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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

UNITED STATES GEOLOG-ICAL SURVEY 

CHARLES D. WALCOTT, DIRECTOR 

REPORT 

OF 

PROGRESS OF STREAM MEASUREMENTS 

FOR 

THE CALENDAR YEAR 1901 

BY 

F. IJ:. NE-wELL 

WASHINGTON 

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 

1903 
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CONTENTS. 

Letter of transmittal ______________________________ , ____________________ _ 

General statement ______________________________________________________ _ 

Historical review _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ______________ _ 

Acknowledgments _______________________________________________ .. ______ _ 

Northern Atlantic coast drainage _______________________________________ . 

New England streams ______________________________________________ _ 

Passaic River basin ______ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ________ _ 

Delaware River and tributaries near Philadelphia ___________________ _ 

Susquehanna River and tributaries ____ .. _______ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. ________ _ 

Patapsco River _____________________________________ . _______________ _ 

Potomac River and tributaries _______________________________ _ 

James River and tributaries _________________________ .. _______ ,. __ . __ _ 

Precipitation in the basin of James River ________ . _____ . ______ _ 

Southern Atlantic coast drainage ________________________________________ _ 

Roanoke River . _______________________________________________ . ____ _ 

Cape Fear I:iver _______________________________________________ . - ___ _ 

Yadkin River ______________ . ____________ - _________ ------- -. ---- ------

Catawba River _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___________________________________ - ------

Broad River (of the Carolinas) ____ .. _________________________________ _ 

Saluda River __ .:: _________________________________________ .. __ --------

Savannah River _____________________________________________ -- ---- --

Altamaha River _ _ _ _ _ _ ______________________________________ ------- _ 

Precipitation in the basins of Oconee and Ocmulgee rivers _______ _ Eastern Gulf drainage _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _______________________ _ 

Apalachicola River ___________________________________________ . _____ _ 

Tallapoosa River _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _--- ----

Precipitation in the basin of Tallapoosa River ___________________ _ 

Coosa River ___________________________________________________ .. ____ _ 

Alabama River _______________________ - - - -- _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _______ -- -- -- --

Black Warrior River _______________________________________________ _ 

Tom big bee River ________________________________ . _ . ________________ _ 

Eastern Mississippi River drainage ________________ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . __ 

Upper Ohio River __________________________________________________ _ 

Great Kanawha River ______________________________________________ _ 

Tennessee River ____________________________________________________ _ 

Great Lakes drainage ____________________________________ . __________ -- __ _ 

Maumee River _______________________________ . . _. ___ . _____ - _____ _ 

Precipitation in basin of Maumee River _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _____________ . _ 

Grand River ________________________ . _ ------ ------ ---- --------------

Hudson Bay drainage ____________________________________________ - _------

St. Mary River ____________________________________ . __________ -- _ --. _ 

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Upper Missouri River drainage _____ . ___________________________________ _ 

Precipitation in upper basin of Missouri River______ _ _______________ _ 

West Gallatin River ________________________ . ____________________ . __ _ 

Madison River ______________________ . ______________ . _______________ _ 

Jefferson River____ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __________ . _ .. __________________ _ 

Missouri River _____________________________________________________ . 

Milk River _______________ . ________________________________ -_ -. __ ----

Yellowstone River ______ . ___________________________ . _______________ _ 

Big Sioux River ___________________ . ________ . ____________ . __________ _ 

Platte River drainage ___________ . _________________________ . ______________ _ 

North Platte River _______________________________________ . _____ . ___ _ 

South Platte River _______________________________________ . ___ . _____ . 

Precipitation in the upper basin of South Platte River _______ . ___ _ Lon p River _________________________________________ . _______________ _ 

Platte River ________________ . ____ . __________________________________ _ 

Elkhorn River ______________________________________________________ _ 

Kansas River drainage _________________________________________ . _______ _ 

Republican River _________________________ . _________________________ _ 

Solomon River ______ . ______________________________________________ _ 

Saline River __________ , _____________________________________________ _ 

Smoky Hill River_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ____ _ 

Blue River ____ .. _______________________ · ________________ . ____________ _ 

Kansas River _____________________________________________ . _________ _ 

Arkansas River drainage _________________________ · _______________________ ~ 

Arkansas River _____________________________________ . ___ ~- _________ _ 

Verdigris River ___________________________ ·~ ________________ . _______ _ 

Neosho River_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . ___ .. _______ . _______________________ _ 

Western Gulf drainage ____ . __________ . _____________________ ~ ____ . ______ _ 

Brazos River _______________________ . _________________ . _____________ _ 

Colorado River _____________ . _____________ . _____________________ . ___ _ 

Rio Grande _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . _____________________________ . _________ "' _ 

Colorado River drainage __________________________ . _____________________ _ 

Green River ________________________________________________________ _ 

Uinta River ________________________ . _______ . _______________________ _ 

Ashley Creek ______________________________ .. ________________________ _ 

Grand River __________ . ________ . ___________________________________ _ 

Gunnison River ____________________________________________________ _ 

Dolores River ______________________________________________________ _ 

Los Pinos River _______ . ________________________________________ . ___ _ 

Florida River ___ . ___ . ______________________________ . _______________ _ 

Verde River ________________________________________________________ _ 

Salt River ______________________________________________ . ___________ _ 

Gila River _________________________________________________________ . _ 

Interior Basin drainage _________________________________ . _______________ _ 

H nm bold t River ___________________________ . ____________ . - __ - - ____ - _ -

Truckee River ______________________________ _ 

Carson River ___ . ________ . __________________________________________ _ 

Susan River _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . ____ ~ _ _ _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ _ ____ . ____ . ___ . ____ _ 

Bear River _ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _____________ _ 

Weber River ________________ .. __________________ . ___ . _______________ _ 

Utah Lake drainage _ _ _ _ ____________ ~ _ _ _ _____________ . ____________ . . 

Sevier River____ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 

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Columbia River drainage _________ ·_ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 197 

]{issoulaRiver ------------------------------------------------------ 198 Spokane River_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 200 

Snake River _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 201 

Yakima River _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 202 

Discharge measurements of artesian wells in ]{oxee Valley near North Yakima, Wash _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 204 

Palouse River ________________________ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 206 

Umatilla River _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _________ .. __________ -:: _ _ _ _ 206 

Northern Pacific Coast drainage__________________________________________ 207 

Elwha River___________________________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 207 

Kalawa River __ . ______________________________________ ~ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 208 

Soleduck River ____________________________________ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 209 

San Francisco Bay drainage ______________ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 209 

Sacramento River _______ .. _ ~ _____________________________ ~ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 210 

]{okelumne River _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 212 

San Joaquin River____ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 212 

Tule River ________________________ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 218 

Kern River____________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 218 

Southern California drainage _____________ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 219 

Salinas River _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 219 

]{ohave River _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 221 

San Gabriel River _________________ · _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 222 

Lytle . Creek_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 223 

Santa Ana River ________________________________ ~ _______ ._ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 224 

Mill Creek _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 224 

Relation of rainfall to run-off in California _____________________________ . _ 225 

Index------------------------------------------------------------------- 233 
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PLATE I. Edward Ware's mill at Winslow, Me., during spring flood on Kennebec River _____________________ -· _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 20 

II. A, Street scene in Madison, Me., during freshet on Kennebec 

River; B, Destruction of property at Skowhegan, Me., by freshet on Kennebec River ____________ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 22 

III. A, Blackstone River at Berkeley, R.I.; B, Blackstone Canal at 

Berkeley, R. I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 24 

IV. A, Trenton Falls gorge on West Canada Creek, New York; B, 

Gaging Catskill Creek at Cairo, N. y _____________ ----·-------- 26 

V. A, Wheat field washed out and covered with sand by flood on 

Yadkin River near Elkin, N. C.; B, Plate-girder bridge on 

Elkhorn Creek at Norwood, W.Va., demolished by flood______ 56 

VI. A, Catawba River near Morganton, N.C., at site of steel highway bridge destroyed by flood; B, Catawba River at Catawba, 

N. C. (banks washed out by flood)__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 58 

VII. A, Monongahela River at Morgantown, W.Va.; B, Cheat River, 

lookingupstreamfromCampEden, Monongalia County, W. Va_ 72 

VIII. A, Greenbrier River near White Sulphur Springs, W.Va.; B, 

Gaging station on Tennessee River at Chattanooga, Tenn_ _ _ _ _ 104 

IX. A, Duchesne River, 1 mile above Price Road bridge, Utah; B, 

DuchesneRiverimmediatelyabovemouthofUintaRiver, Utah. 166. 

X. A, Twin Falls of Snake River, Idaho; B, Location of dam site near Twin Falls, Idaho_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 198 

XL Shoshone Falls on Snake River, Idaho _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 200 

XII. Thousand Springs on Snake River, Idaho~ __________________ ... __ 202 

XIII. Irrigating a field of sugar beets in Pecos Valley, New Mexico____ 222 

FIG. 1. Location of river stations in western half of the United States in 

1901 --------- ---- ---------------- ------ ------ ------------------ 12 

2. Location of river stations in eastern half of the United States in 

1901----------------------------------------------------------- 13 

3. Discharge of Nashua River at Clinton, Mass., 1896-1901___________ 21 

4. Discharge of Hudson River at Mechanicville, N.Y., 190L. ____ ____ 23 

5. Discharge of Housatonic River at Gaylordsville, Conn., 1901 _ _ _ _ _ _ 24 

6. Discharge of Oswego River at High Dam, New York, 1901________ 25 

7. Discharge of Mohawk River at Schenectady, N.Y., 1901---------·· 25 

8. Discharge of Delaware River at Lambertville, N. J., 1901 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 28 

9. Discharge of Susquehanna River at Harrisburg, Pa., 1901 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 32 

10. Discharge of Shenandoah River at Millville, W.Va., 1901_________ 39 

11. Discharge of Potomac River at Point of Rocks, Md., 1901 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 40 

12. Location of river and rainfall stations in basin of James River_____ 42 

13. Discharge of James River at Cartersville, Va., 1901 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 44 

14. Discharge of Roanoke River at Neal, N.C., 1901 ____ ------ ____ ____ 54 

15. Discharge of Cape Fear River at Fayetteville, N. C., 1901 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 56 

16. Discharge of Yadkin River at Salisbury, N.C., 190L __________ ---- 57 

17. Discharge of Catawba River near Rockhill, S.C., 1901 ______ ______ 59 

18. Discharge of Broad River (of the Carolinas) near Alston, S. C., 1901_ 60 

19. Discharge of Saluda River at Waterloo, S.C., 1901_ _______ -------- 61 

20. Discharge of Savannah River at Augusta, Ga., 1901 - -_---- ----- __ - 64 

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FIG. 21. Location of river and rainfall stations in basins of Oconee and 

Ocmulgee rivers _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 67 

22. Discharge of Oconee River near Dublin, Ga., 1901_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 68 

23. Discharge of Ocmulgee River at Macon, Ga., 190L _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 71 

24. Drainage basin of Apalachicola River_____________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 77 

25. Discharge of Chattahoochee River at West Point, Ga., 1901 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 80 

26. Drainage basin of Mobile River___________________________________ 81 

27. Location of river and rainfall stations in basin of Tallapoosa River_ 84 

28. Discharge of Tallapoosa River near Milstead, Ala., 1901_ ____ ______ 85 

29. Discharge of Coosa River near Riverside, Ala., 190L __________ . _ _ _ 91 

30. Discharge of Alabama River at Selma, Ala., 1900-1901 ____ __ _____ _ 94 

31. Discharge of Tom big bee River at Epes, Ala., 1901_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ 98 

32. Discharge of Little Tennessee River at Judson, N. C., 1901 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 105 

33. Discharge of Hiwassee River at Charleston, Tenn., 1901_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 108 

34. Discharge of Tennessee River at Chattanooga, Tenn., 1901 ___ . _ _ _ _ 109 

35. Location of river and rainfall stations in the upper basin of Missouri 

River_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _____ . ___ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 114 

36. Discharge of West Gallatin River near Salesville, Mont., 1901_ _ _ _ _ 119 

37. Discharge of Jefferson River at Sappington, Mont., 1901 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 120 

38. Discharge of Missouri River near Townsend, Mont., 1901 _____ . _ _ _ _ 121 

39. Discharge of Yellowstone River near Livingston, Mont., 1901 _____ 123 

40. Discharge of North Platte River near Guernsey, Wyo., 1901 _ _____ 126 

41. Location of rainfall and river stations in the upper basin of South 

Platte River _____ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 131 

42. Discharge of South Platte River at Kersey, Colo., 1901_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 132 

43. Discharge of Platte River near Columbus, Nebr., 1901 _ ___ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ 138 

44. ·Discharge of Elkhorn River near Arlington, Nebr., 1901 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 140 

45. Discharge of Republican River at Junction, Kans., 1901 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 141 

46. Discharge of Kansas River at Lecompton, Kans., 1901 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 144 

47. Discharge-of ArkansasRiveratPueblo,Colo~, 1901_______________ 146 

48. Discharge- of Arkansas River at Hutchinson, Kans., 190L. __ _ _ ___ 148 

49. Discharge of Colorado River at Austin, Tex., 1901 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 152 

50. Discharge of Rio Grande near El Paso, Tex. , 1900-1901 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 156 

51. Discharge of Rio Grande below Presidio, Tex., 1900-1901__________ 159 

52. Discharge-of RioGrandenearEaglePass, Tex., 1900-1901________ 163 

53. Canal system of Vernal Valley, Utah _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 168 

54. Discharge of Grand River at Glenwood Spings, Colo., 1901 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 174 

55. Discharge of Verde River near McDowe~l, Ariz., 1901 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 177 

56. Discharge of Gila River at San Carlos, Ariz., 1901_ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 180 

57. Discharge of Humboldt River near Oreana, Nev., 1901 ______ ______ 183 

58. Discharge of Truckee River at Vista. Nev., 1901 _________ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 186 

59. Discharge of Carson River near Empire, Nev., 1901 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 189 

60. Discharge of Bear River at Battlecreek, Idaho, 1901_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 191 

61. Discharge of Missoula River at Missoula, Mont., 1901 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 199 

62. Discharge of Spokane River at Spokane, Wash., 1901_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ 200 

63. Discharge of Yakima River at Kiona, Wash., 1901 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 203 

64. Discharge of Sacramento River at Jellys Ferry, Cal., 1901. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 210 

65. Discharge of Tuolumne River at Lagrange, Cal., 1901 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 214 

66. Discharge of Merced River at Merced Falls, Cal., 1901 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 215 

67. Discharge of San Joaquin River at Herndon, Cal., 190L _____ . _. _ _ _ 216 

68. Discharge of King River near Red Mountain, Cal., 1901 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 217 

69. Discharge of Kern River near Bakersfield, Cal., 1901 __________ ---- 219 

70. Diagram showing increase of rainfall with rise of elevation over the Sierras in central California _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 225 

71. Diagram showing run-off from watersheds of California streams___ 225 
L E _T T E R 0 F TRANS M ITT A L. 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, 

UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 

DIVISION OF HYDROGRAPHY, 

Washington, D. C., June 30, 1902. 

SIR: I have the honor to transmit herewith a manuscript for a paper 

descriptive of the results of hydrographic surveys made during the 

calendar year 1901. This paper may be considered as being the third 

and last part of the Annual Report of the Division of Hydrography 

for 1901, Parts I and II having been printed as Water-Supply Papers 

Nos. 65 and 66, giving the gage heights ~nd measurements at various 

river stations maintained during 1901. This form of publication has 

resulted from the limitations formerly imposed by law and through 

the operation of recent changes which have been made. At the time 

that PaperNo. 65 was put in type it was proposed to print the mannscript herewith presented as Part IV of the Twenty-third Annual 

Report. By act of May, 1902, the report of the Director was limited 

to one volume, and the restriction of Water-Supply Pal:Jers to 100 

pages was remo-ved. As a result, the material which otherwise would 

have appeared as one of the volumes of the Director's report is now 

presented for publication in the Water-Supply and Irrigation series. 

This paper presents briefly the results of computations of river 

flow, the data for them having been presented in Water-Supply 

Papers .Nos. 65 and 66. This separation of the original observations 

of gage height and river measurement was brought about by the fact 

that since 1895 it has been found desirable to print as soon as possible 

after the conclusion of each calendar year the tables of gage heights 

and related facts, reserving for the annual report of the Director the 

conclusions resulting from computations and the diagrams of discharge, together with maps and other illustrations. This plan is 

carried out for 1901, with the exception of the- modification noted in 

the first paragraph. It is proposed, however, in the future to combine and publish together the original observations and results for 

each locality. 

Very respectfully, 

HON. CHARLES D. WALCOTT, 

F. H. NEWELL, 

Hydrographer in Charge. 

Director United States Geological Survey. 

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PROGRESS REPORT OF STREAM MEASUREMENTS FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR 1901. 

By F. H. NEWELL. 

GENERAL STATEMENT. 

The determinations of the water supply of various parts of the 

United States have been continued during the year 1901 by the 

Division of Hydrography in a manner similar to that of previous 

years, slight modifications and improvements having been introduced 

in methods and operations. The work consists in measuring the 

streams and estimating the water supply, both above and under 

ground. To give full facts concerning the water supply it is necessary not merely to ascertain the quantity, but also in many cases the 

quality, and especially the possibilities of water storage or conservation. Water can not be considered as a resource unless it can be had 

when needed, and therefore the determination of the practicability of 

holding the floods until time of drought underlies any statement of 

water supply. In a similar way when considering underground waters 

it is not enough to know that there is water beneath the surface, but 

the facts must be ascertained as to the depth to the water, the rate 

of movement, if any, and the possibility of bringing the water to the 

surface at reasonable cost. 

The principal operation of the hydrographic surveys, as at present 

conducted, is that of measuring the waters flowing upon the surface, 

obtaining their fluctuations in quantity, and sometimes in quality, 

from month to month and from year to year. The points at which 

the principal systematic measurements were made during the year 

1S01 are shown in figs. 1 and 2 by the heavy dots upon the branching 

lines of river systems. 

HISTORICAL REVIEW. 

Under the operation of various resolutions of Congress and appro~ 

priation acts, systematic hydrographic measurements have been carried on by the Geological Survey since 1888, papers Nos. 65, 66, and 75, 

taken together, c<'nstituting what may be termed the annual report 

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for the fourteenth year of the water suppiy and irrigation survey. The 

hydrographic data obtained during these years are scattered through 

a number .of publications. In order to facilitate reference to these, 

FIG. 1.-Location of river stations in western half of the United States in 1901. 

the following brief review is given of the progress of the investigation, showing in chronologie order the development of the work: 

1888,first year·.-The Irrigation Survey was organized in accordance 

with the provisions of the act of October 2, 1888. The results of the 

first year's work are given in the Tenth Annual Report of the Geological Survey, Part II, Irrigation. This volume is devoted mainly to 

the details of organization and of the plans adopted and partly 

executed. 
NEWELL.] 'HISTORICAL REVIEW. 13 

1889, second year.-The results of the operations outlined in the 

report just named are given in the Eleventh Annual Report, Part II, 

Irrigation. This contains a discussion of the hydrography and of the 

FIG. 2.-Location of river stations in eastern half of United States in 1901. 

engineering surveys for canals and reservoirs, the statement of the 

Director of the Geological Survey to the House Committee on Irrigation, a report upon the topographic surveys relating to rechimation 

,.-ork, and a list of irrigation literature. 

1890, third yea·r.-•rhe results of operations are given in the Twelfth 

Annual Report, Part II, Irrigation. This contains a statement of the 

location and survey of reservoir sites, by A. H. Thompson; a paper 
14 STREAM 1\IE.ASUREHENTS IN 1901. [No.75. 

on the hydrography of the arid region, by F. H. Newell, and a discussion of irrigation in India, by Herbert M. Wilson. 

1891,jourth year.-The discussion of results obtained is continued 

in the Thirteenth Annual Report, Part III, Irrigation. This consists 

of a paper upon water supply for irrigat,ion, by F. H. Newell; two 

papers by Herbert M. Wilson, the first~ upon American irrigation 

engineering and the second upon the engineering results of the Irrigation Survey, and a report by A. H. Thompson upon the location 

and survey of reservoir sites during the fiscal year. 

1892, fifth year.-The Fourteenth Annual Report, Part II, contains 

a paper entitled "The results of strean1 measurements," by F. H. 

Newell. With this are two others bearing upon hydrography, the 

first, entitled "Potable waters of eastern United States," by W J 

McGee; the second, "Natural mineral waters of the United States," 

by A. C. Peale. 

1893, sixth year.-The results of field work during th1s year are 

shown in Bulletin No. 131. 

1894, seventh year.-The operations of this year are also shown in 

Bulletin No. 131. The Sixteenth Annual Report, Part II, contains a 

paper entitled "The public lands and their water supply," by F. H. 

Newell. 'rhis gives in condensed form the results of hydrographic 

work in preceding years. There is also in the same volume a report 

on the "Water resources of a portion of the great plains," by Robert 

Hay. 

1895, eighth year.-Bulletin No. 140, entitled Report of Progress 

of the Division of Hydrography, gives the results of field work during 

the greater part of this year. The Seventeenth Annual Report contains a paper by G. K. Gilbert on the "Underground waters of the 

Arkansas Valley in eastern Colorado;" one by Frank Leverett on the 

"Water resources of Illinois," and another, by N. H. Darton, on 

''Artesian waters of a portion of the Dakotas." 

1896, ninth year.-For this year was begun the method of double 

publication, the gage heights being published in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 11, and the results of computations, the illustrations, etc., being 

given in the Eighteenth Annual Report, Part IV. 

1897, tenth year.-The gage heights are given in Water-Supply and 

Irrigation Papers Nos. 15 and 16 and the detail~d descriptions in the 

Nineteenth Annual Report, Part IV. 

1898, eleventh year.-The operations at river stat,ions are given in 

Water-Supply Papers Nos. 27 and 28, while the results are shown in the 

Twentieth Annual Report, Part IV. 

1899, twelfth year.-The operations at river stations are contained 

in Water-Supply Papers Nos. 35 to 39, inclusive, and the discussion of 

results in the Twenty-first Annual Report, Part IV. 

1900, thirteenth year.-The operations at river stations are given in 

Water-Supply Papers Nos. 47 to 52, inclusive, while the final tables 
NEWELL.] ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. 15 

and illustrations are, shown in the Twenty-second Annual Report, 

Part IV. 

1901, fourteenth year.-The operations at river stations are given in 

Water-Supply Papers Nos. 65 and 66, while the conclusions, with illustrations, are shown in Water-Supply Paper No. 75 instead of Part IV 

of the Twenty-third Annual Report, this latter report being confined 

to one volume. 

The hydrographic surveys have been from neoossity confined to the 

United States proper, but urgent appeals have been received for similar work in southern Alaska, the Hawaiian Islands, and other outlying possessions. The rivers of southern Alaska have considerable 

value as sources of water power and will probably be utilized in the 

future in connection with mining operations and the reduction of ores. 

The vast extent of Alaska and the public lands, some of which have 

great value from their mineral resources, are little realized, and it is 

only when the area of Alaska is compared with that of the States of 

the Union that comprehension can be had of the extent of land surface 

and area over which mineral and water resources are distributed. 

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. 

Most of the measurements presented in Papers 65, 66, and in this 

paper have been obtained through local hydrographers, a comparatively small portion of the work having been conducted directly from 

the office of the Geological Survey at Washington. Acknowledgment 

is due to each of these persons, and thanks are extended to other 

persons and to corporatio~s who have assisted the local hydrographers 

or have cooperated in any way, either by furnishing records of the 

height of water or by assisting in transportation. The following list, 

arranged alphabetically by States, gives the names of the resident 

hydrographers: 

California: J. B. Lippincott, civil engineer, Los Angeles. 

Colorado: A. L. Fellows, civil engineer, Denver. 

Georgia and Alabama: Prof. B. M. Hall, civil engineer, Atlanta; 

Prof. W. S. Yeates, State geologist, Atlanta; and Prof. Eugene A. 

Smith, State geologist, Tuscaloosa. 

Idaho: N. S. Dils, civil engineer, Caldwell. 

Kansas: W. G. Russell, Russell. 

Maryland: Prof. W. B. Clark, State geologist, Baltimore. 

Montana: Prof. Samuel Fortier and J. S. Baker, Bozeman. 

Nebraska: Prof. 0. V. P. Stout, State University, Lincoln, assisted 

by Adna Dobson and Glenn E. Smith. 

Nevada: L. H. Taylor, civil engineer, Carson City. 

New Mexico: P. E. Harroun, civil engineer, Albuquerque. 

North and South Carolina: Prof. J. A. Holmes, State geologist, 

ChapelHill, N.C., assisted byE. W. Myers. 

Texas: Prof. Thomas U. Taylor, State University. 
16 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1901. [No.75. 

Utah: Prof. George L. Swendsen, Logan. 

Virginia and West Virginia: Prof. D. C. Humphreys, Washington 

~l>nd Lee University, Lexington, Va. 

Washington: Sydney Arnold, civil engineer, North Yakima. 

Wyoming: A. J. Parshall, civil engineer, Cheyenne. 

In Colorado the State engineering department (Mr. A. J. McCune 

in charge) has cooperated, ~nd valuable assistance has been rendered 

by the Denver and Rio Grande, the Union Pacific, the Colorado and 

Southern, the Rio Grande Southern, the Atchison, Topeka and Santa 

Fe, and the Burlington and Missouri River railroads. Special thanks 

are also due to the officers and employees of The Great Plains Water 

Company, one of whose engineers, Mr. C. W. Beach, has made many 

measurements on the Arkansas; to the Amity Land and Canal Company and its chief engineer, Mr. Thomas Berry; to the Buffalo Canal 

Company; to Mr. C. L. Harrison, chief engineer of the Denver Union 

Water Company; to Messrs. S. M. Matlock, T. J. Burrows, J. M. 

Wolaver, L. H. Dickson, Thomas Kneale, W. E. Obert, and other 

water commissioners in various parts of the State, and to many others 

who have furnished valuable information. 

In California assistance in transportation has been rendered by Mr. 

William Hood, chief engineer of the Southern Pacific Company, who 

has also procured the assistance of bridge watchmen in observing the 

height of water in the rivers. Mr. Walter James, chief engineer of 

the Kern County Land Company, has supplied records of Kern River, 

and Mr. A. K. Warren, assistant engineer, has also furnished information. Mr. H. F. Parkinson, superintendent of canals taking water 

from San Gabriel River above Azusa, has furnished records of that 

stream; Mr. T. F. Keefe, secretary of the Fontana Development Comnany, has furnished records of Lytle Creek; and Mr. K. Sanborn, 

engineer of the Riverside Water Company, rendered valuable assistance in making low-water measurements. Mr. W. G. Nevin, general 

manager of the Southern California Railroad, has furnished transportation over the Santa Fe lines in California. The Los Angeles 

City Water Company has maintained gagings of Los Angeles River, 

which, through the courtesy of Mr. William Mulholland, city engineer, 

have been furnished to the Survey without charge. Mr. H; N. Savage, 

chief engineer, of the San Diego I..~and and Town Company, has contributed information concerning Sweetwater River. 

In Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Tennessee, and Mississippi Prof. 

B. M. Hall and Mr. Max Hall, resident hydrographers, have been 

assisted in their work by the following persons and corporations: Prof. 

,V. S. Yeates, State geologist of Georgia, has paid the observers at 

Madison, Tallulah Falls, Juliette, Almon, and Blueridge, and for a 

portion of the year the observers at Carters, Canton, and Woodbury. 

Dr. Eugene A. Smith, State geologist of Alabama, has paid the observers 

at Riverside, Cordova, Milstead, Susanna, Sturdivant, Dadeville, Alex-
NEWELL.] ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. 17 

ander, and Nottingham. The city of Augusta maintains the station 

at Augusta, Ga. The officials of the United States Weather Bureau 

have shown a great interest in the work and have rendered valuable 

assistance, particularly Messrs. J. B. Marbury, D. Fisher, F. P. Chaffee, 

L. M. Pindell, W. M. Dudley, and T. S. Collins. They have maintained stations at Calhoun Falls, S. C.; at Carlton, Dublin, Albany, 

West Point, and Oakdale, in Georgia; at Montgomery and Selma, in 

Alabama, and at Chattanooga and Knoxville, in Tennessee; and for 

a part of the year stations at Woodbury, Canton, Resaca, and Rome, 

in Georgia, and ·at Charleston, Tenn. Acknowledgments are also 

due to Messrs. R. C. McCalla, D. M. Andrews, and G. T. Nelles, 

United States assistant engineers, for cooperation in the work by sending records of stations at Tuscaloosa, Ala., and Lincoln, Ala., and 

furnishing valuable data concerning the Coosa, Cahaba, Warrior, 

Tennessee, and other rivers. Also to Prof. C. M. Strahan, of Georgia 

University; to Prof. C. S. Wilkins, of Alabama University; to Prof. 

W. M. Fulton, of Tennessee University; to Mr. H. S. Weems, of Carters, Ga.; and to Mr. W. M. Towers, of Rome, Ga. Transportation 

has been furnished through the kindness of Mr. J. S. B. Thompson, 

general agent of the Southern Railway; Mr. E. St. John, vice-president 

and general manager of the Seaboard Air Line; Mr. Thomas K. Scott, 

general manager of the Georgia Railroad; Mr. John M. Egan, president of the Central of Georgia Railway; Mr. James T. Wright, president and general manager of the Macon, Dublin and Savannah Railroad; Mr. John B. Newton, general manager of tlie Atlanta, Knoxville 

and Northern Railway; Mr. W. B. Denham, g~neral superintendent 

of the Plant System; Mr. C. A. Wickersham, president and general 

manager of the Atlanta and West Point Railway and the Western 

Railway of Alabama; Mr. Hunter McDonald, chief engineer of the 

Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway; Mr. Y. van den Berg, 

vice-president of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, and Mr. J. T. 

Harahan, second vice-president of the Illinois Central Railroad. 

Thanks are due to the Norfolk and Western Railway for an annual 

pass over all lines in Virginia and West Virginia, issued to Prof. D. C. 

Humphreys, and to the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway for a similar 

courtesy during the 1nonths of July, August, and September. Thanks 

are also due to Mr. Charles S. Churchill, of Roanoke, Va., for suggestions and assistance. 

In Idaho the State engineer, Mr. D. W. Ross, has heartily cooperfted. Transportation has also been furnished to Mr. N. S. Dils 

and others in the employ of the Survey, through the kindness of Mr. 

D. E. Burley, general passenger and ticket agent of the Oregon Short 

Line. 

In connection with the work in Kansas the Survey is under obligations to the Missouri, Kansas and rrexas Railway, the Union Pacific 

IRR 7 5-02--2 
18 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1901. [No.75. 

Railway, and the Sant,a Fe Railroad for transportation furnished to 

Mr. ·w. G. Russell, resident hydrographer. 

In Montana assistance has been rendered by the Great, Northern 

Railroad, by the Bitterroot, Stock Farm, of Hamilton; by Prof. M. J. 

Elrod, of Missoula University; by J.D. O'Donnell, of Billings, and by 

Mr. J. L. Rhead, superintendent of the Big Ditch at Laurel, Mont. 

In Nebraska the resident hydrographer, Prof. 0. V. P. Stout, has 

had the benefit of the continued cooperation of various public and 

private organizations. Special acknowledgments are due to the agricultural experiment station and the State board of irrigation for the 

service of hydrographers, to the State board of agriculture for the 

preparation and publication of valuable data, and to the following 

railway officials, without whose assistance the amount of work accomplished would have been greatly lessened: Mr. G. W. Holdredge, general manager of the Burlington lines west of Missouri River; Mr. 

George F. Bidwell, general manager of the Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley Railroad, and Mr. E. L. Lomax, general passenger agent 

of the Union Pacific Railroad; also to Prof. A. B. Crane, of the South 

Dakota Agricultural College, for measurements of Big Sioux River. 

In Nevada officials of the Southern Pacific Railroad Company, of 

the Nevada-California-Oregon Railway Company, and of the Lake 

Tahoe Railway and Transportation Company have furnished transportation to Mr. I~. H. Taylor, enabling him to greatly extend his field 

work. 

In Wyoming transportation has been furnished to Mr. A. J. Parshall by Mr. E. Dickinson, general manager of the Union Pacific Railroad; by Mr. G. W. Holdredge, general manager of the Burlington and 

Missouri Railroad; by Mr. George F. Bidwell, general manager of the 

Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley Railroad, and by Mr. Frank 

Trumbull, general manager of the Colorado and Southern Railway, 

thus greatly increasing the amount of work accomplished. 

In Washington the work has been facilitated by transrortation furnished to Mr. Sydney Arnold by Mr. Thomas Cooper, general manager of the Northern Pacific Railway. 

NORTHERN ATLANTIC COAST DRAINAGE. 

Under this heading have been included data pertaining to the rivers 

entering the Atlantic Ocean from Maine to Virginia, inclusive, an 

arbitrary line being drawn between James River and Roanoke River, 

the latter stream being included in the southern Atlantic ·coast 

drainage. 

In order to systematize the work of stream gaging in Maine, permanent gaging stations were established during the season of 1901 by the 

Geological Survey on a number of rivers in the State of Maine that 

are of peculiar interest on account of their water powers. Pract,ically 

all of the data heretofore published on the Maine streams have been 
NEWELL.] NORTHERN ATLANTIC COAST DRAINAGE. 19 

furnished through the courtesy of local engineers and milling companies from their own records. As the data obtained at the newly 

established stations are as yet too incomplete to warrant computation 

of the discharge at these points, no results of measurements are-given 

for 1901. As in preceding years, records of daily discharge have been 

kept by the Forest Paper Company at Yarmouthville, Me., on Cobbosseecont.ee River, at the reservoir dam, near Augusta; by the Rumford Falls Power Company, at Rumford Falls, on Androscoggin River, 

and by Mr. Hiram F. MillR, of Lowell, Mass., on Presumpscot River, 

at the outlet of Sebago Lake. The results of these measurements 

for 1901 are given in the following pages, where are also given results 

of observations made on Penobscot River at Sunk Haze Rips, near 

Costigan, Me., for the years 1899 and 1900. A full description of the 

Maine rivers and their drainage basins, together with tabulated statements of their flow, has been published in Water Supply Paper No. 69, 

entitled "Water Powers of the State of Maine," by H. A. Pressey. 

Measurements of streams in New York State have been made as in 

previous years with the cooperation of the State engineer and surveyor, Edward A. Bond, and the deputy State engineer and surveyor, 

William Pierson Judson, under the immediate supervision of Robert 

E. Horton. The majority of these stations were pl'imarily established 

in connection with a study for the water supply of the New York 

State canals and the Upper Hudson storage survey. The gage records 

for 1901 and tabulated results by months for the entire period of 

observation for each station have been published in Water-Supply 

Paper No. 65. During 1901 additional stations were established 

through cooperation of the department of water supply of New York, 

George W. Birdsall, chief engineer, for studying the possible sources 

of future municipal water supply for Greater New York. ':Phese 

stations are located as follows: Dover Plains, on Tenmile River; South 

Cairo, on Catskill Creek; Kingston, on Esopus Creek; New Paltz, on 

Wallkill River; Rosendale, on Rondout Creek; Glenham, on Fishkill 

Creek; and Gaylordsville, on Housatonic River. With the exception 

of the last-named station, which is in Connecticut, the stations are all 

within the State of New York. Descriptions of these stations, together 

with records of gage heights and results of measurements of the 

streams made in June, 1901, by H. A. Pressey and R. E. Horton, are 

published in Water-Supply Paper No. 65, pages 59-90. 

Following is a complete list of the gaging stations maintained during the past season in the State of New York: 

Raquette River at Hannawa Falls. 

Black River at Watertown. 

Black River at Felts Mills. 

Beaver River at Tisses Bridge. 

Indian River at Indian Lake Dam. 

Schroon River at Warrensburg. 

Moose River at Moose River. 

Salmon River at Pulaski. 

Oswego River at Fulton (High Dam, 

Minetto Station). 

Seneca River at Baldwinsville. 

Skaneateles Outlet at Willow Glen an' l 

Jordan. 

Genesee River at Rochester. 
20 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1901. [No.75. 

Oneida River at Brewerton. 

West Branch Fish Creek at McConnellsville. 

Chittenango Creek at Bridgeport. 

Chittenango Creek at Chittenango. 

Oneida Creek at Kenwood. 

Mohawk River at Ridge Mills. 

West Canada Creek at Twin Rock 

Bridge. 

Oriskany Creek at Woods road bridge. 

Saquoit Creek at New York Mills. 

Mohawk River at Utica. 

West Canada Creek at Middleville. 

Mohawk River at Little Falls. 

East Canada Creek at Dolgeville. 

Cayadutta Creek at Johnstown. 

Hudson River at Fort Edward. 

Schoharie Creek at Fort Hunter. 

Sc~-:>harie Creek at Millpoint Aqueduct. 

Schoharie Creek at Schoharie Falls. 

Mohawk River at Schenectady. 

Mohawk River at Rexford Flats. 

Hudson River at Mechanicville. 

Mohawk River at Dunsbach Ferry. 

Normanskill Creek at French's Mill. 

Kinderhook Creek at East Nassau and 

Wilson's dam. 

Catskill Creek at South Cairo. 

Esopus Creek at Kingston. 

Rondout Creek at Rosendale. 

Wallkill River at New Paltz. 

Fishkill Creek at Glenham. 

Rondout Creek at Honk Falls. 

Croton River at old Croton dam. 

Chenango River at Binghamton. 

Susquehanna River at Binghamton. 

Tenmile River at Dover Plains. 

Richelieu River at Fort Montgomery. 

NEW ENGLAND STREAMS. 

Estimated 'monthly discharge of Penobscot River nea.r Costigan, Me. 

[Drainage area, 7,450 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. SecondMaximum Minimum. Mean. feet per Depth in 

square inches. 

mile. 

1899. 

October ______________________ 5,100 2,330 2,764 0.31 0.36 

November ____________ . __ .. ____ 14,000 3,300 7,170 .96 1.07 

December _ _ _ _ . ____ . __________ 11,500 4,800 9,014 1.21 1.40 

1900. 

I January _______________ ------ 35,400 9,500 14,876 2.00 2.31 

February -------------------- 52,400 26,200 37,262 5.00 5.21 

March _______________________ 62,700 29,200 43,828 5.88 6.77 

April ------------------------ 75,100 36,600 52,407 7.03 7.84 

May ________________ . ____ . ___ 74,700 44,200 56,632 7.60 8.76 

June _________________________ 41,600 7,800 20,435 2.74 3.06 

July - -· - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 21,400 11,300 13,769 1.85 2.13 

August ______ . _____________ . _

1 14,100 4,850 10,722 1.44 1. 66 

September 1-21 _______________ I __________ ---------- 4,507 .60 .47 

I 

NOTE.-Dailydischargeforl899and 1900is givenin Water-Supply PaperNo. 65, pages14 and15. 
U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER NO. 75 PL. I 

EDWARD WARE'S MILL AT WINSLOW, ME., DURING SPRING FLOOD ON KENNEBEC RIVER. 
NEWELL.] NORTHERN .ATLANTIC COAST DRAINAGE. 21 

Estimated monthly discharge of Cobbosseecontee Ri1.7er near Augusta, Me. 

[Drainage area, 230 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Maximum. Minimum. Mean. 

Secondfeet per Depth in 

square inches. 

mile. 

Month. 

1901. January ______________________ 250 220 231 1. 00 1.15 

February --------------- ~---- 220 120 173 . 75 • 78 

March ----------------------- 1,404 120 344 1.50 1. 73 

April --- -------------------- 3,205 260 2,046 8.90 9.93 

May ------------------------- 483 26 290 1. 26 1.45 

June _________________________ 510 280 306 1. 33 1.48 

July _________________________ 280 280 280 1. 22 1.41 

August ---------------------- 280 280 280 1.22 1. 41 

September ------------------- 280 270 274 1.19 1. 33 

October ________________ .. ____ 270 250 252 1.10 1. 27 

November ------------------- 250 220 246 1. 07 1.19 

Decem her ____________________ 2,700 220 526 2.29 2.64 

The year _______________ , 3,205 26 437 1. 90 25.77 

NoTE.-Daily discharge for 1891 is given in Water-Supply Paper No. 65, page 20. 

Sec.-ft. 

1,400 

1,200 

1,000 

800 

600 

400 

200 

0 

1,400 

1.200 

1,000 

800 

600 

400 

200 

0 

1,400 

1,200 

1,000 

800 

600 

400 

200 

0 

i6 

1111 .• -.& - • 

.w .. ~- I 

l- • • ' 

FIG. B.-Discharge of Nashua River at Clinton, Mass., 1896-1001. 
22 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1901. [No. 75. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Androscoggin River at Rumford Falls, Me. 

[Drainage area, 2,320 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. SecondMaximum. Minimum. Mean. feet per Depth in 

square inches. 

mile. 

-------

I 

1901. 

January - - - - - - - - -~ - - -- -- - - - - - - 2,082 1,692 1,895 0.82 0.95 

February -------------------- 2,496 1,563 1,832 .79 .82 

March _______________________ 4,445 1,873 2,463 1. 06 1.22 

April ------------------------ 32,653 2,887 14,891 6.42 7.16 

May _____ -· ___________________ 16,808 6,711 10,714 4.62 5.32 

June _________________________ 7,424 2,787 4,420 1. 91 2.13 

July ------------------------- 3,833 1,612 2,671 1.15 1.33 

August ______________ ~ _______ 5,035 1,925 2,788 1. 20 1.38 

September ------------------- 1,955 1,343 1,590 .69 . 77 

October ______________________ 5, 137 1,547 2,224 . 96 1.11 

November ____________________ 1,829 1,205 1,606 .69 .77 

December ____________________ 27,785 1,209 3,441 1. 48 1.71 

The year _______________ 32,653 1,205 4,211 1.82 24.67 

NoTE.-Daily discharge for 1901 is given in Water-Supply Paper No. 65, page 21. 

Estimated monthly discharge oj Presumpscot Ri·ver at outlet of Sebago Lake 

Maine. 

[Drainage area, 470 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. Secondfeet per Depth in 

square inches. 

mile. 

Maximum. Minimum. Mean. 

1901. 

January ______________________ 673 367 619 1.32 1.52 

February -------------------- 673 517 649 1.38 1.44 

March ----------------------- 833 333 623 1.33 1.53 

April ------------------------ 673 0 466 .99 1.10 

May --------------------- --- 728 333 605 1.29 1.49 

June _________________________ :993 400 722 1.54 1. 72 

July _________________________ 747 300 670 1.43 1. 65 

August - - - -- - - - - - - -- - - - - - - --- - 693 300 575 1.22 1. 41 

September ------------------- 673 300 596 1.27 1. 42 

October _____________ ·- ________ 687 283 574 i.22 1. 41 

November ____________________ 717 233 618 1. 31 1.46 

December ____________________ 700 200 616 1. 31 1. 51 

The year _______________ 993 0 611 1. 30 17.66 

NOTE.-Daily discharge for 1901 is given in Water-Supply Paper No. 65, page 22. 
U. S. GEOLOGICA• SURVEY WATER~SUPPLY PAPER NO. 75 PL. II 

A. STREET SCENE IN MADISON, ME., DURING FRESHET ON KENNEBEC RIVER. 

B. DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY AT SKOWHEGAN , ME., BY FRESHET ON 

KENNEBEC RIVER. 
NEWELL.] NORTHERN .ATLANTIC COAST DR.A.IN.AGE. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Connecti~ld River at Orford, N.H. 

[Drainage area, 3,050 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

23 

I I )

' SecondM · M" · M feet per Depth in 

1900. axrmum.l munum.l ~" :-s_i1_i_~_·e-l-in_c_h_e_s_. 

Month. 

August 6-3L ___ . _________________ . _ _ _ _ _______ .I 2, 3261 0. 76 0. 75 

September _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2, 600 94,5 I 1, 414 .46 . 51 

October ______________________ ! 11,B78 1,9t>2 4.3171 1.42 1.64 

November.___________________ 13,798 1,633 7,016. 2.30 2.56 

December__-~~~~-- __________ 

1 

6, 780 I 3, 9881- 5, 051 I ___ ~-1----=· 6=6--c 1===1=. 9=1 

January ______________________ ----------~-----------1 a3,500 I 1.15 1.33 

i;;.~';~ ::::::::::::::::::: :i::: ~3~.~4~;8~ ~~1 :: i~.~ ~~8~ ~11 April___________________ _ , ~~:, i~~ I 5.89 i: ~~ !: 6.57 ~i May _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 13, 919 

1

1

1 

5, 486 I 8, 769

1 

2. 88 3. 32 

June·------------------------1, 7,990 2,686 5,186 1.70 1.90 

July _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 8, 111 1, 340 3, 334 1. 09 1. 26 

August _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 6, 540 1, 20.) 3, 642 1.19 1. 37 

September________________ 2,1881 1,205 1,644 .54 .60 

October_ ____________________ 5,148 1,393 2,302 .7f) .86 

November ____________ --------! 2,432' 1,393 1,701 .56 .62 

December ____________________ ! _________ -[- _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ a 6, 594 2. 16 2. 49 

The year _______________ i -___ -__ ~----__ -_! -__ -_ ~----__ -_ ~--5,-1-49-_ l--1-.-74- ~--2-3.-6-5 

a Approximate; river frozen. 

NoTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 65, page 29; rating table on page 318 of same paper. 

Sec.-ft. 

40,000 h~'-+--T-..::r-t-'ri~-:.r-=nrl-.:.r-:::r-~;....::,=-,.-:.;:.-.:=r=--+..:.r-::r--r-:-r-::;F-1-:.r...:;;,.;;-t-..:.r-'T'-t-'ri~ 

0 

FIG. 4.-Discharge of Hudson River at Mechanicville, N.Y., 1901. 
24 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1901. [No.75. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Housatonic River at Gaylordsville, Conn. 

~Drainage area, 1,020 square miles.] 

I Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 1--~---,------..,---~---1·- --------

Month. 

Mean. 

Secondfeet per Depth in 

square inches. 

mile. 

Maximum. Minimum. 

1900. 

October 23-3L ________________ ---------- ---------- 358 0.35 0.12 

November ____________________ 550 240 909 .89 . 99 

December _______________ . ____ 3,890 810 1,544 1. 51 1. 74 

1901. January ______________________ 1,700 508 890 . 87 1.00 

February _____________________ 682 324 489 .48 .50 

March ----------------------- 16,845 458 4,269 4.19 4.84 

April _________________________ 12,285 2,600 6,280 6.16 6.87 

May ------------------------- 6,525 2,600 4,432 4.34 5.01 

June _______________________ .. - 4, 84.5 745 2,067 2.03 2.26 

July ------------------------- 88.) 508 674 .66 .76 

August ---------------------- 6,285 458 1,458 1.43 1. 65 

September ---------·--------- 1,700 745 1,088 1.07 1.19 

October ______________________ 6,045 745 1,639 1. 61 1. 86 

November ____________________ 2,035 562 ! 1,108 1. 09 1. 22 

December ____________________ 12,525 745 3,872 3.80 4.39 -~--

The year _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 16, 845 324 I 2, 356 2. 31 31. 55 

i 

NoTE .. -Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 a-k given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 65, page 88; rating table on page 318 of same paper. [ . 

12,000 H-t--t-+-t-t-t--t-;-HH--l--1-HH-1-++-H-+-1-++-H--+-1-+f---jf-+-J--11 

10,000 H-l--l--l-t-++-1-+-l--lii+-I-+-.J----jf-+-l---+---1--+-l,_.J...-l---+---1--l---f-I--I--1-WI-l-...U...-I 

FIG. 5.-Discharge of Housatonic River at Gaylordsville, Conn., 1901 
U. 5. GEOLOGICAL. SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER f\0. 75 PL. Ill 

A. BLACKSTON E RIVER AT BERK ELEY, R. I. 

H. BLACKSTON E CANAL AT B ERKEL EY, R.I. 
NEWELL.] NORTHERN .A.TLANTIO OOAST DR.A.TN.A.GE. 25 

Sec.-ft. 

16,000 ...,_.:..;::..;::4-..:.;:...::,::...j...;,;,;.-=;;... ..... 

14,000 

6,000 

4,000 

2,000 

0 

FIG. 6.-Discharge of Oswego River at high dam, New York, 1901. 

Sec.-ft. 

16,000 t-i"-T-t-rr+....:..r-=r.r~-.~r-;:~.+-...:.;:...;T-+-;;;:...=r:~.:.;::....::.r-~--:.:r:...::.r.+.:..;:..:r-J~--:r~+:..;:..::ri~..::;:::.....t 

2,000 

FIG. 7.-Discharge of Mohawk River at Schenectady, N.Y., 1901. 

PASSAIC RIVER BASIN. 

Gaging stations were established during 1901 on the Passaic River 

and on Pompton River, its principal tributary, at rrwo Bridges, N.J., 

by George B. Hollister, under whose direction systematic measurements are now being carried on. The two rivers drain areas of the 
26 STREAM :MEASUREMENTS IN 1901. [No.75. 

same extent, though different in character, the Pompton draining 

t,he high lands of northern New Jersey and part of New York State, 

while the Passaic flows through comparatively level lands. Following 

are the results of measurements for 1901: 

Estimated monthly discharge of Passaic River at Two Bridges, N. J. 

[Drainage area, 360 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. SecondMaximum. Minimum. Mean. feet per Depth in 

square inches. 

mile. 

1901. 

May a ________________________ 2,000 623 1,105 3.07 3.54 

June 1-22 ____________________ ---------- ----------I 779 2.16 1. 76 

J u1y - ---- ------ ------ ---- ---- 1,007 137 448 1. 24 1.43 

August ---------------------- 3,858 363 1,409 3.91 4.51 

September ------------------- 1, 6f:i0 271 632 1. 76 1. 96 

October ______________________ 959 225 472 1. 31 1. 51 

November _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ 719 181 321 .89 .99 

December ____________________ 4,445 225 1,015 2.82 3.26 

a Approximate. 

NOTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 65, page 211; rating table on page 318 of same paper. 

, 

Estimated monthly discharge of Pompton River at Two Bridges, N. J 

[Drainage area, 360 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. SecondMaximum. Minimum. Mean. feet per Depth in 

square inches. 

mile. 

1901. 

May ct ________________________ 2,751 893 1,529 4.25 4.90 

June 1-22 _________________ . __ --- ----- . - ---------- 1,015 2.82 2.30 

Ju1y -------------------------- 1,254 195 541 1. 50 1. 73 

August ----- ------ ---- ------ I 5,342 255 1,834 .5.09 5.86 

September ------------------- 2,240 221 848 2.35 2.62 

October ______________________ 1, 181 221 533 1. 48 1.71 

November_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ 1,001 195 322 . 89 .99 

December ______________ -----1 6,328 300 1,441 4.00 4.61 

a Approximate. 

NOTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 65, page 212; rating table on page 318 of same paper. 
U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER NO. 75 PL. IV 

A. TRENTON FALLS GORGE ON WEST CANADA CREEK, NEW YORK. 

fl. GAGING CATSKILL CREEK AT CAIRO, N.Y. 
NEWELL.] NORTHERN ATLANTIC COAST DRAINAGE. 27 

DELAWARE RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES NEAR PHILADELPHIA. 

The gaging station on this river was established July 23, 1897, at 

Lambertville, N. J. Since its establishment continuous records have 

been kept of the flow of the river, which have been published in the 

annual reports, commencing with the Twentieth Annual Report, Part 

IV. The figures of discharge include in every instance the flow of 

the Delaware and Raritan Canal feeder. The record for 1901 is published herewith. Measurements of the flow of Perkiomen, Wissahickon, Tohickon, and Neshaminy creeks, all tributaries of Delaware 

River near Philadelphia, have been continued, as in former years, by 

Mr. John E. Codman, in charge of the hydrographic work of the bureau 

of water of the city of Philadelphia. The location of these creeks 

and the points of measurement are shown in fig. 16 of the Twentieth 

Annual Report, Part; IV, page 89. On the following pages are given 

the records of these streams for 1901. · 

Estimated monthly discharge of Delaware River at Lambertville, N. J. 

[Drainage area, 6,855 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. 

Maximum. Minimum. 

1901. 

~· Alnuary ______________________ 1 16, 325 2, 300 

, February ____________________ i ___________________ _ 

; arch _______________________ 1 7 4, 890 2, 600 

/ pril ------------------------1 64,075 15,475 I 

J~~e ~ ~ .~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ j 

I 

65,620 

48,110 

10, ooo 1 

14,625 

5,300 

1,825 

Secondfeet per Depth in 

square inches. 

mile. 

Mean. 

6, 192 0. 90 1. 04 

a2,500 .37 .39 

23, 268 3. 39 3. 91 

31,811 4.64 5.17 

24, 524 3. 58 4. 13 

16, 902 2. 47 2. 75 

4,676 .68 .78 

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 69,740 2, 300 16,285 2. 38 2. 75 

September _____ -------·-------- 21,200 5,300 10,785 1.57 1.75 

October _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 18, 050 5, 550 9, 542 1. 39 1. 60 

November____________________ 10,800 4,320 I 6,680 .97 1.08 

December____________________ 161,410 6, 375\ __ 3_1,_3_6_6_ 1 ___ 4._5~8--l~--5_. 2_8 

The year ______________ -I- _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _________ j 15,377 2.24 30.63 

a Approximate. 

NoTE.-Gage heights and discharge me:tsureme:1ts for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 214; rating table on page 318 of same paper. 
28 STREAM MEASUREMENTS lN 1901. [No.75. 

FIG. 8.-Discharge of Delaware River at Lambertville, N.J. 

Estirnated monthly disclwrge of Tohickon River at Point Pleasant, Pa. 

[Drainage area, 10'2 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. Second- "' 

------------

1

-

90

-

1

-.-----------I-M--a-x-im_u_m __ .

1

_M_i_n_h_n_ui_n_.

1 

___ M_e_a_n_. -l-f_:m_~_t~~-~-·- ~~~~;~ '~ 

January _____________________ _ 

February--------------------

March ______________________ . 

April _____________________ .. _ 

May ______________ .. _________ _ 

June _____________________ -- __ 

July ________________________ _ 

August _____________________ _ 

September ___________________ _ 

October ____________________ __ 

November ___________________ _ 

December ________ . __________ _ 

The year __________ . ___ _ 

1,768 

11 

3,353 

2,388 

1,219 

289 

7 

893 

608 

52 

201 

4,039 

4,039 

12 

4 

9 

31 

7 

3 

3 

4 

7 

.5 

4 

19 

3 

145 

9 

461 

372 

202 

58 

5 

123 

40 

17 

27 

622 

173 

1.42 

.09 

4.52 

3.63 

1. 98 

.57 

.05 

1. 21 

.39 

.17 

.26 

6.10 

1. 70 

NoTE.-Daily discharge for 1901 is given in Water-Supply Paper No.6.'), page 215. 

1.64 

.09 

5.11 

4.05 

2.28 

.64 

.06 

1.40 

.44 

.20 

.29 

7.02 

23.22 
NEWELL.] NORTHERN ATLANTIC OOAST DRAIN AGE. 29 

Estimated monthly discharge of Neshaminy Creek, Pennsylvania, below the forks. 

[Drainage area, 139 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. SecondMaximum. Minimum. Mean. feet per Depth in 

square inches. 

mile. 

1901. January ______________________ 1,965 31 151 1.09 1.26 

February -------------------- 72 41 46 .33 .34 

March -------------- ·-------- 4,624 51 421 3.03 3.48 

April ------------------------ 1,774 92 434 3.12 3.49 

May -----------------------··- 1,029 88 253 1.82 2.10 

J nne _________________________ 509 41 111 .80 .89 

J nly --- - - - - - -- -- - - -·- - - - -- - - -- 1,320 31 179 1. 29 1.48 

August ---------------------- 2,385 63 331 2.38 2.75 

September ____________________ 1,676 45 196 1. 41 1.57 

October _ .. ____________________ 73 22 39 .28 .32 

November ____________________ 1,173 18 78 .56 .62 

December ____________________ 3,829 48 549 3.95 4.55 

The year _______________ 4,624 18 232 1.67 22.85 

----------

NoTE.-Daily discharge for 1901 is given in Water-Supply Paper No. 65, page 216. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Perkiomen Creek at Frederick, Pa. 

[Drainage area, 152 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. SecondMaximum. Minimum. Mean. feet per Depth in 

square inches. 

mile. 

~~-

1901. 

January - - . - - - - - - - ·~ ---- -· - - - - - 1,623 31 139 0.91 1. 05 

February --------------~----- 84 29 44 .. 29 .30 

March ----------------------- 4,717 46 441 2.91 3.35 

April ------------------------ 2,237 58 337 2.22 2.48 

May ____________ .. ____________ 1,113 67 236 1. 55 1. 79 

J nne _________________________ 547 36 119 . 78 .87 

J nly _________________________ 137 12 44 . 29 .33 

August ... _________ ------------ 1,433 36 184 1. 21 1.40 

September ------------------- 250 38 87 

October ______________________ 260 31 80 I 

. 57 .64 

.33 .61 

November _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _______ 368 36 72 I 

December ____________________ 6,017 51 557 I 

I The year _______________ 6,017 12 195 

.47 .52 

3.67 4.22 

1.27 I 17.56 

NoTE.-Daily discharge for 1901 is given in Water-Supply Paper No. 65, page 217. 
30 STRE.A.M MEASUREMENTS IN 1901. [No.75. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Wissahickon Creek, near Philadelphia, Pa. 

[Drainage area, 65 square miles.) 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. SecondMaximum. Minimum. Mean. feet per [Depth In 

square inches. 

mile. 

: 

1901. 

January --------------------- 240 12 54 0.83 0.96 

February --------- ---------- 64 16 

I 

38 .58 .60 

March 1-9 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___________ 24 17 18 .28 I .09 

I 

I August ________ . _______ . _____ 1,095 19 138 2.12 2.45 

September ___________________ 99 20 32 .49 .55 

October _______ . -------------- 48 16 I 30 .46 .53 

November - - - - - - - - - - ·- - - - - - - - - 515 13 

I 

37 .57 .64 

December ______________ . _____ 1,269 17 133 2.05 2.37 

NoTE.-Daily discharge for 1901 is given in Water-Supply Paper No. 65, page 218. 

SUSQUEHANNA RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES. 

During 1901 measurements have been made of Susquehanna River 

and its principal tributaries, as follows: North Branch of Susquehanna River at Wilkesbarre, Pa., and at, Danville, Pa.; West Branch 

of Susquehanna River at Williamsport, Pa., and at Allenwood, Pa.; 

Juniata River at Newport, Pa., and Susquehanna River at Harrisburg, Pa. Owing to lack of sufficient discharge measurements the 

monthly figures of flow for the Williamsport, Wilkes barre, and Allenwood stations were not computed for 1901. Results for the other 

stations are given in the following tables, the figures of discharge for 

the Susquehanna at Harrisburg including the flow of the Pennsylvania 

Canal at that point: 

Estimated monthly dischage of North Branch of Susquehanna River at Danville, Pa. 

[Drainage area, 11,070 square miles.] 

Month. I

------D-isc __ h_a~r_g_e_i_n __ se_c_on~d_-_m_e_t ______ 1 _____ R_u_n~-o_ff_. __ __ 

Second-

) 

Maximum. Minimum. Mean. feet per Depth in 

square inches. 

mile. 

1901. 

January ________________________________________ _ 

February _______________________________________ _ 

March----------------------- ___________________ _ 

April -------- _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 88,640 22,400 . 

a so, 000 

aso,ooo 

a 52,136 

38,120 

2~71 3.12 

2.71 2.82 

4.71 5.43 

3.44 3.84 
NEWELL.] NORTHERN ATLANTIC COAST DRAINAGE. 31 

Estimated monthly discharge of North Branch of Susquehanna, River at Danville, 

Pa.-Continued. 

----- --

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. SecondMaximum. Minimum. Mean. feet per Depth in 

square inches. 

mile. 

--

1901. 

May __ .. ______________________ 83,600 14,310 25,209 2.28 2.63 

June _______________________ - _ 74,960 6,800 20,223 1.83 2.04 

July _________________________ 6,400 2,500 4,079 .37 .43 

August ______________________ 56,240 2,750 12,646 1.14 1.31 

September ___________________ 13,135 I 3,3.00 6,042 .55 .61 

October ______________________ 8,100 3,600 5,535 .50 .58 

November ____________________ 27,440 2,750 6,412 .58 .65 

December ____________________ 139,760 7,200 35,246 3.18 3.67 

The year _______________ 139,760 2,500 22,121 2.00 27.13 

a Approximate. 

NoTE,-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901·are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 65, page 220; rating table on page 318 of same paper. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Juniata River at Newport, Pa. 

[Drainage area, 3,476 square miles.] 

Discharg-e in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. SecondMaximum. Minimum. Mean. feet per Depth in 

square inches. 

mile. 

1901. 

January ______________________ 3,500 1,200 2,224 0.64 0.74 

February -------------------- 4,000 1,600 2,634 . 76 .79 

March _______________________ 59,500 2,040 12,155 3.50 4.04 

April ------------------------ 49,000 5,850 16,957 4.88 5.45 

May------------------------- 46,500 3,250 13,187 3.79 4.37 

June _________________________ 24,000 3,250 6,792 1. 95 2.18 

July _________________________ 6,900 1,600 2,845 .82 .95 

August _______________________ 11,150 1,200 3,880 1.12 1.29 

September ____________________ 7,700 1,400 3,134 .90 1.00 

October ______________________ 2,270 1,000 1,447 .42 .48 

November ____________________ 5,850 1,000 1,637 .47 .52 

December ____________________ 70,000 2,040 13,731 3.95 4.55 

The year _______________ 70,000 1,000 6,719 1.93 26.36 

NoTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 65, page 2'26; rating table on page 318 of same paper. 
32 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1901. [No.75. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Susquehanna River a,t Harrisburg, Pa. 

[Drainage area, 24,000square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. SecondMaximum. Minimum. Mean. feet per Depth in 

square inches. 

mile. 

1901. 

January ______________________ 27,925 7,830 I 14,498 0.60 0.69 

February -------------------- 35,400 11,900 20,236 .84 .87 

March _______________________ 193,160 11,125 82,431 3.43 3.96 

April ------------------------ 205,690 47,275 105,569 4.39 4.90 

May _________________________ 211,060 27, 92fi 63,966 2.66 3.07 

.Tune _________________________ 187,790 24,500 5.'5, 296 2.30 2.56 

July _________________________ 24,500 10,100 14,012 .. 58 . 67 

August ---------------------- 123,350 8,475 33,663 1.40 1. 61 

September ___________________ 54,435 11' 12.'5 22,262 . 93 1.04 

October ______________________ 19,800 9,450 13,669 .57 . 66 

November ------------------- 58,910 6,880 15,265 .64 .71 

December _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _______ 347,100 15,100 70,990 2.95 3.41 

The year _______________ 347,100 6,880 42,6.55 1. 77 24.15 

NOTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 65, page 227; rating table on page 318 of same paper. 

] 20,000 1--1-+-1---1-+-11-+11-

100,000 H-t-+-+-+-t-f• 

80,000 H-+-+-+-+-t-f• 

20,000 

0 

FIG. 9.-Discharge of Susquehanna River at Harrisburg, Pa., 1001. 
NEWELL.] NORTHERN .ATLANTIC COAST DRAINAGE. 33 

PATAPSCO RIVER. 

The river rises in the north central part of Ma~yland and empties 

into Chesapeake Bay about 13 miles below Baltimore. I~s water~hed 

is a hilly country, largely under cultivation. ~rhe station at Woodstock, :Nid., was established August 6, 1896, since which time continuous records have been kept, whieh have been published in former 

annual reports. '.rhe record for 1901 is given herewith. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Patapsco R1'ver at TVoodstock, JJid. 

[Drainage area, 251 square miles.] 

Diseharge in seeond-feet. Run-off. 

Month. 

1901. 

Maximum.

1

! ~~~mum. -~, M:-1. -I-~e~<'t~g; square 

mile. 

-~--~-~--~~~--~ 

I Depth in 

inches. 

I_~---

1 

January ___________ _ ___ _i 670 I 1:22 , 207 0.821 0.96 

February ___________________ _ 

! 310 

March _ _ _ _ _________________ _ .), 075 

April _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ,2, 102 

May __________ _ 1,600 

June _____________ _ 1.100 

July _________ _ 1.600 

August ______ _ 5,280 

September a __ 

October ___ _ 590 

November ___ _ 

186 

252 

160 

160 

91 

100 

66 

239 

792 

508 

380 

276 

245 

366 

. 95 

3.16 

2 .. 02 

1.01 

1.10 

. 98 

1. 461 

.99 

3.64 

2.25 

1. 74 

1.23 

1.13 

1. 68 

111 209 -~~~r---.-~~ 

December ___ _ 

2, 000 Hi 239 . 951 1. 06 

---~-------f __ s_, _o4_8 ___ 31_o---'----1 ,_o_14---'-l __ -1_. o_4 __ 4_._66 

aNo record. 

NOTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 65, page 228; rating table on page 318 of same paper. 

POTOMAC RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES. 

Potomac River is formed by the junction of the North and South 

branches, about 15 miles below Cumberland, Md. Regular gaging 

stations have been maintained on the North Branch at Piedmont, 

,V. Va., on the South Branch near Springfield, W. Va., on Antietam 

Creek near Sharpsburg, Md., on the North Branch of Shenandoah 

River near Riverton, Va., on the South Branch of Shenandoah River 

near E~ront Royal, Va., on Shenandoah River at Millville, W. Va., 

on Potomac River at Point of Rocks, Md., and on Monoeacy River 

near Frederick, Md. During a flood in the early part of 1902 the 

bridge and the gage near Springfield were carried away and the staIRR 7 5--02--3 
34 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1901. [No.75. 

tion was abandoned. Itwas established June 26, 1899, and theresuUs 

of the measurements for the entire period are published below. 

EsUrnated nwnthly d1'scharge of North Branch of Potomac River at Piedmont, 

vV. Va. 

[Drainage area, 407 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. SecondMean. feet per Depth in 

Maximmn.l Minimum. I square inches. 

--~~~--! [~---1 mile. 

1901. 

January ____ . _ . __________ _ 

February __________ _ 

March _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ________ _ 

April _ _. ___________________ _ 

May--------------;-----------

June _______________________ _ 

July _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ________ _ 

August _ _ _ _ ________ . __ _ 

September ____________ _ 

October ~ ___ . ____________ _ 

~ovember ______ _ 

December . __________________ _ 

The year ________ . __ . __ _ 

2,360 

705 

3,480 

4,280 

4,200 

1,720 

8,400 

1,800 

430 

230 

352 

5,240 

336 

305 

305 

672 

475 

390 

175 

149 

124 

100 

77 

202 

6821 

403 I 

1, 258 I 

1,810 

1,422 

937 

482 

423 

224 

130 

137 

1,271 

76.5 

1. 68 

. 99 

3.09 

4.45 

3.49 

2.30 

1.18 

1. 04 

. 55 

.32 

.34 

3.12 

1. 88 

1. 94 

1. 03 

3.56 

4.97 

4.02 

2.57 

1. 36 

1. 20 

. 61 

. 37 

.38 

3.60 

25.61 

NOTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 65, page 229; rating table on page 318 of same paper. 

Estimated monthly discharge of South Branch of Potornac Rive1· near Springji.eld, 

TV. Va. 

[Drainage area, 1,440 square miles.] 

Month. 

1899. 

July ________________ _ 

August ________ _ 

September ______ . __ _ 

October _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . _ _ . ____ _ 

November _________________ _ 

December ________________ ~ 

Discharge in seeond-feet. Run-off. 

--~~-------·-·----------1 --------

Maximum.! Minimum.: Mean. 

Second- 1 

feet per [ ~epth in 

square 1 mches. 

mile. • I. I 1----- -1-·~·-~--~/------

1 i 

730 240 1 

I 400 250 

400 250 

890 

2,240 

2,150 

250 

400 

333 

358 

286 

333 

332 

1,134 

0.25 

.20 

.23 

.23 

. 79 

I 0.29 

.23 

.26 

.27 

.88 

1, 0.51 . 73 . 84 I 

1------ -----cc -------1---
NEWELL.] NORTHERN .ATLANTIC OO.AST DRAINAGE. 35 

Estirnated rnonthly discharge of South Branch of PotornacRiver near Springfield, 

W. Va.-Continued. 

Month. 

1900. 

January ___________________ _ 

February ________________ _ 

March __________ . ____________ 1 

April _______________________ _ 

May _______ ------ ------ -- ---

June _____________________ -- --

July _ _ ___________________ _ 

August _____________________ _ 

September _________________ _ 

October _____________________ _ 

November_ 

December ______________ _ 

The year __________ _ 

1901. 

January __________ _ 

February _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ _ 

March ______________________ _ 

April ______________________ _ 

May ___________ -- ---- -- ------

June ______ _ 

July ______ _ 

August ___ _ 

September _________________ _ 

October _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _________ _ 

November ____ _ 

i 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. · 

Maximum. I Minimum.-,--:e~n-.- - I 

-~~--- --~~-- -

4,335 500 I 1,154 

feet Second-~ per Depth in 

square inches. 

mile. 

---1, 

.80 .92 

3, 750 1, 500 i 2, 576 

5,415 t,o7o I 3,129 

1. 79 1. 86 

2.17 2. 51 

3. 600 285 

1

, 1. 486 

890 265 507 

6, t35 54o I 1, 728 

1. 03 1.15 

.3.5 .40 

1. 20 ; 1. 34 

1, 790 250 I, 856 . 59 I .68 

.27 

.27 

.30 

.84 

730 230 I 331 . 23 

980 230 I 347 . 24 

6oo 2851 367 1 . 26 

5, 685 265 1, 085 I • 75 

5, 685 335 '· 1. 307 1 . 91 I, 

---i----1 

1. 05 

6, 135 1 230 I 1, 239 ~-~ 11.59 -----=1-=r--- ---- 4,425 

600 : 

1. 575 I 

10, 18.') I 

8,295 

7.036 

3,050 

980 

4,380 I 

1. 070 I, 

335 I 

5oo 1 

490 i 

73o I 

I 

980 I 

890 1 

250 

26f) 

285 

26f) 

1, 610 I 250 i 

1, 1.51 I 

.518 

2, 216 ~ 

3, 777 I 

2, 9to I 

I 

2,441 

1,316 

4981 

774 1 

357 1 

375 i 

0.80 I 

0.92 

. 36 I .38 

t. 54 I 1. 78 

2.62 2.92 

2.02 2.33 

1. 70 1. 90 

. 91 1. 05 

. 35 .40 

~ I .. }4 I .60 

.29 

.29 

December ___ _ ------I • 9, 735 1 3351 

10, 185 ~-- 2.'50 1- 2,611 2.09 

The year ________________ I 1, 5·79 14.95 I 

NoTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 6.5, page 229; rating table on page 318 of same paper. 
STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1901. (No. 75. 

Estirnatecl monthly discharge of Antietmn Creek nea1· Sharpsburg, Mel. 

[Drainage area, 293 square miles.] 

------------ ----------

Month. 

1- Ili""h~,,~ m "con,"-''"'- ---1 

I 

Maximum. : Minimum. I Mean. I 

I I , 

-~-----i----1-----! 

January _ 

February 

1H01. 

_I 123 60 . 7'6 

March __ _ 

I ------1 154 48 

2, 241 60 

April ____________ _ 

May __ _ 

June _________ _ 

----1 2,127 

2,543 

485 -- -- ----I 

July _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ · 382 --! 

August _ _ _ _ 1. 0f)8 

September _ _ _ _ 416 1 

October _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 281 

November 1-16_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ ' 

I I 

416 

249 

281 

1.54 

123 

95 

'j;j 

-- --- -[ 

79 

293 

649 

.532 

359 

255 

225 

171 

123 

83 

Run-off. 

Secondfeet per Depth in 

square inches. 

mile. 

----

0.26 0.30 

. 27 .28 

1.00 1.15 

2.22 2.48 

1. 82 2.10 

1. 23 1. 37 

.87 1. 00 ,.,,., • II . 89 

. 58 .65 

.42 . 48 

! .28 .31 

NoTE.-Gage heights and discharge m.easurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 65, page 230; rating table on page 318 of same paper. 

Estimated monthly disclwrge of North Branch of Shena.ndoah River near RiNrton, Fa. 

[Drainage area, 1,034 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. 

Month. 

I I ---;-~---

1 Maxnntun. . 'iM·. I M 1n1mum. I' ean. I , 

I I 

1901. 

---[-----! ~----~ 

I I ~Tanuary _ _ _ _ _ _________ _ 

February __ _ 

March ____ _ 

ApriL __ _ 

May __________ _ 

J nne _________ _ 

I 2, 645 I 

_ _~ 3so 1

__) 11, 27'0 1 

15,870 

13,915 

10.925 

July ____ _ ---------- - -_I 4, 94.5 

:J.450 

2,760 

August_ _____________ _ 

September 

October __ 

-------------------

November ____________________ _ 

I 

1,610 I 2.o•o I 

December _____________________ 14, 145\---

The year _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 15, 87'0 I 

215 

240 

190 

747 

920 

1,265 

5130 

430 

165 

190 

140 

270 

140 

676 

288 

1,378 

3,622 

2,578 

2,787 

1.597 

960 

740 

406 

376 

2,911 

1,527 

Run-off. 

Secondfeet per Depth in 

square inches. 

mile. 

----

0.65 0.75 

. 28 .29 

1. 33 1. 53 

3.50 3.90 

2.49 2.87 

2.70 3.01 

1..54 1. 78 

. 93 1. 07 

. 72 . 80 

.39 .45 

. 36 .40 

2.82 3.25 

1.48 20. 10 

NOTE.-Gage heights and discharge :r.neasurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 65, page 231; :rating table on page 319 of same paper. 
NEWELL.] NORTHERN ATLANTIC COAST DRAINAG-E. 37 

Estintated monthly discharge of Sonth Branch of Shenandoah Ri'L?el' near Front 

Royal, Va. 

[Drainage area, 1,569 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. 

Month. 

1899. 

July .. __ . _____________ ~HG 38G 4W3 

August ---- ·----- ------------ 1,850 315 556 

September ----- 2. 0.)() 440 717 

October ____________ ()40 410 514 

November --- G,OiO GO.) 1 .. 205 

December ____ --- ----- 4,090 JiO 1,0!:13 

1900. 

January ______ 10,840 Hl;) 2,18(i 

February 7,600 915 2,400 

March_ ------------------- 10, 7;)() 1.640 3.482 

April ------------ ------------( 3,G40 1.100 1,744 

May ------------------------- 1,975 675 1,127 

June. ________________________ 5,890 I)();) 1. 70:3 

July - - - -- -.. -- -- - - - - - - -- -- - --- 1.100 470 736 

August -------------------- I 

750 3GO 493 

September __________________ -~ 1, 0.52 315 457 

October ________________ . _____ 4,090 I ;)02 1.020 

November ____________________ 6,790 I 

535 1.255 

December ____________________ 5, 260 I 675 1,394 -----------

The year _______________ 10,840 I 315 1, .soo 

---------

/ 

Run-off. 

