UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

RAY LYMAN WILBUR, Secretary

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

W. C. MENDENHALL, Director

Water-Supply Paper 700

SURFACE WATER SUPPLY

of the UNITED^|ATES

1930

PART 5

HUDSON BAY 

UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER

NATHAN C. GROVER, Chief Hydraulic Engi*§rA

W. A. LAMB, C. L. BATCHELDER, S. B. SOTJLE, H. E.

J. H. MORGAN, and H. C. BECKMAN . 

District Engineers « "*"

Prepared in cooperation with the States of

MINNESOTA, NORTH DAKOTA, WISCONSIN

ILLINOIS, and MISSOURI

UNITED STATES

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 

WASHINGTON : 1932

For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D. C. ------ Priie 16 cents
CONTENTS

Authorization and scope of work_________-__-_-------_------- ---- 1

Definition of terms____-_-__----_--__---------------- ------- - 2

Explanation of data___-____----_--_-----_--------.-------- ---- 2

Accuracy of field data and computed results_____---______------------ 4

Publications.-_--___---__----__------------_-----------"--------- 5

Cooperation. _ ______________________________----__-------------_-- 10

Division of work___________--___--____--_-__-----_--------- ---- 10

Gaging-station records.--.----------------------------------------- 12

Hudson Bay drainage basins____-___-_____---__-____----- - -- 12

St. Mary River Basin.__________________-__-__---_-_-_ 12

Upper St. Mary Lake at St. Mary Chalet, Mont______ 12

Lower St. Mary Lake near Babb, Mont__ __ _______ 13

St. Mary River near Babb, Mont__--__-----__- ______ 14

St. Mary River near Kimball, Alberta________--_________ 15

St. Mary Canal at intake, near Babb, Mont-___- _______ 16

St. Mary Canal at St. Mary crossing, near Babb, Mont____ 17

St. Mary Canal at Hudson Bay divide, near Browning, Mont. 18

Swiftcurrent Creek at Many Glacier, Mont _____ 19

Sherburne Lake Reservoir near Babb, Mont _______ 20

Swiftcurrent Creek at Sherburne, Mont---_------__----__ 21

Canyon Creek near Many Glacier, Mont____--_-_________ 22

Red River Basin_____________________________ 23

Red River at Fargo, N. Dak___________________ 23

Red River at Grand Forks, N. Dak______-__________ 24

Red River at Emerson, Manitoba____________--_________ 25

Bois des Sioux River near Tenney, Minn_______________ 26

Sheyenne River at Sheyenne, N. Dak___________________ 27

Sheyenne River at West Fargo, N. Dak____________ 28

Wild Rice River at Twin Valley, Minn_____________ 29

Red Lake at Waskish, Minn___._________________ 29

Red Lake at Redby, Minn___________________________ 30

Red Lake River at Kratka, Minn_________________ 31

Red Lake River at Thief River Falls, Minn___________ 32

Red Lake River at Crookston, Minn____ ___________ 33

Thief River near Thief River Falls, Minn__________ 34

South Fork of Two Rivers at Pelan, Minn____________ 35

South Fork of Two Rivers at Bronson, Minn__-_____ 36

Two Rivers at Hallock, Minn___________________ 37

North Fork of Two Rivers near Lancaster, Minn______ 38

State ditch No. 85 near Lancaster, Minn___________ 39

Pembina River near Manitou, Manitoba___________ 40

Pembina River at Neche, N. Dak___________________ 41

Roseau River at Malung, Minn_____ __ _____ __ _ 42

Roseau River at Ross, Minn___________________ 43

Roseau River at Caribou, Minn________________________ 44

Roseau River below cut-off ditch, near Caribou, Minn____ 45

South Fork of Roseau River near Malung, Minn_______ 46

Mud Creek near Sprague, Manitoba__ ______ ___ __ __ 47

m
IV CONTENTS

Gaging-station records C o ntinued.

Hudson Bay drainage basins Continued.

Red River Basin Continued. Page

Pine Creek near Pine Creek, Minn______________________ 48

Badger Creek near Badger, Minn_______________________ 49

Souris (Mouse) River at Minot, N. Dak_______________ 50

Souris (Mouse) River near Westhope, N. Dak____________ 51

Rainy River Basin________________________________________ 52

Kawishiwi River near Winton, Minn____________________ 52

Upper Mississippi River Basin______-________-----------__-_____ 53

Mississippi River near Royalton, Minn ______________________ 53

Mississippi River at Elk River, Minn________________________ 54

Mississippi River at St. Paul, Minn________-_-------___-____ 55

Mississippi River at Prescott, Wis______----------_-__-_-___- 56

Mississippi River at Alma, Wis_____________________________ 57

Mississippi River near Fountain City, Wis___________________ 58

Mississippi River at Winona, Minn________-__-___-__________ 59

Mississippi River at Lamoille, Minn_________________________ 60

Mississippi River at La Crosse, Wis__-_--__-_-_-_-_-_-_____- 61

Mississippi River at Genoa, Wis____________________________ 62

Mississippi River at Clayton, Iowa.__---___-___-----________ 63

Sand Lake outlet near Dorset, Minn_-------------_--_____-_- 64

Platte River at Royalton, Minn.._._________________________ 65

Sauk River near St. Cloud, Minn______-----_-------_____-_- 66

Crow River at Rockford, Minn______.._--------------__---_- 67

Rum River near St. Francis, Minn__-__-_---_---------__--_- 68

Minnesota River near Montevideo, Minn__-___-_--__________ 69

Minnesota River at Mankato, Minn__-___---_-------_-_---_- 70

St. Croix River at Swiss, Wis________--------_--_----------- 71

St. Croix River near Grantsburg, Wis------------_---_--____- 72

St. Croix River near Rush City, Minn---_---_-_----___------ 73

St. Croix River near St. Croix Falls, Wis___________--___----_ 74

Namakagon River near Trego, Wis__________________________ 75

Apple River near Somerset, Wis____----_----_-------------- 76

Chippewa River at Bishops Bridge, near Winter, Wis_______--- 77

Chippewa River near Bruce, Wis____________________________ 78

Chippewa River at Chippewa Falls, Wis_____________________ 79

Chippewa River at Durand, Wis_____-___---_-------____-__- 80

Flambeau River at Flambeau Reservoir, Wis_________________ 81

Flambeau River near Butternut, Wis___________________---_- 82

Flambeau River at Babbs Island, near Winter, Wis____________ 83

Flambeau River near Ladysmith, Wis_______________________ 84

Jump River at Sheldon, Wis-_______-___-__-___-__-_____--_- 85

Red Cedar River near Colfax, Wis_____-__-____------_-__-_- 86

Red Cedar River at Menomonie, Wis__________----______-_-_ 87

Zumbro River at Zumbro Falls, Minn__.-____________________ 88

Black River at Neillsville, Wis _______________________ 89

La Crosse River near West Salem, Wis_____________________ 90

Root River near Houston, Minn_____---_________-_-_______- 91

Wisconsin River at Whirlpool Rapids, near Rhinelander, Wis___ 92

Wisconsin River at Merrill, Wis________-------_-----_-__--_- 93

Wisconsin River at Knowlton, Wis__________________________ 94

Wisconsin River near Nekoosa, Wis_________________________ 95

Wisconsin River at Muscoda, Wis--_________________________ 96

Tomahawk River at Tomahawk, Wis_-______--______________ 97
CONTENTS V

Gaging-station records Continued.

Upper Mississippi River Basin Continued. Page

Prairie River near Merrill, Wis_---___________-__------------ 98

Rib River at Rib Falls, Wis__ _______ _ __________. 99

Yellow River at Sprague, Wis_____________________________ 100

Kickapoo River at Gays Mills, Wis________________--___---.-_ 101

Maquoketa River below North Fork of Maquoketa River, near

Maquoketa, Iowa_________--____-_-___---___----__-__--_ 102

Rock River at Afton, Wis._________________________________ 105

Rock River at Lyndon, IU_--_-__--___-_____--______-__-__-- 106

Pecatonica River at Freeport, 111__________________-___---- 107

Sugar River near Brodhead, Wis.___________________________ 108

South Branch of Kishwaukee River at De Kalb, I1L___________ 109

Iowa River at Iowa City, Iowa______--____-______-_-_____-- 110

Des Moines River at Ottumwa, Iowa.___________-_-_-___--__ 111

Fox River at Wayland, Mo__________________-___--___---- 112

Wyaconda River near Canton, Mo__________________-___---_ 113

North Fabius River at Monticello, Mo_____________________ 114

North Fabius River at Taylor, Mo_-___-_____-____--__-___-_ 115

Middle Fabius River near Baring, Mo.______________________ 116

Salt River near Hunnewell, Mo______________________________ 116

Salt River near New London, Mo___________________________ 117

Cuivre River near Troy, Mo_-_-___________---___----_---__- 118

Des Plaines River at Lemont, I1L___________________________ 119

Des Plaines River at Joliet, Ill_________.__________________ 120

Illinois River at Morris, Ill-________________--___----_------ 121

Illinois River at Peoria, Ill___________-______-____---___---_ 122

Illinois River at Beardstown, Ill____-_______--__________-__-_ 123

Spring Creek at Joliet, Ill________-________-_-___--__-___-__ 124

Kankakee River at Momence, Hl___.______._________________ 125

Kankakee River at Custer Park, Ill______________________-__ 126

Iroquois River near Chebanse, Ill-_-_---______-__-_______--_- 127

Fox River near Mukwonago, Wis___________________________ 128

Fox River at Algonquin, Ill_-_______-________. ______________ 129

Fox River at Dayton, 111_________________________________ 130

Vermilion River at Streator, Ill_ ____________________________ 131

Mackinaw River near Green Valley, 111- _____________________ 132

Spoon River at Seville, 111_______________________________ 133

Sangamon River at Monticello, Ill____.__.___________________ 134

Sangamon River at Riverton, 111.___________________________ 135

Sangamon River near Oakford, IlL--________________________ 136

South Fork of Sangamon River at Kincaid, Ill_-______________ 137

Crooked Creek at Ripley, Hl_-__________________________--_ 138

Macoupin Creek near Kane, Ill_____________________________ 139

Kaskaskia River at Vandalia, Ill_ ___________________________ 140

Big Muddy River at Plumfield, Ill________..____________ 141

Big Muddy River at Murphysboro, 111_____________________ 143

Miscellaneous discharge measurements._____________________________ 145

Index__________________________________________________________ 147

ILLUSTKATION

 Paga

FIGURE 1. Typical river-measurement station showing concrete well ard

house for water-stage recorder and staff gages, cable, and car. 3
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY OF HUDSON BAY AND 

UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIYER BASINS, 193C

AUTHORIZATION AND SCOPE OF WORK

This volume is one of a series of 14 reports presenting res'ilts of 

measurements of flow made on streams in the United States during 

the year ending September 30, 1930.

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. Since the fiscal year ending June 30, 1895, 

successive appropriation bills passed by Congress have carried the 

following items:

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

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

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

Annual appropriations for the fiscal years ending June 80, 1895-19S1

1895__._._______ $12, 500. 00 

1896_____..._____ 24, 500. 00 

1897-1899-_.-_.__ 50, 000. 00 

1900_______._____ 70,000.00 

1901-1902___.._____ 100, 000. 00 

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

1907__ _ __________ 150, 000. 00 

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

1911-1917. _________ 150, 000. 00 

1918_______ . _____ 175, 000. 00

191«_____________ $148,244. 10

1920_____________ 175, 000. 00

1921-1923_________ 180, 000. 00

1924-1925_________ 170,000.00

1926. ____________ 165, 000. 00

1927. ____________ 151, 000. 00

1928.____________ 147,000.00

1929. ____________ 270, 500. 00

1930. ____________ 275, 000, 00

1931_______ . ____ 565, 000. 00

In the execution of the work many private and State organizations 

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

data. Acknowledgments for cooperation of the first kind are made 

in connection with the description of each station affected; cooperation of the second kind is acknowledged on page 10.

Measurements of stream flow have been made at about 6,070 

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

the Hawaiian Islands. In July, 1930, 2,430 gaging stations were 

being maintained by the Geological Survey and the cooperating organizations. Many miscellaneous discharge measurements were made
2 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1930, PART 5

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 OP TERMS

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

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

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

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

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

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

defined as follows:

"Second-feet" is an abbreviation for "cubic feet p°.r second." A 

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

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

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

unit from which others are computed.

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

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

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

regards time and area.

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

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

rainfall, which is usually expressed in inches.

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

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

The following terms not in common use are here defined:

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

of gage height to discharge.

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

of the channel or artificial structure below the gage, which determines 

the stage-discharge relation at the gage.

EXPLANATION OF DATA

The data presented in this report cover the year beginning October 1, 1929, and ending September 30, 1930. At tl °> beginning of 

January in most parts of the United States much of the precipitation in the preceding three months is stored in the form of snow or 

ice, or in ponds, lakes, and swamps, or as underground water, and this
EXPLANATION OF DATA O

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

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

available for run-off is possibly a small quantity in the ground; therefore the run-off for the year beginning October 1 is practically all 

derived from precipitation within that year.

The base data collected at gaging stations consist of records of 

stage, measurements of discharge, and general information used to

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

and staff gages, cable, and car

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

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

recorder that gives a continuous record of the fluctuations. Measurements of discharge are made with a current meter by the general 

methods outlined in standard textbooks on the measurement of river 

discharge. A typical gaging station, equipped with water-stage 

recorder and measuring cable and car, is shown in Figure 1.
4 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1930, PART 5

From the discharge measurements rating tables are prepared that 

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

height to these rating tables gives the daily discharge from which 

the monthly and yearly mean discharge is determined.

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

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

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

discharge and run-off.

The description of the station gives, in addition to statements 

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

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

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

maximum discharge given under "Extremes" does not represent the 

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

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

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

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

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

At stations on streams subject to sudden or rapid diurnal fluctuation 

the discharge obtained from the rating table and the mean daily gage 

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

stations are equipped with water-stage recorders, the mean daily discharge may be obtained by averaging discharge at regular intervals 

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

obtaining mean daily discharge from a continuous gage-height graph 

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

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

gives the maximum daily discharge and not the discharge when the 

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

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

The column headed "Mean" is the average flow in cubic feet per second during the month. On this average flow are based computations 

recorded in the remaining columns, which are defined on page 2.

ACCURACY OF FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS

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

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

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

records.

The station description gives a statement in regard to the general 

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

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

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

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

showing discharge per square mile and run-off in niches may be 

subject to gross errors caused by the inclusion of large noncontributing districts in the measured drainage area, by lack of information 

concerning water diverted for irrigation or other use, or by inability 

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

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

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

The computations are also omitted for stations on streams draining 

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

The table of monthly discharge gives a general idea of th°s flow at 

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

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

the observations in each succeeding year may be expected to throw 

new light on data previously published.

Many gaging stations on streams in the irrigated areas of the 

United States are situated above most of the diversions from those 

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

available for further development, as prior appropriations b4ow the 

stations must first be satisfied.

PUBLICATIONS

Investigation of water resources by the United States Geological 

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

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

it has comprised also investigations of such closely allied subjects as 

irrigation, water storage, water power, underground wafers, and 

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

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

appeared in the bulletins, professional papers, monographs, and 

annual reports.

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

with natural-drainage features as indicated below:

Part 1. North Atlantic slope basins (St. John River to York River).

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

Mississippi River).

3. Ohio River Basin.

4. St. Lawrence River Basin.

5. Hudson Bay and upper Mississippi River Basins.

6. Missouri River Basin.

7. Lower Mississippi River Basin.

8. Western Gulf of Mexico basins.

9. Colorado River Basin. 

10. The Great Basin.
6 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1930, PART 5

Part 11. Pacific slope basins in California.

12. North Pacific slope drainage basins, in three parts:

A, Pacific slope basins in Washington and upper Columbia River

Basin.

B, Snake River Basin. 

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

Water-supply papers and other publications of the United States 

Geological Survey containing data in regard to the v^ater resources 

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

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

who will, on application, furnish lists giving prices.

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

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

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

Augusta, Me., Statehouse.

Boston, Mass., 2500 Customhouse.

Hartford, Conn., 318 State Office Building.

Albany, N. Y., 603 State Public Works Building.

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

Harrisburg, Pa., Claster Building.

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

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

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

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

Ocala, Fla., Post Office Building.

Tuscaloosa, Ala., Post Office Building.

Chattanooga, Tenn., 630 Power Building.

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

Indianapolis, Ind., 319 Federal Building.

Urbana, 111., 302 University New Agricultural Building.

Madison, Wis., 337N State Capitol.

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

Topeka, Kans., 23 Federal Building.

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

Fort Smith, Ark., Post Office Building.

Austin, Tex., State Capitol.

Santa Fe, N. Mex., State Capitol.

Tucson, Ariz., 210 Post Office Building.

Denver, Colo., 403 Post Office Building.

Salt Lake City, Utah, 313 Federal Building.

Idaho Falls, Idaho, 228 Federal Building.

Boise, Idaho, Federal Building.

Helena, Mont., 416 Power Block.

Tacoma, Wash., 406 Federal Building.

Portland, Oreg., 606 Post Office Building.

San Francisco, Cain0 ., 303 Customhouse.

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

Honolulu, Hawaii, Territorial Office Building.
PUBLICATIONS

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

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

Stream-flow records have been obtained at about 6,070 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 Character of data Year

10th A, pt. 2____ Descriptive information only__.. _.- ...----_ - .....

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

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

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

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

B 131______ Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, and ratings.- 1893 and 1~<94. 

16th A, pt. 2. _ Descriptive information only. - _ . 

B 140_.____ Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, ratings, and monthly 1895.

discharge (also many data covering earlier years).

W 11-.-.____ Gage heights (also gage heights for earlier years) -. - 1896. 

18th A, pt. 4-.-- Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly discharge 1895 and 1^96.

(also similar data for some earlier years). 

"W 15______ Descriptions, measurements, and gage heights, eastern United 1897.

States, eastern Mississippi River, and Missouri River above

junction with Kansas River. 

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

sissippi River below junction of Missouri and Platte Rivers,

and western United States. 

lethA, pt. 4._ Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly discharge 1897.

(also some long-time records). 

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

eastern Mississippi River, and Missouri River. 

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

and western United States.

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

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

21st A, pt. 4__ Monthly discharge___ _______________ ______ 1899.

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

22d A, pt. 4.__ Monthly discharge. -_______-___________-__ - 1900. 

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

W 75__.___ Monthly discharge________________-________.- 1901. 

W 82 to 85 ..- Complete data. . 1902.

W 97 to 100 .do..._ _- -- 1903.

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

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

W 201 to 214. do 1906.

W 241 to 252..... .do 1907 and 1908.

W 261 to 272. do 1909.

W 281 to 292. . -....do..._......_... ._ __----------- 1910.

W301to312_.__-_ do - 1911.

W 321 to 332 . .do 1912.

W 351 to 362. . ..do. 1913.

W 381 to 394.. .....do.__ ...___ ___ -_ 1914.

W 401 to 414....- do 1915.

W 431 to 444 do . --_.. 1916.

W 451 to 464.-.. ..do . 1917.

W 471 to 484.-... do 1918.

W 501 to 514. do - . 1919 and 1920.

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

W 541 to 554 __do . 1922.

W 561 to 574 .do -- . 1923.

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

W 601 to 614..... - do . 1925.

W 621 to 634. . -._do .___.__....... __........____._....... 1926.

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

W 661 to 674. .do..... . ... ....................__ 1928.

W 681 to 694__ ___do______________.______________ _______ 1929. 

W 696 to 709. . do-_ 1930.

The records at most of the stations discussed in these reports 

extend over a series of years. Miscellaneous measurements at many 

points other than regular gaging stations have been made each year
8 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1930, PART 5

and are published under "Miscellaneous discharge measurements" 

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

gaging stations. An index of the reports containing records obtained 

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

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

1930. 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 from 1910 to 1920 for any station in 

the area covered by Part 3 are published in Water-Supply Papers 

283, 303, 323, 353, 383, 403, 433, 453, 473, and 503, which contain 

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

[For basins included see p. 5]

Year

1899 «. ..

1900«_ 

1901 

1902. . .

1903 

IQfWt

1905 

1906 

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

1909 

1910 

1911 - -..

1913 

1914 ..--..

1915 

1916--. ------

1917

1918 

1919-20 - 

1Q91

1922 

1923 

1924 .

1925 

1926 - 

1927 

1928 

1930 

1

35

47, * 48

65,75

82

97

» 124, ' 125,

"126 

« 165, « 166,

"167 

» 201, « 202,

"203 

241

261

281

301

321

351

401

431

AK1

471

501

*91

541

561

581

601

621

641

661

681

696

2

<> 35, 36

48

65,75

'82,83

<> 97, 98

u ioA 1O7

' 167, 168

242

282

302

322

352

382

402

432

452

472

502

522

542

562

582

602

622

642

662

682

697

3

36

48, 49

65, 75

83

98

128

169

205

243

263

283

303

323

353

383

403

433

453

473

503

523

543

563

583

603

623

643

663

683

698

4

36

49

65,75

1 82, 83

97

129

170

206

244

264

284

304

324

354

384

404

434

454

474

504

524

544

564

584

604

624

644

664

684

699

5

36

49

* 65, 66, 75

* 83, 85

* 98, 99, » 100

171

207

245

265

285

305

325

355

385

405

435

455

475

505

525

545

565

585

605

625

645

665

685

700

6

« 36, 37

49, > 50

66,75

84

99

130, « 131

172

208

246

266

286

306

326

356

386

406

436

456

476

506

526

546

566

586

606

626

646

666

686

701

7

37

50

* 65, 66, 75

*83,84

* 98, 99

* 128, 131

* 169, 173

* 205, 209

247

267

287

307

327

357

387

407

437

457

477

507

527

547

567

587

607

627

647

667

687

702

8

37

50

66,75

84

99

132

174

210

248

268

288

308

328

358

388

408

438

458

478

508

528

548

568

588

608

628

648

668

688

703

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

Paper 39. Tables of monthly discharge for 1899 in Twenty-first Annual Report, Part 4. 

6 James River only.

 Qallatin River.

* Green and Qunnison Rivers and Colorado River above junction with Qunnison River.

 Mohave River only.

/ Kings and Kern Rivers and south Pacific slops basins.

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

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

Tables of monthly discharge for 1900 in Twenty-second Annual Report, Part 4.

* Wissahickon and Schuylkill Rivers to James River.

* Scioto River.

' Loup and Platte 

with Platte River.

* Tributaries of M

1 Lake Ontario and 

m Hudson Bay onl

» New England riv

0 Hndson "River to 

» Susquehanna Ri

« Platte and Kans

T Great Basin in C

 Below junction w

' Rogue, Umpqua
10 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1930, PART 5

COOPERATION

The work was carried on under cooperative agreements with the 

several States as follows: In Minnesota with the Minnesota Department of Drainage and Waters, E. V. Willard, commissioner; in North 

Dakota with the office of the State engineer, Kobert E. Kennedy; in 

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

chief engineer; in Illinois with the Illinois Department of Purchases 

and Construction, division of waterways, William F. Mulvihill, 

supervisor; and in Missouri with the Missouri Bureau of Geology 

and Mines, H. A. Buehler, State geologist, and the State highway 

department, T. H. Cutler, chief highway engineer.

Several stations in Montana, North Dakota, and Minnesota were 

maintained from funds appropriated by the Department of State 

of the United States.

Acknowledgment is due also to the Corps of Engineers, United 

States Army, for financial assistance in collecting the records published herein.

Assistance in collecting the records was also rendered by the 

following cities, organizations, corporations, and individuals: In 

Minnesota by the Ford Motor Co. and the Minnesota Power & 

Light Co.; in Wisconsin by the Northern States Power Co., Wisconsin 

Power & Light Co., and the Inter-County Park Association; hi Illinois, 

by the Central Illinois Public Service Co.; and in lov^a by the city 

of Ottumwa.

DIVISION OF WORK

Data for stations hi Montana were collected and prepared for 

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

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

E. H. Bekkedahl, Edward Post, H. C. Smith, and Mrs. G. Thompson.

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

North Dakota were collected and prepared for publication under the 

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

Chandler, K. B. Nelson, Frank Stermitz, G. L. Oakland, and 

C. E. Putz.

The data for stations in the Mississippi River Basin hi Minnesota 

(except the St. Croix River near Rush City, Minn.), and for the station on the Mississippi River at Clayton, Iowa, were collected under 

the direction of S. B. Soul6 and C. L. Batchelder, district engineers, 

assisted by A. H. Frazier and S. H. Crowell, and prepared for publication under the direction of C. L. Batchelder, district engineer, 

assisted by A. H. Frazier, G. L. Oakland, and C. E. P'ltz.
DIVISION OF WORK 11

The data for stations in Wisconsin and St. Croix River near Rush 

City, Minn., were collected and prepared for publication under the 

direction of S. B. Soule", district engineer, assisted by A. H. Frazier, 

C. C. Yonker, Jacob Schmidt, and L. R. Miller.

The data for stations in Illinois and for the station on Des Moines 

River at Ottumwa, Iowa, were collected under the direction of H. E. 

Grosbach, district engineer, assisted by F. L. LeMert, E. F. Rutkowski, and L. C. Crawford. They were prepared for publication 

under the direction of J. H. Morgan, district engineer, assisted by 

C. L. Muntz and L. C. Crawford.

Data for stations in Missouri were collected and prepared for 

publication under the direction of H. C. Beckman, district engineer, assisted by H. C. Bolon, R. D. Schmickle, C. J. Eyberg, and 

C. H. Jennings.

The records were reviewed and manuscript assembled by P. R. 

Speer.

88093 32 2
12 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1930, PART 5

GAGING-STATION RECORDS

HUDSON BAY DRAINAGE BASINS

ST. MARY KIVER BASEST

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

LOCATION. -Staff gage in NE. % sec. 4, T. 34 N., R. 14 W., at St. Mary Chalet,

half a mile above lake outlet.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1929, to September, 1930. 

EXTREMES. Maximum stage during year, 4.90 feet June 11; minimum, 0.02 foot

Dec. 16, 29, 30, 1929, Jan. 1, 1930,

1929-30: Maximum stage, that of June 11, 1930; minimum, that of

Dec. 16, 29, 30, 1929, Jan. 1, 1930.

Daily gage height, in feet, 1929-80

Day

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

3 

4 

5. 

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

7 ... ..

8 

» 

10 

11 ____ _ 

12 

13 

14 

15-, _ 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 ___ ..... ........

25 

26 

27 

28..: . 

29 

30 _.

31 

Oct.

0.80

.78

.78

.80

1.00

1.10

1.20

1.22

1.30

1.33

1.30

1.28

1.20

1.16

1.10

1.06

.96

.92

.90

.90

.88

.86

.80

.80

.78

.76

.72

.70

Nov.

0.68

.66

.62

60

.56

.56

54

.50

46

.44

.44

.38

.36

34

30

.30

on

.30

.30

.30

.26

.22

.18

.14

.10

.10

.06

Dec.

0.06

.10

.10

.08

.06

.08

.10

.10

.10

.10

.08

.06

.02

.02

Jan.

0.02

Apr.

0.08

.20

.44

.90

1.30

1.48

1.60

2.00

2.10

2.20

2.44

2.70

2.96

3.04

3.06

3.10

3.16

3.20

3.40

3.50

3.72

3.92

4.06

4.08

May

4.00

3.80

3.86

3.92

4.10

4.20

4.12

4.00

3.80

3.63

3.61

3.48

3.28

3.19

3.17

3.18

3.25

3.38

3.48

3.60

4.20

4.30

4.28

4.00

3.85

3.71

3.61

3.65

3.80

3.90

4.00

June

4.30

4.00

4.20

4.32

4.08

4.02

4.18

4.30

4.45

4.60

4.90

4.80

4.45

4.20

3.95

4.00

3.98

3 95

3.90

3.95

3.97

4.09

4.12

4.09

3.96

3.90

3.88

3.88

3.83

3.75

July

3.65

3.70

3.68

3.66

3.65

3.63

3.55

3.46

3.38

3.40

3.40

3.39

3.30

3.25

3.22

3.19

3.20

3 04

2.98

3.00

2.92

2.86

2.80

2.75

2.71

2.66

2.57

2.49

2.39

2.35

Aug.

2.31

2.29

2.26

2.21

2.18

2.16

2.15

2.14

2.12

2.11

2.10

2.10

2.09

2.07

2.05

2.02

1.99

1.91

1.87

1.83

1.79

1.75

1.71

1.69

1.58

1 54

1.50

1.46

Sept.

1.42

1.38

1 34

1.32

1.32

1.31

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.45

1 40

1.54
ST. MARY RIVER BASIN 13

LOWER ST. MARY LAKE NEAR BABB, MONT.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in NE. }i sec. 3, T. 35 N., R. 14 Y^., half a

mile above lake outlet and 3 miles from Babb. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1929, to September, 1930. 

EXTREMES. Maximum stage during year, 3.72 feet June 13; minirrum, 0.04

foot Oct. 24, 25.

1929-30: Maximum stage, 4.10 feet May 26, 1929; minimmr. that of

Oct. 24, 25, 1929. 

REMARKS. Records excellent. No diversions.

Daily gage height, in feet, 1929-30

Day

2..... ....

4-

5- 

6- .... ..

7. ......

8 __ .......

9.. ...... -

10..., 

12..........

1 ^

14. 

15- 

Oct.

0.47

.43

.40

40

.40

.44

.45

.49

48

.47

.47

.46

.45

May

2 66

2.81

2.80

2 74

2.59

2.48

2.37

2.28

2.15

2 12

2.02

1.92

1.81

June

2.67

2.81

3.00

3.13

2.98

2.88

2.95

3.20

3.38

3.58

3.48

3.26

July

2.30

2.22

2.18

2.10

2.06

2.01

1.96

1.92

1.90

1.88

1.87

1.83

1.80

1.77

1.73

Aug.

1.40

1.40

1.39

1.38

1.34

1.33

1.32

1.33

1.32

1.31

1.30

1.30

1.28

Sept.

1.02

.99

.96

.95

.93

.93

.92

.90

.88

.89

.90

.88

.70

.54

.38

Day

16. 

17- 

18.... . .

19. 

20- 

21.. 

22. 

23- 

24- 

25. 

26--.. 

27- 

28. 

29- 

30- 

31. ......

Oct.

0.45

.29

.15

.10

.10

.07

.08

.06

.04

.04

.06

.08

.10

.10

.10

.10

May

1.77

1.70

1.70

1.71

1.77

2.05

2.24

2.32

2.48

2.47

2.30

2.17

2.06

2.08

2.16

2.38

June

3.02

2.81

2.65

2.45

2.34

2.31

2.38

2.48

2.30

2.25

2.28

2.28

2.32

2.35

2.38

July

1.70

1.69

1.67

1.71

1.70

1.68

1.63

1.61

1.59

1.57

1.54

1.50

1.49

1.47

1.44

1.42

Aug.

1.25

1.23

1.23

1.22

1.19

1.17

1.17

1.14

1.11

1.10

1.10

1.10

1.08

1.06

1.03

1.05

Sept.

0.29

.21

.16

.14

.11

.10

.12

.21

.24

.25

.24

.23

.21

.20

.22
14 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1930, PART 5

ST. MARY RIVER NEAR BABB, MONT.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in SE. % sec. 27, T. 36 N., R. 14 W., just 

above headworks of St. Mary Canal on Blackfeet Indian Reservation and 

1 mile east of Babb prior to July 15. Subsequent to that date gage was 

located 600 feet below diversion dam.

DRAINAGE AREA. 278 square miles (including area of Swiftcurrent Creek above 

point of diversion into St. Mary Lake).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1902, 'to September, 1925; May, 1929, to September, 1930.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 2,470 second-feet June 12 (gage

height, 1.94 feet); minimum, 57 second-feet Nov. 30 (gage he4 <?ht, 0.02 foot).

1902-1925, 1929-30: Maximum discharge, 7,980 second-fe^t June 5, 1908

(gage height, estimated, 9.4 feet); minimum, 30 second-feet Apr. 3-7, 1904.

REMARKS. Records good except those for estimated period, Aug. 14 to Sept. 

13, which are poor. Storage in Sherburne Reservoir on Swiftcurrent Creek. 

Intake for St Mary Canal at left end of dam. Records show only water 

passing over crest; flow of canal not included.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929-30

Day

1- - -

2 _ 

3 

5 

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

8.- 

9.. 

10 

11. 

12 

13. 

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

17. 

18 

19.- 

20 

21.... 

22.-..,. _ ..... ____ __ . _ . ___ ...-_-.

23 

24 

25.-. ------ 

26.- 

27 

28 

29-... . 

30.- -.

31 

Oct.

172 

167 

163 

158 

163

177 

191 

200 

210 

235

279 

267 

245 

220 

2LO

200 

191 

191 

205 

210

220 

210 

205 

196 

186

182 

186 

191 

215 

210 

205

Month

October _____ __________ ________

May 3-31. _ . _ . ___ . __ ... _ ... __ ._

July - - .

Nov.

196 

191 

172 

177 

172

167 

163 

172 

177 

158

154 

149 

154 

149 

132

128 

124 

124 

119 

115

119 

115 

115 

115 

115

115 

111 

96 

85 

64

May

1, 

2, 

2,

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,

Maximum

279 

196 

2,030 

2,440 

1,090 

371 

439

910 

010 

030

950 

830 

690 

670 

580

480 

420 

310 

220 

140

100 

100 

100 

140 

220

440 

590 

670 

810 

770

670 

540 

440 

440 

560

June

1,890 

2,010 

2,180 

2,260 

2,100

1,930 

1,810 

1,850 

1,970 

2,100

2,240 

2,440 

2,440 

2,220 

2,030

1,810 

1,630 

1,480 

1,300 

1,120

1,100 

1,140 

1,170 

1,100 

1,050

1,050 

1,020 

1,070 

1,090 

1,100

Minimum

158 

64 

1,100 

1,020 

338 

173 

125

Jrly

1,090 

987 

939 

875 

846

788 

774 

759 

717 

704

691 

691 

665 

639 

640

628 

610 

594 

594 

572

545 

515 

491 

467 

452

439 

389 

367 

342 

338 

342

Aug.

359 

371 

367 

354 

346

338 

325 

333 

329 

321

321 

329 

359 

347 

336

325 

314 

303 

292 

281

270

259 

248 

237 

226

217 

208 

199 

190 

181 

173

Sept.

165 

157 

149 

141 

133

125 

125

229

334 

439 

367

329 

306 

279 

282 

279

276

282 

30d 

321 

325

333 

309 

302 

292 

286

> T Run-ofl 

Mean in acre-feet

202 12,40Q 

138 8, 210 

1, 540 88, 600 

1,660 98,800 

629 38, 700 

292 18,000 

246 14, 600
ST. MARY RIVER BASIN 15

ST. MARY RIVER NEAR KIMBALL, ALBERTA

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

meridian, 1.4 miles southwest of Kimball, Alberta, and 5 mile 1* north of 

international boundary. During winter a chain gage on highway bridge 3 

miles downstream is used.

DRAINAGE AREA. 497 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. January, 1913, to September, 1930. September, 1902, 

to December, 1912, comparable record at point half a mile north of international boundary.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 3,160 second-feet June 12 (gage 

height, 5.18 feet); minimum, 52 second-feet Dec. 10-21.

1902-1930: Maximum discharge (estimated), 18,000 second-feet June 5, 

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

REMARKS. Records good. St. Mary Canal diverts water near Babb, Mont., 

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

diverts 2 miles below station. Regulation on tributary above station. 

Station maintained jointly with the Dominion Water Power and Hydrometric Bureau, Department of the Interior, Canada.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929 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.

207

196

191

183

191

220

234

242

255

327

319

284

231

225

214

91 7

239

223

207

201

191

207

214

201

Nov.

189

183

170

174

189

185

178

176

176

174

168

137

112

90

80

80

90

112

124

137

135

124

112

101

Dec.

90

101

120

130

110

70

60

52

52

52

52

52

52

52

76

122

124

127

130

127

124

Jan.

122

120

117

112

110

110

108

108

105

101

94

88

84

80

76

76

76

76

76

76

76

76

76

76

76

76

76

80

90

Feb.

eo

97

137

218

236

302

278

270

199

137

127

199

236

342

302

278

257

236

199

172

159

Mar.

148

137

145

165

165

172

175

1 7Q

179

172

179

192

203

270

617

7Q"i

857

795

Apr.

795

834

834

795

834

795

795

850

1,060

1,340

1,510

1,480

1,480

1,630

1 QVl

2,090

2,460

2

c*>n

May

2,390

2,360

2,620

2,540

2 440

2,310

2,090

2 000

1,980

1,870

1,730

i ftQn

2,130

2,240

2,100

1,970

1,980

2,320

June

2 560

2,900

2,660

2,520

2,6iO

2,870

3,050

2,570

2,360

2,090

1,420

1,500

1,570

1,350

1,320

1,330

1,370

July

1,320

1,260

1,090

1,060

1,010

994

949

922

904

859

842

794

770

741

727

802

712

678

630

559

535

517

494

488

Aug.

494

494

483

472

456

4Ji)

429

434

440

419

398

388

384

374

355

336

323

310

283

280

254

263

Sept.

257

247

235

224

216

213

230

230

298

403

610

434

393

364

341

336

323

318

336

398

384

379

379

369

355

341

Month

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

September.... . __ _________ . _________

Maximum

327

189

132

122

342

857

2,620

3,050

1,320

610

3,050

Minimum

183

80

52

76

90

137

795

1,540

1,320

488

254

205

52

Mean

227

142

84.7

90.4

215

254 . 1,300

2,060

2,130

824

395

331

672

Run-ofl in 

acre-feet

14,000

8,450

5,210

5,560

11,900

15, 600

77,400

127,000

127,000

50, 700

24,300

19,700

487,000
16 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1930, PART 5 

ST. MARY CANAL AT INTAKE, NEAR BABI}, MONT.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in NW. % NE. % sec. 27, T. 36 N., R. 14 W., 

600 feet below intake of canal on Blackfeet Indian Reservation and 1 mite 

east of Babb.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Irrigation seasons, 1918-1930.

REMARKS. Records good. Canal diverts from west bank of St. Mary River 

near Babb and discharges into North Fork of Milk River. Water then flows 

in natural channel of Milk River through Canada and is finally used for 

irrigation in Milk River Valley, east of Havre, Mont. Water may be returned to St. Mary River at St. Mary crossing. Station maintained jointly 

with Dominion Water Power and Hydrometric Bureau, Department of the 

Interior, Canada.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929 30

Day

1 _ .......

Z. ........ .

3-. 

4. .........

6 .

6.- ___

7 . 

8.. .....

9 ____ . _

10 __

11 .........

12.. ........

13 

14-- .

15-- 

Oct.

136 

135 

134 

138 

139

140 

140 

142 

140 

101

69 

89 

116 

140 

139

Nov.

60 

60 

55 

47 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

June

0 

0 

0 

34 

184

219 

268 

304 

306 

304

321 

357 

357 

357 

357

July

625 

633 

638 

640 

640

641 

641 

641 

643 

643

643 

641 

640 

638 

640

Aug.

632 

630 

630 

628 

628

630 

630 

630 

632 

632

633 

633 

609 

569 

566

Sept.

548 

544 

539 

530 

524

524 

521 

514 

492 

470

440 

139 

9.6 

7.6 

7.4

Day

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Month

October. ....

November 1- 

June 4-30

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

July--... . __ _. -

August.-..

September 1 

The ye

-20 

Maximum

142 

60 

622 

643 

633 

548

Oct.

138 

139 

132 

111 

91

69 

68 

63 

62 

60

62 

62 

62 

62 

61 

61

Nov.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Minimum

60 

47 

34 

625 

544 

0

Jine

3(57 

3?3 

406 

462 

631

538 

5,54 5^4 

579 

593

6M 

632 6-4 

6^4 

6'9

July

641 

643 

643 

643 

641

640 

638 

638 

638 

638

636 

635 

635 

633 

633 

633

Mean

103 

55.5 

423 

639 

584 

292

Aug.

563 

560 

558 

556 

552

548 

545 

544 

544 

544

545 

546 

548 

548 

548 

548

Sept.

8.7 

8. ft 

6.6 

4. ft 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Run-off in 

acre-feet

6,330 

440 

22,700 

39,300 

35, 9CO 

11,600

116,000

NOTE. No flow, except for small amount of seepage, during months for which no discharge is shown.
ST. MAEY EIVER BASIN 17

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

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

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

intake, and 9 miles north of Babb.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Irrigation seasons, 1918-1930.

REMARKS. Records excellent. Station maintained jointly with Dominion Water 

Power and Hydrometric Bureau, Department of the Interior, Canada.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929 30

Day

1... .. ....

2. 

3 .

4. .........

5

7.. 

S. .........

9.. .....

10-- .-

11. __ ...

12-- 

13... ...... .

14..........

15-- 

Oct.

119 

116 

119 

120 

121

122 

122 

122 

123 

109

68 

71 

100 

123 

125

Nov.

48.0 

45.6 

37.2 

28.0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

June

0 

0 

0 

0 

106

146 

192 

244 

242 

244

246 

288 

288 

288 

285

July

531 

531 

533 

531 

529

531 

533 

531 

533 

531

529 

531 

529 

529 

526

Aug.

520 

524 

524 

524 

524

520 

516 

514 

516 

512

512 

514 

508 

462 

456

Sept.

442 

442 

438 

436 

434

434 

428 

408 

408 

400

364 

247 

8 

0 

0

Day

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Month

October.. ._

November 1 

June 5-30

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

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

August - -

September 1 

The ye

-13 

Maximum

125 

48.0 

535 

533 

524 

442

Oct.

124 

124 

122 

L02 

94

66 

64 

62 

57 

50

47.4 

48.6 

49.8 

49.8 

48.0 

47.4

Nov.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Minimum

47.4 

28.0 

106 

518 

440 

8.0

June

283 

313 

316 

347 

398

444 

456 

476 

482 

484

510 

520 

531 

533 

535

July

524 

522 

520 

524 

520

520 

520

518 

518 

520

52' 

520 

518 

518 

518 

518

Mean

91.5 

39.7 

354 

525 

477 

376

Aug.

454 

454 

454 

454 

448

446 

446 

444 

446 

446

442 

442 

442 

444 

440 

444

Sept.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Run-off in 

acre-feet

5,630 

315 

18, 300 

32,300 

29,300 

9,700

95,500

NOTE. No flow during months for which no discharge is shown.
18 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY. 1930, PART 5

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

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

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

Browning.

RECOKDS AVAILABLE. Irrigation seasons, 1917-1930.

REMARKS. Records good. Station maintained jointly with Dominion Water 

Power and Hydrometric Bureau, Department of the Interio~, Canada.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929-SO

Day

1 __________

2 __________

3_ _ ...

4 _________

& ..........

6 __________

7 _________

8___

9 ___ _____

10. _________

11. _________

12. ________

13. ___

14. __ _

15l _________

Oct.

120 

118 

122 

118 

119

121 

121 

123 

125 

124

102 

70 

76 

108 

116

Nov.

40.5 

35.5 

27.0 

25.2 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

June

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

42 

116 

208 

231 

239

240 

253 

278 

270 

274

July

511 

513 

515 

511 

507

509 

505 

507 

505 

507

505 

503 

503 

503 

500

Aug.

500 

498 

500 

503 

500

496 

498 

496 

496 

496

494 

496 

498 

469 

440

Sept.

430 

428 

428 

422 

422

420 

412 

400 

393 

391

368 

348 

154 

24.3 

1.1

Day

1«

17 

18 

IS 

2C

21 

25 

23 

24 

2J

26 2" 

2S 

2E 

3C 

31

Month

October __

November 1- 

June 6-30

-4 ___ -___________ __-. ____.

Jidy -__-.__ __._.__ _ _.__-_. ________-_____.._.

August. ...

September 1- 

Theye

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

_ ___ ._

-

Maximum

125 

40.5 

515 

515 

503 

430

Oct.

124 

124 

124 

124 

104

90 

72 

57 

57 

51

39

37 

37 

35.5 

38 

48

Nov.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Minimum

35.5 

25,2 

42 

494 

424 

1.1

June

28? 

28 "> 

294 

309 34"?

402 

434 

4fi6 

469 

473

477 

4£8 

511 

511 

515

July

600 

498 

494 

509 

500

498 

498 

4% 

496 

496

500 

494 

4% 

496 

498 

500

Mean

91.8 

32.0 

337 

502 

460 

336

Aug.

444 

440 

438 

438 

436

430 

426 

430 

430 

426

424 

424 

424 

430 

424 

428

Sept.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Kun-off in 

acre-feet

5,640 

254 

16,700 

30,900 

28.300 

10 000

91,800

NOTE. No flow during months for which no discharge is shown.
ST. MAEY RIVER BASIN 19

SWIFTCXJREENT GREEK AT MANY GLACIER, MONT.

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

McDermott Lake at Many Glacier, Glacier National Park, 14 Elites southwest of Babb.

DRAINAGE AREA. 31.4 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June, 1912, to September, 1930.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 885 second-feet May 20 (gage 

height, 4.44 feet); minimum, 25.7 second-feet Oct. 4, 26, 30, 31 (gage height, 

1.54 feet).

1912-1930: Maximum discharge, 1,550 second-feet June 17, 1916; minimum, 10 second-feet Nov. 6, 7, 1921 (gage height, 1.22 feet).

REMARKS. Records May 28 to Sept. 30 excellent; prior to May 28 good. 

Observations discontinued during winter. No diversions or regulation. 

Station maintained jointly with Dominion Water Power and Hydrometric 

Bureau, Department of the Interior, Canada.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-Jeet, 1929 80

Day

1. __

2. _ . __ .

3. ____

4, ________

5. ____ ..

6, .......

7. ___ .

8. _________

9. ________

10, _________

11. ._ ___ .

12. _ . _____

13_ _. _

14 __

15 __ ... ___

Oct.

30.9

30.9

30.9

25.7

36.5

107

103

89

81

70

66

56

45.5

45.5

39.5

May

'287 336

9KA

201

201

228

207

172

177

222

June

507

431

427

392

360

385

478

559

559

552

603

507

368

264

222

July

W7

297

297

241

232

238

254

235

238

241

267

267

238

222

222

Aug.

127

124

120

112

107

110

114

117

120

120

122

120

117

112

100

Sept.

53

45.8

44.6

45.8

48.5

52

58

58

54

54

62

67

67

76

91

Day

16.. ___ .

17 ____ - _

18 ____ _ _

19 ___ . _

20- ___

21 ____ - _-.

22 ___ -. _

oo

24 ____ . _

25 ____ . _

26 . ______

27-. ........

28. ___ . _

on

30

31 ___ -

Oct.

39.5

36.5

36.5

30.9

30.9

30.9

30.9

on Q

30.9

30.9

25.7

28.3

28.3

28.3

25 7

2f> 7

May

270

287

336

442

885

607

420

343

280

235

307

310

471

467

540

June

241

330

310

274

251

357

417

323

303

313

313

320

297

260

Jul7

216

19^

177

192

219

19f<

180

175

172

163

14?

122

110 1017

112

120

Aug.

91

87

89

82

82

76

69

67

71

73

71

69

66

62

60

62

Sept.

96

91

84

75

66

58

59

67

60

58

52

50

52

52

52

Month

May 6-31 __ ._ ___ ___ ._ _ ._

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

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

107 

885 

603 

297 

127 

95

Minimum

25.7 

172 

222 

107 

60 

44.6

Mean

43.5 

340 

376 

205 

94.2 

61.6

Per 

square 

mile

1.39 

10.8 

12.0 

6.53 

3.00 

1.96

Run-off

Inches*

i.eo

10.44 

13.39 

7. £3 

3.46 

2. P

Acre-feet

2,670 

17,500 

22, 400 

12,600 

5,790 

3,670
20 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1930, PART 5

SHERBURNE LAKE RESERVOIR NEAR BABB, MONT.

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

Dam, 6 miles southwest of Babb. Zero of gage 4,700.0 feet rbove mean sea

level.

DRAINAGE AREA. 64 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May to June, 1915; May, 1917, to September, 1930. 

EXTREMES. Maximum contents during year, 52,840 acre-feet June 29 (gage

height, 79.9 feet).

1915, 1917-1930: Maximum contents, 60,420 acre-feet June 20, 1925 (gage

height, 84.6 feet). 

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

of Reclamation.

Daily contents, in acre-feet, 1930

Day

I. .. . ... .. .-.. ..-. .....

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

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

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

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

6... ...... - - .-_-..._._-..__.-.._._-.____.__._

7-.. .- _. -. _-.. ._. .___.._ _ ....

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

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

10 

11 ... ._ ............ ."..............

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

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

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

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

16 . _ ..

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

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

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

20 _

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

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

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

24 

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

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

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

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

29 ... 

30 ......

31 

Apr.

19, 420

22,300

22, 370

24,580

24,900

24,900

24,900

25,700

26, 570

27, 230

27, 450

May

28,770

29,100

29, 460

30, 300

30, 520

31,070

31,880

32,000

32, 4SO

33, 150

33,480

33, 820

34,300

34, 780

35,420

36,200

37,040

37,660

38, 440

39, 480

40, 260

41, 430

44,600

45,200

46,200

46, 480

46, 900

47,800

48,400

49,000

June

50,500

51,400

51,560

51,400

51, 250

51,100

51, 400

51, 720

51, 880

51,880

52,200

51, 880

51, 8SO

51, 560

50, 800

50,800

50,800

60, 350

49,900

49,600

50, 500

50, 800

52, 040

52,360

52, 520

52, 360

52,520

52, 680

52,840

52,360

Ju'y

52,200

52,200

52,200

52, 3fiO

52,200

52,200

52,200

52,040

52, 040

52,040

52,040

52,200

52,200

52,040

51,880

51, 880

51, 720

51, 400

51, 100

50, SCO

50,650

50,500

50, 350

50, 050

49, 600

49, 150

48,700

48, 250

47,800

47, 050

46, 340

Aug.

45, 780

45,050

44,300

43, 720

42, 740

41, 950

41, 170

40, 520

39, 870

39,090

38, 440

37, 660

36, 920

36, 2CO

35, 260

34,900

34,180

33, 480

32,820

32,120

31,400

30,850

30,180

29, 340

28,660

27,890

27,120

26, 460

25,800

25,200

24, 690

Sept.

24, 030

23,260

22,300

21,700

21,000

20,400

19,700

19,060

18,500

17, 610

16,800

16, 100

16,300

16,400

16,500

16,700

16, 890

17, 070

17,160

17, 250

17, 250

17,250

17, 250

17, 340

17,430

17, 620

17, 610

17,700

17,800

17,800
ST. MARY RIVER BASIN 21

SWIFTCURRENT CREEK AT SHERBURNE, MONT.

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

spillway of Sherburne Lake Dam at Sherburne.

DRAINAGE AREA. 64 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July, 1912, to September, 1930.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 937 second-feet June 12 (gage

height, 5.64 feet); minimum, 4.8 second-feet Oct. 24 (gage height, 0.68 foot).

1912-1930: Maximum discharge, 2,280 second-feet June 17, 1916 (gage

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

REMARKS. Records good. Observations discontinued during winter. No diversions. Flow regulated by gate operations at dam. Station maintained jointly 

with Dominion Water Power and Hydrometric Bureau, Department of the 

Interior, Canada.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929-80

Day

1.. 

2-....

3.....

4. _ .

5..-..

6.....

7.....

8.....

9-....

10.....

11-. 

12 __ ..

13-....

14.....

15.....

Oct.

136 

127 

119 

116 

116

116 

116 

116 

115 

117

118 

115 

113 

112 

112

May

442 

442 

456 

353 

281

229 

211 

162 

127 

120

120 

108 

9.4 

9.4 

9.2

June

471 

558 

677 

741 

654

495 

486 

570 

644 

710

856 

921 

925 

921 

791

July

442 

397 

346 

346 

350

348 

348 

320 

324 

324

324 

324 

324 

324 

327

Aug.

523 

523 

520 

516 

513

516 

523 

520 

510 

513

516 

507 

507 

486 

465

Sept.

448 

445 

439 

439 

434

431 

425 

420 

406 

394

389 

180 

9.8 

9.4 

9.0

Day

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Month

October 

May

June ________________ . ______ . .......

July _ - -

August 

Septem

Oct.

107 

95 

90 

88 

73

57 

50 

14.5 

4.9 

20.0

59 

59 

60 

50 

39.2 

40.0

Maximum

136 

456 

925 

501 

523 

448

May

9.2 

9.2 

8.9 

8.9 

9.2

9.6 

9.0 

209 

398 

191

71 

109 

73 

71 

68 

301

June

609 

483 

262 

197 

202

202 

373 

511 

6 

336

400 

336 

564 

532 

644

July

343 

360 

365 

373 

360

360 

365 

378 

406 

408

414 

417 

434 

451 

477 

501

Minimum Mean

4. 9 86. 1 

8. 9 149 

6. 0 536 

320 374 

445 485 

8. 8 185

Aug.

468 

471 

474 

468 

471

468 

468 

462 

459 

456

456 

451 

445 

448 

459 

454

Sept.

9.0 

8.9 

8.9 

8.8 

41.2

65 

65 

66 

66 

64

56 

54 

54 

54 

55

Run-off in 

acre-feet

5,290 

9,160 

31,900 

23,000 

29,800 

11,000
22 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1930, PART 5 

CANYON CREEK NEAR MANY GLACIER, MONT.

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

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

Glacier County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 7.0 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July, 1918, to September, 1930.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 135 second-feet May 24 (gage 

height, 1.92 feet; minimum, 3.2 second-feet Oct. 26 (gage height, 0.35 foot). 

1918-1930: Maximum discharge (estimated), 500 second-feet May 16, 

1922 (gage height, 3.34 feet); minimum, that of Oct. 26, 192^.

REMARKS. Records good except those for estimated periods, Oct. 5-14, 31, 

May 5, 6, June 6^-14, which are fair. Observations discontinued during 

winter. No diversions. Station maintained jointly with Dominion Water 

Power and Hydrometric Bureau, Department of the Interior, Canada.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929-SO

Day

1. _ .

2.....

3.....

4._ 

5 ...

6-_ 

7_--_.

8 __ .

9._ 

10.- 

11 ___

12.....

13._ 

14__... 

15-..-.

Oct.

4.6

4.8

4.6

4.6 

17.5

17.0 

16.0 

15.5 

15.0 

14.0

13.0 

12.0 

11.5 

11.0 

10.3

May

86 

70

56 

42.1 

39.2 

35.0 

31.1

26.2 

26.2 

26.8 

35.0 

42.1

June

87 

72 

74 

67 

76

93 

110 

123 

100 

104

119 

94 

66 

49.0 

47.9

July

49.0 

57 

53 

49.0 

47.9

49.0 

47.9 

44.0 

45.0 

45.9

49.0 

45.0 

42.1 

42.1 

43.0

Month

October 

May 4-^ 

June

31 

July . - - -. _ -

August 

Septem

Aug.

21.8 

21.2 

20.1 

18.4 

17.4

17.9 

19.0 

17.9 

18.4 

19.0

19.0 

19.0 

18.4 

17.4 

16.9

Sept.

9.4 

8.3

8.7 

8.7 

8.7

11.0 

13.0 

14.0 

13.0 

13.0

15.0 

20.0 

20.0 

35.0 

43.0

Day

16-- 

17.- 

18.. 

19-_ 

20-- 

21.- 

99

23-- 

24 ___

25-- 

26 __ -

27-- 

28-. 

29-. 

30-- 

31-. 

Oct.

9.6 

9.0 

8.7 

8.1 

7.2

6.6 

6.4 

6.1 

5.9 

5.1

3.7 

6.9 

6.4 

5.9 

5.3 

5.0

May

38.3 

43.0 

55 

49.0 

85

116 

68 

41.1 

41.1 

45.0

41.1 

41.1 

58 

90 

100 

102

June

58 

71 

57 

50 

46.9

67 

60 

60 

50 

49.0

52 

51 

57 

52 

46.9

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum Minimum

17. 5 3. 7 

116 26. 2 

123 46. 9 

57 20.1 

21. 8 10. 2 

43. 0 8. 3

Mean

8.95 

54.6 

70.3 

38.2 

15.4 

18.9

Per square 

mile

1.28 

7.80 

10.0 

5.46 

2.20 

2.70

July

41.1 

35.0 

31.1 

38.3 

38.3

35.8 

32.6 

31.1 

31.1 

28.9

26.8 

23.0 

21.2 

20.1 

20.6 

21.2

Aug.

15.9 

14.9 

14.0 

14.0 

14.0

12.7 

11.8 

11.8 

11.4 

11.4

11.0 

11.0 

10.6 

10.2 

10.2 

10.6

Sept.

36.5 

26.8 

21.8 

17.9 

15.4

12.7 

16.4 

26.2 

26.2 

23.6

21.2 

21.2 

21.2 

20.1 

19.0

Run-off

Inches

1.48 

8.12 

11.16 

6.30 

2.54 

3.01

Acre-feet

550 

3,03fr 

4,180 

2,350 

947 

1,120
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1930, PART 5 23

RED RIVER BASIN

BED RIVER AT FARGO, N. DAK.

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 7, T. 139 N., R. 48 W., just above Island Park

Dam at Fargo and 10 miles above mouth of Sheyenne River. Zero of gage

870.00 feet above mean sea level. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 6,420 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1901, to September, 1930. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,340 second-feet Mar. 17, 18

(gage height, 10.0 feet); minimum, 6.5 second-feet Sept. 26 (gage height,

7.35 feet).

1901-1930: Maximum discharge, 7,740 second-feet July 11, 1916 (gage

height, 17.34 feet); minimum, 6.5 second-feet Sept. 3, 1924, Sept. 26, 1930. 

REMARKS. Records fair. Discharge estimated Feb. 20 to Mar. 6, Mar. 12 to

Apr. 5, Aug. 15-24, owing to construction work on dam that forms control.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929-80

} Day

1. . 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8 

9

10 - - 

12 . --

10

14 

16 

16 

17 

18 

1Q

20 - 

01

22 

23 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 _ 

DA

31 

Oct.

48

48

48

48

48

a 43

38

38

38

48

54

60

"67

74

74

60

60

74

74

a Kfi

38

38

48

fiA

60

48

"48

60

60

60

Nov.

60

60

"60

60

74

90

90

74

60

"70

"80

90

90

108

108

90

"75

60

60

48

38

30

30

"34

38

38

38

"38

38

38

Dec.

"38

38

38

"38

38

"36

-34

"32

30

"33

"35

38

"38

"38

"38

38

"36

"34

"32

30

"30

"30

30 "30

"30

30

"30

"30

"30

30

"33

Jan.

-35

38

«38

«38

38

-38

"38

"38

"38

38

30

"34

38

"38

O 3R

38

"36

»34

a V>

<*n

«34

"36

38

-38

"38

"38

38

"38

"38

38

Feb.

"38

"38

38

a 41

"43

"45

48

"48

«48

"48

48

"48

"48

48

a AQ

"48

48

"52

"56

60

74

152

"241

QQA

570

620

620

620

Mar.

570

330

330

288

288

330

310

310

265

265

360

560

780

947

1,120

1,280

1,340

1,340

1,280

1,230

1,120

1,060

891

835

780

725

670

670

615

560

Apr.

560

560

670

725

780

615

560

460

460

360

360

360

310

310

360

360 310"

310

310

310

310

310

265

265

265

265

"288

310

310

May

360

360

310

"310

310

310

360

410

410

510

"645

780

835

947

1,000

1,120

1,060

-1,000

Q47

780

725

615

560

510

"485

460

460

460

a 435

410

June

"410

410

360

360

265

310

310

"288

265

265

225

225

225

310

"310

310

310

310

265

225

225

«245

265

265

265

310

310

"288

July

265

265

265

"245

225

"225

225

150

120

150

185

185

-185

185

185

120

90

90

60

"75

90

90

90

120

120

90

-75

60

90

90

90

Aug.

60

60

"75

90

60

35

20

35

35

"35

35

35

35

35

35

35

35

20

20

20

35

"27

Sept.

«19

11

11

11

22

22

"22

22

22

22

11

11

22

"22

22

22

22

11

11

11

"16

22

22

11

11

11

11

-11

11

Month

July-- 

Maximum

74

108

38

38

620

1,340

780

1,120

410

265

90

22

1,340

Minimum

38

30

30

30

38

265

265

310

225

60

20

11

11

Mean

53.7

62.2

33.7

149

711

398

590

290

145

38.3

16.2

211

Run-off in 

acre-feet

3,300

3,700

2,070

2,240

8,280

43,700

23,700

36,300

17,300

8,920

2,360

964

153,000

1 Interpolated.
24 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1930, PART 5

BED BITER AT GBAND FORKS, N. DAK.

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

2 miles below mouth of Red Lake River.

DRAINAGE AREA. 25,500 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1901, to September, 1930.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 9,610 second-feet Apr. 7 (gage

height, 18.9 feet); minimum, 131 second-feet Sept. 10 (gage height, 1.9 feet).

1901-1930: Maximum discharge, 32,900 second-feet Apr. 27, 1904 (gage

height, 40.6 feet); minimum, about 100 second-feet during ice-affected

period in early part of February, 1912.

Maximum known stage, 50.2 feet Apr. 27, 1897 (discharge, 43,000 secondfeet).

REMARKS. Records fair for October to March, good for April to September. 

Discharge estimated Oct. 1-12. Ice effect Nov. 20 to Apr. 5.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929-SO

Day

1 . 

2. 

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

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

5 

8 

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

8 

9 .

10 

11 

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

13 .

14 

15 

16 . ..

17 

18 . 

19

20 

21.. ..

22... ......

23 

24 

25.. 

26 - 

28... 

29 

30... . ...

31 

Oct.

321

331

342

349

352

349

345

342

349

359

349

593

593

500

471

471

443

443

443

443

471

416

365

365

365

365

365

Nov.

365 "365

"365

365

"385

"396

416

a 41R

"416

"416

"416

"416

"416

"416

416

"406

"400

a ^nc;

390

"390

"390

"390

°390

390

Dec.

"385

"380

"370

365

"360

a Q^P.

"351

"346

341

"336

"332

"327

"323

318

a 3Q9

" 301

"292

a 9S/t

"271

a 9F1O

255

"255

a O^f>

"255

Jan.

"255

"255

255 "248

"240

"233

218

"218

"218

"218

"218

218

"212

"198

"191

185

" 179

"173

" 168

"162

156

"151

"148

143

"143

a 143

143

Feb.

»143

"143

143

»143

«143

"143

"143

143

"143

a 143

"143

o 143

143

"139

a I^P.

131

170

185

416

471

626

660

Mar.

731

731

731 "750

768

885 "926

966

" 1, 140

1,310

"2,920

3,850

4,440

5,960

6,770

6,630

6,560

6,490

6,430

5,960

5,770

Apr.

5,580

5,580

5,580

6,090

7,050

8,480

9,610

8,400

7,340

6,430

5,700

4,310

3,500

2 980

2,640

2,040

2,040

1,580

1,830

1,400

1,400

1 440

1,440

1,490

1,490

1 f\df\

1,540

May

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,630

1,630

1,880

2,040

2,140

2,140

2,140

2,140

2,640

3,100

3,730

4,730

5,090

6,430

5,330

5,030

4,730

4,440

4,140

3 K«n

3,270

3,100

2,870

2,420

2,250

2,200

June

2,090

1,880

1,730

1,630

1,540

1,440

1,400

1,310

1,260

1,220

1,220

1,180

1,090

1,050

966

925

925

925

925

925

QOK

885

885

845

OAK

July

806

806

806

768

768

768

768

731

695

695

695

660

660

660

626

626

593

561

600

471

443

390

341

341

341

318

296

Aug.

296

296

296

275

255

255

255

236

236

218

218

218

201

201

201

185

185

185

185

170

170

170

170 l<;«

1i«

156

1 <;«

143

143

143

143

Sept.

143

143

143

15ft

15ft

156

143

143

143

131

143

143

143

156

170

170

170

170

170

170

143

143

143

143

143

143

143

143

Month

December... ________ ___ __ __ ...

February _ . _______ ___ ______ .. __

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

September. ______ . _ __ __ _ .,

The year ___________________ . ....

Maximum

593

416

385

660

6,770

9,610

2,090

806

170

Minimum

321

365

255

143

131

731

1,400

1,580

845

296

143

131

131

Mean

398

395

309

194

294

3,940

3,920

3,110

1,150

591

202

151

1,230

Run-off in 

acre-feet

24,500

23,500

19,000

11, 900

16,300

242,000

233, 000

191,000

68,400

36,300

12,400

8,980

887, 000

 Interpolated.
RED RIVER BASIN 25

RED RIVER AT EMERSON, MANITOBA

LOCATION. Chain gage on Canadian National Railway bridge at Em«rson.

DRAINAGE AREA. 34,600 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March to November, 1902; October, 1929, to September, 

1930.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 20,800 second-feet Apr. 10; minimum, 169 second-feet Feb. 10-16. . Maximum known discharge, 46,200 second-feet Apr. 24, 1916 (gi.ge height, 

785.16 feet).

REMARKS. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 7 to Apr. 8. Record 

furnished by Dominion Water Power and Hydrometric Bureau, I apartment 

of the Interior, Canada.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-jeet, 1929-80

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.

361

371

382

389

392

389

385

382

389

399

389

399

417

434

445

452

469

487

494

604

511

539

539

529

522

515

504

511

515

522

Nov.

522

529

539

557

574

592

580

575

565

560

555

550

540

535

525

510

500

490

480

465

450

423

4nn

378

350

310

280

245

235

Dec.

236

250

263

281

909

300

309

320

328

336

340

342

342

338

333

328

320

313

306

300

293

288

283

97O

273

268

262

OCC

247

242

Jan.

240

239

238

234

230

226

220

218

212

210

209

206

203

200

199

196

192

190

189

188

186

182

180

179

179

178

178

177

176

175

175

Feb.

172

171

171

171

170

170

170

170

170

169

169

169

169

169

169

169

170

182

189

190

191

194

195

196

198

199

200

Mar.

300

450

700

1,050

1,350

1,500

1,520

1,510

1,500

1,480

1,430

1,380

1,340

1,350

1,400

1,510

1,750

2,000

2,300

2,550

3,000

3,350

3,750

4,300

4,800

4,950

5,000

5,020

5,280

Apr.

5,320

5,650

6,100

8,000

10,000

13,000

16,000

18,500

20,400

20,800

19,700

18,300

16,500

14,400

11,700

9,780

7,770

6,480

5,480

4,730

4,050

3,690

3,390

3,220

3,030

2,950

2,810

2,730

2,640

2,480

May

2,430

2,350

2,350

2,350

2,390

2,460

2,540

2,730

2,840

2,950

3,140

3,370

3,820

5,490

6,950

8,260

9,460

9,960

10,000

9,750

9,220

8,500

7,660

6,810

6,070

5,390

4,810

4,510

4,120

3,850

3,560

June

3,340

3,230

3,090

2,950

2,760

2,590

2,510

2,350

2,210

2,110

2,010

1,960

1,860

1,810

1,720

1,650

1,580

1,540

1,520

1,470

1,430

1,420

1,400

1,370

1,340

1,310

1,290

1,280

1,290

1,310

July

1,340

1,360

1,380

1,360

1,310

1,290

1,270

1,220

1,200

1,180

1,140

1,120

1,100

1,080

1,080

1,090 1,100

1,070

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,020

955

915

843

795

787

775

695

635

595

Aug.

560

543

525

508

508

490

473

455

438

420

413

403

368

350

340

333

322

350

298

298

298

280

263

263

263

263

252

245

245

230

Sept.

215

200

170

185

185

185

188

191

200

215

245

263

298

287

280

273

263

230

200

179

185

9IY1

209

91 *\

209

200

191

200

200 9nn

Month

December. _____ .. __ .. . ... . __ __ _.

February _ . __ .. . ____ . ________ . ___ __

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

June.. ___________ . .-_ _- _

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

August _ . ________ _ .. _______ __ ,

September. ____ _ ________________

The year _____ . _____________ ....

Maximum

539

592

342

240

200

5,280

10,000

3,340

1,380

560

298

20,800

Minimum

361

235

236

175

169

300

2,480

2,350

1,280

595

230

170

169

Mean

453

479

294

200

179

2,530

8,990

5,160

1,930

1, 0*0

333 2^5

1,8%

Run-off in 

acre-feet

97 QflA

28,500

18,100

12,300

9,940

coc nnn

114,000

65,200

22,300

12, 800

1, 320, 000
26 SUBFACE WATEB SUPPLY, 1930, PABT 5

BOIS DES SIOUX RIVER NEAR TENNEY, MINN.

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

bridge 5 miles west of Tenney. 

DBAINAGE ABEA. 1,460 square miles. 

RECOEDS AVAILABLE. April, 1919, to September, 1930. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 64 second-feet Mar. 5-15 (gage

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

1919-1930: Maximum discharge, 390 second-feet Apr. 22, 1922 (gage

height, 5.7 feet); no flow during several periods. 

REMABKS. Records poor.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929 3')

Day

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

2 ~

3 

4 .

5 - -- --------- ---

6 

8 

10. 

11 

19

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 -.-. 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24. - . 

OK

26 

27 

28 

29 

30. 

31

Oct.

2

°2 

"2 

«2

«2

°2

2

«2 

2 °2 

°2 

2

«2

«2

2

°2 

"2 

°2 

°2 

°2

2

"2 

*2 

-2 

 2

Nov.

"2 

2 "2 

°2 

°2

2

aO

2 °2

«i

°i «i

«i

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Month

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

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

Feb.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

-14 

28 -29 

 31 

32

»34 

»36 

"38

Mar.

40 "46 

"52 

"58 

64

"64 

"64 

64 "64 

"64

64 -64 

"64 

"64 

64

"63 

"61 

"60 

"58 

"56.

"54 

S3 "53 

"53 

"53

53 "53 

°S3 

S3 "42 

"31

Apr.

"20 

9 

 9 

Q 9 

9

a9 

°9 

"10 

"10 

«11

"11 

11 "10 

a9 

"8

7 "8 

°8 

9 

a9

a9 

"9

aQ

<*9 

"9

9 

a9 

°9 

a9 

9

Maximum. Minimum

38 

64 

20 

28 

IS 

7

0 

0 

31

7 

9 

7 

0

64 0

May

a9 

a9 

9 "10 

"11

"12 

13 

18 "23 

28

«28 

°27 

"27 

"26 

"25

°2S 

"24 

"24 

"23 

"22

"22 

"21 

"20 

"20 

«19

19 "19 

"18 

"17 

"16 

16

June

 15 

 14 

"13 

13 "13

"13 

13 "12 

"10 

9

«9 

°9 

°9 

9 

°9

 8 

8 

9 «8 

"8

7 

a7 

7 "7

°7 

°7 

7 "7 

 7

July

°7 

7 °7

7 °7 

"6 

°6

5 

4 4 

 4 

°3

"3 

*2 

"2 

2 

1

°1 

 0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

M Run-off in 

Mean acre-feet

2. 0 123 

1.0 60 

8. 6 478 

56. 4 3, 470 

9. 5 565 

19.4 1,UO 

9. 4 559 

3. 2 197

9. 2 6, 640

0 Interpolated.

NOTE. No flow during months for which no discharge is shown.
BED BIVEB BASIN 27

SHEYENNE BIVEB AT SHEYENNE, N. DAK.

