HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE

DEPARTMENT OF THJ5 iNl'EttlOK 

Hubert Work. Secretary

U. 8. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

George Otla Smith, Director

Water-Supply Paper 587

SURFACE WATER SUPPLY OF THE 

UNITED STATES

1924

PART VII. LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN

NATHAN C. GROVER, Chief Hydraulic Engineer

H. C. BECKMAN, ROBERT FOLLANSBEE, H. B. KINNISON 

and C. E. ELLSWORTH. District Engineers

Prepared in cooperation with the States of 

MISSOURI, COLORADO. KANSAS, and TEXAS

UNITED STATES

WOVMRKAIENT PRINTING OFFICE

WASHINGTON

1928
69TH CcJNGBESSl

1st Session /

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES / DOCUMENT 

I No. 81

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Hubert Work, Secretary

U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

George Otic Smith, Director

Water-Supply Paper 587

SURFACE WATER SUPPLY OF THE 

UNITED STATES

1924:

PART m. LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN

NATHAN C. GROVER, Chief Hydraulic Engineer

H. C. BECKMAN, ROBERT FOLLANSBEE, H. B. EINNISON 

and C. E. ELLSWORTH, District Engineers

Prepared in cooperation with the States of 

MISSOURI, COLORADO, KANSAS, and TEXAS

UNITED STATES 

GOVERNMENT FEINTING OFFICE

WASHINGTON 

1928 Library C«fi
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CONTENTS

Pag«

Authorization and scope of work_____________-__--_-____ __________ 1

Definition of terms_____-_______-_-__-______-_-_--___-----_---_--_- 2

Explanation of data---_-_--_--------_-_-__------------------------ 5

Accuracy of field data and computed results.________________________ 4?

Publications _____________________________________________________ &

Cooperation____________________________________________________ W

Division of work._________________________________________________ IO1

Gaging-station records____________________________________________ 11

Meramec River Basin________________________---_____________- 111

Meramec River near Steelville, Mo_-_______-_-__---_______- IIMeramec River near Sullivan, Mo__________________________ 13-

Meramec River near Eureka, Mo___________________________ 14

Meramec Spring near St. James, Mo________________________ 16

Bourbeuse River at Union, Mo___-_-____-_'_-___-_--_-__---_ 17

Big River at Byrnesville, Mo-_-___-___-______-___--___-_--_ 19

Headwater diversion channel basin_____._______________________ 22?

Castor River at Zalma, Mo__________-_______-_____-_ _ 22

Whitewater River at Whitewater, Mo_______________-_______ 2$

St. Francis River Basin______________________________________ 25

St. Francis River near Patterson, Mo.___.________ ___ ___ 2'5

Little River ditch No. 1 at Kirk, Mp_ _ _ _ _ ____ _ _ ____ . __ 2»

Little River ditch No. 81 at Kirk, Mo_ _ __ _______ ___ 28

Little River ditch No. 66 at Kirk, Mo_________________ 29*

White River Bas.in_________________________________ 31

White River at Beaver, Ark________________________________ 31

James River at Galena, Mo______________________________ 32?

North Fork of White River at Tecumseh, Mo__________ 34

Black River at Leeper, IVJo____________________________ 37

Current River near Eminence, Mo_________________^_____ _ 40

Current River at Van Buren, Mo____._____________________ 41

Current River at Doniphan, Mo____________________________ 4S

Jacks Fork at Eminence, Mo_______________________________ 45-

Big Spring near Van Buren, Mo_-________-__-___-_________ 47

Eleven Point River near Bardley, Mo_____________________ 4S

Greer Spring at Greer, Mo_________________________________ 50

Arkansas River Basin _________________________________________ 52T

East Fork of Arkansas River near Leadville, Colo____________ 52*

Arkansas River at Granite, Colo__________________-___-_____ 53

Arkansas River at Salida, Colo_____________________________ 55

Arkansas River at Canon City, Colo________________________ 5&

Arkansas River at Pueblo, Colo____________________________ 58;

Arkansas River at Holly, Colo_____________________________ 50

Arkansas River at Syracuse, Kans__________________-_-_-__- 60

Arkansas River at Garden City, Kans_______________________ 62

Arkansas River at Lamed, Kans____________________________ 63

Arkansas River near Wichita, Kans________________----_-___ 65

Arkansas River at Arkansas City, Kans____________-_--____- 66

Tennessee Fork near Leadville, Colo________-_________-_-_-- 68

ur
IV CONTENTS

Gaging-station records Continued.

Arkansas River Basin Continued. Page

West Beaver Creek near Victor, Colo. ___________________ 69

Boehmer Creek near Pikes Peak, Colo_______________________ 70

Little Beaver Creek near Pikes Peak, Colo___________________ 71

Sackett Creek near Pikes Peak, Colo__________._____________ 72

Lion Creek near Halfway, Colo_____-___-_____-__--_-_-_-_-_ 72

Sheep Creek near Halfway, Colo-___-___--____-_-----___-__- 73

South Ruxton Creek at Halfway, Colo_-_-_-_-------- _._._ 74

Cabin Creek near Halfway, Colo.___________________________ 74

Sutherland Creek near Manitou, Colo______-_______.:-______- 75

Bear Creek near Colorado Springs, Colo _____________________ 76

Amazon Canal near Hartland, Kans._________________________ 77

South Side ditch near Hartland, Kans__._-____--_________._- 78

Great Eastern Canal near Hartland, Kans ___________________ 79

Farmers ditch near Garden City, Kans._____________________ 80

Garden City Canal near Garden City, Kans__________________ 82

Pawnee River near Larned, Kans___________________________ 82

Little Arkansas River at Valley Center, Kans.___._-_______-_ 83

Walnut River at Winfield, Kans__________________ 84

Verdigris River at Independence, Kans_______--_-_-*-_--_-___ 86

Neosho River near lola, Kans__________-_____-_-_----__-___ 87

Neosho River near Parsons, Kans.__________________________ 89

Neosho River near Wagoner, Okla_____________________-____ 90

Cottonwood River at EJmdale, Kans________-_-_-_-----_-___ 92

Spring River near Waco, Mo_________-____-__-_-_----__-___ 94

Shoal Creek near Joplin, Mo_-_-____----_-------------_---_ 95

Illinois River near Gore, Okla______________________________ 06

Canadian River near Amarillo, Tex_____-_____-___---_-_-__- 97

Canadian River near Canadian, Tex_________________________ 99

Red River Basin__________________________________-_--____-_-_ 100

Prairie Dog Town Fork of Red River near Canyon, Tex_______ 100

Prairie Dog Town Fork of Red River near Estelline, Tex. _____ 102

Red River near Burkburnett, Tex__________________________ 103

Red River near Denison, Tex___________-___-_____-_-_______ 104

Pease River near Crowell, Tex_____________-_______-__-_-___ 106

Washita River near Anadarko, Okla__________-_____-________ 107

Washita River near Berwyn, Okla______-___-_---_--_------- 108

Mountain Fork River near Broken Bow, Okla________________ 109

Sulphur River near Darden, Tex____________________________ 110

Cypress Creek near Jefferson, Tex_.________________________ 112

Ouachita River near Hot Springs, Ark___________ _________ 113

Ouachita River near Malvern, Ark. __ __ ______ 115

Mississippi River Delta.__________. __ _______ 118

Bayou Cocodrie near Meeker, La____ __________ 118

Miscellaneous discharge measurements - 120

Index..____________.___________.___ -_____ __ 121

ILLUSTRATION

FIGURE 1. Typical gaging station....
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY OF LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN, 1924

AUTHORIZATION AND SCOPE OF WORK

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

measurements of flow made on streams in the United States during 

the year ending September 30, 1924.

The data presented in these reports were collected by the United 

States Geological Survey under the following authority contained in 

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

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

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

The work was begun in 1888 in connection with special studies 

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

June 30, 1895, successive appropriation bills passed 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 turrents and artesian wells, and for the 

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

Annual appropriations for the fiscal years ending June SO, 1895-1925

1895..----.----___.__________________ $12, 500. 00

1896 ___-__--_-___------------_-____-_-_____ »24, 500. 00

1897 to 1899, inclusive--------------.------------ 50, 000. 00

1900..._....._......_...._-.- _--_...--._.----_ 2 70,000.00

1901 to 1902, inclusive-._____--____________ 100, 000. 00

1903 to 1906, inclusive--------------.-.---------- 200, 000. 00

1907___.____________________ _ ________________ 150,000.00

1908 to 1910, inclusive-.---________________ 100, 000. 00

1911 to 1917, inclusive 150, 000. 00

1918 ------------------_-----_-_-_-----_-_---- 175, 000. 00

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

1920 --------------_----------__-------------- 175,000.00

1921 to 1923, inclusive.-.______..._______ 180, 000. 00

1924 to 1925, inclusive-_-----___-____._.__________ 170, 000. 00

In the execution of the work many private and State organizations 

have cooperated either by furnishing data or by assisting in collecting 

data. Acknowledgments for cooperation of the first kind are 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 4,990 

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

'includes $4,500 appropriated in act of Apr. 25, 1896. 

'Includes $20,000 appropriated in deficiency act of Mar. 30,1900.
2 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1924, PART VII

Hawaiian Islands. In July, 1924, 1,670 gaging stations were being 

maintained by the Survey and the cooperating organizations. Many 

miscellaneous discharge measurements are made at other points. In 

connection with this work data were also collected in regard to precipitation, evaporation, storage reservoirs, river profiles, and water 

power in many sections of the country and will be made available in 

water-supply papers from time t

DEFINITION OF TERMS

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

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

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

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

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

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

be defined as follows:

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

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

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

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

unit from which others are computed.

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

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

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

regards time and area.

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

if all the water flowing from it in a given period were uniformly 

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

rainfall, which is usually expressed in depth in inches.

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

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

The following terms not in common use are here defined:

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

of gage height to discharge."

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

stream below the gage which determine the stage-discharge relation 

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

same section or sections at all stages.

The "point of zero flow" for a gaging station is that point on the 

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

control.
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1924, PART VII 3

EXPLANATION OF DATA

The data presented in this report cover the year beginning October 

1,1923, and ending September 30,1924. At the beginning of January 

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

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

lakes, and swamps, or as ground water, and this stored water passes 

off in the streams during the spring break-up. At the end of September, on the other hand, the only stored water available for 

run-off is possibly a small quantity in the ground; therefore the runoff 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

FIGURE 1. Typical gaging station

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 or chain gage or from a water-stage 

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

methods are outlined in standard textbooks on the measurement of 

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

recorder and :neasuring cable and car is shown in Figure 1.

From the discharge measurements rating tables are prepared that 

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

heights to these rating tables gives the 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 giving results 

of discharge measurements, a table showing the daily discharge of the 

stream, and a table of monthly and yearly discharge and run-off.
4 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1924, PART VII

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

tables giving daily gage heights and results of discharge measurements 

are published.

.The description of the station gives, in addition to statements regarding location and equipment, information in regard to any conditions that may affect the permanence of the stage-discharge relation, 

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

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

flow at the gage, artificial regulation, maximum and minimum 

recorded stages, and the accuracy of the records.

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

second-feet corresponding to the mean of the gage heights read each 

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

fluctuation the discharge obtained from the rating table and the mean 

daily gage height may not be the true mean discharge for the 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 operating on the principle of the planimeter and containing as an essential element the rating curve of the station.

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

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

highest. As the gage height is the mean for the day it does not 

indicate correctly the stage when the water surface was at crest height, 

and the corresponding discharge was consequently larger than given 

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

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

average flow in cubic feet per second during the month. On this 

average flow computations recorded in the remaining columns, which 

are defined on page 2, are based.

ACCURACY OF FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS

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

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

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

records.

A paragraph in the description of the station gives information 

regarding the (1) permanence of the stage-discharge relation, (2) percision with which the discharge rating curve is defined, (3) refinement of gage readings, (4) frequency of gage readings, and (5) methods 

of applying daily gage heights to the rating table to obtain the daily 

discharge.
PUBLICATIONS 5

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

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

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

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

individual measurements with reference to the mean rating curve.

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

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

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

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

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

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

The computations are also omitted for stations on streams draining 

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

representing "second-feet per square mile" and "run-off in inches" 

published by the Geological Survey in earlier reports should be used 

with caution because of possible inherent but unknown sources of 

error.

Many gaging stations on streams in the irrigated sections of the 

United States are located above most of the diversions from those 

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

available for further development, as prior appropriations below the 

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

prior appropriations, a paragraph on diversions is presented in each 

station description. Where figures are given these can not be considered exact but represent the best information available.

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

at the station and should not be used for other than preliminary 

estimates; the tables of daily discharge allow more detailed studies 

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

the observations in each succeeding year may be expected to throw 

new light on data previously published.

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 investigation of such, closely allied subjects as 

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

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

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

appeared in the monographs, bulletins, professional papers, and 

annual reports.
6 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1924, PART VII

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

coincide with natural drainage features as indicated below:

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

II. South Atlantic'Slope and eastern Gulf of Mexico basins (James River to 

the Mississippi.

III. Ohio River Basin.

IV. St. Lawrence River Basin.

V. Upper Mississippi River and Hudson Bay Basins.

VI. Missouri River Basin. 

VII. Lower Mississippi River Basin. 

VIII. Western Gulf of Mexico Basin.

IX. Colorado River Basin.

X. Great Basin.

XI. Pacific slope basins in California.

XII. North Pacific slope basins, in three parts:

A. Pacific slope basins in Washington and upper Columbia River

Basin.

B. Snake River Basin. 

C. Lower Columbia River Basin and Pacific slope basins in Oregon.

Water-supply papers and other publications of the United States 

Geological Survey containing data in regard to the water resources 

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

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

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

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

principal cities in the United States.

3. Complete sets are available for consultation in the local offices 

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

Boston, Mass., 2500 Customhouse.

Albany, N. Y., 904 Home Savings Bank Building.

Trenton, N. J., Statehouse.

Charlottesville, Va., care of University of Virginia.

Asheville, N. C., 316 Jackson Building.

Chattanooga, Tenn., 830 Power Building.

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

Chicago, 111., 1510 Consumers Building.

Madison, Wis., care of Railroad Commission of Wisconsin.

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

Helena, Mont., 45-46 Federal Building.

Denver, Colo., 403 Post Office Building.

Salt Lake City, Utah, 313 Federal Building.

Idaho Falls, Idaho, 228 Federal Building.

Boise, Idaho, Federal Building.

Tacoma, Wash., 404 Federal Building.

Portland, Oreg., 606 Post Office Building.

San Francisco, Calif., 303 Customhouse.

Los Angeles, Calif., 600 Federal Building.
PUBLICATIONS

Tucson, Ariz., 106 College of Law Building, Unn

Austin, Tex., State Capitol.

Honolulu, Hawaii, Territorial Office Building.

A list of the Geological Survey's publication! 

applying to the Director of the United States 

Washington, D. C.

Stream-flow records have been obtained at 

the United States, and the data obtained have 

reports tabulated below.

 ersity of Arizona.

may be obtained by 

Geological Survey,

about 4,990 points in 

been published in the

Stream-flow data in reports of the United States 

[A=Annual Report; B=Bulletin; W=Water-Sup

geological Survey 

>ly Paper]

Report

10th A, pt. 2.. 

llth A, pt. 2. 

12th A, pt. 2... __

13th A, pt. 3 

1,4th A, pt. 2__.._-

B131... ... . _ ...

16th A, pt. 2 ....

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

Wll .. __ .

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

W 15.. ............

W16-.... ........

19th A, pt.4... ....

W27..............

W 28.. ............

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

W 35 to 39..... .

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

W 47 to 52......

22dA, pt.4.......

W65, 66....... _ .

W75...... _.......

W 82 to 85.........

W 97 to 100.

W 124 to 135.......

W 165 to 178.

W 201 to 214.......

W 241 to 252.......

W 261 to 272.......

W 281 to 292.......

W 301 to 312.......

W 301 to 312.......

W 321 to 332.......

W 351 to 362.......

W 381 to 394.......

W 401 to 414.... .

W 431 to 444......

W451 to 464.......

W 471 to 484.......

W 501 to 514 .

W521 to 534....

W 541 to 554....

W561 to 574 . ...

W581 to594_....-_

Character of data

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

Monthly discharge (long-time records, 1871 to 1893).

Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, and ratin 

Descriptive information only ___ . . _ . ..

Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, ratings 

discharge (also many data covering earlier years).

Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthlj 

similar data for some earlier years). 

Descriptions, measurements, and gage heights, 

States, eastern Mississippi River, and Missou 

junction with Kansas. 

Descriptions, measurements, and gage heights, wes 

River below junction of Missouri and Platte, and 

States. 

Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly 

some long-time records). 

Measurements, ratings, and gage heights, eastern 

eastern Mississippi River, and Missouri River. 

Measurements, ratings, and gage heights, Arkai 

United States.

Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, and ratii

Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, and ratii

Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, and ratiu

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NOTE, No data regarding stream flow are given in theFifteenth and £

, and monthly

discharge (also

sastern United 

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western United

discharge (also 

United States, 

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Year

1884 to September, 1890. 

1884 to June 30, 

1891. 

1884 to Dec. 31, 

1892. 

1888 to Dec. 31, 

1893. 

1893 and 1894. 

1895.

1896. 

1895 and 1896,

1897. 

1897.

1897. 

1898. 

1898.

1898. 

1899. 

1899. 

1900. 

1900. 

1901. 

1901. 

1902. 

1903. 

1904. 

1905. 

1906. 

1907-8, 

1909. 

1910. 

1910. 

19J1. 

1912. 

1913. 

1914. 

1915. 

1916. 

1917. 

1918. 

1919-20. 

1921. 

1922. 

1923. 

1924.

eventeenth Annual Reports.
8 SURFACE WATBB SUPPLY, 1924, PART VJI

The records at most of the stations discussed in these reports 

extend over a series of years, and miscellaneous measurements at 

many points other than regular gaging stations have been made 

each year. An index of the reports containing records obtained 

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

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

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

to 1924. The data for any particular station will, as a rule, be found 

in the reports covering the years during which the station was maintained. For example, data for Machias Kiver at Whitneyville, Me., 

1903 to 1921, are published in Water-Supply Papers 97, 124, 165, 

201, 241, 261, 281, 301, 321, 351, 381, 401, 431, 451, 471, 501, and 521, 

which contain records for the New England streams from 1903 to 

1921. Kesults of miscellaneous measurements are published by 

drainage basins.
Numbers of water-supply papers containing results of stream m

[For basins included see p. 6]

Vani*

1899 «_._. _ . _

1900 « .......

1901....... __ .

1902............

1903............

1904. ........

1905............

1906.... _ . _ .

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

1909............

1910.. . 

1911. . . _

1912 . . _ .

1913. 

1914 __ 

1915 ...... 

1916. ........

1917........ ....

1918.. .......

1919-20. .

1921... .........

}922.. _ . ......

1923............

1924 .......

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65,75

82

97

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» 201, 202,

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241

261

281

301

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381

401

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451

471

501

521

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561

581

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582

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526

546^

566

586

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517

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* 128, 131

L i ort ^ tfn

* 205, 209

247

Oft*7

9R7

307

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9.R.7

007

407

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457

477

Kfl7

527

547^

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VIII

07

84

99

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" Bating tables and index to Water-Supply Papers 35^39 contained in Water-Supply 

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

»James River only.

 Qallatin River.

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

 Mohave River only.

/ Kings and Kerns Rivers and south Pacific slope drainage 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 IV.

* Wissahickon and 8chuylki}l|Rivers to James River. 

<Seioto River.

« Loup and Platte 

with Platte.

 Tributaries of Mi

' Lake Ontario and 

" Hudson Bay onl

« New England riv

 Hudson River to 

» Susquehanna Riv

o Platte and Kansa

' Great Basin in Ca

 Below junction w

' Rogue, Umpqua, 
10 SUBFACE WATEB SUPPLY, 1924, PA$T VII

COOPERATION

In Missouri the work was done in cooperation with the Missouri 

Bureau of Geology and Mines, through H. A. Buehler, State geologist. 

Financial assistance has also been rendered by the United States 

Weather Bureau, Little River Drainage District, Western Tie & 

Timber Co., Ozark Power & Water Co., and Hugh L. Cooper & Co.

In Arkansas the station on White River at Beaver, Ark., was 

maintained in cooperation with the Ozark Power & Water Co., and 

the stations on Ouachita River near Hot Springs and Malvern, Ark., 

were maintained in cooperation with the Arkansas Light & Power Co.

In Kansas the work was done in cooperation with the Kansas 

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

secretary; and H. B. Walker. Financial assistance was also rendered 

by G. S. Knapp, State irrigation commissioner; city of Wichita, 

P. L. Brockway, city engineer; and Kansas Gas & Electric Co.

The Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co. cooperated in the maintenance 

of all stations in Oklahoma.

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

Board of Water Engineers, consisting of John A. Norris, chairman, 

C. S. Clark, and A. H. Dunlop.

The station on Bayou Cocodrie near Meeker, La., was maintained 

in cooperation with the Louisiana Gravity Canal Co.

DIVISION OF WORK

Data for stations in Missouri and Arkansas were collected and 

prepared for publication under the direction of H. C. Beckman, 

district engineer, assisted by V. L. Austin, W. S. Frame, and H. H. 

Brittingham.

Data for stations in Colorado were collected and prepared for 

publication under the direction of Robert Follansbee, district engineer, 

assisted by P. V. Hodges, J. W. Mangan, and Miss Florence M. Hall.

Data for stations in Kansas and Oklahoma were collected and 

prepared for publication under the direction of H. B. Kinnison, district engineer, assisted by G. H. Barger, J. H. Hofmann, and C. P. 

Heartburg.

Data for stations in Texas were collected and prepared for publication under the direction of C. E. Ellsworth, district engineer, assisted 

by C. E. McCashin, A. G. Fiedler, W. E. Armstrong, D. S. Wallace, 

Trigg Twichell, H. C. Pritchett, T. A. Slack, C. C. Crosnoe, E. A. 

Schlaudt, O. S. L. Talbot, Tate Dalrymple, N. C. Magnuson, H. W. 

McCue, Morris Reedy, J. A. Muncey, W. T. Guyton, Kate Casparis,- 

and Katherine E. Hickey.

The manuscript was assembled and reviewed by D. S. Wallace.
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1924, PART VII

GAGING-STATION KECORDS

MERAMEC RIVER BASIN

MEBAMEC RIVER NEAR STEELVHLE, HO.

LOCATION. In NE. % sec. 21, T. 38 N., R. 4 W., at 

yiUe-Cuba road, 400 feet below St. Louis-San 

half a mile above Whittenberg Creek, 2 miles below 

miles north of Steelville, Crawford County.

DRAINAGE AREA. Approximately 830 square miles 

and soil survey maps).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. December 21, 1922, to September 

States Weather Bureau has records of stage 1 mile 

1, 1916.

GAGE. Chain gage on downstream side of bridge;

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from highway or 

ing.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of clean, coarse 

and rocky. Right bank thinly wooded; subject to 

stages. Control is a gravel bar extending 200 feet 

fairly permanent.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded 

6 p. m. May 29 (discharge, 11,900 second-feet); 

October 16 (discharge, 140 second-feet).

1923-24: Maximum and minimum stages same 

tember 30, 1924, as given above.

Maximum stage of 26.5 feet (determined from 

Weather Bureau) occurred August 20, 1915.

REGULATION. Natural regulation by large springs.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent; 

Rating curves fairly well denned. Gage read to 

Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean dai 

table except as described in footnote to table of 

good except those for estimated periods.

Discharge measurements of Meramec River near Steelvi,

ending September 30, 1924

Date

Oct. 25-.-.- 

Gage 

height

Feet 

0.72 

.91

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

160 

212

Date

A rir 19

Do 

Gage 

height

Feet 

2.19 

2.10

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

964 

965

]

Date

.lay 5.-.- ....

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.04 

1.23

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

280 

3?8

11

highway bridge on»SteelFruncisoo ,Ra,il.way bridge, 

Perigee Spring, and 2^

(measured on topographic

30, 1924. The United 

upstream since October

real by William Weis. 

railroad bridge or by wadgravel. Left bank high 

overflow at extreme high 

downstream from bridge;

during year, 12.43 feet at 

minimum stage, 0.58 foot

as for year ending Sepecords of United States

not affected by ice. 

hundredths twice daily. 

y gage height to rating 

diily discharge. Records

le, Mo., during the year
12 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1924, PART VII

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Meramec River near Steelirille, Mo., for the year 

ending September SO, 1924

Day

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

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

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

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

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

6 ........

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

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

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

10 ........

11 

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

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

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

15 .........

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

17 .. __ .....

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

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

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

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

22 __ .........

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

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

25 

26 

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

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

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

30- ..

31 . ___ ..

Oct.

160

160

157

154

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

150

160

160

140

172

185

185

210

228

198

185

185

172

172

160

172

172

185

228

Nov.

228

210

185

198

228

228

210

198

198

185

185

172

172

185

185

185

185

185

185

172

172

172

172

172

185

185

172

172

172

172

Dec.

185

185

185

185

245

355

405

430

455

VIS

535

618

6,940

5,180

1,580

960

765

618

fWSO

480

480

480

480

480

480

508

480

430

405

355

330

Jan.

290

273

265

256

237

007

237

226

212

212

223

226

219

219

216

209

198

195

203

176

186

195

186

192

189

203

206

209

223

Feb.

237

256

277

282

480

510

450

420

390

355

320

305

335

365

325

325

420

1,320

1,160

898

710

570

540

480

450

450

420

365

340

Mar.

282

290

248

290

290

owl

282

273

265

265

265

256

248

248

260

265

290

290

300

330

340

510

605

822

710

540

510

510

1,960

2,280

1,400

Apr.

898

710

605

540

480

450

420

390

2,370

4,850

1,480

972

785

640

540

510

480

450

390

340

340

315

320

365

273

265

265

265

256

277

May

365

330,

290

282

269

265

256

248

310

269

248

252

246

239

232

226

212

212

212

212

212

209

212

2,460

1,240

785

2,280

4,520

11,200

7,930

4,940

June

1,960

1,640

1,010

890

760

640

570

390

450

420

510

1,960

1,400

1,080

860

605

675

2,120

4,850

1,720

2,120

1,530

935

935

935

1,640

2,550

935

748

710

July

I 480

3,640

4,520

2,640

1,640

1,160

935

748

605

510

450

420

390

365

Aug.

540

480

450

450

390

315

277

265

260

277

2,640

10,700

2,200

1,080

822

748

570

480

450

420

365

325

295

335

450

335

290

277

252

241

240

Sept.

240

206

206

206

206

209

2,640

3,230

860

570

450

420

340

305

273

265

248

NOTE. Discharge interpolated for Oct. 3-4, Feb. 10 and 13, Apr. 7, May 13-15 and 31, June 4-5 and 22; 

estimated from discharge of Meramec Spring near St. James and Meramec River near Sullivan for July 1-18 

and Aug. 31 to Sept. 14; gage not read. Braced figures show mean discharge for periods indicated.

Monthly discharge of Meramec River near Steelvitte, Mo., for the year ending September SO, 1924

[Drainage area, 830 square miles]

Month

February ___________________ .. ....

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

July .........

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

228 

228 

6,940 

290 

1,320 

2,280 

4,850 

11,200 

4,850 

4,520 

10, 700 

3,230

11,200

Minimum

140 

172 

185 

176 

237 

248 

256 

209 

390 

365 

240 

206

140

Mean

169 

188 

848 

218 

474 

507 

708 

1,330 

1,250 

860 

878 

466

659

Per

square 

mile

0.204 

.227 

1.02 

.263

.571 

.611 

.853 

1.60 

1.51 

1.04 

1.06 

.561

.794

Run-off 

in inches

0.24 

.25 

1.18 

.30 

.62 

.70 

.95 

1.84 

1.68 

1.20 

1.22 

.63

10.81
MERAMEC RIVER BASIN

HERAMEC RIVER NEAR S0LUVAN, HO.

LOCATION In N. ^ SW. M sec. 35, T. 40 N., R. 2 W

bridge, 3% miles below Brazil Creek, 4J^ miles below

6 miles southeast of Sullivan, Franklin Count?

County. 

DRAINAGE ABEA. 1,550 square miles (measured on topographic and»soil survey

maps).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September 9, 1921, to September 

GAGE. Chain gage bolted to upstream side of bridge;

ton.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream 

ing.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of silt, gravel 

fairly permanent. Right bank high, rocky, and 

Left bank is wooded and is overflo\fced at stage of 

a bar of gravel and boulders 400 feet below gage 

Small trees and brush grow on high parts of bar.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded 

at 7.30 p. m. April 9 (discharge from extension 

second-feet); minimum stage, 1.68 feet October 

feet).

1921-1924: Maximum stage recorded, that o 

above; minimum stage, 1.58 feet August 14, 195 

feet).

The flood of August, 1915, reached a stage 

by levels to somewhat indefinite floodmarks).

REGULATION. Natural regulation by large springs.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent during 

ice. Rating curve well defined below 11,000 set 

hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained 

daily gage height to rating table. Records good.

The following discharge measurements were made: 

October 23, 1923: Gage height, 2.01 feet; discharge 

April 5, 1924: Gage height, 3.44 feet; discharge, 1, 

August 19, 1924: Gage height, 2.83 feet; discharge,

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Meramec River near 

ending September SO, 1924

Day

1 _______

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

3-..... .. 

4 _ . _____

5.. _______

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

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

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

9 .. _ ... ...

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

11... ____ ...

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

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

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

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

63481

Oct.

330

330

317

317

317

317

317

317

317

304

304

304

304

317

317

 28-

Nov.

462

462

462

462

500

500

500

462

426

392

392

392

376

376

376

 2

Dec.

392

392

426

462

540

820

870

870

920

920

1,080

1,440

6,870

7,710

3,400

Jan.

630

630

585

540

540

585

500

462

462

462

462

462

462

426

426

Feb.

500

500

540

630

720

820

820

720

675

530

630

585

585

585

585

Mar.

630

585

585

540

540

540

500

500

462

500

462

462

462

500

Apr.

1,980

1,620

1,380

1,260

1,020

970

970

920

11,400

8,670

3,880

2,500

1,920

1,620

1,440

ft ay

675

675

630

585

585

5W

630

585

585

S85

fm

500 'iOO

4fi«

4f}2

June

3,240

2,570

2,100

1,740

1,500

2,360

1,500

1,320

1,200

1,140

1,440

3,080

2,850

2,220

1,800

July

870

720

675

675

630

585

585

540

540

540

500

500

500

1,320

2,570

Aug.

820

820

770

675

585

540

540

540

500

462

2,290

4,440

6,180

1,920

1,320

Sept.

463

500

585

630

540

462

426

426

392

392

376

376

360

345

345

13

., at Sappington highway 

Thickety Creek, and 

Gage is in Crawford

30, 1924. 

read by John V. Sappingside of bridge or by wadand rock; clean and 

not subject to overflow, 

about 20 feet. Control is 

I practically permanent.

during year, 17.25 feet 

of rating curve, 15,400

2 (discharge, 304 secondApril 9, 1924, as given

2 (discharge, 273 secondof about 30.7 feet (determined

year; not affected by 

cond-feet. Gage read to 

by applying mean

403 second-feet.

second-feet. 

749 second-feet.

090

Sullivan, Mo., for the year
14 SURFACE WATEE SUPPLY, 1924, PAET VII

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Meramec River near Sullivan, Mo., for the year 

ending September 80, 19%4 Continued

Day

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 .

22 

23 

24 

25 

26 . 

27 

28. 

29 

30 

31 -

Oct.

330

360

462

540

540

500

462

419

376

360

360

360

345

376

426

462

Nov.

376

376

376

360

360

360

360

376

376

360

360

360

360

360

376

Dec.

2,360

1,800

1,500

1,380

1,260

1,200

1,260

1,320

1,320

1,140

1,080

1,020

920

820

770

720

Jan.

426

426

426

426

392

392

392

OQO

426

462

426

4.9K

426

426

Aon 462

Feb.

585

720

1,260

1,560

1,320

1,140

970

920

870

820

720

720

675

Mar.

540

540

585

. 630

675

720

770

970

1,500

1,380

1,200

1,080

1,260

2,710

5,100

2,920

Apr.

1,260

1,140

1,020

970

870

820

770

720

675

630

630

585

585

630

May

462

426

426

462

720

585

500

500

4,440

3,400

2,360

3,560

9,750

13,100

12,800

5,630

June

1,500

1,320

2,500

5,100

4,360

3,400

2,290

1,860

1,620

1,320

2,220

1,620

1,440

1,260

1,080

July

1,620

1,380

1,380

1,500

7,350

5,100

3,080

2,100

1,620

1,440

1,140

920

870

770

720

675

Aug.

1,080

970

820

720

675

585

540

540

585

540

585

500

462

462

426

426

Sept.

360

360

360

376

1,920

4,360

1,980

1,260

870

770

630

585

540

500

462

NOTE. Gage not read Oct. 23 and Apr. 6-8; discharge estimated.

Monthly discharge of Meramec River near Sullivan, Mo., for the year ending September 80, 1924

[Drainage area, 1,550 square miles]

Month

October....... ____ _________ . ___ .

April. . 

May... __ .. ______________ . ....

July . 

August- __ . ________ . ________ .

The year __ ______________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

540 

500 

7,710 

630 

1,860 

5,100 

11,400 

13,100 

5,100 

7,350 

6,180 

4,360

13, 100

Minimum

304 

360 

392 

392 

500 

462 

585 

426 

1,080 

500 

426 

345

304

Mean

368 

401 

1,520 

464 

816 

979 

1,780 

2,180 

2,100 

1,400 

1,040 

732

1,150

Per 

square 

mile

0.237 

.259 

.981 

.299 

.526 

.632 

1.15 

1.41 

1.35 

.903 

.671 

.472

.742

Run-off 

in inches

0.27 

.29 

1.13 

.34 

.57 

.73 

1.28 

1.63 

1.51 

1.04 

.77 

.53

10.09

MERAMEC RIVER NEAR EUREKA, MO.

LOCATION. In SE. J^ sec. 32, T. 44 N., R. 4 E., at Votaw Ford highway bridge 

on Eureka-Valley Park road, one-fourth mile below Antire Creek, 1^4 miles 

above St. Louis-San Francisco Railway bridge, 2 miles east of Eureka, St. 

Louis County, 3 miles below Big River, and 35 miles above mouth.

DRAINAGE AREA. 3,800 square miles (measured on topographic and soil survey 

maps).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August 26, 1903, to July 21, 1906, and October 6, 1921, 

to September 30, 1924.

GAGE. Chain gage bolted to handrail on downstream side of bridge; read by 

J. W. Paul. Datum of present gage not same as that used 1903 to 1906.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of highway bridge or 

by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of coarse gravel and boulders. Right 

bank high, rocky, and wooded. Left bank wooded at edge and cultivated 

beyond; is overflowed at stage of about 27 feet. Control is a short section 

of river channel of rock and gravel just below gage; clean and fairly 

permanent.
MEBAMEC EIVEB BASIN 15

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded

6 p. m. May 30 (discharge, 31,000 second-feet);

October 12-13 (discharge, 495 second-feet).

1922-1924: Maximum stage recorded, 24.45 feet

38,600 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.60 foot

charge, 320 second-feet).

The flood of August 22, 1915, reached a stage

of February 1, 1916, a stage of 35.6 feet, determined

water marks. 

REGULATION. None. 

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent during

ice. Rating curve fairly well defined. Gage i

daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying

rating table, except as described in footnote to

Records good.

luring year, 20.50 feet at 

ninimum stage, 0.76 foot

April 19, 1922 (discharge, 

September 28, 1922 (dis38.8 feet, and the flood 

by levels to highyear; not affected by 

jad to hundredths twice 

aean daily gage height to 

table of daily discharge.

Discharge measurements of Meramec River near Eureka, Mo., during the year

ending September 80, 1924

Date

Get. 24.. .

Feb. 18.. ......

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.38 

2.55 

3.66

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

' 816 

1,850 

3,360

Date Gage Dis" 1Jaie height charge

Mar

« May 

Mas

F 

Zl. ....... 2

10... 1

31.. 20

eet Sec.-ft. 

.80 2, 220 

.89 1, 200 

.03 29, 700

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Meramec River near 

ending September 80, 1924

Day

1... .....

2...- .

-3 ...

4 

.5 .- 

6 .....

7... 

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.

550 

550 

550 

550 

530

510 

510 

510 

510 

510

510 

495 

495 

530 

530

530 

550 

700 

1,000 

1,000

1,210 

1,040 

925 

855 

760

730 

670 

670 

730 

820 

890

Nov.

960 

960 

1,000 

1,410 

1,520

1,630 

1,520 

1,310 

1,210 

1,040

925 

890 

890 

855 

820

790 

760 

760 

760 

730

730 

700 

730 

730 

760

760 

730 

730 

760 

790

Dec.

820 

855 

855 

960 

1,960

2,560 

3,430 

3,800 

3,430 

3,430

5,210 

5,080 

17,200 

21,500 

18,500

19,200 

6,510 

4,950 

4,060 

3,930

3,680 

3,800 

4,430 

4,300 

4,060

3,680 

3,430 

2,930 

2,560 

2,320 

3,300

Jan.

3,060 

1,740 

1,520 

1,520 

1,960

2,320 

2,440 

2,320 

1,850 

1,210

1,210 

1,120 

1,040 

1,040 

1,040

1,220 

1,410 

2,680 

1,740 

1,740

1,410 

1,410 

1,630 

1,740 

2,080

1,740 

1,740 

2,320 

2,200 

1,410 

1,310

Feb.

1,210 

1,310 

1,520 

2,440 

2,800

3,560 

3,180 

2,680 

2,320 

1,960

1,850 

1,630 

1,520 

1,520 

1,520

1,630 

2,560 

3,930 

6,380 

6,250

4,960 

3,680 

2,930 

2,680

2,440

2,320 

1,960 

1,630 

1,210

Mar.

1,310 

1,630 

1,520 

1,410 

1,410

1,410 

1,310 

1,310 

1,210 

1,210

1,210 

1,210 

1,210 

1,210 

1,120

1,410 

1,410 

1,520 

1,740 

2,080

2,080 

2,440 

3,300 

4,300 

4,560

4,060 

3,300 

2,930 

10,900 

15,800 

15,200

Apr.

7,810 

5,600 

4,950 

3,430 

2,680

2,680 

2,440 

1,960 

11,800 

18,100

16,500 

16,300 

9,990 

3,680 

3,560

3,300 

3,060 

2,440 

2,080 

1,960

1,900 

1,850 

1,740 

1,630 

1,520

1,410 

1,310 

1,260 

1,210 

1,210

May

1,3H 

1,311 

1,2H 

1,12 

1,0*

1,211 

2,68( 

1,311 

1,12 

1,12

1,311 

1,041 

90 

1,00 

92

82 

92 

92 

96 

1,00

2,93

2,80 

2,68 

12,20 

14,60

13,20 

11,70 

23,70 

25,30 

30,40 

30,60

NOTE. Gage not read Oct. 8, Nov. 14, Jan. 16, Feb. 21, Apr. 13, 21, 28, 

interpolated.

Date

Aug. 20..... 

Gage 

height

Feet 

7.36 

2.18

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

7,760 

1,560

Eureka, Mo., for the year

June

12,000 

10,700 

7,810 

5,730 

4,820

5,730 

5,600 

5,210 

4,560 

4,060

10,100 

22,400 

16,800 

10,900 

7,290

6,120 

4,300 

5,210 

10,100 

12,800

11,700 

10,200 

9,200 

5,730 

4,560

3,680 

5,080 

5,340 

5,470 

5,080

July

3,640 

2,200 

1,960 

1,740 

1,630

1,520 

1,410 

1,310 

1,210 

1,040

1,120 

1,040 

1,120 

1,210 

2,800

5,210 

4,690 

4,690 

4,690 

9,650

9,800 

10,100 

6,120 

4,180 

3,800

3,560 

2,440 

1,850 

1,740 

1,630 

1,520

Aug.

1,410 

2,930 

2,680 

1,410 

1,310

1,210 

1,040 

1,000 

1,000 

1,630

2,200 

5,860 

7,940 

6,900 

3,800

2,680 

2,320 

1,960 

1,740 

1,520

1,120 

925 

1,120 

1,850 

1,740

1,630 

1,210 

960 

925 

925 890'

Sept.

1,210 

1,120 

1,040 

1,040 

1,000

960 

855 

820 

760 

700

700 

700 

670 

670 

670

670 

670 

670 

820 

925

5,730 

6,120 

3,930 

2,560 

1,960

1,630 

1,310 

1,120 

1,040 

960

May 19, 26, and July 1; discharge
16 SURFACE' WATER SUPPLY, 1924, PART VH

Monthly discharge of Meramec River near Eureka, Mo., for the year ending September 30, 1924 

[Drainage area, 3,800 square miles]

Month

October ______________________

November- ____________________

March ___________________ .......

April... 

May 

_ _________________

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

September _____________________

The year

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

1,210 

1,630 

21,500 

3,060 

6,380 

15,800 

18,100 

30,600 

22,400 

10,100 

7,940 

6,120

30,600

Minimum.

495 

700 

820 

1,040 

1,210 

1,120 

1,210 

820 

3,680 

1,040 

890 

670

495

Mean

675 

939 

5,380 

1,720 

2,610 

3,120 

4,650 

6,240 

7,940 

3,250 

2,120 

1,430

3,340

Per 

square 

mile

0.178 

.247 

1.42 

.453 

.687 

.821 

1.22 

1.64 

2.09 

.855 

.558 

.376

.879

Run-on1 

in inches

0.21 

.2& 

1.64 .52' 

.74 .95" 

1. 36 1.89- 

2.33 

.99 

.64 .42"

11.97

MEBAMEC SPRING NEAR ST. JAMES, MO.

LOCATION. In SE. J£ Bee. 1, T. 37 N., R. 6 W., 600 feet below outlet of spring,.

1 mile above mouth of Spring Branch, and 6 miles southeast of St. James,,

Phelps County. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March 1, 1903, to July 21, 1906, and November 11, 1921,.

to September 30, 1924. 

GAGE. Vertical staff gage in two sections fastened to overhanging oak tree on

right bank; read by F. E. Beezley. From 1903 to 1906 a vertical staff gage100 feet above present gage; not set to same datum. 

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made by wading. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of coarse gravel; small growth of"

aquatic plants in channel. Control fs a coarse gravel bar 200 feet below

gage; clean and practically permanent; affected by backwater from Meramec

River during high stages. 

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum discharge during year, 388 second-feet

July 21; minimum stage, 1.01 feet January 23 and 28; minimum discharge,.

73 second-feet November 27-28.

1922-1924: Maximum stage recorded, 3.00 feet June 16, 1923 (affected

by backwater from Meramec River); maximum discharge, 420 second-feet

March 17, 1923; minimum stage, 1.01 feet January 23 and 28,1924; minimum

discharge, 73 second-feet November 27-28, 1923. 

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent; not affected by ice, but

affected by backwater from Meramec River whenever river is more than

about 6 feet above low-water stage. Rating curves well defined between

90 and 300 second-feet. Gage read to hundredths once daily except Sunday s.

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

indirect method for shifting control used June 23 to September 30. Records

good.

Discharge measurements of Meramec Spring near St. James, Mo., during the year 

ending September 80, 1924

Date

Oct. 25--. . .

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.13

1.03

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

82

93

Date

Apr. 4- -.-..-

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.26

1.12

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

156

108

Date

May 24. ........

Aug. 16... __ ..

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.60

1.33

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

250

198
MERAMEC BIVEB BASIN

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Meramec Spring net 

year ending September SO, 192.

Day

1 

2 _ .

3 .

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

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

'6.. .........

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

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

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

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

Jl-. .........

J2 ...........

.13

JL4.... ..........

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

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

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

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

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

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

21 

22. ....... .

23

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

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

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

27 ..........

28 .....

29 .......

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

51 . .-.

Oct.

83

81

81

81

79

79

-78

77

77

77

77

81

77

"78

79

79

81

81

83<Ji

-81

81

81

81

81

79

77

-77

77

85

87

Nov.

87

85

83

-83.

83

S3

83

81

81

79

«78

77

75

75

79

77

77

-77

77

77

75

75

75

75

«75

75

7Q

73

-76

79

Dec.

81

«80

79

83

114

117

117

114 -109

104

95

120 '334

334

266

-230

i<u

171

157

149

144

138

141

144

-137

130

126

123

120

-118

116

Jan.

«112

108

108

103

98

-98

98

98

96

96

96

93

-93

93

93

96

90

90

c«

- 90

88

88

86-

88

OR

93

"90

86

DO

93

96

Feb.

OK

98

-103

108

141

13ff

118

110

106

»103

*120

M33

118

116

110

108

"171

234

91 ft

188

166

-155

144 -137

tQA

19S

126

1 1ft

Mar.

116

« 113

110

110

106

106

100

98

«98

98

98

96

100

100

100

"105

110

"113

116

120

118 148"

"150

155

146

136

133

loft

OQQ

"250

218

Apr.

188

171

157

152

144

-137

130

130

266

218

185

«176

166

1W

149

"141

133

19S

a 197

126

129

116

116

116

a 1 19

110

110

118

M

i

i

a ]

i

i

i

i

i

i

i

i

j

o 1

j

,

f

a '

0

a 3

3

ly

18

13

13

19

10

10

08

13

13

10

09

OS

fifi as

as

as

03

03

03

00

00

4S

98

50

14

77

17

34dn

46

W

June

"309

266

234

200

185.

180

-168

157

152

152

203 "Wi

"194

177

166

283 vin

334

352

"318

283

250

234

266

or A

OQA

197

July

191

185

180 174

168

"164

160

155

152

146

 145

144

"205

266

283

"266

"250

234

334

388

«35»

"331

"302

"274

«245

"217

188

182

168

160

Aug.

157

155

"152

"149

"147

a 114

"142

-139

136

"160

185

»300

283

250

215

197

«190

182

174

168

163

157

152

«152

1 KO

14A

141

138

136

133

-134

Sept.

"136

138

136

136

133

130

"128

126

123

120

120

123

120

 119

118

118

118

118

120

 185

155

144

136

130

126

126

"122

118,

116

17

St. James, Mo., for the

a Gage not read; discharge interpolated.

* Stage-discharge relation affected by backwater from Meramec River;

Monthly discharge of Meramec Spring near St. James,

September SO, 1924

discharge estimated.

Mo., for the year ending

Month

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

87 

87 

334 

112 

234 

283 

266

Minimum

11 

79 

86 

86 

96 

110

Mean

79.9 

78.3 

145 

94.6 

133 

128 

145

Month

July.... ...... 

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

352 

370 

388 

300 

215

388

Minimum

98 

152 

144 

133 

116

73

Mean

154 

233 

225 

169 

132

143

BOURBEUSE RIVER AT UNION, MO

LOCATION. In SW. M sec. 26, T. 43 N., R. 1 W., at highway bridge on St.

Glair-Union road, 800 feet above Flat Creek, 1 mile east of Union, Franklin

County, 4 miles below Hamilton Creek, 7 miles above Birch Creek, and 13

miles above mouth. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 767 square miles (measured on topographic maps and base

map of Missouri). * 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 7, 1921, to September 30, 1924. The United States

Weather Bureau has records x>f> stage since October 19, 1916. 

GAGE. Chain gage on downstream side of bridge; read by W. J. Keller. Prior

to September 24, 1921, a vertical staff gage on left bank 150 feet above

bridge; set to same datum.
18 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1924, PART VII

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of bridge or by 

wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of clay and coarse gravel. Control 

is bar of clean, coarse gravel 800 feet below gage; fairly permanent.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 14.16 feet 

at 6 p. m. May 31 (discharge, 13,700 second-feet}; minimum stage, 1.04 

feet at 5.45 p. m. October 8 (discharge, 38 second-feet).

1921-1924: Maximum stage recorded, 14.70 feet April 2, 1922 (discharge,. 

14,600 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.80 foot October 5 and 6, 1922;. 

minimum discharge, 38 second-feet October 8, 1923.

Maximum stage recorded by United States Weather Bureau, 25.5 feet 

August 22, 1915. Flood of 1897 reached a stage of 26.0 feet (exact dateunknown) .

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent; not affected by ice during 

the year. Rating curves fairly well defined. Gage read to hundredths 

twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage 

height to rating table; indirect method for shifting control used August 

30 to September 30. Records good for medium and high stages and fair 

for low stages.

Discharge measurements of Bourbeuse River at Union, Mo., during the year endingSeptember 30, 1924

Date

Oct. 25. ........

Dec. 4..........

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.19

2.30

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

52

230

Date

Feb. 21. ........

May 8.. . 

Gage 

height

Feet 

3.62

1.62

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

1,210

134

Date

Aug. 21... ......

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.70

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

134

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Bourbeuse River at Union, Mo., for the year 

ending September SO, 1924

Day

1.

3 

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

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

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

7. ........

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

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

10 

11 

12 

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

14 ........

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

16 

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

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

19 

20 

21 

22 ....

23 ........

24.. .,.

OK

28 -- 

27. 

2«

9Q

30 

31 

Oct.

47

45

45

43

39

41

41

39

41

40

40

39

40

48

47

48

48

100

90

69

59

55

51

52

51

49

48

47

fif)

114

84

l 

Nov.

81

78

201

275

216

170

145

122

112

100

98

90

86

90

90

81

80

78

82

81

86

94

104

96

94

86

82

76

94

108

Dec.

102

106

110

275

465

810

1,550

1,340

1,040

810

670

1,550

5,740

8,800

11,900

2,770

1,380

1,000

860

770

800

1,000

860

860

860

770

650

570

475

430

Jan.

371

335

318

286

271

228

228

215

215

228

215

215

215

202

202

202

178

190

190

167

167

167

178

271

302

390

650

498

452

430

Feb.

475

570

595

770

860

1,000

860

650

498

430

410

371

371

410

475

740

1,840

3,040

1,220

860

680

570

545

545

545

Mar.

452

390

371

371

335

335

318

286

302

286

271

271

271

286

286

302

335

390

498

710

710

650

1,000

1,300

1,000

740

545

710

2,860

6,080

3,440

Apr.

1,300

810

580

475

400

360

300

300

400

320

280

340

300

265

235

220

205

190

172

168

143

143

117

109

98

98

97

127

May

113

113

121

165

178

 143

162

127

115

107

100

96

92

88

86

84

78

78

86

107

113

119

280

1,880

4,440

2,680

2,860

6,880

10,100

11,300

13,500

June

2,410

1,380

1,420

1,040

705

775

1,640

1,120

1,210

1,420

6,770

6,650

3,840

4,340

1,980

1,120

810

1,550

5,630

2,590

5,520

1,800

1,000

580

1 800

1,340

880

550

July

390

330

275

222

186

165

152

130

126

126

118

120

112

122

112

2,230

610

440

1,080

1,080

1,800

1,890

880

580

465

310

275

216

180

160

140

Aug.

