Floods of 1959

in the United States

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1750

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as separate chapters A and B
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

STEWART L. UDALL, Secretary

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

Thomas B. Nolan, Director
CONTENTS

[The tetters in parentheses preceding the titles designate separately published chapters]

(A) Floods of January-February 1959 in Ohio and adjacent States.

(B) Summary of floods in the United States during 1959.

Floods of

January-February 1959 in 

Ohio and Adjacent States

Prepared under the direction of E. L. HENDRICKS, Chief, Surface Water Branch

FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 17SO-A

Prepared in cooperation with the States of 

Ohio, Indiana, Pennsylvania, and New 

York, and agencies of the Federal 

Government

 JNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON : 1964
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

STEWART L. UDALL, Secretary

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

Thomas B. Nolan, Director

The U.S. Geological Survey Library has cataloged this publication as follows:

U.S. Geological Survey

Floods of January-February 1959 in Ohio and adjacent 

States. Washington, U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1964.

v, 296 p. illus., maps, diagrs., tables. 24 cm. (Its Water-supply 

paper 1750-A)

Floods of 1959 in the United States.

Prepared in cooperation with the States of Ohio, Indiana, Pennsylvania, and New York, and agencies of the Federal Government.

1. Floods Ohio. 2. Stream measurements Ohio. I. Title. (Series)

For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office 

Washington, D.C. 20402
CONTENTS

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Abstract _________________________________________________________ Al

Introduction. ________________________________ _ ___-_-___-___-_____ 1

Acknowledgments.________________________________________________ 3

January storms_________________________________________________ 3

February storms________________________________________________ 12

Floods of January February-_-__-___-_-_________-___-_-_-_______-___ 15

Allegheny River basin________-_-_-_-_-_-___-_-_---_---_______ 15

Beaver River basin._-___-_______-_-_-_-_-___-___---_-_-_-_____ 17

Muskingum River basin________________________________________ 17

Scioto River basin_______-_________________________-_____-_____ 19

Little Miami River basin_____,-_-_-___-_____-_-__--_-_-_-___-_-_ 20

Mill Creek basin._______-_-___-_-_________-____-__-_-_---_---_ 23

Miami River basin__________________________________________ 23

Ohio River tributary basins in southern Indiana._____----_---_---_ 24

Wabash River and upper tributary basins__-_-___---_-_-_-------- 24

East Fork White River basin_______________-____-__-_-_---_--__ 30

Maumee River basin___________________________________________ 32

Lake Erie tributaries between the Maumee and Cuyahoga River

basins____________________________________________________ 33

Cuyahoga River basin________________________________________ 33

Lake Erie tributaries east of the Cuyahoga River__-_-_---_---_-- 33

Susquehanna River basin________________________________________ 35

Flood damage_____-_-_-___________-____J-___-_i_____-_-__--_--_- 37

Magnitude and frequency________________________________________ 40

Flood-inundation maps_____-_____-_______-___-______--___---_--__ 43

Determination of flood discharges_________-_____-___-_-__----_-_-- 47

Streamflow data at gaging stations____-___________-_-_--__-_-_-_-- 48

Explanation of data___-___-_-___-___-_-______--_-_---_-_-_-- 48

Station descriptions and discharge tables.___________-__---_-- 49

Summary of peak stages and discharges______________________ 50

Station data____-_-_---_-_-_-_-___-_-_-_-___-___-_-__--_-_-_-- 65

Tionesta Creek basin____________________________________ 65

Oil Creek basin_________.____.______.__._________.._ 66

French Creek basin._____________-_-_____-___-_-___-_---_-_ 67

Ohio River main stem.___________________________________ 69

Clarion River basin__________________._______________-_--__ 70

Ohio River main stem___________________________________ 74

Mahoning Creek basin___-_____-_-___-___-_---_-_-_-_------ 75

Beaver River basin__-_____-___-_-_-___________-__--_-_---_ 76

Raccoon Creek basin_____________________________________ 95

Little Beaver Creek basin._______-_____-_-_-_-_-.__-_-__-_- 95

Muskingum River basin________________________-___-_-___-_ 96

Hocking River basin_-_____-_____-_-________-______-_-__--- 127

Raccoon Creek basin___________________-___-_-___-_-___-- 128

Scioto River basin-_________,____________-__-__--__-_-----_ 129

Little Miami River basin_____________-_-_---_-----_------ 151

Mill Creek basin____.____________....._____.._-_...._ __. 160

Miami River basin___________________-_______-_-_-_-----_ 163

in
IV CONTENTS

Streamflow data at gaging stations Continued

Station data Continued Page

Hogan Creek basin____-_____-_____-_-----_____-_____-_-___ A190

Laughery Creek basin____________________________________ 190

Indian Creek basin________-_______-----_-___-_-_-_-_______ 191

Crooked Creek basin_______________________________________ 191

Fourteenmile Creek basin_______-___-_-_-_-_______-_-_-_-___ 192

Silver Creek basin___-_______-_-___----__-___-_________-_-_ 192

Big Buck Creek basin________________-_-_-___-_-_______-_-_ 193

Big Indian Creek basin___________________________________ 193

Blue River basin. _________________________________________ 195

Little Blue River basin_____________________________________ 196

Anderson River basin______________-_-_-_-_________-_-___-_ 196

Little Pigeon Creek basin_______________-_-_-_-_-_-___-_-___ 197

Pigeon Creek basin_ _______________________________________ 197

Wabash River basin.______________________________________ 197

Streams tributary to Lake Erie------------------------------ 254

Streams tributary to Niagara River,_____-_-___-_-_______---_ 285

Streams tributary to Lake Ontario.- _______-_-___-_-___-_-_ 290

Index.___________________________________________________________ 293

ILLUSTKATIONS

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FIGURK 1. Map showing area covered by this report________________ A2

2. Map showing location of flood-determination sites__________ 4

3. Average temperatures and departure of monthly average for

December 1958____________________________________ 6

4. Average temperatures and departure of monthly average for

January 1959_ _______________-_-_---_______-_-___-_-_ 8

5. Weather conditions at selected weather stations, western part

of flood area_________________________________________ 9

6. Weather conditions at selected weather stations, eastern part

of flood area___-_-_____________-_-----__-_-____---_-- 10

7. Map showing depth of snow cover January 18, 1959___----_ 11

8. Rainfall map, January 19-21, 1959_---------_-_-_-------- 13

9. Rainfall map, February 9-10, 1959-_------_-_------------ 14

10. Ice jam in Riley Creek near Ottawa, Ohio_____-_______---- 16

11. Discharge hydrographs for Beaver and Muskingum River

basins__ ___________________________________________ 18

12. Flooding in Chillicothe, Ohio__________-_______-_-_---- 21

13. Discharge hydrographs for basins of the Scioto and the Little

Miami Rivers and Mill Greek,_________________________ 22

14. Discharge hydrographs for the Miami River basin and Ohio

River tributaries in southern Indiana. __________________ 25

15. Ice blocks in the Wabash River_ _-_-_---------_-_---_---- 27

16. Flooding in Wabash, Ind________._________-_-.____-_-. 28

17. Breach in floodwall at Peru, Ind________-_-_____-_-_---- 29

18. Comparative discharge hydrographs for Wabash River. _____ 30
CONTENTS

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FIGURE 19. Discharge hydrographs for tributaries to upper Wabash 

River in February 1959 and to lower Wabash River in January 1959___-___-__________._____________ A31

20. Flooding in Fremont, Ohio_____________________________ 34

21. Discharge hydrographs for streams tributary to Lake Erie.-. 36

22. Map showing ratio of January and February peak discharges

to mean annual flood______-______-_______--_---___-_ 40

23. Distribution of the ratios of peak discharge to mean annnal

flood. ________________________________.__-_-. 43

24. Ratio of January peak discharges to the 50-year flood.._____ 44

25. Ratio of February peak discharges to the 50-year flood-_____ 45

26. Map of Ohio showing cities for which flood inundation studies

have been made._____________________________________ 47

TABLES

Page 

TABLE 1. Personal and private property losses, Ohio and Indiana, as

compiled by the American Red Cross____-___-_-_______ A37

2. Flood damages by river basins_______-_----______-___-_ 38

3. Summary of flood stages and discharges________--___-___-_ 52

FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

FLOODS OF JANUARY-FEBRUARY 1959 IN OHIO AND 

ADJACENT STATES

ABSTRACT

The floods of January 21-24, 1959, were the greatest of record in a widespread 

area in Ohio and Indiana and were of large magnitude in western Pennsylvania 

and southwestern New York. On some streams the stages and discharges: exceeded those of 1913. Thirty-two lives were reported lost and total damage was 

estimated at $100 million. About 20,000 buildings were .flooded, and more than 

50,000 persons were evacuated.

Heavy rains on January 20-21 exceeded 6 inches in a belt extending from the 

southwestern corner of Indiana through the southwestern corner of Ohio and 

into central Ohio. More than 3 inches of rain fell in about half of Ohio and 

Indiana, in the southern tip of Illinois, in the northern half of Kentucky and 

in a very narrow area extending into western Pennsylvania. The ground was 

saturated from a storm of January 14-17 and was frozen. Various depths of 

snow covered northern Indiana and the entire area east of the Indiana-Ohio 

State line.

Heavy runoff was due to the high rainfall intensities on deeply frozen ground. 

On January 21, 6.2 inches fell at Moores Hill, Ind., and 5.5 inches fell at Springfield, Ohio.

On February 9-10, 3 weeks after the January storm, a similar storm occurred 

in which the center was farther north. More than 3 inches of rain fell on parts 

of the Maumee River and Sandusky River basins in Ohio and on the upper 

Wabash River basin in Indiana. The resulting floods were greatly complicated 

by ice jams, but they were much lower in stage and discharge than those in 

January.

INTRODUCTION

Damaging floods in 2 periods only 3 weeks apart in January and 

February 1959 occurred in Ohio and adjacent States (fig. 1). The 

first series of floods, January 21-24, were in streams throughout 

Ohio; in Indiana in tributaries to the Ohio River above the Wabash 

River, in the East Fork White River and tributaries, and in the upper 

Mississinewa River; in western Pennsylvania; and in the southwestern 

tip of New York. The second series of floods, February 10-13, were in 

the Wabash River from Vincennes to Lafayette, Ind., and in tributaries 

above that point, and in streams in the Maumee River basin and tributaries in the extreme northwestern corner of Ohio.

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FIGURE 1. Map showing area covered by this report.

A major purpose of this report is to relate the history of streams 

during the floods. Although no interpretation of statistics is attempted, the basic stream data presented here are sufficient for hydrologic evaluation of the floods and for plans for the future in the affected 

area.

It was important that discharges be determined on many of the 

streams which had maximum stages of record. Most of these streams 

are in Ohio, and about 30 hydraulic engineers from all sections of the 

Nation were assigned to the Columbus district during a 3-month 

period following the floods.

The severity of these major floods, especially those of January 21- 

24, may be determined by studying the records of 345 stream sites 

(tig. 2). These sites are at gaging stations, discontinued gaging 

stations, crest-stage stations, partial-record stations, miscellaneous 

sites, and reservoirs. Peak stages and discharges are given for the 

January-February 1959 floods and also for the maximum floods 

known previous to this.

The conditions causing the extreme floods, precipitation and antecedent conditions, are discussed. The floods and resultant damage 

are described in narrative form by basins.

A section on magnitude and frequency relates the peak discharge 

at many of the stations to the mean annual flood and to a theoretical 

flood having a 50-year recurrence interval.
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A3

Much of the descriptive material in this report was obtained from 

the U.S. Geological Survey and State of Ohio reports and from the 

U.S. Geological Survey Circulars 418 and 440.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Records of discharge in the area covered by this report were collected as part of the cooperative programs between the U.S. Geological Survey and the States of Ohio, Indiana, Pennsylvania, and New 

York; the Corps of Engineers; Miami Conservancy District, Ohio; 

and the city of Columbus, Ohio.

The following district engineers supervised the work of Surface 

Water Branch personnel: L. C. Crawford, Ohio; D. M. Corbett, succeeded by M. D. Hale, Indiana; J. J. Molloy, Pennsylvania; and D. F. 

Dougherty, New York.

The field and office work of obtaining and computing indirect measurements of discharge was directed by Eichard H. Tice, flood 

specialist.

Assistance in collection of data was given by several Federal and 

State agencies, municipalities, corporations, and individuals, to whom 

credit is given in appropriate station descriptions. The isohyetal 

maps were prepared from data furnished by the Weather Bureau; 

the Division of Water, Ohio Department of Natural Resources; and 

the Indiana Flood Control and Water Resources Commission.

Acknowledgment of other data furnished is made where the data 

appear in the report.

The data from the various sources were assembled and the text 

material was enlarged and coordinated by J. O. Rostvedt, of the 

Floods Section, Tate Dalrymple, Chief, Washington, D.C.

JANUARY STORMS

The floods of January 21-24, 1959, were the worst in much of the 

Ohio River basin since the great flood of 1913. On several streams, 

stages and discharges exceeded those of 1913.

The number of deaths reported due to the floods were 16 in Ohio, 

12 in Pennsylvania, and 4 in Indiana. Damage was estimated at 

$100 million.

Two factors; that contributed significantly to the severity of the 

floods, in addition to precipitation of January 19-21, were saturated 

frozen ground and the snow cover at the beginning of the flood 

period.

December 1958 was a dry month over most of the flood area and 

the driest December since 1931 in the northeastern and central part 

of Indiana. The snow cover at the end of the month was therefore
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FIGURE 2. Map of flood area showing

light in all areas except along the Great Lakes. Repeated invasions 

of cold air crossing the warmer water of the Great Lakes brought 

snow squalls to areas adjacent to the Great Lakes. Oswego, N.Y., 

011 the shore of Lake Ontario, received from 85 to 100 inches of snow 

during December, and even greater amounts fell in the extreme southwest corner of New York. La Porte, Ind., received 28 inches during 

the month.

As well as being a dry month, December was also extremely cold 

throughout the area. It was the coldest December since 1931 in most
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A5

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Site of peak discharge determination

Numbers correspond to those in table S

location of flood-determination sites.

of Indiana, since 1926 in New York City, and since 1917 in most of 

Pennsylvania. The first half of December was the coldest of record 

in Illinois.

The extent to which the average temperature in December 1958 was 

below the long-term,December mean is shown in figure 3. The number in each of the Weather Bureau divisions represents the departure, 

in degrees Fahrenheit, of the December 1958 average from the longterm December mean in that division.
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FIGURE 3. Map of flood area showing average temperatures for December 1958 a

term December means.
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Without exception, the December 1958 average temperature was 

below normal in every Weather Bureau division in the area. The 

departure of the December 1958 average temperature at Rochester, 

Ind., was 11.7° below the long-term mean, and the average departure 

in the entire State was about 8° below the long-term mean. In southern New York, Pennsylvania, and Ohio the departure from the longterm mean ranged from 8° to 10° colder. In the first half of 

December the average temperature in Illinois was from 10° to 15° 

below the long-term mean, and in the short period December 7-16 the 

average temperatures in Pennsylvania ranged from 10° to 30° below 

the long-term means.

The cold weather continued into January 1959 and again, without exception, the monthly average temperature was considerably 

below the long-term January mean (fig. 4) throughout the flood 

area, and precipitation was light during the early part of the month. 

Consequently, the frost penetrated deeply into the ground. Reports 

from Ohio indicate that the ground in that State was frozen from 

6 to 24 inches deep, and ice as much as 18 inches thick formed on 

streams in northern Ohio.

Conditions during January 14-17, antecedent to the principal storm 

on January 19-21, had considerable effect on the floods to follow. 

From 0.5 to 1.8 inches of precipitation fell in Ohio and western 

Pennsylvania in the form of rain, sleet, and snow. In western New 

York the precipitation was light and mainly snow. Indiana received 

about 11/2 inches of rain in the southern part of the State, and snow 

fell only in the northern part of the State, accumulating to a depth of 

17 inches at South Bend and 10 inches at Logansport. More than 1 

inch of rain fell at many points in Illinois.

Figures 5 and 6 show that during the storm of January 14-17, 

maximum daily temperatures fell considerably below freezing, and 

minimum daily temperatures fell below zero. Nearly all the precipitation from the storm was either retained in the soil by freezing or 

remained on the surface as snow and ice. In the following period, 

previous to the principal storm which began January 19, the maximum temperatures did not rise above freezing; hence, very little 

of the precipitation appeared in streams as runoff.

Figure 7 shows the accumulation of snow on the ground on January 18. In the eastern part of the flood area much of the precipitation of January 19-20 was snow and added somewhat to the depth 

of accumulation.

A rapid rise in temperatures began January 20 in southern Indiana 

and Ohio, in western Pennsylvania, and in areas south of there.
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FIGURE 4. Map of flood area showing average temperatures for January 1

long-term January means.
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JANUARY 1959

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JANUARY 1959

FIGURE 5. .Graphs showing weather conditions at selected weather stations, western 

part of flood area, January 14-23, 1959. Shaded areas indicate periods in which 

precipitation occurred. Temperature lines are daily maximums and minimurns.
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JANUARY 1959

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FIGURE 6. Graphs showing weather conditions at selected weather stations, eastern 

part of flood area, January 14 23, 1959. Shaded areas indicate periods in which 

precipitation occurred. Temperature lines are daily maximums and minimums.
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On January 21 the warm weather spread to include the northern part 

of Ohio and parts of Pennsylvania and New York.

Rains began, generally, on the night of January 20' and continued 

through January 21. They were of a high intensity in a southwestnortheast belt extending from the southwest corner of Indiana to the 

southwest corner of Ohio and continuing on to central Ohio. Storm 

totals (fig. 8) were generally less than those in March 1913 but intensities were greater. Greatest 1-day precipitations were 6.2 inches 

at Moores Hill in the southeast corner of Indiana and 5.5 inches 

at Springfield near the southwest corner of Ohio. The floods were 

extreme in the area inclosed by the 4-inch isohyet.

The ground was deeply frozen from the extremely cold weather in 

December 1958 and January 1959 and was saturated from rains and 

melting of snow which had fallen a few days earlier. Therefore, 

when the heavy rains fell in the warm period very little of the water 

was absorbed by the soil and most of it appeared in streams as direct 

runoff. Melting of the accumulated snow in northeast Ohio, western 

Pennsylvania, and southwestern New York added to the volume and 

rate of runoff produced by the rain. The water equivalent of the snow 

at Rochester, N.Y., was 1.7 inches in 11 inches of accumulated snow 

and that in northeastern Ohio was about 0.5 inch in 4 to 8 inches of 

snow.

The sudden influx of water into the stream channels caused the 

heavy ice cover on the streams to break up. Ice gorges backed up 

water to cause record stages on many streams.

FEBRUARY STORMS

Major floods produced by precipitation on snow-covered frozen 

ground again occurred on February 10-13 in northern Indiana and 

northwestern Ohio.

After the floods of January 21-24, a cold spell again froze the topsoil making it impervious. Therefore, when the rains of February 

occurred, the runoff was greater than in January. The heaviest rains 

were in an east-west band through the center of Ohio and Indiana. 

The only area having snow of any consequence was a narrow strip in 

northern Indiana and the northwestern corner of Ohio.

Rainfall averaged more than 3 inches in less than 24 hours over the 

extreme upper Wabash and Mississinewa Rivers on February 9-10. 

Other scattered areas in Ohio also received 3 inches or more of rain 

(fig. 9). This intense rain falling on ice and frozen ground resulted 

in the greatest flooding in 46 years at numerous points on the Wabash 

River and may have exceeded the floods of 1913 at some points.

The runoff was quick and was unretarded by infiltration, and stages
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A13
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FIGUKE 9. Isohyetal map showing total precipitation, in inch
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higher than would normally be associated with the discharges were 

caused by backwater produced by large accumulations of ice which 

blocked stream channels.

The February floods were particularly severe on the tributaries of 

the Wabash River in Indiana above Lafayette and in the Maumee 

and Sandusky River basins in Ohio. The high discharges in these 

streams were partly due to the fact that they were still high from the 

January floods. Also, much of the precipitation which fell as snow 

in January melted to add to the volume of runoff water. In addition, 

the extremely cold weather following the January floods produced a 

foot or more of ice on the streams. This resulted in a great deal of 

backwater due to the formation of ice gorges during the February 

floods.

FLOODS OF JANUARY-FEBRUARY

The disastrous floods of January 21-24 occurred in an area extending from southern Indiana, through Ohio, and into western Pennsylvania. In some localities in Ohio the floods were worse than those 

in 1913. The deeply frozen ground throughout the area was partly 

responsible for the large volume and rapid rate of runoff of the 

heavy rain. The increase of stage due to ice jams on some streams 

also caused extreme flooding. Less damaging floods occurred in New 

York in tributaries to Lake Erie and the Niagara River and in the 

upper Susquehanna River basin. Flood damage was estimated at 

about $100 million.

Damaging floods occurred again on February 10-13 in northern 

Ohio, in the Wabash River basin above Lafayette, and in the reach 

of the Wabash River from Lafayette to Vincennes. In Indiana the 

highest stage since 1913 occurred at several points along the Wabash 

River. Ice jams (fig. 10) increased the stage in many localities, 

resulting in millions of dollars in damage in both urban and rural 

areas.

ALLEGHENY RIVER BASIN

Flood stages were exceeded along the entire reach of the Allegheny 

River. Ice gorges broke up at various locations in the Allegheny 

River basin during the early morning of January 22 resulting in 

huge ice floes accompanied by backed-up water that caused record 

floods at Meadville, Pa., on French Creek and at Kittanning, Pa., on 

the Allegheny River.

Meadville had the worst flood in its history when an ice gorge 2 

miles long blocked French Creek. An attempt was made to break 

up the gorge by dropping dynamite from a helicopter. The backedup water flooded about 10 percent of the city of 25,000 population, 

drove 2,000 persons from their homes, and paralyzed business.
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FIGURE 10. Ice jams in Riley Creek near Ottawa, Ohio, February 19, 1959. Photograph by Richard B.

Landick, Jr., Ottawa.
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Kittanning, a city of 10,000 about 45 miles north of Pittsburgh, 

was isolated for several hours when an ice jam in the Allegheny 

Kiver sent 5 feet of water over an area of 30 blocks.

BEAVER RIVER BASIN

The January flood in the Mahoning River basin in Ohio was the 

highest since the construction of the Berlin and Mosquito Creek floodcontrol reservoirs. The reservoirs held back substantial runoff, but 

uncontrolled tributaries, principally the West Branch Mahoning Kiver 

and Eagle Creek, caused high stages and severe damage. More than 

7,000 workers were laid off because of flooded industries. At Warren, 

1,750 persons were forced from their homes. At Newton Falls, on 

the West Branch, the waterplant was shut down, and 300 persons were 

evacuated from their homes. Crab Creek, a small tributary to the 

Mahoning Kiver, flooded parts of Youngstown, where 1,000 persons 

were evacuated. Total damage in the Mahoning Kiver basin exceeded 

$16 million. Estimates by the Corps of Engineers (Eng. News-Rec., 

Feb. 5,1959) indicate that the reservoirs reduced the stage at Youngstown by 5.3 feet and prevented additional damage of more than $30 

million.

The Shenango River spilled over into Sharon, Pa. The water was 

3 feet deep in parts of a 10-block area in the business district. Most 

downtown business establishments were closed and some industrial 

plants were shut down. Damage in Sharon was estimaed at $2 million.

Discharges at selected gaging stations in the Beaver River basin on 

January 20-26 are shown in figure 11.

MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN

Major damage in the Muskingum River basin was caused by the 

January floods. The 14 flood-control reservoirs of the Muskingum 

Conservancy District, operated by the Corps of Engineers, reduced 

flooding by the Muskingum River in Ohio. However, uncontrolled 

tributaries in the western part of the basin were in the area of excessive rainfall. The floods on some of these streams exceeded all previous records, including those of the flood of 1913.

Mount Vernon had the worst flood in its history when the levee 

along the Kokosing River gave way and water rose rapidly in an 

extensive residential district, flooding about one-third of the city. 

About 3,500 persons of the total population of 16,000 were forced 

from their homes. The waterplant was damaged, there was a power 

failure, and only one road into the city remained passable. The peak 

flow of Kokosing River at Millwood, downstream from Mount Vernon, 

was nearly twice that of the 1913 flood. Discharge from Dry Run 

and other small tributaries added to the damage.
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Other uncontrolled tributaries of the Walhonding River caused 

similar disaster. In Mansfield, on Rocky Fork, more than 200 people 

evacuated their homes. The village of Bellville, on Clear Fork, was 

completely isolated for a time. Shelby and Wooster were severely 

flooded. Killbuck Creek at Killbuck reached a stage within 0.02 foot 

of the record established by the cloudburst flood of August 1935. 

Total damage in Holmes County approached $5 million. Waterplants were damaged in Millersburg, Wooster, and Mansfield.

The flood extended into the Tuscarawas River basin. At Rittman, 

on Chippewa Creek, the water supply was contaminated. Barberton 

was flooded, and 175 persons were evacuated. Industrial damage in 

Canton was reported to be over $5 million, and 400 persons were 

forced from their homes. Other small communities were flooded, and 

highway damage was extensive. Several bridges were washed out.

At Newark, on the Licking River, about 1,500 persons were evacuated. The flood stage at the gaging station at Toboso, downstream 

from Newark, was more than 1 foot above the 1913 record. The water 

service was interrupted, and the water-supply dam was weakened so 

that it washed out in the February flood. The sewage-disposal plant 

was put out of service. In Zanesville, the Licking River flooded 25 

city blocks in the western part of the city. Railroads in the vicinity 

lost several miles of track.

The total storage in the flood-control reservoirs reached 54 percent 

of the total capacities at spillway elevations, compared to about 

47 percent for the highest previous record of storage in June 1947. 

Reduction in peak stages on the Muskingum River, due to storage, 

were estimated by the Corps of Engineers to have been 11.9 feet at 

Coshocton, 11.4 feet at Zanesville, and 7.7 feet at McConnelsville. 

Without the reservoirs, the damage in the Muskingum River basin 

would have been increased by about $13 million. The Muskingum 

River reservoirs are estimated to have prevented $7 million additional 

damages along the Ohio River. Discharges at selected gaging stations in the Muskingum River basin on January 20-28 are shown 

in figure 11.

SCIOTO BIVEB BASIN

In Ohio the headwaters of the Scioto River and several of its tributaries received heavy concentrations of rainfall during January 21-22, 

1959. Delaware Reservoir on the Olentangy River, the only floodcontrol reservoir in the basin, stored all the runoff from 381 square 

miles and reduced flood stages and damages at downstream points. 

The three water-supply reservoirs of the city of Columbus had only 

slight controlling effect because their design did not include floodstorage capacities. Hoover Reservoir on Big Walnut Creek stored
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more than 2 inches in equivalent depth on its drainage area of 190 

square miles, but still the flood downstream at the gage at Rees was 

1.5 feet above the 1913 maximum stage. The peak discharge on Alum 

Creek, not affected by storage, was five times the discharge of the mean 

annual flood, and 6 feet higher in stage than the highest flood in the 

past 35 years.

At Columbus a levee along Dry Kun, a small tributary of the Scioto 

Kiver, was overtopped by the flood waters, releasing water into the 

west side of the city. At the same time Alum and Big Walnut Creeks, 

in the eastern part of the city, were at unprecedented stages. Gas 

service was interrupted for several days because of water in the lines. 

More, than 100 homes were badly damaged and hundreds of automobiles were submerged. The Red Cross cared for 3,200 evacuees at 

improvised shelters.

Highways and utilities were extensively damaged. The Circleville 

waterplant and the sewage-disposal plants at Kenton, Marion, and 

Chillicothe were put out of operation. At Chillicothe one-third of 

the city was flooded and 9,000 persons were evacuated (fig. 12).

The peak flow at Chillicothe on January 23 was 144,000 cfs (cubic 

feet per second), compared to 101,000 cfs on January 23, 1937, and 

260,000 cfs for the March 1913 peak. The runoff at this station for 

January 1959 was 4.36 inches, adjusted for reservoir storage, or less 

than half of the runoff for January 193Y. These comparisons indicate that the Scioto River has had, and can have again, floods of much 

greater volume and peak discharge than the 1959 flood.

Reductions in peak stages by storage in Delaware Reservoir were 

estimated by the Corps of Engineers to have been 14 feet at Delaware, 

9.2 feet at Worthington, 4.2 feet at Columbus, and 2.9 feet at Chillicothe. About $6 million damage was prevented by this reservoir. 

Discharges at selected gaging stations in the Scioto River basin, on 

January 20-26 are shown in figure 13.

LITTLE MIAMI RIVER BASIN

The floods of January 21, 1959, on the Little Miami River in Ohio 

exceeded the 1913 flood in a reach extending through Fort Ancient 

to the mouth of Todd Fork at Morrow. Damage was locally severe, 

but confined largely to the small communities in the flood plains including Spring Valley, Corwin, Morrow, South Lebanon, and Kings 

Mills. Total damage in the entire basin exceeded $5 million. Three 

hundred persons at South Lebanon, 45 persons at Spring Valley, and 

200 persons at Morrow were evacuated.

Discharges at selected gaging stations in the Little Miami River 

basin on January 20-26 are shown in figure 13.
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MILL CREEK BASIN

The area drained by Mill Creek is highly industrialized, the flood 

plain is broad and flat, and the entire basin was in the area of intense 

rainfall. Partial flood protection is given the lower part of the 

basin by the flood-control reservoir on West Fork Mill Creek, which 

held back a runoff of more than 5 inches on the drainage area of 

29.5 square miles. Damage was general throughout the valley.

Discharges at selected gaging stations in the Mill Creek basin on 

January 20-26 are shown in figure 13.

MIAMI RIVER BASIN

Much of the Miami River basin was in the area of intense rainfall in January 1959. The five retarding basins of the Miami Conservancy District minimized flood stages and damages on the main 

streams, but uncontrolled tributaries caused widespread damage. 

Some damage on the Miami River below the reservoirs was due to 

encroachment on the flood plain.

In Springfield, Ohio, Buck Creek reached a stage exceeded only 

by the record floods of 1913 and 1929. Industrial damage was extensive. Train service was disrupted, many homes were damaged, 

and the total loss approached $4 million.

Damage to roads and streets was widespread. In Dayton, Ohio, 

and its suburbs, 1,500 people were evacuated. Unusually high runoff 

of several small uncontrolled Miami River tributaries caused the 

peak flow of 108,000 cfs in the Miami River at Hamilton, Ohio, on the 

night of January 21, about 20 hours before the lower main-river peak. 

The peak on Talawanda Creek was 44,500 cfs from a drainage area 

of 311 square miles; and Clear Creek, Elk Creek, Dicks Creek, and 

other small tributaries had similarly high peak rates of runoff.

The town of Venice, Ohio, was almost entirely submerged. Industries were shut down in Hamilton, and 100 families were forced 

from their homes. In Middletown, Ohio, 100 homes were evacuated, 

and in the residential district much damage was caused by a series of 

fires and explosions.

The total peak storage of the 5 flood-control retarding basins was 

137,600 acre-feet, or about equal to the maximum total storage of 

January 1937 the highest since the dams were completed, but only 

16 percent of the total storage at spillway levels.

Flooding occurred over the entire Whitewater River basin in January 1959, with the lower portions of the East Fork and the main 

stem of the Whitewater River receiving the heaviest flooding. Major 

damage was done to homes, businesses, fields, railroad beds, and highways. Estimates of flood damage in Franklin County, which was
A24 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

one of the five counties in southern Indiana declared a disaster area 

by the Small Business Administration, averaged $1,600,000.

In the southeastern part of Brookville, Ind., 200 residents were 

forced to evacuate when a levee on the East Fork Whitewater River 

broke.

The stage on Whitewater River at Brookville was the highest since 

1913, according to local residents, but it was 11.2 feet lower than the 

1913 peak stage.

Discharge at selected gaging stations in the Miami River basin on 

January 20-26, are shown in figure 14.

OHIO BIVEB TBIBUTABY BASINS IN SOUTHERN INDIANA

The southern quarter of Indiana was in the area of extreme rainfall 

in January 1959. The American Red Cross reported about 700 families were evacuated from their homes in 8 counties in southern Indiana 

because of high water. Jefferson, Harrison, Crawford, and Washington Counties were declared disaster areas by the Small Business 

Administration.

In Madison, the water of Crooked Creek fanned out over an area 5 

city blocks wide and 1 mile long to cause the worst flash flood in 

Madison's history. More than 100 families were routed from their 

homes. The Pearl Packing Co. estimated a loss of $200,000 from 

damage to stored meat by water seeping into the basement of its plant.

Little Indian and Big Indian Creeks caused flooding in Corydon, 

where damage was estimated as high as $750,000. The entire business 

district of 65 establishments and also 250 houses and many roads and 

bridges were damaged. The January 1959 flood on Big Indian Creek 

in Corydon was the second highest flood since at least 1889 and was 

slightly lower, 0.2 to 0.5 foot, than the March 19, 1943, flood, which 

is the maximum known stage since at least 1815.

Discharge at selected gaging stations in the Ohio River tributaries 

are shown in figure 14.

Flood waters from the Blue River caused about three-fourths of the 

211 residents of Fredricksburg to leave their homes, and badly damaged 49 houses. Milltown, on the Blue River, where the flood was 

considered the worst in the town's history, and English, on Little Blue 

River, were the hardest hit areas in Crawford County. The State 

Soil Conservationist estimated damage in Crawford County at 

$600,000.

WABASH BIVEB AND UPPEB TBIBUTABY BASINS

Although the Wabash River and its upper tributaries in Indiana 

experienced flooding from the storm of January 1959, the flood of
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A25

MIAMI RIVER BASIN

OHIO RIVER TRIBUTARIES 

IN SOUTHERN INDIANA

164.

Miami River at Taylorsville, Ohio Drainage 

area 1155 square miles

206. Laughery Creek near 

Farmers Retreat, Ind. 

Drainage area 248 

square miles

176.

Mad River near Springfield, Ohio. Drainage 

area 485 square miles

211.

Silver Creek near Sellersburg, Ind. Drainage 

area 188 square miles

183.

Miami River at Miamisburg, Ohio. Drainage 

area 2718 square miles

213.

Big Indian Creek near - 

Corydon, Ind. Drainage 

area 129 square miles

187.

win Creek near Ger 

mantown, Ohio. Drainage area 275 square 

miles

217.

Blue River near 

White Cloud, lnd_ 

Drainage area 

461 square miles

192.

Miami River at Hamilton, Ohio. Drainage 

area 3639 square miles 22 23 24 25 26

JANUARY

20 21 22 23 24 25 26 

JANUARY

FIGURES 14. Discharge hydrographs at selected gaging stations, January 2,0 26, 19159, in 

the Miami River basin and in Ohio River tributaries in southern Indiana.
A26 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

February 1959 was generally greater in magnitude and caused considerably more damage. Along with the damaging effect of the inundation, huge ice chunks about 6 inches thick flowed in many of the 

channels. Ice jams along the Wabash and Salamonie Kivers backed 

up water, and flooded areas larger than would normally be inundated 

by discharges of similar magnitude. During the prevalence of ice 

floes on the Wabash River, ice jams covered about a 14-mile reach of 

the river, from Delphi to Georgetown. Although it was feared that 

in the breakup of these ice jams many of the main stem Wabash 

bridges might be swept away, this destruction failed to materialize. 

However, the damage to bridges, bridge approaches (fig. 15), houses, 

factories, and livestock on the Wabash River and its tributaries was 

great and many hardships resulted.

Several families in southeast Huntington County and a few in the 

city of Huntington were evacuated as the Wabash River at Huntington 

rose 0.5 foot higher than the 1913 stage due to an ice jam at the bridge 

on State Highway 37.

The city of Wabash was one of the hardest hit areas during the 

February flood. Families were evacuated from 115 homes, and 7 factories were surrounded by water when 40 city blocks on the south 

side of Wabash were inundated (fig. 16). Flash flooding on two 

small creeks, one in the city and one in a small suburb south of the 

city, trapped residents without warning. According to local officials, 

these small streams rose several inches higher than they did during 

the 1913 floods, and were the highest known in Wabash. The stage 

on the Wabash River was 0.2 foot higher than that of the 1943 flood 

and 4.3 feet lower than that of the great flood of 1913.

The mayor of Peru estimated that 40 percent of that city was 

under 2 to 6 feet of water (fig. 17). More than 1,000 families were 

routed from their homes. The Mississinewa River, a tributary to 

the Wabash River, forced 20 families from their homes in the Johnstown section of the east side of Marion.

Volunteers in boats rescued more than 100 residents isolated by 

Wabash River waters at Georgetown, 6 miles west of Logansport, as 

water ran 6 feet deep down the town's main street and around 25 

homes.

The Wabash River also caused considerable damage and anxiety 

as the February flood crest passed on downstream (fig. 18). A sandbagging army, which included 200 National Guardsmen, threw up a 

sandbag dike 5 city blocks long and 4 feet high behind the breached 

Sugar Creek levee at West Terre Haute.

The Russell-Allison levee, which protects the farmland of Lawrence County, experienced a break 200 feet long. This break, south 

of Russellville, let a good part of the Wabash River overflow its banks
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A27

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FIGURE 18. Comparative hydrographs of discharge for stations on the Wabash River,

February 9-20, 1959.

and cover 33,000 acres. The Routein levee along the Embarrass Eiver 

was dynamited to release the impounded flood waters of the KussellAllison levee break.

Discharges at selected gaging stations in the upper Wabash Eiver 

basin on February 9-16 are shown in figure 19.

EAST FORK WHITE RIVER BASIN

Suspension of many business operations, decrease in factory production, and school closures resulted in the upper part of the East
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY. A31

227. Little Wabash River 

near Huntington, Ind. 

Drainage area 266 

square miles

229. Salamonie River at 

Dora, Ind. Drainage 

area 553 square miles

258. 

Blue River at 

Shelbyville, Ind.' 

Drainage area 

425 square miles

268. East Fork White River 

at Seymour, Ind. Drain-_ 

age area 2333 

square miles

234. Mississinewa River at 

Peoria, Ind. Drainage 

area 809 square miles

249. Wildcat Creek near 

Lafayette, Ind. Drainage area 791 square 

miles

251. Big Pine Creek near 

Williamsport, Ind. Drainage area 329 square 

miles

10 11 12 13 

FEBRUARY

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40

20

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Muscatatuck River near 

Austin, Ind. Drainage 

area 365 square miles

277.

Vernon Fork at Vernon, _ 

Ind. Drainage area 201 

square miles

282.

Salt Creek near

 Harrodsburg, 

Ind. Drainage

-area 441

square 

miles

20 21 22 23 24

JANUARY

25 26

FIGURE 19. Discharge hydrographs at selected gaging stations February 9-16, 1959, on 

tributaries to upper Wabash River and January 20 26, 1959, on tributaries to lower 

Wabash River.

Fork Wliite River basin in Indiana due to bridge and culvert washouts and to many roads becoming impassable as streams went out of 

their banks during the January flood. Utilities were damaged or 

services were curtailed in several areas. Floodwaters from Haw
A32 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

Creek covered a broken water main in Columbus, causing the city 

to be placed on emergency use of water until flood waters receded 

and repairs could be made. The Wehmeier addition in Columbus 

was flooded by waters from Clifty Creek which forced dozens of 

families to higher ground. The American Ked Cross estimated 20C 

families were displaced by the flood waters in Columbus.

The stage of Sand Creek at the small community of Brewersville 

approached that of the 1913 flood and was higher than that of any 

other flood since then. At one covered bridge in Geneva Township, 

Jennings County, the peak on Sand Creek was 3 inches higher than 

the mark set in 1913.

Long-time residents in the Vernon area stated that Vernon Fork 

was the highest since the March 1897 flood. Residents in the town 

of Hayden on Sixmile Creek, a tributary of Vernon Fork, were without electric power because water inundated a transformer.

Discharges at selected gaging stations on January 20-26 in tributaries to the lower Wabash River are shown in figure 19.

MAUMEE RIVER BASIN

The flood of January 1959 in the Maumee River basin was largely 

in the southern and eastern tributaries. Ice on the streams was a? 

much as 18 inches thick. This added to flood stages and to the 

length of the periods of inundation. Many roads were temporarily 

blocked. Damage to roads and bridges was minimized by the flat 

terrain, which reduced velocities and spread the flood across the wide 

lowlands. Considerable damage was caused by basement flooding. 

Lima, Ohio, had 125 evacuees, and Findlay, Ohio, on the Blanchard 

River, suffered severe damage. The stage at Findlay reached 16.11 

feet on January 22, the highest stage since March 1913; on February 11, the stage reached 16.76 feet. On other streams, such as the 

Auglaize River near Fort Jennings, Ohio, the January peak was 

higher than the one in February.

The February flood was higher than the January flood at many 

points in the basin and was more widespread. Findlay was flooded 

a second time and 650 persons were evacuated. Damage was estimated as $1.5 million, about twice the January loss. Thick ice was1 

not entirely removed by the January flood and ice jams contributed to 

the damage in February. Town Creek flooded Van Wert, Ohio, 

forcing 750 people from their homes. The total damage in February approached the January total. Ice jams on the Maumee River 

caused high stages, but relatively minor damage.
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A33

LAKE ERIE TRIBUTARIES BETWEEN THE MAUMEE AND CUYAHOGA RIVER BASINS

In the Portage River basin the January flood temporarily isolated 

some small communities. Basement flooding was widespread, and 

total damage exceeded $2 million. In the Sandusky River basin, in 

Ohio, ice jams prolonged the flood stages. Total damage was in excess 

of $6 million. Water and power services were temporarily suspended. 

Thirty houses were evacuated in Tiffin, and north of there the iceblocked Sandusky River gouged new channels through adjoining 

farmland. Generally the January stages were about the same as for 

the 1937 flood, and slightly lower than those for the record flood of 

1913. An ice jam downstream from Fremont caused most of the city 

to be flooded, and water was 2 feet deep in the business section. 

About 1,500 people, from a total population of 16,500, were evacuated 

from Fremont. An ice jam in the Vermilion River at Vermilion, 

caused 520 houses to be evacuated. The Black River flooded the center 

of Elyria. Small streams in the area swept cars from roads and 

caused a night of terror.

Less than 3 weeks after the January flood another high water period 

in February hit the lower Sandusky River basin. The stage at Fremont was slightly higher than it was in January and was prolonged 

by a heavy ice jam. In this city 1,000 persons were evacuated from 

their homes more than 200 had not returned after the January flood. 

The resulting damage and hardship to inhabitants was greater in 

February than in January (fig. 20). Farther east the February flood 

peaks, though high, were well below January stages.

CUYAHOGA RIVER BASIN

The Cuyahoga River has had few floods in the past, because of storage in many lakes and ponds and in the Akron, Ohio, water-supply 

reservoirs. The flood stage of January 1959 at the gaging station at 

Independence, Ohio, upstream from Cleveland, surpassed all previous 

records since 1921 and approached that of the record flood of 1913. 

Damage in the basin approximated $2 million. Damage was most 

severe in the downstream part of the river, in the vicinity of Cleveland. 

Eight hundred persons were reported evacuated.

The February flood at Independence was 2.26 feet lower than the 

January peak, and damage was slight, though this stage surpassed all 

records since 1921, except for the January flood.

LAKE ERIE TRIBUTARIES EAST OF THE CUYAHOGA RIVER

The January flood in this area generally reached unprecedented 

stages. Ice jams occurred on many streams, and damage to roads
FIGURE 20. Aerial photograph of downtown Fremont, Ohio, February 11, 1959. Photograph by George Demmel, Fremont.
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A35

and bridges caused by swift .currents in the narrow flood plains was 

unusually severe. The flood on the Chagrin River was the third 

largest of record, and damage was extensive. Water and sewagedisposal services were disrupted, and the power service at Eastlake, 

Ohio, was discontinued temporarily.

In the Grand River basin, in Ohio, Mentor was without power 

service, the Fairport Plarbor sewage-disposal system ceased functioning, and many homes throughout the area were evacuated. The 

Grand River at the gage near Madison reached a stage more than

2 feet higher than previously reached in 36 years of record. In the 

Ashtabula River and Conneaut Creek basins the flooding conditions 

were similar. The Geneva filtration plant was out of service temporarily. The February flood in this region was not excessive and damage was slight.

The springlike January thaw in western New York unleashed the 

most destructive flash floods ever to hit Buffalo. Water flowing 4 feet 

deep roared through an 18-block section of South Buffalo on January 22. The raging water which hurled chunks of ice like giant 

boulders through the streets broke through the lower part of the 

walls of about 40 houses. Water swirled into the basements of hundreds of other houses. At Tonawanda, 22 persons were driven from 

their homes by flooding storm sewers, and at Lackawanna, Smoke 

Creek flooded a large section of the city.

Discharges at selected gaging stations on streams tributary to Lake 

Erie are shown in figure 21.

SUSQUEHANNA BIVEE BASIN

The floods in the Susquehanna River in northeastern Pennsylvania 

were not particularly high in discharge, that at Pittston was about 

equal to a 5-year flood. However, the tragic results of the flood from 

the Susquehanna River near Pittston made it a nationwide news 

item.

The Susquehanna River, clogged by giant chunks of ice, overflowed 

its banks and broke through the roof of a coal mine beneath the 

river, flooding it and adjacent mines. Twelve miners were drowned 

deep in the mines, but 33 others managed to escape. More than

3 days later after dumping thousands of tons of material including 

560 mine cars and 38 gondolas into the hole it was plugged, but by 

this time the water level in the mines had reached the level in the 

river. Measurement by the Harrisburg, Pa., office of the FederalState Flood Forecasting Service indicated that about 35 billion gallons (105,000 acre-ft) of water entered the mine directly from the 

river. It was estimated that about one-sixth of the peak discharge 

entered the mines, reducing the flood crest by 1.5 feet.
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OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A37 

FLOOD DAMAGE

The floods of January-February 1959 caused heavy damage to 

industrial, urban, and agricultural areas. By far the greatest amount 

of the total damage occurred in Ohio.

In Ohio the damage was second only to that which occurred in 

1913. If the figures of damage in Ohio for the 1959 floods reported 

by the Civil Defense Corps are compared with the figures of damage for 1913 (Horton and Jackson, 1913) the ratio in dollars is 

about 0.7. But if the value of the dollars is considered in the comparison, the ratio would probably be less than 0.3.

Estimates of flood damage were made by various individuals and 

agencies. In the preceding section, "Floods of January-February," 

many damage estimates are available for cities and small communities. The following tabulation (table 1) made by the American Red 

Cross shows that personal and private property damage in Ohio 

greatly exceeded that in Indiana.

TABLE 1. Personal and private property losses, Ohio and Indiana, as compiled 

by the American Red Cross

Ohio Indiana

Number of persons killed________________________ 16 4

Number of dwellings:

Destroyed _______________________________ 132 2 

With major damage________________________ 2, 415 44 

With minor damage________________________ 14, 535 1, 733

Number of other buildings:

Destroyed _______________________________ 55 30 

Damaged _____________________________ 1,145 174

The estimate of damage of $95 million in the area made by the 

U.S. Weather Bureau is broken down into river basins (table 2). 

These figures do not necessarily agree' with figures from other agencies.

The exact amount of damage incurred in a flood as widespread as 

this one is difficult to determine. Figures from two or more sources 

are expected to differ widely because of the different classes of damage items used in the tabulations and because of the different systems 

of appraisal.

Damage figures of the Weather Bureau were used in this report 

because their estimate of damage covers the entire flood area by river 

basins. With this complete coverage, damage in different river basins 

can be related by comparison and the dollar valuation need not be 

exact.
TABLE 2. Flood damage by river basins 

[Compiled by U.S. Weather Bureau]

River basin

OHIO RIVER BASIN

Allegheny River _ _ _ ___

Mill Creek (Cincinnati, Ohio,

Ohio and Green Rivers and 

minor tributaries ____ _ _

Total. _________ __ ___

TRIBUTARIES TO LAKE ERIE

Rockv River _ ____

Flood damage, in thousa

Urban

Residential

2, 502. 7 

703. 0 

5. 0 

20, 623. 0 

1, 501. 0

727. 0 

2, 107. 0 

3, 600. 0 

1, 015. 0

4, 100. 2

36, 883. 9

160. 0 

1, 189. 8 

130. 1 

100. 5 

12. 5 

86. 9

Commercial

3, 925. 0 

371. 8

1, 143. 0

1, 177. 0 

1, 500. 0 

2, 700. 0

8, 156. 2

18, 973. 0

62.3 

1, 522. 0 

8.4 

119.9 

110. 0 

103. 1

Public

769.4 

494. 8 

8. 0

241. 0

50. 0 

500. 0 

460. 0

1, 252. 4

3, 775. 6

143. 6

Rural

Crops and 

livestock

13. 1 

6. 0 

12. 1

172. 0

3. 0 

204. 0 

225.0

231.4

866. 6

Other

76. 

66. 

1. 

329. 

21. 

165. 

715. 

3, 515. 

295. 

5, 184. 

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MAGNITUDE AND FREQUENCY

Figure 22 shows the ratio of the January and February floods to 

the mean annual flood at all stations in the flood area for which the 

ratio can be computed.

The mean annual flood is the average of the values, for a long period 

of years, of the annual floods (highest peak discharge in a water year) 

and is an index of the flood potentialities. The potentiality may be 

computed for individual stations if the period of record is long enough.

FIGURE 22. Map of flood area showing ratio of January and Febru
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A41

However, data during the usual period of record may be considered 

merely the past history of the station and will not necessarily forecast 

future events any extreme floods which occur during the period tend 

to distort the data. The mean annual floods as used here have been 

computed from combined station data in a region of uniform flood 

characteristics.

Figure 22 shows in a general way the distribution and the relative 

severity of flooding.

_ 5 Ratio of January or 

_ 3 February flood to 

mean annual flood 

Mean annual flood + -1

ary peak discharges to mean annual flood1 at indicated station sites.
A42 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

Within the area of severe flooding the ratio of the January floods 

to the mean annual flood ranged from 2 to 7. The stations showing 

the highest ratios were those in the basins of the Muskingum Eiver, 

the Scioto Eiver above Deer Creek, and the Little Miami Eiver in 

Ohio, and in the East Fork White Eiver basin in Indiana. The area 

in which the ratio is 3 or more is fairly well delineated on the precipitation map for January 19-21 (fig. 8) by the 3-inch isohyet, with the 

exception of southern Indiana where the area is outlined by the 5-inch 

isohyet.

Floods of the magnitude of those in February are not so rare as 

were those in January. This difference is reflected by figure 22, which 

shows that the ratios of the February floods to the mean annual flood 

did not exceed 4 at any station and that at only about one-third of the 

stations did the ratio exceed 2.

The comparative severity of the January and February floods is 

indicated by figure 23. Of the 188 stations in the summary table for 

which the ratio of the flood peak to the mean annual flood is known, 

147 had higher peak discharges in January than in February. In 

general, the ratios of the January peaks were larger than those of the 

February peaks.

In February the greatest proportion of the peaks (61 percent) had 

ratios from 1 to less than 2, 34 percent had ratios from 2 to less than 3, 

and 5 percent had ratios of 3 or greater.

In January the proportion of stations (37 percent) having ratios 

from 1 to less than 2 was much less than in February, and those (37 

percent) having ratios from 2 to less than 3 was about equal to that of 

February. However, the proportion (24 percent) having ratios of 3 

or more was much greater than in February. In January 10 percent 

of the peaks had ratios of 4 or greater, whereas none of the February 

peaks had ratios of that magnitude.

The ratio of a specific flood to the mean annual flood indicates its 

magnitude with respect to what can be expected as an average yearly 

event, whereas the specified frequency for a flood indicates the number 

of years, on an average, which will elapse between occurrences of 

floods which are equal to, or greater than, the given flood. For example: a 50-year flood (one of a 50-yr recurrence interval) is equaled 

or exceeded on the average once in 50 years, which may also be described as a flood that has a 2-percent chance of occurring in any one 

year.

In none of the flood-frequency studies in the flood area are frequencies of floods computed beyond 50 years, due mainly to absence of 

streamflow records to define them beyond that point. In human experience, a 50-year flood is considered an unusual event one which, 

in any locality, can be expected to occur, on the average, not much
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A43

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RATIO OF FLOOD PEAK TO MEAN ANNUAL FLOOD

FIGURE 23. Histogram showing distribution of the ratios of peak discharge to mean annual 

flood, January and February 1959.

more than once in a lifetime. Many of the floods in this report exceeded a 50-year flood, but owing to data limitation they cannot be 

adequately described on a frequency basis; however, a ratio of the 

given flood to the 50-year flood at the same site may be used for purposes of comparison.

From figures 24 and 25 the ratio of a January peak discharge and 

the ratio of a February peak discharge to the 50-year flood can be 

determined. Any ratio greater than 1 indicates a recurrence interval 

greater than 50 years, whereas a ratio less than 1 indicates a recurrence 

interval less than 50 years. The numbers on the graph are identification numbers which correspond to those in the summary table of peak 

stages and discharges (table 3) and to those on the map (fig. 2) showing the stations used in this report.

FLOOD-INUNDATION MAPS

The program of the Geological Survey to prepare inundation maps 

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zoning. The maps, a part of the Hydrologic Investigations Atlas 

series of publications, are of special value to urban planners. Studies 

for flood inundation maps have been made in 12 urban areas in Ohio 

(fig. 26). These maps, which are being prepared in cooperation with 

the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, show the areas of flooding 

from streams in 12 cities, as follows:

Tusearawas River and Wolf Creek at Barberton

East Branch and Middle Branch Nimishillen Creek at Canton

Scioto River and Paint Creek at Chillicothe

Scioto River and Darby Creek at Circleville

Scioto River, Olentangy River, Alum Creek, and Dry Run at Columbus

Saiidusky River at Fremont

Kokosing River, Center Run, and Dry Creek at Mount Vernon

Licking River, North Fork and South Fork Licking River at Newark

Mad River and Buck Creek at Springfield

Mahoning River at Warren

Crab Creek at Youngstown

Licking River at Zanesville

Inundation maps show the approximate area inundated by at least 

one specific flood. Where information is available, areas of additional 

floods may be outlined. The flood boundaries are defined from marks 

left by floods and are shown on multicolored topographic map bases 

which record the flood hazard in graphical form. No attempt has 

been made to define the area for greater known floods or for hypothetical floods.

Water-surface elevations on the maps are in feet above mean sea 

level. A graph of gage heights (easily converted to feet above mean 

sea level), and year of occurrence, of each annual flood above a selected 

gage height is shown. Thus, the gage height of the reported flood 

can be compared with those of other notable floods.

The frequency of floods in an area is determined from a regional 

flood-frequency relation derived from records of annual floods at 

nearby gaging stations. The general relationship between water-surface elevation and recurrence interval is presented in the form of a 

graph. From the graph the recurrence interval of a flood of known 

gage height can be determined. The recurrence interval of a flood of 

a selected gage height must not be construed as an absolute number of 

years which will elapse before an event of equal magnitude will occur 

again. Because of the random nature of flood causes, the number of 

years which elapse between flood events of equal magnitude may be 

much less (no minimum time can be predetermined) or much more 

than the long-time average.

Profiles of the water surface along the principal stream and many 

tributaries are shown. Profiles of floods at other elevations may be
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A47

FIGURE 26. .Map of Ohio showing cities for which flood-inundation studies have

been made.

plotted on the same graph parallel to the profile of the given flood to 

indicate the probable water surface elevation. The base line of the 

profile is generally the thalweg of the stream along which river miles 

are denoted.

Depth of flooding at any point can be estimated by subtracting the 

ground elevation from the water-surface elevation indicated by the 

profiles. The ground elevation can be estimated from information 

indicated by contours on the map, but more accurate results can be 

obtained from leveling to nearby bench marks.

Flood-inundation maps may be obtained from the Geological Survey, Washington, D.C. 20242.

DETERMINATION OF FLOOD DISCHARGES

The operation of a stream-gaging station consists principally of the 

development of a relation between stage and discharge, from which
A48 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

the discharge can be calculated when the stage is known. The development of a stage-discharge relation is based upon current-meter 

measurements throughout range of stage experienced, or through a 

sufficient part of the range so that the discharge corresponding to the 

maximum stage can be obtained by a reasonable extension of the stagedischarge relation, or rating curve. Short extensions of the rating 

curves are usually based on logarithmic plotting or velocity-area 

studies.

During major floods, the maximum stage is likely to be so high 

above the stage of the highest measurement obtained that an extension 

of the rating curve is not feasible. Furthermore, during major floods 

it is often impossible to obtain current-m,eter measurements for several 

reasons: the road to a gaging station may be impassable; many streams 

rise and fall so rapidly that there is insufficient time to make a currentmeter measurement near the crest stage; floating debris or destruction 

or inundation of the bridge or cableway from which the measurement 

would be made may prevent a current-meter measurement from being 

obtained. At gaging stations where the flood greatly exceeded the 

stage defined by current-meter measurements, and at other sites where 

measurement of the flood discharge was desired, the maximum discharge usually was measured by indirect methods: flow over dams, 

flow through contracted openings, or slope-area method. A general 

description of these methods can be found in U.S. Geological Survey 

Water-Supply Paper 888. More detailed description of the slopearea method, with illustrations examples, can be found in certain 

flood reports, particularly Water-Supply Papers 773-E, 796-G, and 

816. Water-Supply Paper 816 contains illustrative examples of all 

three indirect methods.

STREAMFLOW DATA AT GAGING STATIONS

EXPLANATION OF DATA

The following section gives detailed information on stage and discharge during the floods of January-February 1959. Much of the 

information is in additions to the records usually published in the 

surface water-supply papers.

The systematic collection of basic data at a stream-gaging station 

includes a record of stage, measurements of discharge, and any other 

general information pertinent to the determination of the daily flow 

at the station. The record of stage is determined either from periodic 

readings of some type of nonrecording gage or from an automatic 

water-stage recorder, which provides a continuous graph of stage. 

Measurements of flow are generally made by current meter.

In general, the data on the following pages consist of a description
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A49

of the station, a table showing the daily discharge at gaging stations 

for January-February 1959, and tables of stages and discharges at 

indicated times for many of the gaging stations.

STATION DESCRIPTIONS AND DISCHARGE TABLES

The description of the station gives information concerning the 

location, datum, and type of gage, area of drainage basin, details of 

gage-height and discharge records, and miscellaneous remarks. The 

paragraph on discharge record briefly explains the methods used to 

define the stage-discharge relation over the range of stage that occurred during the floods. This paragraph also describes auxiliary 

methods used to obtain the discharge and conditions that may have 

affected the stage-discharge relation.

The maximum stage and discharge at each station are given for 

the floods of January-February 1959, for the period during which 

continuous records of stage and discharge were obtained, and for any 

known flood exceeding this which may have occurred outside the 

period of station record.

The table of daily mean discharge gives data for the 2-month period 

January-February 1959 this not only covers the period of major 

flooding but covers a length of time, sufficient in most cases, to show 

discharges during antecedent and recession periods. The monthly 

figures of the table show the monthly mean discharge, in cubic feet 

per second, and the runoff from the drainage area, in inches.

The table of stages and discharges at indicated times gives sufficient data so that accurate hydrographs of stage or discharge can 

be drawn from them. The period of time covered is from prior to 

the start of the major rise to an arbitrary cutoff point on the recession,, For the quicker reacting streams the cutoff point is well down 

the recession in baseflow condition. For the slower reacting streams 

the cutoff point may be fairly high on the recession, but for most of 

these streams the discharge hydrograph can be extended fairly 

accurately by use of the daily mean discharge figures.

Even though stages and the discharges associated with these stages 

are given for a period of time, these figures should not be used in 

preparation of rating curves (stage-discharge graphs) for use outside this period. For many stations the relation used to compute 

the discharge was shifted from the basic rating curve for various 

reasons, such as ice effect or other changes in control conditions.

The gage heights for the detail tables were obtained from continuous water-stage-recorder graphs. For a station with an incomplete record, the gage height for an indicated time may be selected 

from a graph which has been reconstructed from supplemental gage 

readings, high-water marks, and other pertinent evidence.
A50 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

The stations are numbered and arranged in downstream order from 

headwater to mouth, with stations on tributaries inserted in corresponding order following the order in which the tributaries enter 

the main stream. Stations on streams in the Allegheny Eiver (head 

of Ohio River) basin are listed first beginning with those on the tributary, Tionesta Creek. The listing of Ohio Eiver tributaries continues 

through the Wabash Eiver. Next in order come stations on tributaries to Lake Erie and to the Niagara Eiver.

SUMMARY OF PEAK STAGES AND DISCHARGES

Certain features of the 12 columns in table 3 are presented in the 

following explanations:

Station number. The number by which each station is identified 

at all references in the report. The numerical order follows the Geological Survey's standard downstream order of listing station as previously described.

Permanent station number. The number used in the water-supply 

papers of surface-water supply in the United States. These numbers have been assigned in the same downstream order in this 

report. Blank spaces in the column indicate that the station is at 

a miscellaneous site and no number has been assigned to it. The 

number for each station includes the part (geographical division of 

principal river basins) number. Stations 1-288 are in Part 3-A (Ohio 

Eiver basin, except Cumberland and Tennessee Eiver basins), and 

stations 289-345 are in Part 4 (St. Lawrence Eiver basin).

Stream and place of determination. The permanent name adopted 

for the site to which the listed data apply; each name is unique.

Drainage area. The gross drainage area above the station site as 

determined by the topography.

The last eight columns of the table give data for all known floods at 

the site:

Period. The period of known floods prior to January 1959. This 

period does not necessarily correspond to that in which continuous 

records of discharge were obtained, but in many cases it extends back 

to an earlier date. More than one period of known floods are shown 

for some stations, because periods are shown whenever maximum 

stages can be associated with them, even though the corresponding 

discharge may not be known a second period of known floods is 

then given in which maximums of both discharge and stage are known.

Tear. The calendar year, within the period of known floods, in 

which the maximum stage or discharge occurred.
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A51

Date. The date on which the maximum stage or discharge occurred 

during the floods of January-February 1959.

Gage height and discharge. Data in each pair of columns are 

associated with the year or date in the preceding column.

Recurrence interval. The average interval of time in which the 

peak discharge of January-February 1959 can be expected to be 

equaled or exceeded once.
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number

Stream and place of determination

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area 

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Soioto River basin Continued

105 

106

107

108 

109

110

111 

112 

113 

114 

115

116 

117

118

119 

120

121 

122 

123 

124

125 

126

127 

128

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3-2195

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3-2205 

3-2210

3-2215

3-2230 

3-2240 

3-2245 

3-2250 

3-2255

3-2262 

3-2265

3-2268 

3-2275

3-2280 

3-2284 

3-2285 

3-2290

3-2295 

3-2300 

3-2305

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70.0 

571

181

987 

988

1,052

156 

25.2 

98.5 

381 

387

3.33 

438

493

1,613 

1,624

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190 

190 

190

58.5

544

2,635 

533

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1925-32, 

1939-58 

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1942-58 

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1913 

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1951-58 

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1938-58

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1938-58 

1952 

1955-58 

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1920-58

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1955-58 

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1938-58 

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1938-58

1947

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1927

1913 

1956 

1952 

1913 

1937 

1913 

1952

1947 

1948 

1956 

1957 

1927

1948 

1939

1952 

1957 

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1952

1954 

1957 

1943 

1929

1956

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1952 

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area 

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Miami River basin Continued

158 

159 

160

161 

162 

163 

164 

165

166 

167

168 

169 

170

171 

17,2

173 

174 

175

176

177 

178

179 

180

181 

182 

183

184 

185

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3-2620

3-2625 

3-2628

3-2630 

3-2631

3-2640 

3-2650

3-2651 

3-2660

3-2665 

3-2670

3-2680 

3-2685 

3-2690

3-2695

3-2700 

3-2705 

3-2708

3-2710 

3-2713 

3-2715

3-2717 

3-2718

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545 

261 

261

842 

55.3 

1,155 

1,155 

3.16

195 

502

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646 

646

6.41 

157

67.3 

37.3 

137

485

632 

632

2,513 

48.2

69.5 

20.6 

2,718

46.7 

198

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1922-58 

1913-58

1910-58 

1913 

1922-58 

1913-58 

1947-58

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1930-58 

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1934-58 

1950-58 

1922-58 

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1939-58 

1942-58 

1942-58 

1913-21, 

1924-58

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1913-58 

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1913-58

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1913-58

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1913

1913 

1913 

1933 

1913 

1955

1913 

1933 

1913 

1937

1953 

1958 

1913 

1958

1948 

1929

1948 

1948 

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1913

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1943

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area

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3-3030 461 1930-58 1937 21

Little Blue River basin 

| Little Blue River at English, Ind ................. 16.8 - - - 

Anderson River basin

219 

220

-

221 

222

3-3040

Middle Pork Anderson River near Uniontown, Ind....

44.8 

7.42 _ _ _ 

Little Pigeon Creek basin

150

268

1944-47 1945 25

Pigeon Creek basin

223 3-3221 321 - - - 

Wabash River basin

224 

225

226

227 

228 

229

230

231 

232 

233

234 

235

236 

237

238 

239

240 

241

3-3225 

3-3230

3-3235

3-3240 

3-3243 

3-3245

3-3250

3-3255 

3-3260 

3-3265

3-3270 

3-3275

3-3280 

3-3285

3-3290 

3-3295

3-3297 

3-3305

258 

506

710

266 

422 

553

1,733

130 

304 

677

809 

2,655

416 

791

3,751 

4,032

278 

115

1951-58 

1837-1958

1913 

..1951-58 

1943-58 

1957-58 

1913 

1923-58 

1883-1958

1913-58 

1952-58 

1913 

1923-58 

1943-58 

1883-1958

1929-58 

1943-58

1883-1958 

1913 

1939-58 

1943-58

1949-58

1957 

1913

1913 

1958 

1950 

1958 

1913 

1943 

1913

1958 

1958 

1913 

1927 

1958 

1913

1936 

1943

1913 

1913 

1943 

1943

1954

19

21

22

19

16

16

J19

J14

28

16

18

19

17

19

28

14

13

25

28

25

19

8
245

249

251

253

ocp

oc7

269

07 *

274

275

3~3405

3 

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3-3650

3-3655

3-3660 _

3-3680

839

345

390

791

12,200

13,100

109

10.7

156

77.6

44 7

11.7

1943-58

1931-58

1903-6,1908,

1939-58 

1913

1944-58 

1955-58

1943-58

1954-58

1955-58

1939-58 

1913

1927-58 

1828-1958

1913

1938-58

1897-1958

1943-58 

1942-58

1942-58

1913

1940-58

1930-58

1947-58

1948-58

1948-58

1955-58

1947-58

1932-58 _

1955-58

1950

1958

1958

1913

1950 

1958

1943

1950 

1943

1958

1957

1943 

1913

1943 

1913

1913

1943 

1913

1943 

1958

1913

1949 

1952

1956

1913

1956

1913

1949

1953 

1913

1949

1950

1913

1957

1949

1933_

1958

1

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1

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1

1

1

1

2

3

3

3

3

2

2

2

1

2

J1

1

1

2

1

1

1

1

1

2

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No.

Permanent 

station 

number

276

277 

278 

279 

280

281

282 

283

284 

285

286

287 

288

3-3690 

3-3695 

3-3715

3-3720

3-3725 

3-3730

3-3735 

3-3736

3-3755 

3-3765

Stream and place of determination

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Maximum previou

Period Year

Wabash River basin Continued

North Pork of Vernon Pork near Butterville, Ind...

Patoka River near Princeton, Ind. .................

87.3

201 

20.8 

12.5 

3,870

120

441 

582

4,954 

45.2

257

62.4 

815

1942-58 

1939-58

1913 

1939-58

1913 

1946-58

1913 

1955-58 

1937 

1939-50, 

1957-58 

1897-1958

1913 

1947-58

1934-58

1945, 

1949 

1949 

1945

1913 

1945 

1945

1913 

1952 

1952 

1913 

1957 

1937 

1949

1913

1913 

1957

1937

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3

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298

4-1770

4-1820

4-1830

4-1865

4-1890

4-1891

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1,940

333

82.5

343

4.51

1943-48,

1950

1930-58

1946-58

1921-35,

1940-58

1923-35, 

1943-58

1923-35, 

1940-58 

1947-58

1943

1943

1950

1957

1957

1927 

1956

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No.

Permanent 

station 

number

Stream and place of determination

Drainage 

area 

(sq mi)

Maximum previ

Period Yearh

(

Streams tributary to Lake Erie Contin

338

_

4-2155

Buffalo Creek at Gardenville, N.Y. ................

37.5

251

118

178

145

136

1948

1925-35,

1939-58

1947-58

1938-58

1939-47, 

1950-58

1950-58

1938-58

1938-58

1940-58

1948

1948

1958 

1948

1948

1950

1942

1934

1954

1956 

1942

1955, 

1956

1956 

1955

Streams tributary to Niagara Rive

3S9

34?

343

4-2162

4-2170

4-2175

4-2180

15.7

358

1957-58

1944-58

1955-58

1957

1947 

1956

1957

Streams tributary to Lake Ontario

1956 

a Unknown.

b Affected by backwater.

o Ratio of peak discharge to 50-year flood.

d Affected by ice Jam or backwater from Ice.

e Daily mean discharge.

f Affected or regulated by reservoirs.

g Prom outside floodmarkj see station description.

h Contents, in acre-feet.

i Maximum stage kn

J At different sit

k Affected by fail

m Greatest known s

n Greatest known s

p Not necessarily 

q At supplementary 
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A65

STATION DATA

TIONESTA CREEK BASIN 

1. Tionesta Creek at Lynch, Pa.

Location.--Lat 41°36'05", long 79°03'00", on left bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge at Lynch, Forest County, 500 ft upstream from Bluejay Creek and 7 miles 

south of Sheffield.

Drainage area. 233 sq ml.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph, except Jan. 21-25 for which graph 

was completed from adjoining records and floodmarks. Datum of gage Is 1,252.43 

ft above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 4,600 cfs and by Indirect measurement at 15,200 cfs. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 1-21, 28, 29 and Feb. 1-3, 6-9, 12, 20-26.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge, 15,000 cfs 4 a.m. Jan. 22 (gage height, 

II725 ft).

1937 to December 1958: Discharge, 12,000 cfs May 28, 1946 (gage height, 

10.26 ft).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

January

180

250

290

280

250

220

230

220

February

720

540

540

865

664

500

400

420

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

January

190

180

170

170

250

400

300

290

February

2,870

1,500

1,410

1,340

1,880

1,380

1,130

962

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

January

2,500

11,600

4,130

1,840

1,330

995

752

580

5.03

February

500

500

480

470

370

400

402

416

3.99

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 20

Jan. 21

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

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

Jan. 22

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

Cage 

height

9.10

Discharge

_

6,800

8,650

Hour

Jan. 22 >0on.

Jan. 23

Gage 

height

3

0C

3.34

Discharge

1,160

Hour

Jan. 26

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

Gage 

height

2.89

2.63

2.68

Discharge

858

_

_

_

_

_
A66 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

2. Tionesta Creek at Tionesta Creek Dam, Pa.

Location.--Lat 41°28'45", long 79"26'45", on left bank 100 ft downstream from outlet 

tunnel at Tionesta Creek Dam, Forest County, 0.3 mile southeast of Tionesta, and 

0.9 mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 479 sq ml.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph, except Feb. 1-7. Datum of gage Is 

1,044.93 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements. 

Discharge during period of no gage-height record computed from reservoir outflow 

records. Backwater from Allegheny River Jan. 21-23.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge, 7,560 cfs 5 a.m. Jan. 25 {gage height, 

8~70~5 ft); gage height, 9.90 ft 4 a.m. Jan. 22 (backwater from Allegheny River). 

1940 to December 1958: Discharge, 10,300 cfs June 6, 1946.

Remarks. Flow completely regulated since 1941 by Tionesta Creek Reservoir.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

S.

January

335

340

335

340

345

350

391

482

February

3,500

2,900

1,500

880

1,2OO

1,400

1,200

880

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

Monthly mean discharge, in cubic feet

January

482

482

476

476

470

522

628

635

621

February

1,160

3,1SO

4,210

3,5SO

2,690

4,020

5,610

4,660

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

January

450

480

1,000

3,820

7,560

7,060

6,560

6,060

1,803

February

1,230

978

978

1,180

1,220

879

870

S79

2,105,

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 20

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

2 p.m. .......

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

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

Jan. 22

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

Gage 

height

3.69

3.69 

3.24 

3.26

8.38 

5.83 

7.22

6.7S

Discharge

628

628 

355 

365

-

_

-

Hour

Jan. 22 Con.

Jan. 23 

12 m.. ....... 

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

12 p.m. ...... 

Jan. 24

12 p.m.... .. .

Gage 

height

4.73 

5.19

6.08 

5.97

8.OO

Discharge

-

3,230

7,560

Hour

Jan. 25

Jan. 26

Jan. 27 

Jan. 28

Gage 

height

S.05

7.72

7.50

Discharge

7,560

6,810

6,310

5,S10

OIL CREEK BASIN 

3. Oil Creek at Rousevllle, Pa.

Location.--Lat 41 0 28'55", long 79°41'40", on right bank 200 ft downstream from bridge 

on State Highway 8, 200 ft upstream from Cherrytree Run, and 1 mile upstream from 

Rousevllle, Venango County.

Drainage area. 300 sq ml, Includes that of Cherrytree Run.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage Is 1,028.33 ft above 

mean sea level, unadjusted.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements. 

Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 1-21, 27-29 and Feb. 1-4, 6, 7, 

19-22, 25, 26.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge, 21,000 cfs 9 a.m. Jan. 22 (gage height, 

 IT797 ft).

1932 to December 1958: Discharge, 18,600 cfs Oct. 16, 1954 (gage height, 

11.55 ft).

Remarks. Records Include flow of Cherrytree Run.
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A67

Mean discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1959, of Oil Creek at Rousevllle, Pa.

Day

1. . 

2. . 

3. . 

4. . 

5. . 

6. . 

7. . 

8. . 

9. . 

10. .

January

210 

500 

600 

500 

300 

320 

320 

300 

280 

270

February

1,000 

500 

450 

820 

950 

580 

400 

465 

415 

5,090

Day

13.....

14. ...

15. ... 

16. ... 

17. ...

18. ... 

19. ... 

20. ...

Monthly mean discharge, in cubic feet pe 

Runoff, in inches .......................

January

260 

250 

240 

230 

450 

940 

600 

500 

480 

460

February

5,330 

1,900 

1,640 

1,780 

3,350 

1,980 

1,280 

1,030 

700 

450

Day

21.. . 

22.. . 

23.. . 

24.. . 

25.. . 

26.. . 

27.. . 

28.. . 

29.. . 

30.. . 

31.. .

January

4,500 

16,300 

4,620 

1,820 

1,320 

950 

640 

450 

450 

1,510 

2,080

1,376 

5.29

February

450 

450 

492 

618 

460 

460 

618 

849

______

1,232 

4.28

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 20 

12 p.m. ......

Jan. 21

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

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

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

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

12 m.. .......

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

12 p.m.. .....

Jan. 22

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

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

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

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

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

1 P.m.. ......

Gage

height

3.89

3.97

4.15

4.72

11.07

11.37

11.97

11.65

Discharge

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

18,600

Hour

Jan. 22 Con.

Jan. 24

10 a.m.. .....

Gage 

height

4.18

Discharge

1,370

Hour

Jan. 25--Con.

Gage 

height

3 93

3 57

3.43

3 29

2 95

3 21

Discharge

_

FRENCH CREEK BASIN 

4. French Creek at Carters Corners, Pa.

Location. La t 41°57'20", long 79°52'40"; on left bank 400 ft upstream from highway 

bridge at Carters Corners, Erie County, 4 miles northwest of Union City, and 

5 miles upstream from South Branch.

Drainage area. 208 sq mi.

Gage-height record . Water-stage recorder graph, except Jan. 23-29. 

1,235.7 ft above mean sea level.

Datum of gage is

Discharge record . Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 8,700 cfs and by indirect measurement at 20,000 cfs. Discharge for period 

of no gage-height record computed from records for nearby stations. Stagedischarge relation affected by ice Jan. 1-21 and Jan. 30 to Feb. 9, Feb. 17-26.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge, 13,500 cfs 2 p.m. Jan. 22 (gage height,

1909 to December 1958: Discharge, 20,000 cfs Apr. 5, 1947 (gage height, 13.50 

ft); gage height observed, 16.0 ft (ice Jam, at site 400 ft downstream at same 

datum i .

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

10.

January

330

500

600

500

350

350

330

310

280

February

1,300

800

600

700

880

660

450

350

1,820

Day

11.....

12.....

13... .

14... .

15... .

16... .

17... .

IS... .

20... .

January

260

250

240

240

330

500

450

400

360

February

2,540

1,940

1,700

1,940

2,900

2,160

1,100

70O

380

Day

21. ..

23. . .

24. . .

26. . .

27. ..

30. . .

Runoff,.

January

2,500

11,000

5,000

3,000

1,500

900

600

5ZO

omj 

1,400

6.39

February

320

310

310

400

500

420

412

487

4.80
A68 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959, of 

French Creek at Carters Corners, Pa.

Hour

Jan. 20 

12 p.m.......

Jan. 21

Gage

height

3.52

5.66

4.55

Discharge

_

_

-

Hour

Jan. 21 Con.

Gage 

height

10.15

12.13

Discharge

7,140

11,900

Hour

Jan. 22--Con.

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

Gage 

height

11.80

Discharge

13,100

13,500

10,900

5. French Creek at Utica, Pa.

Location.--Lat 41°26 I 15" I long 79°57'20", on right bank at upstream side of bridge 

on State Highway 964 at Utica, Venango County, a third of a mile upstream from 

Mill Creek.

Drainage area.--1,028 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 1,019.54 ft above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1907.

Discharge record.--Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements. 

Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 5-14, 17-21 and Feb. 19, 20.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 19,300 cfs 3-6 a.m. Jan. 24 (gage height, 

11 91 ft J.

1932 to December 1958: Discharge, 20,700 cfs Mar. 23, 24, 1948 (gage height, 

12.32 ft).

Stage known: 15.7 ft March 1913 (discharge, 35,600 cfs).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2.

3.

4. r

5.

B.

7.

8.

10.

January

1,320

2,030

2,770

2,700

2,100

1.6OO

1,400

1,4OO

1,150

February

6,220

5,500

4,270

5,56O

5,560

5,550

2,580

2,220

8,660

Day

11.

12.

15.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

20.

January

1,100

1,050

1,050

1,050

1,470

2,280

2,400

2,200

1,900

February

1O.6OO

10,100

8,920

7,600

8,480

8,260

7,600

5,680

2,600

Day

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

30.. .

January

7,000

15,800

17,900

19,000

15,100

9,750

6,800

4,960

4,440

5, 86O

5.25

February

2,100

1,880

1,780

2.OOO

2,100

2,100

2,460

3,110

4.82

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 2O

Jan. 21 

4 a.m. ....... 

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

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

4.O8 

4.73

10.39

11.20

Discharge

-

-

17,000

Hour

Jan. 23

Jan. 24 

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

12 m.........

12 p.m.. .....

Gage 

height

11.91 

11.91

11.86 

11.72

9.65

Discharge

19,300 

19,300

19,300 

18,600 

17,600

12,400

Hour

Jan. 26

Jan. 27 

12 p.m.. .....

Jan. 28

Gage 

height

6.69

5.79

Discharge

8,040

5,860

4,270
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A69

6. Sugar Creek at Sugarcreek, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°25'45", long.79°52'45", on right bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge, three-quarters of a mile north of Sugarcreek, Venango County, threequarters of a mile upstream from mouth, and 3 miles northwest of Franklin.

Drainage area. 166 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 1,014.03 ft above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

. below 5,200 cfs and extended above by logarithmic plotting. Stage-discharge relation affected by.ice Jan. 6-14, 17-19, 21, and Feb. 1-3, 6, 19-21.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge, 9,600 cfs 9 p.m. Jan. 21 (gage height, 

9725 ft); gage height, 9.43 ft 7 p.m. Jan. 21 (backwater from ice).

1932 to-December 1958: Discharge, 10,000 cfs May 28, 1946 (gage height, 

10.49 ft).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

S.

9.

January

119

327

ZS8

256

176

170

150

140

130

February

500

340

300

538

415

280

240

241

267

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

19.

January

120

115

110

110

324

436

300

290

285

February

1,390

968

1,040

987

1,550

900

680

560

360

260

Day

21.

22,

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

29.

Runoff, in inches ......................................................

January

4,000

5,S80

1,920

1,110

840

625

505

364

336

699

4.S6

February

260

292

292

352

29S

292

417

485

------

6S6

4.30

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 20

Jan. 21

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

Jan. 22

Gage 

height

1.78

2.30

9.31 

9 43

9.25

8.56

Discharge

292

515

-

9,6OO

8,120

Hour

Jan. 22 Con. 

12 p.m. ......

Jan. 23 

12 m. ........

7. a.m. .......

Jan. 25 

12 p.m.......

Gage 

height

5.16

4.15

3.16

2.90

2.44

Discharge

2,750

1,850

1,140

990

725

Hour

Jan. 26

Jan. 27

12 m.... .....

 Gage 

height

1.45

2.04

Discharge

265

520

OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM 

7. Allegheny River at Franklin, Pa.

Location.--Lat 41 0 23'25", long 79°49 I 10", on right bank at downstream side of Eighth 

Street bridge on U.S. Highway 62 at Franklin, Venango County, 1,000 ft downstream 

from French Creek.

Drainage area. 5,982 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph, except Jan. 28, 29 for which graph 

was completed from adjoining records and from once-daily tape-gage readings. 

Datum of gage is 955.92 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements. 

Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 1-21, 25-28 and Feb. 1, 2, 19, 20.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge, 126,000 cfs 9 a.m. Jan. 22 (gage height, 

215700 ft); gage height, 20.58 ft 5 p.m. Jan. 21 (ice jam).

1913 to December 1958: Discharge, 191,000 cfs Mar. 26, 1913 (gage height, 

24.6 ft); gage height, 26.0ft Feb. 26, 1926 (Ice Jam).

Free-flow stage known: 25.0 ft Mar. 17, 1865 (discharge, 196,000 cfs).

Remarks. Flow regulated by Chautauqua Lake and since 1940 by Tionesta Creek 

Reservoir.
A70 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

Mean discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1959, of Allegheny River at Franklin, Pa.

Day

1. 

2 . 

3! 

4. 

5. 

6. 

7. 

8. 

9. 

10.

January

6,000 

7,000 

8,000 

9,000 

9,000 

8,000 

6,400 

5,400 

5,800 

6,000

February

32,000 

26,000 

19,800 

18,600 

19,200 

17 , 600 

14,800 

13,000 

10,900 

37 , 000

Day

11.. 

12.. 

13..

14.. 

15.. 

16.. 

17.. 

18.. 

19.. 

20..

January

5,800 

5,400 

5,400 

5,400 

8,000 

10,000 

11,000 

10,000 

9,000 

8,200

February

51,900 

42,700 

39,100 

36,300 

42,700 

42,000 

38,400 

30,400 

24,000 

18,000

Day

21. 

22. 

23.

24. 

25. 

26. 

27. 

28. 

29. 

30. 

31.

Monthly mean discharge, In cubic feet per second. ......................

January

22,000 

117,000 

94,800 

74,500 

60,000 

48,000 

36,000 

30,000 

26,200 

28,000 

34,900

23,230

February

13,400 

11,700 

11,300 

11,700 

11,300 

10,500 

11,300 

12,500

------

25,860

Gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second, at Indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 20 

12 p.m. ......

Jan. 21

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

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

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

Gage 

height

11.03

20.57

17.17

20.58 

18.63

Discharge

_

_

-

-

Hour

Jan. 22

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

Jan. 23

Jan. 24

12 p.m. ......

Gage

height

20.00

19.62

14.35

Discharge

126,000

122,000

112 ' 000

68,600

Hour

Jan. 25

Jan. 26

12 p.m.. .....

Jan. 27

Jan. 28

12 p.m.. .....

Gage

height

13.09

11.31

10.07

8.96

Discharge

_

-

-

CLARION RIVER BASIN 

8. oevenmile Run near Rasselas, Pa.

Location.--Lat 41°37'52", long 78°34'37", on right bank 300 ft upstream from highway 

bridge, 600 ft upstream from Fivemile Run, and 3.2 miles northeast of Rasselas, 

Elk County.

Drainage area.--7.84 sq ml.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph, except Jan. 22-30. Datum of gage 

Is 1,690.73 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record.--Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 210 cfs and by Indirect measurement at 1,100 cfs. Discharge for period of 

no gage-height record computed from records of nearby stations. Stage-discharge 

relation affected by Ice Jan. 1, 5-13, 16-30 and Feb. 1-3, 6, 7, 12, 19, 20, 25,26.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 1,280 cfs 11 p.m. Jan. 21 (gage height,

1951 to December 1958: Discharge, 1,590 cfs Aug. 9, 1953 (gage height, 

4.78 ft).

Mean discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 

6. 

7. 

8. 

9. 

1O.

January

5.0 

8.2 

7.5 

7.0 

5.4 

6.0 

6.0 

5.8 

5.8 

5.8

February

24 

18 

19 

22 

17.5 

13.5 

12.5 

12 

10.5 

93

Day

11. 

12. 

13. 

14. 

15. 

16. 

17. 

18. 

19. 

20.

Monthly mean discharge, In cubic feet p 

Runoff, In Inches ......................

January

5.6 

5.6 

5.4 

5.1 

8.2 

8.0 

6.0 

7.0 

9.0 

15

February

74 

42 

41 

41 

56 

38 

31 

26 

20 

16

Day

21.. 

22.. 

23.. 

24.. 

25.. 

26.. 

27.. 

28.. 

29.. 

30.. 

31..

January

380 

230 

70 

30 

22 

20 

19 

18 

18 

45 

30

32 9

4.84

February

16 

14 

13 

12.5 

10 

9.6 

9.9 

11.5

------

25.8 

3.43
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A71

9. East Branch Clarion River at East Branch Clarion River Dam, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°33'10", long 78°35'50", on left bank 700 ft upstream from Middle 

Fork, 0.5 mile downstream from East Branch Clarion River Dam, Elk County, and 

l£ miles northeast of Glen Hazel.

Drainage area. 73.2 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 1,517.58 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements. 

Backwater from Middle Fork Jan. 21 to Feb. 16.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Daily discharge, 495 cfs Feb. 17-19.

1948 to December 1958: Discharge, 2,590 cfs May 10, 1957 (gage height, 

f * 2o it/.

Remarks. Flow completely regulated since 1952 by East Branch Clarion River 

Reservoir.

Mean discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1. 

2. 

5. 

4. 

5. 

6. 

7. 

8. 

9. 

10.

January

18 

18 

IS 

18 

18 

51 

24 

18 

18 

18

February

94 

155 

185 

150 

125 

185 

175 

165 

150 

48

Day

11. 

12. 

15. 

14. 

15. 

16. 

17. 

18. 

19. 

20.

January

18 

18 

18 

18 

18 

20 

18 

21 

50 

21

February

44 

155 

240 

240 

280 

440 

495 

495 

495 

595

Day

21. 

22. 

25. 

24. 

25. 

26. 

27. 

28. 

29. 

50. 

51.

January

21 

21 

21 

21 

21 

52 

64 

84 

84 

54 

44

27.9

February

230 

192 

166 

158 

115 

75 

58 

22

------

202

10. West Branch Clarion River at Wilcox, Pa.

Location. La t 41 <) 34'30", long 78°41'35", on right bank 20 ft downstream from highway bridge at Wilcox, Elk County, 100 ft downstream from Wilson Run, and 0.1 mile 

upstream from Pennsylvania Railroad bridge.

Drainage area. 63.0 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph, except Jan. 23-29. Datum of gage 

is 1,502.02 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 

1943.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined .by current-meter measurements 

below 3,000 cfs. Discharge for period of no gage-height record computed from 

records of nearby stations. Backwater from ice Jan. 1-21 and Feb. 1-4, 6-8, 

19-22, 25, 26.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge, 3,960 cfs 4 a.m. Jan. 22 (gage height, 

573*5 ft).

1953 to December 1958: Discharge, 4,050 cfs Mar. 8, 1956 (gage height, 

8.59 ft).

Mean discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1. 

2. 

5. 

4. 

5. 

6. 

7. 

8. 

9. 

10.

January

60 

100 

80 

66 

58 

60 

60 

60 

60 

58

February

180 

150 

170 

200 

157 

105 

100 

100 

97 

814

Day

11. 

12. 

15. 

14. 

15. 

16. 

17. 

18. 

19. 

20.

Monthly mean discharge, in cubic feet

January

56 

54 

54 

52 

80 

90 

60 

70 

80 

90

February

5S8 

579 

375 

559 

467 

352 

279 

239 

160 

130

Day

21. 

22. 

23. 

24. 

25. 

26. 

27. 

28. 

29. 

30. 

31.

January

1,000 

2,550 

900 

550 

540 

220 

180 

170 

160 

364 

255

258 

4.72

February

120 

120 

124 

120 

100 

100 

101 

121

------

225 

5.71
A72 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

11. Clarion River at Johnsonburg, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°29'10", long 78°40'43", on "right bank at downstream side of highway bridge in Johnsonburg, Elk County, 0.1 mile downstream from Johnson Run and 

0.4 mile downstream from confluence of East and West Branches.

Drainage area. 204 sq mi.

gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph, except Jan. 24-26 for which graph 

was completed from adjoining records and once-daily Telemark gage readings. 

Datum of gage is 1,422.98 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary 

adjustment of 1943.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements. 

Backwater from ice Jan. 21.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 6,670 cfs 3 a.m. Jan. 22 (gage height,

1945 to December 1958: Discharge, 11,700 cfs May 28, 1946; gage height, 

9.25 ft.

Flood of July 1942 reached a stage of 16.7 ft.

Remarks. Flow regulated since 1952 by East Branch Clarion River Reservoir.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

10.

January

113

181

177

174

151

154

161

145

145

February

424

436

460

574

424

412

375

365

1,780

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

20.

Monthly mean discharge, in cubic feet

January

142

136

136

133

181

220

171

174

184

February

1,330

945

980

945

1,120

1,080

1,05O

945

694

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

30.

January

1,750

4,890

1,690

980

735

568

49 O

390

692

524

February

454

41 S

380

360

291

247

231

231

648

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 20

Jan. 21 

6 a.m.. ......

Gage 

height

2.14

5.35

7.40

Discharge

198

2,700

5,730

Hour

Jan. 22 Con.

Jan. 23 

12 m. ........

12 p.m...... .

Gage 

height

4.33

3.00

Discharge

1,640

826

640

Hour

Jan. 26

Jan. 27

Gage 

height

2.86

2.55

2.44

Discharge

556

375

320

502

335

12. Clarion River at Cooksburg, Pa.

Location.--Lat 41°19'50", long 79°12'35", on left bank at downstream side of bridge 

on State Highway 36 at Cooksburg, Forest County, 300 ft downstream from Toms Run 

and 5 miles upstream from Canther Run.

Drainage area. 807 sq mi.

gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 1,146.48 ft 

above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements. 

Backwater from ice Jan. 1-21 and Feb. 1-3, 6, 7, 20, 21, 25, 26.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge, 30,400 cfs 9 a.m. Jan. 22 (gage height, 

IT754 ft); gage height, 15.35 ft Jan. 21 (ice Jam).

1938 to December 1958: Discharge, 32,700 cfs July 19, 1942 (gage height, 

14.96 ft).

Stage known: 19 ft Mar. 17, 1936 (discharge, 56,000 cfs).

Remarks. Flow regulated since 1952 by East Branch Clarion Reservoir.
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A73

Mean discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1959, of Clarion River at Cooksburg, Pa.

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

b.

6.

7.

8.

10.

January

500

700

1,000

1,000

900

700

800

800

700

February

2,300

1,800

1,700

2,280

2,320

1,700

1,400

1,460

8^910

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

20.

Monthly mean discharge, in cubic feet pe

January

680

660

640

600

700

1,600

1,600

1,400

1,200

February

12,000

5,660

4,440

4,280

5,240

4,280

3,720

3,360

2 j 880 

2,200

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

30.

January

6,000

26,300

11,300

5,790

4,120

3,150

2,450

2,060

2,650

2,825

February

1,800

1,710

1,560

1,760

1,450

1,300

1,280

1,280

3,050

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 20

Jan. 21

12 m.. ....... /,,)

Jan. 22

Gage 

height

14.54

Discharge

_

_

_

30,400

Hour

Jan. 22 Con.

Jan. 24

Gage

height

13.80

6.34

Discharge

27 , 300

18,400

4,600

Hour

Jan. 25

Jan. 26

Jan. 28

Gage 

height

5.63

5.07

4.58

Discharge

3,580

2,760

2,230

1,860

a Hour unknown; sometime in afternoon.

13. Clarion River near Piney, Pa.

Location.--Lat 41°11'33", long 79°26'25", on left bank a quarter of a mile downstream from hydroelectric plant of Pennsylvania Electric Co., 2^ miles northeast 

of Piney, Clarion County, 2.4 miles upstream from Piney Creek, and 3 miles southwest of Clarion.

Drainage area. 951 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 1,002.06 ft above 

mean sea level (Pennsylvania Electric Co. bench mark).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 17,000 cfs and by indirect measurement at 44,300 cfs.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge, 44,300 cfs 4 p.m. Jan. 22 (gage height, 

21T770 ft in gage well, 21.8 ft outside).

1947 to December 1958: Discharge, 32,000 cfs Nov. 26, 1950 (gage height, 

17.66 ft).

Discharge known: 50,000 cfs Mar. 18, 1936.

Remarks. Flow regulated since 1952 by East Branch Clarion River Reservoir and since 

1924 by hydroelectric plant at Piney Dam (combined reservoir capacity, 113,200 

acre-ft).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2 .

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

January

346

851

928

1,180

854

806

678

658

842

February

3,260

2,250

1,560

2,050

3,060

2,140

1,760

2,000

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

January

342

654

712

707

1,250

1,540

1,080

1,030

February

16,200

7,100

5,840

5,840

5,840

5,500

4,480

4,480

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

January

5,010

31,900

18,000

10,000

6,200

4,480

3,480

2,670

2, 960

3,403

February

1,600

1,830

2,210

2,170

1,750

1,320

1,790

1,580

3,810
A74 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

ge height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959, of 

Clarion River near Piney, Pa.

Hour

Jan. 20

Jan. 21 

6 a.m. .......

Q

Jan. 22

Gage 

height

1.18

1.28

6.98 

10.80

18.00

19.10

Discharge

25

35

5,840 

13,400

33,800

37,900

Hour

Jan. 22 Con.

Jan. 23 

12 m... ......

12 p.m. ......

12 m.........

Gage 

height

16.66

12.28

10.54

8.10

7.02

Discharge

29,200

16,700

12,700

7,850

5,840

Hour

Jan. 25 Con.

Jan. 26 

12 p.m.. .....

Jan. 27

Jan. 28

Gage 

height

5.82

5 29

4.75

Discharge

3,850

2,430

OHIO RIVER MAIN STEM 

14. Allegheny River at Barkers Landing, Pa.

Location.--Lat 41°06'05", long 79°40'45", on right bank 500 ft downstream from 

bridge on State Highway 368 at Parkers Landing, Armstrong County, and 1.1 miles 

downstream from Clarion River.

Drainage area. 7,671 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph, except Jan. 21-22 for which graph 

was completed from adjoining records and floodmarks. Datum of gage is 845.14 ft 

above mean sea level, adjustment of 1907.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements. 

Backwater from ice Jan. 1-22.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 175,000 cfs Jan. 22; gage height, 29.60 

ft Jan. 21 (backwater from ice).

1932 to December 1958: Discharge, 157,000 cfs Dec. 30, 1942; gage height, 

27.85 ft (ice Jam).

Stage known: 29.4 ft Mar. 17, 1865 (discharge, 250,000 cfs).

Remarks. Flow regulated by Chautauqua Lake and since 1940 by Tionesta Creek Reservoir, since 1952 by East Branch Clarion River Reservoir, and since 1924 by 

Piney Reservoir.

Mean discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1... 

2... 

3... 

4...

5... 

6... 

7. .. 

8... 

9... 

10...