LOCATION. Wire gage in T. 150 N., R. 66 W., 1 mile north of Sheyenr^.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1929, to September, 1930.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 990 second-feet Feb. 24 

height; 8.79 feet); no flow for several weeks.

1929-30: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 24, 1930; no flow for long 

periods.

REMARKS. Records fair for February to May; poor for other period?. Stagedischarge relation affected by ice Nov. 18 to Apr. 5. Gage-height record 

and current-meter measurements furnished by R. E. Kennedy, State 

engineer.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929 80

Day

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

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

3 

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

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

6 . . _ ......

7-. . -- 

8 --- .- .

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 ........ ..

15 

16 

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

IS 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25- .

26 _ ..... ....

97

28 _

29 

30 

31 

Oct.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0

.5

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Nov.

1.6

3.8 

5.0 

5.5 

5.5

5.0 

5.0 

4.6 

4.6 

4.6

4.2 

4.2 

3.8 

3.8 

3.8

3.8 

3.8

2.0

Dec.

0.5

Feb.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

2 

45 

140

405 

780 

955 

990 

955

780 

630 

405

Month

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

Mar.

331 

272 

238 

190 

168

154 

140 

126 

147 

238

331

405 

425 

425 

425

425 

405 

425 

385 

331

272 

218 

190 

154 

126

120 

120 

120 

114 

120 

114

Apr.

114 

114 

108 

102 

102

96 

80 

70 

65 

55

46 

43 

40 

36 

33

30 

27 

26 

23 

30

28 

26 

22 

20 

20

20 

15 

13 

13 

13

May

17 

13 

13 

11 

10

11 

13 

15 

16 

17

19 

25 

36 

36 

30

38 

46 

46 

56 

46

53 

46 

38 

30 

24

20 

18 

15 

14 

11 

9

Maximum Minimum

99 

42

11 

51

5.5 

D 0 

5 114 

1 13 

5 9 

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

0

990 0

June7.0 

6.0 

4.4 

4.3 

4.1

4.0 

3.6 

2.6 

1.4

.5

July

, 0.2

Aug

 0.1

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

M Run-off in 

Mean acre-feet

0. 113 6. 9 

3. 29 196 

.50 30.7 

217 12, 100 

247 15,200 

47. 7 2,840 

25. 5 1, 570 

1. 60 95. 2 

. 20 12. 3 

.05 3.07

44.2 32,100

NOTE. No flow during months for which no discharge is shown. 

88093 32 3
28 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1930, PART 5

SHEYENKE RIVER AT WEST FARGO, N DAK.

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 6, T. 139 N., R. 49 W., half a mile north of West 

Fargo.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September, 1929, to September, 1930. At station onefourth mile upstream, March, 1902, to June, 1907, and March to August, 1919.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during current period, 1,780 second-feet 

Apr. 5 (gage height, 14.90 feet); minimum, 7 second-feet Sept. 21, 1929 

(gage height, 2.08 feet).

1902-1907, 1919, 1929-30: Maximum discharge, 2,030 second-feet Apr. 

9-11,1902 (gage height, 18.0 feet); minimum, that of Sept. 21,1929.

REMARKS. Records good except those for period of ice effect, Nov. 17 to Apr. 

5, which are fair. Gage-height record and current-meter measurements 

for September, 1929, to April, 1930, furnished by R. E. Kennedy, State 

engineer.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1989-81

Day

l.__ 

2--. 

3--. 

4.

5-_...__

6.- ..

7.

8... 

9

10-... 

11.- 

12-- 

13. __ ...

14.......

15..--..

16 ___

17. .....

IS......

19-. 

20.. 

21.. 

22.......

23-. 

24- .

25.......

26.. .

27... 

28.

29-.. 

30--. .

31. 

Sept.

18

18

18

18

7

12

19

21

22

24

24

24

Oct.

26

26

26

26

26

26

24

26

28

30

34

38

44

46

44

44

44

40

38

36

34

32

32

30

30

32

32

32

32

Nov.

32

32

34

34

36

38

40

44

44

44

44

44

44

46

46

46

44

40

36

34

30

28

19

1910

16

15

Dec.

"15

« 16

"17

"17

"18

18

" 18

"18

" 18

" 18

" 18

»18

18

"18

" 18

" 18

o 17

« 17

17

"19

-26

a 9ft

30

"28

"28

Jan.

«27

a 9f\

24

 23

a 99

a oo

-20

"19

18

"17

a i 7

"16

a i r\

14

a 14

a 14

a 14

a 14

a 14

a 14

Feb.

a 14

a 14

a 14

a 14

a 14

14

a 14

"13

"13

a 19

"17

«23

a 9Q

"35

"40

<j £()

69

«335

" 438

Mar.

540

510

480

412

AfV)

340

352

330

364

412

510

649

Q01

1,170

1,350

1,420

1,190

980

940

SCO

880

Apr.

1,000

1,020

1,550

1,780

1,190

840

734

632

600

510

480

451

437

437

400

280

242

233

233

224

May

"222

"220

a 91 7

215

215

224

300

320

310

300

300

qnn

20

9Qil

280

270

270

270

June

242

224

197

170

153

145

137

116

109

109

96

96

QA

QA

84

7Q

79

74

69

July

60

56

56

56

56

52

48

48

48

48

48

48

46

46

46

48

48

48

48

46

44

40

38

36

36

36

36

Aug.

32

32

34

32

28

28

30

28

28

26

22

24

24

22

24

23

26

24

24

26

28

30

30

28

28

26

24

26

Sept.

24

26

26

24

24

24

24

26

26

28

26

28

28

26

2ft

26

24

23

25

24

22

21

21

22

21

20

20

20

19

18

Month

1929

1929-30

March... _ _ _ ...... .. _ _ ....

April ______ . ___ . _ . __ . __ _ _____ .......

May ______ . __ ... ._ _ _._. ____ _ . .........

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

September __ _ _____ _.... ______ . ___

Maximum

24

46

46

30

27

438

1,470

1,780

320

251

CO

34

28

1,780

Minimum

7

24

15

15

14

11

330

224

197

64

36

22

18

11

Mean

19.1

32.8

33.3

20.0

17.4

61.8

838

676

269

124

47.8

26.9

23.7

181

Run-off in 

acre-feet

530

2,020

1,980

1,230

1,070

3,430

51,600

40,200

16,500

7,380

2,940

1,650

1,410

131, 000

 Interpolated.
RED RIVER BASIN 29

WILD BICE RIVER AT TWIN VALLEY, MlWff.

LOCATION. Chain gage in SE. K sec. 22, T. 144 N., R. 44 W., at highvay bridge

three-fourths mile northeast of Twin Valley and 2 miles above a small

tributary entering from the right at Heiberg. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 805 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July to September, 1930. June, 1909, to September,

1917, at a station one-fourth mile downstream. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 52 second-feet July 25 (gage

height, 1.48 feet); minimum, 4.4 second-feet Aug. 23,24 (gage height, 0.62 foot).

1909-1917, 1930: Maximum discharge, 9,200 second-feet July 22, 1909;

minimum, that of Aug. 23, 24, 1930. 

REMARKS. Records good.

Daily 'and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930

Day

1. ......

2__..,...__

3 

4..........

5..........

6..........

7..........

8... .......

9..........

10..........

July Aug.

17 

15 

15 

8.6 

13

14 

14 

13 

10 

10

Sept.

10 

11 

10 

11 

12

12 

5.6 

7.4 

12 

15

Day

11 

12. 

13 . 

14 

15 

16 - 

17... . 

IS 

19 

20. 

July

Month

July 23-31.. ._._ 

September

Thep

Aug.

10 

9.8 

9.8 

14 

14

13 

12 

10 

11 

7.6

Sept.

13 

13 

13 

13 

13

12 

10 

10 

9.8 

9.5

Maximum

17 

13

Day

21... ..-.

22... .......

23 

24 .

25 

26. .

27 

28 

29. 

30 

Minimum

4.4 

5.6

July I Aug.

36 

41 

52

25 

25 

20 

16 

15 

16

Mean

27.? 

10.1 

11.0

5.2 

4.8 

4.4 

4.4 

5.2

4.8 

7.0 

9.2 

7.4 

11 

10

Sept,

12 

10 

10 

10 

9.5

9.8 

10 

11 

12 

12

Run-off in 

acre-feet

488 

621 

655

1,760

RED LAKE AT WASKISH, MINN.

LOCATION. On line between sees. 8 and 9, T. 154 N., R. 30 W., on highway 

bridge across Tamarack River in village of Waskish one-fourth mile from 

lake. Elevation of zero of gage 1,100.00 feet above mean sea level.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,950 square miles above outlet of lower Red Lake. Area of 

lake, 440 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April to September, 1930.

EXTREMES. Maximum stage recorded during period, 74.85 feet June 2; minimum, 

73.40 feet Sept. 30.

REMARKS. Lake surface subject to fluctuation caused by direction ard velocity 

of wind.

Daily gage height, in feet, 19SO

Day

2. _ .

3.....

4- .

6.- 

7--...

8.- 

9--...

10.-...

11-- 

12.....

13..... 

14-. 

15-....

Apr.

74.19 

74.20

74.20

May

74.28

74.30

74.30

74.35

74.35

74.38

74.40

74.38

74.40

74.45

74.50

74.55 

74.56

74.55

June

74.80

74.85

74.60

74.50

74.48

74.40

74.50

74.55

74.60

74.50

74.58

74.60

74.70

July

74.45

74.40

74.40

74.42

74.45

74.40

74.38

74.45

74.40

74.42

74.45

74.45 

74.50

74.55

Aug.

74.50

74.45

74.50

74.45

74.48

74.45

74.45

74.50

74.45

74.40

74.35

74.25

74.30 

74.28

74.10

Sept.

74.00

74.00

73.95

73.98

74.00

74.00

73.85

73.80

73.90

73.80

74.00

73.80

74.30 

74.30

74.30

Day

16- 

17__ 

19.--.

20-. 

21.. 

22.. 

24.. 

9K

26.- 

28 . 

29_____

30-- 

31...._

Apr.

74.23

74.24

74.26

74.30

74.31

74.30

74.30

74.28

 JA 07

74.26

74.24 

74.25

74.26

May

74.58

74.60

74. tt

74.52

74.50

74.48

74.48

 7A Eft

74.48

74.46

74 44

71 A.**

74.46 

74.48

74.58 

74.75

June

74.40

74.38

74.50

74. 4.Q

74. KO.

74. f^ft

74.60

74 55

74. f^fi

74.55 

74.53

74.48

July

74.45

74.55

74.65

74.60

7 A. d. ^

74. f\n

74.48

74.52

74.50

74.50

74.52

74.55

74.65 

74.60

74.62 

74.60

Aug.

73.95

73.93 75 QH

70 0*3

TO on

73.85

73.90

73.95

74.00

74.20

74.00

74.00 

73.98

74.10 

73.90

Sept.

74. Wl

74.00

73.75

74.30

73.80

74.70

73.60

70 OK

70 7f»

74. CO

73.90

73.80 

73.86

73.40
30 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1930, PART 5 

RED LAKE AT REDBY, MINN.

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 20, T. 151 N., R. 33 W., at moutl of Mud River,

one-fourth mile east of Redby. Elevation of zero of gage 1,100.00 feet above

mean sea level. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,950 square miles above outlet of lower Red Lake. Area of

lake, 440 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June to September, 1930. 

EXTREMES. Maximum stage recorded during year, 74.71 feet Juna 5, 6; minimum,

73.51 feet Sept. 30. 

REMARKS. Lake surface subject to fluctuation caused by direct'on and velocity

of wind.

Daily gage height, in feet, 1930

Day

2__ ................. .

3.-.. 

4-,-.. ... ......

6- 

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

8. 

9 

10- - 

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

12- 

13.. . 

14.. .

June

74.46

74 71

74 71

74.41

74 41

74 41

74.41

74.46

74.41

74.56

74 41

74.31

July

74.36

74.41

74.41

74 Afi

74.41

74 41

74.41

74.41

74.46

74.46

74.46

74.51

74.41

74.31

Aug.

74.16

74.16

74.21

74.21

74.16

74.16

74.21

74.81

74.31

74.16

74.06

74.06

74.01

74.01

74.01

Sept.

73.81

73.76

73.81

170 71

73.66

73.81

73.71

73.71

73.81

74.81

73.76

73.71

73.61

Day

16 

17 

18- 

19 __ ..

20- 

21. . ..

22 _ ___ --.-

23. 

9A

25 

26 

27-. .-

28-. - ..

30- -----

31- - 

June

74.41

74.36

74.36

74.36

74.31

74.36

74.36

74.51

74.41

74.66

74.51

74.41

74 41

7431

74.41

July

74.31

74.46

74.41

74.41

74 41

74.46

74.41

74.31

74.41

74.31

74.41

74.36

74.31

74.31

74.26

74.21

Aug.

74.11

74.06

74.01

73.96

73.96

73.96

73.86

73.81

73.81

73.81

73.81

73.91

73.91

73.81

73.76

73.76

Sept.

73.61

73.71

73.66

73.61

73.61

73.61

73.56

73.56

73.61

73.66

73.61

73.51

73.51
RED RIVER BASIN 31

RED LAKE RIVER AT KRATKA, MINW.

LOCATION. Staff gage on line between sees. 20 and 21, T. 153 N., R. 41 W., at

Kratka Bridge, about 12 miles southwest of Goodridge. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September, 1929, to September, 1930. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during period, 912 second-feet Apr. 5 (gage

height, 4.08 feet); minimum, 55 second-feet Sept. 22, 1930 (gage height,

-0.23 foot). 

REMARKS. Records good. Stage-discharge relation affected by aqus.tic growth

Sept. 17 to Nov. 13, May 15 to Sept. 30, and by ice Nov. 15 to Apr. 5.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929 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. 

Sept.

228

228

228

228

228

228

228

253 

253

240

278

266

278

266

Oct.

240

240

240

228

253

2.53

240

228

216

253

278

291

278

278

278

266

266

253

253

240

253

253

266 

266

240

°228

240

266

304

Nov.

304

304

266

240

240

203

203

253

"253

253

«270

«287

304

228

"228

"228

228

OAQ

216

216

216

216 

"211

"206 

"202

"197

"188

Dec.

"183

"178

"174

169

"174

180

192

203

192

"200

"208

216

216

"216

"216

216

99Q

a 999

216

OAQ

"205

«207

"210 

"212

"214

228

240

Jan.

240

o 9Q.fi

«232

228

c IQfi

169

169

"165

"162

158

"154

"151

148

"145

"141

/ 137

a 1Q7

a 1QK

"133

"131

129 

"128

"126

"123

0 1O1

-119

"117

Feb.

115

"114

° 114

113

"116

"118

121

"121

"121

"121

"121

» 120

"120

"120

"120

"119

"119

"119

119

119

"116

"113

a 1Q9

106 

"114

"122 

"130

Mar.

"148

"159

"170

° 181

192

"204

216

"216

"228

240

"246

253

"240

228

"270

a 974

278

"213

1Q9

278 

"287

"296 

304

"291

278

"284

291

Apr.

304

"478

652

"782

"846

"780

"714

«648

"582

"516

"451

387

387

387

"387

387

387

387

«387

387

"387

387 

415

387 

387

387

359

359

May

472

532

532

"532

532

"542

"552

562

"684

806

806

"729

652

622

532

532

532

o £17

502

502

"526 

"538

"550

562

472

472

June

443

415

415

415

"415

-415

415

415

"415

415

"415

"415

-415

415

415

"406

"397

387

"387

387

359

359

"359

359 

"352

345 

"340

"335

331

291

July

291

304

318

331

318

278

253

253

240

228

228

240

240

240

228

216

203

216

203

203

203

203

203

192 

192

192

180

169

158

Aug.

158

148

148

148

148

148

148

148

137

135

135

129

129

127

123

119

119

119

119

119

119

115

115

117 

117

104 

104

104

106

100

102

Sept.

100

98

96

98

100

98

100

102

104

109

115

119

117

113

98

89

85

80

70

61

58

55

61

61 

72

78 

82

61

61

57

Month

1929

1929-30

April... 

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

The year ________ .. _____________

Maximum

278

304

304

240

137

304

912

806

443

331

158

119

912

Minimum

228

216

188

169

117

106

148

304

472

291

158

100

55

55

Mean

245

253

233

206

155

118

240

487

566

388

228

126

86.6

258

Run-off in 

acre-feet

6,800

15,600

13,900

12,700

9,530

6,650

14,800

29,000

34,800

23,100

14,000

7,750

5.150

187,000

1 Interpolated.
32 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1930, PART 5 

RED LAKE RIVER AT THIEF RIVER FALLS, MIKN.

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

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

DRAINAGE AREA. 3,430 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July, 1909, to September, 1918; Mp.rch, 1920, to 

September, 1930 (discontinued).

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,840 second-feet May 12; 

maximum gage height, 8.23 feet Apr. 4; minimum discharge, 6.1 secondfeet (regulated) Sept. 30 (gaee height, 2.55 feet).

1909-1918, 1920-1930: Maximum discharge, 8,000 second-feet Apr. 16, 

1916 (gage height, 15.0 feet); no flow July 17, Aug. 27, 1911.

REMARKS. Records poor. Flow regulated by operation of power plant just 

above station. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 26-30, Mar. 16 

to Apr. 7. Discharge estimated Mar. 16-31, Sept. 1-30.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929 SO

Day

I-------.. -----

2

3 -.-

4

5 --

6 -

7 _ . ..

g

9 -.

10 -

11

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

13..- 

14

15-------- - ---- -

16 - __ - . _ .

17 -

18 .- -

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

20 - -

21 

22

23 ----- - --

24

25-.- 

26------ - --

27

28 -.- ---.

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

30 .- -

31

Oct.

173 

306 

339 

187 

158

159 

173 

159 

159 

211

211 

339 

187 

273 

409

273 

339 

187 

339 

242

374 

159 

339 

339 

339

306 

187 

306 

306 

339 

187

Nov.

211 

339 

211 

339 

339

444 

187 

187 

187 

173

339 

187 

391 

187 

306

374 

187 

374 

187 

187

187 

306 

187 

"187 

"187

187 

"1-70 

"154 

"138 

122

Mar.

270

Month

October. -----

November--....- -

March 16-31 _ --... --..... ....... _ .... ........

^.pril

May.--.. ----- -

July-- - - - -

August _ ---------

Apr.

492 

552 

1,070 

1,180 

1,180

1,480 

1,180 

« 1, 180 

1,180 

1,300

1,070 

»956 

»842 

728 

396

472 

396 

378 

378 

415

415 

453 

453 

378 

307

307 

378 

342 

415 

378

May

492 

492 

552 

»552 

"552

552 

»595 

638 

638 

728

1,660 

1,720 

1,360 

1,020 

"946

870 

870 

682 

594 

552

»552 

552 

552 

"574 

"595

»616 

638 

"616 

594 

594 

638

June

594 

434 

434 

»428 

"421

415 

552 

378 

434 

434

434 

360 

396 

378 

"360

342 

360 

453 

324 

360

415 

»396 

378 

492 

552

0447 

342 

415 

"396 

378

Maximum Minimum

409 159 

444 122

1, 480 307 

1, 720 492 

594 342 

415 70 

187 18

Ji-fy

342 

307 

324 

187 

214

228 

' 415 

396 

378 

324

258 

378 

174 

290 

307

274 

228 

228 

162 

187

214 

214 

162 

174 

228

243 

70 

243 

162 

162 

131

Aug.

126 

117 

131 

106 

111

126

150 

150 

150

174

174 

174 

131 

131 

162

187 

162 

162 

187 

131

131 

131 

174 

18 

131

150 

117 

143

117 

117 

56

Sept.

90

M Run-off in 

Mean acre-feet

258 15, 900 

23S 14, 200 

270 8, 570 

688 40,900 

729 44,800 

417 24,800 

245 15, 100 

136 8,360 

90 5,360

> Interpolated.
EED EIVEE BASIN 33

RED LAKE RIVER AT CROOKSTON, MINK.

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

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

Water & Power Co. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 5,320 square miles. 

RECOEDS AVAILABLE. May, 1901, to September, 1930. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 4,370 second-feet May 12 (gage

height, 9.8 feet); minimum, 90 second-feet several days during March,

August, and September.

1901-1930: Maximum discharge, 14,700 second-feet July 5,1919; minimum

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

REMARKS. Records for October to March poor, April and May good, June to

September fair. Discharge estimated Nov. 16, 21-23, Nov. 27 to Dec. 3.

Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 18 to Apr. 19. Flow regulated

by operation of power plant just above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929-30

Day

1 

2 _ - _____ -

3 

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

5 - -----

6 - .......

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

8 ..... ....

9 -. .......

10 -..., ... ....

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 -------

17. 

18 

19 ------

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 

26 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30. .,

31 

Oct.

270 

270 

155 

155 

190

190 

155 

155 

270 

270

270 

310 

270 

270 

310

270 

310 

350 

350 

270

270 

230 

230 

230 

270

270 

270 

310 

230 

270 

270

Nov.

230 

270 

270 

310 

310

' 310 

310 

270 

270 

"283

"296 

310 

310 

270 

270

"270 

270 

270 

270 

190

200 

200 

200 

270 

270

270 

200 

200 

200 

200

Dec.

200 

200 

200 

190 

"190

"190 

190 

"190 

190 

"190

"190 

190 

"172 

155 

155

"155 

"155 

155 

"155 

"155

155 

"194 

"232 

270 

"270

"270 

«270 

270 

 270 

"270 

270

Jan.

°2£7 

«243 

230 

"192 

155

"192 

230 

"230 

«230 

230

«210 

190 

"155 

120 

«129

"138 

"146 

155 

"155 

"155

155 

a 144

"132 

120 

"120

120 

"120 

120 

"120 

"120 

120

Feb.

"120 

120 

»120 

120 

»120

 120 

120 

"120 

120 

"120

120 

"120 

«]20 

120 

-120

120 

«120 

120 

"170 

«220

270

a 212

155 

«138 

120

"129 

-138 

"146

Month

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

Mar.

155 

°122 

90 

"100 

"110

120 

»155 

190 

190 

«256

-323 

390 

"377 

°363 

350

350 

«350 

350 

«301 

«253

«204 

155 

«220 

«285 

350

«452 

554 

«512 

470 

430 

«370

Apr.

310 

310 

512 

1,810 

3,210

3,350 

3,490 

3,350 

3.070 

2,720

2,510 

2,720 

"1,980 

1,230 

1,130

1,130 

8.56 

856 

900 

900

900 

945 

856 

812 

768

812 

812 

856 

856 

856

Maximum

350 

310 

270 

257 

270 

554 

3,490 

4,370 

1,180 

512 

350 

120

4,370

May

945 

900 

1,040 

990 

 90

990 

1,080 

1,040 

945 

1,280

1,330 

4,370 

4,210 

3,420 

3,000

2,720 

2,300 

2,090 

1,880 

1,480

1,530 

1,380 

1,380 

1,380 

1,330

1,280 

1,330 

1,380 

1,280 

"1, 360 

1,430

June

1,180 

1,040 

990 

945 

856

812 

«779 

«746 

 713 

680

638 

680 

680 

638 

596

596 

596 

554 

430 

430

390 

390 

554 

470 

470

470 

470 

430 

"404 

«377.

Minimum

155 

190 

155 

120 

120 

90 

310 

900 

377 

120 

90 

90

90

July

350 

310 

390 

°451 

512

512 

390 

390 

430 

470

470 

390 

350 

270 

190

350 

350 

350 

230 

350

350 

350 

350 

350 

350

120 

155 

230 

350 

350 

350

Mean

2E5 

2£9 

2C3 

166 

1S« 

2F7 

1,4S« 

1,6^ 

6?3 

349 

147 

102

437

Aug.

350 

230 

230 

230 

230

120 

120 

90 

90 

90

120 

155 

120 

120 

120

120 

120 

120 

120 

155

155 

155 

155 

155 

155

120 

120 

120 

120 

120 

120

Sept.

120 

120

120 

120 

120

90 

90 

90 

90 

90

120 

120 

120 

120 

120

90 

120 

120 

90 

90

90 

90 

00 

90 

90

90 

90 

90 "90 

"90

Run-off in 

acre-feet

15,700 

15,400 

12,500 

10,200 

7,660 

17,600 

88,700 

103.000 

37,700 

21,500 

9,040 

6,070

345,000

1 Interpolated.
34 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1930, PART 5

THIEF RIVER HEAR THIEF RIVER FAILS, MINK.

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

River Falls.

DEAINAGE AEEA. 1,010 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July, 1909, to September, 1917; April, 192C, to September,

1921; October, 1922, to September, 1924; October, 1928, to September, 1930. 

EXTBEMES. Maximum discharge during year, 776 second-feet May 12 (gage

height, 7.26 feet); no flow for several months.

1909-1917, 1920-21, 1922-1924, 1928-1930: Maximum discharge, 4,080

second-feet Apr. 23, 1916 (gage height, 14.5 feet); no flow in fall and winter

of several years.

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

second-feet). 

REMARKS. Records fair. Discharge estimated because of ice effect Apr. 1-6.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929-30

Day

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

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

3... 

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

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

6 .......

7. ... 

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

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

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

Apr.

0 

0 

6 

79 

743

743 

677 

546 

482 

325

248 

176 

90 

65 

45

May

23 

37 

45 

45 

45

45 

45 

57 

45 

57

644 

776 

644 

450 

310

June

111 

90 

90 

73 

57

57 

45 

45 

45 

37

29 

29 

17 

8.4 

5.2

July

3.4 

2.1

8.4 

5.2 

3.4

12 

2.1 

2.1 

1.3 

1.3

.7 

12 

17 

8.4 

6.4

Aug.

0.1 

.3 

.4 

.2

.2

.2 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Day

H 

17 

18 

if 

2C

21

& 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

28 

30 

31

Month

April.. 

May .........

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

August ____ .--._ ...

The year

 

.

.... ..... ....

Maximum

743 

776 

111 

17 

.4

Apr.

37 

29 

23 

17 

17

23 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

May

278 

218 

218 

162 

135

90 

73 

57 

45 

45

57 

45 

37 

135 

135 

111

Minimum

0 

23

.7 

.1 

0

June

3.4 

3.4 

2.1 

2.1 

1.3

1.3

.7 

.7 

2.1 

2.1

3.4 

2.1 

2.1 

5.2 

3.4

Mean

149 

165 

25.8 

3.32 

.05

July

5.2 

2.1 

2,1 

1.3

.7

.7 

.3 

.3 

1.6 

1.0

.7 

.4 

.3 

.3 

.1 

.1

Aug.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Run-off in 

acre-feet

8,870 

10,100 

1,540 

204 

3

20,700

NOTE. No flow during months for which no discharge is shown.
RED RIVER BASIN 35

SOUTH FORK OF TWO BIVEBS AT PEIAtf, MOTH.

LOCATION. Chain gage in SW. }\ sec. 30, T. 160 N., R. 44 W., one-fourth mile

west of Pelan.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August, 1928, to September, 1930. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,810 second-feet May 13 (gage

height, 10.18 feet); no flow for several months.

1928-1930: Maximum discharge, that of May 13, 1930; m flow for

several months each year. 

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

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929-SO

Day

1 ........ .

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

3 ..-...

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

5... -..-.

6. ........

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

8.... .....

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

10 .........

11. ........

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

13 

 14 . ...

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

Apr.

1.0 

1.0 

25 

60 

350

332 

314 

296 

205 

126

68 

46 

39 

32

27

May

8.4 

36 

60

42 

43

35 

30

38 

88 

98

370 

680 

1,760 

1,580 

1,140

June

11 

12 

6.8 

6.8 

6.8

5.6 

4.7 

4.3 

3.6 

3.0

2.2 

3.6 

4.3 

12 

3.9

July

30 

15 

12 

11 

10

7.6 

9.2 

11 

8.4 

5.6

3.9

4.7 

9.2 

11 

6.0

Aug.

0.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1

.1 

.1 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Day

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Month

April... ...... ... . _. 

July.... 

August _ ... - --

The yea

Maximum

350 

1,760 

35 

30 

.1

1,760

Apr.

20 

14 

11 

9.2 

6.8

6.0

5.2 

5.2 

5.2 

5.2

3.9

4.7 

3.6 

4.7 

4.3

May

752 

592 

430 

250 

150

114 

88 

56 

46 

28

24 

19 

16 

15 

12 

10

Minimum

1.0 

8.4 

2.2 

.1 

0

0

Tune

4.3

4.3 

3.6 

2.7

2.7

2.4 

3.9 

3.6 

3.9 

29

26 

24 

22 

22 

35

Mean

67.7 

278 

9.33 

5.58 

.023

60.6

July

3.9

2.7 

2.4 

2.0 

1.6

1.3 

1.1 

.5 

.4 

.4

.5 

.6 

.5 

.3 

.1 

.2

Aug.

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Eun-off in 

acre-feet

4,030 

17,100 

555 

343 

1

22,000

NOTE. No flow during months for which no discharge is shown.
36 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1930, PART 5 

SOUTH FOBK OF TWO RIVERS AT BRONSON, MZHIT.

LOCATION. Chain gage in SW. Yt sec. 30, T. 161 N., R. 46 W., one-fourth icile

west of village of Bronson.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September, 1928, to September, 1930. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,820 second-feet May 15 (gage

height, 8.90 feet); minimum, 2.4 second-feet Sept. 29, 30.

1928-1930: Maximum and minimum discharges, those of 1930. 

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

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929-FO

Day

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

2

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

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

5 ...

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

7 ____ ........ . . .

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

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

10.. - .- ._-.

II.....................................

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

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

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

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

18... _-. .. ._.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

24

25

26..- . .._.. 

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

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

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

30..... . 

81. - ...... -. . .. .........

Oct.

4.4 

4.4 

4.8 

4.8 

5.2

5.6 

5.6 

5.6 

5.2 

6.0

6.8 

7.6 

7.6 

6.8 

6.4

5.8 

5.8 

6.4 

5.0 

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

6.0

5.0

5.0

5.0 

5.0

5.4

5.4 

6.8

Nov.

6.4 

7.2

7.2 

7.2 

5.8

5.8 

5.4 

5.4 

5.4 

5.4

5.4 

5.0 

5.0 

5.0 

5.4

5.4 

5.4 

4.6 

4.0

Month

October __ . _______________________

November... __ . .............. ...............

April. . 

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

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

September

Apr.

2 

2

79 

81 

362

536 

614 

510 

536 

410

300 

242 

215 

174 

151

116 

89 

69

47 

. 38

33 

30 

25 

22 

18

18 

17 

16 

17 

19

May

24 

31 

102 

96

86

64 

66 

74 

116 

151

260 

940 

1,240 

1,560 

1,820

1,620 

1,420 

1,170 

790 

536

410 

280 

190 

144 

116

89 

76 

59 

50 

42 

35

June

31 

28 

27 

23 

20

18 

17 

16 

15 

14

13 

13

16 

15 

16

16 

15 

15 

14 

13

12 

13 

15 

13 

12

25 

45 

33 

40 

45

Maximum Minimum

61 

1,88 

4 

4

r. e 4. 4 

r. 2 4. o 1 ..... __ ..

9 24 

5 12

r 4.4

1.4 3.6 

L 4 2. 4

July

47 

40 

31 

28 

25

23 

18 

16 

14 

16

15 

17 

35 

12 

14

13 

12 

11 

9.0 

8.4

7.2 

6.6 

6.0 

5.6 

6.0

5.6 

5.6 

5.2 

5.2 

4.8 

4.4

Aug.

4.4 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0

3.8

3.8 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6

3.6 

4.0 

4.4 

3.8 

3.6 

3.6

Sept.

3.6 

3.6 

3. ft 

3. ft 

3. ft

3.6 

3.6 

3. ft 

3.6 

3.6

3.8 

4.0 

4.4 

4.4 

3.9

3.9 

3.8 

3.6 

3.4 

3.2

3.0 

3.0 

2.8 

2.8 

2.ft

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.4 

2.4

 h/Toor. Run-off in 

Mean acre-feet

5.50 338 

5. 60 211 

160 9, 520 

441 27, 100 

20. 3 1, 210 

14.4 885 

3.72 229 

3. 37 201
BED RIVER BASIN

TWO RIVERS AT HAILOCK, MINN. 1

37

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

mouth of Middle Fork and half a mile east of Hallock. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 776 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1911, to September, 1914; April, 1929, to September, 1930. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,840 second-feet May 16 (gage

height, 17.44 feet); minimum, probably less than 0.1 second-foot during estimated period Sept. 20-30.

1911-1914, 1929-30: Maximum and minimum discharges, thoe« of 1930. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for September, which are poor.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930

Day 

I.-...

2.....

3.....

4.....

5.....

6.....

7..-..

8.....

9.....

10.....

11.....

12.,...

13.....

14.,...

15.....

Apr.

808 

844

637 

412 

302 

257 

221

May

6 

16 

37 

72 

92

80 

68 

72 

68 

100

180 

320 

808 

1,320 

1,640

June

60 

52 

48 

42 

38

35 

32 

31 

31

29

28 

28 

28 

28 

25

July

38 

38 

38 

37 

31

26 

24 

23 

20

18

15 

21 

18 

16 

14

Aug.

3.5 

3.0 

2.7 

2.5 

2.1

1.7 

1.5 

1.4 

1.4 

1.1

1.1 

.9 

.8 

.8 

.8

Sept.

0.7 

7 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

6 

4.6

Day

1C 

17 

18 

18 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Month

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

July.... .. _

August 

Septem

T

ber...

ae peric^..................... ..................

.....

.

Apr.

180 

148 

116 

92

72

60 

45 

39 

34 

32

29 

29 

26 

24 

13

Maximum

844 

1,830 

60 

38 

3.5 

6.0

May

1,830 

1,830 

1,660 

1,280 

970

692 

462 

340 

244 

196

156 

132 

108 

92 

84 

72

June

24 

24 

24 

24 

24

20

17 

16 

14 

12

14 

42 

48 

45 

42

Minimum

13 

6 

12 

3.8

.7

July

13 

13 

13 

12 

11

10 

9.2 

8.2 

6.8 

6.5

6.1 

5.8 

5.3 

4.7 

4.3 

3.8

Mean

201 

482 

30.8 

. 16.4 

1. IS 

.W

Aug.

0.8 

.8 

.8 

.7 

.7

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7

.7 

.7

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7

Sept.

6.0 

4.6 

2.0 

1.0

.1

Run-oil in 

acre-feet

8,770 

29,600 

1,830 

1,010 

73 

55

41,300

i Published 1911-1914 as South Fork of Two Rivers at Hallock, Minn.
38 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1930, PART 5

NORTH FOBK OF TWO BIVEBS NEAR LANCASTEB, MINN.

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

of Lancaster,

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1929, to September, 1930. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 212 second-fee4 May 12 (gage

height, 3.00 feet); no flow for several months.

1929-30: Maximum discharge, that of May 12, 1930; no flow for several

months during period of record. 

REMARKS. Records fair.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet,

Day

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

13- 

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

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

Apr.

-0

"0

"0

-0

-10

"15

 19

24

42

29

16

a 14

"11

a Q fl

"6 0

May

°0.6

a Q

1.1 1.0

a 9

.8 "2.2

a Q 7

-5.2

7.0

"109

184

152

111

June

"0.6

.4

a Q

.2

«.2

.1

.1

- 1

ai n

.7

.6«5

July

1

I 0.5

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Day

16- 

17.-. 

18- 

19- 

20-.. .. .

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

22-- _ ........

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

24 __

25- 

26- 

2T. ...................

28-... .-..

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

30.- 

31- 

Apr.

3.8

2.0

1.7

1.4

 1.1

".9

.6

.4

".4

.3

-.3

-.3

-.3

°.3

.3

May

71

58

"55

52

49

37

19

"16

"12

 8.5

"5.0

1.5

1.4

1.1

 .9

".8

June

 0.4

.3

.2

.2

°.2

.1

°. 1

°.2

.2

.2

.1

 .2

 .3

 4

.6

July

f

f

(

(

(

(

(

(

Month

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

Maximum

42

212

1.0

212

Minimum

0.6

.1

0

Mean

6.97

38.0

.30

.Oal

3.84

Run-off in 

acre-Ieet

415

2,340

18

5

2,780

 Estimated or interpolated.

NOTE. No flow during months lor which no discharge is given.
RED RIVER BASIN 39

STATE DITCH NO. 85 NEAR LANCASTER, MINN.

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

northeast of Lancaster.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1929, to September, 1930. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 160 second-feet May 14 (gage

height, 4.23 feet); no flow for several months.

1929-30: Maximum discharge, that of May 14, 1913; no flow for several

months during period of record. 

REMARKS. Records fair.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929-30

Day

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

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

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

4 _______ . ........

fi... _ .--..- .__

t.. ..................

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

8 __ - ...

9 _ - . ...

10. _.-.. _ .

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

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

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

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

15 __ -.-- -...

Apr.

-1.0 

°5.0 

80 

100 

112

79 -77 

-75 

"73 

-71

May

"4.0 »12 

12 "10 

-9.0

6.7 -12 

-17 

-22 

27

-38 

-150 

-150 

"149 -148

June

"10 

6.0 

-6.2 

-4.5 

3.7

-3.5 

3.3 

-3.0 

2.6 -2.6

"2.6 -10 

-4.0 

2.4 -2.5

July

5.0

Day

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Month

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

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

Maximum

112 

160 

24

160

Apr.

69 

49 

37 

24 -18

-11 

4.8 

3.9 

-2.8 

1.7

-1.7 

-1.8 

-1.9 

"2.0 

2.0

Minimum

0 

4.0 

1.5

0

May

148 

154 

-157 

160 

148

136 

100 -88 

-76 

-63

61 

39 

31 

23 "19 

-14

Mean

June

"2.5 

2.6 

2.2 

2.0 

-1.8

1.5 

-1.6 

 1.7 

1.8 

2.2

2.0 

-2.0 

-6.0 «10 

24

July

1.0 

.5

.2

Run-off in 

acre-feet

30. 1 1, 790 

71.7 4,410 

4.33 258 

2. 70 166

9. 15 6, 620

- Estimated or interpolated.

NOTE. No flow during months for which no discharge is shown.
40 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1930, PART 5

PEMBINA RIVER WEAR MANITOU, MANITOBA

LOCATION. Chain gage on bridge near Lea's farm 9 miles soutl of Manitou.

DRAINAGE AREA. 2,340 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October, 1929, to September, 1930.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 581 second-feet Apr. 10; minimum,

1.2 second-feet Oct. 16 and Nov. 13. 

REMARKS. Records furnished by Dominion Water Power and Hydrometric

Bureau, Department of the Interior, Canada.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-fed,

Day

I.. . .. . ......-...

2_ - - . - 

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

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

6 _

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

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

10 

11 

19

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

\^... ..................................

\&. ................................ ....

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

n... .......................... ........ i%... ............................... ... ig............. ........................

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

y\... ...................................

22.... ........... ...................... ^....... ..............................

2^............. ........................

25.-. 

26 -

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

28. . 

90

30. 

31 

Oct.

2.5

4.0

4.0

4.6

5.0

4.0

1.2

2.5

2.5

3

0

2.5

Nov.

1.8

2.1

1.8

1.8

1.2

1.5

Month

May... .. ...

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

July

Apr.

581

560 

550 

546 

539 

525

522

512 

512 

509

486

466

457

434

May

437

405

377

388 

366

339

333

306

300 

290

295

267

240

218

June

204

187

169

160

172

160

117

114

77

66

53

49.4

46.5

Maximum Minimum

5. 0 1. 2

437 218 

204 46.5 

45. 4 16. 8 

18. 1 14. 5 

24. 0 13. 7

July

41.0

41.0

38.3

34.5

31.9

45.4

34.5

29.2

24.0

16.8

20.0

..... 

26.6

Aug.

18.1

16.8

16 8

15.9

16.8

14.5

18.1

16.8

.

I'Tean

3.2

"524 

329 

121 

31.9 

16.7 

17.9

Sept.