0.81 

. 8G 

.46 

.:33 

• j j 

.70 

1. 8}) 

1. .'13 

.2. 2.2 

1.11 

~"•) 

• 4 ....... 

1.09 

.46 

. 31 

.29 

.65 

. 80 

. 89 

. 96 

Depth in 

inches. 

0.86 

.40 

. 51 

. 38 

.86 

. 81 -----

1. 60 

1. 59 

2. 5() 

1.24 

.83 

1 ')') ,l<o/,., 

. 53 

. 36 

.32 

. 7.5 

.89 

1. 03 

12.92 
38 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1901. [No. 75. 

Est·imated monthly discharge of Sozdh Branch of Shenandoah River near Front 

Royal, Vct.-Contiuued. 

Month. 

I ~~rge m eec"nd,-f-t :un~ff. 

M 

I 

M . · M feet per Depth in aximuin. nunium. I ean. I square inches. 

1 mile. 

J_a_n_t_Ia_r_y _________ 1_9 _ _o __ 1_-._-_-_-__ -_-_-_--

1 

5,260 ,---:70 ~~- -:aa-~~- -:;; --~~~ 

February _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1. 200 fi35 779 . fiO . 52 

(),611 4.21 

March________ __________ 11,020

1 

470 1 1,909 1.22 1.41 

April _____________ ~- _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 27, i'i80 1. 580 4. 69 

August __ _ 

September ______ . 

October ___ _ 

4,920 3.14 

4,279 2.73 

3,834 2.44 

8~259 2.08 

1,807 1.15 

1 "'~"•) ! 

~ 1.13 I ~ """ 

930 . 59 

May - --- - --- --- ------ --- - - -- ~1Jp1,, 93. 0 I 1

1' 6

94

0°0 

J uue _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , L' 

1 - , 

13,180 II 1,410 

6, 340 l. 052 

7.600 I! 67fi 

9,220 712 l 

November __ 

Deeember _ 

- -- - _I 2. 920 I 605 I 

I 27,580 II 1, 200 4, 658 11 2. 97 

___ T_h_e_y_ea_r ___ --_-_-_-_--_-_-_-__ -_,_! __ 2_7_, ._58_0_---'-1 ==---_-_4-_-~-j 0~---'----~3~._0~0-_9~-~-------1-. 9-2-

3.62 

3.04 

2.82 

2.40 

1. 28 

1. 30 

. 66 

3.43 

26.17 

NoTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are gi'\Ten in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 65, page 232; rating table on page 319 of same paper. 

Estimated monthly diseharge of Shenandoah River at JJfillville, TV. Va. 

[Drainage area, 2,995 square miles.] 

I 

Discharge in second-feet.. 

Month. 

!-----, - ------------

' Maximum. I Minimum. j 

' i, 

Mean. 

1901. 

January ________________ _ 5, 790 840 1,828 

February __________________ _ 1,950 740 1,272 

Mareh _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _____ _ 17,840 840 ! 3,302 

April ______________________ _ 29,520 2,515 10,612 

May _________________________ _ 29.840 2,600 ·7,674 

June ________________ . ______ _ 26.640 3, 740 I 7.592 

July _ .. ____________________ _ 12,880 1. 310 4,344 

August __ _ 2,780 1, 72:5 3,480 

September ________________ _ 11.280 1,250 2,487 

October ____________________ _ 6,320 1,140 1,784 

November . _________________ _ 3. 9.50 i 940 1,366 

December __________________ _ 30,160 '-~1, 370 6,421 

The year _____________ _ 30,160 740 4,347 

Run-off. 

Secondfeet per 

square 

mile. 

0.61 

.42 

1.10 

3.54 

2.56 

2.54 

1. 45 

1.16 

II 

! Depth in 1 inches. 

I 0.70 

.44 

1.27 

3.95 

2.96 

2.83 

1. 67 

1. 34 

.83 .93 

.60 .69 

.46 i .51 

2.14 2.47 

1. 45 19.76 

NoTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 65, page 233; rating table on page 319 of same paper. 
NEWELT •. ] NORTHERN ATLANTIC COAST DRAINAGE. 39 

Sec.-ft. 

16,000 h;....=,:=--+....:.;::...;::.~,;..;r-+-.:..r~-+-.:..r-:=n-~-r-;:,=....i-:.;:....;::-+..;.;::...:;:::...~.;...::,::.......j__:.;:....;::-+..;.;::...:;:::...~;..;:;;:.....; 

12,000 H-+-+-+-++--H--+--H-H-11-1-+-+•-+-1+1++-,1+--+-+-+--+--H~-+-+-+-+++--HI+--I 

FIG. 10.-Discharge of Shenandoah River at Millville, W. Va., 1901. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Potomac R1~ver at Point of Rocks, li'Id. 

[Drainage area, 9,654 square miles] 

Discharge in second-feet. 

Month. 

Maxim.um. Minimum. 

-------------~1-----1-----

1901. 

Jan nary _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 21, 560 

February____________________ 6,020 

March __________________ . _ _ _ _ 86, 610 

April _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 172, 150 

May___________ 111,1801 

June_._______________________ 49,300 

July ______________________ _ 

August _________________ _ 

September __________________ -[ 

27,050 

20,950 

28,270 

October _______ . _____ . ____ ----I 11, 900 1 

1,860 

2,360 

2,360 

7,000 

6,020 

7,980 

4,700 

3,950 

3,600 

2,630 

2,380 

4,300 

Mean. 

4,923 

3,57R 

13,976 

40,829 

28,747 

19.:}98 

10, 71.3 

8, 2.56 

7,539 

4,206 

4,681 

26,426 

Run-off. 

0.51 

.37 

1.45 

4.23 

2.98 

2.00 

1.11 

.86 

. 78 

.44 

.48 

2. 74 

November ____ ··---------------1 20,340 • 

December_ ____ ______ j _ _139,390 . --·------ ----1 

The year __ . ___ .. ________ ! 172, 150 

-----------~1 

i 

1. 86o I 14,440 1. 50 

0. ;)9 

. :39 

1. 67 

4.72 

3.44 

2.23 

1. 28 

. 99 

. 87 

. 51 

. 54 

:3,16 

20.39 

NoTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 a1·e given in Water-Supply Paper 

~'o. 65, page 233; rating table on page 319 of same paper. 
40 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1901. [No.75. 

Sec.-ft. 

00,000~~-r~~~~~~r+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 

GII,OOO H----t--t-t-t--t--tt-+-+-t+a--JH-+H-+-++++++-+-+-+-1-l-+-+-+-+-++-+.jl+--l 

iiO,OOO·HH--t----t-++-!t-+-+-+t•HHH-+-.+++++++-+-+-+-H--+--t--+-+++1+--1 

Fra.ll.-Discharge of Potomac River a't. Point of Rocks. Md., 1901. 

Estimated monthly di.'lclwrge of JYlonocaey River near Frederick. J.lld. 

[Drainage area, 665 square miles]. 

-------------- --------------,-----------

Month. 

1901. 

January ______ . _ . ____ _ 

February 

March_ 

April _______________ _ 

May ______________ _ 

June ___ _ 

July _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ______ _ 

August 

September 

October _________________ _ 

November ___________________ _ 

December _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ _ 

The year ____________ _ 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Mean. 

Second-~ • feet per Depth in square inches. 

mile. 1 

Maxim= I Min;m= ~~ ~1---- -----1- 1 

i 3,170 150 

,)50 240 

15,984 270 

14,264 

.), 1·'>0 

2.740 

750 

1,966 

1.622 

600 

3,944 

700 

420 

30G 

180 

150 

180 

180 

210 

461 

347 

.'2. 08.:') 

2.650 

1. .)21 

8/.) 

332 

464 

311 

283 

495 

0.69 

. 52 

8.14 

3.98 

2.29 

1. 32 

• ;'")0 

.70 

.47 

.43 

. 74 

0.80 

.54 

3.62 

4.44 

2.64 

1. 47 

. 58 

. 81 

. 52 

. 50 

.83 

14, 264 380 2, 193 ' 3. 30 3. 81 

15.984 -- 15o_l_ 1:001 1 _u1 I_ 20.56 

NOTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 65, page 234; rating table on page 319 of same paper. 
NORTHERN ATLANTIC COAST DRAINAGE. 41 

JAMES RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES. 

Records of measurements have been kept as in previous years on 

North (of James) River at Glasgow, Va.; on James River at Buchanan, Va., Holcomb Rock, Va., and at Cartersville, Va. A station 

was established on Appomatto~ River at Mattoax, Va., on August 26, 

1900, and was maintained during 1901. The results of measurements 

at this station for the entire period are given below. No results are 

here given for the station at, Holcomb Rock, as no discharge measurements are made at that place. 

Estimated monthly discharge of North (of James) River at Glasgow, Va. 

[Drainage area, 8B1square miles.] 

Month. 

1901. 

January ___ _ 

February ____ _ 

March __ 

April 

May _____________ _ 

June 

July _______________ _ 

August ______________________ _ 

Septem her __ 

October __ 

N ovem her ____ .. ____ _ 

Decem her ___________________ _ 

The year ______________ _ 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off 

I I SecondMaximum. Minimum.! Mean. 1 feet per Depth in 1 square inehes. , mile. 

3,602 

400 

7,050 

12,170 

12,170 

14,015 

2.100 

7,0;)0 

3,008 

845 

450 

24,060 

24,060 

280 

280 

280 

720 

650 

68f) 

400 

330 

450 

280 

250 

280 

250 

751 I 

I 

339 

1 "'5"' I '' I I 

3,124 ' 

1,996 

2,246 

847 

1.793 

724 

395 

289 

3,240 

1. 418 

0.90 1. 04 

.41 .43 

2.11 2.44 

3.76 4.20 

2.40 2.77 

2.69 3.00 

1. 02 1.18 

2.16 2.49 

.87 .97 

.48 .55 

.35 .39 

3.90 4.50 -----

1. 75 23.96 

NoTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Snpplv Paper 

No. 65, page 235; rating table on page 319 of same pttper. 
j 

"~ < 

(/ 

,./· 

) 

0 ""' 

4; 

/Mead.o dale 

I ~ / ( ~ ( :l Bolar 0 ,()', 

~ "" '~ _or /! 

~ / 

,./ t 

0 /' ~ 4; ;·· ~· s ~ "5· 

,JOAlleghany,. 

</ 

.... ) 

0'7 ,/' 

..... · 

0 OR.oanoke Salem 

Scale 

Ooale .Ent.erpriee 

Cha.rlotte~le 

oAvon 

0 Stanardsville 

OBa.rboursville i OG~~ 

10 o 10 20 ao 40 miles 

e River stations 0 Rainfall station& ONottoway 

0 Christ-iansburg 

FIG. 12.-Location of river and rainfall stations in basin of James River. 

OFredericksbur~ 

ORappahannoCk 

OGuineys 

~ 

to 

a:. 

1-3 

~ 

t<j 

> 

~ 

~ 

t.".l 

> 

m 

~ 

~ 

t.".l 

~ 

t.".l 

~ 

1-3 

m 

H 

~ 

8 

r 

z 

iJ 

-~ ~ 
NEWELL.] NORTHERN ATLANTIC COAST DRAINAGE. 43 

Estimated monthly discharge of James River at Buchanan, Va. 

[Drainage area, 2,058 square miles.] 

Month. 

1901. 

January _______ . _. ___ _ 

February _ _ _ _ ______________ _ 

March _ . _ _ _____ . __ 

April _. ____________ _ 

May _ _ ___ - . -

June _____ . __ . . . __ 

July ________________________ _ 

August 

September _ 

October_ 

November 

December_ 

---------- -~~-~~~ 

The year ___ . _ _ ___ _ ~----·--

Discharge in second-feet. 

I i 

I Maximum. I Minimum. ! Mean. 1 I I 

~---1 r----

18, 956 750 ' 2, 739 

1,980 750 1.234 

16,580 750 3,786 

25,820 2,870 8,.589 

31,620 1,650 5,882 

25,028 1,980 .5,609 

6,185 840 2,594 

2C,276 750 4,683 

9,980 670 1,605 

1,650 540 726 

840 430 518 

48,260 540 6,736 --~~------

430 i 

I 

48,260 i 3,725 

Run-off. 

Secondfeet per Depth in 

square inches. 

mile. 

1. 33 

. 60 

1.84 

4.17 

2.86 

2.72 

1. 26 

2.27 

. 7811 . 35 

. 2f) 

1. 53 

.62 

2.12 

4.65 

s·.so 

3.03 

1. 45 

2.62 

.87 

.40 

.28 

___ 3.271--~ 

1. 81 24.64 

NOTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 65, page 236; rating table on page 319 of same paper. 

Estimated rnonthly discharge of James River cd Cartersville, Va. 

[Drainage area, 6,232 square miles.] 

I 

Discharge in second-feet. 

! Maximulli.l Minimum. I 

i I 

Month. 

------------- -~-------

1901. 

Jan nary . ______ --- _- ---. -- ---- 1 

February ______ . ____________ . 

March ___ . __________________ _ 

ApriL__ _ __ .. _ . _____________ _ 

May __ _ 

June _______ . _______________ _ 

July __________ .. ________ . ___ _ 

August _____________________ _ 

September __________________ _ 

October ____ . ___ . ___ . _______ _ 

34,880 

4,666 

2·9, 600 

62. 76.5 

75,800 

53,360 

17.390 

47,090 

26,300 

12,200 

2,755 

2,668 

2,411 

6,765 

5,300 

7,240 

3,021 

2,496 

3,294 

2,327 

November ____________________ , 9, 390 2, 078 

December---------·-· --------1 75,470 2,582 

---~~e year ______________ .-JW. 8_oo ~ms 

Mean. 

9,220 

3.648 : 

8,217 

24, 509" 

17,762 

17,172 

7,750 

16,668 

6,836 

3,725 

2,816 

15,926 

11,187 

Run-off. 

Secondfeet per Depth in 

square inches. 

mile. 

I 

1. 48 ~ 

. 59 

1. 32 

3.93 

2.85 

2.76 

1. 24 1 

•) 67 

1. 71 

.61 

1. 52 

4.38 

3.29 

3.08 

1.43 

3.08 '-'• i 

1.10 1 1. 23 

::~I ::~ 2. 56 I 2. 95 

1. 80 f---u.47 

NoTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 65, page 238; rating table on page 319 of same paper. 
44 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1901. 

FIG. 13.-Discharge of James River at Cartersville, Va., 1901. 

Estimated monthly dischm·ge of Appornattox River at Mattoax, Va. 

[Drainage area, 74-5 square miles.] 

[No. 75. 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. ~-~--~--~~ ~. . , I ~e~~o;g~ Depth in 

1 Maximum. 1 M1mmum. i Mean. square inches. 

---------------1----1 1----- mile. 1----

1900. I 

Septetnber _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 663 i 

October _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 277 I 

November_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ 

December __________________ _ 

1901. 

,January______ _ _ _ _ _ _ _______ _ 

February 

March _____________________ _ 

April _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _________ _ 

May _______________________ _ 

487 

1,600 

5,560 

580 

2,755 

8,050 

12,050 

I 

~s~ 1~3 ' 

171 

165 1-

243 

249 

243 

378 

279 

243 

195 

171 I 

183 

232 

383 

986 1 

339 

517 

2,433 

2,084' 

427 

0.23 

. 24 

.31 

. 51 

-------

1. 32 

.45 

.69 

3.26 

0.26 

.28 

.35 

. ,)9 

1. 52 

. 47 

.80 

3.64 

NOTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 65, on page 238; rating table on page 319 of same paper. 
NEWELL.) NORTHERN .ATLANTIC COAST DRAIN .AGE. 45 

PRECIPITATION IN THE BASIN OF JAMES RIVER. 

The principal observations of rainfall made within the James River 

Basin are at the stations enumerated in the following table, which 

also gives their geographic location, elevation above sea level, and 

length of record of observations. The relative location of the points 

is shown in fig. 1 ~' in connection with the points of river measurement, which are located at Buchanan, Glasgow, Holcomb Rock, 

Cartersville, and Mattoax. 

Localion of ·rainfall stations ·i·n Jarnes River Basin. 

__ s_t_a_ti_o_n_. --1 -County. State. ~~atitude. ~Lo~~jt:~~~~;l:~at~~:-l~f;~t~~d. 

o ' o ' I Feet. 

1 

Years. 

Ashland ___________ ( Hanover ________ Virginia___ 37 45 i7 30 I 2'20 9-10 

Barboursville _____ 1 Orange _______________ .do __________________ I____________ 500 5~ 

Bedf~rd City ------1 Bedford ____ ------1---- .do ____________ ------1------------1 900 10-12 

~:::~:~~~-~~~·~] ~!:~~::~~~ ~~~~c~~~~: ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~:~~ ~~-:~~ ::~ ~~ Christiansburg ___ Montgomery ____ l _____ do ______ l 37 5 1 

80 23 2,760 12-15 

Clifton Forge _____ Alleghany -------1--- .do ______ j 37 50 I 79 55 1,0±7 .f~ 

~:~:!~~~1~~~~~-:: !:~~~!~-~~~:~~I~~~~~: ~~~:~J- ____ ~ -~~-~- ___ --~~ -~~- ~:~ ±~2 Farmville _________ Prinee Edward __ l _____ do ______ ! ____________ . ___ ________ ta6 :3-5 

Efr~:~urg !::~~~;:za _ i _:: - i.- ___ :: __ : 1-:::-- •- -

1

: :?. ~,:: l=~~ Lynehburg ________ Campbell ________ l _____ do ______ l 37 25 ~ 79 9 Hill 29-31 

Petersburg ________ Dinwiddie _______ ! ___ .do _____ _i 3712, 77 20 I 11 H-16 

~:::;~], __ ... ~=:~-···- ••!•··· ~:-- ••1::::::37 ~,1 ~ ~· ]- 1,::: [;: Staunton __________ Augusta ---------:-----do ______ l &; 9 79 41 1,340 I 13-16 

The following table gives the figures of normal or average monthly 

precipitation from the beginning of the record and including 1901, 

together with the total precipitation by months for the years 189(-) 

to 1901, and also the annual totals. In obtaining the normal precipitation the average is taken for all of the monthH during whieh observations were made. 

Precipitation at stations in drainage bnsin of Ja.rnes River. 

ASHLAND, VA. 

Jan. I Feb. I Mar.\ Apr. May.1June. 1 July.! Aug.lsept.l Oct. :Nov.! Dee .• n~~l -----1 I I I I I I I . 

~:rmal __________ -2.9313.~ 8.±113.78 4.90 -3.36~-5~; 3.5R 18.65:3.70 2.5;-~2.45 ~-; 1896 _______________ 2.3.5 a 56 4.12 2.00 3.37 B.67 6.64 1.46 15.49 .56 2.42 .51 36.15 

1897 _____________ __11.52 6.26 4.5612.82 3.01 3.64 4.93 2.23! .80 6.93 3.47/2.67 42.89 

1898 _______________ ' 1.61 .78 4.18 15.09 6.05 3.94 4.42 4.8212.86 4.~ 1.93 i 3.33 43.34 

1899 _______________ 3.84 4.60 5.82 11.11 3.H.

1

2.38 6.76

1

5.11 4.48 3.98 1.57

1

2.42

1 

45.21 

1900 _______________ , 3.29 5.09 2.62 I 3.42 :~.59 5 25 1.62 1.21 II 3.47 3.63 2.4312.83 37.45 

1901 ............... ,3.11 .36 3,8215.66 6.46 1.40 6.82 10.13 3.89 1.40 I 1.40 5.40 49,85 

Year. 
46 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1901. [No.75. 

Precipitation at .stations in drainage basin of James River-Continued. 

BARBOURSVILLE, VA. 

~ Year _IJan I Fe"l~::iApr i MayiJune IJuly.IAu:IS:;.oc:_INov De-: n~i 

Normal __________ ~ 3.04,3.3613.45[3.40 5.58 \ 4.10 ~· 4.43[3.98[3.86 2.2312.52 3.66 43.61 

1896 _______________ :(3.04),(3.36)1(3.45) (3.40) (5.58) (4.10) (4.43) (3.98)1.6.40 .. 28 .4.02 ·o: 42.:0 

1897 _______________ 11.7615.56 '2.7112.06 6.04 3.68 4.50 1.081 .80 4.56 2.16 3.92 88.18 

1898 _______________ 12.80 1 .72 4.68 I 3.19. 7.66 3.97 4.69 <3.98JI<3.86) <2.23) <2.52) <3.66) 43.96 

1899 _______________ 

1

3.76 1

. 5.65 (8.4,.1))11.81 1

2.50 2.80 5.46. 8.14 4.90 3.50 1.55 8.01 41.53 

1900 _______________ 4.17 I 4.45 8.60 I 2.50 11.41 5.68 1.60 2.7214.84 2.35 2.48 2.80 88.05 

1901 _______________ 2.781 .42 I 2.80 I 7.46 10.2814.46 '5.89: 9.00 12._8~-2.87 8.51 57.26 

BEDFORD CITY, VA. --~--~--~---- ------------------------

NormaL _________ [ 2.89, 3.54 3.21' 3.13 4.21 3.5813.75 4.7613.69 3.81 12.8.'313.29 

1 

41.69 

1896---------------l 2.161, 4.00 5.13 1.89 1.82 (3.58) (3.75) 3.55 ~ 6.75 (3.81)i 5.00 (3.29) 44.58 

1897---------------[,(2.89),(3.54) 8.10 [1.50 3.70 3.68 I 1.70 .87 1.00 3.6.'3 2.5213.55 81.68 

1898---------------12.48 I 1.02 4.03 I 3.21 7.81 2.5.3 I 4.26 113.67 4.08 8.66 I 2.0.') 4.16 47.96 

1899 _______________ 

1

• 3.96 :(8.54) (3.21),(.'3.13) (4.21) 5.76 5.22 6.86 4.27 2.18 I .69 

1

1.82 44.85 

}9()0 _______________ 4.39 i 5.57 1.56 I 3.93 2.92 4.67 ~~3.6511 . .'31 5.30 2.93 1.8714.25 42.35 

190L ______________ 2.681 .90 3.72 1 6.13 4.99 4.24 5.07 115.17 2.73 .4B 1.34 I 8.10 I 55.50 

-----------'--' ' ' ' .. , .. _1_ _____________ •_,. ___ _,, __ 1 ____ _ 

BONAIR, VA. 

Normal _________ _ 

1896 ______________ _ 

1897 ______________ _ 

1898_-------------- 1899 ______________ _ 

3.1913. 3914. 31 4. 1313. 93 3. 0915. 03 13. 71 13. 61 13. 44,2. 73 

2.98 i 4.21 13.98 2.2'2 4.21 6.11 7.1311.26 4.61 .8913.27 

1.90:6.27 5.00 2.62! 2.46 2.11:3.74 '11.731.86 I 6.52 4.37 

1.72 j .81 13.4.'3 4.71, 6.95 2.34 3.50 4.74 3.22 I 4.89 2.93 

4. 231 5. il5 6. 28 1.48 i 2.16 2. 83 4. 24 I 5. 34 • 5. 5.') 3. 43 II . 86 

2.54 I 4.10 I 2.58 4.3712.47 3.57 2.49 I 1.1513.64 3.97 '2.99 

3.79! .6914.28 ____:.6.'3 4.19 2.61 8.8619.66 3.81 .9917.71 

3.171 

1. 21 I 

4.01 1 

1900 ______________ _ ~::II 3.00 

1901_ -- -- ---- -- ---- 6.94 

BUCKINGHAM, VA. ----

I I I 

Normal----------1 3.3'2 l 3.46 3. 9413.24 4.19 "·" I 3.81 1"-'" U4 la.Lq 

1

2.24 I "·"" 

1896 _____ ----------! 3. 30 3. 74 (3.94)1 2.02 4.96 4. 41 6. 08 2. 27 4. 83 1 . 29 8. 791 T. 

1897 _______________ 1 .9'2: 6.70 3.56 2.95 3.02 1.\Kl 2. 92 I • 73 . 1."' I'· 72 3. " 2. 77 1898 _______________ 12.00 .40 2.23 3.20 3.53 1. 75 5. ~ ~ 3. 90 1 2. 08 6, 60 12. 17' ,3. 56 

1800 ............... 1 4.53 5.61 8.05 1. 94 4.36 3.2\l 2.9. '7.46 4.76 3.351.88 1.70 

1900_- ------------- 3. 62 5.42 3.45 2. 9212.65 5.62 3. 21 I 2... 2. 661'· •a a..., 1 3."' 

190L ______________ 3.49, .59 2.40 : 6.40 a6.4-7 2.46 2.49 113.75 6.02 .46 .30 17.43 

CHRISTIANSBURG, VA. 

43.73 

41.94 

41.69 

42.49 

44.20 

36.87 

52.66 

41.95 

39.63 

34.71 

36.42 

40.90 

40.36 

a52.26 

NormaL _________ j2.6313.08 ·~, 3.55 2 . .'36. 4.30 3.63 3.60 3.53 3.59 3.121' 1.9512.13 37.47 

1896 _______________ 1 1.07 I 2.64 6 . .'36 2.80 3.91 3.76 6.94 1.21 5.20 1.15 3.72! .60 39.36 

1897 _______________ [ 1.!)9! 6.80 3.62 1.76 2.88 2.04 4.34 3.23 2.13 3.88 1 .81 13.66 36.74 

1898--------------- 2.7R .30 • 3.08 1.93 5.86 2.52 4.21 3.13 4.17 5.11 j2.28 .,2.54 88.00 

1899 _______________ , 4.07 4.97! 7.11 i 3 . .'36 3.39 4.52 2.64 2.92 4.01 • 1.11 i 2.42 2.08 42.60 

1900-----~-~~~~~t:~~ i ~~~: __ 15.37l~~24' 4.~~ ~·~_1-1.37 2.~--~~l3~~-~~~-~~~-~·~l CLIFTON FORGE, VA. 

Normal----------12.0813.05 I I 

3.49 2. 69 ' 4. 51 :1. 17 2. 78 I 3.05 3.15 2.97 2.69 1.65 I 35.28 

1896 ________ ------ (2.08)1(3.05) (3.49) (2.69) (4.51) (3.17) (2. 781 I (3. fill 6.4.3 .28 5.56 T. I 37.09 

1897 _____________ __I 2. 35 I 5.19 3. 35 1. 13 4. 46 3. 83 3. 78 4.32 .46 2.87 2.64 3.54' 37.92 

1898_------ -------- 2. 661 . 51 3. 24 2. 58 4. 13 1. 28 3.69 2. 78 3.65 7.92 (2.69) 2.33 37.46 

1899_-------------- 1. 49 4. 29 8. 70 1(2.69) (4.51) 1.65 1. 42 I 2.12 .31 .89 

T~ 24.68 

1900 _______________ 1. 7814.92 2.67 2.10 3.80 4.23 2.25 ; . 77 5.02 5.46 4.11 .80 37.91 

1901. ______________ 2.12 1 .35 4. 50 I 4. oo 5. 65 4.85 (2. 78)i 5.24 3.02 .40 . 76 2.00 .'36.63 

I I 

a Incomplete. 
NEWELL] _NORTHERN .ATLANTIC COAST DRAINAGE. 47 

Precipitation cd stations 1:n dra-inage basin of James River-Continued. 

DALE ENTERPRISE, VA. 

--Y~e:~----~ Jan., Feb. Mar.-~- Apr. 1 May./June./July.ll Aug~ept. ~ Oct~~-ov.- Dec.-A~- , I 1 nua. - -:--,----'--'----------:,-------- --~--

NormaL _________ I2.68 3.19 3.26,3.1714.87 5.36 4.3113.89 r 3.95 ~ 2.92 2.39 2.63 42.62 

1896 ............... 1 1.75 3,40 3,70 I 1.19 1.99 5.17 5.69 1.5.517.85 I ,16 14-.30 34-.73 

1897 ______________ Jt.56 5.64 2.4011.10 5.37 2.88 4.15 .6s I .4a_ j2.55 .

1

2.40 3.23 32.99 

1898 _______________ ,2.37 .61 3.90 2.91 4-.94 4.83 6.24 9.54! 2.23 i 7.39 1.82 3.60' 50.38 

1899 ________________ 1.87! 5.57 4.3411.21 3.75 1.86 3.15 2.18 '4.40: 1.75' .91 1.00 31.99 

1900 _______________ ,_ 3.2{) 12.87 3.38,1.70 2.06 8.01 3.4712.4413.22' 2.45 3.11 1.61 37.52 

1901_ ______________ :, 2.04 .28 3.86 5.78 5.11 14.37 4.83 6.36 3.84 '2.06 1.39 6.37 56.29 

_______ _j______ _ ____________ I----~--- -~---~ 

DOSWELL, VA. ------ ---- -- -----

Normal __________ l2.9312.20 -3.37 iU5 3.2112.46-~-3.35 [-4.14,2.6812.97\3.02-_11.981 1897.-----------·-- 3.15 (2,2{)'/ 4.10 1.90 2.7012.38 2.09 2.40 .70 5.60 I 2.57 • 2.80 i 

1898 _______________ 1.60 .79 4.35 5.23 3.82 2.26' 5.23 14.14) 2.80 (2.97)13.47 lt.16' 

1899 _______________ \4.26 4.68 4.90 .96 '2.45 2.22' 2.45 (4.14) 4.50 2.02 13.02/1(1.98) 

1900 _______________ 1(2.93) 3.32 1.50 2.89 -~ 2.40 2.281_ 2.01 .92 1.58 2.73 (3.02) (1.98.) 

190L-------------- 1 2.72 .02 1.98 4.7814.6813.14 I 4.99 9.11 3.82 1.51113.02) (1.98) 

I ' I I ' ' 

FARMVILLE, VA. -~ 

Norm~l ______ ----[2.38[4.24 I I I I 

4.59 3. 2514. 88 I 4. 38 4.11 1 3.16 2.41 12.6.5 l. 7812.51 

1897----------- ____ ,(2. 38) (4. 24) 4.20 1. 01 3. 65 3. 85 6.93 : .38 T. 4.83 1.50 1. 91 

1898_______________ .65 (4.24) 3.09 4.28 5. 4912.80 6.6313.67 3.01 ' 4.81 2.25 ' 3.35 

1899- - --- ---- - ---- .,3. 5.') 6. 14 .T.~ 2.84 4.61 2.50 8.02 2. 98 I 2.01 1.95 1.02 I 1900 _______________ 12.38) 5.15 2. 87 3.00 2.48 8.19 3. 58 1.82 2.68 j1.48 I 1.82 4.00 

1901_ ______________ ,2.9511.45 3.10 6.00 9. 97 2.20 4.20 11.95 3. 40 I . 10 1

1. 40 a2.30 

I I 

FREDERICKSBURG, VA. ------~--------------- -~---

Normal __________ i 2.63 3.82 3.47 . 3.54 I ±.67 3.62 4.0613.37 

1896 _______________ 11.54 I , 

3.65 3. 8.') 11.90 4.60 5.41 5. 50 1.28 

1897 ________ ------- 1. 70 6.40 3. 0'2 I 2.31 4.59 3.6.3 5.04,2. 04 

1898 _______________ 3.17 1 1.19 4.55 4.28 7.47 2.02 3.10 4.44 

1899 __________ ----- 4.61 16.\1) 5.41 1.50 5.18 3.40 3.39 I 4.4.'> 

1900 _______________ 3.16 4. 73 3.00 3.88 1.17 7.09 2.81 I .96 

1901 _______________ I 8.09 .50 3.02 6.34- .3.89 2.56 5.33 1 8.23 I 

I I 

HOT SPRINGS, VA. --------- - -- ---------;----

Normal ________ ..~ 2.42 13.87 8.21 2.8314.86 1 4 .16[3.89 .,3.39 

1896 _______________ 1(2.42)1' 3.68 5.80 .94 I 3.63,1 a 

1897_ ______________ 2.15 6.96 2.89 1.21 5.73 3 

1898.-------------- 1. 99 . 79 4.10 (2. 83) (4. 86) 11(4 

1899.-------------- 2.84 '8.18 5.91 1.58 2.34 3 

. 79

1

4. 47 I 4. 16 

.52 3.26,1.08 

.16) 5.11 8.00 

. 78 6.12 I 3. 45 

1900 _______________ ,_- 2.311' 5.86 2.84 1.79 3.50 i 4 

190L---------~--~-~--~: 2.33 -·~ 3.91 8.2617.74 I 6 

.46 

.22 3. '·"I'·,. 79 6. 22 

LEXINGTON, VA. 

NormaL _________ I 3.3.5 I 8.27 a.39:a.oora.m : I I a.~ i a.M I a.m 

1896 _______________ 2.9.3 4.21 4.!11 '1.11 11.55 '·31 8.10' 5.5!\ 11:!97 _______________ 1. 76 5. 79 3. 44 1. 58 4. 6.'3 3. 33 3. 99 3. oo 

11:!98 _______________ 2.58 . 77 a. 47 2. 59 5. 81 I 4. 72 4. 44 6. 24 

1899 _______________ 3.79 5.41 6.69 . 1.25 1. 5.00 2.62 3.18 5.41 

19()0 _______________ 2.92 4.38 •. 0312. 73 ' 2. 70 7.49 3.12 1.12 

190L _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3. 00 .57 3. 97 5. 40 i 4. 61 13.62) (3.98) (3. 73) 

I 

a Incomplete. 

2.95 3.42 I 2.1s 2.93 

4.93 .14 I 2.60 .08 

.68 5.25 i 1.99 3.17 

1.19 

5~ l"m 4.01 5.36 4.38 1.59 1.82 

4.86 5.32 2.09 3.4.3' 

2.48 . 46 ! 1.58 7.90 1 

.3.35 3.27 2.11 3.u I 

6.42 .47 5.16 .19 : 

.63 2.11 2.02 3.98 

3.90 11.80 (2.11) 2. 73 

.36 5.24 .50 1.23 

4.91 4.33 (2.11) 2. 70 

4.20 . 70 2.35 9.50 

4.00 2.85 2.90 2. 75 

5.88 .31 5.35 .15 

1.09 2.56 2.44 3.42 

3.61 7.83 2.10 2.90 

4.01 2.08 .50 1.47 

3. 79,3.08 2. 73 2.21 

(4.00) (2.05) 1.32 8.12 

35.46 

32.59 

37.82 

37.58 

27.56 

41.75 

40. 

34-. 

95 

83 

44 .• 22 

47.1 6 

5 

2 

39.7 

a39.0 

40.6 6 

35. 

39.8 

48 

2 

8 

8 

5 

42.8 

47.8 

41. 9. 

45.38 

39 .. 97 

3 

4 

88 

3 

85 

45 

41.1 

35.5 

51. 

42.1 

41. 

55. 

40.69 

44.52 

37.06 

47.08 

41.41 

40.30 

44.40 
48 STREAM MEASUREMENT~ IN 1901. [No. 75. 

Precipitation at st((Uon~; in drainage basin of Jarnes River-Continued. 

LYNCHBURG, VA. 

_ Year. I Jan. I Feb. I Mar. • Apr. May. 

1

1

June.l July. Aug.[ Sept.J Oct. Nov. Dec.[ !u~i 

No~~:~l ______ =l13.8913.6313.9l- 8.28 ~~~3.62 4.2(~ 4.1313.89 I 3.25 ---;;- 3.15 43.99 

1896------·-------- 2.30 4.54 I fi.54 1.6115.01 13.82 8.58 2.04[7.08 1.07 4.92 .13 46.64 

1897 _______________ 1 2.}9 I 7.H4 3.46 2.08 4.2712,70 16.75 .94: 1.12 3.12 2.24 3.37 40.08 

]898 _______________ ! 2.lll 1 .7-i 3.21) 2.94 9.08 1 2.98 I 7.17 2.8214.50 7.33 2.61 4,35 49.93 

1899 _______________ 14.95: 5.86 9.01 1.521' 2.99. 4.841' 3.87 7.50 4.54 3.87 2.22 1.74 52.91 

1900 _______________ 14.36 4.38 4.351' 3.7± 4.0718.31 L9'~ 2.2914.78 3.49 2.31 3.10 47.10 

1901 _______________ 

1

3.59 I .78 3.66 5.98 5.34 4.93 4.33 12.36 

1

3.17 .48 1.47 8.72 54.81 

----

PETERSBURG. VA. 

Normal __________ 2. 621 8.61 4. 55 I i B. 79 I I 5. 22 I 3. 73 4.84 3. 73 4.13 3.44 2.80 2.56 

1896 _______________ 2.58 4.64 3.38 1.91 7.25 5.90 8.38 . 70 3.05 .63 2.53 1.93 

1897 _______________ 1. 96 5.85 5. 'i1 2. 52 3. 40 2. 19 2. 7~ 1.20 1.69 4.88 2.78 2.66 

1898_- --------- ----' 1. 21 .78 3.95 4.90 5.35 2.57 4. 74 2.83 2.31 3.33 2.43 2.04 1899 _______________ 2.94 5.57 .\. ~q 1. 7l! 4.16 3. 0716.13 5.81 4.09 ."3.05 1.26 1.97 

1900_ -------------- 2.95 4.54 2.7412.50 1.69 6.49 4.14 2.42 3.67 2.82 4.87 2.88 

1901_--- ----------- 2.68 . 70 3. 99 5. 00 15. 12 I 2. 81 I 3. 64 7.13 3.45 2. '71 2.48 6.15 I --

RICHMOND, VA. 

Normal __________ 3.0!1 Ia.&! la.s1 3. n I"·"' I a ... 4. 62 I 5. 1514. 16 I 3.41 2.53 3.40 1898 _______________ . I . I 1. 05 1. 05 3. 78 4. 83 5. 28 2. 98 4. 15 I 6. 31 I 2. 38 I 4. 59 2.22 3.08 189!) _______________ 2. !» H2 5. 56 2. 04

1

2. H 2.41 4.12 5.61 . 6.91 14.00 1.19 2.33 1900 _______________ 2. 71 4.'l2 2. 89 I 3. 62 2. 20 3. 08 3. 13 •. "'I •. "' •. " 2.87 2.60; 

1901 _______________ ~80 .55 a.ml~29 3.80 ~~ 5. 06 6. 99 3. 21 . 79 1.37 6.081 

SALEM, VA. 

Normal __________ 2.94 8.88 3. 75 2. 98 4.34 3.67 4. 00 '·59 3. "I"-o: 11. 94 2."' I 1896 _______________ 2.82 4.37 5.71 2.46 2.01 4. 79 6. 53 1. 41 4- 92 . 5315.16 . 41 

1897 _______________ 1. 69 7.56 3. 73 1.56 4.00 1.31 3.64 1.76 2.56. 4.17 1.25 3.82 1898 _______________ 2. 95 I .58 3. 3511.99 6.74 2.82 s.oo 1

4.14, a.6618.&' 1.w I'·"' 1899 _______________ 3. 37 I 6.09 5.87 2.59 2.35 8.27 3.46 4.44 ' 4.44 2.08 1.24 . 2.13 

1900 ___________ ---- a. 7l! 14.00 4.80 i 2.89 3.12 4.20 •. 41 I . '" I'·.. 5.18 (1. 94)1(2. 00) 1901_ ______________ 2.20 . 76 I 

3.43 1 6.31 8.21 7.35 6. 02 10. 90 3. 59 1 • 71 1. 07 6. 71 

-- ___ _, ______ 1_ 

STAN .ARDSVILLE, VA. 

Normal __________ 3.32 3.11 3.64 8.02 4.61 3.38 4.571 '·"" . 3. 72 3.58 2.00 2.82 1896 _______________ 2. 41 4.79 2.74 1.83 3. 73 3.13 7.41. 2.97 5.41 .11 5.34 T. 

1897 _______________ 1.88 5.08 2.51 1. 86 4.45 3.51 7.70 2.27 .65 3.81 2.68 4.40 

1898 _______________ 2.491 .6.') 1 4.52 .. ~ 

1

1899 _______________ • Tr51 5.~ 16.00 , .. u ~.01 1'-~ ..,. I 4.11 4. 48 6. 25 1.47 3.55 2. 74 3. 15 4.14 5.17 2. 87 1. 52 2.10 

1900 _____ ---------- 3.8813.56 UJ.64) 2. 77 1. 13 5. 87 2. 08 . 97 4. 40 4. 07 (2. 39) (."3.10) 

1901_ ______________ 1.62 i T. 4.34 6.52 . 9.30 2.76 5, 51 8. 90 I 3, 08 (3. 58) 1, 70 4.90 I 

I I ! I I • I 

STAUNTON, VA. 

-------------

Normal 4. 55 I 3. 98 I 3. 29 __________ 2. 61 I'·~, 1 ... 0 2.91 3.55 3.84 2.97 2.23 2.66 1896 _______________ 2.f),l'j . 3. 81 14.41 1.33 4. 13 6. 5816.10 3.92 8.08 .23 5.01 T. 

1897.-------------- . 92 : 3. 99 2. 56 1.56 5. 75 2. 18 3. 70 2.30 . 73 2.M 2.14 3.31 

1898 __ ------------- 2. 89 I . 5fi B. 10 2.95 4. 82 2. 16 4. 41 5.16 2.~ 7.13 1. 74 3.00 

1899_ -------------- 3. '"'I '· 89 6. 15 

1. "I"·"' 1.39 I 1.33 5.46 3.89 3.06 .90 1.14 

1900_--- ----------- 3.01 3.38 3.45 2. 27 3.19 5. (j(j 1 2.57 2.34 3.64 4.58 2.88 2.05 1901_ ______________ 2.29 .32 3.39 8.42 7.88 4. 97 I s.39 6.71 3.46 .51 11.40 6.44 

1 

45. 02 

42.7 

87.5 6 

36.4 4 

45.7 

41.7 

45.8 6 

44.7 3 

65 

30 

6 

05 

41. 

43.' 

37.7 

42. 

42. 08 

41.1 8 

08 

00 

33 

02 

26 

37. 

44. 

41. 

41. 

57. 

42.79 

39.87 

40.80 

52.19 

41.50 

37.81 

52.21 

38.92 

46.15 

31.98 

40.Ul 

36.87 

39.02 

51.18 
NEWELL.) NORTHERN ATLANTIC COAST DRAINAGE. 49 

Depth of run-off, in inches, from the drainage basin of north (of Jarnes) River 

at Glasgow, Va. 

Year. I Jan. I Feb.~ Mar.l Apr.l May.IJune. July. Aug.l Sept.j Oct. Nov.l Dee. n~i. 

1897 ............... , 0.6313.99 2.321 ili9--2.831 0.62 0.51 ~; 0.23 0.28 0.32 0.72 13.95 

1898.--------------~ .99 .53 1.28 2joo 2.38 .80 .72 2.38 .41 2.48 1.23 1.39 16.59 

1899 ............... ,2.0512.83 a4.44 1.03 .771.30 .24 .28 .31 .24 .31 .33 13.13 

1900 _______________ 11.41 2.32 2.91 1.29 .82 1.36 .48 .31 .37 .56 1.03 1.22 14.08 

1901 _______________ 1.04 .43 2.44 4.20 2.77 3.00 1.18 2.49 .97 .55 .39 4.50 23.96 

Average ___ !1.2212.1212.681 l.94[1.mTL22f~ lli~-~46~~~~6fl.63J--w:-34 

a Approximate. 

Depth of run-off, in inches,frmn the drainage bas·in of James River at Buchanan, 

Va .. 

Year. I Jan., Feb.,Mar. Apr., May. June. July.! Aug. Sept. I Oct. N ID I An- ___:~,_::_1 nual. 

1897 ............... 

1 

.... : •. ,; .. .., ;;:;· 1. 86 0.521 ~-~ 0.00 I "·""I .... 0. 20 0. 54 11. 49 

1898.-------------- 1.ool .55' 1.29 1.93 1.98 .48 .47 1.84 .49 1.98 1.08 1.20 14.35 

1899 ............... 

1

1.88 B.OH 4.53 1.68 1.99 1. 05 . 30 . 26 . 36 I • 21 . 24 . 38 15. 86 

1900.-------------- 1.27 2.10 3.21 1.44 .66 1.17 .421 .231 .32: .84 2. 01 1. 65 15. 32 

1901.--------------11.53 .62 2.12 4.65 3.30 3. 03 I 1. 45 . 2. 62 I . 87 . 40 .211 3.771 ..... !-------1----

1. 25 1----:6411.06 :~ ~ --------- Average ... ,1.23 2.01 2. 61 12.12 1. 96 . 76 1.51 16.33 

Depth of run-off, in inches, from the drainage basin of James River at Cm·-

tersvUle, Va. 

Year. _ I Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. i May.IJune.IJuly.I1Aug.l Sept. I Oct.JNov., Dec., ~~i. 

1899.----~=~-~14.55 3.3f~ ~-- 1.67 1.29 0.62 0.321 0.54 -0.5;1 0.31 0.59- 0.51 ~; 1900.--------------i 1.5.'3 1.91:1 2.55 1.81 .89 1.37 .47 .2.') .30 .67 1.1.'3 1.48 14.41 

1901·--------------1 1.71 .61 1.52 4.38 .'3.29 3.08 1.43

1

3.08. 1.23 1 .69 .50 2.95 24.47 

Average ---~-2-.60--1-.9-7-;--2-.8-7 -2-.62-. -1-.8-2 -1-.6-9-,-.7-4 -1-.29-:-.68-1-.5-6 -•. -74-~-1-.65---19-.23-

1 _ I _ '--1 ---"------'--'-----

Depth of run-off, in inches, frorn the drainage bct.sin of Appomattox River at Mattoaa~, Va. 

------------;---c-----:-----c----;---:-----;--------;-----;------;-----,---

Year. I Jan. I Feb. Mar. Apr. I May. June.!July.;Aug.,Sept., Oct. Nov.[ Dec. ~~i. 

::::: ::: ::: ·;·ru·l o.·•;: ·.;·;;, ·a.M· ·a~· ·o:M·i·o.;·:[,·;o·l. ·::I"::." =-1 ~:: ... ;;;.; __ A:erage ___ 1.521 .4~ --:80 3.64- 3.22 _ .64j~,ill,---~67f~ 11 A71-2.26-f19.6i 

IRR 75-02--4: 
50 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1901. [No.75. 

Rainfall and run-off in James River Basin. 

---

Station. Normal. 1896. 1897. 1898. 1899. I 1900. 1901. 

-------------------

RAINFALL. 

Ashland ____________________ 42.86 36.15 42.89 43.34 45.21 37.45 49.85 

Barbourville _______________ 43.61 42.10 38.78 43.96 41.53 38.05 57.26 

Bedford City _______________ 41.69 44.53 31.68 47.96 44.85 42.35 55.50 

Bonair _____________________ 43.73 41.94 41.69 42.49 44.20 36.87 52.66 

Buckingham _______________ 41.95 39.63 34.71 36.42 48.90 40.36 52.26 

Christiansburg _____________ 37.47 39.36 36.74 38.00 42.60 46.01 -- .. ---

Clifton Forge _______________ 35.28 37.09 37.92 37.46 24.68 37.91 36.63 

Dale Enterprise ____________ 42.62 34.73 32.99 50.38 31.99 37.52 56.29 

Doswell ____________________ 35.46 ------- 32.59 37.82 37.58 27.56 41.75 

Farmville __________________ 40.95 . ------ 34.83 44.22 47.16 39.75 39.02 

Fredericks burg _____________ 40.66 35.48 39.82 42.88 47.88 41.95 45.38 

Hot Springs ________________ 39.97 41.13 35.54 51.88 42.13 41.85 55.45 

Lexington _ _ _ _ _ _____________ 40.69 44.52 37.06 47.06 41.41 40.30 44.40 

Lynchburg _______ --------- 43.99 46.64 40.08 49.93 52.91 47.10 54.81 

Petersburg ______ . __________ 45.02 42.78 37.56 36.44 45.71 41.71 45.86 

Richmond ___ .. ______________ 44.73 ------- ------- 41.65 43.30 37.76 42.05 

Salem ________ . _____________ 42.08 41.18 37.08 44.00 41.33 41.02 5·7.26 

Stanardsville _______________ 42.79 39.87 40.80 52.19 41.50 37.81 52.21 

Staunton ___________________ 1 

38.92 46. 15 I 31. 98 40.13 36.87 39.02 51.18 

Average ~ ~ ~ ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~-~41. 29 

---------------- 40.83 36.93 43.59 42.20 39.60 49.38 

RUN-OFF. 

North (of James) at Glasgow 15.29 18.14 13.95 16.59 13.13 a14.08 23.96 

James at Buchanan _________ 11.68 10.77 11.49 14.35 15.86 15.32 24.64 

James at Cartersville _______ ------- ______ ... ------- ------- 18.82 14.41 24.47 

Appomattox at Mattoax ____ ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- 19.61 --------------------

Average run-off ______ 13.49 14.46 12.72 15.47 15.94 14.60 23.17 

---=I= ----------- Percentage of rainfall ______ 32.67 i 35.42134.44 35.49 37.75 36.87 46.92 

a Approximate. 
NEWELL.] STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1901. 51 

SOUTHERN ATLANTIC COAST DRAINAGE. 

Systematic measurements of discharge of many of the larger rivers 

of the Southern Atlantic States have been made during the year. 

The drainage areas of the rivers in that region are in general similar. 

Most of the streams rise in the southern Appalachian Mountains or 

their foothills. In the upper part of their courses they are rapid, 

with considerable fall. Across the Piedmont Plain their valleys are 

wide and their flow in general is sluggish, with occasional falls over 

rocky beds. Many of them have falls that could be utilized for water 

power, and it is largely to that end that data of tJJ.e flow are being 

collected. In the study of water power it is important to know the 

flow and the fall. The fall can readily be determined by an engineer3 but the variations in flow often require long and careful study. 

Gaging stations, to determine the latter, have been established on 

nearly all of the larger streams in the region, and it is hoped that in 

the near future our information of their fall will be extended. 

The stations maintained by the survey in previous years were kept 

up during 1901 on the following rivers: On Roanoke River and tributaries; on Cape Fear, Yadkin, and Catawba rivers; on Savannah 

River and tributaries; on Oconee River and tributaries, and on 

Ocmulgee River. New stations were established in Georgia during 

1901 on Middle Oconee River near Athens; on Oconee River at Barnett Shoals; on Apalachee River near Buckhead; on Alcovy River 

near Covington; and on Ocmulgee River near Flovilla. 

The results for the year 1901, where available, are given on the 

following pages. In addition to these so-called permanent stations, 

many temporary stations are being maintained on streams in the 

Sout.hern Appalachian region, the results for which will be found in 

the water-supply papers on operations at river stations. 

Storms of considerable magnitude and duration during 1\tiay and 

June, 1901, were the cause of high floods on the rivers draining from 

the Appalachian region into the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico. 

The damage caused by the freshets on some of the rivers was very 

heavy, particularly along the Catawba and Yadkin rivers, and along 

Cane Creek and Elkhorn Creek, in 1\tlcDowell County, W. Va. 

Although the precipitation in these instances was unusually great, 

the rapidity and the violence of the run-off must be attributed in no 

small measure to the partial deforestation that has taken place at the 

headwaters of these streams. The accompanying illustrations will 

furnish an idea of the nature of the havoc wrought in some localities. 
52 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1901. [No.75. 

ROANOKE RIVER. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Staunton River at Randolph, Va. 

[Drainage area, 3,076 square miles.] 

----------- -- ---- -----------

1 

Discharge in second-feet. 

Month. 

Maximum. Minimum. Mean. 

Run-off. 

Secondfeet per 

square 

mile. I 

Depth in 

inches. 

-------------1--------------- I 

-----1----r---

1900. 

September _____ . _____________ 8,625 1,120 1,878 0.61 0.6 8 

October ______________________ 17,900 1,350 2,597 .84 .97 

November ------------------- 13,100 

I 

2,025 2,938 .96 1.07 

December ____________________ 18,600 2,550 3,944 1.28 1.48 

I 

1901. i 

January --------------------- 35,980 I 

I 

2,550 .5, 362. 1. 74 2.01 

February 3,860 2,410 2,948 . 98 I 1.0 2 --------------------

March I _____________________ . _ 14,850 2,340 4,000 .J-.30 1.5 0 

April ---- ·------------------- 36,910 3,580 9,620 3.13 3.4 9 

May _________________________ 37,940 2,980 8,148 2.65 I 3.1 6 I 

J nne __________________ -. _ - ___ 9,750 3,140 4,759 1. 55 I 1.7 3 

July _________________________ 30,980 2,690 6,259 2.03 2.3 4 

August ---------------------- 45,100 2,620 13,185 4.29 4.9 4 

September ___________________ 6,955 I 

2,620 3,998 1. 30 1.4 5 

October ______________________ 6,725 i 2,795 3,346 1.09 1.2 6 

November____________________ 5, 260 1 2, 725 2, 984 . 971 1.0 8 

December--------------------_ 75,10~~--2,830 ___ 9,621 3.13 3.61 

--2.01 I The year---------------1 75,100 \ 2,340 I 6,186 27.5 9 

I 

NoTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 65, page 239; rating table on page 319 of same paper. 

Estimatecluwnthly discharge of Dan River at South Boston, Va. 

[Drainage area, 2,750 square miles.] 

Month. 

.I 

I ==imum I Minimum. I Mean 

Discharge in second-feet. 

SeptemOOr 

1900

. ~ ~ J -7. 600 700 

1,2oo I 

1,430 

1,842 

1,804 

October _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___________ . _ 

November ______ . ____________ _ 

December _____ . _ . ______ _ 

6,500 

4.600 I 1. 360 I 

I 15. 100 i 2, 075 ' 2, 785 

----==----=-cci .. __ _:~ 

Run-off. 

Secondfeet per Depth in 

square inches. 

mile. 

0. 52 0. 58 

.67 .77 

.66 . 74 

1. 01 1.16 
NEWELL.) SOUTHERN ATLANTIC C10.AST DRAINAGE. 53 

Estimated monthly discharge of Dan Rive1· at South Boston, Va.-Continued. 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. SecondMaximum. Minimum. Mean. feet per Depth in 

square inches. 

mile. 

1901. 

January ____________ ---- _----- 21,965 1,860 3,387 1. 23 1.42 

February -· - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- -- . - 2, 67fj 1,600 2,042 .74 .77 

March - - - - - - - - - ., - - - - - - - - - - --- 25,000 1,600 3,504 1. 27 1.46 

April - 38,800 2,375 6,382 ---------- ·------------- 2.32 2.59 

May ___ . ______________________ 45,600 2,300 7,297 2.65 3.06 

June ________ . ___ . __ ---- ------ 3,100 1,925 2,292 .83 .93 

July . __________ ·--- ---------- 44,200 2,150 6,132 2.23 2.58 

August ---------------------- 36,600 1,860 9,866 3.59 4.14 

September ___________________ 5,100 2,150 2,902 1. 06 1.18 

October _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _______________ 4,100 1,860 2,353 .86 .99 

November - --·---- _, _____ -----·- 3,730 1,730 2,032 

December _ _ _ _ ________________ 51,200 2,000 6,875 ------~-~--

The ye&r _______________ 51,200 1,600 4,589 

. 741 .83 

2.50 ~ 

1.671 22.84 

NoTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 65, page 240; rating table on page 319 of same paper. 

Estimated uwnthly discharge of Roanoke Rive1· at Roanoke, Va. 

[Drainage area, 388 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. SecondMaximum. Minimum. Mean. feet per Depth in 

square inches. 

mile. 

1901. January ______________________ 3,367 187 522 1. 35 1. 56 

February -------------------- 374 140 245 .63 .66 

March _______________________ 3,233 170 559 1.44 1.66 

April ------------------------ 8,924 429 1,837 4.73 5.27 

May ___________ . _____________ 17,016 349 2,396 6.18 7.13 

Jun·e ___________ - __ . --- _------ 2,094 429 940 2.42 2.70 

July __________________________ 4,372 205 924 2.38 2.75 

August ------------------ --·--· 18,104 240 2,098 5.41 6.23 

September ------------------- 1,156 260 43.') 1.12 1.25 

October ______________ ... ~ ______ 723 205 277 .71 .82 

November ____________________ 280 170 199 .51 .57 

-December ____________________ 15,044 170 1,488 3.84 4.43 I 

The year ______ . _______ -I 18,104 140 993 2.56 35.03 

NoTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 65, page 241; rating table on page 319 of same paper. 
54 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1901. [No.75. 

Estirnated 'monthly discharge of Roanoke River at Neal, N. 0. 

[Drainage area, 8,717 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. ... SecondMaximum. Minimum. Mean. feet per Depth in 

square inches. 

mile. 

1901. 

10,0531 January ______________________ 34,125 4,190 1.15 1.33 

February-------------------- 7,700 3,630 5,186 .59 .61 

March _______________________ 41,550 3,420 9,370 1.07 1.23 

April ________________________ 56,960 11,070 24,914 2.86 3.19 

May------------------------· 85,200 4,980 20,817 2.39 2.76 

June _________________________ 27,640 5,240 11,138 1.28 1.43 

July ______ . __________________ 51,055 I .5,205 15,898 1.82 2.10 

August ---------------------- 57,300 4,190 I 30,897 I 

3.54 4.08 

September ______ . _____________ 30,550 5, 13o I 10,919 1.25 1.39 

October ______________________ 13,380 4,190 6,563 . 75 .86 

~ovember ____________________ 8,305 3,980 4,637 .53 .59 

December ____________________ 52,535 4,400 14,865 1. 70 1. 96 

I The year ______________ . 85,200 3,420 13,763 1. 58 

I 

21.53 

I 

NOTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 65, page 242; rating table on page 320 of same paper. 

Sec.-ft. 

00,~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 

70,~ 1-1-l--J..~-I-~-l--l--+--l--+-H--I+-I--+--l--~~-~--~--~--l--~l-l--J..-I--I-+-t----l-+--l 

40,~ 1-1-l--J..~-1-1-1-+-1-IIf--l--+-H_._-1--+-+-+-11-1-

FIG. 14.-Discharge of Roanoke River at Neal, N.C., 1901. 
NEWELL.] SOUTHERN ATLANTIC COAST DRAINAGE. 

CAPE FEAR RIVER. 

Estimated 1nonthly discharge of Deep River at Cumnock, N. C. 

[Drainage area, 1,110 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. SecondMaximum. Minimum. feet per Depth in· 

square inches. 

mile. 

Mean. 

1900. 

July (18 days) ________________ ---------- ---------- 274 0.25 0.17 

August ---------------------- 394 72 138 .12 .14 

September ------------------- 3,990 116 308 .28 I 

.31 

October ______________________ 274 80 139 .12 

I 

.14 

November ------------------- 4,550 106 368 .33 .37 

December ____________________ 5,190 I 

126 878 . 79 

I 

. 91 

1901. I January 4,830 250 827 . 75 I 

--------------~------ .86 

I 

I February -------------------- 2,990 262 656 . 59 . 61 

March ----------------------- 27,100 181 3,564 3.21 3.70 

April ------------------------ 9,075 95 1,958 1. 76 1. 96 

May ------------------------- 6,820 80 989 .89 1.03 

June ____________ ~ __ - __ - ------ 9,918 334 2,129 1. 92 2.14 

July ---------- -------------··-1 13,540 322 2,500 2.25 2.60 

August _____________________ -I 14,135 322 4,179 3.76 4.34 

September ___________________ 

1 

10,950 298 1,805 1.63 1.82 

October ______________________ 1,125 322 434 . 39 .45 

November ____________________ 334 250 286 .26 .29 

December __ _ _ _ _ _ _ ____________ -~ 16,696 274 1,824 1.64 1.89 

The year ______________ -1 27,100 80 1,763 1.59 21.69 

NoT E.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 65, page 243; rating table on page 320 of same paper. 
56 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1901. [No.75. 

Estinwted monthly discharge of Cape Fear River at Fayetteville,- N. 0. 

[Drainage area, 4,493 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Mont.h. 

Maximum. Minimum. Mean. 

Secondfeet per Depth in 

square inches. 

mile. 

HJ01. 

January --~---------- 7,120 1,600 3,048 0.68 0.78 

February -----------· -------- 4,850 

I 

1,560 2,659 .59 .61 

March ________________________ 28,050 1,200 4,209 .94 1.08 

April ------------------------ 49,06.5 2,440 9,624 2.14 2.39 

May _________________________ 71,625 1,560 11,502 2.56 2.95 

June _____ ------------------- 11,800 1,760 4,352 . 97 1.08 

July _________________________ 37,675 1,520 8,072 I 1. 80 2.08 

August - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ·- - - - - 43,450 1,440 13,965 3.11 3.59 

Septem her ____________ ------ 41,350 1,600 7,296 1.62 1. 81 

October ______________________ 4,450 1,400 2,342 .52 .60 

November - - ---- ------ -- --- 2,440 1,400 1,555 .35 .39 

Decem her ____________________ 27,200 1,440 3,828 .85 .98 

The year _______________ 71,625 1,200 I 

I 

6,038 1.34 18.34 

NoTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 6.5, page 244; rating table on page 320 of same paper. 

30,000 H-+-+-t-+--IH-+-HI-I--+-H-+I-+-+-1--I-l-+!-1--I-I+-+-+-1-1-+-I-++.J-h-J.-I--I 

25,000 H-t-++-t-1H-I--JHI-t--t--H---+11+++-t--H-1-+-I-I+-+-t--l---l-+-I--+--I-HH-+-I 

Hi,O!X) 1-1-+-+--++-1-+-+-IHI+-+-+---IHal---+--1-+-+-1111-1--

FIG. 15.-Discharge of Cape-Fear River at Fayetteville, N. C., 1901. 
U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER·SUPPLY FAPER NO. 75 PL. V 

.A. WHEAT FIELD WASHED OUT AND COVERED WITH SAND BY FLOOD ON 

YADKIN RIVER NEAR ELKIN, N C. 

B. PLATE-GIRD ER BRIDGE ON ELKHORN CREEK AT NORWOOD, W.VA., 

DE MOL ISHED BY FLOOD. 
NEWELL.] SOUTHERN .ATLANTIC COAST DRAINAGE. 57 

YADKIN RIVER. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Yadkin River at Salisbu1·y, N. C. 

[Drainage area, 3,399 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. I Run-off. 

-

I i 

Month. SecondMaximum. Minimum. Mean. feet per Depth in 

square inches. 

mile. 

I 

1901. I 

Jan nary ______________________ 31,180 2,925 5,284 1.55 1. 79 

February _____________________ 6,195 2,420 3,507 1.03 1.07 

March _______________________ -I 37,780 2,585 5,922 1. 74 2.01 

ApriL _______________________ _I 81,030 4,180 13,787 4.06 4.53 

I May 70,870 4,000 11,152 3.28 3.78 __ .. _______________________ 

J nne _________________________ 32,220 4,540 10,950 3.22 3.59 

July _________________________ 29,200 3,820 8,455 2.49 2.87 

August _______________________ 44,132 1 3,640 16,509 4.86 5.60 

September ____________________ 16,120 I 4,360 6,764 1. 99 2.22 

October ______________________ 13,420 3,640 5,116 1.51 1. 74 

November ____________________ 6,380 3,100 3,683 

I 

1.08 1.20 

December ____________________ 104.640 I 3,280 12,506 3.68 4.24 

The year ______ 104,640 2,420 8,636 I 2.54 34.64 

I 

NoTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 65, page 246; rating table on page 320 of same paper. 

20,000 t-tt+-+-+-t-+-+-+ 

15,000 1---tjH--J--H-+-1-+-

10,000 t-Ht-+--+-+-1'-+--+-+ 

0 

FIG. 16.-Discharge of Yadkin River at Salisbury, N. 0., 1901. 
58 "TREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1901. [No.75. 

CATAWBA RIVER. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Catawba River at Catawba, N. 0. 

[Drainage area, 1,514 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. SecondMean. feet per Depth in 

square inches. 

mile. 

Maximum .. Minimum. 

1901. 

January ______________________ 17,240 2,720 3,777 2.49 2.87 

February -------------------- 4,175 2,720 3,009 1. 99 2.07 

March ______________________ . 38,375 2,855 5,130 3.39 3.91 

April 1-20 ____________________ ---------- ---------- 9,911 6.55 4.87 

May _________________________ 81,500 3,150 8,260 5.46 6.29 

June _________________________ 24,540 2,810 5,358 3.54 3.95 

July _________________________ 6,655 2,275 3,383 2.23 2.57 

August _______________________ 40,250 2,450 10,326 6.82 7.87 

September ------------------- 6,590 2,495 3,493 2.31 2.58 

October ______________________ I 4,120 2,315 2,601 1. 72 1. 98 

November ____________________ 3,500 2,000 2,311 1. 53 1.71 

December ____________________ 45,875 2,090 5,830 3.85 4.44 

NOTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 65, page 247; rating table on page 320 of same paper. 
U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER NO. 75 PL. VI 

A CATAWBA RIVER NEAR MORGANTON, N.C., AT SITE OF STEEL HIGHWAY 

BRIDGE DESTROYED BY FLOOD. 

B. CATAWBA RIVER AT CATAWBA, N.C., SHOWING BANKS WASHED OUT BY 

FLOOD. 
NEWELL.] SOUTHERN ATLANTIC COAST DRAINAGE. 59 

Estimated monthly discharge of Catawba River near Rockhill, S. C. 

[Drainage area, 2,987 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. SecondMaximum. Minimum. Mean. feet per Depth in 

square inches. 

mile. 

1901. 

January ______________________ 26,50,0 3,825 5,245 1. 76 2.03 

February -~------------------ 7,750 3,665 4,240 1.42 1.48 

March _______________________ 57,250 3,505 7,219 2.42 2.79 

April _______________ .. ________ 107,850 4,625 15,812 5.29 5.90 

May _____ -- ------ ---- -------- 127,850 4,145 14,302 4.79 5.52 

JtUne _______________ --------- 30,000 4,625 9, 211 

I 

3.08 3.44 

J nly - :----- ---·--- ------ ------ 20,400 3,825 6,159 2.06 2.37 

August ______________________ 64,125 3,825 18,983 I 6.36 7.34 

September ___________________ 14,850 4,850 7,130 2.39 2.67 

October ______________________ 8,550 4,145 4,980 1. 67 1. 93 

November _________________ .. __ 4,545 3,985 I 4,121 1.38 1.54 

December ____________________ 98,850 3,825 I 13,775 

I 

4.61 5.31 I 

I 

I 

The year ___________ . ___ 127,850 3,505 9,265 3.10 I 42.32 

I 

NoTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 6.5, page248; rating table on page 320 of same paper. 

Sec.-ft. 

m.~~~~~~-T~~r;r+~;r~r;~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Tr~ 

20,~ 1-tt-+--t--t--+-+-1--Hitf-t-11-+-tFIG.l'1.-Discharge of Catawba River nea.r Rockhill, S. C., 1901. 
60 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1901. [No.75. 

BROAD RIVER (OF THE CAROLINAS). 

Estimated monthly discharge of Broad River (of the Carolinas) near Alston, S. C. 

[Drainage area, 4,609 square miles.] 

Discharge in ooconMeet. _ _ -1---R_u_n--c--o_ff_. __ 

Month. 

Maximum. Minimum. Mean. I Secondfeet per Depth in 

square inches. 

mile. 

1901. 

.T anuary ______________________ 23,550 4,105 7,227 1. 57 1. 81 

February ------ -- -- ------ ---- 32,100 3,816 7,775 1.69 1. 76 

March ______ ------------ ---- 100,987 3,340 11,784 2.56 2.95 

April ----------------- ------ 103,300 5,075 22,490 4.88 5.44 

May _________________________ 131,050 3,765 15,331 3.33 3.84 

June ____________ ---- --- 54,675 4,540 13,666 2.96 3.30 

July - ------ ---- ----- 13,3.50 4,450 6,349 1.38 1. 59 

August ______________ --- I 104,225 3,765 I 30,201 6.55 7.55 ----1 

September _______________ ---_I 89,425 6,750 I 18,113 3.93 4.38 

October _______________ I 14,850 5,07.5 I 7.123 1.5.5 1. 79 I 

I 

November ___________________ _I 6,960 4,360 4,892 1. 07 1.18 

December ___ I 121,337 4,450 16,457 3.57 4.12 - ----I 

The year _____ --- I 131,050 3,340 

I 

13,451 2.92 39.71 ------ : 

NoTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 19()1are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No.6.'}, page 250; rating table on page 320 of same paper. 

25,000 1-1-1--HH-+-1-+-1-

20,000 1--+-f-+--HI+--f-,1-+-+-

15,000 1-11+-1-11+--HI--+1-+ 

5,000 

0 

FIG. 18 .-Discharge of Broad River (of the Carolinas) near Alston, S. C., 1901. 
NEWELL.] SOUTHERN ATLANTIC COAST DRAINAGE. 61 

SALUDA RIVER. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Saluda River at TVaterloo, S. C. 

[Drainage area, 1,056 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. 

1901. 

Maximum. i Minimum. I Mean. ! 

I !~--~ 

Secondfeet per Depth in 

square inches. 

mile. 

January _____________________ _ 5,670 I 780 1,834 1. 74 2.01 

February-------------------- 7,166 672 2,066 1. 96 2.04 

March ______ . _______________ _ 10,668 843 2,203 2.09 2.41 

April ___ . ___________________ _ 11,212 1,046 3,382 3.20 3.57 

May ________________________ _ 10,906 650 2,539 2.40 2.77 

June ______ . _______ ---- _ . __ - _- 12,810 1,114 3,136 2.97 3.31 

July ________________________ _ 2,474 750 1,491 1. 41 1. 63 

August _____________________ _ 

September ___________________ _ 12,0281 430 I 4-,949 

12,878 ' 1,556 I 3,795 

4.69 5.41 

3.59 4.01 I October . ____________________ _ 3,732 1,148 1,862 1. 76 ' 2.03 

November ___________________ _ 1,964 526 1,261 1.19 1. 33 

December ___________________ _ 12,368 526 2,709 2.,57 2.96 

The year _____________ _ 12,878 430 2,602 2.46 33.48 

NoTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 65, page 250: rating table on page 320 of same paper. 

14,000 H-t-t--l-+-IH-+++--t-H-t-t--l-+-HH-1--t--t--t-Hf---1--+-t--t-t-H-t-t--1 

12,000 H-+-+-~+-II-+-1--+--+-+-H-+-+--+I+-+--1f-+-+-+-rt-+-t-11f-+-+-t--t-+-t-t-t---t--l 

10,000 H-I--+-~+-II-+-1-+H-+-+-"H-II-+--+I+-+--11-+-+-+1-t--fl-t-lli-+-+-t--t-+-t-t-t---t--t 

FIG. 19.-Discharge of Saluda River at Waterloo, S. C., 1901. 
62 STREAM MEASUREMENTR IN 1901. [No.75. 

SAVANNAH RIVER. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Tallulah River at Tallulah Falls, Ga. 

[Drainage area, 191 square miles.] 

Run-off. 

I 

Discharge in second-feet. 

---;-------;-------/--------,------

' I Maximum. Minimum. 

i 

Secondfeet per Depth in 

square inches. 

mile. 

Month. 

Mean. 

i ~----1-----~~-

1901. I I 

~:~::~- ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ----~: ~~~- ------~~;-I 

~arch----------·------------ 4,550 461 \ 

April ________________________ : 3,850 I 770 

S7: __ --:::-::::::::--:-: j 5,250 540 

1,050 : 540 

875 429 

August ______ ... _ . __ . ___ ... _ .. I 4,690 391 

September _______ ... -.. -----.I 2,030 640 

October ________________ . ____ ·1 613 429 

November ____________________ 429 391 

December_ _______________ --~ 6,650 391 I 

The year . ______________ 6,650 391 

a Approximate. 

a810 

687 

976 

1,424 

1,065 

817 

625 

1,608 

1,358 

511 

398 

1,013 

941 

I 

4.24 4.89 

3. 60 3. 75 

5.11 5. 89 

7.46 8.32 

5.58 I 6.43 

4.281 4.78 

3.27 3.77 

8.42 9.71 

7.11 7.93 

2.68 3.09 

2.08 2.32 

5.30 6.11 

4.93 66.99 

NOTE.-Gage hBights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 65, page 251; rating table on page 320 of same paper. 
NEWELL.] SOUTHERN ATLANTIC OO.AS'l' DR-AINAGE. 63 

Estimated monthly discharge of Tugaloo River near Madison, S. C. 

[Drainage area, 593 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. I SecondMaximum.\ Minimum. Mean. feet per Depth in 

square inches. 

mile, 

-------

1901. 

January __ -----------------· 8,780 1.180 2,153 3.63 4.19 

February -------------------- 4,380 1,180 

! 

1,719 2.90 3.02 

March __ ------------------- 15,540 1,135 : 2,444 4.12 4.75 

April _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ____ 16,460 2,060 3,804 6.42 7.16 

May __________________________ 12,540 1,475 2,932 4.95 5.71 

June _____________________ --- 6,140 1. 475 2,549 4.30 4.80 

July _________________________ 2,300 1,180 1,570 2.65 3.06 

August -------- ------ --- - -- -- 13,660 1,045 4,876 8.22 

I 

9.48 

September _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _________ 6,620 1,860 3,047 5.14 I 

5.74 

October ___________ - ---- ------ 2,060 1,225 1,542 2.60 I 3.00 

Novflmber ----- ·------------- 1,225 960 1,091 1. 84 I 2.05 

I>ecember ____________________ 14,860 960 

I 

2,577 4.35 

I 

5.01 

The year _______________ 16,460 960 2,52.5 4.26 57.97 

NoTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 65, page 252; rating table on page 320 of same paper. 

Estimated nwnthly discharge of Savannah River near Calhoun Falls, S. C. 

[Drainage area, 2,712 Equare miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. SecondMaximum. Minimum. Mean. feet per Depth in 

square inches. 

mile. 

---

1901. 

January ______________________ 16,950 4,335 7,113 2.62 3.02 

February -------------------- 19,560 3,150 .5,817 2.14 2.23 

March ----------------------

! 

62,625 I 2,690 9,040 3.33 3.84 

April 

-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 40,875 7,380 13,006 4.80 5.35 May 35,220 3,900 8,895 3.28 3.78 

June _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ 47,400 5,640 11,193 4.13 4.61 

July _________________________ 8,250 2,910 4,800 1. 77 2.04 

Au~lst _______________________ 48,70.5 2,910 15,328 5.65 6.51 

September ------------------- 65,670 3,500 10,066 3.71 4.14 

October ______________________ 5,640 2,280 3,578 1.32 1.52 

November ____________________ 2,280 1,660 1,911 . 70 . 78 

I>ecember _____ . _ ~ ____________ 68,715 1,870 10,411 3.84 4.43 

The year _______________ 68,715 1,660 8,430 3.10 42.25 

NoTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in W~:~.ter-Supply Paper 

No. 65, page 253; rating table on page 320 of same pa:per, 
64 STREAM "MEASUREMENTS IN 1901. [No. 75. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Savannah River at Augusta, Ga. 