January

6,800 

8,OOO 

10,000 

12,000 

11,000 

10,000 

8,400 

7,000 

7,200 

7,400

February

37 , 600 

30.6OO 

24,000 

22,000 

23,000 

21,000 

18,500 

16,000 

14,000 

52,900

Day

11.. 

12.. 

13.. 

14.. 

15.. 

16.. 

17.. 

18.. 

19.. 

20..

Monthly mean discharge, In cubic feet p

January

7,000 

6,800 

6,800 

6,800 

7,800 

12,000 

13,000 

12,000 

11,500 

11,000

February

79,100 

54,300 

48,700 

44,700 

49,500 

50,300 

45,500 

38,300 

30,000 

24,000

Day

21 . . . . 

22 . . . . 

23.... 

24.... 

25.... 

26.... 

27 . . . . 

28.... 

29 . . . . 

30.... 

31 . . . .

January

25,000 

16O,OOO 

126,000 

90,300 

75,100 

59,90O 

44,700 

36,200 

30,000 

3O,OOO 

36,900

28,920

February

17 , 80O 

15,500 

15,000 

16,000 

15,000 

14,000 

14,000 

15,000

30,22O

Gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second, at Indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 2O

Jan. 22 

2 a.m. .......

Gage 

height

29.60

29.30

Discharge

_

_

.

Hour

Jan. 22 Con.

Jan. 24 

12 p.m... ....

Gage 

height

24.00

24.18

14.76

Discharge

163,000

165,000

102,000

82,300

HourJan. 25

Jan. 27

Jan. 28 

12 p.m.. .....

Gage 

height

13.03

10.92

9.50

8.46

Discharge

67 , 90O

51,100

40,40O

33,400
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A75

MAHONING CREEK BASIN 

15. Mahonlng Creek at Punxsutawney, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°56'2l", long 79°00'31", on right bank 75 ft downstream from 

Williams Run, a quarter of a mile west of Punxsutawney, Jefferson County, and 

1.9 miles downstream from Sawmill Run.

Drainage area. 158 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 1,206.14 ft above 

mean sea level (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements. 

Backwater from ice Jan. 5-9, 18-20, 28 and Feb. 1-3, 7, 20, 21, 25.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge, 6,290 cfs 8 a.m. Jan. 22 (gage height,

1938 to December 1958: Discharge, 7,370 cfs July 15, 1958 (gage height, 

10.89 ft).

Stage known: 15.6 ft Mar. 18, 1936, at site 2.9 miles upstream at datum 13.30 

ft higher (discharge, 12,500 cfs).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

January

108

349

301

271

180

180

190

170

February

400

320

300

450

350

266

20O

230

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

January

146

140

133

127

390

743

438

340

February

1,790

830

720

638

830

626

520

458

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

Runoff, in inches .....................................................

January

2,120

4,930

1,850

980

692

525

412

300 

297

4.38

February

220

245

272

441

250

236

233

224

509

3.35

Qage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 20

Jan. 21 

4 a.m. .......

Jan. 22

10 a.m. ......

Gage 

height

2.73

6.84 

8.50

9. SI

9.72

Discharge

478

3,300 

4,890

6,190

6,090

Hour

Jan. 22 Con.

Jan. 23

12 m.. .......

Qage 

height

3.36

3.14

Discharge

2,880

950

802

687

Hour

Jan. 25 Con.

Jan. 26 

12 p.m.. .....

Jan. 27

Jan. 28

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

2.67

2.39

2.14

2.36

Discharge

610

458

356

_

-

16. Little Mahoning Creek at McCormick, Pa.

Location.--Lat 40°50'10", long 79"06'35", on left bank 200 ft downstream from highway bridge at McCormick, Indiana County, 1 mile west of Georgeville, 1.7 miles 

upstream from Ross Run, and 4 miles southeast of Smicksburg.

Drainage area. 87.4 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 1,164.88 ft above 

mean sea level (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 3,000 cfs and by indirect measurement at 3,500 cfs. Backwater from ice 

Jan. 1-22, 28-30 and Feb. 1-9, 19-22, 24-26, 28.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge, 4,260 cfs 5:30 a.m. Jan. 22 (gage height, 

TU746 ft); gage height, 13.86 ft 9 p.m. Jan. 21 (ice jam).

1939 to December 1958: Discharge, 5,300 cfs Jan. 27, 1952 (gage height, 

11.42 ft); gage height, 11.94 ft Mar. 4, 1941 (ice Jam).

717-123 O - 64 - 6
A76 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959, of Little Mahoning Creek at McCormick, Pa.

Day

1...

2...

3...

4...

5.. .

6...

7 ...

8...

January

60

250

190

140

110

100

100

90

February

190

140

160

220

150

110

100

90

Day

11....

12....

13....

14....

15....

16....

17 . . . .

18.. ..

January

66

60

56

52

250

450

250

200

February

951

425

440

395

722

425

315

252

Day

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

. .

. .

Runoff,

January

1,000

2,800

742

425

285

217

165

100

4.03

February

120

120

120

200

140

120

106

96

3.43

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 20

Jan. 21

5:30 a.m. ....

Gage 

height

4.88

13.86

10.94

10.46

Discharge

_

_

4,260

Hour

Jan. 22 Con.

Jan. 23 

12 p.m.. .....

12 p.m.. .....

Gage

height

4.66

3

Q-Z

3.73

Discharge

518

338

258

Hour

Jan. 26

Jan. 27

Jan. 28

Gage

height

3 42

3 23

3.11

Discharge

189

152

_

_

BEAVER RIVER BASIN 

17. Mahoning River at Alliance, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°55'55", long 81°05'45", on right bank 15 ft upstream from Webb 

Avenue bridge in Alliance, Stark County, 0.2 mile upstream from waterworks dam, 

and 4 miles upstream from Beech Creek.

Drainage area. 87.9 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 1,037.3 ft above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 3,300 cfs and extended above on basis of computations of flow over dam. 

Shifting-control method used at times.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge, 9,740 cfs 10:30 p.m. Jan. 21 (gage 

Height, 9.11 ft).

1941 to December 1958: Discharge, 7,000 cfs May 27, 1946 (gage height, 

7.90 ft).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.....

2.....

3. ....

4... ..

5.....

6.....

7.....

8.....

9. ....

January

74

375

261

121

77

110

86

51

38

February

117

85

61

148

99

55

42

39

58

Day

11.....

12. ....

13.....

14.....

15.....

16.....

17 .....

18.. ...

19.....

January

28

26

26

23

62

125

89

113

106

February

1,420

341

218

256

498

314

187

165

113

Day

21.....

22.....

23.....

24.....

25.....

26.....

27 .....

28.....

29 .....

Runoff,

January

3,680

4,360

547

209

121

95

81

55

51

4.98

February

58

60

100

340

152

133

169

156

3.16
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A77

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959, of 

Mahoning River at Alliance, Ohio

Hour

Jan. 19

Jan. 20 

6 a.m. ....... 

12 m. ........

12 p.m. ......

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

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

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

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

2 a.m.. ......

Gage 

height

1.73 

1.70

1.68 

1.76

2.68

9

f\ir

8.73

Discharge

62 

54

49

71

9 550

8,830

Hour

Jan. 22~Con.

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

12 m.........

12 p.m.. .....

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

Gage 

height

7.85 

5.87 

4.44

3.38

1.96

1.73

2.13

Discharge

6,860 

3,410 

1,810

976

214

Hour

Feb. 10

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

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

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

12 n... ...... 

2 p.m.. ......

Bteb. 11

Gage 

height

2.80 

2.97 

3.62

5.00 

5.43

5.75

5.57

3.33

3.03

2.82

2.48

Discharge

456

590 

700 

1,140

2,390 

2,880 

3,150

3,260

3,220

3,040

941

740

603

398

237

232

18. Beech Creek near Bolton, Ohio 

(Gaging station, partial-record station 1952-54}

Location. Lat 40°55'50" ) long 81°08'50", on right bank at downstream side of county 

highway bridge, l£ miles upstream from Little Beech Creek, l| miles southwest of 

Bolton, Stark County, and 2% miles west of Alliance.

Drainage area. 18.8 sq ml.

Gage-height record. High-water marks at gage site. Altitude of gage Is 1,045 ft 

(from topographic map).

Discharge record.--Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 1,200 cfs and extended above by logarithmic plotting.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Gage height, about 7.6 ft, Jan. 21-22, from highwater marks.

1943-54: Discharge, 2,210 cfs June 24, 1950 (gage height, 8.27 ft).

19. Deer Creek at Llmavllle, Ohio 

(Gaging station, partial-record station 1952-55)

Location. Lat 40°58'45", long 81°09'35", on left bank 1,000 ft downstream from 

highway bridge, 0.6 mile west of Limaville, Stark County, and 2i miles upstream 

from flow line of Berlin Reservoir.

Drainage area. 31.9 sq mi.

Gage-height record. High-water marks at gage site. Datum of gage Is 1,046.8 ft 

above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 1,010 cfs and extended above by logarithmic plotting. Discharge for peaks 

after 1951 are based on 1951 rating.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Gage height, 14.0 ft Jan. 21-22, from high-water 

marks.

1941-55: Discharge, 1,530 cfs Jan. 26, 1952 (gage height, 9.33 ft); gage 

height, 10.18 ft Feb. 22, 1945 (Ice jam).
A78 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

20. Mill Creek near Berlin Center, Ohio

Location.--Lat 41°00'00", long 80°58'10", on left bank at downstream side of county 

bridge, 150 ft upstream from unnamed tributary, 1 mile upstream from flow line of 

Berlin Reservoir, l£ miles upstream from Turkeybroth Creek, and 2 miles southwest 

of Berlin Center, Mahoning County. Records include flow of unnamed tributary.

Drainage area. 19.7 sq mi, including that of unnamed tributary 150 ft downstream 

from gage.

Gage-height record.--Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 1,032.9 ft above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 1,520 cfs.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge, 1,700 cfs 2:30 p.m. Jan. 21 (gage height, 

5770 ft).

1941 to December 1958: Discharge, 1,900 cfs May 27, 1946 (gage height, 

6.92 ft).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

10.

January

49

187

52

20

11

7.4

6.2

5.5

4.5

February

15

8.6

8.6

40

15

6.7

4.7

4.5

832

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

20.

January

4.2

4.0

4.0

8.2

44

56

26

15

S.O

February

147

59

53

82

151

43

26

18

9.5

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

30.

January

1,120

401

20O

70

30

15

8.6

6.4

162

S3. 5

4.89

February

7.9

8.2

63

61

24

24

39

34

65.5

3.46

21. Berlin Reservoir near Berlin Center, Ohio

Location. Lat 41°02'45", long 81 0 00'10", at dam on Mahoning River, 3^ miles northwest of Berlin Center, Mahoning County.

Drainage area. 249 sq mi.

Gage-height record.--Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is at mean sea 

level (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Maxima. January-February 1959: Contents, 62,010 acre-ft Jan. 24 (elevation, 

I70~25.70 ft).

1942 to December 1958: Contents, 91,150 acre-ft July 8, 1943 (elevation, 

1,032.0 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by earth dam with concrete spillway; storage began in 

December 1942. Capacity at top of crest gates (elevation, 1,032.0 ft], 

91,150 acre-ft. No dead storage. Reservoir is used for flood control, to augment flow of Mahoning River during periods of low flow and for diversion to 

Meander Creek Reservoir. Water used for municipal and industrial purposes in 

vicinity of Warren and Youngstown. A 42-inch pipeline was completed in 1958 for 

diversion of water to Meander Creek Reservoir. Two pumps have capacities of 

10 and 20 mgd (million gallons per day) each. Pumpage was as follows: December 

1958, none; January 1959, 6 acre-ft; February 1959, 6 acre-ft. Records furnished 

by Corps of Engineers.

Elevation, in feet, and contents, in acre-feet

Date

1958 

Nov. 30..... 

Dec. 31.....

1959 

Jan. 2O.....

Time

12 p.m. .. . 

12 p.m. . . .

12 p.m. . . .

Elevation

1,007.24 

1,003.53

1,004.68

Contents

19,520 

15,330

16,520

Date

1959 

Jan. 24.. 

Jan. 31.. 

Feb. 9.. 

Feb. 12.. 

Feb. 28..

Time

9 a.m. 

12 p.m 

4 p.m. . 

9 a.m. 

12 p.m

Elevation

1,025.70 

1,018.43 

1,013.19 

1,023.43 

1,016.21

Contents

62,010 

39,670 

28,630 

53,930 

34,590
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A79

22. Mahonlng River below Berlin Dam, near Berlin Center, Ohio

Location. Lat 41°02'55", long 81°00'05", In T.I N., R.6 W., on left bank 600 ft 

downstream from Berlin Dam and 3^ miles northwest of Berlin Center, Mahonlng 

County.

Drainage area. 249 sq ml.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage Is 958.0 ft above 

mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 3,200 cfs Jan. 24 (gage height, 

5723 ft).

1930 to December 1958: Discharge, 8,630 cfs Jan. 25, 1937 (gage height, 10.97 

ft at site lu miles upstream at datum 8.15 ft lower).

Remarks.--Flow regulated since 1942 by Berlin Reservoir (see sta. 21).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7 .

8.

January

172

176

180

183

187

187

183

180

February

2,340

1,800

1,100

352

522

423

187

157

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17 .

18.

Monthly mean discharge, in cubic feet p

January

180

192

210

205

205

214

214

218

February

196

1,450

1,750

23

1,080

2,100

2,210

2,340

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

January

247

257

334

1,790

2,750

2,410

2,280

2,220

627

February

1,740

1,250

828

104

104

104

104

104

975

23. Milton Reservoir at Pricetown, Ohio

Location.--Lat 41°07'40", long 80°58'35", at dam on Mahoning River, 0.8 mile southwest of Pricetown, Mahoning County.

Drainage area. 276 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is at mean sea 

level (levels by city of Youngstown).

Maxima. January-February 1959: Contents, 30,520 acre-ft Jan. 27 (elevation, 

 9~5T.67 ft).

1923 to December 1958: Contents, 35,020 acre-ft June 29, 1924 (elevation, 

953.8 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by earth dam with concrete spillway; storage began in 

1916. Capacity at spillway level (elevation, 951 ft), 29,150 acre-ft. No dead 

storage. Reservoir is used to augment flow of Mahonlng River during periods of 

low flow. Water used for Industrial purposes in vicinity of Warren and Youngstown. Capacity table computed from base data furnished by city of Youngstown, 

Division of Water.

Elevation, In feet, and contents, In acre-feet

Date

1958 

Nov. 30..... 

Dec . 31 .....

1959 

Jan. 20..... 

Jan. 27.....

Time

12 p.m. . . . 

12 p.m.. ..

3 p.m. ....

Elevation

941.92 

941.83

943.68 

951.67

Contents

14,550 

14,450

16,830 

30,520

Date

1959 

Jan. 31..... 

Feb. 9..... 

Feb. 13..... 

Feb. 16... .. 

Feb . 28 .....

Time

12 p.m.. . . 

12 m...... 

1:30 p.m.. 

9 a.m. .... 

12 p.m. . . .

Elevation

950.60 

947.95 

951.13 

951.16 

948.38

Contents

28,370 

23,440 

29,420 

29,480 

24,240
A80 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

24. Mahoning River at Prlcetown, Ohio

Location. Lat 41°07'50", long 80°58 I 24", in T.2 N., R.5 W., on left bank a quarter 

of a mile south of Mahoning-Trumbull County line, 0.3 mile downstream from Milton 

Dam, half a mile southwest of Pricetown, Mahoning County, and 3 miles upstream 

from-Kale Creek.

Drainage area. 276 sq mi.

Gage-height record.--Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 905.00 ft above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 2,320 cfs Feb. 16 (gage height, 

775"0 ft).

1929 to December 1958: Discharge, 6,770 cfs Jan. 25, 1937 (gage height,

Remarks. Flow regulated since 1942 by Berlin Reservoir-and since 1929 by Milton 

Reservoir (see stas. 21, 23).

Mean discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1. 

Z. 

3.

4. 

5. 

6. 

7. 

8. 

9. 

10.

January

181 

184 

184 

181 

181 

181 

181 

181 

181 

181

February

1,320 

1-, 680 

1,680 

1,540 

. 1,080 

1,110 

540 

540 . 370' 

147

Day

11. 

12. 

13. 

14. 

15. 

16. 

17. 

18. 

19. 

20.

Monthly mean discharge, In cubic feet

January

181 

157 

140 

140 

140 

140 

140 

140 

140 

140

February

4.9 

142 

1,720 

491 

553 

2,080 

2,080 

2,220 

2,220 

2,220

Day

21. 

.22. 

23. 

24. 

25. 

26. 

27. 

28. 

29. 

30. 

31.

January

157 

12 

6.3 

228 

1,340 

2,030 

2,120 

SjOSO 

1,980 

1,280 

1,120

504

February

2,220 

2,220 

2,220 

1,510 

510 

510 

495 

495

------

1,211

25. Kale Greek near Pricetown, Ohio

Location. Lat 41°08'25", long 80°59'45", on right bank at downstream side of highway bridge, 0.4 mile north of Mahoning-Trumbull County line, ij miles northwest 

of Pricetown, 2^ miles upstream'from mouth, and 3^ miles south, of Newton Falls, 

Trumbull County.

Drainage area. 20.9 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 914.7 ft above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements. 

Maxima.-.-January-February 1959: Discharge, 3,890 cfs 5 p.m. Jan. 21 (gage height,

1940 to December 1958: Discharge, 3,630 cfs May 27, 1944 (gage height, 

8.3 ft).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

10.

January

4.6

239

61

22

12

8.0

5.5

4.2

3.3

February

20

8.0

5.8

10

17

6.6

3.8

3.0

4.8 

1,310

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

20.

January

3.1

3.0

2.9

2.9

3.0

19

18

4.4

2.4

February

276

40

31

49

178

51

30

15

7.0

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

30.

January

1,510

826

53

18

11

7.7

7.0

6.0

121

82

99.1

5.46

February

4.8

5.3

56

167

32

22

30

34

86.7

4.32
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A81

26. Hinkley Creek near Charlestown, Ohio 

(Crest-stage station)

Location.--Lat 41°09'10", long 81"10'15", at culvert on State Highway 5, 1.3 miles 

southwest of Charlestown, Portage County, and 2.6 miles east of intersection of 

State Highways 5 and 14.

Drainage area. 10.8 sq mi.

Gage-height record.--Crest stages only. Altitude of gage is 986 ft (from topographic map).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 156 cfs and extended above on basis of slope-area measurements at 589 and 

896 cfs.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge, 943 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 13.91 ft).

1947 to December 1958: Discharge, 584 cfs Nov. 16, 1955 [gage height, 

12.62 ft).

27. West Branch Mahoning River near Newton Falls, Ohio

Location. Lat 41"10'18", long 81"01"18", on right bank 250 ft downstream from 

bridge on Ravenna Road in Portage County, 2| miles southwest of Newton Falls, 

Trumbull County, 6 miles upstream from mouth, and 7 miles downstream from Silver 

Creek.

Drainage area. 97.8 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph, except Jan. 6-12, 22-25 and 

Feb. 11-3, for which graph was reconstructed on basis of high-water mark in 

well, and graph before and after these periods. Datum of gage is 912.2 ft above 

mean sea level (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements

 below 5,280' cfs. Backwater from ice Jan. 1, 13-14, 19-21, 26-29 and Feb. 5-9, 

19-21.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge, 8,340 cfs 2:30 a.m. Jan. 22 (gage

 Height, 13.60 ft).

1926 to December 1958: Discharge, 6,090 cfs Feb. 26, 1929 (gage height, 

11.8 ft from graph based on gage readings).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

10.

January

50

646

344

154

64

70

50

40

32

February

150

71

52

96

7S

45

33

30

2,590

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17. 

18.

20.

January

30

30

29

29

63

256

143

106

50

February

2,650

355

240

240

892

319

215

191

85

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

30.

January

2,550

5,190

839

290

125

80

60

45

502

4.73

February

70

57

189

648

226

154

195

195

3.88

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 20

Jan. 21

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

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

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

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

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

Gage 

height

1.61

2.50

9

CC

11.43

Discharge

2 HAH

4,570

Hour

Jan. 21 Con.

2 p.m........

Gage 

height

13.30

13.60

11.37

Discharge

7,770

8,340

8,320

7,050

5,360

4,480

Hour

Jan. 22--Con.

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

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

12 p.m.......

Gage 

height

10.73

9.90

9.36

8.93

8.58

8.27

7.80

6.30

5.28

4.09

3.62

Discharge

3,530

2,510

2,070

1,640

1,510

1,330

906

780

697

634

488

423
A82 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959, 

of West Branch Mahonlng River near Newton Falls, Ohio Continued

Hour

Jan. 24

12 m.. .......

12 p.m.......

Jan. 25

12 m. ........

12 p.m.... ...

Feb. 8

Feb. 9

12 m. ........

Feb. 10

2 a.m. .......

Gage 

height

3.08

2.03

1 25

2.85

Discharge

354

25

322

Hour

Feb. 10 Con.

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

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

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

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

Gage

height

4.05

8.03

11.35

10.12

Discharge

1,300

1,410

1,590

4,440

2,740

Hour

Feb. 11 Con. 

12 m.. .......

Gage 

height

2 35

2 51

2 37

2 55

Discharge

cp-z

250

234

O^Q

215

28. Ordnance Creek near Newton Falls, Ohio 

(Partial-record station)

Location Lat 41°11'20", long 81"01"05", at culvert on State Highway 5, 0.6 mile upstream from West Branch Mahoning River, in Portage County, 0.8 mile west of 

Portage-Trumbull County line, and 2 miles west of Newton Falls.

Drainage area. 0.16 sq mi (104 acres).

Gage-height record.--Water-stage recorder graph. 'Datum of gage is 932.61 ft above 

mean sea level (levels by Ravenna Arsenal, U.S. Army).

Dlscharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 19 cfs and extended above on basis: of culvert measurements at 49.4, 99.2, 

and 103 cfs.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 92 cfs 8:30 a.m. Jan. 21 (gage height,

1950 to December 1958: Discharge, 103 cfs May 12, 1956 (gage height,

6.98 ft).

29. Eagle Creek at Phalanx Station, Ohio

Location.--Lat 41°15 I 40", long 80°57'16", on right bank 75 ft downstream from highway bridge, 1 mile north of Phalanx Station, Trumbull County, 2 miles downstream 

from Tinker Creek, and 4 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 97.0 sq mi.

Gage-height record-. Water-stage-recorder graph, except 9 a.m. Jan. 23 to 1 p.m. 

.Jan. 25 and 6. p.m. Feb. 1 to 10-a.m. Feb. 3, for which graph.was reconstructed 

on basis of-gage readings. Datum of gage is 887.42 ft above mean sea level, 

adjustment of 1912 (levels by Mahonlng Valley Sanitary District).

Discharge- record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

belovr 6,700 cfs. Backwater from ice Jan. 26-29 and Feb. 6-9 and backwater from 

the Mahoning River Feb. 25.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 6,700 cfs 8-9 a.m. Jan. 22 (gage height, 

 13712 ft).

1926-34, 1937 to December 1958: Discharge, 5,950 cfs Feb. 27, 1929 (gage 

height, 12.9 ft, from graph-based on gage readings).
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A83

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959, of Eagle Creek at Phalanx Station, Ohio

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

10.

January

61

318

552

270

134

103

69

56

47

February

460

184

82

99

141

60

50

45

2,860

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

20.

January

45

42

42

42

73

183

276

168

72

February

2,590

635

356

420

818

542

274

230

99

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

30.

Runoff, in inches .....................................................

January

1,670

5,500

2,090

1,450

376

200

100

70

256

5.82

February

91

79

136

529

365

202

230

__250

4.62

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 19

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Qage 

height

2 on

g 75

5 24

U

CQ

12 15

T P fiR

12 75

12.76

13.01

12 93

12 51

12.26

Discharge

7 3

123

732

1 350

5 790

5,810

6,420

4,720

Hour

Jan. 22 Con.

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

Feb. 9

12 m.........

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

Qage 

height

11.88

11 33

9 95

4 83

2.67

2.67

2.75

3.00

4.30

Discharge

3,960

2 910

2 350

don

415

324

49

52

58

91

261

Hour

Feb. 10

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

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

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

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

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

12 m.........

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

8:30.........

Feb. 11

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

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

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

Feb. 12

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

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

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

Feb. 13

12 m.........

Gage 

height

6.10

7.75 

8.37

9.30

9.62

10.25

11.51

12.04

12.21

12.26

12.31

12.19

11.74

11.48

10.53

9.72

9.28

8.58

7.58

6.13

5.84

5.34

5.13

4.94

Discharge

514

830 

982

1,280

1,390

1,770

3,320

4,280

4,620

4,720

4,820

4,580

3,720

3,270

2,030

1,440

1,040

796

674

519

470

444

394

338

30. Mahoning River at Leavlttsburg, Ohio

Location.--Lat 41"14'20", long 80°52'50", on right bank at upstream side of highway 

bridge at Leavittsburg, Trumbull County, 300 ft downstream from Buck Creek and 

lii miles downstream from Eagle Creek.

Drainage area.--580 sq mi.

Sage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 871.25 ft above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 18,200 cfs.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge, 20,300 cfs 7 p.m. Jan. 22 (gage height, 

13737 ft).

1941 to December 1958: Discharge, 9,720 cfs Jan. 27, 1952 (gage height, 

15.88 ft).

Stage known: About 24 ft Mar. 26, 1913. Flood of Jan. 25 or 26, 1937, 

reached a stage of 17.8 ft.

Remarks. Flow regulated by Berlin and Milton Reservoirs (see stas . 21, 23).
A84 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959, of Mahoning River at Levittsburg, Ohio

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

January

418

1,090

1,310

850

542

400

350

300

280

February

2,020

1,800

1,700

1,560

1,500

1,370

800

725

700

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

19.

January

250

230

220

223

295

484

569

492

398

February

9,800

4,240

2,140

2,200

2,140

3,160

2,920

2,920

2,800

2, 620

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

29.

January

3,190

15,500

10,500

2,200

1,500

1,960

2,500

2,500

2,380

1,820

February

2,440

1,960

1,620

2,020

1,560

1,090

1,060

1,180

------

2,313

31. Walnut Creek at Cortland, Ohio 

(Partial-record station)

Location. Lat 41"19'45", long 80°43'30", at Main Street bridge in Cortland, Trumbull County, and 1.8 miles upstream from mouth,

Drainage area. 9.12 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Altitude of gage is 1,000 ft (from 

topographic map).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 1,160 cfs.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge, 1,400 cfs 1:30 p.m. Jan. 21 (gage height 

5TD"6 ft).

1947 to December 1958: Discharge, 1,200 cfs Oct. 15, 1954 (gage height, 

4.60 ft).

32. Mosquito Creek Reservoir near Cortland, Ohio

Location. Lat 410 18'00", long 80°45'25", at dam on Mosquito Creek, 3 miles southwest.of Cortland, Trumbull County.

Drainage area. 97.4 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage Is at mean sea level 

(levels by Corps of Engineers).

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Contents, 82,920 acre-ft 2 a.m. Feb. 16 (elevation,

1943 to December 1958: Contents, 101,100 acre-ft June 3, 1947 (elevation, 

903.65 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir Is formed by earth dam with an emergency spillway discharging 

into Grand River basin. Flow is controlled by gates In concrete; conduits through 

dam. Storage began In October 1943. Capacity at spillway level (elevation, 

904.00 ft) 104,100 acre-ft. Reservoir is used for flood control and to augment 

flow of Mahoning River during periods of low flow. About 12 cfs pumped from reservoir for water supply for- city of Warren. Water used for Industrial purposes 

In vicinity of Warren and Youngstown. Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Elevation, in feet, and contents, in acre-feet

Date

1958 

Nov. 30..... 

Dec. 31. ....

1959 

Jan. 20.....

Time

12 p.m. . .. 

12 p.m.. ..

6 p.m. ....

Elevation

396.70 

897.21

898.. 02

Contents

49,990 

53,070

53,180

Date

1959 

Jan. 26. 

Jan. 31. 

Feb. 9. 

Feb. 16. 

Feb. 28.

Time

6 a.m. 

12 p.m 

12 m.. . 

2 a.m. 

12 p.m

Elevation

900.49 

900.27 

899.77 

901.47 

900.13

Contents

75,400 

73,760 

70,120 

82,920 

72,730
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A85

33. Mosquito Creek at Miles, Ohio 

(Gaging station, discontinued 1951)

Location.--Lat 41°11'02", long 80°45'39", on right bank at dam in Miles, Trumbull 

County, half a mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 139 sq mi.

Gage-height record. High-water marks at gage site. Datum of gage is 857.26 ft 

above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by Mahoning Valley Sanitary 

District).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 2,760 cfs.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge, 1,950 cfs Jan. 21-22 (gage height, 

4.35 ft, from high-water marks).

1929-51: Discharge, 3,080 cfs Dec. 30, 1942 (gage height, 5.16 ft).

Remarks. Flow regulated by Mosquito Creek Reservoir beginning October 1943 (see 

sTaT 32).

34. Meander Creek Reservoir at Mineral Ridge, Ohio

Location.--Lat 41°09 1 10", long 80"46'50", at dam on Meander Creek, 0.8 mile northwest of Mineral Ridge, Trumbull County.

Drainage area. 84.9 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is at mean sea level 

(levels by Mahoning Valley Sanitary District).

Maxima. January-February 1959: Contents, 41,800 acre-ft 12 p.m. Jan. 21 (elevation, Q(")Q PR f><- ) J\JJ,CiD 1 Lf f ,

1929 to December 1958: Contents, 40,360 acre-ft May 13, 1956 (elevation, 

908.65 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by earth dam with concrete spillway; storage began in 

T9T9". Capacity at spillway level (elevation, 905 ft), 32,410 acre-ft. No dead 

storage. Water used for municipal supply of Niles and Youngstown. Water is diverted by pumpage through pipeline from Berlin Reservoir beginning 1958 (see 

Berlin Reservoir record, sta. 21). Capacity table computed from base data furnished by Mahoning Valley Sanitary District.

Elevation, in feet, and contents, in acre-feet

Date

1958 

Nov. 30..... 

Dec . 31 .....

1959 

Jan. 20.....

Time

12 p.m. . . . 

12 p.m. . . .

12 p.m... .

Elevation

904.22 

904.33

905.08

Contents

30,900 

31,110

32,570

Date

1959 

Jan. 21. .. 

Jan. 31. 

Feb. 9. .. 

Feb. 10. .. 

Feb. 28. ..

Time

12 p.m 

12 p.m 

12 m.. 

8 p.m. 

12 p.m

Elevation

909.25 

905.75 

905.10 

908.13 

905.54

Contents

41,800 

33,930 

32,610 

39,130 

33,500
A86 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

35. Mahoning River at Youngstown, Ohio

Location. Lat 41"06'41", long 80°40'25", on left bank 400 ft upstream from Bridge 

Street Bridge in Youngstown, Mahoning County, and three-quarters of a mile upstream from Mill Creek.

Drainage area. 899 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph, except 7 a.m. Jan. 21 to 5 p.m. 

Jan. 22 and Jan. 24 to Feb. 4 for which graph was reconstructed on basis of gage 

readings. Datum of gage is 826.53 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 

(levels by Mahoning Valley Sanitary District).

Discharge record.--Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements. 

Backwater from Mill Creek at times.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge, 16,900 cfs 4-8 p.m. Jan. 22: maximum 

gage height, 18.62 ft (backwater from Mill Creek) 7 a.m. Jan. 22.

1921 to December 1958: Discharge, 17,600 cfs Jan. 25, 1937 (gage height, 

14.92 ft).

Maximum stage known, 26.5 ft Mar. 26, 1913 (discharge, 42,500 cfs).

Remarks. Ploodflow regulated by Milton Reservoir beginning in 1916 (see sta. 23), 

Meander Creek Reservoir beginning in 1929 (see sta. 34), Berlin Reservoir beginning in 1942 (see sta. 21), Mosquito Creek Reservoir beginning in 1943 (see 

sta. 32), and reservoir on Squaw Creek.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

g

January

536

1,430

1,940

1,370

783

550

473

417

February

2,980

2,470

2,470

2,300

2,120

1,960

1,400

1,070

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

Monthly mean discharge, in cubic feet p

January

350

350

322

295

424

590

747

693

February

13,600

10,600

3,370

3,500

3,610

4,280

4,400

4,460

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

January

7,680

16,200

15,600

9,140

2,130

2,090

2,590

3,040

2,632

February

3,850

3,300

2,950

3,460

2,840

1,8 0

1,670

1,820

3,724

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 19

Jan. 20

12 m.........

Jan. 21

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

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

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

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

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

12 m.. .......

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

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

Jan. 22

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

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

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

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

11 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

2.94

2.88

2.87

3.09

3.30

10.00

12.41

14.33

15.26

17.96

18.14

18 .45

18.60

18.42

17.80

17.59

Discharge

434

6,760

14,400

16,800

Hour

Jan. 22 Con.

12 p.m.... ...

Gage 

height

13.95

12 31

9 15

4 32

3.52

3.45

5.23

5.70

Discharge

13,300

990

934

924

997

1,910

2,140

Hour

Feb. 10 Con.

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

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

12 m.........

Gage 

height

8.87

14.12

14 " 75

8 9A

6.01

5.53

Discharge

11,300

12,600

3,120

2,650

3

0*(-\
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A87

36. Mill Creek at Youngstown, Ohio

Location. Lat 41 "04'20", long 80Ml 1 25", on right bank 600 ft upstream from suspension bridge in Mill Creek Park at Youngstown, Mahoning County, 1 mile downstream 

from Newport Dam, and 2-| miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 68.4 sq mi.

Gage-height record.--Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

i.52 ft above

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 3,720 cfs and extended above on basis of computations of flow over dam. 

Backwater from ice Jan. 6-10, 18-21, 27-29 and Feb. 2-3.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge, 4,290 cfs 1 a.m. Jan. 22 (gage height, 

7~4"9 ft).

1943 to December 1958: Discharge, 6,100 cfs May 27, 1946 (gage height, 

9.00 ft).

Maximum discharge known, 7,140 cfs in March 1913 at dam 1 mile downstream 

(computed by Mill Creek Park Association).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.. .

2.. .

3.. .

4. .

5.. .

6.. .

7. .

8.. .

10.. .

January

70

307

247

136

79

45

30

24

18

February

103

50

40

74

69

35

24

22

1,930

Day

11. . .

12.. .

13.. .

14.. .

15.. .

16.. .

17.. .

18.. .

20.. .

January

17

16

15

18

50

97

83

60

30

February

988

311

190

208

192

225

146

122

44

Day

21. ...

22. ...

23. ...

24. ...

25. ...

26. ...

27. ...

28. ...

30. ...

Runoff, in inches ......................................................

January

2,100

2,560

730

224

86

60

40

30

124

139

243

4.09

February

35

31

114

260

134

84

106

110

3.16

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 19

Jan. 20 

12 m...... ...

Jan. 21

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

12 m.. .......

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

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

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

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

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

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

Jan. 22

5 aan........

Gage 

height

1.20 

1.16

1.63

1.54 

1.61 

1.75 

1.98 

2.23

2.62 

3.23 

3.65 

4.80

 5.28

5.83

6.19

6.31

6.68

6.97

7.38

7.46

7.49

7.35

7.00

Discharge

30 

25

35

40 

50 

70 

100 

150

250 

600 

1,020 

1,740 

1,850

2,110

2,590

2,920

3,040

3,410

3,720

4,170

4,260

4,290

4,140

3,780

3,750

Hour

Jan. 22 Con.

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

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

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

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

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

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

12 p.m. ......

Jan. 23 

12 m.. .......

Jan. 24

12 m.. .......

Feb. 8

Feb. 9

12 m.. ...... .

Gage 

height

6.76

6.48 

6.04 

5.90

4.70 

4.29 

3.95

3.62 

3.03 

2.66

2.36 

2.11

1.73

1.62

1.40

.93

.93

.94

1.07

1.65

Discharge

3,490

3,210 

2,780 

2,650

1,670 

1,390 

1,190

1,010 

690 

517

382

279 

205

156

128

101

81

60

20

20

21

33

136

Hour

Feb. 9 Con.

Feb. 10

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

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

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

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

12 m. ........ 

1 :30 p.m. .... 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Gage 

height

2.93

3.75 

4.25 

4.71

4.81 

5.20 

5.76 

6.00 

5.93 

5.88 

5.62 

5.45

5.15 

5.10 

4.92

2 95

1.74

Discharge

640

1,080 

1,370 

1,680

1,750 

2,050 

2,520 

2,740 

2,680 

2,630 

2,400 

2,250

2,010 

1,970 

1,830

1 4:50

178
A88 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

37. Crab Creek near Youngstown, Ohio 

(Miscellaneous site)

Location.--Lat 41°08'45", long 80°37'20", at-culvert on County Highway 52, in TrumBull County, 4 miles north of Youngstown, and 4 miles'upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 7.15 sq mi.

Maximum.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 1,170 cfs Jan. 21, from flow-throughculvert measurement (elevation of floodmarks upstream, 920.70 ft above mean sea 

level).

38. Crab Creek at Youngstown, Ohio 

(Miscellaneous site)

Location.--Lat 41°07'15", long 80°38 I 10", 600 ft downstream from Hubbard Road, in 

Youngstown, Mahoning County, and 2 miles above mouth.

Drainage area. 15.9 sq mi.

Maximum. January-February 1959: Discharge, 2,140 cfs Jan. 21, from, slope-area 

measurement.

39. Mahoning River at Lowellville, Ohio

Location. Lat 41°02 I 10", long 80°32'10", on left bank 300 ft upstream from Washington Street Bridge at Lowellville, .Mahoning County, 1 mile upstream from OhioPennsylvania State line, and 3 miles downstream from Yellow Creek.

Drainage area. 1,076 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum-of gage is 796.84 ft above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 17,500 cfs.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 21,000 ofs 12 p.m.. Jan. 21 (gage height, 

14.43 ft).

1942 to December 1958: Discharge,20,000 cfs May 27, 1946 (gage height, 

13.73 ft) 

Maximum stage known, 17.8. ft in March 1913.

Remarks.--Flow regulated by Berlin, Milto'n, Mosquito Creek, and Meander Creek 

Reservoirs (see stas. 21, 23, 32, 34), together with reservoirs on Dry Run, 

Squaw Creek, and Yellow Creek (total capacity, 22,000 acre-ft).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

Z.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

January

784

1,6.10

2,350

1,700

1,000

700

600

530

February

3,450

2,850

2,850

2,700

2,420

2,210

1,740

1,310

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

January

430

420

400

370

500

700

920

850

635

February

15,100

11,200

4,130

4,200

4,350

4,650

4,8OO

4,800

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

2S.

January

11,400

19,300

16,800

8,390

2,700

2,730

3,220

3,380

3,113

February

4,050

3,600

3,330

4,050

3,450

2,280

2,000

2,150

4,208
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A89

40. Shenango River at Pymatuning Dam, Pa.

Location.--Lat 41°29'55", long 80°27'30", on left bank 500 ft downstream from Sugar 

Run, 550 ft downstream from Pymatuning Dam, Crawford County, and 1^ miles northwest of Jamestown.

Drainage area. 167 sq ml.

Gage-height record.--Water-stage recorder graph, except Jan. 6-13, 21 and Feb. 12-15 

for which graph was completed from adjoining records and from twice-daily tapegage readings. Datum of gage is 970.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 

1907.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements. 

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 1,280 cfs 5:30 p.m. Jan. 21 (gage height,

1934 to December 1958: Discharge, 1,540 cfs Sept. 4, 1937 (gage height, 

9.2 ft).

Remarks. --Flow regulated since 1933 by Pymatuning Reservoir. 

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 

6. 

7 . 

8. 

9. 

10.

January

27 

77 

41 

30 

24 

24 

23 

22 

22 

21

February

575 

575 

575 

575 

575 

575 

575 

575 

407 

540

Day

11. 

12. 

13. 

14. 

15. 

16. 

17 . 

18. 

19. 

20.

Monthly mean discharge, in cubic feet

January

21

21 

18 

13 

27 

32 

26 

23 

18 

17

February

230 

535 

610 

592 

628 

732 

880 

910 

910 

910

Day

21. 

22. 

23. 

24. 

25. 

26. 

27. 

28. 

29. 

30. 

31.

January

704 

191 

28 

20 

19 

225 

432 

523 

575 

645 

592

February

910 

880 

910 

910 

910 

910 

910 

910

------

705

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 20

Jan. 21

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

12 m. ........

5 :30 p.m. .... 

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

Jan. 22

Gage 

height

4.08

4.75

7.20

8.15 

8.05

6.70

5.40

Discharge

1,000

1,280 

1,230

850

360

Hour

Jan. 22 Con.

Jan. 23

Jan. 26 

12 m.. .......

Gage 

height

4 33

4.03

Discharge

16

Hour

Jan. 26 Con.

Jan. 28

Gage 

height

5 49

5.56

Discharge

432

428

555

592

41. Little Shenango River at Greenville, Pa.

Location.--Lat 41°25'15", long 80°22'35", on left bank 1,500 ft downstream from 

Williamson Crossing Bridge, 1 mile northeast of Greenville, Mercer County, and 

2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 104 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph, except Feb. 11, 20 when graph was 

completed from once-daily tape-gage readings. Datum of gage Is 953.46 ft above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements

below 3,200 cfs and by Indirect measurement at 6,200 cfs. Backwater from ice

Jan. 1, 2, 5-21, 26-30 and Feb. 5-9, 19-23, 25, 26.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 8,540 cfs 3 a.m. Jan. 22 (gage height, 

 IT730 ft).

1913 to December 1958: Discharge, 7,580 cfs July 15, 1958 (gage height, 

13.50 ft).
A90 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959, of Little Shenango River at Greenville, Pa.

Day

1 _ 

2! 

3. 

4. t 

5. 

6. 

7. 

8. 

9. 

10.

Monthly 

Runoff,

January

110 

500 

529 

254 

120 

120 

100 

90 

80 

70

February

160 

90 

70 

151 

150 

80 

60 

70 

200 

3,280

Day

11. 

12. 

13. 

14. 

15. 

16. 

17. 

18. 

19. 

20.

mean discharge, In cubic feet p

January

66 

60 

56 

56 

200 

450 

300 

250 

200 

180

February

1,800 

491 

456 

441 

760 

494 

261 

239 

130 

110

Day

21. 

22. 

23. 

24. 

25. 

26. 

27. 

28. 

29. 

30. 

31.

January

2,000 

5,980 

1,110 

372 

272 

180 

140 

100 

90 

380 

481

February

105 

100 

110 

229 

150 

150 

293 

313

______

391 

3.91

Gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second, at Indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 20

Jan. 21

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

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

Gage 

height

2.60

5.95

9.50

13.24

14.13

14.30

13.92

Discharge

_

3,420

8,300

8,060

Hour

Jan. 22 Con.

Jan. 23

12 m.. .......

Gage 

height

2.98

2.87

Discharge

316

303

277

Hour

Jan. 25 Con.

Jan. 26

Jan. 27

Jan. 28

Gage 

height

2.59

2.38

2.20

2.03

2.10

Discharge

_

_

_

42. Pymatunlng Creek near Orangeville, Pa.

Location.--Lat 41°18'40", long 80°28'40", on right bank 2 miles upstream from mouth, 

3 miles southeast of Orangeville, Mercer County, and 3 miles north of Sharpsville.

Drainage area.--169 sq ml.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph, except Jan. 24, 25, 28. Graph for 

Jan. 24, 25 completed from adjoining records. Datum of gage Is 873.35 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 2,000 cfs and extended above by logarithmic plotting. Backwater from Shenango River Jan. 22-24; backwater from Ice Jan. 5-21 and Jan. 26 to Feb. 7, 

Feb. 18-22, 25, 26. Discharge during periods of backwater computed from records 

of nearby stations.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge, 5,360 cfs 1:30 a.m. Jan. 22 (gage height, 

IT788 ft); gage height, 13.32 ft 5:30 p.m. Jan. 22 (backwater from Shenango River).

1913 to December 1958: Discharge, 6,200 cfs Feb. 3, 1915 (gage height, 

9.1 ft, at site 1.500 ft downstream at datum 0.62 ft higher); gage height, 11.90 

ft July 16, 1958 (backwater from Shenango River).

Maximum stage known, 16.0 ft Mar. 26, 1913, at site In use Feb. 3, 1915.

Mean discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

January

217

579

510

551

600

500

400

300

February

450

350

350

400

350

300

200

188

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

January

100

90

80

74

150

250

230

220

February

2,820

2,330

1,390

1,040

1,070

907

721

580

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

31.

Runoff,

January

1,200

4,600

3,700

2,600

1,700

1,100

800

450

500

5.12

February

340

220

186

239

280

280

340

380

------

4.07
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A91

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959, of 

Pymatuning Creek near Orangeville, Pa.

Hour

Jan. 20

Jan. 22

1 :30 a.m. ....

Gage 

height

4.76

5.38 

10.86

11.85

11.88 

13 32

13.07

Discharge

3,760

5,200

5,360

-

Hour

Jan. 23

Jan. 24 

12 p.m.......

Jan. 25

12 p.m.... ...

Gage 

height

9.75

7.25

Discharge

_

-

Hour

Jan. 27

Jan. 29

Gage 

height

. O£

5.16

r

Discharge

-

43. Shenango River at Sharpsvllle, Pa.

Location. Lat 41°16'00", long 80°28'20", on left bank 700 ft upstream from Erie 

Railroad bridge at Sharpsville, Mercer County, and 3 miles downstream from 

Pyraatunlng Creek.

Drainage area. 588 sq ml.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage Is 861.57 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929, New York-Pennsylvania supplementary adjustment 

of 1943.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements. 

Backwater from Ice Jan. 1, 6-14, 19, 26-29 and Feb. 1-3, 7.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge, 15,700 cfs 5 p.m. Jan. 22 (gage height, 

IF797 ft).

1938 to December 1958: Discharge, 13,900 cfs Oct. 16, 1954; gage height, 

13.97 ft July 16, 1958.

Maximum stage known, 19.3 ft Mar. 26, 1913.

Remarks. Flow regulated since 1933 by Pymatunlng Reservoir.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1 .

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

January

360

1,41O

1,320

977

758

640

54O

450

February

1,400

1,200

1,100

1,220

1,200

1,020

920

888

Day

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

Monthly mean discharge, in cubic feet

January

3OO

280

270

26O

529

1,130

1,010

806

February

8,360

4,830

3,070

2,800

3,40O

2,800

2,240

2,140

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

January

4,880

14, 200

10,900

4,540

2,360

1,500

1,300

1,200

1,907

February

1,500

1,400

1,400

1,750

1,600

1,550

1,860

2,020

2,183

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 20

Jan. 21

12 m.. .......

Gage 

height

3.75

12.50

15.48

Discharge

830

10,900

15,000

Hour

Jan. 22 Con.

Jan. 23

Gage 

height

9.53

6.80

5.67

Discharge

7,160

2,960

Hour

Jan. 25

Jan. 27

12 p.m.. .....

Gage 

height

4.72

4.27 

4 15

4.30

4.10

Discharge

1,860

-

-

717-123 O - 64 - 7
A92 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

44. Beaver River at Wampum, Pa.

Location.--Lat 40°53'15", long 80°20'05", on right bank at downstream side of bridge 

on State Highway 288 at Wampum, Lawrence County, Z\ miles upstream from 

Connoquenessing Creek.

Drainage area.--2,235 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph, except Jan. 21, 22, 24 for which 

graph was completed from fragmentary gage-height record. Datum of gage is 736.24 

ft above mean &ea level (Pennsylvania Railroad bench mark).

Discharge record.--Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements. 

Backwater from Connoquenessing Creek Jan. 21-24 and Feb. 10-12.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 49,900 cfs 2:30 p.m. Jan. 22 (gage 

height, 24.86 ft, backwater from Connoquenessing Creek).

1914-18, 1932 to December 1958: Discharge, 50,100 cfs May 28, 1946 (gage 

height, 21.53 ft, backwater from Connoquenessing Creek).

Maximum stage known, 29.9 ft Mar. 26, 1913.

Remarks.--Flow regulated since 1942 by Berlin, since 1916 by Milton, since 1944 by 

Mosquito Creek, since 1929 by Meander Creek, and since 1933 by Pymatuning 

Reservoirs.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7 .

8.

January

1,590

4,600

5,310

4,150

2,710

1,910

1,710

1,530

February

6,600

5,020

4,740

5,020

4,640

4,070

3,440

2,860

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

January

1,040

980

958

903

1,600

2,870

2,790

2,400

February

32,100

24,500

13,800

9,800

11,000

10,400

9,200

8,400

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

31.

Monthly mean discharge, in cubic feet per second. .....................

January

16,000

47 , 500

39,200

27,000

12,200

6,600

5,600

5,400

8,400

7,238

February

6,200

5,800

5,800

7,400

6,600

5,210

5,210

5,600

8,600

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 20

Jan. 21

2:30 p.m. ....

Gage 

height

4 52

12 00

22.00

24.59

24.86

Discharge

_

_

49,900

Hour

Jan. 22 Con.

Jan. 23

12 m.. .......

Gage 

height

13.01

12.60

9.40

Discharge

_

18,200

11,800

Hour

Jan. 25- -Con.

Jan. 26

Jan. 27

Jan. 28

Gage 

height

7.80

6.76

6.37

6.30

6.20

Discharge

8,600

6,600

5,800

5,600

5,400

45. Connoquenessing Creek at Hazen, Pa.

Location. Lat 40"49'00", long 80°14'35", on right bank at downstream side of hlghway bridge at Hazen, Beaver County, half a mile upstream from Brush Creek.

Drainage area. 356 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph, except Jan. 22-24. Datum of gage 

is 852.31 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Discharge record.--Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements. 

Discharge for period of no gage-height record completed from fragmentary recorder graph and from records of nearby stations. Baakwater from ice Jan. 1-21, 

28, 29 and Feb. 1-3, 6, 7, 18-22, 25.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 10,400 cfs 8 a.m. Jan. 22 (gage height, 

 12765 ft).

1919 to December 1958: Discharge, 23,000 cfs June 29, 1924 (gage height, 

16.66 ft).
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A93

Mean discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1959, of Connoquenessing Creek at Hazen, Pa.

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

10.

.

January

300

800

1,000

700

500

350

350

300

230

February

600

400

400

727

597

380

290

345

5,380

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

20.

.

.

January

210

210

200

200

300

600

500

350

330

February

4,960

1,940

1,460

1,260

1,860

1,430

1,180

940

450

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

30.

Runoff,

January

, 3,000

9,200

4,500

1,500

1,080

870

675

400

1,180

3.33

February

450

500

555

940

600

603

609

597

3.18

Gage height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at Indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 20

Jan. 21

12 p.m.. ..... 

Jan. 22

- Gage 

height

4.31

4.58

12.63 

12.65

Discharge

-

10,400

Hour

Jan. 23

Jan. 24 

9 a.m.. .....

Jan. 25 

1 p.m. ......

Gage 

helghb

7.00

6.50

4.34

3.91

3.66 

3.54

Discharge

3,110

1,540

1,220

1,040 

975

Hour

Jan. 26

Jan. 27

Jan. 28 

4 p.m. ....... 

12 p.m.. .....

Gage 

height

2 97

2.49 

2.77

Discharge

CQ7

46. Slippery Rock.Creek at Wurtemburg, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°53'00", long 80°13'55", on left bank at highway bridge at Camp 

Elwood, 2 miles north of Wurtemburg, Lawrence County, and 2.8 miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area. 398 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph^ except Jan. 23, 24 and Feb. 10-15 

for which .graph was completed from adjoining records and from records of nearby 

stations. Datum of gage is 831.40 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1907.

Backwater from ice Jan. 1-3, 5-21, 27-29 and Feb

by cm 

. 1-3, 6, 7, 19-22, 26.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 14,000 cfs 8 a.m. Jan. 22 (gage height, 

 ITT45 ft).

1911 to December 1958: Discharge, 19,000 cfs Jan. 25, 1937 (gage height, 

12.05 ft, at site 2 miles downstream at datum 18.92 ft lower).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

10.

January

400

1,100

1,500

1,220

800

500

500

450

400 

380

February

1,100

600

500

797

940

600

450

462

5,000

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

20.

January .

340

310

280

280

500

1,OOO

800

700

520

February

5,600

4,000

2,200

1,700

2,000

1,900

1,380

1,180

550

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

30.

January

3,500

12,500

5,540

2,640

1,750

1,260

900

600

1,480

4.22

February

500

500

614

1,100

82S

740

828

940

3.58
A94 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959, of 

Slippery Rook Creek at Wurtemburg, Pa.

Hour

Jan. 20

Jan. 21

Jan. 22

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

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

12 p.m.. .....

Gage 

height

2.46

2.73

10.45

9.35

7.94

Discharge

.

14,000

11,800

8,700

Hour

Jan. 23

Jan. 24 

12 p.m. ......

Jan. 25

Gage 

height

3.92

2 92

3.00

Discharge

2,100

1,260

Hour

Jan. 26 Con.

Jan. 27 

12 m...... ...

Gage 

height

2.59

2.60

Discharge

"

47. Beaver River at Beaver Palls, Pa.

Location.--Lat 40"45"45", long 80°18'55", on left bank at Beaver Falls, Beaver

County, 200 ft upstream from pumping plant of Beaver Valley Water Co., 5.5 miles 

upstream from mouth, and 7 miles downstream from Connoquenessing Creek.

Drainage area. 3,106 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph, except Jan. 24 for which graph was 

completed from adjoining record. Datum of gage is 727.48 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Discharge record.--Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 57,000 cfs and extended above by logarithmic plotting.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 69,900 cfs 1 p.m. Jan. 22 (gage height, 

IT742 ft).

1935 to December 1958: Discharge, 64,500 cfs Jan. 25, 1937 (gage height, 

13.8 ft).

Maximum stage known, 17.4 ft Mar. 27, 1913 (discharge, 103,000 cfs).

Remarks.--Flow regulated since 1942 by Berlin, since 1916 by Milton, since 1943 

by Mosquito Creek, since 1929 by Meander Creek, and since 1933 by Pymatuning 

Reservoirs.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

10.

January

2,380

6,530

8,980

7,200

4,740

3,220

2,930

2,590

2,080

February

8,980

6,4OO

5,820

6,600

6,400

5,270

4,420

3,980

3 3 820 

30,000

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

20.

Monthly mean discharge, in cubic feet

January

1,870

1,670

1,620

1,570

2,610

5,450

4,920

3,980

3,190

February

46,200

31,70O

18,700

13,700

15,700

14,200

12,400

11,200

8,080

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

30.

January

22,800

65,400

49,900

32,400

16,900

9,700

7,850

7,000

10,400

10,140

February

7,400

7,2OO

7,050

9,700

8,520

6,800

6,600

7,400

11,580

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 20

Jan. 21 

2 a.m.. ......

3 p.m. .......

Jan. 22

Sage 

height

4.83

4.87

9.93

13.85

14.42

Discharge

3,400

29,500

63,500

69,900

Hour

Jan. 22 Con.

Jan. 23 

12 m...... ...

12 p.m.. .....

Gage 

height

13.63

12.30

11.43

7.04

Discharge

61,500

48,800

41 , OOO

12,400

Hour

Jan. 26

Jan. 27 

12 m.........

Gage 

height

6.06

Discharge

7,620

6,800
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A95

RACCOON CREEK BASIN 

48. Raccoon Creek at Moffatts Mill, Pa.

Location. Lat 40°37'40", long 80°20'20", on left bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge at Moffatts Mill, Beaver County, 1.4 miles downstream from Gums Run, 

4 miles south of Vanport, and 4.2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 178 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 719.16 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929, Parkersburg-Uniontown supplementary adjustment of 

1944 (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 3,700 cfs and extended above by logarithmic plotting. Backwater from ice 

Jan. 1-21, 28-30 and Feb. 1-4, 6, 7, 19-22.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge, 5,110 cfs 3 a.m. Jan. 22 (gage height,

1941 to December 1948: Discharge, 8,590 cfs Jan. 27, 1952 (gage height, 

9.71 ft).

Flood of Apr. 15, 1922, reached a stage of 9.80 ft (discharge, 10,000 cfs). 

Stage of Mar. 5, 1920 (ice jam), equaled that of Apr. 15, 1922.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

10.

January

90

300

250

200

120

100

110

130

110

February

260

180

180

340

260

180

140

184

1,860

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

20.

January

100

90

80

76

150

350

200

180

200

February

1,590

724

595

545

850

610

505

435

200

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

30.

Runoff,

January

1,000

4,020

940

545

420

352

284

180

450

2.49

February

210

230

272

329

244

244

233

219

2.53

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 20

Jan. 21

Jan. 22

12 m.. .......

Gage 

height

7.10

Discharge

4,630

4,210

Hour

Jan. 22--Con.

Jan. 23

Jan. 24

Gage 

height

Discharge Hour

Jan. 25

Jan. 26 

12 p.m.. .....

12 p.m.. .....

Gage 

height

2.69

2.57

Discharge

316

_

-

LITTLE BEAVER CREEK BASIN 

49. Lisbon Creek at Lisbon, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°46'55", long 80°45'50", in NWij sec.13,T.14 N., R.3 W., on left 

bank at City Water Works of Lisbon, Columbiana County, 800 ft upstream from 

bridge on State Highway 164 and 1 mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--6.08 sq mi.

Gage-height record.--Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 963.28 ft above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Discharge re cord Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 110 cfs and by indirect measurements at 533 cfs, 782 cfs, and 1,480 cfs.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge, 811 cfs 7:30 a.m. Jan. 21 (gage height, 

5.64 ft) .

1946 to December 1958: Discharge, 1,500'cfs July 31, 1958 (gage height, 

7.47 ft).
A96 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

Mean discharge, in oubio feet per second, 1959, of Lisbon Creek at Lisbon, Ohio

Day

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 

6. 

7. 

8. 

9. 

10.

Monthly 

Runoff,

January

8.5 

17 

8.2 

6.0 

4.5 

3.5 

3.0 

2.5 

2.1 

1.6

February

7 

4.0 

5 

15 

6 

4.5 

4.0 

3.5 

21 

178

Day

11. 

12. 

13. 

14. 

15. 

16. 

17. 

18. 

19. 

20.

mean discharge, in cubic feet 

in inches .......

January

1.6 

1.5 

1.5 

1.6 

11 

6.5 

5 

4.5 

4.0 

5

February

28 

15 

17 

21 

24 

14 

13 

12 

7.0 

5

Day

21. 

22. 

23. 

24. 

25. 

26. 

27. 

28. 

29. 

30. 

31.

January

339 

52 

14 

8.2 

7.6 

6.5 

5 

4.0 

3.5 

51 

13

February

5 

6 

18 

14 

8.9 

9.6 

11 

9.6

------

17.4 

2.98

50. Little Beaver Creek near East Liverpool, Ohio

Location.--Lat 40°40'32", long 80°32'23", on right bank at downstream side of Grimms 

Bridge, 1-| miles upstream from Island Run, 4 miles upstream from mouth, and 

4 miles northeast of East Liverpool, Columbiana County.

Drainage area. 505 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 702.77 ft above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 15,500 cfs and extended on basis of slope-area measurement at 25,000 cfs. 

Backwater from ice Jan. 1, 7-14, 18-21, 26-29 and Feb. 1-3, 6-9, 20-22. 

Shifting-control method used at times.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge, 17,000 cfs 6 a.m. Jan. 22 (gage height, 

 14770 ft).

1915 to December 1958: Discharge, 25,000 cfs July 19, 1941 (gage height, 

17.4 ft).

Maximum stage known, about 20 ft.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

10.

January

400

1,810

1,830

1,410

750

400

250

200

150

February

850

450

330

1,150

855

520

400

320

8,080

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

20.

January

150

150

160

200

681

1,270

855

618

370

February

6,930

2,550

1,830

1,630

2,120

1,680

1,350

1,230

540

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

30.

January

6,100

13,000

3,910

1,880

1,230

800

550

400

2,050

1,433

3.27

February

470

500

852

1,420

946

836

841

808

1,459

3.01

MUSKINGUM RIVER BASIN 

51. Tuscarawas River at Clinton, Ohio

Location.--Lat 40"55"39", long 81"37'59", on right bank 100 ft downstream from

 bridge on U.S. Highway 21 at Clinton, Summit County, and 1 mile upstream from 

Chippewa Creek.

Drainage area. 165 sq mi.

Sage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 933.28 ft above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Discharge record.--Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements. -

Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge, 2,120 cfs 11-12 p.m. Jan. 22 (gage

 Height, 15.50 ft).

1926 to December 1958: Discharge, 2,700 cfs Aug. 8, 1935 (gage height, 

14.82 ft).

Flood of March 1913 reached a stage of 22.2 ft.

Remarks.--Flow slightly regulated at headwaters and at Portage Lakes (3,000 acre-ft), 

3 miles south of Akron; peak discharges not materially affected.
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A97

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second,. 1959, of Tuscarawas River at Clinton, Ohio

Day

1. . . 

Z\. 

3.. 

4. . 

5.. 

6. . 

7. . 

8.. 

9.. 

10..

January

110 

329 

233

144 

96 

92 

81 

78 

74 

69

February

271 

207 

155 

206 

176 

177 

131 

119 

149 

1,050

Day

11. 

12. 

13. 

14. 

15. 

16. 

17. 

18. 

19. 

20.

January

68 

64 

67 

68 

114 

134 

102 

88 

81 

79

February

1,520 

1,490 

1,180 

864 

1,010 

921 

723 

479 

345 

249

Day

21. 

22. 

23. 

24. 

25. 

26. 

27. 

28. 

29. 

30. 

31.

Monthly mean discharge, in cubic feet per second. ......................

January

852 

1,940 

2,000 

1,690 

1,260 

788 

462 

294 

250 

404 

533

408

February

174 

157 

342 

579 

353 

266 

295 

271

______

495

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 19

Jan. 21

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

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

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

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

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

12 m...... .. .

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

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

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

Jan. 22

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

12 m.. .......

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

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

Jan. 23

12 m. ........

Gage 

height

4; 45

9 50

11.40

12.08

13.91

15.20

15.31

14.44

Discharge

82

138

1,020

1,150

1,600

1,730

1,990

2,050

2,120

2,080

1,860

Hour

Jan. 24

Feb. 9

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

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

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

12 m...... ...

Gage 

height

12 53

11 32

9 34

9.52

9.94

11.17

Discharge

530

110

148

734

827

1,100

Hour

Feb. 10- -Con.

Feb. 13

Feb. 14

Feb. 15

Feb. 16

Gage 

height

11.80

12.18

12.74

13.28

13.30

12.74

12.09

11.63

11.11

10.09

9.70

10.08

10.57

10.81

10.87

10.71

10.60

10.16

9.90

Discharge

1,240

1,320

1,450

1,540

1,580

1,580

1,580

1,490

1,450

1,280

1,200

1,080

860

774

858

965

1,020

1,030

996

972

930

875

818

52. Little Chippewa Creek near Smithville, Ohio 

(Crest-stage station)

Location.--Lat 40"53'40", long 81°48 I 50", at bridge on State Highway 5, 3.3 miles 

northeast of Smithville, Wayne County.

Drainage area. 13.9 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Crest stages only. Altitude of gage is 975 ft (from topographic map).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 890 cfs and extended above on basis of slope-area measurement at 1,800 cfs.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge, 1,800 cfs Jan. 21-22 (gage height, 

13730 ft).

1947 to December 1958: Discharge, 1,360 cfs Apr. 24, 1957 (gage height, 

13.33 ft).
A98 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

53. Chlppewa Creek at Easton, Ohio 

(Miscellaneous site)

Location. Lat 40°56'45", long 81°44'40", at State Highway 5 bridge In Easton, Wayne 

County, and 6 miles above mouth.

Drainage area. 146 sq ml.

Maximum. January-February 1959: Discharge, 10,100 cfs Jan. 21, from contractedopening measurement.

54. Tuscarawas River at Massillon, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°46'17", long 81°31 I 25", on left bank at sewage-treatment works, 

1^ miles south of Massillon, Stark County, and 3 miles downstream from Newman 

Creek.

Drainage area. 526 sq ml.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph, except 2 p.m. Jan. 21 to 2 p.m. 

Feb. 18 and 3 a.m. Feb. 23 to 10 a.m. Feb. 25 for which graph was reconstructed 

on basis of gage readings made once dally or more frequently. Datum of gage is 

916.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements. 

Shifting-control method used at times.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge, 7,220 cfs 9:30 a.m. Jan. 22 (gage 

EieTght, 13.46 ft).

1937 to December 1958: Discharge, 6,940 cfs Mar. 5, 1940 (gage height, 

11.39 ft, from graph based on gage readings).

Remarks. Flow slightly regulated at headwaters, at Portage Lakes (3,000 acre-ft), 

and by Nimlsilla Reservoir (6,500 acre-ft, 19.3 sq mi) since 1939; peak discharges not materially affected.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, T955

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

10.

January

310

1,090

S80

535

331

315

280

256

238 

215

February

1,080

612

514

644

566

4S1

427

364

3,490

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

20.

Monthly mean discharge, in cubic feet

January

190

188

194

200

328

535

345

313

268 

263

February

4,880

4,900

4,290

3,290

3,110

3,050

2,570

1,890

790

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

30.

January

3,810

7,130

6,660

5,730

4,660

3,220

1,890

1,190

1,320

1,465

February

588

519

1,190

1,580

1,300

902

874

918

1,659

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 19

12 m. ........

Jan. 21

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

6.......... ,.

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

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

2 p.m.. ......

Gage 

height

1.29

10.50

Discharge

256

5,130

Hour

Jan. 21 Con.

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

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

(J

Gage 

height

12 35

12 75

12.02

Discharge

5,550

6,140

6,980

6,430

6,190

Hour

Jan. 24

12 m.........

Gage 

height

11.25

10.70

9.80

9.38

7.00

5.27

4.42

Discharge

5,660

4,400

1,860

1,430
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A99

Gage height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959, of 

Tuscarawas River at Massillon, Ohio Continued

Hour

Jan. 28

12 m.. .......

Feb. 8

Feb. 9

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

Gage

height

3.68

1.68

1.68

1 72

7.18

Discharge

1,080

353

2,970

Hour

Feb. 10 --Con.

12 m.... .....

Gage 

heigh b

8.55

9 95

9.55

Discharge

3,860

4,510

Hour

Feb. 13--Con.

Gage

height

9.28

8.90

8.48

8.05

7.57

7.65

7.40

7.00

7.57

7.60

7.50

7.29

6.95

Discharge

4,330

4,080

3,810

3,530

3,220

2,860

3,270

2,860

3,220

3,240

3,180

3,040

2,830

55. Sandy Creek at Waynesburg, Ohio

Location. --La t 40°40'22", long 81°15'38", on upstream side of right pier of bridge on 

U.S. Highway 43, 800 ft downstream from Little Sandy Creek, a quarter of a mile 

north of Waynesburg, Stark County, and half a mile upstream from Indian Run.

Drainage area. --254 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Datum of gage is 955.00 ft above

Discharge record. --Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 5,570 cfs and by slope-area measurement at 15,000 cfs.

Maxima . January-February 1959: Discharge, 15,000 cfs 4 a.m. Jan. 22 (gage height, nrro5 ft).

1938 to December 1958: Discharge, 6,100 cfs Jan. 27, 1952 (gage height, 

7.95 ft).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

January

214,

732

542

409

200

140

130

120

February

562

399

364

598

503

357

288

291

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

January

95

95

100

102

 269

385

250

170

176

February

3,420

0., 800

1,140

916

1,060

797

696

632

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

January

5,100

11,000

3,270

1,690

941

660

524

409

4,46

February

360

377

538

734

517

467

477

442

3.22

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 19

12 m. ........

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

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

Gage 

height

1.65

7.60

Discharge

150

295

4,750

Hour

Jan. 21 Con.

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

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

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

Gage 

height

10.05

9.74

9.29

8.48

Discharge

10,760

15,000

13,500

8,040

Hour

Jan. 22 Con.

Gage 

height

7.84

6.60

4.60

Discharge

5,520

2,980

1,700
A100 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

Gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second, at Indicated time, 1959, of 

Sandy Creek at Waynesburg, Ohio Continued

Hour

Jan. 25 

6 a.m. ....... 

12 m.... .....

6 p.m. ....... 

12 p.m. ......

Feb. 8

Feb. 9

12 m.. .......

12 p.m. ......

Feb. 10 

2 a.m. ....... 

4 a.m. .......

Gage 

height

3.10 

2.84

2.65 

2.50

.97

2.14

3.18 

4.16

Discharge

1,020

842

£82

276 

325

664

1,050 

1,480

Hour

Feb. 10--Con. 

6 a.m. .......

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

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

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

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

12 p.m. ......

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

12 m. ........

4 p.m.. ......

Gage 

height

4.92

5

Q-1

6.68

7.21

7.38

7.37

7.15 

7.01 

6.79

Discharge

1,860

3,060

3,820

4,180

4,160

3,710 

3,490 

3,190

Hour

Feb. ll--Con.

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

12 m.. .......

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

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

6.52

5 72

5.18

4.62

3.92

3.17 

3.09

Discharge

2,900

1,990

1,710

1,370

1,090 

1,020

56. Middle Branch Nimishillen Creek at Canton, Ohio

Location. Lat 40"SO 1 30", long 81°21'20", on right bank at downstream side of bridge 

on Martindale Road, 2.4 miles upstream from mouth and 3.1 miles northeast of 

Canton, Stark County.

Drainage area. 44.2 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph, except 8 a.m. Jan. 21 to 1 p.m. 

Jan. 22 and 7 p.m. Jan. 22 to 3 p.m. Jan. 26 for which graph was reconstructed 

on basis of range lines and high-water mark near gage house. Datum of gage is 

1,046.6 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 1,540 cfs and by contracted-opening measurement at 2,470 cfs. Backwater 

from ice Jan. 1, 4-14, 16-20.

 6T5"0 Maxima.--January-February ft). 1959: Discharge, 2,470 cfs 2 a.m. Jan. 22 (gage height, 

1941 to December 1958: Discharge, 1,920 cfs Aug. 1, 1958 (gage height, 

6.15 ft).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1 .

?.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

10.

January

24

97

58

33

16

15

14

14

12

February

58

53

38

69

47

36

31

31

744

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

20.

January

11

11

11

12

37

43

33

28

36

February

508

172

134

131

197

114

98

91

56

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

2S.

30.

January

1,230

1,620

365

223

141

90

63

53

141

149

February

50

49

114

103

74

79

84

76

120

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 19

Jan. 20

Jan. 21

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

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

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

12 m.. .......

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

Gage 

height

1

CQ

3.85

5,08

6.02

Discharge

24

1,740

Hour

Jan. 21 Con.

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

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

Gage 

height

6.40

5 90

4.80

Discharge

2,180

2 420

2^310

570

Hour

Feb. 8

Feb. 9

Feb. 10

Qage 

height

5 25

5.60

Discharge

29

291

1,130
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A101

Gage height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet-per second, at indicated time, 1959, of 

Middle Branch Himishillen Creek at Canton, Ohio Continued

Hour

Feb. 10 Con.

Feb. 11 

2 a.m.. ...... 

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

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

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

Gage 

height

5.60

5.38 

5.23 

5.00

4.92

Discharge

1,180

952 

824 

. 670

630

Hour

Feb. 11 Con.

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

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

a .............

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

Gage 

height

3.65 

3.53 

3.43

Discharge

280 

260 

244 

234

Hour

Feb. 12

Feb. 13 

12 m. ........

 Gage 

height

2 72

2.62

Discharge

131

57. Nimishlllen Creek at North Industry, Ohio

Location. Lat 40 "44 '01", long. 81 C 21'08", on left bank just downstream from railroad 

bridge, 1 mile southeast of North Industry, Stark County, .and 3 miles downstream 

from Sherrick Run.

Datum of gage is 970.77 ft above

Drainage. area.--175 sq mi.

Gage -height record. Water-stage recorder graph. 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 .

Discharge record . Stage-discharge relation defined by current -meter measurements 

below 6,400 cfs and by slope-area measurement at 8,600 cfs. Shifting-control 

method used at times .

Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge, 8,620 cfs 10 p.m. Jan. 21 (gage height, n 29 ft )

1921 to December 1958: 'Discharge,- 6 ,.660 cfs Feb. 26, 1929 (gage height, 

9.9 ft).

Mean. discharge, in cubic -feet per second, 1959

Day

1,

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

January

336

560

286

202

127

129

119

117

108

February

235

1S7

184

324

211

169

145

145

289 '

Day

11..

12..

13..

14..

15,.

16..

17..

18..

19..

January

92

93

99

112

325

250

160

145

135

168

February

1,830

590

508

-556

870

460

405

377

293

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

25.

29.

January

4,300

5,390

928

4SS

349

293

259

217

205

555

3.66

February

208

217

444

516

314

296

321

310

------

491

2.93

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 19

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

12 m. ........

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

12 m. ........

Gage 

height

1 52

5 on

11 29

U

oc

9.00

Discharge

560

3,760

8,240

5,440

Hour

Jan. 22 --Con.

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

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

Gage 

height

1 ^P

3.50

3 27

3 24

1.82

1.85

2.40

3.32

Discharge

1,680

920

632

416

151

241

250

440

830

Hour

Feb. 9 Con.

Feb. 10

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

Feb. 11

12 m.........

Gage 

height

3.60

4.10

4.80

5.57

6.02

7.49

7.68

7.73

7.63

6.52

4.10

3.29

2.87

2.64

2.64

2.57

Discharge

970

1,220

1,610

2,070

2,380

2,810

3,470

3,630

3,590

3,800

3,860

3,850

3,740

3,570

2,730

2,150

1,690

1,220

975

815

628

536

536

508
A102 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

58. Bolivar Reservoir at Bolivar, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°39 I 05", long 81°25'55", at dam on Sandy Creek, 1.1 miles east of 

Bolivar, Tuscarawas County,

Drainage area. 502 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 895.0 ft above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; gage readings have been adjusted to elevations above mean sea level.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Contents, 63,440 acre-ft 9-10 p.m. Jan. 26 (ele- 

 vaTion, 944.01 ft).

1938 to December 1958: Contents, 57,830 acre-ft Feb. 8, 1952 (elevation, 

942.29 ft).

Remarks.--Reservoir formed by earth dam completed November 1937. Capacity at spillway level (elevation, 962.0 ft), 149,600 acre-ft. Reservoir is used for flood 

control only. No gates are on spillway and all regulation is done by gates in 

conduits through dam. Gage-height record and capacity curve furnished by Corps 

of Engineers.

Elevation, In feet, and contents, In acre-feet

Date

1958 

Nov . 30 ..... 

Dec . 31 .....

1959 

Jan. 20.....

Time

12 p.m.. . . 

12 p.m. . . .

6 p.m. ....

Elevation

897.33 

898.13

898.35

Contents

245 

313

336

Date

1959 Con 

Jan. 26. 

Jan. 31. 

Feb. 9. 

Feb. 12. 

Feb. 28.

Time

9-10 p.ra 

12 p.ra. . 

12 p.m.. 

1:30 p.ra 

12 p.m..

Elevation

944.01 

941.84 

928.81 

936.13 

901.79

Contents

63,440 

56,400 

24,660 

40,440 

841

59. Leesville Reservoir near Leesville, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°28'10", long 81°11'45", at dam on McGuire Creek, 1.4 miles northwest of Leesville, Carroll County.

Drainage area. 47.9 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 928.0 ft above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; gage readings have been adjusted to elevations above mean sea level.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Contents, 23,610 acre-ft 7:30 a.m. Jan. 24 (ele- 

 vaTion, 966.87 ft).

1938 to December 1958: Contents, 26,760 acre-ft Apr. 17, 1948 (elevation, 

969.59 ft).

Remarks.--Reservoir formed by earth dam completed October 1937. Capacity at spillway level (elevation, 977.5 ft), 37,400 acre-ft, of which 19,500 acre-ft is in 

conservation pool. Reservoir is used for flood control and conservation. No 

gates are on spillway, and all regulation is done by gates in conduit through 

dam. Gage-height record and capacity curve furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Elevation, In feet, and contents, in acre-feet

Date

1958 

Nov. 30..... 

Dec . 31 .....

1959 

Jan. 20.....

Time

12 p.ra. . . . 

12 p.ra. . . .

12 p.ra. .. .

Elevation

962.65 

962.65

962. S8

Contents

19,150 

19,150

19,380

Date

1959--Con. 

Jan. 24..... 

Jan. 31..... 

Feb . 9 ..... 

Feb. 13..... 

Feb. 2S.....

Time

7 :30 a.m.. 

12 p.ra. . .. 

10 p.m.... 

12 ra...... 

12 p.m.. ..

Elevation

966.87 

966.48 

963.93 

966.49 

963.04

Contents

23,610 

23,180 

20,430 

23,190 

19,540
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A103

60. Atwood Reservoir near New Cumberland, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°31'35", long 81"17'15", at dam on Indian Fork, 1.5 miles southeast 

of New Cumberland, Tuscarawas County.

Drainage area. 70.3 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 890.0 ft above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; gage readings have been adjusted to elevations above mean sea level.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Contents, 32,600 acre-ft 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. 

Tan. 26 (elevation, 933.16 ft).

1938 to December 1958: Contents, 35,220 acre-ft Feb. 8, 1952 (elevation, 

934.51 ft).

Remarks.--Reservoir formed by earth dam completed September 1937. Capacity at spillway level (elevation, 941.0 ft), 49,700 acre-ft, of which 23,600 acre-ft is in 

conservation pool. Reservoir Is used for flood control and conservation. No 

gates are on spillway, and all regulation is done by gates in conduits through 

dam. Gage-height record and capacity curve furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Elevation, In feet, and contents, In acre-feet

Date

1958 

Nov. 30..... 

Dec . 31 .....

1959 

Jan. 20. ....

Time

12 p.m.... 

12 p.m. . . .

12 p.m. . . .

1 :30p.m.

Elevation

927.61 

927.66

928.00

Contents

23,020 

23,090

23,600

Date

1959 Con 

Jan. 31.... 

Feb . 9 .....

Feb. 13.... 

Feb. 28....

Time

12 p.m. .. .

10:3O a.m. 

12 p.m. ...

Elevation

932.93 

929.57

932.62 

928.25

Contents

32,170

31,580 

24, 000

61. Dover Reservoir near Dover, Ohio

Location.--Lat 40°33'30", long 81°24 1 45", at dam on Tuscarawas River, 4.2 miles 

northeast of Dover, Tuscarawas County.

Drainage area. 1,397 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 858.0 ft above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; gage readings have been adjusted to elevations above mean sea level.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Contents, 86,120 acre-ft 7:30 p.m. Jan. 25 to 

1750 a.m. Jan. 26 (elevation, 901.65 ft).

1938 to December 1958: Contents, 92,890 acre-ft June 11, 1947 (elevation, 

902.68 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir formed by concrete dam completed November 1937. Capacity at 

spillway level (elevation, 916.0 ft), 203,000 acre-ft, of which 1,000 acre-ft is 

in conservation pool. Reservoir is used for flood control and conservation. No 

gates are on spillway, and all regulation is done by gates in conduits through 

dam. Gage-height record and capacity curve furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Elevation, in feet, and contents, in acre-feet

Date

1958

Nov . 30 .....

Dec . 31 .....

1959

Jan. 21.. ...

Time

12 p.m. . . .

12 p.m....

2 a.m. ....

Elevation

865.60

S66.55

86S.63

Contents

3.0

17

93

Date

1959 Con

Jan. 25....

Jan. 31....

Feb. 9.....

Feb. 17....

Feb . 28 ....

Time

7 :30 p.m. .

12 m......

12 .p.m. . . .

5 p.m. ....

12 p.m. .. .

Elevation

901.65

896.74

882.29

896.37

871.25

Contents

86,120

57,250

8,490

55,320

338
A104 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

62. Tuscarawas River below Dover Dam, near Dover, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°31'49", long 81°25'51", on left bank at downstream side of

bridge on State Highway 16, 2.2 miles downstream from Dover Dam, 2^ miles northeast of Dover, Tuscarawas County, and 3 miles upstream from Sugar Creek.

Drainage area. 1,398 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph, 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Datum of gage is 861.51 ft above

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 24,700 cfs. Backwater from ice Jan. 5-14, 17-20.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 7,150 cfs Feb. 25 (gage height,

1923 to December 1958: Discharge, 26,400 cfs Jan. 26, 1937 (gage height, 

15.51 ft), affected by storage above partly completed flood-control dams.

Flood in March 1913 reached a stage of about 23.5 ft (discharge, 62,000 cfs, 

computed by Corps of Engineers).

Remarks. Flow regulated, beginning in 1936, by four flood-control reservoirs (see 

stas. 58-61).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

10.

January

1,010

2,270

2,980

2,220

1,400

1,100

900

SOO

700 

640

February

6,330

6,330

6,330

6,060

6,410

6,540

6,76O

6,750

4,030

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

20.

Monthly mean discharge, in cubic feet

January

600

560

560

600

882

1,870

1,200

1,000

800

February

5,640

6,240

6,100

6,010

6,040

6,220

6,410

6,520

6,6SO

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

30.

January

3,080

110

41

39

4,790

6,020

6,470

6,510

5,980

2,216

February

6,790

6,870

6,570

6,650

6,730

6,650

6,520

5,650

6,319

63. Beach City Reservoir near Beach City, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°38'10", long 81°33'30", at dam on Sugar Creek, 1.6 miles southeast of Beach City, Stark County.

Drainage area. 300 sq mi.

Page-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 931.0 ft above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; gage readings have been adjusted to elevations 

above mean sea level.

Maxima.. January-February 1959: Contents, 53,520 acre-ft 6:15-7:30 a.m. Jan. 23 

[elevation, 973.24 ft).

1938 to December 1958: Contents, 34,100 acre-ft June 10, 1947 (elevation, 

968.56 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir formed by earth dam completed August 1937. Capacity at spillway~level (elevation, 976.5 ft), 71,700 acre-ft, of which 1,700 acre-ft is in 

conservation pool. Reservoir is used for flood control and conservation. No 

gates are on spillway, and all regulation is done by gates in conduits through 

dam or through bypass in conservation weir. Gage-height record and capacity 

curve furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Elevation, in feet, and contents, in acre-feet

Date

1958

Nov. 30.....

Dec. 31.....

1959

Jan . 20 .....

Jan. 23.....

Time

12 p.m. .. .

12 p.m. .. .

12 m. .....

6:15-7 :30

a.m.

Elevation

948.65

948.93

949.18

973.24

Contents

2,000

2,130

2,260

53,520

Date

1959 Con

Jan. 31....

Feb . 9 .....

Feb. 12....

Feb. 28....

Time

12 p.m....

10 p.m.. . .

7 :30 a.m..

12 p.m. . . .

Elevation

964.62

949.50

962.16

950.01

Contents

22,590

2,430

17,140

2,710
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A105

64. Piedmont Reservoir at Piedmont, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°11'25", long 81"12"45", at dam on Stillwater Creek, 0.4 mile west 

of Piedmont, Harrison County.

Drainage area. 84.0 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. -Datum of gage is 881.75 ft above 

mean sea level,.adjustment of 1912; gage readings have been adjusted to elevations 

above mean sea level.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Contents, 42,120 acre-ft 4:30-10:30 p.m. Jan. 24 

(elevation, 916.56 ft).

1938 to December 1958: Contents, 46,710 acre-ft June 11, 12, 1947 (elevation, 918.33 ft).

Remarks.--Reservoir formed by earth dam completed May 1937. Capacity at spillway 

level (elevation, 924.6 ft), 65,000 acre-ft, of which 33,600 acre-ft is in conservation pool. Reservoir is used for flood control and conservation. No gates 

are on spillway, and all regulation is done by gates in tunnel through abutment 

of dam. Gage-height record and capacity curve furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Elevation, in feet, and contents. In acre-feet

Date

1958 

Nov. 30..... 

Dec . 31 .....

1959 

Jan. 19..... 

Jan. 24.....

Time

12 p.m. . . . 

12 p.m. . . .

12 p.m. . . .

p.m.

Elevation

912.83 

912.87

913.18

Contents

33,180 

33,280

33,990

Date

1959 Con. 

Jan. 31..... 

Feb. 9...... 

Feb. 13.....

Feb . 28 .....

Time

12 p.m. .. . 

12 m......

p.m. 

12 p.m. .. .

Elevation

914.76 

913.22 

915.94

913.13

Contents

37,620 

34,080

33,870

65. Clendening Reservoir at Tippecanoe, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°16'05", long 81°16'35", at dam on Brushy Pork, 0.6 mile east of 

Tippecanoe, Harrison County.

Drainage area.--69.5 sq mi.

Gage-height record.--Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 862.0 ft .above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; gage readings have been adjusted to elevations above mean sea level.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Contents, 31,520 acre-ft 6 a.m. Feb. 15 (elevation,

J.o4 11J . 1938 to December 1958: Contents, 38,C 

903.85 ft).

acre-ft Feb. 7, 1952 (elevation,

Remarks. Reservoir formed by earth dam completed November 1937; capacity at spillwayT.evel (elevation, 910.5 ft), 54,000 acre-ft, of which 26,500 acre-ft is In 

conservation pool. Reservoir is used for flood control and conservation. No 

gates are on spillway, and all regulation is done by gates in tunnel through 

abutment of dam. Gage-height record and capacity curve furnished by Corps of 

Engineers.

Elevation,in feet, and contents, in acre-feet

Date

1958

Nov . 30 .....

Dec . 31 .....

1959

Jan. 20. ....

Jan. 24.....

Time

12 p.m. . . .

12 p.m. . . .

12 m......

1 :30 a.m9 :30 p.m.

Elevation

897.60

897.65

898.06

900.44

Contents

25,820

25,900

26,610

31,140

Date

1959 Con

Jan. 31....

Feb. 9.....

Feb. 15....

Feb. 28....

Time

12 p.m. . ..

10 p.m. . ..

6 a.m. ....

12 p.m. . . .

Elevation

898.05

898.12

900.64

898.11

Contents

26, 600

26,730

31,520

26,710
A106 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

66. Stillwater Creek at Uhrichsville, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°23'll", long 81°20 I 48", on left bank, gages upstream and downstream from concrete dam of Dennison Water Supply Co., at Uhrichsville, Tuscarawas County, 2 miles upstream from Little Stlllwater Creek.

Drainage area. 367 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graphs. Datum of upper gage is 839.37 ft, 

lower gage, 829.37 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Discharge record. Defined by current-meter measurements but subject to backwater 

from the Tuscarawas River at high stages.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge, 3,410 cfs 8 a.m. Jan. 22 (gage height, 

5.72 ft, upper gage).

1922 to December 1958: Discharge, 7,650 cfs Aug. 8, 19, 1935 (gage height, 

14.2 ft at site 1.7 miles upstream at upper gage datum; 12.8 ft, upper gage at 

present site).

Flood of March 1913 reached a stage of about 17.5 ft at site 1.7 miles upstream at upper gage datum; about 15.5 ft, upper gage at present site.

Remarks. Flow regulated by Piedmont and Clendening Reservoirs (see stas. 64, 65).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

January

152

535

897

930

625

297

303

291

February

1,450

1,030

897

974

1,050

1,030

644

371

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

January

244

211

157

118

222

930

1,160

1,150

February

2,290

2,640

2,470

1,650

1,510

1,590

1,600

1,560

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

Monthly mean discharge, in cubic feet per second. ......................

January

1,S20

2,920

2,700

2,480

1,950

1,520

1,440

1,380

995

February

1,330

1,250

1,010

974

770

471

441

448

1,202

67. Tappan Reservoir at Tappan, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°21'35", long 81"13"35", at dam on Little Stillwater Creek, 0.9 mile 

west of Tappan, Harrison County.

Drainage area. 71.0 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 870.0 ft above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; gage readings have been adjusted to elevations 

above mean sea level.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Contents, 39,460 acre-ft 9 a.m. Feb. 15 (elevation, 

 30T.10 ft).

1938 to December 1958: Contents, 48,480 acre-ft Feb. 5, 6, 1952 (elevation, 

904.53 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir formed by earth dam completed October 1936. Capacity at spillway level (elevation, 909.0 ft), 61,600 acre-ft, of which 35,100 acre-ft is in 

conservation pool. Reservoir is used for flood control and conservation. No 

gates are on spillway, and all regulation is done by gates in tunnel through dam. 

Gage-height record and capacity curve furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Elevation, in feet, and contents, in acre-feet

Date

1958 

Nov . 30 ..... 

Dec. 31.....

1959 

Jan. 20.....

Time

12 p.m. . . . 

12 p.m. . . .

9 p.m. ....

Elevation

893.00 

893.27

895.11

Contents

21,800 

22,300

25,930

Date

1959 Con. 

Jan. 31. .... 

Feb . 9 ......

Feb. 15..... 

Feb. 28.....

Time

12 p.m. . . . 

12 m...... 

9 a.m. .... 

12 p.m. . . .

Elevation

898.56 

899.26 

901.10 

899.30

Contents

33,390 

35,020 

39,460 

35,120
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A107

68. Tuscarawas River at Newcomerstown, Ohio

Location. Lat 40 0 15'40", long 81°36 I 35", on right bank at downstream side of highway bridge three-quarters of a mile south of Newcomerstown, Tuscarawas County, 

2 miles upstream from Buckhorn Creek, and 4 miles downstream from Dunlap Creek.

Drainage area. 2,436 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph, Datum of gage is 780.00 ft above

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 44,200 cfs. Backwater from ice Jan. 7-14, 17-20. Shifting-control method 

used at times.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge, 13,700 cfs 12 m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 22 (gage 

Height, 10.05 ft).

1921 to December 1958: Discharge, 46,800 cfs Jan. 26, 1937 (gage height, 

20.65 ft, at site If miles upstream at datum 0.03 ft higher than present datum), 

affected by storage above partly completed flood-control dams.

Flood in March 1913 reached a stage of about 21.5 ft, at site l| miles upstream at datum 5.03 ft higher than present datum (discharge, 83,000 cfs, computed 

by Corps of Engineers).

Remarks. Flow regulated, beginning in 1936, by eight flood-control reservoirs (see 

sTas. 58-61, 63-65, 67).

Mean discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

10.

January

1,600

2,450

4,580

4,310

3,300

1,760

1,550

1,300

1,100

February

10, 300

9,830

9,530

9,660

9,540

9,540

8,500

7,870

10,500

Day

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

20..

January

1,020

960

960

1,050

1,310

2,770

2,100

1,700

1,540

February

11,600

11,700

12,100

11,700

11,100

10,700

10,800

10,900

9,540

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

30.

January

6,500

12,400

6,220

5,500

6,620

9,400

9,790

9,390

10,000

4,349

February

9,250

9,220

9,110

8,780

8,890

8,510

8,150

7,870

9,762

Gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second, at Indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 19

Jan. 20

12 p.m......

12 m........

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

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

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

10..........

Gage 

height

3

0^

-

3.64 

3.62

6.54

8.75

9.59

Discharge

1,520

1,520 

1,720

10,900

12,700

Hour

Jan. 22-Oon.

10.......... 

12 m........

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

Jan. 24

Gage

height

9.86

10.03 

10.05

10.05 

10.02

9 .85

6.00

7.03

Discharge

13.300

13,700 

13,700

13,700 

13,600

11,000

7,850

5,960

5,940

7,710

Hour

Feb. 9

Feb. 10

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

12 m.. ......

Feb 11

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

Feb. 12

Gage 

height

7.04

6.98

6.89 

7.03

7 .26 

7.78

S.73

9.30

9.42

9.42

9.42

9.38

8.99

S.82

8.91

9.26

Discharge

7,730

7,630

7,470 

7,710

9,050

10,900

12,100

12,300

12,300

_

12,200

11,400

11,000

11,200

11,300

12,000

717-123 O - 64 - 8
A108 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

69. Whetstone Creek tributary near Olivesburg, Ohio 

(Partial-record station)

Location.--Lat 40°53'10", long 82°S4'25", at culvert on State Highway 96, 1.1 miles 

east of Olivesburg, 5 miles west of Ashland, Ashland County, and 1.9 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--0.236 sq mi (151 acres).

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph of peak. Frequent clock stoppages 

make time of peak uncertain. Altitude of gage is 1,180 ft (from topographic map).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 9 cfs and by computations of flow through culvert and over road at 155 cfs.

Maxima.-.-January-February 1959: Discharge, 79 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 5.53 ft).

1950 to December 1958: Discharge, 155 cfs July 26, 1956 (gage height, 

5.71 ft).

70. Charles Mill Reservoir near Mifflin, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°44'20", long 82°21 I 40", at dam on Black Fork, 2.5 miles south of 

Mifflin, Ashland County.

Drainage area. 216 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 987.0 ft above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; gage readings have been adjusted to elevations above mean sea level.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Contents, 53,780 acre-ft 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. 

Jan. 25 (elevation, 1,013.53 ft).

1938 to December 1958: Contents, 52,930 acre-ft June 19, 1947 (elevation, 

1,013.34 ft).

Remarks.--Reservoir formed by earth dam completed August 1936. Capacity at spillway 

level (elevation, 1,020.0 ft), 88,000 acre-ft, of which 7,400 acre-ft is in conservation pool. Reservoir is used for flood control and conservation. No gates 

are on spillway, and all regulation is done by gates in conduits through dam or 

through bypass gate around conservation weir. Gage-height record and capacity 

curve furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Elevation, In feet, and contents, in acre-feet

Date

1958 

Nov. 30..... 

Dec. 31.....

1959 

Jan. 20..... 

Jan. 25.....

Time

12 p.m. . . .

12 p.m. . . . 

10 a.m.- 

7 :3O p.m.

Elevation

997.70 

997.38

997.80 

1,013.53

Contents

8,380

8,520 

53,780

Date

1959--Con. 

Jan. 31. .... 

Feb . 9 ......

Feb. 15..... 

Feb. 28... ..

Time

12 p.m. . . .

10 a.m. . . . 

12 p.m. . . .

Elevation

1,012.34 

1,008.78

1,012.82 

1,008.57

Contents

48,560 

34,73O

50,630 

34,000

71. Touby Run at Mansfield, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°45'55", long 82°32'35", at drop structure 100 ft downstream from 

bridge on U:S. Highway 30N at west edge of Mansfield, Richland County, and 

2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--5.17 sq mi.

Gage-height ^record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 1,216.42 ft above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by city of Mansfield).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 151 cfs and extended above on basis of slope-area measurements and measurements of flow over dam.

Maxima.- January-February 1959: Discharge, 910 cfs 4:45 p.m. Jan. 21 (gage height, 

3.94 ft in gage well, 4.7 ft from outside floodmark).

1947 to December 1958: Discharge, 965 cfs June 6, 1947 (gage height, 4.17 ft).
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A109

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959, of Touby Run at Mansfield, Ohio

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

10.

January

15

9.5

4.1

2.9

2.9

2.7

2.5

2.3

1.9

February

3.3

3.5

4,5

9.3

2.9

1.9

1.9

1.6

180

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

20.

January

1.8

1.8

2.0

5

18

4.9

4.4

4.0

13

February

17

8.5

9.1

57

23

10

8.5

6.9

4.0

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

30.

January

424

30

9.1

6.4

4.1

3.3

2.9

2.2

6.2 

43

4.61

February

4.0

3.7

21

10

4.9

4.9

5.9

5.4

3.19

Datum of gage is 1,057.2 ft above

72. Clear Pork at Butler, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°35'35", long 82°25'20", on left bank at downstream side of bridge 

on State Highway 95, 0.3 mile northeast of Butler, Richland County.

Drainage area. 143 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record . Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 2,830 cfs and extended above on basis of inflow into Pleasant Hill Reservoir. Backwater from ice Jan. 16-21.

Maxima. January -February 1959: Discharge, 14,300 cfs 1 p.m. Jan. 21 (gage height,

1944 to December 1958: Discharge, 7,100 cfs Apr. 12, 1948, Jan. 16, 1950 

(gage heights, 8.01 ft and 7.98 ft, respectively); gage height, 8.16 ft Feb. 25, 

1956.