145

13.7

13.7

14.5

16.8

16.8

19.0

20.0

21.5 

22.5

~~~24.~6

Run-off in

acre-feet

197 

31,200 

20,200 

7,200 

1,960 

1,030 

1,070

1 Estimated.
BED RIVER BASIN 41

PEMBINA RIVER AT NECHE, N. DAK.

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 36, T. 164 N., R. 54 W., two-thirds nrle north of 

Neche.

DRAINAGE ABBA. 2,960 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1903, to September, 1915; April, 1919, to September, 1930.

EXTEEMES. Maximum discharge during year, 2,900 second-feet Apr. 8 (gage 

height, 19.0 feet); miminum probably occurred during winter.

1903-1915; 1919-1930: Maximum discharge, 3,870 second-feet May 2, 

1904 (gage height, 20.9 feet); minimum, 1.0 second-foot several days in 

September, 1911, and July, 1929.

REMARKS. Records fair. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 7-12, 

19-23, Apr. 1-23. Discharge estimated Nov. 24-30, Aug. 1-5, 7-17.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929-30

Day

I -..-..... .... ... .............

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

3... ...

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

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

6 

 r.. ...................................

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

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

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

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

12. . 

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

14... 

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

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

n..... ................................

18 

19 

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

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

22 

23 _

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

25 

26 

27 

28... ...

29. 

30. .

31... 

Oct.

8.5 

8.5 

5.5 

5.5 

2.5

2.5 

2.5 

5.5 

5.5 

8.5

8.5 

8.5 

8.5 

12 

16

16 

16 

20 

20

25

36 

36 

30 

30 

30

30 

36 

36 

36 

36 

47

Nov.

47 

47 

47 

47 

47

63 

63 

63 

63 

63

63 

63 

63 

63 

63

63 

63 

63 

47 

36

36 

30 

30

20

Month

April. _

July..- 

Apr.

1 

36 

30 

312 

918

1,950 

2,740 

2,900 

2,370 

1,930

1,750 

1,490 

1,090 

710 

730

710 

690 

644 

630 

610

590 

590 

590 

590 

570

550 

550 

530 

530 

510

May

510 

490 

490 

470 

470

470 

490 

490 

510 

610

530 

530 

530 

510 

510

490 

490 

470 

470 

470

470 

450 

407 

450 

450

430 

390 

350

312 

294 

294

June

294 

276 

276 

258 

258

258 

258 

258 

258 

240

240 

240 

222 

222 

222

204 

204 

204 

186 

186

168 

168 

168 

180 

168

168 

168 

168 

168 

186

Maximum Minimum

47 25

63 _ _ _

2,900 

530 

294 

330

28

1 

294 

168 

5.5 

2.5 

2.5

July

294 

330 

294 

240 

168

168 

168 

132 

132 

150

114 

97 

63 

36 

25

16 

12 

8.5 

5.5 

5.5

8.5 

12 

12 

16 

20

20 

25 

25 

20 

20 

20

Aug.

30

36 

I 30

20

[,.

5.5

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

5.5

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5

Sept.

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5

8.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5

2.5

5.5, 

8.5 

8.5. 

11

11 ., 

14 t 

14 

14 

16

16 

18 ' 

20 

20 

20

22

25 

25 

28 

28

M Run-off in 

Mean acre-feet

19. 0 1, 170 

45. 8 2, 730 

928 55,200 

458 28,200 

216 12,900' 

85. 7 5, 270 

15.9 978 

11. 9 708
42 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1930, PART 5 

ROSEAU RIVER AT MAIUNG, MDIN.

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 18, T. 161 N., R. 39 W., half a mile north of Mailing

post office.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August, 1928, to September, 1930. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 316 second-feet Apr. 5 (gage

height, 9.68 feet, affected by ice); minimum, 0.4 second-fcot Sept. 24, 25

(gage height, 1.08 feet).

1928-1930: Maximum discharge, 348 second-feet Apr. 6, 1929 (gage

height, 7.06 feet); minimum, 0.1 second-foot Aug. 31, 19?*? (gage height,

1.02 feet). 

REMARKS. Records good except those for periods affected by ice, Nov. 21-30,

Apr. 1-16, which are fair.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929-?0

Day

2.. ___ .- ___ -. __ . ___ ..-. __ .

31 _ 

4 

6 

6 

7 

8 _ 

« 

10 

11-. 

12 

13 

14 

16 

16 

17.- 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 - -- .

25 

26 

27. 

28 , 

29 , ....

30 

31. .

Oct.

3.3 

3.3 

3.3 

3.6 

3.6

3.9 

3.9 

3.9 

3.9 

4.3

4.3 

4.3 

4.3 

4.6 

5,3

5.7 

5.7 ai

6.1 

6.1

5.3 

5.3 

4.6 

3.9 

3.9

5.3 

5.3

5.7 

6.1 

7.7 

10

Nov.

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

12 

12 

13

13 

12 

12 

12 

11

8.6 

6.5 

4.6 

3.0 

2.2

2.2 

1.7 

1.7 

1.7 

1.7

Month

April . 

July 

Apr.

5 

5 

6 

171 

316

284 

228 

178 

120 

102

90 

85 

80 

65 

65

75 

58 

42 

36 

32

30

. 28 

27 

25 

22

21 

21 

21 

23

22

May

24 

32 

58 

58 

55

52 

50 

52 

75 

80

120 

178 

192 

206 

185

164 

144 

132 

120 

108

96 

85 

80 

75 

65

62 

55 

55 

50 

45 

42

June

42 

36 

32 

30 

28

27 

26 

22 

22 

20

19 

18 

22 

21 

20

19 

18 

17 

15 

16

19 

16 

12 

10 

11

13 

14 

20 

65 

70

Maximum Minimum

10 3.3 

13 1.7 

316 5 

206 24 

70 10 

80 4.3 

11 .6 

1.4 .4

J-ly

72 

75 

80 

80 

65

60

58 

52 

48 

40

40 

40 

19 

25 

20

18 

12 

5.3 

4.3 

36

32

28 

27 

20 

18

15 

13 

14 

15 

12 

11

Aug.

11 

9.5 

8.2 

7.7 

7.3

6.9 

6.5 

3.9 

3.6 

3.6

3.6 

3.3 

3.3 

3.0

2.7

2.4 

2.2 

1.9 

1.7 

1.7

1.4 

1.2 

1.2 

1.1 

.9

.9 

.9 

.9 

.8 

.6 

.6

Sept.

0.8 

.9 

1.1 

.6 

.6

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.8

1.2 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.2

1.2 

1.4 

1.4, 

1.2 

.9

.9 

.8 

.8 

.4 

.4

.5 

.5 

.6 

.9 

.6

Me _ Run-off in 

Mean acre-feet

4.92 303 

8. 76 52J. 

76.1 4,530-. 

90. 2 5, 550 

24.0 1,430 

34.0 2,090' 

3. 37 207 ' 

.88 52
BED RIVER BASIN

ROSEAU RIVER AT BOSS, MINK.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in SW. }4 sec. 27, T. 163 N., E. 41 W., onefourth mile north of Boss. Zero of gage 1,018.44 feet above mean sea leveL

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,030 square miles.

RECORDS AVAIL-ABLE. July, 1928, to September, 1930.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,460 second-feet May 17 (gage 

height, 10.74 feet); minimum, 6 second-feet Jan. 23, 24.

1928-1930: Maximum discharge, that of May 17, 1930; minimum, that 

of Jan. 23, 24, 1930.

REMARKS. Record excellent except those for periods affected by ice, Nov. 18- 

to Apr. 9, and aquatic growth, July 1 to Sept. 30, which are good.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929 30

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.

21 

20 

20 

20 

20

20 

22 

23 

21 

22

27 

35 

40 

42 

37

34 

33 

31 

30 

31

31 

29

27 

26 

26

26 

25 

23 

24 

26 

29

Nov.

45 

61 

68 

65 

60

55 

50 

54 

58 

46

42 

40 

38 

46 

40

40 

 33 

34 

34

31

28 

23 

21 

17 

17

16 

16 

16 

15 

14

Dec.

14 

14 

14 

13 

13

14 

14 

12 

12 

12

13 

14 

13 

13 

13

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

14 

13 

13 

13 

13

13 

14 

14 

14 

12 

12

Jan.

12 

12 

13 

13 

14

14 

12 

13 

13

13

12 

12 

11 

10 

8

8 

8

7 

8 

8

7 

7 

6 

6

7

7 

7 

7 

7 

7 

7

Feb.

7

7 

8 

8 

9 

10

10 

10 

10

Month

April 

July-- . 

Mar.

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

12 

12 

12

12 

13 

14 

14

14

14 

14 

15 

15 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

19

18 

18 

17 

17 

18 

18

Apr.

19 

20 

22 

33 

366

772 

872 

952 

1,010 

1,110

1,060 

1,010 

972 

892 

832

734 

650 

594 

527 

462

426 

378 

309 

257 

229

202 

186 

178 

178 

194

Maximum

42 

68 

14 

14 

10 

19 

1,110 

1,460 

683 

812 

46 

15

1,460

May

267 

501 

608 

622 

608

594 

580 

594 

650 

698

872 

1,010 

1,140 

1,250 

1,370

1,430 

1,460 

1,430 

1,370 

1,310

1,250 

1,190 

1,110 

1,060 

992

932

852 

752 

682 

608 

540

June

475 

426 

354 

277 

234

211 

194 

178 

162 

142

126 

114 

134 

170 

190

206

216 

198 

174 

154

134 

126 

122 

126 

126

142 

174 

194 

414 

682

Minimum

20 

14 

12 

6

11 

19 

267 

114 

53 

10 

8

6

July

772 

812 

792 

792 

752

716 

650 

580 

527 

450

378 

390 

501 

527 

501

426 

331 

257 

211 

182

170 

178 

178 

150 

126

106 

96 

83 

73 

62 

53

Mean

27.1 

37.4 

13.3 

9.55 

7.57 

14.5 

515 

914 

219 

381 

18-2 

10.7

182

Aug.

46 

41 

36 

33 

30

27 

25 

23 

21 

19

17 

17 

16 

15 

14

14 

13 

12 

11 

11

10 

10 

13 

13

12

11 

11 

11 

11 

11 

10

Sept.

11 

11 

11 

10 

»

9 

9 

9 8- 

9

9 

11 

1& 

1& 

1&:

1& 

14

1» 

13 

12

11 

10 

10 

10 

9

10 

9 

9 

9 

9

Buii-off in 

acre-feet

1,670 

2,230 

818 

587 

420 

892 

30,600 

56,200 

13,000 

23,400 

1,120 

637

132,000

88093 32-
44 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1930, PART 5

ROSEAU RIVER AT CARIBOU, MINDT.

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

Caribou, 1 mile south of international boundary. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,650 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April to October, 1917; April, 1920, to F-sptember, 1930

(discontinued). 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,380 second-feet May 19-21

(gage height, 9.2 feet); minimum discharge occurred during winter; minimum

gage height, 3.25 feet Sept. 26-30.

1917, 1920-1930: Maximum discharge, 3,160 second-fee* May 24, 1927

(gage height, 12.8 feet); minimum, 4 second-feet Sept. 10-12, 29, 30, 1917

(gage height, 3.15 feet). 

REMARKS. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, Nov. 15 to Apr.

10, which are fair.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929-30

Day

1. ____ ---.

 2.. ... 

3 -

4 __ ...... __ .

.5 

7-.. ... 

«_ 

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

10 

11.. 

12....-- ___

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21........ _ - ...

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28- 

29. 

30 

31 

Oct.

22 

22 

22 

17 

17

17 

17 

22

28 

28

28 

28 

33 

33 

38

38 

33 

33 

33 

33

28 

28 

28 

28 

28

28 

28 

28 

28 

28 

28

Nov.

33 

38 

50 

68 

72

33

88 

85 

68 

50

41 

62 

44 

54 

52

50 

48 

28 

28 

28

25 

22 

22 

22 

22

12 1"

Dec.

13

 12

Jan.

i 10

Feb.

8

Month

November.. __ . ____ . ______________

June __ -. __ - ________________

July -. 

August _ .. ______ . ______________

The year _______________ _____

Mar.

15

Apr.

I 20

133

153 

524 

600 

574 

940

1,260 

1,260 

1,260 

1,220 

1,180

1,110 

1,010

808 

716 

600

500 

454 

524 

412

277

412 

217 

195 

188 

195

Maximum

38 

88

1,260 

1,380 

656 

906 

69 

11

1,380

May

217 

308 

454 

600 

628

656 

686 

686 

656 

1,010

1,080 

1,180 

1,220 

1,220 

1,220

1,260 

1,300 

1,340 

1,380 

1,380

1,380 

1,340 

1,300 

1,300 

1,300

1,300 

1,260 

1,180 

1,040

872 

746

June

656 

524 

476 

412 

324

278 

232 

202 

195 

174

146 

140 

133

146 

181

202 

217 

217 

210 

187

163 

140 

126 

126 

126

133 

140 

181 

356 

574

July

740 

906 

872 

840 

808

776 

761 

746 

716 

628

548 

524 

524 

524 

524

524 

454 

356 

292 

247

202 

181 

188 

188 

195

133

107 

100 

94 

82 

82

Minimum Mean

17

217 

126 

82 

12 

9

27.4 

39.8 

12.5 

10-0 

8.0 

15.0 

560 

1,020 

244 

447 

25.9 

9.93

203

Aug.

69 

56 

56 

44 

44

38 

38 

38 

32 

32

32 

32 

26 

26 

20

20 

20 

16 

16 

16

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

Sept.

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

9 

9 

9 

9 

9

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,680 

2,370 

769 

615 

444 

922 

33,300 

62,700 

14,500 

27,500 

1,590 

591

147,000
BED RIVER BASIN 45

ROSEAU RIVER BEIOW CUT-OFF DITCH, NEAR CARIBOU, MINN.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in SW. % sec. 34, T. 164 N., R. 45 W., 1 mile

west of Caribou and about 200 yards below mouth of State Ditclr No. 51,

locally known as Caribou cut-off ditch. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1929, to September, 1930. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,380 second-feet May 20, 21 (gage

height,"6.9 feet); minimum, 6 second-feet Sept. 25 (gage height, 1.40 feet). 

1929-30: Maximum discharge, that of May 21, 1930; minimum, that of

Sept. 25, 1930. 

REMARKS. Records excellent except those for period affected by ice, Nov.

18 to Apr. 10, and for period affected by aquatic growth, Aug. 23 to Sept.

30, which are fair.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929-80

Day

1 

2.... ..-. 

3.-, . ........

4. __ .... __ -

5 

7..,. .- ....

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

9...... . . .

10 

11 

12 

13 

14. 

15......... .

16 

17... _ .. ___ ..

18 

19 

23. 

21 .. ....... 

22-. .....

23 

24. 

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

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

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

28--. 

29. 

30 

31. _

Oct.

22 

22 

2 

23 

23

25 

24 

25 

26 

28

27 

28 

31 

32 

35

36 

32 

30 

30

29

28 

29 

29 

27 

27

27 

26 

27 

27 

25 

29

Nov.

33 

34

47 

64 

64

53 

43 

47 

63 

63

57 

35 

34 

46 

32

49 

42 

34

18 

29

24

22 

20 

16 

14

13 

12 

12 

12 

12

Dec.

13 

13 

13 

13 

13

13 

13 

13 

13 

13

13 

13 

13 

13

 12

Jan.

10

Feb.

8

Month

December ________ . ________ . ............

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

September. _______ . _______________

The year _ ___ . ________ . ............

Mar.

15

Apr.

20

130

152 

520 

606 

606 

920

1,300 

1,300 

1,300 

1,250 

1,220

1,140 

980 

860 

740 

632

556 

496 

436 

376 

309

261 

223 

200 

192 

192

Maximum

36

64

1.300

1,380 

658 

920 

68 

17

1,380

May

221 

307 

484 

606 

632

658 

658 

658 

658 

710

950 

1,180 

1,220 

1,220 

1,260

1,260 

1,300 

1,340 

1,340 

1,380

1,380 

1,340 

1,300 

1,300 

1,300

1,300 

1,220 

1,140 

1,020 

890 

770

June

658 

544 

4.6 

424 

340

281 

241 

210 

188 

168

146 

134 

128 

137 

172

200 

217 

226 

210 

184

162 

141 

128 

126 

128

128 

134 

176 

388 

632

Minimum

22 

12

221 

126 

76 

13 

6

6

July

770 

860 

890 

920 

920

890 

860 

800 

710 

632

568 

508 

484 

520 

556

544 

496 

412 

331

263

215 

192 

194 

188 

168

141 

119 

106 

93 

85 

76

Mean

Aug.

68 

59 

53 

49 

43

40 

36 

34 

32

29

27 

26 

24 

23 

22

21 

21 

20 

18 

18

18 

18 

18 

18 

16

16 

18 

16 

14 

13 

13

Sept

12 

10 

10

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

9 

9

10 

12 

12 

12 

14

16 

16

17 

16 

12

10 

12 

12 

10 

6

7 

9 

8 

8 

8

Run-off in 

acre-feet

27. 5 1, 690 

34. 8 2, 070 

12. 5 769 

10 615 

8 444 

15 922 

566 33, 700 

1,000 61,500 

248 14, 800 

468 28,800 

27. 1 1, 670 

10. 9 649

204 148, 000
46 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1930, PART 5 

SOUTH FORK OF ROSEAU RIVER NEAR MA1UNG, BORN.

LOCATION. Staff gage in center of sec. 7, T. 161 N., R. 39 W., 1 mile northwest

of Malung.

DRAINAGE AREA. 265 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1911, to September, 1914; July, 192"5 , to September,

1930. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 475 second-feet Apr. 5 (gage

height, 10.30 feet, affected by ice); no flow at various times

1911-1914, 1928-1930: Maximum discharge, 1,040 seccnd-feet Oct. 1,

1912 (gage height, 10.3 feet, present datum); no flow occasionally. 

REMARKS. Records good. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 17-30,

Apr. 3-10, and by aquatic growth July 2 to Aug. 12. Discharge estimated

Apr. 1, 2.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 19%9-SO

Day

1... 

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

3 

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

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

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

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

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

g

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

n.................. ...... ........... ....... ...

12...............-...-... ...-............... is.................. ...........................

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

.1

.2 

.3

Month

April. . ... 

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

Nov.

0.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3

.4 

.4 

.5

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

.5 

.5 

.4 

.4 

.4

Apr.

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

292 

391

352 

328 

268 

170 

88

63 

36 

26 

26 

18

13 

12 

11 

10 

9.6

7.2 

6.6 

6.0 

5.0 

4.5

4.0 

4.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

May

10 

12 

13 

20 

22

20 

16 

18 

21 

23

78 

268 

352 

377 

244

170 

54 

54 

49 

44

32 

34 

30 

20 

17

13 

11 

10 

6.0 

9.0 

7.2

Maximum Minimum

0.3 0 

.5 .3 

391 2 

377 6 

18 2.2 

16 .7 

.8 0

J-jjie

7.2

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5

45 

3.5 

3.6 

3.2 

3.2

2.9 

2.9 

2.2 

3.5 

3.5

3.5 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

6.0

6.0 

8.5 

11 

10 

10

13

13 

14 

16 

18

July

16 

13 

7.8 

3.2 

2.9

4.6 

4.6 

3.6 

2.9 

2.9

2.9 

7.2 

9.6 

9.0 

13

10 

6.0 

4.0 

3.2 

2.9

2.5 

1.9 

1.7 

1.4 

.9

.8 

.7 

.9 

.7 

1.9 

1.5

Aug.

0.8 

.7 

.5 

.4 

.3

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.1

.1 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Tv/r-oT. Run-off in 

Mean acre-feet

0. 02 1. 2 

.40 24 

72. 3 4, 300 

66.3 4,080 

6. 64 395 

4.64 285 

.15 9. 2

NOTE. No flow during September.
RED RIVER BASIN 47

MUD CREEK NEAR SPRAGUE, MANITOBA

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in NE. % sec. 34, T. 164 N., R. 38 W., 3^ 

miles south of Sprague, Manitoba, 14 miles northeast of Roseau, Minn., 

and half a mile south of international boundary.

DRAINAGE AREA. 162 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September, 1928, to September, 1930.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,040 second-feet May 13 (gage 

height, 12.34 feet); minimum, 0.6 second-foot Sept. 9 (gage height, 0.68 

foot).

1928-1930: Maximum discharge, that of May 13, 1930; minimum, 0.4 

second-foot Sept. 20, 1929 (gage height, 0.64 foot).

^REMARKS. Records excellent except those for August, which are fair. Stagedischarge relation affected by ice Nov. 19-26, Apr. 3-10. Discharge estimated Nov. 27-30, Apr. 1-2; interpolated Aug. 5-28.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929-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... ..................................

^&............... ...................... yj... ..................................

28 .. __ 

29 .- _

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

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

Oct.

2.3 

2.2 

2.1 

2.0 

2.7

5.5 

2.7 

2.2 

2.0 

2.5

3.1 

4.9 

8.1 

3.6 

3.4

3.2 

3.1 

2.9 

2.9

2.9

2.8 

2.8 

2.7 

2.6 

2.6

2.5 

2.5 

2.7

2.6 

2.3 3.2

Nov.

6.7 

11.0 

11.8 

14.2 

8.8

as

11.0 

10.2 

9.4 

6.7

6.6 

8.1 

9.9 

7.3

7.5

7.8 

8.1 

7.2 

5.0 

4.1

2.7 

2.0 

1.5 

1.2 

1.2

1.2 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

Month

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

July........ ... . ........ ...... -:. 

Apr.

0 

0 

0 

12 

68

110 

118 

338 

165 

134

126 

126 

130 

126 

122

114 

110 

106 

94 

86

84 

78 

68 

60 

56

50 

48 

48 

50 

56

May

98 

308 

319 

276 

266

246 

229 

276 

330 

366

565 

806 

1,020 

946 

760

628

535 

448 

378 

354

330 

286 

237 

207 

190

170 

160 

155 

142 

134 

122

June

110 

98 

84 

76 

71

68 

67 

62 

54 

46

40 

40 

62 

84 

106

126 

J18 

96 

76 

64

54 

48 

46 

47 

44

74 

76 

62 

237 

760

Maximum Minimum

8.1 20 

14. 2 1.0 

165 0 

1, 020 98 

760 40 

946 22 

19 1.7 

2.2 .9

July

946 

830 

698 

580 

448

319 

237 

190 

155 

122

94 

175 

276 

237 

190

160 

122 

90

72 

62

71

100 

76 

59 

48

44 

37 

33 

29 

25 

22

Aug.

19 

18 

17 

16 

15

15 

14 

14 

13 

13

12 

12 

11 

11 

10

10 

9.0 

9.0 

8.0 

8.0

7.0 

7.0 

6.0 

6.0 

5.0

5.0 

4.0 

3.0 

1.9 

1.7 

1.8

Sept.

2.2 

2.1 

1.8 

1.6 

1.4

1.4 

1.2 

1.1 

LO 

1.2

1.4 

1.5 

1.8 

2.0 

1.6

1.8 

2.0 

2.0 

1.9 

1,7

L4 

1.1 

1.2 

1.2 

.9

1.2 

1.6 

1.4 

1.7 

1.6

T., Run-off in 

Mean acre-feet

3. 02 186 

6. 14 365 

82. 8 '4, 930 

364 22,400 

99.9 5,940 

211 13, 000 

9.75 60& 

1. 53 91
48 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1930, PART 5

FINE CREEK HEAR PINE CREEK, MCNN.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in NW. % sec. 35, T. 164 N., R. 41 W., 2 

miles northeast of Pine Creek post office and half a mile south of international 

boundary. Zero of gage 1,046.27 feet above mean sea leve1 .

DRAINAGE AREA. 76 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August, 1928, to September, 1930.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 449 second-feet May 12, 13, 1930 

(gage height, 8.83 feet); minimum, 3.6 second-feet Aug. 17, 18, 20, 1930 

(gage height, 1.20 feet).

1928-1930: Maximum discharge, that of May 12, 13, 1930; minimum, 

that of Aug. 17, 18, 20, 1930.

REMARKS. Records excellent. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 

20-27, Apr. 2-8. Discharge estimated Nov. 28-30, Apr. 1.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929-30

Day

1. 

2 ..

3 ... - - - . 

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

5 

6 -. ...

7 -- 

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

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

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

II.- .- . .

12 .

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 , 

19 . ..

20 

21 -. .

22 

23. 

24 . 

25 ...-

 26. . 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31. 

Oct.

13 

12 

12 

11 

11

12 

15 

14 

13 

14

20 

23 

22 

19

17

16 

14 

14 

14 

14

13 

13 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

13 

14

Nov.

28 

35 

31 

27 

24

22 

23 

34 

24 

19

18 

18 

29 

24 

22

20 

23 

18 

20

22

20 

16 

10 

13 

13

10 

10 

9.0 

9.0 

9.0

Month

October _____ . .. __ . ....... ___ . ___ ....

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

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

Apr.

5.0 

6.0 

6.0 

31 

104

173

265 

284 

217 

161

132 

118 

114 

97 

83

71 

63 

57 

49 

40

47 

46 

42 

40 

37

34 

32 

30 

33 

37

May

63 

108 

118 

114 

97

80 

80 

111 

132 

142

224 

365 

449 

284

181

139

104 

85 

71 

71

66 

57 

46 

40 

34

31 

31 

30 

26 

23 

21

June

19 

18 

16 

16 

20

20 

17 

15 

 13

* 12

12 

14 

32 

40 

38

31 

26

21 

18 

17

16 

18 

19 

20 

19

29 

30

48 

417 

284

Maximum Minimum

23 11 

35 9 

284 5 

449 21 

417 12 

185 8 

7. 5 4. 1 

13 4.6

July

185 

169 

165 

146 

111

76 

50 

40 

31 

25

22

104 

142 

146 

104

58 

35 

27 

23 

20

33 

34 

23

18 

15

15 

13 

11 

10 

9 

8

Aug.

7.5 

7.5 

7.5 

7.0 

6.3

6.3

5.8 

5.3 

4.8 

4.8

4.8 

5.0 

5.0

4.8 

4.8

4.6 

4.3 

4.3

4.1

4.1

4.3 

4.8 

5.3

4.8 

4.6

4.6

4.6 

5.0 

5.0

4.8 

4.8

Sept.

5.5 

5.3 

4.6 

4.8 

4.8

5.0 

5.0 

5.0 

5.3 

5.3

6.3 

8.0 

13 

12 

10

9.2 

9.0 

8.5

7.5 

6.8

6.5 

6.5 

6.2 

5.8 

9.0

5.3 

6.2 

6.5 

6.8 

6.8

** Run-off in 

Mean acre-feet

14.1 867 

20.2 1,200 

82. 0 4, 880 

110 6, 760 

43. 8 2, 610 

60. 3 3, 710 

5. 20 320 

6.88 409
BED RIVER BASIN 49

BADGER CREEK HEAB BADGER, HINN.

LOCATION. Staff gage in NE. % sec. 2, T. 161 N., R. 42 W., 1 mile northwest of 

Badger. Zero of gage 1,047.5 feet above mean sea level.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1929, to September, 1930.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 146 second-feet May 11, 1930 

(gage height, 4.88 feet); no flow for large part of year.

1929-30: Maximum discharge, that of May 11, 1930; no flow during 

greater part of each year.

REMARKS. Records good.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929 30

Day

1 . _ ...

2

3.... ......

4 .. ..

5.. _ ..

6 

7..........

8.........

9..........

10... _ ....

Apr.

0 

0 

0 

0 

10

67 

63 

42

37 

22

May

2.2 

9.4 

5.7 

4.4 

2.6

2.0 

3.0 

4.6

6.8 

10

June

0.2 

.1 

.1 

.2 

.1

.1 

.1 

0 

0 

0

Bay

11. 

12 

13..... 

14 

15 

16 

17. ..

19 ..

20.. _ - _ .

Apr.

13 

7.8 

4.9 

3.7 

1.4

1.2 

.9 

.6 

.5 

.4

Month

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

May _____________ . ______________

Jnnn

They

May

146 

116 

122 

92 

72

51 

37 

28 

18 

13

June

0 

0

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

0 

0 

0 

0

Maximum

67 

146 

.2

146

Day

21 ..

22 

23 

24 ......

25... .

26 

27 

28 

29 

30. _ ......

31. 

Minimum

0.1 

.3 

0

0

Apr.

0.3 

.3 

.2

.2 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.2 

.2

Mean

8.91 

24.8 

.07

May

6.5 

4,4 

3.0 

2.2 

2.0

1.2 

1.0 

.8 

.5 

.4 

.3

'Juner

0 

.1 

.2 

.1 

.1

0 

0 

0 

.2 

.2

Run-off in 

acre- feet

530 

1,530 

4

2,000

NOTE. No flow during months for which no discharge is shown.
50 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1930, PART 

SOUBIS (MOUSE) RIVES AT MINOT, N. DAK.

LOCATION. At Ann Street footbridge, northeast of Great Northern Railway

roundhouse at Minot, Ward County. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 10,270 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1903, to March, 1924; April, 1927, to September,

1928; October, 1929, to September, 1930. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 920 second-feet, Apr. 14, 15, 16

(gage height, 9.40 feet); no flow at times during February.

1903-1924, 1927-28, 1929-30: Maximum discharge, 12,000 second-feet

Apr. 20,1904 (gage height, 21.9 feet); no flow at times during February, 1930. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for estimated periods, Dec. 1 to Feb. 18,

May 20-22, July 1 to Sept. 19, which are poor. Stage-discharge relation

affected by ice Nov. 6 to Apr. 4.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929--80

Day

1 ____ . ......

2 ... .... ...

3 

4.. ~ 

6 

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

8. ____ . ......

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

10 

11 

12 .

13 

14 

15 .- 

16 

17 

18 

19 . . 

20 

21. 

22. 

23 .

24..... .

26 

27. 

28 

29 

30 

31 

Oct.

4 

4 

4 

4 

4

4 

4 

3 

3

4

4 

4 

4 

4 

4

4

4 

4 

4 

4

4 

4 

5 

5 

5

5 

5 

6 

6 

6 

6

Nov.

8 

8 

9 

10 

12

12 

12 

12 

9 

9

6

6 

4 

4 

4

4 4' 

3 

2 

2

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

Dec.

1.0

Jan.

0.5

Feb.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0

180 

188

228 

295 

196 

228 

84

37 

31 

26

Month

January _ .. __ _ ___ . .....................

April-. 

Mfty

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

The year ________ .... ........... .....

Mar.

21 

21 

21 

26 

26

37 

50 

134 

188 

261

295 

329 

329 

278 

295

295- 

220 

172 

127 

107

107 

142 

164 

164 

172

212 

261 

164 

364 

364 

382

Apr.

400 

436 

472 

620 

760

760 

720 

700 

680 

720

760 

800 

860 

920 

920

920 

880 

800 

640 

520

412 

376 

340 

304 

286

268 

250 

234 

218 

202

Maximum

6 

12

295 

382 

920 

202

57

920

May

202 

202

187 

172 

157

150 

143 

129 

115 

108

115 

129 

143 

143 

129

122 

115 

115 

115 

105

96 

87 

77 

77 

67

67 

67 

67 

62 

62 

57

June

57 

57 

52

4S

4f 

4? 

4? 

4f 

4f

44

44 

44 

4C 

4T

4C 

40 

44 

44 

«

44 

40 

40 

40 

40

3P 

3f 

3f 

3P 

3f

July

18

Minimum Mean

3

1

0 

21 

202 

57 

36

4.4 

5.0 

1.0 

.5 

53.3 

186 

573 

116 

43.8 

18 

.5 

.15

0 82.8

Aug.

0.5

Sept.

0.2

1::

.1.1 .1 .1 .1

.1 .1 .1 .1.1

Run-off in 

acre-feet

271 

298 

61.5 

30.7 

2,960 

11,400 

34,100 

7,130 

2,610 

1,110 

30.7 

8.9

60,000
BED RIVER BASIN 51

SOURIS (MOUSE) RIVER WEAR WESTHOPE, N. DAK.

LOCATION. Chain gage in T. 163 N., R. 79 W., 1% miles east of Westhope.

Zero of gage 1,404.72 feet above mean sea level. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July, 1929, to September, 1930. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,130 second-feet Mar. 31 to

Apr. 2 (gage height, 6.98 feet); minimum, 2 second-feet several days in

August and September (gage height, 0.34 foot).

1929-30: Maximum and minimum discharges, those of 1930. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for extreme low discharges in August and

September, which are fair. Discharge estimated Nov. 2-16.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929-80

Day

I.-. ......... .......

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

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

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

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

6.. .-._._ ._. ._____..__.______

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

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.

13 

14 

14 

14 

4

3

4 

4 

5 

6

6

5 

5 

5 

5

5 

4 

4 

4 

3

5 

7 

8 

8 

10

12 

14 

17 

19 

14 

15

Nov.

16 

20 

33

Mar.

992 

992 

992

1,030 

1,030 

1,030 

1,060 

1,090 

1,130

Month

Mar. 23-31 

April...... 

May _______ . 

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

Apr.

1,130 

1,130 

1,090 

1,060 

1,030

1,030 

1,030 

1,060 

1,030 

992

992 

960 

960 

960 

960

930 

900 

870 

870 

840

810 

810 

810 

810 

781

781 

781 

753 

753 

753

May

726 

700 

651 

604 

560

540 

520 

482 

446 

412

412 

412 

412 

396 

396

380 

365 

350 

335 

335

305 

277 

291 

305 

252

228 

228 

216 

192 

148 

138

Maximum

19 

33 

1,130 

1,130 

726 

138 

84 

14 

14

June

138 

138 

138 

128 

128

123 

113 

103 

98 

98

98 

79 

93 

103 

108

103 

108 

108 

108 

108

98 

98 

88 

84 

74

76 

79 

74 

66 

79

Minimum

3

16 

992 

753 

138 

66 

11 

2 

2

July

84 

79 

70 

66 

70

70 

61 

52 

52 

52

49 

44 

42 

39 

33

38 

35 

35 

35 

28

29 

26 

21 

28 

22

26 

11 

22 

15

18 

18

Auf.

14 

14 

12 

11 

12

12 

7 

5 

5 

5

5 

4 

3 

3 

5

5 

4 

3 

3 

3

3 

3 

3 

4 

4

3

3 

3 

2 

2 

3

Sept.

2 

2 

3 

3 

10

14 

12 

10 

11 

10

10 

11 

8 

5 

6

10 

11 

10 

5 

5

8 

14 

14 

14 

11

10 

10 

9 

7 

5

 ...,. Run-off in 

Mean acre-feet

8. 3 510 

20. 5 691 

1, 040 18, 600 

922 54, 900 

388 23, 900 

101 6, 010 

41. 0 2, 520 

5. 4 332 

8. 7 518
52 STJKFACE WATEK SUPPLY, 1930, PAKT 5

RAINY RIVER BASIN

KAWISHIWI RIVER NEAR WINTON, MINN.

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

Power & Light Co., just above Fall Lake and 2% miles e?.st of Winton.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,200 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June, 1905, to June, 1907; October, If 12, to September, 

1919; September, 1923, to September, 1930.

EXTREMES. Maximum daily mean discharge during year, 3,860 second-feet May 

17; minimum, 95 second-feet Dec. 16.

1905-1907, 1912-1919, 1923-1930: Maximum daily mean discharge, 6,030 

second-feet Apr. 26, 1927; no flow at times 1905-1907 and 1923^1928.

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

Flow entirely regulated by several reservoirs. Discharge obtained from 

power-house records furnished by Minnesota Power & Ligl t Co.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929-30

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.

466 

402 

424 

434 

434

446 

455 

585 

512 

372

332 

548 

503 

430 

452

446 

478 

478 

544 

448

512 

359 

428 

461 

396

428 

385 

359 

511 

461 

461

Month

October ______ . ... ..

Nov.

474 

512 

480 

452 

448

4SO 

480 

545 

4SO 

467

441 

523 

476 

496 

570

517 

461 

396 

434 

480

601 

629 

523 

486 

326

463 

536 

446 

478 

494

Dec.

478 

327 

452 

494 

364

428 

461 

461 

380 

461

380 

477 

430 

430 

494

95 

421 

462 

430 

462

430

462 

367 

430 

407

355 

412 

461 

351 

388 

430

Jan.

351

347 

428 

397 

428

396 

396 

396 

3% 

396

396 

396 

396 

364 

364

396 

364 

396 

266 

360

350 

350 

350 

350 

273

289 

296 

324 

356 

324 

356

Feb.

306 

270 

345 

356 

324

356 

356 

324 

317 

290

324 

356 

282 

315 

254

185 

375 

484 

338 

314

254 

383 

184 

240 

254

319 

254 

286

Maxi- Mini- M mum mum Jvlean

5S

62

49

42

48

50

44

5 332 450 

9 326 486 

4 95 415 

* 266 363 

4 184 309 

2 194 318 

6 270 346

Mar.

286 

194 

289 

254 

252

291 

254 

222 

236 

263

318 

270 

270 

246 

334

270 

407 

366 

331 

318

318 

318 

255 

418 

502

502 

453 

396 

331 

321 

370

Apr.

433 

389 

394 

394 

270

395 

288 

300 

365 

365

397 

365 

365 

332 

365

300 

332 

332 

332 

300

300 

300 

300 

332 

292

379 

446 

336 

288 

408

May

419 

755 

1,020 

1,080 

957

1,280 

1,390 

1,280 

1,690 

2,530

2,180 

2,400 

2,620 

2,940 

3,500

3,540 

3,860 

3,790 

3,630 

3,550

3,600 

3,240 

3,540 

3,310 

2,870

2,540 

2,510 

2,440 

2,510 

2,540 

2,550

June

2,5fO 

2,62" 

2.3PO 

1,980 

1,8*0

1,930 i,ee«

1,900 i,7eo

1,770

1,660 

l,5f 

1, 430 

1,400 

1,440

1,650 

1,560 

l,5fO 

1,500 

1,380

1,390 

1,320 

1,400 

1,540 

1,990

1,480 

1, 810 

1,940 

1,970 

2,000

July

2,020 

2,080 

2,120 

2,120 

2,080

2,080 

2,060 

2,200 

2,050 

2,120

2,020 

2,410 

2,200 

2,600 

2,760

2,830 

2,680 

3,080 

3,050 

3,030

3,150 

3,000 

2,640 

2,430 

2,260

1,940 

1,720 

1,870 

1,410 

1,450 

1,310

Month MjjJ

July. . 3,

Septem 

T

ber

he year 3.

860 

620 

150 

170 

641

860

Aug.

1,«170 

1,080 

994 

910 

952

920 

920

887 

887 

714

825 

984 

759 

855 

920

855 

662 

656 

823 

791

791 

804 

681 

675 

624

756 

713 

788 

723 

745 

444

Minimum

419 

1,320 

1,310 

444 

159

95

Sept.

530 

464 

479 

392 

415

447 

159 

373 

350 

350

487 

641 

530 

343

278

348 

283 

348

251 

348

281 

348 

363 

316

251

380 

380 

348 

251 

348

Mean

2,450 

1,750 

2,280 

816 

369

869
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1930, PART 5

UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN

MISSISSIPPI RIVER NEAR ROYALTON, MINN.

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

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

Swan River.

T)RAINAQE AREA. 11,600 square miles.

HECORDS AVAILABLE. March, 1924, to September, 1930.

EXTREMES. Maximum mean daily discharge during year, 9,610 second-feet 

May 15; minimum, 809 second-feet Nov. 22.

1924-1930: Maximum mean daily discharge, 12,600 second-feet Apr. 22, 

1927; minimum, 351 second-feet Jan. 4, 1925.

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

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

& Light Co.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929-80

Day

1 .... 

3 

3- 

4 

.5- __ _ _

«... .........

7 . 

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

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

10 . .

11 .

12 . .

13 

14.- . ___ ..

15..... .. .

16 

17- . .

18.-.-.. ____ ..

19 

20-. _ . .... . ....

21- __ . ___ ....

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 .. _ ... ...

29 . 

30 .

31 .

Oct.

3,470

3,450

3,340

3,540

3,140

3,140 <j 7dn

3,390

3,620

3,620

3,300

3,520

3,860

3,790

3,700

3,870

3,160

3,520

3,310

3

O«n

3,690

3,470

3,180

3,120 

3,500

3,690

Nov.

9 7Rrt

4,080

4,070

3,460

3,870

o Q7ft

3 71ft

3,870

3,040

9 Q9ft

2

9On

2 040

i OKA

1 830

1,820

1,810

1,570

QAQ

1,150

1,180

1,120

1,300

1,300

1,400

Dec.

i T ^n

1,120

923

1,180

1,140

1,080

1,090

1,110

1,160

1,180

1,210

1,280

1,160

1,240

1,150

1 260

1,250

1,210

963

1,280

1,250

1,180

1,200

1,270

1,180 

1,220

Jan.

1,080

1,100

1,170

1 200

1,140

1,130

998

QCO

1,170

1,220

1,110

1,010

1,180

1,100

1,020

1,030

1,060 

1,020

Feb.

1,040

QQA

1,030

1,020

1,150

1,130

1,050

1 060

1 000

1,100

1,090

1 040

1,010

1,210

1,070

i ^firt

1 660

1,800

2,120

2 -ion

2,050

2,100

Mar.

1 O*i/l

1,700

i 7*n

1,700

1 660

1,800

1 760

l' 740

1,840

1,700

1,830

0 QOfi

2

a4.ft

O A*>ft

2,680

2,880

2,820

9 7%fl

2 640

2,690

2 ygo

2,550

2,400

O OKA

2,400

2

ftCfl

2,350

2,160 

2,020

2,050

Apr.

2 i/in

2,510

2,520

2,460

2,670

2 790

3,420

3,270

3,520

Q 7>in

3,410

3,120

3,350

3 inn

3,080

2,810

3,070

3,350

3,280

9 o^n

2,420

2,400

2,430

2,430 

2,550

May

2,750

O QAft

9 *tQn

9 QQft

3,140

3,620

4,500

5,520

8,440

9 9in

9 270

9,410

9 040

7,810

6,470

5,880

5,190

4,380

4,280 

4,070

June

3

onn

2,610

S Qftfl

3

,1 A«

3,800

3,500

3

oqn

3 97fl

2,890

2,740

O QQ(\

2,820

9 79fl

9 fidn

9 AQfl

2,520

2,530

2,510

2,350

2,200

9 9J./1

2,200

9 f\d.n

2 ^30

9 Q9fl

3,040

2,400

2,500 

2,810

July

3,070

2

cnn

2,720

2

q Oft

2,120

2,080

9 ion

2,520

2,430

2,070

1,630

1 980

1,760

1,960

i 7*yi

1,770

1,950

2,080

2,230

2,320

2

CCA

2,530

3,270

2,940

2,910 

2,900

2,850

Aug.

2 7Qn

3 000

9 Q9ft

3 280

3 300

3 090

3 080

3 180

2 fiftfi

3 080

3 160

3 190

3 390

3 400

2,930

2r 790

2.800

2.790

2.800

3 210

2.910

3 180

3, 060

3,220

3 000 

3 020

3080

Sept.

3

OQA

3,070

3

0AA

2,980

3,120

3 240

2 630

2^850

3,110

2,880

3,030

3,030

2,880

3,090

3,060

2,900

2,950

3,060

2,990

2,600

2,850

3,090

3,000

2,860

2,900

2,820

2,700 

2,680

Month

October _ _____ . _________ . __

April.. _ 

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

September _ . ____ . _.___ 

Maximum

3,870

4,080

1,280

1,250

2,180

2,880

3,740

9,610

3,800

3,270

3,400

3,290

9,610

Minimum

3,120

809

923

958

996

1,660

2,100

2,590

2,200

1,630

2,660

2,600

809

Mean

3,480

2,250

1,170

1,100

1,310

2,220

2,880

5,820

2,790

2,340

3,050

2,970

2,620

Per square 

mile

0.300

.194

.101

.095

.113

.191

.248

.502

.241

.202

.263

.256

.226

Run-ofl in 

inches

0.35

.22

.12

.11

.12

.22

.28

.58

.27

.23

.30

.29

3.03
54 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1930, PART 5

MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ELK RIVER, MINN.

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 10,2 T. 121 N., R. 23 W., at highway bridge in

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

DKAINAGB AREA. 14,500 square miles. 

RBCOEDS AVAILABLE. July, 1915, to September, 1930. 

EXTEEMES. Maximum discharge during year, 14,300 second-feet May 16 (gage

height, 7.13 feet); minimum, 947 second-feet Nov. 21 (gage height, 2.99 feet)- 

1915-1930: Maximum discharge, 27,000 second-feet Apr. 7, 1916 (gage

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

REMAEKS. Records good. Discharge estimated Nov. 20 to Mar. 14, becauseof ice. Flow partly regulated by Government reservoirs on headwaters.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929-30

Day

1

2---.--..- ___

3..- . _

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

5 

6 -

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

8 -

9.... ___ _-__

10 

11... ......

12 _ .... .

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

14.-. . .

16 

16.. 

17 . _ 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 .

23 . . ....

24 

25 

26 

27... _ ... . 

28 

29 

30 

31 

Oct.

4 080

3,840

4 080

4,080

3,840

3,840

4,080

3,840

3,840

3,840

4,080

4,340

3,840

3,610

4 080

4,080

4,340

4,620

4,080

4,080

4 080

4,080

3,840

3,840

4,080

4,080

3,840

3,610

3,840

Nov.

4,340

4,620

5,200

4,620

4,340

4,340

4,620

4,340

4 080

3,610

3,020

2,690

2,540

2,850

2,400

2,270

2,040

1,110

947

1,030

1,420

1,810

2,140

1,540

1,610

1,240

1,620

Dec.

1,480

1,540

1,520

1,600

1,400

1,350

1,300

1,270

1,270

1,390

1,470

1,420

1,330

1,390

1,320

1,250

i i p;n

1,190

1,310

1,250

1,300

1,240

1,250

1,380

1,350

1,400

1,340

1,410

1,450

Jan.

1,540

1, 550

1,310

1,400

1 250

1 240

1,230

1,270

1,170

1,260

i <*fln

1,340

1,240

1,120

1,300

1,230

1,220

1,180

1,250

1,290

1,240

Feb.

1,250

1,210

1,280

1,230

1,360

1,320

1,300

1,260

1,310

1,280

1,380

1,410

1,220

1,250

1,320

1,490

1,760

2,400

2,720

3,960

4,130

3

Qcn

3,450

Mar.

3,070

2,860

2,780

3,000

2,990

3,030

2,890

2,800

3,050

3,150

3,330

3,710

4,250

5,500

5,200

4,620

4,620

4,620

4,080

4,080

4,080

4 080

3^840

3,610

3,020

3,020

2,850

2,850

3,020

3,020

Apr.

2,690

2,690

3,020

3,200

3,020

3,200

3,200

3,200

4,080

4,080

4,080

4,080

4,080

4,080

3,610

3,840

3,840

3,200

3,840

3,610

3,610

3,610

3,200

3,200

3,200

3,200

2,540

2,690

May

3,020

3,020

3,400

3,400

3,400

3,400

4,080

4,340

4,620

7,310

8,560

10,200

12,400

14,000

14,300

13,700

13,400

13,000

13,000

12,400

11,800

10,800

9,520

8,560

8,240

8,560

7,930

4,910

4,910

June

4,340

4, 080

3,400

3, 840

4,340

4,910

4,620

4,340

3, 840

3,021

3,201

3,020

3, 020

3,201

2,541

2,691

2, 850

2, 690

2,540

2,540

2,690

2,400

3,020

2 fiQiT

2, 850

3,020

2, 850

2, 850

July

2,850

2,850

2,850

3,020

3,020

2,850

2,690

2,270

2,540

2,690

2,540

2,270

2,270

2,270

2,040

2,040

2,150

2,040

2,040

2,150

2,400

2,400

2,400

2,540

2,690

3,020

3,200

3,610

3,400

3,200

3,020

Aug.

3,020

3,200

3,400

3,400

3,200

3,200

3,610

3,400

3,400

3,400

3,400

3,020

2,850

3,200

3,610

3,610

3,610

3,200

2,850

3,020

3,200

3,020

2,850

3,020

3,200

3,200

3,400

3,400

3,610

3,400

Sept3,400»

3,400"

3,200

3,200>

3,610-

3,610*

3,400'

3, 610.

3,400-

3,20ft

3,610

3,200*

3,40ft

3,610-

3,400>

3,2001

3,400)

3,200*

3,400-

3,400

3,40»

3,400>

3,02ft

3,020'

3,610»

3,400'

3,400*

3,200

3,020

3,020

Month

February. _ . _____________ . __

April 

May... ______ . ________ . __

July 

Maximum

4,620

5,200

1,620

1,550

4,130

5,500

4,080

14,300

4,910

3,610

3,610

3,610

14,300

Minimum

3,610

947

1,150

1,120

1,200

2,780

2,540

3,020

2,400

2,040

2,850

3,020

947

Mean

4,000

2,860

1,370

1,280

1,940

3,550

3,440

8,120

3,240

2,620

3,270

3,340

3,260

Per square 

mile

0.276

.197

.094

.088

.134

.245

.237

.560

.223

.181

.226

.230

.225

Run-off in 

inches

0.32:

.22

.11

.10»

.14.

.28.

.26

.65 .25-

.21

.26.

.26,

3.06.

1 Previously published incorrectly as in sec. 3.
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 55

MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ST. PAUL, MINN.

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

Paul, 6 miles below mouth of Minnesota River. Zero of gage 684.16 feet

above mean sea level. 

DBAINAGE AREA. 35,700 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March, 1887, to September, 1930. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 22,000 second-feet May 19 (gage

height, 8.80 feet); minimum occurred during estimated period.

1887-1930: Maximum discharge, 80,800 second-feet Apr. 6, 1897 (gage

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

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

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

Flow partly regulated by Government reservoirs on headwaters to increase

low-water open-season flow in interests of navigation.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929-30

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.

5,570 

5,430 

5,290 

5,290 

5,430

5,150 

5,290 

5,290 

5,020 

5,290

5,570 

5,570 

5,590 

5,620 

5,640

5,660 

5,690 

5,710 

5,710 

5,570

5,570 

5,150 

5,150 

5,430 

5,290

4,760 

5,020 

5,020 

5,150 

4,760 

5,020

Nov.

5,430 

5,850 

5,990 

5,850 

5,990

5,710 

5,570 

5,850 

5,710 

5,570

5,290 

4,890 

4,510 

4,040 

4,040

3,930 

3,710 

3,320 

3,710 

3,610

2,280

Dec.

2,000

Jan.

1,870

Month 1

February _________ .. ... . 

April _____ . ________________

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

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

September... _- -- - .- -- - _ -

The year

Feb.

1,880

3,610 

5,150 

7,030 

10,100 

12,400

12,800 

12,600 

12,400

Mar.

10,100 

8,280 

7,180 

6,430 

6,280

6,280 

6,580 

6,580 

6,880 

6,880

6,730 

6,280 

6,280 

6,880 

7,030

7,330 

7,960 

8,280 

7,800 

6,880

7,800 

6,730 

7,180 

7,330 

7,030

6,580 

6,130 

6,180 

5,900 

5,900 

5,760

Apr.

5,360 

5,100 

5,230 

5,490 

5,490

5,490 

5,620 

5,620 

5,620 

6,180

6,320 

6,180 

6,320 

6,040 

5,900

5,620 

5,900 

5,900 

5,760 

5,620

5,490 

5,900 

5,360 

5,620 

5,620

5,360 

4,850 

4,850 

4,730 

4,730

VCaximum Minimum

5,71 

5,99

0 4,760 

0 .... ___ .

12,800 ...... .....

10, 100 5, 760 

6, 320 4, 730 

22, 000 4, 730 

8, 170 4, 970 

5,900 3,700 

4, 510 3, 600 

5, 620 3, 800

22,000

May

4,730 

5,360 

5,490 

5,490 

5,490

5,620 

6,180 

6,920 

7,220 

7,530

9,000 

11,100 

12,900 

15,200 

17,700

19,700 

21,000 

21,800 

22,000 

21,800

20,700 

19,500 

17,500 

16,300 

14,700

13,400 

12,700 

12,500 

11,800 

10,000 

8,830

June

8,170 

7,530 

7,530 

6,920 

7,370

7,690 

7,850 

7,690 

7,530 

7,850

7,530 

7,370 

7,370 

7,220 

6,620

6,320 

5,760 

5,900 

6,040 

6,040

5,760 

6,620 

5,490 

4,970 

5,490

5,360 

5,620 

5,620 

5,620 

5,230

Mean

5,350 

4,050 

2,000 

1,870 

4,060 

6,950 

5,580 

12,600 

6,600 

4,710 

4,120 

4,250

5,190

July

4,400 

4,970 

5,100 

5,490 

5,620

5,490 

4,970 

5,100 

5,100 

5,760

5,900 

5,900 

5,230 

4,730 

4,970

4,510 

4,300 

4,300 

4,100 

3,700

4,100 

3,900 

4,000 

4,100 

3,700

4,300 

4,200 

4,400 

4,850 

4,400 

4,400

Per square 

mile

0.150 

.113 

.056 

.052 

.114 

.195 

.156 

.353 

.185 

.132 

.115 

.119

Aug.

4,200 

4,300 

4,300 

4,300 

4,400

4,200 

4,400 

4,510 

4,510 

4,300

4,300 

4,000 

3,800 

4,200 

4,200

4,200 

4,400 

4,400 

4,200 

4,000

3,900 

3,800 

3,700 

3,700 

3,800

3,600 

3,700 

4,100 

4,200 

4,000 

4,000

Sept.

3,900 

4,100 

4,100 

4,000 

4,510

4,400 

4,100 

3,900 

4,100 

4,000

3,800 

4,000 

4,300 

4,200 

4,400

4,620 

4,510 

4,400 

4,200 

4,200

4,100 

4,100 

4,300 

4,000 

4,000

5,620 

5,100 

4,510 

4,200 

3,900

Bun-oflin 

inches

0.17 

.13 

.06 

.06 

.12 

.22 

.18 

.41 

.21 

.15 

.13 

.13

. 145 1. 97
56 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1930, PART 5

MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT PRESCOTT, WIS.

LOCATION. Staff gage in lot 4 in SE. % sec. 9, T. 26 N., R. 20 W., on Chicago,

Burlington & Quincy Railroad bridge over St. Croix River. Zero of gage

667.68 feet above mean sea level. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 45,000 square miles (revised). 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June, 1928, to September, 1930. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 33,700 second-feet May 12 (gage

height, 11.54 feet); minimum, 3,680 second-feet Jan. 14, 21.

1928-1930: Maximum discharge, 49,600 second-feet Mar. 25, 1929 (gage

height, 12.3 feet); miniimim, that of Jan. 14, 21, 1930. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for period of ice effect, Nov. 28 to Mar.

31, which are fair. Flow partly regulated by reservoirs and power plants.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 19%9-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.

7,780

8,100

8,270

8,100

7,940

7,940

7,780

7,780

7,780

7,940

8,100

8,270

8,440

8,440

8,270

8,270

8,100

8,100

8,270

8,270

8,270

8,270

8,270

8,270

8,440

8,270

8,270

7,940

7,940

7,940

Nov.

7,940

8,100

8,270

8,270

8,270

8,610

8,960

8,950

9,120

9,120

8,950

8,780

8,780

8,440

8,270

8,100

7,940

7,620

7,310

7,310

7,310

6,750

6,270

5,940

5,610

5,500

5,720

5,500

Dec.

5,500

5,500

5,290

5,290

5,400

5,400

5,400

5,400

5,290

5,080

5,080

5,080

5,190

5,190

5,190

5,080

4,870

4,770

4,770

4,660

4,660

4,450

4,450

4,250

4,250

4,050

4,250

4,250

4,050

Jan.

4,050

4,150

3,950

3,950

4,050

3,950

3,770

3,860

4,050

4,050

3,950

3,950

3,860

3,680

3,860

3,860

3,860

3,860

3,860

3,860

3,680

3,770

3,860

3,860

3,950

3,860

3,860

3,950

4,150

Feb.

4,150

4,250

4,250

4,050

4,150

4,350

4,250

4,450

4,450

4,560

4,350

4,560

4,560

4,660

4,660

4,660

4,870

4,660

4,870

5,500

6,050

6,620

7,160

8,270

10,100

12,900

13,900

Mar.

15,400

14,400

13,900

13,200

12,200

11,700

11,100

10,700

10,700

10,300

9,900

9,900

10,100

10,300

10,500

10,700

10,700

10,900

11,300

11,500

11,900

11,700

11,700

11,300

10,900

10,900

10,500

9,900

9,300

Apr.

9,120

8,950

8,950

8,780

8,780

8,780

8,440

8,440

8,440

8,780

9,120

9,500

9,700

9,700

9,700

9,700

9,900

9,900

9,700

9,700

9,500

9,120

9,300

9,300

9,300

9,500

9,300

8,780

8,610

8,610

May

8,610

8,780

8.S50

9,300

9,500

9,900

10,700

11,300

12,200

13,200

13,900

15,200

17,400

20,500

24,000

27,700

31,700

33,200

33,700

33,200

32,200

31,700

30,200

27, 700

26,000

23,300

9ft cnn

19,900

18,200

16,400

Jum

14,600

13, 600

12,900

12,400

12,200

12,600

12,900

13,200

13,400

13,600

13,900

13,600

13,600

13, 600

13,200

11,9(10

11,7(10

11, 900

11, 900

11, 900

11,900

11,900

11, 700

10, 900

10, 7TO

10,5")0

9,510

9,5'X)

8,950

July

8,610

8,270

8,270

8,610

8,610

8,440

7,940

7,780

7,940

7,940

7,940

7,940

7,940

7,460

7,160

7,020

6,750

6,620

6,500

6,270

6,050

6,050

5,950

5,950

5,950

5,950

6,050

6,160

6, 160

6,380

6,750

Aug.

6,620

6,500

6,500

6,380

6,380

6,270

6,160

6,160

6,270

6,160

6,050

5,950

5,670

5,580

5,670

5,760

5,760

5,760

5,760

5,760

5, 760

5,670

5,580

5,490

5,490

5,490

5,400

5,490

5,490

5,580

5,580

Sept

5,580

5,580

5,670

5,580

5,670

5,760

5,850

5,760

5,760

5,760

5,580

5,580

5,670

5,760

5,760

5,950

6,060

6,050

6,160

5,950

5,950

5,950

5,850

6,050

6,050

6,500

6,620

6,750

6,620

6,500

Month

October- _______________ . __

March.. _______________ . .......

July ...

September __ - ______ . . ....

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

Maximum

8,440

9,120

5,500

4,150

15,200

15,400

9,900

33, 700

14,600

8,610

6,620

6,750

33,700

Minimum

7,780

5,400

3,680

9,300

8,440

8,610

5,950

5,580

Mean

8,120

7 >;fift

4,850

3,910

6,080

11,200

20,000

12 100

7,140

8,520

Per square 

mile

0.180

.168

.108

.087

.249

204

.444

269

 too

189

Run-off in 

inches

0.21

1&

.10

.14

.29

OO

30

.18

.15

.15

2.57
UPPER MISSISSIPPI EIVER BASIN 57

MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT ALMA, WIS.

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 11, T. 21 N., R. 13 W., at Alma. Zero of gage

654.90 feet above mean sea level. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 57,100 square miles.. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April to September, 1930. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during period, 38,500 second-feet May 22, 23

(gage height, 8.4 feet); minimum, 8,800 second-feet Aug. 27, 30, 31, Sept. <t

(gage height, 0.9 foot). 

REMARKS. Records good. Flow partly regulated by reservoirs and power plants,

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930

Day Apr. May June July Aug. Sept,

8..

9.. 

10-

11.

12.

13-

14- 

15.

16-

17- 

18. 

19-

20.

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

29. 

30- 

31.

14,700

14,400

14,400

14,100

13,600

13,600

13,300

13,300

13,300

13,600

13,600

13,300

13,300

13,800

14,700

14,400

15,000

15,300

15,000

15,000

15,000

15,000

15,000

15,000

15,000

15,000

15,000

15,000

17,400

18,100

18,500

18,900

18,900

19,700

20,900

20,900

21,300

22,200

24,200

25,200

26, 700

27,700

29,700

31,300

33,100

35,500

36,700

37,300

38,500

38,500

37,900

36,700

35,500

33,700

32,500

31,300

29,700

28,200

26,200

24,700

23,200

23,700

24,200

25,200

25,200

24,200

23,200

22,700

22, 700

22,700

24,700

26,200

27,700

31,300

33,100

36,100

37,900

35,500

33,100

33, 700

31,300

28,200

26,200

25,200

24,700

21,700

22,200

21,300

20,500

18,900

18,100

18,100

17,400

17,100

16,500

15,300

15,600

15,300

15,000

14,700

14,700

14,400

14,100

13,800

13,600

13,300

13,300

13,000

13,000

12,300

12,000

11,600

11,600

11,600

11,300

11,300

11,300

11,000

11,000

11,000

11,000

11,000

11,300

11,300

11,000

11,000

11,000

11,000

10,800

10,600

10,300

10,000

10,000

9,800

9,800

9,600

9,400

9,400

9,200

9,200

9,200

9,200

9..200

9,000

9,000

8,800

9,000

9,000

8,800

9,000- 

9,000 

9,000 

8,800 

9,000

9,000

9,200

9,200

9,200

9,200

9,000

9,000

9,000

9,000

9,200

9,200

9,000

9,000

9,200

9,200

9,200

9,200

9,000

9,000

9,400

10,300

10,300

10,300

10,300

10,300

Month Maximum Minimum Mean Per square

mil

Run-off in 

inches

April 4-30-. 

May......

June.......

July... . 

August-.-- 

September.

15,300

38,500

37,900

20,500

11,300

10,300

13,300

15,000

21,300

11,000

8,800

14,300

27,800

26,900

14,200

9,930

9,290

0.250

.487

.471

.249

.174

.163

0.25 

.56 

.53 

.29 

.20 

.18
58 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1930, PART 5

MISSISSIPPI RIVER WEAR FOUNTAIN CITY, WIS.

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 7, T. 108 N., E. 8 W., at Chiirney Eock, half a

mile above Whitman and 6}£ miles upstream from Fountain City. Zero of

gage 647.56 feet above mean sea level. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 58,800 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March to September, 1930. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during period, 39,900 second-feet May 22-24

(gage height, 7.24 feet); minimum, 8,060 second-feet Aug. 31, Sept. 4, 5, 18,

19 (gage height, -0.75 foot). 

REMARKS. Records good. Flow partly regulated by reservoirs and power plants.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 19SO

Day

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

2 .

3 _ .. . 

4 ...... . _ .

5.. __ - __ . __ - - ..... ___ . ...

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

7

8.-,-.--.-..-......-.-... -. ...........

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

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

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

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

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

14... . ....

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

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

17.. - . 

18- - 

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

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

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

22-.- . __ ............................

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

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

25 ..... ___ . _ . . .

26- .

27.. 

28 

29 . 

SO 

31-. 

Month

March 15-31 ..... .......................

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

Mar.

19,900

20, 300 

20,300 

20,300 

19,900 

20,300

20,300 

20,700 

21,200 

21,700 

21,700

20,700 

20,300 

19,500 

18,700 

17,900 

17,500

Maximum

21,700 

16,900 

39,900 

39,100 

21,700 

11,500 

10, 500

Apr.

16, 900 

16,300 

16,000 

15,700 

15,400

15,100 

15, 100 

14, 500 

14,000 

13, 800

14,000 

14,000 

14,000 

14, 300 

14,300

14,300 

14, 500 

15,100 

15,400 

15,700

15,700 

15,700 

15, 700 

15, 700 

15,400

15,400 

15,700 

15,700 

15, 700 

15,700

May

15,700 

17,500 

19, 500 

19,100 

19, 500

19,500 

20,300 

21,200 

21,700 

21, 700

22, 700 

24,200 

25,900 

27, 100 

28,300

29,600 

31,000 

33, 800 

35,200 

36,700

38,300 

39,900 

39,900 

39,900 

39,100

38,300 

36, 700 

35, 200 

33,800 

32,400 

30,300

Minimum

17,500 

13,800 

15,700 

22,700 

11,300 

8,060 

8,060

June

28,300 

25,900 

24,700 

24,700 

25,900

25,900 

25,900 

25,300 

24,700 

23,700

23,700 

23,700 

25,900 

29, 600 

32, 400

33, 300 

34, 500 

36,700 

39,100 

38,300

35, 900 

34,500 

33,800 

31,000 

28,300

26,500 

25,300 

24,700 

23,700 

22,700

Mean

20,100 

15,200 

28,800 

28,600 

34,900 

10,300 

9,220

July

21,700 

19, 900 

19,100 

18,700 

18,300

17,900 

17,500 

16,900 

16,600 

16,300

15,700 

15, 100 

15, 100 

15, 100 

14,800

14,500 

14,000 

14, 000 

13,800 

13,500

13, 300 

13,000 

12,300 

12,100 

11, 900

12,100 

11,900 

31,700 

11,700 

11,500 

11, 300

Aug.

11,300 

11,500 

11,500 

11,500 

11,500

11,300 

11, 300 

11,300 

11,300 

11,300

10,900 

10,700 

10,500 

JO, 300 

10,300

10,100 

10,100 

9,900 

9,900 

9,720

9,720 

9,720 

9,720 

9,540 

9,720

9,720 

9,720 

9,540 

9,180 

8,700 

8,060

Per square 

mile

0.342 

.259 

.490 

.486 

.253 

.175 

.157

Sept.

8,700 

9,020 

8,700 

8,060 

8,060

8,860 

10,100 

9,540 

9,540 

9,360

9,180 

9,020 

8,860 

9,020 

9,360

9,020

8,700 

8,380 

8,380 

9,360

9,360 

9,180 

8,860 

8,860 

9,360

9,720 

10,500 

10,500 

10,500 

10, 500

Run-off in 

inches

0.22 

.29 

.56 

.54 

.29 

.20 

.18
UPPEE MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 59

MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT WINONA, MINK.

LOCATION. Staff gage in lot 1, sec. 23, T. 107 N., R. 7 W., in crib connected

with pivot pier of Chicago & Northwestern Railway bridge at Winona.

Datum of gage was lowered 0.3 foot Oct. 1, 1929. Zero of gage 640.00 feet

above mean sea level.

DBAINAGE AREA. 59,200 square miles (revised). 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June, 1928, to September, 1930. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 41,100 second-feet Mav 24 (gage

height, 7.08 feet); minimum, 8,400 second-feet Feb. 14, 15.

1928-1930: Maximum discharge, 78,300 second-feet Apr. 3, 4, 1929 (gage

height, 11.50 feet); minimum, that of Feb. 14, 15, 1930. 

REMARKS. Records excellent except those for period of ice effect, Nov. 24 to

Mar. 7, which are fair. Flow partly regulated by reservoirs and porter plants.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929-30

Day Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.

10.

11-

12.

13.

14.

15.

16. 

17-

18.

19.

20.

21.

22.

23.

24. 

25-

26.

27.

28.

29. 

30- 

31.

13,500

13,500

13,500

13,500

13,500

13,500

13,500

13,200

13,200

12,900

12,900

13,200

13,500

13,500

13,500

13,500

13,500

13,500

13,200

13,500

13,500

13,500

13,500

13,500

13,500

13,500

13,500

13,500

13,500

13,200

13,200

13,500

13,500

13,500

13,200

13,200

13.200

13,200

13,200

13,500

13,800

13,800

14,100

14,400

14,400

14,400

14,400

14,400

14,100

13,800

13,800

13,500

13,200

12,700

12,400

12,400

12,200

11,400

10,800

10,600

10,600

9,320

10,200

10,000

10,000

10,000

10,200

10,200

10,200

10,200

10,200

10,200

10,200

10,000

10,000

10,000

10,000

10,000

10,000

10,400

10,000

9,640

9,820

10,000

10,000

10,400

10,400

10,400

10,800

10,800

10,800

10,800

10,800

11,000

11,200

10,400

10,400

10,800

9,640

9,160

9,480

9,480

9,480

9,640

9,640

9,820

9,640

9,480

9,000

9,480

9,640

9,640

9,640

9,640

9,640

9,640

9,640

9,640

9,480

9,480

9,480

9,320

9,320

9,320

9,320

9,320

9,640

9,480

9,480

9,320 

9, i60

9,320

9,640

9,320

8,400

8,400

8,700

9,160

9,640

10,400

11,400

14,400

19,000

24,000

16,300

16,600

17,500

20,100

22,100

23,900

25,400

26,900

26,900

25,900

25,400

25,400

25,400

24,900

23,900

23,400

22,500

21, 700

21,700

21, 300

21,300

22,100

22,100

21,700

21,700

21,700

22,100

22,500

22,900

23,400

22,500

22,500

21,700

20,900

19,700

19,300

18,900

18,100

17,500

17,200

16,900

16,600 

16,600 

16,300 

Ifi, 700 

15,400

15,400

15,400

15,400

15,400

15,700

15,700

15,700

16,600

16,900

16,900

16,900

17,200

16,900

16,900

16,900

16,900

16,900

16,900

16,900

17,200

17,200

17,800

20,500

20,900

20,900

21,300

21,700

22,500

22,900

23,400

23,900

25,400

26,400

27,900

28,400

29,900

31,400

32,600

34,300

36,200

38,300

39,700

40,400

41,100

40,400

39,700

38,300

36,900

35,600

33,700

32,000

30,400

28,200

26,500

26,500

27,100

27,600

27,600

27,100

26,500

26,000

25,000

25,000

26,500

30,400

33,100

33,700

36,200

36,900

39,000

39,700

39,000

36,900

35,600

33,700

30,900

28,700

27,100

26,000

25,000

24,500

23,500

22,000

20,600

19,800

19,400

19,400

18,600

17,800

17,400

37,100

16,400

15,700

15,700

15,700

15,300

15,000

14,400

14,400

14,100

13,800

13,500

13,200

12,900

12,400

12,200

12,200

12,200

12,200

11,900

11,700

11,700

11,400

11,400

11,700

11,700

11,700

11,700

11,400

11,400

11,400

11,400

11,200

11,000

10,800

10,800

10,600

10,400

10,400

10,200

10,200

10,000

10,000

9,820

9,820

9,820

9,820

9,640

9,640

9,640

9,640

9,480

9,640

9,640

9,640

9,480

9,640

9,640

9,820

9,820

9,820

9,820

9,640

9,640

9,640

9,640

9,820

9,640

9,640

9,640

9,640

9,820

9,820

9,640

9,640

9,820

10,400

10,800

10,800

10,800

10,800

Month Maximum Minimum Mean Per square 

mile

Run-oft in 

inches

October....

November. 

December.. 

January....

FebruaryMarch . 

April-. . 

May . 

Jane .. 

July.......

August__ 

September.

The year.

88093 32 5

13,500

14,400

10,800

11,200

24,000

26,900

18,900

41,100

39,700

23,500

11,700

10,800

41,100

12,900

10,600

9,320

9,000

8,400

19,300

15,400

17,200

24,500

11,700

9,480

9,480

8,400

13,400

13,200

10,200

9,770

12,100

23,000

16,600

29,700

30,200

15,600

10,600

9,870

16,200

0.226

.223

.172

.165

.204

.389

.280

.502

.510

.264

.179

.167

.274

0.26 

.25 

.20 

.19 

.21 

.45 

.31 

.58 

.57 

.30 

.21 

.19
60 STJEFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1930, PART 5

MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT IAMOHIE, MINN.

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 7, T. 106 N., R. 5 W., at down stream edge of 

village of Lamoille. Zero of gage 634.61 feet above mean sea level.

DRAINAGE AREA. 60,000 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March to September, 1930.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during period, 46,300 second-feet June 17 

(gage height, 7.67 feet); minimum, 9,900 second-feet Sept. 19 (gage height, 

-0. 14 foot).

REMARKS. Records good. Flow partly regulated by reservoirs an d power plants.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930

Day

j

2-- 

3 . 

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

6- _ 

7- 

8-- _

9 .. _________ . . . ________ . . ^

10.. __ _ ... ...

11- __ .-

12 

13 

14.- _ . .. .

15 _ . _ 

16 

17 

18---. _ 

19-.. __________ . ________ --------

20- _ 

21-.- _ - _ - . 

22.-- _ _ . _

23 

24 _ 

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

26- __ 

27-.. - _ 

28-- 

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

30. _ ... ... 

31 __ .. _ 

Month

March 18-31. _ 

April 

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

September _ _ . . .... ............

Mar.

22, 700 

22,200 

21,800

21,800 

22,200 

22, 700 

23,200 

23,200

22, 700 

22,200 

21, 800 

21, 000 

20,200

Maximum

23,200 

19,400 

41, 500 

45,500 

22, 700 

12,200 

11, 400

Apr.

19,400 

19, 400 

18,200 

17,800 

17, 500

16,800 

16,800 

16,400 

16, 100 

15,500

15,500 

15,500 

15, 500 

15,500 

15,800

15,800 

15,800 

16,400 

17,100 

17, 100

17, 100 

17, 500 

17,500 

17,100 

17,100

17,100 

17,100 

17,100 

17, 100 

17, 100

May

17, 500 

17, 800 

20,200 

21,000 

21,000

21,400 

21,800 

22,200 

23,200 

23,200

23,700 

24,700 

26,400 

27,600 

28,800

29,400 

31, 500 

32, 900 

35, 100 

36, 700

39, 100 

40,700 

41,500 

41,500 

41,500

40,700 

39, 900 

37,500 

35, 900 

34, 300 

32,200

Minimum

19,800 

15,500 

17,500 

23,700 

12,000 

9,900 

9,900

June

30, 100 

28,200 

26,400 

26,400 

27,600

27, 600 

28,200 

27,600 

27,000 

25,800

25,200 

24,700 

26,400 

30,800 

34, 300

41, 500 

45, 500 

44,700 

43,900 

43, 100

40,700 

39,100 

36,700 

34,300 

31, 500

28,800 

27,600 

26,400 

24,700 

23,700

Mean

22,000 

16,900 

30, 000 

31, 600 

15,800 

10, 800 

10,200

Jrly

22,700 

21,800 

20,600 

20,200 

19, 800

19,400 

18,600 

18, 200 

17, 800 

17, 500

16,800 

16,400 

16,100 

15, 800 

15, 500

15,500 

14, 900 

14, 600 

14,600 

14, 300

13, 700 

13,400 

13, 100 

12,800 

12, 600

12,600 

12,400 

12, 400 

12,400 

12,200 

12, 000

Aug.

12,000 

11,800 

12,200 

11,800 

12, 000

11,800 

11,800 

11,600 

11,600 

11, 600

11,400 

11,400 

11,200 

11,000 

10,800

10,600 

10, 600 

10, 400 

10,200 

10,200

10, 100 

10,100 

10,000 

10,000 

10,000

10,000 

9,900 

9,900 

9,900 

9,900 

9,900

Per square 

mile

0.367 

.282 

.500 

.527 

.263 

.180 

.170

Sept.

9,900 

9,900 

