mean

54.1 

73.8 

56.0 

77.3 

66.6 

57.8 

523 

1,320 

1,450 

349 

177 

108

360

Run-off in 

acre-feet

3,330 

4,390 

3,443 

4,760 

3,700 

3,550 

31,100 

81,200 

86,300 

21,500 

10,900 

6,430

261,000

MARIAS RIVER NEAR SEELBY, MONT.

LOCATION. In sec. 20, T. 31 N., R. 2 W., at highway bridge 7 miles south of

Shelby, Toole County. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 2,610 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 4, 1902, to January 12, 1908; April 23, 1911, to

September 30, 1922; March 26 to September 30, 1923. 

GAGE. Stevens water-stage recorder installed March 21, 1923, on downstream

side of pier on left bank and referred to chain gage on downstream side of

bridge. 

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of highway bridge or

by wading. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of gravel and boulders; control shifts

occasionally. Left bank steep and high; not subject to overflow. Right

bank gently sloping; subject to overflow at extreme high stages. 

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 5.72 feet at

noon June 12 (discharge, 4,030 second-feet); minimum discharge, 150 second-feet August 19.

1902-1907; 1911-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 14.9 feet June 24, 1907

(discharge, 29,500 second-feet); minimum stage, 1.5 feet August 20, 1919

(discharge, 10 second-feet). 

ICE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice, 

DIVERSIONS. The Valier-Montana Land & Water Co.'s Carey project and the

Blackfeet project of the United States Bureau of Reclamation divert water

from the principal tributaries above this station; also a number of smaller

diversions.
54 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

REGULATION. Water is stored in reservoirs on tributaries above station, the 

principal ones being Two Medicine on Two Medicine River, Four Horns 

on Badger Creek, Swift Dam on Birch Creek, and Lake Francis on Dupuyer 

Creek.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent; affected by shifting control and by ice. Rating curve well denned between 200 and 5,500 secondfeet. Operation of water-stage recorder satisfactory only during a part of 

the time. Gage height ascertained from recorder graph by straight-line 

method. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage height 

to rating table or, for days of considerable fluctuation, by averaging the 

hourly discharge. Indirect method for shifting control used August 10 to 

September 30. Records for periods of gage-height record good; others 

fair.

4*

Discharge measurements of Marias River near Shelby, Mont., during the year 

ending September 80, '1923

Date

Apr. 28

13

Made by 

W. A. Lamb ... -... .

C.S.Heidel. ....... _ .

.....do. _ _

Qage 

height

Feet 

4.08

4.93

5.16

5.30

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

1,540

2,620

3,070

3,070

Date

July 18

Aug. 10

Sept. 8

Made by 

A. H. Tuttle - . __ .

W. A. Lamb ______

.... .do 

Qage 

height

Feet 

4.79

3.18

2

7K

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

2,330

523

OD7

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Marias River near Shelby, Mont., for the year

ending September 30, 1923

Day

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

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

3 __ ... __ . __ _ . __ . _ .. __ . _ -.

4. __ ... __ ... ... _ ... __ . .....

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

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

7......... _ ....... __ .............. .......

8 ...... -. -- . -. _ 

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

10 ........... __ .... -t... ...... ..........

11 _ .. ____ ... _ ... _ ............... .....

12 .. .... _ ............. ___ .. _ .. ___ .

13 .- -. - ___ .... _ .. _ . ..

14.. __ . ___________ . ___ .... ..........

15 . _. .. __ -

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

17 ___ - . _ . __ ...... __ ......

18 ....- __ .... . __ . _ . ___ ..

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

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

21 ......... ___ . ___________ . __ . .....

22. ___ ......... _ .. _ .. ___ ... _____ ...

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

24 ___ . _______ .. _ . _______ . _ ...

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

26

27.......... ___ ............ __ . ___ ......

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

29. _ ... ___ -. _ .............. _ ... .......

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

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

Mar.

338

411

490

fift9

735

Apr.

712

609

553

AKf\

450

450

443

470

511

539

602

660

772

860

1,100

1,420

1,770

1,750

1,380

1,200

1,030

019

Q/)Q

884

1,100

1,640

2,070

9 O9/I

May

1,640

1,470

1,310

1,220

1,360

1,770

1,830

2,030

2,740

3,080

3,670

3,460

3,210

3,120

2,600

2,250

2,190

2,310

2,350

2,460

2,820

3,120

June

} 3,120

3,530

3,190

2,940

3,190

3,510

3,710

3,620

3,530

3,530

3,750

3,800

3,580

3,050

2,710

2,640

2,510

2,270

2,100

2.560

3,570

3,260

2,740

2,660

2,300

1,990

2,040

1,760

1,640

. *

July

1,620

1,600

1,580

1,570

1,540

1,530

1,590

1,710

1,840

1,880

1,880

1,860

1,780

1,940

1.690

1 890

1,990

2,440

1,600

Aug.

o^o

373

404

361

287

239

219

244

234

181

163

199

553

884

1,270

1,160

924

852

812

698

638

588

553

Sept.

 4QA

436

392

338

320

303

287

276

254

271

254

244

239

224

229

214

234

219

224

209

194

199

209

209

194

194

199

190

194

.

NOTE. Qage not read May 22 to June 2 and July 19 to August 9; discharge estimated by comparison 

with Marias Eiver near Brinkman.
MARIAS RIVER BASIN 55

Monthly discharge of Marias River near Shelby, Mont., for the year ending

September SO, 1923

Month

March 26-31. ________ . ________ .. __ .... .

April __________________ _________ : ...

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

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

735 

2,070 

3,670 

3,800 

2,440 

1,270 

490

Minimum

338 

443 

1,220 

1,640 

1,530 

163 

190

Mean

514 

949 

2,580 

2,930 

1,700 

563 

261

Run-off in 

acre-feet

6,120 

56, 500 

159,000 

174,000 

105,000 

34,600 

15, 500

551,000

MARIAS RIVER NEAR BRINKMAN, MONT.

LOCATION. In NW. ^ sec. 21, T. 29 N., R. 8 E., at Brinkman ranch, 21 miles

south of Inverness on Great Northern Railway and 4 miles from Brinkman

post office, Hill County. 

DRAINAGE AREA. Not measured.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 6, 1921, to September 30, 1923. 

GAGE. Overhanging chain gage on right bank 500 feet downstream from ranch

house; read by C. H. Brinkman.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from cable or by wading. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of gravel and small boulders. Left

bank high and clean. Right bank clean and is overflowed only at extremely

high stages. 

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 4.81 feet at

7 a. m. July 2 (discharge, 4,710 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.90 foot

November 14, 1922 (discharge, 165 second-feet).

1921-1923: Maximum stage recorded, that of July 2, 1923; minimum

stage, 0.90 foot October 9-12, 1921, and November 14, 1922 (discharge, 165

second-feet).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

DIVERSIONS. Numerous diversions are made for irrigation from tributaries

above this station; the principal ones are for the Blackfeet project and for

the Valier Carey Act project. 

REGULATION. The principal storage reservoirs are Two Medicine Reservoir on

Two Medicine River, Four Horns Reservoir on Badger Creek, Swift Reservoir on Birch Creek, and Lake Francis Reservoir on Dupuyer Creek. 

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent except where affected by ice.

Rating curve well defined between 150 and 4,000 second-feet. Gage read

to hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge determined by applying mean

daily gage height to rating table. Records good.

Discharge measurements of Marias River near Brinkman, Mont., during the year 

ending September SO, 1923

[Made by A. H. Tuttle]

Date

Mar. 22. ............. _ ..

3ft

Apr. 26... _ .... __ ..... 

Gage 

height

Feet

1

07

2.02

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

191

378

887

Date

May 20. ________ 

July 14. 

Gage 

height

Feet 

3.05

2.71

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

2,120

1,760

1 Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
56 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Marias River near Brinkman, Mont., for the year 

ending September SO, 1923

Day

1... . . .

5 

7. 

10. - 

11 - -

12 - -

1Q

14- - 

15- -

16 

17 -t - -

18

19

20. - 

21 __ ...... 

22 ____ . ___ 

23- ___ - 

24 

25 

26 ___ _ 

27.. ___ . __ _

9S

29-1 __ - __ 

30 ____ - _ 

31. 

Oct.

179

190

176

176

176

176

179

182

200

208

220

227

227

227

227

227

239

239

239

235

227

227

227

227

227

227

227

235

235

235

239

Nov.

239

243

248

241

234

227

220

182

260

282

306

306

239

176

239

269

260

260

260

260

239

239

220

227

252

282

239

94Q

258

268

Dec.

278

265

Mar.

ion

91 1

OQO

9^4

97ft

OQQ

Q9A

355

421

622

Apr.

558

640

631

520

465

438

421

392

365

365

349

403

485

558

648

640

701

1,480

1,950

1,670

1 ^7fl

1,150

960

QQ7

Qftft

825

1,220

1 ' 930

May

2,130

1,770

1,540

1,400

1,220

1,220

1,730

1,800

2,200

2,740

3,250

3 44fl

3,140

3,070

2,920

2,480

2 97fl

2,230

2 280

2,370

2,510

9 SIVI

3,000

^ 9p;fl

^ 9*fl

3

07/11

3,520

3

OOA

2

on/i

3 Ann

June

2,940

2,940

3,210

3,180

2,980

2,820

3,010

3,240

3,420

3,380

3,300

3,260

3,480

3,370

3,070

2,760

2,700

9 fldfl

2,350

2,440

2 930

3,320

3,320

3 1 Q/1

2,640

2

onn

2 iftfi

2,070

1 oen

July

1,630

3,430

1,510

1,510

1,440

1,360

1,320

1,780

2,490

1,850

1,810

1,850

1,850

1,650

1,650

1,530

1,810

9 Ifift

2,390

2,020

1,900

1,680

1,530

1,470

1,520

1,720

1,370

1 9.9A

1,570

1 qon

1,210

Aug.

1,140

1,070

982

775

597

535

492

451

432

KRK

1 200

472

41 PI

403

392

380

370

Q7fl

339

329

310

O7n

939

1,140

Qfin

QflK

7KK

683

580

eofi

Sept.

472

426

392

370

Q4Q

334

329

310

301

- 282

282

273

260

269

260

282

260

273

239

231

231

231

231

231

9Q1

231

231

231

231

231

NOTE. Discharge estimated or interpolated Nov. 4-6,18,19,29,30, and Mar. 22-27 when stage-discharge 

relation was affected by ice.

Monthly discharge of Marais River near Brinkman, Mont., for the year ending

September SO,

Month

November __ ... _ . __________ ________

March 22-31... . __ ... .... ...

May ____ . ____________ _______ .

June. __ __ . ____________ . _________

JvHy. ..............................................

August ____ . ______________ __

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

239 

306 

622 

1,950 

3,520 

3,480 

3,430 

1,200 

472

Minimum

176 

176 

190 

349 

1,220 

1,850 

1,210 

dlO 

231

Mean

216 

247 

318 

812 

2,510 

2,930 

1,730 

621 

283

Run-off in 

acre-feet

13,300 

14,700 

6,310 

48,300 

- 154, 000 

174,000 

106,000 

38,200 

16, 800

BADGER CREEK NEAR FAMILY, MONT.

LOCATION. In NE. ^4 see. 19, T. 31 N., R. 8 W., at highway bridge, 4 miles

east of Family, Glacier County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 241 square miles (measured on topographic maps). 

RE.CORDS AVAILABLE. April 20, 1907, to September 30, 1923. 

GAGE. Chain gage on upstream side of highway bridge; read by Mrs. A. C.

Guith and Mary L. Denson.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from highway bridge at gage or by wading. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Two channels at medium and low stages; several

channels at high stages. Banks low and subject to overflow above gage

Control slightly shifting.
MAEIAS RIVER BASIN 57

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 5.80 feet May 

26 (discharge, 965 second-feet); minimum stage, 4.00 feet April 12 (discharge, 24 second-feet).

1907-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 6.30 feet June 12,1917 (discharge, 

1,910 second-feet); minimum stage, 3.50 feet August 19, 1919 (discharge, 

2.0 second-feet).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. United States Bureau of Reclamation canal diverts natural 

flow of Badger Creek above gage to irrigate land in the eastern part of the 

Blackfeet Indian Reservation north of Birch Creek.

REGULATION. None.

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

shift in control. Rating curve used October 1 to July 10 fairly well 

defined between 100 and 1,000 second-feet; curve used July 11 to September 

30 fairly well defined between 100 and 500 second-feet. Gage read to halftenths twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily 

gage height to rating table. Indirect method for shifting control used 

June 13 to July 10. Records good.

Discharge measurements of Badger Creek near Family, Mont., during the year ending September SO, -1923

Date

May 11

Made by 

.....do ...... . .. _.

Gage 

height

Feet 

5.22

5.53

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

501

742

Date

July 17

Aug. 12

Made by 

A. H. Tuttle. __ ......

W. A. Lamb. ... ....

Gage 

height

Feet

4.75

425

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

336

139

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Badger Creek near Family, Mont., for the year 

ending September SO, 1923

Day

1 . _____ ... __ ... .....

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

3- __ ... .-......- . ...

4 _ . __ .... _ .........

5 . _-. _ .. ...

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

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

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

9 __ _ ..

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

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

12-........ . ...........

13 . _ .... __ ... ...

14 ._§._.........._._.....

1*

16 ___ ____ ... _ .... ...

17 _ ... __ __. 

18 ___ ........... _ ... ....

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

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

21 . __ . __ ........... __ ..

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

23 ___ . __ ... _ ... ____ .

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

95

26 ...._ __. ....

27 -.-. _... __

28 - -.... _ .. 

90

qrt

q j

Oct.

82

82

82

82

82

82

82

82

82

82

82

82

82

82

ft9

82

82

82

82

82

82

82

82

82

82

82

82

82

82

82

82

Nov.

82

82

82

82

126

69

69

69

69

69

69

69

82

126

69

69

69

69

120

111

111

96

96

111

102

82

96

91

102

126

Dec.

126

143

166

Apr.

45

34

34

50

34

28

34

34

34

24

28

34

OJ

41

194

194

142

126

82

69

57

57

64

120

232

253

202

May

176

133

120

133

224

266

283

403

556

585

682

535

500

466

362

320

346

385

421

514

630

660

816

784

784

864

645

585

403

403

466

June

487

570

487

487

556

720

720

660

585

682

720

660 652"

528

453

427

. 466

409

415

320

357

427

373

362

352

325

357

331

311

325

July

302

292

288

261

257

257

297

270

257

257

249

249

236

228

209

220

306

279

236

220

198

209

190

183

183

172

172

172

172

162

155

Aug.

155

162

155

155

138

138

155

148

148

162

148

138

129

138

129

122

122

122

122

148

270

220

190

172

172

162

155

155

155

148

138

Sept.

138

129

122

122

122

122

122

122

», .122 ' '122

122

122

122

122

122

122

122

122

122

122

122

129

138

138

129

122

122

122

122

122

18775 27f WSP 566-
58 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

Monthly discharge of Badger Creek near Family, Mont., for the year ending September SO, 1923

Month

April 3-30 . - ..._ _ ........

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

82 

126 

253 

864 

720 

302 

270 

138

Minimum

82 

60 

24 

120 

311 

155 

122 

122

Mean

82.0 

88.8 

85.0 

466 

484 

230 

154 

124

Run-off in

acre-feet

5,M<> 

5, 281

4.777 

28,700 

28r 800 

14,100 

0,477 

7,381

BIRCH CREEK AT SWIFT DAM, NEAR DUPUYER, MONT.

LOCATION. Near southwest corner of sec. 23, T. 28 N., R. 10 W., just belov 

Swift Dam, 20 miles west of Dupuyer, Pondera County, and 34 miles southwest of Valier.

DRAINAGE AREA. 75 square miles (measured on topographic maps).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March 26, 1913, to September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Vertical iron gage on right bank 800 feet below dam; read by O. F. 

Parish. Overflow from spillway is referred to a staff gage set vertically ir 

concrete stilling box at west end of spillway crest. Zero of gage is at elevation of spillway crest, 4,947.00 feet sea level datum.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from footbridge 300 feet above gage or by 

wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of clean coarse gravel and boulders 

Banks high at gage; not subject to overflow. Spillway is concrete crest 2.0 

feet wide and 379 feet long with a channel leading from it cut in rock througl 

a small pass north of dam.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 3.73 feet at 

8 a. m. July 10 (discharge, 762 second-feet); minimum stage, 1.54 feet 

October 23 (discharge, 1 second-foot).

1913-1923: Maximum discharge, 5,275 second-feet June 21, 1916; minimum discharge, no flow January 2 and 3, 1920. Minimum flow is controlled 

and maximum partly regulated by valves at dam.

Ici. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice during severe winters.

DIVERSIONS. Two small ditches divert water just below dam and above gage; 

known locally as Cote ditch and Jones ditch.

REGULATION. Flow is regulated by operation of gates at dam, except during 

periods of extreme high water, when water flows in overflow channel.

ACCURACT. Stage-discharge relation not permanent. Rating curves used before 

and after October 23 well defined between 5 and 500 second-feet; fairly weF 

defined above. Gage read to hundredths 2 to 6 times daily. Daily discharge determined by applying mean daily gage height to rating table. 

Records good.

COOPERATION. Complete field data furnished by the Valier-Montana Land & 

Water Co.
MARIAS RIVER BASIN 59

measurements of Birch Creek at Swift Dam, near Dupuyer, Mont., during the year ending September 30 1928

Date

Nov. 1

Feb. 19

June 2 

15

25

28

Made by 

Tidyman and Carmody

Ebnerand Tidyman _ 

Ebnerand Parish. .....

Tidyman and Wells __

Tidyman and Parish ...

Gage 

height

Feet

1.62

1.60

3.24 

3.05

2.82

2.00

Discharge

Sec.-ft.

2.0

3.0

403

275

182

24.8

Date

July 8

14

27 

30

Sept. 3

Made by 

Tidyman and Salvador

Tidyman and Rienelt.. 

Tidyman and Parish ...

Tidyman and Salvador

Gage 

height

Ftet

3.61

3.69

3.54 

3.42

1.90

Discharge

Sec.-ft.

663

816

583

489

16. *

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Birch Creek at Swift Dam, near Dupuyer, Mont., 

for the year ending September SO, 1923

Day

!_.-. __ ... _____ ___ . ___ ___ .. ....

2... __ . .. . .

3 ..... .... ____ . _ . __ . . __ ... _ .... ...

4... __ .. _ . ___ ... __ .. _ . ___ . .....

5... _ .... .. ____________ ... __ .....

6........ _______ . _________ . .......

7 ......... ______ . ____ ... ____ ......

8 ___________ . _____ . _______

9.. __________ . __ ... ___ ...... ....

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

11 _____ .... __ _ . ....... ____ ... ...

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

13 ..... __ . __ . __ .. .. _ ...... ......

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

15 ..... .. .*... . . .. 

16 . ... ...- .

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

18 ... __ . _____ . ______ .. _ .... _ ..

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

20.. . . ...- .

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

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

23 ____ . __________ - __ . __ . ....

24 ..... __________ ........... ............

25 - ..- - - 

26 ,. ....... ......... ....

27.. ____ ....... _ . ...... ____

28

29 - . . .... 

30

31 - _____ - __ .. ______ ........ 

Oct.

191

191

191

191

191

202

210

210

217

228

228

228

236

228

245

66

62

60

59

59

58

33

1

2

2

2

2

2

3

3

3

Apr.

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

May

2

2

2

2

2

2

59

202

322

322

328

350

366

344

.317

322

344

350

350

350

361

384

396

408

402

4/19

402

402

402

396

396

June

396

396

396

396

402

372

286

286

286

291

286

286

286

286

286

286

286

286

286

286

286

286

286

275

122

20

24

24

24

24

July

24

24

30

34

139

372

458

710

753

753

744

735

735

726

718

718

710

701

701

692

684

676

667

650

642

618

602

570

526

496

426

Aug.

122

110

108

103

100

100

98

98

103

98

92

90

88

86

88

86

82

80

84

142

265

183

153

136

133

127

120

115

112

108

103

Sept.

103

98

96

94

92

90

90

90

86

86

86

86

69

22

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

I 5

15

15

15

15

Monthly discharge of Birch Creek at Swift Dam^near Dupuyer, Mont., for the year

ending September 80, 1923

Month

April ._ _. ....... .............. ...

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

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

245

3 

408 

402 

733 

265 

103

753

Minimum

1

2 

2 

20 

24 

80 

15

1

Mean

116 

 3.0 

 3.0 

 3.0 

 3.0 

 3.0 

2.4 

280 

258 

549 

113 

47.6

117

Run-off in 

acre-feet

7,130 

179 

184 

184 

167 

184 

143 

17,200 

15,400 

33,800 

6,950 

2,830

84,400

 Estimated.
60 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

BIECH CREEK NEAE DUPUYER, MONT.

LOCATION. In sec. 28, T. 29 N., R. 8 W., at Keeple ranch, half a mile above 

head gates of B Canal of Valier-Montana Land & Water Co., 12 miles northwest of Dupuyer, Pondera County, and 20 miles above mouth of Dupuyer 

Creek.

 DRAINAGE AREA. 110 square miles (measured on topographic maps).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July 25, 1907, to September 30,1923.

GAGE. One-inch square steel bar graduated to tenths and driven securely into 

bed of stream; also gage in well in bank at same section; read, by Wade 

Starleigh.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made by wading or from cable 400 feet below gage,

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Channel composed of clean gravel. Control is gravel 

bar 250 feet below gage; slightly shifting. Banks are of medium height 

covered with brush, and subject to overflow.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 6.30 feet July 

17 (discharge, 853 second-feet); minimum discharge, 5.2 second-feet at time 

of discharge measurement January 25.

1907-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 10.0 feet June 21,1916 (discharge 

estimated, 5,000 second-feet); minimum discharge, 3 second-feet April 7,1921.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation seriously affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. Two or three small ditches divert above station.

REGULATION. The flow is regulated by operation of gates at Swift Dam, 12 milef 

Upstream. The reservoir has a total capacity of 30,000 acre-feet.

ACCURACY Stage-discharge relation permanent except as affected by ice. Rating curve well defined between 10 and 850 second-feet. Gage read to hundredths once daily; occasionally twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained by 

applying daily gage height to rating table. Open-water records good; 

winter records poor.

COOPERATION. Complete data furnished by the Valier-Montana Land <$; 

Water Co.

Discharge measurements of Birch Creek near Dupuyer, Mont., during the year ending September SO, 1923

Date

Nov. 28

T|AP 91

Jan. 25

Feb. 20

Mar. 22

Made by 

Tidyman and Ebner ...

... -do .. . ._....

Gage 

height

Feet

3

CQ

3.30 

0 1 84

".93

"3.00 ".88

Discharge

Sec.-ft.

9.9 

11.8

5.2

9.0

7.8

Date

Apr. 23

June 3

25

28

July 9

Aug. 18

Made by 

Tidyman and HullinTidyman . ... ____

Tidyman and Starleigh.

.....do - _

Gage 

height

Feet ".88

5.30

4.67

3.82

6.20

4.19.

Discharge

Sec.-ft, in 9

417

209

51

782

89

« Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. Gage height referred to temporary gage.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Birch Creek near Dupuyer, Mont., for the year 

ending September 80, 1923

Day

I.... _ ... _ - _... _ . __ .......... _

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

3 -. -_ ___..- ...._....

4 ... .

5 . ... _____ . _ ... ____ . __ .. _ . .....

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

7si:::::::::::::::::::::::::!::::::::::::::::: 9... _ - __ .. __ . __ ..._.-........ ....

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

Oct.

182

184

189

189

192

207

207

207

227

Nov.

18

21

22

27

May

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

78

244

271

June

391

391

391

395

399

410

304

297

294

297

July

44

41

40

44

49

310

318 645-

805

810

Aug.

210

177

177

158

153

149

134

136

136

140

Sept.

116

113

111

. 107

104

102

98

95

97

95
MARIAS EIVER BASIN 61

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Birch Creek near Dupuyer, Mont., for the year 

ending September SO, 1923 Continued

 Day

11 ______ .... __ ...... _ . ___ .... .....

12

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

14

15 __ . ______ ........... _ ...... __ . ...

16 ........

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

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

19 ....... .....4..............................

20 -.......*..............................

21 _ .. _ . __ .. .

22... _ ....... . . .....

23..... __ . ___ .... _ . . __ . .......

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

25 __ ........... _ ....... _____ ...... ....

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

27 __ . __ ....

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

29. _ . __ . _____ . ... ___ ... _ .

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

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

Oct.

227

227

221

230

230

100

81

77

77

76

69

67

35

30

28

26

25

24

23

22

21

Nov. May

293

324

318

318

294

300

318

331

328

332

339

368

387

387

387

395

395

391

395

391

399

June

300

300

300

294

294

294

294

294

294

294

294

300

294

294

207

61

53

52

49

46

July

810

810

829

824

819

819

853

848

848

829

805

805

795

771

738

715

705

672

635

626

514

Aug.

124

120

118

114

111

109

104

98

97

109

238

200

192

172

158

160

138

136

126

128

122

Sept.

94

95

90

45

40

35

30

27

25

25

24

24

24

23

24

23

23

22

22

22

Monthly discharge of Birch Creek near Dupuyer, Mont., for the year ending September 30, 1923

Month

October.. ______ . _______________ . .....

November. _____ ......

December . ________ ___ ......

January ....... ___ ___ ______ _____

February ______ . ______ . __ .............

March . ___ _________ . __________

April _____ . ___ ... __ ....

May. _________ ___ ___ ___ . ....

June. __ . _________ . __________ . .. .

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

August...... _ . __ ___ _____ ...

September- ___ . _______ ___ ___ .

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

Discharge in second-feet

aximum

230 

27

399 

4-10 

853 

238 

116

853

Minimum

21

16 

46 

40 

97 

22

Mean

126 «16 

»11 

>7 

'8 

'8 

MO 

260 

273 

619 

143 

59.2

130

Run-off in 

acre-feet

7,750 

952 

676 

430 

444 

492 

595 

16,000 

16,200 

38,109 

8,790 

3,529

93,909

 Mean discharge for Nov. 5-30 estimated. 

' Mean discharge for month estimated.

DUPUYER GREEK NEAR YAIIER, MONT.

LOCATION. In NE. M NW. M sec. 33, T. 29 N., R. 6 W., at Cowell ranch, 1,000

feet above diversion dam at head of D Canal from Dupuyer Creek to Lake

Francis Reservoir and outlet of B Canal, which diverts water from Birch.

Creek to Dupuyer Creek, 6 miles below mouth of Sheep Creek and 11 miles

southwest of Valier, Pondera County. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 111 square miles (measured by Valier-Montana Land &

Water Co.).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July 17, 1912, to September 30, 1923. 

GAGE. Vertical steel staff on right bank, 1,000 feet above diversion dam; read by

C. S. Mendenhall. 

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made by wading, from cable 1,400 feet above gage,

or from bridge 5 miles below gage.
62 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of fine gravel. Right bank high and 

steep; left bank slopes gradually and is overflowed only at flood stage. A 

gravel bar 400 feet below gage forms control at medium and low stages.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 3.80 feet 

August 21 (discharge, 172 second-feet); minimum discharge estimated, 5 

second-feet February 16 and 17.

1912-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 6.5 feet June 21, 1916, determined 

by level from floodmarks (discharge, 2,180 second-feet); minimum discharge, 

no flow September 19, 1919.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation seriously affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. A number of small ditches divert water for irrigation from 

Dupuyer Creek and tributaries. Many of the numerous water-right filings 

have been perfected by use.

REGULATION. Operation of head gates along creek controls flow.

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

shifting control. Rating curve well defined. Gage read to hundredths 

once daily. Daily discharge determined by applying daily gage height 

to rating table. Open-water records good; winter records fair.

COOPERATION. Complete data furnished by Valier-Montana Land & Water Co.

Discharge measurements of Dupuyer Creek near Valier, Mont., during the year ending

September 30, 102S

Date

Nov. 22

Jan. 22

Feb. 20

Mar. 21

30

Apr. 13 

26

Made by 

Tidyman and Mendenhall ____ . .....

Tidyman and Ebner... 

__ .do....... __ . __ .

Gage 

height

Feet 

"2.84

"3.22

"3.19

"3.78

o 3 7Q

"3.47

3.20 

3.07

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

16.3

16.2

9.1

9.8

99 O

72.8

49.1 

39.9

Date

23

July 24

Aug. 22

23

27

3

Made by 

denhall .......... _ .

Tidyman and Reinelt.

. -do. .... . __ .

 do. 

Tidyman and Reinelt.

Heidel and Ebner. .....

Gage 

height

Feet 

3.32

3.66

3.52

3.19

3.79

3.69

3.42

3.15

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

76.3

152

123

46.8

169

152

92.1

40.1

0 Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Dupuyer Creek near Valier, Mont., for the year 

ending September 30,1923

Day

1 ___ . ___

2. ________

3. ___ . ____

4. ________

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

6 . __ . .......

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

8- .. _ -

9 . _ . ...

10 .. ...

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

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

13- __ .... ....

14 ___ ........

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

16-. _______

17. ... __ .

18- __ . ........

19 . _______ .

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

Oct.

13

13

13

13

14

14

15

15

14

14

14

15

15

15

16

17

 15

14

12

12

Nov.

7

8

7

7

8

8

8

10

10

15

11

13

15

17

16

16

18

21

18

15

Dec.

12

15

10

10

10

10

10

10

8

8

8

8

8

7

7

7

7

7

9

10

Jan.

15

15

12

12

12

12

15

14

14

14

12

12

12

12

12

12

14

18

15

15

Feb.

' 6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

5

5

8

7

10

Mar.

16

18

15

15

15

20

21

17

14

11

10

10

10

9

10

9

9

9

16

17

Apr.

30

25

31

37

38

40

41

42

44

47

44

53

50

46

46

48

52

56

61

55

May

50

46

44

41

42

47

48

44

47

51

71

70

70

75

79

71

64

63

64

59

June

59

63

56

46

47

51

53

59

53

50

48

46

41

44

41

39

41

40

36

53

July

53

59

59

52

50

50

71

123

81

63

53

66

58

53

55

50

118

103

73

68

Aug.

41

41

39

40

36

36

38

35

35

35

33

31

29

28

30

30

28

28

26

28

Sept.

68

64

63

59

56

56

55

52

52

51

50

50

46

44

46

44

43

44

43

43
MABIAS EIVER BASIN 63

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Dupuyer Creek near Valier, Mont., for the year 

ending September SO, 1923 Continued

Day

21.. _ . ____

22. __ . .......

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

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

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

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

27. 

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

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

80 ...-.. ..

81. ........

Oct.

12

11

11

10

9

9

8

8

8

12

8

Nov.

15

16

15

15

15

15

16

16

11

11

Dec.

12

15

17

20

20

18

15

15

17

15

15

Jan.

r

12

12

10

8

8

8

8

7

7

7

7

Feb.

7

10

10

11

14

12

10

12

Mar.

20

16

. 15

13

11

17

34

50

60

70

40

Apr.

48

46

44

41

41

40

43

46

en

51

May

58

58

56

56

55

61

61

61

50

if:

58

June

55

159

123

114

152

112

101

90

71

66

July

55

55

53

48

47

51

44

43

41

40

40

Aug.

116

172

146

125

107

103

04

88

79

77

73

Sept.

42

41

43

42

42

41

41

41

41

43

NOTE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 3 to Apr. 10. Daily discharge Nov. 3-30 and 

Mar. 1 to Apr. 10 taken from the record of flow in D Canal, which was carrying the total creek discharge; 

discharge Dec. 1 to Feb. 28, from observer's daily estimate of discharge.

Monthly discharge of Dupuyer Creek near Valier, Mont., for the year ending September 30, 1923

Month

October. ______________ . _____ . ____

April.................-.........................:.......

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

17 

21 

20 

18 

14 

70 

61 

79 

159 

123 

172 

68

172

Minimum

8 

7 

7 

7 

5 

9 

25 

41 

36 

40 

26 

41

5

Mean

12.5 

13.1 

11.6 

11.7 

7.5 

19.9 

44.5 

57.0 

67.1 

60.5 

59.6 

48.2

34.6

Run-off in

acre-feet

769 

780 

713 

719 

417 

1,220 

2,650 

3,500

3)720 

3,660. 

2,870

25,000

CUT BANE CREEK NEAR BROWNING, MONT.

LOCATION. In NW. J4 sec. 15, T. 33 N., R. 11 W., on Blackfeet Reservation

tion on left bank 100 feet above highway bridge oh Browning to Babb trail,

6 miles north of Browning, Glacier County. . 

DRAINAGE AREA. Not measured.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 17,1918, to September 30, 1923. 

GAGE. Stevens continuous water-stage recorder on left bank 100 feet- above

highway bridge. 

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from lower side of highway bridge or by

wading. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Control is a sandstone ledge and boulders 40 feet

below gage; shifting. Channel straight 75 feet above and 125 feet below

gage. Banks are high and will not be overflowed except at extreme stages.

Two small channels on right bank carry water at high stages. 

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 3.94 feet at

9 a. m. June 2 (discharge, 748 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.83 foot at 11

a. m. March 23 (discharge, 17 second-feet).

1918-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 4.82 feet June 5, 1922 (discharge,

1,270 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.25 foot September 19, 1919 (discharge,

10 second-feet).
64 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

ICE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice; observations discontinued during 

winter.

DIVERSIONS. None.

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation changed during winter. Rating curve 

used October 1 to November 1 well defined between 30 and 900 secondfeet; curve used March 19 to September 30 well defined between 20 and 

800 second-feet. Gage-height record fragmentary due to unsatisfactory 

operation of water-stage recorder. Daily gage height determined from 

recorder graph by straight-line method. Daily discharge ascertained by 

applying mean daily gage height to rating table or by averaging the hourly 

discharge. Records fair.

Discharge measurements of Cut Bank Creek near Browning, Mont., during the year 

ending September SO, 1923

Date

Mar. 19

Apr. 29

May 11

Made by 

W. A. Lamb.... - 

 do.... ........

.....do..... ........

Gage 

height

Feet 

Don

2.48

3.72

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

20.6

944

644

Date

July 15

Aug. 12

Made by 

W. A. Lamb.. .....

A. H. Tuttle __ . .....

W. A. Lamb.. ____ .

Gage 

height

Feet 

3.85

2.08

1.41

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

718

149

64

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Cut Bank Creek near Browning, Mont., for the 

year ending September 30, 1923

Day

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

2 _________ . ___ .. ....

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

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

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

7 _____ .. __ . ____ . ...

8 ____________ ... ...

9 .. ...-..._. ___..___

10 _______ . ____ ... ...

11 ____ . _ . ________ .

12 ____________ . __ .

13 . .-. _......-.-_..._.

14 ..... ...._-_. ._,

15 ____ . _______ .. _ .

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

17 ... _ .. ____ ........ ...

18 __________ . _ . .....

10

20 - ....-........_. 

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

22 __________ . __ .. _ .

23 ____ . _ .. _____ . __ .

24 _ . _ . _____ . __ ......

25 _ . _ .. ___ . _____ ....

26 . __ ...... _____ . _ ...

27 _______ ......... .. _ .

OQ

OQ

on

qi

Oct.

26

27

28

Q1

41

40

OC

04,

33

qq

qo

00

OQ

OQ

Oft

00

OQ

28

OQ

25

24

23

94.

24

OO

91

91

90

Oft

Af\

45

Nov.

46

Mar.

21

21

20

19

18

18

19

18

21

22

60

78

49

Apr.

39

40

37

34

35

34

39

39

40

36

35

222

211

May

198

166

142

158

218

264

256

313

443

600

635

530

518

457

380

333

330

356

371

380

437

496

601

605

589

672

601

468

368

362

534

June

643

717

561

496

468

569

681

660

July

160

168

189

178

158

149

142

137

138

132

127

126

120

106

102

93

92

Aug.

93

83

74

72

72

73

68

74

74

74

69

63

58

57

61

64

61

59

60

74

391

507

316

232

200

209

Sept.

50

49

43

40

39

35

39

43

43

39

39

39

39

39

38
MARIAS RIVER BASIN 65

Monthly discharge of Cut Bank Creek near Browning, Mont., for the year ending

September SO, 1923

Month

October _ . __ . ______________ . ...... ........

March 19-31 ......... ... .. ........................

April (13 days) . _____________________ ....

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

June 1-8 ______ . ______ . ______________

July 15-31 .. __ ....... __ _ .......... _ .. _ . ....

August 1-26 ____________________ ............

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

45 

78 

222 

672 

717 

189 

507 '50

Minimum

21

18 

34 

142 

468 

92 

57 

35

Mean

29.3 

29.5 

64.7 

409 

599 

136 

125 

40.9

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,800 

760 

1,670 

25,100 

8,500 

4,590 

6,450 

1,220

CUT BANK CREEK AT CUT BANK, MONT.

LOCATION. In SW. M sec. 1, T. 33 N., R. 6 W., at highway bridge half a mile 

west of Cut Bank, Glacier County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 971 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 12, 1922, to September 30, 1923, at present location. 

August 4, 1905, to September 30, 1919, at Great Northern Railway bridge 

one-eighth mile upstream.

GAGE. Chain gage on downstream side of highway bridge; read by Mrs. Archie 

Bonds and Urania Lockie.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from highway bridge or by wading.

CHANNEL and CONTROL. Bed of stream composed of gravel and boulders. Banks 

fairly high but subject to overflow above gage. Control 200 feet below 

bridge.

EXTREMES of DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 4.02 feet June 

20 (discharge, 918 second-feet); minimum stage, 1.66 feet September 15 and 

26 (discharge, 30 second-feet).

1905-1919; 1922-23: Maximum stage recorded, 10.0 feet June 5, 1908 

(discharge from extension of rating curve, 8,810 second-feet); minimum discharge, 5 second-feet November 29 and 30, 1905.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation seriously affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. Intake of Great Northern Railway pumping station just below 

railway bridge; average quantity pumped about 14,000 gallons for 18 hours 

or about 0.4 second-foot. Some small diversions for irrigation on Blackfeet 

Reservation above station.

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent; affected by ba kwater from 

wing dam and by ice. Rating curve well defined between 25 and 750 second-feet. Gage read to hundredths once daily. Daily discharge ascertained 

by applying daily gage height to rating table. Indirect method for shifting 

control used April 5 to May 16. Records good.

Discharge measurements of Cut Bank Creek at Cut Bank, Mont., during the year 

ending September SO, 192S

[Made by W. A. Lamb]

Date

Apr. 28.. ..................

May 13 _____________

June 6 _ . . .____._.___

Qage 

height

Feet 

2.50

3.43

3.52

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

193

540

660

Date

Aug. 11 ............. .......

Gage 

height

Feet 

2.09

1.86

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

108

57

18775 27f WSP 566-
66 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Cut Bank Creek near Cut Bank, Mont., for the 

year ending September SO, '1923

Day

1 ______ . ____ __

2 _______ . ___ . ___ . ___________

3. __ . __ .... ____ .. ___________

4. ___ . ___ . _______________

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

6 _______ - __ .. ____ . _________

7.__-_--__-___. __ .___________._ _.

8. __ - __ 

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

10 ___ ._ __ . _________ . ______

11 .__ _-_-_____ ____.____________ _

12 ___________________ . _____

13 _______ __ _.

14 _ . ___ _________ . _____

15 _ _______

16. ____ -.___. _________

17 ____ . _______ . _________

18 __ ___________

19 ___________ . _.____ 

20 . __ _ ___

21-__________ __________________ _

22 __ . _______ . ____ . _ . __ .

23 ___ . ____ 

24..___. __ _ . ___________ ____ 

25 _____________________

26____.______ _ .________ _____

27 ___ ___ ____ ____________________

28_____ __ ___.-_._ __ ________

29 ____________ __ . __ _________

30 _..____ _____ __ ________

31 ____.-__ __ _ ___ ___ __ ___

Oct.

34

40

43

46

49

53

53

53

43

40

40

37

37

37

34

31

31

31

01

qj.

34

34

37

37

34

31

31

34

37

40

43

Nov.

43

51

58

62

66

73

82

88

88

82

82

82

82

77

73

48

62

45

Apr.

50

50

50

50

38

38

38

41

108

104

356

177

174

128

279

143

138

219

232

308

206

177

200

149

128

149

154

188

194

248

May

255

245

168

191

191

225

245

238

242

455

543

593

543

500

477

548

437

428

437

455

437

473

428

668

668

718

718

419

423

718

668

June

763

813

713

613

613

663

613

763

713

688

688

763

738

713

563

713

468

515

468

918

468

713

638

763

638

638

468

638

424

865

July

419

376

327

327

327

327

327

297

297

282

197

168

228

235

228

210

216

210

210

191

168

141

141

141

141

141

141

141

106

136

213

Aug.

113

113

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

90

113

60

69

90

90

69

69

90

323

415

415

753

505

415

415

293

323

323

323

312

293

Sept.

293

113

116

113

116

113

113

108

58

35

35

55

35

35

30

35

35

35

41

38

35

35

35

41

35

30

32

35

35

35

NOTE. Discharge estimated Apr. 1-4 when stage-discharge relation was affected by ice.

.Monthly discharge of Cut Bank Creek at Cut Bank, Mont., for the year ending

September 30, 1923

Month

November 1-18 _______________________

April ... __ _ ___ 

June _____ ______________ ... _ 

July. __ . __ _ _ 

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

53 

88 

356 

718 

918 

419 

753 

293

Minimum

31 

43 

38 

168 

424 

106 

60 

30

Mean

38.4 

69.1 

150 

444 

658 

226 

. 216 

63.3

Run-off in 

acre-feet

2,360 

2,470 

8,920 

27,300 

39,200 

13,900 

13,300 

3,770

DRY FORK OF MARIAS RIVER AT FOWLER, MONT.

LOCATION. Near center sec. 31, T. 30 N., R. 1 W., on highway bridge about onefourth mile northeast of railway depot at Fowler in Pondera County.

DRAINAGE AREA. Not measured.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March 25, 1920, to August 14, 1920 (fragmentary), and 

March 2, 1921, to September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Cable gage installed March 2, 1921, on downstream guardrail of new 

highway bridge, about one-fourth mile above bridge at the site used in 1920; 

read by Harry Kendale.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from bridge or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed of stream composed of gravel. Control not well 

defined.
MARIAS RIVER BASIN 67

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 1,84 feet at 8 

a. m. July 23 (discharge, 96 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.24 foot at 5 p.m. 

September 11 (discharge, 1.8 second-feet).

1920; 1921-1923: Maximum stage recorded during period, 6.20 feet at old 

site at 8 a. m. April 14, 1920 (discharge, 1,220 second-feet); no flow July 22, 

1920, and December 24-31, 1922.

ICE. No records during winter.

DIVERSIONS. Practically entire normal flow diverted for irrigation.

REGULATION. Water passing this station is largely seepage and waste from The 

Valier-Montana Land & Water Co.'s irrigation project.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation changed in May, 1921, and during winter 

of 1921-22. Rating curves used April 1 to May 9, 1921, and May 21 to 

December 23, 1921, fairly well defined; curve used March 14, 1922, to September 30, 192-3, well defined between 2 and 20 second-feet. Gage read to 

hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily 

gage height to rating table; shifting-control method used May 10-20, 1921. 

Records good.

Discharge measurements of Dry Fork of Marias River at Fowler, Mont., during the 

years ending September SO, 1921-1923

Date

1921 

Mar. 31

May 23

July 8

1922 

Apr. 14

Made by 

W. A. Lamb. .........

W. A. Lamb., .........

Gage 

height

Feet 

a 55

.52

.73

.78

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

6.5

2.4

7.6

12.9

Date

1923 

Apr. 28

Aug. 10

jMade by 

.... -do ~ 

Gage 

height

Feet 

0.44

.74

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

4.4

11.3

» Engineer for Valier-Montana Land & Water Co.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Dry Fork of Marias River at Fowler, Mont., for the 

years ending September 30, 1921-1923

Day

1921 

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

2... __ ... _ .

3... __ ... _ .

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

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

6 _____ ... ...

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

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

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

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

11 __ . __ .....

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

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

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

15. _ -._.. __

16. ___ ........

17 ___ .... ....

18- _ .........

19 ..........

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

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

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

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

24.. ___ .... ...

25 ....

26.. _ ..... _ .

27 

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

29 ___ ........

30 .........

31 

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.

7.1

14

6.5

4

K

C Q

9

0

9

C

5.5

5.3

4.1

2

O

.6

Q A

7 ft

1 %

ft Q

8.5

6.7

OO

10

9.0

10

5.2

4.1

A Q

5.3

5.3

Apr.

5.7

5.9

12

9S

16

10

9.8

16

97

14

12

16

16

21

17

16

14

11

9.8

8.2

7.3

7.1

7.1

6.1

3 1

3.4

3.7

3 1

2.3

May

2.5

2.4

2 4

2.2

2.1

6.1

13

o n

11

8.2

9.8

7.8

6.3

3.8

1.8

1.2

1.4

1.5

1.3

1.1

.3

7.4

3.4

1.6

.5

.3

.2

,2

2.8

2.6

6.0

June

9.9

9.9

11

8.9

4.2

5.2

7.1

7.1

8.6

5.8

2.4

2.6

3.0

2.8

2.4

6.8

17

11

8.3

7.1

7.1

7.7

7.4

6.2

5.0

5.8

4.2

5.2

4.8

18

July

35

16

22

29

16

13

12

8.3

6.8

6.8

7.7

13

16

14

14

12

16

14

17

15

12

12

14

16

17

19

21

27

27

14

16

Aug.

17

19

18

16

13

12

10

9.2

10

8.6

8.0

6.2

5.8

4.0

18

15

12

8.6

3.8

2.0

2.0

1.4

1.1

.9

.8

.5

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

Sept.

r 0.2

.5

2.8

4.5

3.8

4.0

3.4

4.0

4.5

5.8

7.1

8.9

8.0

6.2

5.2

7.4

5.2

4.0

3.4

2.6

2.0

1.9

2.2

3.0

6.8

8.0

7.1

6-8

6.2

5.5
68 STJEFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PAET VI

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Dry Fork of Marias River at Fowler, Mont., for the 

years ending September 30, 19%1-19%S Continued

Day

1921-22 

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. _

1923 

I.. _ .........

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.

5.8

5.0

3.6

4.8

8.3

9.5

8.3

8.9

8.6

8

Q

9.2

9.5

9 0

8 Q

Q 0

9.5 

8.6

8.0

6.8

5.8

5.2

4.2

3.4

2.4

2

0

1.9

2.0

1.7

1 Q

1 Q

Nov.

3.2

3.4

2.8

2.2

2.4

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.6

4.2

4.8

5.0

4.5

4.8

4.0

3.4

2.6

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.2

.9

.8

.5

.3

.2

Dec.

0.7

1.8

1.7

2.0

2.8

2.6

2.2

2.6

3.6

>\ n

7.1

8.0

9.2

8.9

6.2

3.0 

3.2

2.2 

1.9

1.3

.4

.2

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

Jan.

.......

 -

Feb.

.......

.......

Mar.

44

42

31

34 

34

38 

41

62

64

46

22

21

21

38

21

14

20

39

2.1

4.6

11

15

20

32

18

27

28

25

22

48

49

35

Apr.

23

28

50

47

36

33

30

26

19

17

18

14

18

22

11

19

17 

19

20

22

64

49

39

34

27

26

26

26

93

90

24

19

22

16

7.8

5.9

9.5

13

18

17

24

23

19

14

11

10

13

8.5

7.8

7.5

7.1

7.5

6.3

5.9

5.5

5.7

5.3

4.8

4.0

9.8

May

47

32

24

21

19

16

13

13

14

16

14

12

12

9.8

10

11

9.8 

9.0

8.0

7.1

6.7

5.9

4.8

4.8

4.0

4.1

8.0

13

50

59

49

6.1

5.0

5.2

4.3

3.8

4.0

3.7

3.4

3.1

3.2

2.3

2.5

3.0

3.7

5.2

4.3

3.7

3.4

3.7

3.5

3.4

3.7

3.2

2.2

2.1

2.3

2.0

2.3

2.8

2.8

16

June

31

19

15

12

11

11

10

8.2

9.0

12

20

16

14

10

9.0

7.5

6.3 

6.5

6.9 

7. t

7.1

7.8

7.8

7.3

5.7

6.9

14

18

16

17

20

13

8.0

7.3

6.5

6.5

6.3

6.5

11

7.8

8.8

8.8

6.1

5.2

5.2

5.5

6.9

10

11

12

65

63

51

59

26

17

8.5

8.0

9.0

9.0

July

16

16

14

15

17

30

25

99

63

49

49

20

14

11

8.8

10

11 

12

10 

10

9.8

9.8

9.0

9.8

12

13

12

13

14

14

18

8.0

7.8

6.5

5.7

5.7

5.9

34

17

13

9.8

15

18

16

16

17

18

60

22

23

20

24

19

90

71

24

14

9.8

7.1

5.9

5.0

5.5

Aug.

18

20

18

18

18

16

19

15

13

14

14

13

15

45

43

38

18 

12

12 

12

11

9.8

9.8

8.5

9.5

8.8

9.0

7.3

6.7

5.7

7.3

5.3

6.9

8.0

9.5

12

14

14

11

11

11

11

10

9.0

10

9.8

16 .

11

9.2

7.5

5.9

9.2

9.8

23

20

18

13

8.0

6.7

6.5

5.9

* 9

Sept.

6.7

6.5

7.8

7.1

6.5

6.5

6.1

5.5

5.5

5.3

5.2

4.5

4.3

4.6

4.8

5.0

4.6 

5.0

5.5 

5.3

6.9

7.8

8.2

8.2

7.3

7.5

7.5

7.5

8.0

.8.5

4.3

3.4

3.2

2.8

2.4

2.2

2.3

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.0

2.3

3.0

3.7

2.7

2.1

2.1

2.7

3.5

3.8

4.5

5.2

5.0

5.2

6.3

6.9

7.1
MAEIAS EIVEE BASIN 69

Monthly discharge of Dry Fork of Marias River at Fowler, Mont., for the years 

ending September SO, 1921-1923

Month

1921 

March 2-31.. _ ._._........_..__ __ .. ___ . __ ..

April.. ... _ .............. _ ............ __ .

TVTftv

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

August _______ . _____________________

The period .. . ... __ .. .......

1921-22 

October _______________________ . ......

November ________ ______________ .

December ______________ ___________

March 14-31............ _ .... __ ........ . _ ... _ ..

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

June ____ . ___________ :.. ......................

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

August ... ________ .. ______ .... ..........

September........ __ . _____________ . ........

1923 

March 18-31 _______________ ... . ...

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

June _____ _____ .................................

July _ ._. ____._.._.

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

September- ____________________ . .......

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

28 

27 

13 

18 

35 

19 

8.9

9.9 

5.0 

9.2 

64 

93 

59 

31 

99 

45 

8.5

49 

24 

16 

65 

90 

23 

7.1

Minimum

0.6 

2.3 

.2 

2.4 

6.8 

.3 

.2

1.7 

.2 

.0 

14 

11 

4.0 

5.7 

8.8 

5.7 

4.3

2.1 

4.0 

2.0 

5.2 

5.0 

5.2 

2.0

Mean

7.21 

10.9 

3.88 

7.08 

16.1 

7.25 

4.70

6.21 

2.53 

2.51 

35.1 

32.1 

17.0 

11.6 

20.5 

15.6 

6.32

24.0 

11.7 

3.87 

16.3 

19.8 

10.6 

3.38

Run-off in 

acre-feet

429 

649 

239 

421 

990 

448 

289

3,45f

382 

151 

154 

1,256 

1,910 

1,050 

690 

1,260 

959 

376

666 

696 

238 

970 

l,22i 

662 

201

4,648

WILLOW CREEK NEAR DEVON, HONT.

LOCATION. In NW. M NW. }£ sec. 10, T. 33 N., R. 2 E., on highway bridge 

12 miles north of Devon, Toole County.

DRAINAGE AREA. Not measured.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 18, 1921, to September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Staff gage on piling under bridge; read by Mrs. J. R- Garrison and 

John R. Garrison.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made by wading or from bridge.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Riffle of boulders and gravel 75 feet below gage forms 

control. One channel at all stages Banks clean and and will be overflowed 

at gage height of about 4.0 feet. All water will go under bridge until gage 

height 7.0 feet, above which entire flat will be covered.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 3.76 feet at 7 

a. m. July 29 (discharge, 224 second-feet); no flow, October 1 «to November 

8 and August 26 to September 30.

1921-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 5.5 feet July 14, 1921 (discharge 

estimated, 430 second-feet); no flow at frequent intervals after the spring 

run-off has passed.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. No data.

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation probably permanent during year. Rating 

curve fairly well denned between 1 and 100 secoad-feet; extended above. 

Gage read to hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating table. Records fair.
70 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

Discharge measurements of Willow Creek near Devon, Mont., during the year endin

September SO, 1923

[Made by W. A. Lamb]

Date

Apr. 28...... . ....... ... .. ... ... 

Aug. 10. . . . . .. - . -- _. -

Gage 

height

Feel 

0.60

.08

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

11.7

.2

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Willow Creek near Devon, Mont., for the year 

ending September SO, 1923

Day

1. ______ -

2 ... 

3 - 

4 __

5 ______ - .

6. ___ .. ___. -

7. ___ . 

8 - ---

10 ____ - 

11 _____ -

19

13 _____ .. 

14 _________

15 _ - - - 

16 __ - _____ - -

17 __ . __ 

10

19. ___ . _____ 

20 

21 _____ _ _ 

22 _____ __ -_ 

23. ___ . __ 

24. ___ - 

25. ___ .. 

26 

27. __ ...... 

99

29- _ . __ __ 

30

31 

Oct.

0.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

Nov.

0.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.3

1.5

.9

.9

.9

.9

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

1.5

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

9 fi

Dec.

9 fi

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

Mar.

84

90

75

58

50

45

55

60

116

142

134

Apr.

124

72

45

38

29

27

27

25

18

14

31

45

31

29

27

25

33

42

50

52

58

55

42

15

16

16

16

16

16

16

May

16

15

14

11

12

14

14

14

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

June

8.5

7.3

11

18

21

15

15

11

11

8.5

8.5

7.3

6.1

6.1

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

11

40

60

60

55

55

55

55

July

31

18

15

9.8

7.3

8.5

8.5

11

11

11

11

11

9.8

8.5

8.5

8.5

.7.3

6.1

3.7

3.7

3.7

8.5

8.5

21

12

8.5

6.1

4.9

,167

35

14

Aug.

14

8.5

8.5

6.1

6.1

6.1

6.1

4.9

3.7

3.7

.9

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.3

.3

.3

.3

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

Sept.

0.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

,0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

Monthly discharge of Willow Creek near Devon, Mont., for the year ending September

Month

December 1-12 ________________ ....

March 21-31 ________________________

April......... -- . -_.. .______________...._......

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

0.0 

2.6 

2.6 

142 

124 

, 16 

60 

167 

14.0 

.0

Minimum

0.0 

.0 

.3 

45 

14 

11 

6.1 

3.7 

.0 

.0

Mean

0.00 

1.53 

1.64 

82.6 

35.0 

12.2 

20.4 

16.1 

2.55 

.00

Run-off in 

acre-feet

0 

91 

39 

1,800 

2,080 

750 

1,210 

990 

157 

0
MAEIAS HIVES. BASIN 71

TETON RIVER AT STRABANE, MONT.

LOCATION. In SE. H NE. % sec. 35, T. 25 N., R. 7 W., at highway bridge on 

Peebles ranch at Strabane, Teton County, and 16 miles above Choteau.

DRAINAGE ABBA. 170 square miles (measured on county map);

RECORDS AVAILABLE. November 26, 1904, to December 31, 1906; June 1,1908, 

to September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Chain gage on upstream side of highway bridge installed March 23,1911; 

read by James Peebles.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made by wading or from bridge.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of coarse gravel; subject to shift. Sev-; 

eral channels at all stages.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 3.24 feet June 

17 (discharge, 252 second-feet); minimum stage, 1.59 feet March 30 (discharge, 4.3 second-feet).

1908-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 7.8 feet June 21, 1916 (discharge, 

3,810 second-feet); no flow December 20, 1920, to January 9, 1921.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice during severe winters.

DIVERSIONS. Several canals head above station, the largest being Teton Cooperative Reservoir Co.'s canal, which diverts water 1J^ miles above gage.

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent; affected by shifting control 

during parts of May and June. Rating curve well defined between 30 and 

250 second-feet; poorly defined below 30 second-feet. Gage read to hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily 

gage height to rating table. Indirect method for shifting control used April 

25 to May 25. Records good.

Discharge measurements of Teton River at Strabane, Mont., during the year ending

September 30, 1923

Date

Oct. 11

25

Mar. 30

Made by 

O. S. Heidel. ........

W. A. Lamb- . -

__ do ___ . __ .. ....

C.S. Heidel ....... _ .

Gage 

height

Feet 

2.38

2.35

1 I5Q

2.46

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

52

48.6

4.3

58

Date

May 13

July 9

Made by 

W. A. Lamb. ____ .

 do.. 

C.S. Heidel ...........

 .do . 

Gage 

height

Feet 

2.34

3.01

2.80

2.54

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

41.1

191

146

90

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Teton River at Strabane, Mont., for the year ending

September 30, 1923

Day

1 ___ . _______

2 __ . _._____ 

3. __ ... __ .

4 __ . ._ _____

5 

6 _____ ... _

7 _._._. 

8. ____ .. __

9. _ . _ .. .___

10 ___ .... 

11 _____ .. ____

12..... .__ ..

13 __ . _ . __

14 _____ ......

15 ____ .... _

Oct.

84

84

84

79

79

79

79

79

79

79

84

84

84

84

84

Nov.

84

84

84

84

84

QA

46

43

46

46

46

46

46

44

43

Dec.

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

Jan.

14

14

14

14

14

14,

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

Feb.

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

1*

74

18

Mar.

9 1

9 1

9 1

9 1

9 8

9 8

9 8

9 8

9 8

9 8

9 8

9 8

9 8

9 8

9 8

Apr.

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

May

57

61

59

55

63

71

79

115

134

161

187

161

99

42

39

June

139

144

144

149

149

156

170

178

182

202

207

217

227

202

202

July

182

178

168

158

154

149

142

132

139

132

125

111

99

99

97

Aug.

108

102

95

90

90

86

86

86

86

82

82

79

77

77

73

Sept.

93

93

120

118

118

118

118

118

118

115

90

111

111

111

111
72 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Teton River at Strabane, MonL,for the year ending 

September 80, 1923 Continued

Day

16. ___ ......

17 ____ . .....

18 

19.J ___ - __ .

20 -

21 ____ . __ .

22 ____ .. __

23 __

24 

25 

26 ____ .. ___

27 ____ - 

28 . 

29 - 

30 __ - 

31 

Oct.

84

84

84

84

84

84

84

84

84

84

84

84

84

84

84

84.

Nov.

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

43

32

24

Dec.

24

24

24

26

27

29

29

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

ql

Jan.

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

Feb.

23

23

23

23

16

11

10

9.8

9 1

9 1

9 1

9 1

Q 1

Mar.

9

0

9 C

9.8

Q 8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

Q S

9.8

8.7

7.6

6.5

5.4

4.4

4.4

Apr.

4. 4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.6

4.7

26

40

43

44

44

60

May

VI

dn

44

46

46

12S

1S6

1S1

146

142

139

139

144

144

139

110

June

227

252

33

36

36

178

182

182

52

52

49

36

36

178

182

July

90

on

on

71

59

57

54

24

20

20

120

115

113

108

106

106

Aug.

71

69

69

fiQ

73

93

197

168

142

125

108

99

97

95

93

93

Sept.

Ill

111

111

111

111

111

111

111

106

106

106

106

106

106

106

Monthly discharge of Teton River at Strabane, Mont., for the year ending September

SO, 1923

Month

July . 

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

84 

84 

31 

14 

23 

9.8 

60 

187 

252 

182 

197 

120

252

Minimum

79 

24 

24 

14 

9.1 

4.4 

4.4 

37 

33 

20 

69 

90

4.4

Mean

82.9 

50.8 

26.3 

14.0 

14.2 

9.01 

11.8 

102 

146 

107 

95.5 

110

64.3

Run-ofl in 

acre-feet

5,100 

3,020 

1,620 

861 

789 

554 

702 

6,270 

8,690 

6,580 

5,870 

6,550

46,600

DEEP CREEK NEAR CHOTEAU, MONT.

LOCATION. In SW. ^ NW. ^ sec. 15, T. 23 N.f R. 5 W., at Hugh Robinson's 

ranch, 5 miles southwest of Choteau, Teton County.

DRAINAGE ABE A. Not measured.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March 24, 1911, to September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Overhanging chain gage on right bank, 400 feet above Hugh Robinson's 

house; read by Hugh Robinson.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bar of gravel 50 feet below gage forms principal control; shifts occasionally. Channel clean and fairly permanent. Right bank 

high and not subject to overflow; left bank subject to overflow.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 6.85 feet July 

8 (discharge, 361 second-feet); minimum stage, 5.2 feet October 1-13 (discharge, 19 second-feet).

1911-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 10.5 feet June 21, 1912 (discharge, 

from extension of rating curve, 3,050 second-feet); minimum stage, 4.90 

feet July 23-27, 1919 (discharge, 3.0 second-feet).
MAEIAS RIVER BASIN 73

ICE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. A few small ditches divert from creek above gage.

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent; affected by shifting control 

and by ice. Rating curve well defined between 20 and 200 second-feet; extended above. Gage read to half-tenths once daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying daily gage height to rating table. Indirect method for 

shifting control used July 10 to September 30. Records fair.

Discharge measurements of Deep Creek near Chateau, Mont., during the year ending

September SO, 1923

[Made by W. A. Lamb]

Date

Mar. 29... ... ._ __ _ _

Sept. 7 . _ . ... _.-....

Gage 

height

Feet 

6.00

5.60

5.47

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

102

44 ft

33.6

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Deep Creek near Choteau, Mont., for the year 

ending September 30, 1923

Day

1 _____ . ________

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

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

4 .. __ ... _ . __ . _ . ....

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

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

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

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

9 ....... __ ........... ....

10 .... __ .. __ ..... ... ...

11 .. _________ . .........

12 _ ........ __ .........._.

13 ........ __ ...............

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

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

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

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

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

19....... _ ..-,.-.. _____ .

20- .. _ ..... _ ......

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

22 ___ ....... ............ ...

23

24 ___ . _ ... _ ... _ ......

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

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

27 ........ ___ .... .. ....-

28 _- 

29 . . ..... -

30 . _ . 

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

Oct.

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

22

22

22

22

22

24

24

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

99

Nov.

22

22

20

28

28

28

28

31

31

28

28

24

24

28

35

24

28

28

24

28

24

Mar.

30

44

39

54

96

108

114

ft?

Apr.

72

54

54

48

48

48

39

59

66

72

59

54

54

48

48

48

48

48

59

59

54

54

48

48

48

44

44

44

48

59

May

66

54

54

48

48

59

66

66

72

87

104

104

96

96

96

80

80

72

87

87

87

104

114

136

136

173

188

160

136

114

173

June

147

136

124

104

104

'124

124

147

147

147

136

136

124

114

104

87

87

87

72

114

124

173

202

160

160

m

147

173

160

124

July

114

104

87

80

96

80

304

361

234

133

157

94

92

76

68

90

179

193

108

89

74

67

67

67

59

59

66

54

48

48

44

Aug.

44

48

44

44

44

44

44

39

48

48

44

39

35

31

31

31

31

28

24

24

59

147

136

114

80

80

72

66

59

54

48

Sept

44

39

39

35

35

35

33

33

31

31

28.

2828'

28

28

24

28

28

28

28

26

24

24

26

28

28

28

28

28

28

NOTE. Stage-discharge relation slightly affected by ice Nov. 3-12, 30, and Mar. 18-24; discharge 

estimated.
74 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

Monthly discharge of Deep Creek near Chateau, Mont., for the year ending September 80, 1923

Month

April . _ .. 

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

24 

35 

114 

72 

188 

202 

361 

147 

44

Minimum

19 

20 

30 

39 

48 

72 

44 

24 

24

Mean

20.8 

24.7 

53.7 

52.5 

98.2 

132 

109 

54.2 

30.0

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,280 

1,470 

1,490 

3,120 

6,040 

7,860 

6,700 

3,330 

1,790

MUDDY CREEK NEAR BYNUM, MONT.

LOCATION. In NW. % SE. ^ sec. 22, T. 26 N., R. 6 W., 200 feet above mouth 

of Blackleaf- Creek and 2 miles above Bynum, Teton County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 82 square miles (measured on county map).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 24, 1912, to September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Overhanging wire gage installed May 20, 1920, on right bank 200 feet 

above mouth of Blackleaf Creek; read by Eugene Shelmerdine.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Stream bed composed of sand and gravel; may shift. 

Left bank high and not subject to overflow; right bank gradually sloping. 

Apparently one channel at all stages.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 2.76 feet at 6 

p. m. July 8 (discharge, 43 second-feet); minimum discharge, no flow October 15 to April 2.

1912-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 6.9 feet June 21, 1916, determined 

by leveling from floodmarks (discharge, from extension of rating curve, 976 

second-feet); channel dry the latter part of the summer each year.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation usually affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. Three small ditches divert above the station, and the Teton Cooperative Reservoir Co. proposes to store the flood waters.

RE GUL ATIO N . None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent during year. Rating curve 

fairly well defined between 0.2 second-foot and 45 second-feet. Gage read 

to hundredths once daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying daily 

gage height to rating table. Records fair.

Discharge measurements of Muddy Creek near Bynum, Mont., during the year ending September 30, 1923

Date

Oct. 14

June 10

Made by 

C. S.Heidel ___ . __ .

.....do-.. . __ ... ..

W. A. Lamb __ . _ ..

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.78

1.78

1.80

Discharge

<?c/> -ft "»'0.2

«.e

Date

July 8

Made by 

C. S. Heldel 

__ .do ____ . ........

Gage 

height

Feet 

2.76

1.88

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

42.0

1 Discharge estimated.
MARIAS RIVER BASIN 75

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Muddy Creek near Bynum, Mont., for the year

ending September SO, 1923

Day

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

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

3 ._ ..... .............. ................

4 ____ . ___ . __ ... _______ ... _ ..

5.... __ ............. __ .... _ ... _ . .....

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

7 ____ . __ ....... __ . ____ . _ . __ -

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

9.. ........ _ ... __ ...:.... .... ... .... . ....

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

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

12

13.. 

14... .. . 

15.... ___ ................... _ .. __ ......

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

IT.. ........................ .^..............-.

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

19... .. _ ............. ___ .. __ ......

20 . .... - 

 21.. _______ __ . ___ _ .............

22,- . __ ......... _ .... _ ........ 

23 ... ___ . _____ ... _ . .............. _ .

24... _ ... ___ ... _ ... _ ........ _ ... _ .

25. ___ ......... _ ... _ ...... 

26.... ______ . _ .... __ .. _ ... __ ... ...

27.. _______ . _________ . ___ .....

28 .. . 

29.. ___ .. ___ ... __ . __ . __ .... ____ ..

30 ........ - _ .. __ . ___ - __ .... 

31... __ ....... - _ . _ ... __ .. _ -.,.. 

Oct.

0.3

.3

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.2

.3

.3

.2

Apr.

12

13

14

14

14

14

14

14

7.0

.8

.1

.5

.6

1.9

.6

.6

.6

.6

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.1

May

.5

.6

.3

.3

.2

0

.3

.3

.5

.3

.3

.9

.5

.5

.5

.6

.3

.5

.5

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

1.7

June

0.8

.8

.8

.6

.6

.5

.5

.8

.5

.7

.8

.8

.6

.5

.4

.6

.6

.6

1.4

2.1

2.4

1.4

1.2

1.0

1.4

.8

.6

.6

.9

.9

July

0.6

.6

.9

.9

1.2

1.2

1.9

24

22

11

9.2

2.4

1.7

1.7

1.2

.9

1.7

1.7

.9

.8

.8

1.4

1.7

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.8

Aug.

0.8

.9

.9

.9

.8

.6

.8

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

2.1

3.5

1.7

.9

1.2

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.2

1.2

1.2

Sept.

1.5

.9

.9

.9

1.2

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.7

1.7

1.2

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.2

NOTE. No flow on days for which no discharge is given.

Monthly discharge of Muddy Creek near Bynum, Mont., for the year ending September SO, 1923

Month

April .. ._.._ _...... .. 

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

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

The year _________ . __ ... _ ....

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

0.3 

14 

1.7 

2.4 

24 

3.5 

1.7

24

Minimum

0.0 

.0 

.0 

.4 

.6 

.6 

.9

.0

Mean

0.11 

4.36 

.48 

.87 

3.17 

1.17 

1.16

.94

Run-off in 

acre-feet

6.8 

259 

29.5 

51.8 

195 

71.9 

69.0

683

NOTE. No flow during months for which no discharge is given.

BLACKIEAF CREEK NEAR BYNUM, MONT.

LOCATION. In NW. ^ SE. M sec. 22, T. 26 N., R. 6 W., 200 feet above mouth

of creek and 2 miles above Bynum, Teton County. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 65 square miles (measured on county map). 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 24,1912, to September 30, 1923. 

GAGE. Overhanging chain gage on left bank, 100 feet west of an abandoned

barn; read by Eugene Shelmerdine.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made by wading near gage. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Banks fairly high, not likely to overflow. Stream

bed composed of fine sand and gravel. Control a gravel riffle; shifting.
76 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 3.50 feet at 

9.30 a. m. July 9 (discharge, 68 second-feet); no flow October 1 to March 

29 and April 20-21.

1912-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 5.85 feet June 21, 1916; determined by leveling from floodmarks (discharge from extension of rating curve, 

600 second-feet); no flow at various times.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation usually affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. Most of the flow at low stages is diverted above the station for 

irrigation.

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent during year. Rating curve 

fairly well defined between 1 and 40 second-feet; extended above. Gage 

read to hundredths once daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying 

daily gage height to rating table. Records fair.

Discharge measurements of Blackleaf Creek near Bynum, Mont., during the year 

ending September 80,1923

Date Made by 

W. A. Lamb-... ... ... .

C.S.Heidel .........

W. A. Lamb __ . __ .

Gage 

height

Feet 

2.90

2.52

2.55

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

5.7 «.2

». 1

Date

July 8

Made by 

C.S.Heidel. 

.....do. ...... __ .. 

Gage 

height

Feet 

t on

2.70

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

29. ft

 1. 0-

a Discharge estimated.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Blackleaf Creek near Bynum, Mont., for the 

year ending September 80, 192S

Day

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

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

3 .. . _ ...

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

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

6

7

8... . 

9 . ._. 

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

11 ._._ .- 

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

13 ___ ...... __ . _ ....

14 _ ... ... .

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

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

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

18 .... ....... ........ . __..

19 ..- . .

20......... . 

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

22 __ ................. __ . 

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

24..... ___ ........................... _ ....

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

26 _ ............ __ ..

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

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

29...... . ... __ .._ _

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

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

Mar.

5.7

4 9

Apr.

4.1

3.3

2.5

3.1

4.1

4.4

4.4

2.2

3.1

28

5.1

3.8

5.1

8.9

2.2

1.8

1.9

2.2

2.2

.9

.9

.6

.8

.8

.5

.5

.3

May

0.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.5

.3

.8

1.3

1.3

.9

.5

.6

.3

.8

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

U3

June

0.1

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.3

.3

.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.2

.2

.2

.3

5.7

8tO

30

12

4.4

2&

12

10

3.8

.2

1.0

July

0 9

9

9

9

9

10

32

26

68

1.3

.8

9.1

3.1

' 1.3

1.3

1.8

3.1

39

10

3.1

3.1

5.7

8.0

5.4

1.9

.6

.8

1.3

.9

.9

1.0

Aug.

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.0

.9

1.0

.6

1.3

1.3

.9

.8

.5

.3

.3

.2

.3

.3

10.

81

32

IT

6.9

5.1

5.1

5.1

3.8

1.9

1.9

1.9

Sept.

1.6

1.&

1.6

1.3.

.9'

.&

.»

.9

.»

.8

.&

.&

.&

.6

.5

.8

.9

.»

.&

.6

.5

.8

.8

.8

.6

.5

.5.5-

.5.

.5

NOTE. Gage not read Mar. 31 to Apr. 2; discharge interpolated. No flow on days far wWch no discharge is given.
JUDITH RIVER BASIN 77

Monthly discharge of Blackleaf Creek near Bynum, Mont., for the year ending September SO, 1923

Month

March.. __ ___ ___ __ . __ __ ..

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

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

August _ .... __ . __ ___ ___ . _ . ___ ___

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

5.7 

28 

1.3 

30 

68 

61 

1.6

68

Minimum

0.0 

.0 

.2 

.1 

.6 

.2 

.5

.0

Mean

a 34 

3.20 

.43 

3.98 

7.66 

5.40 

.80

1.83

Run-off in 

acre-feet

21 

190

26.4 

237 

471 

332 

47.6

1,320

NOTE. No flow for months for which no discharge is given.

JUDITH RIVER BASIN.

JUDITH RIVER NEAR UTICA, MONT.

LOCATION. In NW. ^ sec. 17, T. 13 N., R. 12 E., at private wagon bridge on 

Noel ranch, 10 miles above Utica, Judith Basin County, and 20 miles from 

Hobson, the nearest railway station.

DRAINAGE AREA. 326 square miles (measured on topographic maps).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 1, 1919, to September 30,1923.

GAGE. Wire gage fastened to downstream handrail of bridge; Read by Willis 

Noel.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from bridge or by wading at riffle 50 feet 

below bridge,

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Gravel bar forms low-water control. One channel at 

all stages. Banks are low, wooded, and subject to overflow.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 4.37 feet at 

8.30 a. m. June 24 (discharge, 547 second-feet); minimum stage, 1.09 feet 

March 22-27 (discharge, 2.1 second-feet).

1919-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 4.60 feet June 9,1922 (discharge, 568 

second-feet); minimum stage, 1.00 foot November 16 to December 1,1919, 

and March 31 to April 20, 1922 (discharge, Oi5 second-foot).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. Several ditches divert water above station for irrigation.

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent during year except during iceaffected periods. Rating curve fairly well defined below 450 second-feet 

extended above. Gage read to hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge 

ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating table. Records 

good.

Discharge measurements of Judith River near Utica, Mont., during the year ending September 30, 1923

Date

Apr 14

May 24

25

Made by 

G. H. Ellis ............

_ -do.. ............

.... .do. ............ 

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.34

3.47

3.90

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

7.7

277

418

Date

July 11

Sept. 22

Made by 

G. H. Ellis. 

C. S.Heidel- ----- -

Gage 

height

Feet 

2.86

1.88

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

165

37.1
78 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Judith River near Utica, Mont,, for the year 

ending September SO, 1928

Day

1. __ . __ . ...

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

3. _ ... .......

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

5 .. ...

6.............. 7..... ...r..

8.... _ ... _ .

9 _____ ..

10 . .. __ -

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

12 __ . __ . _ .

13. _ .. _ .....

14 __ . __ . ....

15 _ ... .....

16- ___ . _ ....

17... ____ ....

18....... ___ .

19 .... ......

20 ___ . ___ .

21. _____ ....

22. _____ ....

23 ..........

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

25 

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

27. .........

28 . __ ... ...

29 . . 

30 ........

31- __ . _ ....

Oct.

Jl

11

12

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

Nov.

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.3

8.3

8.3

Dec.

8.0

8.0

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.3

> 6.0

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

Jan.

5.0

4.5

Feb.

 .

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

Mar.

3.6

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.4

2.8

3.2

3.2

Apr.

3.0

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.8

6.0

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

10

30

May

30

29

32

59

68

75

75

78

80

83

90

96

104

115

121

127

134

147

153

160

167

210

293

291

405

464

464

464

446

446

446

June

417

377

328

316

303

291

281

280

280

275

280

275

275

280

289

303

328

383

440

476

506

531

531

538

525

525

506

476

446

417

July

388

361

334

291

246

218

198

186

173

166

162

157

160

160

160

167

171

167

167

164

164

164

167

167

316

214

204

184

157

167

164

Aug.

164

162

164

160

151

150

147

140

143

131

113

110

100

93

88

80

75

73

69

64

59

57

54

52

50

62

60

59

59

59

58

Sept.

55-

51

48

4442-

4t

36

35

NOTE. Braced figures show estimated mean discharge for periods indicated.

Monthly discharge of Judith River near Utica, Mont., for the year ending September

SO, 1923

Month

October ___ . ___ ______ . _____ . ...........

December ____ ____ __ _______________

February 18-28 _________ . 

May __ . ______ . _____________ __ .... .... 

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

Sugust. __ ____ ________ _ __ __ . .........

Aeptember. ________ _________ __ __ ....

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

13 

11 

8.0 

4.2 

3.6 

30 

464 

538 

388 

164 

55

Minimum

11 

8.3 

5.2 

3.8 

2.1 

2.6 

29 

275 

157 

50 

35

Mean

12.1 

9.85 

6.30 

4.02 

2.65 

3.89 

192 

383 

202 

97.0 

39.9

Run-off in 

acre-feet

744 

586 . 

387 

87.7 

163 

231 

11, 800 

22,800 

12,400 

5,960 

2,370

WOIF CREEK NEAR STANFORD, MONT.

LOCATION. In SE. ^ sec. 26, T. 16 N., R. 11 E., at buildings on ranch of A 

K. Neubert, 6 miles southwest of Stanford, Judith Basin County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 120 square miles (measured on topographic map).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March 16, 1920, to September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Cantilever chain gage; read by Armin K. Neubert.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from bridge or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of sand and gravel. Banks clean and 

will be overflowed only at extreme stages.
JUDITH BIVER BASIN 79

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 2.68 feet at 

6.50 p. m. June 26 (discharge, 198 second-feet); minimum stage, 1.06 feet 

March 16 (discharge, 2.4 second-feet).

1920-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 3.35 feet June 16, 1920 (discharge, 

322 second-feet); no flow July 26 to September 30, 1921.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation seriously affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. Numerous small diversions for irrigation above station.

REGULATION. Norfe.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent except when affected by ice. 

Rating curve well defined between 2 and 100 second-feet; extended above. 

Gage read to hundredths twice daily June 18 to July 20, and three to six 

times a week during remainder of open-water season. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating table and interpolating for days of no gage-height record. Records good for period of two 

readings daily; other records fair,

Discharge measurements of Wolf Creek near Stanford, Mont., during the year ending September 30, 19%S

Date

Oct. 6

Apr. 16

May 11

Made by 

G. H. Ellis ............

.....do............. ....

C. S. Heidel __ ...- .

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.23

1.20

1.28

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

4.1

8.4

Date

May 24

July 11

Made by 

G. H. Ellis ............

 ...do ......... .......

C. S. Heidel ...........

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.36

1.94

1.42

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

ll.fr

69

13.2-

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Wolf Creek near Stanford, Mont., for the year 

ending September 30, 1923

Day

1 __ ......

2 __ . .....

3 __ . ....

4 __ ......

5 __ ......

6 ..........

7 __ ......

8 . 

9 __ . __

10 . 

11 __ .. _ .

12..... __ .

13 __ . _ ..

W ..........

16 __ - __ .

17 __ . .....

18 

19 

20. 

21 .........:

22... .......

23....

24 __ . .....

25 .

26 __ ..... .

27 __ ......

28 

29. 

30 __ .. _ .

31 __ . .....

Oct.

6.7

6.4

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

Nov.

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.0

4.5

Dec.

4.4

4.4

Jan.

4.4

4.4

4 4

4.4

Mar.

2.4

2.7

3.1

3.4

3.7

4.0

3.8

3.5

a. rt

4.4

A. Q

5.1

5.2

5.4

5.4

Apr.

5.7

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.7

5 4

5.4

5 4

5.4

5.4

<\ 4

5.4

5.6

5.8

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.4

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

May

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.3

7 1

7.6

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.6

8.6

9

n

9.4

10.3

10.3

12.0

11.1

12.0

12.8

36

60

73

92

82

85

76

June

66

66

60

51

40

26

25

24

22

20

18

15.0

12.8

 13.8

12.9

12.0

23

71

131

131

124

126

118

96

48

109

136

101

52

33

July

22.0

17.3

16.4

15.0

33

34

26

68

99

80

71

69

66

66

66

63

63

60

54

51

48

45

45

43

44

45

45

43

43

43

43

Aug.

45

45

43

37

36

35

35

35

34

34

33

32

30

28

28

28

27

26

26

26

24

22

21

20

20

18

18

18

17

17

17

Sept.

17

17

17

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

14. »

14.5

14.2

34.0

13. a

13. &

13.8

13.8

13.8

13.8

13.8

13.3

12.8

12.8

12.8

13.1

13.fr

13.8
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

Monthly discharge of Wolf Creek near Stanford, Mont., for the year ending September SO, 1923

Month

 October ____ . __ . ____ . ___ _____ . ......

November- __________ . _____ _ ___ __

March 16-31 _ - __ . __ ______ . ______ . .....

April ______ . ________ . .......................

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

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

6.7 

6.0 

5.4 

6.7 

92 

136 

99 

45 

17

Minimum

6.0 

4,5 

2.4 

5.4 

7.3 

12.0 

15.0 

17 

12.8

Mean

6.03 

5.92 

4.15 

5.97 

23.0 

59.4 

49.2 

28.2 

14.5

Run-off in 

acre-feet

371 

352 

132 

355 

1,410 

3,530 

3,030 

1,730 

863

MUSSELSHELL RIVER BASIN 

NORTH FORK OF MUSSELSHELL RIVER AT DELPINE, MONT.

LOCATION. Near south quarter-section corner of sec. 35, T. 10 N., R. 9 E., onefourth mile northwest of Delpine, Meagher County, and 16 miles northwest 

of Martinsdale.

DRAINAGE AREA. 48 square miles (measured on topographic map).

HECORDS AVAILABLE. May 1, 1909, to December 31, 1911, and March 22, 1922, 

to September 30, 1923.

OAGE. Vertical staff on left bank; read by C. F. Roman. Gage used 1909 to 

1911 was a vertical staff fastened to a foot log at the same location.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made by wading.

 CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Channel composed of gravel and small boulders; control a riffle of same material 20 feet below gage. Banks low and covered 

with overhanging brush. Steep canyon walls a few yards from each shore 

cause water to be confined to one channel at all stages.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 4.50 feet at 5 

p.m. July 21 (discharge, from extension of curve, 545 second-feet); minimum discharge, 2.2 second-feet December 15-17.

1909-1911; 1922-23: Maximum stage recorded, that of July 21, 1923; 

minimum discharge, that of December 15-17,1922.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. No data.

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent; affected by ice and by shifting control. Rating curve well defined between 8 and 60 second-feet; extended beyond these limits. Gage read to hundredths once daily. Daily 

discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating table. 

Indirect method for shifting control used April 7 to August 31. Records 

good.

Discharge measurements of North Fork of Musselshell River at Delpine, Mont., 

during the year ending September 30, 1928

Date

Feb. 7

Mar. 7

Apr. 20

Made by 

G. H. Ellis ... ...

.....do- ..............

.....do....... .......

. _ .do........ ... ...

.....do .. ..-. ..

Gage 

height

Feet 

0.74

.82

1.56

.90

Discharge

Sec.-ft.

«7.0

"8.1

"6.4

17.3

Date

May 31

July 31

Made by 

G. H. Ellis .__ 

.....do -_ .-.... 

.... .do- ... 

O. S. Heidel ____ 

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.24-

1.66

1.21

.76

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

32.8

57

23

9.6

1 Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
MTJSSELSHELL, RIVER BASIN 81

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of North Fork of Muslselshett River at Delpine, Mont., 

for the year ending September 30, 1923

Day

1 ____ . __

2 ________ .

3. _______ .

4 __ . ........

5 ____ . ......

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

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

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

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

10. _ . _ . __ .

11. ..._..

12. __ .... ....

13... ______ .

14 ___ .........

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

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

17 _______ .

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

19. __ .. _ ...

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

21 ____ .... ..

22 ___ ..... _ .

23. ____ ......

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

25. ___ ....

26........

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

28. __ .......

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

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

31. ___ .... ....

Oct.

7.1

7.1

7.1

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.4

6.4

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.7

6.7

7.1

7.5

7.5

7.5

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.6

8.6

c 9

Nov.

7

0

7.8

7.8

6.7

8.6

9.6

9.6

8.6

ft fi

8.6

8.6

8 9

8.2

8.2

8.6

9 1

9 6

10.0

11.0

11.0

10.5

10.5

10.5

10.0

10.0

11.0

11.0

14.0

15.0

8.6

Dec.

9 6

9.6

11.0

8.6

6.7

6.0

4.5

4.4

3

K

3.2

2.7

9 9

2.2

2.2

2.5

2 7

2.7

3.5

3.2

3 9

3 9

3.2

3 9

3.5

3

O

3

K

3.5

q r

Jan.

7.0

......

Feb.

8.1

Mar.

5.0

6.4

6.0

7.0

7.0

8.0

0 A

9.0

9.0

9 8

9 8

10.3

10.3

in o

in &

10.8

9.8

Q ft

9 8

10.8

11.3

44

44

47

47

Apr.

28

23

10

12

16

32

44

17

17

34

50

9A

30

30

60

05

58

50*»n

IS

17

16

14

12

12

14

14

21

22

May

21

19

112

17

21

23

23

24

24

28

28

9Q

30

27

23

23

23

24

9K

25

23

23

23

25

26

26

27

27

27

28

^4.

June

35

36

31

30

30

28

26

24

23

21

21

21

18

18

20

30

39

46

96

131

176

192

130

60

58

56

63

70

76

79

July

67

58

54

50

36

66

83

76

68

65

48

48

57

449

454

227

54

26

20

545

132

145

39

35

28

25

23

23

22

23

Aug.

19

19

18

17

17

20

20

22

20

19

20

21

21

20

20

19

19

19

19

21

21

20

20

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

Sept.

9.3

NOTE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 30 to Apr. 7. Discharge Nov. 30 to Dec. 31 and 

Mar. 15 to Apr. 7 determined from gage heights corrected for ice effect by means of discharge measurements and temperature records. Discharge estimated Mar. 1-6 and interpolated Mar. 7-14.

Monthly discharge of North Fork of Musselshell River at Delpine, Mont., for the 

year ending September 30,1923

Month

October .........

November __ _ ...

December _______ . . . _ __ _ .

February ___ ____ . _ ..

April _________________ _ .. __ ............

June. ___ ....

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

August __ ___ ___ ____________ . .. ....

September... ____________ ... ___ ___ . .....

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

8.6 

15.0 

11.0

fa 

65 

84 

162 

545

' i22

 

5<15

Minimum

6.0 

6.7 

2.2

V

10 

17 

18 

20 

15

Mean

6.98 

9.58 

4.33 

 5.0 

»6.0 

13.1 

26.8 

24.6 

56.1 

96.4 

18.5 

-10.0

23.2

Run-off in. 

acre-feet

429-

5?a

266 

307 

333 

80& 

1,590- 

1,520 

3,340 

5,930 

1,140 

595

16,800

0 Estimated.

MUSSEISHEII RIVER AT HARLOWTON, MONT.

LOCATION. In sec. 26, T. 8 N., R. 15 E., at highway bridge 1 mile south of Harlowton, Wheatland County.

DRAINAGE ABBA. 1,130 square miles (measured on topographic map). 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July 11, 1907, to September 30, 1923. 

GAGE. Chain gage on upstream side of highway bridge; read by Athan J. Sackopoulos. Gage datum raised 1.00 foot October 1, 1922. 

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from bridge Or by wading.
82 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Stream bed composed of sand and gravel; bar or ridge 

crosses channel 75 feet below gage; shifts. Banks fairly high and subject 

to overflow. Water confined to one channel under bridge.

EXTKEMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 5.80 feet at 

6 a. m. June 21 (discharge, 2,140 second-feet); minimum stage, 2.91 feet 

November 13 (discharge, 17 second-feet).

1907-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 6.3 feet (corrected to present datum) May 27,1917 (discharge, 4,020 second-feet); stream dry August 4-11, 

1910, and September 11-15, 1919.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation seriously affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. Numerous ditches divert from tributaries and from Musselshell 

River above station.

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation changed, probably during winter. Rating 

curve used October 1 to November 25 well defined above and extended below 30 second-feet; curve used March 27 to September 30 fairly well defined 

between 80 and 1,500 second-feet; extended beyond these limits. Gage 

read to hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge determined by applying 

mean daily gage height to rating table. Records fair.

Discharge measurements of Musselshell River at Harlowton, Mont., during the year

ending September 30, 1923

Date

Apr. 19

May 30

Made by 

.....do....... .......

.....do. __,..... 

Gage 

height

Feet

3 on

4.35

5.06

Discharge

Sec.-ft.

O71

800

1,460

Date

July 30

Sept. 23

Made by 

G. H. Ellis ... ... 

C. S. Heidel ...........

Gage 

height

Feet

3

Af)

3.27

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

129

79

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Musselshell River at Harlowton, Mont., for the 

year ending September 80, 1923

Day

2 ____ . _____ 

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

4 ____ ... _ . . ...

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.

37

41

38

40

38

41

44

46

46

46

46

45

47

49

50

52

53

53

55

58

62

62

60

60

60

58

57

58

67

65

64

Nov.

64

65

79

69

69

71

101

79

67

67

69

53

17

34

52

69

65

65

73

71

47

49

55

50

55

Mar.

75

86

108

122

Apr.

179

188

136

136

136

118

69

115

112

112

118

132

171

167

143

179

234

298

347

364

268

244

215

171

158

188

206

225

313

356

May

408

356

292

268

304

373

499

490

528

575

706

779

594

566

528

462

426

417

444

199

651

836

909

990

1,080

1,170

1,150

945

598

979

June

855

788

679

604

537

508

453

480

471

444

' 417

408

381

304

239

210

215

304

575

1,240

1,880

1,650

1,790

1,550

1,480

1,380

1,240

1,170

1,080

927

July

817

742

891

742

742

724

566

927

873

613

613

462

556

426

347

292

373

298

292

292

234

274

304

225

244

234

220

196

112

132

125

Aug.

125

125

115

147

162

162

162

274

206

192

171

154

112

129

136

136

112

105

102

313

435

292

234

196

239

210

179

171

167

140

Sept.

136

125

122

118

112

105

92

86

80

86

92

92

92

80

78

80

80

89

83

80

78

78

78

92

112

99

136

158

140

147

NOTE. Stage-discharge relation slightly affected by ice Nov. 14 and 15; discharge interpolated.
MUSSELSHELL, EIVEE BASIN 83

Monthly discharge of Musselshett River at Harlowton, Mont., for the year ending

September SO, 1923

Month

October ____________ . _____ . _________

November 1-25 .. ________ _____________

March 27-31 .................. __ ..... . .. . ........

April __ ............... __ _ .....

May _______________________________

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

September. _________________________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

67 

101 

122 

364 

1,170 

1,880 

927 

435 

158

Minimum

37 

17 

75 

69 

268 

210 

112 

102 

78

Mean

51.5 

62.2 

101 

193 

644 

809 

448 

179 

101

Run-off in 

acre-feet

3,170 

3,080 

1,000 

11,500 

39,600 

48,100 

27,500 

11,000 

6,010

CHECKERBOARD CREEK AT DEIPINE, MONT.

LOCATION. In NE. % sec. 2, T. 9 N., R. 9 E., at highway bridge one-fourth 

mile southeast of Delpine, Meagher County, and half a mile above its confluence with North Fork of Musselshell River, 15 miles northwest of Martinsdale.

DRAINAGE AREA. 24.3 square miles (measured on topographic map).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March 22, 1922, to September 30, 1923. May 26, 1909, 

to December 31, 1911, and May 21, 1913, to September 30, 1914, at ranch 

formerly owned by J. A. Porter, 2 miles above present station, where drainage area is 21.3 square miles.

GAGE. Vertical staff fastened to upper corner of left abutment of bridge; read 

by C. F. Roman.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Channel composed chiefly of fine sand. Control composed of boulders at downstream side of bridge. Banks low and covered 

with overhanging brush, but highway grades at both ends of bridge confine 

all water to one channel at gage.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 3.10 feet at 

5.30 p. m. July 16 (discharge, 167 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.14 foot 

February 5 and 6 (discharge, 2.0 second-feet),

1909-1911; 1913-14; 1922-23: Maximum stage recorded that of July 16, 

1923; minimum stage, that of February 5 and 6, 1923.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. No data.

REGULATION. None.

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

ice and by shifting control. Rating curve fairly well defined between 5 and 

40 second-feet; extended beyond these limits. Gage read to hundredths once 

daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying daily gage height to rating 

table. Indirect method for shifting control used April 9 to September 30. 

Records fair.

Discharge measurements of Checkerboard Creek at tyelpine, Mont., during the year 

ending September SO, 1923

Date

T)flp *7

Jan. 10 

Feb. 7

Mar. 7

Apr. 20

Made by 

Q. H. Ellis ........ _ .

 ..do...... ........ 

 ..do... ..............

..... do ..... ......

.....do -_.- 

Qage 

height

Feet 

0.24

-.09 -.08

-.14

.31

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

«5. 1

"2.6 

«2.3

o9 fi

7.9

Date

May 31

June 26 

July 31

Sept. 26

Made by 

G. H. Ellis ... .. .

__ .do _ ...... __ . 

 . .do .................

C. S. Heidel.. __ . ....

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.20

1.01 

.45

.37

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

28.6

27.2 

9.5

&6

* Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
84 SURFACE WATEK SUPPLY, 1923, PAET VI

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Checkerboard Creek at Delphine, Mont,, for the year

ending September SO, 1923

Day

1.. _____ .

2...... ___ ...

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

4 _____ .. ....

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

6. __ . _ . ....

7 __ . _ .....

8 .. __ .....

9 .. _ ...... 

10 ___ .....

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

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

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

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

15 __ .....

16.. __ ..

17. __ . _ . 

18. __ . _ ..

19. _ .. _ ....

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

21....

22. _ .

23 .. ...

24 . ..

25... .......

26... ......

27. ...

28...... .

29. ...

30..........

31... .

Oct.

5.2

5.2

5.2

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

5.2 

5.4

5.5

5.7 

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

Nov.

5.7

5.5

5.5

5.7

6.1

6.5

6.5

6.9 

6 9

6.9

6.7

6.7

6.7 

6.9

7 S

7.6 

7,6

7 8

8.0

8

D

8

D

8.5

ft t\

ft 9.

ft ft

O Q

Q Q

ft ft

Dec.

ft ft

5.6

6.0

5.8

5.6

5.3

5.3

5.3 

5.1

4 8

4.4

4.3 

4.0

3

0

3.6 

3.4

3

D

3.3

3

D

3

D

3.3

3

D

3 q

o q

3

0

3

D

3 9

Jan.

3 9

3.0

2.7

2

0

9 ft

2.8

2.8 

2.7

2.6

2. 6 

2.6

2.5 

2tf

2.6

2.6

2

e

2.6

2.6

2.4

9 A.

2 3

2 3

2.4

Feb.

2 A

2.2

2.2

9 9

2.0

2.0

9 9.

.......

-------

.......

Mar.

2.5

2.6

3.0

3.4

3 A

3.4

3 A

3 A

3.4

3 A

3 A

3 A

0 A

3 A

3.4

3.4

4.1

4.1

4 1

4.1

Apr.

3

0

3.8

4.1

3

A

4.1

A. 9

4.2

5.5

5.4

4

0

A Q

5.5

5.7

5.5 

5.9

1A ft

15.1

19 Q

8.0 

8.5

8.8

7.8

7 5

7.1

6 9

7.1

7 3

7.7

19 n

May

10.4

ft Q

12 0

19 Q

19 Q

12 3

19 f\

99

25

9O

9O

29

28

26

27

27

29 

29

01

32 

32

31

44

47

49

50

50

49

dQ

Kn

00

June

49

49

45

42

At)

40

40

38

35

31

25

21

13.1 

18

15.6

25 

34

59

60

60

62

47

31

27

31

36

DO

41

July

OQ

26

on

nj

17

36

34

29

27

25

25

23

21 

160

167

23

17

17

16.5

14.4

12.9

12.9

13.6

12.3

n

o

12.2

1A ft

Aug.

19 9

12.2

19 ^

19 9.

19 Q

12.0

19 A

11.8 

11.5

10.6

10.6

10.4 

10.0

9 9

9.9 

9 9

9 6

10.4 

10.0

10.0

9.3

9.6

9.3

9.8

9.4

9.4

ft Q

8 Q

Sept.

Q Q

ft t\.

ft 1

ft t

7 Qi

7

Q

ft fto

8.0 ft ft

7.9

ft 1

ft 1

8.1

8.0

8 ft

8.0

8.$

* 8.1

8.1

8 4

8.4

8.0 8 n

7.3

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.7

NOTE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 2 to Apr. 8; discharge determined from gage heights 

corrected for ice effect by means of discharge measurements except Jan. 2-9, Mar, 1-6, and 9-14, for Vhich 

mean discharge was estimated.

Monthly discharge of Checkerboard Creek at Delpine, Mont., for the year ending

September 80, 1928

Month

October.. _____________ ___ . __ .. _ .- __

April .. . 

July- . 

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

'PViP TrPnr

Discharge in second-feet

i 

Maximum ! Minimum

5.9 5.0 

9.3 5.5 

8.8 3.2 

3.2 2.3

4.1 .. ___ . _

16.5 | 3.8 

50 1 8.9 

66 13. 1 

167 I 10.8 

12.5 1 8.9 

8.8 6.7

167 _

Mean

5.37 

7.36 

4.35 

2.71 

"2.0 

3.20 

7.17 

30.1 

38.5 

29.7 

10.5 

7.87

12.5

Run-off in 

acre-feet

33»

438 

267 

167 

111 

197 

427 

1,850 

2,290 

1,830 

646 

468

9,020

1 Estimated.

SPRING CREEK NEAR MARTINSDALE, MONT.

LOCATION. In SE. ^ NE. J4 sec. 33, T. 10 N., R. 10 E., 1 mile downstream 

from Cook ranch and 3 miles above its confluence with North Fork of 

Musselshell River, 18 miles from Martinsdale, Meagher County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 35 square miles (measured on topographic map).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March 22, 1922, to September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Vertical staff; read by F. M. Cook, jr.
MUSSELSHELL RIVER BASIN 85

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Control is a bar composed of gravel and boulders, 100 

feet below gage. One channel at all stages. Banks high and covered with 

trees and brush.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year ending September 30, 1923, 3.0 feet June 21 and 22 (disbharge, 230 second-feet); minimum stage recorded, 0.30 foot February 8 (discharge, from current-meter 

measurement, 0.15 second-foot).

1922-23: Maximum stage recorded, that of June 21 and 22, 1923; minimum stage, that of February 8, 1923.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation apparently not affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. One small diversion above gage; negligible.

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent. Rating curve well defined 

below 110 second-feet; extended above. Gage read to hundredths once daily. 

Daily discharge determined by applying da,ily gage height to rating table. 

Records good.

Discharge measurements of Spring Creek near MaMinsdale, Mont., during the year 

endingJSeptember 30, 1923

[Made by G. H. Ellis]

Date

Jan. 10 

Feb. 8 .......

Gage 

height

Feet

.30

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

1.8

.15

Date

Apr. 20 .......

May 31. _ 

Gage 

height

Feet 

0.96

1.30

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

11.2

25.5

Dite

July 31 ___ ...

S?t

Feet

1.00

Discharge

Sec.-.ft. 

105

12

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Spring Creek near Martinsdale, Mont., for the 

period March 22, 1922, to September 30, 1923

Day

1922 

1... ___ ........... _ _____.._.. ...- 

2... ............ ___ .......................

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

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

5 __ _ _ . - ..

6.... ............. ___ ......................

7 _______ _ .. _______ ... ...........

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

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

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

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

12 ... _ ... _ ....... ___ . __ ....... ... .....

13 ... _ ... _ . _ ... . _ . ___ -_ -

14 _ ... ____ ....... __ ........ _ ...

15.. . _.._ ___ . ___ ......... .....

16... ................ _ . ____ .............

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

18. _ ... _ -- . . - .- - . ... ..

19 

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

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

22 __ ....... _ . ___ . ____ ....... _ . _ ..

23 _ ..... ___ - _ .. ___ ........

24 ........ _ ...... ___ . _ .. __ ... _ ..... .

25 _ ... ....... ___ . ___ ..............

26. .. _ ........ _ .. ____ .............

27 _. _ 

28 . ..- . ...................... ..........

29 ................ _ . _____ .............

30 . ___ . ___ . _ . ___ .. _____ . __ . __ .

31- .- ___ ...... _____ ......

Mar.

0.4

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

Apr.

0.6

.8

1.4

1.8

2.6

3.6

6.6

8.2

3.6

9.0

5.0

7.4

8 2

5.4

4.3

7.4

8.6

5.0

7.8

9.0

20

22

25

32

24

20

25

68

90

84

May

75

41

36

43

36

75

68

52

64

48

41

35

31

36

28

68

98

95

105

131

105

92

80

92

90

92

80

85

85

68

75

June

75

64

61

55

41

41

36

32

80

105

90

92

80

87

68

64

41

68

66

39

46

44

36

29

24

20

19

19

18

17

July

16

14

12

11

12

11

12

13

11

11

9.0

8.6

8.6

7.8

7.0

7.0

6.6

6.6

6.4

6.6

7.0

6.2

6.6

6.2

6.6

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.6

6.6

5.8

Aug.

5.8

5.4

7.8

6.6

5.4

5.0

5.4

5.4

5.8

4.6

5.0

4.6

4.6

4.6

5.0

4.3

4.6

3.9

4.3

4.6

4.3

46

4.3

3.6

3.9

3.6

3.6

3.2

3.2

3.6

3.2

Sept.

3.6

2 9

2.9

2.9

2.9

3.9

3.9

3.6

3.2

3.2

2.9

2.9

2.6

2.9

2.6

2.6

3.2

2.6

2.6

2.9

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.9

2.4

2.4

1.8

2.1

2.4

2.4
8G SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Spring Creek near Martinsdale, Mont., for the 

period March 22, 1922, to September 80, 1923 Continued

Day

1922-23 

1- - - . ...

2 ....

3 _ ... ___ ......

4 ____ . ___ . ________

5.- _ - 

6 .....

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

8. ..... . -- 

9 ....... . . 

10 .. _ - - -

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

12 ____ . _ ... ...

13 _ .... __ . - ___ -

14 . ___ - . . . .

15 -- - 

16 ..._.. - . 

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

18 

19. __ -. --..- 

20 . . .

21 .. _ ..... _ .

22 .. __ . ....................

23 ._ - _ .. 

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

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

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

27 _ .. 

28 .-. -

29 . _ - _ . .....__.

30 .... - ____ . __ .. _ -

31 -. 

Oct.

2.1

1.8

1.8

2.1

2.4

2.4

9 4

2.4

2.4

2.1

2.1

1.8

2.1

9 1

v 2.4

2.4

2.6

2.6

2.9

9 O

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.4

2.1

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.8

Nov.

1.8

2.1

1 ft

1.8

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.1

1 ft

1.8

1 ft

1 R

1.8

1 ft

1.6

1.8

2.1

2.1

1.8

1 ft

1.6

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.8

Dec.

1.8

1.6

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

9 1

2.1

2.1

1.8

2.1

2.1

1.6

1.6

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.6

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.6

1.4

1.6

1.4

1.4

Jan.

1.6

1.8

1.8

2.1

1.6

1.6

1.8

1.6

1.8

1.7

1.7

2.1

2.1

1 ft

2.1

1.8

1.8

1.8

4.6

i s

1.6

1.6

1.2

1.4

1.2

.8

.8

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

s

Mar.

0.8

.8

1.2

1.0

1.2

1.4

1.8

1.8

2.4

2.4

2.1

2.1

2.4

2.6

Apr.

2.9

3.2

3.6

3.2

3.2

3.6

3.6

3.9

3.6

3.9

3.9

4.3

4.3

5 (\

5.0

5.8

5.4

5.4

5.0

ft A

5.8

5.8,

5.4

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.41

5.0

5.4

6.2

May

7

8

10

12

14

14

16

18

18

19

20

23

25

26

26

23

25

24

29

32

35

38

39

39

36

31

33

33

20

27

June

28

28

20

1ft

1O

17

16

17

16

14

12

12

11

10

10

11

68

102

131

201

230

230

221

159

131

113

92

75

68

61

Sept.

6.2

6.2

5.8

5.8

5.8

6.2 6.2-

5.8

P; ft

5.8

5.4

K A

5.0

5.0 5.0"

5.4

5.0

4.ff

5.4 5.0-

te

5.0

NOTE. Records for March to September, 1922, supersede those published in Water-Supply Paper 546. 

Gage not read June 14,1923; discharge interpolated.

Monthly discharge of Spring Creek near Martinsdale, Mont., for the period March 

22, 1922, to September 30, 1923

Month

1922 

March 22-31-.... .-.......... _ ... .

April -. . __ . _ 

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

1922-23

March 18-31 _____ . _____ . _____ .. ..........

Discharge In second-feet

Maximum

0.6 

90 

131 

105 

16 

7.8 

3.9

2.9 

2.6 

2.1 

2.1 

2.6 

8.0 

39 

230 

6.2

Minimum

0.4 

.6 

28 

17 

5,8 

3.2 

1.8

1.6 

1.6 

1.4 

.8 

.8 

2.9 

7.0 

IQ 

4.6

Mean

0.45 

17.2 

69.4 

51.9 

8.70 

4.64 

2.82

2.26 

1.86 

1.74 

1.55 

1.71 

4.69 

23.7 

71.3 

5.47

Run-ofl in 

acre-feet

8.9" 

1,020 

4,270 

3..090

535 

285 

168

9,380

139 

111 

107 

95 

47. 

279 

1,460 

4,240 

239

Note. Records for March to Septembar, 1922, supersede those published in Water-Supply Paper 546,
MUSSELSHELL EIVER BASIN 87

CAREIESS CREEK NEAR LIVING SPRINGS, MONT.

LOCATION. In SW. \i sec. 20, T. 10 N., R. 18 E., at highway bridge three-fourths 

mile above mouth of West Careless Creek, 3 miles east of Living Springs, 

Wheatiand County, and 8 miles north of Hedgesville, nearest railway station.

DRAINAGE AREA. 18.5 square miles (measured on topographic maps).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 17, 1920, to September 30, 1923, when station was 

discontinued.

GAGE. Staff gage on lower side of left abutment of highway bridge.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from highway bridge or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed of stream composed of gravel and shale. Control 

50 feet below gage; shifts slightly.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 1.06 feet June 

22 (discharge, 58 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.28 foot May 6 (discharge, 

0.2 second-foot).

1920-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 1.08 feet June 15,1922 (discharge, 

69 second-feet); channel dry April 20 to May 7,1921.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation seriously affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. Several diversions above station for irrigation.

RE GULATION. None.

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

shifting control. Rating curve fairly well defined between 2 and 30 secondfeet; extended beyond these limits. Gage read to hundredths twice daily. 

Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating 

table. Indirect method for shifting control used May 9 to September 30. 

Records fair.

COOPERATION. Gage-height record furnished by Hedgesville Commercial Club

Discharge measurements of Careless Creek near Living Springs, Mont., during the 

year ending September 30, 1923

[Made by G. H. Ellis]

Date

Apr. 13.................. .................................................. __ ....

May25 _______________________________ . _________ ... __

July 12 _____________________________ .... _ . _ . ______ .. __

a

Feet 

0.42

.74

.72

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

2.8

20.1

20.0

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Careless Creek near Living Springs, Mont., for 

the year ending September SO, 1923

Day

1 __ . _____ . ___ ..

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

3 __ - ___ . _____ _

4 ____ . __ . ...... __ ..

5 _______ ... ___ ... ...

6 ___ . _ __ ...

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

8 ____ . __ . _______

9 ... 

10 __ ____________

11 _______________ .

12 ___ . ____ ... ____ ..

13 . _ ... __________ ..

14 ......... ...__. __ 

15 --...-.- ......-... _-..

Oct.

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.5

1.9

2.9

2.9

Nov.

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.9

3.9

3.9

4.2

^ 0

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

1 0

4.6

2.6

Dec.

6.5

Apr.

1.6

3.2

2.9

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.6

1.6

1 5

1.3

1.6

1.6

2.3

1.6

1.9

May

0.8

.7

.4

.4

.4

.3

2.9

14

23

30

31

27

26

23

19

June

21

19

18

17

18

17

16

14

14

12

12

13

12

10

9

July

39

39

38

32

38

38

27

25

23

22

, 22

21

22

22

21

Aug.

12

13

11

11

8.1

8.1

9.6

12.

9.6

10.5

9.6

as

8.1

8.1

10.5

Sept.

4.6

4.2

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.2

4.6

4.6

4.2

4.2

42

4.2

4.2
88 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Careless Creek near Living Springs, Mont., for 

the year ending September 80, 1928 Continued

Day

16 . ..

17 ____ __ -

IB

1Q

20 - _ 

21 . -

22 ___ .. ___ ..... _ 

23 . __ 

24 

25 

26.... 

27 

28 

29 

sn

31 

Oct.

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

3.2

Nov.

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.6

2.9

.8

.7

.6

1.0

1.5

2.3

2.3

2 9

3.9

3.2

Dec. Apr.

1.9

2.3

2.3

2.3

1.9

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.1

.9

May

15

14

13

13

15

16

15

17

19

20

30

28

24

18

20

19

Jun»

6

16

 tA

36

51

56

54

54

49

49

45

45

39

July

20

20

20

17

14

13

13

13

14

14

13

13

13

12

Aug.

9.6

8.8

7 q

6.5

7.3

8.8

8.8

4.6

A O

4.2

4.2

4. 6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4 R

Sept.

4.2

4.2

4 6

4 9

3.9

4.2

3.9

3.9

A O

A 9

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4 6

NOTE. Discharge estimated Apr. 6 when stage-discharge relation was affected by ice.

Monthly discharge of Careless Creek near Living Springs, Mont., for the year ending September 30, 1923

Month

April 

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

3.2 

4.6 

3.2 

30 

56 

39 

13 

4.6

Minimum

1.1 

.6 

.9 

.3 

6.0 

11 

4.2 

3.9

Mean

2.24 

2.92 

1.69 

16.0 

28.4 

21.4 

7.97 

4.36

Run-off in 

acre-feet

138 

174 

101 

984 

1,690 

1,320 

490 

259

ROBERTS CREEK AT HEBGESVIILE, MONT.

LOCATION. Near center of sec. 17, T. 8 N., R. 18 E., at highway bridge 500 feet 

south of railway track at Hedgesville, Wheatland County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 300 square miles (measured on topographic maps).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March 20, 1920, to September 30, 1923, when station was 

discontinued.

GAGE. Chain fastened to upstream handrail of bridge; read by A. J. Jarvis.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made by wading or from bridge.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed of stream composed of gravel and small boulders; 

shifts frequently.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 8.76 feet June 

21 (discharge, 1,860 second-feet); no flow, October 1 to November 3, December 12-20, and January 30 to February 19.

1920-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 9.15 feet June 17, 1921 (estimated 

discharge, 2,290 second-feet); no flow, frequently during late summer and 

fall and during winter.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation slightly affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. None.

REGULATION. None.
MUSSELSHELL RIVER BASIN 89

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent; affected by shifting control. 

Hating curve poorly defined below 60 second-feet; extended above. Gage 

read to hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying 

mean daily gage height to rating table. Indirect method for shifting control used March 29 to September 30. Records poor.

Discharge measurements of Roberts Creek at Hedgesville, Mont,, during the year 

ending September SO, 192S

[Made by G. H. Ellis]

Date

Apr. 13 __ - _ _. 

14 ___ . __________

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.31

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

20.7

14.3

Date

July 12.. _ _. 

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.54

1.72

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

33.4

18.6

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Roberts Creek at Hedgesville, Mont., for the year

ending September 30, 1923

Day

1... _ - ......

2.. __ . ___ ..

3- __ . ____

4... _ ___ .

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

6. __ . . __ ...

7 . __ .. ......

8. ___ . ....

9. ___ . ___ 

10- _ - _ ..

11.. __ - ___ ..

12 ___ ... _ ..

13 

14. ___ ... _ ..

15.. __ ........

16. ___ .. __ ..

17.. __ __ ..

18 ... _ 

19. ___ .. __ ..

20 - 

21 _____ ..

22. ___ . __ ...

23- .... __ ...

24.. _ .... __ .

25 

26. ___ ... _ ..

27. ___ ....

28 ___

29 

30 

31. ___ . ___ ..

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0.0

.0

.0

.1

.1.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

Dec.

ft 9

.2

.2

.2

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

4 9

4.0

4 0

4.0

4.0

4 n

Jan.

4.0

3.8

o n

2.3

2.1

2.6

6.4

4.6

4 q

4 6

Q 9

4 9

5 9

5 9

5 9

r Q

5.8

5.8

5

0

K Q

4 9

4.6

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.3

.0

.0

Feb.

0.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

3.0

3.3

4.9

7.0

8.2

9.4

9.4

12.4

23.5

Mar.

20

20

9(1

20

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

9

10

10

10

9

9

21

77

65

38

21

17

21

57

161

240

118

88

48

Apr.

26

24

19

18

18

18

18

16

16

20

23

27

22

15

15

17

16

16

14

12

11

10

 

10

10

10

10

10

May

10

10

10

10

10

10

8.5

6.7

6.4

6.4

6.4

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

6.7

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

19

18

13

10

10

58

14

June

13

12

10

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

11

18

19

18

13

8.2

10

14

183

177

864

177

115

168

338

68

38

30

26

26

July

215

42

198

26

48

40

33

136

346

74

40

25

16

13

12

52

16

12

11

10

9.1

8.2

7.0

8.5

15

12

10

9.4

8.8

7.6

7.3

Aug.

7.0

7.0

6.1

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.1

5.5

5.2

4.0

3.5

3.5

3.0

3.0

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.8

4.0

3.0

2.8

2.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

Sept.

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.3

1.2

1.1

.8

.8

.8

.7

.6

.6

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3-

.4

.8

1.0

1.1

1.1

i:i

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.5

1.6

1.6

( NoiE. Stage-discharga relation affected by ice Mar. l and 2; discharge estimated. 

18775 27I WSP 566 7
90 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

Monthly discharge of Roberts Creek at Hedgesville, Mont., for the year ending September 80, 1923

Month

April. .. . -

July 

September _ ....

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

0.0 

.2 

4.9 

8.2 

23.5 

240 

27 

58 

864 

346 

7.0 

1.6

.864

Minimum

0.0 

.0 

.0 

.0 

.0 

9.0 

10 

5.8 

8.2 

7.0 

1.6 

.3

.0

Mean

0.00 

.13 

.91 

4.44 

2.90 

38.4 

16.1 

10.5 

80.6 

47.4 

4.15 

.98

17.2

Run-off in

acre-feet

0.0 

7.7 

56.0 

273 

161 

2,360 

958 

646 

4,800 

2,910 

255 

58.3

12,500

WILLOW CREEK NEAR ROUNDUP, MONT.

LOCATION. In NE. % sec. 18, T. 10 N., R. 24 E. at highway bridge at Ottman 

ranch, 22 miles northwest of Roundup, Musselshell County.

DRAINAGE AREA. Not measured.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 13, 1922, to June 30, 1923, when station was discontinued.

GAGE. Staff gage on piling on downstream side of bridge; read by Frank C. 

Ottman.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made by wading or from highway bridge.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Channel composed of gravel. Banks covered with 

dense growth of brush. Control is rock ledge 30 feet below gage.

EXTREMES OF STAGE. 1922: Maximum stage recorded during period of record, 

7.0 feet at 9 a. m. June 15, 1922; pool stape August 15 to October 12, 1922.

ICE. Observations discontinued during winter.

DIVERSIONS. Several small diversions above gage.

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Data insufficient for determination of daily discharge.

Discharge measurements of Willow Creek near Roundup, Mont., during the years. 

ending September SO, 1922 and 1928

[Made by G. H. Ellis]

Date

1922 

May 13. ___________ . _ _ _ _ ... ___ . _____ ......

1923 

Apr. 18 . .. ............................................ ............

May 29 ____ . ___ .. . . ... ..... . ... __ ... _ .. _ .

July 15 __ . _______ .. __ . _ ... .. __ ____________ . _____ .

Gage 

height

Feet 

0.20

.30

.21

.90

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

-0.2

.6

11.8

 Discharge estimated.
MTISSELSHELL EIVEK BASIN 91

Daily gage height, in feet, of Willow Creek near Roundup, Mont., for the period May

IS, 1922, to June SO, 192S

1. _ .... .

o

,3.. .....

5... _ ....

6. __ . ....

7 ... ___ ..

9...... _ .

10 

11 .....

12

10

14 ........ ..

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

16 .......

17... .......

10

19... __ ...

20. _ ......

21 ...... ....

22 ..........

23..........

24 .. ....

91

26........;.

27 . .

28.. ....

29 .. __ .

30 . .

31 _ .

May

---

........

0.20

.20

.20

.20

.20

.20

,20

.20

.20

.30

.25

.20

.20

.20

.20

.20

.20

.20

.20

June

0.20

.18

.18

.18

.18

.19

1.28

1.21

4.05

3.00

2.08

2.05

4.38

7.05

5.29

3.54

1.80

1.35

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.20

.90

.70

.60

.60

.60

.60

July

.60

.60

.60

.60

60

60

.60

.60

60

.60

.60

.60

.60

.60

.60

.60

nn

.50

.40

.40

.40

.40

.40

.40

.20

.20

.20

.20

.20

.20

, 1922

Aug.

0.20

.20

.20

.2ft

.20

.20

.20

.20

.20

.15

.15

.10

.10

.10

Oct.

.50

.50

.50

.50

Kf\

.50

.50

.50

.50

.50

.50

.50

.50

.50

50

.50

Nov.

0.50

.40

.40

.40

.40

.40

.40

.40

.40

.40

.40

.50

.80

.80

2.40

2.40

2.40

2.40

2 20-

2.20

2.00

2.00

1.80

1.80

1.80

1.80

1.80

Dee.

1.80

1.80

1.80

1 86

1 80

1.80

1.80

1 80

1.80

1 60

1.60

1 Af\

1 40

1.20

1.00

1 00

1.00

1.20

1 40

1.60

1 60

1.60

1 60

1.60

Mar.

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.60

1.00

1 00

1 00

191

Apr.

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

.80

.80

.55

.30

or

.25

OK

.25

.25

or

.25

OK

or

or

oc

23

May

0.25

.25

.25

.25

.25

.25

.25

.25

.25

.25

.25

.2?

.25

.25

.25

or

OK

or

.25

.20

.20

.20

.20

.20

.20

.25

.20

.20

.20

.20

.20

.June

0.20

.20

.20

.20

.20

.20

.20

.20

.20

.15

.15

.15

.15

.15

.15

15

.15

.15

1 K

9 Rfi

9 9<\

Q ftO

6.00

3

7K

2 75

2.05

. 5.25

5 40

4 60

QIC

NOTE. Pool stage Aug. 15 to Oct. 12,1922.

FLATWttLOW CREEK NEAR FLATWttLOW, MONT.

LOCATION. In NE. ^ sec. 19, T. 12 N., R. 25 E., at private wagon bridge on 

Flatwillow Land & Livestock Co.'s ranch, 12 miles above Flatwillow, Fergus 

County, and 30 miles north of Roundup.

DRAINAGE AREA. 195 square miles (measured on 1916 map of Fergus County).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 17, 1918, to September 30, 1923. May 1, 1911, to 

April 17, 1918, records were kept at station 4 miles downstream and below 

headworks of canal of Flatwillow Carey Act project.

GAGE. Vertical staff on right bank 4 feet above private wagon bridge; read 

by Percy Koerner.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from bridge or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Banks fairly high and overgrown with willows. Left 

bank is clean opposite gage. Stream bed adobe and gravel. Current sluggish. Low-water control is a gravel riffle 20 feet below gage; may shift 

during high water.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 5.44 feet June 

27 (discharge, 321 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.75 foot October 1 (discharge, 10 second-feet). A lower discharge probably occurred during winter. 

1911-1923; Maximum stage recorded, 9.0 feet, estimated by observer at 

old location June 4 10, 1917 (discharge, 454 second-feet in creek and 500 

second-feet additional in canal); minimum discharge, 1.0 second-foot September 3 and 4, 1912.
92 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PAET VI

ICE. Stage-discharge relation seriously affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. Several small diversions above gage.

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent; affected by shifting control and by ice. Rating curve well defined between 5 and 150 second-feet; 

extended above. Gage read to hundredths twice daily April 19-30 and June 

^2 to August 10 and to hundredths once daily during remainder of year. 

Daily discharge ascertained by applying daily gage height to rating table. 

Indirect method for shifting control used June 21 to September 30. Records 

fair.

Discharge measurements of Flatwillow Creek near Flatwillow, Mont., during the year

ending September SO, 1923

Date

Feb. 6

Made by 

G. H. Elite 

__ .do.. . __ ... ...

..... do - ... .

.....do. __ ...... ___

Gage 

height

Feet 

"1.47

"1.72

"1.55

"2.28

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

17.8

24.7

11.4

18.8

Date

Apr. 17

May 29

July 15

Sept. 25

Made by 

G. H. Ellis 

__ -do.. ......... _

__ -do ...- _ .

C. S. Heidel _ . _

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.80

1.78

2.87

1.43

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

57

58

102

0 Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Flatwillow Creek near Flatwillow, Mont., for the 

year ending September 30, 192S

Day

1 -. .

2 

3 

4 - _ _ ....

7 

8 

9 ..... ...

10 . 

12.. ....

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

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

15 

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

17 .

18 __ . __ .

19 _ ...

20- 

21 ____ . .....

22 ___ . .......

23.. 

24 ______ . _

25. 

26. --

97

28

29-- _

30 - -

31 ___

Oct.

10

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

12

13

14

15

16

16

16

16

16

12

12

12

12

12

13

Nov.

16

24

21

19

19

19

1Q

19

19

21

19

20

20

25

30

30

58

38

32

28

23

19

19

21

20

23

Dec.

ID

Jan.

9<;

Feb.

11

Mar.

20

21

22

27

25

30

Apr.

38

33

38

28

38

20

16

28

28

35

58

58

52

50

54

64

90

91

76

66

59

54

52

51

44

45

52

60

May

66

61

55

54

53

52

58

52

57

52

53

57

62

60

56

52

52

48

52

52

54

58

61

59

58

60

61

64

59

56

53

June

55

58

52

42

36

36

40

43

34

36

32

30

27

23

15

13

15

17

38

46

118

149

233

259

290

316

321

309

303

298

July

265

233

193

228

171

139

132

131

249

305

226

132

109

104

100

91

127

86

76

6<>

66

63

58

78

79

124

103

60

56

58

Aug.

61

61

60

57

i 55

52

52

-16

44

' 42

35

32

42

41

35

36

35

36

34

32

33

34

33

40

38

36

35

33

32

Sept.

3C

2?

2S

272e

2f

2f

24

2?

2?

24

2?

2S

24

25

26

29

28

28

27

27

25

2C

25

25

2P

2T

32

34

NOTE. Discharge estimated Nov. 5-7, 9, 13-16, 30, and Mar. 1-25 when stage-discharge relation 

aflectad by ice. Flow around gage June 26-30 and July 10 estimated and included in above table.
MUSSELSHELL KIVEK BASIN 93

Monthly discharge of Flatwillow Creek near Flatwillow, Mont., for the year ending

September 30, 1923

Month

October ______ _____ . __

November. _____ ___ __ ___ . 

December.. ...~. _________________ __

January... __ . __ . ___ . ____ . _____ __ __

February __ . ___ __ ___ . __

March. __________________ . __ .

April ____ . . _____________________ __

May. _____ _. __ ___ __

June _____ . ___ . __ ________ ... __ .

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

August _ __ . ___ __ . __ .

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

16

58

30 

91 

66 

321 

305 

61 

34

321

Minimum

10 

16

16 

48 

13 

66 

32 

23

10

Mean

12.7 

23.8 

"24.0 

<H8.0 

 15.0 

20.8 

47.6 

56.3 

109 

130 

41.8 

26.3

44.0

Run -off in 

acre-feet

781 

1,420 

1,480 

1,110 

833 

1,280 

2,830 

3,460 

6,490 

7,990 

2,570 

1,560

31,800

'Estimated.

FIATWILLOW CREEK AT PETROLIA, MONT.

LOCATION. In NE. J^ sec. 25, T. 14 N., R. 28 E., 2 miles above junction with 

Box Elder Creek, 1 mile from Petrolia, Fergus County, and 16 miles from 

Winnett.

DRAINAGE AREA. 650 square miles (measured on county map).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 11, 1921, to September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Vertical staff; read by John W. Beck, jr.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made by wading.

CHANNEL ANd CONTROL. One channel at all stages, straight for 200 feet above 

but curved sharply to right just below gage. Control is gravel riffle; shifts 

occasionally. Left bank high; right bank low and covered with thick 

brush and trees.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 12.94 feet 

July 5 (discharge, 3,770 second-feet); minimum stage, 1.10 feet October 11 

and 12 (discharge, 4 second-feet).

1921-1923: Maximum stage recorded, that of July 5, 1923; no flow 

August 12 to September 17, 1921, and August 23 to September 19, 1922.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. Observations discontinued during winter.

DIVERSIONS. Numerous ditches divert water above station for irrigation.

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent; affected by shifting control and by moss. Rating curve fairly well defined below 300 second-feet; 

extended above. Gage read to hundredths once daily. Daily discharge 

determined by applying daily gage height to rating table. Indirect method 

for shifting control used March 25 to September 30. Records fair.

Discharge measurements of Flatwillow Creek at Petrolia, Mont., during the year ending September 80,1923

[Made by Q. H. Ellis]

Date

Apr. 17- _ . __ . _ . _ . __ . ________ * ___________ . ____ . _ .. 

May 28............... ...__ .. --. _. . _.... .. 

July 14 . . _ . __ . _____________ _ __ . ______

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.94

 1.94

"3.28

Discharge

Sec.-ft.

57

39.2

239

1 Stage-discharge relation affected by moss.
94 SUEFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Flatwillow Creek at Petrolia, Mont., for the year 

ending September SO, 192S

Day

1 ___ . ___ . __ .

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

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

4 . ...

5 .-.. .._- 

6 ___ .... _ . __ .

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

8 __ ....... ......

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

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

11 

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

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

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

15 . ...

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

18 

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

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

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

22. ___ ... __ ......

23. 

24. ___ .. __ ... ....

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

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

27. __ ._ . 

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

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

30- _ .. ... 

31. __ . ..

Oct.

5

5

5

5

5

4

5

6

6

11

12

16

17

13

11

9

12

21

18

18

18

18

19

16

16

Nov.

17

22

24

18

11

16

18

21

17

14

21

28

28

26

28

29

32

37

35

25

25

25

25

25

OK

26

28

Dec.

OC

Mar.

39

OQ

39

33

48

46

46

Apr.

CO

48

59

57

 59

48

44

41

39

43

39

39

39

48

63

63

57

55

64

65

67

83

68

64

57

56

51

46

43

43

May

44

47

57

42

38

36

41

35

24

26

22

52

54

45

43

44

37

38

38

36

37

41

39

49

49

40

48

37

45

152

June

28

30

28

27

31

26

27

26

42

26

26

22

17

14

8

8

55

44

22

77

170

1,380

2,960

2,400

3,090

470

1,890

525

492

454

July

373

323

267

269

3,030

1,360

377

253

1,780

839

379

419

239

232

225

215

504

569

401

236

192

644

321

166

157

728

239

232

371

284

179

Aug.

205

198

173

163

148

142

127

127

127

124

113

108

101

77

288

154

130

108

108

101

89

91

93

96

91

91

108

116

122

101

93

Sept.

86

77

77

77

77

75

72

70

68

68

68

66

66

66

64

64

60

62

60

58

56

60

58

60

60

60

60

58

64

75

Monthly discharge of Flatwillow Creek at Petrolia, Mont., for the year ending September 30, 1923

Month

October.. _ ______ . ___ . . _ . ___ __ . ......

March 25-31. ____ ____ . __ . ____________

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

June. __ . _____ _ ____ ______ ... .........

July

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

21

37 

48 

83 

152 

3,090 

3,030 

288 

86

Minimum

4 

11 

33 

39 

22 

8 

157 

77 

56

Mean

10.4 

23.8 

41.4 

53.1 

44.5 

480 

510 

126 

66.4

Run-off in 

acre-feet

640 

1,420 

575 

3,160 

2,740 

28,600 

31,400 

7,750 

3,950

MILK RIVER BASIN

SOUTH FORK OF MILK RIVER NEAR INTERNATIONA! BOUNDARY

LOCATION. In NW. }£ sec. 29, T. 37 N., R. 9 W., at Richard Croff's ranch, 

just above Kennedy Coulee, Glacier County, 30 miles northeast of Browning, and 5 miles south of international boundary.

DRAINAGE AREA. 288 square miles (measured on topographic map).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 28,1905, to September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Stevens continuous water-stage recorder reinstalled October 13, 1917, 

on left bank 400 feet below old gage used since April 13, 1913.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Mad*1 from cable 300 feet above gage or by 

wading.
MILK EIVER BASIN 95

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Channel composed of clay and small boulders. Banks, 

are high and not subject to overflow except during extreme floods.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 3.62 feet at 

11.40 p. m. June 22 (discharge, 487 second-feet); minimum discharge, estimated, 2.8 second-feet March 1.

1905-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 15.4 feet June 6, 1908, determined 

from high-water marks; flood cross section about 2,600 square feet (discharge not computed); no flow August 1-8 and August 18 to September 2, 

1919.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation seriously affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. None.

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent; affected by change in control and by ice. Rating curve used October 1-31 well defined; curve used 

April 16 to September 30 well defined below 350 second-feet; extended above. 

Operation of water-stage recorder satisfactory except November 1 to April 

15 when operation was discontinued. Daily discharge ascertained by applying to rating table mean daily gage height obtained from recorder graph 

by inspection or by straight-line method. Records for periods when recorder 

was operating, good; others fair.

COOPERATION. Station maintained in cooperation with the Department of the 

Interior, Canada.

Discharge measurements of South Fork of Milk River near international boundary, 

during the year ending September 80, 1923

Date

Oct. 2

27

Mar. 6

is

21

Apr. 24'

Made by 

A. W. P. Lowrie « .....

W. Q. Stuart «.. .......

height

Feet 

1.38

1.49

61.50

2.20

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

6.0

12.2

12.2

5.8

105

Date

May 12

15

July 11

Aug. 12

Sept. 12

Made by 

W. A. Lamb ______

W. A. Lamb ___ . _ .

Oage 

height

Feet 

3.12

2.72

2.37

1.99

1.79

1.56

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

336

215

134

50.9

25.1

10.2

 Engineer, Dominion Water Power Branch.

* Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of South Fork of Milk River near international 

boundary, for the year ending September 30, 1928

Day

1 ______ . __ . __ ... __ ....

2. ___________ . ___ . __ . __ .

3 __________ - ______ . .....

4 ___________________ . .....

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

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

7. ______ . ____ ..... __ .. __ .

8. __________ - __ . ____ . ...

9 ___ .. ______ . ______ .. __ .

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

11. __________ . __ . __ . __ .

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

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

14. ___ . ___ . _________ ... __ .

15 ___ .. _________ ...... ......

16. ___ . _____ ..... _ .. ._........

17 _______ ... _ . __ . _____ .

18.- ..... ...._. _- _ .......

19 ___ . ______ . __ . __ .. .....

20 ___ . ___ . ___ . ____ . _____ .

Oct.

4.8

6.0

6.0

7.4

10.3

12.9

10.9

8.5

7.4

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

8.5

10.9

10.9

11.6

12.2

Mar.

2.8

3.8

5.5

8.1

10.7

12.2

11.9

10.1

8.4

8.0

.8.0

8.0

8.1

8.5

8.9

a o

9.4

9.5

7.7

7.0

Apr.

30

24

22

18

20

22

30

80

90

120

150

180

120

160

164

234

295

262

180

May

178

166

142

142

173

194

187

240

295

369

332

243

216

214

173

160

151

146

142

June

295

211

153

132

124

142

173

166

138

116

109

101

101

90

79

71

73

86

sn

82

July

90

84

75

65

58

55

53

66

71

64

50

48.7

45.7

42.7

39.9

37.0

35.6

38.4

47.2

42.7

Aug.

17.7

16.9

17.7

16.9

18.6

22.2

23.1

23.1

23.1

23.1

24.0

24.0

20.3

16.9

19.4

21.2

18.6

16.0

15.2

15.2

Sept.

12.2

11.7

10.6

10.0

9.5

9.5

9.1

9.5

9.5

9.5

10.0

10.6

11.7

10.6

10.6

11.7

12.8

14.0

14.0

12.8
96 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of South Fork of Milk River near international 

boundary, for the year ending September 80, 19%3 Continued

Day

21. __ ... _____ . __ . __ . __ .

22. ___ . _______ . ___ . ___ . __ .

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

24. __ . ___ ... _ . _ ., . __ . __ .

25 .._ __._ 

26. ___ . ___ . ___ . __ . ___ . ___

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

28

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

30. . __.._.-.._...

31 _ ...... _ . ___ . __ . ____ .....

Oct.

12.9

17.0

15.4

12.9

12.2

12.2

12.2

12.2

12.2

12.2

12.2

Mar.

5.8

5.8

6.3

7.3

10.0

15.0

34

70

on

60

an

Apr.

160

126

109

103

99

105

151

216

234

9no

May

140

134

136

128

116

112

105

97

86

148

June

190

466

377

259

234

180

138

132

116

09

July

37.0

29.3

27.2

25.1

23.1

21.2

19.4

17.7

18.6

16.9

16.9

Aug.

20.3

55

47.2

33.1

27.2

26.1

30.6

29.3

25.1

18.6

14.6

Sept.

12.8

13.4

14.0

14.0

14.0

14.0

14.6

14.0

14.0

14.0

NOTE. Daily discharge Mar. 1 to Apr. 15 when stage-discharge relation was affected by ice, estimated 

from discharge measurements, temperature records, and comparison with records of flow of North Fork 

of Milk River. Daily discharge obtained by averaging the hourly discharge Apr. 16, May 31, June 21, 

and 23.

Monthly discharge of South Fork of Milk River near international boundary for 

the year ending September 30, 1923

Month

October. __ . _______________________

April __________ ___ . ______ . ________

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

August.. ___________ ______________

September __________ ___ _____ ____ __

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

17.0 

90 

295 

369 

466 

90 

55 

14.6

Minimum

4.8 

2.8 

18.0 

86 

71 

16.9 

14.6 

9.1

Mean

10.1 

16.5 

129 

173 

157 

43.9 

23.2 

12.0

Run-off in 

acre-feet

621 

1,010 

7,680 

10,600 

9,340 

2,700 

1,430 

714

MILE RIVER AT MILE RIVER, ALBERTA

LOCATION. In NE. ^ sec. 21, T. 2 N., R. 16 W. fourth meridian, at Milk River, 

Alberta.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,104 square miles (measured by engineers of Department of 

Interior, Canada).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. During open-water season July 1, 1909, to December 31, 

1911; complete records January 1, 1912, to September 30, 1923, Prior to 

October 1, 1920, maintained by Department of Interior, Canada.

GAGE. Stevens continuous water-stage recorder installed June 17, 1919.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from traffic bridge above gage or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed of stream composed of sand and gravel. Right 

bank high, clean, subject to overflow at extreme stages. Left bank low. 

Possibly two channels at extreme low water. Control shifting.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 4.00 feet at 9 

a. m. June 23 (discharge, 1,320 second-feet); no flow December 12 to 

March 15.

1909-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 8.50 feet February 17, 1916 (discharge, 3,467 second-feet); no flow January 19 to March 8,1922, and December 12, 1922, to March 15, 1923.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

REGULATION. Flow affected by water from United States Bureau of Reclamation St. Mary Canal during irrigation season.

DIVERSIONS. None of importance.
MILK EIVEE BASIN 97

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent; affected by change of control and by ice. Two well-defined rating curves used during year; one 

applicable October 1-31, the other April 10 to September 30. Operation of 

water-stage recorder satisfactory. Daily gage height determined by straightline method or by inspection of recorder graph October 1 to November 1 

and April 19 to September 30. Chain gage read to hundredths once daily 

during remainder of year. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean 

daily gage height to rating table except as explained in footnote to table 

of daily discharge. Open-water records good; winter records fair.

COOPERATION. Station maintained in cooperation with the Department of the 

Interior, Canada.

Discharge measurements of Milk River at Milk River, Alberta, during the year ending September 80, 1928

Date

Oct. 2

6

24

Nov. 1

20

Dec. 4

18

Jan. 2

20

Feb. 3

17

Made by 

.. do.................

.. do-.-......- ....

__ do. ....

W. O.Stuart « __ .. __

 do .... .... 

 do- . ...

 ..do ..... ... .

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.78

1.36

1.18

H.14

&1.29

&1.64

&1.82

&1.57

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

126

57

22.0

28.0

5.8

0

0

Date

Mar. 12

26

23

July 24

Aug. 17

Sept. 11

12

13

Made by 

W.O.Stuart. __ . __ .

 .do- . .

__ do.....-. .. ...

W. A. Lamb ______

.. do _ ...... _ .

Gage 

height

Feet 

62.42

2.76

2.13

2.86

3.97

2.19

2.59

1.50

1.48

1.45

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

0

5.5

504

209

582

1,300

251

403

, 77

68

60

1 Engineer, Dominion Water Power Branch. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Milk River at Milk River, Alberta, for the year 

ending September 30, 1923

Day

1 ___ . __ .

2.. ______ . .....

3.. ___ . ______ .

4 ____ . ___ ....

5- ___ . __ . . __ .

6.. ___ . ___ . .

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

8.. __ . ___ . _____

9 __ .. __ . _____

10. ___ . ___ ... _

11 ____ . _____

12. _______ .

13.. _______ _.

14.. ___ . ___ . __ .

15 ____ . ___ . __ .

16 ____ . _______

17 , .

18 -_!_..._._.. ...

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

20 _______

21.. __ . _____

22 ____ .

23 ........

24 ____ . __ _

25.. _______ . .

26 

27 ... .-

28 _

29- .... ..____

30- . .

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

Oct.

172

134

110

on

70

56

CO

51

51

47.6

44.5

41.5

38.5

37.0

35.5

35.5

07 n

07 n

07 n

35.5

oc e

04 n

32.5

qo e

31.0

29.6

34 0

28.2

Nov.

21.2

91 fi

24 8

OQ f\

28.0

26.4

24.8

23.2

25.6

OQ n

29.1

*m 9

26.4

1Q £

24.0

9Q f\

25.6

oe ft

25.6

27.2 

30.2

30.2

97 o

22.4

10 n

8.8

Dee.

7.0

7.0

6.5

5

0

5.8

C Q

5.5

5.5

5.0

4.5

........

Mar.

0.3

.6

.8

1.0

1 ^

1.7

2.0

2.6

3.4 

4.3

5.5

OO f\

69

175

9fU

i **ft

Apr.

87

69

53

on f\

33.5

28.0

53

69

121

195

228

428

494

007

392

425

t^fto

Af)K

292

234

204

165

1 t\A.

147

237

299

May

251

190

173

157

142

159

198

213

184

193

219

276

413

413

402

413

376

356

392

437

478

IW8

553

566

KQ1

584

K7Q

584

610

741

June

OrtfT

QCO

708

642

630

630

CQK

ti£9

597

578

KAA

KfiQ

570

fi79

578

K7Q

566

591

CQ7

flOQ

1,010

1 OOA

1,070 

834

708

CQ7

540

547

528

July

534

534

eoo

515

515

522

559

610

566

547

515

534

578

591

610

649

630

472

365

303

284

265

247 

244

237

237

228

240

228

225

Aug.

231

- 228

225

228

231

234

237

258

265

254

272

365

381

397

413

408

402

397

QQO

386

386

392

402

437

425

402

397

392

386

346

Sept.

346

320

315

338

315

254

207

201

154

108

78

71

62

47.5

43.0

50

41.5

38.7

36.1

3d 8

33.5

34.8

33.5

29.6 

27.0

27.0

28.3

28.3

27.0

25.9

NOTE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 1 to Apr. 9; discharge estimated from discharge 

measurements, observer's notes, and temperature records. Water-stage recorder not operating satisfactorily June 13 and 14; discharge estimated. No flow on days for which no discharge is given.

18776 27f WSP 566 8
98 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

Monthly discharge of Milk River at Milk River, Alberta, for the year ending September 80, 1923

Month

February . _ __... _______________ . _____

April. .-_ . -- . .__ __ _ 

May... ,-....... . .. . ... . . 

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

September ___________________

The year. ... ___________________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

172 

30.2 

7.0 

.0 

.0 

204 

509 

741 

1,290 

649 

437 

346

1,290

Minimum

25.4 

8.8 

.0 

.0 

.0 

.0 

28.0 

142 

528 

225 

225 

25.9

.0

Mean

50.9 

24.7 

2.06 

.00 

.00 

21.0 

230 

385 

684 

441 

335 

112

191

Run-off in 

acre-feet

3,130 

1,470 

127 

0 

0 

1,290 

13,700 

23,700 

40,700 

27,100 

20,600 

6,660

138,000

MILK RIVER AT EASTERN CROSSING OF INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY

LOCATION. In NE. }£ sec. 6, T. 37 N., R. 9 E., at eastern crossing of international boundary, 30 miles north of Rudyard, Hill County, Mont., and 37 

miles south of Many Berries, Alberta.

DKAINAQE ABBA. 2,514 square miles (measured by engineers of irrigation branch, 

Department of Interior, Canada).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 1, 1913, to September 30, 1923. From August 7, 

1909, to 1912, maintained by irrigation branch, Department of Interior, 

Canada.

GAGE. Stevens continuous water-stage recorder on left bank referred to staff 

gage in well, zero at elevation 2,698.92 feet above sea level, used since September 14, 1918; inspected by Robert L. Connor.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. A bar composed of heavy boulders, gravel, and sand 

makes a decided riffle at medium and low stages and shifts frequently.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 6.28 feet at 

1.15 p. m. June 21 (discharge, 4,100 second-feet); no flow March 1-5.