Remarks . Flow slightly regulated by Clear Fork Reservoir (10,740 acre-ft, 35.0 

sq mi) 12 miles upstream from station, beginning in July 1953, flood discharges 

not materially affected.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

January

13S

276

147

121

8S

85

80

80

«5

February

322

233

205

315

225

177

165

157

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

Monthly mean discharge, in cubic feet

January

64

64

65

66

345

300

175

150

February

1,800

709

488

765

1,050

630

455

382

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

2S.

January

6,720

4,700

1,420

574

394

318

262

219

601

February

2O3

199

292

370

252

225

223

221

488

73. Pleasant Hill Reservoir near Perrysville, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°37'25", long 82°19'30", at dam on Clear Fork, 2.5 miles south of 

Perrysville, Ashland County.

Drainage area. 199 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 971.75 ft above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; gage readings have been adjusted to elevations above mean sea level.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Contents, 43,540 acre-ft 1:30 a.m. Jan. 23 (elevaTion, 1,044.01 ft).

1938 to December 1958: Contents, 32,220 acre-ft June 8, 1947 (elevation, 

1,036.69 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir formed by earth dam completed February 1938. Capacity at spillway~T.evel (elevation, 1,065.0 ft), 87,700 acre-ft, of which 13,500 acre-ft is In 

conservation pool. Reservoir is used for flood control and conservation. No 

gates are on spillway, and all regulation is done by gates in tunnel through dam. 

Gage-height record and capacity curve furnished by Corps of Engineers.
A110 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

Elevation, In feet, and contents, In acre-feet, of Pleasant Hill Reservoir near 

Perrysvllle, Ohio

Date

1958

Nov. 30.....

Dec. 31.....

1959

Jan. 20. ....

Time

12 p.m. . . .

12 p.m. . . .

4 p.m. ....

Elevation

1,019.57

1,019.56

1,019.99

Contents

13,160

13,150

13,520

Date

1959 Con

Jan. 23.

Jan. 31.

Feb. 9..

Feb. 12.

Feb. 28.

Time

1:30 a.m

12 p.m..

10 p.m..

1 :30 a.m

12 p.m..

Elevation

1,044.01

1,019.82

1,022.77

1,030.58

1,022.22

Contents

43,540

13,360

16,020

24,300

15,520

74. Jerome Fork at Jeromeville, Ohio 

(Gaging station, discontinued 1949}

Location.--Lat 40°48'07", long 82°12.'01", at highway bridge at Jeromeville, Ashland 

County, 1 mile upstream from Oldtown Run.

Drainage area.--120 sq mi.

Sage-height record. High-water marks at gage site. Datum of gage is 949.14 ft 

above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 2,780 cfs and by contracted-opening measurement at 13,000 cfs.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 13,000 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 14.1ft).

1925-49: Discharge, 3,720 cfs Jan. 15, 25, 1937 (gage height, 11.40 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings).

Maximum stage known, about 15.1 ft in March 1913.

'75, Mohicanville Reservoir near Mohicanville, Ohio

Location.--Lat 40°43'35", long 82°09'05", at dam on Lake Fork, 2 miles east of 

Mohicanville, Ashland County.

Drainage area. 269 sq mi.

Sage-height record.--Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 932.0 ft above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; gage readings have been adjusted to elevations above mean sea level.

Maxima. January-February 1959: .Contents, 54,870 acre-ft 10:15 p.m. Jan. 26 (elevation, 956.85 ft).

1938 to December 1958: Contents, 59,820 acre-ft June 15, 1947 (elevation, 

957.60 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir formed by earth dam completed December 1936. Capacity at spillway level (elevation, 963.0 ft), 102,000 acre-ft. Reservoir is used for flood 

control only. No gates are on spillway and all regulation is done by gates in 

conduits through dam. Gage-height record and capacity curve furnished by Corps 

of Engineers.

Elevation, in feet, and contents, In. acre-feet

Date

1958

Nov. 30.....

Dec . 31 .....

1959

Jan. 20.....

Time

12 p.m. . . .

12 p.m. . . .

4 p.m. ....

Elevation

933.99

933.92

934.07

Contents

83

80.

87

Date

1959 Con

Jan. 26.

Jan. 31.

Feb. 9..

Feb. 11.

Feb. 28.

Time

10:15 p m.

12 p.m. . .

10 p.m. . .

10 p.m. . .

12 p.m. ..

Elevation

956.85

955.87

951.00

955.24

947.77

Contents

54,870

48,830

24,000

45,120

12,530
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY Alll

76. Mohican River at Greer, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°30'55", long 82"11'48", on left bank 3,000 ft downstream from 

bridge on State Highway 514 at Greer, Knox County, 5 miles upstream from Nigger 

Run, and 7 miles downstream from Lake Fork.

Drainage area. 942 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph, except Jan. 27-28 and Jan. 31 to 

Feb. 5 for which graph was reconstructed on basis of weather records and records 

for nearby stations. Datum of gage is 872.91 ft above mean sea level, adjustment 

of 1912.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 13,800 cfs. Backwater from ice Jan. 6-15, 17-21. Shifting-control method 

used at times.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge, 15,700 cfs 1 a.m. Jan. 22 (gage height, 

12739 ft).

1921 to December 1958: Discharge, 17,700 cfs Aug. 7, 1935 (gage height, 

13.63 ft).

Stage known: 27.0 ft in March 1913 (discharge, 55,000 cfs, estimated).

Remarks. Flow regulated, beginning in 1936, by Charles Mill, Mohicanville, and 

Pleasant Hill Reservoirs [see stas. 70, 73, 75).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1. 

2. 

3. 

'5. 4. 

6. 

7. 

8. 

9. 

10.

January

537 

1,280 

1,210 

975 

705 

600 

550 

500 

475 

450

February

3,900 

3,700 

3,550 

3,350 

3,200 

3,570 

3,550 

3,480 

3,530 

6,920

Day

11. 

12. 

13. 

14. 

15. 

16. 

17. 

18. 

19. 

20.

Monthly mean discharge, in cubic feet

January

400 

375 

375 

400 

5OO 

1,060 

700 

600 

532 

541

February

6,130 

4,590 

5,110 

5,020 

5,440 

4,820 

4,690 

4,38O 

4,O1O 

3,880

Day

21. 

22. 

23. 

24. 

25. 

26. 

27. 

28. 

29. 

30. 

31.

January

8,700 

13,600 

6,750 

3,230 

3,000 

3,340 

3,300 

3,700 

4,100 

4,990 

4,200

2 ' 312

February

3,790 

3,770 

3,870 

3,830 

3,650 

3,630 

3,720 

3,660

------

4,173

77. Kokosing River at Uhrichsville, Ohio 

(Miscellaneous site)

Location.--Lat 40°28'27", long 82"41'06", at bridge on State Highway 314, 0.5 mile 

south of Chesterville, Morrow County.

Drainage area. 38.1 sq mi.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge, 9,620 cfs Jan. 21, from contractedopening measurement.

Flood of Apr. 11-12, 1948, reached a discharge of 3,380 cfs, from contractedopening measurement.

78. East Branch of North Branch Kokosing River at Knox Lake Dam, 

near Fredericktown, Ohio

(Miscellaneous site)

Location. Lat 40°29'45", long 82"31'40", at Knox Lake Dam, l| miles northeast of 

Fredericktown, Knox County, and 1-| miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 30.3 sq mi.

Maximum. January-February 1959: Discharge, 3,450 cfs Jan. 22, from computations of 

flow over dam (peak stage, 1,104.67 ft above mean sea level, 4.67 ft above spillway level).

Remarks. Capacity of reservoir at spillway elevation (1,100 ft), 3,750 acre-ft; 

capacity at peak stage, 6,200 acre-ft.
A112 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

79. Kokosing River at Mount Vernon, Ohio

Location.. Lat 40'°24'25", long 82"30'00", on right bank'at downstream side of Tilden 

Avenue Bridge at Mount Vernon, Know County, 0.8 mile downstream from North 

Branch and 2.7 miles upstream from Dry Run.

Drainage area.--200 sq mi.

Gage-height record.--Water-stage recorder graph. 'Datum of gage is 984.16 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1-929, supplementary adjustment of 1944 (levels by Corps 

of Engineers).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 6,350 cfs and by slope-area measurements of 1959 peak flow at site similes 

downstream. Backwater from ice Jan. 5-7, 10-12.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge,. 38,000 cfs 3:30 a.m. Jan. 21 (gage 

height, 18.19 ft).

1953 to December 1958: Discharge, 7,030 cfs Feb. 25, 1956 (gage height, 

12.34 ft).

Remarks.--Some regulation by Knox Lake on East Branch of North Branch Kokosing 

River.

Mean discharge, in-cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

10.

January

181

' 512

292

217

150

140

130

115

95

February

372

264

232

405

292

210

179

164

4,250

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

20.

"January

85

80

81

87

498

451

246

208

180 

150

February

2,150

815

678

982

1,610

8O4

578

475

358 

280

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

QQ

30.

Runoff,

' January

14,600

7,310

1,380

774

584

455

381

314

872

672

1,020

5.88

February

228

220

358

550

327

280

260

252

634

3.30

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 19 

12 p.m. ......

Jan. 2O 

12 m. ........ 

4 p.m. .......

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

12 p.m.. .....

Jan. 21 

1 a.m. ....... 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

12 m. ........ 

1 p.m. ....... 

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

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

3:30. ........ 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

12 p.m. ......

1 a.m. ....... 

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

4 a.m. .......

Gage 

height

2.60

2.55 

2.55

2.60 

2.67

2.72 

2.80 

2.93 

3.19 

3.98 

5.96

8.14 

10.18 

12.10 

13.21 

13.96 

14.73 

15.70

18.19 

18.10 

17.76. 

17.41 

17.12

16 . 91 

16.68 

16.49 

16.48 

16.44

16.21 

15.84

14.73

Discharge

154

142 

142

154 

172

186 

208 

249 

346 

720 

1,780

3,220 

4,940 

7,250 

8,990 

10,400 

12,500 

16,300

 17 C(ii"i

38,000 

36,500 

31,900 

28,000 

25,400

22,100 

20, 700 

20, 700 

20,400

19,100 

17,000

14, 500 

12,500

Hour

Jan. 22 Con.

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

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

8. ......... 

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

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

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

12 m.. .......

1 p.m. ....... 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10.,. ........ 

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

12 p.m. ......

Jan. 23

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

8. ......... 

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

12 m. ........ 

2 p.m. .......

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

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

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

12 p.m. ......

12 p.m. ...... 

Feb . 10

1 a.m. ....... 

2 a.m. .......

Gage 

height

13.63

13.20 

12.72 

12.20

11.68 

11.18 

10.74

10.27 

9.84 

9.42 

8.99 

8.51 

8.20 

7.88

7.54 

7.25 

6.99 

6.77 

6.58

5.74 

5.49 

5.30 

5.14 

5.00

4.89 

4.85 

4.78 

4.70 

4.61

3.36

3.67 

4.42

Discharge

8,970 

8,160 

7,390

6,660 

6,030

5,030 

4,620 

4,250 

3,900 

3,520 

3,270 

3,010

2,770 

2,560 

2,390 

2,260 

2,150

1,640 

1,490 

1,380 

1,280 

1,200

1,130 

1,110 

1,070 

1,020 

966

284

425 

852

Hour

Feb. 10 Con.

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

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

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

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

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

12 m. ........ 

1 p.m. ....... 

2 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

12 p.m. .......

1 a.m. ....... 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

12 m.. ....... 

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

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

4 p.m. .......

Gage 

height

7.92 

8.72 

9 29

9.53 

9.70

10.72 

10.97 

11.15 

11.28 

11.37 

11.28

10.62 

10.42 

10.11 

9.77 

9.45 

9.14 

8.87

8.59 

8.34 

8.12 

7.88 

7.67

7.47 

7.27 

7.06 

6.88 

6.69

6.36 

6.17 

6.01

5.84 

5.70

Discharge

2 350

3,050 

3,690

4,340 

4,490

5,500 

5,780 

5,990 

6,150 

6,250 

6,150

5,390 

5,180 

4,870 

4,550 

4,270 

4,020 

3,810

3,580 

3,380 

3,210 

3,010 

2,860

2,720 

2,580 

2,440 

2,330 

2,210

2,020 

.1,900 

1,810

1,700 

1,620
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A113

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959, of 

Kokoslng River at Mt. Vernon, Ohio--Continued

Hour

Feb. 11 Con.

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

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

11 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

5 59

5 29

4.98

Discharge

1 550

1,190

Hour

Feb. 11 Con.

8 a.m. .......

Gage 

height

4 53

4.42

Discharge

852

Hour

Feb. 12--Con.

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

Gage 

height

.25

.15

.17

Discharge

798

750

690

702

702

80. Dry Creek near Bangs, Ohio 

(Miscellaneous site)

Location. Lat 40°20'50", long 82°34'10", at bridge on county road 1 mile west of 

Bangs, 5 miles southwest of Mount Vernon, Knox County, and 6 miles above mouth.

Drainage area. 21.7 sq mi.

Maximum. January-February 1959: 

opening measurement.

Discharge, 5,810 cfs Jan. 21, from contracted81. Kokosing River at Millwood, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°23'55", long 82"17'10", on left bank 0.4 mile west of Millwood, 

Khox County, ij milea upstream from Honey Run, 2 miles downstream from Jelloway 

Creek, and 3-| miles upstream from Brush Run.

Drainage area. 454 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph, except 12 m. Jan. 21 to 4 a.m. 

Jan. 22 and 6 a.m. to 12 m. Jan. 22 for which graph was reconstructed on basis 

of high-water mark in well and normal recession curves. Datum of gage is 865.00 

ft above mean sea level.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 18,700 cfs and by slope-area measurement at 75,900 cfs. Backwater from 

ice Jan. 1, 6-12, 16-20. Shifting-control method used at times.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge, 75,900 cfs 8 p.m. Jan. 21 (gage height, 

34.0 ft, from high-water mark in well).

1921 to December 1958: Discharge, 27,500 cfs June 22, 1937 (gage height, 

18.10 ft, at site 3^ miles downstream at datum 23.94 ft lower), from rating curve 

extended above 13,000 cfs on basis of slope-area measurement.

Flood in March 1913 reached a stage corresponding to 22.0 ft at site 3? miles 

downstream at datum 23.94 ft lower (discharge, 40,000 cfs, estimated).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

January

390

1,280

762

556

348

310

280

255

235

February

801

578

556

784

616

469

380

372

365

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

19.

January

195

175

173

202

774

1,000

600

450

400

February

6,290

2,000

1,570

1,950

3,380

1,890

1,400

1,150

840

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

29.

Runoff, in inches .....................................................

January

30,600

27,900

2,600

1,500

1,300

1,100

900

760

650

2,563

6.51

February

565

534

700

1,O4O

680

592

569

552

__--_-

1,425

3.27
A114 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

82. Mohawk Reservoir near Nellie, Ohio

Location.--Lat 40°21 I 10", long 82°05'15", ,at dam on Walhonding River, 1.5 miles 

northwest of Nellie, Coshocton County.

Drainage area. 1,501 sq mi.

Gage-height record.--Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage Is 799.2 ft above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; gage readings have been adjusted to elevations above mean sea level.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Contents, 176,100 acre-ft 7:30 a.m. Jan. 25 (elevan~on, 873.94 ft).

1938 to December 1958: Contents, 126,800 acre-ft June 10, 1947 (elevation, 

864.76 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir formed by earth dam completed September 1937. Capacity at 

spillway level (elevation, 890.0 ft), 285,000 acre-ft. Reservoir Is used for 

flood control only. No gates are on spillway, and all regulation Is done by 

gates in tunnels through dam. Gage-height record and capacity curve furnished 

by Corps of Engineers.

Elevation, In feet, and contents, In acre-feet

Date

1958

Nov. 30.....

Dec. 31.. ...

1959

Jan. 20.....

Time

12 p.m. . . .

12 p.m. . . .

4 p.m. ....

Elevation

802 . 52

802.63

804.56

Contents

222

230

390

Date

1959-Con.

Jan 25.....

Jan 31.....

Feb 10.....

Feb 12.....

Feb 28.....

Time

7:SO a.m. .

12 p.m. . . .

7 a.m. ....

12 m. .....

12 p.m. . . .

Elevation

873.94

867.86

847.50

859.90

814.06

Contents

176,100

142,600

55,600

103,800

2,180

83. Walhonding River below Mohawk Dam, at Nellie, Ohio

Location.--Lat 40°20'26", long 82°03'49", on right bank at upstream side of bridge 

on State Highway 79 at Nellie, Coshocton County, half a mile upstream from Mohawk 

Creek and 1? miles downstream from Mohawk Dam.

Drainage area.--1,502 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 790.00 ft above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Oct. 1, 1937, at site 3f miles 

upstream, at Pomerene, at datum 15.53 ft higher.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 12,100 cfs.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge, 9,760 cfs 12 m. Feb. 6 (gage height, 

12778 ft).

1921-36: Discharge, 27,400 cfs Feb. 26, 1929 (gage height, 15.5 ft), at site 

at Pomerene.

1921 to December 1958: Discharge, 24,000 cfs Jan. 25, 26, 1937 (gage height, 

18.8 ft, from floodmarks).

Remarks. Flow regulated beginning-In 1936, 'by four flood-control reservoirs (see 

 s~Eas". 70, 73, 75, 82).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet-per second, 1959

Day

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 

6. 

7. 

8. 

9. 

10.

January

750 

2,420 

3,380 

2,61O 

1,390 

1,030 

850 

750 

650 

600

February

9,230 

9,210 

9,520 

9,500 

9,610 

9,630 

9,570 

9,520 

9,450 

4,170

Day

11. 

12. 

13. 

14. 

15. 

16. 

17. 

18. 

19. 

20.

January

550 

550 

550 

650 

.1,210 

3,100 

2,000 

1,350 

1,200 

1,340

February

2,070 

6,140 

7,920 

' 7,930 

7,600 

7,770 . 

8,310 

8,850 

9,170 

9,340

Day

21. 

22. 

23. 

24. 

.25. 

26. 

27. 

28. 

29. 

30. 

31.

January

3,400 

454 

346 

405 

4,360 

5,240 

6,860 

8,130 

8,800 

9,140 

9,140

2,684

February

9,420 

9,480 

9,380 

9,380 

9,500 

9,250 

9,020 

6,040

------

8,428
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUAKY A115

84. Klllbuck Creek at Klllbuck, Ohio

Location.--Lat 40°29'43", long 81°59'10", on right bank at downstream side of bridge 

on U.S. Highway 62 at Klllbuck, Holmes County, an eighth of a mile downstream 

from Black Creek.

Drainage area. 466 sq ml.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph, except 2 p.m. Jan. 21 to 10 a.m. 

Jan. 24, Jan. 27-29 and Feb. 2-7, 21-23 for which graph was reconstructed on 

basis of high-water mark In gage house and wire-weight gage readings made twice 

dally or oftener.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 7,450 cfs and by slope-area measurement at 28,400 cfs. Backwater from Ice 

Jan. 5-14, 18-21 and Feb. 13-22.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge, 28,400 cfs 3 a.m. Jan. 22 (gage height, 

21.75 ft, from high-water mark In gage house).

1930 to December 1958: Discharge, 28,800 cfs Aug. 7, 1935 (gage height, 

21.77 ft, from floodmark).

Mean discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2.

4.

5.

7.

8.

10.

January

309

845

6S8

570

400

340

305

290

240

February

1,200

902

726

816

652

506

393

434

2,060

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

20.

January

225

210

200

196

455

592

441

370

334

February

2,770

2,380

1,600

1,250

1,450

1,200

1,050

900

700

Day

21.

22.

24.

25.

27.

28.

30.

Runoff,

January

6,980

17,300

6,120

6,040

4,910

3,470

2,590

1,900

1,510

-I QQr\

4.90

February

620

660

784

957

873

866

801

734

2.27

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 19

Jan. 20

12 m. ........

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

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

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

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

Jan. 22

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

8 a.m.. ......

Gage 

height

8.15

8.51

17.58

21.35

20.98

Discharge

5,670

22,000

Hour

Jan. 22 Con.

6 p.m. .......

Gage 

height

8.28

7.90

Discharge

19,070

14,690

10,480

6,700

5,860

6,380

5,860

407

354

Hour

Feb. 9 Con.

Feb. 10

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

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

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

12 m. ........

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

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

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

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

9.20

11.25

12.73

13.36

13.82

14.26

14.78

15.52

15.73

15.87

15.99

16.01

15.93

15.46

15.19

15.22

Discharge

540

868

1,240

1,450

1,650

1,860

2,120

2,390

2,630

2,800

2,920

3,000

3,030

3,050

2,980

2,760

2,580

2,380

2,370

2,400
A116 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

85. Mill Creek near Coshocton, Ohio

Location.--Lat 40"SI 1 50", long 81°51'40", on left bank half a mile downstream from 

Little Mill Creek and 6 miles north of Coshocton, Coshocton County.

Drainage area.--27.5 sq ml.

Gage-height record.--Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage Is 782.00 ft above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Discharge record.--Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 2,390 cfs and by slope-area measurement at 4,720 cfs.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge, 4,440 cfs 2 p.m. Jan. 21 (gage height, 

 ITT40 ft).

1936 to December 1958: Discharge, 7,650 cfs June 28, 1957 (gage height, 

12.73 ft).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

2... ..

3. ....

5.....

6.....

8.... .

10.....

January

64 

154 

47 

27 

18 

11 

10 

9 

8 

7.2

February

30 

26 

26 

44 

27 

19 

18 

18 

41 

1,030

Day

20.... .

Monthly mean discharge, in cubic feet pe

January

6.2 

6 

6 

7 

75 

40 

24 

16 

15 

22

February

162 

74 

67 

80 

94 

56 

46 

41 

30 

25

Day

22 .....

23.....

25.....

26.....

29

30.....

31 .....

r second

January

2,180 

455 

110 

70 

50 

40 

30 

24 

25 

92 

46

119 

4.99

February

25 

25 

40 

40 

30 

28 

26 

24

_

78.2 

2.96

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 19 

12 p.m. ......

Jan. 20 

12 m. ........

2 p.m. ....... 

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

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

12 p.m. ......

1 a.m. ....... 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

12 m. ........ 

1 p.m. ....... 

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

3 p.m. .......

Gage 

height

1.59

1.56

1.56 

1.62 

1.70

2.27

2.50 

3.08

5.90 

7.69 

9 35

10.62

10.74

10.71 

10.93 

11.18 

11.40 

11.26

Discharge

17

15

15 

18 

23

91

123

181

465 

700 

1 250

2,660 

2,880

2,820 

3,290 

3,870 

4,440 

4,080

Hour

Jan. 21 Con.

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

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

12 p.m. ...... 

Jan . 22 

4 a.m. .......

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

12 m. ........

12 p.m. ...... 

Feb. 8

Feb. 9

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

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

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

12 p.m. ......

Feb. 10 

1 a.m. .......

Gage 

height

10.54

9.90 

7.88

5.32 

4". 12

2.82

1.87 

2.18

3.41 

5.07

6.98

Discharge

2,520

1,680 

731

402 

282

143

33 

65

209 

377

597

Hour

Feb. 10 Con.

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

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

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

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

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

12 m. ........ 

1 p.m. .......

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

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

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

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

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

12 p.m. ......

2 a.m. ....... 

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

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

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

12 m. ........ 

6 p.m. ....... 

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

8.23

8.48 

8.57 

8.66

9.05 

9.80 

10.36

10.30 

9.86 

8.70

7.22 

5.86 

4.85

4.22 

3.82

3.25 

3.05 

2.90 

2.18 

2.40

Discharge

791

850 

876 

906

1,080 

1,580 

2,260

2,180 

1,640 

920

631 

461 

355

292 

252

192 

170 

153 

65 

93
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A117

86. Muskingum River near Coshocton, Ohioi

Location. Lat 40°14'55", long 81°52'22", on right bank at upstream side of highway 

bridge, 2 miles south of Coshocton, Coshocton County, and 2 miles downstream 

from confluence of Tuscarawas and Walhonding Rivers.

Drainage area.--4,847 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 730.00 ft above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 75,000 cfs.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 32,900 cfs 10 p.m. Jan. 22 (gage 

EeTght, 13.43 ft).

1936 to December 1958: Discharge, 78,700 cfs Jan. 26, 1937 (gage height, 

21.98 ft), affected by storage in partially completed reservoirs.

Maximum discharge known, 202,000 cfs March 1913 (computed by Corps of 

Engineers).

Remarks.--Flow regulated, beginning in 1936, by 12 flood-control reservoirs (see 

sTa¥. 58-61, 63-65, 67, 70, 73, 75, 82).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1. 

2. 

3. 

4.

5. 

6. 

7. 

8. 

9. 

10.

January

3,050 

5,640 

9,170 

8,210 

5,820 

3,960 

3,500 

3,000 

2,500 

2,4OO

February

21,900 

21,100 

20,400 

20,400 

20,200 

20.OOO 

19,100 

18,100 

17,900 

21,800

Day

11. 

12. 

13. 

14. 

15. 

16. 

17. 

18. 

19. 

20.

January

2,200 

2,100 

2,000 

2,200 

2,770 

5,460 

6,130 

5,260 

4,890 

4,410

February

19,900 

22,300 

24,200 

24,700 

23,800 

23,300 

23,300 

23,300 

23,100 

21,700

Day

21. 

22. 

23. 

24. 

25. 

26. 

27. 

28. 

29. 

30. 

31.

January

17,900 

30,700 

24,000 

14,500 

17,200 

20,400 

21,000 

21,200 

21,700 

22,200 

22,200

10,250

February

20,800 

20,400 

20,300 

20,000 

20,300 

19,800 

18,900 

16,800

20,990

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 19 

12 p.m. ......

Jan. 20

6 a.m. ....... 

12 m.. .......

12 p.m. ...... 

Jan. 21

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

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

8 p.m. .......

Gage 

height

3.61

3.45 

3.40

3.39

6.38

Discharge

4,760

4,460 

4,370

4,350

10,800

Hour

Jan. 21 Con.

12 m.. .......

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

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

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

12 p.m. ......

6 p.m. .......

Gage 

height

11.36 

12.18

12.52 

12.54

1 *? "?Q

13.28

Discharge

25,600 

29,400

29,600 

29,700

32,400

Hour

Jan. 22 Con.

Jan. 23 

6 a.m. ....... 

12 m. ........

12 p.m. ...... 

Jan. 24

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

12.12 

10.66

9.63 

8.67

7.52

Discharge

28,200 

23,200

19,800 

17,000

13,700
A118

87. Senecaville Reservoir near Senecaville, Ohio

Location.--Lat 39°55'25", long 81°26'10", at dam on Seneca Fork, 1.5 miles southeast 

of Senecaville, Guernsey County.

Drainage area.--121 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 812.05 ft above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; gage readings have been adjusted to elevations 

above mean sea level.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Contents, 60,890 acre-ft 4:15-5:15 p.m. Jan. 25 

[eTevation, 836.69 ft).

1938 to December 1958: Contents, 63,370 acre-ft Mar. 24, 1945 (elevation, 

837.27 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir formed by earth dam completed May 1937. Capacity at spillway 

level (elevation, 842.5 ft), 88,500 acre-ft, of which 43,500 acre-ft is in conservation pool. Reservoir is used for flood control and conservation. Outflow 

is controlled mostly by operation of gates in short conduits through dam. Above 

spillway level, ll| ft taintor gates on spillway can be used. Gage-height record 

 and capacity curve furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Elevation, in feet, and contents, In acre-feet

Date

1958

Nov. 30.....

Dec. 31.....

1959

Jan. 20. ....

Jan. 25.....

Time

12 p.m. . . .

12 p.m. . . .

1 p.m. ....

4:15 p.m.-

5:15 p.m.

Elevation

832.33

831.89

832.77

836.69

Contents

43,710

42,160

45,290

60,890

Date

1959 Con

Jan . 31 ....

Feb. 9....

Feb . 12 ....

Feb. 28....

Time

12 p.m. . . .

12 p.m. . . .1

3 p.m.. . . .

12 p.m. . . .

Elevation

835.06

832.75 

835.05

832.44

Contents

54,140

45,220

54,100

44,100

88. Wills Creek Reservoir near Wills Creek, Ohio

Location.--Lat 40°09'25", long 81°50'55", at dam on Wills Creek, 1.3 miles south of 

village of Wills Creek, Coshocton County.

Drainage area.--844 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 733.0 ft above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912; gage readings have been adjusted to elevations 

above mean sea level.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Contents 74,810 acre-ft 7:30 p.m. Feb. 16 to 

I73~0 a.m. Feb. 17 (elevation, 764.51 ft).

1938 to December 1958: Contents, 122,200 acre-ft Mar. 11, 1945 (elevation, 

771.38 ft).

Remarks.--Reservoir formed by earth dam completed October 1937. Capacity at spillway level (elevation, 779.0 ft), 196,000 acre-ft, of which 6,000 acre-ft is in 

conservation pool. Reservoir is used for flood control and conservation. No 

gates are on spillway, and all regulation is done by gates in conduits through 

dam. Gage-height record and capacity curve furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Elevation, -in feet, and contents, in acre-feet

Date

1958

Nov. 30.....

Dec. 31. ....

1959

Jan. 20. ....

Jan. 26. ....

Time

12 p.m. . . .

12 p.m. . . .

12 p.m. . . .

7:30 a.m. .

Elevation

742.22

742.77

744.65

764 ..17

Contents

6,220

6,760

9,000

72,SOO

Date

1959 ConT

Jan. 31.....

Feb. 9.....

Feb. 16-17..

Feb. 28.....

Time

12 p.m. . . .

10 p.m. . . .

7:30 p.m.-

1:30 a.m.

12 p.m. . . .

Elevation

753.38

744.54

764.51

744.21

Contents

26,900

8,860

74,810

8,420
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A119

89. Wakatomika Creek near Frazeysburg, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°07'57", long 82"08'53", on right bank 2 miles northwest of

Frazeysburg, Muskingum County, 2 miles downstream from Fivemile Run, and 2-| miles 

upstream from Black Run.

Drainage area. 140 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 748.12 ft above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Discharge record.--Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 7,680 cfs and by contracted-opening measurement at 13,700 cfs.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 13,700 cfs 12:30 a.m. Jan. 22 (gage 

freight, 13.15 ft).

1936 to December 1958: Discharge, 10,000 cfs Jan. 27, 1952 (gage height, 

11.61 ft).

Mean discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

10.

January

160

480

289

195

110

100

75

55

45

February

2O4

170

180

222

171

131

125

117

2,8OO

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

IS.

20.

January

40

40

42

46

156

195

140

160

131

February

2,390

676

532

522

792

489

386

334

200

Day

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27. .

28..

30..

Runoff, In Inches ......................................................

January

4,850

6,920

993

494

367

298

237

190

369

4.74

February

210

165

206

256

185

176

167

158

3.27

Gage height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 2O

Jan. 21

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

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

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

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

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

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

12 m. ........

1 p.m. ....... 

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

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

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

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

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

Jan. 22 

12:3O a.m. . . .

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

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

8 a.m. .......

Gage 

height

2 12

4.80

6.80

7.13

7.72

12.35

12.70

12.80

. 13.15

12.40

11.20

Discharge

159

289

660

1,390

2,720

2,950

3,390 

4,980

9,140

11,800

12,700

12,900

13,700

13,100

11,900

9,140

Hour

Jan. 22 Con.

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

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

1 p.m. .......

Gage 

height

8.12

6.22

4 53

3.86

2 95

3 54

5.90

7 25

7.88

Discharge

3,720

2,310

758

650

152

251

59O

DOD

1 150

2,090

2 850

3,510

Hour

Feb. 10 Con.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

12 m.. .......

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

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

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

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

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

8.05

8.19

9.28

9.30

9.27

9.00

8.73

7.07

5.84

5.22

4.87

4.65 

4.5O

4.36

4.25

4.15

Discharge

3,660

3,780

5,300

5,250

4,820

4,420

2,910

2,050

1,620

1,390

1,250 

1,150

1,060

990

930
A120 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

90. Muskingum River at Dresden, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°07'14" J long 82°00'02", on left bank 70 ft downstream from bridge 

on State Highway 208, half a mile east of Dresden, Muskingum County, and half a 

mile downstream from Wakatomika Creek.

Drainage area. 5,982 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph, except 11 a.m. Jan. 23 to 11 a.m. 

Jan. 24 for. which graph was reconstructed on basis of graph before and after this 

period. Datum of gage is 693.15 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Discharge record.--Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 92,600 cfs. Backwater from ice Jan. 17-21.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 39,400 cfs 8 p.m. Jan. 22 (gage height, 

1HJ750 ft).

1921 to December 1958: Discharge, 100,000 cfs Aug. 9, 1935 (gage height, 

31.6 ft).

Stage known, 46.0 ft in March 1913, from floodmark (discharge, 228,000 cfs, 

computed.by Corps of Engineers).

Remarks.--Plow regulated by 14 flood-control reservoirs (see stas. 58-61, 63-65, 

6TT70, 73, 75, 82, 87, 88), beginning in 1936.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Dsy

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 

6. 

7. 

8. 

9. 

10.

January

2,920 

4,980 

9,O80 

11,600 

9,570 

6,630 

4,940 

4,200 

3,900 

3,500

February

28,700 

28,OOO 

27,000 

25,500 

24,400 

24,000 

23,000 

21,700 

21,200 

25,700

Day

11.. 

12.. 

13.. 

14.. 

15.. 

16.. 

17.. 

18.. 

19.. 

20..

January

3,150 

3,OOO 

2,800 

2,940 

3,320 

5,620 

7,000 

6,500 

5,600 

6,000

February

27,7OO 

24,900 

27,300 

28,100 

27,700 

28,200 

28,800 

29,200 

29,100 

28,400

Day

21. 

22. 

23. 

24. 

25. 

26. 

27. 

28. 

29. 

30. 

31.

Monthly mean discharge, in cubic feet per second. .....................

January

17,400 

36,900 

33,800 

18,800 

19,200 

26,300 

27,400 

28,000 

28,300 

28,800 

29,100

12,940

February

27,700 

27,200 

27,100 

26,900 

26,800 

25,100 

22,500 

20, 600

26,160

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 19 

12 p.m. ......

Jan. 20

4 a.m. .......

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

12 m... ......

6 p.m. .......

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

12 p.m. ......

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

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

9. ........

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

1 p.m. ....... 

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

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

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

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

Jan. 22

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

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

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

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

12 m. ........

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

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

8. ........ .

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

12 p.m. ......

Jan. 23

4 a.m. .......

Gage 

height

15.65

1 e; -70

14.73 

15.60

16.77 

18.30

T 7 VK

17.41

17.75

1 Q 1 Q

~\ Q R1?

19 93

20.10

Discharge

13,100 

15, 100

18,800 

22,100

28,600

 20 "zrtCt

38,000

Hour

Jan. 23 Con.

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

12 p.m. ......

Jan. 25

4 a.m. ....... 

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

12 m.. .......

4 p.m. ....... 

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

12 p.m. ......

Jan. 26

6 a.m. .......

6 p.m. .......

12 p.m. ......

Gage

height

13 50

12.79

12.73

12.93 

13.24 

13.70

14.22

15.11 

15.85

16.33 

16.47

16.52 

16.60

14.70

Discharge

17 900

16,800

16,100

15,900

16,500 

17,300 

18,500

20,000 

22,400 

24,600

26,100 

26, 500

26,700 

26,900

'

21 100

21,300

Hour

 Feb . 10

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

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

12 p.m. .......

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

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

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

12 m. .........

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

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

12 p.m. .......

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

12 m..... .....

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

Feb. 15

12 m. .........

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

12 p.m. .......

Gage 

height

17 32

17.50

17.56

17.53

17.39 

17.27

17.00 

16.90

16.58

16.35

16.13

15.85

15.75

15.73

15.89

16.13

16.37

16.58

16.80

16.85

16.88

16.93

Discharge

22 300

29,600

29,800

29,700

29,500

29,300 

28,900 

28 500

28,100 

27,800 

27 300

26,800

26,200

25, 500

24,600

24,400

24,300

24,800

25,500

26,200

26,800

27,500

27,600

27,700

27,900
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A121

91. South Fork Licking River near Hebron, Ohio 

(Gaging station, discontinued 1948)

Location.--Lat 39°59'20", long 82°28'30", at highway bridge 800 ft downstream from 

Beaver Run, 2.3 miles north of Hebron, Licking County, and 2-| miles upstream from 

Ramp Creek.

Drainage area. 133 sq mi.

Gage-height record.--High-water mark at gage site. Altitude of gage is 855 ft above 

mean sea level (from topographic map).

Discharge record.--Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 2,420 cfs and by contracted-opening measurement at 5,880 cfs.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge, 5,880 cfs 10 p.m. Jan. 21 (gage height, 

12.4 ft, from high-water mark).

1939-48: Discharge, 5,200 cfs Mar. 6, 1945 (gage height, 12.1 ft, from 

floodmarks).

Remarks.--Plow regulated by Buckeye Lake (27,300 acre-ft, 3,140 acres surface area,

92. Raccoon Creek at Granville, Ohio 

(Gaging station, discontinued 1948)

Location. Lat 40°03'50", long 82°31'35", at bridge on State Highway 16 at southwest edge of Granville, Licking County, and at mouth of Salt Run.

Drainage area.--83.0 sq mi, including that of Salt Run.

Gage-height record. High-water mark at gage site. Altitude of gage is 900 ft above 

mean sea level (from topographic map).

Discharge record.--Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 3,160 cfs and by contracted-opening measurement of 10,400 cfs at Newark 

(drainage area, 104 sq mi).

Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge, 8,700 cfs at about 9 p.m. Jan. 21 

height, 16.6 ft, from high-water mark).

1939-48: Discharge. 6,240 cfs Mar. 3, 1940 (gage height, 13.6 ft, from graph 

based on gage readings).

93. Raccoon Creek at Newark, Ohio 

(Miscellaneous site)

Location. Lat 40°02'55", long 82°24'40", at Baltimore & Ohio Railroad bridge In 

Newark, Licking County, a quarter of a mile upstream from mouth and 6 miles downstream from former gaging station at Granville.

Drainage area. 104 sq ml.

Maximum.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 10,400 cfs 10 p.m. Jan. 21, from 

contracted-opening measurement.
A122 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

94. Otter Fork near Centerburg, Ohio 

(Crest-stage station)

Location.--Lat 40°17'S5", long 8S°43'15", 500 ft downstream from culvert on State 

Highway 3, 1.2 miles west of city limits of Centerburg, Knox County.

Drainage area.--2.97 sq mi.

Gage-height record.--Crest stages only. Altitude of gage is 1,160 ft from topographic map).

Discharge record.--Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 124 cfs and extended above on basis of slope-area measurements.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 445 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 13.52 ft),

1947 to December 1958: Discharge, 368 cfs June 29, 1947 [gage height, 

13.25 ft).

95. North Fork Licking River at Utica, Ohio 

(Gaging station, discontinued 1948)

Location.--Lat 40°13'35", long 82°27'05", at bridge on State Highway 13, at south 

edge of Utica, Licking County, and 2 miles upstream from Lake Fork.

Drainage area.--114 sq mi.

Gage-height record. High-water marks at gage site. Altitude of gage is 940 ft 

above mean sea level (from topographic map).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 4,760 cfs and extended above on basis of slope-area measurement at 

5,500 cfs.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Maximum gage height, 15.8 ft about 9-10 p.m. 

Jan. 21.

1939-48: Discharge, 6,400 cfs Apr. 13, 1948 (gage height, 12.4 ft). 

Flood of July 1956 reached a stage of 13.2 ft.

96. North Fork Licking River at Newark, Ohio 

(Miscellaneous site)

Location.--Lat 40°03'30", long 82°23'50", at bridge on State Highway 16 on East 

Main Street, in Newark, Licking County, half a mile upstream from confluence 

with South Fork.

Drainage area.--239 sq mi.

Maximum. January-February 1959: Discharge, 29,800 cfs 11 p.m. Jan. 21, from 

contracted-opening measurement.
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A123

97. Licking River near Newark, Ohio

Location.--Lat 40°03'33", long 82°20'23", on right bank at downstream side of 

Stadden Bridge, 1 mile downstream from Shawnee Run, if miles upstream from 

Equality Run, and 3^ miles east of Newark, Licking County.

Drainage area. 536 sq'mi.

Gage-height record.--Water-stage recorder graph, except 10 p.m. Jan. 21 to 4:30 p.m. 

Jan. 23 for which graph was reconstructed on basis of high-water mark in gage 

house and flood-routing study. Datum of gage is 779.02 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1944.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 23,600 cfs and extended above on basis of flood-routing study.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 45,000 cfs 12 p.m. Jan. 21 (gage height, 

2TT73 ft).

1939 to December 1958: Discharge, 25,000 cfs Jan. 27, 1952 (gage height, 

16.59 ft).

Remarks. Flow slightly regulated by Buckeye Lake on South Fork.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1. 

2. 

3. 

4.

5. 

6. 

7. 

8. 

9. 

10.

Monthly 

Runoff,

January

548 

2,160 

1,090 

742 

455 

425 

292 

232 

198 

176

February

1,130 

900 

850 

1,130 

1,080 

855 

555 

509 

488 

9,370

Day

11. 

12. 

13. 

14. 

15. 

16. 

17. 

18. 

19. 

20.

mean discharge, in cubic feet

January

154 

142 

201 

239 

923 

1,360 

700 

500 

600 

415

February

8,94O 

3,150 

2,230 

2,560 

3,630 

2,160 

1,620 

1,450 

1,230 

1,030

Day

21. 

22. 

23. 

24. 

25. 

26. 

27. 

28. 

29. 

30. 

31.

January

15,300 

25,600 

6.0OO 

3,170 

1,920 

1,520 

1,270 

1,110 

1,030 

1,480 

1,540

2 »nfi

February

915 

905 

995 

1,430 

1,130 

985 

728 

669

------

1,879 

3.66

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 20 

12 p.m. ......

Jan. 21

1 a.m. ....... 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

12 m. ........

2 p.m. .......

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

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

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

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

12 p.m. ......

Jan. 22

2 a.m. .......

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

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

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

12 m. ........

2 p.m. .......

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

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

8 p.m. .......

Gage 

height

2.15

2.30 

2.95 

4.50 

5.25

6.30 

7.95 

9.60 

10.90

14.64

15.70

17.20 

17.90

19.15 

20.30

19.90

19.40

16.20

14.90

14. 2O

Discharge

485

560 

918 

1,820 

2,290

3,010 

4,290 

5,740 

7,100

12 000

25,600

36,800

38,500

oo prin

13,500

Hour

Jan. 22 Con.

Jan. 23 

6 a.m. ....... 

12 m. ........ 

6 p.m. .......

12 p.m. ...... 

Jan. 24

Feb . 9

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

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

12 m.. .......

Gage

height

12.80

11.20 

9.30 

8.68

8.55 

8.07

6

O'X

3

f\f\

3.30

4.32

8

*«7

12 55

13.27

Discharge

9,900

7,320 

5,090 

4,570

4,470 

4,090

750

900

1,470

2 7en

10, 900

Hour

Feb. 10 Con.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

12 p.m. .......

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

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

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

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

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

14.90 

14.93 

14.95 

14.96

14.97 

14.95 

14.89 

14.82

14.10

12.40

9 77

9 35

9.02

8.75

7 52

5.69

Discharge

15,700 

15,800 

15,900 

15,900

15,900 

15,900 

15,700 

15,400

13,200

9,200

6

"ff\Ct

4,850

4,630

2,350
A124 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

98. Licking River at Toboso, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°03'26", long 82°13'12", on right bank 30 ft downstream from highway bridge at Toboso, Licking County, and 3 miles downstream from Rocky Pork.

Drainage area. 672 sq mi.

Gage-height record.--Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 744.84 ft above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements. 

Backwater from ice Jan. 10-12.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 49,800 cfs 5 a.m. Jan. 22 (gage height, 

21.08 ft).

1902-6, 1921 to December 1958: Discharge, 32,500 cfs Jan. 27, 1952 (gage 

height, 18.75 ft).

Flood of March 1913 reached a stage of 20.0 ft (discharge, 35,000 cfs, computed by Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District).

Remarks. Flow slightly regulated by Buckeye Lake on South Fork.

Mean discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1..

2. .

3..

4. .

5..

6..

7 . .

8. .

10. .

January

566

2,420

1,340

928

585

537

429

324

260

February

1,340

1,160

1,100

1,300

1,250

1,070

851

780

9,790

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

20.

January

230

220

267

304

1,010

1,520

794

658

658

February

12,100

3,750

2,390

2,620

4,090

2,240

1,710

1,540

1,090

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

30.

January

12,600

36,900

9,540

4,110

2,340

1,840

1,540

1,340

1,680

2,876

4.93

February

1,010

983

1,120

1,440

1,170

1,050

851

785

3.35

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second, at Indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 20

Jan. 21

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

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

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

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

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

12 m. ........ 

2 p.m. ....... 

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

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

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

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

12 p.m. ......

Jan. 22

2 a.m. ....... 

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

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

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

Gage 

height

2.19

8.35

12.15

13.98 

14.80

16.45 

17.75 

18.98 

19.80

20.70 

21.02 

21.08

20 92

19.55

Discharge

11,000 

12,500

16,800 

22,900 

30,800 

37,000

45,600 

49,000 

49,800

35,000

Hour

Jan. 22 Con.

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

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

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

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

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

Jan. 24 

12 m.. .......

12 p.m. ...... 

Feb. 9

Gage 

height

19.10

18.50

17.90

11 25

10.80 

10.55

10.00

9.26 

8.45

7.24 

3 92

4.80

Discharge

31,600

27,400

23,800

13,900

9,460

6,600 

6,300

5,640

4,790 

3,960

2,910

 7QC

1,280

Hour

Feb. 10 Con.

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

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

4 a.m. ....... 

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

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

12 m. ........ 

2 p.m. ....... 

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

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

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

12 p.m. ...... 

Feb. 12

12 m. ........

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

6.30

7.80

16.29

16.14

15.66 

15.12 

14.38 

13.23 

11.92

10.38 

10.00

8.98

8.00

7.16

6.81

Discharge

3,370

16,200 

15,700

14,400 

13,200 

11,900 

9,990 

8,080

6,100 

5,640

4,480

3,550

2,850

2,590
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A125

. 99. Licking River at Dlllon, Ohio

Location.--Lat 39°58'15" J long 82°03'25", on downstream side of center pier of 

highway bridge at Dillon, Muskingum County, 3 miles northwest of Zanesville and 

3^ miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 754 sq mi.

Gage-height record.--Water-stage recorder graph, except 6 a.m. Jan. 21 to 10 a.m. 

Jan. 22 for which graph was reconstructed on basis of channel-storage studies. 

Datum of gage is 683.7 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (Corps of 

Engineers bench mark).

Discharge record.--Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 29,300 cfs and by slope-area measurement at 47,000 cfs.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge, 47,000 cfs 1 p.m. Jan. 22 (gage height, 

 3T746 ft).

1939 to December 1958: Discharge, 30,300 cfs Mar. 7, 1945 (gage height, 

27.57 ft); maximum gage height, 27.63 ft Jan. 27, 1952.

Maximum stage known, 37.0 ft in March 1913, from floodmark. (backwater from 

Muskingum River).

Remarks. Plow slightly regulated by Buckeye Lake on South Fork.

Mean discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

10.

January

424

2,680

1,830

1,130

600

600

450

350

260

February

1,570

1,210

1,020

1,260

1,490

1,160

870

704

5,950

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

20.

January

230

210

280

340

836

1,910

955

703

871 

738

February

16,000

6,140

3,370

3,360

4,740

3,400

2,450

1,980

1,300

Day

21.

,22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

30.

Runoff,

January

7,050

36,000

16,700

. 5,100

3,000

2,370

1,830

1,510

1,850

4.67

February

1,100

1,070

1,110

1,970

1,290

1,210

1,020

898

3.45

Gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second, at Indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 20 

12 p.m.. .....

Jan. 21

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

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

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

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

12 m... ......

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

12 p.m. ......

Jan. -22

4 a.m. .......

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

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

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

12 m.. .......

1 p.m. .......

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

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

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

6..-. .........

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

12 p.m. ......

Jan. 23

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

12 m..... ....

4 p.m. .......

Gage 

height

8.72

14.20

20.00

29.50

31.24

22.50

19.75

17.05

Discharge

41,000

12,000

 Hour

Jan. 2-3 Con.

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

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

2 a.m. .......

Qage 

height

14 32

1 *2 DA

9

QQ

15 25

17 91

.

19.26

-Discharge

6 Q9f"l

QQC

1 550

14,800

Hour

Feb. 11 Con.

9 30

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

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

20 30

21 23

21 33

21 31

1 Q Q9

U co

8.49

Discharge

9 Q9f"l

4 130

3,740
A126 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

100. Musklngum River at McConnelsvllle, Ohio

Location.--Lat 39°38'40", long 81°51'00", on left bank just upstream from Dam 7, at 

McConnelsvllle, Morgan County, and 3-| miles downstream from Ollsprlng Run.

Drainage area. 7,411 sq ml.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage Is 650.31 ft above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Discharge record.--Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 125,000 cfs.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 81,600 cfs 12:30 a.m. Jan. 23 (gage 

 ReTght, 14.38 ft).

1921 to December 1958: Discharge, 126,000 cfs Jan. 26, 1937 (gage height, 

21.14 ft), affected by storage In partly completed reservoirs.

Maximum stage known, 33.5 ft Mar. 27, 1913 (discharge, 270,000 cfs, computed 

by Corps of Engineers).

Remarks. Flow regulated, beginning In 1936, by 14 flood-control reservoirs (see 

sTas. 58-61, 63-65, 67, 70, 73, 75, 82, 87, 88).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 

6. 

7. 

8. 

9. 

10.

January

3,840 

7,650 

10,000 

12,900 

10,100 

6,490 

5,200 

4,970 

4,730 

4,070

February

29,800 

28,700 

27,8OO 

27,200 

25,900 

24,80O 

23,700 

22,300 

21,400 

36,200

Day

11. 

12. 

13. 

14. 

15. 

16. 

17. 

18. 

19. 

20.

January

3,790 

3,600 

3,470 

3,700 

5,470 

7,770 

8,340 

7,370 

6,560 

8,380

February

49,4OO 

34,900 

3O,6OO 

32,600 

34,600 

32,600 

31,300 

31,300 

30,600 

29,700

Day

21. 

22. 

23. 

24. 

25. 

26. 

27. 

28. 

29. 

30. 

31.

Monthly mean discharge, in cubic feet per second. ......................

January

27, lOO 

64,300 

67,400 

30,900 

20,700 

26,400 

28,100 

28,500 

28,700 

29,900 

31,100

16,500

February

28,700 

28,300 

28,400 

29,100 

28,300 

27,200 

24,600 

22,500

29,380

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 19 

12 p.m. ......

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

12 p.m. ......

Jan. 21 

4 a.m. .......

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

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

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

12 m.. .......

2 p.m. .......

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

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

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

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

12 p.m. ......

Jan. 22

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

12 m. ........

4 p.m. .......

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

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

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

3.17

3.75

4.63

5.30

6.30

7.07

7.25

7.55

8.70

9.65

10.18

12.04

13.25

14.05

14.35

Discharge

6,600

8,980

13,200

29 700

62,600

72,600

81,400

Hour

Jan. 23

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

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

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

12 m. ........

6 p.m. .......

Jan. 24

6 a.m. .......

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

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

Gage 

height

14.25

13.70

12.81

11.34

8.47

7.80

10.27

Discharge

81,400

80,600

76,200

69,100

56,900

35,700

22 ' 500

31,300

33,600

45,000

48,400

Hour

Feb . 11

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

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

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

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

1 p.m. ....... 

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

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

12 m. ........

Gage 

height

10.54

10.58

10.62

10.62

10.53

10.44

9 55

8.08

Discharge

50, 500

50,800

51,200

51,200

50,800

49,700

33,100
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A127

HOCKING RIVER BASIN 

101. Hocking River at Athens, Ohio

Location.--Lat 39°19'45", long 82°05'17", on left bank at upstream side of Mill 

Street Bridge, three-quarters of a mile east of business section of Athens, 

Athens County, and 3^ miles downstream from Margaret Creek.

Drainage area. 944 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 615.59 ft above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements. 

Backwater from ice Jan. 2, 7-12, 16, 18-19. Shifting-control method used at times.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge, 15,800 cfs 6 a.m. Jan. 23 (gage height, 

 15738 ft).

1915 to December 1958: Discharge, 30,400 cfs Mar. 7, 1945 (gige height, 23.0 ft).

Maximum stage known, 26.7 ft in January 1907, from floodtnark (discharge, 

50,000 cfs, computed by Corps of Engineers).

Remarks. Slight regulation by Tom Jenkins Reservoir (26,900 acre-ft, 32.8 sq mi) 

beginning in 1952.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1..

2..

3,.

4..

b..

6..

7..

8..

10. .

January

636

2,300

2,480

1,480

1,000

650

600

550

440

February

1,680

1,260

1,050

1,380

1,450

1,120

912

905

3,170

Day

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

20..

 -

" "

January

390

350

328

336

1,900

4,800

3,180

1,400

2,040

February

7,470

6,750

4,870

4,45O

5,830

4,780

2,860

2,200

1,440

Day

21 . . . .

22....

23....

28....

30....

January

8,630

14,500

14,900

9,630

3,470

2,320

2,140

1,740

1,600

2,870

February

1,160

1,090

1,180

1,570

1,410

1,220

1,140

1,050

2,363

ge height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 19

Jan. 20 

10 a.m. ...... 

12 m. ........

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

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

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

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

12 p.m. ......

Jan. 21

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

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

12 m. ........

Jan. 22

4 a.m. .......

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

Jan. 23

4 a.m. .......

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

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

Jan. 24

12 m.. .......

Gage 

height

4.81

4.96 

5.10

6.53 

7.65 

9.00

10.65

11.85

13 35

15.35

15.83

18.46

19.02

1 Q -PQ

19.36

19.00

17.47

15.43

Discharge

1,200 

1,300

2,100 

2,660

13,300

8,240

Hour

Jan. 24--Con.

4 a.m. ....... 

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

12 m. ........

6 p.m. ....... 

12 p.m. ......

Feb. 10

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

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

12 m. ........

12 p.m. ......

2 a.m. .......

Gage 

height

11.89 

9.49 

8.02

7.06 

6.63

4.49

7.90

12 00

12.93

13.52

14.85

14.79

Discharge

5,240 

3,690 

2,850

2,360 

2,140

6,420

7,630

7,570

Hour

Feb. 12 Con.

6 p.m. ....... 

12 p.m. ......

4 a.m. ....... 

12 m.. .......

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

8 p.m. .......

12 m. ........

6 p.m. .......

Gage 

height

13.35 

13.06

12.70 

10.93

12.64

13.22

7.90

7.37

Discharge

6,280 

6,050

5,800 

4,610

5,760

6,180

2,780

2,520
A128 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

RACCOON CREEK BASIN 

 102. Raccoon Creek at Adamsville, Ohio

Location. Lat 38°52'31", long 82"21'18", on right bank at downstream side of 

 bridge 480 ft upstream from U.S. Highway 35, at Adamsville, Gallia County, and 

1.3 miles downstream from Indian Creek.

Drainage area.--587 sq mi.

Gage-height record.--Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 570.85 ft above

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. 

Discharge record.--Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements

below 9,200 cfs.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 7,090 cfs 8-9 a.m. Jan. 24 (gage height, 

19.42 ft). .

1915-35, 1938 to December 1958: Discharge, 15,500 cfs Apr. 15, 1948 (gage 

height, 24.92 ft).

Maximum stage known, 25.2 ft in January 1937, from floodmark.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1. ...

2... .

3....

4....

5....

6....

7....

8....

10....

January

244

546

748

864

748

587

544

466

384

February

818

693

526

605

682

656

542

476

825

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

20.

January

334

261

199

173

520

1,460

1,780

1,770

1,960

February

1,560

2,030

2,200

2,680

3,030

2,910

2,740

2,240

1,070

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

30.

Monthly mean discharge, in cubic feet net* senonri .......................

Runoff,

January

3,610

4,990

6,280

7,000

5,930

4,380

2,320

909

697

3.37

February

806

660

667

757

780

737

653

603

2.14

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 19

4 a.m. .......

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

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

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

2 p.m. .......

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

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

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

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

Jan. 21 

4 a.m. .......

12 m. ........ 

2 p.m. .......

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

Jan. 22 

3 a.m. ....... 

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

12 m.. ....... 

6 p.m. .......

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

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

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

12 m. ........

Gage

height

8.31

8.33

9.80

12 55

13 23

13 72

13 93

14.13

14.77 

14.90

15 27

17.20

17.46 

17.78

19.41

Discharge

1,370

1,430

2 350

3,290

3,530

4,700

4,910 

5,200

7,080

Hour

Jan. 24 Con. 

2 p.m. .......

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

12 p.m. ......

Jan. 25

4 a.m. .......

12 m. ........

6 p.m. .......

Jan. 26

8 a.m. .......

12 p.m. ......

Jan. 27 

12 m.........

Feb. 9

Feb. 10

8 a.m. ....... 

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

12 m.... .....

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

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

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

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

12 p.m. ......

Feb. 11

12 m. ........

6 p.m. .......

12 p.m. ......

Feb. 12

6 a.m. .......

Gage 

height

19.38

19.32

19.13

18.95

18.46

18.05

17.01

16.30

15.25

14.37 

11.11

7.38

4.62

5.00 

5.28 

6.20

7.02 

7.05 

7.70

7.65

7.60

7.62

9.04

9.69

10.15

10.40

Discharge

7,050

6,970

6,750

6,530

5,940

5,480

4,570

4,170

3,720

3,380 

2,240

1,110

474

550 

612 

818

1,020 

1,020 

1,200

1,180

1,170

1,170

1,340

1,580

1,780

1,930

2,010

Hour

Feb. 12 Con.

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

Feb. 14 

12 m. ........ 

2 p.m. .......

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

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

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

Gage 

height

10.46

10.65

-1 T 0^

U

Q~r

12.11 

12.18

13.16

13 * 43

13.52

13.54 

13.53

13.23

1 ? S7

12 34

Discharge

2,030

2,580 

2,600

2,940

3,070

3,070 

3,070

2,960
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A129

SCIOTO RIVER BASIN

103. Scioto River at Foraker, Ohio

(Miscellaneous site)

pqtion Lat 40°41'05" long 83°43'45", 90 ft downstream from county highway 

brSdge half a mile north of Foraker, Hardin County, and 0.4 mile upstream from 

McCoy Run.

Drainage area. 102 sq mi.

Maximum. -January-February 1959: 

measurement .

Discharge, 4,420 cfs Jan. 21, from slope-area

104. Scioto River at LaRue , Ohio 

(Gaging station, discontinued 1951)

Location. -Lab 40°34'28", long 83°23'15", on right bank 200 ft downstream from high-

 waTTridge, 500 ft downstream from Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis 

Railway bridge at LaRue, Marion County, and 3? miles upstream from Rush Creek.

Drainage area. 255 sq mi.

Gage-height record- High-water mark in gage house and marks outside house. Datum

 of gage is 910.2 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Discharge record. Stage -discharge relation defined by current -meter measurements

 billow 6,700 cfs and by contracted -opening measurement at 16,^00 cis.

Maxima . -January -February 1959: Discharge, 16,300 cfs Jan 21 (gage height

 15730 ft, from high-water marks outside, 14.24 ft from high-water marks in gage

°U1926-35, 1938-51: Discharge observed, 10,700 cfs Mar. 20, 1927 (gage height, 

'Maximum stage known, 17.8 ft Mar. 26, 1913.

105. Little Scioto River above Marion, Ohio

Location.--Lat 40°37'43", long 83°10'll", on left bank at downstream side of Chesa- 

 peake and Ohio Railway bridge, 1 mile downstream from Rock Fork and 3? miles 

northwest of Marion, Marion County.

Drainage area. 70.0 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 909.43 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record.--Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 3,830 cfs.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge, 5,160 cfs 3 a.m. Jan. 22 (gage height, 7J H"o J»4- \

1938 to December 1958: Discharge, 3,720 cfs June 7, 1947 (gage height, 

8.16 ft).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

10.

January

26

94

73

53

50

45

35

30

20

February

161

110

100

100

70

60

50

43

1,050

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

20.

January

19

18

18

25

1ZZ

176

112

91

6S

February

1,110

348

247

286

509

294

210

178

95

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

30.

January

1,920

4,000 .

2,050

1,010

471

216

140

95

85 

370

382

6.30

February

95

70

100

148

96

82

79

88

3.17
A130 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

Qage height; In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959, of 

Little Scioto River above Marion, Ohio

Hour

Jan. 19

Jan. 20

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

Jan. 21

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

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

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

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

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

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

12 p.m. ......

Jan. 22 

1 a.m. ....... 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

12 m. ........

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

1.64

1.62 

1.77 

2.08

2.99 

3.90 

5.20 

6.96 

8.07 

8.37 

8.55 

8.57 

8.61 

8.66

8.72 

8.72 

8.73 

8.70 

8.68 

8.64 

8.60 

8. 60 

8.53 

8.45 

8.37 

8.32

8.17 

8.12 

8.03 

7.97 

7.85 

7.77 

7.68 

7.62 

7.56

Discharge

63

61 

75 

110

260 

450 

770 

1,700 

3,550 

4,230 

4,680 

4,730 

4,840 

4,970

5,140 

5,140 

5,160 

5,080 

5,030 

4,920 

4,810 

4,810 

4,630 

4,420 

4,230 

4,110

3,760 

3,650 

3,460 

3,340

3,100 

2,940 

2,770 

2,660 

2,550

Hour

Jan. 22--Con.

Jan. 23

12 m.. .......

Jan. 24

6 p.m. ....... 

12 p.m. ......

Jan. 25 

12 m.........

12 p.m. ......

Feb. 8 

12 p.m. ......

Feb. 9 

8 a.m. ....... 

12 m. ........

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

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

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

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

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

12 p.m. ......

Feb. 10 

1 a.m. ....... 

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

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

a............

10 a.m. ......

Qage 

height

7.52 

7.51

7.48 

7.36 

7.29 

7.20 

7.01 

6.70

6.16 

5.75 

5.30 

5.00

3.83 

3.20

1.34

1.32 

1.33 

1.35 

1.38 

1.42 

1.47 

1.56

2.13 

2.80

3.28 

3.60 

3.84 

4.88 

5.43

Discharge

2,480 

2,460 '

2,410 

2,210 

2,100 

1,970 

1,750 

1,500

1,160 

970 

800 

712

435 

302

38

37 

37 

39 

41 

45 

49 

58

123 

225

318 

385

437 

679 

846 '

Hour

Feb. 10 Con.

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

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

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

g

Feb. 11 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

12 m.. .......

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

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

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

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

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

12 p.m.. .....

Feb. 12 

2 a.m. ....... 

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

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

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

12 m.........

Gage 

height

6.01 

6.20 

6.40 

6.55 

6.62 

6.68 

6.70 

6.73 

6.75 

6.78 

6.80 

6.83 

6.83

6.80 

6.78 

6.74 

6.68 

6.62 

6.55 

6.46 

6.37 

6.29 

6.22 

6.15 

6.07 

5.97 

5.88 

5.77 

5.64 

5.37 

5.07

4.04 

3.60 

3.45 

3.34 

3.27 

3.15 

3.07

Discharge

1,080 

1,180 

1,300 

1,400 

1,440 

1,490 

1,500 

1,520 

1,540 

1,560 

1,570 

1,590 

1,590

1,570 

1,560 

1,530 

1,490 

1,440 

1,400 

1,340 

1,280 

1,230 

1,190 

1,160 

1,120 

1,070 

1,030 

978 

926 

824 

732

481 

385 

354 

330 

316 

292 

276

106. Scioto River near Prospect, Ohio

Location.--Lat 40°25'10", long 83°11'5.0", on downstream side of pier of Hosklns 

Bridge In Delaware County, 1.5 miles upstream from Ottawa Creek, 2 miles south 

of Prospect, Marion County, and 2^ miles downstream from Patton Run.

Drainage area. 571 sq ml.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage Is 886.9 ft above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 9,300 cfs. Backwater from Ice Jan. 5-14.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge, 10.100 cfs 11 p.m. Jan. 21 (gage height, 

 13730 ft).

1925-32, 1939 to December 1958: Discharge, 10,100 cfs Mar. 22, 1927 (gage 

height, 15.0 ft, at Prospect, at datum 4.8 ft higher).

Maximum stage known, 21.1 ft Mar. 25, 1913, at Prospect (discharge, 27,000 

cfs, computed by Franklin County Conservancy District).
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A131

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959, of Scioto River near Prospect, Ohio

Day

10. ....

Monthly

January

120 

238 

367 

362 

300 

270 

220 

190 

160 

140

mean discha

February

2,770 

2,180 

1,140 

846 

796 

630 

402 

382 

358 

3,190

rge, in cub

Day

20.... . 

ic feet pe

January

130 

120 

110 

100 

412 

736 

918 

810 

594 

380

February

5,060 

6,610 

5,520 

3,740 

3,150 

3,270 

2,910 

1,900 

1,280 

818

Day

23.....

27 .....

29

30..... 

31.....

January

5,340 

9,140 

9,510 

9,300 

8,570 

6,730 

4,130 

2,440 

1,100 

1,530 

2,210

2,151

4.35

February

531 

531 

545 

792 

945 

778 

657 

645

1,871

3.42

ge height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 20 

12 p.m. ......

Jan. 21 

2 a.m. .......

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Jan. 22 

3 a.m. .......

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

12 m.. ....... 

2 p.m. .......

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

12 p.m. ......

Jan. 23

12 m. ........ 

12 p.m. ......

Jan. 24 

6 a.m. .......

12 p.m. ......

Jan. 25 

12 m. ........

12 p.m. ......

Jan. 26 

6 a.m. .......

Gage 

height

3.25

3.55 

4.30 

5.95 

8.30 

10.05 

10.80 

11.73 

13.25 

14.40 

14.88 

15.20 

15.30 

. 15.25

15.00 

14.63 

14.22 

14.11 

14.08 

14.22 

14.57

14.79 

14.86 

14.83 

14.74

14.72 

14.51 

14.35

14.01 

13.75 

13.42

12.95

Discharge

443

546 

850 

1,690 

3,250 

4,600 

5,250 

6,150 

7,800 

9,060 

9,640 

10,000 

10,100 

10,100

9,780 

9,340 

8,860 

8,740 

8,710 

8,860 

9,260

»,5ZO 

9,610 

9,580 

9,470

9,440 

9,190 

9,000

8,630 

8,340 

7,980

7,460

Hour

Jan. 26 Con. 

12 m.. .......

12 p.m. ......

Jan. 27

Jan. 28

Jan. 29

12 p.m. ......

Feb. 8 

12 p.m. ......

Feb. 9

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

Feb. 10

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

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

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

12 m.. .......

2 p.m. ....... 

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

12 p.m.. .....

Feb. 11 

4 a.m. .......

Gage 

height

12.32 

11.62 

10.90

10.10 

9.40 

8.72 

8.17

7.27 

7.20 

5.85

5.00 

4.53 

4.20 

4.23

2.96

2.86 

2.84 

3.04 

3.75

4.85 

5.87 

6.85 

7.78 

8.54 

9.06 

9.33 

9.48 

9.56 

9.59

9.68

Discharge

6,770 

6,040 

5,340

4,640 

4,080 

3,540 

3,160

2,530 

2,480 

1,640

1,190 

955 

805 

818

362

334 

329 

385 

622

1,120 

1,650 

2,240 

2,840 

3,420 

3,810 

 4,020 

4,140 

4,210 

4,230

4,300

Hour

Feb. 11 Con.

Feb. 12

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

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

Feb. 13

12 m. ........

Feb. 14 

6 a.m. .......

12 m. ........ 

3 p.m. .......

12 p.m.. .....

Feb. 15 

6 a.m. ....... 

12 m.. .......

6 p.m. ....... 

12 p.m. ......

Feb. 16 

12 m. ........ 

8 p.m. .......

12 p.m. ...... 

Feb. 17 

6 p.m. .......

12 p.m. ......

Feb. 18 

12 m. ........ 

12 EjjL, _._._. . . .

Gage 

height

9.95 

10.48 

11.01 

11.48 

11.86

12.18 

12.29 

12.30 

12.28 

12.18 

12.02

11.59 

11.16 

9.89

9.18 

8.71 

8.64 

8.76 

8.65

8.33

8.05 

7.94 

7.99

8.39 

8.54 

8.48

8.23 

7.44 

7.02

6.23 

5.66

Discharge

4,520 

4,960 

5,440 

5,900 

6,280

6,620 

6,740 

6,750 

6,730 

6,620 

6,440

6,010 

5,580 

4,470

3,900 

3,540 

3,490 

3,570 

3,500

3,270 

3,080 

3,000 

3,030

3,310 

3,420 

3,380

3,200 

2,650 

2,350

1,850 

1,530
A132 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

107. Mill Creek near Bellepolnt, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°14'55", long 83°10'30", on left bank at upstream side of highway 

bridge, 1^ miles upstream from mouth and l| miles west of Bellepolnt, Delaware 

County.

Drainage area.--181 sq ml.

Gage.height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage Is 865.14 ft above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by students of Ohio State University, 

city of Columbus bench mark).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 13,700 cfs.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 20,300 cfs 8 p.m. Jan. 21 (gage height, 

13785 ft).

1942 to December 1958: Discharge, 7,170 cfs May 27, 1956 (gage height, 

9.92 ft).

Maximum stage known, 18.0 ft in March 1913.

Wean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

10.

January

100

360

200

120

90

75

60

50

35

February

160

110

100

180

195

87

66

57

3,980

Day

11...

12...

13...

14. . .

15...

16...

17...

18...

20...

January

30

25

25

45

500

440

200

160

190

February

3,S30

492

340

1,220

1,860

579

346

282

92

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

30.

Runoff, In Inches ......................................................

January

10,700

12,600

1,900

330

221

120

100

90

602

686

977

6.23

February

95

73

105

265

190

133

135

143

548

3.16

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 19

Jan. 20

Jan. 21

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

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

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

6 p.m. .......

Gage 

height

5.85

9.80

10.78

13.59

Discharge

120

1,000

6,400

9,320

18,800

Hour

Jan. 21 Con.

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

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

Feb. 8

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

13.85

13.80

13.59

1.60

2.74

Discharge

20,300

20,000

19,800

18,8OO 

.16,600

54

285

Hour

Feb. 10

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

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

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

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

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

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

Feb. 11

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

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

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

3.35

3.70

4.46 

5.60

7.07

8.00

8.37

8.45

8.66 

8.67

8.63

8.35

8.32

8.33

8.35

8.19

8.03

7.54

6.33

5.73

4.18

Discharge

488

656

1,120 

2,040

3,700

5,300

5,400

5,680 

5,700

5,640

5,280

5,240

5,250

5,280

5,070

4,860

4,270

2,820

2,170

933
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A133

108. 0'Shaughnessy Reservoir near, Dublin, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°09 I 15", long 83 0 07'34", in Delaware County,.at dam on Scioto 

River, 4 miles north of Dublin, Franklin County.

Drainage.area. 987 sq ml.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is mean sea level 

(levels by city of Columbus).

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Total contents, 24,290 acre-ft 6 a.m. Jan. 22 

[elevation, 854.40 ft).

1924 to December 1958: Total contents, 21,050 acre-ft Jan. 28. 1952 (elevation, 851.74 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by concrete dam; dam completed and storage begun In 

1924. Available capacity, 14,490 acrerft, between elevations 789.5 ft (sill of 

outlet gate) and 845 ft (crest of spillway), based on survey made in 1942. 

Flashboards installed May 8/1945, additional capacity, 2,450 acre-ft, between 

elevation 845 ft (crest of spillway) and 847.9 ft (crest of flashboards). Dead 

storage, 55 acre-ft. Records given herein represent total contents. Water used 

.for municipal supply of city of Columbus. Capacity table computed from data furnished by city of Columbus.

Elevation, in feet, and, contents, In acre-feet

Date

1958 

Nov. 30..... 

Dec. 31.....

1959 

Jan. 20.....

Time

12 p.m. . . . 

12 p.m. . . .

5 p.m. ....

Elevation

84a.21 

848.19

' 84S.43

Contents

17,370 

17,310

17,550

Date

1959 Don. 

Jan.. 22..... 

Jan. 31. .... 

Feb. 28.....

Time

6 a.m. .... 

12 p.m. . .. 

12 p.m. . ..

Elevation

854.40 

849.18 

848.56

Contents

24,290 

18,290 

17,650

109. Scioto River below 0'Shaughnessy Dam, near.Dublin, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°08'36", long 83°07'14", on left bank in Delaware County, a quarter 

of a mile north of county line, three-quarters of a mile downstream from 

0'Shaughnessy Dam, and 3 miles north of Dublin, Franklin County.

Drainage area. 988 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph, except 11 a.m. Jan. 5 to 5 p.m. 

Jan. 24 for which graph was reconstructed on basis of high-water mark in gage 

house, telemark readings and engineer's readings. Datum of gage is 775.00 ft 

above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 33,000 cfs and extended above on basis of computations of flow over Griggs 

Dam.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge, 55,200 cfs 6 a.m. Jan. 22 (gage height, 

22.04 ft, from high-water mark).

1921 to December 1958: Discharge, 27,000 cfs Jan. 15,1937 (gage height, 

15.45 ft).

Maximum stage known, 24.6 ft Mar. 25, 1913 (discharge, 74,500 cfs at Griggs 

Dam, 9 miles below gage, computed by C. E.iSherman, Ohio State University).

Remarks. Flow regulated by 0'Shaughnessy Reservoir (see sta. 108).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

10.

January

294

769

828

785

385

338

- 327

294

221

February

3,300

2,670

1,820

1,470

1,380

1,020

737

610

9,600

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

20.

January

ISO

150

157

168

681

1,630

1,390

1,010

625

February

13,000

8,490

7,150

5, 500

5,300

5,000

4,150

2,940

1,370

'Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

2S.

30.

January

27,400

42,900

16,100

11,000

10,300

8,100

4,970

2,980

2,430

3 j 890

4,616

February

906

844

862

1,300

1,530

1,330

1,140

1,110

3,112
A134 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at Indicated time, 1959, of 

Scioto River below 0'Shaughnessy Dam, near Dublin, Ohio

Hour

Jan. 20

Jan. 21

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

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

12 m. ........

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

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

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

Jan. 22

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

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

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

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

12 p.m. ......

Gage

height

4.90

14.50

15.70

18.00

20.00

21.00

21.60

21.80

21.90

22.04

18.00

16.20

14.70

Discharge

44 500

24,000

Hour

Jan. 23

5 p.m. .......

Gage 

height

11.85

Discharge

12,000

15,000

Hour

Feb. 10 Con.

Gage 

height

9 30

9.07

Discharge

110. Griggs Reservoir near Columbus, Ohio

Location.--Lat 40°00'54", long 83°05'38", at dam on Scioto River, 5? miles northwest of Columbus, Franklin County, and 6^ miles upstream from Olentangy River.

Drainage area.--1,052 sq ml.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage Is 680.3 ft above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by city of Columbus); gage readings 

have been reduced to elevations above mean sea level.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Total contents, 7,730 acre-ft 4 a.m. Jan. 22 

(elevation, 763.91 ft).

1921 to December 1958: Total contents, 6,490 acre-ft Jan. 27, 1952 (elevation, 760.63 ft).

Flood of Mar. 25, 1913, reached an elevation of 766.2 ft.

Remarks.--Reservoir is formed by concrete dam; dam completed and storage began in 

1905. Available capacity, 3,680 acre-ft between elevations 735.4 ft and 753.4 

ft (crest of spillway), based on survey made in 1935. Flashboards installed 

July 28, 1945, additional capacity, 735 acre-ft, between elevations 753.4 ft 

(crest of spillway) and 755.6 ft (crest of flashboards). Dead storage, 

250 acre-ft. Records given herein represent total contents. Water is used for 

municipal supply of city of Columbus. Capacity table computed from data furnished 

by city of Columbus.

Elevation, in feet, and contents, In acre-feet

Date

1958

Nov. 30.....

Dec. 31. ....

1959

Jan. 20.....

Time

12 p.m. . . .

12 p.m. . . .

12 m. .....

Elevation

755.56

755.54

755.84

Contents

4,670

4,660

4,770

Date

1959~Con.

Jan. 22.....

Jan. 31. ....

Feb. 28.....

Time

4 a.m. ....

12 p.m. . . .

12 p.m. . . .

Elevation

763.91

756.89

756.15

Contents

7,730

5,130

4,870

,
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A135

111. Olentangy River at Claridon, Ohio

Location. Lat 40"35'05", long 82"59'20", on left bank at downstream side of bridge 

on State Highway 95, half a mile east of Claridon, Marion County, half a mile 

downstream from Otter Creek, and ?f miles east of Marion.

Drainage area. 156 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 962.25 ft above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 4,630 cfs and by contracted-opening measurement at 14,900 cfs.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 14,900 cfs 5 a.m. Jan. 22 (gage height, 

IF777 ft).

1946 to December 1958: Discharge, 6,800 cfs June 7, 1947 (gage height, 

13.57 ft).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

January

70

320

300

167

126

104

85

71

February

327

223

182

207

174

110

100

88

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

January

41

38

41

49

332

607

367

222

126

February

3,450

1,620

556

652

1,550

1,160

502

378

183

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

2S.

Runoff,

January

4,590

11,900

3,800

1,200

523

333

246

209

901

6.66

February

160

127

184

385

237

167

167

189

554

3.70

je height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 19 

12 p.m. ......

Jan. 20

4 p.m. .......

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

Jan. 21

2 a.m. .......

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

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

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

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

12 m.. .......

2 p.m. .......

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

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

12 p.m. ......

Jan. 22

3 a.m. .......

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

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

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

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

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

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

12 p.m. ......

12 p.m. ......

Jan. 24

6 a.m. .......

12 m. ........

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

3.26

3.04

3.20

4.36

5.34

6.95

8.54

9.49

10.05

11.15

14.62

15.53

16.35

16.72

16.76

16.77

16.61

14.58

9.45

8.20

7.30

6.00

Discharge

131

IDS

290

502

900

1,410

1,880

2,300

3,460

8,680

10, 900

13,400

14,700

14,900

14,900

14,300

12,700

8,600

6,920

1,890

1,380

920

712

Hour

Jan. 25

12 m... .....

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

5 52

4.91

2.72

2.88

3 07

5 23

7.17

7.68

8.55

8.85

10.44

11.17

Discharge

509

440

397

80

97

372

1,040

1,190

1,500

1,620

2,690

3,480

Hour

Feb. 10 Con.

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

12 m. ........

Feb. 12

2 a.m. .......

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

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

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

12 m........ .

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

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

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

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

12 p.m. ......

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

' 11 29

11 25

11.20

11.22

T n flfl

10.14

9.90

9.70

9.26

9.00

8.05

7.42

6.88

6.42

6.07

5 1 fl

5.12

Discharge

3,520

3 540

2,410

2,200

2,050

1,800

1,680

1,320

1,120

955

826

731

560

490
A136 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

112. Shaw Creek at Sharfcown, Ohio 

(Gaging station, discontinued 1955)

Location. Lat 40°29'00", long 82°57'25", at highway bridge half a mile east of Shawtown, Morrow County, if miles upstream from mouth and 3^ miles southwest of 

Cardington.

Drainage area. 25.2 sq mi.

Gage-height record. High-water marks at gage site. Datum of gage is 954.99 ft 

above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 920 cfs and by contracted-opening measurement at 4,120 cfs.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 4,120 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 8.12 ft, 

from high-water marks).

1946-55: Discharge, 1,250 cfs Apr. 12, 1948 (gage height, 6.05 ft).

113. Whetstone Creek near Ashley, Ohio

Location.--Lat 40"27"20", long 82°57'25", on left bank 800 ft upstream from bridge 

on State Highway 746 in Morrow County, 0.6 mile downstream from Shaw Creek, and 

3£ miles north of Ashley, Delaware County.

Drainage area. 98.5 sq mi.

Gage-height ^record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 942.77 ft above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Discharge record.--Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 3,840 cfs and by slope-area measurement at 19,100 cfs.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 19,100 cfs 7 p.m. Jan. 21 (gage height, 

 14734 ft).

1954 to December 1958: Discharge, 4,020 cfs Feb. 25, 1956 (gage height, 

8.54 ft).

Mean discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

Z.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

January

100

350

173

113

90

75

60

48

February

120

90

80

90

80

65

50

43

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

IS.

January

30

25

24

43

400

382

170

140

February

1,240

270

230

632

1,410

347

233

193

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

Runoff,

January

9,280

5,300

559

300

169

110

90

80

7.32

February

95

75

150

246

120

105

106

111

324

3.43

Gage height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 20 

12 p.m. ......

Jan. 21

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

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

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

12 m. ........

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

3.34

4.20

8.32

10.22

11. 2S

11.91

12.32

13.68

14.14

13.68

13.00

Discharge

11,000

12,300

18,300

14,300

Hour

Jan. 22

12 m.. .......

6 p.m. .......

Gage 

height

3 CO

1.96

Discharge

42

Hour

Feb. 9 Con.

Gage 

height

2 58

3 25

5 00

7 Q^

S.20

Discharge

130

292

2 750

3,710
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A137

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959, of 

Whetstone Creek near Ashley, Ohio Continued

Hour

Feb. 10- -Con.

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

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

Gage

height

Discharge

3 990

3,580

Hour

Feb. 11

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

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

10. .........

12 p.m. .....

Gage

height

4.10

3.61

Discharge

1,110

570

398

Hour

Feb. 12

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

Gage 

height

3.10

3.12

2.94

2.94

3.04

Discharge

251

256

210

210

235

114. Delaware Reservoir near Delaware, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°21'25", long 83°04'05" 

of Delaware, Delaware County.

at dam on Olentangy River, 4 miles north

Drainage area. 381 sq mi (Corps of Engineers).

Gage-height record.--Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is at mean sea 

level, Sandy Hook datum (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Total contents, 113,000 acre-ft 1:30-4 p.m. 

Jan. 25 (elevation, 944.75 ft).

1951 to December 1958: Total contents, 45,300 acre-ft Apr. 6, 1957 (elevation, 931.14 ft).

Remarks.--Reservoir formed by earth dam with concrete spillway; closure of dam made 

Aug. 12, 1947; storage to maintain conservation pool began Mar. 20, 1951. Capacity at top of crest gates (elevation. 947.00 ft), 132,000 acre-ft of which 8,400 

acre-ft (winter) and 14,000 acre-ft (summer) is in conservation pool. Reservoir 

is used primarily for flood control, although the conservation pool is operated 

for increased low flow for water supply and pollution abatement to downstream 

areas and for recreational and wildlife conservation purposes. Outflow is controlled mostly by operation of gates in sluiceways through dam, but above spillway level taintor gates on spillway can be used. Gage-height record and capacity 

curve used to compute data contained herein furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Elevation, in feet, and contents, in acre-feet

Date

1958

Nov. 30.....

Dec. 31. ....

1959

Jan. 20.....

Time

12 p.m. . . .

12 p.m. . . .

5 p.m. ....

Elevation

910.57

910.30

910.18

Contents

8,970

8,700

8,580

Date

1959 Con.

Jan. 25. ....

Jan. 31.....

Feb. 28.....

Time

l:30-4p.m..

12 p.m. . . .

12 p.m; . . .

Elevation

944.75

932.97

910.57

Contents

113,000

51,100

8,970

115. Olentangy River near Delaware, Ohio

Location.--Lat 40°21'20", long 83°04'05", on left bank 500 ft upstream from highway 

bridge, 1,000 ft downstream from Delaware Dam, 1,300 ft upstream from Pennsylvania Railroad bridge, and 4 miles north of Delaware, Delaware County.

Drainage area. 387 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 800.00 ft above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Discharge record.--Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 6,000 cfs 10 a.m. Jan. 31 (gage height, 

88.11 ft).

1923-34, 1938 to December 1958: Discharge,14,100 cfs: Mar. 21, 1927 (gage 

height, 16.9 ft, at site 500 ft downstream at datum 76.7 ft higher).

Remarks.--Flow regulated by temporary storage in Delaware Reservoir from 1947 to 

1951 and completely regulated after March 1951.
A138 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959, of Olentangy River near Delaware, Ohio

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

CJ

10.

January

134

550

825

815

299

50

50

148

194

February

5,940

5,820

5,310

4,410

1,850

182

250

281

584

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

20.

January

153

128

105

108

381

1,030

809

408

343

February

1,280

4,170

4,480

3,100

3,220

4,400

4,280

3,190

625

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

30.

January

726

152

55

29

1,500

5,190

5,870

5,860

5,340

1,398

February

367

244

373

646

954

539

379

436

2,073

116. Delaware Run near Delaware, Ohio 

(Crest-stage station)

Location. Lat 40°18'30", long 83°06'35", on left upstream wingwall of bridge on 

Houk Road, 23 miles west of center of Delaware, Delaware County.

Drainage area. 3.33 sq mi.

Gage-height record.--Crest stages only. Altitude of gage is 905 ft above mean sea 

level (from topographic map).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 1,050 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 

 13701 ft).

1947 to December 1958: Discharge, 780 cfs Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 

12.42 ft).

117. Olentangy River at Stratford, Ohio 

(Gaging station; partial-record station beginning 1959)

Location.--Lat 40°15'29", long 83°03<44", on left bank 0.2 mile upstream from bridge 

on U.S. Highway 23 at Stratford, Delaware County, and 3 miles downstream from 

Delaware Run.

Drainage area. 438 sq mi.

Gage-height record.--Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 823.63 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 12,200 cfs.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 9,600 cfs 6 p.m. Jan. 21 ( gage height, 

6.75 ft).

1934-35, 1938 to December 1958: Discharge, 15,600 cfs June 19, 1939 (gage 

height, 8.77 ft).

Remarks. Flow regulated by Delaware Reservoir beginning in 1951 (see sta. 114).
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A139

118. Olentangy River near Worthington, Ohio

Location.--Lat 40°06'35", long 83°01'55", on right bank 30 ft downstream from 

Wilson bridge, l|- miles northwest of Worthington, Franklin County, and 2f miles 

upstream from Rush Run.

Drainage area. 493 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph, except 6:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 21 

for which graph was reconstructed on basis of high-water mark in well. Datum of 

gage is 743.20 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, unadjusted.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 13,600 cfs. Backwater from ice Jan. 18-20.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 16,500 cfs 11 a.m. Jan. 21 (gage height, 

15.68 ft, from high-water mark).

1955 to December 1959: Discharge, 6,620 cfs May 20, 1957 (gage height, 

11.58 ft in gage well, 11.82 ft, from outside high-water mark).

Flood of January 1952 reached a stage of 15.3 ft (discharge, 15,100 cfs), from 

information by Corps Engineers.

Remarks. Flow regulated by Delaware Reservoir (see sta. 114). 

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

10.

January

252

585

1,070

914

654

95

87

79

191

February

5,970

5,790

5,750

4, 330

2,970

247

262

310

O£Q

3,890

Day

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

20..

January

178

111

111

120

4:32

1,590

1,800

950

700

February

1,320

3,860

4:, 650

4,540

3,110

4,510

4,440

4,060

720

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

30.

January

1O,SOO

3,330

562

263

370

4,190

5,750

5,S30

5,850

1,913

February

580

287

408

695

944

830

382

495

2,368

Cage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 21 

2 a.m. .......

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

12 m.........

2 p.m. .......

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

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

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

12 p.m. ......

Jan. 22

2 a.m. .......

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

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

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

12 m. ........

4 p.m. .......

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

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

7.34

8.20

8.95

11.15

12.65

13.70

14.70

15.50

15.66

15.33

14 73

12.55

9.17

7.50

6.99

6.18

5.18

Discharge

6,690

10,600

13,300

i ^ Qnn

12 400

i n ?nn

4,370

939

Hour

Jan. 23 

12 m. ........

12 m... ......

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

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

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

8 a.m. .....

Gage 

height

3 95

3.55

3 QC

3.85

3.90

7 on

8.55

Discharge

459

 zco

335

2 230

3,680

Hour

Feb. 10- -Con.

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

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

g

Gage 

height

11 30

U

QO

U QT

9

QC

9 00

5 90

5.20

6.75

Discharge

5 930

1 * 920

1 350

994

755

590

950

1,910

2 340

717-123 O - 64 - 10
A140 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

119. Scloto River at Columbus, Ohio 

(U.S. Weather Bureau gage)

Location. Lat 39°57'41", long 83°00'20", at upstream side of pier of Broad Street 

Bridge in Columbus, Franklin County.

Drainage area.--1,613 sq mi.

Gage-height record.--Twice daily Telemark readings supplemented by hourly readings 

 on floods.DaTum of gage is 700.3 ft above mean sea level.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Gage height, 16.2 ft 12 p.m. Jan. 21 to 2 a.m. 

Jcin 22 i89?'to December 1958: Gage height, 16.2 ft Mar. 25, 1913 (at Mound St., 

present datum).

Remarks.--Records furnished by U.S. Weather Bureau.

120. Scioto River at Columbus, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°54'34", long 83°00'33", on right bank at sewage-treatment works of

 city of Columbus, Franklin County, 0.4 mile downstream from bridge on Frank Road.

Drainage area. 1,624 sq mi.

Gage-height record.--Water-stage recorder graph, except Jan. 1 when intake was

 partly plugged and 1 p.m. Jan. 21 to 8 a.m. Jan. 22 for which graph was reconstructed on basis of high-water mark in gage house and Weather Bureau gage 

readings 4^ miles upstream. Datum of gage is 680.40 ft above mean sea level, 

adjustment of 1912.

Dls charge re cord. S tage-dis charge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 45,100 cfs.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 68,200 cfs 1 a.m. Jan. 22 (gage height, 

27.22 ft,from high-water mark).

1920 to December 1958: Discharge, 40,300 cfs Jan. 27, 1952; maximum gage 

height, 24.70 ft Mar. 21, 1927, Jan. 27, 1952.

Maximum stage previously known, 25.9 ft Mar. 25, 1913 (discharge, 138,000 cfs, 

estimated by Franklin County Conservancy District). This stage is not comparable 

- with present gage heights because of subsequent channel improvement and levee 

construction.

Remarks.--Flow regulated by Griggs Reservoir and by O'Shaughnessy Reservoir beginning in 1924, and by Delaware Reservoir beginning in 1947 (see stas. 

108, 110, 114).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

January

60O

1,220

1,810

1,930

1,440

625

535

475

465

February

9,31O

8,66O

7,860

6,220

5,460

2,000

1,410

1,330

1,280

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

19.

January

440

380

329

400

1,030

2,440

2,640

1,770

1,230

February

15,500

12,100

11,800

10,900

11,000

9,920

8.90O

7,740

3,930

2 , 580

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

29.

Monthly mean discharge, in cubic feet per second. .....................

January

34,000

48,200

18,000

11,900

10,700

11,900

11,100

9,310

8,100

6,524

February

2,000

1,470

1,580

2,140

2,720

2,840

1,870

1,860

------

5, -974

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet, per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 19

4 a.m. .......

12 m. ........

Jan. 21

1 a.m. .......

Gage 

height

7.90

8.43

Discharge

1,520

Hour

Jan. 21--Con.

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

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

12 m. ........

Gage 

height

9.40

23.95

Discharge

37,600

Hour

Jan. 21 Con.

1 a.m. .......

Gage 

height

27.22

Discharge

49 20O

68.200
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A141,

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959 of 

Scioto River at Columbus, Ohio Continued

Hour

Jan. 22 Con.

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

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

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

12 m. ........

2 p.m. .......

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

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

6 a.m. ....... 

12 m. ........

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

12 p.m. ......

6 a.m. ....... 

12 m. ........ 

4 p.m. .......

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

12 p.m. ......

Jan. 25

12 m.. .......

Jan. 26

2 a.m. .......

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

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

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

12 m. ........

6 p.m. .......

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

12 p.m. ......

Jan. 27

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

6 p.m. .......

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

27.10

25.20

24.91

23.50

20.40 

18.82

17.53 

17.26

16.92 

16.44 

16.14

16.05 

16.00

15.40

15.40

16.75

16.95

16.56

16.48

16.51

16.40

15.64

15.44

Discharge

47,400

34,800

20,800 

16,400

13,700 

13,200

12 , 600 

11,800 

11,300

11,200 

11,100

10,200

12,000

11,900

11,900

10,600

10, 300

Hour

Feb. 8

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

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

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

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

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

12 m. ........ 

2 p.m. ....... 

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

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

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

8:30. ........

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

12 p.m. ...... 

Feb. 11

12 m. ........

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

12 m.. .......

Gage

height

8.20

8.96

9.34

10.12 

11.70 

14.30

16.95 

18.80 

20.35

21.40 

21.52 

21.54

2l!o6 

20.67

19 95

18.15

17.55

16.69

16.71

16.52

Discharge

1,990

2,380

3,230 

5,120 

8,590

12,600 

16,300 

20,600

24,400 

24,900 

25,000

23,100 

21,700

12,200

11,900

Hour

Feb. 13 Con.

Feb. 15

1:30 a.m. .... 

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

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

12 m. ........ 

4 p.m. .......

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

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

Feb. 16 

2 a.m. ....... 

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

2 p.m. ....... 

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

12 p.m. ......

Feb. 17

12 m.. .......

12 p.m. ......

Feb. 18

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

15 39

17.24 

16.82

16.40 

15.55 

15.14

15.40 

15.60 

15.85

15.81 

15.54

15.03 

14.80 

14.79

14.56

14.15

12 90

10.50

9 97

9.25

Discharge

13,100 

12,400

11,700 

10,400 

9,820

10,200 

10, 500 

10,900

10,800 

10,400

9,660 

9,310 

9,300

8,950

8,380

7 750

2.280

121. Scioto Big Run at Briggsdale, Ohio 

(Gaging station; partial-record station beginning 1959)

Location. Lat 39°54'55", long 83°03'55", at bridge on U.S. Highway 62 at Briggsdale,

 Franklin County, 2? miles northeast of Grove City, and 4 miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area.--11.0 sq mi.

Gage-height record.--Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 729.06 ft above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 2,790 cfs.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 2,920 cfs 12 m. Jan. 21 (gage height,

 12709 ft).

1947 to December 1958: Discharge, 2,790 cfs July 20, 1954 (gage height, 

11.92 ft).
A142 FLOODS OP 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

122. Hoover Reservoir at Central College, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°06'30", long 82°53'00", at dam on Big Walnut Creek, half a mile 

northeast of Central College, Franklin County, and 12 miles northeast of 

Columbus.

Drainage area. 190 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is at mean sea 

level.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Total contents, 74,680 acre-ft 8:30 p.m Jan. 21 

(eTevation, 894.76 ft).

1955 to December 1958: Total contents, 65,600 acre-ft Apr. 4, 1957 (elevation, 

891.90 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir formed by earth dam with concrete spillway; dam completed in 

I3BT and storage began in March 1955. Available capacity, 60,340 acre-ft at 

elevation 890 ft (crest of spillway). Dead storage, 214 acre-ft at elevation 

830 ft (sill of two 4- by 6-foot gates). Records given herein represent total 

contents. Water is used for municipal supply of city of Columbus. Capacity 

table computed from data furnished by city of -Columbus.

Elevation, In feet, and contents, In acre-feet

Date

1958

Nov. 30.....

Dec. 31.. ...

1959

Jan. 20. ....

Time

12 p.m. . . .

12 p.m. . . .

12 m. .....

Elevation

887.27

886.88

887.64

Contents

53,100

52,080

54,070

Date

1959 Con.

Jan. 21.....

Jan. 31.....

Feb. 28.....

Time

8:30 p.m. .

12 p.m. . . .

12 p.m. . . .

Elevation

894.76

890.02

889.76

Contents

74,680

60,390

59,700

123. Big Walnut Creek at Central College, Ohio

Location.--Lat 40°06'13", long 82°53'03", a quarter of a mile east of Central

College, Franklin County, 0.4 mile downstream from Hoover Dam, and 3 miles southeast of Westerville.

Drainage area.--190 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 814.96 ft above 

mean sea level.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 13,200 cfs and extended on basis of computations of flow over Hoover Dam. 

Backwater from ice Jan. 5, 21 (2-7 a.m.), 27, Jan. 30 to Feb. 1.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge, 23,800 cfs 10 p.m. Jan. 21 (gage height, 

19.75 ft).