9,900 

9,900 

9,900

9,900 

10, 000 

10, 000 

10,100 

10, 000

10,000 

10, 000 

9,900 

10,000 

10,000

9,900 

9,900 

9,900 

9,900 

9,900

9,900 

10,000 

10, 000 

10,000 

10,200

10,800 

11,400 

11,400 

11,400 

11,200

Run-off in 

inches

0.19 

.31 

.58 

.59 

.30 

.21 

.19
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 61

MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT IA CROSSE, WIS.

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 31, T. 16 N., R. 7 W. } on left pier of wagon bridge

in city of La Crosse. Zero of gage 626.43 feet above mean sea level. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 62,800 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June, 1929, to September, 1930. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 52,300 second-feet June 18 (gage

height, 8.60 feet); minimum, 10,600 second-feet several days in August and

September (gage height, 0.60 foot).

1929-30: Maximum and minimum discharges, those of 1930. Maximum

known gage height, 16.2 feet June 19,1880. 

REMARKS. Records good. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 25-30.

Flow partly regulated by reservoirs and power plants.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929-30

Day Oct. Nov. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18-

19.

20.

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

29. 

30- 

31.

15,300

15,300

15,300

15,300

15,300

15,300

15,300

15,300

15,000

15,000

15,000

14. 700

15,000

15,300

15,300

15,300

15,300

15,300

15,300

15,300

15,300

15,300

15,300

15,300

15,300

15,300

15,300

15,300

15,300

15,300

15,300

15,600

15,600

15,600

15,600

15,600

15,600

15,300

15,300

15, 300

15,600

15,600

15,900

16,200

16,200

16,500

16,500

16, 500

16,500

16,500

16,500

16,200

16,200

15,600

14,700

14,700

14,700

14,700

14,700

14,700

14,700

33,700

31,000

30,500

31,000

30,500

33,700

33,700

34,300

32,600

31,500

31,000

30,000

29,000

28,000

27,500

26,500

26,000

25,000

24,500

24,000

24,000

24,500

25,000

25,000

24,500

24,500

25,500

26,000

26,000

25,500

25,000

25,000

24,500

24,000

23,000

22,000

21,100

20,700

20,300

19,500

19,100

18,700

17,900

17,500

17,500

17,100

16,800

16,800

17,100

16,800

17,100

17,100 

17,500 

17,^00 

18,700 

18,700

18,700

18,700

18,700

18,700

18,700

18,300

18,300

18,300

18,300

18,700

18,700

19,500

20,300

22,000

23,000

24,000

24,500

25,000

25,500

26,500

25,500

27,500

28,500

30,000

30,000

31,000

31,500

32,600

34,300

35,500

37,300

38,500

40,300

40,900

40,900

40,300

40,300

39,100

37,900

36,700

35,500

33,700

32,000

30,500

30,000

31,000

31,500

31,000

31,500

31, 500

31,000

31,000

30,000

31,000

34,300

37,900

42,100

49,900

52,300

51,100

49,900

47,500

45,100

42,700

40,900

37,900

35,500

33,700

32,600

31,000

29,500

28,000

26,500

25,000

24,000

23,500

23,000

22,000

21,100

20,700

20,300

19,500

18,700

17,900

17,900

17,500

17,100

16,800

16,500

16,500

16,200

15,900

15,300

15,000

14, 700

14,100

14,100

14,100

14,100

14,100

13,600

13,000

12,600

12,800

13,000

13,000

13,000

If, 000 

IS, 000 

12,800 

12,600 

12,600

12,300

12,300

12,100

12,100

11,900

11,700

11,500

11,300

11,300

11,100

11,100

10,900

10,900

10,900

10,900

10,700

10,600

10,600

10,600

10,600

10,600

10,600

10,600

10,600

10,600

10,600

10,600

10,700

10,900

11,100

10,900

10,900

10,900

10,700

10,700

10,700

10,700

10,700

10,600

10,600

10,600

10,600

10,700

10,700

10,700

10,900

11,300

12,100

12,300

12,100

12,100

Month Maximum Minimum Mean Per square 

mile

Run-off in 

inches

October........

November.__. 

February 24-28. 

March. .....

April- .. 

May_.........

June .. 

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

August.........

September__.

15,300

16,500

33,700

34,300

21,100

40,900

52,300

28,000

13,000

12,300

14,700

14,700

30,500

22,000

16,800

18,700

29,500

13,000

10,600

10,600

15,200

15,600

31,300

26,800

18,300

31,100

36, 700

18,300

11,800

10,900

0.242

.248 

.498 

.427 

.291 

.495 

.584 

.291 

-.188 

.174

0.28 

.58 

.09

.*»:

.32 

.57 

.65 

.34 

.22 

.19
62 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1930, PART E

MISSISSIPPI BIVEB AT GENOA, WIS.

LOCATION. Staff gage in T. 13 N., R. 7 W., 1 mile below Genoa. Zero of gage

615.95 feet above mean sea level. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 64,700 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March to September, 1930. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during period, 50,500 second-feet June 19,

20 (gage height, 9.78 feet); minimum, 10,600 second-feet on several days

during August and September (gage height, 1.3 feet). 

REMARKS. Records good. Flow partly regulated by reservoirs and power

plants.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930

Day

1. ...., .... __ .... _ ... _______

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

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

4.....-..-........ ..... __ .............

5

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

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

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

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

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

11.... . . .._ .

12..... ....

13..... 

14.. 

15. . 

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

17.. . 

18.. 

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

20..... . . _ .

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

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

23 _ ... . ___ 

24..... 

25...... 

26. ______ .. . ___ ...

27...... . 

28..... ....

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

80..... -. ........

31 __ .. .. 

Month

March 24-31 __ .....

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

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

Mar.

28,000 

27,500

27,000 

27,000 

26,500 

26,000 

25,000 

24,000

Maximum

28,000 

23,000 

40,900 

50,500 

30,500 

13,600 

12,700

Apr.

23,000 

22,500 

22,000 

21,000 

20,200

19,400 

18,600 

18,200 

17,800 

17,800

17,000 

16,600 

16,600 

16,600 

17,000

19,000 

19,000 

19,400 

19,800 

20,200

20, 200 

20,200 

20, 200 

20,200 

20,200

19,800 

19,800 

19, 800 

19, 800 

19,800

May

19,800 

20,200 

20,600 

22,000 

23,000

24,000 

25,000 

26,000 

26,000 

27,000

27,500 

28,000 

29,000 

30,000 

30,500

31,000 

31,500 

32,600 

33,700 

34,800

35,900 

37,600 

38,700 

39,800 

40,300

40,900 

40,900 

40,300 

39,800 

38,700 

37,600

Minimum

24,000 

16,600 

19,800 

32,100 

13,900 

10,600 

10,600

June

36, 500 

34,800 

33,200 

32,100 

33,200

33,200 

32,600 

32,600 

32,600 

32,600

32, 100 

32,100 

33,200 

34,800 

37,000

39,200 

43, 300 

47, 500 

49, 900 

50,500

49,900 

48,700 

46,900 

45, 100 

42,700

40,300 

38, 100 

35,900 

34, 300 

32, 600

Mean

26,400 

19, 400 

31,400 

38,200 

19,300 

12,100 

11,100

July

30,500 

28,500 

27,000 

26,000 

25,000

24,000 

23,000 

22,500 

22,000 

21,000

20, 200 

19, 400 

19,000 

18,600 

18,200

17,800 

17,800 

17,400 

17, 400 

17.000

16, 600 

16,200 

15,800 

15,400 

15, 100

15,100 

14, 800 

14,800 

14,500 

14,200 

13, 900

Aug.

13,600 

13,600 

13,600 

13,600 

13,600

13,600 

13,600 

13,300 

13,300 

13,000

13,000 

12, 700 

12,700 

12, 400 

12, 100

12, 100 

11,800 

11,500 

11, 500 

11,200

11, 200 

11,000 

11,000 

10,800 

10,800

10,800 

10,800 

10,600 

10. 600 

10, 600 

10,600

Per square 

mile

0.408 

.300 

.485 

.590 

.298 

.187 

.172

Sept.

10,600 

10,600 

10,800 

10,800 

10,600

10,600 

10,800 

11,200 

11,500 

11, 200

11,000 

10, 800 

10, SCO 

10, 800 

10,800

10, 800 

10,600 

10, 600 

10,800 

10, 600

10, 600 

10,800 

10, 800 

JO, 800 

10,800

11,500 

12, 400 

12,700 

12, 700 

12,700

Run-off in 

inches

0.12 

.33 

,5ft 

.66 

.34 

.22 

.19
TIPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 63

MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT CIAYTON, IOWA

LOCATION. Staff gage in sec. 35, T. 94 N., R. 3 W., in Wyalusing Slough 200 feet 

above its junction with main channel and one-fourth mile fro^n railroad 

station in Clayton. Zero of gage 602.63 feet above mean sea level.

DRAINAGE AREA. 79,200 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April to September, 1930.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during period, 79,000 second-feet June 25 

(gage height, 10.90 feet); minimum, 13,200 second-feet Sept. 21-23 (gage 

height, 1.0 foot).

REMARKS. Records good. Flow partly regulated by reservoirs ?,nd power 

plants.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980

Day Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.

9.. 

10 .

11-

12..

13..

14..

15-

16-

17-

18-

19-. 

20 .

21-

22-

23-

24-

25-

27-

28.

29. 

30- 

31.

26,200

27,400

28.000

29,200

29,800

31,000

31,000

29,800

29,800

29,800

30,400

32, 300

33,000

31,600

31,000

31,000

31,000 

31,600 

32,300 

31,600 

3L600

31,600

32,300

35,100

35,800

36,500

37,900

37,900

39,300

40,700

40,700

41,400

42,100

43,500

43, 500

43, 500

43, 500

45,100

48,300

49.100

49,900

50,700

50,700

50,700

50, 700

51,500

51,500

49,900

48,300

46, 700

45,100

44,300

44,300

43,500

42,800

42,800

42,800

42,800

42,800

45,900

48,300

49,100

49,900

51, 500

54,200

56,900

60,500

64,100

69,000

72,000

77,000

79,000

75,000

68,000

62,300

58,700

56,900

53,300

49,900

45,900

43,500

42,100

39,300

36,500

35,100

35,100

35,100

33,700

32,300

31,600

29,800

28,600

28,000

27,400

25,600

25,000

24,000

23,500

22,500

22,000

22,000

21,500

21,000

21,000

21,000

20,100

19,700

19,300

18,900

18,100

17,700

17,300

17,700

18,100

18,100

18,100

17,700

17,700

17,300

16,900

16,900

16,900

16,900

16,600

16,300

16,000

15,700

15,400

15,100

14,500

14,500

14,500

14,200

14,200

14,000

14,200

14,000

13,800

13,800

13,800

14,500

14,800

14,800

14,200

14,000

13,800

13,800

14,200

14,500

14,200

14,000

14,000

14,000

13,800

13,600

13,600

13,400

13,600

13,400

13,200

13,200

13,200

13,400

13,600

14,200

14,800

15,100

15,400

15,100

Month Maximum Minimum Mean Per squan 

mUe

Run-off in 

inches

April 15-30. 

May___. 

June___- 

July ..... 

August._- 

September..

33,000

51,500

79,000

53,300

18,900

15,400

26,200

31,000

42,800

19,300

13,800

13,200

30,100

41, 300

54,500

30,200

16,200

14,000

0.380 

.521 

.688 

.38? 

.20? 

.177

a 23

.60 

.77 

.44 

.24 

.20
64: SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1930, PART 5

SAND LAKE OUTLET NEAR DORSET, MINN.

LOCATION. Staff gage in NE. }i sec. 36, T. 141 N., R. 34 W., 2 miles northeast

of Dorset.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July to September, 1930. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during period, 13 second-feet July 13 (gage

height, 4.89 feet); minimum, 0.1 second-foot Sept. 30 (gage height, 3.74

feet). 

REMARKS. Records good.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 19SO

Day

1... __ ..

2_. 

3... __ ..

4... ___ .

5. _ . _ ..

6 . _ .

7 

8 __ .

9... _ 

10 

July

.......

Aug.

8.7 

8.6 

8.4 

8.2 

7.9

7.7

7.5

7.2 

6.7 

6.2

Sept.

2.0 

1.9 

1.6 

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

Day

11 

12...... __

13 

14..........

15. ......

16 

17. ..

18 

1Q

20 _ .......

July

13

j.

Aug.

5.6

5.3

5.0 

6.0

4.7

4.4 

3.9 

3.6 

3.3 

3.1

Sept.

1.0

1.0

1.0 

1.0

1.0

.8 

.6 

.6 

.5

.4

Month

July 15-31... __ i..._ ......................... _____ . .. .

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

Day

21 _ .......

22. _ ......

23 

24

26 

26 

27. 

28. 

29 _

30... .......

31 

Maximum

13 

8.7 

2.0

July

12

11 

11 

10 

9.6 

9.3

Aug.

2.8 

2.6 

2.4 

2.3 

2.1

1.9 

1.9 

1.8 

1.7 

2.1 

2.0

Sept.

0.3 

.3 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.1

Minimum Mean

9. 3 11. 5 

1. 7 4. 66 

.1 .79
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 65

PIATTE RIVER AT ROYALTON, MINK.

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 35, T. 39 N., R. 32 W., at highway bridge at east 

edge of Royalton, 6 iriles above junction with the Mississippi River.

DRAINAGE AREA. 338 square nvles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1929, to September, 1930.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,280 second-feet May 14 (gage 

height, 5.75 feet); minimum, 3 second-feet Sept. 19-21 (gage 1 ?ight, 1.20 

feet).

1929-30: Maximum and minimum discharges, those of 1930.

REMARKS. Records good. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice I Tov. 21-30.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feett 1929-30

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.

44 

43 

42 

41 

39

36 

33 

. 33 

33 

33

35 

39 

39 

41 

41

41 

41 

41 

41 

39

37 

36 

38 

37 

35

33 

31 

34 

35 

37 

40

Nov.

41 

55 

63 

64 

61

59 

57 

55 

53 

50

50 

50 

48 

48 

45

43 

43 

45 

43 

41

37 

37 

33 

31 

31

28 

28 

28 

28 

28

Month Maximum

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

44 

64 

104 

1,230 

82 

41 

28 

9

Apr.

104 

95 

100 

101 

96

86 

94 

92 

88 

85

79 

74 

69 

66 

66

65 

63 

60 

53 

50

50 

52 

54 

49 

41

40 

38 

45 

49 

51

May

55 

55 

55 

59 

65

66 

74 

75 

89 

186

258 

405 

862 

1,230 

1,230

1,080 

949 

820 

662 

524

433

378 

303 

269 

226

195 

158 

132 

115 

96 

85

June

82 

72 

77 

73 

79

79 

78 

77 

77 

77

73 

70 

70 

65 

60

59 

55 

53 

59 

57

51 

44 

44 

42 

40

39 

38 

36 

37 

35

Minimum Mean

31 37. 7 

28 44.1 

38 68. 8 

55 361 

35 59. 9 

26 32. 4 

8 16.5 

3 5.97

July

33 

30 

30 

34

35

34 

33 

34 

36

35

35 

32 

33 

31 

32

31 

30 

30 

30 

34

33 

34 

31

29 

28

32 

41 

37 

33 

29 

26

Aug.

27 

28 

27 

25 

24

24 

21 

21 

22 

21

20 

20 

18 

17 

17

16 

14 

13 

14 

14

14 

13 

11 

11 

10

9 

9 

8 

8 

8 

8

Sept.

9 

8 

7 

6 

6

' 7 

7 

6 

5 

5

5 

6

r

6

7

5

4 

4 

3 

3

3

4 

4 

6 

7

8 

9 

9 

7 

6

Per square Run-off in 

mile inches

0. 112 0. 13 

. 130 . 14 

.214 .23 

1. 07 1. 23 

.177 .20 

. 0^ . 11 

.0«) .06 

.O'S .02
66 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1930, PART 5

SAUK RIVER NEAR ST. CLOUD, SUNN.

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 8, T. 124 N., R. 28 W., on county bridge 3 miles

west of St. Cloud and 4 miles above junction with Mississipp4 River. 

DKAINAGE AKEA. 816 square miles. 

RECOKDS AVAILABLE. July, 1909, to December, 1913; May, 1929, to September,

1930. 

EXTBEMES. Maximum discharge during year, 914 second-feet May 15, 16 (gage

height, 4.3 feet); minimum, 11 second-feet July 17 (gage height, 1.50 feet). 

1909-1913; 1929-30: Maximum discharge, 1,620 second-feet May 11,

1912; minimum, 5 second-feet Sept. 5, 1912. 

REMABKS. Records good except those for period of ice effect, Nov. 20-30,

Mar. 5-23, which are fair.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929-80

Day

I-. .......... ......

2.. ____________ .... _

3 __ . ____ . __ ... __

4. 

5. ........

6.. 

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

8... _____ . _______ ...

Q. ...........................

10. . ___ - __ . _

11. . ___ .....

12. _ ... _ ... ____ ........

13 

14... __ ....... ___ ........

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

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

18. ...

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

20.. .. .

21 ______ ........... ___ ..

22 ________ . _______ 

23. ...

24 _____ . _ . _______ ...

25... ___ . ___ . ..

26 

27 _____ . _ . __ .

28 _____ ______ .

29 

30 

31 ____ . _ . _______

Oct.

20 

22 

21 

26 

38

40 

22 

30 

42

47

71 

76 

69 

46 

76

58 

65 

65 

69 

57

43 

57 

46 

46 

51

48 

35 

30 

51 

65 

78

Nov.

78 

70 

42 

46 

63

63 

61 

55 

58 

43

42 

58 

58 

55 

53

53 

44 

46 

60

47

40 

47 

40 

34

28

40 

34 

34 

34 

34

Mar.

40

40 

61 

110 

164 

61

84 

120 

92 

110 

176

84 

47 

226 

152 

316

240 

200 

141 

105 

316

254 

284 

213 

141 

187 

48

Month Maximum

July. .

78 

78 

316 

213 

914 

368 

124 

73 

67

Apr.

40 

97 

92 

108 

120

105 

40 

137 

141 

139

87 

103 

70 

57 

122

120 

137 

122 

213 

164

47 

200 

112 

103 

105

38 

34 

33 

30 

152

May

116 

176 

176 

118 

43

130 

200 

139 

200 

226

200 

114 

546 

724 

770

914 

914 

724 

770 

818

770 

678 

588 

504 

333

300 

139 

386 

368 

226 

108

June

99 

101 

350 

368 

333

316 

333 

188 

64 

1S8

200 

114 

130 

128 

114

53 

137 

148 

90

54

53 

55 

50 

58 

61

46 

128 

81 

66 

32

Minimum Mean

20 48.7 

28 48.7 

40 149 

30 102 

43 401 

32 138 

14 45. 6 

46 60. 1 

28 50.2

July

66 

92 

39 

60 

50

34 

29 

90 

124 

124

62 

37 

28 

18 

16

15 

14 

24 

27 

32

29 

27 

33 

35 

43

54 

54 

37 

34 

43 

44

Aug.

51 

60 

73 

54

47

58 

67 

67

55 

57

57 

48 

66 

64 

60

70 

66 

54 

46

72

61 

68 

68 

64 

48

46 

66 

70 

60 

61 

60

Per square 

nile

0.060 

.060 

.183 

.125 

.491 

.169 

.056 

.074 

.062

Sept.

60 

58 

37 

50

48

51 

50 

55 

46 

50

50 

62 

58 

64 

42

40 

50 

67 

53 

46

40 

44 

35 

64 

67

57 

44 

46 

28 

43

Run-off in 

inches

0.07 

.07 

.18 

.14 

.57 

.19 

.06 

.09 

.07
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN

CROW RIVER AT ROCKFORD, MEJN.

67

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 29, T. 119 N., R. 24 W., at Rockford, 1 mile 

below junction of North and South Forks.

DRAINAGE AREA. 2,520 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June, 1909, to September, 1917; April, 1929, to September, 1930.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,120 second-feet Mar. 4 (gage 

height, 3.2 feet); minimum, 21 second-feet Sept. 23, 24 (gage height, 0.74 

foot).

1909-1917, 1929-30: Maximum discharge, 10,600 second-feet Apr. 2, 3, 

1916 (gage height, 15.9 feet, former datum; relation to present datum 

unknown); minimum, that of Sept. 23, 24, 1930.

REMARKS. Records fair.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929-30

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.

140 

131 

122 

114 

110

102 

98 

102 

94 

102

106 

122 

122 

127 

131

136

127 

127 

127 

122

122 

131 

136 

131 

127

131 

127 

127 

127 

131 

140

NoVi

140

145 

158 

185 

176

172 

167 

163 

149 

145

145 

136 

136 

136 

136

136 

136 

136 

127

114

114

114 

114 

114 

114

114 

114 

114 

114 

114

Mar.

1,120 

1,020

828 

636 

612 

565 

494

518 

471 

424 

400 

400

400 

424 

424 

354 

331

331 

294 

289 

280 

280

271 

271 

271 

262 

253 

253

Month Maximum

March 4-31 ...... .... ..-..-... ........

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

June .......................................

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

September __________ ... ...........

140 

185 

1,120 

249 

780 

400 

471 

131 

55

Apr.

249 

235 

235 

231 

235

231 

231 

226 

222

222

217 

212 

212 

212 

208

208 

208 

203 

199 

199

203 

208 

199 

194

181

176 

176 

176 

172 

167

May

176 

176 

176 

181 

208

212 

208 

212 

231 

294

331 

331

471 

684 

780

732 

684 

684 

636 

588

565 

565 

541 

541 

518

518 

471 

377 

331 

308 

298

Minimum

94 

114 

253 

167 

176 

212 

136 

37 

21

June

267 

253 

258 

280 

308

331 

354 

400 

354 

308

289 

280 

267

285 

271

267 

258 

235 

226 

217

212 

354 

354 

308 

280

294 

267 

240 

222 

222

Mean

122 

136 

446 

208 

420 

282 

254 

72.3 

37.9

July

212 

190 

190 

217 

240

298 

331 

354 

377 

447

471 

424 

377 

331 

308

262 

244 

226 

212

212

212 

199 

199 

199 

190

172 

172 

167 

154 

140 

136

Aug.

110 

127 

131 

131 

122

114 

90 

82 

52 

55

90 

90

74 

58 

58

61 

64 

64 

52

47

43

58 

61 

37

47

61 

61 

61

45 

47 

47

Sept.

47 

47 

47 

43 

46

39 

46 

41 

41 

24

24 

31 

35 

37 

33

36 

35 

36 

35 

36

31 

33 

21 

21 

29

41 

62 

55 

55 

45

Per square Run-off in 

mile inches

0. 048 0. 06 

.054 .06 

. 177 . 18 

.083 .09 

. 167 . 19 

. 112 . 12 

. 101 . 12 

.029 .03 

.015 .02
68 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1930, PART 5

RUM RIVER NEAR ST. FRANCIS, MINN.

LOCATION. Chain gage on bridge between sees. 19 and 30, T. 33 N., R. 24 W., 5 

miles south of St. Francis and 15% miles above mouth.

DKAINAGE AREA. 1,360 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1929, to September, 1930.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 3,760 second-feet May 18 (gage 

height, 6.53 feet); minimum, 79 second-feet Sept. 2 (gage height, 2.28 feet).

1929-30: Maximum discharge, that of May 18, 1930; minimum, 67 secondfeet July 30, 31, 1929 (gage height, 2.27 feet).

REMARKS. Records fair. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 20-30 

and Mar. 5-13.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929-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.

166 

166 

170 

170 

170

178 

186 

194 

202 

210

219 

228 

236 

236

245

254 

254 

259 

263 

245

241 

236 

228 

228 

228

228 

228 

232 

236 

236 

245

Nov.

254 

263 

259 

254

245

241 

236 

228 

219 

219

214 

210 

206 

206 

202

202

178 

178 

178 

178

178 

178 

178 

170 

156

163 

152 

148 

152 

134

Mar.

176

156 

145 

127 

136 

136

169 

180 

214 

317 

508

450 

568 

508 

450 

423

396 

346 

327 

294 

276

254 

250 

246 

246 

242 

246

Month Maximum

March 5-31 __________________

April. __ _____ . 

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

263 

263 

568 

258 

3,610 

560 

166 

118 

136

Apr.

242 

246 

250 

250 

258

258 

250 

250 

250

254

258 

250 

250 

254 

250

258 

258 

250 

254 

250

242 

250 

258 

258 

234

210 

210 

218 

226 

234

May

242 

250 

272 

280 

303

322 

346 

396 

423 

755

1,090 

1,420 

1,800 

2,180 

2,560

2,930 

3,610 

3,610 

3,470 

3,190

2,810 

2,340 

1,820 

1,520 

1,320

1,320 

1,320 

1,230 

1,140 

1,060 

600

Minimum

166 

134 

127 

210 

242 

145 

98 

82 

79

June

560 

620 

480 

440 

400

360 

320 

280 

272 

267

272 

280 

280 

285 

272

258 

250 

226 

195 

173

152 

145 

145 

152 

159

159 

159 

166 

159 

156

Mean

220 

199 

288 

246 

1,480 

265 

121 

88.8 

106

July

152 

152 

159 

166 

159

152 

145 

133 

133 

127

118 

109 

106 

104 

104

98 

104 

104 

98 

98

98 

112 

118 

124 

118

115 

115 

112 

106 

101 

101

Aug.

95 

106 

118 

112 

106

101 

95 

90 

95 

82

84 

84 

84 

82 

84

84 

84 

84 

82 

84

84 

84 

82 

82 

82

82 

84 

87 

84 

84 

82

Sept.

82 

79 

84

84 

84

84 

84 

90 

101 

106

115 

130 

136 

124 

136

130 

124 

112 

95 

101

95 

95 

101 

106 

112

112 

112 

118 

118 

118

Per square Run-off in 

mile inches

0. 162 0. 19 

. 146 . 16 

. 212 . 21 

. 181 . 20 

1. 09 1. 26 

.195 .22 

.089 .10 

.065 .07 

.078 .09
TIPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 69

MINNESOTA RIVER NEAR MONTEVIDEO, MINN.

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 19, T. 117 N., R. 40 W., at highway bridge 500

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

DRAINAGE AREA. 6,300 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July, 1909, to September, 1930. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,200 second-feet May 16 (gage

height, 6.72 feet); minimum, 20 second-feet in January and February.

1909-1930: Maximum discharge, about 22,000 second-feet June 25, 1919

(gage height, 18.8 feet); minimum, 6.8 second-feet Feb. 9, 1912. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for period of ice effect, Nov. 21 to Mar. 14,

which are poor.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929-30

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.

153

132

126

120

114

108

126

126

114

88

83

73

126

103

103

103

114

126

114

114

114

120

120

139

93

73

73

83

83

83

83

Nov.

iqn

139

120

160

160

210

210

160

153

184

91 Q

201

184

168

184

184

201

91 Q

219

210

184

160

160

126

139

160

132

1QO

Dec.

120

114

93

88

83

«83

83

0 83

83

"80

78

"78

78

«78

«78

78

a 70

68

"70

*7Q

"68

"63

58

"52

46

"46

AR

"46

"47

47

"46

Jan.

45

»44

42

«40

«38

36

"36

35

«34

qq

a ^9

30

a 30

«30

30

«30

30

a 27

a 24

21

a 22

24

«24

24

a 24

"24

24

«23

22

a 21

20

Feb.

"20

"20

20

99

21

a 22

22

a 99

a 21

21

"20

20

"20

20

a 21

"21

99

"23

24

518

7VJ

759

a 745

7qi

a 663

595

a 432

268

Mar.

«353

395

a 407

419

"456

493

a 535

"578

fi91

a 648

675

621

621

675

675 TO-!

731

700

876

788

759

788

846

846

703

569

543

C1 0

C«Q

Apr.

518

493

468

443

419

419

419

419

290

301

91 ft

248

301

279

258

238

258

201

238

279

258

238

97Q

268

248

238

228

210

201

91 fl

May

219

290

290

238

279

324

371

371

468

543

701

967

1,100

1,130

1,200

1,100

876

1,100

i inn

998

Qfi7

906

703

648

675

675

TOt

518

468

one

June

324

290

268

324

324

371

395

324

301

301

279

238

248

228

219

228

168

1 ^

153

153

146

120

120

168

184

168

139

126

July

146

146

146

219

258

248

248

324

347

301

279

258

258

228

228

210

146

120

114

108

108

103

98

93

103

98

98

98

88

83

Aug.

73

68

64

61

60

56

52

48

45

40

40

40

43

44

38

36

34

36

37

41

43

38

34

30

29

30

27

27

28

29

30

Sept.

29

33

34

27

«

43

45

37

43

48

49

48

114

49

88

78

98

68

53

53

68

45

40

41

68

45

43

45

41

48

Month

July 

Maximum

153

219

120

45

759

876

518

1,200

395

347

73

114

1,200

Minimum

73

120

46

20

20

310

201

219

120

83

27

27

20

Mean

107

173

71.8

29.6

210

617

303

661

227

176

42.0

52.1

223

Per squart 

mile

0.017

.027

.011

.005

.033

.098

.048 me;

.036

.028

.007

.008

.035

Run-off in 

inches

0.02

.03

.01

.01

.03

.11

.05

.12

.04

.03

.01

.01

.47

1 Interpolated.
70 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1930, PART 5

MINNESOTA RIVER AT MANKATO, MINN.

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

Highway Bridge in Mankato, 2 miles below mouth of Blue Earth River. 

DEAINAGE AREA. 14,600 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March, 1922, to September, 1930. From May, 1903, to

October, 1921, comparable record at Sibley Park. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 7,440 second-feet Feb. 22 (gage

height, 9.95 feet); minimum, 130 second-feet Feb. 10.

1903-1930: Maximum discharge, 43,800 second-feet Jun°. 26, 1908 (gage

height, 21.2 feet at old site); minimum, 89 second-feet Aug. 31, Sept. 2,

1911.

A discharge of about.-65,000 second-feet occurred in IS^l (gage height,

about 27 feet at old site). 

HEMARKS. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, Nov. 28 to Dec.

5, Dec. 19 to Mar. 2, and for July, which are fair.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929-30

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.

186

186

186

186

186

186

191

186

184

186

196

210

210

205

203

213

216

213

205

200

196

193

196

191

191

188

188

213

Nov.

234

231

225

240

286

324

324

330

335

335

313

347

359

353

335

324

318

302

296

308

191

193

193

198

198

205

213

200

200

200

Dec.

200

200

200

200

200

203

191

186

178

180

. 182

180

178

176

168

166

168

> 160

Jan.

150

134

134

134

146

149

iQd

136 -104

134

Feb.

134

134

134

134

134

134

134

134

134

130

134

134

134

134

134

134

131

156

755

3,720

6,000

7,440

6,780

7,040

5,090

3,990

3,100

2,670

Mar.

2,050

1,950

1,850

2,670

2,780

2,250

2,150

2,050

1,950

1,850

1,950

1,950

1,950

1,950

1,850

1,850

1,750

1,850

1,850

1,850

1,750

1,750

1,750

1,750

1,750

1,750

1,750

1,650

1,650

1,250

Apr.

1,100

1,050

1,050

1,000

950

1,000

950

950

900

850

800

750

750

705

660

620

620

620

660

660

660

620

620

620

620

660

660

540

May

540

580

580

620

620

660

850

1,000

1,100

1,250

1,550

2,250

3,550

4,340

4,460

4,580

4,460

4,460

4,220

4,100

3,880

3,440

3,220

2,780

2,450

2,350

2,150

1,950

1,850

1,650

June

1,650

1,450

1,450

1,550

1,450

1,550

1,950

2,450

2,780

2,780

2,670

2,450

2,250

2,150

1,950

1,850

2,150

2,350

2,150

1,950

1,750

1,650

1,550

1,550

1,350

1,200

1,150

1,050

1,000

900

July

850

850

850

1,000

800

1,200

1,450

1,650

1,650

1,750

1,950

1,850

1,750

1,450

1,350

1,250

1,100

950

850

850

660

580

540

500

430

400

400

370

345

320

320

Aug.

280

260

260

260

260

260

240

240

222

202

205

215

202

187

181

168

165

168

178

175

148

145

140

144

145

172

158

144

140

148

150

Sept.

202

212

215

240

233

172

240

240

260

280

320

430

900

705

620

500

430

370

345

320

280

260

240

240

240

370

430

345

280

260

Month

October ___________________

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

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

March ____________________

May .... . . 

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

August - . _ ....

September _ . _________________

Maximum

216

359

203

7,440

2,780

1,100

4,580

2,780

1,950

280

900

7,440

Minimum

184

191

134

130

1,250

540

540

900

320

140

172

130

Mean

196

270

175

146

1,750

1,900

759

2,420

1,800

976

192

339

905

Pe- square 

mile

0.013

.018

.012

.010

.120

.130

.052

.166

.123

.067

.013

.023

.062

Run-off in 

inches

0.01

.02

.01

.01

.12

.15

.06

.19

.14

.OB

.01

.03

.83
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 71

ST. CROIX RIVER AT SWISS, WIS.

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

Swiss, 3Yz miles below Namakagon River and 10 miles northeast of Danbury. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,550 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March, 1914, to September, 1930. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 3,130 second-feet May 14 (gage

height, 3.28 feet); minimum, 500 second-feet Aug. 18 (gage height, 0.08

foot).

1914-1930: Maximum discharge, 8,480 second-feet Apr. 22, 1916 (gage

height, 6.73 feet); minimum, that of Aug. 18, 1930. 

REMARKS. Records fair except those for period of ice effect, Nov. 20 to Mar. 23,

which are poor.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929-80

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.

1,010 

1,010 

1,010 

1,010 

1,010

1,010 

940 

940 

875 

940

1,150 

1,150 

1,150 

1,080 

1,010

1,010 

1,010 

940 

1,010 

1,010

1,010 

1,010 

1,080 

1,080 

1,080

1,010 

1,010 

940 

940 

1,080 

1,150

Nov.

1,230 

1,400 

1,230 

1,080 

1,010

940 

940 

940

875 

875

940 

1,010 

1,150 

1,230 

1,150

1,150 

1,150 

1,150 

1,150 

1,080

1,010 

1,150 

1,150 

1,150 

1,080

1,010 

1,080 

1,080 

1,080 

1,150

Dec.

1,080 

1,150 

1,150 

1,150 

1,150

1,080 

1,150 

1,080 

1,150 

1,080

1,080 

1,150 

1,080 

1,080 

1,080

1,010 

1,010 

1,010 

1,010 

940

940 

940 

940 

940 

940

940 

975 

1,010 

1,010 

1,010 

975

Jan.

940 

940 

940 

940 

940

975 

1,010 

975 

940 

907

875 

842 

810 

810 

810

842 

875 

875 

875 

' 875

875 

875 

875 

842 

810

842

875 

875 

875 

907 

940

Feb.

975 

1,010 

1,010 

1,010 

975

940 

940 

940 

907 

825

875 

875 

875 

875 

875

875 

943 

1,010 

1,010 

1,010

1,300 

1,580 

1,620 

1,670 

1,620

1,580 

1,360 

1,150

Month Maximum

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

September _ ... _______ .. . _ ...

The year _ .. _______ . __ ...

1,150 

1,400 

1,150 

1,010 

1,670 

1,670 

1,230 

3,020 

1,940 

1,080 

875 

940

3,020

Mar.

1,010 

875 

1,140 

1,400 

1,490

1,580 

1,620 

1,670 

1,540 

1,400

1,360 

1,310 

1,360 

1,400 

1,360

1,310 

1,310 

1,310 

1,230 

1,150

1,040 

940 

875 

1,010 

1,150

1,080 

1,080 

1,080 

1,010 

940 

875

Apr.

1,010 

1,150 

1,150 

1,150 

1,150

1,150 

1,150 

1,230 

1,230 

1,230

1,230 

1,230 

1,230 

1,010 

1,080

1,150 

1,150 

1,230 

1,230 

1,150

1,230 

1,150 

1,150 

1,150 

1,150

1,080 

1,010 

1,010 

1,010 

1,150

Minimum

875 

875 

940 

810 

875 

875 

1,010 

1,080 

875 

639 

500 

541

500

May

1,490 

1,670 

1,670 

1,760 

1,760

1,760 

1,940 

2,120 

2,220 

2,420

2,620 

2,920 

3,020 

3,020 

2,820

2,620 

2,420 

2,120 

1,940 

1,850

1,670 

1,670 

1,580 

1,490 

1,400

1,150 

1,080 

1,150 

1,150 

1,150 

1,150

June

1,080 

1,080 

1,080 

1,230 

1,670

1,940 

1,850 

1,670 

1,490 

1,310

1,230 

1,150 

1,400 

1,490 

1,400

1,310 

1,310 

1,310 

1,310 

1,230

1,150 

1,150 

1,150 

1,230 

1,310

1,310 

1,310 

1,230 

1,150

875

Mean

1,020 

1,090 

1,040 

890 

1,100 

1,220 

1,150 

1,900 

1,310 

852 

685 

698

1,080

July

1,080 

1,080 

1,080 

1,080 

1,010

1,010 

1,010 

940 

940 

940

875 

875 

810 

693 

875

875 

810 

750 

693 

750

639 

639 

639 

639 

693

810 

875 

750 

810 

875 

875

Per square 

mile

0.658 

.703 

.671 

.574 

.710 

.787 

.742 

1.23 

.845 

.550 

.442 

.450

.697

Aug.

875 

875 

810 

639 

750

810 

810 

810 

750 

693

693 

810 

810 

750 

750

693 

614 

500 

541 

588

565 

541 

614 

614 

500

541 

639 

693 

639 

693 

639

Sept.

541 

614 

693 

693 

693

693 

614 

614 

693 

693

639 

693 

750 

639 

565

588 

565 

588 

639 

614

639 

639 

693 

693 

810

875 

940 

940 

940 

940

Kun-off in 

inches

0.76 

.78 

.77 

.66 

.74 

.91 

.83 

1.42 

.94 

.63 

.51 

.50

9.45
72 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1930, PART 5

ST. CROIX RIVER NEAR GRANTSBURG, WIS.

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

Point Ferry, half a mile below Sand Creek and 10 miles north of Grantsburg.

DRAINAGE ABE A. 2,820 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1923, to September, 1930.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 5,850 second-fe?t June 7 (gage 

height, 7.70 feet); minimum, 735 second-feet Aug. 19, ?3 (gage height, 

3.4 feet).

1923-1930: Maximum discharge, 13,300 second-feet Mar. 18, 1927 (gage 

height, 11.4 feet); minimum (estimated), 695 second-feet I^c. 6, 1925.

REMARKS. Records fair except those for period of ice effect, Nov. 23 to Mar. 20, 

which are poor.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929-30

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.

2,150 

2,260 

2,150 

2,050 

2,050

2,050 

1,850 

1,750 

1,850 

1,850

1,850 

2,050 

2,050 

1,950 

1,950

2,050 

2,050 

1,950 

1,950 

2,050

2,050 

1,85C 

1,850 

1,850 

1,950

1,850 

1,850 

1,850 

1,660 

1,850 

1,950

Nov.

2,150 

2,490 

2,490 

2,490 

2,370

2,490 

2,370 

2,260 

2,260 

2,260

2,260 

2,050 

2,150 

2,150 

2,150

2,150 

2,150 

2,050 

1,850 

2,050

1,950 

1,750 

1,750 

1,750 

1,660

1,570 

1,660 

1,660 

1,480 

1,480

Dec.

1,480 

1,570 

1,570 

1,570 

1,570

1,570 

1,480 

1,480 

1,480 

1,320

1,320 

1,480 

i,480 

1,480 

1,400

1,400 

1,320 

1,320 

1,320 

1,320

1,320 

1,320 

1,240 

1,170 

1,170

1,170 

1,240 

1,320 

1,320 

1,320 

1,240

Jan.

1,320 

1,320 

1,320 

1,320 

1,480

1,320 

1,240 

1,320 

1,240 

1,320

1,320 

1,320 

1,400 

1,240 

1,400

1,320 

1,320 

1,320 

1,320 

1,320

1,090 

1,240 

1,240 

1,240 

1,170

1,240 

1,170 

1,020 

1,170 

1,170 

1,170

Feb.

1,170 

1,170 

1,170 

1,090 

1,170

1,240 

1,170 

1,170 

1,170 

1,170

1,570 

1,090 

1,170 

1,170 

1,170

1,170 

1,170 

1,170 

1,170 

1,320

1,400 

1,570 

1,750 

2,050 

2,490

2,610 

2,490 

2,490

Month Maximum

November ___ ___ __________

April 

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

July 

2,260 

2,490 

1,570 

1,480 

2,610 

2,730 

2,130 

5,220 

5.850 

1,660 

1,170 

1,480

5,860

Mar.

2,610 

2,490 

2,370 

2,260 

2,150

2,260 

2,260 

2,260 

2,050 

2.1EO

2,050 

2,730 

2,150 

2,260 

2,370

2,370 

2,370 

2,370 

2,370 

2,490

1,800 

1,630 

1,510 

1,750 

1,990

1.870 

1,870 

1,870 

1,750 

1,630 

1,510

Apr.

1,750 

1,990 

1,990 

1,990 

1,990

1,990 

1,990 

2,130 

2,130 

2,130

2,130 

2,130 

2,130 

1,750 

1,870

1,990 

1,990 

2,130 

2,130 

1,990

2,130 

1,990 

1,990 

1,990 

1,990

1,870 

1,750 

1,7£0 

1,750 

1,990

Minimum

1,660 

1,480 

1,170 

1,020 

1,090 

1,510 

1,750 

1,8£0 

1,660 

1,090 

735 

800

735

May

2,580 

2,890 

2,890 

3,040 

3,040

3,040 

3,360 

3,670 

3,840 

4,190

4,530 

5,050 

5,220 

5,220 

4,880

4,530 

4,190 

4,570 

4,110 

3,530

3,390 

2,980 

2,730 

2,490 

2,370

2,260 

1,950 

2,050 

2,050 

1,850 

1,850

June

1,750 

1,660 

1,660 

1,850 

2,730

4,730 

5,850 

4,730 

3,810 

2,850

2,610 

2,260 

2,260 

2,490 

2,490

2,370 

2,150 

2,150 

2,150 

2,050

1,850 

1,750 

1,850 

1,850 

2,050

2,050 

2,050 

2,050 

1,850 

1,850

Mean

1,950 

2,040 

1,380 

1,270 

1,450 

2,120 

1,980 

3,370 

2,460 

1,280 

934 

1,070

1,780

July

1,660 

1,480 

1,480 

1,570 

1,570

1,480 

1,480 

1,320 

1,400 

1,320

1,320 

1,320 

1,240 

1,400 

1,090

1,170 

1,170 

1,170 

1,170 

1,170

1,170 

1,090 

1,170 

1,170 

1,170

1,170 

1,170 

1,170 

1,090 

1,170 

1,170

Pe~ square 

mfle

0.691 

.723 

.489 

.450 

.514 

.752 

.702 

1.20 

.872 

.454 

.331 

.379

.631

Aug.

1,170 

1,170 

1,170 

1,090 

1,020

1,020 

1,020 

1,020 

1,020 

945

945 

800 

945 

945 

945

945 

870 

870 

735 

870

870 

870 

870 

870 

870

735 

870 

870 

870 

870 

870

Sept.

945 

800

870 

870 

870

945 

945 

945 

800 

945

945 

1,020 

1,020 

1,020 

1,090

1,020 

1,020 

1,090 

1,020 

1,090

1,020 

1,020 

l,09a 

1,170 

1,240

1,320 

1,480 

1,480 

1,480 

1,480

Run-off in 

inches

0.80 

.81 

.56 

.52 

.54 

.87 

.78 

1.38 

.97 

.52 

.38 

.42

8.55
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 73

ST. CEOIX RIVER NEAR RUSH CITY, BONN.

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

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

River.

DRAINAGE AREA. 5,120 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1923, to September, 1930. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 15,900 second-feet May 15

(gage height, 8.36 feet); minimum, 800 second-feet Aug. 28, 29 (gage height,

2.40 feet).

1923-1930: Maximum discharge, 26,700 second-feet Mar. 18, 1927 (gage

height, 10.2 feet); minimum, that of Aug. 28, 29, 1930. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for period of ice effect, Nov. 23 to Mar.

10, which are poor.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929-80

Day Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.

21-

22-

24.

25.

26-

27.

28.

29-

30- 

31.

2,260

2,260

2,260

2,160

2,050

2.0EO 

2,050 

1,940 

1,840 

1,840

1,840

2,050

2,050

2,050

2,050

2,050

2,050

2,050

2,050

2,050

2,050

2,050

1,940

1,840

1,840

1,840

1,840

1,840

1,840

1,840

1,940

2,160

2,480

2,700

2,700

2,480

2,480

2,480

2,370

2,260

2,260

2,260

2,260

2,260

2,260

2,260

2,260

2,160

2,050

2,050

1,840

1,840

1,940

1,840

1,640

1,740

1,740

1,640

1,540

1,640

1,640

1,640 

1,540 

1,£40 

1,540 

1,640

1,640

1,540

1,540

1,540

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,540

1,540

1,540

1,540

1.450

1,450

1,450

1,540

1,540

1,450

1,450

1,360

1,270

1,270

1,270

1,270

1.270

1,270

1,270

1,270

1,270

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,270

1,270

1,270

1,270

1,190

1,190

1,360

1,360

1,360

1,270

1,270

1,270

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,360

1,360

1,360

1,360

1,360

1,360

1,540

1,540

1,450

1,450

1,450

1.450

1,540

1,640

1,640

1,540

1,540

1,540

1,540

1,540

1,540

1,540

1,540

1,540

1,540

1,740

2,050

2,700

2,590

2,480

2,590

3,390

3,630

3,630

3,630

3,390

3,160

3,160

2,930

2,820

2,590

2,590

2,590

2,480

2,260

2,590

2,700

2,590

2,820

2 820

3,160

2,930

2,930

2,820

2,700

3,390

3,160

2,820

2,700

2,370

2,160

2,160

2,160

1,840

1,740

1,740

1,740

1,940

2,160

2,260

2,370 

2,590 

2, £90 

2,700 

2,820

2,590

2,590

2,700

2,820

2,820

2, £90 

2,590 

2,590 

2,590 

2,820

2,820

2,930

2,930

2,590

2,590

2,590

2,370

2,370

2,160

2,160

2,370

3,160

3,870

4.350

4,600

4,350

4,600

5,350

6,120

7,160

9,030

11,000

13, 200

14.700

15,600

15,000

13,500

11,800

10,100

9,030

7,950

6,900

5,860

4,850

4,600

4,110

3,390

3,160

2,820

2,820

2,590

2,480

2,480

2,480

2,590

3,630

5,600

6,120

6,900

6,120

4,850

3,870

3,390

3,160

3,160

3,390

3,390

2,930

2,930

2,820

2,480

2,480

2,480

2,480

2,480

2,590

2,700

2,700

2,480

2,480

2,260

2,160

2,050

2,050

2,050

1,840

1,840

1,940

1,640

1,640

1,640

1,640

1,640

1,450

1,190

1,110

1,110

1,270

1,270

1,190

1,110

1,110

1,110

1,110

1,270

1,270

1,270

1,270

1,270

1,270

1,270

1,270

1,270

1,270

1,270

1,270

1,270

1,270

1,270

1,190

1,110

1,070

980

980

980

980

875

875

875

875

875

875

875

875

875

800

800

822

875

875

875

980

980

980

980

980

980

1,110

1,110

1,070

980

980

980

980

1,110

1,110

1,190

1,450

1,640

1,640

1,640

Month Maximum Minimum Mean Per square 

mile

Run-off in 

inches

October....

November.. 

December.. 

January....

February... 

March .. 

April.......

May . 

June.. .. 

July... . 

August....

September.

The year.

2,260

2,700

1,640

1,450

3,630

3,630

2,930

15,600

6,900

2,160

1,270

1,640

15,600

1,840

1,540

1,270

1,190

1,450

1,740

1,740

2,370

2,260

1,110

800

875

800

2,000

2,110

1,460

1,350

1,920

2,710

2,500

7,030

3,330

1,460

1,010

1,080

2,340

0.391

.412

.285

.264

.375

.529

.488

1.37

.650

.285

.197

.211

.457

0.45

.46

.33

.30

.39

.61

.54

1.58

.73

.33

.23

.24

6.19
74 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1930, PART 5

ST. CBOIX RIVER WEAR ST. CROIX FAILS, WIS.

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

Power Co., near St. Croix Falls.

DRAINAGE AREA. 5,930 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. January, 1910, to September, 1930.

EXTREMES. Maximum mean daily discharge during year, 17,500 second-feet 

May 16; minimum, 404 second-feet Jan. 12.

1910-1930: Maximum mean daily discharge, 35,800 second-feet Mar. 26, 

1920; no flow Sept. 30, 1929.

REMARKS. Records good. Flow computed from power-house records. Lowwater flow controlled by operation of gates of power plant and by operations 

at Never's Dam, 10 miles upstream. Daily discharge records furnished by 

Northern States Power Co.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929-80

Day Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.

16-

17-

18.

19.

20.

21.

22-

23-

24.

25.

27.

29-

30..

31..

3,420

2,400

2,610

2,370

2,510

2,220

2,290

3,040

2,580

2,660

2,740

2,610

1,990

2,330

2,470

2,590

2,520

2,580

2,660

2,010

3,140

3,420

3,520

2,210

2,430

2,400

1,700

2,120

2,160

2,620

2,370

2,240

2,550

1,050

2,970

3,300

3,120

2,940

3,030

2,880

1,990

3,450

3,050

3,000

2,840

2,850

2,610

1,840

3,080

2,980

2,850

2,710

1,320

1,110

533

1,960

1,980

2,040

1,130

2,470

2,450

673

1,770

2,170

2,300

1,870

2,080

2,000

651

2,190

2,410

2,160

2,080

2,030

1,950

607

2,280

2,320

2,160

1,990

1,930

1,940

452

2,360

2,110

552

2,250

2,310

2,280

427

2,460

2,460

741

2,320

2,220

2,140

649

2,410

2,400

2,140

2,010

1,850

1,660

404

2,100

1,890

1,940

1,720

1,560

1,430

676

1,890

1,910

1,850

1,670

1,640

1,750

683

1,840

1,860

1,780

1,610

1,670

1,640

509

1,760

1,830

1,730

1,830

1,830

1,880

524

2,000

1,950

1,870

1,820

1,860

1,860

426

1,960

2,050

1,860

1,920

2,550

3,260

2,460

3,870

4,120

4,760

4,460

4,360

3,490

2,030

2,920

3,160

3,720

3,240

3,520

2,670

1,240

3,430

3,200

3,330

3,510

3,200

3,100

1,100

3,710

4,350

4,300

4,480

4,720

3,640

632

3,880

3,340

2,900

3,340

3,080

2,130

940

2,520

2,790

2,700

2,670

2,590

2,400

2,000

2,820

2,970

3,470

3,940

3,830

4,140

2,460

3,960

3,860

3,860

3,290

3,820

3,800

2,100

3,230

3,920

3,700

3,710

3,640

3,470

2,120

3,310

3,290

3,510

3,150

3,920

3,360

3,260

5,060

5,010

5,740

6,520

7,200

7,010

8,060

10,000

12,700

14,600

16,600

17,500

16,500

15,600

10,400

9,190

7,890

7,420

7,290

7,050

3,880

5,020

5,930

4,510

3,800

2,510

2,610

2,100

3,200

3,100

3,470

5,520

5,380

5,540

6,220

6,010

6,180

5,210

4,720

5,310

3,360

1,590

4,340

4,280

3,860

3,860

4,230

4,200

1,970

3,760

3,610

3,810

3,410

3,120

2,400

1,840

2,930

2,930

3,150

3,070

1,820

1,860

1,840

2,810

2,580

2.270

2,240

2,110

1,710

1,610

1,630

1,610

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,610

1,480

1,510

1,440

1,520

1,660

1,600

1,750

1,830

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,610

1,600

1,610

1,600

1,500

1,370

1,320

1,300

1,300

1,260

1,150

1,140

1,120

1,220

1,200

1,160

1,160

1,120

1,100

1,030

1,050

1,080

1,080

1,110

1,060

1,030

1,030

1,100

1,120

1,100

1,140

1,160

1,100

1,060

1,190

1,140

1,170

1,160

1,140

1,160

1,140

1,320

1,480

1,400

1,410

1,400

1,290

1,310

1,480

1,320

1,320

1,280

1,200

1,390

1,410

1,630

1,630

1,640

1,630

1,640

Month Maximum Minimum Mean Per square Run-off in 

inches

October. .. 

NovemberDecember. . January.-. 

February... 

March.._. 

April.__. 

May.__... 

June___. 

July. . 

August._. 

September.

The year.

3,520

3,450

2,460

2,410

4,760

4,720

4,140

17,500

6,220

3,150

1,610

1,640

17,500

1,700

533

427

404

426

632

2,000

2,510

1,590

1,440

1,030

1,060

404

2,540

2,410

1,850

1,690

2,250

3,060

3,250

7,720

3,950

1,900

1,230

1,320

2,770

a 428 

.406 

.312 

.285 

.379 

.516 

.548

1.30 

.666 

.320 

.207 

.223

.467

0.49

.45

.36

.33

.39

.59

.61

1.50

.74

.37

.24

.25

6.32
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN

NAMAKAGON RIVER NEAR TREGO, WIS.

75

LOCATION. In SW. % sec. 17, T. 40 N., R. 12 W., at power house of Wisconsin

Hydro-Electric Co., 5 miles northwest of Trego. 

DBAINAGE AREA. 476 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October, 1927, to September, 1930. At Tregc, 5 miles

upstream, from March, 1914, to September, 1927. 

EXTREMES. Maximum mean daily discharge during year, 844 second-feet Feb.

24; minimum, 113 second-feet Aug. 17, Sept. 7.

1927-1930: Maximum mean daily discharge, 1,360 second-feet Sept. 14,

1928; minimum, that of Aug. 17, Sept. 7, 1930. 

REMARKS. Records good. Discharge computed from hourly record^ of load

and head on power plant.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-fe&t, 1929 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.

710 

551 

519 

548 

572

251 

529 

473 

400 

410

406 

477 

221 

416 

538

511 

497 

518 

568 

247

513 

469 

494 

503 

492

659 

186 

467 

450 

437 

514

Nov.

543 

650 

281 

583 

582

570 

567 

783 

724 

211

570 

570 

570 

570 

574

622

245 

579 

583 

561

443 

373 

361 

168 

458

446 

468 

292 

375 

519

Dec.

210 

446 

438 

432 

440

426 

423 

177 

436 

400

392 

388 

394 

403 

193

408 

422 

380 

405 

404

430 

194 

445 

420 

211

408 

357 

465 

185 

483 

484

Jan.

209 

430 

445 

474 

174

478 

444 

436 

400 

383

408 

171 

431 

388 

383

383 

410

371 

174 

414

383 

375 

376 

370 

405

173 

389 

366 

366 

363 

362

Feb.

380 

161 

393 

365 

360

370 

369 

377 

163 

380

377 

370 

373 

369 

388

158 

381 

369 

371 

384

458 

553 

584 

844 

705

618 

527 

513

Month Maximum

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

710

783 

484 

478 

844 

618 

518 

821 

646 

438 

369 

421

844

Mar.

518 

266 

485 

483 

618

357 

368 

431 

172 

514

494 

512 

481 

484 

433

277 

508 

505 

494 

547

437 

409 

258 

482 

490

407 

417 

363 

410 

208 

434

Apr.

411 

406 

402 

399 

419

224 

501 

418 

473 

473

456 

518 

213 

505 

486

507 

508 

459 

498 

433

428 

489 

420 

418 

454

471 

379 

512 

511 

507

Minimum

186 

168 

177 

171 

158 

172 

213 

295 

205 

133 

113 

113

113

May

532 

642 

644 

544 

560

639 

681 

669 

674 

610

725 

669 

665 

821 

785

565 

590 

527 

706 

417

478 

515 

550 

574 

295

464

429 

428 

453 

441 

456

June

350

558 

547 

540 

561

617 

579 

257 

' 538 

540

554 

581 

567 

551 

399

641 

646 

569 

571 

570

545 

213 

401 

451 

530

438 

441 

402 

205 

424

Mean

466 

495 

377 

366 

416 

428 

443 

573 

493 

337 

273 

299

414

July

399 

370 

390 

364

415

193 

438 

362 

396 

359

344 

364 

143 

339 

322

321 

305 

307 

327 

133

337 

325 

331 

343 

397

381 

211 

406 

401 

376 

354

Per square 

mile

0.979 

1.04 

.792 

.769 

.874 

.899 

.931 

1.20 

1.04 

.708 

.574 

.628

.870

Aug.

367 

369 

140 

348 

344

331 

305 

306 

304 

119

298 

299 

299 

301 

303

301 

113 

278 

302

288

267 

262 

264 

131 

268

271 

271 

270 

287 

330 

130

Sept,

323 

280 

281 

282 

284

290 

113 

281 

274 

276

276 

2S6 

319 

123 

312

344 

313 

380 

282 

353

246 

296 

275 

375 

331

369 

325 

336 

331 

421

Kun-off in 

inches

1.13 

1.16 

.91 

.89 

.91 

1.04 

1.04 

1.38 

1.16 

.82 

.66 

.70

11.80

88093 32 6
76 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1930, PART 5

APPLE RIVER WEAR SOMERSET, WIS.

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

Power Co., 3% miles below Somerset. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 550 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. January, 1901, to September, 1930. 

EXTREMES. Maximum mean daily discharge during year, 919 second-feet Feb.

26; minimum, 60 second-feet Aug. 24.

1904-1930: Maximum mean daily discharge, 2,280 second-feet in June,

1905; no flow Sept. 30, 1929. 

REMARKS. Records fair. Discharge computed from power-1 ouse records by

engineers of Northern States Power Co.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929-30

Day

1 

2 

3 

4. ________

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

6. . ___ ....

7.. ....

8.... _ .....

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

10 

12 

13 - 

14 

15 . 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 ... .

21. 

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

23 

24.. __ . __ ....

25 

26 

27 

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

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

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

31 

Oct.

138 

190 

149 

160 

138

199 

201 

166 

154 

166

202 

345 

184 

231 

207

202 

167 

190 

155 

201

213 

184 

157 

179 

144

233 

91 

160 

172 

166 

201

Nov.

201 

290 

116 

202 

231

274 

260 

246

185 

151

181 

174 

201 

215 

256

263 

207 

213 

190 

201

171 

107 

132 

207 

227

195 

207 

78 

117 

107

Dec.

133

158 

126 

178 

132

172 

138 

160 

166 

144

166 

166 

172 

154 

127

167 

178 

161 

144 

161

153 

138 

146 

172 

160

187 

150 

155 

150 

154 

190

Jan.

120 

207 

178 

154 

149

178 

144 

150 

160 

153

146 

132 

155 

172 

160

149 

184 

144 

125 

178

150 

178 

172 

143 

152

160 

172 

126 

160 

154 

178

Feb.

154 

150 

172 

157 

158

165 

170 

169 

175 

210

204 

193 

166 

161 

147

205 

166 

222 

218 

240

275 

394 

406 

661 

738

919 

665 

540

Month Maximum

April. .. .... 

June... ____________ . .............

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

345 

290 

190 

207 

919 

419 

237 

445 

290 

174 

254 

350

919

Mar.

419 

218 

323 

380 

358

255 

232 

258 

322 

367

299 

290 

302 

301 

204

206 

331 

330 

266

244

216 

233 

240

285 

238

206 

231 

211 

218 

208 

236

Apr.

204 

212 

191 

212 

237

122 

222 

220 

218 

187

164 

198 

120 

205 

195

184 

230 

178 

201 

190

225 

213 

201 

190 

195

184 

219 

212 

178 

213

Minimum

91 

78 

126 

120 

147 

204 

120 

138 

82 

66 

60 

80

60

May

225 

313 

272 

230 

321

284 

314 

419 

350 

287

339

411 

445 

411 

399

437 

345 

249 

321 

138

315 

198 

272 

224 

220

160 

160 

193 

184 

150 

172

June

i2e

184 

17? 

195 

19f

201

24f

m

17C 

16C

144 

15C 

204 

15E 

29C

252 

8S 

16C 

20C 

20S

ITS 

154 

201 

16C 

19f

172 

154 

103 

82 

144

Mean

182 

194. 

157 

158 

293 

272 

197 

284 

174 

127 

129 

138

191

July

132 

115 

155 

158 

132

115 

144 

138 

155 

144

138 

109 

120 

126 

109

115 

106 

115 

90 

90

126 

110 

66 

97 

106

144 

172 

152 

174 

143 

127

I er square 

mile

0.331 

.353 

.285 

.287 

.533 

.495 

.358 

.516 

.316 

.231 

.235 

.251

.347

Aug.

103

174 

254 

147 

127

138 

166 

178 

170 

144

138 

135 

126 

136 

128

138 

150 

135 

91 

123

103 

94 

77 

60 

133

100 

96 

100 

103 

118 

114

Sept.

168 

97 

106 

104 

126

90 

105 

132

97 

87

80 

130 

103 

174 

130

159 

125 

133 

123 

121

97 

116 

112 

129 

202

188 

350 

266 

171 

114

Run-off in 

inches

0.38 

.39 

.33 

.33 

.56 

.57 

.40 

.69 

.35 

.27 

.27 

.28

4.72
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 

CHIPPEWA RIVER AT BISHOPS BRIDGE, WEAR WINTER, WIS.

77

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

downstream from Chippewa Reservoir Dam and 4 miles northwest of Winter. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 775 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. February, 1912, to September, 1930. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,760 second-feet Nov. 29 (gage

height, 6.30 feet); minimum, 80 second-feet Feb. 25-27, Mar. 7 (gage height,

3.80 feet).

1912-1930: Maximum discharge, 6,940 second-feet Apr. 22, 1916 (gage

height, 9.56 feet); minimum, 14 second-feet Apr. 17-20, May 1-5, 1925

(gage height, 3.25 feet). 

REMARKS. Records excellent. Discharge regulated by storage at Chippewa

Reservoir; monthly table shows correction for this storage.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929 30

Day

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

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

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

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

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

. «. .-..-....

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

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

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

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

11. ... .....

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

13 ........

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

-22 

23.... .

24. ...-.- ..

25 .. ___ ....

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

 27 

28 

.29 

?n

31 

Oct.

495 

495 

495 

495 

495

520 

495 

495 

495 

495

495 

495 

495 

495 

495

495 

495 

495 

495 

495

495 

495 

485 

495 

495

495 

495 

495 

495 

495 

495

Nov.

495 

495 

495 

495 

495

495 

495 

495 

495 

495

495 

268 

268 

268 

268

268 

268 

268 

550 

790

790 

1,450 

1,650 

1,450 

1,250

1,000 

1,250 

1,450 

1,550 

1,250

Dec.

1,000 

1,050 

1,050 

1,050 

1,050

1,050 

1,000 

1,000 

1,000 

1,000

1,000 

960 

915 

915 

915

915 

915 

915 

915 

915

915 

915 

915 

915 

915

915 

915 

915 

915 

915 

915

Month

April... 

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

Jan.

915 

960 

960 

960 

915

915 

915 

915 

915 

960

960 

960 

960 

960 

960

960 

960 

960 

960 

960

960 

960 

960 

960 

960

960 

960 

960 

960 

915 

915

Feb.

870 

870 

870 

870 

870

870 

830 

830 

830 

830

830 

830 

830 

960 

1,100

1,050 

1,050 

1,050 

915 

790

750 

710 

470

288 

80

80 

80 

104

Mar.

92 

120 

170 

208 

208

208 

80 

189 

135 

104

170 

248 

228 

208 

135

129 

120 

120 

120 

163

163 

120 

120 

120 

120

120 

120 

120 

120 

120 

120

Apr.

120 

120 

120 

120 

120

120 

120 

120 

120 

120

120 

104 

104 

104 

104

104 

104 

104 

104 

104

104 

104 

104 

104 

104

101 

104 

104 

104 

104

Observed

Maximum

520 

1,650 

1,050 

960 

1,100 

248 

120 

104 

470 

495 

470 

309

1,650

Jg£ M«n

495 496 

268 725 

915 955 

915 948 

80 732 

80 146 

104 110 

92 95. 1 

92 115 

92 399 

288 339 

104 288

80 445

May

104 

104 

104 

104 

104

104 

104 

104 

92 

92

92 

92 

92 

92 

92

92 

92 

92 

92 

92

82 

92 

92 

92 

92

92 

92 

92 

92 

92 

92

Gain or 

loss in 

storage 

(millions 

of cubic 

feet)

+126 

-102 

-1, 770 

-1, 878 

-647 

+1,203 

+1, 469 

+2, 435 

+1, 788 

-462 

-718 

-155

+1,289

June

92 

256 

470 

92 

120

92 

92 

92 

92 

92

92 

92 

92 

120 

120

120 

120 

104 

92 

92

92 

92 

92 

92 

92

92 

92 

92 

92 

92

July

93 

93 

03 

121 

120

9:?

470 

470 

470 

495

470 

470 

470 

470 

470

470 

470 

470 

470 

470

470 

470 

470 

470 

470

47C 

47C 

47C 

47C 

47C 

47C

Aug.

470 

470 

470 

470 

470

470 

288 

288 

309 

309

309 

309 

309 

309 

309

309 

309 

309 

309 

309

309 

309 

309 

309 

309

309 

309 

309 

309 

309 

309

Sept.

309 

309 

309 

309 

309

309 

309 

309 

309 

309

309 

309 

309 

309 

309

309 

309 

309 

309 

309

309 

309 

309 

309 

309

309 

309 

104 

104 

104

Corrected for storage

Mean

543 

686 

294 

247 

465 

595 

677 

1,000 

805 

227 

71 

228

486

Per

squire 

mile

0.701 

.885 

.379 

.319 

.600 

.768 

.874 

1.29 

1.04 

.293 

.092 

.294

.627

Run-off 

in inches

0.81 

.99 

.44 

.37 

.62 

.89 

.98 

1.49 

1.16 

.34 

.11 

.33

8.53
78 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1930, PART 5

CHIPPEWA RIVER NEAR BRITCE, WIS.

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 4, T. 35 N., R. 7 W., just below mouth of Thornapple River and 1 mile east of Bruce.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,600 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. December, 1913, to September, 1930.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 3,280 second-feet June 14 (gage

height, 4.75 feet); minimum, 402 second-feet July 3 (gage height, 1.35 feet).

1913-1930: Maximum discharge, 14,900 second-feet Apr. 10, 1922 (gage

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

1.00 foot).

REMARKS. Records excellent except those for period of ice effect, Nov. 22 to 

Mar. 30, which are poor. Flow regulated to some extent by storage at Chippewa Reservoir; monthly table shows correction for this storage.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929-30

Day

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

2.-. . - 

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

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

5 

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

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

8 _ .........

» .. - 

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

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

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

13. __ ..... __ .

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

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

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

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

18.... . ... ..

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

20 

21 .

22.. ........

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

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

25 

26 . 

27 

28 

29 .

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

31 

Oct

434

718 

718 

718 

718

718 

680 

680 

718 

718

718 

795 

795 

795 

795

756 

756 

756 

756 

756

756 

718 

718 

718 

718

718 

718 

718 

718 

718 

795

Nov.

951 

951 

912 

873 

834

795 

795 

795 

756 

795

873 

795 

643 

643 

606

570 

570 

535 

570 

756

500 

1,360 

1,600 

1,690 

1,690

1,690 

1,690 

1,690 

1,600 

1,690

Dec.

1,690 

1,770 

1,770 

1,770 

1,860

1,940 

1,860 

1,860 

1,690 

1,690

1,690 

1,690 

1,690 

1,690 

1,600

1,520 

1,520 

1,520 

1,520 

1,520

1,440 

1,360 

1,360 

1,360 

1,360

1,360 

1,360 

1,360 

1,360 

1,360 

1,360

Month

April.. ______ _________ .

May.... _____ . ............ .._.. 

June __ _______________ .

July . . .

August ______ . ____________ ,

The year.... .....................

Jan.

1,360 

1,280 

1,190 

1,190 

1,190

1,190 

1,110 

1,030 

1,030 

1,110

1,190 

1,190 

1,190 

1,280 

1,280

1,190 

1,190 

1,190 

1,190 

1,190

1,190 

1,190 

1,190 

1,190 

1,110

1,030 

1,110 

1,110 

1,110 

1,110 

1,110

Feb.

1,030 

1,030 

1,110 

1,030 

1,030

1,030 

1,030 

1,110 

1,030 

1,030

1,030 

1,110 

1,030 

1,030 

990

990 

990 

1,110 

1,190 

1,190

1,190 

1,360 

1,360 

1,360 

1,360

1,190 

873 

795

 -

Mar.

1,

718 

643 

606 

535 

500

467 

467 

434 

434 

434

434 

467 

467 

467 

500

500 

570 

030 

912 

570

535 

570 

434 

434 

500

606 

570 

535 

402 

434 

467

Apr.

467 

500 

535 

535 

570

570 

606 

606 

606 

606

643 

643 

643 

643 

606

606 

643 

795 

1,190 

1,030

951 

834 

756 

680 

643

606 

570 

535 

 535 

643

Observed

Maxi- Minimuni mum

795 434 

1, 690 535 

1,940 1,360 

1, 360 1, 030 

1, 360 795 

1, 030 402 

1, 190 467 

1, 940 467 

3, 280 434 

795 402 

680 467 

873 467

3, 280 402

Mean

726 

1,010 

1,580 

1,170 

1,090 

537 

660 

1, 050 

978 

631 

509 

506

869

May

951 

1,280 

1,360 

1,190 

1,030

990 

1,190 

1,600 

1,600 

1,280

1,360 

1,520 

1,690 

1,940 

1,860

1,520 

1,360 

1,110 

912 

795

718 

643 

643 

606 

570

500 

500 

500

467 

467 

467

Gain or 

loss in 

storage 

(millions 

of cubic 

feet)

+126 

-102 

-1, 770 

-1,878 

-647 

+1,203 

+1,469 

+2, 435 

+1, 788 

-462 

-718 -155

+1,289

June

434 

434 

570 

834 

795

643 

643 

606 

535 

500

467 

434 

1,860 

3,280 

3,190

2,300 

1,690 

1,360 

1,030 

834

756 

718 

912 

990 

795

680 

570 

500 

500 

467

July

434 

434 

402 

434

467

467 

434 

606 

718 

718

680 

680 

680 

680 

680

680 

680 

680 

680 

643

606 

606 

643 

680 

680

718 

756 

795 

756 

718 

718

Aug.

680 

680 

643 

643 

643

643 

570 

500 

500

467

467 

467 

467 

467 

467

467 

467 

467 

467 

467

467 

467 

467 

467 

467

467 

467 

467 

467 

467 

467

Sept.

467 

467 

467 

467 

467

467

467 

467 

467 

467

467 

500 

500 

500 

500

500 

467 

467 

467 

467

467 

467 

467 

500 

570

718 

873 

680 

467 

467

Corrected for storage

Mean

773 

971 

919 

469 

823 

986 

1,230 

1,960 

1,670 

459 

241 

446

910

Per

square 

mile

0.483 

.607 

.574 

.293 

.514 

.616 

.769 

1.22 

1.04 

.287 

.151 

.279

.569

Run-off 

in inches

0.56 

.68 

.66 

.34 

.54 

.71 

.86 

1.41 

1.16 

.33 

.17 

.31

7.73
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 79

CHIPPEWA RIVER AT CHIPPEWA FALLS, WIS.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in SE. % sec. 6, T. 28 N., R. 8 W., at Chippewa 

Falls, 2,500 feet below mouth of Duncan Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 5,600 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June, 1888, to September, 1930.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 40,200 second-feet June 15 (gage 

height, 11.6 feet); minimum, 82 second-feet Sept. 5 (gage height, 0.80 foot). 

1888-1930: Maximum discharge, 78,000 second-feet Mar. 27, 1920 (gage 

height, 17.0 feet); minimum, 23 second-feet Sept. 22, 1929. 

Maximum stage known, 26.94 feet Sept. 10, 1884.

REMARKS. Records good except those for period of ice effect, Nov. 23 to Mar. 8 

and for estimated periods, which are fair. Flow regulated by power plants 

and by two large storage reservoirs above station; monthly table shows correction for this storage.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929 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.

1,170

950

353

580

491

209

348

524

1,410

1,360

690

 1, 740

1,160

1,740

2 7QO.

3,080

3,050

*> fisn

605

2,140

1,770

2,320

2,910

3,080

1,850

813

800

1,020

2,790

2

cnn

Nov.

2,710

2,480

180

2,380

2,920

3,150

3,160

3,080

2,990

1,160

3,750

3,830

3,260

2,750

9 7RO

2,610

1,240

2,950

2,440

3,020

2,920

2,530

2,060

381

1,730

1,960

2,690

732

2,450

Dec.

687

2,380

2,670

2,100 9 iin

2,870

736

9 Q^A

3,420

2,850

2,780

2,780

2,460

738

3,120

3,320

2,890

2,950

2,560

2,170

728

2,800

2,740

946

2,690

3,270

2,290

946

3,300

2 OCA

Jan.

1,510

0 OCA

2,880

2,860

1,050

3,140 9 «sn

2,340

9 47ft

9 9Qft

2,240

1,030 9 fisn

2,780

2,750

2,720

2,340

1 Qfift

862

2,670

2,770

2,740

2,460

2,680

2,050

893

2,760

2,730

2,750

2,770

2,520

Feb.

2,170

701

2,690