1909-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 9.60 feet April 9, 1917 (discharge, 

4,860 second-feet) no flow August 3-17, 22, 23, 1914, February 1 to March 

13, 1922, and March 1-5, 1923.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS None.

REGULATION. Low-water flow materially increased by water from St. Mary 

Canal during the irrigation season.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent; affected by shifting control and by ice. Rating curve used October 1 to November 3 well defined 

throughout; curve used March 26 to September 30 well defined below 800 

second-feet; extended above. Operation of water-stage recorder satisfactory 

October 1 to November 3 and April 12 to September 30. Mean daily gage 

height determined by straight-line method or by inspection of recorder 

graph. Gage read to hundredths once daily November 4 to April 11. 

Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating 

table. Indirect method for shifting control used October 11 to November 

3, March 26 to April 29, and June 23 to July 8. Records good.

COOPERATION. Station maintained in cooperation with the Department of the 

Interior, Canada.
MILK RIVER BASIN 99

Discharge measurements of Milk River at Eastern Crossing of international boundary during the year ending September 30, 1923

Date

Oct. 4

5

5

6

6

9

10

10

16

24

Nov. 3

Mar. 10

11

19

20

21

22

28

Made by 

.... .do __- 

.. do .. ..............

__ .do. __ . __ .....

 ..do. __ ...... __

.... -do.... ... .... _

 ..do ...

__ do- . ____ ~ _ -

A. H. Tuttle __ .. _ .

. .do 

A. H. Tuttle - .

 -do... ... .... ...

 do.. ....... .

__ do .. __ ... _

..... do. ... ___

O. H. Hoover- ____

A. H. Tuttle 

Gage 

height

Feet

1.55

1.42

1.41

1.29

1.32

1.05

1.03

.96

.86

.79

»1.82

»1.56

»1.36

<>1.47

H.53

'1.76

2.26

Discharge

Sec.-ft.

1 ^Pl

123

117

99

108

66

59

60

39.1

34.9

79

73

51

65

90

215

Date

Mar. 31

Apr. 15

16

25

30

20

29

July 19

11

12

13

14

Made by 

A. H. Tuttle- _ ......

 ..do... .

A. H. Tuttle _ .

A. H. Tuttle . __ ....

 do __ ..... 

A. H. Tuttle _ . _

 do. -... 

 do . 

__ .do.. __ ...........

.... .do... ... ... ....

 do .... . .... .

Gage 

height

Feet 

2.17

2.27

2.26

1.86

1.38

2.21

2.11

2.37

2.32

2.58

1.63

2.11

1.58

1.43

1.34

1.31

1.20

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

462

- 500

490

308

141

450

372

617

656

772

211

378

186

145

137

127

110

" Engineer, Dominion Water Power Branch. 

'Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Milk River at Eastern Crossing of international 

boundary for the year ending September SO,

Day

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

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

3 

4 ___ ..... .. __ .... ......

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

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

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

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

9 -- . .-.___ ....

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

11 . __

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

13 . ___ . ___ ........... ... .

14 . ___ ....... ______ ...

15 . _ :.... _ .......... __ .

16 . ___ ..

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

18 . . ........

19 . ___ ...... ........... ....

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

21 _____ . _ ... ___ ....

22 _____ ... ____ .........

23 . ____ -. -..... ........

24 _ ....... _ ...... ........

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

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

27 _ .. ____

28 ... ._

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

30 . .

31 .... __ ... _____ . ___ ..

Oct.

160

158

152

100

83

71

65

62

57

50

44 6

41.9

39.4

40.2

40 2

41.0

39.4

38.6

37.0

36.2

34.6

33.8

32.2

,30.6

27.4

Nov.

31.4

29.8

25.0

Mar.

O.C

.0

.0

.0

5.5

8.2

22.0

79

73

56

35.4

25.0

20.8

14.2

26.6

51

65

SO

2H

235

188

150

219

238

430

282

216

Apr.

363

..74

::78

::42

:32

;oe :i9

:78

:88

:es

180 ',55

i93

c54

£65

ns

470

455

£20

as

£13

438

334

311

3)6

255

2)2 1'6

Ii7

114

May

166

302

294

232

186

168

157

144

146

176

188

170

183

235

356

436

477

436

455

406

406

436

491

529

592

646

646

646

601

682

1,210

June

673

664

772

7on

646

628

619

682

682

772

781

682

637

664

673

922

754

513

547

2,360

1,360

934

1,430

1;400

907

790

646

664

583

July

535

520

506

491

470

538

543

547

556

547

506

529

' 565

583

601

718

763

718

633

477

388

338

320

302

242

248

338

278

255

Aug.

248

229

210

213

213

216

222

225

235

285

436

235

222

205

235

400

400

388

378

378

388

388

378

388

400

448

477

436

400

388

378

Sept.

 368

358

358

311

293

293

293

216

168

159

110

93

91

80

76

70

62

56

52

48.0

45.4

45.4

41.5

40.2

36.3

35.0

32.6

NOTE. Discharge, Mar. 1-25 when stage-discharge relatioi. was affected by ice, estimated from gageheight record observer's notes, discharge measurements, and comparison with records of flow of Milk 

River at Milk River, Alberta. Daily discharge ascertained by averaging the hourly discharge Apr. 14, 

May 2,15, 31, June 17, 21,24, July 1, 2, 8, 9,21, and Aug. 10.
100 SUEFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

Monthly discharge of Milk River at Eastern Crossing of international boundary for 

the year ending September SO, 1923

Month

March.. _________ . __ . __ . ___________

April ._.-._-_.-_. .._.__.__.._...__.__ .... _.______ 

July ......... - _- .- ._. - ._.___--._ _ _____

September _ __ . _______ __ ... __________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

160 

455 

574 

1,210 

2,360 

763 

477 

368

Minimum

27.4 

.0 

144 

144 

513 

242 

205 

32.6

Mean

62.9 

104 

327 

393 

827 

494 

324 

149

Run-off in 

acre-feet

3,870 

6,400 

19, 500 

24,200 

49, 200 

30,400 

19,900 

8,870

MILK RIVER AT LOHMAN, MONT.

LOCATION. In SW. J4 sec. 21, T. 33 N, R. 18 E., at highway bridge half a mile

'north of Lohman, Blame County. 

DRAINAGE AREA. Not measured.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March 27 to September 30, 1923. 

GAGE. Chain gage attached to downstream guardrail of bridge; read by Nellie

Klenjan.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from highway bridge or by wading. 

CHANNAL AND CONTROL. Bed of stream composed of gravel and sand. No

definite control. 

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during period of record,

13.00 feet June 23 (discharge, 3,270 second-feet); minimum stage, 6.35 feet

September 25-30 (discharge, 74 second-feet). 

ICE. None during period of record. 

DIVERSIONS. Headworks of Fort Belknap Canal are located half a mile above

gage. 

REGULATION. Flow materially increased during irrigation season by operation

of United States Bureau of Reclamation St. Mary Canal. Low-water flow

slightly affected by operation of flashboards at Fort Belknap Dam. 

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent during year. Rating curve

well defined below 600 second-feet; fairly well defined between 600 and

2,600 second-feet; extended above. Gage read to hundredths once daily;

occasionally twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying daily

gage height to rating table. Records good.

Discharge measurements of Milk River at Lohman, Mont., during the year ending

September 30, 1923

Date

Apr. 28

11

10

Made by .

Q. E. Stratton «. .......

.....do.................

Gage 

height

Feet 

7.26

7.03

6.45

7.65

Discharge

Sec.-ft 

224

181

87

305

Date

May 22

25

Made by 

A. H. Tuttte _____ ..

H. I. Sanford ___ ...

. _ .do __ . __ . _ ...

. __ do . _ . ______

sat

Feet 

7.56

10.70

11.80

7.60

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

286

1,780

2,290

310

1 Engineer, U. S. Bureau of Reclamation.
MILK EIVEE BASIN 101

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Milk River at Lohman, Mont., for the year ending

September SO, 1923

Day

1... _ - _ .... . _ .. 

2. ___ ....... ___ . ___ -. __ -- __ . .......

3 -. ...... .... .. -

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

5 . . 

6 _. . _ .

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

8- _ ........................................

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

11 . . . . . . __ .

\2............ ................................

13 ................. __

14 _ _ . .. 

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

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

n ............ ..............................

18- -. . ._. 

19 .-._.- . 

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

21 _______ . ____ ..... ____________

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

23 

24 _____ . _______ . _ . ____ _______

25 . -

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

27

28 __ ................ ....................

29 ..... . 

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

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

Mar.

528

808

765

765

493

Apr.

765

681

641

681

528

528

373

493

373

275

298

298

322

347

373

414

546

565

493

476

493

429

460

429

298

298

253

260

156

123

May

174

93

107

. 165

202

334

174

139

93

86

93

86

93

139

107

148

165

253

308

334

322

298

253

264

275

298

360

347

373

414

414

June

1,750

944

702

665

752

710

603

565

528

507

500

528

493

493

476

435

949

1,540

1,340

1,360

1,630

2,640

a, 270

2,300

2,200

2,300

1,990

1,820

1,570

1,520

July

1,280

1,180

,210

,020

,600

,330

,440

2,140

1,330

1,570

1,240

1,160

1,070

1 000

949

900

949

1,880

900

1,160

800

853

830

622

510

603

641

493

744

949

723

Aug.

510

473

414

360

347

360

342

298

298

347

29g

310

286

347

310

310

275

253

360

400

414

414

400

386

386

373

373

386

373

» 373

373

Sept.

373

347

322

334

334

334

298

286

286

275

322

242

264

212

184

174

156

148

115

115

100

93

80

80

74

74

74

74

74

74

Monthly discharge of Milk River at Lohman, Mont., for the year ending September

30, 1923

Month

March 27-31- ___ - _______ __ _______ ...

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

September ___ __________ ________ ....

The period .- ____ ______ ____ __ .. ...

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

808 

765 

414 

3,270 

2,140 

510 

373

nimum

528 

123 

86 

435 

510 

253 

74

Mean

672 

422 

223 

1,240 

1,070 

360 

197

Run-off in 

Acre-feet

6,660 

25,100 

13,700 

73,800 

65, 800 

22,100 

11,700

219,000

NOBTH FORK OF MILK RIVER ABOVE ST. MARY CANAL, NEAR BROWNING, MOST.

LOCATION. In SW. M sec. 16, T. 37 N., R. 11 W., on Blackfeet Indian Reservation IJ^ miles above outlet of canal, 3 miles south of international boundary, and 30 miles north of Browning, Glacier County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 60 square miles (measured on topographic sheets).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 20, 1921, to September 30, 1923. Records obtained 

at this station only during period when St. Mary Canal is in operation. 

May 6, 1911, to December 31, 1912, station was maintained at Alexander 

Dubray's ranch 1 mile downstream.
102 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

GAGE. Stevens continuous water-stage recorder installed in box shelter on left 

bank, referred to staff gage on outside of gage well.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made by wading near gage.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. One channel at all stages. Banks high, not subject 

to overflow. Control is gravel bar; subject to shift.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 2.08 feet at 

11.30 p. m. June 21 (discharge, 119 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.63 foot 

at 6 a. m. September 1 (discharge, 8.6 second-feet).

1921-1923: Maximum stage recorded, that of June 21, 1923; minimum 

stage, 0.59 foot September 22, 1922 (discharge, 7.3 second-feet).

REGULATION. None.

DIVERSIONS. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent; affected by growth of moss 

on control from July to September. Rating curve well defined between 10 

and 30 second-feet; extended beyond these limits. Operation of water-stage 

recorder satisfactory. Daily discharge determined by applying to rating 

table mean daily gage height obtained from recorder graph by straight-line 

method. Indirect method for shifting control used July 22 to September 11. 

Records good.

COOPERATION. Station maintained in cooperation with the Department of the 

Interior, Canada.

Discharge measurements of North Fork of Milk River above St. Mary Canal, near 

Browning, Mont., during the year ending September 30, 1923

Date

16

June 9

July 6

Made by 

W. A. Lamb.. __ . _

A. W. P. Lowrie « .....

W. A. Lamb __ ......

A. W. P. Lowrie 0 - ....

Gage 

height

Feet 

0.94

.80

.76

.66

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

28.1

20.1

17.4

12.0

Date

14

Sept. 11

Made by 

W. A. Lamb __ _. ....

A. W. P. Lowrie « ....

Gage 

height

Feet

.66

.66

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

11.4

9.8

9.8

Engineer, Department of the Interior, Canada.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of North Fork of Milk River above St. Mary Canal, 

near Browning, Mont., for the year ending September 30, 1923

Day

1. __ ......

4 ______ .

5. __ . .....

8 ..... ....

7...-- . 

g

10..... . 

11 ... 

12

13 ___ -...-- 

14 

15 

May

28.2

33.3

9W O

25.5 

26.9

23.6

June

20.5

19.8

21.6

18.1

18.1

17.5

16.9

16.3

15.7

16.3 

13.5

13.0

July

14.1

14.1

 to e

1O c

19 ft

12.5

13.5

i q e

12.5

12 0

10 (\

13.0 

15.2

13.5

Aug.

19 f;

11.0

11.5

12.0

11.0

11.5

11.2

10.9

10.3 

10 0

10.0

Sept.

9.0

9 0

9.6

9 6

10.0

10.0

10.0

10.0

10.0

10.0

........

........

Day

16... __ .....

18 

20 . _

21 ______ .

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

23 

24 

25 ___ ..

26 _ .....

27 

 28 ......... 

29 _ . _ . ....

30 _ ... ...

May

19.8

21.0

20.5

21.0

21.6

22.3

23.0

20.4

19.2

19.2

20.4

17.5

16.3 

31.8

48.2 

27.5

June

13.0

15.7

15.2

14.1

15.2

53

64

25.5

21.6

22.3

17.5

18.1

18.1 

15.7

14.1

July

15.7

15.7

14.6

12.5

12.0

11.5

11.0

11.0

11.0

11.0

11.0

11.0

10.5 

10.5

11.5 

12.0

Aug.

10.0

10.0

10.0

9.6

10.0

10.0

10.5

10.0

10.0

9.1

9.1

10.0

10.0 

10.0

10.0 

9.6

Sept.

.......

 -

NOTE. Gage not read June 8, Aug. 10-13, and Sept. 6-10; discharge estimated or interpolated. Daily 

discharge determined by averaging hourly discharge May 29, 30, June 21 and 22.
MILK RIVER BASIN 103

Monthly discharge of North Fork of Milk River above St. Mary Canal, near Browning, Mont., for the year ending September 80,192S

Month

May 10-31- __ . __ . __ ... _____ . __ . __ .. _ .

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

August _ ... _____________ . ___ . __ . ___

September 1-11 ___ . _ . _____ ... ______

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

48.2 

64.0 

15.7 

12.5 

10.0

Minimum

16.3 

13.0 

10.5 

9.1 

9.0

Mean

24.4 

20. 8 

12.6 

10.5 

9.75

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,060 

1,240 

775 

646 

213

3,930

NORTH FORE OF HUE RIVER NEAR INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY

LOCATION. In NE. }£ sec. 11, T. 1, R. 23 W. fourth meridian, 300 yards above 

highway bridge at Peters ranch, 18 miles east of Kimball, Alberta, and 2 

miles north of international boundary.

DRAINAGE AREA. 101 square miles (measured on topographic maps).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. January 1, 1913, to September 30, 1923. July 21,1909, 

to December 31,1912, station was maintained by irrigation branch of Department of Interior, Canada, in NE. ^ sec. 13, T. 1, R. 23 W. fourth meridian, 

2 miles downstream.

GAGE. Stevens water-stage recorder on left bank; inspected by Charles Barnett.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made by wading or from cable.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed of stream at gage and principal control composed 

of clay and small boulders; shifting.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 3.73 feet at 

1 a. m. June 22 (discharge, 676 second-feet); minimum discharge, 9.0 second-feet March 2.

1909-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 4.14 feet May 8, 1920 (discharge, 

1,070 second-feet); minimum discharge, 5.5 second-feet February 11,1916.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. None.

REGULATIONS. Flow considerably increased by operation of United States 

Bureau of Reclamation St. Mary Canal. During May, June, July, August, 

and September a total of 82,470 acre-feet were turned into river above 

station.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent; affected by ice and shifting control. Two well defined rating curves used during year; one applicable October 1 to November 11 and the other April 15 to September 30. 

Operation of water-stage recorder satisfactory October 1 to November 1 

and April 24 to September 30. Gage read to hundredths once daily March

I to April 23. Daily discharge ascertained by applying to rating table daily 

gage height or mean daily gage height obtained by inspection of recorder 

graph. Indirect method for shifting control used October 4 to November

II and July 29 to September 8. Open-water records good; winter records 

fair.

COOPERATION. Station maintained in cooperation with the Department of the 

Interior, Canada.
104 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

Discharge measurements of North Fork of Milk River near international boundary 

during the year ending September SO, 1923

Date

Oct. 1

2

3

27

Mar. 5

21

Apr. 12

24

May 15

Made by 

S. G. Dawson" ........

A. W. P. Lowrie- _ ..

.... -do . . ... ....

.... .do ... ... .

W. G. Stuart". 

 do. ...

A. W. P. Lowrie ....

 do 

. _ -do .... ....

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.90

1.36

1. 14

»1. 13

'3.72

1 2. 64

1.35

2.34

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

85

32.0

21.0

10.8

11.1

64

26.6

1QQ

Date

26

July 11

28

A 7-ijy Id.

7

9

10

19

Made by 

W. A. Lamb... _ .....

.....do................

W. A. Lamb...........

.....do ........... ......

.. do.. ....... .....

.....do. ....... ...

..... do -.-.. 

- do.. ..........

Gage 

height

Feet 

3.12

2 81

3.08

9 oft

9 fiQ

1.65

1

*>A

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

435

358

>*ei

417

991

168

4» 9

55

94 O

 Engineer, Dominion Water Power Branch. 

'Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of North Fork of Milk River near international 

boundary for the year ending September 30, 1923

Day

1.. _ . - 

2 _ _. - 

3.. _ 

4

5 -----

6 

8 .......

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

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

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

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

14 

15 - _ ........ - 

16 . . . _ 

17 

18 

19 

20 _ - _ .. ...

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

22 . .. 

23 . . _ 

24 - _ .......

25 ... _

26 . . ..

27 

28 ..._.

29 .

30 

31 -

Oct.

97

40.7

21.2

21.9

21.2

19.8

18.4

18.4

17.0

16.5

11.7

11.1

11.1

11.4

11.4

11.4

11.1

11.4

11.1

11.4

11.4

11.4

11.1

10.8

10.8

10.8

11.1

11.1

11.1

11.1

Nov.

11.4

11.4

11.4

11.4

11.4

11.4

11.5

11.5

11.6

11.6

11.6

Mar.

9.6

9.0

10.2

11.1

11,4

11.1

10.5

, 10.2

9.9

9.6

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.9

10.5

11.4

12.0

10.5

10.8

11.1

10.2

9 Q

10.2

33.0

64

67

67

42.0

Apr.

32.0

29.5

20.2

20.2

23.7

30.0

47.0

52

58

47.0

58

64

79

97

113

117

68

62

52

39.0

39.0

32.0

28.7

27.8

27.0

34.0

45.0

52.0

47.0

43.0

May

43

40

33

37

40

41

35

37

40

42

53

90

165

178

183

185

204

242

283

326

362

386

408

439

442

453

446

460

468

529

June

478

446

446

457

460

468

457

460

453

453

457

450

457

446

446

442

446

442

446

516

432

369

356

349

369

394

394

418

July

436

442

442

439

439

439

442

439

439

442

442

464

493

511

522

540

514

334

258

248

245

221

221

218

218

215

212

204

207

215

218

Aug.

218

221

218

218

218

224

224

227

233

236

306

383

400

400

408

408

404

394

397

404

404

408

400

394

 394

394

394

394

394

362

Sept.

345

349

366

342

242

204

175

104

54

56

39.0

25.4

23.7

23.0

23.0

23.7

23.7

21.6

18.2

15.8

16.3

15.8

15.3

14.2

14.2

13.7

13.2

12.2

12.2

11.7

NOTE. Gage not read Nov. 2-10; discharge interpolated. Flow for period Mar. 1 to Apr. 14, when 

stagt'-discharge relation was affected by ice, estimated from gage-height record, observer's notes, discharge 

measurements, and temperature records. Daily discharge determined by averaging the hourly discharge 

May 12, June 21, 22, July 17, 18, Aug. 11, and Sept. 8.
MILK BIVEE BASIN 105

Monthly discharge of North Fork of Milk River near international boundary for the 

year ending September SO, 1928

Month

October ______ __________ . ______ __

March ______ ______ . ___ ... ___ ______

June ___ ___________ ______ _________

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

97 

11.6 

67 

117 

529 

568 

540 

408 

366

Minimum

10.8 

11.4 

9.0 

20.2 

33 

349 

204 

218 

11.7

Mean

17.0 

11.5 

17.5 

49.5 

230 

441 

359 

338 

87.1

Run-off in

acre-feet

1,050 

251 

1,080 

2,950 

14,100 

26,200 

22,100 

20,800 

5,180

LODGE CREEK AT INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY

LOCATION. In SE. }£ sec. 12, T. 1, R. 29 W. third meridian, at Willow Creek 

Royal Northwest Mounted Police barracks, 1 mile north of international 

boundary, in Saskatchewan, Canada, and 30 miles northwest of Havre, 

Mont.

DRAINAGE AREA. 806 square miles (measured by irrigation branch, Department 

of Interior, Canada).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 1, 1917, to September 30, 1923. April 25, 1910, to 

October 31, 1916, maintained by irrigation branch, Department of Interior, 

Canada.

GAGE. Stevens continuous water-stage recorder installed May 6, 1919, on right 

bank; inspected by Captain Dixon.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from cable or by wading. Some low-water 

measurements made with weir.

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

shifting.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 8.51 feet at 9 

a. m. June 22 (.discharge, 1,520 second-feet); no flow October 1 to November 

10, March 1-18, and September 6-30.

1917-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 12.90 feet March 31, 1918 (discharge estimated, 2,700 second-feet); creek dry at various times.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation seriously affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. Several small ditches divert water for irrigation above station.

REGULATION. None.

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

shifting control. Rating curve well defined below 600 second-feet; extended 

above. Operation of water-stage recorder satisfactory. Daily discharge ascertained by applying to rating table mean daily gage height determined by 

straight-line method or by inspection of recorder graph. Indirect method for 

shifting control used May 20 to September 5. Records good.

COOPERATION. Station maintained in cooperation with the Department of Interior, Canada.
106 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

Discharge measurements of Lodge Creek at international boundary during the year 

ending September SO, 1923

Date

Mar. 30

Apr. 3

10

1C

23

Made by 

__ do..

. __ do ... - -.. 

 ..do..... ......

. do ... ...

A. H. Tuttle ._.. ._.

Gage 

height

Feet

3.40

2.70

2.00

4.32

2.72

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

0

M39

»89

621

367

91

Date

Apr. 24

May 19

June 16

July 18

Sept. 7

Made by 

.....do.................

__ do ____ .....

....-do...... ...... . ...

.....do. ....._. ........

. ..do...-. .....

Gage 

height

Feet 

2.50

1.43

1.45

1.59

1.49

1.13

Discharge

Sec.-ft 

69

3.3

3.1

9.5

«2.8

0

"Engineer, Dominion Water Power Branch. 

6 Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

c Measured with weir.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Lodge Creek at international boundary for the 

year ending September 30, 1923

Day

I ___ ..._. ..

2 . . ___ . __ . _____

4 ____ . ___ . ... ...

6 . ___ . .... . .. 

7 . ___ . __ ... __ 

8 . _ - - 

10-.--,-- - 

11 ... _ -. - -

19

 to

14 __ - -- -

1 f\

16 - ___ ___

17. 

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

19 ____ ___ 

20 .. ___ ___ - __ 

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

22 .. __ .. __ _____ .

23 _ - _ _ .. - __ 

25 . - .. . .....

26 ... __ . ___ _ .....

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

28 ____ - _. . ........

29 . . _ ....

30- ___ ________ ...

«M

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Mar.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.3

19.8

26 4

4.2

7.7

14.3

7.7

4.2

6.8

11.0

77

152

108

Apr.

98

89

81

64

58

40

34.4

29.6

27.2

62

156

356

368

292

259

267

292

307

247

150

96

69

52

42.7

35.2

29.6

24.8

23.3

May

24.0

22.7

18.8

14.1

12.0

10.9

9.1

7.5

6.4

5.8

5.4

4.8

4.1

4.0

3.8

3.4

3.0

3.1

3.4

3.4

3.1

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.9

1 9

June

1.9

1.8

40.9

34.4

22.0

12.3

12.3

10.9

8.0

6.0

4.8

3.7

3.4

2.7

2.3

3.1

5.2

7.5

5.2

6.9

166

1,240

667

196

89

55

39.2

26.4

20.8

16.1

July

12.0

10.5

8.6

6.9

7.2

7.2

7.8

7.8

373

368

195

79

48.1

32.0

20.8

18.8

13.7

9.8

48.0

30.4

16.1

10.9

9.5

12.3

I4n

205

86

43.8

158

71

4n

Aug.

26.4

14.6

9.1

6.7

5.2

4.3

3.4

2.9

2.7

6.7

7.8

4.3

3.3

2.6

2.1

2.0

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.0

.8

.8

.9

.9

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.8

.6

Sept.

0.2

.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

NOTE. Stage-discharge relation aflected by ice Mar. 19 to Apr. 14; discharge determined from gageheight record, discharge measurements, observer's notes, and temperature records. Daily discharge 

determined by averaging the hourly Discharge Apr. 16,19-21, June 3, 20-24, July 9-11,19, 25,26,28, and 29. 

Discharge determined trom stafl gage readings Aug. 6-9.
MILK RIVEE BASIN 107

Monthly discharge of Lodge Creek at international boundary for the year ending

September SO, 1928

Month

October ______________ . ____________

November 1-10 ___ . ___ _______ _______

July . _........._.._.__..____._ _._.____._.___ .....

August .-. - _ . ______ ______ ______

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

0.0 

.0 

152 

368 

24.0 

1,240 

373 

26.4 

.2

Minimum

0.0 

.0 

.0 

23.3 

1.8 

1.8 

6.9 

.6 

.0

Mean

0.00 

.00 

14.2 

132 

6.28 

90.4 

67.7 

3.80 

.02

Run-off in 

acre-feet

0.0 

.0 

873 

7,860 

386 

5,380 

4,160 

234 

1.2

BATTLE CEEEE AT INTERNATIONA! BOUNDARY

LOCATION. in SE. % sec. 4, T. 1, R. 26 W. fourth meridian, in Saskatchewan 

Canada, one-fourth mile above point where creek crosses international 

boundary, and 35 miles north of Chinook, Mont.

DRAINAGE AREA. 730 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 1, 1917, to September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Stevens continuous water-stage recorder, referred to two vertical staff 

gages; one in well and one outside; inspected by Thomas Dowen.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from cable 45 feet below gage or by wading.

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

shifting.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 3.94 feet at 

8 a. m. June 25 (discharge, 341 second-feet); minimum stage, 1.58 feet 

March 14 (discharge, 1.0 second-foot).

1917-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 8.50 feet April 13, 1917 (discharge, 

3,200 second-feet); no flow during portions of each year.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. Several small ditches divert water for irrigation above station.

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation changed during winter. Rating curve 

used October 1-31 well defined; curve used April 16 to September 30 well 

defined between 3 and 250 second-feet; extended above. Operation of waterstage recorder satisfactory except August 16 to September 7 when gage was 

read to hundredths once daily. Daily gage height obtained from recorder 

graph by inspection or by straight-line method. Daily discharge ascertained 

by applying daily or mean daily gage height to rating table. Open-water 

records good; winter records fair.

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

Discharge measurements of Battle Creek at international boundary, during the year 

ending September SO, 1923

Date

Nov. 11

TV/Tar on

Apr. 11

10

20

24

Made by 

 ..do.................

..... do ... . - ...

.....do....... .......

... .Ao. ......... .......

. .do... _ .... ___ .

.....do .................

Gage 

height

Feet 

2.15

2.45

3.02

3.06

3.55

3.12

Discharge

Sec.-ft. «>2.7

<=7.4

«64

99

212

103

Date

23

30

July 19

Aug. 10

Made by 

A. H. Tuttle __ . __ .

A. H. Tuttle- ____ 

T. Hermann" ____ 

__ .do . - .-

.....do ... . _ ..

Gage 

height

Feet 

2.40

2.34

3.00

2.93

3.06

2.44

2.21

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

17.4

11.2

87

81

96

21.7

4.3

'Engineer, Dominion Water Power Branch.

Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

'Weir measurement.
108

Daily

SUEPACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PAET VI

, "in second-feet, of Battle Creek at international boundary for the 

year ending September SO, 1923

Day

1...-- ___ ._ - . _ .. . ..

o

3 __ _ __

4. _________ . ___ . ________

5 __ - - ..-. ... - .

6.. __ ... ___ ......

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

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

9 . . - _

10 . _ . _ .....

11. 

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

10

14 

15.. . ___ -

16 __ . 

17 

18.- ___ . 

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

20.- 

21 . 

22

23. ___ .-. . __ ....

24.. __ . . _ ....

25.. .. 

26. __ 

27 - - 

28 _ __ - ___ _ -

29 - .. 

on

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

Oct.

2.8

3.1

3.1

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

3. 1

3.1

3.1

3.4

3.4

3.1

3.1

3.1

2.8

3.4

3.6

3.9

3.9

5.6

6.7

7.0

7.0

7.0

8.1

8.1

8.1

9.6

10.4

7.0

Mar.

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.3

1.7

2.5

4.0

5.3

7.6

10.4

15.0

18.0

19.0

20.0

29.0

39.5

41.4

43.0

44.4

Apr.

46.2

47.3

49.5

52

53

56

52

48.4

48.4

52

66

96

132

70

102

106

165

176

183

237

283

213

148

114

91

81

67

67

59

58

May

56

56

53

52

48.4

42.9

41.8

38.5

37.4

36.3

34.1

26.5

20.4

21.4

21.4

20.4

19 4

17.4

18.4

17.4

15.6

12.8

11.9

7.8

7.3

7.8

9 1

8.2

9.1

10.0

11 9

June

17.4

21.4

56

79

56

45.1

41.8

34.1

31.9

31.9

29.7

27.5

24.5

20.4

22.5

17.4

19.4

24.5

25.5

30.8

118

227

163

136

104

87

78

July

68

60

54

46.2

46.2

45.1

39.6

44

129

179

70

47.3

37.4

47.6

64

52

57

67

74

56

44

38.5

47.3

35.2

31.9

27.5

29.7

31.9

147

80

Aug.

56

46 2

40.7

35.2

31.9

30.8

28.6

26.5

24.5

22.5

24.5

22.5

19.4

18.4

19.4

lg.4

15.6

14.6

13.7

16.5

13.7

11.0

11.0

11.9

9.1

9.1

8.2

8.2

10.0

8.2

7 3

Sept.

6r5

6.0

5.6

4.8

3.9

3.5

3.5

4.3

4.3

4.3

3.9

3.7

3.7

3.5

3.3

2.9

2.6

2.9

3.1

2.9

2.6

2.4

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.8

2.0

2.2

2.4

NOTE. Daily discharge Mar. 1, to Apr. 15, when stage-discharge relation was affected by ice, estimated from a study of temperature and gage-height records, discharge measurements, and observer's 

notes. Daily discharge determined by averaging the hourly discharge Apr. 17,19,21,22, June 3, 4, 23-25, 

July 9, 10, 14, 17, and 30.

Monthly discharge of Battle Creek at international boundary for the year ending

September SO, 1923

Month

July. . -

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

10.4 

44.4 

283 

56 

227 

179 

56 

6.5

Minimum

2.8 

1.0 

46.2 

7.3 

17.4 

27.5 

7.3 

1.8

Mean

4.77 

10.2 

101 

25.5 

55.1 

58.9 

20.4 

3.35

Run-off in 

acre-feet

293 

627 

6,010 

1,570 

3,' 280 

1 3, 620 

1,250 

199

FRENCHMAN RIVER AT INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY

LOCATION. In SW. J4 sec. 4, T. 1, R. 10 W. third meridian, at Hall ranch in

Saskatchewan, Canada, just across the international boundary from sec.

6, T. 37 N., R. 34 E., in United States. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,875 square miles (measured by engineers of Department of

Interior, Canada).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 1, 1917, to September 30, 1923. 

GAGE. Stevens water-stage recorder referred to staff gage in well; inspected by

Mrs. W. B. Chamberlain. 

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from cable 20 feet above gage or by wading.
MILK RIVER BASIN 109

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. A bar composed of boulders and gravel forms the principal control at low and medium stages.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 10.31 feet at 

11 a. m. June 23 (discharge, 2,920 second-feet); minimum stage, 2.30 feet 

September 21, 23, and 27 (discharge, 4.0 second-feet).

1917-1923: Maximum stage recorded, that of June 23, 1923; no flow during periods in 1919, 1920, and 1921.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. Several ditches divert water for irrigation 60 miles above station 

in Saskatchewan.

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation changed during winter and again on June 

1. Three rating curves used during year are all fairly well defined. Daily 

gage height ascertained by straight-line method or by inspection of the 

recorder graph October 1 to November 14, April 16 to June 3, June 17-29, 

and July 28 to September 30. Daily discharge ascertained by applying 

mean daily gage height to rating table or for days of considerable fluctuation, 

by averaging the hourly discharge. Records fair.

COOPERATION. Station maintained in cooperation with the Department of the 

Interior, Canada. ,

Discharge measurements of Frenchman River at international boundary, during the 

year ending September 30, 1923

Date

Oct. 19

25

Nov. 14

Mar. 24

25

26

27

28

30

31

Apr. 5

6

7

9

10

Made by 

A. H. Tuttle. __ . .....

T. Herman 0 - ____ .

. .do-. 

.....do- ... ... ....

 do.. .......

__ do. ____ ....

 do. ... ... .... 

.....do . . ... .

 do.. ...... ......

 do. .......

 -do .............

 do. ... ...... .

__ .do. __ ............

Gage 

height

Feet 

2.15

2.74

»2.17

»3 66

'3.41

*3.65

»3.38

"3.55

»3.58

»3.48

"3.52

63.48

*3.25

»3.24

'3.27

Discharge

Sec-ft. 

9.2

13.7

10.9

25.0

? ; n

26.8

60.0

87.0

59.0

131

142

95.0

95.0

141

Date

Apr. 11

16

17

18

21

22

26

30

13

July 25

Aug. 1

30

Made by 

C. Errington« . ____

 do .__ 

 ..do.. .... . . .

.....do __ . .

.....do . ___ .........

.....do __ 

__ .do.. _____ . ...

..... do ... ..... ... 

_ ..do... _ . _ .... _

__ do _ . __ . __ .

Gage 

height

Feet 

'3.39

3.96

3.71

3.68

4.49

4.65

3.45

3.11

2.79

3.12

2.90

3.74

2.80

2.55

Discharge

Sec.-/*. 

150

449

339

324

769

868

260

163

111

117

60.0

283

52.0

1ft 8

« Engineer, Dominion Water Power Branch.

» Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

c Engineer, United States.Bureau of Reclamation.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Frenchman River at international boundary, for 

the year ending September 30, 1923

Day

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

2. __ . . __ . ____ ..... ...

3. .......... _ . _ ....

4 ,.:. .- __ . ___ ..... .

5. .. _ ... __ .. _ .. ...

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

7 ___ _ ...

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

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

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

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

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

13 . _ -. ... ... ___ . .....

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

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

Oct.

9.6

Q ft

8 0

8.9

8.9

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.6

Nov.

14.5

13.6

13.2

13.2

13.2

13.6

13.2

13.6

12.4

11.3

10.6

10.6

10.6

Mar.

9.0

10.0

8.0

5.0

6.0

7.0

6.0

7.0

8.0

7.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

Apr.

80

90

110

120

130

142

95

75

95

134

148

200

350

500

536

May

158

147

152

158

152

145

129

114

111

105

102

98

97

93

June

930

838

740

449

1QQ W9

157

157

143

110

93

81

78

70

146

444

July.

595

430

310

241

200

165

165

183

200

217

235

241

170

140

119

Aug.

53

52

47.0

42.5

41.0

38.0

36.7

36.7

36.7

41.0

36.7

35.4

42.5

83

120

Sept.

17.0

16.0

15.0

13.6

12.9

12.2

10.8

10.1

9.4

8.7

8.7

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.6
110 SUKFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Frenchman River at international boundary, for 

the year ending September 30, 1923 Continued

Day

16 .... _______ . ___ . .....

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

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

19 ... . ..-_ .- 

20 .... __ . . __ ... __ .... ,.

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

22 .__.__ .. ____ .........

23 _ . _____ ..... _ ... ...

24 . ___ . ___ ....... .....

26 .... __ .. ___ . __ .. .....

26 _ . __ .... _ ... _ . .....

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

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

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

30 .... __ .... _ . __ .. .....

31 _ . __ .... _ ... _ . .....

Oct.

9.6

10.2

10.2

10.2

10 2

11.2

11.9

19 A.

12.8

13.6

14.1

14.5

14. 1

14 1

Nov. Mar.

6.0

7.0

8.0

18.0

20.0

22.0 2ao

26.0

25.0

20.2

74

26.0

58

70

87

58

Apr.

438

346

338

369

510

772

850

700

520

369

266

222

206

190

169

........

May

90

87

87

85

83

82

76

73

70

66

62

57

54

53

53

365

June

262

221

849

1,150

1,480

2,030

2,500

2,800

2,260

1,980

1,290

1,480

1,450

1,330

850

July

106

93

80

68

62

60

104

183

248

278

157

106

76

72

67

60

Aug.

60

60

45.5

41.0

41.0

45.5

48.5

31.5

27.6

25.0

23.0

23.0

21.0

20.0

20.0

18.0

Sept.

7.2

6.4

6.4

5.6

5.2

4.0

4.4

4.0

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.0

4.4

4.4

4.8

NOTE. Discharge Mar. l to Apr. 14, when stage-discharge relation was affected by ice, estimated from 

discharge measurements, temperature records, observer's, notes, and comparison with hydrograph of 

Frenchman River at 76 ranch. 

Monthly discharge of Frenchman River at international boundary for the year 

ending September 30,1928

Month

October- ___ . _________ t _ __ .........

November 1-14 ______ ______ __ . .. _ ......

March. ________ .. . _ .

May. ______ . .

June. ___ . _ ___ . ____ .. _______________ .

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

14.5 

14. & 

87 

850 

365 

2,800 

595 

120 

17.0

Minimum

8.6 

10.6 

5.0 

75 

53 

70 

60 

18.0 

4.0

Mean

10.7 

12.7 

21.3 

302 

108 

886 

175 

41.7 

8.0

Run-off in 

acre-feet

658 

353 

1,310 

18,000 

6,640 

52,700 

10,800 

2,560 

47C

PORCUPINE CREEK AT NASHUA, MONT.

LOCATION. In NW. % sec. 31, T. 28 N., R. 42 E., 500 feet above ford, onefourth mile above highway bridge, and three-eighths of a mile north of Nashu a 

Valley County.

DRAINAGE AREA. Not measured.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July 11,1908, to September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Vertical staff in three sections nailed to trees on the left bank; read by 

Mrs. Rosie L. Brocksmith.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made by wading near gage, or from bridge onefourth mile below.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Channel at gage is composed of heavy clay with some 

fine gravel. Right bank high, wooded, and not subject to overflow; left 

bank is overflowed at high stages. Low-water control is gravel bar 50 feet 

below gage. This is drowned out at high stages and the channel below becomes control.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 15.8 feet at 

6 p. m. June 25 (discharge, 825 second-feet); no flow October 1-9.

1909-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 18.0 feet April 11, 1916, determined 

by leveling from floodmarks (discharge from extension of rating curve, 2,700 

second-feet); no flow at various times.
MILK EIVEE BASIN 111

ICE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. United States Bureau of Reclamation canal diverts low-water flow 

above station during irrigation season.

REGULATION. United States Bureau of Reclamation reservoir on middle fork 

of stream partly regulates flood flow; storage capacity 3,800 acre-feet.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent; affected by shifting control 

and by backwater from Milk River at high stage. Rating curve fairly well 

defined. Gage read to half-tenths once daily; twice daily during rapid 

changes in stage. Daily discharge ascertained by indirect method for shifting control throughout year. Records fair.

Discharge measurements of Porcupine Creek at Nashua, Mont., during the year ending September SO, 1923

[Made by A. H. Tuttle]

Date

Apr. 20- _______ . .........

21 ____ . ________ ..

June 26.. ___________

Gage 

height

Feet 

5.36

5.03

14.90

Discharge

Sec.-ft.

87

66

753

Date

July 30. - - .......

Gage 

height

Feet 

13.20

4.25

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

534

18.7

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Porcupine Creek at Nashua, Mont., for the year 

ending September 30, 1923

Day

1. __ ... ____ .. __ , ______ .

2. _____ .... .... . .. __ ..

3. __ ... _ ......... _ ... _ . __

4

5 

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

7. __ . __ .. __ . __ . __ ... ...

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

9 ..- . __ _

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

11 - .. . _ ._.___

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

13 -. . ___ _. __ 

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

15 _. . .... 

16. _____ .... _ .. __ _ ___ . ....

17.. __ ........ _ . ___ .. __ ......

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

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

20 .. ._ __ . ... .

21... _ ... _ . ___ . ___ ......... ...

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

23 .... . .__ 

24. __ ....... _ . ___ . ___ . __ .

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

26 _ . _______ . ____________ .

27 _________ . __ ___ . ..

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

29 _________ . ____________ .

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

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

Oct.

0.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

1 ft

1 ft

1 ft

1 ft

3 A

3 n

3 A

3 A

. 1.8

1 ft

1 Q

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

8.3

Nov.

8.3

6.3

4.5

3 A

3.0

3 A

3.0

1 ft

0 A

1 R

1.8

1.8

1.8

1 R

1 ft

1 Q

1 ft

1 ft

3.0

q n

3 A

3 A

3

n

3

n

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

Apr.

84

cm

244

342

351

333

9S4

133

111

105

86

68

93

86

31

27

24

24

20

18

18

May

15

12.5

8.3

4.5

4.5

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.8

3.4

3.0

3.0

3.0

S

n

a

n

K A

7 ^

12.5

TO K

12.5

15

19 K

11.4

10.3

6.3

5.4

4.5

4.5

June

820

727

Qftft

120

69

44

30

22

1Q

12.5

8.3

6.3

3.0

3 A

1.8

2.4

1 ft

I 0

3.0

a n

A K

52

74.K

755

745

628

423

284

July

196

147

147

79

56

42

32

24

16

24

76

56

46

14

24

20

16

14

12.5

11.6

7.5

62

14

9.5

7.7

5.8

4.0

17

21

19

14

Aug.

11.8

9.7

9.7

5.8

4.2

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

4.2

5.9

5.9

4.2

4.4

4.4

6.1

8.1

6.1

4.4

6.1

26

12.3

10.1 ai

8.1

8.1

8.1

9.1

8.1

10.1

Sept.

8.3

4 5

3 0

1 8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

1 8

1 8

1 8

1 8

3 0

3.0
112 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

Monthly discharge of Porcupine Creek at Nashua, Mont., for the year ending September 30,

Month

April »-30 - . . . _.______._ _...._ -

May.. _ .. __ . _________________ _ .

June _______________________________

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

August __ . ___ __ . ______ _____ .... .....

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

8.3 

8.3 

351 

15 

820 

196 

26 

8.3

Minimum

0.0

1.8 

18 

3.0 

1.8 

4.0 

2.8 

.8

Mean

1.61 

2.94 

121 

7.09 

240 

39.8 

7.20 

1.56

Run-off in 

acre-feet

99.0 

175 

5,520 

436 

14,300 

2,450 

443 

92.8

POPLAR RIVER BASIN

POPIAR HIVER NEAR POPIAR, MONT.

LOCATION. In S. % sec. 8, T. 28 N., R. 51 E., at United States Bureau of

Reclamation camp 5 miles north of Poplar, Roosevelt County. 

DRAINAGE AREA. Not measured. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 1, 1913, to September 30, 1923, at present site;

August 15, 1908, to May 1, 1911, in S. *^ sec. 5, T. 28 N., R. 51 E., at

Obershaw ranch, 6 miles north of Poplar; May 2, 1911, to October 4, 1913,

at United States Bureau of Reclamation camp in NE. }£ sec. 4, T. 29 N.,

R. 51 E., 18 miles north of Poplar. 

GAGE. Chain gage on left bank at United States Bureau of Reclamation camp;

read by employees of the Bureau of Reclamation. 

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made by wading near gage or from highway

bridge at Poplar, 8 miles downstream. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Channel composed of gravel, clay, and boulders.

Low-water control a riffle of same material 200 feet below gage; shifts slightly. 

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 7.03 feet at 8

a. m. April 17 (discharge, 883 second-feet); minimum discharge, 9 second-feet

October 1-15.

1908-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 12.0 feet April 10,1912, determined

by leveling from high-water marks (discharge, from extension of rating curve,

10,000 second-feet); no flow December 16 and 17, 1918. 

ICE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

DIVERSIONS. Poplar River canals, "East" and "West," divert water above gage

for irrigation. 

REGULATION. None. 

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation changed slightly during winter. Rating

curve used October 1 to November 30 is an extension of curve based on

discharge measurements between 100 and 1,040 second-feet; curve used

March 24 to September 30 well defined between 50 and 1,060 second-feet;

extended below. Gage read to half-tenths twice daily. Daily discharge

ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating table. Records

above 50 second-feet good; others fair.

Discharge measurements of Poplar River near Poplar Mont., during the year 

ending September 30, 1923

Date

Mar. 24

Apr. 18

Made by 

A. H. Tuttle.. .........

.....do .................

Gage 

height

Feet.

6.25

Discharge

See.-ft.

00 C

503

Date

July 28

Made by 

A. H. Tuttle.. _. .

Tuttle and Decker*. ...

Gage 

height

Feet 

4.61

4.75

Discharge

Sec -ft. 

68

80

1 Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. * Engineer, Bureau of Reclamation.
BIG MUDDY CREEK BASIN 113

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Poplar River near Poplar, Mont., for the year 

ending September 30, 1923

Day

1 _______________

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

3 __ ....... _________

4 ________________

5 ___ . __ ...............

6 _______ . ________

7............ __ ...........

8 ____ . __ . ___ ... ...

9. __ ___ . ________

10 . __ ....................

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

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

13 __ . __ . __ ... ........

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

15 __ . __________ .. ...

16 . _____ j ...............

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

18 ...... __ ................

19 __________ ...... . _

20 --. . ..__..____.....__

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

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

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

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

25.-......*.................

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

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

28. __ ......

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

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

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

Oct.

9

9

9

g

Q

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

12

12

14

16

16

16

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

Nov.

20

20

20

20

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

27

27

27

30

30

30

33

33

27

33

33

33

36

36

36

36

30

20

Mar.

24

27

38

24

63

24

24

Apr.

31

31

27

24

24

30

54

54

75

OS

155

200

395

640

740

714

714

533

446

375

317

274

241

211

205

173

160

145

135

126

May

117

109

104

98

94

87

85

ftl

81

81

77

73

65

65

65

65

65

65

65

65

60

54

52

52

47

47

38

33

28

41

June

385

626

375

351

261

192

145

117

104

94

87

70

63

58

49

45

43

39

43

49

58

117

109

73

229

395

659

468

375

293

July

251

183

155

131 v

117

409

135

109

OS

85

75

77

87

87

85

81

75

87

77

70

70

70

65

65

160

220

90

81

75

70

65

Aug.

60

KB

56

KQ

47

47

47

45

43

43

43

45

47

45

43

41

39

39

36

36

33

32

32

32

36

33

32

32

32

32

32

Sept.

32

28

25

25

25

25

25

22

,22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

24

26

33

36

36

36

47

NOTE. Discharge Nov. 29, 30, and Mar. 24 to Apr. 10, when stage-discbarge relation was affected by 

ice, estimated from gage-height record, discharge measurements, observer's notes, and temperatures records.

Monthly discharge of Poplar River near Poplar, Mont., for the year ending September

30, 1923

Month

October _ . ________ . ..............................

March 24-31 ...... _ . _ ............ _ ..... _ ......

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

August . __ . _________________________

September _ ____ . _________________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

20 

36 

63

740 

121 

659 

409 

60 

47

Minimum

9 

20 

24 

24 

28 

39 

65 

32 

22

Mean

13.6 

27.9 

33.1 

245 

70.3 

199 

113 

41.0 

25.8

Run-off in 

acre-feet

836 

1,660 

525 

14,600 

4,320 

11,800 

6,950 

2,520 

1,540

BIG MUDDY CREEK BASIN

BIG MUDDY CREEK AT RESERVE, MONT.

LOCATION. In N. J^ sec. 24, T, 33 N., R. 55 E., at highway bridge at Reserve

Sheridan County. 

DRAINAGE AREA. Not measured.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March 29,1920, to September 30,1923. 

GAGE. Wire gage on downstream guardrail of highway bridge; read by Carl

Larsen.
114 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

DISCHARGE MEAStrREMENTs.-^-Made from highway bridge or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of gravel and boulders in heavy clayCurrent medium. Vegetation grows on boulders in late summer. Banks 

fairly high, subject to overflow at extreme stages. Current has decided 

angle of approach to bridge.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 8.95 feet July 

7 (discharge, 664 second-feet); minimum discharge, 1.4 second-feet October 

8, 10, and 14.

1920-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 13.65 feet March 31, 1920 (discharge, 1,280 second-feet); minimum discharge 0.8 second-foot August 26-29, 

1920.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation seriously affected by ice. Observations discontinued during winter.

DIVERSIONS. None above station.

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation changed during winter. Rating curve used 

October 1 to November 18 poorly defined; curve used April 12 to September 30 fairly well defined between 10 and 200 second-feet; extended beyond 

these limits. Gage read to hundredths usually once daily. Daily discharge 

ascertained by applying daily gage height to rating table and interpolating 

for days when gage was not read. Records fair.

Discharge measurements of Big Muddy Creek at Reserve, Mont., during^the year 

ending September SO, 1928

[Made by Tuttle and Decker °]

Date

Apr. 19__._-._--..._-.........._. ._._.._ _._____.___._....__.-.. - 

July 28 .. _-. ..._-- ..-. - - 

Gage 

height

Feet 

5.10

4.36

1.54

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

200

128

10

 Engineer, Bureau of Reclamation. > Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Big Muddy Creek at Reserve, Mont., for the year 

ending September SO, 1923

Day

1 ___ . _________________

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

3. __ .... _ - ___ - ___ - _______

4 _______ . ___ - __ -. ...........

5 ___________ ... _ . ___ . .....

6 ___ . __ . ___________ . __ .

7. _____________ . __ ._ _ ..

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

9- ______ - __ - _______ - .... .

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

11. __ ... _________ . ...........

12... _ ..._._ . _ __ .

13. ___ . ___ . ______ .. ...........

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

15. ___ . __ .. _ __ . ...........

Oct.

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.4

1.9

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

2.5

Nov.

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

Apr.

501

540

553

566

May

34

33

31

28

26

24

23

22

22

20

20

22

22

14

7.2

June

14

28

96

190

234

132

78

56

40

56

72

229

224

68

34

July

36

33

46

235

423

612

664

320

98

53

39

31

26

19

17

Aug.

6.8

6.8

5.8

5.0

5.4

6.2

9.0

9.0

8.2

7.8

7.8

5.8

6.2

12

11

Sept.

8.2

7.0

7.0

5.8

5.0

5.0

4.2

3.0

3.8

3.8

3.4

3.0

2.6

2.6

2.2
YELLOWSTONE EIVEE BASIN 115

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Big Muddy Creek at Reserve, Mont., for the year 

ending September 80, 1923 Continued

Day

16.. . _ . ___ . __ .

17........ _ ... __ ......... __ . __

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

19. .. - __ ... _ .

20 .__ . . ._. 

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

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

23... . .. . _ . ___

24. .......... _ ......... ________

25.... . _.. 

26 . .

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

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

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

30 - .

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

Oct.

3.6

48

3.9

3.0

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.6

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

Nov.

6.4

6.4

6.4

Apr.

566

501 ion

14fl

118

96

86

69

60

52

46

42

38

35

May

6.0

6.4

6.0

6.0

4.4

4.4

4.0

4.0

3.6

3.2

3.2

2.4

2.4

2.8

2.8

6.8

June

2627-

28

23

£0

15

15

33

78

128

113

69

64

64

54

July

15

46

48

31

19

17

14

14

13

13

13

9.6

9.9

9.0

8.2

7.0

Aug.

9.0

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.0

7.0

7.0

9.0

10

12

9.0

15

14

12

11

9.0

Sept.

2.4

2.6

2.2

2.2

1.8

2.2

1.8

2.2

1.8

4.2

6.0

7.8

9.0

15

21

Monthly discharge of Big Muddy Creek at Reserve, Mont., for the year ending September 80, 1923

Month

October __________________ ________

November 1-18... _ . _ . __ . _______ . ___

April 12-30. ... . ........

July ..

September ________________________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

6.4 

6.4 

566 

34 

234 

664 

15 

21

Minimum

1.4 

6.4 

35 

2.4 

14 

7.0 

5.0 

1.8

Mean

3.71 

6.40 

251 

13.4 

76.9 

948 

8.62 

4.96

Run-off in 

acre-feet

228 

228 

9,460 

824 

4,580 

5,830 

530 

295

YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN

YEIIOWSTONE LAKE AT LAKE HOTEL, YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK

LOCATION. At boat landing directly in front of Lake Hotel, 1^ miles southwest

of outlet of Yellowstone Lake. 

DRAINAGE AREA. Not measured.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 7, 1921, to September 30, 1923. 

GAGE. Vertical staff on pile at wharf; read by Earl S. Bowman. Gage datum

is 7,729.51 feet above mean sea level. 

EXTREMES OP STAGE. Maximum stage recorded during year ending September

30, 1922, 4.58 feet June 29; minimum stage recorded, 0.36 foot December 17. 

Maximum stage recorded during year ending September 30, 1923, 4.56 feet

July 6; minimum stage recorded, 0.42 foot November 2.

ICE. Records discontinued during winter on account of severe ice formation. 

DIVERSIONS. None. 

REGULATION. None. 

COOPERATION. Records furnished by Yellowstone Park officials.
116 SI7BFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PABT VI

Daily gage height, in feet, of Yellowstone Lake at Lake Hotel, Yellowstone National 

Park, for the years ending September SO, 1922 and 1923

Day

1921-22 

1 ____________ . _ . ______

4- ...... .. 

6 . . -

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

7 .... . ....

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

9. .... . 

10 

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

13 

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

15. ...... __ ........ ___ ... _ 

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

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

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

19

20- __ ... _ . ___ . .....

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

22. ___________ .. __ . ___ . __ .

23.. _ ......... __ ... _ .. __ .. _ .

24.. __ .. __ ... _ ... _ ,.. _ .. _ .

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

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

27 .... .

28- __ ....... _______ .. __ ......

29 ......... ..i ........ _ ......

30- ___ . ___ .. _ ................ ...

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

1922-23 

1- _ ... _ _. .....

2 __________ . ... ..

3- ___________ . ____ .........

4 _____ .. _ .... _ ........ _ .

5 ___ ......... _ . _ . .....

6. ___ . __ . . ..... .......

7. ___ ........ . _ . ...

8 ___ . __ ................... ...

9 .. .

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

11 _ . ________ .. ...

12 ___ . _ .. ___ ............

13 ____ ... __ ... ........ .. ...

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

15 _____ .. _______ .... .... ... ....

16. ___ ...... ....... _ .._ 

17 ____ . ________ . __ . _ ....

18- __ . __ . __ . __ . ____ .... _

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

20 _____ ... ___ ....... _ ........

21 . _ . ___ ..... . _ .

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

23 ___ ..-.. ............... ..

24.. ___ . _ ...... ...

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

26 __ ... 1 .-.... __ ....

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

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

29... _ ... _ ... ____ . _ ...

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

81.......... .......................

Oct.

1.08

1.04

QQ

.96

.88

.80

.70

1 9H

1 9f»

1.15

~TuT

i nn

Q8

Q1

91

Nov.

eg

.54

»

.40

.80

.75

.70

........

.65

.55

.50

.45

.45

Dec.

0.48

.46

.36

.38

.40

.44

0 43

May

........

2.24

2.39

2.70

2.78

June

2.45

3.48

4.18

4.38

4.43

4.53

4.58

2.86

2.90

2.90

2.96

3.00

3.06

3.18

3.30

3.44

3.54

3.54

3.86

4.10

4.16

4.20

4.22

4.24

4.26

4.28

4.30

4.32

4.38

4.40

4.44

4.46

4.46

4.44

4.45

4.44

4.44

July

4.48

4.38

4.28

4.08

3.88

3.78

3.63

3.48

3.38

3.30

4.42

4.40

4,44

4.48

4.52

4.56

4.54

4.52

4.50

4.48

4.46

4.44

4.42

4.38

4.32

4.28

4.26

4.22

4.20

4.14

4.08

4.02

3.98

3.96

3.94

3.92

3.90

3.88

3.84

3.78

3.74

Aug.

3.00

2.90

2.85

2.24

3.66

3.62

3.62

3.64

3.58

3.50

3.44

2.38

3.30

3.22

3.14

3.10

3.06

3.00

2.96

2.94

2.88

2.84

2.78

2.74

2.70

2.68

2.68

2.66

2.66

2.60

2.54

2.46

2.42

2.38

2.32

Sept.

2.22

2.18

2.14

2.10

2.07

2.04

2.00

1.95

1.90

1.87

1.84

1.79

1.75

1.70

1.68

1.67

1.86

1.65

1.63

1.60

1.58

1.55

1.51

1.48

1.45

1.42

1.40

1.38

2.30

2.2?

2.26

2.24

2.22

2.20

2.18

2.16

2.14

2.12

2.10

2.08

2.06

2.04

2.02

2. CO

1.98

1.96

1.94

1.92

1.90

1.88

1.86

1.84

1.78

1.76

1.74

1.72

1.70

1.68
YEIiLOWSTONE RIVEE BASIN 117

YELLOWSTONE RIVER AT YELLOW3TONE LAKE OUTLET, YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL FARE

LOCATION. At Fishing Bridge, a quarter of a mile below outlet of Yellowstone

Lake and 1J^ miles northeast of Lake Hotel. 

DRAINAGE AREA. Not measured.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. December 3, 1922, to September 30, 1923. 

GAGE. Vertical staff near left bank attached to upstream pier of Fishing Bridge;

read by Earl S. Bowman. Gage datum is 7,728.90 feet above mean sea level. 

EXTREMES OF STAGE. Maximum stage recorded during period of record, 4.80

feet, July 6; minimum stage recorded, 1.00 foot December 1, 30, January 4,

7, 10, and 14.

ICE. Gage height seldom affected by ice formation. 

DIVERSIONS. None. 

REGULATION. None. 

COOPERATION. Records furnished by Yellowstone Park officials.

Gage-height record shows approximate stages in Yellowstone Lake, but due 

to small amount of fall and draw down between the lake outlet and gage, daily 

stages vary slightly from those obtained at gage in Yellowstone Lake at the 

Lake Hotel.

Daily gage height, in feet, of Yellowstone. River at Yellowstone Lake Outlet, Yellowstone National Park, for the year ending September 30, 1928.

Day

I....... _ ......

o

3 - ... ...

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

7.. - . ..

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

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

10. . 

11 ____ ..... .......

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

13 ....-. 

14 ____________

15 ___

16- _ - ___ -.. 

17 

18 

19 . 

20 . . 

21. ___ . ___ . 

22. ___ .. _ ........

23. _______ ......

24. ___ . ___ ......

25 __ ___ .. ......

26 . __ . _ . 

27 _____ .... 

28 . ..- ........

29 ___ . ___ .. _ .

30 ___ ..... _ ......

31 . .....

Dec.

1.00

1.02

1.04

1.04

1.04

1.02

1 00

Jan.

.... 

1.00

1.00

1.00

1 04

1.08

1.12

Feb.

1.14

1.16

1.18

1.21

1.24

1 30

1.32

Mar.

1.34

1.36

1.38

1.40

1.43

I.4fi

Apr.

1.54

1.56

1.68

1.72

1.72

1.68

. 1.68

May

1.64

1.64

1.64

1.70

1.84

1.98

2.34

9 Q9

3 in

June

3.16

3.45

3.90

4.20

4.67

4 60

4 64

4.72

4 74

4 68

4 68

4 70

4 68

4.72

July

4.70

4.68

4.72

4.76

4.78

4.80

4.78

4.76

4.74

4.72

4.70

4.68

4.66

4.64

4.60

4.56

4.54

4.50

4.46

4.40

A 04

4.26

4.28

4.24

4.20

4.18

4.12

A (\A

Aug.

3.92

3.88

3.88

3.86

3.78

3.72

3.66

3.60

3.52

3.46

3.40

3.36

3.34

3.32

3.28

3.24

3.20

3.16

3.14

3.10

3.06

3.04

3.02

3 no

2.98

2.94

2.78

2.68

Sept.

2.66

2.64

2 62

2.60

2.58

2.56

2.54

2.52

2.48

2.44

2.40

2.38

2.36

2.34

2.30

2.28

2.24

2.20

2.18

2.16

2.14

2 12

2.10

2.08

2.08

2.04

2.02

2.02

YELLOWSTONE RIVER HEAR CANYON HOTEI, YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK

LOCATION. Half a mile upstream from Upper Falls and Canyon ranger station, 

1J4 miles south of Canyon Hotel and 13 miles below outlet of Lake Yellowstone.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,280 square miles (measured on topographic maps).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 21, 1913, to September 30, 1923.
118 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

GAGE. Stevens continuous water-stage recorder on left bank installed July 31, 

1920, 450 feet above Chittenden Bridge; inspected by park rangers.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from cable one-fifth mile above gage.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. One channel at all stages. Bed composed of gravel and 

boulders. Control formed by upper portion of Upper Yellowstone Falls; 

permanent for long periods.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 3.1 feet June 

21-25 and July 4-6 (discharge, 4,540 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.66 

foot November 5 (discharge, 819 second-feet.) A lesser discharge probably 

occurred during period of no record.

1913-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 4.50 feet June 27, 1918 (discharge, 

8,550 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.72 foot September 6, 1919 (discharge, 

664 second-feet).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice; observations discontinued during 

winter. *

DIVERSIONS. None above station.

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation changed during winter. Both rating curves 

well defined between 1,200 and 5,000 second-feet; extended below. Waterstage recorder operated satisfactorily, except June 7 to 12 when gage was 

read to hundredths once daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying to 

rating table daily gage height or mean daily gage height obtained by inspection of recorder graph. Records good.

Discharge measurements of Yellowstone River near Canyon Hotel, Yellowstone National Park, during the year ending September 30, 1928 

Date

July 25

Sept. 5

Made by 

C. G. Paulsen.. ____ . ___ . __ . __ _ ___ . __ . __ -. _____

.--.-do........ ........... ........... ...... .......... _ ............

Gage 

height

Feet 

3.04

2.61

1.48

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

4,410

3,400

1,470

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Yellowstone River near Canyon Hotel, Yellowstone 

National Park, for the year ending September 80, 1923

Day

1 

2 ....

3 ....

4....

5 

6 

7 __

8 ....

9 ....

10 ....

11. 

12 ....

13 

14 

15 ....

Oct.

1,080

1,070

1,070

1,060

1,050

1,020

1,010

1,010

998

982

975

975

982

982

975

Nov.

845

838

832

826

819

June

2,800

2,800

3,000

3,100

3,420

3,630

3,850

3, 850

4,080

July

4,420

4,420

4,420

4,540

4,540

4,420

4.420

4,420

4,300

4,300

4,190

4,080

4,080

4,080

Aug.

3,000

2,900

2,700

2,600

2,600

2,500

2,410

2,320

2,230

9 91 n

2.160

2,130

Sept.

1,600

1,540

1,520

1,480

1,460

1,420

1,400

1,380

1,350

1,330

1,290

1,270

1,260

M230

Day

16 

17. ...

18 

19 

20 

21 ..

22 ....

23 

24 ....

25 ....

26 

27....

29 

30 

31 ....

Oct.

960

952

945

938

938

922

908

908

908

894

880

873

Qftfi

QQO

838

Nov. June

4,190

4,300

4,420

4,420

4,420

4,540

4,540

4,540

4,540

4,540

4,420

4,420

4,420

4,420

July

3,960

3,960

3,850

3,740

3,740

3,630

3,520

3,420

3,420

3,420

3,420

3,310

3

OAA

3 9nn

3,100

Aug.

2,080

2,030

1,980

1,960

1,950

1,900

1,860

1,820

1,800

1,760

1,740

1,720

1,680

1,670

Sept.

1,190

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,120

1,100

1,080

1,070

1,070

1,070

1,060

1,070

1,030

1,030

1,010

NOTE. Discharge interpolated June 23.
YELLOWSTONE BIVEB BASIBT 119

Monthly discharge of Yellowstone River near Canyon Hotel, Yellowstone National 

Park, for the year ending September 30, 1923

[Drainage area, 1,280 square miles]

Month

October ____ ~ ______ . __

June 7-30 ______________

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

August ____ - __________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

1,080 

845 

4,540 

4,540 

3,000 

1,600

Minimum

832 

819 

2,800 

 3,100 

1,610 

1,010

Mean

957 

832 

4,040 

3,910 

2,160 

1,240

Per

square 

mile

0.748 

.650 

3.16 

3.05 

1.69 

.969

Run-off

Inches

0.86 

.12 

2.82 

3.52 

1.95 

1.08

Acre-feet

58,800 

8,250 

192,000 

240,000 

133,000 

73,800

YELLOWSTONE BITER AT CORWTN SPRINGS, MONT.

LOCATION. In NE. % sec. 30, T. 8 S., R. 8E., at highway bridge in canyon at 

Corwin Springs, Park County, and 8 miles north of Gardiner.

DRAINAGE AREA. 2,630 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September 2, 1910, to September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Chain gage fastened to floor of highway bridge on downstream side 

near right bank; read by Mrs. Lena Bassett.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of highway bridge.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed of stream composed of small rocks. Current 

swift at all stages; no definite control visible but has not shifted since station was established. Banks high and not subject to overflow.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 7.40 feet at 9 

a. m. May 26 (discharge, 13,400 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.48 foot 

February 27 to March 4 and March 9-17 (discharge, 788 second-feet).

1910-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 11.5 feet June 14 and 15, 1918 

(discharge from extension of rating curve, 26,500 second-feet); minimum 

discharge estimated at 720 second-feet January 8-10, 1920.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. No water diverted from Yellowstone River above station.

REGULATION. Yellowstoue Lake furnishes a natural but uncontrolled regulation.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent except when affected by ice. 

Rating curve well defined between 1,000 and 20,000 second-feet. Gage read 

to nearest even hundredths once daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying daily gage height to rating table. Open-water records good; winter 

records fair.

No discharge measurements were made at this station during the year.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Yellowstone River at Corwin Springs, Mont., for 

the year ending September 30, 1923

Day

1........ _ .

2. ___-..- .

3... ... 

4... ... ...

5... _ ......

6.-... _ 

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

8

9 ._ .

Oct.

1.440

1,440

1,400

1,400

1,380

,360

350

,330

,310

.310

Nov.

,140

,110

,100

,070

,110

,110

,110

1,110

1,110

1.100

Dec.

1,000

1,000

910

886

880

Jan.

862

854

854

854

854

846

846

846

830

830

Feb.

800

Mar.

788

788

788

788

795

795

795

795

788

788

Apr.

823

830

830

838

838

838

838

838

838

838

May

1,540

1,540

1,540

1,540

2,050

2,280

2,450

2,800

3,390

3.820

June

6,850

5, 910

6,730

6,370

7,220

8,100

9,030

9,730

10,200

11,200

July

8,900

8,900

8,490

7,970

7,970

7,840

7,840

7,100

6,730

6,610

Aug.

3,900

3.820

3,820

3,750

3,680

3,610

3,470

3,410

3,330

3,270

Sept.

2,340

2,270

2,270

2,190

2,160

2,120

2,100

2,080

2,050

1,900
120 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Yellowstone River at Corwin Springs, Mont., for 

the year ending September 30, 1923 Continued

Day

11. ___ 

12... _ . 

13- __

14.... _ . -

15. ___ .. -

16 ___ ... -

17. __ ... __

18 

19 ___ .. 

20 

22.. __ 

23 

25. ___ ..- 

26.. __

27 _ -

98

9Q

30- __

31 __ - 

Oct.

1,310

1,310

1,290

1,270

1,270

1,260

1,240

1,240

1,220

1,220

1,220

1,220

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,170

1,160

1,110

1,110

Nov.

1,070

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,070

1,070

1,070

1,060

1,060

1,060

1 060

1,000

1,000

1 fiflfl

990

990

990

1,010

1,000

Dec.

886

886

886

870

870

870

886

886

886

886

878

878

878

878

870

Jan.

838

838

838

838

838

830

830

830

830

830

830

823

823

QOO

823,

823

823

ooo

823

823

823

Feb.

800

802

802

802

802

QAO

788

78ft

Mar.

788

788

788

788

788

788

788

795

795

795

7QC

795

7QC

795

795

7QC

802

809

816

Apr.

838

854

854

862

902

940

990

1,060

1,050

1,050

1,030

960

960

1,060

1,640

May

3,520

2,900

2,680

2,450

2,450

2,560

2,930

3,520

3,800

4,420

5,180

6,730

7 Q7A

13,400

7,720

7,220

7,340

June

11,900

12,300

12,400

11,200

11,200

11,200

11,000

9,870

9,730

9,310

9

01 A

9,870

10,000

9

4.cn

8,760

ft Qftfl

8 7firt

9,170

July

6,610

6,020

5,800

5,700

5,700

5,700

5,280

5,380

5,480

5,080

4 OCA

4,880

5,280

4 QQf)

A QQA

4,980

4,700

4,420

4,240

4,070

3,980

Aug.

3,270

3,060

3,010

3,030

3,030

2,830

2,830

2,680

2,680

2,680

2,680

2 680

2,620

2,560

2,540

2,540

2,430

2

4.9A

2,410

2,380

2,360

Sept.

1,990

1,900

1,880

1,880

1,880

1,840

1,820

1,800

1,700

1,700

1,700

1,660

A fUft

1,600

1,650

1,650

1,700

1,700

1,700

1,700

NOTE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 5-10, 16-21, and Feb. 1-18; discharge estimated.

Monthly discharge of Yellowstone River at Corwin Springs, Mont., for the year ending September 30, 1923

[Drainage area, 2,630 square miles]

Month

July. 

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

1,440 

1,140 

1 000

862 

802 

816 

1,640 

13,400 

12,400 

8,900 

3,900 

2,340

13,400

Minimum

1,110 

990

823

788 

823 

1,540 

5,910 

3,980 

2,360 

1,600

788

Mean

1,270 

1,050 

887 

835 

799 

793 

973 

4,470 

9,440 

6,020 

2,990 

1,890

Per 

square 

mile

0.483 

.399 

.337 

.317 

.304 

.302 

.370 

1.70 

3.59 

2.29 

1.14 

.719

2,630 1.00

1

Run-off

Inches

0.56 

.45 

.39 

.37 

.32 

.35 

.41 

1.96 

4.00 

2.64 

1.31 

.80

13.56

Acre-feet

78, 100 

62.500 

54,500 

51,300 

44,400 

48,800 

57,900 

275,000 

562,000 

370,000 

184,000 

112,000

1,900,000

TEIIOWSTOKTE RIVER AT FORSYTE, MONT.

LOCATION. In SW. H SW. M sec. 14, T. 6 N., R. 40 E., on highway bridge at

Forsyth, Rosebud County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 40,200 square miles (measured on General Land Office map), 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July 16, 1921, to September 30, 1923, when station was

discontinued. 

GAGE. Weight and cable fastened to upstream side of bridge; read by Andrew

Anderson.
YELLOWSTOETE BIVEB BASINDISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of bridge.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Water flows swiftly and smoothly in one channel of 

gravel and small boulders. Left bank high; right bank protected by levee.

EXTREMES of DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 11.10 feet 

June 15 (discharge, 53,200 second-feet); minimum stage, 1.8 feet at 4 p. m. 

December 5 (discharge, 2,650 second-feet).

1921-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 12.20 feet June 15, 1922 (discharge, 63,600 second-feet); minimum stage, that of December 5, 1922.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation seriously affected by ice. Observations discontinued during winter.

DIVERSIONS. Numerous diversions for irrigation above station.

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent during year except as affected 

by ice. Rating curve well defined between 3,000 and 52,000 second-feet. 

Gage read to hundredths once daily. Daily discharge determined by applying daily gage height to rating table. Records fair.

COOPERATION. Gage-height record furnished by city of Forsyth.

The following discharge measurement was made by G. H. Ellis: 

May 10, 1923: Gage-height, 4.05 feet; discharge, 9,680 second-feet.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Yellowstone River at Forsyth, Mont., for the year

ending September 30,1928

Day

2 _ . _ . ___ __ .

3 _ . ___ ... _

4 ____ .. __ - _ .

5- _ ... ___ . __ .

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

7

8 _ ....- J. .....

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

10 . 

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

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

13... __ ...... ......

14 ____ .. ..........

15.. ___ . ___ .. _ .

16 __ . .

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

18 . _ _

19... __ . ___ ......

20 __ - ___ . ___

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

22.. ___ .. _ .. ___

23.. ___ _ ... ...

24.. ___ .. __ . ....

25- ___ .. __ .. ...

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

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

28- . 

29.. ___ . ______

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

31 ....

Oct.

4,060

3,950

3,850

3,720

3,590

3,340

3,100

3,150

3,200

3,150

3,100

3,010

3,100

3,150

3,240

3,240

3,290

3,340

3,340

3,460

3,490

3,440

3,390

3,390

3,340

3,340

3,290

3,340

3,390

3,590

Nov.

3,720

4,110

4,240

4,370

4,370

4,320

4,210

4,270

4,320

4,370

4,370

4,480

4,370

4,530

4,640

4,750

4,860

4,910

4,780

4,750

4,640

4,370

4,110

3,590

3,340

3,340

3,220

3,340

3,200

3,100

Dec.

3,200

3,100

3,100

2,870

2, 650

Mar.

10,400

10,600

in ofMi

9,570

10,900

16,200

14,800

Apr.

13,900

12,700

12,000

11,300

10,600

6,670

6,050

5,460

4,910

4,780

4,640

5,460

5,460

e; isfl

4,910

4,860

4,910

5,180

5,290

5,750

5,630

5,750

5,750

5,580

5,290

4,910

5,180

5,750

May

6,670

6,550

6,670

6,980

6,730

' 6,670

6,980

7,610

8, 250

8,830

11,600

13,900

12,200

13,900

13,100

12,300

11,600

10,900

10,600

11,600

12,300

14,300

20,600

23,200

26,500

32,300

35,300

39,800

37,600 OK onn

June

32,300

30,000

26,500

25,800

25,400

25,700

31,600

32,300

33,800

34,600

40,600

42,000

45,000

50,600

53,200

46,600

47,400

49,800

46,600

44,300

42,800

40,600

39,000

38,300

37,600

36,800

36,000

35,700

35, 300

32,300

July

41,300

40,600

38,300

37,600

36,000

34,600

33,000

32,300

30,000

28,600

25,800

23,200

23,200

20,000

22,800

23,200

23,500

23,200

20,000

18,200

16,200

15,200

14,800

14,600

14,500

28,600

35,300

35,600

32,300

23,200

ift 9ftn

Aug.

16,700

14,800

13,000

12,700

12,500

12,300

12,000

11,800

11,300

9,910

9,570

9,230

8,900

8,770

8,260

7,610

6,980

7,610

6,360

6,050

6,200

6,360

6,520

6,670

6,730

6,670

6,820

A Qfifl

6,670

6,980

7,290

Sept.

6,670

6,360

6,050

5,750

5,460

5,180

4,640

4,370

4,270

4,320

4,110

4,060

4,010

3,950

3,850

3,750

3,690

3,850

3.980

4,110

4,640

5,460

5,750

6,360

7,610

8,250

9,570

17,700

40,600

50,000

18775 27f WSP 566 9
122 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

Monthly discharge of Yellowstone River at Forsyth, Mont., for the year ending September 30, 1923

Month

October ________ . __________________

December 1-5 _ ___ .. __________________

March 25-31. __ . __ . ___ . _______________

April 

May ____ . ______________________

June. _ ., __ . _____________ ....

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

4,060 

4,910 

3,200 

16,200 

13,900 

45,000 

53,200 

41,300 

16,700 

50,000

Minimum

3,010 

3,100 

2,650 

9,570 

4,640 

6,550 

25,400 

14,500 

6,050 

3,690

Mean

3,370 

4,170 

2,980 

11,900 

6,460 

16,600 

38,000 

26,600 

9,040 

8,280

Run-off in 

acre-feet

207,000 

248,000 

29,600 

165,000 

384,000 

1,020,000 

2,260,000 

1,640,000 

556,000 

493,000

YSIIOWSTONE RIVER AT MILES CITY, MONT.

LOCATION. At intake of Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.'s pumping 

plant at Miles City, Custer County, and half a mile below mouth of Tongue 

River.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September 10, 1922, to August 6> 1923, when station was 

discontinued.

DRAINAGE ABBA. Not measured.

GAGE. Staff gage on north wall of pump-house well; read by C. W. Chadwick 

and Raymond Osburne.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from highway bridge half a mile above gage.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Channel composed of gravel and sand. No definite 

point of control. Probably entire channel below gage acts as control.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during period of record, 

8.80 feet June 15 (discharge, 53,300 second-feet); minimum discharge estimated at 1,800 second-feet December 7, due to ice jam above gage.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation seriously affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. Numerous diversions for irrigation from main stream and tribu-' 

taries above gage.

REGULATION. Flow partly regulated by storage in Shoshone Reservoir on 

Shoshone River.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent except as affected by ice. Rating curve well defined between 5,000 and 50,000 second-feet and extended 

beyond these limits. Gage read to hundredths usually twice daily. Daily 

discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating table. 

Open-water records good; winter records fair.

Discharge measurements of Yellowstone River at Miles City, Mont., during the year 

ending September 30, 1923

Date

Nov. 1

19

30

Mar, 6

Made by 

W. A. Lamb ....... ...

. do.. .

 do . 

 do- 

.. do. __ -.... .

. .do ..............

Gage 

height

Feet

1 Q9

a 1 Al

-1.86

-7.70

"5.70

"6.75

Discharge

See.-ft. 

6,080

2,810

7,830

4,230

5,800

Date

Apr. 4

24

Sept. 23

Made by 

A. H. Tuttle ..........

W. A. Lamb _ .... ...

..... do.. .... 

 do... .... ... .......

Gage 

height

Feet 

3.80

5.98

8.15

1.56

2.06

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

15,200

27,500

46,100

6,570

8,600

1 Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
YELLOWSTONE BIVEB BASIN 123

, in second-feet, of Yellowstone River at Miles City, Mont., for the 

period September 10, 192%, to August 6, 1923

Day

1.... __ .

2-..__ .

3 -

4 _ . __ .

5. __ .

6..... ....

7...... ...

8... ...

9-.. 

10... ...

11.... __

12.... 

13.. 

14.... .. ...

15 

16.. _

17. 

18-.. 

19... 

20 ..

21. 

22...... ...

23- 

24... .

25... 

26. .

27 .

28 . 

29..... .

30-.. 

31 

Sept.

6,650

6,590

6,650

6,590

6,340

6,010

5,780

5,530

6,340

6,430

6,490

6,590

7,050

a Qon

A CttA

5,960

6,360

6,770

6,860

6,340

6,520

Oct.

6,220

5,210

6,520

ft fisn

6,620

6,620

5,210

4,690

4,580

4,530

4,530

4,530

4,440

4,380

4,530

4,530

4,610

4,690

4,770

4,850

4,930

5,030

5,000

4,900

4,830

4,760

4,710

4,940

5,170

5,410

5,640

Nov.

5,870

e QOA

5,980

6,040

6,100

5,980

5,780-

5,560

5,450

5,450

5,500

5,730

5,500

5,500

5,590

5,160

S

AKft

5,420

5,530

5,530

6,160

6,220

6 ()Af\

6,010

5,290

5,260

5,240

5,220'

5,200

5 ton

Dec.

5,160

5,140

5,120

5,100

2,60»

2,000

1,-SOO

2,000

2,500

3,000

3,300

3

CflA

3,200

3,100

a

AAA

3,000

9 QfHl

2,800

2,810

2,900

3,000

3,500

3,600

S Sflfl

4,000

d <;(¥)

4,700

5,000

5,000

5,400

5,200

Jan.

5,500

5,800

5,200

5,000

4,500

4,000

6,500

7,830

a nftfi

8,000

7,800

7 400

7,000

6,500

6,200

6,000

5

OAA

5,500

5,800

6,000

5

CAfk

5,000

4,800

4,600*

4,500

4,400

4 son

4,230

4,000

Feb.

3,800

S fiAft

3,400

3,500

3,800

3,700

3,800

4,200

3,800

3,400

3,200

3,000

2,800

2,600

9 4/ifl

2,300

o onn

3 Ann

3 9Hft

3,400

3 fiflrt

3,800

4,000

4 400

5,000

5,200

5,600

Mar.

6,000

6

Kf\n

6,000

5 Qfl/l

5,900

5,800

5,500

7,000

10,000

12,000

18,000

19 000

24,000

22,000

Apr.

20 000 IQ n/vi

16,000

11 300

9,6fiO

Q ojn

6,830

6,770

6,710

7,870

7,930

7 S7fl

7,600

6,900

6,520

6.770

7,340

7 9Sfl

7,670

7 800

8,260

7 Q3fl

7,210

j'uW

, 7,080

May

7,600

9,630

O 77f>

9,490

9,110

8,740

8,670

9,150

Q Q'VI "

10,500

11,700

14,100

17,300

16,000

15,200

14,000

13,400

13,300

14,600

15,800

10 onn

99 Sftft

28,700

33,300

40,000

AR onA

Oft Af)n

38,100

June

35,400

33,500

31,900

29,600

27,600

27,500

29,000

35,000

36,800

37,200

38,600

A-t Ann

44,800

50,000

CQ qnn

51,700

47 Qfirt

49 500

52,200

49,500

46,300

47,300

AK Cftfl

d.7 onn

41 400

39,600

47,800

jo 4nn

36,800

July

33,000

qo non

o«> Kftn

ofi onn

39,100

35,900

34,500

Qfi Q()f\

GO inn

29,900

27 600

24,700

23,800

99 p»nn

21,800

99 cnn

9^ 7HH

24,100

22,600

91 inn

19,600

18,100

17 800

20,200

27,300

35,400

37,700

41,900

30,500

22,900

Aug.

91 rtflA

OA onn

10 QAA

IQ 1AA

17 100

10 OAA

NOTE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 4 to Mar. 31; discharge estimated from discharge 

measurements, observer's notes, temperature records, and comparison with records of flow of Yellowstone 

River at Intake. Gage not read Oct. 17-20, 28-31, Nov. 2-4, Nov. 26 to Dec. 3, Apr. 1-3,5-9, July 21 and . 

22; discharge estimated.

Monthly discharge of Yellowstone River at Miles City, Mont., for the period September 10, 1922, to July 31, 1923

Month

September 10-30 __________ . ____ . __ ....

October. ___________________ ... ___ . _

November __ . ___ . ______________ ....

May -- --.-. - - .--

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

7,050 

6,680 

6,220 

5,400 

8,000 

5,600 

24,000 

20,000 

45,800 

53,300 

41,900

Minimum

5,530 

4,380 

5,160 

1,800 

4,000 

2,200

6,520 

7,600 

27,500 

17,800

Mean

6,470 

5,100 

5,630 

3,630 

5,690 

3,600 

8,410 

9,290 

19, 800 

41,100 

28,600

Run-off in 

acre-feet

269,000 

314,000 

335,000 

223,000 

350,000 

200,000 

517,000 

553,000 

1,220,000 

2,450,000 

1,760,000

8, 190,000

YEIIOWSTONE BIVER AT INTAKE, MONT.

LOCATION. In NW. yi see. 36, T. 18 N., R. 56 E., at Lower Yellowstone diversion dam at Intake, Dawson County, 18 miles below Glendive.

DRAINAGE AREA. 66,800 square miles (measured on maps of Montana and Wyoming; scale, 1:500,000).
124 SUEFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

RECORDS AVAILABLE. January 1, 1911, to September 30, 1923. At Glendive, 18 

miles above, by War Department and Department of Agriculture, 1893 to 

1903, and by Geological Survey, August 1, 1903, to December 31, 1910.

GAGE. Chain gage on left abutment of dam showing depth of water on the 

crest; read by employees of the United States Bureau of Reclamation.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from bridge at Glendive or from ferryboat 

100 feet below dam.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Dam forming the principal control is a rock-filled 

timber-crib structure on pile foundation 700 feet long, crosses the stream at 

right angles to current, and raises low-water level about 4 feet; specially 

designed to resist the destructive effects of ice by approach on a slope of 3 

to 1; downstream face is ogee-shape and protected by a heavy rock apron.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum open-water stage recorded during year, 

7.1 feet at 6 a. m. June 20 (discharge, 64,400 second-feet); minimum discharge 

estimated 1,200 second-feet December 6-8, January 6 and 7.

1903-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 12.6 feet June 21, 1921 (discharge, 

159,000 second-feet); minimum discharge, that, of December 6-8, 1922, 

January 6 and 7, 1923.

ICE. Stage discharge seriously affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. The Lower Yellowstone Canal, which diverts water to irrigate 

66,000 acres of land, heads at the left abutment of dam. Of the several 

diversions from the main streams above station the United States Bureau of 

Reclamation Huntley project and the Billings Carey Act are the largest. 

There are also numerous diversions from the tributaries.

REGULATION. Yellowstone Lake and Shoshone Reservoir form the only important regulation and*control only a small part of the flood flow.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent except when affected by ice. 

Rating curve well defined. Gage read to tenths twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating table. 

Records fair.

No discharge measurements were made at this station during the year.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Yellowstone River at Intake, Mont., for the year 

ending Septemler SO, 1923

Day

1... 

2 _ .......

3 . ......

4 .. 

6 

6 ..

7..........

g

10 .. 

11 __

12 __ ......

13 

14 __ ... 

15...... .

16 __ ......

17 __ ......

18 _ .. _ ..

19

20....-.. 

Oct.

5,760 

5,760

5,530

5,300

5,300

5,300

6,240

6,000

4,860 

4,860

4,650

4,440

4,040

4,040

4,040

4,040

Nov.

5,300 

5, 530

5,760

6,240

6,240

6,240

5,760

5,760

5,300

5,300

5.300

5,300

5,300 

5,760

5,300

5,300

4,860

4,860

4,860

Dec.

4,860 

4,860

4,860

4,860

4,860

1,200

1 200

1,200

1,450

1,600

2,270

2,270 

2,610

3,850

4,040

4,860

4,860

6,240

5,300

Jan.

6,740 

7,260

7,260

7,260

1,200

1,200

4,630

Feb.

5,530

5,300

4,860

5,080

.......

_

Mar.

 ....

6,740

6,740

7,260

Apr.

24,900 

20,000

18,200

16,400

14, 800

12,200

10,500

9,240

8,360

7,530

6,740

6,740

7,000 

8,360

8,080

7,530

7,260

7,260

7,260

6,740

May

6,740 

7,260

7,800

8,650

8,940

8,940

8,650

7,530

7,260

8,080

9,540

10,800

13,600 

16,800

16,400

14,800

14,400

14,400

14,000

12,900

June

44,300 

38,800

38,100

34,900

31,400

29,100

28,600

29,600

31,400

36,800

40,100

40,800

42,200 

47,900

53,000

56,800

53,000

49,400

64,500

57,500

July

42,200 

33,100

33,100

36,800

38,100

38,100

36,200

33,700

33,700

32,000

30,800

30,800

30,200 

25,900

23,400

22,400

21,400

25,400

25,900

25,900

Aug.

22,900 

20,000

18,200

17,200

16,000

15,200

15,200

15,200

16,000

16,800

20,900

20,000

16,000 

13,200

11,100

9,540

8,940

9,540

9,540

8,940

Sept.

8,940 

8,940

8,940

8,360

7,530

7,260

6,740

6,490

6,240

6,240

5,760

5,760

5,760 

5,300

5,760

5,760

5,760

5,760

6,240

6,490
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 125

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Yellowstone River at Intake, Mont., for the year 

ending September 80, 1923 Continued

Day

21..........

22...... ... .

23. 

24 __ ......

25.. 

26 

27. _

28 .,

29... ..

30. _ ......

31 ....

Oct.

4 040

4,440

4,440

4,440

4,440

4,440

4,440

4,440

4,440

Nov.

4,860

4,860

4,860

4

Qftf|

4,860

4,860

4,860

4,860

4,860

4,860

Dec.

5,300

5,760

5,760

5,760

6,740

7,260

6,740

6,740

6,740

Jan. Feb. Mar.

7,000

6,240

6,240

6.240

10,500

17 000

18,000

20,000

Apr.

7,260

7,260

7,260

7,260

7 260

7,260

6,740

6,740

May

19 QfVl

13,200

14,400

17 7nn

94. Qftft

29,100

45,000

49,400

45,700

June

KO nflA

.53,000

50,800

47 900

39,400

52,200

51, 500

46,400

July

91 4Jin

26,400

23,900

20,400

34,300

42,900

42,900

38,100

25,900

Aug.

Q AOft

7,530

7,800

9 240

9,540

8,940

8,940

9,240

8,940

Sept.

9,850

7,800

7 800

7,800

8,940

11,100

12,200

20,000

31,400

NOTE. Gage-height record Dec. 6-8, Jan. 6, and 7 doubtful; discharge estimated. Discharge estimated 

Mar. 18-20 and 29-31 when stage-discharge relation was aflected by ice.

Monthly discharge of Yellowstone River at Intake, Mont., for the year ending September 30, 1923

Month

October ____ . ___________ __ .. ___ .. ....

May-..... . 

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

5,760 

6,240 

7,260 

7,260 

20,000 

24,900 

49,400 

57,500 

42.900 

22,900 

31,400

Minimum

4,040 

4,860 

1,200 

1,200 

6,240 

6,740 

6,740 

28,600 

17,300 

7,530 

5,300

Mean

4,850 

5,270 

4,470 

5,350 

10,900 

9,560 

17,400 

44,600 

30,100 

12,800 

8,690

Run-ofl in 

acre-feet

298,000 

314,000 

275,000 

84,900 

303,000 

569,000 

1, 070, 000 

2,650,000 

1,850,000 

787,000 

517,000

TOWER CREEK AT TOWER FAILS, YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK

LOCATION. A short distance above Tower Falls and bridge on highway leading 

to Camp Roosevelt, a quarter of a mile above junction of Tower Creek with 

Yellowstone River, and 3 miles southeast of Camp Roosevelt.

DRAINAGE AREA. 51 square miles (measured on topographic maps).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September 2, 1922, to September 30,1923.

GAGE. Vertical staff on right bank; read by James Dupries and John Bauman.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of lava rock, boulders, and gravel. One 

channel at all stages. Control formed by rock riffle 30 feet below gage; 

well defined and fairly permanent.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during period of record, 

5.25 feet June 12 (discharge, 316 second-feet); minimum stage, 3.60 feet 

May 2 (discharge, 19 second-feet). A lowe.r discharge probably occurred 

during period of no record.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice; observations discontinued.

DIVERSIONS. None.

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent Rating curve well defined 

below 60 second-feet; poorly defined above. Gage read to hundredths 

three or four times a week. Daily discharge determined by applying daily 

gage height to rating table and interpolating for days of no gage-height 

record. Records good except for May and June, for which they are poor.
126 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

Discharge measurements of Tower Creek at Tower Falls, Yellowstone National Park, 

during the years ending September 30+19%% and 1983

Date

1922 

Sept. 2

1923 

June 17

July 25

Sept. 7

Made by 

A. G. Fiedler .. _._ . . _ . 

C. G. Paulsen ________________ .- __ _____ . _____ __

.....do . ... ...... _ .- ._ _ . _ ..

Gage 

height

Feet,

3.85

S.19

4.18

3.82

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

28.1

302

SI. 4

27.1

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Tower Creek at Tower Falls, Yellowstone 

National Park, for the period September 2, .1922, to September 30, 1923

Day

1 ... ___ ........... _ .. _ . _ ... ___ ....

2 .._. _..-._..__.____ __ ........

3.... _. -- _.._...- ._.._......

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

5 _ - __.___... -- ...._.....

6........................ ............. ___ .

7............................ __ .... __ . _

8 ....

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

10.......................... __ 

11 

12.... _ . . 

13 . ...... . ..- ____ ... .... _ .

14. ....... . .._.._.._...____. _ _ ....

15 _. _

16 . . . .... _ .

18 . . _.-. 

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

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

21 . ._ _

22 . __, ...... ___ . __ . _ .. ....

23 - . .. 

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

25 ..____.. ..............................

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

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

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

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

30 -- .-._ .. ____ .... 

Sept.

28 "28

"28

«28

«28

"28

"28

"28

28

 28

28

"28

"28

28

 27

26

"26

"26

26

-26

26

 26

26 26

26

"26

"26

26

"26

Oct.

26

 26

26

-25

"25

24

 24

24 "24

24

"24

"24

24

 24

24

"24

"24

24

«24

24

"26

26

"25

24 24

a 24

24

May

19

a 24

30 -29

-27

26

 29

"31

34

"35

« 36

95 "8!

"67

53 -44

36 "61

86

"90

05 "146

197 213

229

"198

167 "148

128

a QQ

June

"67

36 "66

"97

«127

"158

188

197

"222

246

"281

316

298

«28§

280

280

298

246

a 222

197

"222

246

"222

197

M82

167 "154

140

"138

135

July

133

"130

128

"112

95

"88

81

78

a 74

71

"64

58

 54

51

48

"50

53 "50

48 "48

48

48

«48

49

51

51

"48

44

44

«42

40

Aug.

»39

38 "37

36

36

"37

38 -36

35 "35

35

34 -32

32

 32

32 32

31

30 "31

32 «32

31

 30

30

30 "30

30 -30

29 "30

Sept.

30

30 "29

28

«28

27

27

26

26

 26

26 -26

26

"26

25

25

 25

25 25

25

 25

25

25

 26

27

 26

26 -26

26

26

" Discharge interpolated because of no gage-height record.

Monthly discharge of Tower Creek at Tower Falls, Yellowstone National Park, for 

the period September 2, 1922, to September 30, 1923

Month *

September 2-30. _________ .. __ . __ . __ - __

May 2-31....... -.-. 

July. .- 

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

28 

26 

229 

316 

133 

39 

30

Minimum

26 

24 

19 

36 

40 

29 

25

Mean

27.0 

24.4 

85.1 

197 

65.4 

33.0 

26.3

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,550 

1,310 

5,060 

11,700 

4,020 

2,030 

1,560
YELIX)WSTONE RIVER BASIN 127

LAMAR RIVER NEAR TOWER FALLS RANGER STATION, TELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK

LOCATION. Half a mile north of Cooke City road, three-fourths mile above 

junction of Lamar and Yellowstone Rivers, and 2 miles from Tower Falls 

ranger station.

DRAINAGE AREA. 640 square miles (measured on topographic maps).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September 2, 1922, to September 30, 1923.'

GAGE. Vertical staff on left bank; read by park rangers.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from highway bridge 3 miles above gage, 

and adding flow of intervening tributary or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of lava rock, boulders, gravel, and 

sand. One channel at all stages. Control is gravel and boulder riffle 200 

feet below gage; well defined and practically permanent. Zero flow would 

occur at gage height 1. 40 feet ±0.2 foot as determined September 6, 1923.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximun stage recorded during period of record, 

5.6 feet June 12 and 13,1923 (discharge, 6,200 second-feet); minimum stage, 

below zero of gage during fall of 1922 (actual gage height and discharge not 

known).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation seriously affected by ice; observations discontinued 

during winter.

DIVERSIONS. None above or below station.

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent. Rating curve well defined 

between 150 and 9,000 second-feet, based on measurements made 1922 to 

1924. Gage read to hundredths about three times a week. In the spring 

gage heights probably do not represent actual mean stages for the day on 

account of diurnal fluctuation. Daily discharge ascertained by applying 

daily gage height to rating table and interpolating for days of no gage-height 

record. Records fair.

Discharge measurements of Lamar River near Tower Falls Ranger Station, Yellowstone National Park, during the years ending September 30, 1922 and 192S

Date

1922 

Sept. 2

1923 

June 16

July 26

Made by 

A. G. Fiedler. ........ __ . __ ... __ .. _ .... ____ ... _ ......... _

 -do ___ ......... ........ .... . ..- . ..._ .-.. .. ..- -.

Q age 

height

Feet 

0.43

4.60

1.68

.40

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

228

 2,970

807

199

 Measurement made at highway bridge 3 miles above gage and above Slough Greek. Measured 

2,470 second-feet; 600 second-feet added for estimated discharge of Slough Greek.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Lamar River at Tower Falls Ranger Station, 

Yellowstone National Park, for the period September 2, 1982, to September SO,

1 O<2>@

1 __ . __ . _____ . __ . __________

2 ____ . ______ . __ .._.- .. _ ... __ ....... ....

3 . . _ _. -._ ._..._.__.._.._..___.__._.-._...

4.... _ . ______ . __ . __ ... __ . __ .. ........

5.. __ ....... ______ ....... __ 1. __ .. _ . ....

6.. __ . __ .. __ . ______ . ___ ....... ____ .

7-. .-..-- . .._______..._. _.-_.......__._....

8 __ . __ .. __________ __ ........ ___ ..

9 __ . __ ... _ . __ . ______ .. _ .... ........

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

1922

Sept.

226 "222

 218

 214

"209

 205

 201

 197

 193

May

 468

 480

a 4Q9

505 "522

 538

555 ofun

725

 850

June

 2, 980

2,980

 3,320

 3,440

3,550

3,550

 4,060

4.570

1923

July

2,610

"2,560

2,500

"2,380

2,260

 2,050

1,840

1,840

 1,740

1.640

Aug.

 480

455 "455

455

431

 396

362 351

340 320

Sept.

209

209

 209

209

 209

209

 194

180

180 174

i Discharge interpolated because of no gage-height record.
128 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Lamar River at Tower Falls Ranger Station, 

Yellowstone National Park, for the period September 2, 1922, to September 80, 

1923 Continued

Ufay

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

12.... _ . __ .. .._ .. . _ ..

13...... ...... - ..__ _ .

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

15....... - . . 

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

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

18. 

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

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

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

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

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

24.. _______ . _______ ........ ___ ... ___ ......

25.- _________ . __ ...... _________ .... 

26 ..__._...... ....._.._._._..._..._._

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

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

29. ___ ....... _ ........ ___ .. _ ............. ....

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

31 ____ . ________ ..... __ ...... __ ....... ...

1922

Sept.

-188

"184

180

168

"165

"163

"160

s "158

155

 142

"129

116

May

"975

1,100

"1,180

1,260

« 1, 180

"1,100

1,020

"1,230

1,440

1,640

"2,380

3,110

"3,330

3,550

"4,560

5,560

"4 720

3,870

« 3, 420

2,980

"2,980

June

« 5, 380

6,200

6,200

"5,200

4,210

4,390

"3,900

3,400

"3,120

2,850

"3,050

3,250

"2,990

2,730

"2,730

2,730

"2,620

2,500

"2,440

2,380

1923

July

" 1, 450

1,260

"1,180

1,100

1,060

« 1. 080

1,100

"980

860

"792

725

790

"758

725

"792

860

"721

582

530

"518

505

'

Aug.

299

279

"270

260

"260

260

"260

260

242

"260

279

"270

260

"243

226

209

"209

209

"209

209

"209

Sept.

168

"168

168

"162

155

155

"155

155

"155

155

"155

155

155

"217

279

"270

260

"243

226

226

" Discharge interpolated because of no gage-height record.

Monthly discharge of Lamar River near Tower Falls Ranger Station, Yellowstone 

National Park, for the period September 2, 1922, to September SO, 1928

[Drainage area, 640 square miles]

Month

1922 

September 2-22. .................

1923 

April 28-30...-. __ .... __ ......

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

June ____ _____ ........

July . ._ _-_ .. 

August -. _________ . .....

September- ________ _ . ....

The period _______ ....

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

226

455 

5,560 

6,200 

2,610 

480 

279

Minimum

116

455 

468 

2,380 

505 

209 

155

Mean

181

455 

1,880 

3,570 

1,280 

298 

192

Per 

square 

mile

0.283

.711 

2.94 

5.58 

2.00 

.466 

.300

Run-off

Inches

0.22

.08 

3.39 

6.23 

2.31 

.54 

.33

Acre-feet

7,540

2,710 

116,000 

212,000 

78,700 

18,300 

11,400

439,000

GARDINER KIVEK NEAK MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PAKK

LOCATION. At footbridge on trail crossing leading to Mount Everts, 200 yards 

below inflow from Mammoth Hot Springs, 1^ miles northeast of Mammoth 

post office, and 5 miles above junction with Yellowstone River.

DRAINAGE AREA. 201 square miles (measured on topographic maps).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September 3, 1922, to September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Vertical staff on left bank; read by park rangers.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from footbridge at gage or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of gravel. One channel at all stages. 

Control is a well-defined gravel and boulder riffle 50 feet below gage.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during period of record, 

4.22 feet June 12 (discharge, 880 second-feet); minimum stage, 1.5 feet 

November 4, February 22, March 3, and 4 (discharge, 80 second-feet). 

Lower stage and discharge probably occurred during period of no record.
YELLOWSTONE EIVER BASIN 129

ICE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice; observations discontinued during 

winter.

DIVERSIONS. None.

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent. Rating curve fairly well defined between 100 and 800 second-feet. Gage read to hundredths nearly 

every day, February 22 to September 6, 1923; gage-height record fragmentary during the remainder of period. Daily discharge ascertained by applying daily gage height to rating table except as noted in footnote to table 

of daily discharge. Records fair.

Discharge measurements of Gardiner River near Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, during the years ending September 30, 1922 and 1923

Date

1922 

Sept. 3

1923 

June 15

July 26

Sept. 6

Made by 

A. G. Fiedler .. ___ . _ . __ ... ________ . _____ ... ___ . _

__ .do........ __ ... . .............. . _ ____

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.85

3.72

2.32

1.84

Discharge

Sec.-ft 

122

"677

212 130

 Measurement made at Gardiner highway bridge 1H miles below gage. A small amount of spring 

inflow enters between these points.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Gardiner River near Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, for the period September 3, 1922, to September 30, 1923

Day

1 _ ___

2 __ ......

3 __ . __ .

4 __ ......

5 _____ .

6 __ ... ...

7 __ ...

8 __ .. ....

9 __ . __ .

10 ..........

11 __ . __ .

12 __ ......

13 __ . __ .

14 __ ......

15 __ -....

16 __ ... ...

17 __ ... ...

18 __ . .....

19 ___ ....

20 ..........

21 __ .. ....

22 __ ......

23 __ ......

24 __ . __ .

25 __ . .....

26 __ . ....

27 __ . .....

28 . 

29 .. 

30 

31 __ ...

Sept.

124

 123

"123

 122

 121

 120

 120

 119

 118

 118

117

 117

 116

 115

 114

 113

 112

"111

 110

110

110

 110

 110

 110

 110

"110

110

Oct.

 109

 108

"108

 107

 106

«105

104

a 1fl4

 104

 104

 104

 104

 104

a 1O4

a 1fU

"104

a iru

a Irtd

a Ifti

a iru

 104

a 1Q4

a 1fU.

104

 100

a 08

a Qf\

 93

a 91

a 80

Nov.

a ft?

«84

 82

80

"85

a OH

 95

 100

"105

a 1 1f>

Feb.

80

92

92

86

Q9

92

92

Mar.

92

86

80

80

92

92

86

86

92

98

92

92

86

98

98

86

86

92

92

86

92

92

86

86

86

86

92

92

92

98

98

Apr.

98

92

92

92

92

92

92

86

86

92

92

92

92

92

92

98

104

104

104

104

104

98

92

92

98

98

104

110

124

124

May

117

110

117

132

148

"195

242

242

255

372

296

255

230

196

"249

"302

356

388

"372

356

388

440

475

545

665

745

 665

585

510

«492

475

June

AAt)

388 414

AAf\

545

545

«627

o 7ns

790

880

 792

705

665

"639

"612

585

585

585

 575

"565

"555

545

545

545

510

510

510

510

July

510

545

510

475

440

440

388

388

356

340

325

296

282

282

282

296

268

268

"255

242

242

207

230

-230

230

207

230

196

207

196

 181

Aug.

166

«166

166

166

166

166

 162

157

148

a 144

140

140

132

132

132

"132

132

132

"132

"132

132

132

132

 132

"132

132

132

 132

 132

132

132

Sept.

"132

132

132

132

132

124

124

124

125

I 130

1

« Discharge interpolated because of no gage-height record. 

NOTE. Gage not read Sept. 7-17 and 19-30.1923; discharge estimated. 

18775 27f wsp 566 10
130 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

Monthly discharge of Gar diner River near Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, for the period September 8, 1922, to September 80, 1923

Month

September 3-30 ________ ___ . . . ....

November 1-10 _______________________

February 22-28 ____ ___ . . .

March ________ .........

April........ __ ._.___ ....._____.._ . _ .

June _ . ______________ ___________

July __________________ __ .. .

Discharge In second-feet

Maximum

124 

109 

110 

92 

98 

124 

745 

880 

545 

166

Minimum

110 

89 

80 

80 

80 

86 

110 

388 

181 

132

Mean

115

103 

91.8 

89.4 

90.1 

97.7 

352 

587 

308 

142 

127

Run-off in 

acre-feet

6,390 

6,330 

1,820 

1,240 

5,540 

5,810 

21,600 

34,900 

18,900 

8,730 

7,560

SHIELDS RIVER AT CITDE PARK, MONT.

LOCATION. In NW. }4= sec. 33, T. 2 N., R. 9 E., at highway bridge 2 miles above 

mouth of Brackett Creek and one-fourth mile northwest of Northern Pacific 

Railway station at Clyde Park, Park County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 544 square miles (measured on topographic maps).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March 31, 1921, to September 30, 1923, when station was 

discontinued.

GAGE. Weight and cable attached to downstream side of bridge; read by Joseph 

J. Tecca and David Ebert.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from bridge or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. One channel at all stages. Bed of stream composed 

of clean, small gravel; may shift. Banks low and covered with timber and 

brush.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum discharge recorded during year, 1,880 second-feet at 5 p. m. May 26; minimum stage, 1.28 feet October 1, 2, and 

December 1 (discharge, 33 second-feet).

1921-1923: Maximum discharge recorded, that of May 26, 1923; minimum stage, 1.06 feet August 9, 1921 (discharge, 5.4 second-feet).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation seriously affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. Numerous diversions for irrigation both above and below gage.

REGULATION. None.

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

shifting control. Rating curve used October 1 to June 15 well defined 

between 60 and 900 second-feet and extended beyond these limits; curve 

used June 16 to September 30 fairly well defined between 200 and 1,600 

second-feet and extended below. Gage read to hundredths twice daily. 

Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating 

table. Indirect method for shifting control used May 5 to June 15. Records fair.

Discharge measurements of Shields River at Clyde Park, Mont., during the year 

ending September SO, 192S

Date Made by 

G.H.Ellis.. ...........

.....do ........ .........

. .do .....- ....

Gaee 

height

Feet 

1.72

2.31

2.56

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

Ill

AQA

558

Date

July 25

Made by 

G. H. Ellis .............

D. S. HeideL. .........

Gage 

height

Feet 

3.60

2.32

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

, 1,540

1 377
TELLOWSTONE K1VEB BASIN 131

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Shields River at Clyde Park, Mont., for the year 

ending September SO, 192S

Day

1 ___ . ___ _

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

3. __ ... .. _ . __

4

5- .-. ....

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

7......... __ ....

8... __ . __ .... ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

16 . .....

17 - ........

18

19 ..-.. _ .

20 _ - ... .

21 . _ .......

22......... __ ......

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

24.... _ ............

25 - _ ........

26... . _...___.

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

28. ___ .. ...

29... _ ... __ ......

30- ___ ......

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

Oct.

33

33

sfi

36

40

40

41

43

40

36

40

43

47

43

45

43

49

47

49

52

54

56

58

58

56

54

58

61

65

Nov.

67

72

72

72

73

73

73

73

73

73

73

74

76

70

81

86

SQ

92

67

74

76

67

KQ

97

65

79

58

56

67

40

Dec.

33

47

Mar.

624

464

432

383

Apr.

458

240

159

144

148

127

105

108

108

102

72

212

178

166

191

250

326

407

425

377

254

208

166

166

166

166

199

274

316

371

May

305

279

254

269

316

389

464

511

553

667

880

750

649

568

532

484

458

490

504

632

780

974

1,080

3,250

1,550

1,840

1,760

1,420

1,020

820

830

June

750

676

600

584

525

504

576

539

584

553

584

600

584

504

395

328

551

702

880

944

1,090

1,660

1,570

1,260

1,140

925

889

817

736

660

July

634

551

511

559

584

466

429

370

328

311

285

260

250

241

232

206

194

175

150

139

123

175

437

346

473

306

228

202

164

224

171

Aug.

175

164

194

224

210

190

246

190

179

156

164

160

150

142

150

153

132

126

113

129

129

164

153

153

164

123

123

142

136

113

139

Sept.

132

123

136

120

110

98

104

90

90

93

90

85

79

90

85

72

88

93

88

85

79

85

88

85

90

96

116

139

139

150

NOTE. Gage not read Nov. 5-11; discharge interpolated.

Monthly discharge of Shields River at Clyde Park, Mont., for the year ending September SO,1923

Month

October... ____ . __ ....... ___________ _.

March 28-31. ....... __ ...... .... ........

April .. _ _ 

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

August _______ . ____ __ . ...................

September ___ __ _____ ______ _____ ......

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

65 

97 

624 

458 

1,840 

1,660 

634 

246 

150

Minimum

33 

40 

383 

72 

254 

328 

123 

113 

72

Mean

46.4 

72.5 

476 

220 

751 

757 

314 

158 

101

Run-off in

acre-feet

2,850 

4,310 

3,780 

13,100 

46,200 

45,000 

19,300 

9,720 

6,010

BRACKETT CREEK NEAR CLYDE PARK, MONT.

LOCATION. In NW. M NE. % sec. 2, T. 1 N., R. 8 E., at site of proposed storage

dam 4 miles above mouth of creek and 5 miles from Clyde Park, Park CountyDRAINAGE AREA. 56.5 square miles (measured on topographic map). 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March 30, 1921, to September 30, 1923, when station was

discontinued.

GAGE. Vertical staff on left bank at side of road; read by Mrs. Mary C. May. 

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made by wading at gage or from bridge one-fourth

mile above. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Stream bed composed of gravel, boulders, and bedrock.

Right bank covered with brush; road built in left bank. Water will flood

road at elevation of 5.00 feet.
132 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 3.00 feet at 

8 a. m. June 22 (discharge, 370 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.39 foot 

March 23 (discharge, 6.7 second-feet).

1921-1923: Maximum stage recorded, that of June 22, 1923; minimum 

stage, 0.32 foot February 6-8, 1922 (discharge, 4.6 second-feet).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation not affected by ice as gage is located just below a 

warm spring.

DIVERSIONS. Numerous small ditches for irrigation both above and below gage.

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent during year. Rating curve well 

defined below and fairly well defined above 140 second-feet. Gage read to 

hundredths once daily December 4 to March 24 and twice daily during 

remainder of year. Daily discharge determined by applying daily or mean 

daily gage height to rating table. Records good.

Discharge measurements of Brackett Creek near Clyde Park, Mont., during the year 

ending September 30, 1923

[Made by O. H. Ellis]

Date

Mar. 22...... ________ .

May ]5. .... _ .

Gage 

height

Feet 

0.39

1.18

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

6.8

67

Date

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

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.10

2.38

Discharge

Sec.-ft.

V)

250

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Brackett Creek near Clyde Park, Mont., for the year 

ending September 80, 1928

Day

1 - 

2 

3 -

4- ...... __ .

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

6

7

8 

9 .

10-. 

11 

12.. . ..

13 

14.. -

15 

16 

17.... ..

18 

19 . 

20 

21 

22 . 

23 

24 ...... 

25 

26- 

27 

28 

29 

30 

01

Oct.

10

10

11

10

10

10

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

9 4

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

10

10

10

10

11

11

9.4

9.4

Nov.

9.4

9.4

9 4

9.4

10

10

11

12

12

12

12

12

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

9.7

9.4

10

11

11

10

10

Dec.

10

9.4

9 4

9.4

9.4

9.4

7.0

7.0

9.4

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

Jan.

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

9.4

9.4

10

10

10

10

10

10

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

Feb.

7.0

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

9.4

9.4

10

10

Mar.

10

14

23

27

27

20

14

13

8.8

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.6

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.7

8.8

13

14

40

69

75

20

14

Apr.

12

11

13

7.6

7.0

8.5

10

14

12

14

15

14

17

24

24

38

36

52

71

64

47

36

32

24

19

23

42

64

58

73

May

71

75

70

69

73

69

85

98

118

169

195

174

152

J40

84

55

54

69

74

84

81

122

134

160

190

148

135

120

89

67

69

June

76

69

68

69

69

57

50

.56

47

68

51

54

49

49

47

49

55

209

202

204

274

300

197

188

158

104

107

97

104

95

July

56

49

47

49

47

47

47

46

49

36

36

36

37

32

32

33

31

28

27

28

24

26

85

85

81

64

47

42

32

32

47

Aug.

32

29

28

26

20

27

26

26

21

20

20

24

20

21

21

19

19

19

19

20

19

19

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

15

Sept.

14

14

10

14

13

12

11

10

9.7

9.4

9.7

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.7

9.4

9.4

10

10

10

10

10

11

11

11

12

11
YELLOWSTONE EIVEE BASIN 133

Monthly discharge of Brackett Creek near Clyde Park, Mont., for the year ending

September SO, 1928

Month

October _____________________________

November ____ __ _____ ______ ______

February ____ . _ .. ___________ __ ..........

March ________________________ ......

April.....................;..............................

May _________________________ . .....

June... ___ ______________ __ __ .

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

September _________ . __ . ___________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

11 

12 

10 

10 

10 

75 

73 

195 

300 

85 

32 

14

300

Minimum

9.4 

9.4

7.0 

7.0 

7.0 

6.7 

7.0 

54 

47 

24 

14 

9.4

6.7

Mean

9.78 

10.3 

7.56 

8.20 

7.45 

16.9 

29.4 

106 

107 

43.8 

20.6 

10.7

31.6

Run-off in 

acre-feet

601 

613 

465 

504 

414 

1,040 

1,750 

6,520 

6,370 

2,690 

1,270 

637

22,900

CANTON CREEK NEAR CHADBOURN, MONT.

LOCATION. In NW. J4 sec. 14, T. 1 N., R. 9 E., at highway bridge half a mile 

above mouth and 3 miles northwest of Chad bourn, Park County.

DRAINAGE AREA. Not measured.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March 23 to June 22, 1923, when station was discontinued. 

Records fragmentary.

GAGE. Vertical staff on wing wall of highway bridge; read by C. S. Nuzum.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made by wading or from highway bridge.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed of stream composed of gravel and clay. Control 

is floor of concrete culvert. Banks covered with underbrush.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during period of record, 

1.35 feet June 22 (discharge from current-meter measurement, 63 secondfeet); minimum stage, 0.24 foot March 24 (discharge from current-meter 

measurement, 1.8 second-feet).

ICE. None during period of record.

DIVERSIONS. Decreed rights aggregating 1,418 miner's inches diverting above 

station.

RE GTJLATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent during period of record. Rating 

curve fairly well defined. Gage read to hundredths once daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying daily gage height to rating table. Records 

fair.

COOPERATION. Gage-height record furnished by C. S. Nuzum.

Discharge measurements of Canyon Creek near Chadbourn, Mont., during the year

ending September SO, 1923

[Made by Q. H. Ellis]

Date

Mar. 23. __ ...... __ .. _ .

Gage 

height

Feet 

0.24

.85

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

1.8

25.4

Date

22 ______________

Gage 

height

Feet 

0.81

1.35

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

26.5

63
134 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Canyon Creek near Chadbourn, Mont., for the 

period March 23 to June 2%, 1928

Day

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

2 . _____ . .....

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

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

5 _ .... 

6 . ..... .

7 .. ...

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

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

10 ___ ...... _

11 _____ . __ .

12 ..__

13 _________

14 _____ . _____

15 .._.._....___..

Mar. Apr.

6.0

4 9

4.9

6.0

4.1

4.4

6.0

4.6

4.4

4.6

5.2

6.0

6.0

6.0

May June

OK

Day

16 ... __

17 

18. _ ...

19 

20 __ .

21 . ___ .... _ .

22... __ ... _ .

23 - ___ - _____

24 _____ . .___.

25 .. __ .

26. ___ __..._..

27 ___ .... ___.

28 ______ -

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

30 

31 ___ .... __ .

Mar.

9 ft

2.2

2.7

5.5

9.1

12.3

8.7

6.0

17.5

Apr. May

27

Jane

63

BANGTAIL CREEK AT CHADBOURN, MONT.

LOCATION. In SW. J4 sec. 24, T. 1 N., R. 9 E., half a mile northwest of Chadbourn, Park County.

DRAINAGE AREA. Not measured.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March 23 to June 30,1923, when station was discontinued.

GAGE. Vertical staff on abutment of highway bridge; read by Ira V. Schnebly.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made by wading or from highway bridge.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed of stream composed of boulders and gravel. Banks 

high and covered with brush.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 3.60 feet at 

9 a. m. June 21 (discharge, 88 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.86 foot March 

24 (discharge, 1.5 second-feet).

ICE. None during period of record.

DIVERSIONS. Decreed rights for 2,005 miner's inches diverting above gage.

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent during year. Rating curve 

fairly well defined below 40 second-feet and extended above. Gage read 

to hundredths once daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying daily 

gage height to rating table. Records fair. t

COOPERATION. Gage-height record furnished by Ira V. Schnebly.

Discharge measurements of Bangtail Creek at Chadbourn, Mont., during the year ending September 30, 1923

[Made by O. H. Ellis]

Date

TWftr 9^1

Gage 

height

Feet 

0.95

1.97

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

2.0

18.0

Date

22 _______ - _ -_ _

Oage 

height

Feet 

1.86

2.60

Discharge

See.-ft. 

13.0

39.6
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 135

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Bangtail Creek at Chadbourn, Mont., for the period 

March 23 to June SO,

Day

1 ________

2 _____ . ...

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

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

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

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

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

8 ___ - .......

9 ___ ..... ....

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

11.. _______ .

12.. _______ .

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

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

15 ___ . ........

Mar. Apr.

3.7

4.5

5.7

5.7

5.2

5.2

4.5

5.2

5.7

5.2

5.7

5.2

4.5

5.7

5.7

May

8.5

8.2

9 1

10

11

13

16

17

20

21

24

32

34

36

38

June

34

30

24

18

18

17

15

14

11

7.9

5.7

5.1

4.5

4.5

4.5

Day

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

17... . 

IS

19.... .....

20 

21,. _______ .

22. ______ .

23 

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

25 

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

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

28 .........

29 . 

30 . ....

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

Mar.

2.0

1.5

2.3

3.7

4.5

3.7

4.5

5.5

5.2

Apr.

5.7

5.7

6.2

7.0

8.5

7.0

5.7

5.6

5.0

4.5

5.0

5.2

5.7

7.0

7.9

May

40

42

44

48

48

50

51

48

46

44

44

44

44

40

38

38

June

4.5

4.5

4.5

48

4.5

88

40

38

34

28

21

12

10

5.7

5.7

Monthly discharge of Bangtail Creek at Chadbourn, Mont., for the period March

to June 20, 1923

Month

March 23-31 ___ ................ ....................

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

5.5 

8.5 

51 

88

Minimum

1.5 

3.7 

8.2 

4.5

Mean

3.66 

5.64 

32.5 

18.7

Kun-off in 

acre-feet

65.3 

336 

2,000 

1,110

3,510

WILLOW CREEK NEAR CHADBOURBT, MONT.

LOCATION. In SE. ^ sec. 36, T. 1 N., R. 9 E., on highway bridge 1H miles 

above mouth and 2 miles south of Chadbourn, Park County.

DRAINAGE AREA. Not measured.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March 24 to June 22,1923, when station was discontinued. 

Records fragmentary.

GAGE. Vertical staff on downstream pile of center bent of bridge; read by 

Adam Vicars.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed of stream composed of coarse gravel. No definite 

control.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during period of record, 

1.63 feet June 22 (discharge from current-meter measurement, 50 secondfeet); minimum stage, 0.42 foot March 24 (discharge from current-meter 

measurement, 2.9 second-feet).

ICE. None during period of record.

DIVERSIONS. Decreed rights J^regating 1,787 miner's inches divert above 

station.

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent during period of record. Rating 

curve fairly well defined. Gage read to hundredths twice daily. Daily 

discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating table. 

Records fair.

COOPERATION. Gage-height record furnished by Adam Vicars.
136 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

Discharge measurements of Willow Creek near Chadbourn, Mont., during the year 

ending September 30, 1983

[Made by G. H. Ellis]

Date

Mar. 24 . - __ .

May 14 ...

Gage 

height

Feet 

0.42

.90

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

2.9

14 Q

Date

22.....-... ... _ .

Gage 

height

Feet 

0.66

1.63

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

8.4

50

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Willow Creek near Chadbourn, Mont., for the period 

March 24 to June 8f

Day

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

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

4 _ ..-... .

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

6- __ ....

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

8 ____ ...... .

9- - _ ... ...

10 __ ...... ..

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

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

13 

14 ... .....

15 . __ ..... .....

Mar. Apr.

6.7

6.3

5.9

5.6

6.3

8.1

5.9

5.2

5.2

5.9

6.7

6.7

6.5

7.2

May

15

June

Q A

Day

16. -. .......

17 

18 

19 - ...

20 

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

22 ___ .. ........

23 ___ ...

24. _ . ...

25. _ ........

26... ______ ..

28 _ .....

29... _ . _ . _ .

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

31... _____ ...

Mar.

3.6

4.6

13

14

17

14

8.8

7.8

Apr.

7.8

8.3

10.2

8.8

Q K

8.5

6.3

7.2

7.6

8.1

8.3

May June

50

BIG TIMBER CREEK NEAR BIG TIMBER, MONT.

LOCATION. In SW. *4 NE. % sec. 6, T. 2 N., R 14 E., 2^£ miles below junction 

of forks of Big Timber Creek and 10 miles northwest of Big Timber, Sweet 

Grass County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 72 square miles (measured on topographic maps).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 13, 1912, to September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Vertical staff nailed to downstream side of left abutment of farm bridge j 

read by William Iverson.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from bridge or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of sand and gravel. Current swift at 

all stages. Left bank very high and clean; right bank low, wooded, and 

subject to overflow. 

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 4.50 feet at 

5 p. m. July 24 (discharge estimated, 1,200 second-feet); no flow October 

3-6 when all water was diverted for irrigation.

1912-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 6.9 feet as determined by highwater marks at gage on July 15, 1918 (discharge, 1,960 second-feet); no flow 

October 3-6, 1922.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.4^

DIVERSIONS. Numerous irrigating ditches divert water both above and below 

gage. 

REGULATION. N'one.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent during year except as affected 

by ice. Rating curve well defined between 15 and 350 second-feet. Gage 

read to hundredths twice daily May 13 to August 6; once daily during 

remainder of year. Daily discharge ascertained by applying daily or mean 

daily gage height to rating table. Records good.
YELLOWSTONE KIVEE BASIN 137

Discharge measurements of Big Timber Creek near Big Timber, Mont., during the 

year ending September 30, 1923

Date

Apr. 10

May 13

Made by 

G. H. Ellis ..... ......

.....do .._-.

A. H. Tuttle . .....

Gage 

height

Feet 

2.10

2.60

3.02

Discharge

Sec. ft. 

18.4

92

266

Date

July 28

Made by 

G. H. Ellis ........ ....

C. S.Heidel .... -

height

Feet

9 <rt

2.70

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

232

120

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Big Timber Creek near Big Timber, Mont., for 

the year ending September 80, 1923

Day

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

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

3 ... _ . __ .. __ ... ......

4 ___ . ________ . _ ..

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

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

7 . __ .. __ . __ .. _ ....

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

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

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

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

12.... ___ .. ......... _ ...

13 ....... __ . _ ...........

14 __ ... ___ . _ .. __ ...

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

16 ......... _ .. _ ... ___ .

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

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

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

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

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

22 . __ .. ___ -.-.... ....

23.. _ .... __ . ..... __ ...

24 ......... _ ... _ .........

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

26 .. _ .. __ .......... ___ .

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

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

29 ... _ . ___ . __ .. _ . ....

30.. ___ . __ ... _ ....

31 ... _ ........ __ ...... ...

Oct.

14

11

0

0

0

0

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

10

14

13

13

14

14

14

14

17

17

17

Nov.

17

19

19

17

21

14

16

17

19

17

19

19

19

19

17

19

21

19

13

17

17

17

17

17

16

17

19

19

19

9

Mar.

19

17

16

14

14

14

13

14

14

19

23

21

19

Apr.

25

23

21

19

19

19

17

21

19

19

23

25

27

25

25

27

39

49

55

47

41

39

44

36

36

41

44

52

65

65

May

58

55

55

58

69

76

88

92

114

157

150

109

90

88

70

69

70

88

90

150

292

308

308

425

354

407

325

228

180

189

217

June

170

142

170

127

193

180

258

280

253

325

383

377

437

314

308

325

455

275

395

302

389

325

270

233

184

202

202

202

233

212

July

222

207

189

175

 253

193

184

166

153

170

212

138

138

98

98

80

88

78

64

54

41

55

114

544

275

212

157

112

103

92

228

Aug.

202

127

92

127

B4

 

76

72

69

55

55

47

41

39

36

41

39

29

23

19

19

308

109

72

62

62

65

65

55

47

41

41

Sept.

39

36

36*M

on

on

OQ

25

21

91

21

19

19

14

14

14

14

13

11

7

9

9

16

17

16

55

19

14

41

Monthly discharge of Big Timber Creek near Big Timber, Mont., for the' year 

ending September SO, 1923

Month

April _ _....._.. .

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

17 

21 

23 

65 

425 

455 

544 

308 

55

Minimum

0 

9 

13

17 

55 

127 

41 

19 

7

Mean

12.2 

17.5 

16.7 

33.6 

162 

271 

158 

71.6 

22.1

Run-off in

acre-feet

750 

1,040 

431 

2,000 

9,960 

16,100 

9,720 

4,400 

1,320
138 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

SWEETGRASS CREEK ABOVE MELVILLE, MONT.

LOCATION. Near center of sec. 27, T. 5 N., R. 13 E., on T. S. Lavold's ranch,

9 miles northwest of Melville, Sweet Grass County. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 59.6 square miles (measured on topographic maps). 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August 21,1913, to September 30,1923; May 5, 1907, to

December 31, 1912, for station at C. M. Rein's ranch in SW. J4 sec. 24, T.

5 N., R. 12 E., 17 miles northwest of Melville. No diversions or important

tributaries between the two stations. 

GAGE. Vertical staff on left bank three-fourths mile above observer's house;

read by T. S. Lavold. 

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made by wading or from bridge near observer's

house. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Stream bed composed of gravel and boulders; may

shift during high water. Banks high; not subject to overflow. 

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 2.80 feet at

9.30 a. m. May 27 (discharge, 1,100 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.20 foot

April 1-4 (discharge, 8.0 second-feet).

1907-1912: Maximum stage recorded at old section, 5.15 feet June 1, 1908

(discharge, 1,490 second-feet); minimum stage, 1.42 feet April 18-19,1911,

and April 23-30, 1912 (discharge, 8.6 second-feet).

1913-1923: Maximum stage recorded at present site, 2.85 feet June 11,

1918 (discharge, 1,510 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.12 foot March 12,

1922 (discharge, 2.6 second-feet). 

ICE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

DIVERSIONS. Two small ditches divert water above gage; quantity diverted is

negligible.

REGULATION. None. 

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation practically permanent during year except

as affected by ice. Rating curve well defined below and extended above

500 second-feet. Gage read to hundredths once daily. Daily discharge

ascertained by applying daily gage height to rating curve. Records good.

Discharge measurements of Sweetgrass Creek above Melville, Mont., during the year 

ending September SO, 1923

[Made by O. H. Ellis]

Date

April 10 ___ . ____ . __ . ____________ . __ . ______ . _ . ____

May 13 _____________ . _________ . ____________ . ......

June 24 _ ___ . ____________________ . __________ .. __

Gage 

height

Feet 

0.23

1.20

1.76

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

8.8

160

444

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Sweetgrass Creek above Melville, Mont., for the 

year ending September 80, 1923

Day

1 ___________ . .....

2 .. __ ...... __ ..........

3 ________________

4.. _____ . __ . .....

5 .. _______ . __ . .....

6 ... ... - __ ..........

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

8 ........... __ ............

9 ____ . ..............

10 . _________ . .....

Oct.

99

22

91

91

21

91

21

91

21

21

Nov.

16

16

16

19

10

1 Q

16

15

Dec.

1Q

1Q

10

1 °.

10

10

12

19

12

11

Apr.

8.0

8.0

8 n

8.0

8.6

8.6

8.6

8

C

8.6

8.6

May

15

14

15

16

15

16

16

16

173

180

June

390

346

335

315

294

325

346

390

414

425

July

304

335

335

294

325

315

315

260

237

203

Aug.

121

115

115

110

110

115

115

110

99

73

Sept.

42

34

34

34

33

33

32

32

32

32
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 139

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Sweetgrass Creek above Melville, Mont., for the 

year ending September SO, 192S Continued

Day

11 .. _______ .. __ . .....

12 _ . _______ ._ ___ . _ .

13 __ . __________ ... ...

14 .-.. _____ . ___ .. _

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

16 . -;.

17 . _ .......

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

19.. _ . ___ ...... __ . __ .

20 

21 .... ______ ... __ ......

22 .... _______ ... _ ... ...

23 . _____ .. _ ....... .....

24 . ... ____ . ___ . _ . __ .

25 ..... __ ... _ . ___ . __ .

26 . . -. ......

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

28 

29 . __ . _ ...... ___ . _ ..

30 

31 . ____ ....... __ . .....

Oct.

21

21

21

1Q

1Q

19

1Q

1ft

18

1ft

1ft

18

1ft

1ft

1ft

1ft

1ft

18is

16

16

Nov.

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

16

15

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

Dec.

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

1Q

13

13

13

13

13

Apr.

9 9

9

0

1011

12

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

11

11

13

12

13

15

16

May

180

188

165

158

132

126

126

121

126

265

402

524

575

640

705

770

1,100

549

511

449

425

June

511

640

705

731

705

449

437

461

835

511

770

705

549

425

414

368

357

346

346

335

July

203

203

203

203

188

132

126

126

126

121

115

121

126

126

126

126

126

126

121

121

121

Aug.

73

73

70

66

63

66

53

50

47

47

48

50

50

47

47

53

50

44

42

42

42

Sept.

32

32

32

32

32

28

28

26

26

24

24

24

24

26

24

26

26

26

26

24

Monthly discharge of Sweetgrass Creek above Melville, Mont., for the year ending

September SO, 1928

Month*

October- ____ _______________ ___ .. ....

November..... __________________ . __ . ...

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

22 

19 

13 

16 

1,100 

835 

335 

121 

42

Minimum

16 

13 

11 

8 

14 

294 

115 

42 

24

Mean

19.3 

15.1 

12.0 

10.9 

281 

473 

191 

70.8 

29.3

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,190 

898 

738 

649 

17,300 

28,100 

11,700 

4,350 

1,740

SWEETGRASS CREEK BELOW MELVILLE, MONT.

LOCATION. In SW. J4 sec. 27, T. 4 N., R. 15 E., at Crum ranch, one-fourth mile

above head of diversion canal of Big Timber Carey project and 6 miles

southeast of Melville, in Sweet Grass County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 137 square miles (measured on topographic maps). 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 1, 1909, to November 10, 1916, and August 8, 1917

to September 30, 1923; May 4, 1907, to April 1, 1909, at Adam ranch,

2H miles downstream. 

GAGE. Vertical staff attached to downstream face of wing dam 200 feet upstream

from observer's house; read by Ruth D*. Crum. 

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made by wading or from highway bridge half a

mile above gage. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Stream bed composed of clean gravel. Control is

gravel riffle 40 feet below gage; shifting. Right banfc low and subject to

overflow during high stages; left bank high at gage but may be subject to

overflow 300 feet below gage.
140 SURFACE WATEK SUPPLY. 1923. PART VI

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, about 6.0 feet 

July 27, estimated from high-water marks because gage was washed out 

(discharge not computed); minimum stage, 1.17 feet October 1-3 (discharge, 

20 second-feet).

1909-1923: Maximum stage recorded, that of July 27, 1923; minimum 

discharge, 8 second-feet August 16-18, 1919.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation seriously affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. Numerous ditches divert water both above and below station. 

Adjudicated rights from Sweetgrass Creek amount to over 500 second-feet.

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent during year except when affected 

by ice. Rating curve well defined between 20 and 500 second-feet. 

Gage read to hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained by 

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

Discharge measurements of Sweetgrass Creek below Melville, Mont., during the year 

ending September 20, 1923

Date

Apr. 10

July 28

Made by 

G H. Ellis _ .

__ .do- _ - _ .. _ - _ . __ .... __ 

C. 8. Heidel _ ___

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.47

2 on

9 9ft

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

35.6

165

1 *ift

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Sweetgrass Creek below Melville, Mont., for the 

year ending September SO, 1923.

Day

1 _ ___ . __ .....

2 .-- 

3 - - 

4 ______ . __ - ........

6 _ 

7 ______ . _ . ____ -

8 __ . _ .. ...

9 __ . _ - 

10 

11 ______ . _______ -. 

12 _ ......

13 ___ _. . -

15 ___ _. -

16 . . _ . .....

17 ___ ._. ... .- 

18 .-

19 __ . . 

20 . . _ -

21 _ 

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

23.. 

24 . .. __ ...

25 __ ..... . _

26 _ - __ ....

27 ____ . 

28 ........

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

30 ..... ... _ .........

31 ___ _. 

Oct.

20

20

20

21

21

21

21

22

21

21

21

22

22

22

23

23

23

23

23

24

25

25

25

24

25

26

26

26

28

28

28

Nov.

28

28

27

26

26

25

25

25

30

30

31

34

34

33

33

33

31

OA

9.ft

29

28

28

24

26

28

30

41

34

id

26

Mar.

147

67

50

58

Apr.

53

34

33

36

36

34

34

35

35

37

41

44

37

36

33

40

39

38

31

31

32

31

32

sn

46

43

43

38

qq

May

30

31

30

30

29

30

30

30

30

38

70

162

176

157

152

147

137

10Q

192

329

400

463

848

772

790

587

370

326 q-iQ

qqq

June

322

301

283

252

262

304

344

370

397

408

503

483

520

404

359

436

512

508

656

541

858

745

520

374

340

« 333

319

326

9.7ft.

July

333

333

319

280

393

311

269

255

242

223

249

198

192

181

170

165

176

160

154

144

127

160

167

100

223

207

1,200

142

125

125

144

Aug.

192

152

139

178

139

130

134

127

116

108

97

97

83

83

95

83

80

74

80

86

226

142

110

97

93

114

114

90

85

80

77

Sept.

71

 71

70

68

66

64

63

62

58

61

61

58

58

56

55

56

63

61

60

55

52

53

53

63

56

112

63

71

112

NOTE. Stage-discharge relation slightly affected by ice Nov. 6-8, 13-15, and 19; discharge estimated 

or interpolated. Gage not read Oct. 22, Apr. 7, 8, 29, June 16, July 27, and Aug. 19; discharge estimated.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 141

Monthly discharge of Sweetgrass Creek below Melville, Mont., for the year ending

September 80, 1923

Month

October __________ __ __ ____ _ 

November ____ _______________ _ ___

March 28-31 _______________ .. __________

May _________ _________ _______ _____

June __ __________________ _______

July - .__.__- - _. .__ ______ _ ___ ___ 

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

28 

41 

147 

53 

848 

858 

1,200 

226 

152

Minimum

20 

24 

50 

30 

29 

252 

125 

74 

52

Mean

23.2 

29.6 

80.5 

36.9 

236 

426 

242 

113 

67.5

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,430 

1,760 

638 

2,200 

14,500 

25,300 

14,900 

6,950 

4,020

EAST ROSEBUD CREEK AT ROSCOE, MONT.

LOCATION. In SW. Y± SW. Y± sec. 34, T. 5 S., R. 18 E., at rear of Myrebo 

Bros, store at Roscoe, Carbon County, and 3 miles below dam site for proposed reservoir of the Red Lodge-Rosebud irrigation district.

DRAINAGE AREA. 115 square miles (measured on county map).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. November 5, 1921, to September 30, 1923; October 8, 

1920, to June 30, 1921, at Branger ranch, 7 miles above Roscoe.

GAGE. Cantilever wire gage on left bank; read by Martin Myrebo and Peter 

Myrebo.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made by wading or from bridge 300 feet below 

gage.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Channel and control composed of boulders; permanent. River spreads into three channels which unite 75 feet above gage. 

Banks low and wooded.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 4.40 feet June 

13 (discharge, 1,330 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.60 foot at 5 p. m. January 12 and 8 a. m. February 14 (discharge, 4 second-feet).

1921-1923: Maximum stage recorded that of June 13, 1923; minimum 

stage, that of January 12 and February 14, 1923.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation slightly affected by ice.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent during year except when affected 

by ice. Rating curve well defined between 20 and 1,000 second-feet. 

Gage read to hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge obtained by applying mean daily gage height to rating table. Open-water records good; 

winter records fair.

Discharge measurements of East Rosebud Creek at Roscoe, Mont., during the year 

ending September 30, 1928

[Made by G. H. Ellis]

Date

T*v«n ^

Gage 

height

Feet 

 1.10

 1.16

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

27.7

27.1

Date

Feb. 5 ..-_ 

Gage 

height

Feet 

 1.25

1.00

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

34.0

24.0

Date

Apr. 30 _ 

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.80

3.83

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

112

918

1 Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
142 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of East Rosebud Creek at Roscoe, Mont., for the year 

ending September 30, 1923

Day

1 _______ .

2 ______ ....

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

4- _____ . ...

5 ____ . .....

6 ..........

7 __ . _ ...

8 ____ . ...

9 ____ ... ...

10 __ . ...

11 _____ ......

12... ____ , ...

13 _____ ... ...

14. _. ____ . ...

15... ___ ... ...

16. __ . ........

17 _____ . ...

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

19 ____ ... ...

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

21 _____ ... ...

22... ____ ..

23 _____ ... ...

24 ____ . ...

25.. .......

26. .........

27 ...... .

28 .........

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

30 ._. .__.

31 _________

Oct.

77

73

71

fiQ

65

66

68

66

65

62

60

58

61

C7

54

67

67

68

68

68

68

60

57

60

66

65

fiQ

Nov.

61fio

66

63

61

Kft

KA

59

Of)

63

65

61

49

KQ

59

KQ

A9

A9

44

56

AQ

47

51

50

51

52

52

53

52

47

Dec.

40

52

9/»

34

OQ

97

97

31

30

30

OQ

9ft

9ft

qi

qq

QO

qo

46

48

KQ

CO

4q

45

44

47

45

49

45

45

52

44

Jan.

40

41

qi

Q,fi

35

41

*)A

QO

32

3.4

qo

6

30

99

qs

39

3K

qft

41

qQ

3ft

97

37

36

36

^»1

26

10

18

269<;

Feb.

2431

ti

36

34

OQ

28

26

23

99

19

24

18

1Q

18

99

OK

OK

26

OQ

qK

40

34

qO

3ft

33

30

35

Mar.

46

37

Qrt

36

28

30

36

Q7

40

59

36

33

26

19

20

22

30

10

36

44

30

34

33

32

30

32

38

41

43

66

Apr.

65

51

46

50

47

44

42

44

54

60

53

52

52

52

58

61

65

69

66

69

60

66

63

65

65

74

87

117

120

May

115

109

106

108

122

134

143

1 K1

166

190

249

223

198

186

177

168

164

170

179

210

236

268

296

366

534

784

840

702

524

433

428

June

dftfi

398

402

402

490

41Q

437

545

713

784

949

1,130

1,330

1,120

916

1,020

i f\Af\

790

662

629

673

673

586

519

447

447

529

534

618

790

July

852

949

1,040

1,040

982

996

949

QOQ

865

802

71Q

719

702

607

651

778

821

760

629

545

519

555

629

613

602

534

494

437

406

369

373

Aug.

465

406

358

qO*

296

286

274

271

266

254

252

252

249

246

246

246

230

220

220

218

268

249

241

238

252

290

280

252

233

230

236

Sept.

233

228

225

225

233

233

215

202

186

172

162

155

143

136

130

149

170

157

145

149

149

151

162

230

260

249

394

447

377

437

NOTE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 5-24, Jan. 1-17, 29-31, Feb. 1-22, Mar. 13. 15, and 

18; discharge estimated from discharge measurements, gage height and temperature records, and ob - 

server's notes.

Monthly discharge of East Rosebud Creek at Roscoe, Mont., for the year ending September 30, 1923

Month

October _______________ ______ ______

December _____________ ______ ______

February ... __ . ___ .. ___________ ... ... .....

June. ... _________________ _______

July- -. ! .

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

The year ___ . ____________________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

77 

69 

53 

41 

40 

66 

120 

840 

1,330 

1,040 

465 

447

1,330

Minimum

54 

44 

27 

6 

18 

19 

42 

106 

398 

369 

218 

130

6

Mean

64.7 

56.2 

38.9 

32.0 

27.8 

34.8 

62.0 

280 

680 

705 

269 

217

207

Run-off in 

acre-feet

3,980 

3,340 

2,390 

1,970 

1,540 

2,140 

3,690 

17,200 

40, 500 

43,300 

16,500 

12,900

149,000

CLARE FORE NEAR CLARE, WYO.