130

490

150

124

142

160

138

116

465

415

640

740

1,300

610

370

292

131

195

162

140

128

114

108

240

140

110

100

92

81

71

Sept.

73

98

104

96

75-

68

6159-

58

56

55

55-

54

51

45

54

53-

52:

55-

310'

84&

920-

580-

350

258.

204

168

148

120

114
MEBAMEC BIVER BASIN

Monthly discharge oj Bourbeuse River at Union, Mo., for the year ending September

SO, 1924

[Drainage area, 767 square miles]

Month

October... ____________________

March ___ .. __ ________ __ __

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

May.......- --

June- ___ ... _ .- -. ___ . ______ .....

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

August ........................................

The year. __________________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

114 

275 

11,900 

650 

3,040 

6,080 

1,300 

13,500 

6,770 

2,230 

1,300 

920

13,500

Minimum

39 

76 

102 

167 

371 

271 

97 

78 

550 

112 

71 

45

39

Mean

53.5 

109 

1,610 

284 

776 

842 

293 

1,820 

2,310 

485 

265 

175

752

Per

square 

mile

0.070 

.142 

2.10 

.370 

1.01 

1.10 

.382 

2.37 

3.01 

.632 

.346 

.228

.980

Run-off 

in inches

0.08 

.16 

2.42 .4a

1.09'

1.27 .4a

2.73 

3.36 

.73 

.40 

.2£

13. 3&

BIG RIVER AT BYRNESVILLE, MO.

LOCATION. In SE. ^ sec. 12, T. 42 N., E. 3 E., at highway bridge in Byrnesville^

Jefferson County, 200 feet below dam and mill, and 4 miles above Head's

Creek and Rockford Dam. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 892 square miles (measured on topographic and United

States soil survey maps).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 10, 1922, to September 30, 1924. 

GAGE. Chain gage on downstream side of bridge; read by Charles Steidle. 

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made.from upstream side of bridge or by wading. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of silt, gravel, and rock. Control isa bar of clean, coarse gravel 500 feet below gage; practically permanent.

Brush grows on the bar above low-water line. 

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

17.40feet at 6 a. m. May 17, 1923 (discharge, 11,100 second-feet); minimum

stage, 2.00 feet at 6 p. m. October 1, 1922 (discharge, 64 second-feet). 

REGULATION. Slight diurnal fluctuation in the flow at low stages is caused by

gristmills' -above. 

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

Rating curve fairly well defined. Gage read to hundredths twice daily.

Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating^

table, except for period of ice effect January 3-21, 1924, when gage heights

were first corrected by means of observer's notes and weather records.

Records good except for discharges less than 200 second-feet and for period

of ice effect, for which they are fair.

Discharge measurements of Big River at Byrnesville, Mo., during the year ending

September 80, 1924

Date

Oct. 24.. .......

Feb. 18... ......

Feb. 19. ...

Oage 

height

Feet 

3.52

4.46

6.29

7.40

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

234

575

1,520

2,040

Date

Feb. 19... .....

Feb. 20 ___ ...

Mar. 21. ___ _.

Qage 

height

Feet 

6.98

6.13

4.69

17.19

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

1,820

1.400

687 in onn

Date

Apr. 11. .

Do...... ...

May 10. __ ...

Aug. 20 .....

Gage 

height

Feet 

9.80

8.37

3.95

3.65

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

3,390<

2,630;

327

314
20 SUKFACB WATEB SUPPLY, 1924, PART VII

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Big River at Byrnesville, Mo., for the years ending

September 30, 1922-1924

Day

1022 

1. .

2 ____ ....

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

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

5.. __ ......

6...... ...

7.... .....

8.. .......

» .

10 

11 ..

12. ......

13 .

14.. __

15... __ . ...

May

870

780 

780 

645 

600 

600

Day

1922-23 

-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..............

80 

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

1923-24 

1 .........

2 ... ..

8.. ...

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

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

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

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

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

9 .........

10 .

Si... ... ... ..

12 ... . __

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

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

15 

June

246 

236 

227 

209 

209

209 

200 

520 

294 

218

200 

200 

192 

236 

209

Oct.

68 

86 

128 

95 

90

90 

200 

2,700 

780 

440

294 

218 

192 

178 

164

157 

157 

157 

133 

133

133 

116 

122 

139 

122

111 

122 

111 

116 

128 

128

128 

116 

133 

133

128

139 

116 

100 

90 

106

95 

90 

95 

111 

111

July

246 

440 

600 

480 

280

246 

209 

185 

164 

157

164 

185 

520 

280 

192

Nov.

133 

170 

170 

192 

185

164 

145 

178 

178 

157

151 

145

145 

157 

164

200 

209 

218 

178 

209

192 

170 

170 

157

157

139 

151 

145 

151 

139

338 

370 

404 

404 

600

825 

560 

870 

370 

308

280 

280 

256 

236 

227

Aug.

133 

145 

139 

106 

111

100 

122 

90 

95 

90

100 

90 

72 

72 

81

Dec.

139

256 

227 

218 

192

370 

308 

280

387 

387

280 

236 

209 

218 

209

192 

192 

178 

164 

151

151 

151 

151 

157 

151

157 

256 

4,020 

3,780 

1,530 

2,770

227 

236 

236 

308 

560

1,000 

1,050 

960 

915 

2,100

2,980 

2,840 

4,100 

4,720 

2.280

Sept.

133 

128 

133 

246 

209

185 

151 

139 

116 

170

209 

236 

192 

157 

151

Jan.

3,700 

2,040 

1,200 

870 

735

560 

520 

440 

387 

354

294 

280 

256 

280 

370

560 

480 

480 

354 

308

735 

915 

915 

735 

600

600 

825 

1,700 

1,580 

1,100 

1,480

460 

422 

338 

308 

256

236 

236 

218 

218 

280

280 

280 

256 

218 

236

Feb.

2,910 

4,630 

6,000 

2,580 

1,530

1,050 

960 

870 

780 

735

645 

1,050 

1,800 

1,860 

1,150

870 

735 

690 

560 

480

422 

422 

370 

338 

308

323 

404 

560

308 

308 

294 

780 

960

1,260 

825 

600 

520 

460

404 

404 

387

387 

387

Day

1922 Con. 

16 

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

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

19. _ ........

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

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

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

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

24 _____ ..

25 

26 

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

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

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

30 . 

31 ____ . ...

Mar.

480 

460 

440 

520 

915

1,200 

2,340 

2,040 

1,420 

1,100

1,640 

7,700 

10,400 

2,840 

3,620

7,800 

10,700 

2,770 

1,800 

1,420

1,200 

1,000 

915 

870 

780

645 

600 

560 

560 

520 

460

422 

404 

354 

354 

338

338 

308 

280 

280 

308

308 

308 

308 

370 

480

Apr.

404 

370 

370 

370 

560

780 

690 

560 

440 

387

404 

370 

2,640 

7,100 

3,540

1,860 

1,200 

1,050 

915

780

690 

645 

645 

560 

520

480 

460 

480 

560 

440

1,700 

1,310 

1,050 

915

825

735 

645 

1,000 

7,800 

10,800

3,400 

1,860 

'1,310 

1,000 

1.000

May

600 

520 

560 

460 

404

370 

354 

308 

338 

323

294 

520 

440 

387 

294 

256

May

404 

370 

308 

338 

404

1,200 

870 

645 

560 

480

440 

387 

338 

520 

2,220

8,800 

11,100 

3,330 

7,200 

2,400

1,580 

1,200 

1,000 

916 

1,100

1,860 

2,840 

3,120 

2,640 

2,340 

2,340

480 

480 

480 

440 

404

370

387 

370 

387 

387

370 

370

338 

308 

294

June

185 

164 

157 

157 

164

200 

236 

170 

151 

164

145 

133 

151 

218 

209

June

1,700 

1,860 

2,040 

3,470 

1,750

2,100 

1,700 

1,640 

1,000 

825

1,100 

2,580 

1,420 

915 

915

1,860 

1,640 

1,920 

1,750 

1,310

915 

690 

600 

480 

440

370 

370 

323 

370 

338

1,920 

1,480 

1,310 

1,100 

915

1,150 

1,150 

1,000 

1,000 

735

3,260 

8,600 

4,630 

2,280 

1,530

July

178 

157 

145 

370 

323

200 

178 

151 

170 

185

151 

133 

139 

133 

133 

133

July

256 

236 

236 

256 

256

404 

404 

256 

218 

192

178 

200 

192 

178 

185

246 

404 

645 

370 

246

200

185 

178 

164 

145

139 

128 

145 

145 

139 

145

560 

480 

387 

387 

354

338 

294 

294 

280 

280

280 

280 

294 

870 

825

Aug.

139 

139 

122 

81 

106

139 

139 

520 

690 

404

338 

227 

178 

157 

151 

139

Aug.

145 

151 

440 

645 

600

480 

294 

280 

280 

192

218 

227 

185 

164 

151

151 

690 

209 

164 

192

404 

1,580 

735 

600 

338

236 

209 

185 

170 

157 

139

308 

370 

308 

294 

308

256 

227 

236 

246 

387

825 

2,840 

1,980 

915

645

Sept.

133 

111 

106 

100 

122

106 

100 

86 

81 

90

95 

95 

100 

81 

68

Sept.

128 

128 

645 

520 

645

404 

268 

236 

236 

236

227 

185 

157 

133 

133

128 

122 

122 

122 

145

157 

145 

139 

164 

145

133 

116 

111 

90 

116

600 

422 

280 

227 

185

185 

178 

170 

164

227

151 

145 

139 

139 

139
MEBAMEC EIVEE BASIN 21

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Big River at Byrnesvitte, Mo., for the years ending 

September SO, 1922-1924 Continued

Day Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept

16.

17.

18.

19.

20.

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28. 

29-

30.

31.

1923-24

133

338

256

370

1,100

560

387

280

236

227

209

185

192

209

280

308

209

209

200

192

185

192

178

192

200

218

209

200

185

185

209

1,420

1,100

960

780

870

870

1,150

1,360

1,530

1,200

1,050

870

735

600

560

520

236

236

236

218

185

170

236

268

338

354

323

280

308

308

294

280

404

645

1,200

1,980

1,310

1,000

825

645

645

600

560

560

480

440

520

520

520

645

735

735

915

1,360

1,860

1,530

1,200

1,000

915

3,620

8,400

3,260

915

780

735

690

600

560

520

480

460

440

440

440

404

404

440

280

280

280

268

338

1,580

1,000

825

6,600

5,710

1,920

2,160

5,440

9,710

9,930

3,330

1,150

1,000

1,640

3,700

1,800

1,640

1,750

1,260

1,260

1,150

870

825

1,360

1,310

735

645

825

735

1,360

6,300

2,910

1,580

1,100

870

870

825

600

460

404

354

323

480

404

370

308

256

236

227

520

370

915

480

308

256

218

218

157

145

151

164

1,050

3,860

1,310

780

520

370

308

256

236

236

218

Monthly discharge of Big River at Byrnesville, Mo., for the years ending September

80, 1922-192^

[Drainage area, 892 square miles]

Month

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum Minimum Mean

Per

square

mile

Run-off 

in inches

1922

May 10-31________.__._.._._...._ 870

June______ 520

July....................III. "M.I.I............ 600

August

September_________________.___ 246

1922-23

October.____._____ ________.. 2,700

November_____________________ 218

December.______ .... 4,02%

January. .________.1.___.____ 3,700

February________ . .. ____ 6,000 March________ 10,700

AprU............................................ 7,100

May - ._._____.___..__..-.-.._-. 11,100

June............................................. 3,470

July .......................................... 645

August- .._______...._________ 1,580

September_____________________ 645

The year.............

1923-24

October.______________________ 1,100

November_____________________ 870

December.____________________ 4,720

January.. __________________ 460

February_____________________ 1, March_._..._.___________........ 8,400

AprU............................................ 10,800

May..._____________________ 9,930

June ._....._.... 8,600

July . ._____..._.____.._....._.. 6,300

August-- . _________... .. 2,840

September_____________________ 3,860

The year__.....____!...______ 10,800

256

133

133

72

207

233

168

134

68

133

139

256

308

440

370

308

323

128

139

252

167

583

828

1,250

2,250

1,010

2,040

1,280

235

342

208

90

178

227

170

294

280

404

268

735

280

218

139

225

310

1,290

275

675

1,060

1,460

1,790

1,780

850

515

437

0.545

.232

.261

.188

.150

.283

.187

.654

.928

1.40

2,52

1.13

2.29

1.43

.263

.383

.233

.974

.252

.348

1.45

.308

.757

1.19

1.64

2.01

2.00

.953

.577

.490

0.45 

.26 

.30 

.22 

.17

.33

.21

.75

1.07

1.46

2.90

1.26

2.64

1.60

.30

.44

13.22

.29

.39

1.67

.36

.82

1.37

1.83

2.32

2.23

1.10

?.67

.997 13.60
22 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1924, PART VII

HEADWATER DIVERSION CHANNEL BASIN

CASTOR RIVER AT ZAIMA, MO.

LOCATION. In S. ^ sec. 29, T. 29 N., R. 9 E., at highway bridge in Zalma, 

Bollinger County, 2 miles below Perkins Creek, 4 miles above Cato Slough, 

and 7 miles above levee of headwater diversion channel of Little River 

drainage district.

DRAINAGE AREA. 395 square miles (measured on topographic maps, soil survey 

maps, and base map of Missouri).

RECORDS A VAIL.ABLE.-T September 12, 1921, to September 30, 1924. The 

Little River drainage district, Cape Girardeau, Mo., has records of stage 

from July 1, 1919, to September 11, 1921.

GAGE. Chain gage bolted to handrail on downstream side of bridge; read by 

Lowell King and John Carr. Zero of gage 300 feet above mean sea level.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of bridge or by 

wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of silt, sand, and gravel; fairly permanent. No well-defined control. Banks are wooded and are overflowed 

at a stage of about 74 feet.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 64.60 feet 

at 8 a. m. May 30 (discharge, 3,160 second-feet); minimum stage, 51.10 

feet at 8 a. m. August 31 (discharge, 30 second-feet).

1921-1924: Maximum stage 74.0 feet November 20, 1921, and February 

2, 1923 (discharge, 8,100 second-feet); minimum stage., 51.10 feet August 31, 

1924 (discharge, 30 second-feet).

DIVERSIONS. During extremely high stages the river overflows the neck of 

a horseshoe bend and total flow does not pass the bridge section. Records, 

however, show entire flow of the stream. Entire flow is diverted 7 miles 

below into headwater diversion channel, which empties into Mississippi 

River 3^ miles south of Cape Girardeau.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation changed during high water in December; 

not affected by ice. Rating curve used until December 21 well defined 

below 5,200 second-feet; curve used after that date well defined above 50 

second-feet. Gage read to ^hundredths once daily; readings rather unreliable prior to February 1. Daily discharge ascertained by applying 

daily gage height to rating table except as described in footnote to table 

of daily discharge. % Records, rather poor until January 31 and fair afterwards.

Discharge measurements of Castor River at Zalma, Mo., during the year ending

September 30, 1924

Date

Oct. 10 __ _. ...

Dec. 18..........

Gage 

height

Feet 

51.60

55.08

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

53

494

Date

A/Taw ^

Gage 

height

Feet 

55.90

52.65

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

700

164

Date

July 26... ...

Sept. 12. .......

Gage 

height

Feet 

54.59

51.59

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

457

65
HEADWATER DIVEBSION CHANNEL BASIN 23

JDaily discharge, in second<-feet, of Castor River at Zalma, Mo., for the year ending

September 30, 1924

Day

1..... ..... 

2 

3 

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

5 . 

6 .. 

7 

8 . - ...

9 ~ 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14. 

15 

16 - 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

-22 

23 

24 

25 .. .

:-26 

-27--...-.--.-.

r58 ..... 

29 . - .

30 

.'31 .........

Oct.

74

69

64

60

55

53

50

47

46

94

168

325

312

273

249

237

237

225

225

225

213

213

201

179

157

135

140

130

124

130

19K

Nov.

135

135

157

225

249

261

249

237

237

213

213

201

201

190

179

168

157

157

140

135

135

146

179

201

299

249

225

190

168

146

Dec.

140

135

130

140

179

299

409

556

556

1,460

1,460

940

525

312

225

273

249

273

540

960

1,490

1,760

1,050

680

740

509

353

248

208

208

184

Jan.

419

509

491

419

369

«322

277

221

196

196

184

184

184

172

161

161

196

221

262

262

 262

248

262

Feb.

262

248

262

455

437

455

277

437

437

322

322

322

307

277

248

292

322

622

883

883

760

455

546

546

527

491

455

369

402

Mar.

248

248

402

402

603

.,,"248

248

248.

248

248

234

234

234

262

248

419

419

221

385

419

455

603

660

680

641

660

473

491

473

680

680

Apr.

584

603

455

660

680

, /473

660

603

292

221

603

248

473

660

603

292

221

603

248

455

221

221

221

221

641

513

385

221

161

134

May

109

234

114

221

419

292

184

109

114

161

150

221

139

184

221

196

139

150

123

114

221

184

184

184

221

221

234

292

883

3,160

I

oQA

June

862

700

780

437

385

, 369

322

322

322

248

248

2,360

1,400

622

603

527

437

369

353

322

353

603

641

385

437

353

473

473

322

322

July

248

248

150

172

161

139

139

13»

118

118

114

118

402

262

262

353

455

455

455

883

161

437

419

402

353

527

353

307

262

234

208

Aug.

208

277

277

862

402

385

419

277

234

150

161

114

114

208

150

150

134

161

139

118

118

109

82

100

128

118

109

96

91

34

30

Sept.

32

91

91

78

73

73

65

67

69

65

65

56

61

65

65

65

69

73

32

65

34

184

196

184

172

118

100

109

104

100

NOTE. Discharge estimated Jan. 20-28, Mar. 12, Apr. 26, and Sept. 7; braced figures show mean 

discharge for period indicated.

Monthly discharge of Castor River at Zalma, Mo., for the year ending September 30,

1924

[Drainage area, 395 square miles]

Month

-October... .........

November ...

December. __ .. .

-January. __.___

February _ . ....

March ..............

April ____ ...

May . . ...

June ..........

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

August ___ ...

September. ........

The year. ............

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

325 

299 

1,760 

509 

883 

680 

680 

3,160 

2,360 

883 

862 

196

Minimum

46 

135 

130 

161 

248 

221 

134 

109 

248 

114 

30 

32

3, 160 30

Mean

156 

193 

555 

267 

435 

410 

419 

347 

545 

292 

192 

87.4

324

Per

square 

mile

0.395

.489 

1.41 

.676 

1.10 1.04' 

1.06 

.878 

1.38 

.739 

.486 

.221

.820

Run-ofl 

in inches

0.46 

.55 

1.63 

.78 

1.19 

1.20 

1.18 

1.01 

1.54 

.85 

.56 

.25

11.20

WHITEWATER RIVER AT WHITEWATER, HO.

LOCATION. In grant No. 2271, T. 30 N., R. 11 E., at Missouri Pacific Railroad 

bridge, 1,000 feet northwest of depot in Whitewater, Cape Girardeau County, 

1 mile above Crooked Creek, 3 miles above headwater diversion channel, 

and 10 miles below Byrds Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 326 square miles (measured on United States soil survey 

maps).

HECORDS AVAILABLE. September 12, 1921, to September 30, 1924. The Little 

River Drainage District, Cape Girardeau, has records of stage from February to September, 1921.
24 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1924, PART VH

GAGE. Chain gage fastened to guardrail on upstream side of railroad bridge 

read by William Fingerhut. Prior to November 30, 1921, a vertical staff 

gage in two sections, from 32 to 59 feet, fastened to downstream side of 

bridge piers. Zero of both gages 300 feet above mean sea level.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from upstream side of highway bridge 2,OOO 

feet below gage or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of sand, gravel, and silt; shifting; obstructed at times by driftwood at railroad bridge. Control is a section of 

rocks and boulders just above highway bridge; practically permanent.

EXTREMES OF STAGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 49.16 feet June 

12; minimum stage, 31.57 feet October 13.

1921-1924: Maximum stage recorded, 55.5 feet November 20, 1921; minimum stage, 31.08 feet August 10, 1922.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent; not affected by ice but 

affected by backwater from headwater diversion channel during high stagesof the channel. Gage read to hundredths once daily. Daily discharge not 

determined.

Discharge measurements of Whitewater River at Whitewater, Mo., during the yearending September SO, 1924

Date

Oct. 9 .. 

Dec. 19 -.

Mar. 22..... ...

Mar.23. ____

Gage 

height

Feet 

31.71

34.10

07 on

36.45

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

35

q-l 1

ft! 7

665

Date

May 2... .......

Do ... 

Gage 

height

Feet 

32.86

32.65

46 05

43.78

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

133

101

2,370

Date

June 13... ......

July 25--......

Gage 

height

Feet 

42.10

37.64

33.38

31.69

Discharge

Sec.-ft.. 

1,760s

648

19T30-

Daily gage height, in feet, of Whitewater River at Whitewater, Mo., for the year 

ending September SO, 1924

Day

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

2- __

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

4 . .......

5. 

6 ...-

7 .... .....

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

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

10 

11 

12.... ...

13 .

14 __ ......

16 .........

16 

17. _ ..... 

18 

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

20- - 

21. __ . _ .....

22

23. _ ..

24 ___ ... _ -_-

25 

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

27 .

28 

29 

30 

31 

Oct.

31.85

32.08

31.88

31.78

31.78

31.78

31.78

31.76

31 79

31.66

31.66

31.65

31.57

31.62

31.62

31.62

31.96

34.70

40.80

 3A «0

33.30

32.84

32.60

32.45

32.38

32.28

32.24

go on

32.17

32.22 

32.40

Nov.

DO OE

32.16

32.20

39.55

35.81

l<l 11

O^ -IE

33.55

33.18

V) Q<1

32.80

32.72

32.63

qO KA

32.48

32.42

32.34

32.32

32.31

32.26

32.24

32.20

32.23

32.30

32.24

32.18

32.18

32.16

33.65

Dec.

33.34

32.86

32.70

OO AC

33.88

35.25

qj. 70

34.05

34.02

AA 79

39.80

36.20

39.20

AK 7q

38.65

36.17

35.10

34.48

34.06

31.31

07 An

39.11

A A An

41.27

38.04

36.35

35.41

34.96

34.36

34.06 

33.87

Jan.

qq 7E

33.35

33.18

qq oq

33.00

OO 7K

32.82

32.80

oo on

33.10

40.16

 3A A(\

qq QA

qq ei

qj oq

37.90

35.22

qj. ce

34.10

33.33

33.55

33.28

33.14

33.77

33.46

32.98

qo (Lt

qo OJ.

33.10 

33.50

Feb.

qq QQ

33.91

33.66

33.85

36. 95

35.02

34.20

33.70

33 43

qo OE

33.30

33.30

33.23

qq I A

qq (\A

32.96

33.03

39.46

37.25

0.7 ft7

36.30

35.20

34.65

34.73

34.65

34.43

q A 10

qq QQ

33.68

Mar.

11 41

33.47

33.32

33.21

33.95

33.26

qq 1A

qo QA

,32.88

39.09

33.07

33.26

 3A 77

34.36

 3A AQ

34.20

33.95

qj. qn

34.23

34.05

35.86

36.83

36.50

36.12

35.70

35.10

34.58

34.16

34.26

36.27 

35.20

Apr.

34.41

33.98

33.70

33.52

qq 40

33.31

33.17

33.03

33.08,

33.65

33.32

33.14

33.01

32.96

32.90

32.83

32.78

32.72

32.62

v> fin

32.54

32.94

32.76

32.50

32.46

qo AA

32.42

32.40

32.40

33.40

May

33.34

32.92

32.68

32.56

32.48

32.60

34.26

36.51

33.85

33.12

32.98

32.98

32.80

32.71

32.59

32.50

32.56

32.52

32.44

34 47

33.58

32.93

32.70

33.32

33.98

33.08

33.05

33.65

40.54

45.35 

38.95

June

37.00

35.20

34.18

33.74

33.30

33.06

33.22

32.89

32.74

40.66

43.93

49. 16

48.50

37.95

35.44

34.45

33.83

33.50

34.35

33.65

41.16

38.05

37.55

37.21

34.81

33.90

33.48

33.35

36.12

34.70

July

33.10

32.96

33.02

33.00

32.82

32.52

32.39

32.34

32.32

32.30

32.26

32.20

39.42

33.65

38.50

33.65

34.05

33.20

33.09

34.35

34.10

33.16

38.31

33.41

33.95

33.25

32.61

32.40

32.32

32.32 

32.59

Aug.

38.10

34.66

39.22

34.57

33.06

32.60

32.30

32.08

32 20

32.63

32.21

32.24

32.18

32.12

32.03

32.06

32.37

32.20

32.04

31.i)7

31.93

31.88

31.86

31.86

19 QS

32.48

32.06

31.96

31.88

31.83 

31.81

Sept.

31. 801

32.46-

31.98

31.88

31.78-

31.74

31.71

31.70-

31 72

31.70»

31.68

31.70

31.70»

31.68

31. 70'

31.68-

31. 72.

31.76-

31.82

31.80

40.46-

33.12

33.65

32.60'

32.34

32.20"

32.14

32. OS32. 04

31. 98-

NOTE. Stage-discharge relation affected by backwater from headwater diversion channel during high 

stages of the channel.
8I7BFACE WATEB SUPPLY, 1924, PAET VII 25

ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN 

ST. FRANCIS BITER NEAR PATTERSON, MO.

^LOCATION. In N. J^ sec. 16, T. 29 N., R. 5 E., at Black's highway bridge, 1^ 

miles above Clark Creek, 4 miles below Big Creek, and 3 miles east of Patterson, Wayne County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 956 square miles (measured on topographic maps and base 

map of Missouri).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 16, 1921, to September 30, 1924. ,

 GAGE. Chain gage fastened to handrail on upstream side of bridge; read by 

Wm. A. Harris. . : DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of bridge or by 

wading. ^

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of clean sand and gravel; fairly permanent. Right bank high and rocky. Left bank sandy, thinly wooded, and 

subject to overflow at stage of 20 feet. Control is a heavy gravel bar 1,000 

feet below gage; practically permanent.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 13.50 feet at 

5 p. m. May 29 (discharge, 16,600 second-feet); minimum stage, 2.12 feet at 

5 p. m. October 15 (discharge, 56 second-feet).

1921-1924: Maximum stage determined from floodmarks, 20.0 feet 

November 19, 1921 (discharge, 36,600 second-feet); minimum stage, 2.10 

feet August 21, 1922 (discharge, 5 second-feet).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation not affected by ice.

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

fairly well defined. Gage read to hundredths once or twice daily. Daily 

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

Records good.

Discharge measurements of St. Francis River near Patterson, Mo., during the year

ending September 30, 1924

Date

Oct. 10..... .

Dec. 14 ...

Gage 

height

Feet 

2.18

8.60

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

64

6,390

- 

Date

Mar. 26 ......

June 28 .........

Gage 

height

Feet 

4.73

4.03

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

1,520

948

Date

Sept. 13 __ ...

Gage 

height

Feet 

2.30

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

76

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of St. Francis River near Patterson, Mo.) for the year 

ending September 30, 1924

Day

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

2 . .

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

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

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

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

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

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

9 __ ..........

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

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

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

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

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

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

Oct.

75

69

69

66

69

64

64

66

62

63

63

62

60

58

57

Nov.

149

134

223

319

830

790

715

544

422

335

290

232

205

189

166

Dec.

129

201

210

237

266

715

990

870

1,880

12,600

4,340

2,920

3,920

5,600

2.480

Jan.

715

577

544

544

482

394

335

350

345

394

422

422

452

482

452

Feb.

482

577

645

1,150

4,760

2,920

1,500

1,150

910

830

750

680

610

680

680

Mar.

715

680

577

£44

482

452

452

422

394

422

482

452

£44

830

950

Apr.

1,500

1,230

1,160

910

830

715

645

577

£44

2,080

1,230

950

830

680

577

May

356

452

422

345

300

290

314

309

330

361

324

290

271

223

214

June

1,780

1,500

1,230

1,070

870

750

610

513

482

£44

2,080

11,200

4,480

2,590

2,080

July

394

394

394

324

261

228

218

201

193

169

156

990

228

295

1,150

Aug.

610

4,340

2,700

1,680

1,030

830

577

513

422

345

324

335

950

£44

335

Sept.

129

124

114

106

101

97

90

83

80

80

77

74

73

68

70
26 SURFACE WATEB SUPPLY, 1924, PART VH

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of St. Francis River near Patterson, Mo., for the year 

ending September SO, 1924 Continued

Day

16.. . ..

17. 

18 .. __ -

19 __ .

20 

21 ......

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

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

24 

25.. _ ...

26..... ...

27 

28 

29....... ...

30 

31 

Oct.

60

201

300

790

1,160

610

422

366

271

205

214

197

173

139

129

139

Nov.

142

129

129

124

134

139

145

139

129

110

110

101

93

101

110

Dec.

1,880

1,410

1,230

1,320

1,410

3,040

3,040

4,760

3,400

2,480

1,880

1,410

1,150

950

830

830

Jan.

513

544

610

610

482

422

422

394

422

422

513

422

394

482

422

422

Feb.

645

 fllO^

5,460

3,400

2,380

1,680

1,320

1,150

1,070

oon

1,030

990

910

790

Mar.

910

950

910

870

950

1,150

1,150

1,780

2,280

2,080

1,680

1,320

1,150

1,500

5,040

2,810

Apr.

513

452

422

394

366

350

319

261

276

271

252

232

214

237

309

May

210

176

159

152

266

214

261

300

359

1,230

790

680

1,030

12,300

6,880

2,700

June

1,680

1,320

950

910

1,070

2,180

1,320

830

1,320

1,590

950

680

610

830

645

July

482 '366

830

482

750

1,680

1,500

1,230

2,080

2,280

1,590

1,070

750

610

680

577

Aug.

345

335

324

295

256

193

176

162

422

285

266

295

232

176

162

142

Sept.

73

68

75

88

3,920

1,320

1,500

645

513

452

356

285

242

201

184

Monthly discharge of St. Francis River near Patterson, Mo., for the year ending

September SO, 19%4

[Drainage area, 956 square miles]

Month

October- . - ._.__ ______

November __ - _____ ________ ... __ ..

January. _____________________

April. . ..

June... ..........................................

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

September ________________

The year.. _________________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

1,150 

830 

12,600 

715 

5,460 

5,040 

2,080 

12,300 

11,200 

2,280 

4,340 

3,920

12,600

Minimum

57 

93 

129 

335 

482 

394 

214 

152 

482 

156 

142 

68

57

Mean

204 

246 

2,210 

465 

1,420 

1,130 

644 

1,050 

1,620 

727 

632 

376

892

Per 

square 

mile

0.213 

.257 

2.31 

.486 

1.49 

1.18 

.674 

1.10 

1.69 

.760 

.661 

.393

.933

Run-off 

in inches

0.25 

.29 

2.66 

.56 

1.61 

1.36 

.75 

1.27 

1.89 

.88 

.76 

.44

12.72

LITTLE RIVER DITCH NO. 1 AT EIRE, MO.

LOCATION. In sec. 27, T. 19 N., R. 10 E., at St. Louis-San Francisco Railway

bridge at Kirk, Dunklin County, 9J^ miles below ditch No. 63, the nearest

lateral, and 20 miles above the Arkansas State line where the ditch empties

into Big Lake.

DRAINAGE AREA. Not measured. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September 13, 1921, to September 30, 1924. The

Little River Drainage District, Cape Girardeau, Mo., has records of stage

from May, 1920, to September, 1921. 

GAGE. Chain gage bolted to downstream guardrail of railroad pile trestle;

read by B. F. Brewer. Prior to December 2, 1921, a painted vertical staff"

gage fastened to pile trestle on downstream side. Zeros of both gages

200 feet above mean sea level. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of clean sand and small gravel; fairly

permanent; some snags lodged in bed. No well-defined control. 

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from highway bridge 1^ miles below gage

or by wading near bridge.
ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN 27

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 53.90 feet 

at 8 a. m. December 15 (discharge, 4,100 second-feet); minimum stage, 

44.90 feet October 13-16 (discharge, 133 second-feet).

1921-1924: Maximum stage recorded, 56.25 feet April 4, 1922 (discharge, 

5,940 second-feet); minimum discharge, 110 second-feet September 17 and 

19-21, 1921.

DIVERSIONS, Entire flow of Castor and WhitewaterjRiver^ and other-small: 

streams formerly flowing into Little River, are now diverted into Mississippi 

River 70 miles north of the station. The drainage west and south of 

ditch No. 44, which enters 17 miles above, is diverted into ditch No. 81; 

and the drainage south of ditch No. 63, which enters 9J^ miles above, is 

diverted into ditch No. 66. The three main ditches, Nos. 1, 66, and 81, run 

parallel from 9 miles above the station to the Arkansas State line, where 

' the drainage district ends.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent during year; not affected by 

ice. Rating curve well defined. Gage read to half-tenths once daily; not 

entirely reliable. Daily discharge ascertained by applying daily gage 

height to rating table except as described in footnote to table of daily discharge. Records fair.

Discharge measurements of Little River ditch No. 1 at Kirk, Mo., during the year 

ending September 30, 1924

Date

Oct. 8 

Mar. 24.. _ ... _ .... _ . _

nS

Feet 

45.02

47.80

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

157

1.050

Date

Sent. 11. .....................

Gage 

height

Feet 

47.36

45.08

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

856

173

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Little River ditch No. 1 at Kirk, Mo., for the year 

ending September 30, 1924

Day

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

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

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

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

5 

6 -. 

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

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.

155

155

155

155

155

155

155

155

155

144

144

144

133

133

133

133

178

225

250

290

317

303

276

263

250

250

250

250

250

250

250

Nov.

238

238

238

420

670

670

600

540

510

450

450

420

405

390

390

390

360

360

360

346

346

331

331

331

331

390

420

450

480

600

Dec.

670

670

600

600

600

635

635

705

740

1,300

1,660

1,460

1,540

3,770

4,100

3,280

2,550

2,070

1,790

1,700

2,380

2,830

3,340

3,340

3,100

2,480

2,070

1,920

1,660

1,460

Jan.

1,380

1,260

1,260

1,230

1,190

1,160

1,090

1,050

1,020

1,020

1,460

2,070

1,700

1,500

1,340

1,460

2,330

2,660

2,120

1,700

1,540

1,380

1,230

1,190

1,160

1,120

1,090

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,090

Feb.

1,160

1,160

1,120

1,090

1,160

1,380

1,090

1,020

950

915

880

880

915

915

880

845

845

915

985

1,160

1,230

1,230

1,160

1,090

1,090

1,090

1,050

1,020

950

Mar.

915

880

845

810

810

775

740

740

740

740

740

740

740

740

775

775

775

740

740

810

950

1,160

1,090

1,020

950

915

880

810

880

880

Apr.

810

810

740

705

670

670

670

670

635

600

600

600

600

570

540

540

540

510

510

510

510

480

480

480

480

480

480

450

450

670

May

1,090

1,050

915

880

810

740

670

705

775

740

740

670

635

600

570

570

540

510

510

510

705

600

600

600

1,050

1,120

915

880

740

540

740

June

1,700

1,460

1,260

1,090

950

880

810

810

810

705

670

670

1,300

1,230

985

880

775

705

670

600

570

540

540

K7A

600

600

540

480

480

July

480

480

420

405

390

360

360

346

331

317

303

303

303

331

331

510

420

360

390

1,840

2,220

2,070

2,070

1,840

1,920

1,790

1,300

1,840

880

810

740

Aug.

740

740

775

810

950

845

740

880

810

740

670

600

570

540

480

480

420

420

375

346

331

317

303

290

276

263

250

238

225

225

225

Sept.

225

225

213

201

201

201

190

178

166

166

166

166

166

155

11S 155

155

155

178

178

166

155

155

155

144

144

NOTE. Discharge interpolated Nov. 27-28 because of probable error in gage readings.
28 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1924, PART VH

Monthly discharge of Little River ditch No. 1 at Kirk, Mo., for the year ending

September 30, 1924

Month

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

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

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

317 

670 

4,100 

2,660 

1,380 

1,160 

810

Minimum

133 

238 

660 

1,020 

845 

740 

450

Mean

200 

415 

1,850 

1,380 

1,040 

836 

582

Month

July...... -. .

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

1,120 

1,700 

2,220 

950

225

4,100

Minimum

510 

480 

303

225 

144

133

Mean

733 

813 

854 

512 

171

784

LITTLE RIVER DITCH NO. 81 AT KIEK, HO.

LOCATION. In sec. 27, T. 19 N., R. 10 E., at the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway bridge at Kirk, Dunklin County, 1 mile below the nearest lateral entering above and 20 miles above the outlet into Big Lake at the Arkansas State 

line.

DRAINAGE AREA.^-Not measured.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September 13, 1921, to September 30, 1924. The Little 

River Drainage District, Cape Girardeau, Mo., has records of stage from 

May, 1920, to September, 1921.

GAGE. Chain gage bolted to guard timber on downstream side of railroad pile 

bridge; read by B. F. Brewer. Prior to December 2, 1921, a painted vertical staff gage fastened to downstream side of pile bent of railroad bridge. 

Zeros of both gages 200 feet above mean sea level.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from highway bridge 1J^ miles below gage 

or by wading near bridge.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of clean sand and small gravel. Channel is artificial ditch section; fairly permanent. No well-defined control.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 52.50 feet 

at 5 p. m. December 14 (discharge, 1,950 second-feet); minimum stage, 

43.90 feet September 6, 9, and 29-30 (discharge, 57 second-feet).

1921-1924: Maximum stage recorded, 54.05 feet April 4-5, 1922 (discharge, 2,390 second-feet); minimum discharge, 20 second-feet August 11- 

20, 1922.

DIVERSIONS. This ditch drains all the area west and south of ditch No. 44 in 

the Little River Basin, and diverts the natural flow from ditch No. 1, which 

is now the main stream. (See Little River ditch No. 1 at Kirk, Mo.)

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent during year; not affected by 

^ ice. Rating curve fairly well defined. Gage read to half-tenths once daily; 

readings not entirely reliable. Daily discharge ascertained by applying 

daily gage height to rating table. Records fair.

Discharge measurements of Little River ditch No. 81 at Kirk, Mo., during the year 

ending September SO, 1924

Date

Oct. 8....... _____ ......

Mar. 24.......................

a.

Feet 

44.10

Aft 94.

Discharge

Sec.-ft.

88

444

Date

Sept. 11.. ____ . ____ .....

Gage 

height

Feet 

45.22

4403

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

247

66
ST. FRANCIS BIVBR BASIN 29

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Little River ditch No. 81 at Kirk, Mo., for the 

year ending September SO, 1924

Day

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

2 . 3 

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

«. ....

6. 

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

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

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

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

11 

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

13.. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

20.. .......

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

31. ........

Oct.

92

118

92

80

74

74

74

74

74

68

68

68

68

68

68

68

105

161

168

208

240

274

192

176

161

146

139

132

132

125

125

Nov.

118

118

118

564

5S3

488

397

343

308

306

274

257

240

224

224

 208

200

192

192

192

184

176

168

161

161

208

291

291

291

397

Dec.

433

397

381

343

361

379

379

415

469

875

900

782

1,000

1,920

1,920

1,700

1,290

1,050

925

875

1,050

1,610

1,750

1,610

1,590

1,000

900

850

782

720

680

Jan.

640

602

621

564

507

451

415

379

488

488

760

875

720

640

583

720

1,290

1,160

850

760

660

602

545

526

526

526

507

488

488

507

526

Feb.

564

507

488

507

526

526

488

433

415

415

415

433

433

433

415

397

397

397

397

469

507

507

488

469

488

451

433

415

397

Mar.

379

379

361

361

361

343

343

325

325

325

325

325

325

325

308

308

308

308

325

379

469

526

451

415

397

379

379

343

343

361

361

Apr.

343

325

308

308

308

291

274

274

257

257

257

240

240

240

240

224

224

224

224

224

208

208

200

192

192

192

184

184

184

379

-May

526

451

397

379

343

325

308

379

397

348

325

308

291

274

274

257

240

240

240

240

257

240

240

240

240

224

308

308

379

826

760

June

545

488

415

343

343

325

325

224

224

274

274

274

291

192

257

240

240

240

208

208

208

192

125

176

240

240

224

200

184

176

July

168

168

161

154

154

154

146

139

139

118

105

98

98

132

132

118

118

118

118

900

1,260

1,030

640

875

740

545

415

325

274

240

240

Aug.

224

224

224

208

208

200

192

224

208

192

176

168

161

154

146

139

132

132

118

112

105

105

105

98

92

86

86

86

80

80

80

Sept.

80

80

74

68

62

57

62

62

57

68

68

68

68

68

68

68

68

68

68

68

68

68

68

62

62

62

62

62

57

57

Monthly discharge of Little River ditch No. 81 at Kirk, Mo., for the year ending

September SO, 1924

Month

October _ . ..............

December.. _______

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

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

274 

583 

1,920 

1,290 

564 

526 

379

Minimum

68 

118 

343 

379 

397 

308 

184

Mean

120 

263 

946 

626 

455 

360 

247

Month

July

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

826 

545 

1,260 

224 

80

1,920

Minimum

224 

125 

98 

80 

57

57

Mean

341 

263 

323 

147 

65.9

348

IITTIE EIVEE DITCH NO. 66 AT KIRK, MO.

LOCATION. In sec. 27, T. 19 N., R. 10 E., at the St. Louis-San Francisco Railway 

bridge at Kirk, Dunklin County, half a mile below ditch No. 72, half a mile 

above ditch No. 73, 8 miles below ditch No. 64, the most northerly lateral, 

and 20 miles above outlet into Big Lake at the. Arkansas State line.

DRAINAGE AREA. Not measured.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September 13, 1921, to September 30, 1924. The Little 

River Drainage District, Cape Girardeau, has records of stage from May, 

1920, to September, 1921.

GAGE. Chain gage bolted to downstream guardrail of railroad pile bridge; read 

by B. F. Brewer. Prior to December 2, 1921, a painted vertical staff gage 

fastened to downstream side of pile trestle. Zero of both gages 200 feet 

above mean sea level. 

63481 28 3
30 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1924, PART VII

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from highway bridge 1% miles below gage 

or by wading at bridge.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of clean sand and small gravel; channel 

is artificial ditch section; fairly permanent. Some snags lodged in bed of 

stream. No well-defined control.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 52.10 feet 

December 14 and 15 (discharge, 1,240 second-feet); minimum stage, 43.60 

feet August 29 to September 30 (discharge, 8 second-feet).

1921-1924: Maximum stage recorded, 53.85 feet May 21, 1923 (discharge, 

1,580 second-feet); minimum stage, 43.2 feet October 30 to November 17, 

1921 (discharge, 1 second-foot).

DIVERSIONS. This ditch drains the old Little River channel below ditch No. 51, 

the last diversion into ditch No. 1, and all the Little River Basin south and 

east of ditch No. 63 (see Little River ditch No. 1 at Kirk, Mo.).

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation changed slightly during the year; not 

affected by ice. Rating curve fairly well denned. Gage read to half-tenths 

once daily; readings not entirely reliable. Daily discharge ascertained by 

applying daily gage height to rating table; indirect method for shifting control used during August and September. Records fair.

Discharge measurements of Little River ditch No. 66 at Kirk, Mo., during the year 

ending September SO, 1924

Date

Oct. 8 _____ . ____ . .....

Mar. 24 ..................

Gage 

height

Feet 

44.17

45.81

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

37

209

Date

Sept. 11... _______ . ......

Gage 

height

Feet 

44.72

43.59

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

89

7.5

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Little River ditch No. 66 at Kirk, Mo., for the year 

ending September 30, 1924

Day

1 __ .........

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

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

4... ___ . __ .

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

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

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

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

9. __ .........

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

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

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

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

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

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

16 . 

17 __ . ... .

18 __ ..........

19 __ ..........

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

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

22 ___ ........

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

SO....... .......

31 

Oct.

51

59

55

55

47

43

39

39

39

35

35

32

28

28

28

28

51

75

84

93

102

88

80

84

84

84

63

59

59

59

55

Nov.

51

51

51

221

333

247

185

162

152

132

132

112

112

93

88

84

84

84

88

88

84

80

75

75

75

102

142

142

142

247

Dec.

260

221

197

173

185

209

197

221

273

848

920

812

992

1.240

1,240

1,170

992

704

516

484

550

992

1,080

1,050

812

601

484

423

363

333

303

Jan.

273

247

273

260

247

234

221

209

197

197

516

567

468

393

333

652

938

866

686

533

393

318

273

273

273

260

247

221

221

221

273

Feb.

260

234

221

221

247

234

197

197

185

173

247

234

221

221

197

197

197

197

197

363

363

333

318

303

303

288

247

221

197

Mar.

185

173

162

162

157

152

147

142

142

142

142

142

137

132

132

132

132

137

142

173

273

260

221

197

173

173

162

152

152

152

152

Apr.

142

132

127

127

122

117

112

107

102

102

102

93

93

93

88

84

84

84

84

80

75

71

67

67

67

67

67

67

67

' 142

May

209

209

162

152

132

127

122

142

152

147

142

132

112

102

03

84

75

75

75

75

84

84

67

67

132

137

162

185

221

618

516

June

333

273

221

185

157

142

132

122

122

102

127

112

112

102

112

84

84

80

71

63

67

59

63

71

127

122

98

80

63

59

July

55

51

47

39

35

39

39

35

35

32

32

32

32

35

35

35

28

28

28

55

63

63

67

67

132

03

75

59

43

39

35

Aug.

63

55

71

55

47

35

39

35

35

32

32

32

32

28

25

25

22

19

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

10

8

8

8

Sept.

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8
WHITE KTVEK BASIN 31

Monthly discharge of Little River ditch No. 66 at Kirk, Mo., /or the year ending

September SO, 1924

Month

October ________

November.. ___ ......

December ________

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

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

102 

333 

1,240 

938 

363 

273 

142

Minimum

28 

51 

173 

197 

173 

132 

67

Mean

56.8 

124 

608 

364 

242 

162 

94.4

Month

June.. ...................

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

618 

333 

132 

63 

8

1,240

Minimum

67 

59 

28 

8 

8

8

Mean

155 

118 

47.8 

26.9 

8.00

168

WHITE RIVER BASIN

WHITE RIVER AT BEAVER, ARK.

LOCATION. In sec. 20, T. 21 N., R. 26 W., at Missouri & North Arkansas Railroad bridge, a quarter of a mile east of depot at Beaver, Carroll County, 3 

miles above Leatherwood Creek, and 6 miles below Cedar Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,270 square miles (measured on topographic maps and base 

map of Arkansas).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July 17, 1909, to December 31, 1910, and May 16, 1923, 

to September 30, 1924.

GAGE. Chain gage on upstream side of bridge; read by Harvey Skelton. During 

1909-10 a chain gage on upstream side of bridge with datum 1.50 feet lower 

than datum of present gage.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of bridge or by 

wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of clean sand and gravel fairly permanent. Right bank high and rocky. Left bank thinly wooded and subject 

to overflow at extreme high stages. Control is a clean gravel bar half a 

mile below gage; practically permanent.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 18.35 feet 

at 7.25 a. m. May 1 (discharge, 23,500 second-feet); minimum stage, 2.40 

feet September 17-18 (discharge, 90, second-feet).

1923-24: Maximum stage recorded that of May 1, 1924, as given above; 

minimum stage, 2.15 feet August 25 and September 1, 1923 (discharge, 45 

second-feet).

1909-10: Maximum stage recorded, 17.35 feet May 17, 1910 (discharge, 

21,500 second-feet); minimum stage, 1.55 feet October 1-8, 1909 (discharge, 

42 second-feet). These gage heights refer to datum of present gage.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent during the year; not affected by 

ice. Rating curve well defined. Gage read to hundredths twice daily. 

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

Records good.

Discharge measurements of White River at Beaver, Ark., during the year ending

September SO, 1924

Date

Apr. 28.........

Gage 

height

Feet 

4 84

8.10

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

1,620

5,630

Date

Do. .......

Gage 

height

Feet

o 41

3.40

Discharge

Sec.-ft.

jqo

4QO

Date Gage 

height

Feet 

2.67

DischargeSec.-/*.^ 

158
32 SURFACE WATEE SUPPLY, 1924, PAST VII

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of White River at Beaver, Ark., for the year

September 30, 1'924

Day

1

2 ___ . ___ .

3 .... ....

4 ....... .

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

6 ..... ....

7 __ - _ ......

8... .....

9 ...... ....

10- 

11 

12 ___ .....

13 

14 ___ ..... ...

15 __ ....... ...

16- __

17 ___ . ___ -

18 

19.... ...

20 

21. .......

22. ____ . ....

23 ______ ...

24....... ..

25 

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

27. .._ 

28... ____ ....

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

30 

81... _____ .

Oct.

128

123

110

139

155

136

128

139

147 isi

117

108

108

166

295

278

260

295

358

295

242

210

180

161

155

144

139

144

152

358

Nov.

335

540

2,900

4 KV\

4,330

2,140

1,440

1,100

850

665

570

510 ASH

700

1 740

i iun

1,100

810

665

570

510

455

430

405

570

510

540

735

772

1,740

Dec.

3,250

2,900

2,140

1,940

1,740

i Mn

1,240

1,100

1,060

9 (\A£\

2,680

2

Aft{\

5,380

n

onn

6,730

3,900

2,900

2,350

1 Qdfi

i odn

2,570

3,770

8,120

7,330

4,480

3,250

2,570

2,140

1,840 i iun

1,340

Jan.

1,100

970

810

700

665

600

510

455

430

430

405

405

405

380

380

358

335

405

540

540

600

510

455

lUfl

700

2,240

1,940

1 lUfl

1,340

1,240

1,150

Feb.

1,020

930

850

772

735

700

665

finn

540

510

600

850

2,040

1 840

1,540

1,340

1,340

1,640

1,740

1,640

1,440

1,240

1,100

1,020

930

850

772

700

632

Mar.

570

540

510

570

632

665

540

510

480

455

430

405

430

405

480

570

810

890

970

1,060

1,020

1,640

2,570

3,770

3,640

2,900

2,460

2,040

2,140

2,140 i tun

Apr.

1,640

1,440

1,240

1,100

1,020

970

890

772

735

665

1,240

1,020

890

772

700

632

600

540

570

510

480

430

405

405

405

1,940

13,400

6,130

4,480

12,600

May

21,600

9,240

5,530

2,900

3,010

2 460

2,040

1,840

1,440

1 04f\

1,100

970

850

772

665

600

570

540

480

480

540

480

455

430

540

510

540

480

3,120

11,500

4,930

June

2,680

2,040

1,640

1,540

1,340

970

. 850

810

735

632

970

3,510

3,900

2,140

1,540

1,150

1,540

2,240

1,240

850

1,540

2,040

1,540

1,100

810

700

540

480

405

358

July

315

295

278

260

242

225

225

210

195

192

183

335

632

510

380

315

278

1,060

2,240

1,940

970

665

510

405

358

315

278

260

242

225

810

Aug.