2,700

2,320

2,230

2,210

1,870

1,140

2,740

2,830

2,770

2,820

2,360

1,920

338

4,400

4,480

4,050

4,310

4,480

4,740

2,120

5,850

6,100

6,330

6,850

6,640

Mar.

5,960

7t)*J

4,450

4,840

5,420

5,410

5,490

5,350

1 640

^ 700

6,200

5,530

1,170

« 5, 190

 4,890

2,660

6,260

7,310

8,070

8,070

8,340

7,520

4,320

5,150

3,150

3,360

3,080

3,200

"3,700

« 1, 310

2,500

Apr.

 > 9Qft

2,570

9 4.ftft

2,620

9 R^ft

652

2,410

2,320

2,610

2,570

3,110

3,320

1 600

3,320

3,520

3,520

3,590

4,550

865

5,930

4,830

4,550

4,280

5,750

8,990

1,830

4,280

4,830

4,550

May

5,100

7 040

7,790

6,390

14 400

8,340

8,070

7,950

9 Q4/1

10,100

8,420

10,800

7,950

7,950

8,230

 6,940

- 5, 430

" 5, 790

 4,890

 5,040

 4,960

 5,050

 4, 370

1,340

4,130

3,590

3,590

3,590

1,100

June

1,100

2,650

4,280

4,550

 5,800

 4,570

1,330

7,520

4,880

4,320

5,150

6,260

« 15, 300

35,600

29,800

18,600

14,400

12,600

9,840

 6,380

3,410

6,820

9,650

8,510

8,990

6,200

4,880

1,220

4,880

July

4,320

3,860

3,000

875

 2,240

1,100

2,330

2,590

2,850

2,590

3,320

1,580

1,270

2,850

3,060

2,590

2,800

2,350

2,040

1,450

2,290

2,290

2,290

2,160

1,910

2,040

1,100

2,290

2,330

2,590

2,590

Aug.

2,290

1,680

972

2,290

2,590

2,590

2,040

1,780

1,540

865

1,800

1,820

2,080

1,640

1,520

« 1, 340

 797

"1,480

"1,690

"1,660

- 1, 480

"1,560

" 1, 260

 797

 1,580

« 1, 630

" 1, 540

« 1,450

 1, 570

" 1, 380

710

Sept.

710

1,520

1,900

1,640

1,450

1,420

788

1,520

1,780

1,780

1,780

 1,900

« 1, 330

866

1,520

1,520

1,520

1,520

2,020

1,900

1,070

1,640

1,750

1,750

1,750

3,250

2,590

1,180

1,640

2,040

Month

April... __ ... _ ... ___ ....

May......... ____ . _ . _ ... _

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

The year _ . __ . ________

Observed

Maximum

3,080 

3,830 

3,420 

3,140 

6,850 

8,340 

8,990 

14,400 

35,600 

4,320 

2,590 

3,250

35,600

Minimum

209 

180 

687 

862 

338 

793 

652 

1,100 

1,100 

875 

710 

710

180

Mean

1,600 

2,440 

2,380 

2,370 

3,360 

4,710 

3,480 

6,390 

8,400 

2,350 

1,590 

1,630

3,390

Gain or 

loss in 

storage 

(millions 

of cubic 

feet)

-184

-319 

-2,194

 2,636 

-638 

+1, 315 

+2, 319 

+3, 772 

+3, 369 

-890 

-2, 118 

-1,017

+779

Corrected for storage

Mean

1,530 

2,320 

1,560 

1,390 

3,100 

5,200 

4,380 

7,800 

9,700 

2,020 

799 

1,240

3,420

Per 

squa~« 

mile

0.273 

.414 

.279 

.248 

.554 

.929 

.782 

1.39 

1.73 

.361 

.143 

.221

.611

Run-off 

in inches

0.31 

.46 

.32 

.29 

.58 

1.07 

.87 

1.60 

1.93 

.42 

.16 

.25

8.26

> Estimated.
80 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1930, PART 5

CHIPPEWA RIVER AT DURAHD, WIS.

LOCATION. Chain gage in SW. X sec. 21, T. 25 N., R. 13 W., at Durand.

DRAINAGE AREA. 9,010 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July, 1928, to September, 1930.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 37,700 secord-feet June 17 

(gage height, 10.55 feet); minimum (estimated), 646 second-feet Feb. 10.

1928-1930: Maximum dicharge, 38,200 second-feet Mar. 22, 1929 (gage 

height, 11.2 feet); minimum, that of Feb. 10, 1930.

REMARKS. Records fair except those for period of ice effect, D^c. 1 to Feb. 25, 

which are poor. Considerable diurnal fluctuation, owing to operation of 

power plants. Flow somewhat affected by regulation at Chippewa and 

Flambeau Reservoirs; monthly table shows correction for tl is storage.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929-SO

Day Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.

11- 

12..

13-

14-

15-

17.

18.

19.

20.

21.. 

22-

23..

24.. 

25-

26. .......

27 .

28 

29 

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

31 

4,300

4.080

4,530

3,870

3,250

3,050

1,900

3,460

4,530

4,760

4,300

4,300

4,530

2,850

3,660

4,080

4,080

3,870

4,080

4,080

2,660

3,870

4,300

4,080

4,530

4,530

4,300

2,660

4,080

4,530

4,080

4,530

4,300

4,760

2,470

3,870

4,530

5,000

5,000

4,760

5,240

3,050

5,000

5,740

5,240

4,530

4,530

4,760

3.050

4,760

5,000

4,080

5,000

5,000

5,000

2,850

3,870

3,250

3,660

1,630

3,660

862

1,900

1,510

2,660

2,660

2,660

2,380

2,470

1,390

1,400

2,380

2,660

2,470

1,900

2,090

1,460

2.380

1,810

1,810

1,720

1,810

834

1,420

2,470

1,020

1,900

2,280

2,470

950

1,810

2,470

1,340

2,090

2,180

2,470

1,010

2,380

2,380

2,180

1,900

2,090

2,280

965

1,460

2,280

2,280 

2,380 

2,280 

1.810 

1,34C

1,540

1,900

2,090

2,280

1,900

1,900

764

1,300

1,990

2,090

2,090

2,280

2,180

737

1.170

1,810

1,990

1,990

1,720

1,630

l.lfO 

1,900 

2,180 

2,090 

2,090

1.900

698

1,630

2,850

4,080

4,080

5,740

7,880

7,600

11,400

16,900

17,800

15,600

12,500

10,500

5,900

7,500

8,560

8,930

8,560

8,560

7,850

4,540

8,200

8,560

8,200

8,200

7,850

7,850

6,200

8,200

10,500

10,900

11,300

10,900

10,100

6,200

7,850

6,200

4,790

5,330

5,050

5.050

3,850

4,790

4,300

4,070

3,850

4,070

4,070

2,610

3,420

4,070

4,070

3,850

4,070

4,540

3,000

4,790

4,790

5,050

5,900

6,510

5.900

4,070

6,200

5,900

5,610

5,610

6,510

6,200

3,850

4,790

6,200

6,830

8,560

10,500

12,100

9,700

16,500 

11,300 

10,9GO 

11,300 

13,000

13,800

11, 700

13,400

12,100

11,700

13,400

12.100

10,900

8,560

7,500

7,500

7,850

7,500

6,200

4,070

5,330

5,900

5,610

5,330

3,420

4,070

2,800

4,070

5,050

7,160

7,500

8,930

7,850

4,540

9,310

7,850

7,850

13,000

29,700

34,700

36,700

24,800

20,600

16,900

14,700

10,500

7,500

9,310

13,400

12,500 

13,000 

10,100 

8,56C 

5,050

6,830

6,510

5,610

3,850

3,630

3,420

4,070

4,300

4,300

4,300

4,790

3,850

3,000

3,850

4,540

4,300

4,070

3,850

3,210

3,210

3,000

3,210

3,420

3,420

3,630

3,210

2,610

3,210

3,850

3,850

3,850

3,850

3,420

2,610

3,210

3,630

3,630

3,210

3,000

2,800

2,430

2,610

2,800

2.800

2,800

2,610

2,430

2,020

2,260

2,430

2,610

2,610

2,610

2,430

2,100

2,430

2,430

2,610

2,430

2,610

2,260

2,260

2,100

2,260

2,800

3,210

4,07ft 

3,42ft 

2,26ft 

2, 100> 

2,10ft

2,260 

2,610 

3,000 

2,610 

2,020>

2,430

2,610

2,610

2,800s

2,430

2,100

2,610

2,800

2,800

3,630 

6,050 

4,070 

3,000 

3,42O

Month

Observed

Maximum

Minimum Mean

Gain cr 

loss in

Corrected for storage

(millions 

of cubic Mean

Per

square 

mile

Run-off 

in inches

October ..... 

November... 

December... 

January__. 

February._ 

March.,__. 

April ..... 

May 

June __. 

July. 

August__. 

September...

The year.

4,760

5,740

2,660

2,470

17,800

12,500

6,510

16,500

36,700

6,830

3,850

5,050

36,700

1,900

1,630

698

764

646

3,850

2,610

3,420

2,800

2,610

2,020

2,020

3,910

4,270

1,880

1,920

4,420

7,890

4,760

9,460

12,200

4,060

2,760

2,800

5,020

-184

-319

-2,194

-2,636

-638 

+1,315 

+2,319 

+3, 772 

+3, 369

-890

-2,118

-1,017

+779

3,840

4,150

1,060

936

4,160

8,380

5,660

10,900

13,500

3,730

1,970

2,410

5,040

0.457

.494

.126

.112

.495

.996

.673

1.30

1.61

.444

.234

.287

.600

0.53

.55

.15

.13

.52

1.15

.75

1.50

1.80

.51

.27

.32
UPPER MISSISSIPPI EIVEE BASIN 81

FLAMBEAU RIVER AT FLAMBEAU RESERVOIR, WIS.

LOCATION. Chain gage near north line of sec, 3, T. 41 N., R. 2 E., one-fourth 

mile below dam of Flambeau Reservoir.

DRAINAGE AREA. 620 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September, 1927, to September, 1930.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 714 second-feet Aug. 14-31 

(gage height, 4.75 feet); minimum, 11 second-feet June 15 (gsge height, 

2.52 feet).

1927-1930: Maximum discharge, 2,140 second-feet Oct. 21, 1928 (gage 

height, 6.76 feet); minimum, that of June 15, 1930.

REMARKS. Records excellent. Plow regulated by storage in Flambeau Reservoir; monthly table shows correction for this storage.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929-30

Day

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

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

3 _ ___ .

4 .........

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

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

7.... ... ...

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

9.. ...

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

11 

12 

13... ___ . _ ..

14. 

16. .........

16 __ .. ...

17 

18.. ......

18 

20 __

21 ..........

22. . 

23- ___ . _ ....

24 

25 

26 ..........

27 .........

28- _ ..........

29 

30 __ ... _ ....

31- 

Oct.

556

632

632

632

632

632

632

632

632

632

632

632

632

606

606

606

606

606

606

606

606

606

606

606

606

606

606

606

606

606

Nov.

606

608

606

606

580

580

580

580

580

580

580

580

580

580

580

580

580

580

580

580

580

580

580

580

580

580

556

556

556

Dec.

556

556

580

580

580

580

580

580

580

556

556

556

556

556

556

556

556

556

556

556

580

606

606

606

606

606

.606

Jan.

606

608

606

606

606

606

6C6

606

606

fi«>9

632

632

632

632

632

606

606

606

606

606

580

580

580

580

580

580

580

580

556

556

556

Feb.

556

531

531

508

>;fl8

484

AGA

484

AftO

AfiO

462

462

556

484

439

439

418

418

418

418

462

462

418

439

418

4ft9

Mar.

376

396

439

531

531

531

556

E01

C01

cai

606

KKft

556

508

531

S31

531

566

556

556

556

KKfi

556

556

556

556

556

Apr.

556

556

531

KKfi

556

556

531

/JOQ

376

376

376

376

376

296

222

236

236

232

OQA

376

376

376

376

376

376

376

May

376

296

232

OQA

376

376

376

228

228

228

232

232

236

236

228

228

232

232

236

236

232

236

236

236

0 Oft

276

315

315

315

315

June

315

315

315

315

335

335

335

335

335

335

335

335

335

12

11

232

228

232

232

355

355

376

376

376

376

376

376

376

376

376

July

355

355

376

376

376

462

556

556

556

556

631

531

531

531

531

531

556

606

659

659

659

659

659

659

659

659

659

fiKQ

659

659

659

Aug.

632

632

632

632

632

632

632

632

632

632

632

632

686

714

714

714

714

714

714

714

714

714

714

714

714

714

714

714 '714

714

714

Sept.

6S&

686

686

659

659

659

659

659

659

659

659

659

659

659

.659

659

632

632

632

632

632

632

376

376

484

484

376

376

376

376

Month

February _ - ______________

April ___________________

June. ___________________

July _

The year...- . _________

Observed

Maximum

632 

606 

606 

632 

556 

606 

556 

376 

376 

659 

714 

686

714

Minimum

556 

556 

556 

556 

418 

376 

222 

228 

11 

355 

632 

376

11

Mean

615 

581 

573 

599 

473 

532 

412 

270 

311 

563 

681 

588

517

Gain or 

loss in 

storage 

(millions 

of cubic 

feet)

-310

-217 

-424 

-758 

+9 

+112 

+850 

+1,337 

+1,581 

-428 

-1,400 -862

-510

Corrected for storage

Mean

499 

497 

415 

316 

477 

574 

740 

769 

921 

403 

158 

255

501

Per

squa-e 

mile

O.f«5 

.802 

.f69 

.510 

. 769 

. 26 

1.19 

1.24 

1.49 

.f50 

.255 

.411

.£08

Run-off 

in inches

0.93 

.89 

.77 

.59 

.80 

1.07 i.sa

1.4S 

1.66 

.76 

.29 

.46

10.97
82 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1930, PART 5

FIAMBEAU BIVER WEAR BUTTERNUT, WIS.

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

of Butternut.

DRAINAGE AREA. 660 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July, 1914, to September, 1930. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 808 second-feet Nov. 2 (gage

height, 2.68 feet); minimum, 253 second-feet May 25, 26 (gage height, 1.22

feet).

1914-1930: Maximum discharge, 5,430 second-feet Apr. 22, 23, 1916 (gage

height, 9.0 feet); minimum, 91 second-feet Sept. 18, 19, 1925 (gage height,

0.25 foot). 

REMARKS. Records good except those for period of ice effect, Nov. 22 to Mar.

31, which are fair. Flow regulated by storage in Flambeau Reservoir;

monthly table shows correction for this storage.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929-30

Day Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Jun3 July Aug. Sept

7-

8.

9.

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

19. 

20.

21-.

22.

23.

24..

25.

26.

27.. 

38.

29..

30..

31..

628

672

672

672

672

672

672

672

672

672

672

672

672

672

672

672

672

672

672

672

672

672

672

672

672

628

628

628

672

717

717

762

808

762

762

717

672

672

672

672

672

672

672

672

672

672

672

672

672

672

628

605

605

605

605

605

605

581

581

581

576

576

600

600

600

600

600

600

600

600

576

576

576

576

576

571

571

571

571

571

571

571

571

571

595

621

621

621

621

621

621

621

621

621

621

621

621

621

621

621

647

647

647

647

647

647

621

621

621

621

621

595

595

595

595

595

595

595

595

571

571

571

571

571

546

546

523

523

499

499

499

477

477

477

477

523

571

499

454

454

433

433

433

433

477

477

433

454

433

477

416

459

551

551

551

551

576

551

551

556

556

631

581

581

538

561

661

561

561

596

596

596

596

601

601

601

601

601

601

672

672

628

585

717

717

717

717

762

762

585

628

585

585

544

544

672

544

544

505

432

366

382

468

450

450

450

432

450

486

415

382

505

585

450

415

398

350

320

335

382

432

415

415

398

350

320

306

292

279

266

253

253

432

486

450

432

382

361 

35-) 

39? 

450

433 

39? 

36)

350

351 

351 

43? 

450 

350

415 

433 

36) 

33) 

350

415

432

433 

50.) 

450

437 

39^ 

365 

36(i 

361)

366

366

350

398

415

544

585

585

585

585

585

585

585

585

544

544

585

672

717

672

672

672

717

717

717

717

717

717

717

717

717

717

717

717

672

672

672

672

672

672

672

672

672

672

762

762

672

762

762

762

762

762

762

762

717

717

717

717

762

762

717

717

717

717

717

717

717

717

672

672

672

672

672

672

672

672

672

672

672

672

672

672

672

350

266

585

585

450

432

415

398

Month

Observed

Maximum

Minimum Mean

Gain or

loss in

storage

(millions

of cubic

feet)

C irrected for storage

Mean

Per

square 

mile

Run-off 

in inches

October_. 

November. 

December.. 

January_. 

February... 

March__. 

April.......

May___. 

June.... .

July........

August.....

September.

The year.

717

808

621

647

571

631

762

585

505

717

762

717

808

628

581

571

571

433

396

366

253

335

350

672

253

669

662

590

614

488

562

573

392

398

602

717

616

574

-310

-217

-424

-758

+9

+112

+850

+1,337

+1,581

-428 

-1,400 -862

-510

578 

432 

331 

4«2 

6C4.J 

9C1 

881 1,01" 

442 

W4 

2E?

te*

0.838

.876

.655

.502

.745

.915

1.37

1.35

1.53

.670

.294

.429

0.97

.98

.76

.58

.78

1.05

1.53

1.56

I.71 

.77 

.34 

.48

II.51
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 83

FLAMBEAU EIVEB AT BABBS ISLAND, WEAK WINTER, WZS.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder on west line of sec. 16, T. 38 N., R. 3 W., 10 

miles east of Winter and 12 miles above mouth of South Fork.

DRAINAGE AREA. 964 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August, 1929, to September, 1930.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during period, 2,010 second-feet Apr. 9 (gage 

height, 12.4 feet); minimum, 218 second-feet July 9 (gage height, 9.73 feet).

REMARKS. Records fair. Flow from 64 per cent of drainage completely regulated by storage in Flambeau Reservoir; monthly table shows correction for 

this storage.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929-30

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.. ..........................

yj. ...........................

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

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

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

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

Aug.

1,020

955 

955 

1,240 

1,620 

1,400

1,180 

955 

890 

830 

772 

955

Month

1929

September _______________

1930 

April 3-30.. ...... ... ...... ..

June... ___ . _____ . __ .....

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

Sept.

890 

590 

772 

830 

955

890 

830

522 

382 

439

439 

420 

400 

614 

590

522 

522 

614 

590 

590

590 

567 

544 

567 

614

664 

717 

604 

614 

664

Oct.

664 

717 

772 

772 

717

Apr.

1,850 

1,700 

1,700

1,620 

1,700 

1,780 

2,010 

1,850

1,550 

1,390 

1,240 

890 

890

830 

717 

772 

1,020 

890

614 

544 

567 

501 

400

420 

383 

346 

328 

420

Observed

Maximum

. 1,620

955

. 2,010

. 1,090

1,020 

955 

955 

. 1, 170

Minimum

772 

382

328 

544 

501 

218 

717 

664

Mean

1,060 

620

1,030 

753 

684 

657 

854 

865

May

717 

664 

717 

717 

717

614 

544 

830 

830

772

772 

664 

614 

830 

1,020

1,090 

890 

1,090 

830

717

664 

614 

664 

664 

684

664 

664 

717 

955 

717 

717

June

772 

614 

567 

614 

590

664 

1,020

975 

931 

886

842 

797 

753 

708 

664

664 

664 

684 

501 

522

522 

772 

717 

614 

590

717 

664 

522 

501 

501

Gain or 

. loss in

storage 

at Flambeau Reservoir 

(millions 

of cubic 

feet)

-306

+850 

+1,337 

+1,681 

-428 

-1,400 -862

July

439 

480 

480 

501 

439

501 

664 

522 

218 

772

664

717 

717 

567 

664

614 

544 

544 

772 

614

717 

717 

717 

830 

830

772 

890 

955 

772 

890 

830

Aug.

772 

830 

830 

830 

890

772 

890 

772 

717 

830

772 

830 

830 

830 

890

955 

890 

830 

830 

890

955 

890 

830 

830 

890

890 

830 

890 

955 

955 

890

Sept.

955 

955 

664 

890 

890

830 

955 

890 

890 

830

772 

830

717 

772 

772

772 

717

772 

772 

772

830 

890 

1,020 

772 

717

830 

1,170 

1,130 

1,090 

1,090

Corrected for storage

Mean

502

1,380 

1,350 

1,290 

497 

331 

529

Per 

square 

mile

0.521

1.43 

1.40 

1.34 

.516 

.343 

.549

Kun-ofl 

in inches

0.58-

1.49 

L61 1.60- 

.5» 

.40 

.61
84 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1930, PART 5

FLAMBEAU RIVER NEAR LADYSMITH, WIS.

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

Superior District Power Co., 14 miles above Lady smith.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,910 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October, 1923, to September, 1930, January, 1914, to 

September, 1923, at station 8 miles below present site. From February, 

1903, to December, 1906, at Ladysmith, 14 miles below present site.

EXTREMES. Maximum mean daily discharge during year, 5,710 second-feet 

June 15; minimum, 337 second-feet Nov. 22.

1903-1906, 1914-1930: Maximum discharge, 19,500 second-feet Apr. 11, 

1922; minimum, 176 second-feet Aug. 30, 1925.

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

Regulation caused by operation of power plants and storage in Flambeau 

Reservoir above station; monthly table shows correction for this storage. 

Daily discharge records furnished by Lake Superior District Power Co.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929-80

Day Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Juie July Aug. Sept.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

19.

20.

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

29.

30.

31.

999

1,150

807

1,170

1,180

533

903

900

902

974

1,220

664

977

1,050

1,020

1,020

933

1,240

581

901

981

900

1,000

1,120

542

937

1,050

780

929

1,260

1,350

1,040

1,440

1,200

1,160

1,140

1,290

1,290

516

1,250

1,070

1,250

1,180

1,310

1,210

741

1,250

956

924

1,020

337

789

991

1,330

530

772

945

873

861

916

930

1,160

604

929

878

921

904

1,160

573

918

883

887

839

838

1,030

577

908

1,020

647

815

1,200

604

1,010

1,040

770

911

905

1,170

546

891

868

917

786

802

1,120

598

973

863

891

1,120

557

808

832

819

841

824

634

864

779

763

830

779

997 

529 

749 

V09 

790

760

747

917

555

736

671

673

700

670

734

579

652

640

680

737

805

1,150

1,170

1,410

1,560

1,480

1,610

1,400

1,320

619

1,080

1,020

952

1,090

1,220

1,280

555

1,280

839

914

1,040

1,120

1,270

529

1,450

1,330

1,360

1,310

1,240

1,290

759

1,400

902

995

928

1,040

1,190

386

1,050

951

856

1,020

1,160

1,230

484

852

1,220

1,390

1,280

1,310

1,430

1,680

1,420

1,270

1,360

1,640

1,630

2,360

1,620

1,580

1,650

1,610

1,530

1,470

1,400

1,360

1,330

1,000

1,060

1,940

2,650

2,910

2,4,0

2,270

2,210

2,270

3,360

2,960

2,570

2,590

2,070

1,970

1,880

2,480

2,370

2,200

2,050

1,810

1,410

1,470

1,330

1,260

1,280

1,370

1,500

1,050

1,260

1,310

1,230

1,200

1,320

1,230

811

1,1,0 i.eeo

2,440 

1,570 

1,950 

1,8*0

1,340

1, 710

2,170 

4,S90 

5,710

5,480

4,870

4,340

3,280

2,520

2,010

1,630

1,770

1,700

1,740

1,700

1,560

1,300

1,250

1,440

1,130

954

1,290

555

987

1,150

1,290

1,250

995

981

1,440

1,570

605

931

1,030

982

930

759

1,080

782

883

977

855

1,090

1,060

1,360

696

1,210

1,050

899

1,020

955

1,400

901

790

928

809

791

811

777

614

507

567

938

777

1,120

768

765

850

880

927

992

693

838

911

873

849

887

962

810

794

931

671

803

862

907

794

823

871

800

819

832

946

718

760

871

750

778

808

884

703

716

841

665

580

979

1,060

599

1,100

567

Month

Observed

Maximum

Minimum Mean

Gain or 

loss in

Corrected for storage

(millions

of cubic

feet)

Mean

Per

square 

mile

Run-ofE 

in inches

October....

November. 

December.. 

January_. 

February... 

March__. 

April.......

May... , 

June.......

July. . 

August....

September.

The year.

1,240

1,440

1,200

1,170

1,610

1,450

2,360

3,360

5,710

1,570

1,400

1,100

5,710

533

337

496

546

529

386

484

1,050

811

555

507

567

337

942

1,030

869

845

886

1,060

1,340

1,960

2,280

1,030

1,160

-310

-217

-424

-758

+9

+112

+850

+1,337

+1,581

-428 

-1,400 -862

-510

946

711

562

890

1,100

1,670

2,460

2,890

870

333

475

1,140

0.450

.495

.372

.294

.466

.576

.874

1.29

1.51

.455

.174

.249

.597

0.52

.55

.43

.34

.49

.66

.98

1.49

1.68

.52

.20

.28

8.14
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 85

JUMP RIVER AT SHEIDON, WIS.

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 26, T. 33 N., R. 5 W., at highway bridge in

Sheldon, 11 miles above mouth. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 510 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July, 1915, to September, 1930. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 9,000 second-feet June 14 (gage

height, 9.20 feet): minimum, 17 second-feet Aug. 15, 24, 28 (gage height,

2.70 feet).

1915-1930: Maximum discharge, 15,600 second-feet Mar. 26, 1920 (gage

height, 11.48 feet); minimum (estimated), 14 second-feet Jan. 25-31, 1924. 

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

16, which are poor, and those for extremely low water, which are fsir.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929-80

Day

1. ___ . __ ..

2. ___ ........

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

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

5 _______ ...

6.. _ . __ .....

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

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

».... ........

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

11 . 

12. __ .....

13. _ ......

14. .

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

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

17 __ .

18... __ ........

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

20... .......

21 .........

22.... .....

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

31. _ .

Oct.

90 

62 

69 

69

84

77 

57 

57 

57 

62

62 

62 

62 

84 

110

90

84 

84 

69 

69

56 

69 

69 

69 

69

80 

64 

64 

64 

64 

87

Nov.

128 

260 

221 

212 

203

177 

136 

128 

110 

93

147 

235 

270 

270 

250

212 

168 

168 

147 

121

70 

65 

65 

65 

65

65 

65 

70 

75 

75

Dec.

75 

70 

65 

70

75

75 

75 

70 

65 

60

50 

60 

65 

65 

65

70 

75 

60 

50 

50

50 

50 

50 

60 

65

70 

75 

75 

75 

85 

95

Jan.

95 

95 

70 

50 

60

65 

50 

40 

45 

50

55 

60 

55 

50 

55

60 

55 

50 

55 

60

60 

60 

60 

60 

50

40 

30 

25 

40 

50 

55

Feb.

60 

70

75 

75 

75

80 

90 

90 

90 

80

75 

70 

60 

70

75

75 

75 

80 

90 

110

125 

390 

650 

790 

930

1,120 

1,310 

1,400

Month Maximum

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

110 

270 

95 

95 

1,400 

1,920 

1,310 

2,840 

9,000 

240 

90 

106

9,000

Mar.

1,500 

1,320 

1,130 

1,130 

1,130

905 

680 

600 

520 

550

580 

600 

615 

600 

580

1,250 

1,920 

1,600 

1,310 

1,130

750 

490 

435 

305 

270

305 

280 

221 

185 

151 

194

Apr.

208 

230 

221 

230 

280

355 

435 

435 

380 

330

435 

550 

615 

615 

550

490 

435 

715 

1,310 

1,050

970 

750 

615 

490 

408

330 

330 

260 

211 

232

Minimum

56 

65 

50 

25 

60 

151 

208 

186 

143 

49 

17 

20

17

May

186 

979 

1,440 

1,140 

2,040

1,500 

1,310 

2,700 

2,840 

2,160

1,400 

1,130 

930 

930 

1,050

970 

785 

490 

490 

435

380 

355 

280 

330 

490

380 

330 

305 

280 

240 

208

June

194 

185 

164 

164 

820

1,600 

1,600 

1,220 

820 

680

550 

490 

4,190 

9,000 

7,720

6,510 

2,840 

1,600 

970 

680

380 

270 

221 

330 

305

270 

208 

164 

151 

143

Mean

71.5 

145 

66.5 

55.0 

296 

750 

482 

919 

1,480 

127 

32.5 

42.4

371

July

230 

230 

194 

151 

177

230 

240 

208 

185 

151

136 

151 

208 

164 

113

113 

100

80 

74 

90

62 

62

54 

54 

49

62 

80 

106

74 

54 

54

Per squar 

mile

Aug.

69 

80 

90 

54 

40

45 

34 

40 

30 

34

30 

34 

34 

24 

17

24 

27 

20 

20 

24

20 

24 

20 

17 

24

24 

24 

17 

24 

24 

20

Sept.

20 

20

27 

27 

27

24 

34 

30 

30

27

30 

40

45 

45 

49

49 

40 

45 

40 

45

45 

30 

34 

45 

40

45 

62 

90 

106 

80

B Run-off in 

inches

0. 140 0. 16 

.284 .32 

.130 .15 

.108 .12 

.580 .60 

1. 47 1. 70 

. 945 1. 05 

1.80 2.08 

2. 90 3. 24 

.249 .29 

.064 .07 

.083 .09

.727 9.87
86 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1930, PART 5

RED CEDAR RIVER NBAS CO IF AX, WIS.

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

bridge 4% miles north of Colfax and 3% miles below Trout Creek. 

DRAINAGE ABEA. 1,100 square miles. 

RECOBDS AVAILABLE. March, 1914, to September, 1930. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 6,280 second-feet Feb. 23 (gage

height, 6.40 feet); minimum, 169 second-feet Aug. 21 (gage height, 0.81

foot).

1914-1930: Maximum discharge, 7,610 second-feet Mar. 26, 1920 (gage

height, 6.95 feet); minimum discharge, that of Aug. 21, 1930; (minimum

gage height, 0.55 foot Nov. 23, 1925). 

REMABKS. Records fair except those for period of ice effect, Nov. 21 to Feb. 20r

which are poor, and for estimated periods, Oct. 6, 7, Oct. 19 to Nov. 16,,

Apr. 1-5, which are fair. Flow regulated by four storage rerervoirs upstream,

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929-30

Day

1 

2 

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

4 

5 .-. .

6 

7 

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

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

10.. . ... _

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

12 

13- __

14. . _ -

15 

16 

17 

18. 

19 __ 

9fi

21 

22 

23 _ _ ..

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29.. _ ... __ ...

30 

31 

Oct.

654 

623

654 

654 

748

705 

493 

815 

623 

594

716

782 

850 

484 

716

623 

716 

623

754 

697

478 

648 

680 

583 

544

565 

638 

427 

717 

678 

678

Nov.

739 

789 

760 

437 

725

697 

644 

643 

675 

702

535

629 

694 

772 

751

664

748 

510 

748 

654

748 

748 

748 

748 

684

782 

815 

684 

716 

684

Dec.

716 

684 

684 

684 

748

716 

716 

716 

748 

684

684 

654 

654 

684 

654

654 

654 

623 

654 

458

565 

565 

654 

654 

654

623 

654 

654 

782 

684 

654

Jan.

815 

815 

815 

748 

623

623 

565 

410

484 

484

434

458 

484 

458 

484

510 

623 

565 

594 

538

510 

458 

458 

410 

410

388 

388 

346 

410 

458 

538

Feb.

510 

565 

623 

748 

654

716 

654 

623 

538 

458

458 

484 

458 

565 

565

748 

885 

956 

1,360 

1,940

2,950 

3,840 

6,280 

5,300 

4,400

3,980 

2,950 

2,040

Month Maximum

October ____ . ______________

February __ .. ______________

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

May... .. ______________

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

850 

815 

782 

815 

6,280 

1,360 

594 

1,360 

2,040 

594 

434 

748

6,280

Mar.

1,270 

1,190 

1,360 

1,270 

1,270

1,190

885 

815 

885 

885

885 

956 

885 

885 

850

885 

815 

815 

815 

748

815 

956 

1,030 

956 

956

885 

815 

782 

815 

782 

748

Apr.

592 

577 

449 

561 

525

434 

410 

538 

538 

510

484 

410 

434 

346 

410

434 

410 

538 

484 

458

388 

484 

434 

434 

458

434 

458 

346 

458 

594

Minimum

427 

437 

458 

346 

458 

748 

346 

306 

270 

236 

236 

270

236

May

594 

594 

510 

484 

366

484 

623 

654 

623 

565

748 

748 

1,030 

J.360 

1,030

815 

594 

594 

623 

565

510 

510 

510 

458 

434

306 

434 

434 

434 

654 

325

June

388 

325 

366 

538 

565

410 

434 

325

270 

287

306 

366 

956 

2,040 

1,540

885 

783 5ft< 

434 48-'

510 

565 

458 

956 

1,360

1,030 

716 

654 

623 

388

Mean

650 

696 

665 

526 

1,650 

939 

468 

600 

652 

385 

314 

424

657

July

538 

484 

410 

388 

565

565 

458 

434 

458 

410

366 

366 

270 

306 

388

287 

270 

236 

252 

270

236 

270 

236 

270

287

306 

410

538 

594 

594 

484

P<ir square 

mile

0.591 

.633 

.605 

.478 

1.50 

.854 

.425 

.545 

.593 

.350 

.285 

.385

.597

Aug.

388 

388 

434 

325 

287

252 

252 

252 

287 

325

346 

325 

306 

325 

325

366 

366 

325 

366

287

236 

252 

252 

270 

252

325 

346 

325 

306 

306 

325

Sept.

325 

458 

366 

287 

287

306 

306 

306

388 

287

270 

325 

410 

410 

410

434 

410 

434 

388 

434

458 

410 

366 

366 

484

594 

748 

716 

684 

654

Run-off in 

inches

0.68- 

.71 

.70 

.55 

1.56 

.98 

.47

.ea

.66 

.40

.sa .4a

8.10
TJPPEB MISSISSIPPI BIVEB BASIN 87

RED CEDAR RIVER AT MENOMOWIE, WIS.

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

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

below mouth of Wilson Creek.

DRAINAGE ABEA. 1,810 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June, 1907, to September, 1908; May, 1913, to September, 1923; March, 1925, to September, 1930.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 6,050 second-feet Fel . 24 (gage

height, 4.50 feet); minimum, 178 second-feet Dec. 1 (gage height, 1.12 feet).

1907-8, 1913-1923, 1925-1930: Maximum discharge, 14,000 second-feet

Mar. 26, 1920 (gage height, 8.0 feet); minimum, 21 second-feet Fee. 9, 1929

(gage height, 0.65 foot).

REMARKS. Records excellent. Considerable diurnal fluctuation caused by 

operation of power plants at Menomonie and Cedar Falls. Flow also regulated by storage in four reservoirs upstream.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929-30

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.

621 

850 

850 

767 

676

368 

676 

676 

910 

850

733 

733

850 

850 

376

448 

687 

687 

687 

418

733 

546 

710 

710 

654

360 

516 

699 

621 

566 

767

Nov.

733 

850 

733 

733 

733

733 

733

376 

687 

599

767 

676 

699 

546 

850

710 

496 

699 

621 

621

506 

385 

376 

385 

344

403 

687 

466 

654 

546

Dec.

280 

461 

494 

471 

685

612 

594 

567 

712 

501

562 

667 

376 

617 

376

777 

867 

867 

806 

526

798 

521 

496 

633

724

884 

658 

494 

731 

876 

605

Jan.

780 

798 

546 

867 

566

867 

594 

516 

466 

1,030

910 

466 

676 

790 

621

599 

599 

672 

616 

672

638 

536 

616 

627 

661

556 

706 

536 

605 

729 

713

Feb.

724 

616 

526 

638 

748

867 

610 

627 

566 

771

516 

782 

683 

506 

806

627 

748 

556 

919 

867

1,240 

3,010 

3,610 

5,800 

4,300

3,830 

3,610 

3,390

Month Maximum

January ________________ . .....

February _____ ______________

March ____________________

April___. _ . 

July.. ... __

August. _______________ . .....

The year _ . ..

910 

850 

884 

1,030 

5,800 

2,260 

980 

1,900 

2,820 

858 

806 

1,300

5,800

Mar.

2,260 

1,900 

1,030 

1,160 

1,740

970 

970 

1,230 

910 

1,120

1,120 

1,250 

1,180 

1,110 

1,120

919 

1,310 

1,310 

980 

1,040

980 

850 

850 

790 

790

594 

605 

970 

867 

867 

1,030

Apr.

980 

782 

496 

661 

526

491 

690 

486 

605 

496

496 

780 

486 

867 

661

627 

736 

690 

970 

594

806 

572 

516 

638 

867

806 

425 

649 

536 

980

Minimum

360 

344 

280 

466 

506 

594 

425 

296 

364 

289 

421 

412

' 280

May

1,310 

1,170 

919 

481 

795

646 

634 

1,090 

919 

1,310

1,030 

980 

1,470 

1,550 

1,900

1,400 

1,030 

398 

798 

798

782 

867 

867 

541 

425

806 

748 

748 

690 

296 

798

June

364

748 

806 

867 

1,040

1,030 

980 

364 

398 

407

471 

690 

1,650 

2,330 

2,820

2,820 

1,550 

1,330 

1,050 

1,250

919 

421 

501 

736 

858

1,330 

970 

910 

557 

858

Mean

665 

612 

621 

664 

1,520 

1,090 

664 

910 

1,030 

535 

589 

669

792

July

748 

713 

667 

348 

764

496 

806 

633 

511 

466

466 

466 

486 

572 

496

486 

425 

425 

434 

289

443 

398 

344 

376 

394

645 

501 

562 

858 

759 

621

Per squar3 

mile

0.36' 

.338 

.343 

.367 

.840 

.603 

.367 

.50? 

.569 

.29P 

.325 

.370

.438

Aug.

709 

798 

643 

683 

806

672 

632 

683 

643 

621

683 

621 

621 

683 

621

521 

430 

491 

605 

572

521 

511 

462 

421 

541

572 

551 

481 

541 

491 

421

Sept.

412 

572 

572 

546 

521

521 

471 

638 

605 

594

572 

572 

506 

471 

594

594 

551 

594 

594 

572

526 

683 

616 

627 

683

1,040 

1,300 

1,300 

1,300 

919

Run-off in 

inches

0.42 

.38 

.40 

.42 

.87 

.69 

.41 

.58 

.63 

.34 

.37 

.41

5.92
88 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1930, PART 5 

ZUMBRO RIVER AT ZUMBRO FAILS, MINK.

LOCATION. Chain gage near east line of sec. 36, T. 110 N., R. 14 W., at Zumbro

Falls, about 1,500 feet below mouth of Spring Creek. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,120 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June, 1909, to September, 1917; April, 1929, to September,

1930. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 5,880 second-feet June 15 (gage

height, 13.26 feet); minimum, 84 second-feet Nov. 21.

1909-1917, 1929-30: Maximum discharge, about 14,800 second-feet Mar.

25, 1917 (gage height, 19.04 feet); minimum, 80 second-fe.et Sept. 21, 1929

(gage height, 4.90 feet).

Maximum known stages, 26.7 feet in June, 1908, and 27.7 feet in April,

1888. 

REMARKS. Records fair.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929-30

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 ______ - _____ _ - 

28 _________________ -

27. . _____ __

28

29. __ _________ .

30

31 ____ - _ - ___ - ___

Oct.

173 

150 

136 

128 

124

320 

450 

153 

136 

136

133 

119 

352 

352 

143

138 

138 

128 

126 

352

143 

133 

128 

126 

128

121 

290 

114 

131 

121 

171

Nov.

126 

138 

368 

128 

109

124 

121 

119 

114 

400

126 

124 

119 

114 

109

116 

352 

119 

124 

102

84 

116 

140 

450 

136

112 

140 

116 

166 

173

Month Maximum

October. _______

March 4-31. ____________

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

May........-.. ..............

June. ________ _ _ .- -

July . _ . 

450 

450 

552 

368 

1,220 

4,510 

433 

336 

320

Mar.

552 

518

518 

518 

216 

433 

384

176 

176 

158 

158 

189

368 

416 

216 

168 

153

148 

148 

368 

484 

450

450 

176 

202 

158 

368 

155

Apr.

143 

136 

133 

126 

124

336 

320 

140 

126 

124

116 

116 

336 

320 

140

131 

133 

160 

121 

368

320 

136 

124 

116 

109

102 

336 

320 

126 

119

Minimum

119 

84 

148 

102 

173 

202 

138 

91 

102

May

1,070 

1,220 

433 

518 

552

552 

588 

702 

624 

588

1,020 

1,070 

702 

702 

662

624 

588 

518 

588 

552

518 

384 

320 

230 

400

518 

216 

202 

202 

189 

173

Mean

177 

160 

301 

182 

656 

1,070 

217 

148 

137

June

368 

202 

202 

1,220 

1,270

1,440 

2,150 

1,170 

1,020 

828

662 

662 

2,360 

4,510 

4,400

1,740 

1,220 

828 

624 

552

518 

702 

552 

552 

552

552 

400 

202 

416 

230

Per square 

mile

0.158 

.143 

.269 

.162 

.496 

.955 

.194 

.132 

.122

July

202 

163 

176 

176 

176

368 

433 

320 

202 

176

163 

189 

368 

320 

176

163 

176 

163 

202 

400

189 

163 

150 

189 

150

163 

400 

176 

163 

138 

138

Aug.

114 

126 

336 

138 

126

126 

126 

138 

138 

320

138 

138 

138 

138 

126

138 

290 

126 

114 

114

114 

114 

114 

202 

91

102 

114 

126 

114 

114 

230

Sept.

150 

114 

114 

114 

114

114 

320 

126 

114 

102

114 

114 

138 

305 

114

102 

102 

102 

102 

102

216 

126 

114 

126 

126

126 

114 

245 

114 

114

Run-off

Inches

0.18 

.16 

.28 

.18 

.57 

1.07 

.22 

.15 

. 14

Acre-feet

10,900 

9,520 

16,700 

10,800 

34,200 

63,700 

 13,300 

9,100 

8,150
UPPEK MISSISSIPPI KlNTEK BASIN 89

BLACK RIVER AT NEILISVI1IE, WIS.

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 15, T. 24 N., R. 2 W., at Neillsville, 1 mile below 

O'Neill Creek and 1% miles above Cunningham Creek.

DBAINAGE ABBA. 774 square miles.

RECOBDS AVAILABLE. April, 1905, to March, 1909; December, 191? to September, 1930.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 15,400 second-feet June 14 (gage 

height, 15.5 feet); minimum (estimated), 6 second-feet Jan. 11.

1905-1909, 1913-1930: Maximum discharge, 37,100 second-feet June 6, 

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

February, 1918.

REMABKS. Records good except those for period of ice effect, Nov. 19 to Feb. 

23, which are poor.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929-30

Day

1. _____ ..

2. _

3 _____.___

4....

6 --_ . __.

6......... .

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

8. ........

9. .....

10 _____ .

11~ ..___ ___

12......... .

13 ..._...

14......... .

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

16. .....

17......... .

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

19. ___ . .

20 __________

21- _____ .

22.. . __

23. ._____

24......

25. ________

26.. ______

27. ..... .

28. _ .

29. ___ ..

30.... ___ ......

31. __.._.__.

Oct.

91 

73 

66 

58 

51

51 

41 

38 

38 

45

45 

58 

58 

54 

58

60 

62 

62 

54 

45

58 

62 

58 

62 

58

54 

58 

70 

73 

78 

84

Nov.

115 

153 

200 

173 

148

130 

136 

105 

125 

125

153 

148 

200 

244 

244

214 

173 

148 

105 

96

70 

82 

96 

105 

45

36 

58 

55 

45 

58

Dec.

55 

48 

48 

42 

62

55 

48 

42 

55 

55

62 

55 

78 

70 

55

55 

78 

55 

36 

25

25 

25 

42 

36 

42

42 

70 

55 

78 

55 

55

Jan.

78 

87 

78 

78 

62

70 

62 

36 

20 

8

6 

20 

48 

87 

105

96 

42 

36 

36 

30

36 

55 

70 

78 

78

70 

42 

6 

20 

25 

25

Feb.

36 

48 

70

78 

78

78 

78 

78 

55 

55

55 

70 

55 

48 

36

36 

30

25 

30

87

482 

1,380 

1,510 

1,800 

3,620

3,950 

1,800 

1,720

Month Maximum

October. .. ___ . _

November ___ __________ .....

December.... . __ _ _ ___

January.- ...

February.. __ . _ . __ .. .

March... . __ . . . ..

April.. ____ . __ . ______ ....

May... .___.__.

June _______ .. .. __ _ .. .

July. .. -._________ _ _.______. _--

August _____ ___ ... __ ___ .

The year

91 

244 

78 

105 

3,950 

1,720 

925 

1,880 

13,100 

715 

125 

105

13,100

Mar.

1,200 

594 

381 

362 

344

362 

381 

309 

344 

440

482 

400 

420 

362 

344

344 

548 

1,720 

1,650 

1,510

979 

617 

482 

420 

244

141 

119 

200 

244 

214 

200

Apr.

214 

229 

244 

244 

260

292 

344 

362 

344 

309

309 

344 

440 

440 

440

362 

344 

186 

925 

925

766 

570 

440 

362 

292

229 

229 

186 

150 

163

Minimum

38 

36 

25 

6 

25 

119 

150 

105 

75 

35 

8 

8

6

May

186 

979 

1,440 

1,140 

925

715 

1,380 

1,580 

1,880 

1,510

1,200

818 

617 

525 

482

461 

400 

326 

260 

229

200 

141 

166 

186 

244

244 

214 

173 

141 

141 

105

June

96

87 

75 

420 

548

766 

1,030 

925 

570 

504

420 

292 

1,200 

13,100 

8,340

3,840 

2,790 

1,650 

1,030 

665

504 

420 

1,030 

5,150 

2,310

1,030 

548 

362 

260 

420

Mean

58,8 

126 

51.7 

51.3 

621 

528 

365 

613 

1,680 

197 

32.0 

23.3

358

July

715 

570 

362 

292 

244

400 

260 

186 

146 

594

665 

229 

123 

103 

98

68 

61 

58 

50 

37

35 

45 

35 

45 

35

41 

117 

170 

123 

115 

96

Per square 

mile

0.076 

.163 

.067 

.066 

.802 

.682 

.472 

.792 

2.17 

.255 

.041 

.030

.463

Aug.

84 

78 

125 

96 

73

55 

45 

42 

36 

30

30 

25 

22 

22 

22

20

20 

18 

16 

16

16 

16 

13 

11 

11

10

8 

8 

8 

8 

8

Sept.

8 

10 

11 

8 

8

8 

11 

11 

11 

11

16 

16 

16 

16 

16

18 

20 

25 

30

28

26 

18 

16 

18 

32

36 

32 

48 

70 

106

Run-off in 

inches

0.09 

.18

.08 

.08 

.84 

.79 

.53 

.91

a 42

.29 

.05 

.03

6.29
90 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1930, PART 5

LA CROSSE RIVER NEAR WEST SALEM, WIS.

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

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

DKAINAGE AKEA. 412 square miles.

RECOKDS AVAILABLE. December, 1913, to September, 1930. 

EXTKEMES. Maximum discharge during year (estimated), 2,990 second-feet

Feb. 21; minimum, 96 second-feet Aug. 27 (gage height, 1.10 feet).

1913-1930: Maximum discharge, 4,780 second-feet Se->t. 15, 1928 (gage

height, 9.8 feet); minimum, 56 second-feet Feb. 20, 1927 (gage height, 2.40

feet). 

REMAKKS. Records poor. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 23 to

Feb. 1. Slight diurnal fluctuation caused by operation of power plants a

few miles above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929-30

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.

289

266

255

266

255

244

255

255

244

255

266

266

289

278

266

255

244

244

244

244

255

266

278

278

289

278

266

278

278

289

Nov.

302

314

289

289

278

266

278

266

266

266

266

289

302

289

289

213

278

266

255

255

255

194

225

265

255

225

225

205

195

235

Dec.

280

215

265

300

265

235

290

290

300

265

280

265

255

265

290

280

290

300

185

195

195

195

205

225

265

245

245

205

280

Jan.

315

265

290

235

225

265

255

140

165

225

245

235

265

255

265

280

315

280

265

290

280

280

280

225

215

225

245

215

265

245

Feb.

245

205

225

235

245

235

235

245

245

235

245

255

255

245

235

245

280

530

1,230

2,990

1,730

945

400

370

300

Mar.

300

266

289

340

461

340

302

289

278

266

278

289

278

278

266

314

368

429

314

266

289

278

04.4.

278

255

255

244

944

244

Apr,

278

289

289

255

278

203

255

234

244

234

244

255

289

266

266

302

340

398

368

302

289

266

244

223

255

234

213

234

234

223

May

223

289

289

223

244

244

266

266

278

244

234

266

244

213

278

255

255

213

234

223

234

234

244

223

234

223

223

223

255

213

June

175

234

213

3<*8

431

5*?8

431

431

429

3 tO

338

318

431

634

747

719

5?8

3M)

3U2^9

302 2' 4

2^9

2>6

236

236

236

214

223

278

July

340

266

234

213

289

266

278

255

244

234

234

244

194

244

223

213

223

203

223

203

213

213

194

223

194

244

255

302

213

184

194

Aug.

203

213

213

213

150

234

203

203

166

203

203

203

203

203

203

175

166

203

223

203

203

166

223

223

223

213

121

203

203

166

175

Sept.

158

213

194

203

203

184

166

213

203

234

203

194

203

194

194

213

184

203

158

175

150

150

203

150

244

278

368

289

266

244

Month

April 

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

Maximum

289

314

300

315

9 QQfl

461

398

289

747

340

234

368

2,990

Minimum

244

194

185

140

205

244

203

213

175

184

121

150

121

Mean

265

260

256

252

490

293

267

244

369

234

197

208

276

Per square 

mile

0.643

.631

.621

.612

1.19

.711

.648

.592

.896

.568

.478

.505

.670

Run-off in 

inches

0.74

.70

.72

.71

1 94

.82

.72

.68

1.00

.65

.55

.56

9 no
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 91

BOOT RIVER NEAR HOUSTON, MINN.

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 32, T. 104 N., R. 6 W., 1 mile west of Houston, 

and 2% miles above mouth of South Fork of Root River.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,550 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1929, to September, 1930. At site 1J^ miles downstream from May, 1909, to September, 1917.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 5,100 second-feet June 4 (gage 

height, 8.29 feet); minimum, 212 second-feet July 24 (gage height, 2 26 feet). 

1909-1917, 1929-30: Maximum discharge, 17,000 second-feet Mar. 24, 

1917; minimum, that of July 24, 1930.

REMARKS. Records good. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 23-30.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929-30

Day

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

2 ____ ._.- 

3 __ . . 

4 ______ . ___ . _ . _ -...

6 -. , 

6. - _-- .- - -

7 __ -.- -_.. 

8 _ - ,- ..__..- 

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

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

n. ...........................

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

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

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

15 . . 

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

17 __ _ 

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

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

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

21 

22 __ .........................

23 . - 

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

25-_ ... ..

26-- . 

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

28. 

29-- . 

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

31-. . 

Oct.

382 

318 

318 

360 

339

339 

318 

360 

318 

360

339 

360 

318 

318 

360

297 

318 

339 

297 

297

318 

318 

339 

318 

318

339 

297 

318 

318 

339 

382

Nov.

360 

339 

339 

339 

339

339 

318 

297 

318 

318

318 

318 

339 

318 

339

297 

318 

339 

382 

339

318 

255 

255 

297 

276

297 

234 

234 

255 

234

Mar.

460 

395 

395

410 

365 

380 

395 

365

380 

395 

395 

410 

410

395 

380 

380 

350 

380

365 

350 

335 

335 

320 

320

Month Maximum

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

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

382 

382 

460 

395 

920 

3,260 

395 

335 

970

Apr.

350 

335 

335 

305 

320

305 

305 

305 

320 

320

290 

320 

320 

320 

320

365 

380 

395 

380 

395

380 

395 

350 

335 

335

320 

320 

305 

290

275

May

Minimum

297 

234 

320 

275 

275 

290 

212 

225 

250

275 

S35

305 

365 

365

350 

425 

460 

530 

460

530 

920 

820 

730 

600

530 

495 

442 

425 

365

380 

365 

365 

380 

380

365 

365 

350 

320 

320 

335

June

335 

305 

290 

3,260 

1,530

1,020 

685 

640 

565 

495

495 

495 

2,710 

2,620 

2,440

1,590 

1,020 

820 

640 

600

565 

S30 

600 

460 

442

442 

410 

380 

380 

530

Mean

331 

309 

378 

333 

440 

910 

288 

253 

319

July

395 

365 

350 

365 

350

380 

350 

320 

365 

335

335 

290 

275 

250 

250

250 

250 

250 

262 

237

262 

225 

225 

212 

225

290 

275 

250 

275 

225 

225

Aug.

225 

225 

225 

275 

237

262 

250 

250 

335 

262

262 

250 

237 

237 

250

262 

262 

250 

250 

250

262 

262 

262 

237 

237

250 

250 

262 

262 

262 

250

Sept.

262 

275 

262 

275 

275

262 

262 

970 

565 

395

350 

335 

320 

305 

305

275 

275 

275 

262 

262

250 

262 

262 

262 

275

305 

320 

305 

290

275

Per square Run-oS in 

mile inches

0. 214 - 0. 25 

. 199 . 22 

. 244 . 22 

. 215 , 24 

.284 .33 

.587 .65 

.186 .21 

. 163 . 19 

.206 .23

88093 32 7
92 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1930, PART £

WISCONSIN RIVER AT WHIRLPOOL RAPIDS, NEAR RHLWELAND*!R, WIS.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 4, T. 35 N., R. 8 E., at head of Whirlpool

Rapids, 1 mile below outlet of Crescent Lake and 10 miles southwest of

Rhinelander.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,160 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September, 1915, to September, 1930. December, 1905,

to September, 1915, at a station 3 miles upstream. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 2,970 second-fe^t June 21 (gage

height, 4.15 feet); minimum, 205 second-feet Sept. 28 (gage height, 0.92 foot). 

1915-1930: Maximum discharge, 5,410 second-feet Apr. 10, 1929 (gage

height, 5.70 feet); minimum, 165 second-feet July 7, 1918 (gage height, 0.65

foot). 

REMARKS. Records excellent except those for period of ice effect, Nov. 20 to

Mar. 8, which are poor. Flow regulated by 14 reservoirs and 3 power plants

above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1989-30

Day

1. ... .

2.... . .

3.... ,.

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

5 

6 

7........ .

8. . .

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

10...... . -.

11. 

12. 

13 

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

15. .

16 .

17 

18- - 

1Q

20 

21. 

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

23 ...... ..

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

25. -

26 

27. 

28. 

29. 

30 

31. .

Oct.

860 

942 

1,070 

1,160 

1,070

715 

750 

750 

610 

680

820 

900 

750 

785 

1,240

1,070 

860 

900 

860 

785

785 

942 

985 

785 

785

680 

680 

785 

680 

680 

750

Nov.

900 

985 

680 

1,240 

1,070

942 

942 

900 

900 

750

942 

1,070 

1,160 

1,120 

1,070

860 

750 

1,070 

942 

736

689 

788 

595 

736 

736

552 

552 

788 

845 

689

Dec.

642 

666 

689 

736 

736

736 

736

689

788 

788

788 

736 

788 

736 

736

788 

689 

736 

736 

788

736 

736 

736 

736 

736

845 

788 

736 

736 

788 

736

Jan.

788 

736 

788 

642 

736

736 

736 

689 

552 

510

642 

689 

736 

689 

689

689 

736 

689 

642 

736

736 

736 

689 

689 

642

642 

642 

595 

642 

666 

689

Feb.

779 

873 

963 

935 

902

902 

864 

826 

788 

845

845 

902 

902 

821 

736

642

845 

902 

902 

845

552 

401 

470 

1,370 

1,790

1,560 

1,190 

1,380

Month Maximum

October.. __________________

December.. __________________

February. __ ....... ____________

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

1,240 

1,240 

845 

788 

1,790 

2,010 

1,800 

1,700 

2,830 

1,420 

985 

900

2,830

Mar.

1,300 

1,150 

1,090 

1,460 

1,300

1,220 

1,090 

1,090 

1,070 

645

750 

750 

785 

785 

785

942 

1,420 

2,010 

1,600 

1,600

1,240 

1,240 

985 

1,600 

1,070

1,160 

900 

942 

1,070 

680 

1,330

Apr.

1,070 

1,070 

1,160 

1,330 

1,420

860 

1,420 

1,510 

1,240 

1,420

1,420 

1,800 

942 

1,240 

1,330

985 

1,160 

1,420 

1,700 

1,240

1,420 

1,600 

1,600 

1,160 

1,160

1,070 

820 

985 

820 

985

Minimum

610 

552 

642 

510 

401 

645 

820 

575 

645 

510 

231 

225

225

May

900 

1,510 

1,240 

1,070 

1,070

1,070 

1,420 

1,600 

1,600 

1,700

1,160 

1,510 

1,700 

1,600 

1,330

1,600 

1,240 

985 

1,070 

942

860 

750 

1,070 

985 

575

750 

900 

1,240 

1,070 

860 

860

June

645 

750 

820 

985 

1,070

1,240 

1,330 

750 

900 

942

942 

900 

942 

2,120 

1,700

2,010 

2,460 

2,460 

2,340 

2,460

2,830 

1,600 

1,800 

1,800 

1,420

1,240 

1,420 

1,600 

1,070 

1,240

Mean

842 

867 

743 

684 

919 

1,130 

1,250 

1,170 

1,460 

895 

609 

392

912

July

1,420 

1,160 

1,240 

942 

1,240

1,070 

985 

1,070 

985 

985

985 

985 

785 

942 

680

575 

610 

610 

610 

510

860 

942 

645 

860 

645

985 

715 

1,070 

900 

820 

900

Per square 

mile

0.726 

.747 

.641 

.590 

.792 

.974 

1.08 

1.01 

1.26 

.772 

.525 

.338

.786

Aug.

860 

645 

820 

985 

942

900 

715 

750 

942 

575

610 

715 

715 

715 

715

715 

575 

645 

540 

540

554 

540 

575 

400 

231

240 

294 

425 

344 

330 

339

Sept.

348 

330 

330 

322 

310

314 

272 

280 

330 

290

249 

330

554 

425 

528

589" 

610 

554 

575 

528

352 

234 

231 

231 

231

225 

225 

249 

820 

900

Run-off in 

inches

0.84 .83

.74 

.68 

.82 

1.12 

1.20 

1.16 

1.41 

.89 

.61 

.38.

10. 6&
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 93

WISCONSIN RIVER AT MERRILL, WIS.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder on line between sees. 12 and 13, T. 31 N., R.

6 E., at highway bridge at east end of Merrill, half a mile below mouth of

Prairie River.

DRAINAGE AREA. 2,630 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. November, 1902, to September, 1930. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 8,430 second-feet June 14 (gage

height, 8.05 feet); minimum, 440 second-feet June 23 (gage height, 3.00 feet). 

1902-1930: Maximum discharge, 45,000 second-feet July 24, 1912 (gage

height, 17.5 feet); minimum, about 90 second-feet Sept. 26, 1908 (gage

height, 2.45 feet). 

REMARKS. Records good except those for period of ice effect, Jan. 12 to Feb. 18,

which are fair, and for periods Oct. 23 to Nov. 12, Dec. 3, Feb. 25-28, and

Mar. 11-17, which were estimated. Flow regulated by 17 reservoirs and 8

power plants above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929-80

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.

2,170 

1,910 

1,670 

1,560 

1,790

1,790 

1,460 

1,560 

1,360 

1,360

1,460 

1,670 

1,670 

1,460 

1,560

1,460 

1,790 

1,560 

1,560 

1,560

1,560 

1,790 

1,630 

1,620 

1,440

1,340 

1,380 

1,380 

1,480 

1,380 

1,440

Nov.

1,690 

1,720 

1,920 

1,680 

2,160

1,890 

1,720 

1,620 

1,620 

1,780

1,690 

1,940 

2,170 

2,170 

2,040

1,910 

1,790 

1,790 

2,040 

1,560

1,560 

1,460 

1,670 

1,260 

1,560

1,560 

1,170 

1,170 

1,670 

1,790

Dec.

1,460 

1,360 

1,410 

1,460 

1,560

1,560 

1.560 

1,560 

1,460 

1,670

1,670 

1,670 

1,560 

1,670 

1,560

1,560 

1,670 

1,460 

1,560 

1,560

1,670 

1,560 

1,560 

1,560 

1,560

1,560 

1,790 

1,670 

1,560 

1,560 

1,670

Jan.

1,560 

1,670 

1,560 

1,670 

1,360

1,560 

1,560 

1,560 

1,460 

1,170

1,080 

1,360 

1,460 

1,560 

1,460

1,460 

1,460 

1,560 

1,460 

1,360

1,560 

1,560 

1,560 

1,460 

1,460

1,360 

1,360 

1,360 

1,260 

1,360 

1,410

Feb.

1,460 

1,650 

1,850 

2,040 

1,980

1,910 

1,910 

1,830 

1,750 

1,670

1,790 

1,790 

1,910 

1,910 

1,740

1,560 

1,360 

1,790 

1,910 

1,910

1,790 

1,170 

850 

995 

2,900

3,800 

3,300 

2,530

Month Maximum

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

July .. - .....

The year

2,170 

2,170 

1,790 

1,670 

3,800 

5,180 

4,510 

4,950 

7,370 

2,920 

1,910 

1,790

7,370

Mar.

2,920 

2,750 

2,440 

2.300 

3,100

2,750 

2,590 

2,300 

2,300 

2,040

2,430 

2,820 

3,220 

3,610 

4,000

4,390 

4,780 

5,180 

4,290 

3,680

2,920 

2,590 

2,170 

1,910 

2,440

2,590 

2,040 

2,040 

2,040 

1,790 

1,670

Apr.

2,040 

2,440 

1,790 

2,040 

2,300

3,100 

2,590 

2,300 

2,590 

2,920

2,300 

3,100 

2,920 

2,590 

2,440

2,750 

2,300 

4,080 

4,510 

4,080

3,100 

3,290 

2,590 

2,590 

2,300

2,170 

1,790 

2,040 

1,910 

2,040

Minimum

1,340 

1,170 

1,360 

1,080 

850 

1,670 

1.790 

1,670 

1,460 

1,460 

1,080 

995

850

May

2,590 

3,290 

3,680 

3,290 

2,920

2,590 

3,680 

4,080 

4,920 

4,950

3,680 

2,590 

2,920 

2,750 

3,100

2,300 

2,590 

2,040 

2,040 

1,790

2,040 

2,300 

2,300 

2,590 

2,040

1,670 

2,170 

2,300 

2,300 

2,300 

1,910

June

1,670 

1,560 

1,670 

1,560 

2,440

2,440 

2,300 

2,040 

2,040 

1,460

1,910 

1,670 

2,170 

6,610 

6,860

7,370 

6,860 

5,640 

3,480 

2,040

2,040 

1,790 

1,790 

3,290 

2,590

2,440 

2,440 

2,300 

2,590 

3,680

Mean

1,570 

1,730 

1,570 

1,450 

1,890 

2,840 

2,630 

2,760 

2,960 

2,010 

1,410 

1,190

2,000

July

2,590 

2,590 

2,300 

2,920 

2,590

2,590 

2,170 

1,790 

2,300 

2,440

2,040 

2,170 

1,566 

2,300 

1,790

1,790 

1,790 

1,560 

1,790 

1,460

1,790 

1,790 

1,790 

1,560 

1,910

1,910 

1,790 

1,910 

1,910 

2,040 

1,460

Per square 

mile

0.597 

.658 

.597 

.551 

.719 

1.08 

1.00 

1.05 

1.13 

.764 

.536 

.452

.760

Aug.

1,790 

1,670 

1,560 

1,790 

1,670

1,910 

1,560 

1,670 

1,360 

1,560

1,460 

1,260 

1,460 

1,360 

1,460

1,460 

1,260 

1.360 

1,260 

1,460

1,360 

1,080 

1,360 

1,560 

1,170

1,170 

1,080 

1,170 

1,080 

1,170 

1,080

Sept.

1,170 

1,080 

1,080 

1,080 

1,170

995 

1,080 

1,080 

995 

995

995 

1,080 

995 

995 

1,170

1,080 

1,080 

1,080 

1,460 

1,360

1,080 

1,170 

1,170 

1,260 

1,170

1,360 

1,790 

1,670 

1,360 

1,560

Run-off in 

inches

0.69

.73 

.69 

.64 

.75 

1.24 

1.12 

1.21 

1.26 

.88 

.62 

.50

10.33
94 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1930, PART 5

WISCONSIN EIVEB AT KNOWITON, WIS.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in N. % sec. 29, T. 26 N., K. 7 E., 50 feet

below left end of combination railroad and highway bridge of Chicago,

Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad at Knowlton and \% miles below

mouth of Big Eau Pleine River. 

DBAINAGE ABEA. 4,360 square miles. 

RECOBDS AVAILABLE. July, 1921, to September, 1930. 

EXTBEMES. Maximum discharge during year, 37,200 second-fee^ June 15 (gage

height, 15.80 feet); minimum, 1,230 second-feet Sept. 10 (gage height, 1.95

feet).

1921-1930: Maximum discharge, 49,800 second-feet Apr. 10, 1922 (gage

height, 19.5 feet); minimum, 670 second-feet Aug. 15, 1921 (gage height,

1.0 foot). 

REMABKS. Records excellent except those for period of ice effect, Nov. 25 to

Mar. 15, which are fair. Flow regulated by many storage, reservoirs and

power plants above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929-30

Day

1. --------

2 .- 

3 

4 

5 

6 ...

7. - .... -

8 

9 

10 

11 - -

12.. . -----------

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 -- -

20 -

21 

22 

23. _ --------

24. 

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

26 

 27 

29 

30

31 - 

Oct.

2,970 

2,340 

2,490 

2,650 

2,190

2,190 

2,190 

2,490 

2,190 

2,190

1,910 

2,190 

1,910 

2,190 

2,970

2,190 

1,910 

2,340 

2,490 

2,190

2,190 

2,490 

2,650 

2,190 

2,050

2,050 

1,780 

2,190 

2,190 

2,190 

2,190

Nov.

2,340 

2,340 

2,810 

2,490 

2,810

2,970 

2,810 

2,490 

2,340 

2,050

2,190 

2,650 

2,810 

2,970 

2,970

2,650 

2,650 

2,490 

2,190 

2,340

2,490 

2,340 

2,190 

1,650 

2,190

2,650 

2,050 

1,780 

1,420 

1,780

Dec.

2,050 

2,190 

2,190 

2,190 

2,050

1,910 

2,340 

2,190 

1,780 

2,050

1,910 

1,910 

1,780 

2,340 

1,780

1,780 

2,050 

2,050 

2,190 

1,780

2,490 

2,190 

1,910 

2,810 

2,050

2,190 

2,340 

2,190 

1,910 

1,780 

2,190

Jan.

2,050 

1,650 

1,650 

2,190 

1,650

1,780 

2,050 

2,050 

1,530 

1,650

1,530 

1,230 

1,420 

1,780 

1,530

1,780 

1,650 

1,780 

1,910 

2,150

2,050 

1,900 

1,500 

1,580 

1,580

1,580 

1,680 

1,320 

1,900 

1,500 

1,680

Month

April 

July 

Feb.

1,650 

1,650 

1,780 

1,780 

1,780

1,530 

1,780 

1,650 

1,910 

1,650

1,650 

1,580 

1,790 

1,790 

1,580

1,900 

1,900 

1,780 

1,420 

1,910

1,910 

2,490 

6,710 

8,590 

9,340

9,850 

8,550 

6,570

Maximum

2,970 

2,970 

2,810 

2,190 

9,850 

8,090 

9,340 

7,150 

34,700 

6,290 

2,970 

2,490

34, 700

Mar.

5,720 

5,720 

4,700 

4,010 

4,560

4,560 

4,940 

4,370 

3,830 

3,830

4,940 

4,370 

4,560 

4,370 

3,830

3,830 

4,560 

7,380 

8,090 

6,500

5,130 

4,560 

4,010 

3,830 

3,650

3,310 

3,480 

3,310 

3,480 

2,810 

3,140

Apr.

3,480 

3,140 

3,140 

3,310 

3,310

3,480 

4,560 

4,190 

3,830 

3,480

3,830 

4,010 

4,010 

4,190 

4,190

3,830 

3,830 

4,940 

9,340 

8,840

6,710 

5,510 

5,130 

4,560 

4,010

3,650 

2,970 

2,810 

3,310 

3,140

Minimum

1,780 

1,420 

1,780 

1,230 

1,420 

2,810 

2,810 

2,650 

2,490 

1,910 

1,530

1,230

May

3,140 

3,480 

6,500 

6,500 

4,560

4,560 

4,190 

5,320 

6,930 

7,150

6,500 

5,130 

4,370 

4,190 

4,190

4,190 

3,650 

3,310 

3,310 

3,480

3,310 

3,140 

2,970 

2,970 

3,310

3,310 

3,480 

3,140 

2,970 

2,650 

2,650

June

2,490 

2,490 

2,970 

2,650 

2,810

2,970 

4,370 

4,940 

3,830 

4,190

3,310 

3,140 

3,140 

14,400 

34,700

30,300 

18, 100 

12,700 

9,340 

8,090

6,290 

6,090 

6,090 

6,500 

7,150

5,890 

4,190 

3,480 

2,970 

4,190

Mean

2,270 

2,400 

2,080 

1,720 

3,160 

4,500 

4,290 

4,150 

7,460 

3,160 

2,080 

1,690

3,240

July

6,290 

5,130 

3,830 

3,480 

4,560

4,190 

3,830 

3,310 

3,140 

2,970

3,140 

3,480 

3,140 

2,190 

3,140

2,810 

2,650 

2,650 

2,490 

2,050

1,910 

2,810 

2,490 

2,490 

2,490

2,650 

2,490 

3,140 

3,480 

2,810 

2,810

Pe~ square 

mile

0.521 

.550

.477

'.72> 

1.03 

.984 

.952 

1.71 

.72S 

.477 

.388

.743

Aug.

2,490 

2,490 

2,650 

2,650 

2,970

2,810 

2,810 

2,810 

2,810 

2,190

2,190 

2,650 

2,050 

1,910 

1,780

1,650 

1,910 

1,7.30 

l,7feO

1,780

1,780 

1,780 

1,650 

1,530 

1,780

1,910 

1,650 

1,530 

1,530 

1,530 

1,530

Sept.

1,420 

1,650 

1,320 

1,320 

1,420

1,650 

1,420 

1,420 

1,530 

1,230

1,420 

1,530 

1,910 

1,420 

1,650

1,650 

1,530 

1,530 

1,650 

2,050

1,910 

1,650 

2,050 

1,650 

1,780

2,050 

1,650 

2,340 

2,340 

2,490

Run-off in 

inches

0.60 

.61 

.55 

.45 

.76 

1.19 

1.10 

1.10 

1.91 

.84 

.55

10.09
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 95

WISCONSIN RIVER NEAR NEEOOSA, WIS.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 15, T. 21 N., R. 5 E., \% miles below

Nekoosa and 4 miles above Tenmile Creek. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 5,500 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1914, to September, 1930. 

EXTEEMES. Maximum discharge during year, 40,600 second-feet June 16 (gage

height, 13.4 feet); minimum (estimated), 700 second-feet Jan. 13

1914-1930: Maximum discharge, 61,000 second-feet Apr. 12, 1922 (gage

height, 16.1 feet); minimum (estimated), 400 second-feet Jan. 13 1924. 

REMARKS. Records excellent except those for period of ice effect, Nov. 27 to

Mar. 2, which are poor. Flow regulated by many storage reservoirs and

power plants above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929-30

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.

2,500

3,100

2,790

2,940

2,500

2,500

2,640

2,790

2,940

3,100

2,640

1,750

1,990

2,370

2,790

2,790

2,640

2,370

2,370

2,240

9 Rdn

2,940

2,500

2,790

2,500

1,750

2,500

2,370

2,370

2,370

Nov.

2,640

2,640

2,500

2,790

2,940

3,280

3,280

3,100

2,500

2,240

2,790

2,640

3,100

2,940

3,100

3,100

2,640

2,940

2,940

2,790

2,370

2,500

1,890

1,750

2,110

1,870

2,590

2,160

2,160

1,910

Dec.

1,910

2,160

2,440

9 AA(\

2,300

2,160

2,030

1,910

2,300

2,160

2,300

2,440

2,030

1,910

1,800

1,800

2,030

2,160

2,920

2,920

3,100

2,160

2,300

2,300

2,440

2,750

2,300

2,300

2,300

Jan.

2,160

2,160

2,160

1,700

1,700

1,910

1,910

2,160

O AAf\

1,910

1,910

1,910

1,360

1,910

2,750

2,160

2,160

2,440

1,910

1,700

2,440

2,300

2,160

1,700

i snn

1,800

1,800

1,910

2,160

1,700

Feb.

1,910

1,700

1,700

2,030

2,030

1,800

1,700

1,510

2,030

1,910

2,030

1,800

2,030

2,030

1,800

2,160

2,160

2,160

1,700

1,800

2,590

3,460

7,460

8,450

8,700

11,200

9,700

Mar.

7,460

6,500

5,340

4,900

4,680

4,470

4,470

4,260

3,850

3,850

4,470

4,260

4,260

4,260

3,850

4,900

7,220

8,950

8,950

6,740

5,800

5,340

4,680

4,260

3,650

3,280

3,460

3,460

3,460

3,100

Apr.

3,280

4,050

3,460

Q OOA

3,850

4,900

3,460

5,120

4,470

4 050

4,050

4,470

3,850

4,680

4,470

4,260

4,680

7,950

10,200

9,450

7,220

6,030

5,570

5,120

4,260

3,280

3,650

3,280

3,460

May

3,460

3,650

4,680

6,740

5,570

5,340

4,680

6,500

7,700

7,700

6,740

5,570

5,120

4,260

4,260

4,680

3,460

3,650

3,280

3,650

3,460

3,650

3,460

2,790

3,280

3,460

3,650

3,280

2,500

3,280

June

2,500

2,370

3,650

3,460

3,280

4,680

5,800

5,800

5,120

4,900

4,260

4,050

6,980

20,400

36,500

31,200

18,700

14,300

11,500

9,950

6,740

7,950

7,460

8,450

8,700

6,500

5,120

4,050

3,650

July

5,340

6,030

4,260

4,050

5,340

4,470

4,050

4,050

3,850

2,940

3,100

3,650

2,640

2,790

3,100

3,100

3,100

3,100

2,110

2,110

2,500

2,640

2,640

2,500

2,370

2,240

2,500

3,100

3,460

2,500

Aug.

2,500

2,640

2,370

9 ^7n

2,790

2,370

2,500

2,500

2,240

1,990

1,990

2,790

2,240

1,990

1,990

1,870

1,990

1,990

1,990

1,870

1,990

1,990

1,750

1,870

2,110

2,110

1,750

1,870

1,870

1,750

Sept.

1,290

i inn