LOCATION. In sec. 8, T. 56 N., R. 102 W., at highway bridge 9 miles below 

mouth of canyon and 4 miles south of Clark, Park County. Nearest tributary, Pat O'Hara Creek, enters 400 feet upstream.

DKAINAGE ABEA. 929 square miles (measured on base map of Wyoming; scale, 

1:500,000).
YELLOWSTONE EIVER BASIN 143

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 20,1919, to September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Gurley water-stage recorder at bridge installed April 24, 1921, referred 

to chain gage fastened to downstream bridge railing, used previously; 

inspected by R. G. Hopkins. Datum lowered 0.50 foot August 8, 1919, 

and 0.50 foot September 24, 1919, to avoid negative readings.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from three-span bridge.

CHANNEL*AND CONTROL. Bed composed of gravel and small boulders. Control 

at gravel bar several hundred feet downstream; slightly shifting.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage during year from water-stage recorder, 5.75 feet at 10 p. m. June 12 (discharge, 7,050 second-feet). Minimum 

discharge probably occurred during winter.

1919-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 7.35 feet June 12, 1921 (discharge, 

10,500 second-feet). Minimum discharge probably occurred during winter.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice; observations discontinued during 

winter.

DIVERSIONS. One canal diverts water from Clark Fork just above station; 

maximum measured discharge, 34 second-feet. Adjudicated diversions for 

irrigation of 5,700 acres from tributaries entering above.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation changed slightly during winter. Rating 

curves used October 1 to November 18 and April 8 to September 30, both 

well defined. Operation of water-stage recorder satisfactory except as 

explained in footnote to daily-discharge table. Daily discharge ascertained by applying to rating tables mean daily gage height obtained by 

inspection of recorder graph. Records excellent except for periods of no 

gage-height record, for which they are fair.

Discharge measurements of Clark Fork near Clark, Wyo.t during the year ending

September SO,

Date

Oct. 3

June 3

Sept. 5

P

P

P

Made by 

S. Parker _______________________________ ....

V. Hodges. ___ . _ .... ______ ..... _______ ...... 

height

Feet 

0.59

3.34

1.22

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

189

2,510

423

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Clark Fork near Clark, Wyo., for the year ending

September SO, 1928

Day

1. _______ ... _ . ....... .....

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

3. _ . ___ ...... ................

4.. ___ ............ __ ...........

5. ________ ......... .......

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

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

8 ___ . __ ..-.. -.-___.._._ 

9. ___ ......... ...... ........

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

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

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

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

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

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

16. _ . ________ ........ _ .......

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

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

19 ________ . __ ...... __ . __ .

20 ____ .__.._._.._....-.-.____- .

Oct.

226

192

190

185

185

182

178

188

195

195

1QC

200

198

198

195

Nov.

205

205

203

200

188

175

172

198

200

200

185

172

175

175

178

180

188

195

Apr.

OQft

220

210

195

190

181

193

207

224

245

234

220

259

332

424

447

348

May

384

360

352

447

590

566

633

777

1,230

1,120

912

786

722

672

659

692

864

883

1,220

June

3,080

2,690

2,690

2,840

3,000

3,240

3,500

4,110

4,470

4,930

5,900

6,520

6,520

5,500

4,930

5,310

5,120

3,560

3,470

3.480

July

4,380

4,560

4,470

4,290

4,290

4,110

3,930

3,670

3,330

3,500

2,690

2,620

2,690

2,470

2,330

2,540

2,400

2,330

2,120

2,060

Aug.

1,260

1,220

1,080

1,000

874

786

738

722

666

633

602

584

578

560

602

560

520

530

515

510

Sept.

447

436

424

442

447

447

434

412

396

392

384

380

360

356

344

342

339

336

344

332
144 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Clark Fork near Clark, Wyo., for the year ending 

September 30, 1923 Continued

Day

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

22 ____ . ____ ...... ____ .. ....

23.,... ...__...-.-. .........

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

25 _________ .. _ ....... _ ......

26 _____ - __ ...... _______ ....

27 _____ .. _ ...... __ . __ . _ ....

28.....-. .......................

29.-...... ..- .. .___..___

30 _____ ... _ - _____ ... .........

31,- . - - .. -. .-....

Oct.

195

198

195

192

192

195

200

208

205

Nov. Apr.

301

278

252

234

227

238

301

412

474

456

May

1,610

1,670

2,330

3,000

3,840

4,560

4,930

4,200

3,420

3,240

3,160

June

3,540

3,250

2,940

3,000

3,000

3,480

3,480

3,800

4,260

4,260

July

2,060

2,400

2,120

1,990

1,990

1,860

1,730

1,610

1,370

1,230

1,160

Aug.

506

.496

501

492

510

496

478

452

447

483

488

Sept.

317

301

301

320

368

352

633

811

535

530

NOTE. No gage-height record Oct. 1, 2, Nov. 3, Apr. 1-7, June 18-23, 25-30, Aug. 13-17, Sept. 2,16, 

and 17; discharge estimated by comparison with records of flow of Shoshone River near Ishawooa.

Monthly discharge of Clark Fork near Clark, Wyo., for the year ending September

Month

October ____ . _______ . ..... .................

November 1-18 ________________________

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

June . ______ . _____ .. _______ . ...

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

250 

205 

474 

4,930 

6,520 

4,560 

1,260 

811

Minimum

178 

172 

181 

352 

2,690 

1,190 

447 

301

Mean

197 

189 

272 

1,640 

4,000 

2,720 

642 

409

Run-off in 

acre-feet

12,100 

6,750 

16,200 

101,000 

238,000 

167,000 

39,600 

24,300

CLARK FORK AT CHANCE, MONT.

LOCATION. In NW. % NW. M sec. 32, T. 9 S., R. 22 E., at highway bridge at 

former post office of Chance, Carbon County, just above mouth of Sand 

Coulee, half a mile, north of Wyoming boundary line, and 10 miles south of 

Belfry.

DRAINAGE AREA. Not measured. ,

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July 28,1921, to September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Vertical staff nailed to face of left abutment; read by Mrs. Charles Elze.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from highway bridge.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. One channel of clean boulders and gravel, straight for 

several hundred feet above and below gage. Banks high and clean but may 

be overflowed at extreme stages. Control may be affected by debris deposited by Sand Coulee.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 5.05 feet at 8 

a. m. June 13 (discharge, 6,950 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.78 foot October 15 (discharge, 128 second-feet).

1921-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 5.75 feet June 15, 1922 (discharge, 

9,150 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.59 foot April 19,1922 (discharge, 87 

second-feet).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. Numerous irrigation ditches above and below station.

RE GULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent. Rating curve well defined 

below and extended above 6,000 second-feet. Gage read to hundredths 

once daily. Daily discharge determined by applying daily gage height to 

rating table. Records good.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 145

Discharge measurements of Clark Fork at Chance, Mont., during the year ending

September 30, 1923

Date

Apr. 12

May 12

Made by 

G.H.EJlis.. .... ___..__ 

_ ..do. _ .... _ .... _ ........ _ .... ___ ......... . __ .... _ ...

A.H.Tuttle... ...... . .. ... ___ ._ ._._.__-. 

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.08

2.26

3.41

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

250

1,020

2,590

DaiHy discharge, in second-feet, of Clark Fork at Chance, Mont., for the year ending

September 30, 1923

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.

160

157

149

144

146

141

136

133

133

133

133

133

128

133

133

133

133

133

133

146

160

160

175

175

184

190

226

208

Nov.

208

190

190

208

190

175

190

190

208

226

226

133

160

226

226

292

316

226

226

226

190

226

226

226

190

190

175

175

Dec.

175

175

175

Mar.

190

160

292

400

430

226

268

Apr.

226

ion

190

190

190

190

190

146

190

190

226

226

208

247

260

316

565

400

370

316

226

208

190

190

268

370

565

495

May

430

370

495

565

635

750

1,160

1,270

1,060

875

7on

710

710

635

710

790

1,160

1,790

1,390

2,450

3,050

3,740

4,520

4,930

4,250

2,640

3,050

June

2 7dfl

2,450

2,640

2,840

2 Q/in

2,740

3,050

3,500

3,990

4,520

5,490

6,500

6,950

5,350

4,790

5,350

5,350

4,380

3,740

3,270

3,270

3,740

3,050

2,640

2,640

2,740

2,840

2,940

3,270

3,740

July

3,990

4 250

4 250

3,990

3,990

3,740

3,740

3,380

3,050

2,840

2,640

2,450

2,450

2,270

2,270

3,050

2,640

2,270

2,270

1,940

1,650

2,270

1,940

2,270

1,940

1,650

1,520

1,390

1,270

1,160

1,160

Aug.

1,270

1,060

965

875

832

790

710

835

635

635

600

565

565

565

530

530

495

495

482

462

462

443

430

430

418

418

430

462

430

430

400

Sept.

400

400

400

400

400

400

370

370

343

343

316

292

268

247

247

268

268

268

226

226

226

226

226

226

316

316

495

3,050

710

965

Monthly discharge of Clark Fork at Chance, Mont., for the year ending September

30, 1923

Month

March 24-31- .. .... -... . ... ...... _ ..... _ . ...

April ___ . _ ___ ........ ___________ _. ....

May ___ . __ . __ ... ____ ___ _ _. ..........

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

226 

316 

430 

565 

4,930 

6,950 

4,250 

1,270 

3,050

Minimum

128 

133 

160 

146 

370 

2,450 

1,160 

400 

226

Mean

154 

208 

270 

263 

1,620 

3,780 

2,570 

595 

440

Run-off in 

acre-feet

9,470 

12,400 

4,280 

15,600 

99,600 

225,000 

158, 000 

36,600 

26, 200

CLARK FORK AT EDGAR, MONT. 

LOCATION. In SW. % sec. 24, T. 4 S., R. 23 E., on highway bridge half a mile

east of Edgar, Carbon County. 

DRAINAGE AREA. Not measured.
146 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July 29, 1921, to September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Wire gage fastened to guardrail on downstream side of bridge; read by 

Lee Newton.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from highway bridge.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Control not definite; probably is the entire channel 

for some distance below gage.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 6.70 feet at 

5.40 p. m. June 13 (discharge, 6,700 second-feet); minimum stage, 2.18 feet 

March 18 and 19 (discharge, 217 second-feet). ,

1921-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 7.90 feet June 16, 1922 (discharge, 

9,700 second-feet); minimum stage, that of March 18 and 19, 1923.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. Numerous ditches divert water for irrigation above station.

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent except as affected by ice. Rating curve well defined between 300 and 7,000 second-feet. Gage read to hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily 

gage height to rating table. Records good.

Discharge measurements of Clark Fork at Edgar, Mont., during the year ending

September 30, 1923

Date

Apr. 11

11

Made by 

G.H. Ellis__...._,..___

A.H. Tuttle ........

Q.H. Ellis . _..-

Gage 

height

Fed 

2.65

3.25

3.95

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

463

898

1,560

Date

Sept. 24

Made by 

A.H. Tuttle... ... __ .

W. A. Lamb __ .. __

Gage 

height

Feet 

4.83

3.06

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

2,650

680

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Clark Fork at Edgar, Mont., for the year ending

September 30, 1923

Day

1 _____ . __ . __ ......

2 __ . _ .. __ . _______ .

3 ____________ .. ....

4 ____________ .. ....

5 __ . ________ . ....

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

7 __________ . _ .. ....

8 __ . __ .......... ......

9 ________________

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

1] . ___ . ________ . ....

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

13 - _________ . __ . ....

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

15 . _ . _______ . _____

16 . ___ . ________ . _ .

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

18 __________ .. __ ....

19 _________ . _ ... ....

20 .... ._..-... .._.._

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

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

23.

24 _____________ ... ...

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

26 _____ . _______ ... ...

27 -- .-._-_ ..

28 ________________

29 -. ._.-....._--.....--. 

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

31 ____ . ...................

Oct.

316

336

316

316

316

316

316

316

316

316

316

316

336

336

336

336

336

336

336

336

336

366

366

366

366

366

366

366

398

441

441

Nov.

419

419

366

366

316

316

366

366

366

419

419

316

366

387

387

387

464

487

464

464

366

366

316

316

326

316

316

316

316

316

Mar.

217

217

453

316

326

574

980

548

487

916

860

542

475

425

Apr.

670

419

535

366

419

316

316

316

326

366

419

453

377

430

371

387

436

487

548

529

458

430

419

377

346

371

442

511

511

430

May

548

316

371

441

511

425

493

692

836

998

1,560

1,260

900

730

775

685

685

760

782

820

1,230

1,040

1,870

3,320

3,450

4,220

4,390

3,930

3,450

2,400

1,890

June

2,600

2,200

2,110

1,910

2,030

2,430

2,580

2,070

3,370

4,050

4,730

5,650

6,580

5,700

4,620

4,500

4,780

4,500

3,130

2,900

3,260

3,260

3,080

2,630

2,260

2,290

2,480

2,630

2,710

2,900

July

3,450

3,780

3,610

3,660

3,720

3,320

3,040

3,040

2,840

2,290

2,230

2,200

2,030

2,010

1,950

1,890

1,890

2,550

2,250

1,900

1,700

1,560

1,540

1,670

2,430

1,760

1,760

1,580

1,310

1,240

1,060

Aug.

1,180

1,260

1,260

1,120

1,010

908

868

812

760

587

587

628

642

600

574

535

535

499

469

453

656

621

517

517

561

587

535

538

542

508

475

Sept.

469

487

487

464

458

487

464

453

441

430

430

408

387

387

387

453

656

535

523

511

499

487

62(1

752

932

649

1,37(

1,78(

1,62(

1,28(

*_ * *«-.

NOTE.-Gage not read June 10, July 4,18-22, Aug. 5, 28, 30, Sept. 14 and 23; discharge interpolated 

except July 18-22 when discharge was estimated by comparison with flow at Chance, Mont.
YELLOWSTONE EIVEB BASIN- 147

Monthly discharge of Clark Fork at Edgar, Mont., for the year ending September

<sr\ OU,

Month

October,. __ _________ . . ______________

March 18-31... __ . _________ .... _________

April ___________ ... _________________

June _____________________ . _________

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

441 

487 

980 

670 

4,390 

6,580 

3,780 

1,260 

1,780

Minimum

316 

316 

217 

316 

316 

1,910 

1,090 

453 

387

Mean

344 

371 

524 

426 

1,480 

3,330 

2,300 

689 

644

Run-off in 

acre-feet

21,200 

22,100 

14,500 

25,300 

91,000 

198,000 

141,000 

42,400 

38,300

PRYOR CREEK ABOVE PRYOR, MONT.

LOCATION. In SW. % sec- 31, T. 5 S., R. 26 E., on Crow Indian Reservation, 

one-fourth mile above headworks of Pry or Creek ditch, and 8 miles southwest of Pryor, Big Horn County.

DRAINAGE AREA. Not measured.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 15, 1921, to September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Stevens eight-day water-stage recorder on right bank, referred to staff 

gage in well; inspected by J. B. Campbell.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed of stream composed of large boulders and gravelControl is rock ledge 50 feet below gage, covered with gravel and boulders; 

may shift slightly.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 1.95 feet at 

4 p. m. September 30 (discharge, 90 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.62 foot 

at 10 p. m. March 25 (discharge, 4.1 second-feet).

1921-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 2.70 feet August 2, 1922 (discharge, 98 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.61 foot April 3, 1922 (discharge? 

3.9 second-feet).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. None above gage. Pryor Creek ditch diverts water one-fourth 

mile below.

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice and by change of control. 

Rating curve used prior to April 11 well defined; curve used after that date 

well defined below and extended above 40 second-feet. Operation of waterstage recorder satisfactory. Daily discharge ascertained by applying to 

rating table mean daily gage height determined from recorder graph by 

straight-line method. Indirect method for shifting control used September

4-30. Records ?<~

Discharge measurements of Pryor Creek above Pryor, Mont., during the year ending

September 30, 1923

Date

31

Made by 

.. do --..... .....-.

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.18

1.25

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

25.3

30.8

Date

A IIP Q

Sept. 24

Made by Gage 

height

Feet 

0.81

.84

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

9.4 -8.8
148 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PAET VI

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Pry or Creek above Pry or, Mont., for the year ending September SO, 1923

Day

2 .... __ _ . __ . _

3 ___ .. ........

4 .. __ _ ..........

7 -

8 ----- -. . -

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

10 - . . _ .

12 ... .._ ...

13 

14 .......-.- .- _ . ...

16. -. .

17 . __ .... __ ...... ___ .

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

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

20

21 ... . . .

22 ................... ___ ..

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

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

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

26 . 

27 

28 - _.... _... .

29 ...- . ......

30

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

Oct.

4.8

4.7

4.6

4.6

4.7

4.7

4.6

4.6

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

5.0

4 7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.8

4.8

5.2

4.8 K n 5.0

Nov.

5.0

5.7

6.2

6.3

6.3

6.0

6 4

6.4

6 4

6.6

6.6

6.6

5.8

e o

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

Mar.

4.3

4.2

4.3

4.4

5.4

5.7

5.7

D K

Apr. 

11.3

5.4

4.8

5.0

5.2

5.1

5.0

5.2

5.4

7.4

19.3

26.0

11.2

11.4

12,4

12.4

12.4

11.4

12.0

10.3

9.8

9.8

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.2

8.5

9.2

11.2

May

10.6

10.0

9.8

10 9

17.5

24.4

25.7

30

40

46

30

36

35

31

29

34

48

56

67

68

68

64

58

56

52

47

40

37

33

29

June

25.7

22.4

20.0

18.0

18.0

17.5

1«.5

15.5

14.8

14.4

14.1

13.8

13.8

13.0

12.7

12.0

13.0

12.0

12.4

11.7

12.0

13.0

11.4

11.2

11.2

11.2

11.2

11.2

10.9

July

10.6

10.6

10.3

10.3

10.3

10.0

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.5

9.2

9.2

9.0

9.0

9.2

9.0

9.0

8.7

8.7

9.0

9.2

10.3

10.3

9.8

9.2

9.0

9.0

9.2

9.5

Aug.

9.2

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.2

9.2

8.7

9.0

8.7

8.7

8.5

8.7

9.0

8.3

8.3

8.3

7.8

9.2

10.6

9.0

8.7

8.7

9.0

9.2

8.7

8.5

8.5

9.0

8.7

Sept.

8.5

8.5

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.4

7.6

7.fr

9.2

8.7

8.5

8.5

8.0

7.8

7.8

7.6

9.0

10.3

9.0

8.5

10.9

20.5

43.0

NOTE. Discharge for Apr. 11 and 12 determined by averaging the hourly discharge.

Monthly discharge of Pryor Creek above Pryor, Mont., for the year ending September 30, 1923

Month

March 24-31 __ . _ ... __ ... ... _ .. __ ... _ ... _

July. 

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

5.2 

6.6 

8.5 

26.0 

68 

25.7 

10.6 

10.6 

43

Minimum

4.6 

5.0 

4.2 

4.8 

9.8 

10.9 

8.7 

7.8 

7.4

Mean

4.75 

5.74 

5.31 

9.78 

37.6 

14.2 

9.57 

8.85 

9.93

Run-off in

acre-feet

292 

296 

84.3 

582 

2,310 

845 

588 

544 

591

PRYOR CREEK AT PRYOR, MONT.

LOCATION. In NE. ^ sec. 5, T. 5 S., R. 26 E., on Crow Indian Reservation,

100 feet above footbridge at Pryor, Big Horn County. 

DRAINAGE AREA. Not measured.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 19, 1921, to September 30, 1923. 

GAGE. Staff gage on left bank 100 feet above footbridge; read by J. B. Campbell. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Channel composed of large boulders and gravel.

Control composed of same material 50 feet below gage; probably permanent.
YELLrOWSTONE KIVEB, BASIN 149

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 2.08 feet 

May 11 (discharge, 80 second-feet); minimum stage, 1.08 feet July 24 (discharge, 10 second-feet).

1921-1923: Maximum stage recorded, that of May 11, 1923; minimum 

stage, 0.86 foot June 24 and 25, 1921 (discharge, 3.4 second-feet).

IGE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. Pryor Creek ditch diverts water 8 miles upstream for irrigation 

of land along east side of valley.

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent during year. Rating curve 

well defined between 5 and 50 second-feet and extended above. Gage read 

to hundredths from 4 to 7 times a week. Daily discharge ascertained by 

applying daily gage height to rating table and interpolating for days of no 

gage-height record. Records good.

Discharge measurements of Pryor Creek at Pryor, Mont., during the year ending

September 30, 1923

Date

May 8

31

Made by 

A. H. Tuttle. __ . .....

.....do .-... .........

Qage 

height

Feet 

1.66

1.70

Discharge

Sec.-ft.

 44.6

Date

Sept 24

Made by 

A. H. Tuttle. _ _ -

Qage 

height

Feet 

1.25

1.37

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

16.4

22.8

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Pryor Creek at Pryor, Mont., for the year ending

September SO, 1923

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.

18

19

19

1ft

18

18

18

18

1ft

18

18

18

10

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

18

18

Nov.

18

19

20

20

20

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

in

24

24

24

24

24

23

23

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

21

21

20

Dec.

21

22

22

23

24

22

20

20

20

Mar.

35

40

45

56

62

66

69

Apr.

70

43

39

35

*3A

32

33

Qd.

35

36

42

49

36

36

37

38

39A<\

32

32

33

34

31

30

30

30

32

34

34

May

36

32

31

01

QO

36

40

41

80

64

w

<u.

51

53

55

58

62

68

69

61

62

60

58

54

52

49

46

44

June

41

38

36

36

QQ

38

37

35

sn

28

26

24

24

24

16

16

16

16

16

17

16

16

30

21

19

19

26

24

23

22

July

22

22

22

32

42

16

16

14

11

11

12

1.5

14

14

13

11

12

13

13

13

13

12

11

10

12

14

13

13

13

14

14

Aug.

13

15

15

15

15

15

16

16

15

15

15

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

15

13

13

12

13

13

13

14

13

15

15

Sept.

15

14

12

12

13

13

13

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

16

16

17

17

17

17

17

17

23

20

17

19

21

24

44
150 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

Monthly discharge of Pryor Creek at Pryor, Mont., for the year ending September

SO, 1923

Month

March 24-31-. __ ___ . _______________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

19 

24 

24 

69 

70 

80 

41 

42 

16 

44

Minimum

17 

18 

20 

35 

30 

31 

16 

10 

11 

12

Mean

17.9 

21.0 

21.6 

53.0 

37.2 

51.0 

25.6 

15.4 

13.3 

17.2

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,100 

1,250 

386 

841 

2,210 

3,140 

1,520 

947 

818 

1,020

PRYOR CREEK AT COBUBN, MONT.

LOCATION. In SE. J£ sec. 35, T. 1 S., R. 27 E., on Crow Indian Reservation at 

Coburn, Yellowstone County, 12 miles southeast of Billings, and 13 miles 

above mouth of creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. Not measured.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September 13, 1911, to September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Overhanging chain gage on left bank opposite observer's house; read by 

W. M. Bliss and J. L. Brumfield. *

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made by wading or from cable.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed of stream gravel and clay. Principal control is 

gravel bar which forms a riffle at low stages 300 feet below gage; at a 

medium stage the riffle disappears and no well-defined control exists. Banks 

high and not subject to overflow except at extreme stages. Current at gage 

is sluggish at low stages but of medium velocity at high stages.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 9.25 feet at 

8 a. m. September 30 (discharge, 590 second-feet); minimum stage, 3.70 feet 

at 8 a. m. July 26 (discharge, 1.0 second-foot).

1911-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 9.9 feet May 20,1912 (discharge, 

764 second-feet); no flow June 30, July 6-21, and 25-31, 1919.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. Water sufficient to irrigate about 1,000 acres near Pryor is 

diverted 30 miles above Coburn and several small ditches divert water 

between Pryor and Coburn.

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent except as affected by ice. 

Rating curve well defined between 10 and 150 second-feet and extended 

beyond these limits. Gage read to half-tenths twice daily. Daily discharge 

ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating table. Records 

for low and medium stages good; other records fair.

Discharge measurements of Pryor Creek at Coburn, Mont., during the year ending

September 30, 1923

Date

Sept. 22

Made by 

A.H.Tuttle... __ .. _ .... __ .. __ ... _ ... ____ . __ . __ .. __ .

W. A. Lamb- __ .......... __ .. .... _ . ______ . __ . ___

Qage 

height

Feet 

4.75

4.18

Discharge

Sec.-/*. 

83

29.8
YELLOWSTONE KIVEB BASIN 151

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Pryor Creek at Coburn, Mont., for the year ending

September SO, 1923

Da>

1 _________ .. _ . ...

2 _________ . ___ . ....

3 . _ _____ .. ...........

4 _________ ....

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

6 .. ______ . _____ .. ....

7 .. ________________

8 __ .... ...................

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

10 . ____ - __ .. _____ -

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

12 ___ . __ . __ . .........

13 __ - .....................

14 . _ .... ____ . ...........

15 ......... __ ..............

16 ____ . _ ... ............

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

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

19 ...:... .......... ...... ....

20 ____ ... ____ . __ ...

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

22 __________ . ........

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

24. ___ ... _ .............

25 _______ . ..............

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

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

28 ......... __ ......... .....

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

30 ____________ . .....

31 _________ ..

Oct.

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

19

17

17

17

17

17

19

21

21

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

35

35

Nov.

60

60

60

40

36

32

28

24

21

42

50

40

40

50

52

55

90

92

95

65

50

35

42

52

55

45

68

78

70

38

Dec.

19

60

35

30

26

21

Mar.

282

268

422

432

486

317

196

Apr.

220

218

139

115

120

112

68

82

110

122

130

154

180

168

120

105

97

105

110

103

97

100

115

130

136

146

144

133

June

83

75

163

80

67

60

55

47

40

35

35

55

50

75

63

113

193

73

60

43

40

40

35

35

July

35

57

63

37

35

120

43

35

35

26

26

105

50

27

21

21

26

24

21

21

21

26

24

17

5

2

10

2

2

17

26

Aug.

26

35

35

21

17

13

13

37

43

27

24

21

17

21

-21

24

27

30

30

26

21

30

24

27

26

26

26

26

24

17

17

Sept.

17

17

17

17

17

26

33

35

35

26

26

19

17

17

19

21

83

144

65

37

26

26

) 26

107

123

85

65

95

422

576

NOTE. Discharge interpolated Nov. 5-8,18, and Dec. 4, when stage-discharge relation was affected by ice. 

Monthly discharge of Pryor Creek at Coburn, Mont., for the year ending September

Month

March 25-31...... ________ . __ . __ - ___ - -

April l-28...__. - ... . ___ .. ....-_. - 

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

35 

95 

60 

486 

220 

193 

120 

43 

576

Minimum

17 

21 

19 

196 

68 

35 

2 

13 

17

Mean

23.2 

52.2 

31.8 

343 

128 

67.3 

31.6 

24.9 

74.6

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,430 

3,110 

378 

4,760 

7,110 

3,200 

1,940 

1,530 

4,440

IOST CREEK NEAR PRYOR, MONT.

LOCATION. In SE. 34 sec. 34, T. 5 S., R. 26 E., 100 feet above intake to Lout 

Creek ditch, on Crow Indian Reservation, 7 miles southeast of Pryor, Big 

Horn County.

DRAINAGE AREA. Not measured.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 27, 1921, to September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Stevens 8-day water-stage recorder on right bank installed September 

17, 1921; inspected by J. B. Campbell.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made by wading.
152 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed of stream composed of large boulders and gravel. 

Control is rock outcrop 10 feet below gage; will not shift unless the growth 

of moss obstructs the flow.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 1.57 feet at 

7 p. m. May 26 (discharge, 22.3 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.75 foot 

from 8 to 11 a. m. October 4 (discharge, 1.2 second-feet).

1921-1923: Maximum stage recorded, that of May 26, 1923; minimum discharge, 1.2 second-feet September 16 and October 4, 1922.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation seriously affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. None above station. Practically entire flow is diverted in Lost 

Creek ditch and used during irrigation season.

REGULATION . None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent during year. Rating curve well 

defined between 1 and 14 second-feet and extended above. Operation of 

water-stage recorder satisfactory. Daily discharge ascertained by applying 

to rating table mean daily gage height determined from recorder graph 

by straight-line method. Records good.

Discharge measurements of Lost Creek near Pryor, Mont., during the year ending

September SO, 1928

Date

31

Made by 

A. H. Tuttle.. _ . __

.-..-do .. ............

Gage 

height

Fed

1 22

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

4.5

9.8

Date

A 110 Q

Sept. 24

Made by 

A.H. Tuttle ..

W. A. Lamb- ___

Gage 

height

Feet 

0.90

.95

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

2.5

3.1

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Lost Creek near Pryor, Mont., for the year ending September SO, 1928

Day

1. __________________ ..

2-. __ - ______ .. .......

4..-.- . 

5- . - 

7 _ . _ ____________ . .

8 _ - _______ - __ . - __

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

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

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

12 ______________ .. _ .. .....

13...- - _ ... ......

14.. . ____ - _ . ....

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

16 _______ . _______ ... ........

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

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

19 _____________ .. _ . .. .......

20.... ______ - ....................

21 __..... .. ...... .... .

22 _________ __ .. ...........

23 _____________ ...... __. ...

24 _ ...... ........ _ . ..

25 ____ - ____________ . .....

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

27 ____ . __ ... _____ ... .........

28 __ .. . __ ............

29. 

30 ____ .... ........

31 __ . ________ . ______ .. ...

Oct.

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

i i

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.7

1.5

Nov.

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

Apr.

2.1

2.2

2.4

2.5

2 4

2.4

2.3

2.2

2 2

2.1

2.1

2.1

2 2

2.4

O "I

May

3.1

3.2

3.4

3.4

3.7

4.0

4.5

5.8

9.2

10.8

11.1

8.9

8.3

7.8

7.2

7.2

7.8

8.6

12.0

15.5

16.2

15.5

15.1

16.2

18.1

17.3

13.1

11.8

9.8

8.9

8.6

June

7.8

7.5

6.6

6.1

7.2

6.6

5.8

5.4

5.4

4.9

4.7

4.9

4.5

4.2

' 4.0

3.8

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.7

3.6

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.6

July

3.4

3.4

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.6

2.6

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

Aug.

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.3

2 5

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.5

Sept.

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.4

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.5

2.6

3.6

2.5

3.7

3.8

3.6

3.4

4.2

7.8

12 4

NOTE. Gage not read Oct. 26, 27, and May 19; discharge interpolated.
YELLOWSTONE KiVER BASIN 153

Monthly discharge of Lost Creek near Pry or, Mont., for the years ending September

SO, 1922 and 192S.

Month

1921-22

April 21-30 ____ . __________ - __ - __ - __

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

1922-23

April 15-30- . _____ . __ - ____ ___

July _____ . .. ... _ __ __ ___ .

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

2.5 

2.4 

1.9 

5.2 

3.4 

1.7 

1.5 

1.4

1.7 

1.5 

3.1 

18.1 

7.8 

3.4 

2.5 

12.4

Minimum

2.3 

2.3 

1.3

1.7 

1.6 

1.4 

1.3 

1.2

1.3 

1.4 

2.1 

3.1 

3.6 

2.5 

2.3 

2.3

Mean

2.38 

2.34 

1.44 

2.88 

2.22 

1.52 

1.43 

1.31

1.42 

1.45 

2.31 

0.55 

4.72 

2.84 

2.42 

3.22

Run-off in 

acre-feet

146 

88.2 

28.6 

177 

132 

93.5 

87.9 

78.0

87.3 

11.5 

68.7 

587 

281 

175 

149 

192

NOTE. Figures of monthly discharge for the year ending Sept. 30,1922, supersede those published in 

Water-Supply Paper 546. -~ WIND RIVER AT RIVERTON, WYO.

LOCATION. In sec. 2, T. 1 S., R. 4 E., at highway bridge three-fourths mile east of 

Riverton, Fremont County. Popo Agie River enters three-fourths mile below 

DRAINAGE ABBA. 2,320 square miles (measured on base .map of Wyoming; 

scale 1:500,000).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 15, 1911, to September 30, 1923. From May 14> 

1906, to November 1, 1908, station maintained at Walker's ferry 1 mile 

above present station. No streams enter between; records directly comparable.

GAGE. Friez water-stage recorder installed April 4, 1917, referred to chain gage 

on downstream side of first pier bent from left bank used previously; inspected 

by employees of Bureau of Reclamation.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from cable just above bridge.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of sand and gravel. Control at gravel 

bar just below gage; slightly shifting. Right bank is overflowed at extreme 

high water.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage during year from water-stage recorder, 11.5 feet at 4 a. m. July 25 (discharge, 11,400 second-feet); minimum 

discharge occurred during winter.

1906-1908; 1911-12; 1915-1923: Maximum discharge recorded, 12,300 

second-feet June 14,1906; minimum discharge, 226 second-feet February 27, 

1919.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation seriously affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. Water is diverted from Wind River and its tributaries for the 

irrigation of 35,000 acres.

REGULATION. None.

18775 27f WSP 566 11
154 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent; affected by ice and by shifting control. Rating curve fairly well defined. Operation of water-stage 

recorder satisfactory except as shown in footnote to daily-discharge table. 

Daily discharge ascertained by applying to rating table daily mean gage 

height obtained by inspection of recorder graph. Indirect method for shifting control used May 6 to July 25 and September 28-30. Records good 

except for periods of no gage-height record, for which they are fair.

Discharge measurements of Wind River at Riverton, Wyo., during the year ending

September 80, 1923

Date

Feb. 6

Apr. 10

May 23

Made by 

M. B. Arthur...... _ .

Follansbee and Parker.

Gage 

height

Feet 

°6.88

6.42

8.36

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

247

320

2,230

Date Made by 

P.V.Hodges __

Gage 

height

Feet 

8.74

7.76

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

2,970

1,520

o Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Wind River at Riverton, Wyo., for the year ending

September 30,1923

Day

2. ________

3- ___ 

4.. 

5- __ . ........

6 .... . ...

7 ..... 

8 .... .

Q

10 ... ..

11 ____ ......

12 ________ .

13 _ - ...

14 _ . ....

15 ____ . .....

16. __ . ........

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

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

19.. _ . ____ .

20 

21 ..

22. ___ .. .....

« --- .

24. ____ . .....

25- ___ ... .

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

27 _ . _ -.

28 

29 ___ .

30 ...

31 ........

Oct.

620

677

558

551

544

577

570

564

532

506

499

492

492

538

532

525

538

518

492

486

492

486

473

454

466

454

460

454

4&n

492

492

Nov.

492

492

492

492

485

48fl

470

470

4«n

460

460

460

460

460

460

470

480

492

470

400

300

I 290

Dec.

320

| 300

1

. 280

[ 300

[ 320

|

350

Jan.

1

[ 340

1

1

\ 350

I

300

[ 280

260

J^tO

Feb.

240

247

1 245

1

\ 245

I

255

1

\ 300

}

I 350

Mar.

1

[ 400

1

1

\ 350

I

1

I 340

1

1

\ 330

I

1

| 380

I

580

Apr.

580

550

520

480

440

400

370

340

320

312

321

334

370

365

338

334

375

438

544

544

444

480

480

449

444

444

499

577

628

May

577

486

486

454

577

786

750

940

1,120

1,430

1,560

1,470

1,170

1,090

962

900

840

880

1,130

1,250

1,580

2,040

2,580

2,890

3,850

4,790

5,380

5,230

4,650

3,720

3,720

June

3,230

2,780

2,780

3,480

3,850

3,980

3,850

4,240

4,650

5,540

5,850

6,930

8,350

8,350

7,240

7,400

6,780

5,850

4,930

4,240

4,110

3,980

3,720

3,480

3,120

3,120

3,230

3,350

3,600

4,110

July

4,510

4! 1)30

4,930

4,790

5,050

5,350

5,200

5,200

4,900

4,480

4,340

4,210

4,480

4,760

5,200

5,800

5,700

5,300

4,000

3,210

3,330

4,080

7,520

8,320

6,740

6,590

4,900

4,210

3,700

3,330

Aug.

3,330

3,330

2,980

2,760

2,660

2,280

2,100

1,860

1,710

1,570

1,500

1.380

1,270

1,290

1,570

1,640

1,500

1,400

1,310

1,310

1,360

1,570

1,500

1,340

1,250

1,200

1,220

1,150

1,090

1,030

1,020

Sept.

1,010

962

920

870

910

900

870

880

850

813

804

777

750

724

716

750

920

870

860

804

768

750

733

768

860

831

1,470

5,200

2,710

2,180

NOTE. No gage-height record Nov. 1-3, 5-10, 12-17, 19, 20, Apr. 1-9, and July 16-20; discharge estimated by comparison with flow of Big Horn River at Thermopolis. Stage-discharge relation affected 

by ice Nov. 21 to Mar. 31; discharge estimated from temperature records, one discharge measurement, 

and comparison with flow of Big Horn River at Thermopolis.
YELLOWSTONE EIVEE BASIN 155 

Monthly discharge of Wind River atjiiverton, Wyo., for the year ending September

Month

May. . .. .

April..... _____ ________ . _______

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

620

628 

5,380 

8,350 

8,320 

3,330 

5,200

8,350

Minimum

454

312 

454 

2,780 

3,210 

1,020 

716

Mean

513 

412 

313 

294 

267 

403 

439 

1.910 

4,760 

4,970 

1,690 

1,110

1,420

Run-off in 

acre-feet

31,500 

24, 500 

19,200 

18,100 

14,800 

24,800 

26,100 

117,000 

278,000 

306, 000 

104,000 

66,000

1,030,000

BIG HORN RIVER AT THERMOPOLIS, WYO.

LOCATION. In sec. 36, T. 43 N., R. 95 W., at highway bridge between Thermopolis and Hot Springs, Hot Springs County. Nearest tributary, Thermopolis Hot Springs, discharges 9 second-feet into Big Horn River a 

short distance downstream.

DRAINAGE AREA. 8,080 square miles (measured on base map of Wyoming; 

scale 1:500,000).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 28, 1900, to December 31, 1905; July 30, 1910, to 

September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Chain on downstream handrail of concrete bridge, installed January 13, 

1922, referred to datum of gage on old bridge 30 feet downstream, which 

was used previously; read by Miss Evelyn Radford.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from six-span bridge.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of coarse gravel and small boulders. 

Control for low and medium stages a short distance below; shifting at intervals; high-water control is vertical walls of canyon entrance half a mile 

downstream. Banks high and not subject to overflow.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage during year from high-water marks, 

16.2 feet at 11 p. m. July 24 (discharge, 29,800 second-feet); minimum flow 

occurred during winter.

1900-1905; 1910-1923: Maximum stage recorded, that of July 24, 1923J 

minimum discharge, 180 second-feet April 5, 1904.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation slightly affected by ice for short periods.

DIVERSIONS. Adjudicated diversions for irrigation of 1,100 acres from Big 

Horn River above station and 15,000 acres below. In addition, about 

30,000 acres irrigated by unadjudicated rights.

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation slightly shifting; affected by ice during 

winter. Rating curve well defined below and extended above 16,000 secondfeet. Gage read to hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained 

by applying mean daily gage height to rating table. Indirect method for 

shifting control used October 1-10. Records good except for periods of no 

gage-height record or ice effect, for which they are fair.
156 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

Discharge measurements of Big Horn River at Thermopolis, Wyo., during the year 

ending September SO, 1923

Date

Feb. 7

Apr. 11

May 21

Made by 

M. B. Arthur ..........

Follansbee and Parker.

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.01

1 79

3.40

Discharge

Sec.-ft.

1,050

2,960

Date

A 11 or 9Q

Made by 

P. 8. Parker.. __ 

Gage 

height

Feet 

5.50

2.47

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

6,680

1,800

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Big Horn River at Thermopolis, Wyo., for the year

ending September 30, 1923

Day

1. __ . __

2. ___ ......

3- __ 

5. __ . _ -

6. __ ... __

7. __ - _ 

8.1 

9- _ -. __

10- 

12. ___ - __ -

13. __ 

14 

15 

16 

17- __ -- _ -

18 __ --

19

20 

21. ___

22. __ . __

23- ___ . .....

24 ___ . -

25 -

26 

27- __ -- __

9H

29- ______

30- __ . __

31 - 

Oct.

1,120

1,100

1,030

1,010

956

900

884

884

892

908

844

844

836

844

852

844

836

836

836

844

892

QAf|

892

868

836

836

836

868

900

916

972

Nov.

998

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,030

1,010

989

998

' 972

972

1,010

998

989

972

948

940

932

948

868

799

743

680

631

562

495

485

485

528

556

592

Dec.

624

666

666

666

666

687

585

530

KOQ

610

673

687

701

708

701

Jan.

680

729

715

708

610

598

539

528

528

512

485

460

Feb.

460

465

1

! 480

1

528

528

652

771

729

666

844

916

Mar.

1,040

813

860

972

924

876

729

729

778

813

813

799

771

729

757

722

631

645

673

617

659

792

980

1,130

1,210

980

1,690

2,700

3,320

3,740

3,760

Apr.

2,330

2,200

2,070

1,940

1,520

1,300

1,250

1,160

1,160

1,070

1,070

980

980

980

1,070

1,070

1,070

1,160

1,160

1,250

1,350

1,350

1,350

1,350

1,200

1,250

1,250

1,350

1,400

1,700

May

1,760

1,460

1,460

1,520

1,520

1,640

1,940

1,940

2,200

2,460

2,870

3,180

3,180

3,180

3,020

2,460

2,460

2,460

2,330

2,870

3,180

4,290

5,430

5,620

5,810

8,660

8,500

7,710

6,380

6,000

5,810

June

5,620

5,430

5,240

5,810

7,710

8,850

8,850

8,850

8,850

9,800

11,000

12,000

14,000

15,300

15,000

14,000

14,100

13,400

9,400

8,090

8,470

6,950

6,570

6,000

5,240

5,050

5,050

5,240

5,240

5,240

July

7,520

7,520

7,710

7,900

8,090

8,090

7,900

7,900

7,710

7,520

6,950

6,570

6,380

6,380

7,140

8,470

8,280

8,090

6.000

5,620

5,620

4,480

9,800

19,900

27,000

20,400

15,500

14,400

11,200

9,200

7,140

Aug.

6,000

5,430

4,480

4,100

3,720

3,350

3,180

3,020

2,870

2,460

2,200

1,940

1,820

1,940

4,290

3,180

2,330

2,070

2,070

1,820

1,820

1,820

2,070

2,070

2,070

1,820

1,820

1,760

1,760

1,820

1,940

Sept.

1,700

1,640

1,520

1,460

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,460

1,400

1,350

1,300

, 1,250

1,300

1,350

1,350

1,580

1,760

1,640

1,640

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,640

1,640

1,640

3,720 10 onn

20,400

11,100

NOTE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 7-26, Jan. 1-7, 11-16, 25-31, and Feb. 1-20; discharge based on temperature and gage-height records, observer's notes, and one discharge measurement. 

No gage-height record June 10-19; discharge determined from gage-height record at Dornick and from 

high-water marks.

Monthly discharge of Big Horn River at Thermopolis, Wyo., for the year ending

September 30, 1923

Month

February _ ___ __________________

June. __________ __________________

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

August

September ______ . __________________

The year _______________________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

1,120 

1,030 

708

916 

3,760 

2,330 

8,660 

15,300 

27,000 

6,000 

20,400

27.000

Minimum

836 

485

617 

980 

1,460 

5,050 

4,480 

1,760 

1,250

Mean

897 

840 

613 

582 

535 

1,180 

1,340 

3,650 

8,680 

9,430 

2,680 

3,110

2.810

Run-off in 

acre -feet

55,200 

50,000 

37, 700 

35,800 

29,700 

72,600 

,79,700 

224,000 

516,000 

580,000 

165,000 

185,000

2.030.000
YELLOWSTOETE EIVEE BASIN 157

BIO HORN EIVEK NEAR HAEDIN, MONT.

LOCATION. In NW. ^i sec. 19, T. 1 S., R. 34 E., at highway bridge on CrowIndian Reservation, half a mile above junction of Big Horn and Little Horn 

rivers, and 2 miles from Hardin, Big Horn County.

DRAINAGE ABBA. 20,700 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 16, 1904, to September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Chain gage attached to west span, downstream side of highway bridge; 

read by H. R. Kean.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from highway bridge or from ice cover during winter.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Stream bed composed of gravel; free from vegetation; 

slightly shifting. Banks high; not subject to overflow except at extreme 

stages. 9

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 9.81 feet September 30 (discharge, 35,900 second-feet); minimum discharge, 600 secondfeet December 6. 

1904-1923: Maximum discharge recorded, 40,800 second-feet June 17, 

1908; minimum discharge, 516 second-feet July 15-18, 1919.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation seriously affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. Water is diverted a few miles above station by a private irrigation 

company to irrigate land on west side of river. Water is also diverted from 

Shoshone River at Corbett Dam, Wyo., by the United States Bureau of 

Reclamation, and many private ditches divert water from tributaries above 

the station.

REGULATION. Shoshone Reservoir above Cody controls the flow of Shoshone 

River, an important tributary of the Big Horn.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent except as affected by ice. Rating curve well defined between 1,000 and 20,000 second-feet and extended 

above. Gage read to quarter-tenths once daily; occasionally to hundredths. 

Daily discharge ascertained by applying daily gage height to rating table. 

Open-water records good; winter records fair.

Discharge measurements of Big Horn River near Hardin, Mont., during the year ending September 30, 1928

Date

Dec. 5

20

31

May 4

Made by 

W. A. Lamb __ ... ...

 --do. - 

__ .do __ ... _ ... ...

. .do...... __ . __ .

A. H. Tuttle- _____

Gage 

height

Feet 

2.45

M.30

i>3.34

3.72

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

"1,090

1,240

1,580

868

2,890

Date

26

Made by 

W. A. Lamb __

A. H. Tuttle . 

Gage 

height

Feet 

. 6.11

6.13

4.76

4.09

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

c 10, 400

11,300

5,200

3,630

0 Float measurement.

fc Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

c Surface velocity used for part of measurement.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Big Horn River near Hardin, Mont., for the year

ending September 80, 192S

Day

1. ___ ....

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

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

4. __ . ....

S ........

Oct.

3,480

3,480

3,480

3,260

2.600

Nov.

1,980

1,980

2,030

1,980

2,090

Dec.

1,940

1,940

1,980

2,060

1.090

Jan.

1,500

1 380

1,380

1 380

1.440

Feb.

[l,200

Mar'.

3,000

Apr.

7,860

7

QAA

6,280

5,680

4.320

May

2,740

3,180

2,830

2,980

2.830

June

14,400

12,600

12,600

11,100

11,300

July

11,600

11,800

13,700

13,900

16.200

Aug.

9,770

8,540

7,580

7,580

7,390

Sept.

3,020

2,890

2,980

2,800

2,710
158

Daily

SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

, in second-feet, of Big Horn River near Hardin, Mont., for the 

year ending September SO, 1928 Continued

Day

6 ........

7....... _ .

8...... __ .

9,. _ ......

10- _ ... _

11. _ ... ....

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

13 -.,....

14. __ .. _ .

15 

16 

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

18 .......

19 .......

20 ...

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

22. ___ ....

23 

24.. _ ......

25 . 

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

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

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

29. ___ . ...

30.. _ .. ....

31- _ . _ ...

Oct.

1,700

1,480

1,480

1,480

1,480

1,480

1,480

1,480

1,480

1,480

1,480

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,630

3,700

1,980

Nov.

2,090

2,090

9 flfin

2,060

2,060

2,060

2,060

1,950

1,850

1,900

2 060

2,«0

2,210

2,140

2,060

"l, 880

1,880

1,840

1,840

1,770

1,770

1,770

1,770

1,740

1,840

Dec.

600

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,630

1,910

1,770

1,630

1, 500

1,050

1,050

1,240

1,320

1 3ftfl

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,560

1,770

1,770

1,500

1 44J1

Jan.

i ^ftfl

1,500

1 JW1

1 ^ftfi

1,580

1,560

1,560

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,440

1,380

1,320

1 39fi

1,260

1 260

1,260

1,200

1,200

1,150

1,150

1 1 ^ft

960 Q9n

Q7fi

Feb.

1,200

Mar.

3,000

" 2,000

2,040

2,420

4,920

4,920

8,540

7,200

8,320

10,900

9

Q1A

Apr.

3,550

3 1 an

3,020

2,740

2,780

2,780

2,660

2 (\f\f\

2,520

2,570

2,210

2,300

2,300

2,260

2,260

2,260

2,740

2,490

2,300

2,260

2, 150

2,100

2,410

May

9 Ron

2 act)

2,660

3,800

4,060

4,460

5,360

5,520

5,200

5,040

4,460

4,190

4,060

4,030

4,300

5,980

8,670

9,580

10, 100

11,100

13,000

15,000

16,500

16,800

15,900

June

19 <WV\

17,100

16,000

14 3ftft

14,000

14 Qftft

16,200

16,200

20,800

22,600

22,600

20,600

1Q 7(V\

16,300

14,200

14,000

13,200

12,100

11,300

10 200

12! 100

9,540

July

15,500

14 300

14,200

19 Qflft

19 onn

19 inn

12,000

10,500

10,000

9,630

10,000

12,500

13,200

11,600

a

non

8,540

7 700

7,700

7,700

17,100

24, 700

29,500

24,700

16, 500

14,200

11 800

Aug.

7

onft

6,460

6,350

6,280

5,130

4,270

3,390

3,220

5,130

5,130

4,830

3,750

3,390

3,440

4,010

3,280

3,020

3,140

3,750

3,500

3,620

3,620

3,350

3 99ft

Sept.

9 ion

9 AjR£\

9 3ftft

9 fiAn

2,710

2,460

2,150

2,120

2,150

2,180

2,300

2,460

4,890

4,740

3,930

3,620

3,500

3,480

3,580

4,270

6,280

4,690

4,460

28,900

35,100

NOTE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 13-17, Dec. 6, and Dec. 13 to Mar. 22; discharge 

estimated from gage-height and temperature records, discharge measurements, and observer's notes.

Monthly discharge of Big Horn River near Hardin, Mont., for-the year ending September 80, 1928

. Month

July. . .. . - 

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

3,480 

2,210 

2,060 

1,580

10,900

7,860 

16,800 

22,600 

29,500 

9,770 

35,100

35,100

Minimum

1,480 

1,740 

600 

870

2,100 

2.B20 

9,540 

7,700 

3,020 

2,120

600

Mean

1,840 

1,960 

1,480 

1,340 

1,200 

3,520 

3,190 

6,530 

15,000 

13,500 

4,980 

5,150

4,990

Run-off in 

acre-feet

113,000 

117,000 

91,000 

82,400 

66,600 

216rOOO 

190,000 

402,000 

893,000 

830,000 

306,000 

306,000

3, 610, 000

DINWOODY CREEK NEAR IENORE, WYO.

LOCATION. In sec. 10, T. 5 N., R. 5 W., at highway bridge on road from Riverton to Dubois, 14 miles northwest of Lenore, Fremont County, on Wind 

River Diminished Reservation. No tributary between station and mouth, 

a quarter of a mile below.

DRAINAGE AREA. 114 square miles (measured on base map of Wyoming; scale, 

1:500,000).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 15, 1918, to September 30,1923. Station maintained 

at same section from January 16 to October 31, 1909.

GAGE. Gurley water-stage recorder at left bridge abutment, referred to datum 

of gage used during 1909; inspected by Cloyd Miller.
YEIJ^OWSTONE EIVEE BASIN 159

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from single-span bridge and by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of boulders. Control large boulders 

25 feet downstream; fairly permanent. Banks not subject to overflow.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage during year from water-stage 

recorder, 3.75 feet at 9 a. m. July 25 (discharge, 1,710 second-feet); mini" 

mum discharge occurred during winter.

1918-1923: Maximum discharge recorded, that of July 25,1923; minimum 

stage recorded, 0.42 foot April 17,,1922 (discharge, 8 second-feet).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. One small ditch diverts water from Dinwopdy Creek aj^ve station.

REGULATION. Natural regulation to small extent by Dinwoody Lake and numerous other small lakes on headwaters.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation slightly shifting. Rating curve used October 1 to November 30, and curve used December 23 to September 30 both 

well defined between 20 and 800 second-feet and extended above. Operation of water-stage recorder satisfactory except as shown in footnote to 

daily-discharge table. Daily discharge ascertained by applying to rating 

table mean daily gage height obtained from inspection of recorder graph. 

Records excellent, except during high water, for which they are good, and 

for periods of no gage-height record or ice effect, for which they are fair.

Discharge measurements of Dinwoody Creek near Lenore, Wyo., during the year 

ending September 80, 1923

Date

May 26

June 23

Aug. 24

Made by 

P. S. Parker __ . __________________________ . .......

 ..do - .

Gage 

height

Feet 

2.17

2.24

2.18

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

282

347

338

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Dinwoody Creek near Lenore, Wyo., for the year 

ending September 80, 1928

Day

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

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

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

4 ______ -

5 ___ ........

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

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

8 ______ -

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

10 

11. ______ ...

12 ......

13- _ - ____

14...... __

15 -.

16... ___ .....

17. ... .

18 

19 

20 _ .- .._.....

21 .._......

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

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

24... ____ ....

25 - 

Oct.

107

99

OR

Q4.

99

92

83

73

66

61

59

56

67

67

66

63

57

53

50

48

44

44

40

40

38

Nov.

14

35

V7

37

30

30

23

24

28

36

35

34

32

30

28

29

30

Dec.

24

22

17

la

19 ' 19

19

20

20

Jan.

22

23

OQ

OQ

28

27

27

27

26

9H

99

20

19

Id

16

17

ia

19

22

25

23

Feb.

15

1

14

20

20

20

21

21

22

20

1Q

19

Mar.

99

9*

99

19

ift

*22

99

99

' 22

22

23

on

19

19

19

Apr.

OK

24

00

oo

00

00

20

20

19

20

1Q

20

19

20

20

19

19

19

19

19

19

21

99

22

22

May

28

28

Oft

29

9Q

OQ

30

33

36

4.9

58

81

102

1ft9

100

QQ

7Q

74

76

7ft

O4.

210

260

June

253

219

91 ft

99ft

288

319

323

344

376

442

515

770

940

880

720

700

652

538

413

366

353

QHQ

331

QftO

278

July

500

575

652

710

750

aKft

840

QAf)

870

ft7ft

Qflft

950

1,030

910

940

940

QAf)

ft on

830

750

720

780

1,120

1,410

1.660

Aug.

820

720

600

530

41i

418

371

331

315

311

311

327

366

413

442

448

413

396

396

386

396

lan

353

327

Sept.

253

242

242

260

267

278

284

274

270

264

253

253

246

246

253

236

195

157

138

126

122

115

120

120

131
160

Daily dii

SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

<e, in second-feet, of Dinwoody Creek near Lenore, Wyo., for the year 

ending September 89, 1928 Continued

Day

26. 

27 

28

29...... ____

30. ________

01

Oct.

37

36

38

38

35

33

Nov.

27

26

26

25

24

~\--~

Dec.

22

25

1 ,

1

Jan.

22

Feb.

20

19

18

Mar.

22

25

28

27

27

27

Apr.

22

23

23

26

25

May

344

418

424

348

295

281

June

267

284

295

327

424

July

1.310

1,070

1,000

900

790

700

Aug.

323

319

307

292

281

274

Sept.

192

216

216

239

225

NOTE. Stagffdisehage relatiofi affected by iceNov. o-9, il-15, 22, Dec. 1-2!, 30-31, Jan. 1,14-16, 21-31* 

Feb. 1-16, Mar. 5, and 10-20; discharge based on temperature and gage-height records, and observer's 

notes. Chain gage read three times weekly Nov. 5 to Apr. 5 and discharge interpolated for days of no 

gage-height record. Gage not read Apr. 15-18; discharge interpolated.

Monthly discharge of Dinwoody Creek near Lenore, Wyo., for the year ending Sep-

. tember SO,

Month

October ____ . _________________ ...

April _ __.... _.. 

July .

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

107

26 

424

940 

1,680 

820 

284

1,660

Minimum

33

19 

28 

210 

500 

274 

115

Mean

60.6 

29 

21 

23 

17 

22 

21.3 

134 

424 

902 

398 

214

190

Run-off in 

acre-feet

3,730 

1,730 

1,290 

1,410 

944 

1,350 

1,270 

8,240 

25,200 

55,500 

24,500 

12,700

138,000

DRY CREEK NEAR IENORE, WYO.

LOCATION. In SW. % sec. 12, T. 4 N., E. 5 W., half a mile above head of Dry 

Creek ditch and 12 miles west of Lenore, Fremont County, on Wind River 

Diminished Reservation. Little Dry Creek enters 2 miles below.

DRAINAGE AREA. 73 square miles (measured on base map of Wyoming; scale, 

1:500,000).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 19, 1921, to September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Gurley water-stage recorder at left bank; inspected by United States 

Indian Service employee.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from cable 100 feet above gage or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of boulders, which are fairly permanent. No well-defined control. Banks not subject to overflow.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage during year from water-stage recorder, 2.6 feet at 8 a. m. June 13 (discharge, 505 second-feet); minimum 

discharge occurred during winter.

1921-1923: Maximum stage from high-water mark, 3.9 feet about June 

12, 1921 (discharge, 1,100 second-feet); minimum discharge, 2 second-feet 

February 23, 1921.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation seriously affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. One small ditch diverts water above station. Dry Creek ditch 

diverts below.

REGULATION. Diurnal fluctuation during spring from alternate melting and 

freezing of mountain snow. No artificial regulation.
YELLOWSTONE EIVEB BlSIN 161

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent. Rating curve well defined. 

Operation of water-stage recorder satisfactory except as explained in footnote to daily-discharge table. Daily discharge ascertained by applying to 

rating table maan daily gage height obtained by inspection of recorder 

graph. Records excellent except for days of no gage-height record, for which 

they are poor.

Discharge measurements of Dry Creek near Lenore, Wyo., during the year ending

September 30, 1923

Date

May 26

A 11 u 94,

Made by 

 

Qage 

height

Feet 

2.05

.83

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

289

55

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Dry Creek near Lenore, Wyo., for the year ending

September 30,

Day

1 . .........

2 ___ .

3. ......

4 ..........

5 _ ....

6. .........

7. . ....

8 ... .

10 ..

11 . _________

12 . __.___ .

13 . ....

14 . ....

15 ___ _.

Oct.

23

23

May June

152

146

180

220

208

208

235

265

280

262

336

4ni

433

360

329

July

250

271

O«K

271

QfiQ

271

268

274

274

274

265

250

200

182

Aug.

1-

I 65

I"

Sept.

41

404f\

41

OQ

36

34

Day

Ifi . _____

17 

18 .

in

20 

21 

22. __ - ....

23 

9i

9*

26. ......

97

28 

29 .

30

31 __ - ....

Oct. May

136

247

308

247

198

188

175

June

298

256

198

188

170

162

156

136

138

123

138

144

154

192

232

July

175

162

160

156

146

138

136

125

130

164

150

241

280

240

190

150

Aug.

60

55

55

55

53

52

52

49

46

46

46

44

Sept

NOTE. No gage-height record July 29 to Aug. 23; discharge estimated by comparison with flow of 

Dinwoody and Meadow Creeks.

Monthly discharge of Dry Creek near Lenore, Wyo., for the year ending September

30, 1923

Month

May 24-31. _ . __ ................

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

August ________________________ . .....

September 1-7 ______ _________ . ______

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

315 

433 

280

41

Minimum

136 

123 

125

34

Mean

227 

223 

212 

. 59 

38.7

Run-off in 

acre-feet

3,600 

13,300 

13,000 

3,630 

538

MEADOW CREEK NEAR LENORE, WYO. 

. . *

LOCATION. In NE. ^ sec. 27, T. 4 N., R. 4 W., at Johnson ranch on Wind River 

Diminished Reservation, 6 miles southwest of Lenore, Fremont County. 

No tributary between station and mouth.

DRAINAGE AKEA. 55 square miles (measured on base map of Wyoming; scale, 

1:500,000).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 20,1921, to September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Vertical staff at left bank just below private bridge; read by Mrs. William Johnson. 

18775 27f wsp 566 12
162 SUBFACE WATEB SUPPLY, 1923, PART vi

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from single-span bridge or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of sand; shifting during high water. 

No well-defined control. Banks subject to overflow at stage of 3.2 feet.

EXTREMES OF STAGE. Maximum stage during year from high-water mark, 3.84 

feet at 6 p. m. July 26 (discharge from extension of rating curve 116 secondfeet) ; minimum stage occurred during winter.

1921-1923: Maximum stage recorded, that of July 26, 1913; minimum 

discharge, 4 second-feet January 17, 1922.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation seriously affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. Four small ditches divert water above station for irrigation of 

400 acres. Meadow Creek ditch diverts a fourth of a mile below station.

REGULATION. Diurnal fluctuation during spring from alternate melting and 

freezing of mountain snow. No artificial regulation.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation slightly shifting. Rating curve well defined 

below and extended above 25 second-feet. Gage read to hundredths 

twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean dailyi gage 

height to rating table. Shifting-control method used June 11 to September 30. Records fair.

Discharge measurements of Meadow Creek near Lenore, Wyo., during the year 

ending September 30, 1923

Date

May 26

Aug. 24

Made by 

P C! "parlrAr

Gage 

height

Feet 

0.90

1.12

1.40

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

8.9

16.2

22.8

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Meadow Creek near Lenore, Wyo., for the year

ending September 30, 1923

Day

1_. _________

2-. __ ... .........

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

4- -

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

6.. ___ . __ ... ...

7 ___________

8.. ____ . _ . .....

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

10 

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

12 ____ __ . .....

13 ____ . __ .. ....

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

15 __ - ___ ...

16.. __ ... .........

17

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

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

20.. __ ... _ . _ ..

*

21... __ ....... .....

22 ____ . __ . .....

23- __ . __ .. _ .

24 ___________

25- __ . __ ... ...

Oct.

20

21

21

21

22

22

91

22

22

22

22

22

21

21

91

ft

22

22

21

21

21

21

Nov.

20

19

19

19

19

18

10

19

18

IS

18

16

17

16

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

Dec.

16

16

15

15

15

. 16

1 %

12

12

15

13

12

10

10

10

9

10

14

13

13

14

13

11

Mar.

12

Apr.

8

9

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

10

11

8

9

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

 9

9

9

May

9

9

8

8

11

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

9

9

8

8

8

8

June

8

8

8

8

9

8

8

9

9

9

9

9

9

10

10

14

15

16

15

16

16

15

16

14

14

July

21

23

22

22

21

21

21

21

22

24

24

23

22

20

19

18

18

18

18

17

18

18

20

19

40

Aug.

24

23

23

Sept.

21

23

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

24
YELLOWSTONE EIVEE BASIN 163

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Meadow Creek near Lenore, Wyo., for the year 

ending September SO, 1923 Continued

Day

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

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

28- __ . __ .. _ .

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

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

31- _ . __ . __ .

Oct.

21

21

22

20

20

20

Nov.

17

17

17

16

16

Dec.

11

Mar.

13

14

29

25

17

22

Apr.

9

10

10

8

8

May

8

9

9

9

9

8

June

15

16

17

20

21

July

90

50

30

25

25

25

Aug.

22

21

20

20

20

20

Sept.

24

67

46

42

29

NOTE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 8,9,11-18,24-31; discharge estimated from temperature record and observer's notes. No gage-height record July 25 to Aug. 23 and Aug. 95-28; discharge 

estimated by comparison with flow of Bull Lake and Willow Creeks, and high-water marks.

Monthly discharge of Meadow Creek near Lenore, Wyo., for the year ending September SO, 1923

Month

October. ______________ _-. ___ . _______

December _______________________ . __

March 25-31 ______ . __ . _____ . _ . _______

April . ___ . ________________________

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

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

22 

20 

16 

29 

11 

11 

21 

90

67

Minimum

20 

16 

9 

12

8 

8 

8 

17

21

Mean

21.3 

17.5 

12.5 

18.9 

8.5 

8.4 

12.4 

25.0 

23.3 

26.8

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,310 

1,040 

* 769 

262 

506 

516 

738 

1,540 

1,430 

1,590

WILLOW CREEK NEAR LENQRE, WYO.

LOCATION. In SW. M sec. 20, T. 3 N., R. 4 W., 2 miles upstream from bridge on

main road from Fort Washakie to Dubois and 10 miles southwest of Lenore,

on Wind River Diminished Reservation. No tributary between station and

mouth, 12 miles downstream. 

DRAINAGE AREA. Not measured. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 15 to December 31, 1909; May 16, 1921, to June

30, 1923. 

GAGE. Chain on left bank, 1,000 feet above head gate of Willow Creek ditch;

read by employee of United States Office of Indian Affairs. 

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from cable at gage or by wading. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of gravel and small boulders. Control

at rapids 35 feet downstream; shifts during high water. Left bank subject

to overflow at stage of 3.5 feet. 

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage from high-water marks, 4.50 feet

July 26 (discharge, 750 second-feet); minimum stage probably occurred

during winter.

1921-1923: Maximum stage recorded, that of July 26, 1923; minimum

discharge recorded, 7 second-feet January 14,1921. 

ICE. Stage-discharge relation seriously affected by ice. 

' DIVERSIONS. No diversions above station. 

REGULATION. Diurnal fluctuation during spring from alternate melting and

freezing of mountain snow. No artificial regulation. 

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation practically permanent. Rating curve well

defined below 200 second-feet and extended above. Gage read to hundredths

once daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying daily gage height to

rating table. Records fair.
164 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

Discharge measurements of Willow Creek near Lenore, Wyo., during the year ending

September 30, 1923-

Date

May 26

Aug. 24

Made by 

P. S. Parker.. _ ..... _ .. _ ............... __ . __ .. __ _. .

P. V.Hodges ............ ................................................

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.50

.50

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

75

14.1

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Willow Creek near Lenore, Wyo., for the year 

ending September 30, 1923

Day

1 .

2. __ .... .....

3 ____ _

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

5 . __ .......

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

7 _____ . .....

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

9 .., 

10 ...........

May

15

14

14

15

15

15

15

15

16

16

June

102

102

112

122

118

141

154

164

161

192

Day

11 _____ . ...

12 _____ ......

]3 ....

16.......... .

17. _______ .

18 ____ ......

1Q

20 ___ ...... 

May

16

16

16

17

18

20

20

21

23

21

June

196

243

276

302

214

192

164

156

144

134

Day

21 ___ ... . .

22... ...........

23 _ .. ......

24 ____ .......

25... ...........

26 . ........

27 ..............

28. ..........

29 _____ _

30... ...........

31 ____ . _ -

May

29

27

34

59

70

93

99

109

115

112

115

June

131

125

122

115

106

96

96

87

84

84

NOTE. No gage-height record May 1-4; discharge based on comparison with flow of Bull Lake Creek.

Monthly discharge of Willow Creek near Lenore, Wyo., for the year ending September 30, 1923

Month

Jnne ___ .. ___________________ . ..........

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

115 

302

Minimum

14 

84

Mean

38.7 

148

Run-off in 

acre-feet

2,380 

8,810

BULL LAKE CREEK NEAR LENORE, WYO.

LOCATION. Near north* line of sec. 17, T. 3 N., R. 2 W.,at highway bridge 14 

miles southeast of Lenore, Fremont County, on Wind River Diminished

t Reservation. No tributary between station and mouth, a quarter of a mile 

below.

DRAINAGE AREA. 132 square miles (measured on base map of Wyoming; scale, 

1:500,000).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 18, 1918, to September 30, 1923. During 1909 

eight discharge measurements made at same site.

GAOE. Stevens water-stage recorder at left bank just below bridge; installed 

March 26, 1922. Datum lowered 2.86 feet October 1, 1922. Gage originally on downstream side of bridge and used until mo,ved to present site; 

inspected by employees of Bureau of Reclamation.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from bridge or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of large boulders; permanent. Control 

at small rapids just below gage; permanent. Banks not subject to overflow.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage during year from water-stage recorder, 6.53 feet June 13 (discharge, 2,290 second-feet); minimum discharge 

occurred during winter.
YELLOWSTONE EIVEE BASIN 165

1918-1923: Maximum discharge recorded, 3,990 second-feet June 16,1918; 

minimum discharge recorded, 17.8 second-feet from current-meter measurement, February 1, 1919.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. Two ditches divert water above station for irrigation of 200 acres.

REGULATION. Flow,naturally regulated by Bull Lake, which has an area of 4 

square miles.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation practically permanent; affected by ice durr 

ing winter. Rating curve well denned. Operation of water-stage recorder 

satisfactory except as explained in footnote to daily-discharge tabler Daily 

discharge ascertained by applying to rating table mean daily gage height 

obtained by inspection of recorder graph. Records excellent'except for 

periods of no gage-height record and when affected by ice, for wliich they 

are fair.

Discharge measurements of Butt Lake Creek near Lenore, Wyo., during the year

ending September 30,1923

Date

May 25

Aug. 25

Made by 

P. V. Hodges __________ ..... __ ... _____ . - .....

Gage 

height

Feet 

5.32

4.58

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

1000

423

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Bull Lake Creek near Lenore, Wyo., for the year

ending September 30, 1923

Day

1 ____ . .....

2 _____ , __

3-.... _ ......

4 _____ .. ....

5 ____ . .....

6 ____ . __ .

7

8..............

9 ____ . __ .

10. ____ ......

11 ____ . __ .

12

13........ ......

14 _____ . .....

15 _____ ......

16 ____ ......

17- _ . ........

18..............

19 ____ . .....

20..............

21 _____ . ....

22... _ ........

23....-... 

24. ____ . __ .

25..............

26. ____ ... ...

27...... ......

28.... __ 

29 _ . ..........

30 _____ ... _

*M

Oct.

172

165

IK A

144

131

118

112

106

103

98

93

90

8890'

90

88

86

85

85

83

78

73

71

69

67

62

60

58

60

60

60

Nov.

60

62

71

76

76

fiQ

69

67

se

49

oo

40

1"

Dec. i

45

40

QQ

28

40

45

I «,

1

40

00

Jan.

1 35

35

i 30

30

30

30

1

20'

Feb.

 to

19

18

24

40

38

Mar.

OC

°,1

| 35

35

35

o&

32

35

Apr.

 38

38

38

> 38

38

38

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

39

42

47

44

56

78

80

80

78

80

85

90

98

May

103

103

98

98

103

122

140

162

187

234

313

332

322

303

299

285

276

285

341

408

524

649

691

720

886

1,120

1,330

1,380

1,230

1,090

1,020

June

920

SfU

780

844

. 945

981

981

1,010

1,120

1,330

1,430

2,000

2,250

2,250

2,060

1,880

1,'820

1,540

1,330

1,180

1,080

1,030

963

886

780

765

788

877

1.040

1,280

July

1,540

1,650

1,740

1,820

1,820

1,880

1,940

1,940

1,940

1,880

1,760

1,700

1,700

1,700

1,700

1,760

1,740

1,540

1,480

1,430

1,330

1,280

1,380

1,700

2,060

1,940

1,700

1,480

1,280

1,150

1,050

Aug.

1,050

1,090

981

868

812

712

642

569

531

505

481

470

470

493

411

530

537

511

518

505

493

550

510

470

423

420

410

400

392

387

361

Sept.

351

332

313

303

111

313

318

322

322

313

313

303

285

290

281

285

303

294

272

259

246

234

226

226

222

290

524

531

493

452

NOTE. Recorder in operation Oct. 1 to Nov. 8 and Apr. 6 to Sept. 30. For remainder of time staff gage 

read once each week, and discharge for periods of no gage-height record based on temperature record and 

comparison with flow of Dinwoody Creek. No gage-height record Oct. 17 and Aug. 23-28; discharge 

based on comparison with flow of Dinwoody Creek.
166 SURFACE WATEE SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

Monthly discharge of Bull Lake Creek near Lenore, Wyo.,for the year ending September 30, 1923

Month

October ___ . ______________ . ________

November . _____________ ________ ....

July . ---.. _ ._.__ -_. .............

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

172 

76

98 

1,380 

2,250 

2,060 

1,090 

531

2,250

Minimum

58

37 

98 

765 

1,050 

. 361 

222

Mean

93.5 

51 

37 

30 

23 

35 

51 

489 

1,230 

1,650 

568 

318

384

Run-off in 

acre-feet

5,750 

3,030 

2,280 

1,840 

1,280 

2,150 

3,030 

30,100 

73,200 

101,000 

34,900 

18,900

277,000

MIDDLE FORE OF FOFO AGIE RIVER NEAR IANDER, WYO.

LOCATION. In sec. 17, T. 32 N., R. 100 W., 400 feet above diversion dam of 

Sinks Hydroelectric Co., half a mile above the "sinks," and 9 miles southwest of Lander, Fremont County. Nearest tributary enters from the south 

1 mile downstream.

DRAINAGE AREA. 84 square miles (measured on Forest Service atlas).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 1, 1922, to September 30, 1923, at present site. 

April 1,1911, to June 30,1912, afcd April 9,1918, to October 8, 1921, at old 

station 2 miles above.

GAGE. Stevens water-stage recorder installed May 3, 1922; inspected by E. D. 

Edwards.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from highway bridge 1 mile upstream or by 

wading near gage.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of boulders and is rough. Control of 

large boulders 25 feet downstream; permanent.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage during year from water-stage 

recorder, 4.0 feet at 1 a. m. June 12 and July 15 (discharge, 1,640 secondfeet) ; minimum discharge occurred during winter.

1918-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 4.1 feet June 7, 1921 (discharge, 

2,720 second-feet); minimum discharge, 6 second-feet Fe.bruary 4, 7, and 

8, 1918.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. None above station.

REGULATION. Diurnal fluctuation during spring caused by alternate melting 

and freezing of mountain snow; no artificial regulation.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation practically permanent. Rating curves 

used October 1 to 26 and April 8 to September 30 both well defined below 

and extended above 800 second-feet. Operation of water-stage recorder 

satisfactory except as shown in footnote to daily-discharge table. Daily 

discharge ascertained by applying to rating table mean daily gage height 

obtained by inspection of recorder graph. Records excellent except for 

periods of no gage-height record, for whiqh they are fair.
YELLOWSTONE EIVER BASIN 167

Discharge measurements of Middle Fork of Popo Agie River near Lander, Wyo., 

during the year ending September SO, 1923

Date

Feb. 4

June 24

Aug. 26

Made by 

M. B. Arthur ____ .... ____ . _ :... _________

P. V. Hod?es ___________________ . _____ . _____

Gage 

height

Feet

2.84

1.56

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

12.6

377

78

.Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Middle Fork of Popo Agie River near Lander,, 

Wyo., for the year ending September SO, 1923

Day

1 __ __ . __ . __ ____ . ___ 

2 ___ ___ ___ ___ ... ___ ....... __ .

3'.' _ _ ,._ . .... .. _ . __ - - __

4. __ ....... . __ ___ -

5 __ . _ _. __ ..... .. __ . ___ - __

6 __ ....

7 .___...._. 

8 ........... 

9 ..... .. .. . ---_ . .

10 ____ .... ____ .. ___ .... . ____ _

*

11 __ 1. __ . ______ ..... . _ ... .....

12 ........... __ 

13 _____ ______ . __ . ___ . _ . ... ...

14 ____________ . __ . _______ . ...

15 ________ .. _______ __-, .

16 

17.. __ . 

18 . __ .._._ ...... _.... 

19 ...... ........ ....... .. .

20 ____________ . __________

21 _______ '. ..... . .... . ........ . ....... ....

22 ____________________________ -

23 _________________ . .. 

24 ..- ___ .................. ....... 

25 ___ ... _______ . ___ ... - . -

26. _______ .. ___ .... ... ......

27 _________ . ___ . ___ . ___ - ___ - ___

28 _____________ . ___ - ___ *. 

29... ___ .. ___ ....... ............... .......

30 .... 

31- . . .... - 

6ct.

30

28

26

25

24

23

22

23

23

99

22

21

22

22

24

24

20

24

24

22

21

21

22

24

21

21

20

20

' 20

20

20

Apr.

40

39

39

38

38

37

37

36

32

32

30

32

30

26

26

29

34

40

44

38

36

38

37

39

41

44

50

56

62

60

May

57

54

54

55

60

70

86

94

104

130

115

98

80

78

79

72

S3

119

155

198

198

223

205

235

290

360

500

564

488

510

442

June

337

348

465

537 4sn

428

502

591

660

788

1,200

1,350

1,390

1,050

920

788

777

528

450

402

488

450

348

370

435

610

610

630

690

788

July

810

810

766

733

650

630

630

630

600

510

502

* 555

564

920

1,120

876

610

502

402

348

326

337

495

670

472

416

364

320

252

226

232

Aug.

223

198

174

160

146

133

121

113

106

101

96

95

94

99

101

94

89

86

86

85

87

87

96

91

82

SO

84

78

73

69

66

Sept.

S4.

SO

74

70

69

67

66

62

60

KQ

56

56

54

53

53

57

75

78

82

83

80

69

63

70

71

68

84

111

113

101

NOTE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Oct. 27-31; discharge estimated. No gage-height record 

Apr. 1-7, 20^30, May 1-12, 24-27; discharge estimated by comparison with flow of North Fork of Little 

Wind Kiver and Dinwoody Creek.

Monthly discharge of Middle Fork of Popo Agie River near Lander, Wyo., for the 

year ending September SO, 1923

Month

May _________________ __ . ............

July ... ......... .........................................

September _____________________ ........

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

30 

62 

564 

1,390 

1,120 

223 

113

Minimum

20 

26 

54 

337 

226 

66 

53

Mean

22.6

38.7 

189 

647 

557 

106 

72.2

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,390 

2,300 

11,600 

38,500 

34,200 

6,520 

4,300
168 SITBFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VIIITTIE WIND EIVEE2 NEAR FORT WASHAKIE, WTO.

LOCATION. In SE. ^ sec. 1, T. 1 S., R. 2 W., 2^ miles above junction with 

North Fork of Little Wind River at Fort Washakie, Fremont County, on 

Wind River Diminished Reservation.

DRAINAGE ABEA. 134 square miles, revised (measured on base map of Wyoming; 

scale, 1 :500,000).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 11, 1921, to September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Gurley water-stage recorder at right bank 500 feet above head gate of 

Ray ditch; inspected by employee of United States Office of Indian Affairs.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from cable 300 feet below gage.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of gravel and small boulders; practically permanent. No well-defined control. Banks not subject to overflow.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage during year from water-stage 

recorder, 4.25 feet at 6 a. m. June 13 (discharge, 1,420 second-feet); minimum 

stage occurred during winter.

1921-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 5.8 feet June 12, 1921 (discharge 

2,280 second-feet); minimum discharge, 14 second-feet February 22, 1921.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation seriously affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. A few small ditches divert water above station. Several ditches 

divert water below station, largest being Ray ditch which irrigates 6,000 

acres.

REGULATION. Diurnal fluctuation during spring from alternate melting, and 

freezing of mountain snow. No artifical regulation.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation practically permanent. Rating curve well 

defined below and extended above 1,000 second-feet. Operation of waterstage recorder satisfactory. Daily discharge ascertained by applying to 

rating table mean daily gage height obtained by inspection of recorder graph. 

Records excellent.

Discharge measurements of Little Wind River near Fort Washakie, Wyo., during 

the year ending September SO, 1983

Date

May 26

Aug. 23

Made by 

P. 8. Parker ____ . ____ ... ___ . __ . __ . . . 

. .do. . ________ ..... _ ____ .. 

P. V. Hodges ..__ .. __ ... ... ... . . . ....... .......

Gage 

height

Feet 

2.57

2.21

1.34

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

514

356

124

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Little Wind River near Fort Washakier Wyo,, for 

the year ending September SO, 1988

Day

1 ________ . ____ .. ........

2 __ . _________ . ....... _ ..

3 ____ . _______ . ____ .. _ .

4..... ..--.--.......-.............

5 __ .. __ .... . _________ ...

6.. _____ ... ____ .. _____ ......

7.......................... ... ,.. 8...... ....... 

9...... _ . __ . ___.____.__.

10 . __ ....

Oct.

41

37

35

33

31

32

30

30

28

27

Nov.

39

36

33

34

34

32

41

40

32

32

Apr. May

70

75

77

92

108

138

144

148

173

220

June

370

350

435

502

502

502

548

570

645

645

July

852

880

825

825

 720

720

745

770

695

620

Aug.

322

284

263

220

213

196

177

167

156

148

Sept.

94

83

83

83

83

83

83

78

77

77

2 Previously published as " South Fork of Little Wind River."
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN- 169

discharge, in second-feet, of Little Wind River near Fort Washakie, Wyo. , 

for the year ending September SO, 1928 Continued

Day

11 . __ . __ ... _ ..... _____

12 ___________ . _______ . .....

13 . 

14 - __ - __ - __ ... _ . .....

15- - __ - __ __ . ....

16 _ _____ __ . _________

17 __ - ____ . __ . __ ... .......

18 

19 . . ........ ....

20 __ ...... _ . .- ........

21 ___________ . .............

22 _ . __ . __ . _ .... __ . ....

23 _______________ . .....

24. _____ - __ - _______ - __

25 

26 ____________ . ...............

27 ___ . ______________ . .....

28 _ . ...... 

29. :

30- -....--.. 

31- . ..

Oct.

26

26

27

28

28

29

28

28

29

28

28

29

27

27

25

25

24

25

30

27

33

Nov.

34

Apr.

28

33

45

64

45

44

46

28

42

41

52

54

69

77

80

May

226

162

146

128

138

113

130

203

216

253

350

394

326

374

458

595

670

548

502

525

458

June

935

1,240

1,240

1,070

962

' 962

935

620

502

458

480

471

386

374

378

484

525

548

645

770

July

620

570

570

745

825

695

595

548

480

426

399

408

670

720

570

4

525

462

382

343

301

298

Aug.

138

138

136

140

144

146

144

138

132

128

123

123

126

130

126

121

119

110

102

101

97

Sept.

72

69

64

61

58

6»

99

111

111

121

138

134

111

119

108

184

256

239

216

NOTE. No gage-height record Apr. 28 and 29; discharge estimated.

Monthly discharge of Little Wind River near Fort Washakie, Wyo., for the year ending September SO, 1923

Month

April 16-30 ____ . ___ _____ . __ . ___ - ..

July . . *

« 

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

41 

41 

80 

670 

1,240 

880 

322 

256

Minimum

*24 

32 

28 

70 

350 

298 

97 

58

Mean

29.1 

35.2 

49.9 

.263 

635 

606 

155 

109

Run-off In 

acre-feet

1,790 

768 

1,480 

16,200 

37,800 

37,300 

9,530 

6,490

NORTH FORK OF LITTLE WIND RIVER AT FORT WASHAKIE, WYO.

LOCATION. In SW. M sec. 33, T. 1 N., R. 1 W., at Fort Washakie, Fremont 

County, on Wind River Diminished Reservation. North and South forks 

unite a quarter of a mile below.

DRAINAGE AREA. 138 square miles, revised1 (measured on base map of Wyoming; 

scale, 1:500,000).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 13,1921, to September 30,1923.

GAGE. Gurley water-stage recorder at left bank a quarter of a mile above highway bridge; inspected by employee United States Office of Indian Affairs.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from cable at gage.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of gravel and small boulders. Control 

at small rapids just below gage; practically permanent. Left bank subject 

to overflow at stage of 3 feet.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage during year from water-stage recorder, 3.70 feet at 10 a. m. June 13 (discharge, 1,850 second-feet); minimum 

stage occurred during winter.
170 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

1921-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 4.1 feet at lip. m. June 6,1921 

(discharge, 2,250 second-feet); minimum discharge recorded, 16 second-feet 

January 9, 1922.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation seriously affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. Several small ditches divert water above station,

REGULATION. Diurnal fluctuation during spring for alternate melting and freezing of mountain snow. No artificial regulation.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation practically permanent. Rating curve well 

defined below and extended above 1,200 second-feet. Operation of waterstage recorder satisfactory. Daily discharge ascertained by applying to 

rating table mean daily gage height obtained by inspection of recorder graph. 

Records excellent for discharge below 1,200 second-feet; good above.

Discharge measurements of North Fork of Little Wind River at Fort Washakie, 

Wyo., during the year ending September 80, 1923

Date

May 26

June 23

 

Made by 

P. 8. Parker... __ __ .... .. _ . ....

.do _ __ ___ . _ ___ ____ ........

P. V. Hodges __ .. __ ...... __ ............ __ . _ ..................

height

Fed 

1.72

1.95

.95

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

350

469

07

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of North Fork of Little Wind River at Fort Washakie, 

Wyo., for the year ending September 30, 1928

 Day

1. __ .. ._.. 

2 ____ . __ . ______ - 

3 _______ . __ *- - -

4 _ _______ .......

5 . ...

6 _____ . __ ...-' .. _ . . ....

7. __ . . _______ . __ . ___ - ___

9 _______________________

10 

11 ___ .... __ .. __ - __ .....

19

13. ........... .....................

14.. __ ... ... _ __ . __ .. _ .

15- __ ..: _ -- . __ .. ...- ....

16 __ - ____ .. __ . ................

17 _____ . ___________ . .....

18. ____ . ____ - ___ . ............

19

20 ___ ... ... ___ . ____ .

21 ............... ___ - _ ... _ .

22 _ ....

23 ... ...... ....... ....

34 _ . __ .. __ .

25 _ - -- __ .

26 _____ ........ _____ .. .......

27 ___ . _ . .........................

28- _ _ - - _ . ___ . ...

29 _____________________

30 ........... ..............

31 - . .

Oct.

32

32

31

28

25

24

24

25

25

24

23

24

26

26

26

26

26

28

28

26

26

26

25

25

23

22

21

21

28

28

28

Nov.

31

31

31

32

30

28

30

30

30

32

32

^

Apr.

30

34

40

47

-39

36

39

37

46

46

52

64

84

95

78

May

75

62

62

62

75

105

112

117

148

204

191

157

134

120

134

117

128

175

198

218

305

358

313

333

400

495

641

628

543

507

462

June

405

368

405

468

490

495

501

531

654

694

918

1,440

1,770

1,300

1,200

1,120

1,030

813

687

603

603

585

507

468

435

451

490

507

555

674

July

743

771

736

715

674

667

654

654

641

609

567

531

531

660 list

667

585

513

468

420

390

415

507

603

573

603

531

440

386

333

302

Aug.

288

270

256

242

225

204

188

172

160

 151

134

126

120

123

123

123

117

117

117

112

107

110

110

110

100

100

102

93

88

86

84

Sept.

82

84

78

73

71

67

65

64

60

58

57

55

52

50

47

58

82

71

82

93

102

100

100

107

107

95

313

291

228

225

NOTE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 7-9; discharge estimated.
YELLOWSTONE BIVER BASIN 171

Monthly discharge of North Fork of Little Wind River at Fort Washakie, Wyo.t for 

the year ending September 30, 1923

Month

October- _________ __ , ______________

'November 1-11 _______________________

April 16-30 __________ - ________________

May... _____________________________

July. ... ...._.. ._.._.... .... _ . .. 

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

32 

32

95 

641 

1,770 

771 

288 

313

Minimum

21 

28 

30 

62 

368 

302 

84 

47

Mean

25.9 

30.6 

51.1 

244 

706 

569 

144 

101

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,590 

668 

1,520 

15,000 

42,000 

35,000 

8.850 

6,010

NOWOOD CREEK AT BONANZA, WYO.

LOCATION. In sec. 13, T. 49 N., R. 91 W., at Bonanza, Big Horn County.

Nearest tributary, Paintrock Creek, enters some distance above. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,790 square miles (measured on base map of Wyoming; scale,

1:500,000). 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July 29, 1910, to September 30, 1923. All records of

monthly discharge prior to October, 1921, published in water-supply paper

469. 

GAGE. Chain gage on left bank, 1,000 feet below store at Bonanza; read by

Miss Leona Graves. 

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from two-span highway bridge a quarter of

a mile below gage or by wading. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of gravel. Control 100 feet downstream

at small rapids that shift between narrow limits. 

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during .year, 7.35 feet at

9 a. m. September 29 (discharge, 3,800 second-feet); minimun discharge

occurred during winter.

1910-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 7.8 feet at 5 p. m. June 12 and 13,

1918 (discharge, 4,080 second-feet); minimum stage,- 1.55 feet July 27-31,

1919 (discharge, 1.5 second-feet).

JCE. Stage-discharge relation seriously affected by ice; observations discontinued 

during winter.

DIVERSIONS. Adjudicated diversions for irrigation of 5,700 acres from Nowood

Creek above station and 3,400 acres below.

.ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation slightly shifting. Rating curve well defined. 

Gage read to hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating table. Records excellent. 0

-Discharge measurements of Nowood Creek at Bonanza, Wyo., during the year ending

September SO,

Date

. May 29

-Aug. 31

 

Made by »

P V TTrtHcrpQ

Gage 

. height

Feet 

5.78

3.15

Discharge

S&.-ft. 

2,320

337
172 SUEFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PAET VI

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Nowood Creek at Bonanza, Wyo., for the year 

ending September 80, 1928

Day

1.. __ ... __ .. _ .

2- __ .. __ ... ...

3- 

4 _ ... _ .. .....

5. ___ ... _ - .....

6- __ .. _ ... ___

" ?

8 . ...

9 ... .

10.. __ ... __ ... ...

11... _ .. __ . .....

12- ______ ......

13 . 

14. ___ .. __ ... ....

15- __ ... ___ . ...

16 _____ . _ . .....

17 

18 

19- __ ... _ . .....

20 . .......

21 ...... _ . .....

22 

23 _ . _ . __ . .....

24.. __ ... _ . .....

25- __ - ._._

26... ___ ... _ . .....

27 . . __

28 

29.., __ - ___ . .....

30 ... __ . .....

31 ........ ..- ..

Oct.

88

96

OR

96

94

96

102

108

112

118

116

120

124

129

135

142

150

150

164

167

170

182

182

182

176

167

173

176

188

188

Nov.

188

207

207

188

176

176

173

182

194

210

204

194

153

160

200

200

214

188

170

194

182

159

142

165

170

104.

207

1Q4

Dec.

164

179

Mar.

700

2,100

1,600

1,760

2,750

3,050

3,050 i ftftrt

Apr.

1,440

1,360

735

400

350

375

350

270

252

235

235

235

252

270

252

218

218

235

252

385

310

270

235

235

218

218

218

218

270

May

350

350

310

330

375

452

542

700

735

910

1,050

1,120

910

840

770

668

635

635

805

980

2,950

1,840

1,840

2,010

2,280

2,750

3,250

2,950

2,370

2,010

1,840

June

2,280

2,010

2,280

2,370

2,850

2,460

2,190

2,460

2,370

2,370

2,460

2,750

2,370

2,010

2,370

1,920

1,280

1,200

1,200

1,600

1,600

1,050

910

980

910

910

805

700

805

July

980

1,120

1,120

980

910

840

668

635

604

572

572

452

512

735

452

1,120

910

452

350

290

235

235

770

2,650

3,050

1,440

1,200

805

635

542

452

Aug.

400

375

330

310

290

330

310

375

400

270

235

218

200

200

185

185

185

170

200

197

218

235

482

482

350

350

668

542

426

350

330

Sept.

330

375

400

330

310

290

290

270

252

252

235

218-

218

200

188

542-

290

350 452-

375

330

350

330

375

604

604

572

1,280

3,650

3,150

NOTE. Stage-discharge relation affected byice Nov.15-17, 20, 24-26, and Dec. 3; discharge interpolated,

Monthly discharge of Nowood Creek at Bonanza, Wyo., for the year ending September SO,

Month

November _________________________

March 24-31 ___________________ ______

April-...-..... .......................................

July... ................ ... ......................

August . .. _ ___________________

Discharge In second-feet

Maximum

188 

214 

3,050 

1,440 

3,250 

2,850 

3,050 

668 

3,650

Minimum

88 

142 

700 

218 

310 

700 

235 

,170 

188

Mean

141 

187 

2,090 

361 

1,280 

1,800 

848 

316 

580

Run-off in

acre-feet

8,670 

11,100 

33,200 

31,500 

78,700 

107,000 

52,100 

19,400 

34,500

TEWSIEEP CREEX NEAR TENSLEEP, WTO. ,

LOCATION. In sec. 12, T. %47 N., R. 88 W., 800 feet east of county bridge at 

^Tolman ranch, 5 miles above Tensleep, Washakie County. Nearest tributary, Canyon Creek, enters a quarter of a mile upstream.

DKAINAGB AREA. 228 square miles (measured on base map of Wyoming; scale, 

1:500,000).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September 21, 1910, to December 31, 1912; April 19, 

1915, to September 30, 1923.
YELLOWSTONE EIVER BASIN" 173

GAGE. Stevens water-stage recorder installed May 11, 1918, at left bank 800 

feet upstream from county bridge and referred to inclined gage used previously; inspected by M. E. Tolman. Datum lowered J..OO foot September 

26, 1916.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from cable 100 feet below gage or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of coarse gravel and small boulders. 

Control just below gage at ra pids, which shifts slightly at long intervals. 

Right bank is vertical rock cliff; left bank subject to overflow at extreme 

high water.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage during year from water-stage 

recorder 5.1 feet from 6 to 8 a. m. June 13 (discharge, 1,550 second-feet); 

minimum stage occurred during winter.

1910-1912; 1915-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 6.8 feet June 11, 1918 

(discharge, 2,360 second-feet); minimum discharge, 34 second-feet March 

6, 1920.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation not affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. Adjudicated diversions for irrigation of 80 acres above station and 

2,500 acres below.

REGULATION. Diurnal fluctuation during spring, caused by alternate melting 

and freezing of mountain snow.

ACCURACY. Stage- discharge relation slightly shifting. Rating curve well defined. 

Operation of water-stage recorder satisfactory only during a part of the 

time. Daily discharge ascertained fey applying to rating table mean daily 

gage height ob tained by inspection of recorder graph. Shifting-control 

method used July 13 to September 30. Records fair.

Discharge measurements of Tensleep Creek near Tensleep, Wyo., during the year 

ending September SO, 1923

Date

May 30

Aug. 31

Made by 

P. 8. Parker ________ . ____________ .. __________

P.V.Hodges ____ ___ . . . __ - 

Gage 

height

Wet/t 

3.30

1.82

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

641

189

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Tensleep Creek near Tensleep, Wyo., for the year

ending September SO,

Day

1.. _ ..

2. ...

3. ......

4 _ . _

5. 

6. ...

7... _ .

8... _ .

9. ...

10 .

11. ___

12... .

13 

14 _

15- 

Apr.

48

47

46

44

AK

43

42

45

48

44

46

48

47

47

47

May

55

58

CO

58

63

70

81

96

19O

1 or

224

177

143

126

June

1,020

825

1,050

1,100

1,050

775

705

QCA

1 080

1,120

1 200

1 300

975

1,020

July

574

4Qfl

494

AAR

450

410

380

355

335

Olrt

290

270

261

256

Aug.

114

Sept.

213

254

220

194

OlO

187

177

161

141

132

126

118

110

103

Day

16.......

17 .......

18 

19 .......

20 .-.-.__

21 ___ .

22.. .....

23 .. __ .

24 

25 ___ ..

26.. .....

27.. .....

28- 

29 .....

30

31 - __

Apr.

47

48

49

4Q

Kt\

50

50

50

49

49

49

50

KA

54

57

May

113

132

165

215

OQQ

450

470

530

660 OCA

1,120

1,320

1,080

750

728

750

June

1,280

900

530

550

530

810

530

415

418

418

440

415

359

387

426

July

325

244

 309

Aug.

114

306

240

215

200

W2

Sept.

Ill

129

127

132

124

119

116

132

181

177

208

325

315

263.

NOTE. No gage-height record Apr. 1-11, July 6-12, 18-31, Aug. 1-26 and 28-30; discharge based on 

comparis on with flow of Nowood and Paintrock Creeks.
174 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

Monthly discharge of Tensleep Creek near Tensleep, Wyo. t for the year ending September SO, 1923

Month

April ____ ... .... _ . . __ .

May ________ ___ ____

June ________ July......................................::.............

August _______ _ ....

September _____________ .. . _____

The period ______________________

 Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

57 

1,320 

1,300

325

Minimum

42 

55 

359

103

Mean

47.9 

365 

791 

338 

133 

170

Run-off in 

acre-feet

2,850 

22,400 

47, 100 

20,800 

8,180 

10,100

111,000

PAIHTROCK CREEK NEAR HYATTVILIE, WYO.

LOCATION. In sec. 25, T. 50 N., R. 89 W., at mouth of canyon, 6 miles above 

Hyattville, Big Horn County. Nearest tributary, Luman Creek, enters 

three-quarters of a mile downstream.

DRAINAGE AREA. 164 square miles (measured on topographic map).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August 8, 1920, to September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Gurley water-stage recorder at right bank, 1,000 feet upstream from 

bridge at State Fish Hatchery; inspected by H. E. Dillon.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from cable 300 feet below gage; low-water 

measurements by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of boulders. Control at large boulders 

25 feet downstream; shifts occasionally. Banks not subject to overflow.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage during year from water-stage 

recorder, 7.2 feet at 1 a. m. July 24 (discharge, 4,960 second-feet); minimum 

stage, 0.37 foot at 4 p. m. February 26 (discharge, 17 second-feet).

1921-1923: Maximum stage recorded, that of July 24, 1923; minimum 

stage, 0.29 foot February 17, 1921 (discharge, 14 second-feet).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation slightly affected by ice during some winters.

DIVERSIONS. Above all diversions except that for Rhinehart ditch, which 

diverts water for irrigation of 12 acres. Below station adjudicated diversions for irrigation of 4,700 acres.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent. Rating curve used October 8 to July 23 well defined below and extended above 1,000 second-feet; 

curve used August 6 to September 30 fairly well defined. Operation of 

water-stage recorder satisfactory except as explained in footnote to dailydischarge table. Daily discharge ascertained by applying to rating table 

mean daily gage height obtained by inspection of recorder graph. Indirect 

method for shifting-control used October 8 to November 10. Records 

good except for periods of no gage-height record, for which they are fair.

Discharge measurements of Paintrock Creek near Hyattville, Wyo., during the year 

ending September 30, 1923

Date

May 30

Aug. 30

' Made by 

P. S. Parker.... _________ . __ . _____ . __ . __ . __ .___..

Gage 

height

Feet 

3.12

1.83

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

652

152
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 175

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Paintrock Creek near Hyattville, Wyo., for the 

year ending September SO, 192S

Day

1. __ _. ......

2... ___ . _____

3 ___ - ___

4._ _____ .

5 ___..._..

6_ __ . 

7 

8. ____ . __

».-_ ----. 

10.. 

11... ...........

12 _________

13 __ . ..___

14 _________

15 ___

16 __ ...

17 ____ . _____

18. __ __.....

19 ...........

20_.__ _____

21... ___ . __ .

22. ___________

23 ______________

24__-. __ ....__.

25 

26-. 

27 _______ ..

9O

29 

30 

Oct.

31

30

29

29

28

28

28

28

29

28

28

27

27

27

29

28

27

sn

30

29

32

31

30

32

31

30

30

30

30

28

9O

Nov.

34

<M

32

32

30

22

30

32

31

30

28.

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

24

32

27

97

97

27

28

27

27

27

27

28

Dec.

23

OO

24

22

22

23

22

22

25

28

97

24

24

9,1

oc

25

25

24

24

24

24

24

O*>

23

22

22

99

22

22

23

OO

Jan.

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

24

24

24

25

25

25

24

24

24

24

24

24

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

22

22

22

21

Feb.

20

1Q

19

18

18

18

18

is

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

10

18

18

18

18

18

19

20

19

10

10

Mar.

20

20

20

22

23

22

22

22

22

21

23

22

22

22

22

22

22 22

22

22

22

21

21

21

21

21

229>;

28

27

28

Apr.

28

26

24

23

24

23

22

25

26

25

27

28

27

24

22

24

26

90

32

28

28

28

28

26

27

27

28

30

33

39

May

354,n

36

37

49

65

78

so

125

188

190

123

105

91

101

167

272

415

430

519

750

1,050

1,270

1,270

sum

628

675

77 c

June

970

895

1,270

1,270

1,180

860

830

1,180

1,140

1,090

1,270

1 360

1 460

l'090

1,050

1,090

775

530

605

548

830

548

-11 ^

410

410

415

445

361

358

424

July

628

548

585

512

478

430

385

370

343

292

285

265

250

232

228

275

255

218

185

167

156

190

400

2,200

1,600

1,150

700

4.50

380

340

300

Aug.

260

230

200

170

140

108

104

9V»

99

96

 87

81

77

75

81

91

87

88

88

90

92

143

312

300

201

242

325

225

185

153

148

Sept.

162

152

134

121

114

118

129

118

100

90

85

79

75

70

63

71

85

94

108

112

115

112

109

140

217

199

205

252

258

260

NOTE. No gage-height record Oct. 1-7, Nov. 12-17, June 24-25, July 24 to Aug. 5, Sept. 9 and 30; 

discharge interpolated or estimated by comparison with flow of Nowood and Tensleep Creeks.

Monthly discharge of Paintrock Creek near Hyattville, Wyo., for the year ending t

September 80, 1928

Month

April.... __ .. __ ... ___________________

May _____________________________

JuneJuly.... __ .... __ ___. __ . -- .-.

Discharge in second-feet

'Maximum

32 

34 

28 

25 

20 

28 

39 

1,270 

1,460 

2,200 

325 

260

2,200

Minimum

27 

22 

22 

21 

18 

20 

22 

35 

358 

156 

75 

63

18

Mean

29.1 

28.6 

23.7 

23.3 

18.4 

22.3 

26.9 

348 

836 

477 

151 

132

177

Kun-off in 

acre -feet

1,790 

1,700 

1,460 

1,430 

],020 

1,370 

1,600 

21,400 

49,700 

29,300 

9,280 

7,860

128.000

GRE7BULL RIVER AT MEETEETSE, WYO.

LOCATION. In sec. 4, T. 48 N., R. 100 W., at Meeteetse, Park County. Nearest

tributary, Meeteetse Creek, enters 3 miles downstream. 

DBAINAGE AREA. 690 square miles (measured on topographic maps). 

RECORDS AVAILABLE June 11 to September 30, 1897; April 24 to October 31, 

' 1903; July 18,1920, to September 30, 1923.
176 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PAET VI

GAGE. Gurley water-stage recorder at left bank, 1,000 feet above highway 

bridge at Meeteetse, installed October 7, 1922; inspected by J. A. Hamilton 

Recorder originally located 15 feet farther downstream in swifter current. 

No definite relation between datum of staff gage at two sites.

DISCHABGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from cable 400 feet downstream from gage.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of boulders and coarse gravel. Control, ledge rock 35 feet downstream.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage during year from water-stage recorder, 7.44 feet at midnight June 12 (discharge, 3,020 second-feet); minimum stage occurred during winter.

1921-1923: Maximum discharge recorded, 4,970 second-feet June 6,1921; 

minimum discharge, 63 second-feet March 4,1922.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation seriously affected by ice; observations discontinued 

during winter.

DIVERSIONS. Adjudicated diversions for irrigation of 7,100 acres from Greybull 

River above station, and 10,000 acres from tributaries entering above.

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relationfairly permanent. Rating curve used October 1 to 5 well defined but curve used October 7 to September 30 not well 

defined. Operation of water-stage recorder satisfactory except as explained 

in footnote to table of daily discharge. Daily discharge ascertained by 

applying to rating table mean daily gage height obtained by inspection of 

recorder graph. Records fair.

Discharge measurements of Greybull River at Meeteetse, Wyo., during the year ending September SO, 192S

Date

Oct. 4

7

Made by 

P. V. Hodges __ ._.. 

Qage 

height

Fed 

0.78

2.01

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

148

143

Date

Sept. 4

Made by 

P. S. Parker __ . _ ...

Qage 

height

Feet 

4.58

2.54

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

928

281

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Greybull River at Meeteetse, Wyo., for the year

ending September SO, 192S

Day

1 _ ... .. __ . __ . __ .

2 ... _ . ___ . ___ . ........

3 _ . ___ . ___ . ...........

4 ___ . __ .. ________ .

5.... __ ... ______ . __ .

6 . __ .. ________ . ___

7 _ . __ . ___ - _ . __ -

8 ................. .......

9 _ . __ ....... ______ .

10.. ......................

11 ...... ..-...._. _._... 

12 .............. .............

13 ...... _ ... ________ .

14 

15 

16 ........ -. ._-.. ..

17 _ . _____ . __ .. 

18 ........ __ . __ . ___ ..

19 .... __ ...1... ___ . .....

20 . .

Oct.

160

153

148

144

150

144

138

152

149

145

141

136

147

143

152

156

143

149

147

145

Nov.

141

156

145

136

126

108

116

139

136

129

108

123

136

149

139

107

107

107

Dec.

118

ns0*1

Apr. May

229

229

209

286

399

362

445

576

750

631

380

001

314

QA-l

437

461

631

June

1,100

1,140

1,340

1,500

1,320

1,280

1,430

1,600

1,800

1 SQft

2,480

2,370

2,070

1,910

1,910

1,650

1,270 i wn

1.260

July

1,590

1,630

1,580

1,480

1,360

1,340

1,310

1,270

1,230

1,280

1,280

1,460

1,500

1,250

1,310

1,240

1,170

i oon

976

Aug.

900

800

720

700

680

660

570

565

560

520

480

410

400

388

402

344

341

320

318

355

Sept.

327

304

289

289

295

279

276

264

94Q

234

234

229

215

207

204

225

270

267

270

250
YELLOWSTONE KIVER BASIN 177

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Greybull River at Meeteetse, Wyo., for the year 

ending September SO, 1928 Continued

Day

21 .-. -._... . -..-

22. __ . __ ... _____ ...

23 .-.... ...-...... ......

24 .. . .--.,.. . ..

25 ...... ... 

26 

27 ______ . _ . __ ... 

28 % _ ..

29...........................

30 . __ . ______ . ........

31 ............ . .... .... 

Oct.

149

143

141

141

138

138

136

147

141

126

127

Nov.

107

106

106

106

107

147

124

111

118

114

Dee. Apr.

282

318

308

May

745

1,000

1,170

1,470

1,880

2,070

1,980

1,640

1,370

1,310

1,250

June

1,290

1,110

959

992

1,010

1,110

1,160

1,060

1,320

1,470

July

1,120

1,340

1,660

2,200

1,560

1,600

1,270

1,220

1,100

1,000

1,050

Aug.

311

321

341

355

292

369

327

295

314

289

327

Sept.

300

341

352

433

406

376

735

1,200

690

705

NOTE. No gage-height record Oct. 6, Nov. 19-24, July 29 to Aug. 13, Sept. 16, and 19-21; disci 

mated by comparison with flow of Shoshone Eiver near Ishawooa.

estiMonthly discharge of Greybull River at Meeteetse, Wyo., for the year ending

September SO, 1928

Month

October ___________________________

May........ _.... ........................

June _________________ __________

July .-. ....... .-.......... ... .--.--..........

August _ .... __________________ . .........

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

160 

156 

2,070 

2,480 

2,200 

900 

1,200

Minimum

126 

106 

209 

959 

976 

289 

204

Mean

144 

124 

775 

1,480 

1,340 

451 

357

Run-off in 

acre-feet

8,850 

7,380 

47,700 

88,100 

82,400 

27,700 

21,200

SHELL CREEK AT SHELL, WYO.

LOCATION. Near west edge of sec. 26, T. 53 N., R. 91 W., 450 feet above head 

gate of Shell Canal, three-quarters of a mile northeast of Shell, Big Horn 

County. Nearest tributary, Trapper Creek, enters a short distance above.

DRAINAGE AREA. 256 square miles (measured on base map of Wyoming; scale 

1:500,000).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 3, 1913, September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Vertical staff on left bank 450 feet above canal head gate; read by 

employee of Shell Canal Co. Before June 18, 1918, gage heights refer to 

gage on opposite side of creek set 2.80 feet lower than present datum.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from highway bridge in Shell or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Channel composed of gravel. Control at gravel bar 

just below gage; shifting between narrow limits. Banks subject to overflow at stage of 3.8 feet.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 4.57 feet at 

8 a. m. June 13 (discharge, 1,320 second-feet); minimum stage, 1.02 feet at 

5 p. m. April 25 (discharge, 32 second-feet).

1913-1923: Maximum stage from high-water mark, 8.35 feet June 11, 

1918 (discharge, 1,910 second-feet); minimum discharge recorded, 30 second-feet April 29, 1921.

I CE. No information, as records are discontinued during winter.

DIVERSIONS. Adjudicated diversions for irrigation of 560 acres from Shell Creek 

above station and 7,400 acres below.
178 SUKFACE WATEB SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

REGULATION. Flow controlled to a certain extent by storage of water in Adelaide Reservoir on Shell Creek, 25 miles above Shell; capacity of reservoir, 

1,410 acre-feet. Water stored in reservoir beginning of high-water period 

and released in latter part of summer.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent. Rating curve used October 1 to December 5 and curve used April 1 to September 30 both fairly 

well defined. Gage read to hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating table except July 1 to 

September 30, when shifting-control method was used. Records good except 

for period of shifting control, for which they are fair.

COOPERATION. Gage-height record furnished by Shell Canal Co. *

Discharge measurements of Shell Creek at Shell, Wyo,, during the year ending

September SO, 1923

Date

9 

Made by 

P. V. Hodges ......... _ . _ _ . .... . 

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.21

3.65

1.74

Discharge

*" * 

796

113

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Shell Creek at Shell, Wyo., for the year ending

September SO, 1923

Day

1 . ___ ... _ .- __ . _ ...

2 ............. _ 

3 ______________ ...

4 ______________ ..

5 __ ........ .. ___ ....

6 _ .. ____________

7 __ __ .

8.

9 _______________ .

10 ...... -...._ .-..-.__._.-

11 ______________ ...

12 _______________

13 .......... ...........

14 __ .. __________ ...

15 _______________

16 ... __ ......... ____ ....

17 ______ . ______ ...

18 ................... __ ....

19 _ . ____________ .

20 ...........................

21 ..__. .__ ___._

22 - __ - __ ,.. _ . ........

23--......-.... .. .....

24 ._.__...._ __ .......

25 .-.._...... _ _

26...- ... ......

27 ____ - __ . __ . ......

28 ..... .... ... ... ___ ...

29 . .-

30 . 

31 

Oct.

69

66

64

64

64

63

62

62

63

62

62

64

64

66

66

67

67

66

68

69

75

74

71

71

71

71

71

71

71

69

71

Nov.

72

67

62

60*;Q

58

71

71

70

69

69

67

67

70

70

71

71

71

71

71

71

71

69

67

69

69

66

67

66

64

Dec.

67

64

66

64

68

Apr.

41

38

35

39

35

35

36

36

36

34

35

35

35

34

35

35

37

41

46

36

43

36

35

35

33

35

36

37

42

48

May

46

43

43

44

54

54

51

54

66

78

68

74

66

60

56

54

57

68

81

110

195

282

310

359

578

798

1,150

855

555

551

582

June

789

674

945

985

960

811

742

1,140

1,050

985

1,010

1,030

1,030

895

865

742

702

506

502

510

513

498

395

380

373

344

352

344

310

228

July

280

334

299

299

265

231

204

198

192

190

198

187

177

174

166

156

151

144

132

126

222

138

198

228

228

158

146

140

134

128

122

Aug.

117

111

122

138

128

119

120

120

119

113

108

103

98

95

103

100

96

95

95

95

106

122

138

136

122

132

187

142

120

120

117

Sept.

122

116

113

100

110

105

110

100

116

na

115

111

111

119

124

121

118

115

112

112

115

112

110

120

115

225

130

140

182

150

NOTE. No gage-height record May 1, June 9-11, July 1,8,15, 28-30, Aug. 5, 12, 19, Sept. 2, 6,9,16, 17, 

19-28, and 30; discharge estimated by comparison with flow of Paintrock Creek.
YELLOWSTONE KIVER BASIN

Monthly discharge of Shell Creek at Shell, Wyo., for the

1923

179

September SO,

Month

October.. __ . ____________________ ...

April....................................................

May..... .. ...................... ........... . . 

July . 

August _____ .. _ ______________ . __ . .....

September _________ ____ ____________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

75 

72 

68 

48 

1,150 

1,140 

334 

187 

250

Minimum

62 

58 

64 

33 

43 

228 

122 

95 

100

Mean

67.2 

67.9 

65.8 

37.1 

240 

687 

192 

117 

122

Run-off in 

acre-feet

4,130 

4,040 

653 

2,210 

14,800 

40,900 

11,800 

7,190 

7,260

SHOSHONE RIVER NEAR ISHWtiOA, WYO.

LOCATION. In SW. ^ sec. 23, T. 51 N., R. 104 W., 500 feet below Hartung's 

private bridge, 1^ miles north of Ishawooa, Park County. Nearest tributary, Bull Creek, enters 1 J^j miles downstream.

DRAINAGE AREA. 532 square miles (measured on base map of Wyoming, scale, 

1:500,000).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 7, 1915, to September 30,1923.

GAGE. Chain gage installed July 24,1921, 500 feet below private bridge; replaces 

staff gage at bridge, used from May 24, 1918, to July 23, 1921. Read by 

Albert Hartung. Original gage half a mile upstream at Spaulding ranch. 

Flow at different points comparable.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from suspension bridge and by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed of stream, composed of coarse gravel; permanent. 

No well-defined control. Banks not subject to overflow.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 5.0 feet at 6 

a. m. June 13 (discharge, 4,890 second-feet); minimum discharge probably 

occurred during winter.

1915-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 7.0 feet June 14, 1918 (discharge, 

7,740 second-feet); minimum discharge, 69 second-feet April 16,1919.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation seriously affected by ice; observations discontinued 

during winter.

DIVERSIONS. Adjudicated diversions for irrigation of 2,100 acres from Shoshone 

River above station.

REGULATION. Diurnal fluctuation during spring, caused by alternate melting and 

- freezing of mountain snow.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation practically permanent. Rating curve used 

October 1, to December 1, and curve used March 28 to September 30, both 

well defined. Gage read to hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating table. Records 

excellent.

Discharge measurements of Shoshone River near Ishawooa, Wyo., during the year 

ending September 80, 1923

Date

Oct. 4

June 4

Sept. 3

Made by 

P.V.Hodges. ___ . __ ... _ .. ____ .. ____________ ... ....

P. 8. Parker __________________________ . .............

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.46

3.09

1.63

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

184

1,570

265
180

Daily di

SUBFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PAET VI

' , in second-feet, of Shoshone River near Ishawooa, Wyo., for the year 

ending September 30,1923

Day

1. __ ... _ . .....

2 _______ . .....

3.. .. __ ... _

4........ _ .. .....

5. ....... .......

6. ..............

7.. __ ....... .....

8. __ ......... ...

9. ______ . .....

10 _... 

11. .................

12. __ .. __ . __ .

13. __ . __ .... ...

14. __ .. _ .. .....

15 _______ ... ...

16 _______ .. _ .

17_..-...._ .._...

18 ..............

19 _____ .... . .....

20... ...............

21 _______ . .....

22 _______ ... ...

23 ____ . ___ . ...

24.. ___ ...........

25..................

26...... .........

27 __ . ___ ........

28 .... » .

29 _______ . __ .

30 ____ . __ . ....

31...... __ . ......

Oct.

190

1QE

IQfl

185

175

160

160

1 ^

153

160

190

1QK

1QK

190

165

153

153

150

142

139

153

146

146

139

139

136

136

139

153

Nov.

Ifirt

i7>;

165

153

165

146

142

1 flfl

1 t\(\

 Mfl

TW

128

TOO

136

146

142

153

132

136

142

]39

128

128

132

1^9

136

132

132 19>;

Dec.

1OC

Mar.

271

239

234

260

Apr.

234

174

174

158

146

139

135

128

118

128

161

150

1QQ

143

191

298

357

351

255

208

186

165

169

178

191,

276

408

440

363

May

OQQ

971

266

408

585

548

585

750

70^

1,040

795

625

510

47H

408

427

475

585

750

888

1,140

1,480

1,880

1,140

I 1,300

2,500

1,880

1,420

1,420

1,360

June

1 200

1,420

1,740

1,540

1,540

1,740

2 030

2,340

3,020

3,750

4,510

4,320

3,380

3,020

3,380

2,670

1,880

1,740

1,680

1,880

1,680

1,360

1,420

1,420

1,880

1,880

2,180

2,670

2,670

July

3,020

3,020

2,840

2,670

2,340

9 ^4fl

2L340

2,180

2,180

2,030

1,740

1,740

1,740

2,030

1,880

1,680

1,680

1,540

1,360

1,300

1.360

1,360

1,880

1,740

1.300

1,250

1,200

985

935

840

935

Aug.

795

708

625

625

625

548

<U8

548

510

475

440

434

414

475

427

375

357

351

369

333

333

357

357

333

388

345

304

293

271

363

Sept.

QJK,

315 2601

234 239-

23»

234

99Q.

224

21S

1991

18ft

174

16»

165

18ft

310

315

339

310

282

266

260

304

375

315

699

733

585

548

Monthly discharge of Shoshone River near Ishawooa, Wyo., for the year ending September SO, 1923

Month

October. _ _ . _____________________

November ______ _______ . _ _ __ __

March 28-31. _____ . ... __ . ______________

June. ... __ ... 

July- . ____ . __ .. . ____ ... _ ... __ .. ...

August _____________________________

September _________________________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

195 

175 

271 

440 

2,500 

4,510 

3,020 

795 

733

Minimum

136 

122 

234 

118 

266 

1,140 

840 

271 

165

Mean

161 

143 

251 

210 

891 

2,240 

1,790 

450 

308

Run-off in 

acre-feet

9,900 

8,510 

1,990 

12,500 

54,800 

133,000 

110,000 

27,700 

18,300

SHOSHONE RIVER AT CORBETT DAM, WYO.

LOCATION. In NE. ]4. sec. 7, T. 53 N., R. 100 W., at Corbett diversion dam, 8

miles below Cody, Park County. 

DRAINAGE AREA. Not measured. Drainage area above Cody is 1,400 square

miles. Sage Creek, the only important tributary that enters between thi s

station and Cody, drains about 25 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 20, 1908, to September 30, 1923. 

GAGE. Stevens 8-day water-stage recorder 40 feet upstream from crest of dam

referenced to staff gage at same location. Gage heights represent height of

water above crest. 

DETERMINATION OF DISCHARGE. Discharge computed by considering the dam

as a weir and the sluice gates as submerged orifices. The following formula
YELLOWSTONE EIVEE BASIN 181

for discharge over the crest was developed by engineers of the United States 

Bureau of Reclamation: Q=3.80 BH 1M

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. The crest of the dam forms a permanent control. The 

dam is of reinforced concrete of the buttressed type, having on the upstream 

side a deck 2^ feet thick, sloping 1 to 1, and supported by buttresses 2 

feet thick spaced 14 feet on centers; it raises the low-water elevation of the 

river 10.2 feet; length between abutments, 400 feet.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 2.50 feet June 

28 (discharge, 6,644 second-feet, discharge through Corbett tunnel, 265 second-feet, total 6,910 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.38 foot February 1-3 

and 8-16 (discharge, 334 second-feet; no flow through Corbett tunnel, total 

334 second-feet).

1908-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 5.00 feet June 15, 1918 (total discharge, 18,700 second-feet); no flow October 21 to November 19, 1909.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation not seriously affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. Little water is diverted above this station. Corbett tunnel diverts 

water from the pool at the dam and discharges it into Garland Canal. A 

record of this diversion has been kept and is included with the flow at the dam.

HEGTTLATION. Shoshone Reservoir, with a capacity of 456,000 a,cre-feet partly 

regulates flow.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent. Rating curve fairly well defined. Daily discharge ascertained by applying to rating table mean daily 

gage height obtained from graph of water-stage recorder, and by adding the 

daily flow through tunnel. Records good.

 COOPERATION. Complete data furnished by United States Bureau of Reclamation; computations slightly changed to agree with Survey rules.

No discharge measurements were made at this station during the year.

.Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Shoshone River and Corbett tunnel at Corbett Dam, 

Wyo.,for the year ending September 30,1923

Day

1 ______ .

2. ____ .....

3.... __ . .....

4. ___ .... ....

5... ___ . .....

6.. ...

7 . .. .....

8..- . ....

9... _ ... .....

:lO - _ - ... ..

ll. .............

12. _ . _ . ___

13.... __ - .....

14.... ..........

15 . .- ....

16 _ ...... .....

17... ...........

18...... . .

19 ___ .... ....

-20.... ... .. .....

-.21.... _ ... ....

: 22 ____.-. ....

 23 __ - .....

24- __ .... ....

 25... _ ... .....

26- _ ...... ...

 27. _ ... ...

28.. _ ... ...

29- ___ . .....

30 . ___

31 

Oct.

3,090

3,090

3,030

741

711

726

736

741

653

571

736

636

650

650

650

650

650

650

676

676

650

633

fiflQ

588

578

565

594

531

930

416

Nov.

453

468

483

498

515

515

549

600

617

668

651

600

600

600

600

583

583

583

583

583

566

566

566

566

566

K4Q

549

549

UQ

Dec.

549

532

532

532

532

515

532

549 *i4Q

515

515

515

515

515

515

515

515

515

515

515

498

453

468

468

468

483

453

453

438

Jan.

426

441

456

477

456

441

410

395

441

477

456

410

410

426

395

380

380

380

380

380

349

365

365

365

349

349

349

349

349

349

349

Feb.

334

334

334

349

349

349

349

334

334

334

Q*M

334

334

334

QQ4.

334

349

S4Q

349

365

365

380

395

380

380

380

395

395

Mar.

395

410

410

410

410

395

410

441

456

456

456

456

456

A KG

441

441

441

456

456

456

441

441

426

441

426

441

441

456

456

&FA

Apr.

456

456

456

456

504

539

539

539

539

539

539

539

539

KQQ

365

365

365

365

365

365

365

365

380

410

441

456

504

574

539

May

375

375

375

388

388

525

596

1,040

1,190

1,400

1,510

1,510

1,520

1,640

1,640

1,660

1,670

1,700

1,670

1,740

1,580

1,560

1,790

2,020

2,320

2,610

2,730

2,720

2,620

2,520

2,660

Jane

2,840

2,840

2,860

2,880

2,920

2,960

3,000

2,960

3,030

3,060

3,060

3,340

4,010

4,360

4,640

5,520

6,530

6,380

5,840

4,910

3,680

3,860

4,350

4,350

4,340

4,490

5,100

6,910

4,350

4,980

July

5,960

6,650

6,750

6,900

6,330

5,960

5,670

5,390

5,180

5,180

4,710

4,120

3,970

3.880

3,660

3,560

3,360

3,190

2,910

2,700

2,480

2,460

3,200

3,490

3,810

3,300

2,900

2,770

2,530

2,280

2,010

Aug.

1,960

2,000

2,240

2,180

2,120

2,060

2,060

1,960

1,900

1,780

1,700

1,700

1,540

1,460

1,450

1,400

1,380

1,340

1,330

1,320

1,290

1,260

1,250

1,160

1,070

1,070

1 060

1,140

1,150

1,140

1,120

Sept.

1,080

1,100

1 060

1,020

1,010

960

QQA

931

QflA

900

900

O94

Q&3

ana

880

865

925

917

898

906

963

972

776

678

684

689

1, 750

1,710

1,090

913
182 SUKFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PAET VI

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Corbett tunnel at Corbett Dam, Wyo., for the 

year ending September SO, 1928

Day

1.. 

o

4. ....

5, -

6. ....

7. _ .

Q

10- _ .

11. ....

12 __

1 Q

14 .....

15 

Oct.

247

245

245

233

237

257

OV7

307

253

255

304 

322

293

974 274

May

137

146

133

155

262

300

348 

376

OQO

382

June

889

893

891

872

889

874 

824

814

820

790

794

824 

855

QOft

837

July

400

420

522

527

643

708

759

843

019

910

938

931

885

onn

910

Aug.

650

621

599

538

501

501 

501

501

512

522

558

710 

685

764

770

Sept.

437

437

437

466

506

565 

556

551

551

551

551

385 

392

514

485

Day

16 .....

17 .....

18 .....

19- ....

20- 

21 ..... 

22. ....

23 __ .

24 .....

25-- 

26.....

27. .... 

28-- 

29- ....

30 O-l

Oct.

277

295

295

301

326

318 

354

375

394

361

335

393

404

294

182

CQ

May

382

387

401

482

511

527 

533

578

636

681

754

786 

800

834

853

883

June

812

796

782

796

796

668 

315

276

313

305

261

263 

265

430

396

July

877

900

885

881

891

891 

870

870

874

762

652

814 

710

643

643

654

Aug.

740

721

674

630

634

629 

634

587

538

511

498

488 

481

451

439

439

Sept.

470

438

378

359

332

282 

233

366

421

197

21T

188- 

J58

158

135

Monthly discharge of Shoshone River and Corbett tunnel at Corbett Dam, Wyo., for 

the year ending September SO, 192S

Month

March .. ___ . _ _____________

July ...

The year _______________________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

3,090 

668 

549 

477 

395 

456 

574 

2,660 

6,910 

6,900 

2,240 

1,750

6,910

Minimum

339 

453 

438 

349 

334 

395 

365 

375 

2,840 

2,010 

1,060 

678

334

Mean

868 

564 

506 

397 

353 

438 

461 

1,550 

4,140 

4,100 

1,540 

974

1,330

Run-off ia 

acre-feet

53,400 

33,600 

31, 100> 

24,400 

19, 600 

26, 900 

27,400 

95,300 

246,000 

252,000 

94,700 

58,000

962,000

Monthly discharge of Corbett tunnel at Corbett Dam, Wyo., for the year ending

September SO, 1923

Month

October .. _________________

July-. .-..............................................

September ______ . __________________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

404 

883 

893 

938 

770 

565

Minimum

59 

133 

261 

400 

439 

135

Mean

290 

486 

672 

775 

582 

391

Run-off in 

acre-feet

17,800 

25, 100 

40,000 

47,700 

35,800 

23, 300

NORTH FORK OF SHOSHONE RIVER NEAR WAPITI, WYO.

LOCATION. In sec. 15, T. 52 N., R. 104 W., at Thermond ranch, 6 miles east of 

Wapiti, Park County, and below all tributaries entering above Shoshone 

Reservoir.
YELLOWSTONE BIVEB, BASIN 183

DEAINAGE ABBA. 800 square miles (measured chiefly on topographic maps).

RECOEDS AVAILABLE. January 1, 1921, to September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Stevens. continuous water-stage recorder on right bank; inspected by 

employee of United States Bureau of Reclamation.

DISCHAEGE MEASUEEMENT. Made from cable 100 feet upstream.

CHANNEL AND CONTEOL. Bed composed of boulders and coarse gravel; control 

at rock riffle a short distance downstream which is apparently permanent. 

Backwater from Shoshone Reservoir reaches a point 2 miles below gage.

EXTEEMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage during year, 7.2 feet at midnight 

July 22 (discharge, from extension of rating curve, 8,100 second-feet); minimum discharge occurred during winter.

1921-1923: Maximum stage recorded, that of July 22, 1923; minimum 

discharge occurred during winter.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. Adjudicated diversions for irrigation of 1,800 acres from North 

Fork above station.

REGULATION. Diurnal fluctuation during spring, caused by alternate melting 

and freezing of mountain snow.

COOPERATION. Complete records furnished by United States Bureau of Reclamation.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of North Fork of Shoshone River near Wapiti, Wyo., 

for the year ending September 30, 1923

Day

1 ____ . .....

2. _______

3- __ ........

4. _______

5 .... ... .

6 ...........

7 __

9 .__... 

10 _____

11 ... .

12. _____________

13. __ .. _______

14. ________

15. _______

16 ______ 

17 .........._

18. . _

19. _______

20...... ________

21. ________

22. __ .........

23. ________

24. ___ . .......

26 ........._.

26... _ ........

27 ... ___ .

28

29.... ___ . ....

30 .... _______

31 .. ___ ..

Oct.

227

227

224

221

221

219

91 0

219

213

213

213

221

221

219

221

219

219

216

213

213

216

213

210

210

207

207

207

205

205

205

Nov.

202

202

199

196

199

191

1QQ

194

202

202

199

191

172

162

188

196

216

210

175

183

191

169

175

172

183

183

180

177

175

172

Dec.

169

169

169

169

167

167

167

167

167

167

164

164

164

164

164

162

162

162

162

162

159

159

159

159

e 159

159

159

159

159

1 KQ

159

Jan.

156

156

156

156

156

153

1S1

153

153

153

150

150

150

150

150

147

147

147

147

147

144

144

144

144

144

144

144

144 IAA

144

114

Feb.

144

144

144

144

144

144

144

144

144

144

144

144

144

144

144

144

144

144

144

144

144

144

144

144

144

144

144

Mar.

144

144

134

144

144

144

144

144

144

144

144

144

144

144

144

144

144

144

148

154

146

146

154

159

159

176

188

196

202

213

230

Apr.

227

227

227

221

216

210

199

199

199

227

281

284

274

265

377

514

735

631

498

413

381

368

348

313

295

340

451

498

520

May

842

900

938

952

973

1,000

i fi-tn

1,080

1,110

1,140

1,170

1,200

1,080

975

922

915

952

1,200

1,220

1,580

2,000

2,270

2,910

2,980

3,150

3,050

2,640

2,640

2,630

2,630

2,560

June

2,580

2,410

2,610

2,750

2,700

2,860

3,020

3,310

3,520

3,750

4,070

4,430

4,280

4,130

3,980

3,840

3,680

3,530

3,350

3,220

3,540

3,380

3,200

2,940

2,740

2,980

3,130

3,160

3,630

3,820

July

3,870

3,780

3,740

3,320

3,070

2,970

3

1 on

3,290

3 ion

2,840

2,670

2,590

2,420

2,400

2,290

2,400

1,880

2,140

1,990

1,860

1,830

2,250

2,870

1,710

1,620

1,500

1,280

1,160

1,100

1,050

868

Aug.

920

'743 804

741

680

645

616

600

578

562

541

541

536

531

583

589

557

536

531

521

416

369

365

384

362

408

344

330

369

389

369

Sepfc

177

365

147

362

343

320

197

322

319

319

319

no

297

294

294

319

333

330

314

303

291

282

319

362

377

313

600

600

521

442

NOTE. Figures have been changed slightly to conform to computation rules used by TJ. S. Geological 

Survey. Discharge estimated Dec. 1 to Mar. 31.
184 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

Monthly discharge of North Fork of Shoshone River near Wapiti, Wyo., for the 

year ending September SO, 1923

Month

January _____ .. _______________________

February ___ _ .... _________________

June _______ .. ____________________

July -. .._...._..-- _ .__ ._........_......_ _

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

227 

216 

169 

156 

144 

230 

735 

3,150 

4,430 

3,870 

920 

600

4,430

Minimum

205

162 

159 

144 

144 

144 

199 

842 

2,410 

868 

330 

282

144

Mean

215 

188 

163 

149 

144 

157 

338 

1,630 

3,350 

2,360 

531 

354

801

Run-off in 

acre-feet

13,200 

11,200 

10,000 

9,160 

8,000 

9,650 

20,100 

100,000 

199,000 

145,000 

32,600 

21,100

579,000

SOAP CREEK NEAR ST. XAVIER, MONT.

LOCATION. In sec. 20, T. 5 S., R. 32 E., at Henry Reed's ranch, 9 miles south

of St. Xavier, Big Horn County, and 1 mile above mouth of stream. 

DRAINAGE AREA. Not measured. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September 11, 1911, to September 30, 1923. April 25,

1914, to June 12, 1915, at Frank Annerer's ranch about half a mile above

present site; September 11, 1911, to November 30, 1913, in W. ^ NW. M

sec. 2, T. 6 S., R. 32 E., about one-fourth mile above headworks of Soap

Creek ditch. 

GAGE. Overhanging chain gage on right bank opposite Henry Reed's house;

read by Henry Reed. 

DISCHAKGB MEASUREMENTS. Made by wading or from highway bridge 1 mile

above gage. 

CHANNEL, AND CONTKOL. Bed of stream at principal control composed of gravel

and silt, shifts slightly. Stage-discharge relation affected at times by growth

of aquatic plants in channel. 

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 6.98 feet at

8.05 a. m. September 25 (discharge, 224 second-feet); no flow at 8.05 a. m.

September 8.

1911-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 12.8 feet May 11,1914,determined

by leveling from floodmarks (discharge, from extension of rating curve,

about 438 second-feet); no flow August 29, 30, September 18-25, 1920, and

September 8, 1923.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation seriously affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. Soap Creek ditch diverts above station during summer for irrigtion. 

REGULATION. None. 

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent; affected by ice and by

shifting control. Rating curve fairly well defined. Gage read to hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained by indirect method for

shifting control. Records fair.

Discharge measurements of Soap Creek near St. Xavier, Mont., during the year 

ending September SO, 1983

Date Made by 

A. H. Tuttle.. .........

W. A. Lamb .... 

Gage 

height

Feet 

3 48

3.00

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

28.0

13.9

Date

Aug. 12

Sept. 21

Made by 

A. H. Tattle.. .. ....

W. A. Lamb .. ..

Gage 

height

Feet 

2.86

2.80

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

8.5

12.8
YELLOWSTONE EIVEE BASIN 185

Daily diachargS, in second-feet, of Soap Creek near St. Xavier, Mont., for the year

ending September SO, 1923

Day

1 ______________

2 ________________

3 ________________

4 ______ __ ______

5... . .. __..._.. ....

6 ...I. __ .._._.- ...

7 __ - _____ . _____

8 -- ..._._._.. ...........

9 . ..

10 ____ __ __ .

11 ________________

12 ..--_ . _____

13 . __ __ . ____ .. ....

14 ___________ . _ . .....

15 __ ..... __

16 _________________

17 - __ . ___ . _____ ....

18 . __ ......... __ ... ....

19 ........ __ ...... __ . ....

20 _______ . ..............

21 _______ . ________

22 __________ . ____ ,

23- __ .......... . __ ....

24 _______________

25 _______ . .............

13 _______________

26... ____ _________

27 . __ ......... __ . ___ ..

28.. __ .. .-

29........ __ .. .... ........

30.............. ..... .....

Oct.

13

14

14

14

14

13

13

14

14

15

15

15

15

14

15

16

16

16

16

16

16

17

16

17

14

14

14

15

16

16

15

Nov.

15

16

16

20

19

19

19

20

22

24

25

26

26

14

14

15

15

14

14

16

19

20

18

19

22

23

22

22

22

22

Mar.

112

1QS

ion

182

175

166

155

149

156

197

187

176

190

180

Apr.

154

66

51

53

53

46

30

25

34

38

44

32

37

36

26

28

32

32

36

44

43

43

65

76

74

92

108

64

32

54

May

78

37

38

29

27

33

38

32

34

32

36

80

38

39

30

17

22

20

20

19

22

46

36

27

23

18

14

12

13

17

16

Jane

15

14

12

11

14

'28

17

36

34

23

24

17

14

19

21

20

16

36

38

38

40

40

40

33

34

16

13

16

12

16

July

18

24

32

37

36

36

33

29

24

24

25

17

12

12

24

21

24

32

30

14

38

3.5

21

29

4.0

3.5

4.5

q K

1.0

1.5

11

Aug.

20

14

17

16

13

14

13

15

16

17

17

6.2

5.0

4.8

2.0

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.8

35

31

8.6

 5

8.9

14

14

16

14

14

14

Sept.

11

10

26

4.8

4.5

4.5

2.5

.8

8.9

9.8

7.4

7.4

8.0

7.4

7.4

133

178

84

41

17

14

13

13

40

174

52

84

200

NOTE. Gage not read Mar. 20 and 21; discharge interpolated.

Monthly discharge of Soap Creek near St. Xavier, Mont., for the year ending

September 30, 1928

Month

March 18-31 _ ........ .... __ .-. . ... .

April . .-.__..-__.. __... ___... .... .. _ __.._.

Iwmr 

Jujy .-.

August ___________________________

September 1-28 .. ___ . __ .. ___ . ___ ..

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

17 

26 

198 

154 

80 

40 

38 

20 

200

Minimum

13 

14 

112 

25 

12 

11 

1.0 

.5 

.8

Mean

14.9 

19.3 

172 

51.6 

30.4 

23.6 

20.1 

12.0 

41.4

Run-off in 

acre-feet

916 

1,150 

4,780 

3,070 

1,870 

1,400 

1,240 

738 

2.300

ROTTENGBASS CBEEK HEAR ST. XAVIER, MONT.

LOCATION. In NW. % sec. 6, T. 5 S., R. 23 E., on Crow Indian Reservation,

one-fourth mile above crossing of Big Horn Canal, and 4 miles south of St.

Xavier, Big Horn County. 

DRAINAGE AREA. Not measured. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September 9, 1911, to November 18, 1922, when station

was discontinued. Records fragmentary. 

GAGE. Overhanging chain on left bank one-fourth mile above crossing of Big

Horn Canal; read by W. H. Ferguson. 

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from footbridge 500 feet above gage or by

wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed of stream composed of gravel and silt. Banks 

. high and steep; not subject to overflow below gage height of 11 feet. 

18775 27f WSP 566 13
186 SUBFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during period October 1, 

1921, to November 18, 1922, 7.0 feet March 18 (discharge, 130 second-feet); 

minimum stage, 2.9 feet August 29 (discharge from current-meter measurement, 0.75 second-foot).

1911-1922: Maximum stage recorded, 11.3 feet March 30, 1917 (discharge, about 500 second-feet); no flow August 22, 1919, to February 1, 

1920, and August 15 to September 30, 1921.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. Records discontinued during winter.

DIVERSIONS. None. -

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice and by shifting control. 

Rating curve well defined between 3 and SO second-feet and extended 

beyond these limits. Gage read to tenths and occasionally to hundredths 

two or three times a week. Discharge computed only for days of gage readings by applying gage height to rating table. Indirect method for shifting 

control used March 18 to November 18, 1922. Records poor.

Discharge measurements of Rottengrass Creek near St. Xavier, Mont., during the 

years ending September SO, 1922 and 192S

[Made by W. A. Lamb]

Date

Aug. 29, 1922....... . . 

June 26, 1923 _______ . ______ ... _ . __ .. __ . __ . ______ - 

Gage 

height

Feet 

2.90 

3.88

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

'0.75 

11.3

 Estimated. 

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Rottengrass Creek near St. Xavier, Mont., for the

period October 1,1921, to November 18, 1922

Day

1 _____

2 _____

3 __ . ....

4. .........

5- ....

6 _ .

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.

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

Nov.

7.1

7.1

7.1

9.3

Mar.

130

66

4.1!

JO

39

Apr.

30

76

76

51

51

OC

12

25

May

17

11

17

34

16

10

10

16

10

June

10

18

6.0

1.1

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

9.3

July

1.1

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.1

1.7

1.1

1.1

1.1

Aug.

1.1

1.6

1.6

1.1

1.1

1.1 

.8

Sept.

1.1

1.1

1.6

1.1

1.6

1.1

1.1

l.T

Oct.

1.1

2.3

2.3

1.6

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

3.1

Nov.

3.1

3.1

2.8

4.0

4.0

 . 
YELLOWSTONE EIVER BASIN 187

LITTLE HORN RIVER HEAR WTOLA, MONT.

LOCATION. In SE. M SE. M sec. 29, T. 8 S., R. 35 E., one-fourth mile below 

proposed headworks of Little Horn Canal No. 3,16 miles above Lodgegrass 

Creek, and 4 miles southwest of Wyola, Big Horn County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 260 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September 7, 1911, to September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Overhanging wire gage on left bank 300 feet below highway bridge read 

since June 6, 1923. Prior to that date overhanging chain gage on right 

bank 600 feet below present gage and at independent datum. Both gages 

read by C. N. Radcliffe.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from cable 600 feet below gage or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Channel composed of boulders and gravel; shifting. 

Both banks at gage subject to overflow at high stages.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 6.1 feet May 

27-30 (discharge, 890 second-feet); minimum stage, 4.0 feet March 24 (discharge, 58 second-feet).

1912-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 7.1 feet June 22, 1917 (discharge, 

1,580 second-feet); minimum discharge, 32 second-feet April 10 and 12, 1915.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. :Small amount diverted for irrigation above station.

RE GULATION. None.

AccuRAcr.^-Stage-discharge relation permanent at both gage sites during year 

except when affected by ice. Rating curve used October 1 to June 5 well 

defined; curve used June 6 to September 30 well defined below and extended 

above 250' second-feet. Gage read to half-tenths once daily; occasionally 

twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying daily gage height to 

rating table. Records good.

Discharge measurements of Little Horn River near Wyola, Mont., during the year

ending September SO, 1923

Date

25

Made by 

A. H. Tuttle __ . _

.... .do. ... ... ... .

W. A. Lamb __ . __

Gage 

height

Feet 

4.28

5.62

4.90

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

103

599

235

Date

Aug. 11

Made by 

A. H. Tuttle __ .. .....

Gage 

height

Feet 

 4.65

4.42

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

165

95

» Old gage read 4.52 feet.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Little Horn River near Wyola, Mont., for the year

ending September SO, 1923

Day

4 ...

2. _ .... __ . .....

3. __ . __ ......

4,. __ .. __ - ....

5- __ . _ ........

6 __ .... _ .. .....

7 . __ .. ___ . _ ..

8 __ ....... ....

9-.... .... ... ...

10- __ ......

11... _ .. __ .. _ .

12 _ . ___ .. ....

13 ___ - __ .. .. 

14- __

15 

Oct.

69

69

69

69

69

69

69

69

69

69

69

69

69

69

69

Nov.

78

78

78

78

69

69

69

69

69

69

69

69

69

69

69

Dec.

69

69

69

69

69

69

69

69

69

69

69

69

69

Mar. Apr.

99

88

99

88

78

78

69

69

69

78

88

78

78

78

78

May

78

78

78

78

99

99

110

110

122

135

194

194

122

99

99

June

770

770

630

655

655

632

554

554

554

554

497

497

497

497

459

July

221

221

176

206

206

176

176

176

161

161

176

146

161

161

146

Aug.

132

132

104

104

132

132

132

132

104

132

161

117

104

104

132

Sept.