2,350

5,530"

2,240

1,240

850

665

570

2,460

1,060

700

540

430

405

358

315

380

295

260

242

242

225

210

186

172

161

150

142

131

126

120

115

Sept.

' 126

163

158

225

225

210

178

155

136

128

123

112

108

99

97

94

90

90

405

665

632

772

600

430

335

295

260

260

242

225

Monthly discharge of White River at Beaver, Ark., for the year ending September

30, 1924

[Drainage area, 1,270 square miles]

Month

April .. .. ... 

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

The year.. __ __ .. __ - ______

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

358 

4,630 

11,200 

2,240 

2,040 

3,770 

13,400 

21,500 

3,900 

2,240 

5,530 

772

21,500

Minimum

108 

335 

1,060 

335 

510 

405 

405 

430 

358 

183 

115 

90

90

Mean

188 

1,140 

3,210 

744 

1,050 

1,230 

1,950 

2,670 

1,390 

495 

738 

255

1,260

Per 

square 

mile

0.148 

.898 

2.53 

.586 

.827 

.969 

1.54 

2.10 

1.09 

.390 

.581 

.201

.992

Run-off 

in inches

0.17 

1.00 

2.92

.68 

.89 

1.12 

1.72 

2.42 

1.22 

.45 

.67 

.22

13.48

JAMES RIVER AT GAIEUA, MO.

LOCATION. In NW. ^ sec. 7, T. 24 N., R. 23 W., at highway bridge in Galena, 

. Stone County, a quarter of a mile above Missouri Pacific Railway bridge,

half a mile above Railey Creek, 8 miles below Crane Creek, and 40 miles

above mouth. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,000 square miles (measured on topographic and soil survey

maps).
WHITE RIVER BASIN 33

RECOKDS AVAILABLE. October 28, 1921, to September 30, 1924.

GAGE. Chain gage on upstream side of bridge; read by B. W. Stewart.

DISCHAKGE MEASITBEMENTS. Made from highway bridge or by wading.

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

clean and fairly permanent. Small trees and brush grow on gravel bars 

which are exposed at low stages. Low-water control is a heavy gravel 

riffle 100 feet below gage; practically permanent.

EXTBEMES OF DiscHABGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 13.50 feet 

at 7 p. m. July 12 (discharge, 15,600 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.90 

foot at 8.15 a. m. October 12 (discharge, 95 second-feet).

1922-1924: Maximum stage recorded, that of July 12, 1924, as given 

above; minimum stage, 0.74 foot October 17, 1922 (discharge, 77 secondfeet).

ACCTJBACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent during the year; not affected 

by ice. Rating curve fairly well defined. Gage read to hundredths twice 

daily; readings not entirely reliable. Daily discharge ascertained by 

applying mean daily gage height to rating table. Records fair.

Discharge measurements of James River at Galena, Mo., during the year ending

September SO, 1924

Date

Dec. 29.........

Apr. 23. .......

Gage 

height

Feet 

3.48

1.86

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

1,150

314

Date

Apr. 23..- 

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.86

5.32

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

330

2,560

Date

Sept. 4.........

Gage 

height

Feet 

2.69

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

676

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of James River at Galena, Mo., for the year ending

September 80, 1924

Day

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

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

3 _ 

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

5 

6 

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

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

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

10 

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

12 

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

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

15... . 

16 ... ......

17 .....

18. 

19 . 

20 .

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

22 

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

24 

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

26.. ...

27 . 

28 .......

29 . 

30 .......

31 

Oct.

164

144

133

154

154

144

118

116

108

108

101

97

104

122

154

190

202

190

166

166

166

166

154

144

144

190

144

144

166

177

166

Nov.

269

430

720

1,050

1,110

990

750

660

580

505

455

430

370

455

1,680

2,010

1,470

1,170

990

870

810

630

580

530

480

455

410

390

410

455

Dec.

410

430

630

555

530

630

690

750

660

630

690

1,110

3,340

6,150

4,020

2,620

2,010

1,680

1,470

1,470

1,540

1,680

1,920

2,200

2,010

1,840

1,470

1,350

1,230

1,110

990

Jan.

930

810

750

630

580

530

580

505

480

480

455

430

410

410

390

370

350

350

370

370

350

370

350

390

690

870

720

630

605

580

555

Feb.

555

605

580

555

530

530

530

555

555

580

605

605

605

660

690

690

690

810

990

1,050

990

930

930

930

810

690

660

630

605

Mar.

555

505

455

455

430

455

430

455

455

430

410

390

370

390

390

410

390

410

410

430

455

455

605

870

990

990

930

870

1,540

3,470

2 9/K1

Apr.

1,610

1,350

1,170

1,050

990

930

930

810

660

690

605

555

530

480

455

455

480

455

410

370

316

316

333

316

316

410

430

430

555

1,350

May

1,760

1,410

1,170

990

870

720

605

810

980

810

580

505

480

390

370

350

316

300

300

810

1,410

1,290

1,110

1,540

1,470

1,230

1,170

3,600

7,800

6,300

4,180

June

2,850

2,200

1,680

1,470

1,290

1,170

990

930

930

3,090

2,200

4,730

1,820

1,920

2,100

3,600

2,300

2,200

2,400

2,010

6,000

6,150

3,340

2,300

2,730

3,600

4,460

3,340

2,620

1,660

July

1,410

1,170

1,050

930

870

750

690

630

580

530

505

6,150

4,460

2,850

4,940

2,510

2,100

1,840

1,840

1,680

1,760

3,340

4,300

2,400

1 sun

1,410

1,230

1,170

930

930

870

Aug.

870

870

930

810

690

690

720

690 580-

1,760

7,950

11,600

6,280

3,600

2,730

5,420

6,300

4,020

2,850

2,100

1,840

1,540

1,350

1,170

1,050

990

930

870

720

605

750

Sept.

990

870

750

660

580

690

505

480

430

410

410

370

370

350

333

316

316

410

5,140

3,340

2,010

1,290

1,050

930

750

660

605

580

580
34 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1924, PART VII

Monthly discharge of James River at Galena, Mo., for the year ending September

80, 1924

[Drainage area, 1,000 square miles]

Month

December..---. __ ____ . __ .... ..........

February ____ .. _ .......... __ ... __ . ...

March _ . __ ............ _____ ... ..........

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

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

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

The year.. ______________ . ....

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

202 

2,010 

6,150 

930 

1,050 

3,470 

1,610 

7,800 

6,150 

6,150 

11,600 

5,140

11,600

Minimum

97 

269 

410 

350 

530 

370 

316 

300 

930 

505 

580 

316

97

Mean

148 

735 

1,540 

525 

695 

710 

659 

1,470 

2,610 

1,860 

2,330 

910

1,180

Per

square 

mile

0.148 

.735 

1.54 

.525 

.695 

.710 

.659 

1.47 

2.61 

1.86 

2.33 

.910

1.18

Run-Off 

in inches

0.17 

.82 

1.78 

.61 

.75 

.82 

.74 

1.70 

2.91 

2.14 

2.69 

1.02

16.15

NORTH FORK OF WHITE RIVER AT TECUMSEH, HO.

LOCATION. In sec. 16, T. 22 N., R. 12 W., at bridge on State highway at west 

edge of Tecumseh, Ozark County, half a mile below Bryant Creek, 3 miles 

above Lick Creek, and 8 miles above Missouri-Arkansas line.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,180 square miles (measured on United States soil survey 

maps).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 24, 1921, to September 30, 1924.

GAGE. Prior to June 29 a vertical staff gage on left bank 200 feet below bridge; 

after that date a chain gage on downstream side of bridge set to read same 

as the staff gage; read by Edward Hodo.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from ferryboat or highway bridge or by 

wading.

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

and fairly permanent. Control is a bar composed of outcropping rock and 

coarse gravel 400 feet below gage; practically permanent.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year ending September 30, 1924, 20.0 feet at 5 p. m. June 11 (discharge, 38,300 second-feet) ; 

minimum stage, 0.52 foot October 12 and 13 (discharge, 460 second-feet).

1922-1924: Maximum stage recorded, that of June 11, 1924; minimum 

discharge, 426 second-feet several days in September and October, 1922.

REGULATION. Natural regulation due to flow from large springs.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation changed slightly during August and September, 1923; not affected by ice. Both rating curves well defined. Gage 

read to hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying 

mean daily gage height to rating table; shifting-control method used August 

1 to September 30, 1923. Records good.

Discharge measurements of North Fork of White River at Tecumseh, Mo., during 

the year ending September SO, 1924

Date

Oct. 5. .........

Apr. 27. .......

Gage 

height

Feet 

0.60

.72

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

550

631

Date

May 21... ..

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.14

2.08

Discharge

Sec.-/*. 

982

1,870

Date

Sept. 5.. ....

Gage 

height

Feet 

0.84

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

669
WHITE KIVEK BASIN 35

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of North Fork of White River at Tecumseh, Mo., for 

the years ending September SO, 1922-1924

Day

1921-22 

1 ______ ..

2. _____ ....

3 ____ . ......

4 ___ . _ ....

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

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

23. 

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

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

28 ......... 

27 

28

29 

80 

8i.. ...... .

1922-23 

1 ....... .

2 . ___ ..

3 ... ..... 

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

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

6 ... ... .

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

8 .........

9 ... __ .

10 

11 .

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

13 

14 ___

15 

16 

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

18 ........

19 

20~ 

21 - - 

22 

23 

24 .......

25 

26 

27... __ ......

28

29 ....

80 . 

81 

Oct.

590

652

690

562

552

590

690

590

426

440

440

440

426

630

590

552

515

500

470

462

455

455

470

485

470

455

448

Mn

448

440

455

455

455

455

448

456

455

455

455

Nov.

590

590

590

662

562

552

552

552

590

552

552

552

552

552

662

562

590

2,040

6,260

2,460

1,640

1,360

1,180

2,340

2,340

1,740

1,550

1,270

1,180

1,OJO

470

470

462

455

455

470

470

470

470

455

455

455

500

515

515

508

485

515

515

508

485

470

462

455

455

440

440

440

440

440

Dec.

1,180

1,640

1,840

1,640

1.460

1,360

1,270

1,180

1,090

1,040

1,000 '962

920

878

835

835

835

835

792

792

750

760

750

878

962

962

962

920

878 '835

835

485

500

515

515

500

492

515

590

552

515

508

500

478

470

470

470

455

440

440 44n

Mn

440

448

440

440

426

670

835

750

962

1.550

Jan.

792

750

750

792

792

792

750

792

792

792

792

792

750

750

750

710

710

710

7iO

710

670

670

670

630

630

670

. 630

630

630

630

630

1,360

1,040

920

792

750

670

670

590

590

552

552

515

515

552

590

590

590

590

590

1 ftQfl

3,920

2,340

1,640

1 460

1,270

1,140

1,180

1,270

1,270

1,180

2.660

Feb.

750

920

1,000

920

920

878

835

750

750

750

750

710

710

670

670

630

630

630

630

710

2,140

1,560

3,710

3,180

2,340

1,940

1,740

1,550

26,700

8,000

5,570

3,500

2,660

2,240

2,040

1,840

1,640

1,550

1,460

1,460

1,460

1,360

1,270

1,180

1,180

1.140

1,090

1,090

i fun

1,000

962

962

920

962

962

920

Mar.

1,460

1,360

1,270

1,270

1,270

1,360

1,360

1,360

1,740

2,870

2,560

2,140

1,940

2,560

2,870

2,340

2,040

1,940

1,940

1,940

1,840

1,740

1,640

1,550

1,460

2,040

3,080

2,760

2,560

4,810

8,000

920

920

920

1,000

1,000

1,550

1,640

1,550

1,460

1,360

2,340

4,810

3,290

2,560

3,820

8,000

3,920

3,080

2,450

2,240

2,040

1,940

1,740

1,640

1,550

1,460

1,366

1,360

1,270

1,270

1.180

Apr.

5,050

3,710

3,180

2,760

3,290

3,080

2,760

2,560

3,710

4,580

6,120

3,920

3,400

2,870

2,760

2,560

3,290

2,660

2,340

2,140

1,940

1,840

1,740

1,740

1,740

1,640

1,840

2,870

2,660

2,240

1,140

1,140

1,180

1,550

1,940

1,550

1,460

1,360

1,270

1,270

1,180

1,180

1,270

1,360

1,270

1,270

1,270

1,270

1,180

1,180

1,550

1,740

1,640

1,740

1,640

1,550

1,460

1,940

2,140

1,940

May

2,140

1,940

1,840

1,940

1,940

1,940

1,940

1.740

1,640

1,550

1,460

1,460

1,360

1,360

1,270

1,270

1,270

1,270

1,180

1,140

i,090

1,180

1,140

1,640

1,550

1,360

1,460

2,140

1,360

1,270

1, i40

1,740

1,640

1,550

1,550

1,550

1,460

1,460

1,460

1,270

1,270

1,180

1,180

1,180

1,460

4,470

8,720

4,250

3,180

2,560

2,240

2,040

1,840

1,740

1,940

5,310

4,360

3,500

2,980

2,560

3,500

2.450

June

1,140

1,090

1,040

1,000

962

920

920

920

920

878

878

835

792

792

792

750

760

750

760

710

710

710

710

750

710

710

710

670

670

2,760

2,140

4,810

3,710

2,870

2,460

2,340

2,040

1,840

3,500

5,180

3,710

2,980

2,560

2,240

2,040

2,140

2,140

2,040

1,840

1,640

1,550

1,460

1,460

1,360

1,360

1,270

1,460

1,270

1,270

July

792

920

1,360

878

750

710

no

670

670

670

750

792

750

710

710

670

670

670

630

630

630

630

590

590

590

670

670

630

590

590

590

1,180

1,180

1,140

1,090

1,090

1,040

1,000

1,000

962

962

962

930

1,550

1,270

1,040

1,000

1,270

1,090

962

1,000

962

920

920

878

878

878

878

920

920

962

920

Aug.

652

552

662

652

652

652

652

552

515

515

515

515

515

515

515

515

515

515

590

515

515

515

515

500

492

492

492

485

485

486

486

878

835

878

835

792

792

750

750

750

750

750

710

710

670

670

670

670

670

670

670

630

670

 670

630

630

630

 590

590

590

590

590

Sept.

485

470

470

552

710

590

515

515

600

515

508

492

486

478

470

470

466

455

455

448

448

456

440

440

440

426

426

440

433

433

630

670

670

630

630

630

630

590

590

552

552

552

552

515

552

552

552

630

630

590

552

552

552

552

515

515

508

500

515
36 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1924, PART VH

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of North Fork of White River at Tecumseh, Mo., for 

the years ending September SO, 1928-1984 Continued

Day

1923-24 

1 - .........

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

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

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

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

6~ 

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

8 ........

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

10 - . 

11 ..........

12 ......

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

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

15. 

16 ..

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

18 ....... ..

19. ........

20 

21 ..........

22 ..........

23- 

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

25 ..........

26 

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

28 .........

28 ........

SO 

31 

Oct.

605

498

490

520

520

520

498

47 H

475

475

475

468

460

475

475

520

4QS

482

475

475

475

475

475

475

482

498

512

520

Nov.

512

505

560

560

560

560

520

KOrt

520

A(a\

4Qft

4Qft

cnc

512

498

AQ()

482

475

475

475

505

520

520

505

512

cne

475

520

560

Dee.

560

505

560

560

560

560

KCf)

895

1,120

1,030

2

QAf\

2

0OA

1,300

1,120

1,030

QQr

940

1,160

1,400 i 3nn

1,120

1,030

985

895

SQSL

cert

Jan.

765

765

722

799

680

600

RA(\

640

640

640

640

600

600

600

600

600

600

600

600

KCfl

560

560

520

600

640

C4.fl

600

640

RAT)

680

640

Feb.

680

680

f\A(\

680

680

680

640

640

ftflft

600

640

640

640

600

600

600

640

640

680

680

680

640

680

640

640

640

640

640

600

Mar.

600

finn

600

600

600

600 K*3A

560

560

560

560

560

560

560

560

Kfit)

560

560

600

640

600

680

680

680

680

680

680

940

985

985

Apr.

895

850

808

765

765

722

680

680

722

680

680

640

640

600

640

640

640

600

600 firm

600

600

600

560

560

600

600

600

1,300

1,900

May

1,790

1,490

1,300

1,160

1,120

985

895

895

850

808

765

765

680

680

680

640

fi4ft

600

722

985

895

850

808

sris

808

765

895

4,140

3.050

2,*LOO

June

1,690

1,490

1,490

1,300

1,160

1,030

985

940

895

1,300

31,400

6,120

3,160

2,520

2,420

2,630

2,210

2,420

2,000

1,790

6,400

2,840

2,630

2,210

1,900

2,740

2,100

2,210

1,790

1,590

July

1,490

1,400

1,400

1,300

1,210

1,160

1,120

1,080

1,080

1,030

940 i;oso

1,400

1,690

2,320

1,690

1,400

1,490

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,300

1,160

1,120

1,300

1,120

1,030

940

940

940

895

Aug.

895

895

850

808

765

765

722

765

722

1,400

1,210

2,320

1,490

1,210

1,120

1,120

1,210

1,080

940

940

895

850

722

765

808

808

722

680

722

640

680

Sept.

1,030

940

808

722

680

680

680

640

640

600

560

600

600

600

600

600

600

600

680

1,030

1,080

805

765

722

722

722

680

680

600

560

Monthly discharge of North Fork of White River at Tecumseh, Mo., for the years

ending September SO, 1982-1924

[Drainage area, 1,180 square miles]

Month

1921-22 

November .. ............... ..........

December ____________________ ..

January... _ .... _____ . _ .................

February _____________________

March _______________________

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

May ________________ _______

June _______________________

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

August.. _____ ....... ___ . ___ .........

September ____________________

1922-23 

October _ ____________________

January. __ 1 ________ . ..................

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

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

May

June ___ ..................................

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

September _ ...... _____________ . ..

The year ...... ____ . . .

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

6,260 

1,840 

792 

3,710 

8,000 

6,120 

2,140 

1,140 

1,360 

590 

710

630 

515 

1,550 

3,920 

26,700 

8,000 

2,140 

8,720 

5,180 

1,550 

878 

670

26,700

Minimum

552 

750 

630 

630 

1,270 

1,640 

1,090 

670 

590 

485 

426

426 

440 

426 

515 

920 

920 

1,140 

1,180 

1,270 

878 

590 

500

426

Mean

1,200, 

1,030 

718 

1,190 

2,230 

2,900 

1,520 

826 

706 

520 

481

469 

472 

556 

1,080 

2,720 

2,120 

1,450 

2,500 

2,310 

1,020 

699 

578

1,320

Per 

square 

mile

1.02 

.873 

.608 

1.01 

1.89 

2.46 

1.29 

.700 

.598 

.441 

.408

.397 

.400 

.471 

.915 

2.31 

1.80 

1.23 

2.12 

1.96 

.864 

.592 

.490

1.12

Run-oft 

in inches

1.14 

1.01 

.70 

1.05 

2.18 

2.74 

, 1.49 

.78 

.69 

.51 

.46

.46 

.45 

.64 

1.05 

2.40 

2.08 

U87 

2.44 

2.19 

1.00 

.68 

.55

15.21
WHITE KEVEB BASIN 37

Monthly discharge of North Fork of White River at Tecumseh, Mo., for the years 

ending September SO, 1922-1924 Continued

Month

1923-24 

October... ____________________

December ____________________

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

June ________________________

July

August _______________________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

520 

560 

2,840 

765 

680 

985 

1,900 

4,140 

31,400 

2,320 

2,320 

1,080

31,400

Minimum

460 

475 

505 

520 

600 

560 

560 

600 

895 

S95 

640 

560

460

Mean

491 

510 

1,040 

630 

644 

636 

726 

1,100 

3,180 

1,270 

952 

711

989

Per 

square 

mile

0.416 

.432 

.881 

.534 

.546 

.539 

.615 

.932 

2.69 

1.08 

.807 

.603

.838

Run-off 

in inches

0.48 

.48 

1.02 

.62 

.59 

.62 

.69 

1.07 

3.00 

1.24 

.93 

.67

11.41

BLACK BI7EB AT LEEPER, MO.

LOCATION. In SW. H NE. M sec. 27, T. 28 N., R. 3 E., on Missouri Southern 

Railroad Co.'s bridge at Leeper, Wayne County, IJHj miles above Greenwood 

Valley Creek and 3 miles below McKenzie Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 957 square miles (measured on United States soil survey 

maps).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 15, 1921, to September 30, 1924.

GAGE. Chain gage fastened to guard timber on downstream side of railroad 

bridge; read by Pearl Church.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of railroad or highway bridge or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of coarse sand and gravel; control is 

a bar of coarse gravel and boulders 800 feet below gage; practically permanent.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year ending September 30, 1924, 7.50 feet at 7.30 a. m. June 12 (discharge, 7,250 secondfeet); minimum stage, 2.28 feet October 8-14 (discharge, 260 second-feet). 

1921-1924: Maximum stage recorded, 13.40 feet November 19, 1921 (discharge, 24,000 second-feet); minimum discharge, 210 second-feet September 

25, 30, October 2, 3, and 5, 1922.

The river reached a stage of 21.3 feet in August, 1915 (determined by 

levels to high-water marks by United States Weather Bureau).

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation changed somewhat several times during 

1922-1924; not affected by ice. Rating curves either yell or fairly well 

defined. Gage read to hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained 

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

Discharge measurements of Black River at Leeper, Mo., during the year ending

September SO, 1924

Date

Oct. 11. ........

Dee. 14. ___ .

Mar. 26........

Gage 

height

Feet 

2.32

5.52

3.50

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

288

3,530

1,020

Date

Mar. 27.. ......

Gage 

height

Feet 

3.43

9 7fl

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

074

498

Date Gage 

height

Feet 

3.35

*> 49

Discharge

Sec.-ft.

824

285
38 SUBFACB WATEK SUPPLY, 1924, PAKT VII

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Black River at Leeper, Mo., for the

September 30, 1922-1984

Day

1921-22

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- __ 

1922-23 

1 ... 

2 .... 

3 

4.. __ ...

5 ........

6 . __ ......

7 __ . _ ..

8. 

9 __

10 

11 

12.. ___

13 ......

14 

15 

16.. _ 

17 

IS 

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

20 

21 

22 

23 ...

24 . ...

25 

26 ......

27 

28. . ...

29 .......

30 

31 

Oct.

870

800

765

765

700

610

610

560

510

488

465

442

420

400

360

360

340

340

340

320

300

300

300

300

300

280

280

300

oAn

320

228

210

91 n

228

91 n

228

440

490

440

380

360

320

320

300

320

320

340

b40

340

320

300

300

300

300

300

300

300

280

300

300

Nov.

300

OAT!

280

300

300

300

300

300

360

360

340

320

320

320

300

360

1,100

20,300

9,600

3,580

2,440

1,980

1,980

2,820

2,200

1,870

1,760

1,460

1 ' 260

400

420

400

380

380

340

340

340

380

440

490

490

4 on

490

490

465

420

380

380

38C

360

360

340

Dec.

1,170

1,170

1,460

1,360

1,170

1 080

1,' 000

920

850

815

745

680

650

650

620

620

620

KQrt

565

540

620

1,080

2 dAn

i osn

1,460

1 OAA

1,170

Gfin

QQC

340

360

380

360

360

340

OftA

400

420

420

400

400

4.90

400

380

oon

380

360

360

360

340

320

QOA

oon

OOfl

320

850

O QOA

2,090

1,560

2.820

Jan.

815

7 SO.

710

780

745

710

710

710

680

680

620

620

620

620

540

540

515

515

4Qfl

4QD

490

465

465

465

440

420

Ann

OQrt

710

3,580

2,090

1,560

1,080

ftftfi

885

Q IK

710

680

620

515

540 K/tn

con

590

KA(\

540

515

I

OftA

1,360

1,260

1,170

1 080

1,080

1,260

1,760

2,090

1,660

2.440

Feb.

1,760

1,760

1,560

1,360

1,170

1,040

920

850

815

465

680

650

620

590

565

540

540

515

490

490

780

1,170 i n4n

1,000

1,000

12, 700

13,200

Q ^fifl

4,140

2,090

1,980

1,980

1,660

1,360

1,260

1,170

1,360

1,360

1, 170

1,080

1,000

1,000

960

920

885

815

815

815

815

850

, 850

Mar.

960

Qon

01 K

780

780

920

1,260 i 9fin

1,360

1,760

1,980

1,980

1,760

3,110

3,580

2,960

1,980

1,760

1,660

3,580

2,960

2,200

1,560

1,170

850

1,260

2,090

0 QOA

O CQA

1 7 orin

OCA

815

QKrt

1 080

1,260

1,360

1,760

1,760

1 t\fi(\

1,360

'1,980

8,880

5,800

3,260

3,110

16 600

e!ooo

2,390

1,900

3,090

1,580

1,380

1,280

1 190

1,140

1,060

980

902

828

828

Apr.

14,600

3,580

3,110

3,110

3,260

2 680

2,440

2,440

5,200

A ojn

3,260

2,440

2,440

2,440

4,240

7 300

3,260

2 200

1,870

1,560

1,360

1,260

1,170

1,360

2,090

S fifin

4,420

O OOA

752

828

828

QOA

980

940

902

828

828

790

980

1,380

1,580

1,380

1,190

1 14fi

1,020

980

1,020

980

940

1,380

1,100

980

940

1,060

980

890

May

2,560

1,560

1 460

1^360

1,170

1,170

1 '920 080

850

815

780

780

745

710

680

650

650

620

590

590

565

540

540

565

590

540

515

515

490

490

828

828

1 190

4,100

6,420

3,420

2,390

1,900

1,580

1,480

1,280

1,14C

1,060

1,020

6,200

18, 100

7,950

3,930

3,090

2,650

2,020

1,900

1,580

1,480

1,380

1,280

1,280

1,280

1,280

2,140

2.260

June

465

465

465

440

440

465

465

440

440

400

400

400

380

420

400

380

360

360

340

340

340

320

320

320

340

360

380

400

420

1,900

1,680

9 CUft

2,790

1,900

1,580

1,380

1,190

1,100

1,020

1,020

1,060

940

902

1,480

2,650

2,260

2,020

1 480

1.190

1,060

980

890

828

752

715

680

1,140

890

752

July

400

400

400

400

420

400

380

380

380

360

360

340

360

340

340

340

340

360

360

360

360

380

400

320

320

340

340

300

300

280

680

645

610

575

542

542

478

478

445

478

445

415

445

445

415

445

510

542

478

415

415

385

360

360

360

360

385

360

385

385

Aug.

262

280

262

262

262

262

245

245

245

245

228

262

228

228

262

320

300

262

262

262

262

320

465

515

440

400

380

340

320

320

320

360

360

360

335

335

315

315

315

385

445

385

385

360

360

335

335

335

335

335

315

315

415

415

445

315

360

360

335

315

295

278

Sept.

300

280

280

280

300

320

320

300

280

280

280

262

262

245

245

 245

228

210

228

245

245

245

228

228

210

228

228

228

228

210

295

61U

980

828

680

575

542

478

445

415

415

360

360

335

315

315

315

315

335

360

385

335

335

315

315

295

295

295

295

278
WHITE BIVER BASIN 39

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Black River at Leeper Mo., for the years ending 

September SO, 1922-1924 Continued

Day

1923-24 

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

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

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

4... -.. . -

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

6- ... ...

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

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.

295

295

278

278

278

278

278

260

260

260

260

260

260

278

278

415

510

828

cun

478

610

c7c

*49

510

478

445

415

415

415

415

Nov.

445

445

478

510

610

645

610

c7c

575

542

478

478

478

445

415

385

385

360

385

360

360

360

360

335

360

360

335

335

360

360

Dec.

ifin

<tfin

360

385

415

445

575 '645

752

4,630

2,940

2,140

2,260

3,760

2 son

1,680

1,900

1,580

1,020

1,010

1,280

1,680 i onn

1,900

1,480

1,380

1,190

1,100

940

QfW

Jan.

752-

752

715

645

610

610

575

510

510

478

478

510

542

510

478

510

510

478

478

AAK

415

415

415

415

415

385

385

415

415

415

M.*,

Feb.

A A K

445

445

715

1,580

1,280

1,020 odn

828

838

790

752

715

680

680

ft A Pi

645

1,680

1,790

1.100

1,280

1,100

1,020

940

890

790

828

752

715

Mar.

71 t\

715

680

OAK

ftAK

17^

575

575

575

542

542

510

510

510

KAO

575

575

645

790

715

715

680

645

940

1,100

980

cun

902

osn

3,590

2

CKA

Apr.

1,480

1,280

1,100

1,020

890

828

790

715

715

1,100

940

828

752

715

680

fid*;

575 <&>

542

510

478

478

A A P.

445

445

415

385

385

385

478

May

dd<;

478

445

AAK

445

415

478

510

510

478

478

415

385

360

385

360

360

360

360

415

478

445

385

445

510

715

645

680

4,270

4,820

2,520

June

1,580

828

1,140

1,060

940

890

828

790

680

645

610

5,200

1,100

890

1,140

890

890

790

752

715

1,060

1,280

1,100

902

1,020

902

940

828

715

645

July

610

542

542

510

478

478

445

415

415

415

385

828

445

542

1,140

902

828

715

752

1,100

1,480

1,020

902

890

940

902

790

752

980

680

610

Aug.

575

2,020

1,680

2,650

1,100

890

790

715

645

610

645

1,190

1,280

940

828

940

890

828

752

645

542

542

510

542

510

445

478

445

415

415

360

Sept.

385

360

360

360

335

335

335

335

315

315

315

315

315

315

295

315

315

315

335

335

2,140

1,480

1,100

890

680

645

542

510

478

445

Monthly discharge of Black River at Leeper, Mo., for the years ending September

30, 1922-1924

[Drainage area, 957 square miles]

Month

1921-22 

October. ______________________

November _ ______________ _ __ .

January. .. _____ ____ ____ .. ....

March.. ________ . ... ___

April.. ________________________

May.. _______________________

June.. ___________________ '. .....

July.... 

September.. ____________ .............

The year __________________

1922-23 

October- _____________________

November _ ________ __________

March.. _______________________

April.. ___ . ___ .. ____ ..... __ . .......

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

June.. __ . ___________________

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

The year __________________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

870 

20,300 

2.440 

815 

1,760 

17,800 

14,600 

2,560 

465 

420 

515 

320

20,300

490 

490 

2,820 

3,580 

13,200 

16,600 

1,580 

18,100 

2,940 

680 

445 

980

18,100

Minimum

280 

280 

540 

380 

465 

780 

1,170 

490 

320 

280 

228 

210

210

210 

340 

320

515 

815 

815 

752 

828 

680 

360 

278 

278

210

Mean

445 

1,920 

1,030 

597 

920 

2,400 

3,520 

873 

396 

357 

299 

256

1,080

309 

408 

618 

1,130 

2,440 

2,580 

1,010 

2,850 

1,370 

456 

353 

414

1,160

Per 

square 

mile

0.465 

2.01 

1.08 

.624 

.961 

2.51 

3.68 

.912 

.414 

.373 

.312 

.268

1.13

.323 

.426 

.646 

1.18 

2.55 

2.70 

1.06 

2.98 

1.43 

.476 

.369 

.433

1.21

Run-off 

in inches

0.54 

2.24 

1.24 

.72 

1.00 

2.89 

4.11 

1.05 

.46 

.43 

.36 

.30

15.34

.37 

.48 

.74 

1.36 

2.66 

3.11 

1.18 

3.44 

1.60 

.55 

.43 

.48

16.40
40 SURFACE WATBE SUPPLY, 1924, PAET VII

Monthly discharge of Black Rwer at Leeper, Mo., for the years ending September 

SO, 1928-1924 Continued

Month

1923-24

March.. _____________________

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

May.. ...... _ -_- .______.___.._.._._...

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

August _________________ . ............

September- . ____ ______ _ _ .......

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

940 ' 

645 

4,630 

752 

1,790 

3,580 

1,480 

4,820 

5,200 

1,480 

2,650 

2,140

5,200

Minimum

260 

335 

360 

385 

445 

510 

385 

360 

610 

385 

360 

295

260

Mean

398 

438 

1,430 

504 

808 

848 

700 

788 

1,060 

724 

833 

517

763

Per 

square 

mite

0.416 

.458 

1.49 

.527 

.949 

.886 

.731 

.823 

1.11 

.757 

.870 

.540

.797

Run-off 

in inches

0.48 

.51 

1.72 

.61 

1.02 

1.02 

.82 

.95 

1.24 

.87 

1.00 

.60

10.84

CURRENT RIVSR NEAR EMINENCE, MO.

LOCATION. In SE. M NW. M sec. 15, T. 29 N., R. 3 W., at foot of Coot Mountain,

1 mile below Jacks Fork and 8 miles northeast of Eminence, Shannon

County. 

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,230 square miles (measured on United States soil survey

maps). 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August 24, 1921, to September 30, 1924. The Western

Tie & Timber Co., St. Louis, has records of stage from December, 1920, to

August, 1921. 

GAGE. Vertical staff gage from 0 to 10 feet bolted to outcropping ledge on right

bank, and another section from 10 to 26 feet fastened to near-by tree. Prior

to October 19, 1921, a painted vertical staff gage at independent datum on

right bank 1,200 feet above present gage was used; relation between gages

determined by simultaneous readings.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from cable or by wading near gage. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of clean, coarse gravel. Control is a

coarse gravel bar below gage; clean and practically permanent. 

EXTREMES OF STAGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 6.35 feet at 9

a. m. June 21; minimum stage 1.16 feet at 10.30 a. m. September 16.

1921-1924: Maximum stage recorded, 14.20 feet November 19, 1921;

minimum stage, that of September 16, 1924.

REGULATION. Natural regulation through large tributary springs. 

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation practically permanent; not affected by ice.

Gage read to hundredths once daily. Daily discharge not determined.

Discharge measurements of Current River near Eminence, Mo., during the year 

ending September SO, 1924

Date

Oct. 4..........

Dec. 12 __ ....

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.32

3.14

Discharge

Sec.-ft.

£AQ

1 Qfifi

Date Gage 

height

Feet

3.39

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

1,130

2,360

Date

Sept. 15-... 

Gage 

height

Feet

1 IS

Discharge

Sec.-ft.
WHITE EIVEE BASIN 41

Daily gage heiffht, in feet, of Current River near Eminence, Mo., for the year ending

September §0,

Day

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

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

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

4, ....

5..... .. .

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

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

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.

1.36

1.28

1.28

1.32

1.32

1.32

1.30

1.28

1.28

1.28

1.28

1.26

1.26

1.28

1.40

1.68 

1.82

1.60

1.54

1.46

1.40

1.38

1.36

1.36

1.34

1.34

1.34

1.36

1.46

1.42

Ngv.

1.38

1.36

1.48

1.54

1.52

1.50

1.46

1.42 i &n

1.36

1 34

1.34

1 34

1.34

1.32

1.32 

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.30

1.30

T 39

1.32

1.30

1.30

1.28

1.28

1.36

1.40

Dec.

1 4/1

1 4A

1.40

1.44

1.58

1.62

1.66

i fid

3.00

3- 45

3.80

3.12

3.84

3 40

3.28

3.14

2.80 

2.46

1.40

2 44

2.66

2.86

3.16

3.12

2.94

2.72

2.54

2.40

2.26

2.18

2.08

Jan.

1.98

1.88

1.82

1.78

1.72

i fin

1.64'

1,62

i fin

i 70

1.70

1.64

1.58 1 w

1.50

1.56

1.52 

1.48

1.46

1.44

1.42

i 4n

1 40

1.46

1.42

1.40 i dn

1.42

1.44

1.46

1.46

Feb.

1.43

1 4R

1.68

1.88

1.06

1.92

1.80

1.68

1 <U

1.60

1 ifi

i w

1.58

1.52

1 46

1.48 

1.90

1.96 i on

1.84

1.80

i sn

1.78

1.70

1.64

1.62

1.62

1.60

.......

Mar.

1.59

1.56

1.54

1 >\R

1.56

i «u

1.50

1.44

1.50

1.46

1.46

1.42

1.46

1.62

1.62

1.60

1.70 

1.72

1.72

1.88

1.86

2.08

2.20

2.50

2.40

2.18

2.08

2.14

4.15

3.65

3.08

Apr.

2.56

2.48

2.40

a so

2.18

2.08

2.00

1.96

1.90

2.02

1.98

1.92

1.88

I

on

1.74

1.70

1.68 

1.64

1.62

1.60

1.58

1.54

1.48

1.46

1.46

1.46

1.46

1.44

1.62

1.74

May

2.JQ

1.98

1.80

1.74

1.52

1 50

1.64

1.68

1.54

1.48

1.46

1.42

1 40

1.40

1 38

1.36

1.32 

1.30

i in

1.44

1.48

1.46

1 44

1.48

1.74

1.76

1.76

2.28

6 4fl

6.00

4.25

June

3.8ft

3.22

2.90

o, 70

2.44

2.38

2.24

9 19

2.04

2.64

2.02

3.04

2.42

9 39

2.20

2.20

2.24 

2.32

9 WJL

3.00

6.35

5.15

4 00

3.50

3.02

5.35

4.40

4.05

3.80

3.00

My

2.66

2.52

2.40

2.24

2.18

2.04

1.98

1 O4

1.92

1.96

1.90

2.12

2.04

2.00

2.14

2.12

2.08 

2.02

1 04

2.00

2.12

2.02

1 Q4.

1.64

1.90

1.86

1.80

1.76

1.64

1.60

1.58

AOff.

1.60

1.74

1 (U

1.60

1.58

1.48

1.44

1.40

T 4rt

1.50

1.88

1.94

2 30

2.26

2.20

~~2.~6T

1.92

1.80

1.70

1.68

1.62

1.66

1.60

1.52

1.50

1.44

1.40

1.38

1.38

Sept.

1.48

1.56

1.58

1.48

1.38

1.32

1.30

1.30

1.30

L.28

1.26

1.24

1.24

1.20

1.18

1.16

1.20 

1.24

1.24

4.60

3.80

2.88

1.92

1.7&

1.62

1.52-

1.5O

1.4ft

1.4»

1.38

CtJBEEWT RIVER AT TAN BUBEW, MO.

LOCATION. In NE. }4 NW. Ji sec. 25, T, 27 N., R. 1 W., at highway bridge in 

Van Buren, Carter County, half a mile below Davis Creek, 3 miles below 

Henpeck Creek, 3 miles above Carlos Creek, 4 miles above Big Spring, and 

5 miles below Mill Creek.

DRAINAGE ABE A. Approximately 1,640 square miles (measured on United 

States soil survey maps).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 18, 1921, to September 30, 1924. The Missouri 

Engineering Experiment Station has records at the same site from August 

25, 1912, to July 30, 1921.8

GAGE. Chain gage on downstream side of bridge; read by Bernice Rose.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of bridge or by 

wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of clean, coarse gravel; fairly permanent. No well-defined control; low-water control probably at constricted 

section of channel at former bridge site 800 feet below gage; stage-discharge 

relation practically permanent.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 6.70 feet at 

8.10 a. m. May 31 (discharge, 9,500 second-feet); minimum discharge, 712 

second-feet (measured by current meter) September 14.

1921-1924: Maximum stage recorded, 10.25 feet November 20, 1921 

(discharge, 22,100 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.97 foot November 15-16,. 

1921; minimum discharge that of September 14, 1924, as given above.

3 See Missouri Univ. Eng. Exp. Sta. Bull., ser. 22, vol. 21, No. 35.
42 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1924, PART VII

The Missouri Engineering Experiment Station has published a maximum 

discharge of 125,000 second-feet on August 21, 1915, and a minimum discharge of 540 second-feet in September, 1913. On March 26, 1904, the 

river reached a stage about 3 feet higher than the flood of 1915.

REGULATION. Natural regulation through large springs.

ACCTJKACT. Stage-discharge relation changed slightly during high water in May; 

not affected by ice. Rating curves well defined. Gage read to hundredtha 

twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage 

height to rating table, except as described in footnote to table of daily discharge. Records good.

Discharge measurements of Current River at Van Buren, Mo., during the year 

ending September 80, 1924

Date

Oct. 18-. ... .

Dec. 12. ........

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.73

3.30

Discharge

Sec.-fl.

817

2,440

Date

Mar. 29.........

Gage 

height

Feet 

2.52

4.70

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

1,520

4,830

Date

Sept. 14........

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.63

Discharge

See.-ft. 

712

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Current River at Van Buren, Mo., for the year 

ending September SO, 1924

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..... _ ......

25- ___ .

26 

27... 

28 

29 .

30 . 

31 ___ ..

Oct.

870

870

870

870

870

870

870

870

810

870

870

810

810

810

870

810

870

870

870

870

870

870

870

870

870

870

870

870

870

870

870

Nov.

870

870

870

870

930

870

870

870

870

870

870

870

870

870

870

870

870

870

870

870

870

870

870

870

870

870

870

870

870

870

Dec.

870

870

870

870

930

965

1,000

1,000

1,450

2,280

2,560

2,420

2,560

4,920

3,160

2,710

2,150

1,780

1,660

1,660

1,780

1,900

1,900

2,420

2,420

2,280

1,780

1,660

1,550

1,350

1,450

Jan.

1,450

1,450

'1,160

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

930

1,000

1,000

1,000

870

870

870

870

870

870

870

870

870

930

930

Feb.

930

870

1,000

1,160

1,160

1,000

1,080

1,160

1,160

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,160

1,080

1,160

1,080

1,160

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,220

1,180

1,140

1,110

1,080

1,000

1,000

Mar.

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

930

930

930

930

930

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,160

1,450

1,660

1,660

1,550

1,450

1,450

2,860

2 420

Apr.

2,420

1,780

1,660

1,550

1,450

1,350

1,350

1,250

1,160

1,250

1,250

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,000

1,160

1,000

1,000

1,000

930

930

930

1,000

870

1,000

1,080

May

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,080

1,000

930

930

930

870

870

870

870

870

870

930

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,080

1,080

1,080

1,160

3,160

8,120

6,400

June

3,460

2,710

2,280

2,020

1,780

1,550

1,550

1,350

1,350

1,350

1,250

1,250

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,350

1,350

1,450

1,550

7,600

5,740

3,630

2,860

3,460

4,730

4,350

3,010

2,860

2,280

July

1,900

1,660

1,660

1,550

1,450

1,450

1,350

1,250

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,250

1,350

1,350

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,450

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,160

1,250

1,350

1,250

1,350

1,350

1,070

.990

990

Aug.

990

1,070

990

990

990

952

952

952

952

990

1,070

1,070

1,160

1,160

1,500

1,500

1,400

1,250

1,160

1,160

1,070

990

. 990

990

1,070

990

780

880

845

845

915

Sept.

812

845

880

812

812

812

812

812

780

767

753

739

725

712

720

780

720

845

952

1,160

3,000

1,450

1,160

990

952

915

880

880

845

812

.

NOTE. Daily discharge interpolated Dec. 6 and July 31; estimated from discharge of Current River near 

Eminence for Feb. 23-26, Aug. 15-17, and Sept. 10-15 and 21.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 43

Monthly discharge of Current River at Van Bur en, Mo., for the year ending September

SO, 1924

Month

October. ________ _____________

December. __ __________________

January. _____________________

February __________________ . ___

March. ___________ ___ ____ .

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

May _____________ .. _______

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

July........!.............. . . . ..... . .

August ___________________ . ......

September _____________________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

870 

930 

4,920 

1,450 

1,250 

2,860 

2,420 

8,120 

7,600 

1,900 

1,500 

3,000

8,120

Minimum

810 

870 

870 

870 

870 

930 

870 

870 

1,250 

990 

780 

712

712

Mean

860 

872 

1,840 

1,000 

1,110 

1,220 

1,210 

1,500 

2,460 

1,340 

1,050 

938

1,280

Per 

square 

mile

a 524 

.532 

1.12 

.610 

.677 

.744 

.738 

.915 

1.50 

.817 

.640 

.572

.780.

Run-off 

in inches

a eo

.59 

1.29 

.70 

.73 

.86 

.82 

1.06 

1.67 

.94 

.74 

.64

10.64

CURRENT RIVER AT DONIPHAN, 110.

LOCATION. In N. % sec. 27, T. 23 N., R. 2 E., at highway bridge three-fourths 

of a mile west of Doniphan, Ripley County, 2 miles above Briar Creek, and 

12 miles below Buffalo Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 2,030 square miles (measured on United States soil survey 

maps).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 14, 1921, to September 30, 1924. The United States 

Engineer Office, Memphis, Tenn., has records of stage from August, 1918, to 

June, 1921.

GAGE. Chain gage on upstream side of bridge; read by T. B. Swindel. Prior to 

May 10, 1922, a painted staff gage on bridge pier and auxiliary staff gage 

from 0 to 4 feet on right bank.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of bridge.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of clean, coarse gravel; practically 

permanent. No well-defined control.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year ending September 30, 1924, 5.48 feet at 7 a. m. May 31 (discharge, 8,300 second-feet); 

minimum stage, 0.48 foot at 7 a. m. September 17 (discharge, 1,490 secondfeet).

1921-1924: Maximum stage recorded, 13.00 feet February 3, 1923 (discharge, 29,600 second-feet); minimum discharge, 1,240 second-feet December 

25 and 26, 1922.

The flood of August, 1915, reached a stage of 25.5 feet (determined by 

levels to floodmarks by United States Engineer Corps).

REGULATION. Natural regulation through numerous large springs.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation changed slightly several times during 

1923-1924; not affected by ice. Rating curves fairly well defined. Gage 

read to hundredths once or twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained by 

applying mean daily gage height to rating table. Records good.

Discharge measurements of Current River at Doniphan, Mo., during the year ending

September 30, 1924

Date

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

Dec. 17 .-

Gage 

height

Feet 

0.64

2.30

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

1,650

3,190

Date

Mar. 30 ...

Gage 

height

Feet 

2.44

2.59

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

3,430

3,900

Date

Sept. 9 __ . _ .

Gage 

height

Feet 

0.56

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

1,480
44 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1924, PART VII

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Curreni Rimer at Doniphan, Mo., for the years 

ending September SO, 1923 and 1924

Day

1922-23 

1 __ .......

a...... ..

3-.... ...

4 .... ... .

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

6-. ... 

7.... __ ...

8 ... -.

9 . 

10 

11 

12 . 

13 

14 

16 

16 

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 

Qfl

27 

28 

29 

30- 

31 _ ... _ 

1923-24 

1 __

2 

3.. __ . _ ..

4 

5. 

6 __ ....

7 .

8. __ . _ ...

9 .

10 

11 __ . 

12 

13 

14 .......

15 

16 

17. 

18- 

19 

80 ....

21 _ ...... 

22. __ .......

23 ...... ...

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

25 .. ..

26 

27 

28 

29. 

30- . 

31 .

Oct.

1,330

1,330

1,330

1,330

1,330

1,330

1,330

1,330

1,520

1,520

1,520

1,420

1,420

1,330

1,330

1,420

1,420

1,420

1,420

1,330

1,330

1,330

1,330

1,330

1,330

1,330

1,330

1,330

1,330

1,380

1,330

1,720

1,720

1,730

1,720

1,720

1,720

1,640

1,640

1,640

1,640

1,640

1,640

1,940

1,640

1,640

1,640

1,800

1,880

1,960

1,960

1,880

1,800

1,720

1,720

1,640

1,640

1,640

1,640

1,720

1,720 

1,720

Nov

1,520

1,520

1.520

1,520

1,520

1,520

1,420

1,420

1,420

1,420

1,420

1,42C

1,420

1,620

1,620

1,520

1,520

1,620

1,620

1,620

1,620

1,520

1,520

1,420

1,420

1,420

1,420

1,420

1,330

1,330

1,720

1,720

1,720

1,720

1,800

1,800

1,720

1,720

1,720

1,720

1,720

1,720

1,720

1,720

1,640

1,640

1,640

1,640

1,640

1,640

1,640

1,640

1,640

1,640

1,640

1,640

1,640

1,640

1,640

1,720

Dec.

1,420

1,420

1,420

1,520

1,420

1,420

1,520

1,520

1,520

1,520

1,620

1,520

1,520

1,420

1,420

1,420

1,330

1,330

1,330

1,330

1.330

1,330

1,330

1,330

1,240

1,240

1,620

2,030

3,240

3,380

3,800

1,720

1,720

1,720

1,720

1,720

1,800

1,880

1,880

1,960

2,480

3,240

3,520

3,380

4,080

5,270

3,800

3,120

2,780

2,580

2,480

2,580

2,780

3,240

3,380

3,240

3,120

2,880

2,580

2,580

2,580 

9 ^on

Jan.

6,370

5,720

4,080

3,380

2,850

2,610

2,370

2,250

2,140

1,920

1,920

1,820

1,820

1,820

1,820

1,820

1,920

1,920

1,920

1,920

7,580

6,540

6,200

4,820

4,370

4,080

3,940

3,940

4,370

4,370

4,520

2,210

2,210

2,120

1,960

1,980

1,960

1,960

1,880

1,880

1,960

1,880

1,880

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,880

1,880

1,880

1,880

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,720

1,720

1,720

1,720

1,720

1,720

1,720

1,720 

1,720

Feb.

7,760

22,600

29,600

16,900

8,500

7,050

6,040

5,270

4,820

4,520

4,220

3,940

3,940

3,800

3,660

3,380

3,240

3,240

3,120

2,880

2,880

2,780

2,680

2,580

2,580

2,680

2,680

2,680

1,720

1,720

1,800

1,880

2,040

2,300

2,300

2,300

2,120

2,120

2,040

2,040

1,960

1,960

1,960

1,880

1,880

2,040

2,120

2,210

2,210

2,210

2,210

2,120

2,040

2,040

9 run

1,960

1,960

Mar.

2,680

2,580

2,580

2,680

2,780

3,800

4,080

4,220

4,080

3,800

5,720

9,700

13,100

10, 100

7,400

17,100

20,800

14,500

9,100

7,220

6,2(10

5,720

5,120

5,120

4,800

4,240

3,800

3,660

3,520

3,380

3 240

1,960

1,960

1,960

1,960

1,960

1,960

1,960

1,880

1,880

1,880

1,800

1,800

1,880

1,880

1,880

i ssn

1,880

1,960

1,960

2,040

2,120

2,120

2,210

2,300

2,480

2,580

2,580

2,480 9 4&t\

3,120 

3,800

Apr.