2,110

9 9in

1,630

1,630

1,510

1,870

1,870

1,870

1,750

1,510

1,870

1,870

1,750

1,750

1,750

1,870

1,750

1,750

2,110

1,750

1,990

2,240

1,870

2,240

1,870

1,630

2,240

2,790

Month

July __

Maximum

3,100

3,280

3,100

2,750

11,200

8,950

10,200

7 700

36,500

6,740

2,790

2,790

36,500

Minimum

1,750

1,750

1,800

1,360

1,510

3,100

3,280

2,500

2,370

2,110

1,750

1,290

1,290

Mean

2,560

2,610

2,260

2,010

3,250

4,990

4,820

4,530

8,690

3,430

2,140

1,860

3,590

Per square 

mile

0.465

.47-1 )

.411

.365

.591 .907

.871

.824

1.58

.624

.389 .33^

.653

Run-oft in 

inches

0.54

.53

.47

.42

.62

1.05

.98

.95

1.76

.72

.45

.38

8.87
96 SURFACE WATEE SUPPLY, 1930, PAET 5

WISCONSIN RIVER AT MUSCODA, WIS.

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 1, T. 8 N., R. 1 W., at highway bridge 1 mile

north of Muscoda and half a mile above Eagle Mill Creek" Zero of gage

664.3 feet above mean sea level. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 10,300 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. December, 1902, to December, 1903; December, 1913, to

September, 1930. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 38,400 second-feet June 22 (gage

height, 7.60 feet): minimum, 3,510 second-feet Sept. 24, 25, 29 (gage height,

0.62 foot).

1902-3, 1913-1930: Maximum discharge, 72,100 seconc'-feet Apr. 16,

1922 (gage height, 10.60 feet); minimum (estimated), 1,600 second-feet

Dec. 20, 1921.

Maximum stage known, 11.1 feet during August, 1868. 

REMARKS. Records fair except those for period of ice effect. Nov. 23 to Feb.

23, which are poor. Flow regulated by many storage reservoirs and power

plants above station.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929-30

Day

I... .... -

2 ......

3 . 

4..... .

7 

8 

q

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15. 

16.. 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21.... -

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

SCSI 

Oct.

5,990

5,730

5,990

5,990

5,730

5,240

5,480

5,990

5,990

6,250

6,250

5,990

5,480

4,770

5,730

5,480

5,480

5,730

5,730

5,730

5,000

5,730

6,250

5,990

5,730

5,480

5,480

4,770

5,480

5,730

5,730

Nov.

5,730

5,480

5,240

4,770

5,730

5,990

5,990

5,730

6,520

6,250

5,990

6,800

7,090

6,800

6,800

6,520

5,990

5,730

6,520

6,520

6,250

5,990

5,730

5,730

5,480

5,240

5,240

5,240

Dec.

5,000

5,000

5,000

5,000

5,000

5,000

4,770

4,550

5,000

4,770

4,770

4,770

4,550

4,550

4,770

4,770

4,120

4,330

4,770

4,330

4,120

4,330

4 330

4,550

4,120

4,120

4,120

3,910

Jan.

4,330

4,770

4,120

4,770

4,330

4,330

3,910

4,330

4,330

A KCA

4,330

4,330

3,910

3,710

3,710

3 Q1 A

Q Gin

3

G1A

3,910

4,120

4,330

4,120

Feb.

4,120

3 Q1O

3,510

3,910

3 7in

3,710

3,710

3,710

3,710

3,910

4,120

3

Q1A

4,330

4,120

A qqn

4 ERA

4,770

9,400

12,200

19 fiftft

11, 300'

0 OKA

11,300

15,000

Mar.

16,500

17 600

15,000

13,500

U OAA

10,500

10,900

10,500

10, 100

9,770

9,400

8,020

9,770

9,770

10,100

Q.040

9,770

11,700

9,770

9,770

10,100

10,100

Apr.

11,700

11, 300

10,100

9

AJA

8,020

8,690

8,350

8,350

8,020

9,040

9,770

10,100

9,400

9,040

9,770

9.7VO

11,700

9,400

10,100

10,900

9,770

May

9,770

9,400

8,020

8,690

9,040

9,400

8,350

9,770

10,100

9,040

10,100

10,900

8,350

7,390

8,350

8,350

9,040

9,400

6,800

8,020

8,690

8,350

8,690

7,700

June

7,390

7,090

6,250

6,250

7,390

8,020

8,690

8,690

9,770

13,100

11,700

12,600

21,200

38,400

33, 100

15,200

14,900

14,500

12,600

July

9,770

9,400

9,400

7,700

8,020

8,020

10,100

9,400

9,400

9,400

9,770

8,350

8,020

8,690

8,020

6,800

6,800

6,800

6,800

6,250

5,480

6,520

6,520

6,250

5,990

5,730

5,240

5,240

5,240

Aug.

5,240

5,240

5,240

5,240

5,730

5,480

5,480

5,480

5,480

5,240

5,480

5,730

5,480

5,240

5,240

5,240

5,000

5,240

4,770

4,770

5,000

4,770

4,770

4,770

5,000

4,770

4,550

4,330

4,330

4,330

Sept.

4,770

5,240

5,000

4,770

4,550

4,330

4,330

4,330

4,550

4,330

4,330

4,330

4,330

4,330

4,330

4,330

4,330

4,550

4,550

4,550

4,120

3,710

3,710

3,510

3,510

3,910

4,120

3,910

3,510

4,330

Month

January... _____ .. __ ________

April..... 

July 

Maximum

6,250

7,090

5,000

5,240

15,000

17,600

13,500

10,900

38,400

11,300

5,730

5,240

38,400

Minimum

4,770

4,770

3,910

3,710

3,510

8,020

,6,800

6,800

6,250

5,240

4,330

3,510

3,510

Mean

5,680

6,000

4,580

4,210

6,480

10,900

9,560

8,750

13,200

7,620

5,110

4,280

7,190

Per square 

mile

0.551

.583

.445

.409

.629

1.06

.928

.850

1.28

.740

.496

.416

.698

Run-off in 

laches

0.64

.65

.51

.47

.66

1.22

1.04

.98

1.43

.85

.57

.46

9.48
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 97

TOMAHAWK RIVER AT TOMAHAWK, WIS.

LOCATION. In sec. 28, T. 35 N., R. 6 E., at Jersey power plant of Wisconsin 

Valley Electric Co., 1 mile north of Tomahawk.

DRAINAGE AREA. 547 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. January to September, 1930.

EXTREMES. Maximum mean daily discharge during period, 1,220 second-feet 

Sept. 13; minimum, 133 second-feet June 2.

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

Flow completely regulated by four storage reservoirs operated by Wisconsin 

Valley Improvement Co. in the interest of power development on Tomahawk 

and Wisconsin Rivers. Monthly table shows correction for storage in all 

four reservoirs.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1930

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 ..........................

Jan.

612

612

612

612

612

612

AA.H

292

336

468

497

560

527

457

483

426

426

426

426

426

426

434

543

539

544

546

547

547

551

Feb.

553

553

554

556

556

556

556

554

554

551

535

534

526

532

578

501

539

532

680

499

236

228

239

Mar.

282

323

282

287

299

301

287

307

328

310

361

^49

329

342

408

299

392

409

324

247

230

207

207

917

349

419

400

377

391

350

427

Apr.

377

388

403

399

418

370

441

377

377

375

375

220

225

343

381

372

372

372

269

197

155

156

155

145

134

142

278

432

444

431

May

443

513

458

428

414

417

417

364

259

198

156

156

162

172

173

174

174

167

154

153

154

158

194

202

175

155

173

177

177

177

165

June

146

133

238

347

318

348

336

255

266

320

332

464

548

544

655

892

933

747

743

743

717

389

587

447

700

887

895

895

924

812

July

803

757

806

727

111

683

720

701

782

702

703

707

961

1,010

730

752

747

749

746

809

767

755

780

759

763

741

741

698

744

745

745

Aug.

690

738

628

697

721

681

683

749

587

763

773

703

743

734

737

751

748

760

751

729

711

706

749

737

704

825

607

520

610

630

619

Sept.

744

616

650

643

622

600

859

546

508

160

186

660

1,220

1,080

983

840

658

909

755

706

65?

655

661

549

186

732

701

663

693

672

Month

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

September . ... .... ..............

Observed

Maximum

612 

680 

427 

444 

513 

933 

1,010 

825 

1,220

Minimum

292 

228 

207 

134 

153 

133 

683 

520 

160

Mean

505 

513 

324 

317 

241 

552 

762 

703 

670

Gain or 

loss in 

storage 

(millions 

of cubic 

feet)

-463 

+77 

+141 

+1, 197 

+1,134 

+1,000 

-1,306 

-1,508 -828

Corrected for storage

Mean

332

545 

377 

779 

665 

938 

274 

140 

351

Per

square 

mile

0.607 

.9^ 

 ft"*) 

1.4? 

1.22 1.7' 

.511 

,2c<5 .6"?

Run-ofl 

in inches

0.70 

1.04 

.79 

1.58 

1.41 

1.91 

.58 

.30 

.72
98 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1930, PART

PRAIRIE RIVER NEAR MERRILI, WIS.

LOCATION. Chain gage on line between sees. 20 and 29, T. 32 N., R. 7 E., at

highway bridge 4^ miles northeast of Merrill. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 164 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. January, 1914, to September, 1930. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 1,060 second-feet June 15 (gage

height, 4.40 feet); minimum, 78 second-feet several dayn during August

and September (gage height, 1.60 feet).

1914-1930: Maximum discharge, 3,580 second-feet Aug. 21, 1926 (gage

height, 7.4 feet); minimum (estimated), 55 second-feet Jan. 21, 1925. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for period of ice effect, Nov. 22 to Feb. 21,

which are fair.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929 80

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.

159 

159 

137 

133 

133

133 

118 

118 

118 

122

126 

129 

129 

133 

137

137 

129 

126 

129 

126

122 

118 

115 

112 

115

118 

118 

115 

118 

122 

159

Nov.

170 

170 

170 

159 

137

133 

129 

122 

118 

137

182 

194 

182 

159 

148

137 

133 

133 

126 

133

137 

137 

128 

128 

128

128 

128 

115 

102 

101

Dec.

118 

126 

129 

129 

118

ne

113 

116 

114 

113

113 

113 

112 

110 

112

113 

112 

110 

110 

110

104 

106 

107 

108 

110

104 

99 

99 

99 

97 

98

Jan.

99 

97 

97 

97 

94

89 

88 

87 

87 

87

87 

87 

88 

89 

89

89 

90 

92 

92 

92

94

97 

97 

97 

97

94 

94 

94 

96 

97 

97

Feb.

97 

97 

97 

100 

102

98 

94 

93 

92 

90

87 

92 

97 

96 

94

94 

94 

94 

94 

100

105 

182 

342 

359 

394

412 

394 

325

Month Maximum

July 

159 

194 

129 

99 

412 

592 

592 

469 

1,060 

263 

87 

105

1,060

Mar.

325 

234 

207 

207 

194

182 

182 

182 

170 

170

170 

159 

159 

137 

137

170 

592 

550 

469 

431

263 

?.34 

234 

207 

207

182 

170 

170 

170 

159 

148

Apr.

159 

159 

159 

170 

182

194 

234 

234 

220 

207

207 

182 

207 

207 

207

207 

220 

592 

592 

592

550 

431 

325 

293 

234

207 

194 

182 

182 

182

Minimum

112 

101

97 

87 

87 

137 

159 

126 

112 

87 

78 

78

78

May

182 

278 

293 

309 

293

234 

278 

469 

394 

359

278 

263 

234 

234 

220

220 

207 

194 

170 

137

137 

133 

133 

148 

137

137 

137 

133 

129 

126 

126

June

122 

122 

115 

122 

148

148 

159 

170 

137 

129

115 

115 

137 

724 

1,060

816 

724 

469 

394 

325

342 

293 

234 

159 

159

133 

122 

115 

112 

234

July

263 

248 

234 

220 

263

234 

207 

194 

137 

122

118 

112 

105 

102 

99

97 

97 

94 

92 

92

92 

89 

89 

89

87

87 

92 

87 

87 

89 

87

Mean **££ 

128 0. 780 

140 . 854 

111 .677 

92. 6 . 565 

158 . 963 

231 1. 41 

264 1. 61 

217 1. 32 

272 1.66 

132 . 805 

80. 7 . 492 

86. 9 . 530

159 . 970

Aug.

85 

87 

87 

85 

85

82 

82 

82 

80

78

78 

80 

82 

78 

78

78 

78 

78 

82 

80

78 

78 

80 

80 

82

78 

80 

82 

78 

78 

82

Sept.

85 

82 

85 

82 

85

85 

80 

80 

78 

78

80 

85 

97 

92 

89

89 

85 

80 

82 

80

78 

78 

80 

82 

102

102 

97 

102 

105 

102

Run-off in 

inches

0.90 

.95 

.78 

.^5

1.00 

1.63 

1.80 

1.52 

1.85 

.93 

.57 

.59

13.17
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 99

BIB RIVER AT RIB FALLS, WIS.

LOCATION. Chain gage in NW. % sec. 27, T. 29 N., R. 5 E., at highway bridge

at Rib Falls, 6 miles below mouth of Black Creek. 

DRAINAGE AKEA. 309 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1925, to September, 1930. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 6,910 second-feet June 14 (gage

height, 8.10 feet); minimum (estimated), 5 second-feet Jan. 23.

1925-1930: Maximum discharge, 12,500 second-feet Aug. 21, 19-°6 (gage

height, 10.10 feet); minimum (estimated), 5 second-feet Jan. 23, 1931. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for period of ice effect, Dec. 7 to Feb. 23, 

 which are fair.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929-30

Day

1 _ -.. _- 

2 

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

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

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.

46 

42 

39 

39 

39

39 

42 

42 

42 

39

42 

49 

49 

46 

46

42 

42 

42 

46 

49

42 

46 

46 

46 

42

42 

39 

39 

39 

42 

56

Nov.

192 

150 

98 

82 

78

60 

60 

60 

60 

60

56 

56 

56 

60 

60

69 

69 

69 

69 

60

42 

37 

39 

39 

39

39 

39 

39 

37 

37

Dec.

37 

37 

34 

34 

37

37 

30 

30 

30 

30

30 

30 

36 

30 

30

30 

36 

38 

38 

38

38 

38 

38 

41 

41

44 

41 

41 

41 

41 

41

Jan.

44 

44 

44 

44 

44

44 

34 

34 

34 

34

34 

28 

28 

24 

24

19 

16 

12 

9 

9

7 

7 

5 

7 

5

16 

16 

16 

13 

13 

8

Feb.

1 

7 

7 

7 

7

7 

7 

10 

10 

10

10 

13 

13 

13 

14

19 

21 

24 

34 

39

2,020 

2,110 

880 

617 

1,840

1,660 

880 

461

Month Maximum

October. _ . ________ . ______ ..

April. . . .

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

56 

192 

44 

44 

2,110 

1,420 

940 

1,000 

6,190 

316 

32 

53

6,190

Mar.

512 

512 

461 

69 

240

266 

177 

192 

144 

157

177 

207 

207 

192 

185

163 

880 

1,420 

1,270 

880

387 

461 

436 

157 

266

284 

512 

207 

177 

87 

114

Apr.

120 

108 

223 

207 

293

316 

316 

266 

232 

223

248 

363 

387 

293 

284

248 

215 

880 

940 

590

436 

339 

248 

207 

185

150 

137 

125 

108 

108

Minimum

39 

37 

30 

5 

7 

69 

108 

60 

42 

25 

22 

24

5

May

144 

644 

820 

644 

387

363 

412 

1,000 

940 

617

436 

387 

387 

316 

87

248 

200 

200 

144 

125

108 

92 

120 

114 

125

103 

98 

82 

82 

69 

60

June

53 

46 

42 

46 

120

293 

644 

412 

293 

150

131 

98 

125 

6,190 

4,870

1,580 

1,130 

820 

436

87

240 

185 

1,000 

461 

223

157 

98 

82 

69 

1,270

July

316 

215 

125 

144 

192

157 

120 

87 

64 

60

60 

60 

53 

46 

42

39 

34 

34 

32 

29

32 

29 

25 

27 

27

42 

37 

185 

69 

53 

37

>ug.

32 

29 

29 

29

27

25 

25 

25 

25 

25

24 

24 

24 

24 

24

24 

24 

24 

22 

22

22 

22 

22 

24 

24

24 

24 

24 

24 

25 

25

Sept.

25 

27 

27 

27 

27

25 

25 

25 

25 

24

24 

29 

42 

37 

37

34 

34 

29 

27 

24

24 

24 

24 

27 

29

53 

49 

37 

37 

34

** <».« Per square Run-off in 

Mean mile inches

43. 3 , 0. 140 0. 16 

63. 7 .206 .23 

36.0 .117 .13 

23. 1 .075 .09 

384 1. 24 1. 29 

368 1. 19 1. 37 

293 .948 1. 06 

308 . 997 1. 15 

712 2. 30 2. 57 

79. 7 .258 . 30 

24. 7 .080 .09 

30.4 .098 .11

195 . 631 8. 55
100 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1930, PART 5

YKIIOW RIVKE AT SPRAGUK, W1S.

LOCATION. Chain gage in NW. % sec. 11, T. 19 N., R. 3 E., 1 mile southeast of 

Sprague and 10 miles above Necedah Dam.

DRAINAGE AREA. 436 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September, 1926, to September, 1930.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 2,230 second-feet June 16 (gage 

height, 12.70 feet); minimum (estimated), 11 second-feet Jan. 27-29.

1926-1930: Maximum discharge (estimated), 2,660 second-feet Sept. 17, 

1928; minimum, that of Jan. 27-29, 1930.

REMARKS. Records good for medium and high stages and fair for low stages except 

those for period of ice effect, Nov. 29 to Feb. 23, which are poor. No gageheight record on Sundays and holidays; discharge interpolated.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929 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.

27 

27 

28 

28 

28

28 

27 

26 

26 

26

26 

27 

28 

30 

31

32 

32 

32 

32 

32

32 

31 

32 

33 

35

36 

36 

37 

37 

36 

37

Nov.

39 

42 

44 

45 

48

51 

48 

45 

45 

44

42 

39 

45 

48 

48

48 

48 

48 

48 

42

39 

37 

35 

37 

39

36 

32 

32 

32 

30

Dec.

30 

30 

30 

30 

30

30 

30 

30 

30 

30

29 

28 

28 

28 

27

26 

25 

24 

28 

28

28 

28 

28 

28 

28

27 

26 

26 

26 

27 

27

Jan.

26 

26 

26 

26 

26

26 

26 

26 

26 

26

26 

26 

25 

23 

26

25 

21 

19 

16 

13

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

11 

11 

11

12 

12

Feb.

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

13 

13 

13 

14 

14

14 

14 

14 

14 

16

17 

18 

18 

20 

21

23 

138 

253 

369 

764

1,040 

1,130 

1,220

Month Maximum

April. 

July .. 

The year

37 

51 

30 

26 

1,220 

1,250 

290 

247 

2,230 

157 

42 

20

2,230

Mar.

1,250 

971 

692 

581 

480

386 

320 

275 

254 

233

233 

261 

233 

290 

193

200 

206 

261 

305 

336

290 

233 

206 

180 

168

146 

126 

136 

136 

136 

136

Apr.

146 

157 

157 

168 

157

157 

157 

157 

146 

146

146 

136 

131 

126 

126

136 

136 

146 

168 

229

290 

275 

219 

180 

157

136 

126 

117 

108 

100

Minimum

26 

30 

24 

11 

12 

126 

100 

75 

71 

42 

18 

13

11

May

100 

100

117 

168 

219

193 

168 

157 

157 

247

226 

206 

168 

146 

136

126 

117 

108 

100 

100

108 

100 

100 

100 

100

100 

92 

88 

78 

76 

75

June

75 

75 

75 

71 

85

136 

233

511 

789 

924

716 

441 

352 

540 

1,380

2,230 

2,020 

1,820 

1,650 

1,100

624 

472 

320 

261 

441

624 

460 

290 

235 

180

Mean

30.8 

41.9 

28.1 

19.6 

187 

318 

158 

131 

638 

84.3 

29.1 

15.7

139

July

157 

146 

146 

152 

157

142 

126 

117 

108 

100

92 

88 

90 

92 

71

67 

64 

57 

54 

51

48 

48 

45 

42 

45

48 

54 

60 

54 

48 

45

Prar square 

mile

0.071 

.096 

.064 

.045 

.429 

.729 

.362 

.300 

1.46 

.193 

.067 

.036

.319

Aug.

42

42 

42 

42 

39

39 

37 

36 

34 

33

32 

30 

30 

32

28

28 

27 

26 

26 

24

26 

24 

23 

22 

22

22 

21 

19 

18

18 

18

Sept.

17 

17 

16 

16 

15

15 

15 

15 

15 

15

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

14 

14 

14 

13 

13

14 

14 

17 

17 

18

19 

20 

20 

19 

19

Run-off in 

inches

0.08 

.11 

.07 

.05 

.45 

.84 

.40 

.35 

1.63 

.22 

.08 

.04

4.32
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 101

KICKAPOO EIVEE AT GAYS HILLS, WIS.

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 28, T. 10 N., R. 4 W., at highway bndge just

below dam and power plant of Interstate Power Co. at Gays Mills, 2 miles

below mouth of Tainter Creek. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 629 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. December, 1913, to September, 1930. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year (estimated), 2,640 second-feet

Feb. 23; minimum, 180 second-feet June 28 (gage height, 1.00 foct).

1913-1930: Maximum discharge, about 6,300 second-feet Mar. 24, 1917

(gage height, 15.05 feet); minimum, about 100 second-feet during later part

of January, 1915. 

REMARKS. Records poor. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice from Dec.

21 to Feb. 28.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929-80

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.

325 

325 

325 

341 

325

325 

295 

310 

295 

310

310 

310 

325 

325 

341

325 

325 

341 

341 

325

325 

325 

357 

357 

341

341 

325 

325 

325 

341 

357

Nov.

341 

325 

325 

325 

325

310 

310 

325 

325 

325

341 

341 

325 

325 

310

310 

310 

310 

310 

325

325 

325 

310 

310 

325

325 

446 

357 

341 

325

Dec.

325 

341 

325 

325 

325

325 

341 

341 

357 

357

357 

374 

391 

374 

357

357 

341 

341 

325 

325

325 

325 

325 

340 

340

355 

355 

355 

325 

325 

310

Jan.

310 

325 

325 

310 

310

295 

295 

310 

280 

295

295 

295 

295 

280 

295

310 

295 

295 

295 

295

295 

295 

295 

295 

310

295 

295 

280 

280 

265 

265

Feb.

280 

295 

295 

325 

310

295 

310 

295 

295 

280

280 

280 

280 

265 

265

295 

355 

740 

1,640 

2,140

2,340 

2,540 

2,640 

2,640 

1,120

740 

545 

425

Month Maximum

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

September _______ . _______ 

The year

357 

446 

391 

325 

2,640 

427 

465 

325 

2,090 

310 

281 

881

2,640

Mar.

427 

409 

427 

427 

427

427 

427 

409 

409 

409

374 

357 

341 

341 

341

341 

325 

341 

341 

341

341 

341 

325 

341 

341

357 

341 

341 

341 

341 

357

Apr.

357 

357 

357 

341 

341

341 

341 

325 

310 

325

341 

341 

341 

341 

341

357 

427 

465 

391 

357

325 

310 

295 

295 

310

310 

310 

310 

310 

325

Minimum

295 

310 

310 

265 

265 

325 

295 

267 

219 

267 

230 

242

219

May

310 

310 

310 

310 

310

310 

310 

325 

325 

310

310 

295 

295 

295 

310

310 

295 

310 

310 

310

295 

295 

310 

325 

310

295 

281 

267 

281 

281 

295

June

295 

295 

295 

295 

852

665 

592 

446 

592 

526

446 

465 

1,600 

2,090 

1,560

1,260 

526 

427 

465 

325

374 

341 

310 

310 

310

281 

267 

219 

230 

281

Mean

328 

328 

341 

296 

804 

368 

340 

303 

565 

274 

259 

342

375

July

281 

267 

267 

267 

281

281 

281 

295 

310 

295

267 

281 

281 

267 

267

281 

281 

267 

267 

267

267 

267 

267 

267 

267

267 

267 

267 

267 

267 

267

Per square 

mile

0.521 

.521 

.542 

.471 

1.28 

.585 

.541 

.482 

.898 

.436 

.412 

.544

.596

Aug.

267 

267 

267 

281 

281

281 

267 

267 

267 

267

230 

242 

267 

267 

267

267 

267 

267 

254 

267

254 

242 

242 

242 

242

242 

230 

230 

281 

254 

267

Sept.

852 

742 

881 

505 

427

325 

310 

281

267 

267

267 

267 

254 

254 

267

254 

254 

267 

267 

254

254 

254 

242 

242 

254

341 

357 

325 

267 

254

Run-off in 

inches

0.60 

.58 

.62 

.54 

1.33 

.67 

.60 

.56 

1.00 

.50 

.48 

.61

8.09
K)2 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1930, PART 5

MAQUOKETA RIVER BELOW NORTH FORK OF MAQUOKETA RIVER, NEAR MAQUOKETA, IOWA

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in SW. % NE. K sec. 17, T. 84 N., R. 3 E., at 

Bridgeport Bridge, 1,200 feet above mouth of Mill Creek and 3 miles northeast of Maquoketa.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,600 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September, 1913, to September, 1930.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 8,320 second-feet Feb. 20 (gage 

height, 12.9 feet); minimum, 112 second-feet Nov. 29 (gage height, 1.17 

feet).

1913-1930: Maximum discharge, 21,800 second-feet Mar. 14, 1929; 

maximum gage height, 22.0 feet Mar. 27, 1916; minimum discharge, that 

of Nov. 29, 1929.

REMARKS. Records fair. Gage-height record furnished by lo^va Railway & 

Light Corp., and results of discharge measurements furnished by Corps of 

Engineers, United States Army, through Prof. F. A. Nagler, of University 

of Iowa.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, 1927-1930

Day

1927-28

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.

1,260

3,300

3,360

2,140

1,840

5,910

4,230

2,930

2,290

1,840

2,630

"2,340

" 1, 950

"1,630

" 1, 470

1,240

1,110

984

886

910

886

812

861

934

910

861

764

836

740

788

Nov.

764

74.A

7fid

716

716

764

788

740

764

716

692

886

1,080

1,240

1,110

1,080

836

886

886

861

861

861

934

788

910

861

836

Dec.

764

668

580

602

623

716

984

1,130

558

716

836

836

812

959

959

Jan. Feb.

9 97fl

1,740

1,370

2,400

1,790

1,370

959

886

Mar.

886

740

788

646

692

668

668

740

2,550

1,790

4,400

11, 100

7,440

I" 1,210

861

812

740

668

934

1,130

1,420

1,240

1,130

959

Apr. May

646

602

602

602

346

476

558

529

512

529

500

492

488

516

492

529

580

480

984

1,030

861

646

602

580

646

646

464

525

508

456

537

June

488

529

440

464

488

516

512

558

504

460

504

495

602

533

472

49o

456

512

2,080

"1,950

" 1, 030

" 1, 110

2,760

" 1, 370

" 1, 060

"910

"810

740

812

716

Jrly

»580

"602

" 1, 010

» 1,510

"861

"716

"602

"623

764

646

525

623

623

623

529

716

492

521

1,320

2,070

1,260

1,310

1, 110

861

716

646

602

623

537

508

533

Aug.

488

646

623

910

1,190

984

1,010

886

668

602

646

537

623

602

558

516

623

602

421

558

1,060

984

1,640

3,100

" 1, 740

" 1, 160

"960

" 1, 060

2,760

4,470

2,230

Sept.

1,080

1,580

1,420

1,370

1,310

"1,520

" 1, 160

" 1, 010

861

812

788

668

645

646

580

623

623

623

580

' Estimated or partly estimated.
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 103

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Maquoketa River below North Fork of Maquoketa 

River, near Maquoketa, Iowa, 1927-1930 Continued

Day

1928-29 

1 

2-....

3- .

4 

5 

6.....

7 

8.....

9 -.

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 ......

16 

17 .

18 

19......

20 

21 ...

22 __ ..

23 

24 

25- 

26 

27 

28 .

29 

30 

31 

1929-30 

1 .

2 .

3......

4 

5---...

6 ---.

7 

8 ...

9. .....

10 .

11 _ ...

12......

13 

14......

15 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 .. 

26 

27 

28 .

29......

30 

31 .

Oct.

558

602

580

580

836

886

764

716

646

623

623

716

1,310

1,080

740

836

959

1,130

1,110

910

836

812

558

456

472

476

533

492

525

464

433

488

488

580

521

Kf\f\

c/vi

512

RQfi

602

558

CflQ

521

cq 7

512 

537

CIO

4Q9

492

464

468

Nov.

886

812

1,580

2,930

2,490

1,840

1,630

1,680

2,340

1,970

1,630

1,310

1,260

«3, 550

«4,490

4,040

2,930

409

460

468

AAC

476

480

Aft(\

472

AGO

492

460

379

OAO

049

448 

448

CAi

402

248

OOfl

Dec.

1,160

1, WO

1.260

1,160

1,080

1,080

1,110

1,210

2,060

2,630

2,590

«2,230

« 1, 790

« 1,520

« 1,310

« 1,240

1,010

l.OSO

1,210

1,240

1,190

1,160

1,030

\ "340

Cftfi

558

KQQ

558

537

496

460

«320

Jan.

1,010

836

692

836

910

764

1,130

1,310

1,420

1,420

1,470

1,420

1,310

1,260

1,210

1,240

1,310

1,310

1,290

1,210

1,290

1,240

1,160

1 onn

1,210

1,190

1,210

1,130

1,110

1,210

1,260

320

------

......

__ -

Feb.

1,210

1,210

1,290

1,240

1,290

1,420

1,470

1,420

1,290

1,310

1,240

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,310

1,310

1,240

1,210

1,240

1 190

1,240

1,210

1,210

1,420

1,580

"270

«800

°2 000

a o Qfln

1,220

1,680

4 340

6,760

9 9^fl

1 Aifl

1,520

1,420 

1,310

1 1Qfl

Mar.

1,580

1,470

2,060

2,400

4,380

7,670

5,700

5,510

4,340

3,760

6,200

15, 700

21,000

16,200

8,860

4,240

3,110

2,990

2,870

9 4.fH1

2,OdO

2,860

3,050

2,400

1,790

1,680

1,630

1,580

984

861

692

836

716

668

580

602

558

460

440

472

521

537

f^7

CO'7

602

480

K1 O

476

464

456

417

AW

Apr.

1,630

1 74.fl

1,790

1,900

1,740

1,900

3,320

2,760

1,840

1,740

1,740

1,840

1,680

1,630

1,520

1,470

1,470

1,790

1,740

1,630

1,580

9 i4n

2,630

2,750

2,^0

387

472

468

421

402

409

VOA

394

402

429

372

372

480

CCQ

1,010

1 IQfl

1,420

1 900

1,130

1,030

984

'TOO

74n

668

740

May

740

1,190

910

886

788

716

812

74n

886

934

984

910

764

692

692

580

558

i<&

508

KftQ

3 9^fl

3,150

June

886

1,000

984

740

502

558

558

740

1,160

1,130

984

812

668

646

602

764

1,900

1,840

1,310

1,130

1,030

934

nnfl

1,310

1,370

1,160 

1,080

764

623

646

July

1,110

861

764

74fl

3,000

2,180

9 IRfi

1,580

836

836

836

«984

"959

a QQi

«861

a 7SS

"740

«623

623

512

Kf\A

508

464

480

4.4.S

464

Aug.

943

1,740

1,260

984

646

623

602

602

602

558

602

500

504

440

456

516

492

460

417

444

429

408

460

444

Sept.

97K,

409* 007"

448-

492!

413

480

AfUL

flQO

623

558

480

468

452

AQQ

468

488

440

Jflft

452

4fifl

444

464

484

409

346

295

320

328

292

324

310

271

271

296

320

320

338

292

282

288

299

254

313

235

251

241

258 

886

580

460

402

331

' Estimated or partly estimated.
104 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1930, PART 5

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, of Maquoketa River below North Fork of Maquoketa River, near Maquoketa, Iowa, 1927 1930

Month

1927-28

July --- 

September 12-30 ____ . ______ ___

1928-29

April 

July 

1929-30

April 

May 1-24 - .......................

Maximum

5,910

1,240

1,130

11, 100

1,030

2 7fifl

2,070

4,470

1,580

2,990

1,470

1,470

21,000

3,320

3,000

1 74fl

740

623

529

558

6,760

1,110

1,900

3,250

1,900

886

Minimum

740

692

558

646

456

AAft

492

421

580

1,010

692

1,190

1,470

1,470

448

375

375

433

417

364

508

558

235

Mean

1,760

850

783

1,880

589

796

1,120

942

1,400

1,180

1,290

4,660

1,970

926

609 479

516

437

373

1,440

584

718

957

940

338

Pe" square 

mile

1.10

.531

.489

1.18

.368

Kf\Q

.498

.700

.589

.875

.738

.806

2.91

1.23

.579

.381

.299

.322

.273

.233

.900

.365

.449

.598

.588

.211

Eun-off in 

incbes

1.27

.59

.27

1.36

.42

K7

K7

.81

.42

.85

.85

.84

1.37

.67

.44

.33

.37

.30

.27

.94

.42

.50

.53

.66

.23
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 105

BOCK BIVER AT AFTOff, WIS.

LOCATION. Chain gage on line between sees. 22 and 27, T. 2 N., F,. 12 E., at 

highway bridge in Afton, three-fourths mile above mouth of Ba^s Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 3,190 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. February, 1914, to September, 1930.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 4,620 second-feet Mar. 4 (gage 

height, 5.96 feet); minimum, 256 second-feet Aug. 18 (gage height, 0.00 foot). 

1914-1930: Maximum discharge, 13,000 second-feet Mar. 23, 1929 (gage 

height, 10.81 feet); minimum, that of Aug. 18, 1930.

REMARKS. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, Nov. 2° to Dec. 7, 

Dec. 18-30, Jan. 4, Jan. 8 to Feb. 10, Feb. 14-17, which are fair. Considerable diurnal fluctuation caused by operation of power plants at and above 

Janes ville.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929 SO

Day

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

3 -

4- .... ____ .

5 

6.. .-.

7 ..

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.

983 

1,040 

9S3 

1,040 

728

928 

928 

983 

875 

1,040

983 

983 

1,100 

1,100 

983

1,220 

824 

928 

1,040 

1,040

983 

1,160 

1,280 

1,280 

1,350

1,280 

1,560 

J,700 

1,860 

1,700 

1,630

Nov.

1,560 

1,420 

1,560 

1,630 

1,560

1,490 

1,560 

7,560 

1,560 

1,560

1,560 

1,560 

1,560 

1,560 

1,490

1,420 

1,490 

1,560 

1,490 

1,490

1,420 

1,280 

1,100 

1,160 

1,100

983 

983 

928 

928 

983

Dec.

983 

983 

1,040 

1,040 

1,040

1,040 

1,040 

1,040 

1,100 

1,160

983 

983 

928 

875 

928

928 

983 

983 

928 

928

928 

875 

875 

824 

824

775 

775 

728 

597 

481 

875

Jan.

983 

1,040 

928 

928 

928

983 

983 

1,100 

875 

1,280

1,100 

1, 160 

928 

928 

728

775 

875 

728 

1,040 

683

824 

728 

775 

824 

728

639 

824 

775 

775 

728 

728

Feb.

775 

928 

928 

875 

1,040

824 

597 

557 

597 

683

875 

928 

1,220 

1,160 

1,040

1,040 

1,040 

1,100 

2,440 

2,990

2,020 

2,020 

2,350 

2,890 

3,610

3,940 

4,050 

4,270

Month Maximum

April 

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

1,860 

1,630 

1,160 

1,280 

4,270 

4,380 

3,830 

3,390 

1,860 

1,160 

824 

875

4,380

Mar.

4,270 

4,270 

3,940 

4,380 

3,940

3,940 

4,050 

3,940 

3,830 

3,830

3,720 

3,500 

3,500 

3,500 

3,290

3,190 

3,190 

3,190 

3,090 

2,990

2,990 

2,800 

2,710 

2,710 

2,890

2,100 

1,560 

1,700 

1,700 

1,700 

1,560

Apr.

1,700 

1,700 

1,860 

2,020 

2,020

2,180 

2,440 

2,350 

2.350 

2,260

2,260 

2,180 

2,260 

2,260 

2,440

2,800 

2,710 

2,530 

2,800 

3,390

3,830 

3,830 

3,830 

3,720 

3,500

3,390 

3,190 

3,090 

2,890 

2,260

Minimum

728 

928 

481 

639 

557 

1,560 

1,700 

1,420 

875 

413 

398 

413

398

May

2,780 

2,260 

2,530 

2,710 

2,890

3,390 

3,290 

3,090 

3,090 

2,990

2,620 

2,350 

2,100 

1,940 

2,020

7,940 

1,940 

1,940 

1,940 

1,780

1,630 

1,420 

1,630 

1,700 

1,780

1,780 

1,700 

1,780 

1,700 

1,700 

1,700

June

1,490 

1,160 

1,220 

875 

1,220

1,420 

1,780 

1,860 

1,860 

1,860

1,860 

1,780 

1,630 

1,560 

1,780

1,860 

1,780 

1,780 

1,700 

1,700

1,700 

1,560 

1,560 

1,490 

1,420

1,420 

1,350 

1,280 

983 

983

Mean

1,150 

1,380 

918 

881 

1,670 

3,160 

2,670 

2,180 

1,530 

826 

605 

616

1,460

July

1,160 

1,040 

1,100 

983 

875

1,160 

1,100 

1,100 

1,040 

1,100

1,100 

928 

875 

824 

928

775 

875 

824 

557 

557

446 

639 

413 

557 

481

481 

518 

597 

875 

928 

775

Per square 

mile

0.361 

.433 

.288 

.27P 

.524 

.991 

.837

.ear

.480 

.25? 

.19C 

.19?

.45S

Aug.

824 

775 

728 

728 

683

728 

557 

557 

597 

775

775 

597 

683 

557 

597

557 

728 

398 

775 

481

683 

518 

413 

557 

413

518 

518 

481 

557 

481 

518

Sept.

446

728 

875 

824 

824

683 

824 

824 

728 

597

557 

597 

518 

518 

446

481 

557 

518 

557 

728

446 

446 

518 

518 

557

683 

824 

557 

413 

683

Run-off in 

inches

0.42 

.48 

.33 

.32 

.55 

1.14 

.93 

.79 

.54 

.30 

.22 

.22

6.24
106 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1930, PART 5

BOCK EWER AT LYNDON, HI.

LOCATION. Chain gage in NE. K sec. 21, T. 20 N., R. 5 E., at Hghway bridge at

Lyndon, 14 miles above Rock Creek. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 9,010 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. November, 1914, to September, 1930. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, about 17,100 second-feet Feb. 26,

27; minimum, 1,050 second-feet Sept. 8 (gage height, 4.13 feet).

1914-1930: Maximum discharge, 39,500 second-feet Mar. 28, 1916; maximum gage height, 19.6 feet Feb. 16, 1918, backwater from ice; minimum

discharge, 655 second-feet Sept. 27, 1918 (gage height, 3.72 feet). 

REMARKS. Records good except those for period of ice effect, Nov. 30 to Feb. 23,

which may be poor. Some diurnal fluctuation at low stage? - owing to power

plants upstream. About 100 second-feet diverted above gage to Illinois and

Mississippi Canal.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929-30

Day

1 ... .... .-

2 -- 

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

6 .... 

7 - - 

8 .-- 

9 

10 

11 

13

14 

15 - .

16- 

17 

18 

19 

,20 -

21 . 

22 

23 

24.. ___ . __ -

25 -

26 

 27 

28 

29 

31 . 

Oct.

2,910 

2,910 

2,910 

2,910 

2,730

2,560 

2,560 

2,390 

2,560 

3,090

2,910 

2,560 

2,730 

2,910 

2,910

2,910 

2,910 

2,910 

2,560 

2,910

2,730 

3,090 

3,280 

3,660 

4,060

3,860 

3,860 

4,060 

4,060 

4,470 

4,470

Nov.

4,680 

4,680 

4,680 

4,890 

4,890

4,890 

4,890 

4,890 

4,060 

4,060

4,470 

4,890 

4,890 

4,680 

4,680

4,680 

4,680 

4,060 

4,260 

4,680

4,470 

4,260 

3,660 

2,730 

2,910

2,910 

3,280 

4,060 

2,910 

2,400

Month

February...... ___ ....

April 

Dec.

2,550

Jan.

2,700

Maxi- Minimum mum

4, 470 2, 390 

4, 890 2, 400

17,100 

15, 700 4, 710 

11, 200 4, 290

Feb.

4,900

13,700 

15,700

17,100 

17,100 

16,500

Mean

3,140 

4,210 

2,550 

2,700 

6,890 

7,370 

6,550

Mar.

15,700

13,700 

11,500

9,150 

6,230

8,400 

8,150 

7,660 

7,660 

7,660

7,660 

7,180 

7,420 

6,940 

6,940

6,700 

6,460 

6,700 

6,460 

6,460

6,460 

6,460 

6,460 

6,230 

6,230

6,230 

6,000 

5,130 

4,920 

4,920 

4,710

Apr.

4,920 

4,920 

4,920 

4,710 

4,710

4,710 

4,500 

4,920 

4,920 

4,500

4,500 

4,500 

4,290 

4,290 

4,710

5,130 

6,000 

7,420 

8,400 

8,650

9,910 

10,700 

11,200 

10,400 

9,910

9,150 

7,900 

7,660 

7,180 

6,940

May

6,460 

6,460 

6,230 

6,230 

6,700

7,900 

7,420 

6,940 

7,180 

6,460

6,700 

6,460 

5,780 

5,130 

4,710

4,920 

4,290 

4,710 

4,290 

4,500

4.290 

4,090 

4,290 

4,090 

3,890

4,090 

4,500 

4,920 

4,290 

4,090 

3,690

June

3,890 

3,690 

5,780 

3,120 

2,590

2,590 

3,690 

3,500 

4,710 

4,920

4,710 

4,290 

4,500 

4,090 

4,290

4,920 

5,780 

6,40") 

7,180 

6,230

5, 560 

4,710 

4,920 

4,710 

3,890

4,290 

4,290 

4,090 

3,310 

3,500

Month

July.-

Augus 

Septer

t ... 

aber .

rhe ycai

July

3,310 

3,310 

2,930 

2,930 

3,310

2,930 

2,760 

2,760 

3,310 

3,310

3,310 

3. 120 

3,310 

3,120 

2,760

3,120 

2,590 

2,270 

2,270 

2,270

2,420 

2,120 

1,700 

2,120 

1,770

1,840 

1,840 

1,840 

1,440 

1,840 

1,980

Maximum

7,900 

7,180 

3,310 

3,690 

6,230

17,100

Aug.-

1,980 

2,120 

1,640 

1,980 

2,120

2,420 

1,980 

2,270 

2,270 

2,120

2,120 

1,640 

2,120 

1,770 

1,700

1,500 

3,690 

2,930 

3,690 

2,120

1,840 

1,980 

1,980 

1,980 

1,840

1,980 

1,770 

1,440 

1,440 

1,440 

1 700

Sept.

1,980 

6,230 

3,310 

12,930 

2,120

1,980 

1,980 

1,640 

1,700 

2,120

1,570 

1,640 

1,440 

1,440 

1,570

1,700 

1,770 

1,770 

1,570 

1,500

3,570 

1,640 

1,640 

1,570 

1,770

3,120 

2,760 

2,930 

3,120 

3,120

Minimum

3,690 

2,590 

1,440 

1,440 

1,440

1,440

Mean

5,350 

4,470 

2,580 

2,050 

2,170

4,140
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 107

PECATONICA BIVEE AT FREEPORT, HI.

LOCATION. Chain gage in NW. % sec. 32, T. 27 N., R. 8 E., at Hancock Avenue

Bridge, in Freeport, 2 miles above mouth of Yellow Creek. Zero of gage

739.52 feet above mean sea level. 

DRAINAGE AKEA. 1,330 square miles.

RECOEDS AVAILABLE. September, 1914, to September, 1930. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 6,060 second-feet FeH. 24 (gage

height, 16.25 feet); minimum, 226 second-feet Sept. 1 (gage 1 ?ight, 3.86

feet)

1914-1930: Maximum discharge, 18,400 second-feet Mar. 16, 1929 (gage

height, 19.76 feet); minimum, 200 second-feet Dec. 14, 1917. 

REMARKS. Records fair except those estimated for periods of ice effect, Nov. 29

to Dec. 5, Dec. 18-25, Jan. 7 to Feb. 11, which may be poor.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929-30

Day

1 ___ .... ...

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

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

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

& 

6- 

7.- _.__

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

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

10__. _ _ 

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

12_ .- .._

13.-.-..-..,....

14. 

15 . 

16 

17. 

18 

19 

20. .. 

21 

22 

23 

24 _ 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31. . 

Oct.

667

621

552

552

529

KOQ

506

529

529

621

598

552

462

506

552

575

598

644

621

644

690

740

740

667

621

598

575

Nov.

690

740

690

621

575

552

575

552

598

621

690

667

644

621

552

552

552

598

552

552

484

400

462

575

575

575

552

470

470

Dec.

I 470

598

621

598

621

598

598

552

575

621

621

621

621

480

552

575

598

575

552

598

Jan.

644

690

765

715

598

> 400

Feb.

400

965

2,070

2,500

2,500

2,070

1,460

1,070

2,460

3,500

3,900

4,590

5,810

5,980

4,820

3,170

1,960

1,400

Mar.

1,130

865

667

644

865

815

790

690

644

644

667

667

575

621

598

575

598

621

644

598

598

575

598

552

484

506

575

529

506

Apr.

529

529

552

552

552

552

484

441

441

462

462

462

484

506

790

1,130

1,220

1,340

1,550

1,620

1,720

1,490

1,160

965

840

765

740

715

690

May

740

1,190

1,860

1,340

940

815

1,040

1,280

1,040

815

690

644

621

621

644

598

575

575

552

552

552

506

575

890

1,040

790

621

598

552

552

506

June

484

462

441

462

484

715

1,190

1,020

815

667

667

621

552

575

2,180

2,700

1,900

1,310

950

864

808

756

782

836

782

652

574

478

502

526

July

502

600

678

550

980

1,310

980

503

503

478

432

432

410

388

38P

388

388

410

366

346

346

346

32(3 321'

38P

3SC

50?

32i)

32i5

346

Aug.

307

288

307

269

346

366

346

346

326

326

326

326

307

307

269

307

307

307

288

288

326

288

251

233

269

269

269

251

307

288

233

Sept.

233

326

626

950

346

307

288

288

307

288

288

288

307

269

307

283

288

269

251

251

269

269

920

1,070

678

432

346

Month

April 

May __ ---.-----.-------.- - 

July 

Maximum

740

740

5,980

1,130

1,720

1,860

2,700

1,310

366

1,070

5 QOft

Minimum

462

400

AQA

441

506

441

326

233

233

Mean

587

577

645

453

1,950

649

808

784

858

490

298

393

690

Per square 

mile

0.441

.434

.410

.341

1.47

.488

. 08

.589

.645

.224

.295

.519

Run-off in 

inches

O.S1

.48

.47

.39

1.53

:56

.68

.68

.72

.42

.26

.33

7.03

88093 35
108 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1930, PART 5

SUGAR EIVER NEAR BRODHEAD, WIS.

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 26, T. 2 N., R. 9 E., at highway bridge 2 miles 

southwest of Brodhead and 2 miles above Jordan Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 529 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. February, 1914, to September, 1930.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 3,930 second-feet Feb. 21 (gage 

height, 7.32 feet); minimum discharge, 70 second-feet Jan. 5; minimum gage 

height, 0.68 foot July 19.

1914-1930: Maximum discharge, about 13,000 second-feet Sept. 13, 1915 

(gage height, 11.4 feet); minimum, about 47 second-feet Aug. 26, 1923.

REMARKS. Records fair except those for period of ice effect, Nov. 21 to Feb. 19, 

which are poor. Flow subject to slight diurnal fluctuation caused by operation of power plant in Brodhead.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1989-30

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 

Qfi

31 

Oct.

235 

235 

235 

262 

210

176 

198 

210 

235 

248

235 

210 

187 

210 

248

235 

248 

235 

222 

222

277 

292 

358 

412 

450

376 

394 

277 

324 

277 

341

Nov.

394 

341

277 

277 

277

277 

262 

262 

262 

235

292 

324 

376 

292 

262

277 

222 

235 

262 

248

275 

235 

235 

185 

210

235 

210 

165 

250 

235

Dee.

185 

210 

220 

210 

210

200 

200 

165 

175 

200

175 

130 

140 

145 

125

155 

175 

165 

185 

210

260 

165 

165 

235 

175

165 

165 

175 

175 

155 

120

Jan.

115 

120 

125 

130 

70

185 

125 

155 

235 

200

185 

15E 

185 

155 

165

155 

175 

185 

185 

200

175 

210 

175 

165 

155

125 

165 

185 

200 

175 

175

Feb.

175 

175 

185 

185 

185

200 

200 

200 

210 

210

210 

220 

220 

235 

235

250 

276 

325 

825 

2,840

3,930 

2,320 

1,220 

823 

593

551 

682 

551

Month Maximum

April ...

July ... 

The year..-. ___________

450 

394 

260 

235 

3,930 

470 

682 

551 

510 

412 

210 

341

3,930

Mar.

470 

292 

324 

324 

341

324 

324 

262

277 

292

292 

324 

236 

292 

248

222 

292 

277 

308 

292

292 

292 

292 

308 

277

277 

292 

324 

308 

262 

308

Apr.

262 

255 

248 

242 

235

262 

277 

210 

235 

222

222 

235 

210 

235 

262

490 

682 

682 

551 

431

682 

593 

470 

431 

324

292 

277 

277 

292 

292

Minimum

176 

165 

120 

70 

175 

222 

210 

235 

187 

112 

99 

131

70

May

324 

551 

551 

490 

358

308 

308 

470 

376

277

292 

292 

292 

292 

292

262 

248 

262 

262 

248

262 

292 

450 

510 

490

324 

262 

262 

262 

248 

235

June

198 

198 

187 

198 

248

358 

394 

324 

277 

262

277 

277 

262 

248 

394

510 

450 

431 

376 

376

376 

324 

292 

277 

262

248 

210 

235 

222 

324

Mean

267 

263 

179 

165 

651 

298 

346 

334 

300 

237 

161 

184

279

July

235 

210 

235 

248

277

292 

262 

135 

235 

394

412 

376 

324 

358 

341

308 

292 

222 

135 

112

123 

210 

198 

235 

262

187 

119 

139 

165 

133 

165

Per square 

mile

0.505 

.497 

.338 

.312 

1.23 

.563 

.654 

.631 

.567 

.448 

.304 

.348

.527

Aug.

139 

133 

109 

198 

121

165 

165 

187 

154 

127

176 

187 

165 

i87 

187

187 

154 

154 

176 

210

187 

176 

154 

99 

154

154 

165 

165 

165 

165 

127

Sept.

143 

187 

262 

308 

262

235 

210 

176

165 

187

198 

165 

165 

143 

141

139 

137 

143 

154 

141

133 

131 

133 

143

165

176 

277 

341 

187 

165

Run-off in 

inches

0.58 

.55 

.39 

.36 

1.28 

.65 

.73 

.73 

.63 

.52 

.35 

.39

7.16
UPPER MISSISSIPPI EIVEE BASIN 109

SOUTH BRANCH OF KISHWATJKEE EIVEE AT DE KALB, HI.

LOCATION. Chain gage in NE. J4 sec. 22, T. 40 N., R. 4 E., at Linco^ Highway

bridge in De Kalb. Zero of gage 835.83 feet above mean sea level. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 70 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July, 1925, to September, 1930. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 367 second-feet Apv. 17 (gage

height, 4.85 feet); minimum, 0.01 second-foot July 31 (gage height, 0.07

foot).

1925-1930: Maximum discharge, 960 second-feet June 12, 1929 (gage

height, 8.84 feet); minimum, that of July 31, 1930. 

REMAKKS. Records good except those for estimated periods and for very small

flows, which may be poor.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929-30

Day

1 

2.. ... 

3 .... ...

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

5 

6 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

14- -. .

15 ...

«_.._....._

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

18 ...... ..

19 

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

21 

22 

23 

24. 

25 .......

26. 

27. 

28.. .

29 ... ..

30 .......

31 .

Oct.

"2.5 

1.5 

"1.4 

1.2 

°.9

.6 

«.8 

"1.0 

1.2 

"1.0

.7 

».9 

 1.2 

1.4 

 1.3

«3.0

5.6 

11 

15 

16 

26

36

27 

21 

22

27 

42

Nov.

56 

49 

42 

36 

31

26 

23 

21 

19 

24

54 

49 

46 

46 

46

42 

«40 

39 

36

«20

Dec.

 -20

15

15 

"18 

20 

"19 

18

18 

18 

14

"10

18 

"20 

21 

31

Jan.

49 

76 

62

52 

«49

46 

. 040

Feb.

, «4o

120

104 

 112 

"142 

172 

292

328 

224 

172

Month Maximum

October.... .. ... _- . __ __ ...... __

April 

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

July 

The year

56 

31 

76 

328 

163 

367 

67 

59 

49 

11 

64

367

Mar.

163

145 

136 

83 

76

70 

67 

62

59 

59

56 

52 

49 

42 

42

42 

42 

46 

46 

49

39 

39 

42 

42 

24

15 

36 

86 

145 

112 

97

Apr.

86 

67 

62 

52 

49

44 

42 

36 

33 

32

29

28 

"28 

27 

36

136 

367 

268 

202 

246

292 

224 

172 

136 

112

97 

86 

86 

80 

76

Minimum

0.6 

19

15 

27 

12 

2.0 

.01 

.02

.01

May

67 

64 

56 

»54 

52

52 

52 

46 

42 

36

39 

34 

32 

31 

30

28 

25 

26 

25 

24

22 

19 

 18 

18 

17

16 

16 

16 

13 

12 

12

June

11 

10 

8.8 

6.9 

6.9

10 

11 

10 

8.2 7.6

6.9 

6.9 

6.9 

13 

6.9

6.9 

6.6 

5.6 

4.5 

3. 6

3.0 

2.8 

2.4 

2.4 

2.0

59 

30 

18 

12 

9.2

Mean

9.07 

32.0 

16.6 

43.0 

86.6 

66.5 

108 

32.1 

9.97 

5.36 

.863 

6.71

o4.2

July

7.8 

7.2 

6.2 

48 

4.5

"4.2 

3.8 

4.2 

8.5 

6.6

49 

18 

9.9 

6.6 

4.8

3.8 

3.0 

2.0 

1.5 

1.4

-1.3 

"1.3 

'1.2 

 1.2 

1.2

1.1 

.8 

.3 

.OF 

.02

.or

Per square 

mile

0. 130

.457 

.237 

.614 

1.24 

.650 

1.64 

.459 

.142 

.077 

.012 

.096

.489

Aug.

0.02 

.02 

.4 «.4 

«.5

.3

.1 

.7 

.9

.7

.7 

.4 

.4 

.9 «.8

.7 

1.8 

1.2 

1.2 

.9

«.9 

.9 «.5 

.1 «.08

«.06 

.05 

.04 

«.04 

.03 

11

Sept.

0.3 

9.2 

7.2 

3.3 

2.4

1.4 

1.4 

 1.2 

1.1 

.9

a Q

»!g

.9 «.6 

.3

«.2

o.l

.06 

«.06 

°.06

«.05 

.05 

.03 

«.04 

.04

64 

46 

 32 

17 

9.5

Bun-off in 

inches

0.15 

.51 

.27 

.71 

1.29 

1.10 

1.72 

.53 

.16 

.09 

.01 

.11

a 65

> Estimated.
110 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1930, PART 5

IOWA RIVER AT IOWA CITY, IOWA

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in sec. 15, T. 79 N., R. 6 W., 200 feet belpw

highway bridge in Iowa City and 100 feet below Iowa State University

hydraulic laboratory. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 3,140 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June, 1903, to July, 1906; October, 1913, to September,

1930. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 13,600 second-feet June 15 (gage

height, 13.3 feet); minimum, 88 second-feet Sept. 6, 16, 17 (gage height, 0.00

foot), owing to regulation.

1903-1906, 1913-1930: iMaximum discharge, 36,200 second-feet June 7,

1918 (gage height, 19.45 feet); practically no flow Sept. 3, 1925, caused by

regulation. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for period of ice effect, Jan. 9 to Feb. 7,

and for period Dec. 21-23, which are fair. Records of stage and several

discharge measurements furnished by Prof. Floyd A. Nagbr, of Iowa State

University. 

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929 30

Day Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.

625

648

670

625

580

580

602

580

576

553

605

848

601

580

602

602 

 526 

553 

566 

602

580

602

576

562

548

562

517

486

630

548

576

640

630

625

620

640

635

625

615

585

600

630

640

832

1,100

1,040

1,040

925

815

355

367

450

545

690

800

734

475

329

320

329

401

455

505

510

525

515

480

515

495

525

590

605

555

600

645

690

790

633

372

353

338

344

367

372

353

372

362

348

381

396

405

381

410

420

480

353

320

300

275

260

244

240

230

220

210

166

189

178

154

154

160

175

185

189

154

203

207

207

222

222

182

192

172

203

238

282

435

451

550

710

1,560

1,600

1,940

2,020

1,640

1,280

1,490

2,100

2,520

2,970

5,340

4,800

6,880

6,400

5,630

4,500

3,800

3,060

2,430

1,810

1,790

1,460

1,490

1,460

1,420

1,380

1,320

1,250

1,220

1,160

1,060

1,010

1,010

1,010

1,060

1,060

1,120

1,100

1,100

1,120

1,100

1,100

1,010

980

952

925

870

842

815

815

815

790

712

765

615

685

642

622

690

599

626

635

715

740

870

842

842

980

1,220

1,680

1,860

2,180

2,260

2,100

1,860

1,720

1,560

1,490

1,460

1,750

1,830

1,680

1,320

1,320

1,790

1,830

2,020

2,520

2,100

2,520

2,790

2,340

2,100

1,940

1,790

1,750

1,640

1,560

1,460

1,350

3,170

3,910

2,430

1,860

1,600

1,420

1,320

1,220

1,160

1,060

1,010

952

925

1,280

1,750

1,830

1,830

1,860

2,020

2,020

1,860

I,640 

2,300

II,300

7,470

5,640

3,900

3,510

3,240

2,970

4,250

2,760

2,100

1,860

1,680 

1,530 

1,380 

1,250 

1.19C

1,060

1,010

980

952

1,430

2,650

1,980

1,350

1,160

1,060

952

925

842

765

740

650

605

532

557

505

500

490

465

420

358

386

334

320

311

294

242

276

263

259

186

242

250

237

242

246

233

188

234

194

178

207

219

253

208

238

206

196

202

219

127

125

177

188

178

152

177

175 

130 

92 

120 

18S

132 

165 

104 

95 

190-

110

104

125

120

109

104

95 

US 

135 

107

100

93

102

1,390

2,310 

812 

928- 

582 

423

Month Maximum Minimum Mean Per square 

mfle

Run-off in 

inches

October....

November. 

December.. 

January . 

February... 

March,_-. 

April.......

May._. . 

June.--.-.. 

July........

August.....

September.

The year.

I,100

790

480

6,880

3,060

2,260

3,910

II,300

2,650

276

2,310

11,300

486 

329 

320 

154 

172 

842 

599 

1,160 

«25 

294 

125 

92

92

587

697

473

260

2.150

1,280

1,090

1,900

2,610

825

211

312

1,020

0.172

.204

.139

.076

.630

.375

.320

.557

.765

.242

.062

.091

.299

0.20 

.23

 16 

,.09 

.66 

.43 

.36 

.64 

.85 

«.28 

.07 

.10

4.07
UPPEE MISSISSIPPI EIVEE BASIN 111

BBS MOINES KIVEE AT OTTUMWA, IOWA

LOCATION, Chain gage at Market Street Bridge, in Ottumwa.

DRAINAGE AREA. 13,200 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March, 1917, to September, 1927; January, 1929, to

September, 1930 (discontinued). 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 27,700 second-feet June 17 (gage

height, 10.4 feet); minimum, 195 second-feet Sept. 20-25 (gasce height, 

1 1.2 feet).

1917-1927, 1929-30: Maximum discharge, 58,700 second-feet June 11,

1917 (gage height, 16.5 feet); minimum, that of Sept. 20-25, 1930.

Maximum known discharge (estimated), 100,000 second-feet May 31,

1903. 

REMARKS. Records good above and fair below 1,000 second-feet, except those

for periods of ice effect, Dec. 20-23, Jan. 20 to Feb. 10, which ar^ probably

poor. Power plant above gage causes some diurnal fluctuation at low stages.

Gage-height record furnished by United States Weather Bureau.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929 80

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.

610

420

420

420

420

510

510

420

610

720

970

720

610

610

610

840

6JO

720

720

510

420

610

Q7fl

1,270

Nov.

1,120

1,120

1,270

1,270

Q7ft

970

970

840

840

970

970

1,980

2 3 7ft

1,790

1,790

1,440

1,270

970

840

510

510

720

510

510

Dec.

510

510

420

420

610

720

610

610

720

720

720

720

840

840

840

720

1 700

_

720

720

610

510

510

510

510

Jan.

510

610

610

970

840

720

720

610

610

510

Klft

\ 400

Feb.

450

1,120

1,270

1,610

5,050

3,720

1,980

9 ^7ft

3,470

7,610

7 onn

6,170

6,450

7,320

7,320

5,610

Mar.

4,780

3

00A

3,230

1,610

2

O7O

1,790

1,790

1 790

1,610

1,610

1,440

1,270

1 440 i,6iQ

1,980

2,570

3,230

3,470

2,370

2 0 7ft

1,980

1,790

1,610

1,440

Apr.

1,440

1,120

1,270

1,270

1,270

1,270

1,270

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

970

07ft

1,270

1,610

1,610

1,980

1,790

1,610

2,570

2,570

3,230

2,780

2,570

2,570

May

3,230

S

oon

2,780

2,780

2 07ft

2,370

3,330

3,470

4,780

4,780

4,240

4,510

6,170

9,100

10,300

3,720

9 100

8,500

7,320

6,170

6,450

7,610

7 Qflft

6,450

4,780

3,980

3,470

3,230

3,000

June

2,570

2 37ft

2,170

2,170

4 240

7,610

7,320

5,330

4,510

3,980

3,720

3,470

3,720

27,700

9,720

9,100

7,320

6,170

5,330

4,510

Q QQA

3,720

3,230

2,780

3,470

July

2,780

2 37ft

1,980

1,980

2,170

2,170

1,980

1,790

1,790

1,610

1,270

1,270

1,120

1,120

970

Q7ft

840

840

840

840

720

720

720

720

610

610

610

610

610

Aug.

510

510

510

510

510

510

720

610

840

510

510

420

420

420

420

420

510

510

420

510

510

510

510

510

510

510

420

420

420

Sept.

420

420

420

420

335

335

335

335

335

335

335

336

335

335

260

260

260

260

260

195

195

195

195

195

195

1,270

1,270

2,370

1,980

335

Month

November. ___ .. . - ....

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

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

Maximum

1,270

2,370

840

970

7,900

4,780

3,230

10,300

27,700

2,780

840

2,370

27,700

Minimum

420

510

420

1,270

970

2,370

2,170

610

420

195

195

Mean

624

1,100

644

574

3,300

2,030

1,770

5,500

7,780

1,290

508

491

2,120

Per squar° 

mile

0.04'

.083

.049

.043

.250

.151

.13.1

.417

.581

.09T*

.03f

.03?

.16'

Run-off in 

inches

0.05

.09

.06

.05

.26

.18

.15

.48

.66

.11

.04

.04

2.17
112 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1930, PART

FOX RIVER AT WAY1AWD, MO.

LOCATION. Chain gage in NW. % sec. 31, T. 65 N., R. 6 W., at bridge on State

highway 4 three-fourths mile west of Wayland. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 400 square miles. 

RECOBDS AVAILABLE. October, 1929, to September, 1930. At site 2 miles

upstream from February, 1922, to September, 1929. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 3,460 second-fe?t June 16 (gage

height, 14.16 feet); no flow Sept. 10, 13, 23.

Maximum stage known, about 21.8 feet during May, 1918. 

REMAEKS. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, Nov. 23-26, 29,

30, Dec. 1-11, 21-31, Jan. 1-4, 10-31, Feb. 1-11, which ar? poor.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929-80

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.

6 

4.6 

3.8 

3.8 

3.0

3.0 

2.5 

2.5 

3.0 

5

47 

370 

454 

185 

142

59 

40 

31 

22 

25

40 

60 

110 

72 

48

35 

24 

20 

1,200 

1,310 

1,980

Nov.

1,460 

800 

370 

208 

136

110 

86 

72 

62 

79

76 

86 

92 

920 

1,430

624 

330 

208 

163 

129

104 

86 

68 

57 

47

38 

61 

68 

68 

57

Dec.

57 

47 

38 

38 

38

38 

38 

47 

57 

68

92 

104 

129 

142 

129

122 

129 

156 

178 

129

80 

47 

38 

38 

30

29 

29 

29 

29 

29 

29

Jan.

38 

47 

47 

47 

51

59 

86 

86 

80 

57

57 

47 

47 

38 

38

38 

29 

29 

29 

29

22 

22 

22 

22 

22

22 

16 

16 

16 

16 

16

Feb.

16 

22 

38 

47 

68

92 

270 

433 

580 

800

1,040 

2,710 

1,700 

1,070 

944

824 

824 

800 

690 

756

559 

412 

185 

163 

149

185 

200 

156

Mar.

116 

104 

57 

66 

75

80 

78 

66 

64 

57

59 

47 

57 

51 

45

33 

34 

142 

559 

290

163 

116 

70 

57 

51

69 

68 

66 

61 

57 

80

Month Maximum

May..... __ . ___ . ___________

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

September ____________ __ ....

The year

1,980 

1,460 

178 

86 

2,710 

559 

142 

156 

3,340 

66 

12 

129

3,340

Apr.

73 

53 

43 

40 

38

34 

25 

20 

16 

18

22 

17 

18 

16 

17

142 

122 

116 

57 

47

42 

33 

26 

20 

17

15 

26 

21 

18 

17

Minimum

2.5 

38 

29 

16 

16 

33 

15 

7 

4.6 

.5 

.3 

0

0

May

21 

156 

116 

116 

43

34 

29 

23 

20 

26

28 

36 

42 

31 

26

23 

18 

22 

17 

45

34 

40 

26 

22 

25

18 

15 

18 

13 

10 

7

June

9 

8 

5 

6 

9

11 

5 

9 

11 

4.6

5 

7 

6 

7 

1,430

3,340 

2,520 

559 

454 

475

142 

122 

129 

122 

129

129 

116 

28 

23 

122

July

66 

57 

36 

31 

26

22 

23 

21 

16 

9

8 

6 

5 

3.8 

2.5

1.0

.5 

1.0 

2.0 

1.5

1.0 

2.0 

2.5 

1.5 

1.0

1.0 

1.0 

.5 

1.5 

2.0 

2.2

Mean ranjgq-w

204 0. 510 

270 . 675 

70. 4 . 176 

38. 4 .096 

562 1. 40 

94. 8 . 237 

39. 0 . 098 

35. 5 . 089 

331 . 828 

1L 4 . 028 

1. 91 . 0048 

6. 68 . 017

135 . 338

Aug.

1.8 

1.2 

.8 

.4 

.4

.4 

.5 

.3 

1.0 

12

1.5 

2.5 

1.0 

2.0

7

5 

4.6 

3.0 

2.0 

2.5

2.5 

1.5 

1.0 

1.0 

.5

.5 

.5 

.4 

.5 

.5 

.4

Sept.

0.2 

.1 

.2 

.1 

.2

.1 

.2 

.2 

.1 

0

.1 

.1 

0 

1.5 

.4

.2 

.1 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.1 

0. 

.1

5

129 

36 

13 

8 

4.6

Run-off in 

inches

0.59 

.75 

.20 

.11 

1.46 

.27 

.11 

.10 

.92 

.03 

.006 

.02

4.57
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 113

WYACONDA RIVER NEAR CANTON, MO.

LOCATION. Chain gage in SE. % SW. % sec. 33, T. 62 N., R. 6 W., three-fourths

mile below Sugar Creek and 3 miles southwest of Canton. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 447 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. February, 1922, to September, 1930. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 3,040 second-feet Feb. 13 (gage

height, 10.88 feet); minimum, 0.2 second-foot Sept. 22-24 (gage I ?ight, 0.40

foot).

1922-1930: Maximum discharge, 16,000 second-feet Nov. 18, 1928 (gage

height, 26.7 feet); minimum, that of Sept. 22-24, 1930. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, Nov. 21-26, 30,

Dec. 1-11, 20-23, Jan. 10 to Feb. 11, which are poor.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929-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.

17 

12 

13 

11 

10

10 

10 

9 

10 

19

92 

128 

790 

278 

102

60 

41 

29 

24 

25

188 

137 

87 

62 

52

44 

34 

31 

2,600 

2,880 

3,000

Nov.

2,280 

1,000 

362 

206 

136

104 

87 

75 

66 

72

106 

118 

109 

2,520 

2,280

820 

316 

206 

156 

118

68 

32 

32 

32 

32

40 

68 

77 

40 

32

Dec.

26 

20 

20 

20 

20

20 

26 

32 

40 

58

79 

146 

186 

196 

146

109 

109 

186 

156 

92

68 

40 

32 

30 

28

31 

34 

38 

42

46 

48

Jan.

58 

62 

64 

66 

62

58 

64 

48 

48 

32

32 

32 

32 

32 

32

32 

32 

32 

32 

32

32 

32 

32

26 

26

26 

26 

26 

26 

26 

26

Feb.

26 

32 

32

48 

79

228 

386 

850 

1,000 

1,170

1,520 

2,360 

3,000 

2,600 

910

339 

339 

483 

790 

700

558 

410 

294 

1,960 

850

1,170 

508 

250

Month Maximum

April 

July . . .

The year. . _

3,000 

2,520 

196 

66 

3,000 

970 

533 

250 

2,440 

294 

5 

176

3,000

Mar.

186 

146 

56 

89 

95

82 

82 

82 

77 

72

68 

66 

58 

50 

45

43 

48 

316 

970 

434

186 

136 

102 

89 

84

84 

82 

77 

72 

68 

70

Apr.

68 

60 

56 

50 

45

43 

40 

37 

35 

34

32 

30

28 

26 

28

109 

533 

196 

106

77

68 

64 

50 

42 

37

35 

34 

34 

38 

42

Minimum

9 

32 

20 

26 

26 

43 

26 

10 

3 

.4 

.3 

.2

.2

May

50 

250 

239 

102

72

56 

45 

42 

35 

34

35 

35 

38 

30 

24

22

20 

zl 

27 

75

62 

42 

34 

31 

27

34 

25 

19 

15 

12 

10

June

8 

7 

5 

4 

3

4 

8 

10 

7 

6

5 

6 

8 

8 

11

2,440 

850 

386 

99 

64

156 

79 

46 

28 

22

72 

156 

54 

28 

35

July

294

72 

42 

25 

17

14 

11

8 

7 

5

5 

3 

2.7 

2.0 

1.6

1.3 

1.2 

1.2 

1.0 

.9

.6 

.7 

.6 

.7 

.6

.9

.9 

.7 

.5 

.4 

.4

Mean *«ffl"

349 0. 781 

386 .864 

68. 5 .153 

38. 3 .086 

818 1. 83 

133 . 298 

69. 2 . 155 

50. 4 . 113 

154 . 345 

16.8 .038 

. 95 . 002' 

20. 5 .046

170 . 380

Aug.

0.4 

.5 

.5 

.6 

.6

.5 

.4 

.4 

.6 

1.2

5 

5 

2.7 

1.3 

1.2

1.0 

.9 

1.0

.7 

.6

.6 

.5 

.4 

.4 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3

.4 

.5 

.4

Sept.

0.4 

.9 

1.3 

1.2 

1.1

.9 

1.8 

1.6 

1.3

.7

.6 

.6

.5 

166 

22

7 

4 

2.0 

.8 

.4

.3 

.2 

.2 

.2

77

176 

77 

37 

19 

12

Run-off in 

inches

0.90 

.96 

.18 

.10 

1.91 

.34 

.17 

.13 

.38 

.04 

.002 

.05

5.16
114 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1930, PART 5

NORTH FABIFS RIVER AT MONTICELLO, MO.

LOCATION. Chain gage in SE. }i sec. 6, T. 61 N., R. 7 W., at highway bridge

1 mile south of Monticello. 

DEAINAGE AREA. 452 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. February, 1922, to September, 1930. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 6,350 second-fee* Oct. 29 (gage

height, 20.5 feet); minimum, 1.2 second-feet Sept. 5, 8 (gr.ge height, 0.81

foot).

1922-1930: Maximum discharge, 16,000 second-feet Nov. 18, 1928 (gage

height, 30.0 feet); minimum discharge, 1 second-foot July 9, 1922; minimum

gage height, 0.50 foot Aug. 10, 1926. 

REMARKS. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, Nov. 22-25, 29, 30,

Dec. 1-10, 21-29, Jan. 8 to Feb. 13, which are poor. Discharge estimated

Jan. 2.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929 SO

Day

1 . 

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

3 ...... .

4

5 ..........

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

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.

9 

6.0 

6.0 

5.7 

5.7

5.7 

5.3 

4.8 

4.2 

30

64 

378 

852 

397 

124

64 

46 

30 

25 

42

473 

162 

83 

64 

60

58 

36 

15 

5,880 

3,970 

1,690

Nov.

1,960 

712 

492 

216 

146

111 

83 

69 

69 

88

132 

105 

171 

2,250 

876

454 

264 

207 

154 

111

69 

60 

51 

42 

42

51

78 

69 

42 

27

Dec.

21 

21 

15 

15 

21

21 

27 

42 

69 

99

124 

189 

378 

207 

154

99 

88 

198 

171 

132

88 

60 

34 

27 

27

27 

34 

42 

51 

60 

69

Jan.

99 

99 

99 

88 

88

88 

78 

69 

60 

60

51 

51 

42 

42 

34

34 

34 

34 

34 

34

34 

27 

27 

27 

27

27 

27 

27 

27 

27 

27

Feb.

27 

27 

34 

51 

99

245 

568 

780 

1,020 

1,140

1,260 

1,770 

3,370 

1,820 

924

1,070 

1,160 

1,310 

1,480 

549

454 

378 

340 

435 

608

828 

245 

207

Mar.

162 

154 

139 

124 

105

94 

78 

69 

69 

64

58 

51 

46 

36 

33

30 

39 

207 

876 

416

226 

124 

105 

88 

88

94 

105 

88 

83 

83 

78

Apr.

74 

56 

49 

47 

40

40 

39 

27 

27 

26

26 

25 

25 

22 

20

435 

511 

146 

69 

69

74 

44 

34 

33 

31

28 

28 

30 

36 

40

Month Maximum Minimum

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

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

March. __ . __________ . .........

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

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

August _ ... _____ __________ .

September .....

The year

5, 880 4. 2 

2,250 27 

378 15 

99 27 

3, 370 27 

876 30 

511 20 

435 12 

5, 340 5. 6 

132 2. 6 

2.4 1.7 

88 1.2

5,880 1.2

May

42 

435 

162 

69 

64

42 

33 

30 

48 

33

33

35 

35 

25 

19

18 

17 

19 

32 

132

64 

35 

35 

40 

64

44 

25 

19 

14 

12 

12

June

12 

12 

10 

10 

10

9

8 

8 

6.7 

6.2

5.6 

7 

6.2 

5.6 

5,340

2,350 

690 

171 

111 

78

226 

111 

64 

60 

58

530 

124 

49 

30 

189

Mean

471 

307 

84.2 

49.1 

793 

129 

71.7 

54.1 

343 

15.9 

1.99 

8.66

189

July

132 

94 

58 

31 

22

18 

17 

16 

12 

9

8 

7 

6.7 

6.2 

5.6

5.0 

4.1 

3.8 

3.3 

3.3

3.0 

2.8 

3.3 

3.0 

3.0

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.6 

2.6

Pe-^uare

1.04 

.679 

.186 

.109 

1.75 

.285 

.159 

.120 

.759 

.035 

.0044 

.019

.418

Aug.

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.4 

2.2

2.0 

1.8 

1.7 

1.7 

1.7

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

1.8

1.8 

1.7 

1.7 

1.7 

2.2 

2.4

Sept.

2.2 

1.8 

1.5 

1.3 

1.2

1.3 

1.3 

1.2 

1.5 

1.3

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

64 

12

5.0 

3.8 

3.3 

2.6 

2.0

1.5 

1.5 

1.3 

1.3

88

32 

12 

4.5 

3.0 

2.8

Run-off in 

inches

1.20 

.76 

.21 

.13 

1.82 

.33 

.18 

.14 

.85 

.04 

.005 

.02

5.68
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 115

HORTH FABTOS RIVER AT TAILOR, MO.

LOCATION. Chain gage in NE. % SE. % sec. 2, T. 59 N., R. 6 W., at I ndge on 

State highway 61 at Taylor. Zero of gage about 470.04 feet abcve mean 

sea level.

DRAINAGE ABBA. 930 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April to September, 1930.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during period, 4,600 second-feet June 16 (gage 