117

104

104

91

91

91

91

80

80

80

80

80

f°8

8
188 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Little Horn River near Wyola, Mont., for the 

year ending September 80, 1928 Continued

Day

16 

17 _______ __ .

18 ____ - __ - __

19 , 

20 - .

21 

22 . ___ . ...........

23 - ___________

It ..................

25 

26 . __ - __ - .....

27 

28 .

29

30 __ .- 

31 . . 

Oct.

69

69

69

69

fiQ

69

78

69

69

69

69

69

fiQ

69

69

69

Nov.

78

78

69

69

69

69

fiQ

69

69

69

69

69

fiQ

69

69

Dec. Mar.

69

69

69

69

69

69

53

78

69

78

110

99

.99

99

Apr.

78

78

78

78

78

78

88

88

88

88

88

88

88

88

78

May

99

99

99

211

.246

386

386

386

450

, 450

830

890

890

890

890

770

June

422

422

422

368

334

300

284

268

268

236

236

236

252

221

221

July

146

132

132

132

1(U

104

104

176

161

161

161

146

146

132

132

Aug.

132

132

104

104

104

132

132

117

117

104

117

117

117

104

104

117

Sept.

80

176

146

117

91

117

117

146

161

146

284

497

440

368

404

Monthly discharge of Little Horn River near Wyola, Mont., for the year ending

September SO, 1923

Month

October .... ... _ _ ........

March 18-31 __ . __ .... ___ . _____ ..

April....... .... -- . .. ... 

July _______________ _ . .. _______

Discharge in second-feet 

Maximum

78 

78 

69 

110 

99 

890 

770 

221 

161 

497

Minimum

69 

69 

69 

53 

69 

78 

221 

104 

104 

80

Mean

69.3 

70.8 

69.0

78.5 

82.2 

312 

442 

157 

120 

154

Run-off in 

acre-feet

4,260 

4,210 

1,780 

2,180 

4,890 

19,200 

26,300 

9,650 

7,380 

9,160

LITTLE HORN BITER NEAR CROW AGENCY, MONT.

LOCATION. NE. M sec. 13, T. 3 S., R. 34 E., at Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 

Railroad bridge, 2 miles south of Crow Agency, Big Horn County, and 14 

miles above junction with Big Horn River.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,190 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September 7,1911, to September 30,1923; March 24,1905, 

to June 30, 1906, for station at Crow Agency, about 2 miles below present 

site. Crow Agency ditch diverts water between stations.

GAGE. Stevens water-stage recorder on right bank; inspected by Charles Carpenter, jr., and Galen Naylor.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from upstream side of highway bridge 200 

feet below gage or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed of stream composed of gravel. Banks high; not 

subject to overflow below gage height of 14 feet.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 14.0 feet July

23 (discharge, estimated by extension of rating curve, 8,200 second-feet);

minimum stage, 3.75 feet at 6 p. m. October 30 (discharge, 33 second-feet).

1905-6; 1912-1923: Maximum stage recorded, that of July 23, 1923; no

flow July 28 to August 6, 1921.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
YELLOWSTONE RIVER BASIN 189

DIVEKSIONS. Several diversions for irrigation from main stream and tributaries 

above station. Occasionally all water is diverted before reaching this statioja.

REGULATION. Flow during irrigation practically controlled by gate operations 

above station.

ACCUKACT. Stage-discharge relation seriously affected by ice and by shifting 

control. Rating curve used October 1 to November 7 well defined; curve 

used April 1 to September 30 well defined between 200 and 1,200 secondfeet. Gage height determined from recorder graph by straight-line method 

or by inspection. Observer's'readings of staff gage used April 1-6, June 

5-22, and September 23-30. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean 

daily gage height to rating table. Indirect method for shifting control used

: July 23 to September 30. Records good except for high stages, for which 

they are fair.

Discharge measurements of Little Horn River near Crow Agency, Mont., during the 

year ending September SO, 1923

Date

Apr. 4

May 7

June 2

Made by 

W. A. Lamb ______

A.H. Tuttle. .......

.....do.. ...... ......

Gage 

height

Feet 

4.86

4.62

6.05

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

354

260

1,060

Date

Aug. 10

Sept. 22

Made by 

A. H. Tnttle ...........

W. A. Lamb ...........

'Qage 

height

Feet 

4.95

5.23

4.67

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

392

426

146

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Little Horn River Near Crow Agency, Mont., for 

the year ending September SO, 192S

Day

1. __ .... _____ . __ . __ ......

2 ____________ . ___ . ...

3 

4. _______________ . __ .

5- - .....--........._.-. _. 

6. __ . _________ . _____ . .....

7. __ . ______________ . .....

8 - . . . 

9 ...................... _ ._ »

10- 

11.. _ . ____ . _________ . _ ..

12...... ___ .._... _.___....- 

13 ............... __ ..............

14.. _ . ____________ . __ .. _ .

15 

16. ___________________ ......

17 . . __ ......

18 

19- ___ » __ .... _______ . __ -

(\f\ 20.., . ......

21... ___ . _____ . _ .... __ ......

22.. _______ . _ . _______ . .....

23 .. _______________ ..,. -

24. __ . _______________ __ .

25- _______________ . .... .

26.. __ ....... __ . _______ . ___

27. __ . _______________ . .....

28 . __ ....... ____

29 . . ____ .......

30 . . «ri

Oct.

79

83

81

70

66

58

56

56

58

62

58

56

52

50

56

68

62

49

56

56

60

56

54

52

56

52

52

50

54

43

An

Nov.

48

54

54

52

54

52

Apr.

510

461

371

329

289

251

363

358

309

255

329

393

415

438

420

342

333

329

321

325

313

301

266

281

317

313

317

354

371

350

May

329

317

309

285

270

259

259

259

270

270

285

321

333

393

380

342

325

305

309

321

350

552

801

706

675

775

1,000

1,120

1,100

958

O43

June

1,030

1,020

870 QA*4

836

836

801

870

870

943

1,100

982

870

870

870

870

870

836

801

736

736

617

452

461

380

363

384

371

363

321

July

301

274

262

237

234

226

209

200

193

183

180

193

177

171

168

171

146

132

118

112

107

870

4,760

706

536

510

438

424

371

341

305

Aug.

270

259

259

255

248

234

230

220

216

500

262

200

190

161

149

140

138

129

126

129

126

177

183

171

152

140

146

138

138

140

138

Sept.

126

129

132

126

118

193

240

118

91

86

78

84

86

81

78

71

104

266

297

270

209

171

123

123

162

96

289

870

3,040

3,600
190 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

Monthly discharge of Little Horn River near Crow Agency, Mont., for the year ending September 80, 1923

Month

November 1-7 _______ . _______________

May __ .. __ . _____ ... .. __ .... ___

July .....................................................

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

83 

54 

510 

1,120 

1,100 

4,760 

500 

3,600

Minimum

43 

48 

251 

259 

321 

107 

126 

71

Mean

58.2 

52.6 

344 

488 

742 

428 

102 

382

Run-off in 

acre-feet

3,580 

730 

20,500 

30,000 

44,200 

26,300 

11,800 

22,700

LODGEGHASS CREEK NEAR WYOLA, MONT.

LOCATION. In SE. ^t sec. 6, T. 8 S. R. 34 E. at Sampson ranch, on Crow Indian 

Reservation, 8 miles west of Wyola, Big Horn County.

DRAINAGE AREA. Not measured.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 12, 1921, to September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Overhanging wire gage on left bank 300 feet above ford; read by Mrs. 

A. C. Sampson.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made by wading near gage.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Channel composed of heavy gravel and boulders embedded in heavy clay. Right bank high; not subject to overflow. Left 

bank fairly high, covered with brush, and subject to overflow at high stages. 

Current fairly swift. Moss grows in abundance and may cause backwater. 

Control is 50 feet below gage and appears to be fairly permanent.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 6.9 feet at

8 a. m. May 21 (discharge, from extension of rating curve, 540 second-feet);

minimum stage, 3.98 feet December 2and 9-12 (discharge, 3.6 second-feet).

1921^1923: Maximum stage, recorded that of May 21, 1923; minimum

stage, that of December 2 and 9-12, 1922.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. Two small ditches divert water above station.

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent except as affected by ice. 

Rating curve well defined between 10 and 130 second-feet and extended 

beyond these limits. Gage read to half-tenths twice daily. Daily discharge 

ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating table. Records 

good except for high stages, for which they are fair.

Discharge measurements of Lodgegrass Creek near Wyola, Mont., during $he year 

ending September 30, 1923

Date

May 6

June 25

Sept. 21

Made by 

A. H. Tuttle. ________ . .. . ___ .. _____ - ________

W. A. Lamb _______________________________ ____

.. do _ ---_. ..__ ___ .. . . . 

Gage 

height

Feet 

4.63

4.96

4.43

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

40.3

87.

23.5
YELLOWSTONE EIVEE BASIN 191

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Lodgegrass Creek near Wyola, Mont., for the year 

ending September SO, 192S

Day

1 ____ . __ __ . __ .

2 -.. .....__._--.._...._.-

3.... .-._..__-..._._.....

4 . __ . ____________

5.... . - .-._.. .._

6 __ . _ . ______ . .....

7 .........

8 __ . _ . ______ . .- 

6... .....................

10 ...... .-.-...- ..-..-.

11 . _ ... _ .. _________ .

12 ....... _ . __________ .

13 ... .... _ . __ . __ . __ .

14 ___ .. _ . .................

15 ....-____._. .._._ _.._ 

16 ._...._-_._._..-._.. ......

17 ___ _________ . .....

18 ____ ....

19 __ ...... _________ ..

20 _____ . ______ . .....

21 _ ... _ . __ . __ . . .....

22 _ .... _ . __ ... _ . .....

23 ..... __ ..................

24 . _ .. _ . _______ . .....

25 - ._..._.-._

26 _ ... _ . __ ... ____ .

27 ...... ______ .. _ . .....

28 - _ - _ . ______ . .....

29 _ . __ . ____ . .........

30 ......... ..................

31 .. _-....- ............

Oct.

15

16

17

16

15

15

14

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

8.2

8.2

ft 9

ft 9

8.2

fi 9

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

10

10

10

10

Nov.

10

10

10

10

10

10

9.4

8.2

fi 9

10

10

8.2

8.2

Q a

8.2

Q O

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

4.9

4. 9

4 9

d Q

5.8

5.8

4.9

4.9

Dec.

4.0

3.6

4.9

4.9

4.9

4,9

4.9

4.0

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

Apr.

29

28

22

26

26

26

26

9O

37

37

42

47

42

QQ

29

9O

29

o>T

35

VI

9O

V7

42

42

42

39

42

on

42

42

May

39

37

37

37

37

37

39

45

53

53

92

83

83

fiQ

83

CO

81

CO

60

81

9Oi

426

294

258

274

318

274

258

246

258

241

June

282

282

270

282

282

274

264

246

246

246

246

226

210

174

163

147

130

119

)08

108

108

98

88

85

79

79

74

fis

64

July

54

51

51

45

45

45

43

40

37

35

35

35

31

28

28

27

27

27

23

21

20

20

17

16

16

17

20

20

20

20

23

Aug.

27

27

27

26

20

19

17

16

14

14

11

12

12

14

14

14

14

14

9.4

9.4

17

14

10

9.4

9.4

12

12

12

13

14

13

Sept.

10

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

14

22

19

19

14

14

14

14

14

29

44

70

112

189

284

NOTE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 13-16; discharge estimated.

Monthly discharge of Lodgegrass Creek near Wyola, Mont., for the year ending September SO, 1923

Month

December 1-16 __ _____________ ___ . __ . April ........................ _ ... __ ....... ...........

July.....................................................

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

17 

10 

4.9

47 

426 

282 

54 

27 

284

Minimum

6.4 

4.9 

3.6 

22 

37 

64 

16 

9.4 

10

Mean

9.60 

7.54 

416 

34.6 

139 

177 

30.2 

15.1 

35.0

Run-off in 

acre-feet

590 

449 

132 

2,060 

8,550 

10,500 

1,860 

928 

2,080

IODGEGRASS CREEK NEAR LODGEGRASS, MONT.

LOCATION. In sec. 30, T. 6 S., R. 35 E., half a mile above Lodgegrass ditch on 

Morgan ranch and 7 miles southwest of Lodgegrass, Big Horn County.

DRAINAGE AREA. Not measured.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September 9,1911, to December 28,1915; April 13,1921, 

to September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Cantilever cable and weight gage on left bank 100 feet east of observer's 

house. Read by Mrs. Charles Turner.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made by wading.
192 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed of stream coarse gravel and clay. Control a 

gravel bar about 50 feet below. Banks fairly high. Eight bank covered 

with brush.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 4.38 feet at 

5 p. m. September 29 (discharge, 462 second-feet); minimum stage, 1.21 feet 

at 8 a. m. November 7 (discharge, 6.0 second-feet).

1911-1915; 1921-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 7.0 feet June 13, 1915 

(discharge, 695 second-feet); minimum stage, 1.12 feet September 2, 1921 

(discharge, 2.7 second-feet).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation seriously affected by ice.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent during year except as affected 

by ice. Rating curve well defined between 10 and 200 second-feet. Gage 

read to hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying 

mean daily gage height to rating table. Records good.

Discharge measurements of Lodgegrass Creek near Lodgegrass, Mont., during the 

year ending September SO, 1923

Date

May 6

25

Made by 

A. H. Tuttle _____

 -do.................

W. A. Lamb ____ ..

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.66

2.71

2.08

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

39.0 180

89.4

Date

Aug. 11

Sept. 21

Made by 

A. H. Tuttle __ . _ ..

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.46

1.45

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

21.6

21.5

« Float measurements.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Lodgegrass Creek near Lodgegrass, Mont., for the 

year ending September 30, 1923

Day

l ...................

2

3 ___________

4 ___________

6 . ______ -. ...

6 __ . _______ .

7 __ ... ..... 

8 _ 

9 

10 ................

11 ___________

12 _ ..... ...........

13 ____ . .......

14-. ........ __ .

16 ................

16. ____ ...........

17. 

18 ___________

19. .. __ ......

20- __ .......

21 ... .....

22 _______ . .....

23 

24.. __ ___ 

26 . .

26 

27 .....

28 - ...

29 _ .. __ .. _ ...

30- 

31- 

Oct.

11

11

10

9.6

9 6

10

11

19

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

13

13

13

13

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

16

18

16

Nov.

16

17

17

16

16

16

15

14

14

14

19

15

16

19

11

15

15

15

22

14

19

12

14

14

14

14

12

12

13

10

Dec.

fi a

14.0

8.6

11.0

Q 1

9.1

8.5

7.6

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

Mar.

150

174

186

117

111

Apr.

152

116

60

52

72

43

00

9Q

45

74

105

98

102

62

67

67

54

53

61

45

39

38

63

55

58

63

71

51

47

46

May

54

41

40

38

38

39

43

45

4fi

52

59

81

66

62

63

60

55

55

60

67

189

230

147

141

154

168

217

217

188

165

172

June

189

178

177

183

184

177

165

200

174

162

168

166

170

162

142

134

132

120

108

102

94

93

87

84

84

71

75

76

70

67

July

67

64

62

63

55

534.1

42

4ft

40

38

40

37

37

40

37

35

33

33

32

31

29

29

27

28

30

28

28

27

27

31

Aug.

30

30

30

30

30

29

28

27

28

25

25

24

22

22

22

21

18

18

14

14

18

22

23

22

21

20

20

20

20

20

21

Sept.

21

19

18

18

34

16

15

15

15

15

14

17

19

22

15

18

49

34

24

21

20

20

21

26

45

34

37

216

439

305

NOTE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 8 and Dec. 7-12; discharge estimated. Gage not 

read Aug. 2-4; discharge estimated.
YELLOWSTONE BIVEB BASIN" 193

Monthly discharge of Lodgegrass Creek near Lodgegrass, Mont., for the year ending

September SO, 192S

Month

October ____________ .. ... _ _____ . ____

November ________ __________ .

December 1-12 _____________________

March 27-31 __________ __________ . .....

April ____________________________

May ... _______ _____________

June.. ___________________________ July -.. ....--.....-..-._.-..__.______ ._____, .....

August ___________________________

September _______________________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

18 

22 

14 

186 

152 

230 

200 

67 

30 

439

Minimum

9.6 

10 

6.9 

111 

29 

38 

67 

27 

14 

14

Mean

12.8 

14.8 

8.56 

148 

63.4 

98.5 

133 

38.9 

23.0 

52.7

Run-oft in

acre-feet

787 

881 

204 

1.470 

3,770 

6,060 

7,910 

2,390 

1,410 

3,140

TONGUE RIVER NEAR DAYTON, WYO.

LOCATION. In SE. M sec. 2, T. 56 N., R. 87 W., at mouth of canyon 3J^ miles 

southwest of Dayton, Sheridan County. Nearest tributary, Amsden Creek, 

enters 1J^ miles, downstream.

DRAINAGE ABBA. 204 square miles (measured on topographic map).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 24, 1911, to May 25, 1912 (fragmentary gageheight record); November 18, 1918, to September 30,1923. From May 1 to 

October 31,1903, at Dayton.

GAGE. Stevens water-stage recorder on left bank 1,000 feet below head gate of 

Highline Canal; inspected by Hugh Watson.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from cable 100 feet downstream or by 

wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of boulders and coarse gravel, well 

compacted. Control 200 feet downstream; shifts slightly at Ion g intervals.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage during year from water-stage recorder, 4.45 feet at 1 a. m. May 27 (discharge, 1,730 second-feet); minimum 

stage, 1.29 feet at 1 p. m. November 6 (discharge, 39 second-feet).

1918-1923: Maximum stage recorded, that of May 27, 1923; minimum 

stage, 1.00 foot November 29, 1919 (discharge, 15 second-feet).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation slightly affected by ice for short periods.

DIVERSIONS. Only diversion above station is Highline Canal. During 1923, 

2,100 acre-feet diverted between June 20 and September 30.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation practically permanent. Rating curve well 

defined below and extended above 1,200 second-feet. Operation of waterstage recorder satisfactory except as explained in footnote to daily-discharge 

table. Daily discharge ascertained by applying to rating table mean daily 

gage height obtained by inspection of recorder graph. Records excellent 

except for periods of no gage-height record, for which they are fair.

Discharge measurements of Tongue River near Dayton, Wyo., during the year ending September 30, 1923

Date

Oct. 10

Made by 

P. V. Hodges __

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.62

3.48

Discharge

Sec.-ft.

72

772

Date

July 29

Made byRobert Follansbee. 

Gage 

height

Feet 

2.02

1.80

Discharge

Sec.-ft 

139

97

18775 27f WSP 56t
194 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Tongue River near Dayton, Wyo., for the year 

ending September 30, 1983

Day

1

2 ________

3.. ___ -. ....

4. __ . ........

6 ..............

7 _ ...

8

9... ______

10 ____ . .....

11 ...........

12. .............

13 ________

14. _............

15--..-..r ...

16 ____ ......

17. __ .....

18 ________

19 ________

20 ____ .. ....

21 ____ . __ .

22 ............

23 ____ .. ....

24.. ______ ..

25... ___ ......

26 ..............

27 ____ ......

28 ____ ......

29

30 ..............

31- . ....

Oct.

76

76

75

75

74

73

73

72

71

70

69

70

74

65

85

81

64

82

84

82

88

84

78

85

82

78

76

77

69

54

67

Nov.

86

81

73

72

64

46

62

74

76

74

73

58

65

69

73

76

78

74

64

72

72

68

67

64

64

67

67

68

69

64

Dec.

61

62

67

58

59

61

57

59

64

62

56

59

62

62

64

64

63

62

61

59

61

«.'

63

64

64

62

62

63

65

63

EQ

Jan.

58

59

60

61

62

63

63

61

62

62

62

62

58

59

61

61

62

61

59

59

59

62

62

62

62

59

58

58

58

58

58

Feb.

59

60

61

61

59

62

59

1ft

55

55

57

57

Kft

55

54

53

52

50

54

KQ

58

EQ

58

57

57

56

54

53

Mar.

52

50

49

48

51

55

58

57

57

55

58

58

56

57

58

55

53

55

54

53

54

55

54

52

52

52

55

57

56

59

Apr.

63

57

53

KA

fA

54

53

58

55

58

63

63

57

57

63

80

96

93

84

83

72

74

73

72

72

76

88

102

121

May

104

101

101

119

135

180

202

220

278

350

359

266

242

223

214

205

270

346

386

606

718

732

826

1,040

1,230

1,380

1,340

1,220

1,060

986

QSfi

June

994

834

952

994

1,090

969

Q*)^.

884

R49

867

87fi

850

Ofi<7

725

667

646

612

536

536

AQQ

'524

472

415

390

368

346

346

326

302

286

July

310

278

270

249

235

229

211

217

238

235

242

229

OOQ

235

217

192

178

166

159

153

153

159

185

195

173

148

142

144

133

131

Aug.

133

125

123

127

115

115

117

111

110

106

104

106

106

121

129

110ftj

97

102

117

115

101

97

102

119

119

106

99

92

92

Sept.

94

113

102

97

Q7

96

Qfi

92

91

90

90

90

86

86

85

101

88

102

110

119

133

139

131

152

171

144

168

314

252

318

NOTE. No gage-height record Oct. 1-9, Jan. 1-6, 29-31, Feb. 1-3,12-17,19,21-24, 26-28, Mar. 1-3, 5, 6, 

Apr. 7, and 17-21; discharge estimated by comparison with flow of Clear Creek near Buffalo.

Monthly discharge of Tongue River near Dayton, Wyo., for the year ending September 30, 1923

Month

October __ . ______________________ ....

January _ ....

March __ . ______________________

limn ... ,_, _,_ . .,.,. ,.,-,. -». -*-.-

July .....

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

88 

86 

67 

63 

62 

59 

121 

1,380 

1,090 

310 

133 

318

1,380

Minimum

54 

46 

56 

58 

50 

48 

53 

101 

286 

131 

92 

85

46

Mean

75.1 

69.3 

61.6 

60.4 

56.6 

54.5 

70.1 

530 

661 

200 

111 

128

173

Run-off in 

acre-feet

4,620 

4,120 

3,790 

3,710 

3,140 

3,350 

4,170 

32,600 

39,300 

12,300 

6,820 

7,620

126,000

POWDER RIVER AT ARVADA, WYO.

LOCATION. In sec. 16, T. 54 N., R. 77 W., at highway bridge at Arvada, Sheridan 

County. Nearest tributary, Wildhorse Creek, an intermittent stream, enters 

a quarter of a mile downstream.

DRAINAGE AREA. 6,050 square miles (measured on topographic maps and base 

map of Wyoming; scale, 1:500,000).
YELLOWSTONE KIVER BASIN 195

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 4,1919, to September 30,1923. From July 22,1915, 

to April 29,1919, station maintained just above mouth of Clear Creek, 16 

miles downstream. Except for run-off following infrequent heavy rains, discharge at two points fairly comparable.

{J-AGE. Chain fastened to downstream side of single-span bridge; read by Miss 

Sarah Evenson.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from highway bridge or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of sand and gravel. Control 200 feet 

downstream at small rapids composed of sand and gravel; shifting. Right 

bank subject to overflow at stage of 7 feet.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage during year from high-water mark 

23.7 feet about 8 p. m. September 29 (discharge estimated at 95,000 secondfeet); 3 no flow October 10-12.

1919-1923: Maximum stage recorded, that of September 29,1923; no flow 

during part of summers of 1919,1921, and 1922.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation seriously aflecte J by ice; observations discontinued 

during winter.

DIVERSIONS. Practically no diversions from Powder River in Wyoming but 

adjudicated diversions for irrigation of 90,000 acres from tributaries entering 

above.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent; affected by shifting control. 

Rating curve fairly well defined below and extended above 6,000 second-feet. 

Gage read to hundredths once daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying daily gage height to rating table. Indirect method for shifting control 

used October 1 to March 27, May 26 to July 15, and August 1 to September 30. Records fair.

Discharge measurements of Powder River at Arvada, Wyo., during the year ending

September SO, 192S

Date

Oct. 15

Made by 

P \r TT/wlmic

Gage

height

Feet 

0.38

3.04

1.14

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

12.3

1,490

161

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Powder River at Arvada, Wyo,, for the year ending

September 80,1923

Day

1. ______ .., ...

2 __ .. _ ... _

3 . __ .. _ ......

4.. . . __ . ... _

5 __ .. __ ... _

6... _ ... __ ... _

7 ___ . __ . .....

8.. ___ .. __ .. ....

9 _ ... __ . .....

10.... .. __ .. ....

11 _ . ... __ ... ...

12... .._ . .. 

13.. 

14... __ .. __ .. ....

15... ....._ ,._.

16-.. ...... . 

17. ...............

18 ----. .

19 .... _ ... ...

20.- . . -

Oct.

1

1

2

2

1

1

1

2

2

0

0

0

5

8

12

23

 28

33

57

103

Nov.

310

325

345

293

325

359

345

345

359

359

359

340

332

240

146

166

185

262

255

250

Dec.

268

256

Mar. Apr.

1,960

1,840

1,130

795

635

540

455

439

380

338

300

312

300

274

262

286

250

238

250

262

May

905

850

685

585

495

oon

540

540

7QK

960

Qfifl

1,020

1,720

1 190

1,070

1,070

850

635

795

June

3,700

3,690

1,130

1,070

1,020

960

4,090

1,600

AQK

850

74n

740

685

635

850

1,070

960

685

1,070

380

July

134

127

226

134

109

256

268

665

154

3,930

1,780

1,020

850

1,780

3,070

1,840

1,070

2,350

540

350

Aug.

522

455

471

394

740

1,840

7,250

3,770

3,290

905

531

513

359

2,740

423

423

238

274

352

Sept.

373

319

one

280

200

205

166

170

166

134

127

121

115

109

121

142

205

423

795

675

J See footnote to table of daily dischargej
196 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Powder River at Arvada, Wyo., for the year ending 

September SO, 1923 Continued

Day

21.. __ .... _ ......

22- ___ ...... ....

23 .--

24.. ___ 

25- _

26 _ - . ___

27 

28- __ ... __ . ... ...

29 _ . _ . __ .. _ ..

30.- ___ - ___ __

31 __ ___ - __

Oct.

112

138

154

170

170

175

170

162

170

180

306

Nov.

256

256

306

306

325

345

373

415

3*3

Dec. Mar.

8 snn

O Q7fl

5,400

4,090

2,350

Apr.

288

366

439

408

338

352

635

685

1,360

May

1,540

2,350

3,610

3,290

2,350

1,720

1,600

1,600

1,720

2,740

o on/)

June

4,090

2,740

1,480

685

238

185

142

July

162

359

6,120

1,960

7 060

8,800

4,570

4,090

1,360

960

795

Aug.

1,240

352

250

195

463

1 480

319

567

306

280

Sept.

352

338

326

286

1,130

1,070

408

12,500

71,000

84,000

NOTE. No gage-height record Oct. 2,4,6,8,10-12, 29, Nov. 1,2,5,12,14,19,26, and 30; discharge estimated. Maximum discharge on September 29 computed as 95,000 second-feet from levels run between 

high-wat er marks 515 feet apart, 2 cross sections and value of N=0.030 in Kutter's formula. Total discharge of flood from Sept. 28 to Oct. 2,1923, inclusive, estimated at 438,000 acre-feet.

Monthly discharge of Powder River at Arvada, Wyo., for the year ending September

Month

October.. __________________________

November _____ . ___________________

March 27-31. __ . __ .. __ . _______ . _ ... _ .....

April... .............. __ ........ __ . . ._ 

May... .. __ .. ......... . . .. 

J une __ . _______________________

July . .. .... .. 

September ____ . ____________________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

306 

415 

8,800 

1,960 

3,610 

4,090 

8,800 

7,250 

84,000

Minimum

0 

146 

2,350 

238 

380 

142 

109 

195 

109

Mean

70.6 

303 

4,700 

552 

1,360 

1,220 

1,840 

1,090 

5,890

Run-off in 

acre-feet

4,340 

18,000 

46,600 

32,800 

83,600 

72,600 

113, COO 

67,000 

350,000

CLEAR CREEK NEAR BUFFALO, WTO.

LOCATION. In sec. 6, T. 50 N., R. 82 W., just above power house of Buffalo 

Manufacturing Co., 4 miles west of Buffalo, Johnson County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 120 square miles (measured on topographic map).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 16, 1917, to September 30, 1923. From June 1 to 

September 30, 1894, and from May 2, 1896, to February 28, 1900, station 

maintained at measuring flume 1 mile upstream. Flow at two points 

comparable.

GAGE. Chain at left bank, 300 feet above power house; read by Mrs. Ruby 

Bell.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from cable 50 feet upstream from gage or 

by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of large boulders. Control at large 

boulders 10 feet downstream which shift slightly at infrequent intervals. 

Banks not subject to overflow.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 3.62 feet at 7 

a. m. June 16 (discharge, 770 second-feet); minimum stage occurred during 

winter.

1917-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 4.2 feet June 18, 1917 (discharge 

1,120 second-feet); minimum stage recorded, 0.66 foot March 26, 1922 (discharge, 2 second-feet exclusive of flow through pipe line which was 4 secondfeet).
YELLOWSTONE EIVER BASIN 197

ICE. Stage-discharge relation seriously affected by ice; observations discontinued 

during winter.

DIVERSIONS. Pipe line of Buffalo Manufacturing Co. diverts water from Clear 

Creek, 1J^ miles upstream. In the table of combined monthly discharge the 

flow through pipe line, computed from average power output, head, and 

efficiency of turbine, is added to that at gaging station to give total flow of 

creek. Four Lakes and French Creek Canal, and North Fork and French 

Creek Canal divert water from Clear Creek above the station. During 1923, 

1,370 acre-feet were diverted between June 1 and September 30.

REGULATION. Alternate melting and freezing of mountain snow during spring 

causes diurnal fluctuation in flow. No artificial regulation.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation slightly shifting. Hating curve fairly well 

defined. Gage read to hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained, 

by applying mean daily gage height to rating table. Records good.

Discharge measurements of Clear Creek near Buffalo, Wyo., during the year ending

September 30,

Date

Oct. 13

July 25

Sept. 7

Made by 

P. V. Hodges ... .... ___ ..... . __ .. _____ ... __ .. __ .... . __ .

P.V.Hodges.. _______ . ___ . ___ ... ___ ....... _ _ .

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.14

2.90

1.84

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

18.5

415

100

NOTE. On Sept. 7 the flow through the pipe line of the Buffalo Manufacturing Co. was 5.8 second-feet 

measured in the tailrace of the power plant.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Clear Creek near Buffalo, Wyo., for the year ending September 30, 1928

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.

20

20

19

TO

18

16

16

16

17

16

16

16

17

16

16

16

11

16

18

16

16

17

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

14

16

Nov.

18

18

16

16

12

16

15

15

14

13

13

12

14

16

16

18

19

19

18

17

17

17

17

17

16

17

18

16

17

16

Dec.

16

15

14

14

12

10

10

9

9

g

9

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

15

11

, 12

12

10

9

9

9

8

8

8

8

7

Apr.

15

13

8

8

9

9

10

11

16

14

12

17

21

37

44

.43

33

22

21

16

15

23

23

24

26

43

49

May

48

44

38

60

71

106

128

152

147

126

102

95

89

67

68

82

114

147

194

254

304

304

323

383

515

560

492

448

404

404

June

404

383

404

492

515

448

362

470

515

470

560

610

538

515

585

660

515

383

304

287

404

342

254

223

238

223

223

223

194

194

July

323

223

270

270

270

238

223

238

238

223

287

304

362

425

323

323

270

254

238

208

208

223

. 448

515

425

342

287

254

254

238

208

Aug.

200

175

164

157

157

175

175

157

140

126

114

108

97

89

104

108

108

104

108

106

130

170

183

180

152

149

162

170

152

128

135

Sept.

152

154

142

120>

104

100

104

97

93

87

82

75

71

65

60

60

71

 87

93

97

87

71

6»

65

75

68

84

254

23»

287

NOTE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 2,7-13,18-23,30, and December 1-17; discharge 

estimated from temperature and gage-height records and observer's notes. Gag« not read Apr. 7; discharge interpolated.
198 SURFACE WAtER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

Monthly discharge of Clear Creek near Buffalo, Wyo., for the year ending September

Month

November ___ _________ , __________

May . __ _.-.. _____ ...............

July .... .... .

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

20 

19 

16 

49 

560 

660 

515 

200 

287

Minimum

11 

12 

7 

8 

38 

194 

208 

89 

60

Mean

16.9 

16.1 

10.9 

20.4 

204 

308 

287 

141 

107

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,040 

958 

670 

1,210 

12,500 

23,700 

17,600 

8,670 

6,370

Combined monthly discharge of Clear Creek and pipe line near Buffalo, Wyo., for 

the year ending September SO, 1923

Month

October __ ____________________

December . _____________________

April.. _________ . .. __ .....

May. ...__.. ................... ......................

June ____ .. _________ _________

July... ..................................... .............

September _ ____________________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

24 

24 

21 

55 

566 

667 

522 

208 

295

Minimum

16 

16 

12 

14 

44 

201 

216 

96 

68

Mean

21.4 

20.6 

15.9 

26.4 

210 

405 

294 

148 

115

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,320 

1,230 

978 

1,570 

12,900 

24,100 

18,100 

9,100 

fi,840

PUfEY CREEK AT KEABNEY, WYO.

LOCATION. In sec. 26, T. 53 N., R. 83 W., at highway bridge 300 yards south 

of Kearney, Johnson County.

DRAINAGE! AREA. 117 square miles (measured on base map of Wyoming; scale, 

1:500,000).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September 6, 1902, to June 30, 1908; May 13, 1911, to 

August 10, 1917; May 1, 1919, to September 30, 1923, when station was 

discontinued.

GAGE. Chain gage on downstream side of bridge; read by R. E. Martin. Gage 

used from 1902 to 1906 at same site but referred to different datum.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from single-span bridge or by wading.

CHANNEL and CONTROL. Bed composed of gravel and small boulders. Control 

 100 feet downstream at well-defined rapids; slightly shifting at long intervals. At high water there is flow through small channel at left bank which 

diverts water from Piney Creek some distance above station. Flow through 

this channel begins at stage of about 5 feet.

EXTREMES of DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 4.80 feet at 

6.30 p. m. September 30 (discharge, 1,260 second-feet); minimum stage, 

1.10 feet at 8 a. m. October 10 (discharge, 2 second-feet).

1902-1903; 1911-1923: Maximum discharge recorded, 1,680 second-feet 

May 24,1906; minimum discharge, that of October 10,1923. 

J.CE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice; observations discontinued during 

winter.
YELLOWSTONE EIVEB BASIN 199

DIVERSIONS. Adjudicated diversions for irrigation of 20,000 acres from Piney 

Creek above station.

REGULATION. Operation of reservoirs on headwaters of Piney Creek and diversion of ditches above station affect flow at station.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation practically permanent. Rating curve well 

defined. Gage read to hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained 

by applying daily mean gage height to rating table. Records good.

Discharge measurements of Piney Creek at Kearney, Wyo., during the year ending

September SO, 192S

Date

Oct. 12

July 26

Made by 

P. V. Hodges . ..-.. .-..-._-_.-_.-..-. - . _ .. 

P. 8 Parker

height

Fed 

1.36

3.70

2.73

Discharge

Sec.-/*. 

8.9

686

248

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Piney Creek at Kearney, Wyo., for the year ending September SO, 1923

Day

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 _ .-_ -- __ . .. 

Oct.

14

6

28

22

15

7

5

3

3

2

3

8

9

18

23

23

28

24

26

33

37

39

40

37

25

22

24

24

32

31

27

Nov.

52

47

43

52

47

42

48

34

41

42

48

47

46

45

39

37

35

36 "36

37

35

38

35

31

36

39

36

38

36

40

Mar.

38

36

40

35

39

38

Apr.

50

47

50

52

53

47

43

38

48

36

34

42

46

47

55

58w-q

101

101

88

101

79

87

61

53

50

54

73

101

110

May

97

79

76

90

105

148

168

185

212

274

292

292

212

241

226

212

185

212

226

349

585

635

635

585

736

1,050

1,100

944

736

736

788

June

788

736

736

736

840

736

610

660

660

685

685

660

685

635

685

660

635

610

610

610

349

274

212

110

92

79

88

82

69

66

July

135

175

182

188

193

165

92

74

70

67

64

48

87

101

97

88

72

65

58

50

53

196

461

535

300

229

175

120

88

85

95

Aug.

67

55

42

70

133

52

56

46

54

44

60

55

51

67

77

70

80

79

76

65

137

90

72

60

90

133

94

122

95

76

61

Sept

62

83

90

99

106

101

99

95

90

92

82

73

77

74

65

101

155

148

120

101

106

95

120

126

160

139

226

736

736

1,200

Note. Qage not read Nov. 12,13, and July 25; discharge estimated or interpolated.
200 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

Monthly discharge of Piney Creek at Kearney, Wyo., for the year ending September SO, 192S

Month

March 26-31 ____ .. ___ . _ -..__ .................

April-. .................. ____ . -...... 

July _ . .. _________ ___ ________ .......

August.. _ ..... _ . ____ .. _ .. __ ..-._.

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

40 

52 

40 

110 

1,100 

840 

535 

137 

1,200

Minimum

2 

31 

35 

34 

76 

66 

48 

42 

62

Mean

20.6 

40.6 

37.7 

62.6 

400 

503 

142 

75.1 

185

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,270 

2,420 

449 

3,720 

24,600 

29,900 

8,730 

4,620 

11,000

PINET CREEK AT UCROSS, WYO.

LOCATION. In NW. % sec . 18, T. 53 N., R. 80 W., at highway bridge a quarter

of a mile from Ucross, Sheridan County. No tributary between station and

mouth, half a mile below. 

DBAINAGE ABEA. 253 square miles (measured on base map of Wyoming, scale

1:500,000). 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 12, 1917, to September 30, 1923, when station was

discontinued.

GAGE. Chain gage attached to highway bridge; read by Miss Mildred Dewey. 

DISCHARGE MEASTJKEMENTS. Made from highway bridge or by wading. 

CHANNEL AND CONTKOL. Bed composed of silt and gravel. Control 50 feet

downstream at riffle composed of compact gravel; shifting at long intervals.

Banks not subject to overflow. 

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 6.0 feet at 9

a. m. September 28 (discharge, 2,580 second-feet); minimum stage recorded,

1.35 feet at 4 p. m. October 9 (discharge, 5.5 second-feet).

1917-1923: Maximum stage recorded, that of September 28,1923; minimum stage, 1.00 foot July 30, 1920 (discharge, 1 second-foot). 

ICE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. Records discontinued during

winter. 

DIVERSIONS. Adjudicated diversions for irrigation of 4,300 acres from Piney

Creek between Kearney and Ucross. 

REGULATION. Headwaters are chain of small mountain lakes, the largest of

which, Cloud Peak, is used as reservoir for irrigation. Alternate melting

and freezing of mountain snow in spring causes some diurnal fluctuation. 

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation practically permanent. Rating curve well

defined below 1,500 second-feet. Gage read to quarter-tenths twice daily.

Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating

table. Records good. 

COOPERATION. Gage-height record furnished by the L, Z. Leiter estate.

Discharge measurements of Piney Creek at Ucross, Wyo., during the year ending

September SO, 192§

Date

Oct. 14

Made by Gage 

height

Feet 

1.89

3.84

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

54

785
LITTLE MISSOURI BIVER BASIN 201

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Piney Creek at Ucross, Wyo., for the year endingSeptember SO, 1923

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 .

26 ...............

26 ' 

27 

28 

29 

30...... .............

31 

Oct.

99

21

15

14

15

14

14

6

6

28dn

47

50

50

44

47

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

45

46

45

45

Nov.

50

53

58

70

58

. 52

50

44

37<*fi

35

3fl

32

35

35

35

38

36

36

O4

35

42

50

37

47

53

50

52

50

40

Dec.

30

20

14

14

14

14

14

is

18

Mar

IQfi

160

560

570

338

227

175

Apr.

147

134

87

109

87

Eft

47

40

50

70

91

87

87

87

87

105

109

134

83

53

50

Eft

50

53

70

87

87

May

on

07

70

66

114

139

160

150

ion

979

370

9QA

OKC

220

ion

190

166

190

220

330

510

910

910

750

Q1A

1,060

1,380

1,380

1,060

980

1,060

June

1,060

OQA

910

845

QSft

910

Jtd.n

692

610

610

665

KQ9

692

720

720

665

665

535

370

330

290

205

160

134

63

4T

40

52

58

37

July

24

ion

220

190

19O

27

98

Q1

66

53

50

53

Qfi

76

63

60

47

32

22

10

87

330

415

460

272

205

147

129

124

85

Aug.

74

50

cn

en

60

68

47

40

V7

44

40vi

47

KG

66

58

50

66

87

89

63

53

50

66

91

114

109

91

87

Sept.

oa.

112-

lAIV

inn*

91

96

ftQ*

017

ft?

07

98

96

ft?

ST

7Q

ft?-

155

IRA

165

190

109

114

166

184

255

2,400

1,640

1,980

NOTE. No gage-height record Oct. 18-31, Nov. 29 to Dec. 2, Dec. 6, Sept. 3, and 10. Stage-discharge 

relation affected by ice Nov. 10-22. Discharge for these periods estimated by comparison with flow of 

Piney Creek at Kearney and from temperature record.

Monthly discharge of Piney Creek at Ucross, Wyo., for the year endinff September

S0t 1923

Month

March 25-31 ________ - _ . ... __ .

April.... __ .... ..... ... ....

July...... ... 

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

50 

70 

30 

570 

147 

1,380 

1,060 

460 

114 

2,400

Minimum

6 

30 

14 

 160 

* 40 

66 

37 

10 

37 

79

Mean

34.5 

43.7 

17.3 

318 

86.4 

473 

519 

132 

62.7 

308

Run-off in 

acre-feet

2,120 

2,600 

309 

4, 410- 

5,140' 

29,100 

30,900 

8,120 

3,860 

18,300-

LITTLE MISSOURI RIVER BASIN 

LITTLE MISSOURI BIVEB NEAE AIZADA, MONT.

LOCATION. Near southwest corner of T. 8 S., R. 60 E., at Walker ranch, 30O 

yards below site of proposed dam, 2 miles below mouth of Thompson Creek,, 

and 4 miles below Alzada, Carter County.
202 SUBFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PAET VI

DRAINAGE AREA. 780 square miles (measured on General Land Office map).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 18,1911, t*o September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Overhanging chain gage on right bank; read by John Walker.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made by wading or from cable.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Shifts during high water. Stream sluggish. Banks

cut 5 to 15 feet in gumbo soil. Two channels at medium and one at high

stage. 

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 14.68 feet at

4 p. m. September 30 (discharge, 4,090 second-feet); minimum stage, 1.96

feet at 7 a. m. July 3 (discharge, 4.6 second-feet).

1911-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 15.3 feet April 6, 1912 (discharge,

4,550 second-feet); no flow at various times. 

ICE. Stage-discharge relation seriously affected by ice. 

DIVERSIONS. Small amount of water diverted above station for irrigation. 

REGULATION.^ None of importance. Some flood water is stored in coulees on

tributaries for use in irrigating small tracts. 

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent during year. Rating curve

well defined below and extended above 2,000 second-feet. Gage read to

hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge determined by applying mean

daily gage height to rating table. Records good.

The following discharge measurement was made by G. H. Ellis: 

May 3,1923: Gage-height, 1.96 feet; discharge, 4.9 second-feet.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Little Missouri River near Alzada, Mont., for the 

year ending September 30, 1923

Day

1 . ... 

2 . 

3- __ .. - -

4 ___ ... ..........

5 .... ... ... 

6.. __ .... _ ... 

7 

8 _________ -

9 . 

10 

11 _______ . ___

19

13- .- - 

14 ..

15- - . .

16. __ . ......

17. .. 

18 

19.. ..... .......

20 

21 ___ . ___ . ___

22 __ .

23 __ - ____ 

24 _______ . ......

25 - ...............

26 

27. ___________

28- 

29.. ____ - .........

30 __ - _ .. .....

31.- ___ ....

Oct.

13

16

15

16

17

12

13

13

13

15

14

16

14

15

16

17

17

16

17

16

ift

13

19ift

19

1Q

IA

18

1Q

1Q

Nov.

19

22

173

147

358

235

82

60

44

52

53

46

dn

36

33

«66

111

1Q1

164

122

66

AQ

46

47

7Q

4.1

158

140

85

Dec.

79

45

36

33

30

25

10

20

20

21

18ift

16

18

1Q

15

16

16

16

13

15

Mar.

100

37a

403

665

7ftQ

936

1,160

986

Apr.

506

255

297

242

138

111

118

142

106

624

716

570

292

193

126

78

61

50

44

38

3fi

32

29

29

28

26

22

1Q

19

1ft

May

16

15

11

12

10

12

11

10

10

9.0

9 K

9.5

9.5

8.5

9.5

10

10

10

12

12

19

12

10

25

29

99

10

62

10

14

June

12

10

8.5

7.5

72

215

336

144

63

1,170

722

QftA

45

29

21

18

14

13

10

10

111

71

25

16

11

7.5

7.5

16

22

14

July

8.5

6.5

5.6

10

13

12

46

45

66

306

327

339

65

36

25

20

29

20ia

la

10

12

12

238

1,320

Gift

804

704

P.7d

79

36

Aug.

25

64

75

36

85

132

424

206

324

470

1,110

1,180

262

53

789

2,630

2,100

1,800

500

70

611

309

85

35

26

27

51

34

20

Sept.

16

13

14

10

12

75

59

16

12

10

10

9.0

8.0

8.0

7.0

7.0

250

618

415

118

46

27

18

IS

9.5

9 E

844

4,040

4 run

NOTE. Discharge' estimated Dec. 21-31 and Mar. 13-24 when stage-discharge relation was affected 

by ice.
I/ITTLE MISSOUB1 KIVEE BASIN 203

Monthly discharge of Little Missouri River near Alzada, Mont., for the year ending

September 30, 1923

Month

March 13-31 ________________________

April....................................................

May .-............._.. ....._........-.. .....___.._.

July... __ ..... __ .... __ ..-......... ...... ........

August ___________________________

September ___ : ____________________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

19 

358 

79 

1,160

716 

62 

1,170 

1,320 

2,530 

4,040

Minimum

12 

19 

13

18 

8.5 

7.5 

5.6 

20 

7.0

Mean

16.0 

96.7 

21.2 

343 

166 

14.3 

117 

191 

442 

358

Run-off in 

acre-feet

984 

5,750 

1,300 

12,900 

9,880 

879 

6,960 

11,700 

27,200 

21,300

LITTLE MISSOURI RIVER AT MED OR A, N. DAK.

LOCATION. In T. 140 N., R. 102 W., at highway bridge 200 feet below Northern 

Pacific Railway bridge at Medora, Billings County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 6,190 square miles (revised).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 12, 1903, to October 31, 1908; October 11, 1921, to 

September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Staff gage, on downstream face of middle concrete pier of highway 

bridge 200 feet below railway bridge; read by John H. Ryder.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from highway bridge or from railway bridge.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of gravel and silt. One channel; no 

overflow at any stage. Continual erosion and silting causes changes in the 

channel, but these changes are not very great, and are largely compensating 

from year to year.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year 7.9 feet September 30 (discharge 5,030 second-feet); minimum discharge, 15 second-feet 

December 21 and 22.

1903-1908; 1921-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 16.0 feet June 24, 1907 

(discharge, 22,200 second-feet); minimum stage, 2.4 feet September 28, 

1905 (discharge, 2 second-feet).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. No diversions large enough to have any considerable effect at the 

station.

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation fairly permanent except as affected by ice. 

Rating curve fairly well defined. Gage read to tenths once daily. Daily 

discharge ascertained by applying daily gage height to rating table and as 

explained in footnote to table of daily discharge. Records fair.

Discharge measurements of Little Missouri River at Medora, N. Dak., during the 

year ending September SO, 1923

Date

Oct. 10

July 5

Made by 

G. H. McMahon 

.. do. ...... __ ...

M. Diehl... _ ........

Gage 

height

feet 

2.75 

3.20

4.10

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

26 

151

436

Date

Sept, 2$

Made by 

G. H. McMahon 

..... do.... -

Gage 

height

feet 

4.35 

6.60

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

402 

3,498

NOTE . Discharge measurements furnished by State engineer of North Dakota.
204

Daily

SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

', in second-feet, of Little Missouri River at Medora, N. Dak., for 

the year ending September 30, 1928

Day

1. _______ _________ . .......

2 __________________ . ...............

3 ................... .........................

4 _______________ . ...................

5 _ ..... ____ .. ______ . ................

6- ______ - ___ - ___ - __ _ -..-..

7 _________ . ............................

8 _ - ______ .. ___ . ................

9 ........... . - ,-.. ..-..... 

10.... __ ..............................

11 _________ . __ . .......................

12.. _ . __ . ____ . ..............

13... . . 

14 __________ . __ . ...................

15 _________ - ____ . _________

16 ___ __ ... _ . _ _ - _ .. ___ .

17 _ .. _ . _ .. .... __ ...

18... - ____ . ... ..........

1Q

20 

21 ..... ____ . . _ .

22. ________________ . ___ .. ..........

93

24 _________ _____ ... ............

26 _ ..... _ - ........ ......

26 . - 

27. ___ ___ __ .. _ - __ . ___ .

28 ....... ....... ..............................

29 .....................................

30. .. .... ___ .................

31.. . ..................

Nov.

630

240

280

330

385

440

485

530

500

500

330

240

205

205

205

175

175

150

150

150

240

330

440

665

560

Dec.

440

380

330

280

230

180

130

78

26

24

23

22

21

20

19

18

18

17

17

16

15

15

20

25

30

40

45

50

50

50

45

May

100

100

109

109

109

93

93

93

93

80

80

69

69

69

59

59

59

59

80

80

93

80

69

59

59

59

59

59

59

50

50

June

50

41

205

128

128

128

128

109

93

109

330

1,040

630

500

280

950

950

380

330

440

9ACI

280

330

630

560

280

560

950

380

280

July

330

240

175

1,040

950

280

240

205

380

280

339

280

128

128

150

80

80

80

69

240

1,040

1,230

700

128

175

150

80

330

280

109

1,130

Aug.

950

1,230

950

860

700

950

700

440

4,200

2,700

1,550

440

330

2,150

1,900

1,230

2,020

1,780

l,040i

3,570

3,880

2,280

2,020

1,440

950

560

860

1,130

560

500

380

Sept,

280-

240

240 odn

280

240-

2401

175

205

175

150 ISO*

128

9393"

m

128

109

109

93

93- 80-

69"

69

4,040-

2,700

1,900

630

1,780-

5,030-

NOTE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 1-31; discharge estimated from fragmentary gageheight record and observer's notes. Gage not read Nov. 10,12,13,26, May 1 and 2; discharge estimated.

Monthly discharge of Little Missouri River at Medora, N. Dak., for the year ending/

September SO, 1923

Month

November 6-30 ............ ........................

December ___ .. ___________________ 

July . .. ....... _ _ 

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

665 

440 

109 

1,040 

1,230 

4,200 

, 5,030

Minimum

150 

15 

50 

41 

69 

330 

69

Mean

342 

86.3 

76.1 

381 

356 

1,430 

662

Run-off in 

acre-feet

17,000; 

5,31» 

4,680 

22,700 

21,900 

87,900 

39,400

KNIFE RIVER BASIN

KNIFE RIVER NEAR BRONCHO, TSf. DAK.

LOCATION. In SE. % sec. 4, T. 142 N., B. 90 W., at C. D. Smith's ranch, half 

a mile below mouth of Elm Creek, 6 miles from Broncho, Mercer County, 

and 15 miles above Spring Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,200 square miles (revised).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 29,1903, to October 31,1919; October 10,1921, £a 

September 30,1923.
KNIFE RIVER BASIi. 205

GAGE. Cantilever chain gage on left bank iear observer's house; datum unchanged since March 23,1905. Read b> Arthur C. Smith.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from cable 500 feet below gage or by wading.

CHANNEL AND coNTROL.-^-Stream bed below gage composed of large gravel and 

stones, slightly shifting. Channel narrow with steep banks, overflowing at 

gage height 20 feet.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum discharge recorded during year, 4,730

second-feet April 14; minimum discharge, 1 second-foot May 10 to June 29.

1903-1919; 1921-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 24.0 feet June 26,1914

(discharge, 7,700 second-feet); river dry September 6-8,1905, and September

18 and 19,1908.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation seriously affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. None.

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent except as affected by ice. Rating curve fairly well defined between 4 and 2,500 second-feet. Gage read 

to tenths once daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying daily gage 

height to rating table. Records fair.

The following discharge measurement was made by G. H. McMahon: 

September 26,1923: Gage height, 3.85 feet; discharge, 13.6 second-feet.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Knife River; near Broncho, N. Dak., for the year 

ending September 30,1923

Day

1 _______________ .

2........

3. . ._.__.._____ _._

4 ___ . _____ ___

5 _ .............. _ .... _

6. ............... ...........

7 ..... _ ............. ......

8...... _ ........ __ ... ...

9......... __ ....... _ ....

10 _ .. __ . __ .. ..........

11 ...... __ . _ . __ ... __

12.......

13...... _ .... .. .

14 _ . ___ . ___ ... _ ......

15 .................. _ ......

16 _ ........ __ ........ ....

17...........................

18...........................

19 _ ............... _ .. ....

20 _ .............. __ ......

^1 ...........................

22............ _ .

23 ............ ...............

 24 _ .. __ .. __ ... _ . .....

25 _ ...... .. _ .. _ .... ...

26 ........................

27...........................

28. ........ ..............

29... ...... ... ___ .. ....

30... ...... ..............

-al ..... ____ ... __ . ......

Oct.

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

12

19

19

12

12

19

12

12

12

12

12

19

12

12

12

Nov.

19

12

12

12

24

42

07

28

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

1Q

28

28

17

07

V7

62

28

28

19

19

12

19

Mar.

19

1 Q4/1

2 660

O OOft

1,260

764

452

254

160

QQ

67

OR

19

Oft

OQ

57

OQ

220

1,000

2,140

2,000

1,500

1,100

s no

fifin

450

QA/>

9An

125

75

Apr.

50

50

50

50

Zft

60

80

130

400

1,200

9 080

3,200

3,560

4,730

9 p;7fl

1 1 *\fl

646

497

409

qoft

220

147

160

OQ

V7

47

OQ

May

3

3

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

June

1

1

1

l

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

* 1

3

July

2

3

3

3

4

6

6

7

A«)

72

67

52

42

28

16

4

3

2

77

CO

520

452

368

290

220

134

88

28

47

Aug.

19

12

12

19

3

3

2

4

3

19

24

72

62

57

67

fi7

57

57

47

47

37

28

28

19

12

7

7

7

7

7

7

Sept.

7

7

 7

4

4

4

4

4

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

12

254

452

40Q

328

NOTE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Mar. 1-21; discharge estimated. 

Mar. 22 to Apr. 10; discharge estimated.

No gage-height record
206 SURFACE WATEE SUPPLY, 1923, PAET VI

Monthly discharge of Knife River near Broncho, N. Dak., for the year ending September 30, 1923

Month

April ................. ................................ ...

May...................................................

July-.. . ... . _-_. .- ..-._.. .. . _.

September . . ...... ____ ________

The year. _______________________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

12 

62

3,060 

4,730 

3 

3 

520 

72 

452

4,730

Minimum

7 

12

19 

3

1 

1 

2 

2 

3

Mean

9.42 

24.1 

«9 

«7 

«6 

765 

770 

1.42 

1.07 

85.3 

26.1 

51.6

147

Bun-off in 

acre-feet

579 

1,430 

553 

430 

333 

47,000 

45,800 

87.$ 

63.1 

5,246 

1,600 

3,070

106,000

« Estimated.

CHEYENNE RIVER BASIN

BELIE FOUBCHE RIVER NEAR BELIE FOURCHE, S. DAK.

LOCATION. In sec. 2, T. 8 N., R. 2 E., at diversion dam of Belle Fourche irrigation project, 1H miles below Belle Fourche, Butte County.

DRAINAGE AREA. i,270 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 10 to November 30, 1906; January 1, 1912, to September 30, 1923. May 26, 1903, to June 23, 1906, for station at west edge 

of Belle Fourche; records at these points are not directly comparable, as 

Redwater River enters between the two stations and water is diverted from. 

* Belle Fourche River.

GAGES. Inclined staff 100 feet from crest of diversion dam, and a gage in canaL 

See " Computation of discharge."

COMPUTATION OP DISCHARGE. The following information was supplied by the 

United States Bureau of Reclamation:

The records of daily discharge represent the entire flow of the river at 

the diversion dam and have been corrected for water diverted through Inlet 

Canal and passed through the sluice gates. The diversion dam acts as a. 

weir; the crest is 400 feet long; the gage is 100 feet from the crest and is 

read twice daily. Careful discharge measurements were made in the river 

above and below the dam before the coefficient was established, and the 

discharge rating table as originally computed has not been changed. The 

quantity diverted is determined at a gaging station maintained on Inlet 

Canal, and the rating curve is checked by frequent discharge measurements. 

The sluice gates are seldom used and the flow through them is estimated.

DIVERSIONS. In Wyoming portion of drainage basin, adjudicated diversions for 

irrigation of 980 acres from Belle Fourche River and 18,000 acres from 

tributaries.

ACCURACY. The Unitfed States Bureau of Reclamation considers the recordsfair.

COOPERATION. Daily-discharge record furnished by United States Bureau of 

Reclamation.
LITTLE SIOUX EIVER BASIN 207

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Belle Fourche River near Belle Fourche, S. Dak., 

for the year ending September SO,

Day

1. _______

2. ________

3- ________

4. _____ . ...

5 ___ .....

6. .............

7. .............

8 ........ ...

9. _______

10. _____ . ...

11. .............

12... ____ ...

13. .............

14 ____ .. ....

15. .............

16. __ . .......

17... ...... __ .

18. _____ ....

19 ________

20 .... .......

21- .............

22. .............

23. .............

24. .............

25. ____ . .....

26 ____ ....

27 ..............

28 . __ ...

29. .............

30- .............

31- _ . .........

Oct.

105

99

107

107

iflfi

116

106

124

147

143

154

150

145

148

114.

250

189

200

182

173

193

195

197

197

200

201

202

202

202

223

220

Nov.

212

991

220

438

919

300

94ft

94.9

281

281

286

173

225

ooc

OQE

297

OQQ

453

400

225

188

238

220

233

275

374

304

271

241

Dec.

101

205

201 207

207

157

165

112

172

126

140

iqi

140

1>»4

140

140

164

177

192

198

198

201

270

201

214

223

222

231

231

Jan.

220

196

187

199

198

oqi

Iftfl

oqq

200

ooo

250

226

193

170

Oftfi

200

202

203

Oftfi

202

197 foe

192

193

191

203

206

220

167

185

Feb.

145

140

108

158

1QQ

1S9

100

168

163

95

iqn

Q9

158

175

183

78

188

165

187

205

203

isn

209 90.7

Mar.

500

407

272

644

484

178

V7t\

9.7Q

9A7

QAA

oe/l

209

191

998

253

600

641

418

 MQ

Qiftn

oAn

554

1,450

1,320

9 fi4O

3,580

3

QAA

Apr.

9 fftf

2,630

2,920

1 940

1 inc\

1,050

1 *971 140

QCC

ARE

8ftA

Q91

«no

Rfid

OOQ

700

640 *yi7

ylOfl

114

PAfi

564

554

Kin

481

478

476

489

494

404

May

coo

517

C j|Q

f»1Q

481

563

563

ERA

K/&

532

491

479

470

444

AA <\

443

432

391

one

qno

360

'41B

379

428

363

«MQ

3%

336

June

OQQ

e\QA

9O4

qoo

KID

755

Qfil

634

504

V)A

fit K

419

q-IQ

97ft

271

94ft

010

OKJ.

070

245

255

217

214

194

91°.

237

94Q

214

July

222

vu

V)A.

295

196

243

197

OAQ

2 300

Q*>1

897

243

qeo

qiq

245

207

165

152

149

261

91 A

183

199

2,380

1,470

9 R/Wl

1,500

1,410

821

535

Aug.

334

QfYJ

1,220

368

1 Qfirt

2,240

1,050

175

QQA

i son

3

q/iA

1 540

3ST

cnq

1,580

536

OCR

 410

9 fUO

2

Q9A

995

450

279

274

363

363

194

257

247

234

Sept.

205

17>>

268

OKO

334

264

221

231

210

198

201

212

205

194

194

341

467

458

276

272

243

233

229

221

218

210

2,660

4,410

1,640

Monthly discharge of Belle Fourche River near Belle Fourche, S. Dak., for the year 

ending September SO, 198S

Month

October ______________ _____________

December .... ...... __________ . .....

March. ___________________________

April..... .. 

July .-...... .... . ..............

September ____ . ____ . __ ... ....................

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

250 

453 

270 

250 

237 

3,800 

2,920 

563 

961 

2,560 

3,360 

4,410

4,410

Minimum

99 

173 

112 

167 

78 

191 

426 

326 

194 

149 

175 

173

78

Mean

166 

271 

180 

202 

163 

748 

956 

463 

378 

650 

856 

514

464

Run-off in 

acre-feet

10,200 

16,100 

11,100 

12,400 

9,050 

46,000 

56,900 

28,500 

22,500 

40,000 

52,600 

30,600

336,000

LITTLE SIOUX RIVER BASIN

LITTLE SIOUX RIVER AT CORRECTIOHTILLE, IOWA

LOCATION. In sec. 1, T. 88 N., R. 43 W., at Illinois Central Railroad bridge, half 

a mile southwest of Correctionville, Woodbury County, and 54 miles above 

confluence with Missouri River.

DRAINAGE AREA. 2,490 square miles (measured on map issued by United States 

Geological Survey; scale, 1:500,000).
208 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 28, 1918, to September 30, 1923.

 GAGE. Chain gage attached to upstream guardrail of center span of railroad

bridge; read by Mrs. Marion Fear. 

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of highway bridge

one-fourth mile above gage. Flood measurements from downstream side of

bridge to which gage is attached. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Stream bed composed of sand and clay; no well-defined

control. Banks subject to overflow. 

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 10.6 feet at

5.10 p. m. March 26 (discharge, 2,000 second-feet); minimum stage, 2.25

feet August 14 and 17 (discharge, 25 second-feet).

1918-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 19.57 feet June 12,1919 (discharge,

about 20,700 second-feet). Minimum discharge recorded, 5 second-feet

August 18, 1922.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

REGULATION. There is a small power development at Correctionville, but it is

thought that this has no appreciable effect on the gage readings. 

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation fairly permanent. Rating curve fairly

well defined below 2,000 second-feet. Gage read once daily to hundredths

and more frequently during periods of rapidly changing stage. Daily discharge ascertained by applying daily gage height to rating table. Records

fair.

Discharge measurements of Little Sioux River at Correctionville, Iowa, during the 

year ending September SO, 19%8

[Made by J. B. Spiegel]

Date

Oct. 20. ____ . __ . _______ . __ ........ __ . _ ... __ . _ .. ......

Mar. 27 . __ . _ .. ___ . __ . ___ .. _ . ___ .. ______ _ .

Gage 

height

Feet 

2.34

«7.45

6.12

Discharge

8ec.-ft. 

30.6

1,290

999

0 Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Little Sioux River at Correctionville, Iowa, for the 

year ending September SO, 1923

Day

1 ___ . _ _.. _____

2 _______ . _______

3 -..- ..

4. _ . ________

5. __ .... _..___

6. ___ . ___ . __ .

7 _ ..__

8. ___ . __ . .....

9 __ __ .

10... _ . ___ . .....

11. __ .. __ . _____

12, ___ . ___ .. .._._

13. - _ ._..

14...... ..........

15 ..-

16. __ . __ .. .....

17 _.- .. 

18 .. . .._

19- __ . ____ . .____

20- _ . .

Oct.

32

32

32

46

34

34

36

34

34

34

32

32

32

32

32

34

32

32

32

32

Nov.

78

85

78

100

9.19

166

157

147 ion

139

 tOQ

147

720

468

OQft

278

266

242

242

266

Dec.

198

166

166

166

166

157

157

Mar. Apr.

. 676

720

660

604

C4Q

494

520

494

442

390

338

314

OCA

416

390

314

314

314

314

May

690

604

576

548

520

494

442

442

390

390

390

390

390

390

364

338

338

338

390

390

June

850

338

442

416

4fiS

494

604

494

494

548

604

660

604

604

576

548

548

1,270

1,020

990

July

i oftft

604

494

442 ion

390

390

338

290

109

690

548

416

314

220

198

157

123

139

147

Aug.

35

30

40

52

64

78

64

52

64

64

52

40

30

25

40

30

25

30

35

40

Sept.

78

85

92

123

131

139

139

131

133

136

139

107

100

92

85

85

85

85

123

364
BOYEE BIVER BASIN 209

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Little Sioux River at Correctionville, Iowa, for the 

year ending September 30, 1923 Continued

Day

21-. __ .... .... .._..

22............... ....

23. __________

24. __ . _______

25- ...............

26...... ............

27 ___ .'. ____ . _

28 .. .

29 ___________

30. .- .. ....

31- - .......

Oct.

32

30

30

28

00

28

26

00

28

V)

57

Nov.

242

220

242

220

1QO

176

176

1QQ

198

198

Dec. Mar.

400

800

1,300

1,500 i ftflfl

2,000

1 400

l)l60

920

Q9fl

632

Apr.

364

416

632

1,080

1,200

1,020

955

920

780

May

338

314

290

242

220

198

108

198

468

494

850

June

660

690

632

660

660

520

520

1,270

990

750

July

131

131

123

123

147

198'

157

139

107

40

30

Aug.

52

64

78

71

78

78

85

78

71

64

71

Sept.

220

242

242

200

338

314

314

314

520

1,090

NOTE. Gage not read Nov. 16, Apr. 1, May 13, Aug. 18, Sept. 9,10, and 27; discharge interpolated. 

Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Mar. 21-27; discharge estimated from weather records and 1 discharge measurement.

Monthly discharge of Little Sioitx River at Correctionville, Iowa, for the year ending

September 80, 1923

[Drainage area, 2,490 square miles] '

Month

October ___________ ____ ....

November ________ ...................

December 1-7 ______________ .....

March 21-31 ___________________

April.................. . . . ..

May ___ . _______________ .....

June . ____________ .................. July. ....................... .... .....

August ___________________ , ....

September ____________________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

57 

720 

198 

2,000 

1,200 

850 

1,270 

1,060 

85 

1,090

Minimum

26 

78 

157 

400 

314 

198 

338 

30 

25 

78

Mean

32.8 

215 

168 

1,170 

575 

407 

664 

286 

54.2 

211

Per 

square 

mile

0.013 

.086 

.067 

.470 

.231 

.163 

.267 

.115 

.022 

.085

Run-off 

in inches

0.02 

.10

.28 .19- 

.30 

.13 

.03 

.09

BOYEB RIVER BASIN

BOYEB RIVER AT 10GAN, IOWA

LOCATION. In sec. 24, T. 79 N., R. 43 W., at highway bridge south of Logan, 

Harrison County, and 30 miles above junction with Missouri River.

DRAINAGE ABBA. 810 square miles (measured on map issued by United States 

Geological Survey, scale 1:500,000).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 24, 1918, to September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Chain gage attached to upstream handrail of highway bridge; read by

f _ C. F. Peckenpough,

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of highway bridge 

' or by wading,

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Channel is a dredged ditch with clay bottom and sides. 

Banks are overflowed during extreme floods. Control consists of remains 

of an old milldam on a limestone ledge 1,000 feet below gage.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 15.6 feet at 

8 a. m. June 18 (discharge, 9,200 second-feet); minimum stage, 1.30 feet at 

7 a. m, October 28 (discharge, 40 second-feet).
210 "SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

1918-1923: Maximum discharge recorded, that of June 18,1923; no flow 

September 27-29, 1918.

ICE. During extreme cold weather stage-discharge relation is affected by ice. 

Water at control is very swift and seldom freezes.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation changed during year. Rating curves used 

October 1 to January 29 and February 25 to September 30 well defined 

between 50 and 2,600 second-feet and extended beyond these limits. Gage 

read to hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying 

mean daily gage height to rating table except as explained in footnote to 

table of daily discharge. Records good.

Discharge measurements of Boyer River at Logan, Iowa, during the year ending

September SO, 1923

[Made by J. B. Spiegel]

Date

Oct. 20 ___ . _____ ......

Feb. 6 ______ . __ ... ...

Mar. 25 __ . __ ... __ ....

26 __ . ___ . _ .... ...

Gage 

height

Feet 1 44

«O [fl

8.42

6.06

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

48.8

47.5

2 580

1 300

Date

Mar. 26 _ ... _____ . .....

Apr. 17. _ ..................

Sept. 18 - ... ...

Gage 

height

Feet 

5.62

2.69

8.60

2.51

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

1,110

220

3,010

192

 Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Boyer River at Logan, Iowa, for the year ending

September SO, 1923

Day

1. __ . __ ....

2. .............

3 ...........

4. ____ . ....

5. ............

6..............

7...... ........

8. __ . ........

9- __ . _ . ....

10_ ....._____

11... ___ ..

12. __ . .....

13...... ........

14. __ . _ . ....

15 ...........

16 ______ ....

17..............

18 ...........

19 ____ . _ ..

20 ...........

21..............

22..............

23 ..........

24..............

25 . 

26..............

27...... ........

28... ...........

29. ..........

30 .........

31. .............

Oct.

49

52do

4fi

49

46

46

4Q

40

52

46

40

49

49

46

AQ

43

46dfi

ifi

dfi

4fi

46d«j

46

46

46

in

dfi

40

63

Nov.

350

182

106

525

Ann

182

156

125

95

72

on

191

500

350

182

i4fi

140

125

100

at

85o*>

95

s<;

76

OA

100

ot

85

Dec.

85

76

an

QK

on

i

75

Jan.

65

60

to

<;o

63

QC

QA

70

Feb.

 48

ATI

1

1

146

168

198

168

Mar.

146

160

too

OOO

979

224

207

000

Qon

437

(5OQ

Af\Q

242

224

355

OQA

OQA

OCA

150

168

94.9

1,120

1,770

2,400

9 KAfl

1

1QA

972

1,270

725

KQ1

330

Apr.

224

330

380

283

146

216

190

168

168

182

175

198

252

979

OQO

224

175

168

175

224

 355

408

qoA

Q9A

252

233

216

207

May

175

175

528

216

182

175

168

153

133

140

467

467

224

252

306

233

216

Q4.O

242

168

160

1 **3

146

i w

140

140

qon

70 K

900

June

760

623

497

1,670

380

1,040

528

262

591

528

467

591

497

1,390

467

330

190

3,280

1,310

972

760

591

437

1,080

1,190

760

528

4ftft

380

4fi7

July

467

380

1,270

408

355

380

283

262

242

242

 

497

467

330

283

690

283

262

242

207

198

190

175

168

160

153

153

153

182

153

168

146

Aug.

437

242

190

497

330

283

1,920

936

408

1,720

795

1,720

936

497

306

900

972

497

380

306

283

242

224

198

207

233

1,230

830

467

306

262

Sept.

252

330

283

252

224

207

224

283

207

182

175

175

160

153

160

153

175

175

207

355

467

330

283

233

216

198

1,192

1,080

3,680

1,670

NOTE. Braced figures show estimated mean discharge for periods indicated. Discharge estimated 

Jan. 30,31, Mar. 18, and 19. Shifting-control method used Jane 18-22.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 211 

Monthly discharge of Boyer River at Logan, Iowa, for the year ending September

[Drainage area, 810 square miles]

Month

October ___ ... __ . __ __________

January _____________________

March ______________________

April ......... _ ............ ....... _ .. _ ..

July ........ __ . __ ... _ .. _ ............

The year _______ . _________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

63

525

112 

198 

2,540 

408 

900 

3,280 

1,270 

1,920 

3,680

3,680

Minimum

40

72

146 

168 

133 

190 

146 

190 

153

Mean

47.3 

167 

76.3 

66.2 

64.6 

605 

237 

271 

766 

308 

605 

456

307

Per 

square 

mile

0.058 

.206 

.094 

.082 

.080 

.747 

.292 

.335 

'.946 

 .380 

.747 

.563

.379

Run-off 

in 

inches

0.07 

.23 

.11 

.09 

.08 

.86 

.33 

.39 

1.06 

.44 

.86 

.63

5.15

PLATTE RIVER BASIN

GRIZZLY CHEEK NEAE WALDEN, COLO.

"LOCATION. In sec. 29, T. 8 N., R. 80 W., at highway bridge, 10 miles south of

Walden, Jackson County. Nearest tributary, Little Grizzly Creek, enters

half a mile downstream.

DRAINAGE AREA. 234 square miles (measured on geologic map; scale 1:125,000). 

HECORDS AVAILABLE. May 13,1904, to October 31,1905 ; 4 May 1 to September

30, 1923, when station was discontinued. 

*GAGE. Chain attached to downstream side of bridge; read by Mrs. John W.

Peterson.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from single span bridge or by wading. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of sand and gravel. Control at small

rapids 100 feet downstream; practically permanent. Banks not subject to

overflow. 

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 4.8 feet at

7 a. m. June 10 (discharge, 1,340 second-feet); minimum discharge probably

occurs during winter.

1904-5; 1923: Maximum stage recorded, that of June 10,1923; minimum

discharge, 1 second-foot August 24-28, 1905. 

ICE. Stage-discharge relation seriously affected by ice. 

DIVERSIONS. Water diverted from Grizzly Creek and tributaries above station

for irrigation. . 

REGULATION. Diurnal fluctuation during spring from alternate melting and

freezing of mountain snow. No artificial regulation. 

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation practically permanent. Eating curve well

defined below and extended abov.e 600 second-feet. Gage read to hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily

gage height to rating table. Records good.

< Published as "Grizzly Creek near Hebron, Colo."
212 SUBFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

Discharge measurements of Grizzly Creek near Walden, Colo., during the year ending September SO, 1923

Date

May 3

June 5

30

Made by 

P. V. Hodges _____

__ do _________

Gage 

height

Feet 

2.36

2 76

1.50

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

340

469

174

Date

Aug. 13

Sept. 28

Made by 

J. H. Baily»- __ . ....

Gage 

height

Feet 

0.67

.25

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

68

28. 8

« State Lydrographer.

Daily 'discharge, in second-feet, of Grizzly Creek near Walden, Colo., for the year 

ending September SO, 1923

Day

2 _______

3 ......

4.. ..........

5 ... ...

6 .........

7.........

8 ... ... ...

9. ..__.

10 ____ . ....

11 ___ . .....

12 ............

13 ___ - __

14. ___ - __ .

15 .. __.

May

500

400

325

325

462

571

890

840

800

850

900

720

525

400

300

June

466

504

473

519

466

448

386

401

1,280

984

763

635

639

591

July

IRQ

126

126

125

121

09

130

169

190

190

1QO

219

91 fi

Aug.

en

48

46

48

46

46

46

45

45

55

QQ

67

68

EQ

Sept.

9Q

29

29

9ft

28

9ft

27

27

27

26

24

24

94.

OK

25

Day

16... ........

17.. ____ ..

18 . ....

1Q

20 

22 ...........

23 ___ - _ -

24 ...........

26... ........

27 ___ .......

9ft

9Q

30 __ .. ....

31

May

445

719

759

034

nan

854

651

715

683

787

735

75Q

679

559

480

June

498

535

466

424

345

338

332

310

264

252

227

210

186

172

July

196

218

202

121

93

135

124

102

91

83

77

73

69

60

53

52

Aug.

56

53

49

45

45

48

46

43

41

43

37

36

33

30

38

31

Sept.

2&

26

33;

42

44r

36

32

29

3O

32

32

29

29>

27

26.

NOTE. No gage-height record May 1, 2, 7-15, Aug. 11,16-18, Sept. 2-8,12-16. 22, 29, and 30; dischargebased on comparison with flow of North Platte River near Northgate.

Monthly discharge of Grizzly Creek near Walden, Colo., for the year ending September 30, 1923

Month

June. ... .. _____________________

July.....................................................

September _ . _ _____________________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

934

1,280 

219 

98 

44

Minimum

300 

172 

52 

30 

24

Mean

639 

476 

130 

47.8 

29.1

Run-off in, 

acre-feet

39,300 

28,300 

8,000 

2,940 

1,730

80,300-

* NORTH PLATTE RIVER NEAR NORTHGATE, OOLO.

LOCATION In sec. 11, T. 11 N., R. 80 W., at highway bridge on Interstate 

Highway, 6 miles south of Colorado-Wyoming line and 6 miles northwest 

of Northgate, Jackson County. Three small tributaries, Camp, Threemile, 

and Sixmile Creeks, enter North Platte River between station and State 

line. These streams have very little flow except spring run-off.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 213

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,440 square miles (measured on Colorado topographic map; 

scale, 1:500,000).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 23, 1915, to September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Gurley water-stage recorder installed April 8, 1918, refered to staff on 

right side of gage shelter; inspected by H. H. Quaintance. Original gage 

was staff on middle pier of bridge referred to same datum.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from two-span bridge or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of sand, gravel, and small boulders. 

Principal control 200 feet downstream at small rapids; shifting at intervals. 

Banks not subject to overflow.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage during year from water-stage 

recorder, 6.24 feet at 3 a. m. June 11 (discharge, 6,720 second-feet); minimum stage, 1.17 feet October 7 and 20 (discharge, 67 second-feet).

1915-1923: Maximum stage recorded, that of June 11, 1923; minimum 

discharge, that of October 7 and 20, 1922.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation seriously affected by ice; observations discon- 

. tinued during winter.

DIVERSIONS. Water diverted for irrigation of 100,000 acres by North Platte 

River and tributaries above station. During 1923, 5,100 acre-feet diverted 

from a tributary of the North Platte to Cache la Poudre Basin above gaging 

station.

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation slightly shifting. Rating curve used October 1 to November 4 and curve used April 27 to September 30 both well 

defined. Operation of water-stage recorder satisfactory. Daily discharge 

ascertained by applying to rating table mean daily gage height obtained by 

inspection of recorder graph. Records excellent except during winter, for 

which they are fair.

Discharge measurements of North Platte River near Northgate, Colo., during the 

year ending September SO, 1923

Date

Oct. 7

*

< Made by Gage 

height

Feet 

1.18

3.84

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

69

2,430

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of North Platte River near Northgate, Colo., for the 

year ending September SO, 19%S

Day

1 __ . __ _ .

2 __________ . __ . __ . __ .

3. _______ . _ . __ . ______

4 . ______ __

5 _______ ______ ....

6 - _____ - ...................

7 __ . ____________ ......

8. ______ . 

9 _______ _______ ....

ID................................:...

11......... __ .. __ . _______ ...

12 ________ . _ .. ___ .

13 __

14... __ . _________ . ____ .

15. __________ - ...........

Oct.

108

108

108

100

85

75

67

69

73

71

71

69

71

71

Nov.

75

77

80

fiQ

Apr. May

2,060

1,860

1,790

1,790

1,920

2,350

2,500

2,420

2,350

2,350

2,420

2,500

,2,200

1 790

1.620

June

2,280

2,280

2,420

2,420

2,580

2,650

2,420

2,200

3,890

6,450

6,450

5,690

4,840

4,260

3.980

July

1,790

1,720

1,540

1,520

1,460

1,320

1,270

1,320

1,400

1,860

1,990

1,580

1,360

1,160

1.480

Aug.

608

608

586

551

530

537

530

476

428

416

452

565

470

524

Sept.

285

320

370

325

305

310

290

300

310

310

310

310

310

310

310
214 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of North Platte River near Northgate, Colo., for 

year ending September 30, 1923 Continued

Day

16 _________ .... ___ ............

17 ____ .... _ .... ___ ......... _

18 _ . _ . __ ......... _ ... _ .. _ .

19......................... ...........

20 ._. ...... ......

21................... .................

22. _ ..... __ .. __ . . ..

23 ____ .... _ . ____ .... _ ......

24 _____ . ____ . __ ........ .....

25 ......... ........................

26... _ . __ . _ . __ ...... _ ......

97

28... __ . __________ . .........

29 ...... .........

30.. ........................

31 .............................

Oct.

73

73

71

69

67

69

77

73

77

7K

75

73

73

73

7Q

71

Nov. Apr.

1,460

1,660

1,720

1,990

May

1,490

1,290

1,300

1,610

1,920

2,130

2,280

2,060

1,860

1,920

1,990

2,280

2,420

2,500

2,280

2,130

June

3,890

3,890

3,800

$,370

2,970

2,970

2,970

2,580

2,280

2,130

2,200

2,350

2,350

2,060

1,790

July

1,720

1,720

1,600

1,460

1,490

1,990

1,920

1,580

1,290

1,190

1,130

1,080

910

797

648

624

Aug.

632

608

506

494

524

500

488

476

500

470

385

295

310

248

240

256

Sept.

310»

315

345.

395-

494

524

464

395 310-

310

310*

315

325-

325

305=

Monthly discharge of North Platte River near Northgate, Colo., for the year endingSeptember 30, 1928

Month

October __ _______________________ ..

December ___________ . ____ __... .....

April _ .... _ ... _ . ........ _ . _ ......... _ ... ...

May ............. ............. ......................

July ...... ............. .................. ....... 

August.. _______ 1 __________ ............ 

September ________________ ___ _____

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

108

1,990 

2,500 

6,450 

1,990 

632 

524

6,450

Minimum

67

1,290 

1,790 

624 

240 

285

Mean

76.7 

80 

75 

80 

75 

90 

450 

2,040 

3,210 

1,420 

478 

337

703

Run-off in 

acre-feet

4,720» 

4,760 4,610- 4,920- 

4,160- 

5,530 

26,800 

125,000' 

191,000 87,300> 

29,400 

20,100

508,000

NOTE. Monthly means from November to April, inclusive, estimated by comparison with flow of 

North Platte Ri v er at Saratoga.

NOTRH PIATTE EIVER AT SARATOGA, WYO.

LOCATION. At highway bridge at Saratoga, Carbon County. Nearest tributary, Spring Creek, enters 2 miles aboye.

DRAINAGE AREA. 2,880 square miles (measured on base map of Wyoming; scale,. 

1:500,000).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 9, 1903, to October 31,1906; April 1 to December 

17,1909; April 27, 1911, to September 30,1923.

GAGE. Chain on upstream side of bridge; read by Miss Carrie Priquet. Original! 

gage read prior to 1911 was vertical staff, 100 yards below bridge. No determined relation between gages.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from two-span highway bridge or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of coarse gravel and small boulders. 

Control at rapids, 500 feet downstream; slightly shifting.. Banks not subject 

to overflow.

EXTREMES OP "DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 9.3 feet at 

8°a. m. June 11 (discharge, 13,200 second-feet); minimum stage recorded, 3.5S 

feet at 6 p. m. October 11 (discharge, 155 second-feet).
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 215

1903-1906; 1909; 1911-1923: Maximum stage, 11.06 feet (present datum)

from high-water mark on June 8, 1909 (discharge, from extension of rating

curve, 18,000 second-feet); minimum discharge, 123 second-feet September

25-27,1922.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation seriously affected by ice. 

DIVERSIONS. Adjudicated diversions for irrigation of 5,800 acres from the North

Platte between Saratoga and State line. 

REGULATION. None. 

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation slightly shifting; affected by ice during

winter.' Rating curve well defined. Gage read to hundredths twice daily.

Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating

table. Records good.

Discharge measurements of North Platte River at Saratoga, Wyo., during the year 

ending September SO, 1923

Date

Oct. 11

Feb. 1

June 1

Made by 

M. B. Arthur ___________________________ . _____ ,. 

__ do ____ '. ......................... ........... ............. . .....

P.V.Hodges... ___ .... . ___ . . . .

Gage 

height

Feet 

3.65

 3.88

7.64

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

202

254

7,750

 Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of North Platte River at Saratoga^ Wyo^for the year 

ending September 30, 1923

Day

1.. __ _ .

2... __ . .....

3. - __

4.. __ . ....

5. ............

6. ____ . ....

7 ____ . _ .

8. _ .. ....

9. _ - .....

10 __ . ....

11 .............

12... ... ....

13. -. __

14 - 

15 . _____ .

16 ____ . .....

17 

18 .... 

19 . 

20. _ . 

21. ............

22. ___ . .....

23 ___ . .

24. . .....

25..- .....

26 ____ . .....

27.. ___ . .....

28 ___ .....

9O

30- __ . __

qi

Oct.

171

185

185

188

204

200

192

177

158

177

161

164

181

192

192

181

200

211

200

200

211

207

200

211

200

196

200

200

211

228

236

Nov.

240

257

280

280

257

280

244

280

303

280

280

257

240

223

232

240

257

303

303

303

280

280

280

280

303

280

303

303

303

303

Dec.

275

266

232

232

232

208

204

200

257

280

285

90S

266

257

266

271

275

271

285

257

94Q

Jan.

255

275

280

257

257

253 9f;7

257

257

257

253

249

94Q

232

244

257

257

257

257

257

257

257

t)KA

Feb.

254

230

> 250

230

} 245

\

\ 216

94f»

244

244

244

244

249

253

257

253

Mar.

249

280

257

257

280

280

303

280

257

257

257

257

257

257

257

257

257

257

257

257

257

280

329

329

303

280

257

257

257

257

280

Apr.

329

382

410

410

382

382

410

382

410

440

440

410

440

440

/t4n

440

572

840

1,460

1,390

1,930

2,010

1,620

1,540

1,390

1,690

1,850

2,010

2,010

2,260

May

2,530

2,530

2,350

2,530

2,710

3,100

3,530

3,760

4,010

4,010

4,010

4,270

4,010

3,100

2 orm

2,010

2 18O

2,180

3,100

4,010

5,130

5,130

5,130

5,440

5,750

6,390

7,720

7,720

7,720

7,050

7 380

June

7,380

8,060

7,720

7,720

7,720

7,880

7,880

6,720

9 080

11 800

12,800

12,500

10,800

9,420

9,420

9,080

8 74f»

8,060

8,060

8,060

7,050

6,070

5,440

5,130

4,830

4,540

3,580

2,900

3,760

8,810

July

3,310

3,310

2,900

2,530

2,350

1,930

1,770

2,180

3,100

3,100

2,900

2,900

2,710

2,710

2,530

2,530

2,5S»

2,530

2,530

2,710

2,710

2,900

2,530

2,530

2,350

2,100

1,930

1,620

1,320

1,120

1,000

Aug.

840

742

840

790

742

742

695

652

572

572

572

572

652

652

742

790

790

790

742

572

572

572

572

610

572

502

502

502

470

440

382

Sept.

355

303

303

355

AA/\

440

AAf\

AMI

440

410

410

382

382

382

355

382

410

410

440

440

440

440

470

440

470

448

478

535

572

NOTE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 6-18, Dec. 30 to Jan. 10, Jan. 31 to Feb. 20; discharge 

estimated from temperature and gage-height record and one discharge measurement.
216 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

Monthly discharge of North Platte River at Saratoga, Wyo., for the year ending

September 80, 1928

Month

July. _______________________ . . ___ .

The year _ . .

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

236 

303 

298

329 

2,260 

7,720 

12,800 

3,310 

840 

572

12,800

Minimum

158 

. 223

249 

329 

2,010 

2,900 

1,000 

382 

303

Mean

194 

275 

239 

258 

240 

270 

971 

4,300 

7,480 

2,420 

637 

420

1,480

Run-off in 

acre-feet

11,900 

16,400 

14,700 

15,900 

13,300 

16,600 

57,800 

264,000 

445,000 

149,060 

39,200 

25,000

1,070,000

NORTH PIATTE RIVER ABOVE PATHFINDER RESERVOIR, WYO,

LOCATION. In sec. 27, T. 26 N., R. 84 W., 900 feet below mouth of Lost Creek 

and three-fourths mile below mouth of Black Canyon, Carbon County. 

Backwater from Pathfinder Reservoir reaches within 2J^ miles of station.

DRAINAGE AREA. 7,410 square miles (measured on base map of Wyoming; 

scale, 1:500,000).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 7, 1913, to September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Friez water-stage recorder on right bank, 900 feet below Lost Creek; 

inspected by Otto Bennard.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from cable at gage.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of small boulders. Gage at lower end 

of long pool. Control at rapids which shift at long intervals. Bank high 

and not subject to overflow.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage during year from water-stage 

recorder, 5.4 feet at 2 p. m. June 12 (discharge, 15,100 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.17 foot from 6 to 10 a. m. November 14 (discharge, 72 secondfeet).

1913-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 6.2 feet June 26, 1917 (discharge, 

18,800 second-feet); minimum stage, that of November 14,1922.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation seriously affected by ice; observations discontinued 

during winter.

DIVERSIONS. Adjudicated diversions for irrigation of 6,600 acres from North 

Platte River between this station and Saratoga.

REGULATION. Diurnal fluctuation during spring caused by alternate melting 

and freezing of mountain snow.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation changed during winter. Rating curve used 

October 1 to December 12 well defined, and curve used April 4 to September 

30 fairly well defined. Operation of water-stage recorder satisfactory except 

as explained in footnote to daily-discharge table. Daily discharge ascertained by applying to rating table mean daily gage height obtained by 

inspection of recorder graph. Records good except for estimated periods, 

for which they are fair.
PLATTE EIVEE BASIN 217

Discharge measurements of North Platte River above Pathfinder Reservoir, Wyo., 

during the year ending September 30,1923

Date

Oct. 12

May 31

July 6

Made by 

M. B. Arthur ___ ....... ___ . _ . ___ . _ . _____ . ............

P.V.Hodges-....- ..-.-.......!..........-..........- ..............

__ do. __ . __ .- ___________ . _________ . _______

Gage 

height

Fett

4.42

2.72

DiscMrge

8te.-ft. 

210

9,520

3,110

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of North Platte River above Pathfinder Reservoir, 

Wyo., for the year ending September 30, 19&3

Day

1 _______ , 

2 . __ ..- ..-. _ . ........

3 ___ . ________ 

4. _____ ..- -. . ..-.....

5 - . 

6 _ .... - ______ .... .....

7. .......... ___ ..........

8 ........

9

10 .. __ ... -- ..__._.____-

11 ... _ . ____________

12. _________ . .........

13 _____ ............

14. ____ . __ .. __ .......

15 __... . __ . .....

16 . _____ -. _ . .........

17 __ ... ______ . .......

18 .. . .........

19 ____________ 

20 . __ . _ - __ . ..........

21 . _____________ ... ...

22 .......... _ ...........

23 ......... __. ......-

24 ... ___________ . __

oe _

26 _____________ . ...... yj ...........................

28

9Q

30 . . ..- -

31 ________________

Oct.

154

172

211

216

206

193

184

184

- 184

188

202

206

216

211

202

198

202

206

202

211

242

256

270

275

300

315

337

337

354

359

Nov.

354

348

364

370

320

342

256

275

342

370

348

295

161

131

242

310

310

382

354

354

305

300

320

300

326

348

348

332

348

359

Dec.

2%

285

280

388

370

359

348

388

256

275

275

260

,

Apr.

1,250

1,350

1,390

1,250

1,250

1,260

1,300

1,360

1,260

1,340

1,260

1,360

1,490

1,490

1,390

1,440

1,550

1,780

2,310

2,790

2,880

3,000

2,720

2,340

2,250

2,250

2,540

3,050

3,450

May

3,740

4,110

3,940

3,770

3,630

3,800

4,450

5,100

5,270

5,440

5,620

6,180

5,990

5,270

4,670

4,200

3,770

3,580

3,800

4,450

5,020

6,800

7,020

7,240

7,470

7,700

8,170

8 ftfifl

8.660

8,410

9,420

June

9,420

o fisn

9,680

10,200

10,500

10,200

10,200

9,420

9,160

10,800

12,800

14,500

14,200

13,300

13,600

13,900

13 900

13,600

12,800

11,300

9,680

8,910

8,170

7,600

7,000

6,400

6,000

5,800

5,620

5,100

July

4 640

4 140

3,890

3,350

3,370

3,200

3,030

2,770

3,000

3,370

3,770

4,670

3,970

4,000

4,510

3,800

3,530

3,240

3,240

2,880

2,620

2,830

3,320

3,140

2 83/1

2,550

2,250

2,150

2,000

1,700

1,550

Aug.

1,150

i nan

1,120

1,200

1,220

1,200

1,120

1,050

1,000

950

900

860

Rdft

860

940

940

1,000

1,060

1,070

1,030

960

870

688

656

616

560

576 >yu.

584

576

560

Sept.

525

525

532

<!4fi

553

560

546

eiQ

504

483

469

<tdS

441

427

396

434

765

1,050

1,000

910

810

792

830

860

860

850

1,340

9 Q7fl

2,250

2,270

NOTE. No gage-height record Apr. 1-3, June 24-28, and July 25-27. Gage heights July 28 to Aug. 10 

and Aug. 19-22 in error. Discharge estimated by comparison with flow of North Platte River at Saratoga 

and inflow to Pathfinder Reservoir.

Monthly discharge of North Platte River above Pathfinder Reservoir, Wyo., for the 

year ending September 30, 1923

Month

December 1-12 _________________ .. - ...

July-... . 

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

359 

382 

3S8 

3,450 

9,420 

14,500 

4,670 

1,220 

2,970

Minimum

154 

131 

256 

1,250 

3,580 

5,100 

1,550 

560 

396

Mean

232 

317 

315 

1,860 

5,680 

10,100 

3,200 

897 

849

Run-off in 

acre-feet

14,300 

18,900 

7,500 

111,000 

349,000 

601,000 

197,000 

55,200 

50,500

18775 27f WSP 566
218 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY,., 1923, PART VI

NORTH PIATTE RIVER BELOW PATHFINDER RESERVOIR, WTO.

LOCATION. In sec. 24, T. 29 N.,R. 84 W., a fourth of a mile below Pathfinder 

Dam, Natrona County. Nearest tributary, Canyon Creek, enters 2 miles 

above, in the reservoir.

DRAINAGE AREA. 10,700 square miles (measured on base map of Wyoming, 

scale 1:500,000).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 9, 1905, to September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Chain on left bank one-fourth mile below Pathfinder Dam; read by 

employee of United States Bureau of Reclamation.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from cable 50 feet above gage.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. No data.

WINTBB PLOW. Practically cut off by storage in reservoir.

DIVBBSIONS, Adjudicated diversions for irrigation of 31,000 acres from tributaries entering the North Platte between station above Pathfinder and this 

station. Near Whalen, 150 miles below, water from Pathfinder Reservoir is 

diverted by Interstate and Fort Laramie Canals and used to irrigate land 

in Wyoming and Nebraska.

REGULATION. Pathfinder Dam forms reservoir having a capacity of 1,070,000 

acre-feet which materially changes natural run-off of river.

COOPERATION. Daily-discharge records furnished by United States Bureau of 

Reclamation.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of North Platte River below Pathfinder Reservoir, 

Wyo., for the year ending September SO, 1988

Date

1 ___

2 ___ . ......

3- .. __ .

4. .............

5. .........

6... __ - .....

7 ..............

8.... .. .....

9........ ___

10......... __ .

11. .............

J2.. .._._.___

13. . .......

14......... .

15 .

16 ____ . .....

17. .............

18.... .. __ .

19 __ ..

20 .. .....

21 ________

22... ...........

23 ________

24... ...........

25. .............

26 ..............

27 ________

28 . ... ....

29 ..............

30.. 

31 ___ . .......

Oct.

1,170

1,150

1,200

1,200

1,190

1,410

1,490

1,480

1,470

1,500

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,480

1,480

1,470

1,470

1,470

1,460

1,120

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,100

230

10

10

10

Nov.

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

130

110

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

Dec.

50

50

50

50

50

50in

50

80

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

Jan.

75

Feb.

75

Mar.

75

60

Apr.

5

5

5

40

50

50

50

50

50

50

5

5

5

5

720

690

510

500

1,880

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,200

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

May

1,000

1,000

550

500

330

670

500

75

5

5

June

5

2,980

3,540

3,540

4,330

4,540

4 4S*

4,500

4,540

2,670

2,490

2,540

2,490

2,490

2,490

2,490

2,490

2,500

2,880

3,780

3,340

3,560

4,270

4,830

5,130

5,190

5,210

5,210

5,210

5,150

July

4,940

4,650

4,330

4,020

3,790

4,600

5,280

5,320

5,480

5,710

5,580

5,610

5,570

5,620

5,580

5,580

5,580

5,480

5,480

5,560

5,520

5,520

5,520

5,560

5,560

5,560

5,560

5,560

5,560

5,580

5,580

Aug.

5,540

5,520

4,780

4,560

4,560

4,560

4,520

4,500

3,640

3,510

3,510

3,510

3,510

3,510

3,510

3,510

3,510

3,510

3.540

3,540

3,510

3,510

3,510

3,510

3,290

3,250

3,240

3,240

3,210

3,210

3,200

Sept.

3,420

3,520

3,510

3,500

3,480

3,540

3,520

3,500

3,520

3,520

3,540

3,540

3,520

3,310

3,240

3,240

3,240

3,240

3,240

3,010

3,000

3, GOO

2,570

2,500

2,500

2,500

2,500

2,500

1,390

5
PLATTE EIVER BASIN 219

Monthly discharge of North Platte River below Pathfinder Reservoir, Wyo., for the 

year ending September SO, 192S

Month

October _ . _ ..... . .. _ .. ....

March _________________________

April...................................................

July - ...... .........................................

September. ..............................................

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

1,500 

130 

100 

75 

75 

75 

1,500 

1,000 

5,210 

5,710 

5,540 

3,540

5,710

Minimum

10 

10 

50 

75 

75 

50 

5 

5 

5 

3,790 

3,200 

5

5

Mean

1,150 

27 

79 

75 

75 

58 

562 

153 

3,630 

5,310 

3,790 

3,020

1,500

Run-off in 

acre-feet

70,700 

1,610 

4,860 

4,610 

4,170 

3,570 

33,400 

9,410 

216,000 

326,000 

233,000 

180,000

1,090,000

NORTH PLATTE RIVER AT PARKERTON, WTO.

LOCATION. InSE. }£ sec. 4, T. 33 N., R. 76 W., at private bridge in Parkerton,

Converse County. Nearest tributary, Cole Creek, enters 5 miles upstream, 

DBAINAGB ABBA. Not measured.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 1, 1919, to September 30, 1923. 

GAGE. Vertical staff attached to downstream side of bridge pier; read by Mrs.

Margaret Brower.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from bridge. 

DIVERSIONS. Adjudicated diversions for irrigation of 31,700 acres by North

Platte River between Pathfinder and Parkerton. 

REGULATION. Flow regulated by Pathfinder Reservoir. 

COOPERATION. Daily-discharge records furnished by the United States Bureau

of Reclamation.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of North Platte River at Parkerton, Wyo., for the 

years ending September SO, 1919-^1923

Day

1919 

1 ....

2 ....

3 ....

4 ....

5 ....

6....

7 ....

8....

9 ....

10....

11 ....

12 ....

13 ....

14 ....

15 ....

Apr. May

1,590

1,910

2,230

2,340

2,230

1,800

1,690

1,690

2,010

2,230

1,800

2,120

1,800

1,960

1,960

June

5,610

5,650

5,650

5,610

5,850

5,850

5,850

6,100

5,650

5,160

5,410

5,210

4,800

4,710

4,710

July

5,070

4,270

4,480

5,160

3,340

3,600

3,740

3,990

3,990

2,880

3,990

4,040

3,250

2,880

2,880

Aug.

3,990

3,870

3,870

3,870

3,870

3,870

3,870

3,740

3,870

3,740

3,740

3,760

3,690

3,550

3,470

Sept.

2,810

2,900

2,790

2,810

2,630

2,630

2,600

2,600

2,650

2,630

2,240

2,240

2,240

2,240

1,840

Day

1919 

16 ....

17 ....

18 ....

19 ....

20....

21....

22....

23 ....

24....

25 ....

26 .

27 ....

28....

29 ....

30....

31 ....

Apr. May

2,590

2,610

2,650

2,650

3,870

4,200

4,270

4,200

4,850

4,940

4,940

5,130*

4,900

4,610

4,610

5,160

June

5,370

5,410

5,610

4,270

4,270

4,270

4,270

4,320

4,350

4,400

4,320

4,350

4,480

4,230

4,350

July

3,000

3,000

3,030

3,030

2,520

2,980

3,170

3,550

3,990

3,990

3,990

3,990

3,150

3,150

3,990

3,990

Aug.

3,470

3,750

3,170

3,030

3,030

3,170

3,100

2,940

2,900

2,810

2,810

3,620

3,550

3,340

3,060

3.060

Sept.

1,870

1,860

1,760

1,750

1,660

1,660

1,660

1,640

1,640

1,640

1,660

1,640

1,669

1,67*

1,670

^ ___
220 SUEFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of North Platte River at Parkerton, Wyo.,for the 

years ending September 30, 1919-1923 Continued.

Day

1920 

1 __

2 .

3 -

4 

5 

6 

7 _ :

8 -

9 

10 

11 . ...

12 .

13 __

14 ....

15 ....

16 

17

18 - 

19 ....

20 

21 ....

22' ....

23 

24 ....

25 _ -

26 ....

27 

28- 

29 . 

30 __

31

1921 

1 .... 

2 . 

3 

4 .... 

5 .

6. ... 

7. ... 

8. ... 

9 . 

10 

11 . ... 

12 . ... 

13 .... 

14 .... 

15 ....

16 

17 ....

18 . _

19 .... 

20 

21 .... 

22 

23 

24 .... 

25 ....

26 __

27 

28 

29 .... 

30 .... 

31

Apr.

560

500

610

560

560

560

500

730

560

560

560

560

860

860

500

500

500

650

400 

400 

400 

400 

400

400 

400 

400 

400 

400

425 

350 

350 

350 

475

2,750 

2,910 

2,110 

1,050 

1,920

1,920 

1,920 

2,110 

3,060 

3,060

3,060 

3,060 

3,060 

3,060 

2,600

May

560

610

1,110

960

690

840

1,800

1,370

1 060

1,030

1,190

2,830

1,800

2,110

1,980

710

590

560

560

560

560

610

560

560

590

560

560

2,360

5,180

5,290

* ?on

1,920 

1,920 

2,050 

2,050 

2,050

2,050 

2,170 

2,170 

2,170 

2,170

2,170 

2,170 

2,170 

2,050 

2,050

2,050 

2,050 

2,170 

2,170 

2, 170

2,170 

2,170 

2,170 

2,450 

3,000

2,280

2,250 

2,280 

1,560 

1,310 

1,170

June

5,180

5,180

5 290

5,290

6,000

7 000

7,250

8,460

7,410

8,190

9 260

10,100

9,940

10,100

10,600

10,700

10,700

10,500

10 200

10,100

9,650

8,980

8,330

7,780

7,410

7 000

7 000

7,000

6,760

6,640

1,680 

2,050 

2,050 

5,110 

9,600

10,700 

11,300 

11,900 

12,600 

13,300

14,000 

14,800 

15,800 

15,000 

16,500

15,700 

15,700 

16,000 

16,300 

16,000

13,300 

11,800 

10,400

9,750 

8,700

7,410 

6,550 

6,170 

6,170 

5,460

July

6,240

5,870

5,760

5,760

5,640

5,400

4,740

4 830

5,520

6,000

6,350

5, 870

5,870

5,760

5,760

5,520

5,520

5,290

5,290

5,290

5,290

5,180

5,180

4 740

4,540

3,900

3,900

4,000

4,630

4,830

4,950

4,790 

3,960 

4,580 

4,580 

5,010

5,460 

5,220 

5,350 

5,110 

5,110

5,220 

5,220 

5,350 

5,690 

5,810

5,690 

5,690 

5,690 

6,680 

6,170

6,170 

5.810 

5*460 

5,600 

5,810

5.570 

5,460 

5,460 

5,460 

5,460 

5,570

Aug.

4 740

4,630

4 630

4 540

4,950

4,950

4,420

3,810

4,110

3,900

3,900

4,000

3,610

3,810

3,900

3 900

3 900

3,900

a onfl

4,110

3,900

3,900

3 900

3,520

3,520

3,520

3,730

3,810

3,730

3,520

Q eon

5,570 

5,930 

5,810 

5,690 

5,690

5,690 

5,110 

5,010 

5,110 

5,110

4,700

4,580 

4,790 

5,460 

5,690

5,110 

4,360 

4,360 

4,360 

4,360

4,360 

4,360 

4,360 

4,150 

4,070

3,960 

3,960 

3,310 

4,150 

3,260 

4,150

Sept.

3,730

3,610

3,610

3,730

3,610

3,520

3,430

3,520

3,430

3,340

3,170

3,060

2,300

650

2,740

3,000

1,970

1,190

1,570

1,570

1,520

1,520

1 460

1 460

1,460

1,410

1 460

1*410

1,520

1,520

4,360 

4,040 

3,770 

3,260 

4,360

4,470 

4,360 

4,040 

3,000 

3,410

3,060 

2,830 

2,600 

2,910 

3,060

3,060 

3,060 

2,910 

3,000 

3,060

3,060 

2,750 

2,910 

3,060 

2,910

2,910 

3,000 

3,000 

1,000 

900

Day

1922

2 ....

3 _ .

4 ....

5 -

6 ....

1 ....

8 

9 ....

10 -

11 ....

12 ....

13 

14 

15 ....

16 ....

17 

18 

1Q

20 ....

21 ....

22 .

23 

24 ....

25 ....

26. ...

27 

28 ....

29 ....

30....

Of

1923 

1 .... 

2 ....

3 .... 

4 .... 

5 ....

6. ... 

7 .... 

8 ....

9 _ . 

10 

11 __ 

12 .... 

13 ....

14.... 

15....

16 

17 _ . 

18 .... 

19. 

20 

21 .... 

22 .... 

23.... 

24 ....

25 ....

26 .... 

27 .... 

28. 

29 .... 

30 

31 ....

Apr.

50 

50 

50 

50 

50

50 

50 

50 

50 

50

150 

150 

150 

660 

660

660 

660 

660 

660 

740

1,500 

1,500 

1,300 

1,200 

1,020

1,020 

1,020 

1,020 

950 

950

May

540

1,270

2,010

1,270

1,530

2,230

4,450

3.980

4,120

4,650

4,650

4,450

5,030

5.46Q

5,460

5,460

5,460

5,250

5,460

4,650

3,980

4,120

3,980

5,460

8,100

7,530

7,530

7,530

7,810

5,030

5,030

1,200 

1,200 

1,200 

900 

660

660 

900 

740 

600 

325

600 

380 

420 

485 

380

420 

285 

285 

285 

285

325 

325 

420 

1,020 

285

485 

325 

325 

325 

325 

50

June

4,820

5,030

4,820

4,120

3,980

3,810

3,810

3,810

3,980

3,980

4,450

4,120

3,980

4,450

5,030

5,030

5,030

5,030

5,030

5,030

5,030

5,030

5,460

5,700

5,700

5,460

5,700

5,700

5,700

5,700

40 

35 

3.620 

3,620

4,780

5,200

4,780 

4,780 

4,780 

3,450

2,500 

2,500 

2,800 

2,500 

3,380

2,500 

2,500 

2,500 

2,500 

3,450

2,380 

3,300 

4,360 

5,000 

5,430

5,430 

5,430 

5,430 

5,200 

-5,200

July

5,930

5,700

5,250

5,030

5,030

5,030

5,030

5,030

5,030

5,030

4,650

4,650

4,290

4,120

4,120

4,290

4,450

3,980

3,810

3,810

4,290

3,810

3,810

3,810

3,680

3,680

3,680

3,680

3,680

3,680

3,980

5,200 

4,780 

4,360 

4,180 

4,000

4,180 

5,000 

5,200 

5,200 

5,900

5,900 

5,680 

5,430 

6,850 

5,430

5,680 

5,680 

5,430 

5,430 

5,000

5,680 

5,680 

7,340 

6,130 

5,900

6,130 

8,920 

5,680 

5,430 

5,200 

5,430

Aug.

4,450

4,450

4,290

4,290

4,120

3,930

3,980

3,980

3,980

3,980

3,980

3,980

3,810

3,810

3,810

3,810

3,810

3,680

3,680

3,680

3,680

3,810

3,810

3,680

3,680

3,680

3,680

3,680

3,680

3,680

3,380

5,200 

5,430 

4,780 

4,580 

4,580

4,360 

4,780 

4,580 

4,000 

3,450

3,450 

3,450 

3,450 

3,450 

3,450

3,800 

3,450 

3,450 

3,450 

3.450

3,450 

3,450 

3,450 

3,620 

3,450

3,300 

3,300 

3,300 

3,300 

3,300 

3,300

Sept.

3,380

3,380

3,380

3,230

3,100

2,970

3,100

2,970

3,380

3,380

3,380

3,380

3,380

3,380

3,230

2,120

2,120

2,970

2,970

2,970

2,970

2,820

2,820

2,710

2,340

2,230

2,230

2,230

2,230

2,110

3,300 

3,620 

3,620 

3,620 

3,620

3,620 

3,620 

3,620 

3,620 

3,620

3,620 

3,620 

3,620 

3,450 

3,450

3,300 

3,300 

4,180 

3,620 

3,450

3,300 

3,130 

2,970 

2,660 

2,500

2,500 

2,500 

9,190 

8,100 

2,800

NOTE. No gage-height record May 1-13,1919; discharge estimated by comparison with flow of North 

Platte near Douglas. No gage-height record Apr. 1, Sept. 29 and 30,1921; discharge estimated by comparison with flow of North Platte at Pathfinder Reservoir.
PLATTE KIV1E BASIN 221

Monthly discharge of North Platte River at Parkerton, Wyo., for the years ending 

September SO, 1919-192$

Month

1919 « 

May _____ .. ___ _________ .. __________

July. .- -. . . - ..

September _ . ____ . __ .... ... ___________

The period.. __ . ___ . __ . _ . ____ . .....

1920 

April 13-30... . _-.-._._..__._____ _ .... .......

May __ ___ . __ . __ . ..............................

June __ ... ________ . __ ___ .. _.

July....................................................

September ..... __ . __ . ___ ... ___ . ______

The period... _ . . _ . ________ . __ -.. ....

1921 

April __ -. ..... -..._ _ ..

May ______ __ _______ . _ __ .. __ . .....

June __ __ ___ ___ ______ . __ __ ... .

July........ _ _... ......

The period _____ . ___ . __ .. ___ .... ...

1922 

April ___ ____ ___ _ ... __ _ ______ .

July........... ......................... .............

1923 

April . __ _________ ____ : _____ . _ .....

M&y. ....................................................

July ........ ........ . .......

The period _______________ _____ .

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

5,160 

6,100 

5,160 

3,990 

2,900

860 

5,290 

10,700 

6,350 

4,950 

3,730

3,060 

3,000 

16,500 

6,680 

5,930 

4,470

8,100 

5,700 

5,930 

4,450 

3,380

1,500 

1,200 

5,430 

8,920 

5,430 

9,190

Minimum

1,590 

4,270 

2,520 

2,810 

1,640

*

500 

560 

5,180 

3,900 

3,520 

650

350 

1,170 

1,680 

3,960 

3,260 

900

540 

3,810 

3,680 

3,380 

2,110

50 

50 

35 

4,000 

3,300 

2,500

Mean

3,080 

5,020 

3,620 

3,470 

2,110

594 

1,420 

8,130 

5,270 

4,010 

2,380

1,450 

2,090 

10,700 

5.430 

4,730 

3,140

4,630 

4,820 

4,390 

3,870 

2,900

571 

530 

3,610 

5,550 

3,800 

3,700

Run-off in

acre-feet

189,000 

299,000 

223,000 

213,000 

126,000

1,050,000

21,200 

87,300 

484,000 

324,000 

247,000 

142,000

1, 310, 000

86,300 

129,000 

637,000 

334,000 

291,000 

187,000

1,660,000

285,000 

287,000 

270,000 

238,000 

173, 000

1, 250, 000

34,000 

32,600 

215,000 

341,000 

234,000 

220,000

1,080,000

NORTH PLATTE RIVER AT DOUGLAS, WYO.

LOCATION. In sec. 17, T. 32 N., R. 71 W., at highway bridge 1^4 miles below 

Douglas, Converse County. Nearest tributary, Wagonhound Creek, enters 

10 miles below.

DRAINAGE AREA. Not measured.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 1,1891, to September 30,1894; April 1,1919, to September 30, 1923, when station was discontinued. Records, 1891-1894, published in Water-Supply Paper 469.

GAGE. Vertical staff attached to upstream end of second pile bent from right 

end; read by E. G. Adair.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from upstream side of pile bent bridge.

DIVERSIONS. Adjudicated diversions for irrigation of 1,180 acres from North 

Platte River between Parkerton and Douglas stations.

REGULATION. Flow regulated by Pathfinder Reservoir.

COOPERATION. Daily-discharge records furnished by the United States Bureau 

of Reclamation. '
222 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of North Platte River at Douglas, Wyo., for the 

. years ending September SO, 1920-1923

Day

1920

1 ..

2. ...

3 ....

4 __

5 __

6 ....

7

8 ....

9 ....

10 __

11 ....

12 ....

13 .

14 ....

15 ....

16 ....

17 _ .

18 ....

19 ....

20

21 ....

22 ....

23 ....

24 ....

25 _ .

26

97

^8 _ -

29 ....

30 ....

31 ....

1921 

1 .... 

2 __ 

3 .... 

4 .... 

5 ....

6 .... 

7 .... 

8 .... 

9 .... 

10 ....

11 _ . 

12 .... 

13 ....

14 _ . 

15 ....

16 _ . 

17 .... 

18 .... 

19 .... 

20 ....

21 .... 

22 .... 

23 _ . 

24 _ . 

25 _ .

26 ....

27 .... 

28 

29 .... 

30 .... 

31 ....

Apr.

600 

600 

600 

600 

600

600 

600 

600 

600 

600

600 

600 

600 

700 

1,500

1,700 

6,440 

2,000 

1,800 

2,000

2,280 

2,280 

2,460 

2,650 

3,000

2,890 

3,000 

5,450 

2,890 

3,000

May

2,820

2,360

8,970

6,630

6,840

2,880

2,620

2,360

2,020

2,360

2,020

2,020

5,840

4,520

4,450

2,460 

2,460 

2,370 

2,460 

2,460

2,460 

2,460 

2,550 

2,650 

2,6SO

2,650 

2,460 

2,550 

2,460 

2,430

2,460 

2,370 

2,460 

2,460 

2,460

2,460 

2,460 

2,460 

2,370 

2,550

2,650 

2,550 

2,460 

2,280 

2,120 

2,000

June

4,420

5,980

4,400

5,760

4,450

5,650

6,980

7,730

7,930

7,450

8,050

9,260

9,040

8,840

9,850

10,100

10,400

9,530

9,600

9,380

9 17fi

9,500

8,050

9,020

8,050

6,680

6,680

6,680

6,680

6,000

2,120 

2,000 

3,710 

5,680 

7,720

10,000 

10,300 

11,200 

11,500 

12,200

13,200 

13,200 

13,800 

14,400 

14,400

15,800 

14,700 

14,700 

14,100 

14,200

13,300 

11,800 

10,800 

10, 800 

10,600

8,120 

5.720 

6,190 

6,880 

6,410

July

5,810

5,600

5,390

5,410

5,430

4 860

4,590

4* 620

4,860

5,270

5,670

K Afift

5,600

5,100

5,100

5,060

5,170

5,270

5,100

5,190

5,100

5,100

4,840

4,620

5,190

4,590

4,120

4,080

4,120

6, 190 

6,410 

6,640 

6,640 

6,190

6,410 

5,720 

6,410 

5,940 

5,940

5,720 

5,940 

5,720 

5,720 

5,940

5,940 

5,720 

5,720 

5,940 

6,190

5,940 

5,940 

5,720 

5,720 

5,720

5.720 

5,940 

5,720 

5,720 

5,720 

5,720

Aug.

4 fl/tft

3,980

3 Qsn

3,980

3,730

4,030

4,120

3

OQA

3 630

3,980

3,910

q onn

q Gift

3,360

Q eqrt

3,700

q 7An

3,730

3,630

3,730

4,030

S

oon

q 7qft

3,560

3,300

3,630

3,630

3,470

3,550

3,630

3,470

5,720 

5,720 

5,510 

5,720 

5,510

5,510 

5,510 

5,510 

5,510 

5,510

5,510 

5,720 

5,720 

5,080 

4,210

4,210 

4,000 

4,000 

4,000 

4,000

4,000 

4,210 

4,210 

4,210 

4,210

4,210 

4,210 

4,210 

4,210 

4,210

Sept.

3,360

O QAft

3,140

3.140

3,220

3,390

3,420

1 470

3

/uln

9 Qin

2,910

9 ftjln

2

7QA

2

0 An

2,220

1 QQA

2,620

2,620

2,620

2,620

1,750 i 7*vft

1,750

1,830

1,930

1,930

2,020

2,020

4,420 

4,840 

5,080 

6,410 

4,210

4,210 

4,210 

4,210 

4,210 

4,210

4,000 

4,000 

3,800 

3,050 

3,050

3,050 

3,050 

3,050 

3,050 

3,050

3,050 

3,050 

3,050 

3,050 

3,050

2,870 

2,870 

2,870 

2,870 

2,690

Day

1922 

1 ....

2 ....

3..».

4 

5 .

6 ....

7 ....

8 ....

g

10....

11 ....

12 ....

13 ....

14 ....

15 ....

16 ....

18 ....

19....

20 ....

21 ....

22 ....

23 

24 ....

25 ....

26 ....

27 ....

28 

29 

30 ....

31 ....

1923 

1 ....

2 .... 

3 .... 

4 .... 

5 ....

6 .... 

7 .... 

8 

9 ....

10 ....

11 ....

12 .... 

13 .... 

14 .... 

15 ....

16 .... 

17 .... 

18 

19 .... 

20 ....

21 ....

22 .... 

23 .... 

24 .... 

25 ....

26 .... 

27 .... 

28 ....

29 

30 __

01

Apr.

2,510

95 

110

no

95 

150

150 

150 

195 

195 

240

240 

240 

240 

300 

240

300 

300 

2,010 

1,790 

1,890

6,100 

6,750 

7,780 

3,700 

1,340

1,250 

1,250 

1,340 

1,450 

1,450

May

1,600

1,600

1,620

1,620

1,600

1,620

1,620

3,060

3,070

3,100

4,750

4,750

4,800

5,170

5,830

5,830

5,830

6,790

7,030

7,030

6,080

6,080

7,810

8,090

8,380

8,380

8,380

8,380

8,660

8,090

2,150 

2,150 

2,150 

1,790 

1,340

1,550 

1,790 

1,550 

1,550 

1,340

1,340 

1,450 

1,250 

1,150 

1,060

1,060 

980 

890 

980 

980

1,060 

1,450 

1,890 

2,290 

2,290

1,890 

1,680 

1,550 

1,340 

1,150 

1,250

June

4,750

4,560

4,370

4,370

4,370

4,370

4,370

4,170

4,170

4,170

4,170

4,170

4,170

4,170

5,170

5,170

5,170

5,170

5,170

5,170

5,170

5,170

5,170

5,170

5,290

S

oon

5,620

5,620

5,620

5,620

890 

800 

1,790 

3,360 

3,900

5,000 

5,280 

4,750 

4,750 

4,100

3,700 

3,010 

3,010 

2,850 

2,850

2,700 

1,550 

2,560 

2,700 

3,900

3,700 

3,530 

4,300 

4,750 

5,280

5,280 

5,280 

5,000 

5,000 

5,000

July

5,830

6,080

6,080

5,830

5,620

5,620

5,620

5,620

4,960

5,170

5,290

5,170

5,170

4,750

4,750

4,850

4 ofin

4,960

4,560

4,450

4.960

4,960

4,730

4,450

4,450

4,450

4,370

4,370

4 560

i860

4,750

4,750 

4,750 

4,510 

4,300 

4,100

3,900 

4,750 

5,000 

5,530 

6,750

6,100 

5,810 

5,810 

5,810 

5,810

5,810 

5,810 

5,810 

5,530 

5,530

5,810 

5,810 

6,100 

14,400 

6,100

6,420 

9,000 

6,420 

6,100 

5,810 

5,810

Aug.

4,560

5,050

4,960

5,050

4,850

4,780

4,750

4,560

4,560

4,560

4,450

4,560

4,370

4,170

4,170

4,170

4 060

4,170

4,100

4,100

4,100

4,100

4,100

4,100

4,100

4,100

4,080

4,060

3,990

3,800

3,620

5,810 

6,100 

5,810 

4,750 

4,750

4,750 

4,750 

4,750 

4,750 

3,700

3,530 

3,530 

3,530 

3,530 

3,530

3,530 

3,530 

3,530 

3,530 

3,530

3,530 

3,530 

3,530 

3,700 

3,530

3,530 

3,360 

3,360 

3,360 

3,360 

3,200

Sept.

3,620

3,620

3,490

3,370

3,220

3,200

3,120

3,460

3 dfif\

3,460

3,460

3,460

3,460

3,460

3,370

3,290

3,200

4,270

3,120

3,020

3,020

3,020

3,020

2,870

2,360

2 %n

2,230

2,230

2,230

2,230

3,360 

3,360 

3,530 

3,530 

3,530

3,530 

3,530 

3,530 

3,530 

3,530

3,530 

3.530 

3,530 

3,530 

3,530

3,530 

3,700 

3,900 

3,530 

3,360

3,260 

3,260 

2,560 

2,560 

2,560

2,560 

2,560 

16,600 

9,000 

7,780

NOTE. No gage-height record Apr. 1-16,1921; discharge estimated by comparison with flow of North 

Platte River at Parkerton. No gage-height record May 6, 7, 14, 21, 28, June 4, 11, 18, 25, July 16, 23, 30, 

Aug. 6, 13, 20, 27, Sept. 3, 10, 17, atitf 24, 1922; discharge interpolated.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 223

Monthly discharge of North Platte River at Douglas, Wyo., for the year ending 

September SO, 1980-1983

Month

1920 

May 17-31.. . __ ___ ... ....

June . ... _ ........ _ . ............... . .

July ___________ __ ___________ .....

August ___ ..... __ ................ _ ........ _ ....

The period - .. . - .....

1921 

April ________________________ ......

May ____ . __ .... ....................................

June ________________________ . ....... July __ . ____ _ . __ ..

August .... _ ................................

September........ __ .... _ ...... _ . ....... ..... ....

The period . . ... .....

1922 

May.....................................................

July.. __ . __ .. _ ............... __ .......... ......

The period _____________ - ________

1923 

April ........ ................... ......................

July... .................................................

September _________________________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

8,970 

10,400 

5,810 

4,120 

3,470

6,440 

2,650 

15,800 

6,640 

5,720 

6,410

8,660 

5,620 

6,080 

6,050 

4,270

7,780 

2,290 

5,280 

14,400 

6,100 

16,600

16,600

Minimum

2,020 

4,400 

4,080 

3,300 

1,750

600 

2,000 

2,000 

5,720 

4,000 

2,690

1,600 

4,170 

4,370 

3,620 

2,230

95 

890 

800 

3,900 

3,200 

2,560

95

Mean

3,910 

7,710 

5,030 

3,750 

2,570

1,790 

2,460 

10,300 

5,960 

4,780 

3,620

5,260 

4,840 

5,030 

4,330 

3,120

1,380 

1,490 

3,690 

5,930 

3,970 

4,110

Run-off in 

acre-feet

116,000 

459,000 

309,000 

231,000 

153,000

1,270,000

107,000 

151,000 

613,000 

366,000 

204,000 

215,000

1,750,000

323,000 

288,000 

309,000 

266,000 

186,000

1,370,000

82,100 

91,600 

220,000 

365.000 

244,000 

245,000

1,250,000

NORTH PLATTE RIVER ABOVE AND BELOW WHALEN, WYO.

LOCATION. In sec. 11, T. 26 N., R. 65 W., at diversion dam at Whalen, Goshen 

County. Nearest important tributary is Cottonwood Canyon Creek, an 

intermittent stream which enters If miles below.

DRAINAGE AREA. 16,300 square miles (measured on base map of Wyoming; 

scale, 1:500,000).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 1, 1909, to September 30, 1923. Records above 

Whalen represent discharge above dam (overfall weir) and those below 

Whalen quantity passing over dam. Difference between two records 

represents amount diverted by Interstate and Fort Laramie Canals.

GAGE. To determine flow over weir vertical staff is used, its zero being weir 

crest. The discharge is then computed by a weir formula. There are also 

four sluice gates in dam, through which discharge is computed. In river 

75 feet downstream from weir gage is another with zero 10 feet lower. 

Second gage only used in computing discharge through gates when openings 

are submerged. Discharge through head gates of Interstate and Fort 

Laramie Canals is computed from gage openings. Vertical staffs in canals 

below head gates are used in computing discharge when head-gate openings 

are submerged.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from cable 1 mile below weir, in order to 

check the coefficients used in discharge computations.
224 SUBFACE WATEB SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

DIVERSIONS. Adjudicated diversions for irrigation of 4,310 acres from North

Platte River between Douglas and the Whaten gaging station, exclusive of

the diversion by the Bureau of Reclamation. 

REGULATION. Discharge represents chiefly effect of Pathfinder Reservoir, which

stores water for use in Interstate and Fort Laramie Canals. 

COOPERATION. Daily-discharge records furnished by the United States Bureau

of Reclamation.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of North Platte River above Whalen, Wyo., for the 

year ending September 80,

Day

1 ___ ... .....

2. ___ . ____

3.. ...

!::::::::::::::

6- ____ ....

7 .... ... __ ...

9..... 

10 ___ - ____

11 . _.._

12- __ . .......

13-. ........

14 __ .. ___ ..

15 ___ __ .

16.____ _

17 ..............

18 ________

19 ....... 

20... ...........

21. . ..

22 __ .... ___ .

23 _ . __ ...

24 .........

26- .........

26. 

27- _____ . ...

28 __ ... .......

29 ....

30 .......

31- ......

Oct.

2,100

2,090

1,460

1,360

1,270

1,260

1,270

1,280

1,380

1,470

1,470

1 J.CA

1,470

1 480

1,490

i ion

1,460

1 HO/!

1,480

1,480

1,420

1,460

1 280

1,260

1,210

1,130

1 140

1,150

1,180

1,180

1,160

Nov.

818

637

500

4.Q 1

480

V7(\

260

219

090

240

1 *\SL

110

138

91 *

166

154

1 KA

117

126

130

147

14ft

150

185

Dec.

160

1 ftO

14ft

14R

115

125

111

68

8ft

8ft

130

vt

QO

7Q

70

79

on

98

103

135

150

150

172

165

167

172

203

308

QAQ

312

Jan.

QOD

97^

236

100

175

219

q.Hj

226

9(30

OOK

907

919

217

195

91 Q

91 *

165

189

91 A.

305

220

205

207

198

171

205

110

189

Feb.

180

14ft

65

110

1*ft

14ft

147 i tin

14Q

147

150

135

ion

142

1 1^1

163

175

175

201

205

220

247

255

262

, 1QK

97ft

Mar.

040

QOO

390

315

163

255

Q9K

070

195

306

JOQ

405

248

277

1fi9

267

135

80

195

OAfi

222

227

285

205

258

360

Q1A

270

312

425

Apr.

CAQ

4QQ

467

481

QQl

079

322

434

391

348

Q91

QOO

Qfl7

246

484

464

4.Q4.

KQ9

662

926

1,120

1,480

1,740

2,090

2,010

1,870

1,670

2,100

9 18(1

May

2,510

2,520

2,430

2,450

9 OQfl

2 1 9rt

2,320

2 480

2*580

9 11f)

2 450

9 4fin

2,510

9 V7(\

1,780

1 ftftft

1 7*^1

1 %df\

1,690

1,720

i ?an

2,100

5,690

5,710

5,020

4,540

4,150

3,770

3,050

2,750

2,240

June

9 9fifl

1 7flA

1,520

1 9QA

q Q7n

4,800

5,470

5,510

5,520

5,730

4,590

A 1QA

4 430

4,100

S

onn

3,630

3

4 KA

Q °.fiO

3,250

3,400

4,340

4,190

4 ggo

4,620

5,040

5,199

5,260

5,060

July

5,010

4,830

4,590

4,310

4,110

S finn

A (van

5,130

6,620

& AAA

S oon

5,720

5,670

5,610

5,760

5,790

5,660

5,600

5,480

5,760

5,780

5,550

6,190

8,090

7,370

7,910

6,410

5,980

5,690

Aug.

5,620

6,100

5,620

5,410

5,080

4,620

6,110

4,830

4 630

4,530

3,710

Q K9ft

3,550

4,920

3,850

3,580

3

QAA

3,530

3,520

3,520

3,590

3,710

3,620

3,610

3,660

3,580

3,450

3,380

3,390

3,340

Sept.

3,370

3,410

3,520

3,770

3,730

3,760

1 7<tf>

3,720

3,730

3 7rtft

3,670

3,620

3,660

Q fiQf\

3,770

3,720

3,570

? Q9n

4,150

3,810

3,620

3,440

3,320

3,330

2,990

2,720

2,660

4,970

14,200

11,900

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of North Platte River below Whalen, Wyo., for the 

year ending September 30, 1923

Day

1 ............

2.. ............

3- ............

4 _____ . ....

5- . ........

6 ..............

7- ____._

8 ....... ...

9 ...

10- 

11.. ______ 

12 ............

13 ..............

14 . 

16- ............

Oct.

1,160

1,130

534

382

291

264

268

298

380

473

473

453

483

483

508

Nov.

275

267

460

391

440

330

220

179

175

188

200

118

70

110

112

Dec.

120

123

100 '108

75

85

76

33

51

51

95

18

58

44

35

Jan.

303

176

250

211

163

150

194

283

201

237

200

207

212

187

192

Feb.

155

115

40

85

147

133

123

122

125

124

122

125

110

95

117

Mar.

318

363

365

290

138

230

300

353

170

281

398

380

223

252

157

Apr.

483

474

442

456

356

347

297

409

366

323

296

313

282

221

209

May

1,660

1,650

1,500

1,520

1,450

1,180

1,370

1,520

1,610

1,360

1,490

1,450

1,580

1,400

925

June

1,180

614

403

264

2,840

3,580

4,280

4,310

4,490

4,980

5,620

3,970

3,530

3,820

3,600

July

3,230

3,280

2,650

2,330

1,920

1,620

1,310

2,000

2,540

4,120

3,520

3,380

3,170

3,160

3,410

Aug.

3,600

4,070

3,550

3,340

3,000

2,550

4,080

2,890

2,750

2,620

1,800

1,610

1,540

1,600

2,860

Sept.

1,280

1,380

1,490

1,790

1,800

1,770

1,740

1,720

1,640

1,660

1,630

1,660

1,810

1,820

2,010
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 225

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of North Platte River below Whalen, Wyo., for the 

year ending September SO, 1993

Day

16.. ____ .....

17....... __ ..

18.

19.. __ _ ......

20.. ____ ....

21.. __ ........

22 .............

23.. ...

24...- __ ....

25....... __ -

26- __ ... _____

27.. 

28-. . ....

29....... 

30.............

31.......... __

Oct.

508

476

1,210

600

510

460

505

320

299

250

226

250

270

300

300

275

Nov.

09

OR

175

126

114

110

ftl

77

86

00

107

123

106

110

145

Dec.

44

54

63

68

102

100

116

115

137

130

132

137

168

971

273

277

Jan.

170

1SS

190

140

157

189 inn

1QS

160

180

1»9

146

ton

85

164

Feb.

129

138

135

150

150

176

180

195

222

230

237

170

253

Mar.

242

110

55

170

281

1Q7

202

260

ISfl

233

335

285

345

Oft?

400

400

Apr.

IftO

10Q

172

172

283

430

735

1,000

1,300

1,210

1,070

634

875

1 9*vf_

1,350

May

1,100

1,040

904

954

864

971

1,320

5,010

5,110

4,350

0 OQA

3,420

2,920

O IfiA

1,810 i 9on

June

3,290

3,120

2,890

2,740

2,360

2,440

3,350

3 91ft

9 ftf_fl

3,380

3,510

3,760

3,65«

3,560 3 %m

July

3,530

3,490

3,340

3,340

3,250

3,540

9 un

3,250

3,890

5,760

5,080

4,160

5,620

3*830 I! 610

Aag.

2,010

1,790

2,150

1,740

1,748

1,740

1,800

1 (Jflfl

1,660

1,690

1 lift

1,38»

1,180

1,220

1,240

Sept.

1,960

1,820

2,290

2,540

2,390

2,310

2,140

2,040

2,020

1,750

1,460

1,470

3,880

13,100

10,900

Monthly discharge of North Platte River above Whaten, Wyo., for the year ending

8eptem.br SO, W28

Month

October ________________ . _____ ......

November _ . ______________ . ________

February __ - ____________________ . ....

March .. _ ... _____________ _________

April....................................................

June ___ ___ ___ _________________ ..

July ... . .......... ........ ..... . ...-......

September ...... ..... .. ... ....... . ........

The year ______________ .. __ . __ . __..._

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

2,100 

818 

312 

328 

278 

425 

2,180 

5,710 

6,310 

8,090 

6,110 

14,200

14,200

Minimum

1,130 

110 

53 

110 

65 

80 

246 

1,540 

1,290 

3,800 

3,340 

2,660

53

Mean

1,400 

24« 

141 

217 

172 

286 

891 

2,740 

4,170 

5,700 

4,160 

4,240

2,040

Run-off in 

acre-feet

86,100 

14,300 

8,670 

13,300 

9,550 

17,600 

53,000 

168,000 

'248,000 

350,000 

256,000 

252,000

1, 480, 000

Monthly discharge of North Platte River below Whalen, Wyo., for the year ending

September 30, 1923

Month

October _________________________ November. _______________________

December _________________________

May... . . . ______ .

July-......... ............. __ __ _ 

August __ . ________________________

September .... _ .. _____ ___ . _ . __

The year ___________________ . __

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

1,210 

460 

277 

303 

253 

400 

1,350 

5, 110 

5,620 

5,760 

4,080 

13,100

13,100

Minimum

226 

70 

If 

85 

40 

55 

172 

864 

264 

1,310 

1,160 

1,280

18

Mean

463 

172 

105 

189 

147 

261 

538 

1,900 

3.170 

3,390 

2,200 

2,580

1,260

Run-off in 

acre-feet

28.500 

10.200 

6,480 

11,600 

8,160 

16,000 

32,000 

117,000 

189,000 

208,000 

135,000 

154,000

916,000

MICHIGAN CHEEK AT W AID EN, COIO.

LOCATION. In NW. ^ sec. 21, T. 9 N., R. 79 W., at highway bridge, half a mile 

north of Walden, Jackson County. Nearest tributary, Illinois Creek, enters 

1J^ miles downstream. 

18775 27f WSP 566 16
226 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PAET VI

DRAINAGE ABBA. 185 square miles (measured chiefly on topographic maps.) >

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 9,1904, to October 31,1905; May 1 to September 

30,1923.

GAGE. Chain gage fastened to downstream handrail of bridge; read by W. R. 

Lyreman. Vertical staff on bridge abutment read from May 2 to August 9.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from single-span bridge or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of sand and gravel. Control at, small 

rapids 50 feet downstream; shifting. Banks not subject to overflow except 

during ice gorging in spring.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. :Maximum stage recorded during year, 3.3 feet at 9 

a. m. June 10 (discharge, 1,070 second-feet); minimum stage recorded, 0.93 

foot at 9 a. m. September 12 (discharge, 32 second-feet).

1904-5; 1923: Maximum stage recorded, that of June 10,1923; mini-, 

mum discharge, 5 second-feet September 16 and 22-24,1905.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation seriously affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. Water diverted for irrigation from Michigan Creek and tributaries above station.

REGULATION. Diurnal fluctuation during spring from alternate melting and 

freezing of mountain snow. No artificial regulation.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation slightly shifting. Rating curve fairly well 

defined between 30 and 700 second-feet and extended above. Gage read 

to hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean 

daily gage height to rating table. Shifting-control method used May 2 to 

July'31. Records good.

£WF

Discharge measurements of Michigan Creek at Walden, Colo., during the years ending September 30, 1918, 1919, and 1923

Date

1918 

June 20

July 26

Aug. 27

1919 

Scot. 9

Made by

J.H. Baily. ..........

J. H. Baily ___ . .....

Oage 

height

feet 

2.60

l.OO

.57

.33

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

522

70

11.1

4.9

Date

1923 

May 2

30

Made by 

Baily and Follansbee ..

.....do 

J.H. Baily 

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.61

2.05

1.77

1.08

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

156

334

251

50

« State hydrographer. .

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Michigan Creek at Walden, Colo., for the year 

ending September 80,1923

 Day

1..1.........

2 __ . .......

3 ______

4 ............

5 ............

6 ............

7 __ . __ ..

8.... __ ...

9 _ .. __ ..

10............

11 ............

12 ............

13 ............

14 ............

15 ............

May

135

138

160

160

174

236

244

260

294

268

268

212

135

114

119

June

276

280

9Qfi

320

348

320

276

370

858

1,040

912

846

720

612

570

July

222

100

174

170

148

124

130

240

325

252

180

135

124

188

Aug.

47

48is

48

48

51

47

in

43

43

47

81

67

72

93

Sept.

54

56

51

48

53

44

44

?Q

36

34

34

33

34

35

43

Day

16 ............

17........ ....

18 

19 __ . .......

20.... ........

21 ............

22 ............

23.... ........

24 ............

25 .-.. __

26. __ . _ ..

27..... .......

28 __ - ....

29..... 

30. ........

of

May

96

91

109

154

141

160

138

124

160

167

194

236

272

280

205

219

June

588

672

648

570

535

594

555

460

410

390

400

405

400

330

248

July

226

202

188

202

198

302

226

174

144

114

122

119

109

87

83

72

Aug.

116

96

80

70

64

62

57

56

59

56

56

48

47

44

47

50

Sept.

48

53

50

65

68

60

54

51

53

47

47

44

51

53

50

NOTE. Gage not read May 1; discharge estimated.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 227

Monthly discharge of Michigan Creek at Walden' Colo., for the year ending September 30, 192S

Month

Jane _ ___ ________ . ____ . ______

July. - ........... ... ... . . ... ..

August. _____________________ . . _

September _______ ; ______________ .. __

The period ______________________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

294 

1,040 

325 

116 

68

Minimum

91 

248 

72 

40 

33

Mean

181 

508 

171 

59.1 

47.9

Run-off in

acre-feet

11,100 

30,200 

10,500 

3,630 

2,850

58,300

ILLINOIS CREEK AT WALDEN, COLO.

LOCATION. In NW. % sec. 29, T. 9 N., R. 79.W., at highway bridge half a mile 

southwest of Walden, Jackson County. Illinois Creek enters Michigan 

Creek 1% miles downstream.

DRAINAGE AREA. 254 square miles (measured on geologic map; scale 1:125,000)

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 1 to September 30,1923.

GAGE. Vertical staff attached to upstream end of bridge abutment; read by 

George Post.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from single-span bridge or by wading 

near by.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of sand and gravel; control at small 

rapids, 75 feet downstream, which shift slightly. Banks not subject to 

overflow except during ice gorging in spring.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 3.8 feet at 9 

a. m. and 5 p. m. June 10 (discharge, 1,040 second-feet); minimum discharge probably occurred during winter.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation seriously affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. Water diverted for irrigation of several thousand acres from Illinois 

Creek and tributaries above station.

REGULATION. Diurnal fluctuation during spring from alternate melting and 

freezing of mountain snow. No artificial regulation.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation slightly shifting. Rating curve well defined below and extended above 400 second-feet. Gage read to tenths twice 

daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to 

rating table except period July 24 to August 14, for which it was based on 

comparison with flow of Michigan and Grizzly Creeks. Records fair on 

account of error in gage-height record.

Discharge measurements of Illinois Creek at Walden, Colo., during the year ending

September SO, 1923

Date Made by Gage 

height

Feet 

1.80

1.93

Discharge

Sec.-ft

336

Date

Aug. 11

Made by 

J. H. Daily- .. 

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.33

1.00

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

128

55

 State hydrographer.
228 SUBFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PAST VI

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Illinois Creek at Walden, Colo., for the year ending September SO, 1928

Day

1 _ ......

2... _ ......

3 

4... _

5 

6 .

7............

8 .

10 

11.. _ .......

12.. _ .......

13 

14 

15 ......

May

290

290

290

OOK

274

415

325

227

O Eft

113

113

167

139

June

325

OOP;

277

297

274

o CQ

297

Q1 K

1 A4.fl

795

715

ARC

675

July

167

TQQ

126

113

113

on

90

90

167

325

167

107

258

258

Aug.

50

en

48

48

48

45J

48

d.9

AO

43

55

RS

QA

QO

on

Sept.

56f,f\

56

50

43

43

43

43

32

v>

32

QO

3209

Day

16 

17... _ . 

18 

19

20 _ - ....

21 . 

22... _

23e)A

25

26

27- __ 

28 

29 -

on

31 

May

113

113

90

on

90

90

90

167

197

242

258

360

325

325

342

360

June

555

595

615

555

510

325

258

258

227

227

197

197

197

197

145

July

258

360

360

QAQ

258

258

325

167

120

108

110

108

100

85

85

60

Aug.

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

Sept.

43

43

43A*t

43

43

43

43

43

32

32

32

35

38

42

NOTE. Gage not read May 1; discharge estimated.

Monthly discharge of Illinois Creek at Walden, Colo., for the year ending September

SO, 1928

Month

May. . _ ... __ ___ ___ ... ___ . ____ ..

June _ - _______ -. ___ ______________

July - .. .__ 

September. _______ ________ __ . _____

Theperiod _____________ _______ .

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

415 

1,040 

360 

90 

56

Minimum

90 

145 

60 

42 

32

Mean

221 

426

178 

56.7 

40.8

Run-off in 

acre-feet

13,600 

25,300 

10,900 

3,490 

2,430

55,700

BIG CREEK NEAR BIO CREEK, WYO.

LOCATION. In sec. 32, T. 13 N., R. 81 W., at Big Creek ranger station, 2 miles 

west of Big Creek post office, Carbon County. No important tributary 

within several miles.

DRAINAGE AREA. 123 square miles (measured on base maps of Wyoming and 

Colorado; scale, 1:500,000).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 7,1911, to June 30,1912; May 2,1913, to September 

30, 1923.