1938 to December 1958: Discharge, 14,400 cfs Aug. 4, 1943 (gage height, 

16.6 ft).

Remarks. Plow completely regulated by Hoover Dam beginning September 1954 (see 

sta. 122).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

January

62

58

55

55

55

55

53

53

February

264

193

163

149

138

158

218

218

3,2OO

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

January

134

134

162

190

215

227

224

221

February

3,410

1,030

584

642

1,430

855

486

458

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

January

9,500

10,600

1,690

696

410

301

245

225 

225

871

February

141

187

232

230

230

230

197

235

568
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A143

Gage height. in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959, of 

Big Walnut Creek at Central College, Ohio

Hour

Jan. 19 

12 p.m. ......

Jan. 20

4 p.m. .......

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

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

12 p.m. ......

Jan. 21

1 a.m. .......

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

12 m. ........

1 p.m. .......

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

11 p.m. ......

Gage

height

3.65

3.65

3.68

3.70

3.79

3.83

3.96

4.00

4.40

5.24

6.70

10.20

12.95

17.65

19.58

19.67

19.75

19.55

Discharge

221

221

231

237

267

280

290

320

337

360

450

794

7,010

23,100

23,500

23,800

23,000

Hour

Jan. 21--Con.

Jan. 22

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

7 a.m. .......

Gage 

height

7 94

5 09

4.47

Discharge

21,500

5,290

292

518

Hour

Feb. 10 Con.

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

Gage 

height

4.29

4.60

5.40

11.72

12 33

5 98

Discharge

446

570

946

5,530

750

124. Alum Creek at Columbus, Ohio

Location.--Lat 39°56'42", long 82°56'28", on left bank a quarter of a mile downstream from Livingston Avenue Bridge in Columbus, Franklin County, and 6 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 190 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph, except 10:30 p.m. Jan. 21 to 8 a.m. 

Jan. 25 (recorder overtopped) for which graph was reconstructed on basis of highwater mark in gage house and engineer's readings. Datum of gage is 733.62 ft 

above mean sea level.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 16,400 cfs and by contracted-opening measurement at 26,400 cfs. Backwater 

from ice Jan. 5-10, 18-19. Shifting-control method used at times.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 26,400 cfs 4 a.m. Jan. 22 (gage height, 

19.59 ft, from high-water mark).

1923-35, 1938 to December 1958: Discharge, 8,800 cfs Feb. 27, 1929 (gage 

height, 13.6 ft).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

10.

January

120

303

326

212

160

110

95

75

45

February

226

143

130

161

152

117

112

112

3,410

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

20.

January

41

33

30

49

219

347

310

180

150

February

5,130

659

464

690

1,920

705

405

340

135

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

30.

.

,

Runoff,

January

8,030

16,600

1,970

550

332

230

164

132

312

513

6.26

February

114

117

170

392

252

188

161

3.31
A144 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

Gage-height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second, at Indicated time, 1959, of 

Alum Creek at Columbus, Ohio

Hour

Jan. 19

Jan. 20

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

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

Jan. 21 

2 a.m.. ...... 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

12 m.... .....

1 p.m. .......

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

2.48

2.35 

2.43 

2.41 

 2.61 

2.79

3.45 

3.40 

4.65 

6.22 

6.45 

7.15 

8.80 

11.00 

12.05 

12.55 

12.92 

13.15 

13.75 

14.12 

14.60 

15.15 

15.62 

15.90 

16.25 

16.55 

16.95 

18.06

Discharge

158

131 

147 

143 

185 

225

392 

377 

782 

1,460 

1,580 

1,930 

2,920 

4,690 

6,180 

7,060 

7,760 

8,200 

9,400 

10,200 

11,200 

12,400 

13,600 

14,300 

15, 200 

16,000 

17,200 

20,800

Hour

Jan. 22

Jan. 23 

6 a.m. ....... 

8, ........... 

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

6 p.m. ....... 

Feb. 8

Feb. 9

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

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

Feb. 10

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

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

8 a.m. .......

Gage 

height

19.13 

19.59 

19.32 

18.40 

17.45 

16.50 

14.12 

11.92

9.15 

7.00 

6.30 

5.98 

5.52 

5.35

3.95

3.93 

4.15 

4.22 

4.20

. 4.50 

5.15 

5.10 

5.96 

7.58 

8.40

Discharge

24,500 

26,400 

25,300 

22,000 

18,800 

15,900 

10,200 

5,950

3,120 

1,670 

1,250 

1,060 

806 

715

110

105 

170 

202 

205

320 

615 

590 

1,050 

2,020 

2,590

Hour

Feb. 10- -Con.

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

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

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

Feb. 11

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

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

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

12 m. ........ 

2 p.m. ....... 

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

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

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

Feb. 12

a. ...........

12 m. ........ 

6 p.m. .......

8'. ........... 

12 p.m. .......

Gage 

height

9.30 

9.70 

9.93 

10.16 

10. -94 

11.70 

12.38

12.64 

12.77 

12.80 

12.79 

12.70 

12.28 

11.82 

11.33 

10.38 

9.00 

7. 73 

7.05 

6.66 

6.38 

6.18 

5.92

5.58 

5.35 

5.16 

4.95 

4.87 

4.83

Discharge

3,220 

3,500 

3,680 

3,870 

4,620 

5,600 

6,750

7,230 

7,470 

7,530 

7,510 

7,340 

6,570 

5,790 

5,080 

4,050 

3,010 

2,160 

1,700 

1,470 

1,300 

1,180 

1,030

839 

715 

620 

518 

482 

464

125. Blacklick Creek near Groveport, Ohio 

{Miscellaneous site)

Location. Lat 39°53'25", long 82°51'50", at bridge on U.S. Highway 33, 2 miles 

upstream from mouth and 2-J miles northeast of Groveport, Franklin County.

Drainage area. 58.5 sq mi.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge, 10,300 cfs Jan. 21, from contractedopening measurement.

Flood of June 22, 1956, reached a discharge of 12,300 cfs at bridge on Long 

Road near Brice, drainage area, 51.9 sq mi, from contracted-opening measurement.
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUAEY A145

126. Big Walnut Creek at Rees, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°51'24", long 82°57'26", on right bank at downstream side of highway bridge, half a mile southwest of Rees, Franklin County, and 4^ miles downstream from Alum Creek.

Drainage area.--544 sq ml. 

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph, except 3 a.m. Jan. 22 to 12:30 p.m. 

Jan. 26 for which graph was reconstructed on basis of high-water mark In gage 

house and outside gage readings. Datum of gage Is 698.20 ft above mean 'sea 

level, adjustment of 1912.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 16,800 cfs and by contracted-opening measurement at 59,800 cfs. Backwater 

from Ice Jan. 7, 8. Shifting-control method used at times.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 59,800 cfs 1 p.m. Jan. 22 (gage height, 

22.03 ft, from high-water mark).

1921-35, 1938 to December 1958: Discharge, 21,800 cfs Feb. 27, 1929 (gage 

height, 18.0 ft).

Maximum stage known prior to 1959, 20.5 ft Mar. 25, 1913, present datum, at 

site 0.3 mile upstream.

Remarks. Flow regulated by Hoover Reservoir beginning September 1954 (see sta. 122). 

Diversion above station for part of municipal supply of city of Columbus beginning June 15, 1956.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1...

2...

5...

4...

5...

6...

7...

8...

January

353

1,150

712

476

253

20.4

190

170

156

February

942

725

625

745

670

529

520

575

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

January

220

212

204

259

814

1,030

761

480

February

12,400

3,330

1,740

1,890

4,020

2,470

1,460

1,220

560

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

January

8,790

44, 600

12,400

2,200

1,600

1,190

915

775

2,718

February

422

430

625

976

805

655

610

552

1,663

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 19

12 m. ........

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

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

Jan. 21

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

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

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

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

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

Jan. 22

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

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

12 m. ........

Gage 

height

2.90

2.86

2.89

3.00

3.43

3.82

4.40

5.73

11.14

18.62

21.60

22.00

Discharge

468

508

689

880

1,190

2,030

7,020

26,500

59,400

Hour

Jan. 22 Con.

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

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

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

12 m. ........

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

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

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

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

10 a.m. ......

Gage 

height

21.90

20.50

15.40

13.90

8.00

7.50

6.25

4.80

2.88

3.00

7.80

Discharge

59,800

58,000

41,400

18,400

14,000

11,000

3,420

2,510

1,640

679

1,500

3,640

Hour

Feb. 10 Con. 

12 m. ........

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

Feb. 11

12 m. ........

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

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

Feb. 12

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

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

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

9.80

10.57

11.86

13.46

13.88

14.30

15.10

15.20

15.23

15.10

14.82

14.33

8.93

6.73

6.22

5.50

Discharge

5,500

6,330

7,920

11,800

13,300

13,500

13,500

13,400

13,300

12,700

11,800

8,100

6,110

4,630

3,320

2,760

2,400

1,910
A146 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

127. Scioto River near Circlevllle, Ohio 

(Gaging station, discontinued 1956)

Location.--Lat 39°38'00" J long 82°57'45", on left bank 40 ft downstream from highway 

bridge, 1^ miles upstream from Darby Creek, and 2-| miles northwest of Circleville, 

Plckaway County.

Drainage area. 2,635 sq mi.

Gage-height record. High-water mark in well. Datum of gage is 644.46 ft above mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 61,000 cfs.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, about 100,000 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 

27.2 ft, from high-water mark in well).

1939-56: Discharge, 69,200 cfs Mar. 7, 1945 (gage neignt, 23.13 ft). Gage 

heignt, 24.07 ft Jan. 28, 1952.

Maximum stage known, about 34 ft Mar. 26, 1913.

Remarks. Flow regulated by Delaware Reservoir beginning 1951, Hoover -Reservoir 

beginning 1954, and by 0'Shaughnessy and Griggs Reservoirs (see stas/114, 122, 

108, 110).

128. Darby Creek at Darbyville, Ohio

Location-. Lat 39°42'05", long 83°06'35", near right bank on downstream side of pier 

of bridge on State Highway 316, three-eighths of a mile northeast of Darbyville, 

Pickaway County, and 3 miles downstream from Greenbrier Creek.

Drainage area. 533 sq mi.

Gage-height record.--Water-stage recorder graph, 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Datum of gage is 713.6 ft above

Discharge record.--Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 21,300 cfs and by contracted-opening measurement at 49,000 cfs.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge, 49,000 cfs 12 m. Jan. 22 (gage height, 

17.94 ft).

1921-35, 1938 to December 1958: Discharge, 22,600 cfs Feb. 27, 1929 (gage 

height, 14.9 ft); gage height observed, 15.9 ft Feb. 27, 1929 (backwater from 

ice).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1...

2...

3...

4...

5...

6...

7...

8...

10...

. .

..

January

177

602

1,120

710

511

350

310

270

220

February

1,480

950

804

940

1,160

754

540

532

3,820

Day

11....

12....

13....

14....

15....

16....

17....

18....

20....

January

200

190

180

199

352

1,560

1,500

850

650

February

11,900

6,050

2,400

2,320

3,990

3,120

1,780

1,420

790

Day

21 . . . .

22....

23....

24 . . . .

25....

26....

27 . . . .

28....

30....

January

6,60O

38,400

15,200

4,890

2,660

1,720

1,300

1,000

1,100

6.08

February

612

640

608

782

782

660

592

552

3.60

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 20

Jan. 21

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

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

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

12 m.........

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

Gage 

height

6.45 

9.82

8.95

10.15

12.50

Discharge

2,200 

2,900

4,900

8,020

12,600

Hour

Jan. 21 Con.

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

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

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

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

16.40 

17.06

19.80 

17 94

15.80

Discharge

33,500 

39,400

47,500

28,500

Hour

Jan. 23

12 m. ........ 

4 p.m. .......

12 p.m.. .....

Gage 

height

8.33 

8.13

7.55

6.04

Discharge

9,390

4,410 

4,150

3,440

2,660

1,990
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANTJAKY-FEBRUARY A147

Gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959, 

Darby Creek at Darbyvllle, Ohio Continued

Hour

Jan. 26 

12 m. ........

Feb. 8

Feb. 9 

8 p.m. .......

12 p.m. ......

Feb. 10

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

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

10 a.m. ......

Gage 

height

5.63

3.23

3.42

6.05

7.03

Discharge

472

548

2,000

2,890

Hour

Feb. 10--Con.

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

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

12 p.m. ...... 

Feb. 11

4 a.m. ....... 

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

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

Gage 

height

8.98 

9.89

10.46

11.00

13 12

12.60

Discharge

5,370 

6,850

7,920

9,010

13,000

12,800

Hour

Feb. 11 Con.

6 a.m. .......

4 p.m. ....... 

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

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

10.63

8 35 

8.14 

7.62

6.67

6.26

Discharge

8,260

4,160 

3,520

2,540

2,170

129. Deer Creek at Williamsport, Ohio 

(Gaging station, discontinued 1956)

Location. Lat 39°35'09", long 83°07'22", on downstream side of bridge on U.S. Highway 22 at Williamsport, Pickaway County, 2 miles downstream from Dry Run.

Drainage area. 331 sq mi.

Gage-height record.--High-water marks at gage site. Datum of gage is 718.7 ft above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 23,500 cfs and by contracted-opening measurement at 39,600 cfs.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge, 39,600 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 17.68 

ft, from high-water marks).

1926-35, 1938-56: Discharge, 29,300 cfs Feb. 26, 1929 (gage height, 14.7 ft, 

from rating curve extended above 15,000 cfs on basis of velocity-area studies; 

gage height, 15.49 ft Jan. 27, 1952.

130. Scioto River at Chillicothe, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°20'3l", long 82°58'27", on right bank at north end of Chillicothe, 

Ross County, 450 ft downstream from Bridge Street Bridge on U.S. Highway 23.

Drainage area. 3,847 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph, except 3 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 5-9 p.m.

Jan. 23 for which graph was reconstructed on basis of high-water mark in gage

house. Datum of gage is 594.0 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 122,000 cfs. Backwater from ice Jan. 9-12.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge, 144,000 cfs 8 a.m. Jan. 23 (gage height, 

32.50 ft, from high-water mark).

1920 to December 1958: Discharge, 101,000 cfs Jan. 23, 1937 (gage height, 

27.68 ft).

Maximum stage known, 39.8 ft Mar. 26, 1913 (discharge, 260,000 cfs, estimated 

by Franklin County Conservancy District).

Remarks. Flow regulated by Griggs Reservoir, by O'Shaughnessy Reservoir beginning 

in 1924, by Delaware Reservoir beginning in 1947, and by Hoover Reservoir beginning in 1954 (see stas. 108, 110, 114, 122).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

January

1,020

2,840

4,720

4,390

3,440

2,560

1,920

1,740

February

13,600

12,700

11 , 200

10,200

8,870

7,440

4,140

3,430

6 , 790

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

January

1,200

1,200

1,180

1,100

1,720

3,820

5,690

5,060

February

18,400

36,700

34,700

23,000

21,200

21,800

20,100

15,400

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

January

11,800

35, 700

127,000

71,700

35,1OO

21,200

16,500

15,400

13,710

February

4,910

4,140

3,750

4,380

5,200

5,220

4,850

4,020

11,740
A148 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

Gage height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959, of 

Scioto River at Chillicothe, Ohio

Hour

Jan. 19

Jan. 20

8 a.m. .......

12 m.. .......

4 p.m. .......

Jan. 21

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

12 m. ........

6 p.m. .......

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

12 p.m. ......

Jan. 22

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

12 m. ........

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

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

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

Jan. 23

2 a.m. .......

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

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

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

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

12 m. ........

4 p.m. .......

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

12 p.m. ......

Jan. 24

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

12 m.. .......

Jan. 25

12 m. ........

6 p.m. .......

Gage 

height

4.31

4.16

4.19

4.40

6.17

7.58

8.43

9.76

11.58

13.08

14.30

15.20

16.60

21.95

24.95

30.24

31.55

32.50

32.35

32.00

31.09

29.60

28.40

25.58

24.15

22.36

20.70

19.29

18.00

16.77

Discharge

3,160

2,980

4 330

7,720

15,200

18,600

133,000

142,000

138,000

128,000

113,000

103,000

69,000

57,200

47,500

40,400

34,200

29,300

Hour

Jan. 2 5- -Con.

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

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

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

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

12 m. ........

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

8 a.m. .......

Gage 

height

15 72

12.36

11 92

13 52

16.60

17.88

Discharge

23,100

16,700

15,100

14,500

3,260

3,480

8,260

28,600

33,700

Hour

Feb. 12--Con.

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

Feb. 20

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

19.32

19.37

18.75

14.53

14.25

14.36

11.00

6.36

Discharge

40,600

40,800

37,800

21,600

13,600

5,480

131. East Fork Paint Creek near Sedalla, Ohio 

(Crest-stage station)

Location.--Lat 39"42"35", long 83°27'45", at culvert on State Highway 38, 1.8 miles 

southeast of Junction of State Highways 38 and 323 In Sedalla, Madison County.

Drainage area. 4.23 sq ml.

Gage-height record.--Crest stages only. Altitude of gage Is 1,013 ft (from topographlc map).

Discharge record.--Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 78 cfs and by contracted-opening measurements at 253 and 515 cfs.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge, 515 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 14.47 ft).

1947 to December 1958: Discharge, 292 cfs Mar. 22, 1948 (gage height, 

13.77 ft).
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A149

132. Paint Creek near Greenfield, Ohio 

(Gaging station, "discontinued 1956)

Location.--Lat 39°22'50", long 83°22'30", on upstream side of highway bridge in 

Fayette County, a quarter of a mile north of county line, 0.6 mile upstream from 

Stone Run, and 2 miles north of Greenfield, Highland County.

Drainage area.--251 sq mi.

Gage-height record.--High-water marks at gage site. Datum of gage is 845.30 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 13,800 cfs.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge, 14,500 efs Jan. 21 (gage height, 11.0 ft). 

1926-35, 1939-56: Discharge, 13,900 efs Apr. 20, 1940 (gage height, 10.8 ft).

133. Paint Creek near Bourneville, Ohio

Location.--Lat 39°15'49", long 83°10'01", on downstream side of left pier of highway 

bridge, 1-5- miles southwest of Bourneville, Ross County, and 1-5- miles upstream 

from Upper Twin Creek.

Drainage area.--808 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 665.2 ft above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements. 

Backwater from ice Jan. 7-9.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge, 24,700 efs 6 a.m. Jan. 22 (gage height, 

16.63 ft).

1921-37, 1938 to December 1958: Discharge, 52,100 cfs Mar. 6, 1945 

height, 19.2 ft).

Remarks.--Flow slightly regulated by Rocky Fork Reservoir (34,100 aere-.ft, 

beginning in 1952.

Mean discharge, In cubic feet per second. 1959

115 sq mi)

Day

1...

2...

3...

4...

5...

6...

7...

8...

10...

. .

. .

January

442

1,320

1,280

1,070

770

574

490

420

320

February

2,200

1,730

1,460

1,730

1,630

1,370

1,130

1,060

5,850

Day

11....

12....

13....

14....

15....

16....

17 . . . .

18....

20....

January

284

292

327

340

2,040

2,480

1,380

1,120

2,120

February

5,870

4,160

3,190

4,350

5,510

3,670

2,680

2,260

1,400

Day

21....

22 . . . .

23....

24....

25....

26....

27 . . . .

28....

30....

Runoff ,

January

13,800

22,200

18 , 3OO

5,780

3,480

2,580

2,200

1,850

2,130

4.39

February

1,150

1,100

1,150

1,330

1,220

1,110

1,030

2.93

Gage height, in feet, and discharge. In cubic feet per second, at Indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 19

Jan. 20

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

12 m. ........

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

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

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

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

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

12 m. ........

Qage 

height

13.69

Discharge

14,000

Hour

Jan. 21 Con.

6 a.m. .......

Qage 

height

15.63

16.42

Discharge

20,400

22,300

20,300

23.800

Hour

Jan. 23 Con.

6 a.m. .......

Gage 

height

9

cr\

7.43

Discharge

3.780
A150 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959, of 

Paint Creek near Bournevllle, Ohio Continued

Hour

Jan. 25 Con. 

12 m. ........

Feb. 9

Feb. 10

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

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

11 a.m. ......

Qage 

height

7.09

6.78

6.60

5.13

5.88

7.58

8.35

Discharge

2,130

4,800

Hour

Feb. 10 Con.

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

2 a.m. .......

Qage

height

11.58

11.80

10.90

Discharge

9,330

9,690

9,730

9,230

8,170

Hour

Feb. 11 Con.

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

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

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

12 m. ........

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

12 p.m. ......

Qage 

height

8.95

8.56

8.20

6.88

Discharge

5,470

5,030

4,630

3,180

134. Scioto River at Higby, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°12'44", long 82°51'35", on left bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Walnut Creek and 1-J- miles north 

of Higby, Ross County.

Drainage area.--5,129 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 567.6 ft above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Discharge record.--Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 115,000 cfs.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 160,000 cfs 6 p.m. Jan. 23 (gage height, 

26.40 ft).

1930 to December 1958: Discharge, 177,000 cfs Jan. 23, 1937 (gage height, 

26.4 ft, from floodmarks).

Maximum stage known, 31.6 ft Mar. 26, 1913.

Remarks. Plow slightly regulated by O'Shaughnessy, Griggs, Delaware and Hoover Reservoirs (see stas. 108, 110, 114, 122).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

e.

7.

8.

January

1,590

3,890

6,070

5,730

4,440

3,080

2,480

2,370

February

16,200

14, 900

13,200

12,600

11,500

10,000

6,610

5,570

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

January

1,690

1,660

1,660

1,600

3,570

6,710

6,950

6,130

February

26,300

36,200

41,900

31,500

31,300

27,200

25,000

19,400

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

January

24,800

45, 900

127,000

106,000

52,200

28,600

19, 900

18,300

17,490

February

7,030

6,150

5,690

6,250

6,900

6,840

6,440

5,610

15,080

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 19

Jan. 20

12 m. ........

2 p.m. .......

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

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

Jan. 21 

2 a.m. ....... 

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

12 m... ...... 

4 p.m. ....... 

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

10 p.m. ......

Qage 

height

4.32

4.10

4.22

4.74

5.38

6.64

8.95 

9.65

13.72 

14.92 

16.08

16.47

Discharge

5,290

13,700 

15,300 

20 200

25,200 

29,100 

34,000

36,000

Hour

Jan. 21 Con.

12 m. ........

Jan. 23 

2 a.m. ....... 

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

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

12 m. ........

4 p.m. .......

Gage

height

17.77

i o *>n

20.40 

21.70

25.00 

25.68

26.35

Discharge

42 , 400

44,700

54,600

68,000 

81,700

129,000 

143,000 

154,000

159,000

Hour

Jan. 23 Con.

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

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

Jan. 24

12 m. ........

Jan. 25 

6 a.m. ....... 

12 m. ........

6 p.m. ....... 

12 p.m. ......

12 m. ........

Qage 

height

26.37

26.20

19.52 

18.62

16.72

14.41

Discharge

159,000

155,000

149,000

127,000

103,000

59,600 

51,500

44,000 

37,500

27,300
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A151

Gage height, in feet, and dis

Sc

charge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959, of 

ioto River at Higby, Ohio Continued

Hour

Jan. 26 Con.

Jan. 27

6 a.m. ....... 

12 m. ........ 

4 p.m. .......

12 p.m. ...... 

Feb. 9

Feb. 10 

9 a.m. .......

12 m. ........

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

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

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

12.56

11.95 

11.56 

11.42

11.28 

5.55

6.29

7.38 

8.65

13.35

Discharge

20,500 

19,500 

19,100

18,800 

5,070

6,300

9,050 

12,200

19,800

24,100

Hour

Feb. 11

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

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

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

2 p.m........ 

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

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

12 p.m. ......

Feb. 12

12 m. ........ 

4 p.m. .......

12 p.m. ...... 

Feb. 13

12 m. ........

Gage 

height

14.28

14.30

14.19 

13.97 

13.95

14.00

14.61

16.52 

17.07

17.64

17.52

Discharge

26,800

26,900

26,600 

25,900 

25,800

26,000 

28,000

36,300 

39,700

43,700

42,800

Hour

Feb. 13--Con.

6 a.m. ....... 

12 m. ........

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

a. ...........

12 p.m. ......

Feb. 15 

6 a.m. ....... 

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

2 p.m. .......

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

16.59

15.90 

15.20

14. SB 

15.08 

15.48

15.90 

15.92

15.49 

14.61

14 35

14.25

Discharge

36,700

33,100 

30,200

28,900 

29,700 

31,300

33,100 

33,200

31,400 

28,000

27,300

26,800

LITTLE MIAMI RIVER BASIN

135. Little Miami River near Selma, Ohio

(Gaging station; partial-record station beginning 1959)

Location. Lat 39°48'40", long 83°44'20", on left bank at downstream side of bridge 

on Selma Pike, 2.3 miles northwest of Selma, Clark County, and 3.1 miles upstream 

from North Pork.

Drainage area. 50.6 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 1,019.79 ft above 

mean sea level, unadjusted.

Discharge record.--Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 2,260 cfs and by contracted-opening measurement at 7,920 ofs.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 7,920 cfs 4 p.m. Jan. 21 (gage height, 

9.42 ft).

1952 to December 1958: Discharge, 3,500 cfs Aug. 3, 1958 (gage height, 

8.59 ft).

136. North Fork Little Miami River near Pitchin, Ohio 

(Gaging station; partial-record station beginning 1959)

Location.--Lat 39°49'40", long 83°46'25", on right bank at upstream side of county 

highway bridge, 1.1 miles upstream from Goose Creek, and 1.3 miles southwest of 

Pitchin, Clark County.

Drainage area. 29.1 sq mi.

Gage-height record.--Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 1,011.46 ft above 

mean sea level, unadjusted.

Discharge record.--Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 885 cfs and by contracted-opening measurement at 3,350 cfs.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge, 3,350 cfs 6 p.m. Jan. 21 (gage height, 

7.58 ft).

1952 to December 1958: Discharge, 955 cfs Aug. 3, 1958 (gage height, 6.04 ft).
A152 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

137. Little Miami River near Oldtown, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°44'55", long 83°55'50", on right bank at downstream side of bridge 

on U.S. Highway 68, 0.9 mile upstream from Massie Creek, 1.3 miles northeast of 

Oldtown, Greene County, and 4.5 miles north of Xenia.

Drainage area. 129 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph, 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Datum of gage is 816.56 ft above

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 4,340 cfs and by slope-area measurement at 14,800 cfs.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge,-14,800 cfs 6 p.m. Jan. 21 (gage height,

-Lid . Li U It//.

1952 to December 1958: Discharge, 4,720 cfs June 8, 1954 (gage height, 

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

January

71

146

116

97

55

75

74

68

February

223

183

, 178

242

2O4

160

144

144

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

January

53

52

52

58

234

237

141

136

February

963

373

331

492

644

371

298

260

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

31.

January

6,140

4,190

789

420

329

281

236

205

292

4.44

February

165

160

180

188

166

161

152

146

2.43

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 20

Jan. 21

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

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

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

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

9... .........

10.. .........

11.... .......

12 ra. ........

2 p.m. .......

3.. ..........

4... .........

5... .........

6... .........

7.. ..........

10...........

Jan. 22

12 m.. .......

6 p.m. .......

Gage 

height

2.52

3.04

3.78

5.70

8.35

8.73

9.35

9.80

10.25

10.81

12.09

12.20

11.67

7.64

Disc-barge

160

469

1,140

2,860

6,430

14,800

10,600

2,090

Hour

Jan. 22 Con.

Jan. 23

8. ...........

6. ...........

8. ...........

2. ...........

5. ...........

8, ...........

9. ...........

3 p.m. .......

Gage 

height

4 30

3

QC

5.85

6.36

6.83

Discharge

590

1,200

1,400

1,620

Hour

Feb. 10 Con.

6.. ..........

Feb. 12

Gage 

height

7 7fl

3.42

3 23

3 12

3.10

Discharge

2 ' 050

405

 Z CQ

329
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A153

138. North Fork Massie Creek at Cedarville, Ohio

Location.--Lat 39°45'25", long 83°47'25", on left bank at downstream side of bridge 

on James Barber Road, 1 mile upstream from confluence with South Fork, and 1 mile 

northeast of Cedarville, Greene County.

Drainage area. 25.6 sq mi.

Gage-height record.--Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 1,028.00 ft above 

mean sea level, unadjusted.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 900 cfs and by slope-area measurement at 2,960 cfs.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge, 2,960 cfs 6 p.m. Jan. 21 (gage height, 

8.55 ft).

1954 to December 1958: Discharge, 1,620 cfs Aug. 2, 1958 (gage height, 

7.62 ft).

Mean discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7 . a.

9.

10.

January

26

44

33

25

20

20

18

15

14

13

February

52

41

39

56

42

36

30

29

29

240

Day

11. .

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

20..

January

12

12

12

16

64

65

50

35

32

31

February

161

89

88

136

152

89

74

62

53

40

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

29.

30.

Runoff,

January

1,550

893

150

85

70

60

49

41

39

82

68

 1 "I Q

5.32

February

35

32

38

40

36

34

32

30

__----

------

2.64

Gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second, at Indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 19 

12 p.m. ......

6 a.m. .......

12 m. ........

9. ...........

Jan. 21

6. ...........

10 ...........

11. ..........

12 m. ........

3. ...........

5.. ..........

6 p.m. .......

Gage 

height

2.76

2.71

2 73

3.04

7.77

7.90

8.55

Discharge

28

26

37

67

1,670

1,840

2,020

2,960

Hour

Jan. 21--Con.

8. ...........

8. ...........

4. ...........

9 a.m. .......

Gage 

height

8.42

5.64

Discharge

2,760

254

60

92

264

Hour

Feb. 10 Con.

Feb. 11

Gage 

height

5 47

5 29

Discharge

286

301

294

148

135

122

105

139. South Fork Massie Creek near Cedarville, Ohio

Location.--Lat 39°44'20", long 83°45'50", on right bank at downstream side of bridge 

on Weimer Road, 2.3 miles east of Cedarville, Greene County, and 2.4 miles upstream from confluence with Worth Fork.

Drainage area.--20.2 sq mi.

Gage-height record.--Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 1,039.14 ft above 

mean sea level, unadjusted.

Pis charge re c ord. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 490 cfs and by slope-area measurement at 2,440 cfs.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 2,440 cfs 5 p.m. Jan. 21 (gage height, 

8.27 ft).

1954 to December 1958: Discharge, 1,130 cfs Aug. 2, 1958 (gage height, 

7.24 ft).
A154 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959, of South Fork Massie Creek 

near Cedarville, Ohio

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

b.

6.

7.

8. 

g

10.

.

January

17

32

21

15

13

12

10

9

7

February

32

25

22

36

23

17

15

15

310

Day

11....

12...

13...

14....

15....

16....

17...

18....

20...

January

7

6

6

9.2

51

50

40

25

18

February

151

85

88

136

137

80

58

43

20

Day

21 . . . .

22....

23....

24.,..

25....

26....

27 . . . .

28....

30....

Runoff,

January

1,270

600

120

65

50

38

28

22

66

4.98

February

19

17

22

24

21

20

17

16

2.75

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 19

Jan . 20

12 m. ........

Jan. 21

4. ...........

2. ...........

3. ...........

5 p.m. .......

Gage 

height

2.17

2.12 

2.14 

2.25 

2.39 

2.50 

2.90

3.70 

4.85 

5.93 

6.08 

7.07 

7.52 

7.76 

7.90 

8.14 

8.21 

8.27

Discharge

15

14 

15 

18 

22 

26 

45

105 

228 

461 

507 

1,010 

1,370 

1,630 

1,820 

2,190 

2,320 

2,440

Hour

Jan. 21 Con.

Jan. 22

Feb. 8

Feb. 9

4 a.m. .......

Gage 

height

8.19

7.74

6.88 

4.50

2.11

2.11 

2.12 

2.13 

2.14 

2.19 

2.40 

2.64

4.00

Discharge

2,280

1,610

888 

184

14

14 

14 

14 

15 

16 

23 

32

133

Hour

Feb. 10 Con.

g

12 m

Feb. 11

Gage 

height

4.59 

5.00 

5.39 

5.63 

5.78 

5.86 

5.94 

5.99 

6.01 

5.99 

5.93 

5.83 

5.27 

4.89

4.44 

4.07 

3.92 

3.84 

3.70

Discharge

194 

252 328' 

382 

420 

441 

464 

478 

484 

478 

461 

433 

303 

234

177 

140 

125 

118 

105

140. Massle Creek at Wilberforce, Ohio

Location.--Lat 39°43'20", long 83°52'55", on right bank at upstream side of bridge 

on Wilberforce-Clinton Road, 0.5 mile northwest of Wilberforce, Greene County, 

1.7 miles upstream from Clark Run, and 3.5 miles northeast of Xenia.

Drainage area.--64.3 sq mi.

Gage-height record.--Water-stage recorder, 

sea level, unadjusted.

Datum of gage is 865.30 ft above mean

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 2,040 cfs and by contracted-opening measurement at 7,300 cfs.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge, 7,300 cfs 5:30 p.m. Jan. 21 (gage height, 

11.25 ft).

1952 to December 1958: Discharge, 4,300 cfs Aug. 2, 1958 (gage height, 

10.35 ft).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959 ___

Day

1...

2...

3...

4...

5...

6...

7.. .

8...

January

50

99

71

57

40

45

40

35

February

98

78

74

105

82

64

60

57

Day

11....

12....

13....

14....

15....

16....

17....

18....

January30"

25

25

34

134

137

85

75

February

385

173

173

286

316

184

149

123

Day

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

OQ

, f

f f

. .

 

January

3,620

2,330

389

170

139

117

93

79

273

4.90

February

74

67

79

84

75

71

66

64

2.24
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A155

Gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second, at Indicated time, 1959, of 

Hassle Creek at Wllberforce, Ohio

Hour

Jan. 19

12 m. ........ 

6 p.m. ....... 

8. ...........

12 p.m. ......

Jan. 21 

2 a.m. ....... 

4. ........... 

5. ........... 

6. ...........

8. ........... 

9.. ..........

10 ........... 

11. .......... 

12 m.. .......

5.... ........

7 p.m. .......

Gage 

height

2.62 

2.70 

2.77

3.68

4.38 

4.96 

5.85 

7.25

8.25 

8.90 

9.63 

9.95 

10.12

11.00

Discharge

58 

65 

72

199

363 

536 

855 

1,480

2,120 

2,680 

3,470 

3,950 

4,250

5,790

7,040

6,410

Hour

Jan. 21 Con.

Jan. 22 

4 a.m. ....... 

8.. ..........

6 p .m. ....... 

12 p.m. ......

Jan. 23 

6 a.m. ....... 

10. .......... 

12 m.. .......

6. ........... 

8. ........... 

12 p.m. ......

Feb. 8

6 p.m. .......

Gage 

height

9.85 

9.05

7.00 

5.S4

4.77 

4.37 

4.27

4.02 

3.86 

3.70

2.48

2.49

Discharge

4,860

3,790 

2,820

1,360 

771

478 

360 

332 

312

265 

230 

202

54

55

Hour

Feb. 9 Con.

10 ...........

1 a.m. ....... 

2. ............ 

3.. ...........

6. ........... 

7. ...........

8. ........... 

10 ......'..... 

12 m. ........ 

2 p.m. ....... 

4. ........... 

5. ...........

6. ........... 

8. ...........

10 ...........

Feb. 11

8.. ..........

10. ..........

12 m. ........

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

2.50

2.65

3.20

3.29 

3.32 

3.44.

5.11 

5.43 

5.32 

5.12 

5.49 

5.78 

5.92 

5.95

5.93 

5.87 

5.69 

5.46

4.26

4.11

3.74

Discharge

127

139

143 

161

584 

696 

657 

587 

716 

827 

883 

895

887 863' 

791 

706

386

329

288

209

141. Shawnee Creek at Xenla, Ohio 

(Crest-stage station)

Location.--Lat 39°40'35", long 83°55'30", at bridge on U.S. Highway 68, 0.7 mile 

southeast of intersection of U.S. Highways 68 and 42, in Xenia, Greene County.

Drainage area.--4.21 sq mi.

Gage-height record.--Crest stages only. Altitude of gage is 914 ft (from topographic map).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 150 cfs and by slope-area measurements at 401 and 795 cfs.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge, 855 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 16.02 ft).

1948 to December 1958: Discharge, 790 cfs Feb. 15, 1949 (gage height, 

15.71 ft).

142. Little Miami River at Spring Valley, Ohio 

(Gaging station, discontinued 1951)

Location.--Lat 39°36'20", long 84°00'50", on right bank at downstream side of bridge 

on U.S. Highway 42, three-eighths of a mile southwest of Spring Valley, Greene 

County, and 2? miles downstream from Sugar Creek.

Drainage area. 361 sq mi.

Gage-height record.--High-water marks at gage site. Datum of gage is 737.9 ft above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined below 12,400 cfs and by 

contracted-opening measurement at 36,400 cfs.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge, 36,400 cfs Jan. 21-22 (gage height, 

19.0 ft, from high-water marks).

1925-35, 1939-51: Discharge observed, 18,400 cfs Feb. 26, 1929 (gage height, 

16.8 ft).

The flood of January 27, 1952, reached a- stage of 16.75 ft (discharge, 

18,600 cfs).

717-123 O - 64 - 11
A156 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

143. Caesar Creek near Xenia,'0tilo 

(Miscellaneous site)

Location.--Lat 39°37'25", long 83'53'40", at bridge on U.Si Highway 68, and 4f miles 

southeast of Xenia, Greene County.

Drainage area.--66.8 sq mi.

Maximum.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 10,600 cfs Jan. 21, from contractedopening measurement.

144. Anderson Pork near Lumberton, Ohio 

(Miscellaneous site)

Location.--Lat 39°32'35", long 83°51'00", at bridge on U.S. Highway 68, 0.9 mile 

south of Lumberton, Clinton County, and Ij miles downstream from Grog Run.

Drainage area. 58.0 sq mi.

Maximum.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 7,600 cfs Jan. 21, from contractedopening measurement.

145. Little Miami River near Fort Ancient, Ohio 

(Gaging station, discontinued 1951)

Location.--Lat 39°22'42", long 84°05'32", on right bank at downstream side of county 

highway bridge, 2 miles south of Fort Ancient, Warren County, Z\ miles northeast 

of Morrow, and 2f miles upstream from Todd Fork.

Drainage area. 677 sq mi.

Gage-height record.--High-water marks upstream and downstream from gage site. Datum 

of gage is 643.65 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Discharge record.--Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 25,700 cfs.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, about 67,000 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 

21.9 ft).

1938-51: Discharge, 32,900 cfs Mar. 7, 1945 (gage height, 16.80 ft).

March 1913 flood reached a stage of about 20 ft (from information by local 

residents in 1959).

146. Todd Fork near Roachester, Ohio

Location.--Lat 39°20'05", long 84°05'10", on right bank at downstream side of bridge 

on State Highway 123, 0.3 mile downstream from Lick Run, 1.6 miles southeast of 

Roachester, Warren County, 2^ miles southeast of Morrow, and 4 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area.--219 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 679.40 ft above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 11,900 cfs and by slope-area measurement at 25,500 cfs.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 25,500 cfs 5 p.m. Jan. 21 (gage height, 

19.50 ft).

1952 to December 1958: Discharge, 14,500 cfs July 22, 1958 (gage height, 

17.55 ft).

Remarks.--Some regulation by Cowan Lake on Cowan Creek (capacity,12,000 acre-ft).
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A157

Mean discharge, in-cubic feet per second, 1959, of Todd Pork near Roaehester, Ohio

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

10.

January

180

377

' 218

132

96

140

726

375

47

February

r99

141

192

308

656

530

106

109

3,290

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17._.

18.

20.

January

42

37

39

48

855

456

175

159

S22

February

986

822

828

961

926

403

485

770

642 

502

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

30.

-Monthly mean discharge, in cubic, feet per second. .....................

January

14,900

6,210

810

403

299

248

259

407

370

964

February

126

121

329 '760

651 576

182

154

567

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 19 

12 p.m. ......

Jan . 20 

10 a.m. ......

12 m. ........

3............

4.. ..........

6... .........

7.. ..........

8.. ..........

9. ...........

10.. .........

11. ..........

Jan. 21 

2 a.m. .......

3. ...........

4. ...........

5. ...........

8.. ..........

9.......... ..

10 ...........

11. ..........

3. ...........

4.. .......... 

5... .........

6.. ..........

7.. ..........

8... .........

9.. ..........

10 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

6.56

6.50 

6.60 

6.88 

7.70 

8.18 

8.61 

8.76 

9.30 

10.64 

10.87 

11.26 

11.75

12.85 

13.50 

14.45 

15.00 

15.30 

15.55 

16.10 

17.25 

17.54 

17.96 

18.75 

19.30 

19.50 

19.35 

19.04 

19.10 

19.10 

18.90

Discharge

127

113 

137 

225 

580 

838 

1,120 

1,220 

1,610 

2,790 

3,020 

3,440 

3,980

5,250 

6,060 

7,520 

8,480 

9,050 

9,540 

10,700 

13 , 600 

14,600 

16,100 

20,200 

24,000 

25,500 

24,300 

22,100 

22 , 500 

22,500 

21,200

Hour

Jan. 21 Con.

Jan. 22 

2 a.m.. ......

10.. .........

4. ........... 

8. ...........

Jan. 23

12 m... ......

Feb. 8

Feb. 9

9. ...........

Feb. 10

-Gage 

height

18.48

17.92 

17.02 

16.08 

14.10 

12.85 

12.08 

11.22 

10.58 

10.12 

9.40 

8.89

8'. 23 

7.80 

7.66 

7.58 

7.40

6.17

6/15 

6.17 

6.21 

6.40 

7.12 

-8.05

8.14

 Dis- 

 charge

1&,600

16,000 

13,000 

10,700 

6,940 

5,250 

4,340 

3,390 

2,740 

2,330 

1,740 

1,380

' 948 

710 

642 

607 

535

102

96 

102 

112 

171 

429 

840

894

Hour

Feb. 10 Con.

3. ...........

4. ...........

6. ............

2, ...........

5. ...........

6... ..........

8. ...........

Feb. 11

Gage 

height

8.50 

9.10 

10.00 

10.75 

11.30 

11.55 

12.10 

12.45 

12.52 

12.50 

12.42 

12.16 12.00 ' 

11.93 

11.81 

11.61 

11.35 

10.89 

10.68 

10.37 

9.92 

9.50

8.95 

8.58 

8.29 

7.96 

7.69 

7.65 

7.72 

8.28 

8.38 

8.24 

8.17

Discharge

1,110 

1,530 

2,220 

2,910 

3,480 

3,760 

4,360 

4,770 

4,850 

4,830 

4,730 

4,430 

4,250 

4,170 

4,040 

3,820 

. 3,540 

3,050 

2,840 

2,550 

2,160 

1,820

1,420 

1,170 

984 

790 

656 

638 

670 

978 

1,040 

954 

912

147. Little Miami River at Kings Mills, Ohio 

(U.S. Weather Bureau gage)

Location. Lat 39°21'06", long 84°14'33", at Grandin Road Bridge in Kings Mills, 

Warren County.

Drainage area. 1,048 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Daily wire-weight gage readings supplemented by floodmarks. 

Datum of gage is 587.10 ft above mean sea level.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Gage height, 31.80 ft 9 a.m. Jan. 22 (from 

floodmarks).

1912 to December 1958: Gage height, 33.7 ft Mar. 26, 1913.

Remarks. Records furnished by U.S. Weather Bureau.
A158 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

148. Little Miami River at Milford, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°10'17", long 84°17'53", on right bank 500 ft downstream from

Wooster Pike Bridge in Milford, Clerraont County, and 1-J- miles upstream from East 

Pork.

Drainage area. 1,195 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph, except 11 a.m. Jan. 23 to 12 m. 

Jan. 24 for which graph was reconstructed on basis of graph before and after this 

period. Datum of gage is 499.35 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Discharge record.--Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 59,700 cfs and by slope-area measurement at 84,100 cfs. Backwater from ice 

Jan. 20.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge, 84,100 cfs 9 a.m. Jan. 22 (gage height, 

22.30 ft).

1915-17, 1925-36, 1938 to December 1958: Discharge, 69,900 cfs Mar. 6, 1945 

(gage height, 20.90 ft).

Flood of March 1913 reached a stage of 25.5 ft, from information from Corps of 

Engineers.

Remarks. Some regulation, by Cowan Lake on Cowan Creek, tributary to Todd Fork.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

10.

January

770

2,150

1,470

1,020

584

407

719

1,030

589 

441

February

2,O2O

1,560

1,330

1,790

2,110

1,880

1,340

1,100

11,200

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

20.

January

383

378

373

407

3,860

3,730

1,520

892

836 

2.9OO

February

8,300

4,880

3,62O

4,29O

6,020

3,610

2,570

2,980

1,870

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

30.

January

48,20O

72,400

17,600

5,300

2,98O

2,410

2,050

2,020

2,47O

5,951

February

1,360

1,120

1,540

2,480

2,120

1,910

1,510

1,220

2,829

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 19

Jan. 20 

9 a.m. .......

10 ...........

11. ..........

12 m. ........

1 p.m. .......

2. ...........

3. ...........

4.. ..........

5. ...........

6. ...........

8. ...........

9.. ..........

11. ..........

Jan. 21

2. ...........

3. ...........

4. ...........

6. ...........

8. ...........

10 ...........

11. ..........

12 m. ........

2.. ..........

3.. ..........

4. ...........

5. ...........

6.. ..........

8.. ..........

9 p.m. .......

Gage 

height

1.70

1.68

1.80

2.05

2.46

2.80

2.94

3.76

5.85

5.54

5.82

6.26

6.70

7.52

8.35

9.05

9.68

11.20

15.55

19.03

19.45

20.10

20.55

21.15

22.01

Discharge

943

1,300

1,760

2,350

3,480

4,000

6,OOO

12,100

16,700

18,900

56,700

64,800

73 , 400

81,20Q

Hour

Jan. 21 Con.

Jan. 22

6..... .......

8.. ..........

4. ...........

7. ...........

6. ...........

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

21 75

22.30

21.05

19.50

16.45

15.30

6.20

4 59

4.24

Discharge

72,400

60,000

39,100

3,620

Hour

Feb. 8

Feb. 9

2. ...........

5. ...........

10. ..........

12 m. ........

Gage 

height

2 25

4.50

5.42

8 95

Discharge

5,950
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A159

149. East Fork Little Miami River at Perintown, Ohio

Location.--Lat 39°08'13", long 84"14'17", on left bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge at Perintown, Clermont County, 5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 477 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 507.28 ft above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 32,000 cfs 7 p.m. Jan. 21 (gage height, 

21.24 ft).

1915-20, 1925 to December 1958: Discharge, 39,400 cfs Mar. 6, 1945 (gage 

height, 23.42 ft). .

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

b.

6.

V .

8.

10.

January

827

1,790

840

425

193

143

120

126

77

February

630

335-

236

615

706

420

266

246

6,420

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

20.

January

66

63

63

103

5,030

3,050

763

326

248 

4,700

February

3,670

934

1,800

4,040

4,240

1,270

701

976

430

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

30.

Runoff ,

January

21,600

15,300

1,990

552

430

360

335

274

1,270

4.93

February

266

236

460

882

640

430

360

308

2.56

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 19

8. ...........

10.. .........

12 m. ........

2. ...........

3. ...........

5.. ..........

6. ...........

7. ...........

8.. ..........

10. ..........

Jan. 21

4.. ..........

6. ...........

7. ...........

10. ..........

11. ..........

12 m. ........

3 ............

4. ...........

5. ...........

6. ...........

8. ...........

9. ...........

10 ...........

Jan. 22

2 a.m. .......

Gage

height

2.65

2.69

6.45

9.20

13.40

14.35

14.82

14.63

15.90

16.95

17.37

17.38

17.16

17.15

17.43

17.71

17.82

18.95

19.82

20.70

21.20

20.90

20.55

19.93

Discharge

24S

4,620

9,530

12,100

18,500

17,800

18,700

23,600

29,900

30,700

27,100

Hour

Jan. 22 Con.

6. ...........

4. ...........

6. ...........

8. ...........

12 m. ........

12 m.. .......

Feb. 8

Feb. 9

8. ...........

11. ..........

Feb. 10

2 a.m. ......

Gage 

height

19.24

18.30

14 33

7.25

6.00

5.36

3.10

3.01

3 14

2.55

2.60

2.69

6.60

7.12

7.12

Discharge

21,400

3,100

1 490

228

3,000

3,000

Hour

Feb. 10 Con.

5. ...........

3. ...........

5. ...........

12 'm.. .......

6. ...........

12 m. ........

8... .........

Gage 

height

7.02

7.60

9

QC

13.14

11.45

10.08

4 23

3.50

3.45

Discharge

9,090

2,150

723

690

662
A160 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

MILL CREEK BASIN 

150. Mill Creek at Reading, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°13'15", long 84°26'50", on right bank at upstream side of Koehler 

Street Bridge at Reading, Hamilton County, 1 mile upstream from West Pork Mill 

Creek and 13 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--73.1 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 527.00 ft above 

mean sea level, Ohio River datum. Twice-daily wire-weight readings used during 

periods of lagging intake, Dec. 10-23 and Jan. 5-13, 17-19.

Discharge record.--Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 2,560 cfs and by slope-area measurement at 5,640 cfs. Shifting-control 

method used at times.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 5,640 cfs 5 p.m. Jan. 21 (gage height, 

j.y.Df it/j,

1938 to December 1958: Discharge, 5,780 cfs Mar. 6, 1945 (gage height, 20 00 

ft, present datum).

Reftiarks.--Low-water flows affected by diversion by industrial plants and by groundwater pumpage and diversion.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

January

159

102

58

44

29

28

29

33

February

62

43

48

90

53

39

32

33

Day

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

January

20

26

26

46

320

131

54

37

February

305

185

209

380

318

179

143

205

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

OQ

31.

January

3,980

2,190

299

163

109

98

76

61

j.yo 

107

291

February

74

64

199

157

103

92

82

74

161

Gage height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 19

11. ..........

4. ...........

Jan. 21

5.. ..........

6. ...........

7.. ..........

10 ............

12 m. ........

3 p.m. .......

Gage 

height

6.25

6.35

6.70

8.48

11.65

13.60

13.65

13.54

17.50

17.60

18. 7O

Discharge

650

1,780

4,660

4,550

5,100

Hour

Jan. 21 Con.

5.. ..........

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

19.67

13 94

10.93

7 P*^

5.92

Discharge

5,640

5,340

5,400

1,480

738

332

33

Hour

Feb. 9

8. ...........

10 ...........

6. ...........

6. ...........

8. ...........

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

6.10

6.45

6.90

10.00

11.03

11.06

8.50

7.74

7.16

6.72

6.70

Discharge

1,540

1,550

507

345

239

235
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A161

151. West Pork Mill Creek Reservoir near Greenhills, Ohio

Location.--Lat 39°15'40", long 84°29'40", at dam on West Fork Mill Creek, l£ miles 

east of Greenhills, Hamilton County.

Drainage area.--29.5 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 600.00 ft above 

mean sea level, ^adjustment of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers); gage readings 

have been reducedT;o elevations above mean sea level.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Total contents, 9,750 acre-ft 4-25 p.m. Jan. 22 

[Elevation, 698.95 ft).

April 1953 to December 1958: Total contents,5,720 acre-ft Apr. 5, 1957 (elevation 689.76 ft).

Remarks.--Reservoir is formed by earth dam with concrete spillway; operation for 

flood control began Dec. 20, 1952; storage to maintain conservation pool began 

Apr. 19, 1953. Capacity at spillway level (elevation, 702.0 ft), 11,380 acre-ft, 

of which 1,530 acre-ft is in conservation pool. Dead storage, 65 acre-ft. Records given herein represent total contents. Reservoir used for flood control and 

recreation. No gates are on spillway, and all' regulation is done by gates in conduit through dam. Gage-height record and capacity table furnished by Corps of 

Engineers.

Date

1958 

Nov . 30 ..... 

Dec . 31 .....

1959 

Jan. 19.....

Elevation, In feet, and contents, In acre-feet

Time

12 p.m. . . . 

12 p.m. . . .

12 p.m. . . .

Elevation

675.09 

675.06

675.16

Contents

1,550 

1,540

1,560

Date

1959--Con. 

Jan. 22..... 

Jan. 3lf.... 

Feb. 28.....

Time

4:25 p.m. . 

12 p.m.-. . . 

12 p.m. . . .

Elevation

698.95 

675.55 

675.13

Contents

9,750 

1,640 

1,560

152. West Fork Mill Creek at Woodlawn, Ohio

Location.--Lat 39°15 I 15", long 84 028'15", on left bank at upstream side of Riddle 

Road Bridge in Woodlawn, Hamilton County, 0.5 mile upstream from small tributary, 

1.9 miles downstream from West Fork Mill Creek Dam, and 4.0 miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area.--31.9 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 570.00 ft above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Discharge record.--Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge, 1,290 cfs 6:30 p.m. Jan. 23 (gage 

height, 5.56 ft).

1952 to December 1958: Discharge, 2,000 cfs Apr. 4, 1956 (gage height, 

6.82 ft).

Remarks. Flow regulated by We*st Fork Mill Creek Reservoir beginning in 1953 (see 

sta. 151).

Mean discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

10.

January

65

72

14

11

9

5.2

3.5

6.0

4.0

February

42

32

12

31

32

13

9.7

13

124

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

20.

January

4.0

4.0

4.0

17

135

119

29

23

108

February

422

135

71

83

207

55

42

68

21

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

30.

Monthly mean discharge, in cubic feet per second. .....................

January

310

193

1,090

1,190

1,060

444

3.6

2.4

104

168

February

14

13

100

70

30

29

18

15

63.0
A162 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

153. West Pork Mill Creek at Lockland, Ohio 

(Gaging station; partial-record station beginning 1958)

Location. Lat 39°13'35", long 84°27'20", on downstream side of pier of Lock Street 

Bridge in Lockland, Hamilton County, 1.2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 35.6 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 539.00 ft above 

mean sea level, Ohio River datum.

Discharge record.--Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 4,100 cfs.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 1,700 cfs 10 a.m. Jan. 21 (gage height, 

10.63 ft).

1938 to December 1958: Discharge, 6,310 cfs May 25, 1947 (gage height, 

16 .93 it/ J .

Remarks.--Flood flow regulated by West Fork Mill Creek Reservoir beginning December 

1952 (see sta. 151).

154. Mill Creek at Carthage, Ohio

Location.--Lat 39°12'05", long 84°28'10", on right bank 100 ft downstream from

Anthony Wayne Avenue Bridge in Carthage, Hamilton County, 1 mile downstream from 

West Fork Mill Creek, and 11 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 116 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 512.00 ft above 

mean sea level, Ohio River datum.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 2,800 cfs and by slope-area measurement at 8,900 cfs.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 8,900 cfs 5 p.m. Jan. 21 (gage height, 

16.17 ft).

1946 to December 1958: Discharge, 8,300 cfs May 25, 1947 (gage height,

14. ^1 it//.

Remarks. Plow regulated by West Fork Mill Creek Reservoir beginning 1953 (see 

sta. 151). Low-water flows affected by diversion by industrial plants and by 

ground-water pumpage and diversion.

Mean discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

January

221

157

68

48

45

26

29

52

February

113

94

76

123

98

64

49

52

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

January

19

22

24

54

474

273

83

54

February

568

218

191

379

394

173

136

198

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

31.

Monthly mean discharge, In cubic feet per second. .....................

January

5,080

2,730

1,40O

1,300

1,080

572

91

72

ou

226 

237

493

February

64

57

253

186

110

107

90

74

187

ge height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second, at Indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 19 

12 p.m. ......

Jan. 20

8. ...........

10. ..........

11. ..........

2. ...........

3. ...........

5. ...........

7. ...........

1O p.m. ......

Gage 

height

0.87

1.12

3 op

5.53

5.57

Discharge

72

68

108

1,630

Hour

Jan. 20- -Con.

Jan. 21

3. ...........

6. ...........

12 m. ........

Gage 

height

9 45

14.20

Discharge

6,370

Hour

Jan. 21 Con.

3. ...........

1 a.m. .......

Gage 

height

14.80

13 72

12'. 85

Discharge

5,260
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A163

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959, of 

Mill Creek at Carthage, Ohio Continued

Hour

Jan. 22 Con.

6. ...........

8 .............

6. ...........

12 p.m.......

11. ..........

4. ...........

6 p.m........

Gage 

height

9.24

4.46

5.15

5.93

4.89

4.91

Discharge

3,740

3,320

1,180

1,240

1,400

1,360

1,360

Hour

Jan. 23 Con. 

8 p.m........

12 p.m.......

8. ...........

9. ...........

11. ..........

12 p.m.......

Feb. 10

3. ...........

5. ...........

6. ...........

7. ...........

8 a.m. .......

Gage 

height

QC.

4.08

4.93

Discharge

52

176

234

1,030

1,280

1,370

Hour

Feb. 10--Con.

2 p.m........

12 p.m.......

11.. .........

5. ...........

6. ...........

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

5.25

5.61

5.34

2.30

2.15

3.10

4.10

4.15

4.05

3.55

2/30

1.87

1.88

Discharge

1,640

1,540

762

592

430

385

675

1,040

1,060

1,020

832

430

290

293

MIAMI RIVER BASIN 

155. Indian Lake at Russells Point, Ohio

Location.--Lat 40°28'05", long 83°53'20", on backwall of concrete intake well for 

State fish hatchery on U.S. Highway 33, a quarter of a mile east of Russells 

Point, Logan County, and half a mile west of outlet into Miami River.

Drainage area. 109 sq mi.

Gage-height record.--Staff gage read once daily.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Gage height observed, 3.58 ft 2:35 p.m. Jan. 22. 

1946 to December 1958: Gage height observed, 3.23 ft June 29, 1957. 

March 1913 flood reached a stage of 5.3 ft.

Remarks. Lake level controlled by dam with 2 gates 4 by 5 ft. Capacity at spillway 

level (gage height, 2.15 ft), 45,900 acre-ft. Surface area at spillway level 

6,134 acres.

Gage height, in feet, 1959

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

January

-

2.16

2.16

2.16

2.12

2.10

2.08

2.06

2.02

1.98

February

2.26

-

-

2.17

2.00

1.84

1.62

1.60

1.60

2,90

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

19.

20.

January

1.96

1.96

1.94

1.94

1.92

1.92

1.90

1.90

1 . 90

l'.90

February

2.58

2.34

2.32

2.30

2.26

2.24

2.22

2.20

2 . 18

2.10

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

29

30 !

31.

January

3.12

3.58

3.06

2.58

2.50

2.40

2.31

2.22

2.30

2 30

2 . 28

February

2.00

1.70

1.54

1.42

1.30

1.18

1.10

1.04
A164 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

156. Buckongahelas Creek near Degraff, Ohio

Location.--Lat 40°20'50", long 83°53'30", on right bank at downstream side of highway bridge, 2 miles downstream-from Bluejacket Creek, 2f miles northeast of 

Degraff, Logan County, and 4 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 37.5 sq mi.

Gage-height record.--Water-stage recorder graph, except 4 a.m. Jan. 22 to 1 p.m. 

Jan. 24 for which graph was reconstructed on basis of record before and after 

this period. Datum of gage is 1,008.76 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 

1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 1,440 cfs,

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 1,780 cfs 7 p.m. Jan. 21 (gage height, 

6.83 ft).

1957 to December 1958: Discharge, 740 cfs June 10, 1958 (gage height,

b . CiQ it//.

Remarks.--Data furnished by Miami Conservancy District.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2 . '6.

4.

b.

6.

7 .

B.

10.

January

26

31

25

21

25

20

20

18

16

February

65

55

55

69

52

46

42

42

721

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

20.

January

16

16

16

17

60

40

35

30

40

February

202

120

108

145

179

107

92

80

60

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

30.

Runoff,

January

1,04O

1,100

220

141

119

97

82

72

150

3.66

February

55

52

69

68

56

55

52

52

2.78

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at Indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan 19

3 p.m. ....... 

9. ...........

10 ........... 

12 p.m. ......

Jan. 21

6. ...........

10 ...........

12 m. ........

6. ...........

8. ...........

9. ...........

Jan. 22

4 a.m. .......

Gage 

height

1.62 

1.92

2.14 

2.69

3.50

5.50

5

QC

6.12

6.77

-

Discharge

30 

55

70 

140

199

294

1,220

1,710

1,600

Hour

Jan. 22 Con.

4 p.m. ....... 

8.. ..........

Jan. 23

Feb. 8

6. ...........

8. ...........

9 a.m. .......

Gage 

height

_

-

_

_

1.90

1.95

2 40

5.05

5.57

5.76

Discharge

1,160

795 

465

251

205

40

471

660

905

1,010

Hour

Feb. 10--Con.

11. ..........

12 m. ........ 

1 p.m. .......

3. ........... 

4. ........... 

5. ...........

6. ...........

6.. ..........

6. ...........

Gage 

height

5.85

5.85 

5.84 

5.74

5.64 

5.56 

5.47

4 23

3 19

3 23

3 09

2.86

Discharge

1,060

1,060 

1,050

940 

900 

855

-I Qp

141
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A165

157. Miami River at Quincy, Ohio 

(Gaging station., discontinued 1949)

Location. Lat 40°18'10", long 83°58'10", at bridge on State Highway 69, a quarter 

of a mile north of ftuincy and 2^ miles downstream from Graves Creek.

Drainage area. 408 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Floodmarks at. gage site.

Discharge record.--Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

. below 4,280 cfs.'

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Gage height, 16.5 ft, from floodmarks (discharge 

not determined).

1946-49: Discharge, 4,860 cfs June 3, 1947 (gage height, 12.1 ft, from graph 

based on gage readings).

Remarks.--Flow regulated by Indian Lake (see sta. 155).

158. Miami River at Sidney, Ohio

Location.--Lat 40°17'14", long 84°08'57", on right bank 100 ft upstream from North 

Street Bridge in Sidney, Shelby County, and half a mile downstream from Tawawa 

Creek.

Drainage area. 545 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water.-stage recorder graph, except 10 a.m. Jan. 23 to 1 p.m. 

Jan. 28 for which graph was reconstructed on basis of recession graphs of other 

peaks or discharge estimated on basis of comparison, with nearby stations. Datum 

of gage'is-924.70 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Discharge record.--Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 9,200 cfs and extended above on basis of velocity-area studies. Backwater 

from ice Jan. 6-12, 18, 19.

Maxima. January-February.1959: Discharge, 16,800 cfs 11 p.m. Jan. 21 (gage height, 

lo yj. iii).

1914 to December 1958: Discharge, 20,700 cfs Mar. 20, 1927 (gage height, 

14.4 ft).

Maximum stage known, 19.6 ft, present datum, Mar. 25, 1913 (discharge, 44,000 

cfs, computed by Miami Conservancy District).

Remarks.--Some regulation by Indian Lake '(see sta. 155). 

Conservancy District.

Data furnished by Miami

Mean discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

10.

January

276

692

523

397

272

240

330

260

220

February

1,480

917

737

 971

868

701

645

637

632 

5,160

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

J6.

17.

18.

20.

January

210

210

203

219

1,100

1,160

484

420

426

February

5,790

5,600

2,560

2,440

3,050

2,320

1,740

1 , 420

876

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

2S.

30.

January

9,880

12,900

7,180

6,230

4,680

2,750

1,760

1,O6O

1,850

1,920

February

796

755

876

1,180

962

863

832

818

1,598

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 19 

12 p.m. ......

10 a.m. ......

12 m. ........ 

2 p.m. ....... 

6..... .......

10........... 

12 p.m. ......

Jan. 21

Gage 

height

2.19

2.05

1.97 

1.96 

2.16

2! 49 

3.02

4.25

Discharge

431

384

358 

355 

420

540 

764

1,360

Hour

Jan. 21 Con.

4............

5... .........

7.. .......... 

8............ 

9.... ........

10........... 

11... ........

12 m.........

3 p.m. .......

Gage 

height

6.S6

.DO

8.55 

9.31 

10.70

11.65 

12.28

14.62

Discharge

3,150

4,870- 

5,780 

7,570

3,890 

9,820

14.000

Hour

Jan. 21 Con.

6.. ..........

10. .......... 

11... ........ 

12 p.m. ......

Jan. 22

Gage 

height

15.52

15.83 

15.91 

15.89

14.52

Discharge

15,900

16,600 

16,800 

16,. 700

13.800
A166 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959, of 

Miami River at Sidney, Ohio Continued

Hour

Jan. 22 Con.

Feb. 9

10. ..........

11. ..........

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

12.18

10.50

9.80

9.59

2.68

2.90

3.08

3.48

Discharge

6,400

6,130

971

Hour

Feb. 10

3. ...........

5. ...........

6. ...........

2 a.m. .......

Gage 

height

4.10

5.40

7.28

8.30

8.85

9.28

10.24

10.20

9.96

Discharge

2,050

4,590

5,230

5,750

6,970

6,920

6,620

6,610

Hour

Feb. 11 Con.

6. ...........

12 m. ........

Feb. 12

Feb. 13

Gage 

height

9.93

9.40

7.77

6.84

6.52

6.22

5.97

5.80

Discharge

6,570

6,450

5,890

4,570

4,020

3,140

2,880

2,640

2,450

2,330

159. Lockington retarding basin at Lockington, Ohio

Location. --Lat 40°12'50", long 84°14i40", at dam on Loramie Creek, three-quarters 

of a mile northwest of Lockington, Shelby County, and if miles upstream from 

mouth .

Datum of gage is mean sea level (levels

Drainage area.--861 sq mi.

Gage-height record. --Staff-gage readings. 

by Miami Conservancy District).

Maxima. --January' 1959: Contents, 9,500 acre-ft 6 a.m. Jan. 22 (elevation, 909.8 ftX 

February 1959: Contents, 1,720 acre-ft 8 p.m. Feb. 10 (elevation, 897.0 ft). 

1922 to December 1958: Contents, 12,000 acre-ft June 11, 1958 (elevation, 

912.2 ft).

Remarks . Retarding basin is formed by earth dam with concrete spillway and two

concrete conduits. The elevation of the floor of the conduits is 876 ft, that of 

the spillway is 938 ft, and that of the top of dam is 954 ft. There are no 

movable gates. Capacity at spillway level is 70,000 acre-ft. Retarding basin is 

for flood control only. Gage-height and storage records furnished by Miami Conservancy District.

160. Loramie Creek at Lockington, Ohio

Location.--Lat 40°12'35", long 84°14 I 32", on left bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge, 1,300 ft downstream from Lockington Dam, half a mile northwest of Lockington, Shelby County, and 1-| miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 261 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph, except Jan. 18-19 for which graph

was reconstructed on basis of weather records and nearby stations. Datum of gage

is 800.03 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Discharge record.--Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements. 

Backwater from ice at times on Jan. 21.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 5,750 cfs 6 a.m. Jan. 22 (gage height, 

84.43 ft).

1915 to December 1958: Discharge, 10,400 cfs May 7, 1916 (gage height, 

86.4 ft).

Maximum stage known, 91.6 ft Mar. 25, 1913 (discharge, 25,600 cfs, at site 

above Turtle Creek, drainage area, 208 sq mi, computed by Miami Conservancy 

District).

Remarks.--Slight regulation by Lake Loramie (about 13,000 acre-ft, 70 sq mi). Floodflow regulated by Lockington retarding basin beginning in 1921 (see sta. 159). 

Data furnished by Miami Conservancy District.
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A167

Mean discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1959, of Loramie Creek at Locklngton, Ohio

Day

1_ 

2. 

3!

4 ^

5\

6.

7 . 

8. 

9. 

10.

January

148 

374 

190 

109 

56 

66 

57 

53 

46 

40

February

497 

272 

201 

348 

218 

139 

135 

131 

146 

3,290

Day

11.

12. 

13. 

14. 

15. 

16. 

17. 

18. 

19. 

20.

January

35 

32 

32 

41 

745 

419 

162 

110 

80 

111

February

3,640 

1,730 

843 

1,310 

2,080 

1,100 

695 

599 

385 

306

Day

21. 

22. 

23. 

24. 

25. 

26. 

27. 

28. 

29. 

30. 

31.

Monthly mean discharge, in cubic feet per second. ......................

January

4,000 

5,680 

5,240 

3,620 

1,040 

488 

326 

213 

182 

1,270 

1,040

839

February

272 

266 

435 

633 

424 

363 

356 

299

______

754

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 19

Jan. 20 

6 p.m. .......

Jan. 21

1 a.m. .......

2.... ........

3. ...........

4. ...........

5. ...........

6. ...........

8. ...........

10. ..........

12 ra.... .....

8. ...........

12 p.m. ......

Jan. 22

6. ...........

12 m... ......

Jan. 23

6 a.m. .......

Gage 

height

78.18

79.26

81.60

83.30

82.30

83.20

81.85

82.94

84.37

84.40

84.30

84.20

Discharge

67

654

1,700

2,200

2,400

2,600

2,800

4,510

5,480

5,670

5,750

5,710

5,580

5,450

Hour

Jan. 23 Con.

Jan. 24

4 a.m. ....... 

8. ...........

12 ra.. .......

Feb. 8

12 p.m. ......

Feb. 9

10. ...........

Feb. 10

2 a.m. .......

Sage 

height

83.35 

83.02

79.85

79.53

78.45

78.45

78.50

78.86

79.65

Discharge

4,540 

4,210

3 350

1 ' 750

1,260

947

624

135

135

153

370

1,060

Hour

Feb. 10 Con.

6. ........... 

8. ...........

10.. ......... 

12 m.........

Gage 

height

80.65

81.35 

81.84

82.35 

82.64

79.64

79 39

Discharge

2,040

2,680 

3,120

3,580 

3,840

3 400

2 130

1,050

161. Miami River at Piqua, Ohio 

(U.S. Weather Bureau gage)

Location.--Lat 40"09'05", long 84°13'45", on downstream left pier of Ash Street 

(State Highway 36) bridge in Piqua, Miami County.

Drainage area. 842 sq mi.

Gage-height record.--Once- or twice-daily staff-gage readings. Datum of gage is 

844.0 ft above mean sea level.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Gage height, 14.8 ft 11:30 p.m. Jan. 21. 

1910 to December 1958: Gage height, 29.1 ft Mar. 25, 1913.

162. Lost Creek near Troy, Ohio 

(Miscellaneous site)

Location.--Lat 40"01'05", long 84°09'25", at county bridge 0.2 mile south of State 

Highway 70, 2.8 miles southeast of Troy, Miami County, 2.8 miles southwest of 

Casstown, and 4.3 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 55.3 sq mi.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge, 5,650 cfs Jan. 21.

Flood of March 1913 reached a discharge of 29,700 cfs at a site upstream, with 

a drainage area of 52 sq mi.

Remarks.--Data furnished by Miami Conservancy District.
A168 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

163. Taylorsville retarding basin at Taylorsville, Ohio

Location.--Lat 39°52'25", long 84°09'45", at dam on Miami River, three-quarters of a 

mile north of Taylorsville, Montgomery County, and 9^ miles upstream from Stillwater River.

Drainage area.--1,155 sq mi.

Gage-height record.--Staff-gage readings. Datum of gage is mean sea level (levels 

by Miami Conservancy District).

Maxima. January 1959: Contents, 21,500 acre-ft 10 a.m. Jan. 22 (elevation, 

791.5 ft).

February 1959: Contents, 6,100 acre-ft 2-4 p.m. Feb. 11 (elevation, 781.5 ft).

1922 to December 1958: Contents, 12,800 acre-ft May 14, 1933 (elevation, 

787.1 ft).

Remarks. Retarding basin formed by earth dam with concrete spillway and four concrete conduits. The elevation of the floor of the conduits is 760 ft, that of 

the spillway is 818 ft, and that of the top of dam is 837 ft. There are no 

movable gates. Capacity of spillway level is 186,000 acre-ft. Retarding basin 

is for flood control only. Gage height and storage records furnished by Miami 

Conservancy District.

164. Miami River at Taylorsville, Ohio

Location.--Lat 39°52'22", long 84°09'51", on left bank 600 ft downstream from 

Taylorsville Dam, three-quarters of a mile north of Taylorsville, Montgomery 

County, and 9^ miles upstream from Stillwater River.

Drainage area.--1,155 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 700.08 ft above

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Dlscharge re cord.--S tage-dlscharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 23,200 cfs. Backwater from ice Jan. 5-13, 18-21.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 31,400 cfs 12 m. Jan. 22 (gage height, 

75.44 ft).

1914-17, 1922 to December 1958: Discharge, 26,400 cfs Jan. 2, 1916 (gage 

height, 15.4 ft at site if miles upstream at Tadmor at different datum).

Flood of March 1913 reached a stage of 25.4 ft at site at Tadmor (discharge, 

127,000 cfs, computed by Miami Conservancy District).

Remarks.--Floodflow regulated by Taylorsville retarding basin just above station 

(see sta. 163) and by Lockington retarding basin on Loramie Creek (see sta. 159). 

Flow slightly regulated by Indian Lake (see sta. 155) and by Lake Loramie (about 

13,000 acre-ft, 70 sq mi). Data furnished by Miami Conservancy District.

Mean discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

10.

January

408

1,080

1,130

820

500

420

500

550

410

February

3,020

1,940

1,500

1,750

1,680

1,330

1,160

1,130

9,490

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

20.

January

380

3 SO

380

408

1,310

2,510

1,370

750

900

February

16,400

10 , 400

5,250

4,630

7,500

5,360

3,610

2,940

1,750

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

30.

Runoff,

January

11,700

30,200

24,500

16,400

9,770

4,760

3,170

2,190

3,060

4.09

February

1,530

1,510

1,560

2,240

2,000

1,720

1,610

1,520

3.16

Gage height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at Indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 19

Jan. 21

3 a.m. .......

Gage 

height

65.99

66.28

Discharge

90O

3.400

Hour

Jan. 21 Con.

6.. ..........

10 ...........

11. ..........

12 m... ......

Gage 

height

68.82

69.08

69.38

Discharge

5,200

5,600

6,000

6,600

7,290

7,870

8,360

8,960

Hour

Jan. 21 Con.

3. ...........

5. ...........

8. ...........

10.. .........

Jan. 22

Gage 

height

71.25

72.20

74.02

74.60

74.95

Discharge

10,400

13,800

17,000

20,800

23,900

26,800

28,600
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A169

Gage height. in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second, at Indicated time, 1959, of 

Miami River at Taylorsvllle, Ohlo--Contlnued

Hour

Jan. 22 Con.

Jan. 24

6 p.m. .......

6 a.m. ....... 

12 m. ........

12 p.m. ......

12 p.m. ......

Gage

height

75.00

73.10

70.60

68.69

67.21 

66.74

66.04

63.34

Discharge

28,800

20,200

7,630

5,250 

4,620

3,760

1,100

Hour

Feb. 9

Feb. 10

7. ...........

10 ...........

3 a.m. .......

6... .........

12 m. ........

12 p.m. ......

6 a.m. .......

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

63.82

67.80

68.78

72 25

72.40

72.48

72.42 

72.12

71.25

70.71

68.22

Discharge

1,500

6,120

7,790

17,700

18,000

17,800 

16,700

13,800

12 , 200

6,800

Hour

Feb. 13

FeB. 14

12 ra.. .......

6.. ..........

Feb. 15

4 a.m. ....... 

8.. ..........

12 m. ........

6.. ..........

Feb. 16

12 m. ........

6 a.m. .......

6. ...........

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

67.04

66.78

66.62

66.40

66.44

66.80

67.86

68.55 

68.90

68.98

68.99

68.94

68.60

67.28

66.09

65.60 

65.62

65.53

Discharge

4,670

4,470

4,190

4,240

6,220

7,380 

8,020

8,170

8,190

8,100

7,470

5,350

3,820

3,270

3,190

165. Poplar Creek near Vandalla, Ohio 

(Partial-record station)

Location. Lat 39°52'15", long 84"11'15", at culvert on U.S. Highway 25, l| miles 

southeast of Vandalla, Montgomery County, and 1.3 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 3.16 sq ml.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Altitude of gage Is 816 ft (from 

topographic map).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 130 cfs and extended above by slope-area measurements.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge, 1,130 cfs 12:45 p.m. Jan. 21 

height, 6.10 ft).

1947 to December 1958: Discharge, 1,110 cfs Nov. 16, 1955 (gage height, 

6.07 ft).

166. Greenville Creek near Bradford, Ohio

Location.--Lat 40°06'08", long 84°25'48", on left bank at downstream side of bridge 

on State Highway 721, if miles south of Bradford, on line between Darke and 

Miami Counties, and 6 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 195 sq mi.

Gage-height record.--Water-stage recorder graph, except 5 p.m. Jan. 22 to 1 p.m. 

Jan. 24 for which graph was reconstructed on basis of normal recession. Datum 

of gage is 948.9 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 5,520 cfs.

Maxima.--January-February.1959: Discharge, 5,990 cfs 10 p.m. Jan. 21 (gage height, 

8.93 ft).

1930 to December 1958: Discharge, 9,320 cfs May 14, 1933 (gage height, 

9.2 ft).

Flood in March 1913 reached a stage of 12.1 ft (discharge, 18,200 cfs, at 

site with drainage area of 213 sq mi, computed by Miami Conservancy District).

Remarks. Data furnished by Miami Conservancy District.
A170 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

Mean discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1959, of Greenville Creek near Bradford, Ohio

Day

1. .

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

January

198

402

211

164

93

152

131

120

February

362

250

230

311

232

157

140

.140

Day

11.....

12..:..

13.....

14.....

15.....

16.....

17.....

18.....

January

82

87

84

95

388

343

160

150

February

2,780

1,000

620

792

1,500

792

544

453

Day

21....

22....

23....

24....

25....

26....

27 . . . .

28....

Runoff, in inches .....................................................

January

3,510

5,140

2,400

1,030

540

428

328

257

3.54

February

230

217

295

397

311

274

245

229

544

2.90

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 19 

12 p.m. ......

9 a.m. .......

11... ........ 

4 p.m. ....... 

6. ...........

10....... ....

Jan. 21 

2 a.m. ....... 

4. ...........

6... .........

8. ...........

10 ...........

12 m.. .......

4.. ..........

6.. ..........

8... .........

10 ...........

Jan. 22

10 a.m. ......

Gage 

height

2.11

2.06

2.02 

2.05 

2.23 

2.56

3.65

6.64

7 43

8.68

8.50

Discharge

135

126

119 

124 

158 

232

658

5,260

Hour

Jan. 22 Con.

4. ...........

12 p.m. ......

Jan. 23 

6 a.m. .......

6 p.m. ....... 

12 p.m. ......

6 p.m. .......

Gage 

height

8.40

. £O

7.55 

6.85

5.03 

4.79

2 55

4 23

6.59

Discharge

5,100

, O3U

3,970

-

324

1 550

2,910

Hour

Feb. 10 Con.

12 p.m. ......

Feb. 11 

4 a.m. ....... 

6. ........... 

7. ...........

8.... ........

10. .......... 

12 m. ........

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

6.61

6.63

6.68

6.78 

6.80 

6.81

6.79 

6.75 

6.68

3.62

Discharge

2,950

3,000

3,100 

3,120 

3,130

3,110 

3,070 

3,000

745

680

167. Stillwater River at Pleasant Hill, Ohio

Location.--Lat 40°03'28", long 84"21'22", on left bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge three-quarters of a mile northwest of Pleasant Hill, Miami County, and 

2 miles downstream from Painter Creek.

Drainage area. 502 sq ml.

Gage-height.record;--Water-stage recorder graph, except 10 p.m. Jan. 22 to 12 tn. 

Jan. 23 for which graph was reconstructed on basis of graph before and after this 

period. Datum of gage is 846.73 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 14,800 cfs and by contracted-opening measurements at 18,100 and 19,200 cfs.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge, 19,300 cfs 8 p.m. Jan. 21 (gage height, 

17.98 ft).

1916-28, 1934 to December 1958: Discharge, 26,400 cfs Jan. 14, 1937 (gage 

height, 17.32 ft).

Maximum stage known, 17.5 ft Mar. 25, 1913 (discharge, 51,400 cfs, at site 

about 3 miles upstream computed by Miami Conservancy District). This stage is 

not comparable with present gage heights because of failure of levee In 1913.

Remarks. Data furnished by Miami Conservancy District.
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A171

Mean discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1959, of Stlllwater River at Pleasant Hill, Ohio

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

10.

January

355

1,310

632

408

205

260

282

246

175

February

864

533

484

705

489

329

276

282

6,080

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

20.

January

157

162

166

191

1,.260

1,150

479

419

364

February

6,960

2,510

1,590

2,360

4,430

2,130

1,400

1,160

562

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

30.

Runoff,

January

11,700

14,600

6,580

2,690

1,320

1,040

720

538

2,310

3.88

February

464

432

640

1,160

786

640

586

543

2.93

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 19

3.. ..........

4. ...........

8. ...........

3.. ..........

6.... ........

8.......... ..

4.. ..........

8 a.m. .......

Gage 

height

16.50

17.90

17.98

16.85

Discharge

285

16,000

19,100

19,300

16,800

Hour

Jan. ZZ Con.

Feb. 9

1 a.m. .......

Gage 

height

12.90

10.40

8.28

6.28

6.10

6.04

5.50

4.84

4.67

4.56

4.48

2.56

2.61

2.95

3.44

4.10

Discharge

14,400

11,600

9,260

6,400

4,280

3,250

2,490

2,350

2,300

1,870

1,600

1,400

1,280

1,220

1,170

276

265

279

384

575

720

940

Hour

Feb. 10--Con.

5. ...........

6.... ........

10... ........

4.. ..........

6............

8... .........

Feb. 11

12 m. ........

6 p.m. .......

12 p.m. ......

Feb. 12

8. ...........

12 m.. .......

8. ...........

Gage 

height

5.32

5.78

6.52

7.25

8.25

9.20

10.00

10.80

11.53

11.82

12.02

12.20

12.40

12.57

12.63

11.78

11.15

9.77

7.33

6.51

5.92

5.60

5.40

5.26

Discharge

1,730

2,090

2,690

3,320

5,200

6,000

6,800

7,580

7,910

8,150

8,370

8,610

8,830

8,910

8,500

7,870

7,160

5,770

3,400

2,680

2,210

1,950

1,790

1,690

168. Hog Run tributary at Laura, Ohio 

(Partial-record station)

Location.--Lat 40°00 I 30", long 84°25'25", at culvert on State Highway 71, 0.3 mile 

upstream from mouth and 1 mile northwest of Laura, Miami County.

Drainage area. 0.46 sq mi (296 acres).

Gage-height record.--Water-stage recorder graph. Altitude of gage is 983 ft (from 

topographic map).

Discharge record.--Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 19.1 cfs and by measurement of flow through culvert at 204 cfs.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge, 54 cfs 8:45 a.m. Jan. 21 (gage height, 

6.00 ft).

1950 to December 1958: Discharge, 204 cfs Ray 22, 1953 (gage height, 7.65 ft).

717-123 O - 64 - 12
A172 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

169. Englewood retarding basin at Englewood, Ohio

Location.--Lat 39°52'10", long 84°17'05", at dam on Stillwater River, 1 mile southeast of Englewood, Montgomery County, and-85 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 646 sq ml.

Gage-height record. Staff-gage readings. Datum of gage Is mean sea level (levels 

by Miami Conservancy District).

Maxima.--January 1959: Contents, 48,000 acre-ft 4-10 a.m. Jan. 23 (elevation, 

825.1 ft).

February 1959: Contents, 15,500 acre-ft 8-10 p.m. Feb. 11 (elevation, 

807.6 ft).

1922 to December 1958: Contents, 65,800 acre-ft June 15, 1958 (elevation, 

831.3 ft).

Remarks.--Retarding basin formed by earth dam with concrete spillway and two concrete conduits. The elevation of the floor of the conduits Is 772 ft, that of 

the spillway Is 876 ft, and that of the top of dam Is 892.5 ft. There are no 

movable gates. Capacity at spillway level Is 312,000 acre-ft. Retarding basin 

Is for flood control only. Gage height and storage records furnished by Miami 

Conservancy District.

170. Stillwater River at Englewood, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°52'10", long 84°16'57", on right bank 1,000 ft downstream from 

Englewood Dam, 1 mile southeast of Englewood, Montgomery County, and 8| miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--646 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 699.97 ft above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Discharge record.--Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, -9,450 cfs 8 a.m. Jan. 23 (gage height, 

80.21 ft).

1925 to December 1958: Discharge, 9,980 cfs June 15, 1958 (gage height, Qf"\ QD -f-t- ^ oU.oo It;.

Maximum discharge during flood in March 1913, 85,400 cfs, at site 1 mile down- 

 stream, computed by Miami Conservancy District.

Remarks.--Ploodflow regulate'd by Englewood retarding basin (see sta. 169). Data 

furnished by Miami Conservancy District.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

January

 279

1,340

1,120

712

381

372

405

397

311

255

February

1,440

956

792

1,010

940

609

477

477

464

4,340

Day

11.

12.

13. 14.'

15.

16.

17.

18.

19.

20.

January

226

214

226

236

1,040

1,780

818

533

542

507

February

7,040

6,870

5,670

4,000

4,580

4,240

2,250

1,600

1,300

932

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

2S.

29.

30.

'Runoff,

January

4,680

8,900

9,400

9,000

8,230

7,170

5,660

2,600

818

1,930

2 355

4.21

February

730

748

748

1,400

1,240

1,000

892

818

------

3.31

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jap. 19

Jan. 20

4 p.m. .......

Jan. 21

2 a.m. .......

Gage 

height

72.95

72.85

73.02

73.15

73.38

Discharge

450

730

924

Hour

Jan. 21 Con.

4. ........... 

5... .........

6.. ..........

8. ...........

10... ........

12 m. ........

2 p.m. .......

Gage 

height

74.14 

74.75

76.52

76.90

78.05

Discharge

1,430 

1,860

3,580

4,050

5,820

Hour

Jan. 21 Con.^

4. ...........

8.. ..........

Jan. 22

Gage 

height78.60 

78.96

79.75

80.08

Discharge

6,700 

7,300

9,210
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A173

Gage height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time> 1959, of 

__________________Stillwater River at Englewood, Ohio Continued________________

Hour

Jan. 22--Con.

Jan. 23 

8 a.m. .......

12 p.m. ...... 

Jan. 24

Jan. 25

12 m. ........

12 m. ........

Jan. 27

12 m. ........

8. ...........

10 ...........

12 m. ........

2 p.m. .......

Gage . 

height

80.15

80.19

80.21

80.12

79.76

78.50

75.70

75.00

Discharge

9,450

9,290

8,660

6,540

4,650

3,060

2,720

2,070

Hour

Jan. 28 Con.

8. ...........

12 p.m. ......

12 p.m. ...... 

Feb. 9

Feb. 10

10 ...........

6... .........

6 a.m. .......

Gage 

height

73.40

72.87

77 58

78.16

78.51

78.85

Discharge

940

468

6,000

6,560

7,120

Hour

Feb. 12 Con.

10...........

12 m. ........ 

12 p.m. ......

Feb. 14

Feb. 16

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

78.15 

77.99

78.02 

77.48

76.64

74.59

Discharge

5,980 

5,720

5,770 

4,910

3 920

3 440

3^730

1,730

171. Mad River at Zanesfield, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°21'05", long 83°40'25", at highway bridge adjacent to U.S. Highway 33, 0.8 mile upstream from unnamed stream in Hadley Bottom and 1 mile north 

of Zanesfield, Logan County.

Drainage area. 6.41 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph, 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Datum of gage is 1,208.28 ft

Discharge record.--Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 110 cfs and extended above on the basis of slope-area measurements and 

computations of flow at critical depth.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 794 cfs 1:30 p.m. Jan. 21 (gage height, 

5705 ft).

1947 to December 1958: Discharge, 1,380 cfs Apr. 11, 1948 (gage height, 

6.76 ft).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

10.

January

7.3

6.2

4.9

4.1

5

5

3.8

3.4

2.6

February

10

8

11

13

9.7

8

6.8

7.2

36 

151

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

20.

January

2.8

2.8

2.8

7.3

18

8.2

7.4

6

8.4

February

40

20

20

41

28

19

17

14

10

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

30.

January

390

57

30

18

16

12

11

9.7

36

23.2

4.17

February

10

10

18

14

11

10

10

10

20.5

3.33
A174 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

172. Mad River near Urbana, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°06'27", long 83°47'57", on left bank at downstream side of bridge 

on U.S. Highway 36. if miles upstream from Dugan Run, if miles downstream from 

Muddy Creek, and 2^ miles west of Urbana, Champaign County.

Drainage area. 157 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 985.0 ft above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.'

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 4,000 cfs. Shifting-control method used at times.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 8,000 cfs 5 a.m. Jan. 22 (gage height, 

12.05 ft).

1925-31, 1939 to December 1958: Discharge, 7,740 cfs Feb. 26, 1929 

height, 10.4 ft).

Remarks. Data furnished by Miami Conservancy District.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 

6. 

7. 

8. 

9. 

10.

January

112 

143 

122 

117 

106 

106 

117 

106 

97 

88

February

356 

317 

301 

379 

294 

267 

253 

249 

251 

2,880

Day

11. 

12. 

13. 

14, 

15. 

16. 

. 17. 

18. 

19. 

20.

Monthly mean discharge, in cubic feet

January

87 

87 

88 

99 

253 

151 

120 

110 

104 

111

February

950 

536 

480 

603 

610 

424 

389 

356 

313 

298

Day

21. 

22. 

23. 

24. 

25. 

26. 

27. 

28. 

29. 

30. 

31.

January

3,770 

5,000 

1,050 

698 

582 

498 

430 

384 

360 

652 

435

3.83

February

279 

271 

301 

290 

264 

257 

246 

239

------

452 

3.00

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 19

Jan. 20 

4 p.m. ....... 

10........... 

12 p.m. ......

Jan. 21 

2 a.m. ....... 

3. ........... 

4. ........... 

5. ........... 

6. ...........

7. ........... 

8. ........... 

9... ......... 

10 ........... 

12 ra. ........ 

2 p.m. ....... 

3.. .......... 

4.. .......... 

5. ........... 

6... ......... 

7. ...........

10...........

Jan. 22

2 a.m. .......

Gage 

height

3.20 

3.30 

3.42

3.70 

3.90 

4.35 

5.00 

6.20

6.95 

7.25 

7.65 

7.89 

8.36 

8.95

a. 16

. 9.28 

9.85 

10.45 

10.83

11.72

11.86

Discharge

112

137 

171

277 

377 

660 

1,120 

2,000

2,600 

2,S40 

3,160 

3,350 

3,760 

4,300 

4,480 

4,590 

5,150 

5,780 

6,240

7,470

7,700

Hour

Jan. 22 Con.

4. ...........

5.. .......... 

6... .........

8.... ........ 

9............ 

10 ........... 

11. .......... 

12 ra. ........

2.... ........ 

3... ......... 

4. ...........

6. ........... 

7. ...........

8....... ..... 

10........... 

12 p.m.. .....

Jan. 23 

6 a.m. ....... 

12 ra. ........

11 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

12.04

12.05 

12.04 

11 ..89 

11.72 

11.46 

10.88 

9.72 

S.65 

8.05 

7.60

6.50 

6. IS 

6.00 

5.68 

5.50

5.17 

4.95

4.71

3 72

3.90

Discharge

,980

,000 

,980 

,740 

,470 

,080 

6,300 

5,020 

4,020 

3,480 

3,120

2,240 

1,980 

1,840 

1,580 

1,440

1,180 

1,000 

808

242

309

Hour

Feb. 9 Con.

2........ .... 

3......... ... 

4.. .......... 

5. ........... 

6. ........... 

7 .....'....... 

8........... . 

9.. .......... 

10... ........

1 p.m. ....... 

3. ........... 

5. ........... 

6..... ....... 

7.. .......... 

8.... ........ 

9. ........... 

10.... ....... 

12 p.m. ......

8. ...........

10. ..........

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

4.50 

5.50 

6.22 

6.70 

6.81 

6.85 

7.04 

7.36 

7.85 

7.96

8.40 

8.52 

8.65 

8.52 

8.15 

7.45 

6.95 

6.60 

6.06

4.65

4.49

Discharge

645 

1,440 

2,020 

2,400 

2,490 

2,520 

2,670 

2,930 

3,320 

3,410

3,800 

3,910 

4,020 

3,910 

3,580 

3,000 

2,600 

2,320 

1,890

638
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A175

173. Buck Creek at New Moorefleld, Ohio 

(Gaging station, discontinued 1958)

Location. Lat 39°59'15", long 83°42'55", on right bank at downstream side of New 

York Central Railroad bridge at south edge of New Moorefleld, Clark County, 

\\ miles downstream from East Fork and 5 miles upstream from Beaver Creek.

Drainage area. 67.3 sq ml.

Gage-height record. High-water marks In gage house. Datum of gage Is 1,005.44 ft 

above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 1,670 cfs and by contracted-opening measurement at 8,130 cfs.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge, 8,130 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 7.7 ft 

In gage well, 7.98 ft from outside floodmark).

1942 to December 1958: Discharge, 5,150 cfs Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 7.46ft).

174. Beaver Creek near Springfield, Ohio 

(Gaging station, discontinued 1958)

Location. Lat 39°56'25", long 83°44'55", on right bank at upstream side of bridge 

on Croft Road, three-quarters of a mile upstream from mouth and 3|- miles east of 

center of Springfield, Clark County.

Drainage area. 37.3 sq ml.

Gage-height record. Floodmarks at gage site. Datum of gage Is 960.98 ft above mean 

sea level, unadjusted.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 1,360 cfs and by slope-area measurements at 1,660, 1,760, and 4,950 cfs.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 5,400 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 9.0 ft). 

1942-58: Discharge, 4,980 cfs Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 7.95 ft).

175. Buck Creek at Springfield, Ohio 

(Gaging station, partial-record station beginning 1950)

Location.--Lat 39°55'57", long 83°48'59", at Plum Street Bridge In Springfield, Clark 

County, 0.3 mile upstream from concrete control dam and 2^ miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area. 137 sq ml.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage Is 906.85 ft above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 5,000 cfs and extended above on basis of computations of flow over dam and 

slope-area measurements.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge about 10,500 cfs 9 p.m. Jan. 21 (gage 

height, 12.39 ft)."

1914-21, 1924 to December 1958: Discharge, 13,000 cfs Feb. 26, 1929 (gage 

height, 14.3 ft).

Flood of Mar. 25, 1913, reached a stage of 13.3 ft (discharge, 11,100 cfs, 

computed by Miami Conservancy District).

176. Mad River near Springfield, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°55'23", long 83°52'13", on right bank 150 ft downstream from Rock 

Run, 2 miles downstream from Buck Creek and 3 miles west of Springfield, Clark 

County.

Drainage area.--485 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage Is 881.42 ft above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 13,500 cfs and by contracted-opening and slope-area measurements of 1959 

peak flow. Shifting-control method used at times.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 30,500 cfs 9 p.m. Jan. 21 (gage height, 

15.76 ft).

1904-5, 1914 to December 1958: Discharge, 23,000 cfs Feb. 26, 1929 (gage 

height, 14.9 ft).

Maximum stage known, 16.9 ft Mar. 25, 1913, present datum (discharge, 

55,400 cfs, computed by Miami Conservancy District).

Remarks. Data furnished by Miami Conservancy District.
A176 FLOODS OP 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959, of Mad River near Springfield, Ohio

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7 .

8.

January

462

590

450

400

313

346

346

329

February

994

850

842

1,200

842

714

648

624

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

January

282

292

297

363

1,320

860

555

488

February

4,730

1,830

1,650

2,240

2,500

1,520

1,320

1,160

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

Monthly mean discharge, in cubic feet ner second. .....................

Runoff,

January

17,400

16,700

4,380

2,020

1,570

1,350

1,160

1,020

1,906

4.53

February

799

774

913

913

799

765

722

714

3.19

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at Indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 19

Jan. 20

10 ...........

4. ...........

6............

9.. ..........

10........... 

12 p.m. ......

Jan. 21

2. ........... 

3.......... .. 

4. ........... 

5. ...........

6, ...........

7. ...........

8... .........

9............

10. ..........

11. ..........