3,240

3,120

3,120

3,380

3,940

3,800

3,660

3,660

3,380

3,240

3,120

3,000

3,520

3,940

4,220

3,940

3,660

3,380

3,240

3,240

3,240

3,240

3,240

3,120

3,120

3,000

3,000

3,120

4,220

3,660

3,520

2,880

2,780

2,580

2,480

2,480

2,390

2,300

2,300

2,210

2,120

2,120

2,120

2,040

2,040

2,040

2,040

1,960

1,960

1,950

1,960

1,880

1,880

1,880

1 800

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,800

2,040

May

3,380

3,240

3,240

4,820

7,760

7,940

6,370

5,420

4,820

4,520

4,080

3,940

3,800

3,660

14,200

16,600

20,300

14,900

9,700

7,760

6,200

5,570

5,270

4,970

4,520

4./370

4/220

4,670

4,520

4,500

4,820

2,210

2,300

2,300

2,300

2,120

2,040

2,040

2,040

2,040

1,960

1,960

1,960

1,960

1,880

1,880

1,800

1,800

1,720

1,720

1,880

2,040

2,040

2,040

2,120 2 fun

2,040

2,210

2,300

3,120

6,040 

8,300

June

4,520

4,370

4,670

8,900

7,220

5,880

5,720

4,820

4,520

4,370

4,370

4,220

3,660

3,800

7,580

9,300

8,900

6,370

5,420

4,820

4,370

3,940

3,800

3,660

3,240

3,120

3,000

3,000

2,880

2,830

6,540

4,820

4,080

3,520

3,130

2,880

2,770

2,660

2,450

2,450

2,450

2,350

2,880

2,770

2,660

2,450

2,350

2,350

2,350

2,350

2,450

7,400

6,040

4,520

3,660

4,820

6,040

5,270

4,520

4,080

July

2,780

2,680

2,680

2,580

2,480

2,480

2,390

2,390

2,480

2,300

2,300

2,300

2,300

2,300

2,390

2,300

2,390

2,480

2,390

2,300

2,210

2,210

2,120

2,120

2,120

2,120

2,040

2,040

2,040

2,040

2,300

3,260

2,880

2,770

2,550

2,450

2,250

2,150

2,150

2,050

2,050

1,960

1,960

2,550

2,350

2,450

2,450

2,350

2,350

2,250

2,250

2,250

2,250

2,150

2,150

2,450

2,350

2,250

2,050

1,960

1,960 

1,960

Aug.

2,300

2,210

2,120

2,120

2,040

2,040

1,960

1,960

2,040

2,040

2,040

2,040

1,960

1,960

1,960

1,880

1,880

1,880

1,880

1,880

1,880

1,960

1,960

1,960

1,880

1,880

1,880

1,880

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,960

1,870

1,960

1,960

1,960

1,960

1,870

1,790

1,790

1,790

1,870

1,790

1,790

1,790

1,870

1,870

2,050

2 250

2,150

2,050

1,960

1,870

1,870

1,870

1,790

1,790

1,790

1,710

1,710

1,710 

1,710

Sept.

1,800

1,800

1,880

1,960

1,960

1,880

1,960

1,860

1,960

1,880

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,720

1,720

1,720

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,720

1,720

1,720

1,720

1,720

1,720

1,720

1,720

1,630

1,630

,1,630

1,630

1,560

1,560

1,660

1,560

1,580

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,560

1,490

i ion

1,490

1,490

1,490

1,490

2,350

2,660

2,150

2,050

1,960

1,870

1,710

1,630

1,560

1,560

NOTE. Gage not read June 16, 30, and Sept. 30, 1923; discharge estimated.
WHITE "RIVER BASIN 45

Monthly discharge of Current River at Doniphant Mo., for the years ending September SO, 1928 and 1924

[Drainage area, 2,030 square miles]

Month

1922-23

November ____________________

February _____________________

March. _ ___________________

April ___________ . ____________

June _______________________

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

August _______________________

September ___________________

The year. __________________

1923-24

November ____________________

December.. ___________________

February _____________________

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

April. ...-........-...-._.__--....._.... ...___

June .. ....................................

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

August ..........................................

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

The year. _________________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

1,520 

1,620 

3,800 

7,580 

29,600 

20,800 

4,220 

20,300 

9,300 

2,780 

2,300 

1,960

29,600

1,960 

1,800 

5,270 

2,210 

2,300 

3,800 

3,520 

8,300 

7,400 

3,260 

2,250 

2,660

8,300

Minimum

1,330 

1,330 

1,240 

1,820 

2,580 

2,580 

3,000 

3,240 

2,830 

2,040 

1,800 

1,720

1,240

1,640 

1,640 

1,720 

1,720 

1,720 

1,800 

1,800 

1,720 

2,350 

1,960 

1,710 

1,490

1,490

Mean

1,370 

1,490 

1,640 

3,460 

6,070 

6,350 

3,430 

6,580 

4,910 

2,320 

1,960 

1,810

3,430

1,710 

1,690 

2,720 

1,860 

2,040 

2,150 

2,170 

2,390 

3,640 

2,300 

1,880 

1,680

2,180

Per 

square 

mile

a 675 

.734 

.808 

1.70 

2.99 

3.13 

1.69 

3.24 

2.42 

1.14 

.966 

.892

1.69

.842 

.833 

1.34 

.916 

1.00 

1.06 

1.07 

1.18 

1.79 

1.13 

.926 

.828

1.07

Run-off 

in inches

0.78 

.82 

.93 

1.96 

3.11 

3.61 

1.89 

3.74 

2.70 

1.31 

1.11 

1.00

22.96

.97 

.93 

1.54 

1.06 

1.08 

1.22 

1.19 

1.36 

2.00 

1.30 

1.07 

.92

14.64

JACKS FORE AT EMINENCE, MO.

LOCATION. In W. ^ sec. 26, T. 29 N., R. 4 W., at highway bridge half a mile 

north of Eminence, Shannon County, 1 mile below Mahans Creek, 6 miles 

below Alley Spring branch, and 8 miles above mouth.

DRAINAGE ABBA. Approximately 376 square miles-(measured on United States 

soil survey maps).

RECOR'DS AVAILABLE. October 18, 1921, to September 30, 1924.

GAGE. Chain gage on upstream side of bridge; read by E. J. Ward.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of bridge or by 

wading.

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

and fairly permanent. Control is a coarse gravel bar 300 feet below gage; 

fairly permanent.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 4.69 feet at 

noon June 21 (discharge, 2,970 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.90 foot at 

9.20 a. m. September 16 (discharge, 128 second-feet).

1922-1924: Maximum stage recorded, 10.00 feet at noon February 1, 

1923 (discharge, 12,200 second-feet); minimum stage, that of September 16, 

1924, as given above.

REGULATION. Natural regulation through flow from several large springs.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent; not affected by ice. Rating curves well defined below 3,500 second-feet. Gage read to hundredthg 

twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage 

height to rating table except for period February 10 to June 5, when indirect 

method for shifting control was used. Records good. 

. 63481 28 4
46 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1924, PART VII

Discharge measurements of Jacks Fork at Eminence, Mo., during the year ending

September SO, 1924

Date

Oct. 3-L........

T)an 11

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.00

2.94

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

150

1,150

Date

Julyl... .... 

Gage 

height

Feel 

1.28

1.50

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

223

334

Date

Sept. 16-: 

Gage 

height

Feet 

0.90

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

133

Daily^ discharge, in second-feet, of Jacks Fork at Eminence, Mo., for the year ending

September SO, 1924

Day

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

2...... .-

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.. . «? !

Oct.

155

155

155

158

155

155

155

155

155

152

150

152

150

152

155

161

220

241

227

202

176

173

167

167

167

164

167

167

173

179

173

Nov.

176

179

185

199

213

206

185

185

179

173

170

161

161

161

161

158

155

155

155

165

155

152

155

161

161

161

158

155

170

173

Dec.

185

196

199

206

213

230

241

244

370

330

1,280

830

1,280

1,360

770

555

605

460

415

415

530

580

710

655

605

530

460

415

392

350

330

Jan.

310

290

272

255

234

213

234

234

234

252

248

230

220

220

216

213

202

199

202

199

199

185

185

1Q9

192

199

206

Feb.

216

216

220

248

290

350

330

272

272

230

230

227

224

216

210

206

224

227

272

272

248

244

248

238

234

224

Olfi

91 ^

210

Mar.

206

202

202

196

196

188

176

170

170

179

179

176

176

188

210

216

230

241

244

255

272

272

370

415

415

392

350

330

415

555

Apr.

415

370

330

310

290

272

255

252

252

238

224

216

216

216

210

206

202

188

182

179

176

173

170

170

170

170

164

170

230

May

415

350

290

255

238

220

210

196

192

188

182

170

167

164

158

155

152

147

147

182

227

238

224

230

238

255

255

438

1,830

1,930

1,040

June

770

605

482

415

392

370

330

310

290

272

272

1,280

605

460

415

392

482

415

370

630

2,610

1,360

900

655

555

655

680

505

438

370

July

330

310

290

272

255

248

241

234

227

220

213

224

290

310

310

330

350

310

290

330

330

310

290

330

310

272

255

234

220

213

206

Aug.

213

220

206

185

179

173

173

164

167

202

255

370

330

272

272

330

505

415

330

272

255

238

220

206

206

192

185

176

170

164

161

«

Sept.

167

167

161

165

160

144

144

139

144

,139

136

139

139

133

131

133

133

133

144

188

220

173

161

161

150

142

144

142

139

136

Monthly discharge of Jacks Fork at Eminence, Mo., for the year ending September

SO, 1924

[Drainage area, 376 square miles]

Month

_, ________________________

November ___ . ____ . _______ . ___

January.. _____ . ______ .... __ . .......

February.... _ .. .. _____________

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

June.... ___ . ______ ..., __________ .

July... ........... I. .......

The year __ ..... ___________ . _ ..

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

241 

213 

1,360 

310 

350 

555 

415 

1,930 

2,610 

350 

505 

220

2,610

Minimum

150 

152 

185 

179 

210 

170 

161 

147 

272 

206 

161 

131

131

Mean

169 

169 

511 

219 

242 

266 

226 

358 

606 

276 

239 

150

286

Per 

square 

mile

0.449 

.449 

1.36 

.582 

.644 

.707 

.601 

.952 

1.61 

.734 

.636 

.399

.761

Run-off 

in inches

0.52 

.50 

1.57 

.67 

.69 

.82 

.67 

1.10 

1.80 

.85 

.73 

.45

10.37
WHITE RIVER BASIN 47

BIG SPRING Ni3AR VAN BUREN, MO.

LOCATION. In sec. 6, T. 26 N., R. 1 E., 1,000 feet above mouth of Spring 

Branch, up 4,000 feet below St. Louis-San Francisco Railway bridge over 

Current River, and 4 miles southeast of Van Buren, Carter County.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. January 8 to June 30, 1922, and April 1, 1923, to September 30, 1924.

GAGE. Vertical staff bolted to face of large rock on right bank of Spring Branch, 

150 feet below outlet of spring.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from temporary wagon bridge 500 feet below 

gage or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of sand and heavy gravel; practically 

permanent. Moderate growth of moss and weeds in channel. Gravel ford 

across branch 400 feet below gage somewhat controls low flow. Stagedischarge relation is affected part of time by backwater from Current River.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum discharge during year, 472 second-feet 

June 13; minimum discharge, 318 second-feet September 15-18.

1922-1924: Maximum discharge during periods of records, 840 secondfeet May 27, 1923; minimum discharge, 318 second-feet September 15-18, 

1924.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation never affected by ice.

REGULATION. Entire flow from the naturally regulated spring.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent except for being affected by 

backwater from Current River whenever the river was above gage height 

2.8 feet at Van Buren. Rating curve fairly well defined; constructed by 

subtracting from gage heights for discharge measurements the amount that 

Current River was above 2.8 feet. Gage read to hundredths two or three 

times a week. Daily discharge ascertained by applying gage heights (corrected by amount that Current River was above 2.8 feet, whenever that 

occurred) to rating table and interpolating discharge for days when gage 

was not read. Records fair.

Discharge measurements of Big Spring near Van Buren, Mo., during the year 

ending September 80, 1924

Date

Oct. 12...... . 

Gage 

height

Feet 

0.73

1.30

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

330

354

Date

Mar. 28 .. __ .........

Sept. 14 _ . _ ...... _ ......

SR

Feet 

1.00

.64

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

351

319

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Big Spring near Van Buren, Mo., for the year 

ending September 30, 1924

Day

j

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

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

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

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

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

8 

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

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

11 

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

13 

14. 

15. 

Oct.

344

344

344

444

344

344

344

344

344

344

344

339

335

330

337

Nov.

330

330

330

330

330

330

330

330

330

330

330

330

330

330

330

Dec.

330

330

330

330

330

330

330

330

330

327

324

321

318

327

335

Jan.

365

358

351

344

344

344

344

344

344

444

344

344

344

344

339

Feb.

330

330

330

335

339

344

349

353

358

358

358

358

358

354

351

Mar.

344

344

344

344

344

344

344

340

337

334

330

330

330

330

337

Apr.

373

380

388

378

368

358

353

349

344

344

VAA

344

344

349

353

May

380

372

368

365

362

358

353

349

344

344

344

344

344

344

344

June

416

420

424

424

424

424

430

435

440

446

455

463

472

444

416

July

404

400

396

392

388

383

377

372

367

363

358

370

381

392

404

Aug.

358

358

358

358

358

353

349

344

344

344

344

351

358

353

349

Sept.

330

330

330

330

330

330

330

330

330

330

330

330

326

322

318

4 Records for 1922 and 1923 published as "Big Spring near Chicopee, Mo."
48 SUBFACE WATEK SUPPLY, 1924, PART VII

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Big Spring near Van Buren, Mo., for the year 

ending. September SO, 1984 Continued

Day

16. 

17 __ .....

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

1Q

20 

21. 

22 ______ ....

23 .

24 

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

Oct.

344

344

344

344

344

344

344

344

344

344

344

344

344

339

335

330

Nov.

330

330

330

330

330

330

330

330

330

330

330

330

330

330

330

330

Dec.

344

353

363

372

383

393

404

396

388

388

388

388

38S

383

377

372

Jan.

335

330

330

330

330

330

330

330

330

330

330

33ft

330

330

330

330

Feb.

348

3*U.

344

344

344

348

351

354

358

358

358

358

351

344

Mar.

344

344

344

344

349

353

358

368

378

388

383

377

372

365

358

366

Apr.

358

354

351

348

344

339

335

330

330

330

330

330

330

359

388

May

344

344

344

366

388

393

399

404

396

388

392

396

400

404

408

412

June

388

380

372

372

372

' 362

331

340

330

342

353

365

376

388

396

July

399

393

388

383

377

372

380

388

388

388

383

377

372

367

363

358

Aug.

344

351

358

353

349

344 344

344

344

339

333

330

330

330

330

330

Sept.

318

318

318

324

331

338

344

337

330

330

330

330

330

330

330

NOTE. Stage-discharge relation affected by backwater from Current River Dec. 10-17 and. 22t-26, Mar. 

30 to Apr. 1, May 29 to June 4, June 30 to July 1, and Sept. 21.

Monthly discharge of Big Spring near Van Buren, Mo., for the year ending September 30, 1924

Month

Oetober. __..._. ___ ....

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

344 

330 

404 

365 

358 

388 

388

Minimum

330 

330 

318 

330 

330 

330 

330

Mean

342 

330 

355 

338 

349 

351 

351

Month

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

412 

472 

404 

368 

344

472

Minimum

344 

330 

358 

33ff 

318

318

Mean

371 

401 

381 

346

329

354

ELEVEN POINT RIVER NEAR BARDIEY, MO.

LOCATION. In NW. H sec. 20, T. 23 N., R. 2 W., at bridge on State highway 

No. 42, 7 miles southwest of Bardley, Oregon County, 7 miles above Fredericks Fork, and 12 miles above Missouri-Arkansas line.

DBAINAGE AREA. Not measured.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 22, 1921, to September 30, 1924.

GAGE. Chain gage bolted to handrail on upstream side of bridge; read by 

J. S. Johnson.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of bridge or by wading,

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of sand, gravel, and some outcropping 

rock; clean and fairly permanent. Low-water control is a contracted section 

of clean, coarse gravel 300 feet below gage; practically permanent.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year ending September 30, 1924, 3.95 feet at 6.30 p. m. August 10 (discharge, 1,680 secondfeet); minimum stage, 1.52 feet at 7 a. m. September 30 (discharge, 315 

second-feet).

1922-1924: Maximum stage recorded, 10.64 feet March 16,1923 (discharge, 

9,450 second-feet); minimum discharge, that of September 30, 1924.

REGULATION. Natural regulation through flow from large springs.
WHITE EIVEE BASIN 49

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation practically permanent; not affected by ice. 

Rating curves well defined below and fairly well defined above 4,000 secondfeet. Gage read to hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained by 

applying mean daily gage height to rating table. Records good.

Discharge measurements of Eleven Point River near Bardley, Mo., during the year 

ending September SO, 19%4

Date

Dec. 16 

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.75

2.08

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

403

534

Date

Apr. 28 ......

Do.........

height

Feet 

1.55

1.55

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

331

326

Date Gage 

height

Feet 

2.46

1.65

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

734

369

Daily discharge, in second-feet, oj Eleven Point River near Bardley, Mo., for the 

years ending September SO, 19%S and 1924

Day

1922-23 

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 . 

01

1923-24 

1 

2 

3 ......... .

4 .... 

6... ... . ..

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

8 

9 

10 

11 .

12 

13. 

14 

15 

Oct.

405

405

405

405

405

405

405

405

405

405

405

405

380

380

380

380

360

380

380

380

380

380

380

380

380

380

380

380

380

380

380

425

425

425

425

425

405

405

405

405

385

385

385

385

385

385

Nov.

405

380

380

380

380

380

380

380

380

380

380

360

380

380

380

380

380

380

380

380

380

360

360

360

360

360

360

360

360

360

385

368

405

405

405

385

385

368

36S

368

368

368

368

350

350

Dec.

360

360

360

360

360

360

360

360

360

360

360

360

340

360

360

360

360

340

340

340

340

. 340

340

340

340

340

380

435

435

435

350

332

332

350

350

350

350

350

368

385

. 425

445

505

600

550

Jan.

700

600

550

505

505

470

470

435

435

435

435

405

405

405

405

380

380

380

380

405

3,600

1,480

1,160

1,040

920

860

860

920

860

860

920

505

505

465

465

445

425

425

425

405

445

425

405

405

385

385

Feb.

1,680

5,460

3,150

2,260

1,820

1,480

1,420

1,290

1,220

1,160

1,040

1,040

1,100

1,040

920

920

920

860

860

800

800

750

750

750

700

750

750

750

385

385

385

550

650

600

550

505

465

465

465

445

445

425

425

Mar.

700

700

700

700

700

1,100

1,220

1,160

1,040

980

1,620

3,790

2,570

1,890

2,330

9,150

3,330

2,410

1,960

1,820

1,680

1,550

1,480

1,360

1,290

1,290

1,220

1,1 0

1,100

1,100

1,040

425

425

425

405

405

405

405

385

385

368

368

368

368

385

Apr.

980

980

980

1,040

.1,220

1,180

1,100

1,100

1,040

1,040

980

980

1,100

1,160

1,100

1,040

1,040

980

920

920

1,040

980

980

920

920

920

920

1,100

1,040

980

505

485

465

468

465

445

425

425

425

405

405

385

385

385

385

: May

920

920

920

1,220

1,480

1,360

1,290

1,160

1,100

1,040

1,040

980

920

980

5,480

5,350

3,420

2,410

2,110

1,960

1,680

1,550

1,550

1,620

1,420

1,360

1,360

1,290

1,220

1,360

1,680

750

650

600

590

550

506

505

485

465

465

445

425

405

405

405

June

1,620

1,480

1,480

1,620

1,420

1,360

1,360

1,290

1,220

1,420

3,060

2,110

1,680

1,480

1,750

1,890

1,680

1,620

1,480

1,360

1,290

1,100

1,160

1,100

1,100

1,040

1,040

1,040

980

920

920

800

800

750

700

700

650

650

600

650

650

650

600

600

600

July

920

920

920

860

860

860

800

800

800

800

800

800

800

860

800

800

800

800

750

750

750

700

700

700

700

700

700

700

700

750

«50

700

TOO

650

650

600

600

600

590

550

550

550

550

550

550

550

Aug.

650

660

660

600

600

600

600

600

600

«00

600

600

600

550

550

550

550

550

550

550

550

550

550

550

505

505

505

505

505

505

505

485

485

485

465

465

445

445

425

425

1,550

800

1,290

700

650

550

Sept.

505

505

600

550

505

505

505

505

505

470

470

470

4TD

470

470

470

470

470

470

470

470

470

470

. 435

435

435

435

435

435

435

405

425

425

405

405

385

385

385

368

368

350

350

350

350

350
50 SUEPACE WATEB SUPPLY, 1924, PART VII

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Eleven \Point River near Bardley, Mo., for the 

years ending September SO, 1923 and 1924 Continued

Day

16 

17 

18 

19 ...

20 

21 

22 

23 

24 

25 _ .

26. __ ... __ .

27 

28 

29 

30 ...

31 

Oct.

385

425

425

425

405

405

385

385

385

385

385

385

385

385

385

385

Nov.

350

350

350

350

360

3*ai

368

350

350

350

350

332

332

368

350

Dec.

CCft

505

505

485

505

650

650

800

750

700

700

650

600

600

550

550

Jan.

405

405

405

405

385

385

385

385

385

385

385

368

368

385

385

385

Feb.

425

425

445

466

465

485

465

465

465

445

446

445

445

491

Mar.

385

385

385

385

405

425

426

485

505

485

485

485

465

505

560

550

Apr.

385

385

385

368

368

368

368

350

350

350

350

350

350

385

700

May

385

385

385

368

445

600

600

550

600

550

550

550

600

980

1,040

980

June

750

700

700

650

650

800

1,290

980

920

860

860

860

800

750

750

July

560

550

550

550

550

505

505

505

505

550

600

505

505

485

505

485

Aug.

550

660

550

505

505

485

485

465

465

445

445

425

425

405

405

405

Sept.

350

332

332

350

350

368

350

350

350

350

360

332

332

332

315

Monthly discharge of Eleven Point River near Bardley, Mo., for the years ending 

September SO, 1928 and 1924

Montb

1922-23 

October _________

November . ... ... ...

December ________

February.. . .... 

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

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

Juiy. ....................

August... ....

September _______

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

405 

405 

550 

3,600 

5,460 

9,150 

1,220 

5,460 

3,060 

920 

650 

600

9,150

Minimum

380 

360 

340 

380 

700 

700 

920 

920 

920 

650 

505 

435

340

Mean

390 

374 

368 

728 

1,300 

1,750 

1,020 

1,680 

1,440 

782 

566 

477

904

Month

1923-24 

October _________

April... ....

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

425 

405 

800 

505 

650 

550 

700 

1,040 

1,290 

700 

1,550 

425

1,550

Minimum

385 

332 

332 

368 

385 

368 

350 

368 

600 

485 

405 

315

315

Mean

399 

363 

509 

410 

464 

426 

409 

554 

755 

558 

556 

362

481

GREEK SPRING AT GREEK, MO.

LOCATION. In SE. ^ SW. M sec. 36, T. 25 N., R. 4 W., 250 feet below Greer

Spring Milling Co.'s dam, 500 feet below second spring, 850 feet below first

spring, 1 mile north of Greer, Oregon County, and 1J^ miles above mouth

of Spring Branch. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. August 10 to December 31, 1904, and November 18,

1921, to September 30, 1924. 

GAGE. Vertical staff gage fastened to tree on right bank at same location as

gage used in 1904. Gages not set to same datum. Gage read by E. L.

Williams and J. C. Dunigan. 

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made by wading. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of coarse gravel and boulders; clean

and fairly permanent. Control is a section of boulders and rocks just

below the gage; clean and fairly permanent. *
WHITE RIVEB BASIN 51

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 1.42 feet 

June 22 (discharge, 579 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.98 foot November 

28 to December 8; minimum discharge, 210 second-feet March 21-25 and 

April 19-30.

1922-1924: Maximum stage recorded, 1.68 feet April 11, 1922 (discharge, 

835 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.88 foot December 23-26, 1922 (discharge, 204 second-feet).

1904: Maximum stage recorded, 1.00 foot August 10-28; minimum stage, 

0.60 foot November 5 to December 30. These gage heights not to same 

datum as those for 1922-1924.

REGULATION. Dam 250 feet above does not utilize entire flow and causes no 

noticeable fluctuation at the gage.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent; not affected by ice. 

Rating curve well defined. Gage read to hundredths once daily. Daily 

discharge ascertained by indirect method for shifting control October 28 to 

March 20 and by applying daily gage height to rating table for remainder 

of the year. Records good.

Discharge measurements of Greer Spring at Greer, Mo., during the year ending

September SO, 1924

Date

Oct. 6-... ......

Dec. 16. ________

Gage 

height

Feel 

1.08

1.11

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

268

333

Date

Apr. 30. ________

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.15

1.29

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

323

448

Date Gage 

height

Feet 

1.08

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

268

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Greer Spring at Greer, Mo., for the year ending

September 80, 1924

Day

1... ... _ ..

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

3 ... _._-__-

4 _ ___.__..

5 ____ .. ....

6 __ . ........

7 

8 ___ _ __

9 

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

11... ___ _~-_

12- _____ _..__

13 .........

14 .........

15 __ . .. _

16 ____. 

17. _ __ . ...

18- ___ ... ...

19. ........

20. ........

21 _ -... 

22 .........

23 _ . ___ ....

2. ........

25 .........

26 

27 ..- .

28 .........

29 ........

30 

31 .. ____ .

Oct.

285

285

285

285

270

270

270

270

270

270

270

270

270

255

255

255

270

270

270

270

97ft

270

255

240

240

9-in

o_tn

255

255

255

255

Nov.

255

255

270

270

255

255

240

240

240

225

232

232

232

232

232

232

232

232

232

232

232

232

248

248

94n

94f>

OJA

225

225

225

Dec.

225

225

225

225

225

225

225

248

248

262

278

294

310

328

328

328

328

328

310

310

328

328

328

344

S44

S44

328

328

328

310

Jan.

302

302

285

285

270

255

255

255

255

255

240

240

94n

240

ojn

240

240

94/1

240

240

240

240

240

9J.fl

240

OAA

232

232

232

OQO

94&

Feb.

248

94ft

248

248

248

248

248

248

248

248

248

248

94S

248

248

248

248

248

248

248

248

248

240

ojn

240

QQK

225

225

225

Mar.

225

225

225

225

225

225

225

225

225

225

225

225

225

225

ooe

991

225

225

225

225

210 9in

91 n

210

91 n

99*.

225

225

240

240

O4fl

Apr.

240

94fl

94fl

240

240

240

240

94fl

940

240

240

240

240

240

225

225

225

225

210

210

Olfi

9in

210

210

91 n

91 n

91 n

210

210

91 n

May

370

310

285

270

270

270

285

285

285

285

285

285

285

285

270

270

270

270

270

270

285

285

270

285

285

353

370

370

560

541

503

June

503

484

484

465

446

446

427

380

370

370

370

370

353

353

353

370

370

446

408

380

465

579

560

541

522

503

484

484

465

166

July

465

465

465

446

446

446

427

408

389

389

370

370

353

353

389

389

389

370

370

370

370

370

370

353

353

353

353

353

353

353

353

Aug.

336

336

336

336

336

336

336

319

319

319

353

353

353

353

353

353

336

336

336

336

336

336

319

319

302

302

302

285

285

285

Sept.

285

285

285

' 285

285

285

285

285

285

285

285

270

270

255

255

240

240

225

225

225

225

225

225

225

225

225

225

225

226

226
52 SURFACE WATEB SUPP6Y, 1924, PART VH

Monthly discharge of Oreer Spring at Greer, Mo., for the year ending September

SO, 1924

Month

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

November. __ ........

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

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

285 

270 

344 

302 

248 

240 

240

Minimum

240 

225 

225 

232 

225 

210 

210

Mean

264 

239 

291 

250 

244 

224 

226

Month

July 

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

560 

579 

465 

353 

285

579

Minimum

270 

353 

353 

286 

225

210

Mean

.316 

441 

387 

328 

253

289

ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

EAST FORE OF ARKANSAS RIVER NEAR LEADVHLE, COIO.

LOCATION. In sec. 16, T. 9 S., R. 80 W., at highway bridge 200 yards above 

mouth of Tennessee Fork and 3 miles northwest of Leadville, Lake County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 52 square miles (measured on topographic map).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 25 to August 31, 1890; June 18 to October 11, 1903; 

June 5, 1911, to November 20, 1924, when station was discontinued.

GAGE. Vertical staff on left bridge abutment, near upstream end; read by Clyde 

Heller. No known relation between present gage and gages used prior to 

1911.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from bridge or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of coarse gravel and small boulders. 

Control 30 feet downstream from gage; practically permanent. Banks 

low, subject to overflow at extreme high water.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 1.64 feet 

June 14 (discharge, 287 second-feet from discharge measurement); minimum 

discharge on January 18, when stream was reported to be frozen solid 

(discharge, 0 second-foot).

1911-1924: Maximum stage recorded, 2.03 feet at 8.30 a. m. June 15, 

.1921 (discharge, 794 second-feet); minimum discharge recorded in 1924.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation seriously affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. The Leadville Water Co. makes a continuous diversion of 2 secondfeet from East Fork above station. During the winter this diversion may 

be increased to 3 second-feet.

REGULATION. Diurnal fluctuation during spring from alternate melting and 

freezing of mountain snow. No artificial regulation.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation practically permanent. Rating curve 

well defined. Gage read to hundredths twice daily from May 14 to November 2 and at irregular intervals during remainder of year. Daily discharge 

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

good.

Discharge measurements of East Fork of Arkansas River near Leadville, Colo., 

during the year ending September SO, 1984

Date

Jan. 18..........

Feb. 17.........

Gage 

height

Feet

Discharge

Sec.-ft. «0

8.6

Date

Apr. 16 . 

May IS-.....-

Gage 

height

Feet

0.93

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

17.8

134

Date

July 27. ... . .

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.64

.42

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

287

28.0

>Ice frozen solid.
ABKANSAS EIVES BASIN 53

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of East Fork of Arkansas River near Leadtrdle, Colo., 

for the period October 4, 1923, to November 20, 1924

Day

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

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

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

4 .. ......

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

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

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

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.

26

32

Nov.

.......

21

Jan.

0

Feb.

9

Apr.

12

1 15

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

16

14

13

14

15

May

25

30

35

40

35

30

30

35

45

48

55

65

75

82

108

123

128

131

133

128

133

131

128

103

103

126

113

113

103

84

75

June

75

75

75

80

106

126

200

207

211

211

211

250

240

285

275

245

203

181

181

175

139

139

139

133

128

123

116

113

84

80

July

77

75

71

69

67

67

128

113

77

77

67

63

59

52

48

48

59

52

40

40

35

34

30

29

28

28

35

34

33

32

Aug.

32

29

26

26

26

23

18

18

17

15

15

16

18

18

17

17

16

14

14

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

13

Sept.

13

12

12

13

13

13

13

13

14

16

16

18

18

18

18

16

16

14

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

Oct.

13

14

14

16

16

16

16

15

15

14

14

14

14

13

13

12

12

18

16

16

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

Nov.

13

13

13

13

NOTE. Discharge Apr. 1-24, 26-27, 29-30, May 1-9,11-13, and July 29-31, when gage was not read, estimated on basis of temperature record and 1 discharge measurement. Backwater from debris on control 

June 12-16; discharge based on 1 discharge measurement and comparison with now of Tennessee Fork. 

Braced figures show mean discharge for period indicated.

Monthly discharge of East Fork of Arkansas River near Leadville, Colo., for the 

period April 1 to October 81, 1924

Month

April -...-. . . 

May ___________________ . . 

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

October _________________ ..... .............

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

18 

133 

285 

128 

32 

18 

18

Minimum

25 

75 

28 

12 

12 

12

Mean

14.9 

83.6 

160 

54.9 

16.9 

13.8 

14.0

Run-off in 

acre-feet

887 

5,140 

9,520 

3,380 

1,040 

821 

861

21,600

ARKANSAS RIVER AT GRANITE, COLO.

LOCATION. In sec. 31, T. 11S., R. 79 W., at Granite, Lake County, below mouth 

of Lake Creek and above Lost Canyon and Clear Creeks.

DBAINAGE AREA. 431 square miles (measured on topographic map).

RECOBDS AVAILABLE. May 1, 1897, to September 10, 1899; April 6, 1910, to 

September 30, 1924.
54 STJBFACE WATBB SUPPLY, 1924, PAET VII

GAGE. Bristol water-stage recorder of float type on right bank 200 feet below 

highway bridge at Granite. Prior to October 26, 1917, inclined gage located 

at left bank half a mile upstream. Relation between gages not determined.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from highway bridge near railroad station 

or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed .composed of coarse gravel and small boulders. 

Control shifting. Banks not subject to overflow.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage during year from water-stage 

recorder, 4.57 feet at 9 a. m. June 16 (discharge, 2,900 second-feet); minimum 

discharge, 74 second-feet on March 9.

1910-1924: Maximum discharge that of June 16, 1924; minimum discharge recorded, 11 second-feet on March 15, 1918.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. Water diverted from Arkansas River for irrigation of 1,800 acres 

between this station and junction of Tennessee and East Forks.

REGULATION. Discharge affected by operation of Twin Lakes Reservoir, which 

has a storage decree for 54,450 acre-feet.

COOPERATION. Complete records furnished by State engineer.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Arkansas River at Granite, Colo., 'for the year 

ending September SO, 1924

Day

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

2 __ .... _ ...

3-..-.-.... ....

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

5 ..... _ ...

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

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

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.

178

168

178

178

181

186

191

194

189

186

186

202

200

191

186

181

174

i&i

176

164

166

171

184

186

186

176

176

186

168

191

Nov.

248

241

238

241

234

234

238

244

252

241

248

161

126

126

137

126

114

114

137

126

126

128

130

137

139

130

130

114

130

142

Dec.

149

128

107

105

114

110

121

110

1O9

116

110

123

126

116

126

128

110

109

100

101

104

105

105

105

100

on

Jan.

89

Feb.

87

Mar.

87

87

86

79

86

92

79

79

74

79

79

79

86

79

79

79

79

79

79

70

70

92

79

70

86

92

92

92

86

86

86

Apr.

100

100

92

92

129

276

209

209

179

179

209

225

241

296

358

179

166

140

129

152

179

225

258

307

241

203

166

166

166

168

May

197

231

284

349

382

501

490

478

506

561

606

667

746

702

739

1,020

1,110

1,160

1,080

1,020

1,180

1,320

1,250

1,120

1,200

1,320

1,260

1,050

768

716

606

June

573

549

667

806

837

1,230

1,910

1,930

1,790

1,730

1,730

1,500

2,100

2,580

2,600

2,790

2,580

2,330

2,060

1,510

1,160

1,000

868

876

996

1,150

1,260

1,290

1,290

1,190

July

1,120

1,110

1,030

932

860

768

753

1,050

900

932

798

632

599

580

555

561

606

586

524

451

391

400

549

518

490

660

626

646

783

852

860

Aug.

884

932

940

1,010

1,010

988

1,000

1,020

709

451

446

396

358

358

354

580

845

791

783

783

822

892

908

908

924

908

916

940

908

768

674

Sept.

506

182

131

155

140

131

131

129

134

145

152

127

119

117

117

121

119

123

150

194

200

166

131

127

123

121

121

129

134

123

NOTE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 24-31; discharge based on temperature record and 

1 discharge measurement. Mean discharge estimated for January and February, based on temperature 

record, 1 discharge measurement and comparison with records for Arkansas River at Salida.
ARKANSAS KIVEB BASIN 55

Monthly discharge of Arkansas River at Granite, Colo., for the year ending September 30, 1924.

Month

March... __________________________

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

May. _________________________ J .....

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

August.. ___________ . _____________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

202

252 

149

92 

358 

1,320 

2,790 

1,120 

1,020 

506

2,790

Minimum

154 

114 

90

74 

92 

197 

549 

391 

354 

117

Mean

181 

171 

115 

89 

87 

83 

191 

794 

1,500 

714 

781 

150

405

Run-off in 

acre-feet

11,100 

10,200 

7,070 

5,470 

5,000 

5,100 

11,400 

48,800 

89,300 

43,900 

48,000 

8,930

294,000

ARKANSAS RIVER AT SAIIDA, COIO.

LOCATION. In sec. 32, T. 50 N., R. 9 E., at Salida, Chaffee County, some distance 

above mouth of South Fork of Arkansas River, the nearest important 

tributary.

DRAINAGE AKEA. 1,210 square miles (measured on base map of Colorado).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 11, 1895, to October 31, 1903; November 3, 1909, 

to September 30, 1924.

GAGE. Bristol water-stage recorder on right bank in city park 400 feet below 

highway bridge; inspected by water commissioner. Datum lowered 1.0 

foot January 1, 1922.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from highway bridge.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of coarse gravel; shifts at intervals. 

No well-defined control. Banks not subject to overflow.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage during year from water-stage recorder, 7.2 feet at 3 a. m. June 16 (discharge, 5,100 second-feet); minimum 

discharge, 199 second-feet at 5 p. m. on February 5 and March 10.

1909-1924: Maximum stage recorded in 1924; minimum stage, 0.10 foot, 

January 28, 1915 (discharge, 155 second-feet).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation not affected by ice as river is kept open by springs.

DIVERSIONS. Water diverted from Arkansas River between Granite and Salida 

for irrigation of 2,800 acres.

REGULATION. Flow, at station regulated to some extent by Twin Lakes and Clear 

Creek Reservoirs, which have storage decrees for 54,450 and 11,500 acre-feet, 

respectively.

COOPERATION. Complete records furnished by State engineer.
56 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1924, PART VII

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Arkansas River at Salida, Colo., for the year 

ending September SO, .1924

Day

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

2

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

4 

5... .....

6 

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

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

g

10 

11 

12. _ ..... ..

13 .. _ .

14 _________

15..... ....

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

17 

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

19

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

21 __ .........

22 .

23 .

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

25.... ...

26 

27 

28 

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

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

31 

Oct.

581

571

592

571

598

635

619

576

551

556

541

576

592

566

556

556

536

508

512

508

489

498

485

526

512

498

498

494

494

494

467

Nov.

536

536

517

517

503

503

494

489

498

494

531

503

438

4.06

4O9

son

383

379

371

364

353

353

364

S71

353

349

328

342

353

Dec.

356

346

331

324

331

342

338

356

346

317

314

317

324

317

314

307

293

287

307

310

314

293

300

oon

287

297

268

290

304

274

Jan.

268

260

260

257

f)Af\

253

275

275

97 r

OKO

97Q

260

OAO

272

264

268

257

260

268

940

OKO

260

9KO

97Q

260

97Q

OKO

260

264

260

268

Feb.

268

268

246

223

268

268

260

9R4.

268

264

246

253

264

Ojifi

283

268

260

253

253

250

246

246

240

ODD

233

253

94.fi

94ja

Mar.

243

243

250

246

240

227

240

246

220

223

250

246

236

240

250

94fi

227

233

230

2?6

253

253

230

240

94.fi

246

257

264

94/1

236

217

Apr.

223

247

253

290

294

348

426

460

460

371

366

353

412

512

576

446

340

298

286

290

323

349

441

506

398

349

327

315

327

May

340

379

441

565

625

686

747

836

808

922

964

1,020

1,120

1,170

1,220

1,420

1,600

1,800

1,770

1,660

1,780

1,890

1,810

1,670

1,920

1,700

1,500

1,220

1,160

958

June

864

847

882

1,160

1,460

1,930

2,990

3,260

2,850

2,600

2,530

2,930

3,890

4,590

4,620

4,780

4,480

3,780

3,320

2,530

2,210

1,980

1,800

1,730

1,760

1,930

1,970

1,990

1,990

1,930

July

1,840

1,760

1,740

1,600

1,570

1,500

1,530

1,640

1,620

1,570

1,530

1,290

1,200

1,140

1,050

1,030

1,070

1,080

1,010

970

934

893

928

922

882

958

964

946

988

1,080

1,080

Aug.

1,080

1,110

1,160

1,180

1,210

1,210

1,190

1,220

1,220

839

581

577

528

491

492

489

716

982

929

922

923

963

1,030

1,050

1,050

1,070

1,050

1,060

1,090

1,060

918

Sept.

725

658

335

285

310

296

288

289

288

294

306

314

290

283

282

268

302

286

290

315

335

335

290

264

257

253

243

233

253

243

NOTE. No gage-height record Aug. 10 to Sept. 15; di 

River at Granite and Canon City. ,

; discharge based on comparison with flow of Arkansas

Monthly discharge of Arkansas River at Salida, Colo., for the year ending September

30, 1924

Month

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

635 

536 

356 

279 

283 

264 

576 

1,920 

4,780 

1,840 

1,220 

725

4,780

Minimum

467 

328 

268 

240 

220 

217 

223 

340 

847 

882 

489 

233

217

Mean

541 

426 

314 

262 

253 

240 

369 

1,210 

2,520 

1,240 

648 

314

720

Run-off in 

acre-feet

33,300 

25,300 

19,300 

16,100 

14,600 

14,800 

22,000 

74,400 

150,000 

76,200 

58,300 

18,700

523,000

ARKANSAS RIVER AT CANON CITY, COLO.

LOCATION. Just below Hot Springs Hotel at mouth of canyon and 1 mile above 

Canon City, Fremont County. Nearest important tributary, Grape Creek, 

enters some distance above.

DRAINAGE AREA. 3,090 square miles (measured on base map of Colorado).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 1, 1888, to September 30, 1924.

GAGE. Bristol float-type water-stage recorder. Moved 200 yards downstream 

March 27, 1922.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from car and cable.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of gravel; very shifting. No welldefined control.
AEKANSAS EIVEE BASIN 57

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage during year, 4.55 feet at 2 p. m.

June 16 (discharge, 5,580 second-feet); minimum discharge, 225 second-feet

on September 16.

1888-1924: Maximum stage recorded, 10.7 feet at 8 p. m. August 2, 1921

(discharge, 19,000 second-feet); minimum discharge, 108 second-feet on

April 10, 1897.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

DIVERSIONS. Water diverted from Arkansas River between Salida and Canon

City for irrigation of 3,000 acres. 

REGULATION. Flow regulated to slight extent by operation of reservoirs on

headwaters. 

COOPERATION. Complete records furnished by State engineer.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Arkansas River at Canon City, Colo., for the year 

ending September SO, 1924

Day

1...... ____

2 _ . __ . ....

3 .. 

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

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

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

7... _ . ___ .

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

9... _ . .......

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

11- . 

12 .. 

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

14. _______ .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Oct.

782 

772 

772 

832 

852

872 

842 

792 

736 

709

709

782 

832 

802 

812

812 

763 

718 

674 

674

658 

658 

658 

763 

802

772 

736 

736 

745 

745 

691

Nov.

700

754 

727 

718 

709

674 

691 

7C9 

718 

718

700 

727 

682 

617 

609

609 

564 

549 

557 

571

557 

557 

542 

514 

514

507 

514 

514

527 

542

Dec.

507 

480 

480 

460 

442

454 

473 

494 

494 

480

480 

467 

473 

467 

473

430 

418 

436 

480

527

534 

514 

442 

454 

494

500 

542 

460 

430 

480 

424

Jan.

401 

395 

383 

412 

377

412 

458 

464 

484 

477

458 

499 

451 

477 

499

499 

471 

444 

513

438

444 

520 

513 

499 

499

477 

484 

464 

477 

412 

412

Feb.

406 

425 

383 

350 

355

425 

471 

464 

464 

464

458 

451 

471 

520 

620

644 

596 

550 

513

471

444 

431 

395 

395

377

377 

383 

377 

377

Mar.

360 

377 

401 

406 

395

360 

372 

406 

360

372

395 

406 

383 

377 

383

383 

389 

366 

366 

366

401 

401 

389 

383 

389

406 

451 

542 

528 

477 

406

Apr.

401 

458 

528 

644 

766

832 

988 

1,120 

1,060 

832

738

661 

678 

775 

902

757 

604 

. 535 

499 

499

513 

550 

604 

729 

812

729 

653 

620 

565 

573

May

557 

550 

589 

695 

794

803 

872 

923 

966 

1,030

1,120 

1,210 

1,320 

1,480 

1,560

1,650 

1,890 

2,090 

2,230 

2,150

2,240 

2,400 

2,400 

2,150 

2,280

2,500 

2,420 

2,240 

1,980 

1,960 

2,090

June

1,690 

1,400 

1,330 

1,580 

2,060

2,620 

3,560 

3,950 

3,540 

3,210

2,990 

3,340 

4,230 

4,850 

5,060

5,260 

6,040 

4,470 

3,960 

3,290

2,760 

2,360 

2,140 

1,920 

1,920

2,050 

2,120 

2,150 

2,180 

2,150

July

2,010 

1,940 

1,850 

1,680 

1,550

1,550 

1,580 

1,690 

1,850 

1,670

1,630 

1,420 

1,270 

1,190 

1,130

1,060 

1,120 

1,160 

1,020 

930

862 

808 

773 

862 

781

713 

871 

826 

808 

920 

1,000

Aug.

1,010 

1,060 

1,070 

1,090 

1,130

1,120 

1,090 

1,100 

1,120 

844

640 

624 

581 

559 

484

484 

713 

1,000 

871 

790

826 

890 

960 

980 

980

980 

970 

980 

980 

900 

880

Sept.

713 

640 

. 396 

360 

321

315 

304 

304 

272 

299

299 

203 

293 

293 

245

240 

250 

261 

266 

266

293 

310 

321 

266 

261

240 

235 

261 

277 

255

NOTE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 1 to Feb. 10. Discharge based on discharge measurements and comparison with flow of "near-by stations.

Monthly discharge of Arkansas River at Canon City, Colo., for the year ending

September 30, 1924

Month

October __________________________

November. _________________________

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

March ...................................................

April ___________ . ___ . ____ .. __ . ......

June _ . .-. 

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

September ...............................................

The year. __ I ................. . .. ...

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

872 

754 

542 

520 

644 

542 

1,120 

2,500 

5,260 

2,010 

1,130 

713

5,260

Minimum

658 

507 

418 

377 

350 

360 

401 

550 

1,330 

713 

484 

235

235

Mean

758 

620 

474 

458 

450 

400 

688 

1,590 

2,970 

1,240 

894 

312

Eun-off in 

acre-feet

46,600 

36,900 

29,100 

28,200 

25,900 

24,600 

40,900 

97,800 

177,000 

76,200 

. 55,000 

18,600

904 1 657,000
58 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1924, PART VII

ARKANSAS RIVER AT PUEBLO, GOLD.

LOCATION. 150 feet below Main Street Bridge in Bueblo, Pueblo County. 

Nearest tributary, Fountain Creek, enters 2 miles below.

DBAINAGE AKEA. 4,820 square miles (measured on base map of Colorado).

RECOKDS AVAILABLE. May 1, 1885, to September 30, 1886; September 19, 

1894, to September 30, 1924. From June 1 to September 30, 1887, and 

May 1 to August 31, 1889, station maintained at point 9 miles above Pueblo.

GAGE. Bristol float-type water-stage recorder on right bank.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from Main Street Bridge.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of gravel and sand; shifting. No 

well-defined control.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage during year from water-stage 

recorder, 7.86 feet at 7 p. m. on June 15 (discharge, 6,510 second-feet); 

minimum discharge, 142 second-feet on September 27.

1894-1924: Maximum stage from high-water mark, 24.66 feet at midnight, June 3, 1921 (discharge estimated at 100,000 second-feet); minimum 

discharge, 25 second-feet on September 11, 1908.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation slightly affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. Water diverted from Arkansas River between Canon City and 

Pueblo for irrigation of 23,000 acres.

COOPERATION. Complete records furnished by State engineer.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Arkansas River at Pueblo, Colo., for the year 

ending September 30, 1924

Day

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

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

3 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

L2._.. ..........

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

i4 ..........

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

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

17.. .......

18 

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

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

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

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

23 ..........

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

25 ..........

26 . .

27-... ..

28 

29 ..........

30 

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

Oct.

661

654

867

1,030

1,010

1,020

1,040

1,020

952

852

816

961

1,180

1,040

1,080

1,080

987

US7

944

918

884

875

875

1,160

1,160

987

1,030

1,030

1,100

1,060

1,050

Nov.

969

1,020

1,070

1,030

1,050

996

996

961

QfiO

935

969

1,100

1,030

952

870

842

816

768

768

760

721

fidfi

669

684

661

647

684

669

647

706

Dec.

669

fiflfl

617

647

627

676

698

fiQR

620

567

573

560

580

554

600

510

486

474

510

516

504

480

468

486

522

535

510

535

573

522

Jan.

470

420

360

350

350

400

480

500 4Q n

488

468

407

390

410

420

420

440

463

410

425

463

5x4

519

483

488

488

488

453

413

483

Feb.

493

503

416

402

420

473

561

664

629

606

572

578

556

556

578

618

606

519

463

463

4QS

463

448

488

47fi

478

4fl7

368

Mar.

330

305

298

308

322

247

233

230

279

298

305

368

352

247

255

402

373

373

398

394

381

381

377

381

377

377

398

425

430

402

349

Apr.

341

364

416

493

647

788

1,120

1,370

1,280

1,010

877

877

870

940

1,090

976

750

1,030

712

694

682

682

652

756

891

856

618

589

534

May

545

545

550

600

706

870

984

984

870

969

1,010

1,040

1,140

1,310

1,370

1,390

1,180

 1, 810

2,050

2,100

1,960

2,080

2,180

1,970

1,880

1,940

2,160

2,050

1,770

2,000

2,260

June

2,170

1,820

1,670

1,640

1,820

2,180

3,150

4,160

4,050

3,400

2,840

2,680

3,440

4,590

5,780

5>,760

5,660

5,000

4.J80

3,470

3,280

2,340

2,270

1,750

1,550

1,680

1,620

1,590

1,650

1,690

July

1,630

1,550

1,580

1,610

1,500

1,460

1,440

1,440

1,620

1,460

1,460

1,330

1,090

1,030

1,160

962

976

998

912

808

712

652

641

682

664

635

670

718

676

718

788

Aug.

788

724

756

802

836

863

863

842

870

856

540

567

623

595

572

567

561

905

919

877

856

808

842

836

836

842

829

782

775

694

635

Sept.

652

600

483

270

230

207

187

185

180

167

171

i90

190

182

171

167

158

167

182

190

182

212

220

204

171

100

153

158

162

171

NOTE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 1-9 and 14-21; discharge based on temperature 

records, 1 discharge measurement, and comparison with flow of Arkansas River at Canon City using 

records of inflow and outflow between the 2 stations.
ARKANSAS EIVEE BASIN 59

Monthly discharge of Arkansas River at Pueblo, Colo., for the year ending September

30, 1924

Month

November. ________________________

January

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

May 

July. 

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

1,180 

1,100 

698 

519 

664 

430 

1,370 

2,260 

5,780 

1,630 

919 

652

5,780

Minimum

654 

647 

468 

350 

368 

230 

341 

545 

1,550 

635 

540 

153

153

Mean

978 

855 

562 

445 

512 

342 

781 

1,430 

2,960 

1,080 

763 

224

910

Run-off in 

acre-feet

60,100 

50,900 

34,600 

27,400 

29,500 

21,000 

46,500 

87,900 

176,000 

66,400 

46,900 

13,300

660,000

ARKANSAS RIVER AT HOLLY, COLO.