GAGE. Stevens water-stage recorder installed May 13, 1918, and referred to 

vertical staff on left bank 50 feet from ranger station, that was used previously; inspected by forest ranger. Datum of gage raised 0.90 foot 

September 1, 1919.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from bridge a quarter of a mile below gage 

or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of coarse gravel and small boulders. 

Control at gage which is on riffle; slightly shifting at long intervals. Right 

bank subject to overflow at stage of 3.3 feet.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage during year from water-stage recorder, 3.08 feet at midnight, June 16 (discharge, 830 second-feet); minimum stage occurred during winter.

1913-L923: Maximum discharge, 1,300 second-feet on June 23, 1917, from 

comparison with flow of Encampment River; minimum stage recorded, 1.10 

feet at 8 a. m. September 2, 1915 (discharge, 5 second-feet).
PLATTE RIVEB BASIN 229

ICE. Stage-discharge relation seriously affected by ice; observations discontinued during winter.

DIVERSIONS. No adjudicated diversions from Big Creek above station in Wyoming, but below, diversions for irrigation of 6,600 acres. In Colorado, 

Independence ditch diverts from Big Lake to North Platte drainage basin 

about 80 second-feet, usually from June 1 to July 10 each year. A considerable 

part of this returns to Big Creek as seepage before reaching the divide. 

Storage filing for 27,548 acre-feet in Big Lake which supplies Independence 

ditch.

REGULATION. Diurnal fluctuation during spring, caused by alternate melting 

and freezing of mountain snow.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation slightly shifting. Rating curve well defined. Operation of water-stage recorder satisfactory except as explained in 

footnote to daily-discharge table. Daily discharge ascertained by applying 

to rating table mean daily gage height obtained by inspection of recorder 

graph. Records good.

Discharge measurements of Big Creek near Big Creek, Wyo.t during the year ending

September SO, 1923

Date

Oct. 7

Made-by Gage 

height

Feet 

0.60

2.45

Discharge

Sce.-ft. 

16.3

543

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Big Creek near Big Creek, Wyo.,for the year ending September 30, 1923

Day

1 . _ ..... . _ . - . -

2 . ___ .. . . _ ... . _ - 

3 ... . -.-...-...... .. .... .

4 - - . 

5 _ _ _ , . __ --~~

Q...... ................. ... ... ... ............

7. ...........................................

8 - ._- .- - -... .

9 ___ _ .

10 

11 ___ . ______ .. __ ... __ . __ ... ...

19

13....- _ - 

14 .. _ .... _ .. __ .... __ ....... ... ...

15 . _ ....... _ .-.-- _ .. 

16.. __ --..- _ . ._. .- 

17. __ .... _ -. . . - _____

18 

19- __ .. _ ..__ -. . 

20.. __ . __ . .. ..

21 "--. . __ _ . 

22 . __ _ _ . .- . -.

23. ___ . ..... __ .. __ .

24 ....... ____ ... _ .... ..... . _ . __ .

25 _ .... _ .. . .... . . . 

26... _ ......... _ . .... 

27...... ......................................

3»...... ......................................

29.. __ - .. - _ ... . 

30 .. . . 

31 _ ... __ ..... . __ . . .

Oct.

16

Apr.

80

91

May

98

109

113

120

136

183

209

203

209

212

209

162

149

149

167

185

213

230

248

260

263

249

270

321

355

431

495

471

471

483

507

June

524

511

551

560

546

511

499

511

623

623

623

745

713

718

722

745

731

641

600

578

560

520

495

499

487

511

499

419

383

367

July

332

317

313

298

280

266

249

266

31<i

266

253

227

189

189

237

186

170

156

167

178

221

167

159

144

134

186

149

125

113

107

104

Aug.

129

113

102

93

86

Qfi

81

81

85

83

87

81

78

98

80

67

62

58

55

56

50

56

58

55

52

50

47

46

42

42

53

Sept.

58

52

44

42

37

36

33

33

32

30

28

28

30

37

34

33

36

44

50

55

60

40

22

25

30

32

30

31

28

31

-

NOTE. No gage-height record May 15-19 and Sept. 20-22; discharge estimated by comparison with flow 

of Encampment River.
230 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PAET VI

Monthly discharge of Big Creek near Big Creek, Wyo., for the year ending September

Month

June. . __ __________ ,... _

July .- .-. . .-_

The period. ____________________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

507 

745 

332 

129 

60

Minimum

98 

367 

104 

42 

22

Mean

254 

567 

203 

72.0 

36.7

Run-off in 

acre-feet

15,600 

33,700 

12,800 

4,430 

2,180

68,700

FRENCH CREEK NEAR FRENCH, WYO.

LOCATION. In sec. 5, T. 14 N., R. 81 W., at Jenkins ranch, 2% miles southeast 

of French, Carbon County. No tributary between station and mouth, 2 

miles below.

DRAINAGE AREA. 60 square miles (measured on topographic map).

RECOKDS AVAILABLE. April 30, 1911, to September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Vertical staff at left abutment of hignway bridge, used since June 2,1920; 

read by Mrs. Mary S. Jenkins. Original gage, 1 mile upstream, read until 

April 10, 1918, when it was moved to point 480 feet downstream from 

present location. No determined relation between different gages.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from two-span bridge or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of large boulders. Control 50 feet 

downstream; shifting. Left bank subject to overflow at extreme high 

water.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 2.4 feet at 6 

p. m. June 15 and 16 (discharge, 1,270 second-feet); minimum stage recorded 0.45 foot October 8 (discharge, 8.5 second-feet).

1911-1923: Maximum discharge recorded, 1,680 second-feet June 10-13, 

1921; minimum discharge, 6 second-feet April 1, 1915.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation seriously affected by ice; records discontinued 

during winter.

DIVERSIONS. Adjudicated diversions for irrigation of 660 acres from French 

Creek ami tributaries above station.

REGULATION. Alternate melting and freezing of mountain snow causes diurnal 

fluctuation during spring of year; no artificial regulation.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation shifting during year. Rating curve fairly 

well defined. Gage read to quarter-tenths twice daily. Daily discharge 

ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating table, except 

May 16 to September 30, when shifting-control method was used. Records fair.

Discharge measurements of French Creek near French, Wyo., during the year ending

September 30, 1923

Date

Oct. 8

Made by 

M. B. Arthur.. ___________ . ______________________

Gage 

height

Feet

a 45

1.44

Discharge

See.-ft. 

8.5

417
PLATTB RIVER BASIN 231

»

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of French Creek near French, Wyo., for the yeatr 

ending September SO, 192S

Day

1. ...

2....

3 -

4 ....

5 ....

6 ....

7 ....

8.. .

9.. .

10.. .

11.. .

12- .

13.. .

14 ....

15 ....

Apr.

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

22

22

22

May

34

36

37

43

45

54

59

62

68

62

' 62

62

54

51

49

June

480

495

548

532

472

369

451

510

555

666

799

799

-890

990

1,140

July

250

235

200

185

166

162

170

255

255

210

180

162

170

162

195

Aug.

51

45

40

38

38

36

35

34

34

52

51

38

36

34

34

Sept.

26

26

26

25

25

25

25

25

25

24

23

23

23

23

23

Day

16 ....

17 ....

18 ....

19 ....

20 ....

21 ....

22 ....

23 ....

24 ....

25 ....

26 ....

27....

28 ....

29 ....

30 ....

31 ,

Apr.

22

24

25

24

23

22

22

22

22

24

24

25

25

27

34

May

51

52

73

85

126

130

139

152

180

220

265

343

382

388

409

451

June

1,190

1,030

736

727

674

608

570

532

510

480

465

423

324

308

292

July

190

157

134

112

112

108

85

82

76

70

70

65

65

65

62

54

Aug.

34

32

31

31

29

28

27

25

25

25

25

25

25

25

26

27

Sept.

30

30

24

23

23

22

22

22

22

22

23

24

24

26

34

Monthly discharge of French Creek near French, Wyo.t for the year ending September

Month

April....... ........................................

Jane. ___________________ . ..............

July......... ................................ ___ .

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

34 

451 

1,190 

255 

52 

34

Minimum

21 

34 

292 

54 

25 

22

Mean

22.8 

136 

619 

144 

33.4 

24.6

Ban-off in 

acre-feet

1,360 

8,360 

36,800 

8,850 

2,050 

1,460

58,900

ENCAMPMENT EIVEE AT ENCAMPMENT, WTO.

LOCATION. In sec. 6, T. 14 N., R. 83 W., at lower end of smelter grounds at

Encampment, Carbon County. Nearest tributary, North Fork, enters 1

mile above. 

DRAINAGE AKEA. 219 square miles (measured on base map of Wyoming; scale,

1:500,000).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 16 to September 30, 1900; May 2, 1911, to September 30, 1923. Monthly discharge records prior to October, 1921, published

in Water-Supply Paper 469. 

GAGE. Chain on left bank at old tailing flume which crosses river; read by

Charles Dotson.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from cable 125 feet below gage or by wading. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of gravel and small boulders, which

shift at long intervals. No well-defined control. 

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 7.6 feet at 4

p. m. June 14 (discharge, 2,940 second-feet); minimum stage, 3.38 feet

August 31 (discharge, 7 second-feet).

1900; 1911-1923: Maximum discharge recorded, 4,680 second-feet May

29, 1900; minimum discharge, 3 second-feet July 24, 1919.
232 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

ICE. Stage-discharge relation seriously affected by ice; records discontinued 

during winter.

DIVERSIONS. Three irrigation ditches divert water at point 1 mile above station. 

Water is also diverted below station. Adjudicated diversions for irrigation 

of 9,100 acres from Encampment River and tributaries.

REGULATION. Diurnal fluctuation during spring from alternate melting and 

freezing of mountain snow.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation changed during winter. Rating curve used 

October 1 to November 14 and curve used April 1 to September 30 both 

well denned. Gage read to half-tenths twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating table. Records good.

Discharge measurements of Encampment River at Encampment, Wyc^,, during the 

year ending September 30, 1928

Date

Oct. 6

Made by 

M. B. Arthur ...I.... __ . __ _ __ .. ____ . ___

height

Feet 

3.73

7.10

Discharge

Sce.-ft. 

28.7

2,170

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Encampment River at Encampment, Wyo., for the 

year ending September 30, 1923

Day

1. __ . . __ . __ . __ ...... ___

2. -. . 

3- . ._. ..

4__ . ___

5 ...... _ . _________ . __ .

6- . .- .--..___-.___

7. __ . . _ ..... ......... ___ . __ .

8. __ - __ .. __ . __ ....... __

9. __ ___ . _

10- _ _. _____ .... _ . __ .......

11-....-. ........................

12

13. __ . ... __ ... _ 

14- __ ... .. _ ....... _ ............

15. ..- .-. ........ ..............

16 . . .... .................

17 

18 -. . ....... _ ... _ .

19 _ ........ __ .. _ ... ..........

20 . _

21 . __ . _

22. ____ . _ . _ ... __ .......... _

23 

24. . __ . __ . . .. _ .

25 ____ ___ ..... _ .

9fi

27 

28, __ . _ ..... _ .. ...

29 

80- ..... .............

31 . 

Oct.

35

35

24

24

33

30

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

38

26

26

38

28

26

26

26

01

26

28

26

26

26

Nov.

28<*i

28

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

28

26

26

26

Apr.

301

282

248

201

1 KQ

68

60

44

EO

52

76 ' Ml

76

72

76

79

BQ

104

94

85

76

76

79

85

94

114

114

176

May

186

ISfi

201

IS/5

186

555

555

615

680

750

750

382

148

282

405

460

750

750

1,080

1,290

1,130

1,130

1,510

1,760

9 ^9fi

2,170

2,170

2,030

9 flQft

2,320

June

2,470

2,170

2,170

2,170

2,170

2,320

1,760

1,890

1,760

2,470

2,620

2,620

2,620

2,620

2,620

2,620

1,510

1,400

1,510

1,400

1,290

1,180

1,180

1,130

1 IDA

1,130

1,180

1,180

1,340

July

1,130

1,130

1,080

1,180

528

475

475

428

428

450

428

528

528

475

450

475

4fin

450

450

555

585

585

475

428

49ft

475

475

428

428

428

Aug.

475

475

428

450

232

92

83

102

83

30

22

40

148

102

201

102

112

26

22

22

12

52

112

112

104

10

12

35

10

12

7

Sept.

9

74

186

92

173

102

186

173

92

94K

160

102

148

160

173

232

232

66

74

83

112

135

265

66

170

66

248

173

66

66
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 233

Monthly discharge of Encampment River at Encampment, Wyo., for the year ending

September SO, 1923

Month

October __ .. ________________

November 1-14 ____ . ....

April __ _-. ._. . __.__.___ .

May ___ _____________ _ . __

June ____________________

July ...... __ . ... . ....... .. .

August _______________________

September ______________________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

38 

31 

301 

2,320 

2,620 

1,180 

475 

265

Minimum

24 

26 

44 

148 

1,130 

428 

7 

9

Mean

27.9 

26.8 

111 

941 

1,870 

557 

120 

138

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,720 

744 

6,600 

57,900 

111,000 

34,200 

7,380 

8,210

JACK CREEK AT MATHESOH RANCH, NEAR SARATOGA, WYO.

LOCATION. About sec. 36, T. 17 N., R. 86 W., at Matheson ranch, 14 miles southwest of Saratoga, Carbon County. Nearest tributary, North Jack Creek, 

enters some distance below.

DRAINAGE AREA. 32 square miles (measured on base map of Wyoming; scale, 

1:500,000).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August 23, 1913, to September 19, 1917; April 20, 1919, 

to September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Vertical staff at left abutment of wagon bridge 1,000 feet below ranch 

house; read by Miss Eva Frisby. Gage originally 200 feet above present 

site; moved 800 feet farther upstream August 15, 1915, and used until June 

13, 1917. No definite relation between readings on various gages.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from wagon bridge or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of mud. Control 100 feet downstream 

at small rapids which are slightly shifting. Banks subject to overflow at 

stage of 3.5 feet.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 4.3 feet at 7 

a. m. June 9 (discharge, 258 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.60 foot on 

October 11 (discharge, 2 second-feet).

1913-1917; 1919-1923: Maximum discharge, 330 second-feet June 10, 

1921; creek dry August 18-23, 1919.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation seriously affected by ice; observations discontinued during winter.

DIVERSIONS. Adjudicated diversions for irrigation of 7,100 acres from Jack Creek, 

practically all below station.

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation slightly shifting. Rating curve fairly well 

defined. Gage read to hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained 

by applying mean daily gage height to rating table. Shifting-control method 

used July 11 to September 30. Records fair.

Discharge measurements of Jack Creek at Matheson ranch, near Saratoga, Wyo,, during the year ending September SO, 1923

Date

Oct. 11

Made by 

P.V.Hodges . . . - 

Gage 

height

Feet 

0.60

3.60

Discharge

Sec.-ft, 

2.0

175
234

Daily di

SURFACE WATEK SUPPLY, 1923, PAET VI

e, in second-feet, of Jack Creek at Matheson ranch, near Saratoga, 

Wyo., for the year ending September 80,1928

Day

1. ________ . _____ .. .....

2.. __ .......... ........ .......

3. __ ............. . 

4 ___ . ___ - __ . ____ - _ ...

5- . .. - ..... 

6. _________________ - .....

7.. __ ........................... ...

8 ____ . - __ - -

10.. .............. 

11 ... .. . 

12.. _ . ____ . ____ .... ......

to

14 . ...... ...

15. _______ .... . -

16.... _______ ................ ....

17 __ ........ __ ... .

18 _____________ . ___ - ......

19.... __ .. ......................

20 _ ... ......... ...........

91

22 _______ . __ . _____ . .......

23 __ .. ._ __ --__._

24 . _ .. ..... __ ..

25 _______ . .......................

26. . __ . __ . _ . __ ......

27 ................. ____ ......

28 -

29 ... __ ........

30 ________ . ......

41

Oct.

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.6

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.4

3.2

3.4

3.6

4.0

3.8

3.6

3.2

3.2

3.2

5.2

5.2

Nov.

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.5

5.9

5.9

5.2

5.2

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.2

5.2

5.2

Apr.

128

113

99

85

78

68

65

53

35

38

74

78

74

41

41

32

50

27

30

35

25

32

19

19

21

23

21

25

27

25

May

19

23

22

32

38

53

53

53

59

56

32

38

35

32

38

28

23

28

68

92

113

106

99

113

136

144

160

144

144

152

160

June

169

169

178

188

178

169

144

169

234

210

178 '188

178

178

188

144

128

113

99

92

92

68

62

50

62

68'

71

62

59

53

July

47

47

41

41

28

30

32

28

62

22

28

28

26

26

26

24

21

23

17

15

13

13

9.7

17

17

9.7

11

13

11

9.7

10

Aug.

7.2

8.2

11

11

11

11

8.2

11

11

11

7.9

6.7

6.7

7.9

7.7

10

9.0

7.0

10

6.7

6.3

7.7

7.7

6.7

7.4

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

Sept.

'7.2

8.4

8.4

6.1

6.1

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

6.7

5.9

5.6

7.0

5.6

6.5

10

10

9.0

7.7

6.5

7.4

7.4

12

10

7.2

11

8.4

9.7

11

NOTB. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 11-16; discharge interpolated.

Monthly discharge of Jack Creek at Matheson ranch, near Saratoga, Wyo., for the 

year ending September SO, 1928

Month

November 1-19. __ _________________

April....................................................

June _ ___ . __________________

July. .. ... __ .....................................

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

5.2 

6.5 

128 

160 

234 

62 

11 

12

Minimum

2.6 

5.0 

19 

19 

50 

9.7 

6.3 

5.6

Mean

3.32 

5.62 

49.4 

740 

131 

24.1 

8.19 

7.68

Run-off in 

acre-feet

204 

212 

2,940 

4,560 

7,800 

1,480 

504 

457

MEDICINE BOW EIVEB NEAR MEDICINE BOW, WYO.

LOCATION. In sec. 7, T. 20 N., R. 79 W., at private bridge at Johnson ranch,

14 miles southwest of Medicine Bow, Carbon County. Nearest tributary,

Wagonhound Creek, enters 3 miles below. 

DRAINAGE ABBA. 178 square miles (measured on base map of Wyoming, scale,

1:500,000). 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 4, 1911, to November 3, 1917; May 1, 1919, to

September 30, 1923. Monthly-discharge records prior to October, 1921,

published in Water-Supply Paper 469.
PIATTE RIVER BASIN 235

GAGE. Vertical staff on downstream side of left abutment; read by Mrs. S. W. 

Johnson. Gage used during 1911 and 1912 situated 600 feet upstream and 

referred to different datum.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from single-span bridge or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of gravel. Control 75 feet downstream 

at riffle composed of gravel and small boulders well compacted; shifting at 

long intervals. Banks not subject to overflow.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 4. 05 feet at 3 

p. m. June 10 (discharge, ^320 second-feet); no flow October 1-20.

1911-1917; 1919-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 5. 4 feet June 23,1917 

(discharge, 2,810 second-feet); river frequently dry during summer.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation seriously affected by ice; observations discontinued during winter.

DIVERSIONS. Adjudicated diversions for irrigation of 19,600 acres from Medicine Bow River above station.

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation affected by shifting control. Rating curve 

fairly well defined. Gage read to hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge 

ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating table. Shifting-control method used May 20 to June 30. Records fair.

The following discharge measurement was made by P. V. Hodges: 

May 30, 1923: Gage height, 2.62 feet; discharge, 373 second-fee^.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of M.edicine Bow River near Medicine Bow, Wyo., 

for the year ending September SO, W%3

Day

I ___________

2 ________ . _______ . __

3 .......... .. ...................

4. ________ . ____________

5 . _________________

6 _____ . .........................

7 ______________________

8 ____ ..........

9 __ ... __ . ______ . .............

10 ______________________

11 _____ . .........................

12 _____ . __ . ....................

13 __ . __ .. ____________

14 __ . __ . _______________

15 ______ . _____ . .............

16 ______ . ........................

17 .... __ . ........ ...........

18... ............ _____ ... ......

in

20 . ......... _____ ... __ ......

21............. __ ............ _ . ...

22.......... __ . ____ . __ ... .....

23 .............. __ .--..-.... ....

24 ______________________

26 __ ................... __ .........

26 _____ ....... ___ ... ...........

27 __ .............. __ . .............

28 _____________________

29--.-...... ____ . ______ ......

30 __ ..... _____ ...... _ .... ....

31. ______________ . .....

Oct.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.0

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.2

2.9

5.0

9.0

9.0

Noy.

g

10

10

10

11

12

12

12

13

14

14

14

14

14

16

16

16

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

18

20

Apr.

55

62

72

58

58

46

42

42

46

58

58

42

58

58

65

80 19<s

IRQ

1AQ

76

67

58

67

86

109

117

137

153

May

102

102

117

117

117

160

146

169

187

180

104.

225

206

160

146

117

123

128

217

313

313

290

386

521

610

641

580

493

412

466

June

521

641

705

772

806

550

521

580

988

1,290

876

772

705

806

841

1,060

1,060

610

521

493

438

366

322

371

376

304

286

202

169

140

July

120

109

90

80

70

53

38

102

346

160

114

102

67

50

128

183

114

62

36

26

50

41

50

41

38

38

38

33

28

24

25

Aug.

21

17

14

14

11

10

10

10

2.0

2.0

2.3

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0. 2.0*

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.6

14

Sept.

14

10

10

10

10

10

7.5

6.0

5.0

5.0

3.5

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

7.5

14

10

10

10

10

6.0

5.0

5.0

9.0

11

19

50

62

50
236 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

Monthly discharge of Medicine Bow River near Medicine Bow, Wyo., for the year 

ending September 30, 1923

Month

July ..

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

9 

20 

169 

641 

1,290 

346 

21 

62

Minimum

0

9 

42 

102 

140 

24 

2 

2

Mean

1.56 

14.7 

75.2 

262 

603 

79.2 

5.35 

12.6

Run-off in 

acre-feet

96 

875 

4,470 

16,100 

35,900 

4,870 

329 

750

SAGE CREEK ABOVE PATHFINDER, WTO.

LOCATION. In sec. 3, T. 26 N., R. 84 W., at footbridge at Vivion ranch, 25 miles 

above Pathfinder Dam, Carbon County. No tributary between station and 

mouth, 2 miles below.

DEAINA-GE AREA. 182 square miles (measured on base map of Wyoming; scale; 

1:500,000.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March 20,1915, to September 30,1923.

GAGE. Vertical staff 5 feet above footbridge at left bank; read by Otto Bennard.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from footbridge or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of boulders embedded in sand; control 

a short distance below bridge at riffle which is slightly shifting. Banks are 

overflowed at stage of 6.5 feet.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 3.25 feet at 

6 a. m. May 23 (discharge, 220 second-feet); minimum discharge, 0.7 second-foot August 26-29, September 1, 2, 23, and 24.

1915-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 6.5 feet from highwater mark April 

9, 1920 (discharge, from extension of rating curve, 1,080 second-feet); 

no flow August 22, 25, 27, 30, 1919, and July 6-8, 1921.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation seriously affected by ice; observations discontinued during winter.

DIVERSIONS. Adjudicated diversions for irrigation of 3,100 acres from Sage 

Creek and tributaries, all above station.

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation changed slightly during winter. Rating 

curve used October 1 to November 10, and curve used March 30 to September 30 both well defined. Gage read to quarter-tenths twice daily. Daily 

discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating table. 

Records good.

Discharge measurements of Sage Creek above Pathfinder, Wyo., during the year ending September 30,1923

Date

Oct. 12

May 31

Made by 

M. B. Arthur ___ ... _ ... _ ... _ ........ __ ... _ ....... __ . .....

P. V. Hodges

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.22

2.57

1.27

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

1

89

1.1
PLATTE RIVEB BASIN 237

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Sage Creek above Pathfinder, Wyo., for the year

ending September SO, 1988

Day

1 __ _ ___

2 .... __.__

3 - ______ .... ____ . ...

4 .. ___ . ____ ..... .....

5 . _ ......... _ ...... .....

6 . _ ... _____ . __ ... ...

7 -... ................

8... _ ...... __ ...........

9 

10.. ...... ..........

11 .. __ ......... ............

12...........................

13 .__-.. ._______ .......

14 - __ . ......... __ ...

15 ______ . ...............

16 ... ................

17 ............

18 .... .....

19 ..... .......

20 ..... .......

21 __ - ..................

22 ...... __ .. _ ... _ . .....

23 . - ................

24 __ ....... __ ........ ....

25 __ - _ ............. _ ..

26 ... ................ __ .

27... ............... . . .

28 ._ . 

29 ... ___ .............

30 . 

31 ......... ...

Oct.

0.9

.8

.8

.8

.9

1.0

.9

g

.9

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.5

3.3

4.4

5.0

5.8

6.0

6.0

6.6

6.0

6.0

6.6

6.0

7.2

6.3

7.8

« 7

Nov.

9.4

9.8 Q n

10

9.0

8.1

7.8

9.0

10

9.0

Mar.

i

28

35

Apr.

36

Q1

Q1

27

21

20

25

23

24

97

OQ

qq

40

34

30

33

JO

71

105

108

7ft

fifl

44

44

43

43

57

68

65

103

May

110

1AQ

197

142

1 V>

146

137

1Q1

135

105

94

78

64

57

68

94

112

127

148

174

198

150

146

162

139

127

107

91

83

June

7H

67

61

eo

64

67

K,fi

52

55

60

49

55

49

36

Oft

25

24

21

18

13

11

11

6.5

5.2

4.2

4.6

4.2

3.8

3.8

3.8

July

Q Q

3.4

q A

3

n

3 A

1.7

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.2

9 ft

5.0

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

4.2

58

9.2

10

16

12

11

8.9

6.2

Aug.

6.8

5.5

5.5

5.2

4. 8

3

0

2.7

2.7

1.4

1 i

1.6

1.7

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.9

1.0

.9

.8

.9

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

.8

Sept.

a?

.7

.8

.8

.9

.9

.0

.2

.2

.2

.3

.2

.4

2.2

2.4

2.0

1.3

.8

.7

.7

.8

.8

21

33

32

29

Monthly discharge of Sage Creek above Pathfinder, Wyo., for the year ending September 30, 1923

Month

October ________ . ____________ . ............

November 1-10- . __ - _________ - _ . - _ .. .....

March30-31 ______ ... . ___ . __ .. _ .. _ . _ .

Aoril . . ......

June. . . _____________ .. __ . _ .. .....

July ...... ............................................

August _______ . _________ ______ . . _ .

September- ___ . ____ .. _______________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

8.7 

10

108 

198 

78 

58 

6.8 

33

Minimum

0.8

7.8

20 

57 

3.8 

1.1 

.7 

.7

Mean

3.45 

9.11 

31.5 

46.7 

121 

33.1 

5.79 

2.05 

4.78

Run-off in

acre-feet

212 

181 

125 

2,780 

7,440 

1,970 

356 

126 

284

DEWEESE CKEBK NEAR ALCOVA, WYO.

LOCATION. In sec. 18, T. 27 N., R. 84 W., at Weaver ranch, near entrance of 

creek into Pathfinder Reservoir, and 30 miles above Alcova, Natrona County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 41 square miles (measured on base map of Wyoming; scale, 

1:500,000).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March 4,1917, to September ^0,1923.
238 SURFACE WATEK SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

DIVERSIONS. Adjudicated diversions for irrigation of 308 acres from Deweese

Creek above station. 

COOPERATION. Daily-discharge record furnished by United States Bureau of

Reclamation. *

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Deweese Creek near Alcova, Wyo., for the year 

ending September SO, 1923

Day

1_ 

2 ....

3-_--

4 ....

5 -

6....

7 ....

8 ....

9 ....

10 ....

11 ....

12 ....

13 ....

14 ....

15 ....

Apr.

3.4

3.4

4.5

5.8

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

6.4

5.8

5.1

4.5

4.5

4.5

May

5.1

5.1

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

June

6.4

5.8

5.8

5 S

5.1

5.1

5.1

4.5

4.0

4.0

3.4

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.4

July

1.5

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

.7

.7

.7

.7

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

Aug.

0.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

Sept.

0.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

Day

16....

17....

18 ....

19 ....

20....

21 ....

22..«.

23 ....

24 ....

25 ....

26 ....

27....

28....

29 ....

30 ....

31

Apr.

4.5

4.5

5.1

5.1

5.8

' 5.8

5.1

5.1

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

5.1

5.1

5.8

May

4.5

4.5

4.5

5.8

7.1

7.1

7.1

6.4

6.4

5.8

9.2

8.4

7.8

7.1

7.1

7.1

June

2.4

2.4

2.4

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.5

July

0.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

Aug.

0.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

Sept.

0.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

7.8

11.4

12. S

Monthly discharge of Deweese Creek near Alcova, Wyo., for the year ending September 30,1923

Month

April _--._ _--._- . ..-__..- ..-__.._._..-. .

May __ . ___ . ______ . _____

July..... . __.______.. ..............................

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

7.1 

9.2 

6.4 

1.5 

.3 

12.3

Minimum

3.4 

4.5 

1.5 

.3 

.3 

.3

Mean

5.28 

5.63 

3.19 

.49 

.30 

1.32

Run-off in

acre-feet

314 

346 

190 

30

18 

79

977

SAND CREEK NEAR ALCOVA, WYO.

LOCATION. About sec. 25, T. 28 N., R. 85 W., at Weaver ranch, 20 miles southwest of Alcova, Natrona County. No tributary between station and Pathfinder Reservoir, the flow line of which is half a mile below.

DRAINAGE AREA. 70 square miles (measured on base map of Wyoming; scale, 

1:500,000).

RECOBDS AVAILABLE. April 1,1915, to September 30,1923.

GAGE. Vertical staff; read by Sam Burch.

DIVERSIONS. Adjudicated diversions for irrigation of 2,000 acres from Sand 

Creek, all above the station.

REGULATION. Daily-discharge record furnished by United States Bureau of 

Reclamation.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 239

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Sand Creek near Alcova, Wyo.,for the year ending September SO, 1928

Day

1.. _____ . ...

2 ...............

3. ... ........

4 ...........

5.. __ - ........

8. ..............

7 ____ .

8 ....__.........

9- .............

10-, ....... .

11 ___ .....

12.. __ . .......

13 ....

14 ...............

15 ...........

Apr.

21.0

21.0

21.0

21.0

32.0

43.0

43.0

43.0

26.0

21.0

21.0

21.0

16.4

16.4

16.4

 May

16.4

16.4

16.4

12.8

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

9.8

9

0

9

0

9

0

9

0

June

21.0

21.0

21.0

16.4

21.0

12. S

12.8

12.8

12.8

12.8

7.6

7.6

7.6

3.2

3.2

Sept. Day

16 _ . ........

17. . ___ .

18 

19.. ........

20. _ . .......

21 __ . ...

22. ..............

23 ........

24- __ . ........

25 - .. 

26. ...........

97

28 

29- .............

30 - _ .....

31 ........

Apr.

16.4

16.4

16.4

16.4

16.4

16.4

12.8

12.8

16.4

16.4

16.4

16.4

16.4

16.4

16.4

May

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

12.8

21.0

21.0

16.4

16.4

16.4

16.4

16.4

21.0

21.0

June

3.2

2.4

2.4

1.7

1.2

.7

.7

.7

.7

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.2

Sept.

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

54

54

32

NOTE. No flow July 1 to Sept. 18.

Monthly discharge of Sand Creek near Alcova, Wyo., for the year ending September

80, 1988

Month

April ___. __

May 

September _______ . ____________ ^..

The period . . ________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

43 

21 

21 

54

Minimum

12.8 

7.6 

.2 

0

Mean

20.7 

12.7 

6.98 

6.95

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,230 

781 

415 

414

2,840

NOTE. No flow July 1 to Sept. 18.

SWEETWATEE RIVER NEAR AICOVA, WYO.

LOCATION. In sec. 17, T. 29 N., R. 86 W., at Schoonmaker ranch, 27 miles 

west of Alcova, Natrona [County. Backwater from Pathfinder Reservoir 

reaches a point 5 miles below. Nearest tributary, Dry Creek enters 6 miles 

below.

DRAINAGE ABEA. 2,270 square miles (measured on base map of Wyoming; 

scale, 1:500,000).

RECOBDS AVAILABLE. August 28, 1913, to September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Vertical staff on left bank at old bridge abutment 200 feet above footbridge; read by W. H. Grieve.

DISCHABGE MEASUBEMENTS. Made from footbridge or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTBOL. Bed-composed of gravel; control 25 feet downstream 

at small rapids, which change during high water. Banks high and not subject to overflow.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation seriously affected by ice; observations discontinued during winter.
240 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

DIVERSIONS. Adjudicated diversions for irrigation of 12,000 acres from Sweetwater River above station. The original diversions below station have 

been destroyed by Pathfinder Reservoir. t

REGULATION. None.

COOPERATION. Daily-discharge record furnished by United States Bureau of 

Reclamation.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Sweetwater River near Alcova, Wyo., for the year 

ending September SO, 1923

Day

1 ....

2....

3....

4 ....

5 ....

6 ....

7 _ .

8....

9 ....

10 ....

11 ....

12 ....

13. ...

14 ....

15 ....

Apr.

185

155

145

160

140

130

125

125

115

115

118

133

138

170

220

May

385

460

475

440

455

472

510

540

605

638

675

690

700

705

630

June

805

745

675

640

620

638

645

670

700

678

680

655

633

630

625

July

208

200

195

198

185

175

160

150

155

145

145

150

165

165

175

Aug.

140

128

120

100

85

80

70

60

55

52

55

58

58

56

58

Sept.

58

58

56

58

55

45

40

45

40

38

35

33

30

33

33

 Day

16 ....

17 ....

18....

19 ....

20 

21 ....

22 

23. ...

24 ....

25 __

2fl ....

27 ....

28 

29 

30. 

01

Apr.

225

225

235

290

385

405

385

335

348

240

205

250

290

288

335

May

580

550

512

490

505

525

680

840

845

905

890

865

875

845

850

855

June

608

590

530

488

455

420

380

370

338

332

305

275

260

240

228

July

190

250

310

2%

255

228

195

550

310

255

300

285

235

205

175

160

JAug.

60

65

60

67

65

67

67

65

60

56

60

58

56

58

65

60

Sept.

30

55

58

5«

56

65

56

56

60

60

60

360

685

540

420

Monthly discharge of Sweetwater River near Alcova, Wyo., for the year ending

September SO, 1923

Month

April....................................................

May __________________ _ __ .. _

June __________ . ________________ . .....

July __ . _. 

September ___ . __ _____________ . _ . ....

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

405 

905 

805 

550 

140 

685

Minimum

115 

385 

228 

145 

52 

30

Mean

221 

645 

529 

218 

69.8 

109

Run-oft in 

acre-feet

13,200 

39,700 

31,500 

 13,400 

4,290 

6,490

108,000

HORSE CREEK NEAR ALCOVA, WYO,

LOCATION. About sec. 22, T. 30 N., R. 85 W., at highway bridge near Bothwell 

ranch, 16 miles west of Alcova, Natrona County. No tributary between 

station and Pathfinder Reservoir, the flow line of which is half a mile below 

gage.

DRAINAGE ABE A. 119 square miles (measured on base map of Wyoming; scale, 

1:500,000).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March 23, 1915, to September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Vertical staff on right bank at lower side of bridge; read by S. A. Sanford.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from single-span bridge or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of coarse gravel; control a short distance below gage.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 241

ICE. Stage-discharge relation seriously affected by ice; observations discontinued.

DIVERSIONS. Adjudicated diversions for irrigation of 770 acres from Horse 

Creek.

COOPERATION. Daily-discharge record furnished by United States Bureau of 

Reclamation.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Horse Creek near Alcova, Wyo.,for the year ending September 30,1923

Day

1. 

2 __

3 .

4 ....

5 ....

6....

7 ....

8 ....

9 .

10 ....

11 ....

12 ....

13 .

14 ....

15 . 

Apr.

23.2

23.2

19.0

15.1

15.1

11.0

11.0

15. 1

11.0

. n-°

11.0

15.1

18.2

13.8

15.1

May

16.8

13.4

12.5

10.2

11.8

13.0

11.8

10.6

7.8

9.0

9.8

7.8

3.0

5.8

8.6

June

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

July

0.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

3.0

Aug.

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

Sept.

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

Day

16 ....

17. ...

18 ....

19 ....

20 ....

21 _ .

22 . ...

23 ....

24 ....

25. ...

26 ....

27 -

28. ...

29....

30 ....

qi

Apr.

11.8

13.8

14.2

16.2

17.6

13.0

11.8

19.6

18.8

16.2

14.6

16.2

14.2

13.8

15.6

May

7.4

7.0

7.0

8.6

8.6

10.2

13.4

17.6

11.0

7.8

4.0

3.6

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

June

a?

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

July

3.0

7.0

7.0

11.0

11.8

12.2

12.2

67

39

17.2

29.2

17.2

15.1

15.1

15.1

11.1

Aug.

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

Sept.

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

4.0

5.8

5.8

5.8

Monthly discharge of Horse Creek near Alcova, Wyo., for the year ending September

30,

Month

June ____ .... _ . __ ......................

July.. -.._. --. .__...__._

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

23.2 

17.6 

. 3.0 

67 

4.0 

5.8

Minimum

11.0 

3.0 

.3 

.7 

1.4 

3.2

Mean

15.2 

8.71 

1.05 

9.77 

3.24 

3.49

Run-off in 

acre-feet

904 

536 

62 

601 

199 

208

2,510

CANYON CREEK BEAR ALCOVA, WYO.

LOCATION. About sec. 2, T. 28 N., R. 85 W., at Irvine ranch, 12 miles southwest of Alcova, Natrona County. No tributary between station and Pathfinder Reservoir, the flow line of which is a mile below gage.

DRAINAGE AREA. 54 square miles (measured on base map of Wyoming; scale, 

1:500,000).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 1, 1915, to September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Vertical staff; read by F. J. Irvine. *

DIVERSIONS. Adjudicated diversions for irrigation of 1,330 acres from Canyon 

Creek and tributaries, all above station.

RE G DL ATION. None.

COOPERATION. Daily-discharge record furnished by United States Bureau of 

Reclamation.
242 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PAET VI

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Canyon Creek near Alcova, Wyo., for the year

ending September SO, 192S

Day

1 ............................................

2 ____ __ .....

3 _________ ___ . ____ __

4 ____________________ ____ .

5. ....... _ __ ........... __ .

6 ____ .... __ .... . ___ . __ ........ ....

7............. __ ... ........................

8.......... .................. ___ ....

9 -. . __ ..........

10 .... .... ....... ..... .

11 ________________ . _____ . .....

12 ____ . __ . _________ . __ . .....

11

14 ____ ... _____ . ____ .... ___ . .....

15. __ ..... _ .. _________ .........

16 ____ . __ ..............................

17. .................. __ ..... __ .........

18.... __ -...-.-.. . ............ __ ....

19 _ __ .... __ ....

20.......................!....................

21 ___ ... ______________ ..... .......

22 ____ .... __ . __ . _____ . ...........

23. ____ ............ _____ ........... ....

24 __ . __ .. _ ... _

25 __ ...... _ ... ___ .. __ .... ______ .

26 ... --_.. - ....._.-.......-. ..- _

27 _____ .. _ .... _______________

28 ... _ _ .

29..... ______ ......... ____ .--. -..-.

30 ................. ........... _ .

31 . .- -.-.. ....

Mar.

11.0 in 9

1A 9

9 0

o o

10.0

9.2

O Q

9 6

9 6

9 0

8.8

8.8

11.8

12.5

15.7

20.7

22.2

23.2

30.0

28.9

Apr.

31.5

31.5

24.8

24.8

18.6

16.8

28.6

16.9

17.2

19.4

27.4

28.2

24.2

16.4

17.2

21.8

25.6

23.2

26.8

22.0

17.2

17.2

14.4

15.7

15.0

15.2

18.9

18.9

22.6

28.0

May

25.2

23 2

22.2

22.6

25 2

29.2

26.0

24.8

20.8

24.2

24.8

19.4

19.4

17.2

17.2

15.0

15.7

19.4

18.4

18.9

19.8

25.2

23.5

17.2

15.7

14.2

12.5

11.8

10.2

9.0

6.4

June

7.9

7.4

13.6

7.8

11.0

9.0

10.0

9.6

9.0

9.0

10.2

28.9

10.0

7.9

6.8

6.1

5.8

5.8

4.4

4.0

4.0

3.6

2.8

1.6

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

July

0.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

4.0

4.4

130

14.2

23.4

12.5

10.2

8.8

11.4

9.6

7.6

7.4

6.5

4.4

0

0

16.8

10.4

12.2

28.2

14.2

10.4

9.0

7.8

7.6

Aug.

7 0

7.8

7.4

6.5

5.8

4.4

4.0

3.8

2.8

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0.

.0

.0

.0

10.2

5.4

4.4

4.0

3.8

.0

.0

.0

.0

Sept.

0.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

4.8

5.8

5.8

6.1

5.8

5.8

6.1

6.1

6.5

6.1

7.7

10.4

9.8

7.6

6.5

6.1

5.8

5.2

5.8

5.2

 5.8

44.4

22.6

31.5

26.0

Monthly discharge of Canyon Creek near Alcova, Wyo., for the year ending September SO, 1928

Month

March 11-31 _ * _____ . __ . __ . __ . ____ . .....

April ._...-..._....__-- .-..... ...._.___.. 

July........ __ . ________ .... __ .... ............

September _________________________

T'ha ruti*in/l

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

30.0 

31.5 

29.2 

28.9 

130 

10.2 

444

Minimum

8.2 

14.4 

6.4 

.0 

.0 

.0 

.0

Mean

13.7 

21.5 

19.2 

6.54 

12.0 

2.52 

8.64

Run-off in 

acre-feet

571 

1,288 

1,180 

389 

738 

155 

514

4,830

BATES CREEK HEAR CASPER, WYO.

LOCATION. About sec. 12, T. 31 N., R. 82 W., near mouth of creek and 21 miles

southwest of Casper, Natrona County. 

DEAINAGE AEEA. 383 square miles (measured on base map of Wyoming; scale,

1:500,000).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 10,1916, to September 30,1923. 

DIVERSIONS. Adjudicated diversions for irrigation of 7,000 acres from Bates

Creek and tributaries, all above station. 

COOPERATION. Daily-discharge record furnished by United States Bureau of

Reclamation.
PIATTE RIVER BASIN 243

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Bates Creek near Casper, Wyo., for the year

ending September SO, 1923

Day

1 ............

2 .......

3 ...

4. _ .... ....

5 ............

6. ....

7 ............

8............

9 .........

10.... __ ....

11 ............

12 ............

13 ............

14 ____ . ....

15..... ...

Apr.

56

56

33

33

24

24

24

24

24

24

24

33

56

10

May

120

120

80

80

120

190

260

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

June

11

July Sept.

14.0

14.0

11.0

1 Q

1 Q

1.9

1 9

1 Q

2.5

2.5

O K

2.5

4.0

11.0

11.0

Day

16............

17 ............

18 

19

20 ............

21............

22 ............

23........ ....

24..... .......

25 

26 -

27 ............

28 -

on

30 

31 

Apr.

19

33

56

sn

190

80

56

33

33

24

24

33

56

80

190

May

190

120

120

260

120

548

dU

260

260

190

80

56

33

e\A

19

11

June

660

56

24

12

6

July

490

568

56

33

11

2

Sept.

11.0

11.0

11.0

190

56

120

120

120

530

490

472

1,300

748

925

1,300

NOTE. No flow June 2-20, June 26 to July 24, and July 31 to Aug. 31. 

Monthly discharge of Bates Creek near Casper, Wyo., for the year ending September

Month

April ____ I.... ________ _____ ._ ......

May ____ . ___ 

June __ . ___ . __________________ . .....

July . ....... _ _..___ . .._...__ ___.__ 

September __ . _____________________ ..

The period ____ . ___ . ___ . ___ . ....

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

190 

548 

660 

568 

0 

1,300

Minimum

19 

11 

0 

0 

0 

1.9

Mean

48.7 

151 

25.6 

37.4 

.0 

216

Sun-off in 

acre-feet

2,900 

9,280 

£520 

2,300 

0 

12,900

28,900

DEER CREEK AT GIENBOCK, WTO.

LOCATION. In sec. 4, T. 33 N., R. 75 W., near mouth of creek at Glenrock, Converse County.

DRAINAGE AKEA. 216 square miles (measured on map in Bulletin 626).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 11,1916, to September 30, 1923.

DIVERSIONS. Adjudicated diversions for irrigation of 6,600 acres from Deer 

Creek and tributaries, all above station.

COOPERATION. Daily-discharge records furnished by United States Bureau of 

Reclamation.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Deer Creek at Glenrock, Wyo., for the year ending September SO, 1923

Day

1 ....

2 ....

3 ....

4 ....

5 

6 ....

7 ....

8 .

9 

10 ....

11 ....

12 ....

13 ....

14 ....

15 ....

Apr.

18

18

21

21

24

24

27

31

35

40

48

64

84

74

72

May

370

338

340

352

370

556

576

568

530

496

546

.538

540

486

438

June

204

206

208

212

248

252

256

264

270

284

312

336

364

376

432

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3

4

3

2

2

2

2

2

Aug.

2

2

2

2

2

8

8

8

8

7

6

4

2

2

1

Sept.

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

4

4

5

5

5

5

5

5

Day

16 ....

17 ....

18 ....

19....

20 

21 ....

22....

23 

24 ....

25 ....

26 ....

27 ....

28 

29 ....

30 

31 ....

Apr.

68

100

126

204

266

248

248

180

132

120

124

154

190

242

426

May

396

438

400

362

364

396

434

490

584

664

606

558

396

268

258

212

June

*18

370

368

368

362

362

360

360

328

288

204

198

198

196

198

July

4

4

5

6

10

10

7

3

14

14

17

36

52

46

34

2

Aug.

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

Sept.

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

5

8

8

664

396

191

136

NOTE. Discharge estimated Apr. 1-10. Records somewhat in error June 29 to July 7.
244 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

Monthly discharge of Deer Creek ajt Glenrock, Wyo., for the year ending September

Of) OU,

Month

April __ . ______ ... __ .. _. ___

July....... -__. .. 

September- ________ . __ . __ . _____ . .....

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

426

664 

432 

52 

8 

664

Minimum

18 

212 

196 

0 

1 

2

Mean

114 

447 

293 

9.2 

2.6 

50.8

Run-off in 

acre-feet

6,780 

27,500 

17,400 

566 

160 

3,020

55,400

BOXELDER CREEK BEAR CABEYHURST, WYO.

LOCATION. About sec. 7, T. 33 N., R. 73 W., near mouth of creek, 1^4 miles

east of Careyhurst, Converse County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 202 square miles (measured on map in Bulletin 626). 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 17 to October 31, 1911; April 9, 1916, to September

30, 1923. 

DIVERSIONS. Adjudicated diversions for irrigation of 9,200 acres from Boxelder

Creek and tributaries, all above station. 

COOPERATION. Daily-discharge record furnished by United States Bureau of

Reclamation.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Boxelder Creek near Careyhurst, Wyo., for the 

year ending September 80, 1928

Day

1 ....

2....

3 ....

4 ....

5 ....

6 _ .

7....

8 ....

9. ...

10 ....

11 ....

12 ....

13 ....

14 _ .

15 

Apr.

11

11

11

11

11

11

14

16

21

13

13

13

16

22

22

May

110

82

88

110

160

218

350

260

275

275

247

275

247

247

218

June

140

110

110

110

102

96

96

96

96

110

88

149

130

88

82

July

7

7

7

? 

7

7

7

7

7

7

5

5

5

5

5

Aug.

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

y

7

7

7

7

Sept.

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

Day

16. ...

17 _ .

18

19- 

20 

21 _

22 . 

23 _ .

24 ....

25 . ...

26 ....

27 ....

28 . 

29 .

30 

Q1

Apr.

23

23

32

34

170

44

44

44

44

44

51

70

76

96

102

May

194

160

149

218

218

318

715

»60

903

688

595

487

403

318

233

182

June

65

51

44

40

27

23

19

19

19

17

10

7

7

7

7

July

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

37

32

32

27

19

247

70

22

7

Aug.

7

12

11

7

7

7

7

16

16

13

11

11

11

11

11

11

Sept.

11

14

14

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

84

740

565

233

44

Monthly discharge of Boxelder Creek near Careyhurst, Wyo., for the year ending

September 30, 1928

Month

July. ....

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

170 

960 

149 

247 

16 

740

Minimum

11

82 

7 

5 

7 

11

Mean

37.1 

319 

'65.5 

20.1 

8.8 

63.2

Run-off in 

acre-feet

2,210 

19,600 

3,900 

1,240 

541 

3,760

31,300
PLATTE RIVEE BASIN 245

LA PREIE GREEK HEAR DOUGLAS, WYO.

LOCATION. In sec. 6, T. 31 N., R. 73 W., just above high-water line of La 

Prele Reservoir and 16 miles southwest of Douglas, Converse County. 

Nearest tributary, an unnamed stream 1 mile above.

DRAINAGE AREA. 146 square miles (measured on map in Bulletin 626).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August 25, 1919, to September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Gurley water-stage recorder on right bank; inspected byF. E. Benway.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from cable 50 feet below gage or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of well-compacted sand and gravel. 

Control 150 feet downstream at rapids which shift at long intervals. Banks 

are overflowed at stage of 6 feet, but entire flow passes under cable.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage during year from water-stage recorder, 9.55 feet from 8 a. m. to noon May 22 (discharge, 752 second-fjeet); 

minimum stage, 3.17 feet October 28 (discharge, 1.7 second-feet).

1919-1923: Maximum stage from high-water mark of May 11, 1920, 11.4 

feet (discharge, 1,220 second-feet); minimum discharge recorded, 0.4 secondfoot October 2, 1919.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. Adjudicated diversions for irrigation of 9,000 acres from La Prele 

Creek and tributaries, of which 2,700 acres are below station.

RE GULATION . None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent; affected by ice and by a 

shift of control. Rating curve used October 1 to June 23 and curve used 

June 25 to September 30 both fairly well defined. Operation of waterstage recorder satisfactory except as explained in footnote to daily-discharge 

table. Daily discharge ascertained by applying to rating table mean daily 

gage height obtained by inspection of recorder graph. Records good except 

for periods of no gage-height record, for which they are fair.

COOPERATION. Field data furnished by Douglas Reservoirs Co. Check measurements made by U. S. Geological Survey.

Discharge measurements of La Prele Creek near Douglas, Wyo., during the year 

ending September SO, 1923

Date

May 28

Made by height

Feet 

7.12

5.94

Discharge

See.-ft. 

389

232

Date

25

Made by- Gage 

height

Feet 

4.56

3.98

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

73

19.7

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of La Prele Creek near Douglas, Wyo., for the year 

ending September SO, 1923

Day

1 .. __ . __ .. _ . _____

2. .____.._. ..__.__._-. 

3 ....._ 

4 _____ . ______ ... ...

5 

6 __ . __ . __ .. __ .......

7 .-.._ __ .

8 . _______ .. __ . . __

9 ________________

10 ...........................

Oct.

5.6

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.6

5.6

5.0

5.0

5.6

5.6

Nov.

3.0

4.0

5.0

7.1

3.4

3.0

3.0

2.6

3.0

3.2

Mar.

I 4

10

Apr.

58

58

63

64

70

64

46

46

46

44

May

214

201

186

172

208

286

286

260

260

266

June

266

240

214

184

208

214

188

165

298

417

July

5.0

5.0

5.2

9.3

7.8

6.6

4.8

5.0

14

 93

Aug.

»80

27

24

28

36

25

24

22

20

18

Sept.

9.0

8.7

8.7

8.1

7.8

6.9

6.9

6.6

6.9

6.3
246 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

Daily discharge, 'in second-feet, of La Prele Creek near Douglas, Wyo., for the year 

ending September SO, 1928 Continued

Day

11 . ______ . ..............

12 ........... ..... 

13 .- . _--_ ...__.

14 _____ .. ______ . .....

15 ___ - __ _...._..-

16 _____ . __ .. __ . .....

17 . __ .....................

18 . ___ ..... ............

19 . __ . _____ . ____ .

20 ____ .... ........ _..

21 . __ . __ .. _______ .

22 _____ . __ . __ . .....

23 ... --. .--. ............

24.. ____ . __ . __ . .....

25 ___ . _____ . .........

26 _________ . ........... sa. ..........................

28 .......... __ ........ __ .

29 . __ .. ...................

30 . .... _ .. __ . __ ......

31 ......... _ ... _. _____ .

Oct.

5.9

5.9

5.3

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.9

6.2

6.2

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.1

1.7

2.0

2.0

2.0

Nov.

3.4

2.0

2.0

2.0

3.0

4.0

6.0

8.0

6.5

5.3

4.6

2.6

2.5

4.0

5.0

6.0

8.0

8.0

7.0

6.5

Mar.

|.

20

30

35

40

47

43

55

56

45

22

29

40

Apr.

48

62

77

65

62

67

 87

124

184

178

115

96

82

73

67

72

95

116

180

227

May

305

279

272

220

214

194

201

227

260

286

340

700

700

680

635

635

445

386

375

368

347

June

260

44fi

361

220

175

145

134

108

94

83

76

63

63

36

20

IS

15

12

9

6

July

31

22

17

14

24

39

22

18

14

12

10

7.5

10

12

12

43

31

25

26

23

20

Aug.

16

12

11

11

10

10

9.6

9.0

9.0

8.7

8.4

8.1

22

13

10

10

10

10

10

9.3

9.3

Sept.

6.0

5.8

5.4

5.2

5.0

4.8

5.2

5.4

5.4

5.2

5.2

5.4

6.6

6.3

6.0

6.9

«94

165

58

44

 Cloudburst flood, maximum stage, 9.04 feet; discharge, 626 second-feet.

*Cloudburst flood, maximum stage, 8.50 feet; discharge, 545 second-feet.

c Cloudburst flood, maximum stage, 9.15 feet; discharge, 642 second-feet.

NOTE. No gage-height record Oct. 29 to Nov. 3, Nov. 12-18, 24-29, Mar. 1-23, June 24,26-29; discharge 

estimated from Weather Bureau records. Braced figures show mean discharge for periods indicated. 

Shifting-control method used Sept. 28-30.

Monthly discharge of La Prele Creek near Douglas, Wyo., for the year ending September SO, 1928

Month

October ___ ______ . _________________

April ... ............... . _ ............ __ ......

May....... ............. .... ......................

July ___ ... _ . . .

The year _____________ . ____ .....

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

6.2 

8.0

56 

227 

700 

445 

93 

80 

165

700

Minimum

1.7 

2.0

44 

172 

6 

4.8 

8.1 

4.8

Mean

4.63 

4.46 

4 

3 

3 

22.2 

88.0 

326 

158 

21.2 

17.1 

17.6

56.1

Run-off in 

acre-feet

279 

265 

246 

184 

167 

1,360 

5,240 

20,000 

9,400 

1,300 

1,050 

1,050

40,600

NOTE. Mean discharge for December, January, and February estimated from temperature record and 

by comparison with flow of previous years.

IA PBEIE CREEK HEAR FETTERMAN, WYO.

LOCATION. About sec. 9, T. 33 N., R. 72 W., near mouth of creek and 4 miles

from Fetterman, Converse County. 

DRAINAGE ABBA. 227 square miles (measured on base map of Wyoming; scale,

1:500,000). 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 23 to August 5, 1916; April 1 to September 30,

1918; April 1 to September 30, 1923. 

DIVERSIONS. Prior to July 1, 1919, adjudicated diversions of 78 second-feet

from La Prele Creek, all above station. 

COOPERATION. Daily-discharge record furnished by United States Bureau of

Reclamation.
PLATTE EIVEE BASIN 247

Daily discharge, in second~feet, of La Prele Creek near Fetterman, Wyo.,for the year

ending September SO, 198S

Day

1 ....

2 ....

3 -

4 

5. ...

6 ....

7 

8 ....

9 ....

10 ....

11 ....

12. 

13 ....

14 ....

15 ....

Apr.

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

May

5

5

5

5

5

8

5

5

8

5

8

8

5

5

5

June

2

5

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

8

8

8

8

8

5

July

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

11

8

8

5

8

Aug.

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

11

8

8

8

8

8

8

, 8

Sept.

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

11

11

11

Day

16 ....

17 ....

18 

19 ....

20 ....

21 ....

22 ....

23 

24 ....

25 ....

26 _ 1

27 

28 ....

29 ....

30 ....

31

Apr.

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

May

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

11

8

11

8

8

8

8

5

5

June

5

5

2

2

2

35

30

30

15

11

11

8

8

8

8

July

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

24

20

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

Aug.

8

8

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

20

20

20

15

15

15

15

Sept.

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

15

11

15

15

Monthly discharge of La Prele Creek near Fetterman, Wyo., for the year endin g

September 30,192S

Month

April. . ..... __ ..... ____ . __ ..........

May... ..................................................

June ___________________________ .

July ______ ____ . ____ . .....

September ____ . ___________ ... __ . __ .

The period .. ... .. _ . ___ .....

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

5 

11 

35 

24 

20 

15

Minimum

5 

5 

2 

5 

8 

11

Mean

5.00 

6.26 

8.20 

10.5 

13.3 

13.0

Run-off in 

acre-feet

296 

385 

488 

646 

818 

774

3,410

WAGONHOUND CREEK NEAR LA BONTE, WYO.

LOCATION. About sec. 16, T. 31 N., R. 71 W., at Eastman ranch, near mouth 

of creek and 3 miles east of La Bonte, Converse County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 125 square miles (measured on map in Bulletin 626).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 11, 1916, to September 30, 1923.

DIVERSIONS. Adjudicated diversions for irrigation of 2,600 acres from Wagonhound Creek and tributaries, all above station.

COOPERATION. Daily-discharge record furnished by United States Bureau of 

Reclamation.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Wagonhound Creek near La Bonte, Wyo., for the 

year ending September SO, 1923

Day

1_ 

2 ....

3 __

4 __

5. ...

6 

7 _ .

8 ....

9 __

10 ....

11 ....

12....

13 . ...

14 ....

15 . ...

Apr.

22

21

21

19

18

20

20

22

22

22

22

22

30

32

37

May

121

121

101

61

68

115

128

121

135

55

74

101

94

94

68

June

44

39

24

25

22

15

16

14

14

165

63

88

63

44

23

July

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

14

10

7

7

14

14

Aug.

101

20

13

24

20

13

224

20

13

7

7

7

7

7

7

Sept.

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

Day

16 ....

,17 

18 

19 ....

20 

21 ....

22 ....

23 

24 ....

25 ....

26 ....

27 

28 

29 ....

30 ....

31 ....

Apr.

35

41

51

71

142

97

66

41

99

30

20

41

121

121

139

May

68

68

68

59

48

155

264

310

250

196

220

121

57

44

77

53

June

20

18

18

16

26

9

. 7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

July

18

7

7

7

20

14

10

172

10

50

29

13

36

21

13

11

Aug.

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

Sept.

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

274

132

20
248 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

Monthly discharge of Wagonhound Creek near La Bonte, Wyo., for the year ending

September 30, 19&3

Month

April __ . __ .... ___ . _ . _ .... _____ ...... ....

May...................... - _ _

June _ . __ . ___ ____________________

July..... .-.-..._.__._._-.-...___...._._._._.____...- 

August . __________ __ ____________

The period ________________ , __ . ....

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

142 

310 

165 

172 

224 

274

Minimum

18 

44

7 

7 

7 

5

Mean

48.8 

113 

27.6 

18.3 

19.4 

19.2

Run-off in 

acre-feet

2,900 

6,950 

1,640 

1,130 

1,100 

1,140

15,000

LA BONTE CREEK NEAR LA BONTE, WYO.

LOCATION. About sec. 15, T. 31 N., R. 71 W., at Soden ranch near mouth of

creek, and 2 miles east of La Bonte, Converse County. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 302 square miles (measured on map in Bulletin 626). 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 12, 1916, to September 30, 1923. 

DIVERSIONS. Adjudicated diversions for irrigation of 4,100 acres from La Bonte

Creek and tributaries, all above station. 

COOPERATION. Daily-discharge record furnished by United States Bureau of

Reclamation. ,

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of La Bonte Creek near La Bonte, Wyo., for the 

year ending September 30, 1923

Day

1 __

2 __

3 .

4 -

5 _ .

6....

7 _ .

8 .

9 ....

10....

11 ....

12 ....

13 .

14 _ ,

15 ....

Apr.

85

85

73

73

62

73

122

95

95

85

95

108

140

122

108

May

438

355

320

285

355

438

355

395

355

355

395

395

355

320

285

June

140

140

108

108

85

85

73

73

225

395

395

225

225

200

200

July

30

30

37

30

30

30

30

24

24

122

62

37

37

37

37

Aug.

62

62

53

45

45

30

37

37

37

37

37

37

37 ' 14

140

Sept.

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

Day

16 ....

17 ....

18 

19 ....

20 ....

21 ....

22 ....

23....

24 . ...

25 . ...

26 ....

27 ....

28 

29 ....

30 ....

31

Apr.

108

140

158

200

225

178

158

140

140

140

158

225

320

320

355

May

285

285

285

320

355

355

1,680

1,680

1,040

1,040

650

438

438

438

483

483

June

200

140

140

108

108

86

85

73

73

62

53

45

37

37

30

July

178

73

62

53

45

200

73

73

53

95

140

168

108

95

73

62

Aug.

30

24

24

19

19

19

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

10

14

10

Sept.

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

612

575

395

Monthly discharge of La Bonte Creek near La Bonte, Wyo., for the year ending

September 30,

Month

April __ __ ______ ________ . ....

May.....................................................

June .. __ _________ .. ___ ..__ _

July .... __ _ __ __-_ _ ................ ......

August . _ . __ __ _________ . . _ _.

September.. _ ___ ____ ____________

The period _________ . ____ ....

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

355 

1,680 

395 

200 

140 

612

Minimum

62 

285 

30 

24 

10 

5

Mean

146 

505 

132 

69.0 

31.5 

58.6

Run-off in 

acre-feet

8,690 

31,100 

7,860 

4,240 

1.940 

3,490

57,300
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 249-

HOESE3HOE CUBES NEAR GlEMDO, WYO.

LOCATION. About sec. 26, T. 29 N., R. 68 W., at Hauf ranch near mouth of 

creek, 4 miles southeast of Glendo, Platte County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 203 square miles (measured on base map of Wyoming; scale, 

1:500,000).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 16, 1916, to September 30,1919; April 1,1921, to 

September 30, 1923.

DIVERSIONS. Adjudicated diversions for irrigation of 6,440 acres from Horseshoe Creek and tributaries, all above station.

COOPERATION. Daily-discharge record furnished by United States Bureau of 

Reclamation.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Horseshoe Creek near Glendof Wyo., for the year 

ending September 30, 1923

Day

1 ....

2 ....

3....

4 _ .

5 ....

6 _ .

1 ....

8. ...

9. ...

10 

11 ....

12....

13 ....

14 __

15. ...

Apr.

30

30

30

45

45

56

90

90

101

101

101

112

136

136

136

May

300

300

300

325

350

362

350

338

325

325

325

338

338

325

325

June

194

194

182

182

228

277

288

288

338

300

-252

228

206

206

194

July

30

30

30

79

79

79

136

252

252

228

228

218

182

182

182

Aug.

10

10

10

10

10

10

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

Sept.

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

10

10

10

10

Day

16. ...

17 _ .

18 .

19....

20 

21....

22. ...

23 

24 

25 

26 ....

27....

28 

29 _ -

30--.-

31 ,

Apr.

148

148

148

148

170

170

182

182

182

206

228

- 228

252

300

300

May

300

300

300

300

288

288

940

724

560

560

560

508

508

480

480

OQQ 288

June

194

160

. 160

148

136

136

112

112

9066'

56

45

45

30

30

July

136

101

101

90

66

38

30

30

30

18

14

10

10

10

10

10

Aug.

14

14

14

14

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

6

6

6

Sept. .

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

22

79

136

Monthly discharge of Horseshoe Creek near Glendo, Wyo., for the year ending

tember SO, 1923

Month

July ...... ... ......... ............ .

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

300 

940 

338 

252 

14 

136

Minimum

30 

288 

30 

10 

6 

6

Mean

141 

397 

169 

93.3 

11.3 

13.8

Run-off in 

acre-feet

8,390 

24,400 

10,100 

5,740 

695 

821

50,100

COTTONWOOD GREEK NEAR WEND OVER, WYO.

LOCATION. About sec. 16, T. 27 N., R. 67 W., near mouth of creek, l£ miles south 

of Wendover, Platte County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 159 square miles (measured on map in Bulletin 626).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 19, 1916, to September 30, 1923.

DIVERSIONS. Adjudicated diversions for irrigation of 2, 500 acres from Cottonwood Creek and tributaries, all above the station.

COOPERATION. Daily-discharge record furnished by United States Bureau of 

Reclamation.

18775 27f WSP 566 17
250 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PAET VI

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Cottonwood Creek near Wendover, Wyo., for the 

year ending September 80, 1928

Day

1 ." ...

2 ....

3....

4....

5 ....

6 _ .

7 .

8 _ .

9 ....

10 ....

11 ....

12 ....

13 .

14 __

15 __

f

Apr.

1

1

1

3

3

3

6

6

6

6

6

8

6

8

12

May

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

8

6

6

6

June

180

126

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

126

126

126

70

70

70

July

12

8

6

6

8

8

12

12

12

12

12

8

8

8

8

Aug.

8

8

19

19

8

8

8

8

8

12

8

8

8

8

19

Sept.

12

8

8

8

19

29

8

19

8

8

1

1

19

29

19

Day

16 ....

17 ....

18 ....

19 ....

20 ....

21 ....

22 ....

23 ....

24 ....

25 ....

26....

27 ....

28....

29 ....

30....

31

Apr.

19

22

19

19

8

8

8

12

12

12

12

19

19

19

19

May

6

6

19

90

410

126

180

126

126

126

126

126

126

126

240

180

June

70

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46.

22

46

46

6

3

3

July

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

12

8

8

19

3

8

12

Aug.

12

12.

8

8

19

12

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

Sept.

8

29

70

46

70

19

29

22

19

12

19

29

46

360

46

Monthly discharge of Cottonwood Creek near Wendover, Wyo., for the year ending

September 30, 1923

Month

April _____________________ . _ .. ..........

June. _____________ ........-........._.........

July.....................................................

September ___________________________

The period .- _____________________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

22

410 

180 

19 

19 

360

Minimum

1 

6 

3 

3

- 8 

1

Mean

10.1 

80.1 

64.9 

9.1 

9.9 

34.0

Run-off in 

acre-feet

601 

4,930 

3,860 

560 

609 

2,020

12,600

LARAMIE RIVER NEAR GLENDEVEYT COLO,

LOCATION. In SW. H sec. 25, T. 10 N., R. 76 W., at toighway bri'dge, 3 miles 

east of Glendevey, Larimer County. Nearest tributary, Nunn Creek, enters 

just above station.

DRAINAGE AREA. 101 square miles (measured on topographic map).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 24, 1904, to October 31, 1905; August 18, 1910, to 

September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Bristol float type water-stage recorder at right bridge pier used until destroyed by flood of June 9, 1923. Stevens eight-day water-stage recorder 

installed on downstream side of center pier July 4, 1923; replaced by Bristol 

water-stage recorder on right bank 40 feet.belew -bridge September 27, 1923, 

and referred to independent datum. Recorder inspected by E. L. Farnum 

and Ted George.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from f,<jur-span bridge or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of boulders and sand. Control is

boulder riffle just below bridge; shifting at long intervals.

XTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage during year from high-water mark, 

4.55 feet at 7 p. m. June 9 (discharge, 2,240 second-feet); minimum discharge occurred during winter.

1904-5; 1910-1923: Maximum discharge recorded, that of June 9, 1923; 

minimum stage recorded, 1.5 feet on February 14 and 15, 1911 (discharge, 

 5 second-feet).
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 251

ICE. Stage-discharge relation seriously affected by ice; observations discontinued during winter.

DIVERSIONS. Water diverted for irrigation .of 200 acres from Laramie River 

above station. In addition, a total of 31,000 acre-feet were diverted during 

1923 from the Laramie Basin to that of the Cache la Poudre.

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent. Rating curve used October 1 to November 4 and curve used April 29 to September 30 both fairly 

well defined. Operation of water-stage recorder satisfactory except as 

explained in footnote to daily-discharge table. Daily discharge ascertained 

by applying to fating table mean daily gage height obtained by inspection 

of recorder graph. Shifting-control method used October 1 to November 4 

and July 5 to September 30. Records fair.

Discharge measurements of Laramie River near Glendevey, Colo., during the year 

ending September SO, 1928

Date

9

Made by 

P V Hodges

 -do 

 do 

Qage 

height

Feet

3.66

I 79

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

474

 1,350

258

Date

Sept. 27

 

Made by 

J. H. Bally » ....

Hodges and Mangah 

Qage 

height

Feet 

1.02

«.71

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

54

26

«Measurement made 8 miles below gaging station. An,estimated inflow of 250 second-feet subtracted 

from the measured discharge" Qage height obtained froffi recorder graph allowing 3 hours difference ia 

time between the two points. . »State hydregrapher. . .

« Qage at new location reads a 54 foot.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Laramie River near Glendevey, Colo., for the year

ending September SO, 1928

Day

1 

2 ..

3. ... . 

5.,-_ 

6 __ ... . . 

7 _ . _... _ .

8.. . __ .

g

10 _ .;... _ ....-. .... __ .....

12.... ........... . ...

13... - .. . ....

14- -- . 

16 

18 . -- . .....

19

20 

72.. ............................ ......

^...... ........................ .....

24

25. . ...... - ... .. ..

27. 

28 

29 

30 

31 

Oct.

27

22

18

18

18

18

18

18

17

16

18

16

15

16

16

16

16

15

15

16

16

15

14

14

13

10

14

1 ^

15

*i 

Nov.

14

14

16

14

Apr.

50

46

May

4$

57

66

83

65

61

59

64

67

70

68

80

83

86

95

90

88

109

147

161

157

155

1Q7

246

332

397

440

359

340

373

473

June

488

507

454

392

401

336

4fl&

430

1,440

July

260 "

255

250

248

251

240

287

336

204

224

197

178

163

151

188

254

185

163

155

150

110

98

90

86

Aug.

94

80

76

70

70

70

62

58

59

60

65

60

50

49

54

50

44

42

37

36

34

36

36

35

33

34

34

34

33

33

33

Sept.

33

00

32

32

Q<T>

30

30

29

27

26

24

22

23

27

25

26

28

30

40

32

30

28

26

30

28

27

26

26

21

NOTE. No gage-height record July 1-3 and 24-28; discharge estimated or interpolated.
252 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

Monthly discharge of Itaramie River near Glendevey, Colo., for the year ending September SO,

Month

July... .... ...... .... . -..-.. . .. 

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

27 

473 

336 

94 

40

Minimum

10 

48 

86 

33 

21

Mean

16.3 

165 

199 

50.4 

28.2

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,000 

10,100 

12,200 

3,100 

1,680

IARAMIE RIVER NEAR JELM, WYO.

LOCATION. In sec. 15, T. 12 N., R. 77 W., just below highway bridge at Boswell 

ranch, a quarter of a mile below Colorado-Wyoming line, and 4 miles south 

of old Jehn, Albany County. Stuck Creek enters 1 mile upstream.-

DRAINAGE AREA. 297 square miles (measured on topographic maps).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 7,1911, to September 30,1923. From June 22,1904, 

to October 31, 1905, station maintained at Decker's ranch, half a mile south 

of State line. Records at two stations comparable, as there are no tributaries 

or diversions of importance between them.

GAGE. Friez water-stage recorder moved September 4, 1921, from middle pier 

of bridge where it had been situated since April 26, 1519, to right bank 30 

feet downstream from bridge; replaced by Bristol water-stage recorder September 28, 1923; inspected by Mrs. C. 1>. Oviatt. Datum unchanged since 

station was established.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from two-span bridge or by wading.

CHANNEL .AND CONTROL. Bed composed of gravel. Control a short distance 

downstream; slightly shifting at, long* intervals. Left bank is overflowed 

at gage height 3.0 feet; flow passes through three well-defined .high-water 

channels.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage during year, from water-stage recorder, 4.15 feet at 8 p. m. June 9 (discharge, 4,200 second-feet); minimum 

discharge occurred during winter.

1904-5; 1911-1923: Maximum discharge recorded, that of June 9, 1923; 

minimum stage recorded, 1.8 feet April 1-4, September 22-24, October 4-8, 

18-23,28-31,1905; (discharge, 22 second-feet).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation seriously affected by ice; observations discontinued 

during winter.

DIVERSIONS. Water diverted for irrigation of 3,000 acres between Jelm and 

Glendevey stations.

REGULATION. Diurnal fluctuation during spring caused by alternate melting 

and freezing of mountain snow.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation changed slightly during winter. Ratihg 

curves used October 1-31 and April 18 to September 30 both well defined. 

Operation of water-stage recorder not satisfactory. Daily discharge ascertained by applying to rating table mean daily gage height obtained by 

inspection of recorder graph. Records fair. 
PLATTE EIVER BASIN 253

Discharge measurements of Laramie River near Jelm, Wyo.,

September 80, 1923

'ear

Date

June 10

July 5

Made by 

P. V. Hodges . ____

Gage 

height

Feet 

3.98

2.28

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

3,660

520

Date

Aug. 9

Sept 28

Made by 

J. H. Baily. . _____

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.27

.99

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

107

62

 State hydrographer.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Laramie River near Jelm, Wyo., for the year 

ending September SO, 1923

Day

1 ___ ..... _ ...... __ . _ ........ ......

2 _____ ........ _ .. _ ,__..___.________ ...

3 _ ........ _ ....... __ ......-.-.-.......-

4 _____ .............. __ .............. ...

5 _____ ... _ ....... ___ ........ _ .... ...

6 __ . _ ........................ _ .......

7 _____ ............. __ .. ___ .. _ .......

8 _____ .-............. ............... ...

9. . .- ..-_ ..._.-.---. .......

10 _____ . .-. ... .. _ _ ......

11 _____ ... ______ . __ . _______ . .....

12 _ . ___ . _ ........ _ ......... _ ... ....

13 __ . _ . ___ - .. .-- _ ... _ . _ ..

14 _____ ... _ ....... _ ........... _ ... ...

15 . _.. . . .. ...... 

16 _____ ...... ... . __ _ .-....

17. ____ - _ -- ______ . ___ _ .-

19

19.. ___ ..... .-.. ...... ... _

20 ... _. - .-._ . ....- 

21 ____ ......--... .-. . .-. 

22 _ . __ ... _ ....... ..... - ... 

23.. ___ .._.___ . --- .- 

24 .. ___ .._.---.-.

25 _____ ... _ .... ..- ... . .... _ .

26 _____ ...... .. . - ......

27 _____ _ - _ ...... .. ......

28 _____ _ .-. .. _ -

on

Oft

31 _____ ..... ... _ . .... ... .......

Oct.

33

32

32

31

31

30

30

30

28

28

28

30

32

32

31

31

32

34

34

34

33

33

32

32

32

32

31

31

30

30

30

Apr.

158

152

136

105

81

79

64

64

76

04

102

105

116

May

123

, 123

123

136

123

June

1,190

3,000

3,740

July

570

578

542

508

486

415

436

475

554

800

700

500

450

4IK1

502

415

356

297

266

248

590

405

309

263

238

213

203

187

146

123

100

Aug.

102

98

100

96

109

144

126

114

112

118

131

130

128

122

125

f45

135-j

115

110

95

90

89

83

71

72

67

66

63

60

60

66

Sept.

63

65

62

60

58

57

52

47

44

44

38

38

52

44

44

42

70

125

131

102

76

64

65

66

68

69

72

81

81

67

JSToTE. No gage-height record Oct. 1-6,20,21, 29-31, July 1,10-13, Aug. 12-21,27-31, Sept. 1-18, 23-25 

discharge estimated by comparison with flow of Laramie River near Woods.

Monthly discharge of Laramie River near Jelm, Wyo., for the year ending September 30, 1923

f Month

April 18-30 .............. .......... ..._......_.. . 

May................ ..................................

June. __ . _______ . ____ . ___________ 

July. ..-..-.-... ..--...-...... .. ........ ............

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

34

158

800 

145 

131

Minimum

28 

64

100 

60

38

Mean

31.3 

102 

450 

1,480 

396 

101 

64.9

Run-oft in 

acre-feet

1,920 

2,630 

27,700 

88,100 

24,300 

6,210 

3,860

NOTE. Mean discharge for May and June estimated by comparison with combined flow of Laramie 

River and Pioneer Canal near Woods.
254 SURFACE WATEE SUPPLY, 1923, PAST VI

IARAMIE RIVER AND PIONEER CANAL NEAR WOODS, WYO.

LOCATION. In sec. 36, T. 14 N., R. 77 W., at diversion dam for Pioneer Canal, 

2 miles from Woods post office, Albany County. Nearest important tributary, Fox Creek, enters 3 miles above.

DRAINAGE AREA. 418 square miles (measured on topographic map).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 16, 1912, to September 30, 1923. From July 1, 

1890, to June 30, 1892; April 12, 1896, to September 30, 1900, and May 7 

to November 11, 1911, a station was maintained at Woods Landing in sec. 

11, T. 13 N., R. 77 W. Records not directly comparable, as Fox Creek 

enters between, and a few small ditches divert water.

GAGE. Bristol float type water-stage recorder installed May 8,1920, to replace 

Bristol pressure gage, whose datum is crest of dam; inspected by employee 

of Laramie Water Co. Gage was moved September 23, 1915, to upper 

wing wall of head gates, and although actually above canal intake, it still 

indicates flow over dam, as it is in pool formed by diversion dam. Gage 

originally at left end of dam just below Pioneer Canal head gates. Gurley 

eight-day water-stage recorder in Pioneer Canal installed April 11, 1923, on 

downstream side of Johnson Bridge, 1% miles below intake; read by employee of Laramie Water Co.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from cable 2,000 feet above dam. Measurements of Pioneer Canal made at Johnson Bridge and this quantity is subtracted from flow at cable to determine flow at diversion dam.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Channel at gage is pool formed by concrete diversion 

dam 2 feet high. Control is dam itself and is practically permanent. Banks 

are high and will not be overflowed. Bed of canal composed of shale which 

changes somewhat; principal control at concrete drop, 1 mile downstream.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Laramie River: Maximum stage during year from 

water-stage recorder, 4.95 feet at 2 a. m. June 10 (discharge, 4,650 secondfeet); minimum stage, 0.0 foot for several days in September (discharge, 1 

second-foot).

Pioneer Canal: Maximum stage during year from water-stage recorder, 

5.33 feet from 1 to 4 a. m. June 22 (discharge, 649 second-feet); minimum 

discharge, 10 second-feet September 30.

Maximum combined discharge,.5,060 second-feet on June 10; minimum 

discharge occurred during winter.

1912-1923: Maximum combined discharge recorded, that of June 10,1923; 

minimum combined discharge occurred during winter.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice; records discontinued during winter

DIVERSIONS. Water diverted for irrigation of 700 acres between Jelm and 

Woods stations, exclusive of diversion by Pioneer Canal.

REGULATION. None, as pond above dam is too small to have any appreciable 

effect on flow. Whenever canal head gates are closed, the discharge over 

dam increases.

ACCURACY. Laramie River: Stage-discharge relation permanent. Rating curve 

well defined. Operation of water-stage recorder satisfactory except as 

explained in footnote to daily discharge table. Daily discharge ascertained 

by applying to rating table mean daily gage height obtained by inspection of recorder graph. Records excellent except for periods of no gageheight record, for which they are fair.

Pioneer Canal: Stage-discharge relation affected by shifting control. 

Rating curve fairly well defined. Operation of water-stage recorder satisfactory. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage height 

to rating table. Shifting-control method used August 3 to September 30. 

Records good.
PIATTE RIVER BASIN 255

Discharge measurements of Laramie River near Woods, Wyo., during the year ending September 30 , 1823

[Made by P. V. Hodges]

Date

Apr. 11 .-.-................. .................. . . ...................... . ..

June 27 ________ . __ . _ .. ___ . __ ....... ____________ .. _ .....

Sept. 22 ...... _ ... _ .............................. . . . ..... ... 

Gage 

height

Feet 

0.42

1.74 .37"

Discharge

See.-ft. 

91

903

79

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Laramie River near Woods, Wyo., for the year

ending September 30,1923

Day

1 ________ ..

2.. __ .................. ....

3 ___ ..._._...._... __ .. _ .

4.. __ ......... _ ......... _ . __ .

5.. _ .. _ .. _ ......... _ :.. ...

6.. __ ......... _ ............... ...

7 _ _ ... _ ... _ .... __ . .

8....... .. ....... .................

9 ______ . ___ . .................

10 ___ . _ .... _ ......

11 _______ . __________ .. . _

12. ___ . ___ . ___ .. __ ........ _ .

13 ___ _ ... _ . _ .... __ ... ...

14 _________ .. ..................

16. ___ . ___ . _ ....... _ ..;. ...

17.. __ . __ ...... ___ I. _ . _ .

18 ___ . ___ .. __ ......... _ ......

19.. __ . ___ ....... ... . 

20 . ... 

21-r __ . ___ .. __ ........ __ .... ..

22 ___ .. __ ... _ ... _ .. __ ......

23. ____ .......... _ . __ .......

24 ___ .... __ ........ _ ... _ ......

25. ___ .. __ - ___ . _ .... _ 

26 ___ . __ . ___ .. __ ... __ . _ .

27 ___ . __ ............... _ .... ...

28 ___ . __ ... __ . .... __

29 ._ 

30.. ...._ ........ .............

31... . ___ - __ - 

Oct.

25

20

18

16

15

13

13

13

13

10

13

13

16

16

16

15

13

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

12

13

13

22

20

16

Nov.

25

27

27

Apr.

55

76

64

64

QQ

61

76

73

104

125

122

67

76

70

2Q

37

39

66

77

82

91

May

99

98

96

91

100

99

111

178

226 >7n

345

280

235

212

255

250

250

238

229

225

439

596

652

556

692

780

982

1,040

1,010

828

892

June

1,010

908

916

1,020

916

764

860

884

2,040

3,200

2,470

2,240

2,010

1,850

1,860

1,880

1,520

1,280

1,140

1,080

780

' 628

484

612

796

876

716

470

369

July

334

369

450

399

345

260

285

369

716

588

399

357

334

270

418

38J

280

212

194

212

668

363

270

- 208

199

203

203

151

122

118

82

Aug.

79

76

73

73

67

89

89

67

61

61

65

70

73

61

76

107

89

58

52

52

39

37

4346-

37

27

28

25

16

20

27

Sept.

27

27

27

18

13

22

16

9

3

1

1

30

- 41

45

48

48

52

» 61

100

118

96

76

73

78

73

64

76

76

76

76

NOTE. No gage-height record Apr. 27 to May 7, May 16-21, Aug. 11,12, Sept. 1 and 2; discharge estimated by comparison with flow of Laramie River at Two Rivers.

Monthly discharge of Laramie River near Woods, Wyo., for the year ending September 30, 1923

Month

April 10-30 ______________ . .. .....

July.... . . . . ..... ...........

August. ________________ __ ....

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

25 

27 

125 

1,040 

4,010 

716 

107 

118

Minimum

11

37 

91 

369 

82 

16 

1

Mean

14.6 

26.3 

71.6 

399 

1,320 

315 

57.5 

48.8

Run-off in 

acre-feet

898 

156 

2,980 

24,500 

78,600 

19,400 

3,540 

2,900
256 SUEPACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PAET VI

Discharge measurements of Pioneer Canal near Woods, Wyo., during the year end -

ing September SO, 1923

[Made by P. V. Hodges]

Date

27..... ... ... __ _.... 

Gage 

height

Feet

3

QA

3.65

Discharge

Sec.-ft.

A(V7

362

Date

July 24.....-.......... ...

Sept. 22 _ . __ ... ______

Gage 

height

Feet

.84

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

102

11.8

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Pioneer Canal near Woods, Wyo., for the year 

ending September SO, 192S

Day

1 ....

2 ....

3 ....

4 ....

5 ....

6 __

7 ....

8..,.

9 ....

10 ....

11 ....

12 ....

13 . _

14 ....

15 __

Apr.

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

27

20

21

22

23

24

May

36

37

39

39

38

39

39

45

55

55

54

49

47

46

50

June

351

351

349

351

345

340

338

338

327

412

394

377

378

364

354

July

319

250

114

108

113

122

121

122

131

127

119

116

115

114

120

Aug.

77

78

78

78

79

85

86

84

83

83

84

84

84

84

84

Sept.

68

68

68

68

66

65

64

62

61

59

53

25

36

12

12

Day

16. ..

17. ..

18. ..

19. ..

20. 

21 ....

22 ....

23....

24 __

25 ....

26 __

27 ....

28 ....

29 

30 __

31 __

Apr.

25

29

34

35

34

34

34

34

31

31

31

32

33

33

34

May

60

60

62

66

65

61

81

164

248

302

349

345

345

341

343

343

June

333

343

329

466

635

644

644

626

617

500

351

356

346

329

319

July

120

111

101

113

114

113

109

104

103

103

103

104

105

104

93

78

Aug.

84

85

83

83

81

80

78

76

76

75

74

71

70

70

68

69

Sept.

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

13

13

12

12

13

11

11

10

Nf)TB. No gage-height record Apr. 1-10; discharge estimated. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice 

Apr. 11-15; discharge estimated from record of operation of head gates.

Monthly discharge of Pioneer Canal near Woods, Wyo., for the year ending September 30, 192S

Month

July

The year _______________________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

35 

349 

644 

319 

86 

68

644

Minimum

21 

36 

319 

78 

68 

10

10

Mean

13 

13 

22.3 

25 

25 

25 

29.7 

126 

408 

122 

79.2 

32.0

76.6

Run-off in 

acre-feet

799 

774 

1,370 

1,540 

1,390 

1,540 

1,770 

7,750 

24,300 

7,500 

4,870 

1,900

55,500

NOTE. Mean monthly discharge from October to March, inclusive, estimated from information furnished by Laramie Water Co. regarding operation of head gates and amount of water stored.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 257

Combined monthly discharge of Laramie River and Pioneer Canal near Woods, Wyo., 

for the year ending September SO, 1928

Month

October.. ____ ... _____________ ............

November ____ .... ______________ ___

February _____ ____ . _ ... . ..................

April . - . ... .-.- - ..-..--......

July ... . - .-..-._ _ ._._.._.__.._._.

The year _________________________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

1,380 

4,420

847 

191 

129

4,420

Minimum

130 

688 

160 

86 

54

Mean

27.6 

"30 

"30 

"30 

"30 

»30 

»85 . 

524 

1,730 

437 

137 

80.8

264.

Eun-ofl in 

acre-feet

1,700 

1,790 

1,840 

1,840 

1,«70 

1,840 

5,060 

32,200 

103,000 

26,900 

8,420 

4,810

191,000

1 Estimated.

LARAMIE RIVER AT TWO RIVERS, WYO.

LOCATION. In sec. 5, T. 17 N., R. 74 W., at highway bridge at Two Rivers, 

Albany County. Nearest tributary, Little Laramie River, enters a quarter 

of a mile below.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,290 square miles (measured on base map of Wyoming; 

scale, 1:500,000).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 1,1911, to September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Friez water-stage recorder on left bank installed May 2, 1920, 45 feet 

downstream from bridge and site of Bristol gage used from 1915 to 1919; 

inspected by G. E. Fey. Datum unchanged since 1915. Gage used in 1912 

was referred to datum 0.74 foot lower. Gage on left bank 400 feet above 

bridge used during 1913 and 1914.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from cable 350 feet upstream from gage.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of sand and gravel; shifting at intervals. No well-defined control. Banks high and not subjet to overflow.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage during year from water-stage recorder, 7.48 feet at 3 a. m. June 13 (discharge, 3,930 second-feet); minimum 

discharge, about 5 second-feet during October.

1911-1923: Maximum stage recorded, that of June 13, 1923; river dry 

September 22-25, 1911.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation seriously affected by ice; observations discontinued during winter.

DIVERSIONS. Adjudicated diversions for irrigation of 29,700 acres from Laramie River between Two Rivers and Woods gaging stations.

REGULATION. Operation of ditches above station affects low-water flow.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation slightly shifting. Rating curve well defined below and extended above 3,000 second-feet. Operation of waterstage recorder satisfactory except as explained in footnote to daily-discharge 

table. Daily discharge ascertained by applying to rating table mean daily 

gage height obtained by inspection of recorder graph. Indirect method for 

shifting control used August 27 to September 23. Records excellent except 

for August and September, for which they are fair. 

18775 27t WSP 566 18
258 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923,, PART VI

Discharge measurements of Laramie River at Two Rivers, Wyo., during the year 

ending September SO, 1928

[Made by P. V. Hodges]

Date

27. __ _ .... 

Gage 

height

Feet 

3.41

3.32

Discharge

Sec.-ft.

« 

Date

July 24 __ .. _ ... _ - .....

Sept. 23 ...- _ ...

Gage 

height

Feet 

2.81

1.40

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

471

101

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Laramie River at Two Rivers, Wyo., for the year

ending September 30, 1923

Day

2 ___ ... ....

3 ___ ..... .

4 ............

5.. ___ . ....

6 ............

7. _ . .......

8 

9 __ .... ...

10 ............

11 ___ .. ....

12 _____ ....

13 ____ . _ .

14 __ . .......

15 _______

May June

645

545

592

610

610

662

645

592

700

1,010

1,040

3,590

3,710

3,050

2,430

July

3«n

342

314

312

qin

308

305

340

393

41 Q

560

560

473

406

393

Aug.

225

194

176

157

132

122

118

113

111

109

100

99

97

Sept.

Ill

109

110

110

100

95

90

90

85

71

, 71

100

115

120

Day

16.. ...... .

17. ...........

18 ...- _ .

19... _ ....

20 

21 _______

22 _____ ...

23. _ . ___ 

24 _ .. _ 

25 _____ ...

26 _____ ....

27...... ......

28 .

29 ............

30 __ ........

91

May

115

113

 124

176

249

342

367

380

406

406

459

545

592

575

June

2,000

1,780

1,700

1,660

1 480

1,200

988

780

610

530

530

610

645

575

432

July

473

501

406

354

354

473

560

473

446

406

354 342'

322

294

256

228

Aug.

95

94

95

92

87

82

82

85

82

77

77

100

122

118

115

113

Sept.

125

125

130

130

135

136

120

102

102

90

82

79

88

161

115

NOTE. No gage-height record July 4-8, Sept. 4-10,13-20,22, and 24-30; discharge estimated by comjparIson with flow of Laramie River near Woods.

Monthly discharge of Laramie River at Two Rivers, Wyo., for the year ending

September SO, 1923

Month

May 18-31. __ ... __ . ___ . ___ .. _ ... ____ ..

June _ ____ ___________________

July..... ...........................................

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

592 

3,710 

560 

225 

161

Minimum

113 

432

228 

77 

71

Mean

»5 

346 

1,200 

389 

118 

107

Run-off in

acre-feet

307 

9,610 

71,400 

23,900 

7,260 

6,370

> Estimated.

LARAMIE EIVER AT FORT LARAMIE, WYO.

LOCATION. At highway bridge in sec. 28, T. 26 N., R. 64 W., at Fort Laramie, 

Goshen County. No important tributary between station and mouth, \% 

miles below.

DRAINAGE AREA. 4,580 square miles (measured on base map of Wyomiqg; 

scale, 1:500,000).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 4, 1915, to September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Vertical staff; read by W. J. Waitman.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from highway bridge.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation seriously affected by ice; observations discontinued.
FbATTE KIVEE BASIN 259

OIVEKSIONS. Water diverted for irrigation of 68,000 acres from Laramie Riv er

between Two Rivers and Fort Laramie. 

REGULATION. Flow regulated by Wheatland Reservoir, which has a capacity of

110,000 acre-feet and is situated 70 miles upstream in main channel of river.

Stored water from reservoir diverted from river a few miles below reservoir. 

COOPERATION. Daily-discharge record furnished by United States Bureau of

Reclamation.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Laramie River at Fort Laramie, Wyo., for the 

year ending September 80, 1928

Day

1 __

2 ....

3....

4 ....

5 ....

6....

7 ....

8 .

9 ....

10....

11 ....

12....

13....

14 ....

15 ....

Apr.

140

140

140

140

140

140

140

155

140

140

140

140

125

125

125

May

330

330

330

330

295

295

330

370

370

370

370

370

395

370

350

June

425

375

345

315

500

555

555

500

500

555

1,120

865

800

710

620

July

250

195

' 160

160

160

160

160

135

160

375

270

195

160

160

160

Aug.

270

225

270

225

225

250

195

195

225

295

225

225

195

160

135

Sept.

195

195

195

160

195

150

125

110

110

135

135

110

110

110

90

Day

16 ....

17 _ .

18 

19 _ .

20. 

21 ....

22 ....

23. 

24 ....

25 

26 ....

27 ....

28. 

29 ....

30 ....

31

Apr.

125

140

125

125

140

155

190

190

180

180

155

155

180

360

295

May

385

360

340

315

315

325

500

1,210

1,300

930

800

800

620

555

555

465

June

680

620

680

620

555

530

435

375

315

315

270

270

270

250

250

July

225

345

315

225

225

225

195

345

315

225

225

225

315

315

375

315

Aug.

160

160

135

135

225

150

150

150

530

400

400

315

270

195

195

195

Sept.

90

150

135

135

135

135

135

135

135

135

110

110

135

225

250

NOTE. Daily discharge Apr. 1 to May 15 taken from records of State of Nebraska.

Monthly discharge of Laramie River at Fort Laramie, Wyo., for the year ending

September SO, 1923

Month

June. __ __ . __ .. __ . ___ . _ . ___ . __ ....

July ........ ............................................

The period 

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

360 

1,300 

1,120 

375 

530 

250

Minimum

125 

295 

250 

135 

135 

90

Mean

159

483 

506 

235 

228 

143

Run-off in 

acre-feet

9,460 

29,700 

30,100 

14,400 

14,000 

8,510

106,000

LITTLE LARAMIE RIVER NEAR FIIMORE, WYO.

LOCATION. In sec. 9, T. 15 N., R. 77 W., at private bridge at May ranch, 1^£ 

miles south of Filmore, Albany County. No important tributary between 

station and junction of North, Middle, and South Forks, 4 miles above.

DRAINAGE AREA. 155 square miles (measured on base map of Wyoming; scale, 

1:500,000).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July 5, 1902, to September 30, 1903; May 14, 1911, to 

September 30, 1923. Revised records for 1902 and records for 1913 and 1914 

published in Water-Supply Paper 469.

GAGE. Vertical staff on downstream side of left abutment; read by Clau de 

May. Gage used since April 1, 1915, referred to datum 0.21 foot lower 

than gage at same location used during 1911 and 1912.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from single-span bridge or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of coarse gravel and small boulders; 

slightly shifting at long intervals. No well-defined control. During high 

water there is flow through channel around right end of bridge.
260 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, ]#23, PART VI

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 4.0 feet at 7 

a. m. June 10 (discharge, 1,400 second-feet); minimum stage recorded, 0.50 

foot October 3 and 8 (discharge, 14 second-feet).

1902-3; 1911-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 5.9 feet June 1, 1914 (discharge 2,400 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.25 foot September 19 and 20, 

1913 (discharge, 1 second-foot).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation seriously affected by ice; observations discontinued during Winter.

DIVERSIONS. Water diverted for irrigation of 20,000 acres from Little Laramie 

River and tributaries above station.

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation slightly shifting. Rating curve fairly well 

defined. Gage read to hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying me<m daily gage height to rating table. Shiftingcontrol method used. May 26 to June 30 and August 21 to September 30. 

Records good.

Discharge measurements of Little Laramie River near Filmore, Wyo., during the year

ending September SO, 1928

[Made by P. V. Hodges]

Date

Rant 9J.

Gage 

height

Feet 

3.48

.74

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

938

36.0

Daily discharge, in second-fe&t, of Little Laramie River near Filmore, Wyo., for the 

year ending September 30, 1923.

Day

1 ___ .. ____ ........ _ . __ ..

2. ................................

4 _ _. ,. _.

5. ....

6 .............................

7. _ .

S............ ........................

9--.-.... ............ ........... 10.:.-. ._ 

ii - _.-__..__._..-.._-._....

12....................................

13 _ .

14. 

15. __ .................... __ . .....

16. __ .. .-._.....,..............

17.. __ .....

18. _ __ 

19.... ........ ........................

20. ___ . . 

21-.... . , - - -

22 . .......... _ ..

23.. ..- ... ........................

24. _ ........ .......................

25 . _ .........................

26 .

27.. .. _ ... ...

28 ........................ _ ..

29...... ......... ............. ...

30 ................... ...... ......

31 ..... _ ...... ... _ . __ .

Oct.

26

17

17

20

20

20

14

17

17

20

20

17

17

20

17

19

20

19

18

19

20

18

18

20

20

20

20

OQ

21

Nov.

20

20

21

19

Apr.

48

43

44

68

48

47

45

48

48

49

55

71

63

60

72

67

May

68

73

70

72

72

80

80

72

93

109

136

116

126

96

96

104

122

96

113

136

170

195

245

275

260

412

530

612

700

792

760

June

700

760

890

960

1,030

670

640

825

1,100

1,100

1,030

960

960

890

1,030

1,030

825

760

700

670

612

612

558

480

480

390

370

292

275

275

July

220

208

220

220

232

232

245

220

220

260

310

310

292

260

182

136

147

147

147

126

136

170

220

158

147

136

147

126

124

126

118

Aug.

126

107

85

94

93

90

82

76

73

63

63

62

62

58

53

63

59

63

53

48

51

66

49

44

44

45

45

45

45

45

40

Sept.

41

41

40

40

41

40

39

40

38

42

43

40

40

41

41

42

44

44

44

42

41

45

45

38

45

46

51

42

46

56
PLATTE EIVEB BASIN 261

Monthly discharge of Little Laramie River near Filmore, Wyo., for the year ending

September SO, 1928

Month

April 16-30.. _ ....... _ - _ . .. ....-.-.. 

May __ . __ . __ . __ .... ________ . ...........

JvHy. ....................................................

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

26 

21 

72 

792 

1,100 

310 

126 

56

Minimum

14

---431

68 

275 

118 

40 

38

Mean

19.1 

20.0

54.1 

222 

729 

192 

64.3 

42.6

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,170 

159 

1,720 

13,600 

43,400 

11,800 

3,950 

2,530

LITTLE LABAMIE RIVER AT TWO RIVERS, WYO.

LOCATION. On line between sees. 5 and 6, T. 17 N., R. 74 W., at highway bridge 

half a mile south of Two Rivers, Albany County. No tributary between 

station and mouth, half a mile below.

DBAJNAGE AREA. 310 square miles (measured on base map of Wyoming; scale, 

V. 500,000).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 6, 1911, to September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Stevens water-stage recorder installed May 4, 1921, at site and datum 

of Bristol recorder used previously. Gage used during 1913 and 1914 was 

400 feet downstream and referred to different datum.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from bridge or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of sand and gravel; shifting at long 

intervals. No well-defined control. Banks not subject to overflow, except 

during extreme high water.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage during year from water-stage recorder 

5.6 feet at 2 a. m. June 11 (discharge, 1,100 second-feet); river dry during 

October.

1911-1923: Maximum discharge recorded, 1,740 second-feet June 4, 1914; 

river frequently becomes dry in the summer, owing to irrigation above.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation seriously affected by ice; observations discontinued during winter.

DIVERSIONS. Water diverted for irrigation of 29,000 acres from Little Laramie 

River between Filmore and Two Rivers stations.

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation practically permanent. Rating curve well 

denned. Operation of water-stage recorder satisfactory except for short 

periods. Daily discharge ascertained by applying to rating table daily mean 

gage height obtained by inspection of recorder graph. Records excellen t 

except for days of ho gage-height record, for which they are fair.

Discharge measurements of Little Laramie River at Two Rivers, Wyo.t dwring th e 

year ending September 30, 1923

[Made by P. V. Hodges]

Date

27 .. .. -. 

Gage 

height

Feet 

4.30

3.34

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

461

IBS

Date

July 24 ____ .. _......-

Sept. 23 . 

Gage 

height

Feet 

2.70

1.72

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

80

8.31
262 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Little Laramie River at Two Rivers, Wyo,,for 

the year ending September SO, 1923

Day

1 __ .. _ ..

2 

3. ___ ......

4 ____ . ....

5 _____ ...

6..... ----- -

7.... ........

8.. _ .

« 

10 

11 ............

12 . _ ....

13 _______

14... _ ......

15. ____ ....

May June

170

208

ORQ

389

Kf\A

451

500

918

1,000

880

890

725

598

July

O7

84

73

7t

74

61

51

53

66

112

240

558

680

267

225

Aug.

90

40

35

9ft

24

90

18

15

14

16

13

9.2

7.2

7.2

8.0

Sept.

9 fi

9 fi

i n

2

C

2.2

3

Day

17 - .

18 _____ .

19

20. .

21.. . _

22 ____ . ....

23 .

24 

25 _ . ...

26 _____

27. 

28... _ 

29- _ .......

30.... _ . __

01

May

21

24

31

53

87

160

164

June

576

608

562

482

460

430

380

340

280

240

192

183

152

119

July

310

291

211

156

109

179

138

111

81

74

88

87

75

57

43

33

Aug.

10

11

11

8.4

7.6

5.7

4.8

28

23

18

14

8.0

3.6

2.7

2.2

2.4

Sept.

3

3.6

2.8

2.4

1.8

1.3

2 7

26

37

NOTE. No gage-height record June 21-26, Aug. 15,16, 26, 27, and Sept. 6-22; discharge interpolated, 

No flow Oct. 1-28.

Monthly discharge of Little Laramie River at Two Rivers, Wyo.,for the year ending

September 30, 1923

Month

May 25-31- _ 

July .. . 

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

164 

1,000 

680 

40

Minimum

21 

119 

33

2.2

Mean

0 

77.1 

451 

153 

14.4 

4.73

Run-off in

acre-feet

0 

1,070 

26,800 

9,410 

885 

281

NOTE. Mean discharge for September based on one discharge measurement and 13-day gage-height 

record.

NORTH LARAMIE RIVES NEAR WHEATLAND, WYO.

LOCATION. In sec. 2, T. 25 N., R. 70 W., a quarter of a mile above head gate 

of North Laramie Land Co.'s ditch, and 18 miles northwest of Wheatland, 

Platte County. No important tributary within 10 miles of station.

DRAINAGE AREA. 366 square miles (measured on base map of Wyoming; scale 

1:500,000).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. November 6, 1914, to September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Stevens water-stage recorder installed March 7, 1918, and referred to 

datum of Bristol pressure gage used previously; inspected by Sam Wilson.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from cable near gage-or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of sand and gravel. Control 40 feet 

downstream at rapids which shift at long intervals.,

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. No data, as recorder was not in operation during 

extreme stages.

1915-1923: Maximum stage, 6.2 feet on April 7, 1920, from high-water 

mark (discharge, from extension of rating curve, 3,020 second-feet); no flow 

during summer of 1919.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation seriously affected by ice; observations discontinued during winter.

DIVERSIONS. Water diverted for irrigation of 5,000 acres, of which about half 

is above station.

RE GULATION . None.
PLATTE EIVER BASIN 263

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation practically permanent. Eating curve fairly 

well defined. Operation of water-stage recorder not satisfactory. Daily 

discharge ascertained by applying to rating table mean daily gage height 

obtained by inspection of recorder graph. Eecords fair.

COOPERATION. Gage-height record furnished by North Laramie Land Go.

No discharge measurements were made at this station during year.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of North Laramie River near Wheatland, Wyo., for 

the year ending September 30 ^ 192S

Day

1 ....

2 ....

3 ....

4 ....

5 ....

6 ....

7 ....

8 ....

9 ....

10....

11 ....

12 ....

13 ....

14 ....

15 - ...

Apr.

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

32

31

32

36

45

47

56

May

364

350

300

280

270

300

350

420

400

400

400

500

600

885

800

June

360

340

330

322

332

360

371

360

368

382

329

306

297

258

264

July

53

52

52

49

48

45

45

42

44

39

35

54

62

58

62

Aug.

51

36

34

31

.29

29

29

28

19

19

21

21

21

20

19

Sept.

1414'

14

14

13

12

12

12

15

20

30

40

45

51

47

Day

16 ....

17 ....

18 

19- 

20 ....

21 ....

22 ....

23 ....

24 ....

25 ....

26 . ...

27 ....

28. 

29 ....

30 .

31

Apr.

49

52

69

88

93

101

119

210

220

200

200

220

250

300

350

May

700

700

600

700

800

1,080

1,000

900

800

700

600

500

450

400

400

380

Juae

218

202

157

142

139

131

125

117

105 - 83

74

69

64

57

53

July

77

74

56

50

50

60

70

85

80 ~ 75

73

71

-- 72

62

62

. 61

Aug.

16

16

17

18

19

19

19

19

19 ---17

16

17

18

17

16

15

Sept.

48

48

51

52

49

44

42.

4a

35' 38

85

40

5fr

80

120

NOTE. No gage-height record Apr. 1-8, 25-30, May 2-7, 9-13,15-20, 22-31, June 1-3, July 1-2, 19-26, 

Aug. 3, 18, 19, Sept. 4-13, and 22-30; discharge estimated by comparison with flow of Laramie River at 

Fort Laramie and Cottonwood and La_Prele Creeks.

Monthly discharge of North Laramie River 9iear Wheatland, Wyo., for the year 

 ending September SO, 1923

Month

April ................. 

May _________ ______________ ............

June. ________ __ ____ ____ ______ ....

July.... __ . _ ___ .. _ .... _ . _ ... ....

August _____ ..._.. . ,......... ..

The period ___ - __ ... _ -... _ - __ . ____

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

350 

1,080 

382 

85 

51 

120

Minimum

30 

270 

53 

35 

15 

12

Mean

101

559 

224 

58.6 

22.1 

37.5

Run-off in 

acre-feet

6,010 

34,400 

13,300 

3,600 

1,360 

2,230

60,900

SOUTH PIATTE RIVER AT SOUTH PIATTE, COIO.

t «

LOCATION. In sec. 25, T. 7 S., E. 70 W., 375 feet below point where North 

t Fork of South Platte River enters at South Platte, Jefferson County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 2,610 square miles (measured on map in Hayden's atlas).

HECORDS AVAILABLE. March 28, 1902, to September 30, 1923. Eecords at 

Platt^Canyon and at Deansbury, a few miles below, extend back to 1887, 

with the exception of 1893 and 1894. Earlier records, 1887-1892, were 

taken by State engineer, and records from 1895 to 1896 were taken under 

direction of Denver Power & Irrigation Co.

GAGE. Stevens water-stage recorder on right bank installed April 4, 1919, to 

replace Bristol water-stage recorder used since March 14, 1910; inspected 

by Mrs. Meta Wallbrecht. From March 28, 1902, to May 7, 1905, gage 

was at highway bridge, 150 feet upstream; moved to present site at latter 

date and datum raised 0.80 foot higher.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from cable near gage or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of coarse sand and fine gravel. Control 

35 feet downstream at well-defined rapids; shifting. -Bank* high and not 

subject to overflow.
264 SUEFACE WATER SUPPLY,, 1923, PAET VI

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage during year from water-stage recorder, 4.85 feet at 3.30 p. m. July 16 (discharge, 1,860second-feet); minimum 

discharge occurred during winter.

1888-1892; 1895-1900; 1902-1923; Maximum stage recorded, 8.95 feet 

June 7,1921 (discharge, 6,320 second-feet); minimum discharge recorded, 21 

second-feet August 4, 1902.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation seriously affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. Water diverted from tributaries of South Platte River above 

station for irrigation of 16,000 acres.

REGULATION. Flow regulated chiefly by Cheesman Reservoir, which has a capacity of 79,000 acre-feet and is situated in channel of South Platte River 

20 miles above station.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not- permanent. Rating curve fairly well, 

defined. Operation of water-stage recorder satisfactory. Daily discharge 

ascertained by shifting-control method. Reeords good.

Discharge measurements of South Platte River at South Platte, Colo., during the 

year ending September SO, 1923

 Date

Apr. 18

May 18

June 14

14

July 11

Made by 

P. V.Hodges ...........

Pollansbee and Parker.

P. V.Hodges ........ ..

P. S. Parker... _ . ....

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.57

2.64

3.87

3.83

3.74

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

188

474

979

988

1,130

Date

21

Sept. 19

Made by 

P. S. Parker. ..........

.....do. ..........

nron

Gage 

height

Feet 

3.36

4.41

3.31

Discharge'

Sec.-ft.

Qfifi

1,490

SOI

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of South Platte Rwer at South Platte, Colo., for the 

year ending September SO, 1983

Day

1... _ .............

2

3 .............

4......... __ ......

5 .

6 _____ . __ ......

7 ____ ....... .. ...

8 _ . _____ .. _ .

9 __ ..... __ ......

10 __ - _____ ... ...

11 _____ .._..». _.

12 __ . _ . __ ......

13 ________ ......

14 __ . _____ ......

15 _____ ..........

16 __ .. _ ..........

17 _______ ..- ..

18 _ ...... __ ......

19.. - ... 

20 __ . ___ ... 

21 _____ - __ ...

22 ...

23 _____ . __ 

24 _____ . __ ......

25. _ . _____

26 __ ..... __ ...

27...................

28-......-..... 

29 __ . _____ ......

30. ____ . __ - ...

31 ________

Oct.

245

242

94. K

254

251

248

248

245

237

237

237

237

231

226

181

179

108

124

129

132

269

179

140

145

144

130

129

128

130

134

122

Nov.

132

137

138

135

108

140

144

142

145

137

120

97

100

140

13&

14S

1ST

126

126

102

101

128

140

129

130

no

145

138

142

Dec.

128

123

137

129

122

132

126

110 ion

160

150

158

158

160

150

140

166

166

162

154

140

144

140

155

140

140

120

80

Mar.

*~

152

Apr.

185

170

160

130

110

170

190

180

156

138

147

154

164

156

152

156

- 166

183

202

190v

162

170

162

152

160

275

345

353

360

375

May

379

399

411

391

395

 391

379

314

297

310

345

328

320

345

331

328

349

427

431

448

452

496

492

427

478

585

665

675

610

585

655

June

700

715

705

650

735

760

755

705

816

893

832

893

937

970

994

1,080

1,050

937

KSS

860

932

805

770

898

860

775

755

904

888

860

July

S40

805

795

1,090

1,050

1,040

1,040

1,080

1,100

1,120

1,150

1,150

1,180

1,250

1,220

1,520

1,260

832

854

882

QR9

1,290

1,170

1,100

1,OH)

1,050

1,290

1,430

1,320

1,080

926

Aug.

964

970

964

954

1,010

926

1,020

1,010

904

942

1,110

1,1<M

1,270

1,220

1,390

1,390 k-380 faio

1,370

1,390

1,550

1,530

1,500

1,540

1,410

1,300

1,190

1, 110

1,040

976

942

Sept.

noo

915

GRA

7QK

760

790

725

650

 578

Kin

488

474

470

506

59

560

600

795

920

915

904

816

745

740

740

785

655

620

600

575

NOTE. No gase-hei/ht re30~d Oat. 17, Nov. 12, 14, 15, D33. 15-17, 26-31, ani Apr. 1-8: discharge estimated by comparison with flow at Platte Canyon obtained by Denver Municipal Waterworks.
PLATTE EIVER BASIN 265

Monthly discharge of South Platte River at South Platte, Colo., for the year ending

September SO, 1923

 Month

October __ ...... _________ ' ____________

Febraary ... ____________ . ___________

March . _____ . . _ . ________________

April ... _ ... _ .. __________ .... ____ . ___

July......... -. . .-.. . _ ..__.-...__._.. __.

September ______________ . _______ . __

Discharg« in second-feet

Maximum

269 

149 

166

375 

675 

1,080 

1,520 

1,550 

932

Minimum

108 

97 

80

110 

297 

650 

795 

904 

470

Mean

190 

131 

139 

134 

129 

124 

192 

433 

844 

1,090 

1,190 

696

' 443

Run-off in

acre-feet

11,70ft 

7,800> 

8,550 

8,240 7,160- 

7,620* 

11, 400, 

26,600 

50,200- 

67,000 

73, 200 

41,400

321, 000.

NOTE. Mean discharge for January, February, and March obtained by reducing flow at Platte. 

Canyon by 1.4 per cent to allow for difference of drainage area.

NOBTH FOEK OF PLATTE KIVBR AT SOUTH PIATTE, COIO.

LOCATION. In sec. 25, T. 7 S., R. 70 W., one-third of a mile above railroad station

at South Platte, Jefferson County. No tributary between station and

mouth at South Platte.

DRAINAGE AREA. 449 square miles (measured on Hayden's atlas). 

RECORDS AVAILABLE June 4, 1909, to September 30, 1910; April 1, 1913, to September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Inclined staff on left bank; read by Mrs. Meta Wallbrecht. 

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from cable 300 feet above gage or by wading.. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of gravel and sand. Principal control

a short distance below gage; shifting. Banks not subject to serious overflow^ 

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 4.55 feet at £

a.m. June 17 (discharge, 1,130 second-feet); minimum stage recorded, 1.50>

feet December 18 (discharge, 12 second-feet).

1909-1910; 1913-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 5.9 feet June 8, 1921

(discharge, 1,910 second-feet) ; minimum discharge, that of December 18, 1922_ 

DIVERSIONS. Water diverted for irrigation of several hundred acres above station. 

REGULATION. Diurnal fluctuation during spring caused by alternate melting

and freezing of mountain snow. 

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent. Rating curve fairly well

defined. Gage read to half-tenths twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained

by shifting-control method. Records fair.

Discharge measurements of North Fork of South Platte River at South Platte, 

during the year ending September SO, 1923

Date

Apr. 18

May 18

July 11

Made by 

P V "HYwIfffiQ

P. V. Hodges.... ......

P. 8. Parker __ . __ .

Gage 

height

Feet 

2.51

3.31

4.22

3. 54

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

128

263

806

488

Date

21

Sept. 19

Made by 

.....do... - 

Follansbee and Mangan

Qage 

height

Feet 

3.20

3.71

2.99

Discharge

See.-ft. 

374

556,

301
266 SURFACE WATEK SUPPLY, 1923, PAET VI

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of North Fork of South Platte River at South Platte, 

Colo.,for the year ending September 30, 1923

Day

1 _

2 .

3 

4 - 

5 __ - ___ - ___ -

6 __ 

7- _ 

8--S9 _ 

10. _____ ....

11.. ____ .

12 

13... ___ . _____

14 

15 _ ............

16. .... _ . .....

17 

18, _

19 

20. . 

21 ___ 

22 

23 . 

24.. _____ . ... 

25 

26... _ . __ ..... ...

27 . _ ..........

28 

29. 

30 

31. __ - __

Oct.

108

91

88

81

81

81

81

81

81

81

81

81

81

81

88

69

47

47

69

75

79

88

81

88

81

81

75

ey

88

68

64

Nov.

' 8888

75

81

75

34

42

fid

fiQ

75

64

47

30

47

75

69

108

81

52

75

38

42

52

75

42

47

75

69

64

69

Dec .

38

42

69

64

47

KO

49

26

17

CO

47

64

64

52

49

26

12

23

CO

47

47

69

69

KO

38*3A

58

58

49

14

Mar.

49

44

60

to

. 51

60

60

77

90

108

Apr.

Ill

104

77

84

71

90

118

84

90

77

90

97

97

90

97

97

118

130

148

135

126

135

118

118

144

132

150

163

159

185

May

187

192

218 204'

260

226

246

vu

260

315

260

240

240

246

204

231

246

278

.... 380

' 0 '- 

405

3S;5

455

480

558

629

695

668

585

. 574

596

June

668

656

624

612

651

629

624

725

860

848

912

945

971

945

958

1,060

1,040

860

828

797

906

707

695

6t5

662

640

651

574

574

541

July

485

475

450

Kflfl

Af\K

420

410

520

495

495

520

530

546

629

520

455

530

470

515

480

415

. 380

366

445

530

558

430

405

348

Aug.

470

362

348

380

362

315

405

OCQ

415

515

568

440

415

440

505

495

568

731

585

607

662

607

607

563

530

495

455

455

405

445

Sept.

480

 420

371

qqc

OQC

395

335

97ft

260

246

260

260

278

295

315

267

267

303

295

267

231

218

231

231

199

180

192

185

180

180

Monthly discharge of North Fork of South Platte River at South Platte, Colo., for 

the year ending September 30, 1923

Discharge in second-feet

Month

October _________ . __ . __ . ___________

March 22-31. __ ... ___ ____ ..... ... __ . ........

July., ..... ...... . .. .............. ....... ........

September _____ . _ ___ ___ ____ .. ........

Maximum

108

108

69

108

185

695

1,060

629

731

480

Minimum

47

30

12

44

71

187

541

348

315

180

Mean

78.6

63.9

45.7

65.9

114

354

762

474

483

276

Kun-oft in

acre-feet

4,83(

3,80(

2,81(

1,31(

6,78(

21, 8«

45,3(X

29, 101

29,701

16,401

CLEAR CREEK NEAR GOLDEN, COIO.

LOCATION. In sec. 32, T. 3 S., R. 70 W., in canyon IJMj miles above Golden, 

Jefferson County. Only important tributary between station and mouth, 

Ralston Creek, enters 12 miles below.

DEAINAGB AREA. 392 square miles (measured on topographic map).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 4, 1919, to September 30, 1923; December 4,1908, 

to December 31, 1909; June 8, 1911, to May 3,1919, records available for 

station half a mile upstream where flow is practically the same.

GAGE. Lallie water-stage recorder on left bank 200 feet upstream from Colorado 

& Southern Railway section house; inspected by employee of Farmers 

Reservoir & Irrigation Co.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 267

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from cable near gage or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. -Bed composed of coarse gravel upon which sand is 

deposited; shifting. Control 100 feet downstream at small rapids composed 

of small boulders and coarse gravel; shifting during high water. Banks not 

subject to overflow.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage during year from high-water mark 

of backwater from cloudburst flood in gulch just below station 10.2 feet at 

1 p. m. July 26 (discharge below gulch estimated as 3,000 second-feet); 

minimum discharge occurred during winter.

1908; 1911-1923: Maximum discharge recorded, 4,420 second-feet July 

31, 1921; minimum discharge, 18 second-feet January 11, 1918.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation seriously affected by ice; records discontinued 

during winter.

DIVERSIONS. Court decree for diversions of 53 second-feet from the headwaters 

of Fraser River to the West Fork of Clear Creek; 1,370 acre-feet diverted 

during 1923. Above station only important diversion is that by Golden 

ditch, three-fourths mile upstream. During 1923 this amounted to 3,080 

acre-feet.

REGULATION. Alternate melting and freezing of mountain snow causes diurnal 

fluctuation during spring.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent. Rating curve used October 1 to July 25, and curve used August 8 to September 30 both well defined. 

Operation of water-stage recorder satisfactory except as explained in footnote to daily-discharge table. Daily discharge ascertained by applying to 

rating table mean daily gage height obtained by inspection of recorder graph. 

Records good except for periods of no gage-height record, for which they 

are fair.

COOPERATION. Gage-height record furnished by the Farmers Reservoir & 

Irrigation Co.

Discharge measurements of Clear Creek near Golden, Colo., during the year ending

September SO, W23

Date

Oct. 25

Jan. 4

Mar. 8

May 10

Made by 

M. B. Arthur __ . __

Hodges and Arthur .... 

....-do... ..............

P. V. Hodges..........

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.06

-2.10 

 1.02

1.65

Discharge

See.-ft. 

77

51 

54

252

Date

July 14 

Aug. 16

Sept. 8

Made by 

P. V. Hodges. ...... 

Hodges and Parker __

Gage 

height

Feet 

3.55

2.78 

2.70

2.04

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

1,870

898 

560

249

a Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

J)aily discharge, in second-feet, of Clear Creek near Golden, Colo., for the 

ending September 30, 1923

year

Day

1.. __ . .. ___ . ...

2. .-.. ._ ...

i.. __ ...... __ .

4. ___ . ___ .... ...

5.. __ . .- ..

6.. ___ . ..........

7 _______ . ....

8. __ . . _ - . ...

9.. __ .. __ ......

10 - ..-. _- 

Oct.

82

76

76

70-

64

62

59

60

60

60

Nov.

80

75

71

82

56

Jan.

51

Mat. Apr.

85

80

80

75

70

76

73

65

59

May

151

151

167

171

2C3

222

211

233

256

June

755

835

878

795

1,070

1.020

July

480

700

870

s^n

790

740

760

835

Aug.

660

590

480

450

420

390

375

337

333

410

Sept.

305

305

26£

269

262

255

255

249

235

215
268 SUBFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PABT VI

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Clear Creek near Golden, Colo., for the year ending 

September 30,1923 Continued.

Day

11.. __ .. __ . .....

12..-. _ 

13 . _ .... .. 

14... __... 

15 

16 

18 

19. __ .... __ 

20. - 

21 ,-

22 _. 

23 .

24. ,. _

25 . 

26 . . 

27 .... _ . 

28.. ___ 

29.. _ . ____ ......

30. __ - __

31 _____ ...... 

Oct.

60

66

73

78

- 85

87

87

85

83

82

85

76

78

76

70

68

71

80

78

73

Nov. Jan. Mar. Apr.

66

75

76

66

66

68

73

82

91

89

82

99

82

71

95

85

108

105

112

139

May

295

260

263

267

279

244

207

260

320

354

395

395

386

395

510

620

720

720

720

720

755

June

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,240

1,630

1,940

1,780

1,490

1,070

755

590

510

461

461

450

466

480

465

455

460

"

July

820

830

860

920

960

1,020

920

760

820

760

800

750

720

700

685

1,040

1,120

1,040

860

720

580

Aug.

440

470

440

500

560

655

655

620

590

530

500

620

500

500

500

500

470

- 415

390

345

329

Sept.

215.

208.

201

201

208.

208.

208'-

215

215-

208.

208.

208.

201

20L

20L

184

184

20L

20L

201

NOTE. No ga?e-h3ight r<)C3rd Apr. 1-5, 25, 23, Juai 27 to July 2, Jaly 4-3, 11-13, 15, 16, 18-24, 28-31,. 

and Aug. 1-7; di»3harge based on comparison with flow of North Fork of South Platte River.

Monthly discharge of Clear Creek near Golden, Colo., for the year ending September

30,

Month

April.. I 

July... . ... . .-_...__ .........

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

87 

82 

139 

755 

1,940 

1,120 

660 

305

Minimum

59 

56 

59 

151 

450 

480 

329 

184

Mean

74.0 

72.8 

81.9 

358 

878 

815 

483 

223

Run-off in 

acre-feet

4,550- 

722 

4,87ft 

22.000- 

52,20ft 

50,10ft 

29,700 

13, 30O

NORTH BOULDER CREEK AT SILVER LAKE, COLO.

LOCATION. In NW. }4 sec. 28, T. 1 N., R. 73 W., at outlet of Silver Lake, in,

Colorado National Forest, Boulder County. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 8.7 square miles (measured by special survey). 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August 20, 1913, to September 30, 1923. 

GAGE. Friez water-stage recorder which records head on weir. 

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made by means of standard sharp-crested weir 10

feet long, having low-watei? section 5 feet long. 

ICE. Weir kept open during winter. 

DIVERSIONS. None above station. 

REGULATION. Winter flow increased by storage in Silver Lake (capacity, 2,08ft

acre-feet). 

COOPERATION. Record of daily discharge furnished by city engineer of Boulder.
PLATTE RIVEB BASIN 269

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of North Boulder Creek at Silver Lake, Colo.., for the 

year ending September 30,1923

Day

1... ________ _

2... _ .... _ 

3 ... __ .__.

4- __ _-

5. ___ ... ___

 6. _ ^. _ __ 

7 __. .___- 

8 _ -

9... _ . _ 

10- __ __._ ....

11... _____ ..

12... _ _ ...

13 -

14. ___ ____ _

15 _ _ _

16. __ .... ___

17 __ . __

18 ______

19 

20.. _ . _...._..

 21 . ___ ...

22 _ , ____

23 _ _. ..____

24 ____ .. __ .

25 ___ -

26- _ . __ ....

27 ___ . ...__

28 ........

29 

30- ______ 

31 

Oct.

51.5

74.0

74.0

41.2

41.2

41.7

43.2

45.0

45.7

46.0

46.6

56.8

47.4

48.0

50.0

50.4

50.4

51.0

51.4

50.4

51.5

51.5

50.4

49.6

49.4

49.0

48.6

35.2

34.6

32.6

Nov.

32.0

32.0

32.0

33.6

37.8

36.4

36.8

36.8

38.8

38.8

3'3.2

42.6

43.2

43.2

43.4

43.4

43.6

43.8

44.6

4,5.3

45.3

4.5.3

4L6

43.2

43.2

21.0

43.2

21.4

22.4

25.4

Dec.

25.4

26.6

26.6

25.4

25.4

25.0

24.8

24/5

21.5

26.7

27.0

27.0

27.0

25.5

25.4

25.4

26.4

28.4

30.9

31.4

32.6

30.0

26.0

25.4

25.4

25.4

25.4

29.6

29.0

28.8

31.4

Jan.

9.0

7.4

7.4

7.0 "6.8

6.5

6.4

6.6

6.8

7.4

7.4

7.4

6.8

9.4

9.4

9.4

8.4

8.4

9.4

8.4

6.0

7.4

8.4

7.4

7.4

3.4

9.4

6.4

6.4

5.6

Feb.

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.0

3.5

4.0

4.4

4.8

5.6

5.0

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.0

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.0

5.0

5.6

6.0

6.0

Mar.

6.0

7.0

7.0

7.2

7.2

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.6

8.4

8.6

8.6

10.0

10.0

10.0

10.0

9.4

8.5

8.5

8.5

9.4

8.4

8.6

8.6

8.4

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

Apr.

6 4

5.6

5.6

4.8

4.8

4.0

4.0

3.6

4.4

4.4

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

4.0

2.9

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

8.4

5.6

May

6.4

6.4

7.6

7.8

6.4

8.0

9.5

10.0

10.0

10.4

10.4

12.6

12.6

13.0

13.0

13.0

13.0

14.0

14.4

14.4

14.4

14.4

15.0

14.0

17.8

31.0

30.0

25.5

32.0

32.0

June

32.0

Hd. 4

34.4

34.4

34.4

34.4

34.4

34.4

34.4

54.0

60.0

60.0

60.0

60.0

60.0

100

118

170

132

132

132 .

132

132

133

134

99.8

97.6

97.6

96.0

94.0

July

94.0

94.0

94.0

94.0

94.0

94.0

94.5

94.2

64.2

87.9

78.9

88.8

92.0

89.9

87.0

89.0

93.0

88.9

88.4

87.6

87.4

87.4

48.0

47.0

87.0

87.0

87.0

87.0

87.0

81.0

81.0

Aug.

TO n

79.0

79.0

75.0

91.8

91.6

90.0 07 n

83.2

83.0

83.0

79.0

79.0

79.0

79.0

79.0

79.0

79.0

79.0

79.0

79-0

78.8

78.8

74.6

74.5

74.6

77.0

77.8

77.0

74.5

72.0

Sept.

70.0

66 4

64.0

62.0

58.4

58.4

58 4

58.4

58.4

58.4

58.4

57.0

58.4

58.4

<aj 4

58.4

58.4

61.0

66.4

27.0

17.0

17.0

17.0

12.0

5.2

10.0

11.4

13.0

13.0

Monthly discharge of North Boulder Creek at Silver Lake, Colo., for the^ear ending

September 30,

Month

February ________________ _ _______ _. 

April. _ .. .... __ ....... ... ...

July. - _ __ .

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

74.0 

45.3 

32.6 

9.4 

6.0 

10.0 

8.4 

32.0 

ITO

9l'.8 

70.0

170

Minimum

32.6 

21.0 

24.5 

5.6 

3.5 

6.0 

2."9 

6.4 

32.0 

47.0 

72.0 

5.2

2.9

Mean

48.4 

38.1 

27.0 

7.40 

5.32 

8.25 

4.52 

14.4 

82.0 

8(5.6 

79.7 

45.3

37.5

Run-off in 

acre-feet

2,980 

2,270 

1,660 

461 

295 

507 

269 

885 

4,880 

5,320 

4,{"V) 

2,700

27,100

THOMPSON RIVEB NEAR DRAKE, COIO.

LOCATION. In NW. }4 sec. 2, T. 5 N., R. 71 W., at Halfway, 1 mile east of Drake,

Larimer County. Nearest tributary, North Fork, enters at Drake. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 274 square miles (measured on topographic maps). 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September 18,1917, to September 30,1923.
270 SURFACE WATEE SUPPLY, 1923, PAET VI

GAGE. Vertical staff attached to rock cliff at right bank 100 yards above hotel, 

used since June 16,1923; read by employee of city of Loveland, Original 

gage, Bristol pressure gage at old highway bridge half a mile downstream. 

No relation between datum of gages.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from two-span bridge a third of a mile 

above gage or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of small boulders and coarse gravel; 

shifting during high water. No well-defined control.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum discharge recorded during year, 6.0 feet 

at 6 p.m. June 9 and 6 a.m. June 10 (discharge, 3,590 second-feet); minimum 

discharge occurred during winter.

1918-1923: Maximum stage from high-water mark, 9.5 feet on original 

gage July 31, 1919 (discharge from extension of rating curve, 8,000 secondfeet) ; minimum discharge occurred during winter.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation seriously affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. Water diverted for irrigation of few hundred acres from Thompson 

River and tributaries above station.

REGULATION. Alternate melting and freezing of mountain snow during spring 

causes diurnal fluctuation of discharge. No artificial regulation.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent. Rating curve used October 

1-31 and curve used November 1 to September 30 both well defined. Gage 

read to hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying 

mean daily gage height to rating table. Shifting-control method used August 

11 to September 30. Records good except for periods of shifting control and 

ice effect, for which they are fair.

Discharge measurements of Thompson River near Drake, Colo., during the year ending September SO, 1923

[Made by L. C. Osborn]

*». 

Date

Oct. 9 ... .....

Nov. 13 .. .....

Dec. 15 .........

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.46

M.24

 1.60

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

47.6

20.0

'-id t\

Date

TTp"h O

IVf ar 9

Gage 

height

Feet 

«1.34

a 1 1ft

1.20

Discharge

Sec.-ft.

19.0

27.0

Date

Apr. 7 ...

July 9-

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.70

4.75

4.00

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

64

1,800

944

"Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Thompson River near Drake, Colo., for the year 

ending September 30, 1923

Day

I.. _ .........

2_. _________

3

4 ........

5.--.. .........

6.. ___ .. ....

7. ..........

8. ..........

9 ...... .....

JO.... ..........

Oct.

54

51

50

47

46

45

45

45

45

45

Nov.

oft

41

42

45

43

40

38

37

36

35

Dec.

00

00

40

39

on

40

30

27

30

33

.Jan.

23

Feb.

18

Mar.

20

20

91

oo

24

24

24

22

Apr.

51

48

47

40

43

68

42

50

50

May.

176

184

188

188

200

222

240

248

255

299

June

895

960

895

895

868

868

850

895

3,140

3,140

July

895

850

850

850

850

850

770

1,040

990

868

Aug.

690'

634

554

550

480

430

400

382

358

Sept.

160

158

158

163

158

162

156

16$

165

165
PLATTE KIVEE BASIN 271

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Thompson River near Drake, Colo., for the year 

ending September 30, 1923 Continued

Day

11. _______

12.. _ . __ ....

13. __ . ____ .

14.. _ . ........

15.. . ........

16 ___ . ........

17.. .... .....

18..... . ...

19 . . _ .

20- _ .. ___ ..

21.. _ .........

22 ..........

23...... ....

24 ___ ...

25. __ . ____ .

26 _ ....

27. _____ ....

28 ____

29. . ___ .

30 .

31 . .......

Oct.

47

46

47

48

47

47

46

45

41

38

35

38

37

38

37

38

35

38

44

35

35

Nov.

30

25

20

24

28

32

34

35

35

3Q

40

40

38

33

40

41

38

38

32

31

Dec.

40

39

37

35

34

34

I .4

1

34

30

31

30

29

28

26

23

Jan.

24

21

Feb.

20

18

Mar.

27

24

30

26

24

Oft

24

26

26

22

22

22

27

24

20

27

31

30

38

JO

48

Apr.

5Q

64

65

56

59

78

94

110

108

97

92

82

85

91

123

150

145

162

176

May

335

275

275

9QO

290

335

378

390

490

KOQ

564

538

520

606

770

810

940

810

770

850

868

June

2,000

1,940

1,780

1,710

1,780

2,690

1,680

1,480

1,480

1,360

1,300

1,200

1,090

1,140

1,090

1,250

1,090

1,040

1,040

July

922

1,040

868

1,020

1,300

1,680

1,480

1,140

1,380

1,690

1,940

1,200

1,040

990

940

868

834

754

 690

620

Aug.

460

378

362

341

350

341

326

314

296

275

263

278

275

240

220

204

200

190

178

174

167

Sept.

151

15$

iao

186

186

206

210

. 204

200

19O

165

153

150

148-

147

147

143-

129-

132

NOTE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 7-9,12-17, Dac. 12-23, 23-31, and Jan. 1 to Mar. 5; 

discharge based on temperature and gage-height record, and four discharge measurements. Braced figures 

show mean discharge for period indicated.

Monthly discharge of Thompson River near Drake, Colo., for the year ending September 30, W23

Mftnth

November ____ _____________ _ ..... 

February __________________________

March ______________ _ . _ ... 

June - ..... ..._........_....... .-- ... 

July.... ._.._._._. ._.________ 

September _________________________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

54 

45 

40

48 

176 

940 

3,140 

1,940 

690 

210

3,140

Minimum

35 

20

20 

40 

176 

850 

620 

167 

129

Mean

43.1 

35.6 

33.3 

23 

19 

26.2 

81.7 

447 

1,420 

1,010 

355 

165

305

Run-off in

acre-feet

2,650- 

2,120' 

2.05& 1,410- 

1,060 1,610- 

4,860 

27,500 

84,500 

62,100- 

21,800 

9.820

221,000'

CROW CREEK NEAR CHEYENNE, WYO.

LOCATION. In SE. % sec. 2, T. 13 N., R. 66 W., at highway bridge, 5 miles^ 

east of Cheyenne, Laramie County. No tributary within several miles.

DRAINAGE AREA. 310 square miles (measured on topographic map).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 20, 1922, to September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Vertical staff fastened to downstream side of pile bent; read by Edward 

Lazear.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made by wading below bridge.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of sand and coarse gravel. Growth of 

weeds in summer causes backwater. No well-defined control.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during period of record, 

2.84 feet on afternoon of July 14 (discharge, 295 second-feet); minimum 

stage recorded, 0.30 foot on several days in April (discharge, 2 second-feet) -
272 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1&23, PART VI

ICE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice for short intervals during winterDIVERSIONS. Adjudicated diversions for irrigation of 18,740 acres from Crow 

Creek and tributaries above station.

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent. Rating curve fairly well 

defined between 15 and 80 second-feet, but somewhat uncertain beyond 

these limits. Gage read to hundredths once or twice daily except SundaysDaily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating 

table. Shifting-control method used October 20 to November 4 and June 

26 to September 30. Records below 10 second-feet from November to May 

poor; other records fair.

Discharge measurements of Crow Creek near Cheyenne, Wyo., during the year end

ling September SO, 1923

Date

Oct. 20

Feb. 2

June 12

Made by 

M. B. Arthur _____

 _.do . .... ....

P. V. Hodges _____

Gage 

height

Feet 

0.52

a 7f{

1.03

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

4.6

9

K

52

Date

Sept. 7

Made by 

Robert Follansbee .....

.....do . __. .

Gage 

height

Fed 

0.78

H.30

Discharge

Sec.-ft.

27.7

10.4

« Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

6 Stage-discharge relation affected by backwater from weeds in channel.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Crow Creek near Cheyenne, Wyo., for the year ending September 30, 1923

Day

1 _____ . ....

2........ ......

3- _ . _ .....

4 _________

5. __ . ........

6 _________

7 ________ .

8..............

9. _ .. _ . ....

10... _ .... .....

11...... ........

12. . __ . _ .

13. _______

14 ___ . _ . ....

15 ........

16.. .. ____ .

17. . __ . ....

18. __ . ........

19.. _ . _ . ....

20. __ . _ . ....

21 ___ . _ . ....

22... ...........

23 .........

24 _____ .. ....

25. __ . __ . ...

26...... _ . _ .

27... ___ . ....

28-. ........

29 .........

30. __ . ........

31 ________

Oct.

4.7

5.4

4.7

4.7

4.4

4.1

3.8

3.5

3.8

4.4

4.1 

4.7

Nov.

5.0

5.4

6.2

10

10

10

11

14

15

9.0

5.8

4.4

4.7

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.1

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

5.8

7.4

7.4

7.8

Dec.

Q 0

Q O

8.2

6.6

5.4

7.0

7.4

9

n

19

Q n

S 9

7.0

5.4

5.0

5.0

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.8

3.8

4.4

4.1

5.4

4.7

7.0

5.0

9 n

5.8

5.0

4.4

Jan.

O 0

3.5

3.5

3.5

3

0

4.1

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.4

5.8

6.6

7.0

13

Q n

9.0

7.4

5.8

5.0

4.7

4.7

4.4

4.7

5.0

5.0

5.0 

5.0

Feb.

5.0

9 0

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.4

4.1

4.1

4.4

4.4

5.0

5.8

10

10

10

10

10

10

9.6

9.0

9.0

8.2

8.2

8.2

11

.......

Mar.

19

5.0

7.0

6.6

5.8

5.0

5.4

5.4

8.6

7.4

7.0

6.6

5.4

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

6.6

7.4

Apr.

Q A

9 n

8.6

7.0

6.2

6.6

6.0

5.4

5.0

5.4

5.4

5.0

3.8 Q n

2.0

2.0

2.3

2.3

2.3

4.4

3.2

2.0

4.1

6.2

11

21

24

15

5.0

May

5.0

5.0

8.2

3.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

3.2

5.0

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.0

4.4

2.6

9.0

15

13

11

7.4

5.8

4.4

4.0

3.8

4.4

2.6 

34

June

" 26

14

11

8.2

8.2

9

n

9.0

13

28

38

47

49

47

37

35

30

26

22

21

19

21

21

21

21

21

21

22

20

20

18

July

17

17

24

25

28

28

31

30

30

29

38

76

149

210

59

106

156

57

28

25

22

20

18

16

15

22

69

49

36

24 

21

Aug.

10

17

15

14

14

11

11

11

13

9.6

9.0

8.2

6.6

6.6

6.2

6.2

7.8

7.4

7.0

7.4

8.2

18

34

22

20

18

11

11

5.4 

5.4

Sept.

15

14

13

10

10

9.0

10

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.2

9.0

9.0

12

16

16

16

16

21

18

15

13

16

18

9.6

7.8

7.8

148

120

80

NOTE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 18,19, Dec. 12,13,16-19, Dec. 29 to Jan. 7, Jan. ills, 20-23,28, Feb. 2,4-28, Mar. 1,4-6,11-27; discharge estimated from temperature and gage-height record 

one current-meter measurement, and observer's notes.
OTSHNABOTNA BIVER BASIN 273

Monthly discharge of Crow Creek near Cheyenne, Wyo., for the year ending September SO,

Month

October 20-31- __ - __~ ____ .... __ . _ ..

March ________________________ . __

April ___________ _____ . ________

July

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

5.4 

15 

12 

13 

11 

12 

24 

34 

49 

210 

34 

148

Minimum

3.5 

4.1 

3.5 

3.5 

4.1 

5.0 

2.0 

2.6 

8.2 

15 

5.4 

7.8

Mean

4.36 

6.61 

6.11 

5.45 

7.20 

5.95 

6.61 

6.41 

23.4 

47.6 

12.1 

22.8

Run-off in

acre-feet

104 39a

376 

335 

400 

366 

393 

394 

1,390 

2,930 

744 

1,360

9,180

NISHNABOTNA RIVER BASIN

WEST NISHNABOTNA RIVER AT WHITE CLOUD, IOWA

LOCATION. In sec. 2, T. 71 N., R. 41 W., at highway bridge 3 miles above mouth. 

of Silver Creek, near Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad and Wabash 

Railway crossing in White Cloud, Mills County, 4 miles southeast of 

Malvern. -

DRAINAGE AREA. 920 square miles (measured 6*n map issued by United States 

Geological Survey; scale 1:500,000).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 23, 1918, to September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Chain gage attached to downstream handrail of highway bridge; read 

by Charles N. Hammack. Readings obtained from temporary staff gage at 

highway bridge October 19, 1922, to March 20, 1923. Chain gage "at 

Wabash Railway bridge used April 18 to August 18, 1923.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of Wabash Railway 

bridge. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. There is no well defined control. Bed of stream composed of sand and gravel. Banks subject to overflow.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum open-water stage recorded during year, 

17.6 feet at 7.30 p. m. August 11 (discharge, 6,180 second-feet); minimum 

discharge probably occurred during winter.

1918-1923: Maximum discharge recorded, 12,000 second-feet April 19, 

1920; minimum discharge, 9 second-feet September 15-18, 1919.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice during periods of extremely cold 

weather.

REGULATION. Grist mill 200 feet above gage was not operated this year.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation changed March 20. Both rating curves 

fairly well defined below and extended above 1,500 second-feet. Gage read 

to hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean 

daily gage height to rating table except as explained in footnote to table of 

daily discharge. Records fair.

Discharge measurements of West Nishnabotna River at White Cloud, Iowa, during 

the year ending September SO, 1923

[Made by J. B. Spiegel]

Date

Oct. 19 _______ . ____

Feb. 7 ..- _ ..

Gage 

height

Feet 

3.55

"3.72

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

80.9

51.3

Date

Sept. 19 ____________

Gage 

height ,

Feet 

4.61

4.55

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

223

229

'Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
274 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of West Nishnabotna River at White Cloud, Iowa, 

for the year ending September 30, 1923

Day

1 ....

2 .... ......

3 __ ......

4 __ .