height, 8.70 feet); minimum, 4.5 second-feet Sept. 13. 

Maximum stage known, 23.5 feet Nov. 19, 1928.

REMARKS. Records fair.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1980

Day

1. ..... --

2 

3 ____ .. ...

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

5

6

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

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

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

10. . .

11 

12. 

13. . ....

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

15.... ......

Apr.

67

June July Aug.

8 

8 

8 

7 

8

7 

7 

6 

6 

9

7 

8 

7 

8 

7

Month

July 18-31.. .................. _ ..........

Sept.

7 

8 

9 

8 

8

7 

8 

6 

5 

5

5 

5 

4.5 

23 

358

Day

ie

17 

li 

it

2C

21 

22 

2C

24 

2E

2f 2" 

2£ 

K 

3C 

31

Maximum

13 

9 

610

. .. . _

_ . _

.

.... _ ......

. .

___ ... .....

Minimum

9 

6 

4.5

Apr.

402

June

4,510

245

Mean

10.7 

7.61 

63.8

July

11 

10 

11

10 

12 

13 

12 

11

11 

11 

10 

10 

9 

9

Per square 

mile

0.012 

.0082 

.069

Aug.

8 

9 

9 

9 

8

8 

8 

8 

7 

7

7 

6 

6 

8 

9 

8

Sept.

27 

33 

25 

20 

17

12

10 

9 

8 

610

425 

163 

45 

23 

19

Run-off in 

inches

0.006 

.009 

.08
116 SUEFACE WATEE SUPPLY, 1930, PAET f

MIDDLE FABIUS RIVER NEAR BARING, MO.

LOCATION. Chain gage in NW. % NW. J4 sec. 26, T. 64 N., R. 12 W., at bridge

on State highway 15, 6 miles north of Baring. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 156 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April to September, 1930. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during period, 1,580 second-feet June 16 (gage

height, 11.64 feet); no flow on many days. 

REMARKS. Records fair; fragmentary, owing to no gage readings for many days.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, 1930

Day

1_ _ .....

2_ 

3 _ ...

4...-. _ .

5... ...

6 

7. 

8.-.--....

9. 

10...-. .

11 _ ......

12 __ .....

13 . 

14- .

15 

Apr.

19

May

113

64

34

31

44

40

28

36

22

June

12

10

10

11

9

8

1,150

July

iq

15

10

2.3

2.3

2.3

1.7

.9

.7

.9

Aug.

0.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

Day

16. 

17 __ ......

18. 

1Q

20

21 __ ......

22-.. 

23- 

24- 

25 

26. 

27...... 

28 

29.........

Qrt

31- _ 

Apr.

92

17

31

May

18

flfi

63

36

28

25

79

26

19

13

Jure

1.2PO

317

55

34

31

119

25

?0

37

24

13

34

July

6.9

.4

.2

.7

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

Aug.

0.1

0

0

0

0

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

SALT RIVER NEAR HUNNEWELL, MO.

LOCATION. Chain gage in SW. % NW. % sec. 10, T. 56 N., R. 9 W., half a mile

below Black Creek and 2 miles west of Hunnewell. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April to September, 1930. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during period, 3,610 second-feet July 2 (gage

height, 11.30 feet); minimum, 0.5 second-foot Sept. 5.

Highest stage known, about 21.8 feet. 

REMARKS. Records fair.

Daily discharge, in second-feel, 1980

Day

1 ... .

2 ...

3.. .......

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

5 .......

6 .........

7. .........

8.. ........

9.- .....

10..... .

11... .

12. ........

13 .

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

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

Apr.

42

24

June

7

8

July

2,140

3,610

crtfl

52

39

33

22

Aug.

3.6

0 A

1.5

1.5

1.9

Sept.

1.2

.5

.7

.6

.6

.6

54

Day

16 

17 -

18 

10

20

21 -- 

O'J

23

24_____. _______

OK

26 

27 

28 

29 

qrt

01

Apr. June

960

97

72

75

50

34

800

1,050

3,020

July

12

12

6

6

2.9

4.3

Aug.

2.2

9

7

4.0

3.1

1.2

1.2

1.2

Sept.

322

30

3.6

2.7

1.4

5

5
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 117

SALT RIVER NEAR NEW LONDON, HO.

LOCATION. Chain gage in NE. % NW. % sec. 36, T. 56 N., R. 5 W., at bridge on

State highway 61, 2 miles north of New London. 

DRAINAGE ABEA. 2,480 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. February, 1922, to September, 1930. 

EXTBEMES. Maximum discharge during year, 17,400 second-feet Feb. 13 (gage

height, 16.45 feet); minimum, 5 second-feet Aug. 21, 24, Sept. 4, 6.

1922-1930: Maximum discharge, 58,700 second-feet June 21, 1928 (gage

height, 28.8 feet); minimum, that of Aug. 21, 24, Sept. 4, 6, 1930. 

RE MASKS. Records rather poor prior to July 2; good after that date. Ice effect

Dec. 19-24, Jan. 20 to Feb. 6. Discharge estimated Oct. 22, Mar. 25.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929-30

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.

132 

104 

138 

132 

104

104 

104 

99 

94 

952

1,810 

2,810 

2,310 

2,310 

2,810

1,540 

679 

778 

225 

157

157 

300 

1,260 

894 

579

526 

208 

141 

2,610 

8,960 

6,880

Nov.

9,960 

7,680 

5,780 

2,010 

1,200

500 

836 

720 

662 

552

500 

552 

397 

3,030 

3,360

4,350 

3,690 

2,010 

952 

720

691 

448 

422 

422 

397

250 

225 

208 

200 

170

Dec.

170 

170 

164 

164 

154

157 

138 

124 

115 

109

109 

138 

268 

346 

372

397 

422 

346 

500 

170

138 

138 

138 

138 

154

296 

346 

296 

296 

287 

250

Jan.

259 

7,800 

5,670 

2,010 

1,810

1,620 

894 

1,010 

1,400 

1,470

1,470 

1,810 

1,810 

1,810 

2,010

2,010 

1,710 

1,540 

1,200 

720

448 

208 

84 

62 

62

42 

42 

42 

62 

62 

170

Month

October _ . ________ . _______

December. _ _________ .. ... .

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

April... ______ ..... .... .... .

July 

August __ . ______ ...................

Feb.

208 

208 

208 

346 

552

1,070 

11, 700 

10,300 

8,400 

9,960

10,600 

15,800 

16,600 

9,520 

5,010

2,410 

2,710 

4,900 

5,010 

4,570

4,460 

4,900 

10, 100 

6,660 

4,240

4,570 

4,900 

2,810

Maximum

8,960 

9,960 

500 

7,800 

16,600 

1,540 

1,540 

1,540 

6,770 

9,100 

15 

448

16,600

Mar.

1,540 

1,400 

778 

691 

691

579 

526 

474 

448 

422

372 

346 

268 

225 

204

185 

184 

182 

181 

1,260

1,400 

1,130 

691 

749 

706

662 

662 

448 

448 

500 

474

Apr.

500 

422 

397 

321 

321

268 

225 

200 

193

178

178 

170 

157 

157 

157

144 

151 

1, 330 

1,540 

1,470

500 

474 

372 

346 

242

189 

181 

141 

106 

118

Minimum

94 

170 

109 

42 

208 

181 

106 

69 

18 

16 

5 

5

5

May

112 

135 

160 

1,470 

1,540

1,010 

836 

474 

422 

397

181 

167 

141 

135 

135

102 

102 

118 

112 

92

92 

69 

82

77 

86

86 

73 

82 

73 

69 

69

June

64 

56 

52 

48 

52

46 

42 

42 

38 

35

35 

54 

46 

42 

31

28 

18 

18 

720 

372

167 

132 

126 

104 

94

1,200 

1,400 

1,620 

894 

6,770

July

9,100 

6,660 

4,020 

1,710 

952

448 

255 

148 

121 

106

89 

77 

66 

46 

46

31 

29 

29 

28 

28

29 

35 

31 

28 

28

28 

21 

21 

16 

16 

16

-. a Per square 

MeaB mUe

1, 280 0. 516 

1, 760 . 710 

226 . 091 

1, 330 . 536 

5, 810 2. 34 

607 . 245 

372 . 150 

281 .113 

478 . 193 

783 . 316 

8. 13 . 0033 

70. 6 . 028

1, 050 . 423

Aug.

15 

15 

9 

8 

8

8 

8 

7 

7 

8

7 

7 

8 

8 

8

9 

9 

9

8 

8

5 

7 

6 

7 

8

8 

7 

7 

7 

8 

8

Sept.

7 

7 

6 

5 

6

5 

12 

9 

9 

9

8 

8 

7 

15 

46

109 

268 

448 

268 

208

151 

115 

89 

66 

66

69 

33 

28 

22 

18

Run-off in 

inches

0.59 

.79 

.10 

.62 

2.44 

.28 

.17 

.13 

.22 

.36 

.004 

.03

5.73
118 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1930, PART 5

CUIVBE BIVIR NEAR TROY, MO.

LOCATION. Chain gage in SW. % sec. 18, T. 49 N., R. 1 E., at Frenchman Bluff

highway bridge, 3 miles northeast of Troy. Zero of gage, 446.58 feet above

mean sea level.

DRAINAGE AREA. 908 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. February, 1922, to September, 1930. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 18,100 second-feet Jan. 2 (gage

height, 19.10 feet); minimum discharge, 0.3 second-foot Aug. 2-9; minimum

gage height, 1.40 feet Aug. 7.

1922-1930: Maximum discharge, about 52,600 second-feet May 18, 1929

(gage height, 25.75 feet); minimum, that of Aug. 2-9, 1930. 

REMARKS. Records fair except those for periods of slight ice effect, Dec. 18-24,

Jan. 8-10, 18-31, Feb. 1-4, which were estimated.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1989-30

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 

11

Oct.

44 

39 

32 

28 

22

20 

18 

18 

24 

34

50 

69 

64 

59 

56

46 

42 

34 

34 

196

196 

113 

42 

30 

30

28 

"29 

30 

1,150 

620

1 1 *\fi

Nov.

1,050 

440 

233 

"164 

95

a 77

59 

"55 

51 

272

560 

384 

196 

3,040 

1,530

470 

300 

196 

161 

113

106 

SO 

75 

66 

64

56 

51 

51 

54 

51

Dec.

54 

51 

51 

49 

46

44 

44 

46 

46 

49

49 

51 

51 

51 

49

49 

"170 

196 

172 

130

98 

83 

69 

69 

"100

106 

"114 

122 

130 

130 

130

Jan.

2,970 

12,400 

1,950 

910 

620

384 

384 

328 

272 

272

412 

685 

2,410 

8,410 

"2,000

870 

790 

685 

620 

500

412 

328 

246 

196 

150

130 

130 

130 

130 

"113 

113

Month

October... ________________ . _

January

February _________ . ________

March

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

May ___ ________ . ______ . ...

July . .

August

September

The year

Feb.

172 

272 

500 

1,300 

1,890

2,070 

5,800 

2,970 

2,340 

1,350

1,470 

3,830 

3,750 

1,830 

755

685 

1,470 

2,130 

1,890 

1,830

1,890 

4,730 

11,600 

2,270 

2,010

1,410 

870 

560

Maximum

1,150 

3,040 

196 

12,400 

11,600 

440 

163 

61 

39 

77 

1.1 

30

12,400

Mar.

440 

328 

272 

272 

259

233 

220 

196 

184 

150

161 

140 

130 

130 

130

113 

113 

113 

130 

150

130

122 

113 

"126 

140

150 

"220 

300 

"254 

208 

196

Apr.

 163 

130 

122 

122 

113

98 

"89 

80 

80

77

75 

72 

66 

"65 

64

"64 

64 

64 

64 

61

59 

"56 

54 

"52 

49

46 

46 

46 

"46 

46

Minimum

18 

51 

44 

113 

172 

113 

46 

21 

12 

0.4 

0.3 

0.8

0.3

May

«50 

56 

59 

61 

"58

56 

"54 

51 

49 

46

44 

42 

39 

"36 

34

34 

34 

34 

34 

34

34

34 

"34 

34 

"32

30

"28 

26 

"24 

22

a 21

June

2" 

1*

a 19

17

a ]<? 

15IS

13 

13 

1?

20 

20 

1? 

1? 

17

IK 

13 

1?

«r»

13

n

« 12

12 

"12 

12

12 

"12 

12 

"26 

39

July

»58 

77 

51 

"40 

30

"25 

20 

17 

17 

15

10 

9 

 7 

4.4 

"3.2

2.0 

1.7 

1.4 

 1.4 

1.4

ol.2 

1.1 

«.9

.8 

.5

0.6 

.5 

.5

«.5 

.4 

.4

Mean *"$?"

140 0. 154

337 . 371 

83. 8 . 092 

1, 290 1. 42 

2, 270 2. 50 

188 . 207 

74. 4 . 082 

39. 5 . 044 

16. 0 . 018 

12. 9 . 014 

0. 75 . 00083 

5. 89 . 0065

359 . 395

Aug.

"0.4 

.3 

".3 

.3 

.3

«.3 

.3 

".3 

.3 

".5

.8 

1.1 

1.1 

 1.1 

1.1

-1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

 1.1 

1.1

1.1

-1.1 

1.1 

 1.0

.8

.5 

.5 

".6

.8 

.8 

«.8

Sept.

0.8

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8

.8 

1.1 

2.8 

2.0

1.7

1.7 

-1.7 

1.7 

10 

30

24 

20 

17 

13 

10

7 

5 

4.4 

3. 6 

3.2

3.6 

2.8 

"2.2 

1.7 

1.7

Kun-ofE in 

inches

0.18 

.41 

.11 

1.64 

2.60 

.24 

.09 

.05 

.02 

.02 

.001 

.007

5.37

Estimated.
UPPER MISSISSIPPI EIVEE BASIN 119

DBS PLAINES RIVER AT LEMONT, ILL.

LOCATION. Staff gage in NW. % sec. 20, T. 37 N., R. 11 E., at Stephens Street 

highway bridge, one-fourth mile north of Lemont and 8 miles above confluence with Chicago Sanitary Canal. Zero of gage 584.10 feet above mean 

sea level.

DRAINAGE AREA. 705 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. November, 1914, to September, 1930.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 2,170 second-feet Apr. 22 (gage 

height, 5.00 feet); minimum, 0.2 second-foot Sept. 28 (gage height, 2.40 feet). 

1914-1930: Maximum discharge, 5,520 second-feet Mar. 18, 1919; 

no flow on various dates in 1919 and 1925.

REMARKS. Records fair. Part of flow during high water spills into Chicago 

Sanitary Canal 7 miles above gage. This overflow (not included in tables of

 discharge) occurred only 3 days during current year, as follows: Apr. 21, 15 

second-feet; Apr. 22, 30 second-feet; Apr. 23, 10 second-feet.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929 30

Day

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

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

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

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

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

6r -

7 _ . -.

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

9 . .... ....

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

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

12 

13. 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 . 

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

22 

23 

24 

25. ------

26.- - - .

27. 

28 ___ _

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

30 

Oct.

90 

65 

44 

27 

14

27 

44 

33 

27 

27

27 

33 

44 

27 

21

14 

14 

5.3 

5.3 

14

21 

27 

44 

56 

65

148 

210 

148 

148 

166 

178

Nov.

148 

118 

106 

90 

65

56 

44 

27 

27 

210

178 

148 

130 

148 

i48

118 

118 

90 

75 

65

65 

90 

118 

118 

106

90 

65 

65 

65 

65

Dec.

65 

 46 

27

a 27

27

y, "30 

33 "38 

44

0 54 

65 "65 

65 

"65

65 "65 

65 -65 

65

"62 

"59 

56 

 52 

44

"36 

27 

"36 

44 

"54 

65

Jan.

 72 

80 

 93 

106 

 115

124 

« 130 

136 

"166 

196

"224 

252 

"259 

266 

"239

« 212 

184 

« 175 

166 

« 169

172 

« 126 

80 

36 

"35

"33 

"32 

 30 

"29 

"28 

"26

Month

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

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

Feb.

"25 

«72 

 119 

166 

"190

166 

118 

130 

"154 

178

"282 

385 

"430 

400 

"350

« 350 

415 

"438 

460 

505

855 

1,170 

1,560 

1.780 

1,900

1,660 

1,660 

1,380

Maximum

210 

210

1,900

1,300 

2,170 

1,380 

194 

134 

17 

45

2,170

Mar.

],300 

1, 170 

1,090 

855 

661

595 

550 

532 

460 

422

422 

400 

385 

385 

350

315 

280 

280 

301 

315

315 

"298 

2RO 

315 

301

"326 

350 

-338 

315 

385 

505

Apr.

1,090 

1,780 

1,660 

1,470 

1,300

S75 

692 

595 

505 

445

422 

385 

385 

400 

422

640 

855 

1,470 

1,900 

1,900

2,030 

2,170 

2,030 

1,900 

1,560

1,380 

1,170 

975 

915 

745

Minimum

5.3 

27

280 

385 

134 

45 

14 

4.7 

.2

.2

May

855 

975 

1,030 

975 

975

1,090 

1,170 

1,170 

1,380 

975

800 

635 

482 

390 

346

330 

305 

305 

346 

390

434 

390 

346 

390 

346

434 

3flO 

194 

164 

134 

134

June

108 

108 

84 

84 

75

134 

194 

164 

182 

194

164 

134 

134 

134 

123

108 

108

84 

84 

75

63 

45 

45 

45 

45

134 

164 

134 

134 

108

July

63 

63 

63 

45 

29

41 

45 

45 

38 

29

45 

63 

123 

134 

108

84 

45 

38 

17 

17

17 

29 

29 

17 

14

17

17 

17 

17 

17 

17

Mean **$£"

5 

9 

4 121 

61 

47 

1.14 

59 

11 

4, 

1 

1

27

3. 5 0. 083 

3.5 .140 

9.6 .070 

3 .183 

B .877 

7 .677 

B

0 .837 

3 .160 

3.3 .061 

2. 9 . 018 

3. 3 . 026

Aug.

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

fl.7 

9.7 

9.7 

4.7 

fl.7

14 

14 

9.7 

9.7 

17

17 

17 

17 

17 

17

14 

14 

14 

14

9.7

9.7 

9.7 

9.7 

9.7 

17 

17

Sept.

17 

17 

29 

38 

38

38 

29 

29 

29 

17

17 

17 

17 

14 

14

14 

9.7 

fl.7 

4.7 

4.7

9.7 

9.7 

14 

17 

17

45 

17 

.2 

9.7 

6.4

Run-off in 

inches

0.10 

.16 

.08

.21 

.91

.78

.96 

.18 

.07 

.02 

.03

' Estimated.
120 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1930, PART 5 

DBS PIAIWES EIVER AT JOUET, III.

LOCATION. Water-stage recorder in NE. % sec. 9, T. 35 N., R 10 E., at Jackson

Street Bridge, Joliet. Zero of gage 524.31 feet above mean sea level. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. December, 1914, to September, 1930. 

EXTREMES. Maximum daily discharge during year, 15,100 second-feet Apr. 2; 

miminum daily discharge, about 6,900 second-feet in January and February. 

1914-1930: Maximum daily discharge, 18,400 second-feet Mar. 18, 1919; 

minimum daily discharge occurred in August, 1927, during period of no 

record.

REMARKS. Records good except those for days when recorder was not operating, 

which are fair. Discharge includes flow of Chicago Sanitary Canal. Diversion averaging about 275 second-feet made to Illinois & Michigan Canal just 

above gage.

* 

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929-30

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.

12, 000 

12,000 

12,000 

« 12, 000 

« 11, 800

11, 700 

12,000 

12,000 

12,300 

12, 300

12, 300 

12,000 

12, 000 

12,000 

12,000

12,000 

11,700 

11,400 

11,100 

12,300

10,800 

11,700 

12,900 

11,400 

11,100

11, 100 

11,100 

11,100 

11, 400 

11, 400 

" 11, 200

Nov.

"11,20 

11. 1« 

11, 10( 

11,40( 

11, 10(

11, 10( 

11. 10C 

11, 10C 

11, 10C 

12.30C

11.40C 

1I.70C 

]2,OOC 

12.60C 

11,700

11,400 

11, 100 

11,400 

11, 400 

11,100

11,100 

11,100 

10,800 

10,800 

10, 800

10,600 

10,600 

11,100 

10, 800 

" 10, 800

Month

October

November 

December

Dec.

" 10, 70 

"10, 60 

"11.001

« 7,' 00

"7,30( 

 10, 80( 11, ia

11, 10C 

11.70C

11, 70C 

11, 70C 

12.00C 

12, OOC 

12.00C

12,000 

12,000 

11,700 

11,100 

 10, 800

"9,400 

"7,200 

"7,300 

 8,900 

" 10, 90C

 10, 400 

" 10, 700 

" 10, 800 

10,800 

10,600 

11,100

Maximum

12, 900 

12, 600 

12,000 .

9,480 -

14,100 .

11,400 

15,100

Jan.

9.48C 

9.24C 

" 7, 83C 

"9,000 

8.76C

8,760 

9,000 

"9,000 

«8,900 

"8,800

 8, 760 

"8,700 

"8,800 

" 9, 200 

"8,900

"8,700 

"8,600 

" 7, 700 

"7,100 

"7,000

"7,000 

"7,000 

"7,000 

"7,000 

"7,000

"7,000 

« 6, 900 

" 6, 900 

"6,900 

" 6, 900 

"6,900

Minimum

10,800 

10,600

9,480 

8,280

Feb.

"6,900 

" 6, 900 

"7,000 

" 7, 100 

"7,200

" 7. 410 

7,410 

7,200 

7,410 

8,280

8,040 

8,520 

9,000 

9,000 

9,000

9,240 

9,240 

9,240 

9,240 

9,240

9,750 

10, 800 

11,700 

12,900 

14,100

13,500 

12,900 

11,400

Mean

11, 700 

11,200 

10, 500 

8,020 

9,270 

10,000 

11,700

Mar.

11,400 

10, 600 

10,300 

10,300 

10, 000

10,000 

10,000 

10, OOC 

9,480 

9,750

9,750 

9,750 

9,480 

9,750 

9,750

9,480 

9,750 

10,300 

9,750 

9,480

9,480 

9,480 

10,000 

10, 300 

"10,000

«9,700 

"9,700 

" 9, 800 

" 10, 600 

10,800 

11,100

Apr.

13,500 

15,100 

14,400 

12, 900 

12,000

11,700 

11, 100 

11,100 

10,800 

9,750

" 9. 480 

" 9, 750 

9,750 

8,280 

" 10, 300

"11,400 

 11, 300 

"1J.600 

" 12, 6CO 

13,800

]3,800 

]2, 900 

12, 600 

« 11, 900 

" 11, 800

» 11, 700 

11,700 

11,400 

11,400 

11,400

May

11,100 

" 11, 100 

"11,100 

11.100 

11,400

11, 700 

9,480 

10,300 

10,600 

 10, 300

10,800 

9,750 

8,520 

8,760 

"8,520

"8,500 

« 8, 520 

9,000 

10,600 

8,520

8,040 

7,880 

"8,000 

 7,830 

7,830

7,830 

« 8, 600 

7,620 

7,410 

"7,100 

"7,620

June

8,28 

8,28i 

8,280 

8,760 

8,280

10,000 

9,000 

8,280 

8,280 

8,280

8,280 

8,280 

8,040 

8,040 

8,280

8,280 

8.28C 

8.28C 

8,04C 

8,52C

8,760 

8, 76C 

9,000 

9,000 

 9,480

"9,400 

 9,100 

"9,240 

9,240 

9,240

Month

May 

June 

July.

Augu 

Septe

St 

mber. 

The yea

July

9,000 

8,280 

8,280 

8,280 

"11, 700

9,480 

8,520 

8,760 

"9,000 

"8,800

"8,600 

" 8, 520 

8,280 

8,280 

8,280

8,280 

"8,300 

" 8, 300 

" 8, 280 

8,280

8,280 

8,280 

8,280 

8,280 

8,280

8,280 

10,300 

10,000 

7,830 

7,620 

7,620

Maxi 

irum

11,700

1C, 000 

11,700 

13,500 

12,900

15,100

Aug.

7,62( 

7,62( 

8.28C 

8.76C 

8.52C

8,52C 

"9.20C 

«8,70C 

 9, 48C 

9,240

8,520 

9,000 

8.520 

8,520 

11,100

13. 500 

13,500 

13,500 

13,200 

13,200

13,200 

13,200 

13,200 

12,900 

12,900

12,900 

12,900 

12,900 

13,200 

12,900 

12,900

Minimum

8,040 

7,620 

7,620

Sept.

12,900 

12,900 

11,100 

10,800 

10, 600

10,300 

10,600 

10,600 

10,600 

10,300

9,750 

"9,240 

"9,200 

"9,100 

" 9, 100

"8,900 

"8,700 

" 8, 500 

"8,500 

"8,100

"8,000 

"8,000 

 7,700 

"7,700 

"7,800

"8,300 

"8,100 

"7,900 

 7,500 

 7,500

Mean

9,210 

8,640 

8,600 

11,000 

9,280

9,940

Estimated or partly estimated.
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 121

ILLINOIS RIVER AT MORRIS, ILL.

LOCATION. Chain gage in NE. % sec. 9, T. 33 N., R. 7 E., at highway bridge at

Morris, 10 miles below mouth of Kankakee River. Zero of gage 478.97 feet

above mean sea level. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October, 1919, to September, 1930. From January, 1903,

to December, 1904, at station near Minooka. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 35,100 second-feet Apr. 22 (gage

height, 15.2 feet); minimum, 7,600 second-feet Sept. 25 (gage height, 5.16

feet).

1919-1930: Maximum discharge, 60,600 second-feet Apr. 12, 1922 (gage

height, 20.1 feet); minimum, 5,120 second-feet Aug. 21, 1929 (gage height.

3.9 feet).

A stage of 26.2 feet occurred in 1831. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for ice periods, Dec. 21, 22, Jan. 3-10,

Jan. 15 to Feb. 2, which may be poor. Discharge includes flow of Chicago

Sanitary Canal. Gage-height record furnished by United States Weather

Bureau.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929 30

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.

13,100

13, 100

13,100

13, 100

13,100

13, 100

12, 900

1 O QAA

12,900

12,600

12,600

12,400

12 400

13,100

19 dftft.

14,100

13,400

12,600

19 flftft,

12,600

12,900

12,900

13,100

12,900

Nov.

13, 100

19 Qftfl

12,900

19 Qftfl

12 600

12,900

12,900

12,600

14,100

13, 100

13,400

14,400

1 O QAA

13,600

10 fiAA

13,600

13,600

13,400

13,400

13,100

10 Qftn

12,600

12,200

12,200

Dec.

11 900

11, 700

11, 700

11,700

11 700

Q A(V\

9 4.90

11,900

12 400

12 400

10 f>f\f\

12,600

12,900

i o inn

12,900

13,600

1Q AAA

12,900 1 o nnn

12,000

10,500

9,420

12,600

11,700 1 o Ann,

13, 100

13,100

13,100

13,600

Jan.

10 fif\(\

14 800

14,000

i f\ nnn

1 K Kflfl

18,000

18,000

17,000

16,500

17 dfUl

18,000

18,700

in QAA

20 400

20, 400

17,000

15,500

14,500

14,000

13,500

13,000

12,500

10 *JftA

12,200

12,100

12,000

11,900

11,900

Feb.

11 900

12 400

12 400

11 900

10 Aj()O

13,400

13,800

14,400

16,400

17,400

16 400

1 0 QAA

14 800

14,800

15,400

15,800

16,900

21, 700

24,400

30,000

31,800

27,800

Mar.

OK onn

22,200

21,200

1Q CAA

18,500

17 400

16,400

15,400

14 800

14,800

14 800

1Q QAA

13,400

13,400

12,900

13,400

13, 400

13,400

13, 400

13, 400

13,400

12,900

12,400

12,400

13,400

15, 400

18,500

Apr.

21,200

24,400

09 enn

in Ann

17,400

15, 800

14,400

13,400

12,900 10 onn

12,900

U Qftfl

16,400

28,700

29,600

31,400

35,100

31,800

29,600

27,800

25,200

22,800

20,900

19,800

19,000

May

18,000

16 400

16, 100

16 400

14,400

14,100

13,600

13,600

U Qftfl

11,400

11,200

11,000

11,000

11,200

11,200

12 600

11,000

11,000

11,200

11,200

10,800

10,300

9,860

10, 500

9,200

9,200

9,000

June

Q d.9ft

9,860

9,640

10,100

11,400

10,300

10,300

9,860

9,860

9 420

9,200

9,200

11,000

11,000

11,200

9,420

9,420

9,420

9,640

9,640

10, 100

9,640

9,420

9,420

9,860

July

a ftfift

8,800

a cno,

8,800

8,800

9 9ftfl

9,200

8,800

8,600

8,600

8,600

8,600

8,600

8,600

8,600

8,600

8,400

8,400

8,600

8,600

8,400

8,200

8,600

8,000

7,800

Aug.

7 800

7 800

7,800

8,600

8 600

8,600

8,600

8,600

9,200

8,600

8,800

11 000

12,200

13, 100

13,100

12,600

12,600

12,900

12,900

12,400

12,400

12,400

12,600

12,600

12,600

12,600

12, 600

12,600

Sept.

12, 600

13,400

10 4TA

11.7CO

11 000

10 800

10 800

10 800

10,800

9,860

9,640

9,420

9 49fl

9,200

8,600

8,600

8,600

8,000

8,000

8,200

7, SCO

7,800

7,600

7,800

7,800

7,800

7,800

7,600

Month

April. 

Maximum

14,100

14, 400

13,600

20,400

31,800

OK DAA

35,100

Minimum

19 9fm

11,900

11,200

12 400

11,900

Mean

13,000

10 n()(\

19 Iflfl

15,600

17,000

15,400

21, 700

Month

July.... 

Maximum

18,000

11,900

9,860

13, 100

13,400

35,100

Miniirum

8 000

9 200

7.800

7.800

7,600

7.600

Mean

12,600

9,980

8,660

10,700

9,450

13,200
122 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1930, PART 5

ILLINOIS RIVER AT PEORIA, ILL.

LOCATION. Staff gage in NW. % sec. 2, T. 8 N., R. 8 E., at foot of Grant Street,

Peoria, 4}£ miles above mouth of Kickapoo Creek. Zero of gage 428.92 feet

above mean sea level. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March, 1910, to September, 1930. Frcm March, 1903,

to July, 1906, at station 3)^ miles downstream. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 40,700 second-fe^t Apr. 25 (gage

height, 19.75 feet); minimum, 8,190 second-feet Sept. 26 (gage height, 9.15

feet).

1910-1930: Maximum discharge, 58,300 second-feet Oct. 9, 1926 (gage

height, 25.05 feet); minimum, somewhat less than 7,250 second-feet during

period Dec. 11, 1916, to Jan. 10, 1917.

Maximum known stage, 26.6 feet in 1844. 

REMARKS. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, Nov. 30 to Dec. 4,

Dec. 18-19, 21-25, Jan. 20 to Feb. 5, which are probably poor. Gage height

record furnished by Corps of Engineers, United States Army.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929-30

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.

14,200

14, 500

14,200

14,400

13, 800

14,700

14,400

14,700

15,300

14,900

14, 500

15,000

14,900

14,600

14, 700

14, 700

14,600

14,500

15,000

16,200

13, 800

14,200

14,700

14,400

14,700

15,200

15,000

14,900

Nov.

14, 900

15, 000

14,900

15,100

14, 100

15, 500

15,800

15, 200

15,300

15,700

16,200

15, 700

16,000

15,700

15, 600

16, 100

16,000

14,200

16,100

15,100

16, 600

16,700

15,800

15,000

Dec.

15,000

14,000

13, 300

13,000

13, 700

13,500

14,600

14. fiftfl

15,400

15,100

15, 900

15, 300

15,400

15, 100

14,700

14,500

13, 100

12,500

12, 500

13,400

13,500

13, 700

14, 700

15,500

Jan.

17,200

17,700

17 fiftfl

18,700

91 Rftfl

22,300

on fiftfi

20, 300

21, 700

24,300

21,500

01 Af\f\

91 Plfifi

20,000

19,000

17,500

18, 300

17,500

17,500

Feb.

16,900

16,900

17, 700

17,200

17 ^Iftfl

17,300

19 800

20 100

on 4Afi

9fi Qfifi

21,400

22,300

22, 900

22,300

OQ Ofifi

22,400

22,200

22,400

99 7fifi

23,300

26,900

32,800

35,400

Mar.

37,100

34, 600

34,400

33,300

qo onn

30,400 OQ nnn

28,200

28,100

26,400

24,900

24,200

25, 600

23,200

21,900

24,200

21,900

20,500

24,900

20,800

20,200

19,400

20,400

21,000

20,200

Apr.

22,700

24 000

27 100

27, 100

27,100

26,800

26 200

9il Qftfl

94 qnn

24,000

23,200

22,300

21, 800

21,800

22,500

27,000

29,100

33,200

35,800

37,300

39, 100

40,700

39,600

38, 700

35,700

35,300

36,400

May

34,400

Qrt Cftfl

29,900

29,600

29,500

97 *iftfl

24,700

25,600

24,700

23,800

22,900

22,900

22,200

21, 100

20,000

20, 100

19,500

19,200

17,700

17,400

16,800

17,400

18, 300

17,000

16,600

15,900

June

15,500

15,400

14 Aftfl

15,300

15,900

15,100

14,400

14,000

14,400

13,800

14,800

14,500

14,700

14,300

13,800

13,600

13,100

12,900

13,500

13,000

13,000

13,100

13,100

13, 200

12, 300

12,400

July

IQ nnn

19 *3ftfl

I9 400

12,900

19 ftflfl

1 9 Qfifl

12,300

12,000

11,500

11,500

11 700

11, 700

11,900

12,200

11,900

12, 300

12,100

12,200

11, 900

11,400

11,800

11,800

12, 700

12, 100

12,000

Aug.

n

eon

10,300

10 300

10 400

10,300

10 400

10 300

10,600

10,500

10,500

10,500

10,500

10,400

11,200

11,400

11, 500

11,800

12,000

12,100

12,100

12, 100

12,200

12,200

12,400

12,400

12,400

12,400

Sept.

19 4nn

19 7fifi

12 900

13,000

19 R/in

19 7ftfl

12 700

19 3fifl

12 000

19 Iftfl

19 nftfi

11 800

11,600

11 800

11,500

11,100

10,900

10,200

11, 100

10,500

10,700

10,500

9,670

10,300

8,190

10,200

10,300

10,200

10,300

Month

April... 

Maximum

16,200

15, 900

24,300

35,400

Q7 -if\(\

40,700

Minimum

iq onn

16,700

16,900

19 400

21,800

Mean

14,700

14,200

19,900

9fi snn

28,800

Month

July 

Mrximrm

35,400

15,900

13,200

12,400

13,000

40,700

Minimum

15,900

12, 300

11,400

10, 300

8,190

8,190

Mean

24,000

14,200

12,300

11,200

11,400

17,900
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 123

ILLINOIS BIVEB AT BEARDSTOWN, ILL.

LOCATION. Staflf gage in NE. % sec. 15, T. 18 N., R. 12 W., at highway bridge 

on State Street in Beardstown, Q% miles below mouth of Sangamcn River. 

Zero of gage 420.33 feet above mean sea level.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October, 1920, to September, 1930.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 48,000 second-feet Mar. 5, 6 

(gage height, 18.0 feet); minimum, 10,500 second-feet Aug. 8-13, 17-19, 

Sept. 27, 28 (gage height, 7.8 feet).

1920-1930: Maximum discharge, 105,000 second-feet Oct. 9, 19?^; maximum gage height, 26.25 feet Oct. 12, 1926; minimum discharge, 9,620 secondfeet Dec. 19-22, 1922, Sept. 10-12, 1925 (gage height, 7.7 feet).

Maximum discharge known, about 115,000 second-feet Apr. 4, 1904.

REMARKS. Records good except those for ice period, Jan. 19 to Feb. 6, which 

are probably poor. Gage-height record furnished by United States Weather 

Bureau.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929-30

Day Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July .Aug. Sept.

11- 

12.. 

13-.

14..

15.

16-

17- 

13.

19-

20-

21.

22.

23.

24-

25-

4,600

4,900

4,900

4,900

,4,600

;4,900 

14,900 

14,900 

14,000 

13,400

L4.700 

14,700 

15,100 

15,900 

15,600

15 600

15 600

15,600

15.600

15,600

15,600

15,600

15,900

15 600

16,400

16,400

16,400

16,100

16,000

16,500

16,500

7,000

7,000

.7,000

.7,000

17,000

6,600

.6,600

16,600

16,600

16,600

17,300

17,700

17,700

18,000

18,700

19,000

19,000

19,000

19,000

18,700

18,700 

18,400 

18,tOO 

18,400 

18,000

18,000

17,700

17,700

17,300

17,000

7,000

5,600

.4,300

,3,600

14,600

15,300

16,000

16,600

17,000

17,700

18,400

18,400

18,000

18,000

18,000

18,000

18,000

18,000

17, 300

17,000

16,600

15,600

15,600

17,000

17,300

18,000

18,400

18,700

19,000

19,400

19,400

20,100

20,800

20,800

21,200

21,900

23,300

24,400

25,100

25,500

25,800

25,500

25, 500

26,200

27,600

29,100

28,300

27,600

26,200

25,500

25,000

24,500

24,500

25,000

25,000

24,800

24,600

24,500

24,400

24,200

24,100

24,000

24,000

25,500

26,500

27,500

28,500

30,000

30,900

32,000

32,800

33,500

34,200

35,400

36,100

36,800

36,800

36,800

36,500

35,700

35,400

35,400

35,400

35,400

36,500

38,000

39,100

41,000

42,100

43,700

45,000

45,400

46,700

47,600

48,000

48,000

47,600

47,100

45,800

45,000

43,300

42,500

41,400

40,600

39,100

38,000

36,800

36,500

35.700

35,000

34,600

33,900

32,800

32,000

31,300

30,600

29,800

29,400

28,700

28,300

28,000

27,600

28,000

28,000

28,700

29,100

29,400

29,800

30,200

30,800

30,600

30,600

30,200

29,800

29,400

29,100

29,400

29,800

29,800

30,600

31,300

32,400

33,500

35,000

36,500

38,300

39,800

41,000

41,800

42,500

42,900

42,500

42,500

42,100

41,800

41,000

40,200

39,400

38,700

37,600

36,800

36,100

35,000

34,200

33,100

32,000

31,300

30,200

29,800

28,700

28,000

27,300

26,500

25,800

25,100

24,400

23,700

22,900

22,200

21,900

21,500

20,800

20,400

9,800

19,000

18,700

18,000

7,300

17,300

17,000

17,000

16,600

16,600

16,600

16,300

16,000

15,600

15,600

15,600

15,300

15,300

15,300

15,300

15,300

14,900

14,900

14,600

14,600

14,600

14,600

14,600

14,300

3,900

4,300

4,300

.4,300

.3,900

3,900

13,900

13,900

13,900

13,900

3,900

13,900

13,600

13,600

13,200

13,200

12,900

12,900

12,900

12,600

12,200

11,900

11,900

11,800

11,900

11,500

11,500

11,200

11,200

11,200

11,200

11.200

I.200 

10 900 

10 900 

10 900

10 900

0 900

10 500

10 500

10,500

10,500

10,500

10,500

10,900

10,900

1C, 900 

1C, 500 

10,500 

1C. 500 

10,900

II,200 

11,500 

11,500 

11,900 

11,900

11,900

11,900

12,200

12.200

12,200

12,200

12,200

12,200

12,200

12,600

12,600

12,600

12,900

12,900

12,900

12,900

12.900

12,900

12,600

12,600

13,200

12,900

12,600

12,200

12,200

11,900

11,500

11,500

11,500

11,200

11,200

10,900

10,500

10,500

11,200

11,200

Month Maximum

Minimum Mean Month Maxi- Mininrmi Mean

October_. 

November . 

December.. 

January..-. 

February.. 

March__. 

AprU .

16,500

19,000

19,400

29,100

43,700

48,000

42,900

13,400

16,600

13,600

20,100

24,000

28,000

27,600

15,400

17,700

17,700

24,700

34,300

38,500

32,500

May. 

June.._-. 

July.... . 

August__- 

September.

42,500

20,400

14,300

12,200

13,200

31,700

16,200

12,900

11,100

12,100

The year. 48,000 10,500 22,000

88093 32 9
124 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1930, PART E

SPRING CREEK AT JOUET, HI.

LOCATION. Staff gage in SE. % sec. 10, T. 35 N., R. 10 E., at Benton Street

Bridge in Joliet, half a mile above mouth. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 19.7 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July, 1925, to September, 1930. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 144 second-feet Feb. 22 (gage

height, 2.0 feet); minimum, 2.6 second-feet Sept. 27 (gage flight, 0.28 foot). 

1925-1930: Maximum discharge, 1,070 second-feet Jun? 11, 1926 (gage

height, 6.5 feet); minimum, 2.0 second-feet Aug. 5, Aug. 10 to Sept. 3, 1926, 

REMARKS. Records fair.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929-80

Day

1 ..... ..

"2... .............

3 -

4 .... .... .

5 

6 

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

8 - 

10 

11 

12 

13 . 

14 

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20- 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

26. 

27 

28 

29. 

30 

31 

Oct.

6.3 

5.6 

5.3 

4.8 

5.3

5.1 

4.3 

4.6 

4.1

8.5

8.2 

7.5 

7.2 

6.6 

6.3

5.9 

5.6 

5.3 

6.6 

9.2

8.5 

11 

12 

11 

11

11 

10 

9.6 

9.2

9.9

9.2

Nov.

8.5 

8.5 

8.2 

8.5 

7.9

7.9 

7.5 

6.9 

6.6 

16

14 

14 

13 

13 

12

11 

13 

12 

11 

12

12 

11 

11 

10 

9.6

9.2 

8.8 

8.5 

7.9

Dec.

11 

11 

10 

9.9 

9.2

8.5 

8.2 

7.9 

7.2 

6.9

7.5 

7.9 

7.5 

7.2 

6.9

7.9 

9.2 

8.8 

9.6 

9.2

8.5 

7.9 

7.5 

7.9 

8.5

8.8 

8.2 

8.5 

7.9

7.5

8.8

Jan.

12 

12 

11 

11 

12

14 

45 

32 

27 

20

18 

20 

21 

27 

36

34 

31

27 

15 

13

12 

10 

9.6 

9.2

8.5

9.9

8.8 

7.9 

7.5

6

Q

6.6

Month

April . 

July 

Feb.

7.2 

8.2 

13 

12 

9.9

12 

12 

11 

15 

22

17

57 

57 

51 

45

33 

18 

16 

24 

37

36 

144 

136 

136 

129

108 

91 

53

Maximum

12 

16 

11 

45 

144 

37 

80 

27 

22 

8.8 

23 

34

144

Mar.

37 

31 

27 

26 

22

20 

18 

18 

16 

15

14 

13 

12 

12 

11

11 

14 

15 

14 

12

12 

12 

14 

17 

12

11 

9.6 

12 

32 

29 

27

Apr.

31 

40 

57 

44 

32

27 

22 

18 

16 

14

12 

11 

12 

14 

16

37 

52 

57

44 

52

61 

70 

80 

70

57

37 

21 

20 

18 

24

Minimum

4.1 

6.6 

6.9 

6.6 

7.2 

9.6 

11 

11 

7.2 

4.1 

3.7 

2.6

2.6

May

27 

26 

24 

25 

22

20 

18 

16 

15 

14

16 

15 

16 

18 

17

16 

15 

18 

20 

20

18 

16 

15 

16

14

14 

13 

13 

12 

11 

11

June

9.9 

9.2

8.5 

7.9 

14

22 

19 

16 

15 

14

13 

14 

12 

9.9

8.5

11 

10 

9.2 

9.2

8.5

8.5 

7.9

7.2 

7.9 

8.5

8.5 

7.9 

7.9 

7.9 

8.5

Mean

7.57 

10.2 

8.44 

17.3 

46.8 

17.6 

35.5 

17.1 

10.7 

5.83 

7.81 

8.48

15.9

July

8.5 

6.9 

6.6 

6.9 

6.3

5.6 

5.9 

6.9 

7.9

8.5

8.8 

7.2 

6.9 

6.3 

5.9

5.6 

5.3 

5.3 

4.8 

5.3

5.1 

5.1 

4.6 

4.3 

4.3

4.1 

4.3 

4.1 

4.3 

4.6 

4.6

P K square 

mile

0.384 

.518 

.428 

.878 

2.38 

.893 

1.80 

.868 

.543 

2.96 

3.96 

.430

.807

Aug.

4.8 

4.6 

4.8 

4.8 

6.6

5.6 

5.3 

4.8 

12 

11

7.8 

6.0 

5.2 

4.4 

3.7

4.0 

23 

20 

16 

16

12 

9.8 

7.2 

5.4 

5.2

4.9 

4.9 

4.7 

49

5.4 

7.2

Sept6.9' 

34 

28 

23 

17

14 

10 

8.1 6.9- 

5.4

5.2 

5.4 

5.4 

6.6 

6.0-

5.7 

5.4 

5.4 

7.2. 

6.9

5.4 

4.9 

4.2 3.7' 

3.5

3.0» 

2.6. 

4.9-

4.7 

4.9

Run-off in 

inches

0.44 .58- 

.49 

1.01 

2.48- 

1.03 

2.01 1.00* 

.61 

.34 

.46. 

.48

10.93.
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 125

KANKAKEE BIVEB AT MOMEIfCE, HI.

LOCATION. Chain gage in NE. J4 sec. 24, T. 31 N., R. 13 E., at highway bridge 

in Momence, 1% miles above Tower Creek. Zero of gage, 610.32 feet above 

mean sea level.

DBAINAGE ABEA. 2,340 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. February, 1905, to July, 1906; December, 1914, to September, 1930.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year not determined; minimum, 481 

second-feet Aug. 29 (gage height, 1.71 feet).

1905-6, 1915-1930: Maximum discharge, 12,600 second-feet Jan. 22, 1916; 

minimum, 306 second-feet Sept. 1, 16, 17, 1919 (gage height, 1.37Ieet).

REMARKS. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, Dec. 9--16, 23-31, 

Jan. 1, 2, 19-31, Feb. 1-7, which may be poor.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-fed, 1929-30

Day

1....... ..

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10 - - 

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

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

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

14 . 

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

16 

17 

18 

19 

2o

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

22

23 

24 

Of...............

26 

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

28 

29.. ...

30 .

31 

Oct.

870 

870 

870 

870 

870

870 

870 

870 

870 

870

870 

928 

928 

928 

928

928 

928 

928 

928 

985

1,040 

1,100 

1,100 

1,100 

1,170

1,170 

1,230 

1,300 

1,660 

1,660 

1,660

Nov.

1,660 

1,660 

1,580 

1,580 

1,510

1,510 

1,510 

1,510 

1,510 

1,510

1,510 

1,510 

1,580 

1,580 

1,580

1,580 

1,580 

1,580 

1,660 

1,660

1,660 

1,660 

1,660 

1,660 

1,660

1,660 

1,660 

1,580 

 1,580 

1,580

Dee.

1,580 

1,740 

1,740 

1,740 

1,740

1,740 

1,740 

1,740

1,800

1,900 

1,900 

1,980 

2,060

2,310 

2,310

2,500

Jan.

}3,600

3,490 

3,490 

3,490

3,960 

4,740 

4,470 

4,470 

4,210

4,740 

4,740 

4,740 

5,020 

5,920

5,610 

4,740 

4,210

3,200

Month

March __ . ______ ......... _ __ . ...

April 

May. 

July... . .

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

Feb.

2,700

2,500 

2,700 

2,700

2,500 

2,700 

3,150 

2,920 

3,150

2,920 

2,920 

2,700 

2,700 

3,400

3,400 

3,900 

4,170 

4,710 

5,580

5,580 

5,200 

4,710

Maximum

1,660 

1,660

5,580 

4,710 

5,000 

3,150 

1,440 

930 

714 

930

Mar.

4,710 

4,440 

4,440 

4,170 

3,900

3,650 

3,650 

3,400 

2,920 

2,920

2,700 

2,700 

2,500 

2,300 

2,300

2,110 

2,110 

2,020 2,110' 

2,110

2,110 

2,110 

2,020 

1,920 

1,830

1,740 

1,660 

1,580 

1,830 

2,110 

2,700

Apr.

4,170 

3,900 

3,900 

3,650 

3,400

3,150 

2,920 

2,500 

2,300 

2,200

2,110 

1,920 

1,920 

1,920 

2,300

4,170 

3,900 

4,170 

1,920 

2,300

5,000 

4,710 

4,440 

4,440 

4,170

3,900 

3,900 

3,900 

3,650 

3,400

Minimum

, 870 

1,510 

1,580

2,500 

1,580 

1,920 

1,440 

930 

580 

481 

525

481

May

3,150 

2,920 

2,700 

2,700 

2,500

2,300 

2,300 

2,110 

2,110 

1,830

2,110 

1,830 

1,830 

1,740 

1,660

1,660 

1,660 

1,660 

1,740 

1,830

1,740 

1,740 

1,740 

1,740 

1.660

1,580 

1,580 

1,510 

1,440 

1,440 

1,440

June

1,380 

1,380 

1,310 

1,310 

1,310

1,380 

1,440 

1,440 

1,440 

1,310

1,310 

1,310 

1,240 

1,180 

ol,180

1,180 

1,180 

1,180 

.1,120 

1,120

1,050 

1,050 

1,050 

1,050 

990

1,050 

990 

990 

93C 

930

Mean

1,040 

1,590 

2,040 

3,900 

3,330 

2,670 

3,340 

1,930 

1,190 

745 

617 

619

1,910

July

930 

930

870 

870 

870

"870 

870 

870 

810 

810

810 

738 

"750 

762 

738

714 

714 

714 

714 

 700

679 

646 

624 

624 

602

580 

624 

646 

668 

668 

690

Per square 

mile

0.444 

.679 

.872 

1.67 

1.42 

1.14 

1.43 

.825 

.509 

.318 

.264 

.265

Aug.

690 

714 

"650 

580 

602

'624 

646 

668 

668 

"690

714 

690 

690 

646 

624

624 

 660 

690 

668 

624

580 

602 

580 

 570 

558

558 

503 

503 

481 

503 

"540

Sept.

569 

930 

930 

870 

726

679 

657 

657 

635 

613

591 

591 

591 

"590 

591

591

569 

569

547 

547

"540 

525

547 

547 

569

"580 

591 

547 

547 

547

Run-off in 

inches

0.51 

.78 

1.01 

1.92

1.48 

1.31 

1.00- 

.95 

,57 

.37 

.30) 

.30

.816 I 11.08

< Estimated.
126 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1930, PART 5

KANKAKEE EIVEE AT OUSTER PARK, ILL.

LOCATION. Chain gage in NW. % sec. 19, T. 32 N., R. 10 E., at Wabash Railway

bridge in Ouster Park, one-fourth mile above Horse Creek. Elevation of

zero of gage 531.27 feet above mean sea level. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,870 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. November, 1914, to September, 1930. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 16,600 second-feet Apr. 21 (gage

height, 11.29 feet); minimum, 585 second-feet Sept. 25-28 (gage height,

5.25 feet). 

: 1914-1930: Maximum discharge, 31,200 second-feet Ap~. 11, 1922 (gage

height, 15.05 feet); minimum, 250 second-feet Nov. 15, 1914 (gage height,

4.09 feet). 

REMARKS. Records fair except those estimated because of ice effect, which may

be poor.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929-30

Day Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27. 28.

29.

30.

31.

960

960

960

960

900

840

840

840

1,020

900

900

960

900

900

960

900

960

840

900

840

900

960

1,020

1,090

1,380

1,640

1,700

1,700

1,700

1,620

1,540

1,460

1,460

1,540

1,540

1,620

1,540

1,460

1,380

1,460

1,700

1,780

1,870

2,130

2,310

2,220

2,220

2,130

2,040

1,960

1,870

1,780

1,700

1,540

1,700

1,620

1,540

1,780

1,780

1,460

730

630

900

1,090

1,160

1,230

1,300

1,380

1,620

1,700

1,780

1,870

1,960

1,960

2,310

2,590

"4,800

5,480

5,740

6,270

7,390

11,200

 12,600

 14,000

 13,000

 11,900 

11,200 

10,500 

" 9,870 

"9,540

"9,220 

8,900 

9,220

10,500

"6,800

" 4, 740

" 4, 740

4,740

4,740

4,980

4,740

4,980

5,480

5,740

6,270

5,230

4,980

5,740

6,270

6,270

6,000

5,740

4,740

4,740

4,980

5,740

6,820

8,590

10,500

14,000

14,400

14,400

13,700

4,980 

 4,740

11,900

9,870

8,590

7,680

7,100

6,640

6,000

5,480

7,680

6,000

4,270

4,040

3,820

3,600

3,390

3,180

3,180

2,980

3,390

3,600

3,600

3,390

3,390

3,390

2,590

2,590

2,400

2,400

3,390

5,230

7,100

9,220

10,200

9,220

7,980

6,820

6,000 

"5,200 

4,600 

4,040 

3,600

3,390

3,180

2,980

2,980

3,180

7,680

13,700

15,500

15,500

15,100

16,200

16,200

15,900

15,500

13,000

11,200

9,540

8,280

7,390

6,820

6,270

5,740

5,480

5,230

4,740

4,270

4,040

3,600

3,390

3,180

2,980

2,980

2,780

2,590

2,590

2,400

2,590

2,590

2,590

2,780

2,980

3,180

3,390

3,180

2,780

2,590

2,400

2,310

2,130

2,040

2,040

1,960

1,870

1,870

1,780

1,700

1,780

2,040

2,130

2,220

2,130

1,960

1,870

1,700

1,700

1,620

1,460

1,460

1,540

1,540

1,540

1,640

1,460

1,300

1,300

1,230

1,230

1,160

1,160

1,090

1,090

1,090

1,230

1,160

1,020

900

1,160

1,090

1,020

1,160

1,160

1,160

960

900

900

900

900

900

900

840

900

840

680

900

840

785

730

730

730

1,020

1,090

730

680

1,020

680

900

680

1,020

730

680

1,020

680

680

730

730

680

730

1,020

680

630

680

630

680

680

680

960

1,230

960

730

1,090

680

960

630

621

630

680

680

630

630

630

621

621

612

612

603

603

594

603

585

585

585

585

630

621

Month Maximum Minimum Mean P jr square 

mile

Run-off in 

inches

October....

November. 

December-. 

January 

February... 

March.. 

'April......

May... .. 

June....---

July.......

August.. . 

September.

1,700

2,310

6,270

840

1,380

630

14,400

11,900

16,200

6,270

2,220

1,230

1,090

1,230

4,740

2,400

2,980

2,040

1,090

680

630

- 585-

1,060

1,740

3,080

8,410

6,930

4,900

9,000

3,280

1,610

949

749

0.218

.357

.632

1.73

1.42

1.01

1.85

.674

.331

.195

.154

.143

<X25 

.40 

.73 

1.99 

1.48 

1.16 

2.06 

.78 

.37 

.22 

.18 

.16

The year. 16,200 585 3,510 .721

 Estimated.
UPPER MISSISSIPPI EIVEE BASIN 127

IKOQtrOIS BI71B WEAR CHEBANSE, HI.

LOCATION. Chain gage in SW. % sec. 10, T. 29 N., R. 13 W., at highway bridge

3 miles below Beaver Creek, 4)4 miles east of Chebanse, and 6 miles above

confluence with Kankakee River. Zero of gage 598.27 feet above mean sea

level.

DRAINAGE AREA. 2,120 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1923, to September, 1930. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 9.670 second-feet Apr. 19 (gage

height, 9.94 feet); minimum, 22 second-feet Sept. 25 (gage height, 0.73 foot). 

1923-1930: Maximum discharge, 21,400 second-feet Oct. 5, 1926 (gage

height, 16.1 feet); minimum, 12 second-feet Sept. 4, 1925 (gage height, 0.60

foot).

Maximum known stage, approximately 19.6 feet in 1913. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for Dec. 19, 27, Jan. 16 to Fel 7, Mar.

17-23, July 30 to Sept. 30, which may be poor.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929-30

Day

l ____ . .....

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

3. ......

4 .......

5. __ ... ...

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

7.. ........

8 ...... .

». .

10 

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

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

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

14. _____ . ....

15 ...

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

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

18 __ ...

19. __ ..........

20 

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

22

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

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

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

26 ..........

27. 

28. _.. ...

29

30.. ....

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

Oct.

45 

50 

55 

55 

55

61 

61 

68 

68 

74

81 

81 

87 

87 

81

81 

81 

74 

74 

74

74 

81 

87 

102 

117

141 

149 

157 

157 

165 

165

Nov.

173 

182 

190 

190 

182

173 

165 

149 

149 

157

182 

225 

243 

281 

400

375 

350 

330 

290 

271

262 

252 

243 

234 

225

243 

271 

271 

281 

276

Dec.

276 

276 

276 

281 

252

243 

234 

234 

234 

234

225 

225 

225 

330 

510

630 

690 

880 

1,020 

1,160

1,160 

1,160 

1,160 

1,160 

1,300

1,460 

1,700 

1,940 

2,500 

3,320 

3,990

Jan.

4,230 

4,710 

9,510 

9,200 

8,300

7,140 

6,860 

6,160 

5,490 

4,470

3,760 

3,320 

3,990 

6,160 

5,750

4,230 

3,760 

3,210 

2,800 

2,400

2,210 

2,030 

1,940 

1,940 

1,940

1,860 

1,780 

1,780 

1,700 

1,620 

1,460

Month

March ______ . ________ . ........

May ________ . ________ . .....

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

August _________ . ......-... .....

Feb.

1,620 

1,620 

1,780 

1,860 

2,030

2,300 

2,700 

3,100 

3,540 

3,760

3,320 

3,100 

2,900 

2,700 

2,700

2,500 

2,400 

2,300 

2,120 

2,500

2,900 

3,100 

3,430 

4,710 

5,750

6,860 

7,700 

7,280

Maximum

165 

400 

3,990 

9,510 

7,700 

6,300 

9,670 

2,500 

660 

157 

65 

68

9,670

Mar.

6,300 

5,490 

4,710 

4,230 

3,990

2,400 

1,860 

1,780 

1,620 

1,540

1,300 

1,230 

1,090 

1,090 

950

845 

750 

810 

950 

1,090

1,160 

1,160 

1,160 

1,090 

1,020

950 

880 

750 

1,700 

3,210 

3,870

Apr.

4,840 

4,710 

4,230 

3,320 

3,100

2,600 

2,030 

1,700 

1,230 

1,090

950 

810 

660 

630 

845

3,540 

6,580 

9,350 

9,670 

8,750

9,510 

9,510 

9.670 

9,510 

7,280

6,020 

5,230 

3,540 

3,100 

2,900

Minimum

45 

149 

225 

1,460 

1,620 

750 

630 

482 

157 

40 

30 

22

22

May

2,500 

2,500 

2,400 

2,120 

1,940

1,780 

1,700 

1,460 

1,160 

1,020

950

880 

845 

780 

750

720 

660 

690 

750 

1,020

1,380 

1,460 

1,230 

1,020 

950

780 

750 

660 

600 

570 

482

June

428 

400 

350 

320 

310

300 

400 

660 

630 

570

540

455 

375 

340 

262

281 

300 

320 

300 

281

252 

243 

234 

207 

190

165 

157 

165 

165 

165

July

157 

157 

157 

157 

149

149 

149 

141 

117 

110

87 

74 

55 

81 

110

87 

74 

61 

55 

50

50 

40

87 

81 

74

68 

61 

55 

45

48 

48

Mean ^n^""6

89. 9 0. 042 

240 .113 

945 . 446 

4, 060 1. 92 

3, 310 1. 56 

1,970 .929 

4, 560 2. 15 

1, 180 . 557 

326 . 154 

91. 4 . 043 

47. 2 . 022 

44. 7 . 021

Aug.

52 

58 

65 

65 

52

48 

40 

40 

50 

40

45 

50 

55 

55 

48

48 

65 

65 

58 

52

48 

42 

. 35 

30 

30

35 

32 

38 

38 

42 

42

Sept.

50 

50 

55 

61 

61

68 

68 

68 

58 

52

48 

42 

48 

52 

52

48 

45 

40 

40 

35

35 

35

27 

27 

22

25 

28 

32 

32 

38

Run-off in 

inches

0.05 

.13 

.51 

2.21 

1.62 

1.07 

2.40 

.64 

.17 

.05 

.03 

.02

1,390 .656 8.90
128 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1930, PART 5

FOX RIVER NEAR MUKWONAGO, WIS.

LOCATION. Chain gage in SE. }i sec. 24, T. 5 N., R. 18 E., \% nrnles northeast of

Mukwonago.

DRAINAGE AREA. 231 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1927, to July, 1930 (discontinued). 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 783 second-feet Feb. 22 (gage

height, 4.74 feet); minimum, 11 second-feet July 24 (gage height, 0.80 foot). 

1927-1930: Maximum discharge, 1,560 second-feet Mar. 15, 1929 (gage

height, 7.24 feet); minimum, that of July 24, 1930. 

REMARKS. Records poor. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 3 to

Feb. 21.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929-8')

Day

2... _ . _____ ...

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

4 .... 

5. 

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

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

8

9 - ..- .

10.. .-.- _

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

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

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

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

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

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

n. ................. ..

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

19 

20..... .- .

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

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

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

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

25 

26 

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

2&

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

30 

31 

Oct.

110 

90 

96 

96 

81

75 

70 

69 

73 

73

75 

90 

82 

73 

73

75 

66 

64 

61 

82

103 

110 

146 

229 

220

214 

173 

132 

132, 

124 

83

Nov.

203 

178 

140 

103 

96

90 

81 

81 

73 

110

146 

146 

154 

146 

117

103 

100 

96 

96 

103

90 

90 

110 

100 

90

96 

83 

96 

73

76

Dec.

72 

69 

72 

76 

76

72 

75 

70 

64 

81

70 

66 

62 

69 

61

53 

79 

41 

32 

73

55 

64 

73 

71 

62

53

59 

55 

54 

52 

96

Jan.

78 

59 

61 

48 

69

90 

67 

40 

34 

32

44 

50 

56 

52 

44

49 

42 

44 

45 

46

45 

41 

38 

35 

34

38 

41 

38 

35 

31 

32

Month Maximum

October.. _______________ ...

January.. _______ _________ ...

March _ ______________ .

June. ___________ ________

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

229 

203

86 

90 

783 

257 

525 

277 

90 

34

Feb.

58 

48 

37 

35 

39

42 

44 

51 

46 

42

46 

49 

75 

96 

83

68 

52 

73 

220 

'431

454 

783 

717 

651 

525

477 

298 

319

Mar.

257 

257 

257 

257 

178

146 

139 

117 

106 

96

103 

96 

96 

90 

82

91 

110 

154 

139 

117

90 

76 

76 

76 

70

103 

203 

162 

139 

158 

178

Apr.

298 

319 

298 

238 

194

159 

124 

117 

83 

72

68 

77 

74 

70 

70

146 

298 

501 

525 

444

363 

341 

277 

194 

103

96 

93 

90 

98 

83

Minimum Mean

61 105 

73 109 

32 65. 4 

31 47. 0 

35 209 

70 136 

68 197 

38 79.5 

26 50.9 

11 17. 8

Hay

103

220

277 

228 

178

124

81 

78 

59 

55

62 

69 

56 

60 

63

54 

50 

48 

45 

42

41 

38 

45 

67 

56

44 

42 

50 

49 

41 

39

June

34

29 

27 

26 

28

42 

90 

90 

90 

79

60 

50 

57 

55 

62

69 

70 

67 

57 

49

49 

46 

44 

50 

40

49 

36 

26 

28 

29

July

24 

22 

19 

20 

24

29 

34

25 

19 

16

18 

22 

20 

17 

16

16

15 

15 

14 

13

12 

14 

12 

11 

12

16 

18 

20 

13 

12 

15

Per square Run-off in 

mile inches

0.455 0.52 

. 472 . 53 

.283 .33 

.203 .23 

.905 .94 

.589 .68 

.853 .95 

.344 .40 

.220 .25 

.0771 .09
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 129

FOX RIVEE AT ALGONQUIH, HI.

LOCATION. Staff gage in NW. % sec. 34, T. 43 N., R. 8 E., at Chicago Street 

Bridge in Algonquin, 300 feet above Crystal Lake outlet. Ze~o of gage 

729.75 feet above mean sea level.

RECOBDS AVAILABLE. October, 1915, to September, 1930.

DBAINAGE ABEA. 1,340 square miles.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 2,260 second-feet Feb. 27 to 

Mar. 1 (gage height, 2.7 feet); minimum, 54 second-feet Sept. 29 (gage 

height, 0.76 foot).

1915-1930: Maximum discharge, 7,120 second-feet Mar. 31, 1916 (gage 

height, 5.3 feet); minimum, that of Sept. 29, 1930.

REMABKS. Records good. Discharge occasionally regulated during summer at 

dam 16 miles above gage. No record Jan. 21 to Feb. 17; discharge estimated by comparison with that at Dayton.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929-30

Day

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

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

3. . 

4 _ . ___ ......

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

«... 

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

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

9 ......

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

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

12 

13 

14 .....*......

15 

16 

17. 

18 

19 

20...,. ......

21.. _ . ___ ....

32. .........

23

24 . ..

25 

26 ...... -. i 

27 . 

28 

29 

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

31 

Oct.

590 

550 

550 

530 

510

419 

455 

473 

482 

473

464 

419 

419 

455 

455

437 

437 

410 

401 

473

482 

530 

570 

590 

630

670 

670 

700 

755 

810 

810

Nov.

995 

995 

995 

930 

930

870 

870 

870 

810 

810

810 

810 

810 

810 

810

755 

755 

755 

755 

755

755 

755 

630 

590 

590

570 

510

455 

455 

446

Dec.

491 

491 

491

482 

473

473 

473 

473 

482 

491

491 

491 

491 

491 

491

491 

473 

437 

401 

300

254 

292 

317 

333 

350

367 

367 

367 

384 

401 

437

Jan.

470 

510 

5£0 

530 

520

550 

600 

590 

590 

590

590 

590 

590 

590 

560

540 

530 

520 

520 

520

480

Feb.

 480

700 

810 

995

1,350 

1,650 

1,720 

1,950 

2,100

2,100 

2,260 

2,260

Month Maximum

December. _________________

April.. .. ...

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

 September ________________

The year

810 

995 

491

2,260 

2,260 

2,100 

2,100 

491 

300 

300 

205

2,260

Mar.

2,260 

1,800 

1,800 

1,880 

1,950

1,880 

1,800 

1,650 

1,650 

1,500

1,200 

1,060 

1,060 

1,060 

995

870 

870 

870 

810 

810

810 

810 

810 

680 

520

464 

464 

700 

700 

810 

810

Apr.

995 

1,060 

1,060 

1,060 

1,060

1,060 

1,060 

1,060 

1,060 

810

755 

660 

580 

660 

810

930 

1,200 

1,500 

1,650 

1,800

1,880 

1,950 

1,950 

1,950 

2,100

2,100 

1,950 

1,800 

1,720 

1,500

Minimum

401 

446 

254

464 

580 

367 

269 

148 

86 

54

54

May

1,350 

1,350 

1,350 

1,880 

1,950

2,100 

1,720 

1,650 

1,500 

1,420

1,130 

870 

755 

700 

690

670 

670 

670 

650 

650

473 

384 

367 

367 

437

491 

570 

570 

590 

590 

473

June

437 

367 

350 

333 

300

300

384 

384 

384 

367

317

284 

284 

269 

325

455 

455 

473 

491 

455

437 

384 

333 

300 

300

300 

317

317 

300

284

Mean

536 

755 

427 

527 

931 

1,140 

1,320 

937 

356 

234 

172 

124

619

July

284 

300 

300 

300 

300

300 

300

284 

284 

284

284 

269 

269 

269 

226

212 

212 

160 

148 

148

148 

160 

212 

212 

226

226 

212 

198 

172 

172 

172

Per squam 

mile

0.400 

.563 

.31? 

.393 

.695 

.851 

.985 

.699 

.26f 

.175 

.128 

.093

.462

Aug.

160 

148 

148

226 

284

300 

226

212 

212 

226

239 

226 

198 

185 

172

172 

172 

172 

160 

148

126 

115 

95 

86 

105

115 

137 

142 

142 

142 

154

Sept.

154 

205 

192 

178 

166

166 

166 

142 

120 

120

110 

110 

110 

100 

iOO

100 

90 

81

81 

81

81 

72 

72 

54 

120

142 

178 

154 

142 

142

Run-off in 

inches

0.46 

.63 

.37 

.45 

.72 

.98 

1.10 

.81 

.80 

.20 

.15 

.10

6.27
130 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1930, PART 5

FOX RIVER AT DAYTON, III.

LOCATION. Float gages above and below dam in SE. % sec. 29, T. 34 N., R. 4 E.,

at plant of North Counties Hydroelectric Co., in Dayton, 6 miles above

mouth of River.

DRAINAGE AREA. 2,570 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April, 1925, to September, 1930. 

EXTREMES. Maximum daily mean discharge during year, 6 580 second-feet

Apr. 21; minimum, 167 second-feet Sept. 23.

1925-1929: Maximum daily mean discharge, 14,300 secind-feet Apr. 1,

1929; minimum, that of Sept. 23, 1930. 

REMARKS. Records fair. Daily discharge computed from electrical output of

power plant and flow over dam. Power-plant data furnished by North

Counties Hydroelectric Co.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929-30

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.

940 

699 

709 

694

675

624 

540 

557 

556 

562

599 

647 

627 

534 

608

608 

578 

538 

559 

555

491 

622 

961 

940 

984

980 

894 

740 

1,000 

1,160 

1,120

Nov.

1,240 

1,310 

1,370 

1,260 

1,330

1,240 

1,150 

1,170 

1,150 

1,170

1,280 

1,400 

1,240 

1,260 

1,220

1,200 

1,100 

1,030 

1,250 

1,110

1,060 

850 

677 

670 

716

1,260 

1,040 

938 

396 

250

Dee.

694 

606 

624 

564 

738

762 

740 

580 

518 

627

649 

606 

690 

719 

647

606 

766 

497 

230 

203

464 

478 

491 

495 

478

516 

493 

586 

536 

538 

629

Jan.

675 

792 

1.070 

988 

984

994 

1,060 

944 

724 

516

743 

898 

902 

992 

902

745 

545 

493 

568 

658

748 

745 

590 

570 

656

564 

520 

613 

614 

547 

523

Month

February _____ . _ ____ . _____

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

August. ___________ . .............

Feb.

544 

547 

523 

615 

706

616 

636 

636 

661 

635

814 

1,370 

1,830 

1,840 

1,550

1,200 

1,160 

1,440 

1,530 

1,940

2,160 

2,100 

2,940 

3,290 

4,440

4,420 

3,960 

3,480

Maximum

1,160 

1,400 

766 

1,070 

4,440 

3,080 

6,580 

3,610 

844 

557 

461 

1,720

6,580

Mar.

3,080 

2,740 

2,260 

2,300 

2,300

2,300 

2,130 

2,080 

1,900 

1,890

1,820 

1,830 

1,830 

1,800 

1,730

1,550 

1,450 

1,690 

1,620 

1,530

1,420 

1,340 

1,340 

1,400 

1,540

1,450 

1,150 

1,140 

1,710 

1,880 

1,840

Apr.

1,860 

1,860 

1,860 

1,860 

1,860

1,840 

1,740 

1.780 

1,620 

1,410

1,320 

1,270 

1,180 

1,110 

1,270

2,060 

3,810 

4,500 

3,820 

4,440

6,580 

5,640 

4,810 

4,320 

4,180

3,830 

3,690 

3,540 

3,670 

3,280

Minimum

491 

250 

203 

493 

523 

1,140 

1,110 

588 

422 

183 

201 

167

167

May

2,970 

2,910 

2.640 

2.540 

2,340

2,990 

3,610 3, 480' 

3,010 

2,540

2.280 

1,880 

1,520 

1,320 

1,280

1,240 

1.200 

1,060 

1,200 

1,460

1,170 

921 

850 

874 

697

764 

961 

874 

890 

833 

588

June

606 

578 

602 

557 

463

479 

602 

559 

578 

602

624 

599 

647 

542 

448

510

576 

627 

599 

647

608

559 

493

481 

555

482 

844 

582 

499 

422

Mean

719 

1,080 

573 

738 

1,700 

1,810 

2,870 

1,710 

566 

379 

283 

366

1,060

July

517 

514 

437 

417 

416

458 

487 

534 

516 

517

557 

557 

410 

380 

365

491 

437 

366 

305

284

286 

287 

315 

246 

202

268 

225 

225 

202 

183 

348

Pr~ square 

mile

0.280 

.420 

.223 

.287 

.661 

.704 

1.12 

.665 

.220 

.147 

.110 

.142

.412

Aug.

283 

282 

244 

201 

225

225 

244 

303 

243 

321

244 

245 

284 

321 

267

333 

392 

461 

267 

331

268 

336 

283 

320 

267

225 

245 

268 

283 

283 

268

Sept.

268 

1.720 

1,080 

627 

379

365 

332 

336 

226 

268

323 

282 

332 

304 

269

202 

201 

224 

302 

244

201 

201 

167 

169 

201

336 

495 

370 

268 

302

Run-off in 

inches

0.32 

.47 

.26 

.33 

.69 

.81 

1.25 

.77 

.25 

.17 

.13 

.16

5.61
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 131

VERMILION EIVEK AT STREATOR, ILL.

LOCATION. Chain gage in SE. % sec. 2, T. 30 N., R. 3 E., at South Bliomington 

Street Bridge in Streator. Zero of gage 555.61 feet above mean rea level.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,080 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July, 1914, to September, 1930.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 5,150 second-feet Apr. 19 (gage 

height, 11.81 feet); minimum, 0.5 second-foot Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.15 

feet).

1914-1930: Maximum discharge, 16,500 second-feet Apr. 20, 1920 (gage 

height, 22.9 feet); no flow Aug. 25-28, Sept. 16-30, 1920, Aug. 24-27, Sept. 

3, 4, 1923.

REMARKS. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, Nov. 29 to Dec. 

3, Jan. 16 to Feb. 2, Feb. 14, and for discharges below 20 second-feet, which 

may be poor. Water supply for city of Streator is diverted from river 1 mile 

above gage and is returned as sewage through Prairie Creek 2 miles below 

gage.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929-30

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.

9.2 

5.6 

.4.6 

6.8 

6.8

5.6 

5.6 

6.8 

9.2 

8.0

12 

15 

15 

12 

10

12 

12 

9.2

12 

10

11 

14 

16 

16 

17

23 

19 

23 

21 

25 

23

Month

ApriL...................

Nov.

31 

38 

31 

23 

23

17 

17 

14 

11 

11

13 

16 

16 

57 

91

97 

88 

88 

64 

64

52 

57 

57 

62 

45

45 

31 

31 } »

Dec.

}-

16 

14

14 

17 

16 

14 

16

19 

19 

27 

25 

29

29 

25 

25

21 

27

21 

21 

21 

16 

16

22 

22 

17 

21 

33 

42

Jan.

42 

47 

47 

52 

52

46 

122 

260 

610 

680

680 

800 

840 

880 

840

 380

Feb.

} 380

330

455 

645

610 

720 

760 

800 

840

840 

1,420 

1,420 

1,200 

1,040

800 

720 

545 

485 

455

645 

1,730 

2,450 

4,270 

4,030

3,870 

3,790 

3,050

Maxi- Mini- .« _ 

mum mum Mean

2

a

4

5 4 

7 11 

2 14

49

. 4, 270

q -i c\

. 5,15

.6

3 

1. a

0 230 7 

0 405 2, 0

12.8 

40.9 

21.3 

90 

SO 

53 

00

Mar.

3,120 

2,390 

1,970 

1,320 

960

920 

840 

800 

720 

575

645 

485 

405 

310 

270

250 

250 

330 

430 

430

405 

405 

405 

430 

380

230 

240 

250 

260 

880 

2,150

Apr.

2,270 

2,090 

1,790 

1,420 

1,370

1,220 

960 

780 

610 

515

405 

405 

720 

840 

1,270

1,790 

2,770 

4,830 

5,150 

4,510

4,990 

4,510 

3,890 

2,390 

2,030

1,740 

1,390 

1,340 

1,010 

852

May

892 

852 

780 

744 

672

608 

576 

646 

576 

546

516 

458 

402 

350 

324

312 

324 

324 

337 

324

324 

300 

288 

300 

288

288 

288 

276 

288 

264 

216

June

162 

153 

136 

127 

120

127 

136 

]36 

127 

136

136 

153 

162 

144 

153

153 

162 

182 

136 

127

127 

127 

112 

94 

70

44 

51 

42 

48 

44

July

39 

42 

42 

37 

42

39 

35 

27 

23

18

22 

15 

J5 

20 

16

14 

11 

8.5 

5.6 

5.6

6.5

5.6 

4.8 

4.8 

3.9

3.9 

4.8 

4.8 

3.9 

3.9 

3.0

Month MJ*

May ____ . _____ .... 8S

July - . . 4

August

Septem 

T

t>er

he year _ 5. IB

2 

2 

2

5.6 

2.6

.0

Aug.

3.0 

3.9 

3.9 

3.9

4.8

3.9 

3.0 

3.0 

3.9 

3.9

3.9 

5.6 

5.6 

4.8 

4.8

3.9 

3.9 

2.2 

3.0 

3.4

1.8 

1.8 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6

1.2 

1.8 

1.2 

1.2 

2.6 

2.6

Minimum

216 

42 

3.0

1.2 

.5

.5

Sept.

1.8 

1.2 

1.2 

1.8 

1.8

2.6 

2.6 

1.2 

1.2

1.8

1.2 

.9 

.9 

.9

1.8

1.2 

1.2 

1.8 

.9 

.9

1.2 

1.2 

.7 

.9 

.9

.8 

.7 

.7 

.9 

.8

Mean

438 

121 

17.0 

3.24 

1.24

422
132 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1930, PART 5 

MACKINAW RIVER NEAR GREEN VALLEY, ELL.

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 15, T. 23 N., R. 5 W., at Chicago & North Western

Railway bridge 3 miles north of Green Valley. 

DRAINAGE AEEA. 1,100 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March, 1921, to September, 1930. 

EXTEEMES. Maximum discharge during year, 3,450 second-feet Feb. 25 (gage

height, 7.29 feet); minimum, 34 second-feet Sept. 20-30 (gage height, 0.98

foot).

1921-1930: Maximum discharge, 21,800 second-feet May 19, 1927 (gage

height, 14.2 feet); minimum, 30 second-feet various dates in September and

October, 1922. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for period of ice effect, Jan. 9 to Feb. 11,

which may be poor.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929-30

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.

77 

75 

74 

74 

73

73 

72 

70 

70 

69

88 

97 

94 

91 

85

77 

75 

73 

73 

70

66 