[Drainage area, 7,294 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. SecondMaximum. Minimum. Mean. feet per Depth in 

square inches. 

mile. 

1901. 

I January_ -------------------- 48,590 

I 

7,680 14,295 1. 96 2.26 

February -------------------- 75,060 7,440 16,566 2.27 2.36 

March _______________________ 86,400 

I 

6,.500 15,133 2.07 2.39 

April ------------------------ 111,920 10,460 25,365 3.48 3.88 

May _________________________ 77,600 

I 

7,280 15,344 2.10 2.42 

June __ . ______________________ 76,720 8,400 19,574 2.68 2.99 

July _________________________ 16,430 I 

6,350 8,981 1. 23 1. 42 

August ---------------------- 92,560 I 5,600 26,256 3.60 4.15 

Septem her _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _____ . _____ 111.920 I 8,740 20,568 2.82 3.15 

October _____________ ---- ---- 14,200 7,120 9,172 1. 26 1.45 

N ovem her _________ . __________ 7,920 7,120 I 7,547 1. 03 1.15 

Decem her ____________________ 107,520 _7,1201 18,565 

1-~·~!~:- 2.93 ~~-

The year _______________ 111,920 5,600 1 16,447 2. 25 : 30.55 : I I i 

No'l.'E.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 65, page 254; rating table on page 320 of same paper. 

Sec.-ft. 

w.~~~~rT~~~~~-T~~rT~~r+~~~~~~~~~~~ 

FIG. 20.-Discharge of Savannah River at Augusta, Ga., 1001. 
NEWELL.] SOUTllERN .ATLANTIC COAST DRAINAGE. 65 

Estimated monthly discharge of Broad River (of Georgia) near Carlton, Ga. 

[Drainage area, 762 square miles.] 

Month. 

1901. 

January ____ . _________________ _ 

February ____ . ______________ _ 

March _______ . ___ . __________ _ 

April _____ . _________________ _ 

May _________ . ______________ _ 

June _____________ . - -- - - - - -- --

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

August _____________________ _ 

September __ 

October ______________________ f 

November_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ . 

December _ . _____________ . ___ _ 

The year _ _ ____________ _ 

Discharge in second-feet. 

I 

i 

Maximum. I Minimum. Mean. 

I I 

Run-off. 

Secondfeetper 

square 

mile. 

I . Depth m inches. 

~--------1 

11,575 I 940 I 2, 093 2. 75 3.17 

6. 715 ~ 1, 010 I' 1. 697 2. 23 2. 32 

15,288 870 2,266 2.97 3.42 

12,182 1,080 2,421 3.18 3.55 

6, 715 870 1 1, 673 2. 20 2. 54 

11,170 1, 010 i 2, 354 3. 09 3. 44 

4, 550 800 I 1, 270 1. 67 1. 93 

9, 550 730 I 3, 196 4. 19 4. 83 

16, o3o 1, o1o I 2. 153 2. 82 3. 14 I . 2, 75o 87o I 1, o83 1. 42 1. 64 

1,010 870' 898 1.18 1.32 

_ ~_"2_,_9_15 ____ 8_7o_j____!, 7~ ___ 3._6_3_1 ___ 4_.1_8 

22,915 I 730 1 1,989 

-----~-----~------

2.61 35.48 

NoTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 65, page 255; rating table on page 321 of same paper. 

ALTAMAHA RIVER. 

Estimated monthly discharge of 11-Iiddle Oconee River near Athens, Ga. 

[Drainage area, 395 square miles.] 

----------------'----------

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

1--------------- -----------··- ---------c------

Month. 

Maximum. ! Minimum. Mean. 

Secondfeet per Depth in 

square inches. 

mile. 

1901. I 

November ___ . I 572 430 486 1.23 1.37 

December_. __ ~-~~~~~~~~~~~ 12,900 464 1,373 3.48 4.01 j 

NOTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 65, page 257; rating table on page 321 of same paper. 

IRR 7 5-02--5 
66 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1901. [No.75. 

Estimated nwnthly discliarge of Oconee River at Barnett Shoals, Ga. 

[Drainage area, 835 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. 

Mean. 

Second- I feet per Depth in 

square inches. 

mile. 

Maximum. Minimum. 

--------------1-----1----1---------1-------

19o..t. 

August 13-3L ________________ ---------- ____ ... _____ 4,092 4.90 3.46 

September - ---- ---- ---------- 9,542 824 1,763 I 2.11 2.35 

October-- I 1,958 780 916 1.10 1. 27 -- I November ____ -------- ---- 918 780 801 . 96 1. 07 

December ___ ----I 16,410 780 2,294 2. 7.5 3.17 

I 

NOTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 65, page 257; rating table on page 321 of same paper. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Apa.lachee River near Buckhead, Ga. 

[Drainage area, 440 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. 

1901. 

March 

Secondfeet per Depth in 

square inches. 

mile. 

1. 92 2.21 

1 i 

M . IM.. I M =un=.

1 

munum.~ •~n._ 

! I 

2, 972 470 : 847 

April _______________________ _ 3,660 552 1,123 2.55 2.84 

May _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _________ _ 1,680 388 553 1. 26 1.45 

June ________________________ _ 2,147 552 910 2.07 2.31 

~~:U:s~-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1. 32 1. 52 

2.04 2.35 

1,460 333 582 

2,697 305 896 

September _ .. _____ . -- --- ------1 3,247 305 711 1. 62 1. 81 

October ______________________ 

1 

November ___________________ .. 

December ____________________ 

1 

. 79 . 91 

.74 .83 

2.33 2.69 

525 280 349 

415 280 326 

5,772 333 1.027 

NoTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 65, page 258; rating table on page321 of same paper. 
NEWELL.] SOUTHERN ATLANTIC COAST DRAINAGE. 

oLost Mou,ntain 

oMarietta, 

oLithlo. 

o Gn,inesville 

I )0 

oAuburn \ 

o Lawrenceville 

Covjngton 

oReynolds 

~ o },f rshallvjlle 

o Harrison 

Cordele 

Mete Arthur o 

Scale 

•e,o""""""""""""=<===="'o"==~===,.;2;;:o===O!Jao miles 

eRiver stations ORainfall stations 

67 

FIG. 21.-Location of river and rainfall stations in basins of Oconee and Ocmulgee rivers 
68 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1901. [NO. 75. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Oconee River near Dublin, Ga. 

[Drainage area, 4,182 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

I 

Month. Second-

!Depth in Maximum. Minimum. Mean. feet per 

square inches. 

mile. 

1901. 

January --------------------- 15,706 5,105 9,396 2.25 2.60 

February ____ ..,. _______________ 17,872 4,670 9,315 2.23 2.32 

March _______________________ 18,670 3,490 6,494 1. 55 1. 79 

April --------~--------------- 25,624 4,287 12,344 2.95 3.29 

~::e ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~- ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~I 9,094 2,742 4,250 1.02 1.18 

12,8.56 4,199 8,06.5 1. 93 2.15 

July ________________________ -1 7,270 2,559 4,258 1.02 1.18 

August _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _____ 1 

11,602 2,080 5,999 1.43 1.65 

September ______ - ___________ -1 . 21,976 2,125 8,035 1. 92 2.14 I October ____________ ---- _____ _! 5,674 2,173 3,046 . 73 .84 

November ___________ _I 2,742 2,223 2,369 .56 .62 

December _______ I 9,664 2,329 4,435 1. 06 1. 22 --------I I 

The year _____ I 25,624 ----------1 2,080 6,500 1.5.5 20.98 

N OTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 65, page 2.')9; rating table on page 321 of same paper. 

FIG. 2'.?.-Discharge of Oconee River near Dublin, Ga., 1901. 
NEWELh] SOUTHERN ATLANTIC COAST DRAINAGE. 69 

Estirnatecl monthly discharge of Alcovy Rivm· near Covington, Ga. 

[Drainage area, 2'Z8 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. 

Month. I 

Maximum. Minimum. I Mean. 

• 

1901. 

May ------------------------- 593 162 271 

June ____ . ____________________ 821 198 442 

July _______ --- ----- . ---- ----I 840 143 377 

August ______ ---- --- - ---- ---- 1.030 111 582 

September __ - - - - ~ - - - - - - - - 935 152 361 

October ________ 555 152 228 

November_ 273 162 183 

December __ 1,144 162 393 

Run-off. 

Secondfeet per 

square 

mile . 

1.19 

1. 94 

1.65 

2.55 

1.58 

1.00 

.80 

1. 72 

Depth in 

inches. 

1.37 

2.16 

1. 90 

2.94 

1.76 

1.15 

.89 

1. 98 

t NoTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 65, page 260; rating table on page 321 of same paper. 

EsUrnatecl rnonthly discharge of Yellow Rit,er at Alrnon, Ga. 

[Drainage area, 379 square miles.] 

Discharge in secon d-feet. 

Month. 

Maximum. I Minimum. 

I 

I -----------------------1---------

1901. 

January_. _____ ._. ___________ _ 

February 

March 

April 

May __ _ 

June ___ _ 

July ___ _ 

August ___ . _________ .. __ .. 

September 

October. __ 

November_. 

December. 

The year _________ . 

3,070 511 

5,020 455 

3,070 361 

4,591 482 

2,095 320 

1,900 406 

3,070 250 

3,070 235 

3,070 361 

92.') 266 

406 250 

6,970 283 

6,970 235 

------------

I 

I 

I 

Mean. 

I 

I' 934 I 

I 1,076 

I 710 i 

I 1,221 I 

I 

551 

741 

488 

988 

65.1 

397 

320 

880 -

947 

Run-off. 

------------

Secondfeet per Depth in 

square inches. 

mile. 

2.46 2.84 

2.84 2.96 

1. 87 2. 16 

3.22 2.59 

1. 45 1. 67 

1. 96 2.19 

1. 29 1. 49 

2.61 3.01 

1.73 1. 93 

1. 0.') 1. 21 

.84 . 94 

2.32 2.68 

1. 97 25.67 

NoTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for lf:Ol are given m Water-Supply Paper 

No 65, page 261; rating table on page 321 of same paper. 
70 STREAM ME.ASUREMEN'l'S IN 1901. tNo.75. 

Estimated monthly dlsclwrge of Ocnwlgee Hiver near Flovilla, a-a. 

[Drainage area, 1,500 square miles.] 

Run-off. 

1 

Discharge in second-feet. 

-~--------,-----

1 Maximum. : Minimum. I 

Month. SecondI 

Mean. feet per Depth in 

square inches. 

mile. 

1901. i 

August ---------------------- 7,987 835 2,916 

September __________ 8,451 1,037 2,219 I 

Oc~o ber ________ 2,837 907 1,223 I 

November - --- -- ---- -- - - ~ 1,138 907 1,593 I 

1. 94 2.24 

1.48 1. 65 

. 82 . 94 

1.06 1.18 

December ___ --------- 11,850 907 2,531 1. 69 1. 95 

---------

NoTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 65, page 262; rating table on page 321 of same paper. 

Estimated monthly dlscharge of TowaUga Rit,e1' near Juliette, Get. 

[Drainage area, 3.')() square miles.] 

Month. 

1901. 

January ________________ 

February ---------------------

March -----------------------

April ---- ---- ----------------

May ________________________ 

June ____ -------------- -----

July ____ ---------------------1 

August. ·- . _____________ 

1 

September ___________________ 

October ___ . ________ . _ _ _ ; 

November ____________________ 

December ____________________ I 

The year ____________ ---1 

Discharge in second-feet. 

Maximum. I Minimum. Mean. 

--~---~-----~~1----

1,173 327 602 

1,461 345 .576 

1,965 309 520 

2,379 363 707 

1,245 25t) 380 

885 237 440 

1,533 144 337 

1,893 154 531 

1,245 1.54 360 

417 16.5 209 

309 154 185 

1,857 190 475 -----

2,379 144 444 

----------

Run-ofL 

Secondfeet per Depth in 

square inches. 

mile. 

1. 72 1. 98 

1. 65 1. 72 

1. 49 1. 72 

2.02 2.25 

! 

1. 09 1. 26 

1. 26 1. 41 

.96 1.11 

1. 52 1. 75 

1.03 1.15 

.60 .69 

.53 .59 

1. 36 1. 1)7 

I 

1. 27 17.20 

NoTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 65, page 264; rating table on page 321 of same paper. 
NEWEJJJ~.) SOUTHERN ATLANTIC COAST DRAINAGE. 71 

Esti-mated monthly discharge of Ocrnulgee River at Maco'n, Ga. 

[Drainage area, 2,425 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. SecondMaximum. Minimum. I Mean. feet per Depth in 

square inches. 

mile. 

----------------1----1 

1901. 

January ------ ----------- 13,010 2,244 4,908 2.02 2.33 

February ---- 21,880 2,185 5,165 2.13 2.22 

March _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _____ 22,720 1,693 4,586 1. 89 2.18 

April ------------------------ 34,060 2,244 6,556 2.70 3.01 

May ___ ---------------------- 13,590 1,546 2,806 1.16 1.34 

June ---- ------ ------ --- - --- 6,704 1,693 3,323 1. 37 1.53 

July ___ -- .. --- ----- 19,780 1,314 2,521 1.04 1.20 

August ---- ---------------- 16,420 1,184 4,686 1.93 2.23 

September ___________________ , 29,440 1,227 3,913 1. 61 i 1.80 

October ______________________ 3,081 978 1,412 ~8 , .67 .o ! 

November_·_ -- ------ ---- ------ 1,314 978 1, 104 .46 1 .51 

December ____ 30,280 1,059 4, 324 1. 78 1 2. o5 

The year_ 34,060 

I 

978 -- 8, 775~-~~-- 21.07 

NoTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 6.5, page 26.5; rating table on page3'21 of same paper. 

Sec.-ft. 

16,000 !-'T;....;:;:;-tr-T-'=r:-l.....;.;:~rlr-'-T--"'F-ii-'T~-+-+-'::,:;-+-'i:.....::r~....;;;-;:r--r-:T-'1!"-t-T-"T'--+-"''-"r-t--T-'T-i 

8,000 

6,000 

4,000 

2,000 

0 

FIG. 23.-Discharge of Ocmulgee River at Macon, Ga., 1901. 
• 

72 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1901. [No.75. 

PRECIPITATION IN THE BASINS OF OCONEE AND OCMULGEE RIVERS. 

The principal observations of rainfall made within the Oconee and 

Ocmulgee river basins, considered here in conjunction, the two rivers 

being the principal tributaries of the .Altarnaha, are at t,he stations 

enumerated in the following table, which also gives their geographic 

location, elevation above sea level, and length of record of observations. 

The relative location of these points is shown in fig. 21, in connection 

with the points of river measurements which are located at .Athens, 

.Almon, Covington, Flovilla, Juliette, Macon, Barnett Shoals, Buckhead, Carey, and Dublin. 

Location of rainfall stations in Oconee and O.cmulgee basins. 

Station. County. i State. Latitude. ' Longi- ,. Elevation [Length of 

I 

tude. · record. 

Atlanta ............ Fulton ........... Georgia____ ~ ~'> ,. ~~I Fe{t05o Yea.~ Athens ---·-· _ ..... Clarke. __________ 1 

..... do ______ ! 33 58 83 23 850 21-27 

Allentown ..... ____ i Wilkinson .... ---!----.do------ -------- ----~---- -------- ---- --------~ 5-6 

Covington ..... ----1 Newton .. ________ l _____ do 33 37 88 49 748 8-12 

Gillsville ----------1 HalL....... . .... do 3413 83 56 1,ffi2 11-13 

Gainesville _______ J _____ do ____________ ..... do 341611 8.'3 47 1,227 15-29 

::~~:~1~~-ill~~~~~J ~~!}~-~~~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~ :~~ ~~: :~~:~~ ---- --~~ -~-~---- --~~-~- ------ --~~- ~1~ Point Peter .. -----1 Oglethorpe ...... :---- .do______ .'3.1 57 , 82 59 1,000 12-13 

The following table gives the figures of normal or average monthly 

precipitation from the beginning of the record and including 1900, 

together with the total precipitation by months for the years 1896, 

1897, 1898, 1899, 1900, and 1901, and also the annual totals. In obtaining the normal precipitation the average is taken for all of the months 

during which observations were made. 

Precipitation at stations in drainnge basin.<J of Oconee nnd Ocmnlgee rivers. 

ATLANTA. 

Year. _!Jan.~ Feb.: Ma:-_j Apr.\ ~ay.IJune.,~ly.IAug.~ Sept., Oct., Nov. Dec. I_~~i. 

Normal ......... 5.13115.27[5.47: 4.14! 3.57 i 4.0314.67 4.49 3.80 2.32 3.62 4.731 51.24 

1896 ....... -- ---- 3.12 3.0413.29 ~ .58 11.9512.66 7.55 1.97 1.36 1.28 5.90 1.42 34.12 

1897 _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ 3. 48 4. 59 5. 74

1

5. 06 I . 34 2. Cl7 4. 7 4 6. 01 . 14 1. so 2. 29 3. oo 39. 26 

1898 ........ ------ 2.991 .62 4.09 5.1511.85 .89 10.2'2 6.66 6.33 5.06 3.36 3.84 i 50.56 

1899.------ -------- a. 69 116. 62 5. 38 1. 71 11.21 11.46 6. 42 3.15 2. 27 3. 71 2. 65 4.1511 42.42 

1900 ............... 2.32 9.58 5.69 I 6.27 2.94 8.96 4.51 1 1.79 ~~3.62 2.79 3.62 6.74 58.88 

1901. .......... --- 5.95 4.04 5.71 15.2717.55 13.10 5.3719.88 3.76 .59 .99 7.61 59.77 

ATHENS. 

37"1'M 

4.87,5.14 I 

Normal ...... ____ 5. 78 i 5.30 5.34 3.92 3.67 2.60 2.9913.98 52.26 

1896 ....... -------- (5.78)1(5.30) (5.34) (8.92) 1. 78' 3. 98 10.31 11.1< .66 1.82 (2.99).(8.98) 46.81 

1897 .. ------------- (5. 78) (5. 30) (5.34) (3. 92) .61 2.85 3.19 4.17 .64 3.12 1.10 2.83 38.85 

1898.-------------- 2.98 I .66 3.55 5.58 2.48 ' 1.58 5. 48 5. 78 6.36 7.40 3.85 3.81 49.31 

1899. ~ ~~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~17.21 18.56 4.88 1.98 . 83 I 1. 5li 2. 50 I"· 93 1.45 3.59 L.85 2. 78 40.61 

1900 ............... 2.10 8.45 6.54 7. 76 2. 97 11. 39 4. 18 1. 27 3.89 4.80 3. 74 5.68 62.72 

1901. ______________ ! 4.14 8.57 4. 78 i 5.59 4.oo: 6.5!'1 r 3.51 1

17.bt 3.30 1.05 . 77 I 5.42 61.43 I I I 
U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER NO. 75 PL. Vll 

A. MONONGAHELA RIVER AT MORGANTOWN , W. VA 

R. CHEAT RIVER , LOOKING UPSTREAM FR0V1 CAMP EDEN , MONONGALIA 

COUNTY, W.VA. 
SOUTHERN ATLANTIC COAST DRAINAGE. 73 

Precipitation at stations in drainage basins of Oconee and Ocrnulgee riversContinued. 

ALLENTOWN. 

Year. I Jan. Feb.\Mar.IApr. May.t.Tune.!July. Aug.[Sept., Oct.[Nov.J Dec. j ~~i. 

NormaL ___ "-----' 3.23 6.70 ~~74 ;.~~;~ 3.13 ~~.26 ~;13.51) 13.li6- 4.0114.21 49.74 

1896 _______________ 1(3.23) (6.70) 2.99 1.60 2.34 2.76 5.71 3.79 2.74 I .72 7.4915.21 4.').28 

1897 _______________ 11. 9'Z 8.31 9.58 4.16 2.82 1. 97 5.38 3.04 . 73 2. 51 . 95 1 1.86 43.23 

1898 ____________ __i 1.48 1.02 1.13 7.2'Z .93 2.29 6.66 7.35 4.99 8.24 6.44 2.99 50.74 

1899 _______________ 16.38 9.32 3.13 3.15 1.7211.69 3.50 3.26 .40 7.12 1.52 2.86 11

1 44.()5 

~:~~~ :::~ ~ ~ ~::::~!,·1 :::: 1o.26 5.57 4.lo 2.59 6. 96 6. 03 !:~~ ~:: 3.61 6.61 ::: I :!:: 4.59 6.07 3.41 c2.08)[(3.13) 4.28 .97 I 1.o3 

COVINGTON. 

------

I I I Normal 4. 94 1 2. 79 ! 4. 04 __________ 4.44 5.02 4.96 4.96 6.09 2.69 3.03 2.81 I 4.33 

1896 _______ --- 4.59 2.67 2.9.'> 2. 94 : 1.88 3.71 7.24 3.16 .90 2.62 9. 78 1.11 

1897 _______ ---- 2.51 6.27 7.58 4.29 . 9.') 2.68 i 3.52 5.44 .98 2.98 1.32 3.07 

1898 _______ ------ 3.86 1.06 3.59 5.93 1.98 1. 46 1

10.20 10.69 5.33 9.55 4.04 4.85 

1899 _______ ----- 8.06 8.38 3. 71 2.66 3.26 2.16 2.66 2.96 1.54 4.62 1 2.46 3.14 

1900 _______ ------ 2.3.'> 10.46 3.40 7.54 2.21 14.78 4.08 5.16 4.08 1.00 13.69 7.66 

190L ______ ------- 3.89 3.95 6.56 4.32 5.99 4.28 3.34 10.75 4.49 .61 .50 7.83 

GILLSVILLE. 

Normal 

1896 ___ _ 

1897 ___ _ 

1898 ___ _ 

1899 __ _ 

1900 ___ _ 

190L __ _ 

---------- urj•.oo I'·"" ]•·"' 1 

a20 4.14 5. 88 i 5. 13 ! 4.17 i 2. 41 2.54 3.26 

----------- 4. 4512.14 2. 11 . 80 i 4. 68 2.82 7.62 i 1.48 i 1.48 1.57 6.13 .40 

----------- 4. 26 5. 40 6.1">0 6. 62 ' . 00 2.48 10.94, 2.95 1 a.OO 5.11 1.83 3.91 

----------- 1. 26 I • 36 3. 54 I 4. 20 1. 03 2.64 •. ,. ! ,_ ,.

1

, •. 13 8.18 3.17 3.54 I 

8.63! 2.32 

·~ 1"-~ .69 

--------··-- 4.28 ' 8.87 2.35 1. 94 2.37 2.80 3.61 

----------- 3. 42 10.77 5. 72 ! 8.10 2.94 8.82 3.42 1.36 3.04 4.07 3.25 3.20 

-~~~~----~6.44 I 3.43 6.50 16.20 i 6.11 5.89 5. 57 ll. 73 i .'): 38 .62 .10 6.14 

GAINESVILLE. 

I 

Normal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5. 96 6. 34 ! 6. 78 4. 30 : 3. 39 1 4. 67 

1896 _______________ (5.96) (6.34)i,(6.78) (4.30)11.53 i 2.08 

5.04 

10.61 

G.03 I 3. 99 

. 77 ' 1. 62 

2.74 I ~.n 5.24 

, , I 1897 _______________ ! 4.4(} 4.89: 6.90 (4.30)11.15 3.0.'3 

1898 _______________ 1 3.~4 .7914.41 5.2911.0311.23 

1899 ______________ I 4.11 I 8.17,110.46 3.76 '\1.46 3.41 

1900_-- ---- -------_I 2. 97 : 8. 84 6. 7.') 5. 76 I 1. 31 112. 09 

l90L- ------------18.02 I 3 . .')3 6.69 .'>. 84 I 6. 3.') 16.89 

14.43 2. 48 

12.12 I 9.58 

2. 4(1 I 4.1o 

i'J.88 I 1.34 

5. 47 113.58 

I 

MACON. 

13 i 4. 23 I 4. 78 4.89 

"]"·"'!··" 5.66 

: ~· ~61 ~.10 3.37 

a i 2.63 6.15 8. 76 

.. : 1.61 I 2.47 L94 

1 I 6. 6913. 26 i>.93 

513.82 1. 1.'> 3.95 

Normal __________ l

1

3.83[4.50 15.8213.94 3.( 

18~--------------- 3.5815.8513.4711.73 1,8 

189j_ ________ -----11.91) 8.33110.58 3.30 .8 

189lL _______ --- ---k3.83) (4.50h5.82J[(3. 94) . 4 

13W _____ . ________ _1(3. 83) (4. 50)k5. 82J]a3.11 11.83 

1ooL _____________ I1.87 7.6413.6814.80 1 2.9 

I90L ___ , _________ 

1

3 . .'>3 3.9116.94: 3.86j2.8l 

a Approximate. 

12. 74)16. 77 2. 02 

. o.s 2. 67 I 3. 4o 2. ;s 6.71 7.30 3.58 3.37 

. 40 2. 43 2. 82 4. 49 

1. 49 2. 66 3. 16 (5. 24) 

4. 6.'> 1. 24 . IS 6. 37 

2_68 2.10 13.03 4.4.'> 

.68 1.58 7.09 5.01 

1.12 .70 (3.03) (4. 45) 

4.17 6.60 (3.()3) (4.45) 

1. 61 .'>.20 1. 73 3.45 

1.25 1.27 4 . .'>3 5.89 

4_64 1.59 .42 5.37 

I 50.10 

43.5.5 

41.59 

62.54 

45.61 

67.31 

56.51 

49.70 

35.68 

50.00 

52.58 

44.10 

[>8.11 

64.11 

58.19 

.'>1.52 

.'>0.54 

.'>8.6.'> 

48.01 

5.'>.49 

68.78 

4~ 9 j, 28 

92 

6 

33 

0 

8 

03 

45. 

48.9 

M. 

37.1 

49.7 

42. 
74 STRE A.M MEASUREMENTS IN 1~01. [NO. 75. 

Precipita,tion at stations in dra{nnge basins of Oeonee and Ocmulgee ri'L'ersContinued. 

Year. [Jan. _Feb.[Mar. 

:~;-~~~~~~~~-~~J ::: 6.23 5. 75 

8.08 4.15 

1897 ___ -· ---------- 1. 93 8.85 10.06 

1898 _________ - ---- 1.35 1.19 2.00 

1899 _____ ------- -- 6.22 6.50 2.91 

1900 _________ ---- 2.51 10.72 4.2.5 

1901_ ____ ------- 4.53 3.98 6. 78 

Normal ----------[5.09 5.16 5.27 

1896.-------------- 5.40 4.60 3.35 

1897- ------ ------- -' 4. 06 6.50 5.68 

1898 _______ -------- 3.10 0 70 4.25 

1899 ___________ 7.25 8.19 5.00 

1900.--------- 1.85 8.34 4.54 

1901_ __________ 4.08 3.68 5.12 

-------

MARSHALLVILLE. 

Ap, •. 

1 

... y ,June. July., Aug. I Sept. 

4.17 2.36 3.72 5.62, 5.19 I 2.45 

3. 60 ! 3.10 2.04 12. 56 I 2. 60 IL 17 

5.57 1 .96 5.87 3. 20 4. 10 11.16 

9.12 1.19 3.76 6. 84 9. 27 1. 34 

4. 99 1.46 .96 2. 89 3. 59 I . 72 

4.02 1.10 4.38 •. 7. 

1 

.. ,., 1 ... 

3.28 4.41 6.57 2.22 6.68: 9.38 

I 

POINT PETER. 

3.83 2.75 I 

4.03 i 5.44 5.80 3.68 

2.90 2.55 1.45 I 8.65 1.10 1.25 

6.51 .96 3. 91 1 4.37 6. 74 a2.05 

5.38 .17 1.82 11.51 8. 74 2.59 

1.99 .68 2.06 2.54 4.27 1.14 

6.27 3.47 12.71 6.90 0 73 4. 74 

5.12 6.22 4.18 2.84 15.67 ! 7.35 

a Approximate. 

Oct. Nov. Dec. 

~--~ 

3.08 2. 95 4. 28 

2.15 8. 78 1 4. 75 

1.0'2 0 70 2.83 

7.83 6. 79 4.19 

8.24 1.59 2.87 

2.68 4.20 8.66 

2.55 1.06 5.65 

2.87 3.12 ,3.57 

2.35 6.60 a3.15 

2.21 3.00 3.05 

8. 79 4.58 3.62 

4.28 2.69 3.14 

2.89 3.62 5.69 

.54 .87 6.86 

Annual. 

50. rn 2 

58. 23 

46.25 

54.8 

42.9 4 

00 

09 

51. 

57. 

50.61 

43.35 

49.04 

55.25. 

43.23 

61.75 

62.53 

Depth of run-off, in inches, from the drainage basin of Yellow River at Almon. 

Year. I Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. June. July. A~g. !Sept. Oct.l Nov. Dec. Annual. ~--~~--~-- ~--~ ~--~~--~ 

1900 _______________ 1.30 4.10 2.93 4.21 1.89 4.09 1.73 1.08 11.45 1.13 1.12 2.46 27.49 

lllOL ------.-- -- --~2.84 2. 00 2.1612.59 l. 67 2.19 1. <JI 3.01 1. 93 1. 21 . 1>1 2.68 25.67 ~- -~ ~--~~--~ -- -~~- -~~-

Average ___ 2.07 3.53 2.54 3.40 1.78 3.14 1.61 2.04 1.69 1.17 1.03 2.57 26.57 

_______ ! __ 

Depth of run-off, in inches, from the drainage basin of Middle Oconee River at 

Athens. 

1901 ------------------------------------------------ --~- --------------

[Nov., Dec. 

-=~-~=~~~~ 

Year. 

Depth of run-off, in inches, from the drainage basin of Apalachee Ri''-'er at Btwkhead. 

Year. I Mar. Apr. May.IJune .• Tuly.,IAug. Sept.[ Oct. Nov. Dec. 

,oo,__ __ . __ __ _ _ _ _ ___ ____ , ._., ._; --;:-;~~ .,- ~; • .-; ~~-;.:; .:; .~ 

Depth of r-wn-off, ·in inches, fro-m the drainage basin of Oconee R1:ver at Barnett 

Shoals. 

Year. Aug. Sept. Oct. I Nov. Dec. 

1901. ____________________________________________________________________ 3.46 2.35 1.2711.07- 3.17 
SOUTHERN ATLANTIC COAST DRAINAGE. 75 

Depth of run-o:ff, in inches, fro1n the (Yra{nage basin of Alcovy River at Covington. 

1 

Year. I May. J nne: J n!y.l Aug. Sept.! Oct.IN ov. Dec. 

1901 _________________________________________________ 11.37 2.16 1.90 12.94 1.7611.151 0.89 1.98 

Depth of rnn-off, ·in inches, from the drainage basin of Oco·nee River at Dublin. 

Y-r. 1-Tan Fe h. Mar. Apr I May IJrme [.Tu1y I Aug I Sept Oct Nov I D~~ n~i. 

1898 .... •••-·--····1------ ...... 0.71 1.34 0.49 0.32 0.85 I l,l'i7 2.84 2.05 1.9012,02 ·····-·-

1899 _______________ 2.96 3.73 3.36 2.04 .94 .50 .46 .58 .44 .72 .45 .84 17.02 

1900.---- ------ --- i . 97 2. 99 2. 73 2. 53 l. 31 2. 23 1. 76 . 63 . 64 . 61 . 86 1. 61 18. 87 

1901_ ______________ 1 2.60 2.32 1.79 3.29 1.18 2.15 1.18 1.65 2.14 ~ ~- 1.22 __:o.98 

Average ---1_2.18 3.01 2~~~----~~- 1.06 1.11-~~~--96 1.42 19.05 

Depth of run-off, in hwhes, from the drainage basin of Ocmulgee River at Flovilla. 

Year. Aug. Sept. Oct.! Nov. Dec. I 

1901 _________________________ ------------------------------------------- 2.24 ~-~~-~~ 

Depth of run-off·, in inches, from the drainage basin of Towaliga River at Juliette. 

Year. Jan., Feb. Mar.J Apr.j May. Jrmeyn!y. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Annual. 

1901. ______________ 1. 9811.72 -1.7212.2511.26 1. 41 11. 11 1. 75 1.15 0.69 0.59 1.57 17.20 

---

Depth of run-off, in inches, from, the drainage basin of Ocmulgee R1:ver at Macon. 

I I I I A Year. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May.IJune. July. Aug.ll Sept. ?ct. Nov. Dec. nu~i. 

1897 _______________ 0.64 1.83 4.2'Z Vii- 0.81! 0.79 0.91 ~:- 0.3'Z !;.-;-;;- 0.51 14.04 

1898_ -- ---- ---- ----I . 62 . 42 . 60 1. 20 . 44 . 30 I • 78 2. 20 2. 77 12- 72 1. 70 I 1. 69 15. 44 

1899.--- --- ---- ---I 2. 66 3. 50 2. 62 2. 06 1. 00 I . 61 . 56 . 51 . 40 i . 63 . 46 I . 75 15. 76 

1900. _ _ _ _ _ ____ I . 73 4.16 2. 21 3. 22 1. 36 3. 78 1. 12 . 95 1. 18 : . 89 1. 06 1. 94 23. 20 

1901__ ____________ I 2. 3a 2. 22 2.18 3. 01 1. 3411.53 1.20 2. 23 1. 8o .67 . .5t 12.o5 21.01 

Average---: 1.40 2.43-1 2.37 2.40 -----:99 1.40 11.03\1.3511.29 1.04~~~ 1.89 17.91 

---------'1 ____ ._1 --'- • I I I 

Depth of rnn-off, in ·inches, from the d1·ainage basin of Oconee River at Carey. 

Y~. !Jan. Feb. Mar. I Apr. May.I.Tun~ Jn1y.IAng.ISept.l Oct.INov. J>::' ,;',!i_ 

::: :: ::: :: :~~ ~~ : :~ _1._1• __ "_" o "' '_'_1•_ o:s1-l-o-~ [_o ~-~~-~--~~-- -~--~- ---~~~~~ Average _ _ _ 1. 48 1. 54 1. 86 1. 19 . 97 . 65 1. 16 . 81 j . 38 I . 63 . 69 . 95 12.31 
76 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1901. [No.75. 

Rain.fa.ll and run-off in Oconee and Oe1nulgee basin.~. 

· · I I ' I 

Statio_n_. ____ INormal.~~~ 1897. ~~~~~899. ~ 1001. 

RAINFALL. I 

Atlanta _____________ 51.24134.12, 39.26 50 . .r')6, 42.42 58.83 59.77 

Athens _ 52. 26 : 46. 81 I 38. 85 49. 31 I 40. 61 62. 72 61. 43 

Allentown 49.74 , 45.28 I 43.23 50.74 44.05 61.22 53.95 

Covington_ 50. 10 43. 55 41. 59 62. 54 45. 61 67. 31 56. 51 

Gillsville _ _ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 49. 70 35. 68 .50. 00 52. 58 44. 10 58. 11 64. 11 

Gainesville _ _ ______ . _. _ .

1

58. 19 , .51. 52 50. 54 58. 65148. 01 1 55. 49 68. 78 

Macon _ . __ . _ _ _ _ _ 47. 28 ; 45. 92 48. 96 54. 33 37. 10 : 49. 78 42. 03 

Marshallsville _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 50.02 I 58.23 46.25 54.87 I 42.94 51.00 , 57.09 

Point Peter_ _ _ _ _ __ .. ____ . _j .50. 61 I 43. 35 49. 04 55. 25 1 43. 23 61. 75 i 62. 53 1---~------ ---:, ______ , __ 

Average--------- ----~51.02 I 44.94 45.30 54.31 [43.12 58.47 ~. 58.47 

=:=1==1==;= I I ' 

Almon---~~~~~~~---- ____ __126.57 _____ J ______ -------•-------27.491 25.67 

Dublin. -------------------119.05 ______ j _____________ 17.02118.87 20.98 

Juliette _ _ _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ -117. 20 ______ J ____ __I _ _ _ _ _ _ . ______ ; .. _ _ _ _ _ 17. 20 

Macon___ _ _____ 17.91 _______ 14.04115.44 15.76 i 23.20 · 21.07 

CareY---------------·-o----112.311~ 14.10 i=-=-=-::.::.:.OJ::_::_::_~i~,~ Averagerun-off o--o-o! 18.61 1

0 ______ 14.07 1 15.44]16.39 23.19[ 21.23 

Percentage of rainfall _____ 0

1 

~36.~;- 0 _ 0 __ 0 -_ 31. 06 ' 28. 4;! 38. 01 39. 66 f 36. 31 

I I 

EASTERN GULF DRAINAGE. 

The rivers flowing int,o the eastern portion of the Gulf of :Mexico 

are for the most part of a character similar t,o those in the Southern 

Atlantic drainage, though in their lower courses their flow is usually 

more sluggish. Regular gaging stations have been maintained during the year 1901 as follows: On Flint River at Woodbury, Ga., and 

Albany, Ga.; on Chatt.ahoochee River near Gainesville, Ga., near 

Buford, Ga., at Oakdale, Ga., and at, West Point, Ga.; on Etowah 

River at Canton, Ga. ; Coosawattee River at Carters, Ga.; on Oostanaula River at Resaca, Ga.; on Coosa River at Rome, Ga., near _Riverside, Ala., and at, Locks Nos. 4 and 5, Alabama; on Talladega 

Creek at Nottingham, Ala.; on Hillabee Creek near Alexander City, 

Ala.; on Big Sandy Creek near Dadeville, Ala.; on Tallapoosa River 

near St,urdevant, Ala., near Susanna, Ala., and near Milstead, Ala.; 

on Alabama River at Montgomery, Ala., and at Selma, Ala.; on 

Cahaba River at Centerville, Ala. ; on Mulberry Fork of Black Warrior River near Cordova, Ala.; on Black Warrior River at Tuscaloosa, 
NEWELL.] EASTERN GULF DRAINAGE. 77 

Ala.; on Tombigbee River at, Uolumbus, Miss., and at Epes, Ala.; 

and on Pearl River at .T ackson, Miss. The locations of the river stations in the Apalachicola and Mobile river basins are shown in figs. 

24 and 36. 

~CON 

eTALLAHASSEE 

./ 

FIG. 24.-Drainage basin of Apalachicola River. 

r_rhe floods that occurred during the year 1901 on the rivers of the 

sout,heastern States have been of marked severity, notably the high 

water of December 29 t,o 31, which resulted in the destruction of a 

number of masonry mill dams and other valuable property~ 
78 STREAM MEASUREMEN'I'S IN 1901. [NO. 75. 

APALACHICOLA RIVER. 

EsUrnated monthly d·ischa:rge of Flint River at TVoodbury, Ga. 

[Drainage area, 988 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off 

Month. 

~Maximum. Minimum.' Mean. 

Secondfeet per Depth in 

square inches. 

mile. 

1901. I 

January ______ .. __ . _ . _ . ___ . ____ ' 5,840 I 1,370 I 2,803 2.84 3.27 

February __ I ---- 6,820 1,120 2, 39.1 2.42 2.52 - - - ~ -- - - - . -- --

March .. _ .. _______ .. ____ . _ . ___ 7,100 800 1,774 1. 80 2.08 

ApriL ___________ ... __________ 9,900 890 2,818 2.85 3.18 

May _____ .. - _ .. - - --- -- - - . --- - - 13,260 580 2,285 2.31 2.66 

June ______ . _ . _____ - . _ - - _ . . ___ 3,740 580 1,617 1.64 1.83 

July ------------------------- 2,200 460 780 I 

. 79 . 91 

August _______________ . _______ 10,460 460 2,467 i 2.50 2.88 

September ______ . ___ 5,980 460 1,249 I 1. 26 1. 41 . ---- --- - I 

October ______________ . _______ 3,040 i 430 679 

I 

. 69 . 80 

November _______ . ____________ 650 I 460 526 . 53 .59 

December ____________________ 14,100 530 2, 005 ! 2.03 2.34 

The year ______________ -I 14,100 I 430 - 1,7831 1. 81 24.47 I 

I I I 

NoTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 65, page 266; rating table on page 3'21 of same paper. 

Estimated__ rnonthly discharge of Chattahoochee River near Buford, Ga. 

[Drainage area, 1,050 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. 

Month. 

Maximum. Minimum. 

1901. 

June 24 to 30 ______________ . _ _ _ _ _________ , _________ _ 

July-------------_______ ____ 8,7681 1,700 

August __ . ________ _ I 

September - . ____ - - - -- - - - ---I 

October . -. -.. - --- - - - -- ---- ---.] 

November ___________________ -1 

December __________ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 

I 

I 

18,064 I 

10,224 i 

3, 1o5 I 

1,630 1 

23, 1oo I 

1,450 

2,300 

1,560 

1,400 

1,450 

Mean. 

3,554 

2,507 

4,985 

3.031 I 

~:~~~ I 

3,624 i 

Run-off. 

Second- I 

feet per Depth in 

square inches. 

mile, 

3.38 

2.39 

4.75 

2.89 

1. 77 

1.46 

3.45 

0.88 

2.76 

5.48 

3.22 

2.04 

1.63 

3.98 

NoTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 65, page 268; rating table on page 321 of same paper. 
NEWELL.) EASTERN GULif DRAINAGE. 79 

Estimated monthly discharge of Chattahoochee River at Oakdale, Ga. 

[Drainage area, 1,560 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. I Run-off. 

Month. . Second- I Depth in I Maximum. Minimum. Mean. feet per 

square j-=_ mile. 

I 

1901. 

January._ ----------------- ·- 24,180 2,044 5,191 I 3.33 3.84 

February -------------------- 5,028 2,272 3,214 2.06 2.15 

March ----------------------- 25,890 2,044 4,929 3.16 3.65 

ApriL ________________________ 12,780 2,846 5,149 3.30 3.68 

May I 

-------------------------I 21,900 2,511 4,624 2.96 3.42 I 

June _______________ --------- 10,500 2,934 4,749 3.04 ~.39 

July _________________________ 9,474 2,040 3,225 2.07 2.39 

August ---------------------- 21,672 1,829 7,697 4.93 5.69 

September ___________________ 15,744 2,676 4, 14f:> 2.66 2.97 

October ______________________ 4,344 1,758 2,600 1. 67 1. 93 

November ____________________ 1,898 1,690 1,763 1.13 1.26 

December ____________________ 29,880 1,690 4,285 2.75 3.17 

The year _______________ . 29,880 1,690 4,298 2.75 37.54 I 

NoTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given m Water-Supply Paper 

No. 65, page 269; rating table on page 322 of same paper. 
80 S'.rREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1901. [NO. 75. 

Estima-ted monthly discharge of Chattahoochee River at We.~t Point, Ga. 

[Drainage area, 3,300 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. 

Maximum. Minimum. Mean. 

Secondfeet per Depth in 

square inehes. 

mile; 

1901. 

January ____ - --- ------ ---- ---- 42,630 4,920 11,748 3.56 4.11 

February -- -------- - ----- ----i 37,100 4,920 10,015 3.03 3.16 

March __ -- ---- --- -- ---- - -- 33,410 4,280 i 7,952 2.41 2.78 

April ------------------------ 23,360 4,920 11,022 3.34 3.73 

May ______________ - ___ 52,750 4,700 10,814 3.28 3.79 

June ___ - ---- ---- 16,110 4,920 8,487 2.57 2.87 

July _____ 12,456 3,000 4,964 1. 50 1. 73 

August _____ ----- - - - - -- ~ - --- - 52,290 3,000 12,982 3.93 4.54 

September ____ 32,030 3,520 7,145 2.16 2.41 

October ____ --- -------- ------ 11,628 2,840 8,883 1.18 1. 36 

~ovember ________ ------ ------ 4,280 I 

2,380 2,835 .86 .96 I 

December _______ ------------ 88,630 i 

2,380 12,116 3.67 4.24 

The year _______________ 88,6301 2,380 I 8,664 2.62 35.68 I 

I ! 

NoTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water·Supply Paper 

No. 65, page 270; rating table on page 322 of same paper. 

Sec.-ft. ~.oco~~~rr~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 

24,0CO l--lll-+-+ll-+--l---l-+-l--11--1-+-l!-+~l-+--1--1-l--l-+-+--+--+1-+-l--l-l--+--1--l--l--l-1--l--l-l 

16,000 t.-ii+-HI+--I---ll-+-+-fH+I-+-1!-+--II+-H+--I--l-+-+-+-.. +-H-+-I--I-+-+-11-+-I--I-~ 

FIG. 25.-Discharge of Chattahoochee River at West Point, Ga., 1901. 
NEWELL.) EASTERN GULF DRAINAGE. 

L 0 

I 

Scale of Miles 25 0 25 

FIG. 26.-Drainage basin of Mobile Rive:. 

IRR 7 5-02--6 

\ 

\.., 

,/' 

! 

( 

\ 

I 

I 

( 

\ 

~. 

\ 

0 

'---------

D 

81 
82 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1901. (NO. 75. 

TALLAPOOSA RIVER. 

Estirnated 'lnonthly discharge of Hillabee Creek nea'r Alexander City, Ala, 

[Drainage area, 214 square miles.] 

! Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. SecondMaximum. Minimum. Mean. feet per Depth in 

square inches. 

mile. 

1900. 

September ______________ . ____ 3,074 146 370 1. 73 1. 93 

October __ . ___________________ 2,106 146 387 1. 81 2.09 

November. ------------------- 2,502 184 471 2.20 2.45 

December -------------------- 2,150 263 716 3.35 3.86 

1901. I 

January __ 

-~~-~~~-~~~~~~~~~~] 3,030 566 1,198 5.60 6:46 

February 3,646 

' 

566 920 4.30 4.48 

March_ i 

---------------------- 1,798 434 617 2.88 3.32 

April -------------------- -- - 3,910 

I 

566 "911 4.26 4.75 

May - - ___ - _ - _ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1,226 434 624 2.92 3.37 

June _________ . _______________ 830 I 230 439 2.05 2.29 

July _________________________ 1,006 169 357 1. 67 1. 93 

August _______________________ 1,446 138 535 2.50 2.89 

September _______________ ---- 654 138 249 1.16 1.29 

October ________________ .. _____ 786 138 181 .85 .98 

November ____________________ 169 138 148 .69 .77 

December_ ------------------ 4,350 138 526 2.46 2.84 

The year _______________ 4,350 138 559 2.61 m>.37 

I 

NoTE--Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 65, page 271, rating table on page 322 of same paper. 
NEWELL.] EASTERN GULF DR.AIN.AGE. 8~ 

Estirnated monthly discharge of Big Sandy Creek near Dadeville, Ala. 

[Drainage area, 195 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. SecondMaximum. Minimum. Mean. feet per Depth in 

square inches. 

mile. 

1901. 

January - --- ---------------- 880 308 425 2.18 2.51 

February -------------------- 2,700 282 545 2.78 2.90 

March ____ ------------------- 6,392 256 552 2.83 3.26 

April ------------------ 3,428 334 689 3.53 3.94 

May _____ -------------------- 3,220 230 480 2.46 2.84 

June ___ . -- -------- ------ 2,492 178 523 2.68 2.99 

July ____ ------------------- 516 152 227 1.16 1.34 

August -- ---------------- 2,180 115 369 1. 89 2.18 

September 

- -::: : : ::::I 620 67 257 1. 32 1.47 

October ___ 1,764 45 462 2.37 2.73 

November ----- ------[ 115 67 92 .47 .52 

December_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . __ . __ -~ 10,500 85 1,265 6.49 7.48 

~---- -----,- ------

The year _______________ 10,500 I 4.5 . 490 I 2.51 34.16 

NoTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 65, page 273; rating table on page 32"Z of same paper. 

Estirnated monthly dischm·ge of Tallapoosa River near Susanna, Ala. 

[Drainage area, 2,610 square miles.] 

I Discha~ge ~~:~<md~feet. ______ R_u_n-.---o_ff_. __ 

I i SecondMaximum. Minimum. Mean. I feet per 1 square 

I 

I mile. 

-----1-90_1_. ----, ~------

January _ _ _______ -· _ -~ 53, ,-so 5, 630 13, 265 i 5. 08 

February _ _ ________________ 

1 

44,780 .5, 630 11,303 4. 33 

March _______________________ 1 26,330 3, 8.50 7, 546 2. 89 

Month. 

Depth in 

inches. 

5.86 

4.51 

3.31 

NoTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given m Water-Supply Paper 

No. 65, page 274; rating table on page 322 of same paper . 

• 
84 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1001. [No, 75. 

oAshville 

oLockNo4 

oTallaaega 

-~ 

Good:watero 

' I 

\ J' 

iJil!.1 \ 

l! \ 

\ 

\ FrariklinO 

I 0 o~ck lvfills 

\ I 

~agran~eo 

I 

oLafayette \ 

WestPoint.? 

0 

\) 

'•1 

\ 

\ 

\\ 

• River stations 

0 Rainfall stations 

J:;::=::=::S::c:::'~E:I=e====:::=:20sm i I es 

FIG 27.-Location of river and rainfall stations in basin of Tallapoosa River. 
N'FJW~l.L.] EASTERN GULF DRAINAGE. 85 

E.<5timated tnonthly discharge of Tallapoosa River near MilJtead, Ala. 

[Drainage area, 3,840 square miles.'] 

Discharge in second-feet. I 

Maximum~ ~inimu~-~- Mean. ~~-f-~-~c-to-~e-d;----;--D-ep_t_h_i_n 

Run-off. 

Month. 

1901. 

January ____________________ _ 

February_ 

March ___ _ 

April __ _ 

May_ 

June ______________ _ 

July ______________ _ 

August_ ___________ _ 

September ____ _ 

October ___ · 

November ______________ _ 

83,962 

28,900 

35,087 

28,900 

17,875 

13,262 

5,387 

23,275 

9,887 

6,849 

2,237 

December _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ a 70, 000 

The year__________ _ __ -I a 70,000 

5,275 

5,837 

4,150 

5,499 

3,587 

2,775 

2,012 

2,012 

1,675 

1,562 

1,562 

1,843 

1,562 

a Approximate. 

square inches. 

I mHe. 

11,476 1 

10,440 ! 

8, 374 I 

I 

12,020 i 

6,440 

5,976 

3,398 

.), 904 

3,137 

2,364 

1,855 

8,282 

6,639 

2.99 

2.72 

2.18 

3.13 

1.68 

1.56 

.88 

1.54 

.82 

3.45 

2.83 

2.52 

3.49 

1. 94 

1. 74 

1. 01 

1. 78 

.91 

.62 .71 

.481 .54 

2.16 ~ 

1. 73 ' 23.41 

NOTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 65, page 274; rating table on page 322 of same paper. 

16,000 ll-l-.+--+ll+---t--1--+-+--IIIH---1-l--l-lii-+-+H--+-H-+-+--!t+-+-HH-+-+-t-t-H-t-t 

FIG. 28.-Discharge of Tallapoosa River near Milstead, Ala., 1901. 
86 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1901. (NO. 75. 

PRECIPITATION IN THE BASIN 0}' TALLAPOOSA RIVER. 

The principal observations of rainfall made within the Tallapoosa 

River Basin are at the stations enumerated in the following table, 

which also gives their geographic location, elevation above sea level, 

and length of record of observations. The relative location of these 

points is shown in fig. 27, in connection with the points of river 

measurement which are located at Alexander City, Dadeville, Sturdevant, Susanna, and Milstead. 

Location of rainfall stations in Tallapoosa River Basin. 

Station. County. State. Latitude. Longitude. L;~!o~~~f 

---------1-------·1------1-----1----1·----

Ashville _______ ---- __________ St. Clair---------- Alabama. _____ :---- ___________________ _ YPars. 6-7 

Goodwater----------------- Coosa _________________ do _________ : _______________________ _ 

~;:~:a~·~-~~~~~~~~:::::::::: ~:!~~~~-~~::~ ~: ::: : :~: :~: :::::::::1------~~ -~- ---- --~~-~- Oxanna _____ ---·-- __________ Calhoun ______________ do--------- 32 23 86 18 

Tallassee ____________________ Elmore _______________ do _________ '------ ____________ ------

Wetumka ____ ._----- ____ ----1-----do- ----------- _____ do- --------1------------ ------------ 1 

6-9 

7- 9 

6-22 

9-11 

8-n 

9-11 

The following table gives the figures of normal or average monthly 

precipitation from the beginning of the record and including 1901, 

t.ogether with the total precipitation by months for the years 1896, 

1897, 1898, 1899, 1~00, and 1901, and also the annual totals. In 

obtaining the normal precipitation the average is taken for all of the 

months during which observations were made: 

Precipitation at stations in drainage basin of Tallapoosa River. 

ASHVILLE, ALA. 

I . I I I Year. I Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. June.IJuly. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov.\ Dec. 

-------- ----· --------------~-

Normal __________ 4.54 4.65 7.16 6.30 7.90 4.01(5.12 4.48 2.52 2.94\3.04

1

4.95 

1896 ____________ ~--! 4.42 3.78 4.48 4.21 2.35 3.14 i 2.22 1.20 1.89 1.0914.78 1.11 

1897 _______________ ; 4.15 6.09 7.42 5.00 1.62 .96 i 5.17 2.63 .30 1.00 .77 7.04 

1898 _______________ .

1

5.48 .so 3.40 5.37 .48 2.97 1 6.81 3.50 3.79 7.53' 4.25 l 2.12 

1899 _______________ 4.82 6.27 11.14 4.21 1.28 2.4618.27 3.43 .14 1.30 .3.81: 6.10 

1900 _______________ ]2.65 7.40 6.35 12.56 2.93 11.98 i 6.45' 1.44 5.351' 6.73 3.8313.41 

HIOL ______________ ! 5.73 3.56 10.14 6.42 5.65 2.6512.51 11.45 3.81 .56 1.6310.87 

GOODWATER, ALA. 

Normal ___________ 4.50 5.00 ·15.68 4.17 2.28 i prr 5.63~ f.64_ 2.18 3. U' 3.32 4.62 

189ft-------------- 5.93 4.36 6.39 2.83 3.89 ;8.36 4.57; ··~ 3.05 

>~l b3.ll-- ::.:.50 

1897 _______________ 3.20 4.33. 8.38 3.90 .10 3.18 4.16·: 3.00· .94 ~,jjz) {4:. 62) 

~::::::~--~:::::::/ !:~ . 75·· 2.29 4.41 .1!) '4.92 8,18'· '9.02· ·1:37 3.76. 5~32 2.20 

1(5.00) 7.26 3.41 2.79 2.27 10.2'2 3.25- .26 2.21' 2.'7'0 5.85 

1900_ --------------! 4.08 ;10. 28 I 5. 85 6.10 2.30 10.35 6.60 4. 79 3.44 8. 74 5.57 7.38 

1901: __ : ___ --------1 7.11 15.2615.01 4.39 5.31 I 4. 1s 6.14 8.54 2.67 1.28 1. 84 7. 76 

1 

Annual. 

57.6 

34.6 

42.15 

46.14 

53.23 

71.08 

64.98 

49.5.6 

39.76 

39.75 

43.83 

50.43 

75.48 

60.09 
NEWELL.] EASTERN GULF DRAINAGE. 87 

Precipitation at stations in drainage basin of Tallapoosa River-Continued. 

LOCK NO. 4, ALABAMA. 

Year. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May.)June.jJuly. Aug. 

Normal __________ 5.88 5.23 5.60 4.86 2.85 4.33 6.11 4.62 

1896 _______________ 4.50 4.80 4.25 2.44 3.25 4. 77 5.85 1.90 

1897--------------- 4.69 5.61 8.23 3.64 1. 72 .43 4.51 3.45 

1898.-------------- 4.67 .69 4.11 4.18 1.49 5.27 5.60 4.35 

1899 _______________ 3.79 7.21 5.86 4.32 2.61 1.38 6.25 3.82 HI()() _______________ 2.86 7.34 7.30 9.36 3.43 13.06 6.97 2.51 

1901.-------------- 11.72 3.96 6.22 6.27 3.98 1.85 ·3. 79 8.64 

OPELIKA, ALA. 

Normal __________ 5.64 5.13 5.28 3. 78 3.14 4.33 5.32 4.44 

1896 _____ ---------- 6.53 3.87 2.48 1.29 1.63 1.94 5.54 1.39 

1897----- c·---- ---- 1:25 5.92 9.09 5.37 1.03 .70 6.33 5.38 

1898 _______________ 4.89 1.85 3.15 4.11 .11 1.26 6.39 9.30 

~=~~~~~~~~~~~~~J ~::! 6.42 5.58 2.54 2.39 2.47 3.98 3.69 

10.87 6.10 4.51 .07 9.89 4.64 4.05 

1901. ________ ------19.59 7.14 9.63 "7.60 4.09 4.08 3.45 5.82 

OXANN A, ALA. 

NormaL--------~5.18 4.90 5.38 4. 77 4.07 4.47 5.40 4.30 

1896 _______ -------- 4.13 3.76 3. 76 2.64 2.72 4.10 4.25 .98 

~=~~~~::~~~~~~~J ::~ 5.29 8.65 2.77 1. 73 1.38 7.16 2.91 

.80 3. 79 4.17 1.12 2.88 5.19 8.15 

1899 _______________ 4.36 6.42 5.93 2.001LOO 2.05 8.81 3.66 

1900.-------------- 3.95 8.80 5.52 8.99 2.29 10.86 6.41 1.56 

190L ---- __________ 4.64 4.54 5.17 6.28 6.11 4.73 5.13 7. 37 

TALLASSEE, ALA. 

Normal __________ 5.11 6.39 6.60 3.65 2.59 4.18 5.01 5.67 

1896 _______________ (5.11) 6.40 5.55 2.72 4.39 (4.18) (5.01) (5.67) 

1897 _______________ 3.28 7.28 11.25 5.03 1.39 (4.18) 4.53 6.21 

1898 _______ -------- 2.12 1.91 3.70 5.25 .25 3. 71 7.23 7.40 

1899.-------------- 6.62 7.12 4.42 1.83 1.30 2.15 6.82 3.39 

1900.-------------- .78 8.84 6.07 5.55 1.58 6.48 (5.01) 4.06 

1901.-------------- 6.44 4.03 7.17 4.8814.89 2.14 2.40 4.65 

WETUMKA, ALA. 

Normal __________ 4.80 5.13 5.39 4.41 3.23 3.37 5.19 4.75 

1896.-------------- 6.49 5.46 5.54 3.33 4.26 6. 74 5.69 4.51 

1897 _______________ 2.92 5.81 14.02 5.46 .93 .86 2.04 6,73 

1898 __ ------------- 2.12 2.15 3.03 6.05 .62 2.00 7. 74 8.52 

1899 .... --- -------- 6.95 6.15 3.92 2.08 2.76 0 ~r. 

hla•tJ 6.39 2.41 

1900 _____ ---------- 3.12 9.30 5.97 6.54 1.88 6.96 2. 71 5.52 

1901.---------- ---- 5.07 3.40 6.35 4.93 4.11 2.63 1.96 3.68 

Sept. 

2.20 

1.04 

. 73 

2.44 

.06 

4.43 

5.08 

2.64 

1.94 

.96 

3.43 

.31 

6.16 

3.35 

• 

2.45 

2.49 

.00 

1.85 

.05 

4.69 

3.16 

2.48 

(2.48) 

(2.48) 

1.35 

.24 

3'.20 

3.85 

2.07 

1.62 

1.78 

1.93 

.22 

5.26 

3.72 

Oct. Nov. Dec. 

2.59 2.82 4.25 

1. 71 2.61 . 87 

. 74 1.96 6.74 

6.82 4.84 2.01 

1.19 3.61 7.01 

4.83 5.04 4.26 

2.50 1.10 8.38 

2.98 3.11 5.09 

1.02 5.10 1.30 

2.14 3.29 3.33 

9.27 7.26 7.66 

2. 78 1. 75 5.96 

8.29 7.80 7.17 

.50 1.25 10.88 

1.66 2. 75 4.27 

1.53 3.80 .66 

.53 1.87 6.10 

(1. 66) 4.32 1.75 

1.92 2.50 5.91 

3.52 5.24 3.99 

.70 1.44 8.40 

1.97 3.51 5.29 

(1. 97) (3.51) 1.30 

.41 1.92 4.11 

(1. 97) 7.12 (5.29) 

3.79 2.17 4.79 

2.57 4.00 5.55 

.82 1.87 12.77 

2.11< 13.1< IUS 

1.13 3.02 1. 78 

. 20 2. 47 4. 36 

3.84 6.11 I 3.87 

4.36 

7.73 ·-~~ 5.13 L~ 6.42 

.97 1.44 8.96 

Annual. 

51.34 

37 . 

42 . 

99 

45 

46.47 

47.11 

71. 39 

63.4 9 

50.88 

34.03 

44.79 

58.68 

45.28 

73.07 

67.38 

49.59 

34,56 

42.06 

38.68 

45.91 

65.82 

57.67 

52.45 

48.29 

52.12 

47.30 

44.64 

53.99 

55.91 

49.20 

49.57 

47.58 

48.58 

45.07 

66.54 

47.22 
88 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1901. [No.75. 

The amount of water delivere<l from the drainage basin as measured at the points named below has been computed in terms of depth 

in inches. The normals given are the monthly averages for times 

during which measurements or computations were had. ':rhe figures 

for the yearly normal are the sums of these monthly averages. 

Depth of run-off, in inches, from the drainage bash~ of Tallapoosa. River at 

Milstead, Ala. 

-----------c----c----------c-------c------c------------

Year. Jan. I Feb. I Mar. I Apr. May.[Jnne.l Jnly.l Aug.: Sept., Oct. ! Nov. I Dec. I ~~i. 

NormaL _________ 1.96 2. 7~ 1 2.50! ;-; ~~~~~~1.22 11.38 ~~~~~~: l.O'Z 11.90 i 19.70 

1898 _______________ .72 .52 .69 1.67 .45 .38 .75 2.221 .77 '2.19 1.76 1.73 13.85 

1899 _______________ 2.53 4.26 i 3.72 2.62 1.00 .59: 1.50 .67! .29 .30 .53 1.42 19.48 

1900 _______________ 1.12 3.50 3.07 2.62 1.12 2.42[1.63 .84 1.45 1.14 1.28 1.95 22.09 

190L ______________ 3.45 2.83

1

2.52 3.49 I 1.94 1.74! 1.01 1.78 .91 .71 .5412.49 23.41 

Rainfall and run-off in basin of Tallapoosa River. 

I

' I : I I I 

Station. Norm:~l ... ~i .. 1897. --=-~-~ 1899._i~.~ 

RAINFALL. • I ! I 1: !I I 

Ashville _____ ~--------------- 57.61[34.67 1 42 .. 1.5 46.14 53.23 71.08164.98 

Goodwater ________________ -. 49. 56 : 39. 76 39. 7., 43. 83,50. 43175. 48 ~. 60. 09 

Lock No.4-----------------: 51.34 37.99 42.45 46.47 47.11 71.39 1 63.49 

Opelika' -------------------150.88 34.03 44.79 I 58.68 45.28 i 73.071 67.38 

Oxanna __ _ _____________ : 49.59 34.56 42.06] 38.68 45.91 i 65.82 1 57.67 

Tallassee ___________________ 52.45 48.29 52.12,47.30 44.64 i 53.99 I 55.91 

Wetumka ______________ .. _ 49.20, 49 . .57 47.58 148 .. 58 45.07 166 . .54 ~ 47.22 

Average _. . -~_(;1. 5239.74_~ 44.!1 ~ !7.10147. 38168. 20[_59. 53 

RUN-OFF. ' : ' ' I : 

Tallapoosa at Milstead ______ 

1

,19. 7~ .'·. _____ ;. _ _ _ _ 13.85119. 43J 22.09 23.41 

Percentage o_£ rainfall _____ . 38.24 I ... __ . -I- ___ ... 29.41 141.01 132.39 39.32 
NEWELL.) EASTERN GUt.F DRAlN AGE. 89 

COOSA RIVER. 

Estimated monthly discharge of. Etowah River at Canton, Ga. 

[Drainage area, 604 square miles.] 

Month. 

1901. 

January ___ ------------------

February -- ---.---- ----------

March ---- ---- ---- ---- ----- --

April _________________________ 

May __ ------------

June _____________ - _____ ---- --

July _________________________ 

August -- -- -

September ---- ---- ---- -

October ____ ---- ---- ---- ------

November ___ --- --- - --- - ---- --

December ___ 

The year_ 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

-,'~---, 

Maximum. Minimum. Mean. feet per 

, ~~ Secondsquare 

Depth in 

inches. 

mile. 

14,185 988 1,965 3.25 3.75 

5,470 1,154 2,135 3.53 3.68 

14,600 988 1,890 3.13 3.61 

4,474 1,154 2,290 3.81 4.25 

14,268 1,154 2,394 3.96 4.57 

4,889 1,154 2,442 4.04 4.51 

2,648 905 1,317 2.18 2.51 

11,280 820 2,533 4.19 4.83 

2,814 988 I 1,483 2.46 2.74 : 

2,897 590 1,039 1. 72 1. 98 

1,320 905 I 1,052 1. 74 1. 94 

17,090 988 I 2, 715 4.50 5.19 

-590r------- --~- ---

17,090 1,938 3.21 43.56 

NoTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 65, page 275; rating table on page 322 of same paper. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Coosawattee Rh.•er a.t Carters, Ga. 

[Drainage area, 531 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. SecondMaximum. Minimum. Mean. feet per Depth in 

I 

square inches. 

mile. 

'--~~1------ ---

1901. I l 

I January __________________ - 14,790 I 765 1,625 3.06 3.53 

February -------------------- 5,070 970 1,871 3.52 3.67 

March _______________________ 14,070 81.5 2,214 4.17 4. 81" 

April ----- - -- - ---- ---------- 9,750 1,290 2.306 4.34 4.84 

May _______ -- --- . 16,950 917 2,153 4.06 4.68 

June _________________________ 2,694 970 1,538 2.90 3.24 

July ________ . _ -- - ---- -- -- ---- 1,455 535 923 1. 74 2.01 

August ------ -- ----- -- ---- ---- 16,230 622 2,778 5.23 6.03 

September ___________________ 12,630 970 1,761 3.32 I 3.70 

October ______________________ 1,075 622 783 1. 47 

I 

1. 69 

November _________ ------------ 815 622 686 1. 29 1.44 

December ___ ----------- 15,510 765 2,689 5.06 5.83 

The year __________ . ____ 16,950 ---~---

535 I 1,777 3.35j 45.47 

NOTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No.6.'), page 277; rating table on page 322 of same paper. 
90 STREAM UEASUREMENTS IN 1901. [NO. 75. 

Estimated 1nonthly discharge of Oostanaula, River at Resaca, Ga.a 

[Drainage area, 1,614 square miles.] 

I 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. SecondMaximum. Minimum. Mean. feet per Depth in 

square inches. 

I 

mile. 

1901. I 

January ·---------- ----- ---- 22,274 1,700 6,222 3.86 4.4.5 I .FP-hru.ary ___ -- ---- -- 12,.522 1,880 4,655 2.88 3.00 

-I March ________ ---- 21,446 1,700 5,597 3.47 4.00 

April __ ----- --- ---- ----I 16,846 2,870 6,699 4.15 4.63 

November 13-30 _____ - - I 

---------- ---------- 1,211 . 75 .50 

December __________ -----

! 

----I 22,182 1,000 5,958 3.69 4.D5 

I 

a Half year station. 

NoTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 65, page 278; rating table on page322 of same paper. 

Estimated monthly di.qcharge at Coosa River at Rome, Ga. 

[Drainage area, 4,006 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-ofi'. 

I I 

Month. SeeondMaximum. I Minimum. Mean. feet per Depth in 

square inches. 

I 

mile. 

1901. 

January ---- ----- --- ---- ---- 52,930 4,600 15,450 3.86 4.45 

February _, ___ ---- - --------- I 35,845 4,900 12,186 3.04 3.17 

March _____ i ---- ---- --- 52,930 4,600 13,406 3.34 3.8:3 

April I 

---- ------- -- -- 36,046 6,901 15,578 3.88 4.33 --1 

May __________ ----- ---- --1 I 51,724 4,150 12,533 3.12 3.60 

June __________ --- ! 

---- 19,966 4,450 8,316 2.08 2.32 

July _______ -- -- -- ------ --- 9, 71!3 2,850 4,441 1.10 1.27 

August ------ ---- ---- - --- - -- 45,292 2,850 13,780 3.44 3.97 

September _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 21,172 3,120 6,389 1. 59 1. 77 

October _________ ----- ----- ---- 5,230 2,350 3,414 .85 .98 

November -- - ---- ----- ---- 2,850 2,110 2,316 .58 .65 

December _______ ---- -------- 64,186 2,475 13,428 3.35 3.86 

The year _ _ _ _ _ __________ 64,186 2,110 10,103 2.52 I 34.22 

· NoTE.-G;,.,ge heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Pape~ 

No. 65, page 278; rating table on page 322 of same paper. 
NEWELL.) EASTERN GUI,F DRAINAGE. 91 

Estimated monthly discharge of Coosa River near Riverst:de, Ala. 

[Drainage area, 7,065 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Mean. 

Secondfeet per Depth in 

square inches. 

mile. 

Maximum. Minimum. 

Month. 

1901. 

January _____________________ 55,900 8,970 26,089 3.69 4.25 

February . _______ -- ------ ---- 41,100 8,970 21,784 3.08 3.21 

March ___________ . _ ---- - ---- 56,700 7,400 20,61~ 2.92 3.37 

April ---------------------- -- 51,100 14,500 30,616 4.33 4.83 

May ___________ -------- - ---- 40,700 6,670 16,195 2.29 2.64 

June __________ . ______ ---- ---- 26,100 6,810 12,335 1. 75 1. 95 

July _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ____ - --- -- 10,300 4,900 6,535 . 93 1.07 

August --- ---- -------- --- 44,700 4.400 20,370 2.88 3.32 

September _____ ---- ---- ------ 23,100 5,700 9,977 1.41 1.57 

October _______ -- --- ---- 10,300 4,280 5,694 .81 .93 

November -- --- -- --- ---- 4,650 3,830 4,016 .57 .64 

December ____ ---- 57,100 4,050 18,885 2.67 3.08 

The year _____ . --------- ;)i, 100 3,830 I 16,092 2.28 30.86 

I 

NOTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 65, page 279; rating table on page 322 of same paper. 

FIG. 29.-Piscluu·ge of Coosa. River near Riverside, Ala., 1901. 
92 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1901. [No.'i'l>. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Talladega Creek at NotUngharn, Ala. 

[Drainage area, 156 square miles.] 

l~--~ischarge i~second-feet. I ___ R_u_n,--off_. 

Month. I I I I Second-

! Maximum. :, Minimum. Mean. I, feet per Depth in 

square inches: 1 · ' 1 mile. 

!-~-1------ -----~1~-:-- 1900. 

August 16-3L ___________________________________ _ 

September_______ ___ 2,286 74 

October _ _ _ _ _ i 636 90 

November __________ ~ ~ ~~~~~~~I 724 130 

December ____________________ ) 746 152 

113 

.575 

190 

249 

291 

0. 72 I 

3.69 I 

1. 22 

1. 60 

1.87 

0.43 

4.12 

1. 41 

1. 79 

2.16 

'==== ==== --~~- -~-~ 

1901. 1 

~:::~- ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ - ! 

March _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ____ _ 

April _______________________ _ 

May _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _________ _ 

June _ _ _ _ _ _ _______________ .. __ 

July _______________________ _ 

August _____________________ _ 

September __________________ _ 

October ____________________ _ 

November ________________ _ 

December _________________ _ 

1,802 

1, 626 i 

1,824 

2,330 

724 

.526 

196 

372 

614 

482 

H12 

1, 714 

284 

306 

240 

328 

240 

152 

130 

90 

90 

90 

90 

90 

485 

4491 

405 

.591 

306 

218 

149 

148 

148 I 

123 

97 

264 

3.11 3. 59 

2.88 3.00 

2.60 

3.79 

1. 96 

1.40 

.96 

. 9.5 

. 95 

. 79 i 

.62 

1. 69 

3.00 

4.23 

2.26 

1.56 

1.11 

1.10 

1.06 

.91 

.69 

1. 95 

The year ______________ - ______ I __ 2_, _33_0__,__-_- 9~~~ ~~2-8-2--~1_. ~~L- __ 24_. 4-6 

NOTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 65, page 281; rating table on page 32e of same paper. 
NEWELL.] EASTERN GULF DRAIN AGE. 93 

ALABAMA RIVER 

Estirnated monthly discharge of Alabmna River at Selrna, Ala. 

[Drainage area, 13,500 square miles.] 

~-----·-----------------------

I Discharge in second-feet. 

I 

I 

I Maximum. I Minimum. Mean. 

Month. 

1900. I 

January ___________ . ______ ---- 50,110 9,676 26,495 

February ____________ _ 128,540 10,920 63,763 

March _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 89,478 37,874 I 58,272 

1()9,.960 21,6481 60,909 

41.864 13,668 21,090 

April _______________________ _ 

May _________________ . ______ _ 

94,000 12,220 ' 35,288 

93,468 12,660 I 33,964 

June ________________________ _ 

July ___ _ I August ____________________ _ 38,140 9 124 i ' i 14,156 

52,504 7,1891 17,366 

35,480 7,097 I 14,492 

September __________________ _ 

October ______ _ 

46,120 7,596 I 18,506 

48,780 8, 750 28, 989 ---- -----~-

November ___________________ _ 

December ___________________ _ 

i 128,540 7, 097 1 33,112 i ------1--------

The year ______ ~ _______ _ 

1901. 

January _____ _ 

February __________________ __ 

March _ _ __ _ _ _ __ ___________ __ 

I 

I 

107,300 22,4461 61,213 

95,862 • 3o, 692 I .55, 037 

92,670 : 21,382 1 39,017 

April ______________________ _ 104,640 32 288 i ' I 73,048 

May ______ _ 59,420 10,120 26,966 

June ____________________ - __ _ 53,568 7,818 26,030 

July _______________________ _ 21,318 7,596 13,536 

August _____________________ _ 66,868 9,532 30,853 

September _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _____ _ 46,120 10,428 19,394 

October . ____________________ _ 21,914 7,931 11,022 

November___ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ _ 8,750 7,931 8,266 

December _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 8,511 26,638 - ----- ---~-

The year _____________ _ 7,596 32, 58fj 

-

RunSecondfeet per 

square 

mile. 

1. 96 

4.72 

4.32 

4.51 

1.56 

2.61 

2.52 

1. 05 

1. 29 

1. 07 

1.37 1 

2.15 I 

- 2.341 

off. 

Depth in 

inches. 