12 m. ........

2. ...........

3. ...........

4..... .......

5. ...........

7.. ..........

9... .........

Jan. 22 

1 a.m. .......

Gage 

height

1.89

2.01

2.12

2.22 

2.82

3.90 

4.60 

5.65

10.50

.11.65

13.10

13.65

14 25

15.50

15.62

15.73

15.76

15.70

Discharge

562

640

716 

1,210

2,090 

2,650 

3,490

6,750

8,900

11,700

18,700

28,500

29,400

30,000

Hour

Jan. 22 Con.

4..... .......

6... .........

Jan. 23 

4 a.m. ....... 

6............ 

8. ...........

12 m. ........

2 p.nu ....... 

6............ 

12 p.m. ......

8....... .....

Feb. 10 

1 a.m. .......

Gage 

height

14.22

8.95 

8.00 

7.12 

5.87

5.68 

5.30 

4.56

2

-1 Q

2

0f\

3.05

Discharge

25,300

21,300

6,270 

5,230 

4,540 

3,670

3,510 

3,210 

2,620

1 Qf\n

1

|"|Q/\

1,340

Hour

Feb. 10 Con.

3. ...........

4. ...........

12 m.. .......

4.... ........ 

5. ...........

8.. ..........

10........... 

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

3 on

9 55

11.45 

11.82 

11.95 

11.95

11.82 

11.50 

10.56

3 74

3.45

Discharge

2

r»o/\

3,700

4,750

11,200 

12,200 

12,600 

12,600

12,200 

11,300 

9,020

5 440

2 730

1,700

177. Huffman retarding basin near Dayton, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°47'50", long 84°05'30", at dam on Mad River, in Greene County, 

2? miles downstream from Mad River, and 6 miles northeast of Dayton, Montgomery 

County.

Drainage area. 632 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Staff-gage readings. Datum of gage is mean sea level (levels 

by Miami Conservancy District).

Maxima. January 1959: Contents, 25,000 acre-ft 2-4 p.m. Jan. 22 (elevation, 

809.0 ft).

February 1959: Contents, 4,200 acre-ft 9 a.m. Feb. 11 (elevation, 797.2 ft). 

1922 to December 1958: Contents, 14,100 acre-ft Feb. 26, 1929 (elevation, 

805.2 ft).

Remarks. Retarding basin is formed by earth dam with concrete spillway and three 

conduits. The elevation of the floor of the conduits is 777 ft, that of the 

spillway is 835 ft, and that of the top of dam is 850 ft. There are no movable 

gates. Capacity at spillway level is 167,000 acre-ft. Retarding basin is for 

flood control only. Gage height and storage records furnished by Miami Conservancy District.
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A177

178. Mad River near Dayton, Ohio

Location.--Lat 39°47'48", long 84°05'32"", on left bank 60'0 ft downstream from

Huffman Dam, 2-| miles downstream from Mad Run, and 6 miles northeast of Dayton, 

Montgomery County.

Drainage area.--632 sq mi.

Gage-height record.--Water-stage recorder graph, except 4 a.m. to 12 m. Jan. 22'for 

which graph was reconstructed on basis of high-water mark in gage house. Datum 

of gage is 699.95 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Temporary staffgage 1,000 ft downstream used Dec. 1 to Jan. 20.

Discharge record.--Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 18,800 cfs. Stage-discharge relation indefinite, discharge estimated 

Jan. 24 to Feb. 6. Gage-height record doubtful, discharge estimated Feb. 7-9. 

Shifting-control method used at times.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 21,200 cfs a p.m. Jan. 22. Gage height, 

87.78 ft 8 a.m. Jan.'22.

1914 to December 1958: Discharge, 18,400 cfs Feb. 26, 1929 (gage height, 

87.9 ft).

Maximum stage known, 14.0 Mar'. 25, 1913, at site 1 mile upstream at datum 

83.96 ft higher (discharge, 75,700 cfs, computed by Miami Conservancy District).

Remarks. Floodflow regulated by Huffman retarding basin beginning in 1921 (see 

sta. 177). Data furnished by Miami Conservancy District. ' 

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7 .

8.

January

393

822

569

499

380

410

410

393

February

1,300

1,100

1,100

1,400

1,100

950

850

800

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

January

337

346

360

393

1,180

1,490

811

717

February

10,300

3,410

2,280

2,480

3,410

2,170

1,800

1,590

1 , 200

Day

21".

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

31.

January

6,920

20,200

17,200

5,000

2,200

1,700

1,500

1,300

1,700

4.27

February

1,100

1,000

1,270

1,260

1,100

1,040

990

960

3.18

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan . 20

2 a.m. .......

4. ...........

6. ...........

8.. .......... 

10........... 

12 m. ........ 

2 p.m. .......

6. ........... 

8... ......... 

10 ........... 

12 p.m. ......

Jan. 22

6.. ..........

8.... ........

Gage 

height

79.28

79.90 

80.90

81.70 

82.50 

83.07 

83.60

85.02 

85.70 

86.23 

86.72

87.76

87.78

87.74

Discharge

901

1,520 

2,750

3,840 

5,120 

6,260 

7,400

10,900 

12,800 

14,300 

16,100

20,600

20, 700

20,800

Hour

Jan. 22 Con.

8.... ........

8. ........... 

10 ........... 

2 p.m. .......

6. ...........

Feb. 9 

12 p.m. ......

Feb. 10

5. ...........

6. ...........

8. ...........

10 a.m. ......

Gage 

height

87.30

87.00

86 . 72

36.36 

85.97 

85.90 

85.48

83.64 

78.35 

78.50

80.00

80.61

80.88

Discharge

21,000

21,200

20,600

19,600 18,900' 

18,800 

17,400

11,800 

1,400 

1,580

3,680

4,760

5,280

Hour

Feb. 10 Con. 

12 m. ........

8.. ..........

4 a.m. ....... 

6. ........... 

8. ........... 10.........:.

2 p.m. ....... 

4. ........... 

8. ........... 

12 p.m. ......

Feb. 12

6.. ..........

8. ...........

12 m.. .......

Gage 

height

81.12

81.86

82.54

83.48 

83.57 

83.60 

83.55

83.28 

83.04 

82.39 

81.58

80.58

80.12

79.47

79.28

79.12

Discharge

5,760

7,310

8,900

11,300 

11,600 

11,600 

11 , 500

10,800 

10; 200 

8,540 

6,700

3,880

3,390

2,860

2,580

2,360
A178 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

179. Miami River at Dayton, Ohio

Location.--Lat 39°45'55", long 84°11'51", on left bank 1,000 ft downstream from Main 

Street Bridge in Dayton, Montgomery County, and three-quarters of a mile downstream from Mad River.

Drainage area. 2,513 sq mi.

Gage-height record.--Water-stage recorder graph, except 8 p.m. Jan. 21 to 1 p.m. 

Jan. 23 and Jan. 27-29, affected by partly plugged intake, for which graph was 

reconstructed on basis of Weather Bureau gage readings and high-water marks on 

outside of gage house. Datum of gage is 700.00 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Discharge record.--Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 58,900 cfs. Backwater from ice Jan. 6-12, 18-19.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 60,900 cfs 4 p.m. Jan. 22 (gage height, 

35.45 ft).

1905-6, 1913 to December 1958: Discharge, 59,800 cfs Apr. 21, 1920 (gage 

height, 16.0 ft, at Main Street Bridge at datum 23.73 ft higher), Millers Ford, 

3? miles downstream from station, computed by Miami Conservancy District.

Maximum stage known, 29.0 ft Mar. 26, 1913, at Main Street Bridge at datum 

23.73 ft higher (discharge, 250,000 cfs, computed by Miami Conservancy District).

Remarks.--Floodflow regulated by four retarding basins beginning in 1920 (see 

stas. 159, 163, 169, 177). Data furnished by Miami Conservancy District.

Mean discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

January

1,110

2,850

2,960

2,130

1,360

1,100

1,300

1,400

February

6,570

4, -510

3,730

4,370

4,200

3,320

2,800

2,690

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

January

1,000

1,000

1,050

1,070

2,940

5,840

3,490

2,000

February

32,900

22,400

15,500

12,100

15,800

13,000

8,510

6,500

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

January

26,300

57,100

51 , 300

31 , 100

21,100

14,900

10,100 

7,930

9,053

February

3,680

3,560

3,640

4,960

4,650

3,970

3,710

3,540

7,946

Gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second, at Indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 19

12 m. ........

9. ........... 

12 p.m. ......

Jan. 21

2 a.m. ....... 

3. ........... 

4. ...........

6. ...........

7. ........... 

8.. ..........

9.. ..........

10. ..........

11. ..........

12 m. ........

2. ...........

3... .........

4.. ..........

5. ...........

6.. ..........

8.. ..........

10. ..........

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

22.50 

22.48 

22.58

22.55 

22.87

23.50 

24.05 

25.00

' 27.40 

28.65

29.95

30.29

30.55

32.92

32.74

32.10

33.00

Discharge

1,920 

1,890 

2,030

1,990 

. 2,460

3,490 

4,490 

6,500

14,000 

18,800 

21,900

24,200

25,000

25, 900

27,500

40,600

41,700

40,600

36,800

42,300

Hour

Jan. 22

4. ...........

6. ...........

8. ........... 

10 ...........

4 p.m. ....... 

8. ...........

Jan. 23 

6 a.m. .......

6 p.m. ....... 

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

34.40

34.80 

35.00 

35.20

35.45 

35.40 

35.38

34.75

33.76 

32.88

30.35

28.77

Discharge

52,500

55,700 

57,300 

58,900

60,900 

60, 500 

59,700

55,300

47,600 

41 , 500

26,300

21,200

19,300

Hour

Feb. 8

Feb. 9 

8 a.m. ....... 

12 m. ........

8.. ..........

6 a.m. ....... 

12 m. ........ 

6 p.m. .......

12 p.m. ...... 

Feb. 11

Feb. 12

Gage 

height

22 99

22.97 

23.05

24. 8O 

25.90

27.25 

28.68 

29.71

30.90 

31 43

31.85

31.76

29.44

28.91

28.35

Discharge

2,610 

2,740

6,060 

8,690

13,400 

18,900 

23,100

29,600

35,300

34i800

22,000

19,800
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A179

180. Wolf Creek at Trotwood, Ohio 

(Miscellaneous site)

Location.--Lat 39°47'40", long 84°17'35", at Olive Road bridge, 0.6 mile downstream 

from North Branch Wolf Creek and 1.0 mile east of Trotwood, Montgomery County.

Drainage area. 48.2 sq mi.

Maximum. January-February 1959: Discharge, 6,990 cfs Jan. 21 or 22, from 

contracted-opening measurement.

Remarks.--Data furnished by Miami Conservancy District.

181. Wolf Creek at Dayton, Ohio 

(Gaging station, discontinued 1950)

Location. Lat 39°46'00", long 84°14 I 10", at West Riverview Avenue bridge in Dayton, 

Montgomery County, 1.8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 69.5 sq mi.

Gage-height record. High-water marks in gage house. Datum of gage is 700.00 ft 

above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 9,650 cfs.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Gage height, 55.1 ft Jan. 21.

1938-50: Discharge, 9,950 cfs Mar. 19, 1943 (gage height, 53.5 ft).

182. Holes Creek near Kettering, Ohio 

(Miscellaneous site)

Location. Lat 39°39'25", long 84"11'55", a quarter of-a mile west of Mad River Road 

on Alexanderville-Bellbrook Road, 2f miles southwest of Kettering, Montgomery 

County, and 3.2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 20.6 sq mi.

Maximum. January-February 1959: Discharge, 4,730 cfs Jan. 21, from slope-area 

measurement.

Remarks. Data furnished by Miami Conservancy District.

183. Miami River at Miamisburg, Ohio

Location.--Lat 39"38"45", long 84°17'20", on left bank 600 ft downstream from bridge 

on State Highway 725 at Miamisburg, Montgomery County, and 0.3 mile downstream 

from Bear Creek.

Drainage area.--2,718 sq mi.

Gage-height record.--Water-stage recorder graph, except 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Jan. 21, 

1 p.m. Jan. 22 to 11 a.m. Jan. 23 and for periods of partly plugged intake 

Jan. 28-29, 31 and Feb. 2-3, 10-11, 21 for which graph was reconstructed on basis 

of wire-weight gage readings. Datum of gage is 678.60 ft above mean sea level, 

adjustment of 1912.

Discharge record.--Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 59,800 cfs.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 61,800 cfs 7 p.m. Jan. 21 (gage height, 

20T65 ft).

1916-20, 1924-35, 1952 to December 1958: Discharge, 55,000 cfs Feb. 27, 1929 

(gage height, 16.5 ft, at site 2.2 miles downstream at datum 677.06 ft above 

mean sea level).

Maximum discharge known, 257,000 cfs Mar. 26, 1913, computed by Miami Conservancy District.

Remarks. Floodflow regulated by four retarding basins beginning in 1920 (,see

stas. 159, 163, 169, 177). Gage-height record furnished by Dayton Power & Light 

Co. Discharge measurements furnished by Miami Conservancy District.
A180 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

Mean discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1959, of Miami River at Mlamlsburg, Ohio

Day

1. ....

2. ....

3.....

4. ....

7. ....

8. ....

10. .... 

Monthly

January

1,460 

2,900 

3,600 

2,560 

1,500 

1,260 

1,520 

1,650 

1,510 

1,320

mean dlscha

February

7,790 

5,990 

5,110 

5,590 

5,250 

4,290 

3,530 

3,300 

3,390 

16,700

rge, In cub

Day

19

20..... 

Ic feet pe

January

1,160 

1,170 

1,220 

1,310 

3,440 

6,430 

3,850 

2,110 

2,070 

2,350

r second. .

February

32 , 600 

24,300 

15,400 

13,000 

15,500 

13,900 

9,800 

7,650 

6,470 

5,150

Day

21 .....

22.....

24.....

28.....

30 ..... 

31 .....

Runoff, In Inches ......................................................

January

35,000 

54,400 

55,600 

37,800 

23,600 

16,400 

13,000 

9,330 

5,110 

7,190 

11,100

10,090

4.28

February

4,360 

4,270 

4,470 

5,590 

5,610 

4,840 

4,480 

4,270

8,664

3.32

Gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second, at Indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 19 

12 p.m. ......

Jan . 20

8. ...........

9. ...........

Jan. 21

3.. ..........

4.. ..........

5. ...........

6.. ..........

8. ...........

9.. ..........

11... ........

2.. ..........

3.. ..........

5. ...........

6. ...........

8.. ..........

Jan. 22 

2 a.m. .......

3.. ..........

4. ...........

5... .........

6. ...........

10. ..........

4.. ..........

6. ...........

8. ...........

10. ..........

8. ...........

6 p.m. .......

Gage 

height

4.05

4.24

5.10

12'. 65

14.05

15.85

18.20

18.90

20.34

20.61

20.65

18 90

18.28

18.07

18.26

20.00

20.33

20.51

20.20

20.00

19.40

Discharge

2,320

2 250

2,590

13 200

33,900

46 , 700

58,700

57,400

53,500

Hour

Jan. 23 Con.

Jan. 25

Jan. 28

12 m. ........

6 p.m. .......

12 p.m. ......

Feb. 8

10... ........

Feb. 10

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

11 92

9 35

7.90

7.15

6.45

4.65

5.00

5.70

6.50

7.20

8.00

9.00

12.15

13.90

Discharge

14,800

12 , 900

11,500

9,630

8,050

6,650

3,260

3,890

5,150

6,750

8,150

9,850

12,000

19,800

22,000

25,600

Hour

Feb. 11

8. ...........

10 ...........

Feb. 12

12 m.. .......

12 m. ........

Feb. 15

12 m.. .......

Feb. 17

8 a.m. .......

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

15.45

10.38

9 75

8.21

7.23

Discharge

29,600

32,800

33,900

32,100

15,200

12,400

12,400

13,800

10,300

8,210

184. Clear Creek at Franklin, Ohio 

(Miscellaneous site)

Location.--Lat 39°33'05", long 84°17'55", at bridge on State Highway 123, 0.6 mile 

southeast of Franklin, Warren County, and 1.1 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 46.7 sq ml.

Maximum.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 13,300 cfs Jan. 21, from slope-area 

measurement.

Remarks. Data furnished by Miami Conservancy District.
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A181

 185. Twin Creek near Ingomar, Ohio 

(Miscellaneous site Miami Conservancy District gage)

Location. Lat 39°42'30", long 84"31'30", at highway bridge half a mile downstream 

from Bantas Pork, 1.4 miles west of Ingomar, and 2.6 miles south of West Alexandria, Preble County.

Drainage area. 198 sq mi.

Gage-height record.--Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 815.42 ft above 

mean sea level.

Maximum. January-February 1959: Discharge, 30,300 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 

18.8 ft), from contracted-opening measurement.

Remarks. Data furnished by Miami Conservancy District.

186. Germantown retarding basin near Germantown, Ohio

Location.--Lat 39°38'15", long 84°24'10", at dam on Twin Greek, if miles northwest 

of Germantown, Montgomery County, and 3 miles upstream from Little Twin Creek.

Drainage area. 275 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Staff-gage readings. Datum of gage is mean sea level (levels 

by Miami Conservancy District).

Maxima. January 1959: Contents, 33,600 acre-ft 6-8 a.m. Jan. 22 (elevation, 

787.2 ft).

February 1959: Contents, 8,700 acre-ft 2 a.m. Feb. 11 (elevation, 764.0 ft).

1922 to December 1958: Contents, 21,400 acre-ft Feb. 26, 1929 (elevation, 

778.3 ft).

Remarks.--Retarding basin is formed by earth dam with concrete spillway and two

concrete conduits. The elevation of the floor of the conduits is 724 ft, that of 

the spillway is 815 ft, and that of the top of dam is 830 ft. There are no 

movable gates. Capacity at spillway level is 106,000 acre-ft. Retarding basin 

is for flood control only. Gage-height and storage records furnished by Miami 

Conservancy District.

187. Twin Creek near Germantown, Ohio

Location. Lat 39°38'10", long 84°23'48", on right bank a quarter of a mile downstream from Germantown Dam, 1-J- miles northwest of Germantown, Montgomery County, 

and 3 miles upstream from Little Twin Creek.

Drainage area.--275 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph, except Jan. 5-7 for which periods 

graph was reconstructed on basis of weather records and comparison with nearby 

stations. Datum of gage is 700.24 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 7,700 cfs. Backwater from ice Jan. 8-14, 17-21.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge', 8,590 cfs 4 a.m. Jan. 22 (gage height, 

29.19 ft).

1914-23, 1926 to December 1958: Discharge, 9,390 cfs July 8, 1915 (gage 

height, 11.7 ft, from graph based on gage readings, at site 1 mile downstream at 

datum 12.49 ft higher).

Maximum stage known, 18.3 ft Mar. 25, 1913, original site and datum (discharge, 

66,000 cfs, computed by Miami Conservancy District.

Remarks. Floodflow regulated by Germantown retarding basin beginning in 1920 (see 

sta. 186). Data furnished by Miami Conservancy District.
A182 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959, of Twin Creek near Germantown, Ohio

Day

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 

6. 

7. 

8. 

9. 

10.

Monthly 

Runoff,

January

442 

747 

372 

263 

130 

160 

140 

120 

100 

90

February

490 

304 

310 

525 

310 

226 

196 

198 

207 

4,600

Day

11. 

12. 

13. 

14. 

15. 

16. 

17. 

18. 

19. 

20.

mean discharge, in cubic feet

January

85 

85 

90 

100 

911 

694 

300 

180 

160 

170

February

6,100 

2,060 

933 

2,140 

2,860 

1,120 

730 

573 

402 

289

Day

21. 

22. 

23. 

24. 

25. 

26. 

27. 

28. 

29. 

30. 

31.

January.

5,500 

8,450 

7,710 

6,390 

1,650 

475 

347 

272 

261 

1,370 

' 905

5 22

February

250 

253 

304 

455 

360 

317 

289 

266

------

967 

3.66

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 19

12 m. ........

11... ........

Jan. 21

2... .........

3... .........

4. ...........

5. ...........

6.. ..........

8. ...........

10... ........

12 m. ........

4. ...........

8. ...........

10 ...........

Jan. 22

9.. ..........

Gage 

height

20.81

.20.67

20.70

20.88

21.22

22.68

22.50

23.30

24.35

24.85

25.85

26.62

27.25

28 .00

29.00

29.16

29.19

29.18

Discharge

160

150

170

1,520

2,150

3,440

4,460

7,020

8,540

8,570

Hour

Jan. 22 Con.

12 m. ........

6..... .......

Feb. 10

4 a.m. .......

Gage 

height

29 13

*>C Q(?

25 32

23.14

Discharge

2,780

2,410

Hour

Feb. 10 Con.

8....... .....

12 m....... ..

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

27.55

21.22

Discharge

5 230

6,520

5

7QA

919

188. Dicks Oreek near Excello, Ohio 

(Miscellaneous site)

Location. Lat 39°28'25", long 84°23'50", at Yankee Road bridge, 1.3 miles eoutheast of Excello, Butler County, and 2.5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 44.8 sq mi.

Maximum.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 9,8'30 cfs Jan. 21, from contractedopening measurement.

Remarks. Data furnished by Miami Conservancy District.

189. Four-mile Creek at- Hueston Woods Dam, Ohio 

(Miscellaneous site)

Location. Lat 39°33'25", long 84°44'05", at-Hueston Woods Dam (Acton Lake outlet'), 

3 miles north of Oxford, Butler County.

Drainage area. 102 sq mi.

Maximum.--January-February 1959; Discharge, 13,300 cfs Jan. 21 (elevation, 868.16 

ft above mean sea level, 5.16 ft above spillway crest), from measurement of flow 

over dam.

Remarks.--Capacity at spillway elevation (863 ft), 9,500 acre-ft. -Capacity at peak 

stage, 13,000 acre-ft.
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A183

190. Sevenmile Creek at Collinsville, Ohio 

(Miscellaneous site)

Location.--Lat 39°31'25", long 84°36'40", at county road bridge half a mile north 

of Collinsville, Butler County, and 5.5 miles above mouth.

Drainage area. 121 sq mi.

Maximum.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 16,600 cfs Jan. 21, from contractedopening measurement.

191. Talawanda Creek near Hamilton, Ohio

Location.--Lat 39°27'30", long 84°32'50", on left bank 0.9 mile downstream from 

Sevenmile Creek, 1* miles south of village of Sevenmile, 3 miles upstream from 

mouth, and 4 miles north of Hamilton, Butler County.

Drainage area. 311 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 590.0 ft above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 17,700 cfs and by slope-area measurement at 44,500 cfs.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 44,500 cfs 4:30 p.m. Jan. 21 (gage 

height, 21.9 ft).

1937 to December 1958: Discharge, 33,500 cfs Jan. 4, 1949 (gage height, 

21.0 ft at staff gage 1,000 ft upstream at same datum).

Remarks.--Flow slightly regulated by Acton Lake Dam (see sta. 189). 

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.....

3.....

4..... 

5..... 

6..... 

7. .... 

8..... 

9..... 

10.....

January

333 

465 300 ' 

220 

185 

160 

140 

128 

121 

117

February

568 

504 

448 

645 

568 

532 

500 

477 

682 

5,820

Day

11. 

12. 

13. 

14. 

15. 

16. 

17. 

18. 

19. 

20.

January

112 

108 

103 

117 

877 

475 

260 

196 

160 

444

February

2,220 

1,510 

1,350 

2,280 

1,880 

1,410 

1,130 

956 

830 

710

Day

21. 

22. 

23. 

24. 

25. 

26. 

27. 

28. 

29. 

30. 

31.

Monthly mean discharge, in cubic feet per second. ......................

January

22 , 500 

5,490 

1,240 

850 

650 

500 

420 

390 

370 

1,100 

700

1,266

February

630 

602 

635 

695 

607 

550 

500 

450

1,060

Gage height, In feet', and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 19

6. ...........

12 p.m.......

Jan. 21

1 a.m. ....... 

2.. ..........

6. ...........

10 ...........

5.. ..........

6.. ..........

7.... ........

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

9 41

9 40

9 43

11.75

19.75

21.50

21.18

19.58

Discharge

205

1,600

10,100

16,800

23,100

39,300

35,500

21,700

Hour

Jan. 22

12 m. ........

12 m.. .......

12 p.m.......

Feb. 10

1 a.m. .......

Gage 

height

15.55

13.04

12 98

12.85

12.73

11.20

11 24

11 92

12.60

Discharge

9,480

5,590

1,480

1,330

1,250

466

470

1,780

2,170

Hour

Feb. 10 Con.

3. ...........

8.. ..........

11. ..........

2. ........... 

3. ...........

4. ........... 

6. ...........

Feb. 11

6. ...........

Gage 

height

12.92

13.34

13.85

14.70

15.44

15.10

14.90

14.73

14.80

14.83

14.70

14.70 

14.80

14.86 

14.88

14.65

13.85

13.10

12.72

12.44

12.32

12.21

12.12

11.93

11.76

Discharge

2,600

3,350

4,400

6,380

8,260

7,460

7,020

6,780

6,650

6,800

6,870

6,580

6,580 

6,800

6,930 

6,980

6,470

4,760

3,380

2,800

2,450

2,300

2,180

2,080

1,880

1,710
A184 FLOODS OF 19&9 IN THE UNITED STATES

192. Miami River at Hamilton, Ohio

Location.-'-Lat 39°23'28", long 84°34'20",'on right bank 1,000 ft downstream from 

Columbia Bridge at Hamilton, Butler County, and 3 miles downstream from Talawanda Creek.

Drainage area.--3.639 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 499-.98 ft above 

mean sea level, adjustment of.1912.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 74,000 cfs and by slope-area measurement at 108,000 cfs.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 108,000 cfs 9:30 p.m. Jan. 21 {gage 

height, 79.49 ft).

1910-18, 1927 to December 1958: Discharge, 352,000 cfs-Mar. 26, 1913 (gage 

height, 38.5 ft, at site 0.7 mile upstream at datum 64.65 ft higher), computed 

by Miami Conservancy District.

Remarks.--Floodflow regulated by five retarding basins beginning in 1920 (see 

stas. 159, 163, 169, 177, 186). Data furnished by Miami Conservancy District.

Mean discharge, In cubic feet .per second, 1959

Day

1...

2...

3...

4...

5...

6...

7...

8...

January

2,510

4,060

4,620

3,580

2,280

1,680

1,920

2,200

February

10,700

7,470

6,170

6,770

6,750

5,550

4,710

4,360

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

. ,

, .

- 

 January

1,560

1,470

1,540

1,680

4,900

7,630

5,170

3,240

February

37,000

35,200

20,500

18,600

22,200

18,400

13,200

10,100

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25..

26.

27.

28.

OQ

January

56,300

73,900

63,500

53,500

33,400

20,600

15,700

12,200

4.29

February

5,670

5,320

5,840

6,650

7,080

6,170

5,670

5,370

3.25

Gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second, at Indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 19

Jan. 20

Jan. 21

5... .........

9:30..... ....

Q

10 a.m.......

Gage 

height

CQ yz

59.73

63.45

75 25

77 75

7ft Q 1^

79 34

79 34

75.78

Discharge

2 Q7n

4,280

7,370

13,200

21 500

7ft QArt

71,500

Hour

Jan. 22 Con.

4, ...........

12 p.m.. .....

6 p.m. .......

Qage 

height

74.23

73.84

74.47

74.63

, 74.55

74.35

73.70

66.60

65.20

64.79

64.43

63.85

62.36

Discharge

62,200

59,900

59,600

 3,600

64,300

64, 600

64,100

62,900

59,100

47,100

43,900

37,800

25,400

25,300

22,300

20,200

' 18,700

17,500

15,600

11,300

Hour

Jan.' 28 Con. 

12 p.m.......

Jan. 29

12 m.........

Feb. 8

Feb. 9

7 p.m. .......

10 ...........

12 p.m.......

Feb. 10

.4............

5. ...........

6............

7. ...........

8............

4............

8............

9............

Feb. 11

4... .........

6............

12 m.........

10...........

Qage 

height

61.86

61.20

61.00

60.83

60;75

59.55

59.50

59.72

60.05

60.97

61.92

62.35

63.25

64.35

65.00

65.63

66.36

67.22

67.85

68.38

68.65

68.74

68.67

68.60

68.60

68.70

69.37

70.07

70.30

70.35

Discharge

9,900

8,180

7,660

7,250

7,060

4,300

4,200

4,660

5,390

7,590

10,100

11,200

13,800

17,200

19,400

21,700

24,400

27,900

30,400

32,500

33,600

34,000

33,700

33,400

33,400

33,800

36,900

40,000

41,200

41,400
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A185

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959, of 

 Miami River at Hamilton, Ohio Continued

Hour'

Feb. 12 

1 a.m. .....'..

6.. ..........

8 a.m. .......

Gage 

height

70.37

70.17

70.02

Discharge

41,600

40,600

39,800

Hour

Feb. 12 Con. 

12 m.. .......

8... .........

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

69.40

66.58

Discharge

37,000

25,300

Hour

Feb. 13

12 p.m. ......

Gage

height

65.85

64.38

Discharge

22,400

17,300

193. Indian Creek near Millville, Ohio 

(Miscellaneous site)

Location. Lat 39°21'45", long 84°38'35", at Hamilton-New London Road bridge,

1.9 miles south of Millville, Butler County, and 4.3 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 99.1 sq mi.

Maximum.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 23,500 cfs Jan. 21, from contractedopening measurement.

Remarks.--Data furnished by Miami Conservancy District.

194. Miami River near Miamitown, Ohio 

{U.S. Weather Bureau gage)

Location.--Lat 39°12'00", long 84°42'50", between U.S. Highway bypass 50 and East 

Miami Riyer Road, 1.2 miles south of Miamitown and 1.9 miles downstream from 

Weather Bureau-Miami Conservancy District gage on U.S. Highway 50 bridge at 

Miamitown, Hamilton County.

Drainage area.--3,880 sq mi.

Gage-height record.--Daily wire-weight gage readings. Datum of gage is 484.15 ft 

above mean sea level.

Maximum. January-February 1959: Discharge, 115,000 cfs 4 a.m. Jan. 22 (gage 

height, 31.4 ft), from slope-area measurement.

Remarks.--Data furnished by Miami Conservancy District and U.S. Weather Bureau.

195. Martindale Creek at Cambridge City, Ind. - 

(Miscellaneous site)

Location.--Lat 39°49', long 85°09', in NEi~ sec.26, T.16 N., R.12 E., at bridge on 

U.S. Highway 40, 1 mile east of Cambridge City, and if miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--58.5 sq mi.

Maximum.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 4,240 cfs Jan. 21, by contractedopening measurement.

196. Whitewater River near Alpine, Ind.

Location.--Lat 39°34'23", long 85°09'27", in sec.14, T.13 N., R.12 E., on right 

bank 500 ft downstream from highway bridge, 0.4 mile downstream from Wilson 

Creek, 1.6 miles northeast of Alpine, and 4.7 miles upstream from Bear Creek.

Drainage area.--539 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Graph fragmentary at time's due to 

the float freezing and sluggish intakes. Graph completed from adjoining record. 

Datum of gage is 750.19 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge, 31,600 cfs 11 p.m. Jan. 21 (gage height, 

16.14 ft).

1928 to December 1958: Discharge, 35,000 cfs Jan. 14, 1937 (gage height, 

16.61 ft).
A186 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959, of Whitewater River near Alpine, Ind.

Day

1... ..

3. ....

5.....

6.....

8... ..

10. ....

January

919 

1,180 

755 

590 

440 

450 

440 

415 

368 

345

February

1,430 

1,200 

1,130 

1,430 

1,200 

1,060 

990 

930 

1,080 

9,670

Day

11.....

20.....

Monthly mean discharge, in cubic feet pe 

Runoff, in inches.. ......................

January

303 

303 

303 

371 

1,080 

930 

618 

540 

470 

605

February

4,920 

2,150 

1,820 

3,760 

4,020 

2,150 

1,600 

1,410 

1,240 

1,010

Day

21...:.

23.....

26.....

29

30.....

31 .....

January

17,000 

15,700 

3,380 

2,430 

1,980 

1,720 

1,480 

1,320 

1,280 

2,520 

1,900

2,004 

4.29

February

940 

905 

1,080 

1,240 

1,080 

1,010 

940 

905

1,868 

3.61

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 18

Jan. 19

12 p.m. ......

3.... ........

6. ...........

11. ..........

2. ...........

3. ...........

6............

7. ...........

9.... ........

12 m..... ....

2.. ..........

6. ...........

7. ...........

9 p.m. .......

Gage 

height

. 5.20

5.14

5.15

6.72

7.54

8.52

9.28

11.25

12.55

12.92

13.75

14.05

14.20

15 21

15.59

15.72

16.00

Discharge

460

2,310

9,760

25,400

26,700

29,900

Hour

Jan. 21 Con.

Jan. 22

5..... .......

10... ........

11. ..........

9.. ...;......

Gage 

height

16.09

14.87

13.55

13.00

10.82

9.55

8.55

8.15

Discharge

31,200

31,600

31,000

30,900

21,700

19,400

12,600

10,800

8,360

6,550

5,010

4,770

4,590

3,470

3,280

2,990

Hour

Jan. 23 Con.

12 m. ........

Jan. 27

12 m... ......

Jan. 28

12 m....... ..

10.... .......

Jan. 31

Gage 

height

7.98

7.60

6.75

6.65

6.55

6.57

6.70

8.23

6.84

Discharge

2,800

2,380

1,830

1,590

1,480

1,380

1,300

1,320

1,260

1,260

1,430

3,090

2,340

1,840

1,560

197. Salt Creek near Hamburg, Ind. 

(Miscellaneous site)

Location. Lat 39°2r'51", long 85°14.'59", in N? sec.36, T.ll N. , R.ll E., at county 

bridge 1^ miles downstream from Righthand Pork, 1.3 miles south of Hamburg, and 

2.9 miles, northwest of Oldenburg.

Drainage area. 41.0 sq mi.

Maximum. January-February 1959:. Discharge, 10,200 cfs Jan. 21, by contractedopening and flow-over-embankment measurement.
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A187

198. Middle Pork of East Pork Whitewater River at Middleboro, Ind. 

(Miscellaneous site)

Location. Lat 39°54', long 84°50', on line between sees. 11 and 12, T.14 N., 

R.I W., at bridge on State Highway 227, at Middleboro.

Drainage area. 35.9 sq mi.

Maximum.--January-February 1959: 

opening measurement.

Discharge, 3,260 cfs Jan. 21, by contracted199. East Pork Whitewater River at Richmond, Ind.

Location.-^Lat 39°48'24", long 84°54'26", in SE£ sec.7, T.13 N., R.I W., on left 

bank 50 ft downstream from highway bridge, three-quarters of a mile south of 

Richmond, and 2 miles upstream from Short Creek.

Drainage area. 123 sq mi.

Gage-height record.--Water.-stage recorder graph. Graph corrected for differences

bBtween the inside and outside water level from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Jan. 21 and 

- peak stage determined from floodmarks. Datum of gage is 854.01 ft above mean sea 

. level,-datum of 1929 -(levels by Indiana Flood Control and Water Resources 

Commission).

Pis charge re c ard.--S tage-d1s charge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 5,100 cfs and by contracted-opening measurement at 14,100 cfs.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge, 14,100 cfs 2 p.m. Jan. 21 (gage height, 

12.44 ft).

1949 to December 1958: Discharge, 13,500 cfs Jan. 15, 1950 (gage height, 

12.49 ft), from rating extended above 5,000 .cfs on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow.

. Stage, known: 15.0' ft in March 1913, from floodmarks.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

 Day

1 . .

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

 January

327

230

147

115

90

79

80

72

February

193

150

150

217

140

110

100

100

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

January

48

50

52

87

394

206

115

105

February

618

362

331

1,270

668

377

301

272

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28..

Runoff, in Inches .....................................................

January

8,700

1,650

495

332

273

226

179

153

CA7

4.75

February

160

160

217

230

193

182

182

182

3.48

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 18

Jan. 19 

12 m.. .......

Jan. 20 

12 m.. .......

2 p.m. ....... 

3. ...........

4..... .......

6. ...........

8. ........... 

10 ...........

12 p.m. ...... 

Jan. 21

2... .........

4.. ..........

5.. ..........

6.. ..........

7... .........

8............

9 a.m... ......

Cage

.height

Q. 92

.98 

.91

.90 

. .99 

1/50 

1.97 

1.63 

2.31 

2.70 

3.32 

3.64

5.23 

5.75 

6.47 

' 7.11 

7.90 

8.62 

9.55 

10.63 

11.40

Discharge

98

109 

96

94 

111 

230 

368 

266 

.. 486 

.635 

'915 

1,080

2,120 

2,540 

3,130 

3,710 

4,440 

5,290 

6,680 

8,640 

10,600

Hour

Jan. 21 Con.

12 m.. .......

2... ......... 

3....... .....

4..,.. ........ 

5. ............

6.. .........

11...........

Jan. 22

10..... ........

Cage 

height

11.87 

12.15 

. 12.30 

12.40 

12.44 

.12.38 

12.20 

11*90 

11.62 

 11.29 

10.92 

. 10.46 

' 10.00 

9.35 

8.75

7.39 

fi.16 

5.14 

4.38 

3.88. 

3.59 

3.42 

3.13 

' 2.73

Discharge

12,000 

12 , 900 

13,500 

13,900 

14,100 

13y800 

13 , 100 

12,100 11,300' 

10,300 

9,270 

8,340 

7,460 

6,360 

5,470

3,960 

2,870 

2,050 

.1,510 

. 1,200 

1,050 

962 

826 

648

Hour

Jan. 23

. 12 p.m. ......

Jan. 24 

12 m.. .......

Jan. 25

Jan. 26

10.... ........ 

12 m.. .......

.Jan. 27

. 12 p.m. ....... 

Jan. 28

Gage 

height

2.44 

2.24 

2.29 

2.23 

2.03

1.82 

1.73

1.65 

1.58

1.57 

1.53 

1.44 

1.42 

1.38

1.28 

1.24

1.15 

1.19 

1.17

Discharge

534 

460 

478 

457 

387

322

295

272 

252

249 

238 

214 

209 

199

175 

166

145 

154 

149

717-123 O - 64 - 13
A188 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

200. Hanna Creek near Liberty, Ind. 

(Miscellaneous site)

Location. Lat 39°34'59", long 84°56'48", in SW£ sec.25, T.ll N., R.2 W., at bridge 

on State Highway 101, 0.4 mile south of Roseburg, 4 miles south of Liberty, and 

4.2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 22.1 sq mi.

Maximum. January-February 1959: 

opening measurement.

Discharge, 4,770 cfs Jan. 21, by contracted201. East Fork Whitewater River at Brookville , Ind.

Location. Lat 39°26'00", long 85°00'll", in M£NE£ sec. 20, T.9 N. , R.2 W. , on right 

bank 65 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 101, 0.9 mile northeast of 

Brookville, and 1.8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. --382 sq mi.

Gage-height record. --Water-stage recorder graph, except 12 m. Jan. 27 to 5 a.m. 

Jan. 30, when intakes were clogged. Graph completed from adjoining record. 

Datum of gage is 623.76 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. --January-February 1959: Discharge, 36,100 cfs 5 p.m. Jan. 21 (gage height, 

16.50 ft).

1954 to December 1958: Discharge, 14,100 cfs Nov. 16, 1955 (gage height, 

11.42 ft).

Mean discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1 f 

2 . 

3! 

4. 

5. 

6. 

7. 

8. 

9. 

10.

January

560 

620 

405 

310 

288 

241 

257 

249 

241 

222

February

854 

722 

722 

854 

722 

630 

570 

600 

570 

10,900

Day

11. 

12. 

13. 

14. 

15. 

16. 

17. 

18. 

19. 

20.

Monthly mean discharge, in cubic feet 

Runoff, in inches .....................

January

197 

169 

166 

197 

867 

620 

355 

257 

292 

407

February

4,130 

1,300 

1,06O 

4,900 

4,450 

1,560 

1,140 

920 

722 

570

Day

21. 

22. 

23. 

24. 

25. 

26. 

27. 

28. 

29. 

30. 

31.

January

21,6OO 

10,6OO 

1,740 

1,230 

1,030 

902 

794 

737 

722 

1,280 

1,130

1,571 

4.74

February

540

540 

755 

755 

630 

600 

570 

540

------

1,530 

4.18

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 18

Jan. 19

12 m. ........

Jan. 20

12 m.. .......

7. ...........

10 ...........

11.. .........

Jan. 21

2. ...........

3... .........

4. ...........

5. ...........

7.. ..........

10 a.m. ......

Gage 

height

2.34

2.31

2.55

3.11

3.99

8.89

9.89

12.27 

12 93

13.17

13.34

Discharge

270

380

686

1,310

6,130

8,900

10,800

16,300

19,400

Hour

Jan. 21 Con.

12 m.. .......

4.. ..........

5. ...........

g

Jan. 22

7. ...........

10 a.m. ......

Gage 

height

13 93

14.70

15.33

16.24

16.50

14.23

10.14

8.54

Discharge

24,500

32 200

34,000

36,100

34, 700

24, 900

17,700

15,200

11,900

Hour

Jan. 22 Con.

8. ...........

12 m. ........

Jan. 25

12 m. ........

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

6.44

3.35

2.57

2.17

2.00

1.95

Discharge

7,420

1,940

1,200

900

755
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A189

202. Whitewater River at Brookville, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°24'24", long 85°00'45", in NW£ sec.32, T.9 N., R.2 W., on right 

bank at downstream side of highway bridge, 0.3, mile downstream from East Pork, 

and 1.1 miles south of Brookville.

Drainage area. 1,239 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph, 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Datum of--gage' is 595.71 ft above

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 45,000 cfs and by indirect measurements at 81,800 cfs.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge,-81,800 cfs 5:30 p.m. Jan. 21 (gage 

.height, 27.78 ft, from recorder graph, 27.96 ft from floodmarks).

1915-20, 1923 to December 1958: Discharge, 69,200 cfs Feb. 26, 1929 (gage 

height, 25.56 ft).

Stage known since at least 1813: 39.0 ft Mar..25, 1913, .from floodmarks.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2.

. 3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

a.

January

1,870

. 2,660

1,710

1,280

350

790

' 910

830

February

2,240

1,750

1,670

2,100

1,790

1,430

1,320

1,320

Day

11.

. 12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

January

645

620

630

724

3,410

2,370

1,390

1,040

February

15, 700

4,660

3,700

10,400

11,500

4,940

3,580

3,340

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

,26.

27.

28.

Runoff,

January

55,000

38,800

6,540

3,980

3,220

2,730

2,320

1,960

4.45

February

1,920

1,830

' 2,370

2,560

2,190

2,010

1.92O

1,830

3.54

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet -per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 13

12 m........ .

12 m.. .......

6.. ..........

8............

10 ...........

11........... 

12 p.m.... ...

Jan. 21

2............

3............

5............

6... .........

7.. ..........

8............

10 ...........

11...........

12 m... ......

2.... ........

3... .........

Gage 

height

2.38

3 7Q

5.00 

6.63

11.70

20.78

24.30

26.09

27.60

Discharge

1,040

1,080

1,060

1,210

1,430

3,460 

5,680

12,100

15,800

27,600

40,300

44,300

48,500

54,000

61,500

67,200

71,600

80,400

80,700

Hour

Jan. 21 Con.

5:30..... ....

7... .........

8..... .......

1 a.m.. ......

2... .........

4.. .......... 

5............

6...... ...... 

7........... .

8,. ...........

10 ...........

12 m.........

4...... ......

6.... .........

10... .........

11. ..........

4 a.m........

Gage 

height

27.76

' 23.52

22.29 

21.79

21.31 

. 20.88

16.89

13.06

8.27

Discharge

57,600

51,400 

49,000

46,600 

44, 700

30,100

19,200

8,290

Hour

Jan. 23 Con.

8............

Jan. 25 

12 m.........

Jan. 26

Jan. 28

12 p.m.......

12 p.m.. .....

Gage 

height

7.80

7.47

6.92

6.48

5.21

5.13

4.76

4.15

3.48

3.62

3.40

3.44

Discharge

6,300

5,200

3,710

3,620

3,170

2,510

2,300

1,900

2,030

1,870
A190 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

HOGAN CREEK BASIN

203. North Hogan Creek near Moores Hill, Ind. 

(Miscellaneous site)

on. Lat 39°08'03", long 85°04'22", in SW^ sec.35, T.6 N., R.3 W., at bridge 

county road, 1.4 miles downstream from Butternut Run, and l| miles north of

Location. Lat 39 

on 

Moores Hill.

Drainage area. 23.2 sq mi.

Maximum . --January-February 1959: Discharge, 7,040 cfs Jan. 21.

204. South Hogan Creek near Dillsboro, Ind. 

(Miscellaneous site)

Location.--Lat 39°02', long 85°02', in NW^ sec.7, T.4 N., R.2 W., at bridge on 

county road, at Dillsboro Station, l£ miles northeast of Dillsboro.

Drainage area. 36.6 sq mi.

Maximum. January-February 1959: 

opening measurement.

Discharge, 16,300 cfs Jan. 21, by contractedLAUGHERY CREEK BASIN

205. Laughery Creek at Versailles, Ind. 

(Miscellaneous site)

Location.--Lat 39°04'28", long 85°14'42", on line between sees. 1 and 12, T.7 N., 

R.ll E., at dam on Laughery Creek in Versailles State Park, at Versailles, and 

1.4 miles upstream from U.S. Highway 50.

Drainage area. 167 sq mi.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 17,000 cfs Jan. 21, by flow-over-dam 

measurement (gage height, 36.43 ft).

May-December 1958: Stage observed, 32.65 ft July 23, 1958.

206. Laughery Creek near Fanners Retreat, Ind.

Location.--Lat 38°57'05", long 85°04'22", in sec.2, T.4 N., R.3 W. , on right bank 

2 miles southeast of Fanners Retreat and 3f miles downstream from Bear Creek.

Drainage area. 248 sq mi.

Gage-height record.--Water-stage recorder graph. Altitude of gage is 526 ft (by 

barometer).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 14,000 cfs and by slope-area measurement of 47,800 cfs.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 47,800 cfs 2 p.m. Jan. 21 (gage height, 

21.13 11J.

1940 to December 1958: Discharge, 20,200 cfs July 5, 1957 (gage height, 

16.15 ft).

Stage known since at least 1897: That of Jan. 21, 1959.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

January

275

325

36O

189

104

104

108

71

February

365

230

182

260

305

212

152

143

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

January

49

45

39

85

1,520

1,620

448

225

February

2,470

570

605

1,740

2,150

780

500

954

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

January

19,100

11,100

2,500

420

311

260

241

203

6.40

February

245

206

722

780

535

365

305

275

668

2.80
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A191

Gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second, at Indicated time, 1959, of 

Laughery Creek near Farmers Retreat, Ind.

Hour

Jan. 18

Jan 19

9............

11... ........

12 m. ........

2.... ........

3............

4........ ....

5............

6...... ......

7. ...........

8. ...........

10...........

11...........

Jan. 21

2.. ..........

3............

4.. ..........

5... .........

6... .........

7. ...........

9... .........

10 a.m. ......

Gage 

height

2.76

2 79

2.73

5.00

6.86

7.21

6.87

6.85

16.62

Dis-_ 

charge

21,100

Hour

Jan. 21 Con.

12 m.........

2............

4... .........

6..... .......

7......... ...

8..... ........

9.. ..........

4.. ..........

7.... ........

9..... .......

11....... ....

12 m. ........

4.... ........

6. ...........

10 ...........

4... .........

8... .........

10 ...........

6 p.m. .......

Gage 

height

21.13

15.04

12 94

11.00

S

CO

4.10

Discharge

47,800

15,600

14,800

12,600

9 400

7,260

5,510

815

Hour

Jan. 23 Con.

Jan. 24

10 ...........

6... .........

12 p.m.... .. .

Jan. 26

12 m... ......

Jan. 27

12 m.. .......

8.. ..........

Jan. 28

6... .........

Gage 

height

3.66

3.40

2.92

2.70

2.56

2.50

2.45

2.40

2.40

2.35

2.37

2.20

2.37

Discharge

661

570

402

335

293

275

260

245

230

236

185

236

INDIAN CREEK BASIN

207. Wilson Pork Creek near Canaan, Ind. 

(Miscellaneous site)

Location. Lat 38°53", long 85°15', In N| sec.13, T.5 N., R.ll E., at bridge on 

State Highway 250, three-eighths of a mile upstream from mouth and 2? miles east 

of Canaan.

Drainage area. 17.0 sq ml.

Maximum. January-February 1959: Discharge, 13,100 cfs Jan. 21, by contractedopening and flow-over-embankment measurement.

CROOKED CREEK BASIN

208. Crooked Creek at Madison, Ind.

(Miscellaneous site)

Location.--Lat 38°44'28", long 85°23'35", In SE-J- sec.34, T.4 N. , R.10 E., at bridge 

on State Highway 7 In Madison, 1.7 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 8.01 sq ml.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge, 4,200 efs Jan. 21, by contractedopening measurement.

The peak discharge of the flood of July 4, 1957, was 2,580 cfs, by contractedopening measurement.
A192 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

FOURTEENMILE CREEK BASIN

209. West Pork Fourteenmile Creek near Wabb, Ind. 

(Miscellaneous site)

Location.--Lat 38°36'21", long 85°35'23", on line between sees. 14 and 23, T.2 N., 

R.8 E., at bridge on State Highway 362, on line between Scott and Clark Counties, 

2.3 miles east of Nabb, and 3.3 miles upstream from confluence with East Pork.

Drainage area.--14.0 sq mi.

Maximum.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 5,770 cfs Jan. 21, by contractedopening and flow-over-embankment measurement.

SILVER CREEK BASIN

210. Persimmon Run near Carwood, Ind. 

(Miscellaneous site)

Location.--Lat 38°26'37", long 85°53'15", in NE£ sec.7, T.I S., R.6 E., at bridge on 

State Highway 60, 800 ft upstream from Muddy Pork, and 1.3 miles west of Carwood.

Drainage area.--3.23 sq mi.

Maximum.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 874 cfs Jan. 21, mean of contractedopening and culvert measurements.

211. Silver Creek near Sellersburg, Ind.

Location. Lat 38°22'15", long 85°43'35", in Sw£, lot 68, Clark Military Grant, or 

upstream side of Straws Mill bridge on Watson Road, 0.3 mile downstream from 

Pleasant Run, 2.4 miles southeast of Sellersburg, and 11.9 miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area.--188 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Graph drawn on basis of twice-daily wire-weight-gage readings. 

Peak stage determined from floodmark. Altitude of gage is 430 ft (from topographic map).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 4,500 cfs and by contracted-opening measurement of 18,200 cfs at site 

5.2 miles upstream with drainage area of 164 sq mi. Peak discharge at upstream 

site adjusted to gage on basis of the square root of the ratio of the drainage 

areas.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 19,600 cfs 6:30 a.m. Jan. 22 (gage 

height, 30.89 ft).

1954 to December 1958: Discharge, 6,250 cfs May 23, 1957 (gage height, 

23.61 ft).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

January

274

2S1

157

100

61

67

51

66

February

191

149

157

149

181

181

120

149

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

January

44

40

60

380

2,090

1,890

461

211

February

1,140

393

757

2,200

2,430

381

481

381

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

January

6,550

11,100

3,090

712

421

368

344

304

1,026

6.30

February

157

157

565

448

281

261

221

201

516

2.85

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 18

Jan. 19

12 m... ......

6 p.m. .......

Gage 

height

5.80

5.76

Discharge

175

Hour

Jan. 19 Con.

8 a.m. .......

Gage 

height

7.70

Discharge

569

Hour

Jan. 20 Con.

12 m.. .......

6 p.m. .......

Gage 

height

9 1 ^

10.55

14.60

Discharge

1,220

1,550

2.310
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A193

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959, of 

Silver Creek near Sellersburg, Ind. Continued

Hour

Jan. 20 Con.

10... ........

4.... ........

6.. ..........

8.... ........

10... ........

12 m.. .......

4. ...........

6. ...........

8.. ..........

6. ...........

6:30 a.m.. . ..

Gage 

height

16.85

18.60

19.50

23.10

24.50

25.70

27.50

30.45

30.85

30.89

Discharge

11,100

19,600

Hour

Jan. 22 Con

12 m.. .......

8. ...........

10. ..........

4.. ..........

8.. ..........

8.. ..........

10. ..........

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

27.70

26.20

22.90

22.15

20.55

19.70

17.90

14.70

10.95

10.35

Discharge

14,000

11,800

7,700

6,950

5,440

4,790

3,750

2,340

1,450

1,310

1,170

Hour

Jan. 24

8... .........

12 m... ......

8. ...........

Jan. 25

12 m. ........

Jan. 26

12 m. ........

Jan. 27

Gage 

height

7.89

7.61

7.43

7.28

6.89

6.81

6.72

6.59

Discharge

725

611

549

510

477

439

415

399

383

365

357

339

BIG BUCK CREEK BASIN

212. Big Buck Creek near New Middletown, Ind. 

(Miscellaneous site)

Location. Lat 38°08'45", long 86°03'04", in SE^ sec.22, T.4 S., R.4 E., at county 

highway bridge, 1 ,.800 ft downstream from Buck Creek and 1.2 miles south of New 

Middletown.

Drainage area.--27.4 sq mi.

Maximum.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 8,830 cfs Jan. 21, by contracted- 

 opening measurement.

BIG INDIAN CREEK BASIN 

213. Big Indian Creek near Corydon, Ind.

Location.--Lat 38°16'35", long 86°06'35", in SE^- sec.6, T.3 S., R.4 E.,-on upstream 

side of bridge on State Highway 335, 0.6 mile upstream from Raccoon Branch, and 

4j miles north of Corydon.

Drainage area. 129 sq mi.

Gage-height record.--Water-stage recorder graph, except 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. 

Jan. 21 for which graph was completed from adjoining record. Datum of gage is 

577.12 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 6,600 cfs and by contracted-opening measurement at 21,800 cfs at site 

1\ miles upstream with a drainage area of 108 sq mi. Peak discharge at upstream 

site adjusted to gage on basis of the square root of the ratio of the drainage 

areas.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge, 23,800 cfs 8:30 p.m. Jan. 21 (gage 

height, 22.22 ft).

1943 to December 1958: Discharge, 11,100 cfs Apr. 12, 1948 (gage height, 

19.3 ft).

Discharge known since at least 1897: That of Jan. 21, 1959.
A194 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

Mean discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1959, of Big Indian Creek near Corydon, Ind.

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

January

70

132

103

85

55

56

56

63

February

140

118

115

161

140

111

103

107

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

January

43

41

44

51

1,380

870

420

236

February

532

352

352

1,790

1,360

645

465

352

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

January

12,100

5,240

773

498

381

308

250

208

7.49

February

149

146

308

285

228

194

170

155

2.77

Gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second, at Indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 18

Jan. 19

12 m. ........

Jan. 20

10. ..........

2 p.m. .......

4. ...........

6. ...........

8. ...........

10 ...........

Jan. 21

2 a.m. .......

6. ...........

8. ...........

10 ........... 

12 m. ........

2 p.m. .......

4 p.m. .......

Qage 

height

7.01

6.98

7.00

7.81

8.86

10.51

11.80

12.40

12.68

12.94

13.28

13.62

13.98

15.80

17.04 

18.27

19.55

20.58

Discharge

204

200

560

1,040

1,980

2,880

3,360

3,610

3,850

4,150

4,460

4,780

6,700

8,190 

9,860

12,400

15,300

Hour

Jan. 21 Con.

6. ...........

8 30

10 ...........

4. ...........

10 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

21.53

21.89

22 22

21 19

T Q ^n

17 40

11.85

9.42

8.97

Discharge

19,700

21,800

9

QJ-IJ-1

2,920

1,320

1,100

Hour

Jan. 22 Con.

Jan. 23

Jan. 25

Jan. 27

Gage 

height

8.49

8.03

8.02

7.76

7.55

7.53

7.32

7 no

7.07

Discharge

866

735

658

654

622

537

442

434

339

228

214. Little Indian Creek near Corydon, 

(Miscellaneous site)

Ind.

Location. Lat 38°11'59", long 86°05'44", In NEv sec.5, T.4 S., R.4 E., at bridge on 

county road, if miles east of Corydon, and 2.4 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 32.5 sq ml (approximately). 

Gage-height record.--Peak stage from floodmarks.

Discharge record.--Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 1,300 cfs, and estimate at 8,820 cfs, obtained 1948-50. Discharge for 

1959 peak flow based on contracted-opening measurement and a slope-conveyance 

computation of flow bypassing bridge.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge, 9,440 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 9.32 ft).

1948-50: Discharge, 8,820 cfs (estimated) May 10, 1950 (gage height, 

10.12 ft).

Remarks.--Gaging station operated 1948-50 by Corps of Engineers.
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A195

BLUE RIVER BASIN

215. Middle Pork Blue River near Salem, Ind. 

(Miscellaneous site)

Location.--Lat 38°32'36", long 86°05'37", in NE^ sec.8, T.I N., R.4 E. , at bridge on 

State Highway 135, 1.7 miles upstream from confluence with West Pork Blue River 

and 4.4 miles south of Salem.

Drainage area. 38.4 sq mi.

Maximum.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 11,400 cfs Jan. 21, by culvert and 

flow-over-embankment measurement.

216. Mill Creek near Becks Mill, Ind. 

(Miscellaneous site)

Location. Lat 38°34'44", long 86°09'53", in Ej sec.27, T.2 N., R.3 E., at bridge on 

State Highway 56-, 3.0 miles north of Becks Mill, 4.2 miles upstream from mouth, 

and 4.3 miles southwest of Salem.

Drainage area. 8.04 sq mi.

Maximum.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 2,740 cfs Jan. 21, by contractedopening measurement.

217. Blue River near White Cloud, Ind.

Location. Lat 38"14'15", long 86°13'50", in NW^SE^ sec.19, T.3 S., R.3 E., on left 

bank 400 ft downstream from Spring Creek, 0.2 mile upstream from bridge on State 

Highway 62, and three-quarters of a mile north of White Cloud.

Drainage area. 461 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 434.30 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 22,000 cfs and by contracted-opening measurement at 28,500 cfs.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 28,500 cfs 5 p.m. Jan. 22 (gage height, 

2TT07 ft).

1930 to December 1958: Discharge, 26,000 cfs Jan. 22, 1937 (gage height, 

21.97 ft).

Stage known since at least 1910: That of Jan. 22, 1959.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

10.

January

235

385

475

385

325

252

305

270

252

February

910

790

735

790

850

7O8

625

600

1,190

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

20.

January

235

235

220

235

2,100

3,350

1,650

1,090

2,260

February

2,350

1,510

1,300

2,780

5,140

2,650

1,860

1,440

910

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

30.

Runoff, in inches. . ...................................................

January

15,400

25,500

12,600

3,570

2,400

1,880

1,530

1,260

1,020

2,664

6.66

February

790

708

850

1,300

1,030

910

850

735

1,288

2.90

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 18

6 a.m. ....... 

12 m. ........

12 p.m. ...... 

Jan. 2O

Gage 

height

3.99

3.84 

3.81

3.87

3.85

Discharge

904

814 

796

832

820

Hour 

Jan. 20 Con.

8. ...........

10.. ......... 

12 m... ...... 

2 p.m. .......

4. ........... 

6...... ......

8... .........

10 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

4.20 

5.00 

6.13

7.12 

7.66 

7.80

7.87

Discharge

868

1,030 

1,580 

2,480

3,470 

4,040 

4,190

4,270

Hour

Jan. 20 Con.

Jan. 21 

1 a.m. ....... 

2.. ..........

3. ........... 

4.. .......... 

5... .........

6 a.m. .......

Gage 

height

8.62 

9.08

10.11 

10.92 

11.47

11.97

Discharge

5,160 

5,720

7,040 

8,100 

8,870

9,570
A196 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959, of 

Blue River near White Cloud, Ind.--Continued

Hour

Jan. 21--Con.

8. ...........

10 ...........

11. ..........

2.. ..........

3. ...........

4.. ..........

5... .........

10 ...........

11. ..........

Jan . 22

2. ...........

5. ...........

6. ...........

7. ...........

8. ...........

10 ...........

11 a.m. ......

Qage

height

15.64

19.20

19.81

19.78

20.25

20.56

21 33

21.72

22.10

Discharge

15,100

23,300

26,200

Hour

Jan. 22 Con.

5.. ..........

6. ...........

6. ...........

8 p.m. .......

Qage 

height

22 40

23.04

22.45

21 91

21 57

19.67

11.94

8.50

Discharge

28,400

28 500

25 200

21,700

11,200

9,530

5,420

5,020

Hour

Jan. 23 Con.

12 m. ........

12 m. ........

12 m. ........

12 p.m. ......

Qage 

height

7.86

6.81

6.50

5.54

5.42

5.30

5.19

5.06

4.91

4.70

4.54

4.40

Discharge

4,260

1,960

1,870

1,710

1,520

1,370

1,260

1,160

LITTLE BLUE RIVER BASIN

218. Little Blue River at English, Ind.

(Miscellaneous site)

Location.--Lat 38°20'16", long 86°28'00", in Ni sec.24, T.2 S., R.I W., at bridge 

on State Highway 64, at English, 300 ft downstream from confluence of Brownstown 

Creek and Bird Dog Creek, and 0.4 mile upstream from Camp Pork Creek.

Drainage area. 16.8 sq mi.

Maximum.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 6,920 cfs Jan. 21, by contractedopening measurement.

ANDERSON RIVER BASIN

219. Anderson River near Siberia, Ind.

(Miscellaneous site)

Location.--Lat 38°13'19", long 86°42'24", in S^ sec.26, T.3 S., R.3 W., at bridge on 

U.S. Highway 460 (Indiana 62), 1,000 ft downstream from Sigler Creek, 0.5 mile 

west of Kltterman Corners, 1.9 miles southeast of Siberia, and 2.5 miles west of 

Uniontown.

Drainage area. 44.8 sq mi.

Maximum.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 11,800 cfs Jan. 21, by contractedopening and flow-over-embankment measurement.

220. Middle Pork Anderson River near Unlontown, Ind. 

(Miscellaneous site)

Location.--Lat 38°13'32", long 86°38'14", in SWv sec.28, T.3 S., R.2 W., at bridge 

on U.S. Highway 460 (Indiana 62), 1.3 miles east of Uniontown, and 1.2 miles upstream from Tige Creek.

Drainage area. 7.42 sq mi.

Maximum.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 6,270 cfs Jan. 21, by contractedopening measurement.
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A197

LITTLE PIGEON CREEK BASIN 

221. Little Pigeon.Creek near Tennyson, Ind. 

(Former gaging station)

Location. Lat 38°02'45", long 87°07'05", in NE£ sec.31, T.5 S., R.6 W., at county 

highway bridge, ij miles downstream from East Fork, and 2? miles south of 

Tennyson.

Drainage area. 150 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Peak stage from floodmarks. Altitude of gage is 365 ft -(from 

topographic map).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

obtained 1944-47.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge, 3,620 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 

24.19 ft).

1944-47: Discharge, 4,020 cfs Mar. 7, 1945 (gage height, 25.00 ft).

222. Little Pigeon Creek near Midway, Ind. 

(Miscellaneous site)

Location. Lat 38°00'27", long 87°10'29", in SE£ sec.10, T.6 S., R.7 W., at bridge 

on State Highway 161, 1.3 miles downstream from Otter Creek, 2.0 miles west of 

Midway, and.3,4 miles south of Degonia Springs.

Drainage area. 268 sq mi.

Maximum. January-February 1959: Discharge, 5,900 cfs Jan. 21, by contractedopening measurement.

PIGEON CREEK BASIN

223. Pigeon Creek at Evansville, Ind. 

(Miscellaneous site)

Location. Lat 37°59 1 51", long 87°31'26", in SW£ sec.15, T.6 S., R.10 W., at bridge 

on Oak Hill Road at Evansville city limits, about 1,500 ft north of U.S. Highway 460 (State Highway 62), 2 miles upstream from Little Pigeon Creek, and 

7 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 321 sq mi.

Maximum. January-February 1959: Discharge, 4,680 cfs Jan. 21, by contractedopening measurement.

WABASH RIVER BASIN 

224. Wabash River near New Corydon, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°33'50", long 84°48'10", in SE£ sec.3, T.24 N., R.15 E., first 

principal meridian, on left bank 10 ft downstream from county bridge on IndianaOhio State line r.oad, 2 miles east of New Corydon, and 2$ miles downstream from 

Beaver Creek, and at mile 465.6.

Drainage area. 258 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder .graph, except 3 a.m. Jan. 22 to 7 p.m. 

Jan. 24 when well was frozen. Graph completed on basis of adjoining record and 

floodmark. Datum of gage is 830.10 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 4,000 cfs and extended on basis of logarithmic plotting. Shifting-control 

method used at times.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge, 8,720 cfs 12 p.m. Jan. 22 (gage height, 

20~47 ft).

1951 to December 1958: Discharge, 6,390 cfs June 29, 1957 (gage height, 

19.27 ft).
A198 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959, of Wabash River near New Corydon, Ind.

Day

1.....

2.... .

3.....

4. ....

5. ....

6... ..

7. ....

8. ....

January

397 

553 

217 

113 

86 

72 

59 

50 

42 

36

February

494 

349 

330 

421 

387 

329 

320 

319 

378 

3,290

Day

14... ..

Monthly mean discharge, in cubic feet pe

January

30 

28 

30 

40 

229 

265 

113 

95 

73 

57

February

3,570 

1,540 

934 

1,210 

1,710 

848 

596 

585 

481 

461

Day

25

31.. ...

January

2,170 

7,790 

7,410 

3,440 

1,420 

932 

800 

751 

734 

1,430 

. 990

982 

4.39

February

462 

393 

603 

765 

539 

482 

495 

509

814 

3.29

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan . 20

Jan. 21

4. ...........

5. ...........

6. ...........

8. ...........

9. ...........

10. ..........

11. ..........

4. ...........

8. ...........

10. ..........

Jan. 22

6. ...........

g

12 ra.. .......

6 a.m. .......

12 m. ........ 

6 p.m. .......

12 m. ........

6 a.m. .......

12 m. ........

12 p.m. ......

12 m. ........

Gage 

height

8.55

10.25

16.15

_

_

~

_

15.01

12.80

-

-

12.44

Discharge

8,530

7,690 

6,430

1,630

992

798

768

750

Hour

Jan. 28 Con.

6. ...........

Feb. 8

Feb 9

12 m. ........

12 p.m. ......

Feb. 10

8. ...........

12 m. ........

6 p.m. .......

12 p.m.......

Feb. 13

12 m. ........

12 p.m.......

Feb. 14

2 p.m. ....... 

8. ...........

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

15.04

11.90

10.63

9.55

13.67

15.30

17.40

16.68

14.05

13.27

12.42

12.01

13.15 

15.20

15.74

Discharge

923

1,250

1,650

1,100

640

1,090

1,780

4,540

4,160

3,640

2,880 

2,250

1,380

1,150

896

1,120 

1,880

2,180

Hour

Feb. 15

6. ...........

12 m. ........

12 p.m.......

12 m.. .......

5. ...........

10. ..........

12 p.m. ...... 

Feb. 20

6 a.m. .......

10 ...........

8. ...........

Feb. 22

12 m. ........ 

7 p.m. .......

Gage 

height

15.78

15.61

14.94

13.37

11.59

11.09

11.25

10.20

10.27

10.33

10.46

10.04

9.74 

9.72

Discharge

2,220

2,090

1,700

1,120

658

568

479

445

429

453

461

477

473

426

390

390

387
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A199

225. Wabash River at Bluffton, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°44', long 85"II 1 , in sec.4, T.26 N., R.12 E., on downstream side 

of left abutment of Main Street bridge in Bluffton, 2 miles downstream from 

Sixmile Creek.

Drainage area.--506 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph Jan. 19, 20 and 12 m. Feb. 10 to 

9 p.m. Feb. 22. Graph based on usual once-daily readings of wire-weight gage by 

U.S. Weather Bureau for remainder of flood period. Peak stage determined by gage 

reading. Datum of gage is 793.01 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record.--Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements. 

When stage-discharge relation affected by ice, discharge estimated on basis of 

discharge measurements, weather records, and records for stations upstream and 

downstream.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 9,820 cfs 11 a.m. Feb. 10 (gage height, 

14.95 ft).

1930 to December 1958: Discharge, 11,800 cfs Feb. 15, 1950 (gage height, 

16.07 ft).

Stage known since at least 1837; About 21.0 ft Mar. 25, 26, 1913, on basis of 

gage readings published in newspapers (discharge, 25,000 cfs, from rating 

extended above 11,700 cfs on basis of rainfall-runoff relation).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

10.

January

252

985

1,020

632

285

245

200

170

117

February

2,470

2,300

1,800

1,380

1,180

1,160

905

632

7,230

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

20.

January

100

90

79

90

166

496

463

232

143

February

4,570

4,110

4,550

3,890

3,110

2,760

2,500

1,760

798

Day

21.

22.

23,

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

30.

Runoff, in inches .....................................................

January

1,720

3,490

4,340

6,470

6,290

5,170

4,140

3,150

3,360

3.64

February

642

576

857

1,120

1,130

945

833

833

4.12

ge height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 20

Jan. 21

4 a.m. .......

8. ...........

12 m.. .......

6 p.m. .......

Jan. 22

6 a.m. .......

Jan. 23

12 m. ........

6 p.m. .......

Jan. 24

6. ...........

7. ...........

10 ...........

12 m.. .......

4 p.m. .......

8.. ..........

Jan. 25

6 a.m. .......

12 m.........

Jan. 26 

12 m. ........

12 p.m... ....

Gage 

height

3.70

9.50

11.65

13.25

13.32

13.33

13.25

13.15

11.82

11.28

Discharge

2,520

3,510

6,700

6,600

4.650

Hour

Jan. 27

Jan. 28

12 m. ........

Jan. 30

12 m.... .....

Feb. 8

8. ...........

10 ...........

4. ........... 

6.......... ..

10 a.m. ......

Gage 

height

9.78

8

Qf\

9 35

7.78

5.00

7.20

12.00

14.85

Discharge

3,670

3,280

2,510

597

5,390

9.660

Hour

Feb. 10 Con.

g

3 p.m. .......

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

14 95

14.94

14.60

12 49

12.75

12.71

12 89

10.25

9.77

Discharge

9,800

8,000

3 900

3,940

3.670
A200 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

Gage height, In feet, and dis 

WabaE

charge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959, of 

h River at Bluffton, Ind. Continued

Hour

Feb. 15 

6 a.m. .......

12 p.m. ......

Feb. 16

2 a.m. .......

12 m.. .......

Feb. 17

12 m. ........

Gage 

height

9.26

8.13

8.12

8.23

7.80

Discharge

3,370

2,720

2,770

2,520

Hour

Feb. 17-- Con.

12 m.. .......

12 m. ........

Feb. 20

8 a.m. .......

6 p.m. .......

Gage

height

7.12

6.39

5.72

4.27

4 34

4.06

Discharge

813

729

Hour

Feb. 20--Con.

12 m. ........

g

12 m. ........

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

3.65

3.70

Discharge

555

580

552

597

226. Wabash River at Huntlngton, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°51'20", long 85°29'53", in SW^NE-J- sec.27, T.28 N. , R.9 E., on 

right bank at the Huntington Water and Light Plant, 2 miles south of Huntington, 

3^ miles upstream from Little Wabash River, and at mile 409.

Drainage are a.--710-sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph Jan. 19-22, 9 a.m. Jan. 25 to

6 p.m. Jan. 26 and Feb. 1, Feb. 9-28. Graph based on once-daily readings by U.S. 

Weather Bureau Feb. 4-8. Datum of gage is 700.04 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929 (levels by Indiana Flood Control and Water Resources Commission).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 12,000 cfs and extended on basis of logarithmic plotting. Relation affected 

by ice at times. Discharge for periods of ice effect and no gage-height record 

estimated on basis of discharge measurements, hydrographer's notes, U.S. Weather 

Bureau observer's notes, weather records, and records for stations upstream.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 14,900 cfs 6:30 p.m. Feb. 10 (gage 

height, 23.20 ft, backwater from ice).

1951 to December 1958: Discharge, 11,400 cfs June 13, 1958 (gage height, 

19.12 ft).

Stage previously known: 22.7 ft in March 1913, from floodmark, determined by 

Corps of Engineers.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

10.

January

155

702

1,260

980

480

400

330

275

189

February

5,640

4,320

3,050

2,700

2,400

2,280

1,940

1,350

14,600

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

20.

January

160

138

122

129

223

294

645

506

212

February

12 , 800

7,420

7,880

6,660

5,010

3,600

3,160

2,360

1,110

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

30.

January

2,370

5,490

6,400

7,100

7,880

7,020

5,840

4,710

6,140

2 314

3.76

February

864

806

1,230

1,560

1,430

1,270

1,120

1,120

5.28

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 20

6.... ........

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

9.71

14.60

16.25

Discharge

229

3,800

4.600

Hour

Jan. 22

12 m. ........

Jan. 25

12 m..... . ...

Gage 

height

_

17.40

_

18.23

Discharge

5,600

6,000

8,000

Hour

Jan. 25 Con.

12 p.m. ......

Jan. 26

Jan. 27

12 m... ......

Gage 

height

17.78

_

16.94

_

Discharge

7,700

7,400

7,000

6,650

6,400

5,800
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A201

Gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second, at Indicated time, 1959, of 

Wabash River at Huntlngton, Ind.--Continued

Hour

Jan. 27--Con.

12 m.. .......

Jan. 29

12 m. ........

7. ...........

Jan. 30

12 m. ........

4 a.m. .......

12 m. ........ 

6 p.m. .......

Feb. 1

12 p.m. ......

Feb. 9

4 a.m. .......

Gage 

height

_

_

_

13.62

_

_

_

16.30

16.35

17.10 

16.23

15.52

14.86

11.02

11.05

Discharge

5,350

4,650

4,200

3,490

3,170

3,640

5,230

7,600

7,800

8,050 

6,850

5,420

5,400

5,020

1,440

1,470

Hour

Feb. 9 Con.

10 ...........

Feb. 10

8. ...........

10. ..........

12 m. ........

4 p.m........

6 : 30 .........

9. ...........

12 m.. ....... 

4 p.m. .......

12 p.m. ...... 

Feb. 12

6 a.m. ....... 

9. ...........

8.. ..........

12 m.. .......

Gage 

height

10.73

17.02

20.28

21.74

22 99

23.10

21.22

19.89 

19.20

18.40

17.78 

17.68

' 17.72

17.93

17.76

Discharge

10,200

12,900

11,600 

10 , 700

8,300

7,200

8,200

8,300

8,000

Hour

Feb. 13 Con.

7. ...........

8. ...........

10. ..........

6. ...........

7 : 30 .........

12 m.. .......

Feb. 16 

12 m. ........

12 p.m. ......

Feb. 18

Gage

height

17.42

17.43

18.19

17.78

17.54

17.50

16.87

16.24

16.06

16.42

14.79

14.26 

13.43

13.07

13.07

12.76

12.44

11.53

Discharge

,600

,400

,200

,000

7,000

6,600

6,500

6,450

5,600

4,910 

3,920

3,500

3,500

2,810

1,930

227. Little Wabash River near Huntington, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°54'14", long 85"24""22", in NE-^NW^ sec.9, T.28 N., R.10 E., on right 

bank on upstream side of highway bridge 5 miles east of Huntington.

Drainage area.--266 sq mi.

Gage-height record.--Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 728.10 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements. 

When relation affected by ice, discharge estimated on basis of discharge measurements, appearance of recorder graph, .weather records, hydrographer's notes, and 

records for nearby stations.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 4,710 cfs 6 p.m. Feb. 11 (gage height, 

18.43 ft).

1943 to December 1958: Discharge, 5,990 cfs Jan. 4, 1950 (gage height, 

16.9 ft).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1. .

2. .

3..

4 .

5..

6. .

7 . .

8. .

9. .

10. .

January

225

449

191

125

110

92

77

77

64

53

February

1,200

574

371

440

354

217

164

203

390

3,900

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

19.

20.

January

47

40

48

84

375

180

95

65

50

38

February

4,580

3,680

2,870

2,600

2,430

1,590

1,040

783

548

336

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27-.

28.

29.

30.

January

1,470

2,200

1,700

1,100

800

500

354

260

263

2,250

497

2.16

February

242

183

1,260

960

574

337

337

440

------

------

1,164

4.56
A202 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959, of 

Little Wabash River near Huntington, Ind.

Hour

Feb. 8

Feb. 9

6 a.m. ....... 

2 p.m. .......

8.. ..........

Feb. 10

Feb. 11

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

3.80 

3.75

5.52 

7.52

13.47

18.07

18.15

18.37

18.04

Discharge

218

231 

224

518 

952

1,800

3,200

4,240

4,550

4,590

4,570

4,690

4,660

4,540

Hour

Feb. 12

12 p.m. ......

6 a.m. .......

Gage 

height

15.85

15.18

14.64

10.45

Discharge

3,300

3,100

3,000

1,720

Hour

Feb. 16 Con.

8 a.m. .......

12 p.m. ......

Feb. 20

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

9.38

8.08 

7.56

7.29

6.98

6.58

6.22

5.67

5.64

5.12

4.47

3.64

Discharge

1,090 

961

899

828

444

209

228. Salamonie River near Warren, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°22'45", long 85°27'13", in SE£ sec.12, T.26 N. , R.9 E., near 

center of span on downstream side of county road bridge, 1,700 ft downstream 

from unnamed tributaries entering from right and left, 4,000 ft upstream from 

abandoned concrete and stone dam, and 2.4 miles northwest of Warren.

Drainage area. 422 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Graph based on usual twice-daily gage readings by observer 

supplemented by hydrographer's readings. Datum of gage is 784.65 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 7,000 cfs and extended on basis of a field estimate of peak flow at 11,300 

cfs in 1958 and logarithmic plotting. At times when relation was affected by 

ice, discharge was estimated on basis of discharge measurements, hydrographer's 

notes, weather records, and records for nearby stations.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge, 13,200 cfs 11 a.m. Feb. 10 (gage height, 

17.05 ft).

1957 to December 1958: Discharge, 11,300 cfs June 11, 1958 (gage height, 

16.13 ft, from floodmark.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1..

2..

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8. .

10..

..

January

191

1,060

700

269

195

170

158

148

105

February

1,850

745

507

970

835

326

222

256

9,740

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

20.

January

90

77

72

78

212

281

250

190

103

February

6,650

6,030

3,860

1,980

2,560

2,120

1,110

846

336

Day

21....

22 ....

23....

24....

25....

26....

27 ....

28....

30....

Runoff, in Inches .....................................................

January

3,240

5,560

5,300

6,470

5,820

3,380

1,250

745

3,720

1,444

3.94

February

295

307

655

970

790

511

538

610

1,674

4.13
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A203

Gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second, at Indicated time, 1959, of 

Salamonle River near Warren, Ind.

Hour

Feb. 8

Feb. 9

2 p.m. .......

6... .........

8..... .......

10 ...........

6... .........

8.. ..........

6. ...........

Feb. 11

8.. ..........

12 m.. .......

Gage 

height

7.00

7.30

8.10

9.40

11 95

13 25

15.90

15.60

14.36

13.30

Discharge

250

250

452

1,150

2,450

8,820

10,900

10,400

9 900

8,100

7,600

6,800

6,100

Hour

Feb. 11 Con.

6.. ..........

6 a.m. .......

12 m.. .......

5. ...........

12 p.m. ......

Feb. 13

12 m.. .......

2 p.m. .......

4............

6. ...........

Feb. 14

9 a.m. .......

12 m... ......

Feb. 15

Gage 

height

13.26

13.54

13.62

13.50

13.20 

13.04

12.98

12.35

11.30

10.80

9.80

8.95

8.60

8.38

8.85

9.45

9.53

9.47

Discharge

6,000

5,900

6,300

6,200

6,000 

5,800

5,600

5,100

4,580

4,030

2,950

2,000

1,650

1,430

1,900

2,540

2,570

Hour

Feb. 16

12 p.m. ......

12 p.m. ......

Feb. 18

12 m.. .......

12 p.m. ......

Feb. 19

12 m.. .......

Feb. 20

12 p.m. ......

Feb. 21

Feb. 22

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

9.35

8.37

7.91

7.77

7.60

7.50

7.30

7.05

7.25

7.15

7.03

7.20

7.10

7.03

7.20

7.28

Discharge

2,440

1,420

979

853

700

610

430

250

390

315

238

350

280

238

350

414

229. Salamonie River at Dora, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°48'27", long 85°40'47", in SE^NE^ sec.12, T.27 N., R.7 E., on left 

bank in Salamonie River State Forest, 1.2 miles northwest of Dora, and 3 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 553 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph, except 3 p.m. Feb. 10 to 4:30 p.m. 

Feb. 11 and 10 p.m. Feb. 16 to 3 a.m. Feb. 17 for which graph was drawn on basis 

of adjacent record. Altitude of gage is 680 ft (from topographic map).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 11,000 cfs and extended on basis of logarithmic plotting. At times when 

relation was affected by ice, discharge was estimated on basis of hydrographer's 

notes, appearance of recorder chart, weather records, and records for nearby 

stations.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 15,600 cfs 10 a.m. Feb. 10 (gage height, 

14.08 ft).

1923 to December 1958: Discharge, 16,500 cfs May 18, 1943 (gage height, 

14.75 ft, from graph based on gage readings), at site 1.3 miles upstream at 

different datum.

Stage known: 19.5 ft in March 1913, from information by Corps of Engineers, 

at site 1.3 miles upstream at different datum.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1..

2..

3. .

4..

5..

6..

7. .

8..

January

136

450

1,200

700

400

270

250

230

February

2,940

1,360

795

650

1,060

732

416

344

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

January

140

120

110

120

240

310

410

400

February

7,480

6,140

4,990

3,680

3,460

2,960

1,710

1,200

Dob

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

31.

Runoff,

January

3,300

5,400

5,100

5,100

5,400

4,200

1,350

1,000

4*200

1,502

3.14

February

432

445

965

1,510

1,250

740

690

740

2,223

4.19

717-123 O - 64 - 14
A204 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959, of 

Salamonie River at Dora, Ind.

Hour

Feb. 8 

12 p.m. ......

Feb. 9

12 m.. .......

4. ...........

6. ...........

8. ...........

10 ...........

11. ..........

12 p.m. ......

Feb. 10

2 a.m. .......

4.. ..........

5. ...........

6. ...........

7. ...........

8. ...........

9.. ..........

10 ...........

11. ..........

12 m. ........

3. ...........

6. ...........

9. ...........

12 p.m. ......

Feb. 11

6 a.m. .......

Gage 

height

3.05

3.31

6.35

7.90

8.95

10.50

11.75

12.65

13.65

14.06

14.08

14.02

12.15

11.33

10.85

10.38

Discharge

8,430

15,000

15,600

15,500

10 , 100

8,600

Hour

Feb. ll--Con. 

12 m. ........

9. ...........

4.. ..........

8.. ..........

11. ..........

6.. ..........

10 ...........

11. ..........

12 m. .......'.

5 p.m. .......

Gage 

height

8.36

7 OS

7 55

7 50

5

f*Q

5.50

6.25

Discharge

2 970

3,470

4,580

Hour

Feb. 14 Con

Feb 19

Feb. 20

12 p.m. ......

Gage

height

5 50

5 24

3

CQ

3.05

Discharge

3 ' H30

1 ' 350

528

415

230. Wabash River at Wabash, Ind.

Location.--Lat 40°47'25", long 85°49'13", In sec.14, T.27 N., R.6 E., on right bank 

on upstream side of Wabash Street Bridge in Wabash, 7 miles downstream from 

Salamonie River, and at mile 387.2.

Drainage area.--1,733 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph reconstructed at times on basis of 

U.S. Weather Bureau readings, except Jan. 23-27 when no record was obtained. 

Datum of gage is 642.66 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record.--Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements. 

Relation affected by ice at times. Discharge for periods of no gage-height 

record estimated on basis of records for. stations upstream and downstream. 

Shifting-control method used at times.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge,. 45,300 cfs 4 a.m. Feb. 11 (gage height, 

24.44 ft).

1923 to December 1958: Discharge, 49,600 cfs May 18, 1943 (gage height, 

24.22 ft, from graph based on gage readings).

Stage known since at least 1883: 28.7 ft Mar. 26, 1913, from floodmark, 

determined by Corps of Engineers (discharge, 90,000 cfs).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1. ...

2. ...

3. ...

4. ...

5. ...

6. ...

7. ...

8. ...

January

370

1,490

2,950

2,100

1,340

950

850

800

580

February

B,220

4,440

3,060

2,370

2,410

1,890

1,380

1,200

28 , GOO

Day

11.....

12.....

13.....

14. ....

15.. ...

16.....

17.....

18. ....

January

500

420

380

400

800

1,100

1,460

1,400

745

February

38,600

21,300

18,700

17,600

16,400

10,200

6,810

5,090

Day

21 . ...

22 . ...

23. ...

24. ...

25. ...

26. ....

27 . ...

28. ...

Runoff, in inches ......................................................

January

4,570

11,800

14,500

14,000

12 , 400

11,000

8,280

5,4OO

4,102

2.73

February

1,700

1,570

3,340

4,360

3,320

2,560

2,250

2,350

4.66
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBBUAKY A205

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic-feet per second, at indicated time, 1959, of 

Wabash River at Wabash, Ind.

Hour

Jan. 20

Jan. 21

6. ...........

10 ...........

6. ...........

Jan. 22

12 m. ........

Feb. 8

Feb. 9

12 m.. .......

4. ...........

8. ...........

9. ...........

10 ...........

11. ..........

Feb. 10

6. ...........

8. ...........

10 ...........

12 m. ........

2 p.m. .......

6. ...........

8.. ..........

10. ..........

Feb. 11 

2 a.m. .......

3. ...........

4. ...........

5. ...........

6. ...........

7. ...........

8. ...........

10 ...........

11.. .........

12 m.. .......

Gage 

height

4.23

8.73

10.26

15.51

15.97

5.23

6.45

9.20

11.25

22.88

23 33

24.02

24.39

24.41 

24.37

24 32

23.94

Discharge

12,900

1,240

6,480

34,800

42,000

44,900

45,100 

44,800

41,300

Hour

Feb. 11 Con.

4.. ..........

8. ...........

12 m. ........

12 m.. .......

10:30.. ......

6. ...........

10 ...........

4 p.m. .......

6 p.m. .......

4 p.m. .......

Gage 

height

22.23

20.03

19.60

17 34

13.83

12.87

11 43

10.42

9.19

Discharge

19,800

18,800

12 000

9,110

6,220

4,830

Hour

Feb. 18--Con.

6. ...........

Feb. 21

4. ...........

5. ...........

7. ...........

6 a.m. .......

4 p.m. .......

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

8.70

7.87

7.56

7.38

6.67

6.45

6.31

6.23

6.06

6.18

6.27

6.15

5.86

5.70

5.71

5.70

5 93

9 40

9 ' 57

9.43

7.75 

7 ' 37

6.78

Discharge

3,370

2,930

2,280

2,280

2,060

1,770

1,860

1,840

1,630

1,520

1 540

1,530

1,520

4,690

3,180

2 540

2,320
A206 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

231. Mississinewa River near Ridgeville, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°17', long 85°00', in SVl£ sec.8, T.19 N., R.14 E., on right bank 

10 ft downstream from highway bridge,- 0.8 mile downstream from Mud Creek, and 

2 miles east of Ridgeville.

Drainage area. 130 sq mi.

Gage -he ight re c ord. Water-stage recorder graph Jan. 19 to 8 a.m. Jan. 22, 11 a.m. 

Feb. 15 to 6 a.m. Feb. 20, and 5 p.m. Feb. 21 to Feb. 22. Floodmark for peak of 

Feb. 10 was obtained by hydrographer. Datum of gage is 965.23 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 5,000 cfs and by contracted-opening measurement of 14,600 cfs at site 

2 miles downstream adjusted to gage on basis of the square root of the ratio of 

the drainage areas. Discharge for periods of no gage-height record estimated on 

basis of records for stations downstream and on nearby streams. Shifting-control 

method used at times.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 9,120 cfs 3 p.m. Jan. 21 (gage height, 

14.70 ft).

1946 to December 1958: Discharge, 13,900 cfs June 10, 1958 (gage height, 

16.25 ft).

Stage known since at least 1913: That of June 10, 1958.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1. 

2. 

5. 

4. 

5. 

6. 

7. 

8. 

9. 

10.

.January

511 

205 

108 

68 

60 

56 

52 

46 

38 

32

February

150 

120 

150 

160 

110 

80 

70 

60 

120 

3,800

Day

11. 

12. 

15. 

14. 

15. 

16. 

17. 

18. 

19. 

20.

Monthly mean discharge, in cubic feet

January

26 

25 

28 

151 

582 

126 

109 

90 

75 

145

February

2,600 

570 

500 

550 

590 

524 

271 

228 

147 

90

Day

21. 

22. 

25. 

24. 

25. 

26. 

27. 

28. 

29. 

50. 

51.

January

5,960 

4,660 

1,700 

620 

370 

270 

2OO 

160 

520 

1,010 

240

5.10

February

90 

82 

284 

252 

168 

161 

154 

161

______

422 

5.58

232. Mississinewa River near Eaton, Ind.

in NE£ sec. 31, T.22 N. , R.ll E., on right bank 

miles upstream from Estey Creek and 2-| miles

Location. Lat 40°20', long 85°19' 

at downstream side of bridge, 1 

southeast of Eaton.

Drainage area. 304 sq mi.

Gage-height record. --Water-stage recorder graph 4 a.m. Jan. 21 to 5 a.m. Jan. 22, 

8 a.m. Feb. 3 to 3 p.m. Feb. 12, and Feb. 17-22 with parts of Feb. 19 and 20 reconstructed. Datum of gage is 880.60 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

b|low 6,000 cfs and by contracted-opening measurement of 20,400 cfs at site 

3-g miles downstream adjusted to gage on basis of the square root of the ratio of 

the drainage areas. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice at times. Discharge for periods of no gage-height record and ice effect estimated on basis of 

records for stations upstream and downstream and the -appearance of the recorder 

graph .

Maxima . January-February 1959: Discharge, 12,800 cfs (time unknown) Jan. 22 (gage 

height, 16.8 ft, estimated from trend of recorder graph).

1952 to December 1958: Discharge, 19,400 cfs June 10, 1958 (gage height, 

18 . 53 ft) .

Mean discharge, in. cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2. 

5. 

4. 

5. 

6. 

7. 

8. 

9. 

10.

January

404 

1,130 

480 

250 

140 

135 

122 

107 

92 

76

February

420 

500 

278 

424 

506 

265 

164 

142 

175 

3,710

Day

11. 

12. 

15. 

14. 

15. 

16. 

17. 

18. 

19. 

20.

Monthly mean discharge, in cubic feet

January

62 

59 

76 

174 

686 

290 

240 

205 

170 

560

February

5,830 

1,700 

780 

990 

1,800 

1,300 

718 

634 

445 

353

Day

21. 

22. 

25. 

24. 

25. 

26. 

27. 

28. 

29. 

30. 

51.

January

4,520 

11,600 

4,250 

1,520 

900 

640 

480 

380 

450 

1,440 

91O

1,043 

3.95

February

329 

255 

352 

800 

550 

414 

446 

414

---_._

867 

2.97
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A207

233. Mississinewa River at Marion, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°34', long 85°40', In sec.31, T.25 N., R.8 E., on left bank 12 ft 

downstream from Highland Avenue bridge in Marion, 1 mile upstream from Hummels 

Creek, and 4 miles downstream from Lugar Creek.

Drainage area. 677 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph Jan. 19 to 3 p.m. Jan. 22, 10 a.m. 

Jan. 29 to 4 a.m. Jan. 31, and subsequent to 10 a.m. Feb. 10. U.S. Weather 

Bureau readings of gage used to complete record, except Jan. 23, 24 and Feb. 9, 

10. Datum of gage is 774.56 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements. 

Discharge for period of no gage-height record from gage-height graph and records 

for upstream and downstream stations.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge, 14,500 cfs 10 a.m. Feb. 10 (gage height, 

12.73 ft).

1923 to December 1958: Discharge, 25,000 cfs Mar. 21, 1927 (gage height 

17.4 ft, from graph based on gage readings), from rating extended above 18,000 cfs.

Stage known: 19.2 ft in March 1913, determined by Indiana Flood Control and 

Water Resources Commission.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1. .

2.

3.

4 f

5.

6.

7 .

8.

10.

January

325

979

1,040

479

331

260

276

292

203

February

1,510

897

652

897

803

565

337

250

12,700

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

20.

January

176

172

164

168

510

853

727

331

c. ( y 

329

February

9,670

6,740

2,280

2,840

3,900

3,310

1,810

1,440

675

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

30.

.

Runoff, in inches ......................................................

January

5,320

9,810

11,700

5,O90

2,120

1,450

960

677

3,130

2.84

February

515

528

990

1,610

1,340

990

910

950

3.38

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Feb. 8

Feb. 9

4. ...........

5. ...........

6. ...........

7. ...........

10 ...........

11. ..........

Feb. 10 

12 ra. ........

2 p.m. ....... 

6. ...........

10 ...........

Feb. 11

4 p.m. .......

Gage 

height

1.40

1.40 

1.65 

2.20 

3.90 

5.15 

5.95 

6.80 

7.57 

8.32 

9.00

12.73 

12.50 

12.28 

11.68 

11.36 

11.33 

11.13

10.23 

9.53 

9.24 

9.20 

9.25

Discharge

250

250 

389 

727 

1,930 

3,020 

3,800 

4,810 

5,740 

6,720 

7,6OO

14,500 

14,100 

13,700 

12,700 

12 , 100 

12 , 100 

11,800

10,400 

9,300 

8,870 

8,810 

8,880

Hour

Feb. ll--Con.

9. ...........

Feb. 12 

2 a.m. ....... 

6.... ........

10 ...........

8.... ........

12 p.m. ......

Feb. 13

8.. ..........

12 ra. ........

12 p.m. ...... 

Feb. 14

8.. ..........

12 ra.. .......

8... .........

Feb. 15 

2 a.m. .......

Gage 

height

9.70 

9.84 

9.74

9.69 

9.27 

8.53 

7.34 

6.60 

5.64 

4.70

4.20 

3.94 

3.78 

3.61 

3.53

3.49 

3.84 

4.28 

4.96 

5.50 

5.71

5.73

Discharge

9,560 

9,770 

9,620

9,540 

8,920 

7,840 

6,180 

5,210 

4,050 

3,100

2,600 

2,340 

2,180 

2,010 

1,930

1,890 

2,240 

2,680 

3,360 

3,900 

4,130

4,150

Hour

Feb. 15 Con

Feb. 16 

7 a.m. ....... 

12 m. ........

Feb. 17

12 p.m. ......

Feb. 18 

12 m. ........

12 p.m. ...... 

Feb. 19

12 m. ........

Feb. 20

Gage 

height

5.49 

5.28 

5.30

5.40 

5.19 

4.48 

3.85

3.62 

3.19 

3.13

3.04 

2.84

2.71 

2.57 

2.54 

2.37

1.99 

2.16 

1.92

Discharge

3,890 

3,680 

3,700

3,800 

3,590 

2,880 

2,250

2,020 

1,600 

1,550

1,470 

1,290

1,170 

1,050 

1,020 

886

596 

720 

552
A208 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

234. MIssIssinewa River at Peoria, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°43', long 85°57', In sec.10, T.26 N., R.5 E., on right upstream 

abutment of highway bridge at Peoria, 6 miles upstream from mouth, and 6| miles 

southeast of Peru.

Drainage area. 809 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 660.00 ft above 

mean -sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record.-.-Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima. January-February 1959r Discharge, 21,000 cfs 2:30 p.m. Feb. 10 (gage 

height, 17.17 ft).

1952 to December 1958: Discharge, 28,000 cfs June 11, 1958. (gage height, 

19.26 ft).

Stage known since at least.1943: That of June 11, 1958.

Mean discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

10.

January

252

785

1,200

530

410

310

320

340

250

February

2,600

1,190

740

740

1,020

690

465

415

. 16,600

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

IS.

20.