LOCATION. Between sees. 14 and 15, T. 23 S., R. 42 W., at highway bridge half 

a mile south of Holly, Prowers County. Nearest tributary, Wildhorse Creek 

on intermittent tributary, enters 1 mile upstream.

DRAINAGE ABBA. 25,000 square miles (measured on base map of Colorado).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 15, 1907, to September 30, 1924.

GAGE. Bristol float-type water-stage recorder on upstream side of bridge.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from highway bridge or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of sand and gravel; shifting. No welldefined control.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage during year from water-stage 

recorder, 5.30 feet at 6.30 p. m. on October 10 (discharge, 8,940 second-feet); 

river dry on August 9.

1907-1924: Maximum stage recorded, 11 feet at noon October 20, 1908 

(discharge determined from slope measurements, 136,000 second-feet); 

minimum discharge, river dry.

DIVERSIONS. Water diverted from Arkansas River between Pueblo and Holly 

for irrigation of 300,000 acres.

COOPERATION. Complete records furnished by State engineer.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Arkansas River at Holly, Colo., for the year 

ending September SO, 1924

Day

1 ______ ..

2... _._ _.

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

4 

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

6 . ..

8- _

9 .........

10.. ........

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

12......... .. is... .... ;.. .

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

15.. ...... 

Oct.

596

955

1,130

Sfifi

1,130

2,950

4,090

3,030

1,980

4,600

4,690

3,150

2,650

2,440

2.320

Nov.

1 /ISfl

1,320

1,160

1 060

889

Rift

778

788

900

844

833

757

596

605

596

Dec.

339

433

492

Ofi-l

384

455

470

632

530

QJK

492

4A9

AQQ

555

Jan.

595

750

1,170

I

lftrt

1 14ft

1,160

1,030

1,020

1 (\df\

867

1,090

1,190

1,160

1,200

1.130

Feb.

I

ARfi

1,440

1,310

1,170

1,150

1,170

1,250

955

QfYl

937

1,180

1 14ft

1,220

991

Mar.

370

330

430

430

ooft

Af)(\

410

410

380

306

410

420

Apr.

1,200

799

671

555

7OQ

656

518

733

816

901

ftOft

1,030

1,030

Q73

1.180

May

AGO

542

340

274

130

114

QQ

Q-l

46

35

75

on

60

50

40

June

250

230

306

007

on

90

on

27

158

1 240

655

QQA

OKA

380

July

50

58

24

QJ

31

35

32

24

36

36

24

16

13

8

Aug.

2

2

3

3

2

2

2

2

0

4

20

13

13

10

17

Sept.

3

1

3

2

1

1

2

2

I

2

1

2

5
60 SUEFAOE WATEK SUPPLY, 1924, PAET VH

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Arkansas River at Holly, Colo., for the year 

ending September 80, 1924 Continued

Day

16 

17 __ .

18 

19 20 

21 .....

22t

23 - 

24 

25 _ . _ 

26 

27 .

28 

29 

30 

31 __ .

Oct.

2,070

1,940

1,890

2,020

1,280

1,120

1,110

972

1,110

1,210

1,720

1,980

1,640

1,470

1,500

1,480

Nov.

596

514

514

530

4QQ

492

492

470 Mn

455

426

391

MC\

405

351

Dec.

571

1,010

Qfift

855

878

866

720

635

625

590

465

430

480

430

480

560

Jan.

1,070

1,090

1,090

1 060

1,110

1,120

1,120

1 icft

1 lAfi

1.320

1

OQA

1,350

1,370

1,360

1,450

1,510

Feb.

1,180

750

973

OKI

973

01 Q

700

832

1,040

955

OQ1

570

505

420

Mar.

542

670

420

542

686

686

542

1,220

832

1,010

1,200

1,160

1,100

919

1,100

1,120

Apr.

1,280

1,220

1,640

1,180

901

782

380

455

442

492

290

480

542

750

782

May

60

40

56

44

40

75

306

380

204

130

130

90

130

204

555

430

June

955

1,550

1,010

955

1,240

1,140

1,140

955

380

218

90

90

75

60

60

July

4

46

30

93

66

30

20

11

7

16

7

7

7

2

2

2

Aug.

9

1

2

8

7

4

1

6

2

4

3

3

1

1

1

2

Sept.

6

10

13

26

16

16

16

13

16

12

16

14

14

14

14

NOTE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 22 to Feb. 7; discharge based on 2 discharge 

measurements and comparison with near-by stations using records of inflow, outflow, and seepage.

Monthly discharge of Arkansas River at Holly, Colo., for the year ending September

Month

October ______________________ . ........

January .. ____________ .. _______

March ___ . _______________________

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

June __ . __ . . ..... ....... .. .... ....

July.. 

August _ ........................................

September ________________________

The year _____________ _ _____ _ ....

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

4,690 

1,480 

1,010 

1,510 

1,460 

1,220 

1,640 

555 

1,550 

98 

20 

26

1,640

Minimum

596 

351 

339 

595 

420 

306 

290 

35 

8 

2 

0 

1

0

Mean

1,970 

681 

560 

1,140 

1,000 

635 

801 

172 

474 

26.3 

5.1

as

622

Run-off in 

acre-feet

121,000 

40,500 

34,400 

70,100 

57,500 

39,000 

47,700 

10,600 

28,200 

1,560 

314 

494

451,000

ARKANSAS RIVER AT SYRACUSE, KANS.

LOCATION. In NW. M sec. 18, T. 24 S., R. 40 W., at highway bridge half a mile 

south of Syracuse, Hamilton County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 25,500 square miles (measured by State irrigation commissioner) .

RECOBDS AVAILABLE. August 21, 1902, to November 30, 1905; April 1 to July 

31, 1906; June 20, 1921, to September 30, 1924.

GAGE. Gurley water-stage recorder on downstream side of bridge pier near 

center of channel. From 1902 to 1906 a vertical staff gage fastened to downstream pile of one of the bents of the bridge was used; not referred to same 

datum.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of highway bridge or 

by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of loose, clean sand; shifting. No welldefined control.
ARKANSAS EIVER BASIN 61

EXTKEMES OF DlscHAKGE. Maximum stage recorded during year from

stage recorder, 4.57 feet at 8 p. m. October 10 (discharge, 8,860 second-feet); 

minimum discharge occurred on August 8 (discharge, 5 second-feet).

1921-1924: Maximum stage recorded, 6.35 feet on August 23, 1923 

(discharge, 18,000 second-feet), on June 6, 1921, river reached stage of 9.75 

feet (discharge, about 45,000 second-feet); minimum stage recorded, 0.93 

foot on October 5 and 29, 1922 (discharge, 4 second-feet).

1902-1906: Maximum stage recorded, 7.5 feet July 11, 1903 (discharge, 

28,300 second-feet); minimum discharge, 3 second-feet in January, 1905.

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

DIVEBSIONS. Nearly all low-water flow is diverted for irrigation.

ACCUKACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent. Rating curve fairly well 

defined. Mean daily gage heights determined to hundredths from automatic 

records. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage heights 

to rating table. Records fair.

COOPEKATION. Complete records furnished by Kansas State Board of Agriculture through G. S. Knapp, State irrigation commissioner.

Discharge measurements of Arkansas River at Syracuse, Kans., during the year 

ending- September SO,

Date

Mar. 24... 

Gage 

height

Fed 

2.46

2.16

2.69

Discharge

Sec.-jt. 

1,100

Kd4.

1,290

Date

Apr. 10 

May 12- - May 22...... ...

Gage 

height

Feet 

2.38

1.75

1.72

Discharge

Sec.-ft, 

1,030

180

208

Date

July 19.. .......

Aug. 26 

Gage 

height

Feet 

2.15

1.55

1.13

Discharge

Sec.-jt. 

570

74.3

8.3

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Arkansas River at Syracuse, Kans., for the year 

ending September SO, 1924

Day

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

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

3 

4 

a..... 

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.

603

540

1,100

702

636

2,780

4,175

3,550

2,454

4,265

5,530

4,670

3,750

3,035

2,810

2,196

2,112

2,056

1,976

1,880

1,809

1,714

1,622

1,714

1,928

1,952

2,936

9 84fl

2,660

2,338

2 1 19

Nov.

1,928

1,691

1 484

i lifi

1,369

1,280

1,061

1,022

1,042

1,120

1,140

1,100

925

837

752

752

71Q

686

686

702

71 Q

752

752

752

719

653

653

686

fifiQ

fifiQ

Dec.

686

686

flfiQ

702

669

653

669

752

735

719

719

752

719

525

363

328

450

786

786

fiAQ

636

653

653

702

735

735

702

702

735

735

702

Mar.

435

382

382

382

382

382

382

328

334

334

334

334

334

334

340

455

455

455

455

455

455

455

570

1,280

1,042

964

983

983

888

983

1,260

Apr.

1,061

1,042

1,061

983

803

837

769

' 820

983

1,003

1,140

1,369

1,439

1,346

1,392

1,346

1,484

1,576

1,669

1,553

1,240'

1,081

1,003

Qfi/l

925

871

918

918

918

May

964

820

636 4'65

317

235

205

186

172

168

164

181

181

177

159

150

139

132

150

150

172

200

450

397

266

235

225

220

210

279

409

June

409

328

374

420

305

m

150

132

110

94

925

1,042

752

555

570

669

1,369

1,415

1,392

1,369

1,392

1,081

1,200

871

587

386

235

177

146

128

July

114

97

81

68

52

20

16

11

14

84

31

15

11

11

10

10

17

52

78

97

68

38

13

8

7

6

6

6

6

6

6

Aug.

6

6

«s7

6

6

5

6

11

44

66

36

46

38

38

34

26

21

16

14

13

13

13

11

9

9

9

9

8

7

Sept.

8

8

8

8

7

7

11

7

6

6

7

6

6

6

6

6

7

. 10

54

56

31

26

18

15

13

10

9

9

10

11

NOTE. Discharge for January and February not published because of uncertainty in regard to extent 

to which stage-discharge relation was affected by ice,

63481 28 5
62 SUKFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1924, PABT

Monthly discharge of Arkansas River at Syracuse, Kans., for the year ending

September SO, 1924

[Drainage area, 25,500 square miles]

Month

N" o vember

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

5,530 

1,930 

786 

1,280 

1,670 

964 

1,420 

114 

66 

56

Minimum

603 

653 

328 

328 

803 

132 

94 

6 

5 

6

Mean

2,400 

957 

668 

565 

1,110 

284 

627 

34.2 

17.6 

12.6

Run-off in 

acre-feet

147,000. 

56,80ft 41,000. 

34,70ft 66,100- 

17,400 37,200- 2,100- 

1,080« 

776-

ARKANSAS RIVER AT GARDEN CITY, KANS.

LOCATION. In NW. M sec. 19, T.,24 S., R. 32 W., at highway bridge half a 

mile south of Garden City, Finney County.

DBAINAGE AREA. Not measured.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 21, 1922, to September 30, 1924.

GAGE. Stevens automatic water-stage recorder on downstream side of cylinder bridge pier near center of channel; inspected by irrigation commissioner. 

Gage records height of underground water after surface flow ceases.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of bridge or bywading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of loose, clean sand and gravely 

shifting. No well-defined control. Surface flow ceases at gage height 

2.60 feet.

EXTREMES OP STAGE. Maximum stage from water-stage recorder, 5.70 feet 

at 2 a. m. October 13 (discharge, 6,570 second-feet); minimum discharge,, 

no flow on days in July, August, and September.

1922-1924: Maximum stage recorded, 7.82 feet August 24, 1923 (discharge, 19,200 second-feet); minimum discharge, no flow during several 

periods.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation not affected by ice.

REGULATION. Flow is regulated by diversion and storage of water in westernKansas and eastern Colorado for irrigation.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent. Rating curves fairly 

well defined. Mean daily gage height determined to hundredths from automatic gage charts by inspection or planimeter. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating table; shifting-control 

method used October 10 to March and May 14 to September 30. Records 

fair.

Discharge measurements of Arkansas River at Garden City, Kans., during the year 

ending September 30, 1924

Date

Oct. 9.. ........

Nov. 8-_ , 

Gage 

height

Feet 

5.00

4.21

4.07

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

3,550

KQQ

Date

"RTctv -iO

Gage 

height

Feet 

4.88

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

1,970

47

Date

July 17.-... .

Ga?e 

height

Feet 

3.45

2.86

Discharge

Sec -ft. 

39

1.1
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 63

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Arkansas River, at Garden City, Kans., for the 

year ending September SO, 1924

Day

 1 - .-. .. _

2 . _. _

3.... ___ ........... .......

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

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

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

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

8....... __ ................

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

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

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

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

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

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

15. __ ......-.. .........

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

I?.-.........................

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

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

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

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

22.. __ ....................

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

24-. _ . 

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

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

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

28... . .. ._

29.-.. . . . ..

30... - . . _ .

31. ___ .....................

Oct.

1,180

1,620

1,520

2,090

1,410

1,520

3,000

3,370

3,790

4 OJ.fi

5,960

6,470

5,700

4,020

3,790

4 94TI

4,020

o *>7n

3,580

3 ion

2 840

2,520

Q Qfift

9 ^fifi

2,520

2,520

2,090

1,970

1,850

1,850

Nov.

1,620

1,520

1,410

1,320

1,130

1,060

982

889

R41

795

921

1,050

1,160

1,070

873

7Rft

7QR

795

7Q*

Rift

750

720

675

619

fin*.

EQl

591

535

"ulQ

591

Dec,

filQ

EQC

KAQ

510

510

563

E.77

563

422

522

549

AAQ

448

448

40 E

AAQ

549

1 190

1,240

1,070

1, 140

937

889

OOQ

795

765

720

619

500

Mar.

,

I ^fifi

422

460

577

577

549

591

675

735

735.

795

873

825

633

350

265

300

600

Rfifi

1,000

I

Qfift

1 4/lfi

1,600

1 800

1,970

1,970

1,900

1,600

1,880

Apr.

1,880

1 690

1,420

1,330

1 240

1,090

1,070

1,020

1,090

1,160

1 9.4(1

1 Q'^ft

1,510

1,600

1 330

1,420

1,420

1,600

1,780

1 7Rfi

1,600

1,330

1,100

Q01

905

937

905

780

889

969

May

1,100

1,000

873

750

KAQ

370

QOrt

275

230

185

14(1

Qfi

63

7K

56

48

32

30

97

25

50

41

28

10

34

52

164

90

86

71

79

June

131

48

9ft

99

17

14

14

15

16 »q

12

102

52

OK

41

20

22

247

247

274

605

QOA

212

100

50

20

5

4

July

4

4

4

2

2

2

1

6

2

1

1

1

2

1

1

1

Sept.

4

1

1

1

I

2

2

2

NOTE. No gage height record Dec. 31, Mar. 19-21, May 7-11, June 7, 8, 26-28, and Aug. 4-8; discharge 

interpolated. No flow July 22 to Sept. 18. Discharge not determined for January and February because 

of lack of data for estimating the effect of ice.

Monthly discharge of Arkansas River at Garden City, Kans., for the year ending

September SO, 1924

Month

October __________________________ .

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

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

6,470 

1,620 

1,240 

1,970 

1,880 

1,100 

605 

6 

0 

4

Minimum

1,180 

535 

422 

265 

780 

19 

4 

0 

0 

0

Mean

3,010 

895 

673 

903 

1,280 

224 

93.4 

1.32 

0 

.667

Run-off in 

acre-feet

185,000 

53, 300 

41,400 

55,500 

76,200 

13,800 

5,560 

81 

0 

40

ARKANSAS RIVER AT LARKED, KANS.

LOCATION. In NE. M sec. 5, T. 22 S., R. 16 W., at highway bridge half a mile 

above Pawnee River and half a mile south of Larned, Pawnee County.

DRAINAGE AREA. Not measured.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 22, 1922, to September 30, 1924.

GAGE. Stevens water-stage recorder on downstream side of cylinder bridge pier 

near center of channel. Gage records height of ground water after surface 

flow ceases. Datum lowered 0.10 foot sometime during 1923 due to gage 

settling; records not corrected but indirect method for shifting control used.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of bridge or by wading.
64 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1924, PART VH

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed is composed of loose, clean sand and gravel;

shifting. No definite control. Surface flow ceases at gage height of 2.7

feet. 

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage from water-stage recorder, 8.16 feet

at 4 p. m. October 11 (discharge, 8,910 second-feet); minimum discharge,

no flow on days in July, August, and September.

1922-1924: Maximum stage recorded, 9.5 feet on August 25, 1923 (discharge, 14,300 second-feet). Minimum discharge, zero flow during several

periods.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation not affected by ice. 

REGULATION. Large portion of flow diverted in western Kansas and eastern

Colorado for irrigation. 

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent. Rating curve fairly well

defined. Mean daily gage height determined to hundredths from gage-height

graph by planimeter or inspection. Daily discharge ascertained by indirect

method for shifting control. Records fair.

Discharge measurements of Arkansas River at Lamed, Kans., during the year ending

September 30, 1924

Date

Oct. 1.. ____.

Nov. 19........

Nov. 30........

Gage 

height

Feet 

5.15

5.05

4.77

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

1,270

968

662

Date

Mar. 4.........

Gage 

height

Feet

A QO

5.72

4.69

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

695

1,940

480

Date

July 21........

Gage 

height

Feet 

3.68

3.57

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

13.7

6.5

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Arkansas River at Lamed, Kans., for the year 

ending September SO, 1924

Day

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

2. _ . ___ .....

3 . _....__..

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

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

« 

7 

« 

9. . 

10 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

17 . .

18 

19 

20 

21 

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

23 

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

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

Oct.

1,270

1,210

1,120

1,070

1,030

1,070

1,110

2,330

3,240

2,870

4,430

5,970

5,910

5,410

4.150

3,240

3,220

3,170

2,800

2,470

2,290

2,160

2,060

1,940

1,860

1,810

2,170

2,140

2,780

2,430

2,140

Nov.

1 QQfi

9 ftnn

2,030

1,940

1,790

1,630

1,540

1,510

1,350

1,240

1,210

1,210

1,200

1,210

1,140

1,100

1,070

1,010

970

931

893

856

839

821

778

770

762

730

706

668

Dec.

602

638

653

623

616

630

630

616

602

602

616

553

464

553

507

488

581

534

527

714

722

706

874

931

874

912

931

903

912

918

Mar.

nee;

880

S04

 70

643

616

612

608

605

601

597

594

590

586

582

579

575

571

567

827

1,090

1,350

1,610

1,870

2,130

2,390

2,280

2,180

2,070

1,960

Apr.

9 ftfiA

2,160

1,910

1,720

1,540

1,400

1,290

1,200

1,120

1,110

1,070

1,140

1,260

1,320

1,290

1,320

1,320

1,300

1,150

1,250

1,340

1,290

1,180

1,040

856

778

698

706

1,840

2,120

May

1,420

981

856

839

786

683

602

527

476

429

389

359

334

303

282

256

227

210

196

177

161

145

131

122

117

120

168

152

158

152

168

June

187

164

139

128

112

94

76

74

72

66

61

55

52

48

41

36

29

32

28

18

15

12

8

24

43

52

7048'

22

17

July

14

IB

15

10

4

2

2

2

6

3

2

16

24

25

12

4

Aug.

12

64

18

9

8

Sept.

NOTE. No record Deu. 31, Mar. 1, 2, 5, 6, 8-19, 21-26, 28-30, Apr. 1, June 6, and Sept. 1-30; discharge 

interpolated. No flow July 8-13, July 23 to Aug. 13, and Aug. 19 to Sept. 30. Discharge not determined 

or^January and February oecause of lack of data for estimating effect of ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 65

Monthly discharge of Arkansas River at Lamed, Kans., for the year ending September SO, 1924

Month

October _______________ ______ ..... .....

November.. _ .. ...

March... __ . . .

April ____ ___ ____ ___ . . __ .. . .....

June... _____ . .. _ . _ .

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

August _____________________ . _ . ..........

September. _ .. .... .... . _ . ....

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

5,970 

2,060 

931 

2,390 

2,160 

1,420 

187 

25 

64 

0

Minimum

1,030 

668 

466 

567 

698 

117 

8 

0 

0 

0

Mean

2,610 

1,200 

679 

1,050 

1, 330 

385 

60.8 

5.16 

3.58 

0

Run-off in 

acre-feet

160,000 

71,400 

41,800 

64, 600 

79, 100 

23,700 

3,620 

317 

220 

0

ARKANSAS RIVER NEAR WICHITA, KANS.

LOCATION. Near center of section line between sections 7 and 18, T. 27 S.r 

R. 1 E., at Thirteenth Avenue highway bridge, 1% miles above Little 

Arkansas River and 2 miles northwest of Wichita, Sedgwick County.

DRAINAGE AREA. Not measured.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 11, 1921, to September 30, 1924.

GAGE. Gurley water-stage recorder on downstream side of bridge pier. Prior 

to January 13, 1922, chain gage on upstream handrail of highway bridge. 

Read by P. L. Brockway, city engineer.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of bridge or by 

wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Wide, flat bed composed of clean sand, shifting. 

No well-defined control.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage from water-stage recorder during 

year, 14.04 feet at 7 a. m. May 1 (discharge, 5,120 second-feet); minimum 

stage from water-stage recorder, 9.10 feet at 5 p. m. September 27 (discharge, 4 second-feet).

1921-1924: Maximum discharge 8,510 second-feet on June 10, 1923. 

Minimum stage, 8.91 feet on October 21, 1922 (no discharge).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation slightly affected by ice and ice jams.

REGULATION. Most of low-water flow is divsrted for irrigation in western 

Kansas and eastern Colorado.

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

fairly well defined below 4,000 second-feet. Mean daily gage heights 

determined to hundredths from recorder graph by planimeter and inspection. 

Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage heights to rating 

table. Records fair.

Discharge measurements of Arkansas River at Wichita, Kans., during the year 

ending September SO, 1924

Date

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

S&

Feet 

11.27

10.61

Discharge

Sec.-fl. 

1,150

598

Date

July 24................ ....

a

Fed 

9.70

9.22

DischargeSec.-fl. 

144

6.2
66 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1924, PAET VH

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Arkansas River at Wichita, Kans., for the year 

ending September SO, 1924

Day

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.

1,260

1,200

i 9nn

1,260

1,320

1 260

1,150

1,100

1,320

1,840

3,300

3,450

4,820

4,970

4,350

3,750

2,550

2,400

9 4/lft

2 19ft

1,980

1,700

1,560

1 440

1,380

1 840

2,260

Nov.

1,980

1,980

1,980

1,840

1,840

1,700

1,630

1,500

1,440

1,440

1,380

1,320

1,200

1,150

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,050

1,000

Qftft

855

QKK

01 rt

810

810

770

770

770

770

Dec.

695

660

660

660

660

660

695

695

660

625

625

625

625

626

625

660

560

560

560

560

enn

CQA

770

950

1,000

1,000

occ

770

660

Jan.

660

695

730

730

770

01 A

QKK

855

855

810

730

810

770

900

810

855

770

695

695

770

770

QCK

QCA

1,000

1,050

1,150

1,050

900

1 000

Feb.

1,100

1,380

1,560

2,120

1,840

1,560

1,700

1,840

1,980

2,120

3,000

3,600

2,400

1,840

1,700

1,630

1,560

1,500

1,380

1,260

1,260

1,320

1,320

i 9ftft

1,100

1,050

1,260

1,100

1,100

Mar.

1,050

1,050

1,100

1,050

1,000

950

855

810

730

695

660

660

695

695

730

855

1,000

950

855

950

QKA

855

QKK

1,840

2,120

9 19ft

2,550

9 7ftft

2,400

o <tAft

Apr.

2,260

1,980

1,840

1,980

1,840

1,840

1,700

1,440

1,200

1,150

1,150

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,100

1,100

855

1,100

1,100

1,200

1,100

1,200

1,320

1,320

1,320

1,260

1,100

1 Qftft

4,820

May

4,660

3,600

3,300

2,850

2,120

1,700

1,560

1,320

1,100

1,000

855

810

730

695

660

625

590

560

530

500

470

443

443

416

416

390

390

416

470

500

CQA

June

625

625

625

590

530

470

416

416

390

390

364

340

340

316

316

311

302

293

284

275

270

270

266

257

244

213

213

197

192

180

July

172

164

164

156

144

148

153

158

162

166

171

176

180

180

176

160

148

160

213

222

213

201

176

148

119

122

81

74

68

58

KQ

Aug.

81

81

61

55

52

84

180

152

144

201

279

257

201

137

115

101

91

77

61

74

77

77

74

37

31

28

52

61

61

42

28

Sept.

26

23

14

11

9

6

6

6

5

5

5

5

5

4

4

4

4

4

6

13

14

10

6

5

5

4

4

4

4

4

NOTE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice jam Feb. 6-10; discharge estimated. Gage heights estimated May 11-17. No gage-height record and discharge interpolated Jan. 1-7, June 8-14, July 6-12, and 

Sept. 28-30.

Monthly discharge of Arkansas River at Wichita, Kans., for the year ending

September 30, 1924

Month

April ........ ........ ........ ___ ...

July 

The vear

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

4,970 

1,980 

1,000 

1,150 

3,600 

2,700 

4,820 

4,660 

625 

222 

279 

26

4,970

Minimum

1,100 

770 

560 

660 

1,050 

660 

855 

390 

180 

58 

28 

4

4

Mean

2,200 

1,230 

603 

838 

1,650 

1,200 

1,490 

1,120 

351 

151 

98.5 

7.50

916

Run-off in

acre-feet

135,000 

73,200 

42,600 

51,500 

94,900 

73,800 

88,700 

68,900 

20,900 

9,280 

6,060 

446

665,000

ARKANSAS RIVER AT ARKANSAS CITY, KANS.

LOCATION. In NW. \i sec. 25, T. 34 S., R. 3 E., at Chestnut Avenue highway 

bridge, half a mile west of Arkansas City, Cowley County, 5 miles above 

mouth of Walnut River, and 8 miles below mouth of Ninnescah River.

DRAINAGE AREA. Not measured.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. September 23, 1902, to July 31, 1906; September 10,1921, 

to September 30, 1924.

GAGE. Chain on upstream handrail of bridge; read by S. S. Farrar.
ABKANSAS BIVEB BASIN 67

1902-1906: Painted staff at different datum from present gage spiked to 

west end of south pile on second bent of old Chestnut Avenue highway bridge.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from upstream side of bridge or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed is clean sand; shifting. No well-defined control.

EXTKEMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 18.52 feet at 

noon May 2 (discharge from extention of rating curve, 22,400 second-feet); 

minimum stage, 7.02 feet at 7.55 a. m. September 7 (discharge, 104 secondfeet).

1902-1906; 1921-1924: Maximum stage recorded 25.46 feet on June 11, 

1923 (discharge not determined); minimum discharge, 12 second-feet in 

March and April, 1923.

REGULATION AND DIVERSION. Diversions in western Kansas and eastern 

Colorado for irrigation takes large part of the natural flow. Canal of 

Kansas Gas & Electric Co., with diversion dam across river, 2 miles upstream, formerly diverted about 600 second-feet during high water and 

practically entire flow at low stages. This diversion dam was washed out 

in June, 1923.

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

well defined below 10,000 second-feet. Gage read to hundredtbs twice 

daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage height, to 

rating table. Records good.

Discharge measurements of Arkansas River at Arkansas City, Kans., during the 

year ending September 30, 1924-

Date

Dec. 10... .....

Qage 

height

Feet 

8.80

9.42

Discharge

Sec.-Jt. 

1,190

1,760

Date

July 24. ........

Gage 

height

Feet 

9,18

8.24

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

1,680

801

Date

Sept.V... . ....

Gage 

height

Feet 

7.21

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

199

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Arkansas River at Arkansas City, Kans., for the 

 year ending September SO, 1924

Day

1 . ____

 2. .-. 

3. .-___-___

4 __ ...

£_ _ . ...

fi. __ _____

7 _____________

8.._____.___

9 _..._..__

10. . _____

11. __-_.___- 

12. ____ - ...

13

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

15 _____________

16.. 

17. ______ _

18. . _ 

19. _.______ __

20. ____

21. _______

22 

23. _ ._ . .

24. ______ .

25... ...

36. _______

27... _______

28 __

29

30. . ....

31. _______

Oct.

4,820

3,980

3,050

2,930

2,450

2,230

2,120

2,010

1,900

2,010

1,800

3,980

6,540

10,700

11,700

7,420

5,580

4,540

3,840

3,440

3,180

2,930

2,810

2,690

2,570

2,450

2,450

2,230

2,340

3,980

4,260

Nov.

3,840

3,180

3,050

2,930

2,930

2,690

2,570

2,450

2,450

2,340

2,230

2,230

2,120

2,120

2,120

2,010

1,900

1,900

1,900

1,800

1,800

1,700

1 700

1,600

1,600

1,500

1,500

1,410

1,410

1,410

Dec.

1,410

1,410

1,410

1,410

1,320

1,320

1,320

1,320

1,320

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,500

1,500

1,410

1,320

1,320

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,160

1,240

1,160

1,240

1,410

1,500

1,410

1,500

1,410

1,240

Jan.

972

755

755

790

425

515

650

860

935

898

935

898

825

860

860

860

898

650

615

860

790

825

972

898

898

898

935

972

1,080

1,320

1,500

Feb.

1,410

1,500

1,800

2,120

1,800

1,600

1,240

1,080

1,240

1,320

1,800

S AAft

2,930

2,340

2,230

2,120

2,120

2,010

1,900

1,800

1,900

1,900

2,010

1,800

1,700

1,500

1,700

1,600

Mar.

1,500

1,600

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,500

1,410

1,320

1,410

1,240

1,240

1,240

i MO

1,160

1,240

1,240

1,800

2,120

2,120

2,010

2,570

2,810

2,450

2,340

2,450

2,930

3,440

3,700

4,960

3,980

3,570

Apr.

3,440

3,310

2,930

2,810

2,690

2,810

2,570

2,450

2,230

2,120

2,010

1,900

1,800

1,900

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,700

1,700

1,700

1,700

1,600

1,700

2,810

4,260

3,570

2,690

2,690

6,880

May

13,000

22,400

15,100

9,600

6,380

4,540

3,840

3,180

2,930

2,690

2,570

2,230

2,120

2,010

1,900

1,800

1,700

1,600

1,600

1,500

1,410

1,320

1,320

1,320

1,410

1,240

1,320

1,240

1,240

1,320

1,320

June

1,500

1,600

1,600

1,500

1,410

1,410

1,240

1,240

1,160

1,080

1,010

972

898

898

825

860

755

720

650

615

615

580

580

580

515

548

485

425

515

395

July

395

395

395

425

395

368

340

307

340

318

368

425

340

650

860

1,240

1,410

1,160

1,160

1,160

935

1,010

935

825

650

615

548

455

455

395

395

Aug.

395

368

395

318

296

455

548

455

548

898

1,080

755

720

685

548

455

425

395

340

296

296

318

290

245

235

225

225

245

255

230

Sept.

205

176

195

176

172

144

176

149

136

122

167

131

140

113

131

548

685

296

225

225

215

195

185

260

180

158

162
68 SURFACE WATEE SUPPLY, 1924, PART VII

Monthly discharge of Arkansas River at Arkansas City, Kans., for the year ending

September 30, 1924

Month

November..... _______________________

January ___________________________

March ____________________________

April _ ._ __ . _______________________

June. _ . _________________________

July..... __-__ ______ ______ _ ______-____

August ___________________________

September.. _ . _____________________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

11, 700 

3,840 

1,500 

1,500 

3,440 

4,960 

6,880 

22,400 

1,600 

1,410 

1,080 

685

22,400

Minimum

1,800 

1,410 

1,160 

425 

1,080 

1,160 

1,600 

1,240 

395 

307 

225 

113

113

Mean

3,840 

2,150 

1,330 

868 

1,850 

2,100 

2,510 

3,780 

906 

634 

434 

202

1,720

Run-off in 

acre-feet

236,000 

128,000 

81,800 

53,400 

106,000 

129,000 

149,000 

232,000 

53,900 

39,000 

26,700 

12,000

1,250,000

TENNESSEE FORK NEAR IEADVILLE, COLO.

LOCATION. In sec. 16, T. 9 S., R. 80 W., at highway bridge a few hundred yards 

above junction with East Fork and 3 miles northwest of Leadville, Lake 

County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 45 square miles (measured on topographic map") .

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 10 to October 31, 1890; June 18 to October 16, 1903; 

February 8, 1911, to September 30, 1924, when station was discqntinued.

GAGE. Vertical staff on downstream side of left bridge abutment; datum lowered 

0.40 foot October 6, 1914. Read by Clyde Heller. Relation between 

present gage and gages used in 1890 and 1903 not known.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from single-span bridge or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed rough and composed of small boulders. Control 

a short distance below gage at rapids; slightly shifting at long intervals. 

Banks subject to overflow at extreme high water. High-water control changed 

during last few years.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded, 1.80 feet on June 14 (discharge, 327 second-feet); minimum stage recorded, 0.18 foot from August 

24 to September 3 (discharge, 4 second-feet).

1911-1924: Maximum discharge recorded, 448 second-feet on May 24, 

1914; minimum discharge, 1 second-foot October 26 to November 3, 1917 

(gage-height 0.10 foot).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation seriously affected by ice.

DIVERSIONS. Court decrees for diversions of 8 second-feet above the station; 

also a decree for diversions of 18.5 second-feet from the basin of Eagle River 

through Ewing ditch to that of Tennessee Fork above station.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation slightly shifting. Rating curves well 

defined. Gage read to hundredths twice daily May 14 to September 30, 

and at irregular intervals during remainder of year. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage heights to rating tables, except period 

June 21-30, when shifting-control method was used. Records fair.

Discharge measurements of Tennessee Fork near Leadville, Colo., during the year 

ending September 80, 1924

Date

Jan. 18 . 

Jfeb. 17 

Gage 

height

Feet 

0.29

.39

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

6.1

7.5

Date

May 18 . 

Gage 

height

Feet 

0.90

1.36

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

70

197

Date

July 27. 

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.80

.50

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

319

20.3
ABEANSAS EIVEE BASIN 69

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Tennessee Fork near Leadville, Colo., for the year 

ending September 80, 1924

Day

1 ..........

2... ...

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

4 __ . .....

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

6..........

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

8. ........

9.........

10..........

11 .......

12. ......

13 .........

14.......... "

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

16..........

17..........

18........

19..........

20-.....___.~~

21... .....

22... .

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

24.........

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

26..........

27........

28..........

29 __ ...

30. _ .....

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

Oct.

24

OJ.

Nov.

10

 to

Dec. Jan.

6

6

6

Feb.

g

Mar.

7

7

8

Apr.

10

10

11

11

11

IK

OK

40

45

en

55

65

75

75

72

70

71

72

70

74

71

76

77170

80

60

CA

46

en

55

May

60

65

7K

85

70

65

65

75

85

88

95

105

100

145

154

170

188

170

170

188 ion

188

168

14.Q

143

too

126

Jane

105

105

108

111

1A. H

911

917

990

223

223

OQfl

259

DO?

308

296

193

173

170

116

108

103

100

at

88

88

90

85

88

68

July

67

61

58

56

54

56

120

101

54

54

47

42

36

31

29

29

70

51

28

27

25

25

25

24

20

18

18

19

19

18

18

Aug.

18

16

16

16

20

16

12

11

10

10

10

10

12

12

12

12

10

6

6

6

6

5

5

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

Sept.

4

4

4

5

5

5

5

5

6

7

7

7

8

8

9

8

8

7

7

6

6

6

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

NOTE. No gage-height record Apr. 1-4,6-15,17-24,26,27,29,30, May 1-9,11-13, and July 29-31; discharge 

based on temperature record and 1 discharge measurement. Backwater from Beaver Dam Sept. 4-30; 

discharge based on comparison with records of East Fork of Arkansas Elver.

Monthly discharge of Tennessee Fork near Leadville, Colo., for the year ending

September 80, 1924

Month

October ___________________________

November.. ________________________

February..... _______________________

April. ..

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

September... ______________________

The year _______________________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

80 

190 

327 

120 

20 

9

327

Minimum

10 

60

68 

18 

4 

4

Mean

20 

18 

9 

6 

8 

8 

52.6 

125 

163 

41.9 

9.3 

5.9

38.9

Gun-off in 

acre-feet

1,230 

1,070 

553 

369 

460 

492 

3,130 

7,690 

9,700 

2,580 

572 

351

28,200

NOTE. Mean discharge for October, November, December, January, February, and March based on 

temperature record, gage-height readings at irregular intervals, and 2 discharge measurements.

WEST BEAVER CREEK NEAR VICTOR, COIO.

LOCATION. In sec. 30, T. 16 S., R. 68 W., at Skaguay power station of Southern 

Colorado Power Co., about 7 miles southeast of Victor, Fremont County. 

Nearest tributary, East Beaver Creek, enters 2 miles downstream.

DKAINAGE ABE A. 66 square miles (revised drainage area above reservoir outlet).

RECOKDS AVAILABLE. January 1, 1905, to September 30, 1924.
70 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1924, PART VII

DETERMINATION OP DISCHARGE. Water used through power house is brought 

by pipe line from reservoir 3^ miles upstream; quantity measured hourly 

by weir, and a quantity representing the gain or loss in the reservoir during 

the period is added or subtracted. To determine the natural flow of the 

stream, the seepage through the dam is measured by weir and added to thetotal quantity thus obtained. This method takes no account of evaporation 

from the surface of the reservoir.

DIVERSIONS. Above the power reservoir are three reservoirs from which the 

town of Victor obtains its municipal supply. In the upper basin are four 

reservoirs from which water is diverted through St. John Tunnel into Lake 

Moraine, and thence by natural channels to Colorado Springs, where it is 

used as municipal supply. During 1924, 2,070 acre-feet were diverted 

through St. John Tunnel. Below the power plant, adjudicated decrees for 

diversions of 126 second-feet from Beaver Creek, which is formed by East 

and West Beaver Creeks. In addition, there is an irrigation reservoir in 

operation which has a filing for 4,760 acre-feet.

COOPERATION. Records are furnished through courtesy of Southern Colorado. 

Power Co.

Monthly discharge of West Beaver Creek near Victor, Colo., for the year' ending:

September SO, 1924

Month ,

November.. __________

February _ _________

2v£drcli

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

Mean 

discharge 

in secondfeet

47.0

22.2

13.8

6.71

9.37

6 97

35.4

Run-off 

in 

acre-feet

2,890

1,320

Q4Q

413

539

429

2,110

Month

July.- .. . 

Mean 

discharge 

in secondfeet

42.1

59.4

21.5

5.86

5.70

23.0

Run-off 

in 

acre-feet

2,590

3,53*

1,320

360

339

16,700.

BOEHMEE CREEK NEAR PIKES PEAK, COIO.

LOCATION. In NW. J4 sec. 32, T. 14 S., R. 68 W., 3J^ miles south of Pike& 

Peak, El Paso County, above Little Beaver and Sackett Creeks. Elevation of statiwn, 11,000 feet.

DRAINAGE AREA. 7.2 square miles (measured on topographic map). About 75 

per cent of this area is above timber line. To the natural drainage has been, 

added that of West Beaver Creek above intake of Strickler Tunnel.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 1, 1909, to September 30, 1924.

DETERMINATION OP DISCHARGE. Flow measured by sharp-crested weir, 60 

inches long, with complete end contraction. A stake is driven into bed of 

stream in pool above weir, so that its head is level with crest of weir; depth 

of water over stake is measured by steel scale. Discharge is computed by 

Francis formula.

REGULATION. Flow regulated by series of three reservoirs having an aggregate 

capacity of 1,400 acre-feet; reservoirs operated by Colorado Springs water 

department.

DIVERSIONS. Water diverted above weir for use in Victor is measured and i& 

added to flow over Boehmer Creek weir to show total run-off.

COOPERATION. Monthly discharge computed from records furnished by Colorado 

Springs water department.
AEKANSAS RIVER BASIN 71

Monthly discharge of Boehmer Creek near Pikes Peak, Colo., for the year ending

September 80, 1924

[Drainage area, 7.2 square miles]

Month

October __________________

January __ ___ __ __ _

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

May.. __________ .

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

August _ . _____ .......

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

8.63 

8.21 

3.81 

2.07 

1.35 

1.13 

3.50 

25.7 

28.7 

6.54 

3.20 

30.5

30.5

Minimum

7.01 

3.81 

2.07 

1.35 

1.02 

1.02 

.92 

3.50 

5.50 

3.20 

1.82 

1.02

.92

Mean

7.49 

6.06 

3.33 

1.93 

1.22 

1.07 

1.01 

11.9 

22.0 

5.19 

2.62 

14.2

6.49

Per

square 

mile

1.04 

.842 

.462 

.268 

.169 

.149 

.140 

1.65 

3.06 

.721 

.364 

1.97

.901

Run-Oft

Inches

1.20 

.94 

.63 

.31 

.18 

.17 

.16 

1.90 

3.41 

.83 

.42 

2.20

12.25

Acre-feet

461 

361 

205 

119 

70.2 

65.8 

60.1 

732 

1,310 

319 

161 

845

4,710

LITTLE BEAVER CREEK NEAR PIKES PEAK, COLO.

LOCATION. In NW. Y± NW. M sec. 32, T. 14 S., R. 68 W., just above mouth of 

creek and 33^ miles south of Pikes Peak, El Paso County. Little Beaver 

Creek enters Boehmer Creek from west 0.3 mile above Reservoir No. 4. 

Elevation of station, 11,000 feet.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1.00 square mile (measured on topographic map). About 25 

per cent of area above timber line; remainder sparsely timbered.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 1, 1909, to September 30, 1924.

DETERMINATION OF DISCHARGE. Flow measured by sharp-crested weir, 24 

inches long, with complete end contraction. A stake is driven into bed of 

stream in pool above weir, so that its head is level with crest of weir; depth 

of water over stake is measured by steel scale. Discharge is computed by 

Francis formula.

DIVERSIONS. None.

REGULATION. None.

COOPERATION. Monthly discharge computed from records furnished by Colorado Springs water department.

Monthly discharge of Little Beaver Creek near Pikes Peak, Colo., for the year ending

September 30, 1924

[Drainage area, 1.0 square mile]

Month

October _________________

November. ______________

December _______________

January. ________________

February ________________

March... _______________

April __________________

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

June . ___________ . .......

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

August ____ ..... ..............

September ............................

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

1.04 

.82 

.29 

.22 

.10 

.10 

.36 

2.32 

4.15 

1.28 

.54 

.25

4.15

Minimum

0.82 

.29 

.22 

.10 

.10 

.10 

.10 

.16 

1.28 

.54 

.22 

.18

.10

Mean

0.95 

.54 

.25 

.19 

.10 

.10 

.11 

.92 

3.11 

.83 

.37 

.23

.64

Per

square 

mile

0.95 

.54 

.25 

.19 

.10 

.10 

.11 

.92 

3.11 

.83 

.37 

.23

.64

Run-off

Inches

1.10 

.60 

.29 

.22 

.11 

.12 

.12 

1.06 

3.47 

.06 

.43 

.26

8.74

Acre-feet

58.4 

32.1 

15.4 

11.7 

5.8 

6.1 

6.5 

56.6 

185 

51.0 

22.8 

13.7

465
72 SURFACE WATEE SUPPLY, 1924, PART VII

SACKETT CREEK NEAR PIKES PEAK, COIO.

LOCATION. In SE. ^ NW. }<i sec. 32, T. 14 S., R. 68 W., just above mouth of 

creek and 4 miles southeast of Pikes Peak, El Paso County. Sackett Creek 

enters Boehmer Creek from north a short distance above Reservoir No. 4. 

Elevation of station, 11,000 feet.

DRAINAGE ABBA. 0.65 square mile (measured on topographic map). About 30 

per cent of area above timber line; remainder sparsely timbered.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 1, 1909, to September 30, 1924.

DETERMINATION OF DISCHARGE. Flow measured by sharp-crested weir 24 inches 

long with complete end contraction. A stake is driven into bed of stream 

in pool above weir so that its head is level with crest of weir; depth of water 

over stake is measured by steel scale. Discharge is computed by Francis 

formula.

DIVERSIONS. None.

REGULATION. None.

COOPERATION. Monthly discharge computed from records furnished by Col© 

rado Springs water department.

Monthly discharge of Sackett Creek near Pikes Peak, Colo., for the year ending September 80, 1924

[Drainage area, 0.65 square mile]

Month

October _________________

November _______________

January __________________

March _________________

April __________________

June ________________ ...

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

August _______________ . ....

September _______________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

0.45 

.29 

.10 

0 

0 

0 

.29 

3.62 

3.62 

.36 

.03 

.02

3.62

Minimum

a 29

.10 

.01 

0 

0 

0 

0 

.29 

.36 

.05 

.03 

.02

0

Mean

0.44 

.21 

.05 

0 

0 

0 

.04 

1.39 

1.73 

.18 

.03 

.02

.34

Per 

square 

mile

0.677 

.323 

.077 

0 

0 

0 

.062 

2.14 

2.66 

.277 

.046 

.031

.523

Run-off

Inches

0.78 

.36 

.09 

0 

0 

0 

.07 

2.47 

2.97 

.32 

.05 

.03

7.14

Acre-feet

27.1 

12.5 

3.1 

0 

0 

0 

2.4 

85.6 

103 

11.1 

1.8 

1.2

248

LION CREEK NEAR HALFWAY, COLO.

LOCATION. In NE. }^ sec. 15, T. 14 S., R. 68 W., at mouth of creek, half a mile 

southwest of Halfway, El Paso County. Lion Creek enters Ruxton Creek 

from west. Elevation of station, 9,250 feet.

DRAINAGE AREA. 2.0 square miles (measured on topographic map). Includes 

all area above The Crater apparently tributary to Sheep Creek. About 

30 per cent of area above timber line; remainder sparsely timbered.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 1, 1908, to September 30, 1924.

DETERMINATION OF DISCHARGE. Flow measured by sharp-crested weir 30 inches 

long, with complete end contraction. A stake is driven into bed of stream 

in pool above weir, so that its head is level with crest of weir; depth of water 

over stake is measured by steel scale. Discharge is computed by Francis 

formula.

DIVERSIONS. None.

REGULATION. None.

COOPERATION. Monthly discharge computed from records furnished by Colorado 

Springs water department.
AEKANSAS EIVEE BASIN

Monthly discharge of Lion Creek near Halfway, Colo., for the year ending September

SO, 1924

[Drainage area, 2.0 square miles]

Month

October __ . ______________

December _______________

March _________________

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

June __________________ July..................................

August __________________

The year. ____________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

2.10 

1.83 

1.48 

1.03 

.79 

.73 

2.23 

2.57 

2.07 

2.40 

1.90 

1.90

2.57

Minimum

1.75 

1.38 

1.03 

.79 

.67 

.56 

.61 

1.38 

1.17 

1.45 

1.17 

1.03

.56

Mean

1.89 

1.68 

1.20 

.89 

.73 

.63 

1.21 

1.90 

1.47 

1.82 

1.43 

1.20

1.33

Per 

square 

mile

0.945 

.790 

.600 

.445 

.365 

.315 

.605 

.950 

.735 

.910 

.715 

.600

.665

Run-off

Inches

1.09 

.88 

.69 

.51 

.39 

.36 

.68 

1.10 

.82 

1.05 

.82 

.67

9.06

Acre-feet

116 

94.0 73.8- 

54. T 42. 01 

38. T 

72.0 

117 

87.5 

112 

87.9 

71.4

967

SHEEP CREEK JTEAB HALFWAY, COIO.

LOCATION. In SW. H sec. 11, T. 14 S., R. 68 W., a quarter of a mile west of 

Halfway, El Paso County. No tributary between station and mouth, a 

short distance below. Sheep Creek enters Ruxton Creek from west a short 

distance above Halfway. Elevation of station, 9,100 feet.

DRAINAGE AKEA. 0.73 square mile (measured on topographic map). Does not; 

include any area above The Crater, as this is most probably tributary to Lion» 

Creek. Practically all below timber line, but sparsely timbered.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 1, 1908, to September 30, 1924.

DETERMINATION OF DISCHARGE. Flow measured by sharp-crested weir 30 inche s 

long with complete end contraction. A stake is driven into bed of stream 

in pool above weir, so that its head is level with crest of weir; depth of water 

over stake is measured by steel scale. Discharge is computed by Francis 

formula.

DIVERSIONS. None.

REGULATION. None.

COOPERATION. Monthly discharge computed from records furnished by Colorado 

Springs water department.

Monthly discharge of Sheep Creek near Halfway, Colo., for the year ending

September SO, 1924

[Drainage area, 0.73 square mile]

Month

November _______________

January ________________

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

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

September. ______________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

1.30 

.91 

.51 

.32 

.27 

.27 

1.24 

2.07 

1.60 

1.17 

.79 

.27

2.07

Minimum

0.91 

.51 

.32 

.27 

.20 

.13 

.16 

.91 

.51 

.56 

.20 

.20

.13

Mean

1.11 

.70 

.42 

.30 

.23 

.17 

.75 

1.54 

1.05 

.73 

.42 

.22

.64

Per 

square 

mile

1.52 

.959 

.575 

.411 

.315 

.233 

1.03 

2.11 

1.44 

1.00 

.575 

.301

.877

Run-off

Inches

1.75 

1.07 

.66 

.47 

.34 

.27 

1.15 

2.43 

1.61 

1.15 

.66 

.34

11.90

Acre-/?ct

68.2 

41.7 

25.8 

18.4 

13.2 

10. & 

44.6 

94.7 

62.5 

44. » 

25.8 

13.1

463
74 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1924, PART VII

SOUTH RITXTON CREEK AT HALFWAY, COLO.

LOCATION. In SW. M sec. 11, T. 14 S., R. 68 W., just above hydroelectric intake 

at Halfway, El Paso County. No tributary between station and mouth, a 

short distance below. South Ruxton Creek enters Ruxton Creek from south 

at Halfway. Elevation of station, 9,000 feet.

DRAINAGE AREA. 3.95 square miles (measured on topographic map). Practically all below timber line and heavily timbered.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 1, 1906, to September 30, 1924.

DETERMINATION OF DISCHARGE. Flow measured by two sharp-crested weirs 

with complete end contraction. Discharge is computed by Francis formula. 

The main weir is one-third mile above mouth of creek and a short distance 

above hydroelectric intake which has a capacity of 4.63 feet. The second 

weir is halfway between main weir and mouth of creek and measures inflow 

chiefly from springs below intake and a small amount of seepage. At all 

times, except during high water, capacity of intake is sufficient to take entire 

flow passing main weir, and flow at two weirs is combined to give total 

run-off of the basin. During high water, excess passing intake and recorded 

at the lower weir does not represent increased flow between weirs, and is 

discarded. In its place is used a constant quantity based on inflow and 

seepage at other times.