Z .... ..

'6 .... ......

'7 ... .......

:8 . ......

9 . .....

10 __

11 __ ......

12 __ ......

13 .........

14 __ ......

15 __ ......

16..........

n ..........

18 __ ......

19 . 

20 __ -....-

21 __ ......

 22. _ ......

:23 ..........

 24 __ ......

:25 __ ...

 26 __ ......

27. _ ......

 28. 

29..........

30..... 

31 

Oct.

1 75

102

75

80

75

80

75

71

75

84

80

80

84

75

84

80

Nov.

234

Of!Q

67

75

84

DA

75

75

7K

71

fid.

88

203

75

fid.

7r

fid

93

122

93

107

117

84

75

80

80

80

84

84

75

Dec.

80

1fl9

107

Feb.

50

rfi

rn

50

50

50

I 45

407

112

122

122

Mar.

1DQ

160

174

146

160

167 too

107

77^

o rn

203

Ififi

f Do

203

100

130

498

1,130

1,500

0 1 CA

o con

2 7fin

2,250

1,100

800

400

250

Apr.

200

190

170

130

120

125

14.K

1 1\(\

1 %£\

1 t\t\

160

170

180

9 on

210

229

246

264

264

OfM

_ QfiA

711

282

246

229

282

246

May

246

246

246

197

919

919

919

264

426

404

404

426

300

9fi4

246

282

282

264

334

404

404

June

282

OAA

000

04A

404

426

KQQ

426

qofi

404

OQO

qjA

OQO

300

OQO

1,470

1,130

382

340

404

426

404

360

382

426

382

426

July

404

vn

426

fion

382

404

360

qOO

QQO

404

450

d9fi

360

OQO

474

426

300

300

300

320

°.fift

229

197

154

142

142

142

142

154

Aug.

. 142

1O7

2 160

2 1 fin

498

4QR

1,060

683

920

2 or A

q OCA

RQft

404

OQO

OOQ

100

154

140

135

135

1 qri

130

130

140

1,720

627

197

264

282

Sept.

909

ooo

282

OOO

264

264

264

264

OQO

212

229

264

229

229

212

229

229

94fi

264

404

522

1,800

2,650

1,130

NOTE. Discharge Oct. 1-13, 15-18, Feb. 1-24, Mar. 22 to Apr. 17, May 29, and Aug. 19-26 estimated 

principally by comparison with records of flow of Boyer River at Logan, Iowa, discharge measurements, 

and weather records.

Monthly discharge of West Nishnabotna River at White Cloud, Iowa, for the year

ending September 30, 1923 

[Drainage area, 920 square miles]

Month

.March ________________________

April .......................................

July . .. ...... ..........

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

102 

268

122 

2,700 

860 

426 

1,510 

890 

5.640 

2,650

5,640

Minimum

67

107 

120 

197 

282 

142 

130 

212

Mean

77.4 

99.0 -70 

-60 

56.9 

641 

235 

308 

479 

331 

851 

426

305

Per 

square 

mile

O.OS4 

.108 

.076 

.065 

.062 

.697 

.255 

.335 

.521 

.360 

.925 

.463

.332

Run-off 

in inches

0.10 

.12 

.09 

.07 

.06 

.80 

.28 

.39 

.58 

.42 

1.07 

.52

4.50

Estimated.

NISHNABOTNA RIVER NEAR HAMBURG, IOWA

LOCATION. In NW. % NW. M sec. 35, T. 67 N., R. 42 W., at highway bridge 

just south of Missouri-Iowa line, 1^ miles above Chicago, Burlington & 

Quincy Railway bridge, 2 miles southeast of Hamburg, Fremont County, 

4 miles below Willow Slough, 10 miles above mouth, and 20 miles below 

junction of East and West Nishnabotna Rivers.
NISHNABOTNA EIVEE BASIN 275

DRAINAGE AREA. 2,920 square miles (measured on base map of Iowa; scale, 

1:500,000).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March 6, 1922, to September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Chain gage bolted to wooden beam between vertical members on downstream side of bridge; read by Donald Whetsel.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of bridge at gage, 

or from highway-or railroad bridge 1% miles below gage.

 CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of silt and sand; clean and shifting. 

Channel is largely an artificial ditch section. No well-defined control.

.EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 15.75 feet at 

8 a. m. March 26 (discharge, 8,300 second-feet); minimum discharge, 165 

second-feet February 15-20.

1922-23: Maximum stage recorded, 16.65 feet April 12, 1922 (discharge, 

11,800 second-feet); minimum discharge, that of February 15-20, 1923.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent; seriously affected by ice 

during winter. Rating curves used October 1 to March 26, March 27 to 

June 8, and July 19 to September 30 poorly defined. Gage read to hundredths once daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying daily gage height 

to rating table except as noted in footnote to table of daily discharge. 

Records poor.

Discharge measurements of Nishnabotna River near Hamburg, Iowa, during the 

year ending September 30, 1923

Date

Oct. 25

Dec. 29

Teb. 20

Apr. 6

Made by 

V. L. Austin. ....... ...

....-do.................

Gage 

height

Feet

9 Q9

a 3 4*\

5.84

Discharge

Sec.-ft.

94fi

320

168

1,020-

Date

July 13

Made by 

 do. 

W. S. Frame __ - __ -

Gage 

height

Feet 

4.59

"7.26

"5.23

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

654

853

504

 Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

6 Stage-discharge relation probably affected by backwater from Missouri River.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Nishnabotna River near Hamburg, Iowa, for the 

year ending September 30, 1928

Day

1 __ .......

2 _____ ......

3 __ ... ......

4 __ ....... ...

.5 _____ . __ .

'6 __ . __ . .

7 ...... .....

8. . _ ... ...

9 __ ......

10 __ . _ ......

11 __ ........

12..... __ .....

13 __ ...... ....

14 __ . _ . ...

15 ___ ........

16..............

17 ____ ......

18..............

10

20 

Oct.

304

OQfi

9Cfl

977

265

265

290 470

40 c

QIC

977

ORE

ORE

OE4

254

265

254

254

Nov.

i onn

1,080

797

639

ccq

417

365

349

qqq

oqq

 }Q<>

ft<iQ

493

 683

920

727

c7q

ECQ

E1Q

473

Dec.

365

Q4Q

349

QIC

265

254

189

1511

1Q1

1511

1511

189

189

197

Jan.

 >Q<>

Qft4

277

977

977

Q4Q

OOQ

oon

265

<>A4

290

290

9Qft

9on

304

277

Feb.

197

189

1QQ

1Q1

1511

181

1511

1Q1

181

165

165

165

Mar.

977

Ofl4

qqq

399 040

513

399

OfW

513

639

3511

365

qqq

904

904

290

Apr.

1,100

i n*\n

1,180

1.180

975

900

800 7*;n

725

675

725

1,230

1,180

Q7E

925

(V7C

 950

May

725

675

- 625

750

650

552

552

510

475

750

950

825

775

850

825

725

675

775

June

775

1,180

825

1,320

1,380

1,350

2,860

1,660

July

648

648

Aug.

428

346

1,610

2,850

2,670

1,610

1,000

2,280

1,560

2,970

5,260

4,560

3,150

1,710

1,230

1,090

804

778

752

596

Sept.

726

858

546

522

450

498

700

522

498

450

385

346

315

300

270

270

300

596

498

648
276 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Nishnabotna River near Hamburg, Iowa, for the 

year ending September 30, 1923 Continued

Day

21 __ ....... _

22 __ ...... 

23.... .......

24.... ......

25 .__.

26 __ ..........

27 _____ ......

28..............

29 _____ .... .

30..............

31 _____ .. _ .

Oct.

244

914.

244

244

244

244

244

OAA

235

277

Nov.

453

AQC

435

399

399

 333

QQT

oo-i

381

OQQ

Dec.

197

206

234

244

304

304

318

304

QQQ

QA/I

Jan.

265

224

91 f\

tyAA

290

277

234

244

304

Feb.

173

IRQ

197

206

224

244

265

Mar.

318

318

365

3,260

7,000

8,300

Q AEA

6,220

5,060

1,970

1,890

Apr.

875

850

1,020

950

1,440

1,230

Q7K

875

onA

775

May

725

625

576

552

675

600

con

530

576

1,180

1,180

June

.

July

596

498

522

498

498

 450

428

428

752

450

428

Aug.

522

474

450

406

406

330

2,500

2,440

914

830

752

Sept.

970

1,030

752

648

450

364

428

1,340

6,850

7,350

NOTE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 10-25 and Feb. l-2d; daily discharge ascertained 

by applying to rating table daily gage height corrected for ice effect by means of one discharge measurement, observer's notes, and weather records. Daily discharge estimated Mar. 18-20. Discharge not determined June 9 to July 18 on account of backwater from Missouri River.

Monthly discharge of Nishnabotna River near Hamburg, Iowa, for the year ending

September 30, 1923

[Drainage area, 2,920 square miles]

Month

October _ . ___ _____ . __ _

December _______ .». _ . _ __ _ ... __

January... __ .. ___ ___ .. ...

February.. __ ....... __ ___ . __ ._

Julyl9-31._ ._ ._.___

August __ ___ ___ ___ __ _____

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

473 

1,900 

365 

349 

265 

8,300 

1,440 

1,180 

752 

5,260 

7,350

Minimum

235 

333 

173 

215 

165 

197 

675 

475 

428 

330 

270

Mean

276 

553 

251 

278 

186 

1,620 

950 

695 

526 

1,530 

996

Per 

square 

mile

0.095 

.189 

.086 

.095 

.064 

.555 

.325 

.238 

.180 

.524 

.341

Run-off 

in 

inches

0.11 

.21 

.10 

.11 

.07 

.64 

.36 

.27 

.09 

.60 

.38

EAST NISHNABOTNA RIVER AT RED OAK, IOWA

LOCATION. In see. 20, T. 72 N., R. 38 W., at highway bridge on Coolbaugh

Street in Red Oak, Montgomery County, 35 miles! above junction of East

and West Nishnabotna Rivers. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 890 square miles (measured on map issued by United States

Geological Survey; scale, 1: 500,000).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 22, 1918, to September 30, 1923. 

GAGE. Chain gage attached to downstream handrail of bridge; read by C. D.

Forsbeck. 

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from bridge to which gage is attached or by

wading. Extreme floods measured from Chicago, Burlington & Quincy

Railroad bridge half a mile downstream. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Sand and mud bottom, fairly permanent gravel control.

Banks are overflowed during high water. 

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 12.1 feet March

28 (discharge, 2,660 second-feet); minimum discharge probably occurred

during winter.
NISHNABOTNA EIVEE BASIN 277

1918-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 13.60 feet May 29, 1918 (discharge, 

3,740 second-feet); minimum stage, 1.53 feet September 28,1918 (discharge 

estimated, 13 second-feet).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent. Rating curves used October 1 to November 25 and March 28 to Ssptember 30 both fairly well 

defined. Gage read to hundredths once daily; twice daily during rapidly 

changing stage. Daily discharge ascertained by applying daily gage height 

to rating table except as explained in footnote to table of dailjj discharge. 

Indirect method for shifting control used August 14 to September 27. 

Records fair.

Discharge measurements of East Nishnabotna River at Red Oak, Iowa, during the 

year ending September 30, 1928

[Made by J. B. Spiegel]

Date

Oct. 18 _________ . .....

Feb. 8 ______ ...... .....

Gage 

height

Feet 

2.70

-2.42

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

121

71

Date

Apr. 19 . 

Sept. 20 __ : _____ . _ ..

Gage 

height

Feet 

3-62

3.95

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

303

381

 Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of East Nishnabotna River at Red Oak, Iowa, for the 

year ending September 80, 1928

Day

1... __ ............

2

3 --... .

4... _ ... _ ......

5... ...............

6... ...............

7... _ _ ......

8... _ .........

9 .... ... ... ...

10.... -.- _ .-..

11, ... - .. ......

12 

13.... ____ ........

14. .. -.- _ .

16. _ _ .

17... _ ..... ... _. .

18 _ ... ....

19.. .. .........

20 _ ... __ ......

121.. __ .. __

^2.. .................

23- ... . .

24.. ..... _ ......

25 .

26 ......... .......

27 

28 . .. .

29 _ .... ...

30 . .

-01

Oct.

177

185

185

201

226

260

277

185

177

161

161

138

130

122

122

108

108

86

79

100

100

.100

93

93

100

108

193

oeo

Nov.

260

277

322

340

340

177

177

161

145

138

130

268

340

398

360

322

252

234

209

193

185

185

185

161

Feb.

»

71

Mar.

2,660

Apr.

290

315

340

370

404

495

495

422

353

321

291

261

May

261

240

233

226

254

254

254

200

194

1QQ

188

188

247

247

, 290

290

290

261

261

250

230

210

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

205

210

June

210

220

245

265

280

280

285

290

280

275

285

295

305

330

440

533

404

261

872

404

553

495

305

247

233

207

207

' 233

275

261

July

247

247

233

321

573

514

337

194

182

171

171

247

220

194

182

167

171

152

194

162

136

136

134

132

124

120

126

120

120

115

116

Aug.

114

145

188

188

741

594

337

872

337

240

1,880

1,8&0

1,110

773

543

370

321

290

290

275

254*

247

320

214

207

207

207

387

321

458

337

Sept.

275

290

247

214

247

290

275

261

220

194

188

176

170

ft 

174

182

254

370

353

636

636

370

290

247

233

220

988

2,210

2,400

NOTE. Gage not read Apr. 20,21,29; discharge interpolated. Gage not re»d May 20 to June 14; discharge estimated by comparison with records of flow of West Nishnabotna River.
278 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

Monthly discharge of East Nishnabotna River at Red Oak, Iowa, for the year ending

September 30, 1923 

[Drainage area, 890 square miles]

Month

October __ .. ____ . __ . _________

April 19-30 ___ - __ ...... __ . _ . .. ...

July . .. . ._... .._..

September ... __ . __ .. __ . _____

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

277 

398 

2,660

495 

290 

872 

573 

1,880 

2,400

Minimum

79 

130

261 

188 

207 

115 

114 

170

Mean

147 

236

363

228 

828 

202 

472 

439

Per

square 

mile

0.165 

.265

.408 

.256 

.366 

.227 

.330 

.493

Run-off 

in 

inches

0.20' 

.25-

.18- 

.30- 

.41 

.26- 

.61 

.55-

TARKIO RIVER BASIN

TAEKIO BIVEB AT FAIRFAX, MO.

LOCATION. On line between SW. M SW. M sec. 22 and NW. J£ NW. J£ sec. 

27, T. 64 N., R. 40 W., at highway bridge half a mile west of Fairfax, 

Atchison County, and 8 miles below junction of East and West Tarkio 

Creeks.

DRAINAGE AREA. 508 square miles (measured on base maps of Missouri and 

Iowa; scale, 1 : 500,000^.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March 8, 1922, to September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Chain gage bolted to handrail on upstream side of bridge; read by Lee 

Wrinkle.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from dowifttream side of highway bridge or 

by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of silt and sand; clean and shifting. 

Channel is an artificial ditch section. Banks cultivated; subject to overflow 

at extreme high stages. No well-defined control; stage-discharge relation^ 

fairly permanent.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 6.60 feet at 

4.10 p. m. May 11 (discharge, 1,100 second-fe6t); minimum stage, 0.42 

foot at 8.10 a. m. August 31 (discharge, 1.2 second-feet).

1922-23: Maximum stage recorded, 13.06 feet April 9, 1922 (discharge, 

2,850 second-feet); minimum stage, that of August 31, 1923.

ME. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent during the year; seriously affected 

by ice during winter. Rating curve fairly well defined above 10 second-feet;, 

poorly defined below. Gage read to hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating table exceptas noted in footnote to table of daily discharge. Records good for medium, 

and high stages; fair for very low stages and for periods of ice effect.

Discharge measurements of Tarkio River at Fairfax, Mo., during the year ending

September 80, 1923

Date

*

Oct. 26

Dec. 29

Feb. 21

Apr. 6

Made by 

E. L. Williams . ....

.....do _ .. _ .. _ ....

Qage 

height

Feet 

0.75

°1.37

"1 00

1.24

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

12

30

1 %

48

Date

July 13

ftftrkf" Q

Made by 

.... .do.. ........ ....

W. S. Frame. __

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.29

1.18

.77

Discharges

Sec.-ft.

48

43

8.6-

'Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
NODAWAY RIVER BASIN 279

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Tarkio River at Fairfax, Mo., for the year endingSeptember 80, 1923

Day

1 ____ . _ ..

2... ___ ......

3... __ ......

4.... __ . __ .

5. _ - 

6.. _____ .

7..............

8. _ .. __

9.. 

10... __ .... _ .

11 .. .........

12'..... ... ......

13 . __ 

14. _ .......

15 

16... __ .......

17..... _ ... ...

18 . ..

19. ... ...

20 _ ......

21.. ___ . .....

22... ...... .... .

23..« 

24.. .........

25... _ ... _ ..

26... __

27... .... ...

28... __ .. __ .

29- _ ......

30... ___ . ___

31 

Oct.

195

179

164

149

142

283

-IfLA

44

16

6

7

8

8

10

10

8

Oft

20

11

10

8

7

Q

247

437

Nov.

579

623

Q1 1

o^p;

907

859

715

517

579

691

517

A.V7

417

357

247

164

89

41

40

40

40

39

40

on

dft

42

44

51

59

Dec.

no

64

65

68

66

62

59

Kfi

42

42

Orf

**4

26

26

26

26**4

34

34

34

34

1A.

34

34

34

34

**4

34

Jan.

42

42

51

51

61

61

72

61

61

61

61

55

47

51

39

20

18

24

 24

20

24

01

36

qo

20

6

11

7

10

18

21

Feb.

17

5

7

7

7

7

12

19

10

10

12

12

1O

19

*

12

12

1Q

OQ

OQ

90

29

OQ

Mar.

28

33

97

28

30

28

31

to

29

29

52

55

46

51

55

61

61

61

61

61

61

61

68

EC

*Q

57

57

54

56

57

45

Apr.

40

en

49

4n

39

J.9

41

37

37

4fi

51

47

44

42

0,0

48

72

114

107

83

71

69

63

56

May

53

46

41

48

34

36

35

qo

^n

28

1,030

667

477

qiQ

99Q

'120

48

36

QQ

90

28

29

34

AO

46

39

36

36

36

37

39

June

«

60

55

229

301

457

1QK

101

417

19.4

83

KQ

120

55

43

36

41

4Q

41

40

33

30

OR

22

19

78

51

187

301

July

149

57

140

101

39

35

32

94

20

17

23

72

en

32

ia

16

14

13

14

12

15

12

10

6

5

5

4.6

3.8

4.2

Aug.

4.6

3.8

91

148

319

114

101

8369 '

55

42

30

18

10

301

179

20

13

13

12

7

4.2

3.8

2.7

2.3

2.2

2.3

1.9

1.5

179

Sept.

265.

32-

11

6,7-

16.

17

10,

10

ft

7

7-

127-

101

38.

91

29,

21

17

13.

15.

10,

114.

36

16.

35,

51

NOTE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 10 to Jan. 11, Feb. 4-23, and Mar. 16-22; daily 

discharge ascertained by applying to rating table mean daily gage height corrected for ice effect by means, 

of discharge measurements, observer's notes, and weather records.

Monthly discharge of Tarkio River at Fairfax, Mo,, for the year ending SeptemberOU, &n /Q0 1? JLtrfyO

[Drainage area, 508 square miles]

Month

December __________________ .

April . - _ 

May ........ ..................................

June . ....._... ....... ................

July ...... . 

September _________________ . ....

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

437 

955 

68 

72 

29 

68 

134 

1,030 

457 

149 

319 

265

1,030

Minimum

6 

39 

26 

6 6 

27 

37 

28 

19 

3.8 

1.5 

6

1.5

Mean

78.7 

362 

41.9 

36.7 

13.2 

48.1 

56.0 

122 

116 

31.3 

62.3 

35.5

83.6

Per square 

mile

0.155 

.713 

.082 

.072 

.026 

.095 

.110 

.240 

.228 

.062 

.123 

.070

.165

Run-off 

in inches-.

0. 18-, 

.80 

.09 

.08, 

.03 

.11 ,12- 

.28 

.25 

.07 

.14 

.08

2.23.

NODAWAY RIVER BASIN

KODAWAY RIVER AT CLARINDA, IOWA

LOCATION. In sec. 32, T. 69 N., R. 36 W., at Fred C. Brummet highway bridge,, 

just east of Clarinda, Page County, and 7 miles above mouth of East Nod-, 

away River.
280 SUEFACE WATEE SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

DRAINAGE ABEA. 740 square miles (measured on map issued by United States 

Geological Survey; scale 1:500,000).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 17, 1918, to September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Chain gage attached to upstream handrail of middle span of bridge; 

read by W. S. Grimes.

DISCHABGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of bridge or by wading 

just above bridge.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Dredged channel with sand and clay bottom. Loam 

banks that overflow at 14-foot stage. No well-defined control.

EXTBEMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 6.05 feet at 

11 a. m. June 9 (discharge estimated, 1,270 second-feet); minimum discharge 

recorded, 10 second-feet, October 29 and August 2.

1918-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 11.25 feet April 11,1919 (discharge 

estimated, 6,060 second-feet); minimum stage, 1.30 feet August 25, 1919 

(discharge practically zero).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. The city of Clarinda installed a new water-supply system during 

summer of 1919 and now pumps water from river a few hundred feet above 

gage.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent. Rating curve used October 1-30, March 23 to May 2, and August 3 to September 30 fairly well 

defined. .Gage read to hundredths once daily; twice daily during periods*of 

rapidly changing stage. Daily discharge ascertained by applying daily gage 

height to rating table except as explained in footnote to table of daily discharge. Records poor.

Discharge measurements of Nodaway River at Clarinda, Iowa, during the year ending

September SO, 1923

[Made by J. B. Spiegel]

Date

Oct. 18 . __ . _________

Feb. 9 ___ .

Gage 

height

Feet 

2.10

-2.32

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

29.5

Date

Apr. 20. _ ... ____ . .....

Gage 

height

Feet 

2.77

2.80

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

122

132

° Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Nodaway River at Clarinda, Iowa, for the year 

ending September SO, 1923

Day

1 ..........

2 ..........

3 ... ....

4 __ 

5 . .._......

6 ___ . ...

7 __ . 

8 ....

9 ... ....

10, __ - ....

11 ____ ..

12 __ . .....

13 _____ .

14 ___ . ....

15 ._..._- ....

Oct.

100

84

84

75

68

68

84

136

178

156

92

84

54

32

Nov.

87

81

75

65

65

62

49

AK

55

134

134

106

Dec.

31

28

31

30

30

Feb.

-to

Mar.

25

Apr.

146

136

226

263

202

178

146

136

127

178

202

May

54

42

222

210

198

134

106

67

V7

55

45

248

187

154

106

June

97

154

894

450

930

858

822

235

210

198

187

580

July

358

248

97

87

71

61

59

54

4ft

38

34

66

44

Aug.

12

10

84

178

520

555

454

382

422

.454

304

202

167

136

136

Sept.

65

47

40

36

42

38

214

127

118

118

100

92

92

75

68
NODAWAY RIVER BASIN 281

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Nodaway River at Clarinda, Iowa, for the year 

ending September SO, 1928 Continued

Day

16. _____

17 

18 --. 

19 __ - 

20 

21 . . _-

22 __ . ___

23 ____ 

24 ....

25 --

26 ... 

27 __ . .... .

28 - ----- ...

29 . _

30

31- 

Oct.

32

32

32

30

30

28

23

20

20

16

14

12

11

10

11

81

Nov.

97

84

81

75

73

67

62

64

67

45

41

41

37

35

31

Dec. Feb.

15

Mar.

^ 9H

}

50

202

226

202

178

226

202

178

167

156

Apr.

178

156

156

146

127

136

127

118

109

100

92

84

75

68

62

May

Q7

84

81

75

67

65

55

47

45

41

41

35

30

26

41

115

June

450

198

176

176

165

154

144

134

115

482

222

187

176

July

38

32

32

27

OE

24

24

24

20

20

17

16

14

16

16

13

Aug.

136

127

127

118

92

84

75

64

53

en

43

44

44

45

60

Sept.

68

75

Rd.

75

68

136

IfiQ

QO

92

100

136

9on

486

454

NOTE. Discharge Oct. 16. Oct. 31 to Dec. 5, Feb. 25 to Mar. 22, Apr. 25, May 3 to Aug. 2, and Aug. 27 

to Sept. 1 estimated fronwgage-height record, weather records, and by comparison with records of flow 

of near-by streams.

Monthly discharge of Nodaway River at Clarinda, Iowa, for the year ending September 30, 1923

[Drainage area, 740 square miles]

Month

June .....

July . .. ...

The year ______________ . ....

Discharge in second -feet

Maximum

362 

134

226 

263 

248 

1,250 

358 

555 

486

" 1, 250

Minimum

10 

31

62 

26 

97 

13 

10 

36

Mean

66.4 

66.5 

"15 

«20 

"15 

77.8 

142 

91.3 

370 

61.5 

171 

124

102

Per square 

mile

0.090 

.090 

.020 

.027 

.020 

.105 

.192 

.123 

.500 

.083 

.231 

.167

.138

Runoff 

in inches

0.10 

.10 

.02 

.03 

.02 

.12 

.21 

.14 

.56 

.11 

.27 

.19

1.87

> Estimated.

NODAWAY RIVER NEAR BURLINGTON JUNCTION, HO.

LOCATION. In NE. ^i sec. 17, T. 65 N., R. 37 W., at highway bridge a fourth of 

a mile below Wabash Railway bridge, 1^4 miles west of Burlington Junction, 

Nodaway County, 3 miles above Mill Creek, 9 miles above Sand Creek, and 

12 miles above Florida Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,240 square miles (measured on base maps of Missouri and 

Iowa; scale, 1:500,000).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March 4, 1922, to September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Chain gage bolted to handrail on upstream side of bridge; read by 

C. O. Rundle.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of highway bridge or 

by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of sand and silt; clean except for 

some lodged drift; shifting. Channel is an artificial ditch section. No welldefined control. Stage-discharge relation fairly permanent. 

18775 27f WSP 566 19
282 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 7.94 feet at 

8 a. m. March 26 (discharge, 3,480 second-feet); minimum stage, 1.80 feet 

at 7.10 p. m. July 26 (discharge, 15 second-feet).

1922-23: Maximum stage recorded, 10.42 feet at 6 p.m. July 29,1922 (discharge, 6,710 second-feet); minimum stage, that of July 26, 1923.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent except as affected by ice. Rating curve fairly well defined between 45 and 2,500 second-feet; poorly defined 

above. Gage read to hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained 

by applying mean daily gage height to rating table except as noted in footnote to table of daily discharge. Records fair except for October, September, and periods of ice effect, for which they are poor.

Discharge measurements of Nodaway River near Burlington Junction, Mo., during 

the year ending September SO, 192S

Date

Oct. 25

Dec. 28

Feb. 22

Made byAustin and Denison _

E. L. Williams ____

.....do. 

Gage 

height

Feet 

2.08

«2.52

3.47

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

34

56

25

6418

Date

Apr. 6

May 5

July 12

Made by 

V. L. Austin ....

.....do __ .............

.....do .................

W. S. Frame __ . __ .

Qage 

height

Feet 

3.39

3.00

3.44

2.50

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

344

212

344

104

« Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.. 

6 Accuracy doubtful.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Nodaway River near Burlington Junction, Mo., 

for the year ending September SO, 1928

Day

2 -

5 - 

T. .............

Q

10- - -

11 

12 

iq

15 

16.. . __ ....

17- -

1O

19- 

20 ........

21 __ . __

22. . ..

23. __ - _ ..

24 .. ._.

25. - .

26 ..............

27. ____ . __ .

28- _____

OQ

30. _ ..

31 __ .

Oct.

58

46

36

34

28

35

61

58

42

48

32

38

46

67

52

43

41

37

35

32

32

37

38

26

32

33

30

24

Q1

25

55

Nov.

153

474

346

242

284

256

215

144

53

53

164

2,350

A42

362

314

270

242

202

176

164

146

133

120

116

114

112

106

103

103

103

Dec.

105

90

R4

73

73

59

55

61

87

82

59

45

34

34

26

26

26

26

26

26

34

34

45

45

45

45

45

59

KQ

75

133

Jan.

96

87

65

59

59

59

59

72

78

82

84

62

65

75

65

67

73

72

59

62

58

51

67

62

77

73

61

78

85

73

Feb.

55

43

34

34

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

34

45

51

58

59

Mar.

58

64

80

110

362

410

330

151

 164

103

110

103

99

110

72

46

41

42

25

23

129

762

835

2,250

2,670

3,000

1,290

654

474

474

442

Apr.

256

228

256

299

346

299

299

270

256

256

228

202

144

135

228

346

299

242

135

189

242

284

582

582

378

314

314

228

133

131

May

129

129

149

189

189

84

89

127

103

89

105

726

378

256

242

256

202

164

164

151

142

135

127

112

94

84

80

78

87

108

164

June

202

284

346

875

442

762

618

510

510

1,950

726

618

442

346

284

299

346

314

510

284

228

215

153

118

99

87

153

582

176

176

July

510

228

176

394

798

510

176

114

94

75

82

215

129

270

146

110

82

61

53

53

48

42

37

34

26

16

22

26

26

25

29

Aug.

23

25

61

270

654

1,090

1,220

582

1,680

835

442

215

284

442

284

442

228

108

101

59

59

62

65

59

53

48

256

654

618

442

474

Sept.

164

82

84

OR

QC

105

120

89

65

53

48

44

32

29

29

32

69

78

106

92

131

51

53

64

61

48

41

94

284

410

. NOTE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 11-29, Jan. 4-8, and Feb. 3-24; daily discharge 

ascertained by applying to rating table mean daily gage height corrected for ice effect by means of discharge measurements, observer's notes, and weather records. Discharge interpolated Apr. 30.
NODAWAY fllVER BASIN 283

Monthly discharge of Noda way River near Burlington Junction, Mo., for the year

ending September 30,1923

[Drainage area, 1,240 square miles]

Month

October __ ___________________

November ________ . __ . _______ ..

February- .....................................

March _____________________

April..........................................

July...........................................

August ........................................

September ... ______________ .. ....

The year ................................

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

67 

2,350 

133 

96 

5& 

3,000 

582 

726 

1,950 

798 

1,680 

410

3,000

Minimum

24 

53 

26 

51 

2ft 

23 

131 

78 

87 

16 

23 

29

16

Mean

39.7 

269 

55.4 

69.2 

32.4 

499 

270 

166 

422 

149 

382 

91.3

204

Per square 

mile

0.032 

.217 

.045 

.056 

.026 

.402 

.218 

.134 

.340 

.120 

.308 

.074

.165

Run-off 

in inches

0.04 

.24 

.05 

.06 

.03 

.46 

.24 

.15 

.38 

.14 

.36 

.08

2.23

WEST NODAWAY RIVER AT VHIISCA, IOWA

LOCATION. In sec. 28, T. 71 N., R. 36 W., at Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 

Railroad bridge (Clarinda branch) half a mile west of Villisca, Montgomery County, and 1 mile above junction with Middle Nodaway River.

DRAINAGE AREA. 360 square miles (measured on map issued by United States 

Geological Survey; scale, 1:500,000).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 20, 1918, to September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Chain gage attached to upstream guardrail of bridge; read by G. S. 

Dunn. Datum lowered 2 feet October 1, 1919.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of bridge or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Stream bed formed of sand and mud; no well-defined 

control. Banks were overflowed frequently prior to dredging of new channel.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 4.90 feet at 

7.40 a. m. March 23 (discharge estimated, 263 second-feet); minimum stage, 

1.36 feet at 4.20 p.m. July 30 (discharge, 5 second-feet).

1918-1923: Maximum, stage recorded, 18.4 feet (present datum) April 

23, 1919 (discharge, 3,780 second-feet); minimum stage, 1.51 feet several 

times in September and October, 1918, and July 9, 1921 (discharge, about 

1 second-foot).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent. Rating curves used October 1 to March 26, March 27 to April 2, and September 21-30 poorly 

denned. Gage read to hundredths twice daily except Sundays. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating table and 

interpolating for Sundays except as explained in footnote to table of daily 

discharge. Records poor.
284 SURFACE WATER, SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

Discharge measurements of West Nodaway River at Villisca, Iowa, 

ending September 30, 1923

[Made by J. B. Spiegel]

Date

Oct. 18 _________ . __

Feb. 8. __ _.

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.55

" 1 96

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

11.0

5.3

Date

Sept. 20 

Gage 

height

Feet

1 R1

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

41

97

 Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of West Nodaway River at Villisca, Iowa, for the 

year ending September 30, 1923

Day

1 .......

2 ______

A

5 ___ ....

6 - ...

7 

10 

11 __ - ~

12.... ID

14 __ - ~ 

15.. - -

16 _. -

17 ....

18-.. 

19

20 

21 ..........

22. .........

23 _ ....

24.... 

25 __ . .....

26 _____ . 27 __ ..-..-

28 __ . ....

29 __ ... ...

30.. 

31 ___ ....

Oct.

16

13

17

15

14

15

13

18

30

22

16

12

16

11

11

11

16

11

11

11

10

12

13

17

12

14

11

10

11

12

24

Nov.

64

77

49

41

34

26

21

24

22

22

22

in

81

84

36

32

30

28

28

29

26

25

24

24

21

22

24

22

25

Dec.

22

21

20

18

20

13

Feb.

5.3

Mar.

15

5

10

20

40

70

258

217

170

122

100

101

76

68

57

Apr.

54

52

75

58

eo

53

52

4R

45

41

42

40

30

69

ftQ

60

47

46

42

46

58

55

52

53

47

36

35

30

91

20

May

22

20

oo

90

00

9.ft

22

20

17

17

21

25

<M

24

45

40

27

23

oq

20

18

16

20

20

18

16

16

16

22

20

15

June

18

28

in

32

IP.

77

Q7

103

86

70

CQ

9.7

32

90

40

78

117

OK

26

DO

18

16

14

13

' 13

18

40

25

54

July

26

OO

42

30

20

17

16

14

13

11

59

36

22

10

16

12

11

ID

14

11

10

8

10

6

6

8

10

8

5

6

Aug.

11

g

14

40

ion

203

67

106

70

60

KK

44

41

41

30

30

28

26

23

31

23

23

27

30

30

30

30

30

40

Sept.

55

50

46

11

99

09

36

29

9ft

oo

28

O1

oo

21

oo

90

40

38

4fl

44

95

68

55

56

59

56

78

140

149

240

NOTE. Discharge Mar. 1-22 and Apr. 3 to Sept. 20 estimated from gage-height and weather records 

and by comparison with flow of near-by streams.

Monthly discharge of West Nodaway River at Villisca, Iowa, for the year ending

September 30, 1923

[Drainage area, 360 square miles]

Month

July - . __. _ _.

September _ . .

The vear

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

30

84

258 

75 

45 

133 

59 

203 

240

258

Minimum

10 

20

20 

15 

13 

5 

9 

21

Mean

14.5 

33.8 «10 

«5 

«4 

50.6 

47.9 

22.8 

44.3 

17.9 

50.5 

55.1

29.7

Per 

square 

mile

a 040

-094 

.028 

.014 

.011 

.141 

.133 

.063 

.123 

.050 

.140 

.153

.082

Run-oft 

in 

inches

0.05 

.10 

.03 

.02 

.01 

.16 

.15 

.07 

.14 

.06 

.16 

.17

1.12

> Estimated.
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PAET VI 285

PLATTE RIVER BASIN (IOWA-MO.) 

PLATTE RIVER AT CONCEPTION JUNCTION, HO.

LOCATION. In NE. % sec. 11, T. 63 N., R. 34 W., at highway bridge, 1 mile 

above Wabash Railway bridge, 1 mile north of Conception Junction, Nodaway County, 6 miles below Honey Creek, and 14 miles above Long Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 492 square miles (measured on base maps of Missouri and 

Iowa; scale 1:500,000).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July 11, 1921, to September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Chain gage bolted to wooden handrail on downstream side of bridge; 

read by Frank Ulmer and Donald Bright.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of highway bridge, 

from railroad bridge 1 mile below, or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of silt, sand, and small gravel; clean 

and probably shifting. Banks wooded. Left bank high, but right bank is 

overflowed at extreme high stages. Low-water control is a light gravel bar 

100 feet below gage; fairly permanent.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 17.45 feet at 

7.40 a. m. November 13 (discharge, 3,900 second-feet); minimum stage, 

2.16 feet at 7.30 p. m. August 3 (discharge, 5 second-feet).

1921-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 20.62 feet July 10,1922 (discharge, 

8,730 second-feet); minimum discharge, 0.48 second-foot from current-meter 

measurement January 30, 1922.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

REGULATION. Reservoir at Parnell is emptied on Saturday nights, but the 

effect is hardly noticeable.

ACCUEACT. Stage-discharge relation permanent during year except as affected 

by ice. Rating curve fairly well defined above 11 second-feet; extended 

below. Gage read to hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained by 

applying mean daily gage height to rating table, except as explained in footnote to table of daily discharge. Records good for medium and high 

stages; fair for very low stages and for periods of ice effect.

Discharge measurements of Platte River at Conception Junction, Mo., during the 

year ending September SO, 1928

Day

Oct. 24

Dec. 28

Feb. 22

Apr. 5

Made by 

V.L. Austin. __ . __

E.L.Williams _____

__ do _ .......... _ .

Gage 

height

Feet 

2.52

"2.78

"2.48

4.76

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

14

21

12

153

Date Made by 

.-... do........ .... .....

.. do...... . ....

W.S. Frame. __ 

Gage 

height

Feet 

4.74

5.22

2.71

2.57

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

153

195

19

16

 Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. Incomplete ice cover.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Platte River at Conception Junction, Mo., for the 

year ending September SO, 1923

Day

1. __ . __ . ...

2 ___ .. ...

3 ...........

4 ..............

5 ..............

6. .............

7 ... ........

8 . -

9. .............

10 ...........

Oct.

14

14

13

12

11

11

375

295

70

31

Nov.

139

255

166

122

295

139

84

58

46

Dec.

52

52

46

46

43

40

43

35

38

38

Jan.

29

24

26

25

24

21

22

19

19

17

Feb.

21

16

16

17

17

16

14

14

20

Mar.

16

16

21

35

77

98

91

130

53

35

Apr.

98

91

01

122

148

148

122

98

84

70

May

77

61

61

900

285

80

80

58

43

35

June

40

33

46

205

355

285

235

315

148

795

July

84

91

52

31

31

157

55

26

17

12

Aug.

7

6

6

7

31

185

80

195

74

235

Sept.

13

25

29

26

24

14

16

15

13

14
286 SURFACE WATER SUPPIA, 1923, PART VI

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Platte River at Conception Junction, Mo., for the 

year ending September 80, 1928 Continued.

Day

11 _______

12 ..............

13- -- __.__ _

14 ___ . ........

15. .............

16 ________ .

17 ... ........

18 ____. .

19. .- __..__._

20 

21. .............

22 ..............

23 .__.____

24 _ ........

25- -- ._____._

26- __ . ........

27 .. ._______.

28. __ - ........

29..............

30- .........

31. __ ... ......

Oct.

12

21

19

106

166

70

31

21

17

13

13

13

12

12

9

12

11

11

9

10

Nov.

43

1,650

3,900

1,710

07 e

235

114

QQ

88

80

74

67

64

fid.

64

58

52

Dec.

oo

OQ

25

25

21

91

19

19

19

21

18

21

21

21

21

in

19

23

20

Jan.

91

19

18

19

10

20

1Q

9*>

94

94

10

17

20

1ft

14

18

10

14

10

17

10

Feb.

in

10

12

10

10

13

10

19

19

10

19

12

14

14

14

14

Mar.

35

QC

49

KK

70

98

106

295

i«;7

«;9O

588

1,000

7 en

e.4.9

361

217

226

179

Apr.

64

61

68

74

QA

157

139

106

77

09

106

225

i i art

576

305

225

166

106

94

May

40

i onn

900

408

205

no

Q4

80

67

58

46

40

38

01

27

30

32

35

185

77

June

636

A,1 Q

275

175

175

106

55

70

70

52

33

30

18

' 15

14

49

38

£8

July

67

18

275

285

ad

49

on

19

15

19

11

10

. 7

6

7

7

7

7

7

6

6

Aug.

4QR

98

67

38

19

166

91

AQ

70

13

12

10

8

15

13

12

11

12

Sept.

13

12

22

17

23

29

345

386

QQ7

576

265

170

74

46

27

21

19

70

375

NOTE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 13-30 and Feb. 3-24; daily discharge ascertained 

by applying to rating table mean daily gage heights corrected for ice effect by means of discharge measurements, observer's notes, and weather records. Gage not read Apr. 13, 20,28, May 27, 28, June 21, 25, 

Aug. 2, 31, Sept. 16, and 23; discharge interpolated.

Monthly discharge of Platte River at Conception Junction, Mo., for the year ending

September 80, 198S 

[Drainage area, 492 square miles]

Month

January ______________ ___

March _____________________

July...........................................

The year _____ ___________

Discharge in seeond-ieet

Maximum

375 

3,900 

52 

29 

21 

1,000 

1,180 

1,300 

795 

285 

496 

576

3,900

Minimum

9 

43 

18 

13 

10 

16 

61 

27 

14 

6 

6 

11

6

Mean

46.7 

376 

28.6 

19.9 

14.3 

225 

178 

181 

170 

48.1 

72.4 

103

122

Per 

square 

mile

0.095 

.764 

.058 

.040 

.029 

.457 

.362 

.368 

.346 

.098 

.147 

.209

.248

Run-off 

in 

inches

0.11 

.86 

.07 

.05 

.03 

.53 

.40 

.42 

.39 

.11 

.17 

.23

3.36

KANSAS RIVER BASIN

REPUBLICAN RIVER AT SCANDIA, EANS.

LOCATION. In NE. ^4 sec. 17, T. 3 S., R. 4 W., at highway bridge at Scandia, 

Republic County, and 4 miles below Dry Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 23,000 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August 27,1919, to September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Vertical staff in three sections; 0.0 to 3.34 feet on cut-off pile on left 

bank 5 feet from first pier; 2.0 to 13.7 feet painted on left face of downstream pier at right end of first left truss span; 11.65 to 16.0 feet fastened 

to southwest corner of Missouri Pacific Railway Co.'s station, 250 feet from 

left end of bridge; read by Charles P. Nordman.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of highway bridge 

or by wading.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 287

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of clean sand; shifting. Low sand bars 

covered with small vegetation. No well-defined control. The Chicago, 

Rock Island & Pacific Railway bridge and approach fill half a mile downstream is control at high stages. Bankful stage, 9 feet.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 11.4 feet at 

6.30 a. m. June 12 (discharge, 16,700 second-feet); minimum stage recorded, 

1.50 feet on October 9, 15, and 16 (discharge, 2 second-feet).

1919-1923: Maximum stage recorded, that of June 12, 1923; minimum 

discharge, that of October 9,15, and 16,1922.

High-water mark of June 20,1915, painted on Missouri Pacific Railway 

Co.'s station, corresponds to a stage of 14.2 feet.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation seriously affected by ice.

REGULATION. Flow affected by operation of power plant at Superior, Nebr.

DIVERSIONS. Some water is diverted for irrigation in western Nebraska.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent; affected by ice and by shifting control. Rating curve fairly well defined between 20 and 11,000 secondfeet. Gage read to hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained by 

applying mean daily gage height to rating table. Indirect method for shifting control used June 17 to September 30. Records fair.

Discharge measurements of Republican River at Scandia, Kans., during the year 

ending September SO, 1923

Date

Oct. 27

Feb. 21

May 10

Made by- Gage 

height

Fed 

1.69

3.22

2.93

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

34.4

564

598

Date

May 25

Sept. 7

Made by 

 Q. H. Barger . _

Gage 

height

Feet 

8.42

3.02

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

9,660

792

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Republican River at Scandia, Kans., for the year 

ending September 30, 192S

Day

1 __ . ........

2. _ . _ . __

3-.... ..

4. _______

5- __ . ___ .

6 ___ . .......

7 ________

8- __ - . ...

9. 

10-. .

11. _ . .........

12- .. __ .

13 .- ..

14. .............

15. __ ____ .

16. _ . _____

17 _ ... . 

18- __ - _ ...

19 

20 

21. _ .... ......

22 .........

23 ...

24. ___ . .......

25 ___ . .......

26. __ . __ ...

27... __ . .......

28- .... .....

29 . .......

30 .- __ .

31 ...

Oct.

28

14

14

9

17

7

4

7

3

6

11

24

10

8

5

4

7

11

17

19

33

38

56

80

21

24

19

38

68

89

62

Nov.

125

98

68

86

113

119

107

395

780

640

780

685

730

595

420

395

370

320

316

306

345

370

370

395

450

450

4 en

420

OAK

Dec.

370

420

370

370

345

345

320

288

255

235

227

219

215

215

215

215

2J5

215

215

215

223

235

255

275

306

345

qQC

420

420

420

dsn

Jan.

515

480

450

450

480

550

640

830

640

595

550

515

515

515

515

595

640

640

550

515

480

4sn

AQf\

450

420

OQC

450

OQE

395

420

Feb.

420

420

420

420

420

420

420

420

420

420

420

420

450

450

480

480

480

480

Aon

4sn

480

515

550

KQC

595

595

7sn

Mar.

730

685

640

640

640

595

595

515

480

450

550

515

480

450

420

420

480

480

515

515

640

730

S<K

730

CQK

685

ecA

Apr.

480

515

450

450

420

370

370

480

480

480

480

asn

515

480

480

480

420

420

420

420

395

V7f\

370

395

420

AQ(\

595

780

May

780

685

830

1,520

1,105

730

830

780

640

640

515

480

450

420

395

395

370

450

2,070

3,300

4,260

q QAf\

10,800

9,650

iq IAA

11,700

7,470

5,110

5,280

5,280

June

8,480

6,310

4,600

6,490

5,960

7,870

6,310

7,070

8,590

7,470

13,100

14,100

7,070

5,620

4,260

3,300

2,820

2,510

2,360

2,360

1 04T1

3,460

3

OAA

1,280

Gun

1,050

5 960

4,770

1,520

QQC

July

995

995

1,520

2,660

1,650

1,050

830

1,050

830

640

395

420

1,050

885

2,210

3,140

4,260

6,310

6,130

5,280

6,310

5,110

3 AOA

2 980*

2,360

1 790

1,585

1,280

QQ5

885

Aug.

640

515

830

1,650

1,160

1,050

940

940

3,620

5,280

6,670

5,790

3,940

3,460

3,140

2,510

2,070

1,585

1,280

1,400

1,280

1,050

QAK

tun

Q3A

780

730

7in

640

595

480

Sept.

480

450

420

685

1,585

1,520

1,280

730

640

515

420

370

370

345

345

316

370

515

830

940

2,820

2,360

1,930

1,105

1,930

1,650

1 O^A

1,220

2,660

9 91 n

NOTE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 8-26, Jan. 31 to Feb. 23, and Mar. 17-20; discharge 

estimated from study of gage-height record, observer's notes, and weather records.
288 SUKFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PAET VI

Monthly discharge of Republican River at Scandia, Kans., for the year ending

September SO, 1983

Month

December ... ________ . _____ __ . __

March ____________________

April ...... ... ..-.. .. - ..-._-_ ._.. .... 

May... . .. ._.-__._...._..._._......__. _.._..

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

89 

780 

480 

830 

780 

730 

780 

13,100 

14,100 

6,310 

6,670 

2,820

14,100

Minimum

3

68 

215 

395 

420 

420 

370 

370 

885 

305 

480 

316

3

Mean

24.3 

383 

299 

517 

485 

563 

466 

3,040 

5,130 

2,270 

1,860 

1,080

1,340

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,490 

22,800 

18,400 

31,800 

26,900 

34,600 

27,700 

187,000 

305,000 

140,000 

114,000 

64,300

974,000

EEPUBLICAN EIVER AT WAKEFIELD, KANS.

LOCATION. In NE. M sec. 5, T. 10 S., R. 4 E., at highway bridge one-fourth mile 

north of Union Pacific Railroad station at Wakefield, Clay County, 25 

miles above confluence with Smoky Hill River, and 65 miles below Salt 

Creek, first important tributary above.

DRAINAGE AREA. 24,700 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 21,1917, to September 30,1923.

GAGE. Chain gage on upstream side of highway bridge at center of middle span; 

read by S. R. Winsor. An auxiliary high-water vertical staff, from 13.6 to 

20.3 feet is spiked to large cottonwood tree on right bank, 25 feet below 

bridge.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of highway bridge or 

by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of clean sand; shifting. No welldefined control. Bankful stage, 11 feet.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 12.86 feet at 

7.50 p. m. June 4 (discharge, 20,100 second-feet); minimum stage, 1.94 feet 

at 5.55 p. m. October21 (discharge, 16 second-feet).

1917-1923: Maximum of stage recorded, that June 4, 1923; minimum 

discharge, that of October 21,1922.

The flood of June, 1915, which covered the entire valley probably reached 

a stage of 20 feet.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation affected seriously by ice.

REGULATION. Flow is affected by operation of water-power plant at Clay Center.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent; affected by ice and by 

shifting control. Rating curve fairly well defined. Gage read to hundredths 

twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage 

height to rating table. Indirect method for shifting control used June 18 

to September 30. Records good except for periods of ice effect, for which 

they are fair.
KANSAS EIVEB BASIN 289

Discharge measurements of Republican River at Wakefield, Kans., during the year 

ending September SO, 1928

Date

Oct 24

Feb. 17

Mar. 17

Made by 

Kinnison and Barger 

.....do __ - . .

Gage 

height

Feet 

2.27

2.80

4.03

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

81 

364

140

1,100

Date

May 29

29

A IICF 1

Made by 

Kinnison and Barger...

.... .do . .

.....do ...... ...........

Gage 

height

Feet 

10.08 

10.91

8.15

4.07

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

11,700 

14,400

8,170

1,300

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Republican River at Wakefield, Kans., for the 

year ending September SO, 192S

Day

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.

50

45

67

40

77

35

33

4fl

33

33

31

1Q

57

54

47

df\

52

50

38

36

24

29

47

on

^4

14.

22

36

36

38

70

Nov.

341

270

239

181

157

181

181

176

141

138

356

3,120

1,080

860

fi»4

624

ROB

RAQ

4SO

4. 19

OQO

qoo

372

362

QQQ

AM

4.9P1

425

425

At} e

Dec.

398

388

398

393

coo

372

377

308

298

322

312

280

252

244

244

235

235

235

244

252

261

275

289

OQQ

<M9

317

332

346

346

351

398

Jan.

356

398

388

298

275

244

210

261

«7

537

624

595

595

Kf*fi

CfiA

KQK

624

566

537

KAQ

508

AM.

^Q8

QQQ

425

AM

OQQ,

398

398

J.19

398

Feb.

398

298

VAA

346

346 <MLR

356

388

425

452

OQQ

9Qft

239

1QQ

141

149

393

A M

452

480

537

452

509

Cftft

624

Mar.

595

654

785

785

750

684

fi>u.

654

654

624

624

624

Rf)A

CQC

Kf*fi

KKA

624

624

624

CO'7

566

KAQ

508

fiftA

684

684

fi*U

717

fit;4.

624

Apr.

624

624

624

595

595

595

566

566

566

508

508

508

KAQ

KAQ

KAQ

KAQ

ErtQ

430

452

480

CAO

CO7

*!¥7

Qfin

A K()

AM

CQC

595

624

May

750

1,040

1,130

900

1,080

820

1,280

860

750

750

900

900

Qfin

684

654

624

595

990

2,100

1,970

1 Ann

3,610

5,080

Q 9Hfl

11,200

U dftft

13,400

19 nnn

7 nnn

6,560

June

5,910

6,780

8,590

15,500

17,000

11,000

9,970

10,400

17,300

15,700

14,200

17,300

16,800

16,000

8,360

7,220

5,910

4,500

3,610

<l 44ft

3

OOA

9 ft9A

5,910

4,130

3,610

2,670

2,520

9,280

8,360

6 Ann

July

3,120

2,240

5,280

4,690

2,670

3,280

2,380

1,970

1,600

1,380

1,280

2,520

8,360

7,670

3,280

4,690

4,130

3,120

4,500

5,700

3

7QA

5,080

5,280

3

QEA

O Q7A

2,670

9 OA(\

2,100

1,720

1 490

1,380

Aug.

1,280

1,180

1,130

1,080

1,280

1,600

1,280

1,490

1,840

1,180

3,950

5,700

5,910

4,500

3,610

2,970

2,820

2,240

1,970

1,720

1,490

1,380

1,280

1,180

1,080

1,130

1,490

1,180

990

945

860

Sept.

860

717

71?

654

654

750

785

990

750

750

654

595

566

537

508

452

508

537

480

595

785

1,040

1,720

1,720

1,490

2,520

2,970

2,240

1,490

1,130

NOTE. Gage not read Feb. 25; discharge interpolated. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 

10-28, Jan. 5,6, Feb. 3-21, Mar. 13 and 19; discharge estimated from a study of observer's notes and of 

temperature and precipitation records.

Monthly discharge of Republican River at Wakefield, Kans., for the year ending

September 30, 1923

Month

October ___________________________

February ________________________

April . __ . __ - ___ . __ - ____ . __ . __ . __ .

July. _. _______ . _

The year _______________________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

90 

3,120 

398 

624 

624 

785 

900 

13,400 

17,300 

8,360 

5,910 

2,970

17,300

Minimum

22

138 

235 

210 

141 

508 

452 

595 

2,520 

1,280 

860 

452

22

Mean

45.7 

494 

313 

450 

389 

638 

555 

3,270 

8,790 

3,440 

1,990 

1,010

1,780

Run-off in 

acre-feet

2,810 

29,400 

19,200 

27,700 

21,600 

39,200 

33,000 

201,000 

523,000 

212,000 

122,000 

60,100

1,290,000

18775 27 f wsp 566 20
290 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

KANSAS RIVER AT ODGEN, KANS.

LOCATION. In SE. J^ sec. 12, T. 11 S., R. 6 E., at highway bridge one-fourth 

mile below Sevenmile Creek, three-fourths mile southeast of Odgen, Riley 

County, 2 miles below Clark Creek, and 10 miles below junction of Smoky 

Hill and Republican Rivers, which unite to form Kansas River.

DRAINAGE ABBA. 15,200 square miles.

RBCOBDS AVAILABLE. June 19, 1917, to September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Chain gage on upstream side of highway bridge; read by Arthur Estes. 

A vertical staff from 21.0 to 29.8 feet is spiked to quaking-aspen tree on upstream side of road, 200 feet from right end of bridge.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of highway bridge or 

by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of clean sand; shifting. No welldefined control. Old truss spans of former bridge form obstruction in 

channel 200 feet below bridge. Bankful stage, 18 feet.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 18.2 feet at 

6.30 a. m. June 10 (discharge, 32,600 second-feet); minimum stage recorded, 

4.12 feet at 7 a. m. October 30 (discharge, 103 second-feet).

1917-1923: Maximum stage recorded, that of June 10, 1923; minimum 

stage recorded, that of October 30, 1922.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation seriously affected by ice.

REGULATION. Flow affected by operation of power plants on tributary streams.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent; affected by shifting control and by ice. Rating curve fairly well defined. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating table. Indirect method 

for shifting control used October 1-17 and August 1 to September 30. 

Records fair.

Discharge measurements of Kansas River at Ogden, Kans., during the year ending

September 30, 1923

Date

Oct. 23

Feb. 16

22

May 29

Made by 

.....do..-.,. .......

__ .do .. . _ . ....

Kinnison and Barger..

Gage 

height

Feet

4 99

5.67

ad. Oft

5.34

14.73

Discharge

Sec-ft.

759

4fU

711

17,700

Date

14

Made by 

H. B. Kinnison ........

.....do. ..... ...

Gage 

height

Feet 

13.78

17.71

7.06

6.02

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

17, (m

30,900

2,46C

1,680

« Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Kansas River at Ogden, Kans., for the year ending September 80, 1923

Day

1 _ .....

2.. .........

3 . 

4. __ . __ .

5 __ - -

6. ___ - ...

7 ...........

8.. ........

9 ........

10- ....

11 ___ . .....

12 __ - ......

13-... ..

14. __ . .....

15 ......

Oct.

216

223

438

244

167

170

134

145

161

151

151

216

140

252

286

Nov.

307

665

595

525

JQC

438

410

382

438

248

11,500

9,020

4,160

2.740

Dec.

7>IK

970

665

705

Q7ft

665

665

665

595

410

495

495

495

495

Jan.

630

745

KQC

495

560

JQO

COK

438

705

925

880

880

835

790

Feb.

CQC

630

382

382

382

382

qcK

qcc

331

Q/V7

331

331

331

331

355

Mar.

835

925

880

1,150

1,060

1.100

QOK

Q7ft

880

QQK

835

880

790

1.020

Apr.

7QO

970

970

970

925

925

QQK

745

790

835

835

835

745

880

May

1,020

1,060

1,300

1,500

1,250

1,820

1,600

2,040

2 74ft

2,500

2,260

2,260

O f\Af\

1.600

June

13,400

9,980

12,300

13,900

94 inn

18,300

16 400

19,000

26,500

31,200

29,400

29,700

29,400

31,200

25.400

July

6,380

4,650

10,500

15,700

] 1,500

7,200

6,580

4,830

4,010

4,160

3,720

5,390

9,500

41,500

8.310

Aug.

2,380

2,380

2,150

2,040

2,040

2,150

2,380

2,380

2,500

2,740

2,380

4,830

6,180

5,980

4,480

Sept.

2,040

1,820

1,710

1,820

1,710

1,500

1,500

1,710

1,710

1,600

1,500

1,500

1,300

l,30o

l,25n
KANSAS BIVEK BASIN 291

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Kansas River at Ogden, Kans.,for the year ending 

September SO, 1923 Continued

Day

16. __ . .....

17.. .........

18 ___ . .....

19. __ ......

20 ___ .. ....

21 ___ . .....

22... ___ .

23. ..........

24... ........

25...........

26- - ..___

27. __ . .....

28...........

29. __ . .....

30. __ ......

91

Oct.

177

157

164

216

148

187

148

355

216

157

239

180

120

14S

Nov.

2,260

2,040

1,710

1,400

1,200

1,020

835

790

705

970

835

880

835

745

745

Dec.

495

495

465

465

465

465

465

465

465

465

495

525

630

665

665

Jan.

790

745

835

835

880

745

705

665

595

665

525

595

495

495

630

EQE

Feb.

382

331

382

438

465

525

595

630

630

630

790

835

790

Mar.

835

790

790

745

705

705

835

705

595

595

835

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,060

oon

Apr.

925

790

630

630

745

880

745

790

835

2,260

1,500

1,250

1,200

1,020

1,100

May

1,600

1,500

1,400

1,400

1,930

3,460

3,460

5,580

9.980

11,700

17, 300

16,400

18,700

20,300

15,400

1Q cnn

June

22,300

19,300

16,700

14,800

10,200

8,080

6,990

6,780

7,410

6,380

5,580

4,830

6,380

11,200

9,020

July

9,260

8,080

5,980

4,830

6,580

5,200

4,650

6,580

5,390

4,480

3,860

4,830

3,590

3,220

2,980

2.740

Aug.

4,010

3,590

3,590

3,100

2,740

2,620

2,500

2,260

2,260

2,380

2,260

2,260

2.500

2,150

1,930

1,820

Sept.

1,150

1,150

1,250

1,250

1,300

1,300

1.600

3,100

5,580

5,010

3,720

4,650

3,860

5,390

4,650

_

NOTE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 13-24, Feb. 3-19, and Mar. 18; discharge estimated from discharge measurements, observer's notes, comparison with the discharge at near-by gaging 

stations and by a study of temperature and precipitation records.

Monthly discharge of Kansas River at Ogden, Kans., for the year ending September

Month

October. _________ . __ .. ________ .' ......

December. ___ . _______________ . ____

January. ___ .. _ . _____________________

March _____ ___________ . ____________

April _______________ . ___ . __ . __ . .....

May _______ ____________ . _____

June

July ........................ ............. ................

September ______ _______ . _ . . _____ ___

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

438 

11, 500 

970 

925 

835 

1,150 

2,260 

20,300 

31,200 

15,700 

6,180 

5,580

31,200

Minimum

120 

307 

410 

438 

307 

595 

630 

1,020 

4,830 

2,740 

1,820 

1,150

120

Mean

192 

1,640 

575 

672 

472 

873 

935 

5,500 

16,200 

6,330 

2,870 

2,300

3,210

Run-off in 

acre-feet

11,800 

97,600 

35,400 

41,300 

26,200 

53,700 

55,600 

338,000 

964,000 

389,000 

176,000 

137,000

2, 330, 000

KANSAS RIVER AT WAMEGO, KANS.

LOCATION. In SE. J4 sec. 9, T. 10 S., R. 10 E., at highway bridge on Main 

Street in Wamego, Pottawatomie County, 3 miles below Antelope Creek, 

and 7 miles above Vermilion River.

DRAINAGE AREA. 54,900 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. January 1, 1919, to September 30, 1923. The United 

States Weather Bureau has intermittent records of stage since June 15,1914.

GAGE. United States Weather Bureau chain gage on downstream side of highway bridge; read by B. A. Larson.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of bridge or by 

wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of clean sand; shifting. No well-defined 

control. Bankful stage, 15 feet.

EXTEMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 15.8 feet at 7 

a. m. June 10 (discharge, 46,600 second-feet); minimum stage recorded, 1.6 

feet several days in October (discharge, 330 second-feet).
292 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

1919-1923: Maximum stage recorded, that of June 10, 1923; minimum 

stage, that recorded several days in October, 1922. The United States 

Weather Bureau has published a maximum stage of 26.3 feet for the flood 

of 1903 and a minimum stage of 1.5 feet on February 22, 1918.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation seriously affected by ice.

REGULATION. Flow is slightly affected by operation of power plants on tributary streams.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent during the year except as 

affected by ice. Rating curve well defined. Gage read to tenths twice 

daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to 

rating table. Records good.

COOPERATION. Gage-height record furnished by United States Weather Bureau.

Discharge measurements of Kansas River at Wamego, Kans., during the year ending

September 30, 1928

Date

Oct. 23

Mar. 2

Made by 

 do .................

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.86

2.59

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

528

1,310

Date

Aug. 1

Made by 

H. B. Kinnison ........

G. H. Barger ...........

Gage 

height

Feet 

12.27

3.99

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

31,500

3,740

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Kansas River at Wamego, Kans., for the year 

ending September 80, 1928

Day

1 __ . _ ..

2 ..........

3 __ ......

A

5 _____ .

6 __ ......

7 __ . _ ..

8 __ . __ .

9..... .

10.... ..-

11 __ ......

12 __ . __ .

13..........

14 __ . .....

15 __ ......

16 __ . .....

17 

18 __ ... 

19 __ . .....

20 

21..........

22 __ .. ....

23 __ . .....

24 __ . .....

25 

26 .

27 __ ... ...

28 __ -. ....

29 __ ......

30 __ ......

31 ___ . ....

Oct.

480

560

4.QA

480

480

480

48ft

480

480

4.QA

480

480

480

480

480

480

480

400

330

330

330

330

365

365

330

365

330

QQA

480

Nov.

650

OK A

OCA

950

SOS

895

895

840

74ft

740,

7 360

TO finn

7 Qfifl

4,710

3 OKA

2,750

2 94ft

1,980

1,620

1,070

1 140

1 140

1,070

1,010

QCA

1,010

1,270

1,140

Dec.

1,070

1 140

1,200

1,270

1 140

950

OCA

Q^n

one

895

One

One

one 

one

QA(\

840

840

84O,

840

Q/fft

840

840

840

840

840

840

950

1,070

1,070

1,200

1,270

Jan.

1,200

1,070

1,070

1,140

1.140

o^n

nen

QCA

1,010

1,070

1 140

1,200

1,270

1,270

1 OAA

1,070

1,070

1 140

1,070

1,200

950

QCA

950

OCA

 Q^rt

one

one

QQK

895

Feb.

one

one

840

840

840

S4A

840

Q4A

840

»4n

840

7Qn

790

740

740

740

740

790

340

790

s4n

840

740

740

sun

neft

1,070

1,070

Mar.

1,140

1,140

1,200

1 R4ft

1,340

1,270

1 QJA

1,410

1,140

1,200

1 140

1,340

1,340

1,340

1 340

1,340

1 340

1,340

1,200

840

1,270

1 9AA

1,270

1,270

1,270

1,340

1,270

1 140

1,140

1,070

1,200

Apr.

1,200

1,200

1 °.4A

1,340

1 qjA

1,480

1,830

1,760

1,410

1,340

1,270

1,270

1,200

1,200

1 140

1,070

1,070

1 200

1,270

1,340

1 140

1,340

in orm

6,200

3 990

1 980

1,830

1,760

May

1,760

1,830

9 OCA

5,190

5,190,

4,230

2,950

2,410

2 580

9 94ft

1 900

9 7<tfl

9 QVI

2,750

2,580

2,070

1 Ofifi

1,980

2,160

3,350

3,150

5 ion

5,690

9,200

10 9ftA

IS flftfi

-IQ QAA

21,100

16, 100

June

15,700

14,300

13,600

19,000

QO CAA

27,900

91 QftA

99 flfifi

OQ Ofln

46,200

49 4flfl

44 Qftft

42 400

37,800

35,000

QQ ftflfi

21 900

18,600

15,400

10,500

S QOfl

n OCA

9,530

8,880

7,360

a t;fin

15,400

13,200

July

10,200

8,560

9 860

19,700

21,100

11,800

7 060

5 Q4O,

5,690

5,690

6,760

17,200

21,100

19,000

16,800

13,200

11,200

8,880

7 OCA

7,960

6,760

7,960

7,960

fi 4.RA

5,690

6,760

6,760

5,190

4,230

3,750

Aug.

3,550

3,350

3,350

3,150

2,950

2,950

3,750

S fiQfl

5 44.fi

5,190

5,190

6,200

6,760

7,960

6,480

4,950

5,440

4,710

3 QQO.

3,750

3,750

2,950

2,750

2,950

2,950

2,950

2

QKA

3,150

2,580

2,580

Sept.

2,580

2,410

2,580

2,580

2,580

2,410

2,410

2,240

2,160

2,070

1,980

1,900

1,900

1,980

1,760

1,620

1,620

1,760

1,760

1,830

2,240

2,240

3,150

4,710

6,200

5.190

5,690

9,860

6,760

10,500

NOTE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 9-27, Jan. 4-9, and Jan. 23 to Feb. 14; discharge 

estimated from a study of gage-height record, observer's notes, meteorological data, and comparison with 

discharge at other gaging stations on Kansas River.
KANSAS EIVEE BASIN 293

Monthly discharge of Kansas River at Wamego, Kans., for the year ending September 30, 1923

Month

October. __ , _____ . _____________ . _ .

Febniary.. ___ . __ . . ____________ ._ ....

April . ..........-..- ........-.. . .... . .

July -- .....-..... . .. ........... . ..... 

September- ________________ ... ______

The year.. __ . __ ...... _________ . __ .

Discharge in second-feet .

Maximum

560 

12,600 

1,270 

1,270 

1,070 

1,410 

10,800 

21,500 

46,200 

21,100 

7,960 

10,500

46,200

Minimum

330 

650 

840 

895 

740 

840 

1,070 

1,760 

7,360 

3,750 

2,580 

1,620

330

Mean

431 

2,150 

957 

1,060 

836 

1,240 

2,050 

6,670 

22,400 

9,870 

4,180 

3,290

4,590

Run-off in 

acre-feet

26,500 

128,000 

58,800 

65,200 

46,400 

76,200 

122, 000 

410, 000 

1, 330, 000 

607, 000 

257,000 

196,000

3,320,000

KANSAS RIVER AT TOPEKA, EANS.

LOCATION. In Topeka, Shawnee County, midway between Topeka Avenue and 

Harrison Street, 300 feet below the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway bridge, 1,460 feet above Melan arch highway bridge on Kansas Avenue, 

and lJ/£ miles above Soldier Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 56,400 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 24 to August 31, 1904, and June 12, 1917, to September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Gurley long-distance water-stage recorder in concrete well and shelter 

on right bank in high-water channel, 50 feet from concrete levee. The 

receiving instrument is in the United States Weather Bureau offices in New 

England Building. Recorder referred to inside staff and outside slope gages, 

set to same datum as chain gage; read by H. C. Swanson.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of Sardou Avenue 

highway bridge 1 mile below gage, from brickyard highway bridge 3 miles 

above gage, or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of sand and silt; shifting. Sand dips 

and dredges above and below gage maintain a deep channel along the 

right bank. No well-defined control. Banks protected by levees, within 

which the water is confined.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage during year from water-stage 

recorder, 21.50 feet at 7.45 a. m. June 10 (discharge, 73,700 second-feet); 

minimum stage recorded, 1.7 feet October 13 (discharge, 590 second-feet). 

1917-1923: Maximum stage recorded, that of June 10, 1923; minimum discharge, 524 second-feet by current-meter measurement January 8, 1922. 

A stage of 26.85 feet referred to present datum, occurred July 7, 1904 

The United States Weather Bureau has published a maximum stage of 32.7 

feet for the flood of May 30, 1903.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation seriously affected by ice. The sand dips keep 

the channel partly free of ice except during extremely cold weather.

REGULATION. The effect of the operation of power plants on the tributaries is 

not appreciable.

ACCURACY.^ Stage-discharge relation not permanent; affected by ice and by shifting control. Rating curve well defined. Operation of water-stage recorder 

satisfactory. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage 

height to rating table. Indirect method for shifting control used October 1 

to May 31. Records good.
294 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

Discharge measurements of Kansas River at Topeka, Kans., during the year ending

September SO, 192S

Date

Jan. 24

25

Feb. 5 

Apr. 5

Made by 

G. H. Barger __ -- .

Kinnison and Barger .. 

Q. H. Barger ___ ...

Oage 

height

Feet 

2.78

2.73

-3.57 

3.18

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

1,080

1 030

900 

1,600

Date

June 10

Sept. 20

Made by 

H. B. Kinnison ___ ._

Barger and Heartburg..

Gage 

height

Feet 

20.98

6.07

4.10

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

68,700

4,930

1,880

o Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Kansas River at Topeka, Kans., for the year ending

September SO,

Day

1 _____ .

2. __ ......

3 __ ...

4 

5 ______ .

6. __ ~

1. ..........

8. . ...

9. __ . __ .

10- .

11 __ . __ .

12...........

13 

14. __ . __ .

15. _ . ___

16 ___ 

17.. 

18. __ .....

19. __ . __ .

20. __ - ....

21...........

22

23 

24 

25. __ .. 

26 .....

27. __ 

28. __ .- 

29 

30 

31 

Oct.

710

710

680

680

710

710

650

650

620

650

620

620

590

680

680

710

680

650

620

620

650

680

680

710

680

680

710

680

710

710

710

Nov.

770

830

860

910

1,020

960

910

910

860

860

960

14,000

20,400

12,600

7,230

4,820

3,760

3,260

2,630

2,210

1,850

1,650

1,470

1,380

1,380

1,300

1,380

1,380

1,300

1,300

Dec.

1,300

1,380

1,300

1,300

1,220

1,150

1,220

1,080

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,150

1, 150

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,150

1.150

1,150

1,080

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,150

Jan.

1,150

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,020

960

1,080

1,080

1,150

1,300

1,300

1,220

1,220

1,220

1,220

1,220

1,300

1,300

1,150

1,020

960

960

860

960

910

960

Feb.

1,080

1,150

1,020

910

910

910

910

910

910

910

910

910

910

910

910

960

960

960

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,020

1 080

1,020

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,220

Mar.

1,300

1,220

1,300

1,380

1,300

1,470

1,470

1,470

1,380

1,300

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,470

1,560

1,560

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,300

1,220

1,150

1,220

1,220

1,300

1,220

1.300

1,470

1,470

1,470

Apr.

1,380

1,470

1,380

1,560

1,560

1,560

1,470

1,380

1,380

1,300

1,300

1,380

1,300

1,750

1,380

1,220

1,300

1,300

1,380

1,300

1,300

1,380

1,470

1,470

8,670

8,920

5,010

3,100

2,480

2,340

May

2,210

2,210

2,080

4,100

5,390

5,390

5,010

4,460

4,820

4,460

3,590

3,930

3,420

3,100

2,940

2,780

2,480

2,480

2,210

2,210

2,480

3,420

6,170

7,450

11,600

15,200

19,400

18,000

19,400

21,400

19,400

June

17,300

15,200

11,800

12,600

22,500

32,600

24,500

21,400

43,400

69,800

60,800

57,100

55,200

47,300

42,800

35,100

30,700

26,300

20,700

17,700

13,500

11,000

9,420

8,420

9,420

8,170

7,930

7,010

9,940

13,800

July

11,800

9,170

8,920

17,000

30,700

19,000

11,600

9,420

7,450

6,800

6,170

6,590

13,500

22,100

20,700

17,300

16,400

12,900

9,940

8,420

8,420

7,930

6,800

7,6SO

7,690

6,590

6,170

7,450

6,170

5,390

4,820

Aug.

4,640

4,280

4,280

4,100

3,930

3,590

3,760

4,280

6,170

5,770

6,380

5,200

5,390

7,230

7,930

7,010

6,170

5,390

5,580

5,390

5,010

4,460

4,100

3,930

3,590

3,590

3,420

3,590

3,590

3,590

3,260

Sept.

3,260

3,260

3,260

3,100

3,100

2,940

2,780

2,630

2,480

2,480

2,340

2,210

2,080

2,080

1,960

1,960

1,850

1,850

1,850

1,960

2,080

2,080

2,210

4,460

5,580

4,640

5,200

9,170

6,380

NOTE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 9-23, Jan. 6, 7, Feb. 3-21, Mar. 19, 20; discharge 

estimated from discharge measurements, gage-height record, observer's notes, a study of meteorologica 

data, and comparison with adjacent Kansas River gaging stations.

Monthly discharge of Kansas River at Topeka, Kans., for the year ending September

30,

Month

February ____ - 

ApriL..... . . ...................

July . ...

The year _______________________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

710 

20,400 

1,380 

1,300 

1,220 

1,560 

8,920 

21,400 

69,800 

30,700 

7,930 

9,170

69,800

Minimum

590 

770 

1,020 

910 

910 

1,150 

1,220 

2,080 

7,010 

4,820 

3,260 

1,850

590

Mean

672 

3,170 

1,160 

1,100 

996 

1,360 

2,140 

6,880 

25,400 

11,000 

4,790 

3,120

5,150

Run-off in 

acre-feet

41,300 

189, 000 

71,300 

67,600 

55,300 

83,600 

127,000 

423,000 

1, 510, 000 

676,000 

295,000 

186, 000

3,730,000
KANSAS EIVEE BASIN 295

KANSAS RIVER AT BONNER SPRINGS, SANS.

LOCATION. In NW. ^ sec. 32, T. 11 S., R. 23 E., at highway bridge atBonner 

Springs, Wyandotte County, half a mile below Wolf Creek, half a mile 

below the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway bridge, and 18 miles above 

mouth of river.

DRAINAGE AREA. 59,600 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July 8, 1917, to September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Chain gage on upstream side of highway bridge; read by B. L. Rehm.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of highway bridge.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of sand and silt; shifting. No welldefined control.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 20.3 feet June 

11 (discharge, 88,600 second-feet); minimum stage, 2.9 feet at 4.30 p.m. 

October 28 (discharge, 670 second-feet).

1917-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 22.2 feet March 17,1919 (discharge, 

109,000 second-feet); minimum stage recorded, that of October 28, 1922.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation seriously affected by ice.

REGULATION. Flow may be slightly affected by operation of Bowersock Mil 

& Power Co.'s plant at Lawrence.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation practically permanent except as affected by 

ice. Rating curve well defined. Gage read to hundredths twice daily. 

Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating 

table. Records good.

Discharge measurements of Kansas River at Banner Springs, Kans., during the year 

ending September SO, 1923

Date

Oct. 13

May 2

Made by- Gage 

height

Feet 

3.00

4.48

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

759

2,510

Date

Aug. 15

Made by 

H. B. Kinnison ____

Gage 

height

Feet 

20.31

6.64

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

87,700

7,400

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Kansas River at Banner Springs, Kans., for the 

year ending September 30, 1923

Day

1 _____

2 ___ .. ....

3 __ - __

4 __ . ___

5 . -

6 ___ .. ....

7 ........

8 __ ----- _

9. __ - ... .

10 .....

11 ........

12 

13 -

14 ___ . ___

15- ....

16. __ . .....

17 __ .. 

18 ___ . .....

19. __ ......

20. . ....

Oct.

960

960

960

960

860

860

1,780

1,280

efin

860

860

760

760

860

860

860

860

860

760

760

Nov.

2,810

2,300

1,780

1,520

1,280

1,520

1,650

1,170

1 4nn

1,170

1,170

2,060

26,700

27.200

15,200

8,350

5,870

4,310

3.900

Dec.

2,200

2,060

1,780

2,060

2,060

1,920

2,060

1,920

9 ftfift

1,780

1,920

1,650

1,400

1,170

1,060

1,060

1,170

1,400

1.650

Jan.

1,650

1,780

1, 650

1,650

1,650

1,650

1,650

1,650

1,650

1,650

1,650

1,920

1,920

1,780

1,780

1.780

Feb.

1,400

1,280

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

1,280

1,280

960

1.060

Mar.

1,520

1,650

1,780

1,780

1,780

1,780

1,920

1,920

1,920

2,060

1 Q9ft

2,350

2,650

3,150

1,780

1.650

Apr.

1,650

1,920

1,920

1,780

1,780

1,920

1,920

1,920

1,780

1,780

1,780

1,780

1,920

2,200

1,780

1,520

1.650

May

2,980

3,510

2,650

2,500

2,810

4,970

4,310

S Qfifl

S

oon

3,330

S

oon

3,700

3,510

9 QSfl

2.980

June

21,200

18,900

15,200

12,300

16,400

31,700

33,400

24, 100

62,500

71,400

47,600

44, 400

36,300

31,700

OR fiftfk

21.600

July

15,200

12,300

10,700

10,400

23,600

32,800

18,500

11,900

Q 78n

8,350

7,550

7,550

8,350

16,800

22, ,00

19,800

17,700

16,000

12,300

10.400

Aug.

5,640

5,190

5,190

4,750

4,530

4,100

4,100

5,640

6,100

5,640

4,970

6,800

7,550

6,330

5,640

5.190

Sept.

3,510

3,700

3,700

3,700

3,330

3,510

3,150

2,980

2,650

2,650

2,650

2,500

2,350

2,350

2,500

2,500

2,500

2,650

2.350
296 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Kansas River at Banner Springs, Kans., for the 

year ending September 80, 1928 Continued

Day

21. __ ......

22. __ . .....

23- .....

24 

25. .......

26. __ .. ....

27. __ .. ....

28- __ . .....

29 ___ . __ .

30. __ . ___

O1

Oct.

760

760

860

760

760

760

760

760

670

760

760

Nov.

3,330

2,980

2,810

2,810

2,500

2,350

2,350

2,200

2,200

2,200

Dec.

1,650

1,650

1,650

1,650

1,650

1,650

1,650

1,650

1,650

1,650

Jan.

1,650

1,780

1,780

1,920

1,780

1,780

1,520

1,520

1,520

1,400

1,280

Feb.

1,400

1,520

1,520

1,520

1,520

1,520

1,520

1,400

Mar.

1,780

2,060

2,060

2,060

1,920

1,920

1,920

1,920

1,650

1,520

1,520

Apr.

1,920

1,780

1,920

3,510

3,900

5,410

8,900

5,870

4,100

3,150

May

2,810

2,810

3,150

7,810

9,190

11,600

14,400

18,100

16,800

18,500

20, 700

[June

18,500

13,600

12,600

11,300

10,400

11,000

10,100

9,190

8,900

11,600

July

8,900

8,900

8,350

7,290

7,290

8,620

7,550

7,550

8,080

7,040

5,870

Aug.

5,640

4,750

4,310

4,100

3,900

3,700

3,700

3,700

3,700

3,900

3,700

Sept.

9 rtfW

2,500

2,350

2,500

2,980

4,100

6,100

6,560

5,190

11,000

NOTE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 18-24 and Feb. 4-18; discharge estimated from a 

study of gage-height record, observer's notes, meteorological data, and comparison with other gaging stations on Kansas River. No gage-height record Nov. 2, Feb. 15, and Apr. 6; discharge interpolated.

Monthly discharge of Kansas River at Banner Springs, Kans., for the year ending

September 80, 1928

Month

July 

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

1,780 

27,200 

2,200 

1,920 

1,520 

3,150 

8,900 

20,700 

88,600 

32,800 

7,550 

11,000

88,600

Minimum

670 

1,170 

1,060 

1,280 

960 

1,520 

1,520 

2.500 

8.900 

5,870 

3,700 

2,350

670

Mean

868 

4,740 

1,670 

1,680 

1,380 

1,950 

2,550 

6,290 

28,700 

12,200 

4,940 

3,460

5,860

Run-off in 

acre-feet

53,400 

282,000 

103,000 

103,000 

76,600 

120, 000 

152,000 

387,000 

1,710,000 

750,000 

304, 000 

206,000

4,250,000

SMOKY HILL RIVER AT ELLSWORTH, KANS.

LOCATION. In SE. ]4, sec. 20, T. 15 S., R. 8 W., at Pioneer Memorial highway

bridge at Ellsworth, Ellsworth County, 2 miles below Turkey Creek, and 2

miles above Oxide Creek. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 7,580 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 17, 1895, to October 31, 1905; July 23, 1918, to

September 30, 1923. 

GAGE. Chain gage on upstream handrail of concrete arch bridge; read by E. A.

Forkner. 

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of highway bridge or

by wading. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of clean sand; shifting. Bankful stage,

20 feet. 

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 14.1 feet at

noon, September 19 (discharge, 7,880 second-feet); minimum stage recorded,

1.71 feet on October 8 and 9 (discharge, 1.6 second-feet).

1895-1905; 1918-1923: Maximum discharge recorded, 21,000 second-feet

on July 5, 1895; minimum discharge, 1.6 second-feet October 8 and 9,1922.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 297

ICE. Stage-discharge relation seriously affected by ice.

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent; affected by ice and by 

shifting control. Rating curve fairly well defined. Gage read to hundredths 

twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained by indirect method for shifting 

control. Records good except for periods of ice effect for which they are 

fair.

Discharge measurements of Smoky Hill River at Ellsworth, Kans., during the year 

ending September 30, 1923

Date

Oct. 25

Dec. 7

Feb. 19

Mar. 28

Made by 

G. H. Barger.. ___

.. do...... __ ......

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.93

1.98

1.96

1.98

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

10.8

16.4

17.2

15.5

Date Made by 

G. H. Barger .. ....

.....do .................

Gage 

height

Feet 

3.16

2.81

2.75

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

198

161

166

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Smoky Hill River at Ellsworth, Kans., for the year 

ending September 30, 1923

Day

1 ..............

2. __ . ........

3 ____ .......

4. __ . ........

5 ......... ..

6. _ - .........

7 _____ .. ...

8.. .........

9 ____ ......

10 ...........

11. ____ . ....

12 _____ . __ .

13 __ .. ........

14 ____ . .....

15 ...........

16 ...........

17 _______ .

18... ...........

19 _____ . .....

20 ........

21 __ .... .....

22 ..............

23.. _ . ____ .

24..............

25 ...........

26..............

27 _ . __ . __ .

28 .... ___ .

29 ____ . __ .

30 . _..

31 ..............

Oct.

6.0

6.0

5.0

4.0

3.0

2.5

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.8

2.0

4.0

25

21

20

19

18

18

16

16

13

12

11

9.8

9.8

9.1

8.4

8.4

18

19

Nov.

24

21

18

14

23

18

17

16

16

16

26

126

34

25

19

19

19

17

17

16

16

15

15

14

15

15

15

15

15

Dec.

15

14

14

15

13

14

16

16

14

12

9.1

7.0

5.5

5.5

5.5

6.0

6.0

6.5

7.7

9.1

10

9.8

16

20

22

39

39

28

19

24

Jan.

31

17

30

39

34

31

17

15

14

1O

13

15

13

13

15

17

12

13

13

1O

12

20

19

19

15

21

22

14

13

Feb.

17

11

11

11

11

11

14

24

21

17.

18

3Q

22

11

11

13

14

17

O1

21

27

17

17

17

19

19

17

Mar.

15

15

17

26*

22

28

26

24

99

20

20

24

21

21

22

23

20

11

12

14

17

19

19

19

19

17

17

16

16

15

Apr.

13

13

15

18

18

16

14

13

12

11

9.8

8.4

8.4

7.7

8.4

7.0

6.5

6.5

7.0

9.1

7.0

7.0

5.0

8.4

12

10

13

21

14

May

12

57

54

412

428

412

290

211

174

1OQ

116

87

74

70

68

64

66

141

428

198

334

224

995

2,230

715

635

478

319

250

396

224

June

276

1,170

1,220

1,040

565

565

565

915

4,640

1,620

1,530

1,400

1,220

915

715

835

600

428

364

319

276

412

412

380

380

290

319

250

211

211

July

1&8

237

250

349

795

349

224

181

160

139

126

114

112

110

106

99

94

92

90

334

237

600

675

715

530

444

396

319

290

237

211

Aug.

186

186

164

143

565

396

715

1,080

755

530

635

875

675

460

412

380

334

290

755

565

224

444

380

334

290

263

263

250

224

276

290

Sept.

250

224

211

224

19S

174

157

150

124

110

101

95

90

101

104

103

12S

77

7,100

3,780

1,580

995

715 5sa

460

364

349

276

250

211

NOTE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dee. 10-21, Feb. 2-7, 15-18, and Mar. 18-20; discharge 

estimated from a study of gage-height record, observer's notes, and meteorological data.
298 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

Monthly discharge of Smoky Hill River at Ellsworth, Kans. for the year ending

September SO, 1923

Month

April....................................................

July --....-..-...--..-.---- ...._.-_..._.. ._..--

September. ____ . __ . _________________

The year __ . . ___ ... ________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

25 

126 

39 

39 

39 

28 

21 

2,230 

4,640 

795 

1,080 

7,100

7,100

Minimum

1.6

14 

5.5 

12 

11 

11 

5.0 

12 

211 

90 

143 

77

1.6

Mean

10.1 

21.7 

14.3 

1&2 

17.5 

19.1 

11.0 

332 

801 

2,840 

430 

641

434

Run-off in

acre-feet

621 

1,290 

879 

1,120 

972 

1,170 

655 

20,400 

47,700 

175,000 

26,400 

38,100

314,000

SMOKY HILL RIVER NEAR SOLOMON, KANS.

LOCATION. In SE. H sec. 19, T. 13 S., R. 1 E., at highway bridge 1,000 feet 

below mouth of Solomon River and 1 mile south of Solomon, Lincoln 

County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 18,700 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 24, 1922, to September 30, 1923.

GAGE. United States Weather Bureau chain gage on upstream side of highway 

bridge; read by L. Z. Castor.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of highway bridge or 

by wading.

CHANNEL AN!) CONTROL. Bed composed of sand and silt; shifting. No welldefined control. Bankful stage, 24 feet.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during period October 24, 

1922, to September 30, 1923, 25.96 feet at 8 a. m. June 13 (discharge, 14,200 

second-feet); minimum stage recorded, 2.5 feet on October 28 and 29 (discharge, 33 second-feet).

The maximum stage during the flood of 1903 was determined by levels 

to be about 35.0 feet and in 1904 the maximum stage was about 26.4 feet.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation seriously affected by ice.

REGULATION. Flow is affected by operation of mills and power plants upstream.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent; affected by ice and by 

shifting control. Rating curve fairly well denned. Gage read to tenths 

once daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage height 

to rating table. Indirect method for shifting control used January 19 to 

May 20. Open-water records fair; winter records poor.

COOPERATION. Gage-height record furnished by the United States Weathei 

Bureau.

Discharge measurements of Smoky Hill River near Solomon, Kans., during the year 

ending September SO, 1923

Date

Oct. 24

Dec. 6

Mar. 27

May 8

Made by 

G. H. Barger .- ____

__ do ____ ____

__ .do...... ... .......

Gage 

height

Feet

3.02

Discharge

Sec.-ft.

113

19Q

Date

A nrr 9

Sept. 6

Made by 

.....do ........ .... ..

Gage 

height

Feet 

14.72

25.38

5.60

4.61

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

5,440

13, 500

714

458
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 299

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Smoky Hill River near Solomon, Kans., for the' 

period October 24,1922, to September SO, 1923

Day

2. _______

3- ....

4 .............

5 _____

« .............

7 ___ ........

8....... ..

9. ..... r..

10 .............

11 .............

12. ............

13 .............

14. 

15- __ .... ....

16 

17 ____ . ___

18. ___ . 

19. ____ . _ .

20 .

21.. __ ......

22... __ ,

23 ___ ........

24 .............

25 ..

26.. __ . __ .

27 ......

28 _ ..... _.. _

29. ............

30. __ . __ ...

31 ........

Oct.

46

46

46

46

33

33

46

80

Nov.

Q7

97

151

132

132

114

230

151

132

132

151

926

734

892

456

356

290

230

210

210

170

151

114

114

97

97

97

Dec.

97

97

97

97

Q7

80

80

80

80

80

88

88

88

88

88

97

07

97

97

97

97

97

114

114

97

97

97

114

151

114

97

Jan.

Qfi

97

07

97

97

97

97

97

97

97

80

114

97

97

97

132

132

114

114

114

100

100

83

100

114

100

100

83

83

100

Feb.

inn

100

100

100

109

109

114

114

114

123

123

102

102

102

102

102

85

85

143

143

123

143

102

102

143

123

102

M&r.

143

143

123

123

123

141

143

123

123

143

160

143

143

143

123

123

151

151

160

143

143

143

123

123

123

106

106

123

123

Apr.

Iflfi

123

106

123

143

160

140

123

123 ida

160

123

88

106

123

106

106

106

106

106

106

123

143

123

Ida

143

143

123

143

180

May

140

143

160

180

508

356

560

1,620

1,320

1,160

826

616

508

508

404

356

312

356

312

456

2,340

1,920

3,000

4,800

5,190

5,060

6,300

6,150

6,600

7,500

6,750

June

3,430

3,540

2,890

2,240

2,890

6,750

8 CCft

8,560

8,720

11,800

13,400

14,100

14,200

12,700

9,920

9,200

11,000

9,600

6,010

3,650

2,680

2,150

2,010

2,200

1,840

1,620

1,660

2,010

2,060

1,790

July

2,150

2,060

5,450

3,650

3 nnn

3,000

1,700

O ACrt

O 7Qft

1,700

1,620

1,970

f 48(1

3 7firt

2,790

o 040

2,010 i <*sn

1,160

998

1,040

1,120

1,320

1,280

1,200

1,280

1,240

1,080

QQR

892

826

Aug.

7Q4

7a4

7a4

674

644

616

616

704

704

826

1,240

998

826

764

858

1,040

892

794

734

674

616

674

926

858

764

704

616

588

560

534

508

Sept.

CAO

7fU

CO*

KOA

CAQ

456

430

AQfl

430

OKft

356

356

312

qiO

q-io

334

004,

356

404

430

926

2,890

4,220

*> 44n

1,450

1,160

1,240

3,650

2,530

998

NOTE. Stage-discharge relation afleeted by ice Dee. 10-19, Jan. 3-9, and Mar. 20; discharge estimated 

fronf climatological data and comparison with records of flow of near-by streams. Gage not read Jan. 

5-6, Feb. 3-8,14-18, and Mar. 18-19; discharge interpolated.

Monthly discharge of Smoky Hill River near Solomon, Kans., for the period 

October 24, 1922, to September SO, 192S

Month

March __ . _____________ . ________ .

July .... . 

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

80 

926 

151 

132 

143 

160 

180 

7,oOO 

14,200 

5,450 

1,240 

4,220

Minimum

33 

97 

80 

80 

85 

106 

88 

143 

1,620 

826 

503 

312

Mean

47.0 

234 

96.7 

101 

111 

134 

126 

2,140 

6,120 

1,950 

749 

997

Run-off in 

acre-feet

746 

13,900 

5,950 

6,210 

6,160 

8,240 

7,500 

132, 000 

364,000 

120,000 

46,100 

59,300

770,000

SALINE RIVER AT TESCOTT, KANS.

LOCATION.-^-In SE. H see. 16, T. 12 S., R. 5 W., at highway bridge one-fourth 

mile below an old dam, half a mile south of Tescott, Ottawa County, 

half a mile above Dry Creek, 4 miles below Table Rock Creek, and 40 miles 

above mouth.

DRAINAGE AREA. 2,800 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September 3,1919, to September 30, 1923.
300 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

GAGE. Chain gage on downstream side of highway bridge; read by E. C. Street.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of highway bridge 

or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of sand and silt; shifting. No welldefined control. Bankful stage, 25 feet.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 18.0 feet at 

8 a. m. June 10 (discharge, 2,700 second-feet); minimum discharge, 4.2 

second-feet December 16.

1919-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 18.70 feet at 9.30 a. m. September 

16, 1921 (discharge, from an extension of rating curve, 2,820 second-feet); 

minimum stage, 1.6 feet September 25, and October 11, 1920 (discharge, 4 

second-feet).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation seriously affected by ice.

REGULATION. Flow is affected by operation of mills at Shady Bend and Lincoln,

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent; affected by ice and by 

shifting control. Rating curve fairly well defined below and extended above 

1,500 second-feet. Gage read to half-tenths once daily. Indirect method 

for shifting control used throughout the year. Records poor.

Discharge measurements of Saline River at Tescott, Kans., during the year endingSeptember 30, 1928

Date

Oct. 24

Dec 6

1?aH 1Q

"Mar 9&

Made by 

 do 

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.84

2.92

2.14

1.96

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

3.86

31.9

12.7

8.46

Date

May 8

Aug. 2

Sept. 2

Made by 

Q. H. Barger __ . __ .

.....do . ________

.. do _._:.__

Oage 

height

Feet 

6.5J

3.62

3.13

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

239

55.0-

9O 1

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Saline River at Tescott, Kans., for the year ending

September 30, 1923

Day

1.. _ . . 

2. __ . 

4 . -

5- _ . - ...

6 

7... ... -

8 - 

9... _ ....

10 

11 . 

19

13. . _

14 

15- _ - 

16- __ - 

17.. . 

18 

19... _ . ....

20 

21 . ....

22. ........

23. _ _ .....

24 _ ......

25 

26. ....

27 

28... _ . ....

29 

30 ___ -

31- _ .....

Oct.

42

33

20

29

14

18

37

31

10

9.2

6.4

6.8

7.1

8.0

7.8

5.0

31

17

7.1

4.9

7 °.

5.6

6.5

7.5

4.6

5.6

8.3

15

8.0

7.5

Nov.

8.6

37

33

35

14

12

8.4

17

12

31

27

24

18

12

8.7

7.7

18

37

15

13

27

10

12

13

33

8.0

9.2

25

6.1

7.2

Dec.

8.2

12

9.6

15

20

10

11

7.5

8.3

6.1

5.0

6.7

7.1

6.7

4.7

4.2

.5.2

4.3

5.8

4.8

6.8

5 Q

5.0

7.7

8.4

31

29

24

27

29

01

Jan.

22

15

10

11

12

24

1720-

31

12

10

17

22

18

20

31

12

18

18

99

11

7.7

4.7

8.8

19

29

18

Q Q

6.9

90

Feb.

11

16

15

37

27

9.0

8.5

18

14

15

33

27

20

13

15

oo

40

13

14

20

01

20

OK

13

10

Mar.

15

27

29

31

25

33

40

42

42

47

47

33

25

19

42

44

25

8.6

11

25

20

95

42

35

9.0

8.0

7.5

11

11

29

Apr.

40

44

33

37

16

9.0

8.9

22

24

29

15

16

9.6

8.2

27

20

33

37

12

18

19

01

17

7.2

6.1

6.5

33

29

20

27

May

20

16

27

79

260

858

822

514

350

250

160

130

116

102

123

130

102

109

109

137

137

168

350

588

858

070

652

514

350

1,250

1,170

June

858

444

556

528

362

500

668

1,250

1,820

2,700

 2,400

1,980

804

652

684

241

350

822

786

338

241

152

350

250

184

192

168

160

168

July

109

102

130

241

528

472

417

362

241

176

116

123

109

95

116

109

95

137

116

123

123

112

107

102

97

92

87

82

77

72

67

Aug.

63

55

55

56

56

57

57

58

58

59

59

33

52

64

76

70

67

64

76

82

73

88

82

82

73

76

64

82

67

70

76

Sept,

76

82

76

67

67

50

33

31

50

70

58

40

11

5.8

16

25

73

73

76

144

700

326

152

144

144

123

116

70

88

88

NOTE. No gage readings July 6, 7, July 22 to Aug. 1, and Aug. 3-11; discharge interpolated. Stage 

discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 10-25 and Feb. 3-18; discharge estimated from discharge measurement and a study of gage-height record and meteorological data.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 301 

Monthly discharge of Saline River at Tescott, Kans., for the year ending September

Month

October ___ ... _________ . ________

February .. ___________ . ___________ . .....

April....................................................

May. __ . ______________ . ____________

June. ____ . _______________________

July ..... ................. ............ ..................

The year. ... . ____________________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

42

37 

31 

31 

40 

47 

44 

1,250 

2,700 

528 

88 

700

2,700

Minimum

4.6 

6.1 

4.2

4.7 

8.5 

7.5 

6.1 

16 

152 

67 

33 

5.8

4.2

Mean

13.7 

18.3 

11.8 

16.4 

19.7 

26.4 

21.8 

368 

705 

159 

66.1 

102

127

Run-off in 

acre-feet

842 

1,090 

726 

1,010 

1,090 

1,620 

1,300 

22,600 

42.000 

9,780 

4,060 

6,070

 92,200

SOUTH FORE OF SOLOMON RIVER AT ALTON, KANS.

LOCATION. In SW. ^ sec. 12, T. 7 S., R. 15 W., 1,000 feet downstream from 

small dam and three-fourths mile south of Alton, Osborne County. " DRAINAGE AREA. 1,720 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August 31, 1919, to September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Staflf gage painted on downstream cylinder bridge pier between second 

and third spans from left bank (old low-water section was fastened to form 

work at base of same pier); present low-water section fastened to form 

work at base of pier between third and fourth spans from left bank; highwater section, 13.0 to 23.0 feet, painted on downstream side of left bridge 

abutment; read by James K. Thompson.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of highway bridge 

or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of sand and gravel; shifting. No welldefined control. Bankful stage, 21 feet.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 8.3 feet at 

6.10 p. m. June 11 (discharge, 2,420 second-feet); minimum discharge, 0.2 

second-foot October 1-22.

1919-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 19.5 feet September 19, 1919 (discharge, 9,340 second-feet); minimum discharge, 0.1 second-foot September 7 

and 27,1922.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent; affected by ice and by 

shifting control. Rating curves used October 1 to March 29 and August 3 

to September 30 poorly defined. Gage read to hundredths twice dailyDaily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating 

table. Indirect method for shifting control used, December 24 to August 2. 

Records poor.

Discharge measurements of South Fork of Solomon River at Alton, Kans., during 

the.year ending September 80, 1928

Date

Oct. 26

Dec. 8

Feb. 20

Mar. 29

Made by 

.....do .__._ 

__ .do. __ . __

Gage 

height

Feet

O OQ

-.09

.38

Discharge

Sec.-ft.

ftn

2.83

12.8

27.1

Date

TWQTT Q

Aug. 3

Made by 

 ..do 

__ .do...... .......

Gage 

height

Feet 

0.98

.42

-.10

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

83.8

63.6

27.2
302 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of South Fork of Solomon River at Alton, Kans., 

for the year ending September 30, 1923

Day

1 _______

2 _____ .. _ .

3. ... .... ...

4 _____ . .....

5 _____ . .....

6 _____ . .....

7 ____ - .....

8 ____ - __

9. ____ . .....

10 . 

11. . __ ....

12...... _____

13. __ . ........

14. _ .. _____

IB... . ........

16 .. .........

17. _ .. ........

18- _ .. ........

19. .. _ .....

20 .

21 __ . __ . ....

22 __ . _ ....

23 ....

24 __ ... .......

25 __ .. .......

26 ..............

27..... ........

28.... .....

29.... _ ....

30. .. ....

31 __ ... ....

Oct.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.4

.4

.4

.4

Nov.

0.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.6

.5

.5

.5

.4

8.0

7.6

6.8

6.8

7.6

8.0

5.4

5 4

5.4

5.7

6.8

Dec.

7.6

B n

7.6

6.8

7 O

8.0

8.0

Q n

Q n

R n

8.8

7.2

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

7.2

7.6

Q n

S 4

10

10

12

14

IQ

9%

26

01

00

36

Jan.

3Q

10

Q Q

110 Q

14

1R

90

Ol

IQ

IQ

IQ

IQ

16

IS

16

16

18

16

18

18

16

16

is

9

C

Q ft

9.6

Q fi

io

n

Feb.

11

11

11

11

10

10

Q ft

9 9

8.8

Q Q

8.0

8.0

8.0

8

0

19

16

23

30

19

20

20

24

41

41

35

29

28

26

Mar.

26*)i

24

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

25

19

10

19

10

10

10

42

46

50

25

25

25

19

19

25

25

32

30

30

26

Apr.

24

24

24

26

O*7

29

29

90

OQ

29

29

24

22

21

91

22

Ol

20

20

20

20

Ol

24

04

25

27

99

84

May

144

325

670

542

KA<y

117

118

1 10

107

101

173

64

60

55

52

50

1R

46

47

45

47

670

480

254

196

144

127

117

111

June

111

111

106

197

638

306

420

320

7QQ

1,430

2

AQA

7°,4

420

278

420

450

294

172

126

266

1<U

138

116

127

122

207

174

266

July

QQA

162

201

140

112

107

102

86

69

87

217

275

183

136

Q<;

766

362

217

154

132

110

Qfi

86

75

69

63

60

57

55

Aug.

55

53

51

56

54

66

57

64

55

68

144

84

66

66

58

55

128

150

93

75

58

55

52

49

49

46

43

40

35

33

33

Sept.

QQ

33

33

33.

01

31

33

26

25

24

24

4£

33

33

33

103

192

103

75

70

70

55

58

128

66

49

46

40

40

40

NOTE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 11-23, Jan. 31 to Feb. 18, and Mar. 18-20; discharge 

estimated from a study of gage-height record, observer's notes, and meterological data. Gage not read 

Oct. 13-15, Dec. 31, and Feb. 25; discharge interpolated.

Monthly discharge of South Fork of Solomon River at Alton, Kans., for the year 

ending September 30, 1923

Month

January. ____________________________

April ....................................................

May.. __ . ______ . __ . _________ . . .... 

July .. ..... ..- ..........................

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

0.4 

8.0 

36 

39 

41 

50 

99 

670 

2,090 

896 

150 

192

2,090

Minimum

0.2 

.4 

6.8 

8.8 

8.0 

19 

20 

45 

106 

55 

33 

24

.2

Mean

0.245 

2.94 

12.1 

15.8 

17.8 

26.3 

28.7 

199 

382 

183 

64.2 

53.4

82.2

Run-off in 

acre-feet

15.1 

175 

744 

972 

989 

1,620 

1,710 

12,200 

22,700 

11,300 

3,950 

3,180

59,600

SOLOMON RIVER AT NILES, KANS.

LOCATION. In NW. ^ see. 31, T. 12 S., R. 1 W., at highway bridge three-fourths

mile west of Niles, Ottawa County, and 7 miles above mouth of river. 

DRAINAGE ABBA. 6,710 square miles.
KANSAS EIVEB BASIN 303

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 6, 1897, to November 30, 1903; May 15, 1919, to 

September 30,1923. October 1,1917, to June 23,1919, records were collected 

near Bennington, Kans.

GAGE. Chain gage on downstream side of highway bridge; read by Ellsworth 

Boyle. Gage datum lowered 2 feet October 1, 1922.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of highway bridge or 

by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of sand and silt; shifting. No welldefined control. Bankful stage, 24 feet. Backwater occurs at station when 

Smoky Hill River is at flood stage.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 26.66 feet at 

6.20 p. m. June 11 (discharge, 9,300 second-feet); minimum stage, 1.16 feet 

October 11 and 12 (discharge, 6.8 second-feet).

1897-1903; 1919-1923: Maximum discharge recorded, 10,600 second-feet 

June 3, 1903; minimum discharge that of October 11 and 12, 1922.

ICE . Stage-discharge relation seriously affected by ice.

REG TJLATION. Flow is affected by operation of mills and power plants upstream.

Ace URACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent; affected by ice and by 

shifting control. Rating curve well defined. Gage read to hundredths 

twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage 

height to rating table. Indirect method for shifting control used February 21 to May 20. Open-water records goods; winter records poor.

Discharge measurements of Solomon River at Niles, Kans., during the year ending

> September 30, 1923

Date

Oct. 24

Dec. 6

Feb. 18

Mar. 27

May 8

Made by 

Kinnison and Barger...

__ .do __ . __ . _ ..

 ..do ._.._..

 ..do... __ ... ..... ..

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.24

1.72

1.61

1.52

6.98

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

9.26

31.2

24.7

25.4

850

Date

May 26

Aug. 2

| Sept. 6

Made by 

 do .. 

 do .. 

Gage 

height

Feet 

16.68

23.12

4.64

3.38

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

3,660

6,860

304

165

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Solomon River at Niles, Kans., for the year ending

September 30,1923

Day

1., ___ . .....

2 _____ ......

3 ____ . __ .

4 . ......

5 _____ . _ .

6 _____ .. _ .

7 _____ .. _ .

8. .... .

9 __ ......

10. .....

11 _____ . _ .

12 _____ . .....

13 ...........

14..............

15... ...........

16 _____ . __ .

17 ____ . __ .

18 ____ . __

19 . __ ......

20. 

Oct.

10

15

11

8.3

8.6

25

18

8.3

7.4

7.7

7.1

7.4

7.7

30

60

88

8.3

8.0

11

37

Nov.

48

64

33

35

15

98

76

56

35

19

12

326

128

68

76

72

56

18

32

52

Dec.

16

15

76

c(\

40

29

14

14

13

19

48

64

100

39

17

13

12

9.8

11

12

Jan.

11

12

14O-l

79

TOO

QA

94.

17

QA

76

VA

40

15

45

60

64

56

32

64

Feb.

97

14

OQ

10

14

64

d&

52

76

56

60

35

19

56

48

45

26

24

IfU

68

Mar.

«

45

79

60

64

79

76

56

64

62

68

CA

64

60

68

52

68

88

104

88

Apr.

7"

AQ

56

88

QQ

QA

76

64

84

84

60

76

96

84

88

100

80

92

92

May

138

128

148

OOA

230

QQA

786

806

536

44fi

376

QAO

314

266

230

218

208

208

198

746

June

2,710

2,010

846

726

7 600

7,000

6,650

7,540

8,560

9,230

8,750

6,880

6,100

6,430

7,000

5,940

1,850

1,540

1.370

July

1 480

1,030

2,860

1,780

2,740

1 94A

766

868

806

552

460

652

1,080

890

K110

1,460

1,130

726

636

684

Aug.

314

314

290

OQA

290

OQA

266

278

362

362

278

254

242

254

350

362

314

350

278

242

Sept.

338

208

198

188

178

168

168

168

128

138

138

112

120

128

128

128

148

168

138

254
304 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Solomon River at Niles, Kans,, for the year ending 

September 80, 1928 Continued

Day

21 ____ ......

22 ____ .. __

23 _ ; __ ... _

24 _____ . ....

25 __ ..........

26 _____ . .....

27 _____ ......

28 _____ .....

29 ____ ... ...

30 __ ..........

31 ____ ... 

Oct.

11

9.8

9.5

9.2

8.9

8.9

8.3

8.3

8.3

15

21

Nov.

64

37

28

13

12

28

25

37

16

17

Dec.

14

14

32

36

Cft

64

72

100

V7

17

10

Jan.

64

25

Ql

52

45

v>

16

13

AQ

40

Feb.

V)

14

27

60

60

24

37

Mar.

72

72

52

52

76

56

36

29

56

64

79

Apr.

112

112

100

100

120

120

96

120

148

112

May

1,430

1,480

2,450

2,380

2,970

3,750

4,490

5,780

7,180

6,940

2,670

June

1,030

846

1,260

846

670

688

688

746

826

688

July

706

786

868

652

520

446

418

390

350

350

338

Aug.

302

350

326

290

254

218

208

208

208

208

178

Sept.

1,010

536

362

326

302

302

2,520

2,780

726

326

NOTE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 13-25, Feb. 3-9, and 14-17; discharge estimated 

from study of observer's notes and climatological records.

Monthly discharge of Solomon River at Niles, Kans,, for the year ending September

80, 1928

Month

November _________________________

March. __ . _____ . ______ ______

April....... ..........................................

May ____ .. ___________ ______________

July ...... ----.- - -.._.___._ ..__.___... . ....

The year

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

88 

32»5 

 100 

138 

104 

104 

148 

7,180 

9,230 

2,860 

362 

2,780

9,230

Minimum

7.1 

12 

9.8 

11 

13 

29 

48 

128 

670 

338 

178 

112

7.1

Mean

16.2 

50.9 

34.4 

42.5 

41.1 

63.5 

90.9 

1,560 

3,740 

919 

282 

418

604

Run-off in 

acre-feet

996 

3,030 

2,120 

2,610 

2,280 

3,900 

5,410 

95,900 

223,000 

56,500 

17,300 

24,900

438,000

NORTH FORK OF SOLOMON RIVER AT KIRWIW, KANS.

LOCATION. In SW. ^ sec. 34, T. 4 S., R. 16 W., at highway bridge half a mile 

below milldam, half a mile south of Kirwin, Phillips County, three-fourths 

mile below Bow Creek, and 1^ miles above Deer Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,290 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August 30,1919, to September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Chain gage on downstream handrail of highway bridge; read by Dan 

W. Fisk. High-water staff gage from 14.0 to 27.0 feet, in three sections fastened to trees in the immediate vicinity of gage; set to same datum as chain 

gage.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from highway bridge or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of sand and silt; shifting. No welldefined control. Bankful stage, 13 feet.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 12.2 feet June 

11 and 12 (discharge, 2,950 second-feet); minimum stage recorded, 2.08 feet 

at 8 a. m. December 5 (discharge,0.5 second-foot).

1919-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 22.5 feet at 5 p. m. September 18, 

1919 (discharge, 15,500 second-feet); minimum discharge, that of December 

5, 1922.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation seriously affected by ice.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 305

REGULATION. Flow is regulated by milldam upstream.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent; affected by ice and by shifting control. Rating curve fairly well defined below 3,000 second-feet. 

Gage read to hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating table. Indirect method for shifting 

control used December 8 to September 30. Open-water records fair; winter records poor.

Discharge measurements of North Fork of Solomon River at Kirwin, Kerns., during the year ending September SO,

Date

Oct. 26

Dec. 8

Feb. 20

Made by- height

Feet 

2.16

2.61

2.63

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

0.83

16.0

21.0

Date

Sept. 27

Made by 

 do .. 

Gage 

height

Feet 

2.84

2.76

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

47.0

30.2

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of North Fork of Solomon River at Kirwin, Kans. } 

for the year ending September 80,

Day

1. __ ... __ .

2 ___ . __

3 __ ... ___

4.. ..... 

5. 

6 ____ . ....

7

8- ...........

9... ___ .. _ .

10-.. ........

11..' _ 

12 _____ ... ...

13... __ . 

14 

15.. . 

16- __ . .. _ .-

17 _____ . __ .

18- ___ - .... 

19.. .

20 

21. .... 

22 ___ ... .....

23... ....

24 _____ . .....

25 ___ ......

26..... __ , ....

27.- ___ .. __ .

28. .. 

29 ________

30... __ .......

31 

Oct.

2.4

1 Q

9 n

2.2

1.7

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.0

1.2

1.4

1.0

1.4

5.2

g

2 A

g

2.8

A A

1.0

1.4

4.0

1 $2

3

0

5.6

0 A

4.0

Nov.

3.8

1.0

1.1

3.8

6.8

on

28

12

16

19

18

6.8

18

9 8

20

3 9

16

Q 9

7.2

17

2.4

to

8.6 1°.

3 9

5.6

1Q

6 J2

15

4.4

Dec.

15

19

2 A

14

.5

1.7

9.8

1 12

15 J

.71

1.6

1.5

2

0

2 4

1 9

9

Q

9

2.6

9.2

C 0

4 0

2 9

4.4

16

15

19

iq

15

S

o

Jan.

14

1.5

19

14

12

3.4

13

21

1 22

> 22

24

21

91

3.4

10

3 A

Q 12

14

16

17

2

0

8 0

5.6

3

0

4.0

5.6

3 A

16

19

10

Feb.

8.6

7 9

1.6

3.2

2.0

d 12

6.0

t »

6.4

Q A

4. 0

8 0

16

4 4

Q 4

a

o

4 0

11

11

19

18 09

27in

24

20

9A

Mar.

26

00

35

22

22

99

34

22

00

20

10

11

16

on

on

qt

34 10

26

91

14

OO

9Q

10

16

0*5

27

01

01

Apr.

12

35

36

25

14

25

32

13

19

37

30

18

29

36

10

QE

27

36

00

17

15

4n

07

QQ

57

60

62

69

26

May

57

250

94

108

<H*

31

27

26

26

25

26

10

21

26

19

15

26

80

430

14A

700

9 9Qrt

QfiA

934

430

OOQ

156

O4

14fi

119

June

63

57

50

830

778

1 540

1,180

406

1,930

960

2,420

2,130

526

338

261

917

IQfi

156

156

146

1Qfi

19A

106

94

82

700

316

EQQ

 July

1,320

382

382

166

146

113

102

87

87

76

84

526

239

250

176

316

4(lfi

430

250

t Eft

110

100

95

76

72

KQ

54

56

55

Aug.

50

45

45

42

52

52

44

40

57

360

196

105

79

65

56

250

124

95

58

43

35

30

39

33

32

28

29

35

32

34

32

Sept.

32

21

15

31

33

26

24

26

12

25

26

26

44

28

239

156

126

156

272

176

86

60

46

45

36

37

32

32

46

27

NOTE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 11-14,27, and Feb. 1-16; discharge estimated from 

study of gage-height record, observer's notes, and meteorological data.
306 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

Monthly discharge of North Fork of Solomon River at Kirwin, Kans., for the year 

ending September 80, 1923

Month

December. _________ . _ . ____________

April.... .............................................

June __ _________ ________ _______

The year __ . ________ . ____________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

8 

28 

16 

24 

30 

35 

69 

2,230 

2,420 

1,320 

360 

272

2,420

Minimum

0.8 

1.0 

.5 

1.5 

1.6 

11 

10 

15 

50 

54 

28 

12

.5

Mean

2.18 

10.5 

6.15 

11.4 

11.0 

23.4 

32.1 

247 

575 

221 

71.5 

64.7

107

Run-off in 

acre-feet

134 

625 

378 

701 

611 

1,440 

1,910 

15,200 

34,200 

13,600 

4,400 

3,850

77,000

BIO BLUE RIVER AT HULL, EANS.

LOCATION. In NW. % sec. 3, T. 2 S., R. 7 E., at highway bridge one-fourth 

mile west of Hull, Marshall County, 2 and 3 miles, respectively, above Deer 

and Horseshoe Creeks, and 4 miles below Elk Creek.

DRAINAGE ABBA. 4,510 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August 24, 1919, to September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Staff gage from 2.0 to 26.1 feet fastened to masonry pier on right bank; 

read by James Pribyl. High-water staff gage, from 26.0 to 32.0 feet, fastened to an elm tree 75 feet west of gage and 40 feet north of highway.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of bridge or by 

wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of silt ifcd gravel; fairly permanent. 

Control for low stages is at rapids half a mile below gage. Bankful stage, 

22 feet.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 17.1 feet at 

5.30 p. m. April 23 (discharge, 12,600 second-feet); minimum stage recorded, 

1.90 feet at 6.10 p. m. October 17 (discharge, 12 second-feet).

1919-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 17.5 feet July 4, 1921 (discharge, 

13,200 second-feet); minimum stage recorded, 1.20 feet Septembers and 14, 

1922 (discharge, 2 second-feet).

In May, 1903, a stage equivalent to 31.7 feet on the gage was recorded 

by observer.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation seriously affected by ice.

REGULATION. Flow affected by operation of power plants upstream.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent; affected by ice and b'y 

shifting control. Rating curve used October 1 to May 10 and curve used 

May 11 to September 30 both fairly well defined. Gage read to tenths 

twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage 

height to rating table. Indirect method for shifting control used April 23 

to August 3. Records fair.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 307

Discharge measurements of Big Blue River at Hull, Kans., during the year ending

September SO,

Date

Oct. 27

Feb. 21

Made by Gage 

height

Feet 

3.68

»3.37

»3.30

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

190

154

170

Date

May 10

Aug. 4

Made by 

.. do. ..._..-. ..-.--

Gage 

height

Feet 

4.85

3.%

4.00

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

421

152

152

 Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Big Blue River at Hull, Kans., for the year ending September SO,

Day

1 ____ . ......

2 __ ... .......

3 __ . __ ....

4 __ . __ . ....

5- __ ____ .

6.. ... ........

7...... ........

8..............

9 .............

10.. _ .........

11. _______

12..............

13 ______

14. ________

15- _ . ....

16.. _ . ......

17 ___ . __ .

18. .............

19...... ____ .

20 ...........

21. __ ..

22. __ . ...

23- _ . ....

24 

25- __ .. .

26.....

27 ......

28 .. ....

29 .. .

30 ........ ......

31.............

Oct.

127

141

127

99

74

155

120

141

120

141

176

155

106

22

V)

14

19

176

fi9

Q9

t\(\

3200

00

68

74

09

56

56

Nov.

197

290

290

220

162

220 ion

120

loo

OKJ.

290

qort

376

236

 too

9*4.

OQA

oeo

376

979

OQA

9*4

204

148

169 i^id

141

99

Dec.

141

190

197

220

204

9fU

183

148

148

148

148

148

148

 tAQ

148

1AQ

 tAQ

148

148

148

155

155

155

183

162 tAQ

197

Jan.

148

169

148

148

169

169

169

155

176

190

204

99ft

220

220

190

176

155

106

S9

86

148

169

ion

190

190

204

220

Feb.

127

113

99

106

68

32

32

32

32

56

92

106

134

106

92

92

127

176

236

220

IfiQ

169

169

169

162

155

127

Mar.

141

127

113

113

134

220

254

197

141

204

134

113

99

155

155

155

120

92

86

113

141

127

134

141

155

155

148

148

113

141

Apr.

162

190

254

254

310

290

254

127

106

113

134

120

99

86

86

134

86

99

220

204

290

765

5,730

2,980-

1,050

376

545

400

236

254

May

1,000

2,130

1,930

765

615

650

650

855

765

545

418

536

680

644

364

298

445

445

472

445

500

472

536

572

1,050

725

572

536

418

536

572

June

572

608

445

1,890

1,760

1,700

2,520

4,490

5,600

4,760

9.660

4,130

2,820

1.520

860

1,360

815

644

680

725

500

472

536

472

342

164

680

1,200

1,200

1 250

July

194

86

109

194

134

66

125

132

123

96

131

113

214

138

127

154

134

184

194

164

174

71

154

154

136

154

174

184

98

150

140

Aug.

55

111

164

234

136

1,250

950

680

418

364

320

276

320

276

214

23

127

276

204

92

154

164

145

174

184

184

127

101

154

164

127

Sept.

* 174

164

184

184

164

254

276

174

174

204

109

500

418

276

254

184

174

84

136

204

174

234

214

204

76

194

1,580

536

2,820

8,670

NOTE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 7 to Jan. 16, Jan. 23 to Feb. 24, and Mar. 18-20; 

discharge estimated from discharge measurements, observer's notes, and study of temperature and precipitation records.

Monthly discharge of Big Blue River at Hull, Kans., for the year ending September

4>rt OU,

Month

March ____________________________

April _ .. . ._. _ ._ 

June __________________ __________

July.....................................................

August ... ___________________________

September- ___ . _____________________

The year ______ . _____________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

176 

376 

220 

220 

236 

254 

5,730 

2,130 

9,6fiO 

214 

1,250 

8,670

9,660

Minimum

14 

99 

127 

32 

32 

86 

86 

298 

164 

66 

23 

76

14

Mean

91.3 

231 

162 

169 

120 

141 

532 

682 

1,810 

142 

263 

633

413

Run-off in 

acre-feet

5,610 

13,700 

9,960 

10,400 

6,660 

8.670 

31,700 

41,900 

108,000 

8,730 

16,200 

37,700

299,000
308 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

BIG BLUE RIVEEs AT EANDOLPH, KANS.

LOCATION. In SW. ^ sec. 12, T. 7 S., R. 6 E., at highway bridge half a mile above 

Fancy Creek, three-fourths of a mile east of Randolph, Riley County, 15 

miles below Black Vermilion River, and 32 miles (by river) above mouth.

DRAINAGE AREA. 8,860 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 17,1918, to September 30,1923.

GAGE. Chain gage on upstream handrail of highway bridge; read by Mrs. Ollie 

Webb. Vertical staff gages, one from 6.0 to 30,9 feet on right bank pier, and 

one from 29.0 to 33.5 feet painted on old concrete foundation for oil tank on 

right bank 500 feet west of chain gage, are used during floods.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of highway bridge or 

by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of sand and gravel; shifting. No welldefined control. Bankful stage, 20 feet.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 20.75 feet at 

10:30 a.m. June 9 (discharge, 22,200 second-feet); minimum stage recorded. 

2.23 feet at 5.05 p.m. October 2 (discharge, 210 second-feet).

1918-1923: Maximum discharge recorded, 22,300 second-feet June 11, 

1919; minimum discharge, that of October 2,1922.

On May 31,1903, a stage equivalent to 31.7 feet on gage was recorded by 

Mr. John Nord, Randolph, Kans.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation seriously affected by ice.

REGULATION. Flow is affected by operation of power plant at Blue Rapids.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent; affected by ice and by 

shifting control. Rating curve fairly well defined. Gage read to hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained by indirect method for 

for shifting control. Open-water records fair; winter records poor.

Discharge measurements of Big Blue River at Randolph, Kans., during the year 

ending September SO, 1923

Date

Oct. 28

Feb. 22

May 11

Made by 

Q. H. Barger ______

Gage 

height

Feet

2 H9

3.16

3.90

Discharge

Sec.-ft

OQQ

594

863

Date Made by 

..... do...... ... .....

.....do...... ........

Gage 

height

Feet 

10.70

3.26

3.13

Discharge

Sec.-ft 

5,170

488

449

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Big Blue River at Randolph, Kans., for the year

ending September SO, 1928

Day

1 __ . ......

2. ___ ......

3. __ .. ....

4 ___ ......

5. ...........

6... _ ......

7.. __ ......

8............

9.. __ .. . ...

11... _ . .....

12 ______ . 13 ____ . _

14.... _ ......

15... ____ .

Oct.

260

240

225

240

240

240

240

240

225

240

225

280

240

260

Nov.

300

325

500

325

350

380

300

qtrt

380

325

1,670

930

750

545

Dec.

300

280

qoc

280

300

280

380

380

ooe

300

280

280

280

280

280

Jan.

350

380

QAA

300

260

325

QRA

QOH

OKA

4l»i

380

300

455

300

Feb.

300

325

225

280

280

Oftft

280

oon

9Sfl

280

280

OQfl

280

280

300

Mar.

325

380

qcn

380

350

380

380

415

ocn

350

380

350

325

380

Apr.

500

380

KAK

CQrt

415

415

500

AKK

qcfl

380

415

350

350

380

380

May

690

2,320

4,000

4,000

2,800

1,460

1,110

1,050

H7ft

870

810

750

750

870

June

1,460

1,460

1,390

13,200

7,720

5,760

6,000

7,330

14,000

19,000

19,500

13,000

7,720

7.330

July

2,640

2,240

2,160

2,560

3,410

1,530

990

810

Q7ft

690

690

4,660

3,600

8,630

4.000

Aug.

545

590

500

455

545

640

2,480

2,400

9 ^fifl

1,810

1,250

990

690

750

640

Sept.

500

1,180

640

590

500

545

500

380

380

350

350

380

350

380

350

* Known locally as ' Blue River.'
KANSAS BIVEE BASIN 309

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Big Blue River at Randolph, Kans., for the year 

ending September 30,192S Continued

Day

16. -

17. __ .. .....

18 . '--

19... __

20 ____ _

21 ... ......

22 ___ ......

23 . ..

24. ___ ......

25. ___ ... _

26. _______

27.. __ . .....

28 .. ......

29 ............

30.. __ ... ...

31 ______ .

Oct.

260

9,4 fl

225

225

260

260

OAA

240

240

240

94fl

280

240

240

9fiH

OQA

Nov.

545

qoc

380

OCA

325

300

41 f\

380

350

QOK

350

280

300

300

Qflft

Dec.

280

oon

280

280

300

on A

300

325

qoK

350

380

545

325

ODA

Jan.

325

280

280

325

325

350

280

240

240

225

226

300

280

325

41 f;

Feb.

300

325

325

350

380

380

325

325

300

350

380

325

Mar.

380

350

350

350

300

280

500

415

500

415

415

500

455

455

KAK

Apr.

350

455

455

380

350

380

455

3,140

11, 100

S finn

1,180

810

990

810

750

May

750

CQA

750

750

1,110

1,530

1,390

1,250

2,160

4 880

3,500

2,320

2,160

2,640

1

QCA

1,530

June

7,080

5,100

3,800

3,140

2,800

2,480

9 940

1,950

1,950

1,600

1,530

1,530

4,880

3,230

9 19A

July

4,660

3,140

2,640

1,320

1,250

QQO

1,250

990

870

ft7rt

750

690

640

750

545

«4n

Aug.

545

1 9.QO

oon

7*10.

7= A

690

590

con

AKK

fun

640

870

fid.*

fi4fl

con

500

Sept.

380

OCA

455

AKK

690

QQA

930

7CA

01 rt

545

i Q9fl

4,000

3,600

1,180

7,080

NOTE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 9-26, Feb. 4-20, and Mar. 18-20: discharge estimated 

from a study of discharge measurements, observer's notes, temperature and precipitation records, and by 

comparison with records of flow of tributary streams.

Monthly discharge of Big Blue River at Randolph, Kans., for the year e nding September SO, 1923

[Drainage area, 8,860 square miles]

Month

April .. ______ ..... 

July -. __~ . .......

The year........ ... __ __ .... __ . ..

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

280 

1,670 

545 

455 

455 

545 

11,100 

4,880 

20,500 

8,630 

2,560 

7,080

20,500

Minimum

225 

280 

280 

225 

225 

280 

350 

590 

1,390 

545 

455 

350

225

Mean

245 

437 

321 

318 

312 

389 

1,050 

1,690 

6,370 

1,980 

904 

1,030

1,250

Run-off in 

acre-feet

15,100 

26,000 

19,700 

19,600 

17, 300 

23,900 

62,500 

104,000 

379,000 

122,000 

55,600 

.61,300

906,000

LITTLE BLUE BIVEE AT WATERVILLE, KANS.

LOCATION. In SE. M sec. 16, T. 4 S., R. 6 E., on Cornhusker highway bridge, 

half a mile north of Waterville, Marshall County, 1 mile below Corn Creek 

and 5 miles above junction with Big Blue River.

DRAINAGE AKEA. 3,390 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 1, 1922, to September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Chain gage on downstream handrail of highway bridge; read by W. E. 

Turner.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of highway bridge or 

by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of silt and sand; fairly permanent. 

Control is sand bar, 300 feet below gage; fairly permanent.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 15.4 feet at 

12.15 p. m. July 13 (discharge, 13,200 second-feet); minimum stage recorded, 1.46 feet several days in October (discharge, 94 second-feet).
310 SURFACE WATEE SUPPLY, 1923, PAET VI

1922-1923: Maximum stage recorded, that of July 13, 1923; minimum 

stage recorded, 1.42 feet on several days in September, 1922 (discharge, 92 

second-feet).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation seriously affected by ice.

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent except as affected by ice. Rating curve well defined below 1,200 second-feet; extended above. Gage 

read to hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying; 

mean daily gage height to rating table. Records fair.

Discharge measurements of Little Blue River at Waterville, Kans., during 'the yearending September SO, 1923

Date

Oct. 27

Dec. 28

Feb. 22

Made by Qage 

height

Feet 

1.65

"2.42

"2.37

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

110

177

160

Date

TVTmr 1ft

Made by 

.... -do _ ..

 do. . . 

Oage 

height

Feet 

2.31

2.23

1.93

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

246.

223.

163,

« Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Little Blue River at Waterville, Kans., for the year 

ending September SO, 1923

Day

1 ___ .

2 __ ..... 

3...... ...

4

5 ___ . _ -

6 . __

7. __ ......

8 .....

9. ... __ .

10. . .

11....... __ .

12... _____

13... _ . _ ..

14 ___ 1. ___

15 ..... .

16. ..- ....

17 ........

18 

19. __ .... ...

20- _ .......

21...... ...

22 .

23... _ .. _ .

24. ___ . __ .

25.. _ _ 

26... _ .. _ .

27. ___ .....

28. .

29 

30 . .

31. _ ..

Oct.

98

98

94

94

94

94

OS

98

94

98

98

94

94

108

98

98

103

103

103

103

108

114

114

108

114

108

114

114

114

120

128

Nov.

152

352

232

196

172

172

152

152

152

208

232

184

1fi9

152

136

144

144

136

136

136

136

144

144

140

136

Dec.

144

144

136

136

136

128

144

136

128

128

120

114

114

114

114

114

114

114

114

120

128

136

172

172

184

184

184

Jan.

184

184

172

172

172

162

152

152

144

144

144

136

136

' 152

14.4.

144

144

144

144

Feb.

136

136

128

128

128

128

136

136

136

128

128

120

120

120

120

120

128

144

1 ^9

152

162

 IftO

IQfi

172

162

Mar.

144

144

152

172

172

172

IrtO

152

152

14j4

152

152

144

152

172

172

136

120

114

114

136

184

172

190

208

184

196

172

162

152

Apr.

152

152

152

162

172

162

152

152

144

144

144

144

144

144

144

144

144

144

120

152

172

196

4.370

1,120

400

288

272

136

244

220

May

384

1,810

1,340

878

568

400

384

368

288

244

232

220

208

208

208

196

196

184

304

568

773

466

983

4,010

2,470

1,020

983

1.520

1,300

773

808

June

808

983

913

5,360

3,670

3,170

3,570

4,370

4,250

7,660

11,800

12,000

7,100

4,730

4,370

2,710

1,560

1,230

1,020

983

878

1,020

1,120

913

704

670

2,790

2,070

1,530

983

July

636

636

636

7,950

913

534

432

384

352

336

320

1,300

12,200

4,730

4,970

2,870

1,860

843

704

636

534

500

432

384

344

304

304

296

288

272

258

Aug.

244

244

232

232

416

913

1,480

948

773

738

384

336

288

258

244

449

432

400

384

368

258

220

196

196

382

568

534

500

466

258

304

Sept.

196

196.

208,

162,

304

384

244

162

144

136-

136-

136

136

120-

120

120-

172-

208

304

352

534

336

244

196

670-

1,080-

1,480'

534

1,38ft

2, 970«

NOTE. Qage not read Oct. 21, Nov. 27, Dec. 25, Jan. 13,14, Feb. 8,9, Mar. 24, May 7, June 29, July 17, 

25,28, Aug. 12, 25, 27, 28, and Sept. 26; discharge interpolated. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice 

Dec. 8 to Jan. 14, Jan. 22-30, Feb. 2-22, and Mar. 18-20; discharge estimated from a study of discharge* 

measurements, observer's notes, and temperature and precipitation records.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 311

Monthly discharge of Little Blue River at' Waterville, Kans., for the year ending

September SO,

Month

December ... ________________________

January _____________________ . ____

February __ . _______________________

March ____________________ . ______

June __ . ______________ __________

July __ ... __...... - ..-. .....- .. ___ .

The year _____ . __ . _____________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

128 

352 

184 

184 

'196 

208 

4,370 

4,010 

12,000 

12,200 

1,480 

2,970

12,200

Minimum

94 

136 

114 

136 

120 

114 

120 

184 

670 

258 

196 

120

94

Mean

104 

164 

138 

155 

141 

159 

346 

784 

3,160 

1,520 

440 

446

630

Run-off in 

acre-feet

6,400 

9,760 

8,480 

9,530 

7,830 

9,780 

20,600 

48,200 

188,000 

93,500 

27, 100 

26,500

456,000

DELAWARE RIVER AT VALLEY FALLS, EANS.

LOCATION. In SW. ^ sec. 18, T. 8 S., R. 18 E., at highway bridge 300 feet 

above Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway bridge, 500 feet below Walnut 

Creek, one-fourth mile north of Valley Falls, Jefferson County, 1 mile below 

Cedar Creek, 13 miles below^Elk Creek, and 35 miles above mouth of river.

DRAINAGE AREA. 922 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 16, 1922, to September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Chain gage on upstream handrail of highway bridge; read by Joe Piazzek.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of highway bridge or 

by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROI . Bed composed of silt and rock, with outcropping rock 

along banks; permanent. Control is at a short rock riffle 200 feet below 

gage at site of old masonry dam; permanent. Bankful stage, 22 feet.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 15.8 feet at 

8 a. m. November 12 (discharge, 5,360 second-feet); minimum discharge 1.3 

second-feet October 28.

1922-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 17.2 feet July 12 (discharge, 6,060 

second-feet); minimum discharge, that of October 28, 1922.

A stage equivalent to 27.2 feet on the gage occurred May 27, 1915.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation not affected by ice.

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation changed October 28 owing to removal of 

part of remainder of old dam that acts as control. Rating curves used before 

and after that date fairly well defined below 4,000 second-feet; extended 

above. Gage read to hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained 

by applying mean daily gage height to rating table. Records good.

Discharge measurements of Delaware River at Valley Falls, Kans., during the year

ending September 30,

Date

Oct. 5

Mar. 24

Made by 

.....do . _.. .. 

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.61

2

AQ

2.09

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

2.15

55.2

Date

Ancr Id

Made by- Gage 

height

Feet 

2.08

1.36

1.47

Discharge

Sec.-ft.

58.5

8.2

15. »
312 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Delaware River at Valley Falls, Kans., for the 

year ending September SO,

Day

4- ~

5. 

6 - 

7 - 

g

10... ..... - 

11 -~ -

19

1<*

14.

15.. 

16 __ ___.- --

17. .... 

1ft

1Q

20 

21

no

OS

24 

25 - - 

26. 

97

no

on

on

Q1

Oct.

2.9

2.2

2.5

3.4

4.2

5.8

5.2

5.0

4.4

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.2

6.8

9.0

7.8

6.4

8.4

8.4

7.8

6.0

7.4

8.4

6.6

5.4

4.4

3.2

1.3

6.0

7.8

11

Nov.

30

128

83

71

82

60

22

21

18

15

17

5,170

3,990

998

286

137

69

60

64

43

38

34

32

30

32

33

32

30

3130'

Dec.

30

28

28

27

25

24

22

21

20

19

17

14

13

14

13

12

11

9.0

7.2

9.0

11

12

12

16

18

20

28

25

30

34

si

Jan.

31

32

28

27 1 24

23

22

19

24

24

30

30

28

30

28

27

25

25

24

27

25

16

13

18

19

22

25

25

24

24

30

Feb.

27

23

20

13

14

10

7.8

7.2

8.4

9.8

14

15

10

11

13

12

11

12

11

9.8

13

13

17

18

27

30

32

38

Mar.

37

45

262

164

80

54

51

41

32

69

92

86

85

250

137

60

63

64

80

120

120

112

IfU

77

70

56

48

46

V7

Apr.

34

30

33

36

43

43

47

41

35

30

30

30

29

54

83

58

37

34

30

28

55

80

77

71

262

06

77

77

69

56

May

47

46

96

58

51

38

33

27

25

24

25

25

25

50

72

69

62

70

68

57

49

46

298

492

378

174

120

83

90

99

Qn

June

77

69

56

48

38

44

194

SO

934

3,580

2,900

462

298

522

462

250

174

128

102

88

80

83

66

49

41

37

55

72

93

54

July

44

39

39

48

870

434

146

72

47

38

34

107

462

128

78

59

45

47

36

28

20

16

16

14

12

11

204

74

27

22

16

Aug.

14

12

298

146

58

32

23

71

184

128

41

22

9.8

6.6

7.8

6.6

5.8

14

23

15

11

6.0

4.8

4.2

4.4

6.0

72

28

7.2

4.4

ft Q

Sept.

128

215

74

32

26

24

46

45

11

6.3

4.8

3.6

1.7

2.0

2.8

5.2

6.9

16

48

51

22

12

6.9

5.6

4.2

4.2

6.0

582

1V7

1,270

Monthly discharge of Delaware River at Valley Falls, Kans., for the year ending

September 30, 1923

Month

July. ___ .... - --._ _ .. ._ ._

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

11 

5,170 

34 

32 

38 

262 

262 

492 

3,580 

870 

298 

1,270

5,170

Minimum

1.3 

15 

7.2 

13 

7.2 

32 

28 

24 

37 

11 

4.2 

1.7

1.3

Meam

5.51 

390 

19.4 

24.8 

16.0 

85.2 

56.8 

93.1 

371 

104 

41.0 

93.3

108

Run-off in 

acre-feet

339 

23,200 

1,190 

1,520 

889 

5,240 

3,380 

5,720 

22,100 

6,400 

2,520 

5,550

78,000

GRAND RIVER BASIN 

GRAND RIVER NEAR GALLATDT, MO.

LOCATION. In NW. J4 sec. 16, T. 59 N., R. 27 W., at highway bridge 1,000 feet 

above Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway bridge, 2 miles east of Gallatin, Daviess County, 7 miles above Honey Creek, and 15 miles above Muddy 

Creek.
GKAND RIVER BASIN 313

DRAINAGE AREA. 2,250 square miles (measured on base maps of Missouri and

Iowa; scale 1:500,000).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 30, 1921, to September 30, 1923. 

GAGE. Chain gage bolted to handrail on downstream side of highway bridge;

read by E. E. Butler and C. P. Robertson. Prior to January 31, 1922,

United States Weather Bureau chain gage on Chicago, Rock Island &

Pacific Railway bridge was used. 

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of highway bridge,

or by wading just below bridge. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of gravel, sand, and silt; clean except

on bars exposed at low stages; shifting. No well-defined control. Banks

cultivated; subject to overflow at extreme high stages. Railroad bridge

probably forms control during flood stages. 

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 29.30 feet at

5 p. m. November 15 (discharge, 19,100 second-feet); minimum discharge,

77 second-feet February 19-22.

1921-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 36.50 feet July 12, 1922 (discharge,

34,100 second-feet); minimum stage, 1.94feet October 21-23,1921.(discharge,

19 second-feet). 

The United States Weather Bureau has published a maximum stage of

39.3 feet for the flood of 1909. 

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent; slightly affected by ice

during winter. Rating curves used October 1 to April 4 and April 5 to

September 30 fairly well defined. Gage read to hundredths twice daily.

Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating

table. Indirect method for shifting control used February 28 to April 4.

Records fair.

Discharge measurements of Grand River near Gallatin, Mo., during the year ending

September SO, 1923

Date

Oct. 23

Dec. 27

Feb. 23

Made by 

E. L. Williams... .....

. .do-. ............

Gage 

height

Feet 

3.56

3.79

2.90

3.60

Discbarge

Sec.-ft. 

165

201

85

211

Date

July 11

Made by 

V. L. Austin __ .....

.....do. .............

.....do -. _-.. -

Gage 

height

Feet

a 59

4.30

3.64

2.74

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

210

337

225

113

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Grand River near Gallatin, Mo., for the year

ending September 30,

Day

2 ___ ... ....

3 _ . -

4. _ .....

5 .. -.

6. _ - 

7............

8 __ - __

9. _______

10 .-.

11 .. .........

12.. __ ......

13. __ ... ...

15. __ . .....

Oct.

106

106

106

91

fiQO

2,520

4,060

3,010

i snn

1,420

1 000

660

220

220

Nov.

QQ«

2,100

3,890

3 340 9 a/in

2,460

925

1,420

960

1,470

1,120

7,510

17 000

19.000

Dec.

386

386

366

366 *>OQ

280

264

248

Oqj.

220

206

194

189

182

Jan.

206

194

1Q4

170

152

146

194

146 toO

170

170

170

170

1 fifi

158

Feb.

116

116

116

106

106

Qfi

96

Qfi

QA

86

Qfi

86

86

Mar.

146

152

158

158

170

182

206

 too

ton

750

1.2SO

Apr.

1 040

925

630

600

KJO

442

398

300

OQO

QQQ

OQO

266

OQC

248

May

AAt)

OOQ

358

010

OKQ

318

282

266

ncf\

220

220

318

1,920

1,470

910

June

OQO

5 640

4,060

1,230

442

338

300

250

OQC

OOQ

7<VJ

464

QQQ

QOQ

442

July

009

660

442

5,770

in *iftft

6,180

1,310

600

358

266

220

220

358

570

660

Aug.

QQ

QQ

89

CM

176

378

SIS

660

1,070

3,560

2,960

1,230

420

205

Sept.

i ia

118

118

118

123

94

84

80

128

13o

18775 27f WSP 566 21
314 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Grand River near Gallatin, Mo., during the year 

ending September SO, 1928 Continued

Day

16 

17. 

18 

19. _ - __ -

20 

91

22- .......

OQ

24 

25

26. __ - __ -

97

28 

29. ____

30- _ - 

31 .

Oct.

630

660

366

280

206

182

170

158

146

136

121

116

116

116

121

158

Nov.

16,800

6,810

3,560

2,570

1,470

960

820

720

630

570

518

494

470

426

426

Dec.

170 "170

158

158

146

146

158

158

170

182

182

182

182

194

182

206

Jan.

158

158

158

146

136

170

152

141

111

121

106

131

136

136

136

Feb.

86

Sfi

86

77

77

77

77

91

91

96

106

126

Mar.