January

210

200

190

190

490

1,020

850

400

380

February

13', 100

' 8,830

3,450

3,180

4,310

3,850

2,530

1,870

1,070

Day

21.

22.

. 23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

30.

Runoff,

January

4,710

8,500

14,000

6,800

3,190

2,010

1,260

740

3,370

2.65

February

830

771

1,120

1,810

1,730

1,300

1,120

1,180

3.63

Gage height, in feet,, and discharge, in cuble feet per second, at indicated tin

Hour

Feb. 8

Feb. 9

8..... .......

6. ...........

8. ...........

9. ...........

10 ...........

11.. .........

Feb. 10

2............

3.. ..........

4.... ........

6. ...........

8.... ........

10 ...........

12 m.........

2............

2:30. ........

3. ...........

4.. ..........

6. ...........

9.. ..........

12 p.m.......

Gage 

height

3.03

3.22

5.11

6.50

11.00

11.90

12.65

13.30

14.29

15.45

16.81

16.97

17.16

17.17

17.05

15.65

Discharge

G"*C

1,530

15,800

20,400

17,100

Hour

Feb. 11

11..... ......

Feb. 13

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

14.02

6

e*7

6

0C

5

Q"7

5

00

7.64

Dls- 

- charge

2 ' 430

4 * 350

4,050

Hour

Feb. 16

Feb. 19

12 p.m.......

Gage 

height

6 At.

5 7Q

527

3

ce

3 on

3.43

Discharge

2 dAf\

695
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A209

235. Wabash River at Peru, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°44'35", long 86°05'45", In sec.32, T.27 N., R.4 E., near center of 

span on upstream side of bridge on U.S. Highway 31, half a mile southwest of Peru, 

4.3 miles downstream from Mlsslsslnewa River, and at mile 370.5.

Drainage area.--2,655 sq ml.

Gage-height record.--Graph based on twice-daily readings of wire-weight gage by 

observer supplemented by hydrographers' readings. Datum of gage Is 617.94 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Dlscharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements. 

At times when stage-discharge relation was affected by Ice, discharge was estimated on basis of discharge measurements, weather records, and records for 

stations upstream and downstream.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge, 48,000 cfs 4 p.m. Feb. 11 (gage height, 

22.60 ft, result of Ice Jam, from graph based on gage readings).

1943 to December 1958: Discharge, 68,000 cfs May 18, 1943 (gage height, 24.46 

ft, from floodmark).

Stage known since at least 1883: 28.1 ft Mar. 26, 1913 (discharge, about 

115,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 63,000 cfs).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1. ...

2. ...

3. ...

4. ...

5. ...

6. ...

7. ...

8. ...

10. ...

January

500

1,650

3,250

2,92O

2,110

1,800

1,750

1,840

1,420

February

11,600

5,850

3,920

3,250

3,430

3,040

2,150

1,890

32,7OO

Day

11...

12...

13...

14...

15...

16...

17...

18...

20...

January

1,18O

1,020

775

640

841

3,580

4,240

3,980

2,000

February

46 , 4OO

38,700

26,30O

21,OOO

2O,OOO

14,900

9,930

7,410

4,21O

Day

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

30..

Runoff, in Inches ......................................................

January

6,780

25,500

31,200

28,400

19,200

17,900

13,800

9,570

14,600

3.27

February

3,260

2,790

4,360

6,780

5,740

4,610

3,900

3,870

4.21

Gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second, at Indicated time, 1959

Hour

Feb. 8

Feb. 9

6. ...........

8. ...........

9. ...........

10 ...........

Feb. 10

4. ...........

12 m.. .......

8.. ..........

Feb. 11

6. ...........

8. ...........

9. ...........

3.. ..........

5. ...........

6. ...........

8. ...........

10 ...........

Feb. 12

8. ...........

12 m.. .......

8 p.m. .......

Gage 

height

4.62

4.60 

4.75 

5.10 

7.00 

9.00 

11.00 

13.00

15.00 

16.60 

17.80 

18.90 

19.70 

20.37 

20.93

21.23 

21.50 

21.80 

22.10 

22.27 

22.25 

22.46 

22.59 

22.60 

22.59 

22.55 

22.35 

22.00 

21.70

21.09 

20.45 

19.83 

19.51 

19.26

Discharge

1,860

1,840 

1,980 

2,300 

4,510 

7,870 

11,900 

16,300

21,600 

26,400 

30,200 

33,900 

36,900 

39,600 

42,400

44,000 

45,000 

45,800 

46 , 000 

46,100 

47,000 

47 , 800 

48,000 

48,000 

48,000 

47 , 800 

47,500 

47,000 

46,000

43,200 

40,000 

37,400 

36,200 

35,300

Hour

Feb. 12--Con.

Feb. 13

6 p.m. .......

Feb. 14

Feb. 15

4 p.m. .......

Feb. 16

Feb. 17 

12 m. ........

Feb. 18

Feb. 19

Feb. 20

Feb. 21 

12 m. ........

Gage 

height

18.75

17. 8O 

16.80 

16.75 

15.70 

15.23

14.82 

14.70 

14.66 

14.67

14.66 

14.42 

13.70

12.32 

11.12

9.88 

9.10

8.55 

8.08

7.47 

6.95

6.38 

5.98

5.68

Discharge

33,400

30,200 

27,000 

25,300 

23,600 

22,3OO

21,100 

20,800 

20,700 

20,700

20,700 

20,000 

18 , 100

14, 700 

12,100

9,670 

8,270

7,370 

6,620

5,700 

4,930

4,140 

3,63O

3,270

Hour

Feb. 21--Con.

Feb. 22

Feb. 23

12 m. ........

Feb. 24

Feb. 25 

12 m. ........

Feb. 26

Feb. 27

12 m.... .....

Feb. 28

12 m.. .......

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

5.35

5.25 

5.26 

5.33

5.62 

6.21 

7.30 

8.00

8.15

8.31 

8.25 

8.11 

7.91

7.46 

7.31 

6.95

6.12 

6.26 

6.52 

6.42

6.22 

6.11 

6.15 

6.17

6.10 

6.10 

6.22 

6.32

Discharge

2,870

2,750 

2,760 

2,850

3,190 

3,920 

5,450 

6,500 

6,730

6,990 

6,890 

6,670 

6,360

5,690 

5,460 

5,200

4,800 

4,600 

4,330 

4,200

3,940 

3,790 

3,840 

3,870

3,780 

3,780 

3,940 

4,070
A210 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

236. Eel River at North Manchester, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°59', long 85"46", in NE-J- sec.5, T.29 N., R.7 E., on right bank 

200 ft downstream from Main Street bridge at North Manchester and l£ miles upstream from Pony Creek. Records include flow of Pony Creek.

Drainage area. 416 sq mi, including Pony Creek.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph, except 6 a.m. to 12 m. Feb. 11 and 

9 p.m. Feb. 11 to 10 a.m. Feb. 12 for which graph was completed on basis of 

adjoining record. Datum of gage is 738.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements. 

At times when stage-discharge relation was affected by ice, discharge estimated 

on basis of discharge measurements, weather records, and records for nearby 

stations.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge, 7,050 cfs 3 p.m. Feb. 10 (gage height, 

13.32 ft).

1929 to December 1958: Discharge, 7,500 cfs Feb. 27, 1936 (gage height, 14.00 

ft), at site 700 ft upstream at same datum.

 Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

January

295

515

328

279

217

191

170

150

February

1,740

1,110

815

695

585

445

410

394

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

January

109

106

106

197

775

550

400

270

February

4,300

3,320

3,890

3,870

3^630

2,650

2,180

1,820

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

Runoff, in inches .....................................................

January

1,280

2,400

1,940

1,420

1,020

815

655

550

670

1.86

February

830

681

1,650

1,600

1,290

975

815

855

1,772

4.44

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Feb. 8

Feb. 9

6. ...........

10 ...........

Feb. 10

10 ...........

12 m.. .......

6. ...........

Feb. 11

6 a.m. .......

12 m.. .......

 Feb. 12

12 m.. .......

8 p.m. .......

Gage 

height

3.06

3.16

5.45

13.18

11.65

'10.56

10.45

10.43

10.22

10.27

Discharge

397

2,340

4,480

4,900

3,600

3,300

3,200

3,200

Hour

Feb. 12 Con.

Feb. 13

Feb. 15

2 p.m. .......

Gage 

height

7.88

Discharge

3,700

3,700

2,500

Hour

Feb. 16- -Con.

Feb. 21

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

4 69

4.10

Discharge

1 450

AT Q

735
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A211

237. Eel River near Logansport, Ind.

Location.--Lat 40°46'55", long 86°15'50", in sec.14, T.27 N., R.2 E., on right bank 

at downstream side of county bridge on Adamsboro Road, 5^- miles northeast of 

Logansport, and 6.9 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 791 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph, except Feb. 9 to 4 p.m. Feb. 14 and 

Feb. 19 to 9 a.m. Feb. 22. Peak stage from floodmark. Datum of gage is 621.50 

ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurement 

below 9,900 cfs and extended above by logarithmic plotting. Discharge for 

periods of ice effect and no gage-height record estimated on basis of weather 

records and records for nearby stations.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 12,300 cfs Feb. 10 or 11 (gage height, 

11.50 ft).

1943 to December 1958: Discharge, 13,100 cfs Jan. 5, 1950 (gage height, 

11.80 ft).

Flood of May 18, 1943,reached a stage of 13.2 ft, from floodmark (discharge, 

17,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 9,900 cfs by logarithmic plotting).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

January

279

577

686

452

364

310

280

250

February

2,550

2,000

1,500

1,290

1,090

800

730

700

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

January

195

185

180

205

395

832

832

600

February

10,400

6,300

6,400

6,630

6,130

4,700

3,350

2,640

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

31.

January

1,470

4,000

3,200

2,250

1,530

1,270

1,000

832

3,100

1.43

February

1,500

1,260

2,170

2,960

2,000

1,700

1,340

1,340

4.07

238. Wabash River at Logansport, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°44'47", long 86°22'39", in NE£ sec.35, T.27 N., R.I E., on left 

bank 150 ft downstream from Cicott Street Bridge in Logansport, 1,000 ft downstream from Eel River, and at mile 353.7.

Drainage area.--3,751 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph, except Jan. 23 to 1 p.m. Jan. 28, 

Jan. 31 to 2 p.m. Feb. 2, and 2 a.m. Feb. 12 to 10 a.m. Feb. 13. Graph completed on basis of gage readings by U.S. Weather Bureau for Jan. 31 to Feb. 2 and 

Feb. 12, 13. Datum of gage is 573.28 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 

(levels by Corps of Engineers).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements. 

Discharge for periods of ice effect and no gage-height record estimated on basis 

of records for stations upstream and downstream, weather records, and appearance 

of recorder chart. Shifting-control method used at times.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 69,000 cfs 8:30 p.m. Feb. 11 (gage 

height, 19.69 ft, result of ice jam).

1903-6, 1923' to December 1958: Discharge, 89,800 cfs May 18, 1943 (gage 

height, 21.32 ft).

Stage known since at least 1883: 25.3 ft Mar. 26, 1913, from floodmarks (discharge, 140,000 cfs).
A212 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959, of Wabash River at Logansport, Ind.

Day

1. ...

2. ...

3. ...

4. ...

5. ...

6. ...

7. ...

8. ...

January

800

2,080

3,920

3,920

2,440

1,990

2,080

2,260

February

19,200

11,200

5,920

4,680

4,390

4,100

3,100

2,650

Day

11.. ..

12.. ..

13.. ..

14.. ..

15.. ..

16.. ..

17.. ..

18.. ..

January

1,900

1,810

1,720

1,630

2,080

2,800

3,160

3,520

February

66,300

56,300

38,700

31,100

29,300

23,200

16,100

11,800

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

Runoff, in inches ......................................................

January

5,050

15,500

28,000

32,000

27,000

19,000

14,000

9,860

2.39

February

4,970

4,240

6,220

10,900

8,750

6,870

5,550

5,340

15,880

4.40

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Feb. 8

Feb. 9

12 m. ........

4 p.m. ....... 

8. ...........

12 p.m. ......

Feb. 10

6. ...........

9. ...........

6. ...........

Feb. 11

8. ...........

12 m. ........

8. ...........

8 : 30 .........

Feb. 12

12 m. ........

Feb. 13 

12 m. ........

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

4.26

4.30 

4.84

7.35

12.15

13.90

15.80

16.25

IB. 10

18.61

18.84

19.28

19.67

19.54

18.85

16.95

13.55

12.45

Discharge

2,670 

3,770

11,200

42 000

56,000

32,200

Hour

Feb. 14

4 p.m. .......

9.. ..........

Feb. 21

1 p.m. .......

Gage 

height

12.31

11 97

11.87

9 73

7 Q^

6.00

' 5.42

Discharge

31,400

29,400

23,000

10 , 400

6,700

5,110

Hour

Feb. 21 Con.

10 ...........

Feb. 22 

3 a.m. .......

9... .........

8. ...........

9

12 m. ........

Feb. 26

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

5.41

5.17

5.07

5.08 

5.11

5.00

6.32

7.11

7.45

6.63

6.35

5.76

Discharge

4,270

4,300

8,700

7,780

6,010

239. Wabash River at Delphi, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°35'26", long 86°41'54", in SE£ sec.24, T.25 N. , R.3 W. , on downstream side of second pier from left abutment of highway bri-dge, 1 mile west of 

Delphi, 1.6 miles upstream from Deer Creek, 8.6 miles upstream from Tippecanoe 

River, and at mile 330.8.

Drainage area. 4,032 sq mi.

Gage-height record.--Water-stage recorder graph, except Jan. 19, 20, Feb. 2-10, 

1-9 a.m. Feb. 20, and- 7 p.m. Feb. 20 to 9 a.m. Feb. 21. Graph reconstructed to 

complete Feb. 20, 21 from adjoining record. Datum of gage is 519.90 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements. 

Discharge for periods of ice effect and no gage-height record estimated on basis 

of discharge measurements, weather records, appearance of recorder chart and 

records for stations upstream and downstream.

.Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge, 71,500 cfs 3 p.m. Feb. 11 (gage height, 

27.48 ft, result of ice jam).

1939 to December 1958: Discharge, 85,300 cfs May 19, 1943 (gage height, 

25.60 ft).

Stage known: 28.4 ft Mar. 26, 1913, from information by State Highway Department of Indiana- (discharge, about 145,000 cfs, from rating extended above 82,000 

cfs by logarithmic plotting).
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A213

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959, of Wabash River at Delphi, Ind.

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

January

880

2,100

4,600

4,600

3,000

2,300

2,400

2,600

February

24,000

13,000

7,600

5,900

5,500

5,000

3,800

3,300

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

.

.

January

2,200

2,100

2,000

2,000

2,400

3,200

3,700

4,000

f O\S\J

February

68,900

62,800

43,700

31,500

28,100

24,600

19,000

12,700

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

31.

Runoff,

January

6,580

19,700

31,400

35,700

30,100

22,700

17,500

12,500

27,200

2.64

February

5,820

4,930

5,790

10,200

9,100

7,410

6,120

5,690

4.46

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Feb. 8

Feb. 11

12 m. ........

6.. ..........

8. ...........

10 a.m. ......

Gage 

height

_

_

_

_

_

_

27.35

27.42

27.32

27.08

27.02

Discharge

56,000

_

_

_

70,000

71,000

_

Hour

Feb. 12--Con.

5. ...........

5. ...........

12 m... ......

Feb. 15

12 m... ......

1 p.m. .......

Gage 

height

27.06

26.86

26.55

24.27

23.40

22.27

20.54

19 44

18.10

18.05

18.90

Discharge

64,000

_

60,000

_

48 , 700

43,000

40,800

38,100

31,600

26,800

24,700

24,600

Hour

Feb. 16 Con.

Feb. 17

8. ...........

10 ...........

Feb. 18

Feb. 19

Feb. 20

Feb. 21

9 _ .m.. ......

Feb. 22

Gage 

height

19.12

19.07

17.15

16.58

16.79

16.38

13.98

12.94

11.41

10.37

9.25

8.43

7.75

7.73

7.10

6.57

6.72

6.44

5.89

6.08

5.90

Discharge

24,000

22,800

21,700

21,000

20,000

16,500

14,800

12,500

11,000

9,350

8,280

7,320

7,300

6,390

5,650

5,860

5,470

4,710

4,960

4,720

240. Deer Creek near Delphi, Ind.

Location.--Lat 40°36 ! , long 86°37', on line between SE£ sec. 22 and NE^ sec.27, 

T.25 N., R.2 W., on downstream side of left wingwall of highway bridge, 3 miles 

northeast of Delphi and 4-| miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 278 sq ml.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Altitude of gage is 542 ft (by 

barometer).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 8,000 cfs and extended above by logarithmic plotting. At times when stagedischarge relation was affected by ice, discharge estimated on basis of records 

for nearby stations.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge, 12,100 cfs 4 p.m. Feb. 10 (gage height, 

 16772 ft).

1943 to December 1958: Discharge, 14,400 cfs June 10, 1958 (gage height, 

18.26 ft).

Flood in May 1943 reached a stage of 19.8 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 

18,000 cfs, from rating extended above 6,700 cfs by logarithmic plotting).
A214 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per. second, 1959, of Deer Creek near Delphi, Ind.

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

b.

6.

7.

8.

January

80

120

115

96

80

70

67

70

'February

685

360

288

226

189

157

147

201

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

January

65

60

57

90

150

120

94

90

February

6,130

1,790

1,140

1,140

1,420

824

632

510

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

Runoff,

January

2,000

3,000

1,800

800

550

350

240

200

1 , 650

1.96

February

280

241

528

572

374

310

295

325

3.90

Gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second, at Indicated time, 1959

Hour

Feb. 8

Feb. 9

12 m.. .......

6. ...........

9.. ..........

10........ ...

Feb. 10

5.. ..........

8.. ..........

10. ..........

11...........

2...... ......

3....... .....

6.. ..........

4. ...........

6 a.m. .......

Gage 

height

3.64

3.78

6.92

8.72

10.92

11.76

13.91

15.88

16.44

16.55

16.66

16.72

16.69

16.66

16.60

15.88

14.45

13.64

Discharge

2,870

11,500

12,000

10,800

7,770

Hour

Feb. 11 Con.

12 m. ........

6.... ........

5.. ..........

7.... ........

12 p.m. ......

9.. ..........

Qage

height

9 QT

7.48

6.39

5.82

5.35

5.22

6.14

Discharge

5,610

4,790

3,000

2,200

2,060

1,640

1,500

1,440

1,210

1,040

978

932

919

1,370

Hour

Feb. 14 Con.

2:30 a.m. ....

4.. ..........

12 m.. .......

6... .........

Feb. 16

Feb. 17

12 m.. .......

Feb. 19

Gage 

height

6.70

6.93

7.00

6.98

6.86

6.57

6.22

5.93

5.70

5.41

4.98

4.83

4.65

4.45

4.38

4.31

4.22

4.13

3.95

3.88

Discharge

1,650

1,760

1,790

1,260

1,000

744

662

542

514

285

241. TIppecanoe River at Oswego, Ind.

Location. Lat 41°19'14", long 85°47'21", in NE^NE^- sec.14, T.33 N., R.6 E., on left 

bank 10 ft downstream from dam at Tippecanoe Lake Outlet in Oswego, 3 miles east 

of Leesburg.

Drainage area. 115 sq mi.

Gage-height record.--Water-stage recorder graph 2 p.m. Feb. 17 to 6 p.m. Feb. 18, 

10 p.m. Feb. 22 to 10 a.m. Feb. 24, and 3 p.m. Feb. 26 to Mar. 5. Datum of gage 

is 830.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements. 

Discharge for period of no gage-height record estimated on basis of gage heights 

from correlation with gage on Tippecanoe Lake for which once-daily readings are 

available.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge, 548 cfs 9 a.m. to 12m. Feb. 18 (gage 

height, 8.48 ft).

1949 to December 1958: Discharge, 700 cfs Oct., 17, 1954 (gage height, 8.64 ft).
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A215

Main discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959, of Tippecanoe River at Oswego, Ind.

Day

1. .

2. .

3..

4 .

5. .

6. .

7 . .

8..

9..

10..

January

62

62

65

65

65

65

65

65

65

65

February

163

171

171

179

179

179

171

179

177

206

Day

11...

12. ..

13...

14...

15...

16. ..

17...

18...

19...

20...

January

65

62

62

62

65

65

65

65

68

71

February

232

288

349

415

478

516

539

544 538-

524

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

29.

30.

Runoff, in inches .....................................................

January

86

94

98

108

113

124

135

148

148

156

86.0

0.86

February

510

492

488

464

440

432

426

415

__----

------

352

3.19

242. Tippecanoe River near Ora, Ind.

Location.--Lat 41°10' , long 86°34' , in NE£ sec.7, T.31 N. , R.I ¥., on right bank at 

downstream side of highway bridge, 1.3 miles southwest of Ora and 2.0 miles downstream from Osborn ditch.

Drainage area. 839 sq mi.

Gage-height record.--Peak stage determined from floodmark in well. Altitude of gage 

is 694 ft (by barometer).

Discharge record.--Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements. 

Daily discharge estimated on basis of records for stations upstream and downstream, weather records, and hydrographer's notes.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 7,120 cfs Feb. 14 or 15 (gage height, 

14.06 ft).

1943 to December 1958: Discharge, 7,800 cfs Apr. 5, 1950 (gage height, 

14.40 ft).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1. . ..

2.. ..

3.. . .

4.. ..

5..

6. . ..

7. . . .

8. .

10.. ..

January

476

616

728

672

460

580

680

580

490

February

1,400

1,250

1,150

1,050

920

840

740

700

3,700

Day

11. ..

12. . .

13. . .

14. . .

15. . .

16. . .

17. ..

18. . .

20. . .

January

490

470

470

500

815

1,100

640

580

570

February

4,800

5,200

6,400

6,800

6,800

6,000

5,000

4,000

2,100

Day

21.....

22. ....

23.....

24.....

25.....

26. ....

27.....

28.....

30.....

Runoff, in inches ......................................................

January

620

750

920

1,100

1,050

960

900

840

930

715

0.98

February

2,000

2,200

2,800

3,100

3,000

2,800

2,540

2,380

3,020

3.75

243. Tippecanoe River near Monticello, Ind.

Location.--Lat 40°47' , long 86°45' , in sec.21, T.27 N., R.3 ¥., at Norway plant of 

Northern Indiana Public Service Co., 2 miles north of Monticello.

Drainage area.--1,710 sq mi.

Discharge record.--Daily mean discharge furnished by Northern Indiana Public Service 

Co., computed on basis of record of operation of powerplant and flow over dam.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Daily discharge, 16,300 cfs Feb. 10.

1931 to December 1958: Daily discharge, 16,800 cfs June 13, 1958.

Remarks. Flow regulated by powerplant.
A216 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959, of Tlppecanoe Klver near NontJjcello, Ind.

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

.

.

January

1,050

1,220

1,240

868

616

616

617

866

February

2,310

1,960

1^780

1,430

1,300

1,270

1,130

1,040

2 cor*

" Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

January

791

766

753

907

1,620

1,130

837

616

 February

12,100

9,280

 12,200

13,500

10^100

8,580

8,380

6,810

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

OQ

Monthly mean discharge . in cuhl p. feet npT aenond ......................

.Runoff,

January

1,630

1,760

1,670

1,810

1,810

1,590

1,430

1,260

0.84

February

3,140

3,490

5,970

4,920

4,310

4,460

4,050

4,290

3.36

844. Tippeeanoe River near Delphi, Ind.

Location. Laf40°37', long 86°45', in see.16, T.25 N., R.3 W., on right bank

2 miles northeast of Springboro, 2 miles downstream from Big Creek, and 5 miles 

northwest of Delphi.

Drainage area. 1,857 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph-prior to 4 p.m. Feb. 18. Datum of 

gage is 552.01 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of 

Engineers).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements. 

Discharge for periods of no gage-height record estimated on basis of records for 

stations upstream-and on nearby streams. Shifting-control method used at times.

- Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge, 22,600 cfs 4 p.m. Feb. .10 (gage height, 

15.10 ft).

. 1903-6, 1908, 1939 to December .1958: 'Discharge, 21,400 cfs June 10, 1958 

(gage height, 14.72 ft).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

January

1,210

1,250

1,160

950

650

590

682

830

February

2,530

2,220

1,920

1,410

1,360

1,390

1,250

1,000

Day

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

January

, 836

716

690

1,020

1,670

990

1,000

676

807 -

February

12,200

9,380

11,700

13,000

9,780

8,360

8,240

6,650

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

January

1,880

2,010

1,970

1,910

1,890

1,500

1,430

1,240

0.83

February

3,200

3,600

5,680

5,010

4,140

4,420

4,010

4,180

3.13

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Feb. 8

6. ...........

4i30..... ....

6... .........

2. ...........

Gage 

height

4.01

2.88

4.41

4.48

4.78

5.05

6.70

12.46

12.76

Discharge

ZQC

1,700

1,770

2,130

15;800

16 , 600

Hour

Feb. ,10 Con.

5.. ..........

Feb. 11

3 a.m. .......

Gage 

height

15.08

15.10

15.09

14..75

 12.09

11.83

Discharge

22,500

22,600

22 , 600

. 21,600

14,900

14,300

Hour

Feb. 11 Con.

7... .........

11.. .........

2.. ..........

8... .........

10 ...........

Feb. 12

6...... ......

10. ...........

5. ...........

Feb. 13

1 a.m. .......

Gage 

height

11.64

10.96

10.70

10.68

10.27

10.46

10.46

9.34

9.08

9.45

9.48

Discharge

12,300

11,800

10,900

11,300

11,300

9,110

8,640

9,310

9,360
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A217

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959, of 

Tlppecanoe River near Delphi, Ind. Continued

Hour

Feb. 13--Con.

6. ...........

8. ...........

9. ...........

11... ........

3... .........

5.. ..........

8.. ..........

10.......... .

Feb. 14

1 a.m. .......

3. ...........

4. ...........

5. ...........

6. ...........

7. ...........

8. ...........

9. ...........

12 m. ........

Gage 

height

11.10

11.32

10.79

11.19

11.38

Discharge

9,240

11,300

12,200

12,600

13,000

12,100

12,000

12 , 500

12,800

13,900

14,000

14,100

13,200

Hour

Feb. 14 Con.

Feb. 15

12 m. ........

4. ...........

1:30 a.m. ....

3.. ..........

11. ..........

Gage 

height

9

-z c

9.22

Discharge

8,900

Hour

Feb. 17

4. ...........

Gage 

height

8.60

9.22

8.94

8.23

8.24

8.70

8.74

7.00

Discharge

8,900

8,390

7,110

7,130

8,030

6,570

245. Wildcat Creek at Greentown, Ind.

Location.--Lat 40°27', long 85°57', on line between sees. 9 and 10, T.23 N., R.5 E., 

on left bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 213, 1.5 miles south 

of Greentown.

Drainage area.--162 sq ml.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph 11 p.m. Feb. 9 to 8 p.m. Feb. 11 and 

9:30 a.m. Feb. 12 to Feb. 22. Graph based on adjoining record was estimated to 

complete Feb. 11 and 12. Datum of gage Is 809.33 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements. 

Discharge for periods of Ice effect and no gage-height record estimated on basis 

of records for stations downstream.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 5,390 cfs 12 m. Feb. 10 (gage height, 

12.74 ft).

1944 to December 1958: Discharge, 6,320 cfs Jan. 4, 1950 (gage height, 

15.3 ft), at site 2 miles downstream and at datum 5.34 ft lower.

Stage known: 18.9 ft In March 1913, from floodmarks, site and datum as of 

Jan. 4, 1950.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

January

64

102

73

65

57

51

55

59

February

350

205

175

240

155

90

110

140

Day

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

January

36

36

38

60

159

103

90

70

78

February

2,270

920

676

768

800

485

390

327

180

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

January

2,380

2,200

1,450

720

475

550

304

193

2.76

February

161

127

259

340

244

217

217

244

550

3.54
A218 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959, of 

Wildcat Creek at Greentown, Ind. _

Hour

Feb. 8

Feb. 9

Feb. 10

6. ...........

4. ...........

5. ...........

3 a.m. .......

9... ......... 

12 m. ........ 

3 p.m. .......

9. ........... 

12 p.m. ......

Feb. 12

12 m. ........

Gage 

height

_

_

_

_

_

12.46

11.36

10.59 

10.24 

9.88

9.16 

8.88

7.76

Discharge

4,900

3,270

2,430 

2,130 

1,870

1,440 

1,300

878

Hour

Feb. 12 Con.

12 p.m.......

6 p.m........

9. ...........

Feb. 16 

6 a.m. ....... 

12 m.. .......

6 p.m. ....... 

12 p.m. ......

Feb. 17

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

7 32

6.80 

6.65

6.40 

6.19

6.05 

5.98

5 93

5.76

Discharge

Cn ~\

07-1

625 

588

525 

472

438 

420

365

Hour

Feb. 18

g

10. .......... 

12 m. ........ 

1 p.m. ....... 

2.. ..........

5. ........... 

12 p.m. ......

Feb. 22

Sage

height

5.50

5 23

4 89

5 29

4.81 

4.63

4.84 

4.89 

5.03 

5.03

4.78 

4.68

4 50

Discharge

180

-I QA

140

174 

182 

207 

207

165 

149
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A219

246. Wildcat Creek at Kokomo, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°28', long 86°09', in NW£ sec.2, T.23 N., R.3 E., on right bank in

Kokomo, 0.3 mile downstream from Kokomo Creek, 0.4 mile upstream from Dixon Road

bridge, and on property of Continental Steel Corp.

Drainage area. 245 sq mi.

Gage-height record.--Water-stage recorder graph.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements. 

Shifting-control method used at times.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 8,100 cfs 7 p.m. Feb. 10 (gage height, 

10.83 ft).

1955 to December 1958: Discharge, 6,920 cfs June 10, 1958 (gage height, 

10.80 ft).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1...

2...

3...

4. ..

5...

6...

7. ..

8...

10...

January

135

199

176

120

79

68

65

71

68 

59

February

701

425

343

323

284

183

155

284

672 

6,520

,j,Day

%1.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

20. n

January

52

54

55

82

189

210

135

106

107

February

5,040

1,880

1,140

1,230

1,350

909

694

579

436 

325

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

30.

Runoff,

January

2,090

3,000

1,800

892

701

654

515

363

1,490

2.33

February

263

263

404

560

425

363

363

383

4.02

Gage height,*Ln feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Feb. 8

Feb. 9

9 a.m. .......

12 m. ........

2 p.m. .......

4.. ..........

6. ...........

7. ...........

8. ...........

9. ...........

10. ..........

11. ..........

12 p.m. ......

Feb. 10

2 a.m. .......

4.. ..........

6. ........... 

8.. ..........

9....... .....

10. ..........

11. ...........

12 m... ......

1 p.m. .......

2..... .......

3.. ..........

4... .........

5.... ........

6...... ......

Gage 

height

2.64

2.63

2.65

2.74

2.92

3.19

3.50

4.10

4.85

6.00

7.08

7.48

7.97

8.55

9.18 

9.65

9.94

10.19

10.40

10.50

10.50

10.62

10.68

10.74

10.79

10.83

Discharge

319

315

323

359

434

556

701

990

1,400

2,100

2,820

3,120

3,620

4,400

5,430 

6,060

6,510 

6,580

6,930

'7,300

7,480

7,480

7,700

7,810

7,930

8,020

8,100

Hour

Feb. 10--Con.

9.. ..........

Feb. 12

12 m. ........

12 p.m. ......

12 m. ........

Gage 

height

10.76

9 65

9 15

5.39 

5 02

4.75

4 53

4.73

Discharge

7,960

3 550

1,760

1,300

1

1 Cf\

1,290

Hour

Feb. 14 Con.

Feb. 17 

12 m.. .......

12 m. ........

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

4.92

4

QC

3

Q(-L

3.78

3.57

3.42

3 21

2 92

2.90

Discharge

1,420

ooc

690

635

585

510

310

717-123 O - 64 - 15
A220 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

247. Wildcat Creek at Owasco, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°28', long 86°38', In SW£ sec.3, T.23 N., R.2 W., on left bank just 

downstream from highway bridge, half a mile northwest of Owasco, and 15 miles upstream from South Fork Wildcat Creek.

Drainage area. 390 sq mi.

Gage-height record.--Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 624.63 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements. 

Stage-discharge relation indefinite part of Feb. 10; discharge estimated on basis 

of records for stations upstream and downstream. Shifting-control method used at 

times.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 9,880 cfs 2:30 p.m. Feb. 11 (gage height, 

11.74 ft).

1943 to December 1958: Discharge, 10,200 cfs Jan. 5, 1950 (gage height, 

13.3 ft), from rating extended above 6,700 cfs at site 200 ft upstream at same 

datum.

Flood of May 18, 1943, reached a stage of 14.0 ft, from floodmarks.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 

6. 

7. 

8. 

9. 

10.

January

146 

225 

212 

175 

152 

130 

122 

126 

132 

142

February

2,810 

1,280 

900 

705 

615 

490 

345 

362 

922 

5,880

Day

11. 

12. 

13. 

14. 

15. 

16. 

17. 

18. 

19. 

20.

Monthly mean discharge, in cubic feet 

Runoff, in inches ....................

January

114 

109 

103 

123 

188 

255 

285 

315 

240 

200

February

9,140 

7,030 

2,980 

2,010 

2,220 

1,840 

1,290 

1,020 

806 

643

Day

21. 

22. 

23. 

24. 

25. 

26. 

27. 

28. 

29. 

30. 

31.

January

1,080 

3,960 

4,300 

2,500 

1,600 

1,310 

1,160 

960 

700 

2,420 

3,550

872 

2.58

February

565 

476 

570 

750 

800 

660 

570 

615

------

1,725 

4.60

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Feb. 8 

12 p.m. ......

Feb. 9

8. ...........

10 ...........

12 p.m. ......

Feb. 10 

2 a.m. ....... 

6. ...........

11..... ......

12 m.. .......

8... .........

Feb. 11

12 m.. .......

2 : 30 .........

5. ...........

Feb. 12

Gage 

height

2.84

3.63

4.31

7.48

8.23

9.89

10.93

9.83

9.83

10.43

11.57

11.60

11.63

11.09

10.67

10.68

Discharge

398

765

3,180

3,870

4,200

5,600

5,800

7,270

9,660

7,740

7,760

Hour

Feb. 12 Con.

8.. ..........

2 p.m. ....... 

8. ...........

12 p.m. ......

Feb. 15

Gage 

height

8.75

6.60 

5.96

5.71

6.30

5.78

5.04

4.75

Discharge

5,660

4,510

2,540 

2,100

1,950

1,890

1,990

1,620

1,540

1,370

Hour

Feb. 17 Con.

4 p.m. .......

12 p.m. ......

Feb. 21

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

3 93

3.62

3.57

3.05

3.05

2.97

Discharge

760

736

615

510

510

478
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A221

248. South Fork Wildcat Creek near Lafayette, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°24', long 86°47', in NW£ sec.28, T.23 N., R.3 W., on right bank 

40 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 26, three-quarters of a mile upstream 

from Middle Pork,4^ miles upstream from mouth, and 5 miles east of Lafayette.

Drainage area. 246 sq mi.

Page-height record. Water-stage recorder graph, except 12 p.m. Feb. 10 to 12 m. 

Feb. 11 for which gage heights were obtained from reconstructed graph. Datum of 

gage is 563.45 ft above mean sea level (State Highway Department of Indiana 

bench mark}.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 6,000 cfs and by contracted-opening measurement at 17,900 cfs. Stagedischarge relation indefinite at times due to -backwater from Middle Fork; discharge estimated on basis-of records for stations on Wildcat Creek, weather records, and appearance of recorder chart. Shifting-control method used at times.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 8,400 cfs 4 p.m. Feb. 10; gage height, 

13769 ft 10 a.m. Feb. 10, affected by .backwater.

1943-to December 1958: Discharge, 12,600 cfs June 10, 1958 (gage height, 

15.28 ft).

Flood of May 1943 reached a stage of 16.8 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 

17,900 cfs, by contracted-opening measurement).

Mean discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

10.

January

175

236

166

89

84

82

82

84

92

February

515

295

250

265

265

168

138

208

7,150

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

20.

January

95

76

80

110

194

143

118

.113

105

February

4,540

1,610

1,120

1,310

1,360

860

680

580

426 

310

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

,27.

28.

30.

Runoff, in Inches .....................................................

January

2,010

2,320

1,220

770

730

655

410

280

1,770

2.08

February

281

259

498

618

420

344

344

344

QT Q

3.88

Gage height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic-feet per second, at Indicated time, 1959

Hour

Feb. 8 

12 p.m.......

Feb. 9

11...........

1 p.m........

6........... .

10 ...........

11 ...........

Feb. 10

6............

10 ...........

11.......... .

8............

Feb. 11 

4 a.m... ..... 

8............

12 m.........

8............ 

12 p.m. ......

Feb. 12

Gage 

.height

3 12

5.64

8.02

14 39

13.09 

12.14 

10.97

7.79 

7.07

6.38

Discharge

2,680

-4,810

8,200

6,600 

5,400 

4,400

2,560 

2,200

1,890

Hour

Feb. 12 Con.

12 p.m. ......

6.. ..........

Feb. 17 

12 m. ........ 

12 p.m. ......

Feb. 18

12 m......... 

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

5.01

4 TO

3 QQ

3.56 

3.44

3.33

3.18

3.05

Discharge

1,280

876 

630

585 

522

466

Hour

Feb. 19 Con. 

12 m.........

.3 p.m. ....... 

5.......... ..

Feb. 22

10........... 

12 m.........

8........ .... 

9... .........

Gage 

.height

2.84

2

Q-I

2 79

2

etf\

2.53

2.61 

2.45 

2.48

2.53 

2.47 

2.49

Discharge

378

262

322

289 

236 

244

262 

241 

247
A222 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

249. Wildcat Creek near Lafayette, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°27', long 86°50', in SE^NE^ sec.14, T.23 N., R.4 W., on downstream 

side of county highway bridge, 2 miles east of eastern corporate limits of Lafayette, 2? miles upstream from mouth, and 3 miles downstream from South Fork Wildcat Creek.

Drainage area. 791 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph 9 p.m. Feb. 9 to Feb. 20. Datum of 

gage is 527.66 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Indiana Flood Control and 

Water Resources Commission bench mark).

Discharge record.--Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements. 

Discharge for periods of no gage-height record estimated on basis of records for 

stations upstream, weather records, and appearance of recorder chart. Shiftingcontrol method used at times.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 18,400 cfs 3 p.m. Feb. 10 (gage height, 

19.36 ft).

1954 to December 1958: Discharge, 25,000 cfs June 10, 1958 (gage height, 

21.52 ft), from rating extended above 18,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

b.

6.

7.

8.

10.

January

385

560

480

440

400

34O

310

320

350

February

2,600

2,100

1,800

1,600

1,350

1,050

800

700

14,900

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

20.

January

310

290

270

330

490

650

700

800

540

February

14,800

9,700

6,230

4,180

4,460

3,330

2,490

2,030

1,330

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

30.

Runoff, in inches .....................................................

January

4,000

5,200

4,700

3,600

2,600

2,150

1,800

1,400

4,110

2.05

February

1,240

1,100

1,270

1,630

1,410

1,200

1,140

1,140

4.18

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Feb. 8 

12 p.m. ......

12 m. ........

6. ...........

8. ...........

9. ...........

10 ...........

11.. .........

6... .........

8. ...........

12 m.. ....... 

2 p.m. ....... 

3. ...........

10 ........... 

12 p.m. ......

8 a.m. .......

Gage 

height

-

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

8.97

10.15

10.95

15.73 

17.48

19.20 

19.35 

19.36

19.30 

19.25

18.26

Discharge

800

800

1,500

4,170

5,960

11,100 

14,000

17,900 

18,400 

18,400

18,200 

18,000

15,500

Hour

Feb. 11 Con. 

1 p.m. .......

12 p.m. ......

Feb. 14 

4 a.m. .......

12 m. ........ 

2 p.m. ....... 

6.. ..........

10 ...........

12 p.m. ......

12 p.m. ......

Gage

height

17.47

14 13

14.21

11.57

9.10

8.35

7.95 

8.01 

9. 2O 

10.02

10.02

8.19

Discharge

13,900

11,700

10,200

9,210

8,970

8,710

6,690

5,380

4,520

3,870

3,520 

3,580 

4,600 

5,300

5,300

4,740

4,140

3,730

Hour

Feb. 16 

6 a.m. .......

Feb. 18

11. ..........

12 p.m.......

Feb. 19

9............

5 p.m. ....... 

9. ...........

12 p.m. ......

Feb. 20 

3 a.m. ....... 

10 ...........

11. ..........

12 m.........

6. ...........

Gage 

height

7.92 

7.82

6.67

6.34

6.12

6.15

5.85

5.72

5.65

5.39 

5.38 

5.33

5.22 

5.07

5.14 

5.08

4.97

5.08

5.18

Discharge

3,500

2,460

2,210

2,040

2,060

1,840

1,750

1,700

1,520 

1,520 

1,480

1,400 

1,300

1,350 

1,310

1,230

1,310

1,380
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A223

250. Wabash River at Lafayette, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°25'19", long 86°53'49", in sec. 20, T.23 N., R.4 W., on right bank 

20 ft downstream from Brown Street Bridge in Lafayette, 5.1 miles downstream from 

Wildcat Creek, and at mile 311.9.

Drainage area. 7,247 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph, except Jan. 22, 23, 26-29, Feb. 1 

to 3 p.m. Feb. 11, 2 a.m. Feb. 20 to 4 p.m. Feb. 21, and 11 p.m. Feb. 21 to 

11 a.m. Feb. 22. Gage-height record for these periods from graph based on oncedaily gage readings by U.S. Weather Bureau. Datum of gage is 504.14 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements. 

At times when stage-discharge relation was affected by ice, discharge estimated 

on basis of one discharge measurement, weather records, hydrographer ' s notes, and 

records for stations upstream and downstream.

Maxima. --January- February 1959: 

25 .30 f t ) .

1901-3, 1923 to December 1958: 

height, 28.47 ft).

Stage known since at least 1858: 32.9 ft Mar. 26, 1913, from floodmark, determined by U.S. Weather Bureau (discharge, 190,000 cfs, estimated).

Discharge, 89,000 cfs 8:30 p.m. Feb. 11 (gage height, 

Discharge, 131,000 cfs May 19, 1943 (gage

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1. .

2 .

3.

4 f

5.

6.

7 f

8.

10.

January

2,360

3,200

3,500

4,250

3,350

3,500

3,800

3,200

3,350

February

32,100

27,900

18,800

13,900

10,600

8,010

7,970

7,960

41,800

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

20.

January

2,920

2,640

2,360

2,360

3,500

3,500

3,350

4,200

5,150

February

84,100

87,600

75,900

57,300

48,400

42 , 600

36,800

27,500

15,100

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

30.

Runoff,

January

11,100

20,000

28,000

34,000

34,000

25,500

19,500

17,600

22,500

30,200

1.70

February

12,300

11,100

12,100

17,800

17,100

15,000

13,000

12,000

4.02

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Feb. 9 

12 p.m..... . .

Feb. 10

6.. ..........

9.. ..........

12 m. ........

6.... ........

Feb. 11

6. ...........

9. ...........

12 m.. .......

6. ...........

8 : 30 .........

Feb. 12

6.. ..........

12 m. ........

9. ...........

6 a.m. .......

6 p.m. ....... 

12 p.m. ......

Feb. 14

6 a.m. .......

Gage 

height

20.70

24.55

24.93

25.30

25.29

25.16

25.05

24.60 

23 99

23.39 

22.83

22.17

Discharge

51,200

85,300

86,500

82,000

70,200 

65,200

60,300

Hour

Feb. 14--Con.

12 m. ....;...

Feb. 16

12 m... ......

Feb. 18

12 m.. ....... 

6 p.m. .......

12 p.m. ......

Feb. 20 

12 m. ........

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

21.15

20.82

19.92

19.36

19.09

16.83

13.17

12.44 

11.64

10.02

9.22

Discharge

53,900

51,900

43,800

42 , 400

35,200

32,600

21,400

19,900 

18,300

17,000 

15,000

13,400

Hour

Feb. 21

Feb. 24

g

Feb. 26

6 a.m. ....... 

12 m. ........

6 p.m. ....... 

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

8.11

8.28

11.81

11.70

10.72

10.41

10.14 

10.02

9.53

Discharge

11,400

18,600

18,400

15,300 

15,000

14,100
A224 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

251. Big Pine Creek near Williamsport, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°19', long 87°17', in SE£ sec.26, T.22 N., R.8 W. , on upstream 

side of highway bridge, 1.6 miles north of the city limits of Williamsport, and 

2.5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 329 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Graph based on twice-daily readings of wire-weight gage and 

determination of peak stage by floodmarks. Datum of gage is 511.68 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Indiana Flood Control and Water Resources Commission).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 6,000 cfs and contracted-opening measurement of 12,200 cfs at site 4 miles 

upstream with drainage area of 310 sq mi. Peak discharge at upstream site adjusted to gage on basis of the square root of the ratio of the drainage areas.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 12,600 cfs 12 m. Feb. 10 (gage height, 

16.0 ft, from floodmarks).

1955 to December 1958: Discharge, 9,260 cfs July 13, 1957 (gage height, 

14.2 ft, from floodmarks).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1..

2 . .

3..

4..

5..

6..

7..

8..

January

169

266

169

130

110

100

93

88

84

February

890

650

580

990

560

430

410

560

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

January

83

82

88

202

310

155

120

100

February

3,500

2,030

2,110

1,800

1,410

694

599

541

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

January

2,150

890

710

595

430

310

252

214

1.49

February

323

400

890

710

445

410

410

445

1,182

3.74

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Feb. 8

Feb. 9

12 m... ......

Feb. 10

8... .........

12 m. ........

8... .........

Feb. 11

Feb. 13

6 a.m. .......

Gage 

height

5.05

6.10

7.05

14.70

16.00

12.65

10.70

8.55

8.10

7.92

Discharge

2,310

2,100

Hour

Feb. 12 Con.

Feb. 16

Feb. 17 

12 m.. .......

12 p.m. ......

Qage 

height

7.90

7.62

5.45

5.10

5.10

Discharge

2,090

1,920

595

595

Hour

Feb. 18

Feb. 22

Gage 

height

4.70

4.38

4 23

Discharge

460

364

560
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A225

252. Wabash River at Covington, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°08'24", long 87°24'20", in sec.35, T.20 N., R.9 W., near center of 

span on downstream side of highway bridge at Covington, 2.9 miles downstream from 

Oppossum Run, 3.6 miles upstream from Spring Creek, and at mile 271.1.

Drainage area.--8,208 sq mi.

Sage-height record. Graph based on twice-daily readings of wire-weight gage. Datum 

of gage is 473.97 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements. 

Shifting-control method used at times.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 98,100 cfs 9:30 a.m. Feb. 13 (gage 

height, 28.41 ft).

1939 to December 1958: Discharge, 147,000 cfs May 20, 1943 (gage height, 

32.44 ft).

Stage known: 35.1 ft in March 1913, from floodmark, determined by U.S. 

Weather Bureau (discharge, 200,000 cfs, estimated).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1. .. . 

2... . 

3... . 

4. .. . 

5... . 

6... . 

7 ... . 

8. .. . 

9... . 

10... .

January

2,630 

2,850 

3,400 

4,200 

4,200 

4,100 

4,000 

3,900 

3,800 

3,600

February

27,800 

30,800 

32,900 

24,1OO 

16,300 

12,900 

11,300 

10,500 

11,200 

31,300

Day

12.....

15.....

17.....

Monthly mean discharge, in cubic feet pe

January

3,400 

3,200 

3,OOO 

3,000 

4,300 

4,300 

4,300 

4,280 

4,500 

4,950

February

61,OOO 

92 , 100 

97,300 

86,600 

71,500 

59,900 

51,500 

43 , 800 

34,800 

25,600

Day

21. ... 

22. ... 

23. ... 

24. ... 

25. ... 

26. ... 

27. ... 

28. ... 

29. ... 

30. ... 

31. ...

January

10,900 

16,300 

18,700 

21,300 

27,100 

33,700 

35,800 

31,200 

26,200 

24,400 

25,700

11,200 

1.57

February

17,700 

13,500 

13,700 

17,300 

19,800 

18,400 

16,400 

14,600

34,450 

4.37

Sage height, in feet, -and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Feb. 8

:.2 m. ........

2.2 p.m. ......

Feb. 11

:.2 m. ........

Feb. 12 

'c a.m. .......

a ............

', p.m. ....... 

Ei ............ 

:.2 p.m. ......

Feb. 13

<>: 30... ......

:.2 m.. .......

Gage

height

9.60

9.65

17.20

22.00

23.15

24.30

26.60

27.20 

27.70

28 .00 

28.20 

28.25 

28.35

 28.41

28.38

Discharge

9,960

9,880

10,000

24,400

32,000

37,800

44,000

51,600

60,500

86,000 

91,000

96,000 

96,500 

97,500

98,100

97,800

Hour

Feb. 13 Con.

8... .........

Feb. 14

Feb. 15

12 m.. .......

12 m. ........

Feb. 17

12 m. ........

12 m.... ..... 

12 p.m. ......

Feb. 19

12 m. ........ 

12 p.m. ......

Feb. 20

12 m. ........

Feb. 21

6 a.m. .......

Gage

height

28.34

28.25

27.68

26.85

26.00

25.60

25.20

24.80

24.20

23.10

21.93

21.25

20.10 

19.20

17.62

15.80

14.74

Discharge

97 , 400

96,500

95,000

86,000

82,600

78,600

75,000

71,500

68,000

64,600

59,600

51,200

43,600 

40,000

34,300 

30 , 400

25,400

21,100

18 , 900

Hour

Feb. 21 Con.

Feb. 23

Feb. 24

12 m. ........

7 a.m. ....... 

3 p.m. ....... 

8. ...........

Feb. 26 

12 m. ........

Gage 

height

13.52

11.46

11.45

11.85

13.20

13.90 

14.70

15.05

15.20 

15.26 

15.20 

15.05

14.51

13.51

12.85

Discharge

17 , 400

16,500

12,900

12 , 900

13,600

15,900

17,200 

18,800

19,500

19,800 

20,000 

19,800 

19,500

18,400 

17,400

16,500

15,300
A226 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

253. Wabash River at Montezuma, Ind.

Location. Lat 39"47'33", long 87°22'26", in sec.35, T.16 N., R.9 W., in downstream 

side of first pier from left bank of bridge on U.S. Highway 36, at Montezuma, 

2.0 miles upstream from Raccoon Creek, 4.9 miles downstream from Sugar Creek, and 

at mile 240.

Drainage area. 11,100 sq mi, approximately.

Gage-height record.--Water-stage recorder graph, except Jan. 19, Feb. 4 to 4:45 p.m. 

Feb. 11, and 7 a.m. Feb. 20 to Mar. 5 when graph based on once-daily gage 

readings by U.S. Weather Bureau was used. Datum of gage is 457.75 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements. 

At times when stage-discharge relation was affected by ice, discharge estimated 

on basis of appearance of the gage-height graph, weather records, hydrographer's 

notes, and records for stations upstream and downstream.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 105,000 cfs 1 a.m. Feb. 14 (gage height, 

29.31 ft}.

1927 to December 1958: Discharge, 184,000 cfs May 20, 1943 (gage height, 

32 .83 ft).

Stage known: 34.0 ft Mar. 27, 1913, from floodmarks (discharge, 230,000 cfs, 

estimated).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

January

3,610

4,250

4,610

2,940

2,700

3,610

3,920

3,920

February

27,000

27,000

26,500

26,000

25,000

18,000

14,000

12,000

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

January

4,250

4,250

4,250

4,250

4,970

4,430

4,430

4,430

February

64,700

84,900

102,000

103,000

91,700

77,100

64,200

54,500

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

Runoff,

January

21,300

26,000

21,000

19,000

19,000

21,000

23,000

26,000 

28 , 000

11,050

1.15

February

30,800

23,000

19,000

22,200

23,800

23,300

21,600

19,900

40,610

3.81

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Feb. 8

Feb. 9

12 m.. .......

4 p.m. ....... 

8... .........

12 p.m. ...... 

Feb. 10

6.. ..........

9. ...........

12 m.........

6. ...........

Feb. 11

6. ...........

12 m... ......

3 p.m. ....... 

6.. ..........

9.. ..........

Feb. 12

9. ...........

6. ...........

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

11.63 

12.65

20.20

21.50

24.90

25.30

26.39

26.69

26.93

28.47

Discharge

12,200

14,000 

19,700

38 , 400

68,200

76,600

79,000

95,400

Hour

Feb. 13

6. ...........

3 p.m. ....... 

6. ...........

9. ........... 

12 p.m. ......

6. ...........

6. ...........

6. ...........

9.. ..........

3 p.m. .......

Gage 

height

28.85

29.15 

29.22

29.27 

29.30

29 31

29 27

29 24

29 15

29.00

28.52

27.71

27.52

26.24

Discharge

99,800

101,000

103,000 

104,000

105,000

102,000

96,000

89,400

87,500

85,900

84,000

80,500

78,900

75.400

Hour

Feb. 16 Con.

6 a.m. .......

6 p.m. ....... 

12 p.m. ......

9. ...........

Feb. 20

Feb. 21

6 a.m. .......

Gage 

height

25.76

25.11

24.34 

24.01

0-S CQ

21.78

18.95

14.98

Discharge

66,800

61,400 

59,100

45,500

45,000

34,400

31,000

24.700
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUAKY A227

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959, of 

Wabash River at Montezuma, Ind.--Continued

Hour

?eb. 22 Con. 

12 m.. .......

3 p.m. .......

12 p.m. ......

Feb. 23

12 m. ........

3 p.m. .......

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

14.07

12.80

12.17

12.15

12.62

Discharge

22,700

20,000

18,700

18,600

19,600

Hour

Feb. 24

12 m. ........

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

14.55

14.53

Discharge

23,700

Hour

Feb. 26

Gage 

height

13 58

Discharge

254. Wabash River at Terre Haute, Ind.

Location.--Lat 39°28'00", long 87°25'08", in NW^ sec.21, T.12 N., R.9 ¥., on left 

bank at upstream side of Wabash Avenue Bridge at Terre Haute, 2.2 miles upstream 

from Sugar Creek, 4 miles downstream from Lost Creek, and at mile 214.4.

Drainage area. 12,200 sq mi, approximately.

3age-helght record. Water-stage recorder graph, except Jan. 23-26 and Feb. 21. 

Gage-height graph completed for these periods on basis of once-daily readings of 

wire-weight gage and once-daily reading of U.S. Weather Bureau gage 3,300 ft upstream. Datum of gage is 442.90 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 109,000 cfs 6 a.m. Feb. 15 (gage height, 

26.90 ft).

1927 to December 1958: Discharge, 189,000 cfs May 20, 1943 (gage height, 

30.50 ft).

Stage known since at least 1828: 31.1 ft Mar. 27, 1913 (discharge, 245,000 

cfs, estimated).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

January

4,330

5,090

5,660

6,040

4,900

3,000

3,950

4,330

4,520

February

31,000

30,000

£9,900

29,400

28,800

22,800

16,700

13,700

13,500

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

19.

January

4,520

4,710

4,900

4,900

5,850

5,280

4,520

4,140

4,580

February

48,900

72,400

95,900

105,000

107,000

98,300

85,900

73,100

61,400

Day

21.

. 22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

29.

Kunoff,

January

19,500

28,100

24,700

21,200

21,100

23,000

24,800

27,600

29,400

1.14

February

45,100

37,000

28,800

26,000

27,400

27,800

26,600

24,400

------

3.94

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Feb. 8

Feb. 9

i p.m. ....... 

3 ............

10 ........... 

12 p.m. ......

Feb. 10

3... .........

12 m.. .......

Feb. 11

12 m.........

Feb. 12 

3 a.m. .......

Gage 

height

' 10.34

10.31 

10.43 

10.70 

11.00 

11.80

14.83 

16.88 

17.83 

18.60 

19.18

19.70 

20.49 

21.25 

21.88

22.80

Discharge

13,200

13,100 

13,400 

13,900 

14,500 

16,100

23,000 

29,700 

33,700 

37,200 

40,200

43,300 

48,500 

54,200 

59,200

67,400

Hour

Feb. 12 Con.

Feb. 13 

8 a.m. .......

12 p.m. ...... 

Feb. 14

Feb. 15 

6 a.m. .......

12 p.m. ...... 

Feb. 16

12 u.m. ......

Gage 

height

23.80 

24.68

25.42 

26.02 

26.42

26.64 

26.40 

26.60 

26.82

26.90 

26.83 

26.46

25.92 

25.32

Discharge

77,200 

86,000

93,400 

99,400 

104,000

106,000 

103,000 

106,000 

108,000

109,000 

108,000 

104,000

98,400 

92.400

Hour

Feb. 17 

12 m. ........

Feb. 18 

12 m. ........

Feb. 19

Feb. 20 

12 m.... .....

Feb. 21

-12 p.m. ...... 

Feb. 22

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

24.67 

24.02

23.37 

22.77

22.13 

21.46

21.05 

20.55

20.00 

19.35

18.56 

17.58

Discharge

85,900 

79,400

72,900 

67,100

61,400 

55, 900

52,600 

49,000

45,100 

41,200

37,000 

32 , 600
A228 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

Gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959, of 

Wabash River at Terre Haute. Ind.--Continued

Hour

Feb. 23 

12 m.... .....

12 p.m. ......

9. ...........

6 p.m. .......

Gage 

height

16.57

15.82

15.72

15.76

15.90

Discharge

28,600

26,000

26,300

Hour

Feb. 24 Con.

Feb. 25

12 m. ........

12 p.m. ......

12 m. ........

Gage 

height

16.05

16.26

16.36

16.36

Discharge

27,500

27,800

27,800

Hour

Feb. 26 Con.

12 m.. .......

12 p.m. ......

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

16.02

15.70

14.94

Discharge

26,700

25,600

23,200

255. Wabash River at Riverton, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°01'13", long 87°34'07", in sec.30, T.7 N., R.10 W., on left bank 

at downstream side of Illinois Central Railroad bridge at Riverton, 0.6 mile 

downstream from Turtle Creek, and at mile 162.0.

Drainage area. 13,100 sq mi, approximately.

Gage-height record.--Water-stage recorder graph, except Jan. 23-25, Feb. 3-7,

10 a.m. Feb. 19 to 4 p.m. Feb. 20, and 8 p.m. Feb. 20 to 4 p.m. Feb. 21. Reconstructed graph to complete Feb. 19-21 based on adjoining record. Datum of gage 

is 414.65 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements. 

Discharge for periods of no gage-height record estimated on basis of records for 

stations upstream and downstream.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge, 108,000 cfs 11 a.m. Feb. 17 (gage height, 

23.78 ft).

1938 to December 1958: Discharge, 201,000 cfs May 21, 1943 (gage height, 

29.36 ft).

Flood of Mar. 28, 1913, reached a stage of 26.4 ft, from graph based on oncedaily gage readings by Illinois Central Railroad Co. (discharge, 250,000 cfs, 

estimated).

Mean discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

January

5,030

5,330

5,630

6,100

5,180

3,480

4,320

4,880

4,880

February

29,800

30,200

29,500

28,500

28,000

26,500

24,500

18,900

16,000

Day

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

19..

January

5,030

5,030

5,180

5,330

6,100

6,580

5,480

5,030

4,960

February

35,400

39,300

49,000

70,900

91,900

103,000

107,000

99,700

87,900

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

29.

Runoff, in Inches ......................................................

January

16,900

28,400

30,000

28,000

26,000

23,000

23,700

24,900

26,300

28 , 100

1.10

February

65,700

56,100

49,400

42,100

35,800

32,600

31,000

29,900

------

48,650

3.86

Gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second, at Indicated time, 1959

Hour

Feb. 8

2. ...........

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

10.67

11.55

15.77

16.00

Discharge

17,700

19,500

32 , 600

Hour

Feb. 11

7.. ..........

12 m. ........

Feb. 13

6. ...........

Gage 

height

16.28

16.50

16.75

16.95

17.65

17.98

18.19

18.41

18.66

19.16

19.43

19.70

Discharge

33,700

34,600

35,800

36,800

42,400

43,600

45,000

46,600

50,500

52,800

55,200

Hour

Feb. 13 Con.

Feb. 14

3 a.m. .......

12 m. ........

6. ...........

Feb. 15

3 a.m. .......

6. ...........

9.. ..........

3 p.m. .......

6. ...........

9 p.m. .......

Gage 

height

19.98

20.28

20.85

21.18

21.44

21.69

21.94

22.12

22.29

22.46

22.61

22.74

22.88

22.98

23.09

Discharge

57,800

60,900

64,200

67,200

71,200

77,700

81,000

83,500

85,900

88,200

90,300

92,200

94,200

95,700

97,400
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A229

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959, of 

Wabash River at Riverton, Ind. Continued

Hour

'eb. 15 Con. 

12 p.m. ......

Feb. 16

.5 a.m. .......

15

3.. ..........

L2 m.. .......

15 p.m. .......

i3 ............

3............

12 p.m. . . i . . .

Feb. 17 

Z a.m. .......

t... .........

13.... ........

!3. ...........

10..... ......

LI. ..........

12 m. ........

1 p.m. ....... <t ?

'.'>... .........

4.. ..........

li. ...........

7

!i. ...........

'.1..... .......

:.2 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

23.18

23.28

"23.42

23.50

23.57

23.62

23.70

23.73

23.76 

23.76

23.77

23.77

23.78

23.77

23.77

23.76

23.75

23.74

23.75

23.73

23.63

Discharge

98,700

100,000

101 000

102,000

104,000

105,000

105,000

107,000

107,000 

107,000

108,000

108,000

108 , 000

107,000

107,000

107,000

107,000

105,000

Hour

Feb. 18

6............

9............

12 m.. .......

-12 p.m. ......

6.. ..........

9.. .......... 

12 m.. .......

3 p.m. ....... 

6 ............

12 m... ......

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

23 25

23 15

22.85

22.53 

22.43

22.34 

22 25

22 * 05

20 94

20.23

Discharge

93,800

90 500

89,200 

87,800

86,600

83 900

79 800

60,300

Hour

Feb. 22

12 m.. .......

6 a.m. .......

6 p.m. .......

Gage 

height

19 79

19 25

18.23 

17 94

17.63

Discharge

58 000

43,900

40,300

3ft u * 500 ow

35 500

32 000

256. Wabash River at Vincennes, Ind.

Location. Lat 38°40'52", long 87°32'04", near center of span on downstream side of 

bridge on U.S. Highway 50 at Vincennes, Knox County, 4.8 miles downstream from 

Maria Creek, 5.8 miles upstream from Embarrass River, and at mile 127.8.

Drainage area. 13,700 sq mi, approximately.

Sage-height record. Graph based on at.least twice-daily readings of wire-weight 

gage.Datum of gage is 394.43 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Auxiliary 

water-stage recorder 4.7 miles upstream furnished adequate record for most of 

flood period.

Discharge record. Stage-fall-discharge>relation defined by current-meter measurements.Stage-fall-discharge relation indefinite at times due to levee break. 

Discharge for this period and period of no auxiliary gage-height record estimated 

on basis of appearance of gage-height graph, discharge measurements, and records 

for stations upstream.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge, 97,000 cfs 12 p.m. Feb. 17; -gage height, 

25.65 ft 10 a.m. Feb. 17.

1929 to December 1958: Discharge, 189,000 cfs May 22, 23, 1943 (gage height, 

29.33 ft).

Flood of Mar. 29, 1913, reached a stage of 26.3 ft, from floodmarks, determined by Corps of Engineers (discharge, 255,000 cfs, estimated).

Stage known since at least 1867: That of May 22, 23, 1943.

Discharge known since at least 1867: That of Mar. 29, 1913.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

January

5,200

5,620

5,840

6,300

6,070

4,600

4,800

4,800

February

26,900

28,300

28,600

28,400

28,300

27,300

26,500

21,600

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

January

5,200

5,200

5,200

5,400

6,990

7,910

6,760

5,620

8, 580

February

30,400

34,000

38,500

50,200

67,600

80,500

91,200

92,100

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

Runoff,

January

14,700

26,700

29,300

29,600

28,400

26,300

25,500

25,500

26 j 800

12,920

1.09

February

72,600

68,000

59,000

50,500

44,800

37,600

34,600

32,400

46,490

3.53
A230 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

Gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second, 

Wabash River at Vlncennes, Ind.

it Indicated time, 1959, of

Hour

Feb. 8

12 ra. ........

6 p.m. .......

Feb. 10

6 a.m. .......

12 ra. ........

6 p.m. .......

12 p.m. ......

Feb. 11

6 a.m. .......

12 ra. ........

Feb. 12

12 ra. ........

12 p.m. ......

Feb. 13

12 m. ........

Feb. 14

12 ra. ........

Feb. 15

12 ra. ........

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

9.41

9.30

9.80

11.08

12.15

13.03

13.70

14.20

14.86

15.47

16.02

16.67

19.22

22.37

23.65

Discharge

17,400

17,000

19,300

22,600

26,500

28,900

29,700

30,300

34,100

38,100

49,900

68,000

75,200

Hour

Feb. 16 

6 a.m. .......

12 ra. ........

2 a.m. .......

8. ............

10. ..........

11. ..........

12 m. ........

4. ...........

12 ra. ........

6 p.m. .......

Feb. 19 

12 ra. ........

12 p.m.......

Feb. 20 

6 a.m. .......

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

24.17

24.65

25.08

25.52

25.64

22.50

22.82

22.87

22.32

Discharge

78,200

80,500

83,000

85,600

91,000

93,000

94,000

92,000

90,000

82,000

80,000

79,000

75,000

Hour

Feb. 21

12 p.m. ......

Feb. 22

12 ra. ........

Feb. 27

Feb. 28

Gage 

height

22 03

21.68

21 ' 29

21 13

Discharge

70,000

32 200

257. Blue River at Carthage, Ind.

Location.--Lat 39°46<, long 85°34', in sec.18, T.15 N., R.9 E., on right bank 500 ft 

upstream from highway bridge, half a mile west of Carthage, and 2-5- miles downstream from Three Mile Creek.

Drainage area. 187 sq mi.

Gage-height record.--Water-stage recorder graph, except 3 p.m. Jan. 23 to 8:30 a.m.

Jan. 25. Graph was completed for Jan. 23 and 25 from adjoining record. Datum of

gage is 859.33 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record.--Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 6,000 cfs and extended above by logarithmic plotting. Discharge for Jan. 24 

estimated on basis of recession trend and records for nearby stations. Shiftingcontrol method used at times.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 8,340 cfs 6 p.m. Jan. 21 (gage height, 

13.28 ft).

1950 to December 1958: Discharge, 7,020 cfs June 14, 1958 (gage height, 

12.42 ft).

Mean discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1. ....

2. ....

3. ....

4. ....

5. ....

6... ..

7 ... . . a.....

10. ....

January

531

437

264

190

175

170

158

130

97

February

333

264

276

437

287

221

200

210

2,590

Day

11.....

12.....

13.....

14. ....

15.... .

16.....

17.....

18.....

20.....

January

90

91

96

166

550

358

200

170

224

February

1,790

670

580

842

980

580

492

375

287

Day

21 .....

22.....

23.....

24.....

25.....

26.....

27.....

28.....

30 .....

Runoff,

January

4,920

3,990

1,950

808

515

428

340

290

276 

806

3.82

February

253

253

358

410

333

310

287

287

2.87
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANTTARY-FEBRUARY A231

Gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second, at Indicated time, 1959, of

Blue River at Carthage, Ind.

Hour

Jan. 19

12 m.. .......

9.. ..........

6. ...........

9.. ..........

12 m. ........

3. ...........

4. ...........

5. ...........

6...... ......

7 p.m. .......

Gage 

height

2.26

2.86

3.57

5.17

7.19

8.47

12.40

12.80

13.28

13.24

Discharge

129

880

1,850

2,680

7,020

7,620

8,280

Hour

Jan. 21 Con.

8.. ..........

10 ...........

6.... ........

Jan. 23

6... .........

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

9.82

9.51

9 CO

9.10

8.71

8.24

6.34

5.58

Discharge

8,130

7,660

5,370

3,920

3,610

3,320

3,200

2,870

2,490

1,440

1,130

Hour

Jan. 25

12 m.. .......

Jan. 27

12 m. ........

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

3.55

3.36

3.19

3.01

2.76

2.66

3.16

Discharge

521

478

426

380

336

285

278

257

255

373

258. .Blue River at Shelbyville, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°31'45", long 85°46'55", in SE£ sec.31, T.13 N., R.7 E., on left 

bank a quarter of a mile downstream from bridge on U.S. Highway 421 at Shelbyville, and 0.6 mile downstream from Little Blue River.

Drainage area.--425 sq mi.

jage-helght record. Water-stage recorder graph, except 10:30 p.m. Jan. 22 to 1 p.m. 

Jan. 24.Gage-height graph completed for Jan. 22 on basis of trend of chart and" 

hydrographer's inspection on Jan. 23. Datum of gage is 737.67 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements. 

Discharge estimated for Jan. 23 from shape of recession curve and records for 

nearby stations. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 19, 20, 25. 

Shifting-control method used at times.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge, 10,300 cfs 10 a.m. Jan. 22 (gage height, 

TBT50 ft).

1943 to December 1958: Discharge, 14,800 cfs Jan. 5, 1949 (gage height, 

17.00 ft), at site a quarter of a mile upstream at datum 3.5 ft higher.

Stage known since at least 1897: 20.2 ft in March 1913, from floodmarks.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

January

547

950

605

420

400

400

360

300

February

860

655

625

825

685

565

505

505

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

January

210

205

218

253

835

870

540

430

February

5,590

2,980

1,550

1,870

3,030

1,830

1,300

950

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

January

4,730

9,200

5,860

2,460

1,400

1,070

860

727

1,234

3.34

February

580

565

681

840

720

681

642

603

1,251

3.06

Gage height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at Indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 19

Jan. 20

12 m. ........

6.. ..........

9. ...........

Gage 

height

3.76

3.67

3.62

3.86

5.40

Discharge

350

328

970

Hour

Jan. 21

6... .........

6... .........

Gage 

height

6.90

8.65

12.75

Discharge

1,720

2,760

5,190

5,980

6,550

Hour

Jan. 22

6. ...........

7... .........

g

11 a.m. ......

Gage 

height

15.14

15.62

16.00

16.40

Discharge

8,570

9,140

9,470

9,600

10,300

10 . 200
A232 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second, at Indicated time, 1959, of 

Blue River at Shelbyvllle, Ind. Continued

Hour

Jan. 22--Con. 

12 ra. ........

2. ...........

3. ...........

4.. ..........

5.. ..........

7.. ..........

10.... .......

Jan. 23

4. ........... 

6.. ..........

10 ...........

12 m. ........

4 p.m. .......

Gage 

height

16.17

15.96

15.73

14.1 

13.7

12.7

12.1

Discharge

9,280

- 7,320 

6,870 

6,290

5,930

5,200

Hour

Jan. 23 Con.

g

6. ........... 

9.... ........

Jan. 25

6. ...........

12 m. ........

Gage 

height

8.12 

7.55 

7 23

6.47

Discharge

2,000 

1,800

1,380

Hour

Jan. 25 Con.

6 a.m. ....... 

12 m. ........

6 p.m. ....... 

12 p.m. ......

12 p.m. ......

Gage

height

5 45

5.31 

5.18

5.09 

4.99

4.66

Discharge

948

898 

853

786

673

259. Youngs Creek near Edinburg, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°25'08", long 86°00'18", in SW£ sec.5, T.ll N., R.5 E., on left 

bank on upstream side of highway bridge, half a mile southwest of Amity, 2 miles 

upstream from mouth, and 5 miles northwest of Edinburg.

Drainage area. 109 sq mi.

Gage-height record.--Water-stage recorder graph Jan. 19 to 4 a.m. Jan. 22. Datum of 

gage Is 670.20 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record.--Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 7,000 cfs and by contracted-opening measurement at 10,700 cfs. Discharge 

for period of no gage-height record estimated on basis of records for nearby 

stations. Shifting-control method used at times.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge, 6,270 cfs 9 p.m. Jan. 21 (gage height, 

 IT748 ft).

1942 to December 1958: Discharge, 10,700 cfs Jan. 27, 1952 (gage height, 

13.4 ft).

Mean discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

10.

January

120

148

87

56

58

56

51

46

36

February

150

110

94

130

110

80

70

68

2,000

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

20.

January

34

34

36

44

250

120

90

76

67 

202

February

900

500

400

375

650

360

290

215

120

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

30.

January

3,730

2,400

640

320

220

170

140

120

340

324

3.42

February

110

96

178

ISO

147

147

140

132

266

2.73

ge height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 19

6. ...........

12 p.m. ......

Gage

height

1 23

6.00

Discharge

257

1,060

Hour

Jan. 21

6. ...........

9 p.m. .......

Qage 

height

7.10

7.60

8.78

10.08

10.67

11.13

11.34

11.48

Discharge

1,370

1,600

2,350

3,840

4,780

5,600

5,990

6,250

6,270

Hour

Jan. 21--Con. 

10 p.m. ......

Jan. 22

2 a.m. .......

4 a.m. .......

Gage

height

11.43

11.17

10.81

10.22

Discharge

6,170

5,680

5,030

4,060
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A233

260. Sugar Creek near Edinburg, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°21'39", long 85°59'51","on line between sees. 29 and 32, T.ll N., 

R.5 E., on left bank 50 ft upstream from highway bridge in Camp Atterbury, 

lv miles upstream from Blue River, and 1-| miles northwest of Edinburg.

Drainage area. 462 sq mi.

jage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph, except 8 p.m. Jan. 22 to 6 a.m. 

Jan. 25. Datum of gage is 646.23 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record.--Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements. 

Discharge for periods of ice effect and no gage-height record estimated on basis 

of reconstructed gage-height graph and records for nearby stations.

. January-February 1959: Discharge, 11,400 cfs 6 p.m. Jan.,22 (gage height,

14.59 ft).

1942 to December 1958: Discharge, 27,600 cfs May 29, 1956 (gage .height, 

18.38 ft).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2 .

3.

4 f

5.

6.

7 .

8.

30.

January

259

644

513

364

270

296

266

241

190

February

834

592

488

671

592

437

364

341

3,690

Day

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

20..

January

180

170

170

181

561

600

450

370

407

February

6,020

3,680

2,120

2,120

2,890

2,050

1,480

1,100

700

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

30.

Itunof f , In inches .....................................................

January

4,840

10,800

10,000

5,760

2,130

1,280

882

681

941

3.69

February

618

565

644

834

725

698

671

644

1,316

2.97

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 19 

12 p.m. ......

Jan. 20

12 m. ........

2' p.m. .......

t ............

c >. .....

Jan. 21 

2 a.m. ....... 

4 ............

e ............

£............

10. ..........

6 ............

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

5.12

5.07

5.08

5.28

5.65

7.72 

8.72

9.50 

10.17 

10.75

11.63

12.34

13.43

Discharge

327

309

592

1,790 

2,490

3,180 

3,850

5,870

8,590

Hour

Jan. 22

4... .........

6... .........

8. ...........

10.. .........

6 a.m. ....... 

12 m.. .......

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

13 79

14.21

14 34

_

-

_

_

8.68

Discharge

11,000

10,700 

10,200

8,400

2,460

Hour

Jan. 25 Con.

6 p.m. ....... 

12 p.m. ......

Jan. 27

Gage 

height

7.84

6.84

6.72 

6.51

6.32

Discharge

1,870

1,260

1,190 

1,070

955
A234 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

261. Driftwood River near Edinburg, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°20'21", long 85°59'11", in sec.4, T.10 N., R.5 E., on left bank 

just downstream from highway bridge, 0.8 mile downstream from confluence of Blue 

River and Sugar Creek, and lj miles southwest of Edinburg.

Drainage area. 1,054 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph, except 9 p.m. Jan. 22 to 4 p.m. 

Jan. 24 and other short periods. Peak stage determined from reconstructed graph 

based on fragmentary gage-height record. Datum of gage is 636.99 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements. 

Relation affected by ice at times. Discharge for period of no gage-height record 

and period of ice effect estimated on basis of records for stations upstream and 

downstream and estimated gage-height graph.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 21,800 cfs 9 a.m. Jan. 23 (gage height, 

15.55 ft).

1940 to December 1958: Discharge, 37,500 cfs May 29, 1956 (gage height, 

16.80 ft).

Stage known: 20.3 ft in March 1913, from information by local residents.

Mean discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

January

665

1,620

1,570

1,170

720

720

680

620

February

2,560

1,930

1,620

1/820

1,880

1,520

1,270

1,220

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

January

500

480

490

512

1,070

1,650

1,500

1,200

February

10 , 600

9,600

5,920

4,940

6,400

5,980

4,060

5,000

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

31.

Runoff,

January

6,320

17,100

21,200

13,800

6,040

3,560

2,590

2,120

3,250

3 172

3.47

February

1,880

1,720

1,770

2,100

2,100

1,930

1,820

1,770

3 229

3.19

Gage height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at Indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 19

6. ...........

4.. ..........

6. ........... 

8. ...........

10 ........... 

12 m. ........ 

2 p.m. ....... 

4. ...........

2 a.m. .......

Gage 

height

3.73

6.15

7.75 

9.O5 

9.95

10.62 

11.20 

11,69 

12.08

13.77

Discharge

93O

9 6O

3,160 

4,190 

5,090

5,880 

6,680 

7,370

11,700

Hour

Jan. 22 Con.

6 a.m. ....... 

9... .........

6 p.m. ....... 

12 p.m. ...... 

Jan. 24

12 m.. .......

6. ...........

6 a.m. .......

Gage 

height

15 25

15 32

15.54 

15.55

15.46 

15.29

14.24

13.65

13.41

12.24

Discharge

21,700 

21,800

21,000 

19,700

13,500

11,400

10,700

7j_000

Hour

Jan. 25 Con.

12 m. ........

12 p.m. ......

Jan. 26

12 m. ........

12 p.m. ......

Jan. 27 

6 a.m. ....... 

12 m. ........

6 p.m. ....... 

12 p.m. ......

Jan. 28

12 m. ........

12 m. ........

Gage 

height

11.46

10.60

9.65

8.77

8.19

7.84

7.49

7.11 

6.78

6.55 

6.37

5.71

Discharge

5,800

5,000

4,300

3,900

3,490

3,230

2,980

2,750 

2,550

2,410 

2,300

2,110

1,940

1,780
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A235

262. Conns Creek at Homer, Ind. 

(Miscellaneous site)

Location. Lat 39°35', long 85°35', in NE£ sec.13, T.13 N., R.8 E., at Pennsylvania 

Railroad bridge at Homer, 300 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 44, and 

65 miles west of Rushville.

Drainage area.--31.0 sq mi.

Maximum.--January-February 1959: 

opening measurement.

Discharge, 2,490 cfs Jan. 21, by contracted263. Platrock River at St. Paul, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°25'03", long 85°38'03", in NE£ sec.9, T.ll N., R.8 E., on right 

bank 500 ft downstream from highway bridge, 0.8 mile southwest of St. Paul, and 

1^ miles downstream from Mill Creek.

Drainage area. 298 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph, except 1 p.m. Jan. 21 to 3:30 p.m. 

Jan. 22 and 10 p.m. Jan. 22 to 2 p.m. Jan. 23. Gage-height graph reconstructed 

on basis of floodmarks and adjoining record. Datum of gage is 764.84 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Indiana Flood Control and Water Resources Commission).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 5,000 cfs and by contracted-opening measurement of 14,500 cfs. At times 

when stage-discharge relation affected by ice, discharge estimated on basis of 

appearance of recorder chart, weather records, and records for nearby stations.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 14,500 cfs 12 p.m. Jan. 21 to 1 a.m. 

Jan. 22 (gage height, 11.34 ft).

1930 to December 1958: Discharge, 18,500 cfs Jan. 5, 1949 (gage height, 

10.60 ft).

Stage known since at least 1848: Approximately 20.5 ft in March 1913, from 

information by local residents.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 

6. 

7. 

8. 

9. 

10.

January

445 

652 

490 

310 

280 

265 

240 

210 

185 

160

February

608 

400 

360 

420 

420 

294 

242 

237 

272 

4,300

Day

11. 

12. 

13. 

14. 

15. 

16. 

17. 

18. 

19. 

20.

Monthly mean discharge, in cubic feet

January

150 

140 

144 

172 

588 

460 

370 

300 

270 

345

February

4,520 

1,980 

1,120 

2,410 

2,460 

1,710 

1,050 

910 

738 

575

Day

21. 

28. 

23. 

24. 

25. 

26. 

27. 

28. 

29. 

30. 

31.

January

8,630 

10,500 

2,500 

1,100 

831 

664 

520 

409 

352 

563 

782

1,065

4.13

February

480 

420 

480 

543 

542 

48O 

450 

430

------

1,030 

3.60

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 19

Jan. 3O

Jan. 31

4. ...........

6.. ..........

8 .............

13 m.........

4 p.m. .......

6. ...........

8...... ......

10 ...........

11... ........

13 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

1.38

4.67

6.35

7.32

8.60

9.80

10.35

10.84

11.28

11.34

Discharge

360

1,660

3,060

5,360

6,910

9,080

11,400

13,500

13,500

14,400

14,500

Hour

Jan. 22

2... ......... 

4. ...........

6.. ..........

8. ...........

12 m... ......

4 p.m. .......

6 a.m. .......

Gage 

height

11.34

11.28 

10.90

10.50

10.12

9.60

S.73

6.06

3.69

Discharge

14,500

14,400 

13,600

12,800

13,000

11,000

9,310

4,900

1,200

Hour

Jan. 24 Con. 

13 m.. .......

6 p.m. ....... 

12 p.m.... . . .

Jan. 25

8 a.m. .......

4 p.m. .......

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

3.38

3.19 

3.98

3.65

2.27

1.50

Discharge

1,100

1,000 

930

860

800

365

717-123 O - 64 - 16
A236 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

264. East Fork White River at Columbus, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°12' , long 85°56', in NW£ sec.25, T.9 N., R.5 E., on left bank at 

abandoned bridge abutment at west end of Second Street in Columbus, 0.6 mile 

downstream from confluence of Driftwood River and Flatrock Creek, and 1.4 miles 

upstream from Haw Creek.

Drainage area.--1,692 sq mi.

Gage-height record.--Water-stage recorder graph except for parts of days Jan. 22-26. 

Graph was drawn for period of missing record on basis of fragmentary chart record 

and gage readings Jan. 22. Datum of gage is 603.12 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929.

Discharge record.--Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 32,500 cfs 12 p.m. Jan. 22 (gage height, 

13.40 ft).

1947 to December 1958: Discharge, 48,700 cfs Jan. 28, 1952 (gage height, 

16.00 ft).

Stage known: 17.9 ft in March 1913, from floodmarks (discharge, about 

100,000 cfs).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.... 

2.... 

3.... 

4....

5.... 

6... . 

7. ... 

8... . 

9.... 

10. ...

Monthly 

Runoff,

January

1,200 

1,800 

2,300 

1,800 

1,390 

1,120 

1,060 

1,120 

1,010 

904

February

4,200 

3,120 

2,490 

2,640 

2,800 

2,190 

1,800 

1,670 

1,800 

8,590

Day

11.....

13.....

14.....

16.....

17.....

18 

19.....

mean -discharge, in cubic feet pe

January

838 

822 

822 

838 

2,500 

3,200 

2,300 

1,800 

1,700 

1,460

February

16,500 

16,200 

10,700 

8,430 

12,600 

10,700 

7,430 

5,950 

4,900 

3,850

Day

21. .. 

22. .. 

23. .. 

24. .. 

25. .. 

26. .. 

27. .. 

28. .. 

29. .. 

30. .. 

31. ..

r sec ond

January

9,390 

27,400 

28,000 

21,000 

12,600 

6,340 

4,300 

3,300 

2,720 

2,940 

4,490

4,918 

3.36

February

2,960 

2,640 

2,960 

3,300 

3,300 

2,960 

2,800 

2,640

5,433 

3.34

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 19

Jan. 20

12 m... ......

Jan. 21

6. ...........

9.. ..........

10 ...........

12 m........ . 

1 p.m. ....... 

2.... ........

3......... ... 

4...... ......

8. ...........

10 ...........

6. ...........

8 a.m. .......

Gage 

height

2.22

2.17

2.20

2.29

2.37

2.55

3.62 

5.26

6.21 

6.65 

7.05

7.40 

7.72

8.80

9.34

9.83

10.35

10.87

11.41

11.88

Discharge

1,450

1,650

2,340

6,010 

9,320

10,900 

11,600 

12,300

12,900 

13,500

17,200

20,200

25,500

Hour

Jan. 22 Con.

4. ...........

6.. ..........

8.. ..........

4. ........... 

6. ...........

10 ........... 

12 m. ........

4. ........... 

6... .........

8.. ..........

4 p.m. .......

Gage 

height

12.85

13.40

13.28 

13.14

12.15 

11.90 

11.83

11.85

11.76

1Q.81

10.40

Discharge

29,800

31,600

32,000

32,500

31,900 

31,200

26,600 

25,600 

25,300

25,400 

25,800

26,100

21,600

21,000

20 , 400

Hour

Jan. 24 Con.

8.. ..........

12 m. ........

4 a.m. ....... 

8. ...........

12 m. ........ 

4 p.m. ....... 

8. ...........

12 m.... .....

Jan. 28

12 m. ........

12 m. ........

.12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

8.54

7.82

7.13

6.42

5.00

4.33

3.88

3.60 

3.48 

3.39

3.12

2.97

2.84

2.66

2.62

Discharge

16,900

15,100

13,700

12,400

11,200

10,000

8,900

7,690 

6,700

5,950 

5,530 

5,210

4,270

3,740

3,260

2,680

2,550
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A237

265. Clifty Creek at Hartsville, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°16'25", long 85°42'10", in NW£ sec.36, T.10 N., R.7 E., at downstream side of left abutment of highway bridge, a quarter of a mile north of 

Hartsville, and 5 miles upstream from Duck Creek.

Drainage area. 88.8 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 677.34 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 6,000 cfs and by contracted-opening measurement at 11,300 cfs.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge, 11,300 cfs 6:30 p.m. Jan. 21 (gage 

height, 14.29 ft).

1948 to December 1958: Discharge, 8,100 cfs Jan. 5, 1949 (gage height, 

13.4 ft).

Stage known since at least 1897: 25.1 ft in March 1913, from floodmarks.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

10.

January

216

218

135

83

53

81

70

58

39

February

101

71

95

108

80

59

54

57

1,880

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

20.

January

38

38

38

57

330

230

115

80

179

February

561

268

242

1,280

1,010

310

242

280

140

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

30.

January

6,180

2,260

275

193

166

146

113

92

133

5.03

February

121

106

155

168

140

130

121

119

3.43

ge height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 19

2 p.m. ....... 

4.. .......... 

6.. .......... 

9............

11.... ....... 

12 p.m. ......

Jan. 21

3... .........

4... .........

5. ...........

8... .........

9. ...........

11... ........

2......... ...

3............

4... .........

5. ...........

6............

Gage 

height

2.13

2.09

2.37 

2.59 

2.64 

3.02

3.67 

4.41

4.80

6.38

10.48

12.20

12.78

13.32

14.13

14.27

14.26

Discharge

81

148 

202 

215 

316

524 

820

1,870

5,160

8,390

9,360

11,200

11,200

Hour

Jan. 21 Con.

10. .......... 11:..........

Jan. 22 

1 a.m. ....... 

2............

3............ 

4.... ........ 

5... ......... 

6............

7..... .......

11. ..........

4... .........

6. ...........

g

Gage 

height

13.50 

13.13

12.70

12.23 

11.74

11.20 

10.65 

10.00 

9.30

3

QO

3.58

2.94

2.75

2.71

Discharge

-\r\ onn

9,700

8,250

7,500 

6,760

5,980 

5,330 

4,680 

4,050

292

232

Hour

Jan. 24

1 p.m. .......

Jan. 25 

12 m... ......

Jan. 26

Jan. 29

Gage 

height

2.52 

2.48

2.47 

2.45 

2.41

2.40 

2.40

2.12

2.10

2.09

Discharge

185 

175

172 

168 

158

155 

155

112

87

87

87

83

81

87
A238 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

266. Sand Creek at Greensburg, Ind. 

(Miscellaneous site)

Location. Lat 39°20'08", long 85°27'53", in SE£ sec.l, T.10 N., R.9 E.,.at bridge 

on State Highway 46 at Greensburg.

Drainage area. 10.7 sq mi.

Maximum. January-February 1959: Discharge, 3,260 cfs Jan. 21, by culvert 

measurement.

267. Sand Creek near Brewersville, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°05'05", long 85°39'30", in NW£ sec.5, T.7 N., R.8 E., on left 

bank at downstream side of county highway bridge, 2j miles west of Brewersville, 

and 5.2 miles upstream from Bear Creek.

Drainage area. 156 sq mi.

Gage-height record.--Water-stage recorder graph. Altitude of gage is 630 ft (by 

barometer).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 6,500 cfs and by indirect measurement of 19,900 cfs.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge, 19,900 cfs 7:30 p.m. Jan. 21 (gage 

height, 21.70 ft, from recorder graph, 22.20 ft, from floodmarks).

1948 to December 1958: Discharge, 12,400 cfs Jan. 4, 1950 (gage height, 

19.20 ft) at site 1.7 miles upstream at datum approximately 8 ft higher.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1. .

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

.

January

281

330

150

100

76

59

71

70

CQ

February

166

114

117

220

162

114

93

93

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

January

41

39

41

69

1,260

434

180

120

February

920

363

409

1,540

1,390

475

334

790

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

.25.

26.

27.

28.

January

13,100

5,920

500

288

230

208

180

140

263

6.02

February

166

157

515

398

254

218

186

176

3.11

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 19

2 a.m. ....... 

6... .........

10 ...........

12 m......... 

2 p.m. ....... 

4.. .......... 

6... ......... 

9............

12 p.m. ...... 

Jan. 21

1 a.m. ....... 

2.. ..........

3.. .......... 

4. ...........

5. ...........

6. ...........

8... .........

9............

10. ..........

11. ..........

12 m. ........

2.. ..........

3. ...........

4. ...........

5 p.m. .......

Gage 

height

2.48

2.50 

2.45 

2.4S

2.57 

2.85 

3.24 

3.66 

4.10 

4 95

5.57

6.67 

7.85

9.58 

11.44

15.00

17.24

18.02

20.27

21.00

21.28

21.43

21.55

Discharge

125

128 

120 

125

141 

200 

297 

418 

555 

352

1,100

1,600 

2,210

3,300 

4,650

7,850

11,400

17,600

18,400

18 , 900

19,300

Hour

Jan. 21 Con.

7:30...... ... 

8.. .......... 

9............

11. .......... 

12 p.m. ......

Jan. 22 

1 a.m. .......

2. ........... 

3... .........

5..... ....... 

6.. ..........

7. ...........

10 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

21.70 

21.66 

21.58

21.22 

20.99

20.62

20.25 

19.74

18.66

17.17

5

QQ

5

-x o

4.98

4.55

Discharge

19,900 

19,700 

19,400

18,300 

17,600

16,500

15,500 

14,500 

13,500

12,300

10,100

842

Hour

Jan. 22 Con.

Jan. 23 

6 a.m. ....... 

12 m. ........

12 p.m. ...... 

Jan. 24 

12 m.. .......

6 p.m. ....... 

12 p.m. ......

12 m. ........

12, p.m.. .....

Gage 

height

3.84 

3.46

3.14

3.02 

2.83

2.74 

2.70

2.66

2 43

2 3O

2 1 Q

2.13

Discharge

594 

461

378 

360

326 

275

252 

242

232

1 Qft

127
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A239

268. East Pork White River at Seymour, Ind.

Location. Lat 38°58'57", long 85°53'57", in w£ sec.7, T.6 N., R.6 E., on left 

bank 1,700 ft downstream from highway bridge, 1 mile north of Seymour, 9.6 miles 

downstream from Sand Creek, and at mile 219.2.

Drainage area.--2,333 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 550.67 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 62,100 cfs 9 a.m. Jan. 22 (gage height, 

19.39 ft).

1923 to December 1958: Discharge, 78,500 cfs Jan. 5, 1949 (gage height, 

19.67 ft).

Stage known since at least 1897: 21.0 ft Mar. 26, 1913, from information by 

Corps of Engineers and State Highway Department of Indiana (discharge, 

120,000 cfs).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1..

2..

3..

4. .

5..

G. .

1 . .

8..

10..

January

1,320

2,760

3,230

2,620

1,780

1,360

1,500

1,550

1,300

February

5,680

4,850

3,810

3,390

3,560

3,230

2,760

2,480

7,040

Day

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16. .

17..

18..

20..

.

.

.

.

January

1,200

1,150

1,100

1,150

3,080

4,850

3,470

2,410

2,160

February

17,000

18,200

15,200

11,400

16,100

14,700

10,500

8,200

5,200

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

30.

Runoff,

January

14,400

55,900

35,900

29,000

19,200

12,000

7,800

5,740

4,210

3.75

February

4,250

3,990

4,260

5,150

4,750

4,460

4,080

3,810

3.14

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 19

12 m. ........

8.. ..........

10 ...........

12 p.m. ......

Jan. 21

5.. ..........

6. ...........

7.... ........

8..... .......

9..... .......

10 ...........

11.... .......

12 m... ......

2... .........

3...... ......

4. ...........

5. ...........

6. ...........

7. ...........

8. ...........

9. ...........

10 ...........

11... ........

Jan. 22

1 a.m. .......

Gage 

height

4.63

4.68

5.32

5.83

8.77

9.29

9.75

11.25

12.11

13.52

15.11

16.34

16.94

18.22

18.72

18.88

Discharge

2,130

2,560

2,940

5,650

6,220

6,720

9,750

13,500

15,500

20,300

24,300

33,600

38,300

49,700

Hour

Jan. 22 Con.

5... .........

6. ........... 

9. ...........

6. ...........

8..... .......

4 p.m. .......

Gage 

height

19.25

19 39

19.10

18.62

18.07

17 94

17 50

16.35

15.64

Discharge

58 200

54,600

2 7 900

20,400

17,200

Hour

Jan. 25 Con.

6. ........... 

8.. ..........

10. ..........

8. ...........

6 p.m. .......

Gage 

height

14.85

14 45

12.83

12.28

10.94

9

Cf\

7.34 

7.22

Discharge

14,800

11 900

10,800

8,170

4 730

4,210
A240 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

269. Graham Creek near Vernon, Ind.

Location. Lat 38°56', long 85°34', in SE£ sec.30, T.6 K., R.9 E., on right bank 

10 ft upstream from State Highway 7,4.7 miles southeast of Vernon, and 8.0 miles 

downstream from Little Graham Creek.

Drainage area. 77.6 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph, 

mean sea level, datum of 1929 (unadjusted).

Datum of gage is 677.47 ft above

Discharge record.--Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 6,000 cfs and indirect measurements of 17,000 cfs and 9,580 cfs at site 

7.4 miles downstream with drainage area of 91.2 sq mi. Peak discharge at downstream site adjusted to gage on basis of the square root of the ratio of the 

drainage areas.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 15,700 cfs 6 p.m. Jan. 21 (gage height, 

T5713 ft).

1955 to December 1958: Discharge, 8,800 cfs July 5, 1957 (gage height, 

15.13 ft).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

10.

January

56

118

52

31

23

19

23

22

16

February

84

57

51

119

107

69

51

49

1,040

Day

11.

.12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

20.

January

14

12

13

23

997

320

132

88

379

February

298

116

236

832

570

165

114

409

84

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

,26.

27.

28.

30.

Runoff,

-January

9,340

1,720

177

101

82

77

74

62

242

6.95

February

63

.56

435

286

118

90

74

63

2.82

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 19

Jan. 20

12 m....... ..

6...... ......

7. ...........

8..... .......

9... .........

Jan. 21

2.. ..........

4.... ........

5.. ..........

6. ...........

7. ...........

8.... ........

9.. ..........

11... ........

2... .........