Di VERSIO NS. None.

REGULATIONS. None.

COOPERATION. Monthly discharge computed from records furnished by Colorado 

Springs water department.

Monthly discharge of South Ruxton Creek at Halfway, Colo., for the year ending

September SO, 1924

[Drainage area, 3.95 square miles]

Month

March _ __ . _____ . ...........

June. __ ... _____ . ...............

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

August _____________ . ___ .

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

4.21 

3.57 

2.23 

1.60 

1.30 

1.24 

3.31 

7.38 

8.15 

4.95 

2.75 

1.98

8.15

Minimum

3.50 

2.38 

1.60 

1.24 

1.03 

1.03 

1.03 

3.22 

4.84 

2.84 

1.90 

1.45

1.03

Mean

3.75 

2.90 

1.85 

1.42 

1.22 

1.09 

2.14 

5.47 

6.87 

3.66 

2. 35 

1.80

2.88

Per 

square 

mile

0. 949 

.734

.468 

.359 

.309 

.276 

.542 

1.38 

1.74 

.927 

.595 

.456

.729

Run-off

Inches

1.09 

.82 

.54 

.41 

.33 

.32 

.60 

1.59 

1.94 

1.07 

.69 

.51

9.91

Acre-feet

231 

173 

114 

87.3 

70.2 

67.0 

127 

336 

409 

225 

144 

107

2,090

CABIN CREEK NEAR HALFWAY, COLO.

LOCATION. In SW. % NW. M sec. 11, T. 14 S., R. 68 W., just above hydroelectric intake, about three-eighths of a mile north of Halfway, El Paso 

County. Cabin Creek enters Ruxton Creek half a mile below Halfway. 

Elevation of station, about 9,000 feet.

DRAINAGE AREA. 2.4 square miles (measured on topographic map). About 15 

per cent of area above timber line; remainder sparsely timbered.

RECORDS AVAILABLE-. October 1, 1906, to September 30, 1924.
AEKANSAS EIVEE BASIN 75

DETERMINATION OF DISCHARGE. Flow measured by two sharp-crested weirs with 

complete end contraction. Discharge computed by Francis formula. The 

main weir is about one-third of a mile above mouth of creek and just above 

hydroelectric intake. The second weir is 50 feet above mouth of creek and 

measures flow from springs and small tributaries entering below intake. 

Except during high water, measured flow at weirs is combined to give the 

run-off from basin. During high water, record from lower weir is discarded 

and inflow estimated. (See description of South Ruxton Creek at Halfway, Colo.)

DIVERSIONS. None.

REGULATION. None.

COOPERATION. Monthly discharge computed from records furnished by Colorado 

Springs water department.

Monthly discharge of Cabin Creek near Halfway, Colo., for the year ending September

SO, 1924

[Drainage area, 2.4 square miles]

Month

October. ________________

December

February

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

July

The year

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

3.90 

2.75 

1.63 

1.03 

.73 

.67 

2.93 

4.84 

4.52 

3.31 

2.40 

1.10

4.84

Minimum

2.75 

1.75 

1.03 

.73 

.61 

.61 

.61 

3.90 

2.49 

1.80 

.97 

.79

.61

Mean

3.30 

2.24 

1.29 

.88 

.67 

.62 

1.69 

4.55 

3.64 

2.50 

1.49 

.90

1.99

Per 

square 

mile

1.38 

.933 

.538 

.367 

.279 

.258 

.704 

1.90 

1.52 

1.04 

.621 

.375

.829

Run-off

Inches

1.59 

L04 

.62 

.42 

.30 

.30 

.79 

2.19 

1.70 

1.20 

.72 

.42

11.29

Acre-feet

203 

133 

79.3 

54.1 

38.5 

38.1 

101 

280 

217 

154 

91.6 

53.6

1,440

SUTHERLAND CREEK NEAR MANITO8, COLO.

LOCATION. In SW. M sec. 9, T. 14 S., R 67 W., 1^ miles southeast of Manitou, 

El Paso County. No large tributary between station and mouth, 1 mile 

below. Elevation of station, 6,600 feet.

DRAINAGE AREA. 4.4 square miles (measured on topographic map). Practically all below timber line.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. January 1, 1918, to September 30, 1924.

DETERMINATION OF DISCHARGE. Flow measured by sharp-crested weir, 30 

inches long, with complete end contraction. A stake is driven into bed of 

stream in pool above weir, so that its head is level with crest of weir; depth 

of water over stake is measured by steel scale. Discharge is computed 

by Francis formula.

DIVERSIONS. None.

REGULATION. None.

COOPERATION. Monthly discharge computed from records furnished by Colorado Springs water department.
76 SUBFACE WATBB SUPPLY, 1924, PART VH

Monthly discharge of Sutherland Creek near Manitou, Colo., for the year ending

September SO, 1924

\

[Drainage area, 4.4 square miles]

 » 

Month

October ___________ 

January ___ 

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

May ______ .

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

September. 

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

1.90 

1.60 

1.45 

.67 

.67 

.79 

3.31 

9.37 

&31 

1.90 

1.03 

.67

9.37

Minimum

1.30 

1.30 

.91 

.46 

.46 

.56 

.91 

2.23 

2.93 

1.17 

.67 

.56

.46

Mean

1.62

1.57 

1.19 

.51 

.56 

.66 

1.65 

4.47 

5.69 

1.58 

.88 

.63

1.75

Per 

square mile

0.368 

.357 

.270 

.116 

.127 

.150 

.375 

1.02 

1.29 

.359 

.200 

.143

.398

Run-off

Inches

0.42 

.40 

.31 

.13 

.14 

.17 

.42 

. 1.18 

1.44 

.41 

.23 

.16

5.41

Acre-feet

99.6 

93.4 

73.2 

31.4 

32.2 

40.6 

98.2 

275 

339 

97.2 

54.1 

37.5

1,270

BEAR CREEK NEAR COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO.

LOCATION. In NE. M sec. 21, T. 14 S., R. 67 W., 3H miles west of Colorado 

Springs, El Paso County. Nearest tributary, Hunters Run, enters a short 

distance above. Elevation of station, 6,615 feet.

DRAINAGE AREA. 6.9 square miles (measured on topographic map). Practically all below timber line.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March 1, 1918, to September 30, 1924.

DETERMINATION OF DISCHARGE. Flow measured by sharp-crested weir, 30 inches 

long, with complete end contraction. A stake is driven into bed of stream 

in pool above weir, so that its head is level with crest of weir; depth of water 

over stake is measured by steel scale. Discharge is computed by Francis 

formula.

DIVERSIONS. None.

REGULATION. None.

COOPERATION. Monthly discharge computed from records furnished by Colorado Springs water department.

Monthly discharge of Bear Creek near Colorado Springs, Colo., for the year endingSeptember SO, 1924

[Drainage area, 6.9 square miles]

Month

October ________________

November.. _____________

January . ___________

February- ___ . ___________

April. ________ .... __ .. .

June. ______________

July. _____ .... _ ...... ___

August ..... ______________

The year.. __________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

5.40 

5.40 

2.75 

1.52 

1.52 

2.75 

6.20 

9.66 

10.2 

3.60 

1.60 

1.03

10.2

Minimum

2.57 

2.75 

1.45 

1.30 

1.24 

1.03 

1.75 

4.95 

3.60 

1.75 

.85 

.67

.67

Mean

3.39 

3.87 

2.28 

1.42 

1.34 

1.34 

4.31 

6.10 

6.43 

2.55 

1.25 

.84

2.93

Per

square 

mile

0.493 

.561 

.330 

.206 

.194 

.194 

.625 

.884 

.932 

.370 

.181 

.122

.425

Run-off

Inches

0.57 

.63 

.38 

.24 

.21 

.22 

.70 

1.02 

1.04 

.43 

.21 

.14

5.79

Acre-feet

208 

230 

14087. a

77.1

82.4 

256 

375 

383 

157 76.9- 

50.0

2,120
ABKANSAS EIVEE BASIN 77

AMAZON CANAL HEAR HABTLAND, KANS.

LOCATION. In SW. J4 sec. 8, T. 25 S., R. 37 W., 1 mile below head gates and 

2 miles west of Hartland, Kearny County.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Irrigation seasons of 1921 to 1924.

GAGE. Gupley water-stage recorder on north bank of canal 50 feet below highway 

bridge.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENT. Made from highway bridge.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of drifted sand; control and banks 

permanent.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation practically permanent. Rating curve 

well defined. Mean daily gage height determined to hundredths from 

automatic records by inspection and planimeter. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating table. Records good.

COOPERATION. Complete records furnished by Kansas State Board of Agriculture through G. S. Knapp, State irrigation commissioner.

Water for the Amazon Canal is diverted from the north bank of Arkansas 

River in NW. M sec. 7, T. 25 S., R. 37 W., for irrigation. 

The following discharge measurements were made: 

April 26, 1924: Gage height, 3.62 feet; discharge, 146 second-feet. 

June 14, 1924: Gage height, 4.2 feet; discharge, 181 second-feet. 

June 28, 1924: Gage height, 3.72 feet; discharge, 142 second-feet.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Amazon Canal near Harttand, Kans., for the 

year ending September SO, 1924

Day

1 ..........

2 ____ ...

3 _ .......

4 ___ . ....

5 _____ .

6 _____ ..

7 __ ......

8 .......

9 ___ . ...

10 ____ ..

11 __ ......

12 __ . _ ..

13 ..........

14.. _ .....

15..........

Oct. Mar.

70

82

91

86

90

88

89

67

Apr. May

158

138

145

167

149

150

146

134

132

m

m

June

136

85

53

97

143

93

10

187

171

178

181

July

14

14

Day

16 ___ .....

17 ___ . _ .

18.... ___ .

19 ____ ...

20 _____ .

21 ..........

22 ____ ...

23. .- 

24.. __ ....

25 ___ . _ .

26 ___ .....

27 __ ......

28 ____ ....

29 __ ......

30 __ ......

31. _

Oct.

53

39

Mar. Apr.

22

129

143

144

142

142

137

124

153

173

May

53

June

199

209

207

203

207

201

154

146

137

131

129

142

137

104

34

July

NOTE. No flow on days for which discharge is not given.

Monthly discharge of Amazon Canal near Hartland, Kans., for the year

September 30, 1924

Month

March (8 days) _________________________ . ___

May (13 days) .. ........ ........ .......... ... 

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

53 

91 

173 

167 

209 

14

Mean

46.0 

82.9 

131 

145 

141 

140

Run-off in 

acre-feet

182 

1,310 

2,590 

3,450 

7,270 

55

14,900

63481 28 6
78 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1924, PART VII

SOUTH SIDE DITCH NEAR HABTIAND, KANS.

LOCATION. In SW. ^i see. 15,. T. 25 S., R. 37 W., half a mile south of Hartland, 

Kearny County, and 1 mile below head gates.

RECOBDS AVAILABLE. Irrigation seasons of 1921 to 1924.

GAGE. Gurley water-stage recorder on south bank of canal 100 feet above highway bridge.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from highway bridge.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of drifted sand; control and banks^ 

practically permanent.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent. Rating curve fairly well 

denned. Mean daily gage heights determined to hundredths from automatic records by inspection and planimeter. Daily discharge ascertained 

by applying mean daily gage heights to rating table. Records fair.

COOPERATION. Complete records furnished by Kansas Board of Agriculture 

through G. S. Knapp, State irrigation commissioner.

Water for the South Side ditch is diverted from the south bank of Arkansas 

River in SW. ^i sec. 16, T. 25 S., R. 37 W., for irrigation. A waste gate is 

located 200 feet below gage.

The following discharge measurements were made:

June 14, 1924: Gage height, 2.53 feet; discharge, 152 second-feet.

July 5, 1924: Gage height, 0.92 foot; discharge, 22.4 second-feet.

July 12, 1924: Gage height, 0.80 foot; discharge, 23.0 second-feet.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of South Side ditch near Hartland, Kans., for the 

year ending September SO, 19%4

Day

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9... j !. _ ........................

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

27...... _ _

28...... . . _

29... 

30... . 

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

Nov.

41

44

44

46

14

Apr.

113

21

May

12

24

16

144

98

O7

65

June

47

60

26

21

52

37

53

59

55

85

86

July

89

121

106

101

79

120

122

124

81

65

79

93

159

78

135

107

73

92

78

73

109

135

151

158

Aug.

103

81

97

16

49

104

202

149

90

73

78

80

72

67

S3

92

79

65

52

60

VI

Sept.

28

20

17

13

14

13

7

37

33

50

30

18

5

NOTE. No flow on days for which no discharge is given.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 79

Monthly discharge of South Side ditch near Hartland, Kans., for the year ending

September SO, 1924

Month

April (2 days)...... ....-..-................. ...............-

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

46 

113 

144 

86 

159 

202 

50

Mean

38.8 

67.0 

65.1 

52.8 

105 

82.3 

21.0

Run-oft in

acre-feet

461 

265 

903 

1,150 

5,010 

3,420 

582

11,800

GREAT EASTERN CANAL NEAR HARTLAND, KANS.

LOCATION. In NW. M sec. 15, T. 25 S., R. 37 W., half a mile south of Hartland, 

Kearny County, and 1 mile below head gates.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Irrigation seasons of 1921 to 1924.

GAGE. Gurley water-stage recorder on south bank of canal 150 feet above 

highway bridge.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from highway bridge.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of sand, shifting. Banks permanent.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent. Rating curve fairly well 

defined. Mean daily gage heights determined to hundredths from automatic charts by inspection or planimeter. Daily discharge ascertained by 

applying mean daily gage heights to rating table. Records fair.

COOPERATION. Complete records furnished by Kansas State Board of Agriculture through G. S. Knapp, State irrigation commissioner.

Water for the Great Eastern Canal is diverted from the north bank of Arkansas 

River in NW. H sec. 16, T. 25 S., R. 37 W., for irrigation. A spillway, seldom 

used during irrigation season, is located 1 mile below gage.

In addition to water diverted during the irrigation season from March to 

November, about 20,000 acre-feet is diverted for storage in Lake McKinney.

Discharge measurements of Great Eastern Canal near Hartland, Kans., during the 

year ending September SO, 19%4

Date

Nov. 10........ ...... ...... ...

May 17.. ........... __ ...

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.4

2.1

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

28.6

111

Date Oage 

height

Feet 

3.42

2.18

Discharge

Sec.~}t. 

398

121
80 SURFACE WATEE SUPPLY, 1924, PART VII

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Great Eastern Canal near Harttand, Kans., for 

the year ending September SO, 1924

Day

1 ..... .

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

[,3............

\4 ......

L5 ........... .

«.... 

7 . .

8 

«... ..... ....

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

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

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

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

14 

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

Oct.

211

146

40

28

36

46

Nov.

49

51

45

40

37

34

26

21

21

27

31

27

26

30

29

May June

265

66

92

337

219

127

34

July

10

Day

16.. .......

17.. .......

18. _ . _ . ...

10

20.. .......

91

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

23.. 

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

25 ___ . _ ..

26 _____ ..

27 ____ ....

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

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

30.. ..

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

Oct.

44

39

75

85

62

54

44

40

50

67

63

113

86

67

64

51

Nov.

28

27

26

26

26

27

39

49

45

41

36

33

64

100

109

May

26

109

97

109

140

154

258

376

313

224

176

178

June

20

222

372

359

412

448

376

412

434

270

132

48

July

NOTE. No flow on days for which no discharge is given.

Monthly discharge of Great Eastern Canal near Hartland, Kans., for the year 

ending September SO, 1924

Month

June (19 days).. _. __________________________

July (1 day) ... __ ...................................

The year.-.. ___ .. .....................................

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

211 

109 

376 

448 

19

Mean

68.6 

39.0 

173 

245 

19

Run-off in 

acre-feet

2,990 

2,320 

4,460 

9,210 

38

20,000

FARMERS DITCH NEAR GARDEN CITY, KANS.

LOCATION. In NW. M sec. 5, T. 24 S., R. 34 W., IK miles below head gates and 

11 miles west of Garden City, Finney County.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Irrigation seasons of 1921 to 1924.

GAGE. Gurley water-stage recorder on north bank of canal at downstream 

side of bridge.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from highway bridge.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Slightly sandy bed; permanent banks and control.

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

Mean daily gage heights determined to hundredths from automatic records 

by inspection and planimeter. Daily discharge ascertained by applying 

daily gage heights to rating table. Records good.

COOPERATION. Complete records furnished by Kansas State Board of Agriculture through G. S. Knapp, State irrigation commissioner.

Water for the Farmers ditch is diverted from the north bank of Arkansas 

River in SE. J^ sec. 12, T. 24 S., R. 35 W., for irrigation. Waste gate not used.
AKKANSAS EIVEE BASIN 81

Discharge measurements of Farmers ditch near Garden City, Kans., for the year 

ending September SO, 1924

Date

May 17...-.... _ ... __ .

May 24 .. _____ .. __ ..

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.04

1.73

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

20.7

63.4

Date

May 31 . ___ -

Gage 

height

Feet 

2.63

1.06

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

147

25.8

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Farmers ditch near Garden City, Kans., for the 

year ending September SO, 1924

Day

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

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

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

4 _ . _________ . _ ....... ____ ... ....

5 ________ ................. __ .........

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

14 ____ .... __ . ________________

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

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

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

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

19 _ . ____ . _ .... _______ ..... ...- ...

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

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

22 ____ . _____ ... ______ .. __ ........

23 _ . ______ . ______ . __ . __ . _ ,

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

25 ________ ..... ________ ... _ . ....

26 _______ .. _________ . __ .. _ .....

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

28. . _._..__

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

30

31 _________ . __________ ....... _ .

Mar.

80

65

30

58

57

57

56

57

64

64

58

54

23

21

9Q

18

36

12

11

16

20

19

53

re

46

36

Apr.

33

16

16

26

on

63

49

27ift

May

63

57

36

00

26

24

1Q

 59

39

97

20

43 37

52

52

72

99

QO

51

60

49

47

June

37

28

27

39

23

25

25

13

33

106

104

July

82

67

57

41

54

33

22

17

103

34

79

116

62

96

110

133

148

141

156

61

83

72

Aug.

47

28

66

81

86

87

34

64

75

76

65

44

50

84

31

71

42

63

94

76

42

65

Sept.

84

87

101

on

83

78

69

61

59

68

75

63

58

51

60

61

20

NOTE. No flow on days for which discharge is not given.

Monthly discharge of Farmers ditch near Garden City, Kans., for the year ending

September SO, 1924

Month

May (22 days) ______________________

July (22 days) _______________ . ___ . .......

The year ___________________ ....

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

80 

90 

99 

106 

156 

94 

101

Minimum

90 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Mean

40.9 

36.8 

48.1 

41.2 

80.3 

62.3 

68.7

Run-off in 

acre-feet

2,100 

655 

2,100 

897 

3,500 

2,710 

2,310

14,300
82 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1924, PART VII

GARDEN CITY CANAL NEAR GARDEN CITY, EANS.

LOCATION. In NW. }4, sec. 4, T. 24 S., R. 34 W., half a mile below head gatesand 10 miles west of Garden City, Finney County.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. Irrigation seasons of 1921 to 1924.

GAGE. Gurley water-stage recorder on right bank of canal 40 feet downstream 

from highway bridge.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from footbridge at gage.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed is loose, clean sand. Control shifting; banks; 

permanent.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent. Rating curve fairly well, 

defined. Mean daily gage heights determined from automatic records by 

inspection and planimeter. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean, 

daily gage heights to rating table. Records fair.

COOPERATION. Complete records furnished by the Kansas State Board of Agriculture through G. S. Knapp, State irrigation commissioner.

Water for the Garden City Canal is diverted from the north bank of Arkansas,' 

River in the SE. ^ sec. 5, T. 24 S., R. 34 W., for irrigation. No waste gate is. 

provided.

No discharge measurements were obtained during the year.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Garden City Canal near Garden City, Kans.,for 

the year ending September 80, 1924

Day

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

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

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

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

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

Mar.

18

32

31

31

01

June

40

53

54

54

Day

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

oo

23... ......

^A.. .............................. f)K

Mar.

30

21

June

54

55

56

5T

41

NOTE. No flow on days for which no discharge is given. Total discharge during year, 1,300 acre-feet. 

PAWNEE RIVER NEAR IARNED, EANS.

LOCATION. In sec. 1, T. 22 S., R. 17 W., at highway bridge 2% miles west of 

Larned, Pawnee County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 2,300 square miles. (Authority, State irrigation commissioner.)

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 8 to September 30, 1924.

GAGE. Water-stage recorder in wooden well and shelter fastened to downstream 

side of bridge pier near center of stream. Attended by V. W. Stambaugh.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of bridge.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Deep, narrow channel eroded through silt and clay 

permanent. Control is low, rock fill dam half a mile below gage. Additional 

rock was added once or twice during period, causing control to change.

EXTREMES OF STAGE. Maximum stage recorded during period from water-stagerecorder, 4.58 feet at 11.30 p. m. August 16; minimum stage from waterstage recorder, 0.53 foot at 7 p. m. September 12.

REGULATION. Most of low-water flow pumped from river above for irrigation.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent. Rating curve not developed. Mean daily gage heights determined to hundredths from recorder 

charts by inspection and planimeter. Data not sufficient for determination 

of daily discharge. Records good.

The following discharge measurements were made: 

April 17, 1924: Gage height, 1.32 feet; discharge, 28.9 second-feet. 

May 9, 1924: Gage height, 1.26 feet; discharge, 34.6 second-feet. 

June 5, 1924: Gage height, 2.28 feet; discharge, 13.8 second-feet.
ABZANSAS EIVER BASIN 83

Daily gage height, in feet, of Pawnee River near Lamed, Kans., for the year ending

September SO, 19%'4

Day

1. _ ......

2.......... 

3 __ .......

4 __ .......

5..........

6... ....... 

7.-.. ......

8... .......

9... .......

10---.......

11-- 

12..........

13-- 

14-.....--..

15--........

Apr.

......

TssT

1.56

1.52

1.50

1.48

1.43

1.40

1.40

May

3.08

3.59 

2.75

2.16

1.94

1.79 

1.59 

1.33

1.27

1.32

1.48

1.45

1.39

1.40

1.37

Jane

2.90

2.92 

2.75

2.52

2,29

2.16 

2.00 

2.13

2.19

2.26

2.30

2.32

2.36

2.36

232

July

1 28

1.24 

1.19

1.22

1.26

1.28 

1.26 

1.28

1.29

1.30

1.35

1.35

1.32

1.29

1.31

Aug.

1 fU

1.01 

.98

.92

.85

.96 

.98 

1.02

1.06

1.10

1.17

1.20

1.21

1.23

Sept.

n OK

.88 

.81

.77

.73

.67 

.64

.62

60

.56

.56

.58

.60

Day

16-- 

17-- 

18-- .

19

20- 

21--...--... 

22.-' 

23 

24-. .. 

OK

27 

28 

29

30- 

31-- 

Apr.

1.32 

1.31

1.31

1.25

.88 

1.19 

1.65

1.69

1.62

1 V)

1.37

1.18

2.38

2.33

May

1.89

2.05 

1.89

1.81

2.01

2.93 

3.32 

2.99

O 7Q

2.41

2.17

2 28

3.26

3.25

2.99

2.88

June

2.28

2.22 

2.16

2.06

1.93

1.86 

1.78 

1.72

1 65

1.58

1.52

1.47

1.42

1 ^^

1.30

July

1.39

1.47 

1.60

1.65

1.68

1.67 

1.61 

1.55

1.48

1.43

1.37

1.32

1.24

1.24

1.17

1.10

Aug.

2.47

3.90 

2.94

2.75

2.55

2.40 

1.98 

1.67

1.46

1.33

1.22

1.14

1.10

1.04

1.00

Sept.

0.61

.59 

.57

.72

.75

.74 

.73 

.73

.72

.72

.76

1.46

1.93

2.00

1.99

LITTLE ARKANSAS RIVER AT VALLEY CENTER, EANS.

LOCATION. In SW. ^ sec. 1, T. 26 S., R. 1 W., at highway bridge half a mile 

west of Goodrich station on the Arkansas Valley Interurban Railroad, 1 mile 

south of Valley Center, Sedgwick County, and 14 miles above mouth.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,340 square miles (measured on topographic map, scale 

1:125,000).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 10, 1922, to September 30, 1924.

GAGE. Chain gage on upstream handrail of bridge; read by Clarence Corr.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from upstream side of bridge or by wading.

CHAJNNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of silt and gravel; shifting. Lodged 

snags and driftwood are frequent. Control is sand and gravel bar under 

bridge; fairly permanent.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 15.50 feet 

at 7 a. m. April 30 (discharge, 6,980 second-feet); minimum stage, 1.02 

feet at 7.30 a. m. September 15 (discharge, 24 second-feet).

1922-1924: Maximum stage recorded, 18.02 feet on June 10, 1923 (discharge, 10,500 second-feet); minimum discharge, 4 second-feet on December 

17, 1922.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent. Rating curve fairly well 

defined. Gage read to hundredths once daily. Daily discharge ascertained 

by indirect method for shifting control. Records good.

Discharge measurements of Little Arkansas River at Valley Center, Kans., during 

the year ending September 30, 1924-

Date

Apr. 20. _........ 

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.68

2.39

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

62.5

129

Date

July 25.... _ .............

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.72

1.09

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

86.2

31.5
84 SURFACE WATEB SUPPLY, 1924, PAET VH

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Little Arkansas River at Valley Center, Kans., 

for the year ending September SO, 1924

Day

1... ____

2 ___ .. ......

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

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

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

6 _____ .. .

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

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.

674

626

1,080

494

366

264

225

MR

272

195

174

918

4,010

1,910

1,210

698

428

308

254

202

188

167

155

148

149

136

ion

130

125

125

130

Nov.

125

125

125

125

130

125

115

115

110

110

110

110

115

fort

115

110

105

105

100

105

105

100

100

100

100

100

95

on

on

Ql

Dec.

inn

100

QC

(K

Qf;

90

90

90

86

86

oa

QO

86

oo

86&£

86

fifl

Sfi

Sfi

86

DO

89

86

86

<?Q

34

Jan.

77

77

77

50

C;Q

79

72

72

79

77

72

89

77

77

77

77

59

77

64

72

79

72

79

77

79

77

QO

on

Feb.

on

on

on

on

86

89

QO

QO

89

Q/»

on

90

95

95

95

Q*

on

90

oa

89

89

77

77

77

77

77

77

77

77

Mar.

77

77

77

77

77

77

72

79

79

79

68

68

72

79

79

89

86

on

100

115

142

1QQ

604

894.

674

236

460

450

OAQ

Apr.

386

218

148

125

115

105

100

QP;

on

fi£

89

00

QO

77

77

77

79

68ao

fi4

64

59

CQ

59

68

79

95

QO

105

6,890

May

4,160

3,490

3,560

1,860

794

472

QAfi

272

218

188

167

155

14ft

142

130

125

125

115

110

105

100

95

(K

on

Qf;

Q*;

95

tftK

188

272

June

155

142

120

110

110

105

05

90

86

82

82

77

77

77

77

79

72

68

68

fi4

59

CQ

59

59

<&

57

51

July

49

60

60

50

51

49

50

48

52

51

49

77

346

120

Qfl«

174

254

167

105

90

136

91 n

inn

-1OA

on

79

64

*Q

68

54

54

Aug.

51

49

58

86

308

155

82

64

58

53

53

53

49

47

AR

46

44

44\\

54

40

\\

40

40

40

40

54

46

40

36

35

Sept.

35

35

35

35

34

33

32

31

31

31

31

36

35

33

24

29

31

31

31

36

33

38

35

33

31

OQ

38

33

28

28

Monthly discharge of Little Arkansas River at Valley Center, Kans., for the year 

ending September 30, 1924

Month

October _ . ____________________

December _________________________

April . __ .. __________

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

June ____________________________

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

September _________________________

The year _______________________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

4,010 

130 

100 

90 

95 

824 

6,890 

4,160 

155 

866 

308 

38

6,890

Minimum

125 

90 

34 

59 

77 

68 

59 

90 

51 

48 

35 

24

24

Mean

503 

109 

84.7 

73.1 

85.0 

190 

326 

682 

79.7 

122 

61.5 

32.5

188

Run-off in 

acre-feet

30,900 

6,500 

5,210 

4,490 

4,890 

11,700 

19,400 

35,800 

4,740 

7,490 

3,780 

1,930

137,000

WALNUT RIVER AT WOTFIELD, KANS.

LOCATION. In NE. J^ sec. 33, T. 32 S., R. 4 E., at concrete highway bridge 1 mile 

south of Winfield, Cowley County, 1 mile above Black Creek, and 3 miles 

below Timber Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,860 square miles. '

RECORDS AVAILABLE. November 14, 1921, to September 30, 1924.

GAGE. Chain on upstream handrail of bridge; read by William Mason.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of bridge or by 

wading.
AKKAN.SAS JIIVEK BASIN 85

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of silt, sand, and rock; shifting. Control is gravel bar 500 feet below gage; shifting.

EXTREMES QF DISCHABGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 19.75 feet at 

7 a. m. May 1 (discharge, 9,570 second-feet); minimum stage, 3.15 feet at 

6 p. m. September 10 (discharge, 1 second-foot).

1921-1924: Maximum stage recorded, 38.7 feet on June 10,1923 (discharge, 

30,500 second-feet); minimum discharge, 1 second-foot on August 24, 1923, 

 and September 10, 1924.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation not affected by ice.

REGULATION. Low-water flow affected by operation of mill upstream.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent. Rating curve is fairly 

well defined throughout. Gage read to hundredths twice daily. Daily 

discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating table 

using shifting-control method October 1 to March 31, April 9 to July 23, 

and August 26 to September 13. Records fair.

Discharge measurements of Walnut River at Winfield, Kans., during the year ending

September 30, 1924

Date Gage 

height

Feet 

5.07

5.11

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

217

290

Date Gage 

height

Feet 

5.24

4.81

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

411

188

Date Gage 

height

Feet 

4.44

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

109

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Walnut River at Winfield, Kans., for the year 

ending September SO, 1924

Day

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

2... _______

3 ..... ...

4 

5 ________

6 . 

7 _ . ___ ....

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.

435

355

245

215

245

140

262

298

130

132

315

1,780

1,820

1,080

840

615

458

435

355

298

262

215

185

215

200

185

150

355

3,770

I QQfl

Nov.

750

525

615

930

975

660

502

435

355

335

335

280

315

298

280

280

280

245

245

230

230

215

230

215

215

185

172

172

172

200

Dec.

172

200

230

245

215

200

215

185

185

185

172

160

215

570

415

298

262

230

215

230

215

215

215

200

200

200

200

185

172

172

Jan.

160

130

150

138

132

138

172

138

150

160

172

150

150

150

150

140

150

160

172

97

160

122

116

132

132

122

122

122

140

140

140

Feb.

128

130

98

140

124

124

114

114

132

112

140

215

280

298

315

280

245

245

215

200

185

185

160

160

160

150

150

140

138

Mar.

150

116

172

130

262

230

185

160

136

200

138

102

200

126

150

185

840

1,620

1,620

2,390

2,150

1,980

2,690

1,980

2,080

1,420

975

1,480

3,110

2,150

1,020

Apr.

660

315

480

435

458

435

415

395

355

335

355

335

335

355

315

298

280

262

245

262

230

230

230

3,590

7,570

2,150

930

1,930

8,290

May

9,170

4,600

1,480

1,220

885

705

660

570

525

525

480

458

415

415

375

375

355

335

315

335

298

280

280

280

570

480

660

705

795

525

June

395

458

435

395

335

335

335

262

280

525

355

395

262

262

230

215

185

130

122

134

200

458

262

150

138

120

160

104

122

122

July

108

100

89

74

73

77

6

57

67

66

71

66

49

140

1,220

975

750

840

660

355

262

795

315

185

130

120

97

104

81

92

77

Aug.

81

77

44

110

215

4,280

2,690

355

262

215

1,580

435

375

245

215

215

124

136

110

97

92

104

92

84

104

106

78

83

78

64

83

Sept.

69

48

69

51

112

94

51

14

6

7

37

40

33

46

30

32

34

39

298

215

110

120

84

70

54

54

63

46

70

46
86 SUBFACE WATEB SUPPLY, 1924, PABT VII

Monthly discharge of Walnut River at Winfield, Kans., for the year ending September SO, 1924

Month

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

September ... ...... ....... ....... ...... ....... .......

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

3,770 

975 

570 

172 

315 

3,110 

8,290 

9,170 

525 

1,220 

4,280 

298

9,170

Minimum

130 

172 

160 

97 

98 

102 

230 

280 

104 

6 

44 

6

6

Mean

586 

363 

224 

142 

175 

972 

1,100 

953 

263 

261 

414 

68.1

462

Run-off in 

acre-feet

36,000 

21,600 

13,800 

8,730 

10, 100 

59,800 

65,500 

58,600 

15,600 

16,000 

25,500 

4,050

335,000

VERDIGRIS RIVER AT INDEPENDENCE, EANS.

LOCATION. In NE. % sec. 31, T. 32 S., R. 16 E., at highway bridge 1 mile east 

of Independence, Montgomery County, 2% miles below Elk River and 

4J^ miles above Drum Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 2,800 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. November 14, 1921, to September 30, 1924. Intermittent records of stage were obtained April 24 to September 24, 1904.

GAGE. Gage on upstream side of bridge; read by Ben Wainscott.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from upstream side of bridge or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of silt and rock; permanent. Control 

is rock rime 30 feet below gage; permanent.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 23.92 feet 

at 10 a. m. October 17 (discharge, 13,800 second-feet); minimum stage, 

1.64 feet at 10 a. m. July 11 (discharge, 49 second-feet).

1921-1924: Maximum stage recorded, 44.11 feet on June 12, 1923 (discharge, 35,900 second-feet); minimum stage, 1.02 feet on October 24, 25, 

and 27 (discharge, 10 second-feet).

1904: Maximum stage, 46.7 feet on July 8, referred to present datum.

ICE. Stage-discharge relation not affected by ice.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent. Rating curve fairly well 

defined throughout. Gage read to hundredths once daily. Daily discharge 

ascertained by applying daily gage height to rating table using shiftingcontrol method May 31 to September 30. Records fair.

The following discharge measurements were made: 

April 18, 1924: Gage height, 3.98 feet; discharge, 657 second-feet. 

May 31, 1924: Gage height, 5.09 feet; discharge, 1,060 second-feet. 

September 4, 1924: Gage height, 2.66 feet; discharge, 284 second-feet.
AEKANSAS EIVEK BASIN 87

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Verdigris River at Independence, Kans., for the 

year ending September 30, 1924

Day

1. 

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

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

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

5. ...... .

'6 .-......

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

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.

80

14fi

460

370

168

113

92

80

75

83

86

116

385

4,930

2 AtLf\

19 inn

13,800

4,860

1,520

822

552

4fift

370

310

280

266

266

295

2,720

9 34.0

Nov.

9 IQfl

1,020

2,330

4,930

3,810

1,720

1,100

822

682

584

520

490

ifin

460

AQft

490

400

370

355

340

310 O-m

280

266

OKO

238

224

266

280

Dec.

430

O eon

5

-tAfl

2

ARf\

i oftft

976

822

682

490

^9

460

7,870

i Q^n

1 140

896

7pyi

682

716

1 9.3ft

1,100

822

716

584

490

490

460

490

430

Jan.

355 OOP;

266

238

224

01 n

196

238

266

280

266

266

OKO

9*9

238

224

190

157

174

196

370

ifin

eco

490

340

340

325

340

Feb.

V)Z

ooe

310

340

370

325

252

266

280

355

1,420

4,020

3,810

2,850

1 QP»ft

1 830

2 OCA

1,100

648

584

 5 TO

520

490

A on

400

385

370

Mar.

qee

OOK

OIA

310

OCA

340

400

370

340

280

295

310

340

490

e;84.

896

1 Qfift

7,170

8,500

7 800

7,030

5,560

9 9QA

3 ft4.n

1,830

9,060

6,050

7,660

5 14.0

Apr.

2,780

1,470

1,280

1,140

1,330

1,190

1 '936 060

858

716

682

584 «;R4

648

648

584

682

520

430

385

^4n

340

355

896

1,830

3,670

2v400

5,280

12,100

May

n oflA

6,610

2,720

1,830

1,470

1,140

1,020

822

716

648

584

584

552

552

520

460

430

385

325

490

310

252

224

822

1,470

2,330

3,040

8,010

4,370

1,230

June

896

822

750

858

682

490

400

355

12,600

11,400

1,520

786

616

460

400

355

310

266

238

310

400

3,250

1,140

520

716

490

355

266

210

154

July

128

106

92

85

78

76

73

61

61

64

49

584

1,060

4,370

3,670

2,660

716

490

400

2,720

1,470

1,520

1,420

1,330

520

310

224

160

130

97

91

Aug.

88

88

1,020

2,140

682

7,310

13,100

8,570

1,330

584

2,400

3,670

2,400

858

1,060

3,320

4,370

1,280

616

370

310

340

1,140

6,400

1,280

858

490

355

252

193

252

Sept.

822

616

460

310

226

143

118

94

107

100

102

96

151

252

124

106

96

80

8,010

12,800

2 980

858

552

400

355

716

616

1,770

2,980

1,770

NOTE. Gage not read July 4 and Sept. 5; discharge interpolated.

Monthly discharge of Verdigris River at Independence, Kans., for the year ending

September 80, 1924

Month

October ___________________________ November.. ___________ . ___ . ..

December __________________________

January ______ _____ . _ __ _ ..

February... ________________________

March... __________________________

July... .. 

August. _____________________________

The year _______________________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

13,800 

4,930 

7,870 

552 

5,910 

9,060 

12, 100 

11,900 

12,600 

4,370 

13, 100 

12,800

13,800

Minimum

75 

224 

430 

157 

252 

280 

340 

224 

154 

49 

88 

80

49

Mean

1,870 

888 

1,430 

283 

1,170 

2,850 

1,550 

1,810 

1,400 

800 

2,170 

1,260

1,460

Run-off in 

acre-feet

115,000 

52,800 

87,900 

17,400 

67,300 

175,000 

92,200 

111,000 

83,300 

49,200 

133,000 

75,000

1,060,000

NEOSHO RIVER HEAR IOLA, KANS.

LOCATION. In NE. H sec. 9, T. 25 S., R. 18 E., 23^ miles south and 1*4 miles

west of Tola, Alien County, 1 mile below Elm Creek, and 8 miles above Owl

Creek.

DKAINAGE AREA. 3,800 square miles. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 12, 1917, to September 30, 1924; August 1, 1895,

to November 30, 1903, at city water and power dam 4 miles upstream. 

GAGE. Stevens water-stage recorder on left bank three-fourths of a mile above

pipe line ford; inspected by D. B. Bremer.

1895-1903: Vertical staff fastened to head gates of flume near city water

and power house, ,4 miles above present gage. 

DISCHARGE MEASTTREMENTS. Made from cable at gage or by wading.
88 SURFACE WATEE SUPPLY, 1924, PART VH

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of shale, gravel, and silt; permanent. 

Control is a long shale riffle half a mile below the gage; practically permanent.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage as determined from reading on 

United States Weather Bureau gage 4 miles upstream, 13.2 feet at 1 p. m. 

July 15 (discharge, 10,800 second-feet); minimum stage from water-stage 

recorder, 3.06 feet at 5 a. m. September 19 (discharge, 82 second-feet).

1917-1924: Maximum stage recorded, 27.33 feet June 15, 1923 (discharge, 

31,400 second-feet); minimum stage recorded, 1.9 feet on June 23, 1920 

(discharge, 1 second-foot).

1895-1903: Maximum stage recorded, 22.0 feet on June 3, 1903 (discharge, 39,100 second-feet); minimum discharge, no flow on several days in 

September and October, 1897.

A stage of 24 feet, referred to datum of old gage, on July 10, 1904, was 

determined by levels from high-water marks (discharge estimated, 74,600 

second-feet).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation slightly affected by ice.

REGULATION. Low-water flow regulated by dams upstream.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent. One rating curve, well 

defined throughout, used. Mean daily gage heights determined to hundredths from recorder records by inspection and planimeter. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating table. 

Records during periods when water-stage recorder operated, good; during 

estimated periods, fair.

The following discharge measurements were made: 

March 17, 1924: Gage height, 4.12 feet; discharge, 490 second-feet. 

May 30, 1924: Gage height, 5.70 feet; discharge, 1,610 second-feet. 

September 3, 1924: Gage height, 5.37 feet; discharge, 1,160 second-feet.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Neosho River near Tola, Kans.,for the year ending

September 30, 1924

Day

1 

2 

3 . .. ..

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

5 ____ ......

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

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

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

1,280

601

570

920

681

406

274

237

210

1Q4

200

293

808

2,060

5,460

4,240

1,520

1,280

645

490

490

540

490

392

197

230

266

140

4,600

Nov.

920

540

540

1,600

850

634

709

634

510

435

397

374

383

378

370

356

392

330

347

347

339

286

289

266

266

230

230

230

230

Dec.

347

645

780

540

540

490

392

305

305

278

266

560

1,320

640

606

485

430

416

388

416

411

411

430

406

392

379

356

352

360

356

356

Jan.

360

326

313

278

230

207

204

200

217

237

252

223

244

237

230

230

220

210

204

200

194

188

182

282

634

575

313

Ofifi

259

255

252

Feb.

252

255

259

270

282

252

227

217

223

241

289

735

1,100

1,130

1,020

767

864

748

623

565

455

406

388

356

326

318

294

274

262

Mar.

270

262

259

450

402

301

282

270

262

262

262

259

286

339

383

378

570

955

836

1,020

1,640

1,930

1,880

2,400

2,930

3,640

4,480

4,120

3,880

3,880

5,590

Apr.

5,200

1,840

1,280

1,100

990

885

843

801

734

681

628

596

585

560

540

540

535

. 490

485

450

440

430

430

426

612

1,930

1,320

767

1,200

5,460

May

4,720

8,060

8,840

8,580

6,370

1,840

1,560

1,240

1,060

955

885

815

850

741

675

640

601

560

525

505

475

450

465

794

899

1,800

990

1,100

1,360

1,440

1,480

June

1,200

1,480

1,440

1,160

920

734

618

580

990

767

540

450

421

580

550

465

450

388

343

618

1,100

540

687

715

634

555

416

374

392

326

July

270

234

217

194

188

188

188

179

173

164

154

1,280

1,600

6,760

5,200

1,600

990

2,020

1,600

^1,600

687

535

416

392

326

297

278

237

204

194

182

Aug.

220

278

197

156

137

1,480

2,600

2,600

1,720

1,200

1,020

520

313

230

430

1,320

815

728

669

505

334

721

5,410

1,510

795

723

515

360

262

218

206

Sept.

595

1,660

1,300

466

282

209

158

158

164

170

173

176

176

170

138

105

110

95

1,300

1,700

636

352

244

197

176

152

348

2,140

1,260

412

NOTE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 16-18 and 20-22; discharge estimated from automatic record and a study of climatological data. Water-stage recorder did not operate Oct. 18 to Nov. 4, 

Nov. 25 to Dec. 8, Mar. 31 to Apr. 2, July 13-20, and Sept. 7-14; gage heights estimated from record of 

U. 8. Weather Bureau gage 4 miles upstream by determining relation between readings of the 2 gages.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 89

Monthly discharge of Neosho River near lola, Kans., for the year ending September

SO, 19$4

Month

January.. __________________________

Majjeh .

Aprfi

June.. __________________________

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

Augsst

Discharge in secbnd-feet

Maximum

5,460 

1,600 

1,320 

634 

1,130 

5,590 

5,460 

8,840 

1,480 

6,760 

5,410 

2,140

8,840

Minimum

140 

230 

266 

182 

217 

259 

426 

450 

326 

154 

137 

95

95

Mean

1,090 

459 

463 

265 

462 

1,440 

1,090 

1,980 

681 

921 

909 

507

860

Kun-off in

acre-feet

67,000 

27,300 

28,500 

16,300 

26,600 

88,500 

64,900 

122,000 

40,500 

56,600 

55,900 

30,200

624,000

NEOSHO RIVER NEAR PARSONS, KANS.

LOCATION. In NW. M sec. 2£, T. 31 S., R. 21 E., at the bridge on the ParsonsPittsburg highway, 50D feet above the St. Louis-San Francisco Railroad 

bridge, 800 feet below Hickory Creek, 10 miles east of P,arsons, Labette 

County, and 18 miles above Lightning Creek.

DRAINAGE AKEA. 4,860 square miles.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 18, 1921, to September 30, 1924.

GAGE. Chain on upstream handrail of bridge; read by Mrs. H. Burris.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of bridge or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of flat solid rock; permanent. No 

well-defined control. Bank-full stage, 24 feet.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 19.94 feet 

at 6 p. m. October 17 (discharge, 18,800 second-feet); minimum stage, 1.92 

feet July 9 and 10 (discharge, 130 second-feet).

1921-1924: Maximum stage recorded, 24.9 feet on April 13 and 14, 1922 

(discharge, 28,400 second-feet); minimum stage, 1.12 feet on Decfember 3, 

1921 (discharge, 18 secpnd-feet).

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

REGULATION. Flow apparently not affected by operation of power plants 

upstream.

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

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

Discharge measurements of Neosho River near Parsons, Kans., during the year ending

September 30, 1924

Date

Apr. 17.. ... -.. . .-.

Gage 

height

Feel 

3.04

3.10

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

530

600

Date

Sept. 4 __ . ______ ......

Gage 

height

Feet 

478

a 26

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

1,540

2,520
90 SURFACE WATEB SUPPLY, 1924, PABT VH

Daily discharge, in second-feet, 'of Neosho River near Parsons, Kans., for the year 

ending September SO, 1924

' Day

1... 

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

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

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

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

6... _ .. __ .

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

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.

164

3,100

2,620

1,080

630

549

852

522

359

218

151

174

174

908

1,640

9,710

17,800

9,110

3,180

1,760

1,200

740

576

422

338

320

320

320

320

422

4,350

Nov.

3,990

1,260

1,950

3,660

3,180

1,950

1,260

964

908

796

eno

497

684

576

472

422

380

338

302

OCA

359

338

320

qno

302

284

266

266

284

320

Dec.

497

1,320

2,700

2

00A

1,510

1,320

796

630

522

472

117

9 3flfl

16,700

6,690

1,760

1 140

908

684

796

TQfi

740

796

2,090

1,510

908

74fl

603

549

497

472

422

Jan.

359

302

284

266

250

234

234

O1 fi

191

250

OKA

KAQ

401

359

Q9Q

302

266

250

234

QAO

284

3n9

QKQ

1,320

3

1 Aft.

1,760

1 '964 140

852

603

522

Feb.

497

A79

576

740

7Qfi

TQfi

472

QQQ

QQQ

359

1 260

0 QQA

4,170

3,900

2. 860

4 440

15, 100

6 490

1,760

1

DOA

964

74ft,

630

630

576

522

447

401

380

Mar.

359

320

320

284

302

7Qfi

AfV7

320

284

284

266

284

284

302

359

422

522

630

1,640

1,080

1,260

9 (V>(\

2,090

2,020

n KAf\

9 Rfift

3,420

11, 700

6,790

4,260

3,990

Apr.

3,660

3,500

2,090

1,440

1,260

1,200

1,080

908

740

74n

684

684

630

603

576

549

549

522

472

447

401

380

359

497

1,760

1,950

1,760

2,780 19 Ann

May

10,200

8,030

11,400

13,200

12,900

5,890

2,300

1,640

1,380

1,140

1 nftfl

964

964

852

852

796

740

684

684

630

576

522

497 9 *-inft

2,090

1,080

1,700

1,760

8 030

2^300

1,510

June

1,640

1,440

1,510

1,510

1,200

964

740

5,990

2,230

1,700

1 '852 640

740

908

1,080

1,380

740

497

422

603

1,320

1,080

1,200

1 080

796

684

522

447

Afll

July

359

320

250

218

218

158

137

139

139

153

2,460

7,190

4,800

10,600

9,590

2,540

1,380

2,940

1,950

3,420

2,620

2,230

1 140

630

472

338

320

250

250

218

Aug.

194

188

234

359

320

8,030

16,700

6,590

3,100

2,380

3,340

2,940

1,880

964

3,500

6,490

3,260

1,760

1,080

1,020

684

1,640

7,090

6,690

3,020

1,320

1,080

908

630

497

472

Sept.

684

1,570

2,300

2,460

964

576

380

266

21& 169*

177

15ft

191

60S

472

284

196

171

284

11,300

5,250

1,820

740

522

401

320

497

1,700

2,540

1,510

Monthly discharge of Neosho River near Parsons, Kans., for the year ending

September SO, 1924

Month

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

July

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

 17, 800 

3,990 

16, 700 

3,100 

15,100 

11,700 

12,400 

13, 200 

5,990 

10, 600 

16,700 

11,300

17,800

Minimum

151 

266 

422 

191 

338 

266 

359 

497 

401 

135 

188 

166

135

Mean

2,070 

920 

1,730 

550 

1,920 

1,690 

1,520 

3,180 

1,220 

1,860 

2,850 

1,290

1,740

Run-off in 

acre-feet

127,000 

54,700 

106,000 

33,800 

110,000 

104,000 

90,400 

196,000 

72,600 

114,000 

175,000 

76,800

1,260,000

NEOSHO RIVER NEAR WAGONER, OEIA.

LOCATION. Between lots 1 and 2 on section line on north side of sec. 33, T. 17 N., 

R. 19 E., at highway bridge 4J^ miles above Double Springs Creeks, 3 miles 

south and 5 miles east of Wagoner, Wagoner County, and 14 miles above 

mouth.

DBAINAGE AREA. Not measured.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March 26 to September 30, 1924.

GAGE. Chain on upstream handrail of bridge; read by B. Spencer.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of bridge.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 91

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of silt, sand, and heavy gravel. Control is long, low riffle half a mile below gage; fairly permanent.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during period, 21.27 feet 

at 6 p. m. May 31 (discharge, estimated from extension of rating curve, 

55,400 second-feet); minimum stage, 1.57 feet at 6 a. m. September 17 

(discharge, 1,200 second-feet).

REGULATION. Flow is partly regulated by operation of hydroelectric plant at 

Baxter Springs, Kans.

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

below 35,000 second-feet. Gage read to hundredths twice daily. Daily 

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

Records good.

Discharge measurements of Neosho River near Wagoner, Okla., during the period 

ending September 80, 1924

Date

Mar. 26.........

May 15... 

Gage 

height

Feet 

6.22

3.21

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

9,620

3,230

Date

July 14.........

July 29... 

Gage 

height

Feet 

11.92

3.36

Discharge

' Sec.-ft.- 

25,800

3,450

Date

Sept. 12........

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.75

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

1,410

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Neosho River near Wagoner, Okla., for the period

ending September 30, 1924

Day

1.- 

2 _ .... __ 

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

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

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

6 

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

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

9 _ .........................................