2.26 

4.91 

4.98 

5.03 

1.80 

2.91 

2.90 

1. 21 

1.44 

1. 23 

1.53 

2.48 

32.68 

~~~c~= 

I 

4.531 

4.08 

2.891 

5.41 

2.00 i 

1. 93 1 

1. oo 1 

2.29 

1.44 

.82 

.61 

1. 97 

2.47 

I 

5.22 

4.25 

3.33 

6.04 

2.31 

2.15 

1.15 

2.64 

1. 61 

.95 

.68 

2.27 

32.60 

--------

N OTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1001 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 60, page 282; rating table on page 323 of same paper. 
94 STREAl\f MEASUREMENTS IN 1901. [NO. 75. 

FIG. 80.-Discha.rge of Ala.ba.ma. River a.t Selma, Ala.., 1900-1901. 
NEWELL.] EASTERN GULF DR.AIN.AGE. 95 

BLACK WARRIOR RIVER. 

Estirnated monthly discharge of Mulberry Fork of Black TVarrior River near Cordova, Ala. 

[Drainage area, 1,900 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. SecondMaximum. Minimum. Mean. feet per Depth in 

square inches. 

mile. 

1900. 

J nne _______ ----------------- 49,284 1,134 16,185 8.52 9.51 

July_ ----------------------- 11,248 810 2,975 1. 57 1. 81 

August_____ _ _ _ __ . ___________ 2,144 660 1,016 .53 .61 

September ____________________ 1,951 205 556 .29 .32 

October ______________________ 13,098 60a 1,732 . 91 1.05 I November ________________ 6,808 384 

I 

1,487 . 78 .87 

December ____________________ 6,660 968 2,154 1.13 1.30 l 

1901. 

January ______________________ I 51,800 1,762 8,713 4.59 5.29 

February -------------------- 31,820 1.486 6,616 3.48 3.62 

March - -- --------------------- 29,600 1,486 6,637 3.49 4.02 

ApriL _____ ------------------ 23,088 2,242 6,967 3.67 4.10 

May -----------·------------- 10,064 968 2,539 1.34 1.54 

J nne _______ . ----------------- 5,920 320 1,582 .83 .93 

July _________________________ 3,404 205 631 .33 .38 

August _______________________ 17,168 205 4, 155 2.19 2.53 

September ------------- 6,660 320 1,415 .74 .83 

October __ ------------------- 1,669 320 687 .36 .42 

November ------- ----------- 660 320 468 .25 .28 

December ____ ----- ---------- 31,820 518 4,923 2.59 2.99 

The year _______________ 

1 

51,800 205 3,778 1. 99 26.93 

a This minimum is estimated from rating curve. The lowest actual discharge measured was 

at gage height .40, and was 385 second-feet. 

NoTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 65, page 283; rating table on page 323 of same paper. 
96 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1901. [No.75. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Black Warrior River at Tuscaloosa, Ala. 

[Drainage area, 4,900 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. SecondMaximum. Minimum. Mean. feet per Depth in 

square inches. 

mile. 

1901. 

January - - ~---- ---- -- -------- i 108,375 4,370 22,938 4.68 5.39 

February ----- --------------- 55,100 4,165 15,094 

I 

3.08 3.21 

March .. _________ .. ------- 40,900 3,815 11,947 2.44 2.81 

April ------ ---- - ------ ------ 57,020 15,330 17,370 3.55 3.96 

May-------· --- - - ------ ------ 10,765 2,330 4,355 .89 1.03 

June _ . ___ . _____________ . _ . 9,010 850 3,217 .66 .74 

July _____ ------ ---- --- ------ : 3,815 415 1,210 . 25 .29 

August ------ --- 29,550 340 7,117 1.45 1.67 

September --- ----------. 8,660 710 

I 

2,626 .54 .60 

October ____ ._ 4,775 445 1,536 .31 .36 

November ____ -----.---------- 1,022 512 712 .15 .17 

December __________________ -, I 80,250 710 I 

13,293 2.71 3.12 

---- 34o I :----

The year _ _ _______ . _____ 108,375 

I 8,454 1. 73 23.35 

I ------------------ -------~---·· 

NOTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 65, page 284; rating table on page 323 of same paper. 
NEWELL.] EASTERN GULF DRAINAGE. 97 

TOMBIGBEE RIVER. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Tornbigbee River at Columbus, Miss. 

[Drainage area, 4,440 square miles.] 

--------------,-----------------------------

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. 

1900. 

January _______________ ~ _____ _ 

February _ .. _. ___________ . ___ _ 

March ___________ .. _ _ _ _ _ _ ____ _ 

April _______________________ _ 

May ______ . ----. - ----- ------

June _________________ - __ ---- _ 

July -------------------------

August _____________________ _ 

September __________________ _ 

October______ _ _____________ _ 

November_ _ _ _ . _____________ _ 

December ___________________ _ 

Maximum. I Minimum. 

13,864 

16,486 

23,938 

40,498 

13,450 

37,600 

29,596 

10,414 

1,775 

10,138 

10,000 

11,794 

2,962 

2,686 

6,688 

3,100 

1,464 

3,790 

2,410 

707 

632 

566 

1,097 

1,464 

The year ________ . _ _ _ _ _ _ 40, 498 566 

1901. 

January _____________________ _ 

February ___________________ _ 

March _____________ . . _ _ _ ____ _ 

April _______________________ _ 

May ____ ---------------------

June ________________________ _ 

July _______________ . ________ _ 

August ___ . _________________ _ 

September __________________ _ 

October ____________________ _ 

November ____________ _ 

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

The year ______________ _ 

33,736 I 

24,352 

29,182 I 

21,040 

11,656 

7,792 

1,097 

24,352 

7,240 

915 

1,000 

17,590 

33,736 

2,410 

3,790 

3,514 

3,376 

1,328 

707 

582 

582 

753 

650 

650 

810 

582 

Mean. 

5,588 

8,659 

15,285 

21,265 

4,944 

27,692 

11,411 

2,257 

950 

3,989 

4,304 

5,239 

Secondfeet per Depth in 

square inches. 

mile. 

1.26 

1.95 

3.42 

4.79 

1.11 

6.24 

2.57 

.51 

.21 

.90 

. 97 

1.18 

1.45 

2.03 

3.85 

5.34 

1.28 

6.96 

2.97 

.59 

.23 

1.04 

1.08 

1.36 --------1---

9,299 

14,193 

12,533 

10,884 

9,890 

4,949 

2,767 

730 

7,673 

2,008 

748 

756 

6,730 

6,155 

2.09 

3.20 

2.83 

2.45 

2.23 

1.11 

.62 

.16 

1. 73 

.45 

.17 

.17 

1. 52 

1.39 

28.18 

3.69 

2.95 

2.83 

2.49 

1.28 

.69 

.18 

1. 99 

.50 

.20 

.19 

1. 75 

18.74 

NoTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 65, page 285; rating table on page 323 of same paper. 

IRR 7 5-02--7 
98 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1901. [No.75. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Tmnbigbee River at Epes, Ala. 

[Drainage area, 8,830 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. I SeeondI Maximum Minimum. Mean. feet per Depth in 

square inches. 

mile. 

i 

1901. 

47,100 3,878 25,579 2.90 3.34 

3.:), 700 6, 3,1')0 20,999 

I 

2.38 2.48 

30,300 6,350 16,198 1.83 I 2.11 

34,500 6,350 18,102 2.05 I 

2.29 

January _____________________ _ 

February ___________________ _ 

March __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ 

April ________________________ _ 

May _______________________ _ 12,900 3,002 6,880 .78 .90 

June ________________________ _ 12,900 1,484 4,585 .52 .58 

July _ -_______________________ _ 1,484 810 1,295 .1.5 .17 

August 16-31 ________________ _ ------ ---- ---------- 21,541 I 2.44 1. 41 

September _ _ _ ______________ _ 7,500 1,484 3, 20fj .36 .40 

October _____________________ _ 5,820 1,164 1,633 .18 .21 

November __________________ _ 2,200 880 1,550 .18 .20 

December _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ 30,900 1,960 12,249 

I 

1. 39 1.60 

NoTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 65, page 286; rating table on page323 of same paper. 

Sec.-ft. 

m.ooo~,.r+~~~~~~~,_~T-~~~~~,_~T-~~~-r~,_~T-~~~ 

35,000 

30,(0) 

25,000 

20,000 

15,000 

10,000 

5,000 

0 

FIG. 31.-Discharge of Tombigbee River at 'Epes, Ala., 1901. 
NEWELL.) STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1901. 

EASTERN MISSISSIPPI RIVEU DRAINAGE. 

For convenience of classification the tributaries of the Mississippi 

River draining from the east and including the main river above its 

junction with the Missouri, have here been grouped together. These 

eastern tributaries vary widely in character, both as regards type of 

rivers and the topography of the areas which they drain. Those 

draining the comparatively low rolling country adjacent to the valley· 

of the Mississippi are as a rule sluggish streams with few falls of 

importance, while the upper Ohio River and its numerous tributaries, 

on the contrary, drain a country of high elevations, their upper 

courses being through narrow V -shaped valleys, with freq11ent falls 

and with high rocky banks. Owing to the steep slopes the run-off is 

rapid, causing sudden fluctuations in the streams and giving rise to 

the high floods and extreme low waters for which the Ohio Basin is 

noted, and the influence of which is felt to a marked degree even 

in the flow of Mississippi River below Cairo. 

Systmhatic records have been kept during 1901 at numerous points 

along the principal tributaries of the Ohio River, on the Mississippi 

River atSt. Paul, and on the Yazoo River at Yazoo City. 

UPPER OHIO RIVER. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Youghiogheny River at Friendsville, Md. 

[Drainage area, 295 square miles.] 

Month. 

1901. 

January ____________________ _ 

February ___________________ _ 

March ______________________ _ 

April _______________________ _ 

May ________________________ _ 

June ____________________ .. ____ _ 

July___________________ _ ___ _ 

August _____________________ _ 

September ______________ . 

October _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ 

November ____________ . ______ _ 

December ___________ . _ _ _ _ __ _ 

Discharge in second-feet. 

Maximum. Minimum. Mean. 

1,942 575 803 

600 600 600 

4,450 600 1,824 

4,336 86.5 2,103 

3,082 I 400 1,167 

1,942 300 692 

785 130 I 231 

400 130 194 

300 95 159 

130 95 105 

350 95 176 

5,362 300 1,651 

Run-off. 

Second- i 

feet per 

square 

mile. 

[Depth in 1 inches. 

! 

2. 72 1 3.14 

2. 03 I 2.11 

6.18 I 7.12 

7.13 I 7.96 

3.96 4.57 

2.35 2.62 

. 78 .90 

.66 .76 

.54 .60 

.36 .42 

.60 .67 

.56 .65 -----1---------- --------

The year _____ . ______ . __ j 5, 362 I 9.) 809 I 2. 32 1 31. 52 

--·-----' ---------------------

NoTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given m Water-Supply Paper 

No. 65, page 289; rating table on page 323 of same paper. 
100 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1901. (NO. 75. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Cheat River· near Uneva, vV. Va. 

[Drainage area 1,375 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. Second-

! Maximum. Minimum. Mean. feet per Depth in 

square inches. 

mile. 

1899. July _________________________ - ---------- 1,370 1.00 1.00 

August ---------------------- 2,232 357 924 .67 .77 

September ___________________ 3,210 404 952 .69 . 77 

October_-.- ___________________ 465 273 336 .24 .28 

November _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _____________ 3,070 538 1,732 1. 26 1.41 

December-- __ ---- -- - c-------- 6,442 1,000 2,387 1. 74 2.01 

1900. July _________________________ 4,610 730 1,888 1. 37 1.58 

August ---------------------- 1,956 273 614 .45 .52 

September ___________________ 730 190 254 .18 .20 

October ______________________ 730 190 340 .25 .29 

November ____________________ 3,070 273 903 . 66 .59 

· December __ ---------------- 7,270 1,136 2,682 1. 9.5 2.03 

NOTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements have been published as follows: For 1899, 

in Water-Supply Paper No. 36, page 160; for 1900, in Water-Supply Paper No. 48, page 177; 

rating table in Water-Supply Paper No. 65, page 323; later measurements on page 290 of same 

paper. 

GREAT KANAWHA RIVER. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Greenbrier River at Alderson, W. Va. 

[Drainage area, 1,344 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. SecondMaximum. Minimum. Mean. feet per Depth in 

square inches. 

mile. 

1901. January ______________________ 21,050 590 2,339 1. 74 2.01 

February ------------------- 2,440 590 1,031 . 77 .80 

March _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 14,300 590 2,685 2.00 2.31 

April ---------------------- ·- 19,340 1,535 6,320 4.70 5.24 

May _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 20,875 857 4,349 3.24 3.74 

June _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 20,530 920 3,938 2.93 3.27 

July _____________________ - 4,080 280 1,277 . 95 1.10 

August ---------------- - 2,550 250 845 .63 .73 

September ------------------- 2,110 280 689 .51 .57 

October _________________ --- 315 145 230 I .17 .20 

November ____________________ 42.5 120 188 .14 

December ____________________ I .16 37,700 250 

I 

4,765 I 3.55 4.10 

The year _______________ 37,700 120 2,388 I 1. 78 I 24.23 I 

N OTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in ·water-Supply Paper 

No. 65, page 290; rating table on page 3'~ of same paper. 
NEWELL.) EASTERN MISSISSIPPI RIVER D.RAtNAGE. 101 

Estimated monthly discharge of New Rive1· at Radford, Va. 

[Drainage area, 2,725 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. ·Run-off. 

Month. SecondMaximumo Minimum. Mean. feet per Depth in 

square inches. 

mile. 

1898. 

August _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _______ _ 

--- 16,080 2,220 4,257 1.56 1. 80 

September _______________ _ --- 31,160 1,800 5,587 2.05 2.29 

October __________________ _ --- 49,880 2,450 9,068 3.33 3.84 

November ___________ . ___ _ --- 4,765 2,450 3,475 1. 28 1.43 

I>ecember ____________ ~---- --- 11,920 2,970 4,806 1. 76 2.03 

1899. 

January __________________ _ 

--- 19,200 3,250 5,595 2.05 2.36 

February _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ --- 28,040 2,970 12,521 4.60 4.79 

March ___________________ _ --- 53,000 7,240 18,126 6.65 7.68 

April ____________________ _ 

--- 19,720 3,860 8,493 3.12 3.48 

May _________________ _-_ . __ --· 9,320 2,970 5,390 1. 98 2.28 

June ________________ . ____ _ --- 18,680 2,000 4,307 1. 58 1. 76 

July _ ... __________________ _ 

- -- 3,860 1,400 2,043 . 75 .86 

August __________________ _ --- 4,290 1,400 1,968 . 72 .83 

September _______________ _ -- - 6,720 1,400 2,513 .92 1.03 

October _________________ . _ --- 2,000 1,400 1,452 .53 .61 

November _______________ _ --- 3,860 950 1,645 .60 .67 

I>ecember ________________ _ 

--- 20,240 950 3,165 1.16 1.34 

The year ___________ _ --- 53,000 950 5,602 2.06 27.69 

1900. 

January ______________ _ --- 14,000 1,800 4,173 . 1.53 1. 76 

February ______________ . __ --- 23,360 2,000 6,802 2.50 2.60 

March . __________________ _ 

--- 32,720 3,860 11,244 4.13 4.76 

April ____________________ _ 

--- 19,200 2,970 6,656 2.44 2.72 

May _____________________ _ --- 8,800 3,25(f 4,156 1. 53 1. 76 

June _____ - --- _ - -- . - ----- ----- 8,800 2,970 4,824 1. 77 1. 97 

July _ _ _ _ _ ________________ _ --- 9,840 1,400 2,635 .97 1.12 

August ___________________ _ --- 2,220 575 1,209 .44 .51 

September ________________ _ 

October __________________ _ I 13,220 600 2,239 .82 . 91 

118,000 850 7,810 2.87 3.31 

November ________________ _ --- 38,960 2,000 5,371 1. 97 2.20 

I>ecem ber ________________ _ --- 21,800 2,700 5,315 1. 95 2.25 

The year ___________ _ 

--- 118,000 575 5,203 1. 91 1 25.87 
102 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1901. [No.75. 

Estimated monthly discharge of New River at Radford, Va.-Continued. 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. SecondMaximum. Minimum. Mean. feet per Depth in 

square inches. 

mile. 

1901. 

January __ ·--- ---------------- 22,320 2,220 4,325 1.59 1.83 

February _____________________ 6,200 1,600 . 3,155 1.16 1.21 

March ------------------------ 24,400 I 675 4,587 1.68 1.94 

ApriL ________ .. ______________ . 128,400 3,540 16,214 5.95 6.64 

May __________________________ 137,760 3,860 16,651 6.11 7.05 

June __________ . _______________ 42,080 5,715 14,807 5.43 6.06 

July _________________________ 34,800 3,860 8,997 3.30 3.80 

August---- ----- -------- ------I 106,560 3,540 21,850 8.02 9.24 

September ____ . _______________ , 32,200 3,540 8,264 3.03 3.38 

October _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ -~ 14,000 2,220 4,604 1.69 1.95 

November ____________________ 4,765 1,400 2,092 .77 .86 

December ______________ .- ____ -~ 99,800 1, 6oo I 15,605 5.73 6.60 

The year _______________ 137,760 675 I 10,096 3.71 50.56 I i 

NoTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 65, page 293; rating table on page 323 of same paper. 

Estimated monthly discharge of New River at Fayette, W. Va. 

[Drainage area, 6,200 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. I SecondMaximum. Minimum. Mean. feet per Depth in 

square inches. 

mile. 

---

1901. 

January _____________________ 29,100 5,520 11,220 1.81 2.09 

February -------------------- 12,350 5,520 8,036 1.30 1.35 

March _____ . ________________ 32,400 5,520 12,775 2.06 2.38 

April a _______________________ 107,740 14,946 41,855 6.75 7.53 

May 1-22 a ____________________ 6o, 43o 1 11,100 17,700 2.85 2.33 

I 

a Approximate from Apr. 21 to May 4. 

NOTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 65, page 294. · 
NEWELL.) EASTERN MISSISSIPPI RIVER DRAINAGE. 103 

TENNESSEE RIVER. 

Estimated rnonthly discharge of French Broad River near Asheville, N. C. 

[Drainage area, 987 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. SecondMaximum. Minimum. Mean. feet per Depth in 

square inches. 

mile. 

1901. 

January--------------------- 12,940 2,170 3,206 3.25 3.75 

February _ _ _ _. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4, 135 2, 055 2, 396 2. 42 2. 51 

March ________________ .. _ _ _ _ _ 22,220 1, 945 4, 166 4. 22 4. 86 

April--------------------- _ 15,655 3,145 6,772 6.86 7.65 

May------------------------- 24,160 2,620 5,043 5.11 5.89 

~:~; ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ J__-~~·- ~~~- ----~~ ~~~- ----~~ ~~~- ---- ~~ ~~- ----~~ ~~ August______________________ 20,320 2,000 10,740 10.88 12.54 

September _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 11, 500 2, 760 5, 132 5. 20 5. 80 

October ______________________ 7,300 2,170 2,810 2.84 3.28 

November------------------- 2,170 1,890 1,984 2.01 2.24 

December ____________________ [ 26,350 1,890 6,288 6.37 7.35 

a No record. 

NOTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 65, page 301; rating table on page 323 of same paper. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Tennessee River at Knoxville, Tenn. 

[Drainage area, 8,990 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. Second-· 

Maximum. Minimum. Mean. feet per Depth in 

square inches. 

mile. 

1900. 

January _____ --------------- 19,322 3,850 8,717 0.97 1.12 

February-------------------- 56,505 4,850 18,202 2.02 2.10 

March _______ . .. _____ . _______ 58,830 15,818 28,349 3.15 3.64 

April _____ . __________ ~ _______ 27,210 11,082 14,942 1. 66 1.85 

May------------------------- 11,082 6,170 8,179 . 91 1.05 

June _____________ .. ______ .--- 33,720 5,882 12,860 1.43 1.60 

July _______ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . ___ . _ 25,350 5,322 9,867 1.10 1.27 

August __________ . _ . _________ 11,082 4,250 5,697 .63 .73 

September __ . ____ . __ . _. ____ . _ 14,570 3,450 5,722 .64 .71 

October ____________ . ___ . _____ 41,160 3,450 I 7,568 .84 .97 I 

November ____________________ 42,090 4,850 10,282 1.14 1.27 

I>ecember ____________________ 28,140 6,462 10,814 1.20 1.38 

The year _______________ 58,830 3,450 I 11,767 1. 31 17.69 
104 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1901. (NO. 75. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Tennessee River at Knoxville, Tenn.-Continued. 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. SecondMaximum. Minimum. Mean. feet per Depth in 

square inches. 

mile. 

1901. 

January--------------------- 60,225 ·7,062 17,154 1. 91 2.20 

February _____________ . ______ 18,822 6,760 12,202 1.36 1.42 

March----------------------- 71,850 6,760 16,188 1.80 2.08 

April _. _________________ .. ___ 76,965 16,242 37,089 4.13 4.61 

May _ . _______ -. -- -- -- ---- ---- 146,250 10,010 30,837 3.43 3.96 

June _________________________ 44,880 13,362 23,340 2.60 2.90 

July _________________________ 20,237 6,760 11,622 1.29 1.49 

Au~st ---------------------- 77,430 6,760 34,046 3.79 4.37 

September ___________________ 36,510 8,322 15,342 1.71 1. 91 

October ______________________ 15,398 6,170 8,546 . 951 1.10 

November ___________________ 6,760 5,050 5,698 .63 .70 

December ____________________ 141,600 5,322 30,796 3.43 3.95 

The year _______________ 146,250 5,050 20,238 2.25 30.69 

NoTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 65, page 303; rating table on page 324 of same paper. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Tuckasegee River at Bryson, N, C. 

[Drainage area, 662 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. SecondMaximum. Minimum. Mean. feet per Depth in 

square inches. 

mile. 

1901. January ______ .. _______________ 19,580 1,015 2,432 3.67 4.23 

February -------------------- 3,675 950 1,538 2.32 2.41 

March ____________ .. __________ 17,550 950 2,862 4.32 4.98 

April ------------------------ 11,125 2,255 3,828 5.78 6.45 

May ------------------------- 26,250 1,370 3,536 5.34 6.15 

June _________________________ 3,675 1,700 2,255 3.41 3.81 

July ------------------------- 2,850 830 1,250 1.89 2.18 

Au~st ---------------------- 19,000 710 4,653 7.03 8.10 

September ____________________ 5,515 1,295 2,003 3.02 3.37 

October ______________________ 2,650 830 1,034 1. 56 1. 80 

November __________ . _________ 950 600 707 1. 07 1.19 

December ___________ .. ________ 35,820 600 4,285 6.47 7.46 

The year _______________ 35,820 I 

600 2,532 3.82 52.13 

-· ---- - -- - --- -- -- -- ---

NoTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 6.'l, page 304; rating table on page 324 of same paper. 
U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER NO. 75 PL. VIII 

A. GREENBRIER RIVER NEAR WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.VA. 

B. GAGING STATION ON TENNESSEE RIVER AT CHATTANOOGA, TENN. 
NEWELL.j EASTERN MISSISSIPPI RIVER DRAIN Ac-t E. 105 

Estirnated rnonthly dischm·ge of Little Tennessee River at Jndson, N. C. 

[Drainage area, 675 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. SecondMaximum. Minimum. Mean. feet per Depth in 

square inches. 

mile. 

1901. 

January ______________________ 13,800 1,250 2,349 3.48 4.01 

February __________________ · __ 2,955 1,250 1,642 2.43 2.53 

March _ . __________ . ________ . _ 23,650 1,185 2,277 4.86 5.60 

April _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ .. ________ 14,000 1,725 3,987 5. 91· 6.59 

May _________________________ 40,580 1,250 3,762 5.57 6.43 

J nne _____________________ . - _ - 7,560 1,435 2,740 4.06 4.53 

J nly . ________________________ 3,510 1,125 1,745 2.59 2.99 

August ______________________ 22,125 1,125 6,183 9.16 10.56 

September ------~------------ 3,140 1,250 1,550 2.30 2.57 

October _____ . ________________ 3,~25 1,125 1,374 2.04 2.36 

November ______________ .. ____ 1,125 785 909 1. 35 1. 51 

December ____________________ 57,540 735 8,120 12.00 13.83 

The year _______________ 57,540 735 3,.136 4.65 63.51 

NOTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 65, page 305; rating table on page 324 of same paper. 

Sec.-ft. 

16,000 ~~-+--'T--'r-t-T--=M-t-';:;-=.:"-+-+-'T'-r-:ir=r'-+--'T--'~~~-+-+-=:.=---f--T...:;.:.-.f.....:T-=;r-+...;.;:...;:.::.-t~ 

0 

FrG. 32.-Discharge of Little Tennessee River at Judson, N.C., 1901. 
106 S'l'REAM 'ME AS UR.EMENTS lN 1901. [No.76. 

Estimated monthly discha1·ge of Hiwassee River at Murphy, N. 0. 

[Drainage area, 410 square miles.] 

Month. 

1901. 

January _____________________ _ 

February ___________________ _ 

March _______ .. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ______ _ 

April _______________________ _ 

May ________________________ _ 

June _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ 

July ________________________ _ 

August _____________________ _ 

September _______________ _ 

October _____________________ _ 

N ovem her ___________________ _ 

December _____ . _____________ _ 

The year ______________ _ 

Discharge in second-feet. 

Maximum. Minimum. 

6,960 

3,990 

9,840 

10,920 

9,480 

2,100 

3,180 

13,260 

3,360 

1,560 

630 

14,340 

14,340 

670 

750 

710 

1,380 

750 

840 

520 

450 

750 

485 

420 

450 

420 

Mean. 

1,599 

1,429 

1,554 

2,535 

1,941 

1,265 

829 

3,068 

1,254 

627 

484 

1,976 

1,547 

Run-off. 

Secondfeet per Depth in 

square inches. 

mile. 

---

3.90 4.50 

3.49 3.63 

3.79 4.37 

6.18 6.89 

4.73 5.45 

3.09 3.45 

2.02 2.33 

7.48 8.62 

3.06 3.42 

1. 53 1. 76 

1.18 1. 32 

4.82 5.55 

3.77 51.29 

NOTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 65, page 306; rating table on page 324 of same paper. 

Estimated nwnthly discharge of Nottely River· at Ranger, N. 0. 

[Drainage area, 272 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. SecondMaximum. Minimum. Mean. feet per Depth in 

square inches. 

mile. 

1901. 

February 16-28 _______________ ---------- ---------- 514 1.89 0.91 

March _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _____ 3,410 440 774 2.85 3.29 

April ------------------------ 2,000 620 956 3.51 3.92 

May _________________________ 3,860 410 894 3.29 3.79 

June _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1,460 530 790 2.90 3.24 

July ______ · ___________________ 2,300 380 639 2.35 2.71 

August ---------------------- 4,100 290 1,486 5.46 6.29 

September ___________________ 2,660 530 823 3.03 3.38 

October ______________________ 590 350 463 1. 70 1. 96 

November _____________ .. ______ 560 350 386 1.42 1.58 

December ____________________ 5,360 380 927 3.41 3.93 

NOTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 65, page 308; rating table on page 324 of same paper. 
NEWELL.] EASTERN MISSISSIPPI RIVER DRAINAGE. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Hiwassee River at Reliance, Tenn. 

[Drainage are!!-, 1,180 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. Second107 

Maximum. Minimum. I Mean. feet per Depth in 

square inches. 

mile. 

1901. January ______________________ 30,800 1,805 5,015 4.25 4.91 

February -------------------- 12,560 1,48.3 ~.448 2.92 3.04 

March 

-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 34,640 1,805 4,595 3.89 4.49 

April 25,040 3,350 6,282 5.32 5.93 

May ------------------------- 37,520 2,170 5,468 4.63 5.35 

J nne _________________________ 7,250 2,375 3,576 3.03 3.38 

July _________________________ 3,620 1,485 2,116 1. 79 2.06 

August ---------------- ~----- 33,680 1,340 8, 190 6.94 8.00 

September ------------------- 5,790 2,375 3,348 2.84 3.17 

October ____ ------------------ 2,375 1,340 1,796 1.52 1. 75 

November _________ ---------- 1,805 1,340 1,494 1. 27 1.42 

December ______ . _____________ 32,2~0 1,340 6,2.57 5.30 6.12 

The year __________ . ____ 37,520 1,340 4,299 I 3.68 49.62 I 

NOTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 65, page 308; rating table on page 324 of same paper. 

Estimated monthly discharge of _Hiwassee River at Charleston, Tenn. 

[Drainage area, 2,297 square miles.] 

I Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

I 

Month. SecondMaximum. Minimum. Mean. feet per Depth in 

square inches. 

mile. 

1901. January _________________ .. ____ 34,000 3,550 7,774 3.38 3.90 

February ---- ----··- ------ ·--- 13,845 3,695 5,860 2.55 2.66 

March _______________________ 29,50.5 3,5.50 7,549 3.28. 3.79 

April ------------------------ 28,780 5,725 10,384 4.51 5.03 

May _ 0 0 ______________________ 35,740 3,9E5 8,999 3.91 4.51 

J nne ___________________ - - - -- - 12,540 4,275 6,329 2.75 3.07 

July _________________________ 6,595 2,825 3,789 1. 65 1. 90 

August ---------------------- 25,735 2,390 11,052 4.81 5.55 

September _________ 0 _________ 16,165 3,840 5,624 2.45 2.73 

October . ____________________ 5,290 2,825 3,340 1.45 1. 67 

November ------------------- 3,405 2,390 2,709 1.18 1.32 

December ____________________ 37,190 2,390 8,840 3.84 4.43 

The year _____ 0 _________ 37,190 2,390 6,854 2.98 40.56 

NoTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 65, page 309; rating table on page 324 of same Paper. 
108 STREAM :MEASUREMENTS IN 1901. [No.'i5. 

10,000 t-III+-H-t--1f-+-l-+-

5,000 

0 

FIG. 33.-Discharge of Hiwassee River at Charleston, Tenn., 1901. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Toccoa River, near Blueridge, Ga. 

[Drainage area, 231 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. I I Second- I 

Maximum. Millllnum.l Mean. feet per Depth in 

square inches. 

I mile. 

I 

January ----1-~1_._. --••• -•••• -I 5,228 552 1,100 4.76 5.49 

February __________ . _________ 1,590 552 765 3.31 3.44 

March •..................... -~ 4,800 666 1,077 4.66 5.37 

April _________ - ___ -- _____ ---- 3,195 1,062 1,458 6.31 7.04 

May -- _- --- ---- -- ---- ---- ---- 9,080 666 1,599 6.92 7.98 

June _______________ - __ -- ____ - 1,590 666 1,011 4.38 4.88 

July _________________________ 1,590 666 768 3.32 3.82 

August ______________________ 12,290 666 2,248 9.73 11.22 

September _____________ . _____ 1,590 666 1,144 4.95 5.52 

October ______________________ 804 552 619 2.68 3.09 

November ____________________ 552 460 493 2.13 2.38 

I>ecember ____________________ 10,150 552 2,248 9.73 11.22 --- The year ______ -------- 12,290 460 1,211 5.24 71.45 

NOTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 65, page 310; rating table on page 324 of same Paper. 
NEWELL.] EASTERN MISSISSIPPI RIVER DRAINAGE. 10~ 

Estimated monthly discharge of Tennessee River at Chattanooga, Tenn. 

[Drainage area, 21,418 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. SecondMaximum. Minimum. Mean. feet per Depth in 

square inches. 

mile. 

1901. 

January ________ . _____________ 189,200 19,600 50,641 2.36 2.72 

February ____________________ 59,850 19,050 36,516 1. 70 1. 77 

March _______________________ 139,150 19,050 44,952 2.10 2.42 

April .. _______________________ 166,450 38,400 95,080 4.44 4.95 

May ____________ - - _ --- - - - -- - - 205,450 26,380 68,736 3.21 3.70 

June _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _____ 72,200 33,850 47,673 2.23 2.49 

July _______ . ________________ 37,100 14,680 23,932 1.12 1.29 

August ______________________ 207,400 13,800 75,761 3.54 4.08 

September ___________________ 61,150 22,660 38,859 1. 81 2.02 

October ___________ . __________ 25,760 13,360 18,979 .89 1. 03 

November ___________ ---- ---- 13,800 11,660 13,076 .61 .68 

December ______________ . ___ . 237,300 12,080 65,509 3.06 3.53 

The year _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . __ 237,300 11,660 48,310 2.26 30.68 

NoTE.--Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 65, page 311; rating table on page 324 of same Paper. 

Sec.-ft. 

100,0C0~TT~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-r~~rT~~~~-T~ 

100,000 1:--1-.+-+--+-+--1"-+-tFrG. 34.-Discharge of Tennessee River at Chattanooga, Tenn., 1901. 
110 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1901. [No.75. 

GREAT LAJ{ES DRAINAGE. 

Stations have been maintained, as in past years, on Sandusky River 

at Fremont, Ohio, and on Maumee River near Waterville, Ohio, but 

owing to lack of sufficient discharge measurements the flow of the 

former during 1901 has not been computed. Stations were maintained during 1901 on Grand River at North Lansing, :Mich., and at 

several points in the city of Grand Rapids, Mich. Results of measurements made of Grand River at the Chicago and West Michigan 

Railroad bridge at Grand Rapids, Mich., are given for the years 1897 

to 1900, the records of daily discharge of which were published in 

Water-Supply Paper No. 49, page 243. 

MAUMEE RIVER. 

In the following pages are given the results of measurements made 

during 1901 for Maumee River at Waterville, Ohio, together with a 

comparison of the run-off from the drainage basin with the precipitation observed at the rainfall stations in the basin. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Maumee River near lVaterville, Ohio. 

[Drainage area, 6,111 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. ! I Second- Per Rainfall. 

Maxi- Mininlum. mum. Mean. feet per Depth in cent of 

square inches. rainmile. fall. 

1901. Inches. 

January __________ _ 6,110 480 2,389 0.391 0.451 23.7 1.90 

February _________ _ 

March _____________ 1 

April _____________ _ 

May ______________ _ 

9,450 580 

27,600 ! 2, 240 

8, 160 ! 1, 020 

22,750 530 

3,716 .608 

11' 207 1. 834 

3, 646 . 596 

. 633 43.6 

2.114 81.9 

. 658 30.2 

3, 147 . 515 . 594 15. 31 

June ____ ------ ____ 15,220 660 3,599 .589 1 .657 17.1 

July--------------- 14,215 80 2,503 I .410 [ .473 15.5 

August ___ .. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 140 5 47 . 008 I . 009 .3 

1.45 

2.58 

2.18 

3.90 

3.84 

3.06 

2.74 

September _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 80 10 42. . 0071 _ . 008 . 6 1. 35 

October·----- ______ 1 1,020 I 10 246 .040, .046 1.7 2.73 

November _________ , 180 1 60 98 .016[ .018 1.2 1.53 

December _________ -1 __ 11_, :_<>~_\ __ 1_1_0_ 1 ___ 2,_5_8_5 _, __ · 4_2_3[ __ ._48_8 __ 1_3_. 5_ 1 __ 3_. 6_3 

Theyear _____ l

1

' 27,600 [I 5 2,771 .453 I 6.149 19.9 i 30.89 

I l 

NOTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 65, page 313 

PRECIPITATION IN BASIN OF MAUMEE RIVER. 

The principal observations of rainfall made within the basin of 

Maumee River are at the stations enumerated in the following table, 

which gives the precipitation by months for 1901. The figures of 
NEWELL.] GREAT LAKES DRAINAGE. 111 

average monthly precipitation derived from t;his table are compared 

in the next preceding table with the monthly discharge of Maumee 

River near Waterville, showing the relation between precipitation 

and run-off in the basin. 

Precipitation at stations in drainage basin of Maurnee River. 

Station. Jan. Feb. I Mar. Apr. May Jnne. July. Aug.-~~;~~-~ct., Nov. Dec. n~~i. ------- --· --- ----~-- ----

1901. II 

Angola ___________ 3.19 1.9'J 3.26 2.54 2.75 4.10 5.95 4.58 0.87 6.15 j1.81 3.47 40.60 

Auburn __________ 1.58 1.44 1.15 1.94 2.45 2.87 1.38 3.71 L30 3.71: 1.15 1.57 24.25 

Bluffton--------- 1.17 .93 2.76 2.34 4.16 3.29 1.23 4.79 1.12 3.4011.50 4.01 30.70 

~~:~::~-~~-e-~~::: !:~: ~:!~ -~--3~- ·;_-33- -2,-~3- -2.-~~- ·;_·;~-~-2.-m- --.-~7- -3.-4~-~-~--~~l2.-~i- 24.~2 Coldwater _______ 2.79 1.75 2.71 2.18 1.78/4.96 4.67' 4.10 .73 1 6.56 1.82,3.25 37.00 

Hillsdale.-------- 2.53 2.63 2.9.1l 1.98 2.64 3.55 2.68 2.20 .93 5.63 2.00 3.12 3'2.84 

Benton Ridge____ 1. 42 2.10 3. 15 2. 03 3. 70 3. 59 2. 66 2. 02 1. 82 . 24 .. . 3. 59 

Bowling Green .. 2.57 1.30 2.86 2.23 4.91 3.98 4.42 4.38 1.32 1.15 2.~ 4.21 35.66 

Celina ____________ 1.74 .80 3.14 2.27 4.79 3.98 3.24 1.86 1.95 .94 .95 3.58 29.24 

Defiance _________ 1.10 1.07 2.35 1.87 3.93 3.47 6.08 2.16 1.54 2.68 1.41 4.14 31.75 

Findlay __________ 1.46 1.45 8.30 2.46 4.65 2.79 1.86 2.96 1.85 .86 .94 3.87 37.95 

Hedges ___________ 1.12 1.03 3.02 2.19 5.28

1

3.26 1.89 2.25 1.76 2.27 1.35 4.031 29.45 

~=u~~::::::: !:E ':::~. !:_:_ !:-~- -:::1 T~~- -::·~-.T!!- ----~~- !::··-~:~~ ·::·i~l::~~~ Napoleon ________ 1.58 1.25' 2.51 2.01 4.08 5.10 [2.9812.53 .64 1.78 1.27 302 1 

28.65 

New Bremen ____ 1.28 .77 1.26 2.11 4.67/5.14. 1.68 2.11 1.44 1.09 1.25 3. 75 26.55 

Ottawa---------- 1.64 1.26 2.60 2.34 4.32 I 2.46 3.32 2.61 L61 .59 1.64 2.25 27.64 

Swanton _________ 2.01 1.44 2.05 2.12 3.5816.68 3.71 2.51> 1.32 1.36 1.92 3.88 32.62 

VanWert. _______ 1.68 1.46 2.04 2.11 6.63 2.3'.2 1.63 1.50 1.74 2.24 1.28 4.64 29.27 

Wauseon-------- 2.10 1.38 3.57 2.99 3.67, 5.15 2.86 Ul3 1.95 2.88 1.61 5.73 35.32 

TotaL. __ .-- 4Ull 30. 44 51. 69 43. 67 77. 94 i76. 88,61. 26 54. 88 25. 68 51. 96,~ 72. 55 ---

Mean _______ 1.90 1.45 2.58 2.18 3.90 j3.84 3.06 2.74 1.35 2.73 1.53 3.63 30.89 

I I 

GRAND RIVER. 

Estirnated monthly discharge of Grand River at the Chicago and West Michigan 

Railroad bridge. Grand Rapids, Mich. 

[Drainage area, 4,900 square miles.] 

--------------~------·---------...,---------

Run-off 

Mean disMonth. s:;~~~~~!~t. Secondfeet per Depth in 

square 1nches. 

mile. 

1897. 

May __ 

June _ _ _ _ _ _________ .. __ . ___________________________ _ 

July _____ . _____________ .. _______________ . _______ .. __ _ 

2,892 0.591 0.68 

1,761 .36 .40 

1,582 .33 .38 

August _________________________________________ . __ 1,517 .31 .36 

September ____ .. ___________________________________ _ 1,370 .28 .31 

October ____ -------- _____________________ .---------- 1,181 .24 .28 
112 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1901. (NO. 75. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Grand River at the Chicago and West :Michigan 

Railroad briiJ,ge, Grand Rapids, Mich.-Continued. 

Month. 

1897: 

November ___ ., ______________________________ . ______ _ 

December ______ . ____ .. ______________________ _ 

1898. 

January ____ . ______________________ .. _______ ---., -- ----

February _________________________________________ _ 

April _____________________________________________ _ 

May ___ . _ " ____________________ -- ____ - --_ - ----. 

June __________________________ -- _____ -- __ ----------

July __________________ , ________ - _. ______ -------

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

September _ , _ _ _ . _____ ... ______________________ . _ _ . __ 

October _ _ _ _ _ _ _____________________________ . _ _ _ _ _ _ 

November _ _ _ _ _ _ . ___ .. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . _ 

December ______ _ 

1899. 

January _________ _ 

February _____________________ . ___ . _ 

March ________ .. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . __________ . ________ _ 

April ___ - ____________________________________ -- ___ -

May ____ . __ . _________________________ " _ . ______ - ___ -

June _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __________________ . _____________ . ______ _ 

July_ . ____________________ . ___ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _________ _ 

August _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___________ . ____ _ 

September ______________ . _. ______ .. ________________ _ 

October__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ____ . ___________________ , _ _ _ _ _" 

November _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . __ . 

December _________________________________________ . 

The year ___________ . ________________________ _ 

1900. 

January ·--

February ________ , __ . __________________________ . __ _ 

March ____________ . _ _ _ .. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ _ 

April __________________ . ___________________ ... _____ _ 

Run-off. 

Mean dis- 1 

Secchoanrg_efeinet. Second- d· feet per Depth in 

square inches. 

1,483 

2,382 

3,007 

7,240 

4,933 

2,365 

1,735 

1,487 

1,867 

1,694 

1,833 

2,645 

3,024 

6,965 

4,723 

9,643 

10,708 

3,088 

2,236 

1, 719 

1,617 

1,741 

1, 715 

1,798 

2,059 

4,001 

2,620 

7,524 

5,945 

11,991 

mile. 

0.30 

.49 

.61 

1.48 

1. 01 

.48 

. 35 

.30 

.38 

.35 

.37 

.54 

.62 

1.42 

.96 

1. 97 

2.18 

.63 

.46 

.35 

.33 

.36 

.35' 

.371 

.42 I 

.82 

.53 

1.53 1 

1.21 I 

2.451 

0.33 

.56 

.70 

1.54 

1.13 

.55 

.39 

·.35 

.44 

.39 

.43 

.60 

.71 

1.64 

1. 00 

2.27 

2.43 

.72 

.52 

.40 

.38 

.40 

.40 

.41 

.48 

11.05 

.61 

1.59 

1.39 

2.73 
NEWELL.] STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1901. 113 

HUDSON BAY DRAINAGE. 

During the year 1901 systematic measureme~ts were commenced in 

the basin of Red River of the North within the United States, under 

the direction -of Prof. Charles M. Hall, director of the State agricuitural and economic survey of North Dakota. Red River has its 

source in Lake Traverse and in its course through the United States 

forms the boundary between the States of Minnesota and North and 

South Dakota, draining a broad level area of highly fertile lands. 

After crossing the international boundary it receives from the west 

Mouse. River, a tributary of considerable length, which drains a large 

area of North Dakota; it then flows into Lake Winnipeg, whence, 

after mingling with the waters of the Saskatchewan, it discharges 

through Nelson River into Hudson Bay. 

Stations were maintained during 1901 on Red River at Grand Forks, 

N. Dak., Moorhead, Minn., and Pembina, N. :Oak., and on Red Lake 

River at Crookston, Minn., with a view to studying the feasibility of 

irrigating lands in· Red River Valley. No results of measurements 

for 1901 are here published, however, the data being insufficient for 

the present to warrant computation of the flow at th6se points. 

ST. MARY RIVER. 

In connection with the contemplated water storage and diversion 

of St. Mary River into Milk River, a station was established during 

1901 on St. Mary River at Main, :Mont. The river is a tributary of 

Belly River, which in its turn flows into the Saskatchewan. A full 

description of St. Mary River was published in the Twenty-second 

Annual Report, Part IV, pages 268 to 271, and additional information 

is set forth in the following pages, relating to the diversion scheme 

alluded to. 

Estirnated rnonthly discharge of St. Mary River at Main, Mont. 

[Drainage area, 298 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. Total in acre- SecondMaxi- Mini- feet. feet per D~pth 

Mean. In mum. mum. square inches. mile. 

---

1901. 

July 14-31 ________________ -------- -------- 1,906 68,049 6.40 4.29 

August __________________ 1,574 653 932 57,306 3.13 3.61 

September _______________ 677 485 576 34,274 1. 93 2.15 

October __________________ 465 326 i 401 24,657 1.35 1.56 

November _______________ 345 I 265 292 17,375 .98 1.09 

I>ecember ________________ 278 220 1 241 14,819 .80 .92 

NOTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 15; rating table on page 170 of same paper. 

IRR 7 5-02--8 
114 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 190L [No.75. 

UPPER MISSOURI RIVER DRAINAGE. 

The Missouri is formed by the junction in southeastern Montana, 

at Three Forks, of J e:fferson, :Madison, and Gallatin rivers. Its principal tributaries are the Milk and Yellowstone, which for convenience 

are considered separately. Discharge measurements are in progress 

on all of these streams, as well as on Crow Creek, a tributary of Missouri River, and on the Upper Missouri proper at Townsend, Mont., 

where the Missouri River Commission maintains a gage. Results for 

1901 are given in the following pages. 

PRECIPITATION IN UPPER BASIN OF MISSOURI RIVER. 

The principal observations of rainfall made within the basin of the 

headwaters of Missouri River are at the stations enumerated in the 

SCALE 

lmO!!!IIIII.B::=:::::lJiEO ;;;;;;;;;;;;i20i::::::=:;;;::::;:30&===i!li::O ==:i50 miles 

o Fort Logan 

• River Stations o Rainfall Stations 

~S> ~o White Sulphur 0 c. Spr. ~ 

1-1 

DeedodgeO 

Anaconda o 

r_..\ 

I I I 

() 

,/ ___ , __________ _, ! \. "-, I 

~-..... __ ,.,,/ 

FIG. 35.-Location of river and rainfall stations in the upper basin of Missouri River. 

following table, which also gives their geographic location, elevation. 

above sea level, and length of record of observations. The relative 

location of t.hese points is shown in fig. 35, in connection with the 

points of river measurement which are located at Salesville, Logan, 

Redblu:ff, Sappington, Bozeman, Radersburg, and Townsend. 
NEWELL.] UPPER 'MISSOURI RIVEE DRAINAGE. 115 

Location of rainfall stations in Upper Missouri River Basin. 

St-ation. County. State. Latitude. Longitude. Elevation. L:-!o%~f 

------!·-------~ -------~--J----1----1----

Feet. Years. 

Butte------------ Silverbow ........... Montana ... ------------------------............ 7-8 

FQrtLogan ...... Meagher ................ do .............................. -·---------- 11~13 

Fort Yellow- Yellowstone Na- Wyoming.. 44 58 110 41 6,370 13-16 

stone. tiona! Park. 

Helena ........... LewisandClarke .. Montana... 46 34 112 4 

Livingston ...... Pa-rk----··········· ..... do ...........•............ ------ 4,487 

21-22 

5-7 

The following table gives the figures of normal or average monthly 

precipitation from the beginning of the record and including 1901, 

together with the total precipitation by months for the years 1896, 

1897, 1898, 1899, 1900, and 1901, and also the annual tot.als. In 

obtaining the normal precipitation, the average is taken for all of tke 

months during "'hich observations were made. 

Precipitation at stations in drainage basin of Upper Missouri River. 

BUTTE, MONT. 

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

---------------------- Normal __________ 6.m 0.69 1.04 1.32 1.95 1.62 1.05 0. 73 1.16 0.94 0.56 0. 77 

1896.-------------- .00 .37 .32 • 5.1) 1.43 1.07 1.19 .87 1.95 .47 1.62 .37 

1897 _______________ 1.20 .70 1.04 1.63 1.44 3.0'2 1.19 .00 .98 1.10 1.52 1.12 

1898 _______________ .57 .55 1.56 .51 (1. 95) 3.06 .54 .45 .91 (.94) (.56) (. 77) 

1899.-------------- 2.35 1.39 1.21 1.57 2.46 .55 .90 2.35 .55 1.65 .1.4 1.10 

UIOCI. ______________ .00 1.m 1.20 2. 75 2.90 .66 1.13 .48 1.4{1 2.08 .20 .40 

1901.-------------- .60 .65 1.65 2.35 3.40 2.00 .55 .00 .90 .45 T. 1. 70 

FORT LOGAN, MONT. 

-~ 

NormaL •.••.•. ·I 0. 61 0.48 0.79 1.04 1.89 2.25 I 0.95 0.60 1.08 0.86 0.89 0.70 

1896 _______________ (.61) .02 .19 .26 1.48 .62 2.90 (.60) (1.08) .44 2. 71 (. 70) 

1897_______________ .62 .62 .74 .82 1.22 3.98 2.21 T. .48 1.96 2.59 (. 70) 

1898 _______________ .09 .00 1.68 .66 4.48 3.23 1. 76 .49 .40 1.23 2.04 .56 

1899 ....... -------- 1.26 .40 .64 .42 .61 (2.25) T. 1.00 .00 1. 71 .10 .82 

1900.-------------- T. .54 .79 1.33 1.61 .67 .15 .49 1.31 1.18 .36 .34 

1901.--------·----- .72 1.50 . 72 1. 71 (1.89) 3.59 . 70 .85 2.43 . 11 T . 1.50 

FORT YELLOWSTONE, WYO. 

I Normal __________ 2.51 2.15 2.23 1.45 1.91 1.62 1.20 1.15 1.02 1.~ 2.20 2.32 

1896.------ .. ------ 2.21 2.07 2.62 1.29 3.85 .73 2.09 .37 1.10 .06 3.92 .46 

1897--------------- 1.12 .83 l.Os 1.21 1.55 2.84 1.11 .57 .31 1.72 2.98 .80 

1898 _______________ .31 1.21 1.40 .95 1.95 2.67 1.15 2.05 00 2.25 1.55 .67 

1899 _______________ 4.21 3.40 3.00 2.00 2.52 1.90 1.42 2.23 .90 2.02 .041"1.90 

1900 _______________ .92 1.65 3.13 1.93 2.42 1.17 .80 .28 .86 1.22 U7 I 1.18 

1901.-------------- 2.28 . 72 1.46 1.08 2.72 1.43 .80 1.65 2.85 • 90 1.1!5 2.53 

Annual. 

--

~ 

17.88 

10.51 

15.24 

12.37 

16.22 

14.55 

14.55 

12.14 

11.61 

15.94 

16.62 

9.57 

8.77 

15.72 

21. 

20. 

15. 

17 

25. 

16. 

19 • 

02 

77 

62 

06 

84 

73 

67 
116 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1901.. [No.75. 

Precipitation at stations in drainage basin of Upper Missouri River-Continued. 

HELENA, MONT. 

-

Year. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr . May. 

------1----· ------

Normal __________ 1.15 

1896.-------------- . 72 

1897 _______________ .80 

1898.-------------- .20 

1899.-------------- 1.60 

Hl(JO _______________ .03 

1901.-------------- .56 

0.73 

.59 

1.49 

.52 

.53 

.64 

.44 

0.83 

1.71 

1.23 

2.39 

1.27 

.90 

1.05 

1.17 

1.23 

1.15 

.56 

. 70 

2.49 

1.58 

--

1.95 

2.25 

1.14 

4.88 

1.98 

3.22 

4.11 

June. July. 

----

2.26 1.07 

.71 .89 

3.66 1.89 

3.52 1.71 

.84 .63 

.19 .23 

1.83 .40 

Aug. Sept. Oct. 

------

0.65 1.33 0.85 

.86 2.54 .24 

.52 .(19 .81 

.71 .87 1.10 

1.26 .64 1.45 

.59 1.39 1.21 

.17 2.63 .07 

Nov. Dec. 

----

0.81 0.85 

3.29 .35 

2.22 .59 

.66 .28 

.26 .62 

.00 .43 

.16 1.71 

Annual. 

13. 

15 . 

16:1 

65 

38 

6 

40 

8 

62 

71 

17. 

11.7 

11. 

14. 

LIVINGSTON, MONT. 

NormaL. ..•••.•. , 0.60 I 0."' 0.76 0.59 3. 76 1.92 0.75 0.42 1.28 5.83 0.96 0.36 17.60 

1896_______________ .37 .10 1.26 .70 2.40 .35 .59 .15 2.37 .83 1.56 T. 10.68 

1897---------------, .44 .35 .49 .52 .60 3.00 1.63 T.· .43 1.80 1.66 .55 11.77 

1898 _________ . _____ T. .23 1.20 1.04 4.03 4.28 1.23 1.26 .61 1.32 .78 .10 16.08 

1891} _______________ 11.06 1.26 1.20 .50 (3. 76) (1.92) (. 75) (.42) (1.28) (5.83) .46 1.20 19.64 

!:~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~] (~~)) .14 .44 (.59) (3. 76) .00 .01 .05 .90 1.20 .03 .40 7.52 

.01 .05 .77 8.00 1.65 .00 .62 2.10 .25 .23 .94 15.32 I 

. Depth of run-off, in inches, from the drainage basin of Middle Creek near Bozeman, Mont. 

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

---------1---1---1---------------------

1898 ______________________ ------ ------ ------ 10.73 11.42 

1899. _____________________ 8.91 9.00 8.91 8.73 11.88 

1900 _________________ ------ .------ ------ ------ -------- --------

9.79 8.90 8.40 ------ 10.14 8.38 

10.01 9.35 8.48 8.61 -------- ------

1.87 1.15 .97 ------ -------- ---·-· 

__ A_verage~~----- ____ j8.919.00 8.919:73li~ ~ 6.47 5.95 8.6110~ """8.38 

Depth of run-off, in inches, from the drainage basin of Gallatin River at Logan, 

Mont. 

Yoor. . Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May.,June.July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. ~-

1896 _______________ 0.48 0.44 0.49 0.49 0.77 3.11 0.86 0.49 0.47 0.48 0.47 0.51 9.06 

1897_______________ .49 .42 .46 .68 2.69 2.00 .49 .32 .36 .44 .47 .46 9.28 

1898_______________ .09 .06 .46 . 71 1.69 3.15 . 71 .26 .45 .56 .37 (.49) 9.00 

1900·--------------,-~~....:2:_~ 2.23 1.55 ~~~~~~-8.72 

Average . .. . 63 . 39 . 53 . 67 1. 85 2. 45 . 57 • 33 . 40 . 48 . 45 . 48 9. 0'2 

Depth of run-off, in inches, from the drainage basin of Madison River at Retl 

BZ.uff, Mont. 

Jan.l1 Feb. Mar. Apr. May. June .. July.IAug. Sept. Oct. Nov., Dec. n~i. ------·1---------------~---- ----·-----

1897 _______________ 0.89 0.80 0.89 1.01 1.85 2.36 1.41 0.93 0.82 0.87_ 0.90 0.93 13.66 

!::~~~~~~~~:~~~~~~ ~~~~~+~~::~ :::::: :::::: "4.-49- ::: ~:~~ ~:~ ~:: 1:: ~~:::: ~~:::: :::::::: 

1900 .••••••••••••.. ------,------~-47 .95 2.36 1.93 1.03, .92 .90 1.03 .89 .9.1 --------

1901. •••••••••••.... 61 .55 .61 1.05 2.82 1.80 1.12 .86 .ro .82 .s1 •••••••••••••• 

Average_._ ----:-75"~~ ~ 1.00" 2.88 2.43' "'1:4i"jl.07 ~ ---:98~ ~ 13.00 

Year. 
NEWELL.) UPPER MISSOURI RIVER· D:&AIN AGE. 117 

Depth of run-off, in ·inches, from the drainage basin of West Gallatin Rit,er at 

Salesville, Mont. 

Year. Jan. Feb.i:Mar. Apr. May. June. I July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Annual ---------- 1897 _______________ 0.33 0.30 0.40 0. 75 5.15 3.64 1. 76 0.85 0.65 0.70 0.58 0.60 15.71 

1898.-------------- .81 .97 . 75 1.09 3.44 6.02 2.62 1.25 1.04 1.05 .91 1.01 20.96 

1899.-------------- .93 .84 .90 .94 1.65 7.22 6.12 1.76 1.18 1.14 1.10 1.00 24.78 

1900 _______________ .81 .60 .67 1.25 4.09 4.23 1.06 .69 .60 .66 .52 .48 15.67 

1901.-------------- .68 .56 .61 .69 4.89 2.90 1.07 . 70 .64 .65 .60 .61 14.60 --------------------------- Average ___ .71 .631 .67 .94 3.84 4.80 2.53 1.05 1.62 .83 .74 .74 18.34 

-- -- -----

Depth of run-off, in inches, from the drainage basin of Jefferson River at Sapping- . ton, Mont. 

1897 _______________ 0.20 0.18 0.20 0.41 1.10 0.54 0.30 0.10 0 .. 09 0.12 0.16 0.18 3.58 

1898 ___________ ---- .20 .18 .17 .44 .77 1.01 .44 - .14 .14 .17 .19 .18 4.03 

1899 ___________ ---- ·----- ------ ------ .25 .63 1.36 .80 .25 .16 .21 .25 .11 

1900 _________ ------ ----·- ------ ------ .38 .83 .50 .13 .07 .09 .17 .19 .20 

Depth of run-off, in inches, from the drainage basin of Missouri River at Townsend, 

Mont. 

__ v_ea_r. ___ Ja_n_. -F-eb_. _Ma_r_. -A-pr_. -:M-ay_.~.u_n_e. _.Ju1_y_. -A-ug_. _8e-Jp_'·1-0-ct_.j_N_ov_. _n_ec_. _:-_un_ai_. 

1897 _______________ 0.22 0.20 0.24 0.55 1.26 0.87 0.43 0.21 0.20 0.26 0.27 0.29 5.00 

1898 _______________ 1.09 1.05 .36 .46 .81 1.41 .49 .18 .20 .24 ------ ------ --------

1899. ______________ ------------------------ .77 2.24 1.12 .39 .26 .31 .31 .35 

1900 _______________ .54 .73 .69 .46 1.09 .73 .17 .14 .16 .22 .29 .29 5.51 

1901. ______________ .52 .67 .46 .33 1.20 .70 .23 .12 .13 .21 .2'Z .73 5.52 

Average___ .59 .66 .44 .45 1.03 1.19 .49 .21 .19 .25 .27 .42 5.34: 

Rainfall and run-off in Upper Missouri River Basin. 

Stations. Normal. 1896. 1897. 1898. 1899. 1900. 1901. 

--------------------------------

RAINFALL. 

Butte---------------------- 17.88 10.51 

Fort Logan _______________ . 12.14 11. 61 

15.24 12.37 

15.94 16.62 

16.22 

9.57 

14.55 

8.77 

14.55 

15.72 

FortYellowstone"'---------- 21.02 20.77 15.'62 17 .. 06 25.84 16.73 19.67 

H.el~na _____________________ l13.65 15.38 16.16 17.40 11.78 11.62 14.71 

Livingston----------------- 17.60 10.68 11.77 16.08 19.64 7.52 15.32 

Average rainfall ______ l16. 46 13.7914.9515.9116.6111.84 15.99 
118 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1991. [No.75. 

Rainfall and run-off in Upper M_iss.ouri /liver Basin-Continued. 

Stations. Normal. 1996. 1897. 1898. 1899. 1900. 1901. 

------------------

RUN-OFF. 

Gallatin at Logan __________ 9.02 9.06 9.28 9.00 .., ______ 8.72 ------ Jefferson at Sappington. ____ 3.81 ------- 3.58 4.03 ------- ------- ------

Madison at Red Bluff. ______ 13.66 ------- 13.66 ------- ------- -------- ------

Missouri at Townsend ______ 5.34 5.71 5.00 5.00 ------- 5.51 5.52 

West Gallatin at Salesville _ 18.34 17.66 15.71 20.96 ------- 15.61 14.60 ------------------ -- Average run-off __ ~ ___ 10.03 5.29 9.45 9.75 ·~------ 9.95 10.06 ·------------------ --- Percentage of rainfall a ~ ____ 60.94 38.36 60.54 61.28 ·------ 84.05 62.91 

a This high percentage is probably due to the fact that the rainfall as recorded is that for the 

lower country, and does not represent the true rainfall on the catchment area. 

W·EST GALLATIN RIVER. 

Estimated monthly discharge of West Gallatin River near SaleS'!,ille, Mont. 

[Drainage area, 860 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. Total in acre- SecondMaxi- Mini- feet. feet per DE:pth Mean. In mum. mum. square inches. mile. 

1901. 

January - . _____________ . _ 605 455 505 31,051 0.59 0.68 

February ______ . _________ 495 455 466 26,805 .54 .56 

March ___________________ 475 435 452 27,792 .53 .61 

April _________________ . __ 700 455 529 31,478 .62 .~9 

May _____ . _______ . __ ---- 7,810 1,230 3,643 223,998 4.24 4.89 

June _____________ ._ .. --. 4,120 1,580 2,233 132,873 2.60 2.90 

July ___ . __ . ______________ 1,440 515 799 49,129 .93 1.07 

August ___________ . . _____ 620 495 528 32,465 .61 .70 

September __________ . ____ 495 475 494 29,395 .. .57 .M 

October _. ________________ 495 475 485 29,821 .56 .65 

November _____ ··-------- 475 435 465 27,669 .54 .60 

December. _______ . __ . ____ 475 455 458 28,161 .53 .61 ------- -- The year ___ . __ . ____ 7,810 435 921 670,637 1.07 14.60 

NoTE--Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 17; rating table on page 170 of same paper. 
NEWELL.] UPPER :MISSOURI RIVER DRAINAGE. 119 

Sec.-ft. 

s,ooo t--:-r"-=F+.:..r=r+-:.r-=r-.,._...:;r;::...r..:.;:-:=r=-r-:1:-=r+.:..r=;::..-~n"-=F+;.r-::r-t....:.r-=r+T-=in....:;::...;=-.t 

7,000 l-l--l--1--+-t-+-t--l-+--l-l--+-l--ll-i-l-+-+--+-~l-l--+-t--+-+-l-+-t--l--~f-+-+--+-f 

FIG. 36.-Discharge of West Gallatin River near Salesville, Mont., 1001. 

MADISON RIVER. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Madison River near Red Bluff, Mont. 

[Drainage area, 2,085 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. Total in acre- SecondMaxi- Mini- feet. feet per Depth Mean. in mum. mum. square inches. mile. 

1901. 

January __________________ -------- -------- a 1,106 68,005 0.53 0.61 

February ---------------- -------- -------- a 1, 106. 61,424 .53 .55 

March ________________ . __ -------- -------- a 1,106 68,005 .53 .61 

April ·------------------- 2,275 1l900 1,958 116,509 .94 1.05 

May. _____________________ 8,325 2,825 5,085 312,664 2.44 2.82 

June _____________________ 5,400 2,400 3,357 199,756 1.61 1.80 

July _____________________ 2,400 1,650 2,013 123,774 .97 1.12 

August ------------------ 1,900 1,475 1,560 95,920 .75 .86 

September _______________ 1,475 1,475 1,475 87,769 .71 .79 . October __________________ 1,475 1,475 1,475 90,695 .71 .82 

N ovellJ. ber ________________ 1,650 1,475 1,516- 90,208 .73 .81 

December ____________ . ___ -------- -------- a 1, 475 90,695 .71 .82 

The year __________ . -------- -------- 1,936 1,405,424 .93 12.66 

a Approximate. 

NOTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 19; rating table on page 170 of same paper. 
120 STREAM :MEASUREMENTS IN 1901. (N0.75. 

JEFFERSON RIVER. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Jefferson River at Sappington, Mont. 

[Drainage area, 8,984 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. 

I 

Total in acreSecond-~ D th feet. Maxi- Mini- Mean. feetper E!P mum. mum. square . m mile. Inches. 

I 

1901. 

ldarch -------------=----- -------- -------- 1,443 69,491 0.16 0.14 

.April ------ ------ ~--- -- -- 5,510 1,260 2,281 135,729 .26 .29 

May _____________________ 9,325 5,730 6,949 427,277 .77 .89 

June ________ c ____________ 7,580 2,375 3,754 223,379 .42 .47 

July _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ 2,375 610 1,187 72,986 .13 .15 

l.lugrnst ___________________ 610 550 535 32,896 .06 .07 

September ----- ---------· 820 430 665 39,570 .07 .08 

October __________________ 935 820 847 52,080 .09 .10 

November ________________ 1,155 

----~~~-/ 1,057 62,896 .12 .13 

December ________ · ________ 1,164 43,866 .13 .09 

NOTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 19; rating table on page 170 of same paper. 

Sec.-ft. 

16,000 ~--=T:...:::r-+.:;..:M_:r.~+-!r---=r~...:.;:..;;=-+-=;:...::r+.:.r-==r-n~-+-.:.r-=r--J-:.r----=r;--::.r-=;r-+-+.::;.::-..t 

FIG. 37.-Discbarge of Jefferson River at Sappington, Mont.1 1901. 
NEWELL.] UPPER MISSOURI RIVER DRAINAGE. 121 

MISSOURI RIVER. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Missouri River nef!'r Townsend, Mont. 

[Drainage area, 14,500 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. Total in acre- Second- feet. D~pth 

I 

Maxi- Mini- Mean. feet per In mum. muni. square inches. \ mile. 

January - t-9~1_._-- --:.----I 8,155 1,020 6,579 404,526 0.45 0.52 

February ________________ 10,220 7,760 9,296 516,273 .64 .67 

March _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . _ . ___ 22,880 3,020 5,884 361,793 .40 .46 

April ____________ . _______ 6,635 2,745 4,340 249,639 .30 .33 

May _____________________ '22, 150 7,375 15,029 924,097 1.04 1.20 

June ______________ - ------ 19,450 5,600 9,0851 540,595 .63 .70 

July _____________________ 5,600 1,590 2,949 181,327 .20 .23 

August _______ ~ __ . _ _ __ . _ 1,800 1,390 1,521 93,522 .10 .12 

September _____ . ________ . 2,020 1,200 1,778 105,798 .12 .13 

October __________________ 3,020 2,250 2,634 161,958 .18 .. 21 

I November ________________ [ 3,020 2,745 2,965 176,429 .20 .22 

December ________________ 18,825 3,020 9,473 563,682 . 65 .73 --- -- The year ___________ 22,880 1,020 5,961_ 4,279,639 .41 5.52 

NoTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 21; rating table on page 170 of same paper. · 

Sec.-ft. 

~.oco~-r~~~~~~-r~~~~~~~-r~~-+~~~~~~~~~ 

5,000 

0 

FIG. as.-Discharge of Missouri River near Townsend, Mont., 1901. 
122 ST.REAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1901. [No.75. 

MILK RIVER. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Milk River at Havre, Mont. 

[Drainage area, 7,300 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

:Month. Total in acre- SecondMaxi- Mini- feet. feet per D~pth 

mum. Mean. ln mum. square inches. mile. 

--- 1901. 

]{arch 10-30 ______________ --------1-------- 600 36,893 0.082 0.095 

April _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _______ 330 115 205 12,198 .028 .031 

May ____________ . ______ - 2,540 230 648 39,844 .089 .103 

J"Qlle -------------------- 1,340 330 553 32,906 .076 .085 

July _____ ~ ____________ . __ 460 65 184 11,314 .025 .029 

August ------------------ 65 12 28 1,722 .004 .005 

September __________ . ____ 95 11 56 3,332 .008 .009 

October __ ~ ___ . ___________ 95 65 82 5,042 .011 .013 

November ___ . ___________ 95 65 80 4,760 .011 .012 

NOTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No 66, page 16; rating table on page 170 of same paper. 

YELLOWSTONE RIVER. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Yellowstone River near Livingston, Mont. 

[Drainage area, 3,580square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

:Month. Totalin acre- SecondMaxi- Mini- feet. feet per D~pth 

Mean. ln mum. mum. square inches. mile. 

1901. January______ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - ------ ·------- a 1,100 67,636 0.31 0.36 

February ---------------- :-----··-- -------- a 1, 000 55,537 .28 .29 

March----------------- _ 1,380 1,000 i,264 77,720 .35 .40 

April·-------------------- 2,050 1,265 1,489 88,602 .42 .47 

May ____ . ________________ 26,525 2,665 1,218 74,892 .34 .39 

June_: ________________ --- 13,250 8,230 10,228 608,608 2.86 3.19 

J nly _____________________ ! 8,075 3,590 5,534 M0,273 1.55 1.79 

August I 4,400 2,440 3,107 191,042 .87 ·1.00 ------------------ I September _______________ -I 2,560 2,050 2,248 133,765 .63 .70 

October __________________ 2,050 1,750 1,926 118,425 .54 .62 

November ________________ -------- _____ .., __ a 1, 593 94,790 ;45 .50 

December ________________ -------- -------- a 1, 200 73,785 .34 .39 ---

The year ___________ -------- -------- 2,659 1,925,075 .75 10.10 

a Approximate. 

NoTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 22; rating table on page 170 of same paper. 
NEWELL.] UPPER MISSOURI RIVER DRAINAGE. 123 

FIG. 39.-Discharge of Yellowstone River near Livingston, Mont., 1001. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Bighorn River near Thermopolis, Wyo. 

[Drainage area, 8,184 square miles.] 

DiSCharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. Total in acre- Second- feet. Depth Maxi- Mini- Mean. feet per in mum. mum. square inches. mile. 

1901. 

llay --------------------- 17,610 2,980 10,118 622,132 1.24 1.43 

June _____________________ 14,750 5,840 8,739 -520,007 1.07 1.19 

July _____________________ 6,830 4,300 5,886 361,916 .72 .83 

Jtu~st ------------------ 4,410 1,990 2,916 179,298 .36 .42 

September _______________ 3,530 1,550 2,107 125,376 .26 .29 • 

NoTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 23; rating table on page 170 of same paper. 
124 STREAM ME.ABUREMENTS IN 1901. (NO. 75. 

BIG SIOUX RIVER. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Big Sioux River near Sioux Falls, S. Dak. 

[Drainage area, 4,450square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. Total in acre- Second- I Depth Maxi- Mini- feet. 

:Mean. feetper in mum. mum. square . h I mile. me "'· 

1900. 

August 10-3L ____________ 24 1,047 I 0.005 .004 -------- -------- I 

September _______________ 44 14 26 1,547 

I 

.006 .007 

October __________________ 64 14 45 ' 2,767 .010 -.012 

November 1-17 ___________ -------- -------- 50 1,685 .010 .004 

1901. 

April 1 ...:20 ________________ -------- -------- 14 555 .003 .002 

May 5-31 _________________ -------- -------- 97 5,193 .022 .023 

June ___________ ~ _________ 250 89 168 9.996 .038 .044 

·:-----~---:. _______ ---- 146 9 44 2,-705 . 010 .012 

August 1-2, 11-3L ________ -------- -------- 9 411 

I 

.002 .002 

September --------------- 17 3 14 833 .003 .003 

October __________________ 21 17 18 1,107 

I 

.004 .005 

November --------------- 31 17 27 1,607 .006 .007 

NoTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 24; rating table on page 170 of same paper. 

PLATTE RIVER DRAINAGEPlatte River rises on the eastern slope of the Rocky Mountains in 

Wyoming, Colorado, and Ne-braska. Its headwaters are extensively 

utilized for irrigation, the most important drainage basin in Colorado 

being that of South Platte River which traverses a region unequaled 

in the United States for the extent to which intensive farming has 

been developed there by irrigation. As in previous years the greater 

number of river stations maintained in the Platte Basin are located 

on South Platte River and tributaries in Colorado. New ~tations 

were established during the year 1901 at Medicine Bow, Wyo., on 

Medicine Bow River, a tributary of the North Platte; at Mitchell, 

Nebr., on North Platte River, and at Kersey, Colo., on South Platte 

River.- The station at Mitchell replaces the one previously maintained at Gering, Nebr., it being situated nearer the WyomingNebraska State line and therefore of greater value in determining the 

flow at that point. Observations were discontinued at Orchard, Colo., 

on South Platte River, and the station moved to Kersey, where it is 

believed better results can be obtained. .A detailed report on the 
NEWELL.] PLATTE RIVER DRAINAGE. 125 

Platte River drainage in Colorado, together with a resume of all the 

available records of flow, is contained in Water-Supply Paper 1No. 74, 

on the Water Resources of the State of Colorado, by A. L. Fellows. 

NORTH PLATTE RIVER. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Medicine Bow River: at Medicine Bow, "W:?Jo. 

[Drainage area, 900 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. Total in acre- SecondMaxi- Mini- feet. feet per D~pth 

Mean. 1n mum. mum. square inches. mile. 

1901. 

~ay --------------------- 1,920 -------- . a940 57,798 1.04 1.20 

~:~;- ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~! 1,650 . 350 977 58,136 1.09 1.22 

272 45 96 5,903 .11 .12 

August _______________ - _ -~ 45 6 17 1,045 .02 .02 

September--------------- 17 8 16 952 .02 .02 ,. 

a Approximate. 

NOTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 26; rating table on page 170 of same paper. 

Estimated monthly discharge of North Platte River near Guernsey, Wyo. 

[Drainage area, 16,243 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. Total in acre- SecondMaxi- Mini- feet. feet per D~pth 

Mean. In mum. mum. square inches. mile. 

1901. 

April ____________________ 10,435 682 2,066 122,936 0.13 0.15 

~ay - ------- --- -_·---- - --- 13,217 5,930 8,589 528,117 .53 .61 

June ----- -------------- 13,880 5,400 9,154 544,701 .56 .62 

July ____________________ . 5,532 1,070 1,899 116,765 .12 .14 

August _ _ . ______________ 1,070 420 706 43,410 .04 .05 

September ____________ ~ __ 420 80 316 18,803 .02 .02 

NOTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 27; rating table on page 170 of same paper. 

• 
126 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1901. [No.75. 

FIG. 40.-Discharge of North Platte River near Guernsey, Wyo., 1901 . .. Estimated monthly discharge of North Platte Rfver at Mitchell, Nebr. 

[Drainage area, 24,400 square miles.] 

I Discharge in second-fet>t. Run-off. 

Month. Total in SecondMaxi- Mini- acre-feet. feet per D~pth 

Mean. 1n mum. mum. i square inches. mile. 

1901. 

June 9-30 ________________ -------- -------- 7,514 327,884 0.308 0.252 

July 1-20. ________________ ~------- ---- ---- 2,353 96,454 .096 .073 

August 12-31. ___________ _I ________ -------- 398 16,315 .016 .012 

September ______________ -I 422 210 322 I 19,160 .013 .015 I October _________________ ·1 520 235 384 I 

23,611 .016 .018 

NoTE.--Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 28. 
NEWELL.) PLATTE RIVER DRAIN AGE. 127 

SOUTH PLATTE RIVER. 

Estirnated monthly discharge of South Platte River at Denver, Colo. 

[Drainage area, 3,84.{) square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet.. Run-off. 

Mont.h. Tot.al in acre- SecondMaxi- Mini- feet.. feet per D~pth 

mum. mum. Mean. In square inches. mile. 

---

1901. 

January __________________ 242 186 212 13,035 0.06 0.07 

February---------------- 242 186 217 12,052 .06 .06 

]{arch----~-------------- 306 213 241 14,818 .07 .08 

April -------------------- 1,121 242 516 30,704 :13 .15 

]{ay - ------ -------------- 1,026 113 553 34,003 .14 .16 

June _____________________ 1,386 113 715 42,545 .19 .21 

July _____________________ 575 25 250 15,310 .07 .08 Au~st __________________ 611 242 . 366 22,443 .10 .12 

September _____ .. _ .. _______ 422 51 216 12,853 .06 .07 

October ____ .. _____________ 213 25 94 5,657 .02 .02 

November ___ .... _ ...... _______ 136 12 73 4,284 .02 .02 

December __________ . _____ 341 113 234 14,388 .06 .07 

The year ___________ 1,386 12 307 222,092 .08 1.11 

NOTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 30; rating t.able on page 171 of same paper. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Bear Creek near Morrison, Colo. 

[Drainage area, 170 square miles.] 

Month. 

1901. 

April ___________________ _ 

May ____________________ _ 

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

July _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 

August _ _ _ _ ____________ _ 

September ________ . ____ . _ 

October ___________ . _____ _ 

November. __ .. _________ ... 

1 

Discharge in second-feet. 

Maximum. 

132 

168 

187 

96 

190 

51 

29 

21 

Minimum. 

11 

93 

93 

24 

18 

13 

13 

9 

Mean. 

54 

116 

114 

521 

40 

22f 

20 1 

15 ! 

i 

Tot.al in acre- feet. 

3,213 

7,132 

6,784 

,3, 197 

2,459 

1,309 

1,230 

893 

Run-off. 

Secondfeet per D~Eth 

s~~!.e inches. 

0.3211 

.68 

.67 

.31 

.24 

.13 l 

.121 

.09 

0.36 

.78 

.75 

.36 

.28 

.15 

.14 

.10 

NOTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 31; rating t.able on page 171 of same paper. 
128 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1901. [No.75. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Clear Creek at Forkscreek, Colo. 

[Drainage area, 345 square miles.] 

I 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. Total in acre- SecondMaxi- Mini- feet. feet per nt:pth Mean. In mum. mum. square inches. mile. 

1901. 

]{ay 8-31 _________________ -------- .. _______ a558 34,310 1.62 1.87 

June _____________________ 775 544 652 38,856 1.89 2.11 

J nly - ---- ---- -----------.. 692 235 433 26,624 1.25 1.44 

August ___ . _________ . ____ 367 155 227 14,019 .66 .76 

September _______________ 179 66 114 6,783 .33 .37 

October __________________ 93 58 73 4,489 .21 .24 

November _____ . __________ 58 20 37 2,202 11 .12 

a Approximate. 

NoTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1001 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. ~· page 31; rating table on page 171 of same paper. 

Estimated monthly discharge of South Boulder Creek near Marshall, Colo. 

[Drainage area, 125 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. Total in acre- SecondMaxi- Mini- feet. feet per nt:pth Mean. In mum. mum. square inches. mile. 

1901. 

April ____________________ 119 7 47 2,797 0.38 0.42 

May _____________________ 263 64 128 7,932 1.02 1.18 

June ________________ ---- 278 193 229 13,627 1.83 2.04 

July _ .. ___________________ 220 57 118 7,256 .94 1.08 

August ____________ ------ 78 34 48 2,951 .38 .44 

September _______________ 34 13 20 1,190 .16 .18 

NoTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1001 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, p~e 33, rating table on page 171 of same paper. 
NEWELL.] PLATTE RIVER DRAINAGE. 129 

Estimated 'nionthly discharge of Boulder Creek near Boulder, Colo. 

[Drainage area, 179 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. Total in acre- SecondMaxi- Mini- feet. feet per D~pth 

Mean. ln mum. mum. square inches. mile. 

1901. I 

April __________ c _________ 264 6 75 4,463 0.42 0.47 

May _____________________ 705 164 388 23,857 2.17 2.50 

June _____________________ 789 390 513 30,526 2.87 3.20 

July _____________________ 516 191 319 19,615 1. 78 2.05 

August __________________ 225 44 114 7,010 .64 .74 

September ______ -------- 70 16 35 2,083 .20 .22 

October __________________ 32 11 15 922 .08 .09 

November ________________ 11 6 8 476 .04 .04 

December ________________ 6 4 5 307 .03 .03 

NOTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 33; rating table on page 171 of same paper. 

Estimated rnonthly discharge of St. Vrain Creek near Lyons, Colo. 

[Drainage area, 209 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. 

Month. Total in acreMaxi- Mini- feet. 

Mean. mum. mum. 

1901. 

April _____________ . ______ 253 4 102 6,069 

May _____________________ 667 148 337 20,844 

June . ____________________ 730 304 490 29,157 

July _____________________ 478 196 301 18,569 

August __________________ 269 87 157 9,653 

September _______________ 126 25 59 3,511 

October __________________ 38 19 30 1,845 

November __ .., ________ ---- 25 4 14 833 

Run-off. 

Secondfeet per 

square 

mile. 

0.49 

1.61 

2.34 

1.44 

.75 

.28 

.14 

.07 

D~pth 

ln 

inches. 

0.55 

1.86 

2.61 

1.6 

.8 

6 

6 

.31 

.1 

.0 

6 

8 

---

NoTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 35; rating table on page 171 of same paper. 

IRR 7 5-02--9 
130 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1901. [No.75. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Big Thompson Creek near Arkins, Colo. 

[Drainage area, 305 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. Total in acre- SecondMaxi- Mini- foot. feet per D~pth 

Mean. ln mum. mum. square inches. mile. 

--- 1901. May ____________ . ________ 977 208 600 36,893 1.97 2.27 

J nne __________ ---------- 1,143 620 859 51,114 2.82 3.15 

July _____________________ 975 225 530 32,650 1.74 2.01 

August _____________ ·- ____ 506 140 261 16,048 .86 .99 

September _______________ 110 44 72 4,284 .24 .27 

NOTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 36; rating table on page 171 of same paper. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Cache la Poudre River near Fort Collins, Colo. 

[Drainage area, 1,060 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. Total in acre- Second- I Depth Maxi- Mini- feet. 

Mean. feet per in mum. mum. ~'fre~ inches. 

---

1901. 

May--------------------- 5,100 619 1,757 108,034 1.66 1.91 

J nne __________________ - __ 2,449 1,425 1,956 116,390 1.85 2.06 

July 1-23 _________________ --~----- -------- 885 42,129 .83 .74 

August __________________ 510 242 337 20,721 .32 .37 

September ________________ 294 98 152 9,045 .14 .16 

October 1-15 ______________ -------- -------- 119 3,540 .11 .06 

NoTE.-Daily discharge for 1901 is given in Water-Supply Paper No. 66, page 37. 

Estimated monthly discharge of South Platte River at Kersey, Colo. 

[Drainage area, 9,470 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. 

---

1901. 

-------------~- . -~- . -

---------- _ ..____ , ---i 

May_ 

June_ 

July_ 

Angus 

Septem 

Octo be 

Novem 

Decem 

------------------ ·-1 

tb~; ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~~~·~~~~I r ------------------ ber ________________ 

ber ----------------

Maxi- Mini- mum. mum. 

------

5,856 62 

5,004 450 

450 290 

330 290 

705 290 

516 370 

591 450 

1, ~1)5 540 

Tota •• n acre- Second- feet. feet per D~pth Mean. 

square ln 

mile. inches. 

1,393 85,653 0.15 0.17 

1,820 108,297 .19 .21 

314 19,307 .03 .03 

296 18,200 .03 .03 

395 23,504 .04 .04 

456 28,039 .05 .06 

526 31,299 .06 .07 

903 55,524 .10 .12 

NOTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

~lo. 66, pa~e 38; rq.ting table on page 171 of same paper. 
NEWELL.] PLATTE RIVER DRAINAGE. 131 

PRECIPITATION IN THE UPPER BASIN OF SOUTH PLATTE RIVER. 

The principal observations of rainfall made within the upper basin 

of South Platte River are at the stations enumerated in the following 

table, which also gives their geographic location, elevation above sea 

LEGEND: 

• River stations 

0 Rainfall stations 

LongsPeakO 

Coulter 0 0 Sulphur Spr. 

0 Fraser 

Georgetown o 

o Dillon 

0 Climax 

0Alma 

Castle Rock 

Deans~ry ~ 

Palmer Lake o 

0 Table Rock. 

0 Byers 

0 Deer Trail 

Agate 0 

PerryPfk 

SCALE: 0 Peyton 

10 20 30 miles 

FIG. 41.-Location of rainfall and river stations in the upper basin of South Platte River. 

level, and length of record of observations. The relative locations of 

the points are shown in fig. 41 in connection with the points of river 

measurement, which are located at Denver, Morrison, Forkscreek, 

Marshall, Boulder, Lyons, Arkins, Fort Collins, Orchard, and Kersey. 
132 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1901. [No.75. 

2,000 t-1--+-t-+-t--+-+-t-+-+--1-+-1-

FIG. 42.-Discharge of South Platte River 

--

at Kersey, Colo., 1901. 

Location of rainfall stations in South Platte River Basin. 

Stations. County. State. ' Latitude. Longitude. Elevation.J L:~£~~f 

o 1 o 1 Feet. I Years. 

Boxelder ----------~Larimer _______ Colorado _____ ------------------------------------, 10-12 

Breckenridge _____ Summit ________ ! _____ do________ 39 31 106 0 9,524 11-13 

Castlerock _ ------- Douglas ______ __! ____ .do ________ ------------ ____________ ------------ 9-12 

Cheyenne--------- Laramie -------1 Wyoming____ 41 8 104 48 ------------ 32 

Denver------------ Arapahoe ______ ! Colorado_____ 39 45 105 0 5,281 32 

Dumont----------- Clear Creek ____ ; _____ do -------- 40 35 105 2 5,000 10-11 

Fort Collins _______ Larimer _______ \ _____ do________ 40 26 104 42 4,750 19-28 

Greeley----------- Weld _________ __l _____ do________ 40 38 105 6 ------------ 10-13 

g§;~;~:~::::I:J1I::::::J:~j~ ::::_:~: ~~:-:~ :~:-~~ :~:::~:~::~~ :~~~~~:~~~~~ ;~~ 

The following table gives the figures of normal or average monthly 

precipitation from the beginning of the record and including 1901, 

together with the total precipitation, by months, for the years 1896, 

189'7', 1898, 1899, 1900, and 1901, and also the annual totals. In 

obtaining the normal precipitation the average is taken for all of the 

months during which observations were made. 
NEWELL.] PLATTE RIVER DRAINAGE. 

Precipitation at' stations in drainage basin of South Platte River. 

BOXELDER, COLO. 

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

----------------------

Normal __________ 0.70 0.71 1.36 1.93 3.41 1.64 2.20 2.05 0.96 0.74 0.43 0.56 1896 _______________ .53 .06 3.24 1.10 2.5312.16 1.93 3.05 2.86 .02 .27 . 08 1897 _______________ .18 .65 2.75 2.22 3.49 1.59 4.03 4.31 .68 .84 .83 .85 1898 _______________ .70 .22 .58 1.32 5.62 1.66 1.36 1.71 1.36 . 47 1.17 .17 189!L ______________ 1.27 1. 78 1.42 1.06 'T'" 2.23 1.46 .13 2.51 .08 .17 19()()_ ______________ .18 .86 . 62 6.70 4.00 .54 2. 72 .5.1') 1.55 .00 .00 .21 1901 _______________ .19 .63 1.62 2.96 4.18 1.89 .57 1.66 .49 .46 . 13 2.47 

BRECKENRIDGE, COLO. 

Normal __________ 2.06 3.51 3.65 3.28 2.37 1.05 2.34 2.16 0.88 1.43 2.41 2. 75 1896 _______________ 1.88 1.89 4.83 .60 1.47 .30 3.10 2.29 2.25 .82 3.87 .73 

1897 _______________ 2.90 1.99 3.53 4.00 1.54 1.53 1. 70 2.27 1.16 1.02 .60 2.25 1898 _______________ .29 .59 1.16 1.53 .46 1.14 2.19 1.59 .38 1.53 4.09 1.34 

1899.-------------- 4.75 5.08 7.94 1.31 .31 1.52 2.29 1.60 .29 2.54 .58 1.20 1900 _______________ .35 2.48 1.06 4.82 1.68 1.12 .33 .74 .00 .60 .44 . 70 1901_ ______________ 2.36 3.02 2.40 3.12 2.87 1.58 .89 4.94 .08 . 78 .90 2.86 

CASTLEROCK, COLO. 

Normal __________ 0.54 0.81 1.03 2.44 2.41 1.82 2.91 2.47 0.73 1.19 0.50 0.75 1896 _______________ .65 .95 1.80 2.00 1.61 . 70 3.67 3.57 2.80 1.62 .32 .45 

1897 _______________ .47 1.20 2.50 1.37 (2. 41) 3.12 3.59 8.10 .24 2.82 (.50) 1.23 

1898 _______________ (.54) (.81) .40 1. 76 6.48 1.82 4.20 1.49 1.35 1.17 1.00 .99 1899 _______________ .63 .67 . 77 1.50 .5.'3 1.10 4.48 2 . .'39 T. 1.00 .17 1.16 

19()()_ ______________ .10 .63 .62 7.90 .55 1.80 1. 77 .24 .06 .40 .33 .30 1901. ______________ .25 .00 1.04 3.47 1.82 1.35 1. 72 3.45 .50 .28 T. .59 

CHEYENNE, WYO. 

Normal __________ 0 . .'39 0.50 0.87 1.64 2.24 1.52 1.96 1.46 0.94 0.68 0.35 0.35 

1896 _______ ·--- ---- .68 .31 2.06 2.08 2.85 1.41 6.35 2.52 2.08 .28 .14 .03 1897 _______________ .27 .57 2.32 .60 3.07 1.60 3. 77 1.66 • 41 1.03 .68 1.27 1898 _______________ .48 .06 .37 .68 3.72 2.33 1.83 .90 .47 .25 1.58 .36 1899 _______________ 1.23 1.63 1. 89 .97 1.70 . 74 3.38 1.15 .07 1.27 .07 .18 1900 _______________ .15 1.25 .72 7.66 .76 1.01 1.20 . 70 2.19 .031 .07 .33 1901 _______________ .13 1.10 1.54 2.97 2.47 1.93 1.34 . 83 . 75 .31 T. 1.62 

DENVER, COLO. 

NormaL ...•.... / 0.56 0.54 0.93 2.10 2.56 1.33 1.56 1.33 0.83 0.87 0.63 0.66 

1896 _______________ .25 .24 1.43 .93 1.27 .89 2.80 .97 1.81 .84 .10 .31 

1897 ___________ ---- .58 .82 .90 1.31 3.15 2.16 2.06 1.44 .44 1.64 .24 .63 

1898 _______ -------- .20 .68 .28 1.20 4.88 .94 .67 .96 .28 1.05 .85 .99 1899 _______________ .65 .58 1.10 .75 . 15 .47 1.92 1. 78 .20 1.01 T . .72 1900 _______________ .13 .55 .63 8.24 .53 1.87 1.30 .05 .87 .33 .37 .42 1901 _______________ .05 .06 .88 1.96 1.18 2.09 . 01 1.00 .22 .46 T . .89 

133 

Annual. 

16. 

17 . 

21. 

16 . 

14. 

17 . 

17 . 

69 

83 

42 

34 

42 

93r 

25 

27.89 

24. 03 

24.49 

16.29 

29.41 

14.6 2 

25. 80 

17. 

20. 

27. 

60 

44 

55 ~ 

22.0 

14.7 0 

0 

7 

14.7 

14.7 

12. 

20.7 

90 

9 

25 

05 

8 

09 

99 

17 . 

13. 

14.1 

16 . 

14 . 

13.89 

11.84 

15.37 

12.98 

9.33 

15.29 

9.10 
134 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1901. (N0.75. 

Precipitation at stations in drainage basin of South Platte River-Continued. 

DUMONT, c·OLO. 

Year. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. June. July. Aug. 

------------· --

Normal __________ 0.32 0.97 1.39 2.45 3.04 1.60 2.58 2.19 

1896 _______________ .25 .45 2.48 1. 22" 1.15 .58 2.18 2.81 

1897 ... "----------- .45 .55 2.00 1.43 3. 75 1.71 2.55 2.59 

1898 _______________ .10 .90 .65 2.45 3.20 2.60 1.67 2.60 

1899.-------------- .60 1.34 2.40 1.45 .62 . 76 3.60 2.00 

1900.------------.- .09 1.21 . 76 9.23 1.0'2 2.33 1.37 . 75 

1901 _______________ .45 . 79 1.22 2. 79 2.78 1.15 (2.58) (2.19) 

FORT COLLINS, COLO. 

Normal __________ 0.61 I 0.58 0.96 2.21 12.99 1.61 1.88 1.21 

1896 _______________ .43 .03 1. 73 1.26 i 1.68 3.05 3.05 2.20 

1897 _______________ .18 ' .54 2.15 1.39 2.06 1.69 2.65 1. 74 

1898.-------------- .14 .08 .50 1.08 3.65 1.37 .50 .98 

1899 _______________ .66 1.04 1.50 1.10 1.01 1.03 4.95 .99 

1900 _______________ .25 1.12 1.07 10.56 1. 75 .82 1.14 .16 

1901 _______________ .19 i .38 1.88 3.6217.47 2.35 .71 .57 

I 

GREELEY, COLO. 

Normal __________ 0.27 0.46 0.67 1.94 2.22 1.42 1. 79 0.96 

1896 _______ -------- .67 .18 .93 1.18 1.42 .46 4.82 2.15 

1897--------------- .06 .61 2.02 .81 3.20 2.47 2.98 1. 75 

1898 _______________ .20 .33 .23 (1. 94) 5.83 1.69 3.50 .83 

1899.-------------- 1.14 .69 .71 .70 1.15 .47 2.34 1.04 

1900.-------------- .16 . 58 .62 6.32 .96 .31 1.28 T . 

1901 _______________ .22 .45 .95 2.12 2.38 2.45 .26 .47 

LAPORTE, COLO. 

Normal __________ 0.55 0.72 1.26 2.11 2.94 1.55 1.61 1.28 

1896.-------------- .60 .30 2. 70 1.00 2. 2.5 2.59 2.47 1.40 

1897--------------- .20 .50 2.15 1.62 3.35 1.80 2.51 1.14 

1898.-------------- .45 .10 .45 .24 5.00 1.27 .67 1. 72 

1899.---------- ---- .89 1.08 1.81 .so .88 .71 2.62 .95 

1900.-------------- .34 1.47 . 79 10.02 1.84 .59 1. 75 1.20 

1901_ ______________ 1 .05 .27 1.42 4.28 4.32 2.41 .57 .87 

LONGS PEAK, COLO. 

Normal __________ 0.45 0.85 1. 74 2.28 1.27 1. 47 ~.67 1.63 

1896 _______________ .26 .55 3.17 1.00 1.21 .65 3.60 2.95 

1897--------------- . 78 1.25 1.96 1.45 1.60 1.50 1.85 1.29 

1898.------ ·----- ·- .24 .83 . 75 1.73 2.07 2.06 2.94 1.53 

1899 _______________ .54 1.15 3.01 1.18 .38 1.09 4.32 1. 73 

1900 _______________ .16 .85 .35 6.34 . ?IJ .80 .51 .17 

1901 ______ --------- .69 .47 1.19 1.97 1.73 1.47 .85 2.22 

Sept. Oct. Nov. 

------

1.14 1.39 0. 73 

2.04 . 78 .50 

1.42 3.32 .20 

.48 .40 1.89 

.60 3.55 .42 

1.25 .82 .19 

(1.14) (1. 39) ( . 73) 

0.96 0.94 0.38 

1.55 .49 .05 

. 75 . 75 .67 

.50 .82 1.24 

.21 3.23 T. 

1.92 .24 .07 

2.25 .36 .02 

0.56 0.79 0.55 

.99 .63 .02 

.29 1.11 .40 

.13 . 78 .60 

.30 1.85 T. 

1.07 .11 .04 

1.061 .75 .05 

1.00 0. 71 0.41 

1.27 .50 .01 

2.05 .60 1.10 

.55 .88 1.90 

.18 3.02 .00 

1.53 .25 .05 

.97 .05 .01 

1.06 1.46 0.61 

1.95 1.05 .37 

.95 1.41 1.07 

.81 .60 1.60 

.11 2.50 .02 

1.93 1.14 .44 

1.59 .95 .18 

Dec. 

--

0. 78 

.60 

.85 

.82 

.85 

.52 

( . 78) 

0.35 

.24 

.67 

.17 

.47 

.11 

1.37 

0.29 

.07 

.38 

.37 

.40 

.16 

1.06 

0.57 

.40 

. 70 

.40 

.40 

.23 

1.51 

0.54 

.15 

. 55 

.60 

.64 

.64 

1.00 

Annual. 

--

18.58 

15.01 

20.82 

17.76 

18.19 

19.54 

17.97 

14.68 

15.76 

15.24 

11.03 

16.19 

19.21 

21.17 

11.92 

13.52 

16.09 

16.43 

10.79 

11.61 

12.22 

14.71 

15.49 

17.7 2 

13.63 

13.34 

20.00 

16.7 3 

16. 03 

16.9 

15 . 

15. 7' 

66 

6 

7 

93 

1 

16.6 

13 . 

14.3 
NEWELL.] PLATTE RIVER DRAINAGE. 135 

Precipitation at stations in drainage basin of South Platte River-Continued. 

MORAINE, COLO. 

Year. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. I Dec. Annual. -------------------------

Normal __________ 0.70 1.42 1.69 2.21 2.66 1.21 2.20 1.81 1.02 1.06 0.70 0.72 17.40 

189tL~---·· ........ .53 .22 2.87 1.08 1.62 .49 3.88 2.50 2.74 . 75 .30 .00 17.28 

1897 _______________ .61 1.68 1.86 1.29 2.30 1.79 2.52 2.43 . 78 1.16 1.25 1.20 18.87 

1898 ............... .50 1.05 1.32 1.44 3.05 1.93 2.19 1.67 .40 .99 1. 77 .55 16.86 

1899 _______________ . 77 2.32 2.98 1.39 .45 1.57 3.02 1.32 .15 1.96 .00 .65 16.58 

1900 ............... .21 1.11 .00 7.74 1.00 .91 .36 .23 2.19 1.42 .47 .48 16.72 

1901.-.. -·· .... ---- .61 . 72 1.06 2.36 3.32 1.52 1.43 2.65 .42 .38 .27 1.15 15.89 

SUGAR LOAF, COLO. 

Normal .......... 1.01 1.32 3.16 2.62 3.85 2.04 2.97 2.75 1.00 1.52 1.17 1.07 24.78 

1896 _______________ 1.10 .40 3.60 1.60 1.15 1.69 3.56 4.45 1.92 1.40 .30 .20 21.37 

1897 _______________ .40 2.10 6.00 2.81 (3.85) 3.80 3.65 3.91 1.95 3.85 .80 .70 34.12 

1898 ......... ····-- .90 .90 .80 3.36 3.95 3.51 2.93 2. 78 1.00 1.35 2.17 1.18 25.13 

1899 _______________ 1.20 1.2'~ 5.29 1.59 1.11 . 74 2.83 3.98 .60 (1.52) (1.17) (1.07) 22.32 

1900 _______________ (1.01) (1. 32) (3.16) (2. 62) (3. 85) .95 1.97 1.12 2.97 .60 .20 .97 20.74 

1901 _______________ .84 .33 2.17 5.60 3.60 2.20 2.80 4.90 .50 .66 .12 1.40 25.12 

Depth of run-off, in inches,from the drainage basin of Bear Creek near Mm"'f'ison, 

Colo. 

Year. Apr. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 

---------------1------------------

1897------------------------------------------- ------ 1.02 1.15 0. 78 1.35 0.44 0.37 0.22 0.14 

1898 ___________________________________________ ------ . 74 .93 1.01 .45 .00 .20 .16 ------ 1899 .................... _______________________ ................. . 70 .61 .59 .70 .20 ------ ------ ------ 1900 ___________________________________________ ------ 3.00 2.49 .78 .33 ................ .20 .11 ------ 1901 ___________________________________________ 0.36 . 78 . 75 .36 .28 .15 .14 .10 ------

Average------------------------------- .36 1.31 1.19 .70 .62 .27 .23 .15 .14 

Depth of run-off, in inches, from the drainage basin of Big Thompson Creek at 

Arkins, Colo. 

Year. Apr. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 

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

1897------------------------------------------- .............. 1.58 1.68 1.00 0.49 0.13 0.01 0.10 0.15 

1898 ..... -------------------· --------................. ---- ............ .62 1.38 .90 .29 .11 .04 .02 ------ 1899 _____ .... -··· ----.------------------------- 0.52 1.14 3.36 2.47 1.1.11 .33 .24 ------ ................ 

1900 ___________________________________________ 1.51 5.22 4.94 1.31 .52 .28 ------ ------ ------

1901.. ___________ ---- -··· ---------------------- ~----- 2.27 3.15 2.01 .99 .27 ------ ------ ------ ------------------ Average------------------------------- 1.02 2.17 2.90 1.54 .67 I .22 .12 .06 .15 

Depth of run-off, in inches, from the drainage basin of Boulder Creek near Boulder, Colo. 

Year. Apr. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 

---------------1------------------

1897.------------------------------------------ ------ 2.09 2.86 2.18 1.37 0.52 0.00 0.23 0.39 

1898.------------------------------------------ ------ 1.50 2.79 1.37 .40 .19 .05 .24 ................ 

1899.------------------------------------------ 0.72 2.27 4.13 3.71 1. 71 .55 .25 .14 ................ 

1900.------------------------------ ------------ ............. .76 6.99 2.87 1.06 . 60 .37 ................. .............. 

1901.------------------------------------------ .47 2.50 3.20 2.05 .74: .22 .09 .04 .03 

Average------------------------------- .60 1.82 3.99 2.44 1.06 .42 .21 .19 .22 
136 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1901. (NO. 75. 

Depth of a-off, in inches, from the drainage basin of South Platte River at 

Kersey, Colo. 

Year. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 

-----------------1----------------

1901 _____________ ------------------------------------ 0.17 0.21 0.03 0. 03 0. 04 0.06 0.07 0.12 ---------------- Average______________________________________ .17 .21 .03 .03 .04 .06 .07 .12 

Depth of run-off, in inches ,from the drainage ba.~in of St. Vrain Creek near Lyons, 

Colo. 

Yea.r. Apr. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 

---------------1------------------

1897 _________ ---------------------------------- ------ 2.82 3.56 2.53 1.51 0.65 0.24 0.19 0.22 

1898 •. ----------------------- .... -------------- ............ 1.16 2.30 1.27 .58 .32 .08 .07 ------ I 

1899 _____ --------------------------------.. ---- 1.15 1.4.'3 3.95 3.59 1.65 .46 .22 1.11 ------ 1900.----------------------.. -.. -.... ---------- ------ 3.50 3.32 1.49 .54 .36 .25 ------ ------

1901.-------.---------------------------------- .55 1.86 2.61 1.66 .86 .31 .16 .08 ------

Average . ------------------------------ .85 2.15 3.15 2.11 1.03 .42 .19 .36 .22 

Depth of run-off, in inches, from the drainage basin of South Boulderi Creek near Marshall, Colo. ' 

Year. Apr. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 

----------------1------------------

1897------------------------------------------- ------ 2.82 3.58 2.17 1.19 0.38 0.36 0.31 0.28 

1898 _____ -------------------------------------- ------ 1. 79 2.54 1. 27 .39 .20 .18 .16 ·----- 1899 ___________________________________________ 1.02 2.56 3. 72 2.24 .84 .31 

1900 _________ ---------------------------------- --·--- ------ 3.18 .85 .27 .08 

1901 _________________ ·----- -------------------- .42 1.18 2.04 1.08 .44 .18 

Average------------------------------· . 72 2.09 3.01 1.52 .63 .23 .27 .24 .28 

Depth of run-off, in inches, from the drainage basin of South Platte River at 

Denver, Colo. 

Year. Jan. Feb. Mar. I Apr. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. ~~i. 

1897 _______________ 0.03 0.02 0.051 0.14 0.2'2 0.30 0.12 0.21 0.08 0.08 0.12 0.06 ~ 1898_______________ .04 .04 .03! .11 .44 .45 .21 .10 .06 .04 .03 .03 -.._1.58 

1899--------------- .02 .05 .12 I .13 .13 .23 .20 .16 .08 .03 .59 .04 1.78 I 1900_______________ .06 .05 .061 .48 1.26 .81 .12 .05 .03 .03 .06 .06 :.07 

1901_______________ .07 .06 .08' .15 .16 .21 .08 .12 .07 .02 .02 .07 1.11 

Average ... ~~-:o7~~~~~~~~-_w~-ug 

Depth of run-off, in inches, from the drainage basin of South Platte River at 

Orchard, Colo. 

Year. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. June.1 July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. f-~i. ------·1---1-------------------------

1896 _______________ 0.072 0.026 0.054 ------ ------ ------ ------ ............ ------ ------ ............ 0.074 -------- 1897 _______________ .059 .047 .013 0.048 0.084 0.240 0.032 0.075 0.009 0.029 0.100 .115 0.851 

1898 _______________ .100 .730 .070 .030 .180 .080 .010 .030 .010 .020 .080 .250 1.590 

1899--------------- .280 .280 .220 .120 .044 .110 .150 .071 .004 .040 .072 .150 1.541 

1900.-------------- .150 .100 .070 .380 .810 .420 .010 .010 .010 .050 .060 .060 2.130 

Average___ .132 .237 .08.5 .145 .255 .212 .051 .047 .008 .035 .078 .130 1.528 
NEWELL.] PLATTE RIVER DRAINAGE. 137 

Rainfall and run-off, South Platte River Basin. 

Station. Normal. 1896. 1897. 1898. 1899. 1000. 1001. 

-----------------

RAINFALL. 

Boxelder _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . __ 16.69 17.83 21.42 16.34 14.42 17.93 17.25 

Breckenridge ______________ 27.89 24.03 24.49 16.29 29.41 14.62 25.80 

Castlerock _________________ 17.60 20.44 27.55 22.01 14.70 14.70 14.77 

Cheyenne __________________ 12.90 20.79 17.25 13.05 14.18 16.09 14.99 

Denver ___________ ... ________ 13.89 11.84 15.37 12.98 9.33 15.29 9.10 

Dumont ____________________ 18.58 15.01 20.82 17.76 18.19 19.54 17.97 

Fort Collins ___ .. ____________ 14.68 15.76 15.24 11.03 16.19 19.2i 21.17 

Greeley _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _______ 11.92 13.52 16.09 16.43 10.79 11.61 12.22 

Laporte . ___________________ 14.71 15.49 17.72 13.63 13.34 20.06 16.73 

Longs Peak ________________ 16.03 16.91 15.66 15.76 16.67 13.93 14.31 

Moraine ___________________ . 17.40 17.28 18.87 16.86 16.58 16.72 15.89 

Sugar Loaf _________________ 24.78 21.37 34.12 25.13 22.32 20.74 25.12 -------------------- Average ______ .. ______ 17.26 17.52 20.38 16.44 16.34 16.70 17.11 

--------------------- RUN-OFF.a 

South Platte at Denver _____ 1.790 ------- 1.430 1.580 1. 780 3.070 1.110 

South Platte at Orchard ____ 1.528 ------- .851 1.590 1. 541 2.130 ------ ------------ ·--- -- Average_. ______ --.-· __ 1.659 ------- 1.141 1.585 1.660 2. 6oo I 1.110 

-----------.---~-

Percentage of rainfall ______ 9.61 5. 6o 9. 64 1o. t6 15. 57 I 6. 49 

a This represents only the excess water over the demands for irrigation, together with the 

return or seepage waters. 

LOUP RIVER. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Loup River near Columbus, Nebr. 

[Drainage area, 13,542 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. Total in acre- SecondMaxi- Mini- feet. feet per D~pth 

Mean. Ill mum. mum. square inches. mile. 

--- 1901. 

April ___ . ________________ 4,681 2,573 3,254 193,626 0.24 0.27 

May--------------.----.--- 2,743 1,847 2,346 144,250 .17 .20 

June ____ · _____ .. ---~ ------ 5,902 1,723 3,467 206,300 .26 .29 

July __________ .. ____ . _____ 3,048 (a) 1,609 98,934 .12 .14 

August _____________ . ____ 1,825 (a) 1,377 84,668 .10 .12 

September _______________ 4,776 1,763 2,853 169,765 .21 .23 

October __________________ 2,647 1,898 2,243 137,916 .17 .20 

November ________________ 3,367 1,743 2,325 138,942 .17 .19 

a On account of shifting of the bed of the river the low-water flow is somewhat uncertain. 

NOTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 38 .. 
138 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1901. (N0.75. 

PLATTE RIVER. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Platte River near Columbus, Nebr. 

[Drainage area, 56,867 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. Total in acre- SecondMaxi- Mini- feet. feet per D~pth 

Mean. Ill mum. mum. square inches. mile. 

~~-

1901. 

April -------------------- 28,400 1,300 8,827 525.243 0.16 0.18 

May __________________ , __ 9,200 2,054 5,300 325,884 .09 .10 

June _____________________ 12,875 5,500 9,363 557,137 .16 .18 

July 1-11 _________________ -------- -------- 1,991 47,389 .04 .02 

August ------------------ 0 0 0 0 .00 .00 

September _______________ 0 0 0 0 .00 .00 

October __________________ 0 0 0 0 .00 .00 

November _________ .. ______ 978 375 672 40,641 .01 .01 

NoTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 39. 

16,000 H-+-t--t-+-t-+++-•-1--l--l--1-H-+-l-+-+-H-+++-H-+-1-++-iH-+-J 

12,000 1-t-+--+--+-+-+-+--+--1-

8,000 t-t-+-+--t-+-1-+-+--1- 1-1-r4,000 !--+-+-+--+-+-+-+-+-+ 

FIG. 43.-Discharge of Platte River near Columbus,.Nebr., 1901. 
NEWELL.] PLATTE RIVER DRAINAGE. 139 

ELKHORN RIVER. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Elkhorn River near Norfolk, Nebr. 

[Drainage area, 2,474 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. l Run-off. 

Month. Total in acre- SecondMaxi- Mini- feet. feet per Di=!pth Mean. Ill mum. mum. square inches. mile. 

--- ---

1901. 

April -------------------- 933 431 648 38,559 0.26 0.29 

May _____________________ 881 306 489 30,067 .20 .23 

June ___ . _________________ 3,438 270 1,271 75,630 .51 .57 

July _______________ .. _____ 2,003 215 765 47,038 .31 .35 

August ------------------ 231 149 - 172 10,576 .07 .08 

September _______________ 362 142 269 16,006 .11 .12 

October . _________________ 342 3081 323 19,860 .13 .15 

November ________________ 357 319 332 19,755 .13 .15 

NoTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 40; rating table on page 171 of same paper. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Elkhorn River near Arlington, Nebr. 

[Drainage area, 5,980 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. Total in acre- SecondMaxi- Mini- feet. feet per DE}pth 

mum. mum. Mean. · Ill square 

mile. inches. 

1901. 

April -------------------- 1,335 833 1,065 63,372 0.18 0.20 

May ____________ . ________ 2,133 613 1,136 69,850 .19 .22 

June _______________ -- . --- 4,745 541 1,869 111,213 .31 .35 

July _____________________ 3,989 544 1,373 84,422 .23 .27 

August _____________ . _____ 533 317 421 25,886 .07 .08 

September ___ . ____________ 705 300 514 30,585 .09 .10 

October _ _ _ _ . _______ - - - - -- 679 544 599 36,831 .10 .12 

November ________________ 726 537 627 37,309 .10 .11 

NoTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 41. 
140 S'tREA:M MEAStJRE:M:ENTS IN 1901. [No.75. 

FIG. 44.-Discharge of Elkhorn River near Arlington, Nebr., 1901. 

KANSAS RIVER DRAINAGE. 

As in previous years systematic measurements were carried on 

during 1901 at seven points in the basin of Kansas River, the main 

river being gaged at Lecompton, Kans., and its principal tributaries 

being gaged at or near their mouths. Kansas River is the largest 

river which rises in the region of the Great Plains and presents 

together with its numerous tributaries a typical example of Great 

Plains drainage. 

REPUBLICAN RIVER. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Republican River near Superior, Nebr. 

[Drainage area, 22,347 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. Total in acre- SecondMaxi- Mini- feet. feet per D~pth 

Mean. In mum. mum. square inches. mile. 

1901. April ____________________ 1,507 637 961 57,183 0.043 0.048 

May _____ -· _______________ 622 146 364 22,381 .016 .018 

J nne - ------ -- ---- - --- ---- 480 117 219 13,031 .010 .011 

J nly _____________________ 154 5 44 2,618 .002 .002 

August __________________ 856 5 70 4,304 .003 .003 

September _______________ 4,991 10 1,246 74,142 .056 .062 

October __________________ 1,490 285 443 27,239 .020 .020 

November _______________ 1,030 312 419 24,932 .019 .021 

NOTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 41; rating table on page 171 of same paper. 
lTEWELL.] KANSAS RIVER DRAINAGE. _141 

Estimated monthly discharge of Republican River at Junction, Kans. 

[Drainage area, 25,837 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. Total in acre- SecondMaxi- Mini- feet. feet per D~pth 

Mean. Ill mum. mum. square inches. mile. 

1901. 

January __________ . _______ 570 405 510 31,359 0.020 0.023 

February ~--- ------------ 1,015 450 669 37,154 .026 .027 

March ___________________ 1,750 850 1,030 63,332 .040 .046 

April -------------------- 5,010 930 1,530 91,041 .059 .066 

May _____________________ 1,015 405 747 45,931 .029 .033 

J nne _____________________ 510 315 406 24,159 .016 .018 

J nly _____________________ 450 75 177 10,883 .007 .008 

An~st ------------------ 110 20 53 3,259 .002 .002 

September ______________ . 3,160 20 906 53,911 .036 .040 

October __________________ 770 40;) 564 34,679 .022 .025 

November ________________ 510 405 472 28,086 .018 .020 

December ________________ 660 450 594 36,524 .023 .027 

The year ___________ 5,010 20 638 460,318 .025 .335 

NOTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 43; rating table on page 171 of same paper. 

7,000 t-t-!--t---.-t-t-+-t----l-f-l-l--t----l-f-l-l--t--1-l--l--l--+--l-f-l-l--t--l-~--+-l-4-l--+-l 

6,000 t-t-!--t--l-t-+-t--l-f-l-l--l--l-t--t-l--+-+-!--!--l--t--l-f-l-l--t--l-~--+-l-4-l--+-l 

5,000 t-t-!--t--l-t-+-+-+-f-l-r+-+-+-t--t-l--t--1-l--l--l--t--l--l-l-l--t--1-t--t-l--+-+-l--+-l 

4,000 t-t-!--+--t-iH--+-+-1---t-H--+-+-t-t-l--+-+-l--+-+-+-+-t-t-+--+-+-t-t-+--+--t-~-l 

3,000 H-+++-H-++-H-1+-1-+-H-1-++-H-1--+-+-H-++-++-H-1--l-+-H--l 

2,000 l--l--l--l--1-1-+-l--l-~&+-l-4-~--+-+--1-l--+--+-l--l-+-l----l--l-~--+-+-4-l--+-l 

~ FIG. 45.-Discharge of Republican River at Junction, Kans., 1901. · 
142 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1901. 

SOLOMON RIVER. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Solomon River near Niles, Kans. 

[Drainage area, 6,815 square miles.) 

[No.75. 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. Total in acre- SecondMaxi- Mini- feet. feet per D~pth 

Mean. In mum. mum. square inches. mile. 

1901. 

January _________________ 114 46 91 5,595 0.013 0.015 

February---------------- 193 54 90 4,998 .013 .014 

March ____ .. ______ . _ _ _ _ _ . _ 341 100 152 9,346 .022 .025 

April ___________ . ________ 2,020 114 452 26,896 .066 .074 

May __________ . __________ 303 89 142 8,731 .021 .024 

June ___________ ---- _ ----- 989 46 157 9,342 .023 .026 

July _____________________ 54 7 27 1,660 .004 .005 

August __________________ 62 7 18 1,107 .003 .003 

September _______________ 1,604 70 243 14,460 .036 .040 

Octobet· ___________________ 89 38 67 4,120 .010 .012 

November ________________ 176 38 99 5,891 .015 .017 

December ________________ 100 54 79 4,858 .012 .014 --- The year ___________ 2,020 7 135 97,004 .020 .269 

NoTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 44; rating table on page 172 of same paper. 

SALINE RIVER. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Saline River near Salina, Kans. 

[Drainage area, 3,311 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. Total in acre- SecondMaxi- Mini- feet. feet per D~pth 

mum. mum. Mean. Ill square inches. mile. 

1901. January __________________ 71 47 56 3,443 0.017 0.020 

February ________________ 115 55 74 4,110 .022 .023 

March ___________________ 122 51 76 4,673 .023 .027 

April _____________________ 3,580 85 470 27,967 .142 .158 

May _______________ ... _____ 315 60 112 6,887 .034 .039 

June __ ~- _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ____ 2,680 37 376 22,374 .114 .127 

July _____________________ 51 22 31 1,906 .009 .010 

August ___________________ 153 25 47 2,890 .014 .016 

September ________________ 85 40 53 3,154 .016 .018 

Octo her ____________ . _____ 60 37 47 2,890 .014 .016 

November ________________ 65 40 53 3,154 .016 .018 

Decem her ________________ 65 47 57 3,505 .017 .020 ------ --- The year ____ . ______ 3,580 22 121 86,953 .036 .492 

NOTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 45; rating table on page 172 of same paper. 
NEWELL.] KANSAS RIVER DRAINAGE. 143 

SMOKY HILL RIVER. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Smoky Hill River at EllsworthrKans. 

[Drainage area, 7,980 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. Total in acre- SecondMaxi- Mini- feet. feet per D~pth 

Mean. In mum. mum. square inches. mile. 

1901. January __________________ 120 18 59 3,074 0.006 0.007 

February ---------------- 165 20 72 3,999 .009 .009 

March------------------- 50 20 33 2,029 .004 .005 

April ____________________ 662 23 124 7,378 .016 .018 

May _____________________ 81 23 47 2,890 .006 .·oo7 

June _____________________ 142 23 48 2,856 .006 .007 

July ___________ --------- 18 5 9 553 .001 .001 

August __________________ 142 5 46 2,828 .006 .007 

September _______________ 142 12 62 3,689 .008 .009 

October __________ - ------ 73 14 36 2,214 .005 .006 

November ________________ 14 8 11 655 .001 .001 

December ________________ 50 12 22 1,353 .003 .003 

The year ___________ 652 5 47 33,518 .006 .080 

NOTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 45; rating table on page 172 of same paper. 

BLUE RIVER. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Blue River near Manhattan, Kans. 

[Drainage area, 9,490 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. j Run-off. 

Month. Total in acre- SecondMaxi- Mini- feet. feet per D~pth 

Mean. In mum. mum. square inches. mile. 

1901. January __________________ 815 522 682 41,935 0.07 0.08 

February ---------- ·------ 4,082 635 1,471 81,695 .16 .17 

March------------------- 3,013 770 1,129 69,420 .12 .14 

April ____________________ 13,155 1,010 2,146 127,696 .23 .26 

May _____________________ 2,325 725 1,152 70,834 .12 .14 

June ____ - -. -------- ------ 1,500 460 828 49,269 .09 .10 

July _____________________ 770 305 473 29,084 .0.1) .06 

August _________________ 2,800 380 775 47,653 .08 .09 

September ____ -· -------- 1,010 305 511 30,407 .05 .06 

October __ • _______________ 590 380 470 28,899 .05 .06 

November ________________ 1,325 460 590 35,107 .06 .07 

December ________________ 680 380 498 30,621 .05 .06 

The year ___________ 13,155 305 894 642,620 .09 1.29 

NOTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 46; rating table on page 172 of same paper. 
144 STREAM :MEASUREMENTS IN 1901. [NO.'ib. 

KANSAS RIVER. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Kansas River at Lecompton, Kans. 

[Drainage area, 58,550 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. Total in acre- SecondMaxi- Mini- feet. feet per D~pth 

mum. mum. Mean. In square inches. mile. 

1901. 

January __________________ 2,375 1,210 .1, 772 108,956 0.03 0.03 

February _________ ---- . - 8,820 1,210 3,142 174,497 .05 .05 

~arch------------------- 11,110 4,465 6,353 390,631 .11 .13 

April _______________ ~ ____ 25,000 4,332 12,844 764,271 .22 .25 

~ay - ---- ---- - --- ---- ---- 7,005 2,625 4,767 293,111 .08 .09 

June _____________________ 4,465 2,375 3,231 192,258 .06 .07 

July -----7--------------- 2,625 275 1,123 69,051 .02 .02 

August __________________ 4,465 275 2,173 133,613 .04 .05 

September _______________ 6,710 2,375 4,367 259,855 .07 .08 

October __________________ 5,000 445 2,270 139,577 .04 .05 

November ________________ 1,885 275 1,222 72,714 .02 .02 

December _______ ··--. ---- 1,000 625 805 49,498 .01 .01 

The year ___________ 25,000 275 3,672 2,648,032 .06 .85 

NoTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 46; rating table on page 172 of same paper. 

15,000 1-t-+--t-+-t--1--+--1-t10,000 t-t-t--t-+-t--1-+-1-if--

5,000 1-+-f--'-:f--f0~ FIG. 46.-Discharge of Kansas River at Lecompton, Kans., lOOL 
NEWELL.] STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1901. 145 

.ARKANSAS RIVER DRAINAGE . 

.Arkansas River rises in the central portion of Colorado, its head-

. waters having their source near the summit of the Rockies. The 

river derives the greater part of its flow from the mountainous 

regions of Colorado, its volume diminishing greatly as it approaches 

the level of the plains through constant diversion for irrigation purposes. By far the greater number of gaging stations maintained in 

the Arkansas River Basin are located in the irrigation districts of 

Colorado. During 1901 a station was established near Barton, Colo., 

a few miles west of the Kansas line, the records of which will be of 

value in determining the amount of water passing from Colorado into 

Kansa~:~. As in previous years, stations were maintained in Kansas 

on the Arkansas proper at Hutchinson, on Verdigris River near 

Liberty, and on Neosho River near lola. A detailed report on the 

Arkansas River drainage in Colorado, together with a resume of all 

the available records of flow, is contained in Water-Supply Paper No. 

74, on the Water Resources of the State of Colorado, by A. L. Fellows. 

_ARKANSAS RIVER. 

Estimated monthly dit~charge of Arkansas River near Canyon, Oolo. 

[Drainage area, 3,060 square miles.] 

.. Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. Total in acre- SecondMaxi- Mini- feet. feet per D~pth 

Mean. m mum. mum. square inches. mile. 

1901. 

April ____________________ 663 217 373 22,195 0.12 0.13 

May _____________ -________ 3,799 442 1,681 103,300 .55 .63 

Jtune _____________________ 2,633 1,690 2,182 129,938 .71 .79 

July - ------ ---- --------- - 1,912 407 795 48,883 .26 .30 

August __________________ 1,967 407 630 38,737 .21 .24 

Septetnber ______ -------- 715 270 352 20,945 .12 .13 

October __________________ 377 270 313 19,246 .10 .12 

NoTE .. -Gage heights and diseharge measurements tor 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 49; rating table on page 172 of same paper. 

IRR 75-02--10 
146 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1901. [No.75. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Arkansas River at Pueblo, Colo. 

[Drainage area, 4,600 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

:Month. Total in acre- SecondMaxi- Mini- feet. feet per D~pth 

Mean. In mum. mum. square inches. mile. 

--- 1901. 

Jan nary __________________ 625 430 474 29,145 0.10 0.12 

February ________________ 430 254 414 22,992 .09 .09 

March------------------- 380 254 322 19,799 .07 .08 

April ____________________ 932 234 547 32,549 .12 .13 

May--------------------- 11,060 625 1,784 109,694 .39 .41 

June _____ . ___ .. __________ 4,326 1,660 2,347 139,656 .51 .56 

July--------------------- 2,662 338 1,004 61,733 .22 .25 

Au~st ------------------ 1,560 430 776 47,714 .17 .20 

September _______________ 1,367 214 429 25,527 .09 .10 

October __________________ 430 254 321 19,737 .07 .08 

November ________________ 430 254 328 19,517 .07 .08 

December ________________ 698 296 447 27,485 .10 .11 ---

The year ___________ 11,060 214 803 555,548 .17 2.21 

I 

NoTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 50; rating table on page 172 of same paper. 

FIG. 47.-Discharge of Arkansas River at Pueblo, Colo., 1001. 
NEWELL.) ARKANSAS RIVER DRAINAGE. 147 

Estimated rnonthly discharge of Arkansas River at Prowers, Colo. 

[Drainage area, 19,180 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. Total in acre- SecondMaxi- Mini- feet. feet per D':lpth Mean. Ill mum. mum. square inches. mile. 

1901. January _________________ 120 36 60 3,689 0.003 0.003 

February ________________ 103 25 64 3,554 

I 

.003 .003 

March ___________________ 50 25 40 2,460 .002 .002 

April ____________________ 61 15 41 2,440 I .002 .002 

May _____________________ 2,546 48 564 34,679 .029 .033 

June _____________________ 6,086 120 2,129 126,684 .111 .124 

July - ------ -- -- ---- ------ 658 36 176 10,822 .009 .010 

Au~st ------------------ 2,782 48 :.. 518 31,851 .027 .031 

September _______________ 658 10 120 7,140 .006 .007 

October------------------ 88 10 46 2,828 .002 .002 

November _______________ 88 36 59 3,510 .003 .003 

December ________________ 120 25 55 3,382 .003 .003 ------

The year ___________ 6,086 10 323 233,039 .017 .223 

NOTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 53; rating table on page 172 of same paper. 

Estirnated rnonthly discharge of Arkansas River at Hutchinson, Kans. 

[Drainage area, 34,000 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. Total in acre- SecondMaxi- Mini- D~pth 

Mean. feet. feet per Ill mum. mum. square inches. mile. 

1901. January __________________ 140 80 94 5,780 0.003 0.003 

February _________________ 530 80 167 9,275 .005 .005 

March ___________________ 295 140 171 10,514 .005 .006 

April ____________________ 960 140 375 22,314 . 011 .012 

May _____________________ 190 100 14~ I 8,977 .004 .005 

Jtune _____________________ 2,820 100 747. 44,450 .022 .025 

July _____ - _______________ 205 30 83 5,103 .002 .002 

Au~t- __________________ 60 20 27 1,660 .001 .001 

September ________________ 205 20 64 3,808 .002 .002 

October ___________ . ______ 140 45 76 4,673 .002 .002 

November ________________ 52 37 39 2,321 .001 .001 

December ________________ 70 37 45 2,767 .001 .001 ---

The year ___________ 2,820 20 169 121,642 .005 .065 

NOTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are 'given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 56; rating table on page 172 of same paper. 
148 STREAM :MEABUREMEN:TS IN 1901. (NO. 75. 

4,000 l-l--+-t--+-+-t-+-l--t-+-11-1--+-l-+-+-11-1--t--t--t-t-t-t-t--t--t-rt-+-t--+-i-t-t-; 

3,000 H-1-+-t-H-t--t--t-hH-t--t--t-hH-t-+-t-H'-t--t--i--t-H-t-t--t-t-H-i 

2,000 H-+=--t--t-H-l--t--t--HH--1--l-+IHH-t-++-H....,..,.-++-t-H-t+-t-+-H-i 

FIG. 48.-Discharge of Arkansas River at Hutchinson, Kans., 1901. 

VERDIGRIS RIVER. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Verdigris River near Liberty, Kans. 

[Drainage area, 3,067 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. Total in acre- SecondMaxi- Mini- feet. feet per D~pth 

mum. mum. Mean. In square inches. mile. 

1901. 

January __________ ------- 860 280 465 28,592 0.151 0.174 

February ________________ 2,200 368 920 51,094 .300 .312 

March ___________________ 7,458 368 1,006 61,857 .328 .379 

April ____ ------N -------- 16,260 760 3,272 194,697 1.067 1.195 

May ___________________ -- 2_,550 90 554 34,064 .181 .209 

June _____________________ 810 40 122 7,259 .040 .045 

July _____________________ 90 3 13 799 .004 .005 

August __________________ 205 2 30 1,845 .010 .012 

September _______________ 2,200 2 153 9,104 .050 .056 

October __________________ 90 40 55 3,382 .018 .021 

November ________________ 40 27 37 2,202 .012 .013 

December ________________ 55 40 51 3,136 .017 .020 I 

5561 

--- Theyear ________ ----~16,260 2 398,031 .182 2.441 

NoTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, pa~e 57; rating table on page 172 of same paper. 
NEWELL.] WESTERN GULF DRAINAGE. 

NEOSHO RIVER. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Neosho River near Iola, Kans. 

[Drainage area, 3,670 square miles.] 

149 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. 

'Total in acre- SecondMaxi- Mini- feet. D~pth 

Mean. feet per ln mum. mum. square inches. 

! 

mile. 

1901. 

January _________________ 985 353 444 27,300 0.121 0.140 

February ________________ '3,570 353 1,224 67,978 .334 .348 

March ___________________ 1,900 552 999 61, 426" .272 .314 

~pril -- ---- ---- -- -- ------ 19,250 1,382 6,969 414,684 1.899 2.119 

May _____________________ 1,500 678 1,065 65,484 .290 .334 

J nne _____________________ 4,250 450 955 56,826 .260 .290 

July------------- -------- 353 190 254 15,618 .069 .080 

August __________________ 190 154 178 10,945 .048 .055 

September_ -------------- 142 58 102 6,069 .028 .031 

October __________________ 58 10 33 2,029 .009 .010 

November__ _ ____________ 70 10 32 1,904 .009 . 010 

I>ecember ________________ 94 10 35 2,152 .010 .012 

The year __ " ________ 19,250 10 102 732,415 .279 3.743 

NOTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 57; rating table on page 172 of same paper. 

WESTERN GULF DRAINAGE. 

During 1901 measurements were continued on the Brazos River at 

Waco, Tex., and on the Colorado River at Austin, Tex. Results of 

measurements are here p~blished for the Waco station for the entire 

period of observation, 1898 to 1901. A hydrographic reconnaissance 

was made during the month of December, 1901, hy Prof. Thomas U. 

Taylor, of a number of Texas streams, the results of which reconnais--

sance are published in Water-Supply Paper No. 66, pages 58 to 63. 

Descriptions of the principal irrigation systems of Texas deriving 

their water supply from rivers or wells in that State are contained in 

"'\Vater-Supply PaperNo. 71, entitled Irrigation Systems of Texas, by 

Prof. Thomas U. Taylor. 

Systematic measurements were kept during 1901 at fifteen gaging 

stations scattered along the Rio Grande and its tributaries, the first 

station being at Del Norte, at the head of the San Luis Valley, Colorado, 

and the last station at Eagle Pass, Tex. The stations along the Lower 

Rio Grande are maintained by the International (Water) Boundary 

Commission. 
150 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1901. [No.76. 

The accompanying diagrams, figs. 50, 51, and 52, furnish an interesting graphic comparison of the discharge of the Rio Grande near 

EJ Paso, below Presidio, and near Eagle Pass for 1900 and 1901. 

BRAZOS RIVER. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Brazos River at Waco, Tw. 

[Drainage area, 30,750 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

..Month. Total in acre- SecondMaxi-· Mini- feet. feet per D~pth 

Mean. In mum. mum. square inches. mile. 

1898. 

September 14-30 __________ -------- -------- 797 26,874 0.026 0.016 

October __________________ 1,126 95 347 21,336 .011 .013 

November _______________ 145 61 85 5,058 .003 .003 

December ______ . ___ . _____ 721 61 144 8,854 .005 .006 

1899. 

January __________________ 179 76 116 7,133 .004 .005 

February ________________ 95 61 82 4,554 .003 .003 

March------------------- 68 26 41 2,521 .001 .001 

April ____________________ 2,968 26 161 9,580 .005 .006 

May--------------------- 5,085 40 1,457 89,587 .047 .054 

June_ . __________ .. ________ 70,682 668 11,203 666,624 .364 .526 

July ____________________ .. 50,110 1,800 10,945 672,981 .356 .407 

August __________________ 2,185 118 533 32,773 .017 .019 

September _ . _____________ 106 I 50 74 4,403 .002 .002 

October _________________ . 16,750 32 1,127 67,075 .037 .043 

November _______________ 77,076 365 7,582 451,160 .246 .277 

December ________________ 11,600 748 2,974 182,864 .097 .112 -~--- -- The year _______ . ___ 77,076 26 3,025 2,191,255 .098 1.455 

---- 1900. 

January ___________ ~_. ____ 9,620 860 1,914 117,687 .062 .071 

February ~---·-- ·---------- 830 365 615 34,155 .020 .021 

March------------------- 3,435 315 791 48,637 .026 .030 

April ____ .. - _______ -___ -_ 83,094 668 15,585 927,371 .507 .566 

May _______ ---_ ---------- 46,218 3,365 9,092 559,045 .292 .332 

June _____________ ---- __ -- 35,095 1,322 6,090 362,380 .198 .221 

July - -------------------- 10,240 1,220 3,148 193,563 .102 .114 

August ------------------ 5,277 540 .2,257 138,7771 .073 .084 

September _______________ 98,832 365 22,213 1,321,767 .722 .802 
NEWELL.] WESTERN 6lJ LF VRAIN AGE. 151 

Estimated monthly discharge of Brazos River at Waco,· Tex.-Continued. 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. Total in acre- SecondMaxi- Mini- feet. feet per Depth Mean. In mum. mum. square inches. mile. 

1900. 

October __________________ 35,376 1,082 4,953 304,548 .161 .186 

November ________________ 12,150 775 1,826 108,655 .059 .066 

December ________________ 775 415 575 35,355 .019 .022 ---

The year ___________ 98,832 315 5,755 4,151,940 .187 2.515 

1901. 

January __________________ 415 267 344 21,213 .011 .013 

February ________________ 616 221 392 21,771 .013 .014 

March-----------------·-- 415 145 232 14,265 .008 .009 

April ____________________ 1,172 179 560 33,322 .020 .018 

May ____ .. ________________ 38,017 76 3,670 225,660 .119 .137 

June _____________________ 18,974 221 2,944 175,180 .096 .107 

July ___________ -. _________ 267 61 107 6,479 .003 .003 

August------------------ 1,126 68 431 39,332 .022 .025 

September _______________ 3,100 61 662 26,501 .014 .016 

October __________________ 565 95 246 15,126 .008 .009 

November _______________ 748 76 303 18,030 .010 .011 

December ________________ 267 76 136 8,362 .004 .005 

The year ________ . __ ,38, 017 61 836 605,241 .026 .367 

NOTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 59; rating table on page 173 of same paper. 
152 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1901. 

COLORADO RIVER. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Colorado River at Austin, Tex. 

[Drainage area, 37,000 square miles.] 

(N0.75. 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. Total in acre- SecondMaxi- Mini- feet. feet per D';lpth 

mum. mum. Mean. square Ill 

mile. inches. 

---

1901. 

January----------------._ 2,704 2,306 2,569 157,962 0.07 0.08 

February ---------------- 2,306 1,908 1,920 106,631 .05 .05 

]{arch------------------- 1,908 1,190 1,455 89,464 .04 .05 

April __ . _ .. ____ . __ . __ . ___ 3,102 980 1,490 88,661 .04 .04 

]{ay --------------------- 8,674 980 3,148 193,624 .09 .10 

June ... ____ -._---.--.---- ~,480 290 1,996 118,770 .05 .06 

July--------------------- 40,912 210 4,037 248,225 .11 .13 

August ___ ... ____________ 1,908 175 558 34,310 .02 .02 

September _____ ... _______ 21,808 210 4,161 247,597 .11 .13 

October .. _. _____ . ___ ... __ 825 290 . 415 25,517 .01 .01 

November ____ . ___ . __ .... _ 10,664 290 1,690 10,056 .05 .06 

December _________ ..... _. 580 380 484 29,760 .01 .01 

The year _ ... _ . _____ 40,912 175 1,994 1,350,577 .05 .74 

NOTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1001 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 64; rating table on page 173 of same paper. 

Sec.-ft. 

16,000 ~-"-r;;..;;;;-t-,;.;-;~~~.,.._;.r-;=-+...:.;:..=r-+..!;:...::;:::....j--'!T-:;::.....,__:..:;:..::,::......j......:..;::.,.:;,::.....J.-...:..~:..:;::~.:.;::;...:;=,...,!---=.;::..:::;::.~ 

12,000 HH--+++-1--+-++-+-H-f--f--f-HH-tlf*--+-H-+--l-15-+-H-+-1-+-HH-1 

10,000 H-t-t--t-+-t-++--+-+-IH-++-+-+-IH-+Ir-H---+-H-+--l-15-+-H-+-41--t-HH-4 

6,000 t-t-+-t--+-.._.-4--+--1--1-l'-1-~ 

FIG. 49.-Discharge of Colorado River at Austin, Tex., 1901.-
mniELL.] WESTERN GULF DRAINAGE. 

RIO GRANDE. 

Estirnated monthly discharge of Rio Grande near Del Norte, Colo. 

[Drainage area, 1,400 square miles.] 

153 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. Total in acre- SecondMaxi- Mini- feey. feet per D~pth 

Mean. ln mum. mum. square inches. mile. 

--- 1901. 

January ----------------- -------- -------- a800 ~9,190 ao.57 a0.66 

February ________________ -------- -------- a900 49,983 a.64 a.67 

March ___________________ -------- ---· ---- a500 30,744 a.36 a.40 

April ____________________ 1,734 289 710 42,248. .51 • 57 

May--------------------- 4,479 1,463 2,570 158,023 1.84 2.12 

Jtune _____________________ 2,754 1,149 1,782 116,036 1.27 1.42 

July--------------------- 1,063 384 594 36,524 .42 .48 

August ------------------ 660 320 464 28,530 .33 .38 

September _________ ---- __ 895 258 446 26,539 .32 .36 

October _______ "" __________ 320 228 262 16,110 .19 .22 

November ________________ -------- -------· 283 16,840 .20 .22 

December ______ -·- ________ -------- -------- 366 22,504 .26 .30 

The year _____ ------ -------- -------- 806 593,271 .58 7.80 

a Approximate. 

NoTE.-Gage heightsanddischarge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 65; rating table on page 173 of same paper. 

Estimate monthly discharge of Rio Grande at Cenicero, Colo. 

[Drainage area, 7,695 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

--------

Month. 

I 

Total in acre- SecondMaxi- Mini- feet. feet per Dt:pth 

mum. mum. Mean. 1ll square inches. 

-I mile. 

---

1901. 

January _______ ---------- 594 594 594 36,524 0.0770 0.0890 

February ________________ 594 414 581 32,267 .0760 .0790 

March ___________________ 774 107 365 22,443 .04:70 .0540 

April ____________________ 1,044 107 278 16,542 .0360 .0400 

May _ . _ _ _ _ _ _ ______________ 2,664 1,224 1,680 103,299 .2180 .2500 

J nne ____________________ : 1,854 236 1,032 61,408 .1340 .1500 

July _____ .. _______________ 236 22 82 5,041 .0110 .0130 

August ------------------ 142 31 60 3,689 .0078 .0090 

September ________________ 58 43 50 2,975 .0063 .0070 

October ____ . _____________ 79 43 54 3,320 .00721 .0083 

November ________________ 142 43 72 4,284 .0094 .0105 

December ________________ 414 142 337 20,721 .0440 I .0510 --- The .0561 1 year ___________ 2,664 22 432 312,513 .7608 

N OTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 65; rating table on page 173 of same paper. 
154 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1901. [No.75. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Rio Grande at Embudo, N. Mex. 

[Drainage area, 10,090 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. Total in acre- SecondMaxi- Mini- feet. feet per D~pth 

Mean. In mum. mum. square inches. Dille. ~ 

1901. 

January ____________ .. ____ 400 280 341 20,967 0.034 0.039 

February ________________ 680 350 466 25,880 .046 .048 

March __ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ________ 680 350 518 31,851 .051 .059 

April ____________________ 2,020 350 628 37,369 .062 .069 

May _____________________ 6,950 1,700 3,461 212,809 .343 .396 

June_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ________ 4,200 530 1,714 101,990 .170 .190 

July _____________________ 9,700 220 398 24,472 .039 .045 

August __________________ 1,470 300 451 27,730 .045 .052 

September ____________ ---~ 590 300 359 21,362 .036 .040 

October _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ______ 540 300 331 20,352 .033 .038 

November_ _ _ _ _ _ _________ 460 340 359 21,362 .036 .040 

December _______________ . 500 360 423 26,009 .042 .048 

The year ___________ 9,700 220 787 572,153 .078 1.064 

NoTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 66; rating table on page 173 of same paper. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Rio Grande at Rio Grande, N. Mex. 

[Drainage area, 14,050 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. Total in acre- SecondMaxi- Mini- feet. feet per D~pth 

Mean. Ill mum. mum. square inches. mile. 

1901. 

January __________________ 610 255 397 24,410 0.028 0.032 

February ________________ 1,360 420 658 36,543 .047 .049 

March ______ . ____________ 1,275 390 742 45,624 .053 .061 

April ______ . _____________ 4,940 420 1,402 83,425 .100 .112 

May _____________________ 8,400 4,000 5,194 319,367 .370 .430 

June _____________________ 4,740 815 2,199 130,850 .157 .175 

July _____________________ 2,930 280 729 44,824 .052 .060 

August __________________ 3,450 200 827 50,850 .059 .068 

September _______________ 2,295 280 580 34,512 .041 .046 

October __________________ 1,870 320 491 30,190 .035 .040 

November ________________ 580 380 462 27,491 .033 .037 

December ________________ 640 260 463 28,468 .033 .038 

The year ___________ 8,400 200 1,179 856,554 .084 1.148 

NoTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 67; rating table on page 173 of same paper. 
NEWELL.] WESTERN GULF DRAINAGE •. 155 

Estimated monthly discharge of Rio Grande near San Marcial, N. Mex. 

[Drainage area, 28,067 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. 

j 

Total in acre- SecondMaxi- Mini- feet. feet per D~pth 

Mean. In mum. mum. square inches. :fuile. 

---

1901. 

January __________________ 450 30 341 20,967 0.0121 0.0140 

February ________________ 1,000 290 458 25,468 .0163 .0170 

]darch ___________________ 480 30 246 15,114 .0088 .0101 

April ____________________ 3,560 0 398 23,683 .0142 .0158 

May _____________________ 5,570 2,880 4,165 256,126 .1484 .1711 

June __ c. _________________ - 4,740 60 1,616 96,1781 .0574 .0640 

July _____________________ 6,600 0 964 59,286 .0341 .0394 

August __________________ 5,865 120 1,066 65,534 .0379 .0437 

September __ _ : ___________ 6,210 0 632 37,607 .0225 .0251 

October. _________________ 2,320 0 277 17,018 .0099 .0114 

November ________________ 1,460 160 337 20,053 .0120 .0134 

December ________________ 460 230 313 19,240 .0111 .0128 

The year ___________ 6,600 0 901 656,274 .0320 .4388 

NOTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 68. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Rio Grande near El Paso, Tex. 

[Drainage area, 30,000 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. Total in acre- SecondMaxi- Mini- feet. feet per Depth 

Mean. in mum. mum. square inches. mile. 

1901. 

January----------------- 30 0 5 278 O.OOQ2 0.0002 

February ________________ 270 0 81 4,503 .0027 .0028 

]darch ___________________ 410 0 60 3,669 .0016 .0018 

April _________ " __________ 0 0 0 0 .0000 .0000 

May ____ -- ------- ---- -- -- 1 

3,98~ 110 2,571 158,102 .0857 .0988 

June ____________________ . I 3,620 20 1,295 77,038 .0432 .0482 

J u1y --------- -- -- -------- 2,480 0 205 12,576 .0068 .0078 

August __________________ 3,070 90 986 60,655 .0329 .0379 

September _______________ 2,650 0 353 21,005 .0118 .0132 

October __________________ 450 0 87 5,336 .0029 .0033 

November ________________ 810 40 215 12,813 .0072 .0080 

December ________________ 130 130 130 7,993 .0043 .0050 --- --

The year ___________ 3,980 0 499 363,968 .0166 .2270 

NoTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 70. 
156 

• _I Sec.-ft 

16,000 

14,000 

12,000 

10,000 

8,000 

6,000 

4,000 

2,000 

0 

14,000 

12,000 

10,000 

8,000 

6,000 

4,000 

2,000 

0 