Gage 

. height

2.87

2.87

3.20

3.62

5.36

5.62

6.72

13.60

15.69

18.45

Discharge

5 ZQfi

14,400

Hour

Jan. 21 Con.

5. ...........

6... .........

2. ...........

4.. ..........

Gage 

Jieight

5.04

3.49

Discharge

15,700

924

QQO

212

Hour

Jan. 23 Con.

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

3.20

2.97

2

Q*

2.86

Dis- 

 charge

QC

82

79

70

61
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A241

270. Middle Fork Creek at Lancaster, Ind. 

(Miscellaneous site)

Location. Lat 38°49'57", long 85°31'10", in E? sec.33, T.5 N., R.9 E., at bridge 

on State Highway 250 at Lancaster, and 1,400 ft upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 16.0 sq mi.

Maximum.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 4,780 cfs Jan. 21, by contractedopening measurement.

271. Muscatatuck River near Deputy, Ind.

Location.--Lat 38°48'10", long 85°40'10", in NEy sec.7, T.4 N., R.8 E., on right 

bank at downstream side of highway bridge, lj miles northwest of Deputy, 

ITT miles upstream from Coffee Creek, and 2.4 miles downstream from confluence of 

Graham Creek and Big Creek.

Drainage area. 296 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Graph drawn on basis of usual twice-daily readings of wireweight gage supplemented by hydrographer's readings and floodmark. The time of 

the crest was based on observations by Baltimore and Ohio railroad crews about 

2 miles upstream. Datum of gage is 541.13 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (unadjusted).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 25,000 cfs and by contracted-opening measurement at 52,200 cfs. Shiftingcontrol method used at times. Rate of change in stage used as a factor at times.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 52,200 cfs 8 p.m. Jan. 21 (gage height, 

33.1 ft).

1947 to December 1958: Discharge, 28,000 cfs Jan. 24, 1949 (gage height, 

27.7 ft).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1 . . 

2 f r

3..

4. .

5..

6..

7 . .

8. .

January

109

435

330

210

136

92

84

86

February

500

350

270

495

585

345

285

250

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

January

56

52

52

70

3,000

2,170

675

470

February

1,400

540

735

2,110

1,700

856

608

1,010

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

Runoff,

January

32,400

14,600

1,270

724

587

467

372

312

8.06

February

330

310

1,390

1,190

585

435

360

315

737

2.59

;e height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 19

8... .........

10 ...........

4. ...........

6... .........

8... .........

Jan. 21

4. ...........

6. ...........

8.. ..........

10 ...........

12 m... ......

4.. ..........

8 p.m. .......

Gage 

height

5.50

14.65

16.10

28.05

33.1

Discharge

585

5,800

20,800

42,200

52,200

Hour

Jan. 21 Con.

4.. ..........

8. ...........

10 ...........

6. ...........

2 p.m. .......

Gage 

height

31.05

28.30

13.50

10.25

8.05

Discharge

42,000

24 500

1,250

1,070

Hour

Jan. 23 Con.

8. ...........

Jan. 25

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

7.20

6.15

3.15

Discharge

906

840

742

652

412

338

292
A242 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

272. Muscatatuck River near Austin, Ind.

Location.--Lat 38°46', long 85°49', in sec.23, T.4 N., R.6 E., on right bank 15 ft 

downstream from bridge on U.S. Highway 31, 2 miles north of Austin, and 4 miles 

upstream from Stucker Fork.

Drainage area.--365 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph, except Jan. 19 to 3:30 p.m.

Jan. 22. Peak stage from floodmark and graph drawn on basis of adjoining good 

record from 6 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Jan. 22. Datum of gage is 513.96 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record.--Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements. 

Discharge for period of no gage-height record estimated on basis of records for 

station upstream and nearby stations.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge, 53,900 cfs 6 a.m. Jan. 22 (gage height, 

29.20 ft).

1932 to December 1958: Discharge, 26,000 cfs May 14, 1933 (gage height, 

26.60 ft).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1. 

2. 

3. 

4.

5. 

6.

7. 

8.

10.

January

^

-

February

-

1,220

Daj

11. 

12. 

13. 

14. 

15. 

16. 

17. 

18.

20.

r January

1,520 

2,800 

2,400 

1,200

1,300

February

2,360 

1,450

1,540 

3,090 

3,010 

1,280 

1,080

Day

21.. 

22.. 

23.. 

24.. 

25.. 

26.. 

27.. 

28..

30..

January

16,000 

38,400 

8,810 

2,780 

1,480 

1,090 

828

-

February

921

1,770 

1,090

------

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at Indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 19

Jan. 20

8.. ..........

10. ..........

10 ...........

10 ...........

6... .........

8. ...........

6. ...........

7 a.m. .......

Gage 

height

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

29.12

29.13

Discharge

780

2,800

5,000

25,000

29,000

52,900

53,100

Hour

Jan. 22 Con.

10 ...........

4. ...........

6.. ..........

9.. ..........

12 p.m. ......

2. ...........

3. ...........

6. ...........

11. ..........

4 p.m........

Gage 

height

28.73

28.47

27.82

27.04

26.48

25.65

25.05

24.76

23.93

23.20

22.08

21.10

Discharge

45,100

38,500

31,600

27,500

23,600

22,000

19,000

17,700

16,300

15,200

14,100

11,400

9,890

8,260

6,340

Hour

Jan. 23 Con.

8. ...........

10. ..........

Jan. 24

8.. ..........

12 m. ........

8. ...........

8. ...........

12 m.. .......

4 p.m........

8. ...........

8.. ..........

12 m.. .......

Jan. 27

Gage 

height

20.09

18.60

18.02

16.84

16.03

15.70

15.41

14.68

14.24

14.02

13.60

13.07

12.14

Discharge

4,640

2,670

2,030

1,550

1,460

1,260

1,140

1,090

985
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A243

273. Stucker Pork near Scottsburg, Ind. 

(Miscellaneous site)

Location. Lat 38°41'10", long 85°41'48", at bridge on State Highways 56 and 203, 

at confluence of Hog Creek and Woods Pork, 2.8 miles upstream from Kimberlin 

Creek and 4.0 miles east of Scottsburg.

Drainage area.--44.7 sq mi.

Maximum.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 12,100 cfs Jan. 21, by contractedopening measurement.

274. Honey Creek near Millhousen, Ind. 

(Miscellaneous site)

Location.--Lat 39°11'34", long 85°25'13", in SW£ sec.28, T.9 N., R.10 E., at bridge 

on county highway, 2,000 ft upstream from mouth, and 1.4 miles southeast of 

Millhousen.

Drainage area. 3.10 sq mi.

Maximum. January-February 1959: Discharge, 988 cfs Jan. 21, by culvert measurement.

275. Brush Creek near Nebraska, Ind.

Location.--Lat 39°04', long 85°29', in NE£ sec.11, T.7 N., R.9 E., on right bank at 

downstream side of county road bridge, 1.5 miles northwest of Nebraska, 2.9 miles 

northeast of Butlerville, and 3.6 miles upstream from Brush Creek Dam.

Drainage area. 11.7 sq mi.

Gage-height record.--Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 717.17 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Indiana Flood Control and Water Resources Commission).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 450 cfs, indirect measurement of 2,360 cfs and extended above by logarithmic plotting. Shifting-control method used at times.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 2,730 cfs 11 a.m. Jan. 21 (gage height, 

10.30 ft).

1955 to December 1958: Discharge, 2,360 cfs July 22, 1958 (gage height,

Mean discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1. 

2. 

3.

4. 

5. 

6. 

7 . 

8. 

9. 

10.

January

38 

11 

5.1 

3.6 

3.1 

2.7 

3.5 

2.9 

2.4 

2.1

February

7.8 

5.7 

7.8 

14 

8.2 

5.4 

4.8 

5.7 

82 

139

Day

11. 

12. 

13. 

14. 

15. 

16. 

17. 

18. 

19. 

20.

Monthly mean discharge, in cubic feet 

Runoff, in inches ....................

January

1.8 

1.6 

2.0 

28 

184 

35 

16 

11 

11 

150

February

22 

13 

41 

130 

40 

18 

16 

72 

14 

8.6

Day

21. 

22. 

23. 

24. 

25. 

26. 

27. 

23. 29.- 

30. 

31.

January

1,460 

50 

14 

9.3 

8.6 

9.0 

7.7 

7.1 

23 

64 

15

6.94

February

7.0 

6.3 

101 

29 

16 

12 

9.1 

8.6

------

30.1 

2.68

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 19

11. ..........

2... .........

3. ...........

4. ...........

5 p.m. .......

Gage 

height

2.40

4.42

4.66

Discharge

12

11

32

88

188

266

272

321

Hour

Jan. 20--Con.

7. ...........

9. ...........

11. ..........

1:30. a.m. ....

Gage 

height

4.30

5.03

4.88

Discharge

250

369

Hour

Jan. 21--Con.

5. ...........

6.. ..........

11. ..........

12 m. ........

Gage 

height

9.71

9 98

10.14

Discharge

1,890

2,560

2,220

2,730

2,630
A244 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

Gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second, at Indicated time, 1959, of 

Brush Creek near Nebraska, Ind. Continued

Hour

Jan. 21 Con.

2... .........

3..... .......

4.. ..........

7.. ..........

10... ........

11. ..........

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

8.60

8.03

5.85

5.13

3.76

3.59

Discharge

1,480

162

138

Hour

Jan. 22

6 p.m. .......

Gage 

height

3 42

2 99

2 53

2 50

2.56

2.46

Discharge

27

12

Hour

Jan. 23 Con.

Jan. 25

12 m.. .......

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

2.37

2.43

2.38

2.39

Discharge

8.0

8.4

8.7

276. North Fork of Vernon Fork near Butlervllle, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°02'55", long 85°32'40", in SE^ sec.17, T.7 N., R.9 E., on left 

bank 0.3 mile downstream from Muscatatuck State School dam, 1-J- miles downstream 

from Brush Creek, and 2 miles northwest of Butlerville.

Drainage area. 87.3 sq mi.

Gage-height record.-^Water-stage recorder graph, except 12 m. Jan. 21 to 10 a.m. 

Jan. 23. Peak stage from floodmark, and graph completed from adjoining record. 

Datum of gage is 669.40 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record.--Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 10,000 cfs and by slope-area measurement at 26,200 cfs.

'Maxima. January-February 1959 

height, 25.41 ft).

1942 to December 1958: Discharge, 10,900 cfs Mar. 6, 1945 

gage height, 18.73 ft Jan. 24, 1949.

Discharge, 26,200 cfs 2:30 p.m. Jan. 21 (gage

and Jan. 24, 1949;

'Mean discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2 .

3.

4.

5.

6.

7 _

8.

10 !

January

154

133

72

49

32

26

26

28

20

February

135

88

45

94

66

43

37

41

1,360

Day

11..

12..

13J.

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

20..

January

17

16

18

36

1,020

256

101

68

58 

292

February

195

109

191

882

381

201

169

440

132

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

30.

January

13,200

1,560

198

152

141

134

125

107

263

600

February

112

112

344

225

162

147

112

70

22O

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 19

2 a.m. ....... 

11... ........ 

4 p.m. ....... 

7. ...........

8. ........... 

9. ...........

10 ........... 

11. .......... 

12 p.m. ......

1 a.m. ....... 

2. ...........

3.. ..........

5 a.m. .......

Gage 

height

2.92 

2.96 

3.22 

3.98

4.65 

4.78 

5.55 

5.86 

6.20

6.35

8.04

11.30

Discharge

60 

68 

135 

418

726 

790 

1,180 

i;330 

1,500

1,580

4,150

Hour

Jan. 21 Con.

8. ........... 

9. ........... 

10 ........... 

11. ..........

1 p.m. ....... 

2.. .......... 

2 : 30 ......... 

3. ...........

6. ...........

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

16.50 

18.00 

19.50 

21.33

24.67 

25.38 

25.41 

25.30

23.59

16.1

Discharge

9,000 

10,800 

12,800 

15,800

23,600 

26,100 

26,200 

25,800

20,400

8,560

Hour

Jan. 22

6. ........... 

8. ...........

10... ........ 

12 m. ........

8. ........... 

12 p.m. ......

Jan. 23

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

6.3 

5.3 

4.7 

4.3

3.6 

3.5

3 34

3.25

Discharge

1,550 

1,050 

751 

559

270 

225

144
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A245

277. Vernon Pork at Vernon, Ind.

Location. Lat 38°57', long 85°37', In sec.10, T.6 N., R.8 E., on right bank just 

dovmstream from highway bridge, 1 mile southwest of Vernon, and 2 miles downstream from confluence of North and South Porks.

Drainage area. 201 sq ml.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph, except 2-6:30 p.m. Jan. 21 and 

12:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 22. Graph completed on basis of adjoining record and 

peak stage from floodmark. Datum of gage Is 587.30 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1944 (levels by Indiana Flood Control 

and Water Resources Commission).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 25,000 cfs and by slope-area measurement of 56,800 cfs.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 56,800 cfs 4:30 p.m. Jan. 21 (gage 

height, 32.83 ft).

1939 to December 1958: Discharge, 27,700 cfs Mar. 6, 1945 (gage height, 

26.28 ft, from floodmark).

Stage known since at least 1897: That of Jan. 21, 1959.

Mean discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

10.

January

214:

370

185

100

70

58

61

65

48

February

257

185

128

242

215

137

103

103

2,580

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

20.

January

42

40

41

67

2,280

698

302

205

804

February

649

279

432

1,640

1,160

432

326

880

246

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

30.

Runoff,

January

31,900

4,620

501

319

277

256

244

207

636

8.41

February

205

195

887

604

351

290

246

175

2.50

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 19

9. ...........

12 m.. .......

4. ...........

6. ...........

8.. ..........

10. ..........

11. ..........

Jan. 21

2.. ..........

3.. ..........

4. ...........

5.. ..........

6... .........

7.. ..........

8.. ..........

10 ...........

12 m... ......

2 p.m. .......

Gage 

height

2.04

2.06

2.15

4.78

5.58

7.32

8.46

10.00

10.86

12.55

15.00

17.37

21.46

24.50

26.13

29.48

31.83

Discharge

145

148

166

604

932

1,280

2,230

3,060

4,440

5,260

6,950

9,510

12,600

16,000

18,900

25,200

29,400

40,700

51,200

Hour

Jan. 21 Con.

4. ...........

4:30. ........

5. ...........

6.. ..........

8.. ..........

10. ..........

2... .........

4... .........

6... .........

8..... .......

10 ...........

12 m... ......

4..... .......

6... .........

8.. ..........

10 ...........

4 a.m. .......

Gage 

height

32.79

32.83

28.37

15.1

11.4

6.4

3.97

Discharge

56,500

56,800

15,600

5,800

1,680

828

631

Hour

Jan. 23 Con.

8....... .....

12 m.. .......

Jan. 26

12 m...... ...

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

3.68

3.41

3.23

3.17

3.07

2.91

2.75

2.74

2.69

2.62

2.60

2.57

2.55

2.48

2.29

Discharge

463

412

396

369

328

304

290

288

277

261

257

251

246

232

193
A246 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

278. Sixmile Creek at Hayden, Ind. 

(Miscellaneous site)

Location. Lat 38°59', long 85°44', in Wj see.10, T.6 N. , R.7 E., at bridge on U.S. 

Highway 50, half a mile south of Hayden, and 6-5- miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 20.8 sq mi.

Maximum. January-February 1959: 

opening measurement.

Discharge, 6,080 cfs Jan. 21, by contracted279. Manning ditch at Dudleytown, Ind. 

(Miscellaneous site)

Location. Lat 38°51', long 85°55', on line between sees. 24 and 25, T.5 N., R.5 E., 

at bridge on State Highway 250, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Horse Lick 

Creek, and three-quarters of a mile west of Dudleytown.

Drainage area. 12.5 sq mi.

Maximum. January-February 1959: 

opening measurement.

Discharge, 2,350 cfs Jan. 21, by contraeted280. East Fork White River near Bedford, Ind.

Location. Lat 38°46'10", long 86°24'30", in NE? sec.21, T.4 N., R.I E., at downstream side of center pier of bridge on county road, 0.4 mile upstream from Mill 

Creek, 2.9 miles downstream from Sugar Creek, 3.9 miles northeast of Mitchell, 

and 7.8 miles southeast of Bedford. Auxiliary gage located at site 9.7 miles 

downstream at downstream side of U.S. Highway 50 bridge.

Drainage area. 3,870 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph subsequent to 1 a.m. Jan. 28. Graph 

reconstructed Jan. 21-27 on basis of fragmentary record Jan. 21-23, floodmark, 

and record for auxiliary gage. Datum of gage is 473.59 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements. 

Fall used as a factor when stage exceeds 21 ft. Discharge estimated Jan. 19, 20 

on basis of records for stations upstream and downstream.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 65,100 cfs 2 a.m. Jan. 25; gage height, 

34.87 ft 6 a.m. Jan. 25.

1939 to December 1958: Discharge, 68,400 cfs Mar. 9, 1945; gage height, 

33.75 ft Mar. 9, 1945, at site downstream with drainage area of 4,060 sq mi and 

at datum 4.39 ft lower.

Stage known: 47.5 ft in March 1913 from floodmark determined by Corps of 

Engineers at former site (discharge, 155,000 cfs), at site and datum in use 

Mar. 9, 1945.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

January

1,620

2,080

3,400

4,470

3,800

2,900

2,600

2,600

February

12,000

10,400

9,320

7,530

6,280

6,000

5,640

5,460

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

January

2,300

2,200

2,200

2,400

3,000

5,820

7,200

6,400

February

8,340

11,100

17,200

23,900

22,700

19,900

22,400

21,700

Day

Zi.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

January

14,300

18,500

40,800

60,200

61,800

50,400

39,400

30,400

4.28

February

12,500

10,100

8,610

8,520

8,970

9,240

8,880

7,800

3.16
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A247

Gage height, In feetj and discharge, In cubic feet per second, at Indicated time, 1959, of 

East Fork White River near Bedford, Ind.

Hour

Jan. 20

Jan. 21

3. ...........

4. ...........

5. ...........

6. ...........

8. ...........

9. ...........

10 ...........

11. ..........

12 m.. .......

2. ...........

3... .........

4. ...........

5. ...........

6. ...........

8... .........

10 ...........

Jan. 22

6. ...........

12 m.. .......

6. ...........

10 ...........

Jan. 23 

2 a.m. ....... 

3.. .......... 

4.. .......... 

5.. ..........

6. ........... 

7. ........... 

8. ........... 

9. ...........

10. ..........

11. ..........

12 m.. .......

1 p.m. .......

2. ...........

3.. ..........

4. ...........

6. ...........

8. ...........

10 p.m.. .....

Gage

height

10.80

13.07

14.38

17.70

18.39

19.80

20.42

20.85

21.00

21.65

21.83

22.00

22.29

22.63

22.77

23.36

23.93 

24.30 

24.67 

25.04

25.51 

26.00 

26.85 

27.62 

28.37

28.73

29.06

29.31

29.60

30.55

31.00

31.47

Discharge

6,900

7,680

8,940

10,100

12,500

13,500

14,300

15,500

16,000

16,800

17,100

17,400

17,600

17,700

17,800

17,800

17,900

18,000

18,300

18,500

19,300

20,000

21,500 

22,600 

24,200 

25,900

28,300 

30,700 

34,200 

38,100 

42,300

45,300

48,100

48,500

49,100

50,200

51,000

52,000

53,000

Hour

Jan. 23 Con.

Jan. 24

6.. ..........

8. ...........

4. ...........

6.. ..........

8.. ..........

10 ...........

4. ...........

5. ...........

8. ...........

9. ...........

10 ...........

11.. .........

12 m... ......

6. ...........

10 ...........

2 a.m. ....... 

4. ........... 

6. ...........

10. ..........

6. ...........

10. .......... 

12 p.m. ......

8.. ..........

12 m.. .......

4 a.m. .......

Gage 

height

31.90

33.28

34.00

34.19

34.51

34.65

34.81

34.84

34.85

34.83

34.81

34.78

34.75

34 30

33.89 

33.74 

33.59 

33.27

32.48 

32.05 

31.85

31.43

31.02

30.62

30.19

29 32

28.86

Discharge

58,000

65, 100

64,000

63,600

63,300

55,300 

54,300 

53,400 

51,300

47,400 

45,400 

44,500

39,500

37,800

33,000

Hour

Jan. 28 Con.

Feb. 1

12 p.m. ......

Feb. 3 

6 a.m. ....... 

12 m. ........

6 p.m. ....... 

12 p.m. ......

Feb. 4

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

28.36

28.08

27.58

25.17

24.46

23.76

23.06

21.59

20.77

18.19

17.46

16.83

16.25

14.22

13.90 

13.54

13.10 

12.58

9.88

Discharge

31,400

30,700

29,000

21,300

20,200

19,200

18,400

17,300

15,000

14,000

13,200

12,500

12,000

10,200

9,980

9,690 

9,360

8,970 

8,500

7 QQn

6,070
A248 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

281. North Fork Salt Creek near Belmont, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°09'00", long 86°20'14", In NW£ sec.5, T.8 N. , R.2 E., on right 

bank 15 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 46, 100 ft upstream from 

Schooner Creek, 0.7 mile northeast of Belmont, 6^ miles upstream from Brummett 

Creek, and 20 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 120 sq mi, includes that of Schooner Creek.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph Jan. 19 to 7 p.m. Jan. 22 and 4 p.m. 

Jan. 30 to Jan. 31. Datum of gage is 543.62 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Indiana Flood Control and-Water Resources Commission).

Discharge re.cord. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements. 

Rate of change in stage used as a factor when stage is between 6.5 ft and 19.3 ft. 

Discharge for periods of no gage-height record estimated on the basis of recession curve of the flood of May 24, 1952.

Discharge, 10,600 cfs 7-8 p.m. Jan. 21 (gage height, 

15,200 cfs May 24, 1952; gage height,

Maxima. January-February 1959: 

21.85 ft).

1946 to December 1958: Discharge 

22.55 ft May 24, 1952.

Stage known: 25.7 ft in March 1913, from information by local'residents.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2.

3.

.4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

10.

January

112

171

122

94

65

60

57

60

38

February

123

94

105

162

136

105

94

105

2,850

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

20.

January

34

30

30

50

661

350

194

148

212

February

1,280

376

311

1,250

1,240

449

311

467

207

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

2S.

30.

January

7,380

4,120

510

2SO

220

eoo

190

ISO

175

524

5.04

- February

181

148

503

402

272

220

181

168

3.80

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic.feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 19

11...........

2. ...........

4. ...........

8...... ......

10...........

12 p.m. .......

Jan. 21

2. ...........

3.... ........

5...... ......

Gage 

height

10.20

15.64

17.94

Discharge

orr c

1,190

2,740

3,250

Hour

Jan. 21 Con.

8.. ..........

7.. ..........

Gage 

height

19.22

21.85

21.85

21.83

21.52

21.36

Discharge

4,920

5,540

6,460

10,400

10,600

10,600

1O.500

10 , 100

9,840

9,490

Hour

Jan. 22 Con.

3.. ..........

2....... .....

3.... ........

4. ...........

8... .........

Gage 

height

20.96

17.58

16.68

_

_

Discharge

8,610

2,290

1,730

1,330

1,140

1,000
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A249

282. Salt Creek near Harrodsburg, Ind.

Location. Lat 39°00'40", long 86°31'05", in SE£ sec.28, T.7 N. , R.I W., 30 ft right 

of left abutment on downstream side of county road bridge, 1.5 miles upstream 

from Clear Creek, and 1.6 miles east of Harrodsburg.

Drainage area.--441 sq ml.

Gage-height record.--Graph based on twice-daily readings of the wire-weight gage. 

Datum of gage Is 483.19 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Indiana 

Flood Control and Water Resources Commission).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 8,000 cfs and extended above by logarithmic plotting. Relation affected by 

backwater and discharge estimated for part of Jan. 22, 23 and 24 and all of 

Jan. 25-31.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 17,900 cfs 2 p.m. Jan. 23 (gage height, 

31.88 ft).

1955 to December 1958: Discharge, 9,680 cfs May 24, 1957 (gage height, 29.34 

ft, observed).

Stage known: 38.1 ft In March 1913, from Information by local resident.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1..

2..

3..

4. .

5..

6..

7 . .

8..

January

190

604

778

540

444

444

444

328

February

317

302

310

439

489

416

334

315

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

January

202

156

146

166

1,040

2,520

1,940

904

February

3,880

4,340

4,120

3,310

3,960

4,240

3,680

2,410

Day

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

Runoff, in inches ......................................................

January

4,460

7,090

13,100

8,010

3,530

1,630

810

519

4.47

February

796

620

922

1,780

1,560

1,050

832

688

4.00

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 19

4.. ..........

6.. ..........

8..... .......

10...... .....

Jan. 21 

2 a.m. ....... 

4... ......... 

6. ........... 

8.. .......... 

10. ..........

2 p.m. ....... 

4.. .......... 

8. ........... 

12 p.m. ......

Jan. 22 

4 a.m. .......

Gage 

height

8.35

8.35

9.80

13.50

17.10 

18.95 

20.80 

22.63 

23.77

24.98 

25.35 

25.58 

25.70

25.82

Discharge

572

572

1,540

2,390 

2,890 

3,440 

4,050 

4,580

5,220 

5,440

5,610 

5,690

5,770

Hour

Jan. 22 Con.

12 m... ......

4. ...........

4. ........... 

6. ........... 

8. ...........

10........... 

12 m.... .....

4.. .......... 

6............ 

8.. ..........

10........... 

12 p.m. ......

Jan. 24 

4 a.m........

Gage

height

31.07

31.35 

31.46 

31.59 

31.75 

31.82 

31.88

31.82 

31.59 

31.25 

30.95 

30.60

29.78

Discharge

8,800

14,600 

15,500 

16,500 

17,400 

17,700 

17,900

17,700 

16,800 

15,500 

14,400 

13,300

11,000

Hour

Jan. 24 Con.

12 m. ........

8. ...........

12 m. ........

12 p.m. ......

Jan. 26 

6 a.m. ....... 

12 m. ........ 

6 p.m. ....... 

12 p.m. ......

Jan. 27 

6 a.m. ....... 

12 m. ........ 

6 p.m. ....... 

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

27.48

27.10

26.80

25.90

24.48

23.59 

22.81 

22.20 

21.65

21.10 

20.78 

20.00 

19.40

Discharge

6,700

3,400

2,320

1,910 

1,580 

1,310 

1,090

920 

780 

690 

610
A250 FLOODS OP 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

283. Salt Creek near Peerless, Ind.

Location. Lat 38°56'35", long 86°30'40", In NW^ sec.22, T.6 N., R.I W., on downstream side near center of Monon Railroad bridge, 3,400 ft downstream from Little 

Salt Creek, 1.5 miles north of Peerless, and 18.6 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--582 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Graph based on twice-daily readings of wire-weight gage and 

floodmark. Datum of gage is 476.02 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements. 

Relation affected by backwater Jan. 23-31, discharge estimated on basis of 

current-meter measurements and record for station upstream.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 14,100 cfs 4-6 p.m. Jan. 23; gage 

height, 31.62 ft 12 p.m. Jan. 23 to 1 a.m. Jan. 24, from floodmark.

1939-50, 1957 to December 1958: Discharge, 20,400 cfs Jan. 7, 1949 (gage 

height, 33.06 ft).

Flood in January 1937 reached a stage of 34.30 ft, from information by Corps 

of Engineers.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1. 

2. 

3. 

4.

5. 

6. 

7. 

8. 

9. 

10.

Monthly 

Runoff,

January

262 

569 

824 

637 

620 

569 

586 

472 

382 

334

February

740 

680

637 

722 

773 

705 

536 

488 

586 

2,830

Day

11. 

12. 

13. 

14. 

15. 

16. 

17. 

18. 

19. 

20.

mean discharge, in cubic feet

January

274 

250 

226 

292 

1,290 

2,590 

2,440 

1,290 

1,070 

1,270

February

4,330 

4,690 

4,910 

4,690 

5,020 

5,200 

5,090 

4,050 

2,980 

2,060

Day

21. 

22. 

23. 

24. 

25. 

26. 

27. 

28. 

29. 

30. 

31.

January

5,500 

7,250 

12,700 

11,700 

9,100 

5,560 

3,060 

1,9OO 

1,300 

1,000 

820

February

1,290 

965 

1,270 

2,090 

2,060 

1,450 

1,130 

947

------

2,247 

4.02

.Gage height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 19

Jan. 20

12 m.. .......

2 p.m. .......

6. ...........

8. ...........

10.. .........

Jan. 21

4. ...........

6.. ..........

8. ...........

10 ...........

12 m. ........

6. ...........

8. ...........

.10.... ......:

Jan.' 22

4. ...........

6. ...........

8. ...........

10. ..........

12 m. ........

4.... ......:.

6 p.m. .......

Gage 

height

8.70

8.42

14.25

16.00

17.75

"21.30

 24.98

25.55

26.05

-26.10

26.26

26.35

27.05

27.30

27.60

Discharge

6,250

6,620

7, -740.

Hour

Jan. .22 Con.

2 p.m........

10...........

4 a.m........

Gage 

height

28.55

 29 30

30 22

31.15

31.55

31.35

30.64

Discharge

12 300

11,600

10,100

Hour

Jan. 25 Con,

8... .........

8. ...........

. 12 m. ........

8... .........

Gage 

height

27/66

23.90

22.38

19.42

18.40

Discharge

6 79A

4,420

1,900

1,600

1,200

1.200
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A251

284. East Pork White River at Shoals, Ind.

Location. Lat 38°40'02", long 86°47'32",' in sec.30, T.3 N., R.3 W., in first pier 

from left bank of highway bridge at Shoals, 400 ft upstream from Baltimore & 

Ohio Railroad bridge, 1 mile upstream from Beaver Creek, and at mile 107.6.

Drainage area.--4.954 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph corrected for drawdown on basis of 

outside gage. Datum of gage is 442.25 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 68,200 cfs 12 p.m. Jan. 26 to 2 a.m. 

Jan. 27 (gage height, 32.07 ft).

1903-6, 1908-16, 1923 to December 1958: Discharge, 160,000 cfs Mar. 28, 1913 

(gage height, 42.2 ft), from rating extended above 100,000 cfs by logarithmic 

plotting.

Stage known since at least 1897: That of Mar. 28, 1913.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2 .

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

.

January

2,100

2,600

3,690

4,890

4,680

3,500

3,130

3,130

February

22,900

15,600

12,400

10,600

8,500

7,390

6,990

6,570

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

January

3,130

2,600

2,600

2,770

3,690

7,210

9,350

8,530

February

12,700

14,200

17,500

22,000

27,200

28,600

27,200

26,800

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

January

21,300

34,900

37,200

41,800

56,000

66,200

66,500

58,600

33,-SOO

4.50

February

18,400

14,600

12,400

11,900

12,100

12,100

11,400

10,400

15,440

3.25

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 19 

32 p.m. ......

Jan. 20

£ a.m. ....... 

32 m.. .......

t ............

10... ........

32 p.m. ......

Jan. 21

c a.m. .......

4 ............

6 ............

t ............

30. .......... 

31. .......... 

32 m. ........

4 ............

e ............

C|

30. ..........

Jan. 22 

Z a.m. .......

4 ............

6 ............

32 m. ........

£.. ...........

32 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

6.45

6.53 

6.59

6.68

6.74

7.27

7.77

9.45

10.28

11.15

12.92 

13.67

14.44 

15.25 

16.03

17.50 

18.15

18.56

19.06

19.43

20.40

20.68

21.55

21.89

23.54

Discharge

7,540

7,720 

7,850

8,050

8,180

10,300

14,300

15,500

17,800 

18,600

19,500 

20,600 

21,800 

23 100

24,200

26,900

27,700

29,700

30,300

32,200

33,000

36,100

36.900

Hour

 Jan. 23 

4 a.m. .......

9.. ..........

12 m..... ... .

4 p.m. ....... 

7. ...........

10. ..........

4. ...........

6. ...........

10. ..........

12 m. ........

9....... ..... 

12 p.m. ......

Jan. 25 

4 a.m. .......

10. ..........

6. ...........

Jan. 26 

4 a.m. ....... 

6. ...........

8.. ..........

8 p.m. .......

Gage 

height

23.63

23.65

23.87

24.00

24.15

27.08 

27.71

28.50 

29 17

29.46 

29 74

31.33 

31.48

31 72

32.03

Discharge

37,100

37,200

37,700

38,000

38,400

46,600 

48,600

51,300

54, 900

64,000 

64,800

68.000

Hour

Jan. 26 Con.

Jan. 27

Jan. 28 

4 a.m. .......

12 m. ........ 

4 p.m. ....... 

8. ...........

12 p.m. ......

Jan. 30 

4 a.m. .......

4 a.m. .......

. Gage 

height

32.06

32.06

30.92

30.31 

29.98 

29.53

29.18

27 33

26.53

25 25

23.72

Discharge

61,800

58,700 

57,300 

55,200

53,900

52 500

45,000

37.300

717-123 O - 64 - 17
A252 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959, of 

East Fork White River at Shoals, Ind. Continued

Hour

Jan. 31 Con.

12 m.. .......

8.. ..........

4 a.m. ....... 

8.. ..........

12 m. ........

4 p.m. ....... 

8. ...........

Feb. 2

Gage 

height

23.08

22.38

21.55

18.70 

17.62 

16.56

14.50 

13.53

12.60

Discharge

34,100

32,200

26,300 

24,400 

22,600

21,000 

19,600 

18,400

17,400

Hour

Feb. 2 --Con.

Feb. 3 

6 a.m. ....... 

12 m. ........

12 p.m. ...... 

Feb. 4

12 m.. .......

Gage 

height

9.28 

8.99

8.48 

8.22

7.94

Discharge

12,800 

12,400 

12 000

11,500

10,600

Hour

Feb. 4 Con.

12 m.. .......

6 p.m. ....... 

12 p.m. ......

6 a.m. ....... 

12 m. ........ 

6 p.m. .......

Gage 

height

7 37

6.67 

6.53

6.44 

6.37 

6.31

Discharge

8,020 

7,720

7,520 

7,360 

7,230

285. Lick Creek near Paoli, Ind. 

(Miscellaneous site)

Location. Lat 38°34'22", long 86°32'30", in SE^ sec.29, T.2 N., R.I W., at bridge 

on State Highway 56, 4.0 miles west of Paoli, and 7.3 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 45.2 sq mi.

Maximum. January-February 1959: 

measurement.

Discharge, 8,160 cfs Jan. 21, by culvert

286. Patoka River at Jasper, Ind.

Location (revised) . Lat 38°24'49", long 86°52'36"", in SE£ sec.20, T.I S., R.4 W. , 

on left bank 0.3 mile upstream from unnamed outlet of Jasper Lake, 1.0 mile downstream from Coon Seitz bridge, 1.2 miles downstream from Beaver Creek, and 

3.3 miles northeast of Jasper.

Supplementary gage for high-water periods at former site 5.6 miles downstream.

Drainage area. 257 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Base gage: Water-stage recorder graph, except 10 p.m. Jan. 22 

to 11 a.m. Jan. 24. Peak obtained from floodmark and reconstructed graph. 

Datum of gage is 446.19 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Supplementary gage: Graph based on twice-daily readings of wire-weight gage 

except Jan. 24, 25 and 31. Datum of gage is 445.85 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929.

Discharge record.--Stage-discharge relation defined at base gage site below 1,100 

cfs and at supplementary gage site below 5,000 cfs. Discharge for periods of no 

gage-height record estimated on basis of estimated gage-height graph, weather 

records, and records for station at Princeton.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 9,150 cfs 10 a.m. Jan. 24 (gage height, 

13.73 ft, at supplementary gage site); gage height, 19.04 ft 3 p.m. Jan. 23 

(base gage site).

1947 to December 1958: Discharge, 6,900 cfs May 25, 1957 (gage height, 17.87 

ft, base gage site; 12.70 ft, supplementary gage site).

Stage known: 15.9 ft (supplementary gage site) in March 1913, from floodmark furnished by local residents (discharge, 16,000 cfs).

Stage since at least 1925: 20 ft (base gage site) in 1925, from information 

by local resident.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

January

156

389

403

305

210

170

140

129

110

February

403

319

266

375

487

431

333

279

305

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

19.

January

84

71

71

94

790

1,120

1,100

1,000

896

February

1,070

1,270

1,070

991

1,150

1,420

1,490

1,580

1,550

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

29.

January

2,100

4,810

8,190

9,000

6,970

4,160

2,870

1,060

636

7.O8

February

319

253

564

907

879

655

501

417

------

2.99
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A253

Gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second, at Indicated time, 1959, of 

 Patoka River at Jasper, Ind.

Hour

Jan. 20

Jan. 21

8............

4 p.m. ....... 

8. ..... .......

12 p.m. ......

8............

12 m.........

8. ...........

, Jan. 23

Gage 

height

5 ;20

-6. 2O

8.00

9.00 

9.27

9.63

10.65

11.30

11.88

12.94

Discharge

1,060

1,340

1,880

2,460 

2,670

2,970

3 440

4,020

-4,760

5,530

7,380

Hour

Jan. 23 Con.

6 a.m. .......

12 m.........

12 p.m.......

Jan. 26 

6 a.m. .......

 Gage 

height

13.40

13.52

13.72

13.72 

13.64

13.48

11.07

Discharge

8,380

8,650

9,130

9*130 

8,940

8,560

7,100

4,480

Hour

Jan. 26 Con.

12. m.........

12 p.m.......

Gage 

, height

10.70

10.46

10.19

9.48 

9.13

8.75

8 39

8.00

7.55

6.96

Discharge

4,070

3,810

3,530

2,830 

2,560

2,280

1,880

1,690

1,510

287. 'Straight "River at Maltersville, Ind. 

(Miscellaneous site)

Location. Lat 38°21'20", long 86°53'34", in-SE£ sec.7, T.2 S., R.4 W., at bridge 

on State Highway 162, 700 ft below confluence of Hall Creek and Flat Creek, 

0.6 mile north of Maltersville f 'and 3.5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage are-a. 62.4 sq mi.

Maximum. January-February 1959: Discharge, .11,100 cfs Jan. 21, by contractedopening measurement.

288. Patoka River near Princeton, Ind.

Location. Lat 38°23'30M , long 87°32'55", in NE^NW^ sec.32, T.I S., R.10 W., on 

left bank 75 ft upstream from dam of Princeton Water & Lighting Co., 270 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway'65, half a mile downstream from Indian Creek, 

and 2 miles northeast of Princeton.

Drainage area. 815 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage'is 394,09 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929, Parkersburg-Uniontown supplementary adjustment of 

1-944 (levels by Indiana Flood Control and Water Resources Commission).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by. current-meter measurements. 

Shifting-control method used at times.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge, 9,490 cfs 6 p.m. Jan. 29 (gage height, 

 18771 ft).

1934 to December 1958: Discharge, 18,700 cfs Jan. 26, 1937 (gage height, 

26.80 ft), at site 3-miles downstream at datum 6.94 ft lower.

Mean discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

a.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

10.

January

496

800

908

908

872

764

520

366

286

February

7,750

6,470

5,660

5,220

4,780

4,280

3,730

3,180

2,660

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

20.

January

268

250

233

286

1,040

1,280

1,380

1,450

1,740

February

2,400

2,240

2,150

2,230

2,300

2,240

2,230

2,220

2,150

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

30.

January

3,040

3,700

5,130

6,610

7,580

3,260

8,830

9,280

9,180

3,081

4.36

February

2,110

2,090

2,190

2,190

2,190

2,180

2,140

2,100

3,073

3.93
A254 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

Qage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, 

Patoka River near Princeton, Ind.

at indicated time, 1959, of

Hour

Jan. 18

12 m. ........

Jan. 20

6 a.m. ....... 

12 m. ........

Jan. 21 

6 a.m. .......

12 p.m. ...... 

Jan. 22

Jan. 24 

12 m. ........

Jan. 25

12 m. ........

12 m. ........

12 p.m. ......

Gage

height

7.47

7.52

7.62

8.73

12.41

13.14

17.38

17.66

18.04

18.29

Discharge

1,530

1,560

1,830

2,960

3,270

7,170

8,530

Hour

Jan. 27

Jan. 28 

6 a.m. .......

12 m. ........

Jan. 29 

6 a.m. ....... 

12 m. ........

6 p.m. ....... 

12 p.m. ......

6. ...........

12 m.. .......

Jan. 31

12 m.... .....

12 m. ........

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

18.58

18.62

18.69 

18.70

18.71 

18.67

18.58

18.58

18.30

18.20

17.62

Discharge

9,190

9,290

9,420

9,450 

9,470

9,400

9,190

8,550

8,330

8,090

7,780

7,090

Hour

Feb. 2

12 m.... .....

Feb. 4

12 m... ......

Feb. 5 

12 m. ........

12 p.m. ...... 

Feb. 6

Feb. 7

Feb. 8 

12 m. ........

Feb. 9

12 m.. .......

Feb. 10

Gage 

height

17 23

16.95

16.60

16.19

15.62

13.39

13.03

12.49

12.17

Discharge

6,000

5,600 

5 ' 450

5,210

4,780

3,450

3,160

2,930

2,750

2,690

2,710

2,510

STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ERIE 

289. Ten Mile Creek at Toledo, Ohio

(Gaging station, discontinued 1948)

Location. Lat 41°39'29", long 83°37'19", at Secor Road bridge at Toledo, a quarter 

of a mile upstream from Toledo University and 4|- miles west of Lucas County 

Courthouse.

Drainage area.--158 sq mi.

Gage-height record. High-water mark at gage site. Datum of gage is 580.00 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 1,930 cfs.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge, about 1,500 cfs Feb. 12 (gage height, 

9.27 ft, from high-water marks).

1943-48, 1950: Discharge, 3,400 cfs June 1, 1943 (gage height, 11.4 ft, from 

high-water mark from Lucas County engineer).
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A255

290. St. Marys River at Decatur, Ind.

Location. Lat 40°51 I , long 84°56', in Sw£ sec.27, T.28 N., R.14 E., on right bank 

10 ft dovmstream from bridge on U.S. Highway 27, half a mile north of city limits 

of Decatur, and half a mile upstream from Holthouse ditch.

Drainage area.--615 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph, 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Datum of gage is 760.44 ft above

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements. 

At times when stage-discharge relation affected by ice, discharge estimated on 

basis of discharge measurements, appearance of recorder chart, and records for 

stations downstream and on nearby streams.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 11,300 cfs 9 p.m. Feb. 10 (gage height, 

24.22 ft, result of ice).

1946 to December 1958: Discharge, 12,500 cfs Feb. 15, 1950 (gage height, 

23.60 ft).

Remarks. Flow regulated by Grand Lake. 

"and into Miami and Erie Canal.

Some diversion from or into Wabash River

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

10.

January

596

1,360

955

795

560

440

340

270

205

February

2,200

1,550

1,200

1,350

1,180

955

715

575

9,100

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

20.

January

188

175

155

135

311

343

270

230

200 

327

February

10,100

6,850

6,690

5,160

4,460

3,320

2,410

1,970

1,110

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

30.

Funoff,

January

2,260

4,080

3,800

3,600

3,300

3,100

2,900

2,800

3, 200 

4,000

4,000

1,456

2.73

February

821

632

1,250

1,430

930

930

980

1,080

2,540

4.30

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Feb. 8

Feb. 9

e............

10........... 11...........

Feb. 10 

1 a.m. .. .....

6.... ........ 

S.. .......... 

12 m. ........

S............

Feb. 12

8 a.m. .......

Gage 

height

6.12 

7.19 

9.60

14.19 

16.74

18.44 

20.08

21.45 

22.64 

23.59

23.97 

24.15

 24.22 

24.17

23.96

23.50

22.98

22.44

Discharge

cnz

503 

713 

1,280

2,450 

3,360

4,160 

5,610

7,580 

9,360 

10,200

10,500 

10,800

11,300 

11,300

9,500

7,800

6,600

Hour

Feb. 12 Con.

Feb. 13 

8 a.m. .......

Feb. 14

10........... 

6 p.m. .......

Feb. 15

Feb. 17

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

21.92

21.60

21.18 

20.68

19.71

19.57 

19.65

18^64

15 23

14.33

13.59

13.07

Discharge

6,400

7,300

7,170 

6,420

5,180

5,040 

5,120

4,300

2,490

2,280

2,150

Hour

Feb. 18

12 p.m. ......

Feb. 19 

8 a.m. .......

Feb. 20 

11 a.m.......

12 p.m.... ...

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

12.64

12.15

11.55

10.45

9.86 

9.50

8.86

8.24

7.77

7.05

6.57

Discharge

2,040

1,920

1,770

1,490

1,340 

1,260

1,100

940

829

Q«7

685

589

655

621
A256 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

291. St. Marys River near Port Wayne, Ind.

Location. Lat 41°00', long 85°07', in NE£ sec.12, T.29 N., R.12 E., on left bank 

130 ft downstream from highway bridge, 4 miles south of Port Wayne, and 12 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 753 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph except parts of Feb. 18-22. Fragmentary record sufficient to reconstruct graph except for Feb. 21. Datum of gage is 

748.61 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Discharge record.--Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements. 

Discharge for periods of ice effect and no gage-height record estimated on basis 

of appearance of recorder chart, weather records, hydrographer's notes, and records for stations upstream and on nearby streams.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 13,600 cfs 6 a.m. Feb. 11; gage height, 

19.42 ft 6 p.m. Feb. 11 (result of ice).

1930 to December 1958: Discharge, 13,400 cfs May 19, 1943 (gage height, 

18.79 ft).

Remarks.--Flow regulated by Grand Lake, 

and into Miami and Erie Canal.

Some diversion from or into Wabash River

Mean discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

January

502

1,640

1,420

1,100

S50

690

530

450

February

3,200

2,200

1,860

2, ISO

2,040

1,380

990

815

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

January

280

260

241

241

415

490

415

350

February

12,200

10,300

8,920

7,520

6,960

5,710

3,580

2,400

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

Runoff, In inches.. ...................................................

January

2,540

4,870

4,700

4,400

4,100

3,800

3,600

3,400

2.78

February

990

775

2,080

1,820

1,180

1,020

1,100

1,180

3 404

4.71

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Feb. 8

Feb. 9 

12 ra. ........

11. ..........

Feb. 10

4.. ..........

8.. ..........

Feb. 11

8 p.m. .......

Gage 

height

4.22

5.82

8.20

10.15

12.45

15.44

17.88

19.42

19.41

Discharge

689

2,320

3,360

4,760

7,360

10,200

Hour

Feb. 11 Con.

Feb. 12

Feb. 15

4 p.m. .......

Gage 

height

19.23

18.79

17.20

15.51

Discharge

9,800

9,200

8,600

7,800

7,000

7,200

Hour

Feb. 15 Con.

Feb. 16

Feb. 17

12 m.........

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

15.00

14.57

11.27

10.39

9.70

8.10

6.92

6.53

Discharge

7,100

6,790

4,030

3,100

2,270

2,080

1,560
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A257

292. Maumee River at New Haven, Ind.

Location.--Lat 41°05', long 85°01', in SW^ sec.l, T.30 N., R.13 E., in center of 

span on downstream side of county road bridge, a quarter of a mile upstream from 

Wabash Railroad bridge, half a mile north of New Haven, and 6 miles downstream 

from confluence of St. Marys and St. Joseph Rivers.

Drainage area. 1,940 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph Feb. 9 to 5 a.m. Feb. 10, and 4 p.m. 

Feb. 12 to 4 a.m. Feb. 18. Datum of gage is 724.51 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929.

Discharge record.--Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements. 

Discharge for periods of no gage-height record estimated on basis of gage heights 

at U.S. Weather Bureau gage at Fort Wayne, weather records, and records for 

stations upstream and downstream.

laxlma.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 18,900 cfs Feb. 12 (gage height, 21.3 ft, 

from correlation of peak stages with U.S. Weather Bureau gage at Fort Wayne).

1946 to December 1958: Discharge, 19,100 cfs Feb. 16, 1950 (gage height, 

21.4 ft).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2 B

3.

4.^

5.

6.

7 f

8.

30.

.

January

758

2,020

2,150

1,800

1,250

1,000

900

1,000

630

February

5,620

4,060

2,670

2,600

2,220

1,700

1,200

860

12,400

Day

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17..

18..

20..

.

January

530

415

415

380

980

1,200

860

800

740

February

18,300

18,60O

17,600

16,600

16,40O

14,600

12,200

9,330

4,980

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

30.

January

3,400

7,100

6,600

5,800

5,100

4,600

4,200

3,900

6,840

1.50

February

3,780

3,500

5,000

7,000

5,200

4,200

4,300

4,700

7 413

3.98

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Feb. 8

Feb. 9

6. ...........

9. ...........

12 p.m. ......

4. ...........

Feb. 11

Feb. 12 

7 a.m.. ......

Gage 

height

4.04

4.26 

5.49

9.40

21.3

Discharge

764

896 

1,690

4,340

18/900

Hour

Feb. 12--Con.

8..... .......

7 a.m. .......

6 p.m. .......

Feb. 15

Gageheight

21.04

20.89

20.85

20.45 

-20.16

19.78

20.16

Discharge

18,700

18,400

18,100

18,000

17,300 

16,700

16,100

16,700

Hour

Feb. 15 Con.

Feb. 16

12 m. ........

12 p.m. ......

12 m.. .......

Gage 

height

19.51

19.27

18.93 

18.60

18.44

18.00

17.44

16.13

Discharge

16,000

15,600

15,100

14,600 

14,100

13,800

13,100

12,300

10,600
A258 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

293. Auglaize River near Port Jennings, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°56'55", long 84°15'58", on left bank 200 ft upstream from bridge 

on U.S. Highway 224, 3| miles northeast of Port Jennings, Putnam County, and 

6 miles upstream from Ottawa River.

Drainage area. 333 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph, except Jan. 17 to 9 a.m. Jan. 20 

and 3 a.m. Jan. 23 to 11:30 a.m. Feb. 3 for which graph was reconstructed on 

basis of weather records and records of nearby streams. Datum of gage is 713.9 

ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Discharge record.--Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 9,110 cfs. Backwater from ice Jan. 1 to Feb. 13, Feb. 21.

Maxima.--January 1959: Discharge, about 12,000 cfs 7 p.m. Jan. 23 (gage height, 

20730 ft, backwater from ice).

February 1959: Discharge, about 7,500 cfs 1 a.m. Feb. 11 (gage height, 19.07 

ft, backwater from ice).

1921-35, 1940 to December 1958: Discharge, 9,550 cfs Feb. 15, 1950 (gage 

height, 17.8 ft, from high-water mark).

Remarks. Some diversion from Lake St. Marys by Miami and Erie Canal into Jennings 

Creek, tributary to Auglaize River above station.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

January

90

330

300

180

160

150

140

120

oo

February

1,800

900

320

450

350

210

19O

210

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

January

75

70

70

70

110

240

180

150

February

5,500

4,000

2,000

1,140

2,190

2,100

913

700

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

January

1,500

6,000

11,000

4,000

2,300

900

380

300

 900

1,032

February

290

289

422

992

687

434

413

469

1,054

294. Ottawa River at Allentown, Ohio

Location. Lat 40°45'18", long 84°11'41", on left bank at upstream side of bridge 

on State Highway 81 at Allentown, Alien County, 0.3 mile downstream from Kessler 

Run.

Drainage area. 168 sq mi.

Gage-height record.--Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 789.67 ft above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Discharge record.--Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 4,730 cfs.

Maxima. January 1959: Discharge, 7,740 cfs 4 a.m. Jan. 22 (gage height, 10.88 ft).

February 1959: Discharge, 5,150 cfs 11 p.m. Feb. 10 (gage height, 9.55 ft).

1923-35, 1943 to December 1958: Discharge, 5,300 cfs June 29, 1957 (gage 

height, 9.45 ft).

Flood of Mar. 15, 1939, reached a stage of 10.1 ft and flood in May 1943 a 

stage of about 10 ft (discharge not determined).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 

6. 

7. 

8. 

9. 

10.

January

170 

158 

81 

94 

54 

55 

45 

40 

38 

35

February

337 

169 

148 

227 

179 

104 

99 

1O4 

122 

3,730

Day

11. 

12. 

13. 

14. 

15. 

16. 

17. 

18. 

19. 

20.

Monthly mean discharge, in cubic feet p 

Runoff, in inches ......................

January

36 

36 

35 

42 

107 

97 

80 

70 

62 

60

February

3,440 

1,090 

573 

821 

1,370 

566 

344 

312 

209 

158

Day

21. 

22. 

23. 

24. 

25. 

26. 

27. 

28. 

29. 

30. 

31.

January

2,840 

5,870 

2,240 

1,400 

700 

34O 

184 

135 

123 

748 

823

3.72

February

125 

144 

457 

545 

254 

180 

188 

240

______

580 

3.59
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A259

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959, of 

Ottawa River at Allentown, Ohio

Hour

Jan. 19

12 m... ...... 

!> p.m. .......

12 p.m. ......

Jan. 21 

1 a.m. ....... 

^ - . .

6. ........... 

Ei ............

]2 m. ........

E. ............

6 ............

Jan. 22

6 ............

12 m. ........

Gage 

height

3.02

3.06

3.03 

3.09

3.48

3.57 

3.68 

3.87

3.90 

4.20 

4.90

10.03

10.88

10.02

Discharge

51

57

53 

61

154

188 

236 

334

350 

545 

980

6,020

7,740

6,000

Hour

Jan. 22 Con.

4 a.m. ....... 

8.. ..........

12 m. ........ 

4 p.m. ....... 

8... ......... 

12 p.m. ......

Jan. 24

6 a.m. ....... 

12 m... ...... 

6 p.m. .......

4. ...........

8. ...........

9. ...........

11 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

9.07

8.12

7.57 

7.21

7.01 

6.85 

6.51 

6.37

6.04 

5.72 

5.38

3.30

3.30

3.78

Discharge

4,400

3,180

2,590 

2,310

2,170 

2,060 

1,850 

1,770

1,580 

1,410 

1,240

101

285

Hour

Feb. 9 Con.

2. ........... 

3. ...........

8. ...........

12 m. ........

4.. .......... 

6. ...........

11. .......... 

12 p.m. ......

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

4.48

6.97 

7.33

8.01 

8.65 

9.00 

9.23 

9.36

9.55 

9.53

7.22

5.60

4.67

4.62

Discharge

2,140 

2,400

3,060 

3,840 

4,300 

4,630 

4,840

5,150 

5,110

1,350

847

O^E

817

295. Blanchard River near Forest, Ohio 

(Miscellaneous site)

Location.--Lat 40°49'55", long 83°33'20", at bridge on U.S. Highway 30N, 3 miles 

northwest of Forest, Hardin County.

Drainage area. 82.5 sq mi.

Maximum. January-February .1959: Discharge, 12,300 cfs 4 p.m. Jan. 21, from 

contracted-opening measurement.

296. Eagle Creek near Findlay, Ohio 

(Gaging station, discontinued 1957)

Location. Lat .40°59'35", long 83°39'05", on right bank at downstream side of highway bridge (now demolished), 3^- miles south of Findlay, Hancock County, and 

4-J- miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 46.5 sq mi.

C-age-height record. Gage site destroyed by highway relocation. Datum of gage was 

780.02 ft above mean sea level.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation for gaging station defined by currentmeter measurements below 2,530 cfs. 1959 discharge determined by contractedopening measurement at Findlay, 3 miles downstream from former gage site, with 

drainage area of 49.4 sq mi.

Kaxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 6,300 cfs Feb. 10.

1947-57: Discharge, 2,920 cfs June 7, 1947 (gage height, 13.38 ft). Gage 

height, .13.45 ft June 29, 1957.
A260 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

297. Blanchard River near Findlay, Ohio

Location.--Lat 41°03'21", long 83"41'17", on left bank on upstream side of highway 

bridge, 2 miles west of Findlay, Hancock County, and 3 miles downstream from 

Eagle Creek.

Drainage area.--343 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph, except 6 a.m. Jan. 23 to 8 a.m. 

Jan. 25 and 4 a.m. Jan. 26 to 12 m. Jan. 27 for which graph was reconstructed on 

basis of graph before and after the period. Datum of gage is 754.55 ft above 

mean sea level.

Discharge record.--Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 10,400 cfs. Backwater from ice Jan. 17-18 and Feb. 6, 21.

Maxima.--January 1959: Discharge, 13,100 cfs 10 a.m. Jan. 22 (gage height, 

16.11 ft).

February 1959: Discharge, 15,000 cfs 1 a.m. Feb. 11 (gage height, 16.76 ft).

1923-35, 1940 to December 1958: Discharge, 11,800 cfs Dec. 1, 1927 (gage 

height, 15.4 ft, from graph based on gage readings).

Flood in March 1913 reached a stage of 18.5 ft (discharge, 22,000 cfs, from 

rating curve extended above 9,500 cfs).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

10.

January

87

158

147

109

82

77

66

54

42

February

1,200

484

290

394

296

220

145

134

8,930

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

20.

January

37

34

37

45

118

142

120

100

78

February

10,300

4,O50

1,350

1,180

2,12O

1,520

818

622

291

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

30.

Runoff, in inches ......................................................

January

2,350

11,60O

8,400

4,200

2,000

1,000 550'

279

2,200

3 <«

February

240

255

682

1,210

663

420

399

448

4..P6

298. Tiderishi Creek near Jenera, Ohio 

(Crest-stage station)

Location.--Lat 40°55'50", long 83°43'40", at culvert on State Highway 698, 2.2 miles 

north of Jenera, Hancock County.

Drainage area. 4.51 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Crest stages only. Altitude of gage is 813 ft (from topographic map).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 241 cfs and by indirect measurements at 334 and 529 cfs.

Maxima.--January 1959: Discharge, 92 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 11.46 ft). 

February 1959: Discharge, 480 cfs Feb. 10 (gage height, 15.15 ft). 

1947 to December 1958: Discharge, 348 cfs Feb. 25, 1956 (gage height, 

14.53 ft).

299. Blanchard River at Glandorf, Ohio 

(Gaging station, discontinued 1951)

Location. Lat 41°02'40", long 84°04'55", near center of span on upstream side of 

highway bridge half a mile upstream from Pike Run and three-auarters of a mile 

north of Glandorf, Putnam County.

Drainage area. 643 sq mi.

Gage-height record. High-water marks at gage site. Altitude of gage is 685 ft 

above mean sea level (from topographic map).

Pi s charge re cord.--S tage-di s charge relation defined by current-meter measurement 

below 15,700 cfs.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 17,700 cfs 12 m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 12 

height, 27.9 ft).

1921-28, 1947-51: Discharge, 15,800 cfs Feb. 15, 1950 (gage height, 27.0 ft).
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A261

300. Roller Creek at Ohio City, Ohio 

(Gaging station; partial-record station beginning 1949)

Location. Lat 40°46'15", long 84°38'15", at highway bridge, three-quarters of a 

mile west of Ohio City, Van Wert County, and 3^ miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 4.94 sq mi.

Gage-height record.--Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 805.71 ft above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter.measurements 

below 198 cfs and by indirect measurements at 242, 351, and 890 cfs. Relation 

seriously affected by seasonal weed growth in dredged channel.

Maxima.--January 1959: .Discharge, 260 cfs 7 p.m. Jan. 21 (gage height, 8.62 ft).

February 1959: Discharge, 890 cfs 10 a.m. Feb. 10 (gage height, 9.58 ft), from 

contracted-opening measurement.

1947 to December 1958: Discharge, 351 cfs-Mar. 4, 195S (-gage height, 8.65 ft), 

from slope-area measurement.

301. Town Creek near Van Wert, Ohio 

(Gaging station, discontinued 1953)

Location.--Lat 40°49'30", long 84°34'50", on left bank at downstream side of bridge 

on" U.S. Highway 127, 3 .miles south of Van Wert, Van Wert County, and 5f.miles 

 downstream from Roller Creek.

Drainage area. 20.4 sq mi.

ijage-helpjht record. High-water marks at gage site. Datum of gage is 777.93 ft 

.above mean sea level (levels by.Ohio Department of Highways).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 810 cfs and by contracted-opening measurement of 2,100 ,cfs at site 

2.6 miles upstream.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge, 2,350 cfs Feb. 10 (gage height, 11.77 ft, 

from high-water marks!.

1945-53: Discharge, 935 cfs Mar. 21, 1948 (gage height, 9.34.ft).

Remarks. Discharge at contracted-opening site, 2.6 miles upstream from gage, 2,100 

cfs (-drainage area, 17.8 sq mi).

302. Auglaize River near Defiance, Ohio

Location.--Lat 41°14'15", long 84°24'02", on right bank 125 ft downstream from dam 

and powerplant of Toledo Edison Co., a quarter of a mile upstream from Jackson 

ditch, and 3 miles south of Defiance, Defiance County.

Drainage area.- 2,329 sq mi.

(?age-height record. High-water mark in well. Time of peak based on powerplant gage 

readings.

-Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 51,000 cfs.

Maxima. January 1959: Discharge, 29,000 cfs 9-10 a.m. Jan. 24 (gage height, 

2TT707 ft).

February 1959: Discharge, 52,500 cfs 6 a.m. Feb. 12 (gage height-, 26.4 ft); 

gage height, 27.65 ft 1 a.m. Feb. 13 (ice jam).

1915 to December 1958: Discharge, 52,500 cfs Feb. 16, 1950 (gage height, 

26.4 ft, from graph based on hourly powerplant tailwater-gage readings).

Flood in March 1913 reached a stage of 38.8 ft from reading on powerplant 

.tailwater-gage at present datum (discharge, 120,000 cfs).

Remarks. Flow regulated by powerplant above.station (reservoir capacity, 9,800 

acre-ft), flood peaks not materially affected.
A262 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

Mean discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1959, of Auglalze River near Defiance, Ohio

Day

1..... 

2. .... 

3... .. 

4. .... 

5..... 

6..... 

7. .... 

8.... . 

9... .. 

10.....

January

71 

1,590 

2,730 

1,940 

1,020 

713 

705 

550 

484 

400

February

10,000 

8,600 

5,020 

3,150 

3,060 

2,990 

1,520 

770 

1,010 

14,700

Day

12.... .

13.....

15.....

16.....

18.....

20.....

January

345 

321 

251 

414 

630 

652 

941 

652 

652 

537

February

35,100 

49,500 

37,000 

23,000 

17,000 

15,000 

11,000 

7,200 

4,590 

1,710

Day

21 ..... 

22..... 

23..... 

24..... 

25..... 

26 ..... 

27 ..... 

28..... 

29..... 

30..... 

31 .....

January

2,320 

6,680 

20,700 

27,800 

23,600 

18,000 

11,000 

7,000 

3,200 

4,900 

7,800

4,793

February

1,410 

1,230 

2,290 

5,380 

5,880 

4,420 

3,040 

3,300

9,960

303. Maumee River near Defiance, Ohio

Location. Lat 41°17'30", long 84°16'50", on left bank 40 ft upstream from Independence Dam, 275 ft downstream from point of diversion to Miami & Erie Canal, 

4 miles downstream from Auglaize River, and 4^ miles east of Defiance, Defiance 

County.

Drainage area. 5,530 sq mi.

Gage-height record.--Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 659.12 ft above 

mean sea level.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima.--January 1959: Discharge, 35,000 efs 12 m. Jan. 24 (gage height, 7.07 ft).

February 1959: Discharge, 76,500 efs 9 a.m. Feb. 12 (gage height, 12.35 ft); 

gage height, 13.77 ft Feb. 11 (ice Jam).

1924-35, 1939 to December 1958: Discharge, 87,100 efs Feb. 16, 1950 (gage 

height, 13.70 ft).

Remarks. Records herein include the flow of the Miami & Erie Canal.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1..

2. .

3..

4. .

5..

6..

7..

8.. ...

January

729

2,280

4,790

4,880

3,380

2,100

1,950

1,890

February

19,800

16,100

10,500

6,770

6,220

5,650

4,150

2,720

Day

11..

12..

13..

14..

15..

16..

17. .

18..

January

1,260

1,030

885

839

1,440

1,630

2,240

1,770

February

59,400

72,800

71,200

56,500

47,300

41,200

32,100

25,500

Day

21..

22..

23..

24..

25..

26..

27..

28..

V . .

. . .

Monthly mean discharge, in cubic feet per second. ......................

January

3,580

9,760

24,600

32,700

29,900

22,700

16,600

12 , 400

7,396

February

9,480

7,140

9,120

15,300

16,600

13,400

10,700

10,700

22,460

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Feb. 8

Feb. 9

12 ra. ........

8. ...........

10 ...........

Feb. 10

2 a.m. ....... 

4. ........... 

8. ...........

12 m. ........ 

4 p.m. ....... 

8.. .......... 

12 p.m. ......

Feb. 11

Gage 

height

2.45

3.88 

4.35 

5.00

6.02 

6.75 

7.35 

8.01

8.44

Discharge

2,270

3,180

5,100

8,880 

12,000 

16,800

25,300 

31,800 

37,600 

43,300

46,600

Hour

Feb. 11 Con.

8. ...........

10. ..........

12 m. ........

6... .........

9... .........

12 ra..... .... 

6 p.m. ....... 

8.. ..........

10...........

Gage

height

9.38

11 93

11.95 

12.22 

12.35

12.02 

11.54 

11.38 

11.37

12.07

Discharge

53,800

73,400 

75,500 

76,500

74,000 

70,200 

69,000 

68,900

74,300

Hour

Feb. 13 Con.

6.. ..........

8. ...........

10. .......... 

12 ra. ........

8. ........... 

12 p.m. ......

Feb. 15

4 a.m. .......

Gage 

height

12.33

11 45

9.78 

9.64 

9.84

9.53 

9.26

8.90

8.23

Discharge

76,400

56,800 

55,800 

57,300

54,900 

52,900

50,100

45,000
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A263

304. Maumee River at Waterville, Ohio

Location. Lat 41°30'00", long 83°42'46", on downstream side of second pier from 

left end of bridge on State Highway 64 at Waterville, Lucas County, 3 miles dovmstream from Tontogany Creek.

Drainage area.--6.314 sq mi.

Gage-height record.--Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 596.33 ft above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 94,000 cfs.

Maxima.--January 1959: Discharge, about 38,000 cfs 1 p.m. Jan. 24 (gage height, 

1^737 ft), backwater from ice.

February 1959: Discharge, about 85,000 cfs 10:30 a.m. Feb. 12 (gage height, 

16.17 ft), backwater from ice.

1921-35, 1939 to December 1958: Discharge, 94,000 cfs Feb. 16, 1950 (gage 

height, 14.52 ft).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, .1959

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

January

800

1,500

4,960

5,770

4,500

2,900

2,300

2,200

February

25,200

21,500

15,100

9,610

8,230

7,770

6,490

3,840

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

January

1,500

1,300

1,100

1,000

1,200

1,600

2,600

2,300

February

49,800

80,000

79,700

69,600

60,600

49,000

39,400

30,200

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

29.

Monthly mean discharee. in cubic feet oer second. .....................

Runoff ,

January

5,OOO

12,000

28,000

36,000

31,700

28,500

22,900

17,300

1.61

February

11,400

8,660

10,600

17,600

19,000

16,400

13,800

12,600

26,270

4.33

305. Portage River at Woodville, Ohio

Location. Lat 41°26'55", long 83°21'41", on left bank at upstream side of bridge on 

U.S. Highway 20 in Woodville, Sandusky County.

Drainage area. 433 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 615.14 ft above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 11,400 cfs.

Maxima. January 1959: Discharge, 5,240 cfs 9 a.m. Jan. 23 (gage height, 10..06 ft).

February 1959: Discharge, 7,490 cfs 1:30 a.m. Feb. 12 (gage height, 11.81ft).

1928-35, 1939 to December 1958: Discharge, 11,500 cfs Feb. 15, 1950 (gage 

height, 14.51 ft).

Flood in March 1913 reached a stage of 17 ft, from information by local residents (discharge, 17,000 cfs, from rating curves extended above 11,500 cfs.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

10.

January

45

90

180

140

110

95

75

65

50

February

2,870

1,200

460

550

700

500

300

200

180 

2,800

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

20.

January

45

40

35

40

55

130

190

150

90

February

6,880

6,460

4,930

3,220

3,640

2,500

1,280

968

526 

333

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

30.

January

750

3,400

4,870

3,820

2,380

1,170

755

513

1,340

2 , 68O

769

February

271

319

663

1,780

902

596

670

790

1,660
A264 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

Gage height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959, of 

Portage River at Woodville, Ohio

Hour

Jan. 20

Jan. 21

8.. ..........

12 m. ........

4. ...........

6. ...........

8. ...........

Jan. 22

6. ...........

8. ...........

12 m..... ... .

2. ...........

4.. ..........

6.. ..........

Jan. 23

6. ...........

9. ...........

10 ...........

12 m.. .......

Jan. 24

12 m. ........

Jan. 25

12 m. ........

Gage 

height

6.05

6.58

7.64

8.34

8.51

8.64

8.48

8.68

9.88

10.01

10.06

9.65

9.36

8.50

7.61

7.18

Discharge

279

2,500

2,800

2,900

3,710

5,180

5,240

2,750

2,400

Hour

Jan. 25 Con.

6. ...........

6... .........

8. ...........

8. ...........

9.... ........

2.... ........

3. ...........

7 p.m. .......

Gage 

height

6.65

6.05

5.38

3.50

4.30

8.55

9 05

9.43

9.68

10.23

11.28

11.45

11.49

11.54

11.61

11.62

Discharge

932

932

2 400

4,500

7,000

7,050

7,210

7,230

Hour

Feb. 11 Con.

12 m. ........

6.. ..........

6... .........

10. ..........

8..... .......

10...........

Gage 

height

11.78

10.58

9.38

8.70

8.70

8.08

7.90

Discharge

5,870

4,690

4,450

3,730

3,140

2,980

306. Sandusky River near Bucyrus, Ohio 

(Gaging station, discontinued 1951)

Location.--Lat 40°48'13", long 83°00'21", on right bank at upstream side of highway 

bridge, if miles west of Bucyrus, Crawford County, and 12 miles downstream from 

Loss Creek.

Drainage area.--89.8 sq mi.

Gage-height record. High-water marks at gage site. Datum of gage is 955.9 ft above 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Discharge record.--Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 4,380 cfs and by contracted-opening measurement of 13,000 cfs at site 

2-f miles upstream, in Bucyrus.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge, 13,500 cfs Jan. 22 (gage height, 

11.9 ft).

1925-35, 1938-51: Discharge, 5,800 cfs Dec. 14, 1927 (gage height, 9.15 ft). 

Flood of Mar. 23, 1913, reached a stage of 14.5 ft, from floodmarks.

Remarks.--Discharge at contracted-opening site, at Pennsylvania Railroad bridge in 

Bucyrus, 13,000 cfs (drainage area, 85.4 sq mi).
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A265

3-07. Sandusky River at Upper Sandusky, Ohio 

(U.S. Weather Bureau gage)

Location.--Lat 40°49'4l", long 83°16'18", on U.S. Highway 30 bridge, at east edge of 

Upper Sandusky, Wyandot County.

Drainage area. 293 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Daily wire-weight gage readings and peak stage. Datum of gage 

is 7.99.32 ft above mean sea level.

Maxima.--January 1959: Gage height, 18.70 ft 3 to 5:30 p.m. Jan. 22. 

February 1959: Gage height, 14.24 ft 12 m. Feb. 11. 

1911 to December 1958: Gage height, 19.0 ft Mar. 25, 1913.

f lemarks. Records furnished by U.S. Weather Bureau.

308. Sandusky River near Upper Sandusky, Ohio

Location.--Lat 40°51'02", long 83°15'23", on left bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Rock Run and 2 miles northeast of 

Upper Sandusky, Wyandot County.

Irainage area. 299 sq mi.

Gage-height record. High-water mark in well Jan. 22, and water-stage recorder graph 

Feb. 11.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 7,700 cfs. Jan. 22 peak discharge estimated from record of Sandusky River 

near Mexico, backwater from ice jam.

Maxima. January 1959: Discharge, about 10,000 cfs 3 p.m. Jan. 22 (gage height, 

15.00 ft), backwater from ice.

February 1959: Discharge, 6,440 cfs 4 p.m. Feb. 11 (gage height, 9.65 ft).

1921-35, 1938 to December 1958: Discharge, 8,900 cfs Dec. 15,.1927 (gage 

height, 10.5 ft).

Flood in June 1937 reached a stage of 14.3 ft, from high-water mark in gage 

well.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1. ....

4. ....

6..... 

7.....

e.... .

9.....

1C.....

January

55 

110 

180 

130 

110 

90 

80 

70 

60 

50

February

766 

400 

330 

356 

360 

220 

190 

170 

160 

2,540

Day

11, 

12. 

13. 

14.

15. 

16. 

17. 

18. 

19. 

20.

Monthly mean discharge, In cubic feet

January

45 

40 

40 

45 

55 

150 

180 

140 

100 

90

February

5,850 

2,940 

924 

1,050 

2,670 

1,840 

858 

716 

515 

330

Day

21. 

22. 

23, 

24. 

25. 

26. 

27. 

28. 

29. 

30. 

31.

January

2,000 

8,400 

6,700 

5,200 

900 

550 

440 

337 

318 

1,200 

1,740

955 

3.68

February

280 

270 

409 

870 

590 

384 

356 

384

955 

3.32

3.09. St. James Run near Upper Sandusky, Ohio 

(Crest-stage station)

Location.--Lat 40°46'55", long 8318'10", on right upstream wingwall of bridge on 

State Route 67, 3.5 miles southwest of Upper Sandusky, Wyandot County.

Drainage area.--5.35 sq mi.

Gage-height record.--Great stages only. Altitude of gage is 850 ft above mean sea 

level (from topographic map).

Pi scharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 142 cfs and'by slope-area measurement at 408 cfs.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 408 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 12.66 ft).

1947 to December 1958: Discharge, 356 cfs June 7, 1947 (gage height, 

12.25 ft).
A266 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

310. Sandusky River near Mexico, Ohio

Location. Lat 41°02'39", long 83°11'42", on right bank at downstream side of highway bridge, 3 miles upstream from Honey Creek and 4-J- miles north of Mexico, 

Seneca County.

Drainage area. 776 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph, except 8 a.m. Jan. 23 to 4:30 a.m. 

Jan. 24 for which graph was reconstructed on basis of high-water mark in well, 

and Feb. 2-3, reconstructed on basis of weather records. Datum of gage is 733.1 

ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Discharge record.--Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 15,600 cfs. Backwater from ice Jan. 1-21.

Maxima.--January 1959: Discharge, 18,900 cfs 10 p.m. Jan. 23 (gage height, 

22.43 ft).

February 1959: Discharge, 10,600 cfs 8-10 a.m. Feb. 11 (gage height, 

16.77 ft).

1923-35, 1938 to December 1958: Discharge, 15,200 cfs Mar. 22, 1927 

height, 19.9 ft, from graph based on gage readings).

Flood in June 1937 reached a stage of 22.5 ft, from information by local 

residents (discharge, 19,000 cfs).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2 ,

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

.

.

January

160

370

42O

350

380

230

300

170

February

3,110

2,100

1,300

958

864

859

643

439

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

January

110

100

90

110

150

350

450

350

February

10,300

9,930

7,480

3,400

4,490

4,630

3,700

8,180

Day

21.

23.

23.

24.

25.

26.

87.

28.

Runoff,

January

3,800

11,400

16,700

16,200

9,63O

4,540

3,180

1,200

3.66

February

700

684

922

1,970

1,750

1,130

877

904

3.58

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 20

Jan. 21

8.. ..........

12 m. ........

3. ...........

4. ...........

5. ...........

6. ...........

7. ...........

8. ...........

9. ...........

Jan. 23

8.. ..........

8.. ..........

10. ..........

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

5.00

6.38

8.45

11.20

13.20

14.15

15.35

15.46

16.47

16.98

18.55

19.61

22.40

Discharge

650

2,300

4,000

6,800

7,700

8,880

13,000

18,400

18,800

Hour

Jan. 24

6... .........

10 a.m. ......

Gage 

height

21.70

18.95

17.64

12.78

10.85

9.10

3.68

3.73

3.99

4.96

13.94

Discharge

17,600 

16,100

13,500

11,700

6,070

4,450

3,170

430

523

2,930

5,630

7,190

Hour

Feb. 10 Con.

4 p.m. ....... 

8. ...........

8. ...........

8. ...........

Feb. 12

4 p.m........

Feb. 13

Feb. 14

a.. ..........

Gage 

height

14.57

15.48 

16.06

16.36

16.71

16.77

16.62

16.33

16.16

16.38

16.30

15.75

15.04

11.60

9.53

8.46

8. 58

Discharge

8,910 

9,630

10,400

9,980

9,760

10,000

9,810

8,380

5,050

3,470

2,730

2,810
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A267

311. Sandusky River at Tiffin, Ohio 

(U.S. Weather Bureau gage)

Location. Lat 41°07'05", long 83°10'40", on right bank, just upstream from Washington Street Bridge In Tiffin, Seneca County.

Drainage area. 965 sq ml.

Gage-height record. Dally staff-gage readings with supplemental readings during 

flood periods. Datum of gage Is 723.63 ft above mean sea level.

Maxima.--January 1959: Gage height, 9.7 ft 8-10 p.m. Jan. 23. 

February 1959: Gage height, 8.3 ft 4-6 p.m. Feb. 10. 

1904 to December 1958: Gage height, 19.4 ft (estimated) Mar. 26, 1913. 

The flood of June 23, 1937, reached a stage of 9.6 ft.

Remarks. Records furnished by U.S. Weather Bureau.

312. Splcer Creek near Tiffin, Ohio 

(Miscellaneous site)

Location.--Lat 41°09'40", long 86°06'30", at bridge on State Highway 101, 3.5 miles 

upstream from mouth and 4.5 miles northeast of Tiffin, Seneca County.

Drainage area. 7.09 sq ml.

Maximum. January-February 1959: Discharge, 1,110 cfs Jan. 21, from measurement of 

flow through culvert.

313. Havens Creek at Havens, Ohio 

(Gaging station; partial-record station beginning 1949)

Location. Lat 41°17'40", long 83°11'55", at highway bridge three-quarters of a mile 

southwest of Havens, Sandusky County, and if miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 5.00 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 663.69 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 284 cfs.

Maxima. January 1959: Gage height, 7.13 ft 5 p.m. Jan. 21 (backwater from ice). 

February 1959: Discharge, 256 cfs 3 a.m. Feb. 10 (gage height, 6.37 ft). 

1947 to December 1958: Discharge, 312 cfs May 12, 1956 (gage height, 7.66 ft).

314. Sandusky River near Fremont, Ohio

Location. Lat 41°18'28", long 83"09'32", on left bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge, 2.3 miles upstream from Ballville power dam, Z\ miles downstream from 

Wolf Creek, and 3? miles southwest of Fremont, Sandusky County.

Drainage area. 1,248 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Graph based on observer's gage readings Jan. 24, and high-water 

mark in gage house Feb. 10.

Discharge record. January peak discharge based on current-meter measurement Jan.24, 

and February peak discharge on current-meter measurement on Feb. 11, backwater 

from ice jams.

Maxima. January 1959: Discharge, about 25,000 cfs Jan. 24 (gage height, 15.0 ft, 

from graph based on gage readings), backwater from ice.

February 1959: Discharge, about 28,000 cfs 10 p.m. Feb. 10 (gage height, 

15.20 ft), backwater from ice.

1923-35, 1938 to December 1958: Discharge, 27,300 cfs Jan. 15, 1930 (gage 

height, 11.1 ft); gage height, 12.12 ft Dec. 30, 1951 (ice jam).

717-123 O - 64 - 18
A268 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959, of Sandusky River near Fremont, Ohio

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

10.

January

250

450

700

650

500

400

340

290

220

February

4,900

3,300

2,000

1,600

1,400

1,300

1,000

700

13,000

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

20.

January

190

170

150

180

240 '550

750

700

360

February

24,000

17,000

13,000

6,480

8,230

6,930

5,590

3,720

1,560

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

30.

Runoff,

January

6,500

20,000

22,000

23,000

17,000

8,000

3,500

2,000

3,300

3.56

February

1,220

1,060

1,560

3,420

2,880

1,900

1,430

1,450

3.99

315. Sandusky River at Fremont, Ohio 

(U.S. Weather Bureau gage)

Location.--Lat 41°20'50", long 83°06'46", on State Street Bridge in Fremont, 

Sandusky County.

Drainage area.--1,351 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Daily staff-gage readings with supplemental readings during 

flood periods. Datum of gage is 570.00 ft above mean sea level.

Maxima.--January 1959: Gage height, 17.2 ft 1:45 p.m. Jan. 24. 

February 1959: Gage height, 18.0 ft 7-8 a.m. Feb. 11.

1904 to December 1958 (intermittent record): Gage height, 21.5 ft Mar. 26, 

1913.

Remarks. Records furnished by U.S. Weather Bureau.

316. Norwalk Creek near Norwalk, Ohio 

(Crest-stage station)

Location.--Lat 41"14'00'', long 82°32'30", at highway bridge 300 ft south of junction 

of State Highways 601 and 18, 4 miles southeast of Norwalk, Huron County, and 

6 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--4.18 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Crest stages only. Altitude of gage is 854 ft (from topographic map).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 122 cfs and by contracted-opening measurements.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 646 cfs Jan. 21 (gage height, 13.96 ft).

1947 to December 1958: Discharge, 1,060 cfs May 12, 1956 (gage height, 

14.37 ft).

317. East Branch Huron River near Norwalk, Ohio 

(Gaging station, discontinued 1935)

Location.--Lat 41°14 I 58", long 82°38'52", at highway bridge lv miles northwest of 

Norwalk, Huron County, and 1-j miles downstream from Cole Creek.

Drainage area. 84.9 sq mi.

Gage-height record.--High-water marks at gage site. Altitude of gage is 635 ft 

(from topographic map).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 1,290 cfs.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Gage height, 12.3 ft, from high-water marks, at 

12 p.m. Jan. 21.

1924-35: Discharge, 4,700 cfs Feb. 26, 1929 (gage height, 9.5 ft).
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUAEY-FEBEUAEY A269

318. Huron River at Milan, Ohio

Location. Lat 41°18'00", long 82°36'30", on right bank 500 ft downstream from

bridge on U.S. Highway 250, a quarter of a mile northwest of Milan, Erie County, 

and 2 miles downstream from confluence of East and West Branches.

Drainage area. 363 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph, except 1 p.m. Jan. 22 to 1 p.m. 

Jan. 25 for which period graph was reconstructed on basis of normal recession 

curve. Datum of gage is 573.43 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 18,100 cfs and by contracted-opening measurement at 25,800 cfs. Backwater 

from ice Jan. 1 to 3 p.m. Jan. 21, Jan. 26 to 2 a.m. Feb. 10, Feb. 20-23.

Maxima.--January 1959: Discharge, 25,800 cfs 4 a.m. Jan. 22 (gage height, 24.08 ft). 

February 1959: Discharge, 18,500 cfs 7 p.m. Feb. 10 (gage height, 21.54 ft). 

1950 to December 1958: Discharge, 18,200 cfs May 12, 1956 (gage height, 

21.10 ft).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1. 

2. 

3. 

4.

5. 

6. 

7. 

8. 

9. 

10.

January

120 

250 

220 

170 

140 

120 

100 

85 

75 

70

February

1,200 

600 

320 

340 

300 

230 

150 

150 

150 

12,500

Day

11. 

12. 

13. 

14. 

15. 

16. 

17. 

18. 

19. 

20.

Monthly mean discharge, in cubic feet

January

60 

55 

65 

85 

200 

270 

200 

160 

130 

120

February

6,790 

1,610 

1,160 

1,790 

3,830 

1,220 

804 

723 

432 

340

Day

21. 

22. 

23. 

24. 

25. 

26. 

27. 

28. 

29. 

30. 

31.

January

5,500 

13,500 

4,300 

1,600 

900 

650 

450 

340 

280 

1,700 

2,100

4.00

February

300 

290 

900 

1,610 

601 

426 

508 

532

------

1,422 

4.08

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan . 20

6.. ..........

8.. ..........

2. ...........

3............

11... ........

2. ...........

4 a.m. .......

Gage 

height

7 P 1^

7.48

9.84

10.48

11.70

21 90

22.55

24.08

Discharge

250

1,700

2,200

5,210

21,300

25,200

25,800

Hour

Jan. 22 Con.

Feb. 8

Feb. 9

Feb. 10

6. ...........

8 a.m. .......

Gage 

height

22.40

8.02

8.75

10.15

16.60

17.70

19.02

Discharge

20,900

13,400

140

240

2,540

8,900

11,300

Hour

Feb. 10 Con.

12 m.. .......

4. ...........

5.. ..........

6.... ........

7........ ....

8.... ........

10... ........

12 p.m.......

Feb. 11

6.. ..........

12 m. ........

10 ...........

Feb. 12

8. ...........

12 m. ........

Gage 

height

20.33

20.68

21.15

21.50

21.54

21.05

20.42

19.65

15.43

13.38

12.02

10.85

10.32

10.00

9.81

9.60

Discharge

13,600

15,200

16,100

17,400

18,400

18,500

18,300

17,100

15,400

13,400

5,440

3,530

2,610

1,940

1,650

1,490

1,400

1,360

1,290
A270 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

319. Vermilion River near Vermilion, Ohio

Location. Lat 41°22'55", long 82°19'00", on right bank 40 ft downstream from bridge 

on North Ridge Road, 3j miles southeast of Vermilion, Erie County, and 4^ miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 260 sq ml.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage Is 592.58 ft above 

mean sea level (Loraln County bench mark).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 9,600 cfs and by contracted-opening measurement at 19,300 cfs.

Maxima. January 1959: Discharge, 20,500 cfs 7:30 p.m. Jan. 21 {gage height, 

13780 ft).

February 1959: Discharge, 8,680 cfs 1 a.m. Feb. 11 (gage height, 11.00 ft).

1950 to December 1958: Discharge, 9,820 cfs Jan. 26, 1952, and May 12, 1956 

(gage height, 11.5 ft, from graph.based on gage readings, and 11.47 ft, 

respectively).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 

6. 

7. 

8. 

9. 

10.

Monthly 

Runoff,

January

95 

150 

200 

140 

110 

90 

75 

65 

55 

50

February

562 

432 

228 

248 

221 

154 

115 

118 

108 

5,390

Day

11. 

12. 

13. 

14. 

15. 

16. 

17. 

18. 

19. 

20.

mean discharge, in cubic feet 

in inches

January

45 

40 

40 

40 

150 

200 

150 

110 

95 

90

February

7,190 

1,470 

808 

1,150 

2,680 

1,250 

590 

515 

365 

239

Day

21. 

22. 

23. 

24. 

25. 

26. 

27. 

28. 

29. 

30. 

31.

January

5,000 

7,060 

4,500 

1,700 

800 

450 

310 

228 

201 

1,250 

2,140

827

February

212 

199 

493 

1,270 

562 

362 

372 

396

------

989 

3.96

320. East Branch Black River at Elyrla, Ohio 

(Gaging station, discontinued 1935)

Location. Lat 41°20'5l", long 82°05'40", at Fuller Street Bridge, l£ miles southeast of center .of Elyrla, Loraln County, and 3 miles upstream from Junction with 

West Branch.

Drainage area. 211 sq ml.

Gage-height record. High-water marks at gage site. Altitude of gage Is 710 ft 

(from topographic map).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 6,930 cfs.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Gage height, 14.7 ft, .from high-water marks, 

8 a.m. Jan. 21.

1922-35: Discharge, 11,400 cfs Mar. 14, 1933 (gage height, 10.10 ft).

321. Plum Creek at Oberlln, Ohio 

(Crest-stage station)

Location. Lat 41°17'15", long 82°13'10", at bridge on Professor Street In Oberlln, 

Loraln County.

Drainage area. 4.88 sq ml.

Gage-height record. Crest stages .only. Altitude of gage Is 782 ft above mean sea 

level (from topographic map).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below '156 cfs and by Indirect measurements.

Maxima. January 1959: Discharge; 990 cfs Jan. 21-22 (gage height, 16.13 ft). 

February 1959: Discharge, 555 cfs -Feb. 10-11 (gage height, 14.00 ft). 

1947 to December 1958; Discharge, 658 cfs June 2, 1947 (gage height, 

14.69 ft).
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A271

322. Black River at Elyria, Ohio

Location. Lat 41°22 1 50", long 82°06'15", on left bank in Cascade Park at Elyria, 

Lorain County, three-quarters of a mile downstream from confluence of East and 

West Branches.

Drainage area. 392 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph, except 2 a.m. Jan. 22 to 5 p.m. 

Jan. 29 for which graph was reconstructed on basis of high-water marks at gage 

and daily gage readings. Datum of gage is 621.6 ft above mean sea level (city of 

Elyria bench mark).

Discharge record.--Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 12,500 cfs.

Maxima.--January 1959: Discharge, 24,000 cfs about 11 a.m. Jan. 22 (gage height, 

22.9 ft).

February 1959: Discharge, 14,400 cfs 6 a.m. Feb. 11 (gage height, 17.74 ft).

1944 to December 1958: Discharge, 14,900 cfs May 13, 1956 (gage height, 

18.02 ft).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

January

80

190

220

160

120

95

80

70

February

791

400

290

280

220

210

150

110

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

January

55

50

45

45

190

220

170

130

February

12,400

3,130

894

1,310

3,830

2,140

827

723

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

Runoff, in inches . .....................................................

January

5,900

21,100

7,240

1,080

487

360

280

250

1 374

4.05

February

294

225

719

2,180

1,050

556

626

679

1 505

4.00

323. Rocky River near Berea, Ohio

Location.--Lat 41°24'22", long 81°53'13", on right bank at downstream side of highway bridge just downstream from confluence of East and West Branches and 3 miles 

northwest of Berea, Cuyahoga County.

Drainage area. 269 sq mi.

Gage-height record.--Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 649.9 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Cuyahoga County bench mark).

Discharge record.--Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 10,600 cfs and by contracted-opening measurement at 19,400 cfs.

Maxima.--January 1959: Discharge, 21,400 cfs 3 a.m. Jan. 22 (gage height, 14.10 ft). 

February 1959: Discharge, 15,000 cfs 8 p.m. Feb. 10 (gage height, 10.97 ft). 

1923-35, 1943 to December 1958: Discharge, 16,600 cfs Jan. 19, 1929 (gage 

height, 11.0 ft, from graph based on gage readings); gage height, 18.6 ft June 29, 

1924 (backwater caused by tornado).

Maximum stage known, 20.9 ft in March 1913.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

10.

January

150

270

150

120

100

85

75

65

55

February

478

291

230

275

280

164

134

100

11,100

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

20.

January

50

45

45

70

190

240

160

130

100

February

5,800

824

90O

1,670

4,120

950

668

585

240

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

30.

Runoff,

January

6,800

14,300

1,440

609

442

291

260

221

2,160

1,340

4.20

February

212

208

855

1,750

585

545

746

650

1,245

4.82
A272 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

Gage height, In feet, and discharge. In cubic feet per second, at Indicated time, 1959, of 

Rocky River near Berea, Ohio

Hour

Jan. 20 

12 p.m. ......

6...... ......

10...........

4. ........... 

6. ........... 

8............ 

10... ........ 

12 p.m. ......

Jan. 22

2 a.m. ....... 

3. ........... 

4. ........... 

5............ 

6.......... .. 

8. ........... 

10........... 

12 m..... .. ..

4.... ........

6. ...........

8...^. .......

Jan. 23

4 a.m. .......

Gage 

height

2.43

2.73

4.70

7.30 

8.90 

10.05 

11.18 

12.25 

,13.20

 13.95 

14.10 

13.95 

13.78 

13.45 

12.72 

11.90 

11. OS

10.16

8.93

7.90

7.08

5.35

4.06

Discharge

130

330

650 

2,000

7,500 

11,000 

13,200 

15 > 400 

17,600 

19,500

21,100 

21,400 

.21,100 

20,700 

20,000 

18,500 

16,900

8,880

7,320

5

QQf\

4,070

1,940

Hour

Jan. 23- -Con.

12 m.... .....

5 p.m. .......

12 p.m. ......

Feb. 8

Feb. 9

8............ 

10........... 

11 ........... 

12 m. ........ 

2 p.m.. ......

6. ........... 

1 ............ 

8. ........... 

11 ........... 

12 p.m. ......

Feb. 10

5. ...........

7........ ....

9... ......... 10...........

12 m.........

1 p.m. .......

Gage 

height

3.20

3.05

1.90

1.92 

1.97 

2.04 

2.08 

2.05 

1.97

1.98 

2.00 

2.07 

2.58 

2.87

3 75

9.20

9.70

10,00

Discharge

900

755

84

89 

102 

124 

137 

127 

102

105 

110 

134 

'387 

601

3 240

' T f\ RC\f\

11,500

12,500

13,100

Hour

Feb. 10 Con.

5. ...........

6... ......... 

7.. ..........

8............ 

9............

10.... ....... 

12 p.m. ......

Feb. 11

4. ........... 

6.. .......... 

8.. ..........

10........... 

12 m......... 

2 p.m. ....... 

4...... ...... 

6............ 

12 p.m.. .....

Gage 

height

10.80

10.85 

10.95

10.97 

10.91

10.85 

10.50

9.90 

9.00 

8.08 

7.24

6.48 

5.55 

4.79 

4.30 

4.02 

3.55

2 94

Discharge

14,700

14,800 

15,000

15,000 

14,900

14,800 

14,100

12,900 

11,100 

9,230 

7,630

6,180 

4,430 

3,080 

2,300 

1,890 

1,280

CQ"Z

324. Cuyahoga River at Hiram Rapids, Ohio

Location. Lat 41°20'27", long 81°10'01", on left bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge at Hiram Rapids, Portage County, 0.6 mile downstream from Black Brook.

Drainage area. 147 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 1,087.46 ft above 

mean sea level, unadjusted.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 2,550 cfs.

Maxima . January 1959: Discharge, 3, 670. cfs 12 m. Jan. 23 (gage height, 8.11 ft). 

February 1959: Discharge, 2,320 cfs 11 a.m. Feb. 12 (gage height, 6.31 ft).

1927-35, 1944 to December 1958: 

height, 7.00 ft).

Discharge, 2,760 cfs Mar. 23, 1948 (gage

Remarks . Flow regulated by. East Branch Reservoir (17.0 sq mi; usable capacity, 

4,140 acre-ft) since 1939.

Mean discharge. In cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

10 '.

January

125

218

252

276

300

290

270

260

200

February

600

500

450

400

350

300

270

240

700

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

20.

January

175

160

134

128

152

190

220

280

280 

220

February

1,600

2,110

1,570

1,270

1,300

1,200

1,050

854

550

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

30.

January

500

1,800

3,560

3,000

1,900

1,400

1,000

700

600

647

February

470

389

365

427

420

410

454

490

703
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A273

325. Cuyahoga River at Old Portage, Ohio

Location. Lat 41°08'04" 

bridge at Old Portage 

River, and 4 miles northwest of Akron.

, long 81°32'49", on right bank 230 ft upstream from highway 

, Summit County, 1-J- miles downstream from Little Cuyahoga

Datum of gage is 740.11 ft above

Drainage area.--405 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph, 

mean sea level, unadjusted.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 3,800 cfs and by contracted-opening estimate of 1959 peak flow.

Maxima.--January 1959: Discharge, 6,500 cfs 8 p.m. Jan. 21 (gage height, 11.54 ft). 

February 1959: Discharge 5,680 cfs 12 ra. Feb. 10 (gage height, 11.10 ft). 

1921-35, 1939 to December 1958: Discharge, 4,540 cfs Jan. 26, 1952, and 

Nov. 16, 1955 (gage heights, 10.43 and 10.39 ft, respectively); gage height, 

10.8 ft June 28, 1924.

Remarks. Floodflows slightly regulated by reservoirs and lakes above station.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1...

2...

3...

4. ..

5...

6...

7 ...

8...

January

317

500

508

514

452

396

360

352

February

935

802

758

834

713

605

539

506

Day

11....

12....

13....

14....

15....

16....

17....

18....

January

270

254

250

245

344

393

338

355

February

4,630

3,460

3,290

2,900

2,880

2,340

1,890

1,620

Day

21 . . . .

22....

23....

24....

25....

26....

27....

28....

Monthly mean discharge, in cubic feet per second. .....................