66 

70 

80 

83

83 

80 

77 

77 

97 

91

Nov.

85 

85 

91 

94 

94

91 

85 

80 

77 

94

262 

232 

217 

204 

246

167 

167 

167 

145 

141

141 

121 

94 

94 

91

91 

88 

88 

88 

85

Dec.

83 

80 

80 

80 

80

77 

80 

88 

94 

104

107 

112 

116 

123 

120

120 

116 

112 

112 

109

105 

105 

102 

102 

99

105 

109 

1J2 

112 

109 

105

Jan.

105 

425 

682 

1,120 

1,060

940 

765 

630

720

Month

February. __ ________________

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

June ___ . _______________

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

August _

September _________________

Feb.

720

1,090 

1,090 

1,360 

980

720 

580 

720 

770 

770

770 

870 

1,810 

2,340 

3,450

3,250 

2,780 

2,170

Maximum

97 

262 

123

1,670 

3,150 

820 

215 

240 

55 

44

Mar.

1,670 

1,480 

1,200 

1,140 

1,040

980 

870 

820 

770 

720

670 

670 

625 

580 

535

495 

495 

535 

580 

625

625 

515 

495 

535 

535

495 

380 

380 

770 

1,040 

1,420

Apr.

1,420 

1,360 

1,310 

1,140 

1,090

925 

770 

670 

580 

580

535 

515 

455 

475 

515

980 

2,250 

3,150 

2,520 

2,170

1,880 

2,020 

2,090 

1,810 

1,420

1,310 

1,200 

1,040 

980 

870

Minimum

66 

77 

77 

105 

580 

380 

455 

228 

103 

55 

44 

34

34

May

820 

820 

770 

720 

670

580 

580 

535 

495 

475

455 

435 

415 

4J5 

398

380 

365 

350 

365 

380

365 

350 

335 

305 

290

278 

265 

252 

240 

228 

228

June

215 

215 

202 

202 

190

190 

190 

180 

180 

170

170 

190 

190 

190 

180

170 

170 

160 

150 

140

130 

130 

125 

123 

116

110 

107 

107 

103

215

July

240 

240 

190 

150 

130

107 

103 

100 

100

97

94 

91 

88 

88 

86

85 

85

82 

82 

82

79 

79 

75 

72 

69

67 

67 

64 

62 

57 

55

Mean * »£ »

78. 1 0. 071 

127 .115 

102 .093 

719 .654 

1, 190 1. 08 

764 . 695 

1, 270 1. 15 

437 . 397 

164 . 149 

98.9 .090 

48. 0 .044 

36. 2 . 033

4J3 . 375

Aug.

55 

53 

50 

50 

48

48 

46 

46 

46 

45

44 

44 

44 

44 

46

53 

50 

50 

50 

50

50 

50

50 

49 

49

49 

48 

48 

46 

44 

44

Sept.

44 

42 

40 

40 

40

38 

36 

36 

36 

36

36 

36 

36 

36 

36

36 

36 

36 

36 

34

34 

34 

34 

34 

34

34 

34 

34 

34 

34

Run-off in 

inches

0.08 

.13 

.11 

.75 

1.12 

.80 

1.28 

.49 

.17 

.10 

.05. 

.04

5.0&
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 133

SPOON RIVER AT SEVILLE, HI.

LOGAIION. Chain gage in SW. # sec. 24, T. 6 N., R. 1 E., at Toledo, Peoria &

Western Railroad bridge in Seville. Zero of gage 467.78 feet above mean sea

level.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,600 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July, 1914, to September, 1930. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 6,240 second-feet Feb. 14 (gage

height, 14.20 feet); minimum, 29 second-feet Sept. 24 (gage h?ight, 2.80

feet).

1914-1930: Maximum discharge, 28,900 second-feet Aug. 22, 1924 (gage

height, 30.5 feet); minimum, 3.8 second-feet July 31, Aug. 27-29, 1914 (gage

height, 1.35 feet). 

REMARKS. Records poor.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929-30

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.

235 

221 

168 

194 

194

180 

178 

162 

158 

264

294 

462 

325 

294 

264

235 

221 

194 

180 

180

194 

194 

221 

279 

310

310

279 

264 

408 

425 

765

Nov.

481 

481 

390 

310 

310

279 

235 

250 

207 

765

765 

670 

625 

965 

1,120

815 

670 

625 

582 

520

425 

341 

310 

341 

341

444 

444 

325 

250 

"260

Dec

l«260

357

374 

390 

425 

444 

462

481 

520 

582 

765 

582

540 

"408 

500

 340

481 

500 

520 

540 

540 

520

Jan.

582 

717 

765 

717 

670

625 

 "380

Month

April 

July . . .......

Feb.

. "380

765 

1,320 

1,430. 

1,760 

1,870

1,980 

3,620 

5,050 

6,240 

5,190

3,690 

3,820 

3,360 

3,560 

3,170

2,810 

2,150 

2,570 

3,430 

6,030

5,470 

4,700 

3,620

Maximum

765 

1,120 

765 

765 

6,240 

2,990 

1,980 

915 

1,220 

540 

1,430 

1,870

6,240

Mar.

2,990 

2,450 

1,920 

1,920 

1,870

1,700 

1,600 

1,480 

1,380 

1,260

1,220 

1,160 

1,060 

1,020 

915

915 

915 

1,120 

1,320

717

1,020 

915 

915 

915 

915

815 

815 

815 

915 

915 

865

Apr.

815 

815 

717 

717 

625

625 

625 

582 

582 

540

540 

520 

500 

520 

540

1,650 

1,380 

1,380 

1,920 

1,430

1,980 

1,870 

1,820 

1,760 

1,480

1,220 

1,120 

1,060 

1,020 

1,060

Minimum

158 

207

815 

500 

341 

158 

43 

33 

29

29

May

915 

865 

865 

765 

717

670 

765 

670 

625 

582

540 

540 

520 

462 

481

444 

462 

481 

582 

582

582 

500 

462 

425 

462

444 

390 

625 

408 

390 

341

June

310 

310

279 

.279 

264

310 

374 

1,220 

540 

444

390 

341 

325 

310

279

500 

408 

325 

294 

264

250 

250 

235 

221 

207

221 

180 

180

158 

582

Mean

266 

485 

431 

438 

2,840 

1,260 

1,050 

567 

342 

139 

125 

191

661

July

235 

221 

180 

158 

153

235 

444 

540 

310 

221

155 

146 

126 

109 

91

95 

79 

76 

73 

68

71 

59 

61 

58 

43

50 

58 

54 

52 

48 

43

Per squan 

mile

0.166 

.303 

.269 

.274 

1.78 

.781 

.656 

.35* 

.214 

.087 

.07f 

.11?

.413

Aug.

44 

40 

44 

41 

40

38 

40 

38 

39 

33

42 

42 

40 

126

75

54 

67 *67 

1,430

625

180 

134 

105

78 

72

61

61 

57 

55 

53 

51

Sept.

49 

50 

41

52 

86

84 

56 

52 

50 

48

40 

43 

40 

48 

43

41 

46 

43 

40 

34

35 

32 

30 

29 

294

178 

1,870 

1,760 

325

178

Run-off in 

inches

0.19 

.34 

.31 

.32 

1.85 

.90 

.73 

.41 

.24 

.10 

.09 

.13

5.61

 Estimated.
134 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1930, PART 5

SANGAMON RIVER AT MONTICEIIO, ILL.

LOCATION. Chain gage in SW. }i sec. 12, T. 18 N., R. 5 E., at Illinois Central 

Railroad bridge half a mile west of Monticello.

DRAINAGE AREA. 550 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. February, 1908, to December, 1912; June, 1914, to September, 1930.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 2,810 second-feet Jan. 4, 15 (gage 

height, 11.6 feet); minimum, 1 second-foot Aug. 6-10, 13, 27, 28, Sept. 6, 

11-14, 21-23.

1908-1912, 1914-1930: Maximum discharge, 15,400 second-feet Oct. 4, 

1926 (gage height, 18.4 feet); minimum, 1 second-foot July 31 to Aug. 3, 

1914, Aug. 6-10, 13, 27, 28, Sept. 6, 11-14, 21-23, 1930.

REMARKS. Records fair except those estimated, which may be poor.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929 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.

17 

13 

13 

10

7

"13

22 

17 

13 

22

69 

49 "49 

43 

31

26 

22 

17 

13 "17

10 

13

85 

180 

224

202 

"121 

62 

69 

85 

103

Nov.

121 

103 

"121 

140 

130

121 

121 

103 

94 -103

202 

224 

224 

180 

112

94 

-103 

103 

94 

85

77 

69 

62 "55 

49

43 

43 "37 

"37 

°31

Dec.

"31 

"26 

"22 

"22 

31

43

55 "85 

121 

130

150 

170 

191 

180 "202

257 

301 

384 

"360 °312

°290 

°268 

"246 

"224 °202

"180 

"180 

"191 

"224 

268 

324

Jan.

1,970 

2,250 

2,570 

2,810 

"2,150

1,810 

1,530 

1,410 

1,190 

1,000

865 

"1,410 

2,150 

2, 460 

2,810

2,460 

2,250 

2,150 

"1,670 

1,410

1,190 

1,090 

965 

"805 "700

°610 

"530 

°470 

°425 

"384 °372

Month

December . ....

February ____ . ________ .........

March ____ .

May _ ___ . .

June

July. ___ . _ . ...

August

September . .

The year

Feb.

"360 

"3fiO 

410 

530 

725

805 

895 

835 

"775 

750

650 

610 

750 

700 

630

"570 

515 

470 

455 

440

425 

410 

"630 

1,410 

1,810

2,460 

2,350 

2,150

Mar.

2,oeo

" 1, 410 

965 

750 

700

650 

630 

590 

"500 

470

455 

425 

397 

372 

348

"336 

324 

360

455 

425

384 

360 

"348 

372 

324

301 

372 

470 

805 

"750 

700

Maximum

224 

224 

384 

2,810 

2,460 

2,060 

2,060 

630 

132 

114 

12 

12

2,810

Apr.

1,090 

1,000 

865 

750 

700

"570 

485 

425 

384 

360

336 

312 

"290 

279 

301

930 

1,530 

1,890 

1,740 

"1,530

1,600 

1,810 

2,060 

1,970 

1,470

1,090 "865

775 

725 

675

Minimum

7 

31 

22 

372 

360 

301 

279 

141 

26 

5 

1 

1

1

May

610 

630 

610 

"570 

515

485 

425 

397 

372 

348

 312 

290 

279 

268 

257

246 

235 

"246 

312 

410

397 

360 

312 

290 "257

235 

213 

202 

181 

161 

141

June

"132 

123 

105 

132 

123

114 

105 

"105 

96

88

80 

73 

66 

60 "54

54 

54 

48 

48 

48

42 42 

36 

36 

31

31 

26

26 

36 

48

July

114 

105 

96 

88 

88

"88 

80 

73 

73 

105

96 

88 "73 

60 

54

36 

31 

21 

16 12

12 

12

8 

8 

8

16

« 12

8 

8 

5 

5

Mean Per^uare

52.8 0.096 

103 . 187 

183 .333 

1,480 2.69 

853 1. 55 

574 1. 04 

960 1. 75 

341 . 620 

68. 7 . 125 

48. 4 .088 

3. 7 . 0067 

3. 6 . 0065

387 .704

Aug.

4 

4 2 

2 

2

1 

1 

1 

1

4 

2 

1

5 

5

4 4 

4 

8 

12

8 

5 

4 «4 

2

2 

1 

1 

4 

5 12

Sept.

8 

5 

4 

2 

2

1 «2 

4 

2 

2

1 

1 

1 1 

8

12 

8 

5 

4 

2

«1 

1 

1 

5 

8

5 

4 «4 

2 

2

Run-off in 

inches

0.11 

.21 

.38 

3.10 

1.61 

1.20 

1.95 

.71 

.14

ao

.008 

.007

9.52

: Estimated.
UPPER MISSISSIPPI EIVEE BASIN 135

SAKGAMOW RIVER AT RIVERTOW, ILL.

LOCATION. Chain gage in SW. Y4 sec. 9, T. 16 N., R. 4 W., at Waba?h Railway

bridge in Riverton, 5 miles below mouth of South Fork. Zero of gage

503.15 feet above mean sea level. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 2,560 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. February, 1908, to December, 1912; Augus+, 1914, to

September, 1930. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 9,800 second-feet Feb. 28 (gage

height, 22.52 feet); minimum, 23 second-feet Sept. 12 (gage height, 7.40 feet). 

1908-1912, 1914-1930: Maximum discharge, 30,200 second-feet Oct. 4,

1926 (gage height, 32.0 feet); minimum, 3.0 second-feet Oct. 3-15, 1914

(gage height, 6.9 feet). 

REMARKS. Records above 50 second-feet good except those for ice-affected

periods, Nov. 29 to Dec. 9, Dec. 18-30, Jan. 16 to Feb. 1, which nr»,y be poor.

Records below 50 second-feet fair. Some regulation of low-water flow by

municipal reservoir at Decatur.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929 30

Day

I i .

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

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

4 1 

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

6. 

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

8....1... ...... -

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

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

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

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

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

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

15 _ . 4 

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

17 

18 

19 ; .

20.-.. .....

21.. 

22

23

24, 

25 1 

26 _ ........

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

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

29

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

31 .

Oct.

84 

78 

65 

62 

56

69 

62 

56 

63 

93

112 

146 

122 

122 

122

118 

118 

116 

112 

105

103 

97 

122 

126 

136

122 

126 

146 

207 

261 

239

Nov.

218 

207 

207 

186 

176

166 

146 

146 

136 

186

218 

239 

283 

283 

294

294 

250 

239 

228 

207

196 

186 

186 

186 

176

146 

146 

146 

125 

90

Dec.

40

88

122 

228 

261 

272 

294

316 

360

 490

724

Jan.

S59 

3,610 

5,200 

5,100 

5,200

5,620 

5,880 

6,340 

5,410 

4,580

4,140 

3,800 

3,480 

3,180 

3,240

 1,760

Month

April 

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

Feb.

1,280 

1,530 

1,680 

1,860 

2,120

2,720 

3,680 

3,870 

3,420 

3,300

2,890 

3,240 

3,360 

3,420 

2,890

2,890 

2,560 

2,310 

2,220 

2,510

2,560 

2,780 

4,500 

5,880 

7,780

8,610 

9,120 

9,800

Maximum

261 

294

6,340 

9,800

9, 630 

3,870 

1,730 

406 

599 

316 

316

9,800

Mar.

9,630 

8,610 

7,620 

7,140 

5,720

4,140 

3,180 

2,780 

2,410 

2,080

1,900 

1,770 

1,640 

1,560 

1,390

1,320 

1,320 

1,360 

1,500 

1,360

1,280 

1,280 

1,220 

1,190 

1,190

1,150 

1,090 

1,120 

1,600 

1,990 

2,460

Apr.

2,670 

3,480 

3,540 

3,300 

3,000

2,460 

2,170 

1,860 

1,530 

1,390

1,250 

1,120 

1,090 

1,090 

1,060

1,500 

2,080 

2,120 

2,360 

2,560

.3,240 

3,610 

3,870 

3,480 

3,300

3,240 

3,180 

2,940 

2,620 

1,940

Minimum

56

856

1,090 

1,060 

452 

156 

47 

31 

23

23

May

1,730 

1,600 

1,530 

1,420 

1,250

1,220 

1,220 

1,060 

1,030 

967

910 

802 

776 

750. 

724

699

699 

674 

674 

699

724 

724 

699 

674 

674

599 

724 

549 

524 

500 

452

June

406 

383 

338 

338 

316

316 

316 

316 

316 

294

272 

272 

261 

261 , 

239

218 

207 

196 

196 

196

196 

196 

176 

166 

156

196

283 

294 

294 

338

July

599 

524 

452 

406 

316

250

283 

261 

196 

207

228 

166 

136 

116 

103

91

80 

69 

62 

55

55 

62 

97 

78 

78

75 

67 

55 

49 

47 

49

Mean **££"

115 0.04-i 

196 . 077 

303 . 11^ 

3, 030 1. 18 

3, 740 1. 46 

2, 710 1. 06 

2, 440 . 953 

880 .34< 

265 .10' 

171 . <W 

55. 1 . 022 

74. 2 . 02}

1, 150 . 44'}

Aug.

55 

55 

50 

40 

39

38 

38 

36 

36 

36

38 

38 

40 

40 

44

49 

53 

46 

41 

39

35 

33 

31 

31 

31

31 

31 

31 

91 

196 

316

Sept.

316 

176 

89 

49 

40

40 

39 

35 

30

25

25 

23 

30

45 

107

166 

136 

84 

5ft 

46

3» 

37 

34 

34

75

136 

112 

99 

56 

46

Run-off in 

inches

0.05 

.09 

.14 

1.36 

1.52 

1.22 

1.0JJ 

.40 

.12 

.08 

-.03 

.03

6.10
136 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1930, PART 5

SANGAMOW RIVER NEAR OAEFORD, HI.

LOCATION. Chain gage in sec. 6, T. 19 N., R. 7 W., at highway bridge 3 miles

northeast of Oakford and 1% miles above Crane Creek. Zero of gage 458.88

feet above mean sea level. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 5,000 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October, 1909, to March, 1912; August, 1914, to June,

1919; March, 1921, to August, 1922; October, 1928, to September, 1930. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year not determined1 : minimum, 165

second-feet Sept. 13 (gage height, 0.72 foot).

1909-1912, 1914-1919, 1921-22, 1928-1930: Maximum discharge, 37,600

second-feet (revised) Apr. 14, 1922 (gage height, 19.84 feet): minimum,

85 second-feet Aug. 30, 31, Nov. 27, 1914. 

REMARKS. Records good. Gage-height record furnished by Sanitary District

of Chicago.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929-W

Day

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

2 

3 - . 

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

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

6 _-. ... ...-

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

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

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

10. 

12 

13 

14 

15 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

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

23

24 

25 

26 ..-.

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

Oct.

365 

365 

325 

345 

325

325 

325 

305 

305 

305

410 

410 

410

388 

388

365 

345 

 340 

325 

325

325 

325 

 320 

388 

410

«400 

410

455 

500 

525 

525

Nov.

550 

575 

525 

500 

478

455 

432 

432 

410 

"600

700 

810 

810 

755 

755

755 

755 

700 

700 

6.50

600

575 

525 

« 525 

525

525 

"525 

500 

478 

«470

Dec.

 470 

"470 

«470 

«470 

500

500 

500 

500

Mar.

5,470 

-4,810

4,170 

3,970 

3,670 

3,390 

3,210

3,120 

2,940 

3,210 

3,480 

3,570

3,210 

3,120 

3,030 

2,940

2,850

2,850 

2,680 

2,680 

3,210 

3,870 

4,480

Month Maximum

525 

810

Tuly 

7,010 

4,170 

1,100 

1,100 

330 

' 440

Apr.

5,140 

5,580 

5,580 

5,470 

5,030

4,810 

4,370 

3,870 

3,390 

3,120

2,850 

2,520 

2,600 

2,520 

" 2,500

3,030

4,590 

5,930 

6,050 

5,690

5,580 

6,410 

7,010 

6,650 

6,410

5,930 

5,470 

5,360 

5,030 

4,590

May

4,170 

3,770 

3,390 

3,300 

3,120

2,940 

2,760 

2,680 

2,440 

2,360

 2,150 

1,900 

1,850 

1,800 

1,700

1,650 

1.650 

1,650 

1,580 

1,800

1,800 

1,720 

1,440 

1,580 

1,580

1,440 

1,440 

1,370 

1,230 

1,160 

1,160

Minimum

305 

410

2,500 

1,160 

508 

284 

177 

165

June

1,100 

1,040 

980 

920 

920

860 

800 

800 

800 

800

800 

800 

770 

740 

680

680 

655 

605 

605 

605

605 

580 

555 

555 

508

605 

555 

555. 

580 

630

Mean

874 

586 

485 

3,480 

4,770 

2,080 

723 

544 

252 

241

July

920 

920 

920 

920 

770

710 

1,100 

980 

770 

630

630 

580 

530 

485 

440

440 

418 

395 

372 

350

350 

350 

328 

350 

328

350 

328 

306 

305 

305 

284

Aug.

284 

305 

305 

305

284

263 

263 

250 

246 

250

246 

225 

238 

263 

328

328 

"330 

"300 

"280 

"260

«240 

 230 

 210 

201 

197

197 

197 

181 

177 

205 

217

Per square 

mile

0.075 

.117 

.097 

.696 

.954 

.416 

.145 

.109 

.060 

.048.

Sept.

238 

372 

440 

350 

305

242 

229 

197 

181 

177

173 

169 

165 

201 

263

305 

305 

305 

284 

263

221 

189 

201 

197 

189

177 

197 

197 

259 

242

Run-oft in 

inches

0.09 

.13 

.03 

.60 

1.06 

.48 

.16 

.13 

.06 

.05

1 Estimated.
UPPER MISSISSIPPI EIVEE BASIN 137

SOUTH FORK OF SAHGAMOH RIVER AT KINCAID.3 HI.

LOCATION. Chain gage in NE. K sec. 14, T. 13 N., R. 3 W., at Chicago & Illinois

Midland Railway bridge 1 mile southeast of Kincaid and 6 miles Hlow mouth

of Bear Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 510 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May, 1917, to September, 1930. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 6,700 second-feet Ja.n. 16 (gage

height, 21.5 feet); minimum, 0.6 second-foot Aug. 27-30 (gage height, 4.40

feet).

1917-1930: Maximum discharge, 11,800 second-feet Mar. 15, 1922 (gage

height, 26.6 feet); no flow Aug. 29, Oct. 6, 23, 1922. 

REMARKS. Records good except those for estimated periods and fov discharges

below 5 second-feet, which may be poor.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929-80

Day

l... _ 

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

3 _

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

6. ..... .

6- .-....-..

7 ..........

8 ..........

9 ..........

10 

11 

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

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

14 ..........

15... .. ___ i.

16 .... ___ ..

17 .-. ia... ........ .

19 ..

20 . ..

21--.. ....

28.--. .-.

23 .

24.-..- __ .

26.. .......

26 

27 

28 _-

29 ___ ........

30 

31 

Oct.

5.7 

5.7 

5.7 

5.7 

 5.7

5.7 

6.9 

5.7 

6.9 

5.7

8.4 

14 

33 

23 

33

23

16 

14 

12 

"11

10

8.4 

8.4 

10 

14

14 

14 

16 

23 

33 

30

Nov.

36 

33 

28 

23 

-20

18 

18 

18 

14 

12

16 

23 

33 

36 

20

23

23 

23 

18 

-17

16 

14 

14

14 

14

12

14 

16 

12 

12

Dec.

12 

14 

10 

6.9 

10

10 

16 

14 

12 

18

28 

33 

42 

52 

52

70 

80 

120 

-150

"90

138 

183 

174 

-248 

"322 

395

Jan.

540 

710 

1,710 

1,930 

» 1, 820

1,710 

1,180 

9CO 

1,010 

960

910 

910 

1,440 

2,850 

5,320

6,700 

6,220 

4,870 

3,280 

"2,230

«480

Month

May 

July. ....... 

August ____ .-.. ___ . ____ ... __

September _ .'_ _ ._

The year

Feb.

156 

174 

211 

320 

"620

910 

960 

1,300 

1,240 

1,120

1,010 

910

985 

"1,150 

985

835 

630 

540 

555 

"770

985 

730 

770 

1,180 

1,240

2,030 

2,030 

2,350

Maximum

33 

36 

395 

5,700 

2,350 

1,930 

985 

112 

174 

138 

5.7 

6.9

6,700

Mar.

1,930 

1,710 

1,120 

960 

-795

-630 

465 

-420 

382 

320

320 

285 

241 

221 

201

192 

183 

211 

263 

-230

192 

174 

156 

165 

192

201 

221 

296 

320 

570 

750

Apr.

810 

985 

985 

860 

-680

510

382 

274 

2G3 

211

192 

183 

174 

174 

174

174 

192 

211 

183 

"210

231 

211 

221 

192 

174

147 

129 

120 

120 

120

Minimum

5.7 

12 

6.9

15j 

156 

120 

23 

12 

2.2 

.6 

.7

.6

May

112 

96 

104 

96 

-92

88 

84 

80 

73 

70

73 

62

59 

56 

52

52 

48 

45 

52 

-60

52 

45 

39 

28 

23

26

23 

-26 

23 

23 

23

June

23 

23 

20 

20 -20

20 

18 

20 

18 

18

18 

18 

-17 

-16 

16

14

14 

14 

12 

-24

18 

18 

20 

20 

156

174

174 

174 

66 

138

July

66 

138 

112 

59 

-40

23

26 

45 

76 

28

23 

14 

14 

12 

6.9

8.4 

6.9 

5.7 

4.5 

«3.4

2.2 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5

4.5

2.8 

28 

129 

69 

14 

6.9

n/r/vo^ Per square 

Mean mUe

13. 8 0. 027 

19.7 .039 

88. 7 . 174 

1, 690 3. 31 

953 1. 87 

462 . 9C« 

316 . 6?^ 

57. 6 . 113 

44.0 .OS« 

31.3 .Ofl 

2. 05 . OC40 

1. 34 . OC%

304 .546

Aug.

5.7 

4.5 

3.4 

2.2

-2.2

-2.2 

-2.2 

2.2 

2.0 

2.0

2.0 

1.7 

1.7 

2.0 

2.4

2.8 

2.4 

2.2 

2.2 

"2.2

2.2 

2.0 

2.0 

1.7 

1.3

1.1

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.7

Sept.

0.8 

.8 

.7 

.8 

 1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.2 

.9 

1.1

.9 

.8 

1.1 

.9 

1.3

1.5 

1.5 

6.9 

2.4 

-1.8

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

2.0 

1.3

1.1 

.9

.8 

.7 

.8

Run-off in 

inches

0.03 

.04 

.20 

o.82 

1.95 

1.04 

.69 

.13 

.10 

.07 

.005 

.003

8.08

« Estimated.

* Published 1917-1929 as South Fork of Sangamon Biver at power plant near TaylorviTH 111.
138 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1930, PART 5

CROOKED CREEK AT RIPIEY, ILL.

LOCATION. Chain gage in NE. J4 sec. 33, T. 1 N., R. 2 W., at highway bridge

one-fourth mile east of Ripley. Zero of gage 431.31 feet above mean sea

level.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,310 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March, 1921, to September, 1930. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 5,790 second-feet Feb. 23 (gage

height, 18.31 feet); minimum, 8.9 second-feet Sept. 11, 12 (gage height,

2.12 feet).

1921-1930: Maximum discharge, 12,500 second-feet July 25, 1924 (gage

heisrht, 25.0 feet); minimum, that of Sept. 11, 12, 1930.

Old high-water marks are at gage height, 26.0 feet. 

REMARKS. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, Dec. 1-3, 18-30,.

Jan. 6 to Feb. 11, which may be poor. Probable backwater effect from

Illinois River, Feb. 14-17, Feb. 23 to Mar. 18, Apr. 14 to May 10; discharge

estimated.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 19£9-?0

Day

1 

2 

4 

5 

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

7 

8 

10 _

11 

13 -

15 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22- 

23

24 

0^

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

Oct.

95 

123 

100 

95 

67

52 

48 

48 

67 

148

202 

220 

250 

220 

210

193 

170 

155 

148 

135

106 

100 

95 

111 

148

148 

170 

185 

193 

315 

620

Nov.

530 

470 

440 

415 

390

340 

270 

240 

210 

240

315 

415 

500 

890 

890

830 

770 

620 

530 

135

135 

129 

129 

129 

135

142 

135 

135 

129 

123

Dec.

I 110

111 

117

117 

117 

123 

142 

148

162 

177 

193 

240 

315

340 

315

 180

177

Jan.

193 

210 

240

250 

260

250 

210

Month

July . 

Feb.

. 210

4,200 

4,150 

3,630 

3,280

2,720 

2,230 

2,200 

2,160 

2,800

3,350 

4,800 

5,790 

5,120 

4,450

4,080 

2,470 

1,750

Maximum

620 

890 

340 

2CO 

5,790 

1,880 

2.1BO 

315 

590 

173 

140 

830

5,780

Mar.

1,260 

1,150 

970 

690 

570

500 

340 

310

355 

360

400 

390 

376, 

355 

350

350 

340 

880 

1,880 

1,480

960 

800 

560 

620

560

530 

470 

440 

390 

390 

390

Apr.

340 

297 

297 

279 

279

279 

279 

279 

261 

261

261 

261 

261 

244 

995

1,960 

1,720 

1,380 

1,560 

2,160

1,680 

1,310 

890 

650 

470

355 

225 

240 

250 

200

Minimum

48 

123

310 

200 

91 

45 

. 20 

11 

8.9

8.9

May

150 

220 

300 

310 

290

290 

315 

240 

245 

245

244 

203 

180 

153 

140

122 

128 

128 

122 

117

117 

117 

112 

106 

106

101 

101 

101 

96 

96 

91

June

86 

82 

77 

73 

69

65 

61 

61

58 

58

54 

54 

51 

51 

48

48 

48 

48 

45 

48

48 

51 

48 

45 

45

54 

140

279 

365 

590

July

134 

134 

128 

122 

122

128 

153 

173 

96 

38

38 

36 

36 

35 

35

34 

33 

32 

32 

31

30 

28 

26 

25 

24

23 

22 

22 

22 

21 

20

^an **$£*"

159 0. 121 

359 . 274 

176 . 134 

215 . 164 

2, 200 1. 68 

626 .478 

664 .507 

171 . 131 

95. 0 .073 

59. 1 - . 045 

25, 3 . Olfi 

117 .089

392 . 299

Aug.

20 

19 

18 

18 

17

17 

16 

15 

14 

14

13 

12 

13 

34

51

140 

73

58 

42

28

22

16 

15 

14 

13

13 

12 

12 

12 

11 

11

Sept.

11 

11 

10 

10 

10

10

9. ft 

9.5- 

9.5 

9.2

8.9 

8.9- 

12 

830 

440

365 

270 

230 

185 

142

142 

111 

108 

100 

90

85 

80

76 

71 

67

Run-off in 

inches

0.14 

.31 

.15 

.19 

1. 75 

.55 

.57 

.15 

.08 

.05 

.02 

.10

4.06
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 139

MACOUPIN CREEK NEAR KANE, HI.

LOCATION. Chain gage in SE. % sec. 11, T. 9 N., R. 11 W., at highway bridge 

3}£ miles northwest of Kane. Zero of gage 427.12 feet above mear sea level.

DRAINAGE AREA. 875 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October, 1928, to September, 1930. From Merch, 1921, 

to September, 1928, at Chicago & Alton Railroad bridge 2 miles upstream.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 9,350 second-feet Jan. 14 (gage 

height, 19.1 feet); minimum, 8.8 second-feet Sept. 29, 30 (gage height, 3.03 

feet).

1921-1930: Maximum discharge, 22,200 second-feet Oct. 4, 1926; maximum gage height, 24.6 feet at former gage, Mar. 15,1922; minimum discharge, 

1 second-foot Sept. 29, Oct. 3, 1922.

REMARKS. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, Nov. 29, 30, Dec. 

20-27, Jan. 20 to Feb. 3, and for period July 2-14, which are probably poor. 

Gage-height record furnished by Sanitary District of Chicago.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929-80

 Bay

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

2 ___ . _ ... .

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

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

5 

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

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

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

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

10-,.-...........

11..... ....

12...--.. . .

13..... ... .

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

15 

16. . ...

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

18 

19 

20 

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

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

23... .....

34 

25 -.. .....

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

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

28 ...

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

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

31. 

Oct.

26

23

1ft

18

13

13

13

13

13

50

134

164

197

72

39

32

29

23

20

18

18

18

26

35

35

39

31

72

720

320

120

Nov.

215

197

114

83

62

53

49

42

42

127

370

156

101

164

134

QC

83

78

67

53

4Q

42

34

42

38

42

42

45

42

34

Dec.

38

38

34

34

34

38

53

 752

95

101

101

114

114

120

114

107

OQC

1,210

670

345

179

114

83

101

197

172

275

395

645

620

720

Jan.

1,780

4,510

3,850

2,240

795

595

745

880

520

395

370

OCA

4,160

8,900

6,750

K f-t\{\

3 gen

1,290

685

iflft

360

320

280

250

220

194

185

169

154

146

1QQ

Feb.

230

385

760

1,640

1,990

2,060

2,360

1 '%0 640

785

735

1,140

1,920

1,260

735

Aftft

885

1,380

1,200

910

1,140

3,160

3,220

2,200

3,580

3,000

1,410

Mar.

785

560

435

360

340

320

300

280

230

220

202

185

177

162

162

162

154

202

220

185

162

139

132

139

162

177

240

260

360

460

410

Apr.

360

340

260

202

162

146

118

112

100

94

84

si

79

74

79

7O

94

112

139

118

100

118

230

139

106

94

94

100

100

94

May

74

100

125

139

89

74

60

56

50

46

42

38

38

35

32

32

32

35

460

132

69

49*

45

41

35

32

32

26

26

26

23

June

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

18

16

18

20

20

20

20

16

16

16

16

18

16

16

16

16

16

760

146

64

52

45

July

41

1 24

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

11

11

11

Aug.

11

11

11

11

14

14

14

14

14

14

11

12

14

14

12

14

14

14

12

12

10

10

10

10

10

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.«

9.9

9.9

Sept

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.9

9.6

9.6

13

13

13

13

13

13

112

139

360

340

SI

30

30

24

20

17

13

13

13

43

22

12

8.8

as

Month

November ________________ ...

January _________ . ..................

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

June _ ___________ i ..........

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

August ____ : ______________

Maximum

720

370

1,210

8,900

3,580

785

360

460

760

41

14

360

8,900

Minimum

13

34

34

139

230

132

74

23

16

11

9.9

8.8

8.8

Mean

 76.2

89.8

228

1,670

1,490

267

134

67.5

50.7

19.2

11.8

46.4

339

Per square 

mile

0.08?

.10?

.26?

1.91

1.70

.305

.153

.or

.058

.023

.013

.053

.387

Run-off in 

inches

0.10

.11

.30

2.20

1.77

.35

.17

.09

.06

.03

.01

.06

5.25

88093 3S
140 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1930, PART 5

KASKASKIA RIVER AT VANDAIIA, HI.

LOCATION. Chain gage in SE. % sec. 16, T. 6 N., R. 1 E., at Gallatin Street 

Bridge at Vandalia, 3% miles, above Hickory Creek. Zero of gage (revised), 

455.30 feet above mean sea level.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,980 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. February, 1908, to December, 1912; August, 1914, to 

September, 1930.

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 10,600 second-feet Jan. 13, 14 

(gage height, 19.9 feet); minimum, 16 second-feet Sept. 11, 12, 29, 30.

1908-1912, 1914-1930: Maximum discharge, 20,000 second-feet Oct. 4, 

1926; maximum stage, 23.0 feet June 5, 1917; minimum discharge, 3.5 secondfeet Aug. 22, 1911.

REMARKS. Records good except those for estimated periodr in December, 

January, February, June, and July, which may be poor.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1929 81

Day

1 

2... ......

3.- ...

4 . .....

5_.._ 

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

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

8-.- ...

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

10_. ----.. _

11.... .....

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

13--. .....

14 

15- ...

16 

17 

18 - 

19 .

20.... ....

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

22 ...

23 

24 . ...

25.... ...

26 

27 ........

28 ........

29 .........

30 .......

31.... __ ....

Oct.

52 

52 

52 

52 

56

56 

52 

52 

52 

56

102 

198 

198 

198 

198

114 

90 

79 

74 

79

79 

176 

183 

176 

127

127 

102 

102 

127 

214 

214

Nov.

214 

214 

214 

230 

168

154 

140 

134 

134 

190

380 

515 

515 

515 

340

214 

190 

176 

161 

140

140 

134 

134 

127 

127

]27 

120 

120 

120 

114

Dec.

108 

108 

108 

102 

102

102 

102 

140

264 

282

230 

247 

540 

1,860 

2,240'

3,000 

3,540

,"1,310

Jan.

"2,180

5,210 

5,350 

6,460 

6,660 

6,990

7,100 

7,100 

10,600 

10,600 

9,980

8,600 

7,100 

5,930 

5,850 

5,700

4,590 

3,440 

3,040 

2,240 

1,890

"653

Month

October.. _____ . ......................

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

June ________ . ______ . .........

July.. - __ _

September

The year _. - -

Feb.

 49

74 

183 

190 

140

134 

127 

127 

120

"406

5,280 

3,200 

3,740

3,590 

3,540 

3,490

Mar.

3,440 

3,540 

2,760 

2,200 

1,640

1,470 

«2,000 

2,600 

2,240 

1,750

1,260 

1,260 

"1,200 

1,170

870

960 

960 

"960 

930 

930

900 

810 

810 

750 

780

810 

810 

930 

1,440 

2,200 

2,320

Apr.

2,680 

2,440 

2,600 

2,160 

1,820

1,640 

1,470 

1,330 

1,330 

1,020

900 

840 

780 

750 

720

690 

990 

1,020 

1,230

1,170

1,110 

1,260 

1,260 

1,260 

1,260

1,260 

1,230 

1,260 

1,230 

1,230

Maximum Minimum

214 

515

10,60 

5,28 

3,54 

2,68 

1,17

10

52 

114 

102

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

0 750 

0 690 

0 247

45 

176

45 

18 

16

10, 600 16

May

1,170 

960 

870 

810 

720

665 

615 

590 

590 

590

515 

400 

420 

420 

420

320 

320 

380 

380

264

264 

300 

320 

320 

300

320 

320

2*2 

264 

264 

247

June

214 

183 

183 

183 

198

183 

183 

190 

154 

198

127 

154 

114 

90 

90

«270

692 

"600 

 500

July

 "250

69 

69 

60 

60 

60

60 

56 

56 

48 

48

48 

48 

48 

48 

48 

45

Mean **££«

113 0. 057 

207 . 105 

1, 010 . 510 

4, 490 2. 27 

981 . 495 

1, 510 . 763 

1, 330 . 672 

472 . 238 

249 . 126 

149 . 075 

25. 1 . 013 

37. 3 . 019

885 . 447

Aug.

45 

45 

"35 

18 

22

26 

26 

18 

26 

 25

25 

«25 

"25

a 27

"29

 30 

30 

31 

23 

22

22 

22 

22 

22 

22

20 

18 

18 

19 

19 

20

Sept.

20 

20 

19 

18 

17

22 

22 

22 

20 

18

16 

16 

"18 

21 

154

176 

154 

84 

37 

24

a 22

21 

21 -48 

21

21 

18 

"17 

16 

16

Run-off in 

inches

0.07 

.12 

.59 

2.62 

.52 

.88 

.75 

.27 

.14 

.09 

.01 

.02

&08

Estimated.
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 141

BIG MUDDY RIVER AT PIUMFIEID, ILL.

LOCATION. Chain gage in W. % sec. 20, T. 7 S., R. 2 E., at highway bridge at

Plumfield, 1% miles below mouth of Middle Fork. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 753 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August, 1914, to September, 1930. From June, 1908, to

December, 1912, at Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad bridge 2 miles

upstream. 

EXTREMES. Maximum discharge during year, 11,800 second-feet Jan. 16 (gage

height, 26.49 feet); minimum, 0.3 second-foot Aug. 12, 13 (ga^e height,

0.73 foot).

1914-1930: Maximum discharge, 16,300 second-feet Feb. 1, 1916 (gage

height, 30.2 feet); no flow Aug. 18-26, 1914. 

REMARKS. Records good. Discharge estimated Nov. 17, Dec. 24, Jan. 26,

Sept. 14, 29.

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, 1928-1930

Day

1928-29 

1 - .

2 ..........

3 ..... 

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

5..

6.-.... ..

7 ..

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

9 

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

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

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

13 ..

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

15-..... ....

16 

17- . ..

18 .

19 . .

20 

21. .

22.... .

23 

24. 

25 

26 . . . _ .

27 

28 

29 . 

30 -.

31 

Oct.

4.6

4.4

6.1

7.0

10

118

126

16

8.4

7.8

7.3

8.1

7.2

7.2

23

168

881

1,120

1,320

1,390

1,200

741

267

134

77

59

49

43

47

68

56

Nov.

45

324

811

1,050

1,140

1,080

"738

396

»250

103

89

68

52

47

47

459

825

1,240

1,370

1,440

1,480

1,410

472

215

134

96

77

110

769

Dec.

1,070

1,240

1,050

970

925

657

177

150

126

-598

1,070

1,270

1,440

2,040

2,820

3,800

4,360

4,430

4,080

3,520

1,570

1,000

KQ7

267

225

195

Jan.

159

126

118

103

576

755

699

498

485

537

485

168

»476

783

1,700

3,520

5,140

5,540

5,620

5,790

6,600

7,600

7,800

7,410

6,510

5,380

Feb.

4,220

1,620

1,100

671

289

126

103

118

126

"89

"71

"59

"59

"65

150

267

336

420

372

i45

159

498

1,570

2 fidO

4,080

Mar.

4,430

4,360

3,800

3,380

2,890

2,820

2,820

2,580

1,990

1,430

853

408

511

970

1,200

1,370

1,460

1,480

1,440

» 1,200

970

629

576

537

420

300

289

396

384

472

433

Apr.

524

839

955

«694

4<«

235

168

134

811

1,390

1,890

2,820

3,590

3,730

2,220

1,890

1,670

1,480

1,100

589

267

150

134

126

126

177

256

118

May

89

459

783

1,140

1,250

1,500

1,730

2,460

3,520

4,150

3,940

3,240

3,240

3,520

5,620

7,600

8,000

7,700

7,050

6,240

5,300

4,580

4,080

3,450

2,640

1,620

1,080

699

446

360

205

June

142

446

312

126

65

47

54

312

783

881

895

940

1,390

1,840

3,870

6,060

6,420

5,970

4,980

3,800

2,400

1,390

797

459

267

267

278

168

83

47

July

33

27

19

17

14

71

459

537

727

783

420

110

49

35

37

71

312

245

150

56

33

21

17

14

12

9.8

8.0

7.5

6.7

6.1

12

Aug.

14

7.5

6.5

5.9

22

21

12

8.8

7.6

7.2

6.2

6.5

6.2

5.8

5.6

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.8

3.8

1 3.6

7.8

9.4

10

54

22

12

9 2

6.8

Sept.

5.3

3.6

3.3

3.3

7.6

7.2

56

43

31

17

11

12

15

15

12

13

14

13

12

10

9.0

8.0

8.0

7.3

7.0

8.0

7.0

6.1

4.8

5.2

1 Estimated.
142 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1930, PART 5

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, of Big Muddy River at Plumfield,

III. Continued

Day Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

19.

20.

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

29.

30.

31.

1929-30

235

472

142

71

45

29

21

16

12

11

9.4 

8.3 

7.5 

7.0 

6.4

4.8 

3.7 

3.4 

3.4 

5.8

6.7 

6.1 

6.7 

6.4 

5.2

4.8 

4.7

5.8

5.9 

5.5 

5.2

18

77

142

142

49

33

22

23

19

19

19

19

21

22

24 26 

27 

25

17

18

16

16

12

12

11

11

10

9.2

8.0

7.6 

7.6 

7.5 

7.0 

7.0

8.0

11

21

110

550

755

1,270

1,520

1,940

2,700

3,030 

2,960 

2,640 

 1,800 

1,440

925

1,120

1,250

1,290

1,410

1,370

1,590

I,700 

2,460 

3,170

3,310

3,870

4,290

6,330

7,800

8,700

8,700

9,000

9,990

II,300

11,800

11,200

10,200

9,110

7,900

5,220

3,940

2,520

1,520

«1,070 

727 

446 

256 

177 

134

126

142

289

1,120

1,500

2,220

2,700

2,760

2,340

1,700

1,250

867

1,270

1,440

1,890

2,460

2,280

1,620

1,190

811

524

348

267

278

629

1,390

1,670

2,760

3,660

3,590

2,820

1,990

1,300

741

485

550

671

384

245

177

142

110

77

68

56

110

384

839

1,000

433

278

186

150

150

186

168

134

56

47

43

37

33

31

31

33

77

312

472

300

142

96

77

65

49

41

35

33

29

29

27

24

22

19

19

18

16

15

14

15

16

16

12

15

16

15

14

14

12

11

10

13

12

12

9.0 

9.0 

9.0 

8.3 

8.0

8.0 

7.0 

6.4 

5.8 

6.1

6.1 

5.8 

5.5 

5.5 

6.1

4.6 

4.3 

3.4 

3.1 

4.0

4.6 

3.4 

4.0 

4.3 

4.6

4.6

4.8 

5.8 

5.5 

7.3

7.0

8.0

19

12

8.0

6.7 

5.8 

5.5 

5.8 

5.5

4.0 

3.1 

2.6 

2.5 

5.3

3.8 

2.7 

2.2 

2.0 

1.7

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2

.8 

.8 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2

1.2

1.0 

1.0

0.8 

.8 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.0 

1.0

1.2 

.3 

.3

1.2

1.5

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.7

245

205

59

2.7

15

12

10

8.4

7.2

6.2

4.7

3.8

3.8 

3.3 

3.3 

3.0 

3.0

2.5

4.4

16

14

9.4

7.3 

7.0 

7.0

a 12

142

433

970

195

77

103

867 

955 

825 

 480 

110

Month

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum Minimum Mean Per square 

mile

Run-off in 

inches

October_. 

November. 

December.. 

January_. 

February... 

March__. 

April.......

May ___. 

June___. 

July........

August...*.. 

September..

The yearOctober....

November.. 

December.. 

January....

February... 

March__ 

April___. 

May..__. 

June___. 

July........

August__ 

September.

1928-29

1,390

1,480

4,430

8,100

4,220

4.4

45

126

103

4,430

3,730

8,000

6,420

783

54

56

118 - 

89 

47

6.1 ~3.6

3.3

257

577

1,450

2,700

801

1,510

1,040

3,150

1,520

139

10.0

12.5

0.341

.766

1.93

3.59

1.06

2.01

1.38

4.18

2.02

.185

.013

.017,

0.39

.85

2.22

4.14

1.10

2.32

1.54

4.82

2.25

.21

.01

.02

8,100

1929-30

472

142

3,030

11,800

2,760

3,660

472

29

19

6.7

245

3.3

3.4

8.0

7.0

134

126

56

29

8.0

3.1

.8

.3

2.5

1,100 1.46

38.0

31.9

938

5,050

1,350

747

115

148

6.15

2.44

20.1

303

0.050

.042

1.25

6.71

1.79

.993

.153

.020

.0082

.0032

.027

.402

19.87

0.06 

.05 

1.44 

7.74 

L86 

1.14 

.17 

.02 

.009 

.004 

.03 

4.5

The year. 11,800 .3 719 .955 12.97

0 Estimated.

NOTE. Records for the year ending Sept. 30,1929, supersede those published in Water-Supply Paper 685.
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN 143

BIG MUDDY BI7EB AT MUKPHYSBORO, HI.

LOCATION. Chain gage in SE. % sec. 8, T. 9 S., R. 2 W., at South Twentieth 

Street highway bridge at Murphysboro, one-fourth mile below mouth of 

Lewis Creek. Zero of gage 331.00 feet above mean sea level.

DRAINAGE AREA. 2,170 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. December, 1916, to September, 1930.

EXTREMES. Maximum stage during year, greater than 36.45 feet J^n. 16-18, 

when gage was inaccessible; minimum discharge, 1.3 second-fee4". Aug. 11, 

14 (gage height, 2.21 feet).

1916-1930: Maximum discharge not determined; minimum, 1.0 secondfoot Aug. 1, 1921.

Maximum stage known, 39.6 feet about Feb. 2, 1916 (discharge, about 

28,000 second-feet).

REMARKS. Records fair. Stage-discharge relation affected by backwater from 

Mississippi River whenever height on United States Weather Bureau gage 

at Chester, 111., exceeds about 10.7 feet; daily discharge not determined for 

long periods of backwater.

Daily gage height, in feet, 1929 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.

4.23

4.38

4.58

4.83

5.03

4.63

4.33

4.13

4.63

3.68

3.63

3.53

3.33

3.23

3.13

3.03

2.98

2.93

2.93

2.98

2.88

3.03

3.02

2.97

3.02

2.97

2.92

2.87

2.92

3.02

3.27

Nov

3.32

6.82

7.87

6.87

5.72

5.57

5.42

4.82

4.57

4.57

4.47

4.42

4.47

4.47

4.42

4.47

4.42

4.32

4.22

4.02

3.82

3.87

3.97

3.87

3.72

3.67

3.62

3.52

3.57

Dee.

3.37

4.51

5.21

4.96

4.91

4.86

7.26

9.91

10.74

14.24

17.39

19.09

20.01

20.86

21.26

20.76

19.89

18.59

17.49

16.44

16.24

15.79

16.14

15.29

14.74

Jan.

14.29

16.84

20.36

21.46

22.20

22.75

25.10

26.20

27.75

29.60

31.60

32.85

34.40

35.65

36.15

35.15

34.05

32.80

31.85

30.30

30.20

26.30

23.75

19.88

16.08

13.33

9.10

Feb.

6.90

6.65

7.55

19.43

21.10

22.35

23.00

22.30

21.35

19.73

18.88

18.83

18.98

19.43

18.08

17.38

16.03

15.73

13.58

11.58

9.35

8.55

9.00

18.13

19.58

20.90

Mar.

22.30

23.10

22.25

20.85

19.07

16.12

13.87

12.62

10.72

9.84

8.19

7.34

6.89

6.09

6.19

6.29

6.09

5.94

5.99

5.94

6.39

7.99

10.97

11.37

11.42

11.32

11.37

Apr

9.34

7.44

6.84

6.09

5.94

5.74

5.34

5.19

4 84

4.74

4.59

4.49

4.39

4 34

4.24

4.29

6.89

7.94

7 8<d

7.83

7.78

6.83

5.43

4.48

4.43

4.38

4.43

4.33

4 no

May

4.28

4.33

4.18

4.08

4.08

4.63

5.18

4.58

4.38

4.18

3.88

4.33

5.63

7.18

7,33

7.13

7.18

7.28

7.23

7.28

7.08

6.73

6.58

6.13

5.48

5.03

4.58

4.28

4.23

4.18

3.78

June

3.28

3.03

2.83

2.78

2.77

2.77

2.72

2.72

2.67

2.62

2.82

4.27

4.32

3.62

3.22

2.82

2.77

3.77

6.97

9.32

11.05

10.80

10.05

8.27

7.77

6.17

5.17

4.57

4.47

4 77

July

5.07

5.07

4.92

4.92

4.87

4.67

4.52

3.92

3.47

 3.17

2.97

2.82

2.77

2.92

2.87

2.77

2.67

2.57

2.52

2.46

2.46

2.46

2.46

2.51

2.56

2.46

2.46

2.41

2.36

2.36

2.41

Aug.

2.36

2.26

2.26

2.26

2.31

2.26

2.26

2.31

2.26

2.26

2.21

2.26

2.26

2.21

2.26

2.25

2.25

2.25

2.25

2.25

2.30

2.30

3.60

3.90

3.60

3.24

3.04

2.84

2.74

9 fid.

9 M.

Sept.

2.0»

2.64

2.59

2.64

2.48

2.43

2.58

2.53

2.53

2.4S

2.43

2.43

2.43

2.48

3.68

5.02

4.67

5.92

8.02

8.42

*H

8.27

7.92

6.87

6.47

6 -JO

6.81

7.21

7.21

8.01

7 46
144 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1930, PART 5

Daily and monthly discharge, in second-feet, of Big Muddy River at Murphysboro,

III, 1929-30

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.

104 

120 

145 

180 

212

152 

114 

93 

152 

53

50 

41 

29 

24 

18

14 

12 

11 

11 

12

9.4 

14 

14 

12 

14

12 

11 

9.1 

11 

14 

26

Nov.

28 

606 

938 

«595 

"315

"300 

278 

172 

138 

138

126 

120 

126 

126 

120

126 

120 

109 

98 

78

61 

65 

74 

65 

53

50 

46 

40 

44 "40

Dec.

"34 

"33 

«33 

 33 

"31

31 

93 

132 

239 

196

187 

180 

750 

1,620 

1,900

3,340 

4,850 

5,700 

6,180 

6,680

6,900 

6,620 

6,120 

5,450 

4.900

4,350 

4,250 

4,060 

4,200 

3,840 

3,560

Month

October. ________ . _________

February 1-8 ________ . ______ ..

April 8-17- - .-

June 4^10 _________________ ..

July 11-31.. ............... ................

September ________________ ..

Jan.

3,380 

4,550 

6,400 

7,000 

7,390

7,720 

9,060 

9,720 

10,800 

12,100

13,800 

15,000 

17,300 

19,100 

20,600

"21, 500 

"22, 500 

"22,000 

20,200 

18,500

16,700 

15,000 

14,000 

12,600 

12,600

9,780 

8,280 

6,120 

4,200 

2,940 

1,340

Maximum

212

938 

6,900 

22,500

110 

1,100

Feb.

655 

580 

851 

4,300 

5,850

6,780 

7,500 

7,830

Apr.

304 

286 

220

206 

193 

180 

168 

156

150 

156

June

20 

20

20 

17 

17 

15 

13

Minimum Mean

9.1

28si :

1,340 1

t

1.3

5.8

54.6 

173 

2,790 

2,000 

1,290 

202 

17.4 

12.3 

14.9 

361

July

31 

22 

20 

28 

25

20 

15 

11 

8.8 

6.8

6.8 

6.8 

6.8 

8.5 

10

6.8 

6.8 

5.2 

3.9. 

3.9 

5.2

Aug.

3.9

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

2.6

1.8 

1.8 

2.6 

1.8 

1.8

1.3 

1.8 

1.8 

1.3 

1.8

1.7 

1.7 

1.7 

1.7 

1.7

2.4 

2.4 

80 

110 

80

50

35 

23 

18 

14 

9.6

Sept.

12 

14 

12 

9.6

7.4

5.8 

11 

9.2 

9.2

7.4

5.8 

5.8 

5.8 

7.4 

90

250 

206 

420 

975 

1,100

1,070 

944

655 

555 

532

630 

736 

736 

975 

820

Per square Run-off in 

mile inches

0. 025 0. 03 

.080 .09 

1. 29 1. 49 

5. 53 6. 38 

1. 98 . 59 

.093 .03 

.0080 .002 

.0057 .005 

.0069 .008 

.166 .19

> Estimated.
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1930, PART 5 145 

MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

In addition to the records of stream flow obtained at gaging stations 

and reported in the preceding pages, measurements of flow are made 

at a number of other points, as shown by the following table:

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in Hudson Bay and upper Mississippi 

River drainage basins during the years ending September 30, 1929 ard 1930

Date

1930 

May 8

June 17

July 20

Aug. 23

Sept. 9

May 12

Apr. 9

May 16

19

21

22

1929

Sept. 28

Oct. 31

Nov. 7

1930 

May 15

1929 

Nov. 5

1930 

May 14

July 23

Sept. 17

Apr. 7

May 20

June 10

July 26

17

Jurrep 3

17

July 16

Aug.. 1

W

1929 

Aug. 20

21

21

Sept. 5

Oct. 19

1930 

July 15

28

Sept. 11

Aug. 7

Sept. 5

1929

1930 

Sept. 19

Apr. 12"

Apr. 12« 

June 4°

Stream

Ottertail River.. 

 - do. . 

 -do 

 -do ... --.-

 do 

Middle Fork of Two

Rivers, 

 do 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 do .

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

 do .

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

- do .........

 do 

 -do . 

..... do. . 

- do ... 

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

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

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

- do.. _.... 

 do 

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

 do ......... .

 .do -

...-do ... ...

Crow Wing Lake 

No. 3. 

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

 do. 

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

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

Maquoketa Eiver .... 

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

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

 -do. . 

Tributary to 

Red River.. -------

 . do .. ..

 - do..... ....

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

 ..do 

Rivers. 

-. do ------

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

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

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

..... do.. . 

 .do 

 -do... 

 do.. 

 .do _ .......

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

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

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

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

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

- do.. - .

 do.... .

 .do 

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

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

 . do.. ... 

 do . ... ... ...

 do 

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

- do... .....

 . do ..... ...

 -do ........ 

 do 

Crow Wing River 

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

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

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

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

Mississippi River ... 

 do 

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

 do.... ......

Locality

_ ..do.. ____ . _ ..... .....

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

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

 do. 

In sec. 7, T. 162 N., R. 38 W.,

near Salol, Minn.

near Hallock, Minn. 

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

 .do ... . ...

 do . 

 do... ._ ... ......

.. _ do _- 

 do.. 

 do 

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

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

.... .do-. 

Red Wing, Minn.... ..

__ do 

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

 do... 

 do..... 

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

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

 do... ... .. 

 do... 

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

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

Co.'s plant near Grand Rapids, Minn. 

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

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

 do .... .... 

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

7 miles northeast of Hubbard, 

Minn. 

..... do . - 

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

__ do . 

Eau Claire, Wis _____ . ....

..... do.... 

Sec. 8, T. 88 N., R. 5 W., near 

Manchester, Iowa. 

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

Sec. 20, T. 87 N., R. 4 W., below 

Delhi, Iowa, 

-.-.do . . . . .

Gage 

height

Feet 

-1.40

-1,96

 2.04

-3 43

-3 50

3 44

4 08

8.61

2 15

3 00

2.43

7.99

468

1.37

.55

5,20

4,17

7.02

7.61

4.08

2.30

1.44

1.40 

1.35

.70

682.75

682.45

8.00

7.96

3.23 

3.32

1.68 

1.61

Discharge

Sec.- 1. 

377

207

170

13.7

12.8

103

86.5

113

91.6

71.8

51.1

2,260

2,190

819

366

2,520

5,240

1,780

2,140

9,060

32,500

14,100

6,510

5,700

22,600

18,300

35,400

37,200

20,000

14,100

10,800

181

188

254

177

272

42.4 

54.1

34.4

1,460

1,130

27.0

20.6

14.5 

17.6

14.6 

243

 Measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers, IT. S. Army, through Prof. F. AfNagler, of University 

of Iowa.
146 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1930, PART 5

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in Hudson Bay and upper Mississippi River 

drainage basins during the years ending September 30, 1929 and 1980 Con.

Date

1930 

Apr. 12"

17"

27"

1929

Aug. 14°

14"

Sept. 3° 17°

26"

Apr. 12"

May 17°

Aug. 14°

Sept. 3°

Mar. 22

Apr. 14

July 2

Aug. 12

Stream

North Fork of Maquoketa River. 

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 do . .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Tributary to 

Maquoketa River.. . 

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

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

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

 do 

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

...- tio._ ... 

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

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

 do 

 do. 

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

. do . .

 -do 

 -do 

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

 do 

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

. _ .do.. _ . ....

.... .do 

Locality

Sec. 21, T. 85 N., R. 2 E., near 

Fulton, Iowa. 

 do... .... -

 do -

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

 do 

 do 

Sec. 17, T. 85 N., R. 5 W., at

Waubeek, Iowa. 

 ..do... 

 do 

 do 

 do 

 do 

Sec. 28, T. 83 N., R. 1 W., at

Oxford Mills, Iowa. 

 do. . ... 

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

 do . . 

 do 

In SE. U NW. H sec. 28, T.

55 N., R. 4 W., at bridge or 

State highway 61, 2^ miles 

northwest of Frankford, Mo 

 do. 

 do. .... ....

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.34

1.57

3.36

1.49

1.09

2.26

2.84

1.95

2.19

1.49

1.47

1.91

1.76

2.60

2.06

.55

.44

1,12

1.04

.81

.71

Dis-

(jJigltg^J.

Sec.-ft. 

134

164

501

158

100

281

413

112

182

37

33.3

110

373

1,250

850

23.8

7.78

L6

.44

.14 >.05

 Measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, through Prof. F. A. Nagler, of University 

of Iowa.

ft Estimated.
INDEX

Page

Accuracy of data and computed results. __ 4-5

Acre-foot, definition of__. 2

Afton, Wis., Rock River at_____._.... 105

Algonquin, El., Fox River at_________ 129

Alma, Wis., Mississippi River at______- 57

Apple River near Somerset, Wis______ 76

Appropriations, record of.___ . 1

B

Babb, Mont., Lower St. Mary Lake near_ 13

St. Mary Canal near________ __ 16-17

St. Mary River near__________ 14

Sherburne Lake Reservoir near.__ .. 20

Badger, Minn., Badger Creek near.__-... 49

Badger Creek near Badger, Minn______ 49

Baring, Mo., Middle Fabius River near..... 116

Beardstown, HI., Elinois River at____... 123

Big Muddy River at Murphysboro, HI__ 143-144

at Plumfield, HI..................... 141-142

Black River at Neillsvine, Wis.............. 89

Bois des Sioux River near Tenney, Minn_ 26 

Brodhead, Wis., Sugar River near. ..__. 108 

Bronson, Minn., South Fork of Two Rivers

at............................... 36

Browning, ^Mont., St. Mary Canal near.-... 18 

Bruce, Wis., Chippewa River near..__.... 78

Butternut, Wis., Flambeau River near___ 82

Canton, Mo., Wyaconda River near____ 113

Canyon Creek near Many Glacier, Mont .. 22

Caribou, Minn., Roseau River at_ - 44

Roseau River near___________.. 45

Cbebanse, HI., Iroquois River near..___.. 127 

Chippewa River at Bishops Bridge, near

Winter, Wis. ................. 77

at Chippewa Falls, Wis.___._.__ 79

atDurand, Wis..____.____._ 80

near Bruce, Wis_____.. ______ 78

Clayton, Iowa, Mississippi River at_..-_ 63

Colfax, Wis., Red Cedar River near..-...--. 86

Computations, results of, accuracy of....._ 4-5

Control, definition of.. ...... . 2

Cooperation, record of_.__.._____... 10

Crooked Creek at Ripley, Hl_.__......._ 138

Crookston, Minn., Red Lake River at_._ 33

Crow River at Rockford, Minn_____ __ 67 

Crow Wing Lake No. 3, Minn., discharge

measurements of__....__.. 145

Cuivre River near Troy, Mo__._........ 118

Ouster Parfe, EL, Kankakee River at.. . 126

D

Data, accuracy of --...... _....... 4-5

explanation of....____.-..--- 2-4

Dayton, HI., Fox River at____....... 130

De Kalb, HI., South Branch of Kishwaukee

River at....._._..........- 109

Des Moines River at Ottumwa, Iowa__.. Ill

Des Plaines River at Joliet, HI__....__. 120

at Lemont, 1U....- .... ..- ... 119

Dorset, Minn., Sand Lake outlet near .. 64

Durand, Wis., Chippewa River at..... -. 80

E

Elk River, Minn., Mississippi River at..... 

Emerson, Manitoba, Red River at..........

F

54

25

Fargo, N. Dak., Red River at............... 23

Flambeau River at Babbs Island, near Winter, Wis.---____........._.. 83

at Flambeau Reservoir, Wis__._._. 81

near Butternut, Wis. .....-.-.-...-... 82

near Ladysmith, Wis..._......._.... 84

Fountain City, Wis., Mississippi River near. 58

Fox River at Algonquin, 111_________ 129

at Dayton, 111..-.___................ 130

at Wayland, Mo..._____.______ 112

near. Mukwonago,-. W-iS-.___.___.. 128

Freeport, 111., Pecatonica River at...... __ 107

G

Gays Mills, Wis., Kickapoo River at-.... 101

Genoa, Wis., Mississippi River at....._...

Grand Forks, N. Dak., Red River at........

Grantsburg, Wis., St. Croix River near..._ 

Green Valley, 111., Mackinaw River near..--

H

62

24

72

132

Ballock, Minn., Two Rivers at__._... 37

Hay Creek, Minn., discharge meas-jxement

of..._. . . .-... 145 

Houston, Minn., Root River near........... 91

Hunnewell, Mo., Salt.Riyer near............ 116

Illinois River at Beardstown, 111...

at Morris, 111._...---.-........

at Peoria, 111...._ --...-......

Iowa River at Iowa City, Iowa....

Iroquois River near Chebanse, 111.

J

Joliet, 111., Des Plaines River at..

Spring Creek at.... .. ..

JUmp River at Sheldon, Wis.....

Kane, 111., Macoupin Creek near. ..... 

Kankakee River at Ouster Park, 111.......

at Momence, 111 ....

Kaskaskia Eiver at Vandalia, 111..........

Kawishiwi River near Winton, Mini.....

Kickapoo River at Gays Mills, Wis.... 

Kimball, Alberta, St. Mary River n^r....

147

123

121

122

110

127

120

124

85

139

126

125

140

52

101

15
148 INDEX

Page 

Kineaid, 111., South Fork of Sangamon River

at.-- . . ..... 137 

Kishwaukee River, South Branch of, at De

Kalb, HI........................ 109

Knowlton, Wis., Wisconsin River at..___ 94 

Kratka, Minn., Red Lake River at_____ 31

La Crosse, Wis., Mississippi River at____ 61 

La Crosse River near West Salem, Wis__. 90 

Ladysmith, Wis., Flambeau River near__ 84 

Lamoille, Mion., Mississippi River at___ 60 

Lancaster, Minn., North Fork of Two Rivers

near..________ __ 38

State ditch No. 85 near______.__ 39

Lemont, HI., Des Flames River at .____ 119

Lower St. Mary Lake near Babb, Mont__ 13

Lows Creek, Wis., discharge measurements

of 145

Lyndon, HI., Rock River at--------__.... 106

M

Mackinaw River near Qreen Valley, HI.....

Macoupin Creek near Kane, 111_ 

Malung, Minn., Roseau River at_ 

South Fork of Roseau River near_ 

Manitou, Manitoba, Pembina River near 

Mankato, Minn., Minnesota River at.......

Many Glacier, Mont., Canyon Creek near.. 

Swiftcurrent Creek at __... 

Maquoketa River below North Fork of Maquoketa Eiver, near Maquoketa, 

Iowa.- ;._ ..,- 102-104 

discharge measurements of. 145 

North Fork of, discharge measurements

of 146

Menomonie, Wis., Red Cedar River at...... 87

Merrill, Wis., Prairie River near... 98

Wisconsin River at __ .. 93

Middle Fabius River near Baring, Mo... 116

Minnesota River at Mankato, Minn 70

near Montevideo, Minn_ .-_ . 69

Minot, N. Dak., Souris (Mouse) River at_ 50

Mississippi River at Alma, Wis..-.. . 57

at Olsyton, Iowa. . 63

at Elk River, Minn...... ...... 54

at Genoa, Wis. . ........ 62

at La Crosse, Wis.. ----- 61

at Lamoille, Minn__._ - . 60 

at Prescott, Wis. ..._ _ . 56 

at St. Paul, Minn---.-.....-...-. -. 55

at Winona, Minn. 59

discharge measurements of . 145

near Fountain City, Wis. _____._. 58

near Royalton, Minn... 53

Momence, HI., Kankakee River at.... 125

Montevideo, Minn., Minnesota River near. 69 

Monticello, HI., Sangamon River at.... 134

Monticello, Mo., North Fabius River at 114 

Morris, 111., Illinois River at.. , 121 

Mud Creek near Sprague, Manitoba... 47 

Mukwonago, Wis., Fox River near.;-. 128 

Murphysboro, HI., Big Muddy River at-. 143-144 

Muscoda, Wis., Wisconsin River at.. ___ - 98

N

Page

Namakagon River near Tregc, Wis____. 75

Neche, N. Dak., Pembina Ri^er at_ __.. 41

Neillsville, Wis., Black River at______ 89

Nekoosa, Wis., Wisconsin Rirnr near...__ 95

New London, Mo., Salt River near_____ 117

North Fabius River at Monti^llo, Mo___ 114

at Taylor, Mo______________ 115

O

Oakford, 111., Sangamon River near_____ 13& 

Ottertail River, Minn., discharge measurements of.._._____._____ 145 

Ottumwa, Iowa, Des Moines River at___ -1M

Pecatonica River at Freeport, HI______ 107 

Pelan, Minn., South Fork of Two Rivers at.. 35 

Pembina River at Neche, N. Dak_____ 41 

near Manitou, Manitoba________ 40 

Peoria, HI., Hlinois River at_________ 122 

Pine Creek near Pine Creek, Minn ___ 48 

Platte River at Royalton, Mil n__....___ 65

Plum Creek, Mo., discharge measurements

of _ 146-

Plumfield, 111., Big Muddy River at...._ 141-142

Prairie River, Minn., discharge measurements of _--- ..______ 145 

Prairie River near Merrill, Wif.______ 98 

Prescott, Wis., Mississippi Riror at..___ 5ft 

Publications, information concerning...__ 5-9 

Obtaining or consulting... ___ ____ 6 

on stream flow, lists of_ ________ 7,9

Rainy River Basin, Minn., gaging-station

record in._ ____... 52

Red Cedar River at Menomon'<\ Wis. ___ 87

near Colfax, Wis..... .____... 8ft

Red Lake at Redby, Minn_________ 30

at Waskish, Minn_____________ 2fr

Red Lake River at Crookston, Minn__... 33

at Kratka, Minn. ____________ 31

at Thief River Falls, Minn....____ 32

Red River at Emerson, Manitoba. *25

at Fargo, N. Dak_... _. 'SS

at Grand Forks, N. Dak..._....... 24

Red River Basin, N. Dak.-Mirn.-Manitoba,

gaging-station records in_ 23-51

Redby, Minn., Red Lake at_.___... 3»

Rhinelander, Wis., Wisconsin River near... 92

Rib River at Rib Falls, Wis.. . 99

Ripley, HI., Crooked Creek at...._.. . 138

Riverton, HI., Sangamon River at___ . 135

Rock River at Afton, Wis -. - . 105

at Lyndon, HI-.. . .. 106

Rockford, Minn., Crow River ft.. 67

Root River near Houston, Mini_ _ . 91

Roseau River at Caribou, Minr ___ 44

at Malung, Minn_ 42

at Ross, Minn___ __ 43

below Cut-off ditch, near_Cs ribou, Minn. 45

South Fork of, near Malung .Mimfc 46

Ross, Minn., Roseau River at . .. 43
INDEX 149

Royalton, Mima., Mississippi River near ..

Platte River at... ...- . .. .

Rum River near St. Francis, Minn .......

Run-off in inches, definition of..... 

Rush City, Minn., St. Croix River near 

St. Cloud, Minn., Sauk River near_ 

St. Croix Falls, Wis., St. Croix River near. 

St. Croix River at Swiss, Wis_____ 

discharge measurements of__ 

near Grantsburg, Wis . 

near Rush City, Minn__..............

near St. Croix Falls, Wis.. ...........

St. Francis, Minn., Rum River near.__-.

St. Mary Canal at Hudson Bay divide, near

Browning, Mont...___ 

at intake, near Babb, Mont-- ... 

at St. Mary crossing, near Babb, Mont..

St. Mary Chalet, Mont., Upper St. Mary

Lake at__________-.....

St. Mary River near Babb, Mont...- . 

near Kimball, Alberta.. --.. 

St. Mary River Basin, Mont.-Alberta, gaging-station records in . . 

St. Paul, Minn., Mississippi River at 

Salt River near Hunnewell, Mo..____.. 

near New London, Mo....._ .....

Sand Lake outlet near Dorset, Minn- .... 

Sangamon River at MonticeHo, 111__... . 

at Riverton, 111______________ 

near Oakford, HI._... . .... ... 

South Fork of, at Kincaid, HI 

Sauk River near St. Cloud, MinnSecond-feet per square mile, definition of __ 

Second-foot, definition of _____. ____ 

.Seville, m., Spoon River at...________ 

Sheldon, Wis., Jump River at...............

Sherburne, Mont., Swiftcurrent Creek at...

-Sherburne Lake Reservoir near Babb, Mont.

 Sfeeyenne River at Sheyenne, N. Dak.......

' at West Fargo, N. Dak..................

Somerset, Wis., Apple River near...___.. 

SsHris (Mouse) River at Minot, N. Dak.....

near Westhope, N. Dak.-.........__..

Spoon River at Seville, HI...................

Sprague, Manitoba, Mud Creek near 

Sprague, Wis., Yellow River at.___......

.Spring Creek at Joliet, 111....._.._.....

Stage-discharge relation, definition of........

State ditch No. 85 near Lancaster, Minn....

Streator, 111., Vermilion River at.... .. ..

Sugar River near Brodhead, Wis...___.. 

Swifteurrent Creek at Many Glacier, Mont 

at Sherburne, Mont.._________.. 

Swiss, Wis., St. Croix River at..............

74

71

145

72

73

74

68

18

16

17

12

14

15

12-22 

55

116

117

64

134

135

136

137

66

2

2

133

85

21

20

27

28

76

50

51

133

47

100

124

2

39

131

108

19

21

71

T

Page

Taylor, Mo., North Fabius River at. 115 

Tenney, MinQ., Bois des Sioux Rive" near.. 26 

Terms, definition of.____.___... 2 

Thief River near Thief River Falls, Hum... 34 

Thief River Falls, Minn., Red Lake Fiver at. 32 

Tomahawk River at Tomahawk, Wh.. 97 

Trego, Wis., Namakagon River near 75 

Troy, Mo., Cuivre River near... 118 

Twin Valley, Minn., Wild Rice River at. 29 

Two Rivers atHallock, Minn___.___. 37 

Middle Fork of, Minn., discharge measurements of ... . 145 

North Fork of, near Lancaster, 1 f.inn 38 

South Fork of, at Bronson, Minn.. 36 

at Pelan, Minn... . --. 35

U

Upper Mississippi River Basin, Minn.- 

Wis.-Iowa-Ill.-Mo., gagurg-station 

records in..______.-___ 53-148

Upper St. Mary Lake at St. Mary Chalet,

Mont.-.. .. 12

Vandalia, HI., Kaskaskia River at 140 

Vermilion River at Streator, HI. .. .... 131

W

Wapsipinicon River, Iowa, discharge measurements of - 146 

Waskish, Minn., Red Lake at, -- 29 

Wayland, Mo., Fox River at. 112

West Fargo, N. Dak., Sheyenne River at. 28 

West Salem, Wis., La Crosse River near.. 90 

Westbope, N. Dak., Souris (Mouse) River

near__ - - 51 

Wild Rice River at Twin Valley, Minn..... 29

Winona, Minn., Mississippi River at 59

Winter, Wis., Chippewa River near 77

Flambeau River near.. . 83

Winton, Minn., Kawishiwi River near 52

Wisconsin River at Knowlton, Wir>. . 94

at Merrill, Wis.. 93

at Muscoda, Wis... . . 96 

at Whirlpool Rapids, near Rl fnelander,

Wis.- .. 92

nearNekoosa, Wis. . 95

Work, authorization of.. 1

division of. 10-11

scope of__-..- 1-2 

Wyaconda River near Canton, Mo. 113

Yellow River at Sprague, Wis........... 100

Zumbro River at Zambro Falls, Hion.

o