2,900

2,250

1,740

1,240 i 9on

1,040

1,040

1,470

2,620

2,680

2,460

1 Qftfl

1,200

son

690

4.Q4.

Apr.

261

274

287

300

OQO

282

542

840

3,780

7,860

3,360

1,350

840

660

542

May

464

378

318

282

266

250

235

190

190

176

176

176

162

162

190

660

June

442

660

542

318

235

190

162

150

139

128

118

162

720

870

378

July

490

490

318

205

162

139

139

123

118

108

98

98

OS

103

108

98

Aug.

750

2 tnn

1,230

720

358

250

176

1OQ

134

118

108

108

1OQ

235

139

118

Sept.

108

QAf\

1,560

0 Afif\

1,310

490

9JJ9

220

205

490

220

139

1,230

NOTE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dee. 10-20 and Feb. 3-21; discharga ascertained by applying to rating table mean daily gage height corrected for ice effect by means of discharge measurements, 

observer's notes, and weather records. Qage not read Mar. 18, Apr. 8, and 15-18; discharge estimated.

Monthly discharge of Grand River near Gallatin, Mo., for the year ending September

[Drainage area, 2, 250 square miles]

Month

March ______ . ____ ____ - _

April __ .. _ .. __ . __ ... _____ . ___ ..

July-. . 

The year.... ...

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

4,060 

19,000 

386 

206 

141 

2,900 

7,860 

1,920 

5,640 

10,500 

3,560 

2,460

19,000

Minimum

91 

386 

146 

106 

77 

146 

235 

162 

118 

98 

84 

80

77

Mean

661 

3,830 

219 

155 

, 98.8 

986 

941 

398 

691 

1,010 

591 

385

830

Per square 

mile

0.294 

1.70 

.097 

.069 

.044 

.438 

.418 

.177 

.307 

.449 

.263 

.171

.369

Run-off 

in 

inches

0.34 

1.9C 

.11 

.08 

.Of 

.50 

.47 

.20

' 31

. 5£

.30

.If

5.00

THOMPSON BIVER AT DAVIS CITY, IOWA

LOCATION. In sec. 35, T. 68 N., R. 26 W., at highway bridge in Davis City, 

Decatur County, 22 miles below mouth of Long Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 670 square miles (measured on map issued by United Stater 

Geological Survey; scale 1: 500,000).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 14, 1918, to September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Chain gage attached to downstream handrail of bridge; read by W. L. 

Severe.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Low-water measurements made by wading about 

1,000 feet downstream from gage; medium stages measured from highway 

bridges; high stages measured from Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad 

bridge 500 feet downstream.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Left bank is overflowed during floods. Low-water 

control is the rock-fill dam at Chicago, Burlington & Quincy pumping station 300 feet below gage. At high stages, the capacity of the channel below 

controls the stage. The channel has a gravel bottom, the banks are well protected with a heavy growth of willows, and the control section is fairly 

permanent.
GRAND RIVER BASIN 315

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 17.2 feet at 

5.15p.m.November 13 (discharge, 8,170 second-feet); minimum discharge, 

18 second-feet at 7.15 p. m. July 29.

1918-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 19.85 feet July 18, 1922 (discharge 

16,700 second-feet); minimum discharge, about 1 second-foot, September 

18-24, 27-29, October 15 and 16, 1918. A stage of 22.8 feet referred to 

present gage was recorded August 8, 1885 (discharge, about 17,600 secondfeet).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation 'affected by ice.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent; affected by shifting control. Hating curve well defined. Gage read to hundredths twice daily. 

Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating 

table. Indirect method for shifting control used May 14 to September 30. 

Records good.

Discharge measurements of Thompson River at Davis City, Iowa, during the year

ending September 30, 1928

[Made by 3. B. Spiegel]

Date

Oct. 17 ..................

Feb. 10 . ... 

Gage 

height

Feet 

2.36

«2.09

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

76.3

91 1

Date

Sept. 21. .. ___

Gage 

height

Feet 

. 3. 15

3.23

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

286

<?47

0 Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Thompson River at Davis City, Iowa, for the year

ending September SO, 1923

Day

1 __ . __

2 __ ... ...

3..........

4 ..........

5 ..........

6 __ .. _ .

7 __ ......

8..........

9.... -..

10 __ ......

11. 

12..........

13 __

14 __ ......

15 __ ......

16 __ .....

17 __ ......

18 ..........

19 __ ......

20..........

21 .. 

22 __ ......

23 __ .. _ .

24..........

25 __ ..... .

26 _ .......

27 ..........

28 __ ......

29 __ .. _ .

30 __ ......

31. 

Oct.

54

45

45

42

45

45

274

304

207

170

113

71

54

246

135

73

58

51

50

51

48

48

45

48

54

47

4S

45

40

66

120

Nov.

QQ

818

380

OOQ

4QQ

396

428

194

158

Idfi

274

6,150

8,060

5,490

1,120

548

412

349

319

289

260

233

220

194

182

170

IQO

182

189

182 . . ...

Dec.

170

158

133

Illy

126

113

94

61

51

50

60

Feb.

01

Mar.

19

48

148

oqo

380

428

58

124

94

233

98

102

104

115

115

126

428

642

604

782

2,200

3,210

2,120

2,400

3,050

2,400

1,120

662

513

380

319

Apr.

974

274

289

qiQ

OAQ

349

233

207

170

170

170

428

319

246

194

170

82

56

135

1,340

1,280

479

334

289

233

207

170

May

139

128

128

126

117

100

90

96

62

71

88

139

1,490

274

207

182

182

170

153

126

100

102

96

92

88

113

QS

96

86

80

75

June

00

111

94

94

128

156

120

106

220

194

242

289

271

254

237

220

182

113

86

151

122

106

92

68

59

59

68

71

82

177

July

135

120

100

800

1,010

220

144

111

88

82

78

172

194

334

187

90

66

56

50

53

53

48

47

45

37

35

34

126

23

32

29

Aug.

33

24

30

111

220

396

364

184

513

412

151

154

623

194

158

260

131

94

71

66

58

47

SI

45

44

41

47

46

45

48

44

Sept.

53

41

45

64

75

54

53

62

44

78

151

54

40

34

32

33

45

180

148

364

289

260

194

104

78

64

59

50

50

604

NOTE. Gage not read May 11,13-15, and Aug. 28; discharge interpolated. Braced figure shows mean 

discharge for period indicated.
316 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

Monthly discharge of Thompson River at Davis City, Iowa, for the year ending

September 30, 1923

[Drainage area, 670 square miles]

Month

July. .... 

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

304 

8,060 

170 

3,210 

1,340 

1,490 

289 

1,010 

623 

604

Minimum

40 

98

19 

56 

62 

59 

23 

24 

32

Mean

88.5 

947 

75.8 

750 

311 

164 

142 

148 

152 

113

Per square 

mile

0.132

1.41 

.113 

1.12 

.464 

.245 

.212 

.221 

.227 

.169

Run-off 

in 

inches

0-15 

1.57 

.If 

1.2T 

.52 

.2f 

.24 

.2f 

,2f 

.If

THOMPSON RIVER NEAR HICKORY, MO.

LOCATION. In W. ^ sec. 17, T. 60 N., R. 24 W., at highway bridge, 1,000 feet 

above Chicago,- Rock Island & Pacific Railway bridge, half a mile below 

Wolf Creek, 3 miles northeast of Hickory, Grundy County, 4 miles above 

Muddy Creek, and 14 miles below Weldon River.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,700 square miles (measured on base map of Missouri and 

United States soil survey maps).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 29, 1921, to August 26, 1923, when station was 

discontinued.

GAGE. Chain gage bolted to handrail on downstream side of highway bridge; 

read by William Kemp and Walter Robinson. Prior to January 28, 1922, 

chain gage on railroad bridge 1,000 feet downstream. Gages not set to 

same datum, but to read the same at medium stages.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of highway bridge or 

by wading. Flood measurements made from railroad bridge and trestles 

over flood channels.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of sand and silt; clean and shifting. 

No well-defined control, but old piles and rocks at railroad bridge may act 

as control.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during period October 

1, 1922, to August 26, 1923, 22.9 feet November 16 and 17 (discharge, 

12,500 second-feet); minimum stage, 2.27 feet at 5.40 a. m. July 26 (discharge, 45 second-feet).

1921-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 24.05 feet July 13, 1922 (discharge, 

16,000 second-feet); minimum stage, 1.66 feet November 18, 1921; minimum discharge, 21.4 second-feet from current-meter measurement January 

28, 1922.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation changed slightly March 26; not affected 

by ice. Both rating curves fairly well defined. Gage read to hundredths 

twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage 

height to rating table. Records fair.
GRAND RIVER BASIN 317

Discharge measurements of Thompson River near Hickory, Mo., during the year

ending September 30, 1923

Date

Oct. 22

Dec. 27

Feb. 23

Apr. 10

Made byAustin and Denison ...

E. L. Williams _ ......

V. L. Austin ______

.. do .................

Gage 

height

Feet 

3.46

3.69

2.87

<\ fu

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

153

168

80

436

Date

Apr. 10

July 10

Made by 

 ..do...... ... .... .

 . do......... .... ... .

Gage 

height

Feet 

5.04

4.20

3.45

 4.87

Discharge

Sec. -ft. 

421

275

179

80

« Stage-discharge relation affected by backwater from ditch construction.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Thompson River near Hickory, Mo., for the period 

October 1,1922, to August 26,1923

Day

1 .. ........

2... .......

3 ....

4- ........

5.. ........

6.. ........

7..........

8- ........

9. ......

10... __ ...

11... .......

12.. .......

13 __ . .....

14....... ...

15... .......

16 ..........

17 ........

18....- __ .

19..... .....

20..........

21..........

22.. __ ...

23..........

24... _ ....

25... _ . ...

26..........

27.. __ . ...

28.. ........

29... ....

ifl

31... _ -...

Oct.

285

166 \fn

 ICO

153

147

438

1.170

489

oeo

336

238

1Q9

302

421

319

223

186

147

147

117

111

153

129

135

135

Nov.

523

1,660

3,020

o QB(\

1 140

710

1,040

Qfifl

ttfd.

421

353

4,100

9,120

11,000

11,300

12,500

12,200

5,140

1,840

1,200

913

761

693

642

591

557

523

489

472

455

Dec.

jqo

491

387

OQ7

OQ7

353

336

01Q

302

268

OKO

253

253

253

253

OKQ

223

238

223

193

193

186

186

179

179

179

179

179

179

179

193

Jan.

e\f\f\

OAQ

1QO

19S

172

-IRQ

186

179

166

166

160

153

ICO

1 *\°.

160

160

141

147

147

153

147

123

117

135

141

153

141

141

147

Feb.

190

129

ICO

216

172

123

129

inn

105

117

105

117

117

117

123

100

89

94

94

84

84

84

89

89

123

Mar.

147

129

1QC

166

302

472

J.79

«>7n

302

OAQ

472

1,290

1,2£0

1,380

3 OCA

2,620

1,290

1,660

1,700

829

960

2,740

4,020

4,180

3,940

3,900

3,300

1,600

812

Apr.

fiffi

608

557

coo

574

KJA

506

455

491

404

Q7A

353

ooc

01Q

319 007

472

387

319

336

404

676

4,660

4,140

2,190

OS'S

744

574

523

May.

465

421

Q7ft

QQfl

Q1Q

285

285

268

oeq

238

238

336

608

1,460

744

472

353

319

302

285

268

268

223

193

166

186

186

193

208

172

153

June

795

1 040

404

336

208

147

TOO

193

263

OKQ

285

319

1,080

2,220

472

387

302

268

223

193

179

153

147

693

421

238

253

July

455

404

9 CO

981

ono

676

659

qeo

172

153

659

489

268

421

. 472

285

172

141

123

111

105

94

94

64

60

100

238

105

84

Aug.

74

69

QA

04

117

523

625

1,060

3,820

1,110

370

489

1,170

3,420

795

404

268

208

179

160

141

135

]23

Monthly discharge of Thompson River near Hickory, Mo., for the period October 1,

1922, to August 26, 1923

[Drainage area, 1,700 square miles]

Month

January ___________________ ..

February... _______________ ... ...

July . 

August 1-26 . ____ . ___________ . __

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

1,170 

12,500 

438 

208 

216 

4,180 

4,660 

1,460 

2,220 

676 

4,660

Minimum

111 

353 

179 

117 

84 

129 

319 

153 

129 

60 

69

Mean

245 

2,930 

258 

159 

115 

1,480 

809 

341 

431 

261 

807

Per square 

mile

0.144

1.72 

.152 

.094 

.068 

.871 

.476 

.201 

.254 

.158 

.475

Run-off 

in 

inches

0.17 

1.92 

.18 

.11 

.07 

1.00 

.53 

.23 

.28 

.18 

.46
318 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

MEDICINE CREEK NEAR GAIT, HO.

LOCATION. In NW. M sec. 34, T. 62 N., R. 22 W., on Quincy, Omaha & Kansas

City Railroad bridge one-fourth mile above highway bridge, 1 mile above

West (Little) Medicine Creek, and 1^4 miles east of Gait, Grundy County. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 225 square miles (measured on soil survey maps; scale, 1 inch=

1 mile).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July 6, 1921, to September 30, 1923. 

GAGE. Chain gage bolted to upstream guardrail of railroad bridge; read by C.

R. Rusk. 

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of highway bridge or

by wading. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of silt and sand; probably shifting.

Banks of medium height, lightly wooded, and subject to overflow at high

stages. Channel was straightened during the year by means of a small

dredged ditch. No well-defined contrbl. 

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 13.00 feet at

9 a. m. November 15 (discharge, 2,230 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.36

foot at 8 a. m. July 31 (discharge, 1.8 second-feet).

1921-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 13.58 feet July 13,1922 (discharge,

2,960 second-feet); minimum discharge, less than 1 second-foot August 22

and 29, 1922. 

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent during year; not affected by

ice or by construction of new ditch to straighten channel. Rating curve

fairly well defined. Gage read to hundredths once daily except Sundays.

Daily discharge ascertained by applying daily gage height to rating table,

except as noted in footnote to table of daily discharge. Records fair.

Discharge measurements of Medicine Creek near Gait, Mo., during the year ending

September 30, 1923

Date

Oct. 21

Dec. 27

Feb. 24

Apr. 11

11

Made by 

V. L. Austin. ..........

E. L. Williams ........

....-do.................

.....do.... ..........

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.10

1.35

1.01

1 fi9

1.62

Discharge

Sec.-ft.

20

Q 9

33

34

Date

Apr. 11

May 7

Made by 

V. L. Austin.... 

 do..... __ .......

.. do.. ............

W. S. Frame _____

Gage 

height

Ae< 

1.61

1.40

1.07

.59

Discharge

Sec.-ft 

31

22

12

as

Daily discharge, in sec&nd-feet, of Medicine Creek near Gait, Mo., for the year 

' ending September 30, W23

Day

l __ _

2 _ ...........

3 __ .... ......

4 ___ . ........

5 ...... ........

6 .. _

7 ___ . ......

8 .... ___ .

9 .........

10 - . ....

11........ ......

12. _ . ........

13. ........

14. _ ...... ....

15 __ . ___ . ...

Oct.

10

9

« 9

9

9

8

9

44

80

24

31

18

14

11

10

Nov.

17

28

528

480

280

80

80

77

59

42

32

1,150

1,510

1,800

2.230

Dec.

53

47

47

44

42

37

42

40

47

42

37

34

40

30

24

Jan.

21

22

16

13 to

34

27

20

in

20

30

21

21

21

Feb.

28

27

34

27

20

18

15

14

12

12

12

12

11

13

Mar.

23

22

26

29

32

47

42

42

32

29

180

332

616

740

616

Apr.

65

59

65

53

56

53

50

45

40

37

32

30

28

26

25

May

56

47

40

32

29

26

23

20

19

17

19

712

490

268

114

June

27

84

50

16

13

12

12

10

11

29

47

30

31

48

65

July

10

7

7

28

50

258

56

36

16

14

7

15

84

37

25

Aug.

2.0

2.1

2.8

2.5

47

91

210

59

376

528

444

80

65

34

18

Sept.

4.4

3.9

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

4.0

3.0

12

20

10

7

5

3.8

3.6
GRAND RIVER BASIN 319

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Medicine Creek near Gait, Mo., for the year ending 

September SO, 1923 Continued

Day

16. .. .

17 ____ . .....

18. .........

19. .............

20 ........

21... ...........

22...... ........

23..............

24.... ..........

25. ........

26.. _____ « 

27. .............

28 .......

29... ...........

30 ...........

31 ____ . .....

Oct.

10

11

17

19

16

12

19

11

10

12

13

11

10

9

9

Nov.

2,140

299

219

192

165

138

106

91

77

71

66

62

59

59

56

Dec.

22

21

20

21

21

19

1Q

18

18

19

20

21

21

18

24

22

Jan.

20

21

20

22

21

20

20

12

14

16

17

23

22

20

23

28

Feb.

16

20

17

14

11

11

9

10

* 19

13

14

18

Mar.

878

1,020

720

420

1fi4

'248

OfiQ

409

564

nv>

299

201

130

98

84

74

Apr.

24

23

oq

99

20

37

558

1,080

1,240

409

409

156

106

on

65

May

50

37

34

32

24

20

ia

16

15

M

13

12

14

11

12

14

June

122

740

147

SO

42

13

17

12

10

9

7

59

47

53

12

July

13

17

A. a

4 9

3.4

4.0

3

9

2.3

2.2

1 9

2.5

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.2

1.8

Aug.

122

248

88

47

22

21

19

9

7

5

5

5

4.8

4.0

4.8

4.2

Sept.

25

47

47

42

31

20

17

22

27

14

84

15

7

6

26

NOTE. Gage not read most Sundays; discharge estimated, 

Monthly discharge of Medicine Creek near Gait, Mo., for the year ending September

[Drainage area, 225 square miles]

Month

October . __ .. ___ ....... .............

February _________ . .................

April............ ........... __ ............

July-.. .-..-. ...._............... .

August ________________________

September _________ ... ................

The year _________________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

80 

2,230

1

34 

1,020 

1,240 

712 

740 

258 

528 

84

2,230

Minimum

8 

17 

18 

12 

8 

22 

20 

11 

7 

1.8 

2.0 

3.0

1.8

Mean

15.7 

406 

30.0 

20.5 

15.8 

297 

164 

72.5 

61.8 

23.2 

82.9 

17.3

101

Per square 

mile

0.070 

1.80 

.133 

.091 

.070 

1.32 

.729 

.322 

.275 

.103 

.368 

.077

.449

Run-off 

in 

inches

0.08 

2.01 

.15 

.10 

.07 

1.52 

.81 

.37 

.31 

.12 

.42 

.09

6.05

LOCUST CREEK NEAR MILAN, MO.

LOCATION. In SW. J4 sec. 8, T. 62 N., R. 20 W., at Booth's highway bridge,

3^2 miles southwest of Milan, Sullivan County, 14 miles above East Locust

Creek, and 22 miles above West Locust Creek. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 225 square miles (measured on soil survey maps; scale, 1

inch=l mile.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July 2,1921, to September 30,1923. 

GAGE. Chain gage bolted to upstream handrail of highway bridge; read by

Harry. McCaughey. 

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of highway bridge at

gage or by wading. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of sand and gravel; clean and shifting.

Low-water control is a clean rock and gravel bar 75 feet below ga^e; subject

to occasional changes.
320 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 15.05 feet at 

8 a. m. and 6 p. m. November 14 (discharge, 2,240 second-feet); minimum 

discharge, 0.8 second-foot October 1.

1921-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 16.90 feet July 18,1922 (discharge, 

2,880 second-feet); minimum discharge, that of October 1, 1922.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation seriously affected by ice.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent; affected by ice and by 

change of control. Rating curves used October 1-21, October 22 to March 

16, March 17 to April 23, April 24 to July 4, and July 5 to September 30 

fairly well defined. Gage read to hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge 

ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating table except as 

noted in footnote to^table of daily discharge. Records fair.

*

Discharge measurements of Locust Creek near Milan, Mo., during the year ending

September SO, 1923

Date

Oct. 21

Dec. 27

Feb. 24

Apr. 11

Made by 

V. L. Austin. _ .... ...

E. L. Williams 

.....do.... ......... ....

Gage 

height

Feet

1 Q7

2.38

1 97

2.30

Discharge

Sec-ft. 

5.2

24

9.5

31

Date

July 9

Sept. 4

Made by 

V. L. Austin...........

__ do _____ __ __

W. S. Frame..... ......

Oage 

height

Feet 

2.07

1.84

1.45

Discharge

Sec-ft. 

17

12

2.4

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Locust Creek near Milan, Mo., for the year ending

September 30, 1923

Day

1... __ . __ .

2..... _ .. ....

3... __ ...

5... ___ ......

6... __ .. _ .

7...... _ .. ....

9.. ... ......

10 

11.... _ .... ...

12... _ ... __ .

13.. 

14... .... ...

15..- __ .... ...

16..- ... ....

17 

18... __ ... _ .

19.. _ ....

20.. 

21... __ ......

22... ___ ......

23... ___ ......

24.. ......

25. 

26 

27 ....

28 

29 

30. . 

31. . __ .

Oct.

0.8

1.2

1.0

1 3

1.6

1.6

7

7

7

7

6

6

6

6

5

5

5

5

3.0

2.7

2.4

2.4

2.2

1.8

1.7

16

Nov.

170

368

300

180

230

40

26

26

150

1,330

2,120

2,240

1,660

706

396

210

170

125

»4.'

63

47

38

35

30

25

21

17

16

Dec.

15

16

26

99

20

25

24

21

16

17

10

4

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

4

4

6

7

9

11

17

8

7

8

10

Jan.

10

6

6

12

11

11

10

10

11

12

14

12

11

10

9

11

14

14

.8

5

6

5

5

29

38

17

14

16

Feb.

22

19

17

f4

10

7

5

3.6

4.0

7

4.4

2.8

2.4

1.9

9

3.8

1.8

2.1

4.0

4.2

2.7

3.2

2.6

6

11

18

17

23

Mar.

23

20

29

48

45

42

39

31

26

30

106

722

976

786

754

1,440

1,100 "536

564

220

220

276

536

480

240

180

126

94

78

64

44

Apr.

28

44

50

50

47

44

26

26

28

28

26

26

24

24

24

24

24

18

19

24

36

54

1,170

578

220

118

68

57

41

32

May

19

24

18

16

15

14

15

15

14

13

71

368

144

82

30

32

24

23

19

17

13

11

10

8

9

7

7

11

14

10

12

June

4.4

36

27

13

11

10

9

4.6

8

33

50

35

30

34

180

354

102

38

16

12

10

9

6

5

4.4

3.8

16

24

10

6

July

6

4.6

9

886

153

47

28

13

12

10

12

32

110

68

41

18

8

6

5

4.2

2.8

3.6

3.2

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.2

1.5

1.4

1.6

Aug.

1.5

2.4

6

Q4.

264

37

78

240

626

754

102

54

15

10

102

102

37

18

14

9

5

5

4.4

3.8

3.8

4.6

 5

12

18

5

Sept.

4.0-

Lft i.ft

2.4

3.6

6

9

17

11

7

4.4

4.0

3.2

2.4

2.4

3.2

18

47

54

34

41

17

13

13

50

16

7

6

78

NOTE. Dai|y discharge estimated Sept. 8-20 on account of erroneous gage readings. Stage-dischargerelation afifecte by ice Dee. 12-23; discharge estimated from gage-height records, observer's notes, and 

weather records.
OHABITON RIVEB.3ASIN 321

Monthly discharge of Locust Creek near Milan, Mo., for the year ending September

SO, 1983

[Drainage area, 225 square miles]

Month

October _____________________

July ......... . .. . . . 

The year _______________ ....

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

16

2,240 

26 

38 

23 

1,440 

1,170 

368 

354 

886 

754 

78

2,240

Minimum

0.8 

16 

3 

5 

1.8 

20 

18 

7 

3.8 

1.4 

1.5 

1.6

.8

Mean

4.28 

365 

10.7 

11.8 

8.16 

319 

99-3 

35.0 

36.7 

48.3 

85.3 

16.1

86.4

Per square 

mile

0.019 

1.62 

.048 

.052 

.036 

1.42 

.441 

.156 

.163 

.215 

.379 

.072

.384

Run-off 

in 

inches

0.02 

1.81 

.06 

.06 

- .04 

1.64 

.49 

.18 

.18 

.25 

.44 

.08

5.25

CHARITON RIVER BASIN

CHARITON RIVER AT ELMER, MO.

LOCATION. In SW. ^ SW. ^ sec. 2, T. 59 N., R. 16 W., on Atchison, Topeka & 

Santa Fe Railway bridge three-fourths mile southwest of Elmer, Macon 

County, 1 mile below Walnut Creek, 3 miles below Cottonwood Creek, 3J^ 

miles above Rock Creek, and 5 miles above Turkey Creek.

DRAINAGE ABBA. 1,660 square miles (measured on base maps of Missouri and 

Iowa; scale, 1: 500,000).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July 7, 1921, to September 30. 1923.

GAGE. Ckain gage bolted to lower chord on downstream side of railroad bridge; 

read by P. F. Wigal and F. L. Pruett.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of railroad or highway bridges or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of hardpa"n and silt; shifting. Banks 

of medium height, cultivated, and subject to overflow at high stages. 

Channel was straightened during year b y means of a small dredged ditch 

1J^ miles below gage and just above gage. No well-defined control.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 17.2 feet at 

8.30 a. m. November 14 (discharge, 5,540 second-feet); minimum discharge, 

38 second-feet at 3 p. m. October 18.

1921-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 19.64 feet July 13, 1922 (discharge, 

7,350 second-feet); minimum discharge, that of October 18, 1922.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation seriously affected by icfe.

REGULATION. No appreciable regulation from dam at Yarrow.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation changed during high water of June 16. 

Both rating curves well defined. Gage read to hundredths twice daily. 

Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating 

table. Indirect method for shifting control used September 16-30. Records 

good.

18775 27f WSP 566 32
322, SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

Discharge measurements of Chariton River at Elmer, Mo., during the year ending Sep*

tember SO, 1923

Date

Oct. 20

Dec. 29

Feb. 23

Apr. 12

Made by 

Austin and Denison. _

W. R. Denison __ _, ...

.....do _ V. L. Austin ...........

Gage 

height

Feet 

0.36

"3.78

3.58

2.48

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

43

82

499

274

Date

Apr. 12

July 9

Made by 

V. L. Austin ___ . __

.....do .................

.....do ............ __ .

Gage 

height

Feet 

2.48

1.30

1.56

.28

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

292

144

191

44

 Stage-discharge relation affected by ditch construction.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Chariton River at Elmer, Mo., for the year ending

September 30. 1923

Day

1 ..........

2 ....

3 

4

5 __ . __

6 -

7 __ . __

8 ___ - ...

9 __ 

10 __ 

11 __ . ... ..

12 

13 __ .

14 _____ 

15 __ 

16 __ . ..

17 

18 __ - 

19 __ - -

20

21 

22

23 

24 __ . 

25. 

26 . 

27 __

28 

29 

30 

01

Oct.

70

64

62

59

56

54

57

64

108

97

103

7<l

62

53

50

48

43

39

46

44

42

42

51

56

60

57

54

59

50

53

88

Nov.

75

212

226

212

200

510

620

410

272

226

176

200

3,360

K KAft

4,940

4,200

2,530

2,160

1,960

1,520

1,100

532

490

390

336

288

256

256

226

226

Dec.

919

188

188

288

-

Feb.

620

598

676

554

576

554

554

532

532

532

510

510

610

510

610

4Qn

510

654

598

Mar.

664

686

686

840

Q9S

1 f>ftft

972

950

950

950

972

4,820

3,900

3 7flft

3,260

4,880

4,400

3,400

2,820

2,090

1,840

1,540

1,930

2,200

2,370

2,200

2,090

2,020

1,960

 1,700

1,270

Apr.

1,020

719

620

554

532

490

430

390

079

336

320

304

288

WO

142

136

131

136

148

164

200

212

490

840

554

390

304

212

320

410

May

390

320

272

212

188

176

164

148

131

120

320

818 004

1,020

Qflfi

862

708

554

450

212

188

176

148

136

120

115

110

110

106

108

131

June

148

120

272

176

164

142

120

100

110

106

304

372

372

256

256

1,840

994

301

122

187

187

175

175

227

227

213

316

384

498

316

July

213

163

151

384

227

241

458

316

187

106

100

95

127

200

079

906

686

458

271

157

127

116

110

80

62

61

59

55

55

55

52

Aug.

50

50

52

57

100

458

301

256

QOQ

1 240

708

Q4.A

642

175

151

<ton

1,300

438

227

169

 lie

96

90

75

62

57

55

59

64

70

id

Sept.

67

55

50

46

45

44

333

163

127

105

75

59

57

55

53

49

51

54

169

187

213

286

213

133

90

80

75

367

350

227

NOTE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ditch construction Dec. 5 to Feb. 9; discharge not 

determined.

Monthly discharge of Chariton River at Elmer, Mo., for the year ending September

SO, 192S

[Drainage area, 1,660 square miles]

Month

October ____________________

November ....................................

February 10-28. ...............................

March ______________________

April _____________________ . .....

May...... ....

July- . 

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

108 

5, 540 

620 

4,880 

1,020 

1,020 

1,840 

972 

1,300 

367

Minimum

39 

75 

490 

664 

131 

106 

100 

52 

50 

44

Mean

60.1 

1,120 

544 

2,070 

382 

336 

306 

234 

301 

129

Per square 

mile

0.036

.675 

.328 

1.25 

.230 

.202 

.184 

.141 

.181 

.078

Run-off 

in inches

0.04 

.75 

.23 

1.44 

.26 

.23 

.21 

.!» 

.21 

.0»
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI 323

LAMINE RIVER BASIN 

LAMINE RIVER AT CLIFTON CITY, HO.

LOCATION. In NW. *4, sec. 16, T. 46 N., R. 19 W., at highway bridge 300 feet

above Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway bridge, three-quarters of a mile

east of Clifton CJJy, Cooper County, 9 miles below Otter Creek, and 12

miles above Muddy Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 598 square miles (measured on topographic maps). 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 21,1922, to September 30,1923. 

GAGE. Chain gage fastened to handrail on downstream side of bridge; read by

Henry Lorenz. 

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from highway or railway bridges or by

wading. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of coarse gravel; clean and free from

vegetation. Control is a coarse gravel bar 200 feet below gage; fairly

permanent. 

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 19.90 feet at

5 p. m. July 4 (discharge, from extension of rating curve, 8,230 second-feet);

minimum stage, 1.60 feet at 5 p. m. August 31 (discharge, 6 second-feet). 

1922-23: Maximum stage recorded, that of July 4,1923; minimum stage,

1.46 feet at 5 p. m. September 6,1922 (discharge, 3 second-feet). 

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation change during October and March; not

affected by ice. Ratiiig curves used October 1-8, October 9 to March 12,

and March 13 to September 30 fairly well defined below 5,000 second-feet;

extended above. Gage read to hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge

ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating table. Records

good.

Discharge measurements of Lamine River at Clifton City, Mo., during the year

ending September 30, 1923

Date

Oct. 29

Feb. 19

May 3

Made by 

V. L. Aultin. __ ......

W. K. Denison ........

V. L. Austin __ 

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.78

2.26

2.44

Discharge

Sec.-ft, 

9.6

65

94

Date

July 6

Sept. 13

* Made by 

W. S. Frame __ __ . ..

Gage 

height

Feet 

3.92

1.74

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

fi03

14

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Lamine River at Clifton City, Mo., for the year 

ending September 30, 1928

Day

1.. _____ . ...

2.. ............

3.. _ ......

4.. ............

5.. __ .. ......

6. .............

7.. ______ ..

8- _____ ....

9 ______ .

10. . __ ....

11 ..............

12 ..............

13. ..........

14 ..............

15.. ............

Oct.

10

9

9

7

8

8

679

386

112

66

44

32

29

39

Nov.

10

11

12

11

640

601

523

308

137

55

31

34

82 9 non

328

Dec.

26

18

17

27

47

64

69

135

142

99

72

55

50

44

Jan.

199

98

68

45

38

32

29

27

24

22

20

18

18

96

Feb.

1,960

874

348

iQti

145

118

99

80

65

54

45

39

116

9520

202

Mar.

54

en

44

KA

186

215

107

289

196

175

3,920

1.190

Apr.

74

69

65

74

125

1,610

874

523

426

328

222

112

Q9

82

May

145

114

99

75

64

50

64

64

58

54

46

40

40

44

June

161

205

202

108

75

103

88

75

103

103

2,450

718

270

2,050

July

75

68

54

7 Rftft

4,410

601

308

180

125

99

135

83

65

523

226

Aug.

158

68

59

43

37

270

44

22

18

22

19

17

16

13

13

Sept.

1,190

426

155

85

50

33

29

19

34

26

18

15

13

11

10
324 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Lamine River at Clifton City, Mo., for the year 

ending September 30, 1923 Continued

Day

16... _______

17. .

18 ___ . ____

19. _ - 

20 

21. ________

22. ___ . ____

23. ___ .. ......

24....... _ . ...

25- _ 

26.. __ ... .....

27 ..............

28 ...........

9Q

30...... .

31 _ . __ . _ -

Oct.

29

17

12

10

13

20

16

15

13

11

10

10

9

10

9

8

Nov.

348

250

107

66

78

82

78

68

64

61

54

47

40

35

30

Dec.

40

36

32

29

26

22

21

20

20

20

19

19

18

18

18

22

Jan.

464

406

328

308

289

270

250

236

209

183

161

135

118

101

86

161

Feb.

112

74

61

64

58

55

51

45

41

39

35

31

45

Mar.

4,950

1,650

757

386

328

289

250

222

180

155

135

114

99

92

82

78

Apr.

72

66

61

C7

55

64

61

640

2.910

835

464

308

243

212

169

May

40.

41

Eft

328

96

78

640

1,910

718

289

183

148

-123

142

243

June

.4,460

796

991

348

484

186

142

101

78

59

48

601

236

196

July

835

128

66

50

35

28

27

15

22

19

148

25

20

23

952

562

Aug.

13

12

12

19

11

10

10

9

9

9

Q

9

g

7

6

Sept.

q

8

10

m

10

10

10

10

11

11

11

10

1011

Monthly discharge of Lamine River at Clifton City, Mo., for the year ending

September SO, 1923

[Drainage area, 598 square miles]

Month

April........ ................... ........ _.«....

July _. 

September ..... _ ______ . .....

The year __ ______ . ____ ....

Discharge to second-feet

Maximum

679 

2,090 

142 

464 

1,960 

5,950 

2,910 

1,910 

4,460 

7,800 

270 

1,190

7,800

Minimum

7 

10 

17 

18 

31 

44 

55 

40 

48 

15 

6 

8

6

Mean

53.5 

209 

40.8 

145 

191 

767 

368 

200 

523 

571 

31.4 

75.4

265

Per square 

mile

0.089 

.349 

.068 

.242 

.319 

1.28 

.615 

.334 

.875 

.955 

.053 

 .126

.443

Eun-ofl 

in 

inches

0.10 

.39 

.08 

.28 

.33 

1.48 

.69 

.39 

.98 

1.10 

.06 

.14

6.02

BIACKWATEE EIVEE AT BIUE IICK, MO.

LOCATION. On line between sees. 27 and 34, T. 49 N., R. 21 W., at highway 

bridge on Sedalia-Marshall road three-quarters of a mile below Finney's 

Creek, 1 mile southeast of Blue Lick, Saline County, 10 miles south of Marshall, 12 miles above Salt Creek, and 25 miles above junction with Lamine 

River.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,120 square miles (measured on topographic maps).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 22, 1922, to September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Chain gage bolted to wooden beam between vertical members on upstream side of bridge; read by Charles Trelow and Robert Hanna.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of bridge at gage or 

by wading near control.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of hardpan and silt; clean; probably 

shifting. Right bank high and rocky; never is overflowed. Left bank 

cultivated; subject to overflow at stage of 30 feet. Control is a small rock 

and gravel bar 300 feet below gage; clean and fairly permanent.
LAMINE KIVER BASIN 325

EXTBEMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage during year, determined by levels to 

floodmarks, 30;9 feet July 4 (discharge? 9,280 se6d«tf*fe§t); minimum discharge, 0.9 second-foot at 5 p. m. October 27.

1922-23: Maximum stage recorded, that of July 4, 1923; minimum 

discharge, that of^Oetober 27, 1922.

ACCURACY.- Stage-discharge relation changed during high water of July; seriously affected by ice during winter. Rating curve «sed prior to July 4 well 

defined above and fairly well defined below 18 second-feet; curve used after 

that date fairly well defined. Gage read to hundredths twice daily. Daily 

discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating table. 

Records good except for periods described in footnote to table of daily discharge, for which they are fair.

Discharge measurements of Blackwater River at Blue Lick, Mo., during the year ending September SO, 1923

Date

Oct. 28

Feb. 19

May 3

July 6

Made by 

V. L. Austin __ ... ....

.....do ___ ... _ . __

.....do -...-......._..._

__ .do __ . ______

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.38

i fin

2.76

24.35

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

2.2

18 tin

5,640

Date

July 7

7

Sept. 12

Made by 

V. L. Austin __ __

__ .do ___ ...... ....

W. S. Frame __ ....

Oage 

height

Feet 

12.87

10.12*

7.55

1.49

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

1,820

1,240

801

16

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Blackwater River at Blue Lick, Mo., for the year 

ending September SO, 1923

Day

1

2 _____ ...

3. .............

 4 _______ .

5. .............

6....... .......

7. ............

8 .............

9..............

10.. ____ ,.

11.. .... _ ..

12.. ____ . .

13... __ . ...

14.. __ ...__..

15.. ..

16.. ____ . _ .

17...... ......

18.. ............

19.. ............

20 -. ____ .

21.. ............

22. ____ ......

23.. ... ...

24............

25 . ...

26.......... ...

27. .. ___ ..

28 .........

25 ........

30.. ..... _ .

31..... .....

Oct.

6

4

2

3

7

4

3

5

10

96

186

168

132

9

2

5

4

4

4

30

13

4

1

11

2

4

Nov.

51

204

61

114

67

67

74

114

61

52

68

126

1,220

1,000

582

312

174

80

Ift

58

61

45

37

27

25

20

32

18

10

58

Dec.

21

26

13

99

26

11

7

11

33

32

26

18

18

18

18

18

13

13

13

13

9

9

9

5

12

17

18

10

75

162

Jan.

168

126

14

9

14

14

14

 15

21

25

24

25

38

31

28

22

14

7

1

2

1

4

5

9

20

Feb.

48 ton

96

OK

63

CO

qe

26

26

18

26

18

26

44

35

35

26

22

14

17

9

11

14

16

16

18

Mar.

20

OO

26

26

9Q

68

85

90

96

114

1,220

2,300

3, 040 .

] 880

1,260

1,960

3,140

3,080

2,180

1,080

270

42

204

536 Q*M

742

466

242

85

28

16

Apr.

14

18

46

68

284

806

710

410

256

229

144

108

65.

3JF

26

22

22

22

35

85

114

192

270

382

582

902

1,220

1,530

522 298-

May

144

120

96

74

CO

61

CO

65

74

85

74

63

35

26

26

44

58

53

35

35

26

28

216

694

934

396

144

144

June

566

2,240

3,870

4,220

3,870

3,040

1,860

1,080

758

f,090

2,180

3,910

-&130

8,080

6,580

6,410

6,770

6,370

4,420

2,750

950

368

156

144

132

120

192

298

354

396

July

438

396

354

9,280

7,100

5,900

1,260

550

480

396

354

1,040

410

150

207

550

270

150

98

78

59

49

48

46

44

42

41

41

40

1,110

207

Aug.

93

53

161

78

66

452

207

134

98

30

103

98

150

78

47

26

17

10

10

7

6

6

4

3

3

3

v 3

3

a

3

T

Sept.

886

340

73

32

18

662

870

466

54

33

22

14

10

7

4

8

4

12

33

54

49

42

39

34

382

243

150

73

S3

83

NOTE. St age-discharge reletion affected by ice Dec. 12-24 and Feb. 3-18; discharge estimated from 

gage-height record, observer's notes, and weather records. Gage not read Feb. 25, Apr. 29 to May 4 

and July 1-3, 5, and 8-21; daily discharge estimattd from weather records and discharge of Lamlne River,
326 SURFACE WATEB SUPPI/Y, 1923, PAST VI

Monthly discharge of Blackwater River at Blue Lick, Mo., for the year ending September SO, 1928

[Drainage area, 1,120 square miles]

»

Month

October ____ ... _________ .-. __

March ... ___________ . _________

July.-. .... _ 

September ___________________

Discharge in sefond-feet

Maximum

186 

1,220 

162 

168 

180 

3,140 

1, 530 

934 

6,770 

9,280 

452 

886

9,280

Minimum

1- 

10 

5 

1 

9 

16 

14 

26 

120 

40 

3 

4

 1

Mean

23.6 

162 

22.7 

26.2 

37.4 

816 

314 

135 

2,540 

1,010 

63.2 

159

442

Per square 

mile

-0.021 

.145 

.020 

.023 

.033 

.729 

.280 

.121 

2.27 

.902 

.056 

.142

.395

Run-ofl 

in 

inches

0.02 

.16 

.02 

.03 

.03 

.84 

.31 

.14 

2.53 

1.04 

.06 

.16

5.34

OS AGE (MABAIS DES CYGNE8) RIVER BASIN 

OSA6E RIVER« NEAR QUENEMO, EANS.

LOCATION. In NW. J4 sec. 7, T. 17 S., R. 18 E., at highway bridge 23^ miles below 

Dragoon Creek, 3 miles below Salt Creek, and 3 miles east of Quenemo, 

Osage County.

DRAINAGE AREA.' 1,030 square miles (measured on topographic maps).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 17,1922, to September 30,1923.

GAGE. Chain gage on upstream handrail of bridge; read by Emory Cowdin.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of bridge or by 

wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL, Bed composed of shale and silt; practically permanent. 

Bankful stage, 27 feet. Control is short rock riffle 300 feet below gage; 

permanent.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during period June 17, 

1922, to September 30,1923, 34.65 feet at 6p.m. June 11,1923 (discharge, 

from extention'of rating curve, 17,800 second-feet); minimum discharge 

recorded, 1 second-foot several days in September, October, and November, 

1922.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation no£ affected by ice.

RE GUL ATIO N . None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent. Rating curve well defined 

between 10 and 2,500 second-feet; extended beyond these limits. Gage 

read to hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying 

mean daily gage height to rating table. Records good except for high and 

extreme low stages, for which they are poor.

6 Officially called " Osage River " in accordance with decision of the United States Geographic Board 

dated Aug. 10,1897. The name " Marais des Cygnes River " was adopted by the Kansas State Legislature 

of 1919. (Session laws of 1919, ch. 322, p. 449.)
OSAGE (MARAIS DBS CYGNES) RIVER BASIN 327

Discharge measurements of Osage-River near Quenemo, Kans.', during the year ending September SO, 1923

[Made by G. H. Barger]

, Date

Nov. 24 ____ . _ .. __ ......... _ .-... _ .. __ .. __ ... _ ... ______ . _ . _ ..

May 18...... ......................................................................

Jnly3 ................^............ ...............................................

Gage 

height

Feet 

2.88

2.84

4. -09

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

20.7

.17.8

' 201:

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Osage River near Quenemo, Kans., for the period 

June 17, 1922, to September 30, 19%S -..>

Day

 -1922 i ..'_ _ ... .....

2 _____ . .....

3...i .... 4 _ -..__«.__

5 _____ .....

6 __ ... . __ .

7 _____ ......

8...............

9 ...............

10 _ ............

11 ______

12 _____ . .....

13...............

14 _____ . .....

15 _____ . .....

June July

66

70

69

51

38

29

26

20

14

248

636

9 4fin

3,530

596

221

Aug.

496

636

266

126

75

58

47

44

34

21

18

17

6

8

8

Sept.

l

2

1

2

1

1

1

1

2

3

2

2

2

2

1

Day

16..... ..........

17.. .. _____

18 ....... ____

19. ...... ........

20 ............

21.. .............

22. ...........

23 - 

24.. __ - __ -

25- __ -..-4. .....

26 '»

27 _________

28 

29 _____ 

QA

31 ... . . 

June

26

17

20

15

14

15

13

12

8

1*

12

15

19

20

July

158

111

80

61

46

35

31

56

616

596

576

437

212

104

66

886

Aug. rj

8

5

4

6

4

4

3

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

^Setpty

t3*.

' ' ' - *

:

*

;

Day Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.

1922-23

16-

17-

18-

19- 

20..

21..

22.. 

23- 

24.. 

25-

26-

27-

28-

29-

30-.

31-

3

3

3

4

4

2

2

2

2

1

2

5

1,870

718

176

111

78

56

35

29

34

29

23

22

22

18

15

10

10

11

12

19

22

18

14

12

13

18

19

24

342

230

90

66

90

70

62

8

15

37

83

57

46

928

4,840

5,450

1,080

342

248

194

158

907

304

248

907

1,290

802

718

6,000

15,400

17,500

14,700

4,700

1,040

1,060

781

781

516

323

248

203

167

150

134

118

90

97

90

80

74

70

69

437

418

823

212

142

97

80

57

97

418

1,130

636

176

656

304

134

97

76

57

45

37

33

29

26

24

22

26

83

78

66

22
328 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

Monthly discharge of Osage River near Quenenw, Kans.,for the period June 17, 

19m, to September SO, 1923

Month

1922 

June 17-30....... ....__... ..._ _._.. ........ ......

July . . . . .. __ ...... ..._ _ ......

The period..., _ . __ . __ . ___________

1922-23 

October ___ . ________ . ________ . .......

March, __________________________ April .................... ................................

July. -- _. - ..-...-. .- .. . 

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

26 

3,530 

636 

3

2 

1,870 

10 

6 

3 

36 

342 

5,450 

17,500 

1,430 

57 

78

17,500

Minimum

8 

14 

2 

1

1 

1 

3 

. 3 

2 

2 

4 

4 

74 

22 

3 

2

1

Mean

15.7 

392 

61.7 

2.00

1.23

no

$.87 

4.10 

2.14 

11.7 

40.2 

458 

2,480 

256 14.1 ' 

8.93

281

Run-oft in 

aero-feet

436 

24,100 

3,790 

119

28,400

75.6 

6,550 

361 

252 

119 

719 

2,390 

28,200 

148,000 

15, 700,, 

86?fc 

531

204,000

OSAGE RIVER NEAR OTTAWA, KANS.

LOCATION. In NW. M sec. 6, T. 17 S., R. 20 E., at highway bridge on East 

Seventh Street, 1^4 miles southeast of Ottawa, Franklin County, threefourths mile below Skunk Creek, 1M miles below old dam west of Main Street 

highway bridge, 2^t miles below Eightmile Creek, and 3M miles below 

waterworks dam of the city of Ottawa.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,250 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 27, 1918, to September 30,1923. From August 

26, 1902, to October 31, 1905, records were obtained at Main Street Bridge 

in Ottawa.

GAGE. Stevens water-stage recorder on left bank 100 feet upstream from highway bridge; inspected by J. M: Lewis.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of highway bridge or 

by wading. .

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of silt and shale; permanent. No 

well-defined control. Bankful stage, 27 feet.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage during year from water-stage 

recorder, 31.00 feet at 9 p. m. June 11 (discharge, 15,300 second-feet); 

minimum stage from water-stage recorder, 1.27 feet at 8 a. m. October 14 

(discharge, 0.7 second-foot).

1918-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 32.9 feet at 8.30 a. m. April 10, 

1922 (discharge, 17,400 second-feet); no flow June 28, 1920.

Highest known stage about 38 feet, referenced by residents during th6 

flood of July, 1909.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation not seriously affected by ice'.

REGULATION. Flow at low stages is slightly controlled by storage dams of city 

of Ottawa upstream.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent; not affected by ice. Rating curves used October 1 to March 14 and March 15 to September 30 both 

well defined. Operation of water-stage recorder satisfactory. Mean daily 

gage height determined from recorder charts by inspection or planimetef. 

Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating 

table. Indirect method for shifting control used November 2 to March 14. 

Records good.
OSAGE (MAEAIS DBS CYGNES) EIVEE BASIN 329

Discharge measurements of Osage River near Ottawa, Kans., during the year ending September-SO, l$28iDate

Oct. 19

Mar. 14

Made by j

Kinnison and Burger ____________________________ .

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.33

1.75

Discharge

See.-ft. 

2.1

27.2

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Osage River near Ottawa, Kans., for the year ending September SO, 1923

Day

1 _______

2 _______

3 _______

4 ____ . ....

5 ____ . ....

6. __ .... _ .

7 ..........

8. __ ... _ ..

9 ..........

10 __ __

11 .............

12 __ .........

13. __ .......

14, ............

15 .............

16 ____ . __ .

17... __ ...

18 .............

19 . ... ..

20 _____ ....

21 _____ . ....

22. ............

23.............

24. _____ . ...

25 .. 

26.............

27......... ....

28.. ......

29 _____ . ....

30. _ .........

31.. ......

Oct.

2.2

2.8

1.6

1.0

1.0

2.6

14

17

9.8

4.6

3.3

1.0

.9

1.0

1.4

1.8

2.2

2.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

2.2

4.2

4.6

4.6

5.0

5.8

6.6

3.8

1.0

4.6

Nov.

85

63

25

18

21

14

7.4

6.6

5.8

4.2

3.0

120

772

1,540

302

 179

120

88

72

65

59

55

50

46

42

40

35

35

34

35

Dec.

35

36

35

36

 36

36

39

38

35

35

35

33

27

32

34

36

38

39

36

38

39

35

34

33

33

34

34

32

31

31

32

Jan.

33

33

45

54

54

49

42

40

39

1Q

35

35

38

38

33

32

31

31

28

26

30

26

27

27

27

28

31

33

33

34

32

Feb.

32

28

24

23

20

20

21

23

24

24

25

24

24

24

24

23

23

23

24

24

25

25

26

24

27

30

32

28

Mar.

23

23

26

27

24

28

qi

26

24

23

40

41

31

27

57

73

79

71

57

39

35

42

1Q.

35

30

30

28

27

22

10

16

Apr.

15

14

20

19

22

18

18

18

18

17

17

18

18

27

39

46

43

44

28

33

37

44

' 59

920

450

181

124

191

133

100

May

74

59

52

46

38

34

Oft

23

20

18

17

13

11

16

18

16

26

37

64

142

106

OS

1,450

6,850

7,530

2,450

606

364

302

233

212

Jane

4,600

2,350

450

314

1,400

2,050 i i&n

1,040

8,080

14,000

14,400

14 aon

13,000

4,800

1,500

1,140

1,360

772

480

338

267

212

181

161

133

'108

110

96

88

77

July

74

71

115

806

840

 1,540

333

171

117

85

63

71

574

1,190

1,190

256

420

510

181

106

76

60

44

35

30

24

28

26

20

18

OJ

Aug.

70

42

27

10

16

11

10

12

13

11

8.0

7.5

10

16

18

12

6.5

2.8

2.4

2.2

2.2

2 4

2.4

2.4

2.4

5.0

12

19

8.6

5.5

3.5

Sept.

32

13

7.0

4.6

2.8

5.0

6.5

5.0

3.6

2.4

2.0

2.4

1.3 1.2-

1.0

2.4

4.6

5.5

19

25

14

8.0

5.5

4.0

2.8

2.8

34

420

100

44

NOTE. Water-stage recorder not operating May 20-26 and June 5-10; daily gage heights estimated 

from a study of records at Quenemo.

Monthly discharge of Osage River near Ottawa, Kans., for the year ending September

Of) OU ,

Month

October .......................... .......................

November. ..............................................

April ______________________________

July........ ......................... ....................

September _ _ . ........... .......

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

17 

1,540 

39 

54 

32 

79 

920 

7,530 

14,900 

1,540 

70 

420

14,900

Minimum

0.9 

3.0 

27 

26 

20 

16 

14 

11 

77 

18 

2.2 

1.0

.9

Mean

3.80 

131 

34.7 

34.9 

24.8 

35.3 

90.7 

676 

2,990 

294 

12.3 

26.1

360

Run-off in 

acre-feet

234 

7,800 

2,130 

2,150 

1,380 

2,170 

5,400 

41,600 

178,000 

18,100 

756 

1,550

261,000
330 SUBFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

OSAGE RIVER AT TRADIWG POST, KANS.

LOCATION. In SE. H sec. 5, T. 21 S., R. 25 E., at highway bridge one-fourth 

mile south of Trading Post, Linn County, 1 mile above Big Sugar Greet, 

and 4 miles west of Kansas-Missouri State line.

DRAINAGE AREA. 2,880 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August 4, 1921, to September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Chain gage on upstream handrail of center span of highway bridge; read 

by J. Van Hercke.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMBNl's. Made from downstream side of highway bridge or 

by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of rock, gravel, and silt; permanentControl is a flat, solid rock that outcrops 400 feet below gage; permanent. 

Bankful stage, 24 feet.

EXTREMES OP STAGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 27.05 feet on June 

11 and 12; minimum stage recorded, 0.84 foot at 7.15 a. m. October 29.

1921-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 27.13 feet April 12,1922; minimum 

stage recorded, that of October 29, 1922.

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACT. Gage read to hundredths twice daily. Data insufficient for determination of daily discharge.

Discharge measurements of Osage River at Trading Post, Kans., during the year 

ending September SO, 1923

Date

Oct. 19

Apr. 15

July 5

Made by 

Kinnison and Barger _______ .... . _ ... . .. ___ . ___________

G. H. Barger ___________ _________ .. _________

__ .do __ . _ .... _ ............... _ ..... ________

Oage 

height

Feet 

0.98

1.68

2.92

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

7.0

108

848

Daily gage height, in feet, of Osage Ityver at Trading Post, Kans., for the year ending

Day

1. __ .. __ .

2. ___ ..... 

3.. __ - _

4 __ .... 

5. __ .. -

6. __ _ -

7 _ ... ___ 

8 

9.. _ ...... _ 

10.. _ ....

11... _ ..... ...

12. ___ ..... ...

13- _ ... 

14 ._ 

15 .. 

16 ..... ... 

17 ..... ---

18 . .

19. 

20 

21 ___ 

22 __ ... ....

23 _ ... ..... 

24... _ .. ......

25 

26 

27 _ .

28--. 

29.. ___ ....... 

30 __ .......

31- ... 

Oct.

1.08

1.10

1.12

Jl.14

1.12

1.07

1.03 

1.01

.98 

.99

1.03

1.07

1.11

1.15

1.15

.98 

.98

1.00

.98

.96 

.96

<u

.92

.88

.86 

.84 

.88

.98

Nov.

2.72

3.24

2.72

2.62

2.20

2.09 

1.90

1.76 

1.66

1.90

4.50

4.28

4.56

2.30

2.06

1.98

1.88 

1.84

1 ftfi

1.78 

1.76

1.70 

1.70 

1.72

Dec.

1.64

1.60

1.58

1.58

1 *>6

1.56 

1.60

1.62 

1.60

1 P»H

1.58

1.56

1.56

1 *\A.

1 59

1.47

1.47 

1 49

1.47

1.47 

1.47

1.45

1.49 

1.43

1.45 

1.43 

1.45

1.45

Jan.

1 91

1.91

1 GQ

1 GQ

1 ft7

 1 H7

1.87

1 Q7

1.85 

1.85

1.85

1

QQ

1.83

1.87

1 R7

I

SO

1 H9

1.80

1 752

1.76

1 79

1.72

1 7H

1.74

1.72 

1.72

1.70 

1.70 

1.66

1.66

Feb.

1.58

1 59

1.50

1.46

1.44

1 4ft

1.36

1.24

1 99

i ie

1.14

"l.~14~

1.14

1.12

Mar.

1.12

1.12

1.12

1.12

~Ti2~

"I." 12*

1 ft4

9 84

2.34

2

KA

3

0Q

7 84

5

QA

3.65

3

00

~~2.~9ir

2

QK

2.87 

2.43

2.35 

2.25 

2.17

2.03

Apr.

1.75

1.75

1.73

1.73

1.71

1 fiQ

~~I.~67~

1.67

1.67

1.65

1.65

1.70

.1.70

1.70 

1.70

1.74

1.78

1.96 

2.20

<5 79

8.65 

8.83

4.19 

3.12 

3.02

May

2.94

2.82

2.60

2.54

2 en

2.34

9 Qft

2.18 

2 12

2.10

9 fH

2.02

2 ft9

1 96

9 ft8

2.04

2.02

2 nn

1 96

2.08

0 00

11.06 

9.00

7.56 

6.02 

4.90

4.08

June

3.86

4.20

3.94

4.00

4.22

4 Oft

6.20 

11.30

18.35 

21.55

9fi fi9

26.45

26.92

26.71

OK 90

18.95

13.64

8 ft1

K 19

2.96 

2.70

2

AQ

2.44 

2.52

2.42 

2.38 

2.34

July

2.30

2.26

2.30

2.38

2

0A

2 At)

2.48 

2.46

2.54

2.84

3

10

4 70

6.18

6.18

5.66

K AQ

4.16

3 90

3 7H

3.48

3 40

3.18 

3.10

"2."96"

2.78

Aug.

2.68

2.08

------

1 94

1.88

1 Rfi

1.82

1.78

1.76

1.76

1.72

1.68

1.66

~T<52~

1.58

Sept.

1.56

1.56

1.52

1.54

1.54 

1.52

1.50

1.50

1.50

1.48

1 48

1.62

1.70

1.88

1?82

1.74

1.68 

1.62

3.83 

3.58

3.53 

3.08 

2.93

NOTE. Gage not read on days for which gage height is not given.
OSAGE (MAEAIS DES CYGNES) EIVEE BASIN 331

OSAGE EIVEB AT OSC1O1A, MO.

LOCATION. In NW. K sec. 20, T. 38 N., R. 25 W., at highway bridge in Osceola, 

St. Clair County, one-fourth mile above St. Louis-San Francisco Railway 

bridge, a half mile above Kansas City, Clinton & Springfield Railway 

bridge, three-fourths mile above Gallinipper Creek, and 3 miles below Sac 

River.

DRAINAGE AREA. 8,180 square'miles (measured on topographic maps).

BECORDS AVAILABLE. July 23,1921, to September 30,1923. The United States 

Weather Bureau has records of stage since April 1, 1910.

GAGE. Chain gage bolted to handrail on downstream side of bridge; read by 

J. T. Fields. ,

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of bridge or by 

wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of silt, sand, and rock; fairly permanent. Right bank high and lightly wooded. Left bank cultivated; subject 

to overflow at stage of 28 feet. , Control is a heavy gravel bar one-fourth 

mile below gage; practically permanent.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 20.2 feet at 

9 a. m. June 17 (discharge, 38,700 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.9 foot 

October 5, 6, and 20-31 (discharge, 120 second-feet).

1921-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 28.8 feet April 10,1922 (discharge, 

71,400 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.9 foot September 1-6, October 5,6, 

and 20-31,1922 (discharge, 120 second-feet). 

Flood of December, 1895, reached a stage of 33.27 feet, and flood of 1844 

a stage of 43.3 feet, determined by United States Weather BuVeau. Minimum stage recorded by the Weather Bureau, 0.6 foot July 11, 1911.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation never seriously affected by ice.

^REGULATION. Dams and power plants on "headwaters and tributaries have no 

noticeable effect at station.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent during year; not affected by ice. 

Rating curve fairly well defined. Gage read to tenths twice daily. Daily 

discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating table. 

Records good.

.Discharge measurements of Osage River at Osceola, Mo., during the year ending

September SO, 1923

Date

Nov. 13

.Jan. 2

Apr. 13

Made by 

V. L. Austin __ ... ...

. __ ..do. ____ . .....

Gage 

height

Feet 

2.08

1.51

2.01

Discharge

Sec.-ft.

1 r\Af\

462

1,080

Date

July 12

Aug. 17

Made by 

V. L. Austin __ . .....

Gage 

height

Feet 

2.35

1.46

i n<t

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

1,530

364

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Osage River at Osceola, Mo., for the year ending

September SO, 1923

Day

l __ . ......

2 __ .......

. 3 .... ... .

4 - --

5 -

Oct.

,170

140

140

140

120

Nov.

140

760

1*280

2,600

1.860

Dec.

420

420

420

330

330

Jan.

530

420

420

330

330

Feb.

1,280

1,280

1,420

1,560

1,700

Mar.

640

530

530

760

880

Apr.

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,280

1.850

May

2,920

2,450

2,000

1,700

1.560

June

4,820

5,190

4,820

14,000

10,300

July

19,400

20,300

11,500

4,460

3,420

Aug.

832

618

530

464

384

Sept.

158

170

178

664

464
332 SUEPACE WATEE SUPPLY, 1923, PABT VI

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Osage River at Osceola, Mo., for the year ending' 

September^SO, 1928 Continued''

Day

6 __ . .....

7 . .....

8... 

9 _ 

10 __ - ....

11 __ . .....

12 __ - 

13.... 

141..- ,--

15 __ "-.

16 _ ... -

17.. -.

18 __ - .....

19... 

20

21 __ ......

22

23 __ . __ .

24 __ -

25 __

26.. 

27 __ ... ...

28.... 

29 

30- ......

31-..* 

Oct.

120

210

330

330

420

330

260

210

170

170

170

170

140

140

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

120

Nov.

i 9«n

1,560

1.010

760

640

530

1 140

2,150

4,100

5,550

3,930

9 AKfi

1,850

1,850

1,700

1,280

1,010

880

760

640

640

640

530

530

Dec.

2«0

530

640

CQA

420

220

330

330

330

QOA

260

260

260

260

210

210

210

210

210

210

210

210

210

210

330

760

Jan.

330

330

260

260

260

280

260

260

280

420

330

330

330

280

260

280

1,010

1,010

1,010

880

640.

640

530

530

530

760

Feb.

1,420

1,280

1,140

1,010

1,010

880

760

760

1,420

1,280

1,140

1,010

ft ft/I

760

760

640

640

530

530

530

530

530

530

Mar.

1,010

1,560

1,560

1,420

3,760

14,000

1ft Oftft

14,000 i*> 3/in

17,300

18,200

15,600

11,500

7,090

4,100

2,760

2,760

2,760

9 fifift

n «uy\

2,150

1,850

1,700

1,560

1,280

Apr.

2,450

2,150

1,850

1,700

1,560

1,280

1,140

1,010

1,010

ssn

760

760

640

640

640

640

1,010

2,150

6,690

5,360

7.290

6,310

3,590

2,600

2,150

May

1,280

1,010

880

760

760

760

640

760

760

760

1,280

1,700

1,420

1,140

1,010

1,010

1,280

4,100

11,300

20,800

19,000

14,400

10,100

4,820

3,930

June

4,820

6,690

11,100

12,500

28,200

35,000

33,100

29,000

30,800

*»A KAA

37,300

38,700

38,200

37,300

35,700

33,800

28,800

18,600

4,820

2 tun

1,850

1,850

16,300

o son

3,080

July

2,760

2,450

2,300

9 fi/w

2,150

1,850

1,350

2,380

5,180

7 490

8,690

8,090

5,360

2,760

1,920

1,700

1,490

1,210

1,010

856

760

760

700

856

760

700

Aug.

339

420

420

411

330

295

260

260

260

267

330

316

375

274

250

220

250

220

194

194

235 220*

210

178

167

164

Sept.

330

JMQ

316

302

28*

235

225

210

178

170

186

170

190

210

760

1,010

880

712

574

420

330

375

1,420

7,490

4,820

Monthly discharge of Osage River at Osceola, Mo., for the year ending September

SO, 1923 

[Drainage area, 8,180 square miles.]

Month

October- ......................................

November _____________ ...........

December.. _ .... __________ . ........

January.. __________________ . __

February _____________________

July 

September ... .. ...

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

420 

5,550 

760 

1,010 

1,700 

18,200 

7,290 

20,300 

38,700 

20,300 

832 

7,490

38,700

Minimum

120 

140 

210 

260 

530 

530 

640 

640 

1,850 

700 

164 

158

120

Mean

172 

1,500 

331 

459 

972 

5,420 

2,090 

3,770 

19,100 

4,100 

319 

793

3,250

Per square 

mile

0.021 

.183 

.040 

.056 

.119 

.663 

.256 

.461 

2.33 

.501 

.039 

.097

.397

Run-off 

in inches:

0.02- 

.20- 

.05 

.06 .12- 

.76 

.2» 

.53 2-60- 

.58. 

.04 

.11

5.36.

MARMATON RIVER NEAR FORT SCOTT, KANS.

LOCATION. In NW. ^ sec. 21, T. 25 S., R. 25 E., at military highway bridge,, 

5,000 feet below Missouri Pacific Railway bridge, 2 miles northeast of Fort 

Scott, Bourbon County, 2^ miles below Mill Creek, and 2^ miles west of 

Kansas-Missouri State line.

DRAINAGE AREA. 411 square miles (measured on topographic map).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August 5, 1921, to September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Chain gage on upstream handrail of center span of "highway bridge; 

read by Clyde Severy.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of bridge or by 

wading. 
OSAGE (MARAIS DBS CYGNES) EIVEE BASIN 333

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of rock and gravel; permanent. Control is rock and gravel riffle under and extending 50 feet below bridge; permanent. Control may shift to section of river below gage during high water.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 33.16 feet at 

7.20 a. m. June 10 (discharge, 13,500 second-feet); minimum discharge, 1 

second-foot several times in September.

1921-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 36.10 feet at noon March 14,1922 (dis- 

- charge, 16,400 second-feet); minimum discharge, 1 second-foot on various 

days in June, August, and September, 1922, and September, 1923.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation not affected by ice.

REGULATION. Slight regulation by dam at Fort Scott.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation changed slightly March 12. Both rating 

curves fairly well defined below 1,000 second-feet; poorly defined above. 

Gage read to hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained by 

applying mean daily gage height to rating table. Records poor.

Discharge measurements of Marmaton River near Fort Scott, Kans., during the 

year ending Qeptember 30, 1923

Date

Oct. 19

Mar. 13

Aug. 22

Made by Gage 

height

Feet 

2.58

9.02

2.43

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

1.6

724

1.4

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Marmaton River near Fort Scott, Kans., for the 

year ending September 30, 1923

Day

1... _____

2.

3..............

4..-....,-.

5... __ ... __

« ._....

7.. ............

8 ___ .........

9.. ...

lO........ .._._

11.. .

12........

13.'.... .__.«|

14 .....

15......... ___

16 _ . _____ .

17..............

18.... .___ 

19. _ ..........

20..............

21........... ..

22..............

23... .

24..............

25..............

26.. ...........

27. __ ..

28.. ..^ 

29 __ ...... ....

30. __ .........

Oct.

3

3

3

9

10

10

9

5

3

3

4

4

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

4

Nov.

374

177

108

114

158

114

87

53

31

53

1,420

1,090

735

465

255

-190

164

138

114

92

82

69

61

61

55

51

47

Dec.

43

39

35

31

26

23

19

19

21

18

15

10

12

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

]0

10

10

10

10

10

10

Jan i

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

]0

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

- 10

10

10

12

16

Feb.

19

22

24

27

31

31

30

27

24

22

19

16

14

19

26

29

23

22

22.

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

Mar.

22

22

23

29

32

38

46

44

43

40

391

5,740

2,080

1,040

2,080

3,930

1,280

911

691

505

357

207

150

128

122

122

117

112

106

Apr.

100

90

79

62

51

46

43

42

42

41

40

39

3S

37

35

31

28

25

22

32

405

353

779

465

183

183

370

273

207

128

May

90

74

64

57

51

49

46

43

42

40

39

37

35

33

36

35

36

39

38

38

45

57

4,160

2,120

585

273

172

117

84

64

288

June

405

139

565

117

59

2,830

2,260

625

9,740

13,200

8,970

4,780

1,180

1,450

2,430

605

288

195

139

100

84

69

60

52

49

46

43

40

38

35

July

32

30

27

24

22

20

17

15

14

11

10

27

61

625

273

172

46

39

30

23

20

17

14

12

10

9

8

7

6

6

Aug.

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

3

3

3

3

3

3

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

Sept.

2

2

2

2

2

2

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

2

3

7

7

6

4

2

2

1

1

26

1,570

699

183

112

NOTE. Gage not read June 25 to July 4 and Aug. 11-21; discharge interpolated.
334 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

Monthly discharge of Marmaton River near Fort Scott, Kans., for the year ending

September 30, 1923

Month

May . .. .. .. .... .. .. . .. . :

July. ..--. -..--..-.-___..__.._.._..___...._.._..

' Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

10 

1,420 

43 

16 

31 

5,740 

779 

4,160 

13,200 

625 

4 

1,570

13,200

Minimum

3

16 

10 

10 

14 

22 

22 

33 

35 

5 

2 

1

1

Mean

4.16 

231 

16.0 

10.4 

23.0 

666 

142 

287 

1,690 

52.6 

3.16 

98.2

267

Bun-oft* ia

acre-feet

256 13,800- 

986 639> 

l,28a 

41,000 

8,47O 

17,60O 

100,000 

3,230 

194 

5,850

193, 000

SAC RIVES NEAR sfbCKTON, MO.

LOCATION. In W. }4 sec. 11, T. 34 N., R. 26 W., at highway bridge on Stockton-Fairplay road, 1^4 miles above Bear Creek, 2^ miles east of Stockton, 

Cedar County, 3-^ miles below Little Sac River, and 13 miles above dam 

at Caplinger Mills.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,160 square miles (measured on topographic maps).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July 20, 1921, to September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Chain gage boJted to wooden beam between vertical members of downstream truss; read by Hardy Dixon.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of bridge at gage.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of clean gravel and boulders; fairly 

permanent. No well-defined control.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 15.80 feet at 

7.15 a. m. May 24 (discharge, 7,930 second-feet); minimum discharge, 65 

second-feet October 5 and November 2.

1921-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 19.40 feet August 15, 1921 (discharge, 10,500 second-feet); minimum discharge, 57 second-feet September 

30, 1922.

ICES Stage-discharge relation not affected by ice.

REGULATION. Small dams above have no appreciable effect on the flow at this 

station.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation affected by shifting control In October. 

Rating curve well defined. Gage read to hundredths twice daily. Daily 

discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating table. 

Shifting-control method used October 1-31. Records good.

Discharge measurements of Sac River near Stockton, Mo., during the year ending

September 30,1923

Date

Jan. 3

Made by 

V. L. Austin __ - .....

... ..do..... . ...

Gage 

height

Feet

a is

2.36

Discharge

Sec.-ft 

94

146

Date

Apr. 11

Sept. 16

Made by 

E. L. Williams ........

Frame and Austin .....

Gage 

height

"Feet 

3.08

1.93

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

383

70
OSAGB- (MABAIS DES CYGNES) KIVEE BASIN ,335

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Sac River near Stockton, Mo., for the year ending September SO, 1928

Day

PI ...........

»2 

3 ...........

4.. ___ . .....

5- ___ ......

6 __

7.... ___ . ___

8. ____ . .....

9 _____ . .....

10 .... _ .

11... ___ . .....

12..............

13 ... ........

14. ____ . .....

15 .. .........

16... __ .. ....

17..............

18 ..............

19 ...........

20 ...........

21.... __ . .....

22 __ . ....._._

23. ____ .. ....

24 ______ . ...

25 ...........

26. __ .... .....

27 ...........

28 ...........

29. ____ . .....

30........ ......

31... ........

Oct.

78

72

68

68

66

66

174

282

202

144

98

89

89

79

81

S3

80

80

83

78

71

67

66

76

68

84

78

74

70

68

68

Nov.

66

65

68

72

73

76

7Q

89

83

85

87

80

73

233

391

372

334

334

282

249

202

170

155

139

126

115

105

100

101

101

Dec.

98

94

101

98

04.

92

94

91

94

QA

89

85

85

83

82

80

80

82

91

89

94

OR

98

94

92

91

87

86

282

217

186

Jan.

155

136

136

142

139

136

121

108

123

131

123

118

110

110

103

103

103

113

11?

108

457

806

634

490

450

450

430

353

316

266

490

Feb.

1,420

1,300

1,010

851

720

592

550

510

470 4>>n

430

470

490

450

391

372

353

334

316

9QQ

282

282

266

249

249

249

299

282

Mar.

266

249

266

282

316

470

410

372

1,010

763

i snn

3,700

2,200

1,720

1,780

2,800

2,500

1,780

1,540

1,300

1,180

3,010

763

698

634

592

510

450

410

391

Apr.

391

391

550

677

510

470

450

440

430

410

391

391

372

372

353

353

334

316

316

316

353

886

1,420

955

901

806

763

1,780

1,720

955

May

851

720

634

550

510

450

430

391

372

353

334

334

391

391

391

806

1,390

955

677

614

550

763

5,020

7,930

5,260

4,240

3,340

2,980

2,620

2,140

1,720

June

1,300

1,180

3,500

5,820

4,720

3,880

3,340

2,920

3,670

4,420

4,840

3,820

2,920

2,260

1,780

1,540

1,360

1,060

901

1,660

1,360

1,060

763

720

634

592

3,120

5,640

2,020

1,840

July

6,960

3,580

2,200

1,900

1,600

1,120

851

763

677

592

510

763

1,780

2,200

1,960

1,540

1,180

955

677

592

530

480

430

391

353

316

299

282

282

266

266

Aug.

249

233

233

217

199

181

161

147

134

121

110

98

92

87

84

266

217

184

158

131

108

96

93

90

87

83

82

78

76

76

74

Sept.

74

806

450

430

391

391

353

315

247

178

85

80

76

74

72

70

69

68

66

82

77

73

72

7p

68

71

530

353

202

131

NOTE. Gage not read Oct. 7,15, Nov. 6, 7,12, Dec. 31, Jan. 21, Mar. 3, 25, Apr. 8, 22, May 20, June 

3, 9, 27, July 22, Aug. 5, 23-25, Sept. 9,16, and 23; discharge interpolated. No gage-height record Mar. 

9-12; discharge estimated from rainfall records and discharge of Pomme de Terre River at Hermitage.

Monthly discharge of Sac River near Stockton, Mo., for the year ending September

30, 1923

[Drainage area, 1,%0 square miles]

Month

October ___ ________ __ . ...........

Novembei.. _____________

January. ___ ______ . __________

February __ . ___ . __ ....................

March... . __ ... .....................

April __________ . _______ . _ . .....

May . .. 

June ___ __ . ___ . 

July.... ...... .................................

August ..- . . __ . __ _ . ......

The year. . .. ___ _______

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

282 

391 

282 

806 

1,420 

3,700 

1,780 

7,930 

5,820 

6,960 

266 

806

7,930

Minimum

66 

65 

80 

103 

249 

249 

216 

334 

592 

266 

74 

66

65

Mean

91.9 

150 

104 

244 

498 

1,050 

626 

1,550 

2,490 

1,170 

137 

201

693

Per square 

mile

0.079 

.129 

.090 

.210 

.429 

.905 

.540 

1.34 

2.15 

1.01 

.118 

.173

.597

Run-off 

in inches

0.09 

.14 

.10 

.24 

.45 

1.04 

.60 

1.54 

2.40 

1.16 

.14 

.19

8.09

SAC BIVEB NEAR COLLINS, MO.

LOCATION. In sec. 12, T. 36 N., R. 26 W., at highway bridge 800 feet belovJ 

site of former dam, 9 miles west of Collins, St. Glair County , and 9 mile 

below Cedar Creek.
336 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PABT VI

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,900 square miles (measured on topographic maps).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 22 to September 30,1923.

GAGE. Chain gage- attached to wooden beam between vertical members on 

downstream side of bridge used prior to July 10; read by John Shields. 

Stevens continuous water-stage recorder installed July 10 at downstream 

pier near left end of bridge; inspected by J. M. Atkinson.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of bridge or by 

wading 400 feet below.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of gravel and small boulders. Control 

is a long riffle extending 300 feet downstream from gage. Practically 

permanent.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during period April 22 to 

September 30, 1923, 16.70 feet at 7.30 a. m. June 10 (discharge, 13,800 

second-feet); minimum stage from water-stage recorder, 1.40 feet August 

25 and 26 (discharge, 68 second-feet).

REGULATION. Dams above cause little fluctuation at station.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent. Rating curve well defined. 

Chain gage read to hundredths once daily prior to July 10; operation of 

water-stage recorder satisfactory after that date. Daily discharge ascertained by applying to rating table daily gage height from chain gage or 

mean daily gage height determined by inspecting recorder graph. Records 

prior to July 10 good; after that date excellent.

Discharge measurements of Sac River near Collins, Mo., during the year ending

September SO, 1923

Date

14

Made by 

E.L.Williams .- __

V. K Austin. __

 do 

Gage 

height

Feet

9 79

2.34

7 4.*\

5 Q9

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

699

459

S qqft

Date

July 10

Sept. 14

14

14

Made by 

W. S. Frame. _____ .

Gage 

height

Feet 

2.82

1.56

t.56

Discharge

Sec.-/*. 

803

103

105

102

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Sac R$er near Collins, Mo., for the period Apri1

22 to September SO, 1923

Day

1- .

2_._._

3 

4. ....

«... ..

6. _ .

7 

8. ... .

9-.___

10 

11 

12 

13. __

]4-. ...

15. ....

Apr. May

1,220

995

882

770

700

595

595

528

4.QC

464

409

Af\A

528

AQK

464

June

2,020

1,700

9 Iftft

9

cnft

3 940

9 ^on

3

1OA

7,000

iq QAft

iq qArt

10,700

4,840

3,400

2 680

July

2 -IDA

11,700

5,560

2

00A

9 9fift

1,780

1,300

958

770

700

630

1,070

1 700

2 180

Aug.

354

9QQ

9fi4.

9OC

219

1QQ

173

223

177

146

210

202

1OQ

177

Sept.

108

110

eoo

970

210

Oft ft

169

 MO

126

* 123

110

103

Day

16 __ -

17 __ .

i«

1Q

20 __

21 __ .

22 __ -

93

24 .....

25.. 

26 

27 __ -

28. -

9Q

30 

31 __ .

Apr.

595

700

4 480

2,500

1,540

1,110

920

2,020

1,540

May

845

1,700

1,260

995

845

700

630

560

2 QCA

9,000

11,700

6,800

3,760

3,220

3,220

2,260

June

2,340

2,260

2,180

2,180

1,620

2,020

1,260

1,070

QA e

808

735

665

9,900

5,020

1,700

July

2,950

3,490

2,260

1,220

920

735

630

Ken

495

464

404

404

364

333

495

560

Aug.

185

404

2(58

189

139

126

143

126

7fi

72

70

87

113

105

103

105

Sept.

103

100

105

223

735

404

198

150

120

108

97

105

630

464

259
OSAGE (MAEAIS DBS CYGNES) RWEK BASIN 337

Monthly discharge of Sac River near Cottins, Mo., for the period "April && to September 80,1928

[Drainage area, 1,900 square miles]

Month

April 22-30 _____ . __ . ______ . ........

July...........................................

September ___________________ 

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

4,480 

11,700 

13,800 

11,700 

404 

735 

s*

Minimum

595 

404 

665 

333 

70 

97

Mean

1,710 

1,940 

4,020 

1,710 

176 

238

Per square 

mile

0.900 

1.02 

2.12 

.900 

.093 

.125

Run-off 

in inches

0.30 

1.18 

2.36 

1.04 

.11 

.14

CEDAR CREEK NEAR PLEASANT VIEW, MO.

LOCATION. In sec. 2, T. 35 N., R. 27 W., 1^ miles below Alder Creek, 2 miles 

northwest of Pleasant View, Cedar County, and 5 miles above mouth of 

creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 411 square miles (measured on topographic maps).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 22 to September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Chain gage fastened to wooden beam on downstream side of bridge; 

read by J. T. Hackleman.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of bridge or by wading 100 feet below.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of clean, coarse gravel. Left bank 

high. Right bank thinly wooded; subject to overflow at stage of 20 feet. 

Control is a clean gravel bar 150 feet below gage; practically permanent.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during period April 22 to 

September 30,1923, 20.86 feet at 7 a. m. June 10 (discharge, 4,520 second - 

feet); minimum stage, 0.45 foot at 7 a. m. and 6 p. m. September 3 (discharge, 

2.0 second-feet).

REGULATION. Dam 2 miles above causes no noticeable fluctuation at gage.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent. Rating curve well defined 

between 5 and 2,500 second-feet; extended beyond these limits. Gage read 

to hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean 

daily gage height to rating table. Records good.

Discharge measurements of Cedar Creek near Pleasant View, Mo., during the year 

ending September 30, 1928

Date

Apr. 11

May 15

June 12

Made by 

E. L. Williams. . 

V. L. Austin. __ . ....

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.67

1.00

9.28

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

124

<Wi

1,610

Date

July 11

Sept. 16

Made by Gage 

height

Feet 

5.78

1.26

.65

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

89048-

7.1
338 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PAST VI

Daily discharge, %n second-feet, of Cedar Creek near Pleasant View, Mo., for the 

period April 22 to September 80, 1928

Day

1 __

2____

3. _

4 __

5 __

6 __

7 __

8____

9 __

10 

11 __

12 ....

13 __

14 ____

15 _

Apr. May

87

64

56

45

36

38

34

28

28

28

25

28

23

28

30

June

143

269

1,180

743

251

306

648

629

2,190

4,370

4,080

2,070

900

591

477

July

1,700

1,680

477

242

206

152

116

90

80

59

49

42

48

49

420

Aug.

32

23

15

16

14

13

10

9

7

7

6

5

4.0

4.2

6

Sept.

2.8

3.0

2.0

18

22

18

14

9

9

9

»T

7 «

7

7

7

Day

16- 

17 

18 

19 _

20 

21. ___

22 __

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 __

29 

30 

31

Apr.

134

125

363

161

121

104

97

82

104

May

36

40

51

39

35

31

31

31

515

2,050

2,240

629

363

287

224

188

June

420

363

269

206

152

134

105

90

80

55

46

35

1,860

287

143

July

667

1,220

325

170

95

73

59

51

37

34

30

28

25

22

38

50

Aug.

11

22

18

13

10

8

7

5

4.6

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.0

2.6

2.6

2.4

Sept.

7

6

5

269

534

118

43

30

23

22

20

19

439

97

38

Monthly discharge of Cedar Creek near Pleasant View, Mo,, for the period May 1

to September SO,

[Drainage area, 411 square miles]

Month

May ___ . _________ . _ . ___ . _____

June ________________ _. __________

July. ____ ________ ___ .- _ _ 

September ___________________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

2,240 

4,370 

1,700 

32 

534

Minimum

23 

35 

22 

2.4 

2.0

Mean

238 

770 

269 

9.41 

60.4

Per square 

mile

0.579 

1.87 

.655 

.023 

.147

Run-off 

in inches

0.67 

2.09 

.76 

.03 

.16

POMME DE TERRE RIVER AT HERMITAGE, MO.

LOCATION. In NW. H sec. 26, T. 37 N., R. 22 W., at south highway bridge in 

Hermitage, Hickory County, 800 feet above Mill Creek, half a mile above 

. east highway bridge, 8 miles below Lindley Creek, 35 miles above Little 

Pomme de Terre River, and 37 miles above month of river.

DRAINAGE AREA. 630 square miles (measured on topographic maps).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July 25, 1921, to September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Chain gage fastened to downstream handrail ofjbridge; read by J. H. 

Phillips.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of either highway 

bridge or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of clean sand and gravel; shifting. 

Control is a heavy gravel bar 50 feet below gage; fairly permanent.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded, 12.38 feet at 9.30 a. m. 

June 4 (discharge, 7,600 second-feet); minimum discharge, 9 second-feet 

October 1-8, 23-31, and August 31.

1921-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 20.90 feet September 2, 1921 (discharge, 20,800 second-feet); minimum discharge, 9 second-feet several days 

in September and October, 1922, and August, 1923.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation not affected by ice.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent except as affected by shifting 

control in March and April, 1922. Rating curve fairly well defined. Qage
OSAGE (MABAIS DBS CYGNES) RIVER BASIN 339

read to hundredths twice daily; readings not entirely reliable. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating table. 

Indirect method for shifting control used March 15 to April 7, 1922. 

Records /air.

Discharge measurements of Pomme de Terre River at Hermitage, Mo., during the 

year ending September SO, 1923

Date

Nov. 9

Apr. 12

Made by 

.....do.................

E. L. Williams .........

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.68 i.gs

2.54

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

29

62 leg

Date

,29

Sept. 13

Made by 

V. L. Austin __ .....

.....do. 

Frame and Beckman..

Gage 

height

Feet 

5.77

4.65

1.65

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

1.38C

86£

32

Daily discharge, in second-feet, ojf Pomme de Terre River at Hermitage, Mo., for the 

period July 25, 1921, to September SO, 192S

Day

1921 

1 .........

2 __ .

3.........

4 _ . .....

-5..... _ .

6..... ....

7 .........

8 _ ... ... 9 

10 

July Aug. Sept.

. . 3

.. __ 3

. __ . 3

 2

.. __ . 2

. __ .. 2

3

.. ___ 2

. ___ . 2

2

^ Day

1921-22 

1... 

2..............

3...............

4........ ___ .

5... _ .... _ .

6 ___ .........

7. __ .. __ .

8 ...........

9... _ .... _ .

10 ...........

11 __ . ...

12.. ___ .. ...

13 ...........

14.. ___ ......

15. ___ ..... ...

16..............

17... ........... is. _ ..:...

19...... .......

20 ...........

21 _ .. __ . _ .

22. _ . _ . ...

23. ........

24 _ . ___ . _ .

25....... .......

26... ___ .. ...

27..... ......

28 ........... 2g. ___ . _ .

30 .. ...

31......... __ .

Oct.

238 

660 

3,850 

1,380 

885

504 

415 

351 

310

272

208 

188 

168 

14g 

140

140 

122 

114 

104 

98

95 

92 

90 

87 

80

807g

76 

74 

122 

198

5 104 

2 17,gOO 

0 5,700 

8 620 

8 1,310

8 750 

3 504 

8 351 

8 260 

8 208

Nov.

218 

228 

188 

158 

140

140 

131 

122 

101 

96

96 

96 

93

87 

80

79 

77 

103 

1,690 

1,080

980 

660 

351 

291 

260

260 

260 

249 

218 

208

Day

1921

11..... _ .

12..... ...

13.........

14

16 .

16. ____ .

17 _ .

18 .

19 

20 .

Dec.

188 

1,530 

2,010 

1,450 

840

580 

504 

468 

398 

351

336 

310

272 

238 

228

218 

198 

218 

238 

228

218 

208 

291 

1,850 

2,090

930 

504 

468 

415 

366 

323

Jan.

323 

366 

382 

398 

504

468 

415 

398 

336 

310

284 

260 

228 

208 

198

188 

188 

188 

178 

178

178 

168 

158 

158 

149

140 

131 

122 

122 

140 

158

July

Feb.

228 

382 

382 

351 

323

260

228 

218 

198 

188

'l68 

168 

158 

149 

149

140 

131 

131 

114 

114

114 

122 

336 

580 

580

542 

542 

542

Aug.

1,530 

2,330 

542 

8,100 

6,400

1,450 

1,030 

750 

504 

366

Mar.

432 

351 

351 

504 

542

542 

542 

580 

580 

840

1,140 

980 

2,570 

12,300 

2,250

1,380 

1,140 

885 

1,030 

1,850

1,380 

1,030 

750 

840 

1,930

4,400 

4,500 

4,300 

4,300 

8,310 

9,080

Sept. Day

17? 

14 

98 

4,8(X 

1,14(

66 

54, 

3,13 

1,14( 

70

Apr.

4,600 

2,330 

3,130 

3,400 

2,570

1,310 

1,080 

9,190 

6,400 

3,310

2,250 

2,010 

1,380 

1,140 

1,140

1,030 

6,400 

3,670 

2,490 

1,450

1,030 

660 

580 

1,140 

6,000

6,600 

7,800 

9,410 

4,210 

1,380

1921 

j 21.........

) 22..... ....

) 23.........

D 24.... .....

) 25 

3 26. ........

2 27 

D 28

) 29.........

5 30. ........

31.........

May

1,030 

840 

840 

2,490 

2,170

885 

620 

580 

542 

504

504 

415 

336 

291 

260

122 

272 

260 

238 

218

188 

272 

620 

1,690 

1,310

660 

504 

336

284 

542 

504

June

238 

208 

188 

158 

149

140 

122 

114 

104 

93

90 

90 

80 

74 

70

59 

55 

45 

41 

35

32 

30 

29

28 

27

24 

26 

33 

35 

43

July

52

52 

46 

41 

40 

39 

40

July

45 

79 

68 

45 

40

35 

31 

18 

14 

14

48 

71 

80 

72 

68

60 

70 

1,930 

795 

468

198 

131 

74 

65 

56

45 

323 

284 

249 

168 

238

Aug.

249 

218 

218 

158 

149

415 

504 

260 

188 

140 

114

Aug.

930 

705 

260 

140 

106

72 

56 

51 

37 

31

30

31 

25 

20 

18

18 

16 

16 

15 

14

13 

13 

12 

11 

11

10 

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

Sept.

580 

351 

291 

260 

310

542 

604 

351 

249 

228

Sept.

10 

9 

f 

9 

9

9 

9 

10 

11 

33

31 

26 

21 

16 

12

10 

9 

11 

72 

27

19 

15 

13 

13 

12

11

ft

9 

y
340 SUfiFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Pomme de Terre River at Hermitage, Mo., for the 

period July 25, 1921, to September 20, 1923 Continued

Day Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.

1922-23

10..

11..

12.

13..

14.

15..

16..

17..

18.

19.

20.

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

29.

30.

31.

10

12

14

39

32

25

24

24

26

28

29

59

198

291

249

228

140

114

106

100

93

85

59

52

48

45

43

40

33

31

27

27

25

25

24

21

23

24

28

29

30

28

26

23

23

24

22

21

21

21

21

20

20

20

18

18

20

65

188

131

106

106

96

80

59

56

51

45

43

38

33

44

43

38

35

59

45

43

40

238

238

228

208

188

178

178

168

218

1,080

1,690

840

580

432

310

228

188

178

188

272

260

260

178

140

122

114

106

96

92

74

80

72

68

65

59

53

51

45

77

122

542

542

432

323

542

4,900

1,850

1,190

980

795

750

660

580

504

415

336

310

310

284

272

249

208

178

168

168

249

218

218

238

272

238

228

218

208

188

188

178

218

228 

238 

'260 

291 

336

366

542

542

415

291

260

249

238

218

178

168

158

149

122

106

100

93

88

85

82

77

74

750

323

249

238

228

218

218

228

260

291

260

249

249

238

238

284

840

795

6,300

2,490

660

620

620

1,530

2,010

1,770

1,530

1,030

660

504

2,970

3,050

1,450

1,250

1,140

580

330

249

228

218

260

178

3,850

840

542

432

1,610

795

542

366

291

260

238

218

198

178

158

398

3,220

1,380

1,190

1,140

885

620

336

158

80

72

10

10

10

10

10

103

106.

88

68- 

49 

29 

24 

20

19

16

14

12

17

13

13

12

11

11

12

12

12

140

131

NOTE. Gage not read Sept. 11 and 12,1923; discharge interpolated.

Monthly discharge of Pomme de Terre River at Hermitage, Mo., for the period 

August 1, 1921, to September 30, 1923

[Drainage area, 630 square miles] f*

Month

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum Minimum Mean mile

Run-off 

in inches

1821

August.. . . _._.__ 8,100

September ______.____________ 17,900

1921-22

October . . _._.__.. 3,850

November .....__________________j i, 690

December.___________________ 2,090

January ...... . ______- 504

February ..____________________ 580

March ...._ . 12,300

April _.__._______.__.__ 9,410

May .. . ...._ . 2,490

June . ...__._..__... 238

July-._.________________._____ 1,930

August________________________ 930

September____________________ 72

The year ___.__..___________ 12,300

1922-23

October __......_________.__.__ 13

November........________________ 291

December___________________ 188

January.__.. ..______________.__ 238

February.___.___.______.__...... 1,690

March..__.__.__.__...__.____ 4,900

April.__.___.__-__.__.....__.__ 542

May ............_.__.__........._ 1,080

June___. ___________________ 6,300

July_______.__..__.______.__ 3,220

August..._.____________. _____ .. 43

September_._________________ 140

The year________.______.__. 6,300

28

104 1,490

1.33

2.37

74

77

188

122

114

351

580

122

24

14

10

10

18

33

65

45

178

74

178

46

9

10

367

291

596

246

269

2,310

3,310

656

82.0

190

87.5

15.8

.583

.462

.946

.390

.427

3.67

5.25

1.04

.130

.302

.139

.025

702

10.3

75.9

36.1

106

297

577

279

239

1,290

491

25.7

35.8

287

1.11-

.016

.120

.057

.168

.471

.916

.443

.379

2.05

.779

.041

.057

.456

1.53

2.64

1 ,. =a

.67

.52

1.09

.45

.45

4.23

5.86

1.20

.14

.35

.16

.03

15.15

.02

.13

.07

.19

.49

1.06

.49

.44

2.29

.90

.05

.06

6.19
OSAGE (MAEAIS DBS CYGNES) EIVEE BASIN 341

SOUTH GRAND RIVER NEAR BROWNINGTON, MO.

LOCATION. In NW. J4 sec. 17, T. 40 N., R. 25 W., at highway bridge on Brownington-Clinton road, 300 feet below St. Louis-San Francisco Railway bridge, 

500 feet below Deepwater Creek, 1 mile north of Brownington, Henry 

County, and 40 miles above mouth.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,660 square miles (measured on topographic maps).

RECORDS AVIALABLE. July 24, 1921, to September 30,1923.

GAGE. Chain gage bolted to handrail on upstream side of bridge; read by 

R. B. Hosack and Letha Jackson.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of highway bridge or 

by wading. Flood measurements are made from railroad bridge 300 feet 

upstream from gage.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of clean sand and gravel; subject to 

shift. Control is a heavy gravel bar 500 feet below gage; subject to shift 

during high stages.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 24.65 feet at 

6 p. m. June 13 (discharge, 17,500 second-feet); minimum stage, 1.12 feet 

October 28 and 29 (discharge, 1 second-foot).

1921-1923: Maximum stage (determined by levels from floodmarks) 28.0 

feet April 9, 1922 (discharge, 21,100 second-feet); minimum discharge, 1 

second-foot October 28 and 29, 1922.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation not affected by ice.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation changed during high water of June 14. 

Both rating curves well defined above and fairly well defined below 300 

second-feet. Gage read to hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating table. Records good.

Discharge measurements of South Grand River near Brownington, Mo., during the 

year ending September 30, 1923

Date

Nov. 13

Apr. 13

Made by 

V.L. Austin __ . .....

 .-do.................

E. L. Williams ........

Gage 

height

Feet 

3.41

1.77

2 11

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

429

«>Q

83

Date

July 12

Made by 

H. C. Beckman ........

Gage 

height

Feet 

2.04

1.25

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

61

5.4

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of South Grand River near Brownington, Mo., for the 

year ending September SO, 192S

Day

1.... ..... .

2.. ... _____

3- _ .... .....

4............

5 __ . _ . .....

6 ____ .......

7 ______ . ..

8..............

9 ____ ... _ .

10 - . 

11........ ...

12..............

13. ....... ...

14..... .........

15 __ ..........

Oct.

14

10

g

94

36

97

430

480

S7A

430

too

&Q

56

38

31

Nov.

27

385

OQO

235

188

188

300

inn

100

300

1,840

2.230

Dec.

50

AQ

43

42

00

07

265

188

88

66

49

40

32in

27

Jan.

* 9Q

d/i

Oft

25

25

oo

23

20

1 Q

17

17

17

17

33

33

Feb.

1ft0.

OKA

1 KQ

ion

79

74

53

50

46

d/i

37

37

35

35

Mar.

97

97

29

CO

fin

95

8Q

112

95

80

1,710

6,110

4,530

4,160

2.920

Apr.

112

95

107

7GQ

91 n

188

149

102

Q9

82

77

66

May

385

250

1QQ

168

140

112

104

97

JB»

77

69

56

38

25

67

June

1,410

1,230

1,500

1,470

530

250

990

580

530

990

7,310

13,800

17,400

17,000

12.800

July

1,650

2,920

2,100

750

408

300

207

140

99

68

47

133

2,640

1,780

810

Aug.

47

32

28

19

12

11

14

75

47

30

22

17

13

10

8

Sept.

39

42

43

124

97

79

118

44

28

23

20

14

10

7

5
342 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of South Grand River near Brownington, Mo., for the 

year ending September W, 1923 Continued

Day

16. .. ........

17... ...........

18. _ . _ - _ .

19 

20 

21 ___ ....

22 

23. _ . __ ....

24 __ . ___ ..

25 _____ - ....

26 

27 _____ ......

28 . . 

29 _____

30 

31.... .......

Oct.

27

21

17

13

13

10

8

8

6

3

3

2

2

1

2

3

Nov.

990

430

235

222

222

199

178

130

109

92

92

80

66

49

43

Dec.

27

25

23

1910

18

18

17

15

17

19

19

19

19

20

21

Jan.

9O

25

23

20

20

10

18

17

17

15

15

15

14

13

13

13

Feb.

34

31

27

20

18

17

16

]5

18

O1

O1

21

23

Mar.

5,470

4,380

3,930

2

700

720

wn

 455

4in

555

430

1(Vl

222

178

168

158

130

Apr.

66

59

52

19

55

63

80

250

720

3,700

3,480

990

580

1,050

870

May

60

74

140

199

235

14O

130

2,160

3 340

9 Ififl

1,840

430

265

222

168

June

7,870

5,230

3,560

1,780

690

362

300

221

153

129

118

90

133

990

300

July

580

362

265

180

90

58

44

35

32

OK

17

19

30

112

97

78

Aug.

18

32

14

21

18

39

23

25

71

48

57

54

52

44

42

42

Sept.

6

T

6

14

59-

282:

235.

146

8&

5&

41

2»

24

21

50&

NOTE. Gage not read Aug. 26 to Sept. 5; discharge estimated from records of flow of near-by streams.

Monthly discharge of South Grand River near Brownington, Mo., for the year ending'

September 30,1928.

[Drainage area, 1,660 square miles]

Month

July . . .... 

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

870 

2,230 

265 

40 

250 

6,110 

3,700 

3,340 

17,400 

2,920 

75 

505

17,400

Minimum

1 

27 

15 

13 

15 

27 

52 

25 

90 

17 

8 

5

1

Mean

92.6 

331 

43.8 

21.1 

54.7 

1,320 

467 

439 

3,330 

519 

31.8 

73.7

560

Per square 

mile

0. 056 

.199 

.026 

.013 

.033 

.795 

.281 

.264 

2.01 

.313 

.019 

.044

.337

Run-off 

in inches

0.0ft 

.22 

.03 

.02 

.03 

.92 

.31 

.30 

2.24 

.3$ 

.02 

.05

4.5&

NIANGUA BITER NEAR ROACH, MO.

LOCATION. In sec. 20, T. 38 N., R. 17 W., at highway bridge on Linn CreekRoach road, 2^ miles above Little Niangua River, 4 miles northeast of 

Roach, Camden County, and 10 miles below Hahatonka Spring.

DRAINAGE AREA. About 698 square miles (measured on topographic mapsand map of Missouri prepared by United States Geological Survey; scale,. 

1:500,000). Somewhat indefinite on account of several large tributary 

springs.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. November 18, 1922, to September 30, 1923.

GAGE. Vertical staff gage fastened to elm tree on left bank 40 feet downstream, 

from bridge.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of bridge or by 

wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of sand and gravel; probably shifting. 

Control is a gravel bar 400 feet below gage; fairly permanent.
OSAGE (MAEAIS DBS CYGNES) BIVEB BASIN 343

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during period November 

18, 1922, to September 30,1923, 3.75 feet at 7.30 p. m., June 12 (discharge, 

1,810 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.80 foot August 26 to September 2 (discharge, 160 second-feet).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation not affected by ice.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent. Rating curve well defined. 

Gage read to hundredths once daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying daily gage height to rating table. Records good except for very low 

stages, for which they are fair.

Discharge measurements of Niangua River near Roach, Mo., during the year ending September 30, 1923

Date

Nov. 18

May 12

28

Made by 

Beckmanand Harris ...

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.14

1.10

1.19

Discharge

Sec.-ft 

269

258

293

Date

May 28

Sept. 19

Made by 

W. S. Frame ...........

Austin and Frame .....

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.19

3.58

.87

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

304

1,640

180

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Niangua River near Roach, Mo., for the period 

November 18,1922, to September 30,1923

Day

1 .. _....

2 __ .. ....

3 ..........

4. __ . ....

5 ___ . ....

6 _ ... _

7..........

8. .........

9 ..........

10 -.. ....

11 ......

12 ___ ...

13 _.....

14 .. _ .

15 . ......

16...... ...

17..........

18..........

19 __ ...

20 .......

21........

22 _ ... ...

23 .....

24. __ ...

25 ....

26... .......

27.. _ ...

28 ....

29 ....

30 ..........

31 . __ .. ...

Nov.

280

260

260

260

260

260

260

260

242

242

Dee.

242

242

242

242

242

242

260

260

242

242

242

242

242

242

242

242

225

225

225

225

225

225

225

225

225

225

225

242

242

242

300

Jan.

300

260

260

260

260

260

260

260

242

242

242

225

225

260

242

242

242

242

225

260

260

260

260

260

280

280

280

260

260

OfiA

Feb.

340

380

402

425

425

425

380

360

340

320

320

300

300

300

300

280

300

280

280

260

260

260

260

260

260

260

.260

260

Mar.

242

242

242

260

260

280

300

320

340

340

300

790

790

850

850

850

850

1,410

910

850

730

570

470

425

470

470

380

380

380

340

320

Apr.

320

300

300

300

300

380

380

380

380

340

340

340

340

320

320

320

320

320

320

320

320

320

320

340

380

425

380

380

340

340

May

340

340

340

320

300

320

300

260

260

242

260

260

260

260

Ho

260

260

320

520

470

425

360

340

320

320

300

300

300

300

300

300

June

320

320

910

1,090

1,280

1,150

570

520

545

495

910

1,540

1,280

1,220

730

700

1,600

1,030

790

620

520

520

402

380

340

320

300

300

300

620

July

470

340

340

320

300

300

300

260

260

260

260

242

280

260

470

570

495

1,410

790

545

425

340

320

300

260

260

340

320

320

570

340

Aug.

'340

320

320

260

260

242

242

300

300

300

300

260

260

242

260

260

242

225

208

190

190

190

225

190

190

160

160

160

160

160

160

Sept.

160

160

190

225

225

225

260

260

225

225

225

190

190

190

190

190

190

190

190

190

190

190

190

190

190

280

260

225

225

300

NOTE. Daily discharge estimated Aug. 30 to Sept. 1 and Sept. 20-25 on account of probable errors in 

gage readings.
344 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

Monthly discharge of Niangua River near Roach, Mo., for the period November 18, 

1922, to September 80, 1923

[Drainage area, 698 square miles]

Month

November 18-30 _______ . _______

April.. _ ... _ ... __ __._ . .-___.

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

280 

300 

300 

425 

1,410 

425 

520 

1,600 

1,410 

340 

300

Minimum

242 

225 

225 

260 

242 

300 

242 

300 

242 

160 

160

Mean

268 

239 

255 

314 

523 

340 

313 

721 

396 

235 

211

Per square 

mile

0.370 

,342 

.365 

.450 

.749 

.487 

.448 

1.03 

.567 

.337 

.302

Jlun-off 

in inches

0.18 

.39 

.42 

.47 

.86 

.54 

.52 

1.15 

.65 

.39 

.34

HAHATOHTKA SPRING AT HAHATONEA, MO.

LOCATION. In sec. 2, T. 37 N., R. 17 W., at Hahatonka, Camden County, a 

quarter of a mile below spring outlet, and half a mile above mouth of spring 

branch.

DRAINAGE ABBA. Not measured.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. November 17, 1922, to June 30, 1923.

GAGE. Vertical staff gage bolted to tree on left bank; read by E. L. Snyder.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of coarse gravel and rocks. Stagedischarge relation is affected by dam across spring branch 2,000 feet below 

gage; also affected at times by aquatic plants in channel.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during period November 

17, 1922, to June 30, 1923, 0.94 foot at 5.45 p.m. June 12 (discharge, 104 

second-feet); minimum stage, 0.45 foot at noon February 23 (discharge, 43 

second-feet).

DIVERSIONS. Water is sometimes diverted on Saturdays to operate grist mill. 

Gage is not read on those days and discharge is estimated from the preceding and following days.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation not affected by ice.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent; affected by shifting control. Rating curve fairly well defined. Gage read to hundredths twice 

daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to 

rating table. Indirect method for shifting control used November 17 to 

December 25. Records fair.

Discharge measurements of Hahatonka Spring at Hahatonka, Mo., during the year 

ending September 30, 1923

Date

Nov 18

May 11 

28

Made byAustin and Frame ..... 

H. C. Beckman ........

Gage 

height

Feet 

tt 81

.49 

.51

Discharge

Sec.-ft.

on

45 

51

Date

Sept. 19

Made by 

W. S. Frame ___ ....

Austin and Frame. __

height

Feet 

0.89

.74

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

100

50
GASCONADE BIVEE BASIN 345

discharge, in second-feet, of Hahatonka Spring at Hahatonka, Mo., for the 

period November 17,1922, to June SO, 1928

Day

l. ________ . ___ . _____

2... __ __ . ... .. . __ .....

3 - -. -- . __ -

4 ______________ ...........

«. __ . ___ . __________ . ___

6.... ______ . ____________

7.... ____ ...... ___ __....__. .

8 ______________________

£ ___ ___ . ___ .... ___

10 ____ _________________

11 ________ .... ___ . ...........

12.................. ..................

13................. ............. .....

14.. _ .. __ . __ . ______ ... .....

15- _ . ____ ..... __ ... . __

16.. _ . __ . __ . _ ."... ........ 

17 ____ ..... ____ ........... ......

18 ___ _ . . _ . ____

1Q

20....................................

21....................................

22 .

99

24 ___ ...

25....................................

26 __________________ __

27 ______________________ 28 ___ .. _ _ _

29. ___ .. .. ____ . _ .

in

Ql

Nov.

63

an

61

61

58

63

62

61

61

63

61

59

59

IB

Dec.

58

&

an

an

59

59

61

59

59

58

57

vs

55

61

59

en

KQ

57

57

Kft

56

54

54

54

52

58

57

w

u

54

54

Jan.

Sd

54

52

55

u

51

55

52

51

51

51

50

48

51

50

50

eA

51

4Q

51

AQ

49

49

4Q

48

4K

48

47

46

46fin

Feb.

60

52

50

58

49

49

48

4R

46

46

46

49i»

4K

47

46

46

45

48

45

46

44

43

46

45

46

H

44

Mar.

46

46

46

46

46

46

47

48

48

50

52

66

66

59

74

85

77

77

71

68

65

68

68

64

62

59

58

w

57

KTT

56

Apr.

CJ

54

17

59

59

56

54

54

55

51

51

54

54

55

52

52

52

W

CJ

54

54

32

55

55

57

57

55

55

55

May

54

KA

CJ

51

51

51

4K

4S

46

47

47

47

4K

48

49

4Q

50

firt

*n

49

48

48

49

50

50

49

49

49

49

49

June

en

55

7B

wo

69

AO

71

68

71

74

75

102

95

RS

fifl

80

on

70

on

78

78

7«

7R

75

74

74

74

74

74

NOTE. Gage not read Jan. 27, Apr. 27 to May 12, May 29 to Jane 2, and most of the Saturdays after 

Mar. 1; discharge estimated.

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, of Hahatonka Spring at Hahatonka, Mo., for 

the year ending September SO, 1923

Month Maximum

63

62

55

52

Minimum

58

52

46

43

Mean

60.9

57.2

50.3

46.9

Month

April __ .... 

May.,. __ . __ .......

Maxin%Qm

85

59

54

102

Minimum

45

51

46

50

Mean

59.1

54.6

49.5

75.7

GASCONADE RIVER BASIN

GASCONADE EIVBE NEAR WAYNESVILLE, MO.

LOCATION. In SE. % sec. 3, T. 36 N., R. 12 W., at highway bridge on Waynesville-Crocker road, 2H miles below Roubidoux Creek, and 4 miles north of

Waynesville, Pulaski County. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,680 square miles (measured on United States soil survey

maps; scale, 1 inch=l mile). 

RECORDS AVAII/ABI/E. June 9, 1921, to September 30, 1923.

The Missouri Engineering Experiment Station has records of discharge

from August 15, 1914, to July 31, 1921.7 

GAGE. Chain gage bolted to wooden beam between vertical members on upstrgam side of bridge; read by Mrs. J. R. Skaggs. .

' See Missouri Univ. Eng. Exper. Sta. Bull., ser. 22, vol. 21, No. 36. 

18775 27t WSP 566 23
346 SURFACE WATEB SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from upstream side of bridge at gage or by

wading 1,000 feet below gage. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of gravel and small boulders; clean

and fairly permanent. Control is a long diagonal heavy gravel bar 300 feet

below gage; practically permanent. 

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 9.10 feet

March 13 and 16 (discharge, 9,110 second-feet); minimum stage, 2.10 feet

October 1 and 3 (discharge, 83 second-feet).

1921-1923: Maximum stage recorded, 14.14 feet March 31, 1922 (discharge, 19,200 second-feet); minimum stage, 2.08 feet September 27, 1922

(discharge, 77 second-feet). 

The Missouri Engineering Experiment Station has published a maximum

discharge of 36,400 second-feet in August, 1915. 

ICB. Stage-discharge relation not affected by ice. 

REGULATION. Natural regulation due to the flow from numerous large springs

above the station. 

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permane nt. Rating curve well defined,

Gage read to hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained by

applying mean daily gage height to rating table. Records good.

Discharge measurements of Gasconade River near Waynesville, Mo., during the 

year ending September SO, 1923

Date

Oct. 13

Apr. 7

Made by 

V. L. Austin __ ... .

E. L. Williams ___

Gage 

height

Fed 

2.28

s in

Discharge

Sec.-/«. 

137

617

Date

July 24

Sept. 20

Made by 

W. s. Frame ___ - _

fift

Feet 

2.04

2.26

Discharge

Sec.-/*- 

413

130

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Gasconade River near Waynesville, Mo., for the 

year ending September 30, 1983

Day

1__ _ ..._____

sinnimiiiii

4 __ _ _ __ ___ 6 iii rr.i.i

6 ___ __ 

7 ____ . __ .

8 ________

9 __ - 

10 .... 

11 . _______

12 _________

13- .. isIIIIII""""

16 ___ . .......

17 ________

18 . .

19 . ___ 

21 ..............

22 ___ ... 

23 .............. 

24. _______

25 _________ 

26 _________

27 __ . __

28 ..............

29 __ . ... 

30 ...... ....

31 ________

Oct.

83 

89 

86 

89 

89

95 

148

165

159

155

165

155

126

132 

139

132

110

119

104

119 

119

129 

116 

110

119 

113

113

113 

119 

119

126

Nov.

142 

132 

132 

132 

132

139

1<tO

139

132

139

145

159

193

145 

155

193

1QQ

199

203

199 

203

206 

206 

199

193 

199

189

469 

165 

165

Dec.

169 

176 

176 

165 

179

232 

250

250

213

213

213

213

213

232

91 Q

206 

206

193

199

186 

186

179 

172 

172

172 

172

165

291 

270 

334

334

Jan.

380 

380 

357 

405 

380

380 

334

312

270

97fl

270

232

232

250

*>V)

232

91 o

232

250

291 

312

357 

790

1 34A

1,090

Qlfl

fistn

670 

600 

570 firm

Feb.

750 

2,600 

5,040 

5,060 

3,100

2,600 

1,760

1 4flfl

1,400

1,090

1,600

830

750

670

TKA

870

Q'jfl

7Cft

670

600 

570

510 

480 

455

430 

430

405

380

Mar.

380 

405 

455 

455 

480

510 

635

910

1,520

i <un

1,180

3,520

7,590

6,660 

3,660

6,300

7 78rt

7,210

3,380

2,840

3 QKO

2,000 

1,640

1 AAft

It 400 

1 040

01 fl

830 

750 

710

600

Apr.

600 

540 

510 

510 

540

570 

570

670

635

600

570

540

540

2,120 

2,120

1,880 

],760

1 fi-ifi

1,090

1,000 

910

830 

830 

1,090

1,090 

1 340

]|l80

1,000 

1,000 

635

May

1,180 

1,090 

910 

830 

750

670 

635

600

600

510

510

510 4sn

480 

510

2,240 

5,230

5,580

3,100

2,480

9 ^Ifift

1,760 

1,400 

1,230

1,040 

830

con

2,120 

2,240 

1,700

1 ' 400

June

1,140 

1,090 

1,180 

1,640 

3,520

2,720 

9 nnn

1 fiAfl

1,760

1 460

i KRO

6,120

5,400

3,520 

9 flflft

2,000

9 79A

9 Qfifl

9 QflA

2,960 

2,120

1,580 

1,230 

1,000

870

S3rt

710

750 

635 

670

July

570 

510 

480 

455 

405

380 

405

405

357

Of9

291

97fl

9Q1

270

9Q1

870 

510

1 280

1 140

'870 

710

830 

455 

380

334

^119

312

291 

.357 

1,000

1,000

Aug.

750 

600

357

312 

270

250

334

250

250

312

270

232

01 o

210 

232

213

170

165

101

129 

142 

145

145 

126

159

126 

129 

132

Sept.

126 

132 

145 

145 

179

172 

291

312

270

250

206

176

176

152 

145

145 

130

149

150

126

194

110 

110 

116

113

119

110 

113

110
GASCONADE EIVEE BASIN 347

Monthly discharge of Gasconade River near Waynesville, Mo., for the year ending

September SO, 192S

[Drainage area, 1,680 square miles]

Month

October _ . _ .. . _ ... ___ .... _ . ....

November ._..._.._.... ...................

December ................ ..... .............

February ..... . _ .... _ .....

March-- _ ... ................. _ . _ ........

April _______________________ May ___ .. . ___ ...........

June................. _ . _ ..... _ .............

August ________.._...._____. .._____...___.__.

September, _ ._......_-... ........... , ____ ..

The year ... ..... . ..... _ .... .. .

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

165 

M 

334 

1,340 

5,940 

7,780 

2,120 

5,580 

6,120 

1,280 

750 

312

7,780

Minimum

83 

132 

165 

213 

380 

380 

510 

480 

635 

270 

126 

110

83

Mean

121 

168 

211 

451 

1,320 

2,340 

964 

1,480 

2,050 

527 

255 

158

837

Per square 

mile

a 072 

.100 

.126 

.268 

.786 

1.39 

.574 

.881 

1.22 

.314 

.152 

.094

.498

Bun-off 

in 

inches

0.08 

.11 

.IB 

.31 

.82 

1.60 

.64 

1.02 

1.36 

.36 

.18 

.10

6.73

GASCONADE E1VBE AT JEROME, 110.

LOCATION. In sec. 13, T. 37 N., R. 10 W., 500 feet north of St. Louis-San 

Francisco Railway station at Jerome, Phelps County, half a mile below St. 

Louis-San Francisco Railway bridge, and half a mile below Little Piney 

Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 2,840 square miles (revised; measured on United States soil 

survey maps).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. January 1 to September 30,1923; records April 12, 1903 

to July 21, 1906, published under "Gasconade River at Arlington, Mo., 

The United States Weather Bureau has records of stage at railroad bridge 

since 1885.

GAGE. Staff gage in two sections fastened to trees on left bank; read by E. E. 

Hawkins, J. Anderson, and C. F. Brockman.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of railroad bridge or 

by wading near gage.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of gravel and small boulders; clean 

and fairly permanent. Control is a coarse gravel bar extending diagonally 

across river 100 feet below gage; practically permanent.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during period January 1 

to September 30, 1923, 10.30 feet at 8 a. m. March 17 (discharge, 15,500 

second-feet); minimum stage, 1.52 feet September 24 and 25 (discharge, 

480 second-feet.

1903-1906: Maximum discharge recorded, 45,000 second-feet July 23, 

1905; minimum discharge, 300 second-feet June 15, 1905.

High water of January 5,1897, reached a stage of about 31 feet as determined from records of United States Weather Bureau and relationship 

between gages.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation not affected by ice.

REGULATION. Natural regulation due to existence of large springs above station.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent. Rating curve well defined. 

Gage read to hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating table. Records good.
348 SUBFACE WATEB SUPPLY, 1923, PAET VI

Discharge measurements of Gasconade River at Jerome, Mo., during the ye&^ ending

September SO, 192S

Date

Mar. 17

Made byAustin and Couch __

W. S. Frame ...........

Gage 

height

Feet

8.77

5.49

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

11,700

A. OSfi

Date

July 3

Sept. 21

Made by 

. __ do.. ........ ....

Gage 

height

Fett 

2.26

1.56

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

1,19ft

520

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Gasconade River at Jerome, Mo.^for the period 

January 1 to September SO, 1923

Day

1 .. .

2 _____________

3 ------ .. .....

4 . ........

5 ........

6 .-. - . .......

7 ____ . __ . __ . ____

9 - - - . __ . ...

10 , . 

11 . . ... - _ . __ .

12 . ____________ . ... 

13 .... ......... .

14 _ .... ... _.__.

16 .-- .... - . ...

16 - . - .......

17 ________ - __ . ___ .

18 - _ .. . .....

19 ........ ._ _

20

21 ...... ........ . ...... . .....

22 __ . _________ . __

23 v . _ -.-..-.....

24 ...... __ . _ . ___ ......

26 . - ____ ... -- .

26 ... ___ ... .. .

27 .......... _ . __

28 __ . ____ - ___ . .. 

29 ..... ..... ....... .

30 ____________ . __ .

31 _ ,-.- .. .

Jan.

1 400

1*400

1,220

1,170

1,080

i ruin

990

945

900

855

810

765

720

765

765

840

855

855

810

810

945

2,180

1,750

2,290

2,070

1,850

1,760

1,080

1,220

1,550

1,560

Feb.

9 9Qfl

7,300 8 inn

7 onn

5.620

3,970

2,980

2,510

9 9QA

2,070

1,850

1,750

1 750

l!,650

1,650

1,660

1,650

1,550

1,450

1,360

1,300

1,220

1,170

1,130

1,080

1,080

1,040

1,040

Mar.

1 040

1,040

1,080

1,120

1,170

1,300

1,750

1 960

9 9Qrt

2,298

2,740

6,900

11,100

11,600

7 900

11,300

13,500

11,300

6,500

4,830

3,710

3,220

2,860

2,510

9 9Qfl

2,070

1,850

1,750

1,650

1,650

1,450

Apr.

1,350

1,300

1,300

1,260

1,450

1,450

1,550

1 450

1,450

1,450

1,350

1,350

2,180

3,100

4,100

3,340

2,980

2,510

2,180

1,960

1,960

1,850

1,850

2,400

2,180

2,070

2,070

1,960

1,850

2,070

May

2,070

1 Qflfl

1,850

1,650

1,550

1,550

1,550

1 450

1,450

1,350

1,300

1,300

1,360

1,220

1,560

6,320

11,600

9,420

5,780

4,240

3,460

2,860

2,510

2,290

2,180

2,070

2,290

2,280

3,100

2,980

2,620

June

2.740

3,220

3,710

5,300

5,140

5,140

3,710

3,220

3,100

2,740

2,740

4,380

7,700

6,140

4,830

3,460

3,340

3,970

4,240

4,590

3,220

2,510

2,180

t Qfifl

1,650

1,560

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,366

July

1,300

1,220

1,170

1,080

1,040

000

990

oon

945

900

855

810

810

810 sin

1,450

1,350

1,120

855

1,450

1,300

1,120

1,040

945

865

810

810

855

855

1,450

1,850

Aog.

1,550

1,300

1,120

990

855

855

765

720

729

720

720

720

720

720

680

640

2,070

990

900

785

680

680

640

600

600

600

560

560

552

544

544

Sept.

560

600

680

680

fUft

680

720

720

720

720

640

640>

600>

560)

544

544

528-

52»

528.

52g.

528.

512

496

488

480

512

512

512

496

504

NOTE. Discharge, Jan. 1 ani 2, estimated by comparison with records for station near Rich Fountain.

Monthly discharge of Gasconade River at Jerome, Mo., for the period January 1 to>

September SO, 1928

[Drainage area, 2,840 square miles]

Month

April .. ... .

July 

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

2,290 

8,300 

13,500 

4,100 

11,600 

7,700 

1,860 

2,070 

720

Minimum

720 

1,040 

1,040 

1,260 

1,220 

1,350 

 810 

644 

480

Mean

1,200 

2,520 

4,120 

1,980 

2,870 

3,400 

1,060 

809 

580

Per square 

mfle

0.423 

.887 

1.45 

.697 

1J01 

1.20 

.373

.285 

.204

Run-off 

in inches.

0,49> 

.92 

1.6T 

.7* 

1.16 

1.3* 

.43 

.33 

.32
GASCONADE RIVBE BASIN 349

GASOOHADK RIVER HKAR BIOS FOUHTAIH, MO.

LOCATION. In SB. ^ sec. 16, T. 42 N., R. 8 W., at highway bridge on BelleRich Fountain road, just below Brushy Creek and just above Swan Creek, 

4 miles east of Rich Fountain, Osage County, and 53 miles above mouth of 

river.

DRAINAGE ABBA. 3,180 square miles (measured on United States soil survey 

maps).

RECORDS AVAII*ABIJ£. October 10,1921, to September 30,1923.

GAGE. Chain gage bolted to guard timber on upstream side of bridge; read by 

Herman and August Mebruer.

DISCHAEGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from upstream side of bridge at gage or by 

wading above control.

CHANNEL A^JD CONTROL. Bed composed of coarse gravel and rock; clean and 

fairly permanent. Control is a heavy gravel bar 800 feet below gage; clean 

and practically permanent.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 11.20 feet at 

5.30 p.m. March 17 (discharge, 15,200 second-feet); minimum discharge, 

475 second-feet October 1-6.

1922-23: Maximum stage recorded, 16.70 feet April 2, 1922 (discharge, 

27,300 second-feet); minimum discharge, 410 second-feet September29 and 

30,1922.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation not affected by ice.

REGULATION. Natural regulation due to flow from numerous large springs 

above station.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation practically permanent. Rating curve well 

defined above and fairly well defined below 800 second-feet. Gage read 

to hundredths twice daily; readings reliable except for extreme low stages 

after June 30. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage 

height to rating table, except as described in footnote to table of daily 

discharge; Records good except for low stages, for which they are fair.

Discharge measurements of Gasconade River near Rich Fountain, Mo., during the 

year ending September SO, 1923

Date

Nov. 3

Dec. 24

Made by 

Denison and Williams.

H. E. Zoller. ......

Qage 

height

Feet 

1.50

1.53

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

568

668

Date

Apr. 6

Aug. 28

Made by 

E. L. Williams __ .....

W. S. Frame . ....

Gage 

height

Feet 

2.78

1.52

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

1,810

602

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Gasconade River near Rich Fountain, Mo., for 

the year ending September 80, 1928

Day

1 _____

2-.- .-.....

3 ..........

4 ___ .. .....

5 ____ . .....

6 ____ . .

7 ___ .. .....

8 ..........

9. __ . . ....

10 ..........

Oct.

475

475

475

475

475

475

642

1,000

955

812

Nov.

572

572

605

K70

572

572

572

540

<un

540

Dec.

642

642

642

680

680

680

722

680

<U9

680

Jan.

1,670

1,670

1,450

1,350

1 9CU1

1 250

1,150

1,100

1,000

955

Feb.

3,140

4,370

8,080

9

OQA

7,760

5,670

4,500

3,500

2 QIYI

2.550

Mar.

i i ftfi

1,160

1,200

1,250

1,350

1,450

1,780

2,110

2,550

2. -780

Apr.

1,670

1,670

1,560

1,670

2,000

1 ftQfl

1,890

1 ftQft

i fton

1.780

May

2,550

9 dM\

2,330

o oofi

2,110

2,000

1,890 i son

i 7ftn

1.780

June

2,780 9 ofifi

3,380

5,280

e QArt

5,800

5,160

3,860

0 OQA

3.260

July

1 460

1,450

1,250

1,280

1,150

1,060

1,050

1.050

1,050

1.050

Aug.

2,330

1,780

1,450

1,260

1,000

1,350

1,050

1,050

3,140

1.100

Sept.

606

660

860

860

722

766

908

812

812

766
350

Daily

SUBFACE WATEB SUPPLY, 1923, PABT VI

, in second-feet, of Gasconade River near Rich Fountain, Mo., for 

the year ending September SO, 192S Continued.

Day

11 ___ .... _

12. .... .....

13 __

14- ............

15- - .....

16 . _ . .....

17 

18 

19 ____ . .....

20 .. 

21 

22.. ___ .. ....

23- . __ .

24- __ .

26- . -

26 

27- ... ...

28 

29- 

30 

31 

Oct.

722

680

605

605

605

605

572

572

572

572

572

540

540

572

mn

540

540

<un

540

540

540

Nov.

540

540

680

765

765

722

680

680

680

680

680

680

680

642

642

642

642

*U9

642

642

Dec.

Aftrt

680

680

680

680

fisn

680

642

&19

fU9

605

642

605

605

605

605

765

1,350

1 OKA

1,450

1,350

Jan.

955

Rfifl

860

Rfifl

860

860

908

955

QKK

ons

908

1,050

2,000

2,110

2 220

2,330

2,110

1 QQA

1 QQA

1,780

2,780

Feb.

2,330

2,220

2,220

2,110

2,000

1,890

1,890

1,780

1,670

1,560

1,560

1,450

1,350

1,250

1,250

1.250

1,200

1,150

Mar.

S QRfl

6,700

10,400

11 600

12)600

13,400

14,200

13,600

10,400

6,850

*; 9sn

3,740

3,740

3,380

9 ofln

2,660

2,440

2,220

2,110

i son

1,780

Apr.

1,670

1,670

1,890

3,740

4,240

4,630

4,630

3,980

3,500

2,660

2,440

2,440

2,550

2,780

2,900

2,660

2,660

2,780

2,550

2,330

May

1,780

1,780

1,670

1,560

1,450

2,660

8.920

9,820

9,100

5,950

5,800

4,760

3,740

3,020

2,660

2,440

2,660

2,660

3,140

3,500

3,260

June

3,140

3,500

5,950

7,450

8,400

6,700

5,150

4,110

4,500

4,500

4,630

3,500

2,780

2,440

2,000

1,890

1,780

1,670

1,560

1,560

July

1,020

994

965

937

908

860

1,780

1,450

1,250

2,000

1,569

1,450

1,200

1,100

955

860

860

860

900

1,450

1,670

Aug.

955

765

765

860

812

765

2,110

2,550

1,150

955

860

812

765

642

680

680

642

605

605

595

595

Sept

908

812

680

605

572

605

605

572

572

540

572

540

540

572

540

£40

540

572

540

540

NOTE. Gage readings unreliable for July 7, 9,11-14, 28, 29, and Aug. 30 to Sept. 2; discharge estimated 

from records of flow of Gasconade River at Jerome, Mo.

Monthly discharge of Gasconade River near Rich Fountain, Mo., for the year ending

September SO, 1988

[Drainage area, 3,180 square miles]

Month

October ___ . . __.

March __________________ . __

July _____ . ____ . _____ . __ . .... .

The year .. _____ . __________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

1,000 

765 

1,450 

2,780 

9,280 

14,200 

4,630 

9,820 

8,400 

2,000 

3,140 

908

14,200

Minimum

475 

540 

605 

860 

,150 

,150 

,560 

,450 

,560 

860 

595 

540

475

Mean

593 

631 

752 

1,380 

2,920 

4,920 

2,550 

3,330 

3,960 

1,190 

1,120 

658

2,000

Per square 

mile

0.186 

.198 

.236 

.434 

.918 

1.55 

.802 

1.05 

1.25 

.374 

.352 

.207

.629

Run-off 

in 

inches

0.21 

.22 

.27 

.50 

.96 

1.79 

.89 

1.21 

1.40 

.43 

.39 

.23

8.52

PINEY CREEK NEAR BIG PINKY, MO.

LOCATION. In NE. M sec. 8, T. 34 N., R. 10 W., at Ross highway bridge, 3 

miles east of Big Piney, Pulaski County, 14 miles above Spring Creek, 24 

miles above Dry Creek, and 30 miles above mouth of creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 560 square miles (measured on United States soil survey maps; 

scale, 1 inch=l mile).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 13, 1921, to September 30, 1923.

GAQE. Chain gage fastened to wooden beam between vertical members on upstream side of bridge; read by E. G. Rowden.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of highway bridge at 

gage or by wading.
GASCONADE BIVBB BASIN 351

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of coarse gravel and rock; clean, except 

where brush grows on bars exposed at low stages; fairly permanent. Control is a coarse gravel and rock bar 300 feet below gage; clean and permanent, but may be affected by driftwood.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 10.10 feet at 

8 a. m. May 16 (discharge, 8,660 second-feet); minimum stage, 1.82 feet at 

8.30 a. m. October 4 (discharge, 96 second-feet).

1922-23: Maximum stage recorded, 10.26 feet April 28, 1922 (discharge, 

8,950 second-feet); minimum stage, 1.82 feet September 25 and October 4, 

 1922 (discharge, 96 second-feet).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation not affected by ice.

REGULATION. Natural regulation due to the existence of a number of large 

springs above station.

ACCURACY. Stagerdischarge relation permanent. Rating curve well defined 

below and extended above 6,000 second-feet. Gage read to hundredths 

once daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying daily gage height to 

rating table. Records good.

Discharge measurements of Piney Creek near Big Piney, Mo., during the year ending September SO,

( Date

Oct. 13

Apr. 7

Made by 

Denison and Austin 

K TJ. Williams. .....

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.96

2. 88

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

136

518

Date

July 24

Sept. 20

Made by 

W. S. Frame... _ . __

height

Feet 

2.11

1.97

Discharge

Sec.-/*. 

192

137

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Piney Creek near Big Piney, Mo., for the year

ending September 80, 1928

Day

1 ..............

2 __ . __ . ....

3 ____ . .....

4 .________

5 . -...

6.. .........

7 . 

8. ..........

9 ____ . .....

10 __ . ........

11 ____ .. ....

12 ..............

13.... .. __ .

14. .............

15 _________

16 _____ .. ....

17 - .........

18 _____ 

19- _____ . ...

20 __ ... .......

21. __ . ........

22 ____ ......

23 . ...

24 ____ .. ....

25 _ . ..........

26-.. _______

27 __ - ....

28 ____ .

29 __ .. 

30... . .....

31-. 

Oct.

102

108

117

96

102

108

420

327

241

157

144

138

126

126

154

132

114

126

114

144

126

126

126

126

123

120

132

126

126

120

114

Nov.

126

138

111

99

102

132

144

129

132

126

132

126

135

164

192

234

295

157

150

154

157

160

150

144

150

150

157

144

141

138

Dec.

185

164

157

150

164

164

174

168

178

192

213

164

168

174

164

164

178

171

160

150

164

157

144

138

138

132

174

398

510

420

680

Jan.

810

590

442

398

335

319

259

241

220

199

185

199

213

248

295

620

560

510

620

220

355

3,700

1,020

740

590

800

1,020

488

510

560

 ifin

Feb.

1,090

6,350

3,810

2,440

1,480

950

740

680

620

535

488

650

590

560

488

420

420

375

355

335

335

335

303

279

319

315

303

295

Mar.

263

279

327

319

347

447

740

650

620

560

650

5,760

3,260

2,240

1,560

7,460

2,740

1,720

1,640

1,560

880

295

680

560

488

488

465

420

420

355

355

Apr.

355

311

375

311

442

535

510

442

420

398

375

319

950

1,090

1,090

845

710

620

535

488

465

510

560

488

465

442

535

535

775

620

May

560

510

465

488

510

488

488

465

465

442

442

355

335

355

1,020

8,660

2,640

1,880

1,090

1,090

1,020

620

590

560

535

810

710

680

590

710

650

June

2,340

3,480

5,220

3,150

3,150

2,240

1,640

1,560

810

950

950

1,020

740

680

590

560

1,560

950

680

620

535

510

420

398

299

319

335

355

375

327

July

327

279

263

248

234

241

234

220

213

220

227

210

213

227

220

295

255

227

213

206

199

199

192

188

206

213

216

220

375

950

295

Aug.

248

224

220

206

199

213

224

210

192

171

168

164

168

157

164

157

150

150

144

138

144

150

141

138

132

141

135

129

132

138

144

Sept.

150

157

171

171

157

150

144

150

150

144

144

138

129

120

114

129

120

117

117

132

129

132

126

120

117

120

129

138

132

126

NOTE. Gage readings Oct. 22-25 unreliable; discharge estimated. Gage not read Jan. 26; discharge 

interpolated.
352 SURFACE WATEB SUPPLY, 1923, PAET VI

Monthly discharge of Piney Creek near Big Piney, Mo., for the year ending September SO,

[Drainage area, 560 square miles]

Month

Mxy... .......................................

JiHy. ..........................................

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

420 

295 

680 

3,700 

6,350 

5,760 

1,000 

8,660 

5,220 

950 

248 

171

8,660

Minimum

96 

99 

132 

185 

279 

263 

311 

335 

299 

188 

129 

114

96

Mean

144 

149 

208 

575 

924 

1,240 

551 

975 

1,230 

259 

167 

136

544

Per square 

mile

0.257 

.266 

.371 

1.03 

1.65 

2.21 

.984 

1.74 

2.20 

.462 

.298 

.243

.971

Ban-off 

in 

inches

0.30 

.30 

.43 

1.19 

1.72 

2.55 

1.10 

2.01 

2.46 

.53 

.34 

.27

13.20

MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Discharge measurements of streams in the Missouri River Basin at 

points other than regular gaging stations are listed in the following 

table:

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in Missouri River drainage basin during the 

years ending September SO, 1921-1928

Date

1921

1922

6

May 10

Jane 3

26

1921 

Jane 10

1922 

May 13

30

1921 

Jane 23

1922 

Mar. 25

1921 

June 24

1922 

Mar. 24

Apr. 8

10

1921 

June 23

Stream

 -<te. ..........

.....do....... ..........

.. do. ..... __ ......

.....do. ... _ ......

.....do............. ..

Durfee Creek __ .. ....

... ..do...-. ...... ...

 do . . 

-.-do.. 

..... do.. ... ...

.....do .........

..... do. ....... .....

.... -do -..... 

..... do .... ..

..... do ... .... ...

Duck Creek ..__.

Tributary to 

Judith River .

 do ................

 do ... 

 do __

....-do....... ......

..... do . .... ...

Flatwillow Creek .....

 .do ._..__. .... 

__ do . ..........

 ..do ..... 

.. do _... 

 do

 do. . .... 

 do 

..... do ..... 

. _ .do _____ . 

Locality

At Windharn, Mont., in SB.

Ji sec. 12, T. 15 N., R. 12 E. 

 do ... ... ..... ......

 do . -.

..... do... .... .... .... . 

.... -do ... ... .... ...

.... -do ... ..... .... 

Near Darrel, Mont., in N W.

Msec.21,T.12N.,R.23E. 

.....do....... ...............

 do . . ...... ..... ...

 do ... ..... ... ...... 

SW. % sec. 10, T. 17 N., 

K. 46 E.

.....do ..... ..... 

..... do ..... ... ...

At Brockway, Mont., in sec. 

19, T. 18 N., R. 47 E.

__ -do ........ .-

 do ...... ... __ .

 .do ... ....... .........

SE.Msec.ll,T.17N.,R. 

46 E.

Gage

Feet 

2.28

3.36

2.48

2.54

2.43

2.42

1.36

1.06

.52

1.00

1.07

1.47

.65

1.60 

2.18

1.31

1.27

.83

Discharga

Sec.-ft. 

0.4

3.6

2.3

2.8

2.7

1.9

5.8

5.7

8.0

«5

>0

.9

 12 

>32

2.8

2.6

 S.

> Estimated. Stage-disharge relaticn affected by ice.
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 353

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in Missouri River drainage basin during the 

years ending September SO, 1921-1923 Continued

Date

1922 

Mar. 25

1021 

Mar. 19

May 17

1922 

Apr. 13

23 

23

1923 

Apr. 11

Sept. 27

1923 

May 26

27

26

June 13

14

Sept. 21

21

Stream

.....do.. . . __ ..

.....do.................

.....do....... __...._

North Cottonwood 

Creek.

Creek. 

Heart River .. .......

..... -do ... ...

_.._ -do 

 do 

 -do . 

__ do __ . _ ... __

.....do....... __ ......

__ .do........ .........

Tributary to

.....do ............ '.

 do ................

 do-..... 

Little Missouri River.

Creek.

.....do ......... __ ...

__ .do _ ....... .....

-. do .

__ .do... .-... 

__ do __ . ___ .. ...

. -do....... ...

__ .do...... _ ... ...

Locality

SE. Msec. 11, T. 17N..R. 

46 E. 

 do 

In NW. X sec. 16, T. 14 N.,

R. 54 E., Mont. 

.....do ... . .........

. __ do _ . - 

Near Alzada, Mont., in S W. 

X sec. 35, T. 7 S., R. 59 E. do . . _ _

Near Richardton, N. Dak.,

in sec. 28, T. 138N..R.92 

W. 

 do . - ..

Missouri Water Power 

\ Co/'s dam site in sec. 19, 

T.37 N..R17 W., 16 miles 

northwest of Lebanon, 

Mo.

site.

_ ..do 

 do 

of Brice, Mo.

8 miles southwest of Arlington, Mo.

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.13

.25

.80

.81

.41

.70 

.75

27. SO

?4.70

-e.32

-c.35

-e.30

el. 83

el. 25

-c.35

Discharge

8ee.-ft. »7.4

.3

.3

«.6

2.1

«.2 

 1.6

299

39

243

232

255

1,150

868

248

80

370

435

 Estimated

'Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

c Staff gage of Missouri Water Power Co. at dam site.

18775 27f WSP 566 24

STREAM-GAGING STATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS 

RELATING TO WATER RESOURCES

INTRODUCTION

Investigation of water resources by the United States Geological 

Survey has consisted in large part of measurements of the volume of 

flow of streams and studies of the conditions affecting that flow, but 

it has comprised also investigation of such closely allied subjects as 

irrigation, water storage, water powers, underground waters, and 

quality of waters. Most of the results of these investigations have 

been published in the series of water-supply papers, but some have 

appeared in the monographs, bulletins, professional papers, and annual 

reports.

The results of stream-flow measurements are now published annually in 12 parts, each part covering an area whose boundaries coincide 

with natural drainage features as indicated below:

Part I. North Atlantic slope basins (St. John River to York River). 

II. South Atlantic slope and eastern Gulf of Mexico basins (James River to 

the Mississippi).

III. Ohio River Basin.

IV. St. Lawrence River. Basin.

V. Upper Mississppi River and Hudson Bay Basins.

VI. Missouri River Basin. 

VII. Lower Mississippi River Basin. 

VIII. Western Gulf of Mexico basins.

IX. Colorado River Basin.

X. Great Basin.

XI. Pacific slope basins in California. 

XII. North Pacific slope basins in three parts: *

A. Pacific slope basins in Washington and upper Columbia River

Basin.

B. Snake River Basin. 

C. Lower Columbia River Basin and Pacific slope basins in Oregon.

HOW GOVERNMENT REPORTS MAY BE OBTAINED OR CONSULTED

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.

355
356 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

2. Sets of the reports may be consulted in the libraries of the principal cities in the United States.

3. Complete sets are available for consultation in the local offices 

of the water-resources branch of the Geological Survey as follows:

Boston, Mass., 2500 Customhouse. 

Albany, N. Y., 704 Journal Building. 

Trenton, N. J., Statehouse. 

Asheville, N. C., 316 Jackson Building. 

Chattanooga, Tenn., 37 Municipal Building.

Columbus, Ohio, Engineering Experiment Station, Ohio State University. 

Chicago, 111., 940 Transportation Building. 

Madison, Wis., care of Railroad Commission of Wisconsin. 

Ames, Iowa, State Highway ^Commission Building. 

Rolla, Mo., Rolla Building, School of Mines and Metallurgy. 

Topeka, Kans., 23 Federal Building. 

Helena, Mont., 45-46 Federal Building. 

Denver, Colo., 403 Post Office Building. 

Salt Lake City, Utah, 313 Federal Building. . 

Idaho Falls, Idaho, 228 Federal Building. 

Boise, Idaho, Federal Building. 

Tacoma, Wash., 406 Federal Building. 

Portland, Oreg., 606 Post Office Building. 

San Francisco Calif., 328 Customhouse. 

% Los Angeles, Calif., 600 Federal Building.

Tucson, Ariz., 106 College of Law Building, University of Arizona. 

Austin, Tex., Capitol Building. 

Honolulu, Hawaii, Territorial Building.

A list of the Geological Survey's publications may be obtained by 

applying to the Director of the United States Geological Survey, 

Washington, D. C.

STREAM-FLOW REPORTS

Stream-flow records have been obtained at about 4,800 points in 

the United States, and the data obtained have been published in the 

reports tabulated "below:

Stream-flow data in reports of the United States Geological Survey 

A=Annual Report; B=Bulletin; W=Water-Supply Paper

Report

lOthA,pt.2 ___

lltbA,pt.2 ....

12thA,pt. 2.. ..

13tljA,pt. 3.. -

14th A, pt. 2.. ..

B 131.............

16thA,pt. 2.. _ 

B 140 .............

W 11..............

Character of data

-do . .... ......... ....

discharge (also many data covering earlier years). 

Gage heights (also eaee heights for earlier years)...... 

Year

1884 to September, I860. 

1884 to June 80,

1891. 

1884 to Dee. 31,

1&Q2

1888 to Dec. 31,

188S. 

1893 and 1894.

1895.

1896.
STREAM FLOW REPORTS 357 

Stream-flow data in reports of the United States Geological Survey Continued

Report

18th A, pt. 4.. ._

W 15 __ ..... .....

W 16. ___ ......

19thA,pt. 4 .......

W 27 ________

W 28 ____

20th A, pt. 4.. .....

W 35 to 39. ........

21stA.pt.4-. ..

W 47 to 52. ........

22dA,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 .......

W 431 to 444 .......