January

3,700

6,040

4,500

3,200

2,800

2,200

1,600

1,300

1,171

February

758

755

898

1,050

925

843

921

895

1,522

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 19

Jan. 20

10. ..........

6. ...........

8. ...........

9. ...........

Jan. 21

4. ...........

6. ...........

8.. ..........

9.. ..........

10. ..........

11. ..........

3. ...........

4. ...........

5. ...........

7. ...........

8. ...........

10.... .......

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

11.25

Discharge

529

592

4 350

5,950

, Hour

Jan. 22

6. ...........

12 m.... .....

6. ...........

8 a.m. .......

Gage 

height

11.15

10.95

2.69

2.68

2.65

8.82

Discharge

3 140

3,220

Hour

Feb. 10 Con.

11...........

12 m.........

2. ...........

3.. ..........

4.... ........

5...... ......

6....... .....

8............

9..... .......

10...........

6.......... ..

12 m... ......

10. ..........

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

9 05

8.93

Discharge

4,720

4,770

3,300
A274 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

326. Cuyahoga River at Independence, Ohio

Location. Lat 41°23 I 44", long 81 C 37'54", on right bank 140 ft downatream from highway bridge on Rockside Road, 1 mile northeast of Independence, Cuyahoga County, 

and 3 miles downstream from Tinkers Creek.

Drainage area. 709 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph, except 9:30 p.m. Jan. 21 to 3 a.m. 

Jan. 22, 7 a.m. Jan. 23 to 4:30 p.m. Jan. 27 for which periods graph was reconstructed on basis of high-water mark in well and normal recession curve. Datum 

of gage is 584.14 ft above mean sea level (levels by city of Cleveland).

Discharge record.--Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 17,100 cfs and by contracted-opening measurement at 24,800 cfs. Backwater 

from ice Jan. 6, 7,

Maxima.--January 1959: Discharge, 24,800 cfs 12:30 a.m. Jan. 22 (gage height, 

22.41 ft).

February 1959: Discharge, 16,100 cfs 5:30 p.m. Feb. 10 (gage height, 

20.15 ft).

1921-23, 1927-35, 1940 to December 1958: Discharge, 14,300 cfs Oct. 16, 1954 

(gage height, 20.04 ft).

Maximum flood known occurred Mar. 25, 1913 (discharge, 32,400 cfs, at Cleveland, estimated by the Cleveland city engineer).

Remarks.--Water is diverted into the Ohio Canal at Brecksville, 6 miles above 

station, but the canal flows are included in the tabulated discharges. Floodflows slightly regulated by reservoirs and lakes in the basin.

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

.2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

January

850

1,980

1,250

1,100

824

700

650

584

February

1,940 .

1,550

1,340

1,620

1,380

1,120

980

926

12 ,000

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

January

446

422

428

408

1,030

916

728

692

627

February

10,900

6,780

5,370

5,420

7,040

4,590

3,540

2,920

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

January

10,000

16,700

8,820

5,800

5,100

4,200

3,000

2,200

2,560

February

1,400

1,320

2,260

2,800

1,990

1,820

2,100

1,930

3,217

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 19

5. ...........

6............

10 ...........

.11. ..........

12 m..... .... 

.1 p.m. ....... 

2..... .......

3............ 

4. ........... 

5.... ........

12 p.m.. .....

5 a.m. .......

Gage

height

7.10

14.95

15.90 

16.75 

17.30

..18.30 

19.40 

19.98

2J0.90

22.38

22.05

21.72

Discharge

CQO

1,860

 8,320 

9,430 

10/200

11,900 

.14,000 

15,600

18,600

24,700

23,200

21,900

Hour

Jan. 22 Con.

12 m.........

8.... .........

.11........... 

12 p.m. ......

4............

10 a.m. ......

Gage

height

20.81

.17.66

4.82 

4.88

5.44 

6.00

7.25

13.45

19.02

Discharge

18,300

10,800

6,950

854

.854 

881 

948

1,130 

1,400

2,020

5.-940

'13,200

Hour

Feb. 10 Con. 

11 a.m.. .....

12 m. ........

3........... .

4........ ....

7............

Feb. 11

6 a.m. ....... 

12 m. ........

12 p.m.. ..... 

Feb. 13

Feb. 14

8............

Gage 

height

19.39

20.02

20.10

20.15

20.10

18.67

17.42

16.66

16.08

15.22

14.18

13.09

12.70

12.70

12.05

14.17

15.54

Discharge

13,700

14,000

16,000

9,300

8,540

7,570 

6,570

5,650

5,340

5,340

5,220

6,560

7,450

7,910
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A275

Cage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second, at Indicated time, 1959, of 

Cuyahoga River at Independence, Ohio Continued

Hour

Feb. 15

4.. ..........

12 m. ........

Gage 

height

15.77

15.80

14.90

Discharge

8,170

8,200

8,130

7,250

Hour

Feb. 15 Con.

"Gage 

height

13.62

12.63

Discharge

5,280

Hour

Feb. 16

12 m. ........

Gage 

height

12.17

11.66

10.75

Discharge

4,930

4,570

3,990

327. Big Creek at Cleveland Zoo, Cleveland, Ohio 

(Miscellaneous site)

Location. Lat 41°26'55", long 81°43'00", 1,000 ft above Pulton Avenue bridge in 

Cleveland Zoo, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, and 1* miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 37.5 sq mi.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge, about 6,000 cfs Jan. 22, from slope-area 

estimate.

Flood of Mar. 21-22, 1948, reached a discharge of 5,900 cfs, from slope-area 

measurement.

328. Chagrin River at Willoughby, Ohio

Location. Lat 41°37 I 51", long 81 "24'13", on left bank at city waterworks, 150 ft 

downstream from waterworks dam, 800 ft downstream from East Branch, 1 mile southeast of Willoughby, Lake County, and 5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 251 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 594.24 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 13,900 cfs and by contracted-opening measurement.

Maxima. January 1959: Discharge, 22,000 cfs 10 p.m. Jan. 21 (gage height, 

13773 ft).

February 1959: Discharge, 12,200 cfs 3 p.m. Feb. 10 (gage height, 13.25 ft).

1925-35, 1939 to December 1958: Discharge, 28,000 cfs Mar. 22, 1948 (gage 

height, 17.95 ft), from high-water mark in well.

Flood of Mar. 23, 1913, reached a stage of 17.3 ft, present datum, from floodmarks (discharge, 20,000 cfs).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

January

260

1,400

700

488

238

210

190

180

February

650

414

370

600

501

354

250

200

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

January

160

150

150

150

350

850

650

470

C «JU

February

3,140

947

1,250

2,080

2,760

1,000

778

678

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

Monthly mean discharge, in cubic feet per second. ....................

January

10,500

10,000

1,630

934

814

620

450

360

1,178

February

350

330

850

1,100

650

635

868

808

1,131

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 20

Jan. 21

6. ...........

8.... ........

10. ..........

12 m. ........

2. ...........

3.. ..........

4. ...........

6 p.m. .......

Gage 

height

8.50

12.55

15.92

Discharge

2,500

3,000

13,600

15,000

19,100

Hour

Jan. 21 Con.

8.... ........

9.. ..........

11. ..........

6... .........

8.. ..........

10 a.m. ......

Gage 

height

16.71

12.40

Discharge

10.600

Hour

Jan. 22 Con.

Gage 

height

8.65

Discharge

5,300
A276 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second, at Indicated time, 1959, of 

Chagrin River at Wllloughby, Ohio Continued

Hour

Feb. 9 

12 p.m. ......

Feb. 10

2.. ..........

3. ...........

4.. ..........

5..... .......

6. ...........

Gage 

height

3.14

3.42

11.24

12.22

'12.77

Discharge

423

560

6,580

8,620

10,200

11,200

Hour

Feb. 10 Con.

10 ...........

Gage 

height

12.30

13 24

13.05

Discharge

10,800

10,400

11,800

Hour

Feb. 10 Con.

Gage 

height

Discharge

2 330

329. Phelps Creek near Windsor, Ohio

Location. Lat 41°30 I 55", long 80°56'05", on left bank at upstream side of bridge on 

State Highway 534, 1.4 miles south of Windsor, Ashtabula County, and \\ miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 26.4 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 803.70 ft above 

mean sea level.

Discharge record.--Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 1,570 cfs and by contracted-opening measurement at 4,600 cfs.

Maxima. January 1959: Discharge, 4,600 cfs 7:30 p.m. Jan. 21 (gage height, 

9.34 ft).

February 1959: Discharge, 3,120 cfs 6 a.m. Feb. 10 (gage height, 8.78 ft, 

backwater from ice).

1942 to December 1958: Discharge, 3,840 cfs Mar. 22, 1948 (gage height, 

8.97 ft). Gage height, 9.48 ft July 15, 1958 (backwater from debris).

Mean discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 

6. 

7. 

8. 

9. 

10.

January

20 

120 

80 

60 

28 

28 

22 

18 

15 

12

. February

110 

50 

25 

30 

35 

25 

15 

10 

15 

1,300

Day

11. 

12. 

13. 

14. 

15. 

16. 

17. 

18. 

19. 

20.

Monthly mean discharge, In cubic feet 

Runoff, In Inches. ....................

January

10 

9 

8 

8 

25 

60 

50 

35 

25 

20

February

300 

110 

140 

180 

240 

74 

58 

49 

25 

17

Day

21. 

22. 

23. 

24. 

25. 

26. 

27. 

28. 

29. 

30. 

31.

January

1,100 

1,100 

300 

120 

60 

35 

25 

18 

15 

170 

150

5.28

February

14 

12 

18 

120 

65 

61 

152 

119

------

120 

4.74

330. Hoskins Creek at Hartsgrove, Ohio 

(Crest-stage station)

Location.--Lat 41°36'20", long 80°58'00", at bridge on State Highway 6, 0.7 mile 

west of Hartsgrove, Ashtabula County,

Drainage area.--6.94 sq mi.

Gage-height record.--Crest stages only. Altitude of gage is 1,037 ft (from topo- 

^graphic map).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 205 cfs and by'slope-area measurement.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge, 552 cfs Jan. 21 (gage hei'ght, 14.55 ft).

1947 to December 1958: Discharge, £43 cfs Mar. 21-22, 1948 (gage height, 

14.53 ft).
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A277

331. Mill Creek near Jefferson, Ohio

Location. Lat 41°45'10", long 80°48'00", on right bank at downstream side of bridge 

on State Highway 307, if miles northwest of Jefferson, Ashtabula County, and 

3-| miles downstream from Griggs Creek.

Drainage area.--78.3 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph, Datum of gage is 822.59 ft above

mean sea level (Ashtabula County bench mark).

Discharge record.--Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 3,700 cfs and by contracted-opening measurement at 9,810 cfs.

Maxima.--January 1959: Discharge, 9,810 cfs 5 a.m. Jan. 22 (gage height, 12.50 ft). 

February 1959: Discharge, 3,620 cfs 9 p.m. Feb. 10 (gage height, 9.40 ft). 

1942 to December 1958: Discharge, 7,010 cfs Mar. 22, 1948 (gage height, 

9.95 ft). Gage height, 10.28 ft Dec. 4, 1950 (backwater from ice).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

January

70

250

350

180

120

95

80

70

February

373

190

92

67

79

78

51

33

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

January

30

25

25

25

60

110

180

130

February

1,550

434

308

533

1,030

398

199

130

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

January

1,100

5,000

900

250

150

100

70

50

336

February

45

35

40

160

201

167

436

583

318

332. Grand River near Madison, Ohio

Location. Lat 41°44 I 26", long 81°02'48", on downstream end of center pier of bridge 

on State Highway 528, half a mile upstream from Griswold Creek and 2 miles south 

of Madison, Lake County.

Drainage area. 587 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. 

mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Datum of gage is 674.47 ft above

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 12,200 cfs and by computation of flow of 20,100 cfs over dam 8 miles downstream. Backwater from ice Jan. 1 to 4 a.m. Jan. 22.

Maxima.--January 1959: Discharge, 21,100 cfs 5 p.m. Jan. 22 (gage height, 14.73 ft). 

February 1959: Discharge, 10,900 cfs 7 a.m. Feb. 11 (gage height, 10.73 ft). 

1922-35, 1938 to December 1958: Discharge, 16,600 cfs Mar. 22, 1948 (gage 

height, 12.48 ft).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

January

700

2,200

2,400

1,800

1,300

1,100

950

700

February

2,150

1,510

1,230

880

796

743

647

428

342

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

January

270

220

200

180

400

700

1,200

850

February

9,970

5,000

3,000

4,200

6,040

4,410

2,640

1,700

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

Runoff, in inches .....................................................

January

3,500

18,000

13,700

7,000

4,000

2,400

1,200

600

1, 980

2 -zee

4.62

February

600

450

480

997

1,320

1,310

1,760

2,400

3.88
A278 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959, of

grand River near Madison, Ohio

Hour

Jan. 20

Jan. 21

6............

8. ...........

10...........

12 ra.. .......

4... .........

6............

8............

10...........

Jan. 22

3 a.m. .......

5. ...........

10 ...........

12 ra... ......

1 p.m. .......

2. ...........

3. ...........

4 p.m. .......

Gage 

height

6.71

6.73

6.84

7.12

8.00

9.89

10.54

8.30

9.40

9.45

9.70

12.09

12.62

13.66

14.22

14.40

14.52

14.61

14.69

Discharge

500

500

500

2,300

3,300

4,600

8,800

13,800

15,100

17,900

20,000

20,400

20,700

20,900

Hour

Jan. 22 Con.

6.......... ..

7...... ......

8...... ......

8. ...........

Feb. 9

4. ...........

5. ...........

6. ...........

7 a.m. .......

Gage 

height

11 23

3

Qf\

5.60

Discharge

945

2,240

Hour

Feb. 10 Con.

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

5 52

5 93

8 f)f\

9 38

9 83

9.25

Discharge

2 080

3

QQ/"\

"I f\ Q/"\/"l

8,000

333. Ashtabula River near.Ashtabula, Ohio

Location.--Lat 41°51'19", long 80°45'43", on left bank at downstream side of highway 

bridge, 1 mile upstream from Hubbard Run, l| miles southeast of Ashtabula, Ashtabula County, and 5? miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 118 sq mi.

Gage-height record.--Water-stage recorder graph. Altitude of gage is 605 ft (from 

topographic map).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 7,500 cfs and extended above by logarithmic plotting.

Maxima.--January 1959: Discharge, 11,600 cfs 5 a.m. Jan. 22 (gage height, 11.03 ft). 

February 1959: Discharge, 4,420 cfs 7:30 p.m. Feb. 10 (gage height, 6.73 ft). 

1924-35, 1939-47, 1950 to December 1958: Discharge, 10,800 cfs Nay 16, 1942 

(gage-height, 9.67 ft).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

January

90

190

300

210

130

100

85

70

February

516

245

132

134

182

170

129

79

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

January

45

40

35

35

85

140

250

170

85

February

1,620

399

480

776

1,310

470

266

200

ou

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

Runoff,

January

600

7,500

1,500

700

310

180

120

80

4.83

February

55

55

65

170

220

300

500

638

3.59
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A279

334. Cormeaut Creek at Amboy, Ohio

Location. Lat 41°55 1 34", long 80°36'18", on right bank at downstream side of highway bridge, half a mile east of Amboy, Ashtabula County, 3 miles southwest of 

Conneaut, and 6-| miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--178 sq mi.

Gage-height record.--Water-stage recorder graph, except 12 p.m. J"an. 22 to 12 m. 

Jan. 23 for which graph was reconstructed on basis of record before and after 

this period. Altitude of gage is 605 ft (from topographic map).

Discharge record.--Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements. 

Backwater from ice Jan. 1 to 10 a.m. Jan. 22, Jan. 28-29, and Feb. 9-10, 20-22. 

Shifting-control method used at times.

Maxima.--January 1959: Discharge, 17,000 cfs 6 p.m. Jan. 22 (gage height, 11.70 ft). 

February 1959: Discharge, 4,400 cfs 10 a.m. Feb. 11 (gage height, 7.23 ft). 

1922-35, 1950 to December 1958: Discharge, 12,900 cfs Oct. 16, 1954 ' 

height, 10.74 ft) ; gage height, 12.94 ft Mar. 4, 1934 (ice jam).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1. ...

2. ...

3. ...

4. ...

5. ...

6. ...

7. ...

8. ...

January

200

350

500

350

260

220

190

150

February

1,090

396

234

252

300

256

198

158

Day

11....

12....

13....

14....

15....

16....

17....

18....

January

80

65

60

55

170

280

400

300

February

3,350

1,270

854

1,280

1,740

1,350

567

431

Day

21.. ..

22.. ..

23.. ..

24.. ..

25.. ..

26.. ..

27 ..

28.. ..

Runoff,

January

200

9,800

4,660

1,120

562

372

250

160

774

5.02

February

120

120

160

250

340

390

605

992

658

3.85

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan . 20

Jan. 21

12 m. ........

8. ...........

Jan. 22

2 a.m. ....... 

6. ...........

8.. ..........

10 ...........

11.. .........

12 m.. .......

2. ...........

3. ...........

4. ...........

5... .........

6.. ..........

7. ...........

9. ...........

10..... ......

11. ..........

Jan. 23

Gage 

height

4.31

4.27

6.35

9.53

7.85

8.12 

6.68

10.45

11.20

11.08

11.18

11.15

11.70

11.68

11.03

10.50

9.90

Discharge

130

170

1,600 

3,300

12,300

14,800

14,600

16,900

15,000

14,100

10,500

Hour

Jan. 23 Con.

6.. ..........

8. ...........

Jan. 24

6 a.m. .......

5... .........

9.. ..........

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

8.25

4.69

2.08

2.70

Discharge

6,300

2 230

1,320

154

125

259

Hour

Feb. 10

4... .........

g

2. ...........

5. ...........

7. ...........

8... .........

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

3.45

4.27

4.80

5.00

5 22

6 79

7.07

7 23

4.41

4.10

3.84

Discharge

518

950

1 150

950

999

1,580

1 ' 920

4,130

880

714
A280 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

335. Cattaraugus Creek at Gowanda, N.Y.

Location. Lat 42°27'50", long 78°56'10", on right bank at Gowanda, Erie County, 

380 ft downstream -from highway bridge, 600 "ft downstream from powerhouse of Niagara Mohawk Power Corp., and 4.2 miles 'downstream from South Branch.

Drainage area.- 428 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 738.74 ft above 

mean sea level (village of Gowanda bench mark).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements . 

Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 1-15, 18-21, 27-30 and Feb. 3, 6, 

7, 10, 20-24, 26-28.

Maxima . January-February 1959: 

height, 12.55 ft).

1939 to December 1958: Discharge, 35,900 cfs Mar. 17 

14.14 ft Mar. 7, 1956.

Discharge, 27,000 cfs 2:'15 a.m. Jan.. 22 (gage 

1942; gage height,

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

10.

January

500

640

680

640

410

450

520

520

460

February

.1,570

960

800

1,280

1,050

740 '600

696

2,600

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

.17.

18.

20.

January

440

430

420

420

680

960

640

560

580

February

2,690

1,450

1,980

2,170

4,420

2,060

1,360

1,150 -

ooo 

640

Day

.21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

30.

January

.7,000

- 15,300

 3,180

1,790

1,520

1,050

960

760

3,800

4. '33

February

620

640

640

720

640

600

620

700

3.02

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 20

4 a.m. ....... 

6. ........... 

8.. .......... 

9............ 

10........... 

11.. ......... 

12 m....... .. 

1 p.m. ....... 

2... .........

4..... ....... 

5.... ........ 

6. ........... 

7... ......... 

8. ........... 

9............ 

10 ........... 

11.. ......... 

12 p.m. ......

Jan. 22

2:15.... .....

7............

12 m. ........

3. ...........

5. ...........

12 p.m.......

.Gage 

height

3.06 

3.13 

3.26 

3.35 

3.50 

4.05 

4.25 

7.05 

6.20

7.53 

7.95 

9.50 

9.79 

10.07 

10.45 

11.40 

11.87 

12.05

12.55

11.45

9.27

8.08

6.70

6.20

Discharge

675 

726 

822 

897 

1,OOO 

.1,200 

1,530 

7,320 

5,330

8,190 

9,700 

14,000 

15,600 

16,600 

18,000 

21, 900 

23,900 

24,700

10,100

5,330

Hour

Jan. 23

3. ........... 

4..... ....... 

5..... ....... 

6......... ...

7............ 

8. ........... 

9.... ........

10. .......... 

11. .......... 

12 m. ........

2 p.m. ....... 

3..... ....... 

4. ........... 

5... ......... 

6............ 

7... ......... 

8............ 

9............ 

10 ........... 

11. ..........

10...........

Gage 

height

5.78 

5.66 

5.53 

5.41 

5.39 

5.30 

5.20 

5.11 

5.03 

.4.94

4.77 

4.71 

4.67 

4.66 

4.64 

4.60 

4.57 

4.50 

4.46

4

-1 Q

3.72

Discharge

4,440 

4,200 

3,940 

3,710 

3,670 

3,510 

3,330 

3,180 

3,040 

2,890

2,620 

2,540 

2,480 

2,460 

2,430 

2,370 

2,330 

2,230 

2,150 

2,120

1,720

1,720

1,270

Hour

Jan. 26

Jan. 27 

6. a.m. ....... 

12 m. ........ 

6 p.m. .......

Jan. 28 

6 a.m. .......

6 p.m. ....... 

12 p.m. ......

Jan. 29 

6 a.m. ....... 

12 m. ........ 

6 p.m. ....... 

12 p.m. ......

2. ...........

5. ...........

6.... ........

8............

10...........

11...........

2.... ........

4............

6............

10 p.m... ....

Gage 

height

3.50 

3.53

3.44 

3.35 

3.44

3.14

3.30 

3.35

3.20 

3.07 

3.23 

3.34

3.45

6.75

6.67

.6.64

6.06

5.60

Discharge

1,050 

1,O30

951 

906 

996

710

830 

862

750 

675 

814 

906

978

1,480

6,240

4,080
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A281

Gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second, at Indicated time, 1959, of 

Cattaraugus Creek at Gowanda, N.Y.--ContInued

Hour

Jan. 30 Con.

g

Feb. 1

6. ...........

8. ...........

8. ...........

11. ..........

10. ..........

12 m. ........

6. ...........

8. ...........

Feb. 3

Feb. 4 

2 a.m. ....... 

4. ...........

6. ........... 

8.. .......... 

10. .......... 

12 m. ........

4. ...........

6.. .......... 

8. ........... 

10....... .... 

12 p.m. ......

6 p.m. .......

Gage 

height

5 44

4 92

4.00

3.83

3.85

3.91

3.84

3.50

3.30

3.21

3.31

3.33

3 20

3 09

3.30

3 41

3.45 

3.55 

3.61 

3.70 

3.80 

3.88

3.90 

3.87 

3.82 

3.76 

3.70

3.48

Discharge

1,590

1,440

1,390

1,420

1,480

1,400

1,280

1,050

870

798

897

870

996 

1,050 

1,150 

1,250 

1,360 

1,450

1,470 

1,440 

1,370 

1,320 

1,250

1,030

Hour

Feb. 9

2. ...........

5. ...........

6. ...........

8. ...........

12 p.m.......

2. ...........

8. ...........

10. ..........

2. ...........

5.. ..........

6. ...........

10. ..........

4. ...........

Fee. 13 

2 a.m. ....... 

4. ........... 

6.. ..........

8. ........... 

10. ..........

12 m. ........ 

2 p.m. ....... 

4. ........... 

6. ........... 

8. ........... 

10.... .......

1 a.m. .......

Gage 

height

2.98

3.01

3.24

3.70

5.28

5.42

5.45

5.51

5.60

6.24

6.14

6.06

5.77

5.66

5.24

5.12

.90

.82

.78

.56

.49

.38

.37

.24

4 12

4.02

3.84

3.75

3.83

3.87

3.80 

3.76 

3.75 

3.79 

3.96

4.25 

4.62 

4.82 

4.82 

4.80 

4.75

4.64

Discharge

626

647

822

1,250

2,160

2,440

3,800

4,080

4,890

5,200

5,200

5,020

4,720

4,420

4,200

3,400

3,190

2,830

2,700

2,640

2,430

2,310

2,220

2,150

2,090

. 2,060

2,050

1,920

1,880

1,810

1,610

1,510

1,400

1,300

1,240

1,280

1,390

1,440

1,470

1,480

1,360 

1,320 

1,300 

1,350 

1,540

1,900 

2,400 

2,700 

2,700 

2,670 

2,600 

2,480

2,430

Hour

Feb. 14 Con.

6. ...........

7. ...........

8. ...........

12 m. ........

2. ...........

6. ...........

8. ...........

11. ..........

Feb. 15

1 a.m. .......

3. ...........

4. ...........

5. ...........

8. ...........

10 ...........

11. ..........

12 m. ........

2. ...........

3. ...........

5. ...........

8. ...........

9. ...........

10.. .........

Feb. 16

4. ...........

6. ...........

10. ..........

4. ...........

6. ...........

7. ...........

8. ...........

10. ..........

Feb. 17

6.. ..........

10. .......... 

12 m. ........ 

4 p.m. ....... 

6.. ..........

10. ..........

6 a.m. ....... 

12 m.. ....... 

6 p.m. ....... 

12 p.m. ......

Feb. 19

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

4.56

4.50

4.42

4.38

4.35

4.30

4.25

4.21

4.17

4.15

4.13

4.15

4.20

4.30

4.50

5.07

5.45

5.95

6.30

6.52

6.55

6.51

6.41

6.32

6.24

6.15

6.04

5.93

5.85

5.75

5.55

5.45

5.31

5.18

5.13

5.06

5.00

4.95

4.89

4.84

4.72

4.60

4.48

4.37

4.30

4.28

4.24

4.22

4.18

4.15

4.13

4.07

4.03

3.93

3.88

3.85

3.81 

3.77 

3.72 

3.70 

3.68 

3.68

3.64 

3.60 

3.55 

3.49

3.37

3.18

3.17

3.17

Discharge

2,310

2,230

2,120

2,060

2,020

1,960

1,900

1,840

1,790

1,770

1,750

1,770

1,830

1,960

2,230

3,110

3,780

4,780

5,550

6,050

6,120

6,020

5,770

5,590

5,420

5,220

4,980

4,740

4,580

4,380

4,160

3,980

3,780

3,530

3,300

3,210

3,090

2,990

2,910

2,810

2,730

2,550

2,370

2,200

2,050

1,960

1,930

1,880

1,860

1,810

1,770

1,750

1,670

1,630

1,510

1,450

1,420

1,370 

1,330 

1,270 

1,250 

1,230 

1,230

1,190 

1,150 

1,100 

1,040

933

774

766

750
A282 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

336. Buffalo Creek at Garderwille, N.Y.

Location.--Lat 42°51'15", long 78°45'30", on left bank In Gardenville, Erie County, 

700 ft downstream from bridge on Union Road and 2 miles upstream from Cayuga 

Creek.

Drainage area.--145 sq mi.

Gage-height record.--Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 604.04 ft above 

mean sea level, unadjusted.

Discharge record.--Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 3,200 cfs and by indirect measurement at 7.07 

affected by ice Jan. 1 to Feb. 28.

ft. Stage-discharge relation

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 10,000 cfs 3 a.m. Jan. 22 (gage height, 

8.37 ft).

1938 to December 1958: Discharge, 13,000 cfs Mar. 1, 1955, and Mar. 7, 1956; 

gage height, 11.90 ft Mar. 9, 1942 (ice jam).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

10.

January

145

300

280

190

12O

106

100

96

88

February

370

300

230

290

320

250

220

240

840

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

20.

January

84

82

80

80

120

250

170

160

150

February

700

400

600

780

1,200

740

540

450

190

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

30.

Runoff,

January

1,700

5,400

820

460

300

270

240

230

800

3.53

February

180

180

190

200

190

175

190

240

379

2.72

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 20 

12 p.m. ......

Jan. 21

1 a.m. .......

4. ...........

6.. .......... 

7. ........... 

9. ........... 

10 ...........

11. .......... 

12 m. ........ 

1 p.m. ....... 

2. ........... 

3. ...........

4. ...........

5. ...........

8.. .......... 

9. ...........

11. .......... 

12 p.m. ......

Jan. 22

2. ...........

3. ...........

4.. ..........

5.. ..........

6.. ..........

7. ...........

8 a.m. .......

Gage 

height

2.95

2.95

2.96

3.00 

3.05 

3.12 

3.17

3.25 

3.38 

3.58 

3.79 

4.15

4.60 

5.15

5.00 

8.95

8.55 

8.45

8.41

8.37

8.25

8.12

8.00

7.82

7.60

Discharge

138

170 

182 

217

270 

312 

380 

475 

610

784 

1,010

2,270 

4,160

7,940 

9,110

9,870

10,000

9,840

9,520

9,230

8,800

8,280

Hour

Jan. 22 Con.

10 ...........

11 ...........

2.. .......... 

3.. ..........

4. ...........

6. ........... 

7. ........... 

8. ........... 

9. ........... 

10 ...........

11.. ......... 

12 p.m. ......

1 a.m. ....... 

2.... ........

5. ........... 

7. ........... 

8. ...........

9. ...........

12 m.. .......

3. ...........

4. ...........

6. ...........

7.. ..........

8 p.m. .......

Gage 

height

6.05

4.92 

4.72 

4.53

4.20 

4.11 

3.98 

3.91 

3.80

3.70 

3.60

3.50 

3.41

3!l7 

3.10 

3.06

3.01

2

QT

2.87

2.77

2.74

2.67

2.65

Discharge

6,260

5,060

3,140 

2,840 

2,570

2,150 

2,040 

1,890 

1,810 

1,690

1,580 

1,480

1,380 

1,290

1,070 

1,010 

974

929

816

768

738

715

685

662

648

Hour

Jan. 23 Con.

11. ..........

Jan. 24 

1 a.m. ....... 

2. ........... 

3. ...........

4. ........... 

5. ........... 

6... ......... 

8. ...........

10.. .........

12 m. ........ 

1 p.m. .......

2.. ..........

4. ........... 

6.. ..........

8.. ..........

10....... .... 

11 ...........

Gage 

height

2.49 

2.45 

2.40

2.39 

2.45 

3.90 

4.85 

6.15

6.57 

7.40

7.55

7.46 

7.45

7.95 

7.95 

7.78

7 . 88

7 QD

Discharge

589

534 

508 

475

456

423 

410 

410

416

442

456 

449

442 

423
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A283

337. Cayuga Creek near Lancaster, N.Y.

Location. Lat 42°53'20", long 78°38'40", on right bank just downstream from low 

flat-crested dam in Como Lake Park, 700 ft downstream from bridge on Bowen Road, 

800 ft downstream from Little Buffalo Creek, and 2 miles southeast of Lancaster, 

Erie County.

Drainage area. 93.3 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 672.80 ft above 

mean sea level, unadjusted.

Discharge record.--Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements. 

Affected by ice Jan. 1-21 and Jan. 23 to Feb. 28.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 8,750 cfs 3:15 a.m. Jan. 22 (gage height, 

10.09 ft).

1938 to December 1958: Discharge, 8,700 cfs Mar. 7, 1956; gage height, 12.36 

ft Mar. 9, 1942 (ice jam).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1. 

2. 

3. 

4.

5. 

6. 

7. 

8. 

9. 

10.

January

84 

250 

220 

140 

82 

66 

60 

58 

56 

54

February

270 

180 

130 

210 

280 

170 

125 

135 

98 

660

Day

11. 

12. 

13. 

14. 

15. 

16. 

17. 

18. 

19. 

20.

Monthly mean discharge, in cubic feet 

Runoff, in inches ....................

January

52 

50 

49 

49 

72 

190 

130 

110 

98 

106

February

520 

240 

440 

640 

1,150 

620 

430 

290 

160 

118

Day

21.. 

22.. 

23.. 

24.. 

25.. 

26.. 

27.. 

28.. 

29.. 

30.. 

31..

January

1,240 

4,040 

CIO 

320 

210 

170 

150 

135 

130 

680 

380

324 

4.00

February

110 

110 

118 

126 

118 

114 

118 

160

------

280 

3.13

Gage height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 20

3 a.m. ....... 

4. ........... 

6. ........... 

8. ...........

10 ........... 

11. .......... 

12 m. ........ 

1 p.m. ....... 

2. ........... 

3. ........... 

4. ........... 

5. ........... 

6.. ..........

8. ........... 

9. ........... 

10. .......... 

11. .......... 

12 p.m. ......

Jan. 22 

1 a.m. ....... 

2. ........... 

3:15. ........

4. ........... 

5. ........... 

6. ...........

12 m. ........

Gage 

height

4.71 

4.73 

4.80 

4.92

5.10 

5.13 

5.22 

5.32 

5.47 

5.72 

6.05 

6.51 

6.43

9.32

8.88 

9.10 

9.33 

9.75

9.92 

10.02 

10.09

9.70 

10.14

6.81 

6.65

Discharge

90

98 

122 

162

220

253 

293 

340 

396 

463 

557 

667 

822

1,800 

4,060 

6,180 

7,410

8,180

8,460 

8,630 

8,750

8,090 

8,840 

5,920

3,120

2,780 

2,490

Hour

Jan. 22 Con.

3... .........

4. ...........

6. ........... 

8. ........... 

9... .........

12 p.m. ......

Jan. 23 

1 a.m. ....... 

2. ........... 

3. ........... 

5. ........... 

6. ........... 

7. ...........

9. ...........

11. .......... 

12 m. ........ 

2 p.m. ....... 

4. ........... 

6. ........... 

7. ........... 

8. ........... 

9. ........... 

10.. .........

11.. ......... 

Jan. 24

3. ...........

6. ...........

12 m. ........

6 p.m. ....... 

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

6.52

6.30 

6.10 

5.90 

5.84

5.64

5.58 

5.51 

5.45 

5.37 

5.32 

5.30

5.23 

5.19 

5.17 

5.13 

5.09 

5.05 

5.02 

5.30 

6.50 

6.85

7.26 

6.85

7.60 

7.56

Discharge

2,260

1,880 

1,570 

1,300 

1,230

1,010

946

878 

822 

751 

708 

691

634 

602 

586 

557 

527 

498 

477 

463 

443

423 

416

287

248

Hour

Jan. 29

Jan. 30 

5 a.m. ....... 

7.. .......... 

8. ...........

10. .......... 

11. .......... 

12 m. ........ 

1 p.m. ....... 

2. ........... 

3. ........... 

4. ........... 

5. ........... 

6. ...........

7. ........... 

8. ........... 

9. ...........

10... ........ 

11. ..........

Jan. 31 

4. ...........

10 ........... 

12 m. ........

Gage 

height

6.80

6.85 

6.95 

7.05

7.24 

7.39 

7.90 

8.45 

8.71 

8.62 

8.69 

8.60 

8.60

8.53 

8.50 

8.43 

8.38 

8.32

8.22 

8.14

7.76 

7.67 

7.63

7.24

6.94

Discharge

130

130 

146 

170

299 

396 

650 

996 

1,280 

1,430 

1,400 

1,340 

1,220

946 

868 

795 

734 

683

587 

513

409

384 

371

346

328

304

717-123 O - 64 - 19
A284 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

338. Cazenovia Creek at Ebenezer, N.Y.

Location.--Lat 42°49'45", long 78°46'40", on right bank 30 ft upstream from highway 

bridge on Ridge Road in Ebenezer, Erie County, 4.4 miles upstream from mouth, and 

5 miles southeast of Buffalo.

Drainage area.--136 sq mi.

Gage-height record.--Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 604.86 ft above 

mean sea level, unadjusted.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements to 

5,200 cfs and extended above by logarithmic plotting. Affected by Ice Jan. 1 to 

Feb. 28.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge, 12,600 cfs 2:45 a.m. Jan. 22 

height, 14.46 ft, backwater from Ice).

1940 to December 1958: Discharge, 13,500 cfs Mar. 1, 1955 (gage height, 

15.82 ft).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

3.....

5.....

6... ..

7.....

10.....

Monthly 

Runoff,

January

155 

320 

310 

210 

130 

114 

110 

106 

102 

98

February

4:00

330 

240 

310 

350 

270 

230 

250 

170 

900

Day

1 ft

20.....

mean discharge, In cubic feet pe 

in Inches

January

94:

92 

90 

90 

130 

260 

180 

170 

155 

165

February

760 

440 

660 

800 

1,300 

820 

600 

500 

270 

200

Day

27 .....

30.....

31 .....

January

2,800 

6,200 

900

4:80

330 

290 

260

24:0

230 

900 

540

524

4.4:4

February

190 

190 

200 

210 

200 

185 

200 

250

408 

3.12

ge height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 20

Jan. 21

4. ...........

5. ...........

8. ...........

12 m. ........

2. ...........

4. ...........

5. ...........

6. ...........

7. ...........

8.. ..........

9. ...........

10. ..........

11. ..........

Jan. 22

2:45 a.m... ..

Gage 

height

5.36

5.44

5.56

5.86

6.13

6.53

7.42

8.50

9.60

11.53

12.00

12.70

13.50

14.31

14.46

Discharge

218

253

415

577

796

3,050

9,870

12 , 400

12 , 600

Hour

Jan. 22--Con.

5. ...........

6. ...........

7. ...........

8. ...........

3.. ..........

5. ...........

7. ...........

8. ...........

4. ...........

6. ...........

7 a.m. .......

Gage 

height

14.35

14.12

13.50

6.18

4.96

4.70

Discharge

12,200

11,200

2,220

1,040

Hour

Jan. 23 Con.

9. ...........

10 ...........

5. ...........

10 ...........

2. ...........

6. ...........

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

4.44

3 93

3 94

5.16

3 93

3 91

4.00

6.60

6.72

Discharge

886

500

395
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A285

STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO NIAGARA RIVER 

339. Scajaquada Creek at Buffalo, N.Y.

Location.--Lat 42°54'40", long 78°47'45", on right bank 58 ft upstream from point

where stream goes underground in concrete-lined tunnel, 86 ft upstream from Pine

Ridge Road, and 0.16 mile east of boundary line of city of Buffalo, Erie County.

Drainage area.--15.7 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph.

Discharge record.--Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 1,150 cfs 2 a.m. Jan. 22 (gage height, 

7.98 ft).

1957 to December 1958: Discharge, 746 cfs May 20, 1957 (gage height, 5.98 ft).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1. ...

2. ...

3. ...

4 ....

5....

6. ...

7 ....

8... .

9. ...

10. ...

January

22

66

41

27

22

15

13

13

12

11

February

58

36

28

69

30

30

28

19

19

190

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

19.

20.

January

9.5

11

11

11

45

26

17

17

19

20

February

74

46

126

150

183

69

41

30

22

19

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

29.

30.

Runoff , in inches .....................................................

January

395

604

105

67

42

28

21

17

15

111

4.48

February

14

13

20

26

17

24

61

89

______

54 7

3.63

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 20 

4 a.m. .......

8. ...........

12 m. ........

2. ...........

4. ...........

5. ...........

6. ...........

7. ...........

8. ...........

9. ...........

1O ...........

11. ..........

12 m. ........

2 p.m. .......

Gage 

height

1.82

1.81

1.93

2.40

2.52

2.61

2.77

3.19

3.95

Discharge

16

15

22

22

25

34

113

220

360

Hour

Jan. 21--Con.

4. ...........

5. ...........

8. ...........

10 ...........

11. ..........

2. ...........

4. ...........

5. ...........

6. ...........

8. ...........

9 a.m. .......

Gage 

height

4.78

5.37

6.31

6.57

7.42

7.84

7.98

7.81

7.53

5.85

Discharge

423

510

812

864

1,120

1,150

808

720

Hour

Jan. 22 Con.

11. ..........

2. ...........

3. ...........

10. ..........

11. ..........

8. ...........

12 m. ........

Gage 

height

5.48

5.21

4.19

3.65

3.37

2.75

2.68

2.62

2.45

2.39

2.37

Discharge

646

592

449

412

169

156

145

137

120

112

101

97
A286 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

340. Little Tonawanda Creek at Linden, N.Y.

Location. Lat 42°52'35", long 78°09'45", on right bank at upstream side of highway 

bridge in Linden, Genesee County, 7 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 22.0 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage is 1,081.62 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record.--Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements. 

Affected by ice Jan. 4-11, 16-18, 23-29, and Feb. 1-3, 6, 14, 19-22.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge, 1,630 cfs 2:30 a.m. Jan. 22 (gage height, 

10.71 ft).

1912 to December 1958: Discharge, 2,700 cfs Mar. 7, 1956 (gage height, 

16.04 ft).

Mean discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

January

14

25

27

19

15

19

18

16

February

68

46

36

59

57

32

27

26

Day

11...

12...

13...

14...

15...

16...

17...

18...

January

14

13

13

13

23

28

17

22

February

86

46

75

98

227

80

51

44

28

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

31.

Runoff,

January

182

716

120

74

60

48

38

34

161

3.41

February

27

28

28

34

26

24

23

31

2.48

Gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second, at Indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 20

2 a.m. ....... 

5. ........... 

7. ...........

9. ...........

11. .......... 

1 p.m. ....... 

2... ......... 

3.. .......... 

4. ........... 

5. ........... 

6. ...........

8.. .......... 

9. ...........

10. .......... 

11. .......... 

12 p.m. ......

Jan. 22

2.. ..........

2:30.........

3.. ..........

4. ...........

5. ...........

6. ...........

8. ...........

10. ..........

12 m. ........

1 p.m. .......

Gage 

height

1.10

1.12 

1.21 

1.28

1.38 

1.49 

1.66 

1.89 

2.14 

2.42 

2.80 

3.20

4.10 

4.78 

6.35 

8. 2O 

9.63

10.30

10.65

10.71

10.65

10.22

9.55

8.75

6.95

6.30

5.85

5.25

5.10

Discharge

19 

22 

25

29 

34 

44 

58 

77 

101 

141 

192

318 

421 

690 

1,080 

1,400

1,530

996

680

595

472

Hour

Jan. 22 Con.

3. ...........

4. ........... 

6. ........... 

7. ...........

10 ............ 

11. .......... 

12 p.m. ......

Jan. 23 

2 a.m. ....... 

4. ........... 

6. ...........

8. ........... 

12 m. ........ 

4 p.m. ....... 

6.. .......... 

8. ...........

12 p.m.......

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

4 93

4.72

4.50 

3.93 

3.67

3.17 

3.08 

3.01

2.88 

2.82 

2.77

2.71 

2.61 

2.57 

2.52 

2.43 

2.33

2 03

1 Q^

1.45

Discharge

445

376 

294 

258

188 

175 

166

141 

130 

124

121 

119 

115 

110 

101 

87

32

Hour

Jan . 30

5. ...........

7. ........... 

8. ........... 

9. ...........

11. .......... 

12 m. ........ 

1 p.m. ....... 

2.. .......... 

3. ........... 

4. ........... 

5. ........... 

6. ...........

7. ........... 

9. ...........

10. .......... 

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

2.00 

2.30 

2.63

3.13 

3.35 

3.63 

3.88 

4.10 

4.27 

4.30 

4.25

4.13 

3.92 

3.83 

3.68

3 25

2 50

2 31

Discharge

66 

90 

122

182 

213 

252 

287 

318 

342 

346 

339

322 

293 

280 

259
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A287

341. Tonawanda Creek at Batavia, N.Y.

Location. Lat 42 "59'55", long 78°11'20", on right bank 150 ft downstream from municipal dam, 500 ft upstream from Walnut Street Bridge In Batavia, Genesee County, 

and 3-| miles downstream from Little Tonawanda Creek.

Drainage area.--178 sq ml.

Gage-height record.--Water-stage recorder graph. Datum of gage Is 876.01 ft above 

mean sea level (city of Batavia bench mark).

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements. 

Affected by ice Jan. 6-8, 22, 26-29 and Feb. 20, 28.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 5,230 cfs 5:15 p.m. Jan. 22; gage height, 

11.26 ft Jan. 22 (ice jam).

1944 to December 1958: Discharge, 6,480 cfs Mar. 7, 1956; gage height, 13.85 

ft Apr. 6, 1947.

Stage known: 14.5 ft March 1942, from records of city of Batavia.

Mean discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

10.

January

100

150

264

216

137

106

102

100

91

February

1,370

818

384

352

463

340

240

212

312

Day

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18.

20. .

January

89

87

87

87

96

190

192

142

133

February

580

664

593

664

836

1,250

963

476

245

Day

21.

22.

23.

24.

25.

26.

27.

28.

30.

Runoff , In Inches ......................................................

January

180

3,500

2,760

1,600

932

620

410

340

357

3.08

February

196

186

186

196

212

176

172

170

2.76

Gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second, at Indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 20

Jan. 21

3 a.m. ....... 

4. ........... 

6. ...........

9. ........... 

11.. ......... 

1 p.m. ....... 

2. ...........

5. ........... 

6. ...........

7. ...........

8. ...........

10. ..........

11. ..........

Jan. 22

2. ...........

3. ...........

4. ...........

5. ...........

6. ...........

7. ...........

9. ...........

10... ........

12 m.. .......

1 p.m. ....... 

2. ...........

4. ...........

5:15. ........

6. ...........

9. ...........

10 ...........

11 p.m. ......

Gage

height

2.11

2.11 

2.12 

2.15

2.18 

2.18 

2.20 

2.22

2.30 

2.32

2.44

2.52

2.87

3.04

3.45

3.55

3.80

5.40

6.45

8.20

8.95

10.65

11.10 

10.40

10.77

10.87

10.85

10.00

Discharge

128

128 

131 

131

136 

139 

145 

147

172 

192

236

268

438

534

728

988

2,340

3,740

4,720 

4,830

5,140

4,540

Hour

Jan. 22 Con.

2. ........... 

3.. ..........

5. ........... 

6. ........... 

8. ........... 

9. ...........

10 ........... 

11.. .........

4. ...........

5. ...........

7. ...........

9.. ..........

11. ..........

12 p.m. ......

5. ...........

1 p.m. ....... 

3. ...........

6. ...........

10 ...........

1 a.m. .......

Gage

height

9.05 

8.75

8.10 

7.85 

7.45 

7.17

6.85 

6.62

5.94

5.83

5.66

5.51

5.36

5.30

5.26

5.15

4.69 

4.58

4.00

Discharge

3,940 

3,760

3,400 

3,270 

3,070 

2,930

2,750 

2,630

2,250

2,190

2,100

2,020

1,930

1,900

1,560

1 440

1^400

1.180

Hour

Jan. 25 Con.

4. ...........

6... ......... 

8. ...........

10. ..........

11. .......... 

3 p.m. ....... 

5.. .......... 

6.. ..........

10. .......... 

11. ..........

12 p.m. ......

2 a.m. .......

4. ...........

8.. ..........

10.. .........

12 p.m.......

12 m. ........

6 p.m. .......

Gage 

height

3.95

3.86

3.77 

3.70 

3.62

3.59 

3.43 

3.37 

3.35

3.26 

3.23

3.21

3.17

3.14

3.11

3.11

3.06

3.01

2.93

2.77

2.64

2.60

2.55

2 54

2.52

Discharge

1,130

1,110

1,050 

1,010 

962

944 

848 

812 

800

782 

746 

728

716

690

671

652

652

619

357

295
A288 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

Gage height, In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959, of 

Tonawanda Creek at Batavia, N.Y.--Continued

Hour

Jan. 29--Con. 

12 p.m. ......

12 m. ........

Jan. 51

8. ...........

10 ...........

12 m. ........

4. ...........

6. ...........

8. ...........

10. ..........

11. ..........

12 p.m.......

Feb. 1

6. ...........

7. ...........

4. ...........

6. ........... 

7... .........

10.. ......... 

11. ..........

Feb. 2

2 a.m. .......

Gage 

height

2.47

3.04

3.05

3.20

3.50

3.60

4.28

4.65

.62 

.56

.30 

.21

3.90

Discharge

1,340

1,540

1,530 

1,490

1,350 

1,300

1,130

Hour

Feb. 2 Con.

6 a.m. .......

8. ...........

10 ...........

12 m.. ....... 

1 p.m. .......

5. ...........

8 p.m. .......

Gage 

height

2 92

3 73

3.77 

3.84

.04 

.22

4.60

Discharge

950

554

528

950

1,050 

1,090

1,210 

1,310

1J520

Hour

Feb. 16 Con.

10. ..........

6 a.m. ....... 

12 m. ........

6 p.m. ....... 

12 p.m. ......

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

3 50

3 47

3 27

2.63 

2.59

2.50 

2.45

2 40

2 37

2.31

Discharge

950

402

352 

330

285 

262

240

204

342. Tonawanda Creek near Alabama, N.Y.

Location. Lat 43°05'25", long 78°27'15", near center of span on upstream side of 

highway bridge on Meadville Road, 0.4 mile downstream from canal feeder connecting Tonawanda and Oak Orchard Creeks, 1.1 miles upstream from small tributary, 

and 3.2 miles west of Alabama, Genesee County.

Drainage area. 230 sq mi.

Gage-height record.--Wire-weight gage readings except Jan. 24 to Feb. 12, Feb. 18-28.

Discharge record.--Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements. 

Affected by ice Jan. 1-23 and Feb. 13-17. Discharge during periods of no gageheight record estimated from records at Batavia.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge, 9,000 cfs 4 a.m. Jan. 23 (gage height, 

15.96 ft, ice jam).

1955 to December 1958: Discharge, 6,860 cfs Mar. 8, 1956 (gage height, 

13.92 ft).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.....

2.....

3.....

4.....

5.....

6.....

7.. ...

8.....

January

120

160

220

360

300

220

170

130

116

February

1,100

1,500

640

460

500

580

320

280

Day

11.....

12.....

13.....

14.....

15.....

16.....

17.....

18.....

January

110

108

106

106

110

190

230

210

February

560

760

860

800

1,000

1,200

1,500

800

Day

21.....

22 .....

23.....

24.....

25.....

26.....

27 .....

28.....

January

170

2,050

4,500

1,750

1,300

860

600

450

2.67

February

260

240

230

250

270

230

220

220

2.61
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A289

343. Tonawanda Creek at Rapids, N.Y,

Location.--Lat 43°05'35", long 78°38'05", oji right bank at downstream side of highway bridge at Rapids, Niagara County, 4-jj- miles downstream from Beeman Creek, 

4.7 miles east of Pendleton, and 5-jj miles upstream from Mud Creek.

Drainage area.--358 sq mi.

Gage-height record.--Water-stage recorder graph except Jan. 25-27.

Discharge record.--Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements. 

Affected by ice Jan. 5-21 and Jan. 28 to Feb. 28. Discharge during period of no 

gage-height record from records for nearby stations.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 3,760 cfs 3 a.m. Jan. 26 (gage height, 

 TT797 ft).

1955 to December 1958: Discharge, 5,210 Jan. 25, 1957 (gage height, 15.46 ft),

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

8.....

g

10.....

January

159 

169 

205 

297 

400 

350 

250 

200 

180 

165

February

1,000 

1,200 

1,500 

1,400 

1,000 

800 

900 

740 

560 

520

Day

20.....

Monthly mean discharge, in cubic feet pe

January

160 

155 

150 

150 

150 

160 

225 

250 

230 

190

February

700 

900 

1,100 

1,000 

1,100 

1,300 

1,400 

1,500 

1,300 

1,100

Day

24.....

28.....

30.....

31 .....

January

180 

944 

1,690 

2,460 

3,480 

3,650 

3,100 

1,900 

1,200 

800 

740

785 

2.53

February

800 

540 

450 

420 

400 

420 

400 

400

888 

2.58

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 21

12 m. ........

6 p.m. .......

g

4. ...........

6. ...........

Jan. 23 

1 a.m. ....... 

3. ........... 

4. ........... 

6. ........... 

8. ........... 

9. ...........

12 m. ........ 

1 p.m. ....... 

2. ........... 

3. ........... 

4. ........... 

5. ........... 

6. ........... 

8. ........... 

10 ...........

Jan. 24

2. ...........

3. ...........

4. ........... 

5 a.m. .......

Gage 

height

2.35

2.34

2.35

2 39

4.55

4.80

5 29

5.37 

5.50 

5.58 

5.72 

5.88 

5.96

6.20 

6.28 

6.36 

6.44 

6.52 

6.60 

G.68 

6.86 

7.03

7.32

7.42

7.52

7.58 

7.70

Discharge

172

181

229

955

1,130

1,210

1 290

1,400 

1,440 

1,470 

1,510 

1,560 

1,590

1,660 

1,690 

1,710 

1,740 

1,760 

1,790 

1,810 

1,870 

1,930

1,990

2,020

2,060

2,090

2,110 

2,150

Hour

Jan. 24--Con.

12 m. ........

1 p.m. .......

2. ...........

5. ...........

6. ...........

8. ...........

9. ...........

10 ...........

11. ..........

3. ...........

7. ........... 

8. ...........

10. .......... 

12 m. ........ 

1 p.m. ....... 

2. ........... 

3. ...........

6. ........... 

7. ........... 

8. ...........

9. ........... 

10. .......... 

12 p.m. ......

Jan. 26 

2 a.m. ....... 

5 ............

4. ........... 

6. ...........

S. ...........

1 p.m. ....... 

3 p.m. .......

Gage 

height

7 92

8.48

8.58

8.71

9.12

9.26

9.57

9.86

10.15

-

"

:

11.97

:

_

Discharge

2,430

2,460

2,510

2,670

2,720

2,840

2,890

2,950

3,060

3,220

3,270

3,380 

3,430 

3,490 

3,550 

3,570 

3,590 

3,610

3,670 

3,680 

3,700 

3,710 

3,730 

3,750

3,750 

3,760

3,750 

3,740

3,650 

3,630

Hour

Jan. 26 Con.

7. ...........

8.. ..........

10. ..........

12 p.m. ......

Jan. 27

4. ...........

8. ...........

10.. .........

12 m. ........

6. ...........

Jan. 28

4. ...........

8. ...........

10... ........ 

12 m. ........ 

2 p.m. ....... 

3. ........... 

4. ........... 

5. ........... 

7. ........... 

9. ...........

10. .......... 

11. .......... 

12 p.m. ....... 

Jan. 29 

2 a.m. ....... 

4. ........... 

8. ........... 

10. .......... 

12 m. ........

8. ...........

12 p.m. ......

6 p.m. ....... 

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

8.00 

7.83 

7.74 

.65 

.57 

.40 

.27

.20 

7.08 

7.01

6.88 

6.78 

6.48 

6.34 

6.20

5.75 

5.56

5.17 

5.11

Discharge

3,570

3,540

3,530

3,490

3,440

3,400

3,340

3,240

3,180

3,110

3,050

2,910

2,840

2,760

2,700

2,540

2,380

2,330 

2,260 

2,200 

2,160 

2,130 

2,110 

2,050 

2,010

1,980 

1,940 

1,920

1,880 

1,830 

1,750 

1,700 

1,660

1,520 

1,460

1,330 

1,310
A290 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES 

STREAMS TRIBUTARY TO LAKE ONTARIO

344. Dyke Creek at Wellsville, N.Y.

Location. Lat 42°07'14", long 77°56'13", near center of span on upstream side of 

Miller Street Bridge at Wellsville, Allegany County, 0.6 mile upstream from 

Genesee River and 1.2 miles downstream from Trapping Brook.

Drainage area. 71.4 sq mi.

Gage-height record. From wire-weight gage readings. Datum of gage is 1,492.18 ft 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements 

below 930 cfs and extended above by logarithmic plotting. Affected by ice 

Jan. 1-21 and Feb. 1-3, 6, 7, 9, 19-27.

Maxima. January-February 1959: Discharge, 3,930 cfs 2 a.m. Jan. 22 (gage height, 

 15749 ft).

1955 to December 1958: Discharge, 5,110 cfs Mar. 8 1956 (gage height, 11.06 

ft, at site 0.2 mile downstream at datum 7.18 ft lower).

Mean discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1... 

2. .. 

3... 

4...

5... 

6... 

7. .. 

8... 

9... 

10...

January

32 

40 

39 

36 

32 

35 

38 

37 

36 

34

February

165 

114 

120 

115 

76 

60 

52 

33 

30 

1,190

Day

11.... 

12.... 

13.... 

14.... 

15.... 

16.... 

17.... 

18.... 

19.... 

20....

Monthly mean discharge, in cubic feet

January

32 

30 

28 

29 

38 

44 

40 

36 

33 

33

February

345 

177 

151 

140 

235 

112 

96 

84 

56 

40

Day

21.... 

22 . . . . 

23.... 

24.... 

25.... 

26.... 

27.... 

28.... 

29.... 

30.... 

31 . . . .

January

820 

2,090 

382 

250 

247 

164 

124 

102 

104 

484 

235

2.97

February

46 

44 

42 

42 

36 

40 

50 

201

139 

2.03

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 20

Jan. 21

2 a.m. .......

5. ...........

6. ...........

7. ........... 

8.. ..........

10. .......... 

11 ........... 

12 m. ........ 

1 p.m. ....... 

2. ........... 

3.. .......... 

4. ........... 

5.. ..........

6. ...........

8. ........... 

10 ........... 

11....... .... 

12 p.m. ......

1 a.m. .......

3.. .......... 

4. ...........

5. ...........

6. ...........

7. ...........

8. ...........

9. ...........

12 m. ........

2 p.m. .......

Gage 

height

11.42

11.47

11.53 

11.60 

11.70

12.05 

12.28 

12.60 

13.30 

13.98 

13.50 

14.00 

14.60

14.73 

14.90 

15.10 

15.25 

15.45

15.48

15.48 

15.44 

15.37

13.25

Discharge

48 

68 

102

258 

355 

495 

655 

905 

1,180 

2,100 

2,780

2,940 

3,140 

3,400 

3,600 

3,870

3,910

3,910 

3,860 

3,760

1,380

Hour

Jan. 22 Con.

5. ...........

8. ........... 

9. ...........

10 ...........

12 p.m. ......

Jan. 23 

2 a.m. ....... 

4. ...........

6. ........... 

8. ...........

10 ...........

2 p.m. ....... 

6. ........... 

8. ........... 

10 ........... 

12 p.m. ......

12 p.m. ......

Feb. 9 

5 a.m. .......

8 p.m. .......

Gage 

height

12 57

12.32 

12.23 

12.15

12.00

11.85 

11.72 

11.65 

11.61 

11.58

11.56 

11.52 

11.50 

11.48 

11.45

10.37

10.69

10.59

Discharge

727 

673 

628

589 

545

470 

409 

378 

360 

347

339 

323 

315 

302 

295

22

18 

18

44

Hour

Feb. 9--Con.

1 a.m. ....... 

2. ...........

4. ...........

5. ........... 

6. ........... 

7:30. ........ 

8 ........'.... 

9. ........... 

10 ........... 

11. ..........

1 p.m. ....... 

2. ........... 

3. ........... 

4. ........... 

5.. ..........

8. ...........

10 ...........

12 p.m. ...... 

Feb. 11

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

11.00 

11.30

12.50 

13.95 

14.30 

14.42 

14.41 

14.15 

13.75 

13.30

12.90 

12.81 

12.76 

12.71 

12.65

12.47 

12.29

12.07

11.02

Discharge

138 

240

840 

2,040 

2,430 

2,560 

2,550 

2,260 

1,860 

1,460

1,160 

1,100 

1,060 

1,030 

990

882 

775

665 

580

248

233

212
OHIO AND ADJACENT STATES, JANUARY-FEBRUARY A291

345. Genesee River at Scio, N.Y.

Location.--Lat 42°09<50", long 77°58'50", on left bank 0.4 mile upstream from Vandermark Creek and three-quarters of a mile upstream from Scio, Allegany County

Drainage area. 309 sq mi.

Gage-height record. Water-stage recorder graph.

Discharge record. Stage-discharge relation defined by current-meter measurements. 

Affected by ice Jan. 1-21, 26-29 and Jan. 31 to Feb. 3, Feb. 5-9, 12, 16, 19-23, 

25, 26.

Maxima.--January-February 1959: Discharge, 19,500 cfs 6 a.m. Jan. 22 (gage height, 

TST83 ft).

1916 to December 1958: Discharge, 16,900 cfs Mar. 8, 1956; gage height, 11.22 

ft Nov. 25, 1950.

Mean discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1959

Day

1.....

7.....

8.....

9, ,

Monthly 

Runoff,

January

145 

180 

200 

185 

155 

170 

195 

190 

180 

165

February

660 

490 

500 

661 

520 

390 

270 

330 

220 

5,4,50

Day

19

mean discharge, in cubic feet pe

January

150 

140 

130 

130 

150 

215 

190 

180 

170 

175

February

2,240 

860 

805 

751 

1,080 

580 

525 

498 

360 

260

Day

28.....

29 , . . , .

31 .....

January

3,400 

11,800 

3,080 

1,560 

1,360 

920 

800 

600 

560 

1,830 

1,180

983 

3.67

February

300 

300 

290 

294 

240 

260 

307 

576

643 

2.17

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959

Hour

Jan. 20

Jan. 21

5. ...........

7. ...........

8. ...........

9. ...........

10 ...........

11. ..........

12 m. ........

2. ...........

3. ...........

5. ...........

6. ...........

7. ...........

8.. .......... 

9. ...........

10. ..........

11. ..........

Jan. 22

1 a.m. .......

2. ...........

3.. ..........

5.. ..........

6. ...........

7.. ..........

8. ...........

9. ...........

10 ...........

11... ........

12 m. ........

2. ...........

3. ...........

4. ...........

5. ...........

6. ...........

7. ...........

8. ...........

10 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

2.20

2.20

2.22

2.26

2.41

2.64

3.08

5.14

5.92

8.64

9.37 

9.53

9.69

9.98

10.07

10.09

10.11

10.61

10.83

10.63

10.16

9.76

9.65

9.32

9.17

9.03

8.87

8.50

Discharge

372

380

395

454

553

760

2,470

6,490

9,650 

10,500

11,400

13,200

13,700

13,800

14,000

17,900

14,300

11,900

11,600

11,200

10,200

9,460

8,650

7,270

6,110

Hour

Jan. 22 --Con.

10.. .........

12 m.. .......

6. ...........

8. ...........

Jan. 24

4. ...........

8. ...........

12 m. ........

2 p.m. ....... 

8.. ..........

10 ...........

3 a.m. .......

Gage 

height

8.15

7.16

4.68

4 33

4.27

4.24

3 72

3 41

2.60

Discharge

5,360

3,950

2,860

2,740

1,750

1,460

1,440

1,470

557

585

Hour

Jan. 30 Con.

5. ...........

6. ...........

8. ...........

3. ...........

8. ...........

Jan. 31

2. ...........

5. ...........

7. ...........

6. ...........

10 a.m. ......

Gage 

height

2.66

2.78

3.10

4.70

6.15

6.21

5.62

4.25

3.99

3.78

3.63

3 47

3 12

2.63

Discharge

609

661

810

1,310

1,760

2,960

3,010

2,490

1,450

1,290

1,210

1,140

1,030

1,040

980

860

765

638

577
A292 FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES

Gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second, at indicated time, 1959, of 

Genesee River at Scio, N.Y.--Continued

Hour

Feb. I Con. 

12 m. ........

4. ...........

6. ...........

8. ...........

10 ...........

Feb. 2

12 m. ........

12 p.m. ......

Feb. 9

4. ...........

6. ...........

8. ...........

10. ..........

12 m .........

6. ...........

8. ...........

10 ...........

Feb. 10

2. ...........

3 a.m. .......

Gage 

height

2.64

2.67

2.64

2.74

2.78

2.23

2.58

1.70

1.67

1.62

1.57

1.53

1.54

1.63

1.76

Discharge

589

601

643

661

392

577

216

207

198

222

231

250

275

285

296

Hour

Feb. 10 Con.

11.. .........

12 m.. .......

1 p.m........

5. ...........

6. ...........

3. ...........

5. ...........

6. ...........

9 a.m. .......

Gage 

height

1.85

8.10

8.03

6.41

6.11

5.31

Discharge

5,270

5,270

5,150

5,070

5,000

3,750

3,200

2,920

2,240

Hour

Feb. 11 Con. 

10 a.m. ......

5. ...........

6. ...........

12 p.m.......

Feb. 12

8. ...........

8. ...........

10 ...........

Feb. 13

12 p.m. ......

Gage 

height

5.09

4.73

4.18

3.61

3.45

3.21

3.08

2.99

3.02

3.39

3.33

3.26

3.04

3.14

3.22

Discharge

2,060

1,850

1,780

1,560

1,470

1,410

1,120

1,070

985

845

780

742

955

925

890

780

751

830

870
INDEX

Page 

Allegheny River, at Franklin, Pa.... A69

at Parkers Landing, Pa............ 74

Allegheny River basin, floods....... 15

ice jams.......................... 17

Alum Creek at Columbus, Ohio........ 143

American Red Cross........... 20,24,32,37

Anderson Fork near Lumberton,

Ohio.......................... 156

Anderson River, Middle Fork, near

Uniontown, Ind................ 196

near Siberia, Ind................. 196

Anderson River basin, records..... 60,196

Ashtabula River near Ashtabula,

Ohio.......................... 278

Atwood Reservoir near New Cumberland, Ohio.................... 103

Auglaize River, near Defiance,

Ohio.......................... 261

near Fort Jennings, Ohio.......... 258

Beach City Reservoir near Beach

City, Ohio.................... 104

Beaver Creek near Springfield, 

Ohio

Beaver River, at Beaver Falls, Pa.'.,

175

94

at Wampum, Pa..................... 92

Beaver River basin, discharge at

selected gaging stations...... 18

flood description................. 17

records....................... 53,76-94

Beech Creek near Bolton, Ohio....... 77

Berlin Reservoir near Berlin Center,

Ohio......................... 17,78

Big Buck Creek near New Middletown,

Ind........................... 193

Big Buck Creek basin.............. 59,193

Big Creek at Cleveland Zoo, Cleveland , Ohio.................... 275

Big Indian Creek near Corydon, Ind.. 193 

Big Indian Creek basin, records..... 59,

193-194 

Big Pine Creek near Williamsport,

Ind........................... 224

Big Walnut Creek, at Central

College, Ohio................. 142

at Rees, Ohio..................... 145

Black River, at Elyria, Ohio........ 271

East Branch, at Elyria, Ohio...... 270

Blacklick Creek near Groveport,

Ohio.......................... 144

Blanchard River, at Glandorf,

Ohio.......................... 260

near Pindlay, Ohio................ 260

near Forest, Ohio................. 259

Blue River (tributary to Ohio River),

Middle Fork, near Salem, Ind.. 195 

near White Cloud, Ind............. 195

Blue River basin, records..... 60,195-196

Blue River (tributary to White

River), at Carthage, Ind...... "230

at Shelbyville, Ind............... 231

Bolivar Reservoir at Bolivar,

Ohio.......................... 102

Brush Creek near Nebraska, Ind...... 243

Buck Creek, at New Moorefield,

Ohio.......................... 175

at Springfield, Ohio.............. 175

Buckongahelas Creek near DeGraff,

Ohio.......................... 164

Buffalo Creek at Gardenville, N.Y... 282

Caesar Creek near Zenia, Ohio....... 156

Cattaraugus Creek at Gowanda, N.Y... 280

Cayuga Creek near Lancaster, N.Y.... 283

Cazenovia Creek at Ebenezer, N.Y.... 284

Chagrin River at Willoughby, Ohio... 275 

Charles Mill Reservoir near Mifflin,

Ohio.......................... 108

tributary to Mahoning

at Limaville, Ohio..... 77 

tributary to Scioto

at Williamsport, Ohio.. 147 

tributary to Wabash

Chippewa Creek at Easton, Ohio...... A98

Clarion River, at Cooksburg, Pa..... 72

at Johnsonburg, Pa................ 72

East Branch, at East Branch

Clarion River Dam, Pa......... 71

near Piney, Pa.................... 73

West Branch, at Wilcox, Pa........ 71

Clarion River basin, records.... 52,70-74

Clear Creek at Franklin, Ohio....... 180

Clear Fork at Butler, Ohio.......... 109

Clendening Reservoir at Tippecanoe,

Ohio.......................... 105

Clifty Creek at Hartsville, Ind..... 237

Conneaut Creek at Amboy, Ohio....... 279

Connoquenessing Creek at Hazen, Pa.. 92 

Conns Creek at Homer, Ind........... 235

Crab Creek at Youngstown,. Ohio...... 88

near Youngstown, Ohio............. 88

Crooked Creek at Madison, Ind....... 191

Crooked Creek basin, records...... 59,191

Cuyahoga River, at Hiram Rapids,

Ohio.......................... 272

at Independence, Ohio............. 274

at Old Portage, Ohio.'............. 273

Cuyahoga River basin, floods........ 33

Damage, estimated.................. 3,15,

17,19,20,23,24,32,33,37 

Darby Creek at Darbyville, Ohio..... 146

Deer Creek 

River 

Deer Creek

River 

Deer Creek

River near Delphi, Ind....... 213

Delaware Reservoir near Delaware,

Ohio........................ 19,137

Delaware Run near Delaware, Ohio.... 138

Dicks Creek near Excello, Ohio...... 182

Discharge tables, explanation....... 49

Discharges, at selected gaging 

stations, Beaver River 

basin........................ 17,18

Little Miami River basin......... 20,22

Miami River basin................. 24

Mill Creek basin................. 22,23

Muskingum River basin............ 18,19

Ohio River tributaries in southern Indiana................... 24

Scioto River basin............... 20,22

streams tributary to Lake Erie.... 35

Wabash River and tributary

basins................. 24 ,30,31,32

Discharges, determination of........ 47

ratio of January and February

peaks to mean annual flood.... 43

Dover Reservoir near Dover, Ohio.... 103

Driftwood River near Edinburg, Ind.. 234 

Dry Creek near Bangs, Ohio.......... 113

Dyke Creek at Wellsville, N.Y....... 290

Eagle Creek (tributary to Blanchard

River) near Findlay, Ohio..... 259

Eagle Creek (tributary to Mahoning 

River) at Phalanx Station, 

Ohio.......................... 82

Eel River, at North Manchester, Ind. 210 

near Logansport, Ind............... 211

Englewood retarding basin at Englewood, Ohio.................... 172

Erie, Lake, discharge at selected 

gaging stations on tributary 

streams....................... 36

flood damage on tributaries....... 15

records on tributary streams......62-64,

254-284 

tributaries between Maumee and

Cuyahoga River basin, floods.. 33 

A293
A294 INDEX

Erie, Lake, tributaries, east of

Cuyahoga River, floods........ A33

Factors contributing to severity of

floods in January............. 3

February storms..................... 12

Flatrock River at St. Paul, Ind..... 235

Flood-control reservoirs, Muskingum

Conservancy District......... 17,19

Flood discharges, determination..... 47

Floods, two series.................. 1

Fourmile Creek at Hueston Woods Dam,

Ohio.......................... 182

Fourteenmile Creek, West Fork, near

Nabb, Ind..................... 192

Fourteenmile Creek basin, records. 59,192 

French Creek, at Carters Corners,

Pa............................ 67

at Utica, Pa...................... 68

French Creek basin, records..... 52,66-69

Frequency, recurrence interval of

floods....................... 42,46

Gaging stations, description........ 49

streamflow data.................. .48,65

Genesee River at Scio, N.Y.......... 291

Germantown retarding basin near

Germantown, Ohio.............. 181

Graham Creek near Vernon, Ind....... 240

Grand River near Madison, Ohio...... 277

Greenville Creek near Bradford,

Ohio.......................... 169

Griggs Reservoir near Columbus,

Ohio.......................... 134

Hanna Creek near Liberty, Ind....... 188

Havens Creek at Havens, Ohio........ 267

Hlnkley Creek near Charlestown,

Ohio.......................... 81

Hocking River at Athens, Ohio....... 127

Hocking River basin, records...... 55,127

Hog Run tributary at Laura, Ohio.... 171

Hogan Creek basin, records........ 59,190

Holes Creek near Kettering, Ohio.... 179

Honey Creek near Millhousen, Ind.... 243

Hoover Reservoir at Central College,

Ohio........................ 19,142

Hoskins Creek at Hartsgrove, Ohio... 276 

Huffman retarding basin near Dayton,

Ohio.......................... 176

Huron River, at Milan, Ohio......... 269

East Branch, near Norwalk, Ohio... 268

Ice Jams...................15,17,26,32,33

Indian Creek (tributary to Miami

River) near Millville,

Ohio.......................... 185

Indian Creek (tributary to Ohio

River) basin, records........59,191

Indian Lake at Russells Point,

Ohio.......................... 163

Inundation maps..................... 43

January storms...................... 3

Jerome Fork at Jeromeville, Ohio.... 110

Kale Creek near Pricetown, Ohio..... 80

Klllbuck Creek at Killbuck, Ohio.... 115

Kokosing River, at Mlllwood,

Ohio.......................... 113

at Mount Vernon, Ohio............. 112

at Uhrlchsvllle, Ohio............. Ill

North Branch, East Branch of at 

Knox Lake Dam, near Fredericktown, Ohio.................... Ill

Lake Erie. See Erie, Lake. 

Lake Ontario. See Ontario, Lake. 

Laughery Creek, at Versailles, Ind.. 190 

near Farmers Retreat,

Ind........................... 190

Laughery Creek basin, records,.59,190-191

Page 

Leesville Reservoir near Leesville,

Ohio.......................... A102

Lick Creek near Paoli, Ind.......... 252

Licking River, at Dillon, Ohio...... 125

at Toboso, Ohio................... 124

near Newark, Ohio................. 123

North Fork,at Newark, Ohio........ 122

at Utica, Ohio.................. 122

South Fork,near Hebron, Ohio...... 121

Lisbon Creek at Lisbon, Ohio........ 95

Little Beaver Creek near East Liverpool , Ohio.................... 96

Little Beaver Creek basin, records.. 54,

95-96

Little Blue River at English, Ind... 196 

Little Blue River basin, records.. 60,196 

Little Chippewa Creek near Smithville, Ohio................... 97

Little Indian Creek near Corydon,

Ind........................... 194

Little Mahoning Creek at McCormick,

Pa............................ 75

Little Miami River, at Kings Mills,

Ohio.......................... 157

at Milford, Ohio.................. 158

at Spring Valley, Ohio............ 155

East Fork, at Perintown, Ohio..... 159

near Fort Ancient, Ohio........... 156

near Oldtown, Ohio................ 152

near Selma, Ohio.................. 151

North Fork, near Pitchin, Ohio;... 151 

Little Miami River basin, discharge

at selected gaging stations... 22 

flood description................ 20,42

records..................... 57,151-159

Little Pigeon Creek, near Midway,

Ind........................... 197

near Tennyson, Ind................ 197

Little Pigeon Creek basin, records.60,197 

Little Scioto River above Marion,

Ohio.......................... 129

Little Shenango River at Greenville,

Pa............................ 89

Little Tonawanda Creek at Linden,

N.Y........................... 286

Little Wabash River near Huntington,

Ind........................... 201

Lockington retarding basin at Lockington, Ohio.................. 166

Loramie Creek at Lockington, Ohio... 166 

Lost Creek near Troy, Ohio.......... 167

Mad River, at Zanesfield, Ohio...... 173

near Dayton, Ohio................. 177

near Springfield, Ohio............ 175

near Urbana, Ohio................. 174

Magnitude and frequency of floods... 40 

Mahoning Creek at Punxsutawney, Pa.. 75 

Mahoning Creek basin, records... .52,75-76

Mahoning River, at Alliance, Ohio... 76 

at Leavittsburg, Ohio............. 83

at Lowellville, Ohio.............. 88

at Pricetown, Ohio................ 80

at Youngstown, Ohio............... 86

below Berlin Dam, near Berlin

Center, Ohio.................. 79

West Branch, near Newton Falls,

Ohio.......................... 81

Manning ditch at Dudleytown, Ind.... 246

Martlndale Creek at Cambridge City,

Ind........................... 185

Massie Creek, at Wilberforce, Ohio.. 154 

North Fork, at Cedarville, Ohio... 153 

South Fork, near Cedarville,

Ohio.......................... 153

Maumee River, at New Haven, Ind..... 257

at Watervllle, Ohio............... 263

near Defiance, Ohio............... 262

Maumee River basin, floods......... 15,32

Meander Creek Reservoir at Mineral

Ridge, Ohio................... 85

Miami River, at Dayton, Ohio........ 178
INDEX A295

Mill Creek 

River 

Mill Creek 

River 

Mill Creek

tributary to Scioto 

near Bellepoint, Ohio.. 

tributary to Walhonding 

, near Coshocton, Ohio.. 

West Fork) Reservoir

Miami River, at Hamilton, Ohio...... A184

at Miamisburg, Ohio............... 179

at Piqua, Ohio.................... 167

at Quincy, Ohio................... 165

at Sidney, Ohio................... 165

at Taylorsville, Ohio............. 168

Miami River basin, discharge at

selected gaging stations...... 25

flood description................. 23

records.................. 57-59,163-189

Middle Pork Creek at Lancaster,

Ind........................... 241

Mill Creek (tributary to Blue River)

near Becks Mill, Ind.......... 195

Mill Creek (tributary to Grand River)

near Jefferson, Ohio.......... 277

Mill Creek (tributary to Mahoning

River) at Youngstown, Ohio.... 87

Mill Creek (tributary to Mahoning 

River) near Berlin Center, 

Ohio.......................... 78

Mill Creek (tributary to Ohio River),

at Carthage, Ohio............. 162

at Reading, Ohio.................. 160

West Pork, at Lockland, Ohio...... 162

at Woodlawn, Ohio............... 161

Mill Creek basin, discharge at

selected gaging stations...... 22

flood description................. 23

132

116

near Greenhills, Ohio......... 161

Milton Reservoir at Pricetown,

Ohio.......................... 79

Mississinewa River, at Marion, Ind.. 207 

at Peoria, Ind.................... 208

near Eaton, Ind................... 206

near Ridgeville, Ind.............. 206

Mohawk Reservoir near Nellie, Ohio.. 114 

Mohican River at Greer, Ohio........ Ill

Mohicanville Reservoir near Mohicanville, Ohio................... 110

Mosquito Creek at Miles, Ohio....... 85

Mosquito Creek Reservoir near Cortland, Ohio................... 17,84

Muscatatuck River, near Austin,

Ind........................... 242

near Deputy, Ind.................. 241

Muskingum River, at Dresden, Ohio... 120 

at McConnelsville, Ohio........... 126

near Coshocton, Ohio.............. 117

Muskingum River basin, discharge at

selected gaging stations...... 18

flood description.................17,42

records................... 54-55,96-126

Niagara River, flood damage......... 15

records on tributary streams.64,285-289 

Nimishillen Creek, at North Industry, Ohio..................... 101

Middle Branch, at Canton, Ohio..... 100

North Hogan Creek near Moores Hill,

Ind........................... 190

Norwalk Creek near Norwalk, Ohio.... 268

Ohio River, discharge at selected 

gaging stations in tributary 

basins in southern Indiana.... 25

floods in tributary basins in

southern Indiana.............. 24

main stem, records......... 52,69-70,74

Oil Creek at Rouseville, Pa......... 66

Oil Creek basin, records........ 52,66-67

Olentangy River, at Claridon,

Ohio.......................... 135

at Stratford, Ohio................ 138

near Delaware, Ohio............... 137

near Worthington, Ohio............ 139

Ontario, Lake, records on tributary

streams.................... A64,290-292

Ordnance Creek near Newton Palls,

Ohio.......................... 82

O'Shaughnessy Reservoir near Dublin,

Ohio.......................... 133

Ottawa River at Allentown, Ohio..... 258

Otter Pork near Centerburg, Ohio.... 122

Paint Creek, East Pork, near Sedalia,

Ohio.......................... 148

near Bourneville, Ohio............ 149

near Greenfield, Ohio............. 149

Patoka River, at Jasper, Ind........ 252

near Princeton, Ind............... 253

Peak stages and discharges, explanation of data. ................. 48

ratio to mean annual and 50-year

floods........................40-45

summary table..................... 52

Persimmon Run near Carwood, Ind..... 192

Phelps Creek near Windsor, Ohio..... 276

Piedmont Reservoir at Piedmont,

Ohio.......................... 105

Pigeon Creek at Evansville, Ind..... 197

Pigeon Creek basin, records....... 60,197

Pleasant Hill Reservoir near Perrysville, Ohio................... 109

Plum Creek at Oberlin, Ohio......... 270

Poplar Creek near Vandalia, Ohio.... 169

Portage River at Woodville, Ohio.... 263

Precipitation.................... 7,12-15

Pymatuning Creek near Orangeville,

Pa............................ 90

Raccoon Creek (tributary to Ohio

River) at Adamsville, Ohio.... 128

Raccoon Creek basin, records...... 55,128

Raccoon Creek (tributary to Ohio

River) at Moffatts Mill, Pa... 95 

Raccoon Creek basin, records........54,95

Raccoon Creek (tributary to South 

Fork Licking River) at Granville, Ohio................... 121

at Newark, Ohio................... 121

Ratio of peak discharges, to mean

annual flood.................. 43

to 50-year floods................ 44,45

Rocky River near Berea, Ohio........ 271

Roller Creek at Ohio City, Ohio..... 261

Runoff................. 12,15,17,19,20,23

St. James River near Upper Sandusky,

Ohio.......................... 265

St. Marys River, at Decatur, Ind.... 255

near Port Wayne, Ind.............. 256

Salamonie River, at Dora, Ind....... 203

ice jam........................... 26

near Warren, Ind.................. 202

Salt Creek (Miami River basin) near

Hamburg, Ind.................. 186

Salt Creek (Wabash River basin),

near Harrodsburg, Ind......... 249

near Peerless, Ind................ 250

North Pork, near Belmont, Ind..... 248

Sand Creek, at Greensburg, Ind...... 238

near Brewersville, Ind............ 238

Sandusky River, at Premont, Ohio.... 268

at Tiffin, Ohio................... 267

at Upper Sandusky, Ohio........... 265

near Bucyrus, Ohio................ 264

near Premont, Ohio................ 267

near Mexico, Ohio................. 266

near Upper Sandusky, Ohio......... 265

Sandy Creek at Waynesburg, Ohio..... 99

Scajaquada Creek at Buffalo, N.Y.... 285

Scioto Big Run at Briggsdale, Ohio.. 141

Scioto River, at Chillicothe, Ohio.. 147

at Columbus, Ohio................. 140

at Poraker, Ohio.................. 129

at Higby, Ohio.................... 150

at LaRue, Ohio.................... 129
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Scioto River below O'Shaughnessy

Dam, near Dublin, Ohio........ A133

near Circleville, Ohio............ 146

near Prospect, Ohio............... 130

Scioto River basin, above Deer

Creek, floods................. 42

discharge at selected gaging

stations...................... 22

flood description................. 19

records.................. 55-57,129-151

Senecaville Reservoir near Senecaville, Ohio................... 118

Sevenmile Creek at Collinsville,

Ohio.......................... 183

Sevenmile Run near Rasselas, Pa..... 70

Shaw Creek at Shawtown, Ohio........ 136

Shawnee Creek at Xenia, Ohio........ 155

Shenango River, at Pymatuning Dam,

Pa............................ 89

at Sharpsville, Pa................ 91

floods............................ 17

Silver Creek near Sellersburg,

Ind........................... 192

Silver Creek basin, records... 59,192-193 

Sixmile Creek at Hayden, Ind........ 246

Slippery Rock Creek at Murtemburg,

Pa............................ 93

South Hogan Creek near Dillsboro,

Ind............................ 190

Spicer Creek near Tiffin, Ohio...... 267

Stillwater Creek at Uhrichsville,

Ohio.......................... 106

Stillwater River, at Englewood,

Ohio.......................... 172

at Pleasant Hill, Ohio............ 170

Straight River at Maltersville,

Ind........................... 253

Streamflow data, explanation........ 48

Stucker Pork near Scottsburg, Ind... 243 

Sugar Creek (tributary to Blue

River) near Edinburg, Ind..... 233 

Sugar Creek (tributary to French

Creek) at Sugarcreek, Pa...... 69

Susquehanna River basin, floods.... 15,35

Talawanda Creek near Hamilton,

Ohio.......................... 183

Tappan Reservoir at Tappan, Ohio.... 106

Taylorsville retarding basin at

Taylorsville, Ohio............ 168

Temperature......................... 5,7

Ten Mile Creek at Toledo, Ohio...... 254

Tiderishi Creek near Jenera, Ohio... 260 

Tionesta Creek, at Lynch, Pa........ 65

at Tionesta Creek Dam, Pa......... 66

Tionesta Creek basin, records... 52,65-66 

Tippecanoe River, at Oswego, Ind.... 214

near Delphi, Ind.................. 216

near Monticello, Ind............215-216

near Ora, Ind..................... 215

Todd Pork near Roachester, Ohio..... 156

Tonawanda Creek, at Batavia, N.Y.... 287

at Rapids, N.Y.................... 289

near Alabama, N.Y................. 288

Touby Run at Mansfield, Ohio........ 108

Town Creek near Van Mert, Ohio...... 261

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Tuscarawas River, at Clinton, Ohio.. A96 

at Massillon, Ohio................ 98

at Newcomerstown, Ohio............ 107

below Dover Dam, near Dover

Ohio.......................... 104

Twin Creek, near Germantown, Ohio... 181 

near Ingomar, Ohio................ 181

Vermilion River near Vermilion,

Ohio.......................... 270

Vernon Fork, at Vernon, Ind......... 245

North Park of, near Butlerville,

Ind........................... 244

Wabash River, at Bluffton, Ind...... 199

at Covington, Ind................. 225

at Delphi, Ind.................... 212

at Huntington, Ind................ 200

at Lafayette, Ind................. 223

at Logansport, Ind................ 211

at Montezuma, Ind................. 226

at Peru, Ind...................... 209

at Riverton, Ind.................. 228

at Terre Haute, Ind............... 227

at Vincennes, Ind................. 229

at Wabash, Ind.................... 204

near New Corydon, Ind............. 197

Wabash River basin, and upper tributary basins, floods....... 24,26-30

discharge at selected gaging

stat ions...................... 31

records.................. 60-62,197-254

Wakatomika Creek near Frazeysburg,

Ohio.......................... 119

Walhonding River below Mohawk Dam,

at Nellie, Ohio............... 114

Walnut Creek at Cortland, Ohio...... 84

Whetstone Creek near Ashley, Ohio... 136 

Whetstone Creek tributary near

Olivesburg, Ohio.............. 108

White River, East Fork, at Columbus,

Ind........................... 236

East Fork, at Seymour, Ind........ 239

at Shoals, Ind.................. 251

near Bedford, Ind............... 246

White River, East Pork, basin,

floods....................... 30,42

Whitewater River, at Brookville,

Ind........................... 189

East Fork, at Brookville, Ind..... 188

at Richmond, Ind................ 187

Middle Fork of, at Middleboro,

Ind........................... 187

near Alpine, Ind.................. 185

Wildcat Creek, at Greentown, Ind.... 217

at Kokomo, Ind.................... 219

at Owasco, Ind.................... 220

near Lafayette, Ind............... 222

South Fork, near Lafayette, Ind... 221 

Wills Creek Reservoir near Wills

Creek, Ohio................... 118

Wilson Fork Creek near Canaan, Ind.. 191 

Wolf Creek, at Dayton, Ohio......... 179

at Trotwood, Ohio................. 179

Youngs Creek near Edinburg, Ind..... 232

U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1964 O - 717-123


Summary of Floods 

in the United States 

During 1959

r "(pared under the direction of E. L. HENDRICKS, Chief, Surface Water Branch

FLOODS OF 1959 IN THE UNITED STATES 

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1750-B

Prepared in cooperation with Federal, 

, and local agencies

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON : 1964
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

STEWART L. UDALL, Secretary

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

Thomas B. Nolan, Director

For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office 

Washington, D.C. 20402
CONTENTS

Page

Abstract_______________________________________________________ Bl

Introduction._ ____________________________________________________ 1

Determination of flood stages and discharges._________________________ 7

Explanation of data______________________________________________ 7

Summary of floods of 1959 ___-____..______________________________ 8

January 11-27, in eastern Washington___._______l_______________ 8

January-February, in Ohio and adjacent States._________________ 12

February 9-14, in east-central Illinois____________________-_______ 26

March 6-13, in southeastern North Carolina._____________________ 29

March 29-April 10, in southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois. ____ 32

May, in Nebraska, Kansas, and Iowa.___________________________ 36

May 3-4, in Cherokee Bayou basin, Texas____-___--_______-_-_.__ 41

May 20-21, in Au Gres and Rifle River basins, Michigan.-_________ 42

June 22-24, in Laughery Creek basin, Indiana____________________ 47

June 28, in Mill Creek tributary near McFarland, Kans____________ 48

July 3, in Bone Creek basin, Nebraska.__________________________ 49

July 15, in Cottonwood Creek, Wyo__--___-_--__-_-_______-_-___ 50

August 2, near Bryce Canyon, Utah.____________________________ 51

August 2, in east-central Nebraska.____________________________ 52

August 2, in Big Alkali Creek, Colo____________________________ 54

August 5-8, in Iowa and Missouri.______________________________ 55

August 17, near Needles, Calif---_-----__*_ ________________ 58

August 20, at Boise, Idaho___________________________________ 59

August 26-27, in southwestern Wisconsin...______________________ 62

August 28-29, near Richmond, Ky_____________________________ 63

September 10, in the vicinity of Callicoon, N.Y______________.____ 65

September 18, near Redding, Calif_____________________________ 67

September 21-26, in Walnut Creek, Kans_________________ 69

October 1-9, in east-central Texas___________-___-________-__-_-_ 70

October 2-7, in northeastern Oklahoma._________________________ 75

October 24-25, in New Hampshire and adjacent States.____________ 79

November and December, in west-central Washington.____________ 81

November 17-23______________________________ 81

December 14-15_____________________________ 93

Index. _________________________________________ 97

ILLUSTRATIONS

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FIGURE 1. Map of the conterminous United States showing areas and 

months of occurrence of floods in 1959 for which reports 

have been prepared_-______________-________-_-------- B2
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FIGURE 2. Total precipitation, in inches, for the conterminous United

States, 1959______________________________ B5

3. Percentage of normal annual precipitation in the conterminous

United States, 1959_________________________ 6

4. Map of flood area, January 11-27, in eastern Washington ___ 9

5. Map of flood area, January-February, in Ohio and adjacent

States________-_--_.__.--___._________ 12

6. Isohyetal map, January 19-21, in Ohio and adjacent States,. 14

7. Isohyetal map, February 9-10, in Ohio and adjacent States.- 15

8. Map of flood-determination points, January-February, in

Ohio and adjacent States__-___------------------------ 17

9. Map of flood area, February 9-14, in east-central Illinois.-.- 27

10. Map of flood area, March 6-13, in southeastern North Carolina____!_________.______________ 29

11. Recurrence interval of peak discharges. Floods of March

6-13 in southeastern North Carolina.__-_-_--_-___-_-___ 32

12. Map of flood area, March 29-April 10, in southern Wisconsin

and northern Illinois....-.-----------.---------------- 32

13. Selected discharge hydrographs, March 29-April 30, for

streams in southern Wisconsin._-__________-_-_-_ ___ 34

14. Accumulated rainfall for May 1959 at selected precipitation

stations in Iowa______________-___-_--_-------_--_--_- 37

15-17. Maps of flood areas:

15. May, in Nebraska, Kansas, and Iowa_______________ 38

16. May 3-4, in Cherokee Bayou basin, Texas.__________ 41

17. May 20-21, in Au Gres and Rifle River basins, Michigan. __________________________________________ 43

18. Accumulated rainfall, May 19-23, for six rain gages in the

Rifle River basin, Michigan__________________________ 44

19. Rainfall intensity-duration-frequency curves, Au Gres and

Rifle River basins, Michigan___________-_-_-*__________ 45

20. Discharge hydrographs for two discharge stations, in Au Gres

and Rifle River basins, Michigan___________-___________ 45

21-26. Maps of flood areas:

21. June 22-24, in Laughery Creek basin, Indiana______ 47

22. June 28, in Mill Creek tributary near McFarland,

Kans______________________________ 49

23. July 3 in Bone Creek basin, Nebraska...____________ 50

24. July 15, in Cottonwood Creek, Wyo_______________ 51

25. August 2. near Bryce Canyon, Utah_______________ 52

26. August 2, in east-central Nebraska__________________ 53

27. Frequency curve for east-central Nebraska ________________ 54

28-34. Maps of flood areas:

28. August 2, in Big Alkali Creek, Colo. ____________ 55

29. August 5-8, in Iowa and Missouri___________________ 57

30. August 17, near Needles, Calif______________ 59

31. August 20, at Boise, Idaho_._._____________._. 60

32. August 26-27, in southwestern Wisconsin..__________ 62

33. August 28-29, near Richmond, Ky___________. 64

34. September 10, in the vicinity of Callicoon, N.Y_______ 65
CONTENTS V

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FIGURE 35. Discharge hydrograph for Callicoon Creek at Callicoon, N.Y_ B66 

36-38. Map of flood area:

36. September 18, near Redding, Calif_____________ 68

37. September 21-26, in Walnut Creek, Kans__________ 69

38. October 1-9, in east-central Texas __________________ 71

39. Discharge hydrographs for selected streams in Brazos River

basin _______________________________________________ 74

40. Discharge hydrographs for selected streams in Guadalupe

River basin__________________________________________ 75

41. Map of flood area, October 2-7, in northeastern Oklahoma__ 77

42. Graph of ratio of October 1959 peak discharges to the mean 

annual flood versus size of drainage area, October 2-7, in 

northeastern Oklahoma___ ____________________________ 78

43. Map of flood area, October 24-25, in New Hampshire and

adjacent States____________________________________ 79

44. Map of flood area, November and December in west-central

Washington. ______________________________ 82

45. -Map showing maximum 96-hour precipitation during storm

period, November 17-23, in west-central Washington.... 83

46. Graph of accumulated precipitation at selected Weather 

Bureau stations, November 20-23, in west-central Washington, _____________________________________________ 84

47. Discharge hydrographs during floods of November and

December, in west-central Washington..________________ 85

48. Map showing isohyetal lines, December 14-15, in west-central

Washington._______________________________________ 94

49. Graph of accumulated precipitation at selected Weather 

Bureau stations December 14-16, in west-central Washington___________________________________________ 95

50. Relationship of ratio of peak discharge to mean annual flood 

versus recurrence interval. Floods of November and 

December in west-central Washington_________________ 96

TABLES

Page

TABLE 1. Flood stages and discharges, January 11-27, in eastern Washington. ______________________________________________ BIO

2. Flood stages and discharges, January-February, in Ohio and

adjacent States_______________________________________ 16, 18

3. Personal and private property losses as compiled by the

American Red Cross_________________________________ 26

4. Flood stages and discharges, February 9-14, in east-central

Illinois... ________________________________ 27

5. Flood stages and discharges, March 6-13, in southeastern

North Carolina.______________________________________ 30

6. Snow-depth and water-equivalent measurements for March

1959 ____________________________________-__ 33
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TABLES 7-20. Flood stages and discharges:

7. April 1-12, in southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois._ B35

8. May, in Nebraska, Kansas, and Iowa ________________ 39

9. May 20-21, in Au Ores and Rifle basins, Michigan___ 46

10. June 22-24, in Laughery Creek basin, Indiana_______ 48

11. August 2, in east-central Nebraska.__________________ 54

12. August 4-8, in Iowa and Missouri.-.___________-_-__ 58

13. August 20, at Boise, Idaho__________--_-__-__-_-__ 61

14. August 26-30, in southwest Wisconsin________________ 63

15. August 28, near Richmond, Ky__-________--____-__-_ 65

16. September 10, in the vicinity of Callicoon, N.Y______ 67

17. September 18, near Redding, Calif___________________ 68

18. October 1-9, in east-central Texas ___________________ 72

19. October 2-7, in northeastern Oklahoma__________---__ 76

20. October, in New Hampshire and adjacent States_____ 80

21. Maximum-minimum temperatures at selected Weather Bureau stations, November 19-24 and December 14-17, in 

west-central Washington__-_--__-__-__---_--__---_--__- 86

22. Flood stages and discharges, November and December, in

west-central Washington-_________---_------__--__---_- 86

23. Estimate of damage in the Snohomish River basin resulting

from the floods of November 1959__________-__-_-__--_ 91

24. Estimate of damage in the Green River basin resulting from

the floods of November 1959________-___-____--__----- 92