~~~-

... 

S'rREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1901. (No.75. 

i:>E~ :~~- ;~~- ~~6 ~~N~ ~~! 0 f \~~- foE~J· ~~1 ~~~ :~~~ 

,,~ wo 

1-· 

i ~ 

I• II 

It ~(?t I· 

It I~ ~. lt.. 1 ll ·' 

FIG. 50.-Discharge of Rio Grande near El Paso, Tex., 1000-1001. 
NEWELL.) WESTERN GULF DRAINAGE. 157 

Estimated monthly discharge of Rio Grande near Fort Hancock, Tex. 

Discharge in second-feet. 

Month. 

Maximum. Minimum. Mean. 

1901. 

January ____________________________ 0 0 0 0 

February ___________________________ 0 0 0 0 

March ______________________________ 0 0 0 0 

April __________ . ____________________ 0 0 0 0 

May ______________ ---------·-------- 2,680 0 1,742 107,127 

June _________________ - ___ ------ _--- 2, 710 0 1,015 60,417 

July ------------------------------- 1,250 0 67 4,126 

August ________________________ . ____ 1,770 0 622 38,221 

September _________________ ~ ________ 1,800 0 241 14,321 

October---------------------------- 630 0 94 5,752 

November __________________________ 1,000 30 210 12,476 

December __________________________ 450 40 123 7,736 

The year _____________________ 2,710 0 343 250,176 

N OTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 71. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Rio Grande above Presidio, Tex. 

Month. 

1901. 

Jan nary ____________________________ 

February -------------------------- March ----------------~------------

April ------------------------------ May ---------------------------·--- J nne _______________________________ 

July ------------------------------- August -----~----------------------

September ------------------------- October ___________ . ________________ 

November __________________________ 

December _________________________ " 

The year _____________________ 

Discharge in second-feet. 

1----...,.--------,-----l Total in acre- feet. 

Maximum. Minimum. Mean. 

0 0 0 0 

0 0 - 0 0 

0 0 0 0 

0 0 0 0 

1,370 0 770 47,326 

1,620 0 731 43,478 

830 0 137 8,450 

1,270 10 462 28,423 

1,780 30 453 26,936 

970 0 185 11,365 

1,020 30 157 9,322 

130 60 81 4,979 

1,780 0 248 180,279 

NoTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Pape1• 

No. 66, page 72. 
158 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1901. (No.75. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Rio Grande below Presidio, Tex. (including the 

flow of Conchos River). 

Month. 

1901. 

January __________ .. _________________ 

February --------··-----------------

March -----------------------------

April -------------------~ ----------

May ----------a------ •- ---------- ~-

June _______________________________ 

July _________ . _____________________ 

August ------·----------------------

September ----- ·--- ----------------

October ____________________________ 

November -------------------------

December __________________________ 

The year _____________________ 

Discharge in second-feet. 

l-----.--------,-------l Total in acre- feet .. Maximum. Minimum. Mean. 

200 160 181 11,107 

780 160 314 17,434 

440 80 198 12,198 

80 20 41 2,420 

1,300 20 720 44,291 

1,530 50 763 45,422. 

3,470 20 999 61,408 

3,120 820 1,793 110,241 

5,410 640 2,206 131,266 

5,690 330 1,223 75,213. 

1,500 330 593 35,266 

450 260 300 18,466 

5,690 20 778 564,732 

NoTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 74. 
NEWELL.] WESTERN GULF DRAIN AGE. 159 

14,000 t-t-t-+-+-+-+-+-t-t--t-t-l--t--l-t-+-t-+-i-t--H+-i-t--t--+-t-t--t-t-t-t-"t-l-t--1 

10,000 l-+-t--t-l-+-t-t-l--t---t---1r-t---+-+-tr-t---+-+-tH6,000 1-+-+--4--1-+-+--i-+--t--+-1-+-t-+-ll--+-+-+-11-+ 

4,000 1-+...-f--4--1-+-+-i-+--t--+-1-+-t-+-ll--+-+-+-1.-

,, 11 

2,000 l-+-t--+-t-+-l-f-f--t--t-l-+-t-...J-1HIH--H1V11 . )~.t:c?/?~1 

0~~~~~~~~~~" 

,. 

14,000 t-+-t--t-+-+-+-+-t-t--t-l-+-i-~l-l--i-+-i-l--t--1-t-I--+-+-J-+--t-t-+-t--t-l-l--l 

10,000 t-t-+-+-1-t-+-t-t-t--HI-t--t-+-l-t--t-H-t--t-+-t-t--+-t-t-t-+-t-t-t-~1-+-f 

8,000 t-+-+--t--;1-t--f-t-t-t--HI-+-t-+-l-t--t-H-t--t-+-t-t--+-t-t-t-+-t-t-1-~H--f 

6,000 t-+-t-+-t-t-t-t-t-t-+-t-t-t-+-t-t-I--H-t--l-+-l-+-l-1-1-t--+-t-t-t--l-t-+-1 

4,000 t-+-t-+-t-t-t-t-t-t-+-t-t-+-~t-t-t-H-t--l-+-l-t--ltll--+-t--+l-t-l--1--1-t-+-1 

FIG. 51.-Discharge of Rio Grande below Presidio, Tex., 1900-1001. 
160 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1901. (NO. 75. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Rio Grande near Langtry, Tex. 

Discharge in second-feet. 

:Month. Total in acre- l----,----~,-----l feet. 

:Maximum. :Minimum. :Mean. 

1901. 