W 451 to 464 

W 471 to 484- __ .

W 501 to 514 .......

W 521 to 534 .......

W 541 to 654 ___ .

W 561 to 574.. .....

Character of data

similar data for some earlier years).

States, eastern Mississippi River and Missouri River above 

junction with Kansas.

River below junction of Missouri and Platte, and western United 

States. 

Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly discharge (also 

some long-time records).

eastern Mississippi River, and Missouri River.

ern United States.

Monthly discharge ______ . , ......

.-..-do........ ... . .. . .-..... 

__ -do.... ..... _ .. . .. ...... ...........

..... do... ......_.. .. ... -

 do ___ ....... __ . __ ......... ............ ... - ....

 do......... ................................... ..............

 do... __ . __ __ .... ... _____ ...... .... ..

.....do ... ........ - . ...._.... . ......... ......

 do. ____ .... __ .... ___ . _ . __ ...... __ ..........

.....do ................................... __ . ........ .

.....do ................................ ....... ..-. 

.....do ........... .............. .................... ......... .....

 do................. _ .. ...... ...........

__ do _ . _ ___ . _________ - _____

__ do _ . _ . ... ________ _________________

__ do __ ..... __ ..... . .............. ___ - ____ . __ ...

.....do ...... .................. .........................

Year

1895 and 1896.

1897.

1897.

1897. 

1898.

1898.

1898.

1899.

1889.

1900. looo:

1901.

1901.

1902.

1903.

1904.

1905.

1906.

1907-8.

1909.

1910.

1911.

1912.

1913.

1914.

1915.

1916.

1917.

1918.

1919-20.

1921.

1922.

1923.

NOTB. No data regarding stream flow are given in the fifteenth and seventeenth annual reports.

The records at most of the stations discussed in these reports 

extend over a aeries of years, and micellaneous measurements at 

many points other than regular gaging stations have been made each 

year. An index of the reports containing records obtained prior to 

1904 has been published in Water-Supply Paper 119.

The following table gives, by years and drainage basins, the numbers of the papers on surface-water supply published from 1899 to 

1923. The data for any particular station will, as a rule, be found 

in the reports covering the years during which the station was maintained. For example, data for Machias River at Whitneyville, Me., 

1903 to 1921, are published in Water-Supply Papers 97,124, 165, 201, 

241, 261, 281, 301, 321, 351, 381,401,431,451,471, 501, and 521, which 

contain records for the New England streams from 1903 to 1921. 

Results of miscellaneous measurements are published bv drainage 

basins.
Number of water-supply papers containing results of stream 

[For basins included see p. 355]

189P «___.. ..

19000 __

1901 ___ ......

1902 

1903 - 

1904. __ - __

1905- _____

1906

1907-8 .......

1909. . .... 

1910. . ___ ....

1911 

1912. - ....

1913 __ ....

1914

1915. __ ...

1916 

1917. __ 

1918. __ - _ .

1919-20. ........

1921.. __ . .....

1922 . 

1928 ...... 

I

35

47 * 48

65,75

82

97

P126 

» 165, < 166,

P167 

n201,<-202,

P203 

241

261

281

301

321

351

381

401

431

451

471

501

521

541

561

II

»35,36

48

65,75

»82, 83

»97,98

P 126, 127

P 167, 168

P203 204

242

262

282

302

322

352

382

402

432

452

472

502

522

542

562

HI

36

48 {49

65,75

83

98

128

169

205

243

263

283

303

323

QQO

403

433

453

473

503

523

543

563

IV

36

49

65,75

182,83

97

129

170

206

244

264

284

304

324

354

184

404

434

454

474

504

524

544

564

V

36

49

* 65. 66, 75

*83,85

ft 98, 99, TO 100

ft 128, 130

171

207

245

265

285

305

325

355

385

405

435

455

475

505

525

545

565

VI

c 36, 37

49, i 50

66,75

84

99

130, 9 131

172

208

246

266

286

306

326

356

386

406

436

456

476

506

526

546

566

VII

37

50

ft 65, 66, 75

* 83, 84

ft98,99

ft 128, 131

ft 169, 173

*205,209

247

267

287

307

327

357

387

407

437

457

477

507

527

547

567

37

50

66,75

84

99

132

174

210

248

268

288

308

328

358

388

408

438

458

478

508

528

548

568

» Rating tables and index to Water-Supply Papers &S-39 contained in Water-Supply 

Paper 39. Tables of monthly discharge for 1899 in Twenty-first Annual Report, Fart IV.

'James River only.

« Gallatin River.

<* Green and Gunnison Rivers and Grand River above junction with Gunnison.

« Mohave River only.

/ Kings and Kerns Rivers and south Pacific slope drainage bastes.

a Rating tables and index to Water-Supply Papers 47-52 and data on precipitation, 

wells, and irrigation in California and Utah contained in Water-Supply Paper 52. 

Tables of monthly discharge for 1900 in Twenty-second Annual Repot, Part IV.

ft Wlssahickon and Schuylkijl Rivers to James River,

»Scioto River.

^Loup and Platte 

with Platte. 

* Tributaries of M

i Lake Ontario an

TO Hudson Bay on

» New England ri

» Hudson River to 

p Susquehanna R

9 Platte and Kans

r Great Basin in C

t Below junction w

t Rogue, Umpqua
GAGING STATIONS 359

In these papers and in the following lists the stations are arranged 

in downstream order. The main stem of any river is determined by 

measuring or estimating its drainage area that is, the headwater 

stream having the largest drainage area is considered the continuation 

of the main stream, and lake surfaces and local changes in name are 

disregarded. All stations from the source to the mouth of the main 

stem of the river are presented first, and the tributaries in regular 

order from source to mouth follow, the streams in each tributary 

basin being listed before those of the next basin below.

In exception to this rule the records for Mississippi River are given 

in four parts, as indicated on page 355, and the records for large lakes 

are taken up in order of streams around the rim of the lake.

PRINCIPAL STREAMS

The principal streams in the Missouri River basin are Red Rock,. 

Beaverhead, and Jefferson Rivers, which may be considered a continous river forming the head of the Missouri; aud below the mouth 

of the Jefferson, Madison, Gallatin, Prickly Pear, Little Prickly 

Pear, Dearborn, Sun, Marias, Judith, Musselshell, Milk, Yellowstone, Muddy, Little Missouri, Cheyenne, Niobrara, Platte (including North Platte and South Platte), Kansas, Osage (Marais des 

Cygnes), and Gasconade Rivers. These streams drain wholly or in 

part the States of Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, 

Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming.

In addition to the list of gaging stations and annotated list of publications relating specifically to the section, this part contains brief 

references to reports published by State and other organizations. 

(See p. 381.)

GAGING STATIONS

NOTE. Dash after a date indicates station was being maintained September 30, 1923; period after a 

date indicates discontinuance. Tributaries are shown by indention.

Red Rock River (head of Missouri River) above Red Rock Reservoir, near

Monida, Mont., 1911; 1914-15.

Red Rock River below Red Rock Reservoir, near Monida, Mont., 1911-1918. 

Red Rock River at Lima, Mont., 1907-1911. 

Red Rock River at Red Rock, Mont., 1890.

Beaverhead River (continuation of Red Rock River) at Barratts, Mont., 1907- 

Beaverhead River at Dillon, Mont., 1907. 

Jefferson River (continuation of Red Rock-Beaverhead River) near Silverstar,

Mont., 1910-1916; 1920-

Jefferson River at Sappington, Mont., 1894-1905. 

Missouri River at Toston, Mont., 1890; 1910-1916. 

Missouri River near Townsend, Mont., 1891-1901; 1903-4. 

Missouri River at Canyon Ferry, Mont., 1889. 

Missouri River below Hauser Lake dam near Helena, Mont., 1923- 

Missouri River near Craigj Mont., 1890-1892.
360 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

Missouri River at Cascade, Mont., 1902-1915. 

Missouri River at Great Falls, Mont., 1897-1905. 

Missouri River at Fort Benton, Mont., 1881-1891; 1902- 

Missouri River near Williston, N. Dak., 1905-1907. 

Missouri River at Mannhaven, N. Dak., 1904. 

Missouri River at Washburn, N. Dak., 1905. 

Missouri River at Bismarck, N. Dak., 1904-5. 

Missouri River at Leaven worth, Kans., 1922- 

Missouri River at Kansas City, Mo., 1905-6. 

Missouri River tributaries:

Grasshopper Creek near Dillon, Mont., 1921-

Ruby (Passamari) River near Alder, Mont., 1911-1914.

Bighole River near Dewey, Mont., 1910-1913.

Big Pipestone Creek near Whitehall, Mont., 1910-11.

Whitetail Creek near Whitehall, Mont., 1911.

Little Whitetail Creek near Whitehall, Mont., 1911. 

Boulder River near Basin, Mont., 1919-1923.

Muskrat Creek near Boulder, Mont., 1912-1914.

Willow Creek near Willow Creek, Mont., 1919- _^ 

Gibbon River (head of Madison River) near Yellowstone, Mont., 1913-1916. 

Madison River near Yellowstone, Mont., 1913- 

Madison River near Norris, Mont., 1897-1905; 1910. 

Madison River near Red Bluff, Mont., 1890-1894; 1897-1902. 

Madison River near Three Forks, Mont., 1893-1897. 

GaJlatin River near Salesville, Mont., 1895-1905; 1910-1913; 1921-1923. 

Gallatin River near Bozeman, Mont., 1889-1894. 

GaJlatin River at Logan, Mont., 1893-1905.

Middle Creek near Bozeman, Mont., 18^5-96; 1898-1900; 1902-3. 

Crow Creek near Townsend, Mont., 1912-13. 

Crow Creek near Radersburg, Mont., 1901; 1919-1922. 

Deep Creek near Townsend, Mont., 1910-1915. 

Prickly Pear Creek near Clancy, Mont., 1908-1916; 1921- 

Prickly Pear Creek at East Helena, Mont., 1908-1913. 

Dutchman Creek near Alhambra, Mont., 1921- 

Warm Springs Creek near Alhambra, Mont., 1921- 

Clancy Creek at Clancy, Mont., 1921-1923. 

Lump Gulch Creek at Foley's ranch, near Clancy, Mont., 1921- 

Lump Gulch Creek at Zastrow's ranch, near Clancy, Mont., 1908-1913. 

Tenmile Creek near Rimini, Mont., 1915- 

Tenmile Creek near Helena, Mont., 1908-

Sevenmile Creek at Birdseye, Mont., 1908-1913. 

Little Prickly Pear Creek near Marysville, Mont., 1909-1911; 1913- 

Little Prickly Pear Creek near Canyon Creek, Mont., 1909-1911; 1913- 

Lost Horse Creek near Marysville, Mont., 1909-1911. * 

Marsh Creek near Marysville, Mont., 1909-1911. 

Deadman Creek near Marysville, Mont., 1909-1911. 

Canyon Creek near Canyon Creek, Mont., 1921-

Cottonwood Creek near Canyon Creek, Mont., 1921-22. 

Dearborn River near demons, Mont., 1908-1911; 1921-

Falls Creek near demons, Mont., 1908-1911. 

Smith River near White Sulphur Springs, Mont., 1922- 

Smith River at Truly, Mont., 1905-1907.

Sun River, North Fork of North Fork (head of Sun River), near Augusta^ 

Mont., 1911-12.
GAGING STATIONS 361

Missouri River tributaries Continued.

Sun River, North Fork, near Augusta,1 Mont., 1889-90; 1903- 

Sun River at Fort Shaw, Mont., 1912- 

Sun River at Sun River, Mont., 1905-1912. 

Sun River near Great Falls, Mont., 1897.

South Fork of North Fork of Sun River near Augusta, Mont., 1911-12. 

Floweree Big Canal near For%Shaw, Mont., 1912. 

Willow Creek near Augusta, Mont., 1905-1911; 1912- 

South Fork of Sun River at Augusta, Mont., 1904- 

. Smith Creek near Augusta, Mont., 1906-1912.

Ford Creek near Augusta, Mont., 1906-1912. 

Crown Butte Canal at Riebling, Mont., 1912. 

Crown Butte Canal near Simms, Mont., 1912. 

Sun River Canal near Sun River, Mont., 1912. 

Sun River Canal at Vaughn, Mont., 1912," 

Belt Creek near Belt, Mont., 1905-6. 

Highwood Creek near Highwood, Mont., 1905-6.

Two Medicine River (head of Marias River) near Glacier Park, Mont., 1918- 

Two Medicine River near Midvale, Mont., 1902-3. 

Two Medicine River at Family, Mont., 1907- 

Marias River near Shelby, Mont., 1902-1908; 1911- 

Marias River near Chester, Mont., 1921. 

Marias River near Brinkman, Mont., 1921- 

Badger Creek near Family, Mont., 1907- 

Birch Creek at Swift Dam, near Dupuyer, Mont., 1913- 

Birch Creek near Dupuyer, Mont,, 1907-

Birch Creek at Nelson's ranch, near Dupuyer, Mont., 1914-1917. 

Birch Creek at Hall's ranch, near Dupuyer, Mont., 1913-1916. 

Birch Creek at Robare, Mont., 1914-1917.

Dupuyer Creek at Dupuyer, Mont., 1908-1912. 

Dupuyer Creek near Valier, Mont., 1912- 

Cut Bank Creek near Browning, Mont., 1918- 

Cut Bank Creek at Cut Bank, Mont., 1905-1919; 1922- 

Dry Fork of Marias River near Valier, Mont., 1911-1915. 

Dry Fork of Marias River at Fowler, Mont., 1920- 

.Willow Creek near Devon, Mont., 1921-

Teton River at Strabane, near Belleview, Mont., 1904-1906; 1908- 

Teton River near Choteau, Mont., 1904-1906; 1913; 1915-1919. 

Spring Creek near Strabane, Mont., 1913; 1917-1920. 

Spring Creek near Choteau, Mont., 1917-1920.

Deep Creek at Frazier's ranch, near Choteau, Mont., 1912. 

Deep Creek near Choteau, Mont., 1911-

Willow Creek near Choteau, Mont., 1912-1917. 

Muddy Creek near Bynum, Mont., 1912- 

Muddy Creek near Agawam, Mont., 1917.

Blackleaf Creek near Bynum, Mont., 1912- 

Judith River near Utica, Mont., 1919- 

Judith River near Lewistown, Mont., 1910. 

Sage Creek at Windham, Mont., 1920-21. 

Wolf Creek near Stanford, Mont., 1920-

Musselshell River, North Fork (head of Musselshell River), at Delpine, 

Mont., 1909-1911; 1922-

i Records for 1889-90 published at Sun River above Augusta, Mont.
362 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

Missouri River tributaries Continued.

Musselshell River, North Fork, near Martinsdale, Mont., 1907-1914. 

Musselshell River at Harlowton, Mont., 1907- 

Musselshell River at Shawmut, Mont., 1902-1907. , Musselshell River at Lavina, Mont., 1906.

Checkerboard Creek near Delpine, Mont., 1909-1911; 1913-14; 1922- 

Spring Creek near Martinsdalf, Mont., 1922-

South Fork of Musselshell River near Martinsdale, Mont., 1907-1914. 

American Fork near Harlowton, Mont., 1907-1911; 1913. 

Lebo Creek near Harlowton, Mont., 1907-1911; 1913. 

Careless Creek near Living Springs, Mont., 1920-

West Careless Creek near Living Springs, Mont., 1920-21. 

Roberts Creek at Hedgesville, Mont., 1920- 

Willow Creek near Roundup, Mont, 1922-23. 

Boxelder Creek:

Flatwillow Creek near Flatwillow, Mont., 1911- 

Flatwillow Creek at Petrolia, Mont., 1921- 

Milk River, South Fork (head of Milk River), near international boundary,

1905-

Milk River at Milk River, Alberta, 1920- 

Milk River at eastern crossing [international boundary], 1913- 

Milk River at Havre, Mont., 1898-1922. 

Milk River at Lohman, Mont., 1923- 

Milk River at Chinook, Mont., 1897. 

Milk River at Malta, Mont., 1902-1922. 

Milk River at Hinsdale, Mont., 1908-1914. 

Milk River near Vandalia, Mont., 1915-1920.

North Fork of Milk River above outlet of St. Mary Canal, near Browning, Mont., 1911-12; 1921- 

North Fork of Milk River near international boundary [Kimball,*Alberta], 1913-

Big Sandy Creek near Laredo, Mont., 1918-1920. 

Beaver Creek near Havre, Mont., 1918-1921. 

Little Boxelder Creek near Havre, Mont., 1918-1921. 

Clear Creek near Bearpaw, Mont., 1918-1921. 

Fort Belknap Canal near Chinook, Mont., 1903-1921. 

New Paradise Valley Canal near Chinook, Mont., 1920-1922. 

Winter-Anderson Canal near Chinook, Mont., 1906; 1908. 

Lodge Creek 2 at international boundary, 1917- 

Lodge Creek at Chinook, Mont., 1906-1908. 

Reser ditch near Chinook, Mont., 1905-6. 

West Fork ditch near Chinook, Mont., 1905-6. 

Battle Creek 8 at international boundary, 1917- 

Battle Creek near Chinook, Mont., 1905-1921. 

Cook Canal near Chinook, Mont., 1905-1919. 

Matheson Canal near Chinook, Mont., 1905-1921. 

Paradise Valley Canal near Chinook, Mont., 1903-1920. 

Harlem Canal near Zurich, Mont., 1903-1921. 

Agency ditch near Harlem, Mont., 1905-1920. 

Peoples Creek near Dodson, Mont., 1918-19; 1921.

* Formerly called West Fork of Milk River. 3 Formerly called North Fork of Milk River.
GAGING STATIONS 363

Missouri River tributaries Continued. 

Milk River tributaries Continued.

Frenchman Creek near international boundary, 1917-

Beaver Creek near Malta, Mont., 1917-1921.

Beaver Creek overflow near Bowdoin, Mont., 1903-1906; 1908-1912.

Beaver Creek near Saco (Ashfield), Mont., 1903-1906; 1908-1912.

Beaver Creek near Bowdoin, Mont., 1918-1921.

Beaver Creek near Hinsdale, Mont., 1918-1921.

Rock Creek near Hinsdale, Mont., 1905-1907; 1912-1920.

Rock Creek Canal near Hinsdale, Mont., 1905-1907; 1918-1920. 

Porcupine Creek at Nashua, Mont., 1908- 

Little Porcupine Creek near Frazer, Mont., 1908-1916; 1919. 

Wolf Creek near Wolf Point, Mont., 1908-1914.

Wolf Point ditch at Wolf Point, Mont., 1909. 

Poplar River near Poplar, Mont., 1908- 

Big Muddy Creek at Reserve, Mont., 1920- 

Big Muddy Creek near Culbertson, Mont., 1908-

Wolf Creek near Medicine Lake, Mont., 1918-19. 

Smoke Creek near Poplar, Mont., 1918.

Yellowstone Lake at Lake Hotel, Yellowstone National Park, 1921- 

Yellowstone River at Yellowstone Lake outlet, Yellowstone National Park,

1922-

Yellowstone River near Canyon Hotel, Yellowstone National Park, 1913- 

Yellowstone River at Corwin Springs, Mont., 1910- 

Yellowstone River near Horr, Mont, 1889-1893. ' 

Yellowstone River at Livingston, Mont., 1897-1905. 

Yellowstone River at Billings, Mont., 1904-5. 

Yellowstone River at Huntley, Mont., 1907-1916. 

Yellowstone River at Junction, Mont., 1906-7. 

Yellowstone River at Forsyth, Mont., 1921-1923. 

Yellowstone River near Miles City, Mont., 1922-23. 

Yellowstone River near Glendive, Mont., 1897-1910. 

Yellowstone River at Intake, Mont., 1911-

Tower Creek at Tower Falls, Yellowstone National Park, 1922- 

Lamar River near Tower Falls ranger station, Yellowstone National

Park, 1922- 

Gardiner River near Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National

Park, 1922- 

Shields River at Clyde Park, Mont., 1921-1923.

Bracket Creek near Clyde Park, Mont., 1921-1923. 

Canyon Creek near Chadbourn, Mont., 1923. 

Bangtail Creek near Chadbourn, Mont., 1923. 

Willow Creek near Chadbourn, Mont., 1923. 

Big Timber Creek, North Fork (head of Big Timber Creek), near Big

Timber, Mont., 1907-1911. 

Big Timber Creek near Big Timber, Mont., 1912-

South Fork of Big Timber Creek near Big Timber, Mont., 1907-

1SI1.

Boulder River near Contact, Mont., 1910-1916. 

Boulder River near McLeod, Mont., 1912-1914.

East Fork of Boulder River near McLeod, Mont., 1907-1909. 

West Fork of Boulder River near Bruffeys, Mont., 1904-1910. 

West Fork of Boulder River at McLeod, Mont., 1907-1914. 

Sweetgrass Creek above Melville, Mont., 1907-
364 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

Missouri River tributaries Continued.

Yellowstone River tributaries Continued.

Sweetgrass Creek below Melville, Mont., 1907- 

Stillwater River near Nye, Mont., 1911-1913. 

Stillwater River near Absarokee, Mont., 1910-1914 

Woodbine Creek near Nye, Mont., 1911-1913. 

East Rosebud Creek at Roscoe, Mont., 1920- 

Rosebud Creek at Absarokee, Mont., 1910-1914. 

Clark Fork near Clark Wyo., 1919- 

Clark Fork at Chance, Mont., 1921- 

Clark Fork at Fromberg, Mont., 1905-1913, 

Clark Fork at Edgar, Mont., 1921-

Rock Creek at Rockvale, Mont., 1920-1922. 

Pryor Creek above Pryor, Mont., 1921- 

Pryor Creek at Pryor, Mont., 1921- 

Pryor Creek at Coburn, Mont.,1911- 

Pryor Creek at Huntley, Mont., 1904-1916.

Lost Creek near Pryor, Mont., 1921-

Wind River (head of Big Horn River) at Dubois, Wyo., 1910-1912. 

Wind River near Wind River, Wyo., 1909. 

Wind River at Riverton, Wyo., 1906-1908; 1911- 

Big Horn River at Thermopolis, Wyo., 1900-1905; 1910- 

Big Horn River near Hardin, Mont., 1904-

Warm Spring Creek near Dubois, Wyo., 1911-12. 

Horse Creek at Dubois, Wyo., 1910-1912. 

Red Creek near Dubois, Wyo., 1909. 

Din woody Creek near Lenore 4 Wyo., 1909; 1918- 

Dry Creek near Lenore (Crowheart), Wyo., 1909; 1921- 

Meadow Creek near Lenore (J. K. ranch), Wyo., 1909; 1921- 

Willow Creek near Lenore (J. K. ranch), Wyo., 1909; 1921- 

Bull Lake Creek near Lenore, Wyo., 1909; 1918- 

Popo Agie River below Arapahoe, Wyo., 1906-1909; 1911-1918. 

Middle Fork of Popo Agie River 5 near Lander, Wyo., 1911-

12; 1918- 

Little Popo Agie River at Hudson, Wyo., 1907-1909; 1911-12;

1914-1917.

Little Wind River near Fort Washakie, Wyo., 1921- 

Little \Vind River at Fort Washakie, Wyo., 1908-9. 

Little Wind River above Arapahoe, Wyo., 1906-1909; 1911- 

1918.

North Fork of Little Wind River at Fort Washakie, Wyo., 

1921- 

St. Lawrence Creek near Wind River, Wyo., 1909. 

Trout Creek at Wind River, Wyo., 1909 

Owl Creek near Embar, Wyo., 1921-22. 

Owl Creek near Thermopolis, Wyo., 1910-1912: 1915-1917. 

Nowood Creek at Bonanza, Wyo., 1910-

Tensleep Creek near Tensleep, Wyo., 1910-1912; 1915- 

Paintrock Creek at Longview ranger station, near Hyattvflle,

Wyo., 1912.

Paintrock Creek near HyattvUle, Wyo., 1920- 

Paintrock Creek near Bonanza, Wyo., 1910-1913; 1915-1922.

* Records for 1911 and 1912 published under " Popo Agie River near Lander, Wyo." 

^Records for 1909 published under "Dinwoody Creek near Crowheart, Wyo."
GAGING STATIONS 365

Missouri River tributaries Continued.

Yellowstone River tributaries Continued. 

Big Horn River tributaries Continued

Greybull River near Meeteetse, Wyo., 1910-1912; 1915-16. 

Greybull River at Meeteetse, Wyo., 1897; 1903; 1920-

Wood River near Meeteetse, Wyo., 1910-1912; 1915-1917. 

Shell Creek at Shell, Wyo., 1913- 

Shoshone River near Ishawooa, Wyo., 1915- 

Shoshone River at Marquette, Wyo., 1896; 1903; 1905-1908. 

Shoshone River at Cody, Wyo., 1902-1909. 

Shoshone River at Corbett Dam, Wyo., 1908- 

Shoshone River at Lovell, Wyo., 1897-1899.

North Fork of Shoshone River near Wapiti, Wyo., 1921- 

Soap Creek near St. Xavier, Mont., 1911- 

Rottengrass Creek near St. Xavier, Mont., 1911-1922. 

Little Horn River near Wyola, Mont., 1911- 

Littie Horn River near Crow Agency, Mont., 1905-6; 1911- 

Lodgegrass Creek near Wyola, Mont., 1921- 

Lodgegrass Creek near Lodgegrass, Mont., 1911-1915; 1921- 

Lodgegrass Creek at Lodgegrass, Mont., 1916-1920. 

Tongue River near Dayton, Wyo., 1911-12; 1918- 

Tongue River at Carneyville, Wyo., 1911-12; 1915-1917.

Goose Creek at Sheridan, Wyo., 1895-1897; 1911-12; 1915-16. 

Little Goose Creek near Big Horn, Wyo., 1919-1921.

Little Goose Creek at Sheridan, Wyo., 1896-7; 1911-12. 

Powder River, South Fork (head of Powder River), near Kaycee, Wyo.,

1911.

Powder River at Arvada, Wyo., 1919- 

Powder River near Arvada, Wyo., 1915-1919. -

Middle Fork of Powder River near Kaycee, Wyo., 1911-12. 

North Fork of Powder River near Kaycee, Wyo., 1911. 

Clear Creek at Camp Comfort, near Buffalo, Wyo., 1911-12. 

Clear Creek near Buffalo, Wyo., 1917-

Clear Creek at Buffalo, Wyo., 1896-1900; 1902^1904; 1911-12. 

Clear Creek near Arvada, Wyo., 1915-1919.

Piney Creek at Kearney, Wyo., 1902-1906; 1911-1917; 1919-

1923.

Piney Creek at Ucross, Wyo., 1917-1923. 

Cruez ditch near Story, Wyo., 1903. 

Prairie Dog ditch near Story, Wyo., 1903. 

Upper Sevenmile Creek near Glendive, Mont., 1921-22. 

Deer Creek near Glendive, Mont., 1921-22. 

Muddy River near Williston, N. Dak., 1904-1909. 

Little Missouri at Alzada, Mont., 1904-1906. 

Little Missouri River near Alzada, Mont., 1911- 

Little Missouri River at Camp Crook, S. Dak., 1903-1906. 

Little Missouri River at Medora, N. Dak., 1903-1908; 1921- 

Knife River near Broncho, N. Dak., 1903-1919; 1921- 

Painted Woods Creek near Washburn, N. Dak., 1909-10.

Turtle Creek near Washburn, N. Dak., 1909-10. 

Heart River near Richardton, N. Dak., 1903-1922. 

Apple Creek near Bismarck, N. Dak., 1905.

Cannonball River at Stevenson, N. Dak., 1903-1908; 1911-1918; 1921-22. 

Grand River, North Branch (head of Grand River), at Haley, N. 'Dak., 

1908-1917.
366 SURFACE WATER *STJPPLY, 1923, PART VI

Missouri River tributaries Continued.

Grand River near Seim, S. Dak., 1904-1906.

Grand River near Wakpala, S. Dak., 1911-1918.

Moreau [Owl] River near Bixby, S. Dak., 1904-1906.

Cheyenne River at Edgemont, S. Dak., 1903-1906.

Cheyenne River near Hot Springs [Cascade Springs], S. Dak., 1914-1920.

Cheyenne River near Wasta, S. Dak., 1914-15.

Beaver Creek near Edgemont, S. Dak., 1905-6. 

Hat Creek near Edgemont, S. Dak., 1905-6. 

Battle Creek near Hermosa, S. Dak., 1903. 

Spring Creek near Rapid, S. Dak., 1903-1905. 

Rapid Creek at Big Bend, S. Dak., 1915-1917. 

Rapid Creek at Rapid, S. Dak., 1903-1906. 

Boxelder Creek at Blackhawk, S. Dak., 1903-1905.

Corbin-Morse ditch at Rapid, S. Dak., 1906. 

Elk Creek near Piedmont, S. Dak., 1903. 

Belle Fourche River at Belle Fourche, S. Dak., 1903-1906. 

Belle Fourche River near Belle Fourche, S. Dak., 1906; 1912- 

Redwater River near Minnesela, S. Dak., 1903. 

Redwater River at Belle Fourche, S. Dak., 1903-1906. 

Spearfish Creek near Spearfish, S. Dak., 1903-1906. 

Redwater ditch at Minnesela, S. Dak., 1904-1906. 

Crow Creek near Belle Fourche, S. Dak., 1904. 

Owl Creek near BeUe Fourche, S. Dak., 1904. 

Indian Creek near Belle Fourche, S. Dak., 1904. 

.. White River at Crawford, Nebr., 1897. 

White River near Interior, S. Dak., 1904-1906; 1911-1918. 

White Rivter near Westover, S. Dak., 1911-1918.

South Fork of-White River near Westover, S. Dak., 1912-1918. 

Niobrara River near Valentine (Fort Niobrara), Nebr., 1897; 1899; 1901-

1906.

Niobrara River near Spencer, Nebr., 1908. 

Niobrara River near Lynch, Nebr. 1913-1915. 

Niobrara River at Niobrara, Nebr., 1902; 1910-1913.

Red Deer Lake (on Plum Creek) near Woodlake, Nebr., 1904-5. 

James River near Lamoure, N. Dak., 1903. 

Big Sioux River near Watertown, S. Dak., 1900-1903. 

Big Sioux River near Sioux Falls, S. Dak., 1900-1901.

Rock River at Luverne, Minn., 1911-1914. 

Little Sioux River at Correctionville, Iowa, 1918- 

Boyer River at Logan, Iowa, 1918- 

Grizzly Creek, continuation of Colorado Creek (head of North Platte River)

near Walden (Hebron), Colo., 1904-5; 1923. 

North Platte River near Hebron, Colo., 1904-5. 

North Platte River near Cowdrey, Colo., 1904-5. 

North Platte River near Pinkhampton, Colo., 1904. 

North Platte River near Northgate, Colo., 1915- 

North Platte River at Saratoga, Wyo., 1903-1906; 1909; 1911- 

North Platte River above Pathfinder reservoir, Wyo., 1913- 

North Platte River below Pathfinder reservoir, Wyo., 1905- 

North Platte River at Alcova., Wyo., 1904-5. 

North Platte River near Casper, Wyo., 1917-1919. 

: '- North Platte River at Parkerton, Wyo., 1919-

North Platte River at Douglas, Wyo., 1891-1894; 1919-1923.
GAGING STATIONS 367

Missouri River tributaries Continued.

North Platte River near Orin Junction, Wyo., 1894-1900. 

North Platte River at McKinley, Wyo., 1917-18. 

North Platte River at Guernsey, Wyo., 1900-1908; 1912. 

North Platte River above and below Whalen, Wyo., 1909- 

North Platte River near Fort Laramie, Wyo., 1887-1890. 

North Platte River at Henry, Nebr., 1912-1916. 

North Platte River near Mitchell, Nebr., 1901-1913. 

North Platte River at Seottsbluff, Nebr., 1912. 

North Platte River near Gering, Nebr., 1897-1900. 

North Platte River near Camp Clark, Nebr., 1896-1900. 

North Platte River at Bridgeport, Nebr., 1902-1906; 1915. 

North Platte River at North Platte, Nebr., 1895-1915. 

Platte River near Lexington, Nebr., 1902-1906. 

Platte River near Elm Creek, Nebr., 1914-15. 

Platte River near Columbus, Nebr., 1895.-1915. 

Platte River .near Fremont, Nebr., 1913-1915. 

Platte River near Leshara, Nebr., 1911-1913. 

Platte River near South Bend, Nebr., 1903.

Little Grizzly Creek at Hebron, Colo., 1904-5.

Roaring Fork of North Platte River near Hebron, Colo., 1904-5.

North Fork of North Platte River at Higho, Colo., 1904-5.

Michigan Creek at Walden, Colo., 1904-5; 1923-

Michigan Creek near Cowdrey, Colo., 1904-5. 

Illinois Creek at Walden, Colo., 1923-

Canadian River at Cowdrey, Colo., 1904-5.

Douglas Creek near Keystone, Wyo., 1912; 1914-1916.

Mullen Creek near French, Wyo., 1911.

Big Creek near Big Creek (Downington), Wyo., 1911-12; 1913-

French Creek near French, Wyo., 1911-

Brush Creek near Saratoga, Wyo., 1911-1915.

Encampment River Peryam's ranch, Wyo., 1900.

Encampment River at Encampment, Wyo., 1911-

Cow Creek near Saratoga, Wyo., 1911-12,

Spring Creek near Saratoga, Wyo., 1911-12.

North Spring Creek near Saratoga, Wyo., 1913-1915.

Jack Creek at Matheson ranch, near Saratoga, Wyo., 1913-1917; 1919-

Jack Creek at Blydenburg's ranch, near Saratoga, Wyo., 1912-1914.

Jack Creek at Burdick's ranch, near Saratoga, Wyo., 1911-12.

Pass Creek near Walcott, Wyo., 1911.

Medicine Bow River near Medicine Bow, Wyo., 1901; 1911-1917; 1919- 

Rock Creek near Arlington, Wyo., 1911-1918. 

Rock Creek near Rock River, Wyo., 1911-12.

Deep Creek near Arlington, Wyo*, 1914-1918. 

Little Medicine Bow River:

Muddy Creek near Shirley, Wyo., 1915-1917.

Sage Creek above Pathfinder reservoir, Wyo., 1915-

Deweese Creek near Alcova, Wyo., 1917-

Sand Creek above Alcova, Wyo., 1915-

Sweetwater River near Splitrock, Wyo., 1902-3.

Sweetwater River near Alcova, Wyo., 1913- 

Horse Creek near Alcova, Wyo., 1915-

Canyon Creek near Alcova, Wyo., 1915-

Bates Creek near Casper, Wyo., 1916-
368 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

Missouri River tributaries Continued. 

Platte River tributaries Continued.

Deer Creek at Glenrock, Wyo., 1916-

Boxelder Creek near Caryhurst, Wyo., 1911; 1916-

La Prele Creek near Douglas, Wyo., 1919-

La Prele Creek near Fetterman, Wyo., 1916; 1918; 1923-

Wagonhound Creek near La Bonte, Wyo., 1916-

La Bonte Creek near La Bonte, Wyo., 1916-

Horseshoe Creek near Glendo, Wyo., 191,6-1919; 1921-

Cottonwood Creek near Wendover, Wyo., 1916-

Laramie River near Glendevey, Colo., 1904-5; 1910-

Laramie River near Jelm, Wyo., 1904-5; 1911-

Laramie River near Woods Landing, Wyo., 1890-1892; 1895-1900; 1911.

Laramie River and Poineer Canal near Woods, Wyo., 1912-

Laramie River at Two Rivers, Wyo., 1911-

Laramie River near Lookout, Wyo., 1912-1917.

Laramie River at McGill, Wyo., 1912-1915.

Laramie River below McGill, Wyo., 1916-1917.

Laramie River near Wheatland, Wyo., 1912-1916.

Laramie River near Uva, Wyo., 1895-1900; 1903.

Laramie River at Fort Laramie, Wyo., 1915-

Mclntyre Creek near Gleneyre, Colo.,4904-5.

Little Laramie River near Hatton, Wyo., 1902-3.

Little Laramie River near Filmore, Wyo., 1911-

Little Laramie River near Laramie, Wyo., 1903.

Little Laramie River at Two Rivers, Wyo., 1911-

Sibille Creek near Wheatland, Wyo., 1912; 1914-1916.

North Laramie River near Wheatland, Wyo., 1912-

North Laramie River at Uva, Wyo., 1911-12.

Chugwater Creek at Chugwater, Wyo., 1911-1921. 

Horse Creek near Little Horse Creek, Wyo., 1911-12. 

Horse Creek near La Grange, Wyo., 1911-12; 1915-1920. 

Birdwood Creek near Sutherland, Nebr., 1913-1915. 

South Platte River at Lake George, Colo., 1910-1915. 

South Platte River at Cheesemen Lake, Colo., 1899; 1901. 

South Platte River above North Fork, at South Platte, Colo., 1905-

1912.

South Platte River at South Platte, Colo., 1902- 

South Platte River near Deansbury (Platte Canyon), Colo., 1887-1892;

1895-1900; 1903.

South Platte River at Denver, Colo., 1895-1906; 1909-1913. 

South Platte River near Kersey, Colo., 1901-1903; 1905-1913. 

South Platte River near Orchard, Colo., 1895-1900. 

South Platle Rive$ at Julesburg, Colo., 1902-1906; 1908-1914. 

South Platte River near Big Spring, Nebr., 1902-3. 

South Platte River at North Platte, Nebr., 1914-15.

Little South Platte River near Fairplay, Colo., 1916.

Middle Fork of South Platte at Alma, Colo., 1916.

Middle Fork of South Platte River at Fairplay, Colo., 1910-1912; 

1916.

Tarryall Creek near Como, Colo., 1911-12.

Tarryall Creek near Jefferson, Colo., 1910-1917.
GAGING STATIONS 369

Missouri Rivers tributaries Continued. 

Platte River tributaries Continued.

South Platte River tributaries Continued.

Tarryall Creek near Hayman, Colo., 1910-1912. 

Jefferson Creek at Jefferson, Colo., 1910-1912.

Michigan Creek near Jefferson, Colo., 1910-1912. 

Rock Creek near Jefferson, Colo., 1916. 

Goose Creek near Cheeseman Lake, Colo., 1899, 

North Fork of South Platte River at Grant, Colo., 1910-1918. 

North Fork of South Platte River at Cassells, Colo., 1908-1913. 

North Fork of South Platte River at South Platte, Colo., 1909-10; 

1913- 

Geneva Creek above Jackwhacker Creek, near Grant, Colo.,

1909-1911. 

Geneva Creek at Old Geneva smelter, near Grant, Colo.,

1909-1911.

Geneva Creels at Sullivan's ranch, near Grant, Colo., 1908-1911. 

Geneva Creek at Grant, Colo., 1911-1918.

Smelter Creek at Old Geneva smelter, near Grant, Colo.,

1909-1911.

Duck Lake Creek near Grant, Colo., 1909-1911. 

Scott Gomer Creek at Sullivan's ranch, near Grant, Colo,,

1909-1913.

Bear Creek near Morrisons, Colo.,6 1888-1891; 1895-1902. 

Clear Creek at Idaho Springs, Colo., 1910-1912. 

Clear Creek at Forkscreek, Colo., 1899-1912. 

Clear Creek near Golden, Colo., 1887-88; 1908-9; 1911- 

St. Vrain Creek at Lyons, Colo.,6 1888-1892; 1895-1903; 1909- 

1913.

Boulder Creek at Orodell, Colo.,7 1887-1890; 1907-1913. 

Boulder Creek near Boulder, Colo.,6 1888-1892; 1895-1901; 

1907-1909.

North Boulder Creek at Silver Lake, Colo., 1913- 

South Boulder Creek near Rollinsville, Colo., 1910-1918. 

South Boulder Creek at Eldorado Springs (near Marshall), 

Colo., 1888-1892; 1895-1901; 1909-1913.

Community Canal near Marshall, Colo., 1909. 

Thompson River near Drake, Colo., 1917- 

Thompson River near Arkins, Colo.6 1888-1892; 1895-1911.

Handy ditch near Arkins, Colo., 1899-1900; 1903. 

Cache la Poudre River near Elkhorn, Golo., 1909-1911. 

Cache la Poudre River near Fort Collins, Colo., 1909-1911. 

Cache la Poudre River at mouth of canyon near Fort Collins, Colo.,

1884-1901; 1910-1913.

Cache la Poudre River near Greeley, Colo., 1903. 

Crow Creek near Cheyenne, Wyo., 1922-

Middle Fork of Crow Creek near Hecla, Wyo., 1902. 

Middle Loup River (head of Loup River) near St. Paul, Nebr., 1895;

1897; 1899; 1903. 

Loup River at Columbus, Nebr., 1894-1915.

North Loup River near St. Paul, Nebr., 1895; 1897; 1899; 1903.

 Published only in Water-Supply Paper 74.

'Published as "North Boulder Creek above Boulder" in Thirteenth Ann. Kept., pt. 3.
370 SUBFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PAET VI

Missouri River tributaries Continued. 

Platte River tributaries Continued.

Elkhorn River at Norfolk, Nebr., 1896-1903. 

Elkhorn River at Arlington, Nebr., 1899-1903; 1913-1915. 

Elkhorn River at Waterloo, Nebr., 1911-1913. 

West Nishnabotna River at White Cloud, Iowa, 1918- 

Nishnabotna River near Hamburg, Iowa, 1922-23.

East Nishnabotna River at Red Oak, Iowa, 1918- 

Tarkio River at Fairfax, Mo., 1922- 

Nodaway River at Clarinda, Iowa, 1918- 

Nodaway River near Burlington Junction, Mo., 1922-

West Nodaway River at Villisca, Iowa, 1918- 

Platte River (Iowa-Missouri) at Conception Junction, Mo., 1921- 

Republican River, North Fork (head of Kansas River), near Haigler, Nebr.,

1896.

Republican River, North Fork, near Benkelman, Nebr., 1894-95; 1903-1906. 

Republican River at Culbertson, Nebr., 1913-1915. 

Republican River at Bostwick, Nebr., 1904-1915. 

Republican River near Superior, Nebr., 1896-1903. 

Republican River at Scandia, Kans., 1919- 

Republican River at Wakefield, Kans., 1917- 

Republican River at Junction, Kans., 1895-1905. 

Kansas River at Ogden, Kans., 1917- 

Kansas River near St. George, Kans., 1904. 

Kansas River at Wamego, Kans., 1919- 

Kansas River near Topeka, Kans., 1904; 1917- 

Kansas River at Lecompton, Kans., 1896; 1899-1906. 

Kansas River near Lawrence, Kans., 1881-1899. 

Kansas River at Bonner Springs, Kans., 1917-

South Fork of Republican River at Benkelman, Nebr., 1894-95; 1903-

1906.

Frenchman Creek near Wauneta, Nebr., 1895-96. 

Frenchman Creek near Palisade, Nebr., 1894-1896. 

Frenchman Creek at Culbertson, Nebr., 1913-1915. 

Smoky Hill River at Ellsworth, Kans., 1895-1905; 1918- 

Smoky Hill River near Solomon, Kans., 1904; 1922- 

Smoky Hill River near Abilene, Kans., 1918-1921.

Beaver (Ladder) Creek near Scott City, Kans., 1904-5. 

Saline River near Beverly, Kans., 1895-1897. 

Saline River at Tescott, Kans., 1919- 

Saline River near Salina, Kans., 1897-1903. 

South Fork of Solomon River at Alton, Kans., 1919- 

Solomon River at Beloit, Kans., 1895-1897. 

Solomon River near Bennington, Kans., 1917-1919, 

Solomon River at Niles, Kans., 1897-1903; 1919-

North Fork of Solomon River at Kirwin, Kans., 1919- 

Big Blue River at Beatrice, Nebr., 1910-1915. 

Big Blue River at Hull, Kans., 1919- 

Big Blue River at Randolph, Kans., 1918- 

Big Blue River at Manhattan, Kans., 1895-1905. 

Little Blue River at Blue Bluff, Nebr., 1912. 

Little Blue River near Fairbury, Nebr.,. 1908-1915. 

Little Blue River at Waterville, Kans., 1922-
REPORTS ON WATER RESOURCES 371

Missouri River tributaries Continued. 

Kansas River tributaries Continued.

Delaware River at Valley Falls, Kans., 1922- 

Grand River near Gallatin, Mo., 1921-

Thompson River at Davis City, Iowa, 1918-

Thompson River near Hickory, Mo., 1921-1923.

Medicine Creek near Gait, Mo., 1921-

Locust Creek near Milan, Mo., 1921- , 

Chariton River at Elmer, Mo. 1921- 

Lamine River at Clifton City, Mo., 1922-

Blackwater River at Blue Lick, Mo., 1922- 

Osage (Marais des Cygnes) River near Quenemo, Kans., 1922- 

Osage River near Ottawa, Kans., 1902-1905; 1918- 

Osage River at Trading Post, Kans., 1921- 

Osage River at Osceola, Mo., 1921-

Marmaton River near Fort Scott, Kans., 1921-

Sac River near Stockton, Mo. 1921-

Sac River near Collins, Mo., 1923-

Cedar Creek near Pleasant View, Mo., 1923-

Pomme de Terre River at Hermitage, Mo., 1921-

South Grand River near Brownington, Mo., 1921-

Niangua River near Roach, Mo., 1922-

Hahatonka Spring at Hahatonka, Mo., 1922- 

Gasconade River near Waynesville, Mo., 1921- * 

Gasconade River at Jerome (Arlington), Mo., 1903-1906; 1923- 

Gasconade River near Rich Fountain, Mo., 1921-

Piney Creek near Houston, Mo., 1908-9.

Piney Creek near Big Piney, Mo., 1921-

Piney Creek near Hooker, Mo., 1903.

Little Piney Creek near Arlington, Mo.,"l903.

REPORTS ON WATER RESOURCES OF THE MISSOURI RIVER

BASIN

PUBLICATIONS OF UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

WATER-SUPPLY PAPERS

Water-supply papers may be purchased (at price quoted below) from the SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS, WASHINGTON, D. C. An asterisk (*) indicates that this report is out of print. Water-supply 

papers are of octavo size.

*5. Irrigation practice on the Great Plains, by E. B. Cowgill. 1897. 39 pp., 

12 pis.

Describes reservoirs for storm and pumped waters, ditching, methods of distributing water, 

cultivation and subirrigation, duty of water, and winter irrigation.

*9. Irrigation near Greeley, Colo., by David Boyd. 1897. 90 pp., 21 pis.

Treats of topography, rainfall, and water supply in the valley of Cache la Poudre River, a 

tributary of the South Platte; describes the canals and reservoir system, construction and 

operation of canals, and agricultural practice; discusses also the legislative and judicial control of the waters; speaks of the use of the underground water, effect of alkali waters on soil, 

pumping of underground waters, and artesian wells.

*12. Underground waters of a portion of southeastern Nebraska, by N. H. 

Darton. 1898. 56 pp., 21 pis.

Discusses physiography, geology, underground waters of moderate depth, and water Ihorizons in Lancaster, Seward, northern Saline, York, Fillmore, Hamilton, Clay, Hall, Adams, 

Buffalo, Kearney, Phelps, northern Oosper, and eastern and central Dawson Counties; 

reviews briefly the prospects for obtaining deeper-seated waters.
372 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

23. Water-right problems of the Big Horn Mountains, by Elwood Mead. 1890. 

62. pp., 7 pis. lOc. 

Discusses water divisions, districts, appropriations, reservoirs, and administrative questions.

*29. Wells and windmills in Nebraska, by E. H. Barbour. 1899. 85 pp., 27 pis. 

Describes home-made windmills; discusses briefly action of water underground, transmission and storage of windmill power, precipitation, surface waters for irrigation, supply for 

cities and towns, salt water, and flowing wells.

34. Geology and water resorces of a portion of southeastern South Dakota, 

by J. E. Todd. 1900. 34 pp., 10 pis. lOc.

Describes areas in Turner, Hutehinsori, Bonhomme, Yankton, and Clay Counties, including typical sections of the valleys of James and Vermillion Rivers.

*44. Profiles of rivers in the United States, by Henry Gannett. 1901. 100 pp., 

11 pis.

Gives elevations and distances along rivers of the United States, including Missouri, Jefferson, Bighole, Beaverbead, Madison, Gallatin, Osage, Kansas, Republican, Platte, Yellowstone, 

Milk, and "James Elvers; also brief descriptions of many of the streams. Arrangement geographic. Many river profiles are scattered through other reports on surface waters in various 

parts of the United States.

*57. Preliminary list of deep borings in the United States, Part I (AlabamaMontana), by N. H. Barton. -1902. 60 pp.

*61. Preliminary list of deep borings in the United States, Part II (NebraskaWyoming), by N. H. Darton. 1902. 67 pp. 

A second, revised, edition was published in 1905 as Water-Supply Paper 149 (q. v.).

*70. Geology and water resources of the Patrick and Goshen Hole quadrangles 

in easfern Wyoming and western Nebraska, by G. I. Adams. 1902. 

50. pp., 11 pis.

Describes the geologic formation, surface features, water supply (surface and underground) 

irrigation, and agricultural products of a part of the Great Plains; discusses settlement and 

occupancy of public lands, and in an appendix gives the text of the "desert-lands " act, the 

Carey Act, and an act for the construction of reservoirs on public lands for the watering of 

stock.

74. Water resources of the State of Colorado, by A. L. Fellows. 1902. 151 

pp., 14 pis. 25c.

Discusses under South Platte, Arkansas, Bio Grande, San Juan, Grand, and Green Hirer 

irrigation divisions, drainage and irrigation, and gives records of stream flow.

90. Geology and water resources of part of the lower James River Valley, South

Dakota, by J. E. Todd and C. M. Hall. 1904. 47 pp., 23 pis. 35c.

Describes'topography, geologic formations, and surface and underground waters of Davison,

Hanson, Sanborn, Beadle, and Miner Counties, and portions of Kingsbury, Jerauld, Aurora,

and McCook Counties, S. Dak.

*93. Proceedings of first conference of engineers of the Reclamation Service, 

with accompanying papers, compiled by F. H. Newell, chief engineer. 

1904. 361 pp. [Inquiries concerning this report should be addressed 

to the Reclamation Service.] Contains:

Irrigation in North Dakota by pumping, by F. A. Wilder. Discusses the use of lignite as 

a fuel for the operation of farm engines.

v South Dakota investigations, by Raymond F. Walter. Mentions surveys of reservoir sites 

on creeks north of Rapid City and the water supply of the Belle Fourche project.

Work on North Platte River in Wyoming, by John E. Field.

Investigations in Wyoming, by Jeremiah Ahern. Describes the Lake De Smet and the 

Shoshone projects.

Reclamation and water storage in Nebraska, by O. V. P. Stout. Describes North Platte 

River and discusses its possible use for irrigation. Gives tables showing monthly discharge 

of the river from 1895 to 1902 and the volume of storage necessary to insure water to meet 

possible demands. Describes also Frenchman, Loup, and Niobrara Rivers.
REPORTS ON WATER RESOURCES 373

96. Destructive floods in the United States in 1903, by E. C. Murphy. 1904 

81 pp., 13 pis. 15c.

Gives notes on early floods in Mississippi Valley, and describes floods on Kansas River and 

its tributaries (Blue, Republican, Solomon, Saline, and Smoky Bill Rivers); gives an account 

of the losses and suggests methods of flood prevention; contains also discharge tables and compares flood and ordinary data.

*102. Contributions to the hydrology of eastern United States, 1903; M. L. Fuller, 

geologist in charge. 1904. 522 pp.

Contains brief reports on wells and springs of Minnesota and Missouri. The reports comprise tabulated well records giving information as to location, owner, depth, yield, head, etc., 

supplemented by notes as to elevation above sea, materials penetrated, temperature, use, and 

quality; many miscellaneous analyses.

*103. A review of the laws forbidding pollution of inland waters in the United 

States, by E. B. Godell. 1904. 120 pp. Superseded by 152. 

Cites statutory restriction of water pollution.

*110. Contributions to the hydrology of eastern United States, 1904; M. L. 

Fuller, geologist in charge. 1905. 211 pp., 5 pis.

Contains a brief report on the "Spring system of the Decaturville dome, Camden County, 

Mo.," by E. M. Shepard. Some of these springs are of immense size and present many 

points of interest.

*114. Underground waters of eastern United States; M. L. Fuller, geologist in 

charge. 1905. 285 pp., 18 pis.

Contains brief reports as follows:

Missouri, by E. M. Shepard.

Iowa, by W. H. Norton.

Each of these reports describes briefly the topography of the area, the relation of the geology 

to the water supplies, and gives Ust of pertinent publications; lists also principal mineral 

springs.

117. The lignite of North Dakota and its relation to irrigation, by F. A. Wilder. 

1905. 59 pp., 8 pis. lOc.

Describes the thickness, extent, variations, and fuel value of the lignite and its use for pumping water, the area, soils, and lignite of the river flats, and the status of irrigation in the 

State.

*122. Relation of the law to underground waters, by D. W. Johnson. 1905. 55 

pp.

Cites legislative acts relating to ground waters in Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota, and 

Wyoming.

146. Proceedings of second conference of engineers of the Reclamation Service 

With accompanying papers, compiled by F. H, Newell, chief engineer. 

1905. 267 pp. 15c. [Inquiries concerning this report should be 

addressed to the Reclamation Service.]

Contains brief account of organization of the hydrographic (water-resources) branch and 

the Reclamation Service, reports of conferences and committees, circulars of instruction, and 

many brief reports on subjects closely related to reclamation/and a bibliography of technical 

papers by members of the service.

A brief report on "Irrigation development in North Dakota," by H. A. Storrs. Discusses 

the feasibility of pumping water from the Missouri to irrigate bench lands along its banks.

147. Destructive floods in the United States in 1904, by E. C. Murphy and 

others. 1905. 206 pp., 18 pis. lOo. Contains: %

Belle Fourche River flood, South Dakota, from report of R. F. Walter. Describes floods 

on Belle Fourche River (tributary to the Missouri through Cheyenne River) and on Cache 

la Poudre River and Crow Creek (tributaries of the South Platte). 

149. Preliminary list of deep^ borings in United States, second edition, with 

additions, by N. H. Darton. 1905. 175 pp. lOc.

Gives, by States (and within the States by counties), location, depth, diameter, yield, 

height of water, and other available information, concerning wells 400 feet or more in depth; 

includes all wells listed in Water-Supply Papers 57 to 61; mentions also principal publications 

relating to deep borings.
374 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

*152. A review of the laws forbidding pollution of inland waters in the United 

States (second edition), by E. B. Goodell. 1905. 149 pp.

Cites statutory restrictions of water pollution in Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, 

Missouri, Nebraska, North and South Dakota, and Wyoming.

*162. Destructive floods in the. United States in 1905, with a discussion of flood 

discharge and frequency and an index to flood literature, by £. C. 

Murphy and others. 1906. 105 pp., 4 pis.

Gives accounts of floods in eastern Missouri and South Dakota, and estimates of floods 

discharge and frequency on Kansas, Loup, and Platte Rivers; contains also index to literature 

on floods in American streams.

*184. The underflow of the South Platte Valley, by C. S. Slichter and H. C. 

Wolff. 1906. 42 pp.

Describes investigations of velocity, direction, quantity of underflow, and the underflow 

ditch at Ogalalla, Nebr., gives chemical analyses of the water, and discusses disadvantages of 

underflow canals; describes also the investigation at North Platte, Nebr., and gives suggestions for construction of small pumping plants.

195. Underground waters of Missouri, their geology and utilization, by E. M. 

Shepard. 1907. 224 pp., 6 pis. 30c.

Describes the topography and geology of the State, the waters of the1 various formations, 

and discusses the water supplies by districts and counties; gives statistics of city water supplies, analyses of waters, and many well records.

*215. Geology and water resources of a portion of the Missouri River valley in 

northeastern Nebraska, by G. E. Condra. 1908. 59 pp., 11 pis.

Describes topography, rock formations, mineral resources, streams, springs, shallow and 

artesian wells, soils, crops, and timber, in Boyd, Knox, Cedar, Dixon, and Dakota Counties, 

and part of Holt County.

216. Geology and water resources of the Republican River valley and adjacent 

areas, Nebraska, by G. E. Condra. 1907. 71 pp., 13 pis. 15c.

Describes topography, drainage, temperature, rainfall, winds, rock systems, surface and 

underground waters, water powers, soils, crops, and timbers of Dundy, Hitchcock, Redwillow, 

Furnas, Harlan, Franklin, Webster, Nuckolls, Thayer, and Jefferson Counties.

*221. Geology and water resources of the Great Falls region, Montana, by 

C. A. Fisher. 1909. 89 pp., 7 pis.

Describes the topographic features, geologic formation, streams, lakes, swamps, springs, 

and artesian wells of a portion of the Great Plains in Cascade, Teton, Fergus, Chouteau, and 

Lewis and Clark Counties; discusses the chemical character of the waters (analyses), water 

powers, irrigation, temperature, rainfall, and agriculture, and gives details of water supplies 

by districts.

*227. Geology and underground waters of South Dakota, by N. H. Darton. 

1909. 156 pp., 15 pis.

Describes physical features, geologic formations, water horizons, and by counties, deep 

wells, and well prospects; gives notes on construction and management of artesian wells.

230. Surface water supply of Nebraska, by J. C. Sfcevens. 1909. 251 pp., 

6 pis. 35c.

Discusses relation of rainfall to run-off and evaporation and seepage near Kearney; describes the river basins, and gives results of observations at gaging stations.

*236. The quality of surface waters in the United States, Part I, Analyses of 

waters east of one hundredth meridian, by R. B. Dole. 1909. 123 pp.

Describes collection of samples, methods of examinations, preparations of solutions, aeeu-f 

racy of estimates, and expression of analytical results; gives results of analyses of waters o 

Missouri, North Platte, and Platte Rivers.

*258, Underground-water papers, 1910, by M. L. Fuller, F. G. Clapp, G. C. 

Matson, Samuel Sanford, and H. C. Wolff. 1911. 123 pp., 2 pis.

Contains brief report entitled "The utilization of the underflow near St. Francis, Kans.," 

by H. C. Wolff; discusses the water-bearing material, velocity, amount, rate of movement, 

and quality of the waters; arrangement and method of sinking the wells, selection and installation of pumps, engines, and cost of pumping, storage reservoirs, and loss by evaporation.
REPORTS ON WATER RESOURCES 375

273. Quality of the water supplies of Kansas, by H. N. Parker, with a preliminary report on stream pollution by mine waters in southeastern Kansas, by E. H. S. Bailey. 1911. 375 pp., 1 pi. 30c.

Describes the topographic and geologic features of the State and the artesian basins; discusses the significance of mineral constituents and classification of waters; gives details concerning quality of underground water by counties and surface water by drainage basins.

*274/Some stream waters of the western United States, with chapters on sediment carried by the Rio Grande and the industrial application of water 

analyses, by Herman Stabler. 1911. 188 pp.

Describes collection of samples, plan of analytical work, and methods of analysis; discusses 

soap-consuming power of waters, water softening, boilerwaters, and water for irrigation; gives 

results of analyses of samples of water from streams in Missouri River Basin.

293. Underground water resources of Iowa, by W. H. Norton, W. S. Hendrixson, 

H. E. Simpson, O. E. Meinzer, and others. 1912. 994 pp., 18 pis. 

70c.

Describes the relief, drainage, temperature, and precipitation of the State and the geologic 

formations; discusses the geologic occurence of underground waters, artesian phenomena and 

yield of artesian wells, the chemical composition of underground waters, municipal, domestic; 

and industrial water supplies, and mineral waters, gives details concerning topography, geology, underground waters, and city and village supplies by districts and counties.

; 345. Contributions to the hydrology of the United States, 1914; N. C. Grover, 

chief hydraulic engineer. 1915. 225 pp., 17 pis. 30c. Contains:

*(g) The water resources of Butte, Mont., by O. E. Meinzer (pp. 79-125, pis. 7-8).

L 364. Water analyses from the laboratory of the United States Geological Survey, tabulated by F. W. Clarke, chief chemist. 1914. 40 pp. 5c. 

Contains analyses from spring and well waters from Missouri, Wyoming, Yellowstone

National Park, Montana, and Colorado, and of mine waters from Butte, Mont.

367. Profile surveys of Missouri River from Great Falls to Three Forks, Montana, prepared under the direction of R. B. Marshall, chief geographer. 

1914. 8pp., 1 pi. (13 sheets). 50c.

Gives a brief description of the general features of the Missouri River Basin, a list of the 

gaging stations that have been maintained between Three Forks and Great Falls, and of the 

publications containing the results of stream-flow measurements.

*42o.'Contributions to the hydrology of the United States, 1917; N. C. Grover, 

chief hydraulic engineer. 1918. Contains:

*(6) Ground water for irrigation in Lodge pole Valley, Wyo.-Nebr., by O. E. Meinzer (pp. 

37-69, pis. 4-6). Describes the physiography and geology of Lodgepole Valley and the adjacent 

region and the water in the alluvial gravel and in the Tertiary and Cretaceous formations; 

discusses irrigation with ground water; gives well data and analyses of 20 well waters and 2 

samples from Lodgepole Creek; contains maps showing the geology and the depths to the 

water table; also includes data on the cost of pumping for irrigation in western Nebraska, by 

H. C. Diesem, U. 8. Department of Agriculture.

428. Artesian water in the vicinity of the Black Hills, S. Dak., by N. H. Barton. 

1918. 64 pp., 13 pis.

Describes the geology and artesian-water conditions in areas covered in previous reports but 

in the light of additional data. Discusses the artesian prospects of the Dakota, Minnelusa, 

and Deadwood sandstones. Contains a map showing the geology and depths to the water- 

"bearing sandstones.

469. Surface waters of Wyoming and their utilization, by Robert Follansbee. 

1923. 331 pp., 1 pi. 40c.

Gives a brief description of the physical features of Wyoming. Discusses the location and 

boundaries, topography, precipitation, forestation, measured drainage areas, and principal 

streams of the more important drainage basins. Gives the gaging-station records for these 

streams and discusses by drainage basins present and future irrigation, developed and undeveloped water power, and storage. Gives also a brief discussion of evaporation from water 

surfaces)
376 SURFACE WATEB SUPPLY, 1923, PAET VI

491. Water supply of St. Mary and Milk Rivers, 1898-1917, by B. E. Jones 

and R. J. Burley. 1920. 590 pp., 26 pis. $1.

Describes the general features of St. Mary and Milk River Basins and gives all the gagingstation records for these basins.

520. Contributions to the hydrology of the United States, 1923-24; N. C. 

Grover, chief hydraulic engineer. 1925. Contains:

(d) Base exchange in ground water by silicates as illustrated in Montana, by B. 0. 

Benick (pp. 53-72, pis. 3-5). 10c. In this paper the discussion of base exchange by silicate 

is confined to reactions involving the alkalies and alkaline earth.

(e) The artesian-water supply of the Dakota sandstone in North Dakota, with special reference to the Edgeley quadrangle, by O. E. Meinzer and H. A. Hard (pp. 73-95, pis. 6-7). 

lOc. Describes briefly the topography and geology of the Edgeley quadrangle and gives the 

history of artesian-well drilling in this quadrangle. Discusess the artesian horizons in the 

Dakota sandstone, original head and area of artesian flow, decline in head from 1836 to 1923, 

shrinkage in the area of artesian flow, increase m hydraulic gradient, yield of flowing wells and 

decline in yield, source of stored water, and rate of recharge.

539. Geology and ground-water resources of Townsend Valley, Mont., by 

J. T. Pardee. 1925. iv, 61 pp., 2 pis. 15c.

Discusses the history of settlement, topography, drainage, vegetation, climate, geology 

physiography, mineral deposits, and ground water of Townsend Valley. Describes the wells 

and springs in this valley and discusses quality and source of ground water, water table, and 

artesian water.

560. Contributions to the hydrology of the United States, 1925; N. C. Grover, 

chief hydraulic engineer. Contains:

(a) Water power and irrigation in the Madison River Basin, Mont., by J. F. Deeds and 

W. N. White (pp. 1-30). 5c. Discusses the geography and physiography, geology, meteorology, soils, and drainage, water supply, storage, water rights, irrigation, and developed and 

undeveloped water power of the Madison River Basin.

(b ) Chemical character of ground waters of the northern Great Plains, by H. B. Riffenburg 

(pp. 31-52). 5c. Discusses the geology and precipitation compositidh of rain water, general 

character of grdund water, changes in ground water, and character of water from individual 

formations of the northern Great Plains.

ANNUAL REPORTS

Each of the papers contained in the annual reports was also issued in separate form. 

Annual reports, may be purchased (at prices quoted below) from the SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS) 

WASHINGTON, D. C. An asterisk (*) indicates that the report is out of print. 

Tenth Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey, 1888-89; J. W. 

Powell, Director. 1890. 2 parts. Pt. II. Irrigation, viii, 123pp. 35c. 

Makes a preliminary report on the organization and prosecution of the survey of the arid 

lands for purposes of irrigation; includes an account of the methods of topographic and hydraulic work, the segregation work on reservoir sites and irrigable lands, field and office methods, 

and brief description of the topography of some of the river basins.

Eleventh Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey, 1889-90; J. W. 

Powell, Director. 1891. 2 parts. Pt. II. Irrigation, xiv, 395 pp., 

30 plates and maps. $1.25. Contains:

'Hydrography, pp. 1-110. Discusses scope of work, methods of stream measurements, rainfall, and evaporation, and describes the more important streams.

 Engineering, pp. 111-200. Defines the scope of the work and gives an account of the surveys in the Sun River Basin and in the Arkansas, Rio Orande, California, Lahentan, Utah, 

and Snake River divisions.

"The arid lands, pp. 201-289. Includes statement of the Director to the House Committee 

on Irrigation, extracts from the constitutions of States relating to irrigation, and a report on 

artesian irrigation on the Great Plains, including a discussion of the general considerations 

affecting artesian water supply, the economic limit to the utilization of artesian water for 

irrigation, irrigation by artesian wells in various countries, and the geologic conditions and 

statistics of artesian wells on the Great Plains

'Topography, pp. 291-343. Comprises reports of the topographic surveys in California, 

Nevada, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, and New Mexico, and a report on reservoir sites.

 Irrigation literature, pp. 345-388. Gives a list of books and pamphlets on irrigation and 

allied subjects, mainly contained in the library of the United States Geological Survey.
REPORTS ON WATER RESOURCES 377

Twelfth Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey, 1890-91; J. W. 

Powell, Director. 1891. 2 parts. Pt. II. Irrigation, xviii, 576 pp., 

93 pis. $2.00. Contains:

*Beport upon the location and survey of reservoir sites during the fiscal year ended }UftQ. 

30, 1891, by A. H. Thompson, pp. 1-212, pis. 54-57. Describes reservoir sites in Meagher*.. 

Lewis and Clark, Beaverhead, Madison, Chouteau, Cascade, and Fergus Counties, Mont.,- 

and for each site gives the location, brief description of the drainage basin, height of dam, 

capacity of reservoir, and the area of segregated land.

'Hydrography of the arid regions, by F. H. Newell, pp. 213-361, pis. 58-106. Discusses the 

available water supply of the arid regions, the duty of water, flood waters, relation of rainfall 

to river flow; classifies the drainage basins; and describes the rivers of the Missouri, Arkansas, 

Rio Qrande, Colorado, Sacramento, and San Joaquin Basins, and the principal streams of the 

Great Basin in Nevada arid Utah and the Snake River Basin.

Thirteenth Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey, 1891-92 

J. W. Powell, Director. 1892. (Pts. II and III, 1893.) 3 parts. Pt. 

III. Irrigation, xi, 486 pp., 77 pis. $1.85. Contains: 

" *Water supply for irrigation, by F. H. Newell, pp. 1-99, pis. 108-110. Discusses areas irrigated and irrigable, fluctuations in rivers and lakes, cost and value of water supply, and 

describes the location and area, topography, land classification, extent of irrigation, precipitation, and water measurements on the Missouri and its tributaries.

*Engineering results of irrigation survey, by H. M. Wilson, pp. 351-427, pis. 147-182. Describes the reservoirs, canal lines, areas of lands reclaimable, and estimated revenue from 

irrigation works on the Sun River system, Montana.

Sixteenth Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey, 1894-95; Charles 

D. Walcott, Director. 1896. (Pts. II, III, and IV, 1895.) 4 parts. 

Pt. II. Papers of an economic character, xix, 598 pp., 42 pis. $1.25. 

Contains:

The public lands and their water supply, by F. H. Newell, pp. 457-533, pis. 35-39. Describes 

the general character of the public lands, the lands disposed of (railroad, grant, and swamp 

lands, and private, miscellaneous entries), lands reserved (Indian, forest, and military reservations), the vacant lands, and the rate of disposal of vacant lands; discusses the streams, 

wells, and reservoirs as sources of water supply; gives details for each State.

Water resources of a portion of the Great Plains, by Robert Hay, pp. 535-588, pis. 40-42. 

Describes an area comprising between'5,000 and 6,000 square miles and including parts of three 

counties of Kansas, five counties of Nebraska, and six of Colorado, drained to the Missouri 

through Platte and Kansas Rivers; discusses the lakes, streams, and springs of the area, the 

underflow of the river bottoms, and the water-bearing strata under the higher lands; treats 

also of the sources of the water supply, rainfall, rate of percolation, and volume; valley, upland, 

and deep wells; waterless wells, artesian flow, and blowing wells; and the temperature of the 

well waters; describes briefly the topography and geology of the region and the utilization o f 

the water supply.

Seventeenth Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey, 1895-96; 

Charles D. Walcott, Director. 1896. 3 parts in 4 vols. *Pt. II. 

Economic geology and hydrography, xxv, 864 pp., 113 pis. $2.35. 

Contains:

Preliminary report on artesian waters of a portion of the Dakotas, by N. H. Darton, pp. 

603-694, pis. 69-107. Gives an outline of the geologic relations; describes the water horizons 

and the extent of the artesian water, and gives details concerning wells and prospects by 

counties; discusses the origin, amount, pressure, head, and composition of the artesian waters, 

the use of artesian water for power, and gives details concerning artesian irrigation by counties; 

contains also remarks on the construction and management of artesian wells.

*Eighteenth Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey, 1896-97^ 

Charles D. Walcott, Director. 1897. (Pts. II and III, 1898.) 5 parts 

in 6 vols. Pt. IV. Hydrography, x, 756pp., 102 pis. $1.75. Contains:

*New developments in well boring and irrigation in eastern South Dakota, 1896, by N. H. 

Darton, pp. 561-615, pis. 38-47. Discusses progress in well sinking and irrigation by artesian 

waters in 1896 in Aurora, Beadle, Bonhommd, Brule, Buffalo, Charles Mix, Davison, Douglas, 

Hanson, Hutchinson, Jerauld, Sanborn, Spink, and Yankton Counties, South Dakota, and 

in areas west of the Missouri River; treats also of the temperature and volume of flow of the

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deeper artesian waters and gives chemical analyses of waters from Missouri River and from 

artesian wells in the Sanborn Basini

*Reservoirs for irrigation, by J. D. Sehuyler, pp. 617-740, pis. 48-102. Describe reservoir 

sites on Goose Creek, Tarryall Creek, and South Fork of South Platte River in Colorado; 

gives tables of reservoir capacity and areas.

*Nineteenth annual Report of the United States Geological Survey, 1897-98; 

Charles D. Walcott, Director. 1898. (Pts. II, III, IV, and V, 1899.) 

6 parts in 7 vols. and separate case for maps with Pt. V. Pt. IV, Hydrography, viii, 814 pp., 118 pis. $1.85. Contains:

* Preliminary report on the geology and water resources of Nebraska west of the one hundred 

and third meridian, by N. H. Darton, pp. 719-785, pis. 74-118. Describes topography and 

drainage of the area, the general geology of Nebraska, and the geology of the area covered 

by the report; the water horizons, and deep-seated waters; discusses springs, streams, irrigation, climate, and timber, and gives list of elevations,

Pt. V, Forest reserves, pp. xvii-400, 110 pis. (16 maps in separate 

case, paper, 75c.; cloth, $1.00.) $1.25. Contains:

*Black Hills Forest Reserve, by H. S. Graves, pp. 67-164, pis. 14-36.

*Big Horn Forest Reserve, by F. E. Town, pp. 165-190, pis 37-42.

Yellowstone Park Forest Reserve, southern part, from notes by T. S. Brandegee, pp. 213- 

216. These reports contain many descriptions of the streams of the forest reserves.

*Twentieth Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey, 1898-99 

Charles D. Walcott, Director. 1899. (Pts. II, III, IV, V, and VII 

1900.) 7 parts in 8 vols. and separate case for maps with Pt. V. Pt 

V, Forest reserves, xix, 498 pp., 159 pi., 8 maps in separate case 

$2.80. Contains:

Tikes Peak, Plum Creek, and South Platte reserves, by J. G. Jack, pp. 39-115, pis. 8-47. 

Describes briefly the drainage of the forest reserves.

*Twenty-first Annual Report of the United States Geological Survey, 1899- 

1900; Charles D. Walcott, Director. 1900. (Pts. Ill, IV, VI, VI 

continued, and VII, 1901.) 7 parts in 8 vols., and separate case for 

maps with Pt. V. Pt. IV, Hydrography, 768 pp., 156 pis. $2.35. 

Contains:

*Preliminary description of the geology and water resources of the southern half of the 

Black Hills and adjoining regions in South Dakota and Wyoming, by N. H. Darton, pp. 

489-599, pis. 68-112. Describes the topography and geology of an area comprising about 

5,500 square miles in southwestern comer of South Dakota and the adjoining portion of 

Wyoming. Discusses geologic formations and their contained waters, the deep borings at 

Edgemont and other places, the surface waters (Cheyenne and Fall River, Beaver, Lame 

Johnny, French, Battle Spring, Hat, Cascade, Stockade Beaver, and Beaver Creeks), and 

irrigation, the soils, mineral resources, climate, temperature, and timber.

*The High Plains and their utilization, by W. D. Johnson, pp. 601-741, pis. 113-146. De 

scribes the area lying in an irregular belt about midway across the long eastward slope of the 

Great Plains and including parts of Wyoming, Colorado, Nebraska, Kansas, New Mexico, 

Oklahoma, and Texas; discusses the origin and structure of the High Plains, the precipitation, temperature, and other factors of climate, experiments with irrigation, and the use of 

mountain streams, local storm-water storage, and artesian waters. Concluded in the 

Twenty-second Annual Report, Pt. IV, pp. 631-669, pis. 51-65.

*Pt. V, Forest reserve, 711 pp., 143 pis., 39 maps in separate case. 

$3.85. Contains:

*Lewis and Clarke Forest Reserve, Mont., by H. B. Ayres, pp. 27-80, pis. 2-32. Briefly 

describes the valleys of the streams.

BULLETINS

Bulletins may be purchased (at prices quoted below) from the SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS, WASHINGTON, D. C. An asterisk (*) indicates that the report is out of print. Bulletins are of octavo size.

*47. Analyses of waters of the Yellowstone National Park, with an account of 

the methods of analysis employed, by F. A. Gooch and J. E. Whitfield

1888. 84 pp.

Describes methods used in analyzing natural waters and contains analyses of 43 geyser 

spring, and surface waters in Yellowstone National Park.
REPORTS ON WATEE RESOURCES 379

*264. Record of deep-well drilling for 1904, by M. L. Fuller, E. F. Lines, and 

A. C. Veatch. 1905. 106 pp.

Discusses the importance of accurate well records to the 'driller, to owners of oil, gas, and 

water wells, and to the geologist; describes the general methods of work; gives tabulated 

records of wells in Kansas and Missouri, and detailed records of wells in Greely County, 

Kansas, and Randolph County, Missouri. These wells were selected because they give 

definite stratigraphic information.

*265. Geology of the Boulder district, Colo., by N. M. Fenneman. 1905. 101 

pp., 5 pis.

Describes the geology of a rectangular area 16 miles north and south by 9 miles east and 

west, in the southwestern part of which is situated the city of Boulder. Discusses briefly 

(pp. 67-69) the flowing wells and water-bearing formations, including the Dakota sandstone. 

Contains a geologic map of the area.

*298. Record of deep-well drilling for 1905, by M. L. Fuller and Samuel Sanford. 

1906. 299 pp.

Gives an account of progress in the collection of well records and samples; contains tabulated records of wells in Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska 

North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming, and detailed records of wells in Geary and 

Wyandotte Counties, Kansas; Jackson County, Missouri; Teton County, Montana; and 

Beadle and Miner Counties, South Dakoka. The wells of which detailed sections are given 

were selected because they afford valuable stratigraphic information.

*364. Geology and mineral resources of the Laramie Basin, Wyo. (a preliminary 

report), by N. H. Barton and C. E. Siebenthal. 1909. 81 pp., 8 pis.

Describes the geology and contains a geologic map. Includes a section on ground water 

(pp. 67-78), in which are given well data and 6 water analyses. A part of the area is covered 

by Geologic Polio 173, which also contains information on ground water.

395. Radioactivity of the thermal waters of Yellowstone National Park, by 

Herman Schlundt and R. B. Moore. 1909. 35 pp., 4 pis. lOc.

Describes the apparatus and methods used and presents and discusses the results of the 

experiments.

*471. Contributions to economic geology, 1910, Part II, Mineral fuels; M. R., 

Campbell, geologist in charge. 1912. 633 pp., 62 pis.

Issued also in separate chapters. The following paper contains information on ground 

water:

* (a) The Powder River oil field, Wyo., by C. H. Wegemann (pp. 56-57). Describes the 

geology and contains a geologic map of a quadrangular area which includes Tps. 40-42 N., E. 

81 W., and portions of adjoining townships. Contains brief notes on water supplies, including water-bearing formations (pp. 58,59).

575.^Geology of the Standing Rock and Cheyenne River Indian Reservations 

North and South Dakota, by W. R. Calvert, A. L. Beekly, V. H. Barnett and M. A. Pishel. 1914. 49 pp., 8 pis. 15c.

Covers an area lying west of Missouri Eiver, north of Cheyenne River, and south of Cannonball River, and extending westward to 102d meridian. Describes the geology and contains 

a geologic map of the area. Includes a brief discussion of the water in the Dakota and Fox 

Hills sandstones and in other formations (pp. 24-25).

*621. Contributions to economic geology, 1915, Part II, Mineral fuels; M. R. 

Campbell and David White, geologists in charge. 1916. 375 pp., 25 pis.

Issued also in separate chapters. The following chapter contains Information on ground 

water:

* (0 Oil and gas near Basin, Big Horn County, Wyo., by C. T. Lupton (pp. 157-190, PI. 

XVII), describes the geology and contains a geologic map of parts of Tps. 50-52 N., Rs. 92 and 

93 W. Includes a brief description of the water supplies and of the water-bearing sand with 

a table giving percentages of oil and gas wells that obtained water in each of these sand strata 

(pp. 164-168). It also includes well records that contain some data in regard to water (pp. 

186-189).

627. The lignite field of northwestern South Dakota, by D. E. Winchester, C. J. 

Hares, E. R. Lloyd, and E. M. Parks. 1916. 169 pp., 11 pis. 25c.

Describes the geology and contains geologic maps of Harding and Perkins Counties. Describes the drainage and water supply and contains a small amount of data on deep wells not 

. given in Water-Supply Paper 227.
380 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1923, PART VI

*641. Contributions to economic geology, 1916, Part II, Mineral fuels; David 

White, G. H. Ashley, and M. R. Campbell, geologists in charge.

Issued also in separate chapters. The following chapter contains information on ground 

water:

*(*') Anticlines in central Wyoming, by O. J. Hares (pp. 223-280, PI. XXIII). Covers nearly 

5,000 square miles in Natrona and Fremont Counties, west of Casper and southeast of Lander. 

Contains, on pages 235 and 236, a brief discussion of the water supply, including statements 

regarding various hot springs, springs of large size, sulphur springs, and other mineral springs 

also a statement regarding water-bearing formations and artesian prospects. Includes a geologic map.

647. The Bull Mountain coal fields, Musselshell and Yellowstone Counties. 

Mont., by L. H. Woolsey, R. W. Richards, and C. T. Lupton. 1917. 

218 pp., 36 pis.

Oives detailed data regarding water supplies, including ground water, for the following 

townships: Tps. 5-8 N., R. 24 B.; Tps. 5-8 N., R. 25 B.; Tps. 5-8 N., R. 26 E.; Tps. 5-9 N., 

R. 27 E.; Tps. 5-9 N., R. 28 E.; Tps. 5-9 N., R. 29 E.; Tps. 5-9 N., R. 30 E.; Tps. 5-9 N., R. 

31 B.; T. 8 N., R. 32 E.

*656. Anticlines in the southern part of the Big Horn Basin, Wyo., a preliminary 

report on the occurrence of oil, by D. F. Hewett and C. T. Lupton. 

1917. 192 pp., 32 pis.

Covers a large region in northwestern Wyoming, west of the Big Horn Mountains. Gives 

detailed data regarding surface waters, springs, wells, and ground-water prospects in the numerous anticlinal areas described in the report. See pages 15,16,56-188. Includes a geologic map 

and section.

PROFESSIONAL PAPERS

Professional papers may, be purchased (at prices quoted below) from the SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS, WASHINGTON, D. C. An asterisk (*) indicates that the report is out of print. Professional 

papers are of quarto size.

*17. Preliminary report on the geology and water resources of Nebraska west of 

the one hundred and third meridian, by N. H. Darton. 1903. 69 pp., 43 

pis.

Describes topography and general geology of Nebraska, the streams, springs, and deep 

seated waters, and irrigation; gives list of elevations.

*32. Preliminary report on the geology and underground water resources of 

the central Great Plains, by N. H. Darton, 1905. 433 pp., 72 pis.

Describes topography, drainage, stratigraphy, historical geology, and the water horizons; 

discusses deep wells and prospects (by counties and towns) in the Sonth Dakota (see WaterSupply Paper 227), Nebraska, central and western Kansas, eastern Colorado, and eastern 

Wyoming; discusses also the occurrence of coal, petroleum, and natural gas, salt, gypsum, 

gold, iron ore, and other minerals.

*53. Geology and water resources of the Big Horn Basin, Wyoming, by C. A. 

Fisher. 1906. 72 pp., 16 pis.

Describes the topography of the region, the stratigraphic, structural, and historical geology 

and the underground waters, coal, oil, and gas, building stone, and other mineral resources; 

discusses briefly irrigation and mineral waters.

*65. Geology and water resources of the northern portion of the Black Hill 

and adjoining regions in South Dakota and Wyoming, by N. H. Dartons 

1909. 105 pp., 24 pis.

Describes the topography of the region and the stratigraphic, structural, and historical 

geology of the sedimentary rocks; discnsses their mineral resources, including underground 

water, coal, gypsum, etc.; contains also information concerning the surface waters.

MONOGRAPHS

Monographs may be purchased (at prices quoted below) from the SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS 

WASHINGTON, D. C. An asterisk (*) indicates that the report is out of print. Monographs are of quarto 

size.

*25. The glacial Lake Agassiz, by Warren Upham. 1896. 658 pp., 38 pis.

Contains a chapter (pp. 523-582) on "Artesian and common wells of the Red River Valley," 

which discusses the sources of artesian water, the fresh waters in the drift sheets, the saline 

and alkaline waters in the Dakota sandstone, and the use of artesian water for irrigation; con-* 

tains analyses of waters from wells, streams, and lakes in Red River Valley and the adjoining
REPOBTS ON WATER RESOURCES 381

region; and gives notes on wells in Clay, Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Polk, Traverse, and 

Wilkin Counties, in Minnesota; in Cass, Grand Forks, Pembina> Richland, Traill, and Walsh 

Counties, in North Dakota; and in a part of the area covered by Lake Agassiz, in Manitoba. 

The monograph includes numerous maps relating to the Pleistocene geology of the region and 

a map (PI. XXXVII) showing the distribution and depths of artesian wells In glacial drift 

and bedrock.

* 27. Geology of the Denver Basin in Colorado, by S. F. Emmons, Whitman Cross, 

and G. H. Eldridge. 1896. 556 pp., 31 pis.

Contains a discussion of the water in the Pleistocene deposits (pp. 272,273) and a section on 

artesian wells (pp. 401-465). Discusses the history of artesian-water developments in Colorado, 

the water-bearing horizons, the artesian structure, the quantity of artesian water, and the 

yield and decrease in yield of flowing wells. Includes three analyses of well waters and maps 

showing the geology of the region and the original area of artesian flow.

GEOLOGIC FOLIOS

Under the plan adopted for the preparation of a geologic map of the United 

States the entire area is divided into small quadrangles, bounded by certain meridians and parallels, and these quadrangles, which number several thousand, are 

separately surveyed and mapped. 8 The unit of survey is also the unit of publication, and the maps and the description of each quadrangle are issued in the 

form of a folio. When all the folios are completed they will constitute the Geologic Atlas of the United States.

A folio is designated by the name of the principal town or of a prominent 

natural feature within the quadrangle. Each folio includes maps showing the 

topography, geology, underground structure, and mineral deposits of the .area 

mapped and several pages of descriptive text. The text explains the maps and 

describes the topographic and geologic features of the country and its mineral 

products. The topographic map shows roads, railroads, waterways, and, by 

contour lines, the shapes of the hills and valleys and the height above sea level 

of all points in the quadrangle. The areal-geology map shows the distribution 

of the various rocks at the surface. The structural-geology map shows the relations of the rocks to one another underground. The economic-geology map 

indicates the location of mineral deposits that are commercially valuable. The 

artesian-water map shows the depth to underground-water horizons. Economicgeology and artesian-water maps are included in folios if the conditions in the 

areas mapped warrant their publication. The folios are of special interest to 

students of geography and geology and are valuable as guides in the development and utilization of mineral resources.

The folios numbered from 1 to 163, inclusive, are published in only one form 

(18 by 22 inches), called the library edition. Some of the folios that bear numbers higher than 163 are published also in an octavo edition (6 by 9 -inches). 

Owing to a fire in the Geological Survey building May 18, 1913, the stock of 

geologic folios was more or less damaged by fire and water, but 80 or 90 per cent 

of the folios are usable. They will be sold at the uniform price of 5 cents each, 

with no reduction for wholesale orders. This rate applies to folios in stock from 

1-to 184, inclusive (except reprints), also to the library edition of folio 186. The 

library edition of folios 185, 187, and higher numbers sells for 25 cents a copy, 

except that some folios which contain an unusually large amount of matter sell 

at higher prices. The octavo edition of folio 185 and higher numbers sells for 

50 cents a copy, except folio 193, which sells for 75 cents a copy. A discount of 

40 per cent is allowed on an order for folios or for folios together with topographic maps amounting to $5 or more at the retail rate.

8 Index maps showing areas in the Missouri River Basin covered, by topographic maps and by geologic 

folios will be mailed on receipt of request addressed to the Director, U. S. Geol. Survey, Washington, D. C.
382 SURFACE WATEE SUPPLY, 1923, PABT VI

All the folios contain descriptions of the drainage of the quadrangles. The 

folios in the following list contain also brief discussions of the underground 

waters in connection with the economic resources of the areas and more or less 

information concerning the utilization of the water resources.

*24. Three Forks, Montana.

*55. Fort Benton, Montana.

*56. Little Belt Mountains, Montana.

*85. Oelrichs, South Dakota-Nebraska.

87. Camp Clark, Nebraska. 5c.

88. Scotts Bluff, Nebraska. 5c.

96. Olivet, South Dakota. 5c.

97. Parker, South Dakota. 5c. 

99. Mitchell, South Dakota. 5c. 

100. Alexandria, South Dakota. 5c.

*107. Newcastle, Wyoming-South Dakota.

*108. Edgemont, South Dakota-Nebraska.

113. Huron, South Dakota. 5c.

114. De Smet, South Dakota. 5c.

*117. Castleton-Fargo, North Dakota-Minnesota.

*127. Sundance, Wyoming-South Dakota.

*128. Aladdin, Wyoming-South Dakota-Montana.

*141. Bald Mountain-Dayton, Wyoming.

*142. Cloud Peak-Fort McKinney, Wyoming.

*150. Devils Tower, Wyoming.

*166. Elk Point, South Dakota-Nebraska-Iowa.

165. Aberdeen-Redfield 9 (Northville, Aberdeen, Redfield, and Byron quadrangles), South Dakota. 5c.

*168. Jamestown-Tower (Jamestown, Eckleson, and Tower quadrangles), North

Dakota.

181. Bismarck, 10 North Dakota. 5c. 

196. Philipsburg, Montana. 25c. 

206. Leavenworth, Smithville, Missouri-Kansas. 25c. 

209. Newell, South Dakota. 25c. 

219. Central Black Hills, South Dakota. $1.

MISCELLANEOUS REPORTS

Other Federal bureaus and State and other organizations have 

from time to time published reports relating to the water resources 

of the various sections of the country. Notable among those pertaining to the Missouri River Basin are the reports of the Chief of 

Engineers, United States Army, of the State geologist of Kansas, 

the State Drainage Commission of Minnesota, the Commission on 

Conservation of the State of Montana, the State Board of Irrigation 

of Nebraska, the superintendent of the Department of Irrigation, 

Forestry, Fish, and Game of North Dakota, and the State engineer 

of Wyoming. The following reports deserve special mention:

The Missouri River and its utmost source, by J. V-. Brower. St. Paul, 1896. 

Geological report of the exploration of the Yellowstone and Missouri Rivers, by 

F. V. Hayden. Washington, 1869.

« Library edition out of print.

>o Issued in two editions library and octavo. Specify edition desired.
KEPOBTS ON WATEE RESOURCES 383

Preliminary examination of reservoir sites in Wyoming and Colorado: 55th 

Cong., 2d session, House Doc. 141.

Report of the commission appointed by his excellency the governor of the State 

of Colorado to revise the laws of the State [of Colorado] regulating the appropriation, distribution, and use of water. Denver, 1890.

Some aspects of irrigation development in Colorado, by G. G. Anderson; Colorado Sci. Soc. Proc., vol. 9, 1909.

Special report on well waters in Kansas, by Erasmus Haworth; Kansas Univ. 

Geol. Survey Bull. 1. ,

Report of Board of Irrigation Survey and Experiment [Kansas] for 1895-96. 

Topeka, 1897.

Water supplies of Kansas, by C. A. Haskins and C. C. Young; Univ. of Kansas Bull. 5, vol. 16, 1915.

Report of the commission on conservation [State of Montana] on bills relating to 

public lands, water rights, and the protection and preservation of the forests. 

Helena, 1911.

Irrigation laws of the State of Wyoming; compiled in the office of the State 

engineer.
AREAS AND PUBLICATIONS COVERED

[A= Annual Report; M=Monograph; B=Bulletin; P=Professional Paper; W^Water-Supotv Paper:

GF=Geologic folio]

Artesian waters: Essential conditions_____________________________ W 114

Chemical analyses:11 Methods and interpretations__._____ W, 236, 274, 364 

Colorado: Quality of waters _______ ..._________________ W9

Surface waters ___________ A 18, iv; 20, v; 21, iv; W 74, 147, 162

Underground waters_______.____ .__________._ A 16, ii;

17, ii; 21, iv; M 27; B 265, 298; P 32; W 9, 57, 149,184 

Engineering methods.____r ^. _________.______ W 93,110,146

Floods ..___._._ __.____________________ ______._!_ W96,147, 162

Iowa: Quality of waters _________________.._________. W 236,293

Surface waters-.________________________ W 162, 293; G F 156

Underground waters_________ B 298; W 57,114, 149, 293; G F 156 

Irrigation, general ___._... A 10, ii; 11, ii; 12, ii; 13, iii; 16, ii; W 93, 146 

Kansas: Quality of waters ____________________ ____ W 236, 273

Surface waters____________________________ W 5, 96, 147, 273

Underground waters ____________________________________ A 16, ii;

21, iv; B 264, 298; P 32; W 57, 149, 258, 273; G F 206 

Legal aspects: Surface waters _-___________-_-_________.,-__._,._ W 103, 152

Underground waters_-_______-_______-_-_____________ W 122

Mineral springs: Lists-____________________________________..__ .___ W 114

Minnesota: Quality of waters...-._.-__._.._..-__._____ W 102,236 

Surface waters_-_______-__--____________..__-__________ W 162

Underground waters.. M 25; B 298; W 57,102,114,149; G F 117 

Missouri: Quality of waters, etc_-_--_--_-__- _--___--______-_-_____ W 195

Surface waters-___________..____-_-________... W 162, 195

Underground waters. B 264, 298; W 57,102,110,114,149,195; G F 206 

Montana: Quality of waters _..__.______. _.__ W 221, 274; G F 128

Surface waters-_ A 12, ii; 21, v; W 221, 274, 367, 491, 560a; G F 196 

Underground waters ______.__.__-_-_---_----_-____-____- B 298,

647; W 57, 149, 221, 520d, 539; G F 24, 55, 56, 128 

Motions of ground waters.-_-_-_-____________-___--__-_--_---- ___- W 110

Nebraska: Quality of water_______.__..... .* ___________________ W 236

Surface waters. _ ______ __________ ._-_______-_-_______-_ A 19, iv;

W 29, 70, 93, 215, 216, 230; P 17, 32; G F 87, 88,15;

Underground waters ____________-«A 19, iv; B 298; P 17,326

W 12, 29, 70,184, 215, 216, 4256; G F 85, 87, 88, 108, 156

North Dakota: Surface waters_____________.........____ GF 168, 181

Underground waters____________ A 17, ii; M 25;

B298, 575; W 61, 93,117,146, 149, 520e; GF 117,168, 181 

Pollution: Laws forbidding____.________________._.___ W 103,152

Profiles of rivers,.____________________________--_ W 44, 367

Sanitation; quality of waters; pollution; sewage irrigation.-__________ W 103,

110, 114, 152, 236, 258

11 Many analyses of river, spring, and well waters are scattered through publications as noted in abstracts. 

384
ABE AS AND PUBLICATIONS COVEEED 385

South Dakota: Quality of waters._-__..________ A 18, iv; W 274

Surface waters___l__.__...... A 21 iv; W 90,147, 162, 274;

G F 96, 97, 99, 100. 113, 114, 127, 128, 156, 165, 209, 219 

Underground waters.___________ A 17, ii; 18, iv; 21,

iv; B 298, 575, 627; PP 32, 65; W 34, 61, 90, 149, 227, 428; 

G F 96, 97, 99, 100, 107, 108, 113, 114, 127, 128, 156, 165, 

209, 219. 

Underground waters: Legal aspect..._________________ W 122

Methods of utilization._______________ W 114

Pollution____._______________ W 110, 258 

Wyoming: Quality of waters_-__-.-________________ W 274, 4256

Surface waters.---.-------..---________________ A 21, iv;

W 70, 93, 274/469; P 65; G F 127,128, 141, 142, 150

Underground waters __ W 425&; A 21, iv: B 298, 364, 471a, 621&;

641i, 656; W 70; P 32, 53, 65; G F 107,127,128,141, 142, 150

Yellowstone National Park: Quality of waters____-_--____ B 47, 395
STREAMS ON WHICH PAGING STATIONS HAVE BEEN

MAINTAINED

Page 

Agency ditch, Mont_________ 362

American Fork, Mont.____ 362 

Apple Creek, N. Dak _____ 365 

Badger Creek, Mont______ 361

Bangtail Creek, Mont.-___._ 363 

Bates Creek, Wyo__...___ 367 

. Battle Creek, Mont_____ _ 362 

Battle Creek, S. Dak_______ 366

Bear Creek, Colo__._____ 369 

Beaver Creek, Kans ___________ 370

Beaver Creek, Mont._._ 362,363 

Beaver Creek, S. Dak. __ __ 366 

Beaverhead River, Mont.___ 359 

Belle Fourche River, S. Dak_ 366 

Belt Creek, Mont___..._ 361 

Big Blue River, Nebr. _ _ __ 370 

Big Creek, Wyo._________ 367

Big Goose Creek. See Goose

Creek. 

Righole River, Mont...... _ _ 360

Big Horn River, Mont.-Wyo... 364 

Big Muddy Creek, Mont.._-__ 363 

Big Pipestone Creek, Mont____ 360

Big Sandy Creek, Mont.__.. 362 

Big Sioux River, S. Dak____ _ 366 

Big Timber Creek, Mont____ 363 

Big Timber Creek, South Fork,

Mont___..._____ 363

Birch Creek, Mont____._ 361

Birdwood, Creek, Nebr_ _______ 368

Blackleaf Creek, Mont_--____- 361

Blackwater River, Mont_____ 371

Blue River, Big, Nebr.-Kans. _ _ 370 

Blue River, Little, Nebi.-Kans_ 370 

Boulder Creek, Colo____ __ 369 

Boulder Creek, North, Colo__ 369 

Boulder Creek, South, Colo._ 369 

Boulder River, Mont_____ 360, 363 

Boulder River, East Fork, Mont. 363 

Boulder River, West Fork,

Mont ___________________ 363

386

Boxelder Creek, S. Dak.___ 

Boxelder Creek, Wyo. ___ 

Boxelder Creek, Little, Mont._ 

Boyer River, Iowa___________

Bracket Creek, Mont.___.___ 

Brush Creek, Wyo._________

Bull Lake Creek, Wyo _ _ _. __ 

Cache la Poudre River, Colo. _ _ 

Canadian River, Colo_________

Cannonball River, N. Dak.____

Canyon Creek, Mont, (tributary to Little Prickly Pear 

Creek) __________ ________

Canyon Creek, Mont, (tributary to Shields River)_____

Canyon Creek, Wyo __________

Careless Creek, Mont_________

Cedar River, Mo__ ____-____.._

Chariton River, Mo ________

Checkerboard Creek, Mont.___ 

Cheyenne River, S. Dak ______

Chugwater Creek, Wyo_ ______

Clancy Creek, Mont____ ____

Clark Fort, Mont __________

Clear Creek, Colo _ ____ 

Clear Creek, Mont ___________

Clear Creek, Wyo ____________

Community Canal, Colo _____

Cook Canal, Mont ___________

Corbin-Morse ditch, S. Dak ___ 

Cotton wood Creek, Mont _____

Cotton wood Creek, Wyo ______

Cow Creek, Wyo_______ 

Crow Creek, Mont- __________

Crow Creek, S. Dak__________

Crow Creek, Wyo .___ ____

Crow Creek, Middle Fork, Wyo_ 

Crown Butte Canal, Mont .___ 

Cruez ditch, Wyo ____________

Cut Bank Creek, Mont.. ______

Deadman Creek, Mont________

Pag. 

366 

368 

362 

366 

363 

367 

364 

369 

367 

365

360

363

367

362

371

371

362

366

368

360

364

369

362

365

369

362

366

360

368

367

360

366

369

369

361

365

361

360
INDEX OF STBEAMS 387

	Pajpe 

Dearborn River, Mont________ 360

Deep Creek, Mont, (tributary

to Marias River) ______ 361 

Deep Creek, Mont, (tributary

to Missouri River)_______ 360

Deep Creek, Wyo______... 367

Deer Creek, Mont _______ 365

Deer Creek, Wyo _______, 368

Delaware River, Kans -__.____ 371

Deweese Creek, Wyo _.___-___ 367

Din woody Creek, Wyo________ 364

Douglas Creek, Wyo___.___ 367

Dry Fork of Marias River. _ _ _ _ 361

Dry Creek, Wyo ________ 364

Duck Lake Creek, Colo__.... 369

Dupuyer Creek, Mont__._-_-_ 361

Dutchman Creek, Mont_____ 360

East Nishnabotna River, Iowa. 370

East Rosebud Creek, Mont _._ 363 

East Branch or Fork. See name

of main stream.

Elk Creek, S. Dak___-________ 366

Elkhorn River, Nebr _______ 370

Encampment River, Wyo_____ 367

Falls Creek, Mont___ ___ 360

Flatwillow Creek, Mont____ 362

Floweree Big Canal, Mont__ 361

Ford Creek, Mont________ 361

Fort Belknap Canal, Mont._ 362

French Creek, Wyo_. ____ 367

Frenchman Creek, Mont_____. 362

Frenchman Creek, Nebr _______ 370

Gallatin River, Mont__.. _ 360 

Gardiner River (Yellowstone

National Park)______ 363

Gasconade River, Mo__ _______ 371

Geneva Creek, Colo_______ 369

Gibbon River, Mont.___.___ 360

Goose Creek, Colo. __ ___ 369

Goose Creek, Wyo__________ 365

Goose Creek, Little, Wyo. _ _ _ _ _ 365

Grand River, Mo--_-_-_------ 371

Grand River, South, Mo_____ 371

Grand River, S. Dak _ _ _ __ _ _ _ 366

Grand River, North Branch, N.

Dak____________________ 365

Grasshopper Creek, Mont_.___ 360

Greybull River, Wyo ________ 365

Grizzly Creek, Colo____ _ _ _ _ 366

Grizzly Creek, Little, Colo__ _ _ _ 367

Hahatonka Spring, Mo________ 371

Handy ditch, Colo_________ 369

Page

Harlem Canal, Mont______ 362 

Hat Creek, S. Dak.________ 366

Heart River, N. Dak______ 365 

Highwood Creek, *Mont____ 361 

Horn River, Big,Wyo_ __ 364 

Horn River, Little, Mont _ _ __ 365 

Horse Creek, Wyo. (tributary to

Big Horn River) ____ __ . 364 

Horse Creek, Wyo. (tributary to

Platte River) _________367,368 

Horseshoe Creek, Wyo.____ 368 

Illinois Creek, Colo.________ 367

Indian Creek, S. Dak._____ 366 

Jack Creek, Wyo______ 367 

James River, N. Dak_.___-_._ 366 

Jefferson Creek, Colo____ ._ 369

Jefferson River, Mont _________ 359

Judith River, Mont.______ 361 

Kansas River, Kans____ ______ 370

Knife River, N. Dak. _ _ _ ___ 365

Ladder Creek, Kans. See Beaver

Creek.

La Bonte Creek, Wyo___ _ _ 368 

La Prele Creek, Wyo______ 368 

Lamar River (Yellowstone

National Park) ___. _ __ 363 

Lamine River, Mo______._____ 371

Laramie River, Colo.-Wyo_____ 368

Laramie River, Little, Wyo__ _ _ 368

Laramie River, North, Wyo___ 368 

Lebo Creek, Mont__ _____ 362 

Little Blue River, Nebr.-Kans. 370 

Little Boxelder Creek, Mont... 362 

Little Horn River, Mont 365 

Little Goose Creek, Wyo___ 365 

Little Grizzly Creek, Colo_ __ 367 

Little Laramie River, Wyo.____ 368

Little Medicine Bow River, Wyo 367 

Little Missouri River, Mont., N.

Dak., S. Dak_________ 365 

Little Piney Creek, Mo.___ _ 371 

Little Popo Agie River, Wyo._ 364 

Little Porcupine Creek, Mont__ 363 

Little Prickly Pear Creek, Mont- 360 

Little Sioux River, Iowa_ 366 

Little South Platte River, Colo_ 368 

Little Whitetail Creek, Mont-. 360 

Little Wind River, Wyo 364 

Little Wind River, North Fork,

Wyo____ __._-____-__---._- 364

Locust Creek, Mo.._____.__ 371

Lodge Creek, Mont______-.__. 362
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Lodgegrass Creek, Mont _______ 365

Lost Creek, Mont___ ____ 364 

Lost Horse Creek, Mont _______ 360

Loup River, Nebr__*__________ 369

Loup River, Middle, Nebr___ 369 

Loup River North, Nebr____ 369

Lump Gulch Creek, Mont_ _ _ _ _ 360

Mclntyre Creek, Colo_____ _ 368 

Madison River, Mont.________ 360

Marias des Cygnes. See Osage

River.

Marias River, Mont___ __ 361 

Marias River, Dry Fork, Mont- 361 

Maimaton River, Kans_______ 371

Marsh Creek, Mont_______ 360

Matheson Canal, Mont_______ 362

Meadow Creek, Wyo________ 364

Medicine Bow River, Wyo_____ 367

Medicine Bow River, Little,

Wyo_.__._.____ _____ 367

Medicine Creek, Mo__________ 371

Michigan Creek, Colo. (tributary

to Platte River)__._____ 367 

Michigan Creek, Colo. (tributary

to South Platte)____._ 369 

Middle Branch of Fork. See

name of main stream. 

Middle Creek, Mont_ _____ 360 

Middle Loup River, Nebr__ - 369 

Milk River, Mont_______.__ 362

Milk River, North Fork, Mont. 362 

Milk River, South Fork, Mont_ 362 

Missouri, River, Mont., N. Dak.,

Mo., Kans___________ 359,360

Missouri River, Little, Mont.,

N. Dak., S Dak____________ 365

Moreau River. See Owl River. 

Muddy Creek, Mont___-____ 361 

Muddy Creek, Big, Mont___ 363 

Muddy Creek, Wyo____.... 367

Muddy River, N. Dak._ __ 365 

Mullen Creek, Wyo_ _ _ __ 367

Muskrat Creek, Mont-._____ 360

Mussellshell River, Mont___ 362 

Mussellshell River, North Fork,

Mont.__________________ 361

Mussellshell River, South Fork,

Mont__._________ 362 

New Paradise Valley Canal,

Mont_____,.______ 362

Niangua River, Mo_____~_____ 371

Niobrara River, Nebr_________ 366

Nishnabotna River, Iowa_____ 370

Pag.

Nishnabotna River, East, Iowa. 370 

Nishnabotna River, West, Iowa. 370 

Nodaway River, Iowa-Mo_.___ 370 

Nodaway River, West, Iowa... 370 

North Boulder Creek, Colo__ 369 

North Branch or Fork. See

name of main stream. 

North Laramie River, Wyo____ 368 

North Loup River, Nebr__._ 369 

North Platte River, Colo.-

Nebr.-Wyo__________ 366 

North Platte River, North

Fork, Colo.__.___.___. 367 

North Platte River, Roaring

Fork, Colo_._.___.___ 3§7 

North Spring Creek, Wyo__ _ 367 

Nowood Creek, Wyo___ __ 364 

Osage River, Kans_________ 371

Owl Creek, S. Dak._______ 366 

Owl Creek, Wyo________ 364 

Owl River, S. Dak._______ 366 

Painted Woods Creek, N. Dak. 365 

Paintrock Creek, Wyo_____ 364 

Paradise Valley Canal, Mont__ 362 

Pass Creek, Wyo________ 367 

Passamari River, Mont____.__ 360

Peoples Creek, Mont.____ 362 

Piney Creek, Wyo________ 365 

Piney Creek, Little, Mo____ 371 

Piney Creek, Mo_______. 371 

Pipestone Creek, Big, Mont____ 360

Platte River (Iowa-Mo.), Mo_. 370 

Platte River, Nebr____ ____ > 367 

Platte River, North, Colo.-

Nebr.-Wyo. _________ 366 

Platte River, North, North

Fork, Colo___......__ 367

Platte River, North, Roaring

Fork, Colo ___.____ 367 

Platte River, South, Colo.-Nebr. 368 

Platte River, South, Middle

Fork, Colo._____-_ . 368 

Platte River, South, North Fork,

Colo_--_-_-__-__. ... 369 

Poplar River, Mont .__- 363 

Popo Agie River, Wyo ___- 364 

Popo Agie River, Little, Wyo,. 364 

Popo Agie River, Middle Fork,

Wyo_._.._._--__--_ - 364 

Porcupine Creek, Mont.. .- 363 

Porcupine Creek, Little, Mont. 363 

Powder River, Wyo __.- 365 

Powder River, Middle Fork,

Wyo______________ 365
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Powder River, North Fork,

Wyo______________ 365 

Powder River, South Fork,

Wyo._____________. 365 

Prairie Dog ditch, Wyo_.___ 365 

Prickly Pear Creek, Mont___ 360 

Prickly Pear Creek, Idttie,

Mont______________ 360 

Pryor Creek, Mont___ __ . 364 

Rapid Creek, S. Dak______ 366 

Red Creek, Wyo________ 364 

Red Deer Lake, Nebr______ 366 

Red Rock River, Mont____ 359 

Redwater ditch, S. Dak ____ 366 

Redwater River, S. Dak____ 366 

Republican River, Nebr.-Kans_ 370 

Republican River, North Fork,

Nebr __.._._.____._..._ 370 

Republican River, South Fork,

Nebr ._____ _____... 370 

Reser ditch, Mont_____ __ 362 

Roaring Fork of North Platte

River, Colo__________ 367 

Roberts Creek, Mont._____ 362 

Rock Creek, Colo________ 369 

Rock Creek, Mont, (tributary to

Clark Fork) __-_____.... 364

Rock Creek, Mont, (tributary to

Milk River).______._ 363 

Rock Creek, Wyo________ 367 

Rock Creek Canal, Mont___ 363 

Rock River, Minn__ _____ 366 

Rosebud Creek, Mont_________ 364

Rottengrass Creek, Mont_ ___ 365

Ruby River, Mont. See Passamari River__________ 360

Sac River, Mo______ __ 371 

Sage Creek, Mont________ 361 

Sage Creek, Wyo________ 367 

St. Lawrence Creek, Wyo______ 364

St. Vrain Creek, Colo __ _ __ 366 

Saline River, Kans.________ 370

Sand Creek, Wyo________ 367 

Sandy Creek, Big, Mont____ 362 

Scott Gomer Creek, Colo___ 369 

Sevenmile Creek, Mont ________ 360

Shell Creek, Wyo__...____ 365 

Shields River, Mont_ _ _____ 363 

Shoshone River, Wyo_______ 36.'

Shoshone River, North Fork,

Wyo.___________ 36J

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Sibylee Creek, Wyo______ 368

Sioux River, Big, S. Dak ___ 366 

Sioux River, Little, Iowa ___ 366 

Smelter Creek, Colo _______ 369 

Smith Creek, Mont _ __ __ 361 

Smith River, Mont_______ 360

Smoky Hill River, Kans_ __ 370 

Smoke Creek, Mont.______ 363 

Soap Creek, Mont__...____ 365 

Solomon River, Kans _ __ __ 370 

Solomon River, North Fork,

Kans_____________ 370 

Solomon River, South Fork,

Kans __ ____ ______ 370 

South Boulder Creek, Colo__ 369 

South Branch or Fork. See

name of main stream. 

South Grand River, Mo_____ 371

South Platte River, Colo.-Nebr. 368 

South Platte River, Little, Colo_ 368 

South Platte River, Middle Fork,

Colo______________ 368 

South Platte River, North Fork,

Colo______________ 369

Spearfish Creek, S. Dak ____ 366 

Spring Creek, Mont, (tributary 

to Marias River)_______.__ 361

Spring Creek, Mont, (tributary

to Musselshell River) _ ___ 362 

Spring Creek, S. Dak_____ 366 

Spring Creek, Wyo_______ 367 

Spring Creek, North, Wyo_ . _ 367 

Stillwater River, Mont _ _ _ _ _ 364

Sun River, Mont_____ 361

Sun River, North Fork, Mont_. 360 

Sun River, South Fork, Mont__ 361 

Sun River, South Fork of North

Fork, Mont______________ 361

Sun River Canal, Mont___ 361 

Sweetgrass Creek Mont- 363 

Sweetwater River, Wyo 367 

Tarkio River, Mo.___ 370 

Tarry hall Creek, Colo _ _ _ 368 

Tenmile Creek, Mont._ 360 

Tensleep Creek, Wyo 364 

Teton River, Mont 361 

Thompson River, Iowa-Mo 371 

Thompson River, Colo.._-_ 369 

Timber Creek, Big, Mont 363 

Timber Creek, Big, South Fork,

Mont_ ----- 363
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Tongue River, Wyo___. __ 365 

Tower Creek (Yellowstone National Park) ________.__ 363 

Trout Creek, Wyo ________ 364 

Turtle Creek, N. Dak _________ 365

Two Medicine River, Mont.___ 361 

Upper Sevenmile Creek, Mont_ 365 

Wagonhound Creek, Wyo ___ 368 

Warm Spring Creek, Wyo ___ 364 

Warm Springs Creek, Mont____ 360

West Branch of Fork. See name

of main stream. 

West Careless Creek, Mont____ 362

West Fork ditch, Mont____ 362 

West Nishnabotna River, Iowa. 370 

West Nodaway River, Iowa____ 370

White River, Nebr.-S. Dak __ 366 

White River, South Fork, S. Dak. 366 

Whitetail Creek, Mont......__ 360

Whitetail Creek, Little, Mont._ 360 

Willow Creek, Mont, (tributary

to Big Horn River) _ _ _ _ _ 364

Willow Creek, Mont, (tributary 

toDeep Creek)___________ 361

Willow Creek, Mont, (tributary 

to Marias River)________ 361

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Willow Creek, Mont, (tributary^

to Missouri River)______ 360 

Willow Creek, Mont, (tributary

to Musselshell River)____ 362 

Willow Creek, Mont, (tributary

to Shields River) _______ 363 

Willow Creek, Mont, (tributary

to Sun River) _________ 361 

Wind River, Wyo_______. 364 

Wind River, Little, Wyo___ 364 

Wind River, Little, North Fork,

Wyo______________ 364 

Winter-Anderson Canal, Mont. 362 

Wolf Creek, Mont, (tributary to

Big Muddy River) ___ __ 363 

Wolf Creek, Mont, (tributary to

Judith River)_________ 361 

Wolf Creek, Mont, (tributary to

Missouri River) 363 

Wolf Point ditch, Mont____ 363 

Wood River, Wyo-__ 365 

Woodbine Creek, Mont____ 364 

Yellowstone Lake (Yellowstone

National Park)._______ 363 

Yellowstone River, Wyo.-Mont- 363
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Accuracy of data and results, degrees of. __ 4-5

Acre-foot, definition of...__________ 2

Alcova, Wyo., Canyon Creek near..___ 241-242

Deweese Creek near...________ 237-238

Horse Creek near___________ 240-241

Sand Creek near.. . _____ 238-239

Sweetwater River near._______ 239-240

Alhambra, Mont., Dutchman Creek near... 27-29

Warm Springs Creek at...________ 29-30

Alton, Kans., South Fork of Solomon River

at.. ........................ 301-302

Alzada, Mont., Little Missouri River near. 201-203

North Cottonwood Creek near..____ 353

South Cottonwood Creek near..____ 353

Appropriations, record of._________. l

Areas and publications covered______ 384-385

Arlington, Mo., Gasconade River near.._. 353

Arvada, Wyo., Powder River at______ 194-196

Atkinson, J. M., cooperation by.______ 7

Augusta, Mont., North Fork of Sun River

near .._._________.... 44-45

South Fork of Sun River at_______ 48-50 

Willow Creek near..............._.... 47-48

Badger Creek near Family, Mont._____ 56-58 

Bangtail Creek at Chadbourn, Mont..... 134-135

Barratts, Mont., Beaverhead River at_ 8-9 

Basin, Mont., Boulder River at.______ 19-20 

Bates Creek near Casper, Wyo______ 242-243 

Battle Creek at international boundary..- 107-108 

Beaverhead River at Barratts, Mont ____ 8-9 

Beckman, H. C., and assistants, work of.-.. 7 

Belle Fourche River near Belle Fourche, 8.

Dak........................... 206-207

Bennett Spring at Brice, Mo. _ .. 353 

Big Blue River at Hull, Kans_____... 306-307

at Randolph, Kans___________ 308-309 

Big Creek near Big Creek, Wyo_____ 228-230 

Big Horn River at Thennopolis, Wyo__ 155-156

nearHardin, Mont... 157-158 

Big Muddy Creek at Reserve, Mont._.. 113-115 

Big Piney, Mo., Piney Creek near. .... 350-352 

Big Timber Creek near Big Timber, Mont. 136-137 

Birch Creek at Swift Dam, near Dupuyer,

Mont.-.... . .__- __ 58-59

near Dupuyer, Mont__________ 60-61 

Blackleaf Creek near Bynum, Mont . 75-77 

Blackwater River at Blue Lick, Mo__.. 324-326 

Blue Lick, Mo., Blaekwater River at__ 324-326 

Bonanza, Wyo., Nowood Creek at..-__ 171-172 

Bonner Springs, Kans., Kansas River at.. 295-1296 

Boulder River at Basin, Mont . 19-20 

Boxelder Creek near Careyhurst, Wyo- 244 

Boyer River at Logan, Iowa 209-211 

Brackett Creek near Clyde Park, Mont... 131-133 

Brice, Mo., Bennett Spring at. 353

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Brinkman, Mont., Marias River near ____ 55-56 

Brockway, Mont., Duck Creek near___ 352-353

Redwater Creek near___________ 352 

Broncho, N. Dak., Knife River near ___. 204-206 

Browning, Mont., Cut Bank Creek near.-.. 63-65

North Fork of Milk River near.__.. 101-103 

Brownington, Mo., South Grand River

near _________ 341-342 

Buffalo, Wyo., Clear Creek near_____ 196-198 

Bull Lake Creek near Lenore, Wyo__ _ 164-166 

Burlington Junction, Mo., Nodaway River

near _________ 281-283 

Bynum, Mont., Blackleaf Creek near ___ 75-77

Muddy Creek near____________ 74-75

C 

Canyon Creek, Mont., Little Prickly Pear

Creek near....... ___ 38-40

Canyon Creek near Alcova, Wyo_____ 241-242 

Canyon Creek near Canyon Creek, Mont__ 40-41

near Chadbourn, Mont.________ 133-134 

Careless Creek near Living Springs, Mont _ 87-88 

Careyhurst, Wyo., Boxelder Creek near .. 244 

Casper, Wyo., Bates Creek near...___. 242-243 

Cedar Creek near Pleasant View, Mo__ 3371338 

Chadbourn, Mont., Bangtail Creek at__ 134-135

Canyon Creek near.....______.. 133-134

Willow Creek near.................... 135-136

Chance, Mont., Clark Fork at..__..... 144-145

Chariton River at Elmer, Mo_______ 321-322 

Checkerboard Creek at Delpine, Mont 83-84 

Cheyenne, Wyo., Crow Creek near.__ 271-273 

Cheyenne River Basin, S. Dak., gaging-station records in__________ 206-207 

Chicago Great Western Railway Co., cooperation by____________ 7 

Choteau, Mont., Deep Creek near.---. 72-74 

Clancy, Mont., Lump Gulch Creek near 32-33

Prickly Pear Creek near _____ 25-27 

Clancy Creek at Clancy, Mont_____.... 31-32 

Clarinda, Iowa, Nodaway River at 279-281 

Clark Fork at Chance, Mont__.___ 144-145

at Edgar, Mont.. 145-147

near Clark, Wyo ____________- 142-144 

Clear Creek, Mont., discharge measurements

of...-.-.. .. . 353 

Clear Creek near Buffalo, Wyo .^_ 196-198 

Clear Creek near Golden, Colo...___ 266-268 

demons, Mont., Dearborn River near 41-42 

Clifton City, Mo., Lamine River at... 323-324 

Clyde Park, Mont., Brackett Creek near 131-133

Shields River at 130-131

Coburn, Mont., Pryor Creek at. . 150-151 

Collins, Mo., Sac River near. .. 335-337 

Colorado, cooperation by 7 

Computations, results of, accuracy of 4-5 

Conception Junction, Mo., Platte River at. 285-286 

Control, definition of . 2-3

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Cooperation, record of . 6-7 

Corbett Dam, Wyo., Shoshone River at_ 180-182 

Correctionville, Iowa, Little Sioux River at. 207-209 

Corwin Springs, Mont., Yellowstone River

at...._ ._........... 119-120

Cottonwood Creek near Wendover, Wyo.. 249-250 

Crow Agency, Mont., Little Horn River

near .... .- . . 188-190

Crow Creek near Cheyenne, Wyo 271-273

Cut Bank Creek at Cut Bank, Mont ... 65-66

near Browning, Mont.__..... . 63-65

Barrel, Mont., Durfee Creek near__ . 352 

Data, accuracy of 4-5

explanation of 3-4 

Davis City, Iowa, Thompson River at.... 314-316 

Dayton, Wy^>., Tongue River near. .. 193-194 

Dearborn River near demons, Mont 41-42 

Deep Creek near Choteau, Mont . 72-74 

Deer Creek at Glenrock, Wyo____.... 243-244 

Delaware River at Valley Falls, Kans 311-312 

Delpine, Mont., Checkerboard Creek at 83-84

North Fork of Musselshell River at . 80-81 

Devon, Mont., Willow Creek near.____ 69-70 

Deweese Creek near Alcova, Wyo 237-238 

Dillon, Mont., Grasshopper Creek near 17-18 

Dinwoody Creek near Lenore, Wyo 158-160 

Douglas, Wyo., La Prele Creek near. 245-246

North Platte River at- ... 221-223 

Douglas Reservoirs Co., cooperation by 7 

Drake, Colo., Thompson River near 259-271 

Dry Creek near Lenore, Wyo. . 160-161 

Duck Creek near Brockway, Mont .... 352-353 

Dupuyer, Mont., Birch Creek at Swift Dam,

near.- . . 58-59

Birch Creek near ...- .......... 60-61

Dupuyer Creek near Valier, Mont 61-63 

Durfee Creek near Darrell, Mont.._____ 352 

Dutchman Creek near Alhambra, Mont__ 27-29

E

East Nishnabotna River at Red Oak, Iowa. 276-278 

East Rosebud Creek at Roscoe, Mont 141-142 

Edgar, Mont., Clark Fork at....... .... 145-147

Ellsworth, Kans., Smoky Hill River at.... 296-298

Elmer, Mo., Chariton River at... .... 321-322

Encampment River at Encampment, Wyo- 231-233

F

Fairfax, Mo., Tarkio River at_..__._ 278-279 

Family, Mont., Badger Creek near ..... 56-58

Two Medicine River at . 51-53 

Fetterman, Wyo., La Prele Creek near 246-247 

Filmore, Wyo., Little Laramie River near. 259-261 

Flatwillow Creek at Petrolia, Mont..... . 93-94

near Flatwillow, Mont. ________ 91-93 

Follansbee, Robert, and assistants, work of.. 8 

Forsyth, Mont., Yellowstone River at__ 120-122 

Fort Benton, Mont., Missouri River at___ 13-15 

Fort Laramie, Wyo., Laramie River at_. 268-259 

Fort Scott, Kans., Marmaton River near.. 332-334 

Fort Shaw, Mont., Sun River at..______ 45-47 

Fort Washakie, Wyo., Little Wind River

near ______________ 168-169

North Fork of Little Wind River at.... 169-171

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FowJer, Mont., Dry Fork of Marias River at. 66-69 

French Creek near French, Wyo _____ 230-231 

Frenchman River at international boundary............................ 108-110

G

Gaging stations, list of_. _________. 359-371 

Gallatin, Mo., Grand River near____. 312-314 

Gallatin River near Salesville, Mont____ 24-25 

Gait, Mo., Medicine Creek near_____ 318-319 

Gardiner River near Mammoth Hot Springs,

Yellowstone National Park__ 128-130

Gasconade River at Jerome, Mo_____ 347-348

near Arlington, Mo....___,______ 353

near Rich Fountain, Mo_ _____ 349-350 

near Waynesville, Mo_________ 345-347 

Gasconade River Basin, Mo., gaging-station

records in____________ 345-352 

Glacier Park, Mont., Two Medicine River

near _____, _ 50-51 

Glendevey, Colo., Laramie River near.. _ 250-252 

Glendo, Wyo., Horseshoe Creek near.___ 249 

Glenrock, Wyo., Deer Creek at_......... 243-244

Golden, Colo., Clear Creek near.____. 266-268 

Grand River near Gallatin, Mo_____ - 312-314 

Grand River Basin, Mo.-Iowa, gaging-station records in_________ 312-321 

Grasshopper Creek near Dillon, Mont_... 17-18 

Greybull River at Meeteetse, Wyo____ 175-177 

Grizzly Creek near Walden, Colo.......... 211-212

Hahatonka Spring at Hahatonka, Mo ... 344-345 

Hamburg, Iowa, Nishnabotna River near. 274-276 

Hardin, Mont., Big Horn River near___ 157-158 

Harlowton, Mont., Musselshell River at__ 81-83 

Harlowton-Durant irrigation district, cooperation by ____..._. 6 

Heart River near Richardton, N. Dak ___ 353 

Hedgesville, Mont., Robert Creek at. 88-99 

Helena, Mont., Missouri River near____ 12-13 

Tenmile Creek near ___________ 35-37 

Hermitage, Mo., Pomme De Terre River

at ....____.. 338-340 

Hickory, Mo., Thompson River near_... 316-317 

Horse Creek near Alcova, Wyo. 240-241 

Horseshoe Creek near Glendo, Wyo.... 249 

Hull, Kans., Big Blue River at__.--..... 306-307 

Hyattville, Wyo., Paintrock Creek near_ 174-175

Dlinois Creek at Walden, Colo............. 227-228

Intake, Mont., Yellowstone River at... 123-125

International boundary, Battle Creek at 107-108

Frenchman River at_________. 108-110

Lodge Creek at........ ............. 105-107

Milk River at Eastern Crossing of ___ 98-100

North Fork of Milk River near . 103-105

South Fork of Milk River near___. _ 94-96

Iowa, cooperation by 7

Ishawooa, Wyo., Shoshone River near 179-180

Jack Creek at Matheson ranch, near Sara*

toga, Wyo . .. 233-234 

Jefferson River near Silverstar, Mont___. 10-11
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Jelm, Wyo., Laramie River near.__.__ t_ 252-253 

Jerome, Mo., Gasconade River at 347-348 

Judith River near Utica, Mont.. . ... 77-78 

Judith River Basin, Mont., gaging-station

records in___,...1-., 77-80

K

Kansas, cooperation by. 7

Kansas River at Bonner Springs, Kans 295-296

at Ogden, Kans.________ . 290-291

at Topeka, Kans.--- ... . . 293-294

at Wamego, Kans..:___...... . 291-293

Kansas River Basin, K&ns., gaging-station

records in....___._.___ 286-312

Kearaey, Wyo., Piney Creek at. . .. 198-200 

Kinnison, H. B., and assistants, work of 7 

Kirwin, Kans., North Fork of Solomon River

at......,,........ . . .. 304-306

Knife River near Broncho. N. Dak____ 204-206

La Bonte, Wyo., Wagonhound Creek near. 247-248 

La Bonte Creek near La Bonte, Wyo.. 248 

Lafflar River aear Tower Falls ranger station,

Yellowstone National,Park__ 127-128 

Lamb, W. A., and assistants, work of. 7 

Lamlne River at Clifton City, Mo...__ 323-324 

Lamine River Basin, Mo., gaging-station

records in.....__...__ ..323-326

Lander, Wyo., Middle Fork of Popo Agie

River near_______.___ 166-167 

La Prele Creek near Douglas, Wyo____ 245-246 

near Fetterman, Wyo___ _____;. 246-247 

Laramie River and Pioneer Canal near

Woods, Wyo........ a......... 254-257

Laramie River at Fort Laramie, :Wyo __ 258-259

at Two Rivers,.Wyo... ____.___ 267-258

near Glendevey, Colo__ . ,.. 250-262

near Jelm, Wyo_________ .. 252-253

Laramie Water Co., cooperation by... ... 6-7

Leavenworth, Kans., Missouri River at.__ 15-17

Lebanon, Mo., Niangua River near 353

Lenore, Wyo., Bull Lake Creek near,__ 164-166

Dinwoody Creek near__...... 158-160

Dry Creek near __ , _________ 160-161 

Meadow Creek near____.__.. 161-163 

Willow Creek near... ...... ...... 163-164

Little Blue River at Waterville, Kans. 309-311

Little Horn River near Crow Agency.Mont 188-190

near Wyola, Mont____....__.... 187-188

Littie Laramie River at Two Rivers, Wyo. 261-262

near Fflmore,' Wyo__- __ .. 259-261

Little Missouri River at Medora, N. Dak. 203-204

near,Alzada, Mont..____.___ 201-203

Little Prickly ,Pear ,,Creek near Canyon

Creek^ ;'M|OWt-.. T ..-, . ..... 38-40

. near MarysviU.e, &Ipnt_ . ,,,._._..... 37-38

 Little Prickly Pear.Qreek Basin,'Mont.,.gaging-station records on ,*.. 37-41 

Little Sioux,River at .Corjectionvillejiowa. 207-209 

Living Springs, Mont., Qarejess, Creek near. 87-88 

44ttle Wind River near, Foxt Washakie,

Wyo_...-..-. __...... 168-169

North Fork of, at Fort Washakie, Wyo. 169-171 

Locust Creek near Milan, Mo_______ 319-321 

Lodge Creek at international boundary... 105-107

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Lodgegrass Creek near Lodgegrass, Mont.. lfli-l«3

near Wyola, Mont __....._'.'..... 190-191

Logan, Iowa, Boyer River at__......1_ 209-211

Lohman, Mont., Milk River at...".. ... 100-101 

Lost Greek near Pryor, Mont _ _____ 151-153 

Loveland, Colo., cooperation by______ 7 

Lump. Gulch Creek near Clancy, Mont _.. 32-33

M

Madison River near Yellowstone, Mont__ 22-23

Marias River, Dry Fork of, at Fowler, Mont. 66-69

near Brinkman, Mont...___:......... 55-66

near Shelby, Mont. 53-55

Marias River Basin, Mont., gaging-station

records in....____.____ 50-77

Marmaton River near Fort Scott, Kans... 332-334 

Martinsdale, Mont., Spring Creek near___ 84-86 

MarysvDle, Mont., Little Prickly Pear .Creek

^ near.......................^.... 87-38

Meadow Creek near Lenore, Wyo_____ 161-163 

Medicine Bow River near Medicine Bow,

Wyo....... 234-236

Medicine Creek near Gait, Mo ______ 318-319 

Medora, N. Dak., Little Missouri River at. 203-204 

Meeteetse, Wyo., GreybuU River at_.... 175-177

Melville, Mont., Sweetgrass Creek near_ 138-141 

Michigan Creek at Walden, Colo-__... 225-227 

Milan, Mo., Locust Creek near.____ . 319-321 

Miles City, Mont., Yellowstone River at.. 122-123 

Milk River at Eastern Crossing of international boundary___.____i._ 98-100 

at Lohman, Mont___________ 100-101 

at Milk River, Alberta.: -_____ 96-98 

North Fork of, above St. Mary Canal,

near Browning, Mont _____ 101-MB 

near international boundary..iic.. 103-105 

South Fork of, near international boundary ~ 94-96

Milk River Basin, Mont., gaging-station records in_.. ., ._ 94-112 

Missouri, cooperation by.__________ 7 

Missouri River at Fort Benton, Mont.___ 13-15 

at Leavenworth, Kans__________ 15-17

 below'Hauser Lake Dam, near Helena,

Mont.___._____..__^_'_ 12-13 

gaging-station records on___,_.____ 8-17 

Montana, cooperation by__________ 6 

Muddy Creek near Bynum, Mont..__ .-.. 74-75 

Musselshell River at Harlowton, Mont.j;_ 81-83 

North Fork of, at Delpine, Mont 80-81 

Musselshell River Basin, Mont., gaging-station records in .. ____ 80-94 

Mussey, O. D., work of ______.,____ 8

N

Nashua, Mont., Porcupine Creek at-..tl_ 110-1*2 

Niangua River near Lebanon, Mor*«..t.,rT,.. 368

-,; near Roach, Mo____-----_ -_ 342-344 

^fles, Kans., Solomon^River at .«,. .. 302-304 

Nishnabotna River near Hamburg, lowa.v,. 274-276 

Nishnabotna River Basin, Iowa, gagingstation records in________ 273-278 

Nodaway River at Clarinda, Iowa_..__ 279-281 

near Burlington Junction, Mo_____ 281-283 

Nodaway River Basin, Iowa-Mo., gagingstation records in________ 279-284 

North Boulder Creek at Silver Lake, Colo.. 268-269
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North Cottonwood Creek near Alzada,

Mont........................... 353

North Laramie River near Wheatland,

Wyo--. . _ 262-263

North Platte River at Douglas, Wyo..__ ,221-223

at Parkerton, Wyo_ ....... 219-221

at Saratoga, Wyo~..---.---___.__..... 214-216

near Northgate, Colo___.____... 212-214

near Pathfinder Reservoir, Wyo.--..-. 216-219

 near Whalen, Wyo.... ............. 223-225

Northgate, Colo., North Platte River near. 212-214 

Nowood Creek at Bonanza, Wyo_. ___ 171-172

O

Ogden, Kans., Kansas River at___..-- 290-291 

Osage River at Osceola, Mo ________ 331-332 

. at Trading Post, Kans-....A...._.... 330 

near Ottawa, Kans.. ..________ 328-329 

near Quenemo, Kans_ _ __. __ _ 326-328 

Osage (Marais des Cygnes) River Basin, 

Kans.-Mo., gaging-station records in____._________ 326-345 

Osceola, Mo., Osage River at_____. __ 331-332 

Ottawa, Kans., Osage River near.....__ 328-329

Paintrock Creek near Hyattville, Wyo__ 174-175 

Parkerton, Wyo., North Platte River at_ 219-221 

Pathfinder Reservoir, Wyo., North Platte

River near.................... 216-219

Pathfinder, Wyo., Sage Creek above..---- 236-237

Paulsen, C. O., and assistants, work of __.- 7 

Petrolia, Mont., Flatwillow Creek at.....--- 93-94

Piazzek, J. M., cooperation by....__...... 7

-Piney Creek at Kearney, Wyo............ 198-200

at Ucross, Wyo.--..---...-............ 200-201

near Big Piaey, Mo. . _*..... 350-352

Pioneer Canal and Laramie River near

Woods, Wyo- .....-.-.-.... 254-257

Platte River at Conception Junction, Mo. 285-286 

Platte River Basin, Colo.-Wyo., gagingstation records in...__....... 211-273

rPleasant View, Mo., Cedar Creek near__ 337-338 

Pomme De Terre River at Hermitage, Mo. 388-340 

Poplar River near Poplar, Mont____... 112-113 

Popo Agie River, Middle Fork of, near

Lander, Wyo................u. 166-167

Porcupine Creek at Nashua, Mont ____ 110-112 

Powder River at Arvada, Wyo__....._ 194^196

Prickly Pear Creek near Olaney.'Mont 25-27 

Prickly Pear Creek Basin, Mont., gagingstation records in........__ __ 25-37

Pryor Creek above Pryor, Mont..,._... 147-148 

at Coburn, Mont..._____.____ 150-151 

at Pryor, Mont__......___..__ 148-150

Pryor, Mont., Lost Creek near_.___. 151-453

 Publications, information conceiving. _ 865-359,

371-383^

obtaining or consulting of:i_..___ '355-856 

on stream flow, list of_______.... 356-357

Q , 

Quenemo, Kans., Osage River near____ 329-328

Randolph, Kans., Big Blue Rivet at......

Redwater Creek near Brockway, Mont . 

Republican River at Scandia, Kans.'___ 

at Wakefield, Eans ,__... 

Reserve, Mont., Big Muddy Creek at__ 

Rich Fountain, Mo., Gasconade River near. 

Richardton, N. Dak., Heart River near... 

Rimini, Mont., Tenmile Creek near..._. 

Riverton, Wyo., Wind River atl_____ 

Roach, Mo., Niangua River near..........

Roberts Creek at Hedgesville, Mont___ 

Roscoe, Mont., East Rosebud Creek at_. 

Rottengrass Creek near St. Xavier, Mont.. 

Roundup, Mont., Willow Creek near 

Run-off in inches, definition of--_____

Page 

308-309 

.I 352

113-115 

349-350 

.. 353 

.. 34-35 

153-155 

342-344 

.. 88-90 

141-142 

185-186 

.. 90-S1 

2

S

Sac River near Collins, Mo.________ 335-337 

near Stockton, Mo.... - ._-- 334-335

Sage Creek above Pathfinder, Wyo____ 236-237

at Windham, Mont..._.___.___ 352

St. Xavier, Mont., Rottengrass Creek near 185-186

Soap Creek near...----------------- 184-186

Salesville, Mont., Gallatin River near... 24-26 

Saline River at Tescott, Kans.-.--_.---. 299-301 

Sand Creek near Aleova, Wyo..,. ...... 238-239

Saratoga, Wyo., North. Platte River at.... 214-216

Scandia, Kans., Republican River at ... 286-288 

Second-feet per square mile, definition of.... 2

Second-foot, definition of----------.--.. 2

Shelby, Mont., Marias River near._i___ 53-55 

Shell Creek at Shell, Wyo. . 177-179

Shields River at Clyde Park, Mont....... 130-131

Shoshone River at Corbett Dam, Wyo..._ 180-182

near Ishawooa, Wyo__ _ 179-180

North Fork of, near Wapiti, Wyo.-.- - 182^184

Silver Lake, Colo., North Boulder Creek at. 268-269

Silverstar, Mont., Jefferson River near. ..... 10-11

Smith River near White Sulphur'Springs,

Mont 43-44

Smoky HOI River at EUsworth, Kans.__ 296-298

near Solomon.Kans ...' 298-299

Soap Creek near St. Xavier, Mont.. __.. 184-1S5

Solomon, Kans., Smoky Hill River near . 298-299

Solomon River at Niles, Kans . . 302-304

North Fork of, at Kirwm, Kans..._. 304-306

South Fork of, at Alton, Kans......... 3qj-302

South Beach irrigation' district; cooperation ' 

by ............. 

South Cottonwood Creek ni^ar Alzada, Mont. 353 

South Grand River near Brownington, Mo. 341-442 

South Platte River at South Platte, Goto 263-265 

North Fork of, at Sontn Platte, Colo.- 265-286 

Spiegel, J. B., work of ' 8 

Spring Creek near Martinsdalq, Mont. 84-88 

Stage-discharge relation, definition of _.. 2 

Stanford, Mont., Wolf C¥eek near........... 78-SO

Stoekton, Mo., Sac River near 334-335 

Strabane, Mont., Teton River at... ... 71-72 

Stream-gaging stations and publications, re- ' 

lating to water resources, information concerning -' -- 355-&B
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Streams on which gaging stations have been

maintained, list of_ _____ 386-390 

Sun River at Fort Shaw, Mont . . 45-47 

North Fork of, near Augusta, Mont__ 44-45 

South Fork of, at Augusta, Mont_.... 48-50 

Sun River Basin, Mont,, gaging-station records in._....___ ___ 44-50 

Sweetgrass Creek near Melville, Mont__ 138-141 

Sweetwater River near Alcova, Wyo.__ 239-240

T

Tarkio River at Fairfax, Mo . 278-279 

Tenmile Creek near Helena, Mont _____ 35-37

near Rimini, Mont... .__ .... 34-35 

Tensleep Creek near Tensleep, Wyo____ 172-174 

Terms, definition of..-._ __._. 2-3 

Tescott, Eans., Saline River at______ 299-301 

Teton River at Strabane, Mont..____.. 71-72 

Thermopolis, Wyo., Big Horn River at._ 155-156 

Thompson River at Davis City, Iowa.. 314-316

near Drake, Colo. __ ___... 269-271

near Hickory, Mo____________ 316-317 

Tongue River near Dayton, Wyo_____ 193-194 

Topeka, Eans., Kansas River at______ 293-294 

Tower Creek at Tower Falls, Yellowstone

National Park__._.___ 125-126 

Trading Post, Eans., Osage River at.___ 330 

Two Medicine River at Family, Mont_... 51-53

near Glacier Park, Mont________ 50-51 

Two Rivers, Wyo., Laramie River at__ 257-258

Little Laramie River at..__.____ 261-262

U

TJcross, Wyo., Piney Creek at.___._.. 200-201 

United States Bureau of Reclamation, cooperation by___________ 6 

United States Forest Service, cooperation by 6 

United States Office of Indian Affairs,

cooperation by_-.-._____ 6 

United States Weather Bureau, cooperation

by 7

Utica; Mont., Judith River near.__....... 77-78

Valier, Mont., Dupuyer Creek near___».. 61-63 

Valley Falls, Kans., Delaware River at . 311-312 

Villisca, Iowa, West Nodaway River at... 283-284

W

Wagonhound Creek near La Bonte, Wyo. 247-248

Wakefleld, Eans., Republican River at_ 288-289

Walden, Colo., Grizzly Creek near.___ 211-212

Illinois Creek at..__..___......_ 227-228

Michigan Creek at...__ ..____ 225-227 

Wamego, Eans., Kansas River at. ____ 291-293 

Wapiti, Wyo., North Fork of Shoshone River

near __......____ 182-184

Warm Springs Creek at Alhambra, Mont... 29-30 

Watervffle, Kans., Little Blue River at__ 309-311 

Waynesville, Mo., Gasconade River near. 345-347 

Wendover, Wyo., Cottonwood Creek near. 249-250 

West Nishnabotna River at White Cloud,

Iowa... -.... 273-274

West Nodaway River at Villisca, Iowa 283-284 

Whalen, Wyo., North Platte River near.. 223-225 

Wheatland, Wyo., North' Laramie River

near_______________ . 262-263 

White Cloud, Iowa, West Nishnabotna

River at 273-274

White Sulphur Springs, Mont., Smith River

near. 43-44

Williams, E. L., and assistants, work of 8

Willow Creek near Augusta, Mont.. 47-48

near Chadbourn, Mont- 135-136

near Devon, Mont_.... 69-70

nearLenore, Wyo___________ 163-164

near Roundup, Mont > 90-91

near Willow Creek, Mont... . 20-22

Wind River at Riverton, Wyo.._ 153-165

Windham, Mont., Sage Creek at__ .... 352

Wolf Creek near Stanford, Mont... 78-80 

Woods, Wyo., Laramie River and Pioneer

Canal near__... . 254-257 

Work, authorization of.... 1

division of 7-8

scope of _ .... 1-2

Wyola, Mont., Little Horn River near 187-188

Lodgegrass Creek near. 190-191

Wyoming, cooperation by 6

Yellowstone, Mont., Madison River near 22-23 

Yellowstone Lake at Lake Hotel, Yellowstone National Park .. j% 115-116 

Yellowstone National Park, cooperation by. 6 

Gardiner River at 128-130

Lamar River at- 127-128

Tower Creek at.- . 125-126 

Yellowstone Lake at .. ...... 115-116

Yellowstone River at 117 

Yellowstone River near 117-119 

Yellowstone River at Corwtn Springs,

Mont - . 119-120

at Forsyth, Moat. ». 120-122

at Intake, Mont 123-125

at Miles City, Mont 122-123 

at Yellowstone Lake outlet, Yellowstone

National Park_................ 117

near Canyon Hotel, Yellowstone National Park- 117-119 

Yellowstone River Basin, Mont., gagingstation records in 115-201

Zero flow, point of, definition of.

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