10- ____ . _ 

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

12- ........ ..............................

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

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

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

M- .............

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

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

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

20- . ...-.

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

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

23--. .... _._ 

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

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

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

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

28 

29-- ...... ....

30 

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

Mar.

9,420

8,670

8,420

10,900

20 800

20,800

Apr.

14, 600

11,200

9,170

8,670

7,200

6,880

5,270

4,620

3,850

4,180

4,700

4,180

3,390

3,240

3,090

2,690

3,390

2,950

2,950

2,820

2,660

2,560

2,060

2,180

4,890

13,700

16,400

14,500

14,500

30,900

May

42,300

31,200

20,800

15,600

14,800

14,500

15,400

15,600

10,400

8,170

6,090

5,270

4,700

4,010

3,240

3,540

3,540

3,390

2,820

4,010

13,500

20,200

13,000

8,420

9,420

16,700

11,700

9,920

19,600

53,400

June

42,300

20,800

12, 700

8,920

7,920

34,900

13,500

8,170

6,510

11,700

40,700

50,400

38,400

22,300

11,700

12,400

11,900

13, 700

12,400

8,420

6,960

10, 700

14,800

13, 500

14, 500

9,420

6,960

7,200

5,670

4,180

July

3,540

4,010

2,690

2,430

2,690

2,560

2,430

2,180

2,060

1,940

1,820

2,820

. 5, 270

25,000

25,900

24,100

22,600

22,600

15,100

17,600

15,400

11,400

10, 700

9,170

9,920

6,510

4,520

3,850

3,240

2,950

2,820

Aug.

2,430

2,820

4,520

4,180

3,540

3,090

4,520

15,900

22,600

16,400

9,420

12,200

30,200

25,000

13,000

7,440

11,900

20,500

15,400

10,700

5,460

4,010

3,690

3,390

10,900

10, 700

6,960

4,180

3,540

2,950

2,560

Sept.

2,560

2,430

3,690

4,180

4,520

4,890

4,010

2,690

2,180

1,940

1,700

1,420

1,420

1,370

1,370

1,260

1,260

1,480

2,430

4,010

15,400

17,900

13, 500

6,960

5,270

3,690

3,390

3,090

2,690

2,820
92 SUBFACE WATEE SUPPLY, 1924, PART VII

Monthly discharge of Neosho River near Wagoner, Okla., for the year ending September SO, 1924

Month

March 26-31.. ...........................................

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

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

The period _ .. ___________________

Discharge In second-feet

Maximum

20,800 

30,900 

53,400 

50,400 

25,900 

30,200 

17,900

Minimum

8,420 

2,060 

2,820 

4,180 

1,8* 

2,430 

1,260

Mean

13,200 

7,070 

14,500 

16.JOO 

8,700 

9,490 

4,180

Run-off in 

acre-feet

157,000 

421,000 

892,000 

958,000 

535,000 

584,000 

249,000

3,796,000

COTTONWOOD RIVER AT ELMDALE, KANS.

LOCATION. In NW. 34 sec. 26, T. 19 S., R. 7 E., at highway bridge one-fourth 

of a mile above Middle Creek, 1 mile east of Elmdale, Chase County, and 2 

miles above Diamond Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,040 square miles (measured on topographic map).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 9, 1922, to September 30, 1924.

GAGE. Chain on upstream handrail of bridge; read by Miss Rowena Starkey.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of bridge or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of clean, coarse sand, gravel, and 

rock; practically permanent. Control is gravel and rock riffle extending 

from 200 feet above to 100 feet below gage. Dam at Cottonwood Falls 

may affect the stage-discharge relation at medium and high stages. Bankfull stage, 32 feet.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 29.5 feet at 

6.30 p. m. April 30 (discharge, 13,60p second-feet); minimum stage, 3.35 

feet at 7 a. m. September 11 (discharge, 12 second-feet).

1922-1924: Maximum stage recorded, 35.5 feet at 4 p. m. June 11, 1923 

(discharge, estimated by extending rating curve, 20,000 second-feet); 

minimum stage, 3.33 feet on September 9 and 12, 1922 (discharge, 10 

second-feet).

REGULATION. None.

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

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

below 400 second-feet and fairly well defined from 400 to 3,000 second-feet. 

Gage read to hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained by 

applying mean daily gage height to rating table. Records good for low 

stages and fair for medium and high stages.

Discharge measurements of Cottonwood River at Elmdale, Kans., during the year 

ending September SO, 19%4

Date

Apr. 20 ......

July 23.. .......

Gage 

height

Feet 

4.21

4.39

3.76

4.03

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

152

263

65.9

127

Date

Do.........

Do.....-.-.

height

Feet 

4.20

i V)

6.96

7.69

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

182

212

982

1,160

Date

Do.........

Gage 

height

Feet 

8.20

8.32

3.43

Discharge

Sec.-Jt. 

1,300

1,310

25.6
ARKANSAS BIVER BASIN 93

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Cottonwood River at Elmdale, Kans., for the year 

ending September SO, 1924

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.

526

354

182

164

150

156

162

168

175

370

504

370

204

354

504

305

175

168

161

154

124

124

456

430

430

430

400

370

840

322

305

Nov.

286

286

266

258

204

164

147

141

118

. 118

118

113

113

108

118

118

118

110

105

105

102

100

102

105

105

105

105

105

108

118

Dec.

118

105

105

105

105

102

102

97

100

102

124

124

113

108

105

105

102

105

105

102

105

105

105

105

105

105

106

105

105

105

105

Jan.

92

92

92

92

92

92

92

92

92

92

92

92

92

88

82

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

74

72

72

72

Feb.

72

74

76

79

82

82

84

92

132

182

216

164

141

124

118

105

88

72

72

72

72

72

72

72

76

76

78

82

80

Mar.

78

72

76

82

76

72

72

72

77

89

92

105

113

118

124

124

158

191

233

286

305

845

1,490

1,950

2,950

3,060

1,190

456

2,990

867

504

Apr.

430

370

370

340

305

286

286

206

266

266

246

225

225

216

199

202

204

204

191

182

182

182

182

182

199

233

246

258

2,020

11,700

May

11,000

1,370

697

636

548

480

400

370

340

322

306

291

276

261

246

246

241

225

225

225

225

225

225

1,730

1,140

677

456

2,380

1,140

677

456

June

889

250

246

216

204

186

178

175

161

158

158

158

158

158

158

158

150

141

138

132

127

118

113

113

113

168

108

84

59

65

July

84

78

76

68

68

54

51

41

41

43

41

58

58

526

657

322

127

97

86

78

70

67

65

68

61

51

46

41

51

46

46

Aug.

58

68

54

48

46

72

1,080

456

118

68

58 ' 54

54

54

63

124

113

82

72

58

41

636

233

105

76

68

54

51

51

61

48

Sept.

26

54

54

48

30

17

41

38

26

15

14

15

20

24

26

26

26

63

456

161

63

51

38

38

32

32

51

38

31

26

NOTE. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 1-8, discharge estimated from observer's notes and a 

study of climatologlcal data. Gage not read and discharge interpolated Oct. 1, 2, 6, 7,14.18,19, Feb. 2, 

4,17, Mar. 9,17, Apr. 16, and May 11-14. Discharge estimated from rainfall data May 19 to June 1.

Monthly discharge of Cottonwood River at Elmdale, Kans., for the year ending

September SO, 1924

Month

October __________________________

November.. _____________________ .. .

December _________________________

February... ________________________

March. _________ _______ ______ .. ..

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

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

August.... ____ . ____ ........... ____ . __ .

September _________________________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

526 

286 

124 

92 

216 

3,060 

11,700 

11,000 

889 

657 

1,086 

456

11,700

Minimum

124 

100 

97 

72 

72 

72 

182 

225 

59 

41 

41 

14

14

Mean

292 

139 

106 

81.3 

96.8 

610 

689 

904 

176 

105 

136 

52.7

283

Run-off in 

acre-feet

18,000 

8,270 

6,520 

5,000 

5,570 

37,500 

41,000 

55,600 

10,400 

6,460 

8,360 

3,140

206,000

63481 28 7
94 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1924, PART VII

SPRING RIVER NEAR WACO, MO.

LOCATION. On line between SE. K sec. 7 and NE. % sec. 18, T. 29 N., R. 33 

W., at highway bridge on Joplin-Waco road 700 feet below Brier Branch, 

1 mile below Blackberry Creek, and 1^ miles east of Waco, Jasper County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,160 square miles (measured on topographic maps).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 25 to September 30, 1924.

GAGE. Chain gage on downstream side of bridge; read by Mrs. W. F. Hollingsworth.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of bridge or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of gravel and rock. Left bank is overflowed at a stage of about 19 feet; overflow on right bank is slight. Control 

is a coarse gravel bar 1,000 feet below gage; practically permanent.

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

20.12 feet at 7.40 p. m. May 29 (discharge, 18,200 second-feet); minimum 

stage, 1.70 feet at 6 a. m. May 19 (discharge, 134 second-feet).

REGULATION. Mow during low stages is subject to slight diurnal fluctuation 

from gristmills above.

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

curve well denned between 150 and 18,000 second-feet. Gage read to 

hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean 

daily gage height to rating table. Records good except for very low stages, 

for which they are fair.

Discharge measurements of Spring River near Waco, Mo., during the year ending

September 30, 1924

Date

Apr. 25 __ -

Apr. 26 

Gage 

height

Feet

9 71

2.04

3.79

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

528

248

1,030

Date

May 21 

Gage 

height

Feet 

3.51

10.31

5.40

Discharge

Sec.-ft.

873

6,510 9 nsn

Date

Sept. I.... 

Gage

height

Feet 

19.43

2.39

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

17,200

345

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Spring River near Waco, Mo., for the year ending

September 30, 1924

Day

1 __ .....

2 ______ .

3 ___ 

4... .......

5 __ .......

6 __ ..... ..

7- 

8- 

9 __ __ .

10- 

11 _ .... ...

12... .......

13 __ ... _

14 ___ . ....

15..........

Apr. May

1,040 

422 

307 

290 

273

490 

615 

307 

224 

214

186 

192 

171 

186 

168

June

2,710 

1,330 

1,150 

1,040 

990

890 

790 

740 

5,850 

15,900

14,200 

7,590 

2,080 

2,230 

2,230

July

615 

565 

540 

490 

468

445 

422 

400 

380 

380

360 

1,210 

7,260 

10, 500 

7,810

Aug.

540 

490 

380 

380 

360

1,040 

1,590 

940 

515 

2,310

5,450 

9,460 

6,150 

1,800 

1,330

Sept.

360 

445 

540 

422 

360

324 

307 

290 

273 

273

256 

256 

240 

240 

224

Day

16- 

17- _ ..

18- 

19-- 

20-- 

21- 

22-- 

23- 

24-. ___

25.- __ .

26- 

27- 

28- 

29 __ 

in

31- 

Apr.

490

256 

211 

205 

1,210 

2,150

May

165 

154 

145 

790 

6,950

7,050 

1,940 

1,090 

3,190 

3,270

1,040 

1,210 

2,950 

17,600 

17,100 

8,690

June

3,190 

2,710 

1,730 

1,040 

2,390

7,480 

6,750 

5,250 

2,950 

1,730

990 

990 

840 

740 

690

July

4,610 

2,150 

840 

790 

890

1,520 

1,270 

1,270 

840 

640

590

515 

445 

422 

380 

400

Aug.

2,010 

5,350 

3,190 

1,210 

940

790 

690 

640 

590 

515

515 

468 

445 

400 

400 

360

Sept.

205 

205 

206

740 

2,390

1,210 

740 

540 

380 

307

256 

256 

307 

290 

224
ARKANSAS RIVEK BASIN 95

Monthly discharge of Spring River near Waco, Mo., for the year ending September

' SO, 1924

[Drainage area, 1,160 square miles]

Month

July. .. . . .;.-- -.. -.- . 

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

17, 600 

15,900 

10,500 

9,460 

2,390

Minimum

145 

690 

360 

360 

205

Mean

2,530 

3,310 

1,590 

1,650 

436

Per 

square 

mile

2.18 

2.85 

1.37 

1.42 

.376

Run-off 

in inches

2.51 

3.18 

1.58 

1.64 

.42

SHOAI CREEK NEAR JOPIIH, MO.

LOCATION. In S. H sec. 28, T. 27 N., R. 33 W., at Grand Falls hydroelectric 

plant of Empire District Electric Co. in Newton County, 2 miles below 

Silver Creek, 2JHj miles below Spring Creek, and 4 miles south of Joplin, 

Jasper County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 458 square miles (measured on topographic maps).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. April 1 to September 30, 1924.

GAGE. Float in tailrace connected with indicator on scaleboard in power plant; 

read by plant engineer.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made by wading 300 feet below gage during 

ordinary stages and from highway bridge 2J^ miles above gage during high 

stages.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of clean gravel; likely to shift only 

during high stages. Control is a coarse gravel bar 400 feet below gage; 

practically permanent.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during period, 13.1 feet 

at 5 a. m. July 13; minimum stage, 0.0 foot during numerous short periods 

when plant was shut down and water stored (discharge, 13 second-feet).

REGULATION. During ordinary stages the flow is controlled completely by the 

plant. Plant is run until pond is drawn down to a certain elevation and 

then shut down until pond is filled, when operation is resumed. During, 

high stages water flows over dam and regulation is small.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation permanent during the period. Rating" 

curve fairly well defined below 2,500 second-feet. Gage read to inches 

hourly. Daily discharge ascertained by averaging results obtained by 

applying hourly gage heights to rating table. Records good except for 

discharges greater than 2,500 second-feet, which are fair.

COOPERATION. Gage-height record furnished by Empire District Electric Co., 

P. J. Sergeant, chief engineer.

Discharge measurements of Shoal Creek near Joplin, Mo., during the year ending

September SO, 1924

Date

Apr. 21. .

Do... ...

Do.. ..

a

Feet 

1.46

0

0

1.61

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

445

14

13

451

Date

Apr. 22 

Do _ . __ .

May 22 _ 

height

Feet 

1.10

1.10

2.17

1.66

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

249

263

724

458

Date

May 30... 

Do... 

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.65

4.08

1.75

1.75

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

442

1,960

465

474
96 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1924, PART VII

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Shoal Creek near Joplin, Mo., for the year ending

September SO, 1924

Day

1 __

2 .....

3 ..

4 .....

5 .....

6- .

7.. ...

8.--..

9 __ .

10 __ -

11. ....

12 .....

13. .

14 __ .

15 __ .

Apr.

3,060

3,060

3,010

2,970

2,820

2,800

2,780

2,720

2,870

2,640

2,740

2,630

2,710

2,640

2,670

May

786

606

540

492

450

436

654

570

444

390

391

313

340

343

298

June

1,200

1,040

975

825

735

675

615

573

761

1,960

1,480

1,710

933

882

891

July

352

353

317

346

322

236

*>AH

253

226

279

196

2,770

6,250

1,140

817

Aug.

713

470

705

418

370

534

KAfl

421

402

416

1,070

3,760

1,016

765

675

Sept.

382

542

457

362

333

318

314

306

307

285

249

319

262

266

238

Day

16 .....

17 _ -

18. 

1Q

20 __ -

21. __

99

23- 

24 

25-- 

26 _ -

27- 

28- 

29-. 

OA

31- 

Apr.

2,630

1,810

313

318

314

203

193

209

236

280

286

272

340

626

May

267

265

272

588

790

450

390

2,230

959

645

7<in

3,570

6,550

2,960

2,080

June

735

996

705

622

590

879

590

645

615

515

515

540

470

416

409

July

692

581

552

815

632

512

470

450

450

376

381

337

347

318

9Qfl

314

Aug.

1,070

2,130

795

645

590

540

492

492

438

439

411

389

365

368

369

337

Sept.

254

293

251

457

752

518

409

352

297

316

231

363

308

312

296

NOTE. No gage readings Apr. 6 and May 31; discharge interpolated.

Monthly discharge of Shoal Creek near Joplin, Mo., for the year ending September SO,

1924

[Drainage area, 458 square miles]

Month

April....'.. ... ... . .. .

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

3,060 

6,550 

1,960 

6,250 

3,760 

752

Minimum

191 

262 

409 

196 

337 

231

Mean

1,680 

970 

817 

697 

714 

345

Per 

square 

mile

3.67 

2.12 

1.78 

1.52 

1.56 

.753

Run-off 

in inches

4.10 

2.43 

1.99

1.75 

1.80

.84

ILLINOIS RIVER NEAR GORE, OKLA.

LOCATION. At NE. corner of lot 4, sec. 4, T. 12 N., R. 21 E., 500 feet below 

Smith's ferryboat, 2J^ miles northeast of Gore, Sequoyah County, 3f^ miles 

above Deep Creek, 3% miles above highway bridge and Missouri Pacilc 

Railroad bridge, and 5% miles above mouth.

DRAINAGE ABBA. Not measured.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March 25 to September 30, 1924.

GAGE. Staff gage fastened to sycamore tree at edge of water on right bank 500 

feet below ferryboat; read by B. C. Prater.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from ferryboat, highway bridge, or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of silt, sand, and small rock. Control 

is riffle 500 feet below gage; fairly permanent.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during period, 9.4 feet at 

6.15 a. m. April 27 (discharge, 16,400 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.41 

foot at 6.45 p. m. September 17 (discharge^ 116 second-feet).

REGULATION. None.

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

below 4,000 second-feet. Gage read to hundredths twice daily. Daily 

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

Records good.
ARKANSAS EIVBB BASIN 97

Discharge measurements of Illinois River near Gore, Okla., for the 'year ending

September SO, 1924

Date

Mar. 25 __ .......... .........

May 16. __ ..... .............

Gage 

height

Feet

3 nj.

1.36

Discharge

Sec.-ft.

S

Aftfl

1,250

Date

July 17 ____ ....... ___ -

Sept. 11... _____ . __ ....

Gage 

height

Feet 

0.85

.27

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

948

194

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Illinois River near Gore, OMa., for the year ending

September SO, 1924

Day

1. _________________________ 2 ......................... ................

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

4......... _ ...... _ . _____ ...' _ ..... ...

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

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

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

8.. .................. _________ . .....

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

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

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

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

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

14--...-..-....-... . ____ ................

15.-. ........... _ ... _ ............... ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

22- __ .........................

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

24. 

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

26 

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

28 

29 

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

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

Mar.

3,420

3,420

3,000

2,720

, 2,720

2 580

3,000

Apr.

2,450

2,190

1,930

1,800

1,680

I

KftA

1,450

1,350

1,260

1,260

1 W£\

1,350

1,260

2,320

1,350

1,260

1,560

1,350

1

OCA

1,260

i isn

1,180

1,100

1,100

3 840

19 dflft

16,400

1Q (\f\f\

7,560

R Q»»n

May

 £0,800

12,400

6,080

5,000

4,160

3,66u

3,420

2,860

2,580

2,320

2,060

1,800

1,680

1 ^fifl

1,450

1,350

1,260

1 18ft

1,100

1,020

1,100

1,180

1,180

1 IKfl

1 360

1,350

1,260

1,930

7,560

12,200

11,300

June

A OAf\

3,560

3,000

2,580

2,320

6,620

4,320

2,860

4,320

6,800

4 480

4^640

4,160

4,000

2,580

2,190

1,930 *> ion

2,190

1,560

2,580

1,450

1,680

1,350

1 180

1,180

1,020

osn

905

870

July

800

765

765

730

660

625

590

555

£55

520

520

520

625

1,360

1,180

940

870

940

1,020

3,420

2,450

1,560

1,260

1,100

1,020

940

905

835

765

695

660

Aug.

625

590

555

555

520

488

488

45t>

455

555

730

625

625

625

488

455

425

395

377

425

455

425

377

341

313

291

269

258

236

225

208

Sept.

192

302

225

225

425

395

363

302

247

208

192

181

176

160

145

130

120

130

2,060

1,180

870

980

1,020

870

765

660

565

520

488

455

Monthly discharge of Illinois River near Gore, OMa., for the year ending September

SO, 1924

Month

March 25-31........ .......................... _ .. . . .

April.. _________________________ . .

July. 

August ... _ ... ____________________

September __________________________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

3,420 

16,400 

12,400 

6,800 

3,420 

625 

2,060

Minimum

2,580 

1,100 

1,020 

870 

520 

208 

120

Mean

2,980 

3,260 

3,530 

2,800 

972 

447 

484

Run-off 

in acre-feet

41,400 

194,000 

' 217,000 

167,000 

59,800 

27,500 

28,800

736,000

CANADIAN RIVER NEAR AMARH.IO, TEX.

LOCATION. At highway bridge on Colorado to Gulf crossing, 1J^ miles below 

mouth of Amarillo Creek, 20 miles by road north of Amarillo, Potter County.

DRAINAGE AREA. Not measured. 

^RECORDS AVAILABLE. January 16 to September 30, 1924.

GAGE. Chain gage attached to downstream handrail of the bridge; read by 

D. L. Snider.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from bridge to which gage is attached or by 

wading.
98 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1924, PAHT VII

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of sand; shifts. Channel is straight 

for half a mile below and one-fourth of a mile above gage. Left bank composed of rock and clay, clean, steep, and not subject to overflow; right bank 

composed of sand, clean, medium in height, and subject to overflow at about 

a stage of 14 feet. Control not known but shifts.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during the year, 7.95 feet 

at 10.15 a. m. August 14 (discharge not determined); no flow June 25 

and 27 and September 27 and 28.

ICE. None reported during the year.

DIVERSIONS. None.

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent. Rating curve fairly well 

defined from 40 to 4,000 second-feet; poorly defined to 15,000 second-feet; 

and above this, extended and subject to some error. Gage read to hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge determined by shifting-control method. 

Records fair.

Discharge measurements of Canadian River near Amarillo, Tex., during the year 

ending September SO, 1924

Date

Feb. 7..........

Feb. 8 .... ..

Feb. 22.. .......

Feb. 23.........

Apr. 9 _ ._ _._

Oage 

height

feet 

4.03

4.47

4.21

4.18

4 43

4.22

4 45

Discharge

Sec.-H. 

373

961

580

208

4.14.

232

541

Date

May 13. .......

May 29........

Do ........ July 3. 

July 4 

Gage 

height

Feet 

4.32

4.29

441

3.30

4.82

5.08

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

430

369

454 «2

(")

1,240

3,240

Date

July 4.-. -...

July 21. ....... .

Aug. 12'. ........

Aug. 14. ......

Aug. 26. ........

Do. _ ..

Sept. 26........

Gage 

height

Feet 

4.91

3.75

3.18

6.46

4.16

5.21

3.12

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

2,790

261

51

15,200

1,020

3,760

8.1

 Estimated. * No flow.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Canadian River near Amarillo, Tex., for the year 

ending September SO, 1924

Day

1. ......... _______

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

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

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

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

6 ___ ........ __ .........

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

8 ____ ........ _ .........

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

20 _ 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

29 ___ ... ____ . ...........

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

31 

Jan.

373

1,300

1,550

659

554

463

382

382

Kf)e

463

421

421

Mf>

421

442

463

Feb.

463

463

494

872

736

1,140

1,060

690

591

517

410

410

644

628

364

229

235

223

242

288

199

205

295

265

280

280

355

OQK

272

Mar.

205

217

161

217

265

302

181

142

124

170

161

147

319

319

337

382

319

288

391

337

242

591

768

OCR

o on

175

193

175

114

9<W

007

Apr.

783

674

400

235

211

166

211

295

265

530

783

925

1,180

1,180

517

579

554

628

706

960

628

505

337

452

452

400

517

644

907 U1)

May

591

736

628

616

410

242

217

199

400

517

644

889

400

382

463

463

566

542

554

579

494

721

484

554

616

421

364

400

494

442

505

June

452

452

818

463

355

644

295

166

124

100

91

72

54

42

30

32

32

1.6

7.0

8.5

14

242

16

1.6

0

.8

0

1.6

1.6

114

July

152

1,100

1,040

3,000

364

250

1,080

100

75

100

88

84

91

70

84

79

59

54

205

442

199

 180

161

86

Aug.

107

68

4,440

644

229

223

118

110

88

166

86

50

364

10,400

1,340

783

554

328

328

337

193

91

128

70

310

889

706

1,940

1,390

1,300

872

Sept.

889

382

4,740

1,160

925

591

421

295

205

133

82

59

56

52

38

32

156

288

181

93

52

37

29

25

14

10

0

0

5.5

1.6

NOTE. Braced figures show estimated mean for periods indicated.
AEKANSAS EIVES BASIN 99

Monthly discharge of Canadian River near Amarillo, Tex., for the year ending

September 80, 1924

Month

January 16-31-.. ____ ... _________________

February. _ ___________________________

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

July

The period ________________________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

1,550 

1,140 

768 

1,180 

889 

818 

3,000 

10, 400 

4,740

Minimum

373 

199 

114 

166 

199 

0 

54 

50 

0

Mean

578 

453 

268 

572 

501 

154 

336 

924 

365

Run-off in 

acre-feet

18,300 

26,100 

16,500 

34,000 

30,800 

9,180 

20,600 

56,800 

21,700

234,000

CANADIAN RIVER NEAR CANADIAN, TEX.

LOCATION. At highway bridge Ij^j miles by road northeast of Canadian, 

Hemphill County, 5 miles below mouth of Horse Creek, and 6 miles above 

mouth of Clear Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. Not measured.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July 1 to September 30, 1924.

GAGE. Chain gage attached to downstream handrail of bridge; read by Charles 

or W. H. Peet.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from bridge to which gage is attached or 

by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed of stream composed of deep sand; clean; shifts 

badly. Channel curved above the station and straight for 13^ miles below. 

Numerous and changing channels at low stages. One channel at high 

stages. Left bank is of sand; slightly wooded; shifting; subject to overflow 

at a stage of 8 feet. Right bank of clay; slightly wooded; fairly permanent; 

low and subject to overflow at a stage of about 17 feet. The control is the 

sand of the bed of the stream and shifts badly both from water and wind.

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

7.10 feet at 1 p. m. July 5 (discharge not determined); no flow September 

27-30.

ICE. None.

DIVERSIONS. None.

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent. On account of shifting 

control no rating curve defined. Gage read to hundredths twice daily, 

but owing to the changing channel of the river it was necessary to move the 

gage several times and, although the gage was set to the same datum each 

time, the gage readings varied according to the location. Daily discharge 

not published on account of the badly shifting channel and control.

Discharge measurements of Canadian River near Canadian, Tex., during the year

ending September 80, 1924

Date

July 2--..._.__.._.._...._.__.

July 31. _____ . __ .... _

Gage 

height

Feet 

3.18

2.88

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 1.6

«2.0

Date Gage 

height

Feet 

4.63

» 4.18

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

1,130

330

1 Estimated. * Gage moved to new location at same datum.
100 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1924, PART VII

Daily gage height, in feet, of Canadian River near Canadian, Tex., for the year ending

September SO, 1924

Day

1.. .....

2..... _ ..

3..... _ ..

4..........

5..........

6..........

7.... .

8...... .

9. 

10..........

July

3.18

3.18

3.18

3.18

5.25

4.45

4.14

4.12

4.10

3.88

Aug.

2.89

2.89

2.88

4.40

4 07

4.50

3.69

3.30

3.60

3.75

Sept.

4.65

4.74

4.55

4.45

5.14

4.72

4.51

4.35

4.31

4.16

Day

11 ......

12..........

13..........

14..........

15..........

16 

17..........

18..........

19..........

30.. ...

July

3.75

3.68

3.52

3.52

1 A*

3.35

3.28

3.75

3.54

3.92

Aug.

3.90

3.42

3.56

3.45

3 4A

4.68

4.74

4 30

3.78

3.76

Sept.

4.05

3.90

3.68

3.58

3.50

405

4.35

4.40

4.25

4.35

Day

21..... _ ..

22..........

28 .......

24.. .....

25 

26..........

27..........

28..........

29..... _ ..

30..........

31..........

July

3.84

4.21

4.05

3.90

3.74

3.54

3.29

3.03

2.89

2.89

2.89

Aug.

4.13

4.28

4.08

3.82

3.96

4.26

4.48

4.66

4.62

4.92

4.58

Sept.

4.30

4.33

4.22

4.12

4.04

3.88

3.80

3.80

3.80

3.80

BED RIVER BASIN 

PRAIRIE DOG TOWN FORK OF BED RIVER NEAR CANYON, TEX.

LOCATION. At Palo Duro Country Club, 1^4 miles above Palo Duro Club Dam, 

3 miles above road crossing between Amarillo and Canyon, 4 miles northeast 

of Canyon, Randall County, and 16 miles southwest of Amarillo.

DRAINAGE AREA. Not measured.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. January 15 to September 30, 1924.

GAGE. Au 60-day recorder in timber house over concrete well on left bank. 

Attended by E. S. Hancock. Prior to September 13 gage was a staff gage 

on left bank, 1% miles downstream; read by E. O. Dolcater. Gages not 

at the same datum and relation between gages not known.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from cable half a mile upstream or by wading 

near gage.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Channel straight for 150 feet above and below station. 

Bed composed of compacted earth; permanent. Right bank of earth, sand, 

and rock; high, covered with brush, weeds, and trees, and not subject to 

overflow. Left bank low, of earth and sand, sodded with grass and is 

subject to overflow. Low-water control is concrete road crossing, 170 feet 

below gage, and high-water control is 10-foot dam, 1% miles downstream.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during the period of 

record, 1.70 feet at 4.15 p. m. July 4 (discharge, 800 second-feet, determined 

from extension of curve and subject to error); no flow August 5 17.

ICE. None of consequence.

DIVERSIONS. None.

REGULATION. During the summer the Palo Duro Club fills its swimming pool 

from wells and drains it into the river above once every two weeks. This 

only affects low stages, for the capacity of the pool is 10,000 cubic feet and 

it drains slowly.

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

from 0 to 50 second-feet, fairly well defined to 400 second-feet, and extended 

to cover the range of stage for the year. Gage read to hundredths twice 

daily. Daily discharge determined by applying mean daily gage height to 

the rating table. Though a water-stage recorder was installed on September 

13 at a new location, the records from the recorder were not used to determine discharge, as the lower staff gage station was rated and there was no 

rating for the new location, and staff gage readings were obtained for the 

entire period. Daily discharge fair; monthly discharge good.
BED KIVER BASIN 101

Discharge measurements of Prairie Dog Town Fork of Red River near Canyon, 

Tex., during the year ending September SO, 1924

Date

Jan. IS 

Feb. 6 -

Feb. 23.........

Apr. 10. 

May 13... ......

Gage 

height

Feet 

0.77

.74

.72

.71

.70

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

26

23

18

11

9.3

Date

May 28... ......

July 5 

July 22 ..

Do 

Gage 

height

Feet 

0.66

.47

1.35

.64

.64

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

8.1 «.S

394

4.2

3.6

Date

Sept. 18 

Sept. 27.. ......

height

Feet

0.63 1-1.06

.76

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

0

4.0

2.0 °. 6

1 Estimated. Gage moved to new location 1H miles upstream on Sept. 13.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Prairie Dog Town Fork of Red River near Canyon, 

Tex., for the year ending September SO, 1924

Day

I..-....---. ___ .... ......

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

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

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

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

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

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

10 

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

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

13 

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

15 

16 

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

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

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

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

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

22

23 

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

25 .

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

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

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

29 

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

31 .

Jan.

26

32

28

24

24

20

20

26

28

28

26

24

20

20

20

20

20

Feb.

20

20

14

12

16

20

20

20

16

16

20

20

20

18

12

14

16

16

16

16

16

12

16

16

12

14

14

12

12

Mar.

12

12

14

12

12

12

14

16

20

20

20

20

22

20

20

24

20

22

24

24

22

26

26

24

22

22

16

4.4

2.5

12

12

Apr.

11

12

12

12

12

16

12

12

12

12

11

12

12

12

11

10

10

10

10

9.0

10

10

10

8.0

12

11

11

11

12

10

May

10

10

11

11

10

14

11

11

10

10

11

12

10

11

10

10

10

10

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

5.1

4.4

4.4

6.0

6.0

7.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

June

8.0

8.0

7.0

6.0

9.0

11

6.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.0

3.8

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

1.6

.8

.8

.6

.6

.6

.7

.8

.7

.5

.3

.2

.4

July

0.6

.6

3.1

632

243

107

38

16

11

10

10

8.0

8.0

6.0

7.0

6.0

6.0

4.4

4.4

3.8

10

6.0

3.4

2.8

2.8

1.9

1.1

.8

.8

.8

.7

Aug.

0.5

.3

.2

.1

0.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

44

16

3.4

1.2

.7

28

10

10

7.0

59

8.0

4.4

4.4

10

Sept.

8.0

6.0

4.4

5.1

4.4

2.8

2.2

2.2

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.6

1.6

.8

.6

.6

.6

3.4

2.8

2.2

1.9

2.2

2.2

2.2

1.9

1.1

.8

.8 '.8

.8

Monthly discharge of Prairie Dog Town Fork of Red River near Canyon, Tex., for 

the year ending September 30, 1924

Month

January 15-31... _____________________ ..

March. ___________________________

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

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

August _____________________________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

32 

20 

26 

16 

14 

11 

632 

69 

8

Minimum

20 

12 

2.5 

8 

4.4 

.2 

.6 

0 

.6

Mean

, 23.9 

16.1 

17.7 

11.2 

9.06 

4.00 

37.3 

6.68 

2.32

Run-off in 

acre-feet

805 

924 

1,090 

664 

557 

238 

2,290 

411 

138

7,120
102 SITKFACB WATER SUPPLY, 1924, PART VII

PRAIRIE DOG TOWN FORK OF RED RIVER NEAR ESTEI1IHTE, TEX.

LOCATION. At highway bridge on the Colorado to Gulf highway, 1^4 miles 

north of Estelllne, Hall County.

DRAINAGE AREA. Not measured.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. January 10 to September 30, 1924.

GAGE. Chain gage attached to downstream handrail of bridge; read by J. R. 

Lawrence.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from bridge to which gage is attached or 

by wading near the gage. Low stage measuring conditions poor.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Channel straight for half a mile above and below 

the gage. Bed of stream composed df sand; shifts. Right bank composed 

of sand, medium in height, clean and not subject to overflow. Left bank 

of sand; wooded and not subject to overflow. Both banks subject to scour. 

Many channels at low and medium stages. Control is the bed of the stream 

which is composed of deep sand and shifts badly.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 5.50 feet at 

11 a. m. August 22 (discharge, 19,700 second-feet, determined from extension of rating curve, and subject to large error); no flow for several periods.

ICE. Some ice reported but open-channel conditions applicable.

DIVERSIONS. None.

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent. Rating curve fairly 

well defined below 230 second-feet, and poorly defined to 15,000 seoond-feet. 

Gage read to hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge not sufficiently 

accurate to justify publication. Monthly figures only fair.

Discharge measurements of Prairie Dog Town Fork aj Red River near Estelline, Tex., 

during the year ending September SO, 1924

Date

Jan. 11.........

Jan. 25 

Feb. 5 

Feb. 13.... .....

Feb. 18. .

Mar. 5.... ....

Apr. l -.-.......

Gage 

height

Feet 

3.66

3.64

3.55

3.44

3.59

3.50

Discharge

Sec.-ft. si

24

13

.7

15

.8

0

0

Date

Apr. 23.... ..... MayS.. . _ .

May 28. 

Gage 

height

Fett

3.85

3.50

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

0

0

0

0

47

«.8

0

0

Date

July 16...... ...

July 23. _ .....

July 26. ...

Aug. 18.... ..

Aug. 23

Sept. 25.. ......

height

Feet

3.92

3.63

3.87

5.14

3.32

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

0

0

758

52

222

13,600

471

0

Estimated.

Monthly discharge of Prairie Dog Town Fork of Red River near Estelline, Tex.' 

for the year ending September SO, 1925

Month

January 10-31

March

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

July.... . - 

September _ ... _____ _ ... 

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

73 

66 

730 

13 

0 

6.0 

2,120 

11,700 

36

Minimum

15

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Mean

35.6 

5.09 

75.4 

1.26 

0 

.63 

174 

809 

1.58

Run-off in 

acre-feet

1,560 

293 

4,640 

75 

0 

38 

10,700 

49,800 

94

67,200
BED EIVBE BASIN 103

BED RIVER NEAR BURKBT7RNETT, TEX.

LOCATION. At toll bridge between Burkburnett and Raudlett, Okla., 2J^ miles 

northeast of Burkburnett, Wichita County, 3 miles below Devol toll bridge,

8 miles from Raudlett, and 18 miles north of Wichita Falls.

DRAINAGE AREA. Not measured.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July 11 to September 30, 1924.

GAGE. Chain gage attached to downstream handrail of the bridge; read by 

Gilbert Maples. Gage moved several times owing to shifting channel.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from bridge to which gage is attached, or 

from Devol Bridge, or by wading near gage.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Channel straight for 1 mile above and below gage. 

Bed of stream composed of loose sand, shifts badly. At low stages channel 

changes frequently necessitating moving of gage. Right bank of hard 

sand and clay; permanent, with few trees and underbrush, and not subject 

to overflow. Left bank of sand, shifts, and is overflowed at a stage of about

9 feet. Control indefinite but shifts.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during the period, 7.70 

feet at 7 p. m. August 24 (discharge, not determined); no flow August 12.

ICE. None reported.

DIVERSIONS. None.

REGULATION. None.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent. Rating curve poorly defined on account of shifting control. Gage read to half-tenths twice daily. 

Daily discharge determined by applying mean daily gage height to rating 

table; shifting-control method used July 11 to August 24, except discharge 

estimated August 12 and 13. Records fair.

Discharge measurements of Red River near Burkburnett, Tex., during the year

ending September SO, 1924

Date

July 11. ........

Aug. 2.... __ .

Gage 

height

Feet 

4.94

4.54

6.04

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

192

118

1,290

Date

Aug. 25.. 

Aug. 26.........

Gage 

height

Feet 

6.73

5.48

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

6,330

1,620

Date

Sept. 20-, 

Gage 

height

Feet 

4.47

4.03

Discharge

Sec.-Jt. 

204

61

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Red River near Burkburnett, Tex., for the year 

ending September SO, 1924

Day

1... . ...

2.......

3.. _ ..

4.......

5 ...

6 .

7.......

8.......

9 ...

10.. .

July Aug.

160

113

52

37

24

13

15

5.0

1.8

.5

Sept.

1,550

2,160

1,320

752

294

233

164

65

37

20

Day

11 

12

13.......

14.......

15 

16 

17.......

18.......

19.......

20 

July

201

216

172

90

54

34

18

11

7.4

6.5

Aug.

0.2

0

}»

100

75

52

422

396

396

Sept.

12

20

12

5.0

5.0

4.8

7.1

18

55

59

Day

21 

22 __ ..

23- _ -

24 

25 

26 

27. ___ .

28.......

29 

30. 

O1

July

5.0

440

4,720

4,960

1,660

1,150

829

599

547

387

245

Aug.

152

294

1,010

3,180

5,480

1,410

918

3,180

4,280

1,790

1,660

Sept.

43

48

66

40

25

17

11

7.4

3.0

1.0
104 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1924, PART VH

Monthly discharge of Red River near Burkburnett, Tex.,for the year ending September

SO, 1924

Month

July 11-31...... ........ __ .............................

September ______________ __________

The period ______________________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

4,960 

* 5,480 

2,160

Minimum

5.0 

0 

1.0

Mean

779 

814 

235

» 

Run-off 

in acre-feet

32,400 

50,100 

14,000

96,600

BED RIVER NEAR DENISON, TEX.

LOCATION. At Denison-Colbert toll bridge, half a mile below Missouri, Kansas &

Texas Railway bridge, 4^ miles northeast of Denison, Grayson County,

and 10 miles below mouth of Washita River. 

DRAINAGE AREA. Not measured. 

RECORDS AVAILABLE. October 9, 1923, to September 30, 1924. United States

Weather Bureau has obtained readings of stage from gage on Missouri,

Kansas & Texas Railway bridge, half a mile upstream, since January 1,1906.

Relation between gages not known. 

GAGE. Chain gage attached to downstream side of bridge. Read by E. W.

Findley. 

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from bridge to which gage is attached, or

from Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway bridge, half a mile upstream. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Channel straight for half a mile above and below

station. Bed of stream composed of sand, clean and shifts. Banks of sand

and subject to shift. Left bank is clean and is not subject to overflow.

Right bank covered with trees and brush and is subject to overflow at the

highway bridge at extremely high stages. Control is indefinite; shifts badly. 

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during period, 19.4 feet at

8.15 a. m. October 17 (discharge, 132,000 second-feet); minimum stage, 1.70

feet at 8 a. m. August 18 (discharge, 580 second-feet). 

ICE. None of consequence. 

DIVERSIONS. None. 

RE GUL ATION . None. 

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent. Rating curve fairly well

defined from 775 to 140,000 second-feet and extended beyond. Gage read

to hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge determined by shifting-control

method. Records fair.

Discharge measurements of Red River near Denison, Tex., during the year ending

September SO, 1924

Date

Oct. 10.........

Oct. 17.........

Oct. 18.........

. Dou........

Gage 

height

Feet 

6.42

19.16

17.90

13.92

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

8,180

130,000

98,100

52,200

54,600

Date

Oct. 19.. 

Nov. 27-. 

Feb. 9 

Gage

Feet 

12.82

5.11

5.88

2.93

5.40

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

43,300

5,410

8,920

2,130

8,810

Date

June 26 .........

Aug. 5 _. .

Aug. 19 -

Gage 

height

Feet 

5.67

3.03

2.32

2.25

Discharge

Sec.-jt. 

7,140

1,860

1,340

900
/ BED EIVEB BASIN 105

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Red River near Denison, Tex., for the year ending

September SO, 1924

Day -

1 .. ...

2 

3.... 

4.........

5.........

6....._...

7.........

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.

10,100

8,550

9,760

7,700

6,620

7,150

55,700

114,000

114,000

68,600

46,300

36,000

28,400

24,400

21,200

18,300

17,400

16,400

15,100

30,900

35,300

29,000

24,400

Nov.

23,300

22,200

19,200

14,700

12,200

16,000

14,700

11,800

10,100

8,840

8,840

7,700

6,620

19,200

26,100

26,700

'25,500

21,700

16,400

12,200

10,100

8,840

7,700

6,620

6,120

6,640

5,640

4,510

i 04(1

4,720

Dec.

4,510

3,900

4300

4,100

4,100

3,900

4,100

4,100

3,900

4,300

7,980

22,200

25,500

22,800

21,200

19,700

16,600

10, 100

9,450

9,140

8,260

8,840

7,980

6,620

6,640

5,400

4,720

4,720

4,720

4,300

3,900

Jan.

3,530

4,300

3,900

3,180

3,350

3,350

3,180

2,840

2,230

2,230

2,230

2,520

2,380

2,230

3,000

3,350

3,350

3,180

3,180

2,840

2,680

2,230

2,680

2,840

2,520

2,680

2,520

2,230

2,230

2,380

2,230

Feb.

2,230

2,230

2,520

2,230

2,230

2,230

2,100

2,230

1,96*

1,960

2,230

2,230

2,230

2,230

1,960

1,600

1,290

1,200

1,150

1,150

1,200

1,150

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,200

1,150

1,200

1,150

Mar.

1,150

1,150

1,160

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,200

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,150

1,720

3,530

3,720

6,620

7,700

5,400

13,000

11,100

9,140

9,450

9,140

7,700

7,980 in Ann

9,450

8,550

7,420

6,880

Apr.

6,120

5,400

4,940

4,720

4,720

4,510

4,300

3,900

3,530

3,180

2,840

2,840

2,840

2,680

3,000

2,840

2,840

2,680

2,520

2,520

2,520

2,380

2,230

1,960

17,800

28,400

26,100

29,000

30,900

24,400

May

19,700

16,400

12,600

10,400

9,140

8,260

7,700

6,880

7,420

6,370

5,170

4,510

4,300

5,640

4,720

3,900

3,720

3,350

3,180

2,840

3,530

4,720

4,720

3,530

3,000

6,370

6,370

3,720

3,720

3,350

3,900

June

3,720

3,000

2,520

2,230

2,100

1,960

1,840

1,840

1,960

1,960

2,230

2,230

3,350

3,900

5,400

4,940

4,300

3,720

3,000

2,230

1,960

2,520

3,630

2,840

2,230

1,720

1,600

1,500

1,390

2,380

July

3,350

3,180

2,680

2,380

1,966

1,6100

1,800

1,600

1,500

1,600

1,720

1,600

1,300

1,500

1,500

1,600

1,290

1,200

1,150

1,060

1,020

940

865

866

940

940

940

2,380

3,180

2,620

2,230

Aug.

1,840

1,600

1,600

1,290

1,290

1,200

1,200

1,020

940

940

1,020

902

830

865

730

702

650

625

866

902

940

1,500

1,600

1,720

1,840

1,600

1,500

2,100

3,630

2,520

1,840

Sept.

1,600

1,600

1,960

2,100

1,720

1,500

1,290

1,150

1,060

902

830

830

795

702

650

730

730

702

730

1,200

1,720

1,500

1,150

795

702

1,500

1,020

830

730

675

Monthly discharge of Red River near Denison, Tex., for the year ending September

SO, 1924

Month

October 9-31 _ 

December _________________________

January

February.. _________________________

March. ________________________ ...

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

June ____________________________

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

August ... _______ . _______________ ...

September. _______ . ____ . _____ . _____ .

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

114000 

26,700 

25,500 4,366" 

2,520 

13,000 

30,900 

19,700 

5,400 

3,350 

3,530 

2,100

Minimum

6,620 

4,510 

3,960 

2,236 

1,150 

1,150 

1,960 

2,840 

1,390 

865 

626 

650

Mean

32,000 

13,000 

8,710 

2,820 

1,720 

4,960 

7,960 

6,230 

2,670 

1,680 

1,340 

1,110

Run-off 

in acre-feet

1,460,000 

771,080 

635,000 

174,000 

98,900 

306,000 

473,000 

383,600 

159,000 

103,000 

82,500 

66,100

4,610,000
106 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1924> PART VII

PEASE RIVER NEAR CROWELL, TEX.

LOCATION. At toll bridge on Quanah-Crowell highway, 1 mile below mouth of

Devils Creek, 8 miles north of Crowell, Foard County, and 14 miles from

Quanah. .

DRAINAGE ABBA. Not measured.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. January 8 to September 30, 1924. 

GAGE. Chain gage attached to the downstream handrail of bridge; read by

W. H. Roberts. 

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made by wading or from bridge. Measurements

at low stages are poor, owing to poor measuring section. 

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Channel straight for half a mile above and below gage.

Bed of stream composed of sand, clean and shifts. Banks of clay, fairly

clean, and not subject to overflow. Control is bed of stream, which is deep

sand that shifts badly. 

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded, 8.20 feet at 5 p. m.

August 22 (discharge not determined); no flow for numerous periods from

March to September. 

ICE. None reported. 

DIVERSIONS. None. 

REGULATION. None. 

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent. Rating curve fairly well

defined below 1,700 second-feet and extended above. Gage read to hundredths twice daily. Owing to badly shifting channel and infrequency of

measurements, daily discharge not deemed of sufficient accuracy to justify

publication. Monthly records fair.

Discharge measurements of Pease River near Crowell, Tex., during the year ending

September SO, 1924

Date

Feb. 14. .......

Apr. 2... 

Apr. 15- 

Apr. 21. ...... .

Gage 

height

Feet 

3.31

3.23

3.24

3.62

3.49

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

14

9.0 ( )

( )

36( )

16

Date

May 6... .-

TWav 10

May 27-.. 

Gage 

height

Feet 

3.60

i n»

5.08

5.30

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

30 (")

(")

111

1,220

1,190

(")

( )

Date

July 24-. 

Aug 4

Aug. 19.- .

Aug. 29.. -

Sept. 24.. ...

height

Feet 

150

4.80

 3.82

3.75

159

5.24

3.32

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

112(«)

353

0.25

6.0

346

1,610

".25

 No flow. * Estimated.

Monthly discharge of Pease River near Crowell, Tex., for the year ending September

SO, 1924

Month

April... . . ...

JulyDischarge in second-feet

Maximum

15 

9.6 

438 

2,060 

53 

3,160 

9,800 

2,980 

70

Minimum

5.9 

.8 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Mean

9.66 

4.97 

46.8 

99.2 

11.4 

330 

507 

435 

5.79

Run-off 

in inches

460 

286 

2,880 

5,900 

702 

19,600 

31,200 

26,700 

3/5

88,100
EED BTVEE BASIN 107

WASHITA EIVEE HEAR ANADARKO, OELA.

LOCATION. In SW. M sec. 10, T. 7 N., R. 9 W., at highway bridge 5^ miles 

east of Anadarko, McCurtain County.

DRAINAGE AREA. Not measured.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 25 to September 30, 1924.

Records were obtained at a station at Anadarko from October 25, 1902, 

to June 30, 1908. For reference to records and description of station see 

Water-Supply Paper 173, page 95.

GAGE. Chain on upstream handrail of bridge; read by S. J. McLane.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of bridge or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed :>f sand and silt; not permanent. No 

well-defined control.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during period, 13.46 feet at 

6.40 p. m. June 11 (discharge from extension of rating curve, 2,730 secondfeet); minimum stage, 0.29 foot at 7.05 a. m. September 15 (discharge, 

53 second-feet).

REGULATION. Low-water flow regulated by operation of dam at Anadarko.

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

between 100 and 1,000 second-feet. Gage read to hundredths twice daily. 

Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating 

table. Records fair.

The following discharge measurements were made: 

May 24, 1924: Gage height, 4.43 feet; discharge, 648 second-feet. 

May 27, 1924: Gage height, 4.04 feet; discharge, 605 second-feet. 

July 28, 1924: Gage height, 3.06 feet; discharge, 454 second-feet.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Washita River near Anadarko, Okla., for the 

year ending September SO, 1924

Day

1 ..... ... .

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

3 

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

5 ___ . __

6- ... ....

7 

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

9 

10 

11-. . ...

12 -.-, ...

13 

14 

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

May June

487

502

487

532

457

442

457

557

1,500

2,280

2,530

2,510

1,720

850

562

July

502

532

386

316

302

316

330

288

262

288

330

288

275

275

302

Aug.

223

210

249

236

249

330

262

184

154

142

132

184

172

160

1,870

Sept.

197

172

172

249

249

210

197

172

137

127

117

112

102

117

53

Day

16 

17 _ .. 

18. ____ 

10

20 _

21. ___ ......

22 . ___ 

23 

24. _ ........

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31 

May

607

592

607

562

517

487

457

June

502

457

428

414

372

358

344

457

958

592

517

428

358

316

344

July

316

249

262

249

236

249

236

236

236

249

288

622

487

316

249

236

Aug.

2,050

1,670

1,300

607

414

344

 517

386

302

275

249

236

223

210

197

184

Sept.