January ___________________________ . 620 570 600 36,893 

February ---· ---------------- --· --- 920 520 599 33,263 

March _____ . ________________ . ______ 890 450 627 38,559 

April ___ . _______________ . _________ . 920 370 425 25,309 

May _______________________________ 3,500 450 1,163 71,524 

J nne---_ -- _- _ . _ -. ___ -___ --- --- _ --- ~ 2,350 600 1,465 87,174 

July ---- ------- ------ ---- ------ ---- 3,510 500 1,314 80,767 

August ---------------------------- 3,920 820 2,306 141,818 

September ------------------------- 14,700 1,210 3,418 203,385 

October _____ . _____ . ______ . ____ .. ___ 5,120 1,100 1,900 116,846 

November. ______ . ______ . __ .. __ .. ____ 2,610 930 1,367 81,322 

December ___ . ______________________ 1,120 800 875 53,772 \ 

~ The year __ . ____________ . ____ 14,700 370 1,338 970,632 

NoTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 75. · 

Estimated monthly discharge of Pecos River near Moorhead, Tex. 

Discharge in second-feet. 

:Month. 

:Maximum. :Minimum. :Mean. 

1901. 

January _____ . ___ .. _ . ___ . ___________ 570 440 508 31,240 

February ________ . _ .. _ . ____________ 610 500 563 31,260 

March----------------------------- 530 360 443 27,213 

April. _________________________ . ____ 380 280 306 18,208 

May ____ . ____________ . __ . _____ . _____ 670 280 348 21,421 

June _____ - ___ --.--. ---.-----.------ 440 190 321 19,121 

July ____________ . __________________ 1,270 160 341 20,945 

August. ___ . ________ . _________ . _____ 1,220 200 688 42,307 

September ____ . __ . ________ . _________ 9,200 350 1,295 77,078 

October ________________ . ___ . _______ 850 420 561 34,512 

November ________ .. _ .. _____________ 2,690 490 1,435 85,369 

December _____________________ ... __ 1,200 500 

I 

790 48,575 

The year ____________________ -1 9,200 160 633 457,249 

NoTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 7~. 
NEWELL.] WESTERN GULl!' DRAJNAGE. 161 

Estimated monthl;J discharge of Devils River at Devils-river, Tex. 

Month. 

Discharge in second-feet. I Total in acre- feet. 

Maximum. Minimum. Mean. 

1901. 

January ______________________ . _ ~ _ .. _ 840 810 831 51,074 

February _________________________ _ 840 750 801 44,489 

March ____________________________ _ 830 720 748 46,017 

750 670 685 I 4Q,760 

670 660 665 40,919 

April ___________ . ________ . ________ _ 

May ______ . _______________________ _ 

June ______________________________ _ 670 580 604 35,921 

July ______________________________ _ 750 570 583 35,841 

August ___________________ . 670 500 556 34,215 

September _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _____ _ 700 510 529 31,478 

October __________________ ._ _________ 1 520 .1)20 520 31,974 

November _________________________ _ 520 510 515 30,664 

December _________________________ _ 510 480 489 30,069 

The year ____________________ _ 840 480 627 453,421 

NOTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 79. 

E.'stirnated monthly discharge of Rio Grande near Devils-river, Tex. 

Discharge in second-feet. 

Month. ------;----------,-----! Tota~~:t~c-reMinimum.J_M_ea_n_._l!----- Maximum. 

1901. 

January ______ . _____________________ 2,330 2,160 2,277 140,033 

February ___________________________ 2,870 2,120 2,260 125,497 

March ----------------------------- 2,570 1,920 2,180 133,964 

ApriL __ . __ ---- c------ ------ ---- - -- - 2,070 1,620 1,719 102,288 

May __________________ -------------1 3,610 1,750 2,189 134,588 

June - -- - - - -. - --- - - -- -- - -c - - - - - - - - - _j 3,770 1,950 2,669 158,816 

July ___________________ .. ___________ 5,250 1,830 2,452 150,783 

August __ c _____ --- ·--------------- 6,000 2,650 3,907 240,218 

September_ _ _ _ _ . ____________________ 34,280 2,490 5,863 348,873 

October ______________ -------------- 11,500 2,630 3,938 242,122 

November_ . ________________ --- --- _, 5,180 2,969 3,897 231,888 

December _____________________ . ____ ! 3,350 2,360 2,748 168,992 

The year . ___ ..........•••.•. -I 34,280 1~1,620 3,008 2,178,062 

NoTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 80. 

IRR 75-02--11 
162 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1901. [No.75. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Rio Grande near Eagle Pass, Tex. 

Discharge in second-feet. 

Month. Total in acreMinimum. I feet. 

Maximum. Mean. 

1901. 

January ___________ . ______ .. ______ I 3,420 2,750 3,054 187,795 

February __________________________ 2,740 2,510 2,616 145,369 

March _____________________________ 2,610 2,020 2,277 140,033 

A-pril ---- -- ------ ---- -- -- ---- ---- 2,300 1. 7f0 1,934 115,081 

May ______ --. 4,410 2,2CO 3,108 191,107 

June _________ ------ ---- 5,430 1,770 3,571 212,509 

July ________ -- ------ ------ ---- --- 3,800 1,600 

i 

2,376 146,122 

August ------- ---------- 5,240 2,800 I 4,249 261,243 

September ______________ ---------- 21,460 2,840 I 5,593 332,807 

October ______ -- ---- ---- 7,600 2,380 3,444 211,775 

November __ - ------ ---- ------ ------ 4,400 2,680 3,644 216,833 

December ______________________ 2,670 2,010 2,245 138,089 

, The year _____________________ 21,460 1,600 3,176 2,298,763 

NoTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1001 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. f6, page 81. 
NEWELL.) COLORADO RIVER DRAINAGE. 163 

Sec. ft. 

16,000 h'-T-t-.:..r-=r-t..:.r=r-t--:-t:....;=-f-:.::r-;:.r-+...:.r~-r-:;r.;::....r,.:r::r-.._,:;..;:o.,..&-::.r-:;=-+....:.r-~.J--!T:..:::r-f 

2,000 

0 

COLORADO RIVER DRAINAGE. 

Considerable hydrographic work was carried on in the basin of 

Colorado River during the field season of 1!101. Systematic stream 

measurements were made at all the stations maintained d tuing the 

preceding year, with the exception of the station on Grand River at 

Grand .Junction, Colo., which was abandoned. New stations were 

established during the year at Craig, Colo., on Yampa. River; at 
164 STREAM ME.A.S UREMENTS IN 1901. [NO. 75. 

:Meeker, Colo., on White River; at Whitewater, Colo., on Gunnison 

River; near Livingston, Ariz., on Tonto Creek, and on Salt River 

above the mouth of Tonto Creek. The latter two stations were established in connection with an invest,igation into the water supply for 

the proposed reservoir on Salt River. Similar investigations were 

conducted on Verde River during 1901. A detailed report of these 

investigations containing plans and estimates of the proposed dams 

has been published in Water-Supply Paper No. 73, entitled "Water 

Storage on Salt River, Arizona," by Arthur P. Davis, under whose 

direction the work was carried on. - · 

Regular measurements were resumed at Greenriver station on Green 

River, in Wyoming, which station had been discontinued in March of 

the preceding year. The stations established on Duchesne River and 

tributaries during the fall of 1899 by C. C. Babb, in connection with 

his surveys for a water supply for the tTinta Indian Reservation, were 

maintained during 1901. Results of this investigation are given elsewhere in this report. · 

Two more investigations were carried on in the Colorado River 

Basin during the field season of 1901, one being a project for diverting water from Gunnison River into the valley of the Uncompahgre 

River for irrigating purposes, and the other consisting of a reconnaissance of Lower Colorado River for the purpose of discovering 

dam and reservoir sites. 

GREEN RIVER. 

Estirnated nwnthly discharge of Green River at Green river, Wyo. 

[Drainage area, 7,450 square miles.] 

I Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. I 

Month. 

I 

Total in acre- SecondMaxi- Mini- feet. feet per D~pth 

Mean. In mum. mum. square inches. mile. 

--

1901. 

April _________ . ___ - - - - - - ~ 2,880 500 1,325 78,843 0.18 0.20 

May ___________________ 12,410 1,782 6,753 415,226 . 91 1.05 

June ____________ - _____ -- _ 10,214 3,405 5,416 322,274 .73 .81 

July _____________________ 4,202 1,845 2,751 169,152 .37 .43 

August __________________ 2,455 905 1,411 86,759 .19 .22 

September _______________ 905 500 632 37,607 .08 .09 

NoTE.--Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 82; rating table on page 173 of same paper. 
NEWELL.] COLORADO RIVER DRAINAGE. 16·5 

UINTA RIVER. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Uinta River near Whiterocks, Utah. 

[Drainage area, 218 square miles.] 

Run-off. 

Month. 

Mean dis- Total in acre- 1----.,-----

s~g~~N~~~t. feet. Second-feet Depth in 

pe~Bft~~re . inches. 

1901. 

January ----------------------· ---- at40 8,608 0.64 0.74 

February -------------------------- at40 7,775 .64 .67 

March ______________ . -------------- at50 9,223 .69 .80 

April ---------- -----~ ---------- ··--- at79 10,651 .82 .92 

May ------------------------------- a684 42,058 3.14 3.62 

June _______________ -- ------ -------- a355 21,124 1.63 1.82 

July_ -- ·------------ -----------·-- a251 15,433 1.15 1.33 

August ---------------------------- a242 14,880 1.11 1.28 

September -----... -----~------- ------ at93 11,484 .89 .99 

October ____________ . _______________ at63 10,022 . 75 .86 

November __________________________ at42 8,450 .65 .73 

December _______ .. __________________ at47 9,039 .67 .77 

The year _ . __________________ . a232 168,747 1. 07 14.53 

a Approximate. 

NoTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 84; rating table on page 173 of same paper. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Whiterocks River near Whiterocks, Utah. 

[Drainage area, 114 square miles.] 

Run-off. 

Month. 

Mean dis- Total in acre- l-----,-----

s~go~!~~:t. feet. Second-feet Depth in 

per~fi~~re inches. 

1901. 

January ________________ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ a 50 

February ____________________ . _ _ _ _ _ a 50 

3,074 o.44 I 0.51 

2,777 .44 I .46 

March __________________________ . _ _ a 50 

April _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ a 74 

3,074 .44 i .51 

4,403 4.65 .73 

May _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ a 507 31,174 .45 5.1:3 

J nne _________________ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ a 179 10,651 1. 57 1. 75 

July---------,--- ----------------· ato1 6,210 .89 1.08 

August _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ____ . a 128 7,870 I 1.12 1.29 

September ____ --------------------- a95 5,653 .83 .98 

October ____________ .. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ a 75 4,612 .66 .76 

November ____________ 1 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ a 63 3,749 .55 . 61 

December _________ . ____ ' _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ a 61 

The year ____________________ ·-I a 119 

3,751 .041 .62 

86,998 1. 05 14.33 

a Approximate. 

NOTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 85; rating table on page 173 of same paper. 
166 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1901. (NO. 75. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Uinta River at Fort Duchesne~ Utah. 

[Drainage area, 672 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. 

1901. 

January __________________ 

Maxi-

' mum. 

--- ----

February ------------------------

March ___________________ 295 

April -------------------- 184 

May _____________________ 4,520 

June ____________________ -I 485 

July ______________ - _ 201 

August __________ 2,120 

September _______________ 184 

October __________________ 184 

November --------------- 137 

December ________________ ---- ----

The year ___________ --------

Minimum. 

-.. -- ----

--------

77 

87 

218 

184 

97 

87 

97 

97 

109 

--------

--------

Mean. 

a135 

a135 

132 

117 

1,188 

261 

140 

168 

121 

116 

117 

~t130 

a230 

Total in acre- Secondfeet. feet per 

8,301 

7,498 

8,116 

6,962 

73,047 

15,531 

8,608 

10,330 

7,200 

7,133 

6,962 

7,993 

167,681 

square 

mile. 

0.20 

. 20 

.20 

.17 

1. 77 

.39 

.21 

.25 

.18 

.17 

.17 

.19 

.34 

Depth 

in 

inches. 

0.23 

.21 

.23 

.19 

2.04 

.44 

.24 

.29 

.20 

.20 

.19 

.22 

4.68 

a Approximate. 

NoTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 86; rating table on page 174 of same paper. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Uinta River at Otway School, Utah. 

[Drainage area, 967 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. 

Maximum. Minimum. 

1901. 1 / January _________________ ! _________ . _____ _ 

~:~~:~~- ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ i ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ i - - - - -92 - April . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 151 92 

May _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3, 450 215 

June _____ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 598 181 

July_____________________ 192 58 

August _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 953 52 

September _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 192 100 

October____ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 181 108 

i --------------- 142 116 

Mean. 

Total in acre- Secondfeet. feet per 

square 

mile. 

Depth in 

inches. 

a120 7,379 0.12 0.14 

a 120 6, 664 . 12 . 12 

116 7,133 .12 .14 

116 6,902 .12 .13 

1, 137 69,911 1.18 1_. 36 

309 18,387 .32 .36 

114 7,010 .12 .14 

164 10,084 .17 .20 

121 7,200 .13 .15 

123 7' 563 . 13 ' . 15 

November 126 7,498 .13 1 .15 

December ... - ------ ----I_--_-_-_------~-----_-_-_-_---l--(t_1_1_5 1---7_,_07_1_1~ ~-~ 

The year ________ . _ -/- _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ a 223 162, 802 . 23 [ 3. 18 

a Approximate. 

NOTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page87; rating table on page 174 of same paper. 
U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER NO. 75 PL. IX 

A. DUCHESNE RIVER 1 M ILE ABOVE PRI CE ROAD BRIDGE, UTAH . 

B. DUCHESNE RIVER IMME DIATELY ABOVE MOUTH OF UINTA RIVER, UTAH. 
NEWELL.] COLORADO RIVER DRAINAGE. 167 

Estimated monthly discharge of Lake Creek, Utah, near mouth. 

[Drainage area, 475 square miles.] 

Run-off. 

Month. 

Mean dis- T tal · charge in ° m acre- second-feet. feet. Second-feet Depth in 

pe~sa:~re inches. 

~------------------------------- ---------1----------1-----------------

1901. 

January _________________ - ---- ----- ~ a95 5,841 0.20 0.23 

February -------------------------- a95 5,276 .20 .21 

March _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _______________ a too 6,149 .21 .24 

~~--:~~~~-~~~~~: __ ::::::::~::~~~' a132 7,855 .28 .31 

at, 272 78,212 2.68 3.09 

a556 33,084 1.17 1. 31 

a250 15,372 .53 .61 I a255 15,679 .54 .62 

~~~::b~~- ~ ~ ~ ~ ~- ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~~~~~~I a144 8,569 .30 .33 

~~~:~~~- ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~-~- ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ _- ~ ~ j a132 8,116 .28 .32 

a112 6,664 .24 .27 

December ___ . _______ . __ . _ -- ___ - _ --_.I a110 6,764 ."23 .27 I 

The year _____________________ I 

1 

a271 197,581 .57 7.81 

_ a_Approximate. 

N OTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 88rating; table on page 174 of same paper. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Duchesne River at Price road bridge, Utah. 

[Drainage area, 2, 746 square miles.] 

I 

I Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

I 

i 

I 

Month. I I TotaHn acre- Second- I D th feet. I 

Maxi- Mini- Mean. feetper ~p 

I mun1. mum. sql!are in~hes 

I 

mile. · 

I 

January __ l9Ql. _______ ---1- _______ -------- a280 17,217 0.10 0.12 

February ________________________ a280 15,550 .10 .10 

March _ __ __ ____________ -I- _______ 278 289 17,770 .11 .13 

rg~:~ ~ ::::.~ 1,193 247 498 29,633 .18 .20 

6,675 1,193 3,169 194,854 1.15 1. 33 

2,862 870 1,485 I 88,364 .54 .60 

910 408 597 3&, 708 .22 .25 

August __________________ . 950 313 453 27,854 .16 .18 

Septembe:;_· -- ·------------- 408 262 307 18,268 • .11 .12 

October __________________ 439 278 322 19,799 .12 .14 

November ________________ : 355 278 316 18,803 .12 .13 

December __ ! -

---- ---------~-------- -------- a300 18,446 .11 .13 

The year __________ -1-~-~-- _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _______ : I 691 I 503,266 .25 3.43 I 

a Approximate. 

N OTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No; 66, page 89; rating table on 11age 174 of s<tme paper. 
168 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1901. (No.75. 

ASHLEY CREEK. 

This stream drains an area in northeastern Utah directly east of 

the Uinta River drainage. It flows southeasterly, entering Green 

River about 25 miles below the place where the latter stream crosses 

the State line between Colorado and Utah. About 7i miles above the 

town of Vernal the creek leaves its mountainous area and enters 

what is known as Vernal Valley. This valley is approximately 20 

miles long and 3 miles wide, its boundaries being sharply defined by 

the foothills. A large port,ion of the valley has been taken up by 

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i ~ ' FIG. 53.-Canal system of Vernal Valley, Utah. 

white settlers, and a considerable acreage is now under cultivation 

_through irrigation. 

There are three principal canals in use. Upper Ashley canal, on 

the west,, built in 1882, covers 11,200 acres. The stock of the company is divided into 1,120 shares of a face value of $25 per share, and 

each share is for water to irrigate 10 acres. During the census year 

1900 the area irrigated under this canal was 6,500 acres. Central 

Ashley canal, on the west side, built in 1880, covers 8,400 acres, 7,000 

acres of which were irrigated in 1900. Each share is for sufficient 

water for 20 acres and is worth $50, or $2.50 per acre. Rock Point· 

canal, on the east side, built in 1880, covers about 2,000 acres, 1,400 
NEWELL.] COLORADO RIVER DRAINAGE. 169 

acres of which were irrigated in 1900. The stock of the company is 

divided into 250 shares of a face value of $10 per share, and each· 

share is for water sufficient for 7i acres. There are a number of 

smaller canals lower down, the principal one being known as Island 

ditch, which controls 900 acres, 400 acres of which were irrigated in 

the census year 1900. The stock of the various canal companies is 

private property. A farmer, if entitled to a certain amount of water, 

is not supposed to rent or otherwise dispose of any portion of it, but 

it is often the case that he does. 

By a decree of the district court dated November 17, 1897, the 

waters of Ashley Creek are divided as follows: Upper Irrigation 

Canal Company (Upper Ashley canal),~~ of one-third of the discharge; 

Ashley Central Irrigation Canal Company, tt of one-third of t1he discharge; Rock Point and other canals (U uion, Turner & Dodds, Island, 

Steinac-ker, and Colton), f4 of one-third of the discharge; and Green 

River interveners the remainder. In accordance with this bill the 

water commissioner ordered all canal companies to install weirs so 

constructed as to bring the water to a quiet state 60 feet above the 

weirs. A weir 30 feet wide was placed in the river above the head 

of all canals, and weirs of the following dimensions were ordered placed 

in the canals, the sum of the width of the weirs being approximately 

the width of the dver weir: 

Weirs on Ashley Creek canals. 

Upper Ashley canaL ______________________ . _ _ _ _ _____________ . __ . ___ _ 

Central Ashley canal, including Green River interveners (5.75 inches) 

Ft. In. 

9 10.4 

and deducting Colton canal (3. 70 inches) ___________________ . _______ 10 .. 47 

7.11 

11.52 

17.41 

Union canal ______________________ . _______ . ___ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ____________ _ 

Turner & Dodds ditch ________________ .. ____ . _______ . ________________ _ 

Island ditch ________________________ .. _____________________ .. ________ _ 

Steinacker ditch ___ . _________________________ . ____ . ______ . ____ .. _____ . 3. 52 

Rock Point canaL _________ .. _ -~- ______ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5 8. 79 

Colton ditch (decree of court -ci2

6

r;\, deed from Central Ashley canal j 7 ) _ 12. 21 

The two Ashley canals and the Rock Point canal are the only ones 

maintaining weirs. They are of the rectangular type, so constructed 

that each has two end contractions. No attempt is made to measure 

the quantity of water. When the creek is at its lowest stages, and it 

becomes necessary to divide the water among the canals, t.he flow into 

them is so regulated that exactly the same height of water is permitted to pass over each weir, the regulation. stake, which is level 

with the crest of the weir, being placed a short distance above. As 

the lengths of the weirs correspond with the court decrees the amount 

of water is supposed to be in the required proportion. On account 

of the end contractions of the weirs of the two Ashley canals and the 

Rock Point canal, those ditches do not receive the same proportion of 

water for varying heights, as t,he reduction of length for end contractions is a function of the height of the water. 
170 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1901. [No.75. 

During the flood stages of the creek more water passes down it than 

the canals can carry, and therefore no attempt is then made to divide 

the water. It is only when lower stages of the creek are reached 

that the water is divided. No head gates are maintained in the 

canals, the flow being regulated by placing or removing rocks in the 

rough darn--an unsatisfactory method, of course. 

The principal canals of the valley were measured twice during 1900, 

once in May, when the creek was in flood and a considerable amount 

of water was passing all canals and wasting into the stream below. 

The measurements, therefore, show approximately the maximum 

capacity of the various ditches. A second series of measurements 

was made in August, when the creek was at a low stage and after the 

water had been divided. The following table contains the results of 

the measurements made: 

Date. 

1900. 

May 28 

May 29 

Do __ _ 

Do __ _ 

Do __ _ 

Aug. 21 

Do __ _ 

Do __ _ 

Do __ _ 

Discharge measurements in Vernal Valley, Utah. 

Stream. I.ocality. 

Ashley Creek ______________________________ Gaging station __________________ ' 

~::t:t1!~~:y~::1~ ~ ~ ~~ ~: ~~~~~ :~~~:::: :~ .-~~~::~~~~~~~~-: ~ ~: ::~ ~: ::::::::I :~~=:c~i~: C:~~:::: ~ __ ~::: ~ __ ::::: __ ~ ~:::::~I_~ ~~ h~-~-: ~: ~ ~ ~ ~ : ::::: :::::: ::::I 

Ashley Creek ______________________________ J Gaging dation ___________________ ! 

Upper Ashley canal _________________ ------1 Measuring weir -----------------;1 

~::~r;~!:th~=~~a-~~~:::: ~ ~ :·: ~::: :::::: :::: i _ N ~~o~~~~~l~~ ~~~~:::::::: ~ ~:: 

Discharge. 

Sec. feet. 

776.0 

181.0 

138.0 

21>.0 

1.5 

40.0 

12.0 

10.0 

6.8 

The population of Vernal Valley is 6,000. There are 38,000 acres 

of land on the valley tax rolls, only 25,000 acres of which are under 

ditch, according to the Twelfth Census. The following data are taken 

from the same authority: 

The amount of land irrigated in 1900 was 17,471 acres. The average cost of a water right in the valley is $3 per acre, and the annual 

cost for maintenance is 15 cents per acre. An acre of land without 

water is valued at $1. 25, but as soon as it is placed under ditch and is 

assured a good water supply the value increases to $30. The length 

of the irrigation season is six months-from April1 to October 1. 

The records of the flow of Ashley Creek at the gaging station in the 

canyon for the season of 1!100 showed a total discharge of 56,225 acrefeet. The combined maximum capacity of the canals of the valley 

is 350 second-feet. May was the only month in 1900 in which there 

was more water than the canals could carry, as the average discharge 

for that month was 478 second-feet, or an excess of 128 second-feet. 

'"!"'he latter amount represents an excess of 7,870 acre-feet. Subtracting this amount from the total discharge of the river for the period 
NEWELL.] 

. COLORADO RIVER DRAINAGE. 171 

will leave 48,355 acre-feet, the amount of water which approximately 

was spread over the area irrigated, 17,471 acres, during 1900. This 

is an average depth of 2.8 feet. 

The discharge of 48,355 acre-feet for the six months represents a 

mean flow of 133 second-feet, or, expressed in other terms, the duty 

of water was 1 second-foot to 131 acres. The autumn is the season 

of low-water stages for the streams in this vicinity. The principal 

crops of the valley are alfalfa and oats. In the lower portion of the 

valley seepage water is now appearing in the river channels and is 

being used for irrigation purposes, thus increasing the duty of water 

. in that section. 

There is a voluntary observer of the Weather Bureau at Vernal, 

who has kept a continuous record for five years, the mean annual 

precipitation for that period being 9.38 inches. The precipitation in 

1899 was 8.41 inches, and the mean temperature 46 degrees. There is 

no well-defined rainy season, but the principal rainfalls occur in June 

or July. The snowfall is generally light, the air usually dry, and 

strong winds are infrequent. The soil is a sandy loam. The mineral 

resources are said to be excellent in the surrounding mountains, 

deposits of gold, silver, and copper being worked to some extent. 

Coal is also found near by, and some deposits of uintaite of the 

asphaltum series. Transportation facilities are poor. The railroad 

is reached at Price, 140 miles distant, by way of Fort Duchesne. 

East of Ashley Creek are two peculiar streams of the "disappearing" type, known as Little Brush Creek and Big Brush Creek. The 

main Brush Creek enters Green River 3 miles above the mouth of 

Ashley Creek. The peculiarity of these two forks is that their waters 

disappear and then reappear at various points along their courses. At 

one place Big Brush Creek enters a long, precipitous tunnel which 

has been only partly explored, and in which icicles and banks of ice 

are said to exist the year round. 

As a result of a number of reports upon certain curious conditions 

said to exist in the basin of the Dry Fork, a tributary of Ashley Creek, 

a reconnaissance of t.he basin was made in August, 1901, by Mr. C. T. 

Prall, and from his report the following facts are taken: 

The Dry Fork has ~ts source in a lake in the Uinta Mountains about 

35 miles northwest of Vernal. Its length is about 28 miles, 23 miles 

of which is in canyon varying in width from 500 feet to a half mile, 

and 5 miles is through a valley 1 t miles wide. The general course of 

the stream is southeast and the fall is heavy, at least 150 feet to the 

mile. It enters Ashley Creek about 8 miles above the town of Vernal. 

About midway the stream's length, or 10 miles northwest of Dry Fork 

post-office, a gaging was made on August 20, 1901, which gave a discharge of 96 second-feet. About 1,200 feet below that point occurs a 

pool or sink lying in a circular basin, whose banks, except on the 
172 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1901. [NO. 75. 

upstream side, are from 75 to 100 feet high. The stream enters this 

pool through several inlets. It is apparently bottomless, and the 

water in the larger end lias a slow, circular motion, but whether this 

is caused by the incoming streams or by suction from below could not 

~ be determined. The only visible outlet from the pool is a narrow, 

rocky channel which has been widened, by blasting, in an effort to 

increase its flow. It was carrying about 10 second-feet when measured, 

but this water sank in a mile, or thereabouts. 

Three miles below the pool the North Branch enters. One mile 

above its month 8 second-feet. were flowing at the time of measurement, but the water vanished almost immediately upon reaching the 

main channel. Seven miles below the pool are located several 

springs, the upper and largest being a hole 25 feet in dialfleter. 

This spring was perfectly dry, but the lower ones were sending out 

33 second-feet. A resident in the Dry Fork settlement since 1879 

stated that only once before, to his knowledge, had these springs furnished water after the subsidence of the usual spring freshet. It was 

also stated that owing to recent rains the stream above the pool was 

higher than usual. Two miles below the springs, at the canyon's 

mouth, are located two ditches, but they had carried no water for 

several weeks. The stream bed was dry from the heads of the 

ditches to its mouth, a distance of 5 miles. 

About 250 feet above the mouM1 of the Dry Fork a gaging of Ashley Creek showed 132 second-feet. About 400 feet below the mouth 

of the Dry Fork the discharge was 128 second-feet. A closer check 

than this would probably be impossible in view of the rather rough 

character of the creek's bed. One mile below the Dry Fork, at the 

regular gaging station, a discharge of 154 second-feet was found. 

The increase shown here is due to a ditch diverting water from the 

east side of Ashley Creek a short distance 'above the mouth of the 

Dry Fork and returning the water to the creek again above the gaging station. Two small ditches carrying a total of 3 second-feet are 

taken out of Ashley Creek bet,ween the Dry Fork and the gaging 

station. 

The Dry Fork Valley comprises about 1,000 acres of arable land, 

all of which is under cultivation. Good crops are raised through use 

of spring flood waters, but much better results could be obtained by 

a more certain supply. Howeyer, a very small portion of t.he flow of 

the stream would suffice, leaving a large amount which could be used 

to excellent advantage in Ashley Valley.· The visible supply in the 

two branches of the Dry Fork on August 21 was 104 second-feet, of 

which amount 33 second-feet found its way into the ditches. A flume 

7 miles in length would carry the water below all known sinks, where 

it could be turned back into the stream and be subject to only the 

usual losses from seepage, etc. Even if 30 per cent were 1ost in trans-
NEWELL.] COLORADO RIVER DRAINAGE, 173 

mission, a stream capable of much good would still be available. A 

V -shaped flume was partly constructed some years ago, starting above 

the pool. It has fallen into disuse, but it is understood that plans are 

being made to rebuild it. 

March 15, 1900, a gaging station, described in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 50, page 368, was established by C. T. Prall in the canyon of 

Ashley Creek, 7-k miles above the town of Vernal, and a short distance 

above the head of the upper canal. The gage is a vertical rod, painted 

white, fastened to the west side of the single pier of the wagon bridge. 

The bench mark is a 20-penny nail driven in the pier opposite the 

4-foot mark. Results of measurements for 1901- are given in the 

following table: 

Estimated monthly discharge of Ashley Creek near Vernal, Utah. 

[Drainage area, 2.50 square miles.] 

I Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

I 

Month. I 

I 

Total in acre- SecondMaxi- Mini- feet. feet per D~pth I Mean. Ill I mum. mum. square inches. mile. 

1901. 

January - ---- ---- -------- 361 36 36 2,214 0.14 0.16 

February ________________ 43 I 36 36 1,999 .14 .15 

March ______ ~ _______ ... __ 55 34 37 2,275 .15 .17 

April ___________________ . 864 34 122 7,260 .49 .55 

May _____________________ 1,136 354 683 41,996 2.73 3.15 

J nne ____ . _ _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ _ . ___ 460 141 232 13,$05 .93 1.04 

July _______ ------------- 141 72 100 6,149 .40 .46 

August ____ - ----- ------ 932 72 149 9,162 .60 .69 

September ____ · _ _ _ _ _ _ ____ 131 72 96 5, 712 .38 .42 

October _____________ . ____ 72 55 62 3,812 .25 .29 

November ____ ... _________ 63 48 58 3,451 ·.23 .26 

December _______________ 55 48 52 3,197 .21 .24 

34! 

------

The year _ . ________ . 1,136 

I 

139 101,032 .55 7.58 

NoTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 83; rating table on uage 173 of same paper. 
174 STREAM ME A.SUREMENTS IN 1901. [No.75. 

GRAND RIVER. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Grand River at Glenwood Springs,,Colo. 

[Drainage area, 5,838 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. Total in acre- SecondMaxi- Mini- feet. feet per DE;.Pth 

Mean. Ill mum. mum. square inches. mile. 

1901. 

January -- ~ - - - - --- ------ 810 550 688 42,1$0 0.12 0.14 

February - -- ~ - --- - - - - -- -- 970 630 746 41,430 .13 .13 

March ___________________ 970 727 837 51,465 .14 .16 

April --- --- ---- --- -. - ---- 7,100 727 1,888 112,343 . 32 . 36 

May _____________________ 22,895 6,420 13,797 848,529 2.36 2.72 

June ___ . ---------- --- _·- 15,660 9,620 12,174 724,404: 2.09 2.33 

Jnly ___________ - ---- ---- 10,765 2,090 4,833 297,170 . 83 .96 

August _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ____ 3,630 1,350 1,907 117,072 .33 .38 

September __ . _____ ------ 1,460 840 1,045 62,182 .18 . 20 

October ____ . ____________ _! 970 870 917 56,445 .16 .18 

November·--- ________ --- 935 810 879 52,364 .15 .17 

December _______ ---- ---- 935 630 788 48,452 .141 .16 

The year ___________ 22,895 550 3,375 2,454,039 I 

.58 7.89 

I I I 

NoTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 92; rating table on page 174 of same paper. 

15,000 1-+-+-+--+--4-1---f--l--l--+--4-+--l--

10,000 1-+-+-+--1--4-1---f-+-+--+--f--tj'f5,000 1-+-l--1--4--1-1--+-+--4-+-lh 

FIG. 54.-Discharge of Grand River at Glenwood Springs, Colo., 1901. 
NEWELL.] COLORADO RIVER DRAINAGE. 175 

GUNNISON RIVER. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Gunnison River at Iola, Colo. 

[Drainage area, 2,298 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. 

Maxi- Mini- Mean. mum. mum. 

1901. 

April I 2,442 426 910 ·------------------

May _______ ---- _- ---- ---- 7,402 2,137 3, 7.56 

June _______________ ------ 3,686 2,289 2,892 

July _____________________ 2,289 663 1, 1.51 

August ------------------ 1,118 496 676 

September _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 663 300 399 

October ____ . _______ c _____ 361 300 322 

November --------- ---. -- 361 j 

300 310 I 

I 

-----

Total in acre- I 

Second- feet. feet per 

equare 

mile. 

.54,148 0.39 

230,949 1. 55 

172,086 1. 24 

70,773 .49 

41,750 .29 

23,742 .16 

19,799 .12 

18,446 .12 I 

D~pth 

Ill 

inches. 

0.4 

1.7 

1.3 

.5 

.3 

.1 

. i 

. 1 

4 

9 

8 

6 

3 

8 

4 

3 

-----~- ~---

NoTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

. No. 66, page 93; rating table on page 174 of s3.me p3.per. 

DOLORES RIVER. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Dolores River at Dolores, Colo. 

[Drainage area, 524 square miles.] 

Discharge in secon<:l-feet. 

I 

Run-off. 

Month. 

Maxi- Mini- Mean. mum. mum. 

I 

1901. 

March ------------------- 555 82 178 

April ---- ----·-- ---------- 2,386 82 878 I 

May ---- --- - ----- ----- 3,086 1,371 I 2.085 

June _______ -------------- 1,686 810 I 1,206 

July ___ -- --------------- 627 141 266 

August ------------------ 343 

I 

101) 174 

September ----------------- 220 19 42 

October _________________ -_ 37 19 I 26 

! __ L_ __ 

TotaUn acre- I Second_ feet. feet per 

square . mile. 

·I 

I 10,945 I 0.34 

52,245 1. 68 

128,201 3.98 

71,524 2.30 I 16,355 0 51 

10,698 . 33 

2,499 .08 

1,599 .05 

D~pth 

Ill 

inches. 

---

'1), 3 

1.8 

9 

7 

4.59 

2.46 

.5 

.3 

9 

8 

9 

6 

. 0, 

.0 

NoTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 95; rating table on page 174 of same pape1·. 
176 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1901. [No.75. 

LOS PINOS RIVER. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Los Pinos Ri?Jer at Ignacio, Colo. 

[Drainage area., 450 square miles ] 

Discharge in second-feet Run-off. 

Month. Total in acre- SecondMaxi. Mini- feet. feet per D~pth 

Mean. ln mum. mum. square inches. 

i 

mile._ 

1901. 

April -- ---. -- .. -- -- ---- -- 1,166 109 452 26,896 1.00 1.12 

May ------ ----- ------ --- 1,569 735 1,026 63,086 2.28 2.63 

J tine _ _ _ _ _ _______ ---------' 887 I 

645 763 45,402 1. 70 1. 90 

July . ~--- ------ ---- --- -- 555 83 226 13,896 .50 I .58 

August ----- -- --- ------ 825 I 95 202 12,420 .45 I .52 

September 1-26 ___________ ll186 9,592 ,i~ 

I 

a.40 -------- -------- . _, ! 

a Partial month. 

NoTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1£01 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 96; rating table on page 174 of same paper. 

FLORIDA RIVER. 

Estimated 1nonthly diseharge of Florida River near Durango, Colo. 

[D:·ainage area, 136 square miles.] 

-----

! 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. 

I 

Total in acre- Second- D th 

Maxi- Mini- feet. feet per I "?P mum. mum. Mean. square . ln 

-I 

mile. mches. 

1901. 

April -----·- ----·-- 339 21 110 6,545 0.81 0.90 

Ma¥ _______________ ----- 625 248 377 23,181 2.77 3.20 

June _______________ -----I 326 41 172 10,235 1. 27 1.42 

NoTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 96; rating table on page 174 of same paper. 
NEWELL.] COLORADO RIVER DRAINAGE. 

VERDE RIVER. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Verde River near McDowell, Ariz. 

[Drainage area, 6,000 square miles.] 

177 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

------

Month. Total in acre- SecondMaxi- Mini- feet. feet per D~pth 

Mean. Ill mum. mum. square inches. mile. 

---

1901. January _________________ 1,500 259 351 21,575 0.059 0.067 

February __________ --· ___ 6,613 394 1,859 103,249 .310 .323 

March ___________________ 2,863 211 895 55,018 .149 .172 

April -------------------- 221 15.5 185 10,988 .031 .034 

May _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ 185 125 140 8,606 .023 .027 

June ________ ~ ____________ 164 59 105 6,222 .017 .019 

July _____________________ 1,680 29 210 12,916 .035 .040 

August -----· ------------ 3,000 163 627 38,561 .105 .121 

September ______ . ________ 172 45 93 5,514 .015 .017 

October __________________ 730 82 134 8,2iO .022 .025 

November _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . ___ 336 187 245 14,571 .041 .046 

December ________________ 288 247 268 16,485 .045 .052 

The year ___________ 6,613 29 426 302,615 .071 .943 

NoTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, "page 103. 

Sec. ft. 

4,000 

3,500 

3,000 

2,500 

2,000 

1,500 

1,000 

500 

0 

~t~· rfB· ~~~· ~P~. ~A6 ~~~~ 1UL6 ~u~ ~ ~ip~ ~c2"6 ~0-~ ~)E:~ 

.; ~ 

·-+- ~- 1: .._ 

FIG. 55.-Discharge of Verde River near McDowell, Ariz., 1901. 

IRR 75-02--12 
178 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1901. [No.75. 

SALT RIVER. 

Estimated nwnthly discharge of Salt River at reser1.'oir site, Arizona. 

[Drainage area, 5,756 square miles.] 

----~----------------~-------- ------------~----------~------------

Discharge in second-feet. \ Run-off. 

I 

Month. 

Maxi-~ Minimum. Mean. 

Total in acre- 1 Secondfeet. feet per D~pth 

mum. sq~&re in~hes mile. · 

----1--------1---------1---~---

1901. 

January_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ____ , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ - ___ _ 454 27,945 0.08 

February ___ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ __ _ 4,172 928 2,414 134,047 .42 

March _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3, 468 ! 7 40 1,423 87,472 . 25 

April _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1, 562 7 40 

'I

I 1, 050 62,442 .18 

May _____________________ _ 

June ____________________ _ 

July ____________________ _ 

August _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ________ _ 

1,267 

508 

3,556 I 

2,221 I 

462 I 735 45, 2o3 . 13 

147 288 17,262 .05 

71 I 346 21,296 . 06 

207 529 32, 504 . 09 

September _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 670 123 I 309 17, 907 . 05 

October _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 215

1

1 1171 152 9, 334 . 03 

November__ _ _ __________ . 215 183 189 10, 629

1 

. 03 

Deoom:: ;~:: ------j-- 1:\- -180 _1--:-:-:-l----4:-:-:-::-:- 11_ --:-:-: 

I I I 

0.09 

.44 

.29 

.20 

.15 

.·06 

.07 

.10 

.06 

.03 

.03 

.03 

1. 55 

NOTE.- Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 99. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Tonto Creek near Livingston, Ariz. 

[Drainage area, 1,030 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. ' 

~-------,-----,-----~1 

Run-off, 

I 

Total in acre- SecondMaxi- Mini- Mean. I feet. feet per ,

1 

mum. mum. square 

mile. 

A-p-ri_l ____ -__ -_-_--~-~---_-_-_-__ -_-_-_ ---1----:o 

~=e: ::::::::: ::::::::::I ~ July __ .: ____ . _____________ I 959 

Month. 

--------1 

16 27 1,622 0.026 

6 14 865 .014 

0 5' 201 .005 

2 :37 2,255 .036 

August _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 279 0 27 1,686 .026 

September ___________ . _ _ 8 2 3 175 .003 

October _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2 2 2 ~23 .002 

November_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3 2 . 3 170 .003 

December _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2 2 2 123 .002 

Depth in 

inches. 

0.029 

.016 

.006 

.042 

.030 

.003 

.002 

.003 

.002 

- ----------------

NoTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 101. 
NEWELL.) COLORADO RIVER DRAIN AGE. 179 

Estimated monthly discharge of Salt River near McDowell, Ariz. 

[Drainage area, 6,260 square miles.] 

I . Discharge in second-feet. I Run-off. I --~ ------ I 

Month. 1 Total in acre- 'Second· 

Ml:!,xi- Mini- Mean. feet. feet per D~pth 

In mum. mum. square inches. roUe. 

---

1901. 

January ------------. .. - -- 3,172 235 582 35,788 0.09 0.10 

February - ----- ---- -- ---- 5,100 1,412 2,422 134,517 .39 .41 

March _ . ______________ -- 3,157 827 1,634 100,494 .26 .30 

April 1-19 a _________ ---- - 0. ---- -------- 1,005 37,895 .16 . 11 

J nne ___________ 0 0 _ _ _ _ _ ___ 590 128 284 16,972 .05 .06 

J nly - --- - -- b 152 b 9, 350 li 09 b ----- ---- ---- .02 ____ ... ___ -------- . "" 

August ------------------ 1,130 205 b 369 b 22,711 li .06 b .07 

September _______________ 710 121 192 11,420 .03 .03 

October __________________ 191 118 143 8,816 .02 .02 

November· ________ . _______ 209 155 189 11,218 

I 

.03 .03 

Decem her ________________ 189 157 182 11,185 .03 .03 

I 

a No observations made from April20 to June 1. bEstimated. 

NoTE.-Gage heights aud discharge measurements for 19(Jl are given in Water-Supply Paper 

1\ o. 66, page 102. 

GILA RIVER. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Gila River at San Carlos, Ariz. 

[Drainage area, 13,455 square miles.] 

I 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. ! Total in acre- Second- I D th Maxi- Mini- feet. feet per ~P 

mum. mum. Mean. sq~are I in~hes m1le. 1 • 

I 

1901. 

Jan nary_ ~ __________ ------ 1,330 110 199 12,236 0.0148 I 0.0171 

February ---------------- 2,080 450 1,079 59,925 .0802 I . 0835 I 

March - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - 1,070 155 446 27,423 0339 ! . 0383 

April -------------------- 155 5 53 3,154 :oo3; I .0044 

May ------------------ ·-- 8 5 5 '307 .0004 .0005 

June. __ - - - -- -·--- - -.-- ---- 5 0 3 178 .0002 .0002 

July ----- ----------------- 4,200 0 368 22,627 .0273 . 031.5 

August _____ . _____________ 3,050 10 536 32,957 .0398 .0459 

September --------------- 8,500 2 250 14,876 . 0186 .0208 

October _________ . ____ . ___ 1,000 2 91 5,59.5 .0068 .0078 

November ________________ 680 125 232 13,805 . 0172 .0192 

December _______________ -I 125 100 109 6,702 .0081 :0093 

The-ye~~~ _____ I 8,500 0 281 199,785 1- . 0209 . 2785 

1 --~----~~- - --------------

NoT.n.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 99. 
180 STREAM ME . .A.&UREMENTS IN 1901. [NO. 75. 

Se C.-ft. ~~~ F:>E~ ~A~. ~~~ ~~6 ~~N~ ~~L6 ~u-~ ~)E~6 ~c~ ~~0' 0 ~ ~E2~ 8,000 

~ ~ 

7,000 

6,000 

v,vuv "~ 

4,000 

3.0t0 

2,000 

llffi • 

' .... ... - .. l .. u .. • Fn}. 56.-Discharge of Gila River at San Carlos, Ariz., 1901. 

INTERIOR BASIN DRAINAGE. 

Under thif5 head is comprised the large extent of arid country which 

includes nearly the whole of Nevada, tne northern and western parts 

of Utah, and small portions of California and Idaho. Having no 

outlet to the sea, the entire drainage of this vast basin is lost mainly 

through evaporation from the numerous lakes and sinks in which the 

waters of the rivers collect. During 1901 measurements were made of 

the streams draining into all of the principal lakes of the interior 

basin, with the exception of Walker River draining into Walker 

Lake. 

In the Great Salt Lake drainage the following rivers were measured: 

Bear River and tributaries, "'~ eber River, and Ogden River. In Utah 

Lake drainage, American Fork, Provo River, and Spanish Fork. In 

Sevier Lake drainage, Sevier River and its tributaries, the San Pitch 

and the Salina. 

Humboldt River, draining into Humboldt sink, was measured at 

four places, viz, near Elko, near Golconda, and near Oreana, on the 

main stream, and at Mason's ranch, on the South Fork. 

Truckee River, flowing into Lake Tahoe and thence into Pyramid 

Lake, is measured at Tahoe at the outlet of the lake, at the CaliforniaNevada State line, and at Vista, Nev. Steamboat Creek, a tributary 

of the Truckee, is gaged at Steamboat Springs. 

Carson River, the waters of which disappear in Carson sink~ is 

mea:sured at Empire, Nev. Its main tributaries, the East and West 
NEWELL.] INTERIOR BASIN DRAINAGE. 181 

forks, are gaged near Gardnerville, Nev., and at Woodfords, Cal., 

respectively. 

A number of reservoir sites were surveyed in the Trucke~iver 

Basin during the season of 1901. Descriptions of these sites, t~ether 

with estimates of cost of construction and of the amount of land to be 

irrigated, are published in Water-Supply Paper No. 68, entitled Water 

Storage in the rrruckee River Basin, by L. H. Taylor,. under whose 

direction the surveys were made. . 

The principal tributary of Honey Lake is Susan River. Measurements have been made on this stream during 1901 near Susanville, 

Cal., and on Willow Creek, a tributary, near Standish, Cal. 

HUMBOLDT RIVER. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Humboldt River, near Elko, Nev. 

[Drainage area, 2,840 square miles.] .-. 

I I 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

--~-----

Month. Total in acre- SecondMaxi- Mini- feet. feet per D~pth 

mum. Mean. ill mun1. square inches. mile. 

---

1901. 

January_ ... ________________ 70 63 65 3,997 0.023 0.027 

February ---------------- 2,339 49 671 

I 

37,265 .236 .246 

March ___________________ 1,121 284 480 29,514 .169 .195 

April -------------------- 374 253 29.5 17,553 .104 .116 

May ____________ , ____ . -- 822 319 511 31,420 . 180 .208 

June ________ . - --- - --- - - -- 594 32 mm 21.005 .124 . 138 

July _____________________ '123 14 50 3,074 I . 018 . 021 

Au gus~ ---- ------------- 43 .5 12 738 i .004 .oos 

September _______________ 18 .5 6 357 .002 .002 

October _____________ ·---- 22 4 8 492 .003 .003 

November ________________ 10 ,.. 

I 9 536 .003 .003 

Dec~m ber ________________ 10 10 10 615 .004 .005 ---------

The year __________ -~ 2,339 0.5 206 146,566 .072 I . 969 II 

NoTE.--Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 104; rating table on page 174 of same paper. 
182 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1901. (NO. 75. 

Estirnated rnonthly discharge of South Fork of Hurnboldt River at Mason's 

Ranch, Nev. 

[Drainage area, 1,150 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. Total in acre- SecondMaxi- Mini- feet. feet per D~pth 

Mean. . In mum. mum. square inches. mile. 

1901. 

January ___ . ______________ 35 24 33 2,029 0.029 0.033 

February ---------------- 1,478 35 408 22,659 .355 .370 

March ___________________ 382 122 173 10,637 .150 .173 

April -------------------- 263 122 180 10,711 .157 .175 

May _____________________ 619 276 457 28,100 .397 .458 

.June _____________________ 589 182 379 22,552 .330 -.368 

July _____________________ 182 41 81 4,980 .070 .081 

August _ " ________________ 41 4 21 1,291 .018 :021 

September _______ ~ " ______ ~ 19 4 8 476 .007 .008 

October __________________ 47 19 37 2,275 .032 .037 

November ______________ 67 47 55 3,273 .048 .054 

December ________________ 67 35 51 3,136 .044 .051 --- The year i ___________ 1!478 I 

4 157 112,119 .136 1.829 

' 

NoTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 105; rating table on page 174 of same paper. 

Estirnated rnonthly discharge of Hurnboldt River near Golconda, Net'. 

[Drainage area, 10,780 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

--------------

Month. Total in acre- SecondMaxi- Mini- feet. feet per D~pth 

mum. mum. Mean. In square inches. mile. 

---

1901. January __________________ 108 40 65 3,997 0.0060 0.006 9 

February ---------- ----- 1,290 59 323 17,939 .0300 . 0319 

March _____ . ________ ---- 3,080 558 1,501 92,293 .1392 .1605 

April ------ ------ ---- ---- 558 334 423 25,170 .0392 .0437 

May _____ . __ -- ------ ---- 521 65 382 23,488 .0354 .0408 

June _________________ ---- 416 156 276 16,423 .0256 .0285 

July ______ ------ -- -- ---- 139 4 48 2,951 . 004:5 .0052 

August ---- -- ---- -- ---- -- 24- 4 12 738 .0011 .0013 

Septem, ber ________ ------ 5 1 2 119 .0002 .0002 

October ________ . _________ 6 0.5 4 246 .0004 .0005 

liovember _______ -------- 46 5 9 536 .0008 .0009 

December ____ . ________ . __ 52 8 31 1,906 .0029 .0033 

The year ___________ 3,080 0.5 256 185,806 .0238 .3230 

NOTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 106; rating table on page 175 of same paper. 
NEWELL.] INTERIOR BASIN DRAINAGE. 

• Estimated monthly discharge of Humboldt River near Oreana, Nev. 

[Drainage area, 13,800 square miles.] 

183 

I DU.Charge ;n """ond-feet. I Ruil-off. 

Month. 

Maxi· 

mum. Minimum. Mean. I 

Total in acre- feet. Secondfeet per 

square 

mile. 

Depth in 

inches. 

---------------------l·------l-------1-------1----------1------- -----

1901. 

January _________________ _ 

February _______________ _ 

March __________________ _ 

April ___________________ _ 

May·- ___________________ . 1 

June ____________________ _ 

July ____________________ _ 

August _________________ _ 

September _______ . ______ _ 

October _________________ _ 

November ____ . _____ . ____ _ 

December _______________ _ 

205 

430 

2,616 

986 

511 

167 

150 

88 

21 

274 

38 

78 

The year___________ 2, 616 

60 

99 

301 

330 

167 

99 

60 

21 

10 

21 

26 

32 

10 

113 

222 

1,318 

587 

317 

133 

108 

39 

17 

48 

30 

51 

249 

6,948 

12,329 

81,041 

34,929 

19,492 I 

7, 9141 

6,641 I 

2,3981 

1,012 I 

~:~~~ ': 

3,136 

0.008 

. 016 

.096 

.043 

.023 

.010 

.008 

.003 

.001 

.003 

.002 

.004 

0.009 

. 017 

.111 

.048 

.027 

.011 

.009 

.003 

.001 

.003 

.~02 

.005 

-------1----

170,576 1 .018 . 246 

NoTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 107; rating table on page 175 of same paper. 

1,500 1-t-t--t-+-+-+--

1,000 1-+--t--t-+---11--+ 

500 1-+--t--t-+H-1 

ll ' 

FIG. 57.-Discharge of Humboldt River near Oreana, Nev., 1901. 
184 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1901. (NO. 7q. 

TRUCKEE RIVER. 

Estimated mor~;thly discharge of Truckee River at Tahoe, Cal. 

[Drainage area, 519 square miles.] 

----

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. Total in acre- SecondMaxi- Mini- feet. feat per D~pth 

Mean. In mum. mum. -·I square inches .. mile. 

--~ 

1901. 

January ___ c ______________ 117 85 102 6,262 0.196 0.226 

February ---------------- 117 30 81 4,502 .156 .163 

March _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _____ 30 30 30 1,845 .058 .067 

April -------------------- 30 0 9 565 .018 .020 

May _____________________ 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 

June _____________________ , 178 0 30 1,765 .058 .064 

July _____ . _______________ 293 156 225 13,809 .433 .499 

August ---------------- ~- 555 293 4i9 25,760 .803 . 931 

September_ -------------- ,390 117 326 19,395 .628 . 701 

October ________ .. _________ 308 251 282 17,308 .542 !625 

November ________________ -293 1891 247 14,678 .475 .530 

December ________________ 189 100 111 6,841 .214 .247 

The year ___________ 555 oj 155 112,730 .299 4.073 

I 

NOTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page Ill; rating table on page 175 of same paper. 
NEWELL.] INTERIOR BASIN DRAIN AGE. 185 

Estimated monthly discharge of Truckee River at Nevada-Ca.lijornia State line. 

[Drainage area, 95.5square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

I Total in acre- Month. ! SecondMaxi- Mini- feet. D~pth 

Mean. feet per In mum. mum. square inches. mile. 

~~-

1901. I 

January --------------- -- 559 230 314 19,308 0.329 0.379 

February ____________ - 3,435 247 1,082 60,092 1.133 1.176 

March _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2,280 732 1,280 78,708 1.340 .1. 544 

April ___________________ 2,505 613 1,476 87,829 1.545 1. 728 

May _____________________ 4,370 1,508 2,478 152,370 2.595 2.992 

June _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _______ 2,505 989 1,59.5 . 94,910 1.670 1.862 

July ____________________ 1,194 421 686 42,181 . 718 .828 

August _________________ 795 349 486 29,884 . 509 .588 

September _ _ _ _ _ __________ 559 247 472 1 28,086 .494 .552 

October __________________ 559 247 470 28,900 .492 .566 

November ---------------- 613 383 469 27,908 .491 .549 

December_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _______ 1,194 247 445 27,347 .466 .536 ---- ~~-

The year . __________ 4,370 230 938 677,521 .982 13.300 

N OTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 112; rating table on page 175 of same paper. 

Estimated nwnthly ditscharge of Steamboat Creek at Steamboat Springs, Nev. 

[Drainage area, 123 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. 

--- ~-

Month. Total in acreMaxi- Mini- feet. 

Mean. mum. mum. 

1901. 

January __________________ 56.0 3.0 7.6 467 

February -------------- 72.0 3.0 15.6 866 

March ____________________ 20.5 5.0 10.8 664 

April ---- -----F -------- 11.5 3.0 7:7 458 - May --------------------- 29.5 11.5 21.4 1,316 

June ________________ - ---- 39.0 17.0 29.6 1,761 I 

Run-off. 

Secondfeet per· 

sql¥.Lre 

mile. 

0.061 

.1i6' 

.087 

.062 

.174 

.240 

Depth 

in 

inches. 

0.0'7 1 

.13 2 

.10 1 

9 

0 

8 

.. 06 

.20 

.26 

NoTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 114; rating table on page 175 of same paper. 
186 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1901. _ [No.75. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Truckee River at Vista, Nev. 

[Drainage area, 1,519 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. I Total in acre- Second-~ D th Maxi- Mini- Mean. feet. feetper iR mum. n1um. sq~are inches. nnle. 

1 

1901. 

January _________________ 1,505 418 661 -40,644 0.4351 0.502 

February ________________ 4,213 418 1,486 82,529 .978 1.019 I 

March _______________ --- 2,209 938 1,328 81,657 .874 i 1.008 

April ___________________ 1,942 747 1,380 82,117 .908 1.014 

May _______ . _____________ 4,213 1,410 2,145 131,894 1.412 1.628 

J nne __ , __________________ 1,942 8.54 1,263 75,155 .831 .928 

July ------------- -------- 995 146 425 26,133 .280 .323 

August __________________ 492 128 I 315 19,369 .207 .227 

I September ______ -_________ 467 251 I 

329- 19,577 .217 .242 

October __ . _______________ 720 370 I 477 29,330 .314 .362 I 

November ________________ 882 467 I 5.57 33,144 .367 .409 

I 

December _________ ------ 1,287 i 322 510 31,357 .336 .387 ---1 

The year ___________ 4.213 

I 

128 

I 

906 652,906 . 597 8.o4g 

NOTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1001 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 113; rating table on page 175 of same paper. 

FIG.IiS,-Discharge of Truckee River at Vista, Nev., 1901. 
NEWEL I~.] INTERIOR BASIN DRAINAGE. 187 

CARSON RIVER. 

Estimated monthly discharge of East Fork of Carso·n River near Gardnerville, Nev. 

[Drainage area;381 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. 

I 

Total in acre- SecondMaxi- Mini- feet. feet per D~pth 

Mean. Ill mum. mum. square inches. 

I 

mile. 

1900. I 

October __________________ -------- ---- ---- 38 2,337 0.100 ao. 058 I November ______________ -~ 75 30 41 2,440 .108 .120 

December ________________ , 35 30 34 2,091 .089 .103 I 

1901. ! 

January----------------- 86 14 34 ~,091 .089 .103 

February ·--------- ------ 2,267 14 664 36,877 1. 743 1.815 

March ___________________ 927 219 I 464 28,531 1. 218 1.256 I April ____________________ 927 261 582 34,632 1.527 1. 704 

May __ : __________________ 3,162 856 1,822 112,033 4.782 5.513 

June _____________________ 2,008 1,141 1,492 88,780 3.916 4.369 

July _____________________ 1,512 313 741 45,562 1. 945 2.242 

August __ . _ _ ____________ 626 85 259 16,026 .680 .789 

September __________ ---- 220 85 139 8,271 .365 .407 

October ___________ -- --- 271 102 137 8,424 .360 .415 

November - ---- -- --- --- 332 122 196 11,663 . 514 .574 

December ________________ 1,213 134 280 17,217 .735 .847 ---

The y€ar ___________ 3,162 14 .)68 I 410,107 1.490 20.034 

a Partial month. 

NoTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1001 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 108; rating table on page 175 of same paper. 
188 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1901. [NO. 75. 

EsUnwtcd monthly d1:scharge of TVest Fork r~f Carson Ritwr at lT,..oodford.s~ Cal. 

[Drainage area, 70 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. 

Month. M . i M". ax1-

I 

lnl- Mean. mum. mum. 

I 

1900. 

October 18-31 ___ _ ______ [ _____ 44 I 

November __ 60 I 37 48 

December _________ _ - 71 37 .53 

1901. 

January ______ _ - 66 41 51 

FebruarJ 256 41 111 

March _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ - I 256 121 170 

April __________________ _ - 412 121 234 

May _______ --·----------- - 896 295 476 

June ________________ - - - _ - 396 187 289 

July ___________________ _ 187 97 136 

August ____ c ___________ _ 

- 166 50 -77 

Septem l e · _____________ _ 50 41 43 

Ocfo ber _ _ _ _ _ _ _________ _ 60 41 49 

· N ovembe:· ____________ _ 60 50 .56 

December __ - 112 60 82 

The year ____ _ 896 41 148 

Run-off. 

i Total in acre- Second- , I feet. feet per Dj_Rth 

1,222 

2,856 

3,259 

3,136 

6,165 

10,453 

13,924 

29,268 

17,197 

8,363 

4,735 

2, 5.59 

3,013 

3,332 

5,042 

107,187 

s~"1f!.e inches. 

0.63 

.69 

. 76 

0.33 

.77 

.87 

-:1 .84 

1. 59 1 1. 6.5 

2.43 I 2.80 

3.34 3.73 

6.80 

4.13 

1. 94 

1.10 

. 61 

. 70 

.80 

7.b4 

4.61 

2.24 

1. 27 

• G9 

. B1 

.89 

1.17 1. 35 

2.11 28.72 

I 

NoTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 109; rating table on page 175 of same paper. 
NEWELL.] INTERIOR BASIN DRAIN Au-E. 189 

Estirnated rnonthly discharge of Carson River near Empire, Nev. 

[Drainage area, 988 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. I Run-off. 

Month. 

Mean. 

Tota. in acre-' I feet. Second- Depth feet per in 

sq~are inches 

Maxi- Mini- mum. mum. 

mile. I · 

--------------------1----1-----1----:----

1900. . 

! 

October _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _______ i _______ _ 

November_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 550 i 46 

December________________ 113 ! 68 

70 

109 

93 

4,304 

6,486 

.5, 718 -----------

115 

645 

634 

700 

1

1,994 

1,422 

468 

7,071 

35,822 

38,984 

41,653 

122,606 

84,61.5 

0. 071 0.082 

.110 .123 

.094 .109 

.116 

.653 

.642 

. 709 

2.018 

1 1. 438 

.474 

.128 

.040 

.134 

.682 

. 740 

. 790 

2.328 

1.605 

.546 

.147 

.044 

NoTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. C6, page 111; rating table on page 175 of same paper. 

2,000 l-+-+-+---l--tt-1f-+--t---+--t-+--l--

FIG. 59.-Discharge of Carson River near Empire, Nev., 1901,-

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190 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1991. [N0.75. 

SUSAN RIVER. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Susan River near Susanville, Cal. 

[Drainage area, 210 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. 

1900. 

June __ .. 

Maximum. Minimum. Mean. 

July _ _ _ _ _ _ ____________ . _ 18 11 

10 

10 

11 

15 

31 

13 

11 

11 

August _____ .____________ 12 

September ______________ . 

October ____________ . ____ _ 

November .. _ ... ___ . ____ _ 

December _______________ _ 

1901. 

January _______________ _ 

February __________ .... __ 

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

April .... _____________ . __ 

May ____________________ _ 

June __________ . ____ . _ . __ _ 

July _____ ... ____________ _ 

August _ .. _________ ... __ _ 

September _____________ _ 

October ______ . __________ . 

November 

11 

361 17 

390 1 47 

470 1==2=6=1===6=0 

52 

1,070 

770 

730 

590 

156 

24 

13 

·9 

16 

101 

36 

36 

197 

1'34 

168 

15 

9 

5 

4 

7 

10 

43 

308 

363 

371 

420 

56 

18 

10 

6 

10 

19 

Total in acre- Secondfeet. feet per 

1,669 

799 I 

676 . 

655 i 

1,045 I 

2, 7971 

3,689 1 

square 

mile. 

0.15 

.06 

.05 

.05 

.08 

.22 

.29 

~--,= 2, 644 I , 20 

17,105 ! 1. 47 ! 

22, 32o I 1. 73 

22, o76 I 1. 77 

25, 825 I 2. 00 

3,332 .27 

1,107 . 09 

615 

369 

615 

.05 

.03 

.05 

.09 

Depth in 

inches. 

0.15 

.07 

.06 

.06 

.09 

.25 

.33 

.23 

1. 53 

1. 99 

1. 97 

2.31 

.30 

.10 

.06 

.03 

.06 

1,131 .10 

December __ . __ .. ___ . _ __ 470 11 61 I 1,783 .29 . 33 

The year- _____ - ____ 1,070 ~--4-~140 ~--9-8-, 9-2-2-l---. 6-7- 1 --9-. 0-1 

NoTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 116; rating table on page 175 of same paper. 
INTERIOR BASIN DRAINAGE. 191 

BEAR RIVER. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Bear River at Battlecreek, Idaho. 

[Drainage area, 4,500 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. Total in acre- SecondMaxi- Mini- feet. feet per D~pth 

Mean. In r:lUm. mum. square inches. mile. 

·~ anuary ___________ 1901. 

522 \ 497 503 30,928 0.11 ,-I 0,13 

1

i'ebruary --- 1,650 497 663 36,821 I, .15 .16 

" ~arch ______________ 1,650 1,070 1,217 74,830 .27 .31 

.April ------ ---- ---- ------ 2,568 1,070 1,619 96,337 .36 .40 

",f .ay ----------------- 2,925 2,466 2,726 167,614 . 61 . 70 

.-~une ___________ --- ----. - 2,415 737 1,425 84,793 .321 .36 

,-~ uly _________ ----- ------ 704 400 487 29,944 .11 .13 

A.ugust ------ -----# ---- 434 400 418 25,702 .09 .10 

;·'t':lptember __ ------------ 474 400 436 2f), 944 .10 .11 

October ____ ---- ---- ---- 578 4741 505 31,051 .11 .13 

:·..-ovember ______ - ----- ---- 578 497 561 33,384 .12 .13 

:·)ecember ______ ------ ---- 704 522 614 I 37,753 .13 .15 

1--

The year ___________ 2,925 400 

1 

931 1 675,101 .21 2.81 

NoTil.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

.'To. 66, page 117; rating table on page 176 of same paper. 

Sec.-ft. 

4,0CO~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-T~4-~~~~~ 

500 

FIG. 60.-Discha.rge of Bear River at Battlecreek, Idaho, 1001. 
192 STREAM MEASU.REMENTS IN 1901. [No.75. 

Estimated monthly discharge ofLogan River Jtear Logan, Utah. 

[Drainage area, 218 square miles.] 

I Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. 1 Totll.l in acre- . Second- feet. Depth Maxi- Mini- Mean. feet per in mum. mum. 

I 

square inches. mile. 

I 

I I 

1901. I 

January 167 143 159 I 9,777 0.73 0.84 -----------------

February ___ I ---- ---- ---- 167 150 155 8,608 .'71 . 74 

March ___________________ 167 150 156 9,592 7') . "' .83 

April ____________________ 450 150 236 14,043 1.08 1. 20 

May _______________ . _____ 1,440 422 901 55,400 4.13 4.76 

June _ _ _ _ _ _ _______________ 850 511 667 39,689 3.06 3.53 

July 9-31 ________________ -. ------ 1---- ---- 289 13,184 1. 33 1.13 

August ---- ---- ----- ---- 258 227 240 14,757 1.10 1.27 

September __________ 227 213 213 12,674 . 98 1.09 

October ______ ----------- 213 i 188 197 12,113 .90 1.04 

NOTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66; rating table on page 176 of same paper. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Blacksmith Fork at Hyrum, Utah. 

Month. 

- --

1901. 

January __ -- -------- ---

February ---- --------

March __________________ 

April _ _ _ _ ___ ---- - -----

May _____ ----------

June ____ ------------

July ____ . -- ------ ---

August ---- -------------

September ---------------

October ___ .. 

November ----- ---------

December ____ ----------

The year ___ 

[Drainage area, 286 square miles.] 

\ Discharge in second-~~~~ 

I 

I 

Total in acreMaxi- Mini- I feet. I mum. mum. Mean. j 

I l --- ~~----\ 

124 108 115 7,071 

128 108 113 6,276 

147 112 119 7,317 . 147 112 132 7,855 

514 112 187 11,498 

I 347 147 187 11,127 i 

147 128 133 8,178 

i 147 128 I 134 8,239 I 

128 120 122 7,261 

293 120 131 8,056 

120 120 120 7,141 

120 112 119 7,317 -----------

514 108 134 97,336 

Run-off. 

Secondfeet per 

square 

mile. 

0.40 

.40 

.42 

.46 

.65 

.65 

r· .47 

.47 

.43 

.46 

.42 

.42 

i--

! .47 

I 

Depth 

in 

inches. 

0.46 

.42 

.48 

.51 

.75 

. 73 

.54 

.54 

.48 

. 53 

.47 

.48 ---

6.39 

N OTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 119; rating table on page 176 of same paper. 
NEWELL.] INTERIOR BASIN DRAINAGE. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Bear River near pollinston, Utah. 

[Drainage area, 6,000 square miles.] 

193 

I Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

·Month. Total in .wre- SecondMaxi- Mini- feet. feet per D~pth 

mum. mum. Mean. 1ll square inches. mile. 

---

1\)01: 

January----------------- 1,550 915 1,239 76,183 0.21 0.24 

February---------------- 2,880 1,105 1,555 86,354 .26 .27 

March _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . ___________ 2,880 1,700 2,032 124,943 ! .34 .39 

April -·------- ---------- 3,575 1,700 2,399 142,750 .40 .45 

May ________ .. ____ . __ . ___ 4,950 3,575 4,469 274,788 .74 .85 

June _____________________ 3,640 1,025 2,029 120,734 .34 .38 

July - ------ ---- ---- ---- -- 987 415 686 42,180 .11 .13 

August __________________ 717 415 574 I 35,294 .10 .12 

September _______________ 915 635 724' 43,081 .12 .13 

October ___ . __ . ___________ 1,105 880 1,006 61,857 .17 .20 

November ______________ .. _ 1,232 1,025 1,144 68,073 .19 .21 

Dec~mber ___ . __________ - 1,405 1,025 1,197 73,600 .20 .23 --- ---

The year __________ . 4,950 415 1,5881 1,149,837 .27 3.60 

NoTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Pap e · 

No, 66, page 120; rating table on page 176 of same paper. 

WEBER RIVER. 

Estimated montlily discharge of Weber River near Uinta, Utah. 

[Drainage area, 1,600 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. Total in acre- SecondMaxi- Mini- feet. feet per ~pth Mean. Ill mum. mum. square inches. mile. 

--- I 

1901. ! 

January ___ . ______________ 263 263 263 15,171 0.161 0.18 

February -----------· ---- 1,655 263 681 37,821 .43 .45 

M~rch ------------------- 1,865 500 707 43,472 .44 .51 

April ----------------- ·-- 1,970 500 948 56,410 .59 .66 

May ____________________ . 2,425 1,235 1,981 121,807 1.24 1.43 

June ______ ~ ______________ 1,235 440 712 42,367 • 4.1) .50 

July _______ . ____________ . 380 110 I 207 12,728 .13 .15 

August------------------ 320 110 I 200 12,297 .13 .15 

September . ___ . __________ 210 210 210 12,496 .13 .15 

October __________________ 320 263 2721 16,725 .17 .20 

---- NoTE.--Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 122; rating table on page 176 of same paper. 

IRR 75-02-' -13 
194 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1901. [No.75. 

UTAH LAKE DRAINAGE. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Spanish Fork n~ar Mapleton, Utah. 

[Drainage area, 670 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. I 

Rtm-off. 

I 

Month. . Total in acre- feet. SecondMaxi- Mini- D~pth 

Mean. feet per In mum. mum. square inches. m:i,le. 

1900. 

June ______ - _____ - ___ . _ - - . 188 75 132 7,855 0.20 0.22 

July _____ . ___ . ___________ 75 54 56 3,443 .08 .09 

August ______ . _______ . ___ 54 45 53 3,259 .08 .09 

September _______________ 86 54 61 3,630 .09 .10 

October __________ . ______ 75 .54 63 3,874 .09 .10 

November - ____ .... ________ 86 54 74 4,403 .11 .12 

December ________ ··- ______ 86 36 58 I 3,566 .09 .10 I 

------~~ 

1901. 

I January ___ . _. ___________ . 200 15 41 2,521 .06 .07 

February ~ - - - - - - . - - - - - - - -- 372 15 91 5,054 .14 .15 

March __________________ . 141 75 97 5,964 .14 .16 

April . ___________________ 224 86 131 7,795 .20 .22 

May--------------------- 385 176 271 16,663 .40 .46 

June_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .. _________ 188 86 133 7,914 .20 .22 

July -------------------- 86 64 77 4,735 .10 .12 

August ------------------ 164 64 99 6,087 .15 .17 

September ________________ 86 75 75 4,463 .10 .11 

October . ____ . ______ .. ___ 119 75 82 5,042 .12 .1'4 

N oveniber _. _. ____________ 97 75 82 4,879 .12 .13 

NoTE.-Gage·heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 123; rating table on page 176 of same paper. 
NEWELL.] INTERIOR BABIN DR.AIN.AGE. 195 

Estimated monthly discharge of Provo River near 'Provo, Utah. 

[Drainage area, 640 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

·Month. Total in acre- SecondMaxi- Mini- feet. feet per D~pth 

Mean. ln mum. mum. square inches. mile. 

1901. 

January ----------------- 353 279 314 19,307 0.49 0'.56 

February ------ ~--------- 1,658 258 471 26,158 .74 . 77 

March _____________ . _____ 411 302 333 20,475 .52. .60 

April -------------------- 788 302 392 23,326 . 61 .68 

May _____________ .. ___ .. ___ 2,093 587 1,181 72,617 1. 85 2.13 

June _______________ -- __ - - 875 224 399 23,742 .62 .69 

July ____________________ . 240 224 239 14,696 .37 .43 

August __________________ 240 224 238 14,634 .37 .43 

September ______ " ________ 240 240 240 - 14,281 .38 .42 

October __________________ "302 240 257 15,802 .40 .46 

November 1-16 ___________ 279 279 279 8,854 .44 .26 

NoTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 123; rating table on page 176 of same paper. 

Estimated monthly discharge of American Fork near American Fork, Utah. 

[Drainage area, 66 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. Total in acre- SecondMaxi- Mini- feet. feet per D~pth 

Mean. ln IJl.Um. mum. square inches. mile. 

1900. 

June __________ - ___ -- ___ - - 213 54 111 6,016 1. 68 1.87 

July------------- ------- 67 34 45 2,767 .68 .78 

August ------------------ 27 23 26 1,599 .39 .45 

September _______________ 43 23 26 1,547 .39 .44 

October ______ . ___________ 34 27 30 1,845 .45 .52 

November ________________ 34 27 29 1,726 .44 .49 

December _____ -.- _________ 34 27 33 2,029 .50 .58 

1901. I 

January ___ .. _______ --- __ -- 34 34 34 2,091 .52 .60 

February ----- ---------- 43 27 36 1,9~9 .55 .57 

March------------------- 43 34 36 2,213 .55 .59 

April 10-30 _______________ -------- _____ ., __ 125 5,206 1. 89 1.48 

May 1-18 _ . _______________ ----------------1 582 20,779 8.82 5.90 I 

NoTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 124; rating table on page 176 of same paper . 

• 
196 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1901. [No.75. 

SEVIER RIVER. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Salina Creek near Salina, Utah; 

[Drainage area, 255 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. R:nn-off. 

Month. Total in acre- SecondMaxi- Mini- feet. feet per D~pth 

Mean. In mum. mum. square inches. mile. 

---

1900. January __________________ 27.0 15.0 19.6 1,205 0.077 0.089 

February _________________ 24.7 15.0 19.4 1,088 . 076 .079 

March _____________ .. _____ 21.0 13.5 14.6 898 .0571 .066 

ApriL ____________________ 33.7 15.0 22.9 1,363 .090 1 .100 

NoTE. -Gage heights for 1901 are given in Water-Supply PaperNo. 66, page 125. 

Estimated monthly discharge of San Pitch River near Gunnison, Utah. 

[Drainage area, 836 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. I Total in acre- feet. SecondMaxi- Mini- D~pth 

Mean. feet per In mum. mum. square inches. mile. 

---

1901. January _________________ .. 15 9 12 738 0.014 0.016 

February ---------------- 37 9 16 889 .019 .020 

March------------------- 21 9 13 774 .016 .018 

April7-30 ______ ---·- ______ -------- -------- 35 2,083 .042 .047 

May _____________________ 125 51 92 5,657 .110 .127 

June _____________________ 95 65 77 4,582 .092 .103 

July--------------------· 71 15 45 2,767 .054 .062 

August __________________ 25 15 18 1,107 .022 .025 

September _______________ 15 10 14 833 .017 .019 

October _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___________ 19 14 14 861 .017 .020 

November ___________ . ____ 14 10 13 774 .016 .018 

December ________________ 13 12 12 738 .014 .016 

The year _________ . _ 125 9 30 21,803 .036 .491 

NoTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 125; rating table on page 176 of same paper. 

• 
NEWELL.] COLUMBIA RIVER DRAINAGE. 197 

Estimated monthly discharge of Sevier River near Gunnison, Utah. 

[Drainage area, 3,986 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. I 

Total in acre- SecondMaxi- Mini- feet. feet per D~pth 

Mean. Ill mum. mum. square inches. mile. 

- 1901. January ________ . _ _ _ . _____ -------- -------- 118 7,255 0.029 0.033 

February ---------------- 164 94 125 6,942 .031 .032 

March ______ . ____________ 81 29 56 3,443 .014 .016 

April -------------------- 74 19 45 2,678· .011 .012 

May --------------------- 239 51, 122 7,501 .031 .036 

June _____________________ 129 8 41 2,440 .010 .011 

July _____________________ 21 5 9 553 .002 .002 

August -----· ------------ 59 14 24 1,476 .006 .006 

September _______ . _______ 17 9 12 714 .003 .003 

October _____ . ________ ~ __ 12 7 8 476 .002 .002 

November _____ . . _________ 41 17 34 2,023 .009 .009 

December ________________ 154 41 81 4,980 .020 .023 

The year ___________ 239 5 56 40,481 .014 .185 

NOTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1001 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 126; rating table on page 176 of same paper. 

COLUMBIA RIVER DRAINAGE. 

Next to the Colorado, Columbia River is the largest river in the 

arid region, its drainage basin including parts of Washington, Oregon, .• · 

Idaho, and Montana and a large area in Canada. The Columbia and 

its numerous tributaries are of great importance, offering good sites 

for water-power development and an abundance of water for irrigA.-

tion, while the main river is .navigable for a considerable distance. 

But little has been accomplished at the present time in developing 

either of these resources. 

In the following pages is published a report on the irrigation develop~e;nt in the valley of Snake. River, the m'st important tributary Qf 

·the Columbia, by D. W. Ross, State engineer of Idaho. 

During 1901 gaging stations were maintained on the following trib-' 

u taries of the Columbia: On Missoula, Blackfoot, and Bitterroot ·rivers 

near Missoula,. Mont.; on Snake River at· Montgomery Ferry, near 

Minidoka, Id_aho; on Boise River, near Boise, Idaho; on Weiser 

River near Weiser, Idaho; on Spokane River at Spokane, Wash.; on 

Naehes River near North· Yakima, Wash.; on Yakima River at 

Union Gap and at Kiona, Wash.; on Palouse River~ near Hooper, 
19H STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1901. [No.75. 

Wash.; and on Umatilla River at Gibbon, Oreg., the results of measurements of which are given in the following pages. · 

MISSOULA RIVER. 

Estimated m.onthly discharge of Blackfoot River near Bonner, Mont. 

[Drainage area, 2,465 square miles.] 

- Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. i Total in acre SecondMaxiI 

Mini- feet. feet per D~pth 

mum. mum. Mean. Ill square inches. 

I mile. 

------------~------

i 

1901. i 

January 1,060 I 

----------------- 550 673 41,381 0.27 0.31 i February . ------- ---- - - -·- 1,310 450 580 .32,212 .24 .25 

March _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ 3,988 550 1,017 . 62,533 .41 .47 

April __ .. __________ . ______ 2,950 585 1,186 70,572 .48 .54 

May ____ . ________________ 12,302 3,899 8,552 525,842 3.47 4.00 

J nne ____________________ . 7,676 2,650 3,698 2~0,046 1.50 1.67 . 

I 

NOTE. -"Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 130; rating table on page 177 of same paper. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Missoula River at Missoula, Mont. 

[Drainage area, 5,960 square miles.] 

Discharge in second· feet: Run-off. 

Month. Total in acre- SecondMaxi- Mini- feet. feet per D~pth 

mum. mum. Mean. In square inches. mile. 

---

1901. March __________________ ~ -- -- ---- -------- 2,090 128,509 0.35 0.40 

April 1-10, 13-30 _____ . ____ i-------- -----...:-- 2,601 154,770 I 

.44 .47 

May --------------------- 20,200 7,300 15,156 931,906 2.54 2.93 

June _________________ --'!!..- 14,450 5,150 7,458 443,782 1.25 1.39 

July ______ - __ - ~ __________ 4,650 1,690 2,815 173,026 .47 .54 

August ------ --·-- ---- - 1,625 980 1,300 79,933 .22 .25 

September --------------- 1,625 980 1,415 84,198. .24 .27 

October ____ --------- --- 1,625 1,430 1,472 90,510 .25 .29 

November _______ . ________ 1,625 1,365 1,478 87,947 .25 .28 

December 1-10 ____________ -------- -------- 1,413 27,794 .. 24 .09 

NOTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 131; rating table on page 177.of same paper. 
U. S. GEOLOG ICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER NO. 75 PL. X 

A. TWIN FALLS OF SNAK E RI VER , IDAHO. 

B. I. OCAT ION OF DAM SITE NEAR TWIN FALLS, IDAHO. 
NEWELL.) COLUMBIA RIVER DR.AIN.AGE. 199 

35,000 

00,000 

. 25,000 

20,000 

15,000 ' J 

10,000 Hr-+-+-t-'-t-t-ir-+-+-t---tFIG. 61.-Discharge of Missoula River at Missoula, Mont., 1901. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Bitte1"root River at Missoula, Mont. 

[Drainage area, 3,260 Rquare miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. Total in acre- SecondMaxi Mini- feet. Depth 

Mean. feet per mum. in mum. square inches. mile. 

1901. 

January __________________ -------- -------· 1,360 83,623 0.42 0.49 

February ·----- ---------- ------- ---- ---- 1,401 77,808 .43 .45 

March ____________ -.- _____ 2.750 1,390 1,691 103,976 . 52 .60 

April (twenty-one days) __ ---- ---- -------- 1,866 81,425 . 57 f .51 

May 18,375 7,210 I 

--------------------- 11,025 67,790 3.38 3.90 

June _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _________ 11,700 3,050 5,020 298,711 1.54 1. 72 

July _____________________ 3,650 1,225 2,667 163,980 .82 .95 

August _______________ _ .: _ 1,200 940 995 61,180 . 31 .36 

September ___ ~ __ ~ -------- 1,320 94{) 1,130 67,507 .35 .39 . October _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ 1,250 1,080 1,157 71,141 .36 .42 

November ________ 1,175 1,100 1,149 68,370 .35 .39 

N OTE.-Gage heights and discharge .measurem~ts for 1901 are. given in Water:$upply Paper 

No. 66, page 132. 

• 
• 200 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 190l. [NO. 75. 

SPOKANE RIVER. 

Estimated 'monthly discharge of Spokane River at Spokane, Wash. 

[Drainage area, 4;005 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. Total in acre- SecondMaxi- Mini- feet. feet per D~pth 

Mean. In mum. mum. square inches. mile. 

1901. 

January __________________ 11,824 7,738 9,887 607,928 2.47 2.85 

February ---------------- 9,838 5,172 7,289 404,811 1.82 1. 89 

March ___________________ i 19,706 10,815 14,843 912,660 3 .. 71 4.28 

April ____________________ J13,019 9,565 11,143 663,054 2.79 3.11 

May ____ - ____ -- ------ --- - 22,711 13,324 19,901 1,223,665 4.97 5.74 

June ___________ ~ __________ 20,054 9,565 13,513 804,079 3.38 3.77 

July ______________________ 9,295 4,241 6,441 396,042 1.61 1.86 •. August _____________ ---- 4,141 2,767 3,263 200,634 .82 .95 

September ____ · ___________ 2,682. 2,517 2,-564 . 152,569 .64 .71 

October __________________ 2,600 2,278 2,461 151,321 .62 .71 

November ________________ 4,141 2,356 2,806 166,969 .70 . 78 

December ________________ 5,389 3,946 4,593 282,413 1.15 1.33 --- The year ___ .. _______ 22,711 2,278 8,225 5,966,145 2.06 27.98 

NoTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1001 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 133; rating table on page 177 of same paper. 

Sec.-ft. 

~.OCO~-T-r~~-+~+-~~~~~~~~~~~~~T-~~-r~~~~~ 

FIG. 62.-Discharge of Spokane River at Spokane, Wash., 1001. 
U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER NO. 75 PL. XI 

SHOSHONE FALLS ON SNAKE RIVER, IDAHO. 
NEWELL.] COLUMBIA RIVER DRAlNAGE. 

SNAKE RIVER. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Boise River near Boise, Idaho. 

[Drainage area, 2,450 square miles.] 

201 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. Total in acre- Second· 

Maxi- Mini- feet. feet per D~pth 

mum. Mean. ln mum. square inches. mile. 

1901. 

January_. ----------------- 1,430 1,130 1,280 78,704 0.52 0.60 

February ________________ 4,380 1,095 1,756 97,523 . 72. .75 

March ___ . . ______________ 4,604 2,180 2,892 177,822 1.18 1.36 

April -------------------- 8,636 2,070 5,056 300,853 2.06 2.30 - May _____________________ 12., 668 7,516 10,106 621,394 4.13 4.76 

J nne _____________________ 7,740 2,720 4,789 284,965 1.95 ~.18 

July-----------··----.---- 2,880 1,060 1,878 115,474 .77 .89 

August ------------------ 1,060 740 846 52,141 .35 .40 

September _______________ 990 770 833 49,567 .84 .38 

October __________________ 1,095 860 910 ~5,954 .37 .43 

November ________________ 1,200 860 933 55,517 .38 .42 

December ______ . ____ . ____ 2,180 830 1,233 75,814 .50 .58 

1, 965,7281 

~--

The year ______ . ___ . 12,668 no 2,708 .11 15.05 

NOTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1001 are given m Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 128; rating table on page 176 of same paper. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Weiser River. near Weiser, Idaho. 

[Drainage area,1,670 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. Total in acre- Second· 

Maxi- Mini- D~pth 

Mean. feet. feet per lU mum. mum. square inches. mile. 

--- 1901. Jan nary _______________ --- 3,800 375 945 58,106 0.57 0.66 

February _________________ 7,137 470 1,921 106,678 1.15 1.20 

March ________________ ~ __ 6,230 1,425 2,964 182,249 1. 77 2.04 

April __________________ ~ . _ 3,530 1,330 2,523 150,129 ·1. 51 1.68 

May -- ---- . --. -- --------- - 5,150 2,585 3,935 241,958 2.36 2.73 

J nne _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . _ .. - - -. - -- ---- 2,585 585 1,304 77,593 . 78 .87 

J nly ______ . _ .- ____________ 585 250 363 22,320 .22 .25 

August ________ ·--·- ----- 215 39 67 4,120 .04 .05 

September _______________ 87 47 71 4,225 .04 .04 

October . _________________ 137 96. 115 70,712 .07 .OS 

November ________________ 330 137 191 11,365 .11 .12 

December ________________ 1,330 250 525 32,281 .31 .36 

The year _____ ------. 7,,137 39 1,244 961,736 .74 10.08 

N OTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No.66, page 129; rating table on page 176 of same paper. 
202 STnEAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1901. (NO. 75. 

YAKIMA RIVER. 

Estirnated monthly discharge of Naches River near North Yakirna, Wash. 

[Drainage area, 1,000 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. ':1-'otal in acre- SecondMaxi- Depth Mini- feet. 

Mean. feet per Ill mum. mum. square inches. mile . . 1901. 

January _________________ 4,030 910 1,559 95, '859 1. 56 1.80 

February ---------------- 4,600 830 1,621 90,026 1. 62 1. 69 

~arch ___________________ 9,100 1,690 3,427 210,718 3.43. 3.96 

April -------------------- 2,780 1,550 2,199 130,850 2.20 2.46 

~ay - -.. -- -- - ----- ---- -- -- 8,800 3,250 5,628 346,052 5.63 6.49 

June _______________ . _____ 6,700 "2,570 4,026 239,564 4.03 4.50 

July _____________________ 2,780 1,090 1,937 119,101 1. 94 2.24 

August __________ . ______ . 1,090 430 683 41,996 .68 .78 

September __________ . ____ 470 390 405 24,099 .41 .46 

October __________________ 430 370 380 23,365 .38 .44 

November _______________ 6,400 430 1,101 65,514 1.10 1. 23 

December ________________ 4,030 750 1,600 98,380 1.60 1.84 ---

The year __________ .. 9,100 370 I 2,047 1,485,524 2.05 27.89 

NOTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 134; rating table on page 177 of same paper. 

Estirnated rnonthly discharge of Yakirna River at Union Gap, Wash. 

[Drainage area, 3,300 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month, Total in acre- SecondMaxi- Mini- D~pth 

Mean. feet. feet per mum. mum. lll square 

mile. inches. 

1901. 

January _________________ 8,650 2,600 4,371 268,762 1. 3.2 1.52 

February _____________ . __ 10,750 1,950 3,720 206,598 1.13 1.18 

~arch _________________ · __ 20,900 4.250 8,356 513,790 2.53 2:92 

April ______ ·_ _ _ _ _ ________ [ 6, 300 4,000 5,272 313,706 1.60 -1.79 

May _____________________ 1 18, 100 6,900 11,482 706,001 3.48 4.05 

June _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ________ . __ ~ _ ! 13,200 6,3oo· 8, 713 518,460 2.64 2.95 

July" ____________________ 6,300 2,600 4,508 277,186 1. 37 1.58 

August _ _ _ _ ____________ . 2,425 1,050 1,544 94,937 .47 .54 

September _______________ 1,250 850 1,023 60,873 .31 .35 

October __________________ 1,050 750 895 55,031 .2'1 .31 

November ___ · ___________ -~ 51100 850 2, 710 161,256 .82 .92 

December __ ... ___ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 12, 500 2,600 5,800 356,628 1.76 1.96 

The year __________ .j· 20, 900 ------ --- 750 4,866 • 3, 533,228 1.48 20.07 

NoTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 135; rating table on page 177 of same paper. 
U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER NO. 75 PL. XII 

THOUSAND SPRINGS ON SNAKE RIVER, IDAHO. 
NEWELL.1 COLUMBIA RIVER DRAINAGE. 

Estimated mo;tthly dischm·ge of Yakima River at Kiona, Was~. 

[Drainage area, 5,230 square miles.] 

203 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Mouth. Total in acre- SecondMaxi- Mini- ·feet. feet per Dt:;pth 

mum. mum. Mean. Ill square inches. mile. 

1901. 

January_ c __ -------------- 13,545 4,935 6,886 423,404 1.32 1.52 

February ________________ 14,745 3,592 6,299 349,828 1.20 1.25 

March ___________________ 24,045 6,995 11,779 724,263 2.26 2.61 

April _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _______ 8,782 5,833 7,420 441,521 1.42 1.58 

May-----------~--------- 20,745 8,472 14,037 863,'101 2.68 3.09 I June _____________________ 15,345 5,228 I 

8,773 I 522,030 1. 68 1.87 • I July _____________________ 5,150 1,8321 3,476 213,731 .66 . 76 

August __________________ I 1,769 525- 1,053 64,746 .20 .23 

September __________ · _____ 519 465 481 28,620 .09 .10 

October _ _ _ _ _ . ____________ 917 525 643 39,537 .12 .14 

November ________________ 6,248 . 940 3,202 190,532 .61 .68 

December ________________ 9,570 1,769 4,316 265,381 .83 .96 

The year _______ --- 24,045 465 5,697 

I 

4,126,694 1.09 14.79 

. NoTE -Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Wate1·-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 136; rating table on pa.pe 177 of same paper. 

Sec.-ft. 

16,000 hr-=r:..-r...:.r-=r-w;..::,:::.....rT=r-+-=-n~;:-.t-....:..r-=r--!--'rr-t----'T-T-t-rT-H'-T--t"-rr-t-ri'-1 

6,000 

4,000 

2,000 

0 

FIG. 63.-Discharge of Yakima River at Kiona, Wash., 1901. 
204 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1901. [No.75. 

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS OF ARTESIAN WELLS IN MOXEE VALLEY 

NEAR NORTH YAKIMA, WASH.a 

No. i.-Clarke's No.1 (Pecks), sec. 6, T. 12, R. 20. Weir measurement, April 

20, 1899; discharge, 1,435 second-feet. 

This well was closed in December, 1900, and partly opened in April. Approximate measurement, with ·Price meter in flume, April 11, 1901, discharge, 1.34 

second-feet. Barom. el., 1,049. 

No. 2.-Clarke's No. 2, NE. t SW. t sec. 31, T. 13, R. 20. Weir measurement, March 3, 1899, 1,046 second-feet. -

This well remained open during the winter. A measurement over an 18-inch 

weir, April 11, 1901, gave a discharge of 0.52 second-foot. Barom. el., 1,085. 

No. 2a.-Clarke's No. 2a, NE. t SW. t sec. 31, T.13, R. 20. Weir measurement, 

March 3, 1899, 0.469 second-foot. 

This well remained open during the winter. A weir measurement, April 11, 

1901, gave a.discharge of 0.15 sec_ond-foot. Barom. el., 1,076. 

No. 3.-Meigs, NW. t, SE. t, sec. 32, T. 13, R. 20. Discharge 18 cubic feet per 

minute. 

This well has ceased to flow and is now abandoned. 

No . .q..-Yakima Land Company, No: 4, sec. 4, T. 12, R. 20. No flow. 

Well abandoned. 

No. 5.-Yakima Land Company, No.1, sec. 3, T. 12, R. 20. No flow. 

Well abandoned. 

No. 6.-Yakima Land Company, No. 3, sec. 3, T. 12, R. 20~ Original yield estimated at 30 cubic feet per minute. No flow. 

Well abandoned. 

No. 7.-Bradford (now Hill), sec. 9, T. 12, R. 20. Measurement over 2-foot 

weir, March 19, 1901, gave a discharge of 0.904 second-foot. 

No. B.-Dickson, sec. 8, T. 12, R. 20. Yield unknown. 

Abandoned since December 1, 1900. 

No. 9.-Gano, sec. 8, T. 12, R. 20. No measurement obtainable. Partly shut 

down from December 1, 1900. April1. 1901, still partly closed. 

No. 10.-Ellens, SE. t NE. t sec. 7. T.12, R. 20. Measurement made March 23, 

1901, l!howed a discharge of 0.13 second-foot. 

This well has been closed down since the summer qf 1900. Barom. el., 995 feet. 

Cased 300 feet. 

No. 11.-Longevin, sec. 8, T. 12, R. 20. Measurement on April9, 1901, gave a. 

discharge of 0.4 second-foot. Barom. el., 995. · 

No. 12.-Ilaines (Patterson), sec. 8, T. 12, .R. 20. Measu:retnent on March 22, 

·1901, gave a discharge of 0.984 second-foot. : . 

No. 13.-Spratt (Sauve), sec. 8, T. 12., R. 2Q. Weir measur~inent made March 

22, 1901, gav~ discharge of 0.475 second-foot. . 

There is said to be 65 feet of sandstone below the :first flow, . The well :was cloSi)d. 

September 15, 1900, to be opened Aprilt, 1901. ... 

No. 1J.-Steinweg No.1, SE. t SE. t sec.10, T:t~; R. 20. ·.&·weir measurement 

on July 21, 1899, gave a discharge of 0.312 second-foot. 

The well has ceased to flow and is abandoned ... 

No. 15.-Steinweg No. 2, sec. 10, T.12, R~ 20. A weir ,measurement, July 21, 

1899, gave a discharge of 0.104 second-foot. . · 

The well has ceased to flow and is aband()ned. -· (Water rise.s to .wit:b:i11 2 feet of 

the surface.) · 

aAs reported by Sydney Arnold, AprillS, 1901. (See also Water-Supply' Paper No. 55 on the 

Geology and Water Resources of Yakima County, Wash., by George Otis Smith.) 
NEW.ELL.] COLUMBIA RiVER. DRAINAGE. 205 

No. 16.-Steinweg No.3, sec. 10, T. 12, R. 20. A weir measurement, July 21, 

1899, gave a discharge of 0.1312 second-foot. 

The well is now abandoned, having ceased to flow. 

No. 17.-Yakima Land Company, sec. 14, T. 12, R~ 20. No flow; well isabandoned. Seventy-five feet of the bore is in rock. 

No. 18.-Ellens, SW. i SE. t sec. ·5, T. 12, R. 20. Discharge, August, 1898, by 

weir measurement, 1.9 second-feet; March 26,1891, approximate measurement by 

current meter, 2 second-feet. This is the largest in the valley. The well was 

closed down during the winter of 1900-1901. 

No. 19.-Regimbau, SW. t SE. t sec. 5, T. 12, R. 20. Appro~ate measurement, with Price current meter, April 10, 1901, gave a discharge of 1.09 secondfeet. 

No. 20.-Buwalda, NE. t SW. t sec. 32, T. 13, R. 20. A weir measurement on 

March 3, 1899, gave a discharge of 0.8 second-foot; and on April 10, 1901, a discharge of 0.05 second-foot. The water has fallen below surface level, but is raised 

to an elevation of 20 feet by a small centrifugal pump and 6-horsepower gasoline 

engine. 

No. 21.-Clarke's No.4, NW. t SE. t sec. 31, T. 13, R. 20. A weir measurement on April10, 1901, gave a discharge of 0.197 second-foot. 

No. 22.-Alwardt, SE. tSW. t sec. 9, T. 12, R. 20. Weir measurement, March 

21, 1890, gave a discharge of 0.64 second-foot. 

No. 23.-Talent, H. H., NW. t SW. t sec. 5, T. 12, R. 20. Measurement made 

March 26, 1891, gave a discharge of 0.35 second-foot. 

No. 24.-Clarke's No. 5, NE. t sec. 31, T. 13, R. 20. No flow. Abandoned. 

Lost drill. 

No. 25.-Conrad, sec. 5, T. 12, R. 20. Commli)nced December 20, 1900. In progress. Depth, 347 feet, March, 1891. 

No. 26.-Longevin, sec. 8, T~ 12, R. 20. Weir measurement, April 10, 1901, 

showed a discharge of 0.807 second-foot. 

No. 27.-Buwalda No. 2, NW. t NW. t sec. 5, T, 12, R. 20. Measurement, 

April10, 1901, with Price current meter, gave an approximate discharge of 0.566 

sec~nd-foot. 

No. 28.-Peck, J. W., NW. t NE. t sec. 6, T. 12, R. 20. Measurement with 

current meter on April11, 1901, gave an approximate discharge of 1.10 secondfeet. 

No. 29.-Ryan, Robert, SW. t SW. t sec. 10, T.12, R. 20. A weir measurement 

on March 21, 1891, gave a discharge of 0.485 second-foot. 

No. 30.-Patterson, NW. t SW. t sec. 8, T. 12, R. 20. Commenced January12, 

1901. In progress. Depth, 640 feet March 21, 1901. 

No. 31.-Gano, NE. t SW. t sec. 30, T. 13, R. 20. Measurement, March 29, 1891, 

gave a discharge of 632 second-feet. 

No. 32.-Ellens, SE. t NE. t sec. 8, T. 12, R. 20. Depth, 676 feet. Some water. 

Well abandoned. 

No. 33.-Hill, SW. t SW. t ~· 4, T. 12, R. 20. A trifling ffow. 

Wide Hollow.-Wilson, SW. t SE. i sec. 29, T.13, R. 18. Discharge estimated 

at 0.75 second-foot. Well closed during winter of 1900-1901. Still closed. 

Mabton.-Terrill and Hoover, SE. t SE. i sec. 7, T. 8,·R. 23. Abandoned. 

Sunnyside.-Turner, NE. t NW. t sec. 8, T. 10, R. 23. Abandoned. 

Selah Valley.-J?arker, sec. 23, T. 14, R. 20. Work temporarily discontinued. 

Wenas Valley.-Arlington and Stoffer. ·Abandoned. 

Warm Springs (10 miles east of Ellensburg).-John P. Clerf. Work in progress. 
206 STREAM MEASUREMENTS. IN 1901. 

PALOUSE RIVER. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Palouse River near Hooper, Wash. 

[Drainage area, 2,210 square miles.] 

[No.75. 

Discharge in second-feet. I Run-off. 

Month. Total in acre- SecondMaxi- Mini- feet. feet per D~pth 

Mean. ln mum. mum. square inches. mile. 

' 1901. January __________________ 3,770 320 1,0821 66,530 0.490 0.565 

February ---------------- 4,892 166 1,526 84,750 .690 .719 

March _______ . ___ . ______ 4,859 735 2,097 128,939 .949 1.094 

April -------------------- 1,328 446 861 51,233 .390 .435 

May _ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . _____ 410 166 248 15,249 .112 .129 

June _____________________ 484 100 176 10,473 .o8o 1 .089 

July - ------ - -- --- - - -- - -- - 131 16 73 4,489 .033 .038 

August ------------------ 16 2 9 553 .004 .005 

September __________ ~ ____ 10 2 7 417 .003 .003 

October ______ .. ___________ 10 7 8 492 .004 .005 

November ________________ 86 10 23 1,369 .010 .011 

December _______________ . 

~r 19 74 4,550 I .033 .038 ---

The year_ ---- ------- 4,892 I 2 I 515 369,044 . 233 3.131 

NOTE.-Gage heights and discharge m~asurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page lif7; rating table on page 177 of same paper. 

UMATILLA RIVER. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Umatilla River at Gibbon, Oreg. 

[Drainage area, 353 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

------

Month. Total in acre- SecondMaxi- Mini- feet. feet per D~pth 

Mean. ln mum. ·mum. square inches. mile. 

------

1901. 

January ___________________ 2,735 334 811 49,866 2.30 2.65 

February __ .. _____________ 4,155 264 1,201 66,700 3.40 3.54 

March -----~-- -------- ... --- 3,556 1,114 1,655 101,762 4.69 5.41 

ApriL ____________________ 2,0171 1,081 1,472 87,590 4.17 4.-65 

May _ . _ -. _ - - - -- ---.- - - -. -- 1,884' 544 1,266 77,843 3.59 4.14 

J nne _____________________ 498 249 350 20,826 .99 1.10 

July -. ____________________ 233 124 181 11,129 . 51 .59 

August ------------------ 124 88 98 6,026 .28 .32 

September _______________ 159 88 125 7,438 .35 .39 

October __________________ 188 159 166 10,207 .47 .54 

November ________________ 203 172 181 10,77i .51 .57 

December ________________ 617 

I 

203 398 24,472 1.13 1.30 -~-

The year ___________ 4,155 I 88 659 474,630 1. 87 25.20 

NOTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 137; rating table on page 177 of same paper. 
NEWELL.] STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1901. 207 

NORTHERN PACIFIC COAST DRAINAGE. 

The meas_urement of four streams in that part' of the State of 

Washington located between Puget Sound and the Pacific Ocean and 

known as the Olympic Peninsula has been continued during the year. 

The streams measured are Dungeness, Elwha, Kalawa, and Soleduck 

rivers, all of which head in the Olympic Mountains, the first two 

flowing northwardly into the 8_trait of San Juan de Fuca, and the last 

two flowing westwardly-into the Pacific Ocean. 'rhe work of stream 

gaging at these stations was brought to a close at the end of 1901, 

several years' records having been obtained which give a fair indication of the regimen of these streams, and for the further reason that 

owing to the turbulent character of the streams much difficulty has 

been experienced in making accurate measurements. 

The station on White River,, at Buckley, Wash., was also maintained during 1901. This stream rises in central Washington and 

flows into Admiralty Sound. 

, ELWHA RIVER. 

Estimated monthly dischm·ge of Elwha River at "'"l.fcDonald, Wash. 

[Drainage area, 188 sq!Iare miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run~off. ~ 

Month. Total in acre- SecondMaxi- Mini- feet. feet per D~pth 

mum. Mean. Ill mum. square inches. mile. 

---

1901. 

January _________________ 11,440 985 1,935 118,978 10.29 11.86 

February ________________ 11,212 645 1,807 100,354 9.61 10.01 

March _ _ _________________ 7,000 685 1,561 95,982 8.30 9.57 

April ____________________ 1,300 625 957 56,944 5.09 5.68 

May ____ . ________________ 8,053 1.071 2,445 150,337 13.00 14.99 

June _____ -.- _ ~---- -.-- ---- 5,947 1.226 2,380 141,620 12.66 14.13 

July ______ . _ _ _ _ _ _ . _______ 2,100 1,340 1,641 100,901 8.73 !0.06 

August _________________ . 1,420 873 1,173 72,125 6.24 7.20 

September _ . _____________ 929 605 690 41,059 3.67 4.10 

October ____________ . _____ 1,900 460 664 40,838 3. 53 4.07 

November _______________ 23,848 795 4,036 240, 159 j 21. 47 23.95 

December ______ . _ -- _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 7,468 1,071 2,306 141, 790' 12.26 14.14 

The year _ . ___ . _____ 23,848 460 1,800 1,301,087 9.57 129.76 

NoTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No, 66, page 139; rating table on page 177 of same paper. 

• 
208 STREAM MEASlTREMENTS IN 1901. [NO. 75. 

KALAWA RIVER. 

Estimated rnonthly discharge of Kalawa River riear Forks, :rvash. 

[Drainage area, 213 square miles.] 

-

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Total in acre- Month. feet. Second- Depth Maxi- Mini- Mean. feet per in mum. mum. square inches. mile. 

1901. January _________________ 11,710 314 1,723 105,943 8.09 9.33 

February ________________ 5,212 300 1,151 65,034 5.40 5.62 

March .- __________________ 5,212 620 1,372 84,361 6.44 7.42 

April ____________________ 2,438 566 997 59,325 4.68 5.22 

May ________________ .. ____ 5,022 314 949 58,352 4.46 5.14 

June _________________ -- __ 909 ! 314 478 28,443 2.24 2.50 

July _____________________ I 300 147 I 180 11, o67 I .84 .97 

August ------------ -----~ 158 0 48 2,951 .23 .27 

September _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . ___ 170 0 41 2,440 .19 .21 

October _______________ ~ __ 2,704 0 199 12,236 .93 1. 07 

November _______________ 8,708 762 2,449 145,726 11.50 12.83 

December ________________ 6,542 566 2,086 128,263 9.79 11.29 

The year ___________ 11,710 0 973 704,141 4.57 61.87 

NOTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 140; rating table on page 177 of same paper. 
NEWELL.] SAN FRANCISCO BAY DRAINAGE. 20~ 

SOLEDUCK RIVER. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Soleduck River near Quillayute, Wash. 

[Drainage area, 272 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. Total in acre- SecondMaxi- Mini- feet. feet per D~pth 