122

112

117

172

137

137

127

117

117

92

92

117

172

1,090

781

Monthly discharge of Washita River near Anadarko, Okla., for the year ending

September SO, 1924

Month

May 25-31. _____ . _ ..... ..... ..... ____

June. __________________ ________

July........... ___ ............... _ ... _ .....

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

607 

2,530 

622 

2,050 

1,090

Minimum

457 

33,6 

236 

132 

53

Mean

547 

758 

313 

449 

196

Run-off 

in inches

1,080 

45,100 

19,200 

27,600 

11,500

104,000
108 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1924, PAET VII

WASHITA RIVER NEAR BEBWOT, OKLA.

LOCATION. In. W. J^ sec. 16, T. 3 S., R. 3 E., at highway bridge 3 miles northeast of Berwyn, Carter County.

DRAINAGE AREA. Not measured.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March 27 to September 30, 1924.

GAGE. Chain gage on upstream handrail of bridge; read by O. C. Oaks.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of bridge or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of sand, gravel, and rock; fairly permanent. Control is low riffle 1,000 feet below gage.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 10.2 feet on 

April 25 and 27 (discharge, 6,270 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.84 foot 

at 6.10 a. m. on September 21 (discharge, 221 second-feet).

REGULATION. None.

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

below 2,000 second-feet. Gage read to hundredths twice daily. Daily 

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

Records fair.

i

Discharge measurements of Washita River near Berwyn, Okla., during the period

ending September SO, 1924

Date

Mar. 27.. .

Gage 

height

Feet 

4.20

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

1,870

011

Date

July 24.. . ..............

£&

Feet 

1.68

1.30

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

556

377

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Washita River near Berwyn, Okla, for the year 

ending September SO, 1924

Day

I-...-... -...-.....-......,..............

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

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

4 . ____ .. ___ . __ .. ___ . _____ . _ .

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

6 -- .. 

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

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

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

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

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

12--.... . - .................... ..

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

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

15-- . 

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

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

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

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

20-- 

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

99

23 . .- . 

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

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

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

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

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

29 

^). ...........................................

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

Mar.

1,800

2,650

2,860 1 oon

Apr.

1,620

1,500

1,390

1,390

1,500

1,500

1,440

1,390

1,220

1,060

1,110

1,110

1,160

1,160

1,270

1,270

1,110

954

856

902

902

ccft

856

856

5,780

6,100

6,270

5,380

2,370

2,370

May

2,310

2,240

2,180

2,110

2,110

2,050

1,990

1,990

1,930

1,860

1,800

1,740

1,740

1,740

1,680

1,620

1,500

1,390

1,270

3,660

4,240

2,580

1,860

1,390

1,160

1,270

1,270

1,620

2,860

3,440

1,990

June

1,500

1,330

1,220

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,010

1,160

1,440

1,220

1,160

1,560

2,580

2,650

2,310

2,240

2,240

1,860

1,110

954

2,510

2,370

1,010

856

764

718

672

672

764

1,440

July

1,390

1,160

856

718

764

764

764

718

628

628

584

540

540

518

518

496

496

475

475

475

475

475

454

454

430

430

430

430

430

408

430

Aug.

584

628

518

452

408

345

345

345

386

386

386

562

718

452

386

326

309

326

496

1,500

1,680

1,500

1,160

810

672

584

628

562

474

408

386

Sept.

408

474

364

345

364

326

309

292

277

309

326

309

277

277

262

262

262

248

262

234

221

248

292

248

248

248

248

234

234

221

NOTE. Gage not read, Apr. 30 to May 12, July 13-26; discharge interpolated.
BED TffVEK BASIN 109

Monthly discharge of Washita River near Berwyn, Okla., for the year ending

September 80, 1924

Month

March 28-31.----..- . .......... .....................

A^v\......... ...........................................

June. ____________________________

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

2,860 

6,270 

4,240 

2,650 

1,390 

1,680 

474

Minimum

1,800 

856 

1,160 

672 

408 

309 

221

Mean

2,320 

1,890 

2,020 

1,430

592 

604 

288

Kun-off in

' acre-feet

18,400 

112,000 

124,000 

85,100 

36,400 

37,100 

17,100

430,000

MOUNTAIN FORE RIVER NEAR BROKEN BOW, OKLA.

LOCATION. In SE. M sec. 7, T. 6 S., R. 26 W. on highway bridge 7 miles east 

of Broken Bow, McCurtain County. \

DRAINAGE AREA. Not measured.

RECORDS AVAILABLE. March 30 to September 30, 1924.

GAGE. Chain on upstream handrail of bridge; read by J. A. Spencer.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of bridge or by 

wading at riffle half a mile above gage.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of gravel and rock; permanent. Control is at rapids 2J^ miles below gage.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during period, 12.45 feet 

at 6.30 a. m. April 30 (discharge not determined); minimum discharge, 1 

second-foot August 14, 15, and 20.

REGULATION. None.

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

below 2,000 second-feet; extended above. Gage read to hundredths twice 

daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to 

rating table. Records fair for discharges below 2,000 second-feet, poor for 

those above.

The following discharge measurements were made:

March 29, 1924: Gage height, 3.93 feet; discharge, 1,320 second-feet.

September 3, 1924: Gage height, 0.57 foot; discharge, 5.2 second-feet.

63481 28 8
110 STJEFACB WATEE SUPPLY, 1924, PAET VII

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Mountain Fork River near Broken Bow, Okla., 

for the year ending September SO, 19%4

Day

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

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

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

4 __ ............................. ___ .. ..

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

6.. 

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

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

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

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

11-... ...... _ -._-_-_._._...___._______

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

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

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

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

16.. _ . _ _ __.

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

18. . _

19- . ___ .........................

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

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

22. ........ __ .... ...

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

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

25. . . __ .........................

26- . .......

27-. 

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

29 _ ...

30 

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

Mar.

1,540

1 300

Apr.

' 1,090

890

825

890

i non

1,090

890

825

760

668

638

610

555

478

408

386

366

346

308

291

274

244

230

2,920

8,280

4,430

2,740

1,940

7,900

May

3,200

2 200

1,540

1,300

1,090

890

760

638

528

4sn

346

308

291

274

274

308

259

216

178

190

ion

190

825

291

1,780

1,780

2,020

1.860

1,230

890

June

638

430

386

308

244

216

190

166

166

155

825

1,540

1,160

792

503

346

274

230

203

155

144

134

124

115

102

95

85

78

68

69

July

66

59

56

54

51

48

46

44

41

39

36

35

33

31

29

27

26

25

23

21

20

18

17

15

15

12

10

9

8

7

5

Aug.

4

4

3

3

2

2

3

2

2

2

2

2

2

1

1

2

2

2

2

1

2

8

8

6

10

13

12

9

7

4

4

Sept

3

5

5

5

4

3

2

2

2

2

2

13

23

30

27

20

17

20

17

15

15

19

39

35

35

34

33

33

30

21

Monthly discharge of Mountain Fork River near Broken Bow, Okla., for the year 

ending September 30, 19%4

Month

July . . 

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

September _ _____________________

The period ______ . _____ . _ . _ ......

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

8,280 

3,200 

1,540 

66 

13 

39

Minimum

216 

178 

68 

5 

1 

2

Mean

1,420 

854 

331 

29.9 

4.10 

17.0

Run-off in 

acre-feet

84,500 

52, 500 

19,700 

1,840 

252 

1,010

160,000

SULPHUR RIVER NEAR DARDEN, TEX.

LOCATION. At St. Louis Southwestern Railway bridge, half a mile below new 

highway bridge, 1 mile south of Darden, Bowie County, and 2 miles below 

mouth of White Oak Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 2,750 square miles (measured on base map of Texas).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. From October 1, 1923 (gaging station established June 

27, 1924), to September 30, 1924. Records of stage by the United States 

Weather Bureau have been obtained since December 1, 1909.

GAGE. United States Weather Bureau staff gage, attached to the downstream 

side of the center pile bent of the bridge.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made by wading 1,000 feet above gage or from 

bridge.
RED RIVER BASIN 111

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed of stream composed of mud and sunken logs; 

fairly permanent. Channel curved above and straight for a short distance 

below gage. Both banks of earth, subject to overflow at high stages. Lowwater control consists of old piles .and drift immediately below gage; shifts 

during floods. Medium and high-stage control is bed and banks of the 

stream and will probably shift. Above a 22-foot stage, the river overflows 

its banks for 4,000 feet, dividing into two channels 4 or 5 miles above gage; 

at these times the control is indefinite.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 27.8 feet at 

7 a. m. December 18 (discharge, 19,100 second-feet, determined from 

extension of rating curve). Minimum stage, 0.10 foot, August 12-18, 31, 

and September 1-13 (discharge, 0.2 second-foot).

ICE. None reported.

DIVERSIONS. None.

REGULATION. None.

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

from 0 to 9,000 second-feet and extended to cover range of stage and 

extension subject to error. Gage read to tenths once daily. Daily discharge 

determined by applying daily gage heights to rating table, but daily records 

not sufficiently accurate for publication. Monthly records fair.

COOPERATION. Records of stage furnished by the United States Weather Bureau.

The following discharge measurement was made:

June 27, 1924: Gage height, 1.31 feet; discharge, 26 second-feet.

Monthly discharge of Sulphur River near Darden, Tex., for the year ending September SO, 1924

[Drainage area, 2,750 square miles]

Month

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

November. _____________

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

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

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

580 

424 

13,400 

8,560 

7,920 

9,240 

3,580 

5,110 

10,800 

184 

8.0 

769

13,400

Minimum

30 

30 

30 

184 

226 

238 

94 

35 

21 

1.0 

.2 

.2

.2

Mean

181 

110 

6,160 

2,160 

1,410 

3,550 

513 

715 

2,950 

18.2 

1.0 

159

1,500

Per 

square 

mile

0.066 

.040 

2.24 

.785 

.513 

1.29 

.187 

.260 

1.07 

.0066 

.00036 

.058

.545

Run-off

Inches

0.08 

.04 

2.58 

.90 

.55 

1.49 

.21 

.30 

1.20 

.008 

.0004 

.08

7.41

Acre-feet

11,200 

6,550 

379,000 

133,000 

81,200 

218,000 

30,500 

44,000 

176,000 

1,120 

61.7 

9,480

1,090,000
112 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1924,. PART VII

CYPRESS CREEK NEAR JEFFERSON, TEX.

LOCATION. At Farrell Bridge on Jefferson-Harleton highway, 7 miles south of 

Lasseter, 8 miles west of Jefferson, Marion County, 14 miles above mouth 

of Black Cypress Creek, and 17 mile's above mouth of Little Cypress Creek.

DRAINAGE AREA. 848 square miles (measured on base map of Texas).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. July 19 to September 30, 1924.

GAGE. Staff gage in two sections on the right bank, attached to tree and to 

trestle of bridge; read by Leonard Pierson.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from highway bridge or by wading near

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Channel straight for 250 feet above and half a mile 

below gage. Bed of stream composed of firm earth and large gravel. One 

channel at all stages. Left bank does not overflow. Right bank, which is 

covered with grass and trees, is overflowed at a stage of 10 feet for a distance 

of 300 feet. Control is small rapids half a mile below gage; fairly permanent.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during period, 3.18 feet 

at 7 a. m. September 24 (discharge, 88 second-feet); minimum stage, 0.45 

foot at 5 p. m. August 17 (discharge, 0.2 second-foot).

ICE. None of importance.

DIVERSIONS. None.

REGULATION. None.

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

for all stages. Gage read once daily to hundredths, and oftener during 

floods. Daily discharge determined by applying daily gage height to 

rating table. Records good.

The following discharge measurements were made:

July 19, 1924: Gage height, 1.04 feet; discharge, 5.2 second-feet..

September 8, 1924: Gage height, 0.60 foot; discharge, 0.70 second-foot.

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Cypress Creek near Jefferson, Tex., for the year 

ending September 30, 1924

Day

1... ..... .

2 

3. ... ..

4

5_ .... .

6 

7

8 _ 

9 

10 ..

July Aug.

1.2

1.2

1.0

.9

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

Sept.

2.2

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.7

1.3

1.0

.7

.6

.4

Day

11 

12__ 

13. 

14 .......

15. . .

16.........

17 

18.........

19.. ...... .

20.. .......

July

4.5

Aug.

0.4

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.6

.9

.9

Sept.

0.2

.6

.4

2.7

2.4

.9

1.3

2.2

4.0

4.2

Day

21.. .......

22.........

23 

24 .. 

25 

26 

27... ......

28 

29... ......

30

31 

July

3,7

3.3

3.1

2.7

2.6

2.2

2.2

1.9

1.5

1.3

1.3

Aug.

0.9

5.0

8.0

6.4

5.5

8.0

7.4

5.8

1.4

.3

2.8

Sept.

6.7

8.0

7.4

88

48

19

18

13

11

12
EED EIVEK BASIN 113

Monthly discharge of Cypress Creek near Jefferson, Tex,, for the year ending September SO, 1924

[Drainage area, 848 square miles] 

Month

July 19-31.. _ ... _ ...

August .......................

September _______________

The period ___________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

5.3 

8.0

88

Minimum

1.3 

.2 

.2

.

Mean

2.74 

2.05 

8.79

Per 

square 

mile

0.003 

.002 

.OH)

Run-off

Inches

a 002

.003 

.01

Acre-feet

70.6 

126 

523

720

OUACHITA RIVER NEAR HOT SPRINGS, ARK.

LOCATION. In SW. M sec. 29, T. 3 S., R. 19 W., at Smith Ferry highway bridge, 

half a mile below Fourche a Loup Creek, 1 mile above Hot Springs Creek, 

3% miles below Little Mazarn Creek, and 5 miles south of Hot Springs, 

Garland County.

DRAINAGE AREA. 1,420 square miles (measured on base map of Arkansas).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. June 27, 1922, to September 30, 1924.

GAGE. Chain gage on downstream side of bridge; read by J. E. Woodward.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from downstream side of bridge or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of gravel and rock; practically permanent. Channel is obstructed by outcropping rock dikes on which small 

trees grow. Control is a series of rock dikes 400, 1,000, and 1,500 feet below 

 gage; the upper dike forms the low-water control, and lower dike the highwater control; practically permanent.

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during year, 18.08 feet 

at 5 p. m. December 13 (dischaage, 23,400 second-feet); minimum stage, 

5.IS feet at 6.50 a. m. August 11 (discharge, 58 second-feet).

1922-1924: Maximum stage determined by levels to floodmarks 43.9 

feet May 15, 1923 (discharge determined by extending rating curve for 

main channel and computing overflow by Kutter's formula, 143,000 secondfeet, revised); minimum stage, 5.18 feet August 11, 1924; minimum discharge, 42 second-feet September 9-16, 18-19, and 30, 1922.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation changed during 1923, permanent during 

1924. Rating curve fairly well defined below 60,000 second-feet. Gage 

read to hundredths twice daily. Daily discharge ascertained by applying 

mean daily gage height to rating table. Records for 1923 fair except for 

extreme stages, which may be considerably in error; for 1924 records good.

The following discharge measurements were made: 

November 27, 1923: Gage height, 6.39 feet; discharge, 547 second-feet. 

April 2, 1924: Gage height, 7.38 feet; discharge, 1,310 second-feet. 

July 24, 1924: Gage height, 5.32 feet; discharge, 78 second-feet.
114 STJEFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1924, PART VH

Daily discharge, in second-jeet, of Ouachita River near Hot Springs, Ark., for the 

years ending September SO, 1928 and 1924

Day

1922-23 

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 ...........

1923-24 

1 _____

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

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

4 .........

5....... _ ..

6... . _ ....

7 __ ... _ ....

8 __ .. _ ....

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

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

11 .........

12....... _ ..

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

14 __ .....

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

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

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

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

19 __ ... _

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

21 ____ .......

22. ____ ......

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

24,. ............

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

26. ___ .... _ .

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

28. _____ . ...

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

30. ___ ......

31 .........

Oct.

54

RA

54

54

54

54

105

8595"

195

203

137

125

163

125

82

95

93

82

71

95

71

69

89

78

78

74

78

74

78

78

320

291

263

246

237

277

228

208

192

166

1 1\&

152

166

192

204

192

174

166

159

156

152

146

146

146

146

146

14fi

200

1,010

Nov.

78

130

82

72

71

69

59

KA

61

69

75

101

275

412

765

1,140

1,090

765

399

718

500

622

386

336

290

250

203

163

133

163

1,170

1,090

930

1,720

3,780

2,030

1,440

1,170

930 77<;

700

555

490

459

428

400

OfiO

341

310

9Q1

272

272

282

296

301

400

555

700

1,010

1,170

Dec.

163

163

171

195

290

392

440

568

860

675

675

622

585

517

425

360

348

260

241

260

212

203

171

171

167

163

373

860

1,050

. 765

2,470

1,350

1,440

1,530

2,250

2,690

2,140

1,530

1,440

5,190

10,700

9,800

U onn

23,400

17,800

7,630

4,580

3,270

2,580

2,250

2,030

2,360

5,830

12,300

6,520

4,170

3,030

9 Sfifl

2,140

1,920

1,620

i 44n

Jan.

2,800

2,140

1,340

998

955

860

675

517

412

348

312

342

290

306

290

373

386

348

440

399

9,800

11,400

5,030

3,390

2.910

2,910

2,910

5,670

6,700

34,000

18,000

1,260

1,170

1,010

930

850

775

700

662

625

590

590

7flA

775

700

775

2,580

9 01 n

2,580

2,140

1,820

1,530

1,350

1,170

1,820

3,650

3,910

2,910

2,470

2,470

2,360

9 idn

Feb.

22,500

21,900

45,600

20,300

7,440

6,520

4,170

2,030

2,690

3,390

4,580

3,030

3,150

2,360

2,580

2,140

1,920

2,470

955

1,280

1,190

998

955

808

902

23,700

12,600

7,440

1,820

1,620

1,440

1,440

1,260

1,090

1,010

Q30

850

775

812

890

890

890

890

890

970

1,010

1,440

2,140

1,920

1,820

1,720

1,530

1,440

1,260

1,170

1,010

Mar.-

4,580

3,390

3,030

2,360

2,690

21,200

24,400

14,800

5,190

3,390

3,030

2,920

2,860

2,580

4,730

27,700

18,000

5,670

4,300

3,150

2,800

2,030

2,140

1,820

1,620

1,280

998

902

902

955

860

970

850

812 *775

738

700

625

625

700

738

662

fifiO

700

890

1,720

2,250

2,800

3,030

2,800

4,440

6,170

4,880

3,910

3,150

2,580

2,140

1,920

1,620

2,250

2,140

1,820

Apr.

622

765

3,150

6,880

9,110

2,580

2,140

3,520

3,150

2,140

2,250

2,470

2,690

2,360

2,140

1,920

1,520

1,430

1,280

1,090

1,050

1,340

2,690

4,580

8,030

6,520

5,030

8,450

8,890

4,580

1,530

1,260

1,170

1,440

1,350

1,350

1,170

1,090

1,090

1,920

1,920

1,720

1,440

1,170

1,090

970

890

775

700

625

590

522

490

459

459

662

2,690

3,150

2,580

18,000

May

4,170

3,780

3,030

2,140

1,820

1,920

1,720

1,430

1,190

998

500

360

622

6,520

125,000

37,000

8,890

8,030

7,630

6,000

2,690

2,690

3,520

8,450

7,250

9,340

5,510

3,390

2,580

2,180

1,720

12,800

4,580

2,910

2,250

1,720

1,440

1,170

1,010

850

738

625

555

522

490

459

428

400

372

330

301

282

263

254

625

428

555

1,440

1,440

1,440

970

738

June

1,520

2,470

2,250

3,780

4,040

14,800

15,600

4,170

2,360

8,240

12,600

9,260

5,920

2,580

2,140

1,920

1,520

1,340

1,160

858

695

- 618

510

475

440

440

377

343

310

251

625

522

459

400

351

310

286

268

254

263

400

1,260

930

590

428

336

277

246

212

188

196

216

212

181

146

130

118

106

286

459

July

655

200

187

182

178

151

122

116

105

101

101

105

139

187

214

232

285

354

408

408

366

343

320

280

232

205

178

139

162

320

275

555

246

170

140

124

116

114

111

106

111

174

I4fi

133

133

181

149

127

116

106

106

106

104

96

90

121

101

98

84

76

76

78

Aug.

545

900

858

775

695

695

545

205

114

261

218

155

116

105

101

59

98

300

300

223

119

74

56

62

56

76

66

59

58

54

49

SO

82

70

65

62

60

152

73

62

59

62

121

88

68

RS

86

181

127

106

101

92

SO

78

111

121

106

88

76

73

71

68

Sept.

44

48

46

44

858

695

735

655

408

270

162

178

326

174

133

127

985

1,340

2,910

2,580

6,880

2,800

1,620

1,170

890

738

590

490

372

362

66

890

428

282

216

192

184

146

116

101

92

96

98

101

101

96

101

127

166

351

372

212

152

133

121

116

111

625

372

315

NOTE. Becords for the year ending Sept. 30,1923, supersede those published in Water-Supply Paper 

567, because of revision of rating curve.
BED RIVEE BASIN 115

Monthly discharge of Ouachtta River near Hot Springs, Ark., for the years ending 

September SO, 192S and 1924

[Drainage area, 1,420 square miles]

Month

1922-23

November ..

December __________________

January

February

March.. . .'.. ________________

April.

July . .

September

The year _______________

1923-24 

October- ____________________

November .. ________________ D«y"ftfnJx"T

January _ . .

March . .

April _______ .

June .

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

September

The year

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

203 

1,140 

2,470 

34,000 

45,600 

27,700 

9,110 

125,000' 

15,600 

655 

900 

6,880

125,000

1,010 

3,780 

23,400 

3,910 

2,250 

6,170 

18,000 

12,800 

1,260 

555 

181 

890

23,400

Minimum

54 

54 

163 

290 

808 

860 

622 

360 

251 

101 

49 

44

44

146 

272 

1,360 

590 

775 

625 

459 

254 

106 

76 

59 

66

59

Mean

91.7 

318 

478 

3,780 

7,490 

5,690 

3,480 

8,780 

3,430 

234 

258 

953

2,890

218 

821 

5,140 

1,610 

1,280 

1,940 

1,810 

1,370 

355 

135 

88.3 

216

1,260

Per 

square 

mile

0.065 

.224 

.337 

2.66 

5.27 

4.01 

2.45 

6.18 

2.42 

.165 

.182 

.671

2.04

0.164 

.578 

3.62 

1.13 

.901 

1.37 

1.27 

.965 

.250 

.095 

.062 

.152

.887

Run-off 

in inches

0.07 

.25 

.39 

3.07 

5.49 

4.62 

2.73 

7.12 

2.70 

.19 

.21 

.75

27.59

0.18 

.64 

4.17 

1.30 

.97 

1.68 

1.42 

1.11 

.28 

.11 

.07 

.17

12.00

NOTE. Records for year ending Sept. 30,1923, supersede those published in Water-Supply Paper 667. 

OUACHITA EIVER NEAE MAIVEBN, ABE.

LOCATION. In NW. % sec. 16, T. 4 S., R. 17 W., at Rockport highway bridge, 

\% miles northwest of Malvern, JEot Springs County.

DRAINAGE ABE A. 1,570 square miles (measured on base map of Arkansas).

RECOBDS AVAILABLE. March 3, 1903, to April 30, 1905, and June 29, 1922, to 

September 30, 1924, when station was discontinued.

GAGE. Chain gage on upstream side of bridge; read by Whit Halton.

1903-1905: Vertical staff gage fastened to web between cylinders of bridge 

pier; datum 2.0 feet above present gage.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from bridge or by wading.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Bed composed of coarse gravel and outcropping dikes; 

practically permanent. Small trees grow on the rocks projecting above 

low water. Control is a rock outcrop and the remains of an old timber 

crib and rock filled dam, 100 feet below gage. Trees and brush grow at 

control, and may cause backwater by catching drift; otherwise the control 

is practically permanent.
116 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1924, PART VII

EXTREMES OP DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during periods of 1924 

record, 13.14 feet during afternoon December 15 (discharge, 13,400 secondfeet); minimum stage, 1.50 feet August 15-16 (discharge, 98 second-feet).

1922-1924: Maximum stage determined from levels to floodmarks,' 30.3 

feet May 15, 1923 (discharge determined from extension of rating curve, 

89,000 second-feet revised); minimum stage recorded during periods of 

record, 1.28 feet October 1 and 3, 1922 (discharge, 61 second-feet).

1903-1905: Maximum stage recorded, 20 feet March 11, 1903 (discharge, 

36,900 second-feet); minimum stage recorded, 0 foot December 18-20, 1904 

(discharge, 40 second-feet).

ICE. Stage-discharge relation not affected by ice.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation changed during 1923 and 1924. Rating 

curves fairly well defined between 3,000 and 14,000 second-feet and poorly 

defined between 100 and 3,000 second-feet. Gage read to hundredths 

twice daily during intermittent periods only; readings rather unreliable. 

Daily discharge ascertained by applying mean daily gage height to rating 

table except as described in footnote to table of daily discharge. Records 

poor.

Discharge measurements of Ouachita River near Malvern, Ark., during the year 

ending September SO, 1924

Date

Nov. 26. 

Apr. 1. J_- -

Gage 

height

Feet 

2.58

5.16

Discharge

Sec.-Jt. 

444

2,080

Date Gage 

height

Feet 

4.38

4.68

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

1,500

1,650

Date

July 22..- 

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.87

Discharge

Sec.-Jt. 

153

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Ouachita River near Malvern, Ark., for the years 

ending September 30, 1923 and 1924

Day

1922-23 

1 .... ..... -

2- .- 

4 ........ 

5 ...~ 

6- _ -

7 _ .... .

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

10 

ii- _ ... .. .: :

1 o

13 

14- ___ ......

16 ....... 

16 ___ .....

17 

18 __ .....

id

20 

91

22 . _ 

23 

nA

25 _ 

26 

27 ___ _ .

28- ___ ... ...

29 

30- _ .........

31 ...

Oct.

63

63

63

63

63

77

158

126

i26

240

306

228

186

150

142

142

134

134

134

126

112

104

irwt

98

98

98

95

Q9

92

92

92

Nov.

92

98

92

92

98

92

98

98

92

92

98

694

1,390

458

420

945

945

790

670

730

790

565

478

420

338

322

287

252

228

217

Dec.

217

217

*>17

262

306

478

478

478

615

9>in

228

228

240

1 <>Qr\

1,130

760

2.290

Jan.

3,460

2,650

1

QAf\

1,750

1,410

1,070

730

615

565

499

438

402

386

370

370

354

438

565

Ron

478

4. 70n

16,500

Q JCA

5,570

5,030

3,460

3,370

R OQfl

6,830

30,200

28.300

Feb.

13,000 in ctnn

AO f\nn

30,600

8,830

5,570

4,250

4,690

6,130

5,570

6,010

4,450

3,850

3,550

3,190

2,740

2,110

1,750

1,570

1,210

980

910

850

820

820

32,300

9Q 4W

in ortn

Mar.

6,010

4,450

3,370

2,920

2,830

22,900

30,200

13,200

5,850

4,790

3,950

3,650

3,370

3,010

3,100

25,800

22,200

8,270

6,170

4,350

3,460

2,830

2,740

O AOA

1,750

1,300

1,130

osn

910

850

850

Apr.

1,210

760

2,650

8,270

5,570

4,790

3,750

3,010

2,920

1,210

1,300

1,390

1,210

May

6,170

4,550

4,050

3,100

2,560

2,020

1,750

1,670

1,390

1,210

910

910

850

3,550

14,000

15,900

7,190

4,350

3,190

2,650

2,110

June

1,480

910

2,830

2,650

2,740

20,200

26,500

18,900

9,400

6,290

19,500

10,200

4,350

3,650

2,650

1,570

1,390

1,210

980

730

615

499

438

402

420

438

402

352

274

246

July

220

196

174

163

152

134

134

134

126

126

145

126

126

118

126

134

642

760

642

402

320

220

185

145

145

163

145

126

134

144

154

Aug.

i

Sept.

79

86

102

102

126

790

670

478

420

274

196

163

152

196

170

145

118

219

320

3,190

7,370

6,020

4,670

3,370

2,360

1,330

690

616

448

408
BED BIVEB BASIN 117

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Quaehita River near Malvern, Ark., for the years 

ending September SO, 1923 and 1924 Continued

Day

1923-24

2 ___ 

3...... ...

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

5 _ . _ ..

6 .........

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

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.

314 in9

268

970

258

238

228

248

268

268

504

484

408

329

290

268

258

oca

248

248

248

248

9,48

258

248

Nov.

1 (¥¥1

940

4,910

3,750

3,460

2

<VTA

2,490

1,620

1,060

593

«»7ft

504

484

497

524

593

824

1,060

Dec.

1,340

1,700

1,930

2,410

3,130

2 .1 Oft

1,850

1,410

7,190

6,650

8,640

12,400

Jan.

1,200

1,410

2 V7(\

A. 1*0

3,850

3 9dn

2,810

2,410

Feb.

S'M

040

1,060

1,060

1,200

1

«MA

1 OAfl

1,410

1,270

1,130

1,930

2,010

1,770

1,620

1,270

Mar.

940

cun

880

824

770

716

666

tun

04n

4,790

3

O1A

2

7QA

2,090

2 ' 970

Apr.

2,410

0 AQA

1,930

1,770

194

504

cfM

484

524

824

1,620

May

1,340

i *Mfl

Qdfi

716

716

427

374

344 9on

268

268

<>47

June

359

144

302

July

217

176

176

166

166

158

158

158

166

158

150

150

142

142

142

142

Aug.

142

134

142

134

126

126

126

119

112

112

104

98

98

98

542

240

166

134

134

126

112

112

104

112

112

119

126

126

134

Sept.

196

980

499

438

278

186

176

166

158

1E4

150

150

142

126

126

134

134

196

186

176

550

700

322

206

176

176

176

160

910

438

NOTE. Records for year ending Sept. 30, 1923, supersede those published in Water-Supply Paper 567, 

because of revision of rating curve above gage height of 12 feet. Gage-height record incomplete for both 

1923 and 1924. Gage not read Oct. 14 and 27-28,1923, and Sept. 10,19,21, and 28,1924; discharge estimated 

from discharge of Ouachita River near Hot Springs.

Monthly discharge of Ouachita River near Malvern, Ark., for the years ending 

September SO, 1928 and 1924

[Drainage ares, 1,570 square mites]

Month

1922-23

January ______________________

February __ . __________________

March _ .. _____________________

June..... __ . __________________

July. 

September _ .. __________________

1923-24

July 6-21... _ 

August 3-31..... _ . _____ . ________

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

306 

1,390 

30,200 

43,000 

30,200 

26,500 

760 

7,370

504 

12,400 

217 

542 

980

Minimum

63 

92 

354 

820 

850 

246 

118 

79

i 228 

1,340 

142 

98 

126

Mean

123 

399 

4,410 

8,530 

6,430 

4,700 

215 

1,180

289 

4,260 

160 

140 

286

Per 

square mile

0.078 

.254 

2.81 

5.43 

4.10 

2.99 

.137 

.752

.184 

2.71 

.102 

.089 

.182

Run-off^ 

in inches

0.09 

.28 

3.24 

5.65 

4.73 

3.34 

.16 

.84

.17 

1.21 

.06 

.10 

.20

NOTE. Records for year ending Sept. 30,1923, supersede those published in Water-Supply Paper 567.
118 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1924, PART VII

MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA

BAYOU COCODRIE NEAR MEEKEE, LA.

LOCATION. On north and south line between sees. 4 and 5, T. 1 S., R. 1 E., at 

Meeker-Meridian highway bridge, three-eighths of a mile east of Rock 

Island Railroad crossing, three-fourths of a mile below Lake Cocodrie, 4 

miles southwest of Meeker, Rapides Parish, 20 miles above mouth of Bayou 

Chicot, and 26 miles southeast of Alexandria.

DRAINAGE AREA. 278 square miles (measured on post-route map and project 

map of Louisiana Gravity Canal Co., scale, 1: 3&0,000).

RECORDS AVAILABLE. May 12, 1922, to September 30, 1924.

GAGE. Vertical staff attached to downstream pile bent of bridge; read by 

Hart Johnson.

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS. Made from bridge at gage.

CHANNEL AND CONTROL. Channel curved at station and general course is very 

crooked. Bed composed of leaves, twigs, sinkers, and mud, and subject 

to shift. Right bank composed of clay, wooded, and not subject to overflow. Left bank of clay, wooded, and subject to overflow above a stage of 

about 12.5 feet. Control not known.

EXTREMES OF DISCHARGE. Maximum stage recorded during the year, 13.65 

feet at 6 p. m. December 24 (discharge, 1,520 second-feet); minimum stage, 

0.50 foot September 28-30 (discharge, 58 second-feet).

1922-1924: Maximum stage recorded, 14.7 feet at 6 a. m. April 14, 1923 

(discharge, 1,790 second-feet); negative flow November 13-15, 1922.

ICE. None during year.

DIVERSIONS. None.

REGULATION. Flow regulated by swampy areas and Lake Cocodrie about 

three-fourths of a mile above station.

ACCURACY. Stage-discharge relation not permanent. Rating curve we1 ! defined 

for all stages above 100 second-feet. Curve below this discharge extended 

and subject to error. Gage read to nearest half-tenth twice daily. Mean 

daily discharge determined by shifting-control method and for several 

periods lack of measurements made determination poor. Records poor.

 Discharge measurements of Bayou Cocodrie near Meeker, La., during the year

ending September SO, 1924

i Date

Oct. 30. ....

Dec. 28.. ......

Gage 

height

Feet 

1.70

12.95

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

149

1,380

Date

Feb. !._.... .

Mar. 18.... _ .

Gage 

height

Feet 

10.70

9.00

Discharge

Sec.jt. 

766

568

Date Gage 

height

Feet 

5.45

Discharge

Sec.-ft. 

397
MISSISSIPPI BIVEE DELTA 119

Daily discharge, in second-feet, of Bayou Cocodrie near Meeker, La., for the year

ending September 80, 1921+

Day

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

165

160

160

160

160

160

160

160

155

150

150

146

146

142

142

165

180

199

220

220

213

206

199

186

175

170

160

155

150

150

146

Nov.

142

165

340

410

>U4

596

596

570

557

519

495

471

447

423

412

390

370

340

320

283

266

242

206

192

175

175

180

186

274

330

Dec.

Af\\

447

447

469

483

495

507

483

471

471

483

483

519

557

596

596

583

583

570

570

648

1,000

1 430

1,500

1,500

1,460

1,410

1,380

1,340

1,290

1,240

Jan.

i ion

1,210

1,270

1,290

1,270

1,220

i ion

1 14H

1,110

1,080

1,060

1,050

1,020

970

Qfifi

1,030

i nfifl

1,050

1,030

985

970

926

QQQ

926

926

940

926

884

856

828

800

Feb.

779

744.

688

674

648

622

ATkQ

596

570

544

KAA

KAA

519

495

471

471

471

469

471

471

447

447

435

423

507

583

622

622

Mar.

622

596

570

544

557

570

557

544

609

648

661

648

648

648

622

596

583

570

544

557

583

570

557

544

531

519

507

495

483

471

469

Apr.

447

423

412

401

380

370

360

350

340

360

380

390

390

390

380

<$7fl

360

360

350

330

320

258

283

292

301

301

320

340

360

380

May

401

390

380

360

350

330

310

283

258

234

220

192

170

160

155

- 150

146

142

135

129

126

126

123

123

120

120

120

123

120

123

129

June

142

165

180

192

192

175

165

142

129

123

117

111

109

107

105

101

99

99

97

99

103

109

111

109

107

103

103

101

99

97

July

95

95

93

93

91

91

89

89

87

89

87

87

87

87

87

85

85

87

85

83

83

83

79

79

79

79

79

79

77

77

77

Aug.

77

77

75

75

75

75

73

73

71

71

71

71

71

71

71

69

69

69

69

69

71

73

71

71

71

69

67

67

67

65

65

Sept.

65

65

65

65

63

63

63

62

62

62

62

62

62

62

61

60

60

60

59

59

59

59

59

59

59

59

58

58

58

Monthly discharge of Bayou Cocodrie near Meeker, La., for the year ending

September SO, 1924.

[Drainage area, 278 square mile£] .

Month

March. ...... . ._ 

April.... 

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

September- ....

The year. . . .....

Discharge in second-feet

Maximum

220 

596 

1,500 

1,290 

772 

661 

447 

401 

192 

95 

77 

65

1,500

Minimum

142 

142 

401 

800 

423 

469 

258 

120 

97 

77 

65 

58

58

Mean

168 

354 

787 

1,030 

558 

568 

357 

201 

123 

85.3 

70.9 

61.1

365

Per 

square 

mile

0.604 

1.27 

2.83 

3.71 

2.01 

2.04 

1.28 

.723 

.442 

.307 

.255 

.220

1.31

Run-off

Inches

0.70 

1.42 

3.27 

4.29 

2.17 

2.36 

1.43 

.84 

.49 

.35 

.29 

.25

17.86

Acre-feet

10,300 

21,000 

48,400 

63,600 

32,100 

35,000 

21,200 

12,400 

7,320 

5,240 

4,360 

3,630

265,000
120 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1924, PART VII

MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

- Discharge measurements of streams in the lower Mississippi River 

Basin at points other than regular gaging stations are listed in the 

following table:

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in lower Mississippi River drainage basin 

during the year ending September SO, 1924

Date

Sept. 26

oo

Nov. 25

24

Nov. 23

23

22

23

6

Oct. 2

2

June 22

22

Oct. 3

June 22

23

Oct. 11

13

Stream

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

Obion River... ........

Deer River.

Deer River. 

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

Double Spring.. .......

Welch Spring..........

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

Cave Spring.. .........

Pulltight Spring. ......

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

Round Spring. .........

Blue Spring ............

Buffalo Spring .........

Tributary to 

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

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

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

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

North fork of White

River.

 do.--. 

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

 do.--.. 

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

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

 do-- 

 do.-.. ....

of Red River.

Locality

1 mile southeast of Steel ville, Mo..

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

Lanes Ferry Bridge near Newbern, Term.

12 miles west of Pottersville, Mo. .

3 miles southeast of Cedar Orove,

Mo. 

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

12 miles northwest of Eminence,

Mo.

Mo. 

.... .do.... 1 .... ... 

9 miles northwest of Eminence,

Mo. 

12 miles east of Eminence, Mo .....

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

Old Frying Pan ranch headquarDischarge

Sec.-ft. 

5.5

5.1

9.4

609

297

750

306

553

163

63

115

331

72

31

141

156

84

214

2.3

1.2

.1

.4
INDEX

A Page

Accuracy of data and results, degrees of._. 4-5

Acre-foot, definition of____________ 2

Alton, Mo., Turner Mill Spring near____ 120

AmarUlo, Tex., Canadian River near.___. 97-99.

Amazon Canal near Eartland, Karts__ _ 77

Anadarko, Okla., Washita River near___ 107

Appropriations, record of. -J.. _.. 1

Arkansas Light & Power Co., cooperation by. 10

Arkansas River at Arkansas City, Kans__ 66-68

at Canon City, Colo____________ 56-57

at Garden City, Kans-- _ ... 62-63

at Granite, Colo....__....__.___ 5S-65

at Holly, Colo.....____.___.__ 59-60

at Larned, Kans .. ..-_.. ___. 63-66 

at Pueblo, Colo ..__.....--____ 58-59

atSalida, Colo......................... 55-66

at Syracuse, Kans____________ 60-62 

East Fork of, near Leadville, Colo.__ 52-53 

near Wichita, Kans_...___......._ 65-66

Arkansas River Basin, Colo.-Kans.-Tex.,

gaging-station records in____ 52-100

Bardley, Mo., Eleven Point River near__ 48-60 

Bayou Cocodrie near Meeker, La ___ 118-119 

Bear Creek near Colorado Springs, Colo.._ 76 

Beaver, Ark., White River at.______.. 81-32 

Beckman, E. C., and assistants, work of__ 10 

Berwyn, Okla., Washita River near___ 108-109 

Big Eatchie River at Hatchie, Term. ___ 120 

Big River at Byrnesville, Mo._....____ 19-21

Big Spring near Van Buren, Mo.______ 47-48 

Black River at Leeper, Mo________ _ 87-40 

Blue Spring near Eminence, Mo.______ 120 

Boehmer Creek near Pikes Peak, Colo_._ 70-71 

Bourbense River at Union, Mo_______ 17-19 

Broken Bow, Okla., Mountain Fork River

near........................... 109-110

Buffalo Spring near Perico, Tex.______ 120 

Burkburnett, Tex., Red River near. ... 103-104 

Bushland, Tex., Tacovas Spring near.._... 120 

Byrnesville, Mo., Big River at.._ __. 19-21

Cabin Creek near Halfway, Colo______ 74-75

Canadian River near Amarillo, Tex..___ 97-99

near Canadian, Tex......___. .:.. 99-100

Canon City, Colo., Arkansas River at._.. 66-57

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Canyon, Tex., Prairie Dog Town Fork of Red

River near..........__._ __. 100-101

Castor River at Zalma, Mo_________ 22-23 

Cave Spring near Eminence, Mo... 120 

Cedar Grove, Mo., Welch Spring near. _ 120 

Colorado Springs, Colo., Bear Creek near.... 76

Computations, results of, accuracy of. .. 4-6 

Control, definition of.__ ..._ .. 2 

Cooper, Hugh L., & Co., cooperation by. 10 

Cooperation, record of__-...-.--. ...... 10

Cottonwood River at Elmdale, Kans. 92-93

Crowell, Tex., Pease River near._ ... 106

Current River at Doniphan, Mo. _____ 43-45

at Van Buren, Mo. . .... 41-43

near Eminence, Mo_......... 40-41

Cypress Creek near Jefferson, Tex- .. 112-113

D

Darden, Tex., Sulphur River near.. ... 110-111

Data, accuracy of ... 4-5

explanation of. __ 3-4

Denison, Tex., Red River near...... 104-105

Doniphan, Mo., Current River at_____ 43-45 

Double Spring near Pottersville, Mo...__ 120 

Dyersburg, Tenn., North Fork of Forked

Deer Riverat...---.- . . 120

E

Eleven Point River near Bardley, Mo _ 48-50 

Ellsworth, C. E., and assistants, work of.... 10

Elmdale, Kans., Cottonwood River at....... 92-«3

Eminence, Mo., Cave Spring near... . 120 

Current River near.__.__ 40-41 

Jacks Fork at . . ........ 45-46

Pulltight Spring near.. ............... 120

Round Spring near 120 

Estelltoe, Tex., Prairie .Dog Town Fork of

Red River near.... _ . 120

Salt Hole at. .. _ 120

Eureka, Mo., Meramee River near.. ..... 14-16

Evans Spring at Steelville, Mo___.__... 120

F

Farmers ditch near Garden City, Kans. 80-«1 

Follansbee, Robert, and assistants, work of.. 10 

Forked Deer River, North Fork of, at Dyersburg, Term____________ 120 

South Fork of, at Jackson, Tenn 120

121
122 UTOEX

G Page

Galena, Mo., James River at..._...___. 32-34

Garden City Canal near Garden City, Kans_. 82

Garden City, Kans., Arkansas River at__ 62-63

Farmers ditch near_____.-._____ 80-81

Garden City Canal near__._____ 82

Gore, Okla., Elinois River near...______ 96-97

Granite, Colo., Arkansas River at______ 53-55

Great Eastern Canal near Hartland, Kans_ 79-80

Greer Spring at Greer, Mo...________ 50-52

Halfway, Colo., Cabin Creek near_____ 74-75 

Lion Creek near__........_______ 72-73

Sheep Creek near __. ________ 73 

South Kuxton Creek at_______-.... 74

Hartland, Kans., Amazon Canal near...__ 77 

Great Eastern Canal near..._____ 79-80 

South Side ditch near.........._...... 78-79

Hatchie, Tenn., Big Hatchie River at___. 120 

Headwater Diversion Channel Basin, Mo.,

gaging-station records in____ 22-24 

Holly, Colo., Arkansas River at__.___ 59-60 

Hot Springs, Ark., Ouachita River near_ 113-115

Illinois River near Gore, Okla________ 96-97 

Independence, Kans., Verdigris River at.... 86-87 

lola, Kans., Neosho River near________ 87-89

Jacks Fork at Eminence, Mo_________ 45-46 

Jackson, Tenn., South Fork of Forked Deer

River at_____.. _______ 120 

James River at Galena, Mo...______.. 32-34 

Jefferson, Tex., Cypress Creek near....... 112-113

Joplin, Mo., Shoal Creek near________ 95-96

K

Kansas, cooperation by..__......__:.._ 10

Kansas Gas & Electric Co., cooperation by.. 10 

Kinnison, H. B., and assistants, work of__ 10 

Kirk, Mo., Little River ditch No. 1 at....... 26-28

Little River ditch No. 66 at .. -.' 29-31 

Little River ditch No. 81 at.... ....... 28-29

Larned, Kans., Arkansas River at_____. 63-65 

Pawnee River near................._.. 82-83

Leadville, Colo., East Fork of Arkansas River

near_________________ 52-53 

Tennessee Fork near....._______ 68-69

Leeper, Mo., Black River at------____ 37-40

Lion Creek near Halfway, Colo------__. 72-73

Little Arkansas River at Valley Center, Kans 83-84 

Little Beaver Creek near Pikes Peak, Colo.. 71 

Little River ditch No. 1 at Kirk, Mo.__.. 26-28 

Little River ditch No. 66 at Kirk, Mo....... 29-31

Little River ditch No. 81 at Kirk, Mo..___._ 28-29

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Little River Drainage District, cooperation

by -- ... . .......... 10

Louisiana Gravity Canal Co., cooperation by. 10

M

Malvern, Ark., Ouachita River near...... 115-117

Manitou, Colo., Sutherland Creek near..... 75-76

Meeker, La., Bayou Cocodrienear....__ 118-119

Meramec River near Eureka, Mo... 14-16 

near Steelville, Mo..__ ....... 11-12

near Sullivan, Mo_........ . ..... 13-14

Meramec River Basin, Mo., gaging-station

records in...-.______....... 11-21

Meramec Spring near St. James, Mo.... 16-17

Mississippi River Delta, La., gaging-station

record in...................... 118-119

Missouri, cooperation by.. .. 10 

Montauk Spring at Montauk, Mo ..... 120

Mountain Fork River near Broken Bow,

Okla---.... .- .. 109-110

N

Neosho River near lola, Kans _ _... 87-89 

near Parsons, Kans..___ . 89-90 

near Wagoner, Okla_._.............. 90-92

Newbern, Tenn., Obion River near __.. 120

O

Obion River near Newbern, Tenn 120 

Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co., cooperation

by. - _.-. -P - 10

Ouachita River near Hot Springs, Ark . 113-115

near Malvern, Ark..-..__.... _. 115-117

Ozark Power & Water Co., cooperation by. 10

Parsons, Kans., Neosho River near....- 89-90

Patterson, Mo., St. Francis River near...... 25-26

Pawnee River near Larned, Kans.-...__.. 82-83

Pease River near Crowell, Tex.---_____ 106

Perico, Tex., Buffalo Spring near . 120

Pikes Peak, Colo., Boehmer Creek near.. 70-71

Little Beaver Creek near..__ 71

Sackett Creek near.._____.. 72

Pottersville, Mo., Double Spring near.. 120

Publications, information concerning.. 5-9

obtaining or consulting .. 6-7

on stream flow, list of------- 7

Pueblo, Colo., Arkansas River at______ 58-59 

Pulltight Spring near Eminence, Mo.. 120

R

Red River near Burkburnett, Tex. .... 103-104

nearDenison, Tex..-__--__--....-. 104-105

Prairie Dog Town Fork of, near Canyon,

Tex..--......___.___._ 100-101

near Estelline, Tex..____.... 102

Red River Basin, Tex.-Okla.-Ark.-La.,

gaging-station records in 100-117
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Eeelfoot Lake outlet at TiptonvUle, Tenn... 120 

Bound Spring near Eminence, Mo..___- 120 

Run-off in inches, definition of... _____ 2

Sackett Creek near Pikes Peak, Colo_ ___ 72 

St. Francis River near Patterson, Mo ___ 25-26 

St. Francis River Basin, Mo., gaging-station

records in.....__________ 25-31

St. James, Mo., Meramec Spring near.___ 16-17 

Salida, Colo., Arkansas River at. ______ 55-56 

Salt Hole at Estelline, Tex................... 120

Second-feet, definition of._..._______ 2 

Second-feet per square mile, definition of_.. 2 

Sheep Creek near Halfway, Colo...____ 73 

Shoal Creek near Joplin, Mo . ______ 95-96 

South Ruxton Creek at Halfway, Colo ___ 74 

South Side ditch near Hartland, Kans...._ 78-79

Spring River near Waco, Mo___ ..____ 94-95 

Stage-discharge relation, definition of ____ 2 

Steelville, Mo., Evans Spring at.......___ 120

Meramec River near....________ 11-12

Sullivan, Mo., Meramec River near..___ 13-14 

Sulphur River near Darden, Tex. _____ 110-111 

Sutherland Creek near Manitou, Colo. ___ 75-76

T

Tacovas Spring near Bushland, Tex _____ 120 

Tecumseh, Mo., North Fork of White River

at............................... 34-37

Tennessee Fork near Leadville, Colo-...__ 68-69 

Terms, definition of---____________ 2 

Texas, cooperation by...__________ 10 

Tiptonville, Tenn., Reelfoot Lake outlet at.. 120 

Turner Mill Spring near Alton, Mo _____ 120

U Pas*

Union, Mo., Bourbeuse River at - 17-19 

United States Weather Bureau, cooperation

by........... . . 10

V 

Valley Center, Kans., Little Arkansas River

at. _ _-__ 83-84

VanBuren, Mo., Big Spring near... 47-48

Current River at-.______.__ . 41-43

Verdigris River at Independence, Kans 86-87

Victor, Colo., West Beaver Creek near 69-70

W

Waco, Mo., Spring River near..___ 94-95 

Wagoner, Okla., Neosho River near__ 90-92 

Wallace, D. S., work of..._________- 10 

Walnut River at Winfield, Kans__. ___ 84-86 

Washita River near Anadarko, Okla..._ 107

near Berwyn, Okla __________ 108-109 

Welch Spring near Cedar Grove, Mo. 120 

West Beaver Creek near Victor, Colo. 69-70 

Western Tie & Timber Co., cooperation by.. 10 

White River at Beaver, Ark.__.__... 31-32

North Fork of, at Tecumseh, Mo- ... 34^37 

White River Basin, Ark.-Mo., gaging-station

records in_____ 31-52 

Whitewater River at Whitewater, Mo 23-24 

Wichita, Kans., Arkansas River near 65-66

cooperation by._________.. 10 

Winfield, Kans., Walnut River at__- 84-86 

Work, authorization of 1

division of________ 10

scope of__________ 1-2

Z

Zalma, Mo., Castor River at..___ 22-23 

Zero flow, point of, definition of_... 2

o