mum. Mean. In mum. square inches. mile. 

~~~ 

1901. 

January----------------- 11,365 1,180 3,089 189,935 11.36 13.10 

February _______________ . 8,125 730 2,071 115,017 7.61 7.92 

March ________ ~ __________ 8,665 1,060 2,116 130,108 7.78 8.97 

April _________ . _________ . 4,075 1,263 2,146 1 125,911 7.89 8.80 

May ___ .. _________________ 4,750 986 1,810 111,293 6.65 7.67 

June __________ . . _ _ _ . _____ 2,185 861 1,262 75,094 4.64 5.27 

July ___________ . ___ .. ____ 833 530 671 41,258 2.47 2.85 

August __________________ 506 276 ' 374 23,006 1. 38 1.59 

September _______________ 276 201 I 236 14,043 .87 .97 I 

October __________________ 3,535 155 i 368 22,527 1.35 1.56 I 

N ovember ________________ 12,715 1, 915 [ 4,286 255,035 15.76 17.59 

December ________________ 8,800 1,180 I 3,587 220,556 13.19 15.21 ~~~ 

-~-1":"323, 7831~ ~--

The year ___________ 12,715 155 ' 1, 835 91.50 

NoTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 141; rating table on page 177 of same paper. 

SAN FRANCISCO BAY DRAIN AGE. 

Sacramento River, rising in northern California and flowing south, 

and the San Joaquin, rising in the southern sierras and flowing northeast, drain the western slope of the Sierra Nevada, traverse what is 

often called the Valley of California, and meet near Suisun Bay, 

finally discharging their waters into the Pacific Ocean through San 

Francisco Bay. Systematic measurements of discharge were made 

during 1901 of Sacramento River at Jellys Ferry, and of two of its 

tributaries, Stony Creek: at Julian's ranch, near Fruto, and Cache 

Creek near the town of Lower Lake. 

Stations were maintained during 1901 in the San Joaquin River 

drainage as follows: On Moketumne Riv~r at Electra, on Stanislaus 

River near Oakdale, on Tuolumne River at Lagrange and at several 

points on its headwaters, on Me~ced River above Merced Falls, on 

San Joaquin River at ·Herndon, on King River near Red Mountain 

and near Kingsburg. Stations were maintained also on Tule River 

near Portersville and on Kern River at first point of measurement, 

near Bakersfield, both these streams belonging strictly to the above 

drainage. 

lRlt 7 ;5-02--14 
210 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1901. [NO. 75 

SACRAMENTO RIVER. 

Estirnated rnonthly discharge of Sacrarnento River at Jeliys Ferry, Cal. 

[Drainage area, 9,134 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. 

Month. Total in acreMaxi- Mini- feet. 

Mean. mum. mum. 

1901. January ________________ . 74,240 8,915 20,983 1,290,194 

February ________________ 101,880 9,800 34,138 1,895,928 

March ___________________ 46,100 12,200 20,628 1,268,366 

April ______ -------------- 16,700 9,200 10,870 646,810 

May ____________ . ___ . ____ 13,700 7,530 9,804 602,824 

June ___ . _________________ 7,265 4,965 5,596 332,985 

July ______ . ______________ 4,760 3,980 4,365 268,393 

August -------.---------- 3,980 3,805 3,850 236,727 

September __________ ~ ___ -I 5,380 3,630 3,922 233,375 

October __________________ 5,380 3,980 4,194 257,879 

N ovem,~ber _ . ____ . _____ . __ 44,100 4,360 7, 745. 460,859 

December --------------- 61,800 5,380 12,149 747,013 

The year ___________ 101,880 3,630 11,520 8, 241,3531 

Run-off. 

Secondfeet per 

square 

mile. 

2.30 

3.74 

2.26 

1.19 

1. 07 

.61 

.48 

.42 

.43 

.46 

.85 

1. 33 

1. 26 

D~pth 

In 

inches. 

2.66 

3.89 

2.61 

1.3 3 

1.2 3 

.6 8 

.5 5 

48 

.5 

.9 

1.5 

48 

3 

4 

3 

16.91 

NOTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 143; rating table on page 177 of same paper. 

40,000 ~-11--1--l10,000 

0 

,FIG. 64.-Discharge of Sacramento River at Jellys Ferry, Cal., 1901. 
•·NEWELL.] SAN FRANCISCO BAY DRAINAGE. 211 

Estimated monthly discharge of Stony Creek near Fruto, Cal. 

[Drainage area, 760 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. Total in acre- SecondMaxi- Mini- feet. feet per D~pth 

Mean. Ill mum. mum. square inches. mile. 

1901. January ____ . ____________ -------- -------- -------- ------------ -------- ------

February-.~-------- ______ 10,385 725 2,707 150,339 3.56 3.71 

ldarch -------•--~- - ---- 2,215 435 893 54,908 1.18 1.36 

April ____________________ 630 225 361 21,481 .48 .54 

lday --------------------- 555 225 349 21,459 .46 .53 

June _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . ___ 195 5 66 3,927 .09 .10 

July _____________________ 15 0 7 430 .01 .01 

August -----------·------- 10 2 4 246 .01 .01 

September _______________ 725 5 85 2,083. .05 .06 

October __________________ 340 0 130 7,993 .17 .20 

November ________________ 1,125 35 161 9,580 .21 .23 

December __________ . _____ 3,875 77 425 26,132 :56 .64 

I 

----

The year _____ .. ____ 10,385 0 428 298,578 .57 7.39 

NoTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 143; rating table on page 178 of same paper. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Cache Creek near Lower Lake, California. 

[Drainage area, 500 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. Total in acre- SecondMaxi- Mini- feet. feet per D~pth 

Mean. lll mum. mum. square inches. mile. 

---

1901. 

January -- - - -- ------ - - -- - 2,020 155 535 32,896 1.07 1.23 

February ________________ 2,520 615 909 . 50,483 I 1.82 1.89 

ldarch ------------------- 1,330 805 1,079 66,345 2.16 2.49 

April -------------------- 805 530 654 38,916 1. 31 1.46 

lday _____________________ 570 380 481. 29,576 .96 1.10 

June _____ . _______________ 415 255 327 19,458 .65 .72 

July _____________________ 255 155 199 12,236 .40 .46 

August r _________________ 155 86 114 7,010 .23 .26 

September ______________ . 86 40 55 3,273 .11 .12 

October· __________________ 50 16 31 1,906 .06 .07 

November --------------- 62 16 26 1,547 .05 .06 

December ________________ 74 40 62 3,812 .12 .14 . --- The year ___________ 2,520 16 373 I 267,458 I .75 10.00 --- --- NoTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 144; rating table on page 178 of same paper. 

• 
212 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1901. [No.75. 

MOKELUMNE RIVER . 

. Estimated monthly discharge of :Mokelumne River at Electra, Cal. 

[Drainage area, 537 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. 

Month. Total in acre- SecondMaxi- Mini- ,feet. feet per D~pth 

Mean. Ill mum. mum. square inches. mile. 

1901. 

January __________________ 4,600 330 1,000 61,488 - 1. 86 2.14 

February ------ .. --- -· ---- 13,210 610 3,302 183,384 6.15 6.42 

March ------------------- 4,020 1.130 2,004 123,221 3.73 4.30 

April ---------------- ·--- 3,160 950 2,040 121,388 3.80 4.24 

May --------------------- 9,980 1,960 4,627 284,503 8.62 9.93 

June ____ c __ · _______________ 6,790 1,350 3,833 228,145 7.14 7.97 

July __________ ., __________ ---- ---. - -·-- ---- a260 a 15,987 a .49 a.56 

August __________________ ---- ---- -------- a190 a 11,683 a.36 a.42 

September _______________ -------- -------- a6o a 3, 570 a .11 a.12 

October _________________ . -------- ---- ---- a76 a4, 673 a.14 a.16 

N Qvember ________ .. _______ -------- - .. -.. ---- a210 a 12,496 a.39 a.44 

December ________________ -------- -------- a 1,467 a 45,467 a2. 73 a3.15 

The year ___________ --------1-------- a 1, 589 a 1, 096,005 a2.96 a39.85 

_ a Approximate. 

NoTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 145; rf!,ting table on page 178 of same paper. 

SAN JOAQUIN RIVER. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Tuolumne River at Hetch Hetchy Valley dam 

site, California. . 

[Drainage area, 400 square miles.] 

I Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

I 

I Total in acre- Month. I SecondMaxi- Mini- feet. feet per D~pth 

Mean. Ill mum. mum. square inches. mile. 

---

1901. 

June _____________________ 7,620 1,550 3,476 206,836 8.69 9.70 

July _____ . _______________ 3,650 1,200 2,159 132,752 5.40 6.21 

A ugnst _________________ -~ 1,122 127 427 26,255 1.07- 1.23 

September ________________ 147 86 i 109 6,486 .27 .30 I i 

NoTE.-Gage heights and' discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page l47. " 
NEWELL.] SAN FR.A~CISCO BAY DRAINAGE. 213 

Estimated monthly discharge of Eleanor Creek at Eleanor Trail Crossing, 

California. 

[Drainage area, 81 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-o:ff. 

Month. Total in acre- SecondMaxi- Mini- feet. feet per D~pth 

Mean. -ln mum. mum- square inches. mile. 

1901. 

June _____________________ .. 1,834 374 824 49,031 10._10 11.35 

July ------------- ----- _-_- 510 138 275 16,909 3.40 3.92 

August ------------------ 122 18_ 52 3,197 

I 

.64 .74 

September ______ ----- ---- 18 5 8 476 .01 .01 

i 

NoTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1001 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 147. 

Estimated nwnthly discharge of Cherry River at Eleanor. Trail Crossing, 

California. 

[Drainage area, 130 square miles.] 

I 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-o:ff. 

Month. Total in acre- SecondMaxi- Mini- feet. feet per D~pth 

Mean. In mum. mum. square inches. mile. 

----

1901. June _____________________ a 1, 950 750 1,202 71,525 9.25 10.32 

July --------- -- -------- 1,630 218 653 40,145 5.02 5.78 

August ------------------ 206 17 93 . 5, 7181 . 72 .83 

September _ _ _____________ 145 4 32 .1,904 .25 .28 

--

a Approximate. 

NOTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1001 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 148. ' 
214 STREAM _ME ASUREMENl'S IN 1901. [No.75. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Tuolumne River at Lagrange, Cal. 

[Drainage area, 1,501 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. Total in acre- SecondMaxi- Mini- feet. feet per D~pth 

Mean. ln mum. mum. square inches. mile. 

---

1901. 

January ____ • _____ ---- ---- 18,280 560 3,351 206,145 2.23 2.58 

February ---- ------ ------ 19,240 1,440 7,203 400,090 4.80 5.00 

March ___ ---------------- 7,080 2,080 3,719 228,733 2.48 2.86 

April -------------------- 7,080 1,740 3,960 235,696 2.64 2.94 

May c _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _________ 13,160 4,075 8,035 494,114 5.36 6.18 

J nne _____________________ 13,160 4,900 9,387 558,566 6.26 6.98 

July _____________________ 9,960 1,440 3,700 227,566 2.47 2.85 

August _ _ ___ _ __ ___ ___ _

1 

2,080 200 784 48,206 .52 .60 

September _______________ 350 55 175 10,413 .12 .13 

October _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _______ 1,590 0 211 12,974 .14 .16 

~ovember ___________ ---- 1,300 300 574 34,155 .38 .43 

December ________________ 5,800 200 1,339 82,332 .89 1.02 

The year _____ ----- 19,240 0 3,537 2,538,990 2.36 31.73 

Mining Company's canal flows 10 second-feet continuously from January 1 to March 31, 1901, 

and 7 second-feet continuously from April1 to July 28, 1901. 

NoTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements fur 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 149; rating table on page 178 of same paper. 

12,000 1-11-+++-.t-++-+-+-l-1--+llf-+1-HI+-t--+-+-H-+++-H-+-1--+-+-IH-+-t 

10,000 -~1-t-+-+--..!1-+-+-J--t-t-;--

8,000 ~f--1--+-l--

2,000 

0 

FIG. 65.-Discharge of Tuolumne River at Lagrange, Cal., 1901. 
NEWELL.] SAN FRANCISCO BAY DRAINAGE. 215 

Estimated monthly discharge. of Merced River above Merced Falls, Cal. 

[Drainage area, 1,090 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. I 

Total in acre- SecondMaxi- Mini- feet. feet per D~pth 

Mean. lll mum. mum, square inches. mile. 

1901. 

April ., ___________________ 5,000 1,090 2,687 133,240 1.55 1.44 

May ____________ . ________ 9,450 2,700 5,419 333,201 4.97 5.73 

June ------ ·------,------ 8,220 3,380 5,390 320,678 4.94 5.50 

July _____________________ 4,560 1,090 2,096 128,878 1. 92 2.21 

August -----------· ------. 2,090 220 704 43,287 .65 .75 

September _ . _____________ 250. 130 183 10,889 .17 .19 

October------------------ 990 150 265 16,294 .24 .28 

November __________ . _____ 730 0 399 23;742 .37 .41 

December ________________ 2,090 220 577 35,478 .53 .61 

NoTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 150; rating table on page 178 of same paper. 

Sec.-ft. 

8,000 h'-T-t-..:;=-:=rt....;,;::.=r--+-=;::-;=-+...:. 

FIG. 66.-Discharge of Merced River above Merced Falls, Cal, 1901. 

• 
STRE.AM MEASUREMENTS IN 1901. (NO. 75. 

Estimated monthly discharge of San Joaquin River at Herndon, Cal. 

[Drainage area, 1,637 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. 

I 

Total in acre- SecondMaxi- Mini- feet. feet per D~pth 

Mean. In mum. mum. square inches. 

I 

mile. 

1901. January __________________ 21,372 810 3,506 215,576 2.14 2.47 

February ----------------- 12,940 1,550 4,983 276,742 3.04 3.17 

March ___ . __ . _____ . ___ . __ 6,830 2,480 4,191 257,695 2.56 2.95 

April -------------------- 12,400 1,930 4,680 278,479 2.86 3.18 

May _____ . _______________ 17,870 4,775 10,935 672,367 6.68 7.71 

June ____________ " ________ 15,662 7,882 1~,998 713,930 7.33 8.17 

July _____ . _______________ 14,294 3,110 3,466 213,116 2.12 2.45 

August ___________________ 5,850 500 2,373 145,910 1.45 1.67 

.September ________________ 500 360 399 23,742 .24 .27 

October _____ . ____________ 2,480 340 489 30,067 .30 .35 

November _____ . __________ 1,550 500 702 41,772 .43 .48 

December ________________ 2,060 460 872 53,617 .53 .61 ---

The year ______ . ____ 21,372 340 4,050 2,923,013 2.47 33.48 

NOTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are givtm in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 151; rating table on page 178 of same paper. 

Sec.-ft. 

16,ooo rn:..=r+n~.:.r-=n"--T-T-~-r.-.~-T-T-f-!T~+T-!H-T~..J.....!:~!...i-~~~-*--1 

2,000 

FIG. 67.-Discharge of San Joaquin River at Herndon, Cal., 1901. 

• 
NEWELL.] SAN FRANCISCO BAY DRAINAGE. 217 

Estimated monthly discharge of King River near Red Mountain, California. 

[Drainage area, 1, 7 42 square miles.] 

I 

ITot&inacr~ Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. I SecondMaxi- Mini- feet. foot per Depth Mean. in mum. mum. square inches. mile. 

---

1901. 

January __________________ 43,930 . 520 4,337 266,672 2.49 2.87 

ebruary ---------------- 7,040 1,040 3,318 190,392 1. 90 2:00 

March ___________________ 4,490 2,034 2,965 182,311 1. 70 1. 96 

April ---- ----· ---------.. -- 10,840 1,642 4,492 267,293 2.58 2.87 

May -----~--------------- 21,830 5,548 11,093 682,082 6.37 7.36 

June _____________________ 21,180 7,040 14,363 854,658 8.25 9.20 

July _____________________ 13,240 3,280 6,258 384,789 3.59 4.14 

August ~ _________________ 6,260 728 2,292 140,930 1.32 1.52 

September _______________ 780 440 534 31,775 .31 .35 

October __________________ 2,034 360 535 32,896 .31 .36 

November ________________ 1,450 480 694 41,296 .40 .45 

Dec.ember ________________ 1,170 440 667 41,073 .38 .44 ------ --- The year ___________ 43,930 360 4,296 3,116,167 2.47 33.52 

NOTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1001 aregiven in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 152; rating table on page 178 of same paper. 

FIG. 68.-Discharge of King River near Red Mountain, California, 1001. 
218 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1901. . [No.75. 

TULE RIVER. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Tule River near Portersville, Cal. 

[Drainage area, 437 square miles.} 

Discharge· in second-feet. Run-off . ..__ 

Month. Total in acre- SecondMaxi- Mini- feet. feet per D~pth 

Mean. Ill mum. mum. square inches. mile. 

---

1901. 

May_ . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ·- - - 875 298 418 25,702 0.96 1.10 

June _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . _____ 408 126 240 14,281 .55 .61 

July _____________________ 126 30 61 3,751 .14 .16 

August ------------------ 30 18 19 1,168 .04 .04 

September --------------- 23 10 17 1,012 .04 .04 

October _______ .. _________ 109 18 29 1,783 .07 .08 

November ________________ 71 35 43 2,559 .10 .11 

December ________________ 64 39 50 3,074 .11 .13 

NOTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 157; rating table on page 178of same paper. 

KERN RIVER. 

Estimated mmdhly discharge of Kern River near Bakersfield, Cal. 

[Drainage area, 2,345 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. Total in acre- SecondMaxi- Mini- feet. feet per D~pth 

mum. mum. Mean. square Ill 

mile. inches. 

---

1901. 

January __________________ 2,049 226 493 30,313 0.21 0.24 

February _ _ _ _ ____ . ______ 1,963 342 860 47,762 .37 . 39 

March _ _ _ _ _________ . ____ 1,658 901 1,270 78,089 .54 .62 

April ---------- ---·------- 2,632 637 1,398 83,187 .60 .67 

May _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . _________ -~ 4,295 2,091 3,032 186,430 1.29 1.49 

June _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _____ . ______ 4,212 2,455 3,324 197,792 1.42 1.58 

July _____________________ 3,856 1,120 1,864 114,613 .80 .92 

August __________________ 1,804 505 968 59,520 .41 .47 

September _______________ 526 249 345 20,529 .15 .17 

October _______________ . __ 756 259 317 19,492 .14 .16 

November ________________ 421 343 377 22,433 .16 .18 

December ________________ 457 268 323 19,860 .14 .16 . The year ___________ 4,295 226 1,216 880,020 .52 7.05 

NOTE.-Daily discharge for 1001 is given in Water-Supply Paper No. 66, page 159. 
NEWELL.) SOUTHERN CAI~IFORNIA DRAINAGE. 219 

FIG. 69.-Discharge of Kern River near Bakersfield, Cal., 1901. 

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DRAINAGE. 

Under this head have been grouped all of the streams of southern 

California which do not drain directly or indirectly into San Francisco Bay. The measurements made on Salinas River and tributaries 

were brought to a close during 1901, the object for which the stations 

had been established, that is, furnishing the necessary data for computing the water supply available for the reservoir sites surveyed in 

the Salinas basin, having been accomplished. Measurements were 

continued on :Mohave RiYer at Victorville, on Santa Ana River below 

Warmsprings, and on San Gabriel River near Azusa. Records were 

· also obtained of the flow of Lytle Creek, and ot Mill Creek at Crafton 

headworks. Results for 1901 are given in the following pages. 

SALINAS RIVER. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Nacirniento Creek near Bryson, Cal. 

[Drainage area, 171 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. Total in acre- SecondMaxi- Mini- feet. feet per Depth 

Mean. in mum. mum. square inches. mile. 

---

.1901. 

March ___________________ 365 110 184 11,314 1.08 1.25 

April -------------------- 670 87 99 5,891 .58 .64 

N OTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 154. 
220 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1901. [No.'i5. 

Estimatedmonthly discharge of San Antonio Creek near Jolon, Cal. 

[Drainage area, 161 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. Total in acre- SecondMaxi- Mini- feet. feet per D~pth 

Mean. ln mum. mum. square inches. mile. 

---

1901. 

January ----------------- 3,700 64 523 32,158 3.25 3.75 

February _____ ~ _________ 1,700 110 505} 28,268 3.17 3.30 

March ___________________ 400 84 171 10,514 1.06 1.22 

April ~ ________ - ---- ------ 740 39 83 4,939 .52 .58 \' 

; 

NoTE.>---0-age heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66; ~~e 154; rating table on page 178 of same paper. 

Estimated monthly discharge of San Lorenzo Creek near King City, Cal. 

[Drainage area, 235 r quare miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. Total in acre- SecondMaxi- Mini- feet. feet per D~pth 

Mean. In mum. mum. square inche:o. mile. 

1901. 

January -------------·---- 2,540 9 171 10,514 0.73 0.84 

February ________________ 9,200 9 725 40,264 3.09 3.21 

March ___________________ 2i 9 17 1,045 .07 .08 

April -------------------- 27 6 8 476 .03 .03 

NOTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 155; rating table on page 178 of same paper. · 

Estimated monthly discharge of Arroyo Seco near Piney, Cal. 

[Drainage area, 215 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. Total in acre- SecondMaxi- Mini- feet. feet per D':pth Mean. ln mum. mum. square inches. mile. 

---

I 1901. 

January __________________ 4,500 I 105 888 54,601 4.13 4.77 

February 2,860 I 160 931 51,705 4.33 4.51 ----------------

I 

March _______________ --- 610 105 246 15,126 1.14 1. 31 

ApriL ____________________ 2,500 95 195 11,603 •. 91 .91 

I ! 

NoTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 156; rating table on page 178 of same paper. 
NEWELL.] SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DRAIN AGE. 221 

Estimated monthly discnarge of Salinas River near Salinas, Cal. 

[Drainage area, 4,084, square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. I •.rotal in acre- SecondMaxi- Mini- feet. feet per DE!pth Mean. Ill mum. mum. square inches. mile. 

---

1901. 

January __________________ 35,162 380 4,921 302,580 1.20 1.38 

February ---------------- 20,927 540 4,131 231,701 1.01 1.05 

]{arch ___________________ 1,772 430 1,063 65,361 .26 .30 

April -------------------- 405 160 270 16,066 .07 .98 

May _____________________ 2,012 160 533 32,'773 .13 .15 

June __ -~ _______ . __ -- _-- _- 160 30 56 3,332 .01 .01 

I 

J~ly --------------------- 30 25 27 1,660 .01 .01 

NoTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

No. 66, page 156; rating table on page 178.of same paper. 

MOHAVE RIVER. 

E.r;timated monthly discharge of JJ:fohave River at Victorville, Cal. 

[Drainage area, 400 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. 

I 

Run-off. 

Month. Total in acre- I Second-· 

Maxi- Mini- DE!pth Mean. feet. feet per Ill mum. mum. I square inches. mile. 

1900. January __________________ 44 44 44 2,705 0.11 0.13 

February _____ . __________ 60 44 49 2,721 .12 .12 

March ___________________ 80 44 57 3,505 .14 .16 

April -------------------- 44 33 35 2,083 .09 .10 

May ____________________ . 33 33 33 2,029 .08 .09 

June ___________ . _________ - 33 25 30 1,785 .08 .09 

July ____________ . ________ 29 25 26 

I 

1,599 .06 .07 

August _________________ ._ 29 29 29 1,783 .07 .08 

September _______________ 29 29 29 1,726 .07 .08 

October __________________ 33 29 32 1,968 .08 .09 

November_ _ _ _ __________ 3,200 33 139 8,271 .35 .39 

December ____ · ____ . ________ 33 33 33 2,029 .08 .09 

The year __________ 3,200 25 45 32,204 .11 1.4 9 

1901. 

January __________________ 4,180 50 183 11,252 .46 .5 3 

February ---------------- 4,820 50 925 51,372 2.31 2.41 

March ___________________ 660 50 178 10,94~ .45 .5 2 
222 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1901. [No.75. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Mohave River at Victorville, Oal.-Continued. 

Discharge in second-feet: Run-off. 

Month. Total in acre- SecondMaxi- Mini- feet. feet per D~pth Mean. ln mum. mum. square inches. mile. 

1901. 

April -------~------------ 44 44 44 2,618 .11 .12 

~ay -----------~--------- 49 49 49 3,013 .12 .14 

June _____________________ 42 42 42 2,499 .11 .12 

July __ . _ _ _ _ _ _ ___________ 40 40 40 2,460 .10 .12 

August ---------------- - 50 50 50 3,074 .13 .. 15 

September ___ . ____________ 55 55 55 3,273 .14 .16 

October __________________ 69 69 69 4,243 .1" .20 

November ____ . _______ . ___ 77 77 77 4,582 .19 .21 

December ________________ 73 73 73 4,489 .18 .21 

The year _ _ _________ 4,820 j 40 149 103,820 .37 4.89 

NOTE.-Gage heights and discharge measurements for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Pap(;'r 

No. 66, page HIO. 

SAN GABRIEL RIVER. 

Estimated monthly discharge of San Gabriel River and canals above Azusa, Cal. 

[Drainage area, 222 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. Total in acre- SecondMaxi- Mini- feet. feet per D~pth 

Mean. In lllUm. mum. square inches. mile. 

1900. January __________________ 89 22 32 1,968 0.14 0.16 

February ---------------- 23 18 20 1,111 .09" .09 

~arch ___________________ 30 16 20 1,230 .09 .10 

April ---------· -- ·------- 26 13 17 1,012 .08 .09 

~ay ------- ---------- ---- 86 16 37 2,275 .17 .20 

June _____ ·-- ---- ----- .... ---- 22 8 15 893 .07 .08 

July __ ~ _. ________________ 10 4 6 369 .03 .03 

August ------------------ 5 4 4 246 .02 .02 

September --------------- 6 3 4 238 .02 .02 

October __________________ 6 4 5 307 .02 .02 

November ________________ -------- ------ -- I a 186 11,068 .84 .93 

December _____ . _________ . -------- ---- ---- a40 1,269 .18 .11 

The year ___________ -------- -------- a32 21,986 .15 1.85 

a Approximate. 
U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVE:V WA"rER-SUPPLY PAPER NO. 7 j PL. XIII 

IRRIGATING A F IELD OF SUGAR BEETS I N PECOS VALLEY, NEW MEXICO. 
NEWELL.] SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DRAINAGE. 223 

Estimated monthly di.scharge of San Gabriel River and canals near Azusa, Cal . 

• [Drainage area, 222 square miles.] 

Discharge hi second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. Total in acre- SecondMaxi- Mini- feet. feet per D~pth 

Mean. lll mum. mum. square inches. mile. 

------

1901. 

January .. _________ . _______ 1,450 28 169 10,391 0.76 0.87 

February ---------------- 2,605 137 680 37,765 3.06 3.19 

March .. __________________ 440 135 221 13,589 1.00 1.15 

April -------------------~ 130 95 110 6,545 . 50 .56 

May --------------------- 272 83 121 7,440 .55 .63 

June ______ ~ ___ - __________ 93 41 63 3,749 .28 .31 

July _____ . _____ ~ ________ . 41 24 30 1,845 .14 .16 

August ------------------ 27 15 20 1,240 .09 .10 

September _______________ . 20 15 17 1,012 .08 .09 

October __________________ 122 0 24 1,476 .11 .13 

November ______ .. ________ 50 29 32 1,904 .14 .16 

December ________________ 30 26 27 1,660 .12 .14 -·--- ---

The year ___________ 2,605 0 126 88,606 . 57 7.49 

NoTE.-Gage heights of San Gabriel River for 1901 are given in Water-Supply Paper No. 66, 

page 161; daily discharge of canals on page 162 of same paper. 

LYTLE CREEK. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Lytle Creek at head g_ates Rialto canals, 

California. 

[Drainage area, 52 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. Total in acre- SecondMaxi- Mini- feet. feet per Dt::pth 

mum. mum. Mean. Ill square · inches. mile. 

1901. May ___ . __________ . _____ . 21.7 12.1 15.8 971 0.30 0.35 

June _________ . ___________ 15.2 10.5 12.6 750 .24 .27 

July 1-23 _________________ -------- -- -----~ 10.0 456 .19 .16 

August ------------------ 11.3 9.7 10.4 639· .20 .23 

September _______________ 11.5 8.7 9.8 583 .19 .21 

October 1-25 and 29-31 ____ -------- -------- 12.7 705 .24 .25 

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224 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1901. (NO. 75. 

SANTA ANA RIVER. 

Estimated monthly discharge of Santa Ana River and canals near Warmsprings, Cal. 

[Drainage area, 188 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. Total in acre- SecondMaxi- Mini- feet. feet per D~pth 

Mean. ln mum. mum. square inches. mile. 

1901. January _____________ ~ ___ 600 31 78 4,796 0.41 0.47 

February ____ .. __________ ~ 540 48 194 10,774 1.03 1.07 

March _________ .. _________ 114 45 68 4,181 .36 .41 

April _. __________________ 107 39 43 2,559 ·.23 .26 

May _________________ .. ___ 68 35 42 2,582 .22 .25 

June ____________________ . 44 30 37 2,202 .20 .22 

July _____________________ 42 34 38 2,337 .20 .23 

August __________________ 200 31 50 3,074 .27 .31 

September _______________ 60 42 49 2,916 .26 .29 

October __________________ 96 24 48 2,951 .26 .30 

November _______________ ·36 22 26 1,547 .14 .16 

December ________________ 25 21 24 1,476 .13 .15 

The year ___________ 600 21 58 41,395 .31 4.12 

- NoTE.-Daily discharge of river and canals for 1901 is given in Water-Supply Paper No. 66, 

pages164-165. · 

MILL CREEK. 

Estimated monthly d!scharge of Mill Creek canals at CrafttYn head works, Cali.; 

fornia. 

[Drainage area, 47 square miles.] 

Discharge in second-feet. Run-off. 

Month. Total in acre- SecondMaxi- Mini- feet. feet per D~pth 

mum. mum. Mean. 8quare ln 

mile. inches. 

1901. July _____________________ 19.12 13.94 15.86 975 0.34 0.39 

August ------------------ -------- -------- a 19.07 867 .41 a.35 

September _______________ 16.58 11.42 14.04 833 .30 .33 

October __________________ 13.18 12.30 12.58 774 .27 .31 

November ________________ 12.30 11.60 12.28 732 .26 .29 

December ________________ 12.28 10.26 12.00 738 .26 .30 

a Partial month •. 

NoTE,-Daily discharge in second-feet for 1901 is given in Water-Supply Paper No. 66, page 161}, 
NEWELL.) STREAM MEASUREMEN'l'S IN 1901. 225 

RELATION OF RAINFALL TO RUN-OFF IN CALIFORNIA. 

A study of the available rainfall and run-off data for California 

watersheds has been undertaken, and the accompanying diagrams and 

tables are here presented as the results of the work. 

Miles 250 

FIG. 70.-Diagram showing increase of rainfall with rise of elevation over the Sierras in central 

California. 

As the run-off diagram was to be used in estimating the water supply available for various storage reserv:oirs for irrigation, it was 

thought best to represent the run-off in acre-feet per square mile. 

The majority of the discharge report's give the depth of run-off in 

inches. The accompanying table has been made for converting depth 

of run -off in inches to run -off in acre-feet per square mile, using the 

following formula: Depth of run-off in inches, x (0.0833 x 640)= 

run-off in acre-feet per square mile. 

~Or---------------,---------------~----------------r---------------~ 

40 GO 80 Annual rainfall in inches 

FIG. 71.-Diagram showing run off from watersheds of California streams. 

IRR 7 5-02--15 
22() STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1901. [NO. 75. 

Table for converting depth of run-off in inches into acre-feet per square mile. 

Depth of 

run-off. 

Acre-feet v.er square mile. Depth of 

run-off. 

Acre-feet v.er I 

square mile. Depth of run-off. 

Acre-feet v.er square mile. 

Inches. Inches. Inches. 

0.01 0.533 0.35 18.667 0.69 36.800 

. oo ,.; 1.067 .36 19.200 .70 37.333 

.03 1.600 . 37 19.733 .71 37.867 

.04 2.133 .38 20.267 . 72 38.400 

.05 2.667 .39 20.800 .73 38.933 

.06 3.200 .40 21.333 . 74 39.467 

.07 3.733 .41 21.867 .75 40.000 

. 08 4.267 .42 22.400 . 76 40.533 

.09 4.800 ! .43 22.933 77 41.067 

.10 5.333 .44 23.467 .78 41.600 

.11 5.867 .45 24.000 .79 42.133 

.12 6.400 .46 24.533 .80 42.667 

.13 6.933 . 47 25.067 . 81 43.200 

.14 7.467 .48 25.600 .82 43.733 

.15 8.000 .49 26.133 .83 44.267 

.16 8.533 . 50 26.667 .84 44.800 

.17 9.067 . 51 27.200 .85 45.333 

.18 9.600 .52 27.733 .86 45.867 

.19 10. 133 . 53 28.267 .87 46.400 

. 20 10.667 .54 28.800 .88 46.933 

. 21 11.200 .55 29.333 .89 47.467 

.2.2 11.733 . 56 29.867 .90 48.000 

. 23 

I 

12.267 . 57 30.400 . 91 48.533 

.24 12.800 .58 30.933 .92 49.067 

. 25 I 13.333 .59 31.467 . 93 49.600 

. 26 13.86.7 . 60 32.000 . 94 50. 133 

. 27 14.400 . 61 32.533 . 95 50.667 

.28 14.933 .62 33.067 . 95 51.200 

.29 15.467 . 63 33.600 . 97 51.733 

. 30 16.000 I .64 34.133 .98 52.267 

.31 16.533 i .65 34.667 .99 52.800 

.32 17.067 .66 35.200 1. 00 53.333 

.33 17.600 . 67 35.733 

.34 18.133 I 

. 68 36.2()7 I 

!. i 

At the outset many difficnUies began to present, themselves. The 

most serious one was that of obtaining measurements of rainfall ati 

the higher elevations. The streams most productive of run-off, and 

upon which discharge records had been kept, have their sources on 

t,he western slopes of the high Sierra N evacla Mountains, where there 
NEWELL.] RAINE' ALL AND RUN ·OFF IN CALIFORNIA. 227 

are few or no inhabitants above 7,000 feet, and consequently no 

observers of rainfall, but the valuable rainfall records of the Pacific 

Railway system along the line of railway from Sacramento to the 

summit of the Sierra Nevada at, Railroad Pass offered a clew to the ' 

solution of this difficulty. In fig. 70 the mean rainfall and the elevation of the station are plotted as ordinates and t,he distance inland of 

the station as abscissas. 

The rate of increase of precipitation from Sacramento to Cisco, at 

the ~levation of 6,000 feet,, the point of maximum rainfall, seems to 

be 0.6 inch per 100 feet of rise. The precipitation above the 6,000-

foot point decreases with the elevation approximately at the rate of 

0.4 inch per 100 feet of rise. 

Fortunately in the Tuolumne River Basin, about midway between 

the American and King River basins, there is another series of rainfall stations, beginning with Lagrange, elevation 293 feet above sea 

level; Sonora, elevation 1,8~4 feet; Second Garrote, elevation 2,900 

feet, and Crockers, elevation 4,453 feet. The mean rainfall at these 

stations, plotted as in the above diagram, indicates the rate of increase 

from Lagrange to Crockers to be 0. 84 inch per 100 feet rise. This rate 

of increase has been taken to hold good up to an elev~tion of 6,000 

feet, and above this the rate of decrease of rise to be 0.4 inch per 100 

feet to an elevation of 9,000 feet. Probably the rate of increase and 

decrease would be more correctly represented by a curved line, but 

the data are not sufficient to warrant this. 

Using these rates of increase and decrease, the mean precipitation 

for the years 1896-1899 at an elevation of 9,000 ~eet in the Tuolumne 

River Basin would be 49.8 inches. If snow convert,s into water at the 

ratio of 8 to 1, the snowfall would be 33.2 feet at this elevation. 

It was found impossible to use the run-off dat,a of the Kern River 

Basin, though it is without doubt the most closely watched stream in 

the State, because of the exposure of the watershed and because of 

the scarcity of rainfall data. This watershed is bounded on the west 

for almost its entire length by a high mountain range. Concerning 

the precipitation on the east slope of this range there is little known 

beyond the fact that it is very much less than on the western slope. 

In 1896 the total run-of!: from the King River Basin of 1, i75~ square 

miles was 1,871,005 acre-feet. For the same year the run-off from the 

Kern River Basin was 619,630 acre-feet. The ratio of the area of the 

King ;River Basin to the Kern is 1 to 1.32, the ratio of run-off 1 to 0.33, 

t,hough the higher drainage areas of the streams are contiguous. It 

was also thought best not to use the run-off and rainfall data for Piru 

Creek Basin, furnished by the Antelope Valley Water Company, 

because the ratio of discharge in acre-feet per square mile was greater 

thananyotherrecord. Therei~ littledonbtabouttheaccuracyof both 

the run-off and precipitation records, tlu~ explanation being that the 

rainfall observation stations were necessarily situated at so low an 
228 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1901. [N0.75. 

elevation that the record did not represent the mean rainfall for the 

higher portions of the batSin. 

The· run-off and rainfall data of the streams which were used to make 

the discharge diagram, fig. 71, will be mentioned in the order from 

north to south in which their watersheds occur. 

Sam·amento R,iver Basin. -The rainfall stations used in determining 

the mean annual precipitation for the Sacramento River Basin were 

the following: Red Bluff, Rosewood, Redding, D·elta, Dunsmuir, 

Shasta, Sissons, a:;nd Fort Bid well. 

There were absolutely no records for the great interior mountainous 

and lava country in Siskiyou, :Modoc, and Lassen counties, comprising more than 5,334: square miles of the watershed. 

Fort Bidwell is situated outside of the watershed, on the eastern 

slope of the mountains that form the boundary, and would probably 

have a less rainfall than _Modoc County. The record was kept there 

for a period of twenty-two years, and the mean rainfall is 20.8 inches. 

The average rainfall at Reel Bluff for a period of twenty-three years 

was 23.9 inches; at Rosewood, for a period of six years, 25.63; at 

Redding, for twenty-four years, 35. 69. The precipitation at these 

three latter stations was taken to get the average for the Sacramento 

Valley for the years 1896-1899, during which time run-off measurements have been made at J ellys Ferry. The mean rainfall of the Pitt 

River drainage area of 5,33± square miles, which has an average elevation of 5,000 feet, was taken to be the same as that of the Sacramento Basin above Reel Bluff. 

The average rainfall at Delta for a period of fourteen years was 

62.39 inches; at Dunsmuir, for ten years, 57.16 inches; at Shasta, for 

six years, 53.26 inches; at Sissons, for t,eu years, 32.75 inches. The 

rainfall at, these four stations was taken to obtain the mean rainfall 

for the mountainous area of the watershed for the years 1896-1899. 

San 1lfateo Creek.-The Spring Valley Water Company's record of 

rainfall and run -off from the watershed of San J\!Iateo Ureek is wit,hont 

doubt the oldest record in the State, having been kept for thirty 

years. In the table given on page 390 of \Vater-Supply and Irrigat,ion 

Paper No. 38; of the United States Geological Survey, no allowance 

has been made for evaporation from the surface of the reservoir; 20 

per cent has here been added to the run-off as calculated from those 

tables to cover evaporation. The drainage basin of San J\!Iateo Creek 

ranges in elevation from 250 to 1,800 feet, with an average of about 

750 feet. The hills are undulating. There is a limited growth of 

timber on the northern slopes near the summit, but a lm·ge amount 

of brush covers other portions of the basin. On the southern ~lopes 

and crest the hills are frequently bare of brush, but covered with 

grasses. 

Salt Springs l"alley watershed.-The basin of the Salt Springs 
NEWELL.] RAINFALL AND RUN-OFF IN CALIFORNIA. 229 

Valley is largely of red clay, which scantily covers a bed rock of 

granite and slate. The topography is undulating rather than mountainous, about 20 per cent of the . total drainage area being valley 

land. There is little brush or timber in the valley and only a scattering growth of oak and scrubby pine on t~he hills. rro obtain the 

mean for the basin 10 per cent has been added to the rainfall for 

North Hill, 6 miles northwest of the dam. To obtain the total 

run-off for the basin 4,132 acre-feet have been added to the amounts 

as given in the table on page 337, Part IV, of the Eighteenth Annual 

Report of the Unit,ed States Geological Survey to compensate for 

evaporation from the reservoir surface. 

The methods of measurement of discharge from the reservoir are 

very crude, which may paJ·tly account for the very high percentage of 

run-off from this basin, which contains 25 square miles. 

Stanislaus R·iver Basin.-There were no rainfall data obtainable for 

this basin, but, since it joins the Tuolumne and is in most respects 

similar, the rainfall for the Tuolumne Basin has been taken to apply 

to both. 

T1wlumne R·ive1· Basir'".-To obtain the mean rainfall for this basin 

the average elevation and area of the various portions were taken 

from the topographic maps of the United States Geological Survey. 

The areas were obtained by the use of a planimeter. Lagrange was 

taken as the base station and the percentage of increase for the 

various elevations, as shown by the diagram, fig. 1. The following 

example for the year 1896 will illustrate more particularly the method: 

Average ele- Number of! Estimated 

square ' rainfall, Mile-inches. vation. miles. 1896. 

1,200 75 26.4 1,980 

1,500 88 29.0 2,552 

2,500 182 37.4 6,807 

3,.500 16 45.8 2,107 

4,000 105 50.0 5,252 

4,500 147 54.2 7,967 

.5,.500 90 60.9 5,481 

6,000 143 63.3 9,052 

6,500 105 61.3 6,437 

7,500 189 57.3 10,830 

9;000_ 330 51.3 16,927 

1------------1 1,5001---------- 75,692 

Jt"rto~'4 = 50. 3 inches mean for basin, 1896. 
230 STREAM MEASUREMENTS IN 1901. [N0.75. 

Tamtlation of general curve. 

Esti- Estimated 11 Esti- 1 Estimated 

I 

mated run-off in Estimated mated· run-off in Estimated mean acre-feet drfth of run- I mean acre-feet 

rainfall per square o in inches. ' 1 rainfall per square ~rfi{; gfch~~-- in inches. mile. 1

, in inches. mile. · 

I II 

il 

8 0 .00 I! 

I 30 330 6.20 

10 10 .19 I 32 380 7.13 I 

12. 15 . 28 34 430 8.06 

14 35 . 66 36 500 9.38 

16 .5.5 1. 03 I 38 580 10.87 I 18 I 85 1. 60 I 40 660 12.38 I 

I 20 120 2.25 42 750 14.06 

I 

I 

22 

I 

160 3.00 44 840 15.75 

24 200 3. 75 46 940 17.62 

26 I 240 4.50 I 

48 1,040 19.50 

28 I 280 .5. 25 

I 

50 1,160 21.75 

I 

San Joaquin ancl King River basins.-;-rhere were practically no 

rainfall data for either of these basins. 

The estimated mean rainfall for the Tuolumne River Basin for the 

years 1886-1899 is 48.2 inches; the depth of mean run-off _for the same 

period is 20.8 inches; the depth of mean run-off for the San Joaquin 

River for thi~ period is 18.4 inches. Since the topography, exposure, 

etc., in the two basins are similar, the rainfall will probably be proportional to. the run-off. 

Example: 20.8: 18.4:: 48.2: ±2. ·7. Similarly the mean rainfall for the 

King River Basin will be 37.8 inches. 

Jviohave Riiver.-The meteorological and hydrographic work of the 

Arrowhead '\Vater Company has been carried on for a number of 

years at the head of tl;le Mohave River. Twenty-eight· rain gages, 

carefully located at elevationsof from 2,100 to 7,200 feet, have been 

maintained. The measurement,s of run-o:ff from several tributaries 

have been made over weirs. The area of the basins are all leRs than 

50 square miles. The watershed is covered with a thick growth of 

timber on the crest. 'rhe growth of timber diminishes as the de3ert 

is approached, the northern part of the watershed being covered with 

brush only. The mean elevation of the watershed observed upon is 

about 5,250 feet above sea level. 

Ouyarnaca reservoir watersiwcl.-The area of this watershed is 11 

square miles and the mean elevation above sea level is probably 5,500 

feet. 

The run-off is carefully measured. There is only one rain gage 

maintained, and t,hat is at the dam. The resident engineer, Mr. F. S. 

Hyde, says that as this rain gage is located between two high wooded 
NEWELL.] RAINFALL AND RUN ·OFF IN CALIFORNIA. 231 

peaks, which act as condensers of the moisture-laden clouds, the 

recorded precipitation is undoubtedly heavier than the average of 

the watershed. This probably explains why the mean annu!tl run-off 

is. RO far below the general curve. 

Sweetwater reser·voir basin.-The evaporation and run-off 'records 

from this basin date from 1888, and have been very carefully kept. 

There is no doubt that many of the points on the curves (fig. 71), 

would be changed if we had more definite information as to the rainfall, but the curves are the best. that could be made from the information at hand. The mean discharge for the period of observation on 

each stream is used, together with the mean rainfall for the same 

years. These means are considered the more satisfactory, as they 

tend to eliminate erratic stream and rainfall records. 

INDEX. 

A. Page. 

Adrian,Mich.,rainfallat ________ ------ ____ 111 

Alabama, hydrographic work in_ 82-88.91-96,98 rainfall in ______________________________ 86-88 

Alabama River, Alabama, drainage area 

of,at Selma------------________ 93 

measurements of---------------------- 93-94 

Alaska, hydrographic work in, appeals for 15 

Alcovy River, Georgia, drainage area of, 

near Covington________________ 69 

measurements of _________ ·_------------ 69 

run-off from basin of__________________ 75 

Alderson, W.Va., stream measurements 

at.------------ ____ ------________ 100 

Alexander City, Ala., stream measurements near~____________________ 86 

Alleghany County, Va., rainfall in._----- 45,46 

Allentown, Ga., rainfall at. _______________ 72,73 

Almon, Ga., run-off from Yellow River 

Basin at __________ . __ ... ________ 74,76 

stream measurementsat______________ 69 

Alston, S. C., stream measurements near 60 

Altamaha River, Georgia, measurements of. ______ . ______ ..... ____________ 65-76 

American Fork, Utah, stream measurements near-------------------- 195 

American Fork, Utah, drainage area of, 

near American Fork ____ ------ 195 

measurements of---------------------- 195 

Amity Land and Canal Company, acknowledgments to------------ 16 

Andrews, D. M., acknowledgments to _ _ _ 17 

Androscoggin River, Maine, drainage 

area of, at Rumford Falls_____ 2"2 

measurements of--------------·---- ____ 19,22 

Angola, Ind., rainfall at ..... ______________ 111 

Antelope Valley Water Company, data 

furnished by___________________ 227 

Antietam Creek, Maryland, drainage area 

of, near Sharpsburg___________ 36 

measurements of._____________________ 36 

Apalachee River, Georgia, drainage area 

of, near Buckhead_____________ 66 

measurements oL--------------------- 66 

run-off from basin of. ..... ______ ------ 74 

Apalachicola River, Georgia, measurements of_ ...... ---------------- 78-80 

stations in basin of, map showing _ ___ 77 

Appomattox River, Virginia, drainage 

area of, at Mattoax .... ____ .... 44 

m~a<>urements of._____________________ 44 

run-off from drainage basin of, at 

Mattoax .... ____ ----------.----- 49,50 

Arapahoe County, Colo., rainfall in. 132,133,137 

Arizona, hydrographic work in_ .. ____ .. 177-180 

Arkansas River, drainage area of, near 

Canyon, Colo.---------- _____ .. _ 145 

Page. 

Arkansas River, drainage area of, near 

Hutchinson, Kans.------------ 147 

near Prowers, Colo_" ___ . ____ .. _--- 147 

near Pueblo, Colo __________________ . 146 

investigations in drainage basin of.. 145-149 

measurements of-------------------- 145-148 

Arkins, Colo., run-off from Big Thompson 

Creek Basin at. __________ ------ 135 

stream measurements near_----------

Arlington, Nebr., stream measurements 

130 

near __________________ -------- 139-140 

Arnold, Sydney, acknowledgments to ___ _ 16 

Arroyo Seco, Cal., drainage area of, near 

Piney-------------------------- 220 

measurements of ____ ------------------ 220 

Artesian wells in Moxee Valley, Washington __ ------ ______ ---------- 204-205 

Asheville, N. C., stream measurements near____________________________ 103 

Ashland, Va., rainfall at. __________ ---- ____ 45,50 

Ashley Creek, Utah, drainage area of, 

near VernaL _____ -------------- 173 

featnres of Dry Fork of. ____________ 171-172 

of North Branch of-------------·· 172 

irrigation from. ____________ --------- 168-173 

measurements of---------------------- 173 

weirs on canals from ______ ------------ 169 

Ashville, Ala., rainfall at_-----·------ .... 86,88 

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad, 

acknowledgments to ___ .. ___ .. 16, 18 

Athens, Ga., rainfall at_------ ...... ---·-- 72,76 

run-off from Middle Oconee Basin at. 74 

stream measurements near_---------- 65 

Atlanta, Ga., rainfall at ___________________ 72,76 

Atlanta and West Point Railway, acknowledgments to .. -----_----- 17 

Atlanta, Knoxville and Northern Railway, acknowledgments to.... 17 

Auburn, Ind., rainfall at ______ ------------ 111 

Augusta, Ga., stream measurements at.- 64 

Augusta, Me., stream measurements near_. ________________ .. ____ .... 19,21 

Augusta County, Va., rainfall in _________ 45,48 

Austin, Tex., stream measurements at__ 152 

Azusa, Cal., stream measurements near 222-223 

B. 

Babb, C. C., reference to work of-------- 164 

Baker, J. S., acknowledgments to________ 15 

Bakersfield, Cal., stream measurements 

near ______ ------------_~~----- 218-219 

Barboursville, Va., rainfall at _________ 45,46,50 

Barnett Shoals, Ga., run-off from Oconee 

River Basin at ___________ ------ 74 

stream measurements at.. ______ ------ 66 

Bath County, Va., rainfall in. ______ ------ 45,47 

233 
234 INDEX. 

Page. 

Battlecreek, Idaho, stream measurements at_______________________ 191 

Beach, C. W., acknowledgments to ___ .___ 16 

Bear Creek, Colorado, drainage area of, 

near Morrison_________________ 127· 

measurements of ____________ ------____ 127 

run-off from basin of__________________ 135 

Bear River, drainage area of, at Battlecreek, Idaho___________________ 191 

drainage area of, near Collinston, Utah 193 

measurements of ________ ------ ______ 191-193 

Bedford City, Va., rainfall at--------- 45,46,50 

Bedford County, Va., rainfall in--------- 45,46 

Beets, sugar, irrigation of, plate showing_ 22'Z 

Benton Ridge, Ohio, rainfall at___________ 111 

Berg, Y. van den, acknowledgments to__ 17 

Berkeley, R.I., views of Blackstone River 

andBlackstonecanalat_______ 24 

Berry, Thomas, acknowledgments to____ 16 

Bibb County, Ga., rainfall in __________ 72,73,76 

Bidwell, G. F., acknowledgments to_____ 18 

Big Sandy Creek, Alabama, drainage 

area of, near Dadeville____ _ _ _ _ 83 

measurements of______________________ 83 

Big Sioux River, South Dakota, drainage 

area of, near Sioux Falls______ 124 

measurements of______________________ 124 

Big Thompson Creek, Colorado, drainage 

area of, near Arkins ---------- 130 

measurements of_ _____________ -------- 130 

run-off from basin of__________________ 13.5 

Bighorn River, drainage area of, near 

Thermopolis, Wyo ------------ 123 

measurements of______________________ 123 

Birdsall, G. W., aid by-------------------- 19 

Bitterroot River, Montana, drainage 

area of, at Missoula.___________ 199 

measurements of______________________ 199 

Bitterroot Stock Farm, acknowledgments to_----------____________ 18 

Blackfoot River, Montana, drainage area 

of, near Bonner________________ 198 

measurements of______________________ 198 

Blacksmith Fork, Utah, drainage area of, 

at Hyrum______________________ 192 

measurements of---------------------- 192 

Blackstone canal, view of, at Berkeley... 24 

Blackstone River, view of, at Berkeley__ 24 

Black Warrior River,Alabam.a, d1;ainage 

area of, near Cordova_·________ 95 

drainage area of, at Tuscaloosa ______ " 96 

measurements of ______________________ 95-96 

Blue River, Kansas, drainage of, near 

Manhattan. ____ ---------------- 143 

measurements of----------------______ 143 

Blueridge, Ga., stream measurements 

near_----- ____________ ------____ 108 

Bluffton, Ind., rainfall at_________________ 111 

Boise, Idaho, strean1 :q1easurements near_ 201 

Boise River, Idaho, drainage area of, 

near Boise_____________________ 201 

measurements of______________________ 201 

Bonair, Va., rabfall at _________________ 45,46,50 

Bond, E. A., aid by ________ ------------____ 19 

Bonner, Mont., strean1 n1easurements 

near____________________________ 198 

Page. 

Boulder, Colo., run-off from Boulder 

Creek Basin near-------------- 13.5 

stream measurements near _____ . _ _ _ _ _ 129 

Boulder County, Colo., rainfall in __ 132, 13.5,137 

Boulder Creek, Colorado, drainage area 

of, near Boulder_______________ 129 

measurements of______________________ 129 

run-off from basin of_ _____ ------------ 135 

Bowling Green, Ohio, rainfall at--------- 111 

Boxelder, Colo., rainfall at _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 132, 133, 137 

Bozeman, Mont., run-off from Middle 

Creek Basin, near _______ ------ 116 

Brazos River, Texas, drainage area of, at 

Waco-------------------------- 150 measurements of_ _____________ ------ 150-151 

Breckenridge, Colo., rainfall at ____ 132,133,137 

Broad River (of the Carolinas), drainage 

area of, near Alston, S. c ____ _ measurements of------ ______ ----------

Broad River (of Georgia), drainage area 

of, near Carlton _______ --------

60 

60 

65 

measurements of ____ ------ ______ ------ 65 

Bryson, Cal., stream measurements near 219 

Bryson, N.C., stream measurements at_ 104 

Buchanan, Va . run-off from drainage basin of James River at--------- 49,50 

stream measurements at------------- 43 

Buckhead, Ga., run-off from Apalachee 

Basin at ____________ ------------ 74 

stream measurements near ___ ... ___ . _ 66 

Buckingham, Va., rainfall at. _________ 45,46,50 

Buckingham County, Va:, rainfall in ____ 45,46 

Buffalo Canal Company, acknowledgments to----------------------- 16 

Buford, Ga., stream measurements near_ 78 

Burley, D. E., acknowledgments to______ 17 

Burlington and Missouri River Railroad, 

acknowledgments to __________ 16,18 

Burrows, T. J., acknowledgments to_____ 16 

Butte, Mont., rainfall at ______ ------------ 115 

c. 

Cache Creek, California, drainage area 

of, near Lower Lake-~-------- 211 

measurements of----------____________ 211 

Cache la Poudre River, Colorado, drainage area of, near Fort Collins_ 130 

measurements of---------------------- 1::10 

Cairo, N. Y., Catskill Creek at, plate 

showing gaging oL____________ 26 

Calhoun County, Ala., rainfall in _____ 86,87,88 

Calhoun Falls, S. C., stream measure- ments near ______ ____ ______ ____ 63 

California, hydrographic work in .. ------ 184, 

185, 188, 190, 209-231 

rainfall in, diagram showing increase 

of, with rise of elevation_ _ _ _ _ _ 2.2.5 

relation of run-off to______ _ _ _ _ _ _ 225-231 

run-off in, diagram showing ______ ---- 225 

relation of rainfall to ___________ 225-2.31 

Campbell County, Va., rainfall in ________ 45,48 

Camp Eden, W.Va., view of Cheat River 

fro1n ____ ______ ____ _ _____ _ _____ _ 72 

Canton, Ga., stream measurements at.___ 89 

Canyon. Colo., stream 1neasurements near____________________________ 145 · 
INDEX. 235 

Page. 

Cape Fear River, North Carolina, drainage area of, at Fayetteville... 56 

measurements of ______ ---------- ______ 55-56 

Carey, Ga., run-off from Oconee River 

Basin at ________________________ 75,76 

Carlton, Ga., stream measurements near 65 

Carson River, drainage area of, near 

Empire,Nev___________________ 189 

drainage area of, near Gardnerville, 

Nev ____________ ------------ ____ 187 

near Woodfords,Cal______________ 188 

measurements of. ___________ 180-181,187-189 

Carters, Ga., stream measurements at _ _ _ 89 

Cartersville, Va., run-off from drainage 

basin of James River at _______ 49,50 

stream measurementsat ______________ 43-44 

Castlerock, Colo., rainfall at ____ . . . . 132, 133, 137 

Catawba,N.C., stream measurements at 58 

view of Catawba River at_____________ 58 

Catawba River, drainage area of, at Catawba, N. C ------------------- 58 

drainage area of, near Rockhill, S.C._ 59 

measurementsof ---------------------- 58-59 

views of .. ______ ------------------------ 58 

Catskill Creek, New York, plate showing 

gaging of, at Cairo------------ 26 

station established on_________________ 19 

Celina, Ohio, rainfall at.__________________ 111 

Cenicero, Colo., stream measurements 

at.---------- ________ ------.----- 153 

Central of Georgia Railway, acknow ledgments to _______ ---------------- 17 

Chaffee, F. P.,acknowledgments to______ 17 

Charleston, Tenn., stream measurements 

at. _______ ----------------- ____ 107-108 

Chattahoochee River, Georgia, drainage 

area of, near Buford---------- 78 

drainage area of, near Oakdale_______ 79 

near West Point___________________ 80 

measurements of------------------ ____ 78-80 

Chattanooga,· Tenn., gaging station on 

Tennessee River at, plate 

showing________________________ 104 

stream measurements at______________ 109 

Cheat River, West Virginia, drainage area 

of, near Uneva .. _____ ______ ____ 100 

measurements of______________________ 100 

view on-------------------------------- 72 

Cherry River, California, drainage area 

of, at Eleanor Trail Crossing._ 213 

measurements of __________ ------------ 213 

Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, acknowledgments to___________________ 17 

Chesterfield County, Va., rainfall in ______ 45,46 

Cheyenne, Wyo., rainfall at ________ 132,133,137 

Christiansburg, Va., rainfall at ________ 45,46,50 

Churchill, C. S., acknowledgments to.... 17 

Clark, W. B., acknowledgments to_______ 15 

Clarke County, Ga., rainfall in ___ . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 72 

Clear Creek, Colorado, drainage area of, 

at Forks Creek--------________ 128 

measurements of----------------______ 128 

Clear Creek County, Colo., rainfall in.... 132, 

134,137 

Clifton Forge, Va., rainfall at _________ 45,46,50 

Clinton, Mass., stream measurements at._ 21 

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Cobbosseecontee River, Maine, .drainage 

area of, near Augusta_________ 21 

measurements of ___________ · ___________ 19,21 

Codman, J. E., work of ______ ------------- 27 

Coldwater, Mich., rainfall at------------- 111 

Collins, T. S., acknowledgments to.------ 17 

Collinston, Utah, stream measurements 

near ____ --------________________ 193 

Colorado, cooperation by ____ .. __ . _ _ _ _ __ __ 16 

hydrographic work in------------- 127-130, 

131, 13'2, 133,134--137,145-147 

Colorado River, investigations in drainage basin of_ _________________ 163-179 

Colorado River, Texas, drainage area of, 

at Austin_______________________ 152 

measurements of---------------- _____ _ 152 

Colorado and Southern Railway; acknowledgmentsto _____________ 16,18 

Columbia River, artesian wells in basin 

of ________________________ . ____ 204-205 

investigations in drainage basin of.__ 197 

Columbus, Miss., stream measurements at ______________ . _______________ _ 97 

Columbus, Nebr., stream measurements near __ . _____ ---·_. ____________ 137,138 

Connecticut, hydrographic work in------ 24 

Connecticut River, drainage area of at Orford, N. H ____________ . _____ 23 

measurements of ______ ---------------- 23 · 

Cooper, Thomas, acknowled-gments to._. 18 

Coosa County, Ala., rainfall in----------- 86,88 

Coosa River, drainage area -of, near 

Riverside, Ala_________________ 91 

drainage area of, at Rome, Ga________ 90 

measurements of ______________________ 89-92 

Coosawattee River, Georgia, drainage 

area of, at Carters_____________ 89 

measurements of ______ ------__________ 89 

Cordova, Ala., stream measurements near 95 

Costigan, Me., stream measurements near 19,20 

Covington, Ga., rainfall at_ ____________ 72,73,76 

run-off from Alcovy River Bt.sin at__ 75 

strean1 measurements near----------- 69 

Craig, Colo., station established at________ 163 

Crane,A.B.,ackowledgments to__________ IS 

Crockers, Cal., elevation of _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 227 

Cumnock, N.C., stream measurements at. 55 

Cuyamaca reservoir, run-off from watershed of _________________ ------ 230-231 

D. 

Dadeville, Ala., stream measurements near ____________________ ..... ___ 83 

Dale Enterprise, V a., rainfall at .. __ .. 45, 47, 50 

Dan River, drainage area of, at South 

Boston, Va ---------- ______ ____ 52 

measurements of ..... ----~- ______ ------ 52--53 

Danville, Pa., stream measurements at._ 30-31 

Darton, N.H., reference to work of .. ___ 14 

Davis, .A. P., reference to paper by ------ 16,1 

Deep River, North Carolina, drainage 

area of, at Cumnock___________ 55 

measurements· at-------------_________ 55 

Defiance, Ohio, rainfall at--------________ 111 

Del Norte, Colo., stream measurements near_ .. ______ . ___ ._. ________ ---- 153 
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Delaware River, drainage area of, at Lambertville, N. J ----------------- 27 measurements of._____________________ 27 

Delta, Cal., rainfall at-------------------- 2'.28 

Denham, W. B., acknowledgments to____ 17 

Denver, Colo., rainfall at----------- 132,133,137 

run-off from South Platte River Basin 

at ______ ------------_____________ 136 

stream measurement~ at._____________ 127 

Denver and Rio Grande Railroad, acknowledgmentsto _______ ------ 16 

Denver Union Water Company, acknowledgments to___________________ 16 

Devils River, measurements of___________ 161 

Devilsriver, Texas., stream measurements at and near _______ ---------"-- 161 

Dickinson, E., acknowledgments to______ 18 

Dickson, L. H., acknowledgments to_____ 16 

Dils, N. S., acknowledgments to__________ 15 

Dinwiddie County, Va., rainfall in _______ 45,48 

Dobson, A dna, acknowledgments to _ _ _ _ _ 15 

Dolores, Colo., stream measurements at_ 175 

Dolores River, Colorado, drainage area 

of, at Dolores__________________ 175 

measurements of----------____________ 175 

Doswell, Va., rainfall at--------------- 45,47,50 

Douglas County, Colo., rainfall in __ 132,133,137 

Dover Plains, N.Y., station established at 19 

Drainage area. See name of river. 

Dry Fork Valley, Utah, features of------ 172 

Dublin, Ga., run-off from Oconee River 

Basin at ________________________ 75,76 

stream measurements near___________ 68 

Duchesne River, Utah, drainage area of, 

at Price road bridge___________ 167 

measurements of------ ______ ------____ 167 

views of __________________ ------________ 166 

Dudley, W. M., acknowledgments to____ 17 

Dumont, Colo., rainfall at---------- 132,134,137 

Dunsmuir, Cal., rainfall r.t________ ____ ____ 228 

Durango, Colo., stream measurements near____________________________ 176 

E. 

Eagle Pass, Tex., stream measurements near---------- ________________ 162-163 

Egan, J. M., acknowledgments to________ 17 

El Paso, Tex., stream measurements 

· near-------- ______ ------ ______ 155-156 

Eleanor Creek, California, drainage area 

of, at Eleanor trail crossing________ 213 

measurements of._____________________ 213 

Eleanor trail crossing, California, stream 

measurements at______________ 213 

Electra, Cal., stream measurements at__ 212 

Elkhorn Creek, West Virginia, flood on, 

plate showing bridge demolished by, at Norwood__________ 56 

Elkhorn River, Nebraska, drainage area 

of, near Arlington_____________ 139 

drainage area of, near Norfolk _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 139 

measu:;:oements of_ ___________________ 139-140 

Elkin, N.C., flood on Yadkin River near, 

plate showing destruction by_ 56 

Elko,Nev.,stream measurements near__ 181 

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Ellsworth, Kans., stream measurements at._-----________________________ 143 

Elmore County, Ala., rainfall in_------ 86,87,88 

Elrod, M. J., acknowledgments to_______ 18 

Elwha River, Washington, drainage area of, at McDonald _____________ :__ 207 

measurements of______________________ 207 

Embudo, N.Mex., stream measurements 

at_------------_----------------- 154 

Empire,N ev.,stream measurements near_ 189 

Epes,Ala., stream measurements at______ 98 

Esopus Creek, New York, station established on _______ ------__________ 19 

Etowah River, Georgia, drainage area of, 

at Canton------ ______ ------____ 89 

measurements of ______ ---------------- 89 

F. 

Farmville, Va., rainfall at ______________ 45,47,50 

Fayette, W. Va., stream measurements 

at._~ ______ ----_----- ____ ----____ 10".2 

Fayetteville, N.C., stream mea:;mrements 

at._, __________________ ----- ___ ~-- 56 

Fellows, A. L., acknowledgments to_____ 15 

reference to paper by_________________ 1::M> 

Findlay, Ohio, rainfall at_ ______ ---------- 111 

Fisher, D., acknowledgments to__________ 17 

Fishkill Creek, New York, station established on_______________________ 19 

Flint River, Georgia, drainage are~'!. of, at 

Woodbury _____________ ----------____ 78 

measurements of ______ ---------------- 78 

Floods, destruction by, in the southeast- ern States______________________ 77 

pia tes showing effects of.___ _ _ _ _ 20, 22, 56, 58 

Florida River, Colorado, drainage area 

of, near Durango______________ 176 

measurements of ____________ ---------- 176 

Flovilla, Ga., run-off from Ocmulgee 

River Basin at.·------~-------- 75 

stream measurements near_·__________ 70 

Fontana Development Company, acknowledgments to____________ 16 

Forest Paper Company, aid by----------- 19 

Forks,Wash.,streammeasurementsnear_ 208 · 

Forkscreek, Colo., stream measurements at_______________________________ 128 

Fort Bidwell, Cal., rainfdl at ------------ 228 

Fort Collins, Colo., rainfall at _ _ _ _ _ _ 132, 134, 137 

stream measurements near___________ 130 

Fort Duchesne, Utah, stream measurements at _______ ---------------- 166 

Fort Hancock, Tex., stream measure- ments near ______ ______ _ _______ 157 

Fort Logan, Mont., rainfall at____________ 115 

Fort Wayne, Ind., rainfall at_____________ 111 

Fort YPllowstone, Wyo., rainfall at______ 115 

Fortier, Samuel, acknowledgments to___ 15 

Frederick, Md., stream measurements near ______________________ ------ 40 

Frederick, Pa., stream measurements at_ 29 

Fredericksburg, Va., rainfall at_-~---- 45,47,5(1 

Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley 

Railroad, acknowledgments 

to _______________ ---------------- 18 
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French Broad River, North Carolina, 

drainage area of, near .Asheville ___ -~--- _______________ ----- 103 

measurements of __________ ------------ 103 

Friendsville, Md., stream measurements 

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Greenriver, Wyoming, stream measurements at------------~------____ 164 

Guernsey, Wyo., stream measurements 

near------------ ______________ 12.5-126 

Gulf of Mexico, eastern tributaries of, at ______________________________ _ 99 measurements of-------------- 76-98 

Front Royal, Va., stream measurements 

near------ ________________ ------ 37-438 

Fruto, CaL, stream measurements near__ 211 

Fulton, W. M., acknowledgments to______ 17 

Fulton County, Ga., rainfa11 in----------- 72 

G. 

Gainesville, Ga., raillfa11 at ____________ 72,73,76 

Gallatin River, Montana, run-off from 

drainage basin of ____ ---------- · 116 

Gardnervi11e, Nev., stream measurementsnear -------------------- 187 

Gaylordsvi11e, Conn., station established 

at_______________________________ 19 

stream measurementsat______________ 24 

Georgia, hydrographic work in---------- 62 

64-76, 78-80,89-90,108 

Georgia Railroad, acknowledgments to__ 17 

Gibbon, Oreg., stream measurements at_ 206 

Gila River, .Arizona, drainage area of, at 

San Carlos_____________________ 179 

measurements of ____________________ 179-180 

Gilbert, G. K.,reference to work of______ 14 

Gillf;ville, Ga .. rainfa11 at ______________ 72,73,76 

Glasgow, Va., run-off at, from drainage 

basin of North (of James) River ___________ _. ______________ 49,50 

strea.m m1:lasurementsat._ .. ___________ 41 

Glenham,N. Y.,station established at____ 19 

Glenwood Springs, Colo., stream measurements at------------------- 174 

Golconda, Nev., stream measurements near: _________________ ------____ 182 

Goodwater, .Ala., rainfall at ______ -------- 86,88 

Grand Rapids, Mich., stream measure- ments at _____________________ 111-112 

Grand River, Colorado, drainage area of, 

at Glenwood Springs__________ 174 

measurements of._____________________ 174 

Grand River, Michigan, drainage area 

of, at Grand Rapftls _________ 111-112 

measurements of. ___________________ 111-112 

Great Kanawha River, measurements of _________ ------ ______________ 100-102 

Great Lakes drainage, investigations relating to--------- ________ .. ___ 110-112 

Great Northern Railroad, acknowledgments to-------________________ 18 

Great Plains Water Company, acknowledgments to------------------- 16 

Greater New York, water supply of_____ 19 

Greeley, Colo., rainfall at_ __________ 132,134,137 

Green River, Wyoming, drainage area 

of, at Greenriver, Wyo________ 164 

measurements of---------------------- 164 

Greenbrier River, West Virginia, drainage area of, at .Alderson______ 100 

measurements of------------__________ 100 

view of ____ ------------- __________ ------ 104 

Greene County, Va., rainfall in---------- 45,48 

western tributaries of, measurements of _________________ ------ ______ 149-163 

Gunnison, Utah, stream measurements near __________________________ 196-197 

Gunnison River, Colorado, drainage area 

of, at lola---------------------- 175 

measurements of-------------.________ 175 

H. 

Han, B. M., acknowledgments to _________ 15,16 

Hall, C. M., measurements made by______ 113 

Hall, Max, acknowledgments. to _____ .. _ _ _ _ 16 

Hall County, Ga., rainfa11 in _ ----- ____ 72, 73,76 

Hanover County, Va., rainfall in _________ 45,47 

Harahan, J. T., acknowledgments to____ 17 

Harrisburg, Pa., stream measurements at ______ ._________________________ 32 

Harrison, C. L., acknowledgmentsto____ 16 

Harroun, P. E., acknowledgments to____ 15 

Havre, Mont., stream measurements at__ 122 

Hawaiian Islands, hydrographic work 

in, appeals for----------------- 15 

Hay, Robert, reference to work of------- 14 

Hedges, Ohio, rainfall at__________________ 111 

Helena, Mont., rainfall at _______________ 115,116 

Henrico County, Va., rainfall in __________ 45,48 

Herndon, Cal., stream measurements at_ 216 

Retch Hetchy Valley dam site, California, 

stream measurements at __ .. _ _ _ 212 

Hillabee Creek, .Alabama, drainage area 

of, near .Alexander City______ 82 

measurements of ___________ :__________ 82 

HHlsdale, Mich., rainfall at--------------- 111 

Hiwassee River, drainage area of, at Charlesto;n, Tenn__ ____ ____ ____ 107 

drainage area of, at Murphy, N. c___ 106 

at Reliance, Tenn ______ ------ ______ 107 

measurements of---------------- 106,107-108 

Holdredge, G. W., acknowledgments to__ 18 

Hollister, G. B., stations established by__ 25 

Holmes, J . .A., acknowledgments to------ 15 

Hood, William, acknowledgments to ..... ~ 16 

Hooper, Wash., stream measurement'! near ______________ ---- ______ ---- 206 

Horton, R. E., aid by______________________ 19 

reference to work of----------------__ 19 

Hot Springs, Va., rainfall at ___________ 45,47,50 

Housatonic River, Connecticut, drainage 

area of, at Gaylordsville~----- 24 

measurements of---------------------- 24 

station established on ______ - _____ ----- 19 

Hudson Bay drainage, investigations relatingto ___________ -----------.... 113 

Hudson River, diagram showing dischargeof ---------------------- 23 

Humboldt River, Nevada, drainage area· 

of, near Elko ____________ ------ 181 

drainage area of, near Golconda .. ______ 182 

nearOreana ______ ------------------ 183 

near Mason's ranch __ ------------- 182 

measurements of ____ ------------ 180,181-183 
238 INDEX. 

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Humphreys, D. C., acknowledgments to. 16 

Hutchinson, Kans., stream measurements at. ___________________ ... ______ 147-148 

Hyde, F. S., statement of, as to rainfall in 

Cuyamaca watershed_ _ _ _ _ _ _ 230-231 

Hydrographic measurements, historical 

review of ______________________ 11-15 

Hyrum, Utah, stream measurements at__ 192 

I. 

Idaho, hydrographic work in ___________ 191,201 

Ignacio, Colo., stream measurements at__ 176 

Illinois Central Railroad, acknowledgments to ___________ --------·--- 17 

Indiana, hydrographic work in__________ 111 

Interior Basin drainage, investigations 

relating to------- ____________ 180-197 

lola, Colo., stream measurements at __ .__ 175 

lola, Kans., stream measurements near.. 149 

Irrigation literature, i·eference to list of_ 13 

Irrigation Survey, organization of------- 12 

J. 

James, Walter, acknowledgments to..... 16 

James River, Virginia, drainage area of, 

at Buchanan___________________ 4il 

drainage area of, at Cartersville...... 43 measurements of. _____________________ 43-41 

rainfall in basin of ____ ---· ____________ 45-50 

rainfall and run-off in basin of, table 

showing_ .. ________ . _ .. ____ . _... 50 

rainfall stations in basin of, table 

showing location of ___ --------- 45 

run-off from drainage basin of, at 

Buchanan __________ ------"--- __ 49,50 

at Cartersville _____________________ 49,50 

stations in basin of, map showing location of------_________________ 42 

Jeffereon River, Montana, drainage area 

of, at Sappington--------------

measurements of ______ ----------------

run-off from drainage basin of.. ___ ._ 

Jellys Ferry, Cal., stream measurements 

120 

120 

117 

at ______________________________ _ 210 

Jolon, Cal., stream measurements near__ 2'20 

Judson, W. P., aid by_____________________ 19 

Judson, N.C., stream measurements at.. 105 

Juliette, Ga., run-off from TowaligaRiver Basin at ________________________ 75,76 

stream measurements near___________ 70 

Junction, Kans., stream measurements at 141 

Juniata River, Pennsylvania, drainage 

area of, at Uewport .... _______ _ 

measurements of----------------------

K. 

KalawaRiver, Washington, drainage area 

31 

31 

of, near Forks----------------- 208 measurements of._____________________ 208 

Kansas, hydrographic work in_. 141-144,147-149 

Kansas River, drainage area of, at Lecompton, Kans ---------------- 144 

investigations in drain<>ge basin of. 140-144 

measurements of______________________ 14! 

Keefe, T. F., acknowledgments to________ 15 

Pa6'e. 

Kennebec River, Maine, flood at Winslow, 

view of. ____ -------------------- 20 

freshets on, plate showing effects of.. 22 

Kenton, Ohio, rainfall at ____________ ------ 111 

Kern County Land Company, acknowledgments to-------------______ 16 

Kern River, California, drainage area of, 

near Bakersfield_______________ 218 

measurements of __________ ------ ____ 218-219 

run-off from basin of, data concerning_____________________________ 227 

Kersey, Colo., run-off from South Platte 

River Basin at. ______________ :_ 136 

station established at __ -----------____ 124 

stream measurements at. ___________ 130,132 

King City, Cal., stream measurements 

near ______________ -------------- 220 

King River, California, drainage area of, 

near Red Mountain____________ 217 

measurements of------________________ 217 

run-off from basin of ________ ---- ____ 227,280 

Kingston, N.Y., station established at___ 19 

Kiana, Wash., stream measurements at_ 203 

Kneale, Thomas, acknowledgments to _ _ _ 16 

Knoxville, Tenn., stream measurements 

at.---------- _______ ----- ______ 103-104 

L. 

Lagrange, Cal., elevation of ______________ _ 

stream measurements at _____________ , 

Lake Creek, Utah, drainage area of, near 

227 

214 

mouth ____________ -------- _____ _ 167 

measurements of--------------________ 167 

Lambertville, N. J., stream measurements at ___________ ------------ 27-28 

Langtry, Tex., stream measurements 

near ________________ ------------ 160 

Laporte, Colo., rainfall at. ____ .----- 132,184,137 

Laramie County, Wyo., rainfall in. 132,133,137 

Larimer County,.Colo., rainfall in______ 18'2, 

.183, 134, 135, 137 

Leeompton, Kans., stream measurements at. ____________________ ------____ 144 

Lee County, Ala., rainfall in.---------- 86,87,88 

Leipsic, Ohio, rainfall at. ... __ ------_----· 111 

Leverett, Frank, reference to work of.__ 14 

Lewis and Clarke County, Mont.,rainfall 

in ______________ . ______________ 115,116 

Lexington, Va., rainfall at. ____________ 45,47,50 

Liberty, Kans., stream measurements 

near ______ ----------------______ 148 

Lippincott, J. B., acknowledgments to... 15 

Little Tennessee River, drainage area of, 

at Judson, N. <J ______ . ----- ____ 105 

measurements of---------------------- 105 

Livingston, Ariz., station established near 164 

stream measurements near _______ . _.. 178 

Livingston, Mont., rainfall at---------- 115,116 

stream measurements near ________ . 122-123 

Lock No.4, Alabama, rainfall at------ 86,87,88 

Logan, Mont., run-off from Gallatin River 

Basin at. .... ____________ .------- 116 

Logan, Utah, stream measurements near_ 

Logan River, drainage area of, near Logan, Utah------ ______ ----------

measurements of----------------------

192 

192 

192 
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Lomax, E. L., acknowledgments to------ 18 

Longs Peak, Colo., rainfall at _______ 132,134,137 

Los Angeles City Water Company, acknowledgments to.____________ 16 

Los Pinos River, Colorado, drainage area of, at Ignacio _____________ ------ 176 

measurements of----------------------· 176 

Louisville and Nashville Railroad, acknowledgments to_____________ 17 

Loup River, Nebraska, drainage area of, 

near Columbus---------------- 137 

measurements of---------------------- 1S7 

Lowei· Lake, California, stream measurements near-------------------- 211 

Lynchburg, Va., rainfall at----------- 45,48,50 

Lyons, Colo., run-off from St. Vrain Creek 

Basin near _________ ------------ 136 stream measurements near __________ _ 

Lytle Creek, California, drainage area of 

at head gates Rialto canals .... measurements of. ____________________ _ 

M. 

129 

223 

223 

McCalla, R. C., acknowledgments to..... 17 

McCune, A. J., aid by--------------------- 16 

McDonald,Hunter,acknowledgments to. 17 

McDonald, Wash., stream measurements at. _________ ,____________________ 207 

McDowell, Ariz., stream measurements 

near ______ ------ _________ ----- 177,179 

McGee, W J, reference to work of------- 14 Macon, Ga., rainfall at _________________ 72,73,76 

run-off from OcmulgeeRiver Basinat. 75-76 

stream measurements at______________ 71 

Macon County, Ga., rainfall in-------- 72,74,76 

Macon, Dublin and Savannah Railroad, 

acknowledgments to------____ 17 

Madison, Me., street scene in, during 

freshet on Kennebec River___ 22 

Madison, S. C., stream measurements 

near------------ ______ ------____ 63 

Madison River, Montana, drainage area of, 

near Red Bluff _______ ---------- 119 

measurements of------________________ 119 

run-off from basin of. ___________ ------ 116 

Main, Mont., stream measurements at___ 113 

Maine, gaging stations established in____ 18 

hydrographic work in------------ ____ 18-22 

Manhattan, Kans., stream measurements 

near----------------____________ 143 

Mapleton, Utah, stream measurements 

near------------_--------------- 194 

Marbury, J. B., acknowledgments to____ 17 

Marshall, Colo., run-off froin South Boulder Creek Basin near--------- 136 stream measurements near_______ _ _ _ _ 128 

Marshallville, Ga., rainfall at __________ 72, 74,76 

Maryland, hydrographic work in _ _ _ _ ____ 33, 

36,39-40,99 

Mason's ranch, Nevada, stream measure- ments at _________________ ------ 182 

Massachusetts, hydrographic work in __ _ 

Matlock, S.M., acknowledgments to. ___ _ 

Mattoax, Va., run-off from drainage basin 

21 

16 

of Appomattox River at ______ 49,50 

stream measurementsat______________ 44 

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Maumee River, Ohio, drainage area of, 

near Waterville--------------- 110 

measurements of. _________ ------------ 110 

·rainfall in basin of __________________ 110-111 

Meagher County, Mont., rainfall in...... 115 

Mechanicville, N. Y., diagram showing 

discharge of Hudson River 

at_______________________________ 23 

Medicine Bow, Wyo., station established 

at _____ ------ ________ ------------ 124 

stream measurements at_____________ 125 

Meeker, Colo., station established at.____ 164 

Merced Falls, Cal., stream measurements 

near------ ______________ -------- 215 

Merced River, California, drainage area 

of, above Merced Falls________ 215 

measurements of---------------------- 215 

Michigan, hydrographic work in _______ 111-112 

Middle Creek, Montana, run-off from basin of. __ · __ ---------------------- 116 

Middle Oconee River, Georgia, drainage 

area of, near Athens__________ 65 

measurements of---------------------- 65 

run-off from basin of. ___________ ------ 74 

Milk River, Montana, drainage area of. at 

Havre------ __________ ---------- 122 

measurementsof ---------------------- 122 

Mill Creek, California, drainage area of, 

at Crafton head works________ 224 

measurements of-------- ______ -------- 224 

Mills, H. F., aid by------------------------ 19 

Millville, W. Va., stream measurements 

at---------------------- ________ 38-39 

Milstead, Ala., run-off from Tallapoosa 

River Basin at _______ ---------- 88 

stream measurements near----------- 85 

Mississippi, hydrographic work in_______ 97 

easte1;n tributaries of, measurements 

of ----------------------------- 99-109 

Missoula, Mont., stream measurements 

at.---··- _______ ..... __________ 198-199 

Missoula R1ver, Montana, drainage area 

of, at Missoula................. 198 

measurements of. ..... ______________ 198-199 

Missouri River, drainage area of, near 

Townsend, Mont_______________ 121 

investigations relating to upper basin 

of. .. ----.----- ____ .-----_----- 114-124 

measurements of---------------------- 121 

rainfall in upper basin of . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 114-118 

run-off from basin of. _______________ 117-118 

Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway, 

acknowledgments to__________ 17 

Mitchell, Nebr., station established at.__ 124 

stream measurements at______________ 126 

Mobile River, stations in basin of, map 

showing------------------------ 81 

Mohave River, California, drainage area 

·of, at Victorville-.: ..... ________ 221 

measurements of-------------------- 221-222 

rainfall and run-off from basin of..... 230 

Mohawk River, diagram showing discharge of_______________________ 25 

Mokelumne River, California. drainage 

area of, at Electra_____________ 212 

measurements of------------__________ 212 
240 INDEX. 

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Monocacy River, Maryland, drainage 

area of, near Frederick_______ 40 

measurements of---------------------- 40 

Monongahela River, West Virginia, view 

of, atMorgantown____________ 72 

Montana, hydrographic work in__________ 113, 

114,115,116,117,118-123,198-199 

Montgomery County, Va.,rainfallin _____ 45,46 

Montpelier, Ohio, rainfall at______________ 111 

Moorhead, Tex., stream measurements 

near __________ ------------______ 160 

Moraine, Colo., rainfall at __________ 132,135,137 

Morganton, N.C., view of Catawba River 

near------ __________ ------------ 58 

Morgantown, W.Va., Monongahela River 

at, view of_ _____ ---------------- 72 

Morrison, Colo., run-off from Bear Creek 

Basin near ____________________ _ 135 

stream measurements near___________ 127 

Moxee Valley, Washington, artesian wells 

in ____ -~- ______________________ 204-205 

Mulholland, William, acknowledgments 

to_·______________________________ 16 

Murphy, N.C., stream measurements at 106 

Myers, E. W., acknowledgments to______ 15 

N. 

Naches River, Washington, drainage area 

of, near North Yakima------- measurements of _____________________ _ 

Nacimiento Creek, California, drainage 

202 

202 

area of, near Bryson. _________ _ 

measurements of _____________________ _ 219 

219 

Napoleon, Ohio,rainfallat________________ 111 

Nashua River, Massachusetts, measure- ments of------- ____________ : ______ _ 21 

Nashville, ChattanoogaandSt. Louis Railway, acknowledgments to____ 17 

Neal, N.C., stream measurements at____ 54 

Nebraska, cooperation by---------------- 18 

hydrographic work in---------- 126,137-140 

Nelles, G. T., acknowledgments to_______ 17 

Neosho River, drainage area of, near lola, 

Kans -------- ____ ____ _ _____ _ _ ___ 149 

measurements of ________________ ------ 149 

Neshaminy Creek, Pennsylvania, drainage area of, below the forks__ 29 

measurements of----------------______ 29 

Nevada, hydrographic work in ________ 181-183, 

185-187' 189 

Nevada-California-Oregon Railway Company, acknowledgments to___ 18 

Nevin, W. G., acknowledgments to------ 16 

New Bremen, Ohio, rainfall at----------- 111 

New England, stream measurements in_ 20-25 

New Hampshire, hydrographic workin_ 23 

New Jersey, hydrographic work in ______ 26-28 

New Mexico, hydrographic workin ____ 154-155 

New Paltz, N. Y., station established at _ 19 

New River, drainage area of, at Fayette, W. Va__________________________ 102-

drainage area of, at Raaford, Va_____ 101 

measurements of_ ___________________ 101-102 

New York, cooperation by________________ 19 

gaging stations in _____________________ 19-20 

hydrographic work in---------- 19-20,23,25 

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New York City, water supply of--------- 19 

Newell, F. H., reference to work of------ 14 

Newport, Pa., stream measurements at__ 31 

Newton, J. B., acknowledgments to______ 17 

• Newton County, Ga., rainfall in _______ 72, 73,76 

Niles, Kans., stream measurements near_ 142 

Norfolk, Nebr., stream measurements 

near------ _______ ----- ______ ---- 139 

Norfolk and Western Railway, acknowledgments to------------------- 17 

North Carolina, hydrographic work in__ 54-

58,103,104-106 

North Platte River, drainage area of, at 

Medicine Bow, Wyo.__________ 125 

drainage area of, at Mitchell, Nebr __ 126 

near Guernsey, Wyo -------------- 125 

measurements of ______ -------------- 125-126 

North Yakima, Wash., artesian wells 

near ____ ----------_----------- 204-205 

stream measurements near___________ 202 

North (of James) River, Virginia, drainageareaof,atGlasgow_______ 41 

measurements of------________________ 41 

run-off from drainage basin of, at Glasgow, Va ___________________ 49,50 

Northern Atlantic coast drainage ________ 18-50 

Northern Pacific coast drainage, investigations relating to ___________ 207-209 

Northern Pacific Railway, acknowledgmentsto ____________ ------------ 18 

Norwood, W.Va., flood on Elkhorn Creek 

at, plate showing bridge demolished by------------------- 56 

Nottely River, North Carolina, drainage 

area of, at Ranger_____________ 106 

measurements of_ ___________ ------____ 106 

Nottingham, Ala., stream measurements 

at_------ _____________ -----______ 92 

0. 

Oakdale, Ga., stream measurements at__ 79 

Obert, W. E., acknowledgments to_______ 16 

Ocmulgee River, Georgia, drainage area 

of, at Macon_------____________ 71 

drainage area of, near Flovilla------- 70 

measurements of------ ______ ------ ____ 70,71 

rainfall in basins of Oconee River 

and_-----------_----- ___________ 72-76 

rainfall stations in basins of Oconee 

River and, location of_________ 72 

run-off from basin of_ ___________ ------ 75,76 

stations in basins of Oconee River and, 

map showing location of------ 67 

Oconee River, Georgia, drainage area of, 

at Barnett Shoals______________ 66 

drainage area of, near Dublin, Ga__ __ 68 

measurements of ______ ------ __________ 66,68 

rainfall in basins of Ocmulgee R~ver 

and----------- ____________ ------ 72-76 

rainfall stations in basins of Ocmulgee 

River and, location of ___ ------ 72 

run-off from basin of_------ ___ ----- 74, 75,76 

stations in basins of Ocmulgee River 

and, map showing location of_ 67 

O'Donnell, J.D., acknowledgments to___ 18 

Oglethorpe County, Ga., rainfall in ___ 72, 74, 76. 
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Ohio, hydrogra~hic work in ____________ 110-111 

Ohio River, measurements of Upper ____ 99-100 

Oostanaula River, Georgia. drainage area 

of, at Resaca___________________ 90 

measurements of______________________ 90 

Opelika, Ala., rainfall at. ______________ 86,87, ll8 

Orange County, Va., rainfall in __________ 45,46 

Orchard, Colo., run-off from South Platte 

River Basin at _______ ---------- 136 

Oreana, Nev., stream measurements near 188 

Oregon, hydrographic work in___________ 206 

Oregon Short Line, acknowledgments to 17 

Orford, N.H., stream measurements at_ 23 

Oswego River, New York, diagram showing discharge of--------------- 25 

Ottawa, Ohio, rainfall at__________________ 111 

Ouray School, Utah, stream measurementsat ----------------------- Hl6 

Oxanna, Ala., rainfall at ______ ~-------- 86,87,88 

P. 

Pacific Railway System, rainfall records 

of.______________________________ 2'27 

Palouse River, Washington, drainage 

area of, near Hooper __________ 206 

measurements of ________________ ------ 206 

Park County, Mont., rainfall in ________ 115,116 

Parkinson, H. F., acknowledgments to__ 16 

Parshall, A. J., acknowledgments to.____ Hi 

Passaic River, New Jersey. drainage area 

of, at Two Bridges------------ 26 

hydrographic work in basin of _______ 2.5-26 

measurements of __________ -~------____ 26 

station established on_________________ 2.'> 

Patapsco River, Maryland, drainage area 

of, at Woodstock______________ 33 

measurements of______________________ 3.'3 

Peale, A. C., reference to work of._______ H 

Pecos River, measurements of___________ 160 

Pecos Valley, New Mexico, irrigation of 

field of sugar beets in, plate 

showing __________ ·---__________ 2'22 

Pennsylvania, hydrographic work in ____ 28-3'2 

Penobscot River, Maine, drainage area of, 

near Costigan ______ ------------ 20 

measurements of ______________________ 19,20 

Perkiomen Creek, Pennsylvania, drainage area of, at Frederick_____ 29 

measurements of______________________ 29 

Petersburg, Va., rainfall at ____________ 45,48,50 

Philadelphia, Pa., stream measurements near____________________________ 80 

Piedmont, W. Va.,stream measurements 

at ------------------------------ 84 

Pindell, L. M., acknowledgments to______ 17 

Piney, Cal., stream measurements near__ 2'20 

Piru Creek, California, rainfall and runoff data for.____________________ ~27 

Pitt River, California, rainfall in drainage 

basin of._______________________ 228 

Plant System, acknowledgments to______ 17 

Platte River, drainage area of, near Co-

. lumbus, Nebr__________________ 138 

investigations in basin of ___________ 1:24-140 

measurements of------________________ 138 

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Point of Rocks, Md., stream measurements at _______ ------__________ 39 

Point Peter, Ga, rainfall at.----- ______ 72, 74,76 

Point Pleasant, Pa., stream measurements at----------------------- 28 

Pompton River, New Jersey, drainage 

area of, at Two Bridges______ 26 

measurements of______________________ 26 

station established on. ____________ .__ _ _ 25 

Portersville, Cal., stream measurements near____________________________ 218 

Potomac River, drainage area of, at Point 

of Rocks,Md _______ ------------ 39 

drainage area of North Branch of, at Piedmont, w. va _____________ . 84 

of South Branch of, near Spring 

field, W. Va____________________ 34 

measurements of______________________ 39 

of North Branch of--------------- 34 

of South Branch of ____ ------------ 34-35 

stations in basinof -------------------- 33--34 

Prall, C. T., reconnaissance by----------- 171 

station established by_________________ 173 

Precipitation. See Rainfall. 

Presidio, Tex., stream measurements near __________________________ 157-159 

Pressey, H. A., reference to paper by____ 19 

reference to work of ____ ------________ 19 

Presumpscot River, Maine, drainage area 

of,atoutletofSebagoLake... 22 

measurements of------------ __________ 19,22 

Price Road bridge, Utah, view of Duchesne River near_____________ 166 

Prince Edward County, Va., rainfall in __ 45,47 

Provo, Utah, stream measuren1ents near 195 

Provo River, Utah, drainage area of, near 

Provo--------------------______ 195 

measureu:ents of______________________ 19.') 

Prowers, Colo., stream measurements at_ 147 

Publications, review of------------------- 12-15 

Pueblo, Colo., stream measurements at.. 146 

Q. 

Quillayute, Wash, stream measurements 

near---------------------------- 209 

R. 

Radford, Va., stream measurements at_ lOi-10'.2 

Rainfall. See Names of river basins.· 

Rainfall, Alabama _________________________ 86--88 

diagram showing increase of, with 

rise of elevation, California _ _ 225 

Georgia _____ ------------------- ________ 72--76 

Maumee River Basin ________________ 110--111 

Missouri River Basin, upper ________ 114--118 

Mohave River Basin, CaL_____________ 230 

Oconee and Ocmulgee river basins ___ 72-76 

rate of increase of, from Sacramento 

to Cisco, Cal___________________ 227 

relation of run-off to, California ____ 29..5--231 

Sacramento River Basin______________ 228 

Salt Springs Valley, CaL~-----________ 229 

San Mateo Creek Basin, Cal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 228 

South Platte River, upper basin of___ 131 
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Rainfall, Stanislaus River Basin. CaL____ 2'.29 

Tallapoosa River Basin ________________ 86-88 

Tuolumne River Basin, CaL ________ 229-230 

Vernal Valley, Utah__________________ 171 

Virginia ________________________________ 45-50 

Rainfall stations, location· of, in James 

River Basin____________________ 45 

location of, in Oconee and Ocmulgee 

river basins____________________ 72 

in South Platte River Basin_______ 132 

in Tallapoosa-River Basin_________ 86 

in Upper Missouri River Basin____ 115 

map showing, in James River Basin__ 42 

in South Platte River Basin_______ 131 

in Tallapoosa River Basin_________ 84 

in Upper Missouri River Basin___ 114 

Rand~lph, Va., stream measurements at_ 52 

Ranger, N. C., stream measurements at_ 106 

Red Bluff, Cal., rainfall at________________ 228 

Red Bluff, Mont., run-off from Madison 

River Basin at_________________ 116 

stream measurements near___________ 119 

Red Mountain, California, stream meas- urements near ___ ._____________ 217 

Redding, Cal., rainfall at._________________ 228 

Reliance, Tenn., stream measurements at.______________________________ 107 

Republican River, drainage area of, at 

Junction, Kans ---------------- H1 

drainage area of, near Superior. Nebr. 140 

measurements of-------------------- 140-141 

Resaca, Ga., stream measurements at____ 90 

Rhead, J. L., acknowledgments to_-·---- 18 

Rialto canals, California, stream measurements at head gates of________ 2'.33 

Richmond, Va., rainfall at___ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 45, 48. 50 

Rio Grande. N. Mex., stream measurements at_______________________ 154 

Rio Grande, drainage area of, at Cenicero, · Colo ____________ ------ _________ . 153 

drainage area of, at Embudo,N. Mex. 154 

at Rio Grande, N. Mex____________ 154 

near Del Norte, Colo______________ 153 

near El Paso, Tex ___ ,_ ______ ______ 155 

near San Marcial, N. Mex . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 155 

measurements of ____________________ 15~160 

-Rio Grande Southern Railroad, acknowledgments to.__________________ 16 

River stations, map showing, in Apalachicola River Basin _____ ---------- 77 

in James River Basin_____________ 42 

in Mobile River Basin_____________ 81 

in South Platte River Basin______ 131 

in Tallapoosa River Basin________ 84 

in United States ___________________ 12,13 

in Upper Missouri River Basin___ 114 

Riverside, Ala., stream measurements near____________________________ m 

Riverside Water Company, acknowledgments to ______ ------ ___ :_______ 16 

Riverton, Va., stream measurements near ________ . _______________ . _ _ _ 36 

Roanoke, Va., stream measurements at. 53 

.Roanoke County, Va., rainfall in _________ 45,48 

:Roanoke River, drainage area of, at Neal, N. c____________________________ 54 

drainage area of, at Roanoke, Va ____ 53 

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Roanoke River, measurements of ________ 52-54 

Rockbridge County, Va., rainfall in _____ 4.5,47 

Rockhill, S. C., stream measurements at_ 59 

Rockingham County, Va., rainfall in ____ 45,47 

Rome, Ga., stream measurements at.____ 90 

Rondout Creek, New York, station esta blished on_------_______________ 19 

Rosendale, N.Y., station established at 19 

Rosewood, Cal., rainfall at ______ ---------- 228 

Ross, D. W., acknowledgments to________ 17 

report on irrigation by________________ 197 

Rumford Falls, Me., stream measurementsat ----------------------- 2'Z 

Rumford Falls Power Company, aid by__ 19 

Run-off, depth of, in inchefi, table for conversion of, into acre-feet per 

square mile __________ ·__________ 226 

from Alcovy River Basin ______ ----·-- 75 

from Appomattox River Basin _______ 49,50 

from Apalachee River Basin--------- 74 

from Bear Creek Basin--------------- 135 

from Big Thompson Creek Basin_____ 135 

from Boulder Creek Basin______ _ _ _ _ _ _ 135 

from South Boulder Creek Basin_____ 136 

from California, diagram showing _ _ _ 225 

from Gallatin River Basin, Montana_ 116 

from James River Basin ______________ 49,50 

from Jefferson River Basin, Montana_ 117 

from King River Basin ______________ 227,230 

from Madison River Basin, Montana_ 116 

from Missouri River Basin __________ 117-118 

from Mohave River Basin, California_ 230 

from North (of James) River Basin __ 49,00 

from Oconee Basin, Middle___________ 74 

from St. Vrain Creek Basin-·-------- 136 

from San Joaquin River Basin, California-------------------------- 230 

from San Mateo Creek Basin, California ________________ :_________ 228 

from South Platte River Basin _____ 136,137 

from Ocmulgee River Basin _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 75, 76 

from Tallapoosa River Basin_________ 88 

from Oconee River Basin __________ 74,75, 76 

from Salt Springs Valley, California_ 2'39 

from Sweetwater Reservoir Basin, 

California __ --------------_----- 231 

from Towaliga RiverBasin___________ 75 

from West Gallatin Basin, Montana__ 117 

from Yellow River Basin_____________ 74 

relation of rainfall to, in California_ 225-231 

Russell, W.G.,acknowledgments to------ 15 

s. 

Sacramento River, California, drainage 

area of, at JellysFerrY-----~--- 210 

measurements of------_---------______ 210 

rainfall stations in basin of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 228 

St. Clair County, Ala., rainfall in _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 86, 88 

St. John, E., acknowledgments to_________ 17 

St. Mary River, Montana, drainage area 

of, at Main. ______________ ------ 113 

measurements of------ __________ ------ 113 

St. Vrain Creek, Colorado, drainage area 

of, near Lyons _______ ---------- 129 

measurements of_- ____ ----_----- ___ --- 129 

run-off from basin of__________________ 136 

Salem, Va., rainfall at _________________ 45, 48,50 
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Salesville, Mont., run-off from West Gallatin Basin at ______ ------------ 117 

stream measurements near_________ 118-119 

Ralina, Kans., stream measurements near____________________________ 142 

. Salina, Utah, stream measurements near_ 196 

Salina Creek, Utah, drainage area of, near Salina__________________________ 196 

measurements of______________________ 196 

Salinas, Cal., stream measurements near_ 221 

Salinas River, California, drainage area 

of, near Salinas________________ 221 

meaE.urements of-------------------- 219-221 

Saline River, Kansas, drainage area of, 

near Salina_____________________ 1!2 

measurements of ______ ----------______ 142 

Salisbury, N.C., stream measurements at_ 57 

Salt Riv:er, Arizona, drainage area of, at 

reservoirsite ------------------ 178 

drainage area of, near McDowelL____ 179 

measurements of ____________________ 178,179 

Salt Springs Valley, California, features 

of _____________________________ 2'.38-229 

rainfall and run-off records of________ 229 

Saluda River, South Carolina, drainage 

area of, at Waterloo__________ 61 

measurements of______________________ 61 

San Antonio Creek, California, drainage 

area of, near Jolon____________ 220 

measurements of ________ -------------- 220 

San Carlos, Ariz., stream measurements at ____________________________ 179-180 

San Diego Land and Town Company, acknowledgments to------------ 16 

San Francisco Bay drainage, investigations relating to _____________ 209-219 

San Gabriel River, California, drainage 

area of, above Azusa__________ 2'Z2 

;measurements of ____________________ 222-223 

San Joaquin River, California, drainage 

area of, at Herndon_---------- 216 measurements of ____________________ 212-217 

run-off from, depth of________________ 230 

San Lorenzo Creek, California, drainage 

area of, near King City_______ 220 

measurements of ____________ ---------- ·220 

San Marcial, N. Mex., stream measurements near __________ ---------- 155 

San Mateo Creek, California, rainfall and 

run-off in watershed of_______ 228 

San Pitch River, Utah, drainage area of, 

near Gunnison_________________ 196 

measurements of ____________ ---------- 196 

Sanborn, K., acknowledgments to ______ _ 16 

Santa Ana River, California, drainage 

area of, near Warmsprings___ 224 

measurements of______________________ 224 

Santa Fe Railroad, acknowledgments to. 16, 18 

Sappington, Mont., run-off from Jefferson River Basin at____________ 117 

stream measurements at _____________ _ 

Savage, H. N.,acknowledgments to------

Savannah River, drainage area of, at Augusta, Ga. _____________________ _ 

drainage area of, near Calhoun Falls, s.c ____________________________ _ 

120 

16 

54 

63 

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Savannah River, measurements of _______ 62-65 

Schenectady, N. Y., stream measurements at. ______ ------__________ 2.'> 

Scott, T. K., acknowledgments to_________ 17 

Seaboard Air Line Railroad, acknowledgments to_______________________ 17 

Sebago Lake, Maine, stream measure- ments at outlet of_ .. ___________ 22 

Second Garrote, Cal., elevation of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 227 

Selma, Ala., stream measurements at ____ 98-94 

Sevier River, Utah, drainage area of, near Gunnison______________________ 197 

measurements of ____________________ 196-197 

Sharpsburg, Md., stream measurements 

near _________ . __ - __ ... - -.... ----

Shasta, Cal.,rainfall at~ ______ ----- _______ _ 

Shenandoah River, drainage area of, at Millville, W. Va _______________ _ 

drainage area of North Branch of, 

near Riverton, Va ____________ _ 

of South Branch of, near Front 

Royal, Va ____ .. -- .. _______ . _. _. 

measurements of _____________________ _ 

of North Branch of _______________ _ 

of South Branch of------ _________ _ 

Shoshone Falls, Idaho, plate showing ____ _ 

Silverbow County, Mont., rainfall in ____ _ 

Sioux Falls, S.Dak., stream measurements 

B6 

228 

38 

36 

37 

38-39 

B6 

37-38 

200 

115 

near_----------·________________ 124 

Sissons, Cal., rainfall at _ __ ___ _ _ _ ___ _ _ ____ _ 2'l8 

Skowhegan, Me., view at, showing destruetionofproperty by freshet 

on Kennebec. River____________ 2'2 

Smith, E. A., acknowledgments to ____ ---- 15,16 

Smith, G. E., acknowledgments to------- 15 

Smoky Hill River, Kansas, drainage area 

of, at Ellsworth________________ 143 

n1easurements of_-----------_----- ___ _ 

Snake River, Idaho, dam site on, plate 

showing location of------ _____ _ measurements of _____________________ _ 

Shoshone Falls on, plate ~bowing ____ _ 

Thousand Springs on, plate ~hawing __ 

Twin Falls on, plate showing ______ ----

Soleduck River; Washington, drainage 

area of, near Quillayute ______ _ 

measurements of ________________ ------

Solomon River, Kansas, drainage area of, 

143 

198 

201 

200 

20"2 

198 

200 

209 

near Niles _____________________ _ 142 

measurements of------------__________ 142 

Sonora, Cal., elevation of_ _____ ------_----- 227 

South Boston, Va., stream measurements at _________________________ -----_ 52-53 

South Boulder Creek, Colorado, drainage 

area of, near MarshalL________ 128 

n1easurements of_ _____ ---------------- 128 

run-off from basin of__________________ 1.36 

South Cairo, N. Y., station established 

at_______________________________ 19 

South Carolina, hydrographic work in. 59-61, 68 

South Dakota, hydrographic work in____ 124 

South Platte River, Colorado, drainage 

area of, at Denver ________ ------ 127 

drainage area of, at Kersey___________ 130 

measurements of ___________ .... ___ 127-130,132 

rainfall in upper basin of_------ ____ 131-137 
244 INDEX. 

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South Platte River, Colorado, rainfall stations in basin of, table showing---------------------------.-- 132 run-off from basin of ________________ 136,137 

Southern Atlantic coast drainage ________ 51-76 

Southern California drainage, investigations relating to _____________ 219-224 

Southern California Railroad, acknowledgments to------------------- 16 

Southern Pacific Company. acknowledg- ments to _______________________ 16,18 

Southern Railway, acknowledgments to_ 17 

Spanish Fork, Utah, drainage area of, 

n8ai' Mapleton_________________ 194 

measurements of______________________ 194 

Spokane, Wash., stream measurements at 200 

Spokane River, Washington, drainage 

area of, at Spokane____________ 200 

measurements of______________________ 200 

SpottsylvaniaCounty, Va.,rainfallin ___ 45,47 

Spring Valley Water Company, rainfall 

and run-off records by________ 2'28 

Springfield, W.Va., adandonment of sta- tion near _______________________ 38-34 

stream me,asurements near__________ 34~% 

Stanardsville, Va., rainfall at _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 45, 48, 50 

Stanislaus River, California, rainfall in 

basin of. __________ ------------- 229 

Staunton, Va., rainfall at ______________ 45,48,50 

Staunton River, Virginia, drainage area 

of, at Randolph________________ 52 

measurements of______________________ 52 

Steamboat Creek, Nevada, drainage area 

of, at Steamboat Springs _____ ~ 185 

measurements of______________________ 185 

Steamboat Springs, Nev., stream measurements at _ ------------ ______ 185 

Stony Creek, California, drainage area of, 

nearFruto ________ -··-- _________ 211 

measurements of______________________ 211 

Stout, 0. V. P., acknowledgments to_____ 15 

Strahan, C. M., acknowledgments to.____ 17 

Sugar beets, irrigation of, plate showing_ 222 

Sugar Loaf, Colo., rainfall at _______ 182,135,187 

Summit County, Colo., rainfall in __ 132,138,187 

Sunk Haze Rips, Me., stream measurements at_______________________ 19 

Superior, ~ebr., strea'm measurements 

near ______ ----------____________ 140 

Susan River, California, drainage area 

of, near Susanville------------ 190 

measurements of_ ______ ---------______ 190 

Susanna, Ala., stream measurements near _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 83 

Susanville, Cal., stream measurements near____________________________ 190 

Susquehanna River, drainage :lrea of 

North Branch of, at Danville_ 30 

drainage area of, at H;trrisburg, Pa__ 32 

measurements of ______ ----------______ 32 

of North Branch of _______ ··---____ 30 

Swanton, Ohio, rainfall at________________ 111 

Sweetwater reservoir basin, California, 

evaporation and run-off rec- ord"! of_________________________ 281 

Swendsen, G. L., acknowledgments to __ 16 

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Tahoe, Cal., stream measurements at____ 184 

Talladega County, Ala., rainfall in--~ 86,87,88 

Talladega Creek, Alabama, drainage area 

of, at Nottingham_____________ 92 

measurements of ____ "_________________ 9'2 

Tallapoosa River, Alabama, drainage 

area of, near Milstead_________ &IJ 

drainage area of. near Susanna _ _ _ _ _ _ 83 

measurements of ______________________ 82-85 

rainfall in basin of ________________ ___ : 86-88 

run-off from basin of__________________ 8/l 

stations in basin of, map showing____ 84 

Tallassee, Ala., rainfall at ______________ 86,87,88 

Tallulah Falls, Georgia, stream measurements at----------------------- 6') · 

Tallulah River, Ga., drainage area of, at 

Tallulah Falls_________________ 62 

measurements of______________________ 62 

Taylor, L. H., acknowledgments to______ 15 

reference to paper by_________________ 181 

Taylor, T. U., acknowledgments to______ 15 

reference topapers by---------------- 14!1 

Tenmile River, NewYork_, station established on_______________________ 19 

Tennessee, hydrographic work in_ 103-104,107-. 

108,109 

Tennessee River, drainage area of, at Chattanooga___________________ 109 

drainage area of. at Knoxville________ 100 

gag.ing station on, at Chattanooga, 

plate showing__________________ 104 

measurements of ____________________ 100-100 

Texas, hydrographic work in ___ 150-152,155-168 

Thermopolis, Wyo., stream measure- ments near ______ :_____________ 123 

Thompson, A. H., reference to work of__ 13 

Thompson, J. S. B., acknowledgments to_ 17 

Thousand Springs, Idaho, plate showing_ 202 

Toccoa River, Georgia, drainage area of, near Blueridge _ _____ ______ ____ 108 

measurements of_._____________________ 108 

Tohickon River, Pennsylvania, drainage 

area of, at Point Pleasant_____ 28 

measurements of______________________ 28 

Tombigbee River, drainage area of, at 

· Columbus, Miss________________ 97 

drainage area of, at Epes, Ala________ 98 

measurements of------ ________________ 97-98 

Tonto Creek, Arizona, drainage area of, near Livingston_______________ 178 

measurements of______________________ 178 

Towaliga River, Georgia, drainage area of, near Juliette_______________ 70 

measurements of ______ ------__________ 70 

run-off from basin of__________________ 75 

1'owers, W. M., acknowledgments to____ 17 

Townsend, Mont., run-off from Missouri 

River Basin at. _______________ -_ 117 

stream measurements near___________ 121 

Trenton Falls gorge, West Canada Creek, 

New York, plate showing_____ 26 

Truckee River, drainage area of, at Nevada-California State line_____ 185 

drainage area of, at Vista, Nev_______ 186 

measurements of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 180, 184-185, 186 

reservoirs sites suveyed in basin of__ 181 
INDEX. 245 

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Trumbull, Frank, acknowledgments to.. 18 

Tuckasegee River. North Carolina, drainage area of, at Bryson_________ 104 

measurements of______________________ 104 

Tugaloo River, South Carolina, drainage 

area of, near Madison _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 6.3 

measuremehts of_ ___________ -------·__ 6.3 

Tule River, California, drainage area of, 

near Portersville------________ 218 

measurements of______________________ 218 

Tuolumne River, California, drainage 

area of, at Retch Hetchy Valley dam site.___________________ 212 

drainage area of, at Lagrange. ______ . 2H 

measurements of ____________________ 212,214 

rainfall in basin of __________________ 229,200 

rainfall stations in basin of __________ - 227 

Tuscaloosa, Ala., streammeasurementsat 96 

Twin Falls, Idaho, location of dam -site 

near, plate showing___________ 198 

plate showing _______________ ~-----____ 198 

Two Bridges, N.J., stations established 

at--------------------__________ 25 

stream measurements at_____________ 26 

u. 

Uinta, Utah, stream measurements near_ l9B 

Uinta Indian Reservation, water supply 

for, surveys for_______________ 164 

Cinta River, Utah, drainage area of, at 

FortDuchesne_________________ 166 

drainage area of, at Ouray School, 

Utah--------------------------- 166 

near Whiterocks, Utah___________ 165 

measurements of ____________________ 165-167 

view of Duchesne River near mouth 

of.____ _ ______ _ _____ ______ ______ 166 

Umatilla River, Oregon, drainage area of, at Gibbon ____________ --·---____ 206 

measurements of______________________ 206 

Uneva, W. Va., stream measurements near____________________________ 100 

Union Gap, Wash., stream measurements at_______________________________ 202 

Union Pacific Railway, acknowledgments to. ___________________________ 16, 17,18 

United States Weather Bureau, acknowledgmentsto _________________ ~-- 17 

Upper Missouri River drainage basin, 

investigations in------------ 114-124 

Utah, hydrographic work in ___ 165-17.3,192--197 

Utah Lake drainage, investigations relating to ________ ------· _ -------- 194-195 

v. 

Van Wert, Ohio, rainfall at_______________ 111 

Verde River, Arizona, drainage area of, 

near McDowell________________ 177 

measurements of______________________ 177 

Verdigris River, Kansas, drainage area of, 

near Liberty------------------ 148 measurements of ____________ ------____ 148 

Vernal, Utah, stream measurements 

near_-----_-----________________ 173 

rainfall at __________________ --------____ 171 

station established near.------________ 173 

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Vernal Valley, Utah, canal system of, 

map showing__________________ 168 

measurements in______________________ 170 

rainfall and temperature in__________ 171 

Victorville, Cal., stream measurements at. ____________________________ 221-222 

Virginia, hydrographic work in ___ 36-88,41-50, 

52-53,101-102 

rainfall in. ________________ , ____________ 45-50 

Vista, Nev., stream measurements at____ 186 

w. 

Waco, Tex., stream measurements at._ 150-151 

Wallkill River, New York, station established on_______________________ 19 

Ware, Edward, mill of, plate showing___ 20 

Warmsprings, Cal., stream measurementsnear -------------------- 2"24 

Warren, A. K., acknowledgments to_____ 16 

Washington, hydrographic work in______ 200, 

. 202-206, 207-209 

Waterloo, S. C., stream measurements 

at _______ ------------____________ 61 

Waterville, Ohio, stream me:;tsurements near ____________ ---~____________ 110 

Wauseon, Ohio, rainfall at._______________ 111 

Weber River, Utah, drainage area of, near Uinta ___________________ ,_ 198 

measurements of------ ____ ------______ 198 

Weems, H. S., acknowledgments to______ 17 

Weiser, Idaho, stream measurements near____________________________ 201 

Weiser River, Idaho, drainage area of, near Weiser-. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 201 

measurements of ____ ------ ____ -------- 201 

Weld County, Colo., rainfall in _____ 132,134,187 

Wells, artesian, in Moxee Valley, Washington. _______________________ 204-205 

West Canada Creek, New York, Trenton 

Falls gorge on, plate showing. 26 

West Gallatin River, Montana, drainage 

area of, near Salesville________ 118 

run-off from basin of _____ -----________ 117 

measurements of ______ -------------- 118-119 

West Point, Ga., stream measurements at.______________________________ 80 

West Virginia, hydrographic work in___ 34-

35, 38-39, 100, 102 

Western Gulf drainage, investigations 

relating to ___________________ 149-16.3 

Western Railway of Alabama, acknowledgments to------------------- 17 

Wetumpka, Ala., rainfall at ___________ 86,87,88 

White Sulphur Springs, W.Va., view of 

Green brier River near____ _ _ _ _ 104 

Whiterocks, Utah, stream measurements near____________________________ 165 

Whiterocks River, Utah, drainage area 

of, near Whiterocks___________ 165 

measurements of ________ -------------- 165 

Whitewater, Colo., station established 

at_______________________________ 164 

Wickersham, C. A., acknowledgments to. 17· 

Wilkins, C. S., acknowledgments to______ 17 

Wilkinson County, Ga., rainfall in _______ 72,73 

Wilson, H. M., reference to work of .. ~--- -U 
246 INDEX. 

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Winslow, Me., view at, during spring 

flood on Kennebec River______ 20 

Wissahickon Creek, Pennsylvania, drainage area of, near Philadelphia_ M-31 

measurement"! of____________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 30 

Wolaver, J. M., acknowledgments to____ 16 

Woodbury, Ga., stream measurements at 78 

Woodfords, Cal., stream measurements · at_______________________________ 188 

Woodstock, Md., stream measurements 

at------------------------------ 38 

Wright,J.T.,acknowledgmentsto ______ 17 

Wyoming, hydrographic work in ________ 114. 

115, 117, 123, 125-126, 132, 133, 137, 164 

Y. 

Yadkin River, North Carolina, drainage 

area of, at Salisbury---------- •i7 

flood on, plate ;;howing destruction by, 

near Elkin, North Carolina_ _ _ 56 

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Yadkin River, North Carolina, measure- ments of_______________________ 51 

Yakima River, Washington,drainagearea 

of, at Kiona__ ______ ______ ______ 203 

drainage area of, at Union Gap______ 202 

measurements of ____________________ 20'2-203 

Yarmouthville, Me., stream measurements at_______________________ 19 

Yeates, W. B., acknowledgments to------ 15,16 

Yellow River, Georgia, drainage area of. at Almon ___ ------______________ 119 

measurements of ___ --·________________ 69 

run-off from drainage basin of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 7 4 

Yellowstone National Park, rainfall in__ 115 

Yellowstone _River, Montana, drainage 

area of, near Livingston______ 12'Z 

measurements of ____________________ 12'2-123 

Youghiogheny River, Maryland, drainage 

area of. at Friendsville_______ !19 

measurements of_-_____________________ 99 
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United States. Departrnent of the interior. ( U. S. geological 

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Water-Supply and Irrigation Paper No. 75 Series P, Hydrographic progress reports, 19 I Department of the interior I 

United States geological survey I Charles D. Walcott, director 

I - I Report I of I progress of stream measurements I for the 

calendar year 1901 I by I F. H. Newell I [Vignette] I 

Washington i government printing office 11903 go. 246 pp., 13 pls. 

Newell (F. H). 

Water-Supply and Irrigation Paper No. 75 Series P, Hydrographic progress reports, 19 I Department of the interior I 

United States geological survey 1 Charles D. Walcott, director 

I - I Report I of I progress of stream· measurements I for the 

calendar year 1901 I by I F. H. Newell I [Vignette] I 

Washington I government printing office 11903 go. 246 pp., 13 pls. 

Water-Supply and Irrigation Paper No. 75 Series P, Hydrographic progress reports, 19 I Department of the interior I 

United States geological survey I Charles D. Walcott, director 

I - I Report I of I progress of stream measurements I for the 

calendar year 1901 I by I F. H. Newell I [Vignette] I 

Washington I government printing office 11903 go. 246 pp., 13 pls.